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THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

The Paul Taylor Dance Company

Bettie de Jong Elie Chaib Lila York Linda KentChristopher Gillis Susan McGuire Thomas Evert David Parsons

Cathy McCann Kenneth Tosti Karla Wolfangle Kate JohnsonJames Karr Raegan Wood Douglas Wright Sandra Stone

ROBERT YESSELMAN, Executive Director JENNIFER TIPTON, Lighting DesignerDONALD YORK, Musical Director BETTIE DE JONG, Rehearsal Mistress

PAUL TAYLOR, Chairman, Board of Directors

FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1984, AT 8:00POWER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

PROGRAM

DIGGITY (First performed in 1978)

Music specially composed by DONALD YORKChoreography: PAUL TAYLOR Lighting: MARK LITVIN

Sets and costumes: ALEX KATZ

Linda Kent Susan McGuire Thomas Evert Kate Johnson Kenneth Tosti Karla Wolfangle James Karr Raegan Wood

Production madepossible, inpart, by contributions from The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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The Paul Taylor Dance Company performances this weekend are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Great Lakes Arts Alliance, with the support of the Michigan Council for the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Twenty-seventh Concert of the 105th Season Thirteenth Annual Choice Series

PROFILES (First performed in 1979)

Music specially composed by JAN RADZYNSKIChoreography: PAUL TAYLOR

Design: GENE MOORE Lighting: MARK LITVIN

Kate Johnson Christopher Gillis Cathy McCann Elie Chaib

Production made possible, in part, by a commission from The American Dance Festival.

INTERMISSION

IMAGES (First performed in 1977)

*Music: CLAUDE DEBUSSY Choreography: PAUL TAYLOR Design: GENE MOORE Lighting: MARK LITVIN

Elie Chaib Christopher Gillis Susan McGuire Cathy McCann Lila York Kenneth Tosti Raegan Wood Sandra Stone

Prelude .................................................................. full cast

Totem Birds ....................................... Cathy McCann & Susan McGuire

Antique Cortege ............................................. full cast with Lila York

Totem Dolphins ....................... Elie Chaib, Christopher Gillis, and cast women

Oracle ............................................................. Susan McGuire

Moon Reflections ....................................... Cathy McCann & Elie Chaib

Totem Horses ..................................... Christopher Gillis and cast women

Sunburst ................................................................. full cast

*Selections from Images (Book I), Children's Corner Suite, Pour le Piano.

Production made possible, in part, by contributions from The National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

INTERMISSION

AIRS (First performed in 1978)

*Music: G. F. HANDEL Choreography: PAUL TAYLOR Design: GENE MOORE Lighting: JENNIFER TIPTON

Linda Kent Susan McGuire Cathy McCann Kate Johnson Christopher Gillis Thomas Evert David Parsons

1st Movement ............................................................. full cast

2nd Movement ............................. Linda Kent, Susan McGuire, Kate JohnsonChristopher Gillis, Thomas Evert, David Parsons

3rd Movement...................................................... Cathy McCann

4th Movement........................................... Linda Kent & David Parsons

5th Movement ............................................................. full cast

6th & 7th Movements. ............................... Kate Johnson & Christopher Gillis

8th Movement ............................................................. full cast

9th Movement .......................................... Cathy McCann with full cast

*Excerpts from Concerti Grossi, Op. 3, Nos. 2, 3, 4A & B, 6, Alcina, Ariodante, Berenice, and Solomon.

Production made possible, inpart, by agrantjrom The National Endowment for the Arts.

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