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Photo: Julieta CervantesHubbard StreetDance Chicagodanc(e)volve:New Works FestivalJune 6–16, 2013

Hubbard StreetDance ChicagoArtists Up CloseGarrett Patrick AndersonJesse BechardJacqueline BurnettAlejandro Cerrudo,Meredith DincoloKellie EpperheimerJonathan FredricksonJason HortinAlice KlockAna LopezJohnny McMillanLaura O’MalleyPablo PiantinoPenny SaundersDavid SchultzKevin J. ShannonJessica TongQuinn B WhartonHubbard Street 2Brandon Lee AlleyAlicia DelgadilloJules Joseph*Katie Kozul*Emilie LericheFelicia McBrideLissa SmithRichard WaltersAndrew Wright*HS2 ApprenticeTerence Marling, Director, HS2Kristen Brogdon, GeneralManagerLucas Crandall, RehearsalDirectorAlejandro Cerrudo, ResidentChoreographerJoseph Futral, ProductionManagerIshanee DeVas, CompanyManagerMatt Miller, Lighting andTechnical DirectorAprill C. Clements, StageManager and PropertiesMasterGarvin Jellison, HS2Production Stage ManagerRebecca M. Shouse, WardrobeSupervisorKilroy G. Kundalini, AudioEngineerStephan Panek, HeadCarpenterSam Begich, MasterElectricianBill Melamed, Chief Marketingand Development OfficerMarisa Santiago, TouringCoordinator and HS2Company ManagerLou Conte, FounderGenerous support for dance(e)volve: New Works Festivalis provided by PamelaCrutchfield, and David Herroand Jay Franke.danc(e)volve: New Works Festivalis partially supported by theElizabeth F. Cheney Foundation,The Davee Foundation, and a grantfrom the Illinois Arts Council,a state agency.Official Provider ofPhysical TherapyChicago Athletic ClubsOfficial Health ClubLead CommunityPrograms SponsorHubbard Street Dance Chicago1147 West Jackson BoulevardChicago, Illinois 60607 • 312-850-9744 hubbardstreetdance.comFacebook.com/HubbardStreetDanceTwitter.com/HubbardStreet •Pinterest.com/HubbardStDanceGain insight into the creative process throughthese intimate opportunities to engage withthe artists.First NightThursdays, June 6 & 13Following the performance the audienceis invited to join in a conversation withGlenn Edgerton, Hubbard Street Artistic Director,and the choreographers moderated byPeter Taub, Director of Performance Programs .Photo: Todd Rosenberg

danc(e)volve:New Works FestivalAgape (17 minutes)Andrew Wright, ChoreographyGoldmund, Jóhann Jóhannsson,Pan Sonic, MusicMatt Miller, Lighting DesignRebecca M. Shouse, Costume DesignBrandon Lee Alley, Alicia Delgadillo,Emilie Leriche, Felicia McBride,Lissa Smith, Richard Waltersa·ga·pe [ah-gah-pey]Noun; origin: Greek 1600–10, agápe ‘love’selfless, altruistic loveFor the people who changed everything.Created for and premiered by Hubbard Street 2 atthe Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s EdlisNeeson Theater, Chicago, IL, June 6, 2013.Music by Goldmund: “As,” from the album Two PointDiscrimination, courtesy of Western Vinyl. Usedby permission of Unseen Music. Music by Pan Sonic:“Virta 1./Current 1,” from the album Katodivaihe/Cathodephase, courtesy of Blast First (petite).Used by permission of G. Schirmer, Inc. Music byJóhann Jóhannsson: “City Building,” from the albumAnd In the Endless Pause There Came the Sound ofBees, courtesy of NTOV Recordings. Used by permissionof Embassy Music Corporation. Music by Goldmund:“Threnody,” from the album The Maladyof Elegance, courtesy of and used by permissionof Keith Kenniff.Beyond AfricaSpecial Presentation by Hubbard StreetDanceMotion USA Tour MembersMount Kimbie, Traditional Algerian, MusicMatt Miller, Lighting DesignJason Hortin, Video EditingContributors: Jesse Bechard, Jacqueline Burnett,Ishanee DeVas, Meredith Dincolo, GlennEdgerton, Kellie Epperheimer, Jason Hortin,Matt Miller, David Schultz, Kevin J. Shannon,Jessica TongPresented by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at theMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis NeesonTheater, Chicago, IL, June 6, 2013. Music byMount Kimbie: “Ode to Bear,” and “Would Know,” fromthe album Crooks & Lovers. Courtesy of HotflushRecordings. Used by permission of Warp Music Limited.“Taps,” from the album Maybes. Courtesy ofHotflush Recordings. Used by permission of FabricPublishing. Traditional Algerian music. Specialthanks to DanceMotionUSA, a program of the UnitedStates Department of State and the Brooklyn Academyof Music; U.S. Embassies in Morocco, Spain, andAlgeria; Hind Benali, Karima Abidine and all ofthe students of Hubbard Street’s workshops duringDanceMotionUSA programming in Algiers, Casablanca,Marrakech, Seville and Valencia in March and April,2013. All photos and video by Beyond Africa contributors.ditto (9 minutes)Terence Marling, ChoreographyGustav Mahler, MusicMatt Miller, Lighting DesignRebecca M. Shouse, Costume DesignBrandon Lee Alley, Emilie Leriche, Ana LopezCreated for and premiered by Hubbard Street DanceChicago and Hubbard Street 2 at the Museum ofContemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater,Chicago, IL, June 6, 2013. Music by Gustav Mahler:“Symphony No. 4 in G,” as recorded by the BostonSymphony Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Seiji Ozawa,from the album Mahler: Symphony No. 4, courtesyof Universal Music Group. Used by permission ofUniversal Music Publishing Group.Adalea (15 Minutes)Penny Saunders, ChoreographyAntonio Vivaldi, Göran Söllscher,Terence Marling, Tigran Mansurian,Vincenzo Bellini, MusicTerence Marling, Penny Saunders,Sound DesignJonathan Fredrickson, Original