Rose

CHOREOGRAPHY: Yuka Kawazu

MUSIC: "Prologue (From Beauty and the Beast)" by Moises Nieto; "The Chairman's Waltz" from Memories of a Giesha by Itzhak Perlman, John Williams, and Yo-Yo Ma; "Illumination" by Jennifer Thomas

REHEARSAL ASSISTANT: Meghan Schardt

DANCERS: Gabriela Alves, Danqing Bai, Hafssatou Barry, Michelle Bertrand, Taylor Clark, Crisna Cruz, Ambar Del Rosario, Hope Formica, Shakira Greene, Aurellia Hodge, Serena Ingram, Eta Isiorho, Ririka Iwasaki, Tre Kanaley, Beverly Lippman, Alex Moffett-Bateau, Gwen Ontiveros, Heather Parlee, Jasmine Pierce, Alisoun Price, Cynthia Randriamanohisoa, Shae Reynolds, Lee Sartain, Meghan Schardt, Bili Scott, Norman Shipman, Seanna Thompson, Si Wei, Marie Wood, Ashley Xu

 

introducing the HOT GURLZ

CHOREOGRAPHY: Jeffrey Bynum

MUSIC: "Sexy Dancer" by Prince

COSTUME DESIGN: Jeffrey Bynum

DANCERS: Wendy Brown, Ashley Castellano, Yanjiun Chen, Ann Marie Connolly, Nadine DeNinno, Felicia Fitzpatrick, Rasika Iyer, Bahja Johnson, Amy Lindelof, Catherine Patsos, Oluwayomi Togunde, Rebecca Yang-Caper

 

dark 2 LIGHT

CHOREOGRAPHY: Christopher Jackson

MUSIC: "Crumbling Light Posts, Pt. 1" by St. Paul and The Broken Bones; "Lazarus" by David Bowie; "Mantra" by TroyBoi

REHEARSAL ASSISTANT: Kevin Taylor

DANCERS: Leen Al Saud, Kourtnie Amin, Elena Argoudelis, Kim Arrington, Jainaba Darboe, Mariah Douglas, Laurine Garcia, Asila Hodge, Alexandra Holmblad, Emma J, Teyonna Johnson, Jennifer Kruk, Jane Levin, Claudia Logi, Tanya Moss, Samantha Muller, Louiza Patsis, Carmen Reyes, Bili Scott, Adrienne Sherard, Millie Symns, Vinicius Tabarini, Kevin Taylor, Natalie Tee, Gabriela Villar, Maria Zarcone

 

FRIENDS

CHOREOGRAPHY: Aaron Thomas

MUSIC: "Rapper’s Delight" by Sugarhill Gang; "Players" by Coi Leray; "Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It" by Will Smith; "Lemon" by N.E.R.D & Rihanna

COSTUME DESIGN: Aaron Thomas

DANCERS: Patrick Anderson, Archana Arora, Lane Brettschneider, Rachel Gorman, Michelle Gu, Theresa Lauterbac, Ryn Miake-Lye, Loren Murphy, Dejah Powell, Anisha Vavilala

 

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Garden of Eden

CHOREOGRAPHY: Luz Theodyssey

MUSIC: Mix by DJ #BelindZz

COSTUME DESIGN: Golden Johnson

DANCERS: Proud Amatayakul, Christipher Fleming, Morgan Frey, Alexandra Hernandez-McKean, Ally Hiponia, Simo Jeon, Yasmin Jones, Gabriella Lyons, Julio Macias, Natalie Miccile, Hampton Palmore, Linda Rojas, Sean Tecson, Melissa Weaver

 

Encounters

CHOREOGRAPHY: Lisa Johnson-Willingham

MUSIC: "Mercy Duet" by Max Ritcher; "Infra 4" by Max Ritcher; "All Human Beings - Pt. 2" by Max Ritcher

REHEARSAL ASSISTANT: Alexandra Strouse

DANCERS: Gladys Abrahante, Rachel Cutsumpas, Ja'Michael De'Shawn, Graham Daw, Alan George, Imani Kai, Renee McGinnis, Catalina Mendiola, Lilliana Nishihira, Nailah Roberts, Alexandra Strouse, Sofia Suarez, Josh Torres

 

Bad Boy

CHOREOGRAPHY: Yancy Greene

MUSIC (Mixed by Yancy Greene): "It’s All About The Benjamins" by Diddy (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim & The Lox); "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G.; "Feel So Good" by Mase; "Be Faithful" by Fatman Scoop (feat. Crooklyn Clan); "Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)" by Diddy (ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, & Yung Miami)

REHEARSAL ASSISTANT: Rita Tuitt-Gonzalez

DANCERS: Alejandra Arenas, Anna Beloborodova, Nicki Beltranena, Briee Coates, Jasmine Hardy, Alex Hayward, Amani Owusu, Tirza Robertson, Robert Robinson, Omar Sanchez, Caroline Scown, Maddie Shiff, Ranese Southerland, Rita Truitt-Gonzalez, Onika L. Williams, Yujie Wu, Lida Yang, Amy Zheng

 

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Performance Crew

Technical Director / Sound: Joel Wilhelm

Stage Manager: Maria DiVittori

Lighting Designer: Maryam Sweirki

Assistant Stage Manager: Alexandra Strouse

House Manager: Cecilia Parker

 

Performance Staff & Volunteers

Claudio Caverni, Jade Connor, Sarah Bette Danganan, Solenn Etienne, Maria Carmen Falivene, Selena Lai, Sereena Marcano, Riccardo Passera, Alima Traore, Tamia Heron-Villaroel

 

Ailey Extension Staff

Lisa Johnson-Willingham, Director

Felipe Arellano, Budget Data Analyst

Grace Landefeld, Marketing Manager

Coal Rietenbach, Videographer

Ja'Michael Darnell, Schedule Administrator

Renee McGinnis, Front Desk Operations Manager

Jordan Llanes, Kids & Teens/Private Group Coordinator

Alexandra Strouse, Financial Assistant & Workshop Coordinator