The Park City Institute

Presents

with

ANTHONY BOCCONI, GREGORY DE ARMOND, AURELIE GARCIA, SEAH HAGAN, AMANDA DIEHL-HULEN, MORGAN HULEN, ELISE PACICCO, REBECCA RASMUSSEN, and JASON WILLIAMS

Conceived and Directed by: Moses Pendleton

First Assistant & Associate Director: Cynthia Quinn

Production Manager: Woodrow F. Dick III

Technical Crew: Victoria Campbell, Josh Peterson, Ryan Walters

Lighting Design: Howell Binkley (TUU), Bruce Goldstein (Table Talk), Joshua Starbuck (Dream Catcher, Marigolds, Echoes of Narcissus, Pole Dance, Aqua Flora), Woodrow F. Dick, III (Baths of Caracalla, If You Need Some Body, Daddy Long Leg, Light Reigns, Aeria, Paper Trails), Michael Korsch (Pleiades, Spawning)

Music Collage: Moses Pendleton

Video Design: Woodrow F. Dick, III

Costume Design: Phoebe Katzin, Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn

Costume Construction: Phoebe Katzin

Ballet Mistress: Victoria Mazzarelli

Company Manager: Paula Budetti Burns

Theater

The Eccles Center is the largest theater in Park City, Utah with 1,269 seats. It is home to Park City Institute's Main Stage Season from October through April each year, presenting a broad range of world-class performing arts from international dance companies to Broadway icons to beloved author/humorists to virtuosos in a host of musical styles from Chamber Music to rock'n'roll.

Health and Safety

The Park City Institute and the Park City School District have taken measures to assure the health and safety of our patrons, staff, and performers. We are constantly adjusting our COVID protocols based on the recommendations of the CDC, directives of local and state health departments. Permanent changes include, updated HVAC, touch-less restrooms faucets, electronic ticketing, electronic programs, enhanced cleaning, and all volunteers and staff to be fully vaccinated. Based on guidance, we adjust the capacity of the theater and reserve empty seats between ticketed groups.

Currently, we are limiting attendance to our main stage series to 50% of the house and ask that all patrons arrive at the theater wearing a mask and keep it on at all times while in the building. Once in the theater, patrons are free to move to the back of the house or balcony where there is more space between groups. If you don’t feel well, have a cough or a fever we ask that you remain home.

PROGRAM

“PLEIADES” (MOMIX in Orbit)
Performed by: Amanda Diehl-Hulen, Rebecca Rasmussen, Seah Hagan Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: The Company
Music: “El Hadra – The Mystik Dance”
Courtesy of Aquarius International Music
This work was created for the Centennial celebration of FIAT AUTO S.p.A. in Torino, Italy - July 1999

“TUU” (Classics)
Performed by: Anthony Boconni and Elise Pacicco
Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: Tim Acito and Solveig Olsen
Music: “One Thousand Years,” by TUU, from the album One Thousand Years written by Martin Franklin, Released by Waveform Records

“MARIGOLDS” (Botanica)
Performed by: Amanda Diehl-Hulen, Aurelie Garcia, Elise Pacicco, Rebecca Rasmussen, Seah Hagan Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: Cynthia Quinn, Simona DiTucci, Cassandra Taylor, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Sarah Nachbauer, Tsarra Baquette
Music by: Suphala, “Destination” and “The Wheel” by U-zig Michael Paradinas

“POLE DANCE” (Opus Cactus)
Performed by: Gregory De Armond, Jason Williams, Morgan Hulen
Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: The Company
Music by: Adam Plack & Johnny (White Ant) Soames and “The Hunt (In Respect for Food)” Courtesy of Australian Music International.

