[2011]Mimi's new work with Willamette Apprentice Ballet

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Yang, Yun     chanelno1983 at gmail.com
    Fri Apr  8 15:00:46 PDT 2011

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> Hi all,
> Forward the information. The Willamette  Apprentice Ballet performance
> is April 8 and 9, 8:00 pm at Corvallis High School Theater. Tickets is
> available online at www.CorvallisTheaters.com
> <http://www.CorvallisTheaters.com> or at the door. Adults- $12.00,
> Students, Childern, seniors- $6.00
> I have 2 Choreography works will perform by Willamette Apprentice
> Ballet. One of my new work is combine the Chinese elements and Modern/
> Ballet movement technique. Also, I work with O.S.U. professors Micheal
> Coolen. And we have life music with this piece (piano, flute and Pi-Pa
> ( one of Chinese Music).
> The other  piece is the /Passages of Enlightenment/ utilizes Chinese
> dance ribbon techniques with contemporary ballet/ Morden  dance.
> Thank you
> Mimi Chen, M.F.A.
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> *_Willamette Apprentice Ballet: Ethereal, Classical, Dynamic_*
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> *Director: Megan Skinner*
>
> Willamette Apprentice Ballet, the non-profit performing branch of the
> Corvallis Academy of Ballet, will present its annual spring concert
> April 8^th & 9^th , 2011 at the Corvallis High School Theater.
> /Willamette Apprentice Ballet: Ethereal, Classical, Dynamic/, will
> feature a mix of excerpts from the standard classical ballet
> repertoire, as well as new contemporary ballet and Chinese dance pieces.
>
> The program will open with excerpts from Act II of /Swan Lake/,
> featuring graduating senior Brittany Shreeve in the role of Odette.
> Other classical ballet excerpts will include a solo from the early
> 19^th century ballet /Nayada and the Fisherman/, featuring graduating
> senior Angela Ahn as the Nayada (a water sprite), as well as an
> Oriental Dance from the ballet /Raymonda/, featuring graduating senior
> Emily Rist. All of these classical ballet excerpts are staged by WAB’s
> new Ballet Mistress Irina Vassileni-Uralsky, a former ballerina with
> the Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow, and the new Intermediate/Advanced-levels
> teacher at the Corvallis Academy of Ballet.
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> WAB’s Resident Choreographer Matthew Averill has choreographed a new
> contemporary ballet, /Rumeurs/, to music by the Cirque de Soleil
> composer, ReneéDupere, and Guest Choreographer Mimi Chen is presenting
> two Chinese dance/contemporary ballet pieces. Chen’s /Passages of
> Enlightenment/ utilizes Chinese dance ribbon techniques, while her new
> and as-yet untitled piece, will utilize the long, flowing sleeves of
> traditional Chinese costume. This new piece also features an original
> score by local composer Michael Coolen, and Mr. Coolen’s music will be
> performed live at both performances.
>
> The Corvallis Academy of Ballet’s Character Dance class will perform
> the Children’s Polonaise from the ballet /Paquita/, and rounding out
> the program will be several ballet pieces performed by the Classical
> Ballet Academy of Portland, Directed by Sarah Rigles, and several
> contemporary dance pieces performed by Legacy Dance of Portland,
> Directed by Anna Rigles Smith.
>
> Tickets are on sale NOW at www.CorvallisTheaters.com
> <http://www.corvallistheaters.com/>. Reserved Seating, $12 Adults & $6
> Children, Students, Seniors (age 60+)
>
> /Willamette Apprentice Ballet is a 501(c)3 non-profit student ballet
> company. Founded in 1995 by Catherine Levi, the company became a
> non-profit organization in 2007./
>
> *The mission of the Willamette Apprentice Ballet is to educate our
> dancers in the discipline and beauty of classical ballet, and to share
> our work with the community by:*
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> *-providing affordable dance concerts of the highest quality to local
> audiences;*
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> *-providing pre-professional performance experiences for our dancers;*
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> *-educating our dancers in classical ballet repertoire and new
> repertoire created by*
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> *experienced teachers and choreographers;*
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> *-creating exciting collaborative performances with other artists and
> non-profits, integrating*
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> *live music and theater with dance.*
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> **
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> /If you would like to make a _tax-deductible donation_ to Willamette
> Apprentice Ballet, please send cash or checks to:/
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> //
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> *Willamette Apprentice Ballet*
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> *P.O. Box 2748*
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> *Corvallis, OR 97339-2748*
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