WHAT’S INSIDE Dear Patrons | 5 Camille A. Brown & Dancers | 10 DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion | 17 TITAS Presents: TEXAS Donors | 24 Board of Trustees/ ONCOLOGY Staff | 26 ATTPAC Staff | 29

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DIVERSE | CAPTIVATING | GROUNDBREAKING – Words that speak to what sets TITAS Presents apart. Forward-thinking, surprising, intriguing and relevant are all precepts that guide the curation of the annual seasons we put together.

Dance is such a special art form. Athletic, difficult, luscious, inspiring and surprising— Time and time again, these are the descriptions I hear from audience members. For more than 35 years, TITAS Presents continues to present the coolest, the most innovative, the most remarkable dance artists touring the world today. First-time audience members say they had no idea dance was so cool, something our longtime subscribers have always known.

The 2018/2019 season won’t disappoint. Creative, soulful, gymnastic and breathtaking imagery makes this a very special set of international companies. Funny, stunning, inspiring and exciting, we proudly present a season of ten extraordinary companies from the United States and China. It is a season rich in creativity and soul-stirring performances.

Success is rooted in collaboration. Together, TITAS Presents and the AT&T Performing Arts Center are dedicated to cultivating talent, new work, and advancing the Arts in our ever-expanding cultural landscape. We are committed, both individually and jointly, to supporting a collaborative community that fosters the creative process. Tonight’s presentation exemplifies our commitment to that process, and to innovative programming. We bring the world to Dallas. Thank you for actively engaging in the Arts, and for being a part of the TITAS Presents and AT&T Performing Arts Center families. What we do together, truly does make a difference.

Sincerely,

Charles Santos Executive Director/Artistic Director TITAS

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Director/Choreographer Camille A. Brown

Dancers CHLOE DAVIS CATHERINE FOSTER ALIA KACHE YUSHA-MARIE SORZANO CAMILLE A. BROWN

Musicians JUSTIN ELLINGTON (PIANIST) ROBIN BRAMLETT (BASSIST)

Managing Director Indira Goodwine

Company Manager Michelle Fletcher

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BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play (2015)

Direction and : Camille A. Brown in collaboration with the women of CABD Performers: Chloe Davis, Catherine Foster, Alia Kache, Yusha-Marie Sorzano and Camille A. Brown Pianist: Justin Ellington Electric Bassist: Robin Bramlett Music: Original compositions Back in the day, All Grownt Up, Beautiful Memories by Scott Patterson, Jump!, She Fast, Tender by Tracy Wormworth, Everything in Its Right Place by Radiohead, Rendition by Scott Patterson and Tracy Wormworth, Handclap/Nursery Rhymes: Miss Mary Mack, Miss Susie Had a Steamboat, and Green Sally Production Stage Manager: Robert McIntyre Dramaturgs: Daniel Banks, Kamilah Forbes and Talvin Wilks Lighting Design: Burke Wilmore Lighting Supervisor: Jane Chan Sound Design: Sam Crawford Set Design: Elizabeth C. Nelson Costume Design Contributors: Zulema Griffin, Carolyn Meckha Cherry, Mayte Natalio and Catherine Foster Tap Coaches: Shaune Johnson and Marshall Davis Company Manager: Michelle Fletcher

The creation and presentation of BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with lead funding provided by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Major support for this new work also comes from the MAP Fund, primarily supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional funds from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Engaging Dance Audiences administered by Dance/USA and made possible with generous funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; a Jerome Foundation 50th Anniversary Grant; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; Harkness Foundation for Dance; and a 2014 New York City Center Choreography Fellowship.

This work was commissioned by DANCECleveland through a 2014 Joyce Award from the Joyce Foundation, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at The University of Maryland, Juniata Presents and Juniata College. It was developed, in part, during a residency at Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York, NY awarded through the Princess Grace Foundation–USA Works in Progress residency program; a creative residency at The Yard, The Flynn Center, and the Wesleyan Center for the Arts; a technical residency at Juniata College in Huntington, PA; a residency at New York City Center; and a residency at Newcomb Dance Program, Tulane University Department of Theatre and Dance.

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CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS the media that showcased Black girls being just that: girls. This instantly resonated and became personal. Founded in 2006, Camille A. Brown & Dancers Who was I before the world defined me? What are is a Bessie Award-winning, NYC-based dance the unspoken languages within Black girl culture that company that soars through history like a whirlwind. are multi-dimensional and have been appropriated Recognized for an introspective approach to cultural and compartmentalized by others? What are the themes through visceral movement and socio-political dimensions of Black girl joy that cannot be boxed dialogues, the work contains high theatricality, into a smile or a grimace, but demonstrated in a gutsy moves, and virtuosic , connecting head tilt, lip smack, hand gesture, and more? excavations of ancestral stories and history with contemporary culture. www.camilleabrown.org BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play showcases and elevates the rhythms and gestures of childhood play, highlights CHOREOGRAPHER’S NOTE the musical complexity and composition, and claims them as art. It shows the power of sisterhood and BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play celebrates the unspoken the fact that, as we mature, Black girls still play. It rhythm and language that Black girls have through is remembering, conjuring, honoring, and healing. Double Dutch, social , and hand-clapping It’s a Black girl’s story through her gaze. This work games that are contemporary and ancestral. As I began is a gift to myself and Black girls everywhere. to create the work, I realized that I was exhausted by stereotypes and tropes because, as a Black female If our audiences see parts of themselves in our director, I battle with them daily. work—their struggles and their joys—regardless of their color, gender, or socioeconomic background, Kyra Gaunt’s book, The Games Black Girls Play, then I know we have done our job. inspired the concept for the work. The word “play” immediately shot out. I started thinking about my Let’s play! childhood and the many games I used to play— Double Dutch, Red light, Green light, Marco Polo— Camille A. Brown and how it was hard for me to find narratives within

