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LAURA DEAN DANCERS AND MUSICIANS

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Opera House October 31, 1985 7:00 p.m. November 1,1985 8:00 p.m. November 2, 1985 8:00p.m. November 3, 1985 2:00 p~m. LAURA DEAN DANCERS AND MUSICIANS

NE X.T WAVEF EST V A L 1 9' 8 5 The NEXT WAV£.Production and Touring Fund is supported by the National Endowment for the AJ'$, the National E!ldowment for the Humanities, the RockefellerF6Undation, the Ford Foundation, the Pew Memorial Trust, Remy Martin Amerique, AT&T, the William and Flora Hewlett Founda­ tion, WilliWear Lid., Goethe House New York, the New York Council for the Humanities, the Educational Foundation of America, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Be~t Products Foundation, Meet the Composer, Inc., Abraham & Straus/Federated Department Stores Foundation, Inc., the CIGNA Corporation, Mary Boone Gallery, and the BAM NEXT WAVE Producers Council. Additional funds for the NEXT ~VE FESTIVAL are provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, Philip Morris Incorporated, the New York Community Trust, Manufacturers Hanover, Lila Acheson.Wallace, the National Institute for Music Theater, the William and Mary Greve Foundation, Inc., the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Schlumberger Foundation, Inc., the New York City Department ofCultural Affairs, and Cointreau America, Inc. WNYC-FM 94 is the official radio station of the NEXT WAVE. Joseph V. Melillo, Director Michael O'Rand, General Manager Julia Gillett, Director ofProduction 13 SKYLIGHT New ,York Premiere Choreographer/ Composer Laura Dean Light Design Craig Miller Costume Design Dean/Giannini Dancers Kristin Jackso'n, Elizabeth Rauers-Newkirk, (in order ofappearance) Jim Sakamoto, Sondra Loring, Peter Smith, Ted Robin McKnight Musicians Jason Cirker Webb Robertson

Sky Light was commissioned by the Spoleto Festival USA, where it premiered on May 29, 1982. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, Exxon Corporation, Mobil Foundation and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

20 minute Intermission TRANSFORMER World Premiere Choreographer Laura Dean Composer Anthony Davis Light Design Craig Miller Costume Design Dean/ Giannini Dancers Kathleen Massot, Cathy Hazeltine, (in' order ofappearance) Amy Chavasse'-Dupree, Marianne Schultz, Elizabeth Maxwell, Lisa Wallgren, Daedra N. Kaehler, Ted Robin McKnight, Peter Smith, Jim Sakamoto, Ney Fonseca Musicians Anthony Davis Marilyn Crispell

Transformer was commissioned in part by The Brooklyn Academy of Music. Further funding was provided,by Philip Morris, Inc., the Dean Dance and Music Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council o,n the Arts.

20 minute Intermission IMPACT World Premiere Choreographer Laura Dean Composer Steve Reich Light Design Craig Miller Costumes.Executed by A. Christina ·Giannini Dancers Kathleen Massot, Ney Fonseca, (in order ofappearance) Ted Robin McKnight, Kristin Jackson, Peter Smith, Sondra Loring, Lisa Wallgren, Jim Sakamoto, Daedra N. Kaehler, Elizabeth Maxwell, Elizabeth Rauers-Newkirk, Amy Chavasse-Dupr~, Marianne Schultz Musicians Jason Cirker, Dave Klein, 'Edmund Niemann, Webb Robertson, Gary Schall, Nurit Tilles

The score for Impact was commissioned by the Dean Dance and Music Foundation and the French Government. Further funding was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, Mobil Foundation, Exxon Corporation, Con Edison Foundation, Chemical Bank, Samuel Scripps, and Mrs. Esther Dean.

The Dean Dance and Music Foundation, Inc. product?sLaura Dean D~rs and Musi­ cians and seeks'to realize the distinctive vision ofLaura Dean who is both a choreo­ grapher and composer.' The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation which· is supported by tax-deductible contributionsfrom individuals, corporations, and foun­ dati9ns. Your contribution to the Foundation supports new dance'and music works by Laura Dean and counts toward matching support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. To help support this effort please send your contribution to: THE DEAN DANCE AND MUSIC FOUNDATION, INC. 15 West 17th St~t New York, New York 10011 (212) 741-2643 aura KRISTIN JACKSON ELIZABETH MAXWELL MARIANNE SCHULTZ Co ~eh Dlf Co ~eh DB Reh Cooch

