From Inferno to Americana
A fire grew too hot to contain,
Through the madness, sovereignty was claimed,
The Inferno became a threshold for release.
Within “Americana” I found my peace
Thank you for attending “From Inferno to Americana,” choreographed and directed by Ty Graynor. Tonight you will see the premiere of two pieces made in 2023, “Inferno” and “Americana.” This project began in June with a hunger to research and connect through dance. We invite you into a world where movement is our primary language, the one in which we all speak everyday, with or without knowing.
Including a 10 min intermission, this show will run ~80 minutes.
A very special thank you to the owners of First Street Studio, Dorothy O’Shea Overbey and AJ Garcia-Rameau, and the 68 supporters of our Kickstarter Campaign who made this possible.
#keepaustindancing
Inferno
Choreographed and Danced by Ty Graynor
Music: Franz Liszt: A Dante Symphony, S.109 - 1. Inferno · Orchestre de la Suisse Romande · Jesús López Cobos
Run Time: 20 minutes
Lights Designed & Operated by AJ Garcia-Rameau
Notes: The light I am capable of bestowing unto this world is only as strong and bold as the darkness I am able to carry.
Americana
Choreographed by Ty Graynor
Dancers: Rachel Cox Culver, Kanami Nakabayashi, Meggie Belisle, Connor Timpe, Jordan Gilberston, Laura Corral, Elaine Fields, Lisa Anne Kobdish
Music: SUSS, Ola Belle Reed, Blaine Sprouse & Kenny Baker, David Reed, Dean Martin, Pete Seeger, Gene Autry, Utah Phillips
Whistling by Michael Christian
Run Time: ~47 min
Lights Designed & Operated by AJ Garcia-Rameau
Notes: In “Americana” we return to meaning, coloring the connective threads of our human experience.
Rachel Cox Culver
Kanami Nakabayashi
Meggie Belisle
Lisa Anne Kobdish
Elaine Fields
Connor Timpe
Laura Coral
Jordan Gilbertson
OUR KICKSTARTER SUPPORTERS
68 backers pledged $10,251 to help bring this project to life.
Production Sponsors
Jeff Fields & Jason Sabala
Artist Sponsors
Brian Sellars, KAKUKO NAKABAYASHI, Danny Wingfield, Nicole Sellars, Nick Fischer
Community Builders
Brent Cotton, Jared Raia, Stephanie Lightner, Aileen Morea, Aidan O'Mara, Robert Farago, Henry Winslow, Therese Rodriguez, Navaji David Nava, Christina Markham, Jeff Gunter, James Sellars, Jeff Beal, Mary-Pat Lyons
Threshold Sponsors
Bill T, Nagisa N, Aidan, Drew, Fynn Sellars, Nikki P, Kaia, Marco Gutierrez, Eric Harrison, Grace, Abgl, Rachelle Campos, Catherine E. Murphy, Lily, Alex Miller, Emily Rushing, Adrena, Rebecca Dietz, Rebecca Barbour, Kali Reyna, Jacob Wilk, Ariel Atlas, Stephanie, Philip, Jasmine, Alexa Capareda, Evelyn Hoelscher, Diana Mendoza, Coby Seegers, Shreyas Byndoor, Caleb Seegers, Arturo Chinchilla, Shaun Keylock BLiPSWiTCH, Matthew Picozzi, Debra Graynor, Wolf, Frances Fuller, Nikki, Ron Belisle, Carl, Stephanie Patrick, Ishar, Gene Gort
Tonight’s cocktails are generously provided by Chapter Social + Spirits
Special thanks to SUSS for collaborating with us to bring this project to life through Ambient Country
Video installation by Jack Kloecker
Where the Way was Lost, 2023
Projected video with sound
Special thanks to First Street Studio, Lonestar Lighthouse, Balance Dance Studios, & Big Medium
