CCP DANCE SCHOOL RECITAL

Daphne and Nino in a brilliant fishdive

I've had a long month overseeing the outcome of the costumes for CCP Dance School's Summer Dance Workshop recital. I made an earlier post on the design process of Coppelia a few weeks ago. This time, the designs become reality as they have been executed with the help of the production design team of Ballet Philippines.

Viennese dolls

The seamstresses of BP worked day and night just to make sure all the little girls and boys enrolled in the workshop look good in their brand new costumes. Credit goes to Manang Terry with the other mistresses, Alma, TonTon, Gemma, Ging and Jenny for cutting, sewing and putting together all the design elements required. While Mang Ago, with the help of Rendo and Arabo took care of the sets and the backdrop.

Waltz babies

Victor Ursabia, the CCP Dance School director and Verna Fajilan, the choreographer and re-stager were on-hand to direct the fine details of corps work and blocking. Teacher Ruby, on the other hand, was backstage making sure the kids were at their best behavior.

Chinese dolls

It was fun to see the kids doing the dress and technical rehearsals. Some were still adjusting to the Kleig lights while others were so at home onstage hamming it up for the motley group of staff and workers watching from the theater. You're likely to spot the divas in the making from the little girls that go up on the stage. They are so cute, you wanna pinch their pink little cheeks.

Spanish dolls

I had a blast taking shots of all the participants! Hopefully, I'll have enough time to see the girls on the actual performance dates:  May 4 and 5 at 3:00 p.m. at the CCP Main Theater. For now, my work with the annual Summer Dance Workshop is done... see you in December?

Prayer corps de ballet