Small Gifts
Small Gifts
Small Gifts
Premiere Dates: December 3 - 6, 2020
Direction & Choreography by Melanie Stewart
Videography by David Cimetta
Lighting Design by Robert A. Thorpe
Set Design by Dirk Durossette
Costume Design by Jamie Grace-Duff
Technical Direction by Tom Fusco
Assistant Technical Direction by Dominick Bottinelli
Music Recording/Engineering by Jeffery Hiatt
A dance/video production offered as gestures of hope in a time of isolation and revolution brought about by both the COVID-19 crisis and a nation-wide reckoning with racial injustice. Featuring eleven Rowan University dance majors performing original choreography, edited together with solo performances by music majors playing contemporary and baroque violin and viola. A co-production of the Rowan University Department Theatre & Dance and Dance Extensions.
Banner Image: David Cimetta
VIEW PROGRAM A
PROGRAM A
Gregory Williams
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata No. 2 in A minor
Andante (Repeat) and Allegro Performed by Alexander Covelli, violin
Abigail Lamb
Music: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Elegy
Performed by Ian Hipps, viola
Lesleigh Emmanuel
Music: Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) Chahagir
Performed by Ian Hipps, viola
Skyler Gonzolez
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Suite No. 3 in C Major
Bourree I and II, Allemande, Sarabande Performed by Ian Hipps, viola
Gabrielle Langevine
Music: Henrich Biber (1644-1704) Passacaglia
Performed by Alexander Covelli, violin
Kaya Snow
Music: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Fantasia No. 7 for solo violin
Performed by Alexander Covelli, violin
VIEW PROGRAM B
PROGRAM B
Amanda Drayton
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata No. 2 in A minor
Andante and Allegro Performed by Alexander Covelli, violin
Rachel Dunn
Music: Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) Chahagir Performed by Ian Hipps, viola
Danielle Silverstien
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Suite No. 3 in C Major Prelude
Bourree I and II, Sarabande Performed by Ian Hipps, viola
Kate Wilburn
Music: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Fantasia No. 7 for solo violin
Performed by Alexander Covelli, violin
Heather DeSanto
Music: Henrich Biber (1644-1704) Passacaglia
Performed by Alexander Covelli, violin
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