Kanopy Dance Company
Kanopy Redux: No Limits
Thursday, October 20 - Sunday, October 23
Reception Following Friday Night
Promenade Hall
Age Recommendation
6 and up
Running Time
90 minutes (with intermission)
Tickets (reserved seating): $40
Groups: 4 or more $35
Ages 18 & under $20
Students $20
Kanopy Redux: No Limits is a debut of new works/reconstructed works as well as iconic Kanopy favorites. Expect impossibly exquisite physical dance that will defy the limits for human movement and lavish, custom costuming. Renowned world class dancer and choreographer, Pascal Rioult (Rioult), directs the Kanopy Company in his signature masterwork “Views of the Fleeting World, (“Views”). Restaged works will include Lisa Thurrell’s poignant “Cassandra’s Cry “and Robert E. Cleary’s joyful “Primavera” and the bold + spirited “Bound and Determined”.
Rioult’s “Views”, a series of 7 dreams/meditations performed in ensembles and as three duet groups, is a rare artistic treat that intertwines the parallels in Bach’s music and Asian culture Projected watercolor paintings-- evoking Japanese woodblock prints, provide the backdrop for Views and recorded nature sounds are played during the transition between its sections. Rioult’s original costumes for Views, designed and fabricated by the renowned Karen Young and inspired by the hearth tones in nature as well as by the pleated pants/skirts worn by the Samurais in ancient Japan-- will be utilized in Kanopy’s production.
Kanopy Dance is the only professional company, (other than Rioult Dance NY), to perform Views, regarded as an extremely demanding contemporary dance, both technically and emotionally. Rioult was a principal dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company, interpreting many of the most prestigious roles in the Graham repertory, including the “Christ” figure in Graham’s El Penitente, dancing with guest artist Mikhail Baryshnikov. In 1994, Rioult also founded the critically acclaimed Rioult Dance NY, which performed internationally.
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Meet the Guest Artists
Choreographer/Guest Director
Pascal Rioult
Mr. Rioult began his dance career with the Martha Graham Dance Company, dancing many of the most prestigious roles in the Graham repertory. In 1994, he founded his own company, RIOULT Dance NY, which gained tremendous national and international acclaim, touring & performing for 26 years. Of Rioult’s work “Black Diamond”, Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times wrote, “…he has met the challenge of comparison with George Balanchine.” Rioult ‘s work has been commissioned by the American Dance Festival and the Geneva Ballet, among many others. He is a two-time recipient of the Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography.
Dancer
Brad Orego
Mr. Orego has a diverse background in sport, martial art, and dance. His formal dance training began at the University of Rochester, where he earned the University’s first Minor in Dance, along with degrees in Computer Science and Psychology. Currently, Orego lives in Brooklyn , NY and leads the Research team at Auth0 (an Okta company), and dances professionally with Sokolow Theater Dance Ensemble, NY, and Kanopy Dance Company (with whom he has performed since 2013). Bradley trains at the Merce Cunningham Trust, in NYC, that is dedicated to preserving and nurturing the modern dance techniques of the legendary Merce Cunningham.
Photo by Shawn Harper
Dancer
Michael Knight
A Company dancer with the Charlottesville Ballet (VA), Michael Knight hails from Green Bay, WI, where he began his ballet training at NEW Fusion Performing Arts. Knight also trained as an apprentice at Elements Contemporary Ballet in Chicago. In 2019, he joined Kanopy Dance as a company member, dancing in several regional premieres including the title role in Stanley Love’s “Adam and Steve”, and in Lisa Thurrell’s ,“The Maw”. Knight has also garnered acclaimed awards for his choreography, among them--Youth American Grand Prix Outstanding Choreographer Award, and the Taoli World Cup Outstanding Choreographer Award.
Photo by Shawn Harper
Costume Designer
David Quinn
David Quinn is a noted fashion and costume designer working in mediums from theater and dance to red-carpet gowns. Born and raised in Northern Wisconsin, Quinn attended the Interlochen Arts Academy and later the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. He has designed dance costumes in collaboration with countless choreographers and soloists including The Martha Graham Company and Merce Cunningham. Dance View Times declared: “Quinn is cutting and draping and coloring the most beautiful dance costumes to be found in New York.” His work has appeared in The New York Times and Art Forum, et.al. Fan Page on Instagram @quinndustry.
Kanopy Redux: No Limits Video
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