PERFORMERS

CAMILLE A. BROWN is a prolific choreographer Ms. Brown’s work has been commissioned by making a personal claim on history through the American Dance Theater, Philadanco!, lens of a modern Black female perspective. She Complexions, and , among leads her dancers through excavations of ancestral others. Ms. Brown is the Choreographer for stories, both timeless and traditional, that illustrate The Tony Award Winning Revival of Once On stories which connect history with contemporary This Island on Broadway. For her work on this culture. She is a 2017 Ford Foundation Art of show, she also received Outer Critics Circle, Drama Change Fellow, four time Princess Grace Award Desk, and Chita Rivera award nominations. For her winner (2016 Statue Award, 2016 Choreographic choreography on BELLA: An American Tall Tale, Mentorship Co-Commission Award, 2013 Works Ms. Brown received an AUDELCO award and in Progress Residency Award, 2006 Choreography Lucille Lortel nomination. Award), 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient, 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient, 2015 USA Her other theater credits include Broadway’s Jay Franke & David Herro Fellow, 2015 TED Fellow, A Streetcar Named Desire, Fortress of Solitude, Stagger 2015 Doris Duke Artist Award recipient, and was Lee, Cabin in the Sky, Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick... nominated for the 2015 Lucille Lortel “Outstanding BOOM! starring Lin Manuel Miranda, among Choreographer” Award (Fortress of Solitude). others. Ms. Brown’s TED-Ed talk A Visual History of in 25 Moves was chosen as one of Her company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, received the most notable talks of 2016 by TED Curator, a 2014 Bessie Award for Outstanding Production for Chris Anderson, and has over 15 million views on the work Mr. TOL E. RAncE, and were nominated Facebook and counting. for a 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Production for the work BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play. In 2017, Created and conceived by Camille A. Brown, the Ms. Brown premiered her new work, “ink,” the final Company’s community engagement platform installation of the company’s dance theatre trilogy EVERY BODY MOVE (EBM) works to inspire about culture, race and identity. and incite ambitious collective action fueled by the art of social dance. Initiatives include:

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Black Girl Specturm (BGS), Black Men Moving Christmas Spectacular, CeDeCe (Alcobaça, Portugal), (BMM), The Gathering, EBM Celebration and Big League Theatrical’s Aida, and Disney’s The Lion Creative Action Lab. Publications: Cover of Dance King. Co-founder of Renegade Performance Group Magazine (April 2018) Cover of Dance Teacher and former rehearsal director for Ailey II, Ms. Kache’s Magazine (August 2015) | Program: Co-Directed work has been seen at Towson University, Middle (with Moncell Durden) Social Dances: Jazz to Hip- Tennessee State University, The Ailey School, Bryant Hop at Jacob’s Pillow in 2015 | Public Speaker: 2015 Park, and FringeNYC. She will premiere a new TED Conference, 2016 TEDxBeaconStreet, 2016 with this fall! TEDxEsteeLauderCompanies. www.camilleabrown.org YUSHA-MARIE SORZANO is originally from CHLOE DAVIS is a proud St. Louis native. She The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Ms. Sorzano received her BA from Hampton University and has been a member of Ailey II, Complexions MTHM from Temple University. Her favorite credits Contemporary Ballet, The Alvin Ailey American include: Jesus Christ Superstar Live on NBC; Cabin In Dance Theater, Morphoses, TU Dance and the Los The Sky; Memphis (TUTS); The Wiz (The Muny); Angeles­ based BODYTRAFFIC. She has performed in Hello, Dolly! (Riverside Theatre); The Addams Family principal roles with the Ailey company and in a wide (Nat’l Tour); and Sid The Science Kid Live (Nat’l variety of concert works from noted choreographers, Tour); American Dance Spectacular; Broadway Dance including Ulysses Dove, Hofesh Shechter, Mauro Lab; Camille A. Brown and Dancers; and Philadanco. Bigonzetti, Kyle Abraham and . She has Chloé started DANCE FOR ALL: Creative worked with recording artists Wynton Marsalis, Sweet Expressions For The Disabled to give people with Honey in the Rock, and Rihanna, and was most a range of disabilities the opportunity to experience recently featured in alternative R&B artist Gallant’s the joy of artistic expression. Special thanks to her Miyazaki. Additionally, Ms. Sorzano has been a Mom, Dad, Ebony, family, friends, and LDC for guest artist on Dancing with the Stars and the lead your support and kindness! dancer in the indie film You, Me and The Circus. When not performing, she enjoys teaching nationally CATHERINE FOSTER is a professional dancer, and internationally. dance educator, choreographer, and freelance makeup artist. She received her dance training from the DC JUSTIN ELLINGTON Sound design and Youth Ensemble (DCYE), Baltimore School for the composition credits include: Broadway: Other Desert Arts (BSA) and at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Cities (Lincoln Center/Booth Theater): Off-Broadway: Center. She was a finalist and 2nd place winner He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box (Theatre for a in the National Arts Recognition, in Miami, Fla. New Audience); Fetch Clay Make Man, The Seven and is a recipient of the Astaire Award for Best (New York Theatre Workshop); Pipeline, Other Desert Broadway Female Ensemble. She has worked with Cities (Lincoln Center Theater); The Break of Noon, and performed the works of noted choreographers The Pride (MCC Theater). Regional: Sense and including Donald Bryd, Bill T. Jones, Jeffrey Page, Sensibility (PlayMakers Repertory Company); Skeleton Camille A. Brown, Hinton Battle, and Abdel Salaam. Crew (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Syncing Ink Companies: The Fred Benjamin Dance Company, (Alley Theatre); The Mountaintop, Topdog/Underdog Forces of Nature, Camille A. Brown and Dancers. (Trinity Repertory Company); All My Sons, Recording Artist: Alicia Keys, The Roots, Jazmine The Mountaintop (People’s Light); X: Or Betty Shabazz Sullivan, Seun Kuti, Davido, Angelique Kidjo, Lauryn v. the Nation of Islam (The Acting Company); Detroit HIll. Film/TV: TEDx/TED Talks, Black GIrls Rock ’67 (Center Stage Theater); Trouble in Mind (Guthrie (BET), GMA. Broadway/Off-Broadway: FELA! Theater); Romeo and Juliet, Stagger Lee (Dallas Theater (original cast) produced by Jay Z and Will Smith. Center); Fetch Clay Make Man (McCarter Theatre); Once on this Island (Assistant Choreographer), Ain’t Shakespeare’s R&J, King Hedly II, Topdog/Underdog No Disco (Assistant Choreographer). A dance educator (Alliance Theatre). International: National Theatre, for over 10 years, Catherine teaches regularly in Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Festival. New York City schools and at the Alvin Ailey School. Catherine has performed throughout North America ROBIN BRAMLETT is a recording artist and bassist to as far as Central and South America, Europe, who is primarily self-taught. Her debut CD and and Africa. Catherine thanks her ancestors and loved 2013 release, This Is My Life, is an instrumental ones for her success and guidance!!! autobiography that combines her musical experiences throughout her career while staying true to her first ALIA KACHE received her early training at Center loves, jazz and neo-soul. Other than two covers (Teena for Creative Arts and Chattanooga Ballet. A graduate Marie’s Square Biz and Slave’s Steal Your Heart) Robin of the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. program in 2004, wrote and produced the entire project. She is also she has performed with Ailey II, Nathan Trice/ touring with the all female jazz ensemble, Jazz In Pink, RITUALS, Pilobolus Creative Services, Radio City which is led by keyboardist Gail Jhonson. In addition,

