Studio 6A Series Program
Act III: "Becoming"
Highlighting new works in progress by the next generation of dancers
and creators working in MDT's studios.
Curated by Kaitlyn Gilliland with Elayna Waxse and the MDT company
with choreography by Emily Pitts, Zachary Tuazon, Elayna Waxse, and the MDT dancers
with narration and voice recordings by the MDT ensemble
Lighting Design: Jesse Cogswell
Staging and Rehearsal Direction: Lise Houlton
Production Assistance: Katie Cannon and Kari Schire
Featuring:
Reflection Studies
Choreographed and danced by MDT Level D & E Students
with guidance from Elayna Waxse
Music: Infra 4, Infra 5 (Orchestra Version)
Composed by Max Richter
Performed by Chris Worsey, Ian Burdge, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, Nick Barr (Infra 4)
Baltic Sea Philharmonic, Kristjan Järvi (Infra 5)
And know the place for the first time
Danced by the MDT Company
Choreography by Elayna Waxse in collaboration with the dancers
Music: The End of All Our Exploring
Composed and performed by Max Richter
Meridian Hour
Danced by Maddie Blessinger and Emily Pitts
Choreography by Elayna Waxse
Music: Pyramid Song (Arr. Lawson)
Written/composed by Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke
Performed by Eleanor Turner, Matthew Sharp, Thomas Gould, VOCES8
Twist
Danced by Emily Pitts and Zachary Tuazon
Choreography by Emily Pitts
Music: Twist
Written by Nigel Godrich, Thom Yorke
Performed by Thom Yorke
Down the Rabbit Hole (excerpt)
Danced by MDT Level C Dancers with the MDT Company
Choreography by Emily Pitts
Music: 11 5 18 2 5 18
Written and Performed by: Yann Tiersen
“Fire” from Animi de Gaia (preview)
Danced by the MDT Company and Second Company
Choreography by Zachary Tuazon
Music:
Etude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 1, B. 59, performed by Marcin Wieczorek
Polonaise No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 44, performed by Rafal Blechacz
Composed by Frédéric Chopin
Rile Me Up
Danced by the MDT Ensemble
Choreography by Elayna Waxse
Music: Rile me Up
Written and performed by Emile Mosseri
Performers
MDT Company
Maddie Blessinger, Kylie Fox, Emily Pitts, Ken Shiozawa, Zachary Tuazon, Sasha Zitofsky
MDT Second Company
Perryn Northrup, Sofia Perlman, Raina Saunders, Sophie Scheible, Isabelle Schmidt
MDT Level C-E Dancers
Solveig Benz-Narveson, Paige Cannon, Alice Conry, Gaia Daniel, Ayla Davis, Josette Gingerich-Boberg, Julia Konietzko, Nataša Meachum, Leila Medina, Adleah Overton, Sophia Rasmussen, Karishma Rebello, Amelie Richard, Aden Saunders, Colette Seymour, Claire Teurman, Anya Thompson, Chloe Walters, Paloma Gomez Whitney, Ellie Wicklund
Special Thanks
Audioquip; Joseph Bingham & The Cowles Center staff; Katie Cannon; Rachel Hardemann; Lise Houlton; Kari Schire; Suzi Scott; Jennifer Saunders; Walter Tambor; Kathy Dhaemers and The Basilica of St. Mary
Thank you to our enthusiastic audiences who have journeyed with MDT these
past three months during the Studio 6A Series, honoring MDT’s past, present and future.
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event.
Access a full script of the non-danced portions of tonight’s performance
here.
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