Fitzgerald
Theater, St Paul
Directions
to Fitzgerald Theater
Artistic Director: Andrew Rist
Festival Coordinator/Adjudicator: Paula Mann
Executive Director: Cynthia Betz
Stage Manager: Jim Arnold
April
2-6, 2003
MDF Curator,
Coordinator Profile:
PAULA MANN: Paula moved to the Twin Cities from New York in
1987, armed with a BA & MFA in dance from New York University,
following eight years as co-director of the New York based company,
Dudek/Mann + Dancers.Building on a background of modern dance
technique and ballet, she has expanded the scope of her work
as a dancer and choreographer to include animation, text, sound
collage and physical theater to create unique performance experiences.
Mann is artistic director of TIME TRACK PRODUCTIONS whose mission
is to explore the relationship between media and humanity using
live performance as a foundation. TIME TRACK PRODUCTIONS' new
evening length piece, 'All That Is Solid Melts Into Air' will
premier in September 2003 at the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium as
part of the Women of Substance series.
Mann's work has been presented by many performance venues both
in New York - at Dance Theater Workshop, P.S 122, Danspace, Off
Broadway at Douglas Fairbanks Theater and Movement Research -
and in the Twin Cities, by the Southern Theater, the O'Shaughnessy
Dance Series, the Walker Arts Center, the MN Dance Alliance and
Hamline University. Her Solo work has been presented throughout
the US and Canada. Mann has been recognized with several awards
from the McKnight Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, Meet the
Composer, the MN State Arts Board, MRAC Arts Activities and Community
Arts, two Sage Cowles Chairs at the University of Minnesota and
a Bush Artist Fellowship. She is currently on faculty at the
University of Minnesota Department of Theater and Dance.
Dances 2003
James Sewell
Ballet
title: "WHALING WATERS"
Choreography: James Sewell
Music: David
Surrette, Mr. & Mrs. Burnett, Traditional Sea Chanty
Costumes: Sally
Rousse
Dancers:
James Sewell & Sally Rousse or Penelope Freeh
Premiere:
August 5, 1992, Swans Island, Maine
Commissioned by: Sweet Chariot
Music Festival, Swans Island, Maine
Artistic Director: James Sewell
Executive Director: Gary
Peterson
Location: 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 205, Minneapolis, MN
55403
Website: www.jsballet.org
MDF:
April 6, 2:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
Minnesota
Dance Theatre
title: "T"
Choreography: Stephane Andre
Music:
Byetone/Scanner/Disinformation
Costumes: Tulle
& Dye
Dancers:
Stephane Andre, Jennifer Hart
Artistic Director: Lise
Houlton
Location: Minneapolis
Website:
MDF:
April 6, 2:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
Zorongo Flamenco
Dance Theatre
title: "TIENTOS"
Choreography: Susana di Palma
Flamenco Singer: Jesus
Montoya
Flamenco Guitarist: Pedro Cortes,
Jr
Cello & Percussion: Gonzalo
Grau
Dancer: Susana di Palma
title: "ALEGRIAS"
Choreography: Susana di Palma
Flamenco Singer: Jesus
Montoya
Flamenco Guitarist: Pedro Cortes,
Jr
Cello & Percussion: Gonzalo
Grau
Dancer: Debra Elias Morse, Andrea Frenzel
Artistic Director: Susana di Palma
Executive Director: Gary
Peterson
Location: Minneapolis
Website: Zorongo Flamenco
MDF:
April 6, 2:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
Zenon Dance
Company
title: "BENT"
choreography by: Bill Young & Colleen
Thomas in collaboration with Bill Young and Dancers
music: Mix by Mio Morales
costumes: Mary Hansmeyer
lighting design: Sarah Schreiber
dancers:
Denise Armstead, Amy Behm, Devin Carey, Megan Flood, Christine
Maginnis, Stephen Schroeder,
Greg Waletski
Artistic Director: Linda
Andrews
Managing Director: Ann Willemssen
Location: 528 Hennepin Ave,
suite 400, Minneapolis
Future performance: Zenon
Dance Company celebrates its 20th Anniversary at its Spring concert
May
30 - June 8 at Illusion Theater, Mpls
Website:
www.zenondance.org
MDF:
April 6, 2:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
Ragamala Music
and Dance Theater
title: "AAVYA"
choreography by:
Ranee Ramaswamy
danced by:
Aparna Ramaswamy, Shelly Dreyling, Allison Kirwin,Tamara
Nadel, Prashanthi Anandasothy, Sarah
Gerdes,Kendall Lakoduk, Pavitra Kannan, Kimloan Nguyen, Sivani
Paskaradevan,
Anjali Shankar
music: Original score
by cross-cultural music ensemble Speaking in Tongues
Upcoming Projects: Body
& Soul: A Tribute to Billie Holiday with jazz singer Charmin
Michelle.Kathambam (Mosaic) with
Danny Buraczeski, Joe Chvala,Susana di Palma, Wynn Fricke and
Lise Houlton.
