(RE)FINE
PROGRAM B
Dear Friends,
As we culminate our (RE)Imagine season with (RE)Fine, I'm filled with pride in what our company has achieved artistically. I hope you'll experience the world-class spirit of Saint Louis Dance Theatre through the technical excellence of our legacy repertoire, the storytelling of dance theatre, and the excitement of new choreographic work. The world premiere by Norbert De La Cruz III pushes our dancers along their individual artistic journeys, incorporating their unique voices into his vision. This premiere, alongside Joshua L. Peugh's My Dear Watson, José Limón's Chaconne, Robert Battle’s Unfold, Jessica Lang's The Calling, and Jiří Kylián's Sechs Tänze, demonstrates the remarkable range our dancers have mastered this season.
Throughout this (RE)Imagine season, we've reclaimed our identity, rebuilt our approach to home-grown dance, and refined our vision for St. Louis as a true hub for dance arts. I'm particularly proud of bringing renowned choreographers to our city and watching our dancers rise brilliantly to meet these artistic challenges. As we've seen all season, when there is more representation in the room, more art is possible. Looking ahead, we're excited to present two additional concerts next season, collaborate with some of St. Louis' most beloved arts institutions, and bring three new choreographic voices to our city.
With gratitude,
DANCERS
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Will Brighton
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Sergio Camacho
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Lily Cong
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Spencer Everett
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Keenan Fletcher
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AJ Joehl
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Demetrius Lee
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Arpège Lundyn
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Dave Mccall
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Nyna Moore
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Megan Rancour
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Molly Rapp
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Jada Vaughan
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Jessie Yero
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SIDNEY COWLES
Second Year Trainee >>>
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Isaiah valentin
PROGRAM B
SATURDAY, MAY 31 AT 7:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 1 AT 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
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First performed on December 27, 1942 at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Theater, New York City, by José Limón
Company premiere: October 2024
Music: J.S. Bach, violin performed live by Hannah Ji (Sat) and Erin Schreiber (Sun) from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Staging & Direction: Kurt Douglas
Costume Design: Shevaré Perry
Lighting Design: Zak Metalsky—
Sat 7:30pm: Sergio Camacho
Sun 2:00pm: Sergio Camacho
Sun 7:30pm: Megan Rancour—
The Chaconne as a dance form originated in New Spain, now Mexico, as a robust and raucous dance. Bach employed the strict musical form of the Chaconne, but enriched it with powerful emotional implications. Mr. Limón has tried to capture in his dance both the formal austerity and the profound feeling of the music.
©1996, José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. These performances of Chaconne, a Limóns Dance, are presented by arrangement with the José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. and has been produced in accordance with the Limón Stylesm and Limón Techniquesm service standards established by The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. Limóns, Limón Styles and Limón Techniquesm are trade and service marks of The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. (All rights reserved).
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Company premiere in October 2024
First performed by Battleworks in 2005Choreography: Robert Battle
Staging and Direction: Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Kanji Segawa
Costume Design: Jon Taylor
Lighting Design: Zak Metalsky
Music: Gustave Charpentier, Leontyne Price, Francesco Molinari-Pradeli—
Sat 7:30pm: Molly Rapp & Angel Khaytyan
Sun 2:00pm: Lily Cong & Keenan Fletcher
Sun 7:30pm: Jada Vaughan & Sergio Camacho -
Company premiere in November 2023
Originaly created on Kanji Segawa in 2025, and acquired into the Ailey II repertory in October 2006 under the Artistic Direction of Sylvia Waters—
Choreography: Jessica Lang
Costume Design: Elena Comendador
Lighting Design: Nicole Pearce
Music: “O Maria, stella maris” by Trio Mediaeval—
Sat 7:30pm: Keenan Fletcher
Sun 2:00pm: Molly Rapp
Sun 7:30pm: Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson
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World Premiere
Music: “Remembrance” by Robbie Robertson, “The Stairs” by Johann Johannsson, “All the Matters is the Moments” by The Comet is Coming, “Forteresse" Jean-Michel Blais, "The Universe Wakes Up” The Comet is Coming
Costume Design: Shevaré Perry
Lighting Design: Zak MetalskyDancers: Will Brighton, Sergio Camacho, Spencer Everett, Keenan Fletcher, Demetrius Lee, Dave McCall, Isaiah Valentin, Lily Cong, Sidney Cowles*, AJ Joehl, Nyna Moore, Megan Rancour, Molly Rapp, Jada Vaughan, Jessie Yero
* Denotes Second-Year Trainee
- 15-minute intermission -
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Company premiere in February 2025
First performed on October 24, 1986; Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, Nederlands Dans TheaterMusic: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sechs Deutsche Tänze [Six German Dances], KV 571
Staging & Direction: Shirley Esseboom
Scenery and Costumes: Jiří Kylián
Lighting Design: Jiří Kylián (concept), Joost Biegelaar (realization)—
Sat 7:30pm: Sergio Camacho, Spencer Everett, Keenan Fletcher, Demetrius Lee, Lily Cong, Arpège Lundyn, Molly Rapp Jessie Yero, Will Brighton, Angel Khaytyan, Isaiah Valentin, AJ Joehl, Jada Vaughan
Sun 2:30pm: Will Brighton, Spencer Everett, Dave McCall, Isaiah Valentin, AJ Joehl, Nyna Moore, Molly Rapp, Jada Vaughan, Keenan Fletcher Angel Khaytyan, Demetrius Lee, AJ Joehl, Jessie Yero
Sun 7:30pm: Sergio Camacho, Spencer Everett, Keenan Fletcher, Demetrius Lee, Lily Cong, Arpège Lundyn, Molly Rapp Jessie Yero, Will Brighton, Angel Khaytyan, Isaiah Valentin, AJ Joehl, Jada Vaughan
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A note from Jiří Kylián:
“Two centuries separate us from the time, Mozart wrote his German Dances. A historical period shaped considerably by wars, revolutions, and all sorts of social upheavals.
With this in mind I found it impossible to simply create different dance numbers reflecting merely the humor and musical brilliance of the composer. Instead, I have set six seemingly nonsensical acts, which obviously ignore their surroundings. They are dwarfed in face of the ever present troubled world, which most of us for some unspecified reason carry in our souls.
Although the entertaining quality of Mozart’s Sechs Tänze enjoys great general popularity, it shouldn't only be regarded as a burlesque. Its humor ought to serve as a vehicle to point towards our relative values. Mozart's ability to react upon difficult circumstances with a self-preserving outburst of nonsensical poetry is well known. A fragment of a letter to his cousin is the finest example of this.”
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Collaborators For Sechs Tänze
Staging & Direction
Light Design & Production Manager
MUSICIANS For CHACONNE
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Associate Concertmaster
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Megan Rancour, Studio Manager
Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson, Development Coordinator
Kyla Kikkawa, Marketing Coordinator
Sadie Reimer, Trainee Program Assistant
CiCi Kai, Administrative Assistant
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