DDD Performance at Mountain View, CA

Friday, 25 March 1994

The Dionysian Duncan Dancers performed in Mountain View. Christina Fessenden and Deborah Vaernes-Leeb are co-artistic directors. Company members include Christina Fessenden, KC Chapek, Annah McCluskey, Melinda McGee, Laura Owens, Michelle Silver, Karen Strecker and Deborah Vaernes-Leeb. Ann Cogley was a guest performer. Another guest performer was modern dancer Karin Schatka. Only the Duncan dances are listed below. The Russian Orchestra played under the direction of Alexander Vereshagin.

Contents

	Time	Event/Dance	Dancers	Full Dance?
	1:00	Chopin - Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1 "Military Polonaise"	Ann Cogley, Ensemble	Yes
	21:30	Chopin - Etude in A flat major, Op. 25, No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"	Deborah Vaernes-Leeb	Yes
	24:24	Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4 (Slow Mazurka)	Christina Fessenden, Annah G McCluskey, Melinda McGee, Deborah Vaernes-Leeb	Yes
	31:40	Gluck - Orfeo ed Eurydice, Act II, Scene 1, Dance of the Furies	Melinda McGee, Ensemble joins at 33:30	Yes
	40:38	Gluck - Orfeo ed Eurydice, Act III, no. 29, Dance of the Blessed Spirits	Christina Fessenden, Ensemble enters at 44:00	Yes
	47:47	Gluck - Iphigenie en Aulide, Air Gai	Melinda McGee, Deborah Vaernes-Leeb	Yes
	50:24	Gluck - Grazioso (Dance for Eurydice)	Christina Fessenden, Ensemble	Yes
	53:35	Gluck - Orfeo ed Eurydice, Gavotte (Feather Dance)	Ann Cogley, Melinda McGee, Deborah Vaernes-Leeb	Yes
	55:58	Gluck - Iphigenie en Aulide, Air Gai-Lento (A greeting to Iphigenia in Aulis)	Christina Fessenden, Annah G McCluskey, Melinda McGee, Deborah Vaernes-Leeb	Yes
	1:06:25	Schubert - Ellens Gesang III D. 839 "Ave Maria"	Christina Fessenden, Annah G McCluskey, Melinda McGee, Deborah Vaerbes-Leeb, Michelle Silver	Yes
	1:11:04	Scriabin - Etude, Op. 8, No. 12 (Revolutionary)	Karin Strecker	Yes
	1:13:40	Scriabin - Etude, Op. 2, No. 1 (Mother)	Melinda McGee	Yes
	1:23:34	Brahms - Waltz in E minor, Op. 39, No. 4 (Flamenca / Flames / Gypsy)	Ensemble	Yes
		1:24:50	Melinda McGee, Karen Strecker, Deborah Vaernes-Leeb	Yes
	1:26:26	Brahms - Waltz in B minor, Op. 39, No. 11 (Gypsy)	Ann Cogley	Yes
	1:28:10	Brahms - Waltz in A major, Op. 39, No. 15 (Rose Petals)	Ensemble	Yes

Related Dancers

Ann Cogley

Christina Fessenden

Annah G McCluskey

Melinda McGee

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