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NEW STUDIO !!! Studio Rental Info. LA ARTS OPEN HOUSE Auditions Faculty News New Adult Classes Children and Teens!!! |
Jazz Tap Ensemble aeolian ballet/LA Paul Taylor Ballet Nacional de Cuba Am Repertory Dance Co Otis Sallid |
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| Faculty News: During the month of October, Reid Olson's Tuesday 12:45 classes will be taught by Josie Walsh. His Thursday 12:45 classes will be taught by Lisa Ebeyer. | ||
| New Classes: Beginning on September 7th, four distinguished master teachers join forces to offer modern dance classes at CPDC every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Bonnie Oda Homsey and Janet Eilber (Janet is the new Artistic Director Designate of the Graham Co.) represent the legacy of Martha Graham; Sharon Kinney performed with Twyla Tharp and Paul Taylor among others; John Pennington of the Lewitzky Dance Company; Hector Mercado of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. |
Stella Gardiner has a new Pointe class on Fridays from 11:00 am - noon. Stella also teaches Beginning Ballet on Sundays from 9:30-11:00 am. Kathryne Cassis is an expert on the technique of modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan. CPDC students can experience her unique Duncan class on Saturdays from 2:00-3:30 pm. Charlotte Richards has added a new Beginning Ballet class on Thursday nights from 6:30-8:00. CPDC GETS INTO THE SWING! Learn Swing with Michael Kuka on Monday nights from 8:00-9:00 or spice up your Salsa moves on Mondays from 8:30-9:30 pm with Georgia Simon and on Thursdays from 8:00-9:00 pm with Manuel Ramos. |
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Jazz Tap Ensemble'sSummer Tap Festival '99 was held at CPDC June 26 - July 3. Special guests Gregory Hines, Cholly Atkins, and Mark Mendonca joined JTE's Lynn Dally, Sam Weber, Jerry Kalaf, Becky Twitchell, Steve Zee, Roxane Butterfly, and Carol Christiansen. The Festival began with JTE CONCERT UNDER THE STARS at the John Anson Ford Amphitheater and the Master Class Weekend, followed by the 6-Day Festival Workshop, 3-Day Kids On Tap & RhythmFest Youth Workshop, Cholly Atkins' Motown Workshop, and JTE Open Audition. For more information contact: Gayle Hooks, Managing Director Tel: 310-475-4412/Fax: 310-475-4037/Email: jtensemble@aol.com |
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CPDC's
NEW STUDIO
is prime time available. Studio D has a wood floor with state-of-the-art subflooring, a complete stereo music system and a piano. For information about renting Studio D or any of our other beautiful dance or rehearsal spaces, please contact: Alexandra Grigorieva, Studio Administrator phone: (310) 836-3962 / fax: (310) 836-9831 email: cpdance@earthlink.net |
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AUDITIONS To Be Announced |
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American Repertory Dance Company
and CPDC will host the first DANCE ONLY hubsite for the LA Arts Open House Festivities on Saturday, October 2 from 1:30 to 5:30 pm.This is a FREE opportunity for the public to visit and learn more about the dancers and choreographers, who enrich our cultural landscape. OCTOBER 2 SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES 1:30-2:00 pm Hysterica Dance Company 2:00-3:00 pm Jazz Tap Ensemble, American Repertory Dance Company (Nancy Colahan), Leonard Crofoot and Robin Palanker, American Repertory Dance Company (Michele Simmons with poet Lynne Thompson), work by Reid Olson, choreographer (ballet), Inland Pacific Ballet 3:00-3:30 pm Wakana Hanayagi and Dancers, Avaz International Dance Theater 3:30-4:00 pm Work by Jacqui and Bill Landrum, choreographers (jazz), work by Karen McDonald, choreographer (modern jazz) 4:30-5:00 pm Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival with Lisa Lock, Melissa Nunn, Paula Present, Maura Owens Townsend, Morgan Williams,and Koala Yip For more information about ARDC, please visit their web site at http://www.ardc-la.org. |
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CHILDREN AND TEENS Tap Dance for children 8 years and up is offered on Saturdays from 12:30-1:30. The instructor is Carol Christiansen of the Jazz Tap Ensemble. Please see the Schedule of Classes for a current list of all children and teen's classes at CPDC. |
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aeolian ballet theatre/LA presented a program of classical and innovative works April 16-17 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse: Les Sylphides choreography by Michel Fokine staged by CPDC's Yuri Grigoriev Spartacus Adagio choreography by Yuri Grigorovich and staged by Yuri Grigoriev Fantasy choreography by John Clifford staged by CPDC's Reid Olson Fatum choreography by CPDC's Stefan Wenta. |
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| In February, the prestigious Ballet Nacional de Cuba rehearsed at CPDC during their performance engagement in Los Angeles. | ||
| The Paul Taylor Intensive Dance Workshop took place at CPDC between Mar. 28 - Apr. 3. Six dancers were chosen to learn excerpts from Taylor's Aureole (1962). The workshop was directed by Sharon Kinney, former member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and culminated with a private rehearsal with Mr. Taylor followed by a free informal showing for the dance community at the Alex Theatre on April 3. | ||
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For more information contact: Alexandra Grigorieva, Studio Administrator phone: (310) 836-3962 / fax: (310) 836-9831 email: cpdance@earthlink.net |
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American Repertory Dance Company is dedicated to performing and documenting dances created by the visionaries who forged a new art form - modern dance. Company artists are: Nancy Colahan - founding member of Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project Bonnie Oda Homsey - former Martha Graham principal dancer John Pennington - former Lewitzky Dance Co. principal dancer Risa Steinberg - former Jose Limon Dance Co. principal dancer Carole Vallesky - former Joffrey Ballet soloist |
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On March 13, American Repertory Dance Company, resident company of CPDC, performed at the Getty Center in conjunction with the center's "Dance and Photography" exhibition. The reviews were outstanding:
"Brilliantly infusing body-sculpture with a profound spirituality...Pennington deserved a [Edward] Weston of his own to document...his remarkable artistry." |
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Award-winning choreographer
Otis Sallid's
Spiritual: My Soul Looks Back and Wonders How I Got Over
was performed at CPDC on Feb. 27-28 and Mar. 6-7.
The theatre work was directed and choreographed by Sallid and was produced by David Garfinkle, Jonathon Glick, Stacy Lefton-Glick, James Magidson, and Contrella Patrick-Henry. Musical direction was by Josef Powell, costumes by Ruth Carter, and Scenic Design by Tom Feelings. The cast members were:Spiritual introduced to the audience the music of early African-American spiritual music and explored the connection between song and experience. The songs, dating back to the early 1600's, were passed down from generation to generation of African Americans for more than two hundred years and have left their mark on American popular music. Sallid's work pays homage to our African American forefathers and mothers and helps us look back at their contributions as we move forward into the new millennium. |
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