presents KEIGWIN + COMPANY

LARRY KEIGWIN Artistic Director

ANDREA LODICO WELSHONS Executive Director NICOLE WOLCOTT Co-Founder/Education Director BRANDON COURNAY Rehearsal Director & Company Manager RANDI RIVERA Production & Stage Manager

DANCERS ZACKERY BETTY, KACIE BOBLITT, BRANDON COURNAY, KILE HOTCHKISS, GINA IANNI, EMILY SCHOEN, JACLYN WALSH, NICOLE WOLCOTT 1 KEIGWIN + COMPANY

EPISODES (2014) LOVE SONGS (2006) CHOREOGRAPHY Larry Keigwin CHOREOGRAPHY Larry Keigwin with the Company LIGHTING DESIGN Burke Wilmore LIGHTING DESIGN Burke Wilmore COSTUMES Sarah Laux COSTUMES Fritz Masten MUSIC On the Town – Three Dance Episodes, Leonard Bernstein MUSIC Roy Orbison “Blue Bayou” and “Crying” DANCERS Zackery Betty, Kacie Boblitt / Gina DANCERS Emily Schoen & Brandon Cournay Ianni*, Brandon Cournay, Kile Hotchkiss, Emily UNDERSTUDY Gina Ianni Schoen, Jaclyn Walsh MUSIC Aretha Franklin “Baby, I Love You” and “I Episodes was commissioned by the John F. Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and DANCERS Jaclyn Walsh & Zackery Betty the National Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director, as part of the 2014 MUSIC Nina Simone “Ne Me Quitte Pas” NEW Moves: Symphony + Dance. and “I Put a Spell on You”

*alternating cast DANCERS Nicole Wolcott & Larry Keigwin

Love Songs was created in part with generous CONTACT SPORT (2012) support from The Greenwall Foundation. CHOREOGRAPHY Larry Keigwin MUSIC “Monotonous,” Lyrics by June Carroll & TRIPTYCH (2009) Music by Arthur Siegel; Performed by Eartha CHOREOGRAPHY Larry Keigwin Kitt; “C’mon a My House,” Written by Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan; Performed by MUSIC “Triptych” by Jonathan Melville Pratt Eartha Kitt; “It Was a Very Good Year,” Written LIGHTING DESIGN Burke Wilmore by Ervin Drake; Performed by Eartha Kitt; “Easy to Love,’’ Written by Cole Porter; Performed by COSTUMES Karen Young Eartha Kitt DANCERS Zackery Betty, Kacie Boblitt, Brandon LIGHTING DESIGN Burke Wilmore Cournay, Kile Hotchkiss, Gina Ianni, Emily Schoen, Jaclyn Walsh COSTUMES Marion Talan DANCERS Zackery Betty, Brandon Cournay, Triptych was created in part with the generous Kile Hotchkiss, Jaclyn Walsh support of The Greenwall Foundation and The Royce Family Fund. Contact Sport was commissioned by the American Dance Festival with support from the SHS Foundation.

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Founded in 2003 by Artistic Director Larry Keigwin, KEIGWIN + COMPANY creates and presents Keigwin’s electrifying brand of contemporary dance. K+C reaches national and international audiences and invigorates diverse communities with a refreshing vision of dance that embodies a theatrical sensibility of wit, style, and heart. Education and community projects seek to physically engage audiences and aspiring dancers in movement and the choreographic process, and bring opportunities for individuals to become more invested in dance. Since K+C’s premiere performance at Joyce Soho in 2003, Keigwin has created 35 dances, including the acclaimed large-scale community project, Bolero, which has been commissioned in 12 communities across the country, Runaway (2008), a fashion- inspired choreographic ride, proclaimed “a thrilling coup de théâtre” by James Wolcott of Vanity Fair, and Canvas (2013), heralded as “intricate, neat, rapturous” by the New York Times. Over the past decade, K+C has presented performances around the world at venues including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Summerdance Santa Barbara, New York City Center, The Joyce Theater, the American Dance Festival, Bates Dance Festival, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, and more. K+C celebrated its 10th Anniversary Season in 2013, generously supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. In 2015, K+C broadened its artistic vision with its commission of Adam Barruch and Loni Landon, providing a platform for young, emerging choreographers and this season, looks forward to the world premiere of Bolero Silicon Valley at Stanford University, a new collaboration with NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and more.

