RUTH ASAWASAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

DANCE DEPARTMENTANDREA HINMAN • DIRECTOR

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCEGRACIELA ACEDO • BALLET

JORDAN DREW • BALLET

ARTURO FERNANDEZ • BALLET

CHRIS JACOBSEN • MODERN JAZZ

MILISSA PAYNE BRADLEY • MODERN JAZZ

CLAUDIA ANATA HUBIAK • CHOREOGRAPHY & COMPOSITION

LUCY HUDSON • ACCOMPANIST

TECHNICAL CREWDEXTER CHEW, IAIN LANGLANDS,

SAGE POTHIER & JUSTIN SVENDBERG • LIGHTS

SAM TRAVERS • SOUND

NINA PATCHEL & CHAR BURNS • STAGE MANAGERS

PAUL KWAPY • TECHNICAL THEATER DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR

COWELL THEATER TECHNICAL CREWJEFF GREGORY • LEAD TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

PHOTOGRAPHER AND VIDEOGRAPHERANDY MOGG

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS & GRAPHIC DESIGNJULIE GLANTZ

FRIENDS OF SOTA FOUNDATIONCOLLEEN IVIE • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

THE DANCERS OF ASAWA SOTA

NASHA HARRIS SANTIAGO

INTERMEDIATE 1DRINA MARIA CANJURA-KAUFMANN

AMIYO CLOARECOLIVIA FERGUSONNIKA LOGVINOVA

ODETTE NAVINKEI PLEINNIKULTRINA RANOLA

JALIANA MAKAYLA SEMIENKATHERINE SHAGALOV

NOAH SOBELDASHA YURKEVICH

INTERMEDIATE 2IVA DIXSON

JUSTYNE BELLE GREENLAWDEJA MAXINE HILL

IZABELLE SKY LAZARATAYLOR MATSUSOPHIE ORTIZHANNA PERSKY

TRISTAN TOY

INTERMEDIATE 3AUDREY THAO BERGER

MADISON NOELLE CHANGIAN DEBONO

MAYA LUNA IMPERIALATHENA MIROS

AUDREY SWENSON-HEIMBRIANNA VASQUEZ BROSNAN

ADVANCEDMANA IWATA

LUCY JAFFARKEIKO KUROTANIADRIENNE LONGMADDY MOULTON

Welcome to the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Dance Department’s 2017 Spring Dance Concert! We are excited to present this beautiful culmination of a full year of training, technique, and choreography There are many people to thank, but I want to start with you – thank you for supporting our program and our dancers.

I want to thank Principal Barnaby Payne & Assistant Principal Caitlin Boyle, the counseling staff– Clint Calimlim, Carissa Jow, and Ben Rom-bro, the front desk staff– Paulette Cauthorn and Merrill Komai, and all of the teachers at Asawa SOTA. From auditions and registration to advising, teaching, and encouragement, this group supports our stu-dents, both academically and artistically to perform at their highest level.

I want to thank my amazing families in the Dance Department, who fundraise and volunteer at our events. Athea Lazara is my wonderful Parent Liaison this year, and we could not have done it without her.

I want to thank Sharon Ellsworth, Joyce Zavarro, and Bayan Jamay, who have generously donated their time and expertise on our judging panels for placement and concert auditions. Elvia Marta is a source of inspiration, and advice when needed, as well as a benefactor of the program and a volunteer judge. Our pianist, Lucy Hudson, our Artists-in-Residence, Graciela Acedo, Milissa Payne Bradley, Jordan Drew, Arturo Fernandez, Claudia Anata Hubiak, and Chris Jacobsen,

are the best in the business. Gifted choreographers Gregory Dawson & Victor Talledos have graciously contributed their talents to our show this year. The Asawa SOTA Technical Theater Department and Direc-tor Paul Kwapy are the backbone of the school and no Asawa SOTA show could go on without them. Thank you to the Cowell Theater tech crew, led by Jeff Gregory.

I want to recognize Brion Charles, Debra Rose and the staff of SF Gyrotonic, who keep our students healthy and in shape; Richard and Sharonjean Leeds and Yvonne McClung who provide scholarships for selected outstanding seniors. Thank you to the staff of LINES Ballet Dance Center and ODC for providing the space for our classes and encouragement for our students’ choreographic endeavors.

Finally, I want to thank my family and friends, and my rock, Eric, who have supported me in my first year as the Dance Director of this amaz-ing program.

The heart and soul of this program is the students. We push them to be the strong students, adventurous artists, and most importantly, respon-sible and kind human beings. I met this graduating senior class when they were freshmen and I was an Artist-in-Residence at SOTA. It has been a pleasure to watch them grow over the past four years, and we will miss them. This Class of 2017 is a powerful group, and I could not be more proud of them. They will change the world.

