Katie McNamara will perform Cede photo by Nikki Carrara

The Rhode Island Independent Performers Network will host Ripped, a four day festival of performance. Work by choreographers and performers from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York City will be showcased January 25 through 28.

Companies and performers: Andary Dance, Joan Merwyn Physical Theater, Risque Bouquet, The Robin's Egg, The Walsh Dance Company, Nikki Carrara, Peter Deffet, Lise Brody, Mary Langlois, Stephanie Franck, Meg Metzler, Abby Saunders, Ted James, Julie Cassamas, Sye Fancyfoot Johnson, Rebecca Sloan and Katie McNamara.


Schedule

Thursday, January 25 at 8pm

Broken Heart, Broken Wing
Choreographed and Performed by: Stephanie Franck
Music: I'm Kissing You by Des'ree
Costume: Stephanie Franck

cede
Choreographed & Performed by: Katie McNamara
Music: Toshi Reagan
Falling in love and falling away from vanity or is it the struggle of wanting to hold on to the illusion of success and strength, while being pulled to fall and let go of ego.

Choices
Choreographed and Performed by: Meg Metzler and Stephanie Franck
Music: So Flute by St. Germain Tourist
Costumes: Meg Metzler and Stephanie Franck

held
As performed by: Risque Bouquet
Sharing the stage with wires, keyboards and laptop, Modern dancer, Abby Saunders, and local musician, Ted James, make up Risque Bouquet. In their new project Held, they merge a fusion of live power electronics and Japanese Butoh-inspired movement.

**10 min. PAUSE**

DISSENT! (Premier)
Created and Performed by: Joan Merwyn
Music: Patti Smith, Radio Baghdad
Costume Design: Joan Merwyn
Artistic Consultant: Stephan Geras
Joan Merwyn will premiere her latest work, a 12 minute anti-war piece. Draped in patriotic imagery, Dissent! portrays abstract, sculptural images of war and peace in order to address the idea of patriotism.

My Visual Instrument
Choreographed and Performed by: Meg Metzler
Music: Trombone Boy by Bessie Smith
Costume: Meg Metzler

the come back
Conceived and Performed by: Katie McNamara and Rebecca Sloan (The Bald Mermaids)
Music: Imogen Heap

Black River
Choreographed by: Julie Cassamas
Dancers: Evolution Movement Company: Brittany Ahmed, Courtney Asselin, Stephanie Beaudoin, Kelsey Fournier, Mikayla Kolb, Katie Rei
Music by: Amos Lee


Friday, January 26 at 8pm

My Visual Instrument
Choreographed and Performed by: Meg Metzler
Music: Trombone Boy by Bessie Smith
Costume: Meg Metzler


Eastern War Dance
Traditional Blackfoot dance
Performed by: Sye Fancyfoot Johnson

Broken Heart, Broken Wing
Choreographed and Performed by: Stephanie Franck
Music: I'm Kissing You by Des'ree
Costume: Stephanie Franck

Black River
Choreographed by: Julie Cassamas
Dancers: Evolution Movement Company: Brittany Ahmed, Courtney Asselin, Stephanie Beaudoin, Kelsey Fournier, Mikayla Kolb, Katie Rei
Music by: Amos Lee

the come back
Conceived and Performed by: The Bald Mermaids (Katie McNamara and Rebecca Sloan)
Music: Imogen Heap

**10 min. PAUSE**

DISSENT! (Premier)
Created and Performed by: Joan Merwyn
Music: Patti Smith, Radio Baghdad
Costume Design: Joan Merwyn
Artistic Consultant: Stephan Geras
Joan Merwyn will premiere her latest work, a 12 minute anti-war piece. Draped in patriotic imagery, Dissent! portrays abstract, sculptural images of war and peace in order to address the idea of patriotism.

Complect
Choreographed by: Nathan Andary; Andary Dance
Dancers: Revka Hovermale, Katie McNamara, Abby Saunders
Music: Anonymous 4
Complect focuses on the intertwining of emotion, physicality and spirituality of the maritime wives during the late 1800's.

Coming of Age
Traditional Blackfoot dance
Performed by: Sye Fancyfoot Johnson

Choices
Choreographed and Performed by: Meg Metzler and Stephanie Franck
Music: So Flute by St. Germain Tourist
Costumes: Meg Metzler and Stephanie Franck

cede
Choreographed & Performed by: Katie McNamara
Music: Toshi Reagan
Falling in love and falling away from vanity or is it the struggle of wanting to hold on to the illusion of success and strength, while being pulled to fall and let go of ego.


Saturday, January 27 at 8pm

Both Hands
Choreographed by: Tovah Bodner
Dancers: The Walsh Dance Company
Sophomores: Iesha Benway, Jacqueline Bertini, Elyssa Cipriano, Kayleesa Ellis, Alyssa Lubera, Kari Melo-Pena
Music: Ani Difranco and the Buffalo Philharmonic
Costumes Design and Construction: Tovah Bodner
The Walsh Dance Company is the resident student company of the JMW High School for the Visual & Performing Arts in Pawtucket, RI.

The Painful Killing Peace
Choreographed by: Mary Langlois
Dancers: Amanda DelPrete, Kim DiOrio, Mary Langlois, Jen Tilley, Birghandi Weeden
Music: Cirque du Soleil, The Matrix Soundtrack
The Painful Killing Peace is about regret and the different stages that one might feel when dealing with it.

