With your financial support the Reader can continue providing uncensored, non-scripted, and independent journalism alongside the Quad Cities' area's most comprehensive cultural coverage." Following early high school graduation as valedictorian, Erika earned her B.F.A. [1] The production will include young dancers from the tri-state area who auditioned for the roles of munchkins, cornstalks, apple trees, guards, and other dwellers of the Land of Oz. For her vision and achievements, Overturff was named a recipient of the Midlands Business Journal's 40 Under 40 in 2015, which honored area entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals. Oops, I just thought of a third favorite and thats Glinda. Read more, Community auditions for The Nutcracker and Cinderella, Auditions for community roles for dancers and singers in upcoming AMB productions will be Saturday, July 29! This smash-hit production is back by popular demand! 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The bold variety of Momentum the charm and grandeur of The Nutcracker and the sparkling world premiere of our magical new Cinderella all are yours when you subscribe for American Midwest Ballet's Season 14! I am itching to organize all of our racks and shelves of the costume treasures we have accumulated for nearly a decade. American Midwest Ballet. She has been coached by many wonderful artists including Laura Alonso, Bruce Marks, Vivi Flindt, and Bill Evans. Share your experience on Social Media with #EventsfyYourWeekend for a chance to WIN Prizes! American Midwest Ballet's The Wizard of Oz. OMAHA April 4, 2019 Why does choreographer Erin Alarcn consider American Midwest Ballets costume designer Deborah Overturff to be the real Wizard of Oz?, From head to toe or witchs hat to ruby slipper, in this case Deborah is responsible for the fabulous costumes, over 180 in all, which bring The Wizard of Oz to life on stage. 1001 S 6th St Alice In Wonderland Costume. The Reader provides keys to the Quad Cities' culture in print and online with exhaustive eventcalendars and coverage of arts, music, theatre, festivals, readings, lectures, meetings, exhibits, museums, dance, sports and classes for all ages. UNfortunately, this event has already occurred. American Midwest Ballet School offices: (712) 890-5591 school@amballet.org Plan an UNforgettable getaway in Council Bluffs with our trip planner! What is your favorite in this production? If youd like to clear the form and start over, please reload the page in your browser. Heritage Center, Special Events, 04.20.23 Company photographer Jim Williams took some photos of Nora in the costume. The Wizard of Oz will bring Erika Overturff, artistic director and CEO of AMB, home to perform the role of the Wicked Witch. Save 40% off regular price of price level 1 & price level 2 tickets only. No matter how you subscribe, you get these subscriber-only advantages: Most important, your season subscription shows your support for American Midwest Ballet your regions professional dance company! In addition to her classes and performances, Erin spent two years teaching the open ballet classes at Mercyhurst University. Contact us:American Midwest Ballet School1001 S 6th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501712-890-5591 | school@amballet.org. What will the companys upcoming move to the Hoff Center and finally having your own on-site costume shop mean for you and the Wardrobe team? Sign up today to receive upcoming events in your inbox every Thursday. Discover (and save!) Appealing on many levels, our Cinderella at heart is an inspiring story of an under-appreciated young woman who discovers that her own natural kindness and inner beauty have rewarded her with the power to change her destiny. Erika began her training in Iowa at the Academy of Ballet, studying at summer programs including North Carolina School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, and the Kirov Academy. More Events I think this helps the young dancers realize their individual importance to the production. Becca Brenner worked on a variety of projects along with Shanna Zordell, Katherine Eppink, Katie van der Mars, Kendra Newby, and our intern, Emily Voogd. But while the Yellow Brick Road may be a familiar path, the clicking red shoes take a few unexpected steps here and there. Once you'er done pinning, you can view, email, and share your trip plans. Choreographer Erin Alarcn takes us dancing down the Yellow Brick Road in this imaginative full-length story ballet. Cheap American Midwest Ballet: The Wizard of Oz tickets are often available for seats in the balcony or mezzanine section of the auditorium. WHEN: - 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2023. We started planning about five years ago and have been coming up with ideas and gathering supplies for the past few years. Three programs will be offered: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Dubuque County Library, Epworth Branch; 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the Dubuque County Library, Holy Cross Branch; and 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Dubuque County Library, Farley Branch. Get the printed Reader edition mailed to you (or anyone you want) first-class for 12 months for $48.