MAY 30, 2015

Saturday, 5/30:  The major, most important dress rehearsal of the season at CAREER - PLEASE do not be late, do not deviate from times, no early pick ups.  DRESS IN YOUR WHITE!

BRING LUNCH
9:30 AM  Costume Crew BRING LUNCH
9:45 AM:  Stage Crew, Tech Crew BRING LUNCH
10:00 AM:  Costume fittings for March (Chris Brown) and CHRISTMAS who have NOT been fitted.
                  Kevin, Aissatou, Ronald, Trey, Savanna, Cheyenne, Taryn, Maria, Charlie, Frenchie, Yashira,                     Shawn, Neidelyn
BRING LUNCH

12:00 NOON  REST OF CAST ARRIVAL.
NO LUNCH NEEDED.  SNACKS WILL BE SOLD
Full Run Through Begins at 12 noon.  Please adhere to times.
Pick ups:  Red 5:00 PM
                 Blue:  5:00 PM
                 Mentors:  5:30 PM

DRESS IN YOUR WHITE!

SMASH WEEK IS ON!  TICKET MONEY IS DUE.

SMASH WEEK NEWS: Head Choreographer/Student Director Kevin Kelly receipient of Area Dance Scholarships

○Jim Altieri Photography, 2015

                                                                        

Head Choreographer, Student Director and Mentor Kevin J. Kelly of New Haven is getting noticed.

Kevin was selected in November of 2014 to choreograph a modern ballet for opera, "Virtue" by Christopher Theofandis of Yale.  Within a week's time, he had choreographed, taught and danced, along with other cast members Des'Tahnee and Aissatou, the piece to accompany the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, local opera talent, and the Elm City Girl's Choir.  But it didn't stop there.

After the two sold out performances at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Kevin was fortunate enough to receive recognition in the form of support for further developing his craft.  Both The New Haven Ballet and Elm City Dance Collective have given Kevin scholarships for dance.  

We asked Kevin about these experiences and here is what he had to say.

Q:  How did you feel when you were given these scholarship opportunities?

A:  It was amazing.  It was amazing, I'm going to tell you why.  It was amazing because first off, I really didn't expect something like this, and just because it just randomly happened it really shocked me and surprised me with joy and gives me more confidence in myself.  Like it brings me to a higher point, and like, and I just really love it.  I appreciate it.

Q:  So you said a random happening, you think this was random?  You didn't do anything to really deserve it?

A:  I mean, not just that, I think that, like, I worked so hard for it to happen, it's just shocking, it's like I do everything I can to get to this point.

Q:  So let me ask a question about what you meant by "you worked hard to get there."  Did you know that you would get a scholarship, or you worked hard for something else?

A:  I worked hard for myself.  I wasn't trying to get anything, or nothing, I just worked hard for myself to try and make myself feel accomplished.

Q:  What were the circumstances for which you did get the scholarship? Like, what prompted these people to award you?

A:  I guess that they just saw something in me that I didn't see at first, but now that I've grown, and all these people are telling me that I really have talent, I see it now, so, and I'm really thankful for that.

Q:  So you couldn't listen to your director when she first said it?

A:  It wasn't like listening, it was believing.  

Q:  But, I asked, how did these people find out about you?  How did you bring their attention to you?

○Jim Altieri Photography, 2015

A: Ah, well, my director [Ms. Francis.]  My director, she helps me a lot, got me with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra opera thing for the piece I choreographed.  At first, I was kind of skeptical, but, I really involved myself, and put in the effort.

Q:  When you choreographed that, did you really think it would be a breeze, or were you concerned?

A: At first I was concerned, but then I started to really get into it and found myself really liking the music and really loving my choreo.

Q: My last question, what's the future for you as a dancer?

A:  My future (he pauses), cannot be told yet.  

Q:  Is dance in your future?

A:  Dance is definitely in my future.

○Jim Altieri Photography

SMASH WEEK is HERE!!! SCHEDULE!

Happy Memorial Day!

NEWS:  REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Scroll down under this post for MORE SMASH WEEK POSTS

This week:  T, W, TH and FRI PICK UPS 

are ALL AT CAREER HIGH SCHOOL

BRING WHITE COSTUMES TOMORROW, MAY 26 - it is a partial dress rehearsal!

Students will be transported by BUS to the practices T-F.

FORMAL PAPER SCHEDULE will be out TOMORROW at rehearsal.  Not all students will meet every day.

Please, no early pick ups and no cell phones at rehearsal.

TICKET money due Friday, May 29.  See Jacqui or Evelyn.

THE COUNTDOWN is ON!!!!!

CRUNCH TIME, SMASH WEEK and IT WEEK

Crunch time is crunch time....but SMASH WEEK is here.  This is one of the most important weeks of the Daedream season!!!

In honor of SMASH WEEK, the blog will be active with news, events and tons of rehearsal photos, and maybe even a surprise or two, so don't miss our updates!!!

TODAY:  Rehearsal information and a few new SMASH WEEK photos to glance over:

Mentor Maria preparing for a solo

Head choreographer/director Kevin

and Mentor Radcliffe leading a difficult

bit of choreography

Mentor Radcliffe instructing the 

younger cast

Head Choreographer Torey teaching

new steps to the cast 

Everyone gets into the act during

finale rehearsal

WHAT is "IT WEEK?"  You'll just have to wait and see . . .