University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory of Dance and Music

The Dance Division's

Fall Concert 2012 - At the Kauffman

"Radiate! Illuminate! Dance!"

Prometheus

Featuring the choreography of
George Balanchine with "Serenade"
Ronald Tice with "Prometheus"
Ray Mercer with "Sweet Chaos"
Sabrina Madison-Cannon with "Rapture"
Gary Abbott with "Hand to Mouth"
DeeAnna Hiett with "L'amore non ha pietà in D Minor"

Tickets (from box office amounts, not the otherwise posted amounts which are a tad less):
$31 adult
$26 through KMBZ, KZPT
$12 - student, staff

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, north-side view, monday morning - artist's entrance is on the walkway between the "shells" to the right.
1601 Broadway, (913) Kansas City, MO 64108, (816) 994-7930

Performance: Friday, Saturday October 5 and 6, 2012 - Curtain 7:30 pm

The PROGRAM The information below is from the printed program. Prometheus Choreography by Ronald Tice Music: The Future of Fire (2001) composed by Zhou Long (b. 1953) Lighting design by Shara Abvabi Costumes by Ronald Tice Dancers: Haley Day, Danielle Glynn, Alyssa Gold, Rachael Hulse, Daley Kappenman, Rose Taylor-Spann, Joseph Flickner, Shane Tice (guest artist) Sweet Chaos Choreography by Ray Mercer Music: Coaxis (2008) composed by Geoff Bennett, Precious Blood (2012) composed by Kevin Keller/Meena Cho, and Ends (2011) composed by Mikael Karlsson Lighting design by Douglas Macur Rehearsal direction by Sabrina Madison-Cannon Costume design and construction by Lisa Choules Dancers: Alexis Borth, Mark Gieringer, DaJuan Johnson, Alessandra Perdichizzi, Desmond Roach, John Swapshire, Caitlin Vasser, Shacura Wade (Understudy: Simone Delozier) Note: first performed by Ailey II Intermission   Rapture Choreography by Sabrina Madison-Cannon Music: Arezzo Triptych (2012) composed by Paul Rudy (b. 1962) Three sets of variations on sounds in and around Arezzo Cathedral I. Heaven's rapture, hell's bells Dedicated to all of the creative innovators in the world II. Ghost of Arezzo Cathedral Dedicated to those who pursue their dreams regardless of the cost III. Death's thin melody too... Dedicated to all those who have lost a loved one without a chance to say goodbye Music performed by the Conservatory Wind Ensemble Vocalists: Aidan Soder, Laura Lowry, and Alice-Anne Light Conducted by Joseph Parisi Lighting design by Douglas Macur Costume design by Sabrina Madison-Cannon Dancers: Emily Berger, Alexis Borth, David Cross, Haley Day, Simone Delozier, Erika Edwards, Joseph Flickner, Chasmine Gerschefske, Mark Gieringer, Danielle Glynn, Rachel Haug, Kari Hayde, Rachael Hulse, Sarah Herbert, Erin Kane, Daley Kappenman, Lexi Panfil, Alessandra Perdichizzi, Liza Rod, Desmond Roach, Emily Rost, Abbie Shadid, Donnice Schilling, Alyssa Schneider, Katherine Schneller, Kameron Saunders, Hannah Studebaker, Yui Tadokoro, Gwendolyn Tripp, Caitlin Vasser, Shacura Wade, Dempsey Ward Hand to Mouth Choreography by Gary Abbott Music: 12/12 (2000) composed by Cafe Tacvba Music performed by Kronos Quartet Lighting design by Brandon Clark Costume design by Gary Abbott Dancers: Haley Day, Simone Delozier, Chasmine Gerschefske, DaJuan Johnson, Desmond Roach, Alessandra Perdichizzi, Caitlin Vasser, Shacura Wade L'amore non ha pietà in D Minor Note: world premiere Choreography by DeeAnna Hiett Music: Suffering in D Minor (2012) composed by Drew Mantia Lighting design by Brandon Clark Costume design by DeeAnna Hiett Dancers: Kelsi Benage, Branson Bice, Juanita Carter, Hannah Castleman, Haley Day, Simone Delozier, Erika Edwards, Joseph Flickner, Chasmine Gerschefske, Mark Gieringer, Danielle Glynn, Alyssa Gold, Monica Hacker, Dominique Harris, Rachael Haug, Sarah Herbert, Abigail Hinrichs, Rachael Hulse, DaJuan Johnson, Daley Kappenman, Grace Lewis, Brooke McPheeters, Hannah Odgers, Lexi Panfil, Alessandra Perdichizzi, Appie Peterson, Matthew Redix, Desmond Roach, Liza Rod, Emily Rost, Leah Rudd, Kameron Saunders, Alyssa Schneider, Abbie Shadid, Hannah Studebaker, Yui Tadokoro, Caitlin Vasser, Dempsey Ward   Conservatory Orchestra Personnel VIOLIN I Filip Lazovski", concertmaster Marissa Carlson Zsolt Eder Kei Fukuda Shih-Han Pan VIOLIN II Jonathan Eddy*, Terris Roberts, Sarah Holmes, Nathaniel Humphrey VIOLAS Mei-Chun Chen*, Kevan Clarkston, Shih-Hsun Pan, Hillary Sametz, Gloria Britez Scolari, Yuan-Yu Weng CELLOS Jeff Millen*, David Boese, Benjamin Duvall, Eman Gallehdari-Chalshotori, Nathan Hoffman, James Mitchell