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The Joyce Theater Foundation, in association with the José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc., presents

Oct 13 to 25, 2015

CARLA MAXWELL JUAN JOSÉ ESCALANTE

Artistic Director Executive Director

Featuring

LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY

Guest Companies

American Repertory Ballet CoreoArte

Royal Danish Ballet sjDANCEco

Guest University Dance Programs

Canadian Contemporary Dance Theater The Hartt School/University at Hartford

Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura The Juilliard School

Southern Methodist University NYU Tisch School of the Arts

University of Arizona University of North Carolina School of the Arts

University of Taipei

The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. is supported with public funds from the National Endowment for the

Arts; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York

Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Addi-

tional support is generously provided by the following institutions: Bloomberg Philanthropies; Capezio Dance

Foundation; Citibank; d’exposito & Partners; The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuel Foundation, Inc.; Google Ad

Grants; The Harkness Foundation for Dance; Henry and Lucy Moses Fund; HOMEX; The Howard Gilman

Foundation; The Jerome Robbins Foundation; The Khoury Foundation; Mex-Am Cultural Council; Ministry of

Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan) New England Foundation for the Arts; O’Donnell Green Dance and Music

Foundation; Princess Grace Awards – USA; Ronald McDonald House Charities – NYTSA; The SHS Founda-

tion; The Sorel Organization; Southwest Airlines®; Withers Bergman LLP.

Program A Tuesday, October 13 & Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30pm; Thursday, October 15 at 8pm

Mazurkas First performed August 15 1958 at the American Dance Festival, New London, CT

by the José Limón Dance Company

Choreography José Limón

Music Frédéric Chopin

Pianist Michael Cherry

Staging and Direction Sarah Stackhouse

Costumes Elena Comendador

Lighting Design Joshua Rose, executed by Lauren Libretti

Performed by Limón Dance Company

These dances were composed after a visit to Poland in 1957, as a tribute to the heroic spirit of its people.

Opus 68, No 1 in c major Company

Opus 41, No. 1 Kathryn Alter & Francisco Ruvalcaba (Oct. 13, 15) Logan Kruger & Durell Comedy (Oct. 14)

Opus 41, No. 3 Durell Comedy (Oct. 13, 15), Aaron Selissen (Oct. 14)

Opus 30, No. 2 Elise Drew (Oct. 13, 15), Kathryn Alter (Oct. 14)

Opus 33, No. 2 Aaron Selissen, Francisco Ruvalcaba, Durell Comedy

Opus 56, No. 1 Kathryn Alter, Elise Drew, Kristen Foote/Logan Kruger, Roxane D’Orleans Juste/Brenna Monroe-Cook

Opus 17, No. 4 Francisco Ruvalcaba

Posthumous in A minor Roxane D’Orleans Juste (Oct. 13, 15), Logan Kruger (Oct. 14)

Opus 30, No. 4 Elise Drew/Aaron Selissen

Opus 30, No. 3 Company

PAUSE

The Moor’s Pavane

(Variations on a theme of Othello)

First performance August 17, 1949, at the American Dance Festival, Connecticut College, by the José Limón Dance Company


Music Henry Purcell, arrangement by Simon Sadoff

Staging and Direction Carla Maxwell

Costumes Pauline Lawrence

Lighting Design Steve Woods, executed by Lauren Libretti


The Moor Francisco Ruvalcaba

His Friend Durell Comedy

His Friend’s Wife Kristen Foote (Oct. 13) Kathryn Alter (Oct. 14, 15)

The Moor’s Wife Roxane D’Orleans-Juste (Oct. 13), Logan Kruger (Oct. 14, 15)

Though subtitled "Variations on the theme of Othello", this dance is not intended as a

choreographic version of Shakespeare's play. In the form of a Pavane and other dances of

the high Renaissance, the legend is told of the hapless Moor, his wrongfully suspected wife,

the Moor's treacherous friend and his wife. The four characters portray the tragedy of

Everyman, and the ballet is, therefore, timeless in its implications. This work has been cited by

critics the world over as José Limón's "masterpiece.”

INTERMISSION

Missa Brevis

First performed April 11, 1958 at The Juilliard School of Music in New York City


Music Zoltán Kodály*, Missa Brevis In Tempore Belli


Costumes Chares Schoonmaker


Performed by Limón Dance Company, guest dancers

and PSP2

Introitus Organ introduction Kyrie Company Gloria Company Qui Tollis Francisco Ruvalcaba Cum Sancto Spiritu Francisco Ruvalcaba, Durell Comedy,

Aaron Selissen, Kurt Douglas Credo Durell Comedy, Aaron Selissen, Kurt Douglas, Elise

Drew Leon, Brenna Monroe-Cook, Logan Kruger

Crucifixus Roxane D’Orleans-Juste Et Resurrexit Company Sanctus Roxane D’Orleans-Juste, Kathryn Alter,

Kristen Foote Benedictus Francisco Ruvalcaba, Roxane D’Orleans-Juste,

Kristen Foote Hosanna Kathryn Alter and Company Agnus Dei Francisco Ruvalcaba and Company Ite, Missa Est Francisco Ruvalcaba and Company

Guest Dancers: John Eirich, Ricardo Mateo Rique-Sanchez, Elisa Schreiber

Professional Studies Program 2 (PSP2): Louisa Armstrong, Kotone Ogasawara

*By permission of the publishers and copyright owners Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.

Program B Friday, October 16 at 8pm; Saturday, October 17 at 8pm; Sunday, October 18 at 2pm

The Unsung

First performed on May 26, 1970 at The Juilliard Theatre, New York City by the José Limón

Dance Company. Premiere of the revival on November 22, 2002 at the Mexican Heritage

Plaza by the Limón Dance Company.


Staging and Direction Francisco Ruvalcaba and Stephen Pier

Costumes Charles Schoonmaker

Lighting Design Ted Sullivan, executed by Lauren Libretti

Performed by Limón Dance Company & Members of Royal

Danish Ballet

This is a paean to the heroic defenders of the American patrimony.

The Pantheon: Metacomet, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Red Eagle, Black Hawk, Osceola, Sitting Bull,

Geronimo

Limón Dance Company: Mark Willis, Aaron Selissen, Ross Katen,

Durell Comedy, Kurt Douglas, Victor Gonzales, David Glista, Ruka Hatua-Saar

Royal Danish Ballet: Charles Andersen, Gregory Dean, Gábor Baunoch

INTERMISSION

The Moor’s Pavane (Variations on a theme of Othello)

First performance August 17, 1949, at the American Dance Festival, Connecticut College, by the José Limón Dance Company


Music Henry Purcell, arrangement by Simon Sadoff





The Moor Francisco Ruvalcaba

His Friend Durell Comedy

His Friend’s Wife Kristen Foote (Oct. 16, 18) Kathryn Alter (Oct. 17)

The Moor’s Wife Roxane D’Orleans-Juste (Oct. 16, 18), Logan Kruger (Oct. 17)

Though subtitled "Variations on the theme of Othello", this dance is not intended as a

choreographic version of Shakespeare's play. In the form of a Pavane and other dances of the

high Renaissance, the legend is told of the hapless Moor, his wrongfully suspected wife, the

Moor's treacherous friend and his wife. The four characters portray the tragedy of Everyman,

and the ballet is, therefore, timeless in its implications. This work has been cited by critics the

world over as José Limón's "masterpiece.”

INTERMISSION

The Winged First performed on August 20,1966 by the José Limón Dance Company

at Connecticut College American Dance Festival


Staging and Direction Roxane D’Orleans-Juste with Carla Maxwell and Francisco Ruvalcaba

Music Jon Magnussen*

Costume Katherine McDowell Patterson



“Wings seen and unseen bear us aloft.”

Dawn Chorus Company

Nuptial Flight Elise Drew & Ruka Hatua-Saar (Oct. 16, 18) Ryoko Kudo & Aaron Selissen (Oct. 17)

Eros Durell Comedy

Sky Rite Kathryn Alter & Ross Katen (Oct. 16,18) Logan Kruger & Ruka Hatua-Saar (Oct. 17)

Duel Durell Comedy & Ruka Hatua-Saar (Oct. 16,18) Ross Katen & Mark Willis (Oct. 17)

Feast of Harpies Ryoko Kudo (Oct. 17) Elise Drew, (Oct. 16, 18) Mica Bernas, Kristen Foote, Brenna Monroe-Cook, Kathryn Alter, Logan Kruger

Borrowed Wings Ryoko Kudo & Aaron Selissen (Oct. 16, 18) Elise Drew & Ross Katen (Oct. 17)

Circular Flight Company

Sphinx Kristen Foote (Oct. 16, 18) Brenna Monroe-Cook (Oct. 17)

Pegasus Kurt Douglas

Night Chorus Company

*José Limón originally choreographed The Winged in silence. Incidental music by Hank Johnson was added before the premiere. This Production has a new score by Jon Magnussen

commissioned by The Juilliard School in 1995. By permission of the publishers and copyright owners Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.

Program C Tuesday, October 20 & Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30pm; Thursday, October 22 at 8pm

Mazurkas First performed August 15 1958 at the American Dance Festival, New London, Connecticut





Staging and Direction Gary Masters (with support from the Dancers)

Costumes Maggie Heaman


Performed by sjDANCEco

These dances were composed after a visit to Poland in 1957 as a tribute to the heroic spirit of its people.

Opus 56, No. 1 Maria Basile, Heather Cooper, Hsiang- Hsiu Lin, Dominique Lomuljo

Opus 41, No. 3 Dominic Duong

Opus 41, No. 1 Hannah Vaughan and Gabriel Mata

Opus 30, No. 2 Dominique Lomuljo

Opus 33, No. 2 Dominic Duong, Gabriel Mata, Robert Regala

Posthumous in A minor Maria Basile (Oct. 20, 22) Hsiang-Hsiu Lin (Oct. 21)

Opus 17, No. 4 Robert Regala (Oct. 20, 22) Gabriel Mata (Oct. 21)

Opus 30, No. 4 Hsiang-Hsiu Lin and Dominic Duong (Oct. 20, 22) Maria Basile and Robert Regala (Oct. 21)

Opus 30, No. 3 Company

The performances of sjDANCEco in the José Limón International Dance Festival are made possible by: Applied Materials, The Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of San José, the Portner Charitable Trust, San José State University, Silicon Valley Creates, Focus Bank, Blach Construction, Lorenzo Russo and SHFrankCo., Fred Mathews, Joe & Marianne Sugg, Tom & Mona Hassing, Melanie &

Michael Doerner, John & Pam East, Jerrold Hiura, DDS, Massimo Chisessi and SV GIVES.

INTERMISSION

Carlota Commissioned by the New York State Council on the Arts. First performed October 5, 1972, City

Center American Dance Marathon, ANTA Theatre, New York City



Costumes Charles D. Tomlinson

Lighting Design Chenault Spence, executed by Lauren Libretti


Carlota, Empress Brenna Monroe-Cook

Maximilian, Emperor Ross Katen

Benito Juarez, President Mark Willis

Court Ladies Kathryn Alter, Roxane D’Orleans-Juste, Ryoko Kudo

Guerillas Durell Comedy, Victor Gonzales, David Glista, Aaron Selissen

*This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment of the Arts.

