3 Ocak 2013 Perşembe

Ballet's Greatest Hits, featuring Antonio Douthit and Alicia Graf Mack

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Ballet's Greatest Hits! will feature prominent dancers from the world’s most well known companies.

Presented by Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) and the Straz Center, this unique production is one you don’t want to miss!
Ballet's Greatest Hits!Jan. 5, 2013at the Straz Center, Tampa
Today’s featured performers of the upcoming show are Antonio Douthit and Alicia Graf Mack of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater.
Photo from alvinailey.org
Antonio Douthit, of S. Louis, Mo., began his dance training at age 16 at the Center of Contemporary Arts under the direction of Lee Nolting, and at the Alexandra School of Ballet. He also trained at North Carolina School of the Arts, the Joffrey Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem School.He became a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1999 and appeared in featured roles in the ballets South African Suite, Dougla, Concerto in F, Return and Dwight Rhoden’s Twist. He was promoted to soloist in 2003. He also performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal.He joined the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 2004.
Alicia Graf Mack trained at the Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland under Donna Pidel, and attended summer intensives at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.She was a principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem and a member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2005 to 2008.In addition to several galas and festivals, she has been a guest performer with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and with André 3000 and Beyoncé at Radio City Music Hall. She is the recipient of the Columbia University Medal of Excellence and Smithsonian Magazine’s Young Innovator Award.Mack graduated magna cum laude with honors in history from Columbia University and received an M.A. in nonprofit management from Washington University in St. Louis.Most recently, she served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Webster University in St. Louis.She rejoined Alvin Ailey in 2011.

Theater instructor helps students find their 'inner actor'

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Actor, writer and director Kerry Glamsch returns to the Patel Conservatory this spring to teach the Adult Acting 1 class, which starts in January.
Currently a theater teacher at the University of Tampa, Glamsch recently directed UT's fall production of Picnic. He also directed Radiant Child at FreeFall Theatre earlier this month.
When Glamsch isn’t teaching, acting or directing, he’s writing.
“I don’t see writing much different than theater: it’s all story telling,” Glamsch said. “There are stories that percolate inside that I feel like I need to get out.”
His play The Fur Bearer had a staged reading at American Stage last month.
“The play is about a teenage boy who blames his mother for his brother’s death,” said Glamsch.
Through the character’s journey, Glamsch says the play is about learning “to focus on the present, and let go of anger and resentment.”
The reading of The Fur Bearer was part of American Stage’s “Hot Off the Press” play reading series.
In addition, Glamsch’s horror screenplay, The Judas Goat, was recently optioned by Cherub Films, in Denver, which gives the company the rights to produce it for one year.
Glamsch has an admirable commitment to the craft of writing.
“When I’m in full writer mode, I try to carve out three or four hours every morning to write,” he said.
Some days the words flow easily, while other times he has to push past that dreaded writers’ block.
“It does take that discipline to actually see it through. You really have to force yourself."
While it takes discipline to finish a story, Glamsch believes we all have the necessary creativity for storytelling.
“We all have a vehicle inside of us to tell stories, an inner actor. Teaching an acting class is waking up that inner actor,” he said.
Congratulations to Glamsch for his writing successes! We’re glad to have him back at the Conservatory, sharing his passions with our adult acting students.
“I am excited to be back. I love the diversity of the classes and the commitment from the students,” said Glamsch.

Welcome YAGP competitors this weekend!

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It’s an exciting day as the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) regional competition kicks off today at the Straz Center.

YAGP is the world’s largest student ballet competition in which students compete for scholarships to the most prestigious ballet schools.
It’s the culmination of months of hard work as dancers compete to move on to the final competition in New York City in April.
The Tampa event is one of several regional competitions held around the country and internationally, with more than 5000 dancers competing.
This weekend's YAGP event includes a special gala performance of Ballet's Greatest Hits, a one-of-a-kind event featuring some of the world's top professional dancers. Presented by YAGP and the Straz Center, the gala will be Sat., Jan 5 at 8 p.m.
Congratulations to our Next Generation Ballet dancers competing this weekend!
Allenda Witzel, Autumn Kilby, Carlin Dixon, Chandler Hammond, Colin Fuller, Courtney Gunsteens, Emma Town, Ethan Fuller, Gabrielle Beach, Hannah Stanford, John Hewitt, Katarina Smith, Katherine Hodges, Kemper Cassada, Kennedy Falyn Cassada, Kevin Zong, Kyra McDonald, Landon Harris, Lenin Valladares, Lexa Armstrong, Michael Hill, Olivia Gusti, Sasha Alvarez, Tanner Bleck, Tessa Hartmann, Tyler Dowdy, Vanessa Hernandez, William Dugan, Corbin Panturad.

