The Nutcracker

Performing Arts Limited is pleased to present:

    
          The Nutcracker

     December 8th and 9th

               2:00 pm

     Northside College Prep

Featuring dancers from PAL, The Rebecca McCarthy School of Dance, and from the community. 

Tickets can be purchased here or at the performance. 

We also offer a special Sugar Plum Tea preceding the Sunday performance.  Perfect for the entire family, guests enjoy sweet treats, meet the cast, and make a take home craft.  Tickets to the Tea also include preferential seating at the Sunday performance.  

Dance Along Nutcracker

Take a break from your busy holiday shopping on Friday.

Join us at Lincolnwood Town Center in center court at 10:00 and 10:30 am  for our preview performances of "The Nutcracker."

Fun for the whole family, you and yours are invited to dance along with us!

Teacher of the Week- Week Six

MEGAN RHYME is originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin.  In 2006 she graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in dance. She has since studied with teachers such as Molly Shanahan and danced with artists such as Nicole Gifford Dance, Janet Schmid, and Khecari Dance Theater. Megan has also trained in Pilates with the PhysicalMind Institute, and is qualified to teach beginning through advanced level Pilates mat classes. Megan teaches dance around the Chicagoland area, and loves teaching at PAL! 

Holiday Dance Party

Teacher of the Week- Week Five

TEACHER OF THE WEEK- WEEK FIVE

LINDSEY POLING-VOICE/PIANO

Active as a singer, pianist, and instructor, Lindsey comes to Chicago from Erie, Pennsylvania, where she appeared in opera roles including Hansel in Humperdink’s Hansel und Gretel, Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, and First Prioress in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, and in concert oratorios ranging from Mozart’s Requiem to Rutter’s Magnificat, in addition to performing  Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Erie Philharmonic. Her Chicago career highlights include La Zia Principessa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, and Composer in Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos. Solo concert credits include Mozart’s Requiem with the Illinois Philharmonic, Lauridson’s Cuatro Canciones and Berlioz’s Les nuits d’ete with the University of Chicago and Salt Creek Sinfonietta, Second Woman in Handel’s Solomon with the Apollo Chorus, Respighi’s Laud to the Nativity with the DePaul Community Chorus, and Mahler’s Symphony 4 with Wright College.  Outside Chicago, Lindsey has performed Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Nurse in Michael Torke’s Strawberry Field’s, Zweite Dame in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with New Jersey Opera, Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte with Peninsula Music Festival. Most recently, she created the role of Lady Smith in the world premiere of Seymour Barab’s This Little Light of Mine at New York’s Symphony Space. She has had the pleasure of singing in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Chicago’s WFMT studios.  As chorus master, Lindsey recently finished her fifth consecutive production with the Evanston Opera Company, Savoyaires.  She has earned a master of music in voice at Northwestern University.

Nutcracker Tickets, Buy Local

Nutcracker Tickets go on sale TODAY!  

Also, if you're a Rogers Park resident, read about
buying local.

Don't forget to shop in your community this holiday season.

We're looking forward to our Nutcracker Snippet Performance this Sunday, November 4th at the Lincolnwood Library.  Performing Arts Limited (PAL) has been invited to perform as part of the Library's 10th Annual Ethnic Fest.

In addition to the many cultural pieces performed in the afternoon, PAL will be performing the "Children's March," "Chocolate," and "Trepak." 2:30-3:00 pm.

Our next snippet performance of "The Nutcracker" will be Friday, November 23rd, 10:00 am at Lincolnwood Town Center.



Tickets available November 1st for our full productions December 8th and 9th!

Teacher of the Week- Week Four

MOLLY JO ANDERSON is a native of Becker, MN.  She has performed around the country including New York, NY with the Mike Miller and Associates dance group in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, and in Wisconsin Dells with the Broadway Dinner Theater performing Disney's "High School Musical" under the direction of Michael Stanek.  Molly Jo graduated this past May from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance.  At UWSP, she performed with many faculty and guest choreographers including Michael Estanich, Joan Karlen, Jeannie Hill, and Luc Vanier.  She has also had the opportunity to choreograph and produce her own pieces.  Her most recent work, The Exigency, was selected to perform in the informal concert at the 2012 American College Dance Festival in Madison, WI.  Molly Jo is the recipient of the Anne Schierl Outstanding Freshman in Dance award, the Kathryn Bukolt Dance Award, and the Festival of the Arts Scholarship Award.  As well as teaching dance, she is eager to share her knowledge about Pilates, as she has just completed her Pilates Mat I and II training.  This is her first year teaching at the Performing Arts Limited. 