Sithu
(Bridge) with Balinese kecak composer I Dewa Puto Berata
Artistic Director: Ranee
Ramswamy
Location: Minneapolis
Commissioned
by: "Aavya" was commissioned
by Interplay, a new music and dance
series presented by the University of Minnesota
School of Music
Website:
MDF:
April 6, 2:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
Ballet Minnesota
"COPPELIA"
restaged by: Cheryl Rist after Petipa & Saint-Leon
Waltz of the Hours: Andrew Rist
music: "Coppelia"
composer: Leo Deliebes
costumes: Cheryl Rist
set design: Cynthia Betz, Jim Arnold, Lisa Gray
dancers:
Swanhilda: Melanie Hughes
Franz: Gairy Ataly
Dr Coppelius: Andrew
Rist
Swanhilda's Mother:
Annette Scotti
Burgermeister: David
Heath
Coppelia Doll: Danielle
Scotti
Friends Taylor Dreyling,
Erin Warn, Julia Heggerness,
Caitlin
Mussmann, Allison Kelly, Heather Kelly,
Mazurka / Chardaz:
Carolyn Quisenberry, Marianna Wong,
Tayden
Kuhn, Emily Baierl, Sarah Bulger, Maggie Heath,
Brad
Jacula, Royal Anderson, Antone Gregory, Colin
Jarret,
Allen Gregory
Village Children:
Maren Gray, Karmyn Grant, Megan Simon,
Maria
de sam Lazaro, Sierra Benson, Emma Colon
Artistic Director: Andrew Rist
Executive Director: Cynthia Betz
Location: 249 East 4th Street, St Paul
Website: Ballet Minnesota
Photos: Coppelia
Photo Page
MDF:
April 4, 10:00am , April 5, 8:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
"ITALIAN SYMPHONY"
(2003)
choreography: Andrew Rist
composer: Frederick Mendelsonn
costumes: Cheryl Rist
set design: Jim Arnold
dancers: Movement 1:Taylor Dreyling, Erin Warn, Julia Heggerness,
Caitlin Mussmann,
Carolyn Quisenberry, Tayden Kuhn, Mariana Wong,
Emily
Baierl, Elle Ahmann, Sarah Bulger, Maggie Heath,
Brad Jacula, Royal Anderson,
Movement 2: Melanie Hughes, Gairy Ataly, Taylor
Dreyling, Erin Warn, Caitlin Mussmann, Julia Heggerness
Movement 3: Same as Movement 1
MDF:
April 4, 8:00pm
/ April
5, 2:00pm / April 6,
3:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
Hijack TBA
Website:
Aparna
Ramaswamy (April 5, 2:00am , April
5, 8:00pm)
title: "CHAAYA / SHADOW"
choreography by:
Aparna Ramaswamy
music: Chaconne in D
Minor by J. S. Bach, played by Juliette Kang
costumes by: Mary Hansmeyer
danced by:
Aparna Ramaswamy, Toni Pierce
dance
description: 'Chaaya' uniquely interweaves two distinct dance
styles to create a unique physical interpretation
of emotion through movement, music, and space.
MDF:
April 5, 2:00am , April 5,
8:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
Catalyst,
dances by emily johnson
title: "IF I SHUT MY EYES, YOU CAN'T SEE ME"
choreography by:
Emily Johnson
danced by:
Natasha Hassett, Emily Johnson, Vanessa Voskuil, Andrea Zimmerman
costumes by: Angie Vo, Lillian Stillwell
music: Cesar Franck,
String Queartet in D Major, played by Parrenin Quartet
dance
description: Illuminated under the glare of bare lightbulbs,
the audience gaze is drawn to a delicate moment:
what is revealed when we think no one is looking.