–Andrea Hinman, Director Asawa SOTA Dance

Grit and GloryChoreography Claudia Anata Hubiak

Ants ediT • Saxophone Concerto Eduardo Larez & Hector Castillo2016-2017 DANCE DEPARTMENT

ColoringChoreography Caitlin Miranda & Keiko Kurotani

Coloring Kevin GarrettKEIKO KUROTANI

EpilogueChoreography Maddy Moulton

John Luther Paul Englishby • So Close Olaf Arnolds See Birds (Moon) Balam Acab, arranged by Brian Weiss

AUDREY BERGER, MANA IWATA, LUCY JAFFAR, ADRIENNE LONG, MADDY MOULTON

Something in the WaterChoreography Milissa Payne Bradley

I’m dying of thirst Robert Glasper • Intro Disclosure • Bother Les SinsINTERMEDIATE 2 CLASS

gestures and angelsChoreography Gregory Dawson • Staging Jordan Drew

Music composed by Ron Kurti • Costumes courtesy of dawsondancesfDANCERS: INTERMEDIATE 3/ ADVANCED CLASS

BulliesChoreography Victor Talledos

Tears (Prelude) and The Opening • The Irrepressibles Piano Day 2016 Olaf Arnolds, edited by Victor Talledos

INTERMEDIATE 1 CLASS

PhenomenalChoreography Adrienne Long

Phenomenal Woman written and recited by Maya AngelouADRIENNE LONG

When they go low…Choreography Lucy Jaffar

Only Child Julia Kent • Intro alt-JINTERMEDIATE 3/ ADVANCED CLASS WITH NASHA HARRIS SANTIAGO

I N T E R M I S S I O N

Waves and CurrentsChoreography Arturo Fernandez

November Max Richter & Alexander BalanescuINTERMEDIATE 3/ ADVANCED

elevenChoreography Chris Jacobsen

Land of the Living Matthew Perryman JonesINTERMEDIATE 1 CLASS

KnockingChoreography Brianna Vasquez Brosnan

Lock the Door Robin ThickeBRIANNA VASQUEZ BROSNAN

BoltChoreography Mana Iwata, Izabelle Lazara,

Athena Miros, Audrey Swenson-HeimUltralight Beam Instrumental Kanye West • Skeletons Drenz

MANA IWATA, IZABELLE LAZARA, ATHENA MIROS, AUDREY SWENSON-HEIM

CollideChoreography Audrey Berger & Ian Debono

Bozo–original mix Perc • Collider–Karenn remix Jon HopkinsAUDREY BERGER, IAN DEBONO

FragilityDEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA

Choreography Graciela AcedoAgua e Vihno Egberto Gismonti • Architect of the Mind Kerry Muzzey

INTERMEDIATE 2

Welcome to BurlesqueChoreography Audrey Thao Berger

Fever Beyoncé • Express Christina AguileraINTERMEDIATE 3/ ADVANCED CLASS WITH NASHA HARRIS SANTIAGO

Congratulations, Adrienne Long! We are so proud of you! We wish you the best in this last Ruth Asawa SOTA Dance Concert and as you embark on your new lifeadventure at UCLA! We love you so very much, Mom, Dad, Julian and Sparky

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seniors/next steps AUDREY BERGER plans to attend London Contemporary Dance School next fall. She is interested in majoring in dance and computer sciences. Audrey hopes to pursue a career in choreography past college.

JUSTYNE GREENLAW has enjoyed the past two years at SOTA and plans to continue with a Dance major at Mills College. She aspires to own her own dance company and studios in the future, later utilizing her artistic skills to further bring diversity to the dance community. Not only has SOTA presented her with an abundance of technical training, but has further sparked her interests in pursuing what she loves.

NASHA HARRIS SANTIAGO will be moving to the east coast next year to attend Boston University with a 4 year full tuition scholarship. She is still deciding on a major, but wants to keep dancing no matter what. She is very excited to start this new chapter in her life.

MAYA LUNA IMPERIAL will be taking a gap year to travel, dance, and teach. In the fall of 2018, she will be attending The New School in New York as a politics major with a possible minor in dance. She wants to thank her parents and her brother Cookie for all their support and love.

LUCY JAFFAR will be attending Loyola University Chicago in the fall. She hopes to continue dancing for the rest of her life and appreciates all that Andrea Hinman and Takami Craddock have taught her. She would like to thank her family and friends for always supporting her and the Dance Department for an amazing four year.

KEIKO KUROTANI is very excited for her future as she will be attending UC Merced in the fall. She is deciding whether to continue pursuing a career in dance or to study pre-med to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. She would like to thank her friends, family, and the sota dance department for their endless support for the past four years!

ADRIENNE LONG will be attending the University of California, Los Angeles majoring in Mathematics and Applied Science while following a pre-med track. Adrienne plans on con-tinuing to dance throughout college, as dance has been one of the most important and mean-ingful experiences in her life. She is looking forward to watching the Dance Department at Asawa SOTA grow in the coming years, and wants all the dancers to stay fierce!

ATHENA MIROS will be attending UC San Diego to study neuroscience and dance. She will always keep dance as a part of her life no matter what. She would like to thank all the SOTA dancers, all of her amazing dance teachers, her beautiful family and friends.

MADDY MOULTON will be attending UC Berkeley in the fall on a pre-med track. She plans to continue dancing and choreographing as much as she can; and will take ballet and con-temporary classes in Berkeley and San Francisco.

BRIANNA VASQUEZ BROSNAN will be attending California State University, Long Beach. She will continue to pursue dance in college and beyond. Alongside majoring in Dance she will minor in Business.