BASSES Noah McNair*, Taylor Gwin, Matt McGrory * — principal Principals listed alphabetically, then section members listed alphabetically after principals Music director and conductor: Robert Olson Orchestra Manager/Librarian: Steve Lewis and Parinya Chucherdwatanasak Assistant conductors: Parinya Chucherdwatanasak, Marcio Landi, Steve Lewis and Shao Zhang   Conservatory Wind Ensemble (there are no principal players) FLUTE Jun Aita, MM, San Francisco, CA Kim Abeyta, BME, Lee's Summit, MO Christina Choi, MM, Dunwoody, GA Coty Dennis, MM, Colorado Springs, CO Chris Kidwell, BME, Kansas City, MO Xin Jing, MM, Beijing, China OBOE Emily Foltz, BM, Parkville, MO Kim Foskett, BM, Gladstone, MO Trista Taylor, BME, New London, Wl Jade Williams, BA, Wichita, KS CLARINET Rachel Braband, DMA, Lombard, IL Jared Brittain, BME, Blue Springs, MO Paige Buris, BME, Nevada, MO Samantha Choi, BA, Parkville, MO Brandon Crawford, BM, Turlock, CA Julia Janda, BME, BM, Waynesville, MO Hilary Lowery, BM, Norman, OK Madeline Pointer, BM, Arnold, MO Andrea Wilger, MM, Omaha, NE BASSOON Alex Burns, BME, Blue Springs, MO Jeffery Deutsch, BA, Marshall, MO Paul Ewert, BS, Blue Springs, MO Stephanie Felts, BME, St. Louis, MO Karl Gottschalk, BA, Lenexa, KS SAXOPHONE Matt Kasper, BME, Kansas City, MO Kaitlyn Keck, BME Bethany, MO Tyler Rick, BME, Independence, MO Colleen Seyer, BME, BM, Arnold, MO Jonathan Snowden, BM, Buenos Aires, Argentina Warren Spillman, BME, Blue Springs, MO Gerald Turner, BA, Grandview, MO Nick Turner, BME, Kansas City, MO William White, BME, Blue Springs, MO HORN Kris Bishop, BME, Holt, MO Carlos Galletti, BME, Orlando, FL Mallory Huck, BA, Farmington, MO Meghan Phadke, BM, Olathe KS Emelie Pfaff, BM, Ljungby, Sweden TRUMPET Ben Campbell, BM, Ann Arbor, Ml David Clemmer, DMA, Arlington, TX Andrew Putnam, DMA, Schofield, Wl Eric Taylor, Webb City, MO Kyle Unruh, MM, Goessel, KS Jena Wight, BM, Blue Springs, MO Dominic Zanaboni, BME, Aurora, MO TROMBONE Laura Brekke, BM, Kansas City, MO John Eagan, BA, Union, MO Kyle Hall, BME, St. Louis, MO Kristen Shedor, BME, Overland Park, KS BASS TROMBONE Stephen Hennerberg, BM, Leawood, KS EUPHONIUM Jacob Bubb, BM, Kirkwood, MO Brandon Wright, BME, Wichita, KS TUBA William Faber, BA, Blue Springs, MO Luke Fitzgerald, BM, Kansas City, MO Sarah Keck, BME, Bethany, MO Larry Williams, BME, Kansas City, MO PERCUSSION Michael Erman, BM, Marshal/town, IA Morgan Greenwood, BM, Olathe, KS Stanislaus Heaney, BA, Omaha, NE Daniel Jarrett, BME, Overland Park, KS Garrett Pfau, BM, Lenexa, KS Jeff Seba, BM, Liberty, MO Joshua Zornes, BM, Kansas City, MO BASS Dominique Sanders, BME, Kansas City, MO PRODUCTION STAFF Concert Director Paula Weber Technical Director Robert Beck Stage Manager Alexandra M. Klasing Assistant Stage Managers Emily E. Duffin and Aaron Galang Lead Lighting Designers Brandon Clark and Douglas Macur Lighting Designers Shara Abvabi and Kyle Coyer Sound Designers Robert Beck and Jason Scheuffler Costume Manager Holly Lewis Videographers Donnice Schilling, Michael Strong, and Nicole English Technical Crew Kelsey Crawford, Mallory Fisher, Kelsi Grove, Monica Hacker, Rachel Haug, Dalton Heinle, Abbie Hinrichs, Shane Horan, DaJuan Johnson, Brooke McPheeters, Hannah Odgers, Matthew Redix, Emily Rost, Leah Rudd, Alexandra Wallace, and Sophie Yancey UMKC CONSERVATORY DANCE DIVISION Professors: Paula Weber, chair of UMKC Dance Division Mary Pat Henry, associate dean of Conservatory Faculty Affairs Sabrina Madison-Cannon, associate dean of Conservatory Undergraduate Curriculum Gary Abbott DeeAnna Hiett Ronald Tice Adjunct professors: Christina Burton, Nicole English, Billie Mahoney, Ann Shaughnessy, Michael Strong, Lisa Thorn-Vinzant Lighting design professor: Victor Tan CONSERVATORY PRODUCTION PERSONNEL Douglas Macur, lighting Robert Beck, chief audio recording engineer Jason Courtney, graphic artist Blair Coppola and Emily Duffin, stage managers Kent Swafford, piano technician CONSERVATORY ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL Peter Witte, dean James Snell, associate dean of performance/enrollment management Dana Self, director of marketing Kristin Shafel, information specialist Jane Schaefer, concert activities manager Gailyn Strayer, business/fiscal manager Special thanks to Fiddly Fig Florist, the official florist of the Conservatory Artist Series The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City ArtsKC Fund The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation

