Wylliams / Henry Contemporary Dance Company
28th Anniversary Concert (since1991)
Fall 2019 - Fri/Sat October 4, 5 - 7:30 pm
Friday 4th / Saturday 5th
October 2019 at 7:30 pm
In White Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center on the UMKC Campus
4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
(same building as the KC Rep. White Hall
is on the west side of the lobby)
| FALL PROGRAM | |
| Note: Kelsey Matsch was injured early in the Friday show. She was replaced in the Saturday show by three dancers and that in turn required another replacement in "Southern Exposure." They are listed below for "The List," "Silently Screaming" and "Southern Exposure" - "Fragment" was danced without Kelsey. | |
| Fragment (New Dance Partners 2018) | |
| Choreography: | Christian Denice |
| Music: | Kyrie and Pater Noster, Gregorian Chant, Autohoaxer, TheBlack Dog and Greg Haines |
| Costume Design | Christian Denice |
| Costume Construction: | Laura Powell |
| Dancers: | Caroline Dahm, Tristian Griffin, Kaylin Horgan, Trey Johnson, Kelsey Matsch (Friday), John Swapshire |
| The List | |
| Choreography: | Christopher Huggins |
| Costume Design: | Christopher Huggins |
| Dancers: | Caroline Dahm, Tristian Griffin, Kaylin Horgan, Kelsey Matsch, Trey Johnson, John Swapshire Saturday show replacement: Rebekah Kuczma went in for Kelsey. UMKC dance cast: Friday October 4th: Diana Biribin, Simone Davis, Shannon DeGroot, Tessa Duncan, Collin Frederick, Victoria Knox, Laura Karanevich, Christine Kraus, Erica Lohman, Ivyana Robinson Saturday October 5th: Ashleah England, Emily Dillman, Collin Frederick, Morgan Henning, Sophie Henning, Jayla Johnson, Lauren Jespersen, Sydney Meyer, Montana Michels, Lieana Sherry, Ashlan Zay |
| Silently Screaming (New Dance Partners 2019) | |
| Choreography: | Frank Chaves |
| Lighting Design: | Burke Brown (original) / E.J. Reinagel |
| Costume Design: | Frank Chaves |
| Costume Construction: | Laura Powell |
| Music: | “Autumn Day” by Ólafur Arnalds; “Porz Goret” by Yann Tiersen; “Market Diktat Song” by Jean-Phillipe Goude |
| Dancers: | Caroline Dahm, Tristian Griffin, Kaylin Horgan, Kelsey Matsch (Friday), Trey Johnson, John Swapshire Saturday replacement: Kaitlyn Gardner went in for Kelsey. |
| {INTERMISSION} | |
| Southern Exposure (2010) | |
| Choreography: | Mary Pat Henry |
| Costume Design: | Antonia Ford Roberts, Costume Construction: Laura Powell |
| Dancers: | Sister and Brother: Kelsey Matsch and Trey Johnson Mother: Christina Mowrey Father/Sheriff: Joe Pilgram Maid/Mother: Lauren Tompkins Her son: John Swapshire Reverend: Michael Blake Child: Christine Kraus Teenagers: Michael Tomlinson, Trey Johnson, Colin Frederick, Ava Wichser, Caroline Dahm, Ashlan Zay, Jayla Johnson, Simone Davis, Ivyana Roginson, Chris Peacock, Tristian Griffin Narrator: Carla Noack Note: Ava Wischer (teenager, Friday) went in for Kelsey on Saturday and Victoria Knox was in for Ava. |
| Fragment and Silently Screaming were generously commissioned for New Dance Partners-Carlsen Center Performing Arts Series, Johnson County Community College.
We would like to graciously thank Emily Behrman with artistic advisor Michael Uthoff for the commissioning of these beautiful works for the Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company. | |
Pictures in Program Order
Fragment
Caroline and Trey
Christina, Trey and Tristian
tech
The List
Dress - L-R: Trey Johnson, Kaylin Horgan (front), Caroline Dahm (back) and Kelsey Matsch.
From video frame capture Saturday with
Rebekah Kuczma (right) in for Kelsey
L-R: Trey Johnson, Kaylin Horgan (front), Caroline Dahm (back) and Rebekah Kuczma
Trey
Trey, Caroline, Kelsey, Kaylin
Saturday (video frame capture) L-R: Trey Johnson, Kaylin Horgan, Caroline Dahm and Rebekah Kuczma.
Silently Screaming
Dress: Caroline Dahm
Dress: John Swapshire and Kelsey Matsch
Dress: John Swapshire and Kelsey Matsch (20,000 ISO)
Southern Exposure
lighting tech - Ava Wischer
lighing / tech - Tristian Griffin and John Swapshire
Dress: John Swapshire and Kelsey Matsch
Video capture Saturday: John Swapshire and Ava Wischer
Tech. Cracking up in a fight scene: L-R: Michael Tomlinson, Joe Pilgram, John Swapshire (they got more serious below)
Dress: Michael, Joe, John and Kelsey in back - fight scene
Michael Blake
Lauren Tompkins (above and below)
Other
Kelsey Matsch after Saturday night (an unplanned day off, outch)
| ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CO-FOUNDER | Mary Pat Henry |
| CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | DeeAnna Hiett |
| COMPANY CO-FOUNDER | Leni Wylliams |
| REHEARSAL DIRECTOR | DeeAnna Hiett |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT | Caroline Dahm |
| THE COMPANY | Caroline Dahm, Kaylin Horgan, Trey Johnson, Kelsey Matsch, Christina Mowrey, John Swapshire |
| GUEST ARTISTS | Michael Blake, Chris Peacock, Joe Pilgram |
| LIGHTING DESIGNER AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR | E.J. Reinegal |
| SOUND OPERATOR | Joe Tesoro |
| STAGE MANAGER | Bethany Gradwohl |
| WEBSITE | Arthur Pemberton |
| GRAPHIC DESIGN | Caroline Dahm |
| PHOTOGRAPHY and VIIDEO | Michael Manley and Michael Strong |
| PROGRAM DESIGNER | Jessica Riggins |
| GRANT WRITER | Nancy Kaiser-Caplan |
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