Artistic
Director
DAVID PARSONS
General Manager
REBECCA JOSUE
DAVID PARSONS
General Manager
REBECCA JOSUE
Resident Lighting Designer
HOWELL BINKLEY
HOWELL BINKLEY
Dancers
ELENA D'AMARIO
GEENA PACAREU
EOGHAN
DILLON
ZOEY ANDERSON
JUSTUS WHITFIELD
DEIDRE ROGAN
SHAWN LESNIAK
HENRY STEELE
REBECCA JOSUE, Stage Manager
CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERS, Lighting Supervisor
FABRIZIO CAPUTO, Production Manager
Torna al Tatro Brancaccio Parsons Dance, la
compagnia americana amata dal pubblico per la sua danza atletica e vitale che
trasmette gioia di vivere.
Parsons Dance,
nata dal genio creativo dell’eclettico coreografo David Parsons e del light designer Howell Binkley, è tra le poche compagnie che, oltre ad essersi
affermate sulla scena internazionale con successo sempre rinnovato, ha lasciato
un segno nell’immaginario teatrale collettivo e ha creato coreografie divenute
veri e propri “cult” della danza mondiale. I loro show sono già andati in scena
in più di 383 città, 22 paesi nei cinque continenti e nei più importanti teatri
e festival in tutto il mondo.
Parsons Dance incarna
alla perfezione la forza dirompente di una danza carica di energia e
positività, acrobatica e comunicativa al tempo stesso. E’ ormai un caposaldo
della danza post-moderna made in Usa, che può mixare senza paura tecniche e
stili per ottenere effetti magici e teatrali, creativi e divertenti. Una danza elegante, ariosa e virtuosistica.
Sin dagli esordi, l’elevata preparazione atletica
degli interpreti e la grande capacità di David Parsons di dare anima alla tecnica sono state gli elementi
distintivi della compagnia. Come ha scritto il New York Times, “I ballerini
vengono scelti per il loro virtuosismo, energia e sex appeal, attaccano il
pubblico come un ciclone, una vera forza della natura”.
Sul Palcoscenico del Teatro Brancaccio da 9 all’12
febbraio 2018 la storica compagnia americana presenterà le coreografie
originali tratte dal grande repertorio, come “Wolfgang”
– un tributo a Mozart, interpretato da tre coppie di danzatori - “Kind of Blue”,
omaggio a Miles Davis, “Nascimento”, sulle
musiche del compositore e chitarrista brasiliano Milton Nascimento e “Upend”.
Non mancherà
la celebre e
richiestissima “Caught”
(brano del 1982 che David Parsons creò per se stesso), incredibile assolo su
musiche di Robert Fripp nel quale il danzatore sembra sospeso in aria grazie ad
un gioco di luci stroboscopiche.
“Caught” è una hit della modern dance definita dalla
critica: “una delle più grandi coreografie degli ultimi tempi”.
Parsons Dance incarna il
senso più genuino di una danza che punta dritto all’emozione e al desiderio
nascosto di ogni spettatore di ballare, saltare e gioire insieme ai ballerini.
Difficile non lasciarsi trasportare dai ritmi vibranti e dalle coreografie
avvolgenti e colorate dei ballerini della Parsons Dance...
9
– 12 FEBBRAIO 2018
Venerdì
ore 21, sabato 10 ore 17 e 21, domenica ore 17
Prezzi
da 40 a 20€
Prima
Stampa 10 febbraio ore 21
PROGRAMMA
WOLFGANG
(2005)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting by Michael Mazzola and Howell Binkley
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Costumes by David Murin
ELENA D'AMARIO or
DEIDRE ROGAN GEENA PACAREU EOGHAN DILLON
ZOEY ANDERSON JUSTUS
WHITFIELD SHAWN LESNIAK
Wolfgang è stato originariamente commissionato e
creato per Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
KIND OF BLUE
(2001)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Miles Davis
Original Costume Design by Mia McSwain
ELENA D'AMARIO or GEENA PACAREU EOGHAN
DILLION
ZOEY ANDERSON or DEIDRE ROGAN
JUSTUS WHITFIELD
Kind of Blue è stato commissionato dal Umbria Jazz
Festival di Perugia, in Italia. È un omaggio al 75° anniversario della nascita
di Miles Davis e include la musica del suo album jazz più venduto di tutti i
tempi.
