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Selected
Choreograpic Works Available for Restaging
(title, composer, brief description)
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2005
Rite
of Summer/Pieter Bourke, Jan Garbarek and Lisa
Gerrard, 17-minute-long dance theatre piece for seven women.
Secrets/Pieter
Bourke and Lisa Gerrard, abstract work with strong spatial
architecture for five dancers, 10 minutes long.
2004
Los
Conejos Locos/Margarita Lecuona, Alberto Dominguez,
Ariel Guzik and Joan Garcia Esquivel, suite of humorous and
athletic modern dance for advanced student performers.
Just
a Few Broken Columns/Silvestre Revueltas, dramatic modern dance
solo for exceptionally strong and skilled woman.
Scatap/a
cappella, rhythm tap piece for 8 to 10 advanced students tap
dancers, one of whom must also be a singer.
2003
Tapadanza/a cappella, rhythm tap suite for student
dancers.
Freddie
the Freeloader/Miles
Davis,
blues tap for one to five highly-skilled tap dancers.
Together
Through Time/Evans, integrated modern dance/rhythm tap
dance for 9 modern dancers and 9 tap dancers.
2002
Songs of Ancient Summer/George
Crumb, dramatically abstract contemporary work for four
women and two men. Must
be mature artists.
2001
Dinner With Charlie/Charles Mingus, humorous
jazz/modern work for seven dancers, each with a sturdy
chrome chair.
Remembering/J.
S. Bach, hauntingly lyrical work for eight women (a response
to the events of September 11, 2001).
Walkabout/Tanya
Gerard, Michael Kott, Jeff Sussman, Robert Thomas.
A fluidly rhythmic modern dance piece for six
technically-skilled dancers.
Colony/Tanya
Gerard, Michael Kott, Jeff Sussman, Robert Thomas. A
powerfully rhythmic modern dance work for eight dancers
based on images from New Zealand's Maori culture, using
eight sturdy wooden chairs.
I'm
Dreamin' of Heaven, But I Know I Been Wrong/Roy
Milton and Charles Mingus, a virtuosic and raunchy woman's
modern dance solo, using a custom-built bench.
Dreamweaver/Michael
Cava. A lyrical, delicate and whimsical woman's modern
dance solo, using a custom-built wooden cube.
2000
Stand
by Your Man//Patsy Cline, suite of four lyrical modern dances,
suite of four lyrical modern dances for two men.
Dances
for the Inner Child/Sergei Prokofieff, suite of seven short dances for a cast of
three highly skilled modern dancers, whimsical and
light-hearted.
Colloquium/Tanya
Gerard, Michael Kott, Jeff Sussman, Robert Thomas, wryly
humorous, rhythmically and spatially complex work for seven
dancers using three wooden benches.
1999
Suite Beethoven/Ludwig van Beethoven,
dynamically lyrical modern dance, for one man and two women.
Silver Tones/a cappella, rhythm tap, for
two to six dancers, perfect for a rousing closer to a
concert.
Yes
Indeed!/a
cappella, rhythm and broadway tap, for six to sixteen
dancers, requiring a sturdy folding chair for each dancer.
1998
Passionsong/Max Bruch, rhapsodically
lyrical and technically-challenging modern dance suite, for
seven to fourteen dancers.
Keep on Tryin'/Simon Jeffes, kinetically
humorous and athletic modern dance, for eight to twelve
dancers, particularly suitable for ballet-trained dancers.
1997
Miller Time/Glenn Miller, trio for one
dancer in wheel chair and two "stand-ups;"
duo for one wheel chair dancer and one stand-up and
solo for wheel chair dancer.
The Nutcracker, act I/Tchaikovsky,
expansively humorous and cohesive original choreography of
warm family celebration.
Albuquerque Love Song/Michael Cava,
hauntingly lyrical modern dance solo.
Los Ritmos Calientes/Dave Brubeck, Enrique
Fernandez, Horace Silver, rhythm tap Latin suite for two to
six dancers.
Climbing To The Moon/Michael Cava,
hauntingly lyrical modern dance solo.
Isle Of View/Simon Jeffes, lyrical fusion
of ballet and modern dance with kinetic charm and humor, for
nine to fifteen dancers.
1996
Saintly Passion/J. S. Bach, lyrical modern
dance suite, for three to five dancers.
Naturescape Unfolding/Brian Eno, abstract
modern dance, for five to six technically skilled dancers.
Revistations/Vincent Perschetti, poetic
modern dance suite, for two mature and unusually expressive
women and one man.
Planctus/Steve Peters, (in collaboration
with Nora Reynolds Daniel), ceremonial modern dance duet.
Incantations/Warlen Bassham, driving and
primal modern dance for eight or more children.
Ceremony of the Springtime Moon/ceremonial
modern dance for twelve or more children
1994
Velorio II/Gabriel Fauré,
complete Fauré requiem for eight to fifteen dancers, best when performed
with live choir and orchestra.
How To Name It/Ilaiyaraaja, solo that fuses
rhythm tap/classical Indian dance.
1993
Incantations for Elizabeth/driving and
primal modern dance for large ensemble, involving
improvisation.
Rhythm on Tap/Artie Shaw, rhythm tap suite
for children's ensemble.
No Mean Feet/Evans, fusion of flamenco and
rhythm tap, for four dancers.
Circular Reverie/Fauré,
rhapsodically lyrical modern dance, for three men and six
women.
1992
Monk Dances/Thelonious Monk, jazz-inspired
modern dance suite, for
four dancers.
Espiritus de la Tierra/Inti-Illimani/Evans,
ceremonial modern dance for children's ensemble.
