The Future Dance Ensemble
of Peking University Institute of World Theatre and Film
presents
Believe
Time: December 14-18, 2011
Venue: Peng Hao Theatre
Tickets: 50RMB (student) 70RMB (advance purchase), 90 RMB (at door)
Believe is presented December 14-18, 2011 at Peng Hao Theatre. Our international cast of 40 dancers and singers, from 11 countries and speaking over a dozen languages, will take you on a mystical holiday journey through time and space. You'll see an inspired boy-meets-girl story in a wintry wonderland where everyone can tap dance, enjoy a high-kicking chorus line in our tribute to the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, and enjoy Santa's elves, performed by our students from the Migrand Children Foundation, as they prepare for the holiday with the humor only the most mischievous of elves can provide. Our experienced contemporary dancers will show you a battle raging between the angels in heaven, over the fate of two warring soldiers on earth. Our gentlemen will sow you what the Toy Soldiers guarding the North Pole do on break-time in a lively hip hop dance, and we'll ring in the New Year together with the jazz stylings of American music theatre dance. Remembering September of 2001, we will celebrate Christmas in New York 10 years later, cherishing the past but grasping the future. This December, come to Peng Hao Theatre, and Believe...
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Producer: The Future Dance Ensemble of the Peking University Institute of World Theatre and Film
Co-producer: The Peking University Institute of World Theatre and Film
Director and Choreographer, Vocal Director: Mr. Andrew Delo
Associate Director and Choreographer: Laura Corazzi
Associate Vocal Director: Mariana Savchenko
Assistant Director: Moeko Mitake
Coordinator, Migrant Children Outreach: Camille Jetzer
Migrant Children Foundation Teachers: Demi Chang, Laura Corazzi, Andrew Delo, Shira Goldberg, Camille Jetzer, Gefeng Liu, Sue Ma, Moeko Mitake, Galina Nikulina, Dina Shabalina, Nina Shabaina, Yi Yin, Crystal Zhang
Rehearsal Coordinators: Michael Cheung, Sebastian Li
Rehearsal Location Sponsors: Le Wellness Fitness Center, Pussycat Dance Studio
Dance Captains: Moeko Mitake, Michael Cheung
Costume Design: Jessie Jing, Julie Peters-Destract
Costume Coordinators/Construction: Andrew Delo, Demi Chang, Julie Peters-Destract, Camille Jetzer, Gefeng Liu, Moeko Mitake, Dina Shabalina, Evelyn Sutiono, Audrey Tao, Lior Zahavi, Crystal Zhang, Olivia Zhang
Lighting Design: Song Guo
Sound Design: Kevin Na
Sound Operator: Kevin Na
Projection Design: Yan Jin
Projection Operator: Hannah Morgan
Props: Andrew Delo, demi Chang, Camille Jetzer, Crystal Zhang
Program: Demi Chang
Founding Director of PKU Institute of World Theatre and Film: Professor Joseph Graves
Publicity: Moeko Mitake, Hui Hui Lai, Gefeng Liu
Company Translator: Cameron Sun
Web Design: Moeko Mitake
Musical Numbers:
- Believe
- When You Believe
- Jolly Old St.Nicholas
- March of the Toy Soldiers
- Peace
- Mama Who Bore Me
- Mama Who Bore Me (reprise)
- Merry Christmas Baby
- Baby, It's Cold Outside!
- Christmas in New York
- Winter
- New Year's Day at Dawn
- Ornament
- An Evening at Radio City Music Hall - starring the Rockettes
- Finale - All I Want For Christmas is You