Descendant Inklings

Choreography

Charles McCall

Composer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Music

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 (1721)

Lighting Design

Randall G. Chiarelli

Cast

6 dancers

Premiere

June 12, 2015
Pacific Northwest Ballet

The world premiere of Charles McCall’s Descendant Inklings is generously underwritten by W. Daniel Heidt & Michele B. Heidt, Carol & Paul Neiman, and Ms. Jodi Wong.

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.