Following the sold-out success of Garrett + Moulton’s 2014-15 production of The Luminous Edge, the company returned to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater to present Speak, Angels. This evening length work for 36 dancers, singers and instrumentalists, highlighted the vocal talents of singer Karen Clark and her ensemble, Vajra Voices. Composer/Musical Director Jonathan Russell assembled a full-length score that featured his own compositions as well as music by other traditional and contemporary composers, including Marc Mellits and Gustav Mahler. The piece investigated moments of spiritual illumination and celebrated the providential voices that guide us through our lives.
PRESS
Reviews and Previews
San Francisco Chronicle: Allan Ulrich
"Choreographers Garrett and Moulton Prove their Superiority"
Dance Commentary: Heather Desaulniers
"Garrett + Moulton Productions' 'Speak, Angels'"
Bachtrack: Jaime Robles
"When Garrett + Moulton Speak, the Angels Dance"
ArtsSF: Paul Hertelendy
"Garrett + Moulton's Live Constellation of Dance"
San Jose Mercury News: Andrew Gilbert
"Garrett + Moulton's Newest Dance is a Massive Affair"
ARTISTIC DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY
Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Jonathan Russell
LIGHTING DESIGN
Allen Willner
COSTUME DESIGN
Julienne Weston
COMPANY DANCERS
Alison Adnet
Vivian Aragon
Carolina Czechowska
Michael Galloway
Nol Simonse
Haiou Wang
INSTRUMENTALISTS
Hannah Addario-Berry
Jeff Anderle
Kate Campbell
Jordan Glenn
Kelley Maulbetsch
Emily Packard
Jonathan Russell
SINGERS
Karen Clark
Stacey Helley
Cecilia Lam
Allison Zelles Lloyd
Phoebe Rosquist
MOVEMENT CHOIR DANCERS
Ashleigh Adamec
Roseann Baker
Karen Breiterman-Loader
Katharine Gripp
Annie Kahane
Yoshie Fujimoto Kateada
Liza Kroeschell
Catherine Liu
Mallory Markham
Alyssa Mitchel
Rebecca Morris
Hannah Pierce
Emma Salmon
Sidney Spiegel
Hanna Rose Stangebye
Nicholas Stettenbenz
Oona Wong-Danders
Ayana Yonesaka