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CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS
2022 - Present
PAGOSA
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Music: Yann Tiersen “Stang al Laedroun»
Costume: slip
Premiere May 6, 2022, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ (Flagstaff Rising Dance Festival)
Length: 4:31
Summary: For Summer.
THE YEARS
Choreographers/Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Gina Darlington, Jayne Lee
Music: Ludivico Einaudi “Petricor”
Premiere May 6, 2022, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ (Flagstaff Rising Dance Festival)
Length: 6:35
Notes: Part II of a Trilogy: “Fragile” (’23), “The Years” (’22), and “On and On” (’24).
CLOUDFALL
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Sophia Balbas
Music: Max Richter “Written on the Sky”
Costume: dress with long white scarf
Premiere July 23, 2022, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ (21 Tiny Dances to Jupiter)
Length: 1:40
Summary: Imagining walking in the clouds and being engulfed by them.
HELIOS
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Colibri Del Valle
Music: Pale White Moon “The Search for Helium 3”
Costume: asymmetrical leggings
Premiere July 23, 2022, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ (21 Tiny Dances to Jupiter)
Length: 2:28
Summary: If we could dance on the moon...
SAME SAME
Guest Choreographer: Nadine Geissler
Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Nadine Geissler
Music: Marble Machine “Wintergatan”
Costume: White pants and hooded tops
Premiere July 23, 2022, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ (21 Tiny Dances to Jupiter)
Summary: Dancers move closer and closer towards each other in an effort to fit in space.
TRAJECTORY
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Lizzy Hanks
Music: Philip Glass “Carducci String Quartet”
Costume: Sequence
Premiere July 23, 2022, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ (21 Tiny Dances to Jupiter)
Length: 3:14
Summary: Dancer is driven by the music to launch into the dark unknown and then return to the certainty of home.
NEVERMIND
Choreographer: Cynthia Ahlers
Dancers: Cynthia Ahlers, Luke Ahlers, Jess DeFelice, Nadine Geissler, Madilyn Marshall
Music: Jerry Goldsmith "The Crypt" (Mummy)
Premiere: October 21, 2022, Coconino High School Mini Auditorium, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:25
Summary: Mummy escapes the grave, but returns back to the grave when it is discovered that Zombies have taken over.
REMEMBER
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Music: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi "Amazing Grace"
Costume: Wedding Dress
Premiere: October 21, 2022, Coconino High School Mini Auditorium, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:56
Summary: A ghost arises from the grave and remembers the sweet memories of life's past.
1967
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Madilyn Marshall
Music: “I Say a Little Prayer” (Composer: Burt Bacharach; Lyrics: Hal David; written for and performed by: Dionne Warwick)
Costume: 60s attire
Premiere: May 12, 2023, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:08
Note: This song was written to demonstrate a woman’s concern for her beloved who is serving in the Vietnam War which lasted almost 20 years. This piece is in honor of Burt Bacharach (May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023).
FRAGILE
Choreographers/Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Gina Darlington, Jayne Lee
Music: Sting, Annie Lennox “Fragile”
Premiere: May 12, 2023, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:16
Notes: Part I of a Trilogy: “Fragile” (’23), “The Years” (’22), and “On and On” (’24).
RETURN
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Natalie Jones, Madilyn Marshall, Madeline Tilley
Music: Michael Nyman “A Wild and Distant Shore”
Costume: Pedestrian
Premiere: May 12, 2023, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 5:52
Summary: This piece is about moving closer to each other - post-Covid. Dancers will each have a chair they will be moving closer to each other.
Note: This piece is in honor of Jennifer Muller (October 16, 1944 – March 29, 2023).
DORVAL
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Regan Foote
Music: Julie Kent “Dorval”
Costume: Pedestrian
Premiere: May 26, 2023, ArtX, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:51
Summary: A little of this and that as dancer floats around the stage.
BREATHE
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Carrie Cobb
Music: Michael Maas “Tree of Life”
Costume: Colorful skirt and purple top
Premiere: November 17, 2023, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:36
Summary: Dancer finds breath in movement and in peaceful moves. In the quiet, she finds her breath.
ENCOUNTER
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Mia Rogers and Madeline Tilley
Music: Max Richter “November”
Costume: Unitards
Premiere: November 17, 2023, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 6:21
Summary: Two souls are drawn together as they move.
HOY
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Emily Hall
Music: Francisco Tárrega, Giulio Tampalini “Danza mora”
Costume: Reds
Premiere: November 17, 2023, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:57
Summary: Flirtatious dance.
