opening night • Friday • May 7, 2004 • 8 pm
A preview of the three weekends, with special guests and a champagne reception to meet the performers following the show.
The evening features monologist Wayne Harris; soprano Heather Antonissen, accompanied by Bryan Baker on the piano; musicians Terry Disley and Alex Murzyn; work by choreographer Leyya Tawil / Dance Elixir; and Bookworms, choreographed by Natasha Carlitz and danced entirely in and on a bookcase.
spoken word • Saturday • May 8, 2004 • 8 pm
Charlie Varon presents
Charlie Varon, monologist extraordinary, presents two evenings of exciting new work from some of his favorite artists, and opens both shows.
Wayne Harris - Ron Jones - Mark McGoldrick
Wayne Harris
Wayne Harris
Wayne Harris performs a selection from Train Stories, a collaboration with director David Ford, a riveting tale capturing the harsh realities and lush beauty of life in America at the edge of the civil rights movement.

Ron Jones
Ron Jones
Ron Jones performs a selection from When God Winked, Unusual Stories from an Unusual Place—Heaven. Heralded as one of the most influential storytellers of our time, Ron’s vivid personal stories offer an entertaining, insightful view of the difficulties of youth and the perils of adulthood.
Mark McGoldrick
Mark McGoldrick
Mark McGoldrick performs a selection from The Golden Hammer, his work in progress with director David Ford; he also worked with Charlie Varon to develop Tom and John, two monologues exploring adolescent rebellion and the world of spinal-cord injury rehabilitation.

opera/musicals • Sunday • May 9, 2004 • 3 pm
Bryan Baker presents
Bryan Baker, internationally acclaimed conductor and pianist, presents two performances of selections from opera and musicals.
Heather Antonissen • Erin Neff • Mike Rogers
Erin NeffEddy, against the main current
Erin Neff

Heather Antonissen, soprano; Erin Neff, mezzo-soprano; and Mike Rogers, baritone, perform selections from Pagliaci, Tannhaüser, Faust, Carmen, and La Bohème; and from the musicals Rags and West Side Story.


jazz/new music • Thursday • May 13, 2004 • 3 pm
Ed McClary, musician and music producer, presents two evenings of contemporary jazz and new music.

Terry Disley • Del Sol String Quartet
Terry Disley Prolific musician and accomplished jazz pianist Terry Disley has worked with a wide range of artists, from Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, to Brian Wilson and Bon Jovi. His exhilarating jazz quintet opens the show.
The spirited, intense sounds of Del Sol String Quartet explore order and chaos, weaving textures of sound into a musical tapestry of modern life. Tonight’s performance features pieces by Earle Brown, George Antheil, Astor Piazzolla, Lou Harrison, and Gabriella Ortiz. The quartet features Charlton Lee, violist; Kate Stenberg, violinist; Monica Scott, cellist; and Rick Shinozaki, violinist.
spoken word • Friday • May 14, 2004 • 8 pm
Charlie Varon presents
Charlie Varon, monologist extraordinary, presents two evenings of exciting new work from some of his favorite artists, and opens both shows.
Joe Dunn • Doreen Maller
Joe Dunn
Joe Dunn
England in 1984 wasn't what George Orwell had in mind. In 1984 / Loss, Joe Dunn threads together a visit by Orwell to modern London, a story of the 1984 English miners strike, and a personal history to examine what we lost and what we gained.
Doreen Maller
Inside sunny suburban homes are the heroes of Doreen Maller’s spoken word performances—ordinary American women raising families, making ends meet and struggling to find meaning and purpose between trips to the grocery store. The Eternal Light and Lego Towers are two of Doreen’s Other American Stories currently in development.
jazz/new music • Saturday • May 15, 2004 • 8 pm
Ed McClary, musician and music producer, presents a second evening of contemporary jazz and new music.
Mike Wollenberg & Julian Smedley • Magnetic Poets
Mike Wollenberg & Julian Smedley
Mike Wollenberg & Julian Smedley
Jazz guitarist Mike Wollenberg’s music brings a deceptive simplicity to a simultaneous mix of bass, inner chord voices, and melody. Julian Smedley’s melodic lines and background composition suggest a complexity well beyond his violin.
Magnetic Poets
Using the tools of movie production, Magnetic Poets create compelling live audiovisual events—in real time, before your eyes. They premiere Compassion by Paul Horn, and From the Lake, aerial observations on polluting the earth, by David Maisel. Magnetic Poets are Christopher Hedge, Julian Smedley, Ed McClary, and Scott Dewar.
Magnetic Poets
opera/musicals • Sunday • May 16, 2004 • 6 pm
Bryan Baker presents
Bryan Baker, internationally acclaimed conductor and pianist, presents two performances of selections from opera and musicals.
Heather Antonissen • Jessica Deardorff • Josh Elder
Heather Antonissen, soprano; Jessica Deardorff, mezzo-soprano; and Josh Elder, baritone, perform selections from operas including Faust, Barber of Seville, and Marriage of Figaro; and from musicals including Camelot, A Little Night Music, and South Pacific.
Heather Antonissen
Heather Antonissen
Jessica Deardorff
Jessica Deardorff
Josh Elder
Josh Elder
dance • Friday & Saturday • May 21 & 22, 2004 • 8 pm
Doug Baird presents a program of distinctive solo and ensemble work in a rare collection of contemporary dance from established and emerging choreographers, featuring site-specific work and scenic projections.

Sara Shelton-Mann / Company Mécanique • Stephen Pelton • Amy Seiwert / im’ij-re • Alisa Rasera / AXIS Dance Company • Leyya Tawil / Dance Elixir • Tara Brandel • Natasha Carlitz • Kelly Kemp
Eddy, against the main current
Stephen Pelton
Stephen Pelton
The Hurdy-gurdy Man, a haunting, moving portrait of the physical embodiment of evil.
A pas de deux to the sensual world music sounds of award-winning composer John Zeretske.
AXIS Dance Company Two Lights, a reflection on how our earliest memories attempt to define our history.
Leyya Tawil
Leyya Tawil / Dance Elixir
La Fée, inspired by the French culture of Absinthe, performed to a new work by Christopher Keyes.
Tara Brandel
Tara Brandel
Love Dances, celebrating our capacity for love in the face of current war and conflict.
Natasha Carlitz
Swallowtail Summer, an abstraction of the life cycle of a butterfly.
Kelly Kemp
Kelly Kemp
Squint, a portrayal of the methods we use to shift in and out of situations, with Balinese recordings by Mickey Hart.