AMY CHAVASSE-DUPREE NEY FONSECA CATHY HAZELTINE

KATHLEEN MASSOT TED ROBIN McKNIGHT

ELIZABETH RAUERS­ JIM SAKAMOTO nd PETER SMITH NEWKIRK

uSlclans 18 LAURA DEAN DANCERS AND MUSICIANS In January 1976, after several years of solo They sold out a week of performances at the performances and group work, Laura Dean Avignon Festival in France that same year. In formed Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians. 1983, the USIA brought the Company behind They have-toured the U.S. extensively, includ­ the Iron Curtain to Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. ing performances at the American Dance The tour also included performances at the Festival in Durham, N.C., the Kennedy Sadler Wells Theatre in London and sold-out Center in Washington, D.C., the Walker Art houses in Berlin, West Germany and Center in Minneapolis, MN., and the Zeller­ Lausanne, Switzerland. That August they bach Auditorium in Berkeley, CA. In New were sponsored by ADF/ JAPAN for a week York, Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians of performances in Tokyo. The Public Broad­ have appeared at the Opera House at BAM casting System featured Laura Dean Dancers and at SUNY Purchase. Internationally, and Musicians in their Dance in America Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians have "Beyond the Mainstream" series in 1980. Her been equally well received. They have per­ work, Tympani, also the subject of a televi­ formed throughout Europe, Indonesia, India sion program aired nationally in 1981, con­ and Japan. Their 1981 appearances in the Far tinues to be broadcast on public television East were supported by the United States stations around the country and won critical Information Agency (USIA) and included acclaim at the American Film Festival. stops in New Zealand, India and Indonesia. LAURA DEAN is noted for being both a member of the Inter-Arts and Dance Panels of choreographer and composer. Among the the NEA and has served as a member of the coveted awards she has received are two John Dance Panel of the New York State Council Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowships on the Arts. Her writings have appeared in for Choreography and a Fellowship in Chore­ The Drama Review, Dance Scope and ography from the Creative Artists Public Ser­ Contemporary Dance; her drawings have vice Program. She receives on-going support been exhibited at the Philadelphia Institute of from the National Endowment for the Arts, Contemporary Art, Walker Art Center, Pratt the New York State Council on the Arts, Institute and the Venice Biennalle. Not only corporations, foundations and private has Laura Dean produced critically acclaimed sources. In 1982, Laura Dean received the work for her own company, but the Joffrey prestigious Dance Magazine Award for Ballet has two of her works in their repertory. Outstanding Achievement and in 1984, she In 1980 she created Night, and the second was honored by the City of New York's ballet, Fire (with sets and costumes by noted Commission on the Status of Women for architect Michael Graves), premiered in "outstanding service in the continuing effort December 1982. She will be setting her third to improve the status of women in all aspects ballet for the Joffrey for their 1986 season. In of their personal and professional lives." October she traveled to Israel to set a work Laura Dean's first music and dance training for eight BAT-DOR dancers. The music was began at the Third Street Music School in Tehillim by Steve Reich and the title of the New York City. She continued to study under dance is Tehillim. In January of this year she Lucas Hoving, Muriel Stuart, Norman spent a month in Akron, Ohio setting a Walker, Mia Siavenska, Francoise Martinet, ballet, Patterns ofChange, to the second part Matt Mattox and Merce Cunningham. She of Philip Glass's Music in 12 Parts for ten of danced professionally in the companies of the Ohio Ballet dancers. Her commissioned Paul Sansardo and Paul Taylor. Dance and works now extend to the ice venue. She com­ music works of Laura Dean have been com­ pleted her first work for the John Curry missioned by the Walker Art Center, the Skating Company in September 1983, Burn, American Dance Festival, BAM, the Founda­ which received outstanding recognition tion for the Joffrey Ballet, the Spoleto Festival throughout Canada, Japan and England, as USA, the Ohio Ballet and the BAT-DOR well as the U.S. Company of Israel. Laura Dean has been a studied at Wesleyan and Yale Universities. Following graduation, he performed with ensembles led by Leroy Jenkins, Leo Smith and Anthony Braxton. In 1981-82 he taught piano and Afro-American studies at Yale, during which time he became Yale's first Lustman Fellow. Mr. Davis and Episteme have toured extensively in the U.S. and abroad and have recorded two albums for Gramavision Records, Episteme and Hemispheres. Middle Passage is Mr. Davis' solo album on the Gramavision label.