1991
Uncoiled Heart/W. A. Mozart, lyrical modern
dance for two men and three women.
Danza/Inti-Illimani, abstract and lyrical
modern dance for eight or more dancers.
Jumpin' With Jefferson/jazz work for six or
more dancers, requires on-stage jazz drummer.
1990
There Was A Boy/Nat "King" Cole,
modern dance male solo.
Fable/Chris Shultis, ceremonial modern
dance for one man and four women, requires sculptural set
designed by William Gilbert.
Cuttin' A Rug, rhythm tap trio, requires
one dancer with good singing voice.
1989
Round Seven/Jesse Manno, jazz-inspired
modern dance, requires on-stage musician playing body
percussion.
SunRiseDanSet/Simon Jeffes, lyrical and
humorous modern dance for large children's ensemble.
1988
Suite Duke/Duke Ellington, jazz/modern
suite for three men and three women.
1987
Suite Summer/Gregory Ballard, lyrical
modern dance for large ensemble.
Take One-Take Two/Eno and Bach, the same
modern dance work danced twice to highly contrasting music,
for six to eight dancers.
Suite Benny/Benny Goodman, ballet suite for
four men and six women.
1986
In The Beginning/Simon Jeffes, athletic
modern dance for ten to twelve highly-skilled dancers, at
least four men.
Comes Winter/Evelyn Jensen, theatrical
modern dance for six to eight women.
Three Tangos/Valeria Munnarriz, modern
dance duet for one man and one woman.
Shattered Butterflies/Valeria Munnarriz,
lyrical modern dance for large adult ensemble.
1985
Dream Tigers/Villa Lobos, modern dance work
for two men and four women, choreographed to be performed in
front of symphony orchestra.
Soliloquy/Bill Evans, lyrical modern dance
solo.
Dances For My Father/"Count"
Basie, rhythm tap suite, solo.
1984
Prairie Fever/Simon Jeffes, lyrical,
athletic and humorous ensemble modern dance piece, requires
at least four men and up to ten women.
Emily's Dilemma/Gale Ormiston, bizarre
modern dance woman's solo.
1983
Origins and Impulses/Dimitri Shostakovic,
lyrical modern dance quartet for four women.
Tuesday Morning/Evans and Yoken, lyrical
modern dance for five to seven dancers.
Calabash Boom/Floyd Williams, jazz/modern
work for two men and three women.
1982
Chartered Flight/Simon Jeffes, lyrical but
sometimes humorous ballet for six men and six women.
Cakewalkin' Babies/Bessie Smith, dramatic
modern dance for three men and one woman.
Alternating Current/Simon Jeffes and David
Sannella, lyrical and dramatic duet for one woman and one
man or two men.
Doin' M' Best/Simon Jeffes, Raleigh,
athletic and humorous modern dance for two dancers.
Homecoming/Andrej Panufnik, lyrical modern
dance solo.
1981
Index/Robert Fripp and Brian Eno, abstract
modern dance for two men and two women.
Diverse Concerto/Antonio
Vivaldi, fusion of modern dance and ballet for five dancers.
Huntsville City Limits/Steve Kim and David
Sannella, duet for ballerina and male modern dancer.
Restless Bond/Linda Dowdell, dramatic
modern dance duet for man and woman.
Making the Magic/David Sannella,
lecture-demonstration for children.
Concerto for Tap Dancer and Orchestra/Morton
Gould, virtuosic tap dance solo.
1979
Craps/ Mark Johnson and Joe LaBarbera,
athletic modern/jazz quintet.
Mixin'
It Up/Bill
Evans Trio, full-evening fusion of modern, jazz and tap
involving extensive improvisation, for six or more versatile
dancers.
The Field of Blue Children/David Sannella,
duet for ballerina and male modern dancer.
1978
Impressions of Willow Bay/David Sannella,
lyrical modern dance for two men and two women.
Double Bill/Bill Evans Trio, abstract and
lyrical modern dance for five to eight dancers.
1977
Conjurations/David Sannella, driving and
primal modern dance for three men and three or more women.
Barefoot Boy with Marbles in His Toes/various
jazz piano scores, surreal modern dance for three men and
three women.
The Ashtabula Rag/Brian Dykstra, dramatic
and humorous modern dance for one man and three women.
1976
Bach Dances/Bach, lyrical fusion of ballet
and modern dance for four dancers.
1975
Echoes of Autumn/Andrej Panufnik, abstract
ballet for three men and six women.
End of the Trail/Bill Monroe and Montana
Slim, humorous modern dance for one man and four women.
Salt Lake City Rag/Evelyn Jensen, humorous
modern dance for large ensemble.
1974
Jukebox/Glenn Miller and His Orchestra,
humorous jazz dance for minimum of four men and four women
(very accessible to ballet-trained dancers).
1973
Hard Times/Deseret String Band, dramatic
modern dance for two men and one woman.
Within Bounds/Terry Riley, dramatic modern
dance to two men .
Harold/Scott Joplin, humorous pedestrian
solo.
1972
Five Songs in August/Stanley Sussman,
lyrical modern dance for minimum of six dancers, at least
one man.
Piano Rags/Scott Joplin, vaudevillian tap
duet for man and woman.
The Legacy/Harold Shapero, dramatic ballet
for two men and three women.
1971
Tin-Tal/Mahapurush Misra, driving and
primal modern dance for five dancers, at least two of them
male.
1970
For Betty/Antonio Vivaldi, lyrical
ballet/modern dance for six.
1969
When Summoned/Morton Subotnick,
contemporary ballet for five men and five women.
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