INTERMISSION

There Is A Time First performed April 20, 1956 at The Juilliard School of Music by the José Limón Dance Company


Music Norman Dello Joio*


Lighting Design Carol Mullins, executed by Lauren Libretti

Performed by American Repertory Ballet

Dancers:

Cameron Auble-Branigan, Alexander Dutko, Kiril Filipov, Shaye Firer Monica Giragosian, Mario Gonzalez, Samantha Gullace, Jacopo Janelli

Michael Landez, Ellen Lou, Karen Leslie Moscato, Mattia Pallozzi Lily Saito, Mizuki Sato, Nanako Yamamoto

The entire work is, both choreographically and musically, a theme with variations. The choreographer used as his theme a large circle, which, at the opening of the work, fills the stage

and moves majestically as if to evoke the interminable passage of time. This circle is seen repeatedly in many guises, rhythms and dramatic shapes, always making allusion to the text from

Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes and its evocation of human experience.

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven;”

“A time to be born, and a time to die;”

“A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;”

“A time to kill;”

“And a time to heal;”

“A time to break down, and a time to build up;”

“A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”

“A time to mourn; …and a time to weep;”

“A time to laugh…a time to dance;”

“A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”

“A time to hate, a time of war;”

“A time to love…a time of peace;”

*Meditations on Ecclesiastes, commissioned for José Limón by The Juilliard Music Foundation and its Festival of American Music, April 1956. This score earned the composer the Pulitzer Prize in 1957.

Meditations on Ecclesiastes © 1959 by Carl Fischer, Inc.

Program D Friday, October 23 at 8pm, Saturday, October 24 at 8pm, Sunday, October 25 at 2pm

Orfeo

First Performance October 2, 1972, ANTA Theater, NYC by the José Limón Dance Company


Music Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet Op. 95, #11

Staging and Direction Francisco Ruvalcaba & Carla Maxwell with Laura Glenn & Nina Watt


Lighting Design Chenault Spence, executed by Lauren Libretti


Orfeo Aaron Selissen (Oct. 23, 25), Mark Willis (Oct. 24)

Eurydice Ryoko Kudo (Oct. 23, 25) Elise Drew (Oct. 24)

Guardians of the Dead Logan Kruger, Kathryn Alter, Brenna Monroe-Cook (Oct. 23, 25), Kristen Foote (Oct. 24)

Orfeo, dancing his lyrical lament of love and loss, calls his beloved Eurydice from the dead.

Swathed in veils and protected by her Guardians, she comes and their duet of the love of the

souls ensues. The reality of death comes and Eurydice returns to Hades leaving Orfeo once again

with his tortuous doubts and hopes.


PAUSE

Chaconne First performed December 27, 1942 at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Theater, New York City,

by José Limón


Music J.S. Bach, Chaconne from Partita #2 in D Minor for Unaccompanied Violin

Staging and Direction Roxane D’Orleans-Juste


Performed by Coreoarte

Dancers

Terry Springer (Oct. 23, 25), Carolina Avendano (Oct. 24)

The Chaconne as a dance form originated in New Spain, now Mexico, as a robust and raucous

dance. Bach employed the strict musical form of the Chaconne but enriched it with powerful

emotional implications. Mr. Limón has tried to capture in his dance both the formal austerity and

the profound feeling of the music.

PAUSE

Dances for Isadora (Five Evocations of Isadora Duncan)

First performed December 10, 1971, Cleveland Museum of Arts, Cleveland, OH by the José Limón Dance Company




Staging and Direction Roxane D’Orleans-Juste, Carla Maxwell and Jennifer Scanlon




Primavera Kristen Foote (Oct. 23, 25), Elise Drew (Oct. 24)

Maenad Ryoko Kudo (Oct. 23, 25) Kristen Foote (Oct. 24)

Niobe Kathryn Alter (Oct. 23, 25)

Brenna Monroe-Cook (Oct. 24)

La Patrie Logan Kruger

Scarf Dance Roxane D’Orleans Juste

INTERMISSION

The Traitor First performed August 19, 1954 by the José Limón Dance Company

at the American Dance Festival, New London, Connecticut


Music Gunther Schuller*, Symphony for Brass and Percussion

Staging and Direction Paul Dennis and Clay Taliaferro


Set Design Paul Trautvetter



The Leader Mark Willis

His Followers (In order of appearance) Durell Comedy, Aaron Selissen, Ruka Hatua-Saar, David Glista, Victor Gonzalez, Ross Katen

These dancers re-appear in the final scene as officers of the law, as executioners, or as creatures who plague and torment the betrayer.

The Traitor Francisco Ruvalcaba

“See I go down to the nethermost pit, in order that you may rise in the highest to God.”

“The Nazarene” by Sholem Asch

These performances of The Traitor are in celebration of the life of Gunther Schuller, one of the 20th Century’s most profound composers.


*By permission of the publishers and copyright owners G. Schirmer, Inc.

Program E The Next Generation: Saturday, October 17 at 2pm and Sunday,

October 18 at 7:30pm

Concerto Grosso

First performed May 19, 1945, at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio in New York City


Music Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto #11 in D Minor, Opus 3

Staging and Direction Risa Steinberg

Lighting Design Lauren Libretti,

Performed by The Juilliard School

Dancers

Cleo Person, Mark Sampson, Taylor Johnson

To Vivaldi's great score, the majesty and formal beauty of the high baroque

is evoked in this three-part choreographic invention.

PAUSE

Excerpts from Psalm First performed August 19, 1967 at the American Dance Festival, Connecticut College,

New London, Connecticut by the Limón Dance Company


Original Score Eugene Lester

Additional Music & Arrangement Kathryn Swanson-Ellis

Staging and Direction Nina Watt

Costume Design Mary Sheldon

Lighting Design Lauren Libretti

Performed by The Hartt School / University of Hartford

The Just Man Kareem Lewis

Psalmists Jennifer Binversie, Calvin Bittner, Hannah Collins, Michelle Cuddy, Frances Fuller, Ty Graynor, Marjorie Gross, Kayla Hamilton, Joe Heitman, Isaac Lerner, Daniella Parisot, Samiyah Parramore, Lauren Turley

Expiatory Figures Michelle Cuddy (soloist)

Marjorie Gross, Lauren Turley, with Kareem Lewis (trio)

According to ancient Jewish tradition, all the sorrows of the world rest within thirty-six Just Men,

the Lamed-Vov. These men are ordinary mortals who are often unaware of their station. It is be-

lieved that if even one of them were missing, the sufferings of the world would poison the souls of

all, and mankind would perish. For the Lamed-Vov are the hearts of the world multiplied, as into

one receptacle all our griefs are poured. This dance is the history of one such Just Man. José

Limón wrote in his choreographic notes that he wanted Psalm to be "an evocation of the heroic

power of the human spirit, triumphant over death itself."

Special Thanks to the Office of the Dean, the Hartt School, University of Hartford.

INTERMISSION

Suite from Mazurkas First performed August 15 1958 at the American Dance Festival, New London, Connecticut




Staging and Direction Kristen Foote with Durell Comedy, Elise Drew and Ross Katen

Costumes Adrienne Carlile


Performed by NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Dancers

Justin Faircloth, Stanley Gambucci, Madeline Jafari, Carly Krulee, Sarah Mackenzie, Xenia Mansour, Jared McAboy

These dances were composed after a visit to Poland in 1957,

as a tribute to the heroic spirit of its people.

Suite from A Choreographic Offering First performed by the José Limón Dance Company August 15, 1964,

at the American Dance Festival


Music Johann Sebastian Bach, A Musical Offering

Staging and Direction Ruping Wang and Sarah Stackhouse

Lighting Design Executed by Lauren Libretti after the original

Performed by University of Taipei with

Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura

Dancers

Opening Dance YiShao Li, HsiaoChen Yeh, FangHsin Ning, ChenYu Chiang, LiangYun Kuo, YiYing Wu, YaoChun Yen, ChengHao Jin, LongTsi Yen, JianXiun Lee

Fast Solo Yi Shao Li / Talya Sato with YaoChun Yen, ChengHao Jin, LongTsi Yen, JianXiun Lee

Quintet ChenYu Chiang, LiangYun Kuo, YiYing Wu, ChengHao Jin, JianXiun Lee

Duet FangHsin Ning, YaoChun Yen Fast Dance YiShao Li, HsiaoChen Yeh, FangHsin Ning,

ChenYu Chiang, LiangYun Kuo, YiYing Wu, YaoChun Yen, ChengHao Jin, LongTsi Yen, JianXiun Lee

University of Taipei: YiShao Li, HsiaoChen Yeh, FangHsin Ning, ChenYu Chiang,

LiangYun Kuo, YiYing Wu, YaoChun Yen, ChengHao Jin, LongTsi Yen, JianXiun Lee

Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura: Talya Sato

This work, in memory of Doris Humphrey, is based on variations, paraphrases,

and motifs from her dances.

Special thanks to the Ministry of Culture – Republic of China (Taiwan),

True Yoga and University of Taipei.

Program F The Next Generation: Saturday, October 24 at 2pm and Sunday, October 25 at

7:30pm

Concerto Grosso

First performed May 19, 1945, at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio in New York City


Music Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto #11 in D Minor, Opus 3

Staging and Direction Sean Sullivan

Lighting Design Lauren Libretti

Performed by University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Dancers

Paige Amicon, Kim Fulmer, Dominica Greene, Alvarez Jones, Jake Kruty,

Caitlin Lovette, Bailey Reese, Anthony Santos, Savannah Spratt,

Emilee Harney, (understudy) Tareake Ramos, (understudy)

To Vivaldi's great score, the majesty and formal beauty of the high baroque

is evoked in this three-part choreographic invention.

Special thanks to The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts

PAUSE

Excerpts from The Winged First performed on August 20,1966 by the José Limón Dance Company

at Connecticut College American Dance Festival


Staging and Direction Kristen Foote

Music Jon Magnussen*

Costume Design Angel Wong

Costume Production Krista Dowson


Performed by Canadian Contemporary Dance Theater

Dancers

Brianna Rennie, Essence Haigh-Blackman, Nicolette Coppola, Paris Forbes*, Lola Jenkins*,

Kaiya Lee*, Sully Malaeb Proulx, Dana Martin-Wylie*, Bryony McCaughey,

Gabrielle Ritchie, Nicholas Ruscica, Frances Samson, Hannah Shikatani,

Hannah Szeptycki (* apprentice)

Understudies: Hope Sarah Gumahad, Emily Sinclair

“Wings seen and unseen bear us aloft.”

Dawn Chorus, Feast of Harpies, Night Chorus

*José Limón originally choreographed The Winged in silence. Incidental music by Hank Johnson was added before the premiere. This Production has a new score by Jon Magnussen commissioned

by The Juilliard School in 1995.

By permission of the publishers and copyright owners Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.

CCDT tours are made possible by a grant from the Ontario Arts Council’s Touring Program.

PAUSE

The Unsung First performed on May 26, 1970, by the José Limón Dance Company at The Juilliard Theatre, New York City. Premiere of the revival on November 22, 2002 at the Mexican Heritage Plaza

by the Limón Dance Company


Staging and Direction Colin Connor

Rehearsal Director Douglas Nielsen with Amy Ernst

Costumes Kristen Wheller, after Charles D. Tomlinson

Lighting Design Ted Sullivan, executed by Lauren Libretti

Performed by University of Arizona

This is a paean to the heroic defenders of the American patrimony.

The Pantheon

Metacomet Elliot Trahan (Oct. 24), Jack Halbert (Oct. 25)

Pontiac Daniel Gilmore

Tecumseh Zachary Birdwell

Red Eagle Alan Gonzalez (Oct. 24), Omar Rivera (Oct. 25)

Black Hawk Kevyn R. Butler

Osceola Mitchell McCroskey

Sitting Bull Drew Travis Robinson

Geronimo John Alexander McBride

This project has been made possible by donors to the College of Fine Arts Fund for Excellence,

The University of Arizona Foundation, Verna Winegar Travel Fund, Frank and Betsy Babb,

Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence, James and Joan Horwitz, Dan Leach, and anonymous

donor.

