IN MOTION: PACC Performance Dance Company
The ensemble is composed of outstanding dancers selected from the center's training program, auditions and invitation. The aim of the ensemble is to provide opportunity for these dancers to experience the creative process of a performing organization while refining and expanding their technique and knowledge of our Art of Dance.
The ensemble seeks to make available to the community the widest range of quality dance through lecture-demonstrations, workshops, school, and community performances (seasons). We wish to develop a wide repertoire based on classical and contemporary ballet work, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap and ethnic dance, in order to reach everyone.
It is our goal to give each individual a greater appreciation and understanding of the Art of Dance.
COMPANY AND SCHOLARSHIP
AUDITIONS
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am Ages 8-12, 11:00am – 12:00pm Ages 13 – 25
Place: Performing Arts Center of Connecticut, 18 Lindeman Dr. Trumbull, CT
Contact: 203-372-ARTS(2787) ~ PACofConnecticut@aol.com
Fee: $10.00
Audition will consist of ballet barre, center and floor work, a modern and hip hop combination. Ladies, please come dress in leotard, tights with ballet and pointe shoes and bring warm up clothes for modern and hip hop. No jewelry and hair is to be in a bun or securely pulled away from your face. Gentlemen, please wear dance tights, ballet slippers and t-shirt and bring warms up for modern and hip hop. If there is a conflict with the audition date, please see us to schedule another time. It is our recommendation that if at all possible you make the June 1st date since we may fill all openings at the first audition. If you have any questions please see us. Thank you!
Adjudication by: Pedro Ruiz Mr. Ruiz is a renowned choreographer and dancer who was born and trained in Cuba, as well as in Venezuela. In a 21-year career with Ballet Hispanico as its principal dancer, Ruiz also choreographed three critically acclaimed ballets for the company. The New York Post said of Guajira, "An especially fine work of form and structure." The New York Times gave kudos to Club Havana saying, "An explosion of sensuous pure dance." And Time Out New York glowed, "Ruiz's Cecilia furthers the notion that his pieces exhibit a timelessness." Mr. Ruiz has now set out on his own choreographing for other dance companies. Since 2005, he created Sonetos de Amor for Chicago's Luna Negra Dance Theater; premiered a new work, Mediterranea, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center; restaged his acclaimed Guajira for Marymount Manhaatna College; as well as a collaborative piece for The Joffrey Ballet and Luna Negra entitled called San Juan. In the Fall of 2007, Ruiz will premiere Allegro con Sabor at The Harris Theatre in Chicago for The Joffrey. Recently, Ruiz was profiled nationally on the PBS program "In The Life." Upcoming in 2008, he will also be choreographing for Alvin Ailey/Fordham University BFA Program and LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. Mr. Ruiz is also teaching as a faculty member at Marymount College, Alvin Ailey and is on the staff of Scarsdale Ballet. Ruiz has performed at The White House for several presidents and, in 1998, he received the New York dance world's highest honor, the Bessie Award. Last year, Mr. Ruiz was also honored for his illustrious dance career by The Cuban Artist's Fund and was awarded a major grant by The Joyce Foundation.
Auditions
2008 Auditions for IN MOTION will be on Sunday, June 1 at 10a.m. Special auditions will be held for those with scheduling conflicts. Auditions will be in Ballet, Modern and Hip Hop. Please bring ballet and pointe shoes, proper dance attire, girls must have their hair pulled securely away from their face. Company will consist of a maximum of 20 Senior members, plus an additional 20 Junior Company members. Once June auditions have passed, all further auditions are made by appointment only. There is a $10 Audition Fee.You need not be a student of the Performing Arts Center of Connecticut, LLC to be a company member of IN MOTION: PACC Performance Dance Company.
There will be a meeting for all company dancers and their parents to explain ensemble policy and fees.