2 Ocak 2013 Çarşamba

Ballet's Greatest Hits, featuring Antonio Douthit and Alicia Graf Mack

To contact us Click HERE
Ballet's Greatest Hits! will feature prominent dancers from the world’s most well known companies.

Presented by Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) and the Straz Center, this unique production is one you don’t want to miss!
Ballet's Greatest Hits!Jan. 5, 2013at the Straz Center, Tampa
Today’s featured performers of the upcoming show are Antonio Douthit and Alicia Graf Mack of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater.
Photo from alvinailey.org
Antonio Douthit, of S. Louis, Mo., began his dance training at age 16 at the Center of Contemporary Arts under the direction of Lee Nolting, and at the Alexandra School of Ballet. He also trained at North Carolina School of the Arts, the Joffrey Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem School.He became a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1999 and appeared in featured roles in the ballets South African Suite, Dougla, Concerto in F, Return and Dwight Rhoden’s Twist. He was promoted to soloist in 2003. He also performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal.He joined the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 2004.
Alicia Graf Mack trained at the Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland under Donna Pidel, and attended summer intensives at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.She was a principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem and a member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2005 to 2008.In addition to several galas and festivals, she has been a guest performer with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and with André 3000 and Beyoncé at Radio City Music Hall. She is the recipient of the Columbia University Medal of Excellence and Smithsonian Magazine’s Young Innovator Award.Mack graduated magna cum laude with honors in history from Columbia University and received an M.A. in nonprofit management from Washington University in St. Louis.Most recently, she served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Webster University in St. Louis.She rejoined Alvin Ailey in 2011.

Theater instructor helps students find their 'inner actor'

To contact us Click HERE

Actor, writer and director Kerry Glamsch returns to the Patel Conservatory this spring to teach the Adult Acting 1 class, which starts in January.
Currently a theater teacher at the University of Tampa, Glamsch recently directed UT's fall production of Picnic. He also directed Radiant Child at FreeFall Theatre earlier this month.
When Glamsch isn’t teaching, acting or directing, he’s writing.
“I don’t see writing much different than theater: it’s all story telling,” Glamsch said. “There are stories that percolate inside that I feel like I need to get out.”
His play The Fur Bearer had a staged reading at American Stage last month.
“The play is about a teenage boy who blames his mother for his brother’s death,” said Glamsch.
Through the character’s journey, Glamsch says the play is about learning “to focus on the present, and let go of anger and resentment.”
The reading of The Fur Bearer was part of American Stage’s “Hot Off the Press” play reading series.
In addition, Glamsch’s horror screenplay, The Judas Goat, was recently optioned by Cherub Films, in Denver, which gives the company the rights to produce it for one year.
Glamsch has an admirable commitment to the craft of writing.
“When I’m in full writer mode, I try to carve out three or four hours every morning to write,” he said.
Some days the words flow easily, while other times he has to push past that dreaded writers’ block.
“It does take that discipline to actually see it through. You really have to force yourself."
While it takes discipline to finish a story, Glamsch believes we all have the necessary creativity for storytelling.
“We all have a vehicle inside of us to tell stories, an inner actor. Teaching an acting class is waking up that inner actor,” he said.
Congratulations to Glamsch for his writing successes! We’re glad to have him back at the Conservatory, sharing his passions with our adult acting students.
“I am excited to be back. I love the diversity of the classes and the commitment from the students,” said Glamsch.

Do you have what it takes to be an actor?

