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2013 Next Wave Festival 2013 Next Wave Festival Brooklyn Academy of Music Alan H. Fishman, SM ABOUT DANCEMOTION USA to connect with us online. Chairman of the Board DANCEMOTIONUSA.ORG William I. Campbell, SM DanceMotion USA is a program of the Vice Chairman of the Board Bureau of Educational and Cultural Announcing our Season 4 tours: Adam E. Max, Affairs of the US Department of State, DanceMotion Vice Chairman of the Board produced by BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Mark Morris Group Karen Brooks Hopkins, Music), to showcase the finest contem- (Burma, Cambodia, and Timor-L’este) President porary American dance abroad while David Dorfman Dance SM facilitating cultural exchange and mutual (Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) Joseph V. Melillo, USA Executive Producer understanding. DanceMotion USASM CONTRA-TIEMPO helps US embassies partner with leading (Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia) DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS cultural, social service, and community- BRENDA ANGIEL AERIAL based organizations and educational Beginning March 2014 institutions to create unique residencies DANCE COMPANY that allow for exchange and engage- ment. In addition to person-to-person DATES: Oct 10—12 at 7:30pm interactions, the program reaches a Oct 13 at 3:00pm wider audience through an active social and digital media initiative, and through LOCATION: BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) educational resources housed in em- bassy and consulate libraries. RUN TIME: 1hr 40 min with 2 intermissions

Since the launch of DanceMotion USASM ARTIST TALK: Doug Varone and Brenda Angiel in 2010, 14 American dance companies Moderated by Deborah Jowitt have toured to different regions around Fri, Oct 11 post-show the globe, including Sub-Saharan and BAM Fishman Space A program of: Northern Africa, South America, the Free for same-day ticket holders Middle East, the Iberian Peninsula, and Central, South and Southeast Asia. In its second year, DanceMotion USASM expanded the cross-cultural exchange, Produced by: by hosting a foreign company in the US to collaborate with a participat- ing American company. In 2013, New York-based company Doug Varone and Additional major support provided by: Dancers collaborates with Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company from Argentina to make a new contemporary aerial dance piece. Final performances at BAM offer audiences a rare opportunity to experi- Major support for dance at BAM provided by: ence the cultures, styles, and dance The Harkness Foundation for Dance techniques of two different countries. The SHS Foundation For more information, we invite you #DMUSA BAM Fisher BAM Fisher 2013 Next Wave Festival Music Credit: Arvo Pärt, Te Deum, DanceMotion is used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors LLC, sole SM US and Canadian agent for Universal USA Edition Vienna, publisher and copyright owner. A program of the US Department of State Cast and program are subject to produced by BAM change.

Presents Doug Varone and Dancers receives sup- DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS port from the Alphawood Foundation, Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation, BRENDA ANGIEL AERIAL Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, DANCE COMPANY Fan Fox and Leslie Samuels Founda- tion, Harkness Foundation for Dance, PROGRAM James E. Robison Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, Mid-Atlantic I. Boats Leaving Arts Foundation, the Shubert Founda- (intermission) tion, Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation and the Trust for II. 8cho (excerpts) Mutual Understanding. This program (intermission) is supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the III. Bilingua Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. We also gratefully acknowledge the Commissioning Club BOATS LEAVING (2006) and our many individual supporters. by Doug Varone Music by Arvo Pärt, Te Deum Lighting Design by Jane Cox Costume Design by Liz Prince Dancers Hollis Bartlett, Xan Burley, Julia Burrer, Erin Owen, Alex Springer, Eddie Taketa, Hsiao-Jou Tang, Brandon Welch

Boats Leaving was commissioned by the American Dance Festival and premiered on July 5, 2006, and was funded with major support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Funding was also provided by the American Dance Festival with support from the Doris Duke Awards for New Work.

