Say It Series
We continue our season by turning the virtual stage over to six of our artists. I challenged them to Say It, to say something that was important to them, something they believe in, something they haven’t said before – and that’s what this series is about.
The six artists commissioned to create a piece are:
Iori Araya
Say it Premiere Feb. 9
Jonathan David Dummar
Say it Premiere Feb. 11
Julie Marie Niekrasz
Say it Premiere Feb. 16
Virginia Pilgrim Ramey
Say It Premiere Oct. 8
Emilia Sandoval
Say It Premiere Oct. 15
Brandon Ramey
Say It Premiere Oct. 22
Say it Premiere Feb. 9
Iori Araya
Say it Premiere Feb. 11
Jonathan David Dummar
Say it Premiere Feb. 16
Julie Marie Niekrasz
Say It Premiere Oct. 8
Virginia Pilgrim Ramey
Say It Premiere Oct. 15
Emilia Sandoval
Say It Premiere Oct. 22
Brandon Ramey
Spring Series:
Each performance will be shared here on our website, distributed to our newsletter subscribers, and shared on Facebook.
ˈmo͞ovmənt, by Iori Araya
Premieres Tuesday, February 9th
Choreographer: Iori Araya
Cast: Dylan McIntyre, Cecily Khuner
Guest Appearance: Eileen Frazer, Oscar Fernandez, Pablo Sanchez, Mei Kotani
Music: Cinderella, op 87: Cinderella’s Waltz - Midnight by Sergei Prokofiev, Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York, Leopoldo Stokowki
Lighting by: Sheric Hull
Costumes by: Bruce Bui
Read Iori's Choreographer Q&A here.
SONGS OF ARTFUL RESISTANCE, BY JONATHAN DAVID DUMMAR:
Premieres Thursday, February 11th
Choreographer: Jonathan David Dummar
Composer: Daniel Ward
Vocalist: Donavon Hughes
Cast: Pablo Sanchez, Brandon Ramey, Oscar Fernandez
Anwen David, Alexis Nicole Rodgers
Videographer: Brandon Lau, Photojournalist WMC
Video Editor: Walter Murphy, Multi-Media Journalist WMC
Lighting by: Sheric Hull
Costumes by: Bruce Bui
Read Jonathan's Choreographer Q&A here.
BOUND, BY JULIE MARIE NIEKRASZ:
Premieres Tuesday, February 16th
Choreographer: Julie Marie Niekrasz
Music: Joseph Bologne, de Chevalier de St. Georges; Symphony No.1 in G Major, Op.11, No.1
Cast: Iori Araya & Eileen Frazer
Mei Kotani, Alexis Rodgers, Jimena Sanchez Flores, Emilia Sandoval
Costumes by: Bruce Bui
Read Julie's Choreographer Q&A here.
Fall Series:
Each performance will be shared here on our website, distributed to our newsletter subscribers, and shared on Facebook.
Essential, by Virginia Pilgrim Ramey
Premieres Thursday, October 8
Choreographer:
Virginia Pilgrim Ramey
Cast: Oscar Fernandez, Mei Kotani, Emilia Sandoval, Pablo Sanchez, Brandon Ramey, Eileen Frazer
Music: Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli
Costume Designer: Bruce Bui and dancers
Lighting Designer: none
Editor: Brandon Ramey
Read Virginia's Choreographer Q&A here.
Aura, by Emilia Sandoval
Premieres Thursday, October 15
Choreographer: Emilia Sandoval
Cast: Iori Araya, Ashley Hannah Davis, Jonathan David Dummar, Cecily Khuner, Dylan McIntyre, Pablo Sanchez
Music: Frederic Chopin
Costume Designer: Bruce Bui
Lighting Designer: Sheric Hull
Special thanks to Steven McMahon, Julie Marie Niekrasz, Kristen Fisher, & my parents, Ken and Rachel Sandoval.
Read Emilia's Choreographer Q&A here.
They Said Be Cool, by Brandon Ramey
Premieres Thursday, October 22
Choreographer: Brandon Ramey
Cast:
Anwen David, Ashley Hannah Davis, Jimena Flores Sánchez, Jonathan Dummar, Dylan McIntyre
Music:
The City Fathers - They Said Be Cool
Zach Pretzer - Vocals/Guitar Gage Markey - Guitar/Vocals Jeff Forbes - Bass Brad Davis - Drums
Costume Designer: Bruce Bui
Read Brandon's Choreographer Q&A here.