PAL Teacher of the Week- Week 3

KATERINA HERDER  (DANCE) graduated from Northwestern University in June with a B.S in dance and sociology. She began dancing at her Maryland hometown dance studio and taught at Wheaton Studio of Dance every summer throughout college. At Northwestern, she studied with Laura Wade, Molly Shanahan, and Jeff Hancock and choreographed pieces for TONIK Tap and Dance Department shows. She was first introduced to PAL during her senior year when she researched and wrote her thesis titled "Beyond Ballet: Social Processes in a Chicago Dance Studio." Currently, Katerina is working at Protein Bar, interning with the Production Department of the Joffrey Ballet, and enjoying Chicago, complete with riding her bike everywhere. She is very excited for her second full year teaching at PAL! 

Katerina teaches beginners through our advanced teens on Saturday(s).  She also stage managed our last show!

Nutcracker 2012

We love our Nutcracker!  Preparing for our main performances at Northside College Prep Dec. 8th and 9th 2012, today's rehearsals included Trepak and the grand pas de deux.  Here Miss Katie Steffenhagen, PAL faculty member, and dancer with Elements Contemporary Ballet, leads the pas de deux rehearsal.

Rogers Park Community Foodies

Rogers Park has so many culinary delicacies. Would you like a tasting of the many offerings? Like this post on FB for an evening of indulgence. More info and date TBA...

Who are the Community Members?

Who are the Community Members-

You are! 

PAL is fortunate to be located in one of the most diverse communities in Chicago.   Rogers Park has been coined as a neighborhood consisting of 1/3, 1/3, 1/3.  Serving all walks of life, our diversity brings us strength as a greater community.  

At PAL, a community is formed by many diverse members in the shared goal of music and dance.  United, we are one.   

Whatever ties you into your own community, you are a member of the community at large.  In the PAL community, all are valued and are welcomed!

Tomorrow- “How Can You be Involved in the Community”   

PAL Teacher of the Week- Week Two

Tiffany Lawson received her B.F.A. in Acting and Dance from Millikin University. Other training includes: The Louisville Ballet, University of Louisville Dance Theatre, Governor's School for the Arts and Walden Theatre. Tiffany has participated in master classes all over the U.S.; including the Southeast Regional Ballet Festival and Regional Dance America festival. Professional credits include: Prairie Fire Theatre, favorite roles include: Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer. Alphabet Soup Productions, Sheil Park Theatre, Ground Up Theatre and many other store front Chicago theatres. Tiffany has taught ballet, jazz, modern, latin, pilates, tai chi and creative movement all over the United States and in the Dominican Republic. In the Chicago area Tiffany has taught for Talent Forum, Buffalo Grove Dance and T.V.I. Actor's Studio. Tiffany's choreography has premiered in festivals through the Chicago area, including: Solestance and Collaborations Festivals--held at Ruth Page Dance Center, Vittum Theatre and Bailiwick Theatre. Tiffany also has choreographed for Ground Up Theatre, Purple Bench Productions and 365 plays in 365 days (a nationwide performance collaboration with playwright Susan Lorie Parks.)  Currently Tiffany is a company member and ballet mistress for Renegade Dance Architects, dancing with Miss Christine and Miss Megan.   Tiffany is thrilled to be joining PAL’s family, and as a very good friend of Miss Shawn, excited to continue her legacy.  

What Makes a Community?

This is the first in a series of daily topics which we at Performing Arts Limited (PAL) can share as an arts community and group.  We value each other and each others’ experience, so why not share it?  We would like to vary the topics of our posts from week to week.  Some weeks may be about dance choreography, or how to best practice and rehearse at home.  Some topics may be written by guest bloggers, such as our dance and music faculty, and some, like our first, about the community.  

Home.  Community.  What makes up a community?

Community is defined by Wikipedia as:

1)Community usually refers to a social unit larger than a small village that shares common values.  The term can also refer to the national community or international community, and 

2) in biology, a community is a group of interacting living organisms sharing a populated environment.  A community is a group or society, helping each other.  

In Rogers Park, many separate communities and cultures unite to create a larger community.  

How does this relate to PAL and the dance and music community?

While historically, dance and music has been separated between cultures, as a PAL community we unite through the study of dance and music.  Through experiencing others’ cultural treasures, we learn to respect what we do not know.  

When the diverse members of the Rogers Park and surrounding community meet, one goal of the PAL community has been met.   

Tomorrow- "Who are the Community Members"

Performing Arts Limited dances with Rogers School

Today PAL was rockin' it at Rogers!  Miss Katie got to watch the Rogers Elementary School students get their groove on today.  Generously funded by Donna's Good Things, Performing Arts Limited (PAL) will provide dance instruction to every grade for the entire year!

Miss Christine from Performing Arts Limited gets the 1st graders moving!

Rogers Park Nutcracker

As Fall begins, the Snowflakes fall.   Performing Arts Limited (PAL)  is excitedly immersed in rehearsals for its 6th annual Nutcracker production. Bringing together dancers from PAL, the immediate community, and dancers from the greater Chicagoland area, we work together to bring you a holiday tradition of cheer, "The Nutcracker."  