ABOUT THE COMPANYThis pre-professional company was begun to provide performance opportunities for talented and gifted young dancers. We are very proud of the accomplishments of our dance ensemble in the past 3 years. These young dancers have been instructed by prominent dancers and choreographers from notable ballet, modern, jazz and hip hop companies. Our company members take classes from our in-house faculty, guest faculty and receive Master Classes from notable instructors in the field of dance on a monthly basis. It is our hope that during our fourth season, we will perform more frequently and achieve an even higher level of technical and performance excellence. The ensemble is available for performances, fundraisers and entertainment. Scholarships are given on both a financial and talent basis. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
| PACC SENIOR COMPANY | COMPANY APPRENTICES | JUNIOR COMPANY | ||
| Ashli Bickford | Jessica Altchiler | Andie Altchiler | ||
| Kendra Burek | Sophie Bolton | Danielle Altchiler | ||
| Hannah Carron | Jenna Centopani | Erica Block | ||
| Juan Carmona | Alyssa DeLucia | Maytal Bowman | ||
| Tyler DuBoys | Elizabeth Golas | Gabrielle Breiten | ||
| Sindy Folgar | Rebecca Kaiserman | Shelby Grant | ||
| Kelsey Gangnath | Natalie Karpinski | Elizabeth Greiner | ||
| Samantha Goldburg | Sara LaBella | Kimmy Kaster | ||
| Allison Gorbach | Richard Lawrence | Emily Morgan | ||
| Carly Lind | Cassidy Lewis | Abbie Perez | ||
| Abi Malin | Chloe Lind | Hayley Ratick | ||
| Mia Malin | Nicole Meredith | Elizabeth Stanton | ||
| Liana Martinez | Wade Moore | Kelsey Tate | ||
| Natasha Morelli | Ashley Signes | |||
| Tiffany Petrocelli | Shannon Vaugh | |||
| Raymond Pinto | Kayla Yoder | |||
| Jess Riley | ||||
| Alyssa Venditto | ||||
| Erika Wuhrer | ||||
| Christina Zuccarello |
Reviews of IN MOTION:
A recent review said, "Finally, a hearty round of applause is due to "Against All Odds", a very professional local dance troupe's piece - with fine costume design and unique choreography. Their performance was remarkable in that it was not so much dancing "...as fluid, naturalist beauty." The Eagle
Christopher F. Davis, Producing Director of Dancers Responding to AIDS recently had the following to say about In Motion's performance and Nikole LaChioma's choreography, "Paranoiattack is the perfect example of what Bob Fosse would have done in the year 2006. It is the exact vocabulary established by Mr. Fosse while still looking fresh and relevant to today's taste. I've danced in 7 Broadway shows and have worked with Anne Reinking, Chita Rivera, Ben Vereen, Chris Chadman and was part of the pre-Fosse invitation only workshop- getting to work with the incomparable Gwen Verdon., I consider this to be one of the most original pieces based on the Fosse vocabulary that I have ever seen from a non professional group."
PACC and the
NEW HAVEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Our dance company, In Motion has been invited to choreograph and dance with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra for their 2009 Season at Woosley Hall and their Connecticut In-School Educational Series. We wil begin work on Copland's "Appalchian Spring" this coming Fall. This is an amazing opportunity to dance with a live orchestra and dance in an historical and beautiful venue like Woosley Hall!2007-2008 Performances
September 29,2007 Performance “CT Dancers For Good”CT DRA, The Theater for the Peforming Arts, Hartford
Saturday, October 6, 2007 9:30-11:00am AIDS Walk,
McLevy Green, Bridgeport
October 27, 2007 Kennedy Center Benefit,
Rolling Ridge Country Club, Wilton
December 2007 Westfield Works Wonders,
Trumbull Mall Performance
Tap City Performance (TBA)
NYC
Sunday, January 20, 2008 AAPAE Winter Invitational
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
Friday, February 8, 2008 Trumbull High School "Steven A. Merrihew" Performing Arts Scholarship Benefit Concert, 7:30pm
Trumbull High School, Trumbull, CT
February 10, 2008 Dancefest 2008
Stamford Center for the Arts, Rich Forum, Stamford
March 8, 2008 DRA Benefit Concert
SUNY, Purchase, NY
March 29, 2008 Senator’s Community Foundation Cabaret
Toquet Hall, Westport, CT
April 2008 A Night of Classical Ballet
Venue to be announced
May 10, 2008 American Cancer Society Gala
Greenwich Hyatt, Greenwich, CT
May 17, 2008 Trumbull Special Olympics
Trumbull High School, Trumbull
May 22, 2008 Madison Square Garden
New York Liberty Basketball Game
May 25, 2008 Ballet at the Trumbull Gazebo
Trumbull Arts Commission, Trumbull, CT
June 7, 2008 Connecticut Special Olympics
Southern Connecticut State University
June 2008 PACC’s End of Year Dance Concert
Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield
July and August 2008 Institute for the Arts
Kent, CT - Performing Guest Artists Concert