Program

Arabesque (1984)

Choreography by Vicente Nebrada
Restaged by Linda Celeste Sims
Assisted by Johan Rivera
Music by Enrique Granados
Original Costume Design by Randy Barceló
Costume Reconstruction by Diana Ruettiger
Lighting Design by SK Watson

Performed by
Jared Bogart, Simone Cameresi, Antonio Cangiano, Amanda del Valle, Alexander Haquia, Paulo Hernandez-Farella, Laura Lopez, Omar Rivéra, Dandara Veiga, and Lenai Wilkerson

Oriental
Full Cast

Zarabanda
Antonio Cangiano

Vilanesca
Simone Cameresi, Amanda del Valle, Laura Lopez, Dandara Veiga,Lenai Wilkerson

Jota
Alexander Haquia, Paulo Hernandez-Farella, Dandara Veiga

Asturiana
Jared Bogart, Antonio Cangiano, Paulo Hernandez-Farella, Laura Lopez

Mazurca
Amanda del Valle, Alexander Haquia, Dandara Veiga, Lenai Wilkerson

Valenciana
Simone Cameresi with Full Cast

Oriental Reprise
Full Cast

Arabesque is an elegant suite of dances set to the music of Spanish composer Enrique Granados. Traces of flamenco influence are hinted at in the upper body as the dancers move through lush balletic contemporary phrase work.

PAUSE

Tiburones (2019)

Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music by Pérez Prado, Dizzy Gillespie, and The Funky Lowlives
Compositions by James Bigbee Garver
Costume Design by Mark Zappone
Lighting Design by Joshua Paul Weckesser

Performed by
Christopher Bloom, Jared Bogart, Simone Cameresi, Antonio Cangiano, Shelby Colona,
Amanda del Valle, Paulo Hernandez-Farella, Laura Lopez, Omar Rivéra,
Gabrielle Sprauve, Dandara Veiga, Lenai Wilkerson, and Mariano Zamora

In Tiburones, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa addresses the discrimination and stereotypes placed upon Latinx culture and the power the media has in portraying these themes by diminishing the voices of Latinx artists. Ochoa will deconstruct gender roles and identity to revitalize an authentic perspective of Puerto Rican icons appropriated within the entertainment industry.

INTERMISSION

18+1 (2012)

Choreography by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano
Music by Pérez Prado
Costume Design by Ghabriello Fernando
Lighting Design by Caitlin Brown and Savannah Bell

Performed by
Christopher Bloom, Jared Bogart, Simone Cameresi, Antonio Cangiano, Shelby Colona,
Paulo Hernandez-Farella, Omar Rivéra, Gabrielle Sprauve, Dandara Veiga, and
Lenai Wilkerson

18+1 celebrates Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s 19 years as a choreographer and the vulnerability, care, and hope that comes with each artistic endeavor. In a display of subtle humor and electric choreography, the movement merges with the playful rhythms found in Pérez Prado’s mambo music. Sansano draws from his history and memory to take a joyous look at the past, present, and coming future.