Presents

Dance Escape 2025

April 17-19, 2025
Claire Trevor Theatre

Choreographers
Justin Cerda
Gabriella Padilla
David Cha
Ashley Cook
Vanessa Bouranis
Katelyn Potyondy
Haihua Chiang
Tyra Logan
Gwen Treston
Alyssa Zavala

Costume Designer
Kayla Barbera

Lighting Designers
Kassia Curl
Mac McDermott

Stage Manager
Jo McEvoy

Chad Michael Hall, artistic director

University of California, Irvine
Dr. Tiffany López, Claire Trevor Dean of the Arts
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

Welcome to Dance Escape 2025! Thank you for your patronage at this second student choreography showcase of the academic year. In Dance Escape 2025, four of our M.F.A. choreographers and six of our senior B.F.A. choreographers unite to unveil a dynamic lineup of nine original new works. This show features performances by 55 of our amazingly talented undergraduate dancers and includes a wide range of dance genres from contemporary ballet and modern to hip hop and jazz fusion. These daring artists have all found the courage to experiment and take risks creatively, and it has resulted in innovative new works that offer fresh perspectives in the realm of concert dance. I couldn’t be more proud of them! I would like to thank the faculty of the Dance Department for their mentorship of the works presented and also our amazing collaborators in the Drama Department for their critical role in bringing this show to life. Again, thank you for supporting dance at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, and enjoy the show!

– Chad Michael Hall, artistic director

PROGRAM

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Choreographer: Justin Cerda
Dancers: Jaynica Dacuycuy, Lily Kurimoto,
Amanda Ree, Lily von Blanck, Sterling Tu,
Sydney Shigemoto
Music: Recomposed by Johan Ullén: Bach, Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056R: III. Presto
Lighting Design: Kassia Curl
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: Dr. Kelli Sharp

In the Mourning

Choreographer: Gabriella Padilla
Dancers: Emilie Kaiser, Madison Lee,
Brayden Page
Music: “Dawn Chorus” by Thom Yorke
Lighting Design: Kassia Curl
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: Vitor Luiz

Never Ending Story

Choreographer: David Cha
Dancers: Lynne Tobias,
Mariana Alexia Maldonado-Bon,
Maiy Zaguri, Emily Ganesh Spieker,
Eden Grayce Lemons, Bella Morgan
Music: “Stuff” by Lil Baby and Travis Scott, “Whoopty” by CJ
Lighting Design: Kassia Curl
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: Cyrian Reed

Fabric of Life

Choreographer: Ashley Cook
Dancers: Lauren Clarke, Brenna Farrell,
Lisa Hao, Joy Hsiao, Anjoulie Kempton,
Landyn Mercer, Ryan Robinson,
Antoinette Wood
Music: Original composition by Adam Li
Lighting Design: Mac McDermott
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: Lisa Naugle

Waiting Time

Choreographers: Katelyn Potyondy and Vanessa Bouranis
Dancers: Andrea Aguirre, Phoebe Donald,
Shelby Ells, Brooklyn Jara, Alec Mercado,
Katie O’Gara, Ruby Rachman, Eliot Maroney-Sutton
Music: “Can’t Buy Me Love” by Ella Fitzgerald
Lighting Design: Mac McDermott
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: Dr. S. Ama Wray

INTERMISSION

Wind Variation

Choreographer: Haihua Chiang
Dancers: Katie Choi, Siena Dunn,
Audrianna Fung, Lauren Lim,
Melody Luyun, Kira Montgomery
Music: Original Composition by Alan Terricciano
Lighting Design: Kassia Curl
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: E. Macias

Chasing Shadows

Choreographer: Tyra Logan (in collaboration with Dancers)
Dancers: Eilah Brooks, Katie Lam, Ashlie Valerio
Music: “Experience” by Ludovico Einaudi, Daniel Hope, I Virtuosi Italiani
Lighting Design: Mac McDermott
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: Lindsay Gilmour

Ouroboros

Choreographer: Gwen Treston (in collaboration with Dancers)
Dancers: Georgia Bilodeau, Rebecca Lee,
Amanda Martz, Anabel Orino, Hermione Poudret,
Fiona Smith, Alex Eto Van Duyne
Music: “Earl Grey Part 3” by Daniel Rosenfeld, also known as C418
Lighting Design: Mac McDermott
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: Diane Diefenderfer