INTERMISSION

There Is A Time First performed April 20, 1956 at The Juilliard School of Music by the José Limón Dance Company


Music Norman Dello Joio*


Rehearsal Director Adam Hougland

Costumes Based on original designs by Pauline Lawrence

Lighting Design Carol Mullins, executed by Lauren Libretti

Performed by Southern Methodist University

The entire work is, both choreographically and musically, a theme with variations. The choreographer used as his theme a large circle, which, at the opening of the work, fills the stage

and moves majestically as if to evoke the interminable passage of time. This circle is seen repeatedly in many guises, rhythms and dramatic shapes, always making allusion to the text from

Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes and its evocation of human experience.

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven;”

“A time to be born, and a time to die;”

“A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;”

“A time to kill;”

“And a time to heal;”

“A time to break down, and a time to build up;”

“A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”

“A time to mourn; …and a time to weep;”

“A time to laugh…a time to dance;”

“A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”

“A time to hate, a time of war;”

“A time to love…a time of peace;”

This performance by students of the SMU Division of Dance was made possible by a generous grant to the Meadows School of the Arts from the Meadows Foundation.

*Meditations on Ecclesiastes, commissioned for José Limón by The Juilliard Music Foundation and its Festival of American Music, April 1956. This score earned the composer the Pulitzer Prize in 1957.

Meditations on Ecclesiastes © 1959 by Carl Fischer, Inc.

About the Limón Dance Company Hailed as one of the world’s greatest dance companies, the Limón Dance Company has been at the vanguard of American Modern Dance since its inception in 1946. Having pioneered the idea that it is possible to survive the death of its founders, the Company has become a house of dance treasures in the four decades since Limón’s passing, developing a unique repertory of unparalleled breadth. Under the leadership of Carla Maxwell, the Company has produced over 90 commissions or acquisitions to complement the outstanding classics by founders Humphrey and Limón. This oeuvre represents 42 choreographers and 43 new commissions or acquisitions by such luminaries as Lar Lubovitch, Doug Varone, Donald McKayle, Murray Louis, Susanne Linke, Meredith Monk, and Jiří Kylián, to name just a few. The Limón Company has achieved many important milestones: it was the first group to tour under the auspices of the American Cultural Exchange Program (1954), the first dance troupe to perform at Lincoln Center (1963), and it has had the honor of appearing twice at The White House (1967 and 1995). The Company is one of two components of the José Limón Dance Foundation, which also conducts educational programs and disseminates the Limón repertory through the Limón Institute. Most recently, the José Limón Dance Foundation was awarded a 2008 National Medal of the Arts, the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence.

Who’s Who in the Company JOSÉ LIMÓN (Founder/Choreographer, 1908-1972) electrified the world with his dynamic masculine dancing and dramatic choreography. One of the 20th century’s most important and influential dance makers, he spent his entire career pioneering a new art form and fighting for the recognition and establishment of the American Modern Dance. Born in Culiacán, Mexico in 1908, he moved to California in 1915, and in 1928 came to New York where he saw his first dance program. Limón enrolled in Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman’s dance school and performed in several of their works from 1930 to 1940. In 1946, with Doris Humphrey as Artistic Director, Limón formed his own company. Over the next 25 years, he established himself and his company as one of the major forces of 20th century dance. Limón was a key faculty member

in The Juilliard School's Dance Division and continued choreographing until his death in 1972. Limón choreographed a total of seventy-four works, including The Moor’s Pavane, Missa Brevis, and Psalm.

DORIS HUMPHREY (Founder and Choreographer, 1895-1958) is recognized as one of the founders of American modern dance. She gave us a distinctive movement approach based on the body’s relationship to gravity and the use of weight, and her choreographic contributions are considered modern dance classics. The company she formed with Charles Weidman produced great dances as well as outstanding performers, José Limón among them. When physical disability ended her career as a dancer, she became the Artistic Director for José Limón and his company, creating new works for him as well as choreographing for The Juilliard Dance Theater.

CARLA MAXWELL (Artistic Director) joined the Company in 1965, and soon became a principal dancer under Limón’s direction. In 1975, she served as Assistant Artistic Director under Ruth Currier, and in 1978 she was appointed Artistic Director of the Limón Dance Company. Under her direction, the Company has developed into one of the finest repertory dance ensembles in the world. She received the 1995 Dance Magazine Award, and a 1998 New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Award. Her work has also been honored by the governments of Colombia and Mexico, and she was the recipient of a 2002/2003 Isadora Duncan Award for her re-staging of José Limón’s Psalm. Acclaimed as a brilliant dramatic dancer, Maxwell has danced many major roles with the Company, including the title role in Carlota, Limón’s final ballet that he

choreographed for her. She is responsible for many of the Company’s reconstructions of Limón’s dances and, as a choreographer, has created works and taught for the Company and others internationally.

ROXANE D’ORLEANS-JUSTE (Associate Artistic Director, appointed in 2007), joined the Limón Dance Company in 1983 and also performed with the companies of Eleo Pomare and Annabelle Gamson. She is the recipient of Canada’s “Le Prix Jacqueline Lemieux’’ and a New York Dance Performance Award (Bessie) in 2006. Ms. Juste stages Limón’s repertory worldwide and is a guest teaching artist for Tanz/Wuppertal/ Pina Bausch Dance Company, Manhattan Marymount College, and the Limón Institute.

FRANCISCO RUVALCABA (Dancer), a native of San Diego, CA, has toured with the Lincoln Center Institute, El Festival Nacional é Internacional de Danza en México, and the Innsbrook Festival of Ancient Music. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Mr. Ruvalcaba performed the works of José Limón, Paul Taylor, Mark Morris, Jiří Kylián, Benjamin Harkarvy, and Agnes De Mille. He joined the Company in 1996.

KRISTEN FOOTE (Dancer) hails from Toronto, Canada, where she trained with CCDT. She joined the Limón Company in 2000 and was highlighted by Dance Magazine in 2005 as a “Top 25 to Watch”. She was a Radio City Rockette, performed with Mark Morris Dance Group, Pajarillo Pinta’o, and Dance Heginbotham. Ms. Foote is proudly supported by The Bay & Paul Foundations and the Enoch Foundation. For more information please view kristenfootedance.com

KATHRYN ALTER (Dancer) attended Interlochen Arts Academy, and graduated from Purchase Conservatory of Dance with the highest honors in 2001. A member of the LDC since 2003, she is also a founding member of Riedel Dance Theater, and is grateful to have worked with Alan Danielson and Kazuko Hirabayashi. Ms. Alter is on faculty at the Limón Institute, and teaches and choreographs around the globe.

BRENNA MONROE-COOK (Dancer) is originally from Oak Park, IL. Her dance training began at the Academy of Movement and Music and the Ruth Page Foundation. She received her BFA from the Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy. Ms. Monroe-Cook was first a dancer with the Limón Dance Company from 2002-2007 and rejoined in 2013, after earning her MFA from the University of Washington.

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DURELL R. COMEDY (Dancer) graduated magna cum laude from George Mason University (BFA 2008) and was a fellowship student at The Ailey School. Since graduation, he’s worked with the Mark Morris Dance Group, the Metropolitan Opera, Roger Jeffrey, CorbinDances, Matthew Rushing, and Kyle Abraham. Mr. Comedy joined the Limón Dance Company in 2009.

LOGAN FRANCES KRUGER (Dancer) hails from Atlanta, GA, where she trained with Annette Lewis and Pamala Jones Malavé, and went on to receive a BFA from The Juilliard School. Logan has performed in theaters across four continents, and worked with choreographers such as Adam H. Weinert, Jonah Bokaer, and Mark Dendy, among others. Logan first appeared as a guest with the Limón Dance Company in 2006, and joined the Company in 2009.

ELISE DREW LEON (Dancer), is originally from Oxford, CT and graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. A member of TAKE Dance Company, she has performed with Luna Negra Dance Theater, the Santa Fe Opera, and Seán Curran Company. She is the 2015 Puerto Rican Day Parade’s Rising Star in the Performing Arts. Ms. Drew joined the Limón Dance Company in 2010 and received a 2014 Princess Grace Dance Honorarium.

AARON SELISSEN (Dancer), originally from Green Bay, WI, he received his B.F.A. from Butler University. He has worked with Dance Kaleidoscope and Ballet Internationale of Indianapolis, and performed with the Martha Graham Company, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, and Isabel Gotzkowsky, among others. In 2008, Aaron co-founded BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT with partner Kyla Barkin. For more information visit www.barkinselissenproject.com

RYOKO KUDO (Dancer), is thrilled to return to the Joyce for Limón’s 70th. She has danced works by renowned choreographers such as Graham, Taylor, Lubovich, as well as Limón and Humphrey. Ryoko performed aerial dance at the Beijing Olympics. She teaches and restages Limón works around the world and is also a Pilates instructor. Ryoko trained at The Boston Conservatory, Ailey School, Graham School, Limón Institute, and Kane School of Core Integration. Ryoko joined the company in 2001.

KURT A. DOUGLAS (Dancer), born in Georgetown, Guyana, holds a BFA in dance from the Boston Conservatory, and MFA from Hollins University. Kurt joined the Limón Dance Company in 2001, received a Princess Grace award in 2002, and Dance Magazine "25 to Watch" in 2006. He has danced with Ballet Hispanico and Sean Curran Company, among others. He is now on Boston Conservatory’s faculty and has been appointed director of its summer dance program for 2016.

ROSS KATEN (Dancer) originally from Oregon, Ross trained at Westside Dance Academy, The Portland Ballet, and Arts & Communication Magnet Academy. Additionally Ross has studied at The Juilliard School, Nashville Ballet, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance. Ross joined the Limón Company upon graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2013 with a BFA in Dance. He also performs with Chris Masters Dance and Chuck Wilt’s Una Projects.

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MICA BERNAS (Dancer), originally from Manila, Philippines, trained at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Dance School. She later became a soloist of Ballet Philippines, performing major roles in ballet productions and working with acclaimed Filipino contemporary choreographers. Since moving to New York in 2006, Mica has performed for Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Armitage Gone Dance, and Gallim Dance. Mica is currently on faculty at BIMA at Brandeis University.

MARK WILLIS (Dancer), originally from New York City, received his BFA in Dance from Montclair State University where he performed the works of José Limón, Bill T. Jones, May O’Donnell and Earl Mosley. He also received the Spirit of Dance Award from the Department of Theatre and Dance. Mark has worked with Douglass Dunn and Dancers, White Wave/Young Soon Kim Dance Company, among others, and joined Limón in Spring 2015.

RUKA HATUA-SAAR (Dancer) originally from Aviano, Italy, he holds a B.F.A in Dance from The Florida State University and an M.F.A from Hollins University, and is also an Act-So Dance Gold Medalist. He has danced with Armitage Gone!; Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and Philadanco; and has performed works by George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, Alonzo King, and Donald Byrd. This is his first season with the Limón Dance Company.

RICARDO MATEO RIQUE-SANCHEZ (Guest Dancer), is a Wasilla, AK native raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He started dancing at age 16 at Central VPA High School where he graduated in 2008. He got his BFA in Dance from Stephens College in Columbia, MO in 2011. He worked with Troika Entertainment as the Dance Captain on The National Tour of West Side Story. He is beyond grateful to be a part of the Limón Dance Company.

JOHN EIRICH (Guest Dancer) was raised in Orlando, FL and studied at the Southern Ballet Theatre. He earned his BFA in dance from New World School of the Arts in 2005 and performed with Miami Contemporary Dance Company, the Florida Grand Opera and Amy Marshall Dance Company. John was a member of Taylor 2 from 2006-2010, and joined TAKE Dance in 2007, Dusan Tynek Dance Theatre in 2010, and Dance Heginbotham in 2011.

