EXCUSIONS
Choreographer: Fred Stickler
Dancer: Bill Evans
Music: Samuel Barber
Speak/EASY
Choreographer: Adrienne Wilson
Dancers: Sarah Elizabeth Alexander, Brittany Allan, Dominique Anderson, Brittany Kinsaul, Amy LaRue, Natalie Masiuk, Jana McLung, Katie Norton, Lisa Vogel
Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher and K7
ONLY ONE
Choreographer: Josh Hilberman
Dancer: Adrienne Wilson
Music: Astor Piazzola, Fugata
LATIN LOVELY
Choreographer: Adrienne Wilson
Dancers: Brittany Allan, Frances Gilbert, Jennifer Kerns, Brittany Kinsaul, Jana McLung, Lindsey Holcombe
Music: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Quiet Night of Quiet Stars
TAPPING TOGETHER
Dancers: Bill Evans and Adrienne Wilson
¨ Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson-Signature Routine
Music: McHugh and Fields
¨ Class Act Soft Shoe
Choregraphers: Honi Coles and Cholly Atkins
Music: Duke, LaTouche, Fetter-Taking a Chance on Love
¨ Laura
Choregrapher: Buster Brown
Music: Raskin and Mercer, Laura
¨ A Cappella
Choreographer: Bill Evans
BIOS
THADDEUS DAVIS
Thaddeus Davis was featured in Dance Magazine’s January 2002 issue, as one of “25 To Watch In the World.” The premier of his first choreographic work, Once Before Twice after, was named one of the top ten moments in dance for 2002 by The New York Times, calling it “reassuring evidence of New York’s promising future.” A year later he was the 2003 recipient of the prestigious Choo San Goh Award for Choreography. In 2006 he received the First Prize in Ballet Austin’s New American Talent/Dance Choreography Competition.
Mr. Davis danced with Donald Byrd/The Group for four years, where he served as Mr. Byrd’s assistant. In addition, he has danced with Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, Fukuoka City Ballet, Atlanta Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Fugate/Bahiri Ballet NY (Dance Galaxy). As a teacher and choreographer he has done residencies at The Julliard School, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Butler University, Arizona State University, Ballet Austin Academy, and served as guest faculty at The Alabama School of Fine Arts.
Mr. Davis has created choreographic works for Fugate/Bahiri Ballet NY (Dance Galaxy), Donald Byrd/The Group, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Spectrum Dance Theater, Ballet Austin, Ballet Memphis, Configuration Dance Company, Reflections Dance Company, and Wideman/Davis Dance.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama he began his studies with The Montgomey Civiv Ballet, The Carver Creative Performing Arts Center, and the Alabama Dance Theatre. After graduating high school he studied and danced with Barbara Sullivan’s Atlant Dance Theatre and Dyanne Robinson’s Tuskegee Cultural Arts Center, before attending Butler University where he graduated in 1993 with a BFA in Dance
Mr. Davis is Co-Director of Wideman/Davis Dance.
BILL EVANS
Bill Evans was artistic director of the Bill Evans Dance company (based in Seattle and Albuquerque) for 30 years. BEDC performed in all 50 states, and throughout Mexico and Canada, and was among the most-booked companies in the U.S. for several years under the Dance Touring and Artist-in-the Schools Programs of the National Endowment for the Arts. He founded the Evans Rhythm Tap Ensemble in 1992. He was formerly Artistic Coordinator of Utah’s Repertory Dance Theatre and Artistic director of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers and its professional training program.
He has choreographed more than 200 works for more than sixty professional dance companies throughout the world and been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship, numerous grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and more than seventy other awards form public and private arts agencies in the U.S and Canada. He earned an MFA from the University of Utah and is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst. He has been professor of dance at the Universities of Utah, Washington, Indiana, and New Mexico.
He received the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and two Awards for Excellence in Dance from the Albuquerque Arts Alliance. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Dance Education Organization and produced the 2003 NDEO Conference in Albuquerque. He was awarded the NDEO Lifetime Achievement award in 2005. An article about the international impact of his teaching was featured in the October, 2003 issue of Dance Magazine. He was voted one of the three top American tap dance artists (with Savion Glover and Brenda Bufalino) in the 2004 Dance Magazine readers Poll. His book, Reminiscences of a Dancing Man: A Photographic Journey of a Life in Dance, was published in November 2005.
He is currently serving as a Visiting Professor/Guest Artist at the State University of New York College at Brockport, Department of Dance. He is Professor of Dance Emeritus at the University of New Mexico, permanent guest artist in the Professional Program of Winnipeg’s School of Contemporary Dancers and Artistic Director of the annual Bill Evans Dance Intensives and Evans Technique certification program at SUNY Brockport. He teaches Evans Modern Dance Technique and repertory, rhythm tap, Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals, dance conditioning/applied kinesiology, improvisation, choreography, and dance pedagogy. He still performs solo concerts, most recently at Buffalo State College in August, 2006, and at the Rochester Institute of Technology in September.
TANYA WIDEMAN-DAVIS
Tanya Wideman-Davis has been noted by new York Dance Fax as “ distinctive for the power of her secure pointe work and her personality.” She has received international acclaim, and was given the honor of “Best Female Dancer of 2001-2002” by Dance Europe magazine. Ms. Wideman-Davis has trained with some of the premier schools in the country, starting with The Academy of Music and Movement, The Ruth Page Dance Foundation, The Joffrey Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Chicago City Ballet, and The Dance Theatre of Harlem.
