Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
ATTN: All dancers in or near NYC
ABT is having auditions for supernumeraries for their upcoming production of "Romeo and Juliet". Auditions are Saturday, June 26 at 5:00pm. Here's the info off the site:
ROMEO & JULIET
Performances: Monday, July 5 – Saturday, July 10
Audition/Casting: Saturday, June 26 at 5:00pm, followed by rehearsal that may last as late as 7:30p*** Please arrive no later than 4:40pm ***
Location: Metropolitan Opera House, stage door located on W. 65th Street.
Tentative Rehearsal Schedule:
Thursday, July 1, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Friday, July 2, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Monday, July 5, 12:15pm-5:00pm
These are the role requirements:
MARKET LADIES (6 + 1 cover)
5 Ladies aprox. 5'-6" - 5'8", medium build, dress size 12-14, costumes slightly adjustable.
Various ages and ethnicities.
ELEGANT / GRAND LADIES +(6 + 2 covers)
Medium build, 5'-6" - 5'-8", costumes less adjustable.
Age can vary.
Must have poise and grace; acting/dance experience helpful.
ELEGANT GENTLEMEN (8 + 1 cover)
Over 5'-10" preferred, medium build, various ages.
Must have poise and grace; acting/dance experience helpful.
ESCALUS GUARDS (Act I) / CANOPY MEN (Act II) (4 + 1 cover)
Average Build, 5'-10" - 6'-2".
Age 18-35.
MONKS (Act I) (6 + 1 cover)
Average Build, 5'-8" - 6'.
Age 18-35+.
RED LITTER BEARERS (4+ 1 cover)GREEN LITTER BEARERS (4 + 1 cover)
Strong men, average build, 5'-10" - 6'-0", muscular type preferred(litters are fairly heavy).
PAGE BOYS (2 + 1 cover)
Ages 9-12.
Same size, between 4'-6" - 4'-8".
BEGGAR (1 + beggar/priest cover)
Emaciated looking, 5'-6" - 5'-10".
Must have acting experience.
BRIDE (1 + cover)
Must be dancer type, slender build.
Age 14-20.
Must have ballet experience; should appear as company member.
BRIDES MAIDS (6 + 1 cover)
Must be dancer type, slender build.
Age 14-20.
Must have ballet experience; should appear as company member.
PRIEST (1 + priest/beggar cover)
Older, elegant, slender; 5'-9" - 6'-0".
Acting experience preferred.
GROOM (1 + cover)
Slender young man, age 15-25
Must have ballet experience; should appear as company member
This looks like a great opportunity. Check out this blog post I found about the last time they did R&J- http://turnedin.blogspot.com/2007/07/abts-romeo-juliet.html
ROMEO & JULIET
Performances: Monday, July 5 – Saturday, July 10
Audition/Casting: Saturday, June 26 at 5:00pm, followed by rehearsal that may last as late as 7:30p*** Please arrive no later than 4:40pm ***
Location: Metropolitan Opera House, stage door located on W. 65th Street.
Tentative Rehearsal Schedule:
Thursday, July 1, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Friday, July 2, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Monday, July 5, 12:15pm-5:00pm
These are the role requirements:
MARKET LADIES (6 + 1 cover)
5 Ladies aprox. 5'-6" - 5'8", medium build, dress size 12-14, costumes slightly adjustable.
Various ages and ethnicities.
ELEGANT / GRAND LADIES +(6 + 2 covers)
Medium build, 5'-6" - 5'-8", costumes less adjustable.
Age can vary.
Must have poise and grace; acting/dance experience helpful.
ELEGANT GENTLEMEN (8 + 1 cover)
Over 5'-10" preferred, medium build, various ages.
Must have poise and grace; acting/dance experience helpful.
ESCALUS GUARDS (Act I) / CANOPY MEN (Act II) (4 + 1 cover)
Average Build, 5'-10" - 6'-2".
Age 18-35.
MONKS (Act I) (6 + 1 cover)
Average Build, 5'-8" - 6'.
