Theater Dark John Heginbotham II. Rose Cross I. Cinema Dance Heginbotham #DanceHeginbotham no intermission

Choreography by L Lighting Desgnby RUN TIME: o ct 29­ DATES: Maile Okamura Music by Nicole Pearce Costume Designby 2013 Next 2013 Next Wave Festival AM Fisher b (Fishman Space) OCATION:

50min —Nov 2at7:30pm

Executive Producer Joseph V. Melillo, President Karen BrooksHopkins, Vice ChairmanoftheBoard Adam E.Max, Vice ChairmanoftheBoard William I.Campbell, Chairman oftheBoard Alan H. Fishman, AcademyBrooklyn ofMusic The SHSFoundation The HarknessFoundation forDance fordanceatBAM provided by Major support Gilmore Foundationthe Mertz BAM Fisher providedby fornewdancepresentationsinthe Support BAM 2013NextWave Festival sponsor BAM Fisher 2013 Next Wave Festival

Dark Theater Film Noir conceived by the Dadaist visual artist (World Premiere) by Aaron Mattocks and provocateur Francis Picabia for the Ballet Suedois. The performances Dark In his 2010 piece for four performers, would mark the end of that company’s I. CinEma One-Man Show, John Heginbotham tenure as the main competition for Music: Cinéma: Entr’acte symphonique portrayed a dying man named John Diaghilev’s famed Ballets Russes. de Relâche* Heginbotham who discusses the possibilities of how he might stage a At the heart of Relâche was a short Theater II. Rose Cross solo cabaret show (his parting wish) film by René Clair, entitled Entr’acte, Music: ; Embryons Desséchés, with the character of his brain, who is to a specifically composed score by II. d’Edriophthalma; Embryons Des- represented by an actor in scrubs at Satie, called Cinéma. A Dadaist spec- séchés, I. d’Holothurie; Leit-motiv du an electronic keyboard that isn’t even tacle, Entr’acte contained cameos by “Panthée”; Descriptions Automatiques: plugged in. After some deliberation, Picabia, Satie, Man Ray, and Marcel I. Sur un Vaisseau; Sonneries they decide the best option would Duchamp, all part of the nouveau revo- de la Rose + Croix, Air du grand Prieur; be an adaptation of Andy Warhol’s lutionary art movement. According to Je te veux Empire. Heginbotham becomes the performance archivist Marc Arthur: infamous tower for the duration of a Dancers song, before realizing it’s perhaps the “On the evening of November 27, Winston Dynamite Brown, John Eirich, worst idea, ever—it is simply absurd. 1924, a large audience, including Kristen Foote, Lindsey Jones, Courtney many artists such as Marcel Duch- Lopes**, Weaver Rhodes, Sarah Stanley Empire, an almost unwatchable, ut- amp, André Breton and Fernand terly too-long single lingering shot of Leger, arrived at the Théâtre des Pianist the Empire State building, lasting just Champs Élysées in for the open- Yegor Shevtsov over eight hours in black-and-white ing of Francis Picabia and Erik Satie’s silence, was made in 1964. Warhol, it much anticipated Relâche. They were *Music courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc. turns out, had been in attendance at a surprised to find the theater closed **Understudy performance that John Cage presented with a large sign bearing ‘Relâche’ just the year before, in which Cage plastered across the door. There was staged Erik Satie’s piano solo Vexations much confusion; ‘relâche’ is a theater according to the absurdist instructions term used to describe a dark night, Satie included on the top of the one- and audiences assumed the double page score: “In order to play this motif entendre was another Dada prank. 840 times, one would have to prepare No amount of banging on the doors oneself in advance, and in the utmost got the theater to open; rather, the silence, through serious immobilities.” audience was informed that the first Cage had the simple work performed performance of Relâche was cancelled by 12 different pianists, in constant because the choreographer and lead repetition, for over eight hours. dancer, Jean Börlin, was ill.”

