5th Annual Beta Dance Festival

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Phoenix Center for the Arts presents the fifth annual Beta Dance Festival, September 22 & 23, 2018, at the Phoenix Center for the Arts Third Street Theater. Beta will feature innovative and captivating dance works submitted by local dance artists and companies. Two unique performances - see below for details.

Beta Dance Festival celebrates and strengthens the diverse, multi-faceted Valley dance community through the showing and sharing of new works across a multiplicity of dance forms and genres!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 7:00PM:

CONCERTO IN HOUSE MAJOR
COMPANY: OPENDANCEAZ
CHOREOGRAPHY: CONCEPT - MICHÈLE CEBALLOS MICHOT*;CHOREOGRAPHY - COLLECTIVE
PERFORMED BY: ARIANNA CASILLAS, ARYNN AKRIDGE, COREY WEISS, ERIN MCCORMACK, ERIK CANALES, GEORGE JOHNSON, JENNIFER ESCAMILLA, KIM DE SOTO, MICHELE CEBALLOS MICHOT*, SAMANTHA LUPASCU**
SOUND/MUSIC: CONCERTO IN HOUSE MAJOR- ALLAN JAMISEN
POEM: CHOICES BY BARBARA LEE
WEBSITE: FACEBOOK.COM/OPENDANCEAZ
FACE YOUR FEARS, THE CHOICE IS YOURS

TO BE ALONE
CHOREOGRAPHER/PERFORMER: CHELSEA NEISS
MUSIC: GNOSSIENNE NO.3 AND GNOSSIENNE NO.4 BY ERIK SATIE
"IT IS YOUR WORK IN LIFE THAT IS THE ULTIMATE SEDUCTION" - PICASSO

ROGUE
COMPANY: ROSENKRANS DANCE
CHOREOGRAPHER: ANGELA ROSENKRANS
DANCERS: RASHAWN HART, ANNA JONES
MUSIC: TEK DEM BY CADEZA AND LAPANGA
WHEN ELEPHANTS GO ROGUE

COLOR WITHOUT SIGHT
CHOREOGRAPHER: FRANKIE HENDERSON
PERFORMERS: AMY SYMONDS AND SPENCER DENNIS
MUSIC: EPOCH BY CHRISTOPHER BISSONNETTE

DYNASTY
CHOREOGRAPHER/PERFORMER: RYLEE LOCKER
CINEMATOGRAPHER: JUSTIN VILLALOBOS
EDITING: JUSTIN VILLALOBOS IN COLLABORATION WITH RYLEE LOCKER
MUSIC: DOPE DICK DEALER BY LSDXOXO
DYNASTY IS AN EXPLORATION OF VOICE THROUGHVOGUE MOVEMENT TO FIND INDIVIDUALITY

NATION
CHOREOGRAPHER/PERFORMER: MICHELLE MARJI
MUSIC: NATION BY KRISTIAN S. RODRIGUEZ
KRISTIAN S. RODRIGUEZ IS A COMPOSER BASED IN PHOENIX, AZFOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT KRISTIANSRODRIGUEZ.COM

RADICALLY US
CHOREOGRAPHER: SUSANNAH KEITA WITH IMPROVISATIONS BY THE CAST
MUSIC: MIKE MAGO, BLOOD ORANGE, BASEMENT JAXX
SOUND EDITING: SEAN LUSK
PERFORMERS: CASSANDRA MCGEHEE, DOMINIQUE BROWN, ELLIE SHELDON, GRACE VALEGA, JULIA GERINGER, MADELINE BOSSE,MELISSA MORALES, JOANNA AGUIRRE
WEBSITE: SUKIEDANCE.COM
TO ALL WHO CLAIM JAZZ IS DEAD, I INSIST JAZZ LIVES.YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR IT. #NEOJAZZ

~ 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION ~
THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW CONTAINS CONTENT FOR MATURE AUDIENCES. FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ADVISED TO LEAVE AT INTERMISSION.

