Performances San Francisco Conservatory of Dance

Upcoming Performances

Summer Intensive Showcase, Program 1, at the Regency Center
Thursday July 10, 7:30pm
Friday, July 11, 5:30 pm
Saturday, July 12, 2:00 pm
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Summer Intensive Showcase, Program 2, at the Regency Center
Thursday August 7, 7:30pm
Friday, August 8, 5:30 pm
Saturday, August 9, 2:00 pm
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Event to Benefit the SFCD Scholarship/Financial Aid Fund at the Regency Center
—Student Performance, Silent Auction and Refreshments
Sunday, August 10, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Past Performances(starting with most recent)

2008

Student Showcase at City Ballet School, May 11

Informal showing of choreography developed by Alex Ketley, Summer Lee Rhatigan, Eric Kupers and Alyce Finwall

Dancing in the Park Festival at the Golden Gate Park Band Shell, April 26, 2008

In the Shadow of Comfort
Choreography by Alex Ketley
Music: Tar@MJB
Costumes: Emily Kurashige
Dancers: Erin Craig, Kaitlin Parks, Julia Hollas, Emmaly Wiederholt

Oust - Experiment #1
Choreography by Eric Kupers
Dancers: Erin Craig, Melanie Freeman, Julia Hollas, Kaitlin Parks, Joy Prendergast, Emmaly Wiederholt

Performance at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Berkeley, March 8 (2008 DanceIs Festival)

In the Shadow of Comfort
Choreography by Alex Ketley
Music: Tar@JMB
Costumes: Emily Kurashige
Performed by: SF Conservatory of Dance Performance Company,
Summer Lee Rhatigan, Director
Dancers: Malinda LaVelle, Toni Lum, Joy Prendergast, Melanie Freeman

2007

Student Showcase at The Regency Center, August 10 & 11, 2007

Kaitlin’s Yarn
Choreography by Christian Burns with contributions by the dancers

Tumbleweed
Choreography by Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music: Bach Cello Suite No. 4 performed by YoYo Ma

Untitled
Choreography by Robert Moses
Music: Last Forever, Dick Connette composer

Symphony of Psalms (choreographic study)
Choreography by Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred 1978 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the
Circustheater, Scheveningen, Netherlands
Recorded Music: Igor Stravinsky: Symphonie de Psaumes;
A la Gloire de Dieu

Swiss Movement
Choreography by Chloe Felesina
Music specifically composed and recorded by Eli Nelson

Aphelion
Choreography by Cheryl Chaddick
Music specifically composed and recorded by Eli Nelson

Sinfonietta (choreographic study)
Choreography by Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred 1978 by Netherlands Dance Theater, Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina
Music: Leos Janácek

Cor Ten
Choreography by Alex Ketley
Music: Plastikman

Whereabouts Unknown (choreographic study)
Choreography by Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred 1993 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the
AT&T Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands
Music: Steve Reich

Performance at Theater Artaud, July 26, 2007
(2007 WestWave Dance Festival)

Digression
Choreography: Les Stuck
Music composed/arranged by Les Stuck
Costumes: Emily Kurashige
Performed by: SF Conservatory of Dance Performance Company,
Summer Lee Rhatigan, Director
Dancers: Miguele de Quadros, Chloe Felesina, Hallie Hunt,
Megan Kurashige, Heather McCalden, and Daisy Phillips

Student Showcase at The Regency Center, July 13 & 14, 2007

Thomas McManus-led study of William Forsythe’s
The Questioning of Robert Scott
Choreography by William Forsythe
—Adapted and set on the students by Thomas McManus
Premièred 1986 by Frankfurt Ballet in Frankfurt, Germany
Music: Thom Willems

The Sixth Offering
Choreography by Cheryl Chaddick
Music specifically composed and recorded by Eli Nelson

Sinfonietta (Choreographic Study)
Choreography by Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred 1978 by Netherlands Dance Theater, Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina
Music: Leos Janácek

