Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2324 Casting

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 7:30pm

Dancing Spirit
(2009, New Production 2023)
Choreography by Ronald K. Brown
Rehearsal Associates: Arcell Cabuag, Matthew Rushing
Music by Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead, War
Costumes by Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya
Lighting by Clifton Taylor

Happy Birthday, Judith Jamison!

Hannah Alissa Richardson, Deidre Rogan, Khalia Campbell, Jacquelin Harris, Solomon Dumas, Jermaine Terry, Christopher R. Wilson, Michael Jackson, Jr., Patrick Coker

Generous support for this new production of Dancing Spirit was received from an Anonymous supporter, Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund, Dr. Crawford Parker, The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey through the generosity of its donors.

Fabric dyeing of costumes by Shayee Awoyom.

Ronald K. Brown is an advocate for the growth of the African American dance community and uses movement as a way to acquaint audiences with the beauty of traditional African forms and rhythms. Brown founded the Brooklyn-based EVIDENCE, A Dance Company in 1985 and has also set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, PHILADANCO!, and others. Brown choreographed Regina Taylor’s award-winning play, Crowns, for which he won an AUDELCO Award. In addition, he has received a John Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a United States Artists Fellowship, among others.

“The Single Petal of a Rose” by Duke Ellington, performed by Stefon Harris, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment, by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing. “What Have You Done?” by Wynton Marsalis, performed by Wynton Marsalis, Victor Goines, Wycliffe Gordon, Douglas Wamble, Reginald Veal, Herlin Riley, and Eric Lewis, by arrangement with Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, Inc. “The Single Petal of a Rose” performed by Joe Temperley, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment, by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing. “Tsotsobi – The Morning Star (Children)” by Wynton Marsalis, performed by Wynton Marsalis, Yacub Addy, Odadaa!, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, by arrangement Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, Inc. “Everything In Its Right Place”
performed by the Vitamin String Quartet and written by Colin Charles Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Edward John O’Brien, Jonathan Greenwood, and Thomas Edward Yorke, courtesy of Warner Chappell Music LTD (PRS). All rights administered by WC Music Corp. “Flying Machine (The Chase)” written by S. Allen, H. Brown, M. Dickerson, L. Jordan, C. Miller, L. Oskar, and H. Scott,” courtesy of BMG Rights Management.

INTERMISSION

Me, Myself and You

(2023, Bay Area Premiere)
Choreography by Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish
Assistant to the Choreographer, Ronni Favors
Music by Duke Ellington
Arranged by Damien Sneed
Performed by Brandie Sutton
Costumes by Dante Baylor
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish and Joseph Anthony Gaito

Caroline T. Dartey, James Gilmer

The creation of Me, Myself and You is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.

The world premiere of Me, Myself and You is made possible with support from Celestine & Howard Campbell and The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund.

Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish started dancing at the age of five and became the youngest member of Ballet Philippines. She came to the United States as a teenager and studied at The Ailey School, then danced with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Joyce Trisler, and other companies before joining Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1984. She was the first Filipina principal dancer with the company. The New York Times described her as “a cool, still, lyrical center of the Ailey storm.” She was featured in a 1997 Dance Magazine cover article and named by Avenue magazine as one of the 500 most influential Asian Americans. After leaving Ailey in 1997, Roxas-Dobrish continued to appear as a guest for the Ailey company through the years, and she is a faculty member at The Ailey School. She has also taught at Harvard University, Sarah Lawrence College, and other institutions, and received the Ma-Yi Theater Company Award honoring her contributions to the arts. Roxas-Dobrish has choreographed for regional theaters, as well as for Off-Broadway shows in New York, and she has been commissioned to create works internationally and in the United States. She has created dances on film for the 2020 Soho International Film Festival and premiered a dance film for the Philippines’ Fifth Wall Fest in 2021.

“In a Sentimental Mood” by Duke Ellington, used by permission of Sony/ATV Harmony.

PAUSE

Solo
(1997, Bay Area Premiere of New Production 2023)
Choreography by Hans van Manen
Staged by Clifton Brown and Rachel Beaujean
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Costumes by Keso Dekker
Lighting by Joop Caboort

Chalvar Monteiro, Yannick Lebrun, Patrick Coker

This new production of Solo is made possible by the Red Moose Charitable Fund.