“BATHS OF CARACALLA” (ReMIX)
Performed by: Amanda Diehl-Hulen, Aurelie Garcia, Elise Pacicco, Rebecca Rasmussen, Seah Hagan Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: The Company
Music: “Reverence” by David and Steve Gordon

“DADDY LONG LEG” (35th Anniversary Creation)

Performed by: Anthony Bocconi, Greg De Armond, Morgan Hulen
Choreography: Moses Pendleton, Tim Latta
Assisted by: Jonathan Eden, Steven Ezra, Morgan Hulen, Felicity Jones, Cynthia Quinn, Brian Simerson Music: “Santa Maria” by Gotan Project

“LIGHT REIGNS” (35th Anniversary Creation)
Performed by: Performed by: Amanda Diehl-Hulen, Aurelie Garcia, Elise Pacicco, Rebecca Rasmussen, Seah Hagan Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: Jennifer Chicheportiche, Amanda Hulen, Nicole Loizides, Sarah Nachbauer, Cynthia Quinn, Rebecca Rasmussen, Heather Magee, Jocelyn Wallace
Music: “Alchemy” by Deuter

“PAPER TRAILS” (35th Anniversary Creation)
Performed by: the Company
Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: The Company
Music: “Good Bye Brother” by Ramin, Djawadi: “Progeny” by Yvonne Moriarty, Gavin Greenway and the Lyndhurst; “Sorrow” by Klaus Badelt and Lisa Gerrard; “Wisdom Work” by Byron Metcalf.

INTERMISSION

“ECHOES OF NARCISSUS” (Botanica)
Performed by: Amanda Diehl-Hulen Choreography: Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn Music: “Space Weaver” by Lisa Gerrard

“SNOW GEESE” (Lunar Sea)
Performed by: Amanda Diehl-Hulen, Aurelie Garcia, Elise Pacicco, Rebecca Rasmussen, Seah Hagan Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: The Company
Music: “Treasure” by Elliot Morgan Jones and Nick Woolfson from the Waveform release Terra Firma

“DREAM CATCHER” (Opus Cactus)
Performed by: Rebecca Rasmussen & Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: Craig Berman, Brian Sanders
Sculpture Design and Construction: Alan Boeding
Music: “Mountain Walk East,” by NOMAD courtesy of Australian Music International

“BRAINWAVE” (Classics)
Performed by: Anthony Bocconi & Gregory De Armond Choreography: Moses Pendleton

“MAN FAN” (Botanica)
Performed by: Morgan Hulen Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Prop by: Michael Curry
Music: Azam Ali, “Aj Ondas” on Portals of Grace

“SPAWNING” (Classics)
Performed by: Amanda, Hulen, Elise Pacicca, Seah Hagan Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: Lisa Giobbi, Diana Horvath, Cynthia Quinn
Music: MERCY STREET by Peter Gabriel
Used with permission of Cliofine Ltd.(PRS)/HIDDEN PUN MUSIC, INC. (BMI)

“IF YOU NEED SOME BODY” (ReMIX)
Performed by: the Company
Choreography by: Moses Pendleton
Assisted by: Sam Beckman, Steven Ezra, Cynthia Quinn, Rebecca Rasmussen, Brian Simerson, Jared Wootan. Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Allegro)

ABOUT THE COMPANY

MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists under the direction of Moses Pendleton, has been presenting work of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty for 40 years. From its base in Washington, Connecticut, the company has developed a devoted worldwide following. In addition to stage performances, MOMIX has also worked in film and television, as well as corporate advertising, with national commercials for Hanes and Target, and presentations for Mercedes-Benz, Fiat, and Pirelli. With performances on PBS’s “Dance in America” series, France’s Antenne II, and Italian RAI television, the company’s repertory has been beamed to 55 countries. The Rhombus Media film of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with MOMIX and the Montreal Symphony was the winner of an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special. MOMIX was also featured in IMAGINE, one of the first 3-D IMAX films released in IMAX theaters worldwide. MOMIX dancers Cynthia Quinn and Karl Baumann, under Moses Pendleton’s direction, played the role of “Bluey” in the feature film F/X2, and White Widow, co-choreographed by Pendleton and Quinn, was featured in Robert Altman’s movie The Company. With nothing more than light, shadow, fabric, props, and the human body, MOMIX continues to astonish and delight audiences on five continents.

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

MOSES PENDLETON (Artistic Director)

Moses Pendelton has been one of America’s most innovative and widely performed choreographers and directors for almost 50 years. A co-founder of the ground-breaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, he formed his own company, MOMIX, in 1980. Mr. Pendleton has also worked extensively in film, TV, and opera and as a choreographer for ballet companies and special events.