Photo: Doug Varone and Dancers, by Cylla von Tiedemann Center for the Arts. She received a Pearl Zuchlewski 8CHO (2010) 1990 Bessie Award and a 2008 Elizabeth Geiger, Chair emeritus Artistic Director and Choreographer Brenda Angiel Charles Flint Kellogg Award from Bard Bob Sanders, Chair emeritus Original Score and Arrangements by Juan Pablo Arcangeli, Martín Ghersa College for achievement in her field. Lighting Design by David Ferri Junior Board, DOVA, Inc. Costumes by Pilar Beamonte & Carolina Ferraiuolo Hollis Bartlett, Chair Choreographic Assistant Cristina Tziouras Sarah Bodley Carly Berrett Choreographic Tango Consultants Valencia Batiuk, Damian Esell, Executive Director Stephanie Box Cesar Peral, Marcos Ayala Robin Cherof Main Rigger Andrés Puertas Sarah Bodley grew up in the foothills Joyce Lee Riggers Andrés Puertas, Alejo Gago of northwestern Connecticut, where Stephanie Liapis Rehearsal Assistant and Rigger Laura Casalongue she began dancing at the Connecticut Alexander Thompson General Production Brenda Angiel Dance Theatre, Inc. She is a gradu- Dancers Lucas Coria, Mauro Dann, Viviana ate of Purchase College, with a BFA DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS Finkelstein, Juan Manuel Iglesias, in dance. She has enjoyed perform- Artistic Director: Doug Varone María Luján Minguez, Cristina Tziouras ing for Nancy Bannon, Sarah Beth Executive Director: Sarah Bodley Oppenheim, Nora Petroliunas’ The Rehearsal Director: Eddie Taketa 1. Noeratango (L. Minguez & J.Iglesias; original score by Ghersa-Arcangeli) Pharmacy Project, Nelly van Bommel’s Technical Director: Dan Feith 2. Solo (L. Coria; score by A. Piazzolla, lyrics P. Solanas *2) NØA Dance, and alex|xan: the Median Company Manager/Media & Archive 3. Taquito Militar (V. Finkelstein & M. Dann; score by Mariano Mores, 1952) Movement, among others. In addition Design: Alex Springer 4. Tangay (V. Finkelstein, V. Campillay, Mauro Dann; original score by Ghersa- to her work as executive director of Program & Marketing Assistant: Arcangeli) Doug Varone and Dancers, Bodley is Ellyn Sjoquist 5. Rosas de otoño (L. Coria, J. Iglesias, L. Minguez & C. Tziouras; Score by G. currently pursuing an MBA in sustain- Development Consultant: Barbieri, lyrics Jose Rial, 1923) ability from Bard College. Kaitlin Hines 6. Recitative Tour Manager: Eddie Taketa 7. Tango 2 x 3 (L.Coria, M. Dann, V. Finkelstein, J. Iglesias, L. Minguez & C. DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS is in- Costume Manager: Erin Owen Tziouras; original score by Ghersa-Arcangeli) corporated as DOVA, Inc., a non-profit Design & Graphics: tax-exempt organization founded in Sondra Graff/rpm:projects Choreographer’s Note: I would like to express my thanks to the dancers and the rig- 1995. Contributions to the company’s Press Agent: Jennifer Lerner gers for their collaboration in the creative process. work are tax-deductible and greatly Website Design: Design Brooklyn appreciated. Website: dougvaroneanddancers.org BILINGUA (premiere 2013) Please make your gift payable to: Email: Choreography by Brenda Angiel and Doug Varone DOVA, Inc. [email protected] Music by Steve Reich, Double Sextet 260 West Broadway, Suite 4 Lighting Design by Jane Cox New York, NY 10013 USA Booking Agent: Costume Design by Liz Prince Lisa Booth Management, Inc. Dancers Hollis Bartlett, Xan Burley, Julia Burrer, Lucas Coria, Board of Directors, DOVA, Inc. Lisa Booth and Deirdre Valente Mauro Dann, Viviana Finkelstein, Juan Manuel Iglesias, Naomi Grabel, Chair 1501 Broadway #1915 María Luján Minguez, Erin Owen, Alex Springer, Richard J. Caples New York, NY 10036 Hsiao-Jou Tang, Cristina Tziouras, Brandon Welch John Lanasa Tel: 212-921-2114 Riggers Andrés Puertas, Alejo Gago, Laura Casalongue Jeanne Murphy Fax: 212-921-2504 Lida Orzeck Email: [email protected] Portions of BILINGUA were created at the Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, ME and Doug Varone in residence at Purchase College, Purchase, NY. Special thanks to Laura Faure, Wal- Carol K. Walker lie Wolfgruber, Victor Catano and Keisha Martin. Special thanks to the Doug Varone and Dancers Commissioning Club. 2013 Next Wave Festival 2013 Next Wave Festival pleasure of working with a number of wonderful choreographers and compa- nies including Kyle Abraham/Abraham. Jane Cox in.motion, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Kevin Lighting Designer Who’sWynn Collection, Sidra Bell Dance NY, Daniel Charon Dance, Nora Petroliunas/ Collaborating with Doug Varone has The Pharmacy Project, and alex|xan: