ANAHID SOFIAN DANCE COMPANY
35th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
June 28, 29 2014
MANHATTAN MOVEMENT AND ARTS CENTER
248 WEST 60th STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10023
Director/Choreographer: ANAHID SOFIAN
Lighting Design: KIA ROGERS
Guest artists:
NOURHAN SHARIF AND DANCERS, SERA SOLSTICE ENSEMBLE,
CARLOS FITTANTE & ROBIN GILBERT OF SALAM DANCE THEATRE
Musicians:
The Souren Baronian Ensemble:
Souren Baronian - clarinet, kaval, percussion
Robert Boghosian - oud
Zafer Tawil - kanoon, violin
Carmine Guida - percussion
Richard Khuzami - percussion
Mal Stein - percussion
Dancers in alphabetical order:
Marjorie Campos, Patricia Clarke, Patricia Eiben,
Zobeida Ghattas, Kaitlin Hines, Erin Jennings, Linda Lugo,
Sira Melikian. Nadia Maria Michaels, Jean Musacchio,
Natalie Nazario, Tara Quinn, Dena Rosenberg,
Katherine Sandberg, Anahid Sofian, Janeen Stevens, Mia Yamada
Original Show Program PDF:
www.anahidsofianstudio.com/MediaLink/2014-06-35thAnivProgram.pdf
PROGRAM w/start times
PRELUDE
Souren Baronian Ensemble
00:05:35
MOROCCO
Percussion: Souren Baronian Ensemble
Dancers: Marjorie Campos, Patricia Eiben, Kaitlin Hines,
Erin Jennings, Linda Lugo, Jean Musacchio
Tara Quinn, Dena Rosenberg, Janeen Stevens (leader)
00:15:24
RAKS BELEDI
Percussion: Souren Baronian Ensemble
(solos choreographed by the dancers)
Dancers: Patricia Clarke, Katherine Sandberg, Mia Yamada
00:22:00
ODE: A DANCE AT TWILIGHT
Music: Irini Pappas vocals, arrangement by Vangelis
Dancers: Patricia Eiben, Erin Jennings, Linda Lugo, Jean Musacchio,
Anahid Sofian (the spirit), Janeen Stevens
00:29:01
MA'NA
Music: Jamsheid Sharifi
Dancers: Robin Gilbert, Carlos Fittante
00:33:23
GAZLI
Music: Sevara Nazarkhan
Dancers: Zobeida Ghattas, Linda Lugo, Nadia Maria Michaels
NOCTURNAL RITUAL
00:39:12
Part I
Music: excerpts from Bachir Attar's ''The Next Dream"
and "Master Musicians of Jajouka"
Dancers: Marjorie Campos, Patricia Eiben, Linda Lugo, Dena Rosenberg
00:43:05
Part II
Music:
excerpt from ''The Moroccan Spirit""
Dancer: Jean Musacchio
00:51:08
NIGHT SPIRITS
Music: excerpt from "Moroccan Spirit"
Dancers: Zobeida GhaUas, Kaitlin Hines, Erin Jennings,
Natalie Nazario, Tara Quinn (soloist), Dena Rosenberg
INTERMISSION
00:56:24
COMMUNION
"The Dance," poem by Siamanto; Recited by Rosine Tanashian
Music: "Taroni Oror" Armenian lullaby sung by Hasmik Harutyunyan
Dancers: Zobeida Ghattas, Erin Jennings, Sira Melikian,
Nadia Maria Michaels, Jean Musacchio, Katherine Sandberg,
Janeen Stevens, Mia Yamada
01:08:20
GARDEN OF THE BELOVED
Music from the album Mehraab by Loga Ramin Torkian; vocals by Khosro Ansari
Solo: Anahid Sofian
01:13:11
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
The Souren Baronian Ensemble
01:25:16
NOURHAN SHARIF & DANCERS
EGYPTIAN RAQS SHARQi:
FROM WOMEN'S QUARTERS TO THE STAGE
CHOREOGRAPHY: NOURJlAN SHARIF
MUSIC PART 1: THE SOUREN BARONIAN ENSEMBLE
MUSIC PART 2: "SIT EL HOSEN" BY DR. SAMI FARAG
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR NAGWA FOUAD BY MOHAMMED SULTAN
Dancers: NOURHAN SHARIF WITH PAMELA MIEL AND STEPHENIE SKAFEROWSKY
01:30:09
SERA SOLSTICE ENSEMBLE
FUTURE HUMAN
CHOREOGRAPHY: SERA SOLSTICE
MUSIC: "Up IN THE CLOUDS" BY MIMOSA, "WHAT YOU WANTED TO FEEL"
BY MACHINE DRUM, PIXIELORD REMIX, "PARALLEL JALEBI" BY FOUR TET
Dancers: BRENNA CROWLEY, ALLY HUSSEIN, ZULEIKA MILAN,
KATE RANDALL, HEIDI SINGER, SERA SOLSTICE, SERENA SPEARS
FINALE
Music: The Souren Baronian Ensemble
01:39:49
ALLA TURCA
Dancer: Anahid Sofian
01:43:08
RAKSAT EL BADAWEEN
Dancers: Patricia Clarke, Zobeida GhaUas, Sira Melikian,
Nadia Maria Michaels, Mia Yamada
01:48:55
BOWS
PRODUCTION STAFF:
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: YURIY NAYER
PRODUCTION MGR/STAGE MGR: LAUREN HEDRICK
PRODUCTION ASST: ADAM CAVANAUGH
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR: DANAJEAN CKERCHI
GRAPHICS: GAMILA EL MASRI
PRESS/PUBLICITY; AUDREY Ross
COMPANY MANAGER: SANDRA ADAMS
DANCE CAPTAINS: ZOBEIDA GHATTAS, LINDA LUGO,
MARIA MICHAELS, JEAN MUSACCHIO, JANEEN STEVENS