Exactly 40 years earlier, Satie had It was, fittingly, the perfect “opening penned what would be the last music night” for such an endeavor. composition he would ever publish, an avant-garde ballet entitled Relâche,

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Entr’acte and Empire, separated by 40 years, both represent pinnacle mo- ments of avant-garde sensationalism, John Heginbotham Choreographer-Artistic Director each intended in its way to celebrate the art of surreality, to willfully chal- Who’s Originally from Anchorage, AK, John lenge or disregard theatrical conven- Heginbotham is a Brooklyn-based tion and its audience’s expectations. choreographer, teacher, and perform- er. In addition to his work with Dance Dark Theater is, in a perfectly Dadaist Who Heginbotham, his choreography has way, all about these films, and not been presented by Dance Theater about these films at all. But it’s Workshop, Joe’s Pub at the Public anything but shocking that sophisti- Theater, La MaMa Experimental The- cated theater of the absurd should be About Dance ater, the Museum of Modern Art (with an attractive notion to someone like Heginbotham the art/pop group, Fischerspooner), Heginbotham, who revels in complete- and the New York and Toronto Fringe ly surprising and unexpected dance Founded in 2011, Dance Heginbo- Festivals. In June of 2013 Heginbo- making, juxtaposing quirkiness and tham is a performance group devoted tham choreographed his first opera, wry humor with sinister, enigmatic to the presentation of dance and María de Buenos Aires, for the Cork tones. The historical moment of Sa- theatrical work created by Brooklyn- Opera House in Ireland. He has cre- tie’s Relâche is surely not to be lost on based choreographer and performer ated commissioned dances for the him, as are the many shades and pos- John Heginbotham. The company had Juilliard School, Dartmouth Dance En- sibilities of “darkness.” Both serve as its world premiere in January of 2012 semble, the Conservatory of Dance at compelling entry points into the world on the Millennium Stage at the John SUNY Purchase, Long Island Universi- of a choreographer who isn’t afraid F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ty, the award-winning youth company of showing what trembling, quaking Arts, and has since been presented the Wooden Floor, Big Apple Baroque, tremors of human instinct may lie by Baryshnikov Arts Center, Carolina DanceNOW/NYC, the cabaret troupe just beneath the tranquil surface of a Performing Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Lady Rizo and the Assettes, and the dancing smile. Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, rock band, NICKCASEY. Heginbotham and the Museum of Arts and Design, is a two-time recipient of the Jerome among others. Dance Heginbotham Robbins Foundation’s New Essential has collaborated with composers and Works Fellowship (2010 and 2012). ensembles including string quartet Brooklyn Rider, the Raymond Scott A graduate of the Juilliard School, Orchestrette, Jesse Blumberg, Colin Heginbotham was a member of Jacobsen, Gabriel Kahane, Yegor Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) Shevtsov, and Shara Worden (also from 1998 to 2012. In addition, he known as My Brightest Diamond). See has performed in the companies of the company next at the Metropolitan Susan Marshall, Pam Tanowitz, John Museum of Art in February 2014, Jasperse, and as a guest artist with in a world premiere site-specific per- Pilobolus Dance Theater, among oth- formance with new music ensemble ers. He is currently on the faculties Alarm Will Sound, featuring music by of Princeton University and the Mark Tyondai Braxton and Aphex Twin. Morris Dance Center. He is also a founding teacher of Dance for PD®,