BENEATH MY SEX
CHOREOGRAPHY: SAMANTHA LUPASCU**
DRAMATURGY: GINA JUREK
PERFORMERS: SAMANTHA LUPASCU**, ALLYSON YODER,ALICIA NASCIMENTO-CASTRO, JULIE AKERLY
MUSIC: ORIGINAL SCORE BY DAVID WIERSCH, POEM BY GINA JUREK
WEBSITE: SAMANTHAWL.WIXSITE.COM/WEBSITE-1
THIS WORK IS BASED ON WOMEN’S ACCOUNTS OF EXPERIENCING PELVIC PAININ A SOCIETY AND MEDICAL SYSTEM THATDOESN’T VALUE FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION OR DESIRE

REVERIE DISTORT
CHOREOGRAPHY: NICOLE L OLSON
VIDEOGRAPHY: REMBRANDT QUIBALLO
MUSIC: MILES, DORIS DAY
DANCERS: ASHLEY BAKER, NICOLE L OLSON, RIANNA RHOADS
REMBRANDTQUIBALLO.COM
THE EPIC DOS
ARTIST: CRUZ CONTROL COLLECTIVE
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: FELIX CRUZ** AND DANCERS
PERFORMED BY: REBECCA WITT, ERIKA GUTIERREZ, LYNETTE ZARIFIAN,TIFFANY "JONESY" WHITE, SANDRA SCHOENEWALD, KARION HOUSTON,ELLE SPINELLI, DIENAE HUNTER
SOUND/MUSIC: GOD IS A WOMAN BY ARIANA GRANDE; WTP BY TEYANA TAYLOR; FIERCE BY AZEALIA BANKS; THE LIGHT IS COMING BY ARIANA GRANDE
WEBSITE: CRUZCONTROLCOLLECTIVE.COM
"IF I CAN'T BE DARING IN MY WORK OR THE WAY I LIVE MY LIFE,THEN I REALLY DON'T SEE THE POINT OF BEING ON THIS PLANET." -MADONNACONTENT WARNING: THIS PIECE CONTAINS NUDITY

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, 2:00PM:

SHOPSKA RUCHENITSA
COMPANY: BALKANIK DANCE
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: TANYA DIMITROV
PERFORMED BY: BALKANIK DANCE CHILDREN’S ENSEMBLE
SOUND/MUSIC: "HORTSE" (COMPOSER UNKNOWN),"SHOPKA RUCHENITSA" BY PHILIP KUTEV

KITKA S GRAOVETS
COMPANY: BALKANIK DANCE
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: TANYA DIMITROV
PERFORMED BY: BALKANIK DANCE ADULT ENSEMBLE
SOUND/MUSIC: "KARAKACHANSKO"- ORLIN PAMUKOV, "SHIRTO" -PHILIP KUTEV,"MALESHEVSKO HORO" - PHILIP KUTEV, “TRAKISICA RUCHENITSA" -NIKOLA GANCHEV, "GRAOVSKO HORO"- PHILIP KUTEV

COME TO THE DARKSIDE
COMPANY: CAZO DANCE
CHOREOGRAPHY: BRIDGETTE BORZILLO
PERFORMERS: DOMINIQUE BAILEY, LEO CAUDILLO, BRANDON FARRER,MALIKAH FERNANDEZ, RACHAEL HAUG, MARTHA HERNANDEZ,MORIAH KELLDORF, BRAYAN PEREZ, CHEYENNE YOST
MUSIC: CATHERYN’S PEAK BY BOYS NOIZE
WEBSITE: CAZODANCE.COM
WHEN TEMPTATION IS UPON YOU, HOW LONG CAN YOU RESIST BEFORE IT ULTIMATELY CONSUMES YOUR EVERY THOUGHT, BREATH AND ACTION?

DOWNWARD PRESSURE
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: JENNY GERENA
PERFORMERS: JENNY GERENA, FRANKIE HENDERSON,
MICHELLE MARJI, KIARA NAVA, AMY SYMONDS
MUSIC: STCTS BY BORA YOON & BEN FROST, SANGRE Y MATEOBY MURCOF
WEBSITE: JENNYGERENA.COM

ZOETIC
COMPANY: JAMOVEMENT
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: JULIE AKERLY
PERFORMED BY: JULIE AKERLY, RUBY MORALES, FELIX CRUZ, ALICIA NASCIMENTO-CASTRO
SOUND/MUSIC: STEADY JAM BY SAD CITY
WEBSITE: JAMOVEMENT.COM/ZOETIC
ZOETIC MEANS OF OR PERTAINING TO LIFE: THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, THE LONELINESS THAT FOLLOWS, THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE LIVES WE HAVE LIVED, THE LOVES WE HAVE FORMED AND THE LOVE WE HAVE LOST.NIGHT OF THE SULTANS
PERFORMER/CHOREOGRAPHER: TANYA DIMITROV
SOUND/MUSIC: UNKNOWN