Doscongio
Choreography by Robert Moses
—Adapted and set on the students by Tristan Ching
Premièred 1998
Music: Chopin

Dust (Study)
Choreography by Alex Ketley
Music: M. Ward; Feist

Thomas McManus-led study of William Forsythe’s Enemy in the Figure
Choreography by William Forsythe
—Adapted and set on the students by Thomas McManus
Premièred 1989 by Frankfurt Ballet in Frankfurt, Germany
Music by Thom Willems

Arcimboldo 2000 (Choreographic Study)
Choreography by Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred 1995 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the
AT&T Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands
Music: Steve Reich

Hey Boy
Choreography by Alex Ketley
Music: Podcast

Untitled Study
Choreography by Robert Moses
Music: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic; Saul Williams; Volapuk; Bernie Worrell

Weathered
Choreography by Summer Lee Rhatigan with creative
contributions from the dancers
Music specifically composed and recorded by Eli Nelson

Whereabouts Unknown (Choreographic Study)
Choreography by Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred 1993 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the
AT&T Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands
Music: Steve Reich

Student Showcase at Zaccho Dance Theatre, May 18, 2007

Us and Them/One
Choreography: Lawrence Pech
Music: First Movement, various selections from Sacred and Profane by Asia-Haaheim; Second Movement, Geraldine by the Yellowjackets (Live)

Foote
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music: Arthur Foote

Performance at SF State University, January 17, 2007

Careless
Choreography: Alex Ketley
Music: Tar@JMB
Note: The SFCD Performance Company performed as part of the Southwest Regional Conference of the American College Dance
Festival Association

2006

Student Showcase at Zaccho Dance Theatre, December 16, 2006

Careless
Choreography: Alex Ketley
Music: Tar@JMB

Study on Tendu
Choreography: Kaitlyn Ebert
Music composed by Jack Johnson

March 10, 2007
Choreography: Kaitlyn Ebert
Music composed by Devotchka and Mychael Danna

Untitled
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music: Menuetto Serioso, The Violin Music of Arthur Foote,
performed by Kevin Lawrence on violin and Eric Larsen on piano

Hey Boy
Choreography: Alex Ketley
Music: Hey Boy by The Blow

Student Showcase at The Regency Center, August 18, 2006

Careless
Choreography: Alex Ketley
Premiered July 27, 2006 on Program 7 of the WestWave Dance Festival
at Theater Artaud, San Francisco
Music: Tar@JMB
Costumes: Emily Kurashige

Courlan (Excerpt)
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Premiered May 20, 2006 at Zaccho Dance Theater
Music composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Opus 27: Two Piano Sonatas (1801) No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Quasi Una Fantasia, performed by Maurizio Pollini

Lost Line
Choreography: Alex Ketley
Premiered February 24, 2006 at the Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito
Music: Arvo Part with additional collage by Alex Ketley
Note: Performed by The Foundry, Alex Ketley, Artistic Director
SFCD Dancers: Chloe Felesina, Hallie Hunt, Alex Ketley

Student Showcase at The Regency Center, August 11 & 12, 2006

Bella Figura (Excerpt and Choreographic Study)
Choreography: Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred November 12, 1995 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the AT&T Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands
Music by Giuseppe Torrelli, Concerto Grosso, No. 6 in G Minor: Grave

Cross Section
Choreography: Christian Burns
Music: Les Stuck, J.S. Bach

Ideograms
Choreography: Cheryl Chaddick
Music composed and performed by Daniel Berkman

Porch Dining
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan and Chloe Felesina
Music specifically composed and recorded by Eli Nelson

The State of Annihilation
Choreography: Robert Moses
—Set on the students by Tristan Ching
Premiered March 4, 1997 by Robert Moses’ KIN at Theater Artaud,
San Francisco
Music: Cesar Franck

