Digital Program | Baryshnikov Arts Presents: Tapestries

CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM

Director and Choreographer: Suzzanne Ponomarenko
Composer: Katie-James Rushin

Costume Designer: David Quinn
Fabric Designer: Helen Bryner
Lighting Designer: S.C. Lucier

Projection Designer: Paige Barnett Kulbeth
Illustrator: Emmy Castellani
Rehearsal Director: Piper Makenzie Dye
Stage Manager: Sydney Erwin
Administrator: Paulina Meneses
Performers: Jay Beardsley, Piper Makenzie Dye, Paige Barnett Kulbeth, Pilar Mellon-Reyes, Kate Antoinette Reyes, Dalton Young

This piece was developed in part during a Baryshnikov Arts Residency.

Suzzanne Ponomarenko (she/they) is a New York–based Ukrainian American choreographer and educator working at the intersection of contemporary dance, queer aesthetics, and narrative-driven performance. Her work draws from historical sources, folklore, and theatrical traditions, often reimagining them through a conceptual and physical lens which includes tonight’s performance of Tapestries.

Her choreography has been presented at venues such as Judson Memorial Church as part of Pioneers Go East Collective’s OUT-FRONT! Festival, BAAD Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Arts On Site, Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance, The James and Martha Duffy Performance Space, Atlas Performing Arts Center in D.C, London Contemporary Art Gallery, Caras Alegres in Xela, Guatemala, Triskelion Arts, and The Williamsburg Public Library as well as festivals including the The International Human Rights Festival, Dumbo Dance Festival, Richmond Dance Festival, and Jacob’s Pillow “On the Road” Festival. She has been a resident artist at Baryshnikov Arts in spring of 2025, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, and SPDance Center in Buenos Aires. In addition, she has produced multiple community-based projects including Senior Care Project, A Chance to Dance in partnership with Go! Guatemala, and The Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria Relief with Gibney Dance.

In addition to her choreographic work, Ponomarenko teaches at Marymount Manhattan College, Broadway Dance Center, and Harlem School of the Arts. Her teaching spans contemporary technique, composition, and professional development for dance artists.

She has served as administrative assistant and performer for Richard Move, as well as working with artists including Yvonne Rainer, Buglisi Dance Theatre, and The Stanley Love Performance Group. They currently serve on the selection committees for The New York Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, and Clive Barnes Foundation.

Katie-James Rushin has a long background in live music, sharing the stage with the likes of Victor Wooten, The Deftones, and Nicki Minaj. They’ve performed with some of Broadway’s greatest, most recently playing keyboards for and co-conducting the Broadway run and national tour of Freestyle Love Supreme with regular guests like Wayne Brady, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Jackson, Amber Ruffin, Tina Fey, and Daveed Diggs. His improv career has taken him through national and international tours with Lisa Flanagan’s one-woman improvised opera La Donna Improvissata, T.J. Mannix’s one-man improvised morality tale Limboland, Northcoast’s improvised historical hip-hoppera Anybody, and Baby Wants Candy.

David Quinn is a fashion and costume designer working in a variety of mediums from theatre, dance, and film to burlesque and red carpets. Dance View Times said, “Quinn is cutting and draping and coloring the most beautiful dance costumes to be found in New York.” Follow Quinn’s work and contact him on instagram @quinndustry.

S.C. “Luci” Lucier (she/they) is a director, librettist, and collaborative multi-hyphenate with an eclectic career spanning theatre, dance, immersive performance, large-scale events, and commercial exhibitions. Artistic Director of Lucier&Rose, devisers of intensely sapphic, boundary-breaking musical theater (co-founded with Meghan Rose), currently in Culture Lab LIC 2026 New Works Lab Residency. Director of Public Programs & Partnerships at the American LGBTQ+ Museum. Board member of National Queer Theater and Ring of Keys. Member of NYFA 2026 Emerging Leadership Cohort. BA: Marymount Manhattan College, Theatre Directing. MA: The Graduate Center, Theatre/Museology History + Digital Humanities. 

Selected credits: Director, Ring of Keys Queering the Canon Gala (Joe’s Pub 2025) and co-produced live album recording; Director/Co-Creator, Xena: Warrior Musical (3 Dollar Bill 2022, Theatre Barn Records Original Cast Album 2023); Director, HELD: A Musical Fantasy (NY Fringe Festival 2016; NYMF 2018); Assoc. Director, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk’s The Bad Years (2014; 2016); Director, multiple Shakespeare with Hip to Hip Theater Company (NYC); Toured with Martha Graham Dance Company on production team; Designed at Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, BAC; Collaborator at Jennifer Jancuska’s The Bringabout; production managed Cape Dance Festival, among others.

Lucier has also captained world-championship roller derby teams with Gotham Roller Derby, archived choreographer Sally Silvers’ work for NYPL, and performed at Roulette…on roller skates! “Queer” is her favorite verb.

Paige Barnett Kulbeth is a Louisiana-born dancer, choreographer, and visual artist with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. She performs nationally, creates multimedia works exploring the feminine psyche, and dances with Dance Heginbotham, MeenMoves, and Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance. More at www.paigebarnettkulbeth.com.