VICTOR GONZÁLEZ (Guest Dancer), originally from Mexico, he graduated from Escuela Profesional de Danza de Mazatlán and has been a guest artist in Limón Dance Company since 2011. He has performed in New York with Anna Sokolow Ensemble and Delirious Dances, and in Mexico with Vicente Silva Dance Company, and Ángulo Alterno, among others. He works for the Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura teaching in the Escuela Superior de Danza de Sinaloa.

ELISA SCHREIBER (Guest Dancer), studied dance at Duke University under the direction of Clay Taliaferro. Since graduating in 2005, she has had the pleasure of performing works by modern dance giants such as Charles Weidman, Anna Sokolow, and Doris Humphrey. Elisa is currently working with several dance companies, as well as teaching Ballet and Limón both nationally and internationally. Being part of the José Limón International Dance Festival at The Joyce Theater is an honor and a pleasure - Elisa couldn't be more thrilled.

DAVID GLISTA (Guest Dancer) is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Dance Performance. At The Conservatory, he performed works by José Limón, Anna Sokolow, Doug Varone, Alwin Nikolais, Paul Taylor, and Bill T. Jones. Since graduating in 2013, David has been a member of Prometheus Dance, The People Movers, and The Anna Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble. David also works as a freelance set and lighting technician, and stage manager.

LOUISA ARMSTRONG (PSP2) is thrilled to perform for the first time with the Limón Dance Company. She studied dance at Adelphi University, then completed the Limón Professional Studies Program. She also dances for UrbanHumans, Dance Visions NY, Chris Ferris & Dancers, and Krissy & The Works. Louisa would like to thank Carla Maxwell, Becky Brown, and her family and friends for their support.

KOTONE OGASAWARA (PSP2) originally from Tokyo, Japan, has trained and performed at Matsuyama Ballet Company, Victoria Academy of Ballet, Ballet Victoria and has worked with Taiju Matsumoto. She completed the 2014-2015 Limón Institute Professional Studies Program.

José Limón Dance Foundation

Board of Directors Tomas Rossant, Chair; Robert A. Meister, Past Chair; Rebeca Vargas, Treasurer;

Ambassador Gabriel Guerra, Secretary; Fernando Bohorquez, Paula Carriço, Paquito D’Rivera, Gerardo de Nicolas, Sonia Garcia-Romero,

Sandra Goujon de Aguilar Zinser, Louis Maldonado, Maria Leticia Ossa Daza, Cecilia Picón, Armando Ramos, Ivan Sacks, Linda Sitnick.

Staff Artistic Director, Carla Maxwell; Executive Director, Juan José Escalante;

Associate Artistic Director, Roxane D’Orléans Juste; Licensing Director, Yasuko Tokunaga; Program Manager, Becky Brown; Development Coordinator, Juliane Silveira;

Program Associate, Katie Wilson; Arts & Admin Intern, Nicole Johnson and Colette Nguyen; Lighting Supervisor, Lauren Libretti; Production Stage Manager, Bill Schaffner;

Wardrobe Supervisor, Keiko Voltaire.

For booking information:

Elsie Management, 718-797-4577 / www.elsieman.org, National Bookings

Anna Amadei, [email protected], International Bookings

Press Representative: Audrey Ross/Publicity, 212-877-3399; [email protected]

The Limón Institute is the official school of the Limón Dance Company, offering Limón Technique classes at Peridance Center in New York City, as well as West and East coast summer programs

for professional and pre-professionals. Intensive workshops are offered in NYC with master teachers Risa Steinberg, Betty Jones, Carla Maxwell, Roxane D’Orléans-Juste and Clay Taliaferro, among others. The Professional Studies Program, accredited by the National

Association of Schools of Dance, offers nine months of intensive training. To enroll call Becky Brown at 212-777-3353, x18. The Institute also licenses Limón’s dances. To license a dance, call

Yasuko Tokunaga at 212-777-3353 x15.

The Limón Dance Company is a member of Dance/USA, Dance/NYC, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Western Arts Alliance, National Association of Schools of Dance, the Arts &

Business Council, and the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.

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About the American Repertory Ballet American Repertory Ballet is New Jersey's premiere professional classical and contemporary ballet company. ARB's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The performing company is committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th centuries alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, it is currently under the artistic leadership of Douglas Martin, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet. Its rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Harrison McEldowney, Amy Seiwert, Susan Shields, Melissa Barak, Patrick Corbin, Trinette Singleton, and ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton; and former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre and Graham Lustig. ARB has been designated a “Major Arts Institution” by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted the Jersey Arts People’s Choice for “Favorite Dance Company” in 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2015.

DOUGLAS MARTIN (Artistic Director) started his ballet training with Dimitri Romanoff at the San Jose Ballet School and was one of six dancers selected by Mikhail Baryshnikov to study in the newly-formed American Ballet Theatre School. He was invited to join the Joffrey Ballet in 1984 where, as a principal dancer, he performed roles in ballets by Ashton, Arpino, Cranko, Balanchine, Joffrey, Taylor, Pendleton, Kudelka and many other great 20th century choreographers. Martin was featured in performances of Dance in America on PBS and was an original cast member of the historic recreation of Nijinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps. He was among the last dancers of the Joffrey Ballet to spend the majority of his career in the company working under founder Robert Joffrey. Martin joined the Cleveland Ballet in 1991 and danced an array of principal roles including the Minister in Agnes deMille’s Fall River Legend. In 1993, Martin was invited to join the American Repertory Ballet. As leading dancer and Ballet Master for ARB, Martin collaborated with directors in creating ballets, including productions as the original cast lead in Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, The Dream and The Nutcracker. Martin continued to be a principal dancer in the company as well as Ballet Master for ARB and ARBW and Principal Faculty for the Summer Intensive until his retirement from performing in 2002. After retiring from ARB as a performer, Martin expanded his teaching, production and choreographic work. Martin has been an integral part of the teaching staff at the Princeton Ballet School, Rutgers University and Westminster Choir College, and has also served as the School’s Music Director and ARBW Ballet Master. He has staged full-length and repertory ballets for several companies, including Romeo and Juliet and Philip Jerry’s Our Town. Additionally, Martin has choreographed for several Princeton Ballet School productions, including Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Coppélia. In 2010, Mr. Martin became Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet. Since then, he has premiered a new production of Nutcracker, choreographed several new works including Ephemeral Possessions, Pathways, Rite of Spring, Firebird, and a full-length Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream and has commissioned 31 company premieres, including 19 world premieres.

VANESSA LOGAN (Executive Director) brings 18 years of experience in arts administration to American Repertory Ballet. Before joining ARB, she was Chief of Staff at Boston Ballet, where she supported operations, budgeting, staff management, and event planning. Her accomplishments at Boston Ballet included the successful management of “Night of Stars on the Common,” a free, outdoor performance on Boston Common that drew more than 55,000 people. Before joining Boston Ballet, Logan served as the Director of Education and Community Initiatives for the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT. She created and managed a portfolio of education initiatives that

integrated arts and academics and served 80 schools and 15,000 students per year. Several of the in-and after-school programs that Logan successfully implemented continue today. Logan is committed to creating opportunities for collaboration and offering programming to diverse constituents. She succeeded at engaging new partners for the theater by spearheading committees and serving on local boards. As a resident teaching artist for The CT Commission on Culture and Tourism, Logan shared her love of dance at many schools throughout the state. She authored and implemented several dance and academic syllabi, most notably a complete developmental dance and language arts curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade. Logan, a former dancer, attended The Juilliard School and graduated from Goucher College with a B.A.in dance. She received her childhood training from Donna Bonasera at Connecticut Dance Theatre. She is a lifelong advocate for community and education arts programs and is especially committed to building youth engagement in the arts. She has presented arts administration workshops at the University of Connecticut and Simmons College. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Boston Children’s Theatre and formerly served on the boards of Connecticut Dance Alliance and Main Street Waterbury.

CAMERON AUBLE-BRANIGAN (Dancer), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, began his ballet under William DeGregory of the Pennsylvania Ballet. He received his pre-professional training on scholarship from The San Francisco Ballet School, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, The Juilliard School, The Rock School for Dance Education, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Barbara Sandonato School of Ballet, and Metropolitan Ballet Academy. Since joining ARB in 2012, he has performed as Cavalier in Nutcracker, Prince Ivan in Douglas Martin's Firebird, and featured roles in works by Trinette Singleton and Kirk Peterson.

SHAYE FIRER (Dancer) was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and raised in Vancouver, Canada. She received her early training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and attended various intensive programs such as The National Ballet of Canada, Alberta Ballet, Kaatsbaan International Dance Centre, Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, and as a Trainee at American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School. Since she was promoted from Trainee to company dancer in 2011, she has performed as The Chosen One in Douglas Martin’s Rite of Spring, Titania in Martin’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featured roles in works by Patrick Corbin, Kirk Peterson, and Trinette Singleton.

KIRIL FILIPOV (Dancer), born in Sofia, Bulgaria, began his Vaganova ballet training at National School of Dance Art in Sofia at the age of 10. In 2012, Filipov continued his education on full scholarship at Joffrey Ballet School in New York while performing with its pre-professional company Joffrey Concert Group, with whom he performed pieces by Africa Guzman, Davis Robertson, Desmond Richardson, Larry Keigwin, Robert Battle, and masterpieces by Gerald Arpino and George Balanchine. This is his first season with ARB.

MONICA GIRAGOSIAN (Dancer), originally from Virginia, received her training at the Maryland Youth Ballet, the Washington School of Ballet and the Kirov Academy of Ballet. In 2008, Monica placed in the Top Twelve Women at the Youth America Grand Prix regional competition, and in 2009, she was a New York City Finalist. Monica joined BalletMet Columbus as a trainee in 2009. Monica joined ARB in 2011 and has since performed a number of principal roles in Nutcracker, Juliet in Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet, Emily in Philip Jerry's Our Town, and featured roles in works by Mary Barton and Kirk Peterson.

MARIO GONZALEZ (Dancer) started dancing at the Marya Kennett Dance School in his hometown of Goshen, NY. Mario received his pre-professional training at Walnut Hill School for the Arts on scholarship under the direction of Michael Owen. He has also trained at: The Boston Ballet, The Alvin Ailey School, The Juilliard School, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, The Cunningham Fellowship, and Springboard Danse Montréal. He has danced repertoire by George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham, Nicolo Fonte, Madboots Dance,

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Stephan Laks, Paul Lightfoot & Sol Leon, Matthew Neenan, and Crystal Pite, among others. Mario recently received his BFA from SUNY Purchase College. This is his first season with American Repertory Ballet.

SAMANTHA GULLACE (Dancer) trained at Princeton Ballet School and the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. She worked with choreographers Peter Pucci, Margo Sappington, Cameron Baasden, and performed Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards: Willing and Able. Samantha also completed the Trainee Program of the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, IL. Since joining ARB, she has performed in Twyla Tharp’s Eight Jelly Rolls, the premiere of Douglas Martin's Ephemeral Possessions, as various principal roles in Nutcracker, as Hippolyta in the world premiere of Douglas Martin's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and featured roles in ballets by Patrick Corbin, Mary Barton, and Kirk Peterson.

JACOPO JANELLI (Dancer) trained with Fabula Saltis in Rome, with summer programs at The Royal Ballet School and Princeton Ballet School. As an ARB Trainee, Janelli performed lead roles in Princeton Ballet School productions: Toreador in Don Quixote and Siegfried in Swan Lake. Since he joined the company, Janelli has danced the role of Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, The Ancient One in Rite of Spring, the Prince in Nutcracker, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and featured roles in ballets by Trinette Singleton and Kirk Peterson.