Pulso y Pasión

Choreographer: Alyssa Zavala
Dancers: Libby Bonthala, Emma Brumm,
Katelyn Hu, Kaitlyn Long, Madeleine Miller,
Eden Morse, Tanya Pape
Music: “Babalu” and “Mayari” by Bebo Valdes
Lighting Design: Kassia Curl
Costume Design: Kayla Barbera
Mentor: Ariyan Johnson

DANCE FACULTY

Kelli Sharp, Chair

John Crawford
Diane Diefenderfer
Jennifer Fisher
Lindsay Gilmour
Charlotte Griffin
Chad Michael Hall
Ariyan Johnson
Lar Lubovitch
Vitor Luiz
Molly Lynch
E.Macias
Lisa Naugle
Cyrian Reed
Alan Terricciano
Tong Wang
Dr. S. Ama Wray

DANCE STAFF

Michelle Fouret, Management Services Officer
Emma Andres, Department Analyst
Daniel Maniou, Principal Musician
Bruno Cilloniz, Musical Accompanist
Mario Karacic, Musical Accompanist
Yaqi (Vera) Mackay, Musical Accompanist

Thank You!

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts would like to recognize those donors who gave $1,000 or more during the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

Visionaries $1 million+
Mr. J.S. Kim

Ambassadors $100,000–$250,000
Beall Family Foundation
Matthew and Janet Proudfoot

Partners $50,000–$99,999
Susan Hori *+

Investors $25,000–$49,999
Matt Bailey *+
Joseph Huszti ‡
Leo Freedman Foundation
James and Sheila Peterson *+
Richard B. Siegel Foundation
Steven M. Sorenson Foundation *+

Patrons $10,000–$24,999
Anonymous Donors
Dennis and Diane Baker
The Estate of Ann and William Cullen
Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation
Mary Gilly and John Graham +
Tyler Holcomb
Cloud Hsueh ‡ and Fang Hsu
The Estate of Bobi Keenan
James and Katie Loss
Robert Peirson +
Cheryll and Richard Ruszat *+
The Segerstrom Foundation
The Shubert Foundation

Benefactors $5,000–$9,999
Kimberly Burge
Anthony Chen, M.D. and Yali Chen
Robert Farnsworth and Lori Grayson +
Valerie Glass
Pamela and Carl Lagoni
Helen and Fritz Lin
Goran Matijasevic +
Julia Reinhard Lupton and Kenneth Reinhard +
Kenneth and Helene Rohl
Diane Silber +
Susan and Eugene Spiritus
Socorro and Ernesto Vasquez +
Mary Watson-Bruce *+

Fellows $2,500–$4,999
Edward and Janis Carpenter +
Gerald and Veronica DeVries
Albert and Anne Encinias +
Tamara Fabian
Alvin and Rosalie Glasky +
James and Gail Lopes
Tiffany López *+
Chris Mesel
Howard and Ellen Mirowitz +
The Robert and Doreen Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts and Classical Music
Orange County Community Foundation
Pacific Art Foundation
Hemantha Wickramasinghe +

Advocates $1,000–$2,499
Elaine and Daniel Aldrich +
Brien Amspoker and Ellen Breitman +
Nancy Arnold
Joyce Averna +
Stephen and Michelle Barker +
Haroutune and Lorna Bedelian
Sonja Berggren and Patrick Seaver
Kevin Bossenmeyer and Terilea Wielenga
Gwendolyn and Ian Black
Donald and Toni Bradley
Clinton and Allison Chao
Ralph and Carol Clayman
Joseph Connor
Jaime DeJong +
Thomas and Ainin Edman +
Barbara Finlayson-Pitts
John and Michele Forsyte +
Douglas and Lynn Freeman +
Diana Ghoukassian +
Donald and Pamela Gilmour
Michael and Karol Gottfredson +
Carol Greenwald +
Loreen and Andrew Guilford
Edwin and Norma Henderson
Jamison Judd +
Mary Karyl and John Thorne
Timothy and Pamela Kashani +
Yang-Uk Kim +
Jennifer Klein +
Michael and Elaine Kleinman
Susan and Lynn Lasswell +
Jeff Lefkoff and Mary Gholson
Nancy Locke +
Heather MacDonald and Erich Eichman
Margaret and Mark Marshall
Jared and Kathryn Mathis +
Gary and Maya Matkin +
Anthony and Rachel Maus
Kathleen Mellon
William and Lane Minton
James Nelson
Michael Oppenheim
Karine Rivet +
Carolyn Scheer
Paula and Steve Schwartz
Nina Scolnik
Ronald and Sandi Simon +
Gary and Melanie Singer +
Mitchell and Maureen Spann +
Vina Spiehler
Richard and Alison Stein *+
Thomas and Marilyn Sutton +
The Tigger Fund
Jason and Desiree Valdry
Joel Veenstra and Family +
Irwin and Michele Walot
James White
Lorri and Mike Whitney
S. Ama Wray
Katy Young and Christopher Lee
Shirley Zanton and Michael Whalen

