NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF DANCE 45TH ANNIVERSARY GRADUATION SEASON
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Choreography by: George Balanchine, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Garry Stewart, Claire O’Neil, Parrish Maynard, Loughlan Prior and Mia Mason [90 mins] at Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Rd, Newtown, Wellington From 21 Nov 2012 to 1 Dec 2012 Reviewed by: Greer Robertson; |
Young dancers of extraordinary talent from the New Zealand School of Dance present the best of classical ballet and contemporary dance in one outstanding performance
Featuring choreography not often seen in New Zealand by renowned masters George Balanchine, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Garry Stewart. The programme also includes works by Claire O'Neill, American choreographer Parrish Maynard and New Zealand School of Dance graduates Loughlan Prior and Mia Mason, embodying the essence of the school's legacy in its 45th anniversary year.
This uplifting performance highlights students of the New Zealand School of Dance, poised to enter the dance profession and take the stage with dance companies throughout the world.
Performances 21 November - 1 December at 7.30pm (except Sunday and Monday)
2pm Matinee Sunday 25 November
Tickets:
$26 Adults
$21 Students & Seniors
$16 Under 12 years
VALSE-FANTAISIE
Music: Mikhail Glinka - Valse-Fantaisie in B Minor
Choreography: George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust
Staged by: Diana White
Rehearsal director: Janet Tait
World premiere: 23 November 1967, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater, New York, USA
NZSD premiere: 2 October 2000, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
FAUN
Music: Claude Debussy
Choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Staged by: James O'Hara
Rehearsal director: Paula Steeds-Huston
World premiere: 13 October 2009, Sadler's Wells
NZSD premiere: 21 November 2012, Te Whaea Theatre
BIRDBRAIN
Music: Speedy J, Autechre, Pan sonic, Atrax Morgue, Bask, Tchaikovsky.
Choreography: Garry Stewart
Staged by: Craig Bary
Rehearsal director: Paula Steeds-Huston and Victoria Colombus
World premiere: 27 June 2001, Australian Dance Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide
NZSD premiere: 21 November 2012, Te Whaea Theatre (excerpts only)
PICNIC PARTY PRISON PACK
Music: Chick Webb & His Orchestra - Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie!, Luigi Russolo, Antonio Russolo – Corale, TV on the Radio – Blind, Radio Boy - Macdonalds, Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
Choreography: Claire O'Neill
Rehearsal director: Claire O'Neil
Costume Design: Donna Jefferis
World premiere: 21 November 2012, Te Whaea Theatre
VERSE
Music: Antonio Martin Y Coll - Diferencias sobre las Folias
Choreography: Loughlan Prior
Costume design: Loughlan Prior
Costume construction: Gaye Wards
World premiere: 21 November 2012, Te Whaea Theatre
BRUNHILDE OBSERVING GUNTHER
Music: David Long – Observing Gunther
Choreography: Mia Mason
Staged by: Sarah Foster-Sproull and Alex Leonhartsberger
Rehearsal director: Victoria Colombus
World premiere: 5 October 2011, Q Theatre, Auckland
NZSD premiere: 21 November 2012, Te Whaea Theatre
FRACTALS
Music: Kenneth Kirschner - March 3, 1993
Choreography: Parrish Maynard
Staged by: Parrish Maynard
Rehearsal director: Edmund Stripe
World premiere: 9 October 2008, San Francisco Ballet School, Golden Gate Park Stage, San Francisco
NZSD premiere: 21 November 2012, Te Whaea Theatre
ODEM
Music : Ben Frost - By The Throat, Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel
Choreography: Ivica Novakovic with research by Julian Pfahl
Rehearsal director: Paula Steeds-Huston
Costume Design: Donna Jefferis
World premiere: 21 November 2012, Te Whaea Theatre
SYMPHONY, NO 1, OPUS 25
Music: Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No.1, Opus 25
Choreography: Edmund Stripe
Costume design: Donna Jefferis
World premiere: 14 December 1993, Singapore Dance Theatre, Esplanade Theatre, Singapore
NZSD premiere: 21 November 2012, Te Whaea Theatre
DANCERS
Third Year: Katherine Baring-Gould, Brydie Colquhoun, Emma Dellabarca, Eloise Golledge, Samantha Hines, Simone Lapka, Jia Xi Lee, Sarah Linden, Andrew Miller, Jessica Naunton, Benjamin Obst, Gareth Okan, Tiffany Pellow, Luis Piva Junior, Mitchell Powell, Travis Robertson, Matthew Roffe, Francesca Sampson, Andrew Searle, Pamela Sidhu, Dylan Waddell
Second Year: Ruth Austin, Riley Baldwin, Camillo Baracco, Olivia Berrell, Katie Burley, Chloe Einicke, Alexandra Ford, Sarah Gatzonis, Michael Gudgeon, Oscar Hoelscher, Laura Jones, Fleur Lovejoy, Paige Macliver, Emma Martin, Hollie Mason, Napat Mathinanon, Samantha Nelson, Lana Phillips, Charles Riddiford, Katie Rudd, Imogen Sorley
First Year: Hannah Askew, Sam Balson, Jack Bannerman, Jeremy Beck, Eddie Brunton, Jessica Burt, Jadyn Burt, Lauren Byrne, Lauren Ellis, Stephanie Fernandez, William Fitzgerald, Omea Geary, Jemma Grenfell, Tessa Hall, Roymata Holmes, Jesse Homes, Tyler Johnston, Po Yi Low, Jarrah McArthur, Imogen McGill, Amanda Mitrevski, Stefaan Morrow, Madeleine Powell, Michael Ramsay, Eliza Sanders, Paige Shand, Brooke Tytherleigh, Samantha Vottari, Shai Waitford, James Wasmer, Isabella Wilson, Tynan Wood, Elizabeth Zorino
CREW
Production & Stage Manager: Jenny Petrovich
Lighting Design: Paul O'Brien
Lighting Operation: Wendy Clease
Wardrobe: Donna Jefferis (Supervisor), Jane Boocock (Construction)
Marketing and Publicity: Celia Jenkins and Ceridwyn Roberts
Photography: Stephen A'Court