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she has also performed and/or recorded with Karen coordinator in 2013 at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Briggs, Althea Rene, Eric Darius, Jeanette Harris, Robert was a production intern at Jacob’s Pillow in Jessy J, Brian Culbertson, Dave Koz, Chrisette Michelle, 2012 and a lighting intern at Williamstown Theatre Shanice Wilson, Miki Howard, Pete Escovedo, Festival in 2010. After 7, Jon B., Malcolm Jamal Warner, just to name a few. JANE CHAN (Lighting Supervisor) Lighting design ROBERT McINTYRE (Production Stage Manager) is credits: Off Broadway/New York – Classical Stage a NYC based AEA stage manager. He holds a Bachelor Company: The Stowaway; Stamford All-School of Science dual degree in business management and Musical: The Little Mermaid; 59E59 Theatre: technical theatre from East Stroudsburg University The Widow of Tom Hill; NY Shakespeare Exchange: of Pennsylvania. Most recently, he’s toured with The Rape of Lucrece; Regional – Kennedy Center: ENGARDE Arts for Wilderness at the Kennedy Night Train 57; That Face, Baltimore Center Stage; 1st Center Family Theatre and is excited to be returning Stage: Take Me Out; Maryland Hall: Carousel ; Hangar with CABD to the Eisenhower Theater! Some Theatre: James and the Giant Peach, A Year with Frog companies he has stage managed for include American and Toad; Other: Xuejuan Dance Ensemble, Lighting Foundation, Steps Repertory Ensemble, Designer; Best Design of 2014 in DC Metro Area Stephen Petronio Dance Company, TAKE Dance, Theatres: Take Me Out; Associate design: 170 Days Pocono Mountains Theatre Co. (US & Edinburgh), in Nanking (World Premier), Jiangsu Grand Theater, Gallim Dance, Encompass New Opera Theatre, China; Assistant design: Shanghai Walt Disney Grand Keely Garfield Dance, and Damage Dance. He was Theatre: The Lion King; Atlantic Theatre: The Band’s the associate production manager of the Ted Shawn Visit, Hold Onto Me Darling; Hartford Stage: Romeo Theatre in 2014 and the Inside/Out production and Juliet; Manhattan Theatre Club: Of Good Stock.

SPECIAL THANKS

CABD would like to thank Charles Santos, John CABD: Timothy Edwards, Juel D. Lane and Willie Frazier and the technical and administrative staff “Tre” Smith III for their continuous support during of TITAS Presents as well as Moody Performance the development, world premiere and tour of BLACK Hall for their hard work, dedication, and support. GIRL: Linguistic Play. You are appreciated! In addition, we would also like to thank the men of

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Social Dances Hambone, hambone, where you been? Camille A. Brown’s BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play Around the world and back again draws from dance, music, and hand game traditions Let’s use the hambone lyric as a metaphor for of West and Sub-Saharan African cultures as filtered what happened culturally to song and dance forms through generations of the African-American developed in African-American enclaves during the experience. The result is a depiction of the complexities antebellum era. The hambone salvaged from the in carving out a positive identity as a black female in big house meal made its way to cabins and quarters today’s urban America. The core of this multimedia of enslaved Africans, depositing and transporting work is a unique blend of body percussion, rhythmic flavors from soup pot to soup pot, family to family, play, gesture, and self-expression that creates its generation to generation, and providing nourishment own lexicon. for the soul and for the struggle. When dancing and drumming were progressively banned during the The etymology of her linguistic play can be traced 18th century, black people used their creativity and from pattin’ Juba, buck and wing, social dances and inventiveness to employ their bodies as a beatbox other percussive corollaries of the African drum found for song and dance. In the Americas, this music on this side of the Atlantic, all the way to jumping helped them connect with their homeland and keep double dutch, and dancing The Dougie. Brown uses cultural traditions alive. It was termed “patting Juba.” the rhythmic play of this African-American dance Juba contained features that persist in African- vernacular as the black woman’s domain to evoke American dances, notably improvisation, shuffle childhood memories of self-discovery. steps, supple body movements, and sharp rhythms. Skill and dexterity ruled the day in performing and developing artisans in this new genre. “Patting Juba” means slapping the hands, legs, and body to produce