Arcimboldo (Excerpt and Choreographic Study)
Choreography: Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred April 17, 1995 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the
AT&T Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands
Music by Steve Reich

Shard
Choreography: Robert Moses
—Set on the students by Tristan Ching
Premiered March 11, 2001 by Robert Moses’ KIN at the
Cowell Theater, San Francisco
Music: Bonga

Mercy, Mercy, Me
Choreography: Alex Ketley
Music: Gene Chandler, Soul Brothers Six, Marlena Shaw, Wilson Pickett, Joe Simon

Falling Angels (Excerpt and Choreographic Study)
Choreography: Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred November 23, 1989 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the AT&T Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands
Music by Steve Reich, Drumming Part 1, 1970-71

Performance at Theater Artaud, July 27 & 28, 2006
(on Program 7 of the 2006 WestWave Dance Festival)

Careless
Choreography: Alex Ketley
Music: Tar@JMB
Costumes: Emily Kurashige
Performed by: SF Conservatory of Dance Performance Company,
Summer Lee Rhatigan, Director
Dancers: Hadar Ahuvia, Melanie Becktel, Miguele de Quadros,
Kaitlyn Ebert, Maya Hey, Hallie Hunt, Megan Kurashige, Alisha Mitchell, Ashley Taylor, Kacey Wulff, with contributions by Chloe Felesina and Melanie Freeman

Student Showcase at The Regency Center, July 7 & 8, 2006

Simplicity Pattern #1
Choreography: Robert Moses
Music: Changing Opinion by Phillip Glass

The Initial Step
Choreography: Chloe Felesina
Music specifically composed and recorded by Eli Nelson

Collision
Choreography: Alex Ketley in collaboration with the dancers
Music: Collage of John Tavener, Somei Satoh and Oval by Tar@JMB

IMPROV
Live Music by Daniel Berkman

Boogie, Oogie, Oogie
Choreography: Andrea Flores and the dancers
Music by Brooke Valentine, Fabolous & Yo Yo

Watching Score
Choreography: Christian Burns
Music: Collage of Katsura Yamauchi’s Salmo Sax, Rachel’s Systems/Layers, J.S. Bach

Courlan
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Opus 27: Two Piano Sonatas (1801) No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Quasi Una Fantasia, performed by Maurizio Pollini

Diggin’ on James Brown
Choreography: Andrea Flores and the dancers
Music: Diggin’ On James Brown by Tower of Power

Whereabouts Unknown (Excerpt and Choreographic Study)
Choreography: Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred June 1, 1993 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the AT&T Danstheater, The Hague, Netherlands Music by Steve Reich

Student Showcase at Zaccho Dance Theater, May 21, 2006

Sneath
Choreography:
Kaitlyn Ebert
Music: Let it Die by Feist

Rapture Us
Choreography: Lawrence Pech
Music: Stephen Kent from Lights in a Fat City

Careless (Study #1)
Choreography: Alex Ketley
Music: Excerpts from the works of Somei Satoh and John Tavener assembled by Alex Ketley

Improvisation
Live Music by Eli Nelson

2005

Student Showcase at Zaccho Dance Theater, December 17, 2005

Our Funny Side
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music: Burgundy Street Blues by Papa Don’s New Orleans Jazz Band

Intermezzo
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music: Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 33, composed by Camille Saint-Saens Performed by Yo-Yo Ma

Lucifer’s Prance
Choreography: Robert Moses
— Adapted & set on students by Tristan Ching & Tianne Frias
Premiered February 24, 2000 by Robert Moses’ KIN at the
Cowell Theater, SF

Student Showcase at The Regency Center, August 12 & 13, 2005

Wishing
Choreography: Cheryl Chaddick
Live music composed and performed by Daniel Berkman

The Supplicant
Choreography: Robert Moses
Recorded Music: The Heathens

Danza de la Gitano
Choreogrpahy: Alicia Adame & the dancers
Composer: Ernesto Halffter
Pianist: Lucy Hudson

