L.A. Dance Project

WHEN: VENUE: FRIDAY, MEMORIAL JANUARY 26 & AUDITORIUM SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 7:30 PM

Murder Ballades / Photo: Laurent Philippe Program Notes

Murder Ballades Choreographer: Murder Ballades Justin Peck’s Murder Ballades was Dancers: David Adrian Freeland Jr. (Jan. 26), Kaitlyn Gilliland, Axel Ibot, Nathan commissioned and premiered by L.A. Dance Makolandra (Jan. 27), Francisco Mungamba, , Miranda Wattier Project in 2013. Set against a vivid backdrop by contemporary artist Sterling Ruby, the exuberant work for six dancers unfolds to —INTERMISSION— ’s “Murder Ballades” (recorded for L.A. Dance Project by the American

Second Quartet Choreographer: Noé Soulier chamber music ensemble Eighth Blackbird). Inspired by American folk songs of the 1930s

Dancers: Aaron Carr, David Adrian Freeland Jr., Nathan Makolandra, Rachelle and ‘40s, specifically murder ballades, Rafailedes Dessner synthesized melodies and concepts from these ballades into a classically-based chamber piece with complex rhythms and a —INTERMISSION— strong pulse. Though the ballet contains no explicit narrative, Peck drew upon the lyrics of the original folk songs during his creative Hearts & Arrows Choreographer: process, the dark hints of which can be gleaned from the choreography— Dancers: Aaron Carr, David Adrian Freeland Jr., Axel Ibot, Daisy Jacobson, Nathan particularly in the piece’s two duets. Athletic, Makolandra, Francisco Mungamba, Rachelle Rafailedes, Miranda Wattier playful, and slightly sinister, Murder Ballades is at once a celebration of life and a On January 26, there will be a post-performance conversation with dancers Nathan cautionary tale told through Peck’s buoyant Makolandra and Rachelle Rafailedes. choreography.

This program is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. Choreography Justin Peck

Original Score Bryce Dessner, By arrangement with Chester Music Limited

Visual Design PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE . Please be considerate of others and turn off all phones, pagers, and watch alarms. Sterling Ruby Photography and recording of any kind are not permitted. Thank you.

2 Lighting Design Lighting Design Choreographer Brandon Sterling Baker Victor Burel Benjamin Millepied

Length: 20 Minutes Length: 28 Minutes Music String Quartet No. 3 (Mishima) Premiere: September 17, 2013, Maison de la Premiere: September 2017 at The LUMA Performed by Kronos Quartet Danse in Lyon, France. Foundation, Arles, France © 1985, Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Second Quartet L.A. Dance Project developed this work thanks (ASCAP). Used by permission. Performed by Per choreographer Noé Soulier, the to an Artistic Residency in July 2017 at The Kronos Quartet—Nonesuch Records. movements present in his Second Quartet LUMA Foundation in Arles Recorded in 1993. Produced by Judith are not immediately recognizable. Rather, Sherman, Kurt Munkacsi, and Philip Glass. they are motivated by concrete goals—such Hearts & Arrows as avoiding, striking, throwing, pushing, and Hearts & Arrows premiered in 2014 and is part Visual Concept resisting—but impeded through the use of of Benjamin Millepied’s “Gems” trilogy, a Liam Gillick specific strategies. The targeted objects are collaboration between L.A. Dance Project not present, or body parts used during the and Van Cleef & Arpels. (The two other Lighting Design movements are ill-suited for their goals. For ballets completing this trilogy are Reflections , Roderick Murray example, a dancer may hit an imaginary inspired by the energy of rubies, and On the object or attempt to push another dancer Other Side , inspired by emeralds.) Millepied Costume Design with his throat or rib cage. Without the has described this trilogy of ballets as “an Janie Taylor spectator having to recognize the emotional journey” with “a strong and motivations behind these incomplete hopeful sense of lasting love and community Length: 17 Minutes movements, they are intended to stimulate amidst the uncertainty in which we live.” his or her own physical memory by Hearts & Arrows , with costumes by company Premiere: September 25th, 2014 at the appearing directed or defined by something dancer Janie Taylor, is inspired by diamonds Opera Theatre of St. Etienne in Saint- that is invisible. This openness allows and the idea of light. The dancers’ impressive Etienne, France in coproduction with Lyon images, physical expectations, and other athleticism and musicality are amplified Biennale de la Danse. associations to inform the spectator’s through Millepied’s masterful choreography. perception of the movement itself. The New York Times described the work as “a With Mr. Gillick’s Visual Concept: December propulsive, kinetic stream of movement… 1st, 2014 in Miami, Florida Choreography [that] offers a glowing display of Mr. Noé Soulier Millepied’s craftsmanship—the way he keeps Commissioned by his eight dancers constantly moving through Van Cleef & Arpels. Music asymmetrical and contrapuntal patterns… Tom De Cock (Ictus Ensemble) and Noé Soulier Everything is unexpected, everything feels Recorded and mixed by Alexandre Fostier serendipitously right.” 3 Biographies

