Kieron Harper, Olivia MacLean, Mollie Oates-Johnson in Alice the Ballet at the Spatz Theatre Feb 17

Kieron Harper, Olivia MacLean, and Mollie Oates-Johnson are in the cast of Alice the Ballet, hosted by Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts and The Conservatory School of Dance. 

The ballet takes place February 17, 2019 at the Spatz Theatre in Halifax. There are two performances, at 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.

Kieron Harper, second from left, will play
the Mad Hatter in Alice the Ballet.

Kieron Harper will play the Mad Hatter in Alice. 

He received a Talent Trust dance scholarship in 2017 and attended the School of Alberta Ballet.

Kieron was one of the winners of the Collective Creation Award for choreography in the 2018 Dance Nova Scotia Taking Steps to Fly competition.

Dancer Olivia MacLean.

Olivia MacLean recently received a pair of Talent Trust dance scholarships to support her studies. 

She attended the four-week 2018 Summer Intensive at Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) in Toronto, and in the fall of 2018 Olivia studied dance at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts in Halifax.

Dancer Mollie Oates-Johnson.

Mollie Oates-Johnson received Talent Trust dance scholarships in 2017 and 2018. 

She’s studied at the Leica Hardy School of Dance and attended summer intensive programs at the School of Alberta Ballet, Dallas Conservatory, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and National Ballet School. 

Mollie was in the lineup for KiDanCo’s spring 2018 season and more recently appeared in the beloved holiday favourite The Nutcracker at the Rebecca Cohn in Halifax.

Alice the Ballet features 35 dancers ages eight to 18 from the conservatory’s award-winning School of Dance, including senior students from the professional program dancing the lead roles.

This adaptation, filled with elaborate costumes, outlandish characters and vivid sets, combines elements of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The ballet is set to the score of Edvard Grieg.

The School of Dance’s annual children’s production provides students and the community with a rare opportunity to experience a full-scale classical ballet.

Children of all ages are welcome to attend a pre-show Alice the Ballet craft event at 12:30 p.m. in the lobby of Spatz theatre. 

During intermissions the audience will be able to have posters signed and photos taken with the dancers from the ballet.

For more information, see the Alice the Ballet Facebook event page.

Details
Alice the Ballet
Sunday, February 17, 2019
1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Spatz Theatre, Halifax

Tickets $20 and $15
Purchase tickets online from the Spatz Theatre.

Pianist Andrew Son on Final Stop of Atlantic Young Artist Regional Tour November 25

Andrew Son performs in Halifax on the final stop of his Atlantic Canada tour with a free afternoon concert of Chopin, Scarlatti, Mendelssohn, and Rachmaninoff. 

The performance takes place Sunday, November 25.

Andrew is an award-winning pianist who recently captured the 2018 Atlantic Young Artist Competition and the Piano Rose Bowl at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Halifax.

He represented Nova Scotia at the 2015 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association National Piano Competition in Vancouver. 

Andrew received Talent Trust scholarships from 2014-17. He’s currently a student at Dalhousie University.

The Talent Trust is pleased to co-present Andrew’s Halifax concert with Cecilia Concerts, Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers Association, and the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts.

Concert details

Sunday, November 25, 2:00 p.m.

Admission: free

Lilian Piercey Concert Hall

Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts

6199 Chebucto Rd, Halifax

For more information, visit the Cecilia Concerts website.

 

Pianist Jennifer King in concert on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Halifax

Cecilia Concert's presents Jennifer King for a refreshing afternoon 

Sunday, 
January 21, 2018
at 2pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall 
at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
Halifax

Jennifer King will perform two centuries of Nocturnes featured on her first solo album “O Mistress Moon”.

O Mistress Moon Programme

 

Nocturnes (1929) Nos. 1, 4 and 7  /  Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Deux Nocturnes (1890) Op.5, Andante- Allegretto  /  Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

In der Nacht - Fantasiestucke Op.12  /  Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Nocturne in e minor, Adagio  /  John Field (1782-1837)

Nocturne Op.27 #2 in D flat major, Lento sostenuto  /  Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Nocturne Op.33 (Homage to John Field)  /  Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

In the Falling Dark 1- dedicated to Barbara Pritchard  /  Derek Charke (b. 1974)

La Soirée dans Grenade- Estampes  /  Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Et la lune descend sur le temple qui  fut- Images 2

Noctuelles- Miroirs  /  Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Night-Piece (Notturno) - 1963  /  Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Notturno  /  Ottarino Respighi (1879-1936)

In the Falling Dark 2- 2014 dedicated to Jennifer King  /  Derek Charke (b. 1974)

1. Sunset Glow 2.Entre Chien et Loup 3. The Witching Hour

For more information go to https://www.ceciliaconcerts.ca/pianist-jennifer-king/

Buy your ticket at https://www.ceciliaconcerts.ca/product/jennifer-king-o-mistress-moon/

Ian Parsons choreography 'Fugitive Things' was performed by Maritime Conservatory Dance Students - have a look

Ian Parsons (2005 NSTT Pat Richard award) was back in Halifax during the summer to work with Maritime Conservatory dance students during their summer intensive. See below what the students were able to achieve with only two weeks of rehearsals and Ian's guidance. 



Fugitive Things from Ian Parsons on Vimeo.

Congratulations!
You can find more information about Ian Parsons at his website: http://www.ianparsons.com/

Elsa Hodder in concert June 13 in Halifax

This is Elsa Hodder's special graduation concert for her years of training at the conservatory and in the Halifax area, before she starts to head out into the world performing more.

Maritime Conservatory Concert Hall, Halifax
June 13 at 7 pm