Thursday & Friday, May 11 & 12, 2017
8pm
Queensborough Performing Arts Center
Sponsored by the Department of Health, Physical Education and Dance
Workshop Directors: Emily Berry and Aviva Geismar
Lighting Design by Jay Ryan ?Stage Management: Eboni Best ?Assistant Stage Manager: Josefin Dayoan
No More Hiding
Choreography and Performance: Heather Gardner
Music “Lacrimosa” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “lord knows” by Play Picasso
Mixed by David Freeman
What Is
Choreography: Emily Berry with contributions from the dancers
Music: "Coals, burning part four" and "The Need to Follow" by Daniel Bernard Roumain and “Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP Remix)" by Omni Trio. Sound bites edited in by Emily Berry
Spoken Word written and performed by Alicia Raquel
Poetry - sung by Candace Sumpter, written by Celeste Beards
Performance: Katherine Castrejon, Minji Kim, Paul Gilbert Mariano, Alicia Raquel, Candace Sumpter
A Living Nightmare
Choreography and Performance: Joshua Gonzalez
Music: David Fesliyan
All Fall Down
Choreography: Aviva Geismar with contributions from the dancers
Music: Annabelle Chvostek
Performance: Aatifa Drayton, Kyra Ferguson, Jeovanie Fernandez, Mengying Lin, Mark Anthony Orejuela and Vicky-Farah Philogene
Concrete Bleeds
Choreography and Performance: Candace Sumpter
Music: “Strange Fruit” by Nina Simone, “Blood on the Leaves (Instrumental)” by Kanye West
Poetry: “Supressed Roses” by Celeste Beards
Arbitrary Intersection
Choreography: Robert Battle
Music: Eighth Blackbird
Staging: Erika Pujic
Rehearsal Direction: Darla Stanley
Performance: Katherine Castrejon, Aatifa Drayton, Heather Gardner, Renia Gardner, Joshua Gonzalez, Minji Kim, Paul Gilbert Mariano, Vicky-Farah Philogene
Lingering
Choreography and Performance: Mengying Lin
Music: Rostro by Murcof
It Only Happens Once…Yesterday and Tomorrow
Choreographer: Tiffany Mills, with creative input from the dancers
Music: Music mixed from the following songs: Basement Jaxx, Scars, "Scars," Night Art, Treasures, “Trilogy, Part 1 – Birth,” Night Art, Treasures, “Moments,” Jan Jelinek, La Nouvelle Pauvrete,“Introducing,” Jan Jelinek, La Nouvelle Pauvrete, “Facelift ” Bexar Bexar, Haralambos, “Sick on Elizabeth”
Performance: Kyra Ferguson, Jeovanie Fernandez, Heather Gardner, Renia Gardner, Joshua Gonzalez, Mengying Lin, Mark Anthony Orejuela, Alicia Raquel, Candace Sumpter
Costume Design: Mandarin Wu
It Happens Only Once...Yesterday and Tomorrow was conceived and commissioned during Velocity’s “Strictly Seattle” (2008). This work was recreated at Boston University (2008), Roger Williams University (2009), Temple University (2012), Alfred University (2012), 10 Hairy Legs (2014), Lewis and Clark College (2016), Northwest Vista College (2016), and Queensborough Community College (2017).