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Harlem Stomp (2020)
Created, Choreographed, and Directed by Josette Wiggan-Freund in collaboration with the Performers
Original Music by Aaron Marcellus, Gregory Richardson, and Nicholas Van Young
Lighting Design by Kathy Kaufmann
Sound Design by Christopher Marc
Videography and Editing by Ehud Lazin
Performed by Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, Christopher Broughton, Elizabeth Burke, Donovan Dorrance, Michelle Dorrance, Jabu Graybeal, Luke Hickey, Rena Kinoshita, Aaron Marcellus, Carson Murphy, Gregory Richardson, Byron Tittle, Matthew "Megawatt" West, Joseph Wiggan, Josette Wiggan-Freund, and Nicholas Van Young
Sugar Rum Cherry (2019)
Excerpt from “...The Nutcracker Suite…”
Created by Michelle Dorrance, Hannah Heller, Josette Wiggan-Freund
”Sugar Rum Cherry” Choreographed and Directed for Film by Josette Wiggan-Freund
Music: “Nutcracker Suite” Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. Ellington/Strayhorn
By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner
Lighting Design by Kathy Kaufmann
Costume Design by Andrew Jordan
Sound Design by Christopher Marc
Videography and Editing by Ehud Lazin
Sugar Rum Cherry Josette Wiggan-Freund
Sugar Rum Blossoms Elizabeth Burke, Carson Murphy, and Maddie Murphy
Holiday House Jam (2020)
Directed by Michelle Dorrance
Videography by Michelle Dorrance with Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie and Luke Hickey
Original Music by Donovan Dorrance, Aaron Marcellus, Gregory Richardson, and Nicholas Van Young
Sound Design by Christopher Marc
Choreographed, Improvised and Performed by Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, Christopher Broughton, Elizabeth Burke, Warren Craft*, Donovan Dorrance, Michelle Dorrance, Jabu Graybeal, Luke Hickey, Rena Kinoshita, Aaron Marcellus, Carson Murphy, Gregory Richardson, Byron Tittle, Matthew "Megawatt" West, Josette Wiggan-Freund, and Nicholas Van Young
Harlem Stomp and Holiday House Jam were created during a residency at Jacob’s Pillow, made possible through major support provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Harlem Stomp and Sugar Rum Cherry were filmed at The Clemente Center and Holiday House Jam was filmed in the Perles Family Studio at Jacob’s Pillow, all in full compliance with COVID-19 protocols.
“…The Nutcracker Suite…” was commissioned and created, in part, with the support of The Joyce Theater Foundation’s Artist Residency Center, made possible by lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Howard Gillman Foundation, LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
“…The Nutcracker Suite…” was co-commissioned by Global Arts Live, with support from Eric Klotch and Catherine Owens, Global Arts Live is a not for profit presenting organization located in Cambridge, MA; The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, Director Seth Soloway; and University of Connecticut, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.