Dance: Up Close and Cultural 2009
March 28, 2009 2:00 pm
Carillo Recreation Center
AD&M’s second free public workshop at the Carrillo Recreation Center included excerpts from Carrie Diamond’s Concerto Allegro, Diamond’s Terra Incognita, and Carlos Fittante’s Wayang Blues as well as full performances of Brian Carey Chung’s Interlude and Benjamin Harkarvy’s Premonition. Afro-Brazilian dancing by Rachel Hernandez and Balinese dancing by Carlos Fittante provided the world dance elements.
The Company
Rachel Mann
Christina Sanchez
Stephanie Sivers, soprano
Eric Valinsky, piano and percussion
Philip Hernandez, drummer
Nikolas Valinsky, drummer
Artistic Staff:
Carrie Diamond, founder and artistic director
Eric Valinsky, music director
The Program
Midnight Tangle
Music: Kurt Weill
Costume design: Linda Hayes
Felicia Guzman, Jekyns Pelaez
Prelude from Les Sylphides
Music: Frederic Chopin
Rachel Mann
Piano: Eric Valinsky
Ah Love! Let us be True to One Another
Christina Sanchez, Jekyns Pelaez
Excerpt 2: Trio
Rachel Kaltenbach, Rachel Mann, Christina Sanchez
Choreography: Brian Carey Chung
Costumes: Ann Bruice
Music: Gabriel Fauré
Soprano: Stephanie Sivers
Piano: Eric Valinsky
Demonstration and Kids’ Class
Eight Miniatures
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Felicia Guzman, Rachel Mann, Jekyns Pelaez
I. Iansa, densa dos ventos
Goddess of the winds, traditional Afro-Brazilian dance
Rachel Kaltenbach
Musicians: Philip Hernandez with Nikolas and Eric Valinsky
II. Bloco Afro
Popular dance from the state of Bahia, Brazil
Choreography: Rachel Kaltenbach
Rachel Kaltenbach, Christina Sanchez
Musicians: Philip Hernandez with Nikolas and Eric Valinsky
Rachel Kaltenbach, Christina Sanchez
Afro-Brazilian Class for all ages
Please join us for refreshments following the program.
Gallery
Midnight Tangle