Benjamin Millepied , In 2016 Mr. Millepied resigned from his Justin has created over 30 ballets—14 of Choreographer Hearts & Arrows position in order to focus his energy on those for Ballet. His works Benjamin Millepied is a French dancer, making L.A. Dance Project the organization have been performed by Paris Opera choreographer, and filmmaker. Millepied was he envisions for dance today. In addition to Ballet, , Miami City a principal with the his work as a choreographer and artistic Ballet, , L.A. Dance where he danced from 1995 to 2011. Mr. director, Mr. Millepied has directed Project, , Joffrey Millepied’s many ballets are in the repertory numerous dance short films over the years. Ballet, , and Pennsylvania of major dance companies around the world In 2018 he will make his directorial feature Ballet, to name a few. His collaborators such as , New York debut with the film musical Carmen . Mr. include composers , Bryce City Ballet, , The Mariinsky Millepied is a recipient of the Prix de Dessner (The National), Dan Deacon; visual Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Lausanne, the Mae L. Wien Award, and the artists Shepard Fairey, Marcel Dzama, John Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Berlin U.S.A. Artists fellowship and was also Baldessari, and Jules de Balincourt; and Straastsoper, Lyon Opera Ballet, and Dutch named a “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres” fashion designers Mary Katrantzou, National Ballet. Mr. Millepied also by the French government. Humberto Leon (Kenzo, Opening choreographed the solo Years Later for Ceremony), and Dries Van Noten. in 2008. His Justin Peck, Choreographer Murder Ballades collaborators include composers , Justin Peck is the Resident Choreographer In 2014, Peck was the subject of the , , Bryce Dessner, and dancer with the New York City documentary Ballet 422 , which followed him artists , , Ballet. He began choreographing in 2009 for two months as he created NYCB’s , Daniel Buren, Liam Gillick, at the New York Choreographic Institute. In 422nd original dance, Paz de la Jolla . In United Visual Artists, designers Rodarte, Iris 2014, after the creation of his acclaimed 2015, his ballet Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes Van Herpen, and Alessandro Sartori. ballet Everywhere We Go , he was appointed won the Bessie Award for Outstanding as Resident Choreographer of New York Production. In 2017, Peck choreographed In 2010 Mr. Millepied choreographed and City Ballet. He is the second person in the the feature film Red Sparrow , starring starred in the award-winning film Black institution’s history to hold this title. Jennifer Lawrence, directed by Francis Swan . Two years later he founded L.A. Lawrence, and produced by 20th Century Dance Project. In 2014 he was appointed Peck joined New York City Ballet as a Fox Studios. In 2018, Peck will present his Director of Dance at Paris Opera Ballet. For dancer in 2006. As a performer, Peck has first choreographic foray into Broadway, the two seasons that Mr. Millepied danced a vast repertoire of works by with a major revival of directed by programmed at Paris Opera Ballet, he , , Peter Jack O’brien and starring Joshua Henry, commissioned new works by William Martins, , Benjamin Jesse Mueller, and Renée Flemming. Forsythe, Justin Peck, Jerome Bel, Wayne Millepied, , and McGregor, Crystal Pite, Tino Seghal, Nico many others. In 2013, Peck was promoted Noé Soulier , Choreographer Second Quartet Muhly, and James Blake. to the rank of Soloist. Born in Paris in 1987, Noé Soulier trained at

