click on image below to go behind the scenes withkitty mcnameeduring the making ofcolony, her work for thela ballet
photo credit erich koyama
click on image below to go behind the scenes withkitty mcnameeduring the making ofcolony, her work for thela ballet
photo credit erich koyama
on nov 10th kitty mcnameehosted the mccallum theatre's 15th annual choreography festival. kitty was one of the earliest winners of the festival and was honored to be welcomed back as the host.
'bouncy' in performance
dancers=
tara brook, reshma gajjar, colleen craig, justine clark, kelli cubillos, andy acosta, marlon pelayo, logan schvyvnck, austin westbay,stephen hernandez and hunter hamilton.
understudy=
jm rodriquez
original score=
bruno louchouarn
in performance at celebrate dance.
producer=
jamie nichols.
video production=
tim sutton
lighting design= eileen cooley
see kitty's interview regarding her piece 'colony' for los angeles ballet's NextWaveLA
kitty in rehearsal with kelly ann sloan and christopher charles mcdaniel
peek behind the scenes...look in on kitty's rehearsals for 'colony' at LA Ballet
kitty was commissioned by LAB to create a contemporary ballet for the company.
she shared the program with the amazing sonya tayeh, stacey tookey and josie walsh.
click here to read LA TIMES review
hysterica at the LA Phil!
kitty and hysterica returned to Disney Hall.
kitty choreographed 3 new works (performed live with the LA Philharmonic!) for the Symphony for Youth Series
dancers: reshma gajjar, hunter hamilton, marlon pelayo, denna thompsen
hysterica premiered their latest original work 'bouncy' at the celebrate dance concert march 3rd @ the alex:
CELEBRATE DANCE 2012 Saturday March 3, 2012 8:00pm at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California with a line-up of eight extraordinary dance companies and nine choreographers.
CELEBRATE DANCE 2012 Features:
Hysterica Dance Company / Artistic Director Kitty McNamee
Invertigo Dance Theatre / Artistic Director Laura Karlin
LaDiego Dance Theater/ Artistic Director Daniel Marshall
Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company / Artistic Director Kate Hutter with choreography by Genevieve Carson
Malashock Dance / Artistic Director John Malashock with choreography by John Malashock and Michael Mizerany
Monat Dance / Artistic Director Sophie Monat
Regina Klenjoski Dance Company / Artistic Director Regina Klenjoski
RhetOracle Dance Company / Artistic Director Nate Hodges
“… A seamless (and ever-punctual) production, gorgeous lighting (by designer Eileen Cooley), consistently high-quality concepts and choreography, and a real (not virtual) chance to connect with knock-out dancers...”
Rachel Levin - ExploreDance.com
For Tickets go to Alex Theatre
Photo of Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company by Eric Mason
for info on auditions/classes/performances follow kitty and hysterica on twitter
@kittymcnamee
'the wheel'
photog: diana koenigsberg