John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Millennium Stage Program

Three world premieres! The Wedding Guest featured dancers from Swarthmore College, and an original score by Thomas Whitman to tell the story of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Could’ve Been, a duet set to Nina Simone, expressed the emotional toll that occurs when a relationship is unraveling. 3 Minutes Max: What is a Lie? built on Agora’s three minute dance mashup format to have each choreographer explore the same theme: What is a Lie? Curator, Sam Horning, help to tie these various interpretations together.

The Wedding Guest

Choreography: Olivia Sabee with the dancers

Original Score: Thomas Whitman

Costume Design & Production: Tara Webb

Albatrosses: Beth Griffin | Robert Rubama

The Ancient Mariner: Ian Palmer*

The Wedding Guest: Chandra Moss-Thorne

Crew: Louisa Carman* | Katie Knox* | Tori Knox*

Water/Slimy Creatures: Louisa Carman* | Lia D’Alessandro* | Sophie Gray-Gaillard* | Katie Knox* | Tori Knox* | Marion Kudla*

Music Ensemble: Chris DiSanto, clarinets | Amelia Erskine, harp | Catherine Kei Fukuda, violin | Kim Kahng, piano | Thomas Whitman, cello and percussion

*Swarthmore College Dance Program Students

Could’ve Been

Choreography: Tarik O’Meally

Music: Nina Simone

Costumes: Catherine Roth

Dancers: Jaya Bond | David Deegan

3 Minutes Max 2018: What is a Lie?

Curation: Sam Horning

Choreography: Sandra C. Atkinson | Sara Herrera | Debbie Maciel | Orange Grove Dance | Juliana Ponguta | Erica Rebollar | Vincent Thomas | Robert Woofter

Music: Sandra C. Atkinson with text by Alan Watts, Cabaret Nocturne, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté, Ali Farka Touré, Carl Orff, Dylan Glatthorn with text by Matt Reeves, Atahualpa Yupanqui

Costumes: Catherine Roth

Dancers: Jaya Bond | David Deegan | Melissa Lineburg | Gabriel Mata | Taylor Pasquale | Catherine Roth

Stage Manager: Patrick Landes

Premiere: April 27, 2018 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C.