14 TITAS PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SPECIAL THANKS complex, rapid rhythms. The dance has survived the Have you ever attended a family cookout/wedding/ plantations and social dance circles and made its way pool party/social event with multiple generations onto the platforms of dance halls and palaces. These present? Grandpop and Nana, Aunt Denise and movement elements served as the phonemes of a cousin Deion, you, your cousins were just chillin’, dance vocabulary that persists over two centuries later. and a really good song played on the Victrola/radio/ 8-track player/boom box/MP3 player. In an instant By 1845, William Henry Lane, a free black man born everyone is up on the dance floor, checking out each in Rhode Island, had become most prolific in Juba other’s moves. It is a battle of old-school vs new- and gained unimaginable national and international school terpsichorean feats/feet’s, and the conversations recognition as a master of the form. Often billed as go something like: “Look, those kids aren’t doing “Master Juba,” he danced an amalgam of the jig, anything new. Back in the day we called that move Juba, clog, buck, long dog scratch and wing dances, the (…)” and, “Oh wow, look at Nana and Grandpop taking this African-American dance “around the trying to do the (…), I wonder where they learned world and back again.” that?” As the saying goes, sooner or later, everything old is new again. The wobbly legs of buck dancing, the flighty limbs of the wing step and the staccato quick feet of the These days a quick tutorial on the foot patterns of jig served as the morphemes for popular social the Funky Chicken or the ankle alignment of dances throughout the 20th century. Metal scraps were the Mashed Potatoes can be found on YouTube. nailed to shoe bottoms and morphed into the The video-sharing website now supplements and theatrical tap dance form we know today. One can supplants the social forums that African-Americans draw a through-line from Juba to the Charleston and traditionally used to create and learn dances. Anyone Black Bottom of the 1920’s to the Funky Chicken can view, teach, and try any dance from any decade of the 1960’s, the Kid 'n Play of the 1980’s, and with just a few clicks of a mouse. Watch “Soul Brother to the Bop and DLow Shuffle of 21st century. The #1,” James Brown, break down the hippest dances vernacular of these early social dances began to of the 1970’s. And if you think Michael Jackson spread from dirt floors to dance halls and beyond. In invented the moonwalk, YouTube shows you all fact, a long-limbed street dancer turned chorus girl the entertainers who did that slick backwards glide named Josephine Baker exported the dances to France decades before the King of Pop. and all around Europe achieving great notoriety. Looking back, Jumping ahead, Social dancing through the decades and Stepping forward The Great Migration helped transport these social In addition to popular dance, another form of dances out of the South and into Northeast and linguistic play influenced the rhythmical education of Mid-western cities as blacks headed to industrial the urban black girl. Two friends, a long clothesline, centers in search of jobs and new beginnings. Each telephone cable, or jump rope were all that was region developed idiosyncratic constructs of popular needed for the fun pastime of double dutch. You dances of the day. New York City was the cauldron have to pound the pavement for hours, and in many of creativity and Harlem was its flame. The Savoy cases years, to earn your stripes in the playground or Ballroom in Harlem billed itself as the “Home of city sidewalks. Listen to the click-clack of the ropes, Happy Feet.” It was there that a new migration absorb the rhythm into your body, time the loop and occurred; whites headed uptown to be entertained swoop, and jump in! Rope jumpers sprinkle hand and dance to the big band orchestras of Chick Webb games, chants, and acrobatics into the milliseconds and Benny Goodman side by side with African- between the beat and devote vast amounts of time Americans. Dancers extraordinaire Norma Miller, perfecting routines alone or with a partner. Black Frankie Manning, and “Shorty George” Snowden girls start sharpening their corporeal coordination at incorporated the syncopation of tap and the an early age and begin to incorporate complex steps, improvisation of jazz into the Lindy Hop and jitterbug patterns, and speed into the aerobic game-sport-dance steps that developed in tandem with the explosion as they advance. Michelle Obama honed her skills on of artistic expression of the Harlem Renaissance. the streets of and demonstrated her jumping prowess on national TV and in China. Double dutch Social dance during the Civil Rights and Black Power contests and competitions are now found worldwide movements started to prominently reflect the times. and are featured on ESPN2. Each December Harlem’s Dances with African names like the Watusi and the Apollo Theater hosts an international showdown mirrored and proclaimed the African pride (Japan has amazing contenders), and in 2008, and heritage of American blacks. The frenetic and New York City public schools began offering double frenzied dances of the 60’s including The Jerk, The dutch as a varsity league activity–proving very popular Twist, and The Monkey paralleled the social and with predominantly African-American high schools. political turmoil the United States was experiencing. Movies like Doubletime and Jump In! spotlight the

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focus and determination required for competition- For more information on Camille A. Brown & level jumping, and the pride (and bragging rights) Dancers, please visit www.camilleabrown.org. that accompany the fun. CONTACT The animated and vibrant “step” dances performed Pamela Green, PMG Arts Management Agent by sororities and fraternities are superb examples of [email protected] the body linguistics Camille A. Brown plays with in (919) 813-6092 her work. The percussive, stylized, and coordinated PO Box 52346 group dances that feature chants and shouts, brings Durham, NC 27717 together African song and dance traditions mixed with ring shouts, Juba, military precision, Motown, Michael Moore, Michael Moore Agency and modern greek culture. By the 1970’s, “stepping” Commercial Agent gained popularity due to widespread demonstrations [email protected] on college campuses. Today, film also provides (212) 221-0400 windows into the African-American dance traditions found in the Black Greek-Lettered Organizations Indira Goodwine established at Historically Black Colleges and Managing Director Universities. Spike Lee’s School Daze, and Sylvain [email protected] White’s Stomp the Yard, are two films that helped expand the influence and popularity of the form. Michelle Fletcher Stepping is no longer just a “greek thing,” it has Company Manager transcended race and can be found outside the [email protected] African-American fraternal community. FOLLOW US & SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS! BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play, embodies all of Camille A. Brown (Artist Page) these movement languages that have been rooted in @CamilleABrown African-American culture and tradition. What #CABDTheater influences have shaped your own linguistic play? Let’s #BlackGirlLP talk about it with Camille A. Brown & Dancers. #BGLinguisticPlay #BlackGirlJoyOnTour Copyright© 2015 by Camille A. Brown & Dancers Text by Heather McCartney

