Imprint Performance Season
Musgrove Studio - Maidment Theatre
24 October: 7pm; 25 October: 2pm & 7pm
I October, 2014:
Twelve young dancers from Auckland Youth Dance Company have been rehearsing for many months in the lead up to presenting Imprint their third performance season of ballet and contemporary dance works at the Musgrove Studio (Maidment Theatre) later
this month.
Artistic Director, Elizabeth Harvey says that she founded the company “to give promising young dancers the opportunity
to participate in a professional show, performing complex choreography that would challenge them beyond anything they
have experienced before”.
Former company members have in fact gained a great deal from the experience with several of them going on to
professional dance careers. Young dancer, Moeri Iwata (pictured) seems set to follow in their footsteps, following her
graduation with a New Zealand Performing Arts Diploma in Dance and Theatre Arts at the end of this year. She is hoping
to then join a classical ballet company.
The show will feature a four-part work choreographed by Ms Harvey to Tahi by NZ percussion band Strike. In addition, the former Senior Principle Dancer of London’s Royal Ballet Company, Carl
Myers, has created two works to music by Ravel and Vivaldi for the young dancers. Danielle Saunders has chosen music
from operatic pop group Il Divo to create her work Aranjuez and there will be several shorter items including some student choreographies.
Tickets are specially priced at $20/$15/$12 so that young people can afford to attend. Bookings can be made through
Maidment Theatre online: www.maidment.auckland.ac.nz or by telephone: 09 308 2383
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