Macau – Monday May 17, 2010: Mr. Franco Dragone, Founder & Artistic Director of Franco Dragone Entertainment Group was invited to deliver a keynote speech at the International Performing Arts and Culture Industry Summit of The 9th China Art Festival–to introduce the creation concept of ‘The House of Dancing Water’, the largest water-based show in the world. ‘The House of Dancing Water’, the breathtaking new show personally directed by Mr. Franco Dragone, draws creative inspiration from the Chinese culture. The USD250 million production incorporates dazzling costuming, amazing audio and visual special affects, combined with awe inspiring sets produced by some of the world’s most esteemed and inspired set designers. The approximately 77-strong casts of international performance artists and approximately 130 top production and technical members from more than 18 countries around the world take the audiences on a special sensory experience. World famous for its spectacular and imaginative productions including Le Rêve and Céline Dion’s A New Day in Las Vegas, Franco Dragone Entertainment Group has been working on the development of his new Macau show for City of Dreams for almost four years.
Despite a lifelong struggle with failing vision and the political conspiracy that have defined post-revolutionary Cuba, Alonso returned to her beloved land and founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba and created the island's first dance school. At the age of eight, when she took her first dance lesson, she recalled to www.spain-alive.com, "I knew that I was going to love it more than anything in my life." That love has pushed her through six decades of dance. Born Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martinez Hoya on December 21, 1921 (though some sources say it was 1917); Alonso was the youngest of four children. Her father, Antonio Martinez, was an officer in the Cuban army and her mother, Ernestina Hoya, was a homemaker.
This stroke changed her, she went on to write a book called Reprieve, where she explained her setbacks from not being able to continue as much as she wanted too. After completing that book she wrote four more. Where the Wings Grow, America Dances, Portrait Gallery, and her last called Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham. She was a very close friend with legend dancer and choreographer Martha Graham and wrote a biography about her that she worked on for thirty years. Other book that she has written include, To a Young Dancer, The Book of Dance, Lizzie Borden: Dance of Death, Dance in America, Russian Journals, and Speak to Me, Dance with
Dance Homework – Research Task Katherine Dunham Katherine Dunham was born on June 22nd 1909. Dunham had many great talents as well as dance and choreography. She was an artist, anthropologist, author, manager, movie star, activist, producer, educator, wife and mother .She was inspired by caribbean dance and African culture which gave her the idea to bring them together. She became first interested in dance when she began studying ballet in 1928. She was then accepted to the University of Chicago in 1929 as an anthropology major in which she focused on dance.
On Friday, December 16th, I went to see the Nutcracker. It was put on by Laguna Ballet at Mckinney Theater, located at Saddleback College. This year’s guest artists are Anton Pankevich, a former member of the Dutch National Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and currently with San Jose Ballet; and Sven Toorvald, former member of the Houston Ballet and Hubbard Street of Chicago. In 1891, choreographer Marius Petipa asked Peter Tchaikovsky to compose the music for Alexandre Dumas’ adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” This is when the ballet was born.
This is where he saw more so what the career was of a performer, musician, choreographer and many people involved in the theatre and the ballet. After graduating in 1985, Bourne joined Transitions Dance Company having the amazing opportunity to tour with them in 1985 and 1986, this gave his a lot of time to spend with talented and professional dances. Continually throughout his career, he received many awards for his tremendous achievements. As well as a lot of recognition for his work “The most successful choreographer alive. A master of social observation”, "Bourne has reached audiences that other dance-maker’s cant", “Matthew Bourne has utterly changed the landscape of dance forever” All of these compliments were to do with extraordinary unseen work, which shows that to the people which his works were aimed at he truly was a seminal artist.
Donyea Martin Period 4 Personal Narrative Last summer my dance studio and I went to Velocity Dance Convention Nationals in Las Vegas. After weeks of practicing until my legs started to shake and my lips turned blue, I felt my team was confident and prepared for a full week of non-stop dancing. The venue of Velocity was the Plant Hollywood Hotel and Casino. On entering the hotel I immediately sensed the glamour and glitz as the light reflected off the enormous crystal chandelier. As I regain my focus from being astounded, I noticed the hotel was filled with hundreds of dancers with their noses jammed high in the air.
She decided to pursue a B.A. at Howard University with a concentration in classical literature, speech, and theater. All through her college years, she continued to dance at the university and with choreographer Michael Malone's dance troupe. Allen graduated from Howard University in 1971 with a degree in drama. She later relocated to New York City where she developed her talents as a dancer, actress, and singer.
When the Graham family moved to California in the 1910’s Martha saw Ruth at the Mason Opera House in LA which inspired her to pursue study dance. However being faithful Presbyterians, they didn’t allow it. Despite this fact she proceeded to enroll in an arts-oriented junior college after her father’s passing, and then in the Denishawn School of Dancing. Founded by Ruth Saint Denis and her husband, Ted Shawn. Graham spent 8 years at Denishawn as a student and instructor, improving her technique and dancing professionally, as well as starring in the production “Xotchil”, a specially produced performance for Graham made by Ted Shawn.
This is the biggest salt water fountain of the world; it jets the water about 312 meters above the Red Sea. The fountain has been given as a present by King Fahd to the city Jeddah. The best time to visit the fountain is at dawn or during nighttime. From Jeddah´s Corniche you will enjoy wonderful views as the fountain is lighted with 500 spotlights and it dominates Jeddah´s skyline, so you can not miss it. The next spot is Balad.The shopping area of Balad is one of the major sightseeing as well as a shopper's paradise.