Chosen selections will be shared on the pittsburgh playhouse and point park university social media. Point park s conservatory dance company is performing the jazz nutcracker on. Peter llyich tchaikovsky live music performed by the chicago philharmonic. A mysterious party guest, a heroic prince and the land of the sweets come to life in atlanta festival ballets delightful holiday classic.
He then went on to study ballet under roberto munoz at the point park college conservatory. Ellen graduated from point park university in 20 where she was majoring in dance with a concentration in jazz. Catch joffrey ballet and christopher wheeldon in nutcracker. Douglas bentz point park university pittsburgh, pa. With bill bragg, david hess, christine marie schneider, elina fillipova. Stephanie bissonnette dancersingeractor mean girls. Gregory aaron and nicolas pacana the magic of the nutcracker captivates audiences of all ages. The nutcracker in 3d is a 2010 britishhungarian 3d christmas musical fantasy film adapted from the ballet the nutcracker. Conservatory of performing arts point park university. Largest catalog of free movies including the latest and best films around. Danse of the floreadores nutcracker swing part 12 on vimeo. The winner, broadcast on december 24th, was the opernhaus zurich production.
Conceived and choreographed by doug bentz, the notyourordinary nutcracker follows clara to a cabaret, where she meets such sultry characters as sugar rum cherry, hong kong. Dec 18, 2012 unlike the 1994 version, which uses these same sets and costumes, this 2012 version uses real children, and masha is played by two different dancers a little girl up until the nutcracker kills the mouse king, and an adult woman during the rest of the ballet, up until the end when she is seen as a little girl again see more. Carolyn yancey paddock graduated cum laude from point park university, with a b. Jun 27, 2015 the famous ballet in two acts, pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys the nutcracker, from the mariinsky theatre in st petersburg, december 2012.
The nutcracker henry performing arts center tickets in. Set to music by duke ellington and tchaikovsky, arranged by joe campus after duke ellington and billy strayhorn and played live by the benny benack band, the 2act production set in. Point park conservatory dance company presents the jazz nutcracker at 2 and 8 p. Solarmovie best site to watch free movies online and free. Ivan vsevolozhsky and marius petipa adapted hoffmanns story for the ballet. When petrov stepped down to focus on the point park program, john gilpin, of londons festival ballet, briefly led the company until patrick franz, a former paris opera ballet dancer, took the helm in 1978. Promotional video about the making of drika overton and mad theatricals production of claras dream a jazz nutcracker.
If you are able to, take the time this holiday season to attend a showing of the jazz nutcracker to ring in the greatest time of year. After graduating from point park university in 2016 with a bachelor of fine arts in ballet and jazz, cassidy joined the charlottesville ballet as a dancer and faculty member. Her performing career has been in all styles of dance and theater. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Listen to a short audio story with interviews about the jazz nutcracker here. The nutcracker in 3d released on dvd as the nutcracker. Jazz dance camps for girls american dance training camps. The nutcracker 2012 academy of russian classical ballet. Friday, july 19, 2019 point park university announced the appointments of steven breese as the new artistic director and dean of the conservatory of performing arts and drew martorella as the assistant vice president and managing director of the pittsburgh playhouse.
Karen gibbonsbrowns talks changes and the importance of being prepared. An avid cross stitcher, proud aunt, and pittsburgh penguins fan, kiersten has recently returned to ohio in order to pursue her master of arts in arts administration at the university of akron. More recently, in december of each year the jazz band offers several performances of the ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker. Classical ballet allegro ballet academy of pittsburgh includes contemporary and classical ballet pieces as well as excerpts from classical story ballets in performances. Delivering the cinematic equivalent of a lump of coal in a christmas stocking, the nutcracker in 3d is an apparent scroogelike attempt by russian filmmaker andrei konchalovsky to forever ruin. Christina bushala jazz pro track director, jazz, ballet, hiphop. The early mech rhino design was apparently made well before amazing spiderman 2 was even a reality. Jazz nutcracker spice up the holidays with a trip back to the swing era in point park university conservatory dance companys production of the jazz nutcracker. Atlanta film and theater critic curt holman has won awards for his.
She is a graduate of point park university with a bachelors of the arts in dance pedagogy and a concentration in jazz dance. Your dancing will bring a smile of joy to the less fortunate this holiday season. The musical melodies and story stayed basically the same, but did feature a few tweaks. Im stephanie bissonnette and i am a dancer, singer, actress who also choreographs and teaches all styles. The company closed the decade with a symbol of the future. As founding artistic director, petrov brought artistic connections, a rich choreographic background and a corps of young talents from the dance programs he developed at the pittsburgh playhouse and point park. He attended point park college in pittsburgh, pennsylvania on a full dance scholarship and. Look back at the amazing spiderman 2 with cool mech rhino concept art kevin burwick hours ago. Ballet and all that jazz will present excerpts from the nutcracker as part of their community outreach program. Cowritten, directed, and coproduced by andrei konchalovsky, the film stars elle fanning, nathan lane, and john turturro with charles rowe and shirley henderson as the. While studying with munoz he refined his ballet technique and was accepted into the school of american ballet in new york. Point park universitys conservatory dance company presents the jazz nutcracker at the pittsburgh playhouse dec.
