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WHAT’S INSIDE Dear Patrons | 7 Delfos Danza Contemporanea | 11 Malandain Ballet Biarritz | 17 Beijing Dance LDTX | 28 TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND: Donors | 32 Board of Trustees/ Staff | 41 ATTPAC Staff | 43 cover photo MOMIX, photo by Todd Burnsed ADVERTISING Onstage Publications 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Avenue, Kettering, OH 45409. This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. JBI Publishing is a division of Onstage Publications, Inc. Contents © 2020. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. DEAR PATRONS © Carter Rose Dear Patrons, SURPRISING | CAPTIVATING | INTERNATIONAL – Words that speak to what sets TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND apart. Forward-thinking, surprising, intriguing and relevant are all precepts that guide the curation of the annual seasons we put together. Dance is such a special art form. Athletic, difficult, luscious, inspiring and surprising – Time and time again, these are the descriptions I hear from audience members. For more than 37 years, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND continues to present the coolest, the most innovative, the most remarkable dance artists touring the world today. First-time audience members say they had no idea dance was so cool, something our longtime subscribers have always known. The 2019/2020 season won’t disappoint. Creative, soulful, gymnastic and breathtaking imagery makes this a very special set of international companies. Funny, stunning, inspiring and exciting, we proudly present a season of ten extraordinary companies from the China, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, France and the United States. It is a season rich in creativity and soul-stirring performances. Success is rooted in collaboration. Together, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND and the AT&T Performing Arts Center are dedicated to cultivating talent, new work, and advancing the Arts in our ever-expanding cultural landscape. We are committed, both individually and jointly, to supporting a collaborative community that fosters the creative process. Tonight’s presentation exemplifies our commitment to that process, and to innovative programming. We are building Blended Audiences by bringing the world to Dallas. Thank you for actively engaging in the Arts, and for being a part of the TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND and AT&T Performing Arts Center families. Sincerely, Charles Santos, Executive Director/Artistic Director TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND What we do together truly does make a difference. TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 7 TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 9 FRIDAY | JANUARY 31 2020 | WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE Co-Artistic Directors/Founders Víctor Manuel Ruiz and Claudia Lavista Dancers Karla Núñez, Xitlali Piña, Surasí Lavalle, Claudia Lavista, Johnny Millán, Daniel Marín, Renato González, Jonathan Alavés and Víctor Manuel Ruiz Stage Manager Lighting Designer Technical Production Victor Manuel Ruiz Austin Shirley (in the U.S.) Tour Management for this engagement provided by: FRONTERA ARTS LLC www.fronteraarts.com TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 11 FRIDAY | JANUARY 31 2020 | WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE Program When Disguises are Hung Up (Cuando los Disfraces se Cuelgan) Original Idea and General Direction: Claudia Lavista and Víctor Manuel Ruiz Piece created in collaboration with the dancers Music: Mario Lavista, Meredith Monk, Michael Galasso, R. Schumann, John Field, Sergio Díaz, J.S. Bach, A. Vivaldi and Bruno Coulais Video Conception and Realization: Renato González, in the collaboration of Ricardo Arzola Costumes Design: Eloise Kazan Costumes Production: Johnny Millán Costumes Realization: Amada Valencia, Elisa Espinosa, Liliana Escobedo, Carmita Soria and Ester Orozco. Musical Edition: Delfos Lighting Design: Víctor Manuel Ruiz Stage Manager: Austin Shirley Video Manipulation: Renato González Performers: Karla Núñez, Xitlali Piña, Surasí Lavalle, Daniel Marín, Johnny Millán and Jonathan Alavés 12 TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FRIDAY | JANUARY 31 2020 | WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE Nominee as Best Touring Show by the Austin Critics Table. The mask is a disguise, but it can be a useful one; however all masks fall away, in the end, we are left with our true selves. In their celebrated piece, Delfos examines the masks we wear to survive, to love, and to endure in a world that seems never to want us to take the mask off. Eloise Kazán’s stunning costumes, along with a striking video stage-design adds to the startling visual feast that surrounds this evening-length