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NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NOT A DEPOSIT • NO BANK GUARANTEE • NO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY GUARANTEES 8 4.875" x 3.75" UMASS FAC Playbill In this Issue . 11 Mark Morris Dance Group 20 Imani Winds with special guest Stefon Harris 26 L.A.Theatre Works RFK: The Journey to Justice 31 Ballet Folkórico de México 40 Fine Arts Center Board and Staff 41 Friends of the Fine Arts Center 42 Business, Friends, Foundations & Organizations 46 Patron Services Information 48 Evacuation Diagram 47 Symbols of Support 9 One barrel of wine can work more miracles than a church full of saints. Italian proverb Impressive selection of wines from all over, single malt scotch, Cognac, grappa, newsletters, Saturday wine tastings, wine dinners, sharp prices. Not just another wine shop. 233 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst Tel: 549-0900, www.amherstwines.com Bring this to the shop for a free 66----bottlebottle wine tote bag with any purchase (1 per customer). 10 Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 7:30 PM UMass Fine Arts Center Concert Hall MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP CRAIG BIESECKER • SAMUEL BLACK • JOE BOWIE • ELISA CLARK RITA DONAHUE • DOMINGO ESTRADA, JR. • LAUREN GRANT JOHN HEGINBOTHAM • DAVID LEVENTHAL • LAUREL LYNCH BRADON McDONALD • DALLAS McMURRAY • AMBER STAR MERKENS MAILE OKAMURA • NOAH VINSON • JENN WEDDEL JULIE WORDEN • MICHELLE YARD MMDG MUSIC ENSEMBLE COLIN FOWLER • WOLFRAM KOESSEL • JESSE MILLS JESSICA TROY • MICHI WIANCKO Artistic Director Executive Director MARK MORRIS NANCY UMANOFF MetLife Foundation is the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Official Tour Sponsor. Major support for the Mark Morris Dance Group is provided by Brooklyn Community Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, JP Morgan Chase Foundation, The Howard Gilman Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and Jane Stine and R.L. Stine. The Mark Morris Dance Group New Works Fund is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, The PARC Foundation, Meyer Sound/Helen and John Meyer, and Poss Family Foundation. The Mark Morris Dance Group’s performances are made possible with public funds from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; and National Endowment for the Arts Dance Program. Sponsored by 11 Looky Music: Kyle Gann – Studies for Disklavier – “Tango de Chiesa;” “Despotic Waltz;” “Bud Ran Back Out;” “Despotic Waltz;” “Folk Dance for Henry Cowell;” “Texarkana” Costume Design: Elizabeth Kurtzman, Katherine M. Patterson, Isaac Mizrahi, Martin Pakledinaz, Susan Ruddie, Christine Van Loon Lighting Design: Michael Chybowski Craig Biesecker, Samuel Black, Joe Bowie, Elisa Clark, Rita Donahue, Domingo Estrada Jr., Lauren Grant, John Heginbotham, David Leventhal, Laurel Lynch, Bradon McDonald, Dallas McMurray, Amber Star Merkens, Maile Okamura, Noah Vinson, Jenn Weddel, Julie Worden, Michelle Yard Commissioned by the Poss Family Foundation Premiere: May 15, 2007 – Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA Music by special arrangement with the composer. -PAUSE- All Fours Music: Bela Bartok – String Quartet No. 4 Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design: Nicole Pearce Jesse Mills, violin; Michi Wiancko, violin; Jessica Troy, viola; Wolfram Koessel, cello I. Allegro Samuel Black, Rita Donahue, John Heginbotham, David Leventhal, Amber Star Merkens, Maile Okamura, Noah Vinson, Jenn Weddel II. Prestissimo, con sordino Craig Biesecker, Bradon McDonald III. Non troppo lento Craig Biesecker, Lauren Grant, Bradon McDonald, Michelle Yard IV. Allegreto pizzicato Lauren Grant, Michelle Yard V. Allegro molto Samuel Black, Rita Donahue, John Heginbotham, David Leventhal, Amber Star Merkens, Maile Okamura, Noah Vinson, Jenn Weddel Commissioned in part by Cal Performances. Premiere: September 12, 2003 – Zellerbach Hall, Cal Performances, Berkeley, CA Music by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. -INTERMISSION- 12 V Music: Robert Schumann – Quintet in E flat for piano and strings, Op. 44 Allegro brillante In modo d’una Marcia. Un poco largamente – Agitato Scherzo: molto vivace Allegro, ma non troppo Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design: Michael Chybowski Jesse Mills, violin; Michi Wiancko, violin; Jessica Troy, viola; Wolfram Koessel, cello; Colin Fowler, piano Craig Biesecker, Elisa Clark, Rita Donahue, Domingo Estrada Jr., Lauren Grant, John Heginbotham, David Leventhal, Bradon McDonald, Dallas McMurray, Amber Star Merkens, Maile Okamura, Noah Vinson, Julie Worden, Michelle Yard Premiere: October 16, 2001 – Sadler’s Wells, London, United Kingdom MARK MORRIS was born on August 29, 1956, Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1991. in Seattle, Washington, where he studied as He has received nine honorary doctorates to a young man with Verla Flowers and Perry date. In 2006, Morris received the New York City Brunson. In the early years of his career, he per- Department of Cultural Affairs Mayor’s Award formed with Lar Lubovitch, Hannah Kahn, Laura for Arts & Culture and a WQXR Gramophone Dean, Eliot Feld, and the Koleda Balkan Dance Special Recognition Award. He is the subject Ensemble. He formed the Mark Morris Dance of a biography by Joan Acocella (Farrar, Straus Group in 1980, and has since created more than & Giroux) and Marlowe & Company published 120 works for the company. From 1988-1991, he a volume of photographs and critical essays was Director of Dance at the Théâtre Royal de la entitled Mark Morris’ L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Monnaie in Brussels, the national opera house of Moderato: A Celebration. Morris is a member of Belgium. Among the works created during his the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and tenure were three evening-length dances: The the American Philosophical Society. In 2007, he Hard Nut; L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; received the Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance and Dido and Aeneas. In 1990, he founded the Festival lifetime achievement award.
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