Shotakovich Jazz Suite by Ronald Tice
There Were Four Concert Performances:1 - Thursday April 26 - 7:30 pm2 - Friday April 27 - 7:30 pm 3 - Saturday April 28 - 2:30 pm - Free, Informal 4 - Saturday April 28 - 7:30 pm The prices for all evening concerts were: $12 general public, $5 UMKC faculty, staff, students (with ID) (TIP: get prices at the Folly Box Office, they are higher at PAC) The Saturday afternoon concert free |
Shotakovich Jazz Suite by Ronald Tice
Shotakovich Jazz Suite by Ronald Tice
Notes about stage equipment. The ridge in the Marley is where the Marley folds over the new 2-inch thick dance flooring for the stage. Makes a huge difference.
Shostakovich Jazz Suite by Ronald Tice - dress #2 Thursday
Shostakovich Jazz Suite by Ronald Tice - tech #1 Tuesday
Parallel Lives by Gary Abbott
Parallel Lives by Gary Abbott
Parallel Lives by Gary Abbott
Fitting costumes, in the PAC lobby outside White Recital Hall, for Parallel Lives by Gary Abbott
Parallel Lives by Gary Abbott
Allegro Assai by Paula Weber
Allegro Assai by Paula Weber
Allegro Assai by Paula Weber
Special note: Sabrina is leaving us to become Dean of the School of Music and Dance in Eugene,Oregon.
Here she is giving notes to her dancers during dress #1 on Wednesday.
Nia Towe in Body Love II by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
Body Love II by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
Body Love II by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
Body Love II by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
Body Love II by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
Unto Love by David Justin in dress #2 on Thursday
Colin Frederick and Helen Szymborski - piano: Evangelos Spano - cello: Esther Seitz
Unto Love by David Justin in dress #2 on Thursday
Colin Frederick and Helen Szymborski - piano: Evangelos Spano - cello: Esther Seitz
Unto Love by David Justin in dress #2 on Thursday
David Justin (right) directing Colin Frederick and Helen Szymborski during Tech #1 on Tuesday.
Note: This will be performed in Athens Greece in July 4-8, 2018 at the 51st World Congress on Dance Research for the International Dance Council as part of the "Prometheus in Athens Project."
The end of Prometheus in Prometheus Bound by DeeAnna Hiett
Prometheus Bound by DeeAnna Hiett
Trey Johnson in Prometheus Bound by DeeAnna Hiett (same moment as in the studio shot, see below)
Promotheus Bound by DeeAnna Hiett
Promotheus Bound by DeeAnna Hiett
Nia Towe in Prometheus by DeeAnna Hiett
Trey Johnson in Prometheus Bound by DeeAnna Hiett (see same moment in dress above)
Allegro Assai by Paula Weber
Shostakovitch Jazz Suite
Life along the barre in rehearsal for Shostakovitch Jazz
Conservatory Artist Series | |
Spring Dance Concert | |
UMKC Dance Division | |
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Thursday-Saturday, April 26-28, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, 2:30 p.m. (free and informal) James C. Olson Performing Arts Center White Recital Hall | |
PROGRAM | |
Shostakovich Jazz Suite | |
| Choreography by | Ronald Tice |
| Music | Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 (1938) |
| Composed by | Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) |
| Lighting design by | Glenn Linder |
| Costume design and construction | Paula Weber |
| Dancers | Tessa Duncan, Viktoria Hay, Sophia Henning, Morgan Henning, Laura Karenevich, Erica Lohman, Molly Kasparek, Torri Knox, Montana Michaels, Liat Roth, Alexandra Smith, Lieanna Sherry, Helena Szymbowski, Ava Wichser |
Parallel Lives | |
| Choreography by | Gary Abbott |
| Music | Parallels (Based on La Folia) |
| Composed by | Evangelos Spanos (b. 1980) |
| Lighting design by | Glenn Linder |
| Costume design and construction by | Ricky Davis |
| —world premiere— | commissioned by and for Gary Abbott With love and respect, I dedicate this dance to Donald McKayle, whose legacy of brilliance inspires all of my creative work. Thank you, Mr. McKayle. |
| Dancers |
