A Beautiful Mosaic
Starring
NDI’s Celebration & DREAM Teams
Directed by
Kay Gayner
Music Direction by
Yakir Ben-Hur
Choreography by
Kay Gayner, Bianca Johnson, Mary Kennedy, Fredrick Earl Mosley,
Dana Panepinto, Michelle Phillips, Elizabeth Sellner, Ellen Weinstein
Music by
Kurt Cobain, Jerry Allen Cohen, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Colin Charles Greenwood, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, David Grohl, Ivy Hunter, Galt MacDermot, Gene McFadden, Marcus Miller, Krist Anthony Novoselic, Edward John O’Brien, Benj Pasek, Justin Nobel Paul, Prince, James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Otis Redding, William “Smokey” Robinson, Erik Satie, Philip James Selway, William “Mickey” Stevenson, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Ted White, John Whitehead, Stevie Wonder, and Thomas Edward Yorke
This event is dedicated to Rosemary Carey. Her decades of support of Jacques’s vision helped shape who we are today.
PROGRAM CREDITS
Prologue
Music & Lyrics for “If It’s Magic” by Stevie Wonder
Vocal Arrangement by Tyneshia Hill
Performed by Dara Hart, Tyneshia Hill, Keeara Powell, and Greg Stamper
Dancing in the Street
Choreography by Bianca Johnson
Music & Lyrics for “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
Music & Lyrics for “Get Ready” by William “Smokey” Robinson
Music & Lyrics for “Dancing in the Street” by Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter, anD William “Mickey” Stevenson
Arranged by Yakir Ben-Hur
Performed by Entire Cast
Generously underwritten by Helen Stambler Neuberger and Jim Neuberger
Let’s Go Crazy
Choreography by Elizabeth Sellner
Music & Lyrics for “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince and the Revolution
Arranged by Tim Harrison
Performed by NDI Celebration Team
Generously underwritten by Chris Schlank and Amy Zhen
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
Choreography by Michelle Phillips
Music & Lyrics for “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” by Jerry Allen Cohen, Gene McFadden, and John Whitehead
Arranged by Jerome Korman
Performed by DREAM Dancers & NDI Celebration Team
Funktional Vibrations
Choreography by Mary Kennedy
Music for “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” from the musical Hair by Galt MacDermot;
Lyrics by James Rado, and Gerome Ragni
Arranged by Yakir Ben-Hur
Original Artwork by Xenobia Bailey
Performed by NDI Celebration Team
Generously underwritten by the Mele and Newhouse Families in honor of Susan Newhouse
Emerge
Choreography by Kay Gayner
Music for “Exit Music (For a Film)” by Colin Charles Greenwood, Jonathan Richard, Guy Greenwood, Edward John O’Brien, Philip James Selway, and Thomas Edward Yorke
Based on an arrangement by The Brad Mehldau Trio
Performed by Selected DREAM Dancers:
Avery Roberts, Damian Riley-Driver, Lara-Belle Jairam-Narine, Eve Carter, and Gil Vardi
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Choreography by Ellen Weinstein
Music & Lyrics for “Respect” by Otis Redding
Music & Lyrics for “Think” by Aretha Franklin and Ted White
Arranged by Jerome Korman
Performed by NDI Celebration Team
Generously underwritten by Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer
A Song For You
Music & Lyrics for “A Song for You” by Leon Russell, inspired by Donny Hathaway’s recording
Performed by Greg Stamper
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Choreography by Bianca Johnson
Music & Lyrics for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Kurt Cobain, David Grohl, and Krist Anthony Novoselic
Music for “Gnossienne No.1” by Erik Satie
Arranged by Ly Bedaña
Performed by NDI Celebration Team
This Is Me
Choreography by Fredrick Earl Mosley
(Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist-in-Residence 2021-2022)
Music & Lyrics for “This is Me” from The Greatest Showman by Benj Pasek and Justin Noble Paul
Vocal Arrangement by Tyneshia Hill
Performed by NDI Celebration Team
Generously underwritten by Helen Stambler Neuberger and Jim Neuberger
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing
Choreography by Mary Kennedy
Music & Lyrics for “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” by Stevie Wonder
Arranged by Jerome Korman
Performed by NDI Celebration Team
Generously underwritten by Marc S. Solomon
Unsung Heros
Music & Lyrics for “Jersey Girl” by Tom Waits
Dedicated to Rosemary Carey
Mosaics
Choreography by Kay Gayner with Mary Kennedy, Dana Panepinto, and Elizabeth Sellner
Music for “Son of Macbeth” by Marcus Miller
Arranged by Yakir Ben-Hur
Performed by Entire Cast
Generously underwritten by Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer
Performances by NDI’s Celebration Team are made possible
through the generous support of Judy & Josh Weston.
NDI DANCERS
NDI CELEBRATION TEAM
Teagan Arnold
Parker Barnes
Amadeus Belafonte
Shani Ben-Hur
Alise Brown
Beatrice Carmody
Eve Carter
Tara Chan
Matthew Clemente
Ysabel Fitzpatrick
Lucy Fung
Michael He
Jackson Jacobs
Lara-Belle Jairam-Narine
Lilou-Rose Jairam-Narine
Joshua Kim
Julianna Kong
Hana Kurian
Aniya Lindo
Jaeda Marte
Zia Mellor
Penelope Merchant
Emma Michel
Aiden Milien
Chrissania Morris
Anaiah Nelson
Sophia Noailles
Hazel Peebles
Damian Riley-Driver
Avery Roberts
Ronin Robles
Walter Russell III
Nola Straub
Theodore Tien
Isaiah Trim
Abigail Valdez
Gil Vardi
Lila Wojnicki
Sydney Wong
NDI DREAM DANCERS
Amadeus Belafonte
Beatrice Carmody
Eve Carter
Mikayla Isaac
Lilou Jairam-Narine
Lara-Belle Jairam-Narine
Shira Kredy
Zia Mellor
Teijah Mitchell
Sophia Noailles
Damian Riley-Driver
Avery Roberts
Gil Vardi
NDI BAND
Yakir Ben-Hur, Music Director
Greg Stamper, Vocals
Tyneshia Hill, Vocals
Keeara G. Powell, Vocals
Dara Hart, Vocals
Ly Bedaña, Keyboards
Tim Harrison, Keyboards & Flute
Todd Keller, Guitar
Emanuel Chulo Gatewood, Bass
Russell A Worrell, Drums
Clint Mobley, Percussion
EVENT OF THE YEAR PRODUCTION STAFF
Executive Producer
Maria Di Dia
Producer
Emily Reid
Production Stage Manager
Kelly Ruth Cole
Costume Designer
Lynn Hippen
Lighting Designer
Kathy Kaufmann
Sound Designer
Marc Critelli
Projection Designers
Christopher Ash
Yōsuke Araki
Krista Smith
Technical Director
Lionel A. Christian
ASL Interpretator
Otisha Ayala-Faya, AVOICE, Language & Training Services