Hans van Manen began his career in 1951 as a member of Sonia Gaskell’s Ballet Recital. In 1952, he joined the Netherlands Opera Ballet, where he created his first ballet, Feestgericht in 1957. He was a member of Roland Petit’s company in Paris, Het Nationale Ballet in Amsterdam, and Netherlands Dans Theater, where he later became a choreographer and Artistic Director of the company. He has created more than 150 ballets, each carrying his unmistakable signature of clarity in structure and a refined simplicity of elements, which have earned him the name “the Mondriaan” of dance. Van Manen has staged ballets for companies including Stuttgart Ballett, Berlin Opera, National Ballet of Canada, Royal Danish Ballet, Compañia Nacional de Danza, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, among others. He is the recipient of many awards including the Benois de la Danse for his entire body of work, the prestigious German Dance Prize, and the Erasmus Prize for outstanding achievements in Dutch dance, and was knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands as Commander in the Order of the Dutch Lion. In 2003, the Foundation Hans van Manen, which categorizes and takes inventory of van Manen’s cultural estate so that it may function as a production archive, was officially launched.

Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 – Double: Presto and Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 – Double: Corrente performed by Sigiswald Kuijken and composed Johann Sebastian Bach.

INTERMISSION

Revelations
(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Move, Members, Move” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been ‘Buked (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
The Company

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel (Arranged by James Miller+)
Solomon Dumas, Alisha Rena Peek, Ashley Mayeux

Fix Me, Jesus (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
Khalia Campbell, James Gilmer

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Shawn Cusseaux, Miranda Quinn, Christopher R. Wilson, De’Anthony Vaughan

Wade in the Water (“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins; “A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins)
Samantha Figgins, Renaldo Maurice, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell

I Wanna Be Ready (Arranged by James Miller+)
Yannick Lebrun

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Christopher R. Wilson, Chalvar Monteiro, Xavier Mack

The Day is Past and Gone (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers)
The Company

You May Run On (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
The Company

* used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 7:30pm

Following the Subtle Current Upstream
(2000, Bay Area Premiere of New Production 2023)
Choreography by Alonzo King
Rehearsal Associate, Meredith Webster
Music by Zakir Hussain, Miguel Frasconi, and Miriam Makeba Costumes by Robert Rosenwasser Original Lighting Design by Axel Morgenthaler
Lighting by Al Crawford

“No weapon can pierce the soul; no fire can burn it; no water can moisten it; nor can any wind wither it. The soul is uncleavable [indivisible]; it cannot be burnt or wetted or dried. The soul is immutable, all-permeating, ever calm, and immovable— eternally the same. The soul is said to be imponderable, unmanifested, and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing it to be such, thou should not lament!”
—The Bhagavad Gita II:23-25

Patrick Coker, Caroline T. Dartey, Isaiah Day, Coral Dolphin, Samantha Figgins, Jacquelin Harris, Yannick Lebrun, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Christopher Taylor

This new production of Following the Subtle Current Upstream is made possible by Crawford Parker, M.D.

Alonzo King calls his works “thought structures” formed by the manipulation of energies that exist in matter, through laws that govern the shapes and movement directions of everything that exists. Named a choreographer with “astonishing originality” by the New York Times, King has created works for ABT, Royal Swedish Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, PNB, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Béjart, Frankfurt Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Hong Kong Ballet, Hubbard Street, Ballet Rambert, National Ballet of Canada, and many others. His work has been recognized internationally by the dance world’s most prestigious institutions. Named a Master of Choreography by the Kennedy Center in 2005, King is the recipient of the NEA Choreographer’s Fellowship, the Jacob’s Pillow Creativity Award, the US Artist Award in Dance, the New York “Bessie” Award, and the National Dance Project’s Residency and Touring Awards. In 2015, he received the Doris Duke Artist Award in recognition of his ongoing contributions to the advancement of contemporary dance. Joining historic icons in the field, King was named one of America’s “Irreplaceable Dance Treasures” by the Dance Heritage Coalition. He is a former San Francisco commissioner, and a writer and lecturer on humanity and art. King holds honorary doctorates from Dominican University, the California Institute of the Arts, and the Juilliard School.