Brigitte Benyei, Alexandria Brant, Kristen Finck, Kaitlyn Gardner, Maria Hall, Katiejohnson, Phoebe Lind, Tianna Morton, Danielle Palamino, Alexandra Smith (Thursday and Friday evenings) Courtney Benner, Breanna Dorsey, Makenna Dowling, Taylor Edwards, Allison Harsh, Christine Kraus, Ayana Roberson,Josephine Schneider Jennifer Schol, Nia Towe (Saturday evening and matinee) |
Allegro Assai | |
| Choreography by | Paula Weber |
| Music | Symphony No.33 in B-flat Major, K. 319, l. Allegro Assai |
| Composed by | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) |
| Lighting design by | Glenn Linder |
| Costume design and construction by | Paula Weber |
| Dancers |
Brigitte Benyei, Alexandria Brant, Kristen Finck, Maria Hall, Sophie Henning, Kathryn Johnson, Madeline Koesters, Christine Kraus,Jennifer Scholl, Ava Wichser (Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings) Tessa Duncan, Laura Karanevich, Molly Kasparek, Victoria Knox, Emma Lane, Erica Lohman, Montanna Michels, Liat Roth, Lieana Sherry, Helena Szymborski (Saturday matinee) |
Body Love II | |
| Choreography by | Sabrina Madison-Cannon |
| Music | Body Love by Mary Lambert; Andare by Ludovico Einaudi |
| Lighting design by | Victor Tan |
| Costume design by | Sabrina Madison-Cannon |
| Dancers |
Nia Towe with Alex Brandt, Kaitlyn Gardner, Maria Hall, Allison Harsh, Christine Kraus, Danielle Palamino,Jennifer Scholl, Hannah Wilczewski (Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings) Nia Towe with Maria Hall, Gillian Wheaton, Azia Gambrell,Jade Flanders, Ava Wichser, Lieana Sherry, Courtney Benner, Emily Moreland (Saturday matinee) |
| INTERMISSION | |
Unto Love | |
| Choreography by | David Justin |
| Music | Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Lento |
| Composed by | Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) |
| Lighting design by | Shane Rowse |
| Costume design by | David Justin |
| Musicians | Esther Seitz, cello and Evangelos Spanos, piano |
| Dancers |
Helena Szymborski and Colin Frederick (Thursday evening and Saturday matinee) Alexandria Brant and Cameron Miller (Friday and Saturday evenings) |
| Note | This performance with live music is made possible through collaboration with Associate Professor of Cello, Michael Mermagen. |
Prometheus Bound | |
| Choreography by | DeeAnna Hiett |
| Assistant to choreographer | Breanna Dorsey |
| Music | The Rhyme of Taigu |
| Composed by | Zhou Long (b. 1953) |
| Lighting design by | Glenn Linder |
| Costume design by | Trey Johnson and DeeAnna Hiett |
| Dancers |
Katherine Johnson, Courtney Benner, Trey Johnson with Makenna Dowling, Taylor Edwards, Kaitlyn Gardner, Allison Harsh, Phoebe Lind, Tianna Morton, Danielle Palomino, Ayana Roberson, Hannah Wilczewski, Nia Towe, Sophie Henning, Beret Elker, Erica Lohman, Helena Szymborski, Ava Wichser, Morgan Henning |
| Note | Prometheus Bound will be performed at the 51st World Congress on Dance Research for the International Dance Council as part of the "Prometheus in Athens Project" in Athens, Greece july 4-8, 2018. |
Concerto Barocco | |
| Choreography by | George Balanchine |
| Music | Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, B.W.V. 1043 |
| Composed by | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| Repetiteur | Nilas Martins |
| Ballet Masters | Paula Weber and David Justin |
| Lighting design by | Glenn Linder |
| Associate Lighting Designer | Bryce Foster |
| Costumes by | Eugene Berman (1951) |
| Costume construction by | the cast |
| Dancers |
1st violin - - Brigitte Benyei 2nd violin - - Sophie Henning Pas de Deux - - Brigitte Benyei and Trey Johnson with Tori Knox, Emma Lane, Montanna Michels, Liat Roth, Jennifer Scholl, Lieana Sherry, Alexandra Smith, Helena Szymborski (Thursday evening and Saturday matinee) 1st violin - - Alexandria Brant 2nd violin - - Katherinejohnson Pas de Deux - - Alexandria Brant and Cameron Miller with Tessa Duncan, Kristen Finck, Allison Harsh, Laura Karanevich, Madeline Koesters, Christine Kraus, Erica Lohman, Ava Wichser (Friday and Saturday evenings) |
