August/September 2008
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NC Dance Theatre’s Charlotte performance season begins in September, but the Company begins its work long before then, preparing performances for you to enjoy. Each summer the Company takes up residency in Chautauqua, N.Y., at the Chatuauqua Institution. This year the Company began working in Chautauqua on July 14, and they will present their final performance on August 9, with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
According to the Chautauqua Institution’s website, the Institution is “a non-for-profit organization that serves as a community, a center, and a resource where the human spirit is renewed, minds stimulated, faith restored and the arts valued.” Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux has been artistic director for the dance program at Chautauqua for the past 26 years. Each summer he, along with Associate Artistic Director Patricia McBride and NC Dance Theatre 2 Program Director Mark Diamond, travels to Chautauqua to head the dance program.
During the Company’s recent Dance Innovations performance they performed Mark Diamond’s Bolero, Dwight Rhoden’s Verge and Twyla Tharp's Nine Sinatra Songs. “Technique is virtually a synonym for the Bonnefoux name, and these young dancers demonstrated a remarkable technique which made every movement seem perfect. It resulted in a thrilling evening of dance,” wrote Robert W. Plyler in his review of Dance Innovations for The Chautauquan Daily.
“Coming to Chautauqua each year is so great for the Company. It allows us to reconnect and work on performances we will present in Charlotte the coming season,” said Bonnefoux. “The Company has great success in Chautauqua, but we also really look forward to returning to our home audience in Charlotte.”
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The 2008-2009 Season kicks off with evening performances of Timeless Ballets By Balanchine, featuring the Charlotte Symphony, September 18-20. Families will be delighted by the matinee performances of Peter & the Wolf and Carnival of the Animals, September 20 & 21. Single tickets go on sale August 18, but there is still time to subscribe!
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Be part of Charlotte’s favorite
holiday tradition! Nutcracker auditions are Saturday, October
4, at NC Dance Theatre Studios. There are over
100 roles for children and teens ages 8 to 18. Children from the community are encouraged to audition. Click
here for more information on auditions.
While you are at ncdance.org, check out the School’s fall schedule and register for classes. You may also visit NC Dance Theatre School of Dance during the open house and registration on August 23, from 9 AM to 5 PM at NC Dance Theatre Studios. During the open house students and their families can meet School faculty, purchase dancewear, get fitted for ballet shoes by representatives from tutu.com, take a bun making workshop, meet members of the Parent Guild and sign up for fun volunteer activities during the year.
NC Dance Theatre Summer Repertory Performance August 8, 2008, at 8 PM
The repertory performance will be at Charlotte Country Day School’s Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information on the Summer Repertory Performance contact Alexis Ingram at 704.372.0101 x111. |
 Lola, daughter of former company member and current School of Dance faculty Kati Hanlon Mayo, models a NC Dance Theatre sweat shirt. Tee-shirts, water bottles and pullovers are also available. |
NC Dance Theatre is offering our eClub subscribers an exclusive opportunity to purchase Dance Theatre merchandise online. Click here to order NC Dance Theatre merchandise and show your pride for the Company all around town!
Merchandise is normally for sale only at performances, but since you are a member of our eClub, you have the chance to purchase merchandise online from now until Tuesday, August 12. Orders may be picked up at NC Dance Theatre Studios from 10 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday.
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Education Week – August 11-15
During Education Week NC Dance Theatre 2 company members and Dance
Theatre teaching
artists participate in professional development workshops, education
and outreach training, and rehearsals. Education Week prepares the
dancers and teaching artists for their roles in education
and outreach programs throughout the season.
Summer
Dance Programs
Summer
dance programs presented through NC Dance Theatre Education and Outreach were
held for the first time this summer at Trinity Episcopal School, First Baptist
Church West and Mallard Creek Recreation Center. Additionally, the Town of Huntersville
received funding to bring NC Dance Theatre in for the third consecutive summer!
All dance photos by Jeff Cravotta
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