A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Pointillism Jazz Consort & The Infinite Legacy Project present: “A“A MidsummerMidsummer Night’sNight’s Dream”Dream” (a theatrical fantasy for all ages based on the play by William Shakespeare) This performance is a celebration of 10 years of education with the Akron After School Program Tuesday, June 25th at 7 pm Akron Summit County Public Library Main Auditorium 60 South High Street, Akron OH featuring the Akron After School dance demonstrators in a “Follow The Magic” Flash Happening at 6 pm before the show at the Library Amphitheatre on Main Street ! a Pointe West Performances production Pointe West Performances, Inc. is a 501c public charity About the Organization Pointe West Performances (PWP) is a 501(c) public charity founded by Suzanne Winland (Artistic Director). PWP serves as the backbone for its outreach program, The Infinite Legacy Project and its professional dance company, Pointillism Jazz Consort. Winland started PWP with the in- tent to serve the Akron community by providing free dance performances to the public. Today, the organization serves in multiple communities with a strong concentration in Washington DC, producing free performances, humani- ties based outreach programs, various artistic/cultural events, and scholarship programs. PWP is the only local dance company to produce free performances and free educational programs on a continuous basis. Pointillism Jazz Consort Pointillism is an eclectic and diverse group of professional dancers who illuminate projects and free performances in the communities of Ohio and the east coast. Pointillism collaborates with singers, instrumentalists, composers, actors, film makers, visual artists, lighting/costume/set designers, improve artists, programmers, web designers, and educators on a regular basis. Members come from all over the world: Washington DC; NYC; London UK; Portland OR; Austin TX; Atlanta GA; and Akron/Cleveland OH to share their common love for the arts -- with a synergy that’s exhilarating!!! The Infinite Legacy Project The ILP is something that reaches beyond limitations and inspires new relationships. It began with some artists who had ideas and ideals. The first idea was free dance performances. “I watched affiliates of the company develop sincere and authentic relationships with the children they were teaching. Their talent and commitment to the Arts were evident in every interaction. The impact of The Infinite Legacy Project is immeasurable.” ~An Akron Public School Master Teacher said regarding The ILP The next idea was to create a top flight class curriculum for dance in public schools. Next, The ILP made scholarships con- tinuously possible. Linked with this, The ILP brought children into the theatre to perform “up close and personal” with profes- sional dancers, vocalists, and actors. At last it created its own school - so kids and community members could go as far as they wanted with their dance interests! Kids from everywhere could come because Metro accessibility wouldn’t be a barrier. Commercial vs. Culture & Community Children are treated to projects, which use Pointillism artists from around the world to enrich their cultural experience and encourage community support of cultural growth. Our mission diverges greatly from the usual commercial experience in dance where costume retail and the child as the center of the consumer process are emphasized. The ILP is centered on community service ~ with all of the responsibilities and gifts that process entails. Why is it a project? Because it is always doing something: classes, community education, performances, community activism. Why is it a legacy? Because its activities reach across barriers to create something lasting: community, art, healthy activity, self worth. Why is it a infinite? Because it goes on forever ~ in unexpected ways ~ through the action of poetry, the singing of the soul. Cast Listing (in order of appearance) Pointillism Trainees: Ty’Neisha Patrick & Brittany Wilson ILP Conservatory: Chloe Chenault, Makalah Clark, Maliyah Clark, & Alexis Wilson FAIRIES: Members of The Infinite Legacy Project Mini Companies: Kennedy Blanks, Chloe Chenault, Makaylah Clark, Maliyah Clark, Amaya Gainer, Storm Gajorsky, Darbee Guyton, Nicole Hart, Talaya Hatcher, Jaira Keiko, La’Neitrah Kennedy, Malaysia Kennedy, Alexandra Mears, Lonnie Milliken, Nanda Mon, Ciannah Pugh, Maaliyah Pugh, Sarah Stevenson, Kiyleigh Wallace, Joyous White, Alexis Wilson, McKenzie Wilson, Haleigh Wyatt Akron After School Dance Demonstrators: Leyla Anderson, Niccolette Bucklew, Tarayiana Carlton, Adelyne Carter, Grace Fortunato, Janiah Foster, Melia Gibbs, Stephanie Johnson, Savannah Lindsey, Monay Livingston, Bria Lucas, Madison Moegerle, Haley Morgan, Tamar Owens, Jessalyn Sakacsi, Brishae Scott, Faith Stephenson, Tra'nise