been an enormous part of Cox’s creative the Median Movement. She joined Doug life since 1997. Collaborations include WhoVarone and Dancers in 2012. lighting designs for Castles, Agora, Dense Terrain, Chapters from a Broken Novel, Egalité, Alchemy, Victorious, Boats Leaving (Bessie Award 2007), Brandon Welch The Bottomland, The Bottomland: Part Dancer II, and Approaching Something Higher. Opera and theater designs with Varone Brandon Welch began his training in include Faust, The Elephant Man, La Indianapolis, IN, with Diane Gudat Cenerentola, and The Invisible Man. and received his BFA from Purchase Cox’s other projects for the 2012—13 College, SUNY. While there, Welch season include Lucia di Lammermoor performed works by Twyla Tharp, Ohad at Sydney Opera House, Picnic on Naharin, Stephen Petronio, and Doug Broadway, The Whale and Flick at Varone. He studied for one semester Playwrights Horizons, and Luster with at the Western Australian Academy of Monica Bill Barnes, with whom Cox also Performing Arts and in 2011 joined has been a long term collaborator. Cox Momix. Since moving to New York City, teaches design at Princeton University. he has danced for the Metropolitan Opera in Doug Varone’s Les Troyens and began working with Doug Varone and Dancers in 2012. Liz Prince Costume Designer

Liz Prince has designed costumes for theater and dance for over 20 years. Dan Feith Technical Director She has had the pleasure of design- ing numerous works by Doug Varone Dan Feith has been working as a since 1998. Recently she designed production manager, lighting designer, costumes for the film Union Square stage manager, and technical director written and directed by Nancy Savoca in dance for the past 19 years. He has and starring Mira Sorvino and Tammy worked for a wide range of companies, Blanchard. Her costumes have been from Pilobolus and Momix to the Tulsa exhibited at the New York Public Library and Hubbard . for the Performing Arts, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, and Rockland

Photo: Doug Varone and Dancers, by Phil Knott Photo: Doug Varone and Dancers, by Cylla von Tiedemann Karinne Keithley, Geraldine Cardiel, the stage and screen throughout American Dance Festival in Durham, alex|xan: the Median Movement, Bill New York City and the US. He is the North Carolina, and was twice selected T. Jones, and David Neumann (film: associate producer of WAXworks and for the festival’s International Choreogra- I Am Legend). Prior to joining Doug the company manager-media and phers Commissioning Program. She has Varone and Dancers in 2006, she archive designer for Doug Varone and Who’s received commissions to create work worked with Varone on two produc- Dancers. for the Company tions at the Metropolitan Opera and of Caxias do Sul, Brazil, and Wired a W Magazine fashion shoot. As a Aerial Theatre in Liverpool, England. company member, she has taught Who Angiel is the founder of the first aerial master classes, workshops and staged Eddie Taketa dance school in Buenos Aires, and has Varone’s work around the world. Dancer led workshops in her unique style of Owen holds certifications in Pilates airborne dance while on tour with her and Gyrotonic instruction and has Eddie Taketa, born and raised in Hilo, company. taught for several years in New York HI, holds a BFA in dance theater from City. She resides in Brooklyn with her the University of Hawaii at Manoa. hilarious, loving, and ever supportive Dancing professionally since 1982, The Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Com- husband, Jonathan. They are happy Taketa spent the 80s through mid- pany has been innovating the aerial caretakers of Coda the cat and various 90s performing with such companies dance form since 1994 from its home in Cristina Tziouras lovely houseplants. as the Murray Louis Dance Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company Dancer Nikolais Dance Theatre, and Lar combines elements of tango, hip-hop, Lubovitch Dance Company, performed and into a kinetic new Cristina Tziouras was born in Buenos form in which dancers break boundaries Aires and has studied dance with in the Jacob’s Pillow’s Men Danc- Alex Springer of style and gravity, dancing against the many of the most well-known teachers Dancer ers: The Ted Shawn Legacy, and maintained an ongoing performing walls, on the floor, and floating through in Argentina. A dancer in Brenda An- Alex Springer, originally from Farm- and creative collaboration with Janis the air to the beats of an entirely original giel’s company since 1996, she is