“Umhome” – Miriam Makeba (Makeba Music Corp.) courtesy of Novus and Bonji Music distributed by BMG.

INTERMISSION

CENTURY
(2023, Bay Area Premiere)
Choreography by Amy Hall Garner
Rehearsal Associate, Natrea Blake
Music by Various Artists
Costumes by Susan Roemer
Lighting and Scenic Design by Nicole Pearce

CENTURY is a gift through movement and music celebrating the life, resilience, and joy of my grandfather, Henry Spooner, on the eve of his 100th birthday.

Khalia Campbell, Jeroboam Bozeman, Jacquelin Harris, Michael Jackson, Jr., Coral Dolphin, James Gilmer, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Chalvar Monteiro, Isabel Wallace-Green, Christopher R. Wilson

The world premiere of CENTURY is made possible with support from Maury & Joseph Bohan, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kaufman Endowment Fund, and the Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer Endowment Fund.

Amy Hall Garner is an internationally known choreographer based in New York City creating works in the ballet, modern, and theatrical genres. She is a native of Huntsville, Alabama, and a graduate of the Juilliard School. Her work has been commissioned by New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Miami City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, BalletX, Ailey II, ABT Studio Company, Collage Dance Collective, Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum, and the Juilliard School, among others. She created a new children’s ballet titled Rita Finds Home for the Joffrey Ballet and reimagined Baltimore School for the Arts’ new production of The Nutcracker. Garner is the resident choreographer at Carolina Ballet. She coached Grammy Award winner Beyoncé, providing additional choreography for The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Her theatrical choreography credits include The Color Purple (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Choir Boy (Yale Repertory Theatre), and Dreamgirls (Paramount Theatre). Awards and fellowships include participating in Ailey’s New Directions Choreography Lab supported by the Ford Foundation, receiving the Joffrey Ballet’s Winning Works Award, a Virginia B. Toulmin Fellowship through the Center for Ballet and the Arts–National Sawdust Partnership, and a Hearst Choreographer in Residence at Princeton University. Garner is an adjunct professor at New York University’s New School on Broadway at Tisch School of the Arts.

“Basie Land” performed by Count Basie, courtesy of Sierra Music Publications, Inc. “Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Live)” performed by Ray Charles and composed by Irving Berlin. “Why Your Feet Hurt” by Rebirth Brass Band, courtesy of Brass Basin Street Records. “Snowball” by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, courtesy of BMG Rights Management. “Total Praise” performed by Cyrus Chestnut and written by Richard Smallwood, courtesy of Capitol CMG Licensing. “Virgin Jungle” performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, courtesy of G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. “This Could be the Start of Something Big” performed by Count Basie and written by Steve Allen, courtesy of Meadowlane Music, Inc.

INTERMISSION

Are You in Your Feelings?
(2022)
Choreography by Kyle Abraham
Rehearsal Associate, Stephanie Teraski
Music: Various Artists Costumes by Karen Young Lighting by Dan Scully

Caroline T. Dartey, Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins, James Gilmer, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Michael Jackson, Jr., Renaldo Maurice, Ashley Mayeux, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Chalvar Monteiro, Miranda Quinn, Deidre Rogan

The creation of Are You in Your Feelings? was supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.

Are You in Your Feelings? was made possible with major support from Michele & Timothy Barakett, Melinda & Paul Pressler, the Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas S. Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund, and the Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer Endowment Fund.