The company is thrilled to embark on a tour to Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Tunisia as a part of the sixth season of DanceMotion USASM, a project of the U.S. Department of State/BAM. K+C also plans to present a new evening-length duet created by K+C co-founder Nicole Wolcott, Places Please, at Joe’s Pub next spring, commissioned by DANCE NOW. Follow the conversation on Instagram and Twitter @keigwinandco and #KcoDMUSA. 3 KEIGWIN + COMPANY

LARRY KEIGWIN (Artistic Director) is a the Metropolitan Opera in Doug Varone’s Le native New Yorker and choreographer who Sacre Du Printemps and Julie Taymor’s The has danced his way from the Metropolitan Magic Flute, in addition to his work with Mark Opera to downtown clubs to Broadway and Dendy (receiving a Bessie Award in 1998 back. He founded KEIGWIN + COMPANY for his performance in Dream Analysis), Jane in 2003 and as Artistic Director, Keigwin Comfort, John Jasperse, Doug Elkins, Zvi has led the company as it has performed Gotheiner, and David Rousseve. He appeared at theaters and dance festivals around the in the Broadway show Dance of the Vampires, world. KEIGWIN + COMPANY presents the Off-Broadway show The Wild Party and Keigwin’s electrifying brand of contemporary the Julie Taymor, Oscar nominated film Across dance on a myriad of stages including The the Universe. He is a co-founder of the Green Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, Works & Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls, Process at the Guggenheim, New York City Colorado, a multi-disciplinary festival designed Center, among others. Since his company’s to increase cultural opportunities in the premiere performance at Joyce Soho in 2003, region, as well as provide creative residencies Keigwin has created dozens of dances for to young, emerging choreographers. Keigwin himself and his dancers, as well as for Paul is a member of the Stage Directors & Taylor’s American Modern Dance, Royal New Choreographers Society. Zealand Ballet, The Martha Graham Dance Company, New York Choreographic Institute, ANDREA LODICO WELSHONS is the The Juilliard School, Vail International Dance executive director of KEIGWIN + COMPANY, Festival, and many others. His work in having joined the company in 2008 as its musical theater includes choreography for first full-time administrative staff member. the 2011 production of the musical “Tales Since the start of her tenure, Welshons has of the City” at the American Conservatory managed sold-out, heralded seasons at Theatre in San Francisco, and the off- The Joyce Theater; expanded KEIGWIN + Broadway production of “Rent,” for which he COMPANY’s fundraising efforts; increased received the 2011 Joe A. Callaway Award touring activities nationwide; and oversaw from the Stage Directors and Choreographers the company’s 10th Anniversary Season, for Foundation. In 2013, Keigwin choreographed which she secured major capacity-building the Broadway musical If/Then, starring support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Idina Menzel. She has served as a member of Dance/ USA’s Board of Trustees and is the Chair Keigwin has designed and choreographed of the Managers Council of organizations special events including “Fashion’s Night Out: with budgets $750K and below. Welshons The Show” in New York, which was produced serves as a mentor through Dance/ by Vogue magazine and featured more than USA’s Institute for Leadership Training 150 of the industry’s top models. Keigwin and has been featured on several panels also has mounted several versions of Bolero, to discuss online audience engagement, his acclaimed large-scale community project dance marketing, and branding. Welshons that has been commissioned by communities was first introduced to the world of dance across the country. Keigwin has created administration in 2003 with an internship Keigwin Kabaret, a fusion of modern dance, at the Paul Taylor Dance Company. She vaudeville, and burlesque presented by the graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. Public Theater at Joe’s Pub and by Symphony from Connecticut College in 2004, where Space. As a dancer, Keigwin has danced at she danced with choreographers including 4 KEIGWIN + COMPANY