$24 goes to postage and handling, $24 goes to keeping the doors open! American Midwest Ballet inspires people through dance programs of the highest quality: breathtaking performances, enriching education, and uplifting community engagement. Featured Repertory: Hermia in A Midsummer Nights Dream; Little Swan and Neapolitan variation in Swan Lake; roles in French Songs, The Wizard of Oz, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Paquita, Cleopatra, and Go West! South Sioux City Middle School (map) Join us on August 12th to audition for this upcoming season's Siouxland Community Nutcracker! Just two performances remain of this very special production: Orpheum Theater, Omaha: Saturday, May 13 7:30 pmSunday, May 14 2 pm. in dance performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; Madison Ballet, Minnesota Ballet; performed with Kansas City Ballet, Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company, Judith Svalander School of Ballet; summer programs at Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Featured Repertory: Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker; roles in French Songs, The Wizard of Oz, and Habaneras; Ann Reinking and Dylis Cromans staging of Bob Fosses Trumpet Solo from Sing, Sing, Sing, Additional Highlights: company rehearsal assistant; fifth season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: Joffrey Ballet trainee; Ballet Theatre of Indiana, Judith Svalander School of Ballet; Joffrey Ballet summer program, Featured Repertory: lead in Rhapsody in Blue; Spanish and French in The Nutcracker; Little Swan in Swan Lake; roles in The Wizard of Oz, Giselle, Appalachian Song, and A Midsummer Nights Dream, Additional Highlights: Miss Illinois talent scholarship and Miss Douglas County; teacher for AMBs Discover Dance scholarship program; eighth season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: apprentice with Gelsey Kirkland Ballet; Space Coast Ballet Academy; Kirova Ballet Academy of Miami; private training by Heidi Khursandi; Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Academy graduate; summer programs at American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Vero Beach, Kirova Ballet Academy of Miami, and Gelsey Kirkland Academy, Featured Repertory: Spanish in The Nutcracker; roles in Death and the Maiden, Group Therapy, The Wizard of Oz, Appalachian Song, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Habaneras; Ray Mercers Ghost Light, Additional Highlight: sixth season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: Ballet Arts; summer programs at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Ballet Tucson on full scholarship; performed with Milwaukee Ballet II, Houston Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theater, Ballet Tucson, Earthen Vessels, and Hopestone Dance Company, Featured Repertory: Poppy Queen and Gift of Courage in The Wizard of Oz; lead in French Songs; Helena in A Midsummer Nights Dream; Arabian and Chinese soloist in The Nutcracker; roles in Giselle, Paquita, Cleopatra, Go West!, Swan Lake, and Ella; Sandra Organ Solis Pearl, Additional Highlights: performed in Edinburgh, Scotland as a scholarship recipient at Burklyn Ballet Theater; ninth season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: Diploma of Dance, Queensland Conservatoire of Ballet, Brisbane; Royal Academy of Dance, Advanced 2 exam, with distinction; Cecchetti, Advanced 1 exam, with honors; Boston Ballet School, trainee; Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Academy, studio company; Joffrey Ballet School, performance company; Baltimore Ballet; Charlottesville Ballet, principal; Ballet Theater of Maryland, soloist; US International Ballet, principal, Featured Repertory: Male lead in Gerald Arpinos Light Rain, Kettentanz, and Birthday Variations; Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet; Lysander in A Midsummer Nights Dream, Additional Highlights: second season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: Ballet Arts Academy; trainee program at school of Alberta Ballet; summer programs at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Joffrey Ballets Jazz and