DANCES AND
PREMIERES
1975-2009

RUSSES SUITE (2009) 20 minutes . five movements
Music: Stravinsky, Shostakovitch, Provokiev, Khachaturian
Premiere: Symphony Hall, Boston, MA . guest of Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops . May 19, 2009. Performance part of the "Boston Ballets Russes Festival 2009 - 100th Anniversary Celebration"Peter Rand and Anna Winestein, driectors.

FREEHAND (2008) eight minutes
Music: Earle Brown (New Piece 1971) Premiere: Zero Arrow Theater, Cambridge, MA. Created on Jacqui Guimond; premiered by Lindsay Ridgeway.

BUSY BLUES (2004-7) 17 minutes . five movements
Music: Jonah Jones, Paolo Conte
Premiere 2004: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, "Inside Out". Premiere 2007: Merce Cunningham Studio Theatre, New York, NY

STRATAS (2004-7) 12 minutes . three movements
Music: John Harbison "Suite for Solo Cello"
Premiere: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, "Inside Out"

ECHOES (2004-7) 9 minutes
Music: Elena Ruehr . excerpts from "Shimmer"
Premiered at Boston Ballet School,
March 2004, 50th Gala Performance
Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama, Boston. 2007 Premiere: Merce Cunningham Studio Theatre, New York, NY

SHORTSTORIES (2006) 6 minutes . three movements
Music: John Harbison "Deep Dances" (premiere)
Premiere: Tsai Performance Center, Boston MA. Commissioned by the Bank of America Celebrity Series . Boston, MA

MIDSTREAM (2005) 10 minutes
Music: Martin Case (premiere)
Premiere: Green Stree Studios, Cambridge, MA. Commissioned by World Music "Tens the Limit".

TERRA MYSTIQUE (2005) three movements 7 minutes
Soloist: Ann-Marie Cofield . Music: Emmanual Feldman (Enigma)
Premiere: Longy School of Music . Cambridge, MA

INSIDE (2005) 7 minutes
Soloist: Cydney Neilsen; Bass: Pascale Delache-Feldman
Music: Frank Proto "Ode to a Giant"
Premiere: Longy School of Music, Cambridge . MA

INTERRUPTIONS (2003-5) 7 minutes
Music: Elena Ruehr "Catwalk"
Premiere: MIT Little Kresqe Theater, Cambridge

BACH DANCES (2004) 25 minutes . six movements
Music by JS Bach "Bach Cello Suites"
Performed by Rebecca Rice Dance
Premiere: Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA . with violoncellist Emmanuel Feldman of Cello e Basso

OVERTONES (2003) 11 minutes
Music by John Adams “Shaker Loops”
Performed by Boston Ballet Advanced Students
Summer Dance Program . Premiere: Boston Center for the Arts

INDIGO (2003) 7 minutes
Music by Arvo Part
Performed by Sara Knight - Rebecca Rice Dance . Premiere: Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA

MELANGE (2003) 9 minutes
Music by Anugama and Sebastiano
Performed by Boston Ballet School Advanced Professional Students . Norwell Theatre, Norwell, MA

ARRAY (2003) 12 minutes
Music by Martin Case
Performed by MIT Danceprojects . Little Kresqe Theatre . MIT

FORAY (2002) 9 minutes
Music by Tom Twyker
Performed by Boston Ballet School Advanced Professional . Premiered Norwell Theatre, Norwell, MA

MIRAGE (2002) 12 minutes
Music by Sophie Gublindulina
Performed by Sara Knight, Adrina DeVitre and Dean Vollick
Premiere: Boston Ballet Studio 7 Theatre, Boston, MA

THE ALTIS BALLET (2002) 15 minutes . five movements
Sound Score by Martin Case and Rebecca Rice
Performed by Rebecca Rice Dance
Costumes and photography by Martin Cooper,
Vice President for Design, Burberry NYC, London
Produced by Kenn Gray

DEEP HORIZON (2001) 11 minutes
Music by Peter Schickele "Sextet"
Performed by Rebecca Rice Dance . Premiere: Norwell Theatre, Norwell, MA

PARADIGM (2000) eight minutes
Music by J.S. Bach "Concerto for 2 Pianos and Strings C Major"
Performed by Rebecca Rice Dance . Premiere Boston Ballet Advanced Professional Track, Norwell, MA

RAW VELVET (1999) 9 minutes . three movements
Music by Aaron Jay Kernis,
Wall Matthews and Steve Reich
Performed by Boston Ballet 7i . (Premiere Norwell Theatre)
and Commonwealth Civic Ballet

ILLUMINATIONS (1999) six movements . 17 minutes
Music by Handel . Concerto Grossi Opus 6 . Performed and created on Boston Ballet II . Premiered Studio 7 @ Boston Ballet Choreography Workshop.

