PERFORMANCE POETICA DE IRMA ALVAREZ CCOSCCO ESCENIFICACION DE ANONYMOUS ENSAMBLE, EN OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLOMBUS

 Anonymous Ensemble e Irma Alvarez Ccoscco invitan las únicas presentaciones de poesía quechua este viernes y sábado, asientos limitados para los que viven en la zona de Colombus, hoy viernes y mañana sabado a las 8 pm, hora loca de Ohio

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Our Llontop performances at The Wex are nearly sold out but you can join via Zoom using this link! https://airtable.com/appKZ8WGEDiHl7VV1/shrtqOi3FsLjwpKFi

ohio premiere

Anonymous

Ensemble

LlonTHU–SAT, APR 4–6 | 7 pm PERFORMANCE SPAC

SPRING 2024 PERFORMING ARTS SEASON

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POLICIES

Late seating and reentry after the program has begun is generally not permitted at dance and theater presentations. When late seating is permitted, latecomers will be seated during a break so as not to disturb other patrons.

Taking photographs, filming, or operating recording devices during the performance is strictly prohibited.

Please turn off mobile phones and other electronic devices before the performance.
All programs are subject to change. Sorry, no refunds or exchanges unless an event is canceled.

COVER PHOTO: PAOLA VERA

OHIO PREMIERE

Anonymous Ensemble

Llontop

THU–SAT, APR 4–6 | 7 pm PERFORMANCE SPACE

Llontop was made possible with funding by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, with lead funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and additional support from the Doris Duke Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by NET/TEN, by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC), and by the A.R.T./New York Small Theatres Fund with production design support provided by the Edith Lutyens and Norman Bel Geddes Design Enhancement Fund, a program of A.R.T./New York. The production has been developed through generous residencies at Royal Family Theater, Coffey Street Studio, Mayday Space, Eastern Mennonite University, Princeton Quechua Workshop, Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology at Connecticut College, and two ASAP Residencies at Pregones/PRTT.

performing arts programs made possible by

wexner center programs made possible by

Major support for the Wexner Center’s 2023–24 performing arts season is generously provided by Doris Duke Foundation.

The Wexner Center receives general operating support from Ohio Department of Development; Greater Columbus Arts Council; the Wexner Family; Institute of Museum and Library Services; Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts; CampusParc; Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme; the Columbus Foundation; Axium Packaging; Nationwide Foundation; and Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease.

Additional support is provided by Mike and Paige Crane, Nancy Kramer, and Ohio State Energy Partners.

      

additional support provided by

Mike and Nancy Kramer Paige Crane

The Wexner Family

Ohio State's Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme

Ohio State Energy Partners

PROGRAM

Anonymous Ensemble

Llontop

Created collaboratively with:

Irma Alvarez-Ccoscco .

. . . . . . . . Poetry and performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting design . . . . Video and installation design Musician, music and sound design

Ashley K. Tata . . Lucrecia Briceño Eamonn Farrell . LizDavito...... Paul Pinto . . . . . . Sergio R. Reyes . Jessica Weinstein Adrian D. Cameron . Majo Ferrucho . . . . . Derek Van Heel . . . .

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. . . Music and sound design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musician . . Performer, environment . . . . . . . . . . . .Digital systems

Production stage manager . . Associate lighting design

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With deep gratitude for the presence and voices of:

Agustin Pauta, Rosa Caruallanqui, Carlos McCauley, Carmen Kenchington, Charles Walker, Eduardo Larrañaga, Elvia Grageda Andía, Fabian Muenala, Fredy Roncalla, Isabel Farrell, Julia Garcia, Macauley Del Vecchio, Manny Medrano, Miguel Manrique, Renzo Aroni Sulca, Américo Mendoza-Mori, and Tania Pariona Tarqui.

Installation translation voices, Spanish and English:

Julissa Roman, Luis Illaccanqui, Eddy Marco Martinez, Celia Rosa Quispe, Hannah Landis, Eliana Yost, and Paul Pinto.

Translation of Quechua/Spanish/English transcripts:

Irma Alvarez-Ccoscco, Pablo Landeo, and Richard Pineda.