Dan Wagoner, David Dorfman, Jeremy Ballet, The Chase Brock Experience, The Nelson, and Heidi Henderson. Prior to New York Theatre Ballet, and in the Radio joining KEIGWIN + COMPANY, Welshons City Christmas Spectacular. Film/TV credits: worked in development at New York City Musical Chairs (HBO) and commercials Center, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and for Puma, Sesame Street, and Target. City Parks Foundation. Andrea is a registered He has performed with the Mark Morris yoga teacher and was certified in 2014 at Dance Group in productions of L’Allegro, il mang’Oh Yoga in NYC. Penseroso ed il Moderato, The Hard Nut, and in the television debut of L’Allegro on ZACKERY BETTY (Dancer) Zackery Betty PBS’ Great Performances. In addition to his is a native of Maine, but now calls the Big work with K+C, Brandon also dances with Apple his home. Zackery received his B.F.A. Schoen Movement Company. in Dance with a concentration in Jazz from Marymount Manhattan College and while KILE HOTCHKISS (Dancer) was born in Half studying, performed works by Twyla Tharp, Moon Bay, CA, and trained with Bruce Alan Emery LeCrone, Larry Keigwin and Cherice Ewing in Oak Ridge, TN. He later studied at Barton. Zackery performs and choreographs Joffrey Ballet School, The Ailey School, and with his husband for N Squared Dance LINES Ballet School. Kile received his BFA Company and also works for Tami Stronach from the Ailey/Fordham Program in 2010. Dance in Brooklyn. He was a guest artist for He enjoys teaching and presenting his own KEIGWIN + CO for Keigwin Kabaret 2014 choreography across the country. Kile joined and performed Exit Like An Animal at the KEIGWIN + COMPANY in 2011 and has Joyce Theatre 2015. Zackery is excited to be also danced with TAKE Dance and skybetter working with KEIGWIN + CO! & associates. He is thankful for the love and support from family and friends. KACIE BOBLITT (Dancer) was born and raised in Houston, Texas, where she began GINA IANNI (Dancer), a native of St. Louis, her dance training at the High School for the Missouri, began her training under the Performing and Visual Arts. She continued direction of Tracy and Debbie Davenport. her education at the University of Arizona, She graduated cum laude with a B.F.A. in where she earned a BFA in Dance. Upon dance from Marymount Manhattan College, graduation, Kacie relocated to NYC. She where she was awarded the department’s has since had the pleasure of working with highest honor, a gold key, for demonstrating LaneCoArts, Schoen Movement Company, excellence in her field. Since then, Gina has LoudHoundMovement, Mark Dendy, Zoey enjoyed working in both the concert and Scofield and Kidd Pivot (Springboard Danse commercial realms of dance. She was a Montreal), and Hofesh Shechter, to name a member of TAKE Dance as well as the Steps few. Kacie joined KEIGWIN + COMPANY in Repertory Ensemble. Gina has worked with March 2015. Beyoncé, been featured at New York Fashion Week, and appeared on TV for America’s BRANDON COURNAY (Dancer/Rehearsal Got Talent, NBC Red Nose Day, and BET’s Director & Company Manager) is originally 106 & Park. Other industrial credits include from Detroit, MI, and received his BFA from AXE, Pepsi, and Tommy Hilfiger. Gina is also The Juilliard School. He has performed a certified Pilates instructor and has been with Dance Heginbotham, Morphoses, teaching since 2011. Company XIV, The Metropolitan Opera 5 KEIGWIN + COMPANY

RANDI RIVERA (Production and Stage JACLYN WALSH (Dancer) named “25 Manager) is a native New Yorker. She holds to Watch” in 2015 by Dance Magazine, a BA in Theater from Hamilton College, began her training at the Walnut Hill School studied Technical Theater at the Royal Welsh under the direction of Michael Owen. Jaclyn College of Music & Drama, and Production graduated from New York University’s Tisch Management at Universidad San Pablo School of the Arts where she received the (CEU) in Madrid, Spain. Randi is the Stage Tisch Achievement Scholarship in Dance. Manager and Lighting Director for Half He own choreography has been seen at Straddle theater company, traveling both the 92nd St. Y Friday’s at Noon Series, the internationally and domestically with their American Dance Guild Festival, Perceptions work since 2012. Randi proudly works with Contemporary Dance Festival, the Young many performing arts organizations both in Choreographer’s Dance Festival, New York NYC and on the road – favorites include Faye University’s Past/Forward, SummerStage Driscoll Group, Sidra Bell Dance NY, New Main Stage in Central Park and Dancers York City Players, Phantom Limb Company, Responding to AIDS’s Dancin’ Downtown at and Doug Elkins Choreography etc. She is The Joyce Theater in New York City, where thrilled to be part of the K+C team. All of her she received The Choreography Award in work is for her family. 2012 and 2013. Jaclyn choreographed and performed in Vienna Teng’s music EMILY SCHOEN (Dancer) began her training video “Level Up.” She was also named a in Wisconsin under Kellie Plath. She graduat- finalist in the 2014 Capezio A.C.E. Awards ed from the University of Arizona summa cum for choreographic excellence. DanceSpirit laude with honors, with a BFA in Dance and magazine recognized Jaclyn as one of a BS in Nutritional Sciences. Past employers the thirteen dance world’s “Hottest Young include Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, Choreographers.” Jaclyn joined KEIGWIN + Nejla Yatkin/NY2 Dance, the Steps Repertory COMPANY in 2011. Ensemble, the Rolling Stones in their 50th Anniversary reunion tour, and the Metropoli- NICOLE WOLCOTT (Co-Founder/Director tan Opera in works by Mark Morris (Orfeo Ed of Education) Called “One of today’s finest Eurydice) and Doug Varone (Les Troyens). Em- dance comedians and a knockout dancer,” ily is also a working choreographer, making by the New York Times, Nicole has enjoyed work both for various colleges in the North- a great career with dance companies, rock east and for her own group, Schoen Move- bands and video artists around the country ment Company. She was awarded the Gibney and been the subject of a feature article in boo-koo grant for emerging artist in New York DANCE TEACHER magazine. After meeting City, was chosen as Top 5 for the Houston and creating Straight Duet together in 2002, Met Emerging Choreographer residency, and Larry and Nicole co-founded KEIGWIN created a short dance film “City Run” that was + COMPANY in 2003 and she was the screened at Triskelion Arts’ Dance Film Lab. Associate Artistic Director and a featured Her company has twice premiered work at dancer until 2013. Nicole continues to Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out. Dance Magazine assist Larry on a variety of projects outside chose Emily as one of their “Top 25 to Watch” of the company’s framework; most recently in 2011. She is thrilled to be a member of as the Associate Choreographer for the KEIGWIN + COMPANY since 2011. Broadway production of If/Then starring Schoenmovementcompany.com Idina Menzel, But, her favorite creations with him are the idiosyncratic Boleros they 6 KEIGWIN + COMPANY