Emmy Castellani is a Brooklyn-based artist and illustrator from the UK with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting from University of the Arts London. She’s exhibited in London and New York City and has worked as a freelance illustrator since 2018. Her expressive ink drawings use bold lines, patterns, and playful imperfections to explore form between realism and abstraction. Follow Castellani’s work and contact her through her website: emmycastellani.com

Piper Makenzie Dye is a dancer, yoga instructor, and arts administrator. Originally from San Diego, CA, she holds a BFA in Dance from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase, and has danced for companies including Twyla Tharp Dance, Skyla Schreter Dance, ZviDance, TORRENT, A-Y/Dancers, and Ballet Nepantla.

Sydney Erwin is a dancer and stage manager based in NYC. She is a MFA Stage Management Candidate at Columbia University and a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College (Dance; Media & Arts Management). She is now the stage manager for MMC’s Dance department and some of her other recent works include Into The Woods (Columbia University), The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes (Theatre Under The Stars), A Starry Affair (Theatre Raleigh), and Resilience (Houston Contemporary Dance Company). 

Paulina Meneses is a dancer and arts administrator from Las Vegas. She graduated from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance and minor in Arts Management. She has worked with Doug Varone, Donna Uchizono, Dylan Crossman, Hannah Garner, and Kyle Abraham. Paulina currently dances for Johnnie Cruise Mercer, MeenMoves, Peter Stathas, Marie Paspe, Julia Antinozzi and works administratively for Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance.

Jay Beardsley is a nonbinary freelance artist and dancer. Jay has performed with artists including Ballez, The Merce Cunningham Trust, Douglas Dunn + Dancers, Liz Gerring Dance Company, Suzzanne Ponomarenko, Tabula Rasa Dance Theater, Anna Maria Häkkinen via PERFORMA, and Johnnie Cruise Mercer. They are a WADE PRIDE 2025 artist-in-residence. 

Pilar Mellon-Reyes is a New York City–based dancer originally from San Jose, California. They graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in Dance and a concentration in Choreography from Marymount Manhattan College. Currently, they are a company member with Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance. They are an emerging performer and choreographer and show work at venues across the city and throughout the East Coast.

Kate Antoinette Reyes (she/they) is a queer Filipina artist based in NYC. She found her love for dance through the education she received at LaGuardia HS and Marymount Manhattan College. Upon graduating, Kate joined Graham 2 and continued on to join the Martha Graham Dance company in 2021. She currently dances for Buglisi Dance Theater and Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance. Kate has a big passion for teaching and building community. She is currently on faculty at LaGuardia HS and has taught at Scripps college, MOVE(NYC), and Lincoln Center Education among others. Kate is ecstatic to be dancing in Tapestries at BA.

Dalton Young is a dancer based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from California, he moved to the city to study dance at Marymount Manhattan College. He is excited to be making his return to the stage with Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance, performing most recently at Arts on Sites and Baryshnikov Arts with the company.

ABOUT BARYSHNIKOV ARTS

Baryshnikov Arts, founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov and celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is rooted in the belief that artists hold irreplaceable roles in our world by shaping perspectives, offering new approaches, and initiating crucial conversations in complex social, political, and cultural environments. Our mission supports artistic freedom, providing multidisciplinary artists with opportunities for creative exploration and unique artistic expression, and allowing audiences to view the world in new ways. We offer performance and commissioning opportunities, artist residencies, rentals, and more. baryshnikovarts.org

BARYSHNIKOV ARTS STAFF

Mikhail Baryshnikov, Founder and Artistic Director
Jamie Burns, Director

ADMINISTRATION
Nicole Proto, Business Administration Manager

PROGRAMMING
Sam Black, Artistic Associate
Pedja Muzijevic, Artistic Administrator

DEVELOPMENT
Chani Sebazco, Development Manager

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Lydia Murray, Marketing and Communications Manager
Victoria Zdunkiewicz, Box Office and Digital Marketing Manager

PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS
Tyler Benware, Director of Production and Operations
Natasha Bruno, Technical and Operations Manager
Jesse Campbell, Lighting Director

CONSULTANTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Stephen Viksjo, Graphic Designer
Eric Wolfram, Web Developer
Sean Regan, Perfect Balance Bookkeeping, Inc., Bookkeeper

PRODUCTION OVERHIRE CREW FOR TAPESTRIES
Wardrobe Supervisor: Isaac Grivett
Head Audio-Video/Sound Board Operator: Nicole Bien
Head Electrician/Light Board Operator: Emily “Viz” Vizina
Carpenters/Electricians: David Perez, Dale Villaruel

FRONT-OF-HOUSE STAFF FOR TAPESTRIES
Jennifer Rico, House Manager

Box Office Assistants/Ushers:
Felicia Avalos

Khadijah Danielian

Prudence DiBenedetto

Jason Guy

Lana Hankinson

Rebecca Kaye

Katie Kirk

Alice Knight

Nelson Rivera

Julia Schemmer

Yua Watanabe

Special thanks to our production crew, front-of-house staff, and volunteers.

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Dave Hattem, Chairman
R. Jarrett Lilien, Treasurer
Steven C. Dupré, Secretary
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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