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Founder, Artistic Director Jacques Heim

Tour Manager Institute Director Management & Production Ana Brotons Dusty Alvarado Consultant Chip Largman Production Manager The Company Evan Merryman Ritter Christopher Borrero Producer–Consultant Christopher Carvalho Jennifer Cheng Lighting Designers, Kate Dougherty Lighting Directors Simon Greenberg Rehearsal Director Evan Merryman Ritter Steven Jasso Amy Tuley John E.D. Bass Aubrey Lawrence Derion Loman Creative & Production Technical Assistant, Majella Loughran Consultant Transportation Danielle Maloney Chip Largman Matt Christensen Chantelle Mrowka Madison Olandt Development Manager Production Assistants Matthew Wagner Jose Hernandez Christopher Carvalho Kimara Wood Simon Greenberg Finance Manager Structure Engineering Michelle Hooper-Abid Costume Manager & Construction Majella Loughran Mike McCluskey Executive Assistant Tina Trefethen Madeline Paterson McCluskey LTD Video Archivist Christopher Carvalho

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V O Y A G E 2018 Premiere

DIAVOLO’s newest adventure unfolds as a young woman escapes from the ordinary world into a surreal landscape of infinite possibilities. Gravity-defying bodies join her on the journey, as she encounters whimsical, kinetic structures in a challenging environment. Connections are made in a universe that is alive with energy and surprising transformation. Follow the action with amazement as she reaches her destination.

Direction & Choreography: Jacques Heim Associate Choreography: The Company Structure Design: Mike McClusky, Tina Trefethen, Adam Davis, and Jeremy Railton Structure Engineering & Construction: Mike McClusky, McClusky LTD., Tina Trefethen Music: ODESZA, Zack Hemsey, Moby, The Crystal Method, Sarah Jaffe, Florence + The Machine, Jon Hopkins Lighting Design: John Bass, Evan Ritter Sound Design: Simon Greenberg Costume Design: Brandon Grimm

Voyage is supported by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cheng Family Foundation.

-20 MINUTE INTERMISSION-

T R A J E C T O I R E (1999, 2000)

Trajectoire is a visceral and emotional journey through the ebb and flow of the human experience. As the performers struggle to find their balance on a voyage of destiny and destination, Trajectoire shows the transcendence of the human soul against all odds.

Direction & Choreography: Jacques Heim Associate Choreography: The Company Structure Designer: Daniel Wheeler Engineering: Dan Williams Structure Construction: Mike McCluskey LTD., Daniel Wheeler

Trajectoire was commissioned by the Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, El Camino College, Torrance, CA, Grand Performances at California Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, and supported in part by The Brody Arts Fund, The City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

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DIAVOLO | ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION® in AGT’s finale at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. He also recently directed DIAVOLO for a special DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion® uses dance appearance on Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde’s to explore the relationship between the human body New Year’s Eve 2017, one of the most watched and its architectural environment. Artistic Director TV shows in France and Francophone countries. Jacques Heim steers DIAVOLO’s diverse team of DIAVOLO also appeared on Helene Fischer’s 2017 dancers, designers, choreographers and engineers to Christmas Spectacular. create visceral and awe-inspiring works that reveal how we are affected emotionally, physically and In 2004, Mr. Heim choreographed KÀ for Cirque du socially by the spaces we inhabit. Meticulously Soleil at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas; a destination designed bespoke architectural structures serve as the show featuring apparatus inspired by DIAVOLO central inspiration for each work, activated by the structures and architecture. In 2010, he was invited stylistically varied and intensely physical choreography to be a Creative Director for the Opening Ceremony which has become the hallmark of this truly original of The 16th Asian Games, in Guangzhou, China. company throughout its rich 25 year history. Mr. Heim worked with Guy Caron and Michael Through The DIAVOLO Institute the company also Curry as consulting choreographer on Ice Age Live!, provides educational and outreach opportunities to a “mammoth” arena show which had its world people of all ages and abilities while touring and at premiere at London’s Wembley Stadium in November home in Los Angeles, sharing the pioneering art form 2012 and is now touring Europe. and the power of dance as a means of social impact. www.DIAVOLO.org | @DIAVOLO_la In addition to three USA Fellowship nominations and four Alpert Award nominations, Mr. Heim JACQUES HEIM (Founder, Artistic Director) Jacques has received the Martha Hill Choreography Award Heim has been a transformative Director for over 20 of the American Dance Festival, the Special Prize years, founding DIAVOLO in 1992, newly renamed of the Jury at the 6th Saitama International Dance DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion®, and has Festival, a Brody Arts Fund fellowship, a James directed the Company’s work ever since. Irvine Foundation Fellowship and is the 2016 Barney Creative Prize recipient. Mr. Heim was born and raised in Paris, France. His earliest experiences with performance came from DUSTY ALVARADO (Institute Director) A Houston street performing. He attended Middlebury College Native, Dusty Alvarado grew up as a competitive (B.F.A. in Theater, Dance, and Film), the University gymnast, actor, and dancer. He received his BFA of Surrey in England (Certificate for Analysis and from Carnegie-Mellon University and worked in Criticism of Dance), and the California Institute NYC as a dancer and actor following graduation. for the Arts (M.F.A., Choreography). Heim is not After gigging it for a year, Dusty shook things up a dancer or acrobat but calls himself an “architect and moved to Israel to assist in the creation of of motion”. He is like a drill sergeant or a football The Aluminum Show, a creative dance spectacle coach. He loves working with dancers; pushing using aluminum materials to create a surreal world. them beyond their own physical and emotional After two years of touring internationally with this limits to make them feel like they can conquer Israeli show, Dusty auditioned for DIAVOLO and anything… to make them realize they are heroes. 3 weeks later was on a plane to Gwangyang, South Korea. He was involved in three creations, including Jacques Heim is named directly after his grandfather, Fluid Infinities, which premiered at the Hollywood the late and revolutionary fashion designer, who in Bowl in September 2013. Currently in his fourth 1946 launched the first ever two piece bathing suit year as DIAVOLO’s Institute Director, Dusty has called Atome, later renamed The Bikini, and also helped expand the K-12 school programming from invented le pret a porter, or Ready to Wear. Just as five to fifteen programs a year. His passion to help his grandfather broke ground in the fashion industry, others continues with DIAVOLO’s Veterans Project, Jacques Heim continues to challenge and break the a one-of-a-kind program that uses movement as mold of conventional wisdom surrounding dance, medicine to help heal and connect our heroes. developing the unique and incomparable aesthetic of Architecture in Motion®. AMY TULEY (Rehearsal Director) Amy Tuley is originally from Cleburne, TX. She was asked to join In addition to his work with DIAVOLO, Mr. Heim the company a few days shy of her graduation from has worked extensively for other companies in dance, the University of North Texas, where she received theater, TV, and special events worldwide. Jacques her B.F.A. in Dance. Her movement background created five new performances based on DIAVOLO consists of tumbling, competitive cheerleading, jazz creations for NBC’s America’s Got Talent 2017. and . She has attended numerous dance DIAVOLO appeared as one of the top ten contestants intensives and has shown original work at American

