CONSUMER ALERT REGARDING TICKET PURCHASING With so many high-profile and popular events coming to Wharton Center, we have found more and more patrons are being exploited by unscrupulous ticket resellers. Often our tickets are being marketed on secondary ticket websites before the operator of the website has even purchased tickets – and they are selling at prices far above the price you will pay through whartoncenter.com. Purchasing tickets to Wharton Center events through another source might result in paying too much for your tickets or paying for tickets that are invalid. If there is a problem with your tickets, you may not be able to receive help from Wharton Center’s Ticket Office as there will be no in-house record of your transaction. In addition, we are unable to contact you if there is a change in performance time, traffic notices, etc. To avoid being ensnared by unscrupulous ticket resellers: • Bookmark our website, whartoncenter.com for ticket and show information. • Sign up for our eClub to receive information directly from Wharton Center. We urge you to protect yourself by purchasing directly from the official source for Wharton Center tickets: at whartoncenter.com; by phone at 1-800-WHARTON (1-800-942-7866); or at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office at Wharton Center. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Please observe the lighted exit signs located throughout the building and theatre(s). All patrons should note all exits, especially those closest to your seat location. Our staff and ushers are trained to assist patrons through multiple emergency situations. If you have questions regarding our safety and security procedures, please contact the house management staff at Wharton Center by calling 884-3119 or 884-3116. CONCEALED WEAPONS AND FIREARMS Be advised that, per Michigan Compiled Laws, Section 28.425o(1)(f), this is an entertainment facility which has a seating capacity of more than 2,500 individuals. Concealed weapons and firearms are prohibited within the facility. 25 PILOBOLUS: COME TO YOUR SENSES. Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Catherine Herrick Cobb Great Hall THIS PERFORMANCE IS SPONSORED BY 26 Executive Producer Itamar Kubovy Artistic Directors Renée Jaworski Matt Kent Dancers Nathaniel Buchsbaum Krystal Butler Zachary Eisenstat Quincy Ellis Heather Favretto Casey Howes Jacob Michael Warren Dance Captains Heather Favretto Jacob Michael Warren Production Manager Technical Director Anna Bate Josh Sandberg Production Stage Manager Props Technician Shelby Sonnenberg Lindsey Siders Touring Technical Director Lighting Supervisor Eric Taylor Charlie Weber Senior Company Manager Education & Community Engagement Kirsten Leon Emily Kent Programming Marketing Manager Hannah Firestone Brigid Pierce Administrative Assistant Lillian Cole Touring: IMG Artists · +1.212.994.3500 · imgartists.com General inquiries: +1.860.868.0538 · [email protected] Tour Marketing and Publicity: C Major Marketing, Inc. PILOBOLUS.ORG Major support for Pilobolus Artistic Programming provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art, and by The Shubert Foundation. Tonight's program will run approximately 120 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission. 27 Following tonight’s curtain call, there will be an informal After Chat with members of the company. Audience members who would like to participate are asked to remain in their seats while the audience clears, and then move to seats in front of the stage. ~ TONIGHT’S PROGRAM ~ GNOMEN (1997) Choreographed by Robby Barnett and Jonathan Wolken in collaboration with Matt Kent, Gaspard Louis, Trebien Pollard, and Mark Santillano Performed by Nathaniel Buchsbaum, Zachary Eisenstat, Quincy Ellis, and Jacob Michael Warren Music: Paul Sullivan Throat Singing: Matt Kent Costume Design & Construction: Eileen Thomas Lighting: David M. Chapman This piece is dedicated to the memory of our friend and colleague, Jim Blanc. It was made possible in part by contributions from his family and friends as well as by a commission from the American Dance Festival with support from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Philip Morris Companies, Inc., New Production Fund. PILOBOLUS IS A FUNGUS Edited by Oriel Pe’er and Paula Salhany; Score by Keith Kenniff THE TRANSFORMATION (2009) Created by Steven Banks, Robby Barnett, Renée Jaworski, Matt Kent, Itamar Kubovy and Michael Tracy in collaboration with Mark Fucik and Molly Gawler Performed by Nathaniel Buchsbaum and Heather Favretto Music: David Poe Set Design: Neil Patel Costumes: Liz Prince Lighting: Neil Peter Jampolis The Transformation is made possible in part by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. MAGNIFICO