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STOP

Stop, created by choreographer Susan Marshall, is a music video featuring an original score by Pulitzer prize-winning composer David Lang, played by members of the electric guitar quartet Dither and Mantra Percussion. ==Credits== Produced by: Susan Marshall & Company Choreography by: Susan Marshall Music by: David Lang Directed by: William Cusick Dancers: Ching-I Chang, Kristin Clotfelter Musicians: Taylor Levine, Michael McCurdy, and James Moore Costumes: Diana Broussard Lighting: Eric Southern Cinematography & Editing: William Cusick Choreographic Assistant: Kristin Clotfelter Executive Producer: Jeremy Olson Line Producer: Susan West Camera Operators: Daniel Salazar III, Cody White, and Rex Yau Camera Assistant: Helder Mira Key Grip: Brian McCann Grip: Adam Chinoy Electrician: Serena Wong Recording Engineer: Jascha Narveson Makeup: Sonia Fernandez Key Production Assistant: Scott Fetterman Production Assistant: Kate Donnelly Studio: Brooklyn Fireproof Play/Pause, the project that “Stop” is a part of, was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts; a long-term residency was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by Skidmore College’s Office of the Dean of Special Programs; production residency for this work was funded by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; additional support for this project comes from the Princeton Atelier, Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts, and Princeton University’s Office of the Dean of the Faculty; The National Endowment for the Arts; and The O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation. David Lang’s score was commissioned by The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation. Support for the live musical performance comes from New Music USA’s 2013 Live Music for Dance Program. Play/Pause was co-commissioned by Stuart Coleman, the Peter & Helen Haje Foundation, The McGue Millhiser Family Foundation, Luis Resto, and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “Stop” would not be possible without the creative contributions of dancers Meghan Angelos and Alta du Pont.

stop (2013)

In Play/Pause, an indie-rock-fueled evening of postmodern dance-theater, choreographer Susan Marshall couples her intimate, structured choreography with the seductiveness of pop culture to explore our complex relationship to the media we consume. The work features a commissioned score by David Lang—performed live by members of guitar quartet Dither and Mantra Percussion. Online music videos—choreographed by Marshall and set to the ecstatic sound of Brooklyn indie bands—set up and break down our expectations for popular dance. Their flesh-and-blood counterparts on stage then deliver a fragmented version of these dances, rendering them both more intimate and strange.

Choreography Susan Marshall in collaboration with The Company
Composer David Lang

World Premiere October 13, 2011
Company
Location
Dancers Ching-i Chang, Kristin Clotfelter
Musicians Taylor Levine, Michael McCurdy, James Moore
Lighting Design Eric Southern
Scenic Design Andreea Mincic
Costume Design Diana Broussard
Video Design William Cusick
Stage Manager Betsy Ayer