I had a great time creating this video, it actually helped me focus in on my goals for this course and what I hope to gain from it; I will shortly include lots of tags so lots of people can access it easily. Hope you enjoy it!
Monday, 6 December 2010
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Flickr
I just finished putting some photos on Flickr, and I suddenly realised that this particular resource is exceptionally useful for performers. For example, this way we can receive comments on photos, both positive and negative, allowing us to discover what looks good and if the criticism is constructive we can learn from our mistakes and what is not so good; another point on a similar note is the way that it's not just your friends and family that can give an opinion but it is also people with no desire to please you specifically and this allows them to be very honest and unbiased towards you. I am hoping to put up a lot more pictures, so far i have just started with just a few, and receive comments on head shots and dance shots alike as these are very important when securing auditions and work. I feel that the more input I have on these then the better idea i have of what attracts would be employers.
to view my pictures, go to-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazukaoike/show/
to view my pictures, go to-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazukaoike/show/
Monday, 15 November 2010
Professional Profile
My name is Kazuka Oike and I am a professional ballet dancer.
I started dance at the age of four and even from that early age I knew I wanted to be a dancer, so at the age of fourteen I was lucky enough to be accepted to Tring Park School for the Performing Arts to study dance full time. When I was dancing in Japan we just learned ballet but during my time at Tring I learned a versatile array of dance for example pas de deux, jazz, modern, contemporary etc. This challenging curriculum made me more passionate about dance as I learned more about my body during dance, more about the wide performing industry and also how my passion, Ballet, was dependent on using what I had learned from other genres.
Also during my years at Tring I was lucky enough to take part in National youth ballet; this outstanding youth company taught me some of my most valuable lessons about performing and being a professional. These include working in close quarters with many other people, taking works to multiple venues in preparation for touring, tackling a nightmare for many dancers...acting a character part and general company etiquette; I learned all of this and more in a safe environment where it was ok to make mistakes because there were so many helping hands around. Some names include Frank Freeman who was kind enough to cast me as a soloist in his 'Four Seasons' and Drew Mconie, a former NYB artist himself, was always there for me and others with a kind word and some good advice.
I felt that Tring prepared me in other ways such as allowing me to gain a National Diploma in Professional dance, Major RAD qualifications such as ADV 2 distinction allowing me to learn the Solo Seal, Major Cecchetti exams helping me explore ballet further and opened up competitions and an RAD Elementary qualification in Benesh Notation.
I was lucky enough to work with some very influential people in the industry and great teachers, one that sticks out the most is Robert Cohan. Some of my colleagues and I were selected to work intensively with Mr. Cohan and recreate his landmark work, 'Class' a piece designed around Martha Graham's original Graham technique class. Our work was filmed for documentary purposes and to attempt to keep the pure technique around.
More recently I have been an apprentice with the British touring company Ballet Theatre UK for the last 2 seasons. We have toured 2 productions, Nutcracker and Cinderella, all over the UK and Ireland. For the first time working with a professional Ballet Company it was a great experience and I feel I picked a lot of valuable experience of working and touring. I found it challenging working with some of the other company members because I only knew one other member from college, however everybody was very friendly and easy to get on with so after all time we worked together we built a good rapport. Overall the tour was great success and I had a wonderful time, I hope to be given more opportunities like these in the future.
I started dance at the age of four and even from that early age I knew I wanted to be a dancer, so at the age of fourteen I was lucky enough to be accepted to Tring Park School for the Performing Arts to study dance full time. When I was dancing in Japan we just learned ballet but during my time at Tring I learned a versatile array of dance for example pas de deux, jazz, modern, contemporary etc. This challenging curriculum made me more passionate about dance as I learned more about my body during dance, more about the wide performing industry and also how my passion, Ballet, was dependent on using what I had learned from other genres.
