Photo Flash: Joshua Beamish and Company Celebrate Premiere of SAUDADE

Choreographer Joshua Beamish's MOVETHECOMPANY made their first appearance at Brooklyn Academy Of Music (BAM) Wednesday night with the New York premiere of a full-length piece, Saudade. This is his first major work for New York audiences since he choreographed Restless Creature for Wendy Whelan. Beamish's great friend and supporter, JoAnna Fisher, hosted an opening night soiree on the BAM Fisher Rooftop Terrace, alongside her husband Brian and with an enthusiastic host committee of Wendy Whelan, Christopher Wheeldon, Diana DiMenna,and MOVETHECOMPANY board director Roger Kluge. On opening night Beamish performed with his all-male cast who took the audience on a journey of longing and desire.

Guests included ABT's Kara Barnett (and Dov Barnett), Zhongjing Fang, Catherine Hurlin, Betsy McBride and Stephanie Williams, The Martha Graham Company's artistic director Janet Eilber, as well as Francisco Graciano, Judith Hoffman, Emil Kang, Deirdre and Wilson Maddon, BeLinda McGuire, and Michele and Steve Pesner.They were joined by dancers, David Norsworthy, Sean Aaron Carmon (Alvin Ailey), Dominic Santia, Timothy Stickney, and Lloyd Knight (who appeared with gracious permission from the Martha Graham Dance Company) and lighting director Mike Inwood.

Performance photos by Ani Collier

Event photos by Jared Siskin/PMC

Brian Fisher, JoAnna Fisher

Brian Fisher, Roger Kluge, Francisco Graciano

Catherine Hurlin, JoAnna Fisher, Pamela Salvatore, Betsey McBride

David Norsworthy, Dominic Santia, BeLinda McGuire

Diana DiMenna, Joshua Beamish, Wendy Whelan, Montana Roesch

Diana DiMenna, Montana Roesch, David Michalek

Dove Barnett, Judith Hoffman

Edward Leung, BeLinda McGuire

Fred Doner, Jennifer Danner, Wilson Madden, Deirdre Featherstone

Iffie Okoronkwo, Tracey Nixon

Jane Cracovaner, Sara Danielson

Jerry Croghan, AnDrew Wallace

JoAnna Fisher, Fred Doner, Wilson Madden, Deirdre Featherstone

JoAnna Fisher, Joshua Beamish, Christopher Wheeldon

Joshua Beamish, Vania Doutel Vaz, Francisco Graciano

Joshua Beamish, Vania Doutel Vaz

Juan-Pablo Valdes, Menno Plukker

Kara Barnett, Emily Reifel

Kara Barnett, Judith Hoffman, Christopher Wheeldon, JoAnna Fisher

Karl Yeh, Emily Reifel, Patrick Schwarz, JoAnna Fisher, David Michalek

Pamela Salvatore, Jennifer Danner

Patrick Schwarz, Emily Reifel, Blair Hartley

Pauline Reynak, Christoper Wheeldon, JoAnna Fisher, Tim Stickney

Pauline Reyniak, JoAnna Fisher, Meryl Rosofsky, Stuart Coleman

Stuart Coleman, JoAnna Fisher, Lloyd Knight, Joshua Beamish, David Norsworthy, Dominic Santia

Stuart Coleman, Joshua Beamish, Mike Inwood, Meryl Rosofsky

Tim Stickney, Stephanie Williams

Vania Doutel Vaz, Francisco Graciano, Manuel Vignoulle, Jane Cracovaner

Wanyue Qiao, Lloyd Knight, Wendy Wehlan, Zhongjing Fang

Wilson Madden, Deirdre Featherstone, Tracey Nixon, Iffie Okoronkwo

Zhongjing Fang, JoAnna Fisher, Kara Barnett