one ington Hills, MI, is a dancer, chore- Brenner. In 1994, he joined Doug score. of the first members of the company and ographer, teacher, and video editor. Varone and Dancers, and in 1998, has performed with the troupe in The company has performed exten- After graduating from the University became a recipient of a Bessie Award all touring programs throughout Argen- sively in Buenos Aires and throughout of Michigan with a degree in dance for Sustained Achievement in Danc- tina and abroad. She is also an aerial Argentina, as well as in Puerto Rico, the and a minor in movement science, ing. As a teacher, he has taught at dance teacher. Netherlands, Austria, Brazil, Colombia, he joined Doug Varone and Dancers numerous universities, festivals, and Canada, the US, Mexico, China, and in 2008. He has enjoyed working studios throughout the US, Europe and Asia. many other countries. with artists Alexandra Beller, Amy Viviana Finkelstein Chavasse, Elizabeth Dishman/Coriolis, Dancer and Leyya Tawil/Dance Elixir. Addi- tionally, Springer has staged Varone’s Viviana Finkelstein was born in Buenos work for various companies and Hsiao-Jou Tang Aires, Argentina in 1979. She studied at universities and has taught in New Dancer Brenda Angiel Artistic Director-Choreographer the National School of Ballet for seven York City at the 92nd Street Y, Dance years where she received a certificate as New Amsterdam, the Playground, Hsiao-Jou Tang was born and raised Brenda Angiel is the company’s artistic a National Teacher of Ballet. She also and Triskelion Arts. He creates work in Taiwan. She moved to New York director and choreographer. She studied studied at the National University of the with Xan Burley, together forming in 2004 to attend Purchase College, at the Cunningham School and Niko- Arts (IUNA) for four years and joined the alex|xan: the Median Movement, SUNY, and graduated in 2008 with a lais/Louis Dance Lab. Angiel has been IUNA Ballet, where she performed in and they have shown their work for BFA in dance. Tang has had the great a choreographer in residence at the many operas at the Colon Theatre, San 2013 Next Wave Festival 2013 Next Wave Festival Martín Theatre, and National Cervantes school of dance Alice Arja. She has also him as his family moved to Cape Cod, Theatre. She joined the company in performed with several Brazilian dance MA, before he began high school. In 2002 and has performed on interna- companies and has been part of the May 2010, Bartlett graduated from Julia Burrer tional tours and festivals. Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company ’s Tisch School of Dancer since 2005. the Arts with a BFA in dance. Since graduation he has had the pleasure Julia Burrer, originally from Austin, TX, of working with Brian Brooks, Adam cultivated her love for all types of dance Mauro Dann Barruch, and the Metropolitan Dancer from a young age. After studying under Opera. In addition to dancing, he Juan Manuel Iglesias Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, Dancer is also a member of Dance/NYC’s Mauro Dann was trained in dance she moved to New York in 2002, Junior Committee, working to by teachers such as Marina Olivera, where she continued her training at Juan Manuel Iglesias was born in 1985 strengthen and unite a community Monica Olivera, Juan Gomez, Jimena Purchase College, SUNY, earning a in Miramar, Argentina. He began his of emerging professional artists and loffredo, Maria Eugenia Giudice, Grisel- BFA in dance, as well as studying dance studies in 2000 in the Centro Po- administrators. Bartlett joined Doug da Giovanelli, Edgardo Mercado, and abroad at Rotterdamse Dansacademie. livalente de Arte and also studied in the Varone and Dancers in 2011. Julia Gomez. He has studied She has had the pleasure of working Taller de Danza Teatro San Martín. He and hip-hop. He was also part of the for such artists as Daniel Charon, is very active in the independent dance independent company MEGa. Today, he Bill Young & Colleen Thomas, Teri & scene of Buenos Aires and is also one of teaches Argentine folkloric dance and Oliver Steele, and Chimaera Physical the three directors of La Voraz, an inde- Xan Burley contemporary dance, as well as aerial Theater. She feels immensely grateful pendent dance group. Iglesias joined the Dancer dance at the studio of the Brenda Angiel to continue delving into the creative Aerial Dance Company in 2007. Aerial Dance Company. Xan Burley, a native of Youngstown, process not only with Doug Varone OH, and a graduate of the University and Dancers, but also with both of Michigan (BDA Dance, BA alex|xan: the Median Movement and Andrés Puertas English), is an active performer, Gwen Welliver. Burrer also directs