Legacy and Endowment Donors
We are grateful for the trust and foresight of those who have ensured the Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ brilliant future by establishing an endowed fund or have included us in their estate plans.
Anonymous Donors
Diane and Dennis Baker
Edna Beach ‡
The Donald Bren Foundation
Ann Cullen ‡
Robert ‡ and Lorna Cohen
Frank D’Accone ‡
William Daughaday
Kris and Linda Elftmann
Leo Freedman Foundation
William J. Gillespie ‡
Henry W. Bull Foundation
Gunther Holland ‡
Bobi Keenan ‡
Victor Klein ‡
Beth Koehler ‡
Walter Koehler ‡
Michael and Stacy Koehn
Elaine Koshimizu ‡
Lucille Kuehn ‡
Betty C. Leidal ‡
Alice S. Lowell ‡
Fariborz and Azam Maseeh
Meyer Sound
Thomas Nielsen
Virginia and Norman Nixon ‡
Ronald C. Offen ‡
Michael R. Oppenheim
Lois J. Osborne ‡
Matthew and Janet Proudfoot
Marjorie and Robert Rawlins ‡
Sylvia and Frederick Reines ‡
Ryna H. Rothberg
Nancy Ruyter
Helene Santley ‡
Audrey M. Schneiderman ‡
H. Colin Slim ‡
Winifred Smith ‡
Thomas and Elizabeth Tierney
Claire Trevor ‡
Andrew Vacca
Bette Warner ‡
Hal B. Yolen ‡

* Dean’s Arts Board Members
+ Claire Trevor Society Members
‡ In Memoriam

This list represents generous gifts, pledges and pledge payments made between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Multi-year pledges are recognized for their full amount in the fiscal year they are made, and subsequent payments are recognized for their cash value. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions in this list. For questions, please contact ctsadevelopment@uci.edu.

Land Acknowledgement

The University of California, Irvine, campus is located on the homelands of the Kizh (Gabrieleño), Acjachemen (Juaneño) and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) peoples, who are the original stewards of the land colonially known as Irvine, California. This region extends from the Santa Ana River to Aliso Creek and beyond. As a land grant institution member, we acknowledge these Indigenous Peoples as traditional land caretakers who, in the face of settler colonialism, continue to claim their place and act as stewards to protect their ancestral lands as they have for the past 8,000 years. Additionally, these lands have been shaped by Latino, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese laborers who have built roads and railroads and worked California crop fields, as well as the African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps that helped make (southern) California National Parks what they are today.

We pause to acknowledge the colonial devastation of stolen land, genocide, and forced labor that founded much of the social and economic infrastructure upon which we currently live, work and prosper. We also consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration and settlement that bring us here today.

UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts recognizes and respects Indigenous Peoples and the enduring relationship between them and their traditional territories. It is essential for the UCI community to acknowledge this history as the first step towards honoring the native people and beginning the healing process.

Today this meeting place is home to many Indigenous Peoples from all over the world, including UCI faculty, students and staff. We respectfully honor and recognize the original and current caretakers of this land, water, and air: The Kizh, Acjachemen and Payómkawichum peoples and all their ancestors and descendants, past, present and future. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these homelands.

Information for our acknowledgement is informed and inspired by efforts made throughout UCI and other related cultural institutions, including the Kizh Nation – Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians public information, UCI Libraries, Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing, UCI Sustainability Resource Center, and UC Riverside Native American Student Programs and UCR Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion land acknowledgement. Learn more by visiting the websites Native Land and UCI Community Resilience.