Additional support was provided by an Anonymous supporter, the Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund, and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey—Sara and Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Kyle Abraham and his choreography have been featured in Document Journal, Ebony, Kinfolk, O Magazine, Vogue, and Vogue UK, among other publications. Abraham is the proud recipient of a Princess Grace Statue Award (2018), Doris Duke Award (2016), and MacArthur Fellowship (2013). He currently serves as the Claude and Alfred Mann Endowed Professor in Dance at the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. Abraham also sits on the advisory board for Dance Magazine and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the inaugural Black Genius Brain Trust, and the inaugural cohort of the Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab, a partnership between the Prada Group, Theaster Gates Studio, Dorchester Industries, and Rebuild Foundation. His company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, is widely considered “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” (The New York Times). Led by Abraham’s innovative vision, the work of A.I.M is galvanized by Black culture and history and grounded in a conglomeration of unique perspectives. Abraham has received commissions from dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the National Ballet of Cuba, New York City Ballet, and the Royal Ballet. Abraham has also choreographed for many of the leading dancers of our time, including Misty Copeland, Calvin Royal III, and Wendy Whelan. For more information, visit aimbykyleabraham.org.

“I Love You” is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. “I Only Have Eyes for You” performed by the Flamingos, courtesy of Warner Chappell. “A Breaux’s Tale” and “Roster” performed by Jazmine Sullivan, courtesy of Warner Chappell and Kobalt Music Publishing. “Forgive Them Father” performed by Lauryn Hill, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing. “That’s How You Feel” performed by Drake, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing. “I’ll Call U Back” performed by Erykah Badu, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing. “Woman to Woman” performed by Shirley Brown, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing. “Symptom Unknown” performed by Maxwell, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing. “Session 32” performed by Summer Walker, courtesy of Warner Chappell. “LOVE. ft. Zacari.” performed by Kendrick Lamar, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, Kobalt Music Publishing, and Universal Music Publishing. “While We’re Young” performed by Jhené Aiko, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing.

Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7pm

Patrick Coker, Caroline T. Dartey, Isaiah Day, Coral Dolphin, Samantha Figgins, Jacquelin Harris, Yannick Lebrun, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Christopher Taylor

This new production of Following the Subtle Current Upstream is made possible by Crawford Parker, M.D.

“Umhome” – Miriam Makeba (Makeba Music Corp.) courtesy of Novus and Bonji Music distributed by BMG.

INTERMISSION

Me, Myself and You

(2023, Bay Area Premiere)
Choreography by Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish
Assistant to the Choreographer, Ronni Favors
Music by Duke Ellington
Arranged by Damien Sneed
Performed by Brandie Sutton
Costumes by Dante Baylor Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish and Joseph Anthony Gaito

Caroline T. Dartey, James Gilmer

The creation of Me, Myself and You is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.

The world premiere of Me, Myself and You is made possible with support from Celestine & Howard Campbell and The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund.

Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish started dancing at the age of five and became the youngest member of Ballet Philippines. She came to the United States as a teenager and studied at The Ailey School, then danced with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Joyce Trisler, and other companies before joining Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1984. She was the first Filipina principal dancer with the company. The New York Times described her as “a cool, still, lyrical center of the Ailey storm.” She was featured in a 1997 Dance Magazine cover article and named by Avenue magazine as one of the 500 most influential Asian Americans. After leaving Ailey in 1997, Roxas-Dobrish continued to appear as a guest for the Ailey company through the years, and she is a faculty member at The Ailey School. She has also taught at Harvard University, Sarah Lawrence College, and other institutions, and received the Ma-Yi Theater Company Award honoring her contributions to the arts. Roxas-Dobrish has choreographed for regional theaters, as well as for Off-Broadway shows in New York, and she has been commissioned to create works internationally and in the United States. She has created dances on film for the 2020 Soho International Film Festival and premiered a dance film for the Philippines’ Fifth Wall Fest in 2021.

“In a Sentimental Mood” by Duke Ellington, used by permission of Sony/ATV Harmony.

INTERMISSION

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been ‘Buked (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
The Company

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel (Arranged by James Miller+)
Solomon Dumas, Alisha Rena Peek, Ashley Mayeux

Fix Me, Jesus (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
Khalia Campbell, Jermaine Terry

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Xavier Mack, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Christopher R. Wilson, Christopher Taylor

Wade in the Water (“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins; “A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins)
Jacquelin Harris, Renaldo Maurice, Constance Stamatiou

I Wanna Be Ready (Arranged by James Miller+)
Vernard J. Gilmore

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Christopher R. Wilson, Chalvar Monteiro, Patrick Coker

The Day is Past and Gone (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers)
The Company

