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InnerLandscapes Dance Theater

Merce Cunningham Studio
55 Bethune Street, 11th Floor
corner of Bethune & Washington
ACEL subways 14th St. / 8th Ave.

October 20, Fri. at 9pm • 21, Sat. & 22, Sun. at 8pm, 2006
Tickets $20 & $15 Students
718-233-9256
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performers:
RUTH ANSLEM
JOHNNY DeARDEN
JOSHUA EKBLOM
DANIEL GAITAN
CHARLES HEIL
TIM INTRAVIA
JULIANNE NELSON
KATHRYN PADBERG
ESTHER PALMER
AMITI PERRY
MARY TATEOSSIAN
LAUREN VALENTINE
MARCOS VEDOVETO
RENZO VITTERI
IRIS WILSON
REEMA ZAMAN

musicians/composers/collaborators:
KELLY ALBA
ROBERT FEDERICO
MONICA LAI
 DAVID MORNEAU
A. DOUGLAS SMITH

lighting designer:
ALBERTO BOHL

sound:
LUIS GABRIEL ZARAGOZA

stage manager:
JANICE GOLDBERG

	Watershed (2005) choreography: Amiti Perry performer: Amiti Perry additional performers: Ruth Anselm, Esther Palmer music: “The Council” and “Last Contact” by Evelyn Glennie & David Motion, “Glennie: Shadow Behind the Iron Sun,” BMG Entertainment, 1999/2000; “I Love You Like Forgetting” by Antlerand, “Branches,” Sound Family Records, 2006. Special thanks to Esther Palmer, Blake Beckham and Michael Estanich.
	A/break:1 (premiere) choreography: Amiti Perry performers: Ruth Anselm, Kathryn Padberg, Lauren Valentine music & video animation: “Amen” by David Morneau, 2006. projection: Esther Palmer Special thanks to Amy Campbell, Sarah Lehman and Ali Simon for their contributions in the early stages of the creation of this work. Additional thanks to David Mourneau for his artistic ingenuity, support and graciousness. Composer’s Notes: The music is built from a 16-beat drum break played by Gregory Coleman in The Winstons’ “Amen My Brother”. This break has been heavily sampled by the hip-hop community and its varied and various suburbs. The sound and excitement of this particular passage are so widely used and recognized that it is referred to simply as the amen break, similar to the rhythm changes in the jazz community.
	Lifeshed (premiere) written, choreographed & directed: Nomi Bachar the cast: The Man: Tim Intravia, Marcos Vedoveto The Girl: Reema Zaman costume and set design: Nomi Bachar video art: Robert Federico music: Shastro sound design: Doug Smith set construction: Ernesto Zamerano Based on a true story about a young man who traveled to Thailand, and there bought a fourteen year old girl from her brother for a week for $1,000. The week began with him having sex with her, and escalated to rape, physical and emotional abuse. The piece explores the torment of victim and victimizer. For more information about the Sex Trade Industry, please visit the following websites: www.state.gov/g/tip | www.crime.about.com/od/sex/a/cst1.htm | www.freeachild.org/facts.html Nomi would like to thank her cast for their creative collaboration.
	Veiled (premiere) choreography: Kathryn Sullivan dancers: Iris Wilson, with Joshua Ekblom, Daniel Gaitan, Marcos Vedoveto, and Renzo Vitteri music collage and visuals: Greg Ottmar, Kathryn Sullivan women’s costume: Yana Schnitzler men’s costume: Kathryn Sullivan Inspired by My Forbidden Face by Latifa. A young woman struggles to maintain her freedom and dignity despite repression. Special thanks to Yana Schnitzler (Human Kinetics) for her creative input.
	Never Give a Lady a Restive Horse (premiere) conceived & choreographed: Nicole Holst text: Nicole Holst, with Gentleman’s text compiled from various Victorian etiquette books circa 1850-1900 (full bibliography available upon request) the cast: (in order of appearance) The Gentleman: Charles Heil The Temptress: Julianne Nelson The Lady: Mary Tateossian The Stag: Johnny DeArden musicians: Kelly Alba (Accordion), Monica Lai (Violin) costumes & slideshow: Nicole Holst music: violin: Various classical pieces arranged by Monica Lai and Nicole Holst, “The Dreamland Waltz” by Leo Friedman/Beth Slader Wilson Accordion: “Inspiración” composed by Peregrino Paulos and Luís Rubinstein, arranged by Walter Kühr Recorded Music: “Swipsey Cakewalk, 1900” by Scott Joplin (Stag’s solo), “Coney Island Baby” by Les Appleton Nicole would like to thank her group of frolickers for their humor, creativity and assistance in making this dream a reality. Special thanks to Tom Tener for all of his support and for acting as my East Coast dad.

 

Musical Interludes performed by Monica Lai

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