ELLEN LOU (Dancer) began dancing at American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School at age 12 and joined the Trainee program in the fall of 2014. She appeared as the White Swan in Swan Lake with ARB Workshop in spring of 2013 and as Aurora in Sleeping Beauty in spring of 2014. Since joining the company in the spring of 2015, Ellen has appeared in Mary Barton's Shades of Time, in Douglas Martin’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and as Clara, Marzipan, Snow, Flowers, and Dew Drop in Nutcracker.

KAREN LESLIE MOSCATO (Dancer) began studying ballet at age 4 at American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School. She attended summer programs at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center and Boston Ballet. Since joining ARB in 2011, Karen Leslie has performed feature roles in works by Gerald Arpino, Mary Barton, Douglas Martin, Phillip Jerry, Kirk Peterson, and Twyla Tharp. In ARB’s Nutcracker, she has performed a number of principal roles including Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Dew Drop Fairy, Marzipan Woman and Sugar Doll. She danced the role of Juliet in the world premiere of Douglas Martin’s Romeo and Juliet and the role of Titania in the world premiere of Martin’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

MATTIA PALLOZZI (Dancer) was born and raised in Italy, where he received his early training at the School of Teatro Dell’Opera then at the Accademia Nazionale Di Danza. During this time, he performed as a soloist in work by Ugo dell’Ara’s and Ismael Ivo. In 2011 he joined ARB/Princeton Ballet School’s Trainee Program, where he has had the opportunity to perform alongside the company in works by Gerald Arpino, Mary Barton, and Patrick Corbin. In 2013, he was promoted to a full company member. He danced the role of Romeo in the world premiere of Douglas Martin’s Romeo and Juliet and the role of The Faun in ARB's company premiere of Kirk Peterson's Afternoon of a Faun.

LILY SAITO (Dancer) was born and raised in New York City. She studied at School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, on scholarship at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Ballet School, the official school of American Ballet Theatre, at Ellison Ballet School, and, most recently, on full scholarship as a Trainee at The Washington Ballet. Saito performed with the Washington Ballet in Septime Webre’s world premiere of Sleepy Hollow, Alice in Wonderland, Kirk Peterson’s Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and the New Movement. This is her first season with American Repertory Ballet.

NANAKO YAMAMOTO (Dancer) was born and raised in Japan, where she began her training at the Geijutsuza Ballet Studio Jardin des Arts. In 2005, she was selected to attend the prestigious Royal Ballet Summer School, then auditioned for and was accepted to the Elmhurst School for

Dance in Association with the Birmingham Royal Ballet, where she performed in multiple professional productions as a student. She later performed with New Tampa Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Tampa, Ballet Fleming, and with Boca Ballet. Since joining ARB in 2013, she has danced featured roles in Nutcracker, including Snow Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy, and in Gerald Arpino’s Confetti and works by Mary Barton and Douglas Martin.

MICHAEL LANDEZ (Apprentice), originally from San Antonio, Texas, began his training with Buddy and Susan Trevino. He has spent many summers at the Joffrey Workshop in Texas, where he has had the pleasure training with Trinette Singleton, Diane Orio, and Mauro Villanueva. After high school, he spent a year as a Trainee with American Repertory Ballet. This is his first season as an apprentice with American Repertory Ballet.

MIZUKU SATO (Trainee-Apprentice), born in Tokyo, Japan, began training at Misako Komiya ballet studio in Tokyo before moving to the School of Alberta Ballet under Murray Kilgor and Nancy Kilgor. While dancing in Japan, she performed as a soloist role in Kirk Peterson's La Source. She also spent a summer training at Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Sato has been an ARB Trainee since 2013. She danced with the ARB in Firebird, Our Town, and Romeo and Juliet, and as Marzipan, Snow, and Flowers in Nutcracker.

About Coreoarte Coreoarte, founded in Caracas - Venezuela in 1983, under the direction of Professor and Researcher Noris Ugueto and dancer, choreographer and dance master Carlos Orta. Creating Coreoarte responded to the need for a comprehensive training school of dance, to include both its program and its philosophy, Venezuelan identity, and that was available to all interested persons without distinction of any kind.

Carlos Orta, who died on May 15, 2004, devoted much of his time to the search for a means of expression for the modern and contemporary dance in Venezuela and Latin America; reflected especially in training and choreography of the Company, which has a large number of his pieces in the repertoire. Moreover Noris Ugueto, has training in different areas of dance; directed by the teacher and choreographer Evelia Beristain in modern dance and traditional dances Yolanda Moreno; executed performances around the world as part of the prestigious Danzas Venezuela, participated as a dancer in several TV shows in Argentina, United States, Trinidad, Russia and Venezuela. His years as a professional dancer and researcher are at the essence of the dances in Venezuela and Latin America. It has been a valuable contribution and a very positive influence on the work ahead to achieve merge the Coreoarte traditional with the contemporary.

The Coreoarte project consists of the Comprehensive School of dance and professional contemporary dance company. The philosophy of this artistic and cultural group created from the beginning the search for a body language that expresses the Latin -Caribbean as identification and projection of our culture. In the training of the students and the implementation of the different dances from the company, this essence is emphasized in a contemporary form and context. Since the beginning of its foundation, Coreoarte has been developing a research, training, advertising, and spreading our culture, especially in rural and urban communities. We strive to continue strengthening the values that identify us as Latin American Caribbean, and as Venezuelans, expressing through contemporary dance, our cultural wealth.

TERRY SPRINGER (Artistic Director and Dancer), is a native of Trinidad and Tobago and has studied classical ballet, contemporary dance and other dance styles including folklore and modern jazz. He migrated to Venezuela to dance with Coreoarte in 1991, and since then, he has been a dancer, teacher and Rehearsal Director of Coreoarte, and has toured the world with the company. Terry was appointed Artistic Director of the company in 2014. Mr. Springer holds a Bachelor’s

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Degree in Cultural Education and is currently completing a Master’s Degree in Linguistics. He has also completed a training course at the Limón Teachers’ Program, and is an avid percussionist.

CAROLINA AVENDAÑO (Dancer) received her training in contemporary dance under the guidance, philosophy and style of Noris Ugueto and Carlos Orta. Since 1991, she has been a member of Coreoarte Professional Dance Company with whom she has performed in Venezuela and other places around the world such as Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East. Carolina is currently directing the Coreoarte Integral Dance School and is responsible for the Escuelita Project. She is also a professor at UNEARTE, the Venezuelan University of the Arts.

About the Royal Danish Ballet The Royal Danish Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Danish Theatre in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world and originates from 1748, when the Royal Danish Theatre was founded. It was finally organized in 1771 in response to the great popularity of French and Italian styles of dance. The company was founded with the opening of the Royal Danish Theatre, which has served as its home since that time. The Royal Danish Ballet school was founded in 1771 under the French ballet teacher Pierre Laurent (1730-1807), Then Vincenzo Galeotti developed it and August Bournonville founded his methodology for the school.

GREGORY DEAN (Dancer), born in 1984, is an English ballet dancer. After terms with the Ballet Vorpommern and the Scottish Ballet, he joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 2008 where he has been promoted to principal dancer.

CHARLES ANDERSEN (Dancer), born in 1987, is an American ballet dancer. Educated at Anaheim Ballet, America, and graduated in 2006 from the Royal Ballet School in London, he joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 2006 as a dancer in the corps de ballet.

GÁBOR BAUNOCH (Damcer), born in 1975, is a Hungarian ballet dancer. Baunoch was trained at the Hungarian Dance Academy and at the Schweizerische Balletschule and became engaged by the Hungarian State Opera and Niedersachsisches Stadtstheater, before he joined the corps de ballet at the Royal Danish Ballet in 1996.

About the sjDanceco sjDANCEco/San José, CA is the foremost Contemporary Dance Company in the city of SJ and in southern Silicon Valley. Founded in 2003, the company’s “Brand” has been to the produce the best contemporary dance by our resident choreographers and guest artists as well as masterpieces from the American Modern Dance Repertory. We believe that the pairing of great works from other eras and new choreography brings to our company and our audiences a rare opportunity to witness a broad spectrum of what Dance can be in the hope that it resonates and touches more of our audience through this expansive palette and unique language.

MARIA BASILE (Founder, Co-Artistic Director, Choreographer, Dancer) is the 2010 recipient of Arts Silicon Valley Artist Fellowship for Performance, received the 2009 Individual Artist Special Recognition award for her choreographic contributions in Santa Clara County and was a 2009 “Isadora Duncan nominee for Best Performance in ‘Birthing the Ascension.’ Maria was recently honored by Bay Area Dance Watch with the 2014 LiveBlessay Award for Best Dancer/Actress. She is a founding member and Artistic Director for sjDANCEco. Basile’s ‘Birthing the Ascension’ (2006) was hailed by Rita Felciano as “one of her finest achievements…exquisitely designed dance… (that) eloquently spoke of within change. It was her opening solo as roaming spirit over the waters that set the tone.” Besides her annual

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choreography for sjDANCEco, Maria is a soloist in the OCEAN dance performance with Dance (Marina, CA). She has choreographed for the Cabrillo Music Festival, Opera San José, Midsummer Mozart Festival, De Anza College and San Jose State University Dance Theatre (5 seasons). highlights of Ms. Basile’s career have been as a charter member of The Limón West Dance Project of San Jose, CA (1994 – 1998) and as part of The Limón Dance Company’s critically acclaimed –1998 Anniversary World Tour. She has also danced in the Bay Area with ODC/SF and Anne Bluethenthal & Dancers. Ms. Basile competed in The XXIII Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Varna, garia. Ms. Basile is a Balance a certified instructor by the Balance Center (posture/ structural integration), and since 1996 a prominent teacher of Ballroom, Modern, and Latin dance at De Anza College, San City College, and San José State University. She received her BS in Dance from the University of

DOMINIC DUONG (Company Dancer) is described as a “ hyper-kinetic” award winning dancer and choreographer by French Clements of SF Weekly, San Francisco. He was recently a recipient of “The Spirit of Dance Award” presented by Jim Tobin of BayAreaDanceWatch, and was one of the 12 national finalist in the first “A.W.A.R.D. Show!-2011 San Francisco” for his work, ‘Exurgency’. His choreographic works have been presented at The Garage/SF, MoveMENTSF, ODC Theater/SF, RAW Concept Series/SF, Spector-Dance/Marina, and also by internationally recognized Chinese dancer and choreographer, Yao Yong of YaoYong Dance. He has been a dancer with sjDANCEco since 2006 and was hailed during the company’s 5th Anniversary Season by Rita Felciano in the SJ Mercury News saying, “Throughout the evening, it was difficult to take your eyes off this lithe and beautifully trained artist who integrates Western dance and martial arts into his dance.” Dominic worked with Emmy, Oscar and Tony Award winner, Shanda Sawyer, on the stage of Thuy Nga’s ‘Paris By Night’. He received his B.A. in Dance from San Jose State University in 2006 where he was awarded Outstanding Graduation Senior. His solo, ‘Quietus’ was enthusiastically received at the ChoreoProject Awards in 2007 and later presented during sjDANCEco’s 5th Anniversary Season about which Ms. Felciano wrote. He is currently in collaboration with Kelly Kemp of Number9 for an evening of works to be presented at Dance Mission Theater/SF, and also with internationally award winning composer, T.C. Cosser in a collaboration of a brand new Musical.

