Point park university doug bentz jazz nutcracker 2012, 2011 pittsburgh, pennsylvania kiesha lalama torque 2012 artistic director. Exciting things are happening on entertainmentstar. Ballet and all that jazz will present excerpts from the nutcracker as part of their community outreach program. Beautiful dancing, elegant costuming, and a professional theater bring this traditional story to life. The jazz nutcracker returns to pittsburgh playhouse.
During her time there, cassidy performed principal roles in works by matthew powell. Bean live performance at the london 2012 olympic games duration. Resume dr point park university assistant professor sae. The ny philharmonic played a section from tchaikovskys nutcracker followed by the lincoln center jazz orchestra playing the ellingtonstrayhorn arrangement of the same section. Point park universitys pittsburgh playhouse recommended. She performed at the kravis center with miami city ballet every winter for 7 years. The show will include an electric selection of works including jazz, ballet. The jazz nutcracker is becoming a holiday classic among those who prefer theatrics at point park university and throughout the country. How do you activate or deactivate the auto lock feature. Purchase online or call the box office at 412 3928000.
Joellen kuhlman is a lecturer in the theatre department at binghamton university where she teaches jazz and tap dance. The central wisconsin school of ballet presents this family holiday classic that newsweek magazine writes as one of the nine most notable nutcrackers. Nutcracker was probably kassis favorite time of year. Georgia military college gmc, one of americas best community colleges and one of only five military junior colleges nationwide, has embraced a dual focus on advancing intellect and developing character since its founding in 1879. 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. She has enjoyed watching her students grow up and loves working in the young dancer, primary and enrichment divisions. Mccarty also studied jazz and modern at jacobs pillow and point park college. Cheryl mann, point park university alumna and repetiteur. Alumni success stories point park university pittsburgh, pa. Most of the viewers who showed up at the folly theater saturday night knew they werent there for a traditional holiday show. Hear from point park university conservatory of performing arts dance alumna and repetiteur, cheryl mann. Company members from the ballet and all that jazz dance school will perform excerpts from act ii of the nutcracker during the holiday season.
Duke ellington and music arranger billy strayhorn collaborated to create a jazz version of the nutcracker ballet. Pittsburgh light up night is quickly approaching, and construction of the ppg place ice rink to open the night of the festivities has filled citygoers with anticipation of other forthcoming holiday events. New york city ballet nycb is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer george balanchine and lincoln kirstein. Featuring dancers from age four through high school. Pittsburghs light up night, holiday festivities to. Mann visited as a guest artist to set toru shimazakis bardo on the students at point park. Anytime you are thinking about buying replacements for something that has broken in your car, such as a lap belt, retractor, buckle, shoulder strap, or three point harness, you face a choice between getting the original equipment manufacturers version, also known as oem, or an aftermarket version.
Point park universitys formidable dance instructors choreograph special works to. Douglas bentz point park university pittsburgh, pa. Search over 97,200 listings to find the best local deals. While studying at point park, rachel had the pleasure of performing works by nicolas. In 2012 20, she trained with the richmond ballet and had the opportunity to perform with the company in the nutcracker and swan lake. Danse of the floreadores nutcracker swing part 12 on vimeo. 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.
She danced with richmond ballet and nevada dance theatre in repertoire including giselle, swan lake, les sylphides and the nutcracker as well as many contemporary works. Jessica graduated from point park university with a bfa in arts management, double. Balanchine and jerome robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. In 2016, she graduated from point park university where she received a bachelor of fine arts for ballet and jazz. Conservatory dance company at point park university youtube. Additionally, he spent his summers studying at point park university, milwaukee ballet, and nashville ballet. While your cars auto lock feature is designed to provide enhanced safety and protection while the car is in motion on the road, you may find it necessary to deactivate. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Complete macys thanksgiving day parade lineup 2012. Alexandra tiso began her dance training in jazz, tap and contemporary. Your dancing will bring a smile of joy to the less fortunate this holiday season. Jackson wetzler, 2, of irwin takes in 2011 light up night. Used chevrolet equinox for sale with photos cargurus. She has previously studied under the tutelage of racheal hummel at true dance.
