Photo by Katie Aaberg Grand Rapids Ballet School Summer Intensive Resident Assistants Name: Keenan Kangas Hometown: Lansing, Michigan Dance experience: 10 years of musical theater and 5 years of ballet Favorite food: Fettuccine alfredo Favorite movie: Titanic Favorite toppings on a pizza: Chicken barbecue If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Middle Earth Favorite […]
Photo by Katie Aaberg Grand Rapids Ballet School Summer Intensive Resident Assistants Name: Rebecca Levin Hometown: Los Angeles, California Dance Experience: 15 years with an emphasis on ballet. Currently studies at Butler University. Favorite movie: Monsters University Favorite food: Mangoes and avocados Best season: Summer Favorite toppings on a pizza: Pineapple Favorite ballet: Giselle Follow Rebecca on […]
Photo by Katie Aaberg Grand Rapids Ballet School Summer Intensive Resident Assistants Name: Liz Hometown: East Lansing, Michigan Dance experience: 29 years. Received a BFA in dance from Oakland University and a master’s in Arts Development from University of Denver. Danced for various contemporary companies. Performed as a B-girl and a backup dancer. Favorite movie: […]
Photo by Katie Aaberg Grand Rapids Ballet School Summer Intensive Resident Assistants Name: Nigel Tau Hometown: Savannah, Georgia Dance experience: 13 years. Trained at Next Generation and BalletMet. Currently dances with Grand Rapids Ballet as a company member. Favorite food: Donuts Favorite movie: Imitation Game Favorite toppings on a pizza: Mac and cheese If you […]
By company dancer Connie Flachs Brian Enos stands in the front of the studio, dressed head to toe in black. His focused gaze is directed on the three girls learning Alice, waltzing across the center of the room. “Good, good,” he declares softly. Approaching one of them, he asks her to stretch her leg farther […]
LUIS GRANÉ: MEET THE VISUAL ARTIST BRINGING OUR WONDERLAND TO LIFE Born in Argentina, Luis Grané studied medicine and worked in a human anatomy laboratory at Buenos Aires University before studying ine arts and graphic design. Following his true passion, Grané moved irst to London where he worked in advertising for almost four years, and […]
By company dancer Connie Flachs We continue our series of introductions to the famously strong female characters of playwright Henrik Ibsen that appear in Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House in Extremely Close April 12-14 at Peter Martin Wege Theatre. Here we are introduced to Hedda Gabler from the 1890 four-act play. Hedda Gabler is among Ibsen’s […]
By company dancer Connie Flachs We continue our series of introductions to the famously strong female characters of playwright Henrik Ibsen that appear in Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House in Extremely Close April 12-14 at Peter Martin Wege Theatre. Here we are introduced to Rebecca West from the 1886 four-act play, Rosmersholm. Rosmersholm was almost titled […]
By company dancer Connie Flachs We continue our series of introductions to the famously strong female characters of playwright Henrik Ibsen that appear in Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House in Extremely Close April 12-14 at Peter Martin Wege Theatre. Here we are introduced to Ellida Wangel from his 1888 five-act play, Lady from the Sea. Lady From […]
By company dancer Connie Flachs We continue our series of introductions to the famously strong female characters of playwright Henrik Ibsen that appear in Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House in Extremely Close April 12-14 at Peter Martin Wege Theatre. Next, we meet Mrs. Helen Alving from the 1881 three-act play Ghosts which premiered in Chicago, Illinois. […]
