Dear New Voices (Level VIII) Students and Families!
Welcome to an exciting new year for New Voices II! We have some exciting things planned and I want to make sure you get this information on your calendars:
New Voices goes to the theater:
The students of this class will have two opportunities to see performances as part of our course curriculum.
PNB Rep 1 at McCaw Hall
Saturday, Sept 30 at 7:30pm
Students to arrive at the theater promptly at 6:50pm to collect tickets.
Compania Nacional de Danza at Meany Theater (UW Campus)
Saturday, Jan 27 at 8:00pm
Students to arrive at the theater promptly at 7:20pm to collect tickets.
New Voices hits the stage:
For the second year, New Voices II has been invited by PNB’s DISCOVER DANCE program to participate in their performance on stage at McCaw Hall! Discover Dance is managed by PNB’s Director of Community Education Shannon Barnes and is a program in which PNB teaching artists go to public elementary schools in King County and explore the art of dance and choreography with students. These students then have the wonderful opportunity to perform original works from their in-school PNB residencies for their family, teachers, and friends. As an additional bonus, PNB Company Dancers also present a short work to show how dance can evolve to a professional level. For this year’s performance, New Voices II has been invited to demonstrate a connection between these developmental stages of dance.
I will be asking the students of New Voices to choreograph a group piece with my guidance. All of the choreography will be generated by them as a collective and we will create this work in class every Wednesday. Attendance is vital! The piece will run about 3 mins in length.
Performance Information:
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Time: 6:30pm
Location: McCaw Hall
Duration: 1 hour
Call Time: 5:30pm
· Students of New Voices will need to be excused from school for at least part of the day on Wednesday, Nov. 8 to attend Dress Rehearsal. Service hour credits are available for this event.
· Dress Rehearsal will be Wednesday, November 8 from 12:15am – 1:15pm at McCaw Hall. Please arrive by 11:30am to start on stage by 12:15pm.
· Attendance at Dress Rehearsal in mandatory to perform in the evening.
· Each student is responsible for their own transportation.
· Students have two options: they can remain at PNB with between Dress Rehearsal and the Performance and hang out with Ms. Stone and enjoy pizza and talk about dance (and watch some cool dance films!) OR students may return to school/home and come back at 5:30pm Call. Please communicate your preference.
· Students will be excused from regular PNBS technique class to participate.
If your student is unable to participate, please let me know. They will still take part in the creation process as we build this work during class time. I will also ask that all dancers wear black tights and any black leotard of their choice for costume.
And families are invited to attend! Tickets are only $12 each and can be purchased through the PNB Box Office. That number is 206.441.2424. Scholarship tickets are available upon request.
New Voices Presentation:
Our annual end of year showing will share work created by the students as well as excerpts of professional work by female choreographers.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Studio C
7:30pm
If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I am so excited to give these young women an opportunity to continue along their creative path as well as show our community the wonderful gifts they have to share!
Thanks so much!
Ms. Stone