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Board of Trustees President/Chair, Shall We Dance Jim Anthony Bobbi K. Samples Anthony Team Realty/FC Tucker, Realtor The Safety Firm LLC, Owner, Principal Consultant Jeff Berman Treasurer Bazbeaux Pizza, Owner Michael A. Potter, CPA Peachin Schwartz & Weingardt P.C., Geovani Bonilla Managing Principal IU Health Plans, VP of Medical Operations Secretary/Co-Chair, Marketing Dr. Katasha S. Butler Kim Donahue Eskenazi Health, Medication Use/Regulatory Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Compliance Coordinator Senior Lecturer of Marketing Doug Dilling Co-Chair, Education/Chair, Succession Michelle Jarvis United Real Estate Indianapolis, Broker Jordan College of Fine Arts, Butler University, Jeremy Ecenbarger Associate Provost & Professor of Dance Eli Lilly and Company, Consultant, US Migraine Co-Chair, Finance Portfolio Integration Richard Kissel Todd Foushee Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Partner On Target Health, President/CEO Co-Chair, Finance/Past President H. Eugene Hunt Anne Scheele Community Volunteer Retired, Community Volunteer Freddie Kelvin Chair, Investment George Korinek Retired Physician, Community Volunteer Retired, Community Volunteer Sherrie Knighton Co-Chair, Governance/Past President Retired, Community Volunteer Carolyn Mosby Ralph Reiff Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council, Butler University, Sr. Associate Athletic Director/ President Student-Athlete Health, Co-Chair, Governance Performance and Well-Being Ethan Craig Curtis Spaulding Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Litigation Associate Saks Fifth Avenue, General Manager Co-Chair, Development Mariel Greenlee Jayne Moynahan Thorne Freelance Choreographer/Teacher Community Volunteer Co-Chair, Development Marianne W. Tobias Jessica Reckamp Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Musicologist Indiana University Health, Butler University, Jordan College of the Arts, Director of Member Experience Musicology Professor Eskenazi Hospital, Marianne Tobias Music Program, Chair, Kaleidoscope of Dance Founder Melissa E. Warriner The National Bank of Indianapolis, Vice President/Banking Center Manager Young Professionals Board Emi Grinwalds Rachel Newbrough Hope WIlliams Eileen Miller Erica Tsypin Cody Wilson DK’s Mission: to Inspire, Educate and Entertain through the experience of outstanding Contemporary Dance 4 Filmed December 18, 2020 on the IRT OneAmerica Stage Streaming January 8-24, 2021 Dancers Aleksa Lukasiewicz, Emily Dyson, Missy Thompson, Stuart Coleman, Paige Robinson, Cody Miley, Marie Kuhns, Manuel Valdes, Aaron Steinberg, Kieran King, Emily Franks Apprentices: Sarah Taylor, Natalie Clevenger Artistic Director Executive Director David Hochoy Jan Virgin Lighting Designer/ Director of Education Production Manager Lynn Webster Laura E. Glover Office/Ticketing Manager Rehearsal Director/ Janie Halteman Education Coordinator Liberty Harris Marketing Director Paul Hansen Artistic Associate Stuart Coleman Webmaster/Technical Support Shawn Jones Sound Designer Development Officer Mike Lamirand Sara Landrum Costumer/Wardrobe Manager Michele Hankins Cover photo by Drew Endicott This production is presented in association with the Indiana Repertory Theatre Janet Allen, Executive Artistic Director • Suzanne Sweeney, Managing Director DK is proud to be the Resident Dance Company at IRT. 4603 Clarendon Rd., Ste. 32, Indianapolis, IN 46208 • 317.940.6555 • website: DanceKal.org Reviews Share your review on Facebook, tagging @dance kaleidoscope, on Instagram, tagging dance_kaleidoscope_Indy, or on Yelp. 5 Program Belly of the Whale (World Premiere) Choreographed by André Mergerdichian Music by 11 Acorn Lane, Jed Kurzel, Antonio Vivaldi, Max Richter, Dead Can Dance, Eivør Lighting by Laura E. Glover Costumes by Guy Clark Dancers: Natalie Clevenger, Stuart Coleman, Emily Dyson, Emily Franks, Kieran King, Marie Kuhns, Aleksa Lukasiewicz, Cody Miley, Paige Robinson, Aaron Steinberg, Sarah Taylor, Missy Thompson, Manuel Valdes Photo by Crowe’s Eye Photography Choreographer’s Notes Belly of the Whale represents the moment when our hero or heroine is swallowed by the unknown. It’s thought of as a singular experience, the self encountering the self, remembering, reliving, and enduring trials simultaneously interior and exterior. Moments of extreme isolation and uncertainty can force us down that transformative path. While it appears lonely and forsaken, what if we knew we do not walk alone? —André Megerdichian Hindsight/Blindsight (World Premiere) Choreographed by Stuart Coleman Music by John Psathas Lighting by Laura E. Glover Costumes by Cheryl Sparks Dancers: Aleksa Lukasiewicz, Emily Dyson, Missy Thompson, Stuart Coleman, Paige Robinson, Cody Miley, Marie Kuhns, Manuel Valdes, Emily Franks, Aaron Steinberg, Kieran King, Sarah Taylor, Natalie Clevenger What We Thought Would Happen Three Psalms, I. Aria…………………………………..