Movement and Concept by Pilobolus; Animation by Peter Sluszka, John Harrison; Music by Alex Dezen; Editing by RJ. Glass, Greg Condon 28 WARP & WEFT (2018) Created by Renée Jaworski and Matt Kent in collaboration with Mark Fucik and Krystal Butler, Isabella Diaz, Heather Favretto, and Casey Howes Performed by Krystal Butler, Heather Favretto, and Casey Howes Music: Thao Nguyen Costumes: Márion Talán Lighting: Diane Ferry Williams Sound Design: David Van Tieghem Warp & Weft (2018) is commissioned by ADF with support from the Doris Duke/ SHS Foundations Award for New Works and Mary Duke Biddle Foundation. INTERMISSION SYMBIOSIS (2001) Choreographed by Michael Tracy in collaboration with Otis Cook and Renée Jaworski Performed by Heather Favretto and Jacob Michael Warren Music: “Morango...almost A Tango” by Thomas Oboe Lee was written for and performed by the Kronos Quartet and appears on the Nonesuch recording White Man Sleeps. “God Music” from Black Angels by George Crumb and “Fratres” by Arvo Pårt were performed by the Kronos Quartet and appear on the Nonesuch recording released 1985-1995. “Long-Ge” by Jack Body was written for and performed by the Kronos Quartet and appears on the recording Early Music. Costumes: Angelina Avallone Lighting: Steven Strawbridge UP! Created and conceived by Pilobolus, with Professor Daniela Rus and MIT Distributed Robotics Lab; Music by Jad Abumrad; Video by Oriel Pe'er BR ANCHES (2017) Created by Renée Jaworski and Matt Kent in collaboration with Itamar Kubovy, Mark Fucik and Antoine Banks-Sullivan, Nathaniel Buchsbaum, Krystal Butler, Isabella Diaz, Heather Favretto, and Jacob Michael Warren Performed by Nathaniel Buchsbaum, Krystal Butler, Quincy Ellis, Heather Favretto, Casey Howes, and Jacob Michael Warren Music: David Van Tieghem, David Darling, Riley Lee, Olivier Messiaen, David Poe Sound Design: David Van Tieghem Costume Design: Liz Prince Lighting Design: Thom Weaver Branches premiered at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Inside/Out Series, June 21, 2017, and was commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art. THIS PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE 29 ABOUT PILOBOLUS For 47 years, Pilobolus has tested the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies. We continue to bring this tradition to global audiences through our post-disciplinary collaborations with some of the greatest influencers, thinkers, and creators in the world. Now, in our digitally driven and increasingly mediated landscape, we also reach beyond performance to teach people how to connect through designed live experiences. We bring our decades of expertise telling stories with the human form to show diverse communities, brands, and organizations how to maximize group creativity, solve problems, create surprise, and generate joy through the power of nonverbal communication. Pilobolus has created and toured over 120 pieces of repertory to more than 65 countries. We currently perform our work for over 300,000 people across the U.S. and around the world each year. In the last year, Pilobolus was featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC’s TODAY Show, MTV’s Video Music Awards, The Harry Connick Show, ABC’s The Chew, and the CW Network’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Pilobolus has been recognized with many prestigious honors, including a TED Fellowship, a 2012 Grammy® Award nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Programming, and several Cannes Lion Awards at the International Festival of Creativity. In 2015, Pilobolus was named one of Dance Heritage Coalition’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 25 brands and organizations in finance, retail, media, fashion, sports, and more to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. More information at www.pilobolus.org facebook.com/PilobolusDance instagram@Pilobolus twitter@Pilobolus WHO’S WHO ITAMAR KUBOVY (Executive Producer) has overseen Pilobolus since 2004. He founded Pilobolus’s International Collaborators Project, inviting artists and thinkers from diverse fields to participate in Pilobolus’s collaborative choreographic process. He grew the business of Pilobolus Creative Services, developing custom movement and storytelling for film, advertising, and corporate events, and launched the Five Senses Festival. Itamar co-founded the Freeman Design Council on Live Experience. He grew up in New Haven, where he studied philosophy at Yale. RENÉE JAWORSKI (Co-Artistic Director) has had an extensive performance and creative career working with Pilobolus since 2000. She serves as choreographer and creator for exciting projects and collaborations for stage, film and video as well as oversees the daily functioning