4 CNSMD (Paris), the National Ballet School is also active as a curator—a vital force in His activities as a curator have grown as his of Canada, and at PARTS (Brussels). He the flourishing realm of new creative music. career expanded, allowing him to bring received a master degree in philosophy at diverse artists and communities together in La Sorbonne University (Paris IV) and took His orchestral, chamber, and vocal an organic way. part in Palais de Tokyo’s residency compositions have been commissioned by program, Le Pavillon. In 2010, he won the the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Dessner’s music is published by Chester first prize of the competition Danse Élargie, Philharmonic, Kronos Quartet, BAM Next Novello. organized by Le Théâtre de la Ville in Paris Wave Festival, Barbican Center, Edinburgh and Le Musée de la Danse, with Little Festival, Sydney Opera House, eighth , Lighting Design Perceptions in which he started a reflection blackbird, Sō Percussion, New York City Murder Ballades on ways to define movement. With the Ballet, and many others. He has created Brandon Stirling Baker’s lighting can be solo Movement on Movement (2013), Noé theatrical works in collaboration with seen in the repertories of New York City decided to focus on the shift between the choreographers Benjamin Millepied and Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City gestures and the speech in order to Justin Peck, visual artist Matthew Ritchie, Ballet, , Dutch National question how they interact to create the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and composers Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest meaning. In Movement Materials (2014) Sufjan Stevens and Nico Muhly. Ballet, and L.A. and Removing (2015), he further developed Dance Project. His work has been the research initiated with Little Perception Dessner’s music—called “gorgeous, full- presented by major theatre’s on the perception and interpretation of hearted” by NPR and “vibrant” by The New internationally including , movement. In October 2016, his York Times —is marked by a keen sensitivity Kennedy Center, Theatre du Chatelet, choreographic research, Actions, to instrumental color and texture. Sadler’s Wells, Havana Ballet Festival mouvements et gestes, was published by the Propulsive rhythms often alternate with Cuba and the Guggenheim Bibao in publishing house of Centre National de la passages in which time is deftly Spain. In 2016 Baker’s lighting for dance Danse. In September 2017, he creates suspended. His harmonies are expressive was honored with the Lotos Foundation Performing Art, a choreographed exhibition and flexible, ranging from the dense block Prize for emerging artists. Baker studied at the Centre Georges Pompidou, with chords of Aheym to the spacious modality at the California Institute of the Arts and selected artworks from the museum of Music for Wood and Strings. Royal Scottish Academy of Music and collection on stage thereby questioning the Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. place of dance in the museum. As a performer and producer, Dessner has collaborated with a wide variety of Sterling Ruby, Bryce Dessner, Composer Murder Ballades musicians, among them , Philip Visual Design Murder Ballades Bryce Dessner is one of the most sought- Glass, David Lang, Bon Iver, Antony and the Born in 1972, Sterling Ruby is an American after composers of his generation, with a Johnsons, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, artist based in Los Angeles. He has come to rapidly expanding catalog of works composer/guitarist Jonny Greenwood, singer be known internationally for his work in a commissioned by leading ensembles. Known Shara Worden, and multi-instrumentalist large variety of media including sculpture, to many as a guitarist with The National, he Richard Reed Parry. ceramics, video, collage, photography, and

