Studio Series at Whitman College
December 3rd, 2022
Freimann Studio Theater
Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington
Drawing from his fantastical repertoire, Christopher Williams offers a program of excerpts from select pivotal works. Excerpts from works including his New York Dance & Performance “Bessie” Award winning Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins (2005), The Portuguese Suite (2006), Il Giardino d’Amore (2017), Les Sylphides (2022), Daphnis & Chloé (work-in-progress), and A Child’s Tale (work-in-progress) form a both retrospective and forward looking program replete with dances embodying a host of supernatural and legendary figures including goddesses, witches, saints, and lovers. Featured dacers include Renée Archibald, Nick Duran Fair, and Carlo Antonio Villanueva.