Contemporary Color Conceived by David Byrne
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BAM 2015 Winter/Spring Season #ContemporaryColor Brooklyn Academy of Music Barclays Center Alan H. Fishman, Bruce Ratner, Chairman of the Board Barclays Center Developer Executive Chairman, Forest City William I. Campbell, Ratner Companies Vice Chairman of the Board Brett Yormark, Adam E. Max, CEO, Barclays Center Vice Chairman of the Board Karen Brooks Hopkins, BAM and Barclays Center President Present Joseph V. Melillo, Executive Producer Contemporary Color Conceived by David Byrne Barclays Center June 27 & 28 at 7:30pm Produced by Aaron Rosenblum and LeeAnn Rossi Associate producer Chris Giarmo Live performances by: David Byrne Nelly Furtado How To Dress Well Devonté Hynes Zola Jesus Lucius Nico Muhly + Ira Glass Money Mark + Ad-Rock St. Vincent tUnE-yArDs Commissioned by BAM and Luminato Festival With support from WGI Sport of the Arts Note from David Byrne I got a request in 2008 to use some music I’d written and recorded for a Robert Wilson collaboration I did in 1988 called The Forest (1988 Next Wave Festival). It’s orchestral music, largely instrumental and not that well known, so when what sounded like a dance troupe made up of high school and college-aged kids wanted to use it I said, “Yes, no charge.” All I asked in return was a video of the performance, out of curiosity. Months passed, I forgot all about it, and then I received a DVD of the World Championship competi- tion—scores of teams at the peak of their form. I sat down, popped in the DVD and was gobsmacked (as the English say)—it wasn’t halftime routines, but something else entirely. I saw it as a vernacular art and performance form that had evolved outside the influence and pressure of the media gatekeepers in big cities. That by itself was refreshing to me—we get a bit smug and insulated and self-important in our little bubbles. This was an art and performance form of the people—the programs they create showcase their concerns, their joys and enthusiasms. Some of those concerns are, I saw, surprisingly dark and serious; folks out there have a lot on their minds and here is, it seems, a way to express those concerns. At other times it is a way to celebrate beauty, humor, skills, love, and the healing our collective wounds. It deserves to be more widely known, I thought to myself. As I watched, I saw that all the teams were working to pre-recorded music—mostly montages or edits created by their designers and directors. The music use was sometimes familiar and sometimes inven- tive, but to be honest it wasn’t going to set the antennae of my NY friends aquiver. But, I thought to myself, LIVE music by cool contemporary acts would do that! What a tempting concept! I let the idea lay for a while, but it wouldn’t go away. I did a test edit on video—using footage from the DVD, I replaced the sound from the competition with some music from my personal playlists and it worked! It appeared, in most cases, to sync up incredibly well. It matched so well that when I used the video to shop the concept, I had to reiterate over and over “This is NOT the music from these performances!” Even so, many of those who saw the video didn’t believe me. The sonic and visual evidence was in front of them—should they believe my boring insistent entreaties or the fun sounds and footage in front of them? Eventually we found in BAM and Luminato Festival two willing partners up for taking the plunge on this idea. A simple idea, but one that would require 3+ years to execute and put into place (thank you for your perseverance, LeeAnn). We approached the color guard governing body, Winter Guard International, early on—as we knew we’d need their blessing. I mean, can you imagine Mr. Psycho Killer approaching a high school about working with their kids? As things progressed we brought in a production team for the event, folks who had done downtown NY theater, music shows, and sports events—as well as circuses and other shows maybe a little closer to this. And what exactly is this? Is it an art piece? Performance art? A spectacle? A pop culture mashup? Worlds in collision? Well, all of the above, really—though if you need a genre or slot to put this in, I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’m writing this before it happens, obviously, so my fingers are still crossed, but from what I’ve seen at team rehearsals and heard of the music as it rolls in, we’re in for something unlike anything else. CONTEMPORARY COLOR MUSIC TEAM PRODUCTION Music supervisor Justin Levine Production manager Paul Chavarria Music director/band leader Daniel Mintseris Tour manager Tom Carlson Music arranged by Kelly Pratt Team managers Shannon Lee, Copyist Cody Stine Jayanna Roy-Bachman Stage manager Meghan Williams BAND Assistant stage managers Josh Diamond, Keyboards, vocals Daniel Mintseris Maurina Lioce, Elizabeth Sargent Guitars, pedal steel, vocals Thad DeBrock Social media manager Evan Low Guitars, keyboards, vocals Jim Boggia Electric bass, synth bass, vocals CREW Conrad Korsch Lighting & video programmed by Felix Peralta Drums, electronics Brian Wolfe Hair, makeup, & wardrobe coordinator