May 31 // 7:30 PM
Space Place Theater
Welcome! This performance is the culmination of a two week dance intensive hosted by UI Dance in collaboration with Director Julie Nakagawa of DanceWorks Chicago. We are thrilled for you to join us. Enjoy the show!
All performances are free and open to the public. There is no intermission.
Please join us for a Meet the Artist Session immediately following the performance!
Program
Having Words (excerpt: The Handshake Dance)
Choreographed by casebolt and smith
Staged by Hannah Mu
Costume Design: Juliana Waechter
Dancers: Douglas Baker, Cassidy Banwart, Andi Bartlein, Claire Binguit, Isaiah Cavallero, Garin Clinton-Nelson, Amelia Fisher, Ruby Gentzler, Claudia Jacobson, Nick Kearns, Noelle Michael, Allyson Meinders, Hannah Mu, McKenna Stephens
Created for and premiered by DanceWorks Chicago at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, IL, on April 27, 2014.
Mutter Matters
Choreography by Charissa-Lee Barton
Staged by Claire Binguit
Music by Clark Terry, Count Basie, Duke Ellington
Costume Design: Juliana Waechter
Dancers: Iliana Banu, Madison Burkhart, Garianna Clinton-Nelson, Soraya Cohen, Ella Kim, Victoria Lefler, Tyler Phi, Mia Philippon
Humans rely on words to communicate with each other (and ourselves) on a daily basis. Yet we experience life through nuanced and complex feelings which, unlike language, change and morph and MOVE. Mutter Matters explores how physical expression can be a more direct, playful, and meaningful form of communication, whether or not we are 6 feet apart.
Created for and premiered by DanceWorks Chicago at the Spring to Dance Festival in St. Louis, MO, on June 27, 2021.
Self-Portrait
Choreography by Demis Volpi
Staged by Mia Philippon
Music by Nina Simone
Costume Design: Juliana Waechter
Dancers: Iliana Banu, Isaiah Cavallero, Garianna Clinton-Nelson, Soraya Cohen, Amelia Fisher, Ruby Gentzler, Victoria Lefler, Hannah Mu, Tyler Phi, Mia Philippon
The choreographic residency with Demis Volpi was underwritten in part by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Chicago.
Created for and premiered by DanceWorks Chicago at the Stadttheater in Aschaffenburg, Germany, on February 8, 2014.
Swans
Choreography by Hanna Brictson
Staged by Isaiah Cavallero with Mia Philippon
Music by Tchaikovsky, excerpts from Swan Lake
Costume Design: Juliana Waechter
Dancers: Douglas Baker, Cassidy Banwart, Andi Bartlein, Claire Binguit, Madison Burkhart, Garin Clinton-Nelson, Claudia Jacobson, Nick Kearns, Ella Kim, Noelle Michael, Allyson Meinders, McKenna Stephens
With wit, athleticism and precision, Swans brings to life a Tchaikovsky-flavored Olympics that captures athletes’ grit and dancers’ rhythm all the way to the finish line.
Created for and premiered by DanceWorks Chicago at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL, on March 22, 2019.
PERIODT
Choreography by Jimi Loc Nguyen
Staged by Hannah Mu
Music by Netta
Costume Design: Juliana Waechter
Dancers: DanceWorks Chicago: Claire Binguit, Isaiah Cavallero, Nick Kearns, Ella Kim, Hannah Mu, Mia Philippon; UI: Douglas Baker, Iliana Banu, Cassidy Banwart, Andi Bartlein, Madison Burkhart, Garianna Clinton-Nelson, Garin Clinton-Nelson, Soraya Cohen, Amelia Fisher, Ruby Gentzler, Claudia Jacobson, Victoria Lefler, Noelle Michael, Allyson Meinders, Tyler Phi, McKenna Stephens
Production Team
Stage Manager: Maddison Bulman
House Manager: Kristin Marrs
Special Thanks
Special thanks to Molly Dahlberg, Rosie Ver Steegh, Mariana Tejada, and Colin Dejong for making this summer intensive a success!
With gratitude to Iowa City Summer of the Arts for their support of the DWC/UI Dance free performance on the ped mall, and to Kindred Coffee for hosting a pop-up DWC/UI Dance performance.
The DanceWorks Chicago/UI Dance Intensive and Performance are possible due to the support of the Provost’s office.
Founded in May 2007, DanceWorks Chicago (DWC) is committed to building a foundation for early career artists by providing a creative incubator from which dancers and choreographers propel themselves and the art form to a new level of artistry through training, collaboration, mentorship, and performance. DWC invests in artist cultivation through ongoing technical training and professional development, intense and intentional mentorship, collaborations and relationship-building with a global perspective, and performances shining a light on dancers and dance.
www.danceworkschicago.org
SEASON 18…#WeGrown
DWC aspires to provide a platform where artists can exercise their muscles of courage, creativity, and curiosity.
"We say we want to be more curious in our own lives, but we consistently make choices that optimize our familiar and established habits and ways of thinking. This is what makes the act of being curious both so highly valued and so uniquely rare. We know exploring the unknown can lead to new discoveries, but we have a hard time rationalizing how to block off the time to do so if it means losing time that would guarantee progress somewhere else." -Amy Stanton
Always moving.