Jennifer Ridgway is a Theatre Teaching Artist who facilitates and consults on creative, arts-making, and -learning experiences, specializing in bringing artistry to life, amplifying everyday stories, promoting empathy, creating positive change, and fostering community joy.
Convergance
Convergence is a contemporary ballet set to music by Ryan Lucas with choreography by Dianna Cuatto. Originally choreographed in 2018, this piece was inspired by how our paths often converge briefly with those of another, sometimes resulting in moments of intimacy and communion.
The Sleeping Beauty- The Prologue, presented by the Ballet Theatre of Maryland
“The Sleeping Beauty” is set to music by Peter IIyich Tchaikovsky and was choreographed and restaged by Dianna Cuatto after Marius Petipa. The Ballet Theatre of Maryland premiered this ballet in February 2016 at both Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts and The Modell Lyric Opera House, which you will see in this recording.
The Prologue- The Christening of Princess Aurora:
In celebration of Princess Aurora’s christening, the King and Queen invite the five good fairies to bestow gifts upon Aurora and to act as her Fairy Godmothers. The Amethyst Fairy, the most powerful fairy of them all, begins to grant aurora her gift of wisdom and abundance when she is interrupted by lightening and thunder. The evil fairy, Caraboose arrives and is angry to have not been invited to the celebration. Carabosse has a gift for the princess too. On her 16th birthday, Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle and DIE! The Amethyst Fairy intervenes, and while she is unable to reverse Carabosse’s spell, she can mitigate it. She promises the King and Queen that the princess will indeed prick her finger on a spindle, but she will not die. Instead, she will fall into a deep sleep for 100 years, to which she will be awaken from by true love’s kiss. This promise breaks Carabosse’s spell and the power of the Amethyst Fairy dismisses the evil fairy. As she leaves, Carabosse promises that she will get her revenge and the princess will die. The Fairies reassure peace and hope to the King and Queen, but out of extra precaution, King Henry bands and vows to burn every spindle in the kingdom.
The Prologue- The Christening of Princess Aurora:
In celebration of Princess Aurora’s christening, the King and Queen invite the five good fairies to bestow gifts upon Aurora and to act as her Fairy Godmothers. The Amethyst Fairy, the most powerful fairy of them all, begins to grant aurora her gift of wisdom and abundance when she is interrupted by lightening and thunder. The evil fairy, Caraboose arrives and is angry to have not been invited to the celebration. Carabosse has a gift for the princess too. On her 16th birthday, Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle and DIE! The Amethyst Fairy intervenes, and while she is unable to reverse Carabosse’s spell, she can mitigate it. She promises the King and Queen that the princess will indeed prick her finger on a spindle, but she will not die. Instead, she will fall into a deep sleep for 100 years, to which she will be awaken from by true love’s kiss. This promise breaks Carabosse’s spell and the power of the Amethyst Fairy dismisses the evil fairy. As she leaves, Carabosse promises that she will get her revenge and the princess will die. The Fairies reassure peace and hope to the King and Queen, but out of extra precaution, King Henry bands and vows to burn every spindle in the kingdom.
Selections from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Selections from the comedic classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Peep guitar demo
Demonstration of the Peep Guitar created and played by Glenn Brown
Carla Perlo, Founding Director Emerita of Dance Place served as the driving force of the organization from September 1, 1980 to August 31, 2017. She has had an active career choreographing, teaching and performing across the US, London, Paris, Italy, Austria, Israel, Mexico and Brazil. Carla was named Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine in 1997 and received the Pola Nirenska Life Time Achievement award in 2017. Many students credit her for their strong foundation and have gone on to lead very successful careers dancing with companies such as Kansas City Ballet, Martha Graham,
Raag Bhairavi
Indian classical sitar player, Laila, is also a painter who has presented audiovisual sitar concerts internationally. This concert at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage was in August 2017.
The emotion of the 'raag' and 'taal' (melody and rhythm) of the semi classical Raag Bhairavu piece is enj=hanced by Laila'swatercolor painting projections in the background.
Sitar- Alif Laila
Tabla - Nitin mItta
Tanpura - Ari Naimon
The emotion of the 'raag' and 'taal' (melody and rhythm) of the semi classical Raag Bhairavu piece is enj=hanced by Laila'swatercolor painting projections in the background.
Sitar- Alif Laila
Tabla - Nitin mItta
Tanpura - Ari Naimon
Medium: Music and art
Year: 2017
Details: 3;38mins
For over 20 years, the Eric Byrd Trio (EBT) has traveled the world as enthusiastic jazz ambassadors. Rooted in swing and be-bop, The Trio also embraces gospel and the blues as core elements of their expansive performance style. Their body of work spans seven unique studio and live recordings on which they shine as a Trio and as collaborators with an expanded 8-piece ensemble they call The Eric Byrd Trio: Brother Ray Band, in tribute to The Genius of Soul icon Ray Charles.