Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo’s Ballet Master, Raffaele Morra, held a Trocks-style master class for Florida State University students and Tallahassee Ballet dancers where the dancers were given inside tips and tricks on how the Trocks bend the rules of ballet for a unique and fun style. Raffaele poses with Tallahassee Ballet and FSU […]
The artistry is in full tilt this month for Opening Nights at Florida State University. First up this week is the all-male Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo, known as The Trocks. The group performed in Tallahassee for Opening Nights in 2015 with a program that lovingly skewered and mercilessly lampooned classical ballet.
Trey McLaughlin surprised students from the Lincoln High School choir and audience members alike. During the encore of the Sounds of Zamar’s performance, Lincoln students joined the company for one finale song, which they had learned and rehearsed in a master-class workshop prior to the show. Trey was as impressed with these students as he chatted […]
David Engel dove into the local community and empowered healthcare and social workers to care for those in need with a smile on their face. He also met the College of Social Work’s faculty and students for a workshop focused on the healing art of hospital clowning, its history and acting skills that will be […]
Cristina Pato shared her artistic journey through Transcending Disciplines: An Artist’s Journey to Cultural Sustainability at the Center for Global Engagement. Pato has forged a multifaceted career as an internationally acclaimed Galician bagpipe master, classical pianist, producer and educator. She showcased how her multiple identities have acted as a platform to probe social questions that […]
Kristin Chenoweth held an open rehearsal for School of Theatre students, providing students an opportunity to see a master at the top of their field at work. Kristin was also getting over a cold, so students watched as she adjusted her scales, stressing the importance of taking care of one’s voice. Afterward, Kristin took the […]
Opening Nights presents Emmy and Tony award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth performing songs from her album “The Art of Elegance,” a collection of American Songbook classics, Broadway and well-known standards, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall.
As its ballet master, Raffaele Morra watches performances of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo surrounded by audience members and immersed in their laughter and applause. For 16 years, he was a dancer with the company, absorbed by his roles when the lights came up. These days, seated out front, Morra said, “I am reminded […]
Director’s Column ON Director Michael Blachly Please accept my sincere best wishes for the new year as we enter a new decade. We will start the new decade with the legendary sounds of The Righteous Brothers who boast a string of #1 classics. The breadth of our offerings for the balance of January and February […]
Canadian Brass hosted a master class with students from the FSU College of Music’s brass studios in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall–just before their public performance that night. In this class, a graduate brass quintet performed several pieces perfectly and the touring company provided valuable, fun and sometimes silly feedback from their years of public performance experience. They […]