Mr. Pendleton was born and raised on a dairy farm in Northern Vermont. His earliest experiences as a showman came from exhibiting his family’s dairy cows at the Caledonian County Fair. He received his BA in English Literature from Dartmouth College in 1971. Pilobolus began touring immediately, and the group shot to fame in the 1970s, performing on Broadway under the sponsorship of Pierre Cardin, touring internationally, and appearing in PBS’s Dance in America and Great Performances series.

By the end of the decade, Mr. Pendleton had begun to work outside of Pilobolus, performing in and serving as principal choreographer for the Paris Opera’s Intégrale Erik Satie in 1979 and choreographing the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. In that same year he created MOMIX, which rapidly established an international reputation for inventive and often illusionistic choreography. The troupe has now been creating new work under his direction and touring worldwide for four decades.

Mr. Pendleton has also been active as a performer and choreographer for other companies. He staged Picabia’s Dadaist ballet Relâche for the Paris Opera Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet, and Tutuguri, based on the writings of Artaud, for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He created the role of the Fool for Yuri Lyubimov’s production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at La Scala, choreographed Rameau’s Platée for the U.S. Spoleto Festival, and contributed choreography to Lina Wertmuller’s production of Carmen at the Munich State Opera. Mr. Pendleton has created new works for the Arizona Ballet and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and he teamed up with Danny Ezralow and David Parsons, both former MOMIX dancers, to choreograph AEROS with the Romanian National Gymnastics Team. Most recently, Mr. Pendleton choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva and 50 Russian ballerinas, for the Opening

Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi.

Mr. Pendleton’s film and television work includes the feature film F/X2 with Cynthia Quinn, Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton for ABC ARTS cable (winner of a CINE Golden Eagle award), and Pictures at an Exhibition with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, which received an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special in 1991. Mr. Pendleton has also made music videos with Prince, Julian Lennon, and Cathy Dennis, among others.

Mr. Pendleton is an avid photographer whose work has been presented in Rome, Milan, Florence, and Aspen. Images of the sunflower plantings at his home in northwestern Connecticut have been featured in numerous books and articles on gardening. He is the subject of Salto di Gravita by Lisavetta Scarbi (1999), and his photographs accompany the sixteen cantos of Phil Holland’s The Dance Must Follow (2015), which takes Mr. Pendleton’s own creative process as its subject.

Mr. Pendleton was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1977. He was a recipient of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Governor’s Award in 1998. He received the Positano Choreographic Award in 1999 and the 2002 American Choreography Award for his contributions to choreography for film and television. In 2010, Mr. Pendleton received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (HDFA) from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he delivered the commencement address. In 2021, Mr. Pendleton received the degree of Doctor of Arts, honoris causa, from Dartmouth College, his alma mater, for his lifetime contributions to the arts.

CYNTHIA QUINN (Associate Director)

Cynthia grew up in Southern California. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Riverside and continued there as an Associate in Dance for five years. In 1988 she received the University’s Alumni Association’s

Outstanding Young Graduate Award. As a member of Pilobolus in the 1980s, she performed on Broadway and throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Israel and Japan, and she collaborated on the choreography of Day Two, Elegy for the Moment, Mirage, What Grows in Huygens Window and Stabat Mater. Ms. Quinn began performing with MOMIX in 1983 and has toured worldwide with the company. She has appeared in numerous television programs and music videos, and has assisted Moses Pendleton in the choreography of Pulcinella for the Ballet Nancy in France, Tutuguri for the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Platée for the Spoleto

Festival USA, Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel in New York, AccorDION for the Zurich-Volksbuhne Theatre, Carmen for the Munich State Opera, as well as Opus Cactus for the Arizona Ballet and Noir Blanc for the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. She has also appeared as a guest artist with the Ballet Théâtre Française de Nancy, the Deutsche Oper Berlin Ballet, and the Munich State Opera, as well as international galas in Italy, France and Japan. Ms. Quinn made her film debut as “Bluey” (a role she shared with Karl Baumann) in F/X2. She was a featured performer in the Emmy Award-winning Pictures at an Exhibition with the Montreal Symphony and has also appeared in the 3D IMAX film IMAGINE. Ms. Quinn is a board member of the Nutmeg Conservatory in Torrington, Conn., and is on the advisory board of the Torrington’s Susan B. Anthony Project. She was featured with Ru Paul and k.d. lang for M.A.C. Cosmetics’ “Fashion Cares” benefits in Toronto and Vancouver. Ms. Quinn is co-choreographer of “White Widow,” which is featured prominently in the Robert Altman’s The Company. Ms. Quinn was also featured in the film “First Born,” with Elisabeth Shue. Most recently, she co-choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva, for the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Her most rewarding and challenging role, however, has been as a mother to her daughter, Quinn Elisabeth.