BLUE IVORY (1999) 6 minutes
Music by Erik Satie (Gnossiennes No.4 and No. 1)
Performed and created on Jennifer Gelfand,
Boston Ballet, Principal. Studio 7 @ Boston Ballet.

LANDSCAPE PASSING (1998) 11 minutes
Music by Arvo Part
Performed and created on Boston Ballet II . Studio 7 @ Boston Ballet Choreography Workshop.

CROSSCURRENTS (1998) 6 minutes
Original score by Grayson Wolfe
Performed and created on Isadora Wolfe, Premiere: Dances at the Robsham, Boston College Theatre

MOSAIC EPISODES (1998) six movements. 35 minutes
Music by Ludivicio Euniaudi - excerpts from "Salgari"
Performed and created on Boston Ballet II. Premiere: Studio 7 @ Boston Ballet, Clarendon St. Boston MA.

THRESHOLD (1997) 9 minutes
Music by Michael Torke "December"
Performed by Boston Ballet 7i. Premiere: Norwell Theatre, Norwell, MA

MOON RUN (1995/98) 12 minutes
Music by Guiseppe Sammartini "Concerto in E-flat Major for oboe, strings and continuo)
Performed by Boston Ballet 7i Advanced Professional Track. Premiere: Norwell Theatre, Norwell, MA

CONVERSATIONS (1994) 12 minutes
Music by Handel; "Andante Variations"
Dancers: Rebecca Rice Dance
Premiere: "Distant Dances" Concert with Elsa Limbach. Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
Cambridge, MA

ANGELIC MAZE (1991) 18 minutes
Music by Steve Reich "Music for Large Ensemble"
Dancers: Rebecca Rice Dance
Premiere: "Dances Overtime" Concert. Boston University Sargent Theatre . Boston, MA

WHITE STUDY (1990) eight minutes
Music by Molly Porterfield (original score-premiere)
Soloist: Rebecca Rice
Premiere: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Besse Schonberg Choreography Festival

WORKSONG (1990) 12 minutes
Music by Brian Eno, Shakuhachi Japanese Flute
Dancers: Rebecca Rice , Andy Taylor Blenis, Anne Heskett
Premiere: Joy of Movement Studio Theatre (Dance Complex)
Cambridge, MA

SPELL (1989) 17 minutes
Music by Molly Porterfield (original score - collaboration)
Dancers: Rebecca Rice Dance
Premiere: Joy of Movement Studio Theatre (Dance Complex)
Cambridge, MA

BLUE HULA (1985) 12 minutes
Music by Tobias Picker "Blue Hula"
Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Dance Alloy and the David Stock New Music Ensemble, PIttsburgh, PA
Premiere: Chatham Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA

SAND GESTURES (1985) eight minutes
Music by Tangerine Dream, T Hellem
Soloist: Rebecca Rice . Funded by a choreography fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Premiere: University of PIttsburgh Studio Theatre, PIttsburgh, PA

THE AIR BETWEEN TREES (1984) 11 minutes
Music by George Winson . Inspired by the writings of Annie Dilliard
Dancers: Pamela Crivelli and Rebecca Rice
Premiere: Award: Pittsburgh Dance Council "Continuum" . Janet Gillespie and Present Company Theatre, PIttsburgh, PA

WATERCOLORS ( 1984) 12 minutes . three movements
Music by Robert Fripp, Paul Horn
commissioned by Pittsburgh Dance Alloy Company
Premiere: Janet Gillsepie and Present Company Theatre

ONE MOON RUN eight minutes
Music by Keith Jarrett
Soloist: Rebecca Rice
Premiere: Allegheny Community College, Monroeville, PA

CONCERTO (1981) 11 minutes
Music by Albinoni
Commissioned and performed by the PIttsburgh Dance Alloy Co.
Premiere: Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA

NUANCES (1978) 7 minutes
Music by J. Pachelbel
Dancers: PIttsburgh Dance Alloy Company
Premiere: Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh, PA

RICOCHET (1977) 15 minutes
Music by Tangerine Dream "Ricochet"
Dancers: Pittsburgh Dance Alloy Company
Premiere:Trees Hall Studio Theatre, PIttsburgh, PA . Inspired by the choreography and painting processes of Mel Wong.

SANQUINE EARTH MEDLEY 12 minutes
Music by Leo Kottke
Dancers: Elsa Limbach, Rebecca Rice. Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Dance Alloy Company.
Premiere: Stephen Foster Memorial Theatre, PIttsburgh, PA

SALEM 1692 (1975) three movements . 9 minutes
Music by Bella Bartok . Dancers: University of Utah Modern Dance department . Advanced Choreography Senior Project/ Bill Evans, Director. Photography and media display: Rebecca Rice. University of Utah Studio Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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