UMS Concert Program, January 27, 1984: International Presentations Of Music & Dance -- The Paul Taylor Dance Company

Season: 105th
Concert: Twenty-seventh
Power Center For The Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan

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THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
The Paul Taylor Dance Company
Bettie de Jong Elie Chaib Lila York Linda Kent
Christopher Gillis Susan McGuire Thomas Evert David Parsons
Cathy McCann Kenneth Tosti Karla Wolfangle Kate Johnson
James Karr Raegan Wood Douglas Wright Sandra Stone
Robert Yesselman, Executive Director Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Designer
Donald York, Musical Director Bettie de Jong, Rehearsal Mistress
Paul Taylor, Chairman, Board of Directors
Friday Evening, January 27, 1984, at 8:00
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM
DIGGITY
(First performed in 1978)
Music specially composed by Donald York
Choreography: Paul Taylor Lighting: Mark Litvin
Sets and costumes: Alex Katz
Linda Kent Susan McGuire Thomas Evert Kate Johnson Kenneth Tosti Karla Wolfangle James Karr Raegan Wood
Production made possible, in part, by contributions from The National Endowmentfor the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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The Paul Taylor Dance Company performances this weekend are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Great Lakes Arts Alliance, with the support of the Michigan Council for the Arts and The National Endowmentfor the Arts.
Twenty-seventh Concert of the 105th Season Thirteenth Annual Choice Series
PROFILES (First performed in 1979)
Music specially composed by Jan Radzynski
Choreography: Paul Taylor Design: Gene Moore Lighting: Mark Litvin
Kate Johnson Christopher Gillis Cathy McCann Elie Chaib
Production made possible, in part, by a commission from The American Dance Festival.
INTERMISSION
IMAGES (First performed in 1977)
Music: Claude Debussy Choreography: Paul Taylor Design: Gene Moore Lighting: Mark Litvin
Elie Chaib Christopher Gillis Susan McGuire Cathy McCann Lila York Kenneth Tosti Raegan Wood Sandra Stone
Prelude.................................................................. full cast
Totem Birds....................................... Cathy McCann & Susan McGuirc
Antique Cortege............................................. full cast with Lila York
Totem Dolphins ....................... Elie Chaib, Christopher Gillis, and cast women
Oracle.............................................................Susan McGuirc
Moon Reflections ....................................... Cathy McCann & Elie Chaib
Totem Horses..................................... Christopher Gillis and cast women
Sunburst................................................................. full cast
Selcctions from Images (Book I), Children's Corner Suite, Pour lc Piano.
Production made possible, in part, by contributions from The National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
INTERMISSION
AIRS (First performed in 1978)
Music: G. F. Handel Choreography: Paul Taylor Design: Gene Moore Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Linda Kent Susan McGuire Cathy McCann Kate Johnson Christopher Gillis Thomas Evert David Parsons
1st Movement............................................................. full cast
2nd Movement............................. Linda Kent, Susan McGuirc, Kate Johnson
Christopher Gillis, Thomas Evert, David Parsons
3rd Movement...................................................... Cathy McCann
4th Movement...........................................Linda Kent & David Parsons
5th Movement............................................................. full cast
6th & 1th Movements................................Kate Johnson & Christopher Gillis
8th Movement............................................................. full cast
9th Movement.......................................... Cathy McCann with full cast
?Excerpts from Concerti Grossi, Op. 3, Nos. 2, 3, 4A & B, 6, Alcina, Ariodante, Berenice, and Solomon.
Production made possible, in part, by a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts.
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