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College Dance Festival. She was a co-choreographer SIMON GREENBERG (Production Assistant, for Nick Cave’s collaborative performance art project, Performer) Simon was born and raised in Berkeley, Heard. She has been involved in three creations California, and migrated south to earn his B.F.A. with the company and has contributed her own in Dance: Choreography and Performance from choreography to DIAVOLO’s Fluid Infinities and California Institute of the Arts. Since his move to Humachina II. Aside from dancing, Amy is passionate southern California he’s had the pleasure of working about guiding dancers in the discovery towards their with Colin Connor, Rosanna Gamson, Douglas most authentic and expressive selves as artists. After Nielsen, Julie Bour, No)one. Art House, and Maxine touring internationally with the company for four Doyle. His movement background consists heavily of years, she transitioned into Rehearsal Director in martial arts and team sports, as well as having 2016. Beginning her third season in this role, Amy studied varying styles of dance and acrobatics under is honored to continue to share her artistry and live Katie Maltsberger in El Cerrito, California. Simon out her purpose with the incomparable Touring also has a passion for music and technology, which Company dancers. he is fortunate enough to be able to incorporate into his role in this company. He is extremely grateful CHRISTOPHER BORRERO (Performer) Born in and excited to continue working with Jacques and Chicago and raised in San Diego, CA. His interest the DIAVOLO family, as this will be Simon’s second in dance and gymnastics sparked at a young age season with the touring company. through his involvement with a hip hop called Jam Street though Sonrise Local Community STEVEN JASSO (Performer) Steven Jasso began Church. His passion and dedication for the arts grew taking dance classes at a community college after as he continued performing in his church musical failing to be accepted into any University because of productions, in community theater, and in high poor grades. He dropped out of school to avoid debt school plays. Throughout his high school career, and pursued dance when an opportunity to perform Chris danced on scholarship at culture shock San with State Street Ballet arose; an opportunity that Diego where he continued to train in multiple styles lead to eight years of performing around country. of dance. Chris began performing professionally right With a constant craving for the new, he attended after high school working for companies such as Pacific Conservatory Theatre to study acting. Steven World Entertainment Services, Disneyland, Cirque left performing and took up work as a carpenter, du Soleil, and NBC. His biggest accomplishment looking to connect with people far outside of the was having the opportunity to join the Ensemble bubble of the performing arts world. Still with a Cast in the Broadway production of The Wiz! Live desire to perform, he found his way to the DIAVOLO on NBC. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles Institute where he has been using dance and movement working as a professional dancer/actor with The to teach kids about trust, leadership, and teamwork. MSA Talent Agency. This is Chris Borrero’s very first And participated in DIAVOLO’s The Veterans Project season with DIAVOLO. which uses movement and the artistic process as therapy for military veterans. CHRISTOPHER CARVALHO (Production Assistant, Video Archivist, Performer) Christopher AUBREY LAWRENCE (Performer) A native of Carvalho is originally from St. Louis Missouri. Cleveland, Ohio, Aubrey began her dance education He graduated from Chapman University in 2014 at the age of four under the direction of Clare Gales with a BFA in Dance Performance, a minor in at Studio 82. After high school, she pursued her Economics, and received the Donna Cucanato award artistic passions at Shenandoah University where she for his contribution to the Dance Department. Since earned a B.F.A. in dance as well as a B.A. in English 2014 he has worked with a variety of LA based in 2015. Aubrey has trained in both New York choreographers and companies including 2 seasons City and Los Angeles, and has performed at venues with the DIAVOLO Institute (2014-2016). During including Symphony Space in NYC, Harman Hall this time he was an understudy for DIAVOLO’s in Washington, D.C., and The Rock and Roll Hall creation, Cubicle, and performed in its World of Fame in Cleveland for choreographers such as Premiere in 2015. His movement background is Todrick Hall, Ashlé Dawson, Matthew Powell, and focused around modern, ballet, jazz, and track and Mike Esperanza. Her years of competitive gymnastics field. This now is Christopher’s third season with as a pre-teen sparked an enduring love for acrobatic the Tour Company and second year as Video work, and she also trains as an aerialist, primarily Archivist and Production Assistant. on silks. Since moving to Hollywood, Aubrey has appeared in music videos for artists including Charisse Mills and Shahram Solati, and taught and performed as a member of the DIAVOLO Institute Company for two seasons. She is also a fitness trainer for the Tracy Anderson Method. This is her second season with the touring company.

