Jeff Joudrey Artistic Director Halifax Camerata Singers announces new program

From Halifax Camerata Singers' press release:

Founded by Artistic Director

 Jeff Joudrey in 1986, Halifax Camerata Singers has become one of Canada’s leading chamber choirs, winning the Healey Willan Grand Prize for Canadian choirs in 2010.  Their latest recording, A Time for All Things, won the 2016 Best Classical Recording from Music Nova Scotia and was nominated for an ECMA in 2017.

Music, memories and life in Halifax and the battlefront in France form the backdrop for the choir’s poignant production, Halifax 1917:  

From Dreams to Despair,  

Sunday, December 3, 2017  

7:30 p.m.

Halifax Central Library

This co-production with the Halifax Central Library will take place in Paul O’Regan Hall, and also features actor/narrator Jeremy Webb, archival photographs from the days before and after the Explosion, and Rhapsody Quintet.  Last March this concert sold out and people were turned away at the door, so it is highly recommended to purchase tickets early for this one night only presentation, taking place just three days before the actual 100^th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.
 
Halifax Camerata Singers will once again perform as part of the Symphony NS Chorus in December for two performances of Handel’s Messiah, this year conducted by Symphony Nova Scotia’s Maestro Bernhard Gueller, in the Mozart orchestration of the perennial holiday favorite with Dartmouth native Suzanne Rigden, soprano; Lauren Segal, mezzo-soprano; Owen McCausland, tenor and Brett Polegato, baritone.  These performances take place on 

Thursday and Friday, December 21 and 22 in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. 

For more information and tickets please go to http://www.halifaxcamerata.org/content/content/current-season

Denise Djokic performs with Symphony NS on Thursday, October 26, 2017 in Halifax

Cellist Denise Djokic is back in 

Denisedjokic.com

Halifax to join Symphony Nova Scotia. She will perform Shostokavich's Cello Concerto No.1.

Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 7:30 pm 

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax

From Symphony Nova Scotia's newsletter:

Her spectacular career has included a performance at the Grammy Awards, a top-15 spot on Billboard’s classical charts, and rave reviews for her “arrestingly beautiful tone colour” (The Strad) and “hugely impressive technique” (BBC Music).

Here's what Denise had to say about the concert:

“I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to perform the Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 with Symphony Nova Scotia! I've grown with this concerto since my childhood, and it will be very special to play it with Symphony Nova Scotia for the first time. It is a deeply moving and passionate work that I feel fortunate to share with both an orchestra and audience that are so close to me."

Get your tickets for this concert today! Call 902.494.3820 or click here

More about Denise can be found at her website: http://denisedjokic.com/

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/

On Time Podcast: Lee Yuen-Rapati talks about his one-hour-watch designs

Lee Yuen-Rapati was recently interviewed by On Time - The Watch Enthusiast's Round Table Discussion. 

October 4, 2017, on OnTimePodcast, Mike and Chase sat down with Lee Yuen-Rapati and went in depth into watch designs. What inspires original designs, and how one gets into committing to creating one watch-inspired drawing every day?

You can listen to the podcast at:https://ontimepodcastblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/04/talking-watch-designs-with-onehourwatch/

Lee is currently studying type design at University of Reading in England. 

You can find Lee Yuen-Rapati's one hour watch designs on Instagram at @onehourwatch

Francesca Nardi, flamenco dancer performs in Toronto on November 10, 2017

Francesca Nardi will perform as part of the contemporary dance series Next Steps in Toronto. 

Photo: Maurey Loeffler website of Harbourfront Centre

Flamenco sín limites
B-sides

Friday, Nov 10, 2017 at 8 p.m.

Studio Theatre

Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON M5J 2G8

Francesca writes:
I have just started my first week of law school at McGill University, and plan to dance as much as I can throughout the course of my legal education at several Flamenco schools in Montreal. I am also preparing for a show in Toronto as part of a contemporary dance series called Next Steps. The show is called Flamenco sín limites, and will be comprised of local contemporary and Flamenco dancers. 
Thank you again for all of your support over the years!

Best, 
Francesca Nardi 

More information can be found at http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/nextsteps/flamenco-sin-limites-b-sides/

Jodie Fox on her experience studying stage design in Hanover, Germany

Dear Board Members, Supporters and Jury of the NSTT,

Jodie Fox, stage design

As a thank you for your support during my past semester I would like to give a short update of what my semester looked like. 

I am studying stage design in Hanover, Germany. This past semester was my second, and it was part of a one year foundation year. My main project throughout the semester was designing a set for Sophocle's Antigone. I started by reading the play many, many times and letting a picture form in my mind. After re-working a few ideas and lots of discussions with my teachers I finalized my design and built a model. 

Stage Design Jodie Fox, Photo: Christoph Enke

I had the opportunity to work with the head of the lighting department in the Hanover Opera House to try out interesting ways of creating new and fitting atmospheres for my design. I worked with a photography student to document my work. 

I feel so grateful that this program allows me to work with many different artists and professionals, and I am so excited to be going back in a few days.

I spent July working as a dresser at a theater in Heidelberg, a city in southern Germany. Although I was not working directly with the set department I loved observing how all the departments come together to pull off an amazing show. I was able to ask lots of questions, and learned a lot about the theater world in the short time. 

I spent the second half of my summer break working in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia with Toshiko MacAdam and her company Interplay. Again I have learned an incredible amount in such a short time about artists working in the real world. Working with Toshiko has taught me to appreciate perfection, and shown me the importance of taking extreme pride in your work.

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer. I would like to thank you for your generous support and interest in my journey!

Best wishes,

Jodie Fox

Thank you note for our supporters from Ivy Charles, theatre

Hello Talent Trust supporters, jury and board members,

I am writing to express my gratitude for your financial support of my Master of Arts in Acting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, which I have just completed. I am back in Nova Scotia now, having learned so much about myself artistically and personally, and I can't wait to see what comes next. It has been an incredible year of life-changing experiences, including performing on the Globe stage in London, performing in a Glasgow theatre festival, doing placements at the Stratford and Shaw festivals as part of my program, and developing and performing the work of some amazing Scottish playwrights. I'm so grateful that I had this opportunity and I know that the skills I've gained this year will benefit me greatly in my career.

Thank you so much!

Ivy Charles