-Upcoming Performances-
Summer Portfolio Production 2022
Performances on June 17 & 18 2022
Tech rehearsals for all participants during the week of June 13-16
Tech rehearsals for all participants during the week of June 13-16
2021 Winter Portfolio: The Tooth-Cracker
Santa Clara University Mayer Theatre
Saturday December 11, 2021
show times: 12:00, 1:30, 3:00
Saturday December 11, 2021
show times: 12:00, 1:30, 3:00
We were finally back on the stage with our first live performance since the pandemic with our silly take on the traditional Nutcracker. In the Tooth-Cracker, we followed our young Clara as she finds out her toothache is in fact a cavity and needs a visit to the dentist. The laughing gas helps her to relax during the procedure, but she dreams of her dentist shrinking down and battling the cavity in hand to hand combat. After conquering the cavity, they go on a journey through the land of teeth, encountering dancing mouthwash, floss, xrays and more!
Congrats to the CSDC students of 2021-2022 season on three amazing performances!
Congrats to the CSDC students of 2021-2022 season on three amazing performances!
-Annual Performances-
WINTER PORTFOLIO
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The Winter Portfolio began as a small performance of selections from the Nutcracker Suite in which students in the Footlight, Quatrieme, and Epaulment Programs showcase their ballet technique each December. The performance has since developed to a parody performance based on the idea of the original nutcracker story to include modern, sometimes tap and student choreographed pieces. Past seasons have included parody themes such as Tooth-Cracker, Space-Cracker, Cheese-Cracker and Egg-Cracker. It's an annual performance you don't want to miss!
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SUMMER PORTFOLIO PRODUCTION
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The July Portfolio Production is CSDC's largest show of each season. Each year a different theme (or multiple themes/stories) are chosen to structure the performance. Class dances overlap and interact with one another, additional rehearsals during the month of June are used to solidify the production. All costumes for these productions are constructed by the students, allowing them to develop their sewing and problem solving skills. Older students have the opportunity to perform featured roles through participation in Company Class.
Favorite themes from past seasons include: The Black Sheep Ballet (an original story about Lucy the black sheep who didn’t fit in with her flock and set out on an adventure of self discovery and acceptance), Legends of the American West (Stories of outlaw legends Billy the Kid, Annie Oakley, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and the James and Younger Gang), Black 47 (the story of the irish potato famine), The Human Brain (a modern piece with each dance embodying the functions of the different parts of the brain)...and many others!
Favorite themes from past seasons include: The Black Sheep Ballet (an original story about Lucy the black sheep who didn’t fit in with her flock and set out on an adventure of self discovery and acceptance), Legends of the American West (Stories of outlaw legends Billy the Kid, Annie Oakley, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and the James and Younger Gang), Black 47 (the story of the irish potato famine), The Human Brain (a modern piece with each dance embodying the functions of the different parts of the brain)...and many others!
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