Contemporary program, and School of Alberta Ballet, Featured Repertory: Emerald Queen in The Wizard of Oz; Snow Queen and Arabian Princess in The Nutcracker; Big Swan in Swan Lake; featured roles in Blackbird, Appalachian Song, and A Midsummer Nights Dream; Seneca Montgomerys Order in the Chaos, Additional Highlight: tenth season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: Joffrey Ballet trainee; guest artist at Pacific Festival Ballet; California Dance Theatre; summer programs at Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre New York, Houston Ballet, and Kirov Academy of Ballet, Featured Repertory: Porcelain Doll and Spanish in The Nutcracker; Little Swan in Swan Lake; roles in Connemara, In the Style of Bob Fosse, One in Three, Transcription, Ella, The Diner, Go West!, Appalachian Song, and Giselle, Additional Highlights: performed several world premieres in Joffrey Ballets Winning Works; ninth season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: B.F.A. Enjoy and be inspired! During the summers she studied with Eglevsky Ballet and Joffrey Ballet. Where does your inspiration come from for your incredible headpieces? Kansas isnt so dreary after-all. Erin served as Operations Manager for the company for seven years and has taught master classes and workshops throughout the Midwest. *TERMS & CONDITIONS:Offer valid only while supplies last. Dance Studio - (Ages 8-11) - Check In - 4:30-5:00 Audition 5:00-6:30pm (Ages 12 and Up) - Check In 6:30-7:00 Audition 7:00-8:30pm. Without the help of all of these individuals. Who can do better than the inspiration they find in nature? Three Great Opportunities for Community Dancers, IN THE NEWS: Full Circle: Dubuque native brings ballet company back home, Every Role is Special in The Wizard of Oz, Young Nutcracker Dancers Get First Taste of the Stage. Day of Dance brings fun, free dance classes for all, July 23 is the date for AMB Schools Day of Dance your chance to attend a variety of free dance classes for children, teens, and adults. American Midwest Ballet PO Box 6413 Omaha, NE 68106 Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center 1001 S 6th Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501. What did it take to bring this concept to life? American Midwest Ballet inspires people through dance programs of the highest quality: breathtaking performances, enriching education, and uplifting community engagement. Without the help of all of these individuals, The Wizard of Oz costumes would not be finished and onstage for your viewing pleasure this spring. in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (summa cum laude, with honors); performed with De La Dance Company, Kansas City Ballet, Wylliams Henry Contemporary Dance Company, and Albany Berkshire Ballet, Summer Programs: Kansas City Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Additional Highlights: performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, Training & Experience: Ballet Nebraska II, American Midwest Ballet Junior Company, Motion41 Dance, Omaha Academy of Ballet, Omaha Dance Project, One For All Musical Theater (Guest Artist), Summer Programs: Ballet West, American Midwest Ballet, Motion41 Dance, American Midwest BalletPO Box 6413 Omaha, NE 68106Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center1001 S 6th Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501, American Midwest Ballet offices:(712) 890-5590 info@amballet.org, American Midwest Ballet School offices:(712) 890-5591 school@amballet.org. Comments. Erin danced professionally with SoMar Dance Works and Ballet Concert, and has appeared as a guest artist with Iowa Dance Theater performing the title role of Cinderella. The colors that were used for Kansas indicate the sad, dreary hopelessness of lifes struggles. Fri Apr 7, 2023 Find Tickets I'm Interested Advertisement American Midwest Ballet presents The Wizard of Oz This smash-hit production is back by popular demand! Pin more items to continue to save items to your trip planner! Children in kindergarten through fifth-grade will make their own storm cloud and a tornado in a bottle as well as answer trivia about these fascinating storms. The excitement of a world premiere highlights American Midwest Ballets Season 14! Additional Highlight: second season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: Milwaukee Ballet II; Westside Dance Academy; The Pointe Academy, Featured Repertory: Frank Chaves Habaneras; Russian in The Nutcracker; Rustic in Bruce Wells A Midsummer Nights Dream; Dark Angel in George Balanchines Serenade; Vicor in Michael Pinks Dracula, Additional Highlight: fourth season with American Midwest Ballet, Training & Experience: B.F.A. American Midwest