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Juilliard Dance Juilliard Dance Senior Graduation Concert 2019 Welcome to Juilliard Dance Senior Graduation Concert 2019 Tonight, you will experience the culmination of a transformative four-year journey for the senior class of Juilliard Dance. Through rigorous physical training and artistic and intellectual exploration, all of the fourth-year dancers have expanded the possibilities of their movement abilities, stretching beyond what they thought possible when entering the program as freshmen. They have accepted the challenge of what it means to be a generous citizen artist and hold that responsibility close to their hearts. Chosen by the dancers, the solos and duets presented tonight have been commissioned for this evening or acquired from existing repertory and staged for this singular occasion. The works represent the manifestation of an evolution of growth and the discovery of their powerfully unique artistic voices. I am immensely proud of each and every fourth-year artist; it has been a joy and an honor to get to know the senior class, a group of individuals who will inevitably change the landscape of the field of dance as it exists today. Please join me for a standing ovation, cheering on the members of the class of 2019 as they take the stage for the last time together in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Well done, dancers—we thank you for your beautiful contributions to our Juilliard community and to the world beyond our campus. Sincerely, Little mortal jump Alicia Graf Mack Director, Juilliard Dance Cover: Alejandro Cerrudo's This page: Collaboration with Juilliard415, choreography by Ethan Colangelo. Photos by Rosalie O'Connor The Juilliard School presents Juilliard Dance Division Senior Graduation Concert 2019 Monday, May 20, 2019, 7:30pm Peter Jay Sharp Theater Matthew Gilmore The Calling (excerpt from Splendid Isolation II ) Clarissa Castañeda Smile Masking (solo excerpt) Benjamin Simoens Parting Song Can Wang Make a Dance Before I Go Miranda-Ming Quinn She Is Trying to Be Born Nicholas Jurica Little Friday Oliver Flor Jull Jennie Palomo Lamento della Ninfa Matthew Quigley Leaving Myles Langston Hunter La Giustizia Moscelyne ParkeHarrison rule/breaker Mio Ishikawa Exhausting space (excerpt) Intermission This performance is supported in part by the Muriel Gluck Production Fund. Please make certain that all electronic devices are turned off during the performance. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted in this auditorium. 1 Luca Devlyn Sierra Oblivion Anca Putin Uncover Chase Buntrock Excerpt from Shalosh Sean Lammer Jacob Thoman twenty-three Megan Myers Vollmond Simon Rydén In D flat Major Kylie James A Message to Myself Ethan Colangelo And Then Zoe Hollinshead Erotics of Doubt Maddie Hanson without color Class of 2019 Plaicir 2 Meet the Artists Matthew Gilmore The Calling (excerpt from Splendid Isolation II) (2006) Choreographer: Jessica Lang Rehearsal Director: Kanji Segawa Music: Trio Mediaeval Original Costume Concept: Jessica Lang Original Costume Design: Elena Comendador • Ethel Winter Original Lighting Design: Al Crawford, adapted by Nicole Pearce Scholarship • Pearl Bernstein Memorial Born and raised in Canton, Mass., Matthew Gilmore began dancing at the Scholarship Gold School in Brockton, Mass. He continued his training at Walnut Hill • Lester R. and School for the Arts, graduating in 2015. While at Juilliard he has performed Doris S. Benjamin Scholarship the works of Nacho Duato, Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robbins, Alejandro • Princess Grace Cerrudo, José Limón, Roy Assaf, Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Stefanie Batten Foundation Bland, and Helen Simoneau. In recent years he has attended summer Scholarship programs with Springboard Dans Montréal, Nederlands Dans Theater, Jacob’s Pillow, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Gilmore is a recipient of the 2018 Princess Grace award and is thrilled to be joining Aspen Santa Fe Ballet upon graduation. Special thanks to Jessica Lang for use of the costume Clarissa Castañeda Smile Masking (solo excerpt) (2015) Choreographer: Peter Chu Rehearsal Director: Taylor LaBruzzo Music: “Smile Masking” by Jean Francois Houle and “Words of Amber” by Ólafur Arnalds Text: “Facial Exercises and Massage Routines for Skin Beauty” • Irene Diamond by Ern Westmore Scholarship • Francis Goelet Original Lighting: Eric Chad Scholarship A native of Lake Worth, Fla., Clarissa Castañeda began her serious training at 13 at Boca Ballet Theater under the tutelage of Dan Guin and Jane Tyree. While there, she danced many ballets including The Sleeping Beauty, The Rite of Spring, Balanchine’s Valse Fantasie and Serenade, and Afternoon of a Faun. After graduating in 2015, she continued her training at Juilliard, where she has performed new works by Helen Simoneau, Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Roy Assaf, and Stefanie Batten Bland as well as repertory pieces by Richard Alston, Crystal Pite, and Alejandro Cerrudo. Castañeda has attended summer programs such as Alonzo King LINES Ballet (full merit scholarship) and Springboard Danse Montréal, where she performed an Photos by Gregory Costanzo excerpt of WorkWithinWork by William Forsythe. 