Sarah Frangenberg and John Roberts in Mata Hari by Ronn Tice and DeeAnna Hiett
October 27, 28, 29 (Thu, Fri, Sat)
Sarah Frangenberg and John Roberts in Mata Hari by Ronn Tice and DeeAnna Hiett
Featured the choreography of
Ronald Tice
Gary Abbott
DeeAnna Hiett
Sabrina Madison-Cannon
Philip Jerry, staging by Paula Weber
Gregory Dawson, staging by Mary Pat Henry
Performances were:
October 27, 28, 29 (Thu, Fri, Sat)
Evenings at 7:30 pm and
Saturday afternoon 2:30 pm (free)
Evening Tickets: $8, $6 seniors, UMKC faculty, staff, and all students FREE with UMKC or student ID. 816-235-6222
At White Recital Hall - North side of UMKC campus on the west side of same building holding the KC Rep
(50th and Cherry)
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White Recital Hall
James C. Olson Performing Arts Center
4949 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64110
PROGRAMBach'dChoreography by Gary Abbott Our TownChoreography by Philip Jerry, A Dream Within ReachSabrina Madison-Cannon Henriks Christine Nissen Opus 40Choreography by Gregory Dawson after music by Johannes Brahms Mata HariChoreography by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronald Tice
UMKC CONSERVATORY DANCE DIVISIONPROFESSORS ADJUNCT PROFESSORS LIGHTING DESIGN PROFESSOR Choreographers and their Lighting Designers Production Staff |
PROGRAM LISTING | |
Bach'd | |
| Choreography | Gary Abbott |
| Music | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| Lighting design | Jaime Green |
| Costume Design | Jean Ray Barber |
| Costume Reconstruction | Jeremy Shapel |
| Reflects the timeless grace, passion, power, and rhythmic qualities of Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions." —Gary Abbott | |
| Dancers |
Bree Dorsey, James Fenoglio, Maria Hall, DaJuan Johnson, Trey Johnson, Hannah Wagner (Thursday evening and Saturday matinee) David Calhoun, Ricky Davis, John Roberts, Bree Dorsey, Sarah Frangenberg, Nia Towe (Friday and Saturday evenings) |
A Dream Within Reach | |
| Choreography | Sabrina Madison-Cannon |
| Music | Dinah Washington (1924—1963) and Max Richter (b. 1966) This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight (1959/2010) |
| Lighting design | Glenn Linder |
| Dancers | DaJuan Johnson and Nia Towe |
Our Town | |
| Based on the play by Thornton Wilder | |
| (C) 1993, Philip Jerry, all rights reserved | |
| Choreography | Philip Jerry |
| Staged | Paula Weber |
| Music | Aaron Copland (1900—1990) Fanfare for the Common Man; The Red Pony Suite; Our Town |
| Lighting design | Bryce Foster |
| Costume design | Paula Weber after Rita Watson in arrangement with the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, copyright owners and Boosey and Hawkes, Inc., sole publisher and licensor |
| Dancers: | |
| Mr. Webb | Joshua Velasquez |
| Mrs. Webb | Alaina DeRaedt |
| Mr. Gibbs | John Roberts |
| Mrs. Gibbs | Kristen Finck (Friday and Saturday evening) Phoebe Lind (Thursday evening) |
| Joe Crowell | DaJuan Johnson |
| Mrs. Soames | Megan Tabel |
| Simon Stimson | Ricky Davis |
| Emily's Friends | Phoebe Lind, Holly Marcin, Madeline Koesters (Friday and Saturday evening) |
| George Gibbs | Cameron Miller |
| Rebecca Gibbs | Madisyn Edmonds |
| Wally Webb | Harrison Parker |
| Emily Webb | Maria Hall |
| Emily and George's Son | Xavier Neil |
| Death | Jeremy Shapel |
Henriks Christine Nissen, Opus 40 | |
| Choreography | Gregory Dawson |
| Music | Trio in E-Flat Major, op. 40 |
| Composed | Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
| Lighting design | Jamie Lenard |
| Costume design | Gregory Dawson and Lisa Choules |
| Costume Construction | Eleve |
| Dancers | David Calhoun, Maria Hall, Sarah Frangenberg, Antonious Hammond, Clarate Heckler, Sophie Henning, Mallory Hensel, Christine Kraus, Katherine Johnson, DaJuan Johnson, Trey Johnson, Cameron Miller, Josephine Schneider, Nia Towe, Hannah Wagner, Ava Wichser, Tessa Duncan, Sierra DeYoung |
Mata Hari | |
| Choreography | DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice |
| Music | original audio montage — Shane Tice |
| Lighting design | Hector Quintero and Daniel Wally |
| Video design | Shane Tice |
| Production Design | DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice |
| Priestess, dancer, lady, mother... spy? Mata Hari was the most famous dancer in the world at the start of the 20th century. She is remembered now as a hedonist who lived a mythical existence which ended in her execution. program note by Ronn Tice | |
| Dancers | |
| Mata Hari | Sarah Frangenberg (Thurs. evening, Sat. matinee) Hannah Wagner (Fri. and Sat. evening) |
| Young Mata Hari | Ava Wichser |
| Men | James Fenoglio, Colin Frederick, Antonious Hammond, Trey Johnson, DaJuan Johnson, Brock Maze, Jeremy Shapel, John Roberts, Joshua Velasquez |
| Women | Jessica Barber, Courtney Benner, Shannon deGroot, MaKenna Dowling, Tessa Duncan, Sierra DeYoung, Taylor Edwards, Jorden Erskin, Ekaterina Everhart, Kaitlyn Gardner, Clarate Heckler, Victoria Hay, Sophie Henning, Margaret Kellenberger, Christine Kraus, Katherine Johnson, Emily McDonald, Tianna Morton, Cameo Miller, Hannah Ostrander, Danielle Palomino, Phoebe Lind, Olivia Rogers, Jennifer Scholl, Alexandra Smith, Veronica Sperling, Megan Tabel, Hannah Wilczewski |