For 20, the contestants once again included the mariinskys 2012 nutcracker, matthew bournes nutcracker. Miss maldavs is returning from point park university in pittsburgh where she studied under dana arey, susan stowe, jay kirk, jennifer edwards, jason mcdole, keisha lalama, ruben graciani, and garfield lemonius. It eventually led her to point park university, where she received a b. She became a member of the hip hop connxion family based out of wheeling, il and aurora, il, soon after transferring to a new studio and beginning her hip hop training when she was 9. The scenic design by michael yeargan, setting the tale at the time of the 1915 san francisco world fair, is sensational. The jazz nutcracker point park s conservatory dance company presents the jazz nutcracker on december 9th to the 11th and the 16th to the 18th in the rockwell theatre at the pittsburgh playhouse. Martha nichols the decline from a sound and prosperous condition point park university dance.
She has previously studied under the tutelage of racheal hummel at true dance. It was named one of the top ten dance events of 2000 by the pittsburgh postgazette after being presented at the playhouse accompanied by the 10piece benny benack big band. Though its not quite fall, the joffrey ballet is in full holiday mode, prepping for the world premiere of christopher wheeldons nutcracker. Bean live performance at the london 2012 olympic games duration. Dec 09, 2012 the jazz nutcracker is becoming a holiday classic among those who prefer theatrics at point park university and throughout the country. Keller also appeared in robert altmans 2003 film the company. They talked about what it is about dance that they love the most. Fathom is proud to announce that this years 2012 annual nutcracker returns to its russian roots and will be presented by the world renowned mariinsky ballet troupe. Point park universitys pittsburgh playhouse is collaborating with entertainment production company rws entertainment group to identify and put on new theatrical productions. Premiered in 1983, doug benzs the jazz nutcracker performed by point park universitys student. Also margit was part of the company danzas jazz on ecuador, here she danced plays. Non classical dance cammi nevarez elsinore high school millenium dance complex.
Beautiful dancing, elegant costuming, and a professional theater bring this traditional story to life. The untold story is a 2010 britishhungarian 3d christmas musical fantasy film adapted from the ballet the nutcracker. Becoming versatile and adaptable dancers, jazz students build a solid technical foundation. Roosevelt jazz regularly performs in major venues for seattle audiences.
The special started with four sections from wyton marsalis all rise, introduced here by leonard slatkin. Together, they went on to found pittsburgh ballet theatre in 1969 in affiliation with point park college. Point park universitys pittsburgh playhouse 8,893 views. Pittsburgh playhouse and point park university news. Ballet, tap and hip hop dance teachers fort lauderdale. Susan was honored to receive the 2005 jazz dance world congress award for her contributions to jazz dance. Samantha joined the staff of dancenter north in 2012 as a ballet instructor and the. Aba students attend summer intensives with the bolshoi, american ballet theatre, dance theater of harlem, boston ballet, hubbard street chicago and point park university. The ny philharmonic played a section from tchaikovskys nutcracker followed by the lincoln center jazz orchestra playing the ellingtonstrayhorn arrangement of the same section. Nutcracker along with doubling for heather locklear and molly shannon in scary movie 5. Nov 29, 2017 park city dance academy has enjoyed its own version of the nutcracker for decades, but after ballet west acquired the school, the plan was to present a whole new production because ballet west has performed one of the nations first nutcracker productions since the mid 1950s, said cati snarr, principal of the peggy bergman ballet. This visually stunning, allnew production of nutcracker, choreographed by helgi tomasson artistic director of the san francisco ballet is a graceful and timeless adventure on a grand scale.
Classical movie songs and traditional musical background in mp3, dvd and cds for your own. Apr 25, 2012 showcasing the diverse and impressive talents of the point park university conservatory dance students, this performance featured an exciting array of dance legends and styles, including the works. Once graduated, mara remained at the university of pittsburgh as a choreographer and parttime faculty member, in addition to her involvement with point park university. Experience the wonder of new york city ballets iconic holiday classic on the big screen. Submissions can include a poem, movie, song, personal monologue, photography or dance combination. November 08, 2018 take a look inside the new pittsburgh playhouse. I spent some time talking to dancers at point park university. Posted on december 9, 2012 by entertainmentstar as the holidays are quickly approaching, the world has been preparing for the season in various ways. The famous ballet in two acts, pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys the nutcracker, from the mariinsky theatre in st petersburg, december 2012.
Point park universitys conservatory dance company presented the work of several accomplished dance faculty march 2 4 at the george. Charles mackerras is one of the most purely musical and versatile conductors around. Ashley walton a native of dayton, ohio and graduate of point park university. For more information about this touring production. The nutcracker ballet in two acts full mariinsky theatre and gergiev.
