Southwest Regional Festival 2004

March 13-16, 2004, Scottsdale, Arizona

Gala National Selections

"Here We Are"

Choreographer: Scott Rink (Guest Artist, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities)
Text: Adapted from The Short Story by Dorothy Parker
Costume: Amy Kaufman
Performers: Eva Mohn, Benjamin Rasmussen
Narrators: Rob Leadley, Mariah Meyer

"Ashes of Leafs"

Choreographer: Jeremy Hahn (Student, Loyola Marymount University)
Music: Army of Me, by Bjork
Costume: Jeremy Hahn
Performers: Jeremy Hahn

"Cells"

Choreographer: Mike Esperanza (Guest Artist, California State University, Fullerton)
Music: Philip Glass
Costume: Kendra Curtis
Performers: Sherionne Cassel-Coleman, Stephen Di Schiave, F. Nicholas Factoran, Tiffany Jones, Courtney Ozovek, Crystal Regueiro

"Drawn"

Choreographer: Leanne Schmidt (Graduate Student, Arizona State University)
Music: I Thought You Said Sherbet, by David First
Costume: Leanne Schmidt
Performers: Rayn Hookala, Amanda Porterfield

Alternate: "Tango Caliente"

Choreographers: Stephanie Powell, Donald Laney (Graduate Students, University of California, Irvine)
Music: Fugata, by Astor Piazolla, performed by Yo Yo Ma
Performers: Donald Laney, Stephanie Powell

Dance Magazine Award Nominees:

Student Choreographer: Leanne Schmidt, Arizona State University
Student Performer: Stephen Di Schiave, California State University, Fullerton

Gala Concert Selections

Please arrive at the theatre 20 minutes before your scheduled tech time.

PieceTime
Tango Caliente 12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
Ashes of Leafs 12:30 pm - 12:55 pm
Seven for Dinner 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm
It's About Time 1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Cells 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm
Life Storm 2:30 pm - 2:55 pm
Door One, Left 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm
Drawn 3:30 pm - 3:55 pm
Love, Beauty and a Few... 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Here We Are 4:30 pm - 4:55 pm