build in communities around the country, based on their signature work with 50 New Yorkers called Bolero NYC. Nicole also enjoys directing the KEIGWIN + COMPANY Summer Intensive at The Juilliard School each year.

In addition to dancing with KEIGWIN + COMPANY, other highlights of her career include performing at the Metropolitan Opera House under the direction of Mark Dendy, working with site-specific choreographer Noemie Lafrance; being a featured dancer in Doug Elkin’s original Fraulein Maria, appearing in music videos and concerts with FischerSpooner; and being a featured dancer in Across the Universe, an Oscar nominated film by director Julie Taymor. And once upon a time dancing with Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago. She enjoys teaching at private studios and universities in New York City including NYU and Princeton as well as traveling the country as a guest artist. Wolcott’s own independent choreography has been performed at a range of venues from Symphony Space to CBGBs with critical acclaim. ABOUT DANCEMOTION USASM

DanceMotion USASM is a program of the PARTNERS Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, produced by US Department of State Bureau BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) to facilitate of Educational and Cultural Affairs cultural exchange while showcasing the best in The Bureau of Educational and Cultural contemporary American dance abroad. Affairs (ECA) promotes international From January 2017 to March 2017, three mutual understanding through a wide dance companies are participating in month- range of academic, cultural, private-sector, long residencies, each in a different region professional, and sports exchange programs. of the world: Stephen Petronio Company in ECA exchanges engage youth, students, Southeast Asia, Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel educators, artists, athletes, and emerging Performance Group in the Caribbean, and leaders in many fields in the US and more KEIGWIN+COMPANY in Africa. than 160 countries. Alumni of ECA exchanges comprise over one million people around BAM works with US embassies to establish the world, including more than 50 Nobel partnerships with leading cultural, social Laureates and more than 300 current or service, and community organizations and former heads of state and government. educational institutions, creating unique residencies that allow for cultural sharing BAM and engagement. In addition to person-to- BAM’s mission is to be the home for person interactions, the program offers even adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas. It greater exposure to American dance to a is America’s oldest performing arts institution wider audience through active social and and is recognized internationally for innovative digital media engagement, online educational dance, music, and theater programming— resources, and embassy and consulate including its renowned Next Wave Festival. libraries. BAM also features an acclaimed repertory film Since the launch of DanceMotion USASM in program, literary and visual art events, and 2010, 20 American dance companies have extensive educational programs. toured to various regions around the globe, including Sub-Saharan and Northern Africa, South America, the Middle East, the Iberian STAY CONNECTED WITH US: Peninsula, and Central, South, and Southeast BAM.org Asia. Beginning in 2012, DanceMotion USASM dancemotionusa.org began bringing international artists back to @dancemotionusa the US to collaborate with American artists, further expanding the cross-cultural exchange. The program has reached more than 125,000 people in 49 countries (and an additional 40

million people through digital platforms and social media), and has offered more than 700 workshops worldwide.

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