Umass Fine Arts Center CENTER SERIES 2008–2009
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umass fine arts center CENTER SERIES 2008–2009 1 2 3 4 playbill 1 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 02/04/09 2 Hot 8 Brass Band 02/06/09 3 Tomáš Kubínek 02/13/09 4 Mariza 02/19/09 UMA021-PlaybillCover.indd 4 8/6/08 11:03:56 PM YOGACLASS We’ve mastered the fine art of health care. Whether you need a family doctor or a physician specialist, in our region it’s Baystate Medical Practices that takes center stage in providing quality and excellence. From Greenfield to East Longmeadow, from young children to seniors, from coughs and colds to highly sophisticated surgery — we’ve got the talent and experience it takes to be the best. Visit us at www.baystatehealth.com/bmp 3 Fallon Community Health Plan is proud to sponsor the UMass Friends of the Fine Arts Center. 4 5 Supporting The Community We Live In Helps Create a Better World For All Of Us Allen Davis, CFP® and The Davis Group Are Proud Supporters of the Fine Arts Center! 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NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NOT A DEPOSIT • NO BANK GUARANTEE • NO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY GUARANTEES 8 In this Issue . 11 Hubbard Street Dance 20 New Orleans’ Own Hot 8 Brass Band 23 Tomáš Kubínek 25 Mariza 34 Fine Arts Center Board and Staff 35 Friends of the Fine Arts Center 37 Business, Friends, Foundations & Organizations 38 Patron Services Information 39 Evacuation Diagram 41 Symbols of Support 9 10 Wednesday, February 4, 7:30 P.M., 2009 UMass Fine Arts Center Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Jim Vincent, Artistic Director Jason D. Palmquist, Executive Director THE COMPANY Shannon Alvis Kellie Epperheimer Pablo Piantino Christian Broomhall Laura Halm Alejandro Piris-Niño Karen Castleman Jason Hortin Penny Saunders Alejandro Cerrudo Ana Lopez Kevin Shannon Meredith Dincolo Terence Marling Jessica Tong Brian Enos Jamy Meek Benjamin Wardell Robyn Mineko Williams CENTER APPRENTICES Jacqueline Burnett Hogan McLaughlin Glenn Edgerton Kilroy G. Kundalini Center Associate Artistic Director Audio Engineer Lucas Crandall Aprill C. Clements Company Associate Artistic Director Stage Manager/Properties Master Kristen Brogdon Stephan Panek Artistic Administrator Carpenter Taryn Kaschock Russell Rebecca M. Shouse Center Artistic Associate Wardrobe Supervisor Gregory Etter Emily Predny Production Manager/Lighting Director Lighting Supervisor Anne Grove Lou Conte Company Manager Founder Hubbard Street Dance Chicago gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the MetLife Foundation. Performance sponsored by Florence Savings Bank, Prudential Sawicki Real Estate, and 93.9 The River 11 HISTORY ing annual engagements with the CSO, which has created far-reaching artistic and HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO institutional opportunities. Other recent (HSDC), under the artistic leadership of and unique orchestral collaborations have Jim Vincent, celebrates 31 years as one included performances in Canada with the of the most renowned dance institutions prestigious National Arts Centre Orchestra in the world, performing annually for more Ottawa and at the Hollywood Bowl with the than 100,000 people. Critically acclaimed Los Angeles Philharmonic. Vincent is also for its exuberant, athletic and innovative working on projects involving live music repertoire, the company features dancers spanning a broad spectrum of musical who display unparalleled versatility and styles and genres, including contemporary, virtuosity in performances that inspire, chamber music and jazz. challenge and engage audiences world- wide. Continually expanding its diverse HSDC performs in Chicago and the repertoire with work by leading national metropolitan area and also tours through- and international choreographers, the out the year. The company has appeared company also contributes to the art form’s nationally and internationally at celebrated evolution by developing new choreograph- dance venues including the American ic talent and collaborating with artists in Dance Festival, DanceAspen, the Holland music, visual art and theatre. Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Joyce Theater, Kennedy Center, The company performs works unmatched Ravinia Festival, Wolf Trap Festival, in artistic excellence by world-renowned Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds (Italy), choreographers including Jirí Kylián, Spoleto Festival U.S.A. (Charleston, SC), Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin, William For- Casals Festival (San Juan, Puerto Rico), sythe, Susan Marshall, Christopher Bruce England’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre and The and Daniel Ezralow. Acclaimed dance- Brighton Festival, the Galway Arts Festival makers Duato, Jorma Elo, Lar Lubovitch, (Ireland) and the Sintra Festival (Portugal). Toru Shimazaki and Marguerite Donlon In November 2007, HSDC made its debut have created works specifically for the in Russia at the Moscow International company. HSDC dancers Alejandro Cer- Contemporary Dance Festival DANCEIN- rudo and Brian Enos have both seen their VERSION. The company has also been works-inprogress for HSDC’s annual cho- presented by some of the most cutting- reographic workshop evolve into critically edge dance programs at prestigious acclaimed pieces for the company, while universities around the country, including Company Associate Artistic Director Lucas the Hancher Auditorium at the University Crandall has created three works in the of Iowa, the University Musical Society company’s repertoire. In April 2007, HSDC at the University of Michigan and the performed Artistic Director Jim Vincent’s CalPerformance Series at the University of third and latest piece for the company to California Berkeley. much critical praise. As Chicago’s leading contemporary dance Under Vincent’s direction, HSDC has de- company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago veloped unique partnerships with musical serves as an emblem of the city’s inter- artists and organizations. From a tradition national cultural profile. One of the only of performing to live music with Neder- American dance companies to operate lands Dans Theater, where he danced and year-round, HSDC continues to produce choreographed for 12 years, Vincent set bold and passionate performances for Chi- this as a company goal from the moment cago, national and international audienc- he joined HSDC. In January 2004, HSDC es, always changing and evolving while joined forces with the Chicago Symphony maintaining the highest artistic standards. Orchestra (CSO) for an engagement conducted by Pinchas Zukerman. The HSDC was founded in 1977 by dancer success of this debut collaboration has and choreographer Lou Conte. For the resulted in an ongoing relationship, includ- next 23 years, Conte served as artistic 12 director until his retirement from HSDC in contemporary dance. His distinguished in 2000. Originally the company’s sole career as a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, he developed relationships rehearsal director and choreographer with emerging and world-renowned chore- includes a 12-year tenure with Jirí Kylián’s ographers as the company began to grow, Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) and adding bodies of work by a variety of art- four years as associate