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Dance History

- Theatre Arts Program 1980 - 1989


1955-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1990 | 2000-present


1989 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald

Diabelli Variations
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Choreography: Brian Macdonald
Staged by: Annette av Paul

Agon
Music: Igor Stravinsky Agon
Choreography: George Balanchine
Staged by: Victoria Simon

Sequoia
Music: Joan Tower Sequoia
Choreography: Mark Godden (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

Tribute to Betty Farrally
Music: William Walton
Staged by: Brian Macdonald

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1988 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald

Concerto Barocco
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor
Choreography: George Balanchine
Staged by: Victoria Simon

Lignes et Pointes
Music: Pierre Mercure Lignes et Pointes
Choreography: Brian Macdonald & Brydon Paige

Capricciosa
Music: Dietrich Buxtehude La Capricciosa
Choreography: Randy Glynn (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

Jeu de Cartes
Music: Igor Stravinsky Jeu de Cartes
Choreography: Brian Macdonald
Staged by: Annette av Paul

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1987 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald

Gaite Parisienne
Music: Jacques Offenbach
Choreography: Leonid Massine
Staged by: Lorca Massine

Serenade
Music: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra
Choreography: George Balanchine
Staged by: Victoria Simon

Breaks
Music: Wolfgange Amadeus Mozart with variations by Harry Freedman Duo in B Flat No. 2 For Violin and Viola
Choreography: Brian Macdonald

Cloud Garden
Music: Traditional Japanese
Choreography: David Earle (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

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1986 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald

Les Rendezvous
Music: Daniel Auber
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Staged by: Alexander Grant
From Notation: Deborah Chapman

The Four Temperaments
Music: Paul Hindemith Theme and Variations
Choreography: George Balanchine
Staged by: Una Kai

The River and the Wood
Music: Rembert Eques El Rio Y El Bosque
Choreography: Alberto Mendez
Staged by: Laura Alonso

Go Yet Turning Stay
Music: Igor Stravinsky L'Histoire du Soldat (suite)
Choreography: Christopher House (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

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1985 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald

Graduation Ball
Music: Johann Strauss
Choreography: David Lichine
Staged by: Brydon Paige

Canto Indio
Music: Carlos Chavez Sinfonia India
Choreography: Brian Macdonald
Staged by: Annette av Paul

Double Quartet
Music: Franz Schubert; R. Murray Schafer
Choreography: Brian Macdonald

Notturni
Music: John McCabe Notturni ed Alba
Choreography: Constantin Patsalas (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

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1984 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald

Facade
Music: Sir William Walton
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Staged by: Alexander Grant

Hangman's Reel
Music: Traditional French Canadian folk music
Choreography: Brian Macdonald

The Black Swan Pas de Deux from Act III of Swan Lake
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Lev Ivanov & Marius Petipa
Stage by: Laura Alonso

Sacra Conversazione
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Reuquiem K626
Choreographer: David Earle

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1983 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald

Findings
Music: J.S. Bach; Serge Garant
Choreography: Brian Macdonald

Lancez Votre Reve
Music: Alan Parsons Project, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays (collage of)
Choreography: Eva Von Gencsy

Constellation I
Music: Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux
Choreography: Martine Epoque (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

William Tell Pas De Deux
Music: Giaccomo Rossini
Choreography: August Bournonville
Staged by: Laura Alonso

Les Patineurs
Music: Giacomo Meyerbeer
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Staged by: Robyn Hughes

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1982 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald

Pineapple Poll
Music: Gilbert & Sullivan H.M.S. Pinafore & The Pirates of Penzance arranged by Sir Charles MacKerras
Choreography: John Cranko
Staged by: Reid Anderson

Don Quixote Pas de Deux
Music: Leon Minkus
Choreography: Maurius Petipa
Staged by: Laura Alonso

Aimez-Vous Bach
Music: J.S. Bach
Choreography: Brian Macdonald

Light Falling
Music: Vangelis Papathanassiou
Choreography: Stephanie Ballard (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

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1981 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Head - Brian Macdonald, Betty Farrally

Konservatoriet
Music: H.S. Paulli
Choreography: August Bournonville
Staged by: Anette Amand

Remembrance of Things to Come
Music: Johannes Brahms Neues Liebeslieder Waltzes
Choreography: Larry Hayden

Suspended Swing
Music: Ari Snyder
Choreography: Peter George

Acoustic Noose
Music: Bach Brandenburg Concerto #4
Choreography: Jennifer Mascall (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

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1980 FESTIVAL DANCE

Program Heads - Frank Bourman, Betty Farrally, Arnold Spohr

Sparks
Music: Quenten Doolittle
Choreography: Renald Rabu (Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award recipient)

Majisimo
Music: Jules Massenet
Choreography: Jorge Garcia

Time Out Of Mind
Choreography: Brian Macdonald

The Venetian Twins
Choreography: Larry Hayden

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