Creating Alliances and Partnerships Within The Arts
"Music and Dance Are Powerful Messengers"
I have always been committed to creating alliances and partnerships within the arts that strengthen and broaden the perspective of our community. Our past performance was entitled “Eterno” which means ageless in Italian, was an inter-generational ballet danced live to the Yavapai College Symphony. It was a collaborative between The Retiree Connection, The Dance Studio, The Casa Belles and The Yavapai College Music Department. This ballet encouraged the development of meaningful relationships across generations.
Eterno Ballet Makes Front Page News
Prescott is captivated by the upcoming performance of the Eterno Inter-generational Ballet. Click on the image to view the story and video that the Daily Courier ran on Wednesday, September 22, 2010.
Meet Eterno's wonderful dancers. From top to bottom are: Tessa and Shirley, Kathleen and Marissa, Barbara Jayne and Sadie, Jess and Patsy, Carlee and Elaine and Judy and Baylee.
Eterno is a contemporary ballet about transformation, accepting your inner child, and honoring who you are today, all danced live to the Yavapai College Symphony Orchestra. An original score, an amazing cast, a day we will all remember. Eterno will take you back in time and bring you into the future on wings.
Eterno Ballet will strive to bring together community members from all ages and backgrounds to share in the joy of musical performance.
Casting for Eterno will begin June 2010. Look for a casting call through Eterno's blog, The Boys & Girls Club in Prescott and Prescott Valley, Yavapai College Music Department and The Retiree Connection Web-letter. This show is being produced in honor of our community volunteers and non-profits. An informal audition/information session was held Saturday, June 19 from 1:00 - 4:00 at the Yavapai College Performance Hall. Another open audition will be held at the Dance Studio on Iron Springs Road on June 26 from 12:00 -2:00.
Come and join us to find out more. Call Donna Bellina @ 717-7633 for any further information.