American Youth Ballet
May 10th, 2014 Saturday - At JCCC Carlsen Center Polsky Theater
"Don Quixote"
10 May 2014
American Dance Center (studio rehearsals)
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Performance at Carlsen Center at JCCC in the Polsky Theater
| See also: http://www.americanyouthballet.org/DonQ.html Tickets |
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From the first rehearsal I saw in the studio I was stoked. I always love the work from AYB and Kris' Don Quixote is so good. (ADC) American Dance Center's performing troupe is the American Youth Ballet. ADC is owned by Jennifer Tierney and Kristopher Estes-Brown, the American Dance Center is at 118th and Quivira in Overland Park, Kansas. One of the pleasures of an AYB performance is that the company members, ages 13-18 are joined by experienced performers, working dancers, providing experience to the mix. Everyone's attention is heightened from the youngsters who have a side-by-side example to work with and the pros who pay special attention to the needs of the up and comers. |
In-Studio pictures from May 3rd ( on stage pictures are below the program information)
Stephanie Ruley
Alec Roth
(left) Joseph Flickner, Molly Cook, Juliana Kuhn and (in jeté) Dena'h Gregory
Molly Cook, Juliana Kuhn
Shane Tice
Jennifer Tierney (center, near back) and the cast with her costumes
after fittings and adjustments
On Stage in the Theater (pictures below the program information)
Performances are 2 pm and 7 pm Saturday, 10 May 2014
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Don Quixote |
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American Youth Ballet | |
| May 10, 2014 - Polsky Theater | |
| Choreography | Kristopher Estes-Brown after Marius Petipa |
| Music | Ludwig Minkus |
| Set Design | Kristopher Estes-Brown Ryan Zimgibl |
| Lighting Design | Kristopher Estes-Brown |
| Costuming Director | Jennifer Tierney with Deborah Green Stephanie Kong Carol Brookover Gayla Voss |
PROLOGUE | |
| Don Quixote | Danny Ryan |
| Dulcinea del Toboso | Sydney Wilson (2 pm) Danica Williams (7 pm) |
| Sancho Panza | Asher Wilson |
ACT I | |
| Marisa | Anne Marie Dahms (2 pm) Molly Cook (7 pm) |
| Catalina | Danica Williams (2 pm) Juliana Kuhn (7 pm) |
| Seguidilla Leads | Morgan Bartram (2 pm) Andrea Dahl (7 pm) Sofia Acosta (2 pm) Cassie Wang (7 pm) Jake Bartley |
| Seguidilla | Lisa Kobayashi (2 pm) Morgan Bartram (7 pm) Anna Wolock Paula Walewicz Bonnie Weinberg Amy DeHart (2 pm) Annie-Marie Dahms (7 pm) Hannah Baillie Elise Johnson Malerie Moore Miriam Rogers Ashlyn Mills Annie Cook Rebekah Nelson Theo Muhammad Joseph Flickner Dalton Heinle Eric Wright Costume Support - Moore Family |
| Townsfolk | Julia Walewicz Julia Harshbarger Madeline Oliver Reina Kobayashi Jasmine Jones |
| Kitri | Stephanie Ruley (2 pm) Dena’h Gregory (7 pm) |
| Basilio | Shane Tice |
| Mercedes | Molly Cook (2 pm) Lisa Kobayashi (7 pm) Costume Support - Stephanie Kong |
| Espada | Adam Still |
| Street Dancers | Cassie Wang (2 pm) Sofia Acosta (7 pm) Dena’h Gregory (2 pm) Stephanie Ruley (7 pm) Juliana Kuhn (2 pm) Amy DeHart (7 pm) Andrea Dahl (2 pm) Sydney Wilson (7 pm) |
| Lorenzo | David Cross |
| Gamache | Jesse Cooper |
| Children | Annika Jones Nadine Peck Rebeca Flores Lillian Haney |
ACT II | |
Gypsy Camp | |
| Set Design Support | Mr. and Mrs. James B. Albertson |