5 painting. His work is often presented in Institute of Music, University of Richmond, is held in many important public collections large and densely packed installations. In and University of Chicago. A decade-long including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, opposition to the minimalist artistic relationship with Chicago’s Cedille The Guggenheim Museum in New York and tradition, and influenced by the ubiquity of Records has produced six acclaimed Bilbao and the Museum of Modern Art in urban graffiti, the artist’s works often recordings. New York. Over the last 25 years, Gillick has appear scratched, defaced, camouflaged, also been a prolific writer and critic of dirty, or splattered. Proclaimed as one of The ensemble has won four Grammy contemporary art—contributing to the most interesting artists to emerge in the Awards, for the recordings strange imaginary Artforum , October , Frieze and e-flux Journal . twentieth century by New York Times art animals (2007), Lonely Motel: Music from Slide He is the author of a number of books critic Roberta Smith, Ruby’s work examines (2011), Meanwhile (2013), and Filament (2015). including a volume of his selected critical the limits of individual expression against writing. High profile public works include social constraint. Members hail from America’s Great Lakes, the British Government Home Office Keystone, Golden and Bay states, and (Interior Ministry) building in London and Ruby’s work is collected by numerous Australia’s Sunshine State. There are four the Lufthansa Headquarters in Frankfurt. international collections, including the foodies, three beer snobs and one exercise Throughout this time, Gillick has extended Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New junkie. The name Eighth Blackbird is his practice into experimental venues and York; Whitney Museum of American Art, derived from the eighth stanza of Wallace collaborative projects with artists including New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Stevens’s evocative, aphoristic poem, Philippe Parreno, Lawrence Weiner and Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird Louise Lawler. Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum (1917). Eighth Blackbird is managed by of Art; Museum of Modern Art, New York; David Lieberman Artists. Roderick Murray , and Tate Modern, London. Lighting Design Hearts & Arrows Liam Gillick , Roderick Murray’s lighting designs have Eighth Blackbird, Visual Design Hearts & Arrows been seen nationally and internationally Recording Musicians Murder Ballades Liam Gillick is an artist based in New York. since 1992. His work with Benjamin Eighth Blackbird combines the finesse of a Following his studies in fine art at Millepied began in 2003 and since then string quartet, the energy of a rock band Goldsmiths’ College, he held his first solo they have collaborated on five world and the audacity of a storefront theatre exhibition at Karsten Schubert Gallery in premieres presented variously at Sadler’s company. The Chicago-based, three-time London in 1989. Gillick’s work has Wells, the Biennale de la Danse in Lyon, the Grammy-winning “super-musicians” ( Los subsequently been included in numerous Joyce Theater in New York and others. Angeles Times ) entertain and provoke important exhibitions including Documenta audiences across the country and around and the Venice and Berlin biennales. Solo Murray has collaborated with a variety of the world. museum exhibitions have taken place at artists whose works have been presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Next Wave Festival at BAM including Eighth Blackbird holds ongoing Ensemble- Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in the poet Sekou Sundiata and in-Residence positions at the Curtis New York and Tate in London. Gillick’s work choreographers Ralph Lemon and Wally

6 Cardona. He received the 2001 Bessie Award for his work for Wally Cardona’s Trance Territory which was presented at the Joyce Theater.

Murray also designs full scenic and lighting installations for various choreographers, especially the renowned Kimberly Bartosik and Yanira Castro. He has also designed the lighting for many different dance companies and choreographers including Luca Veggetti, Andonis Fiondakis, Paradigm Dance, Dusan Tynek, Scotty Heron, Pepatian, Hot Mouth, Donna Uchizono, Ricochet Dance, Risa Jaroslow and Dancers, Bill Young and Daners, and Kriota Willburg, among many others. Prior to dedicating himself full time to design, he performed for nine years with the award winning Circus Amok.