Lucas Coria Main Rigger creator, teacher, and arts the teen performing ensemble at the Dancer administrator based in Brooklyn. She 92nd Street Y, Harkness Repertory Andrés Puertas joined the company in has had the great pleasure of working Ensemble, in addition to guest teaching Lucas Coria was born in 1985. He 1994 and is currently responsible for with such artists as Nancy Bannon, at various universities, schools and began studying dance at the Formosa the design, installation of structures, Daniel Charon, and DOORKNOB festivals. Burrer joined Doug Varone Art Multipurpose Center, then trained in coordination, and operation of rigging Company, among others, and enjoys and Dancers in 2008. the course for men at the Colon Theatre. systems. A climber and rigger, he is continued work with Shannon Gillen In 2007, he graduated from the Taller dedicated to the practice, training, and and Guests, Shannon Hummel/ de Danza Contemporanea, General San direction of mountain climbing tours in Cora Dance, and Donnell Oakley. Erin Owen Martín Theatre. He is a member of the Argentina as well as the training and Burley is also producer of WAXworks, Dancer company and an aerial dance teacher. provision of services related to rigging is on faculty at the 92nd Street Y, for industry and shows. and has held teaching positions at Erin Owen was born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western NC. several schools, summer programs, María Luján Minguez and festivals. Her choreography Upon receiving BA degrees in dance Dancer Alejo Gago with partner Alex Springer has and biology from Scripps College in Rigger been presented in New York and Claremont, CA, she relocated to New María Luján Minguez began studying elsewhere, and their dance films have York. She has since worked with many dance in her home town of Mar del Alejo Gago was born in 1981 in been shown in various screenings choreographers, including Daniel Plata, before moving to Brazil and study- Buenos Aires. He is a physical educa- throughout the US. Burley joined Charon, Ivy Baldwin, Faye Driscoll, ing at Polivalente Art Center and the tion teacher and graduated from the Doug Varone and Dancers in 2012. Melissa Briggs, Netta Yerushalmy, musical hit Murder Ballad earned him a Lucille Lortel nomination for best Doug Varone choreography. Film credits include Artistic Director-Choreographer choreography for the Patrick Swayze film, One Last Dance. Doug Varone, award-winning choreographer and director, works in In the world, Varone dance, theater, opera, film, television, has created a body of works globally. and fashion. He is a passionate Commissions include the Limón educator and articulate advocate for Company, Hubbard Street Dance dance. By any measure, his work is Chicago, Rambert Dance Company extraordinary for its emotional range, (London), Dance kinetic breadth, and the many arenas Company, Dancemakers (Canada), in which he works. Batsheva Dance Company (Israel), Bern Ballet (Switzerland), and An New York City-based, Doug Varone Creative (Japan), among others. and Dancers has been commissioned In addition, his have been and presented to critical acclaim by staged on more than 75 college and leading international venues for more university programs. than two decades. In 2008, Varone’s Bottomland, set in the Mammoth Varone received his BFA from Caves of Kentucky, was the subject of Purchase College where he was PBS’ Dance in America: Wolf Trap’s awarded the President’s Distinguished Face of America. Alumni Award in 2007. He has been honored with a Guggenheim In opera, Varone is in demand Fellowship, an Obie award, two as a director and choreographer. individual Bessie Awards, two Among his four productions at the American Dance Festival Doris Duke Metropolitan Opera are Salome with Awards for New Work, and four its sensational “Dance of the Seven National Dance Project Awards. Veils” created for soprano Karita Mattila and the world premiere of As an educator, Varone teaches Tobias Picker’s An American Tragedy. workshops and master classes around His Met Opera production of Hector the world for dancers, musicians, Berloiz’s Les Troyens was recently and actors. He is currently on the broadcast worldwide in HD. He has faculty at Purchase College teaching staged multiple premieres and new composition and choreography. productions for Minnesota Opera, Opera Colorado, Washington Opera, and New York City Opera, among Hollis Bartlett others. His numerous theater credits Dancer include choreography for Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theaters Hollis Bartlett was born in Barrington, across the country. His choreography IL, and began dancing at a young for Manhattan Theatre Club’s current age. His love of performing stuck with

