Extension & Friends
March 20, 2020
PERFORMANCE ORDER
1.) Archive Suite: Dance Extension 1980-2016
2.) Field in November choreography by Rachel Hemmer
3.) Tree vibrations choreography by lisa nevada
4.) Silver Linings Kvell choreography by DAPpers
5.) Lessons choreography by Marley Carroll ‘21
6.) The Lovecats choreography by Lauren Hale Biniaris ’02
7.) Realms choreography by Erika Pujič
8.) Parsons Collage
EXTENSION AND FRIENDS
Dance Extension
directed by Julie Adams Strandberg
Marley Carroll ’21, Abby Cohen ’24, Morgan DeLancy ’22, Simity Jalloh ’21, Rachel Hemmer ’23, Dana Korogodsky ’21,
Grace Morena ’21, Abby Perelman ’22, Ty Scott ’22
Dancing Legacy Ensemble
directed by Laura Bennett ‘92 and Hayley Kenney
Ana Lopes Arechiga, Liza Basso ‘18, Bridget Cronin, Dutch deCarvalho, Lauren Hale ‘02, Nadia Hannan ‘14, Dina Melley, lisa nevada, Fiona Oba, Erika Pujič, Heidi Sperounis,
Dance for All People (DAPpers)
directed by Rachel Balaban ‘80
Lois Blazer, Kathryn Bound ‘20, L’Ana Burton, Anna Colaiace, Joyce Colaiace, Dorothy Derick, Steven Dorfman, Ross Edminster, Dana Ferry, Barbara Guillette, Indulata Jayapal, Lori Sahakian ‘20, Tessie Salabert, Carol Sepowitz, Camilla Streeter, Clare Vadeboncoeur, Marsha Zimmermann
Special Guests
Central Falls High School students directed by Deanna Camputaro
Brown Alumni Dancers from classes 1977-2015
Dancing Legacy Educators Cohort
Archive Suite: Dance Extension 1980-2016
A video medley of favorites from the Dance Extension repertory
Curator: Laura Bennett ‘92
Video editor: Nadia Hannan ‘14
Field in November
Choreographer, videographer, editor, and performer: Rachel Hemmer ‘23 (bio)
Original Score: Tom Farrell
Note: This film was produced as part of a Screen Dance Workshop led by Sarah Friedland ‘14.
Tree vibrations
Choreographer and director: lisa nevada (bio) with movement and sound contributions by the cast
Music: soundscape of field recordings and “Whispered Mantra” by S. LaRue by lisa nevada
Performers: Marley Carroll ’21, Abby Cohen ’24, Bridget Cronin, Morgan DeLancy ’22, Nadia Hannan ’14,
Simity Jalloh ’21, Hayley Kenney, Dina Melley, Abby Perelman ’22, Erika Pujič
Note: Tree vibrations was created through movement scores, improvisations of sounding and moving, and by embodying the spirit and soul of the more-than-human, specifically Trees. this work calls on traditional wisdom and teachings of how to steward and care for the Land.
Choreographers note on ways to experience this work: as we are not able to gather in physical space together, i encourage audiences to utilize their best options for deep listening, whether through external speakers, earbuds, or headphones.
Silver Linings Kvelll
Choreographers: Dance for All People (DAPpers) (about)
Music: “Journey” composed and performed on the guzheng by Bree Zhang ’22
Text: DAPpers, arranged into a haiku by Dorothy Papp, with voice over by Olivia Burnham
Performers: Rachel Balaban ‘80, Lois Blazer, Kathryn Bound ‘20, L’Ana Burton, Anna Colaiace, Joyce Colaiace, Dorothy Derick, Steven Dorfman, Ross Edminster, Dana Ferry, Barbara Guillette, Indulata Jayapal, lisa nevada, Abby Perelman ‘22, Lori Sahakian ‘20, Tessie Salabert, Carol Sepowitz, Camilla Streeter, Clare Vadeboncoeur, Marsha Zimmermann
Note: The inspiration for this piece arose from the realization that while the Covid pandemic has created great challenges and overwhelming hardship, it has also offered moments of magic and silver linings that we have learned to cherish. Kvell is a yiddish word meaning to “delight in” and we have chosen to focus on the delightful moments during this very difficult period. This performance includes members of four different DAPpers classes from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, along with guest artists from Dance Extension and Dancing Legacy.
Lessons
Choreographer and director: Marley Carroll ’21 (bio)
Video editor: Simity Jalloh ’21
Music: “Lessons” by SOHN, with edits by Tom Farrell
Sound engineer: Morgan DeLancy ’22
Performers: Marley Carroll ’21, Morgan DeLancy ’22, Abby Perelman ’22
Note: This film was produced as part of a Screen Dance Workshop led by Sarah Friedland ‘14.
The Lovecats
Choreographer, video editor, and costumes: Lauren Hale Biniaris ’02 (bio)
Music: “The Lovecats” by The Cure
Performers: Rachel Balaban ’80, Bridget Cronin, Anna Colaiace, Joyce Colaiace, Dorothy Derick, Barbara Guillette,
Dana Korogodsky ’21, Dina Melley, Grace Morena ’21, Abby Perelman ’22, Ty Scott ’22, Orly Sela, Heidi Sperounis, Clare Vadeboncoeur
With special guests: Dan Burns, Max the cat, Buttons the cat, Io the cat, and Bean the cat
For Emma, the original lovecat
Realms
Choreographer: Erika Pujič (bio)
Original Music: Carl Landa
Performers: Ana Lopes Arechiga, Liza Basso ’18, Abby Cohen ’24, Dutch deCarvalho, Morgan DeLancy ’22, Nadia Hannan ’14,
Rachel Hemmer ’23, Dana Korogodsky ’21, lisa nevada, Fiona Oba, Heidi Sperounis
Parsons Collage
Concept designers and directors: Laura Bennett ‘92, Sarah Friedland ‘14, and Hayley Kenney
Choreographer: David Parsons
Music: Tony Powell
Video editor: Sarah Friedland ‘14
Performers: Rachel Balaban ‘80, Laura Bayley ‘10, Lauren Hale Biniaris ‘02, Hannah Blitzblau ‘99, Cristina Fortenbaugh Carlson ‘87, Marley Carroll ‘21, Bridget Cronin, Vaughn Edelson ‘07, Jodi Falk ‘86, Deborah Friedes Galii ‘03, Becka Vargus Katz ‘94, Caroline Kleeman ‘10, Alex Jenny Ky ‘89, Aleta Margolis ‘89, Christina Metaxa ‘15, Erika Pujič, Wendy Rein ‘99, Hollond Schiller, Ryan Smith ‘02, Leslie C. Tregillus, ’77, P’13, Nathan Weinberger ‘13, Francesca Zetar ’12, Central Falls High School students, DAPpers
Note: Parsons Etude by David Parsons, part of Dancing Legacy’s Repertory Etudes Collection conceived and curated by Carolyn Adams and Julie Adams Strandberg, has been danced by scores of dancers over the years. Parsons Collage features dancers revisiting David Parsons’ choreography or learning it anew. The performers represent a time span of 65 years and thousands of miles…from Tel Aviv to Miami to Cyprus to upstate New York. It’s a testament to “once a dancer, always a dancer.” Dancing is embodied storytelling. It reaches through time to pass dances from one generation to the next in an endless chain of reimagination.