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Exhilarating First Rehearsal with Ballet BC!
TPE musicians, Ballet BC dancers, lighting and sound designers, choreographers…all sharing the Faris Studio at the Scotia Dance centre today (and there ’til we move to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre next week). It’s hard to believe we’re developing another large live music and dance presentation so soon after Firebird 2011 – but our double anniversary [...]
Firebird 2011 – Two Distinct Presentations
Turning Point Ensemble’s Firebird 2011 is actually two distinct presentations – and as we head into performances we are excited to share it with you. The first half of our show will be a very special concert presentation – no dance – music alone. It is an arrangement of some of Stravinsky’s Firebird ballet music. We had to obtain [...]
We’re in the Cultch!
Our ensemble’s first rehearsals today with Alan Storey’s amazing set. Our lighting designer Conor Moore and Simone are working long hours to set the light cues. What an exciting set of performances this will be. Luckily, the Cultch was available for a couple extra days – and we really need them. But, when I asked Simone whether we [...]
Musicians and Dancers together for LUFT
ENSEMBLE REHEARSES MORLOCK’S LUFT WITH DANCERS FOR FIREBIRD 2011 Tonight (Tuesday) was the first time the TPE ensemble, dance, and design team met at the same time to rehearse Jocelyn Morlock’s new work – now titled “Luft” — in the Birmigham studio at the Scotia Dance Centre. It’s a small space – but there’s something so invigorating in the proximity of [...]
TPE and a new Firebird Arrangement
This past week Turning Point Ensemble members read the most recent draft of Michael Bushnell’s arrangement of Stravinsky’s Firebird music. This new suite, specifically arranged for Turning Point Ensemble’s instrumentation (with permission from the Orchestral version’s copyright owners) is a stunning exploration of Stravinsky’s grand musical imagination focussed into a large chamber music experience. [...]