work. “When Disguises are Hung Up is impressive in the way that Delfos is deeply exploring and questioning one’s daily life. The audience was immersed in the work via the interpretative power of the dancers, along with real-time video, computer animation, and haunting score. It was a well-deserved extended standing ovation for Delfos.” Héctor Guardado, Noroeste. México (January 2009) Production: This piece was produced thanks to the support of: Programa para el Fortalecimiento de las Artes Escénicas México en Escena-CONACULTA-FONCA, Instituto Municipal de Cultura, Turismo y Arte de Mazatlán and Amigos de Delfos. Colaborators: Amigos de Delfos, Instituto de Cultura Turismo y Arte de Mazatlán, Centro Municipal de las Artes, CONACULTA-FONCA e Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura. Consultative Counsel of Delfos: Carlos Berdegué, Patty Kronemeyer, Juan José Ruiz, Juan Carlos Ordaz, Raúl Rico, Martín Gavica y Gaspar Pruneda. Amigos de Delfos: Mark Kronemeyer, Marcela González de Rico, Laura Graef de Ruiz, Juan Carlos Ordaz, Dolores Sacristán de Berdegué, Carolina Gutiérrez de Pruneda, Dra. María del Carmen Chaparro, Gaspar Pruneda, Ana Belén López, Dr. Eduardo Valle, Gabriela Ramírez, Humberto Avilés, Raúl Carreón Álvarez, Luis Guillermo Laveaga, Gabriela Rodríguez, Andrea Martínez de Castro, Sheila Madsen, Soren Madsen, Richard Marin, Kristi Bishop, Martha Anguiano, Socorro Luna, Roberto Coppel Azcona, Alfredo Gómez Rubio, Rodrigo Becerra, Daniela Rodríguez, Dr. Marco A. Álvarez Arrazola, Dr. Steven Backman, Linda Barker, William Alexander y Moisés Himmelfarb. TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 13 ABOUT THE COMPANY Delfos Danza Contemporánea was founded in World Series-University of Washington, Center 1992 by Mexican choreographers/dancers Claudia for the Art of Performance at UCLA and The Lavista and Victor Manuel Ruiz with the vision Bates Dance Festival. In 2016, the company of creating dynamic new works in the spirit of received the National Association of Latino Arts collaboration, as well as developing a professional and Culture (NALAC) grant for the creation training program for contemporary dancers. of the project Proa, in collaboration with Dal Niente ensemble from Chicago. The company is a unique collective of artists whose creative vision is characterized by the In 2015, Delfos was invited by Southern fluid physicality and poetic narratives within Methodist University Meadows Dance Ensemble their diverse repertory. Delfos’ work has been to create new choreography on them for presented throughout México as well as in Brazil, Stravinsky’s Firebird which had a world premiere Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Bolivia, in Dallas March of 2016 at the Bob Hope Peru, Canada, The United States, Italy, Spain, Theater and was again performed at Winspear France, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Opera House in May. Lebanon, Lithuania, Algeria, The Netherlands and Greece. Delfos has maintained a constant interest in the creation of projects in collaboration with creators The Company has received worldwide critical of other artistic disciplines, which has allowed it to praise, as well as several major international work with outstanding national and international awards for Dance including: The Mexican artists of different disciplines and visions. National Dance Award in 1992, 1997 and 2002, the Award as Best Dance Company in Mexico Since 1998, Delfos Contemporary Dance has by the Critics Union, the Artistic Merit Award run the Mazatlan Professional School of Dance in Brazil and the Best Show Audience Award at (EPDM), which offers a Bachelor of Arts degree the XXV Lila López International Dance Festival program in contemporary dance. Today Delfos in 2005. and the EPDM are recognized as one of the most important contemporary dance organizations in Delfos had the distinct honor as the only Mexican Latin America. Their home base is the Angela dance company selected to tour extensively in Peralta Theater and the Municipal Center for the the United States in the fall of 2004 with the Arts in Mazatlan, Mexico. support of the National Endowment for the Arts, in association with the National Dance VICTOR MANUEL RUIZ Project of the New England Foundation for the (Co-Artistic Director), dancer, Arts. The tour included a successful week-long choreographer, teacher and run at the Joyce Theater in New York, as part lighting designer, Victor of the Mexico Now Festival. In 2005-06, Delfos Manuel Ruiz has been returned to the United States with the support of praised both nationally and Artes Americas. Delfos toured the U.S. again in internationally. The clarity and 2008-10. In 2011, the company was nominate poetry of his choreographic works and lighting for the Austin Critics Choice Award for touring design has earned him critical praise in cities of show with the piece