Percussion, electronics Mauro Refosco Naomi Raddatz Trumpet, flugelhorn, french horn, saxophone, Head rigger Ken Flagg percussion, vocals Kelly Pratt Monitor systems engineer Woodwinds, keyboards, percussion Stuart Bogie Jason “Rooster” Ruggles Trombone, tuba Clark Gayton Monitor engineer Paul Klimson Violin, vocals, percussion Katie Kresek System engineer Bob Weibel Violin, vocals, percussion Rachel Golub Audio technician Andrea Espinoza Viola, percussion Entcho Todorov Lead lighting technician Robert Simoneaux Cello, vocals Marika Hughes Lighting technician James Keegan Jr. Lighting technician James Eyers DESIGN Backline technicians Alphonso Hedgeman, Lighting design by Abigail Rosen Holmes Chris Huetz, Victor Munoz Front of house sound engineered by Paul Hager Videos directed by Bill Ross and Turner Ross PRODUCTION COMPANY CREDITS Videos produced by Court 13 and Production direction by Chavarria NYC, LLC Public Domain Audio by CLAIR Global Videos edited by John Wilson Lighting by PRG Concert Touring Logo designed by Doyle Partners Backline equipment by CLAIR Backline Trucking by Stage Call Radios by Road Radios Special effects/confetti by AirMagic Special Effects Contemporary Color 1. SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL & LUCIUS TEAM NAME: Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NJ SHOW TITLE: Master of Suspense SHENENDEHOWA STAFF: Director Scott Snell Show designer Jon Vanderkolff Equipment designers Hieu Nygen, Andrew Hanenberg Choreographer Christine Mertes Equipment technicians Jennifer Lawrence, Bill Ryan, Nichole Harrell SHENENDEHOWA CAST: Brittany Anderson Amanda Maltz Samantha Savage Erica Barber Kendra Mendoza Kristin Thayer Katie Bogardus Kiersten Mills Amanda Wareing Maya Dorn Maxwell Mosier Anna Zavodszky Emma Foo Kelly Pagniello Theresa Gundel Erica Ruchlicki SONG TITLE: “What’s the Use in Crying?” SONG CREDIT: Written by Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig, Peter Lalish Published by: Wildewoman Music (ASCAP); Universal Music Publishing 2. ALTER EGO & NICO MUHLY + IRA GLASS TEAM NAME: Alter Ego, Trumbull, CT SHOW TITLE: Let It Begin With Me ALTER EGO STAFF: Executive directors Mary Ann & Joseph Cinque Color guard director John Lemire Color guard coordinator Patty Bush Travel & logistics management Debbie & Pete Berkowitz Show/visual designer John Lemire Choreographers Eric Babula, Katie Hopkins, Philip Traini, Mark Willis, Jim Zulick Choreography technicians Jackie Coladonato, Brian Forte, Erika Meads, Mallory Yohannan ALTER EGO CAST: Hayley Berkowitz Dustin Juers Andrew Rivas Kelly Bourque Allen Keo Sarah Smith Lauren Braconi Danielle Lenoir Kaysey Thompson Holly DeFellice Michele Liscio, Team Captain Becca Tobin Bella Delgado Victoria Llanos Philip Traini Carlos Diaz Emily Mayerson Annelise Vasti John Dooley Casey McCoy Mimi Ward Taylor Furman Jennie Pelletier Joanne Yap Yvette Gonzalez-Loya Jeannabel Reyes Jackie Yurkin Brittany Gordon Monica Richard Lauren Herbert Michael Richman Contemporary Color SONG TITLE: “What Are You Thinking?” SONG CREDIT: Music by Nico Muhly Interviews by Alter Ego and Ira Glass © St Rose Music Publishing/Chester Music Ltd (ASCAP) 3. VENTURES & NELLY FURTADO TEAM NAME: Ventures, Kitchner-Waterloo, ON SHOW TITLE: World Premiere VENTURES STAFF: Director Jacquie Renaud Equipment design & program coordinator Laura Kehn Movement design Vinnie Monacelli Technician Bridget Sinden Equipment design Lianne Hietanen Technician Sarah Oberholzer-Kocher VENTURES CAST: Melissa Bannon Kim Butler-English Jasmine Ouellette Holly Barsoum Angela Klawitter Kristen Palmer Jessie Barsoum Stephanie Krulick Mikayla Papp Madison Cairney Laura Kehn Jessica Thomas-Powless Elizabeth Clayton Courtney Morden Erin Roy JB Dickie Arielle Ouellette Maeve Roy SONG TITLE: “World Premiere” SONG CREDIT: GENER8ION featuring Nelly Furtado & Fritz Helder Produced by Benoît Heitz aka GENER8ION Additional production by Canblaster aka Cédric Steffens Guitar Nicolas Bogue Additional vocals Fritz Helder Composed by Benoît Heitz and Cédric Steffens and Nelly Furtado Published by: Savoir Faire/Fwrks Entertainment/Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Nelstar Publishing (SOCAN) Nelly Furtado appears courtesy of Interscope Records 4. FIELD OF VIEW & ST. VINCENT TEAM NAME: Field of View, West Chester, PA SHOW TITLE: Lunatic FIELD OF VIEW STAFF: Director David Stillman Artistic director Jay McCarroll Choreographer John Leonard Designer Joe Cataneo Choreographer Michelle Owens Choreographer Rebecca Rinda Technical team Missy Dow, Missy Heckman, Amanda Clark, Amy Buddock, Jen Arnst, Marlo Spritzer a Contemporary Color FIELD OF VIEW CAST: Adam Ott Hannah Phillips Luke Everhart Amanda Guistwite Jack Cooper McKenna Clark Ashley Sanchez Josh Hickle Melissa Ricciutti Brian Rosa Josh Wallowitch Monica Glisson Caitlin Hoesly Katelyn Wolf Rebecca Espinoza Christian Orr Kayla McCaney Riley Davenport Crystal Butler Kevin Arechavala Sara Shores Dylan Brierly Kirby Kistler Tara Hafele Hana Ernest Leighann Fields Tyler Leynes Hanah Kiner Lindsay Kaslow SONG TITLE: “Everyone You Know Will Go Away” SONG CREDIT: Written by Annie Clark Published by: Big Deal Music 5.