VocalsMatt Miller, Lighting DesignRebecca M. Shouse, Costume DesignJesse Bechard, Jacqueline Burnett, JonathanFredrickson, Johnny McMillan, Jessica Tong,Quinn B WhartonAdalea explores vignettes based on fundamentalcomponents of the human experience,regardless of time or place. Saunders, whocreated the work while she was pregnant withher first child, notes that the two “were simultaneouslyin gestation.” Had Saunders’ baby beena girl, Adalea (“add-a-LAY-ya”) would’ve beenher name.Created for and premiered by Hubbard StreetDance Chicago and Hubbard Street 2 at theMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s EdlisNeeson Theater, Chicago, IL, June 6, 2013.Music by Antonio Vivaldi: “Dixit Dominus in D:VI Dominus a Dextris Tuis,” from the album Vivaldi:Sacred Music Vol. 1. Performed by Lynton Atkinson(tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) and TheKing’s Consort. Conducted by Robert King. Courtesyof Hyperion Records Ltd, London (www.hyperionrecords.co.uk).Music by Göran Söllscher: “Romanced’Amour,” from the album Mad about Guitars, courtesyof Universal Music Group. Original music byTerence Marling. Music by Tigran Mansurian: “Oror,”from the album Neharo’t, courtesy of ECM Records.Music by Vincenzo Bellini: “Soccorso, sostengoaccordagli (Tebaldo/Lorenzo/Giulietta/Romeo/Capellio).– I Capuleti e I Montecchi, ATTO PRIMA Scena3,” from the album Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi,courtesy of EMI Capitol Records. Adaleaincludes choreography by Saunders originally developedfor Benjamin Wardell and Michel RodriguezCintra’s The Nexus Project.Intermission (15 min)For the Wandered (18 minutes)Jonathan Fredrickson, ChoreographyJ.S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven,William Basinski, Tim Hecker, MusicJonathan Fredrickson, Alice Klock, TextMelina Ausikaitis, Stage DesignMatt Miller, Lighting DesignBranimira Ivanova, Costume DesignGarrett Patrick Anderson, Alicia Delgadillo, AliceKlock, Ana Lopez, Johnny McMillanTo those who feel they’ve lost their way.Created for and premiered by Hubbard Street DanceChicago and Hubbard Street 2 at the Museum ofContemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater,Chicago, IL, June 6, 2013. Music by William Basinski:“Dlp5,” from the album The Disintegration LoopsIII, courtesy of Mussex International. Used by permissionof William Basinski. Music by Johann SebastianBach: “Fugue In G Minor, BWV 578 ‘The Little,’”as recorded by Canadian Brass, from the album TheUltimate Baroque Album, courtesy of Decca MusicGroup. Used by permission of Front Porch Productions.Music by Tim Hecker: “100 Years Ago,” from the albumAn Imaginary Country, courtesy of Kranky Records.Used by permission of Warner Chappell. Music by Ludwigvan Beethoven: “Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op.57: Appassionata: II. Andate Con Moto,” as recordedby Glenn Gould, from the album Glenn Gould Edition –Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol II, Nos. 15 – 18, No.23, Nos. 30 – 33, courtesy of Sony Classical.stop…stop…stop. (6 minutes)Terence Marling, ChoreographyDámaso Pérez Prado, Music, edited and mixedby Terence MarlingMatt Miller, Lighting DesignRebecca M. Shouse, Costume DesignLissa Smith, Richard Walters, Quinn B Wharton

danc(e)volve:New Works FestivalAbout the artistsCreated for and premiered by Hubbard Street DanceChicago and Hubbard Street 2 at the Museum ofContemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater,Chicago, IL, June 6, 2013. Music by Dámaso PérezPrado: “Patricia,” from the album Mondo Mambo,courtesy of Warner Music Group. Used by permissionof peermusic, Inc.Grey Horses (19 minutes)Robyn Mineko Williams, ChoreographyRobert F. Haynes, MusicMatt Miller, Lighting DesignHogan McLaughlin, Costume DesignGarrett Patrick Anderson, Jonathan Fredrickson,Alice Klock, Emilie Leriche, Johnny McMillan,Richard WaltersCreated for and premiered by Hubbard Street DanceChicago and Hubbard Street 2 at the Museum ofContemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater,Chicago, IL, June 6, 2013. Original music by RobertF. Haynes: “Ghost Come Morning,” as performed byRobert F. Haynes, Jonny Basofin and John Smillie.Mixed by Robert F. Haynes and Tony Lazarra. “GhostCome Morning” includes music sourced from the original1904 recording of Enrico Caruso’s “Una FurtivaLagrima,” and original percussion. Used by permissionfrom Robert F. Haynes.Glenn Edgerton(Artistic Director)joined Hubbard StreetDance Chicago afteran internationalcareer as a dancerand director. At theJoffrey Ballet, heperformed leadingroles, contemporary and classical, for 11 yearsunder the mentorship of Robert Joffrey. In 1989,Edgerton joined the acclaimed Ned erlandsDans Theater (NDT), where he danced for fiveyears. He retired from performing to become itsartistic director, leading NDT 1 for a decade andpresenting the works of Jirí ˇ Kylián, Hans vanManen, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, MatsEk, Nacho Duato, Jorma Elo, Johan Inger, PaulLightfoot and Sol León, among others. From2006 to 2008, he directed the Colburn DanceInstitute at the Colburn School of PerformingArts in Los Angeles. Edgerton joined HubbardStreet as Associate Artistic Director in 2008;since 2009, he has built upon more than threedecades of leadership in dance performance,education and appreciation established byfounder Lou Conte and continued