CelloPointe Rehearsal Day 1
Today I began rehearsals for a new piece to be premiered in a concert on March 30th. The concert, “CelloPointe”, fuses contemporary ballet and all live cello performances. There is an impressive roster of choreographers, musicians, and dancers on board and I am excited to be involved. My contribution is an original work set on Dona Wiley and Morgan Stinnett—both from the Connecticut Ballet . Dona was a student of mine and I set pieces on her last year for the concert "String Theory." This was my first time meeting Morgan. It turns out that he is from Akron, OH—small world after all. He studied with Nan Klinger, took a class from my ballet teacher Inna Stabrova, and was even in a piece my dear friend Bill Hastings set on the Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet. I try to avoid gross generalizations, but Morgan supports the one about Midwesterners being easy to get along with. Both Dona and Morgan are really generous and humble young artists and I really appreciate that. We began g...