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día de los muertos . a celebration of the circle of life

the 21st Annual Live Arts Gala and Afterlife . 2012
concieved & directed by Julie Hamberg . Live Arts

CAST 
IKE ANDERSON . HAYDEN ARDREY . MICHAEL BABUS . RUSH BAILEY . ELLIE BARRETT . GLEN BATEMAN . ERIC BRYANT . MONICA BUCKLEY . LILLY BURKHALTER . JORGE CARRIZOSA . CHRIS COURTENAY . RICHARD CRAIG . ANDREW CRONACHER . KIM CUTSHAW . PETER DEMARTINO . KRISTEN EBERLY . AARON EICHORST . SARA ELIZABETH . JASON ELLIOTT . CHRIS ESTY . KEN FERGUSON . LISA FERGUSON . TYLER FORTMAN . GARE GALBRAITH . KAREN HAMM . EDWINA HERRING . MORGAN HEYER . HUNTER HOUGH . ANGELICA JACKSON . KISHA JARRETT . JIM JOHNSTON . BEN “JIGSAW” JONES . MATT JONES . HAROLD LANGSAM . STEPHANIE LEBOLT . BRANDON LEE . BRYNNE LEVY . PATRICIA LLEWELLYN . MIKE LONG . CARA MACDONALD . JOHN MACDONALD . ALANNA MAHAN . MICHELLE MAJORIN . LENA MALCOLM . RANDALL MAURIOCOURT . KIP MCCHAREN . MARK MCLANE . YANA MCLAUGHLIN . MILLER MURRAY SUSEN . RAY NEDZEL . KRISTI O’BRIEN . SANDRA PAI . CHRIS PATRICK . HEATHER PEHNEC . COLIN POWELL of Grits and Gravy . MORGAN PURSLEY . NICK REGO . PETER RICHARDSON . MARIJA RIEFF . BARBARA ROBERTS . JENNY ROBINSON . MARIKO SCHAPER . GERI SCHIRMER . BABS SCHNEIDER . JENNY SMITH . RAY SMITH . DAN STERN . TAYLOR ”CLAMS” THOMAS . LYNN THORNE . TIMBASON . ROBIN TOMLIN of Grits and Gravy . KATE TOOLEY . TRACY VERKERKE . EMILY VIA . ALLI VILLINES . STEVEN WARD . KRISTEN WENGER

LEAD CREATIVE TEAM
JULIE HAMBERG . Conceived by & Director
SHAWN B. HIRABAYASHI . Story
WILL SLUSHER . Environments
JAKE KVANBECK . Lighting
JOSEPHINE STEWART . Costumes
CLAIBOURNE REPPERT . Hair
JOSEPHINE STEWART . Makeup
SIGRID EILERTSON . Masks
PETER FISH . Sound
BEN “JIGSAW” JONES . Puppets
ALEXIS OCHOA & KAREN WALKER of Hedge Fine Blooms . Floral
STEPHANIE LEBOLT . Asst. to the Director

VENUE DIRECTORS | CHORESOGRAPHERS | MUSIC DIRECTORS | PLAYWRIGHTS
Directors ... CHRIS BAUMER . LESLIE M. BASKFIELD . LYDIA HORAN . BEN “JIGSAW” JONES . MATT JOSLYN . BREE LUCK . BETSY RUDELICH TUCKER

Music Directors ... JACOB LYNN . KRISTIN BALTES . JOSHUA RICH

Choreographers ... GERI CARSON SAULS . HEATHER POWELL
Tango ... CARA MACDONALD . JOHN MACDONALD

PETER GUNTER . LESLIE M. BASKFIELD … Two new plays, THE NARCISSIST and FROM BONDAGE TO PROMISE, respectively

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN TEAM
JENNIFER ALMANZA . ROBERT ALMANZA . LAUREN CHILTON . DANIEL HAGER . JAMES HARTE . SHAWN HIRABAYASHI . RANDALL MAURIOCOURT . KERRY MORAN . KATIE BELL SPRINGMANN … NATALIE EASTERLY . Environmental Accoutrements

LIGHTING DESIGN TEAM
ERRA GRANT . TRACIE SKIPPER

FX TEAM
RON SKIPPER

COSTUME DESIGN TEAM
STEPHANIE CONNOCK . DAPHNE LATHAM . TRICIA EMLET . SUMIT SHARMA . ANNA STOCKDALE

HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGN & SUPPORT TEAM
AUSTIN BURNS . FIELDING BIGGS . STEPHANIE CONNOCK . CRYSTAL at the HONEYCOMB . MADISON HORNSBY . SUMIT SHARMA . MELISSA WENDER

PRODUCTION TEAM
ROBERTA WILLIAMSON . JOHANNAH CASTLEMAN . Gala Chairs
MATT JOSLYN . Executive Producer
TRACIE STEGER SKIPPER . Director of Volunteers
DARRYL SMITH . Afterglow Director
BREE LUCK . Venue Manager
JEREMIAH BROPHY . Production Manager
GEOFF OTIS . Technical Director
JOE MONAGHAN . PSM

SM Team / Talent Mgr ... KRISTINA DOBROVIC-BEARD . SHANE KEEN . GEOFF LUCK . KATE MONAGHAN . NACY SEXTON . TRACIE SKIPPER

Venue Managers ... LESLIE BASKFIELD . BOB BUTTON . BOBBIE BUXTON . NATALIE DIETER . JAIME KURTZ . LAURIE LOWRANCE

Light / Sound Tech ... MARK GRAHAM & SCOTT HONSBERGER of The Sound . JONATHON HUNTER . KATE TOOLEY . EMILY VRISSIS . C.J. WHITAKER

PHOTOGRAPHY
CHARLOTTESVILLE PHOTOGRAPHY INITIATIVE . MARTYN KYLE of Pernmoot Photography . SAMIA KAHSTAR/ANSARI . J. STOLL

MATTHEW THOMAS of Convoy . Graphic Design

VOLUNTEER CORP
The critical 200+ Build, Flip & Hospitality Crews, and Creative Vision Committee, Board, Company & Community Members without whom this ultimate creative collaboration could not have emerged

LIVE ARTS TEAM
JULIE HAMBERG . Artistic Director
MATT JOSLYN . Executive Director
KIM BEARD . JEREMIAH BROPHY . KRISTINA DOBROVIC-BEARD . BEN “JIGSAW’ JONES . BREE LUCK . GEOFF OTIS . TRACIE STEGER SKIPPER . DARRYL SMITH . DANIELE ZIRKLE

Interns … MAYA ALLICOCK . STEPHANIE LEE . STEPHANIE LEBOLT . SHERIDAN PARKINSON . A.A. CORBIN PURYEAR . SARAH SHEFSKI . KATIN TAFTI

Lady of Death tangos with The Man at Day of the Dead Gala at Live Arts in 2012

Lady Death tempts The Man to join her

VIDEO

Cara and John Macdonald choreographed & performed the dance (Argentine tango) at Live Arts.  Directed by Julie Hamberg.

La yumba, Osvaldo Pugliese

photo credits:

1 Graveyard entrance ... 2 The beautiful bodies ... 3 Part of the amazing 3rd floor installation ... 5 Tango with Death ... 7 Afterlife . 11 The infamous snake ... photos J. Stoll   |   4 Before the surprise . .. 10 Just after the "flip" on the top floor ... 12 The thinnest veil .. photos Pernmoot Photography   |   6 The coffin game . 8 Surprise! ... 9 Singular singing ... photos CPI Photographers   |   black & white Credits ... photos Samia Ansari