You May Run On (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
The Company

* used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

Music for Revelations performed live by the
Revelations Choir and Band
Damien Sneed, conductor and music director

MUSICIANS
Glen Pearson, piano
Jerry Jordan, bass guitar
Jaz Sawyer, drumset
Christian Pepin, auxiliary percussion

SOLOISTS
Chenee Campbell
Nia Drummond
Marvin Lowe

SOPRANOS
Dr. Candace Kerr Johnson
Rhonda Jones
Leberta Lorál
Eboni Warren
Nicole Williams

ALTOS
Jeannine Anderson
Alfreda Lyons-Campbell*
Elaine Johnson
Megan McQuillin Kellogg
Faith Luster*
Valerie Troutt

TENORS
Ahmad Allen*
Mark Brown*
Jerrell Mason
Alexander Taite

BARITONES
Bradley Kynard
Solas B. Lalgee
Patrick Sturgis*

BASS
Bryan S. Dyer
Sid Smith, III

*additional soloists

Friday, April 5, 2024 at 8pm

Ailey Classics
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
All ballets in Ailey Classics have been restaged by Masazumi Chaya, except where noted.

Excerpt from Memoria
(1979)
Music by Keith Jarrett
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Isabel Wallace-Green, James Gilmer, Michael Jackson, Jr., Samantha Figgins, Caroline T. Dartey, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Renaldo Maurice, Jeroboam Bozeman, Solomon Dumas

“Runes” (Keith Jarrett – Cavelight Music)
Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Charlie Haden, Members of the RSO Stuttgart, Mladen Gutesha
1976 ECM Records GmbH
Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Excerpts from Night Creature
(1974)
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Jane Greenwood
Costumes recreated by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Movement II
Constance Stamatiou, Jermaine Terry & The Company

Movement III
Constance Stamatiou, Solomon Dumas, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Isaiah Day, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Patrick Coker, Caroline T. Dartey, Christopher Taylor, Coral Dolphin, Shawn Cusseaux, Deidre Rogan, Xavier Mack, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, De’Anthony Vaughan

“Night Creature” used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

INTERMISSION

Excerpt from Pas de Duke
(1976)
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Jacquelin Harris, Patrick Coker

“Such Sweet Thunder” used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

Excerpt from Masekela Langage
(1969)
Music by Hugh Masekela
Scenic Design by William Hammond
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Morolo
Constance Stamatiou, Isaiah Day, De’Anthony Vaughan, Xavier Mack

“Morolo” composed by Hugh Masekela.

Excerpt from Opus McShann
(1988)
Music composed by Jay McShann and Walter Brown
Performed by Jay McShann
Sets and costumes by Randy Barcelo
Lighting by Timothy Hunter

Doo Wah Doo
Renaldo Maurice, Jermaine Terry

Excerpt from Love Songs
(1972)
“A Song for You,” music and lyrics by Leon Russell
Sung by Donny Hathaway
Costume by Ursula Reed
Lighting by Shirley Prendergast

Chalvar Monteiro

“A Song for You,” used by arrangement with Universal Music Corp.

Excerpt from For ‘Bird’ – With Love
(1984)|
“A Night In Tunisia,” music by Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
Set and costume design by Randy Barcelo
Lighting by Timothy Hunter

Alto Sax: Jermaine Terry
Trumpet: Renaldo Maurice
Piano: Shawn Cusseaux
Bass: Patrick Coker
Drum: Xavier Mack
Tenor Sax: James Gilmer
Women Close to Him: Samantha Figgins, Deidre Rogan, Coral Dolphin, Hannah Alissa Richardson
Showgirls: Caroline T. Dartey, Isabel Wallace-Green
Club Manager: Jeroboam Bozeman

“A Night In Tunisia” performed by Charlie Parker and John (Dizzy) Gillespie, composed by Coleridge – Taylor Perkinson.

