Above: Eric Williams and Sarah Bek in Cherylyn Lavagnino's Ménage. Photo by Kokyat.
Since we weren't able to attend their performances at St Mark's Church on these final days of June 2012, Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance very kindly invited Kokyat and me to watch/photograph their dress rehearsal. The performance space at St. Mark's is really impressive: the high ceiling, the polished floor, the wrap-around mezzanine, the stained glass windows.
The three danceworks were beautifully lit and the overall atmosphere was tranquil, well-suited to the lyricsm of Ms. Lavagnino's choreographic style.
The opening work, Ménage has a Degas feeling; it is set to music by Scott Killian, Jacob Lawson and Jane Chung.
Here is a series of Kokyat's images from Ménage:
Selina Chau, Sarah Bek, Laura Mead, Claire Westby
sarah Bek, Claire Westby
Eric Williams, Justin Flores
Eric Williams
Selina Chau, Eric Williams
Laura Mead, Justin Flores
Laura Mead, Justin Flores
Sarah Bek
Eric Williams, Sarah Bek
Laura Mead, Josh Palmer
Josh Palmer and Laura Mead in Ménage.
The pas de deux entitled Deux en Peu was created to the Andante con moto from Franz Schubert's Trio in E-flat major. In the photos below, the dancers are Selina Chau and Josh Palmer.
All photos by Kokyat. A second gallery featuring images from Cherylyn Lavagnino's Triptych (a premiere) appears here.