YESTERDAY
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Zhuoting Wu
Music: Dominique Charpentier “Pourquoi Pas?”
Costume: Black flowy full dress
Premiere: November 17, 2023, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:02
Summary: Performer recollects the hostile encounters she had from a supposed loved one.
RISE UP
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Anne Brown Buckwald, Emma Ferns, Regan Foote, Madilyn Marshall, Courtney Ray, Danika Rudd
Music: Barns Courtney “Champion”
Costumes: Gold leggings w/ race ribbon sports bras and trench coats
Premiere: May 17, 2024, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:10
Summary: Competition gets grueling when dancers line up; they race to a different standard, a higher standard. In the end, all are winners.
SEE ME
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Anne Brown Buckwald, Emma Ferns, Regan Foote, Nadine Geissler, Madilyn Marshall, Courtney Ray, Danika Rudd; Understudy: Noortje Wauben
Music: Madison McFerrin “God Herself”
Costumes: beige, various
Premiere: May 17, 2024, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:32
Summary: Each female brings her own beauty from within. There is no one like her; she is irreplaceable. She’s not someone who can grow with a little sunshine and water. Her value is that of a woman, a mother, a hero, and a super-intelligent super-human.
AGAIN
Guest Choreographer: Nadine Geissler
Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Nadine Geissler
Music: Valeria Clark, Nadine Geissler
Costume Designer: Helen Locke
Premiere: May 17, 2024, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:49
Summary: We all look for happiness in this life and seeking it in external conditions results in excessiveness and dissatisfaction. Do we need to repeat this cycle…again?
ON AND ON
Choreographers/Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Gina Darlington, Jayne Lee
Music: Balanescu Quartet “Aria”
Premiere May 17, 2024, Clifford White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ (Cycles in collaboration with ArtX)
Length: 3:45
Notes: Part III of a Trilogy: “Fragile” (’23), “The Years” (’22), and “On and On” (’24).
2008 - 2020
GRACE
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Hannah Ahlers Banuelos
Music: U2 “Grace”
Premiere: December 16, 2008, Flagstaff Athletic Club, AZ
Length: 5:31
Summary: Moving slowly on the diagonal, dancer moves skillfully and gracefully.
UNDOING
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Premiere: 2009, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
Summary: Exposes the layers of life. As the dancer discards her burdens in reverse (from present to past), she discovers she really needs them to be alive. The layers: professional, grief, parental, pregnant, married, single, dancer, student, and youth. I choreographed “Un-doing,” where the solo dancer reverses her life, shedding life’s layers of anxiety, sorrow, exhaustion, humor, happiness, easiness, and passion, but then realizing those burdens are the essence of her life.
CON FLAN
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Brita Ahlers, Tasha Hess-Neustadt, Amy Welty, Vallie Williams
Music: Ahn Trio “Con”
Premiere: December 18, 2010, Flagstaff Athletic Club, AZ
Length: 6:38
Summary: A driven technical dance.
SWAN LAKE/SLEEPING BEAUTY EXCERPTS
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Youth and Adult Dancers: Brita, Cynthia, Hannah, Luke Ahlers; Olivia Beckley Bedell; Tate Bernard; Katherine Graves; Tasha Hess-Neustadt; Tanisha Kitterman; and Taylor Vergel de Dios
Performed live with Orchestra Northern Arizona
Music: Swan Lake Theme No. 1, Waltz No. 2, Hungarian Dance No. 5
Sleeping Beauty Intro, March, Waltz
Premiere: April 1, 2011, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: Evening work
Summary: Stories told in abbreviated versions.
WATER’S EDGE
Choreographers/Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers and Jayne Lee
Music: John Fahey
Premiere: May 6, 2011, Flagstaff Performance Arts Festival, Clifford E. White Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
BELLEVILLE SOIXANTE-SIX
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Brita Ahlers and Tasha Hess-Neustadt
Music: Ben Charest “Belleville Jungle”
Costumes: Dresses
Length: 3:00 mins.
Premiere: May 4, 2012, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Summary: Jazzy duet. This is what happens in Belleville.
IN THE GARDEN
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Brita Ahlers, Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Olivia Beckley Bedell, Ikuko Milton, Tasha Hess-Neustadt
Music: Yann Tiersen – “La Valse D’Amelie” (Piano)
Costume: Floral dresses
Premiere: May 4, 2012, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:39
Summary: It’s Spring! The Garden is full with nature’s delights including dancers who display their personal variety of color.