3 Meet the Artists (Continued) Benjamin Simoens Parting Song (Premiere) Choreographer: Taylor LaBruzzo Music: “Der Muller und der Bach” by Franz Schubert Benjamin Simoens started dancing at age 5. He began his training in Los • Cara and Angeles at a small school, Lauridsen Ballet Centre, where he studied Hiram Lewine primarily classical ballet and was introduced to contemporary dance. Juilliard Scholarship • Edward John has immersed him in varied techniques including Graham, Limón, Forsythe, Noble Foundation Horton, and Gaga. For three consecutive summers (2013-15), he attended Scholarship the San Francisco Ballet summer intensive and trained with such notable teachers as Patrick Armand, Parish Maynard, and Jeffery Lyons. Simoens has performed lead roles in The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, and Jerome Robbins’ Moves. He was a 2014 winner in dance for the YoungArts Foundation and has been recognized for his contributions to the arts by the California State Senate. Simoens will begin his professional dance career with Milwaukee Ballet for its 2019-20 season. Can Wang Make a Dance Before I Go (Premiere) Choreographer: Can Wang Music: “Zai Jian (Hip-Hop),” recorded by A-Yue, MC HotDog, Kungfu-P&Pact Text: “Touching The Sky” by Shreya D. Chattree • Marjorie Tallman Can (pronounced “Tsan”) Wang is a dancer and an aspiring choreographer Memorial from China who has performed works by Martha Graham, Merce Scholarship • Cara and Cunningham, José Limón, Nacho Duato, Stephanie Batten-Bland, Roy Hiram Lewine Assaf, Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Helen Simoneau, and Andrea Miller, Scholarship among others. Her own choreographic works have been performed on stages in China, the U.S., and South Korea. She has also collaborated with internationally acclaimed visual artists. She started her ballet training at the Affiliated School of Beijing Dance Academy at age 10, began studying modern dance at Beijing Dance Academy in 2013, and completed training in contemporary dance at Unitec Institute of Technology in New Zealand in 2015. She looks forward to continuing her artistic journey after graduation. 4 Miranda-Ming Quinn She Is Trying to Be Born (Premiere) Choreographer: Ironstone Music: “She Is Trying to Be Born” by Jordi and Jon Chetrit Miranda-Ming Quinn began dancing in her hometown of Baltimore and trained at Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts under the artistic • Jerome L. Greene direction of Shannon Torres. She is well-versed in both classical and Fellowship contemporary styles along with a novice zest for flamenco. She is proud to be a part of the Juilliard community with the support of the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship, which has created opportunities to work with choreographers from the U.S. and Europe and to perform works of world renowned choreographers, fellow students, and of her own creation. She is eager to continue pursuing a career as a performing artist and would like to thank everyone who has played a role in her development thus far. She will be joining Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for the 2019-20 season. Oliver Flor Jull and Nicholas Jurica Little Friday (Premiere) Choreographer: Nicolas Noguera Music: “High and Dry” by Radiohead, produced by XL Recordings Recording: “what happens when you stop talking to yourself all the time,” a speech by Alan Watts • Jerome L. Greene Fellowship Oliver Flor Jull, born and raised in Denmark, started dancing when he was accepted into the Royal Danish Ballet School in fifth grade. There he was trained in the classical Bournonville ballet technique. After ninth grade he decided that he wanted to see the world, so his adventure continued at Interlochen Arts Academy, where he would dive deeper into his studies and danced in multiple full-length ballets. After high school he was accepted by Juillliard, where he would become part of multiple creative processes with renowned choreographers and creators such as Stephanie Batten Bland, Roy Assaf, and many more. Nicholas Jurica grew up in Beaverton, Ore. At 10 years old he was put into a ballroom class by his mom (thanks, Mom!). At 13 he attended ACMA, a public arts school in Beaverton, under the directorship of Julane Stites. The following year he joined Nancy Davis and Jim Lane’s school, the Portland Ballet. The next big change in schooling was coming to Juilliard. Jurica is incredibly humbled and honored to be part of this community and grateful to the large support group he has had through this process. • Frederick Cotton Classical Dance Scholarship • Cara and Hiram Lewine Scholarship Meet the Artists (Continued) Jennie Palomo Lamento della Ninfa Choreographer: Zak Ryan Schlegel Music: Lamento della Ninfa by Claudio Monteverdi, performed by Montserrat Figueras and Jordi Savall • Irene Diamond Jennie Palomo was born and raised in Orange County, Calif. At age 4, she Scholarship began studying dance at West Coast School of the Arts, mainly ballet, • Albina Andrews Scholarship contemporary, and jazz. She is an alum of the Orange County School of the Arts under the Commercial Dance Conservatory where she studied modern, tap, and hip-hop.
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