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Coming up in May
The Othello Project Special Benefit Premiere and Luncheon on Queen Mary 2 Saturday, May 10 A collaboration with The Limón Dance Company featuring The Moor's Pavane with excerpts from Verdi's Otello and Shakespeare's Othello. Benefit sponsored by Cunard Lines.
Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company Mayne Mentshn a poignant celebration of family life in a complex world Saturday, May 24, 6:30 pm Tickets: Jewish Legacy Repertory Sunday. May 25 8:00 pm Tickets:
Check back soon for our 2008 lineup of festival, residency, and community events
Season Schedule 2007 Friday May 25th - Saturday May 26th, 8:00 pm By the Yard Contemporary dance repertory presented by artists from the Patricia Nanon Residency, including work by Patricia Nanon and former Jose Limon dancer Jonathon Riedel. Tickets: $25 (premium seating); $15 (general admission); $10 (seniors and under 30)
Thursday, June 28 - Sunday, July 1 New Works from the Patricia N. Nanon Residency Yard founder Patricia Nanon presents her 35th Anniversary Season choreographic premiere. Guest choreographer Jonathan Riedel, long-time veteran of the Jose Limon Company, presents a new piece created while in residence. Opening Night Celebration Thursday with champagne at 6:30 and savories and sweets following the performance. Curtain at 7:00. Performances Friday - Sunday at 8:00 Tickets: Thursday: $100 (premium seating); $50 (general admission); $25 (seniors and under 30) Friday - Sunday: $50 (premium seating); $25 (general admission); $15 (seniors and under 30)
Thursday, July 12, 2p.m. Fashion Show & Tea at the Shiverick Inn An afternoon of fashion and fun featuring Yard dancers at Edgartown’s historic Shiverick Inn. Tickets TBA
Friday, July 13, 8 p.m. Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell Co-produced by Monina von Opel, a very special production of
this smash New York City hit featuring Brooke Adams, Amy Brenneman, Tickets: $100 (premium seating); $50 (general admission); $25
(seniors and under 30)
Thursday, July 26 - Saturday, July 28, 8 p.m. Pre-concert talks at 7:30 Company Residency Premieres: Chris Elam / Misnomer Dance Theater & Johannes Wieland Selected by a distinguished panel of dance luminaries, these two companies present new work created while in residence at The Yard. Tickets: $50 (premium seating); $25 (general admission); $15 (seniors and under 30)
Thursday, August 2 - Sunday, August 5 Yard Arts! Festival Weekend One
Thursday, August 2 - Saturday, August 4, 8 p.m./ pre-concert
talks at 7:30 Contemporary & Classics: Dance Solos from 1915 - Today Classic masterworks for the solo artist by Martha Graham, Mary Wigman, Doris Humphrey and Anna Sokolow, and contemporary works by Marcus Schulkind, Nora Chipaumire, and Claire Porter, performed by Nora Chipaumire, Jeanine Durning, Claire Porter, Lauren Naslund, Mary Anne Santos Newhall, and Erica Dankmeyer, guest artist from the Graham Company. Tickets: Opening Night Benefit on Thursday: $100 (premium seating); $50 (general admission); $25 (seniors and under 30) Friday - Sunday: $50 (premium seating); $25 (general admission); $15 (seniors and under 30)
Sunday, August 5, 8 p.m. Log of the Skipper's Wife A musical telling of a Vineyard Sea Captain's wife, conceived and directed by island favorite Joann Green Breuer, Artistic Associate at the Vineyard Playhouse, with music by Allan Crossman. Tickets: Friday - Sunday: $50 (premium seating); $25 (general admission); $15 (seniors and under 30)
Thursday, August 9 - Sunday, August 12 Yard Arts! Festival Weekend Two
Thursday, August 9, 8 p.m. Chilmark Writers' Workshop with Nancy Aronie Nancy Aronie presents a working season of the Chilmark Writers' Workshop with island writers Sonia Archer, Carol Gilligan, Iris Grace, Steve Kemper, Devorah Medwin, Taffy McCarthy, Niki Patton, Ericka Ramis, Laura Roosevelt, Gwen Snider, Gerald Blake Storrow, and Cynthia Wolfson. Tickets: Friday - Sunday: $50 (premium seating); $25 (general admission); $15 (seniors and under 30)