Te Deum
Choreographed: Alex Ketley & Christian Burns with contributions
from the dancers
Recorded Music: Arvo Part

Steam (Excerpts from the Bach Train, first performed December 18, 2004 at Zaccho Dance Theatre, SF)
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Recorded Sounds: The Fading Giant, Sounds of Steam Railroading, Volume 2, O. Winton Link Railway Productions

Symphony of Psalms (Excerpt and Choreographic Study)
Choreography: Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premiered November 24, 1978 by Netherlands Dance Theatre at the Circustheater, Scheveningen, Netherlands
Recorded Music: Igor Stravinsky: Symphonie de Psaumes;
A la Gloire de Dieu

Humble Spirits
Choreography: Mary Carbonara and the dancers. who created all of the movement and spoken text
Music composed by Jim Santi Owen, and performed by the dancers

Bach (with excerpts from the Bach Train, first performed December 18, 2004 at Zaccho Dance Theatre, SF)
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Recorded Music: Unaccompanied Cello Suites, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Yo-Yo Ma
Recorded Sounds: The Fading Giant, Sounds of Steam Railroading, Volume 2, O. Winton Link Railway Productions

Soft Sweet
Choreography: Robert Moses
Recorded Music: Jonathan Norton

Lose Control
Choreography: Andrea Flores and the dancers
Recorded Music: Missy Elliot

The Mane Toss
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Live music composed and performed by Eli Nelson

Study & Developing Techniques
Choreography: Robert Moses
Recorded Music: Vivaldi

Student Showcase at The Regency Center, July 8 & 9, 2005

See S.F. Chronicle review

The Garden Room
Choreography: Cheryl Chaddick
Live Music by Daniel Berkman

Red Company
Live Music by Eli Nelson

Doscongio
Choreography: Robert Moses
Recorded Music: Chopin

Tippin’
Choreography: Andrea Flores and the dancers
Recorded Music: “Din Da Da” by The Roots (remixed)

Untitled Work for 18
Choreography: Mary Carbonara and the dancers
Musical Direction by Jim Santi Owen

Symphony of Psalms (Excerpt and Choreographic Study)
Choreography: Jirí Kylián
—Adapted and set on the students by Glenn Edgerton
Premièred November 24, 1978 by Netherlands Dance Theater at the Circustheater, Scheveningen, Netherlands
Recorded Music: Igor Stravinsky: Symphonie de Psaumes;
A la Gloire de Dieu

Mandala, a Work-in-Progress for 55 Dancers with Drums
Composed & directed by Jim Santi Owen with choreographic input
from dancers

Two
Created collaboratively by Arolyn Williams, Kacey Wulff & Alex Ketley
Recorded Music: Ani DiFranco

Devil Choirs at the Gates of Hell
Choreography: Robert Moses
Recorded Music: Glen Branca

Danza de la Gitana
Choreography: Alicia Adame and the dancers
Composer: Ernesto Halffter
Pianist: Lucy Hudson

Hedda Stern
Choreography: Alex Ketley and Christian Burns
Recorded Music Composed by J.S. Bach, Arvo Pärt

Holla Back … Like That
Choreography: Andrea Flores and the dancers
Recorded Music: “Young’n” by Fabolous ... “Like That” by Memphis Bleek

Student Showcase at Zaccho Dance Theater, May 21, 2005

The Bach Train
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music entitled “Unaccompanied Cello Suites” by J.S. Bach performed by Yo-Yo Ma
Historic steam train recording entitled “The Fading Giant” (Sounds of Steam Railroading, Vol. 2), Produced by O. Winston Link

The Never Attempt
Choreography developed by the students under the direction of Alex Ketley
Music by J.S. Bach
Reading by Lillian Van Cleve
Text from “The Teaching of Classical Ballet: Common Faults in Young Dancers and their Training” (2nd edition), by Joan Lawson

