Saturday, October 26, 2019, 8pm Sunday, October 27, 2019, 3pm Zellerbach Hall MOMIX Viva MOMIX! with Anthony Bocconi Beau Campbell Jennifer Chicheportiche Gregory DeArmond Seah Hagan Morgan Hulen Heather Magee Elise Pacicco Jason Williams
Conceived and directed by Moses Pendleton
First Assistant and Associate Director Cynthia Quinn Production Manager Woodrow F. Dick III Technical Crew Victoria Campbell, Josh Peterson, and Ryan Walters Lighting Design Howell Binkley (TUU), Bruce Goldstein (Table Talk), Joshua Starbuck (Dream Catcher, Marigolds, Echoes of Narcissus, Pole Dance, Aqua Flora), Woodrow F. Dick III (Baths of Caracalla, If You Need Some Body, Daddy Long Leg, Light Reigns, Paper Trails), and Michael Korsch (Pleiades, Spawning) Music Collage Moses Pendleton Video Design Woodrow F. Dick III Costume Design Phoebe Katzin, Moses Pendleton, and Cynthia Quinn Costume Construction Phoebe Katzin Ballet Mistress Victoria Mazzarelli Company Manager Paula Budetti Burns
Cal Performances’ 2019 –20 season is sponsored by Wells Fargo.
“Pleiades” ( MOMIX in Orbit ) “Baths of Caracalla” ( ReMIX ) Performed by Beau Campbell, Performed by Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, and Elise Pacicco; Heather Magee, and Elise Pacicco; Choreography by Moses Pendleton, Choreography by Moses Pendleton, assisted by the Company; assisted by the Company; Music: “El Hadra – e Mystik Dance,” Music: “Reverence” courtesy of Aquarius International Music by David and Steve Gordon is work was created for the centennial celebration of Fiat Auto S.p.A. “Daddy Long Leg” in Torino, Italy (July 1999). (35th Anniversary Creation) Performed by Anthony Bocconi, “Cactus Wren/Morning Star” ( Opus Cactus ) Greg DeArmond, Morgan Hulen, Performed by Beau Campbell, and Jason Williams; Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Choreography by Heather Magee, and Elise Pacicco; Moses Pendleton and Tim Latta, Choreography by Moses Pendleton; assisted by Jonathan Eden, Steven Ezra, Music: Peter Buffet, “e Dream” from Spirit Morgan Hulen, Felicity Jones, Dance , distributed by Hollywood Records Cynthia Quinn, and Brian Simerson; Music: “Santa Maria” by Gotan Project “Brainwave” ( Classics ) Performed by “Light Reigns” Anthony Bocconi and Greg DeArmond; (35th Anniversary Creation) Choreography by Moses Pendleton Performed by Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, “Marigolds” ( Botanica ) Heather Magee, and Elise Pacicco; Performed by Beau Campbell, Choreography by Moses Pendleton, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, assisted by Jennifer Chicheportiche, Heather Magee, and Elise Pacicco; Amanda Hulen, Nicole Loizides, Choreography by Moses Pendleton, Sarah Nachbauer, Cynthia Quinn, assisted by the Company; Rebecca Rasmussen, Music by Suphala, Heather Magee Spilka, and Jocelyn Wallace; “Destination” and “e Wheel” Music: “Alchemy” by Deuter by Mike “ μ - Ziq” Paradinas “Paper Trails” “Pole Dance” ( Opus Cactus ) (35th Anniversary Creation) Performed by Greg DeArmond, Performed by the Company; Morgan Hulen, and Jason Williams; Choreography by Moses Pendleton, Choreography by Moses Pendleton, assisted by the Company; assisted by the Company; Music: “Good Bye Brother” by Music by Adam Plack Ramin Djawadi; “Progeny” by Yvonne & Johnny (White Ant) Soames; Moriarty, Gavin Greenway, and the “e Hunt (In Respect for Food)” Lyndhurst Orchestra; “Sorrow” by courtesy of Australian Music International Klaus Badelt and Lisa Gerrard; “Wisdom Work” by Byron Metcalf
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Opposite: photos by Charles Paul Azzopardi (top) and Eddy Fernandez (bottom)
“Echoes of Narcissus” ( Botanica ) “Table Talk” ( Classics ) Performed by Jennifer Chicheportiche; Performed by Jason Williams; Choreography by Moses Pendleton Choreography by Moses Pendleton, and Cynthia Quinn; assisted by Karl Bauman; Music: “Space Weaver” by Lisa Gerrard Music: “Safe From Harm,” R Del Naja, A. Vowles, G. Marshall (KA Massive Attack) “Snow Geese” ( Lunar Sea ) Performed by Beau Campbell, “Aqua Flora” ( Botanica ) Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Performed by Jennifer Chicheportiche; Heather Magee, and Elise Pacicco; Choreography by Moses Pendleton Choreography by Moses Pendleton, and Cynthia Quinn, assisted by the Company; assisted by Nicole Loizides; Music: “Treasure” by Elliot Morgan Jones Prop by Michael Curry; and Nick Woolfson, from the Music by Deva Premal; Waveform release Terra Firma “Gayatri Mantra” is used in this performance with permission of Prabhu Misc. © 1998 “Dream Catcher” ( Opus Cactus ) Prabhu Music. Music composed by Deva Performed by Heather Magee Premal and Miten. All rights reserved. and Jason Williams; www.prabhumusic.net. Choreography by Moses Pendleton, assisted by Craig Berman and Brian Sanders; “If You Need Some Body” ( ReMIX ) Sculpture Design and Construction Performed by the Company; by Alan Boeding; Choreographed by Moses Pendleton, Music: “Mountain Walk East,” by NOMAD, assisted by Sam Beckman, Steven Ezra, courtesy of Australian Music International Cynthia Quinn, Rebecca Rasmussen, Brian Simerson, and Jared Wootan; “Man Fan” ( Botanica ) Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Performed by Jason Williams; Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, Choreography by Moses Pendleton; BWV 1047 (Allegro) Prop by Michael Curry; Music: Azam Ali, “Aj Ondas” on Portals of Grace
