Mount Tremper Arts In The NYTimes

Mount Tremper Arts got a great write up in the NYTimes on July 4th. The article also has a bit of a Woodland Valley connection because it contains a quote by WCA member Meg Soiffer. I thought the piece was excellent and hopefully it will bring even more attention to Mount Tremper Arts and the innovative work they are helping to nurture.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/arts/dance/mount-temper-arts-goes-its-own-slow-way.html?_r=0

It so great to have such a wonderful contemporary art and performance space right here in our own back yards! Try and make time to catch some performances this summer. As with all art that is pushing boundaries, you may or may not like everything you see but it will inform and open your mind. And when art that is fresh and unusual works, I find it to be light years better then anything else around.

http://mounttremperarts.org

Dance Party To Benefit Phoenicia Library

On Friday, July 26th there will be a dance party at the Byrdcliffe Barn to benefit the library. Doors open @ 7pm. The first set is @ 8pm. For more details you can click on the link below.

  The Catskill 45s Dance Party

Ffrenches In The Nutcracker

Woodland Valley's own lovely and talented Ffrench sisters will be performing in The Nutcracker at the UPAC theater in Kingston this weekend. Here is the email that I got from their proud mom Rebecca with exact dates and times. Try and catch the show if you can I am sure they will both be fabulous!

Hello all!

The Catskill Ballet Theatre is performing The Nutcracker in Kingston's UPAC Theater (on Broadway) this week: December 7, 8, and 9. The Friday and Saturday performances are at 8pm and the Sunday performance is at 2pm. Tickets may be purchased at ticketmaster.com (link below).

http://www.ticketmaster.com/UPAC-The-Broadway-Theater-tickets-Kingston/venue/129
Tickets are $27 for adults and $19 for children (It’s cheaper to buy at the UPAC box office than at ticketmaster, which adds a 6.20 service fee per ticket).
Camilla and Anna will be in party scene (CGF is a boy, AMF the maid); mice, and polichinelle.

Many of you have come in the past and we greatly appreciate seeing you at the performances. I love that some of you have made it a tradition. It’s a truly wonderful performance with principals from lauded companies.

Again, we Ffrenches (and the CBT) greatly appreciate your support.

Hope to see you this weekend.

xo
RebeccaHere’s a little info about the Catskill Ballet Theatre:Established 25 years ago, The Catskill Ballet Theatre Company is a regional ballet company, based in Ulster County, NY, providing cultural enrichment within the Hudson Valley through the art of classical ballet. CBT was formed in 1981 by Anne Hebard, David Howard and a handful of community members dedicated to offering an outlet for young local talent to perform.

Over the years this vision has developed into CBT, whose mission is to preserve the legacy of classical dance, enhance the cultural life of the community, and give young area dancers the opportunity to participate in professional ballet productions alongside working professional dancers.
 

CBT performs throughout the Hudson Valley offering full-length ballets that combine professional ballet dancers from all over the world as well as Ulster County students trained by a world renowned teacher.

The Nutcracker

I got this email from Rebecca Ffrench this morning. It seems that her girls are performing in The Nutcracker this holiday season. Attending would be a great way to support your neighbors and have some holiday fun too! See below for details:

Hello all!

I'm emailing to let you know the Catskill Ballet Theatre is performing
The Nutcracker in Kingston's UPAC Theater (on Broadway) on December 9, 10, and 11. The Friday and Saturday performances are at 8pm and the Sunday performance is at 2pm. Tickets may be purchased at ticketmaster.com (link below) or from the UPAC box office.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/Ulster-Performing-Arts-Center-tickets-Kingston/venue/129

Tickets are $27 (+5.60 service fee for Ticketmaster) for adults and $20 for children (+4.90 TM fee).

Camilla and Anna will be performing as party scene children, mice, and candy canes.

It’s a really fun event. We hope you can come and really appreciate your support.

- Rebecca Ffrench

Update on Dance Classes

Here is a message from WCA member Cara Cruickshanks regarding her dance classes.

"Thank you to all of you who expressed interest in the dance classes. Unfortunately, we do not have enough participants to run the program at this time. Stay tuned for more offerings in the spring!"

Best,
Cara

Dance and Theater Workshops

WCA member Cara Cruickshank is doing a couple of new workshops this fall. Here is the information for anyone who is interested.

Beginner/Intermediate Level Dance with Cara
at the Parish Hall this Autumn
Adult Dance Workout: A mixture of West African, Salsa, Samba, and Jazz
(Men and Women Welcome)
Wednesdays, Sept. 23-Oct. 21
6pm-7:30pm

Kids' Story Dance Workshop: A mixture of creative movement, ballet, jazz, Capoeira and West African
Tuesdays Sept. 22-Oct. 20
4pm-5pm
Ages 9-12

Drop in: $12
5 Class Session: $50

and

The Listen To me Youth Theater Presents

A Four Week Series of Improvisational Comedy Workshops
at the Parish Hall in Phoenicia
for
Ages 11-18

...with the option to Develop a Character for
The Halloween Journey
Instructed by: Cara Cruickshank
DATE: Thursdays, Oct. 1-22
TIME: 4pm-5:30pm
LOCATION: The Parish Hall in Phoenicia
TUITION: $65

For More Info or to Register for Either Workshop
Contact Cara Cruickshank:
(845) 688-2068
storydanz@yahoo.com