THE RUNNING SHOW
A 7 year old falls in love with dance at her first recital. 40 years later, she works everyday to stay in the game. At 70 she keeps moving. The Running Show documents the life of a dancer through movement, interviews, and stories. The show features a large cast of local performers in every city. Dancers from each community, ranging in age from 12 years old to 84, join Monica Bill Barnes on stage, learning their parts over the course of one week. Robbie Saenz de Viteri interviews each cast, incorporating their voices and stories into the show giving the audience an unprecedented look into the life of a dancer as a new kind of sports hero, one that keeps moving against all odds.
The Running Show was commissioned and generously supported by Jody and John Arnhold/Arnhold Foundation.
Created by Monica Bill Barnes & Robbie Saenz de Viteri
Choreographed by Monica Bill Barnes
Written by Robbie Saenz de Viteri
Lighting Design by Tess James
Costume Design by Kelly Hanson
Rehearsal Direction by Flannery Gregg
Associate Producer Elizabeth Furman
CREDITS
We are grateful for the support of several residencies and individuals who helped us create this show. We’ve workshopped and presented the show over several residencies at The University of California at Santa Barbara, The University of Maryland State Park with the support of Maura Keefe and the Dorothy Madden Professorship, Hillsborough Community College, San Diego Dance Theater with the support of Jean Isaacs, and most recently at the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC.
We spent a year working with 16 dancers from Hunter College including a preview performance of the show at Fall for Dance in fall 2019. We are incredibly grateful to the Chair of the Hunter dance department, Carol Walker for supporting every step of this process.
We want to acknowledge and thank Wendy Rogers whose voice the audience hears in our show. Wendy has been a part of both the process and the conversation around making this show from the beginning. We are grateful for her artistry and generosity in this process.
The Running Show is made possible with generous support from Howard Gilman Foundation, Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation, Emma Sheafer Foundation and The Harkness Foundation for Dance. This show is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by the NY State Council on the Arts with the support of the NY State Legislature and by the National Endowment for the Arts.
For all booking inquiries of The Running Show please contact
Elsie Management
Laura Colby, President
laurac@elsieman.org