Hearts & Arrows / Photo: Rose Eichenbaum

7 Dancer Biographies

Aaron Carr under full scholarship. He later studied at University with a bachelor’s degree in Aaron Carr began dancing at age six in his the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY psychology. Kaitlyn joined L.A. Dance hometown of Pensacola, Florida where he Purchase College. David was a member of Project in 2017. studied throughout high school as an ABT Alvin Ailey’s second company, Ailey II, for National Training Scholar and continued three seasons. During that time, he Axel Ibot his education at The Juilliard School, performed the works of Alvin Ailey, Judith Axel Ibot began his dance training at age graduating in 2009. He immediately Jamison, Robert Battle, Troy Powell, Dwight seven at a small dance school in the suburbs became a member of KEIGWIN + Rhoden, and Jennifer Archibald. David has of Paris. In 1996, at age ten, he entered the COMPANY while simultaneously dancing also performed in the 2015-2016 season at Paris Opera Ballet School. In 2003 he joined with ZVIDANCE until joining LADP in 2013 . The House. David is the Paris Opera Ballet’s . He In addition to international touring and excited to share the stage with the was promoted to “Coryphée” in 2007, and to dance work, he worked as repetiteur for amazingly talented artists of the L.A. “Sujet” in 2012. He has danced soloist and Larry Keigwin at UNCSA and CNSMDP in Dance Project. demi-soloist roles in many of the great Paris as well as an assistant at the Royal classical ballets of Paris Opera Ballet’s New Zealand Ballet. Aaron is also Kaitlyn Gilliland repertory, including Giselle, , committed to his work in education and Kaitlyn Gilliland trained at the Minnesota Paquita, , Raymonda, and La has taught programs with Broadway Dance Dance Theatre under Loyce and Lise Source . He has also danced in ballets by Center, ’s summer Houlton and at the School of American renowned 20th and 21st century program, Keigwin + Company’s program at Ballet, where she received the school’s Mae choreographers, including George Juilliard, the Edinburgh International L. Wien Award for outstanding promise in Balanchine, William Forsythe, Christopher Festival, and also back home with Ballet 2004. From 2006 to 2011, Kaitlyn danced Wheeldon, and Justin Peck. Axel also Pensacola. with the New York City Ballet as a member created roles in works new to the Paris of the corps de ballet and was named the Opera Ballet repertory, among them Romeo David Adrian Freeland Jr. company’s Janice Levin Dancer for 2009- (Sasha Waltz), Clear Loud Bright Forward David Adrian Freeland Jr. is from 2010. Since leaving the New York City (Benjamin Millepied), L’Anatomie de la Jacksonville, FL. He began his dance Ballet, Kaitlyn has performed with several Sensation” (Wayne McGregor), Kaguyahime training at LaVilla School of the Arts under New York City-based dance companies, (Jiří Kylián), Psyché (Alexei Ratmansky), the direction of Michelle Ottley-Fisher and appearing regularly with since Seasons’s Canon (Crystal Pite), and Drumming Susan Jennings. He went on to study at the joining her 50th Anniversary Tour in 2015. (Anne Teresa de Keersmeaker). He has Jacksonville Centre of the Arts, where he Kaitlyn has served on the faculty of the collaborated with the Maeght Foundation received much of his training under the School of American Ballet and the New for a special performance as well as director direction of Kezia Rolle. David has York City Public School for Dance, and, in Salvatore Calcagno in the context of the attended summer intensives at the May of 2015, she graduated summa cum Kunsten Arts Festival. Axel joined L.A. Dance Nashville Ballet and The Juilliard School laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia Project in 2017.

8 Murder Ballades / Photo: Rose Eichenbaum

Nathan Makolandra and choreographed Richard Walters’ Francisco Mungamba Nathan B. Makolandra began dancing music video, “American Stitches.” Nathan Francisco Mungamba was born in Madrid, and choreographing in Greenville, South created “Attitude du Cage” with fellow Spain. He received his dance training at the Carolina. He is a graduate from The L.A. Dance Project member, has Royal Conservatory of Madrid and at the Juilliard School under director Lawrence choreography featured on So You Think San Francisco Ballet School. He won 2nd Rhodes. There he performed works by You Can Dance , and is a Fresh Dance place at the 2010 . In 2011, Alexander Ekman, Nacho Duato, Jerome Intensive faculty member. Professionally he joined the San Francisco Ballet as a Robbins, Bronsilava Nijinska, , Nathan has performed the works of member of the corps de ballet and was Sidra Bell, and Jose Limon. Nathan’s work Benjamin Millepied, William Forsythe, promoted to soloist in 2016. Francisco has appeared in Juilliard’s Choreographic , Martha Graham, danced in works by several prominent 20th Honors concert (2009-2012), and is a Hiroaki Umeda, Emmanuel Gat, Danielle and 21st century choreographers, including recipient of the Hector Zaraspe Award for Agami, Julia Eichten, and Justin Peck in William Forsythe, Alexei Ratmansky, Justin choreography (2012). In 2011 he placed locations such as Los Angeles’ Union Peck, John Neumeier, George Balanchine, 1st runner up for the Capezio Award for Station, the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Jerome Robbins, Christopher Wheeldon, Choreographic Excellence. He and the Gardens at the Palace of Mark Morris, Wayne McGregor, Serge Lifar, collaborated with composer Jared Miller, Versailles. Mikhail Fokine, Kenneth MacMillan, Ashley

