Paul Crewes Rachel Fine Artistic Director Managing Director

PRESENTS 2017/2018 COMPANY-IN-RESIDENCE L.A. PROJECT From one great classic to another, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR we congratulate you on your fifth season!

CREATIVE COLLECTIVE

PROUD TO BE THE OFFICIAL AUTOMOTIVE SPONSOR OF ART CONSULTANT COMPOSERS FOUNDING PRODUCER Matthieu Humery , Charles Fabius

COMPANY Aaron Carr, David Adrian Freeland, Jr., Axel Ibot, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Daisy Jacobson, Nathan Makolandra, Rachelle Rafailedes, , Miranda Wattier, Patricia Zhou

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND GENERAL MANAGER Andrew Horwitz BUSINESS AFFAIRS Rebecca Misselwitz Christopher Macdougall

PRODUCTION MANAGER LIGHTING DIRECTOR REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Andrew Korus Josh Johnson Sebastien Marcovici

TOUR REPRESENTATION DLB Spectacles: Europe, Asia Pacific | Sunny Artist Management: North America

PRESENTING PARTNERS L.A. Dance Project is an Associate Company of Joyce Theater Productions

Glorya Kaufmann presents Dance at Music Center Disney Concert Hall | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, | Sadler’s Wells, London | Biennale de la Danse, Lyon | Maison de la Danse, Lyon NOVEMBER 2-4, 2017 Bram Goldsmith Theater

Running Time: One hour and 50 minutes, with two 15-minute intermissions Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills Dance @ The Wallis is made possible in part by a 9250 BEVERLY BLVD. BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 | 310.659.2980 | WWW.BHBENZ.COM grant from the National Endowment for the Arts About the Artists

CHOREOGRAPHERS

BENJAMIN MILLEPIED appointed Director of Dance at Paris Opera. For the Palais de Tokyo’s residency program, Le Pavillon. In (Artistic Director) is a French two seasons he programmed at POB, Millepied 2010, he won the first prize of the competition Danse dancer, choreographer and commissioned new works by William Forsythe, Élargie, organized by Le Théâtre de la Ville in Paris filmmaker. Millepied was a , Jerome Bel, Wayne McGregor, Crystal and Le Musée de la Danse, with Little Perceptions in principal with the Pite, Tino Seghal, Nico Muhly and James Blake. In which he started a reflection on ways to define where he danced from 2016, Millepied resigned from his position in order movement. With the solo Movement on Movement 1995 to 2011. Millepied’s many to focus his energy on making L.A. Dance Project the (2013), Noé decided to focus on the shift between are in the repertory of major dance organization he envisions for dance today. Millepied the gestures and the speech in order to question how companies around the world such as American Ballet has directed numerous dance short films over the they interact to create meaning. In Movement Theatre, , , The years. In 2018, he will make his directorial feature Materials (2014) and Removing (2015), he further Mariinksy Ballet, , debut with the film musical “Carmen”. Millepied is a developed the research initiated with