Tales in a Tiny Box was first performed in November 2000 at Venue 9, a postage stamp-sized theater in San Francisco. HMD returned in January 2001 for four repeat performances.


THE PROGRAM

Seconds (Excerpt)
Choreography: Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
Dancers: Jenny McAllister, Steve Berry
Music: Hank Williams

Nina
Choreography: Emma Lou Huckabay
Dancers: Ann Berman / Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
Music: D. Tiomkin/N. Washington (arr. Nina Simone)

The Wicked Garden (excerpt)
Choreography: Jenny McAllister
Music: Tom Waits, Luis de Navares (on a theme by Josquin des Prez), The Dust Brothers
Dancers:
Margaret....Knute
Sorren.......Justin Neal
Olive.........Jenny McAllister
Neville......Steve Berry
Katrina......Laura Giannatempo
Victor........Blane Ashby
Lucy..........Erin Mei-Ling Stuart

Double (excerpt)
Choreography: Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
Dancers: Blane Ashby, Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
Music: J.S. Bach

Mary's Garden
Choreography: Emma Lou Huckabay
Dancers: Knute
Music: Michael Hoenig

Misbehavin'
Choreography: Emma Lou Huckabay
Dancers: Blane Ashby, Ann Berman, Steve Berry, Laura Giannatempo, Rebecca Graham, Jenny McAllister, Justin Neal, Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
Music: John Oswald, Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen, Dudouk Melody (arr. David Robbins), Lounge Lizards, Charlie Watts/Jim Keltner