I Didn't Come to Stay (2022)
Photo by Titus Ogilvie-Laing
Choreography by Leonardo Sandoval, with improvisation by the dancers
Original music by Gregory Richardson, with Leonardo Sandoval, José Cruzata, Jennifer Vincent & Noé Kains
Lighting design by Kathy Kaufmann
Costume design by Dede Ayite
Cast 8 dancers, 5-piece band
Duration 57-60 minutes
Premiere April 12, 2021 at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Dancers: Naomi Funaki, Orlando Hernández, Roxy King, Gerson Lanza, Leonardo Sandoval, Lucas Santana, Gisele Silva, Ana Tomioshi,
Band: Gregory Richardson, José Carlos Cruzata Revé, Josh Davis, Noé Kains, Jennifer Vincent
I Didn’t Come to Stay is a commission from Works & Process at the Guggenheim and was created with the support of a summer 2020 Works & Process bubble residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, as well as residency support in March 2021 from The Yard, an April 2021 Pillow Lab residency at Jacob’s Pillow, a February 2022 Creative residency at Chelsea Factory, and a March 2022 Works & Process LaunchPAD “Process as Destination” residency at Catskill Mountain Foundation. Additional rehearsal support was provided by the American Tap Dance Foundation.
I Didn’t Come to Stay 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. This project is funded, in part, through a Seed Fund for Dance grant from the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, thanks to the support of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. The piece’s creation was also supported by a 2022 grant from the O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, and a 2022 APAP ArtsForward grant. Music From The Sole is supported by Dance/NYC’s Dance Advancement Fund, made possible by the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Ford Foundation, and by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Original music by Gregory Richardson, with Leonardo Sandoval, José Cruzata, Jennifer Vincent & Noé Kains
Lighting design by Kathy Kaufmann
Costume design by Dede Ayite
Cast 8 dancers, 5-piece band
Duration 57-60 minutes
Premiere April 12, 2021 at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Dancers: Naomi Funaki, Orlando Hernández, Roxy King, Gerson Lanza, Leonardo Sandoval, Lucas Santana, Gisele Silva, Ana Tomioshi,
Band: Gregory Richardson, José Carlos Cruzata Revé, Josh Davis, Noé Kains, Jennifer Vincent
I Didn’t Come to Stay is a commission from Works & Process at the Guggenheim and was created with the support of a summer 2020 Works & Process bubble residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, as well as residency support in March 2021 from The Yard, an April 2021 Pillow Lab residency at Jacob’s Pillow, a February 2022 Creative residency at Chelsea Factory, and a March 2022 Works & Process LaunchPAD “Process as Destination” residency at Catskill Mountain Foundation. Additional rehearsal support was provided by the American Tap Dance Foundation.
I Didn’t Come to Stay 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. This project is funded, in part, through a Seed Fund for Dance grant from the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, thanks to the support of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. The piece’s creation was also supported by a 2022 grant from the O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, and a 2022 APAP ArtsForward grant. Music From The Sole is supported by Dance/NYC’s Dance Advancement Fund, made possible by the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Ford Foundation, and by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Partido (2019/ 2021)
Photo by Sally Cohn
Choreography by Leonardo Sandoval, with improvisation by the dancers
Original music by Gregory Richardson, Leonardo Sandoval, José Cruzata & Noé Kains
Lighting design by Kathy Kaufmann
Cast 6 dancers, 4 musicians
Duration 55-60 minutes
Premiere November 12, 2021 at Harlem Stage, New York, NY, co-presented by City College Center for the Arts/ CUNY Dance Initiative
Dancers: Naomi Funaki, Orlando Hernández, Leonardo Sandoval, Lucas Santana, Gisele Silva, Ana Tomioshi,
Band: Gregory Richardson, José Carlos Cruzata Revé, Josh Davis, Noé Kains
The ceation of Partido was supported by The Yard, where it was presented as a work in progress in 2019, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, CUNY Dance Initiative, City College Center for the Arts, the artist-in-residence program at the American Tap Dance Foundation and the Artists in Residence Exchange (AiRE) program at the Center for Flamenco Arts. Music commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.
Laying The Ground (2020)
Choreography by Leonardo Sandoval
Original music by Gregory Richardson
1 dancer, 1 musician
Duration 7 minutes
Premiere August 1, 2020 at Kaatsbaan Summer Festival, Tivoli, NY
Music from the Sole (2015/2019)
Photo by K Linnea Backe
Choreography by Leonardo Sandoval, with improvisation by the dancers
Original music by Gregory Richardson and Leonardo Sandoval
Lighting design by Serena Wong
Cast 5 musicians and 3 or 1 dancer(s)
Duration 50 minutes
Creation
2019 version
December 3, 2019 at the Clark Studio Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
with Leonardo Sandoval (dance), Gregory Richardson (bass), Brittany DeStefano (dance), Gerson Lanza (dance), José Carlos Cruzata Revé (saxophone/ percussion), Jennifer Vincent (bass), Josh Davis (drums), Noé Kains (piano & keyboard)
This version was developed thanks to a Family Music Residency at Lincoln Center/ Lincoln Center Education
2015 version
April 11, 2015 at the Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
with Leonardo Sandoval (dance), Gregory Richardson (bass/ guitar), Brittany DeStefano (dance), Gerson Lanza (dance), José Carlos Cruzata Revé (saxophone/ percussion), Damian Quiñones (guitar/ percussion), Dan Laureano (guitar/ bass), Josh Bloom (drums)
Phase (2018)
Photo by Amanda Gentile
Choreography by Leonardo Sandoval
Music Piano Phase by Steve Reich
Cast 2 dancers, 1 pianist
Duration 8 minutes
Creation July 11, 2018 at Symphony Space, New York, NY
with Leonardo Sandoval (dance), Byron Tittle (dance), Noé Kains (piano)
Improviografía Ritmada (2012)
Choreography & improvisation by Leonardo Sandoval
Cast 1 dancer
Duration 20 minutes
Creation May 24, 2012 at the Teatro Municipal de Araraquara, São Paulo State, Brazil
with Leonardo Sandoval (dance)