THAT AFTERNOON
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Brita Ahlers
Music: Yann Tiersen “Comptine D’Un Autre: L’Apres Midi”
Costumes: Dress
Length: 2:21
Premiere: May 4, 2012, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Summary: Contemporary pointe solo. A girl reflects on a romantic encounter.
THE WELL
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Brita Ahlers, Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Sotida Arpronphalitphan, Leslie Ptak Baker, Olivia Beckley Bedell, Tasha Hess-Neustadt, Ikuko Milton, Blanca Obregòn, Randy Whitaker
Music: Johannes Möller – “Rasa-Lila,” Laura Fraticelli
Costume: Earth-colored dresses
Premiere: May 4, 2012, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 8:00
Summary: A growing group of people take over the limited water supply. A desperate intruder enters to find an unattended Well.
SINISTER
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Music: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones “The Sinister Minister”
Premiere: May 21, 2016, Human Nature Studio, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 4:37
Summary: Jazzy solo.
OBLIVION
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
The Backing Tracks “Oblivion”
Premiere: 2017, Human Nature Studio, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:47
Summary: Draping, melting, oozing on and off a bench.
WOLF PEACH
Choreographers/Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Gina Shorten
Music: Pale White Moon “Wolf Peach”
Premiere: 2018, Human Nature Studio, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:20
Summary: Two dancers supporting each other.
ART-OP
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Performed live with Andrea Graves, Alto Flute
Music: Claude Debussy “Syrinx”
Premiere: 2020 Front lawn, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:56
Summary: Performed on front lawn during COVID. 5/9/20 Artists Responding Together with Online Presentations (due to COVID19 pandemic and social distancing 2020).
2007 - 2008
Canyon Movement Company
PASSAGE
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Brian Agnew, Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Rachel Donelson, Carol Hart, Amanda Kapp, Jayne Lee, Ken Ravenstar
Music: Thomas Newman
Costumes: Sapphire Studios
Premiere: May 2007, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Summary: This dance is about the consumption of disease.
FREEDOM
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Performed Live with Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Anna Cook, Gina Darlington, Sara Frain, Carol Hart, Amanda Kapp, Barbara Klimowski, Amanda Moore
Music: Aaron Copeland “Outdoor Overtures”
Costumes: Sapphire Studios
Premiere: July 3, 2007, Pepsi Amphitheater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 8:55
Summary: Using climbing ropes, bikes, kayaks, skis, and paddles, “Freedom” brings outdoor disciplines to the stage in a humorous free spirit.
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Sara Frain with Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Gina Darlington, Carol Hart, Kristi Long, Amanda Moore
Music: Tchaikovsky
Costumes: Floral unitards with skirts
Premiere: December 2007, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 4:47
Summary: A clever fantasy brought to life in modern dance.
TRAPPED
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Gina Darlington, Sara Frain, Carol Hart, Amanda Kapp, Barbara Klimowski, Kristi Long, Melissa McMaster, Amanda Moore
Music: Maria Muldaur and Bonnie Raitt “It’s a Blessing;” Sue Foley “Mediterranean Breakfast;” Tracy Conover “Goin’ Down;” Deborah Coleman “The River Wild”
Narration: Ken Ravenstar; Grace Klondike’s voice: Ginny Brown
Originally created for the documentary "The HIStory of Women's Prisons" by Uppity Cavemen Productions. Choreographed by Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, performed and produced by Canyon Movement Company. See "Filmed Works."
Length: 10:15
Notes: Inspired by “HIStory of Women’s Prisons - Life Without Parole,” Warren Doody’s documentary film about domestic violence and the recordings of “Convicted Survivors” by Dr. Elizabeth Leonard. Dedicated to those women whose lives have been forever impacted by domestic violence.
Summary: About women who are imprisoned for murdering their lovers in self-defense. It goes through the stages taken by these trapped victims: their blessed birth, home, and unhappy marriage. Then, it depicts the homicide, and the resulting justice and the systems trappings.
Quilts of Gee’s Bend Solos (2008, in order of performance)
An American Masterpiece Project using dance to reflect upon the environment, the personal relationships, the beuty and utility of quilts, and the joy that is found through making beautiful quilts in even the harshest of circumstances. Dramatization written by Ahlers with excerpts from the book, "The Quilts of Gee's Bend." Narration by Ken Ravenstar, Sarah Thomas, Sue Norris, Karel Hines.
RAPIDS
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Barbara Klimowski/Cynthia Ahlers
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Patty on the Turnpike”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: :57
Summary: The river; an Ocean-like body of water was vast and wide with abrupt bends.
