Queensboro Dance Festival 2022 Night 3

Flushing Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge that our show today is on the native land of Munsee
Lenape and Canarsie people, who continue to live and work on this land to this day.

Sunday October 2nd, 2022
PERFORMANCES in Flushing

*Denotes Queens Premieres

summertime
A nostalgic montage of joyful summertime memories, this bright dance theater piece will have you bobbing to
the music and movement. The first section explores slow, sultry movement; in the second section dancers speak

about summer memories; the third section bounces us through the sweet treats.

Company: NK&D / a movement company
Choreography by Nicole Kadar-Greene

Dancers: Lorena Jarmillo, Kathryn McKenzie, Glenna Yu
Music: "Summertime" by Ella Fitzgerald; "How Many Licks?" Tootsie Pop Commercial (1982); "Lollipop" The

Chordettes

NK&D / a movement company(Astoria)
NK&D (Nicole Kadar and Dancers) has shown work in Jennifer Muller’s Hatch Series, the Kaye Theater,
Triskelion’s WAX works, The Ailey Studios, Queensborough Dance Festival’s 2018-2021 Tours and Culture Lab LIC.
Our newest work "between the balance" won Best Experimental Film 2022 (cinematographer - Steven Speliotis,
score - William Catanzaro).

Traditional Kathak Solo*
A traditional Kathak Solo is typically done with live musicians over an hour, however, the same can be
conveyed in a shorter piece. We start with a thaat (slow body postures), followed by Tukra (rhythmic

compositions), then a Gat sequence (expressive segment), ending with fast and intricate footwork.

Company: Urvashie Kissoon
Choreographed and performed by Urvashie Kissoon

Music: Teen Taal by Pt. Birju Maharaj

Urvashie Kissoon(Forest Hills)
Urvashie Kissoon is trained in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Kathak. She has performed at notable venues
such as the City Hall of New York and Metropolitan Museum of Art, amongst others. Urvashie has performed
across the U.S., including Kolkata, India, and Seville, Spain. Urvashie completed her Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi,
Kathak Rangmanch Pravesh.

Before Sunset*
After being a performance artist and living in American culture for many years, we will introduce Taiwanese folk

dances and connect them with other dance styles. Focuses on creating and researching dialogue between
dance movements and violin. Chieh created movements based on Yoyo’s movements, who dances and plays

violin simultaneously.

Company: Chieh & Yoyo
Choreography by Chieh Hsiung
Dancers: Chieh Hsiung and Yu Wei Hsiao
Music arranged by Yu Wei Hsaio and Oscar Chang

Chieh & Yoyo(Woodside)
Graduated from Taiwan, moved to NYC 2014. She presented her choreography all across NYC & Taiwan. Such
as concert tours, TV series, performing off Broadway, was invited to the 92Y Asian Choreographer Festival as
part of the Asian World Tour at Lincoln Center,and presented work at The Emerging Female Choreographers
Project which was an audience favorite.

Greek Dance Medley
We will be dancing a medley of 4 dances from various regions in Greece.

Company: Greek American Folklore Society
Choreography by Michelle Weller

Dancers: Vaia Allagiani, Christos Agrapidis, Alicia Benis, Anastasia Tsantes, Michelle Tsigaridas Weller
Music: Traditional Greek Folk Dances
Costumes: Paul Ginis Collection

Greek American Folklore Society(Astoria)
The Greek-American Folklore Society is dedicated to the study, preservation and instruction of the history and
traditions of Hellenic folk culture. We share our work with the public through stage re-enactments of traditional
Greek customs, songs and dances, as well as through lectures, exhibits and workshops. Dance with us!

Who Am I*
This piece is all about self discovery, and the willingness to accept where I am in my life.

Company: Cole Collective
Choreographed and performed by Nicole Ohr

Music: Epic III from Hadestown

Cole Collective(Astoria)
Nicole Ohr is a professional tap dancer based in NYC. She was the tap dance captain of Undertoe Dance
Project and a member of Germaine Salsberg’s Les Femmes. Currently, Nicole is the Artistic Director of Cole
Collective, an Astoria-based tap dance company, and is co-producer of Dance Astoria.

You Don't Have To Love Me, Just Accept Me
We cannot agree with everything or everyone. But We have to respect each other’s existence or boundaries.
Accepting everyone’s existence is coexisting. “We are totally different, and this is our power and best quality,

acceptance for diversity and exploring the unknown is what makes progress and beauty”.

Company: sarAika movement collective
Choreographed and performed by Sara Pizzi & Aika Takeshima

Music: For Roses - MANOID

sarAika movement collective(Ridgewood)
sarAika is a movement collective based in New York since 2021, funded by Aika Takeshima and Sara Pizzi,
immigrants, multidisciplinary artists, activist and lgbtqa+ supporters and representers. We make art about and
for humans. Our goal is to create awareness and reflection on actual global social issues creating interactive
experiences.

Connection*
We have traversed through a pandemic that has made us seek isolation. We hope to play off of the ways we

had to connect such as zoom chats, facetime and phone calls. We will play off of these communication
techniques that were vital to our connection and show how a Kingdom community and family finds
connection and strength again.

Company: The Kingdom Dance Company
Choreography by Paige “Queen TuT” Stewart
Dancers: Kaitlin Oliver, Madison Brown, Francesca Tavano, Florencia Amaya, Dawn Carrero, Debie Mendoza,
Paige "Queen TuT" Stewart, Sherece Thomas, Amarfi Collado. Guest appearances by The Players Club
Entertainment steppers Edward Nelson, Austin Washington, Gideon Abadilla, Quintin “Creed” Isaacs, and Hart
& Soul dance studio Yuval Ben-Baruch, Phoebe Erber, Jules Hart, Isabella Hernandez, Allison Jean-Baptiste,

Rechelli Kupfer, and Ashima Yabut.
Music: Iniko - The Kings Affirmation / Bloody Samaritan – Loud Urban Choir / Paloma – Alpha P / Scatter –

Fireboy DML / Touchdown – Stylo G & Fanatix / Top Shotter – DMX

The Kingdom Dance Company(Rosedale)
Kingdom Dance Company, created by Queen TuT. Credits include BET, MTV, Wyclef Jean, Ariana Grande,
DMC, Patty Labelle and Lupe Fiasco. She teaches dance students, emotionally challenged/autistic children
and mentally disabled adults while surviving the battle with Lupus. She dances standing, on crutches or in

wheel-chair to prove her resilience!

Performances followed by a Danceback with Greek American Folklore Society —
join us in the lobby for a mini dance lesson!

The Queensboro Dance Festival (QDF) was launched in 2014 with the mission to strengthen the dance
community in Queens, and garner a greater appreciation for Queens dance. Presenting Queens-based
dance companies of diverse cultures and styles, QDF tours performances & classes every summer throughout
Queens theaters, parks, plazas, libraries, and street events to bring local dance to Queens neighborhoods, and

provides career resources for Queens dancers.

QDF 2022 Tour Crew
Founding Executive Director: Karesia Batan
Stage Managers: Lee Donegan, Natalie Morrow
Sound Engineers: Ruben Jessurum, Shahob Newman
Videographers: Eden Chan, Michela Monte, Alex Ortiz, Sabrina Sade Parker

Photographer: Joe Pinlac
Content Manager: Kristina Mahaney
Load-in Crew: Joey Newman, Darryl Warren, David Velazquez, Blake D’Arienzo
Volunteers: Deborah Wible, Jinelle Thompson

Marketing: Nadia Conway
Graphics/Editing: Heesun Arthur, Desteny Echavarria

Huge Thank You to Queens Theatre

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