HSIANG-HSIU LIN (Company Choreographer, Dancer), is Artistic Director of ‘Lin HH Dance Company' and received her BA in dance and MA in performing arts from San José State University. She was a charter member of the Limón West Dance Project/San José and a member of the Limón Dance Company's 50th anniversary tour in 1997-98. Ms. Lin has received many grants and awards from Taiwan’s National Cultural and Arts Foundation (NCAF), has created several commissioned works for the Kaoshiung City Ballet and selected as one of Taiwan's emerging choreographers. In 2003 she formed 'Lin HH Dance Company.' In 2005 – 06 Ms. Lin, along with Robert Regala, performed Limón's classic duet “The Exiles,” which toured Taiwan and was performed on Dance Works/SJSU. Returning to the States in 2009, she joined sjDANCEco as choreographer and performer. Her collaboration with sjDANCEco’s artists, dancers of the University Dance Theatre/SJSU and her dancers from Taiwan, produced Mix/Match in 2010, which was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Achievement in Choreography. Over the last few years, Lin has been invited back to Taiwan to choreograph and conduct yoga workshops in the summer. Lin has taught extensively for Tawain’s prestigious universities, the Dance Program of SJSU, Kaoshiung City Ballet, Neo Dance Company and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre. She is also a certified Astanga Vinyas Yoga teacher and is currently teaching Dancing Yoga and company class for sjDANCEco.

DOMINIQUE LOMULJO (Company Dancer) is a 2008 Bachelor of Arts in Dance graduate from the Dance Program at SJSU where she was a member of the University Dance Theatre - the advanced performing ensemble. She is the recipient of the Carol Ann Haws Award in recognition of excellence in performance, and her choreography “Embody ONE” which became part of UDT’s repertory after being adjudicated at the American College Dance Festival. After graduation,

Dominique pursued her two passions - Dance and Teaching. She teaches all levels of both Jazz and Ballet and continues to choreograph for the UDT pro-gram at her Alma Mater. Dominique's most recent work "MissShapen Fortune" was selected to perform in the 2013 ACDF. Her dance career began at 4 years old, and passion for dance blossomed as she one of the youngest teachers at Dance Attack. As a member of the Senior Company, Dominique danced with Sioux Lehner, Debra Emerson-Boyd, and Jen Hechtle-Bradford for 8 years. During her time with Foothill College Dance Company she was nominated for Best Female Performer of the Year. Dominique's time at sjDANCEco coincides with her time as Co-Artistic Director, teacher, and choreographer DACPAC - a modern/contemporary college preparatory dance company. 2015 is Dominique's seventh season as a member in sjDANCEco where she has performed all of the company’s classic works by José Limón, as well as many World Premieres choreographed by Company and Guest

GABRIEL MATA (Company Dancer) began dancing at the age of 16 in High School. After graduation he moved on to train at Santa Ana College and then transferred to San Jose State University in 2012 graduating 2015 as Outstanding Graduating Senior. As a company member in SJSU's University Dance Theatre. Mr. Mata has performed work's by SJSU faculty Gary Masters, Heather Cooper, Jill Yager, Dominique Lomuljo and several guest artists. Mr. Mata has worked with Raphael Boumaïla, Kara Davis, Robert Dekkers, Mark Haim, Rogelio Lopez and has also danced for Mark Foeringher Dance Project SF, Anaheim Ballet and Opera San Jose. Mr. Mata is in his fourth season with sjDANCEco and first season with REACH BC Dance Company. sjDANCEco has also been an outlet for Mr. Mata to present his own choreography. Gabriel is grateful for all the opportunities, support, love and artistry from sjDANCEco, family and friends.

ROBERT REGALA (Company Dancer) earned a B.A. Degree in Dance from San Jose State University, California. Subsequently, he performed with the Limón West Dance Project and was a principal dancer with the Limón Dance Company in NYC. He has danced the works of Alan Danielson, Mark Haim, Doris Humphrey, Jiri Kylian, James Kudelka, José Limón, Lar Lubovitch, Gary Masters, Fred Mathews, Donald McKayle, Anthony Tudor, and Doug Varone. In 2005, he embarked on a career as an independent dance artist. He traveled to Taiwan to teach, perform, and study martial arts. In Taiwan, he has collaborated with Lin HH Dance Company and has set new works for the National Taiwan University of the Arts, and Taipei National University of the Arts. He was interim artistic director of Dance Forum Taipei Company, Spring 2007. Most recently, he has been performing with Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie/Canada.

HANNAH VAUGHAN (Company Dancer) started dance at the age of two in Hunstville, AL. After moving to California at the age of six, she continued her love of dance and by the age of 10 decided that she wanted to focus on dance professionally. Hannah was a student at the Santa Clarita Ballet Academy for 10 years where she was a part of the pre-professional company. She per-formed annually in the Nutcracker and spring shows where she was fortunate to play solo and/or principal roles. Hannah trained in the R.A.D. (Royal Academy of Dance) where she obtained Distinction and high marks on all of her exams from grade three to Advanced two. Hannah is a graduate of San Jose State University with a B.F.A. in Dance. She is blessed to have worked with choreographers such as Kara Davis, Rogelio Lopez, Heather Cooper, Maria Basile, Jill Yager, and Gary Masters. Hannah is now performing with Peter & Co. SF, Reach BC Co. , and is happy to appearing in her 2nd season with sjDANCEco.

GARY MASTERS (Founder, Co-Artistic Director, Choreographer), is the 2012 – 13 recipient of the Duncan Award for Restaging/Reconstruction of José Limón’s The Moor’s Pavane and the 2007-8 Isadora Duncan Awardee for ‘Sustained Achievement’. He is founder and -Artistic Director of sjDANCEco Professor of Dance at San José State University 2001 - 15. A graduate of the Juilliard School, he has been associated with the Limón Dance Company/Foundation as Dancer, Artistic Associate, Director of the Limón West Dance Project and the Limón Dance Company’s San José Operations 1969. He has been hailed

by Dance Magazine as “...one of the most gifted performers in contemporary dance...” and his choreography as a “...dance with symbolism that may be seen as something deeply ual, a kind of seeking into the unknown...” Besides choreography for sjDANCEco, he has created work for the Limón Dance Company/NY, Limón West Dance Project/San José, Diablo Ballet/Walnut Creek, ville Ballet, Dance Kaleidoscope/ Indianapolis, Path Dance Company/Baltimore and for the Cabrillo Music Festival and Opera San José. For more than a decade together with Fred Mathews, he directed Mathews-Masters Dance Company/New York that toured the US, Canada and abroad. Other awards have included Arts Council Silicon Valley’s 2005 Artist Fellowship for Choreography and two National ment Choreography

About the Canadian Contemporary Dance Company Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre was launched in 1980 by Deborah Lundmark and Michael

deConinck Smith to present gifted next-generation artists in professional productions. Based in

Toronto, CCDT is comprised of dancers up to eighteen years of age performing one of Canada’s

most diverse repertoires by outstanding international choreographers including Colin Connor,

Alexander Whitley, David Earle, Danny Grossman, Kevin Wynn and Belinda McGuire. Acclaimed as

“a National treasure” in Canada’s Globe and Mail, CCDT has staged more than fifteen hundred

performances from Buffalo to Beijing, most recently representing Canada at the Commonwealth

Youth Dance Festival in Glasgow. Other highlights include appearances at Toronto’s Princess of

Wales and Royal Alexandra Theatres, tours to Singapore, Malaysia and China, and five invitations

to the Canada Dance Festival in Ottawa. The most frequently featured company on Canada’s

acclaimed NextSteps showcase of dance, CCDT returns in 2015/16 to perform WinterSong

December 8 to 12 and Precipice May 24 to 28 at Fleck Dance Theatre, Toronto.

CCDT’s relationship with the Limón legacy stretches back to 1988 when Canada’s leading

proponent of the Limón technique, Donna Krasnow, introduced CCDT to José’s timeless movement

qualities that inform his choreography. Beginning in 2000, Limón Company Artistic Director, Carla

Maxwell has nurtured two former CCDT members, Kristen Foote and Belinda McGuire. Now led by

the company’s third generation of Limón teachers, CCDT’s training program, beginning at eight

years of age and balanced with Royal Academy of Dance ballet, is unique worldwide. José Limón

has profoundly shaped CCDT and generations of its dancers. It is an honour to be given the

opportunity to pay tribute to his artistic genius as part of this historic event.

Company Dancers

Nicolette Coppola, Essence Haigh-Blackman, Sully Malaeb Proulx, , Bryony McCaughey, Brianna

Rennie, Gabrielle Ritchie, Nicholas Ruscica, Frances Samson, Hannah Shikatani, Hannah

Szeptycki Apprentices: Dana Martin-Wylie, Kaiya Lee, Lola Jenkins, Paris Forbes

CCDT provides young artists the opportunity to experience the life of a professional dancer, training

intensively and performing throughout Canada and abroad. Company members dedicate up to

twenty-five hours weekly to technique classes, rehearsals and the creative process during an eleven

month schedule at the company’s Toronto studios and four to five weeks performing for young

audiences and the public in two home seasons and several touring engagements.

The cast of The Winged ranges from 11 to 18 years. Typically, two-thirds of the company dancers

make their way through the three auditioned tiers of CCDT’s development programs, Young

Apprentice (beginning at 8 years), Core Apprentice (beginning at about 12 years) and Company

Apprentice, before spending an average of three years as company members. In addition, annual

auditions attract aspiring artists from regional performing arts schools and competition-based

studios. By the time they complete high school, CCDT dancers have already spent several

seasons coming to understand the rigours and rewards of life in a dance company and are ideally

equipped to chart their future path.

Former CCDT members have furthered their training at prestigious programs including The Juilliard

School, SUNY Purchase, The Rotterdam Dance Academy and London Contemporary Dance

School. They have gone on to dance with renowned companies including Mark Morris Dance

Group, Doug Varone and Dancers, Gallim Dance, Toronto Dance Theatre, Winnipeg Contemporary

Dance, Conny Janssen Danst, Wayne McGregor l Random Dance, Matthew Bourne’s AiMP and

Skånes Dansteater. Others have founded their own companies and made their mark internationally

as choreographers including Matthias Sperling, Patricia Quevedo, Belinda McGuire, David

Norsworthy, Miranda Abbott, Jordana Deveau and Ula Sickle.

About the Hartt School of Dance Division The Hartt School Dance Division, originally the School of the Hartford Ballet, is a premiere pre-professional BFA program at The University of Hartford distinctive for its focus on classical and contemporary techniques. The school is host to renowned teaching artists who have worked closely with leading figures in 20th century dance, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, José Limón and Anthony Tudor as well as guest artists who represent the forefront of contemporary dance. Its alumni work in a wide variety of professional companies and schools throughout the nation.

JENNIFER BINVERSIE (Dancer) grew up in Manitowoc, WI and attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Virginia School of the Arts and the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance, before coming to the Hartt School. She is a Dance Pedagogy major, with minors in Performing Arts Management and Entrepreneurial Studies, expecting to graduate in 2016.

CALVIN BITTNER (Dancer) grew up in Rocky Mount, NC, first studying ballet at the Rocky Mount Dance Academy, then at the Raleigh School of Ballet, in Raleigh, North Carolina. He graduated from the school in 2013, and was accepted into the University of Hartford, The Hartt School. He majors in Dance Performance, and is working towards graduation from the University of Hartford Honors Program in spring of 2017.

HANNAH COLLINS (Dancer) was born and raised in Japan. She started dancing ballet at a local studio at the age of six. She moved to New York at the age of 15 to attend Fiorello H. LaGuardia Performing Arts High School. She is a Dance Performance major at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, expecting to graduate in 2016.