POSSESSIONS
CHOREOGRAPHY: LILIANA GOMEZ* IN COLLABORATION WITH DANCERS
SPOKEN WORD: RASHAAD THOMAS
PERFORMERS: RAJI GANESAN, RUBY MORALES AND MIGUEL JARILLO PEDRAZA
MUSIC: BUDDAH BLUES
EVERYONE IN OUR CREATIVE PROCESS WAS ABLE TO ADD TO THIS WORK, WE WORKED
IN COMMUNITY AND RESEARCHED THE CHOICES MADE TO CREATE THIS PIECE

MUSIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: DREAMS OF ARABIAMUSIC & DANCE ENSEMBLE (COLLECTIVE)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: MAHIN*
PERFORMERS: NAIA ABAL, NERISSA, SASHA AND MAHIN*
WHEN DANCERS TAKE THE MUSIC INTO THEIR OWN HANDS...

~ 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION ~
THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW CONTAINS CONTENT FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ADVISED TO LEAVE AT INTERMISSION.

BENEATH MY SEX
CHOREOGRAPHY: SAMANTHA LUPASCU**
DRAMATURGY: GINA JUREK
PERFORMERS: SAMANTHA LUPASCU**, ALLYSON YODER,ALICIA NASCIMENTO-CASTRO, JULIE AKERLY
MUSIC: ORIGINAL SCORE BY DAVID WIERSCH, POEM BY GINA JUREK
WEBSITE: SAMANTHAWL.WIXSITE.COM/WEBSITE-1
THIS WORK IS BASED ON WOMEN’S ACCOUNTS OF EXPERIENCING PELVIC PAIN IN A SOCIETY AND MEDICAL SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T VALUE FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION OR DESIRE.

JEZEBEL ON A PEDESTAL: STORIES I WAS TAUGHTTO BELIEVE ABOUT WOMEN
CHOREOGRAPHER: SARA MALAN-MCDONALD
PERFORMER: DIENAE HUNTER
SOUND/MUSIC: HELL, FIRE AND DAMNATION BY JOCELYN POOKAND SPOKEN TEXT FROM SARA MALAN-MCDONALD'S JOURNALS
THIS IS AN EXCERPT OF AN EVENING LENGTH WORK-GODDESS RISING-EXPLORING THE FEMALE DIVINE
[TENDER]
CHOREOGRAPHY: KEVIN GODFREY
PERFORMERS: ALICIA NASCIMENTO-CASTRO, SUSANNAH KEITA
MUSIC: LOVE ME TENDER, WRITTEN BY GEORGE POULTON AND KEN DARBY, PERFORMED BY NORAH JONES, AND AUDIO CLIPS OF STEVEN ANDERSON
CONTENT WARNING: AUDIO FOR THIS PIECE CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE
FROM AN EVANGELICAL PASTOR CONCERNING HOMOSEXUALITYTHE EPIC DOS
ARTIST: CRUZ CONTROL COLLECTIVE
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: FELIX CRUZ** AND DANCERS
PERFORMED BY: REBECCA WITT, ERIKA GUTIERREZ, LYNETTE ZARIFIAN,TIFFANY "JONESY" WHITE, SANDRA SCHOENEWALD, KARION HOUSTON,ELLE SPINELLI, DIENAE HUNTER
SOUND/MUSIC: GOD IS A WOMAN BY ARIANA GRANDE; WTP BY TEYANA TAYLOR;FIERCE BY AZEALIA BANKS; THE LIGHT IS COMING BY ARIANA GRANDE
WEBSITE: CRUZCONTROLCOLLECTIVE.COM
"IF I CAN'T BE DARING IN MY WORK OR THE WAY I LIVE MY LIFE,THEN I REALLY DON'T SEE THE POINT OF BEING ON THIS PLANET." -MADONNACONTENT WARNING: THIS PIECE CONTAINS NUDITY