9 Page, Yuri Possokhov and Helgi Tomasson. American Ballet, she became a full-time ballet training at the age of 13. She In 2015, he danced in the film of Helgi student in the fall of 1996. While a student received four years of training at the Kirov Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet (Acrobats) as at SAB she originated a featured role in Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C., part of the inaugural season of Lincoln Christopher Wheeldon’s Soiree Musicale for where she graduated with the president’s Center at the Movies: Great American the Spring workshop performance in June award—honoring excellence in both Dance. Francisco joined L.A. Dance Project of 1998. She received the Mae L. Wien academic studies as well as artistry. in 2017. Award at the SAB Annual Workshop and Patricia competed in a few international was invited to become an apprentice with competitions including the Prix de Rachelle Rafailedes New York City Ballet. A month later, she Lausanne, which as a prize winner led to Rachelle Rafailedes is a native Ohioan that became a member of NYCB’s corps de an apprenticeship at the Royal Ballet in began her formal dance training at an ballet. She was promoted to the rank of London and a spotlight segment on ABC’s early age. She has since received her BFA Soloist in February 2001 and to Principal in Dancing with the Stars. Patricia joined from The Juilliard School in 2009, under the 2005. During her career with New York City Staatsballett-Berlin in 2012, and has since direction of Lawrence Rhodes, where she Ballet she originated roles in ballets danced many lead and solo roles in both was awarded the Martha Hill Prize for choreographed by and classical and contemporary pieces, and excellence in leadership and dance. In her Benjamin Millepied. She also performed has been hailed as one of the most career thus far, Rachelle has been fortunate featured roles in numerous ballets by interesting and versatile dancers in the to perform work by renowned George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins, company. Patricia joined L.A. Dance choreographers including: Ohad Naharin, as well as pieces by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Project in 2017. Twyla Tharp, Antony Tudor, Merce , Twyla Tharp, and Miriam Cunningham and William Forsythe, as well Mahdaviani. Ms. Taylor appeared in the APPRENTICES as guest perform with Keigwin + Company film Center Stage directed by Nicholas and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. She Hytner which was released in 2000. Daisy Jacobson was a member of Kyle She retired from the New York City Ballet Daisy Jacobson is a French-American Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion from 2009-2012 on March 1, 2014 and began working as a born in Manhattan Beach, CA and a and is a Bessie Award winning collaborator repetiteur setting ballets for Benjamin recent graduate from The Juilliard School. for Mr. Abraham’s The Radio Show. Millepied and Justin Peck on companies She is a 2013 Rachelle joined L.A. Dance Project in 2013. around the world. She also started a career Finalist, National Young Arts Winner, and in costume design. Her designs can be seen Presidential Scholar in the Arts. While Janie Taylor at the New York City Ballet, and L.A. Dance attending Juilliard, Daisy performed new Janie Taylor was born in Houston, TX where Project. In December of 2016, Ms. Taylor works by Takehiro Ueyama, Loni Landon, she began her ballet training at age 2 with joined L.A. Dance Project as a dancer. Zvi Gotheiner, Matthew Neenan, and Gilbert Rome. She trained at the Giacobbe Benjamin Millepied. She performed Academy of Dance in New Orleans from Patricia Zhou leading roles in masterworks such as 1993-1996. After attending two years of the Born in Canada and raised in the United Merce Cunningham’s BiPed , Jiri Kylian’s summer program at the School of States, Patricia Zhou started her formal Symphony of Psalms , and Nacho Duato’s