Also during my years at Tring I was lucky enough to take part in National youth ballet; this outstanding youth company taught me some of my most valuable lessons about performing and being a professional. These include working in close quarters with many other people, taking works to multiple venues in preparation for touring, tackling a nightmare for many dancers...acting a character part and general company etiquette; I learned all of this and more in a safe environment where it was ok to make mistakes because there were so many helping hands around. Some names include Frank Freeman who was kind enough to cast me as a soloist in his 'Four Seasons' and Drew Mconie, a former NYB artist himself, was always there for me and others with a kind word and some good advice.
I felt that Tring prepared me in other ways such as allowing me to gain a National Diploma in Professional dance, Major RAD qualifications such as ADV 2 distinction allowing me to learn the Solo Seal, Major Cecchetti exams helping me explore ballet further and opened up competitions and an RAD Elementary qualification in Benesh Notation.
I was lucky enough to work with some very influential people in the industry and great teachers, one that sticks out the most is Robert Cohan. Some of my colleagues and I were selected to work intensively with Mr. Cohan and recreate his landmark work, 'Class' a piece designed around Martha Graham's original Graham technique class. Our work was filmed for documentary purposes and to attempt to keep the pure technique around.
More recently I have been an apprentice with the British touring company Ballet Theatre UK for the last 2 seasons. We have toured 2 productions, Nutcracker and Cinderella, all over the UK and Ireland. For the first time working with a professional Ballet Company it was a great experience and I feel I picked a lot of valuable experience of working and touring. I found it challenging working with some of the other company members because I only knew one other member from college, however everybody was very friendly and easy to get on with so after all time we worked together we built a good rapport. Overall the tour was great success and I had a wonderful time, I hope to be given more opportunities like these in the future.
BAPP is my next challenge, I am looking forward to meeting and talking to new people and hopefully further my learning to help my dance and teaching career.
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Kazuka CV
Kazuka Oike
Date of Birth - 05/04/1990 Height – 159cm
Eye colour – dark brown Hair colour – dark brown
Nationality – Japanese Languages - Japanese, English
Training
(formerly Arts Educational School
Level – RAD Adv 2, Solo Seal Cecchetti Adv 2
Classical Ballet, Contemporary Graham / Cunningham, Jazz / Modern, Pas de Deux
Anatomy, Benesh Notation
Awards
2009 – Tring Park
2008 – AES Classical Ballet Award (Bronze Medal)
2007 – Fewster Cecchtti Scholarship (Runner Up)
Barbara Geoghegan Awards (Runner Up)
Qualifications
Trinity National Diploma in Professional Dance
RAD Adv 2 Adv 1 Inter (Distinction)
ISTD Cecchetti Inter (Distinction)
ISTD Modern Adv1 Inter (Distinction)
Benesh Notation Elementary (Honours)
Professional Performing Experience
Ballet Theatre UK UK/Ireland tour(2010-2011)
- Cinderella / Nutcracker (Chris Moore) Principal / Ensemble
Ballet Theatre UK UK tour(2009)
- Nutcracker (Chris Moore) Principal / Ensemble
AES Senior Dance Show / Gala (2005-2009)
Markova Theatre, Wycombe Swan Theatre,
Shaftesbury Theatre, Shaw Theatre
- Audentia (Terry Wright) Principal
- Class (Robert Cohan) Sololist
- Bruch Concerto (Terry Wright) Sololist
- Stabat Mater (Robert Cohan) Sololist
- Gershwin Concerto (Terry Wright) Ensemble
National Youth Ballet (2006-2009)
Sadler’s Wells, Hackney Empire, Birmingham Hippodrome, Ashcroft Theatre
- Four Seasons (Frank Freeman) Principal
- Doll’s House Fantasia (Anna Meadmore) Ensemble
- The Old Man of Lochnager / Premiere
(Drew McOnie / mentored Matthew Bourne) Ensemble
- Strathspey and Reel (Jonathan Payn) Ensemble
TV Documentary (2008) - Class (Robert Cohan) Ensemble
Thursday, 4 November 2010
First Blog at LAST!!!!
Hello everyone! At last I'm writing first blog! I'm looking forward to starting this.
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