a multimedia dance play
created by Alaire Galloway and Beatrice Miller with original score by Valerie Tauro
Design, Animation, Video and Choreography
Valerie Tauro is a musician and creative writer with a passion for interdisciplinary storytelling. While at Fordham, she studied music composition and production with Daniel Ott and Kevin Farrell, both of whom she would like to thank for their guidance and mentorship. "In, Out, and Around" marks her first collaboration with dancers as well as her first original score.
Cast
Production Crew
Shaolin Cuevas, originating in Chicago, IL, began her dance journey at Gus Giordano Dance School and is currently an Ailey/Fordham BFA student. She has apprenticed for Dance In the Parks and is currently an Apprentice for the Gus Legacy Company. Shaolin has performed works by choreographers Houston Thomas, William Isaac, Eugene Peabody, and Kate Jablonski. She also participated in the Hubbard Street’s EXPLORE Intensive and Gus Giordano Dance School summer Intensives.
Lena Gilardi (she/her), a New York native, grew up training at Dance Cavise Studios under Joe Cavise. There, she spent seven years as a company member with Off Center Dance Theater, leading interactive performances and workshops for youth with disabilities. Lena is a rising junior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program pursuing a second major in Interdisciplinary Math/Economics. She has performed works by Colin Heininger, Adrienne Hurd, and Vivake Khamsingsavath, and has attended summer intensives with Ailey and Hubbard Street.
Molina Dew-Brunis is a Washington DC native who began acting at Sidwell Friends School and The Children's Theater Workshop at Howard University. She started dancing Vaganova ballet at The New School of Dance Arts. Dew-Brunis appeared in productions: Say it loud: A Celebration of the Civil Rights Movement, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Newsies, and Puffs, to name a few. Dew-Brunis worked with Vivake Khamsingsavath, Katie Swords Thurman, Jhelan Gordon-Salaam, Hollie Wright, and Lisa Johnson-Willingham.
Akira Kong (Brooklyn, NY) trained at the Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts as a dance major and Manhattan Youth Ballet. She has also attended summer intensives with Complexions contemporary ballet, BalletX, and Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts (EMIA). Kong is currently a junior in the Fordham/Ailey BFA program double majoring in dance and psychology, and has performed works by Adam Barruch, Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, and Vive Khamsingsava.
Reese Windust is a current third-year student at Fordham University where she is obtaining her BFA degree in dance at The Ailey School and a BA in visual arts. She has performed in The Ailey School BFA Fall Concert and Benefit Concert. Working with guest choreographers like Adrianna Hurd, Imani Faye, Nattie Trogdon and Hollis Bartlett, Vivake Khamingsavath, and Cain Coleman. Additionally, she has attended a few summer intensives including Hubbard Street’s CREATE Intensive and BodyTraffic’s Summer Intensive.
Elijah Warrington (he/him) is a lighting and sound designer, composer, and audiovisual technician based in New York. He is currently pursuing the final year of his undergraduate degree at Fordham University. NYC: Ravenscroft & August: Osage County (Sound Designer, Stella Adler), Constellations (LD/SD, Caveat NYC), ZAGŁADA (LD/SD, American Theatre of Actors), MUD (LD, ATA), reasons to be pretty (LD, Chain Theatre) Selected Fordham: A Lunar Rhapsody (LD), The Tempest (SD/Composer), Orange Sky at Night (SD/Composer), Three Penny Opera (LD) See (and hear) samples of his work at elijahwarrington.com!
Michiho Shimasaki is a sophomore stage manager and producer in the theatre program from Tokyo, Japan. She would like to give a big shout-out to the entire production team, especially Beatris and Alaire for giving this wonderful opportunity, and Kal and Elijah for their hard work. Previous credits include: FOR A DAY OF SKY at The Green Room 42 (Producer), WHY AM I HERE? at Asylum NYC (Assistant Producer), THE NUTCRACKER AND MARIE at NY Dance Artistry (Production Stage Manager), JAPAN NIGHT at Edison Ballroom (Assistant Stage Manager), STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Fordham Studio (Production Stage Manager), HOROSCOPE at Fordham Mainstage (Assistant Stage Manager). A LUNAR RHAPSODY at Fordham Mainstage (Assistant Stage Manager). She is also a selected member of the 2026 cohort of Theater Producers of Color.
Musical Composition
This show would not have been possible without the support of so many people. Thank you, Dr. Andrew Clark, for your mentorship, and for saying yes when we asked, ‘Is this possible?’ Thank you, Melanie Person and Elizabeth Streeter, for giving us the resources to rehearse at The Ailey School. Thank you to the cast for giving us so many of your weekend hours and for being bold and brave. Thank you, Valerie Tauro, for composing this beautiful score. Thank you, Kal Larsen and Michi Shimasaki, our mighty tech team of two. Thank you to the Dean’s Office for awarding us a grant to fund this project. Thank you, Dean Daniel Ott and everyone at ARS Nova for inviting us to present and perform. Thank you, Dr. Eric Bianchi, for your mentorship and for connecting us with Valerie. Thank you, Caroline Walkup and Gabriel Sharp, for your photography and listening ears. Thank you to everyone who read the script, watched rehearsals, and encouraged us to keep going. Thank you to Ailey/Fordham ‘26 for all of your love and our Ailey teachers for showing us the way. And finally, thank you to our families for everything.