“Spawning” ( Classics ) Performed by Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, and Heather Magee; Choreography by Moses Pendleton, assisted by Lisa Giobbi, Diana Horvath, and Cynthia Quinn; Music: “Mercy Street” by Peter Gabriel, used with permission of Cliofine Ltd. (PRS)/ Hidden Pun Music, Inc. (BMI)
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MOMIX , a company of dancer-illusionists internationally, and appearing on PBS’ Dance under the direction of Moses Pendleton, has in America and Great Performances series. been presenting work of exceptional inventive - By the end of the decade, Pendleton had ness and physical beauty for 40 years. From its begun to work outside of Pilobolus, perform - base in Washington (CT), the company has ing in and serving as principal choreographer developed a devoted worldwide following. In for the Paris Opera’s Intégrale Erik Satie in 1979 addition to stage performances, MOMIX has and choreographing the Closing Ceremony of also worked in film and television, as well as in the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. corporate advertising, with national commer - In that same year, he created MOMIX, which cials for Hanes and Target, and presentations rapidly established an international reputation for Mercedes-Benz, Fiat, and Pirelli. With per - for inventive and oen illusionistic choreogra - formances on PBS’ Dance in America series, phy. e troupe has now been creating new France’s Antenne II, and Italy’s RAI television, work under his direction and touring world - the company’s repertory has been beamed wide for four decades. to 55 countries. e Rhombus Media film of Pendleton has also been active as a per - Mus sorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with former and choreographer for other companies. MOMIX and the Montreal Symphony was He staged Picabia’s Dadaist ballet Relâche for the winner of an international Emmy for Best the Paris Opera Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet, Performing Arts Special. MOMIX was also and Tutuguri , based on the writings of Artaud, featured in Imagine , one of the first 3D IMAX for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He created the films released in IMAX theaters worldwide. role of the Fool for Yuri Lyubimov’s production MOMIX dancers Cynthia Quinn and Karl of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at La Scala, cho - Baumann, under Moses Pendleton’s direction, reographed Rameau’s Platée for the US Spoleto played the role of “Bluey” in the feature film Festival, and contributed choreography to Lina F/X2 , and White Widow , co-choreographed by Wertmuller’s production of Carmen at the Pendleton and Quinn, was featured in Robert Mu nich State Opera. Pendleton has created new Altman’s film e Company . With nothing works for the Arizona Ballet and Aspen Santa more than light, shadow, fabric, props, and the Fe Ballet, and he teamed up with Danny Ezra - human body, MOMIX continues to astonish low and David Parsons, both former MOMIX and delight audiences on five continents. dancers, to choreograph AEROS with the Ro - manian National Gymnastics Team. Most re - Moses Pendleton (artistic director) has been cently, Pendleton choreographed e Doves of one of America’s most innovative and widely Peace , featuring Diana Vishneva and 50 Russian performed choreographers and directors for ballerinas, for the Opening Ceremony of the almost 50 years. A co-founder of the ground- 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi. breaking Pilobolus Dance eater in 1971, he Pendleton’s film and television work includes formed his own company, MOMIX, in 1980. the feature film F/X2 with Cynthia Quinn, Pendleton has also worked extensively in film, Mo ses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton for television, and opera, and as a choreographer ABC ARTS cable (winner of a CINE Golden for ballet companies and special events. Eagle award), and Pictures at an Exhibition with Pendleton was born and raised on a dairy Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, farm in Northern Vermont. His earliest experi - which received an International Emmy for Best ences as a showman came from exhibiting his Performing Arts Special in 1991. Pendleton has family’s dairy cows at the Caledonian County also made music videos with Prince, Julian Fair. He received his BA in English literature Lennon, and Cathy Dennis, among others. from Dartmouth College in 1971. Pilobolus Pendleton is an avid photographer whose began touring immediately, and the group shot work has been presented in Rome, Milan, to fame in the 1970s, performing on Broadway Florence, and Aspen. Images of the sunflower under the sponsorship of Pierre Cardin, touring plantings at his home in northwestern Connec -
