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The Quiet Dance

Four dancers in soft peach-toned clothing move through a chain of contact, one reaching to cradle another's head while two more stand apart, lit warmly against a black backdrop.
Credit: Ellen Crane

About the Performance

The Quiet Dance is a quintet set to Bill Evans’ sentimental rendition of the Bernstein classic “Some Other Time.”

Choreography
Kyle Abraham
Lighting Design

Dan Scully

Costume Design

Kristi Wood

Music

“Some Other Time” composed by Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Bill Evans

Music Transcribed & Performed By

Kris Bowers, as played by Bill Evans

Premiere Cast

Kyle Abraham, Chalvar Monteiro, Elyse Morris, Rachelle Rafailedes, Hsiao-Jou Tang

Duration
15 minutes
Premiere
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY (2011)

Gallery

  • Six dancers move together on a dark stage, several bent forward with arms extended low while a central figure in an orange top stands with arms spread wide overhead.
    The Quiet DanceCredit: Ellen Crane
  • Dancer Connie Shiau leans low into a deep lunge with clasped hands, one leg extended far behind her, lit warmly against a dark blue-toned stage.
    Jie-Hung Connie ShiauCredit: Ellen Crane
  • Three dancers reach both arms overhead with crossed wrists, caught mid-motion in matching golden-toned tops against a black backdrop.
    The Quiet DanceCredit: Christopher Duggan
  • Dancers Matthew Baker and Penda N'diaye face each other in matching cream outfits, each in a low lunge with hands clasped between them, lit warmly against a dark stage.
    Matthew Baker, Penda N'diayeCredit: Ellen Crane