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Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to be an actor?
Jack Holloway
According to Jack Holloway, you probably do!
“If you have a love for the craft, that’s all you need,” says Holloway, a theater instructor at the Patel Conservatory.
Perhaps you’ve thought about acting classes, but you’re just not sure if you should take the plunge.
“I say, dive right in. Let’s have some fun!” said Holloway.
One of the most common concerns people have about acting is the fear that they’ll do something wrong, he said.
“Part of acting is getting beyond our preconceived notions,” said Holloway, who teaches the Beginning Adult Acting class at the Conservatory. “My mantra is, Fail big!...When people tell me, ‘I’m afraid of acting badly.’ I tell them that’s how we find the good choices.”
A graduate of the University of South Florida, Holloway has been teaching, acting and directing in the Tampa Bay area since he graduated.
He co-founded Hat Trick Theatre Productions with fellow USF graduates (including Patel Conservatory’s production coordinator Paul McColgan). The group has produced shows at various venues, and now operates out of the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center.
When it comes to teaching, he said, “I try to create the most stress-free positive environment as possible.”
There’s no such thing as good or bad acting, he says, but rather, it’s a process of finding the most effective choices.
With the Beginning Acting class, Holloway tries to give his students a taste of various acting techniques.
“I tend to take more of a practical approach to acting,” said Holloway. “There is no such thing as one method. I try to give a sampling of everything, and you have to find what works for you.”
So what are you waiting for? Take the plunge with one of our adult acting classes!
“When you take that pressure off yourself...beautiful things will start to happen.”

1 Ocak 2013 Salı

Ballet's Greatest Hits, featuring Antonio Douthit and Alicia Graf Mack

To contact us Click HERE
Ballet's Greatest Hits! will feature prominent dancers from the world’s most well known companies.

Presented by Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) and the Straz Center, this unique production is one you don’t want to miss!
Ballet's Greatest Hits!Jan. 5, 2013at the Straz Center, Tampa
Today’s featured performers of the upcoming show are Antonio Douthit and Alicia Graf Mack of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater.
Photo from alvinailey.org
Antonio Douthit, of S. Louis, Mo., began his dance training at age 16 at the Center of Contemporary Arts under the direction of Lee Nolting, and at the Alexandra School of Ballet. He also trained at North Carolina School of the Arts, the Joffrey Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem School.He became a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1999 and appeared in featured roles in the ballets South African Suite, Dougla, Concerto in F, Return and Dwight Rhoden’s Twist. He was promoted to soloist in 2003. He also performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal.He joined the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 2004.
Alicia Graf Mack trained at the Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland under Donna Pidel, and attended summer intensives at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.She was a principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem and a member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2005 to 2008.In addition to several galas and festivals, she has been a guest performer with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and with André 3000 and Beyoncé at Radio City Music Hall. She is the recipient of the Columbia University Medal of Excellence and Smithsonian Magazine’s Young Innovator Award.Mack graduated magna cum laude with honors in history from Columbia University and received an M.A. in nonprofit management from Washington University in St. Louis.Most recently, she served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Webster University in St. Louis.She rejoined Alvin Ailey in 2011.

Theater instructor helps students find their 'inner actor'

To contact us Click HERE

Actor, writer and director Kerry Glamsch returns to the Patel Conservatory this spring to teach the Adult Acting 1 class, which starts in January.
Currently a theater teacher at the University of Tampa, Glamsch recently directed UT's fall production of Picnic. He also directed Radiant Child at FreeFall Theatre earlier this month.
When Glamsch isn’t teaching, acting or directing, he’s writing.
“I don’t see writing much different than theater: it’s all story telling,” Glamsch said. “There are stories that percolate inside that I feel like I need to get out.”
His play The Fur Bearer had a staged reading at American Stage last month.
“The play is about a teenage boy who blames his mother for his brother’s death,” said Glamsch.
Through the character’s journey, Glamsch says the play is about learning “to focus on the present, and let go of anger and resentment.”
The reading of The Fur Bearer was part of American Stage’s “Hot Off the Press” play reading series.
In addition, Glamsch’s horror screenplay, The Judas Goat, was recently optioned by Cherub Films, in Denver, which gives the company the rights to produce it for one year.
Glamsch has an admirable commitment to the craft of writing.
“When I’m in full writer mode, I try to carve out three or four hours every morning to write,” he said.
Some days the words flow easily, while other times he has to push past that dreaded writers’ block.
“It does take that discipline to actually see it through. You really have to force yourself."
While it takes discipline to finish a story, Glamsch believes we all have the necessary creativity for storytelling.
“We all have a vehicle inside of us to tell stories, an inner actor. Teaching an acting class is waking up that inner actor,” he said.
Congratulations to Glamsch for his writing successes! We’re glad to have him back at the Conservatory, sharing his passions with our adult acting students.
“I am excited to be back. I love the diversity of the classes and the commitment from the students,” said Glamsch.