Little , , recipient of the Prix de , the Mae L. Win Perception on the perception and interpretation of Staastsoper, Lyon Opera Ballet, . Award, the U.S.A Artists fellowship, and a Chevalier movement. In October 2016, his choreographic Millepied also choreographed the solo Years Later for in the order of Arts and Letters. research, Actions, mouvements et gestes, was in 2008. His collaborators published by the publishing house of Centre Program include composers Nico Muhly, Nicholas Britell, NOÉ SOULIER National de la Danse. In September 2017, he creates , , artists , (Choreographer) Born in Paris in Performing Art, a choreographed exhibition at the CLOSER IN SILENCE WE SPEAK ORPHEUS HIGHWAY , , Daniel Buren, Liam 1987, Noé Soulier trained at Centre Georges Pompidou, with selected artworks (LOS ANGELES PREMIERE) (WEST COAST PREMIERE) (WEST COAST PREMIERE) Gillick, United Visual Artists, designers Rodarte, Iris CNSMD (Paris), the National from the museum collection on stage thereby Van Herpen, Alessandro Sartori. In 2010, Millepied Ballet School of Canada, and at questioning the place of dance in the museum. BY: Benjamin Millepied CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Benjamin Millepied CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Benjamin Millepied choreographed and starred in the award winning PARTS (). He received a MUSIC: Mad Rush for piano by MUSIC: oscillation and sweetness MUSIC: Triple Quartet by by arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc. a film Black Swan. In 2012, Millepied founded the Los master degree in philosophy at ACCOMPANIED BY: Richard Valitutto composed by David Lang from the album The Woodmans Boosey & Hawkes Company, publisher and Angeles Dance Project. In 2014, Millepied was La Sorbonne University (Paris IV) and took part in COSTUME DESIGN: Lydia Harmon performed by So Percussion copyright owner. LIGHTING DESIGN: Roderick Murray Publisher: Red Poppy LTD (ASCAP) Performed by: PUBLIQuartet (Curtis Stewart & Jannina Norpoth, violins; Nick LENGTH: 16 minutes Label: Cantaloupe Music Revel, viola; Amanda Gookin, cello), the DANCERS PREMIERE: March 14th, 2006 at The Joyce you will love me composed by David Lang 2013 Concert Artists Guild New Music/New Theatre, New York City, United States from the album Love Fail Places Ensemble and appearing by special AARON CARR began Nashville Ballet and The Juilliard School under full in May of 2015, she graduated summa cum laude, performed by Anonymous 4 arrangement with CAG dancing at age six in his scholarship. He later studied at the Conservatory of Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University with a SECOND QUARTET Publisher: Red Poppy LTD (ASCAP) COSTUME DESIGN: Benjamin Millepied hometown of Pensacola, Florida Dance at SUNY Purchase College. David was a bachelor's degree in psychology. Kaitlyn joined L.A. Label: Cantaloupe Music “The movements presented in Second LIGHTING DESIGN: Jim French and where he studied throughout member of Alvin Ailey's second company, Ailey II, for Dance Project in 2017.

