Catherine Mancuso Founder Of Aries In Flight
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Catherine Mancuso: Our performance group rehearses on Sundays in 2-hour blocks. We will typically work on company repertory works from September through March. From April through August we will create new works. We spend a lot of time working on performance style including acting while dancing.
4 ABMNetwork NY: Can you tell our readers the names of performances you have done in the past?
Catherine Mancuso: Past performances we have been a part of include:
Wild Summer Fantasy, Dance New Amsterdam NY NY Decmeber 2012 (self-produced)
Ladies’s Got Talent March 2013, 2014 and 2015 NY NY
Choreographer’s Collective hosted by Yael Tap, NY NY July 2014
Kat Wildish Presents Performing in NY Spotlight Series, Ailey Studio Theater NY NY March 2015, TADA! Youth Theater October 2015
Miss New York Statewide Pageant Brooklyn, NY February 2015
Artists In Flight Performance Showcase (hosted by our company) TADA! Youth Theater NY NY February 2016
On The Waterfront Pentacle CLD Fundraiser Superfine Restaurant Brooklyn, NY April 2016
Manhattan Repertory Theater Summer Festival NY NY June 2016
Ballet Inc. Presents The Series Vol. 1 Manhattan Movement and Arts Center NY NY July 2016
5. ABMNetwork NY: How long has it taken Aries In Flight to get off the ground?
Catherine Mancuso: We’ve been working for about 4 years now and have started gaining a significant following over the past 2 years. We have more than doubled our performance schedule and have begun hosting holistic workshops for dancers this year.
Statement about the new show:
Catherine Mancuso: We’re excited to be debuting a new work in this showcase entitled Sunrise On The Beach. This new work is a continuation of an older piece of company repertoire of the same title.
ABMNetwork NY: There was a performance on November 12 and it went great! There were two shows, the first at 4pm and the second at 7pm.
The shows was held at West Park Presbyterian.
Go to their website for upcoming shows!
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