WEXNER CENTER PERFORMING ARTS STAFF

Kathleen Felder and

Elena Perantoni John Smith . . . . . Sonia Baidya . . . . Chris Jovanelli . . Devon Lee . . . . . . Gabriel Whitnack

THANK YOU

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Director . Programming Production Manager . . . . . . . . Video Production Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting Engineer

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Anonymous Ensemble would like to thank Elvia Andía Grágeda, Michelle Wibbelsman, Adam Farrell, Wendy, Elena Perantoni, Sonia Baidya, and the whole Wex team!

PHOTO: PAOLA VERA

BIOGRAPHIES

Anonymous Ensemble, founded in 2001, creates new performances, interactive media, and unique theatrical events every year. They have performed in theaters, found spaces, and festivals all over New York City, as well as nationally and internationally. Recently, Anonymous Ensemble has become a leader in the development of a new form of hybrid real-space and online performance that is both locally engaged and global in scope. Whether in virtual or real space, they prioritize creating new experiences of community through live performances and giving voice and agency to audiences and collaborators in their explorations of the human condition, collective storytelling, and the limitless possibilities of imagination. The core members of Anonymous Ensemble are Lucrecia Briceño (lighting), Eamonn Farrell (video), Jessica Weinstein (performer), and

Liz Davito (sound). anonymousensemble.org

Irma Alvarez-Ccoscco (poetry and performance) is a Quechua poet and linguistic activist from Haquira, in Peru’s Apurímac region. She is a former fellow of the Artist Leadership Program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. She promoted literacy among Quechua native speakers in the Andes through her project “Runasimipi Qillqaspa” and has been involved in projects of decolonized software localization. Based in Rhode Island, she is a linguistic consultant for Quechua language and culture. Additionally, her poems have been published in various international literary magazines. She has been recognized as a Meritorious Personality in Culture for her dedication to creating better access to technology and literacy in Quechua, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Peru, and has received a Certificate of Special Recognition for her work in preserving and promoting the language, identity, heritage, and leadership of the Quechua people, awarded by the State of Rhode Island. sankaypillo.com

Ashley Kelly Tata (they/ze, director) makes and directs multimedia works
of theater, contemporary opera, performance, cyberformance, live music, and immersive experiences that have been presented in venues and festivals throughout the US and internationally including the Big Sing Festival in
The Netherlands, the Miller Theater, Carnegie Hall, the Fisher Center’s SummerScape Festival at Bard, Theatre for a New Audience, Ars Nova, PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance, Los Angeles Opera, Austin Opera, National Sawdust, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Crossing the Line Festival, Holland Festival, Prelude Festival, and National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. These works have been developed with residencies at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Mercury Story, Coffey Street Studio, EMPAC, and with a Map Grant. Tata’s collaborators have included the composers Kate Soper, Ted Hearne, David T. Little, Bora Yoon, Rob Johanson, and the playwright Jerry Lieblich, among others. Tata is currently

a visiting assistant professor and the artistic producer of theater and performance at Bard College. tatatime.live

Lucrecia Briceño (lighting design) is a Peruvian artist currently based in Brooklyn. Much of her work has supported artists developing innovative and original pieces. Her work includes theater, opera, puppetry, and dance, as well
as collaborations in several nonperformance projects. Her designs have been presented at such venues as Oxford Playhouse (UK), the Public Theater, Arena Stage, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dallas Theatre Center, Brooklyn Academy

of Music (Fischer), Kennedy Center, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Berlind Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, La MaMa, Birmingham Repertory (UK), Culture Project, Pregones/PRTT, Intar, HERE Arts Center, Soho Repertory Theater, Ohio Theatre, Irondale Center, and ArtsEmerson, among many others. Internationally her work has been seen in Caracas, Venezuela; Peru; Turkey; Scotland; Seoul, South Korea; Bogotá, Colombia; Norway; and England. Her design work for Crime and Punishment was part of the Venezuelan delegation for the 2015 Prague Quadrennial. She is an associate artist with the Civilians, a core member of Anonymous Ensemble, a resident designer with Pregones/PRTT and La Micro. She has also been a guest artist/lecturer at New York University (NYU), Princeton University, Hunter College, and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is a member of Local USA 829. lucreciabricenodesign.com

