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Trabajar es Alabar (To Work is To Pray)

 

Premiered 2004

 

Choreography: Seán Curran

 

Assistant to Seán Curran: Tony Guglietti

 

Music: Gregory Jones, Billy Strayhorn, and Edwin Hawkins

 

Performed by Gregory Jones and Rhahn Gibbs

 

Scenic Design: Kate Edmunds

 

Costume Design: Jennifer Vaughan

 

Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls

 

Sound Design: Scott Fraser

 

A collaborative invention by youth and choreographer Sean Curran, this piece celebrates the students’ improvised movements and energy.  By encouraging students to let each other lead, Sean Curran sparks their dance with a warm, fun-loving connectedness.  Gospel pianist Gregory Jones provides a live, warm sampling of jazz history, accentuating the dynamic energy of the dancers.