ANTHONY DAVIS has received interna­ tional recognition for his compositions as well as for virtuoso performances, both as a solo pianist and leading his ensemble Episteme. Among his recent commissions are: ~yang No.6, a composition for two pianos which also serves as the musical score for Transformer, choreographed by Laura Dean; ~yang No.5, a piano concerto which he performed with the San Francisco Sym­ phony in December 1984 and which has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; Still Waters, ' commissioned by the Brooklyn Philharmonic and performed in June 1984 with the New STEVE REICH was born October 3, 1936 in York Philharmonic; a chamber orchestra New York and raised in New York and work for the Houston Symphony; Middle California. He graduated with honors in Passage. a solo work for pianist Ursula Philosophy from Cornell University in 1957, Oppens; and compositions for the Walker Art studied composition with Hall Overton from Center in Minneapolis and The Kitchen in 1957-58, and at the Juilliard School of Music New York. In November 1983 his collabora­ from 1958-61 with William Bergsma and tion with dancer /choreographer Molissa Fen­ Vincent Persichetti. In 1963 he received his ley, entitled Hemispheres, was produced as MA in music from Mills College in CA., part of the Next Wave Festival at BAM. He studying with Darius Milhaud and Luciano recently received an NEA grant, a commis­ Berio. During the summer of 1970 he studied sion from the Springfield Symphony, support drumming at the Institute for African Studies from the Massachussets Council on the Arts, at the University of Ghana in Accra. During The Kitchen, the National Institute for Music the summers of 1973 and 1974 he studied Theater and the American Music Theater Balinese Gamelan Semar Pegulingan and Festival to complete work on his three-act Gamelan Gamband at the American Society opera X, on the life and times of Malcolm X. for Eastern Arts in Seattle and Berkeley. In Mr. Davis is also a recipient of a New York 1976-77 he studied the traditional forms of Foundation for the Arts fellowship in compo­ cantillation (chanting) of the Hebrew Scrip­ sition. Born in Paterson, N.J., Mr. Davis tures in New York and Jerusalem. In 1966 he began h~s own ensemble'with three musi­ Desert Music) have each commissioned cians. Since that time he has performed his music.by Mr. Reich. He has received several music with this group, STEVE REICH AND grant awards from the National Endowment MUSICIANS, now grown to eighteen or for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation. more musicians, throughout the U.S., Canada He has also been awarded a Guggenheim and Europe. I~ addition to performances by Fellowship as well as grants from the New his own ensemble, Mr. Reich's music has York State Council on the Arts and the been performed throughout the U.S. and Koussevitsky Foundation. Steve Reich's. music ~ EuroPe by many leading orchestras. The Hol­ has been set to dance by many of the .·leading . land Festival, Radio Frankfurt, San Francisco choreographers in the U.S. and Europe. Steve Symphony, South German Radio (Stuttgart), Reich's recordings are available on the CBS­ Rothko Chapel, Ransom Wilson (flutist), Odyssey, Columbia Masterworks, Angel, BAM, Cologne Radio Orchestra and Chorus, Deutsche Grammophon, ECM, Philips and St. I..ouis Symphony, London Sinfonietta (in Nonesuch record labels. Reich's book of col­ collaboration with.the Fromm Music Founda­ lected essays, Writings about Music, ·is avail­ tion), the Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris) able in English and French. and West German ~dio of Cologne (The LAURA DEAN DANCERS AND ·MUSICIANS

