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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Saturday 20 October 2012
Monday 30 July 2012
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....
Wednesday 25 July 2012
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!!
for more info on the release please follow me on Twitter : @leighalderson5
Like my Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/Leighaldersonballet
or simply read my blog from here or on my webiste for updates www.leighalderson.com
(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!!
for more info on the release please follow me on Twitter : @leighalderson5
Like my Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/Leighaldersonballet
or simply read my blog from here or on my webiste for updates www.leighalderson.com
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Thursday 28 June 2012
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
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