In 1993 she was invited to join Dance Theatre of harlem where she danced works by Balanchine, Glen Tetley, Michael Smuin, Geoffrey holder, John Taras, Billy Wilson, John Alleyne, Alonzo King, Vincent Mantsoe, José Limón, Choo San Goh, and Dwight Rhoden. Ms. Wideman-Davis joined The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago in 1999 where she danced many roles in the company’s vast repertoire. Upon returning to Dance Theatre of Harlem she was named Principal Dancer.
Seeking an experience that required more self-exploration, Ms. Wideman-Davis joined Alonzo Kings Lines Contemporary Ballet in 2002 and there for two seasons before going to work with Donald Byrd at Spectrum Dance Theatre.
As Co-Artistic Director of Wideman/Davis Dance she has assisted in creating new works and setting existing works for Ballet Memphis, Phrenic new Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Fugate/Bahiri Ballet NY, The Julliard School, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Reflexions Dance Company, Alabama School of Fine Arts, and Wideman/Davis Dance.
ADRIENNE WILSON
Adrienne Wilson, director of dAUnce V and Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Auburn University, is a dancer and musician who has been actively pursuing a life in the arts for over 25 years. She has an MFA in choreography and performance from SUNY Brockport, and bachelors and masters degrees in piano performance from Ithaca College. Here choreographic work has most recently been performed at SUNY Brockport, The American College Dance Festival, and at the 2005 NDEO conference in Buffalo, NY. Performance credits include works by Bill Evans, Séan Curran, José Limón, Wallie Wolfgruber, Santo Giglio, Josh Hilberman, and her own choreography. She has studied modern dance with Bill Evans, Santo Giglio, Wallie Wolfgruber, Vicky Uris, Jenny Coogan while taking advantage of special opportunities to participate in residencies with the José Limón Company and Séan Curran. Her work in rhythm tap has been strongly influenced by Bill Evans, Brenda Bufalino, Josh Hilberman, Sarah Petronio, Katherine Kramer, and Drika Overton. Currently, she is exploring and experimenting with the fusion of modern dance and rhythm tap. Other areas of expertise include vernacular jazz, dance for the musical theater, somatics, music for dancers, and dance conditioning.
She has taught on the dance faculties of SUNY Brockport, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Alfred University; and as music faculty at Elmira College. Choreographic and research activities are ongoing with the creation of new work, revisiting existing work and presenting papers at various conferences,
She is a member of the National Dance Educators Organization, Congress on Research in Dance, the International Tap Association, and the Eastwest Somatic network; and a former member of The American Dance Asylum, a post modern dance company specializing in site-specific work.
Although dedicated to dance in higher education, she continues to coach and teach young musicians and to engage in freelance accompanying work in a multitude of venues.
ARTISTIC STAFF
Director: Adrienne Wilson
Costume Designer: Tracy Oleinick
Lighting Designer: A. Lynn Lockrow
Assistant Lighting Designer: Sean Cox
Technical Director: Adriane Bennett
Production Manager and Sound Engineer: Robin Jaffe
PRODUCTION STAFF
Stage Manager: Carrie Crawford
Costume Mistress: Rebecca Holt
Master Electrician: Will Pitzer
Lighting Programmer: Sean Cox
Deck Electricians: Stewart Ives, Gabriel McNabb
Light Board Operator: Will Pitzer
Sound Board Operator: Alex Allen
Scenic Studio:
Scenic Shop First Hand: Vic Bayens
Scenic Studio Student Assistants: Carrie Crawford, Drew Holden, Will Pitzer
Scenic Studio Crew: Emily Abston, Alex Allen, Chris Baldwin, Kent Bearden, Melanie Brown, Jeff Campanella, Carrie Crawford, Jason Hatcher, Mat Hayes, Steven Hendrick, Drew Holden, Cassie Jennings, Ashley Nelson, Katie Nolan, Daniel Ochoa, Will Pitzer, Katie Shade, James Vance, Jared Yennie
Costume Studio:
Costume Shop Manager: Danielle Griffith*
Costume Studio Assistants: Danielle Griffith*, Rebecca Holt
Costume Studio Crew: Brandee Brown, Allie Byram, Katie Clausen*, Brit Cooper, Rebecca Holt, Erin Morrow, Jennie Newman, Brooke Schlosser*
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Marketing Director: Linda Wallner Bell
Office Administrator: Zandra Davis
Ticket Office Manager: Marjorie Teeter
House Manager:
Ticket Office Crew: Emily Brown, Evan Lee, Lindsey Martin, Mariann Wilson
Special Thanks
* Indicates member of Alpha Psi Omega
Mission of the Department of Theatre
In the best tradition of a land-grant University, our department
complements Auburn University's emphasis on broad-based education with a rigorous program of
practical training. The Department's program is exclusively undergraduate with immediate opportunities
for hands-on experience in performance, stage management, design and technical production. Auburn
University Department of Theatre is a laboratory in which our graduates are allowed to experience
multiple aspects of collaborative process of production, to succeed or fail artistically in an atmosphere
that places a premium on process and practicality.
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Next Show/performance:
Metamorphoses
April 10-15 and April 17-21, 2007