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ticut have been featured in numerous books former in the Emmy Award-winning Pictures and articles on gardening. He is the subject of at an Exhibition with the Montreal Symphony Salto di Gravita by Lisavetta Scarbi (1999), and and has also appeared in the 3D IMAX film his photographs accompany the 16 cantos of Imagine . Quinn is a board member of the Nut - Phil Holland’s e Dance Must Follow (2015), meg Conservatory in Torrington (CT), and is which takes Pendleton’s own creative process on the advisory board of Torrington’s Su san B. as its subject. Pendleton was a recipient of the Anthony Project. She was featured with Ru Paul Connecticut Commission on the Arts Gover- and k.d. lang in M.A.C. Cosmetics’ “Fashion nor’s Award in 1998. He received the Positano Cares” benefits in Toronto and Van couver. Choreographic Award in 1999 and the 2002 Quinn is co-choreographer of White Widow , American Choreography Award for his contri - which is featured prominently in Robert Alt- butions to choreography for film and television. man’s e Company . She was also featured in In 2010, Pendleton received an Honorary Doc - the film First Born , with Elisabeth Shue. Most re - torate of Fine Arts from the University of the cently, she co-choreographed e Doves of Peace , Arts in Philadelphia and delivered the com - featuring Diana Vishneva, for the Opening mencement address to the graduates. He was a Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Guggenheim Fellow in 1977. Her most rewarding and challenging role, how - ever, has been as a mother to her daughter, Cynthia Quinn (associate director) grew up in Quinn Elisabeth. Southern California. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Anthony Bocconi (dancer) was born in River side and continued there as an Associate Brook lyn, New York. He attended Fiorello H. in Dance for five years. In 1988, she received the LaGuar dia High School of Music, Art, and University’s Alumni Association’s Outstanding the Per forming Arts, where he found his niche Young Graduate Award. As a member of Pilob o - in modern dance while studying Graham and lus in the 1980s, she performed on Broadway Horton techniques. Bocconi continued his and throughout the United States, Europe, dance training in the Ailey/Fordham BFA Canada, Israel, and Japan, and she collaborated program under the direction of Melanie Person, on the choreography of Day Two, Elegy for the while spending his summers at Jacob’s Pillow Moment, Mirage, What Grows in Huygens Dance Festival, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Window, and Stabat Mater. Quinn began per - Nederlands Dans eatre, and Springboard forming with MOMIX in 1983 and has toured Dance Montreal. He graduated in 2013 and has worldwide with the company. She has appeared since performed with Lydia Johnson Dance, the in numerous television programs and music Metropolitan Opera, the Santa Fe Opera, and videos, and has assisted Moses Pendleton in the the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. Bocconi choreography of Pulcinella for the Ballet Nancy joined MOMIX in 2015. in France, Tutuguri for the Deutsche Oper Ber - lin, Platée for the Spoleto Festival USA, Les Beau Campbell (dancer) is a professional Mariés de la Tour Eiffel in New York, AccorDION dancer, yoga and barre instructor, and photog - for the Zürich-Volksbühne, Carmen for the rapher from Southern California. He trained Munich State Opera, as well as Opus Cactus for in classical ballet in Malibu with Joanna Jarvis the Arizona Ballet and Noir Blanc for the Aspen and at the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Santa Fe Ballet. She has also appeared as a guest Center. Campbell also received extensive train - artist with the Ballet éâtre Française de Nancy, ing from Zippora Karz, Amanda McKerrow, the Deutsche Oper Berlin Ballet, and the Mu - and John Gardner. She performed with the nich State Opera, as well as international galas Malibu Civic Ballet for six years, dancing sev - in Italy, France and Japan. Quinn made her film eral principal roles. In 2005, Campbell was debut as “Bluey” (a role she shared with Karl awarded the coveted Solo Seal by London’s Baumann) in F/X2 . She was a featured per - Royal Academy of Dance and later that year,
