SHAPES OF CHANGE
Celebrating 25 Years of JODY SPERLING/Time Lapse Dance
& 150 Years of The New York Society for Ethical Culture
Friday, APRIL 24 AT 7pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 AT 7PM
New York Society for Ethical Culture, Adler Hall
Choreography: Jody Sperling
Music: Matthew Burtner
Lighting: David Ferri
FRIDAY, APRIL 24 PROGRAM
Fractal Memories (2025)
Dancers (in order of appearance): Sarah Tracy, Frances Barker, Maki Kitahara, Rathi Varma, Anika Hunter, Jody Sperling
Costumes: Jeanette Aulz & Mary Jo Mecca
Video Artist: Cari Ann Shim Sham | Magic Stacks: Joey Zaza
Fractal Memories was originally commissioned by Between the Rivers Productions, LLC for the film Obsessed with Light.
Plastic Harvest (2020-22)
Dancers: Frances Barker, Elinor Kleber Diggs, Tessa Fungo, Anika Hunter, Lo Poppy
Costumes: Lauren Gaston
Sea Change (World Premiere)
Dancers: Elinor Kleber Diggs, Tessa Fungo, Maki Kitahara, Lo Poppy, Sarah Tracy, Rathi Varma
The New Consort: Madeline Apple Healey (soprano), Heather Jones (mezzo-soprano),
Noé Kains (tenor), Brian Mummert (artistic director & baritone)
Costumes: Jeanette Aulz & Mary Jo Mecca
Created in part during a 2025 residency at The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard and an ongoing Eco-Artist-Residency at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 PROGRAM
Wind Rose (2019)
Dancers: Frances Barker, Maki Kitahara, Anika Hunter, Sarah Tracy, Lo Poppy, Jody Sperling, Rathi Varma
Costumes: Mary Jo Mecca
Arbor (excerpt 2023)
Choreography: Jody Sperling, in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Maki Kitahara, Sarah Tracy, Rathi Varma
Dramaturge: Andrea Trager
Costume Construction: Mary Jo Mecca; Textile Painting: Gina Nagy-Burns
Arbor was the company’s first work created during the Eco-Artist-Residency at the New York Society for Ethical Culture.
Sea Change (World Premiere)
Dancers: Elinor Kleber Diggs, Tessa Fungo, Maki Kitahara, Lo Poppy, Sarah Tracy, Rathi Varma
The New Consort: Madeline Apple Healey (soprano), Heather Jones (mezzo-soprano),
Noé Kains (tenor), Brian Mummert (artistic director & baritone)
Costumes: Jeanette Aulz & Mary Jo Mecca
Created in part during a 2025 residency at The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard and an ongoing Eco-Artist-Residency at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
Saturday’s program will be followed by an artist talkback.
Shapes of Change is made possible in part by an ongoing eco-artist-residency at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, with support from the Heinrich Böell Foundation Washington, DC, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
BIOGRAPHIES
The New Consort (Singers)
Jeanette Aulz (Costume)
Gina Nagy Burns (Textile Artist)
SPECIAL THANKS
Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance (TLD) would like to express deep gratitude to the leadership, staff, and Board of The New York Society for Ethical Culture, especially Audrey Kindred and Barbara Carlsen who have been deeply involved with program planning for the ongoing Eco-Artist Residency. The residency is creating a home for TLD as we deepen our practice and develop ecological and ethical ways of dancemaking. We also convey our deep thanks to the TLD Board of Directors and our many supporters that make this work possible. To learn more about Ethical NYC, visit www.nysec.org.
Time Lapse Dance Board of Directors
Angela Hunter, President & Treasurer
Larissa Bailiff, Secretary
Dan Melinger
Miwa Nagura
Shapes of Change Host Committee
Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer
Tamara Kirson
Jennifer Blomquist
Peter Frishauf & KC Rice
Tom Phillips
2026 Time Lapse Dance Leadership Circle
Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer
Meeta Anand & James Lucas
Peter Frishauf & KC Rice
Lynnel Garabedian
Ruth Graver & Michael Grunebaum
Tom Phillips & Debra Given
Angela Hunter
Rachel Mann & Josh Rosenblatt
Doug Marron
Camille Massey
Dan Melinger
Michael & Naomi Melinger
Chris O'Sullivan
Sonia Park Pulgar
Nicholas & Suzann Sopkin
Marianna Valdman Stone
Bethany Wall
Janet Wolfe
OUR SUPPORTERS (January 1, 2025 - April 10, 2026)
Ocean ($2,500+)
Anonymous
Iris Fodor
Peter Frishauf & KC Rice
Tom Phillips & Debra Given
Angela Hunter
Doug Marron
David Snyder
Janet Wolfe
River ($1,000-2,499)
Meeta Anand & James Lucas
Sara Coffey
Melissa Elstein
Ruth Graver & Michael Grunebaum
Dan Melinger
Waterfall ($500-999)
Anonymous
Judy Crawford & John Doyle
Lynnel Garabedian
Karenna Gore
Joan Greenfield & Dominique Singer
Rachel Mann & Josh Rosenblatt
Camille Massey
Michael & Naomi Melinger
Nicholas & Suzann Sopkin
Chris O’Sullivan
Sonia Park Pulgar
Julia & Sanjay Reddy
Marianna Vaidman Stone
Bethany Wall
Stream ($250-499)
Dina & Jean-Claude Falmagne
Barbara Dosher
Larissa Bailiff
Eleanor Fox
Barbara Fox
Jeanhie Hahn
Melissa Marks
Lisa Orman
Joel Wojnilower
Raindrop ($100-249)
Cynthia Adler
Victoria Azara
Ines Altemose
Anne-Marie Belli
Roslyn Bernstein
Judith Bernstein
Terry Borton
Lucy Brown
Mary Bueno
Ginnine Cocuzza
Caroline Copeland
Will DeMull
Kelly Donovan
Michelle Dortignac
Diane Duggan
Jennifer Fisher
Allan Frei
Jack Gerard
Yael Jekogian
Tatjana Kalinin
Gail King
Ari Krantz
Sabrina Lawton
Rachel List
Maja Lorkovic
Gary Maggio
Karen Marisak
James Martin
Phyllis McCabe
Nicole McClam
Russell & Chrissy Nance
Nathan & Rochelle Parker
Misha Pavel
Douglass Post
Larry Pratt
Nancy Reynolds
Jon Rothstein & Amy Blackman
James Tuller
Jason Lowenhar
Susan Rizwani
Varun Rajan
George Russell
Katheryn Savoie
Susanna Sloat
Barbara Cohen Stratyner
Sarah Sutter
Stan Weber
Eleanor Worth
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