Debut Performance : March, 2006
Featuring guest artists Carlos Fittante and Juliana Bertelsen, the two-day run at the Marjorie Luke Theater included six local dancers, two talented students, and the World Premiere of Terra Incognita by Carrie Diamond, performed to Chopin played by music director Eric Valinsky, as well as the West Coast premieres of The Triumph of Terpsichore (Buxtehude arranged by David Noon) and New Step Rag by Diamond (music composed and performed by Valinksy), Midnight Tangle by Lizabeth Skalski, Amantes by Carlos Fittante, and Premonition by Benjamin Harkarvy. The performance was presented in memory of Helen Valinsky, Leal Anne Mertes and Benjamin Harkarvy.
March 11, 2006 at 8:00 pm and March 12, 2006 at 2:00 pm
In Memory of Helen Valinsky, Leal Anne Mertes and Benjamin Harkarvy
Carrie Diamond, Artistic Director
Eric Valinsky, Music Director
Featuring Guest Artists
Carlos Fittante and Juliana Bertelsen
The Dancers:
Kaitlyn Ezell
Sam Mitchell
Christina Sanchez
Aimee Lopez
Ellen O’Connell
Shane Scopatz
Technical Staff:
Samantha Szigeti, Stage Manager
Rich Hoag, assistant stage manager
Chad Colley, sound operator
The Program
The Triumph of Terpsichore (1991) — West Coast Premiere
Ellen O’Connell and Aimee Lopez
The Bemused
Colleen Bialas, Eduardo Cueto, Sam Mitchell and Christina Sanchez
Midnight Tangle (1991) — West Coast Premiere
Premonition (1990) — West Coast Premiere
New Step Rag (1994) — West Coast Premiere
Pianist: Eric Valinsky
Amantes (2002) — West Coast Premiere
Terra Incognita (2006) — World Premiere
Eduardo Cueto, Aimee Lopez
Colleen Bialas, Ellen O’Connell
and a special appearance by Juliana Bertelsen