Reflections in D
(1963)
Restaged by Judith Jamison
Music by Duke Ellington (“Reflections in D”)
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

Corrin Rachelle Mitchell

Excerpt from For ‘Bird’ – With Love
(1984)
“Bird Lives” music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Set and costume design by Randy Barcelo
Lighting by Timothy Hunter

Jermaine Terry, Jeroboam Bozeman, Christopher Taylor, Isaiah Day, De’Anthony Vaughan, Shawn Cusseaux, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Isabel Wallace-Green, Kali Marie Oliver, Coral Dolphin

Original music composed, assembled, and conducted by Coleridge Taylor Perkinson

INTERMISSION

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been ‘Buked (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
The Company

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel (Arranged by James Miller+)
Patrick Coker, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Kali Marie Oliver

Fix Me, Jesus (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
Khalia Campbell, James Gilmer

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Shawn Cusseaux, Miranda Quinn, Isaiah Day, De’Anthony Vaughan

Wade in the Water (“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins; “A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins)
Samantha Figgins, Solomon Duma, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell

I Wanna Be Ready (Arranged by James Miller+)
Yannick Lebrun

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Christopher R. Wilson, Isaiah Day, Xavier Mack

The Day is Past and Gone (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers)
The Company

You May Run On (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
The Company

* used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 2pm

Ailey Classics
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
All ballets in Ailey Classics have been restaged by Masazumi Chaya, except where noted.

Excerpt from Memoria
(1979)
Music by Keith Jarrett
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Isabel Wallace-Green, James Gilmer, Michael Jackson, Jr., Samantha Figgins, Caroline T. Dartey, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Renaldo Maurice, Jeroboam Bozeman, Solomon Dumas

“Runes” (Keith Jarrett – Cavelight Music)
Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Charlie Haden, Members of the RSO Stuttgart, Mladen Gutesha
1976 ECM Records GmbH
Used by arrangement with ECM Records

Excerpts from Night Creature
(1974)
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Jane Greenwood
Costumes recreated by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Movement II
Constance Stamatiou, Jermaine Terry & The Company

“Night Creature” used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

INTERMISSION

Excerpt from Pas de Duke
(1976)
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Jacquelin Harris, Patrick Coker

“Such Sweet Thunder” used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

Excerpt from Masekela Langage
(1969)
Music by Hugh Masekela
Scenic Design by William Hammond
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Morolo
Constance Stamatiou, Isaiah Day, De’Anthony Vaughan, Xavier Mack

“Morolo” composed by Hugh Masekela.

Excerpt from Opus McShann
(1988)
Music composed by Jay McShann and Walter Brown
Performed by Jay McShann
Sets and costumes by Randy Barcelo
Lighting by Timothy Hunter

Doo Wah Doo
Renaldo Maurice, Jermaine Terry

Excerpt from Love Songs
(1972)
“A Song for You,” music and lyrics by Leon Russell
Sung by Donny Hathaway
Costume by Ursula Reed
Lighting by Shirley Prendergast

Chalvar Monteiro

“A Song for You,” used by arrangement with Universal Music Corp.

Excerpt from For ‘Bird’ – With Love
(1984)|
“A Night In Tunisia,” music by Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
Set and costume design by Randy Barcelo
Lighting by Timothy Hunter

Alto Sax: Jermaine Terry
Trumpet: Renaldo Maurice
Piano: Shawn Cusseaux
Bass: Solomon Dumas
Drum: Xavier Mack
Tenor Sax: James Gilmer
Women Close to Him: Samantha Figgins, Deidre Rogan, Coral Dolphin, Hannah Alissa Richardson
Showgirls: Caroline T. Dartey, Isabel Wallace-Green
Club Manager: Jeroboam Bozeman

“A Night In Tunisia” performed by Charlie Parker and John (Dizzy) Gillespie, composed by Coleridge – Taylor Perkinson.

