UMS Concert Program, November 17, 1980: The Feld Ballet --

Season: 102nd
Concert: Twenty-second
Power Center For The Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan

THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
The Feld Ballet
Gloria Brisbin Patrick Cea Timothy Cronin Richard Fein Eliot Feld
Judith Garfinkel Mindy Gars Zvi Gotheiner Elizabeth Hall
Kenneth Hughes Cheryl Jones Jamie Cohen Tom Lemanski
Remus Marcu Linda Miller Gregory Mitchell Megan Murphy
Jacqueline O'Dell Traci Owens Mary Randolph Christine Sarry
Jeff Satinoff John Sowinski Catherine Ulissey
Peter Longiaru, Company Pianist Cora Cahan, Executive Director
John H. Paull III, Production Stage Manager
Paul Sutherland, Ballet Master Christine Sarry, Assistant to Mr. Feld Jesse Levine and Gerard Schwarz, Musical Directors
Monday Evening, November 17, 1980, at 8:00
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About the Company
Since its debut in 1974 at the Newman Theater of the New York Shakespeare Festival, The Feld Ballet has earned the reputation as America's newest major classical ballet company. In addition to its New York seasons, the Ballet has toured extensively throughout the United States, and was the official U.S. Bicentennial representative in a nine-week tour of Mexico and Central and South America. Last year the Ballet made its Canadian debut at Ottawa's National Arts Centre and its European debut at the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris, followed by a five-city tour of northern Italy. Also in 1979 the Ballet was featured in the WNETPublic Television series, "Dance in America."
The Feld Studios are located in 20,000 square feet of exceptional loft space in Lower Manhattan. Under the same roof is The New Ballet School, associate school of The Feld Ballet, opened in 1978 as a tuition-free, professional ballet training program for gifted and talented children in the New York City public schools. The School now has 175 students', nine of these children made their performing debut in Feld's "Papillon" in August 1979, and two of the students just made their debut in his "Scenes for the Theater" in August 1980.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Eliot Feld began performing at age twelve. At sixteen he joined the Broadway cast of "West Side Story" and appeared as Baby-John in the movie version. He has danced with the companies of Pearl Lang, Sophie Maslow, Mary Anthony, and Donald MacKayle, and with the American Ballet Theatre and American Ballet Company. He has created ballets for the American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Company, Royal Danish Ballet. Joffrey Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and The Feld Ballet, totaling 33 since 1967. Thirteen of these have been premiered by his own company.
The Feld Ballet is in Ann Arbor for the third time, bringing to a total of seventeen the rumber of creations performed here by this gifted choreographer and his company. The three performances this week comprise a dance residency under the Dance Touring Program, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for the Arts.
102nd Season -Twenty-second Concert Tenth Annual Choice Series
ANATOMIC BALM
(1980)
Choreography: Eliot Feld
Music: Ragtime
Arrangements: Paul Zukofsky, Violin Robert Dennis, Piano Costumes: Stanley Simmons Lighting Supervision: John H. Paull III
Gloria Brisbin Judith Garfinkel Mindy Gars Elizabeth Hall
Cheryl Jones Linda Miller Megan Murphy Jacqueline O'Dell
Traci Owens Mary Randolph Christine Sarry Catherine Ulissey
American Beauty The Company
Slippery Elm Christine Sarry
Pork 'ri Beans Gloria Brisbin
Pleasant Moments Megan Murphy
Sleepy Hollow The Company
Greenwich Witch Christine Sarry
Pastime Rag The Company
Musical Selections: "American Beauty Rag" by Joseph Lamb, "Slippery Elm Rag" and "Sleepy Hollow Rag" by Clarence Woods, "Pork 'ri Beans" by Luckey Roberts, "Pleasant Moments" by Scott Joplin, "Greenwich Witch" by Zez Confry, "Pastime Rag No. 4" by Artie Matthews.
"Anatomic Balm" is being danced to a special recording by Paul Zukofsky, violinist, and Peter Longiaru, pianist.
A portion of the music used in "Anatomic Balm" was originally recorded on "Paul Zukofsky and Robert Dennis Play Classic Rags" (Vanguard Everyman).
"Anatomic Balm" was made possible with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation.
INTERMISSION
SCENES FOR THE THEATER (1980)
Choreography: Eliot Feld
Music: Aaron Copland
(Music for the Theatre, 1925) Costumes and Scenery: Willa Kim Lighting Supervision: John H. Paull III
THE CAST
The Man.........................................Gregory Mitchell
Newsboy.............................................Jeff Satinoff
Policeman ............................................. Patrick Cea
Children.................................Marcus Felix, Julian Green
Rich Man.........................................Kenneth Hughes
His Wife..........................................Judith Garfinkel
Their Dog..........................................Mary Randolph
Workers..................Timothy Cronin, Zvi Gotheiner, Jamie Cohen
City Slicker.............................................Eliot Feld
Glamour Puss......................................... Traci Owens
Lonely Lady.........................................Gloria Brisbin
Young Couple...........................Linda Miller, Remus Marcu
Marathon Dancers................Jacqueline O'Dell, Thomas Lemanski
Comic .............................................. John Sowinski
Stripper..............................................Cheryl Jones
I Setting the Scene
II On the Street
III
In a Barroom
IV Behind the Scenes
V
Epilogue
"Scenes for the Theater" was made possible with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
INTERMISSION
INTERMEZZO
(1969)
Choreography: Eliot Feld
Music: Johannes Brahms Costumes: Stanley Simmons
Christine Sarry Megan Murphy Linda Miller
Richard Fein John Sowinski Gregory Mitchell
Peter Longiaru, Piano Soloist
"Intermezzo" was originally made possible by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Thurs. Nov. 20
Fri. Nov. 21
Sun. Nov. 23
. Fri. Dec. 12
Mon. Dec. 15
Coming Events
The Feld Ballet..........Tues. Nov. 18
Meadowlark, Scenes for the Theater, Halftime
The Feld Ballet..........Wed. Nov. 19
Anatomic Balm, Circa, Footstep of Air
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio.....
Caribbean Carnival of Trinidad......
Los Angeles Philharmonic Carlo Maria Giulini
New Swingle Singers.........
Rudolf Serkin, Pianist........
Handel's "Messiah"
Friday & Saturday, December 5 & 6, at 8:30 Sunday Afternoon, December 7, at 2:30
in Hill Auditorium
The University Choral Union and University Orchestra Donald Bryant, Conductor
Elizabeth Parcells, Soprano Leonard Johnson, Tenor
Victoria Grof, Contralto Edward Pierson, Bass
Main floor: $7 and $6; First balcony: $4; Second balcony: $3 and $2.
Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" Ballet
The Pittsburgh Ballet performs this traditional Christmas favorite:
Thursday & Friday, December 18 & 19, at 8:00
Saturday, December 20, at 3:00 and 8:00
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets from $5 to $9.
UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
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