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DERION LOMAN (Performer) Derion was born CHANTELLE MROWKA (Performer) Chantelle in Fairfield, California. His interest in dance came Mrowka is a native of suburban Chicago, born from his involvement in color guard, where he and raised in McHenry Illinois. She began her toured with the World Championship Blue training primarily focused in gymnastics throughout Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. Derion started her younger years and later transitioned to classical dancing his sophomore year of college and graduated ballet at the age of 10. During high school, Mrowka in 2012 with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.F.A. started performing with contemporary fusion dance in Dance from the University of California Santa company, Chicago Dance Crash, where she expanded Barbara. He was also a pioneer member of BHdos, her movement background to include contemporary, ’s Second Company, where modern, jazz and breakdance and continued dancing he performed at a variety of events and venues as a company member full time from 2012 through including Symphony Space Theatre, The FBI, and 2016. She continued her career performing with aerial The Presidential Inauguration. He started with dance company, C5 Create With No Limits, through Pilobolus as the company’s first-ever Dancer 2017. Mrowka ventured out to LA mid-2017 to join Apprentice and was cast as a full time company DIAVOLO during its debut on America’s Got Talent. member in 2014. Most recently he joined the touring After a memorable first season touring nationally and cast of DIAVOLO | Architecture in motion where he internationally with the company Mrowka is excited was a finalist for America’s Got Talent. to begin her second season with the DIAVOLO.

MAJELLA BESS LOUGHRAN (Costume Manager, MADISON OLANDT, (Performer) Madison Performer) Born in Northern Ireland, Majella grew Olandt was born and raised in Thousand Oaks. up performing with the Belfast Circus School and She began training in gymnastics at 5, and by 11, training as a competitive gymnast. She received her she was ranked in the top 20 of the nation for her B.F.A. in Dance Performance from SUNY Purchase. age group. Madison went on to pursue dance as she Before joining DIAVOLO, Majella performed joined her High School Dance Team, becoming the in New York with The Pin Up Girls Bar-lesque teams’ choreographer, and earning the award West and trained at The Muse Brooklyn and Circus Coast Elite Dancer of the Year for 2011-2013. She Wearhouse. Briefly after, she founded Dark Matter acquired her B.A. in Dance at UCLA, along with Dance, which focused on site-specific work and her B.S. in Psychology. Some of her choreographic collaborative immersive experiences. Dark Matter work has been performed in Royce Hall, Gloria worked with House of Mirth to create a haunted Kaufman Hall, and Pauley Pavilion. She has had the attraction in Sleepy Hollow based on the classic privilege to perform on the Grammy Stage for Katy folklore, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Perry, in Royce Hall for a Ted Talk, several national Irving. Majella also has a background in production commercials, and all over China with Academy of management, lighting, rigging, set construction and Villains. She has been a part of DIAVOLO from the wardrobe. She continues to light dance shows at start of America’s Got Talent, and looks forward to DIAVOLO’s performance space in Los Angeles when another brilliant season. she isn’t touring with the company. This is Majella’s fourth year with DIAVOLO as a performer. She is MATTHEW WAGNER (Performer) Matt Wagner also the Rental Manager and Costume Coordinator received a B.F.A in Dance from Oakland University for the company. in Michigan. His movement background is in gymnastics, baseball, martial arts, parkour, modern DANI MALONEY (Performer) Dani’s dance dance, and ballet. Mr. Wagner has participated studies began at the age of three when she in international competitions for trampoline and started taking lessons at Long’s School of Dance tumbling and artistic gymnastics. In dance, he has in Erie, Pennsylvania. Maloney’s passions translated worked with artists such as Pascal Merighi, Laurie into her college career at Shenandoah Conservatory Eisenhower, Bryan Strimpel, Meg Paul (who set a where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in piece), Chien-Ying Wang, and Sean dance in December 2017. At SU she trained in Greene. He has also had the privilege of studying many different subjects and worked as a resident dance in Berlin at the Tanzfabrik and the Freie choreographer and dance instructor on the side. Universität. This is Mr. Wagner’s third season with Maloney has performed with various professional DIAVOLO and some of his other interests include performance companies working as a dancer, singer, musicals, choreography, stage combat, costume actress, contortionist, aerialist, and an acrobat. construction, and costume design. Maloney is currently working as a company member with DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion, and she is excited to see what new adventures and challenges this chapter of life will bring her.