Reflections in D
(1963)
Restaged by Judith Jamison
Music by Duke Ellington (“Reflections in D”)
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

Corrin Rachelle Mitchell

Excerpt from For ‘Bird’ – With Love
(1984)
“Bird Lives” music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Set and costume design by Randy Barcelo
Lighting by Timothy Hunter

Jermaine Terry, Jeroboam Bozeman, Christopher Taylor, Isaiah Day, De’Anthony Vaughan, Shawn Cusseaux, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Isabel Wallace-Green, Kali Marie Oliver, Coral Dolphin

Original music composed, assembled, and conducted by Coleridge Taylor Perkinson

INTERMISSION

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been ‘Buked (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
The Company

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel (Arranged by James Miller+)
Xavier Mack, Coral Dolphin, Isabel Wallace-Green

Fix Me, Jesus (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
Ashley Mayeux, Jeroboam Bozeman

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Patrick Coker, Miranda Quinn, James Gilmer, Isaiah Day

Wade in the Water (“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins; “A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins)
Alisha Rena Peek, Christopher Taylor, Khalia Campbell

I Wanna Be Ready (Arranged by James Miller+)
Chalvar Monteiro

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Isaiah Day, De’Anthony Vaughan, Shawn Cusseaux

The Day is Past and Gone (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers)
The Company

You May Run On (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
The Company

* used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 8pm

Happy Birthday, Judith Jamison!

Hannah Alissa Richardson, Deidre Rogan, Khalia Campbell, Jacquelin Harris, Solomon Dumas, Jermaine Terry, Christopher R. Wilson, Michael Jackson, Jr., Patrick Coker

Fabric dyeing of costumes by Shayee Awoyom.

INTERMISSION

Me, Myself and You

Caroline T. Dartey, James Gilmer

The creation of Me, Myself and You is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.

The world premiere of Me, Myself and You is made possible with support from Celestine & Howard Campbell and The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund.

“In a Sentimental Mood” by Duke Ellington, used by permission of Sony/ATV Harmony.

PAUSE

Chalvar Monteiro, Yannick Lebrun, Patrick Coker

This new production of Solo is made possible by the Red Moose Charitable Fund.

INTERMISSION

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been ‘Buked (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
The Company

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel (Arranged by James Miller+)
Solomon Dumas, Alisha Rena Peek, Hannah Alissa Richardson

Fix Me, Jesus (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
Khalia Campbell, Michael Jackson, Jr

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Shawn Cusseaux, Deidre Rogan, James Gilmer, De’Anthony Vaughan

I Wanna Be Ready (Arranged by James Miller+)
Christopher R. Wilson

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
James Gilmer, Chalvar Monteiro, Xavier Mack

The Day is Past and Gone (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers)
The Company

You May Run On (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
The Company

* used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

Sunday, April 17, 2024 at 3pm

Patrick Coker, Caroline T. Dartey, Isaiah Day, Coral Dolphin, Samantha Figgins, Jacquelin Harris, Yannick Lebrun, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Christopher Taylor

This new production of Following the Subtle Current Upstream is made possible by Crawford Parker, M.D.

“Umhome” – Miriam Makeba (Makeba Music Corp.) courtesy of Novus and Bonji Music distributed by BMG.

INTERMISSION

CENTURY
(2023, Bay Area Premiere)
Choreography by Amy Hall Garner
Rehearsal Associate, Natrea Blake
Music by Various Artists
Costumes by Susan Roemer
Lighting and Scenic Design by Nicole Pearce

CENTURY is a gift through movement and music celebrating the life, resilience, and joy of my grandfather, Henry Spooner, on the eve of his 100th birthday.

Khalia Campbell, Jeroboam Bozeman, Jacquelin Harris, Michael Jackson, Jr., Coral Dolphin, James Gilmer, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Chalvar Monteiro, Isabel Wallace-Green, Christopher R. Wilson

INTERMISSION

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been ‘Buked (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
The Company

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel (Arranged by James Miller+)
Christopher Taylor, Coral Dolphin, Isabel Wallace-Green

Fix Me, Jesus (Arranged by Hall Johnson*)
Ashley Mayeux, Jeroboam Bozeman

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Xavier Mack, Deidre Rogan, De’Anthony Vaughan, Isaiah Day

Wade in the Water (“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins; “A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins)
Alisha Rena Peek, Renaldo Maurice, Khalia Campbell

I Wanna Be Ready (Arranged by James Miller+)
Chalvar Monteiro

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
Christopher R. Wilson, Isaiah Day, De’Anthony Vaughan, Shawn Cusseaux

The Day is Past and Gone (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers)
The Company

You May Run On (Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham (Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts)
The Company

* used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.