UPEND
(2017)
Choreography by Ephrat Asherie and David Parsons
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Marty Beller
Costumes by Naomi
Luppescu
ELENA D'AMARIO GEENA PACAREU EOGHAN DILLON
ZOEY ANDERSON JUSTUS
WHITFIELD DEIDRE ROGAN SHAWN LESNIAK
UpEnd e la partitura originale è stata commissionata
da Parsons Dance per la stagione 2017, con il supporto privato della
O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.
CAUGHT
(1982)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting Concept by David Parsons
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Robert Fripp, “Let the Power Fall”
Costume Design by
Judy Wirkula
ELENA D'AMARIO or
ZOEY ANDERSON
Caught viene mantenuta nel repertorio attivo della
Parsons Dance attraverso generoso sostegno da parte deLLA Jim and Linda Ellis
Foundation.
luci
stroboscopiche verranno utilizzati durante questo coreografia
NASCIMENTO
(1990)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Milton Nascimento
Costumes by Santo
Loquasto
ELENA D'AMARIO or
GEENA PACAREU EOGHAN DILLON
ZOEY ANDERSON JUSTUS
WHITFILED DEIDRE ROGAN
SHAWN LESNIAK HENRY STEELE
Nascimento è stato commissionato dal Festival in
the Sun all’University of Arizona at Tucson.
Un ringraziamento speciale a
Milton Nascimento che ha composto questa partitura come regalo per la
Compagnia e a A. Alexandra Jupin, Executive Direttori del Festival in the Sun.
LA COMPAGNIA
DAVID PARSONS (Artistic
Director/Co-Founder) has enjoyed a remarkable career as a director,
choreographer, performer, master teacher and producer of dance. Mr. Parsons was
born in Chicago and raised in Kansas City. In the early years of his career, he
performed with The Paul Taylor Dance Company, New York City Ballet, Berlin
Opera, and The White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mark
Morris. Mr. Parsons has created more than 80 works for Parsons Dance.
Commissions include American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater, Batsheva Dance Company, Spoleto Festival, and Het
Muziektheater in Amsterdam, to name a few. His work has been performed by Paris
Opera Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance
Chicago, Ballet do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janiero, among many others.
Parsons has worked on such diverse projects as choreographing the twenty-four
hour millennium celebration in Times Square, Julie Taymor’s film Fool’s Fire,
AIDA at Opera de Verona, and AEROS, a production featuring the Romanian Gymnastic
Federation, the Italian production of Hair. He choreographed and directed Maria
de Buenos Aires for Gotham Chamber Opera and Remember Me, a collaboration with
East Village Opera Company. As a director and choreographer, he has
collaborated with such diverse artists as John Corrigliano; Earth, Wind and
Fire; Morton Gould; Donna Karan; Alex Katz; William Ivy Long; Santo Loquasto;
Dave Matthews; Milton Nascimento; Robert Rauschenberg; Steely Dan; and Dr.
Billy Taylor. Mr. Parsons holds an honorary doctorate and was the first
recipient of the Howard Gilman Fellowship to complete his MFA at Jacksonville
University. He is a recipient of the 2000 Dance Magazine Award, the 2001
American Choreography Award and the 2011 Dance Masters of America Award. The
New York Times has called Mr. Parsons “one of the great movers of modern
dance."
ELENA D’AMARIO (Dancer)
was born in Pescara, Italy. She studied
modern, ballet, contemporary and tap at various schools throughout Italy, most
prominently at New Step Art Studio. Over the years, she has won multiple
festivals and competitions, including the Pescara Dance Festival, the
International Expression Dance Competition in 2008, and the International
TipTap show in 2007 and 2009 in Rome. Elena has appeared on multiple TV shows
including “Oscar TV”, “The Best Years” and “Il ballo delle debuttanti”. She auditioned for the most popular Italian
talent show “Amici di Maria De Filippi,” which led her to winning the opportunity
to apprentice with Parsons Dance for the 2010-2011 season. She joined Parsons Dance in August 2011.
GEENA PACAREU (Dancer) began dancing at an early age in
her native Tarragona, Spain, at Artemis Dansa, and continued her training in
The Royal Professional Conservatory of Dance "Mariemma" in Madrid,
where she graduated in 2011 in classical dance. She also studied contemporary
dance at various schools, during intensive summer courses and workshops,
including Laban Trinity in London.