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KIMARA WOOD (Performer) Kimara Wood is MARK BAKER (Technical Director) Mark originally from Victorville, California but grew up Baker has provided DIAVOLO with technical in Lorton, Virginia. He studied hip-hop, tap, jazz, assistance for over 10 years, both nationally and ballet, gymnastics, and martial arts. In 2007, he internationally. Whether his role involves rigging, was the winner of the Washington Post’s Music electrical crew, or a game of truck-packing “Tetris”, and Dance Scholarship Award. In 2013, he earned he makes sure to contribute at least one decent joke a BFA in Dance and Choreography from Virginia per day. He also serves as the full time Technical Commonwealth University. Wood then moved to Director for Grand Performances in downtown Dallas, Texas to join Dallas Black Dance Theatre Los Angeles as well as the Technical Director for and to guest with various dance companies. There he General Mischief Dance Theatre in New York. studied Horton and Dunham. Wood worked under various artists such as Bruce Wood, Jamal Story, EVAN MERRYMAN RITTER (Lighting Designer) Matthew Rushing, Joshua Peugh, Garfield Lemonius, Evan hails from San Francisco as a child of the Milton Tatum, Milton Meyers and Christopher 1980s. Education—CalArts, B.F.A; University of Huggins. Wood also had the wonderful opportunity Washington, M.F.A. Awards—Wally Russell technical to perform Twyla Tharp’s Sinatra Suite in 2017. He theater scholarship at Los Angeles Opera. With then moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue DIAVOLO, Evan was lighting director and designer his dream of joining DIAVOLO | Architecture in of much of their work between 1998 and 2008. Motion, an America’s Got Talent Season 12 Finalist. Since then, Evan has created two fully realized This is his second season with the company. works of dance with DIAVOLO alumna Monica Campbell (Tabula Rasa and The Final Hours) as well ANA CAROLINA BROTONS (Production Manager) as designed for Donald Byrd, KT Niehoff, Washington Ana Carolina Brotons was born in Miami, FL and Ensemble Theater, Youth Theater Northwest, Tacoma started dancing at the age of three. She attended Opera and Bellevue Ballet among others. He lives performing art magnet programs in dance for both in Seattle with his young daughter, Grace. middle and high school, as well as cheering for the world-renowned TopGun Allstars. After training JOHN E.D. BASS (Lighting Director) John ballet, modern, jazz, tap, salsa, and hip-hop intensively E.D. Bass has been lighting theater, music, and at school and local studios, Ana was awarded a dance for nearly two decades. Before joining scholarship to attend the University of the Arts in DIAVOLO in 2007 his last project with Jacques Philadelphia, PA where she collaborated and learned Heim was Territory while studying at UCLA’s School from renowned professors and guest artists, then of Theater, Film, and Television. Previous national receiving a BFA in Modern Dance Performance. tours designs include The Great Tennessee Monkey Since graduating in 2012, she has performed in music Trial for L.A. Theater Works and both Peter Pan videos, as well as two national tours with the show and Camelot for McCoy Rigby Entertainment, SuperWHY Live. Always looking for opportunities where he served as associate to Tom Ruzika. Past to grow, she has taking a strong liking to not just design highlights include The Soze Project at the the stage but the process it takes technically to get Apollo Theater in Harlem and Azure, an underwater there. After five seasons performing, Ana is currently fantasy show at the Silverton Las Vegas. Architectural entering her sixth season with DIAVOLO and credits include the Eastern Columbia building in excited about expanding her horizons in this new Los Angeles and Spring, a Claes Oldenburg role off the stage. sculpture in Seoul, Korea.

In addition to lighting regional theater around the United States, John also lights numerous musical acts in Los Angeles as well as working in film and television.

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ADAM DAVIS (Production Designer, Architect) Torrance, CA, serving architectural, automotive, Adam is originally from Montreal, Canada and raised industrial and entertainment clients including Getty, in Miami, Florida. Education: University of Florida- Disney, Shelby, Northrop, Honda, and DIAVOLO. Architecture, B.A.; Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC)-Architecture, M.A. His TINA TREFETHEN (Structure Design, Engineering, graduate work explored the limits of collapsible and Construction) Tina’s mixed interests in art, and kinetic structures and ultimately landed him a extreme sports, design and industry all combine position with the AIA award-winning LA firm Pugh uniquely for DIAVOLO. Tina has been a world hang- + Scarpa working directly under principle Lawrence gliding champion, actor in TV and commercials, Scarpa. Entertainment design credits under Emmy pro-skateboarder, aircraft manufacturer, and partner Award winning production designer Jeremy Railton in her brother’s music business. She has evolved include Key Club a popular Sunset Strip nightclub into a designer, sculptor, engineer and fabricator of and The Great World nightclub in Singapore. aluminum, steel and composites for a great variety Art direction for a multitude of music videos, live of architectural, aviation, automotive, and graphics events and concerts for James Taylor, Enrique projects. Clients include Lotus, Getty, Boeing, Iglesias, Brian Wilson, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit Disney, BMW, Honda, plus fifteen major works for and David Bowie. Film and TV credits include: DIAVOLO, as lead fabricator, structural designer Super 8, Larry Crowne, The Girl with the Dragon and project manager. Tattoo, Catching Fire (Hunger Games sequel), Terra Nova and Magic City. Adam has also been recognized DANIEL WHEELER (Structure Designer, Sculptor: by the Art Director’s Guild, garnering two ADG Trajectoire) An internationally recognized and awards for Outstanding Art Direction. Additionally, exhibited artist and designer, Daniel Wheeler he received the 1999 Lester Horton Award for creates in diverse media, varied scale, and in a Outstanding Dance Set Design for DIAVOLO’s range of contexts from private to public. The son ‘Capture’ and has been published in World Stage Design. of an educator and a therapist, he received his BA from Brown University in 1984 and after living MIKE McCLUSKY, McCLUSKEY, LTD. in Japan, settled in Los Angeles in 1985. With (Structure Design, Engineering, and Construction) 30 years of experience in making thematically Mike McCluskey started restoring Shelby Cobras sensitive, interactive, and highly crafted objects and in 1969 while attending UCLA for mechanical environments, he is at once sculptor, builder, set engineering and never stopped. Best known for its designer, furniture maker, fabricator, photographer, diversity of fabricating services (design, construction, and maker of religious and funereal objects. His welding, mechanics, finish & paint), McCluskey Ltd. design for The Campbell Hall Center for Spiritual blends the art of handcrafting with modern aerospace Practice, in Los Angeles, CA recently won an award technology. Internationally known for restoration/ from The Interfaith Forum on Religion Art and repair of vintage Cobras, exotic concept and racecars, Architecture (IFRAA) in the category of Liturgical/ plus historical aircraft & jets, McCluskey also builds Interior Design. He has been designing for props and sets for stage, movies and TV. Mike’s DIAVOLO since 1994. team of highly skilled craftsmen are based in

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Did You Know? Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are: • 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement • 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair • 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance

• 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

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