all good things come to an end

Michelle Dorrance, Hannah Heller, Melinda Sullivan, and Josette Wiggan-Freund, “a tap dream team” (The New York Times) co-created and star in this wild, satirical ride set to the brilliant music of Fats Waller. The piece imagines the last quartet of traveling vaudeville performers on earth, tasked with sharing the stories of humanity that no longer exists. Funny, poignant, and endlessly creative, this character piece shines light on uncomfortable truths about our world today – and has a great time doing so.

program details:

• Run time: 36 min

• 4 dancers

• Created, Choreographed, and Performed by Michelle Dorrance, Hannah Heller, Melinda Sullivan, Josette Wiggan-Freund

• Lighting Design: Kathy Kaufmann

• Costume Design:Andrew Jordan

• Music: Artie Shaw and Fats Waller

program note

The temperatures have risen
The theaters have burned
Life as we know it will never return

We are the keepers of tales from before
The warnings, the fables, the myths, and the lore

We circle what’s left of this scorched tired earth
The very last show, tales of woe, myths of mirth

The road, it’s been tough but we've had a good run

With love,
Your ever-faithful servants (until we are none)

funding credits

All Good Things Come to an End (2018) was commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow Dance and the Chervenak-Nunallé Foundation, and was created in part during a residency at the Pillow Lab.

All Good Things Come to an End (2018) was also created, in part, during a residency made possible by Josh Hilberman, Stephanie Detry, and the Claquettes Club in Liege, Belgium.