Leaping in...30th Anniversary

Chelsea Factory & Buglisi Dance Theatre Present

Leaping in...30th Anniversary

Thursday, February 29 at 7:30PM (Opening Gala)

Friday, March 1 at 7:30PM

Saturday, March 2 at 7:30PM

$35 performance tickets

85 minutes, including one intermission

Artistic Director/Choreographer | Jacqulyn Buglisi

Artistic Associate | Terese Capucilli

Producing Consultant | Donald Borror

Composers | Tobias Picker, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Arvo Pärt; Dead Can Dance; Nino Rota, Jelly Roll Morton, John Corigliano

Lighting/Set Design | Jack Mehler, Clifton Taylor

Costume Design | A. Christina Giannini, Márion Tálan de la Rosa

Rehearsal Assistant for Caravaggio Meets Hopper | Lauren Jaeger

Production Stage Manager | Traci Clapper

Company Dancers* | Terese Capucilli, Christine Dakin, Jessica Sgambelluri, Aoi Sato, Zachary Jeppsen, Isabella Pagano, Jai Perez, Esteban Santamaria, Sierra Christine Sanders, Rayan Lecurieux-Durival, Ane Arrieta, Kate Reyes, Grace Sautter (Apprentice), Lauryn Rickman (Apprentice)
*Kevin Predmore, Virginie Mécène, So Young An and Jessica Higgins do not appear in these performances

Guest Artists | PeiJu Chien-Pott, Alexander Anderson, Elisa Clark (2/29, 3/1), Alexander Anderson (3/2)

Buglisi Dance Theatre’s inventive programming illuminates the power and resilience of the human spirit. This season’s program is performed by a stunning, multi-generational cast of 15 dancers and features re-imaginings of iconic BDT repertoire, including Frida, a multi-media work that celebrates the heroic life of artist Frida Kahlo, a woman of extraordinary passions and extreme magnetism, with original cast Terese Capucilli and Christine Dakin, stars of contemporary dance, and internationally-acclaimed Taiwanese Guest Artist PeiJu Chien-Pott; Caravaggio Meets Hopper, a study in contrasts, isolation, and human relationships with Special Guests Alexander Anderson and Elisa Clark; and, inspired by Dead Can Dance’s album The Serpent’s Egg and score for The Host of Seraphim, Buglisi’s World Premiere, A Walk Through Fire, on overcoming grief and loss as humanity finds itself on the precipice of all life changing, while recognizing the power of love.

About Buglisi Dance Theatre:
The award-winning Buglisi Dance Theatre is celebrated for magnificent dancers, sublime theatricality, and cutting-edge collaborations on the human condition that expose social and environmental injustices and reveal the heroic spirit, strengths and vulnerabilities of humanity. Founded in 1993 by Artistic Director Jacqulyn Buglisi, Terese Capucilli, Christine Dakin and Donlin Foreman, former principal dancers of the Martha Graham Dance Company, BDT is honored to partner with Chelsea Factory for its 30th NYC spring season. Based in NYC, BDT has been presented at New York Live Arts, The Joyce Theater, Ailey Citigroup Theater, LMCC/River to River Festival, nationwide at Jacob’s Pillow, Vail International Dance Festival, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Kennedy Center, UC, Santa Barbara, and international festivals in Australia, Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, and Mexico. In partnership with Lincoln Center as a Project of the Arnhold Dance Innovation Fund, BDT presents the annual Table of Silence Project 9/11, a performance ritual and Call to Action for Peace reaching over four million viewers via live stream in 235 countries/territories. BDT is thrilled to announce the release of the Table of Silence Project book by photographer Paul B. Goode. Buglisidance.org | Tableofsilence.org

About Jacqulyn Buglisi:
In her five-decade career, Jacqulyn Buglisi, (Co-Founder/Artistic Director) has made an indelible impact on the field of dance. Recipient of the 2024 Martha Hill Mid-Career Award, 2022 Juilliard President’s Medal, and 2020 Bessie Award for the Table of Silence Project co-produced by Lincoln Center, Buglisi is renowned for highly visual, imagistic dances such as Frida, Requiem and Suspended Women. She co-founded BDT in 1993 following an illustrious career as a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. Her repertoire of more than 100 ballets is archived in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the Performing Arts Library. Among her commissions are Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Jacob’s Pillow, Richmond Ballet, The Joyce Theater, The Juilliard School’s Emerging Modern Masters, Ice Theatre of New York, University of Hartford/The Hartt School, Flamenco Festival at Sadler’s Wells, and NYCC, and, in 2024 Störling Dance Theater New Dance Partners festival in Kansas City. Interdisciplinary collaboration is core to Buglisi’s creative process, featuring composers Daniel Bernard Roumain, Jeff Beal, Paola Prestini; spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph; environmental artist Jacobo Borges, projection designer Wendall Harrington, and producer/videographer Nel Shelby. A master teacher of Graham technique for 50 years, Buglisi is Chair of the Graham Depart. at The Ailey School, teaches at the Martha Graham School, former faculty at Juilliard and residencies at Yale, SUNY Purchase, UC, Santa Barbara, Marymount Manhattan College, and Steps on Broadway. Honors: Recipient of the Arnhold Dance Innovation Fund at Lincoln Center, Artistic Director’s Council Chair, Dance/USA Board of Trustees, Advisory Boards of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and vildwerk., Fini Italian International Lifetime Achievement Award, Kaatsbaan International Playing Field Award, Fiorello LaGuardia Award for Excellence in Dance, NEA choreographer fellowships and grants, and the Oral History Project of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division due for release in 2024. 

Health and Safety Protocols
Chelsea Factory will be implementing the following procedures to help ensure the health and safety of our patrons, staff, and artists:

• Masks are optional.

• While Chelsea Factory strongly recommends vaccination against COVID-19, proof of vaccination is not currently required for audience entrance to performances and public programs.

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