Friday, August 10 & Sunday, August 12, 8 p.m. Double Bill: Whale Nation and Justin Ahren An evening of theater and music. Back by popular demand, Donavon Dietz returns in Whale Nation, a lush tribute to the dignity of the whale. The family friendly piece, presented with the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, explores the whaling epic through the eyes of the whale and nature lovers everywhere, in an acting tour de force. After the play, there will be an outdoor concert with Justin Ahren and his band. Justin’s songs pack a lyric intensity and sonic texture wrapped around memorable melodies. Bassist Shawn Barber and mandolin player Stuart Gardner bring their signature playing to music that defies genre. Tickets: Evening Performances: $50 (premium seating); $25 (general admission); $15 (seniors and under 30)
Saturday, August 11, 7 p.m. She Could Have Danced All Night: An Evening in Honor of Elaine Miller, starring Marni Nixon A very special benefit in recognition of Elaine Miller, Yard president emerita, featuring legendary singer Marni Nixon. The event begins with champagne, a solo performance by Limón Company member Katie Diamond, and a frolic by island children. Ms Nixon’s performance of the world’s most loved classic show tunes will be followed by supper and dancing for all.
Tickets: $150; $500 (performance sponsor); $3,000 (event sponsor)
Tuesday, August 14- Saturday, August 18 Yard Arts! Festival Weekend Three: Urban Bush Women Week
Monday, August 13, 10 p.m. Dancing with the Company: Urban Bush Women at Lola's, Oak Bluffs Come enjoy the scene at Lola’s and dance Tickets: $25 for cover and supper buffet; cash bar
Wednesday, August 15 & Friday, August 17, 8 p.m. pre-concert talks at 7:30 Urban Bush Women: Chicken Soup by Blondell Cummings Great company repertory, including Blondell Cummings’ classic Chicken Soup, recreated as part of the legacy project, and Batty Moves, a sassy celebration of the generously proportioned female form. Tickets: $75 (premium seating), $35 (general admission), $25 (seniors and under 30).
Thursday, August 16, 8 p.m. / pre-concert talk at 7:30 Urban Bush Women: Walking With Pearl: Africa Diaries and Walking With Pearl... Southern Diaries Yard alumna Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s full length masterpiece performed in The Yard’s intimate setting. Cerebral exploration transformed into thrilling, passionate dance. Tickets: Thursday: $75 (premium seating), $35 (general admission), $25 (seniors and under 30).
Saturday, August 18, 6:30 Festival finale: Urban Bush Women: Walking With Pearl: Africa Diaries and Walking With Pearl... Southern Diaries Performance to benefit The Yard, followed by champagne, supper and dancing for all Tickets: $300 (premium), $150 (general admission).
Saturday, September 1 - Sunday, September 2 Yard Arts! Festival Labor Day Weekend
Saturday, September 1, 8 p.m. Reno. New Work in Progress Back by popular demand, part-genius, all-comedian, HBO’s
fabulous Reno brings her latest commentary Tickets: TBA
Festival Special Event Tuesday, September 11, 8 p.m., 5:00 pm at the Capawock Theater, Main Street, Vineyard Haven. Lucinda Childs: A Documentary Film by Patrick Bensard. Lucinda Childs began her career as choreographer and performer in 1963 as an original member of the Judson Dance Theater in New York. Bensard’s documentary features interviews with Lucinda Childs, Philip Glass, Anna Gisselgoff, Susan Sontag and Robert Wilson, and a collaboration with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Both Patrick Bensard and Lucinda Childs will appear at the screening. Free. Thursday, September 13 - Saturday, September 15 pre-concert talks at 7:30 Bessie Schonberg Choreographic Premieres New works by exciting young choreographers Sidra Bell, Janice Lancaster, Sharon Moore and Stefanie Nelson, chosen from an international pool of applicants. Tickets: $50 (premium seating); $25 (general admission); $15 (seniors and under 30) For tickets call A portion of
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Wendy Taucher, Managing
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