| Kitri | Stephanie Ruley (2 pm) Dena’h Gregory (7 pm) |
| Basilio | Shane Tice |
| Gypsy Leads | Anne-Marie Dahms (2 pm) Sofia Acosta (7 pm) Danica Williams Alec Roth |
| Romani | Elise Johnson Malerie Moore Miriam Rogers Annie Cook Rebekah Nelson Ashlyn Mills |
| Gypsy Children | Julia Haney Max Isaac Lindsey Kim Koyuri Monta Evelyn Mountjoy Kalina Parvanova Hank Peck Liliana Witt |
| Gypsies | Samantha Marx Piper Evans Julia Harshbarger Ximena Flores |
| Don Quixote | Danny Ryan |
| Sancho Panza | Asher Wilson |
| Puppets | Theo Muhammed Isobel Li Tina Li Caitlyn Blackwood Anna Hawk |
Don Quixote’s Dream | |
| Dulcinea del Toboso | Sydney Wilson (2 pm) Danica Williams (7 pm) |
| Cupid | Lisa Kobayashi (2 pm) Cassie Wang (7 pm) Costume Support - Moore Family |
| Little Cupids | Lexi Arp Nora Burdoo Tara Cook Vivian Hsiao Ellie Johnson Lily Leach Alice Lenz Riho Sakai Samantha Thurston Madeline Vielhauer Linnaea Xie Costume Support - Mr. and Mrs. James B. Albertson |
| Queen of the Dryads | Juliana Kuhn (2 pm) Amy DeHart (7 pm) Costume Support Acosta Family |
| Dryads | Andrea Dahl Dena’h Gregory (2 pm) Stephanie Ruley (7 pm) Morgan Bartram Sofia Acosta (2 pm) Sydney Wilson (7 pm) Amy DeHart (2 pm) Juliana Kuhn (7 pm) Cassie Wang (2 pm) Lisa Kobayashi (7 pm) Paula Walewicz Bonnie Weinberg Rebekah Nelson Malerie Moore Anne-Marie Dahms Molly Cook Costume Support - Joshua and Staci Nelson Family Costume Support - Wang Family |
ACT III | |
| Townsfolk | Julia Walewicz Julia Harshbarger Madeline Oliver Reina Kobayashi Jasmine Jones |
| Tavern Ladies | Andrea Dahl (7 pm) Paula Walewicz Bonnie Weinberg Amy DeHart (2 pm) Elise Johnson Malerie Moore Miriam Rogers Ashlyn Mills Annie Cook Rebekah Nelson |
| Tavern Men | Jake Bartley Joseph Flickner Dalton Heinle Eric Wright |
| Street Dancers | Cassie Wang (2 pm) Sofia Acosta (7 pm) Dena’h Gregory (2 pm) Stephanie Ruley (7 pm) Juliana Kuhn (2 pm) Amy DeHart (7 pm) Andrea Dahl (2 pm) Sydney Wilson (7 pm) |
| Lorenzo | David Cross |
| Gamache | Jesse Cooper |
| Kitri | Stephanie Ruley (2 pm) Dena’h Gregory (7 pm) |
| Basilo | Shane Tice |
| Don Quixote | Danny Ryan |
| Sancho Panza | Asher Wilson |
| Marisa & Catalina | Anne Marie Dahms(2 pm) Molly Cook (7 pm) Danica Williams (2 pm) Juliana Kuhn (7 pm) |
| Bridesmaids | Hannah Baillie Morgan Bartram Anna Wolock (7 pm) Lisa Kobayashi (2 pm) Malerie Moore |
| Mercedes | Molly Cook (2 pm) Lisa Kobayashi (7 pm) |
| Espada | Adam Still |
| Dulcinea del Toboso | Sydney Wilson (2 pm) Danica Williams (7 pm) |
| Video, Photos | Mike Strong, kcdance.com |
American Youth Ballet 2013-2014 Season | |
| Senior Company | Sofia Acosta Hannah Baillie Morgan Bartram Molly Cook Andrea Dahl Anne-Marie Dahms Amy DeHart Dena’h Gregory Lisa Kobayashi Juliana Kuhn Stephanie Ruley Paula Walewicz Cassie Wang Catherine Watkins Bonnie Weinberg Anna Wolock Danica Williams Sydney Wilson |
| Junior Company | Annie Cook Elise Johnson Malerie Moore Ashlyn Mills Rebekah Nelson Miriam Rogers |
| Apprentice Company | Julia Harshbarger Jasmine Jones Reina Kobayashi Madeline Oliver Julia Walewicz Eric Wright |
In-Theater pictures
Molly Cook
David Cross (Lorenzo) looks for Kitri
who is hiding in the crowd
Molly Cook and Dena'h Gregory
Shane Tice (Basilio) - two sets of grande jeté en tournant photos - the bottom ten photos were taken during thursday's dress and the top ten photos during friday's dress.