AMY CHAVASSE-DUPREE was born and her MFA iIi Dance from New York Univer­ raised in Raleigh, N.C. More recently she has sity. She has performed with the national and lived in San Diego and now resides in Broadway companies of The King ,and I, H.T. Washington, D.C. when not dancing in New Dance'Company and Ruby Shang and York. She received a BFA in Dance from the Dancers. She has studied with Lance Wester­ North Carolina School of the Arts in 1981 gard, Ruth Currier, Marjorie Mussman, Finis and since then has performed with Three's Jhung, Jocelyn Lorenz and Larry Rhodes. Company in San Diego, Maida Wither's Ms. Jackson has been with the Company Dance Construction"Co. and Diane Frank since January 1983. and Debra Riley in Washington, D.C., among others. She has also taught and presented her DAEDRAN. KAEHLER was a competitive own choreography at the Dance Place, gymnast for five years prior to beginning her Washington. Amy has studied with Bill dance training. She has studied modem, jazz Evans, Dan Wagoner, The Lar Lubovitch and ballet with Carol Fried, Lynn Simonson, Co., and currently studies ballet with Jocelyn ,Benjamin Harkavy and Maggie Black. She Lorenz. She joined LDDM in January 1985. has worked professionally with the Princetoh Ballet Co., the Eleo Pomare Dance Co. and NEY FONSECA was born in Rio de Janejro, with Dance Hall. She has also performed in Brazil, where he was awarded a scholarship Europe and most recently in Cuba at the to the·Ballet Association of Rio de Janeiro International Dance Festival. Daedra joined while attending law school at the State LDDM in January 1985. University of Rio. Mr. Fonseca graduated from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance and was a recipient of two consecutive SONDRA LORING was born in Williams­ scholarships from the Jacob's Pillow Dance burg, Va. Before"starting her dance training, Festival. He has danced with Ballet Hispanico she was a member of the Mime Caravan in of New York, the Clive Thompson Dance Santa Barbara, Ca. Ms. Loring graduated Company, Gus Solomons Dance, the Erroll, from the University of California at'Riverside Simpson Daace Company and Susan Tenney & with a BA in Dance.. She currently studies Co. His work has been produced at SUNY ballet with Janet Panetta and· dances' with .Purchase, Pace University and the Jacob's Pillow CoDanceCo, New York City's only modem Touring Ensemble. He currently teaches dance company entirely devoted to contem­ movement classes at 'H.B. Studios and'studies porary repertory. She is also,an artist in resi­ ballet ~ith Marjo~e Mussman. dence with the New York City Public Library. CATHY HAZELTINE was born in Marble­ head, MA.,' where she studied jazz with KATHLEEN MASSar was 'born in St. Midge and Bill Haggett. She has danced with Louis, MO., where she danced for many the Skidmore Ballet, the Garden State Ballet, years in the St. Louis Civic Ballet. She the Kansas City Ballet, the Santa Fe Opera attended the National Academy of Arts in Ballet and the Santa Fe' Dance Company. She Champaign, lli. Kathy was then accepted into has most recently performed with Lydia John­ the National Ballet of lliinois and performed son. She has studied with Twyla Tharp and with the company for three years as they her company·and presently studies ballet with toured many parts of the U.S. She returned to Cristina Bernal and Maggie Black. Cathy perform with the St. Louis Civic Ballet.in the joined LDDM i~ May 1985. International Festival of youth Orchestration in Scotland and England. After moving to KRISTIN JACKSON (Co-Rehearsal Direc­ New York she danced with Leon Felder tor) was born and raised in Manila. 'She holds Dance Company for several years. Kathy a BFA in Editorial Design from the Univer­ joined LDDM in Janua~ 1985. She feels for­ sity of the Philippines and recently finished tunate to have a very supportive family. ELIZABETH MAxwELL (Co-Rehearsal MARIANNE SCHULTZ (Rehearsal Coach) Director) was raised in Ashtabula, OH., joined the company in the summer of 1982. where she began her dance training. She She was born in Albany, NY., attended the received a BFA in Dance from the Juilliard NYU School of the Arts'and has studied .School. She joined LDDM during the sum- ,dance with Marcus Schulkind, Risa Stein­ mer of 1982. Other credits include perfor­ berg, Jocelyn Lorenz and Janet Panetta. mances with Ruby Shang and Dancers, Elisa Earlier this year, she toured New Zealand," Monte Dance Company and performances of teaching dance and music workshops in col­ Paul Taylor's Aureole and Three Epitap~s for laboration with composer Don McGlashan. the Lincoln Center Institute. In addition, she works as a teacher-artist for Lincoln Center. PETER SMITH is a graduate of the Juilliard Ms. Maxwell is currently studying with Janet School, where he performed,in..,the works of Panetta and at the Taylor School. Alvin Ailey, Jose Limon, Anna Sokolow and Paul Taylor, as well as original works choreo­ TED ROBIN MCKNIGHT was born in . graphed by the Juilliard faculty. He began. his Kansas City, Mo. and was raised in CA., He dance training at the School of the Toronto . graduated from the Juilliard School with a-· Dance Theatre and spent one year at the BFA in Dance. As a member of the Vanaver Alvin Ailey American Dance,Center prior to Caravan, Ted has toured throughout the U.S. attending Juilliard. Peter has danced with and France, performing' Appalachian clog- . Daniel Lewis Dance, and during the 'spring of ging, jazz,tap and playing traditional music. 1983 he performed with the Jose. Limon He has also performed in the companies of Dance Company on their tour of France and Pearl Lang, Victoria Uris/ Jill Bahr and Janet for their performances in Madrid and Palm Soares. At Lincoln Center, he hasbeen.a Beach. He became a member ofLDDM in guest performer with The Little Orchestra May 1985. Society and in January. 