| Additional dancers studying this work | 1st violin - Ava Wichser 2nd violin - Allison Harsh Pas de Deux - Ava Wichser and Colin Frederick with Laura Behm, Beret Elker, Victoria Hay, Morgan Henning, Alijans, Molly Kasparek, Emily Rackers, Josephine Schneider, Understudy: Jade Flanders |
| Choreography by | George Balanchine© The George Balanchine Trust by arrangement with the American rights holder, New York City Ballet. |
| UMKC CONSERVATORY DANCE DIVISION | |
| STAGE CREW | Stage Manager - Bethany Gradwohl Assistant Stage Managers - Virginia Smith, Emily Moreland Sound - Hannah Ostander, Gillian Wheaton Curtain - Kennedy Barnes Crew - Jade Flanders, Laura Behm, Emily Rackers, Tori Knox, Alijans |
| PROFESSORS |
Paula Weber, Professor, Chair of the UMKC Dance Division Sabrina Madison-Cannon, Assoc. Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs Gary Abbott, Assistant Professor, Senior Dance Capstone Performances faculty advisor DeeAnna Hiett, Associate Professor David Justin, Associate Professor Ronald Tice, Associate Professor, Spring Dance Concert Director |
| ADJUNCT PROFESSORS |
Kristopher Estes-Brown Christina Burton Tobin James Skyler Linn Christina Neil Suzanne Ryanstrati |
| LIGHTING DESIGN PROFESSOR | Victor Tan |
| ACCOMPANISTS |
John Currey Evangelos Spanos Jordan Voth Xiangyu Zhao |
| Special Note: Sabrina Madison-Cannon, Assoc. Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs is leaving UMKC after this semester to take a new job as Dean of the School of Music and Dance, University of Oregon-Eugene. | |
Set Strike - rolling up the Marley. The wood surface on the right, under the Marley, is the new 2-inch flexible dance surface.
After years and years of dancing on wood over concrete (the old surface to the right side) the conservatory bought
these 2-inch thick dance flooring panels, showing the edge on the left.
Talking family pictures after Saturday night's performance.
Staffing the dancer's bake sale table in the lobby.
At Tech #2 on Tuesday
Madeline Koesters and Nia Towe - in PAC lobby after Saturday night's performance
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Carmina Burana
CORPS de Ballet 2011 Conference with the introduction of the Tudor Curriculum
Battleworks Concert - 25 October 2008
UMKC Master Class with Robert Battle - 20-24 Oct 2008
Note: as of spring 2011 Robert Battle took over as Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey from the retiring Judith Jamison.
Master Class with Donald McKayle - August 2006
100th Year Anniversaryof the Conservatory - April 2006
Senior Recitals
These are held in the winter semester and the graduating seniors begin signups and rehearsals early in the fall semester. This is one of their last graded works. Each senior choreographs and directs a group piece and performs in a solo which may be self-choreography or another's and may also be a duet if there is a large enough mix of solo to duet.
There are a number of recital concerts, depending on the total number of seniors. Generally the mid-week concerts have in-town seniors while those with families out of town are scheduled for Saturdays so relatives can attend.
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Non-UMKC events which have UMKC dancers, staff or visiting artists.
Don McKayle talk 24 Jan 2008 at Public Library, KCMO about Kansas City Ballet piece he was commisioned to create.
UMKC guys in Romeo and Juliet at Kansas City Ballet Spring 2008 backstage in costumes.
Wylliams/Henry Sept 2006 and "Games ," choreography Donald McKayle.
For some of the least expensive, good dance entertainment in Kansas City the University of Missouri Kansas City's Conservatory of Dance and Music's Dance Division offers some of the best young adult dancers in the area. UMKC's Dance Division is among the top dance schools in the country. Those of us who live in this area often miss that distinction but people elsewhere know (isn't it always so?).