by Conte’ssuccessor, Jim Vincent.Lucas Crandall (Rehearsal Director)began his dance career with the MilwaukeeBallet in 1979. In 1980, he joined the Ballet duGrand Théâtre de Genève, then directed byOscar Aráiz. Under the direction of Jirí ˇ Kylián,he danced with Nederlands Dans Theater fortwo years before returning to Geneva, as soloistand later rehearsal assistant, under the directionof Gradimir Pankov. Crandall has performedand originated roles in works by notable choreographersincluding Aráiz, Kylián, ChristopherBruce, Nacho Duato, Mats Ek, Rui Horta,Amanda Miller and Ohad Naharin. In 2000,Crandall returned to the U.S. to join HubbardStreet Dance Chicago, as Associate ArtisticDirector and staff at the Lou Conte DanceStudio. His teaching and coaching careerincludes residencies at various U.S. universities;master classes and repertory workshops, bothdomestically and abroad; and guest positionsat companies including Les Ballets Jazz deMontréal, Northwest Professional Dance Project,and the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève.Crandall’s choreographic work includes multiplepremieres for Hubbard Street (Atelier, Gimme,The Set) and new works for Northwest DanceProject and Thodos Dance Chicago. Crandallwas recently rehearsal director for NederlandsDans Theater’s main company for three years,under the directorships of Paul Lightfoot andformer Hubbard Street Artistic Director JimVincent. Crandall returned to Hubbard Street asRehearsal Director in April 2013.ChoreographersJonathanFredricksonis from Corpus Christi,Texas. He studiedballet at the MunroBallet Studios, hometo Corpus ChristiBallet, under teachersKay Boone andCristina Munro. He received his B.F.A. in DancePerformance and Choreography from CaliforniaInstitute of the Arts in 2006. Immediately thereafter,he joined the Limón Dance Company,performing lead roles and creating two originalworks. He is a former winner of HubbardStreet’s National Choreo graphic Competitionand was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25to Watch” in 2011 for his choreography. Fredrickson joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago inFebruary 2011.Terence Marlingwas born and raisedin Chicago, Illinois,and trained at theRuth Page School ofDance with renownedballet teacher LarryLong. Following hisprofessional workwith Patricia Wilde and Terrence S. Orr atPittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and at Germany’sNationaltheater Mannheim with director andchoreographer Kevin O’Day, Marling becamea member of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.During 16 years onstage, he performed worksby George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, JohanInger, Jirí ˇ Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Paul Taylor,Glen Tetley and others, originating numerousroles. Beginning in 2010 as Hubbard StreetRehearsal Director, Marling taught, coachedand maintained works and premieres byResident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo,Duato, Naharin, Aszure Barton, Mats Ek,William Forsythe, Alonzo King, Susan Marshall,Victor Quijada and Twyla Tharp. Marling’s owncreations have been performed by PittsburghBallet Theatre as well as both of HubbardStreet’s ensembles, and he co-choreographedwith Robyn Mineko Williams the company’s firstfamily-oriented production, Harold and the PurpleCrayon: A Dance Adventure. Marling becameDirector of Hubbard Street 2 in April 2013.

Penny Saundersis from West PalmBeach, Florida. Shereceived her formaldance training at andgraduated from theHarid Conservatoryin Boca Raton. Whilefurthering her studieswith Elisabeth Carroll, she joined the AmericanRepertory Ballet in New Jersey. Saunders hasalso performed with Ballet Arizona, touredextensively with MOMIX and was a member ofCedar Lake Ensemble before joining HubbardStreet Dance Chicago in November 2004.Robyn MinekoWilliamsis a dancer andchoreographer fromChicago, Illinois. Shewas a member ofRiver North DanceCompany (now RiverNorth Dance Chicago)for four years before joining Hubbard StreetDance Chicago in 2000. During her 12 yearsas a company member, Williams performedworks by renowned dancemakers includingOhad Naharin, Jirí ˇ Kylián, Nacho Duato, WilliamForsythe and Johan Inger, and originated rolesin new choreography by Jorma Elo, AlejandroCerrudo, Sharon Eyal, Aszure Barton, TwylaTharp, Lar Lubovitch and others. Williams createdher first work in 2001 for Hubbard Street’sInside/Out Choreographic Workshop, continuingto participate in subsequent seasons. In 2010,she and Terence Marling co-choreographedHarold and the Purple Crayon: A DanceAdventure, a full-length work for HubbardStreet 2 premiered at the John F. KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts and presentedsince in Chicago, Detroit, Tucson and other cities,as well as at the American Dance Festival.Williams performed recently with Aszure Barton& Artists and was one of two winners in 2012of Northwest Dance Project’s Pretty CreativesInternational Choreographic Competition.Andrew Wrightis from Burlington,Ontario, Canada.He began his dancetraining at the age ofeight. He has attendedsummer intensiveswith Hubbard StreetDance Chicago andRiver North Dance Chicago. He also attendedSpringboard Danse Montréal where he workedwith Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal and BatshevaDance Company, performing repertoire byAszure Barton and Ohad Naharin. Wrightreceived the “Rising Star in Dance” awardwhile earning his B.F.A. in Dance at Point ParkUniversity, and has performed works by GeraldArpino, Trey McIntyre, Toru Shimazaki andKiesha Lalama. Wright joined Hubbard Street 2as an apprentice in August 2011.Taylor MacA Historyof Popular MusicSep 27–28, 2013“the Obie Award –winning playwright, actor,and singer-songwriterleads us into a decidedlypersonal history ofpopular music andperformance ritual.”For tickets, visit mcachicago.org or call312.397.4010.Funded in part by the National Performance NetworkResidency Program.MusicTheaterPhoto: Hailand RGB

