GALLIMAUFRY & GREENE’S “A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES”
World Premiere performance from Laguna Beach based company

The silver screen treads the boards in this premiere production which fuses film and form.

Renowned dancer and choreographer Sean Greene takes the audience on a very personal journey in A Night at the Movies - a stunning contemporary dance piece based on famous scenes from old black and white movies that impacted on Greene’s life. 

Who hasn’t been touched by such monumental films as: On the Waterfront, Casablanca, From Here to Eternity, The Red Shoes, All Quiet on the Western Front, Joan of Arc, Bringing up Baby and Sophie’s Choice? A Night at the Movies is an imaginative and beautiful look at how famous film scenes impact and influence us and our concept of relationships. It asks: What are the images that shape our lives?

Executive Director, Steve Josephson says, “I think the fact that this piece is based on stories with which most audiences will be somewhat familiar will make it a great ‘entry point’ for many theatre goers not as familiar with contemporary dance.  Since this premiere work also deals with reinterpreting these cinematic masterpieces, it makes it the perfect fit for a festival that is dedicated to blurring the lines between the performance mediums. That, along with the stunning young dancers and superior choreography... it’s a great combination.”

The Gallimaufry & Greene contemporary dance company features dancers Giulia Carotenuto, Shelby Francoeur, Shanti Harter, Travis Judd Hollister, Edward Johnson, Samantha Marcella, Christine Reese and Robert Tsai.

Greene himself is perhaps best known as Bella Lewitzky’s protégé and star of her legendary dance company where he resided for twenty years.  He then moved to London where he was the Artistic Director of Transitions Dance Company at the Laban Institute and toured the U.K. for six years.  He later became the rehearsal director for the Phoenix Dance Company in Leeds. Greene then returned to California where he has taught at the University of California Irvine, California State University Long Beach and is currently at Chapman University.

Gallimaufry & Greene was the brainchild of Josephson, who built this new company around Greene. Josephson was a producer/director/choreographer for Festival Theatre USA and has been appearing at the Fringe since 1982. Last year saw Josephson¹s premiere performances of his own Gallimaufry Performing Arts at the Edinburgh Fringe where he produced and directed the European premiere of Sordid Lives and Harlem Renaissance starring Broadway and television star Jonelle Allen.

A wealth of experience combines with a wealth of imagery from much-loved films in Gallimaufry & Greene¹s spectacular premiere.

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