ISOLATION
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Sara Frain
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Innisheer”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:00
Summary: It was a blessing to be a part of the remarkable community of the Bend; its isolation gave it autonomy.
WILDERNESS
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Gina Darlington
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Come out the Wilderness”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:10
Summary: “My mother raised (eleven) children without a father, but God was our father, and I thank the Heavenly Father because my mother struggled. But we made it.” (166)
BACKWARD
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Amanda Moore
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “The Belle of Lexington”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:25
Summary: With primitive accommodations, Gee’s Bend was a poor backwards community.
MUDPIE
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Jayne Lee/Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “The Belle of Lexington” (Slow)
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:09
Summary: “We’d put dirt all over you; that was playing. That was good, throwing dirt on one another.” (152)
SUGARPIE
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Sarah Thomas/Kristi Long
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Come Back Baby”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:25
Summary: Quilts were laid out to sit upon for a summer picnic.
VISITOR
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Melissa McMaster/Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Make me a Palette”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:23
Summary: “Sleep will always be made more comfortable, more luxurious, more worthy of great dreams beneath a great quilt.” (18)
SNUGGLY
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Amanda Kapp
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Deep River Blues”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:20
Summary: Wrapping up in cozy quilts gave warmth on cool days.
CUSHY
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Gina Darlington/Cynthia Ahlers
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Jazz Walk-up”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: :53
Summary: Quilts softened a rocking chair giving it cushion and ease for relaxing.
IZZARD
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Sara Frain/Carol Hart
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Snowy Path”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: :58
Summary: The quilters deviated from order, using daring designs and clever innovations.
ORDELLA MAE
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Musicians: Performed live with Tony Norris and Bill Burke
Music: “Battle of Augrin”
Premiere: July 14, 2008, Northern Arizona University - Studio Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:13
Summary: They transformed these spaces, warming rooms and filling vacant halls with splendor.
2004 – 2008
Coconino Community College
AUJOURD-HUI
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer/Texts: Amy Welty
Music: Natalie Cole "Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"
Premiere: Spring 2004, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:25
Summary: Using the dramatic talents of a ballet student, “Aujourd-hui,” depicts the boggling and tenacious array of hats one wears to get through the day.
FIFTEEN
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Tess Ledvina
Musician: Heather Petro
Music: François Joseph Gossec “Tambourin”
Costume: Tutu
Premiere: Spring 2004, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:22
Summary: Choreographed for a for a fifteen-year-old, this is a dance for a happy carefree spirited youth en pointe.
HUMORESQUE
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Janelle Turner and Nicole
Music: Dvorák “Humoresque”
Premiere: Spring 2004, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:49
Summary: Opposites attract.
LIFTED
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Kristi Long on boxes with three other dancers
Music: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons “Winter” – 2. Largo
Premiere: Spring 2004, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:13
Summary: Dancer doesn’t put a foot on the floor – she’s carried by two dancers from box to box that are placed on a diagonal from upstage to downstage. A fourth dancer helps with transitions.
LIGHT
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Randy Whitaker
Premiere: Spring 2004, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Summary: Dancer uses a flashlight to light the way. The moves are sometimes in shadow with the dancer searching.
PINK
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Gina Shorten and Asa Benally
Music: Henry Mancini
Premiere: Spring 2004, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 2:37
Summary: Jazzy duet with lifts and action. Energetic and fun.
TRUTH
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Miki
Music: Unknown “Miki”
Costume: Flowy white dress.
Premiere: Spring 2004, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 1:58/2:12
Summary: Contemporary pointe solo executed with ease and serenity. Sometimes we cannot see the truth even when it stares us in the face.
BELLES
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Julie Holmes, Sara Marks, Amy Welty, with Jennifer Armenia
Music: Ben Charest “Under the Bridge,” and “Jazzy Bach” (The Triplets of Belleville)
Audio Editor: Courtney Connell
Premiere: Spring 2005, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:00
Summary: Viewers engage in the performers’ perception of time and the embodiment of that space.
JIG
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Leah Cornelius, Patricia Krejcik, Tess Ledvina
Music: Traditional Celtic Music Arranged by “téada”
Audio Editor: Courtney Connell
Premiere: Spring 2005, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 3:50
Summary: Bright dance for 3 dancers on pointe. Irish jig-like.
