Malashock Blog Series: Behind The Curtain #1
August 27, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
[Behind The Curtain is a unique opportunity to get exclusive insight into the inner workings of Malashock Dance performances, programs, and events through first-person accounts from those that make them happen. From performers and choreographers to directors, producers, and beyond, our varied cast of contributors will provide an entertaining insiders look at what happens "behind the scenes" at Malashock Dance .]
Series #1 - MALASHOCK THINKS YOU CAN DANCE
As we approach our 4th Annual MALASHOCK THINKS YOU CAN DANCE! Fundraiser on October 9, we’ll be hearing from all levels of participants, past and present, ...
Summer Intensive Success!
July 23, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
It is hard to believe another MALASHOCK DANCE SUMMER INTENSIVE is over. If flew by in a blink of an eye. The students were wonderful dancers and wonderful people to boot.
During the first week, I reset John Malashock’s TRIBES. Luckily, I had just taught this piece to the Malashock company dancers so it was fresh in my head. I taught the 1st section which is basically 6 solos followed by giant leaps, high kicks and backache inducing arches to the floor. Well then, what to do? I taught them the piece and it was looking terrific — do I really ...
Malashock Recommends: YDance! Camp (5-8yrs)
June 30, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
YDance! is a week-long dance camp held at The Malashock Dance School, that is made possible by a partnership with The Peninsula Family YMCA. During these busy summer months, many families are looking for camps that will keep their kids happy, active, and curious for a week or so.
The Malashock Dance School is proud to facilitate a camp where 5-8 year-old students are engaged in a variety of healthy, creative, physical activities that will explore dance as a medium for creation, performance, and even story telling. Students involved will become active as choreographers, building self-esteem and social ...
Malashock Dance through Summer
June 29, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
The Malashock Dance Summer Intensive is fast approaching and it will be two weeks of non-stop dance featuring classes in technique, new works, repertory (not only Malashock repertory but also repertory by guest artists Keith Johnson and Bradley Lundberg), as well as mini-workshops in Dance Photography, Partnering, Contact Improvisation and Dance Stories (with John Malashock).
With regard to my piece for my New Works class, I have found some wonderful music by KODO that is both exhilarating and inspiring. Anyone who knows my movement, knows the piece with be fast-paced, somewhat leggy and a lot of fun. In repertory, I will ...
CHAGALL & TRIBES at the Jewish Arts Festival
June 23, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
CHAGALL and TRIBES came together wonderfully at the Jewish Arts Festival. The performances went smoothly and the reviews were stellar. The music from Hot P’stromi was amazing. It is always a privilege and also a challenge to perform with live music. It never sounds the same as the CD. The tempos change, and, occasionally, complete measures of music disappear. That being said, it really kept the dancers on their toes, so to speak, and also kept the performance alive and fresh.
Michael Mizerany
Associate Artistic Director
Malashock Dance
Did you miss the Jewish Arts Festival? Malashock Dance teamed up with Yale Strom for ...
Malashock Recommends Chagall at the Jewish Arts Festival
June 9, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
John Malashock and Yale Strom decided to combine forces in December ‘09 to create a collaborative dance/musical celebrating the life and work of Marc Chagall. Yale Strom is a masterful composer of Eastern European folk music of the soul. This program features a short concert by Yale Strom and Hot P’Stromi, followed by an encore performance of Strom/Malashock’s 1993 collaboration, Tribes. The program concludes with a premiere of three sections of this new work in progress, Chagall, on June 10, 12 & 13. Chagall will combine Yale’s compositions, live musicians, singers, and live dance performance of John Malashock’s vision. They ...
Don’t Miss the Malashock Dance School’s Spring Showcase!
June 2, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
Once a year, at the annual Spring Showcase , The Malashock Dance School embraces the opportunity to show off our talented and dedicated dance students and faculty in a public performance. It is a time for us to show the trajectory of the school, which facilitates classes for dancers ages 3 through adult, and can eventually lead to professional level training and career opportunities.
No, we will not make you sit through hours of three-year-olds in tutus, but we will allow our Teen and Adult dancers to entertain and move you in a dynamic evening of dance at San Diego ...
New Works Workshop: A Whirlwind Challenge
May 26, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
The New Works Workshop was so much fun: 10 hours with 15 great dancers, a choreographers’ dream. The first day was especially fun — teaching phrase work, arranging it, drilling it and cleaning it. The dancers were tireless; they definitely met the challenge head on. It was so amazing to see how they ate up the movement — over and over and over again. I was quickly advised by the lovely ladies to stop saying, "One more time," and start just saying, "Again," because it was never just "one more time." Your observations are duly noted.
The second day I noticed ...
Don’t Miss the New Works Workshop!
May 21, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
I am really excited for my New Works Workshop this weekend at Dance Place San Diego — it is going to be amazing this year! I have 16 dancers participating, and I can’t wait to start working with each and every one of them. We’ll meet Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., and then one more time to review/clean before the piece premieres at the Malashock Dance School Showcase on June 5th at 7 p.m. (Though coordinating 16 dancer schedules can be a daunting task, I am an expert in that regard! The Malashock Dance company members ...
See a dance “on the way” to being finished, at this weekend’s Studio Series
May 13, 2010 · Posted by Malashock Dance Blog ·
Want a behind-the-scenes sneak preview of Malashock Dance’s current work-in-progress, The Floating World ?
This weekend audiences will be welcomed into the Malashock studio for the unveiling of the results of 5 weeks of rehearsal process, since the initial Studio Series event On the Spot . Please join us to witness the first round of choreographic ’sketches’ and offer your feedback and interpretations of The Floating World , an interdisciplinary collaboration with filmmaker/video artist Tara Knight, produced in conjunction with the San Diego Museum of Art’s exhibit of Japanese Woodblock Prints next season.
For Saturday only you also have the opportunity ...