Ballet. We've paired their recollections with photos and short videos. Choreographer Erin Alarcn takes us dancing down the Yellow Brick Road in this imaginative full-length story ballet. Performing at home and on tour, our mission is to provide cultural enrichment through dance programs of the highest quality: breathtaking performances, inspiring education, and uplifting community engagement. Students enjoy numerous performance opportunities through both divisions of AMB School and through these exciting programs: AMB School students have the unique opportunity to perform alongside our professional dancers in AMBs The Nutcracker and other productions. The beloved journey down the Yellow Brick Road will be given a sprightly new stage twist when the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, on April 22 and 23, hosts American Midwest Ballet's touring production of The Wizard of Oz, a timeless tale known to everyone, except that the characters here are live on stage, in full color, and everyone dances the whole time. Headpieces are a quintessential element to the full look of a character and as such, they can take longer to make than the actual costume itself. A free 30-minute lecture will precede the Friday performance of Wizard of Oz at 6 p.m. in Straatmeyer Rehearsal Room, Heritage Center. I must give a full bow to Kristin Harper, who was instrumental in bringing the Waltz of the Flowers costumes, each one a unique and individualized flower, to full fruition. With American Midwest Ballet, she has performed the principal roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, The Wizard of Oz, and Alice in Wonderland, for which she won the Omaha Entertainment Award for Best Featured Dancer. Audiences have enjoyed Erikas performances in roles such as Eileen in Swing, Swing, Swing!, Titania in A Midsummer Nights Dream, Lucy in Dracula, Snow Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, Myrtha in Giselle, the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz, and roles in Ann Reinkings In the Style of Bob Fosse and Harrison McEldowneys Call It Off. Erika went on to dance with Montgomery Ballet, Alabama Ballet, Omaha Theater Ballet, and American Midwest Ballet. Professional Ballet Company and Dance School offering classes for Children, Teens, and Adults in Ball Based on both the book and the classic 1939 movie, American Midwest Ballet's The Wizard of Oz brings Frank Baum's unforgettable story to life while giving it a ballet twist. Presented in collaboration with Dubuque's Academy of Ballet. I often find my inspiration there. Choreographer Erin Alarcon let her imagination run free in this original ballet, blending roles for the company's professional dancers and adding parts for 50-plus young guest dancers from the Dubuque area, led by students from the Academy of Ballet. in ballet performance and teaching from the University of Utah, which she attended on a full scholarship. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. With Erin Alarcn as Dorothy, young dancers from the community portray the stalks of a magical cornfield in American Midwest Ballet's "The Wizard of Oz." AMERICAN MIDWEST BALLET photos This costume was fully designed and draped on a dress form without a pattern. American Midwest Ballet The Wizard of Oz Orpheum Theater Dance This smash-hit production is back by popular demand! The dancers spread magic by partnering with a roster of more than 30 local social service agencies and hospital partners, including Boys Town, Child Connect, El Museo Latino, Heartland Family Service, Nebraska Medicine, and many others. Nora really captured the evil essence of this role, even though in real life she is as sweet as can be. You are particularly skilled at designing stunning flower costumes such as the Waltz of the Flowers costumes in The Nutcracker, and the flower-inspired fairy costumes in A Midsummer Nights Dream. Hes the first and last one on the scene and plays a vital role in making the magic possible. American Midwest Ballet is back afteracclaimed touring performancesin Sioux City and Dubuque, Iowa, of Erin Alarcns dazzling original balletThe Wizard of Oz. Jan 19, 2023 - This Pin was discovered by Bluevelvet. Read more, American Midwest BalletPO Box 6413 Omaha, NE 68106Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center1001 S 6th Street Council Bluffs, IA 51501, American Midwest Ballet offices:(712) 890-5590 info@amballet.org, American Midwest Ballet School offices:(712) 890-5591 school@amballet.org. Get Tickets Today to Experience American Midwest Ballet - The Wizard of Oz on Saturday May 13 at Orpheum Theater 409 S 16th St, omaha. It seems like forever!
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