PACOPEPEPLUTO

Music

Songs sung by Dean Martin and Joe Scalissi (“In the Chapel in the Moonlight”, “Memories Are Made of This”, and “That’s Amoré”)

Choreography

Alejandro Cerrudo

Stager

Pablo Piantino

Costume Design

Rebecca M. Shouse

Lighting Design

Matt Miller

Duration

8 minutes

Cast

3 men

Premiere

June 7, 2011; Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop, UIC Theatre, University of Illinois)

PNB Premiere

November 19, 2020; Pacific Northwest Ballet (First Look, digital release)

The 2020 Pacific Northwest Ballet premier of Alejandro Cerrudo’s PACOPEPEPLUTO was generously underwritten by Susan Brotman.

Program Notes

Three solos for male dancers set to songs popularized by “the king of cool,” Dean Martin, in the ’50s and ’60s, PACOPEPEPLUTO shows Alejando Cerrudo’s skill at balancing aesthetic austerity and sharp wit.

Artist Biographies

Pablo Piantino

Stager

Pablo Piantino began dancing at the age of 14. His training included private work with Hector Zaraspe and he also studied and performed at both the Colon Theatre School and The Julliard School, where he received his BFA. Mr. Piantino joined the San Francisco Ballet in 1999 and became a member of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in August 2005.