June 17th, 2017 - 7:30 pm
Saturday At JCCC Carlsen Center

Project Premiere

American Dance Center (studio rehearsals) and
Performance at Carlsen Center at JCCC
in the Polsky Theater

A fairly short program but well worth it coming out of a two week intensive at American Dance Center from various teachers/choreograhers.
A performance worthy of many professional companies. Head out there this evening.


Dream Space by Winston Dynamite Brown, in studio run the night before the theater performance
Dream Space by Winston Dynamite Brown, in studio run the night before the theater performance

Lotta
"Lotta"

On Stage in the Theater (pictures below the program information)

More pictures after Saturday

Project Premiere 2017

Program

Lotta

Choreography Meredith Green
Music Giovinni Sollima
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
Costuming DirectorJennifer Tierney
DancersRebekah Nelson, Cassie Wang, Julia Walewicz, Amanda Young, Miriam Rogers, Elise Johnson, Erica Domen, Olivia Ayres, Elyse Jackson, Ally Kaestner, Hannah Chong, Ellaysiah Montgomery, Eric Wright
 

Bellezza

Choreography Kristopher Estes-Brown
Music George Frideric Handel
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
Costuming DirectorJennifer Tierney
DancersJulia Harshbarger, Hannah Baillie, Juliana Kuhn, Annie Cook, Kennedy Newell, Maureen Borberg, Audrey Merckling, Annika Jones, Madalyn Hesterlee, Ella Heibert, Kaylee Meinholdt, Oscar Miller, Levi Coy
 

Dream Space

Choreography Winston Dynamite Brown
Music Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
CostumingJennifer Tierney
Dancers Juliana Kuhn, Annie Cook, Rebekah Nelson, Elise Johnson, Audrey Merckling, Miriam Rogers, Ally Kaestner, Maureen Borberg, Sophia Egger, Ellayziah Montgomery, Ann Nelson, Anne Chen, Annika Jones, Elsa Pineda, Oscar Miller, Eric Wright
 

Through The Cracks

Choreography Kristopher Estes-Brown
MusicHildur Guonadottir
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
Costuming DirectorJennifer Tierney
Dancers Cassie Wang, Julia Walewicz, Julia Harshbarger, Amanda Young, Amanda Stone, Hannah Baillie, Ella Heibert, Olivia Ayres, Nadine Peck, Kaylee Meinholdt, Hannah Chong, Madeline Hesterlee, Elyse Jackson, Jake Bartley, Levi Coy
 

Why Do Fools?

Choreography Winston Dynamite Brown
MusicFrankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Dion, The Hollywood Flames
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
Costuming DirectorJennifer Tierney
DancersCassie Wang, Julia Walewicz, Julia Harshbarger, Amanda Young, Rebekah Nelson, Audrey Merckling, Annie Cook
   
Video, PhotosMike Strong, kcdance.com
 
 

More pictures

The first set of pictures are from theater on Saturday

Cassie Wang in Through The Cracks
Cassie Wang in "Through the Cracks"

Rebekah Nelson in Why Do Fools?
Rebekah Nelson in "Why Do Fools?"

Dream Space
Dream Space

Why Do Fools?
Why Do Fools?


Amanda Young and Jake Bartley in "Through The Cracks"

Cassie Wang and Miriam Rogers in Dream Space
Cassie Wang and Miriam Rogers in "Dream Space"


Bellezza

Lotta
Lotta

Cassie Wang in Lotta
Cassie Wang in "Lotta"

Juliana Kuhn in Dream Space
Juliana Kuhn in "Dream Space"

Through The Cracks
Through The Cracks

Dream Space
Dream Space

 

 

And before the studio shots here are a couple from company class

 

 

Below are pictures from studio workshop and rehearsal


Bellezza

Hannah Baillie
Hannah Baillie

Amanda Young
Amanda Young

Hannah Baillie
Hannah Baillie

Rebekah Nelson (L) and Elise Johnson (front) in Dream Space
Rebekah Nelson (L) and Elise Johnson (front) in "Dream Space"


Cassie Wang


Annie Cook


Last studio run on Friday the 16th, before heading to the theater


Rolling up the Marley in studio 2 (don't you love the wood underneath, which we seldom see?).
They will unroll this onto the stage in Polsky, then return it after the show.

 

 

See these AYB / ADC / Concept Zero picture pages also:

Nutcracker Dec 2021
Nutcracker Dec 2019
Concept Zero "Alibi" July 5, 6, 2019
Solstice Dance Project - 15 June 2019
Sleeping Beauty - May 2019
Nutcracker Dec 2018
Solstice Dance Project - 16 June 2018
Fashions by Jennifer and Amani - 9 June 2018
Alice in Wonderland May 2018
Nutcracker Dec 2017
Project Premiere June 2017
"Beauty and the Beast" and "Firebird" May 2017
Nutcracker Dec 2016
Cinderella May 2016
Nutcracker Dec 2015
One Elegant Evening Oct 2015
Project Premiere June 2015
Concept Zero June 2015
Swan Lake May 2015
Nutcracker Dec 2014
Concept Zero June 2014
Project Premiere June 2014
Don Quixote May 2014
Nutcracker Dec 2013
One Elegant Evening Oct 2013
Project Premiere June 2013
"Sleeping Beauty" and "Firebird" May 2013
Nutcracker Dec 2012
One Elegant Evening October 2012
Project Premiere June 2012
Swan Lake May2012
Nutcracker Dec 2011
Project Premiere June 2011
Nutcracker Dec 2010
See a full set of pictures from a couple of events (by Mike Strong / kcdance.com) with options to buy prints of various sizes (PayPal) at: http://www.kcdance.com/Events/Default.asp
For picture offers directly from American Youth Ballet, all photographers, click below:
https://americanyouthballet.zenfolio.com/