Photo: Dance Heginbotham by Stephanie Berger 2013 Next Wave Festival

a program initiated by MMDG and since performed in solo roles by the Brooklyn Parkinson Group offering José Limón, Isadora Duncan, Doris dance classes for people with Parkin- John Eirich Humphrey, Anna Sokolow, Jirí Kylián, Courtney Lopes Dancer Dancer son’s disease in which participants Donald McKayle, Lar Lubovitch, are empowered to explore movement Susanne Linke, and Adam Hougland. John Eirich was raised in Orlando, FL A native of Bermuda, Courtney Lopes and music in ways that are refreshing, She has also performed with Mark Who’senjoyable, stimulating and creative. where he studied ballet and jazz at attended high school at the University Morris Dance Group, was a Radio City Southern Ballet Theatre. He earned of North Carolina School of the Arts Rockette, and is a member of AUS- his BFA in dance from New World focusing on contemporary dance, and TERLAND and Pajarillo Pinta’o. Foote School of the Arts in 2005, was a earned her BFA in dance from SUNY is proudly supported by the Bay & student at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festi- Purchase in 2012. Lopes has studied Who Paul Foundations and the Enoch Winston Dynamite val Contemporary Traditions Program, with the American Dance Festival, Foundation. Brown and performed with Miami Contempo- Limón Dance Company, Doug Varone rary Dance Company and the Florida and Dancers, and the Taipei National Dancer Grand Opera. He has worked with the University of the Arts. She has per- Amy Marshall Dance Company, Taylor formed works by choreographers such A native of Kansas City, MO, Winston Lindsey Jones 2 (2006—10), and with TAKE Dance Dancer as Lar Lubovitch, Paul Taylor, Jessica Dynamite Brown started dancing since 2007. Eirich joined Dušan Lang, B.J. Sullivan, and Huang Yi of at Smith Sisters Dance Studio. He Týnek Dance Theatre in 2010 and Cloud Gate Dance Company. Lopes is continued his training at the Missouri Lindsey Jones is originally from St. is currently also a member of Dance delighted to also be currently working State Ballet, the Center Dance under Louis, Missouri, where she started Heginbotham. He has performed with choreographers Ian Spencer Bell the mentorship of Tyrone Aiken, and dancing at the Center of Creative Arts Missa Brevis with Limón Dance Com- and Kathryn Alter. the University of Missouri Kansas (COCA). She graduated with a BFA pany and L’, il Penseroso, ed City, where he received his BFA. from SUNY Purchase and also studied il Moderato and The Hard Nut with Brown has participated in numerous at London Contemporary Dance Mark Morris Dance Group. intensive programs at Kansas City School. Since graduating, Jones has Maile Okamura Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, participated in various reconstructions Costume Designer Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater of Merce Cunningham’s works with (as three-time fellowship recipient), former company members. She has Maile Okamura has been designing and the Ballet and Contemporary Kristen Foote performed with Ian Spencer Bell, Adri- and constructing costumes for John Traditions programs at Jacob’s Pil- Dancer ane Lee/Rosario, June Finch, Jessica Heginbotham since 2002. She is low Dance Festival as the inaugural Taylor, and Lauren Camp with Co-Lab also a dancer with Mark Morris recipient of the Lorna Strassler Award. Originally from Toronto, Canada, [Experiments in Collaboration]. Jones Dance Group. Brown has worked with the Wylliams/ Kristen Foote joined the Limón Dance is also currently dancing with Pam Henry Danse Theatre, Deeply Rooted Company in 2000. She has been Tanowitz and GREYZONE. Productions, Albany Berkshire Bal- hailed by The New York Times as let, Metropolitan Opera, TU Dance, “marvelously versatile” and recognized CorbinDances, IMDT (Irish Modern by Dancemagazine in its “Top 25 To Dance Theater), Ben Munisteri Dance Watch” in 2005, as one of the “Most Projects, Taylor 2, and most recently Amazing Performers” of 2010, and Owen/Cox Dance Group, Pilobolus as a featured dancer in the Septem- Dance Theater, Sean Curran Com- ber 2011 issue. Her training began pany, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. in Toronto where she studied the Brown is excited to be back in New Limón technique with the Canadian York as a freelance artist: “nothing to Children’s Dance Theatre. She has prove, only to share.” 2013 Next Wave Festival