About the artistsDancersGarrett PatrickAndersonis from Tucson,Arizona. He beganhis training in WalnutCreek, Californiaunder the directionof Richard Cammackand Zola Dishong atthe Contra Costa Ballet Centre. He went on tostudy at San Francisco Ballet School and inPacific Northwest Ballet School’s ProfessionalDivision. In 2001, Anderson joined SanFrancisco Ballet as a member of the corpsde ballet and in 2005 was promoted to soloist.In 2008, he joined the Royal Ballet of Flandersin Antwerp, Belgium as a first soloist, under thedirection of Kathryn Bennetts. In January 2011,he returned to the United States to performwith Trey McIntyre Project and joined HubbardStreet Dance Chicago later that year. Andersonreceived a scholarship from American BalletTheatre’s National Training Program andholds a B.A. in dance from St. Mary’s Collegeof California.Jesse Bechardis from Bolton,Massachusetts. Hebegan his formal ballettraining at age 16and graduated fromWalnut Hill School forthe Arts. He attendedsummer programs atBoston Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet andBallet Austin. In 2000, having completed hisfreshman year at the University of Chicago, hereturned to dance, performing for one year withBallet Austin and for eight with Richmond Ballet,in works by John Butler, Jessica Lang, ValCaniparoli, William Soleau, Mauricio Wainrotand Colin Conner. Bechard joined HubbardStreet Dance Chicago in August 2010.Jacqueline Burnettis from Pocatello,Idaho. She receivedclassical ballet trainingin Pocatello, Idahofrom Romanian balletmaster MariusZirra, with additionalsummer training atBal let Idaho, Brindusa-Moore Ballet Academy,Universal (Kirov) Ballet Academy, the JuilliardSchool and the San Francisco Conservatory ofDance. She graduated magna cum laude withdepartmental honors from the Ailey Schooland Fordham University’s joint program inNew York City in 2009. Burnett joined HubbardStreet Dance Chicago as a Center Apprenticein January 2008 while concurrently completingher B.F.A. degree, and became a full Companymember in August 2009. She is also a 2011–12Princess Grace Honorarium recipient.Alejandro Cerrudo(Dancer and ResidentChoreographer)was born inMadrid, Spain andtrained at the RealConservatorioProfesional deDanza de Madrid.His professional career began in 1998 andincludes work with Victor Ullate Ballet, StuttgartBallet, Nederlands Dans Theater 2 and, since2005, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In2008, Cerrudo was named Hubbard StreetChoreographic Fellow and became the company’sfirst Resident Choreographer in 2009.His 11 works to date choreographed at HubbardStreet include unique collaborations with theChicago Symphony Orchestra and NederlandsDans Theater. These pieces and additionalcommissions are in repertory at companies inGermany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australiaand around the United States. Always dancingand constantly creating, Cerrudo was honoredin 2011 with an award from the BoomerangFund for Artists. In 2012, he received a PrincePrize for Commissioning Original Work from thePrince Charitable Trusts, for his first full-lengthwork, One Thousand Pieces. Cerrudo’s forthcomingcreation for Pacific Northwest Ballet issupported by the Joyce Theater Foundation’sRudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance.Meredith Dincolois from Indianapolis,Indiana. She begandancing at age sevenin Indianapolis andcontinued her trainingunder Iacob Lascuin Michigan. Shegraduated from theUniversity of Notre Dame in 1993, then movedto Chicago to pursue a dance career. In 1996,Dincolo joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,remaining a member for four years under thedirection of Company founder Lou Conte. In2000, she joined France’s Lyon Opéra Balletand went on to perform with NationaltheaterMannheim in Germany with director-choreographersKevin O’Day and Dominique Dumais.Dincolo returned to Hubbard Street DanceChicago in November 2004.Kellie Epperheimeris from Los Osos,California. She beganher dance training in1988 at the Academyof Dance and CivicBallet of San LuisObispo. Epperheimerjoined Hubbard Street2 in January 2005 and apprenticed with themain Company beginning in December 2006.Epperheimer joined Hubbard Street DanceChicago in January 2008.Jonathan FredricksonSee choreographer profiles.Jason Hortinis from Olympia,Washington. Hegraduated from theUniversity of Nevada,Las Vegas with aB.F.A. in Dance underthe direction of LouisKavoura. His performancecareer includes work with Moving PeopleDance Theatre, the Erick Hawkins DanceCompany and River North Dance Chicago.Hortin joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago asan apprentice in August 2007 and was promotedto the main company in July 2008.

