Stanislav Ioudenitch
Tango Pasión
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6:30 Conversations (ETV)
Gene Edwards speaks with two outstanding acts from Thalia Mara Foundation's World Performance Series: Stanislav Ioudenitch, the 2001 Van Cliburn competition gold medalist, and two members from the Argentine dance company, Tango Pasión.
(R1/20, 10:30 pm)
Thalia Mara Received her Distinguished Service Award from Marie Antoon and Peter Zapleta
Mississippi Educational Television (ETV) recently hosted the premier of
USA International Ballet CompetitionMississippi ETV's second High Definition Production
Mississippi Statewide Broadcast
Was aired on Sunday, November 17A highlight of the premiere was the presentation of the
Distinguished Service Award
To
THALIA MARAThe presentation was made by Mississippi Educational Broadcasting's (MEB) Executive Director, Marie Antoon, in the form of a plaque, which recognized her service to dance and the performing arts in Mississippi.
ETV's Director of Production, Peter Zapletal, also presented Thalia Mara with flowers as a token of MEB's heartfelt appreciation for her contributions throughout the years.
ETV's Director of Television, Ed Van Cleef made note of additional milestones. ~ ETV's collaboration with Thalia started with the filming and broadcast of Ravel's BOLERO. This Ballet was broadcast nationwide by ETV in 1981, the performing company was "The Jackson Ballet" with choreography by Thalia Mara.
USA International Ballet CompetitionDANCERS was produced by Mississippi ETV in High-definition television and was simulcast in HDTV on ETV's digital Channel 20
Dancers USA International Ballet Competition, is a one-hour documentary that features the young dancers from the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson this summer. DANCERS reveals behind- the-scenes footage of the performers as they prepare mentally as well as physically to go onstage. It captures those first moments after the performance and explores dancers passions and aspirations.
WAPT's Gene Edwards is the producer, writer and narrator of the documentary that includes 150 hours of taped performances, interviews, rehearsals and backstage moments. Edie Greene and Peter Zapletal of Mississippi ETV are the co-executive producers of the program. DANCERS was made possible by a grant from the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation as part of the Gertrude C. Ford Arts Series.
