Basic Disaster

Choreography

Barry Kerollis

Composer

David Hudson, Dreamtime

Music

David Hudson (Warrama)
Dreamtime (Tribal Techno)

Lighting Design

Randall G. Chiarelli

Cast

5 dancers

Premiere

April 9, 2008
Pacific Northwest Ballet (Choreographers’ Showcase)

The premiere of Basic Disaster is generously underwritten by Ray Hoekstra & Dan Drummey.

Previous Performances

4/08 – Choreographers’ Showcase

Artist Biographies

Randall G. Chiarelli (1949-2024) devoted his career to lighting for dance, much of it at Pacific Northwest Ballet, and also for American Ballet Theatre, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, among others. His many collaborators included choreographers Donald Byrd, Mark Dendy, Ronald Hynd, Kent Stowell, Susan Stroman, and Christopher Wheeldon. Chiarelli graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in painting and sculpture.