Reviews: "Rapid moves and gestures
are like words composed into sentences...one gleans an intriguing
dance
narrative about focus and control." -
Star Tribune, 2002 -
artistic
director: Emily Johnson
Support: Developed with support from the Minnesota State
Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and Red Eye Collaboration
Future performance: Collaboration with local band "Lateduster"
at Red Eye Theater April 25-27
Biographies, Profiles
Matt Jenson's
New & Slightly Used Dance
title: "BURY ME LONESOME"
choreographer: Matt Jenson
Music: "New Favorite" by Allison Kraus and Union
Station
"Bury
Me Beneath the Willow" by Scott Nygaard
"Northern
Rail" by Northern Lights
"I'll
Fly Away" by Allison Kraus and Gillian Welch
Dancers: Nicole Hettwer, Megan Odell,Laura
Selle, Melissa Spurbeck, Vanessa Voskuil, Matt Jenson
Artistic Director: Matt Jenson
Location: Minneapolis
Website: Matt
Jenson's New and Slightly Used Dance
E-mail: slightlyused@uswest.net
Reviews: "...an original who combines
kinetic spark with a big sense of humor..."
---Mike Steele, The Minneapolis Star
Tribune
Support: McKnight Foundation, MN State Arts
Board, Jerome Foundation
MDF:
April 4, 8:00pm , April
5, 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Biographies, Profiles
Deborah Jinza
Thayer (independent choreographer)
title: "UNTITLED"
choreography by:
Deborah Jinza Thayer
danced by:
Deborah Jinza Thayer
music: Stephen Goldstein
set design: Chris Wunderlich
Biographies, Profiles
Uri Sands (independent choreographer)
title: "WORK XIII"
choreography by:
Uri Sands
danced by:
Mary Ann Bradley & Peggy Siepp
music: Madredeus
Biographies, Profiles
Penelope Freeh (independent choreographer)
title: "FALLING INTO GRACE"
choreography by:
Penelope Freeh
danced by:
Penelope Freeh & Christine Maginnis
music: Mark O'Connor
future performance: performed
by James Sewell Ballet during their spring season at the O'Shaughnessy
The
Dancer's Studio TBA
Website:
Performances
& Trade Show
Wednesday, April 2, 2003 (7:00pm) DANCE SCHOOLS Evening
City Scape Dance Inc (Minneapolis)
Classical
Ballet Academy (St Paul)
Dance Moves (Circle Pines)
Dance Works Performing Arts (Lakeville)
5 Star Studio (Stillwater)
Keene Sense of Rhythm Youth Tap Ensemble (Plymouth)
Mallri's School of Dance (Prior Lake)
Metro Dance (St Paul)
Friday, April 4,
2003 (10:00am) Festival SHOWCASE
(for school age students only)
The
Dancer's Studio
Catalyst, dances by emily johnson
Hijack
Deborah Jinza Thayer
Ballet Minnesota: "COPPELIA"
Friday, April 4,
2003 (8:00pm) Festival SHOWCASE
(Public Performance)
Matt
Jenson's New and Slightly Used Dance
Penelope Freeh
Deborah Jinza Thayer
Uri Sands
Catalyst, dances by emily johnson
Children's Story Ballet: 'The Bench'
Ballet Minnesota: 'Italian Symphony'
Saturday, April
5, 2003 (12:00 - 8:00pm) Dance Arts Forum
Saturday, April 5,
2003 (2:00pm) Festival SHOWCASE
(Public Performance)
Aparna
Ramaswamy
Penelope Freeh
Matt Jenson's New and Slightly
Used Dance
The Dancer's Studio
Uri Sands
Deborah Jinza Thayer
Hijack
Children's Story Ballet: 'The Bench'
Ballet Minnesota: 'Italian Symphony'
Saturday, April
5, 2003 (8:00pm) Festival SHOWCASE
(Public Performance)
Aparna
Ramaswamy
Penelope Freeh
Matt Jenson's New and Slightly
Used Dance
The Dancer's Studio
Hijack
Children's Story Ballet: 'The Bench'
Ballet Minnesota: "COPPELIA"
Sunday, April 6,
2003 (3:00pm) Festival GALA
(Public Performance)
James
Sewell Ballet, James Sewell (artistic
director)
choreography:
James Sewell
Minnesota
Dance Theatre, Lise Houlton (artistic
director)
choreography:
Stephane Andre
Zorongo
Flamenco Dance Theatre, Susana di Palma (artistic
director)
choreography:
Susana di Palma
Zenon
Dance Company, Linda
Andrews (artistic director)
choreography:
Bill Young & Colleen
Thomas
Ragamala
Music and Dance Theater, Ranee
Ramswamy (artistic director) "Aavya"
choreography:
Ranee Ramaswamy
Ballet
Minnesota, Andrew
Rist (artistic director) "Italian
Symphony"
choreography:
Andrew Rist
Tickets: $18.00
Adults, $9.00 children
Available through Fitzgerald Ticket Office
or Ticketmaster (612-673-0404