10 Por Vos Muero. Daisy attended programs Ringer and James Fayette. During her time Ballet’s corps de ballet. Mr. Marcovici was with Houston Ballet, American Ballet as a Colburn student, Miranda performed promoted to the rank of soloist in 1998 Theatre, , works by George Balanchine, Jerome and to in May 2002. Batsheva/gaga Barcelona, ChuThis, Robbins, and originated a featured role in a BodyTraffic, Ballet BC/ArtsUmbrella, and ballet by Benjamin Millepied. Miranda has Mr. Marcovici has performed featured roles Springboard Danse Montreal. During these attended summer courses at the School of in numerous ballets by George Balanchine, programs, Daisy was privileged to perform American Ballet, , and Pacific Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins and works by Alexei Ratmansky, Paul Lightfoot Northwest Ballet. She joined L.A. Dance additional works by David Parsons and and Sol Leon, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Project in 2017 as an apprentice. Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Mr. Marcovici also William Forsythe, and Aszure Barton. Her originated roles in Robbins’ own choreographic works premiered in Sebastien Marcovici, and Suite as well as in works Juilliard Choreographic Honors 2015 and Born and raised in Paris, France, by Peter Martins, Mauro Bigonzetti, Jean- 2016. Daisy joined L.A. Dance Project as Sébastien Marcovici began his ballet Pierre Bonnefoux, Robert Lafosse, Miriam an apprentice in 2017. training at age eight with local teachers, Mahdaviani, Benjamin Millepied, Angelin and at age 12 he enrolled at the School of Preljocaj, Twyla Tharp and Christopher Miranda Wattier the Paris Opéra Ballet. During the summer Wheeldon. Miranda Wattier was born in Long Beach, of 1993, while studying with Jean-Pierre California. At the age of nine, she began Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride at the Mr. Marcovici retired from New York City her dance training at Dance West in Los Chautauqua School of Dance, Mr. Ballet in March 2014. He worked as a ballet Alamitos, California. In 2014, Miranda Marcovici was invited by Ballet Master in master with Paris Opera Ballet from enrolled as a student at the Coburn Dance Chief Peter Martins to take Company 2014 –2016. He currently works at L.A. Academy. She studied at Colburn for three class with New York City Ballet at Dance Project as a Ballet Master and sets years under the leadership of former New Saratoga Springs. In November of 1993, ballets for Benjamin Millepied on ballet York City Ballet principal dancers Jenifer he was invited to join New York City companies around the world.

11 L.A. Dance Project L.A. Dance Project Artistic Director Production Manager L.A. Dance Project is a platform for the Benjamin Millepied Nathan Shreeve- Moon development, creation, support and presentation of world-class dance in Los Executive Director Stage Manager Angeles. Comprised of an internationally Andrew Horwitz Jacob Wexler acclaimed dance company, a brand new performance space in Los Angeles’ Company Lighting Director burgeoning Arts District and a program of Aaron Carr, David Adrian Freeland Jr., Joey Guthman media initiatives, LADP promotes dance Kaitlyn Gilliland, Axel Ibot, Nathan not only as an artistic practice but as a way Makolandra, Francisco Mungamba, Art Advisor of being in the world. LADP seeks to foster Rachelle Rafailedes, Janie Taylor, Patricia Matthieu Humery dance-centered artistic collaborations Zhou across all disciplines, cultures and Founding Producer communities in Los Angeles and around Apprentices Charles Fabius the globe. Daisy Jacobson, Miranda Wattier

Since its founding, L.A. Dance Project’s Ballet Master L.A. Dance Project is the Company in company has toured and given master Sebastien Marcovici Residence for the 2017–18 season at the classes at international venues and Wallis Annenberg Center for the festivals including the Holland Festival, the Director of Legal and Business Affairs Performing Arts. Edinburgh International Festival, La Maison Christopher Macdougall de la Danse, the Saitama Arts Center, Tour Representation Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Shanghai and General Manager Sunny Artist Management Inc. in Bejing Opera House and Theatre du Rebecca Misselwitz partnership with Joyce Theater Chatelet. In the US, the company has Productions: North America. For booking performed at venues including Jacob’s Operations Manager information, please contact Ilter Ibrahimof Pillow, Brooklyn Academy of Music and Chris Tynan at [email protected]. New York City Center. In its home city of Los Angeles the company has performed Communications Manager DLB Spectacles: Europe and Asia Pacific. at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Brian Carbine For booking information, please contact Hall, MOCA, Union Station, The Theatre at Didier Lebesque at [email protected]. Ace Hotel, and The Wallis Annenberg Administrative Assistant Center for the Performing Arts. Ama Gyamerah

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