Save the date to entertain your family in the adventures of Clara with her beloved Nutcracker.  December 8th and 9th, shows will be held at 2:00 pm at Northside College Prep.   Sweeten your day with our Nutcracker Tea.  One day only (Dec. 9th, 1:00 pm), you can enjoy a high tea with your family and meet the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara and her friends, and more.  

Meet your PAL teachers-

KATIE STEFFENHAGEN (MANITOWOC, WIS) began her dance training with Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance at the age of 5. In 2003 she graduated from Virginia School of the Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia under the direction of Petrus Bosman. She then went on to dance with Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, New York. In 2007-2009 she danced for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines performing choreography of Sherry Zunker, Jeremy Plummer, Frank Chaves, Laura Dunlop, and Harrison McEldowney. In 2009 she began working with C5 under the direction of Jeremy Plummer. Katie is currently dancing with Elements Contemporary Ballet under the direction of Mike Gosney. Katie is very excited about this upcoming season at PAL, and is looking forward to offering many exciting opportunities for the dancers.  

Fall Classes Have Just Begun

FOR THE JOY AND LOVE OF THE ARTS!

Entering its 13th Season serving the community, PAL and Miss Katie are looking forward to a great year!  Classes are offered Monday - Thursday and Saturday and Sunday.  All classes are taught by music and dance professionals, encouraging students to fulfill their individual potential.  Classes have just begun and we are accepting new registrations.  Reception hours are Monday - Thursday 4:00-7:00 and Saturdays and Sundays 9:30-3:00.  

Having a particularly busy schedule this year?  We offer back to back and simultaneous classes for many age groups.  We also offer sibling and multiple class discounts!

Whether looking for ballet classes, private music lessons, or Sunday classes, we have many options available for you and your family.

CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE IN OUR LAST WEEK OF OUR SUMMER SESSION.  IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER FOR YOUR FALL CLASSES.  

RECEPTION HOURS ARE 

MONDAY - THURSDAY UNTIL 8/16/12.

                                                                       OUR FALL SEASON BEGINS SEPT. 5TH.

WE'RE EXCITED FOR OUR 13TH SEASON SERVING THE ROGERS PARK COMMUNITY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS TO BEGIN!

DANCE AND MUSIC CLASSES ARE OFFERED MONDAY - THURSDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  DANCE CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN BALLET, TAP, JAZZ, HIP-HOP, MODERN, AND MORE!  PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTION IS OFFERED FOR STUDENTS AGES 7 AND UP IN GUITAR, VOICE, AND PIANO.

TO REGISTER, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL US AT 773.262.3262.

We hope you'll join us for our FREE performance this Thursday, July 19th.  We'll be dancing as part of the wonderful Dance in the Parks Series.  You'll see our performances honoring legends such as Michael Jackson, Flashdance, and more......  Click on the link below for more info.  At Berger Park, the show begins right at 6:30.  Get out of the heat, and dance with us-

http://www.danceintheparks.org/performances.php

PAL (Performing Arts Limited) Nutcracker Auditions

 PAL is casting it's 2012 Nutcracker, and welcomes dancers of ages 4 and up, with all experience levels. Dance and character (little or no dance) roles are available.

When: Sunday, August 12, 1:00-3:00 pm. Registration begins at 12:30, with no appointment necessary. If auditioning for a dance role, please wear a solid colored leotard, and bring along ballet and pointe shoes (11 +, and if applicable).
Audition Schedule:
1:00-1:30, Ages 5-7
1:30-2:00, Ages 8-12
2:00-2:45, Ages 12- and up.
Please be prepared to stay until 3:00 pm. Some dancers may be asked to dance numerous times.

Where: Performing Arts Limited. Please bring a headshot of photo along with a resume. Audition fee $10.00.

Summer Camps and Classes for Dance and Music

What a fun summer we have goin' on at PAL!  We have just begun registration for our second session of Summer Camps and Classes. Registration for our 2012-13 Season begins July 24-25, 4:30-7:30 pm.  You can view our summer schedule here.  To register- call us at 773-262-3262 or email us at info@performingartslimited.com .

Summer Camps and Classes

Performing Arts Limited (PAL) is getting ready for an exciting summer of camps and classes! We'll be adding in some dance intensives, workshops by guest instructors, musical theatre mini-camps, and more! Keep up your music skills too with our private music lessons.

Our summer schedule will be available very soon; check back at the end of March to view the schedule and to register.

Can't wait or have questions- give us a call at 773-262-DANCE (3262)

Reception Hours: Mon - Thurs 4:00-7:00 pm, Sat. and Sun. 9:30-3:00.

Piano and Voice Lessons

Performing Arts Limited (PAL) welcomes Elda Peralta to the PAL family-

Elda joins Lindsey, Larry, and James, and will be teaching voice and beginning piano lessons on Thursdays.

Sign up for your voice or piano lesson today-