PLAYBILL ABOUT THE ARTISTS she joined Ballet Pacifica under the direction of Theater, Lydia Johnson, New Generation Dance, Ethan Stiefel. Campbell joined Ballet Arizona and Adam Miller Dance Company. Chiche - in 2006 under the direction of Ib Anderson, portiche joined MOMIX in 2007, where she has where she spent eight seasons. She has per - participated in new creations, performed in formed soloist and principal roles in several several of the company’s full-length produc - classical, neoclassical, and contemporary works tions, and toured the world. She also assists with by choreographers including Ib Anderson, choreography for a variety projects and teaches Pet ipa, Bournonville, Fokine, Balanchine, and ballet, professional workshops, and Pilates in Christopher Wheeldon. Campbell has danced the United States and Europe. principal roles with Nova Ballet, including in Emery Lecrone’s Pulling to Break, Adam Houg - Gregory DeArmond (dancer) grew up in land’s Beyond, and Yanis Pikieris and David Southern California and trained at Saddleback Palmer’s Adiemus. Most recently, she has per - Dance Center, Golden State Ballet, and Ballet formed as a guest artist with Post:Ballet in Pacifica. He graduated cum laude from the Uni - Triads under the direction of Robert Dekkers ver sity of California, Irvine, with a BA in dance in San Francisco, and for Les Grands Ballet and a BS in civil engineering (with an empha - Canadiens in their production of the Nutcracker sis on structures). He was honored as a William in Montreal. For the past two years, Campbell J. Gillespie Scholar and a Gregory Osborne has performed with Quixotic Fusion, sharing Memorial Scholar. DeArmond joined the a variety of dance styles and projection interac - North Carolina Dance eatre in 2010 and later tion pieces. A certified yoga and barre instruc - participated in the National Choreographers tor, she has taught at several different studios Initiative, performing works by Jiří Kylián, and festivals across North America, including William Forsythe, Twyla arp, Jiří Bubeníček, Wanderlust Studio Mont real, Sutra Midtown, Jodie Gates, Dwight Rhoden, Peter Quanz, and Woodside Health and Tennis Club, the Wander- George Balanchine. He would like to thank lust Festival, and the Arise Festival. Campbell everyone who has helped to make his career joined MOMIX in 2016. in dance possible. DeArmond joined MOMIX in 2014. Jennifer Chicheportiche (dance captain) was born in Bordeaux, France. She trained at the Seah Hagan (dancer) is a third-generation Academie Besso Ballet de Toulouse and com - dancer who was born and raised in Tallahassee pleted her studies in Paris with Dominique (FL). She began her training at the Southern Khalfouni. At the age of 19, she joined the Jeune Academy of Ballet Arts, under the tutelage of Ballet International de Rosella Hightower in Natalia Botha and Charles Hagan. At age 14, Cannes, where she performed works by Prej - she became an company member with the Pas lo caj, Balanchine, Renatto Zanella, and John de Vie Ballet, where she performed many clas - Butler, before becoming a member of Balletto sical and contemporary, soloist, and principal Teatro di Torino. While in the Italian company, roles. In 2017, Hagan was ranked number one Chicheportiche toured Europe and performed at the world championship in her division for at the International Ballet Festival of Miami. ballroom dancing. At age 16, she graduated In 2004, she moved to Scotland to dance with summa cum laude from the Florida State Uni - the Ensemble Group. She continued her career versity School and she later held a position with in the UK with Opera North, doing the national the State of Florida at the Florida Fish and tour of One Touch Of Venus . While in Europe, Wildlife Conservation Commission. Hagan she worked with renowned choreographers joined MOMIX in 2017. such as Luca Vegetti, Carol Armitage, William Tuckett, and Christopher Hampson. Aer Morgan Hulen (dancer) grew up in Columbia moving to New York City, she performed with (MO). He le home to complete high school Chamber Dance Project, International Ballet and attend the college program at North Caro -