 

 

 

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Alyssa Gold and Mark Gieringer

Prometheus

Haley Day lifted by Kameron Saunders

Rapture - Paul Rudy on instrument

Alyssa Gold

Pictures after

 

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Loading In the KCB rig - Monday October 1, 2012

For this performance the Kansas City Ballet is contributing their rig, which will stay in place for KCB's performance the next week. That will save UMKC some $10-$15-thousand dollars off an initial estimate of $60,000 to put this on at Kauffman.

Fixtures lined up under their locations

attaching the fixtures

One of the boxed lights with motorized movement and filters. Maybe Kal-El could emerge and become superman.

Flooring to place over the bare stage. First the suspended 4x8-foot flooring panels for a cushioned floor then the
Marley (rolls on holders to the right) is laid over the top. The flooring sections have sloping end panels which are
placed at the left adn right ends of the floor.

This shows you the top side (left) which is finished. That rests on rubber pads which in turn are connected to masonite.
This is very much needed to keep dancers injury free. Hard floor without suspension lead to joint wear and tear, killing careers.

Laying down a 4x8-foot section of the flooring. The rubber pads and masonite are on the bottom.

Locking the panels together at the sides is down with hooks inside the floor. The hooks are operated by turning a key,
which is what this man is doing.

Crew lifting a truss/tower boom. Five of these units are put together for each side of the stage, in the wings.

Securing the boom at the top with safety lines so it won't fall over.

Inserting filters, Shara Abvabi

Getting the news that they won'te be able to work as late as they thought, meaning a schedule change.

Almost done with most of it. The Marley on top of the suspended floor still needs material.

Putting in addresses for lighting boards. No, this was not a staged photo, though it is on a stage.

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Getting the show ready - rehearsals, runs and techs

 

Dancer Haley Day gets her name badge from stage manager Lexi Klasing (finishing a theater degree, who graduated in dance this year0>

Branson Bice, mugging for the camera with his name badge.

Mark Gieringer and name badge. Everybody needed badges to work in Kauffman.

Desmond Roach in L'Amore non ha pieta in D Minor - in studio run through.

DeeAnna Hiett demonstrates for Haley Day (back) and Mark Gieringer (front) the position Mark needs to get to.

Alyssa Gold in Prometheus

Watching from the door to PAC 103 as the run through gets ready to start - at right: Joe Flickner.

Setting lights for Prometheus. (Note: yes, this is a single shot, nothing set up - Tokina 11mm f/28 very wide angle lens)

Stage manager Lexie Klasing.

House lights up during tech for Prometheus by Ronn Tice: In front is Shara Abvabi
and behind is stage manager Lexie Klasing and behind her is Paula Weber, concert director

Sweet Chaos

Hand to Mouth - on stage rehearsal at White Recital hall the week before going into Kauffman.

 

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