Performances
Chiaroscuro (light/shadow) September 2009 - "Chiaroscuro" (light/shadow) showcases dances inspired by contrasting emotional states -- lust, anxiety, frolic, struggle, exhaustion, camaraderie. A series of solo and small group works by choreographer Jennifer Vaughn culminates in the 25-minute, 8-dancer piece, "Fission/Fusion," an exploration of individuality and the bolstering effect of community. Chiaroscuro features T-Bob Bodin Jessica Emmons, Kate Koumantzellis, Joshua McBride, Melissa Schade, Jan Sizer, Chana Smith-Balloffet, and Cristine Tatomer.
Past Performances
Reaching Out for the Unlimited
Inspired by Kate Chopin's, The Awakening, with music by Grammy-winning guitarist/composer, Andrew York. See excerpts on YouTube.
Vaughn Dance Company's adaptation of The Awakening, Reaching Out for the Unlimited, traces the heroine's emotional journey, exploring her relationships with friends, lovers, and the sea. Andrew York's music brings alive the emotional arc of this story with a score that includes new, unpublished pieces and a live performance by York.
Reaching Out for the Unlimited features: Heather Coker, Beth Gamwell Guerrette, Kate Koumantzelis, Joshua McBride, Melissa Schade, Jan Sizer, Chana Smith-Balloffet, Cristine Tatomer, Jennifer Vaughn, Anna Wyckoff.
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Centripetal
November 2007 - a series of solo and small group works culminated in the premiere of Vaughn's 25-minute, 8-dancer piece, Fission/Fusion, an exploration of individuality and the bolstering effect of community. Centripetal also featured Pulse (2003), a hypnotic meditation on yearning; Joshua McBride?s alms to nature, Rock and Water (2007); the angular geometry of Radius of Curvature (2003); the premiere of the dynamic quintet Slide Rule; and Karen Quick's swim through insanity in the Camille Claudel-inspired Danaid (the Weight of Water) (2007).
Centripetal cast: Gayle Davis, Kate Koumantzelis, Joshua McBride, Karen Quick, Jan Sizer, Chana Smith-Balloffet, Cristine Tatomer, Jennifer Vaughn, and Anna Wyckoff.
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Blue Lines
February 2007 - showcasing new material, including the moody duet "Anam"; Joshua McBride in "Rock and Water"; Karen Quick performing the Rodin-inspired "Danaid (the Weight of Water)"; a re-mix of the geometric "Radius of Curvature" (2003); as well as a preview of the first third of the work-in-progress "Fission/Fusion". Blue Lines also featured Vaughn's epic work "Isosceles" (2005).
Blue Lines cast: Gayle Davis, Emily Leicham, Joshua McBride, Karen Quick, Lisa Remington, Jan Sizer, Chana Smith-Balloffet, Cristine Tatomer, and Anna Wyckoff.
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Open
December 2005 - the company's debut showcase performance Open offered samples of Vaughn's earlier work, Bolero and Pulse, featured a seductive solo by Karen Quick and a fierce yet playful duet by Joshua McBride and Chana Smith-Ballofet. The second act of Open premiered the 26-minute epic work Isosceles, which portrays the emotional complexity of a love triangle played out over a single day.
Open cast: Gayle Davis, Emily Leicham, Joshua McBride, Karen Quick, Jan Sizer, Chana Smith-Balloffet, Jennifer Vaughn, and Anna Wyckoff.