MARIKO’S MAGICAL MIX
MARIKO'S MAGICAL MIX is a 60 minute piece of original dance theater that features choreography and original concept by Robyn Mineko Williams, music direction by Kyle Vegter, puppetry and projection design by Julia Miller and Sarah Fornace, and narrative design by Fornace, Miller, and Williams. The tedium of everyday life in the not-too-distant future makes a girl restless until one day she discovers a crate in her attic, filled with vinyl records collected by her mother. Armed only with headphones, our young hero is transported to a world of music and shadow, where she makes friends, builds impossible machines, escapes entrapment, and slays her own demons. For ages 5 and up.
Commissioned by the Kennedy Center and premiered there in October 2015.
Mariko’s Magical Mix
Created in collaboration with Manual Cinema // Co-commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center and Hubbard Street 2, premiered September 2015
Choreography & Original Concept by Robyn Mineko Williams
Puppetry and Projection Concept by Sarah Fonace and Julia VanArsdale Miller
Puppetry and Projection Design by Lizi Breit, Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace, and Julia VanArsdale Miller
Music Direction and Sound Design by Kyle Vegter
Music by Kyle Vegter, Kevin O’Donnell, BNL ANML, Potions, THIN HYMNS, Julie Byrne, Chandeliers (Chris Kalis, Scott McGaughey, & Harry Brenner), Bo Hansen, John Szymanski & Bethany Thomas, Verger (Robert F. Haynes & Tony Lazarra)
Costume Design by Branimira Ivanova
Lighting Design by Julie Ballard