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Script and Choreography
Kal Larsen (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to contribute to this special project! He is a lighting designer and producer, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. Off-Broadway: ALL ABOUT ME (AMT Theater), AUGUSTA! (WP Theater, HSA Theater, AMT Theater). Other NYC Credits: MADYLON (Teatro LATEA), SHE KILLS MONSTERS, LOST GIRL (Loyola). Fordham Theatre: DIFFERENT STROKES, BLACQUE ANTHOLOGIES, THE B IS FOR BABY, ORANGE SKY AT NIGHT, THE AMETHYST AND THE PERIDOT, KODACHROME, THIS HOUSE IS HAUNTED. Splinter: THE PROM, INTO THE WOODS. Other designs span 50 regional productions throughout New England, including shows at Canobie Lake Park (Salem, NH), along with various concerts, laser shows, and Las Vegas acts. Upcoming: SWEAT, MARIE ANTOINETTE (Fordham Mainstage). @_klarsen, kallarsen.com
This show would not have been possible without the support of so many people. Thank you, Dr. Andrew Clark, for your mentorship, and for saying yes when we asked, ‘Is this possible?’ Thank you, Melanie Person and Elizabeth Streeter, for giving us the resources to rehearse at The Ailey School. Thank you to the cast for giving us so many of your weekend hours and for being bold and brave. Thank you, Valerie Tauro, for composing this beautiful score. Thank you, Kal Larsen and Michi Shimasaki, our mighty tech team of two. Thank you to the Dean’s Office for awarding us a grant to fund this project. Thank you, Dean Daniel Ott and everyone at ARS Nova for inviting us to present and perform. Thank you, Dr. Eric Bianchi, for your mentorship and for connecting us with Valerie. Thank you, Caroline Walkup and Gabriel Sharp, for your photography and listening ears. Thank you to everyone who read the script, watched rehearsals, and encouraged us to keep going. Thank you to Ailey/Fordham ‘26 for all of your love and our Ailey teachers for showing us the way. And finally, thank you to our families for everything.
Thank you
Beatrice Miller (she/they) was born and raised in the Bay Area, California. She received her early training at Oakland School for the Arts. Beatrice graduated summa cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program. They have performed works by Alvin Ailey, Hope Boykin, Christopher Huggins, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Tamisha Guy, and Kimberly Bartosik. Beatrice was a 2026 Dance Fellow at Carmel Dance Festival. She choreographed for the exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design, Saya Woolfalk: Empathic Universe. She is the writer, co-choreographer, and co-producer of In, Out, and Around.
Alaire Galloway is a multidisciplinary artist from Philadelphia, PA. She is a senior in Fordham/Ailey BFA Program, double-majoring in Design and Technology. She has ventured into many artistic projects, which include animation, costume design, and digital design. Alaire has most recently worked with Multimedia Artist Saya Woolfalk to collaboratively choreograph and perform for her exhibit, Saya Woolfalk Empathic Universe at the Museum of Art and Design. She continues to explore the power of choice and connectivity.
Valerie Tauro is a musician and creative writer with a passion for interdisciplinary storytelling. While at Fordham, she studied music composition and production with Daniel Ott and Kevin Farrell, both of whom she would like to thank for their guidance and mentorship. "In, Out, and Around" marks her first collaboration with dancers as well as her first original score.
Michiho Shimasaki is a sophomore stage manager and producer in the theatre program from Tokyo, Japan. She would like to give a big shout-out to the entire production team, especially Beatris and Alaire for giving this wonderful opportunity, and Kal and Elijah for their hard work. Previous credits include: FOR A DAY OF SKY at The Green Room 42 (Producer), WHY AM I HERE? at Asylum NYC (Assistant Producer), THE NUTCRACKER AND MARIE at NY Dance Artistry (Production Stage Manager), JAPAN NIGHT at Edison Ballroom (Assistant Stage Manager), STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Fordham Studio (Production Stage Manager), HOROSCOPE at Fordham Mainstage (Assistant Stage Manager). A LUNAR RHAPSODY at Fordham Mainstage (Assistant Stage Manager). She is also a selected member of the 2026 cohort of Theater Producers of Color.
Elijah Warrington (he/him) is a lighting and sound designer, composer, and audiovisual technician based in New York. He is currently pursuing the final year of his undergraduate degree at Fordham University. NYC: Ravenscroft & August: Osage County (Sound Designer, Stella Adler), Constellations (LD/SD, Caveat NYC), ZAGŁADA (LD/SD, American Theatre of Actors), MUD (LD, ATA), reasons to be pretty (LD, Chain Theatre) Selected Fordham: A Lunar Rhapsody (LD), The Tempest (SD/Composer), Orange Sky at Night (SD/Composer), Three Penny Opera (LD) See (and hear) samples of his work at elijahwarrington.com!
