MARGARET JENKINS DANCE COMPANY
Celebrating 50 years of bringing dance to San Francisco and the world!
May 6 & 7, 2023
See old friends, meet new ones, and
wander through the history of MJDC
and the promise of more to come:
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Live performances and music
by MJDC dancers and longtime
collaborators Paul Dresher,
Rinde Eckert, & Michael Palmer.
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Visual installation by Jack Beuttler featuring videos, photos, costumes, sets, and archival records highlighting 50 years of MJDC.
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Special screening of our 2020 film Breathing at the Boundaries
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Showings by CHIME Artists Corey Brady and Kelly Del Rosario
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And a community celebration reception/party!
60 Brady Street, San Francisco
(City Dance Studios)
Free
Installation Hours: 12pm - 4pm
Performance & Celebration: 4pm
The performance will last approximately
90 minutes, followed by a reception
with the artist and community.
Breathing at the Boundaries
screening: Sunday, May 7 @ 1:30pm
Installation
MARGARET JENKINS DANCE COMPANY
Artistic Director: Margaret Jenkins
Executive Director: Kegan Marling
Installation Design: Jack Beuttler
Photography Curation: Andrea Hicks
Costume Curation: Mary Domenico
Community Liason: Virginia Matthews
Reception Coordinator: Mary Kuhn
Company Assistant: Sophie Otewalt
Editorial Review: Art Becofsky
Social Media Manager: Joe Mazza
50th Anniversary Logo: Kevin Clarke
Booklet & Postcard Design: Katherine Disenhof
Food & Wine Donations
Bi-RIte Family of Businesses, Nancy Donnell Lilly, Noe Valley Bakery, Recess Drinks, Trader Joe's
Special Thanks
Alexander V. Nichols, Andrea Hicks, Art Becofsky, Cathy Simon & Michael Palmer, City Dance Studios, Dominique Pelletey, Jack Beuttler, Joe Mazza, Joseph Copley, Larry McQueen, Mary Domenico, Mary Kuhn, Paul Dresher Ensemble, Photoworks SF, Sandra Woodall, Sandy Lee, Virginia Matthews, and all of our incredible volunteers!
Performance
Program
Featuring excerpts from:
Global Moves (2022)
The Gates (Far Away Near) (1993)
Woman Window Square (1991)
Rollback (1988)
Shorebirds Atlantic (1988)
Shadows & Water (2019)
Migratory Passages (2021)
And work-in-progress excerpts from our CHIME mentees:
Corey Brady
Kelly Del Rosario
Artists
Artistic Director: Margaret Jenkins
Choreographic & Rehearsal Assistant: Kelly Del Rosario
Production Design & Management: Jack Beuttler
Sound Direction: Paul Dresher
Costume Direction: Mary Domenico
MJDC Dancer/Collaborators:
Allegra Bautista, Corey Brady,
Tristan Ching Hartmann, Carolina Czechowska,
Kelly Del Rosario, Olivia Caldeira Holston
Guest Performer: Rinde Eckert
Additional Performance Credits
Global Moves (2022)
Composer: Dresher/Davel Invented Instrument Duo
Text & Narrative Structure: Michael Palmer with Rinde Eckert
Scenic Design: Jack Beuttler
Readers: Michael Palmer, Ellen McLaughlin
Filmed Dancers: Irit Amichai Gabinet and Nitzan Bardichev (Dancers Emeritus, Kolben Dance Company)
The Gates (Far Away Near) (1993)
Text: Michael Palmer and Rinde Eckert
Composer: Paul Dresher
Costumes: Sandra Woodall
Woman Window Square (1991)
Text & Music: Rinde Eckert
Costumes: Sandra Woodall
Rollback (1988)
Music: Terry Allen
Film: Bruce Nauman
Costumes: Modifications by Mary Domenico
from an original design by Sandra Woodall
Margaret Jenkins and Rinde Eckert Duets
Excerpts from: Shadows and Water (2019),
Migratory Passages (2020), and Shorebirds Atlantic (1988)
Music and Text: Rinde Eckert
Costumes: Kate Mitchell (from Migratory Passages)
CHIME: Kelly Del Rosario
Choreography and Performance: Kelly Del Rosario and Erin Yen
Music: Juice by Young Franco
CHIME: Corey Brady
Unrest (2022)
(Reworked for 2023 premiere)
Choreography & Performance: Corey Brady
Music: Nosaj Thing, Divan Gattamorta
Artist Bios
Supporters
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company is graciously supported by The Bernard Osher Foundation, Cathy & Jim Koshland, The Fleishhacker Foundation, Hellman Foundation, John Sanger Family Foundation, Judith Brown Meyers Fund, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Michael P.N.A. Hormel (in loving remembrance of James C. Hormel), The National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, and many generous individuals.
Photo Credits:
Left Column: Max's Dream (1984) by Martha Swope; Shorebirds Atlantic (1988) by Ken Probst; The Gates - Far Away Near (1993) by Ken Probst; Film Strip: Georgia Stone (1987) by Ken Probst; Max's Dream (1984) by Martha Swope; Equal Time (1976) by unknown photographer; Pedal Steal (1985) by Bonnie Kamin; Right Column: First Figure (1984) by William Acheson; Skies Calling Skies Falling (2017) by RJ Muna; Shelf Life (1987) by Bonnie Kamin; Woman Window Square (1990) by Jeffrey Newbury; Fault (1996) by Ken Probst