Above: dancers Gwendolyn Gussman and Malcolm Miles Young in TRIPTYCH; photo by Charles Roussel
Photographer Chares Roussel has produced a beautiful portfolio of images from Cherylyn Lavagnino’s production TALES OF HOPPER, given at the DiMenna Center on February 25th and 26th, 2020. You can read about the event here. Below is a selection of Mr. Roussel’s photographs from this wonderful evening of dance.
The program opened with TALES OF HOPPER, a series of danced vignettes inspired by eight of the artist’s paintings:
Justin Faircloth
Sharon Milanese
Sharon Milanese
Malcolm Miles Young, Dervia Carey-Jones, Philip Strom
Lila Simmons and Oscar Rodriguez
Lila Simmons and Oscar Rodriguez
Kristen Foote and Malcolm Miles Young
Justin Faircloth and Corinne Hart
Corinne Hart, Justin Faircloth, Claire Westby
Claire Westby
Emma Pajewski and Malcolm Miles Young
Following the interval, TRIPTYCH, a ritualistic ballet, was preformed:
Justin Faircloth and Emma Pajewski
The ensemble
The women in TRIPTYCH
The men in TRIPTYCH
Malcolm Miles Young, Gwendolyn Gussman, Dervia Carey-Jones
Oscar Rodriguez and Justin Faircloth
Dervia Carey-Jones
Gwendolyn Gussman and Malcolm Miles Young
VEILED was the closing work:
VEILED is a ballet for six women
Emma Pajewski in VEILED
The ensemble
Claire Westby in VEILED
~ All photographs by Charles Roussel
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