1985 he performed in a production of My Fair Lady.with American LISA WALLGREN grew up and began Musical Theatre in New London, cr. Ted dancing in St. ,Paul, MN. She moved to New studies with Christina Bernal and Brenda York after attending Sarah Lawrence ,College. Bufalino. ~e joined LDDM in January 1985. Before joining LDDM in January 1985, Lisa danced with Bebe Miller, Lydia Johnson and . ELIZABETH RAUERS-NEWKIRK was other choreographers. Spe currently studies born and raised in Savannah, GA. She ballet with Pamela Critelli. attended the. University of Georgia where she * * *,* ** ** ** ** danced with the ConceI1 Dance for two JASON CIRKER has studied percussion years~ In Atlanta she worked with Robert with David Cox, Justin Dicioccio, Michael Archard's City Center. Now living in New Rosen and Morris Lang. Since graduating York she has danced with the Puerto Rican from Brooklyn College in 1982, he has Children"s Theater, Battery Dance Company tourefi South America, Israel and Europe and· now LDDM. She presently studies ,with with tJttt International Company of ~st Side Maggie Black, Joel Dabin and Jocelyn. Story;, appeared in the Broadway pit of My Lorenz. One,and Only; performed with the Conte~­ porary Music Ensemble Continuum at Alice \JIM SAKAMOfO was born and raised in Thlly Hall and played at Wolf Trap with the San Francisco, 'CA., and'received his BA revival of Virgil Thomson's opera The Mother degrees in History, and Economics from Stan­ ofUs All. Recently, Mr. Cirker was percus­ ford University. He studies ballet with sionist for the N.Y. Shakespeare Festival Christina Bernal and Maggie Black and voice production of La Boheme, starring Linda with Lione Mathews. Jim last appeared in Ronstadt. Mr. Cirker, along with his brother New York with Rachel Harms Dance Co. He Mitchell, has formed a piano and percussion joined LDDM in May 1985. duo which has performed at Barge Music EDMUND NIEMANN is.,.a"graduate,ofthe L.T.D. and at the Percussive Arts .Society Manhattan School of Music, where he Day of Percussion. Since joining LDDM in studied with Robert Goldsand and Artur Bal.­ the spring of 1984, Mr. Cirker has performed sam. He has also studied with Argentine with them in Tokyo, Japan and at the Good­ pianist Arminda Canteros4, In addition·to his mati Theatre in Chicago. membership in Steve Reich and Musicians and New Mother Mallard, both since 1978, MARILYN CRISPELL received her Mr. Neima~ is the pianist in Pamassus, Bachelor of Music degree from the New which -recently completed its 11th season as England Conservatory of Music. Since that , one ofNew York's outstanding contemporary time she has achieved critical acclaim for her ensembles. He has also appeared as guest solo and ensemble performances at·Camegie artist with Speculum'Musicae (including an Recital Hall, New Music America Festivals, appearance in the New York Philharmonic Kool Jazz Festivals,· Dance Theater Workshop, Horizons Festival), the Group for Contem­ music festivals throughout Europe and on porary Music and the Da Capo Players, and Radio WDR in Cologne.. Ms. Crispell is also has been guest soloist with the New York known for her work with a number of other String Ensemble on several occasions. In prominent musicians and ensembles includ­ 1984, he gave a highly successful debut reci­ ing Anthony Braxton, Oliver Lake and the tal at Merkin Hall featuring the music of Brooklyn Philharmonic, Eric Anderson and Stefan Wolpe. In 1985 he conducted a nine­ Julie Kabat.. In the fall of 1985 she will per­ city tour of Ind~a with flutist Jonathan Brahms form in Philadelphia as a solo and orchestral and also toured throughout Europe with the pianist in the world premiere of Anthony Belgian dance company Rosas. ,Mr. Niemann Davis' opera X. Ms. Crispell has made has recorded for ECM, New World, CRI, numerous appearances on albums by other Crystal and Lovely Music recording companies. artists. Her own recordings can be found on the Leo,FMP, Black Saint and Cadence WEBB ROBERTSON (Music Director) was­ labels..From 1980 to 1983, she served·as a born and raised in Birmingham, Ala. He faculty member of the Creative Music received his Bachelor of Music from Ameri­ Studios. can University in Washington D.C."where he studied with Albert Merz, and his MA from "DAVE KLEIN, a multi-instrumentalist and the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, composer, is active in many different types of studying with Morris·Lang. He has also music. A graduate of the-Conservatory of studied with James Preiss. Mr. Robertson Music at Brooklyn College, he studied per­ proquced and performed the original chilo. ­ cussion with Morris Lang and composition dren's ballets Summer Night and The Song of with Robert Starer and Noah Creschevsky. Escalarius for the Kennedy Center's Imagina­ Involved'on the contemporary music scene, tion Celebration. He joined LDDM in 1983. he has also studied jazz improvisation and vibes with David Samuels and drumset with GARY SCHALL received his Bachelor of Gary Chaffee. In 1981-82 Mr. Klein went on Music from Manhattan School of Music. He an extensive world tour of ~st Side Story, has studied percussion,with James Preiss and during which time he conducted as well as ­ Morris Lang and has studied vibraphone with performed. He composes in alltnedia from David Friedman. Mr. Schall has,performed synthesized-electronic to small. chamber with Steve Reich and Musicians, Brooklyn works. Most recently, he conducted Philharmonia, New. Music Consort, New Stravinsky's Symphony ofWinds, leading the Band and the Erik Hawkins Dance Company. Conservatory Orchestra at Brooklyn College. He is currently both Chairman of the Mr. Klein is also one of the founding mem­ Instrumental Department and a faculty mem­ bers of the Park Slope Music Forum, a newly ber ofAugustine Fin~·Arts. formed arts organization.