Before graduating, she was accepted as a fulltime Trainee at Ajkun
Ballet Theatre in New York City, and promoted to Company Artist in 2012. During
her training, Geena assisted numerous workshops and intensive courses all over
the world. She was featured as a cast member in numerous performances and has
won multiple festivals and competitions. Geena has been a member of Parsons
Dance since 2013.
EOGHAN DILLON (Dancer) was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. At the age of four, he
moved to Canada where he began dancing at the age of 12. In 2012, Mr. Dillon
received a full scholarship to the Ailey School in NYC where he studied under
many prestigious professionals. After graduating, Eoghan attended the School at
Jacob's pillow where he performed works by Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Didy
Veldman, and Sharon Eyal. He has since performed and toured with many
professional companies, including Manuel Vignoulle Dance and The Peridance
Contemporary Dance Company. Eoghan
joined Parsons Dance in November of 2014.
ZOEY ANDERSON (Dancer) was born and raised in Utah
where she trained in contemporary, ballet, jazz and ballroom dance at Center
Stage. She was the ballroom national smooth champion in 2010. Zoey graduated
cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College in May of 2015 with a BFA in Ballet
under the direction of Katie Langan. She has performed works by Dwight Rhoden,
Lar Lubovitch and Aszure Barton, among others. Zoey has performed with Nikolais
Louis in the Yang Liping International Dance festival in Kunming China in 2013.
Other credits include the Broadway premiere gala of On The Town, The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button, Dancing With The Stars webisodes, and Macy’s Passport
Tour with P. Diddy. Zoey has been a member of Parsons Dance since 2015.
JUSTUS
WHITFIELD (Dancer) is from Las Vegas,
Nevada where he trained in ballet, modern, and jazz at Las Vegas Academy of the
Arts. He performed with Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater in 2014 under the
direction of Bernard Gaddis. Justus graduated with a BA in dance from Point Park
University in 2016 where he performed works by various artists including George
Balanchine, Troy Powell, and Garfield Lemonius. Justus joined Parsons Dance in
2016.
DEIDRE ROGAN (Dancer) began her dance
training in Fort Myers, FL at Gulfshore Ballet under the direction of Melinda
Roy and Roberto Munoz. Diedre has worked
with choreographers Milton Myers, Matthew Rushing, Hope Boykin, Ronald K.
Brown, Sonia Dawkins, and Cheryl Copeland and performed in Alvin Ailey’s
Memoria during Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2012 New York City Center
season. She is a three-time recipient of
a BIG ARTS awards scholarship and a National Young Arts award scholarship. Diedre graduated with honors from the
Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance, and then was a member of Ailey 2 for 2
years. Deidre was an understudy with
Parsons Dance for the 2016-17 season before joining the company in the fall of
2017.
SHAWN LESNIAK (Dancer) began his dance training in East Haven, Connecticut under
the tutelage of Sandee and Linda Juliano. At his hometown dance studio Shawn
trained in many dance styles including Jazz, Ballet, Tap, and Hip Hop. After
dancing competitively for ten years he decided to further his dance education
at Point Park University, where he is pursuing his BFA. This is Shawn’s first season with the
company.
HENRY STEELE (Dancer) was born and raised in Wollongong, NSW, Australia. He was a
competitive gymnast for 8 years, and a national gold medalist 3 years in a row.
During his final years as a gymnast, he began to make the transition to dance.
Henry graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in Modern and Jazz dance
in 2016, where he performed works by choreographers such as Lar Lubovitch, Mark
Morris, Madboots Dance, Ronin Korean, and Troy Powell. He has danced
professionally with Owen/ Cox Dance Group, Texture Contemporary Ballet, and
toured internationally with The Bad Boys of Ballet. This is Henry’s first season with the
company.
HOWELL BINKLEY (Resident
Lighting Designer/Co-Founder) is the proud cofounder of Parsons Dance for
which he has designed more than 70 pieces.
His Broadway designs include: Prince of Broadway, Come From Away (2017
Tony Nomination), Hamilton, Allegiance, After Midnight (2014 Tony Nomination),
How to Succeed… (2011 Tony Nomination), West Side Story (2009 Tony Nomination),
Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In The Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Avenue Q,
The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination). He has made extensive regional and dance
works for Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street, and The Joffrey
Ballet’s Billboards. He is a five-time
Helen Hayes Award recipient and was given the 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier Award
and the Canadian Dora Award for Kiss of The Spider Woman. Howell received the 2006 Henry Hewes Design
Award, 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award, the 2006 Tony Award for Jersey Boys and
the 2016 Tony Award and the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Hamilton
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