Kal Larsen (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to contribute to this special project! He is a lighting designer and producer, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. Off-Broadway: ALL ABOUT ME (AMT Theater), AUGUSTA! (WP Theater, HSA Theater, AMT Theater). Other NYC Credits: MADYLON (Teatro LATEA), SHE KILLS MONSTERS, LOST GIRL (Loyola). Fordham Theatre: DIFFERENT STROKES, BLACQUE ANTHOLOGIES, THE B IS FOR BABY, ORANGE SKY AT NIGHT, THE AMETHYST AND THE PERIDOT, KODACHROME, THIS HOUSE IS HAUNTED. Splinter: THE PROM, INTO THE WOODS. Other designs span 50 regional productions throughout New England, including shows at Canobie Lake Park (Salem, NH), along with various concerts, laser shows, and Las Vegas acts. Upcoming: SWEAT, MARIE ANTOINETTE (Fordham Mainstage). @_klarsen, kallarsen.com
Shaolin Cuevas, originating in Chicago, IL, began her dance journey at Gus Giordano Dance School and is currently an Ailey/Fordham BFA student. She has apprenticed for Dance In the Parks and is currently an Apprentice for the Gus Legacy Company. Shaolin has performed works by choreographers Houston Thomas, William Isaac, Eugene Peabody, and Kate Jablonski. She also participated in the Hubbard Street’s EXPLORE Intensive and Gus Giordano Dance School summer Intensives.
Lena Gilardi (she/her), a New York native, grew up training at Dance Cavise Studios under Joe Cavise. There, she spent seven years as a company member with Off Center Dance Theater, leading interactive performances and workshops for youth with disabilities. Lena is a rising junior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program pursuing a second major in Interdisciplinary Math/Economics. She has performed works by Colin Heininger, Adrienne Hurd, and Vivake Khamsingsavath, and has attended summer intensives with Ailey and Hubbard Street.
Molina Dew-Brunis (Forgetful) is a Washington DC native who began acting at Sidwell Friends School and The Children's Theater Workshop at Howard University. She started dancing Vaganova ballet at The New School of Dance Arts. Dew-Brunis appeared in productions: Say it loud: A Celebration of the Civil Rights Movement, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Newsies, and Puffs, to name a few. Dew-Brunis worked with Vivake Khamsingsavath, Katie Swords Thurman, Jhelan Gordon-Salaam, Hollie Wright, and Lisa Johnson-Willingham.
Akira Kong (Brooklyn, NY) trained at the Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts as a dance major and Manhattan Youth Ballet. She has also attended summer intensives with Complexions contemporary ballet, BalletX, and Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts (EMIA). Kong is currently a junior in the Fordham/Ailey BFA program double majoring in dance and psychology, and has performed works by Adam Barruch, Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, and Vive Khamsingsava.
Reese Windust is a current third-year student at Fordham University where she is obtaining her BFA degree in dance at The Ailey School and a BA in visual arts. She has performed in The Ailey School BFA Fall Concert and Benefit Concert. Working with guest choreographers like Adrianna Hurd, Imani Faye, Nattie Trogdon and Hollis Bartlett, Vivake Khamingsavath, and Cain Coleman. Additionally, she has attended a few summer intensives including Hubbard Street’s CREATE Intensive and BodyTraffic’s Summer Intensive.
Cast
Production Team
Script and Choreography
Design, Animation, Video and Choreography
Musical Composition
Beatrice Miller was born and raised in the Bay Area in California. She trained in dance at Oakland School for the Arts, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, San Francisco Academy of Ballet, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and San Francisco City Ballet School. She performed as a company member with Savage Jazz Dance Company. She is completing her BFA in Dance with a minor in Music at Fordham University and the Ailey School, where she has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Christopher Huggins, Tamisha Guy, Kimberly Bartosik, Janice Rosario, and Danielle Diniz. While completing her BFA, she has also trained at The Graham School, Parsons Dance, and Steps on Broadway. She has choreographed works for the concert dance stage and for the exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design, Saya Woolfalk: Empathic Universe. Beatrice likes to write, read, sing, cook, go to the park, and swim in the ocean.
Alaire Galloway is a multidisciplinary artist from Philadelphia, PA. She is a senior in Fordham/Ailey BFA Program, double-majoring in Design and Technology. She has ventured into many artistic projects, which include animation, costume design, and digital design. Alaire has most recently worked with Multimedia Artist Saya Woolfalk to collaboratively choreograph and perform for her exhibit, Saya Woolfalk Empathic Universe at the Museum of Art and Design. She continues to explore the power of choice and connectivity.
A multimedia dance play created by Alaire Galloway and Beatrice Miller
with original score by Valerie Tauro