Eamonn Farrell (video and instillation design) is a New Jersey–based theater maker and video designer. His work focuses on how innovative technologies can support and elevate the work of live performers to create unforgettable experiences. Farrell is a founding member of Anonymous Ensemble whose notable productions include The Best (Ice Factory Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival); Wanderlust (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, UK tour); The Return (Theatro Chora, Theatro Roes); The Turing Opera (Greek National Opera, National Sawdust); LIEBE LOVE AMOUR! (HERE Arts Center, Prelude, Duke University, Wesleyan University, New Ohio Theater); I Land (NC Stage, Princeton University, Incubator Arts); Ship of Fools (HERE); The Future (University of North Carolina, A Chashama Space); Body of Land (urban green spaces); and Llontop (New England Foundation for the Arts recipient for US tour). For two decades, Farrell collaborated with and designed video for the late Lee Breuer of Mabou Mines Theater. Other design credits include Sarah Michelson Dance, Theater for a New Audience, Pregones/PRTT, Beth Morrison Projects, B3 Dance (Bessie Nomination), Bridge Repertory Theater (Irne Nomination), Los Angeles Dance, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Parsons Dance, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Portland Center Stage. Farrell has taught projections design at Princeton University, City College of New York, James Madison University, and University of Virginia. www.eamonnsgarden.com

Liz Davito (musician, music and sound design) performs live music, composes aural soundscapes, and transforms live audio to craft unique theatrical experiences. A cofounder of Anonymous Ensemble, she has performed and created music in thirty-something productions worldwide since 2002, from
the Greek National Opera to camping festivals in the UK. She plays several instruments, and her compositions are designed to respond to spontaneity
and play. Sometimes digitally live-scoring unpredictable scenes, sometimes capturing live audio from the audience to become the music, her primary pursuit is creating community through music and sound. Other productions in New York include award-winning plays and musicals with theaters including Playwrights Horizons, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Mabou Mines, La MaMa, Ohio Theatre, Ars Nova, HERE, and Ensemble Studio Theatre. Davito has been a guest artist/lecturer at New York University, Princeton University, Duke University, University of North Carolina (UNC), Wesleyan University, Hellenic American University, UNC Chapel Hill, Muhlenberg College, James Madison University, and SUNY Buffalo. In roles including musical director, conductor, composer, orchestrator, arranger, and onstage musician, she’s appeared on stages such as Symphony Space, the Bell House, National Sawdust, Stratford Circus in London,

the Brisbane Powerhouse, Norwegian Fashion Week, Medien Festival Neuropolis in Berlin, the Latitude Festival in England, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Theatros Chora and Roes, and Nakkas Hall in Athens, Greece. www.lizdavito.com

Paul Pinto (music and sound design) is a composer, performer, opera-sermonizer, and multidisciplinary dabbler who makes music, new media, microtheaters, and durational performance by himself and with his friends. Some of those friends include the collectives thingNY, Varispeed and LoveLoveLove. A few favorite projects include Patriots with Jeffrey Young, Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives with Varispeed, Peter Maxwell Davies’s Eight Songs for a Mad King, and the cyclorama video installation Whiteness with Kameron Neal. He sang and danced on Broadway in Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and wrote and performed in the electronic opera Thomas Paine in Violence starring Joan La Barbara. Recent commissions and partnerships include HERE Arts Center, Prototype Festival, the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, the 1491s, American Opera Projects, Opera America, CultureHub, La MaMa, Quince, ALL ARTS, the Rhythm Method, Yarn/Wire, Anonymous Ensemble, Raven Chacon, Gelsey Bell, and Kristin Marting. pfpinto.com

Sergio R. Reyes (musician) is a Guatemalan violinist, composer, and arranger residing in New York City. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Blue Note Jazz Club, among other places. Reyes has shared the stage with internationally renowned artists Frederica von Stade, Clive Lythgoe, Danny Rivera, and Argentine musicians who worked with tango master Astor Piazzolla, such as Pablo Ziegler, Héctor del Curto, Raúl Jaurena, and Daniel Binelli. He studied violin and composition

at Interlochen Arts Academy, Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, and Manhattan School of Music. In Europe he attended the Mozart European Academy (Poland) and the Ecoles d’Arts Américaines (Fontainebleau, France). Passionate about the arts, literature, and Guatemalan history, he addresses current Guatemalan and Latin American issues and societal challenges as the core inspiration for his original orchestra, chamber music, choral, and tango ensemble compositions. Recently, he was awarded a New York State Council on the Arts grant to compose new music for the Harlem Chamber Players to be premiered in the fall of 2024.

