Daily Dance Break: Nicolo Fonte Explains the Hows and Whys of Choreography

Ever wonder what inspires a choreographer to create a particular piece in a particular way?

Here's a quick video from choreographer Nicolo Fonte (who's Left Unsaid will be performed as part of our Song & Dance program in April and who will be world premiering Petrouchka as part of our season opening performance next year) explaining the hows and whys of creating a specific piece of performance.

The beautiful moments of rehearsal dance are from his world premiere of Record of Joy for the Dutch National Ballet...

Feed the Arts!

A vintage commercial dance break in honor of Burgerville's awesome promotion supporting Work for Art.

Eat at Burgerville today and they'll make a gift to the Regional Arts and Culture Council's (RACC) Work for Art program!

Fear No Music

No one should ever fear music, but if you are especially curious and excited by it, I have an even to recommend.

Local chamber music group Fear No Music has a concert this coming Sunday, March 13, at the Aladdin Theater in Southeast Portland. FNM is known for their bold explorations into the area of new classical music, often seeking to take down the walls between genres, forms of art, and performers. For this concert, they were able to procure an entire evening's worth of work by Gabriel Prokofiev (grandson of Sergei), who is not only an esteemed composer in his own right but also a DJ. One of his pieces is called "Sleeveless Scherzo", created for solo violin and dancer, and I will be performing it with violinist Paloma Griffin. Paloma and I have devised an interpretation of the piece that I think the audience will find really interesting-- she and I certainly are compelled by it!

The entire program should be fascinating-- Gabriel will be spinning throughout, as well as at the end of the evening-- so I encourage everyone to come experience it for themselves.

More information and tickets are here:
www.fearnomusic.org

Daily Dance Break: Ginger Rogers Proves that Dance is Not Just a Young Woman's Game

Dance is hard on the body, and many people's professional dance careers sunset by their early thirties. But that doesn't mean that dance can't continue to be a vital part of life throughout your life.

To prove this, the esteemed Ginger Rogers performed this salsa benefit in her EIGHTIES. Something for us all to aspire to!

The Rite of Spring - "Are They Lifeguards?"

A very special Daily Dance Break created by Steven Houser and Adrian Fry for OBT's end of the year video after the world premiere of "The Rite of Spring" in 2009.

Your Daily Dance Break: In Honor of the Red Cross

Today's Daily Dance Break is in honor of the thousands of children living with HIV that the Red Cross serves each year. This is a video from a benefit performance for the British Red Cross, featuring community children dancing.

You can support the American Red Cross at this Friday's performance of The Stravinsky Project.

Just wear RED to the performance and you'll get to purchase 2 for 1 tickets to The Stravinsky Project at the door. Plus $3 from each ticket you purchase will go to benefit the American Red Cross.

Daily Dance Break: First Position. Harder than it Looks.

In honor of our newest dancers at our school, here is a gentle reminder that first position is not as easy as it looks on stage...