Small Plates NOVA Program – Sunday, March 15

SUNDAY

Act 1

Actions Speak Louder

Action League- Muncie, IN

Choreography: Jennifer Meckley in collaboration with dancers

Music: “”Seconds (instrumental)”” by Little Dragon”

Danced by Claire Alberty, Jennifer Bowen, Sydney Chappell, Vinnie Horne, Alex Marshall, and Lydia Perkins

To Stop the Drowning

Katie Theriac – Beaumont, TX

Choreography:: Katie Theriac

Music: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act III: Prelude by Richard Wagner, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Leonard Bernstein; idk by la.nskey

Danced by: Leigh Allison and Lillie Jones

Our City: Their Show

Motion X Dance Company – Reston, VA

Choreographer: Sammi Rosenfeld in collaboration with the dancers

Music: “”Big City”” and “”You Don’t Know Me”” by Shirley Horn

Danced by V Cangelosi, Karilyn Farr, Christina Gleason, Emma Petinaux, Anabel DuPrey

Peacocks, biking, flirting, chefing, en garde-ing, tango-ing, scaring, romancing; starring Lance Lemon Jr and Kamryn Yohe

Lily Hemingway – Winchester, VA

Choreography and costume by: Lily Hemingway

Danced by Lance Lemon Jr, Kamryn Yohe

Breaking Barriers

Lauren Ashley Mortimer – Butler, PA

Choreographed and danced by: Lauren Ashley Mortimer

Music: Rest of The Fallen by Guilherme Bernardes

Speech excerpt by Janelle Monae 

Lune

Loam Dance Company Dallas, TX

Choreography: Hannah Staton and Faith Magee

Music: Opus 28” by Dustin O’Halloran

Costumes: Hannah Staton and Faith Magee 

Self Interference

Baran Dance – Charlotte, NC

Choreography: Audrey Baran

Music: “Alva Noto”

Danced by Faith Carder, Jordan Hawkins, RJ Lee

INTERMISSION (10 MIN)

The Experiment No. 2.1

V Cangelosi – Centreville, VA

Choreography – V Cangelosi with Caitlin Murray

Music – Emma Andrews and V Cangelosi

Costume – V Cangelosi and cast

Performed by Emma Andrews, V Cangelosi and Caitlin Murray

Human Vs. AI

Stephanie Jojokian & Cierra Kaler-Jones – Washington, DC

Choreographed by Stephanie Jojokian & Cierra Kaler-Jones

Music credit: Tomb by Elephant Music; The Runner by Zack Hemsey; The Island composed by Mychael Danna” Danced by Cierra Kaler-Jones, Gracen Pace, Elisabeth Raczek, Gwynevere Deterding, and Christine Roberts.

Summit

Sheena Kapila – Columbus, Ohio

Choreographer: Sheena Kapila

Music: November By Max Richter, BBC Philharmonic & Rumon Gamba 

Danced by Abby Jones, Olivia Barner, Noël Cornelius Wright, Allie Rodriguez

Siesta

Caitlin Murray – Fairfax, Virginia

Choreographed, costumed, and danced by Caitlin Murray

Music: Henry Mancini

We hold us

Angelina DiFranco – Cleveland, OH

Choreography and costume by: Angelina DiFranco

Music: “Wilson” by Forest Management with voiceover from rehearsal; piano practice and sound editing by Angelina DiFranco; “Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go” by Job Roggeveen

Danced by Angelina DiFranco and DeMarco Sleeper

If We Touch

ThimS Dance Company – Washington DC

Choreography and performance: Levi Coy and Drew Scammell 

Music Credit: “Dissolving Edges” by Carmen Villain; “Variation VIII: Section I” by William Basinski

Noise in the System

DanceArtTheater – Falls Church, VA

Choreography: Meredith Barnes in collaboration with dancers

Music: Zima by Niklas Paschburg and Babylon Falls by Juan J. Ochoa, Pau Escutia

Danced by: Kari Argabright, Alysea Colon, Kayla Gray, Emily Green, Alex Miegel, Laura Murphy, Ella Newman, Emma O’Brien, Moira Ragen, Rylee (Leo) Simmons.

This is the beginning of a full-length work set to be performed at Capital One Hall’s The Vault on June 12th. Be sure to follow us for updates and more events.

RECEPTION – LOBBY