Auditorium Theatre 2021-2022, Issue 5, Giordano

AUDITORIUM THEATRE :: GIORDANO DANCE CHICAGO | 9 Shirt Off My Back | 2015 Choreography: Ray Mercer Music: Max Richter, Ólafur Arnalds, Bongi Duma Lighting Design: Kevin Dreyer Costume Design: Branimira Ivanova Pas de Deux: Amanda Hickey and Fernando Rodriguez Dancers: Ashley Downs, Ryan Galloway, Rosario Guillen, Adam Houston, Skyler Newcom, Onjélee Phomthirath, Katie Rafferty, Erina Ueda, Eduardo Zambrana Shirt Off My Back was made possible, in part, by contributors to the Giordano Choreography Fund and the Kevin Flynn Memorial, and by the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. Retroverse | 2022 Choreography: Autumn Eckman Music Composition: Dan Myers (commissioned score) Mixing and Editing: Scott Steiner Music Performance: Dan Myers (instruments and vocals); Kaia String Quartet (Victoria Moreira, Naomi Culp, Amanda Grimm, and Hope DeCelle); Joseph Ayoub (Bass) Lighting Design: Jacob Snodgrass Costume Design: Nathan Rohrer Dancers: Ashley Downs, Ryan Galloway, Rosario Guillen, Amanda Hickey, Adam Houston, Skyler Newcom, Onjélee Phomthirath, Katie Rafferty, Fernando Rodriguez, Erina Ueda Retroverse was made possible, in part, by the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. What if we could pause time to reexamine our past and remind ourselves of the essential power of human-to-human interaction? Retroverse was created in honor of Pamela Crutchfield for her outstanding support of Giordano Dance Chicago and the entire Chicago Dance Community. Pyrokinesis | 2007 Choreographer: Christopher Huggins Music: George Winston, United Future Organization Lighting Design: Kevin Dreyer Costume Design: Branimira Ivanova Dancers: Ashley Downs, Ryan Galloway, Rosario Guillen, Amanda Hickey, Adam Houston, Skyler Newcom, Onjélee Phomthirath, Katie Rafferty, Erina Ueda, Eduardo Zambrana Pyrokinesis was originally funded, in part, by Pamela Crutchfield and the Boeing Corporation. 2008 Black Theater Alliance Award for “Best Choreography.”