Kinesthetic Chitchat booklet

Director’s Note
Welcome to “Kinesthetic Chitchat!” Tonight's concert features 10 dance works that
promise to inspire and delight as our dancers take the stage. Each work showcases
student dancers as performing artists led by the imaginations of faculty, guest, student,
and legacy choreographers. The works encompass a multiplicity of inspirations and
styles, from a curious occurrence of dance and minimalist music, to Steampunk-inspired
Contemporary and the fierce energy of the “Battleworks Etude.” Prepare yourselves for
works that are unapologetically chatty, works that might carry you off on a tangent, and
works that are unexpectedly direct in “Kinesthetic Chitchat.”
Stacy Pottinger……………….....Artistic Director
Kim Instenes………………….….Costume Design
William Newcomb.……………...Light Design
Elizabeth Coats……………..…...Stage Manager
Jack Lambert………………........Assistant Stage Manager
Maura Melfi..………………….....Assistant Stage Manager
Colt Luedtke……………………..Run Crew
Ashley Hess…………………......Light Board Operator
Alexander Klingbiel…………......Sound Board Operator
Bethany Sassen………………....Costume Crew Head
Bianca Bakanec……..……...…..Costume Crew
Hayley Hathaway………………..Costume Crew
Meagan Elle………………...…...Costume Crew
Jane Burkitt……………………...Make-up Crew
Theatre Department
Herschel Kruger…………...........Division Chair/
Associate Professor of Theatre
Martin McClendon…..................Department Chair/Technical Director/
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Corinne Ness……......................Director of Music Theatre/Music Department Chair
Anna Antaramian…….................Adjunct Associate Professor of Theatre
Maria Carrig……........................Associate Professor of English and Theatre
Magdalene Ellsworth……….......Adjunct Instructor of Theatre
Laura Gordon………………........Adjunct instructor of Theatre
Kim Instenes……………….........Assistant Professor of Theatre
Marcella Kearns…………….......Adjunct Instructor of Theatre
John Maclay…………………......Assistant Professor of Theatre
Patrick Mcguire……………….....Adjunct Professor of Theatre
William Newcomb……………....Assistant Technical Director
Neil Scharnick…………………...Assistant Professor of Theatre
Drew Wimmer……………...........Assistant Technical Director
Dance Program
Stacy Pottinger….......................Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre/Director of Dance Program
Emma Draves……………...........Adjunct Instructor of Theatre-Dance
Valerie Gonzalez…………..........Adjunct Instructor of Theatre-Dance
Faith Halaska……………............Adjunct Instructor of Theatre-Dance
For more information about the dance program at Carthage, please visit our web
page:
www.carthage.edu/dance
Forest for the Trees
Choreography, Stacy Pottinger with generous contributions from the
dancers
Music, In C by Terry Riley
Kaila Banaczak, violin
John Pendray, keyboard
Anna Schmidt, flute
Dimitri Shapovalov, keyboard
Adam Vande Ven, clarinet
Just The Beginning…
Choreography, Emma Draves
Music, Kronos by Twinz Beatz and Oriental Uno by Beats Antique
Alex Aviles, Cody Brant, Bryanna Fujino, Steven Hobe, Clayton Irwin, Sean
Kelly, Kristin Orban, Kati Schwaber, Samantha Thone, Seles VanHuss, Kelly
West, Jenny Wild
New Discoveries
Choreography, Janelle Knippen
Music, The Meadow by Alexandre Desplat
Alex Aviles, Hannah Clark, Morgan Forst, Sean Kelly, Kati Schwaber, Sara
Wuchte, Kelly West
Clayton Irwin
Alone in a Million
Choreography, Valerie Gonzalez
Music, Agnus Dei performed by Rufus Wainwright
Whispers
Choreography, Valerie Gonzalez
Music, River Flows In You by Yiruma
Riana Alexandrou, Morgan Diaz, Megan Malone, Libby Nelson, Kristin
Orban, Samantha Thone, Josie Tortorella, Jenny Wild
Morgan Forst, Libby Nelson, Sara O’Lear, Kylee Pederson, Hannah Shields,
Emily Wild
Not Quite There
Choreography, Kelly West
Music, Titanium performed by The Piano Guys
Awakening
Choreography, Sara Wuchte
Music, LAX by Michael Giancchino
Hannah Clark, Bryanna Fujino, Sara Wuchte
Sean Kelly, Josie Tortorella, Kelly West
Mis Instantes Favoritos
Choreography, Brenda San Jose Zarate
Music, My Favorite Things performed by New Swing Sextet
Battleworks Etude (premiered 2003, revised 2012)
Choreography: Robert Battle, arranged by Erika Pujič
Original Music: Carl Landa
Direction: Stacy Pottinger
Coaching: Kerry Gallagher
Riana Alexandrou, Alex Aviles, Clayton Irwin, Sean Kelly, Libby Nelson,
Emily Wild
In Silhouette: Steven Hobe, Megan Malone, Kylee Pederson
Riana Alexandrou, Sara O’Lear, Kristin Orban, Samantha Thone, Emily Wild,
Jenny Wild
Morgan Forst, Janelle Knippen, Josie Tortorella
This performance is part of a project to develop the materials and
methodology for Battleworks Etude. Stacy Pottinger staged the RepEtude
with ADLI's rough-cut instructional video, and then Kerry Gallagher, ADLIendorsed coach, came to Carthage College for a brief residency to work
with the students to clarify details, intention, and style.
*Look for more information about choreographers, designers, and the
American Dance Legacy Initiative’s Repertory Etudes™ Project in the lobby
display case next to the Theatre box office.
Battleworks Etude is part of the American Dance Legacy Initiative (ADLI)
Repertory Etudes™ Collection, curated and directed by Carolyn Adams and
Julie Adams Strandberg.
Kinesthetic Chitchat
Choreography, Stacy Pottinger
Music, Number 4 by Moon Hooch