NURJ;T TILLES studied piano and chamber / Theater, Pearl Lang Dance Company and music at the Juilliard School and Oberlin Senta Driver. In addition to her outstanding Conservatory. She has performed a broad achievements in dance· she has a long listof range of classical and modem music, both in theatre and opera credits, -inchiding the Fes~ concert and club settings, and is particularly tival of Two Worlds in SpOleto, Italy. known for· her work with "minimalist" artists. In 1980 she joined Mother Mallard, record­ KAREN DEFRANCIS (Stage Manager) ing Music for Amplified Keyboard Instru­ has been a stage manager for ~fteen years. She ments by David Borden. She has toured the is very happy to be worki.ng with Laura Dean. u.S. and Asia as a pianist with LDDM.and has also worked with Richard Munson. Asa I LEWIS MEAD (Sound Designer) has member of Steve Reich and Musicians since designed and operated sound for a variety of 1975, she has performed throughout Europe events.. Theatrical credits include Mayor, and the U.S. and on four recordings for ECM Onward Victoria and Booth. Industrial credIts Records. In 1984 she began performing.with includemM, GMC and FTD. He is cur­ Meredith Monk. Miss Tilles also has a long rently Resident Sound Designer for the standing interest in ragtime, and her solo Cleveland Ballet. On Broadway he has mixed recording, Ragtime Here "and Now, was nine musibals, which include A Chorus Line released by Jazzology in 1983. and Dream Girls. As' owner of ProMix, Inc. *** *.* ******* he is. constantly involved with sound for a CRAIG MILLER (Lighting Designer) was variety of bvents. nominated for a Tony Award for his lighting of Barnum. His other Broadway designs have included Brothers, The Five O'Clock Girl, Ta~e Me Along and the current Doubles. Off­ Broadway Mr. Miller lit Spookhouse, A Weekend Near Madison, Forty-Deuce, What I Did lLlst Summer, Particular Friendships, Threads and Trixie True, reen Detective, and BAm was nominated for Maraham Awards for John Guare's Gardenia and Samuel Beckett's Com­ pany. He has also designed.at Manhattan SALUTES Theatre Club, NY Shakespeare Festival, Guthrie Theatre, Hartford Stage Company, Stratford Ontario Shakespeare Festival, WNYCFM94 Center Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House and Canada's National Arts Center. Mr. Miller has designed lighting for operas at the Spoleto .the official USA festival, Juilliard, Opera Theatre of St. Louis and the Santa Fe Opera, where he has radio station been Resident Designer for the past seven" seasons. His dance lighting can be seen in the Boston Ballet's Nutcracker and in the . ofthe repertoires of the Alvin. Ailey and Lar Lubovitch companies and the Pennsylvania, San Francisco, Stuttgart and Royal Danish Ballets. NEXT WAVE