Jessica Weinstein (performer, environment) is an actor and performing artist working in images, languages, writings, songs, oceans, distances, and sunlight. She has been a performer and creator for all of Anonymous Ensemble’s shows since 2002, including Llontop, The Owl and the Flowers, Flight, Songs from a Tall Room, The Future, Liebe Love Amour!, Braid, I Land, The Turing Opera, Wanderlust, and the Best. She was an actor and close collaborator in the work of Lee Breuer of Mabou Mines for two decades, including the internationally acclaimed world tour of Mabou Mines’ DollHouse, Glass Guignol, La Divina Caricatura, Porco Morto, and Red Beads. She has developed and performed new work with collaborators Aki Sasamoto (the Kitchen, Danspace); Sibyl Kempson and the 7 Daughters of Eve (The Whitney Museum, the Kitchen); and Lenore Malen (Uppsala konstmuseum, Art Omi). Jessica’s 10-foot-tall alter egos include the cabaret/film star Tall Hilda and the mystical singer-songwriter Ellipsa. jessicathetall.com

Adrian D. Cameron (digital systems) is a Brooklyn-based theater, performance, and media artist and technologist with over 20 years of experience in a variety of creative fields, including media design, theater, performance art, sound design, and computational creativity. He is an alumnus of Brooklyn College’s Performance and Interactive Media Arts Master of Fine Arts program. As the founder/bureau chief of Irrational Robot Bureau, he presented numerous original experimental theater productions in Seattle. His most recent work explores the creative applications of both established and emergent technologies and their intersections with live performance. adriandcameron.com @adriandcameron

Majo Ferrucho* (production stage manager) is a Colombian equity production stage manager and producer who has worked on numerous productions. Selected credits as stage manager: Arrabal directed by Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo; Viva Broadway!, directed by Luis Salgado and Jaime Lozano; 29-hour reading of ¡Americano!, directed by Sergio Trujillo, codirected by Luis Salgado; Beauty and the Beast with Disney Theatrical Group; Aladdin; On Your Feet! en Español, directed by Luis Salgado; The Red Rose, directed by Rosalba Rolón;
In the Heights for the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; The Sound of Music; Peter Pan; Fame; The Last Five Years; Daddy Long Legs; and On Your Feet!, US second national tour. Selected credits as producer/general manager: Pororoca, at the Summer Stage; Vida starring Carolina Gaitán; Every Brilliant Thing starring Amalia Andrade; Barba by R.Evolución Latina and Pregones/PRTT. @majoferrucho

Derek Van Heel’s (associate lighting design) designs have been seen in venues large and small, from Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Town Hall, and the Public Theater, to the kinds of basements, bars, churches, and teeny-tiny rooms where New York theatre is often forged. He is especially drawn to new works and has contributed to dozens of premieres and workshop productions. His notable collaborators include New York City Opera, Doug Varone and Dancers, Pittsburgh Opera, Madison Opera, the Montana Repertory Theatre, Finger Lakes Opera, Syracuse Opera, Red Fern Theatre Company, Palm Beach Opera, Actors Studio Drama School, Scandinavian American Theatre, Origin Theatre, and the Civilians. His award-winning designs for Ren Gyo Soh’s Butoh Medea have been seen internationally in Italy, Turkey, Poland, Czechia, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

*Stage Manager appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

UPCOMING PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS

 

music

Nathalie Joachim

Presented by The Ohio State University Office of Academic Affairs and the Wexner Center for the Arts

Sat,Apr13|8pm

   

interdisciplinary

Dana Michel

MIKE

Fri–Sat May 3–4 | 4 pm us premiere

Tickets and details at wexarts.org student discounts and access pricing available

  

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