Thank You
Last week the Conservatory of Dance went through the most hellish week of the spring semester. Casting week. I auditioned for three pieces over 5 days and was pretty much stretched to my personal limit. The pieces that are being performed this spring are as follows.
A new work by Luca Veggetti. He is an Italian choreographer who is extremely interested in improvisation. He has been working a lot with contemporary ballet companies around the world and is a rising name.
A ballet duet. Meh. The name says it all.
Kineasonata by Bella Lewitzky. We're talking old school modern dance here. It's performed to a score by Ginastera, which is going to be played live, and danced by eleven dancers.
The last piece, and the dance that I am most excited about it Rise by Doug Varone. He is a Purchase grad and one of the greatest choreographers in the States. The piece was made in 1993, but is one of his masterpieces and should be quite exciting.
I was called back for Luca and Doug's piece, which was a total honour. We auditioned for Doug for a full three days. It was an incredibly intense process where we learned so much material and danced more than I thought possible. I think he really wanted to get to know us. Luca's was the complete opposite. We improved the whole time and he had decided in about two hours who he wanted his cast to be.
The awesome news? I got into both pieces! For the first time in my life at Purchase I will be double billed! What's crazy is that Rise is traditionally danced by four couples: each consisting of one man and one woman. The opening of the piece is a solo that has always been danced by a woman yet I believe I am cast in this role. My partner, you ask? Connor Schumacher. My cover? Natasha Poon Woo! My friends Annie and Kat are also dancing in it. I can't believe my good luck!
The only catch, I missed about 8 hours of rehearsal(and pay!) in the city last week. So Douglas Dunn is probably pissed at me, and I'll be a mess when I get back. Oooops. Worth it though. Completely worth it!
Things to look forward to: Rise
Pulcinella
L'Allegro
A new work by Luca Veggetti. He is an Italian choreographer who is extremely interested in improvisation. He has been working a lot with contemporary ballet companies around the world and is a rising name.
A ballet duet. Meh. The name says it all.
Kineasonata by Bella Lewitzky. We're talking old school modern dance here. It's performed to a score by Ginastera, which is going to be played live, and danced by eleven dancers.
The last piece, and the dance that I am most excited about it Rise by Doug Varone. He is a Purchase grad and one of the greatest choreographers in the States. The piece was made in 1993, but is one of his masterpieces and should be quite exciting.
I was called back for Luca and Doug's piece, which was a total honour. We auditioned for Doug for a full three days. It was an incredibly intense process where we learned so much material and danced more than I thought possible. I think he really wanted to get to know us. Luca's was the complete opposite. We improved the whole time and he had decided in about two hours who he wanted his cast to be.
The awesome news? I got into both pieces! For the first time in my life at Purchase I will be double billed! What's crazy is that Rise is traditionally danced by four couples: each consisting of one man and one woman. The opening of the piece is a solo that has always been danced by a woman yet I believe I am cast in this role. My partner, you ask? Connor Schumacher. My cover? Natasha Poon Woo! My friends Annie and Kat are also dancing in it. I can't believe my good luck!
The only catch, I missed about 8 hours of rehearsal(and pay!) in the city last week. So Douglas Dunn is probably pissed at me, and I'll be a mess when I get back. Oooops. Worth it though. Completely worth it!
Things to look forward to: Rise
Pulcinella
L'Allegro