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Category: The Wings

The Unlikely Journey of a Stage Manager

Posted onJanuary 6, 2022January 7, 2022Leave a comment

Music begins, curtains open, lights go on, and you are immediately pulled into another world. Seamlessly, scenery floats in and out, moving you through a story. Lights change with a Read More …

CategoriesGetting to Know the Stage Crew, The Wings, UncategorizedTagsperformances, Sets, Stage, Stage manager, theater, theaterlife, work

From Epic Fail to Christmas Classic: The History of The Nutcracker

Posted onDecember 23, 2021January 23, 2022Leave a comment

Whether you are a ballet fan or not you probably know of “The Nutcracker”. Even if you haven’t been to see a performance, at the very least you’ve heard the Read More …

CategoriesHistory of Productions, UncategorizedTagsballerina, ballet, Christmas, Nutcracker, Petipa, Tchaikovsky

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Episode 21. The Making of a Master - Our 2nd Home

Today’s guest is Meelis Pakri. Meelis is an international ballet master who has been teaching for over 35 years. From a young age his skill as both an artist and as an instructor, stood out to those around him, and in turn it took him around the globe. Listen in as Meelis shares all that his journey taught him, and all he hopes to help teach others. -This podcast  is in collaboration with the Our2ndhomeblog, which is dedicated to opening up theater doors through conversations with artists all around the world.For more info check out our website, https://our2ndhome.org/ , IG _our2ndhomeor email us at oursecondhome2@gmail.com .Hope you have enjoyed this episode. Don’t forget to comment, like  share, and leave a review/rating. It means a lot to us!
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  2. Episode 20. Passionately Poured Out 33:52
  3. Episode 19. Stepping Into the New Season 43:01
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  5. Episode 18. Stepping into Summer 32:08
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