Stellar/rise

About the Show

Stellar is a dance film of speculative fiction inspired by afro-futures, the echoes of jazz, and the stars within us. Rise—performed live—is inspired by the shout traditions of the Black church, the transcendence of club music, and holds the joy that dancing brings to our lives.

Creative and Production Team

Choreographer: Kyle Marshall

Performers: Bree Breeden, Kyle Marshall, Ariana Speight, Jose Lapaz-Rodriguez  (additional names shortly)

Sound collaborators: Cal Fish and Kwami Winfield

Make up: Edo Tastic

Stellar – the film 

Choreography and Scores: Kyle Marshall

Performers: Bree Breeden, Kyle Marshall, and Ariana Speight

Sound: Kwami Winfield

Suits: Malcolm-x Betts

Lighting: Amanda K. Ringger 

Make up: Edo Tastic

Filmed and Edited by Tatyana Tenenbaum for Baryshnikov Arts Center

Film Location: BAC’s Jerome Robbins Theater

Rise 

Choreography – Kyle Marshall 

Performers – Damani Alfreida, Miriam Gabriel, Kyle Marshall and Ariana Speight (original cast) 

(cast change tbd)

Sound Collaborator -Cal Fish

Make up- Edo Tastic

Clothing- Russell A. Peguero

Lighting Design Itohan Edoloyi

Photo by Maria Baranova

About the Artists

Kyle Marshall Choreography (KMC) sees the dancing body as a container of history, an igniter of social reform and a site of celebration. KMC has performed at venues including: BAM Next Wave Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, Joe’s Pub, Roulette, and Actors Fund Arts Center. Commissions have included: Baryshnikov Arts Center, “Dance on the Lawn” Montclair Dance Festival, NJPAC and Harlem Stage. KMC is presently a part of the MANA Contemporary Performance Residency Program. KMC has also received residences from County Prep High School, 92nd st Y and the Jamaica Performing Arts Center. Director, Kyle Marshall is a graduate of Rutgers University, a Jersey City resident and a NJ State Arts Fellow. As an educator he has taught masterclasses and creative workshops at high schools and colleges including Bloomfield College, Trenton Central High School, Montclair University and the American Dance Festival. 

Additionally, Kyle has received a 2018 NY Dance and Performance “Bessie” Jury Award, a 2020 Dance Magazine Harkness Promise Award and was a 2020 Bessie Honoree for the revival of his 2017 dance, Colored.

Supporters

Stellar was commissioned by the Baryshnikov Arts Center and filmed in their Jerome Robbins Theater in March 2021. Rise was commissioned by The Shed with residency support at MANA Contemporary, Nimbus Arts Center, and a grant from the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation. Original cast included Miriam Gabriel and Damani Alfrieda.

Festival Star Producer: Hank McNeil

Festival Executive Producers: Arthur Kaplan & Duane Perry

Festival Producers: Lynne & Bertram Strieb

Photo by Pauline St. Denis

About FringeArts

FringeArts is Philadelphia’s home for contemporary performance, presenting progressive, world-class art that expands the imagination and boldly defies expectation. Our programming exposes audiences to genre-defying dance, theater, and music performances by accomplished and emerging innovators who push the boundaries of art-making and redefine the artistic landscape worldwide. The lineup for our 2019 Fringe Festival this September is now on sale at FringeArts.com.

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival is a 4-week long, city-wide celebration of innovation and creativity in contemporary performance. Each September, the Festival explodes into every nook and cranny of Philadelphia with more than 1,000 artistically daring performances, including national and international performances curated by FringeArts, and works that are produced by independent artists and promoted by FringeArts.

FringeArts Staff + Board

FRINGEARTS STAFF

Nick Stuccio, President & Producing Director
Zach Blackwood, Artistic Producer
Zoe McNichols, Associate Producer
April Rose, Fringe Festival Coordinator

Carolyn Schlecker, Senior Adviser Operations
Melissa E. Bridge, Director of Finance
Margaux Cattelona, Finance Associate
Alexa Teves Mani, Office Manager & HR Assistant
Mary Menchel, Client Services Manager
Genevieve Chapin, Donor & Volunteer Coordinator
Marissa Both, Box Office Manager
Claire Frisbie, Marketing and Communications Director
Isabella Raposa, Marketing Manager
Amy Kurzban, General Manager
Keighty McLallen, Director of Production
Kelly Orenshaw, Associate Production Manager
Evelyn Swift Shuker, Master Electrician

Joanne Marder, Senior Director of Development
Anna Buller, FEASTIVAL Development and Event Coordinator

Fringe Festival Box Office:
Becca Bernstein
Cecily Chapman
Jill Chiaro
Alaina Clune
Kaela Dudek
Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz
Courtney Giugliano
Jamie Hafner
Tiffany Hall
Marion Horowitz
Mads Klemm
Leslie Miller
Emma Noel
Brianna Peguero
Cinco Placensia
Shawn Porter
Dan Shade
Joey Tabasco

INTERNS

Rachel Adler, Marketing
Siani Beckett, Artistic Programming
Sarah Bhalla, Development
Maria Dragone, Photojournalism
Kaela Dudek, Marketing and Communications
Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz, Fringe Festival Guide
Courtney Giugliano, Guide Information Management
Kevin Grace, Graphic Design
Jamie Hafner, Marketing and Communications
Ryan Henry, Podcast Production
Ayouni Kromah, Artistic Programming
Haven Ogbaselase, FEASTIVAL
Hansel Quezada, Podcast Production
Abi Sanie, Artistic Programming
Joey Tabasco, Venue and Patron Services

BOARD

Richard Vague, Chair
Jennifer Bohnenberger, Vice Chair/Secretary
Lisa P. Young, Treasurer

Donald Baines
Juliana Carter
Mark Dichter
Denise DiSimone
Tony P. Forte
David Hoffman
Kevin Kleinschmidt
Kathy Lentini
David Lipson
Tom Lussenhop
Clement D. Pappas
Jake Reardon
Darryl Ridgeway
Michael Solomonov
Stephen Starr
Nick Stuccio
Audrey Claire Taichman
Max Tuttleman
Paul Wright