recitals have included music span- ning several centuries, from Rameau Nicole Pearce Weaver Rhodes to numerous composers of Shevtsov’s Lighting Designer Dancer own generation. In the 2012—13 season, Shevtsov was artist-in-resi- Previous collaborations with Dance Weaver Rhodes was born and raised dence at EMPAC in Troy, NY, where he Who’sHeginbotham: Twin, Closing Bell, and in Colleyville, TX, where he started recorded Études by Debussy and two Manhattan Research. Selected dance dancing at the age of 12 at Dance recent compositions by Pierre Boulez. credits: Ten works with Mark Morris Continuum. After further training Shevtsov has toured with the Mark (Mark Morris Dance Group, Boston from the Booker T. Washington High Morris Dance Group since 2008 and Ballet, and Voloshky Ukranian Dance School for the Performing and Visual Who is a core member of Red Light New Ensemble); six works with Aszure Arts under the direction of Lily Weiss, Music, a Brooklyn-based performer- Barton (Nederlands Dans Theater, he then went on to receive his BFA in composer collective. He is an avid Aszure & Artists, Hubbard Street Dance Dance from SUNY Purchase in 2012. flamenco dancer, studying in New York Company, and the Juilliard School); 10 Rhodes has attended various summer with the legendary Soledad Barrio. works with Jessica Lang (Joffrey workshops including the Rock School yegorshevtsov.com Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, of Ballet, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane National Ballet of Japan, and Jessica Dance Company intensive at Skidmore, Lang Dance); No Longer Silent with American Dance Festival, Springboard Robert Battle (Introdans); Blush with Danse Montreal, and Northwest Dance Andrea Miller (Jacoby & Pronk); Epi- Project’s LAUNCH: 7. He’s performed Sarah Stanley sode 31 with Alexander Ekman with various companies, including Dancer (Joffrey Ballet); New Dances with Northwest Dance Project, Mettin choreographers Monica Bill Barnes, Movement Collective, the Kevin Wynn Sarah Stanley is from Houston, TX Alexander Ekman, Alex Ketley, Adam Collection, and the Metropolitan Classi- where she trained at the High School Hougland, Nicolo Fonte, Larry Keigwin, cal Ballet in Arlington, TX. Rhodes has for Performing and Visual Arts. She Andrea Miller, Matthew Neenan, David also had the pleasure of working with graduated in 2011 from SUNY Pur- Parker, Fabian Priovelle, Pam Tanow- artists such as Robert Battle, Dwight chase where she performed works by itz, and Doug Varone (the Juilliard Rhoden, Jessica Lang, Kate Skarpe- Nelly van Bommel, Wally Wolfgruber, School); Commitments with Hinton towska, Patrick Corbin, Pam Tanowitz, and Johannes Wieland, among oth- Battle and From Dawn Till Dusk with and Greg Dolbashian. ers. While at Purchase she had the Christopher Huggins (Philadanco); opportunity to study at Taipei National and Swan Lake and The Little Mer- University of the Arts in 2009. She maid (Ballet Memphis). Selected now lives in New York where she New York theater credits include The has worked with Nelly van Bommel/ American Dream and The Sand- Yegor Shevtsov NØA Dance, KDNY, Brice Mousset, Pianist box, directed by Edward Albee; Beebo LaneCoArts, Jonathan Royse Wind- Brinker Chronicles, directed by Leigh ham, and Mettin Movement. Yegor Shevtsov is a pianist based in Silverman; Edgewise directed by New York City. His solo and collabora- Trip Cullman; Betrothed, directed tive performances have been noted by by Rachel Dickstein; A Raisin in the The New York Times, Miami Her- Sun, directed by Jade King Carroll; ald and Village Voice, among others. and Savage in Love, directed by Pam His recent notable engagements in- MacKinnon. nicolepearcedesign.com clude concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, Britten, and Ligeti. Shevtsov many Thank you!

This performance would not have You are experiencing Dark Theater BAM been possible without the generous thanks to the 107 individuals*, listed support of Joe Melillo and everyone at on our website, who contributed the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Ad- to our Kickstarter campaign support- ditional thanks to Mark Morris, Nancy ing the creation of Dark Theater. Umanoff, Huong Hoang, and the We absolutely could not have done Mark Morris Dance Group; Mikhail this without our Dance Heginbotham Baryshnikov, Georgiana Pickett, Kris- family and would like to thank each ten Miles, Eleanor Wallace, and the and every backer. Special thanks Baryshnikov Arts Center; Ella Baff and to Alison Bryant, Mary Cronson, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; Da- Caroline Cronson, Timothy Jones, mian Woetzel, Christopher Pennington Maira Kalman, David Levithan, Isaac and the Board of the Jerome Robbins Mizrahi, Mel and Amy Okamura, Jim Foundation; Sarah Marcus and the Slaughter and Cath Maciver, Ricky Hollister-Clagett Family Foundation Lopes, Ellen Offner, and Megan for the Performing Arts; Norton Owen Williams. and the O’Donnell-Green Music and *as of October 23, 2013 Dance Foundation; the Mertz Gilmore Foundation; inaugural Advisory These performances of Dark Theater Council member Lauren Cherubini; are dedicated to Kory Perigo. my family—Ron, Jeanie, Sherrie, and Proud supporter of BAM Henry Heginbotham, Lorraine Leader, —John Heginbotham and Kim Graham; Todd Bryant; Bob Dixon; Tina Fehlandt; Colin Jacobsen; Aaron Mattocks; Jessica Redmond; Stephen Viksjo; and Ulu Hulu Productions, John Hoobyar and the Foundation for Independent Artists. Thank you to the performers; Val Oliveiro, you are amazing; Nicole Pearce, thank you for your brilliance and patience; Maile Okamura, my dear friend and collaborator, thank you; Adrienne Bryant, thank you for Salutes everything. 2013 Next Wave Festival

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Photo: Yegor Shevtsov and John Heginbotham by Stephanie Berger