Modals
An Evening of Dance
Adrian Blake Mitchell, Artistic Director
Elizabeth Fowler, Producer
Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 6:30pm
Festival Napa Stage at Charles Krug
Favorite Son
World Premiere
Choreography: Adrian Blake Mitchell
Music: Aldo López-Gavilán
Angel Ramirez, Atlanta Ballet
Cesar Ramirez, Ballet Met
Marcos Ramirez, Los Angeles Ballet
Favorite Son was commissioned with the generous
support of Elizabeth Fowler & Gary Sumers
Dying Swan
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns
Andrea Lassakova, World Ballet Company
Kyle Stachnik, cello
Britton Day, piano
Unsaid
Choreography: Danielle Rowe
Music: Ezio Bosso
Nikisha Fogo, San Francisco Ballet
Aaron Robison, Houston Ballet
Kyle Stachnik, cello
Britton Day, piano
Costumes: Wes Crain & Danielle Rowe
Cry (excerpt)
(1971)
Choreography: Alvin Ailey
Music: Chuck Griffin
Costume: A. Christina Giannini
Lighting: Chenault Spence
Constance Stamatiou, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
For all Black women everywhere – especially our mothers.
In 1971, Alvin Ailey choreographed Cry as a birthday present for his mother. Created on the legendary Judith Jamison, it went on to become an enduring work of American art.
“Right On, Be Free” written by Chuck Griffin, performed by The Voices of East Harlem, used with permission of the publisher, Really Together Music.
Bloom
Choreography: Justin Peck
Staged by Charlie Hodges
Music: Caroline Shaw
Kate Inoue, Los Angeles Ballet
Marcos Ramirez, Los Angeles Ballet
Julie Kim, Rebecca Wishnia, violins
Kyle Stachnik, cello
Michi Aceret, viola
Bloom was originally commissioned by the Vail Dance Festival in 2021
Le Bourgeois
Choreography: Ben Van Cauwenbergh
Music: Jacques Brel
Angel Ramirez, Atlanta Ballet
Light Rain
Choreography: Gerald Arpino
Music: Douglas Adamz and Russ Gauthier
Costumes: A. Christina Giannini
Andrea Lassakova, World Ballet Company
Fabrice Calmels, Formerly Joffrey Ballet
Other Dances
Choreography: Jerome Robbins © The Jerome Robbins Trust
Music: Frédéric Chopin
Tiler Peck, New York City Ballet
Roman Mejia, New York City Ballet
Britton Day, piano
Thank You to our Partners
A Festival Napa Valley Suzanne Deal Booth Visual Arts Program
Visual artwork by Katherine Freer