2004

Student Showcase at Zaccho Dance Theater, December 18, 2004

Handel
Choreography: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music: George Frideric Handel

Dreams
Choregraphy: Alex Ketley
Music: Otis Redding

Bach Variation
Choregraphy: Summer Lee Rhatigan
Music: J.S. Bach

Collaboration
Choreography developed by the students
Music composed by Jamie Laflin for bassoon and piano performed by Jamie Laflin and Daniel Berkman

Special Note: The San Francisco Conservatory of Dance is extremely grateful to Mssrs. Kylián and Forsythe for allowing its students the privilege of developing their skill and artistry using excerpts of their choreography as learning tools under the careful tutelage of Glenn Edgerton and Thomas McManus, respectively.

What the press says about our choreographers:

William Forsythe

“one of the most highly regarded choreographers of our time” New York Times; “a man credited with having changed the face of classical dance” ExploreDance.com; “genius for endless movement invention” The Dance Insider; “[Forsythe’s work is] about the possibilities of rearranging space, the way dancers and audiences perceive movement and the sheer excitement of the dance experience” VoiceofDance.com; “an internationally renowned choreographer of audaciously groundbreaking contemporary dance works” Encyclopedia Britannica
Note: Selected excerpts of Mr. Forsythe’s works are adapted and set on Conservatory students by his long-time colleague Thomas McManus, former principal dancer with Frankfurt Ballet.

Jiri Kylian

“one of the greatest choreographers of our age” S.F. Chronicle; “remarkably deep and original” New York Times; “masterful” Chicago Sun-Times; “such an extraordinary creative artist that it is hard to think of dance without him” Sydney Morning Herald; “fills one with awe” The Age (Australia); “among the leading choreographers in the dance world today” The Dance Consortium Limited; “Few choreographers in recent times burst upon the scene with the impact of Jiri Kylian” New York Times
Note: Selected excerpts of Mr. Kylian’s works are adapted and set on Conservatory students by his long-time colleague Glenn Edgerton, former artistic director of Netherlands Dance Theater (currently associate artistic director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago).

Ohad Naharin

“the artistic director of one of the world’s most celebrated dance companies … has been hailed for pioneering some of the most innovative work—and intriguing movement language” The Sydney Herald; “If there is such an entity as the international style in modern dance, it will need to accommodate the movement aesthetic of Ohad Naharin” Voice of Dance; “Ohad Naharin redefines spectacle” The Village Voice; “[Naharin’s] inventive and emotionally generous work packs a potent and poetic life force.” The Pittsburgh Tribune; “one of the most influential contemporary dance makers working in the world today” Houston Ballet
Note: Selected excerpts of Mr. Naharin’s works will be adapted and set on Conservatory students by an emissary from his internationally acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company.

Robert Moses (Robert Moses’ Kin)

… “Superb” Los Angeles Times; “Thrilling” Chicago Sun Times; “Some of the most gorgeous movement on stage anywhere” San Francisco Chronicle

Alex Ketley and Christian Burns (The Foundry)

… “Impessive”…“Dazzling”…“The Foundry is at the vanguard of American dance” San Francisco Chronicle; “penchant for formality imbued with a wild imagination…it draws attention” Dance Magazine

Cheryl Chaddick

“a dance maker of elegance and emotional subtlety” San Francisco Bay Guardian; “deft…engaging…highly amusing” San Francisco Chronicle

Summer Lee Rhatigan (about her dancing)

… “Rhatigan shapes the dance into coherent utterance—enigmatic, yet full of emotion” The Village Voice; “riveting” San Francisco Chronicle; “led…with exciting brio” The New York Times; “exquisitely musical” Oakland Tribune; “commanding presence” Toronto Sun; “radiantly expressive” Bay Area Reporter; “[Rhatigan’s] sensual recklessness soared” San Francisco Examiner; “once the assoluta of the Oakland Ballet and currently filling that role with LINES Ballet” San Francisco Examiner (2000)