Black River
Choreographed by: Julie Cassamas
Dancers: Evolution Movement Company: Brittany Ahmed, Courtney Asselin, Stephanie Beaudoin, Kelsey Fournier, Mikayla Kolb, Katie Rei
Music by: Amos Lee

Dances About Witches
Choreographed by: Lise Brody
Performers: Ann Brown Allen, Lise Brody, Eleanor Duckworth, Adrienne Perfetuo, Katrina Sukola
Part I. Captive Members
Music: Beethoven
Text: The Malleus Maleficarum
Part II. Sycorax
Text: William Shakespeare, Lise Brody
Part III. Menace
"The short-term objective of this country is to find an enemy and bring them to justice before they strike us." George W. Bush
Music: Mickey Hart, Radio Tarifa
Text: The Malleus Maleficarum
Special thanks to Josie Brody and Lisa Schneier. Also to Alan and Paula Brody for extensive childcare.

** 10 min. PAUSE**

People Scare Me!
Choreographed by: Tovah Bodner, Artistic Director
Dancers: The Robin's Egg
Rachel Abatecola, Katie Jasmin, Katie Zarling
Music: Death by Triple Fiddle by Meyer, Bush, & Marshall
Costume Design: Tovah Bodner
People Scare Me focuses on social anxiety and the reactions people have when dealing with strangers.

held
As performed by: Risque Bouquet
Sharing the stage with wires, keyboards and laptop, Modern dancer, Abby Saunders, and local musician, Ted James, make up Risque Bouquet. In their new project Held, they merge a fusion of live power electronics and Japanese Butoh-inspired movement.

The Stooge/White Bread Waltz
Choreographed by: Peter Deffet and Nikki Carrara
Dancers: Katie Jasmin, Kerry Flynn, Peter Deffet, Nikki Carrara
Sound: Bush montage by Peter Deffet
Up Jumped Spring Matthew Jason/Matt Haynie
Maggie's Song by Paul Dube
Costumes: Peter Deffet and Nikki Carrara
Issues of consumption, marriage, capitalism, alienation and ultimately, a solution


Sunday, January 28 at 2pm

Complect
Choreographed by: Nathan Andary; Andary Dance
Dancers: Revka Hovermale, Katie McNamara, Abby Saunders
Music: Anonymous 4
Complect focuses on the intertwining of emotion, physicality and spirituality of the maritime wives during the late 1800's.

Both Hands
Choreographed by: Tovah Bodner
Dancers: The Walsh Dance Company
Sophomores: Kelsey Ahmed, Iesha Benway, Jacqueline Bertini, Elyssa Cipriano, Kayleesa Ellis, Alyssa Lubera, Kari Melo-Pena
Music: Ani Difranco and the Buffalo Philaharmonic
Costumes Design and Construction: Tovah Bodner
The Walsh Dance Company is the resident student company of the JMW High School for the Visual & Performing Arts in Pawtucket, RI.

Eastern War Dance
Traditional Blackfoot dance
Performed by: Sye Fancyfoot Johnson

The Stooge/White Bread Waltz
Choreographed by: Peter Deffet and Nikki Carrara
Dancers: Katie Jasmin, Kerry Flynn, Peter Deffet, Nikki Carrara
Sound: Bush montage by Peter Deffet
Up Jumped Spring by Matthew Jason/Matt Haynie
Maggie's Song by Paul Dube
Costumes: Peter Deffet and Nikki Carrara
Issues of consumption, marriage, capitalism, alienation and ultimately, a solution

**10 min. PAUSE**

Dances About Witches
Choreographed by: Lise Brody
Performers: Ann Brown Allen, Lise Brody, Eleanor Duckworth, Adrienne Perfetuo, Katrina Sukola
Part I. Captive Members
Music: Beethoven
Text: The Malleus Maleficarum
Part II. Sycorax
Text: William Shakespeare, Lise Brody
Part III. Menace
"The short-term objective of this country is to find an enemy and bring them to justice before they strike us." George W. Bush

Music: Mickey Hart, Radio Tarifa
Text: The Malleus Maleficarum
Special thanks to Josie Brody and Lisa Schneier. Also to Alan and Paula Brody for extensive childcare.

Coming of Age
Traditional Blackfoot dance
Performed by: Sye Fancyfoot Johnson

The Painful Killing Peace
Choreographed by: Mary Langlois
Dancers: Amanda DelPrete, Kim DiOrio, Mary Langlois, Jen Tilley, Birghandi Weeden
Music: Cirque du Soleil, The Matrix Soundtrack
The Painful Killing Peace is about regret and the different stages that one might feel when dealing with it.

People Scare Me!
Choreographed by: Tovah Bodner, Artistic Director
Dancers: The Robin's Egg
Rachel Abatecola, Katie Jasmin, Katie Zarling
Music: Death by Triple Fiddle by Meyer, Bush, & Marshall
Costume Design: Tovah Bodner
People Scare Me focuses on social anxiety and the reactions people have when dealing with strangers.


The Rhode Island Independent Performers Network

RI2PN is a group of professional independent artists in the Rhode Island dance and theatre communities whose goal is to cultivate independent performing arts in RI. With support from Dance Alliance of Rhode Island, the group strives to:

* Create a public venue and producing organization for emerging and established independent artists to perform new and innovative work.

* Provide a support network for the creation of new work through a mentoring process.

* Nurture the development of work that is socially and intellectually progressive and controversial.

For more information contact 497-2101 or 996-7801

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