Photo: Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company, by Mauro Dann 2013 Next Wave Festival 2013 Next Wave Festival University of Luján. For more than 12 Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company DOUG VARONE Queen Elizabeth Hall, Toronto’s years he has organized camps and Bartolomé Mitre 4272 Harbourfront, Moscow’s Stanislavsky adventure games with ropes (Canopycs). CP: 1201 AND DANCERS Theater, Buenos Aires Teatro San He currently works as a technician in the Capital Federal Martín, the Venice Biennale, and Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company. Argentina the Tokyo, Bates, Jacob’s Pillow and Phone: 54-11-4983-6980 Artistic Director Doug Varone American Dance Festivals. In opera aerialdance.com and theater, the company regularly e-mail: [email protected] The Company collaborates on many Varone-directed Laura Casalongue Hollis Bartlett Xan Burley Rigger assistant or choreographed productions around Julia Burrer Erin Owen the country. Alex Springer Eddie Taketa Laura Casalongue has studied many Hsiao-Jou Tang Brandon Welch Doug Varone and Dancers is among diverse theater techniques, including the most sought after ambassadors music hall, clowning, acrobatics, and Lighting Designer Jane Cox and educators in the field. In 2013, aerial dance. She has taken part in many Costume Designer Liz Prince the company toured Argentina, different projects and productions as a Technical Director Dan Feith Paraguay, and Peru, courtesy of performer and assistant to several promi- Executive Director Sarah Bodley DanceMotion USAsm, a program of the nent Argentine artists. She has worked as US Department of State produced by a teacher of aerial dance and has been BAM which showcases contemporary Brenda Angiel’s assistant since 2005. Many thanks to my dancers who have continually helped process and American dance abroad. create a body of work that explores For the past 27 years, annual the crosslink of human movement and David Ferri intensive workshops at leading emotion. With care and love they are, Lighting Designer universities have attracted students as ever and always, my closest allies. and professionals from around the David Ferri has worked with prominent The 2013 —14 season marks the country. The company’s multi- choreographers such as Pina Bausch, Company’s 27th year. Since its discipline residency programs on tour Shen Wei, Doug Varone, Yin Mei, Eiko founding in 1986, Doug Varone and capture their concepts, imagery, and and Koma, Jane Comfort, David Rous- Dancers has commanded attention for techniques across disciplines and for sève, Jody Sperling, and with Ballet Prel- its expansive vision, versatility, and people of all ages and backgrounds, jocaj. He has been the production man- technical prowess. On the concert reaching out to audiences in ways ager for the prestigious American Dance stage, in opera, theater, and screen, that directly relate to their lives and Festival since 1996 training upcoming Varone’s kinetically thrilling dances interests. designers in America. He was the recipi- make essential connections and mine Varone, his dancers, and designers ent of Bessie Awards in both 1987—88 the complexity of the human spirit. for his design of Doug Varone’s Straits have been honored with 11 Bessie and 2000—01 for Sustained Achieve- At home in New York City, Doug Awards. In celebration of their 27th ment in Lighting Design. Ferri is the Varone and Dancers is the resident year, the company will be touring and resident lighting designer and technical company at the 92nd Street Y reconstructing major dances from its director for the Vassar College Dance De- Harkness Dance Center. On tour, past repertory, as well as recent new partment. Ferri was also resident lighting the company has performed in more works and company premieres. designer and technical director at PS 122 than 100 cities in 45 states across from 1985—1991. Ferri lives in New the US and in Europe, Asia, Canada, York between his travels and projects. and South America. Stages include the Kennedy Center, BAM, San Francisco Performances, London’s

Photo: Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company, by Nicolas Foong