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California State University, Long Beach
Department of Dance presents

The Contemporary Dance Concert, Program B

April 29-May 1, 2010
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater

Premieres by Undergraduate Choreographers
Bobby Avalos
Kayla Bixby
Hugo Diaz & Sara Loder
Megan DiCostanzo
Momoko Ishikawa
Rebecca Leviton
Thaihoa Nguyen
Heidi Wagenbach
Cara Williams

Technical Director: Andrew N. Milhan
Costume Designer: Liz Pelster
Music Director: Eric Ruskin

A message from the Concert Director, Lorin Johnson

Welcome to the second of this year's Contemporary Dance Concerts, featuring original choreography by the undergraduate dance majors of the CSULB Department of Dance. I am very proud of the work each of our choreographers has invested in these pieces, and would like to thank all the students, faculty and staff who made this concert possible through their dedication to the creative process. It is impossible to share with you, the audience, the numerous revisions and drafts each choreographer grappled with in creating their dances, or the countless hours each spent in assuring that a movement or gesture felt "just right." As the great painter, Paul Klee stated: "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible." These choreographers have given themselves fully to their artistic investigation, boldly asking questions and working tirelessly to refine their creative vision. I hope you will be intrigued by what they have made visible for us to enjoy.

Primordius
Choreography: Hugo Diaz & Sara Loder
Dancers: Cristina Kole, Belinda Lutes, Renee Murray
Music composed and performed by: Larry Flor and Collin Nelson
Costume Design: Liz Pelster
Note: This work is site-specific and will be performed in front of the lobby of the theatre. Please take your seats following this piece.

just before flight
Choreography: Kayla Bixby
Dancers: Kayla Bixby, Estee Carrizosa, Rachel Kuczinski
Costume Design: Liz Pelster
Lighting Design: Megan DiCostanzo

Letting Go
Choreography: Megan DiCostanzo
Dancer: Megan DiCostanzo
Costume Design: Liz Pelster
Lighting Design: Cristina Kole

(Picture of a girl & an elephant)
Choreography: Rebecca Leviton
Dancers: Rebecca Leviton, Michael Pangan
Costume Design: Cara Williams
Lighting Design: Sara Loder

Of One-Eighty
Choreographer: Thaihoa Nguyen
Dancers: Carlos Bronsal, Jimmy Cabrera, Miu Ide,
Momoko Ishikawa, Yu Kondo
Costume Design: Liz Pelster and Thaihoa Nguyen
Lighting Design: Cristina Kole



Intermission


Even in the Midst, We are Here
Choreography: Bobby Avalos
Dancers: Bobby Avalos, Saori Kawashima
Music: Eric Ruskin
Costume Design: Liz Pelster
Lighting Design: Andrew N. Milhan

Puzzle In
Choreographer: Momoko Ishikawa in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Krystia Biebel, Yu Kondo, Thaihoa Nguyen
Costume Design: Liz Pelster
Lighting Design: Heidi Wagenbach

Stop, Look, Listen
Choreographer: Cara Williams in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Liz Curtis, Becky Leviton, Renee Murray, Heidi Wagenbach
Costume Design: Liz Pelster
Lighting Design: Andrew N. Milhan

Naiades
Choreographer: Heidi Wagenbach in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Courtney Boyd, Kimberley Hannah, Bridgette McNulty, Yumi Nakatani
Music: Joan Jeanrenaud*
Costume Design: Liz Pelster
Lighting Design: Sophia Sosa
* Joan Jeanrenaud, composer & performer: Axis is available on Jeanrenaud's Talking House Records release "Strange Toys."
PRODUCTION CREW
Stage Manager: Jacquelin Pombo
Assistant Technical Director: Del Leon
Production Assistant: Yumi Nakatani
Stage Crew: Delaney Buccola, Lauren Cosentino, Elizabeth Espindola, Gabby Grady, Arielle Kalina, Sara Loder,
Jill Schroeder, Jessica Stover
Wardrobe Crew: Liana Bardini, Stephanie Merchant
Costume Construction Crew: Bethany Feil, Yu Kondo,
Andrew Palomares
Costume Technicians: Nicole Gendel, Cara Williams
House Manager: Sylvia Rodriquez-Scholz
Poster/Postcard Design: Gregory R. R. Crosby

Lobby display by The Choreographers
Thank you to Gregory R. R. Crosby for photography

Thank you to the Contemporary Dance Concert Program B choreographers for their help with the reception.

The choreographers give very special thanks to the artistry, direction, and guidance of Lorin Johnson, Andy Milhan, Liz Pelster, Eric Ruskin, Gregory Crosby, Yumi Nakatani, and the entire Department of Dance Faculty.

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Education

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