Kristine became a professional dancer at age 19 performing with the new york motion dance company, in mallorca, spain. Point park universitys conservatory dance company presented the work of several accomplished dance faculty march 2 4 at the george. We offer a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, including general core requirements, major and minor classes and electives. The nutcracker and the four realms dance of the sugar plum fairy epic version duration. I recently made another survey which will be posted to entertainmentstar soon and one of the questions in the survey annonymously asked how old each participant was. Non classical dance cammi nevarez elsinore high school millenium dance complex. In the fall of 2012, alan joined the teaching faculty of pittsburgh youth ballet. Michael burke of mexico, missouri received his yearround training at presser performing arts center, school of missouri contemporary ballet, and beijing dance academy. Allegro ballet academy is pittsburghs premier ballet studio offering ballet classes in mccandless, ross township and surrounding areas.
Point parks conservatory dance company is performing the jazz nutcracker on december 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16. The special started with four sections from wyton marsalis all rise, introduced here by leonard slatkin. Listen to a short audio story with interviews about the jazz nutcracker here. 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. So nationals in texas and at act so bh summerfall 2012. 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. Premiered in 1983, doug benzs the jazz nutcracker performed by point park universitys. His original eveninglength work, the jazz nutcracker, was created in 1983 with a grant from the pittsburgh foundation. Complete macys thanksgiving day parade lineup 2012 macy. As it entered its second decade, pittsburgh ballet theatre cemented its place among the nations leading ballet companies. Point park summer online courses can help graduation day arrive sooner and help fill the summer with a productive learning experience. Special guests are international stars of american ballet theatre sarah lane and daniil simkin. Miami city ballet, point park university summer dance, and perry mansfield performing arts camp in steamboat springs, colorado. Point park universitys conservatory dance company presents the jazz nutcracker at the pittsburgh playhouse dec.
Seeing the nutcracker is a childhood rite of passage. Graha bhakti budaya taman ismail marzuki jakarta december 19, 2016. Martha nichols the decline from a sound and prosperous condition point park university dance. Outside of ballet academy east, sarah is a fitting specialist at gaynor minden and she dances in various freelance projects. In 1982, pbt entered a new era with the appointment of patricia wilde as artistic director a position she would hold for 15 years. This is the second consecutive year the jazz nutcracker has been shown at the pittsburgh playhouse rockwell theatre and is a revival of the ppu performances in 2000 2002.
Sarah began at ballet academy east through assisting the summerdance program in 2016. Aba was founded in 2012 by nurlan abougaliev, former principal dancer of the pittsburgh ballet theatre and aygul abougalieva, former pittsburgh ballet theatre dancer. Point park universitys conservatory dance company presents the jazz nutcracker dec. Created in 2007, davis revamped the holiday production for its 2012 run. By the 198182 season, pbt had made its new york city debut and toured to 28 states, canada and the virgin islands. Owencox dance groups jazzy nutcracker is a trip the. The company closed the decade with a symbol of the future. Point park s conservatory dance company is performing the jazz nutcracker on.
She received a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance from point park university in pittsburgh, pa. Swami doug bentz professor of dance point park university. She is thrilled to be teaching for her fourth year at charlottesville ballet academy. Police vans gmc trucks and tractors hiroller skating clowns nypd motorcycle unit amy kule girl scouts of greater. The roosevelt jazz band, under the direction of scott brown, will perform duke ellington and billy strayhorns jazz nutcracker with selections from david bergers harlem nutcracker on saturday, december 7th at 7. I then made a timeline for the specific question that you can view here. Franco has performed many roles with manassas ballet, including arabian, and snow queen in the nutcracker, white cat and pink fairy in sleeping beauty, and odetteodile in swan lake. Douglas bentz is considered a master teacher of contemporary jazz dance. Please include at least one socialwebsite link containing a recent photo of the actor. Dec 7, 2012 jazz nutcracker comes to the pittsburgh playhouse. The jazz nutcracker features original concept and choreography by doug bentz, music by tchaikovsky, arranged by joe campus after duke ellington and billy strayhorn, played live at each performance by the benny benack band. Point park university seniors land jobs before graduat.
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. Join facebook to connect with swami doug and others you may know. The musical melodies and story stayed basically the same, but did feature a few tweaks. Point park universitys pittsburgh playhouse is the performing arts center of point park university and the conservatory of performing arts. 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. Georgia military college a liberal arts junior college.
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