Please note that any inconsistencies are mine (my timing) not Shane's - Camera frame numbers are: Thu: 7872-7871 and Fri: 5901-5910
Dena'h Gregory (Kitri 7pm) and Shane Tice (Basilio)
Eric Roth, behind the curtain getting ready for the Gypsy dance at the start of Act II.
Sydney Wilson
Adam Still (Espada)
Positioning their headpieces. Danica Williams (center)
Stephanie Ruley
Molly Cook
(Mercedes)
Dena'h Gregory
Cassie Wang
Julianna Kuhn
and Molly Cook (Marisa & Catalina) with Shane Tice in in-between positions as he completes a leap
This one nicely shows the two Marisa & Catalina roles in a jete although I've cut off Julianna's trailing foot, thanks to a camera "feature."
CAMERA "FEATURES"
This is because I "found" a feature of my camera. There is a small button at the back of the camera, along the top
right where my forehead touches it when shooting. If this button is pressed at the same time I am rotating the
shutter speed thumbwheel the camera will change from 24 megapixels to 16 megs by cropping the frame.
When it does this there is only a think black line in the frame which indicates the "taking" area, easy to miss in the dark.
Why any equipment designer thought this was a good idea I cannot imagine but in the middle of active shooting it is a killer.
I lost tons of performance shots in the first act of the 7pm cast because of this, cutting off feet, toes, hands, even a head.
Features like this are added to cameras and devices (and to software) to pump up prices rather than add real value.
I've run into this particular feature once before which cost me a lot of the frame in shots of NYC last year.
There is another, similar, easy-to-fall-into "feature" I found earler this year, exposure bracketing and a handy
button for popping up the flash, but that one I handled by gaffer-taping across the top of my cameras so
that my camera's own flash never pops up.
If I want flash I used either a large external unit or studio strobes.
Lisa Kobayashi as Mercedes
(showing a camera "feature" as explained just above)
Stephanie Ruley (Kitri) and Jesse
Cooper (Gamache) - as Kitri rejects Gamache attention
Amy DeHart
Amy DeHart
Danny Ryan (Don Quixote) and
Asher Wilson (Sancho Panza)
Street Dancers
Jennifer Tierney, adjusting a costume
Molly Cook (holding the fan), Joseph Flickner
Jennifer Tierney, pulling thread, working on a tutu during notes
(art view)
Jennifer Tierney, sewing a tutu during notes (see-yah view)
Shane Tice and Dena'h Gregory
Eric Roth
Just standing around, flexing feet
Loading out late Saturday evening.
On-stage Barre
- Adam Still (Espada)
Stephanie Ruley - series
Dena'h Gregory - series
The two sets of pirouettes above show repeated actions. The difference in the number of turns for each dancer is not about the dancer's ability but about the memory capacity
and memory speed of the camera. There are no missing frames. In the 14 frames above the camera was still using my 95 mb-per-second card (my primary card which it fills first).
Below it had switched to my slower card of 45 mb-per-second and just could not digest the digital information fast enough to let me shoot each and every turn.
(I shoot JPG + RAW meaning it has to store about 30 mb per frame)
Even with the faster card the camera could not digest all the shots fast enough for me to get all the pirouettes.
Dena'h Gregory, behind the curtain, getting ready for the next act during dress.