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    Images from Texas Ballet Theater's 2006 Maestic Gala

    in Other American Ballet Companies

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    Texas Ballet Theater kicked off their 2006-2007 season with a gala, celebrating the talented Chita Rivera. Ben Stevenson's Bartok was the main item. Short pieces by the members of the company followed. The Don Q PDD with guest artists, Anastasia & Denis Matvienko, from Russia was amazing. Images from the performance will be available for viewing for the next few months. If you are interested in my written impressions, please visit my blog.

    Images of American Repertory Ensemble (new company)

    in Other American Ballet Companies

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    Austin's newest dance company, the American Repertory Ensemble, gave their premier performance in Austin with some stellar artists. Dancers from Ballet Austin, Boston Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Joffrey Ballet , and OBT displayed their expertise in classical and contemporary pieces. The company followed the Austin performance with a stint at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Visit photographyinsight.blogspot.com for impressions and images of the performance. For images only, visit insightphotography.smugmug.com.

    Enjoy

    2006-2007 season

    in Other American Ballet Companies

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    Melinda Nelson, the marketing director of TBT, indicated that next year's season includes the full Sleeping Beauty and Mr. Stevenson's Alice in Wonderland. Of course the Nut, and a few mixed rep programs are on the agenda. Two dancers from the Kirov will guest for excerpts from Don Q some time. Details are here.

    Romeo Juliet and Spring 2006 Academy performance photos

    in Other American Ballet Companies

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    A few photos from the latest production of R&J are available for viewing. BA Academy's Spring Recital was also held in May, on Mother's Day. A couple of photos from the performance are in the May Summary gallery. These will be removed in July.

    I plan to remove all the galleries from the dance section by the end of June. Only productions I have shot over the last few months will be on display from now on. So enjoy the older galleries for one last time.

    Photos of Cinderella

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    http://insightphotography.smugmug.com/Dance

    The show will run in Dallas this weekend. The production is well paced. Production values are excellent as usual. Christina Gianelli's lighting was beautiful. Using males for the stepsisters is imaginative, but a tad much at times. Nevertheless it works. The court jester brings a wonderful energy

    I really enjoyed the PDDs. The choreography was very lyrical and gentle - not over dramatic. I alway look for different types of peaks and combinations in Classical Ballet. Creating something fresh and different I am sure is difficult. There were some very beautiful surprising moments.

    I am told that the ABT version was choreographed by Mr. Stevenson as well. Has anyone seen both versions?

    TBT Photos - Dance Salad 2006, Swan Lake, Cinderella

    in Other American Ballet Companies

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    To avoid cross posting, please visit the Dance Salad Link to view the shots from TBT/Ben Stevenson's Vivaldi PDD.

    June will be the last month to view the Swan Lake photos. I will empty out the dance gallery and display only a few photos of selected productions shot in the past couple of months.

    The photos from Cinderella came out very well. I was a fun production. I would venture to say this are the best TBT photos I have taken to date at the Bass. I will update the thread once TBT approves the shots.

    Enjoy

    Happy Dance Month

    in Multi- and Cross-Company Events, Festivals, Galas, & Dancer Groups/Solos

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    To commemorate Dance Month (May), I have selected photos of dances, dancers, and choreographers from across the world. They have been a great source of inspiration to me. My sense of aesthetics has been honed, understanding/appreciation of the Arts has improved significantly, and ultimately expanded my understanding our society. Expand your horizons of the human form and imagination at http://insightphotography.smugmug.com/share/qWfaP839KHCfU.

    The bad news is that starting next month, I will be removing most of the dance galleries from public view. Only the performances for last few months will be accessible. New galleries will be rolled in and older ones removed. So enjoy one last month of viewing the dull set of galleries at http://insightphotography.smugmug.com/Dance.

    Happy moving.

    Amitava

    Photos of Dance Salad 2006 and ACDFA (South) Regional 2006

    in Multi- and Cross-Company Events, Festivals, Galas, & Dancer Groups/Solos

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    You are welcome Helene and Bart. Yes there is quite some variety, and one can experience all the pieces in two days. I enjoy buffets, not because they are all you can eat, but due to the variety. Dance Festivals make me drool...is all I can say. :thanks:

    Here is a link to a review...

    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/ar...ce/3794651.html

    Some general comments overheard (but I did not personally confirm). The groups from China seem to use "textbook Graham technique" in their classes, as per once of the assistants (an ex dance teacher) of the producer. William Pedro is supposedly only 17.

    Pedro is a captivating and engaging performer. He has superb form and timing. I (and my camera) were very taken by him.

    Photos of Dance Salad 2006 and ACDFA (South) Regional 2006

    in Multi- and Cross-Company Events, Festivals, Galas, & Dancer Groups/Solos

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    Dance Salad 2006 presented 11 companies over three days, during the Easter weekend in Houston. The official site is http://dancesalad.org/. A couple of groups who will perform at Jacob's Pilllow 2006 were featured.....Photos are at http://insightphotography.smugmug.com/Dance.

    ACDFA's regional was held over Spring Break at the University of Texas at Austin. Some photos from the classes and performances are available for viewing as well.

    Enjoy

    BA Academy Fun Fund Raiser...March 5th

    in Other American Ballet Companies

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    BA is having an exciting event this weekend to raise funds and awareness of its new facility/studios and theatre for its Company and Academy.

    Event details are at...

    http://balletaustin.org/contribute/index.html

    There will be silent auction as well.

    Some the items include:

    A Family Package for The Nutcracker

    Miss Joan’s Ballerina Party for 12

    Catered dinner for 12 by Whole Foods Market and Twin Liquors

    UT Bat Boy for a day

    Sunset Cruise on Lake Travis donated by Sail & Ski

    Learn to WaterskiFamily Package donated by The Cedar Family

    Original Oil Painting by Paul Stankiewicz

    Academy Summer 2-week Junior Intensive Package

    Academy 3-week Senior Intensive Package

    Original Spencer Hodges Oil Painting donated by Rick Bennett

    Hand-crafted Armoire donated by Pam Parker & Billy Lambeth

    Girls Night Out Package

    Two prints of scenes/dancers from BA's performances have been donated as well. This is the first time any of my prints will be available to the general public.

    So if you are in Austin or visiting, drop by and support the construction project.

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