Alice Klockis from Ann Arbor,Michigan. She begandancing at age 11. In2003, she attendedInterlochen ArtsAcademy, graduatingwith artistic and academichigh honors. In2007, Klock relocated to San Francisco to enrollin Alonzo King LINES Ballet and DominicanUniversity of California’s joint B.F.A. program.Klock has also studied dance at San FranciscoBallet School, the National Ballet School ofCanada, Miami City Ballet School, the SanFrancisco Conservatory of Dance, SpringboardDanse Montréal and Hubbard Street DanceChicago. She has worked professionally withSan Francisco choreographer Gregory Dawsonand performed with Alonzo King LINES Balletduring its fall 2008 season. Klock joinedHubbard Street 2 in September 2009 and waspromoted into the main company in August 2011.Ana Lopezis from LA Coruña,Spain. She beganher formal trainingat Conservatorio deDanza Diputacionde A Coruña. Upongraduating IsaacDiaz Pardo HighSchool, she continued her training at CentroInternacional de Danza Carmen Roche. Lopezdanced with Joven Ballet Carmen Roche,Compañía Nacional de Danza 2 and BalletTheater Munich before join-ing Hubbard StreetDance Chicago in January 2008.Johnny McMillanis from Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario, Canada.He began his trainingat age 12 in Sault Ste.Marie and graduatedfrom Interlochen ArtsAcademy, receiving itsYoung Artists’ Award indance. He has also trained at the San FranciscoConservatory and Bartholin InternationalSeminar and worked with Gleich Dances underthe direction of Julia Gleich. McMillan joinedHubbard Street 2 as an apprentice in September2010, became a Hubbard Street 2 companymember in August 2011, and was promoted inApril 2012 to the main Company. McMillan wasnamed one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch”in 2013.Laura O’Malleyis from Phoenix,Arizona. She dancedwith Boston Balletand extensively inEurope with bothHet Nationale Ballet(Dutch National Ballet)and as a soloistwith Germany’s Stuttgart Ballet. At age 13, shereceived a full scholarship to train at the KirovAcademy of Ballet in Washington D.C., fromwhich she graduated in 2000. O’Malley returnedto the United States to join Hubbard StreetDance Chicago in July 2012.Pablo Piantinois from Mendoza,Argentina. He begandancing at age 14.His training includedprivate seminars withHector Zaraspe andstudies at both theColón Theatre Schooland the Juilliard School, where he received hisB.F.A. After performing with the Colón TheatreBallet Company and the Juilliard School DanceEnsemble, Piantino joined San Francisco Balletin 1999 and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago inAugust 2005.Penny SaundersSee choreographer profiles.David Schultzis from Grand Rapids,Michigan. He begantraining in Michiganwith the School ofGrand Rapids Balletand later studied atCanada’s NationalBallet School inToronto. He performed for four seasons withGrand Rapids Ballet and has danced works byGeorge Balanchine, Gordon Pierce Schmidt,Peter Sparling and Septime Webre. Schultzjoined Hubbard Street 2 in September 2009 andwas promoted to the main company in August2011. Schultz is the recipient of a 2012 PrincessGrace Award.Kevin J. Shannonis from Baltimore,Maryland. He begandancing under theguidance of LesterHolmes. He graduatedfrom the BaltimoreSchool for the Artswith additional trainingat the School of American Ballet, Miami CityBallet School, Paul Taylor Dance Company andParsons Dance. He earned his B.F.A. in 2007 atthe Juilliard School, toured nationally with theJuilliard School Ensemble and appeared in the“Live from Lincoln Center” broadcast televisionspecial The Juilliard School: Celebrating 100Years. Shannon joined Hubbard Street DanceChicago in November 2007.Jessica Tongis from Binghamton,New York. Shereceived her formaltraining at the BalletSchool in Salt LakeCity, Utah under JanClark Fugit, as wellas at the University ofUtah, where she was a member of Utah Ballet.Her studies also included summer programs atAmerican Ballet Theatre, San Francisco BalletSchool and the Lou Conte Dance Studio. Tongdanced with BalletMet in Ohio, Eliot Feld’sBallet Tech in New York and with HubbardStreet 2 before joining the main Company inJanuary 2007. Tong was named one of DanceMagazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2009.

Quinn B Whartonis from Seattle,Washington. Hetrained at EwajoDance Center, NorthCarolina School of theArts, Houston BalletAcademy, PacificNorthwest BalletSchool and San Francisco Ballet School. In2005, he joined San Francisco Ballet, where heperformed choreography by George Balanchine,Val Caniparoli, Michel Fokine, William Forsythe,Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Mark Morris, PaulTaylor, Stanton Welch, Christopher Wheeldonand Renato Zanella. Wharton joined HubbardStreet Dance Chicago in July 2012 and is also aprofessional photographer and videographer.Hubbard Street 2Brandon Lee Alleyis from Asheboro,North Carolina. Hebegan his dance trainingat the EasternRandolph High Schoolin North Carolinaand later continuedhis training with theGreensboro Ballet. He earned his High Schooldiploma from The University of North CarolinaSchool of the Arts in 2012 with a specialization incontemporary dance. He has attended summerintensives with Ballet Austin and Hubbard StreetDance Chicago, and has performed works byacclaimed choreographers José Limón, MauryaKerr, Duane Cyrus and, Grady Bowman. Alleyjoined Hubbard Street 2 in September 2012.Alicia Delgadillois from Charlotte,North Carolina. Shebegan her classicaltraining at theSusan HaywardSchool of Dancein San Francisco,California. She continuedher studiesin North Carolina with Gay Porter and BridgetPorter Young at the Charlotte School of Ballet.In 2004, Delgadillo began studying full timewith Daniel and Rebecca Wiley at PiedmontSchool of Music and Dance. She has attendedsummer programs with Hubbard Street DanceChicago, American Ballet Theatre, the JuilliardSchool, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance,and