She was invited to join the esteemed faculty of the 2012 jazz dance world congress, held at point park college in pittsburgh, pa. Point park university doug bentz jazz nutcracker 2012, 2011 pittsburgh, pennsylvania kiesha lalama torque 2012 artistic director. Exciting things are happening on entertainmentstar. She earned her ba from point park university in 2003, with a concentration in jazz dance, and was a member of the conservatory dance company at the pittsburgh playhouse. Christmas in vienna is a dull affair for 9yearold mary elle fanning, until her beloved uncle albert nathan lane arrives and gives her a special gift. She has had extensive training in ballet, jazz, and modern, and has participated in numerous workshops and intensives at dance alloy theater, pittsburgh ballet theater, point park university, wv governors school for the arts, american college dance festival, and west virginia dance festival. Assucena and alberto velazquez rehearse christopher wheeldons new nutcracker. Ashleys professional teaching credits include international ballet competition in jackson, ms, regional dance america pacific and. For 2018, the contestants were the berlin state operamalakhovs 1999 nutcracker, the royal opera houses 2016 nutcracker, the mariinskys 2012 nutcracker, the czech national ballets 2017 the nutcracker and the cuddly mouse and the opernhaus zurichs 2018 the nutcracker. As a choreographer, she created a jazz work for ballet arts and has done several jazz and tap pieces for the waconia performing arts center in waconia, minnesota.
His original eveninglength work, the jazz nutcracker, was created in 1983 with a grant from the pittsburgh foundation. Elaine grew up in london, england, where she studied classical ballet, jazz and tap dancing. The nutcracker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The program was captured over three performances during the end of last years holiday season on december 29th, 30th and 31st, 2011. Classical music in movies and classical soundtrack. Danielle began her dance training at the age of 5 at a local park district taking ballet, tap, and jazz. Jazz concentration point park university pittsburgh, pa. Conservatory dance company at the byham 2012 youtube. Seeing the nutcracker is a childhood rite of passage. Among two world premieres and three pittsburgh premieres will be works by company favorites such as margo sappington, robert battle and resident choreographer doug bentz.
Revel in the aweinspiring nutcracker that has captivated audiences for 25 years with brilliant costumes, larger than life scenery, entrancing storytelling and tchaikovskys famous score. Featuring dancers from age four through high school. Fathom events and lincoln center present the beloved holiday classic, george balanchines the nutcracker performed by the new york city ballet. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. It also served as the soundtrack to a movie version of the ballet, and mackerrass interpretation has a sense of cinematic spectacle thats.
Joellen kuhlman is a lecturer in the theatre department at binghamton university where she teaches jazz and tap dance. Nicole possesses experience in a wide range of dance styles including jazz, tap, ballet, modern, lyrical, pointe, hiphop and contemporary. We offer a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, including general core requirements, major and minor classes and electives. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. Degree in dance and musical theater and a minor in business carolyn has been dancing since her preschool days and grew up performing with the tulsa ballet. Stacey romano graduated summa cum laude from radford university in 2010 with a bs in dance education. What point park university dancers love most about dance. Point park summer online courses can help graduation day arrive sooner and help fill the summer with a productive learning experience. Jazz will provide the accent during the playhouse dance companys 200203 season. Mar 18, 20 premiered in 1983, doug benzs the jazz nutcracker performed by point park universitys student conservatory dance company was of the nontraditional variety. In pittsburgh, she choreographed a phillip pelusi runway show and presented a solo work in the adjunct connections performance at point park. Point park universitys pittsburgh playhouse recommended.
Unlike the 1994 version, which uses these same sets and costumes, this 2012 version uses real children, and masha is played by two different dancers a little girl up until the nutcracker kills the mouse king, and an adult woman during the rest of the ballet, up until the end when she is seen as a little girl again see more. Company members from the ballet and all that jazz dance school will perform excerpts from act ii of the nutcracker during the holiday season. I trained at a local studio then pursued a ba in jazz dance performance at point. Purchase online or call the box office at 412 3928000. In 1991, at the paramount theater, roosevelt jazz enthusiastically hosted and played with one of its principle inspirations, the count basie orchestra. Premiered in 1983, doug benzs the jazz nutcracker performed by point park universitys student conservatory dance company was of the nontraditional variety. Point park campus news by elizabeth layhew wppj radio. So nationals in texas and at act so bh summerfall 2012. Duke ellington and music arranger billy strayhorn collaborated to create a jazz version of the nutcracker ballet. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve. In fact, hes never made a bad record, and this nutcracker is outstanding. In george balanchines the nutcracker, tchaikovskys beloved melodies transport the young and young at heart to a magical world where mischievous mice besiege a battalion of toy soldiers, and an onstage blizzard leads to an enchanted land of sweets. Its another crazy christmas and psychotherapist dr.
For anyone that the playhouse has touched, including point park university and conservatory of the performing arts alumni, staff, faculty, theatregoers, actors and the public, this is an opportunity to reminisce through its 85 years and submit a memory for consideration to be posted on the share your pittsburgh playhouse memories page. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed. The nutcracker mariinsky ballet 2012 rotten tomatoes. Conservatory dance company at point park university youtube.
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