Fool*ish | April 1 & 2, 2022
Artistic Director: Courtney Smith Inzalaco
Technical Director: Caleb Carrier
Musical Director: Alexander Zickafoose
Stage Manager: Jaylee Carpenter
AYO
I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up and was not happy.
~ Ernest Hemmingway
Choreography: Cherie Prescod
Rehearsal Assistant: Montana Beacham
Music: Nico Pan Beats, Masaka Kids Africana, Amina, Jamil Abbas, Congolese, Bolia Matundu
Dancers: Sage Aldridge, Kaylyla Andrews, Tydericka Bulls, Mia Bussell, Leanna Cruz, Yaretcy Enriquez-Alfaro, Maya Espinosa, Ezra Heenehan, Coral Herpai, Ra’Niyah Hill, Em Ortiz, Luiciana Pereira, Leslie Rios-Oviedo, Madi Wilkins, Lilu Trueschel
Primitive Minds, Smart Phones
Choreography: Jenna Outerbridge
Music: Leonard Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, Dire Straits, Radiohead
Dancers: Aiden Bjorklund, Maija Boelkins, Chrishawn Clemons, Chris Hall, Jessie Johnston, Hannah Keen, Megan Keim, Millie Menke, Lilia Pearson, Andrea Ramirez-Garcia, Devon Saxman
Send in the Clowns
By Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Jet Stream
Fables and Foils
Choreography: Courtney Smith Inzalaco and the Dancers
Original Music Score: Alexander Zickafoose and Modern Band “The Cyclone”
Section 1 – What’s Wrong Little Pookie
Section 2 – The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Section 3 – Pout Pout Fish
Dancers: Sage Aldridge, Kaylyla Andrews, Kelsey Berroyer, Aiden Bjorklund, Tydericka Bulls, Chrishawn Clemons, Leanna Cruz, Yaretcy Enriquez-Alfaro, Chris Hall, Ezra Heenehan, Savannah Ivery, Nakaia Jackson, Jessie Johnston, Ollie Jones, Hannah Keen, Megan Keim, Millie Menke, Lilia Pearson, Daniela Pereira, Luiciana Pereira, Andrea Ramirez-Garcia, Leslie Rios-Oviedo, Devon Saxman, Lilu Trueschel
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
By Elvin Bishop
Performed by Modern Band “The Cyclone”
Fool Me Once
Choreography: Millie Menke (student work)
Music: AURORA
Dancers: Maija Boelkins, Chrishawn Clemons, Chris Hall, Jessie Johnston, Megan Keim, Lilia Pearson, Devon Saxman
*INTERMISSION*
Gravitation
Choreography: Megan Keim (student work)
Music: Daughter, Florence + The Machine
Dancers: Maija Boelkins, Chrishawn Clemons, Chris Hall, Jessie Johnston, Millie Menke, Lilia Pearson, Devon Saxman
Pretender
By AJR
Performed by Zephyr
Toxic Habits
Choreography: Kristofer Powell
Music: Max Ritcher, Giveon
Dancers: Kaylyla Andrews, Aiden Bjorklund, Maya Espinosa, Nakaia Jackson, Jessie Johnston, Megan Keim, Lilia Pearson, Luiciana Pereira, AJ Summers
Using The Senses
Choreography: Kabrena M. Williams
Music: London Dance Collective, Divan Gattamorta
Dancers: Mia Bussell, Chrishawn Clemons, Monroe Dickson-Bain, Devon Saxman, Lilu Trueschel, Madi Wilkins
Little by Little
By Susan Tedeschi
Performed by Zephyr
But Time Went By
Choreography: Courtney Smith Inzalaco
Story: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Music: U2, performed by Scarlett Johansson
Dancers: Sage Aldridge, Kaylyla Andrews, Kelsey Berroyer, Aiden Bjorklund, Tydericka Bulls, Chrishawn Clemons, Leanna Cruz, Yaretcy Enriquez-Alfaro, Chris Hall, Ezra Heenehan, Savannah Ivery, Nakaia Jackson, Jessie Johnston, Ollie Jones, Hannah Keen, Megan Keim, Millie Menke, Lilia Pearson, Daniela Pereira, Luiciana Pereira, Andrea Ramirez-Garcia, Leslie Rios-Oviedo, Devon Saxman, Lilu Trueschel
Special Thanks to
Dr. Rachel Shelley
Rebecca Abrahamson
Nancy Wachendorf
Caleb Carrier
Lizzi Nehls
Alexander Zickafoose
VPA Production & Design Tech Crew
Parent and Community Volunteers
VPA Dance Faculty and Choreographers
VPA Dance Parents
VPA Dance Students
VPA Modern Band
Jet Stream
Zephyr
Allan Karp Photography