ANTHONY BOCCONI (Dancer)

Anthony was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art, and the Performing Arts and it was there he found his niche in modern dance while studying Graham and Horton techniques. Anthony continued his dance training in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program under the direction of Melanie Person while spending his summers at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Nederlands Dans Theatre, and Springboard Dance Montreal. Anthony graduated in 2013 and has since performed with Lydia Johnson Dance, The Metropolitan Opera, The Santa Fe Opera, and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. Bocconi joined MOMIX in 2015.

GREGORY DeARMOND (Dancer)

Gregory grew up in Southern California and trained at Saddleback Dance Center, Golden State Ballet and Ballet Pacifica. He graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on structures. He was honored as a William

J. Gillespie Scholar and as a Gregory Osborne Memorial Scholar. He joined the North Carolina Dance Theatre in 2010 and later participated in the National Choreographers Initiative, performing works by Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe, Twyla Tharp, Jiri Bubenicek, Jodie Gates, Dwight Rhoden, Peter Quanz, and George Balanchine. Gregory would like to thank everyone who has helped to make his career in dance possible. Gregory joined MOMIX in 2014.

AURELIE GARCIA (dancer)

Angela is a dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. She grew up in the South of France, where she first started dancing at a local dance school. At eighteen, she moved to New York City to attend The Ailey School, graduating from their scholarship program in 2018. She has performed works by Ray Mercer, Elizabeth Roxas, Tracy Inman, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Talley Beatty, Anabelle Lopez Ochoa, Eduardo Vilaro, Michelle Manzanalez, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Pedro Ruiz, and Alvin Ailey. Since moving to New York to pursue her dance career, Aurelie has performed with companies such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico and Ntrinsik Movement, Bloodline Dance Theater, Ann Nuo Spiritual Dance Art, VLDC, OCA Dance, and ACBD. Aurelie joined MOMIX in 2019.

SEAH HAGAN (Dancer)

Born and raised in Tallahassee Florida, Seah Hagan is a third-generation dancer. She began her training at the Southern Academy of Ballet Arts under the tutelage of Natalia Botha and Charles Hagan. At age fourteen she became an Advanced Company member with the Pas de Vie Ballet where she performed many classical and contemporary soloist and principal roles. Along with her ballet and modern training, Seah is also an experienced ballroom dancer, having competed in multiple world championships. At age 16, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Florida State University Schools. Seah also held a part-time position with the State of Florida at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 
In the Fall of 2017, Seah began her professional dance career with the world-renowned company MOMIX, under artistic director Moses Pendleton and associate director Cynthia Quinn. She has since toured across the United States, Canada, and Europe with original shows, VIVA MOMIX Forever, Opus Cactus, and Alice where she has performed featured solos in all three shows. Seah was also a member of the creation and premiere of their newest show, Alice. She is honored to be a part of such a wonderfully unique company.

AMANDA HULEN (Dancer)

Amanda is a native of Spokane, Washington who graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts. She joined the Louisville Ballet in 2000 and was promoted to Soloist in 2007 where she danced until 2013. Amanda’s repertoire has included a variety of classical and contemporary works. She has participated in the National Choreographers Initiative in Irvine California for 3 years. In 2013 Amanda joined Momix, touring all over the world with her husband and fellow dancer, as well as with their daughter. In her off time, Amanda is a mom of two. She is looking forward to being on the road and dancing again.