Antonious Hammond and Christine Kraus in "Henriks Christine Nissen" by Gregory Dawson
Maria Hall, as a distraught spirit at her own funeral, in Our Town by Philip Jerry, staging Paula Weber
Antonious Hammond and Christine Kraus in "Henriks Christine Nissen" by Gregory Dawson
David Calhoun and Sarah Frangenberg in "Bach'd" by Gary Abbott
Hannah Wagner as the title character in "Mata Hari" - by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Rice
Nia Towe, Ricky Davis, David Calhoun, Bree Dorsey, John Roberts and Sarah Frangenberg in "Bach'd" by Gary Abbott
Nia Towe and DaJuan Johnson in "A Dream Within Reach" by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
Maria Hall and Cameron Miller in Our Town by Philip Jerry, staged by Paula Weber
Hannah Wagner in the title role for "Mata Hari" by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice
Sarah Frangenberg in the title role for "Mata Hari" by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice
Nia Towe and DaJuan Johnson in "A Dream Within Reach" by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
Ballroom scene in Mata Hari
Ballroom scene in Mata Hari - Phoebe Lind in front
Nia Towe and DaJuan Johnson in "A Dream Within Reach" by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
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| DaJuan Johnson jumping over Nia Towe in "A Dream Within Reach" by Sabrina Madison-Cannon, left is from tech #1 and right is from dress #2 - why I use rehearsals | |
Sarah Frangenberg in the title role, getting a lift, for "Mata Hari" by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice
Bree Dorsey and Maria Hall in "Bach'd" by Gary Abbott
DaJuan Johnson tap dancing in "Mata Hari" by Ronn Tice and DeeAnna Hiett
Harrison Parker (left as Wally Webb) and Cameron Miller (as George Gibbs) in "Our Town" by Philip Jerry, staged by Paula Weber
DaJuan Johnson and Nia Towe in "A Dream Within Reach" by Sabrina Madison-Cannon
DaJuan Johnson, tapper, in Mata Hari by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice
Maria Hall, Bree Dorsey, James Fenoglio in "Bach'd" by Gary Abbott
Hannah Wagner in "Mata Hari" by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice
Mata Hari
Joshua Velasquez in "Our Town"
Our Town
Ava Wischer (Above and below) as young Mata in Mata Hari
Tech/lights: Hannah Wagner in the title role for "Mata Hari" by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice
Tech/Lights: Mara Hari
Madisyn Edmonds as Rebecca Gibbs in "Our Town" by Philip Jerry, staging by Paula Weber
Maria Hall as Emily in "Our Town" by Philip Jerry, staged by Paula Weber
Maria Hall as Emily Webb in "Our Town" (by Philip Jerry, staging by Paula Weber) watches in irritation as the boys play.
Front, Left-Right: Cameron Miller as George Gibbs, DaJuan Johnson as Joe Crowell and Harrison Parker as Wally Webb (Emily's brother)
Hannah Wagner as Mata, with John Roberts in "Mata Hari" by Ronn Tice and DeeAnna Hiett
Sarah Frangenberg and David Calhoun in DaJuan Johnson in "Henriks Christine Nissen, Opus 40" by Gregory Dawson
Picking up spike tape from the Marley before rolling it up
Rolling up the Marley
Dancer Ricky Davis (center)
Hannah Wagner and her mom
My sight-line video cameras (tight and wide) set up at the back of the house as the doors open to let people in, control booth open at right
Dancers on the stage apron sorting filters before putting them away
Lighting professor Victor Tan watching his lighting students take down the lighting instruments for stowage
Breaking down the construction scafolding used as a prop for Mata Hari. That is Ronn Tice up top.
Studio reheasal: Henriks Christine Nissen Opus 40
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Studio reheasal: Bach'd by Gary Abbott - L-R: Maria Hall, Trey Johnson, Hannah Wagner, DaJuan Johnson
Studio reheasal: Our Town by Philip Jerry with staging by Paula Weber (in mirror far right)
Phoebe Lind and Cameron Miller in Studio reheasal: Mata Hari by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Rice
DaJuan Johnson in Studio reheasal: Henriks Christine Nissen Opus 40 by Gregory Dawson
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Studio rehearsal: Bached by Gary Abbott
Caroline Dahm takes a picture of the Henriks dancers with choreographer Gregory Dawson (back row, light shirt, in front of DaJuan)
Standing around pre-rehearsal for Our Town by Paula Weber
New toe shoes, blisters ahead, maybe
Studio rehearsal: Mata Hari by DeeAnna Hiett and Ronn Tice
Studio rehearsal: DaJuan Johnson lifting Nia Towe in Henriks Christine Nilssen Opus 40 by Gregory Dawson
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Recording video of rehearsal for reference later. Front is Caroline Dahm (with tablet), Gregory Dawson is sitting on the far side of the bench.-
Hannah Wagner and Cameron Miller in Henriks Christine Nilssen Opus 40
Studio rehearsal: John Roberts, Nia Towe, Sarah Frangenberg in Bach'd by Gary Abbott
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