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.

Marjorie Luke Theater
721 E Cota St, Santa Barbara

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:

Colleen Bialas
Kaitlyn Ezell
Sam Mitchell
Christina Sanchez
Eduardo Cueto
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

Choreography by Carrie Diamond
Music: Buxtehude: Adagio and Allegro by David Noon
Costumes by Jana Rosenblatt
The Muses
Ellen O’Connell and Aimee Lopez

The Bemused
Colleen Bialas, Eduardo Cueto, Sam Mitchell and Christina Sanchez

Midnight Tangle (1991) — West Coast Premiere

Choreography by Lizabeth Skalski
Music: Selections from Kleine Dreigroschenmusik by Kurt Weill
Costumes by Linda Hayes
This work was made possible through a private donation.
Danced by Kaitlyn Ezell and Shane Scopatz

Premonition (1990) — West Coast Premiere

Choreography by Benjamin Harkarvy
Music: Introduction and Allegro by Maurice Ravel
Costumes by Jana Rosenblatt
Lighting by Kim Hanson
Mr. Harkarvy created this work with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts
Carlos Fittante with Colleen Bialas, Ellen O’Connell and Aimee Lopez

New Step Rag (1994) — West Coast Premiere

Choreography by Carrie Diamond
Music: Rag by Eric Valinsky
New Step Rag was made possible in part by a Space Grant from the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center
Danced by Colleen Bialas
Pianist: Eric Valinsky

Amantes (2002) — West Coast Premiere

Choreography by Carlos Fittante
Music: Cosas de Enamorados by Juan Gabriel
Costumes by Islene Pinder
Mask: I. Nyoman Renu from Singapadu, Bali
Amantes was first performed in December, 2002
Danced by Carlos Fittante

Terra Incognita (2006) — World Premiere

Choreography by Carrie Diamond
Music: Selected Mazurkas by Frederic Chopin
(Sometimes the most unrecognizable terrain is found in the most familiar people and places…)
Costumes by Stacie Logue and Maria Cabrera

Eduardo Cueto, Aimee Lopez
Colleen Bialas, Ellen O’Connell
and a special appearance by Juliana Bertelsen