MICHELLE CUDDY (Dancer) is from Bolton, MA. She began dancing at L’Ecole de Ballet and has most recently attended summer programs including The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She is currently attending The Hartt School at the University of Hartford pursuing a Dance Performance major and a Psychology minor. She expects to graduate in 2016.

FRANCES FULLER (Dancer) is from Sayreville, New Jersey. She studied at The Dance Stop Dance Education Center, Summer Intensives at Perry Mansfield, Hubbard Street Chicago, and at Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet. Attending The Hartt School at the University of Hartford, she is a Dance Major, Emphasis on Ballet Pedagogy, aiming for graduation in 2017.

TY LYONS GRAYNOR (Dancer) is originally from Long Island, NY. He studies Dance Performance at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, and is expected to graduate in 2018.

MARJORIE GROSS (Dancer) grew up in Columbus, OH, where she began her training at K-Studio and BalletMet. She is currently a senior in the Hartt School, University of Hartford, under the direction of Stephen Pier. She is expected to graduate in May 2016, with a BFA in Dance Performance and minors in Entrepreneurial Studies and Performing Management.

KAYLA HAMILTON (Dancer) is from Carmel, NY, and studied at the Logrea Dance Academy. She is a Dance major with an Emphasis in Ballet Pedagogy at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, expecting to graduate in 2017.

JOSEPH HEITMAN (Dancer) is from Middletown, CT, and studied at The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and New England Ballet. He is a Dance Performance Major at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, expecting to graduate in 2017.

ISAAC LERNER (Dancer) is from Redding, CT and studied dance at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance during high school. He is a senior at The Hartt School, University of Hartford as a Dance Performance Major, expecting to graduate in 2016. He performed many works by José Limón at the Hartt School including The Wingéd, Mazurkas, and Psalm as well as works by Doug Varone and Take Ueyama.

KAREEM LEWIS (Dancer), a native of Boston, MA, began his formal dance training at the Boston Arts Academy, and is currently a senior Ballet Pedagogy Major at the Hartt school, graduating in 2016.

Currently residing in Hartford, Connecticut, SARAH NULSEN (Dancer, alternate) is a Dance Performance major at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, Class of 2018.

Originally from Redding, CT, DANIELLA PARISOT (Dancer, alternate) began her studies at Wilton Dance Studio, later studying at The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance. She is currently a junior at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, where she is earning a BFA in Dance Performance, with a Ballet Pedagogy Emphasis. She expects to graduate in 2017.

MARIELENA QUINTANAR (Dancer, alternate) is from originally Carlisle, PA where she studied at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for ten years before coming to the Hartt School. She is a major at UHart in Dance Performance and will graduate in 2018.

VICTORIA SAMES (Dancer) is originally from Annapolis, MD and is currently studying at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, earning her BFA in Ballet Pedagogy and Performance. She expects to graduate in the spring of 2017.

LAUREN TURLEY (Dancer) is from Dennisport, MA. She studied at Reaching Heart School of Ballet on Cape Cod and has attended summer programs, most recently San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She is a Dance major with an Emphasis in Ballet Pedagogy at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, expecting to graduate in May 2016.

About the Meadows Dance Ensemble of Southern Methodist University

SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, a charter member of the National Association of Schools of Dance, develops disciplined, versatile dance artists through a balanced study of ballet, modern and jazz techniques, theory and repertory. Students perform masterworks by acclaimed 20th-century choreographers such as Balanchine and Graham as well as contemporary masters such as Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp. Master classes, residencies and guest choreographers are a regular part of the academic year. In addition to appearing in critically acclaimed performances on campus, students have performed in major venues in the Dallas Arts District, where they have appeared with the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Meadows Symphony Orchestra. Alumni perform with renowned dance organizations worldwide, grace the Broadway stage, and direct successful companies and schools.

GRACE CUNY (Dancer) began her ballet training under the direction of Paul Mejia and Maria Balogh in Arlington, Texas. Her past summer intensives include the Jillana School, SAB, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, and most recently the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. In 2013 she danced as an intern for the Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Grace currently attends SMU as a Dance and English major.

DEEPA LIEGEL (Dancer), originally from Seattle, WA studied at Cornish College’s Preparatory Department under Steve Casteel, Pat Hon and Brenna Monroe-Cook. Ms. Liegel also studied classical Indian Kathak dance with Leela Kathak Dance. Currently, Ms. Liegel is working towards a BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in Arts Management at Southern Methodist University. She is honored and excited to perform at the Limón Dance Company’s 70th Anniversary Festival!

ZACH BIEHL (Dancer), was born in Spring, Texas and received his pre-collegiate training from Revolve Dance Company, performing alongside them throughout the Houston metroplex. Zach is now in his third year at SMU, double majoring in dance performance and creative computation. At SMU, Zach has been afforded the opportunities to work with choreographers such as Adam Hougland, Bill T. Jones, Danny Buraczeski, Joshua Peugh, and Christopher Dolder. He is interested in layering computational art and dance to craft environments warranting investigation

ALEX DRUZBANSKI (Dancer)

Southern Methodist University class of 2016, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater's Peter Pan (2011), John Neumeier's Streetcar Named Desire (2012), Bruce Woods' My Brothers Keeper (2013), George Balanchine's Valse Fantasie (2013), Joost Vrouenraets' Rite of Spring (2013), Antony Tudor's Dark Elegies (2013), Bill T. Jones' D-Man in the Water (2014), Adam Hougland's Cold Virtues (2014), Danny Buraczeski's Ezekiel's Wheel (2015) John Selya's Dark Side (2015)

REID CONLON (Dancer), born and raised in Canton, Michigan, is currently a Junior Dance Major at Southern Methodist University. He has been dancing since the age of six and specializes in Jazz and Musical Theatre. While at SMU, Reid has performed many pieces from esteemed choreographers such as Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Bob Fosse, Daniel Buraczeski, John Selya, Christopher Dolder, and now José Limón. Reid’s dream is to have a long and prosperous career on Broadway.

EMILY BERNET (Dancer), a native of Dallas, TX, is currently pursuing a BFA in Dance Performance at Southern Methodist University. She is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and is a founding company member of Joshua L. Peugh's Dark Circles Contemporary Dance. Emily has also studied with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Other credits include works by Joost Vrouenraets, Takehiro Ueyama, Larry Keigwin and Mike Esperanza.

HOPE ENDRENYI (Dancer) is a senior dance major at Southern Methodist University. During her time there, she has performed works by Danny Buraczeski, Adam Hougland, Bob Fosse, Anthony Tudor, and now José Limón ! Hope also works with PrismCo.- a movement theatre company based in Dallas, TX specializing in interdisciplinary, collaborative storytelling. She is delighted to be at the Joyce to celebrate the Limón Dance Company!

ADRIAN AGUIRRE (Dancer) is originally from El Paso, TX, and is attending school in Dallas at Southern Methodist University where he studies Dance Performance and Film. He has worked with choreographers such as Alex Sanchez, Danny Buraczesky, Christopher Dolder, Adam Hougland, Cathy Young, and Joost Vrouenraets. Currently a senior, Adrian plans to combine both of his degrees and showcase choreography through film.

MICHAEL STONE (Dancer) began his training at age 14 in Lewisville, TX, and quickly found his passion for ballet. He is currently a junior at Southern Methodist University. He has had the opportunity to train under master teachers such as John Gardner, Helen Starr, Thom Clower, David Howard, Dylan Crossman, Daniel Ulbricht, and Gillian Murphy as well as Joshua Peugh, Adam Hougland, and Danny Buraczecki. He is a Guest Artist with North Central Ballet Theater, Festival Ballet Theater, and Collin County Ballet Theatre.

MALLORY (Dancer) is a Dallas native graduating from Southern Methodist University in December 2015 with a major in Dance Performance and a minor in Applied Physiology and Health Management. She was a trainee at the Joffrey Ballet School and trained with Darla Hoover at Ballet Academy East. Mallory danced with Dark Circles Contemporary Dance USA in their 2012-2013 season and has performed with the Bruce Wood Dance Project in Dallas, TX.

SALVATORE BONILLA (Dancer) is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is also a Junior at Southern Methodist University studying Dance Performance. He has performed works by Bill T. Jones, Adam Houghland, and Joshua Peugh during his time at SMU so far. He is also a former member of Joshua Peugh's Dark Circles Contemporary Dance company.

RAUL MACHORRO (Dancer) is a graduate of the high school for the performing arts in Houston. He trained at Houston Ballet Academy, the Rock School, and Ballet Austin. He has danced for the Houston Grand Opera. Los Angeles Opera, West Palm Beach Opera, So You Think You Can Dance, the Latin Grammys, Tokyo DISNEY SEA (Dancer) and several commercials including Subway, Nokia, and Albertsons. He has choreographed for recording artist Taio Cruz and Diego Boneta. In 2012 he was commissioned to choreograph "Nighthawks" for Troupe Vertigo at the Ford amphitheater in Hollywood. He is grateful to perform the work of José Limón with the beautiful SMU cast.

SUMMER MYATT (Dancer), a graduate of Booker T. Washington HSPVA, is currently a senior at Southern Methodist University, pursuing her BFA in Dance Performance. During her time at SMU, she’s had the pleasure of working with choreographers such as Joost Vrouenraets, Adam Houghland, Sarah Stackhouse, Donald Mahler, and Joshua Peugh; her own choreography has also been performed in the Brown Bag Dance Series at SMU. Summer is excited and grateful to be performing in the José Limón International Dance Festival.

About the Tisch Department of Dance at New York University At the Tisch Department of Dance, we seek to develop and prepare fully realized dance artists to be critical thinkers, fearless leaders, and fluent performers.

Our bachelor’s and master’s programs emphasize the techniques of ballet and contemporary dance, with equal emphasis on performance and choreography. Tisch’s location in the dance capital of the world New York City allows students to frequent performances by internationally acclaimed

companies. Our own concert series provides students an opportunity to choreograph and dance for a live audience. Graduates have the reputation of being creative muses and innovative choreographers; they find success in concert and commercial settings, performing with world-class dance companies, and appearing on Broadway, Radio City Music Hall and at the Metropolitan Opera.

JUSTIN FAIRCLOTH (Dancer) is from Raleigh, North Carolina, where he began his dance training under Christy Curtis at CC & Company Dance Complex. He went on to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts performing works by José Limón, Brenda Daniels, and Juel Lane. So far at NYU-Tisch, Justin has workshopped pieces by Cherylyn Lavagnino, Giada Ferrone, and many student choreographers. Now, he is performing with Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance while completing his final year at the school.

Born in San Diego, California, STANLEY GAMBUCCI (Dancer) started his dance training at The Dance Academy in La Jolla. He is currently pursuing his BFA at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and has performed works by Seán Curran, James Martin, and several student choreographers. This year he will be joining NYU’s Second Avenue Dance Company and be featured in guest works by Gregory Dolbashian, Netta Yerushalmy, and José Limón.

MADELINE JAFARI (Dancer) hails from Austin, TX where she trained at Tapestry Dance Co. She has also studied at The Ailey School, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Toscana Dance Hub, and the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance. She has had the pleasure to dance the works of Giada Ferrone, Vita Osojnik, Gina Patterson, Michelle Dorrance, Deborah Jowitt, and Seán Curran. Ms. Jafari is in her final year as a dance major at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

CARLY KRULEE (Dancer) is a student at New York University working towards a BFA in dance. Dance experiences include Evanston Dance Ensemble and summer intenstives with Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Point Park University, Toscana Dance HUB (Florence, Italy) and classes with Pam Pietro, Sean Curran, Gus Soloman and Elizabeth Coker. This year she will be in pieces choreographed by Netta Yerushalmy, Vita Osojnik, and a Limon piece reconstructed by Kristen Foote. She looks forward to exploring the curiosities of dance.

