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Art as Action presents HOLDING PATTERN
A collaborative dance / poetry / music / Artivist performance

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HOLDING PATTERN is a collective performance by our talented ensemble of choreographers, poets & musicians exploring what it means to be present while you wait, & how waiting defines our lives. HOLDING PATTERN debuted August 13 & 14 at 8:00 p.m., August 15 at 4:00 p.m. at The Packing House Center for the Arts, Denver, CO.

In keeping with the HOLDING PATTERN theme, 10% of ticket sales were donated to Warren Village, a Denver non-profit that provides transitional housing for single parent families.

Like past Art as Action shows, HOLDING PATTERN is a collaborative performance premiering a collection of innovative pieces by our talented ensemble of artists. All of these pieces explore the theme HOLDING PATTERN.

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Artistic Director: Sarah Leversee
Dance: Jill Leversee, Annie Piatt, Molly Semanik, Joy Jackson, Chloe DiVita, Sarah Leversee & Marci Wojciechowski
Live Music: Bryan Knepper & Clay Claasen
Words: Lorraine Larocque, Joy Jackson, Sarah Austin, Wayne Gilbert & Jan Leversee
Music Editing: Joe Ramas, Trevor Krug & Dave Crotser

Sponsored in part by The Clinic Alternative Medicine

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Photos courtesy of Photography by Felicia Ohnmacht

HOLDING PATTERN Program

Prelude
Music by: Sarah McLachlan

My Girlfriend is a Terrorist (exhale on impact)
Choreography by: Sarah Leversee
Partnering by: Sarah Leversee, Annie Piatt, Marci Wojciechowski
Performed by: Sarah Leversee, Annie Piatt, Marci Wojciechowski
Music by: Radiohead
Music Editing by: Jose-Maria L. Ramas

Dating Pool
Written & Created by: Lorraine Larocque
Directed by: Carrie Howard
Performed by: Lorraine Larocque

fleeting
Choreographed & Performed by Sarah Leversee
Music by: The White Stripes

Frayed Part 1
Choreographed & Performed by: Jill Leversee
Costume Design: Jill Leversee
Music by: George Winston

Musical Interlude: For Her
Words & Music by: Clay Claassen
Performed by: Bryan Knepper & Clay Claassen

Safety Net
Created by: Marci Wojciechowski
Performed by: Clay Claassen, Chloe DiVita, Joy Jackson, Jill Leversee, Molly Semanik, Marci Wojciechowski
Music by: Lee Dewyze

It was too soon…It took too long.
Written & Performed by Jan Leversee

Summers Lost
Created by: Chloe DiVita
Choreography by: Chloe DiVita & Miah Thornton
Performed by: Chloe DiVita
Music by: HURT
Music Editing by: Chloe DiVita

Dreams Funny, Sad and Strange
Written & Created by: Lorraine Larocque
Directed by: Carrie Howard
Performed by: Lorraine Larocque

Musical Interlude: Against the Wind
Words & Music by: Bob Seger (Arranged by Bryan Knepper and Clay Claassen)
Performed by: Bryan Knepper and Clay Claassen

The Sighs of Motherhood
Created by: Joy Jackson
Choreography by: Chloe DiVita & Joy Jackson
Text by: Joy Jackson
Performed by: Chloe DiVita, Joy Jackson, Lorraine Larocque, Annie Piatt, Molly Semanik, Sarah Austin
Music: DeVotchka
Music Editing by: Trevor Krug

15 minute intermission

the shortest distance between three points
Choreographed & Performed by: Sarah Leversee & Marci Wojciechowski
Music by: Missy Higgins, Paramore, Sigur Ros
Music Editing by: Dave Crotser

Serious Business
Created & Performed by: Jan & Jill Leversee
Choreography by: Jill Leversee
Text by: Jan Leversee

Waiting for My Man
Concept & Text by: Joy Jackson Created by: Joy Jackson, Lorraine Larocque, Annie Piatt
Performed by: Joy Jackson, Lorraine Larocque, Annie Piatt, Sarah Austin
Music by: The Devlins (Performed by Laura Mason)

Musical Interlude Let’s Go Somewhere
Words & Music by: Clay Claassen
Performed by: Bryan Knepper, Clay Claassen

unwind [her]
Created & Performed by: Annie Piatt
Music by: Snow Patrol
Music Box/Pink Platform built by: Joyful Furniture

Mourning Jazz
Poem by: magmapoet aka Wayne Gilbert
Performed by: Wayne Gilbert & Sarah Leversee
Music by: Billie Holiday (Performed by Hamid Drake & Joe McPhee)

Frayed Part 2
Choreographed & Performed by: Jill Leversee
Music by: Rob Pattinson & Sam Bradley

Holding Pattern
Created by: Bryan Knepper, Clay Claassen, Lorraine Larocque
Text by: Holding Pattern Cast (Arranged by Bryan Knepper & Sarah Austin)
Music by: Keane (Arranged by Bryan Knepper & Clay Claassen)
Performed by: Clay Claassen, Bryan Knepper, Lorraine Larocque

Musical Interlude: Tusk
Music by: Fleetwood Mac (Arranged by Bryan Knepper and Clay Claassen)
Performed by: Bryan Knepper and Clay Claasen

The Finish Line
Choreography by: Sarah Leversee
Performed by: Chloe DiVita, Joy Jackson, Sarah Leversee, Annie Piatt, Molly Semanik, Marci Wojciechowski
Music: Kanye West, Taio Cruz
Music Editing: Jose-Marie L. Ramas

Finale
Music by: Michael Franti & Spearhead