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The Night Before Christmas
"XMAS PHILES"
(World Premiere)
A tapestry of holiday music, mixing traditional and contemporary versions of holiday classics in a modern dance setting with a "Hollywood" flavor. Wacko, funny, somewhat ironic and Xmas with a twist, saving us all from the dreadful onslaught of endless nutcracking.
Choreographer: Daniel Ezralow
Music: Various Artists
Lighting Design/Execution: William H. Grant, III
Costume Design: Jackson Lowell
Costume Execution: Natasha Guruleva
Cast:
Francisco Gella, Warren B. Griffin, III, Gabriele Tesfa Guma,
Romnee Marisa Hayes, Kristen J.S. Irby, Ahmad Lemons, Roxanne Lyst,
Willia-Noel Montague, Odara Nefertiti Jabali-Nash, Marc Aurel Nelles,
Antonio Sisk, Allyson Triplett, Tracy Vogt, Dawn-Marie Watson, Hollie Wright
Dance List:
1. WHITE XMAS
2. RUDOLF: Romnee Hayes with Roxanne Lyst, Willia- Noel Montague, Odara N.J. Nash, Allyson Triplett, Dawn-Marie Watson, Hollie Wright
3. BOXES: Warren B. Griffin, Kristen Irby, Allyson Triplett, Hollie Wright
4. DRUIDS: Tracy Vogt & Ahmad Lemons, Antonio Sisk & Odara N.J Nash, Marc Aurel Nelles & Dawn- Marie Watson, Willia-Noel Montague & Gabriele Tesfa Guma, Roxanne Lyst & Francisco Gella
5. TWAS: Warren B. Griffin, III & Kristen Irby
6. 12 DAZ: Gabriele Tesfa Guma, Warren B. Griffin, III, Romnee Hayes, Ahmad Lemons, Roxanne Lyst, Odara N.J Nash, Willia-Noel Montague, Marc Aurel Nelles, Antonio Sisk, Allyson Triplett, Tracy Vogt, Dawn- Marie Watson, Hollie Wright
7. BLUE: Francisco Gella with Romnee Hayes, Ahmad Lemons, Roxanne Lyst, Willia-Noel Montague, Odara N.J Nash, Marc Aurel Nelles Antonio Sisk, Allyson Triplett, Tracy Vogt Dawn-Marie Watson, Hollie Wright
8. FaLaLaLa: Entire Company
9. NY EVE: Tracy Vogt with Gabriele Tesfa, Guma, Kristen Irby Ahmad Lemons, Antonio Sisk
10. PICKETS: Francisco Gella, Warren B, Griffin, III, Romnee Hayes, Antonio Sisk, Hollie Wright
11. SANTAS IN BLACK: All Company men
12. SILENT NIGHT: Entire Company
13. "STORE WARS": Kristen Irby & Marc Aurel Nelles with rest of the Company
14. ZAT YOU S.C.: Hollie Wright with rest of the Company
15. S.C. IS COMING TO TOWN: Entire Company
Note:
Should you attend this event, there are three other productions not included in the WHYY broadcast, but that are part of "The Night Before Christmas":
"JOY" The Joy of Hanukkah (World Premiere, 1989)
Danced by the Company, this neo-classic modern work is a joyous celebration set to the propulsive qualities of its Bach score. Choreographer: Milton Myers
"LA VALSE" (excerpt) The Whirl of "LA VALSE" for a New Year's Eve Celebration (Company Premiere, 1979/Revival 1998)
A passionate contest to attract the favor of two male figures. Using 8-10 dancers, 'La Valse' "evolves into a virtual bacchanal of whirling bodies," says the Philadelphia Daily News. A waltz at its most demonical speed that rose from simple beginning, to a feverish whirl of virtuoso lifts, turns and bodies flung through space at a dizzy pace. Choreographer: Gene Hill Sagan
"EXOTICA" The "EXOTICA" of Kwanzaa and the African-American Diaspora
(Company Premiere, 1999 - Philadelphia)
"Exotica" is a variation of "No More Exotica," an excerpt from a full evening work "Lessons". "Exotica" begins with a judgment parade, drops down to a testimony of compassion and then goes into the contemporary plea of Wunmi Olaiya's, "Woman Child." Choreographer: Ronald K. Brown
THIS PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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