SARAH MACKENZIE (Dancer) was born in Durban, South Africa and she started studying ballet when she moved to the United States with her family in 2001. She trained at Pontecorvo Ballet Studios, and has studied at ABT, Houston Ballet, and LINES Ballet. Sarah has performed in works by George Balanchine, Gregory Dawson, Tong Wang, Seán Curran, and Selena Chau. Currently, she is pursuing her BFA at NYU Tisch School of the Arts where she will join the Second Avenue Dance Company.

XENIA MANSOUR (Dancer) began her formal training at the Academy of Movement and Music in Oak Park, Illinois, under the direction of Stephanie Clemens. There, Mansour performed a variety of works with the resident company, MOMENTA, including those of Doris Humphrey. Mansour has also had additional summer study at LINES Ballet, The Juilliard School, San Francisco Conservatory

JARED MCABOY (Dancer) is from Kent, Washington and trained for ten years at Allegro Performing Arts Academy in a wide variety of styles including ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap and hip hop. His training also includes attending the Juilliard 2012 Summer Dance Intensive and the LINES 2014 Summer Ballet Program. He is currently in his third year at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and will be performing works from José Limón and Vita Osojnik.

About the Dance Division of the Julliard School The Juilliard School Dance Division was established in 1951 with founding director Martha Hill, becoming the first major teaching institution to combine equal instruction in both contemporary and classical techniques. Under the artistic direction of Lawrence Rhodes since 2002, the Division’s 96 dancers work towards a four-year B.F.A. degree, graduating to perform with prominent dance companies in the United States and abroad. With upcoming performances both nationally and internationally, Juilliard Dance is poised to continue its role as a leader in dance.

www.juilliard.edu/dance

CLEO PERSON (Dancer) is currently a senior at The Juilliard School. Cleo has danced at BAM Fisher, the Guggenheim Museum, City Center in the Fall for Dance festival, and in the Chicago Dancing Festival. She has performed works by Martha Graham, Eliot Feld, Brian Brooks, Donald McKayle, and Kate Weare, among others, and is a 2013 Young Arts winner. An ardent collaborator and community outreach enthusiast, she teaches with Artists Striving to End Poverty, and is a founding member of the Arts Fusion Initiative and DaretoCreate Dance Collective.

MARK SAMPSON (Dancer), originally from Prince Edward Island, Canada, started his professional training at the National Ballet School of Canada and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. He is a senior at The Juilliard School where he has performed pieces by José Limón, Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Camille Brown, Brian Brooks and Kate Weare. Outside of school Mark was awarded a grant to create an evening length work, Banquet, which was presented in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

TAYLOR JOHNSON (Dancer), a native of Columbus, Ohio, began her pre-professional career in a nonprofit contemporary company “Exhale Dance Tribe” and is now a fourth year at The Juilliard School. She has worked with Camille A. Brown, Brian Brooks, and Kate Weare, as well as performed works of José Limón, Merce Cunningham, and Eliot Feld. Taylor was also a creator and dancer in the arts fusion initiative project entitled Into the Sun, an interdisciplinary work that toured around Kansas and Missouri.

About North Carolina School of the Arts The School of Dance

The purpose of the School of Dance is to identify and prepare young, talented dancers for professional performing careers. Our rigorous and nurturing conservatory approach develops technically sound, artistically sensitive and stylistically versatile dancer-artists. Distinguished full-time faculty work closely with students and share their professional expertise through a unique and comprehensive curriculum. Visiting guest artists, choreographers and company residencies bring fresh perspectives on current trends in the field. Recognizing that performing is an integral component of dance training, the School of Dance offers regular performance opportunities and is committed to presenting world-class repertory in our concerts. The School of Dance awards the High School Diploma with concentrations in Ballet and Contemporary Dance and the Bachelor of Fine Arts and the Undergraduate Arts Certificate with concentrations in Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Both concentrations emphasize the strong fundamentals particular to each, while looking to the other discipline for cross-training, collaboration and inspiration.

http://www.juilliard.edu/dance

About the School of Dance at the University of Arizona The University of Arizona School of Dance (Tucson, AZ) is unique in its equal emphasis on ballet, modern and jazz dance training. It is through performing that students are fully able to integrate and apply what they have learned in the classroom. With the extensive number of performances each season, students grow increasingly more comfortable, spontaneous and free to take risks on stage. The UA Dance Ensemble is comprised of B.F.A. and M.F.A. students, privileged to perform in the state-of-the-art performance facility: The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre. Dancers enjoy a large performance season, averaging over 30 main stage concerts a year. The UA Dance Ensemble has made 14 trips to 9 different countries, performing in Europe, Asia and South America, and has performed as well in important venues in the U.S., including the Kennedy Center in D.C. and the Joyce Theatre in NYC.

ZACHARY BIRDWELL (Dancer) is from Mesa, Arizona and is currently a senior at the University of Arizona. He recently received the 2015 Creative Achievement Award from the School of Dance. He is also a 3rd degree black belt and certified instructor in American Taekwondo. Zachary would like to thank his family, his dance faculty, and the Limón Foundation for this incredible opportunity.

KEVYN R. BUTLER, (Dancer), originally from Oakland, CA, will be graduating from the University of Arizona in the Spring of 2016 with a BFA in Dance along with a BA in Africana Studies. For the past four years Kevyn has been a Fine Arts Scholarship recipient and has worked with choreographers and teacher such as Reginald Rey-Savage, Robert Garland, and Leyland Simmons.

DANIEL GILMORE (Dancer), a Tucson Native, is a second year BFA Dance Major at the University of Arizona. Daniel owes his dance career to Tammy Dyke-Compton, Douglas Nielsen and Melissa Lowe, who were the first teachers to believe in him. Their continual support and encouragement has created the dancer he is today. Daniel would also like to thank his Burklyn Ballet Theatre family for their amazing friendship and helping him pursue his dreams.

ALAN GONZALEX (Dancer) is in his Senior year at the University of Arizona. He is from Tucson, Arizona, but raised and educated in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. As a frontier citizen, Alan gained the knowledge to develop art from two contrasting countries. He found a strong passion for art and he has been recognized as a leader and promoter of art and dance. Among his inspiring instructors are Aurora Goncalves-Shaner, Cory Gram, James Clouser, Kim Robard, Amy Ernst, Douglas Nielsen, Tamara Dyke and David Taylor. Gonzalez has had the opportunity to dance for Art.If.Act dance project, Kim Robards Dance and Zikr Dance Ensemble.

JACK HALBERT (Dancer) was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. He is a junior at the University of Arizona School of Dance. He has received numerous scholarship awards. Jack would like to thank Douglas Nielsen, Amy Ernst and Colin Connor for this opportunity, and their hard work throughout this process. He would also like to recognize his dad, mom, and sister, Annie, for all of their love and support over the years. He is overjoyed they are here today.

JOHN ALEXANDER MCBRIDE (Dancer) is from Lafayette, Louisiana and is currently a senior at the University of Arizona. In addition to pursuing his BFA in dance, he spent the last summer training as an apprentice with River North Dance Chicago. One of the highlights of his college career was getting to work personally with Edward Vilella who coached him through Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux. Alex is incredibly honored to be a part of the Limón Festival and would like to thank all involved.

MITCHELL MCCROSKEY (Dancer) is from Overland Park, Kansas and is currently a sophomore at the University of Arizona where he studies dance. He was a competitive gymnast for 13 years and achieved a competitive level of 9. He has now been dancing for 3 years and plans to pursue his dance career after college. Mitchell would like to thank his family, professors, and Miller Marley for

all of their support in his dance career. He would also like to thank the Limón Foundation for this incredible opportunity.

OMAR RIVERA (Dancer) is from Dallas, Tx where he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, and is now a Sophomore at the University of Arizona School of Dance. Some of Omar's most influential teachers in modern dance include Aurelia Weiss, Kate Walker, Amy Ernst, and Douglas Nielsen. Omar has performed works by choreographers including Robert Battle, Desmond Richardson, Dwight Rhoden, Jessica Lang, Takehiro Ueyama, and José Limón. Omar is beyond thankful and excited to be performing "Unsung" by José Limón at The Joyce Theatre.

DREW TRAVIS ROBINSON (Dancer) of Largo, Florida is a junior Dance major at The University of Arizona. He owes his modern training to Tamara Dyke-Compton, Amy Ernst, and Douglas Nielsen (all from UA) and Patricia L Paige-Parks (Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School). He is both honored and humbled to represent his school, teachers, and himself at such a prestigious festival.

ELLIOTT TRAHAN (Dancer) is from Lafayette, Louisiana, where he has had 12 years of dance experience. He is currently a freshman, and is thrilled to have been given this opportunity to travel and perform with the University of Arizona School of Dance so early in his college career.

About the University of Taipei The Department of Dance at the University of Taipei was founded in 1998 and was subsequently headed by Prof. Chang Li-Chu and Prof. Tsai Li-hua, the first and second directors, who contributed to the department with their meticulous planning. With the hard work of its faculty, the department has been able to speedily develop with a sound basis, bringing the power of culture and art into higher institutions of education. Embracing a unique and professional spirit, we have gained the recognition of many other sectors of the professional and academic worlds, and we have maintained our efforts in producing skilled practitioners in the arts.

YI SHAO LI (Dancer) was born and raised in Taiwan. Li has toured with 2003 Kaohsiung Jazz Ballet Dance Company in the work entitled Urban Jungle. She has performed Jazz on Ice and the rite of spring a new chapter Jingzhe and spring occasion in 2013 with KJBDC. Li is a junior at the Dept. of Dance, University of Taipei, and she has been actively engaged in all the productions of the department.

WENDY WU (Dancer) is from Tainan, Taiwan. Wu is a junior at the Department of Dance, University of Taipei. She majors in Ballet and minors in Modern Dance. She loves to dance more than anything. Her family is her strong support for her dedication in dancing. Hsiaochen Yeh is from Hsinchu, Taiwan. She's attending Department of Dance, University of Taipei. This is the senior year at the university. She double majors in both Modern dance and Chinese dance with a minor in ballet. She has danced for 10 years.

LIANG YUN KUO (Dancer) comes from Taipei, Taiwan. She is a senior at the Department of dance University of Taipei, majors in modern dance and minors in Chinese dance. She has danced for 12 years. Kuo is interested in both choreographing and performing. She has created a few works, sabotage, dimensional body, and split... among others.

CHENGHAO JIN (Dancer) comes from Taipei, Taiwan and is currently a student at the Department of Dance, University of Taipei. He has a major in ballet dance and minor in modern dance. Jin enjoys dancing and has been doing so for 6 years.

OSCAR YEN (Dancer) has studied at the University of Taipei since 2014. He is a Taiwanese

aborigines Amis who likes to dance. Yen loves to dance to tell a story to the audience.

FANGHSIN (Dancer) comes from Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She is a senior at the Department of Dance, University of Taipei with a major in ballet and minor in modern dance. She has studied dance for 13 years.

YAOCHUN (Dancer) comes from Taoyuan, Taiwan. He is a senior at the Department of Dance, University of Taipei with a major in modern dance and minor in Chinese dance. Yen started dancing in high school.

JAINN SHEUAN LEE (Dancer), also known as Andy Lee,I graduated from The Affiliated Senior High School of Taipei National University of Art. Lee is studying at the Dance Department of University of Taipei. He has been dancing for 6 years, and he wants to be a professional dancer in the future.

CHENYU (Dancer) comes from Tainan, Taiwan. She is studying at the Dance Department of University of Taipei. Her major is ballet with a minor in modern dance. ChenYu has been actively involved in the annual performance of the Department since 2013.

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