Age 18-35+.
RED LITTER BEARERS (4+ 1 cover)GREEN LITTER BEARERS (4 + 1 cover)
Strong men, average build, 5'-10" - 6'-0", muscular type preferred(litters are fairly heavy).
PAGE BOYS (2 + 1 cover)
Ages 9-12.
Same size, between 4'-6" - 4'-8".
BEGGAR (1 + beggar/priest cover)
Emaciated looking, 5'-6" - 5'-10".
Must have acting experience.
BRIDE (1 + cover)
Must be dancer type, slender build.
Age 14-20.
Must have ballet experience; should appear as company member.
BRIDES MAIDS (6 + 1 cover)
Must be dancer type, slender build.
Age 14-20.
Must have ballet experience; should appear as company member.
PRIEST (1 + priest/beggar cover)
Older, elegant, slender; 5'-9" - 6'-0".
Acting experience preferred.
GROOM (1 + cover)
Slender young man, age 15-25
Must have ballet experience; should appear as company member
This looks like a great opportunity. Check out this blog post I found about the last time they did R&J- http://turnedin.blogspot.com/2007/07/abts-romeo-juliet.html
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Mr. T....Some More
So on Mr. T's Birthday google made their heading a Swan Lake Doodle
They also made a video about it with San Fransisco Ballet, which I thought was cool
Friday, May 7, 2010
Happy Birthday Mr. T!
Today is Tchaikovsky's 170th birthday day! He is my favorite composer.
Born into a middle-class family, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant, despite his obvious musical precocity. He pursued a musical career against the wishes of his family, entering the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1862 and graduating in 1865. This formal, Western-oriented training set him apart from the contemporary nationalistic movement embodied by the influential group of young Russian composers known as The Five, with whom Tchaikovsky's professional relationship was mixed.
Although he enjoyed many popular successes, Tchaikovsky was never emotionally secure, and his life was punctuated by personal crises and periods of depression. Contributory factors were his suppressed homosexuality and fear of exposure, his disastrous marriage, and the sudden collapse of the one enduring relationship of his adult life, his 13-year association with the wealthy widow Nadezhda Von Meck Amid private turmoil Tchaikovsky's public reputation grew; he was honored by the Tsar, awarded a lifetime pension and lauded in the concert halls of the world. His sudden death at the age of 53 is generally ascribed to cholera, but some attribute it to suicide. Although perennially popular with concert audiences across the world, Tchaikovsky's music was often dismissed by critics in the early and mid-20th century as being vulgar and lacking in elevated thought.By the end of the 20th century, however, Tchaikovsky's status as a significant composer was generally regarded as secure.
This is his Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, which premiered in 1880
one of my favorite peices that was not for a story Ballet
Born into a middle-class family, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant, despite his obvious musical precocity. He pursued a musical career against the wishes of his family, entering the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1862 and graduating in 1865. This formal, Western-oriented training set him apart from the contemporary nationalistic movement embodied by the influential group of young Russian composers known as The Five, with whom Tchaikovsky's professional relationship was mixed.
Although he enjoyed many popular successes, Tchaikovsky was never emotionally secure, and his life was punctuated by personal crises and periods of depression. Contributory factors were his suppressed homosexuality and fear of exposure, his disastrous marriage, and the sudden collapse of the one enduring relationship of his adult life, his 13-year association with the wealthy widow Nadezhda Von Meck Amid private turmoil Tchaikovsky's public reputation grew; he was honored by the Tsar, awarded a lifetime pension and lauded in the concert halls of the world. His sudden death at the age of 53 is generally ascribed to cholera, but some attribute it to suicide. Although perennially popular with concert audiences across the world, Tchaikovsky's music was often dismissed by critics in the early and mid-20th century as being vulgar and lacking in elevated thought.By the end of the 20th century, however, Tchaikovsky's status as a significant composer was generally regarded as secure.
This is his Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, which premiered in 1880
one of my favorite peices that was not for a story Ballet
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