Dancing Home
UMD Dance Concert

The idea started during the pandemic. Most of us where spending much more time at home. Or at least at the place we were currently living, which if we were lucky, felt like home. We also felt the disconnections from other experiences of home – literal or metaphorical/emotional – as we all sacrificed so many of our normal activities due to shutdowns. What is home? Who is home? And how does that relate to dance?

For so many of us who dance, dancing itself feels like home, and it has been a gift to return to the full experience of our practice this year. I am grateful to all the artists who are contributing to bringing this concert to life.

The through line I have found in all our pieces is that home is not just in places, it is in our relationships, our connections to other people forged through the experiences we share. Thank you for joining our home by joining us to share this concert.

Rebecca Katz Harwood

The Dances

Pieces of Cash

Choreography: LilaAnn Coates White

Music: "Everywhere", "If I Were a Carpenter", "Jackson", "Sunday Morning Coming Down", "Folsom Prison Blues" all by Johnny Cash

Costume Design: Ryan Hamilton

Lighting Design: Jake Pulkrabek, Nelson Wennberg

Performers: Ryan Armstrong, Samuel Blazevic-Seibert, Emily Bolles, Erin Clark, Emily Cox, Kaitlyn Deyo, Zsofi Eastvold, Sandi Flahn, Jake Lieder, Tanner Longshore, Haddyn Mayer, Olivia Nelson

If You Ever Forget

Choreography: Faith Fausone

Music: "If You Ever Forget That You Love Me" by isak Danielson

Costume Design: Emmalyn Danielson

Lighting Design: Caleb Knudsen

Performers: Emily Cox, Kaitlyn Deyo, Faith Fausone, Ayana Greene, Haddyn Mayer, Katie Parkin, Madison Wagner

Cold Is The Night

Choreography: Tanner Longshore

Music: "Cold Is The Night" by the Oh Hellos

Costume Design: Emmi Dunkin

Lighting Design: Jordyn Rodriguez

Performers: Zsofi Eastvold, Cindy Hansen

Holding | Folding | Free

Choreography: Laura Osterhaus Rosenstone and the dancers

Music: Patrick Marschke

Costume Design: Moriah Babinski

Lighting Design: Ethan Hollinger, Emmi Dunkin

Performers: Samuel Blazevic-Seibert, Emily Bolles, Sandi Flahn, Haley Gales,, Ayana Greene, Olivia Nelson, Abby Shelby

Going Home

Choreography: Rebecca Katz Harwood in collaboration with the dancers

Music: "Spiegel im Spiegel for Piano and Viola" by Arvo Pärt

Costume Design: Caitlin Quinn

Lighting Design: Jacob Steen

Performers: Ryan Armstrong, Erin Clark, Jake Lieder, Tanner Longshore, Olivia Nelson, Madison Wagner

Heal

Choreography: Emily Cox

Music: "Heal" by Tom Odell

Costume Design: Natali Valdez

Lighting Design: Lisa Scott

Performers: Emily Cox, Kaitlyn Deyo, Faith Fausone, Haley Gales, Ayana Greene, Katie Parkin

By Your Side

Choreography: Matthew Wagner

Music: "Sliding Down" by Copper Street Brass Quintet; "Circlesong 6" by Bobby McFerrin

Costume Design: Jeannie Hurley

Lighting Design: Jeannie Hurley

Performers: Sam Blazevic-Seibert, Jake Lieder

Use Somebody

Choreography: Madison Wagner

Music: "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon

Costume Design: Archie Reed

Lighting Design: Katy Lacy

Performers: Emily Bolles, Erin Clark, Emily Cox, Zsofi Eastvold, Faith Fausone, Sandi Flahn, Haley Gales, Cindy Hansen, Tanner Longshore, Haddyn Mayer, Katie Parkin, Abby Shelby

Choreographers Notes

Choreographer’s Notes On the Dances

Accessible Text - Curtain Speech / Song Lyrics

Accessible text for Dancing Home - Curtain Speech and Song Lyrics

Guest Choreographer - Laura Osterhaus Rosenstone

Laura Osterhaus Rosenstone is a movement artist and educator, born and raised in the Midwest. Across all modes of creating, she strives to connect with and listen to people. Laura received her M.F.A. in Choreography & Performance from Smith College and her B.A. in Dance & Fashion Studies from the University of Minnesota. Throughout her years of dance education, Laura has had the opportunity to work with choreographers Nora Chipaumire, Gregory Dolbashian, Maurya Kerr, Garth Fagan, and Chris Aiken among many others. As a member of Zenon Dance Company in Minneapolis 2016-2019, Laura performed the work of Michelle Boulé, Kyle Abraham, Sam Kim and others throughout Minnesota and across the country. Laura is a member of creative trio, Kelvin Wailey, in addition to her on-screen and live performance roles alongside musical artists for John Mark Creative. As the founding artistic director of Slo Dance Company, she collaborates with an ever-evolving group of artists to build work seeded in slowness–embracing the process of intimate relationship-building and developing collective awareness through listening. Slo Dance Company is a ‘22/’23 recipient of a Paid Partnership provided by The Southern Theater in Minneapolis. Laura currently works for East coast-based choreographers Vanessa Anspaugh and Shakia Barron.

Production Crew

Staff Technical Director: Sean Dumm

Shift Crew: Jesse Bakken, Kate Warma

Dresser: Eva Kraske

Costume Shop Supervisor: Laura Piotrowski

Light Board Operator: Ai-Rung Wang

Sound Board Operator: Courtney Schreiber

Lighting/Sound Faculty Advisor: Ethan Hollinger

Scenery / Props Construction Crew: Figensia Alcenat, Mackenzie Ammon, Abby Aune, Moriah Babinski, Cody Burgoon, Robert Carlson, Jager Christenson, Maggie Clark, Sheridan Cornett, Isabelle Hopewell, Matthew Lamers*, Madeline Nave, Gavin Orson, Regan Peterson*, Luke Pfluger, Archie Reed, Izzy Roy, Lisa Scott*, Jack Senske, Abby Swanson, Jessica Thanghe, Nelson Wennberg*

Stagecraft Practicum Instructor: Katie Cornish

Costume Construction Crew: Ava Balciunas, Moriah Babinski, Deklan Boren, Alyssa Brennhofer, Shea Callaghan, Emmalyn Danielson, Lou Divine, Lydia Dupre*, Ro Feitl*, Kade Gau*, June Haider, Cindy Hansen, Jeannie Hurley, Finn Jackson, Natali Joachin, Tanner Longshore, Eric Mendoza, Sydney Nelson, Cadence Neste, Regan Peterson, Jake Pulkrabek, Jordyn Rodriguez, Oliver Swimley, Aristotle Taylor, Madison Wagner, Olivia Zastrow*

Costume Practicum Instructor: Alice Shafer

Light & Sound Crew: Ryan Armstrong, Kian Arnold, Madison Froehle, Ryan Hamilton, B Kelly, Elizabeth Kleis, Courtney Larson, Jake Mathey, Mackenzie Moe, Rhea Nair, Madelyn Nave, Olivia Nelson, Hunter Ramsden, John Toven, Aura West, Olivia Zastrow

* UMD Theatre is proud to acknowledge our paid student staff.