Watson, Breyanna Webb, Molly Wright PUCK: Matt Lopez, NYC (understudy: Melissa Ramos) ROBIN GOODFELLOW: Erica Jones, Akron, OH (understudy: DeLee Cooper) OBERON: Ivry Newsome, Austin, TX COBWEB: Melissa Ramos, NYC (understudy: Laura Jansen) PEASEBLOSSOM: Delee Cooper, Dayton, OH (understudy: JordanLedger) MOTH: Ty’Neisha Patrick, Akron, OH MUSTARDSEED: Brittany Wilson, Akron, OH THESEUS: Calvin Gentry, Atlanta, GA HIPPOLYTA: Brandy Carwile, Atlanta, GA HERMIA: Veronica Shreffler-Moss, Akron, OH LYSANDER: Matthew Ward, Washington, DC HELENA: Shaina Higgins, Washington, DC DEMETRIUS: Brian Rodebaugh, Akron, OH EGEUS: Ham Amer BOTTOM: Ron Hazelett, Akron, OH QUINCE: Roxanne Sedlak, Brunswick, OH FLUTE: Ian McIntyre, Akron, OH TITANIA: Caroline Amer, London, UK (understudy: DeLee Cooper) CHANGELING BOY: Derrick Smith FAIRIES-IN-WAITING: Delee Cooper, Laura Jansen, Jordan Ledger, Melissa Ramos VOCAL SOLOIST: Susan Wallin, Akron, OH ACCOMPANIST: James Mismas Production Staff Artistic Director & Producer: Suzanne Winland Co-Producer: Ian McIntyre Chief Choreographer: Suzanne Winland (with additional choreography/improv provided by Pointillism & Guests: “Lover’s Mime sequences by Matthew Ward & “Up & Down” by Matt Lopez) Regisseur/Exec Director: Ivry Newsome Technical Director: Lisa Brosovich Ballet Mistress: Marsha Maurer Costume Design: Tasha Walls Lighting Design: Lisa Brosovich Sound Design: Chris Edwards PR Contact: Erin Brown Stage Manager: Leonard (Beau) Reinker Photography: Marsha Maurer Video Archive: Haley Pickard Productions “Follow The Magic” Camera: Jordan Ledger Assistant Directors: Laura Jansen & Erica Jones Wardrobe Mistress: Tasha Walls Volunteer Coordinator: Laura Jansen Educational Coordinator: Kristina Jansons Asst Stage Manager: Susan Raines & daughter (need name!) Script & FTM Screenplays: Suzanne Winland (used by permission of C.R. Conceptual Enterprises) Program Design: Pointe West Performances’ PR Committee Poster & Flyer Design: Pointe West Performances’ PR Committee 2012 -2013 PWP Akron After School Staff: Caroline Amer, Megan Davis, Emily Gamauf, Brittany Hamad, Siobhan Henterly, Laura Jansen, Kristina Jansons, Erica Jones, Kara Landers, Jordan Ledger, Sharlee Sacha, Veronica Shreffler-Moss, Argie Spithas-Miner, Tasha Walls, Suzanne Winland 2012 - 2013 ILP Teaching Staff: Erin Brown, Kristina Jansons, Laura Jansen, Erica Jones, Jordan Ledger, Suzanne Winland “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Scene Listing Introduction: “The Story Begins” “Follow The Magic” Dance Lesson: Entire Cast “Cupid’s Magic Spell”: Cupid “The Fairy Kingdom”: Titania & Oberon; Fairies-in-Waiting; Moth & Mustardseed; ILP Conservatory; ILP Mini Companies Act I, sc i “Theseus’ Court” “Courtly Dance”: Hippolyta, Theseus,Hermia, Lysander, Helena, Demetrius “Lysander’s Plan” Mime: Hermia & Lysander Act I, sc ii “The Mechanicals” “Player’s Improvisation”: Bottom, Quince, Flute, Snout, Snug Act II, sc i “In the Forest” “Titania & Oberon/The Argument”: Titania, Oberon, Changeling Boy, Robin, Puck, Fairies-in-Waiting, ILP Conservatory, ILP Mini Companies “Oberon & the Magic Flower”: Oberon Act II, sc ii “Titania’s Bower” “Fairy Variations”: Moth & Mustardseed & ILP Mini Companies “Titania’s Lullaby”: Fairies-in-Waiting; Moth & Mustardseed; ILP Conservatory with Susan Wallin “Wood Nymphs”: Fairies-in-Waiting “Nocturne: Lovers’ Mime”: Hermia, Lysander, Puck, Robin Act III, sc i “Bottom’s Head” “Wood Nymphs Wild”: Peaseblossom & Cobweb “Titania & Bottom: Rumba Pas de Deux”: Titania, Bottom, Fairies-in-Waiting, ILP Conservatory, ILP Mini Companies Act III, sc ii “Mischief in the Forest” “Lovers’ Quarrel Swing Dance”: Helena, Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander “Up & Down: Hip-Hop Chase Scene”: Puck, Robin, Helena, Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, Cobweb, Moth, & Mustardseed Act IV, sc i “The Awakening” Dialogue only Act IV, sc ii “The Reunion” Dialogue only Act V, sc i “The Wedding” “The Wedding Procession”: Oberon, Titania, Theseus, Hippolyta, Hermia, Lysander, Helena, Demetrius, Fairies-in-Waiting, Puck, Robin, ILP Conservatory, ILP Mini Companies “The Wedding Pas de Deux”: Theseus & Hippolyta “The Players’ Musical”: Bottom, Quince, Flute, Snout “The Fairy Blessing”: Oberon, Titania, Fairies-in-Waiting, Puck, Robin, ILP Conservatory, ILP Mini Companies with Susan Wallin “Follow The Magic: Audience Dance & Bows”: Entire Cast Pointillism Jazz Consort & Guests Suzanne Winland, Artistic Director Suzanne Winland is the founding Artistic Director of Pointillism Jazz Consort, PWP’s professional dance company based in Washington, D.C. In March of 2013, Winland’s choreography was hailed as “splendid, rising with an eerie allure. .” (Dayton Most Metro). Pointillism's choreographic repertory is based in the American idiom of jazz with classical,