PORTRAIT
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Gina Shorten (soloist), Lindy Tannenbaum (Hope), Monica Santos (Youth), Amy Welty (Protector), Christina Hammerle (Betrayer), Carrie Drew (Passion), Kristi Long (Strength), Cady Mier (Fear), Patricia Krejcik (Peace)
Musician: Performed live with Matthew Cook (cellist); and Stephanie Galloway (piano)
Music: Serge Rachmaninoff “Sonata in G Minor `Lento, Op. 19”
Costumes: Pam Wilkinson
Premiere: Spring 2005, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 10:04
Summary: The dancer awakens to tell her story with the help of other dancers as she faces her soul’s youth, hope, protection, betrayal, passion, strength, fear, and peace. Each component is the essence of her life.
P-U-C-K!
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Players: Carrie Drew, Christina Hammerle, Cady Mier, Erin-Kate Murphy, Kirstin Nilson, Heather Petro, Monica Santos, Gina Shorten, Lindy Tannenbaum, Amy Welty
Figure Skater: Tess Ledvina
Referee/Vendor: Steve Bernard
Music: Sergey Prokofiev “The Battle on the Ice,” Emil Waldteufel “The Skaters’ Waltz”
Audio Editor: Courtney Connell
Costumes: provided by Flagstaff Youth Hockey Association
Premiere: Spring 2005, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 4:00
Summary: Hockey players and a figure skater humorously battle on the ice.
RED/REDDER
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancer: Olivia Beckley Bedell, Jessica Diaz, Tess Ledvina, Kristi Long, Gina Shorten, Niki Steffen, Sarah Thomas
Music: RED - Tito Puente “Machito Forever,” INTERLUDE - Wilbur Hatch & Orchestra “I Love Lucy,” REDDER - Eddy Manson “Night Beat”
Costume: Pam Wilkinson and Ahlers, Firemen equipment courtesy of Ecological Restoration Institute, Red Riding Hood cape from Coconino High School
Photography: Brian Klimowski
Premiere: March 9, 2007, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Length: 9:00 plus interlude
Summary: Inspired by the meaning behind the color – no other color embodies so many possible implications. Its vibrancy unfolds in the dangers and passions it represents. Fast tail lights, a bloody killer, a red tape finish, a 4-way stop, a siren, a fire truck, and a train crossing give definition to the meaning behind the word “Red.” Apples-the edible (but, sometimes poisonous) red. The dashing red cape that has become a legendary symbol. There are famous redheads, bloody red noses, rosy red cheeks, and irresistible red lips. Finally, a red valentine and a bouquet of red roses are the ultimate gestures of love. In total, it’s about the powerful allure of the color red and the character and emotion it brings to the visual spectrum.
VOICES
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers/Texts: Kristi Long, Kirsten Nelson, Gina Shorten, Niki Steffen, Sarah Thomas, Cori Wall
Premiere: Spring 2008, Clifford White Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
Summary: Captures individual movements through unique voice representation: speaking, individual, conversational, and the unspoken.
1982 - 1998
ANGEL’S FLIGHT
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Music: Shadofax “Angel’s Flight”
Premiere: September 12, 1987, Polish National Home, Glen Cove, NY
Length: 4:05
Summary: For Lenny and Lisa Pinna. Soft, pleasant dance.
IT HAS BEEN A YEAR
Choreographer/Dancer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Musician: Performed Live with Mary Kay Little, Soprano; Warren Helms, Piano
Music: Lili Boulanger “Demain fera un an”
Premiere: April 25, 1989, John C. Borden Auditorium, NYC
Summary: Collaboration with soprano and pianist. Dramatic and dark.
LIVE AT THE LAKE
Choreographers/Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Tamara Sheinkman
Premiere: 1990, NJ
Summary: A good vs evil dance.
CHENAL
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Dancers: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers, Carrie Schonberg, Roxanna Young, Maria Posey, Christian Claessens, Charles Anderson, Le Grande Ahlers
Music: André Breton
Premiere: March 4, 1994, Tarrytown Music Hall, NY
Summary: Romance, passion, and friendships.
FAST FUN
Choreographer: Cynthia Dewell Ahlers
Music: Khachaturian, Grieg, Tchaikovsky
Youth and Adult dancers: Jacob, Hannah, Brita, and Cynthia Ahlers; Jaclyn Barzvi; Anne Brenner; Kansas, Griffin, and Lois Cruise; Alexis, Christian, Luke, and Michele Polito; Molly and Delfina Roybal-Goch; Chloe Schaaf
Premiere: December 5, 1998, Dancespace Project at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery, NYC
Summary: Youth dancers with adults – some parents.
Notes: The Remember Project ’98, A 12-hour Dance Celebration Benefiting the non-profit organization, Dancers Responding to AIDS.
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