Auditorium Theatre 2019-2020 Alvin Ailey

MARCH 4-8, 2020 | ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER | 3 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 @ 7:30PM and SATURDAY, MARCH 7 @ 2PM BUSK (2009, Ailey premiere 2019) Choreographed and Directed by Aszure Barton Staged by Jonathan Alsberry Music by various artists Costumes by Michelle Jank Lighting and Stage Design by Nicole Pearce PROGRAM A WED MARCH 4 @ 7:30PM Khalia Campbell, Patrick Coker, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins, James Gilmer, Jacquelin Harris, Yazzmeen Laidler, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Chalvar Monteiro, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Courtney Celeste Spears, Brandon Woolridge SAT MARCH 7 @ 2PM Hope Boykin, Clifton Brown, Patrick Coker, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, James Gilmer, Jacqueline Green, Renaldo Maurice, Danica Paulos, Belen Indhira Pereyra, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Miranda Quinn, Courtney Celeste Spears, Brandon Woolridge Created by Aszure Barton & Artists in 2009, BUSK was conceived at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara during a residency hosted by Dianne Vapnek’s DANCEworks. The work was then further developed in residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Alberta, Canada). BUSK , in its original form, is an evening-length work. BUSK was originally made possible by generous support from DANCEworks, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and the Ringling International Arts Festival, with John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in association with the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Additional support also provided by White Oak Conservation Center, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Leadership support for the Company premiere of BUSK is provided by Melinda & Paul Pressler and Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer. Aszure Barton received her formal dance training from Canada’s National Ballet School, where she helped originate the Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Showcase as a student. She has been creating dances for more than 25 years and has collaborated with celebrated dance artists and companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Teatro alla Scala, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Nederlands Dans Theater, National Ballet of Canada, Martha Graham Dance Company, Bayerisches Staatsballett, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Sydney Dance Company, and Houston Ballet, among others. Her works have been performed on countless international stages including the Palais Garnier, Mariinsky Theater, The Kennedy Center, The Alicia Alonso Grand Theater, and Lincoln Center. She has received accolades and honors including the prestigious Arts & Letters Award, joining the ranks of Oscar Peterson, Karen Kain, and Margaret Atwood. She was the first Martha Duffy resident artist at the Baryshnikov Arts Center and is an official ambassador of contemporary dance in Canada. She is the founder of Aszure Barton & Artists, an inter- disciplinary international dance project. As an educator, Ms. Barton is regularly invited to collaborate with and give workshops at universities and art institutions around the globe. “Euridice,” words and music by Marcus Vinicius da Cruz de M. Morales, copyright © Universal Music – MGB Songs (ASCAP); “Ett Bondbrollop,” composed by August Soderman; “Plume” by Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin, from the album Vjola: World of Four Strings, Kapustnik Records, Copyright © 2006; “Kung Liljekonvalje,” composed by Camille Saint-Saëns; “Queen Elizabeth Whistle” and “All is loneliness,” written by Louis T. Hardin, used by special arrangement with Concord Music, Inc., on behalf of Prestige Music. All Rights Reserved; “Queen Elizabeth Whistle,” composed by Moondog; “All is loneliness,” composed by Moondog; “Amusements”, composed by Daniel Belanger; “Salterelle,” composed by Camille Saint-Saëns. INTERMISSION