Springboard Danse Montréal. Most recently,Delgadillo had the opportunity to performwith Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater inAlvin Ailey’s Memoria. A graduate of the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Program, Delgadillo has performedworks by Sidra Bell, Jennifer Muller andCamille A. Brown, and joined Hubbard Street 2in August 2011.Emilie Lericheis from Santa Fe, NewMexico. She beganher dance trainingat the age of eight.In 2007 she movedto the Boston areato study at WalnutHill School for theArts. She has attended summer programs atMagnus Midwest (formerly Joffrey Midwest),Complexions Contemporary Ballet, SanFrancisco Conservatory of Dance and HubbardStreet Dance Chicago. In 2009 she performedalongside the dancers of zoe | juniper in thedevil you know is better than the devil you don’t.Leriche joined Hubbard Street 2 as an apprenticein September 2010 and became a companymember in August 2011.Felicia McBrideis from San Antonio,Texas and began herballet training thereunder the direction ofJulie Morton Simpson.She attended summerprograms atHouston Ballet, theChautauqua Institution, Tulsa Ballet and BalletAustin. After spending her senior year as atrainee with North Carolina Dance Theatre, shedanced with Ballet Austin 2 for one season. In2009, McBride joined Dominic Walsh DanceTheater (DWDT), where she performed worksby Jirí ˇ Kylián, Mats Ek, Mauro Bigonzetti, VáclavKuneš and Dominic Walsh. After two seasonswith DWDT, McBride joined Hubbard Street 2 inAugust 2011.Lissa Smithis from Miami, Florida.She graduated fromMiami’s New WorldSchool of the Arts andattended the BostonConservatory. Smithattended summerprograms at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the JuilliardSchool, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, the MarthaGraham Dance Company and the Joffrey Ballet.She has performed works by Martha Graham,José Limón, Gregory Dawson, Hofesh Shecter,Thang Dao, Peter London, Alwin Nikolais andUri Sands. In 2009, Smith won the “Arts forLife!” dance scholarship presented by Florida’sFormer First Lady Columba Bush, and receiveda Young Professional Award from the MarthaHill Dance Fund and Jacob’s Pillow in 2012.Smith joined Hubbard Street 2 as an apprenticein August 2011.Richard Waltersis from Hilton, NewYork. He began hisdance training at theage of 7 from the LittleRed Dancing School,where he studiedvarious disciplinesincluding tap, jazz,musical theater, ballet and modern. He trainedand performed afterward with the Lockport CityBallet under the direction of William A. Gentes.Most recently, Walters attended the Universityof North Carolina School of the Arts under thedirection of Ethan Stiefel and, later, BrendaDaniels. He also completed summer intensiveprograms with Ballet Austin, ComplexionsContemporary Ballet and Hubbard Street DanceChicago. Walters joined Hubbard Street 2 inAugust 2012.Andrew Wright See choreographer profiles.

Matt Miller (Lighting and Technical Director)has designed for such organizations as theChicago Symphony Orchestra, ElementsContemporary Ballet, the Pine Box TheaterCompany and the Plagiarists in addition toHubbard Street Dance Chicago. Artists forwhom Miller has designed lighting includeHubbard Street Resident ChoreographerAlejandro Cerrudo (PACOPEPEPLUTO andNever was), Robyn Mineko Williams (Recalland Emilie), HS2 Director Terence Marling(thrice), Gregory Dolbashian (By the skin of myteeth) and Jonathan Fredrickson (LunaSea and Untitled Landscape). Miller alsodesigned the company’s first family-orientedproduction, Harold and the Purple Crayon:A Dance Adventure. He holds a B.F.A. inLighting Design from the Johnny Carson Schoolof Theatre & Film, in the Hixson-Lied Collegeof Fine and Performing Arts at the Universityof Nebraska–Lincoln.Rebecca M. Shouse (Head of Wardrobe)has designed for Hubbard Street for nineyears, including costumes for world premieresby noted choreographers Lar Lubovitch(Love Stories), Victor Quijada (PHYSIKALLINGUISTIKS), Edgar Zendejas (ElusivePortraits), Gregory Dolbashian (By the skinof my teeth) and Norbert De La Cruz III (Strides),in addition to numerous new works by HubbardStreet dancers and directors. Shouse’s designsfor the Joffrey Ballet include costumes forCreative Force, seen in Robert Altman’s filmThe Company, and she’s created for GiordanoDance Chicago and Luna Negra Dance Theater.Shouse hasalso designed costumes for opera,at DePaul University School of Music,andplays at Lifeline Theatre, Horse CaveTheatre, Kalamazoo College, Hope SummerRepertory and Stage One: The LouisvilleChildren’s Theatre. Prior to Hubbard Street,Shouse worked at the Goodman Theatre andthe Lyric Opera of Chicago and was Head ofWardrobe for seven seasons at the JoffreyBallet. A native of Elizabethtown, Kentucky,she holds a B.A. in Theater from Morehead StateUniversity, an M.F.A. in Acting from WesternIllinois University and an M.F.A. in CostumeDesign from Purdue University.Branimira Ivanova (Costume Designer)is a graduate of both the University ofConnecticut (M.F.A., Costume Design) andof the International Academy of Designand Technology (B.F.A., Fashion Design).Since beginning her career in costumedesign for dance in 2002, with Hubbard Street,Ivanova has continued to work with the company,creating for renowned choreographersincluding Alejandro Cerrudo, Lucas Crandall,Marguerite Donlon, Andrea Miller and ToruShimazaki. In 2009 and 2010, Ivanova receivedJeff Award nominations for her work for LifelineTheatre’s productions of Treasure Islandand Wuthering Heights; her work for the GiftTheatre’s Cloud 9 received a Jeff Award for BestCostume Design (Equity Wing) in 2012. In 2007,Ivanova received a Certificate for Excellence inTheatre Design from the United States Institutefor Theatre Technology, and her designswere included in the United States’ NationalExhibit at the Prague Quadrennial World StageExpo. In 2002, she received Fashion GroupInternational’s “Design Your Future Award” andthe Driehaus Award for Fashion Excellence.Hogan McLaughlin (Costume Designer)is an American fashion designer, artist, dancer,and musician. McLaughlin grew up outside ofChicago, where he spent his childhood drawingand training in ballet. He joined Hubbard Street2 in 2006, and was promoted to an apprenticeposition with the main company in 2008. In2010, he moved to New York City and garneredacclaim in fashion after meeting and collaboratingwith brewery heiress Daphne Guinness,who became a champion of his work. He laterwent on to produce a number of pieces for LadyGaga, sparking interest and recognition withinthe fashion community. He released his first fullcollection in 2011 and has since been profiled bymedia outlets including Vogue, Women’s WearDaily and The New York Times.Photo: Todd Rosenberg

