http://dolls01.tempdomainname.com Ritz Theater Foundation and Ballet of the Dolls Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:58:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stay tuned for many new posts from me starting in November.  Nutcracker time!!!!! I am sure I will have plenty to talk about.  Between now and then...enjoy Halloween. http://dolls01.tempdomainname.com/2009/10/30/november-already/ 2 days until we open our season....exciting. Also, only 2 days left to purchase season tickets.  They are an amazing deal so please check out the details.....I know you always mean to make it to the Dolls shows but sometimes time goes by so fast.  The season ticket is a ... http://dolls01.tempdomainname.com/2009/10/13/2-days/ The last week of rehearsals are always amazing.  We move to the stage from the studio and I get to step back and see the dances from a distance. The set, lights and costumes all added on and then...... it hits you that the show and the dances you made up are what ... http://dolls01.tempdomainname.com/2009/10/09/one-week-until-the-curtain-goes-up/ Well, we are into week 4 of rehearsals. Cleopatra complete. The Firebird complete. Le Bleu Dieu complete. Scheherazade 3/4 complete. My brain is reeling from music, twirling, kicking, bumping, stomping and counting. In week 1 I was full of enthusiasm. In week 2 I was kind of wondering why I ... http://dolls01.tempdomainname.com/2009/10/01/2-weeks-from-opening/ It's that time of year again to plan what you are going to be spending the next year working on. It's a daunting task. One that I used to put off until the last possible minute. I have learned however that if I choose interesting ideas and don't try to ... http://dolls01.tempdomainname.com/2009/07/24/planning-a-season/ “Don’t expect anything original from an echo” I pondered this statement with a smile and proud sense of “pat myself on the back” because I know how true that statement is and how deeply I believe in adhering to it. It seems like a simple rule to live by, yet ... http://dolls01.tempdomainname.com/2009/06/03/echos/