WINTER WONDERLAND (2020)
WINTER WONDERLAND
Section 1 of 5
Music: The Ronettes, Sleigh Ride
Choreography: Alison Cook-Beatty
Dancers: Carolina Rivera, Fiona Oba, Vera Paganin, Niccolò Orsolani,
Richard Sayama, and Ricardo Barrett
Videographer: Jeremy Teran
Film Editor: Jeff Keller
Drivers: Christina Hanson, Frank Ricco Bono, and Josh Sausuille
Horses: Big Red and Lucky Sam
Thank you to New York City Horse and Carriage Rides
WINTER WONDERLAND
Section 2 of 5
Music: Johnny Mathis “We Need a Little Christmas”
Choreography: Alison Cook-Beatty
Dancers: Carolina Rivera, Fiona Oba, Vera Paganin, Niccolò Orsolani, Richard Sayama, and Ricardo Barrett
Videographer: Nick Morgulis
Film Editor: Reilly Elizabeth
WINTER WONDERLAND
Section 3 of 5
Music: Sinead O’Connor, Silent Night
Rearranged with Newscasts of 2020 by Alison Cook-Beatty (inspired by Simon & Garfunkle’s 7 óclock news/ Silent Night)
Sinéad Ó Connor, Ava Maria
Choreography: Alison Cook-Beatty
Dancers: Carolina Rivera, Fiona Oba, Vera Paganin, Niccolò Orsolani,
Richard Sayama, and Ricardo Barrett
Videographer and Film Editor: The Fleet; Quentin Burley
We want to thank Partners for Sacred Places for collaborating with Dance/NYC and The New York Landmarks Conservancy to create and foster sustainable, mutually beneficial space-sharing relationships. Alison Cook Beatty Dance is honored to be sharing space with St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and Pastor Arden Strasser.
WINTER WONDERLAND
Section 4 of 5
Music: My Favorite Things, Pentatonix
Choreography: Alison Cook-Beatty
Dancers: Fiona Oba, Vera Paganin, Niccolò Orsolani, Richard Sayama and Ricardo Barrett
Guest Artist: Carolyn Adams
Videographer: Harrison Stagner
Film Editor: Reilly Elizabeth
Special Thanks to Julie Adams Strandberg, Robert Kahn, and Carolyn Adams for hosting Alison Cook Beatty Dance in their family home.
WINTER WONDERLAND
World Premiere
Section 5 of 5
Music: Winter Wonderland by Dorris Day and Robbie Williams
Choreography: Alison Cook-Beatty
Dancers: Niccolò Orsolani, Ricardo Barrett, and Artistic Director Alison Cook-Beatty
Guest Artist: Senior Dancer of The Paul Dancer Dance Company Ms. Madelyn Ho
Videographer: Matthew Vronsky
Film Editor: Alison Cook-Beatty
***Film Editor of Winter Wonderland Final Video Performance: The Fleet; Quentin Burley
“Winter Wonderland” is a series of five short works that premiered from December 2020-March 2021 on YouTube and filmed in various locations around New York City during COVID-19 to share the holiday spirit with all. Although all sections are very joyful, the middle section, Section 3, is a response to the current times. Set to the music of ” Sinead O’Connor, Silent Night and, Ava Maria, Ms. Cook-Beatty felt that many people in the country were not having a “silent night” and she rearranged the piece with Newscasts of 2020 (inspired by Simon & Garfunkle’s 7 óclock news/ Silent Night. Ms. Cook-Beatty felt she could not ignore the current climate or state that so many were experiencing. Her hope was always to share hope, light, joy, and positivity thru this darkness.