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at its core purposebrings artists, art and audiences togetherto enrich, engage, educate, transform andchange lives through the experience of dance.At the close of its Landmark 35th AnniversarySeason, Hubbard Street continues to be aninnovative force, supporting its creative talentwhile presenting repertory by major internationalartists.Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out ofthe Lou Conte Dance Studio at LaSalle andHubbard Streets in 1977, when Lou Conte gatheredan ensemble of four dancers to performin senior centers across Chicago. BarbaraG. Cohen soon joined the company as its firstExecutive Director. Conte continued to directthe company for 23 years, during which he initiatedand grew relationships with both emergingand established artists including Nacho Duato,Daniel Ezralow, Jirí ˇ Kylián, Ohad Naharin,Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Twyla Tharp.Conte’s successor Jim Vincent widenedHubbard Street’s international focus, beganHubbard Street’s collaboration with the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra and cultivated growth fromwithin, launching the Inside/Out ChoreographicWorkshop and inviting Resident ChoreographerAlejandro Cerrudo to make his first work. GailKalver’s 23 years of executive leadership providedcontinuity from 1984 through the 2006–07season, when Executive Director JasonPalmquist joined the organization.Glenn Edgerton became Artistic Director in 2009and, together with Palmquist, moved this legacyforward on multiple fronts. Inside/Out nowbegins the creative process for danc(e)volve,two weeks devoted to new work presented atthe Museum of Contemporary Art. Partnershipswith the CSO, Art Institute of Chicago andother institutions keep Hubbard Street deeplyconnected to its hometown. To the company’srepertoire, Edgerton has extended relationshipswith its signature choreographers while addingsignificant new voices such as Mats Ek, SharonEyal, Alonzo King and Victor Quijada.The main company’s 18 members comprise oneof the only ensembles in the U.S. to performall year long, domestically and around theworld, while a nationally renowned SummerIntensive Program brings young artists into itsranks. Hubbard Street 2, its second company foryoung professional artists, was founded in 1997by Conte and Julie Nakagawa. Now directed byTerence Marling, HS2 appears throughout theUnited States and overseas, often in service ofdance education through master classes andworkshops.Hubbard Street’s Education and CommunityPrograms are nationwide benchmarks for artsoutreach in schools, impacting the lives ofthousands of students. In 2009, Hubbard Streetlaunched youth and family programs to teachdance with an emphasis on creative expression.People with Parkinson’s are welcome toHubbard Street to join the first dance classes inthe Midwest for those affected by the disease.The Lou Conte Dance Studio — where HubbardStreet began — has been training the next generationof artists and dance enthusiasts, at allages and skill levels, since 1974.Hubbard Street 2, founded by Julie Nakagawaand Lou Conte in 1997 and now led by TerenceMarling, prepares dancers ages 18 to 25 forcareers in contemporary dance, and identifiesnext-generation choreographers. While members,talented young artists receive professionalexperience in a dynamic environment that fostersartistic growth while allowing them to honemultiple techniques. To date, 12 members ofHS2 have advanced to Hubbard Street’s maincompany, with numerous others joining topdance companies worldwide.HS2’s dancers reach thousands annually withdiverse programming that provides valuableoutreach in schools, site-specific work inmuseums and cultural institutions, and eveninglengthrepertoire performances. HS2 has beenhonored to perform at many prestigious venuesincluding the John F. Kennedy Center forthe Performing Arts, Joyce SoHo and NorthCarolina School of the Arts. In addition toperforming at festivals around the world, HS2has appeared in Germany, Luxembourg, SouthAfrica and Switzerland.As part of its mission to identify and nurtureyoung choreographers, HS2 initiated a NationalChoreographic Competition in 1999. Each year,the competition provides residencies allowingwinners to create original works for HS2dancers, and opportunities to conduct masterclasses. Nearly 30 premieres have been createdfor HS2 through the program, which has earnedan esteemed reputation and internationalparticipation. Former winners include RobertBattle, Aszure Barton, Camille Brown, NorbertDe La Cruz III, Gregory Dolbashian, JonathanFredrickson, Alex Ketley, Gabrielle Lamb,Edwaard Liang, Terence Marling, Andrea Miller,Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Samar Haddad King,Dominic Walsh and Edgar Zendejas.Additionally, HS2 is an integral component ofHubbard Street’s Education and CommunityPrograms, which bring students into the worldof dance by actively engaging them in perception,research, reflection and discussion, assistingthem in strengthening basic proficiencies todevelop analytical and abstract thinking, interpretationand problem-solving skills.

