From Mozart to Curly Disco!

Well October has actually been a rather busy and exciting one! October 1st saw the release of my brand new electronic dance album 'Curly Disco' which I am so thrilled about. It's been about two years of work off and on in my free time whilst touring the world performing with The Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada. I especially love the randomness of the album cover , beautifully constructed by the uber talented Yee-hang Yam, our wonderful stage and production manager (and all round genius)

The feedback has been great! People seem to really like it.




Next up just four days later was the opening night of Amadeus , my first lead role in a ballet

It was such an honor to even have this opportunity and it was a huge challenge, least of all for my stamina. I dance an exceedingly huge amount which is always a joy. What was also good, was the depth of character I could bring to this story. When thinking of Amadeus , we don't always think of the pain and turmoil his life was, and the very sad way it all ended. I'm also super excited to in a few months be taking this performance down to New York. Those will be some tough cookies to impress, but I'm certainly looking forward to the challenge!


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Amadeus...

Well I'm super excited, this is my first title role in a ballet! Amadeus. The music is absolutely stunning and we have pretty much just started the creation process which is fun but can also be long and tedious too. We have another show of Phantom The Ballet tomorrow... My previous blog covers that show and what goes into getting it ready for the stage. I'm nervous . I've been feeling pretty insecure about my technique and ability recently. I am working hard to improve a lot before the Amadeus tour starts which takes us around Canada and also into the US which should be fun. Il keep you posted on my progress and also my little health kick detox I'm doing. Seeing as I just moved into a new apartment Im marking this as a pointer to a new beginning. I just only hope I can stick to it....

Curly Disco!

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(click above on the 'leighaldersonmusic' to listen to the music) So hear it is, after over a year off and on, just in my spare time whilst on tour ect, i created some groovy tracks. The inspiration behind this is without a doubt Disco! But what i feel electonic Disco should sound now. There are of course very 80s synth imspired moments too, but i had a lot of fun creating this album which will be available on itunes very very soon! Its exciting to see what people think, i hope it goes down well. Its very much LEIGH !

So have a sneak peak of all the tracks that hopefully will end up on the finished product and give me some feed back on some of the ones you like!

ENJOY!!

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My new video blog! Part 1

Another summer gone! Another season started!

Welcome back! Well we are but a few days away from kick starting , what will hopefully be another fantastic, action packed, drama filled, leg kicking , point shoe wearing , ball busting season! We start off with an 8 week run with Atlantic Ballets critically acclaimed 'World of Shadows|Phantom the ballet , which is essentially the classic tale of Phantom of the opera! Not the cheesy musical no! Based on the well loved book by Gaston Leroux. I had the pleasure of dancing Christines lover Raoul, which means lots of acting, love pas de deuxs , cute romantic glances And a full on fight scene which I LOVE! I absolutely throw myself around like a lunatic. I just have to make it look believable right!? Also if you are about in Moncton New Brunswick on July 5th, why don't you join us in celebrating the beginning of our season and also the start of our Phantom the ballet run! Details of all events and up coming shows can be found on this page ! Go on and like! http://www.facebook.com/AtlanticBalletTheatre

KEEPING THE ZING...

What an exciting 2 weeks / weekend. I shall take a vow to only drink water and teas for this week, no wine, no champagne , nothing proof!

Well to start off, i took some of the soloists in the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada into our 2nd studio, which is used for filming and rehearsals with the set before we head to the theatre. We put up some lights, brought some clothes to choose from, blasted the music, used Kyles camera and shot ourselves a wee music video to an up-coming single i am releasing world-wide on iTunes. THe track is called 'I Felt Space Or So I Thought' and i have to say it is one of my favorite ones to date.

So i really wanted to add a third dimension. The Idea behind it was a dark, dimly lit, club vibe, very sensual and very sexy, which the song isn't necessarily , i feel it has a more uplifting quality... but this is just the vision i had for my first official music video. It was a lot of fun to shoot. I filmed and edited it, so i wasnt expecting some great master piece from myself, but i look on it as an achievement and also at the fun we had making it. It does of course help to have insanely talented friends to star in it.

Take a look!!

We Also , this last weekend had a party... The Models : High Fashion Couture Party Extravaganza. The idea was to create a couture or zany stylish look. We had an absolute blast! We all had to catwalk our looks as well as have a photoshoot when we entered the party. What really helped the party along was the open bar of complimentary Cosmos ! I do know how to through a party!

We also opened on Friday for our 8 week run of World of Shadows : The Phantom - Phantom of the Opera the Ballet. I have a really fantastic role, Raoul, Christine's Lover who has to fight the Phantom. Its exciting, lots of dancing and LOTS of acting. So i am going to enjoy such a long run where we can really develop the character and our artistry a lot.

Heres a sneak preview of The Phantom: World Of Shadows - the story of the phantom of the opera.

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Keeping extremely busy really does add some zing into my step. I do enjoy being busy and productive and urge everyone to not let a moment slip by.

NEW BLOG, NEW START!

Well ! its been over a year since i blogged. i guess i didn't realize how popular my blog was until i saw that visitor stats, and thought maybe it was time i got back on this old thingy!

Well , a lot has happened since i last wrote. I am now, as i am sure most of you are aware, in Canada! Its so beautiful here! And , rather ironically, its officially 'CANADA DAY'

So my friends and I are heading down to the river to watch the fireworks and enjoy the Canadian festivities! Who knows! Maybe we might actually get the flag painted on our faces... thats what they do right?

Work is hard. We are working on Phantom of the Opera the Ballet, which we have already toured in a sell out tour in Germany and then around the Atlantic of Canada. Its an 8 week run, which is quite long for us. Then a we start 'GHOSTS OF VIOLENCE' again. We already had the premier in Ottawa in February , but now we do a huge Nationwide tour all over Canada, which is so freaking exciting! Dates ect of when and where the shows will be are on the company website (www.atlanticballet.ca) They also made it into a film! and we have some preview excerpts available to preview. Its a very important issue that we tackle with the ballet... Domestic Violence. So i really enjoy doing the lead role in this ballet. Its important that this ballet is strong enough to firstly raise awareness but also to entice a dialogue and give the victims so kind of voice.