Quartet are not immediately recognizable. Benjamin Millepied you will return composed by David Lang high school as an ABT National three seasons. During that time, he performed the Rather, they are motivated by concrete from the album Death Speaks VIDEO: Training Scholar and continued works of Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Robert Battle, AXEL IBOT entered the Paris goals—such as avoiding, striking, throwing, performed by Shara Worden, Nico Muhly, DIRECTED BY his education at The Juilliard Troy Powell, Dwight Rhoden, and Jennifer Archibald. Opera Ballet School in 1996 and pushing, and resisting—but impeded through , and Bryce Dessner Benjamin Millepied / Produced by Studio6 School, graduating in 2009. He immediately became David has also performed in the 2015-2016 season in 2003, he joined the Paris the use of specific strategies. The targeted EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Nick Williams Publisher: Red Poppy LTD (ASCAP) a member of KEIGWIN + COMPANY while at The House. David is excited to Opera Ballet’s . objects are not present, or body parts used DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND STEADICAM: Label: Cantaloupe Music simultaneously dancing with ZVIDANCE until joining share the stage with the amazingly talented artists of He was promoted to “Coryphée” during the movements are ill-suited for Trevor Tweeten COSTUME DESIGN: Ermenegildo Zegna their goals. For example, a dancer may CAMERA ASSISTANT: Robert Matthews LADP in 2013 . In addition to international touring the L.A. Dance Project. in 2006, and to “Sujet” in 2012. by Alessandro Sartori hit an imaginary object or attempt to push VIDEO SYSTEM DESIGNER: Eamonn Farrell and dance work, he worked as repetiteur for Larry He has danced and demi- another dancer with his throat or rib cage. LIGHTING DESIGN: Jim French and VIDEO SYSTEM ASSISTANT: Thomas Kavanaugh Keigwin at UNCSA and CNSMDP in Paris as well as KAITLYN GILLILAND soloist roles in many of the great classical ballets of Benjamin Millepied Without the spectator having to recognize LENGTH: 16 minutes an assistant at the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Aaron trained at the Minnesota Dance Paris Opera Ballet’s repertory, including Giselle, Swan LENGTH: the motivations behind these incomplete 15 minutes PREMIERE: June 14, 2017 at The Joyce is also committed to his work in education and has Theatre under Loyce and Lise Lake, Paquita, , , and La movements, they are intended to stimulate PREMIERE: June 13, 2017 at The Joyce Theatre in New York City, New York taught programs with Broadway Dance Center, New Houlton and at the School of Source. He has also danced in ballets by renowned his or her own physical memory by appearing Theatre in New York City, New York York University's summer program, Keigwin + American Ballet, where she 20th and 21st century choreographers, including directed or defined by something that is L.A. Dance Project developed this work Company's program at Juilliard, the Edinburgh received the school’s Mae L. , William Forsythe, Christopher invisible. This openness allows images, L.A. Dance Project developed this work thanks to a Technical Residency Partnership International Festival, and also back home with Wien Award for outstanding Wheeldon, and Justin Peck. Axel also created roles in physical expectations, and other associations thanks to a Technical Residency Partnership with The Performing Arts Center at Purchase Ballet Pensacola. promise in 2004. From 2006 to 2011, Kaitlyn works new to the Paris Opera Ballet repertory, among to inform the spectator’s perception of the with The Performing Arts Center at College danced with the New York City Ballet as a member of them Romeo (Sasha Waltz), Clear Loud Bright movement itself.” - Noé Soulier Purchase College DAVID ADRIAN the corps de ballet and was named the company’s Forward (Benjamin Millepied), L’Anatomie de la CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Noé Soulier FREELAND JR. is from Janice Levin Dancer for 2009-2010. Since leaving Sensation (Wayne McGregor), Kaguyahime (Jiří MUSIC: Music by Tom De Cock Jacksonville, FL. He began his the New York City Ballet, Kaitlyn has performed with Kylián), Psyché (Alexei Ratmansky), Seasons's Canon (Ictus Ensemble) and Noé Soulier dance training at LaVilla School several New York City-based dance companies, (Crystal Pite), and Drumming (Anne Teresa de Recorded and mixed by Alexandre Fostier of the Arts under the direction of appearing regularly with Twyla Tharp since joining Keersmeaker). He has collaborated with the Maeght LIGHTING DESIGN: Victor Burel Michelle Ottley-Fisher and Susan her 50th Anniversary Tour in 2015. Kaitlyn has LENGTH: 28 Minutes Jennings. He went on to study at served on the faculty of the School of American Ballet the Jacksonville Centre of the Arts, where he received and the New York City Public School for Dance, and, L.A. Dance Project developed this work much of his training under the direction of Kezia thanks to an Artistic Residency in July 2017 at Rolle. David has attended summer intensives at the The LUMA Foundation in Arles

