Auditorium Theatre 2018-19 Issue 2 Trinity Irish Dance Company

2 | TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY | FEBRUARY 2, 2019 PROGRAM SOLES (2018) Choreography: Mark Howard Contributing Choreography: Michael Donnellan, Michael Gardiner Additional Movement: Chelsea Hoy, Courtney D’Angelo, Aaron Wolf Costumes: Courtney D’Angelo Music: Mark Howard, Christopher Kulwin Lighting: Al Crawford “When the soles of your shoes have worn off, you’re back on your feet again.” – Michael Howard, father of Founding Artistic Director Mark Howard DRUNKEN SAILOR (WORLD PREMIERE) Choreography : Mark Howard Additional Movement : The Company Danced by: Paige Turilli, Ali Doughty, Michael Fleck, and Aaron Wolf Musical Arrangement : Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) Band and Mark Howard All tunes are traditional except “ Arragh Mountains” by Paddy O’Brien from Nenagh. Lighting: Al Crawford Fiddle prodigy Jake James meets solo World Champions Paige Turilli and Ali Doughty (who have cumulatively won six titles), along with Michael Fleck and Aaron Wolf. JOHNNY (1991) Choreography: Mark Howard Costumes: Birgit Rattenborg Wise Music: Mike Kirkpatrick with Liz Carroll Lighting: Al Crawford Sponsored by Bill Borchert Larson. Special thanks to the young guests from local Irish dance schools. Created for and premiered by Trinity on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at NBC Studios Burbank in California on March 15, 1991. A STORM ( musical interlude ) Music: Brendan O’Shea A NEW DAWN (2018) Choreography: Mark Howard and Richard Griffin Additional Movement: MacKenzie Holland and Michelle McNamara Costumes: Shamrock Stitchery Music: Winston Damon with Liz Carroll Lighting: Al Crawford At the dawn of May, a platoon of tall beautiful women landed on Irish shores. Warriors all...they had come from Spain. BLACK ROSE (2004) Choreography: Mark Howard Costumes: Birgit Rattenborg Wise Music: Winston Damon with Liz Carroll Lighting: Al Crawford Sponsored by Bill Borchert Larson. A commanding full ensemble piece that begins from a whisper to a scream. Centered by “Big Horse”, a 120-year-old Irish Lambeg drum.