MCA Stage2013 ⁄ 14Visit mcachicago.org ⁄performances tolearn more about ourupcoming season.AdministrationStacey Dent, AssociateDirector of FinanceKrista Ellensohn,Manager,Pre-ProfessionalProgramsMarisa Santiago, TouringCoordinator andHS2 Company ManagerJessica Lotz,Accounting andOperations ClerkErica Neal,Kemper FellowHannah Jean Hildreth,ArtisticAdministration InternExternal AffairsBill Melamed,Chief Marketing andDevelopment OfficerKalena Dickerson,Associate Directorof DevelopmentStacey Recht,Associate Directorof MarketingJeanne Newman,Manager of SpecialEvents andIndividual GivingAllan Waite,Manager of Ticketingand Patron ServicesZachary Whittenburg,Manager ofCommunicationRon Wittman,Manager ofCorporate RelationsBrian Barasch,Marketing CoordinatorNicole Dionisio,Development AssistantJourdi Waller,Development InternLeah McClure,Development InternLeAnn Jenkins,Video InternYouth, Education andCommunity ProgramsKathryn Humphreys,Director of Youth,Education andCommunity ProgramsSinead Kimbrell,Associate Director ofEducationKristen Gurbach Jacobson,Youth and FamilyPrograms ManagerSarah McCarty Manager,School ProgramsKelsey Allison,Coordinator,School ProgramsCara Scrementi,Coordinator,Community ProgramsWardrobe StaffRebecca M. Shouse,Wardrobe HeadCarol Miller,DraperConstance Thome,First HandJenni Schwaner Ladd,Tom Pusateri,WardrobeBoard of DirectorsMeg Siegler Callahan,ChairDenise Stefan-Ginascol,PresidentMarc Miller, ImmediatePast ChairSara AlbrechtRoss B. BrickerCorinne BrophyCarolyn CliftMarge CollensJoel CoryDirk DenisonDamian V. DolyniukAllan DrebinCarla EyreElizabeth YntemaFergusonMartha GardnerPaul GignilliatFrances C. HenkelLinda HutsonJoni S. JacobsenKaren H. LennonDave MekemsonBetsy Stelle MorganMaureen MoshSarah J. NolanJim OatesShelia OwensByron PollockAlyssa RappEllis RegenbogenLauren RobishawRichard L. RodesCamille E. RudgeCarter SharfsteinMary Kay ShawRoss ShellemanDeborah StonebrakerLyndon A. TaylorRichard F. Tomlinson IIRandy WhiteAdvisory BoardSandra P. Guthman,ChairJohn W. BallantineEdythe R. CloonanPhilip and Marsha DowdSondra Berman EpsteinStanley M. FreehlingCharles R. GardnerAverill LevitonJames MabieAlfred L. McDougalMarie E. O’ConnorTimothy SchwertfegerJack D. TovinWilliam N. Wood PrincePinchas Zuckerman

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CourtesyGuidelines andInformationAs one of the nation’s largest multidisciplinary museums devoted tothe art of our time, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago offersexhibitions of the most thought-provoking art of today. The museum’sperforming arts program, MCA Stage, is the most active presenter oftheater, dance, and music in Chicago, featuring leading performersfrom around the globe in the 300-seat Edlis Neeson Theater.MCA Stage is committed to presenting groundbreaking performancesthat focus on collaboration; working closely with artists; convergingwith the larger programming of the museum; and offering a contemporaryview of the traditional roots of performance.ParkingValidate your ticket at coatcheck for $11 parking in the MCAgarage (220 East Chicago Avenue)and Bernardin garage (747 NorthWabash Avenue). The $11 parkingis limited to six hours on dateof performance.Lost and foundTo inquire about a lost item,call the museum at 312.280.2660.Unclaimed articles are held for30 days.King Harris,Chair of theBoard of TrusteesMadeleine Grynsztein,Pritzker DirectorJanet Alberti,Deputy DirectorMichael Darling,James W. AlsdorfChief CuratorPerformance CommitteeLois Eisen, ChairEllen Stone BelicPatricia CoxPamela CrutchfieldGinger FarleyJay FrankeJohn C. KernLisa Yun LeeElizabeth A. LiebmanAlfred L. McDougalPaula MolnerSharon OberlanderMaya PolskyD. Elizabeth PriceCarol PrinsCheryl SederPatty SternbergRichard TomlinsonPerformance ProgramsPeter Taub, DirectorYolanda Cesta Cursach,Associate DirectorRichard Norwood,Theater Production ManagerCameron Heinze, ManagerAntonia Callas, AssistantKevin Brown,House Management AssociatePhil Cabeen,House Management AssociateAlicia M. Graf,House Management AssociateQuinlan Kirchner,House Management AssociateLucas Baisch, InternErik Norwich, InternFacilitiesDennis O’Shea,Manager of TechnicalProductionBox OfficeMatti Allison, ManagerPhongtorn Phongluantum,Assistant ManagerMolly Laemle, CoordinatorGabriel Garcia, AssociateEthan Schleeter, AssociateNicholas Stephens, AssociateProgram notes compiled byYolanda Cesta CursachSeatingSwitch off all noise-makingdevices while you are inthe theater.Late arrivals are seated at themanagement’s discretion. Foodand open beverage containers arenot allowed in the seating area.ReproductionUnauthorized recording andreproduction of a performanceis prohibited.Museum of Contemporary ArtChicago220 East Chicago AvenueChicago, Illinois 60611mcachicago.orgGeneral information 312.280.2660Box office 312.397.4010Volunteer for performances312.397.4072mcastage@mcachicago.orgMuseum hoursTuesday: 10 am–8 pmWednesday–Sunday: 10 am–5 pmClosed Mondays, Thanksgiving,Christmas, and New Year’s Day