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Jeremy NasmithDancer-Choreographer-Composer November 22 Updates!Having just finished with Iphigenie En Tauride (Gluck) with Opera Atelier, I find myself back in Japan gearing up for another show here. My substitute teaching at DanceTeq (www.danceteq.com) has turned into something more regular, which is a great thing considering I'm enjoying teaching more and more these days. I have several classes on my schedule here in Japan at Architanz (www.a-tanz.com), and 5 other private schools. Tomoe and I have found a new travel agent to work with after the retirement of Yoshimura-san, our previous agent, so we can once again offer the Toronto Ballet Lesson Tour for dance enthusiasts to vacation to Toronto and take ballet class at DanceTeq, and depending on the timing, also catch the National Ballet or Opera Atelier (or both) in season. The website I built for Je-an Salas is up an running (www.jsalaspilates.com), but already I'm getting tired with it, and want to begin a version 2 with a smoother design. In exchange for my web-skills, Je-an's been teaching me Pilates and I'm really noticing a difference. She's a wonderful teacher, and I highly recommend her lessons if you want to either stay in shape, or improve your facility. I was finally able to watch "Brandenburg no. 4" which I choreographed for Nishijima Ballet in the summer, but which premiered once I was already back in Toronto. I was very happy with the results: the students danced very well, and the teachers took care of my choreography even once I'd gone. Good work, Nishijima Ballet! Omedetou gozaimasu! I've also been rekindling my love of chess for the past year or so at www.chesspark.com and at www.chesscube.com, at both of which my handle is TorontoJer. If you fancy a game, sign up and we'll play chess online! May 06 Another year passed!I can't believe that I keep updating this blog only once a year! I need to be a bit more vigilant, but I always find myself too busy doing what I do to sit down and write about it. Since I posted last time, I've performed 2 shows with Opera Atelier, Abduction from the Seraglio (Mozart), and The Coronation of Poppea (Monteverdi), edited some promo videos of rehearsals for Opera Atelier, substitute-taught both at Atelier and at Dance-Teq, choreographed Summer: diptych for Desireada in the Fringe Festival, done a tour to Italy with Grazia Ballet Tokyo dancing in Giselle, and built a website for Je-an Salas at www.jsalaspilates.com. I just started to work with DNA theatre on a new collaboration, we'll see how that progresses. Unfortunately I've been a bit stagnant musically and I hope I'll have some inspiration to make some new music. I leave for Japan again with Tomoe at the end of the month and am looking forward to Ramen! And of course, to visiting friends and family there... but mainly Ramen! (just kidding...) May 11 Mexican Sunset Released!I am pleased to announce the release on Soundclick of my track "Mexican Sunset" This song is the collection of melodies and harmonies that resonated with me during my trip to Cuernavaca, and Mexico City, culminating with a trip to Lago de Coatetelco with my wife Tomoe, and our dear friends Pepe and Suzanna. Feel the warmth of the last rays of the Mexican sun as it settles over Lago de Coatetelco... August 05 The halfway markI've had three performances so far here in Japan. The theme this year seems to be Paquita: I dance it in 3 of my 5 shows this summer. The first 2 of which have gone well, the third is this coming friday. I also performed the Shades scene in La Bayadere which is another favorite of mine, and a new jazzy duet called Evening Breeze which I composed/choreographed. This upcoming friday in Machida is the third Paquita show, and I also perform Diana & Acteon. It should be fun! I'll try to get some vids posted soon....
July 01 Taking off again!Wow!
What an incredible year it's been so far! I've danced in Opera Atelier's productons of Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice in Toronto, and Dido and Aeneas in Seoul Korea. I performed with the National Ballet in the Nutrcracker, The Taming of the Shrew, The Four Seasons, Balanchine's Don Quixote, and Elite Syncopations in the National's Mad Hot Ballet Gala. I also helped Toronto Aerial Dance Company put together their most recent performance at "Talent Defined" at the Al Green Theatre on June 23rd. (I helped with choreography and musical composition).
The biggest news is that the National Ballet of Canada has invited me to re-join the company starting with the next Nutcracker (Dec. 2007). I'm very excited with the direction the company is going, and have really enjoyed my time guesting with them. I look forward to being back on their roster. You can see me in the National Ballet's wonderful new promotional video!
Even having been so busy, I still did find time to compose some more music, and I'm finally getting around to updating my site... I hope to have much more music available online soon.
I'd like to send out thanks to everyone who has made my 2007 the fantastic year it's been so far, especially my ever-supportive and loving wife, Tomoe Yamasaki!!
Tomorrow I leave for Japan once again....
Peace out!
November 21 Back in Toronto again.Hello everyone!
I'm still settling in, but already busy at work. I'm half-way through performing in Opera Atelier's production of Magic Flute. It's the first time in many years that I'm singing on stage, in the chorus. I'm also dancing, and sometimes both at the same time. I have renewed respect for people singing and dancing at the same time in musicals. Either one is enough of a challenge on it's own!
Once Magic Flute is finished, I'll be performing with the National Ballet in Nutcracker. This gives me an opportunity to perform in the new Four Seasons Centre which I'm looking forward to.
Hopefully I'll have time to work on the next incarnation of my website. I now have all sorts of material (photos, music, video) to post, it's simply a question of having time to build the site. And for my Japanese viewers, I promise that the next version will have Japanese translation!
Wishing you a happy, productive, yet relaxing November!
Jer
August 22 I haven't posted an entry since November??Hello everyone!
I can't believe I haven't posted an entry since November. Not for lack of things to post about, that's for sure. I'm still in Japan, and still dancing. I have seven more shows to do until I go back to Canada at the end of October. I've been busy choreogrpahing/composing alongside dancing and teaching. I have four new short ballets premiering this summer, one of which has already been performed. I have even more video clips up on my site at www.jeremynasmith.ca for those interested in having a look.
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