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Foundation for a special performance as well as summer program at the School of American Ballet, ’s BiPed, Jiří Kylián’s Symphony Mr. Marcovici retired from New York City Ballet in director Salvatore Calcagno in the context of the she became a full-time student in the fall of 1996. of Psalms, and Nacho Duato’s Por Vos Muero. Daisy March 2014. He worked as a with Paris Kunsten Arts Festival. Axel joined L.A. Dance Project While a student at SAB she originated a featured attended programs with Houston Ballet, American Opera Ballet from 2014 - 2016. He currently works ARTISTIC STATEMENT in 2017. role in 's Soiree Musicale for Ballet Theatre, , Batsheva/ at L.A. Dance Project as a Ballet Master and sets the Spring workshop performance in June of 1998. gaga Barcelona, ChuThis, BodyTraffic, Ballet BC/ ballets for Benjamin Millepied on ballet companies Dance in Los Angeles is at a rare and extraordinary moment. The NATHAN MAKOLANDRA She received the Mae L. Wien Award at the SAB ArtsUmbrella, and Springboard Danse Montreal. around the world. city is filled to bursting with performance makers; the vibrancy, began dancing and Annual Workshop and was invited to become an During these programs, Daisy was privileged to dynamism, energy and creativity are palpable. L.A. Dance Project choreographing in Greenville, apprentice with New York City Ballet. A month later, perform works by Alexei Ratmansky, Paul Lightfoot RICHARD VALITUTTO is proud to be a part of this dance renaissance and honored to have South Carolina. He is a graduate she became a member of NYCB's corps de ballet. and Sol Leon, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, William (Pianist) With a focus on been invited by The Wallis to be their first company-in-residence. from The Juilliard School under She was promoted to the rank of Soloist in February Forsythe, and Aszure Barton. Her own choreographic contemporary keyboard director Lawrence Rhodes. There 2001 and to Principal in 2005. During her career works premiered in Juilliard Choreographic Honors performance, including organ he performed works by with New York City Ballet she originated roles in 2015 and 2016. Daisy joined L.A. Dance Project as an and harpsichord, Grammy® Developing new work and growing a company requires a lot of Alexander Ekman, Nacho Duato, , ballets choreographed by and apprentice in 2017. nominated pianist Richard support in many different forms. L.A. Dance Project is a work- Bronsilava Nijinska, , Sidra Bell, and Jose Benjamin Millepied. She also performed featured Valitutto is a soloist, chamber in-progress that has only been possible through the ongoing Limon. Nathan’s work appeared in Juilliard’s roles in numerous ballets by George Balanchine, MIRANDA WATTIER musician, vocal accompanist, and composing/ participation of an extraordinary constellation of artists, Choreographic Honors concert (2009-2012), and is a and Jerome Robbins, as well as pieces by Lynne (Apprentice) was born in Long improvising creative. Described as a “vivid soloist,” musicians, dancers, filmmakers, presenters and donors, not recipient of the Hector Zaraspe Award for Taylor-Corbett, Susan Stroman, Twyla Tharp, and Beach, . At the age of "quietly dazzling," and “vigorously virtuosic” (LA to mention our friends and family. It is thrilling to look back at Miriam Mahdaviani. Ms. Taylor appeared in the film nine, she began her dance Times choreography (2012). In 2011, he placed 1st runner ), he is also a member of the critically 2012 and see the path that has brought us to this moment. It is up for the Capezio Award for Choreographic Center Stage directed by Nicholas Hytner which was training at Dance West in Los acclaimed wild Up Modern Music Collective and the Excellence. He collaborated with composer Jared released in 2000. She retired from the New York City Alamitos, California. In 2014, "startlingly versatile" (NY Times) quartet, a path filled with great successes and not a few challenges. We Miller, and choreographed Richard Walters’ music Ballet on March 1, 2014. Ms. Taylor is now a Miranda enrolled as a student at gnarwhallaby. He holds degrees in piano have toured the world, commissioned new works, developed new video, “American Stitches.” Nathan created “Attitude repetiteur setting ballets for Justin Peck and the Colburn Dance Academy. She studied at Colburn performance from the California Institute of the Arts partnerships, and participated in new collaborations all while du Cage” with fellow L.A. Dance Project member, has Benjamin Millepied on companies around the world for three years under the leadership of former New (MFA) and the University of Cincinnati's College- continuing to push ourselves artistically into new territory. choreography featured on So You Think You Can and has since started a career in design. She has York City Ballet principal dancers and Conservatory of Music (BM, summa cum laude). Dance, and is a Fresh Dance Intensive faculty designed costumes for the New York City Ballet and James Fayette. During her time as a Colburn student, More information at www.richardvalitutto.net. Even as we have explored new territory – artistically and literally LA Dance Project. Miranda performed works by George Balanchine and member. Professionally Nathan has performed the through our travels –Los Angeles is our home and we are works of Benjamin Millepied, William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins, and originated a featured role in a Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Hiroaki PATRICIA ZHOU Born in ballet by Benjamin Millepied. Miranda has attended grateful to The Wallis for providing us with the room, resources Umeda, Emmanuel Gat, Danielle Agami, Julia Canada and raised in the United summer courses at the School of American Ballet, and counsel to grow. Not only have they generously included us Eichten, and Justin Peck in locations such as Los States, Patricia Zhou started her Boston Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. She in both their fall and spring programs, but they have provided Angeles’ Union Station, the 2015 Cannes Film formal ballet training quite late joined L.A. Dance Project in 2017 as an apprentice. opportunities to collaborate with their education and community Festival, and the Gardens at the Palace of Versailles. at the age of 13. She received engagement teams to develop outreach programs we hope to SEBASTIEN MARCOVICI four years of training at the incorporate into our ongoing work as a company. As a start-up RACHELLE RAFAILEDES Kirov Academy of Ballet in (Ballet Master) Born and raised arts organization with big ambitions, the support of The Wallis is a native Ohioan that began Washington D.C., where she graduated with the in Paris, France, Sébastien her formal dance training at an president's award - honoring excellence in both Marcovici began his ballet has been – and continues to be – invaluable. We look forward early age. She has since received academic studies as well as artistry. Patricia training at age eight with local to working together throughout the year and into the future, her BFA from The Juilliard competed in a few international competitions teachers, and at age 12 he developing new work together and collaborating to support, School in 2009, under the including the , which as a prize enrolled at the School of the sustain and promote dance in Los Angeles. direction of Lawrence Rhodes, winner led to an apprenticeship at Paris Opéra Ballet. During the summer of 1993, where she was awarded the Martha Hill Prize for in London and a spotlight segment on ABC's while studying with Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and From the beginning, L.A. Dance Project has aspired to make excellence in leadership and dance. In her career "Dancing with the Stars". Patricia joined Patricia McBride at the Chautauqua School of Dance, dance that is at once artistically excellent and widely accessible. thus far, Rachelle has been fortunate to perform work Staatsballett-Berlin in 2012, and has since danced Mr. Marcovici was invited by Ballet Master in Chief by renowned choreographers including: Ohad many lead and solo roles in both classical and Peter Martins to take Company class with New York This evening’s program consists of four works that have never Naharin, Twyla Tharp, Antony Tudor, Merce contemporary pieces, and has been hailed as one of City Ballet at Saratoga Springs. In November of 1993, before been seen in Los Angeles. Rising star Noé Soulier’s Cunningham and William Forsythe, as well as guest the most interesting and versatile dancers in the he was invited to join New York City Ballet's corps de Second Quartet, developed during a residency at the Luma perform with Keigwin + Company and Lar Lubovitch company. Patricia joined L.A. Dance Project in 2017. ballet. Mr. Marcovici was promoted to the rank of Foundation in Arles, France, is a U.S. premiere, In Silence We Dance Company. She was a member of Kyle soloist in 1998 and to in May 2002. Speak and Orpheus Highway, both developed through a Technical DAISY JACOBSON Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion from 2009-2012 and Residency Partnership with The Performing Arts Center at is a Bessie Award winning collaborator for Mr. (Apprentice) is a French- Mr. Marcovici has performed featured roles in numerous Purchase College, are West Coast premieres. Closer, one of Abraham’s The Radio Show. Rachelle joined L.A. American born in Manhattan ballets by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Dance Project in 2013. Beach, CA and a recent graduate Martins and additional works by David Parsons and Millepied’s earliest and most iconic works, has been re-imagined from The Juilliard School. She is Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Mr. Marcovici also originated roles for the L.A. Dance Project dancers, and will be seen in L.A. JANIE TAYLOR was born in a 2013 Youth America Grand in Robbins' and as for the first time. From the simple, sensuous, sinuous and Houston, TX where she began Prix Finalist, National Young Arts well as in works by Peter Martins, Mauro Bigonzetti, emotionally taut duet of Closer accompanied by a live piano score her ballet training at age 2 with Winner, and Presidential Scholar in the Arts. While Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Robert Lafosse, Miriam to the visually dynamic Orpheus Highway, danced by the whole Gilbert Rome. She trained at the attending Juilliard, Daisy performed new works by Mahdaviani, Benjamin Millepied, Angelin Preljocaj, company, to Noé Soulier’s conceptual and slyly humorous Second Giacobbe Academy of Dance in Takehiro Ueyama, Loni Landon, Zvi Gotheiner, Twyla Tharp and Christopher Wheeldon. Quartet, this program shows the journey L.A. Dance Project has New Orleans from 1993-1996. Matthew Neenan, and Benjamin Millepied. She After attending two years of the performed leading roles in masterworks such as taken, and points to where it is going.

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