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lina School of the Arts. During the summers, Elise Pacicco (dancer) is from Charlotte (NC), he studied with the Hungarian National Ballet, and currently resides in Brooklyn (NY). She Pacific Northwest Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest Minnesota Ballet, and the Broadway eatre University, where she was a recipient of the Project. Hulen began his professional career Presidential Scholarship and a member of the with the Louisville Ballet in 2000 and later Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Pacicco earned enjoyed his role as a principal dancer with her MFA in dance performance and choreog - Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, TX. As a raphy from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in highly sought aer guest artist, he has per - 2015. She has performed in works of Bill T. formed with numerous dance companies across Jones, Pilobolus, Paul Taylor, Shannon Gillen, the United States. In 2007, Hulen returned to Helen Simoneau, and others. Pacicco was a mem - the Louisville Ballet for three additional sea - ber of Carolyn Dorfman Dance from 2015 –19, sons, performing soloist and principal roles. He where she worked nationally and internation - teaches master classes in tap, ballet, and part - ally as a teaching and performance artist. She nering, and has choreographed many works, also dances for Rovaco Dance Com pany, based including several that have won top choreo - in New York and under the direction of Rohan graphic honors. He also formed the dance com - Bhar gava. Pacicco is passionate about teaching pany Impact as an expressive outlet for his and yoga and pilates and currently teaches at Y7 others’ choreography. His wife, Amanda, is also Studios throughout New York City. She joined part of the MOMIX family and together, they MOMIX in 2019. have toured extensively with the company. e two are raising a family of their own back in Jason Williams (dance captain) began his dance Missouri. Hulen joined MOMIX in 2011. career and training at Boca Ballet eater at the age of 16, under the direction of Dan Guin and Heather Magee (dancer ) began working with Jane Tyree. He then decided to further his MOMIX in 2002, in Opus Cactus . She has par - studies at the New World School of the Arts in tici pated in new creations, performed in several Miami (FL). is is where he became proficient of the company’s full-length productions, and in Graham, Limón, Horton, classical, and con - toured the world with Lunar Sea, e Best of temporary ballet techniques. While there he MOMIX, the Viva MOMIX! 35th Anniversary deepened his studies through exposure to anat - Tour, and Baseball . Since 2011, Magee has omy, kinesiology, Labon movement analysis, per formed as a dancer and principal character and pedagogy. Williams is a 2011 summa cum actress for Franco Dragone in his water spec - laude BFA graduate of the New World School tacular e House of Dancing Water , in Macau, of the Arts. During his time there he worked China. Raised in Connecticut, Magee began with noted choreographers including Robert her training with Arlene Begelman and Robert Battle, Michael Uthoff, Daniel Lewis, Peter Maior ano at the School of Performing Arts and Lon don, Darshan Bhueller, and Gerard Ebitz. graduated from the School of the Hart ford Bal - During his summers he has performed in the let. She has also performed with Ballet Arizona, New Prague Dance Festival in Prague, Czech Atlanta Ballet, and Madison Ballet eatre. Republic, and Semana de Internacional de Baile Magee learned “flagging” under the direction in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since completing of George Jagatic (Axis Danz), and she has his degree Williams has danced with MOMIX, enjoyed sharing and exploring the cra. Aer Dance Now! Joseé Garant Dance Com pany, and touring internationally with e Phantom of the Miami Contemporary Dance Company. He Opera and dancing in the musical Carousel , she joined MOMIX in 2011. found MOMIX… and the rest is history! Magee is honored and delighted to return to MOMIX for this current season.
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Woodrow F. Dick III (production manager and Instagram @MomixOfficial lighting supervisor) is MOMIX’s go-to guy for Facebook @OfficialMomix anything and everything production-related. Twitter @Momix #MOMIXALICE He has worked on numerous productions, both large and small, and joined MOMIX in 2005. MOMIX PO Box 1035 Phoebe Katzin (costume designer). Aer grad - Washington, CT 06793 uating from Endicott College’s fashion design Tel: (860) 868-7454 program, Katzin worked for Kitty Daly, build - Fax: (860) 868-2317 ing dance costumes and dressmaking. For info@momix.com several years, she lived in New York, making www.momix.com costumes for Kitty Leach, Greg Barnes, and Alli son Conner, among others. Katzin has been Selby Artists Management instrumental in designing and constructing Margaret Selby costumes for MOMIX and Pilobolus for more 262 West 38th Street, Suite 1701 than 20 years. New York, NY 10018 (212) 382-3260 Victoria Mazzarelli (ballet mistress ). Following [email protected] an impressive and extensive professional ballet SelbyArtistsMgmt.com career, Mazzarelli returned to her roots at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory in Torrington (CT), where she serves as artistic director, training the next generation of dancers.