A. CHRISTINA GIANNINI (Costumes) has done extensive work for the Joffrey Ballet, FESTIVAL 85 Ohio Ballet, Alvin.Ailey American Dance 23 .,

~... LAURA DEAN DANCERS AND -MUSICIANS 15 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011

Dear'Friends: The once-bustling theater district at the eastern edge of downtown Brooklyn is coming back to life agaIn, bringing a very· different kind of arts and entertainment to' the area.· In an exciting project sponsored and facilitated by the Brooklyn Academy of Music-Local Development Corporation, now-abandoned 'structures in'the neigh- borhood anchored by·· the'Brooklyn Academy-known as' "The Academy District"- will undergo renovation and rehabilitation in order to provide new and necessary work space for a number of established' arts groups. In the spring of 1986, Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians will become ~ne of the first tenants of the Strand Performing Arts Studio, a new arts complex which is being created at the site of the old Strand Theatre, two blocks from BAM. The historic' movie theatre Was 'built in 1911 in'the grand and lavish tradition of the time. And now, an effort has begun to renovate the Strand once again to its place as a center for the arts. WhenNew York City's :Public DevelopmentCorporationcompletes its structural.work on the building's exterior and common areas,. the,Dean Dance and Music Foundation will begin extensive reconstruction of our section of the complex to meet the requirements of a vital and expanding dance company. When our re,!~v~ti0!1sarecompleted, the new space,··.will house a much needed 50' by 50' rehearsal studiowitfi seating for 99 for.informal showings, ·as well as expandeQ, o(ficeand conference'areas, two separate and fully-equipped dressing rooms and 'bathrooms for the"artists, an archival/video room, and' a storage space for technical and costume materiflls. The Dean Dance and Mu'sic Foundation is proud to be a part of the effort to, culturally re-vitalize this once-thriving area. However, in order to 'achieve our goal, 'we. must look to the;bro.~d··comniunity of corporations, foundations, and, 'of course" ifidividuals for'much of the necessary funding~ Won't you help us realize our vision? Your contribution to~'the' Dean D@Dce and.Music' Founda~ion's Strand Theatre Project will help bring this.'dream a step closer to reality. Please send,your tax-deductible contributions.to:

THEJ?EAN ~ANCE AND MUSIC FOUNDATION, INC. 15 West 17th Street '; ..N~w York, NY 10011 (212) 741-2643 Thank you so much for your support,

Laura Dean·· UNDERSTUDIES Understudies for Skylight Marianne Schultz, Elizabeth Maxwell, Ney Fonseca Understudies for Transformer Elizabeth -Rauers-Newkirk, Sondra Loring Understudy for -Impact Cathy Hazeltine PRODUcnON STAFF Stage Manager Karen DeFrancis Sound Director Lewis Mead Co-Rehearsal Directors Kristin Jackson Elizabeth Maxwell Rehearsal Coach Marianne Schultz Music Director Webb Robertson Coinpany Photographer Bill Hayward ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Artistic Director Laura Dean Managing Director Michael Feibish- Business Manager Mary Rindfleisch Financial Consuliant Bruce Delaney Computer Consultant Judy Needleman

Exclu.sive world-wide booking by: Jedediah Wheeler Robert LoBianco International Production Associates, Inc. 853 Broadway, RID. 2120, N.Y., N.Y. 10003 (212) 505-1688 Telex: 821238 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to thank the following individuals and institutions, without whose assistance these performances would not be possible: AT&T, Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, Charles Burger, John Curry, Marilyn Donini, Gary Goodman, Robert Joffrey, Harvey Lichtenstein, Norman MacArthur, Elaine Malsin, Barbara S. Miller, Alice Mueller, Judy Needleman, Heinz Poll, Stan Reeves, Richard Scheckman, Tom Skelton, Perry Souchuk, Ellie Zak