MORGAN HULEN (Dancer)

Morgan grew up in Columbia, MO. He left home to complete high school and attend the college program at North Carolina School of the Arts. During the summers he studied with the Hungarian National Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Minnesota Ballet, and the Broadway Theatre Project. Morgan began his professional career with the Louisville Ballet in 2000 and later enjoyed his role principal role with Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, TX. As a highly sought-after guest artist, he has performed with numerous dance companies across the U.S. In 2007 Morgan returned to the Louisville Ballet for three more seasons performing soloist and principal roles. He teaches master classes in tap, ballet, and partnering, and has choreographed many pieces, including several that have won top choreographic honors. He also formed the dance company Impact as an expressive outlet for his and others’ choreography. His wife Amanda is also part of the MOMIX family and together, they have toured with MOMIX extensively. They are raising a family of their own back in MO. Morgan joined MOMIX in 2011.

ELISE PACICCO (dancer)

Elise is from Charlotte, NC and currently resides in NYC. She graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University where she was a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Elise earned her MFA in dance performance and choreography from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2015. She has performed in the works of Bill T. Jones, Pilobolus, Paul Taylor, Shannon Gillen, Helen Simoneau, and others. Elise was a member of Carolyn Dorfman Dance from 2015 - 2019, where she worked nationally and internationally as a teaching and performance artist. She also dances for Rovaco Dance Company, based in New York, under the direction of Rohan Bhargava. She is also passionate about teaching yoga and pilates and currently teaches at Y7 Studios throughout New York City. Elise joined MOMIX in 2019.

REBECCA RASMUSSEN (Dancer)

Rebecca was born and raised in Moorpark, CA where she received her dance training at Pam Rossi’s Dance Ten and Moorpark College. Rebecca went on to receive a BFA in Dance from The Boston Conservatory where she had the honor of performing works by Paul Taylor, Jose Limon, Michael Folkine and Murray Louis. Other professional dance companies include: Catapult Entertainment, Evolution Dance Theater, Media City Ballet, La Danserie, DeDa Dance Theater, and Moorpark Civic Ballet. Industrial works include: National Target Commercial, International Builders’ show (Kohler Co.), and the Mercedes Benz Car show. She wants to thank her family and friends for their endless love and support. Rebecca joined MOMIX in 2006.

JASON WILLIAMS (Dance Captain)

Jason began his dance career and training at Boca Ballet Theater at the age of 16 under the direction of Dan Guin and Jane Tyree. He then decided to further his studies at New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. This is where he became proficient in Graham, Limon, Horton, Classical and Contemporary Ballet techniques. While there he deepened his studies by being exposed to Anatomy, Kinesiology, Labon Movement Analysis, and Pedagogy. Jason Williams is a 2011 summa cum laude B.F.A. Graduate of New World School of the Arts. During his time there he worked with noted choreographers such as Robert Battle, Michael Uthoff, Daniel Lewis, Peter London, Darshan Bhueller, Gerard Ebitz, to name a few. During his summers he has performed in the New Prague Dance Festival in Prague, Czech Republic and Semana de Internacional de Baile in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since completing his degree he has danced with DanceNow! Momix, Joseé Garant Dance Company, and Miami Contemporary Dance Company. Jason joined MOMIX in 2011.

WOODROW F. DICK III (Production Manager & Lighting Supervisor)

Woodrow is MOMIX’s go-to guy for anything and everything production-related. He has worked on numerous productions both big and small. Woody joined MOMIX in 2005.

PHOEBE KATZIN (Costume Designer)

After graduating from Endicott College’s fashion design program, Phoebe worked for Kitty Daly, building dance costumes and dressmaking. For several years she lived in New York making costumes for Kitty Leach, Greg Barnes, and Allison Conner, among others. Phoebe has been instrumental in designing and constructing costumes for MOMIX and Pilobolus for more than 20 years.

VICTORIA MAZZARELLI (Ballet Mistress)

Following an impressive and extensive professional international ballet career, Mazzarelli returned to her roots at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory in Torrington, Conn., where she serves as Artistic Director, training the next generation of dancers.

The 2021-22 Main Stage Series is made possible with the generous support from the following individuals and organizations:

John & Jean Yablonski, Shawn Fojtik, Rachel and Robert Alday, Holly Etlin & Andrew Krieger, the KTC Fund, Robin Hauser, Terry Homer & Ann Marie Horner, Cole Sport, PBS Utah, The Park City Community Foundation, and the Utah Division of Arts & Museums