Choreographer
John Heginbotham

Composer
Ethan Iverson

Lighting Design
Nicole Pearce

Costume Design
Maile Okamura

Performers
7 dancers, 1 pianist

Run Time
30 minutes

Top Photos by Jamie Kraus (slides 2-5) and Danica Paulos (slide 1), Courtesy Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

Bottom Photos by David Blakeman, Courtesy of Scottsdale Arts

"Mr. Heginbotham’s seven dancers (five women, two men), all barefoot and each strikingly individual, are primarily soloists here, and they’re keenly alive to the main pulses of Mr. Iverson’s music. “Easy Win” is a dance I’m keen to see again." - The New York Times

Easy Win is a collaboration with jazz pianist and composer Ethan Iverson.  The piece is inspired by John and Ethan’s shared experiences with formal ballet class, which range from dramatic to humorous, mundane to disturbing.  While exploring the established constructs of a dance class from musicological, sociological, and personal standpoints, Easy Win dissects this ritual with equal amounts of humor and sincerity.

Premiere: August 4, 2015
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
Vail International Dance Festival, Vail, CO

Easy Win was commissioned by the Vail International Dance Festival, Damian Woetzel, Director.  Music commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.  Support for the creation and touring of Easy Win provided by the Hollister-Clagett Family Foundation for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.  Easy Win was developed with the support of a 2015 CUNY Dance Initiative Residency at Kingsborough College.