in the shelter of the fold

Doug Varone and Dancers - in the shelter of the fold /epilogue

in the shelter of the fold /epilogue comprise an evening of inquiry into both public and personal acts of faith. Drawing on his own curiosity about traditional and secularly spontaneous uses of prayer, Varone questions what constitutes faith. To whom are we speaking – and what are we asking for? Is this a mystical or spiritual experience, or simply a dialogue we’re having with ourselves? in the shelter of the fold /epilogue questions our ways of coping, realization, choice; exploring a multitude of expectations inherent in faith and belief. 

Created for an ensemble of 8 dancers and 12 guest artists, in the shelter of the fold /epilogue is an episodic work comprised of 6 dances that unfold like a woven tapestry, each revealing a new narrative. mass, the section for the guest dancers, incorporates university dance students and regional dance companies into the performance.  “Having the opportunity to perform mass, to live inside the work with the company, physically and energetically, allowed them to rise up as young artists.”  Heather Cooper, Associate Director, School of Music and Dance, San Jose State University.

Of its New York premiere at the BAM Fisher Center, Broadway World said, “in the shelter of the fold /epilogue is transcendent and transfixing.”

The dance is composed of the following sections:

horizon | Sextet shelter | Trio hope | Solo

folded | Duet mass | 12 dancers epilogue | 8 dancers

95 minutes in length (including one 15-minute intermission)

Choreography by Doug Varone

Music by Lesley Flanigan, Julia Wolfe, David Lang, Raz Mesinai, Kevin Keller

Lighting Design by David Grill and David Ferri

Costume Design by Liz Prince

horizon:  Music by Lesley Flanigan, Sleepy

folded:  Music by Julia Wolfe, Believing

shelter:  Music by David Lang, Child

mass:  Music by Raz Mesinai, La Cidadelle

hope:  Music by David Keller, Hope 

epilogue:  Music by Lesley Flanigan, Hedera

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in the shelter of the fold / epilogue

in the shelter of the fold /epiloguecomprise an evening of inquiry into both public and personal acts of faith. Drawing on his own curiosity about traditional and secularly spontaneous uses of prayer, Varone questions what constitutes faith. To whom are we speaking – and what are we asking for? Is this a mystical or spiritual experience, or simply a dialogue we’re having with ourselves? in the shelter of the fold /epiloguequestions our ways of coping, realization, choice; exploring a multitude of expectations inherent in faith and belief. 

Created for an ensemble of 8 company dancers and up to 12 guest artists, in the shelter of the fold/epilogueis an episodic work comprised of six dances that unfold like a woven tapestry, each section revealing a new narrative. 

Each dance can be shown as stand-alone works or as an interrelated episodic event, scored by five of the most innovative 21st century composers working today. mass, a dance for 12 within in the shelter of the fold, was created so that it could incorporate university dance programs or regional dance companies into the performance. This has proven to be an excellent community component to an engagement with the company, creating a unique residency with the Company.

in the shelter of the fold/epiloguewill have its New York premiere at BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music in the spring of 2019. epiloguewill have its premiere at Vassar College on October 6, 2018.

horizon| Sextet 

folded| Duet

shelter| Trio 

mass| 12 dancers 

hope| Solo 

epilogue| 8 dancers 

8 dancers plus 12 guest artists | 95 minutes in length (including one 15-minute intermission)

Artistic Team & Credit

Doug Varone and Dancers

Choreography by Doug Varone

Music by Lesley Flanigan, Julia Wolfe, David Lang, Raz Mesinai, Kevin Keller

Lighting Design by David Grill and David Ferri

Costume Design by Liz Prince

horizon:Music by Lesley Flanigan, Sleepy

folded: Music by Julia Wolfe, Believing

shelter: Music by David Lang, Child

mass: Music by Raz Mesinai, La Cidadelle

hope: Music by David Keller, Hope

epilogue: Music by Lesley Flanigan, Hedera

Support

In the shelter of the foldwas commissioned by the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College and premiered on November 5^th, 2016. Additional support for foldedwas provided by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and had its New York City premiere at BAM on March 29, 2017.

Doug Varone and Dancers’ programs are supported in part by the Alphawood Foundation, Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust, Bulova Gala Foundation, Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards, Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, Exploring the Metropolis Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, Howard Gilman Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, and Shubert Foundation, as well as public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and New York State Legislature, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. We also gratefully acknowledge our many individual supporters.