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Luna on Tour
Madison, WI
Posted December 29, 2008 in Luna on Tour (No Comments)
Our final tour city, Madison, WI, was by far a perfect ending to my first season. A few of us caravaned in rental cars to our destination a day early in order to teach students who would be attending our family matinees later that week. By 7am the next morning, we were shuttling from our hotel suites to the gymnasiums
A dancer's view on touring
Posted December 29, 2008 in Luna on Tour (No Comments)
My experience on tour was pretty basic but very fulfilling. It is pretty typical, wake up, eat, chant (I practice Nichiren Buddhism), have ballet class/warm-up, and tech/rehearsal, and then show. The audiences have been really responsive and nice and seem to know what they are watching, which is comforting. The great thing however is that Eduardo, our director, does an
Hampton, VA
Posted November 25, 2008 in Luna on Tour (No Comments)
Though I lived in Virginia years ago, I had forgotten how beautiful the autumn season is!! It is rainy and warm in these first weeks of November and the colors are just beginning to change. The most notable feature of this area is the abundance of fresh seafood caught right outside our hotel from the bay that borders the Hampton/Newport
Nashville, TN
Posted November 25, 2008 in Luna on Tour (No Comments)
Our time on tour in Nashville, TN was such a great experience: from exploring the musical culture, to tasting the cuisine, to performing for local kids. All three shows in Nashville were for local schools, and at each show we had between 500-1000 students from 5th grade through college. We put together a show geared specifically for a generally younger
Luna Negra on tour
Posted November 18, 2008 in Luna on Tour (No Comments)
There are many aspects of touring that feed the dancer’s artistry and develop the Company’s cohesion and spirit. On tour the Company becomes more than an ensemble, it turns into a support team that carries the dancers through difficult circumstances such as injuries and a myriad of different stage configurations.It is on tour that the Company’s mettle is tested. Away
Meet the Artists
Ana Lara
Collaborator
Ana Lara (Composer) is a native of Mexico City. She studied piano with Leopoldo González and voice with Charles Laila and Rosa Rimoch from 1979 to 1986. She studied composition with Daniel Catán at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in...