Welcome to your weekly update
for
Sacre: The Auckland Dance
Project
Proudly
part of the REAL New Zealand Festival
For more
information about the project, visit the APO
website.
What’s been happening
With
the Aotea Centre performance of Sacre: The Auckland Dance Project just over a
week away (14 October, to be precise), activity surrounding all aspects of the
project has increased as the final pieces of the puzzle fall into place. You
may have seen Sacre in the news...
• Sacre features at number 14 in Metro magazine’s October ‘Top
20’, and is described as a as ‘a
remarkable project’. Indeed it is.
Dancers
from Tangaroa College also feature in Metro (see right). The stunning image, taken
by APO photographer Adrian Malloch, captures the spirit, energy and
determination the students are bringing to rehearsals.
•
Marnie Hallahan of the Central Leader wrote a fantastic article,
‘Students on their toes’, last Friday after a visit to Hay Park School for a
dance rehearsal. The article captures the positive impact Sacre is having on the dancers.
View the article in full on our Sacre
blog.
Marnie
also produced two more articles after visiting Sacre’s costume designer,
Marama Lloydd, at her studio. ‘Designs
on dance outfits’ appeared in the Western Leader while ‘Costumes
made to fit the show’ was in the Auckland City Harbour News. Both articles display
an image of Marama with a (much anticipated) Sacre t-shirt.
Media interest high
• Sacre will remain in the headlines over the coming week as
interest in the project continues. Students from Mt Albert Grammar School welcomed
music academic and critic Dr. William Dart from the New Zealand Herald yesterday. We look
forward to reading what is sure to be a compelling article.
Pakuranga
Intermediate School (pictured right) received a visit from the lovely Sophie
Wilson of Radio Zealand. Sophie interviewed Sacre’s artistic director
and choreographer, Royston Maldoom, along with Volker
Eisenach,
assistant choreographer, and New Zealand choreographer Moss Patterson. Sophie
wasn’t sure when her story will air, but tune in to Upbeat on Radio NZ Concert (101FM)
next week, Monday to Friday 12pm – 1:30pm, or keep an eye on our Sacre blog for details on when it
plays.
Students rise to the challenge
• Expectations of the dancers have
been raised this week as preparations for production week begin. Royston
continually asks the students, “What impression are you trying to give the
audience? What’s the drama?” placing emphasis on the dynamics of the
performance rather than simply mastering the technique of the movements.
These
expectations reflect Royston’s belief that “you can change your life in a dance
class”. This view inspired award-winning documentary, Rhythm Is It, produced following a
similar journey by 250 youngsters as they worked alongside Royston Maldoom and
the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Pakuranga
Intermediate teacher, Jessica Taylor, has already noticed the positive impact
Royston has had on the local students. “The messages that Royston gives them
are almost more important than the movement. Being proud of yourself. Standing
on your own two feet. It’s like life coaching” she said.
The Sacre family grows
We
are pleased to welcome another highly talented dancer, Megan Adams, to Sacre’s artistic team. Megan
is well regarded in New Zealand as a dancer, choreographer, rehearsal director
and teacher.
Sacre Blog
• Make sure you keep an eye on the Sacre blog regularly for updates and sneak peeks. If you have any great images or news, send them to HelenS@apo.co.nz with ‘Sacre blog’ in the subject line.
• Make sure you keep an eye on the Sacre blog regularly for updates and sneak peeks. If you have any great images or news, send them to HelenS@apo.co.nz with ‘Sacre blog’ in the subject line.
Upcoming events
• 9 October, APO Music Director (and conductor for Sacre) Eckehard Stier
returns to New Zealand
• 10 October, dancers meet as a
full group for the first time as rehearsals commence at TelstraClear Pacific
(TCP)
• 12 October, dancers and
musicians meet each other for the first time at TCP
• 12 October, The Rite of
Spring
dress rehearsal at TCP
• 13 October, rehearsals at Aotea
Centre
• 14 October, rehearsals at Aotea
Centre
• 14 October, Sacre: The
Auckland Dance Project performance, Aotea Centre, 7:30pm. As well as The Rite
of Spring,
the concert includes a kapa haka performance by Te Pou Whakairo, and part 1 of Gareth Farr’s From
the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs.
Sacre: The Auckland Dance
Project Friday 14 October, 7.30pm
ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre. Purchase
tickets from THE EDGE
Prices:
Adults/Senior: $45 $35, $25
Child/Student/Community Service Card holders: $30, $20, $10
Child/Student/Community Service Card holders: $30, $20, $10
For more information
please contact Richard Betts, Publicist, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, p:
(09) 638 6266 x210; m: 021 520 546, e: richardb@apo.co.nz
This dance project looks very good.
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