Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist, Kiyon Gaines, will teach an open master class for dancers today, August 11th at Shuffles & Ballet II studios, 1521 Merrill Drive, in Little Rock. The class will run from 1pm to 2:30pm. Please arrive early to register. The class fee is $25 and the observer fee is $15.
Both participant and observer numbers are limited; advance reservations are required. Email info@balletarkansas.org to reserve your spot.
This class is the first in a series of Master Classes to be taught by Ballet Arkansas’ guest choreographers for the 2013-2014 Season. Mr. Gaines is choreographing a new work for Ballet Arkansas’ spring concert, Momentum, which premieres at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre April 25-27, 2014.
Kiyon Gaines is from Baltimore, Maryland. He trained at Baltimore School of the Arts, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, the School of American Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2001 and was promoted to soloist in 2012.In addition to his performing career, Mr. Gaines is a choreographer. Among other works, he created blitz…Fantasy, SCHWA, Infinite Intricacies, and Interrupted Pri’si’zh’enfor PNB’s annual Choreographers’ Showcase performances, and SCHWA was taken into PNB’s repertory during the 2007 Celebrate Seattle Festival. In 2008, Mr. Gaines choreographed M-Pulse, set to a commissioned score by Cristina Spinei, and in 2012, Sum Stravinsky, both for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s repertory. He has also participated in the prestigious New York Choreographic Institute.
Leading Roles – George Balanchine’s Agon, Coppélia, The Four Temperaments, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck, Bottom), Symphony in C, and Symphony in Three Movements; Val Caniparoli’s The Bridge and Torque; Ulysses Dove’s Red Angels, and Serious Pleasures; Sonia Dawkins’ Ripple Mechanics; Nacho Duato’sJardí Tancat and Rassemblement; William Forsythe’s One Flat Thing, reproduced; Paul Gibson’s Sense of Doubt; Ronald Hynd’s The Merry Widow; Jiri Kylian’s Petite Mort and Sechs Tänze (Six Dances); Mark Morris’ A Garden; Victor Quijada’s Suspension of Disbelief; Jerome Robbins’ The Concert, Dances at a Gathering, Glass Pieces, and Fancy Free; Kent Stowell’s Cinderella (Harlequin) and Silver Lining; and Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room, Nine Sinatra Songs, and Waterbaby Bagatelles. Originated Leading Roles: Paul Gibson’s The Piano Dance, Susan Stroman’s TAKE FIVE…More or Less, and Twyla Tharp’s Opus 111
Featured Roles – George Balanchine’s Prodigal Son, La Sonnambula, and La Valse; Nicolo Fonte’s Within/Without; Ronald Hynd’s The Sleeping Beauty; Peter Martins’ Fearful Symmetries; Kent Stowell’s Firebird, Nutcracker,Swan Lake, and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet; Paul Taylor’s Roses; and Christopher Wheeldon’sCarousel (A Dance) and Variations Sérieuses.
On August 19, 2012, Adelina was born at the Little Rock Zoo. To celebrate her first birthday (a couple of days early), the Little Rock Zoo is throwing a Birthday Party for Adelina.
The Little Rock Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Look for the AZA logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you and a better future for all living things. With its more than 200 accredited members, AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation and your link to helping animals in their native habitats. For more information, visit http://www.aza.org.