…………...……………...Company What Actually Happened Abhisheka………………………………….…………………….………………….Company Fragment………………………………………..……………….…………...Stuart Coleman What Happens Next? View From Olympus, III. Maenads……………………………..………...……….Company Photo by Crowe’s Eye Photography Choreographer’s Notes Hindsight/Blindsight is inspired by the cultural events that transpired in the year 2020, specifically regarding the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and my personal enlightenment about the systemic racial injustices that plague our society to this day. Hindsight is a nod to the old adage “Hindsight is 20/20.” This piece is my reflection (or hindsight) on all we thought this past year would bring contrasted with what actually occurred. “Blindsight” is defined as a phenomenon in which people with damage in the primary visual cortex of the brain can tell where an object is, although they cannot consciously see it. Throughout 2020, my metaphorically blind eyes were opened to harsh realities, to the ugly truth of a world only some of us live in. This dance explores where we thought we were headed, where we ended up, and poses the question: where do we go from here? —Stuart Coleman Advisory Council Janet Allen Burns Gutzwiller Michele Rogers Libby Appel Joseph Hale, Jr. Dennis Ryerson Jeffrey B. Baker Steve Hamilton Joan Schneider Sarah Cannon, CFP Lisa Hendrickson Marc Sciscoe Robert Paul Chan Joann M. Ingulli-Fattic Jennifer Shoup Virgil Chan, MD Jeff Kinney Malcolm Smith Molly Chavers Henry Kurkowski SaraLyn Smith, JD Shannon Cochran Margaret Krauss Liz Snyder Meg Coyle Stephan Laurent Cheryl H. Sparks Carole Darst Heather McPherson Don Steffy Christel DeHaan Clay Miller Steven Stolen Chris Douglas Tina Mollis Cheryl Strain Billie Dragoo Timothy J. Murphy, CAE Michael Strapulos David Drashil David Nijhawan Mark A. Varnau David Dreyfoos Deena Nystrom Thomas Wade, MD John Fischer Nancy Pitt Emily A. West Bernadette Fletcher Sandy Reiberg Anna S. White Ron Gibson Miriam Resnick Norma L. Winkler J. Kirby Goble Peter Ritz Wayne Zink 8 David Hochoy, Artistic Director Now celebrating his 30th season with DK, Artistic Director David Hochoy is truly an international ambassador. David Hochoy was born in Trinidad, West Indies. After receiving a B.Sc. at McGill University in Montreal, where he began studying for a career as a doctor, he pursued his graduate work in theatre earning an M.A. in directing from Penn State. It was there, at age 20, David took his first dance class and discovered his true love of dance. In New York, he studied at the Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham schools and danced with numerous national companies. In 1980, he was invited to join the Martha Graham Dance Company. Made a soloist in 1982 and rehearsal director in 1986, David toured the world with Graham until 1989. He has given master classes in Graham technique throughout the U.S. and Europe, and in 1990, was invited to Guangzhou, China, to teach the experimental troupe of the Guangdong Dance Academy for ten weeks. David has been on the faculty of the Martha Graham School since 1982. In addition, he has taught at the American Dance Festival (ADF) held at Duke University, as well as ADF West in Salt Lake City and ADF Seoul in Korea. In 1991, he was invited to teach and choreograph at the Vienna International Dance Festival. He has given workshops in Quebec City, Tokyo, Oslo, Dublin and Rio de Janeiro. David spent two years as a full-time faculty member at Texas Christian University. Since becoming DK’s Artistic Director in 1991, he has choreographed over 70 dances including Scheherazade, Carmina Burana, COLE!, The Planets, The Four Elements, El Salón México, Magical Mystery Tour, Rite of Spring and Les Noces. He has choreographed Daphnis et Chloe for a collaboration with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as well as their New Year’s Eve and Discovery Series concerts. He also has choreographed numerous productions at the IRT, including A Christmas Carol, the Civic Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Edyvean Repertory Theatre, Salome for the Arizona Opera and Miss Evers’ Boys for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and for Santa Fe Stages, and recently Mother Goose Suite for the Carmel Symphony Orchestra. 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