2025.2026 SEASON

Love languages

Presented by Paul and Kathleen Matecki

SPRING SERIES

DIGITAL PROGRAM

Dear friends,

When we consider the rhythm of life, as it relates to world-class dance, love languages serve as multi-faceted connectors of artistry and spirit. Love languages inspire and speak profound truths: human connection has the unique ability to transcend words.

Dance is the physical manifestation of emotions – the key attribute of refined storytelling. Our love languages – be it acts of service, words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, or physical touch – allow us to express our affection in distinct beautiful ways, and add that special something to our lives. When we embrace these languages, we learn to move with one another, creating an interplay of understanding and appreciation. Just as dancers synchronize their movements to create breathtaking performances, we can harmonize our expressions of love to build deeper connections and foster empathy.

This season, our six diverse productions—from series concerts to collaborative performances to our immersive Tour de Dance—invite you to experience the full spectrum of dance as a universal language. Let us learn to read the rhythms of each other’s hearts. In this dance of life, may we celebrate our differences, find joy in our shared movements, and create a masterpiece of love that inspires all.

See you at the theatre.

DANCERS

PROGRAM A

Friday, May 29 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 31 at 7:30pm

  • Company Premiere

    Music: La Florentine - Cendrillion (need to confirm version), Live & Breathe by Darryl J. Hoffman, Eine Kleine Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonnet 145 by William Shakespeare Sonnet read by Chris Kayser, Bali by Darryl J. Hoffman, String Quartet No. 30 in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 “The Joke”: IV.Presto;, Spektral Quartet, Atoms by Ana Olgica, kiss. Inspiration by Darryl J. Hoffman, Eine Klein Romanza by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Personification by Noelle Kayser. Cringe by Noelle Kayser, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra #5 in F Minor BWV 1056: II. Largo. Johannes Sebastian Bach, White Noise by Noelle Kayser, Concerto for two Violins in D-Minor, Johannes Sebastian Bach, Air on a G String, Johannes Sebastian Bach, Ave Maria, Franz Schubert

    Composition by Darryl J. Hoffman, Noelle Kayser
    Costume Design by Amanda Gladu
    Set Design by Andrew Boyce
    Lighting Design by Jackie Fox

    Dancers: Gillian Alexander, Spencer Everett, Keenan Fletcher, Angel Khaytyan, Demetrius Lee, SenSaSheri Maasera, Nyna Moore, Megan Rancour, Molly Rapp

- 15-minute intermission -

- 15-minute intermission -

  • Company Premiere in May 2025

    Music: Robbie Robertson, The Comet is Coming, Jean-Michel Blais
    Light Design: Zak Metalsky
    Costumes: Shevaré Perry

    Dancers: Full Company

  • World Premiere May 17, 2001 Lucent Danstheater Den Haag

    Music: Maurice Ravel: Boléro for orchestra (1928); Arvo Pärt: Für Alina for piano (1976)
    Light Design: Peter Lundin
    Original Light Design: Erik Berglund
    Decor and Costume Design: Johan Inger

    Dancers: Gillian Alexander, Molly Rapp, Jada Vaughan, Miles Ashe, Will Brighton, Sergio Camacho, Spencer Everett, Keenan Fletcher, Angel Khaytyan

    “Our greatest blessings comes to us by way of madness” - Socrates

    The famous Bolero from Ravel with its sexual, almost kitschy history was the trigger point to make my own
    version. I quickly decided that it was going to be about relationships in different forms and circumstances. I came up with the idea of a wall that could transform the space during this minimalistic music and create small pockets of space and situations. Walking Mad is a journey in which we encounter our fears, our longings and the lightness of being.

CHOREOGRAPHERS

MEET OUR TEAM

Erin Prange, Executive Director
Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Artistic Director
Leonides D. Arpon, Rehearsal Director
Brandon Fink, Director of Education
Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson, Development Coordinator
Molly Rapp, Director of Operations
Megan Rancour, Studio Manager
Sadie Reimer, Trainee Program Assistant
Kyla Kikkawa, Content Creation
Jada Vaughan Social Media Assistant
Lily Rich, Social Media Intern
Shevaré Perry, Costume Design & Production
Lisa Reimer, Costume Production
Zak Metalsky, Lighting Designer
Carly Vanderheyden, Digital Design
Tina Adams, Graphic Design
Kelly Pratt & Ian Kreidich, Photography
Henry Palkes, Company Pianist

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