![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Little Lotus, the House of Dragon’s prodigal daughter, so to speak, grows up and gives birth to twins, who must decide if they will protect the House’s secrets - from each other.ĭavid Patrick Kelly and PeiJu Chien-Pott and members of the chorus (guardians of the House of Dragon) in a scene from “Dragon Spring Phoenix Rising” at The Shed (Photo credit: Stephanie Berger, courtesy of The Shed) There’s a secretive bad guy with secrets, too, who hates them. What little plot there is follows the House of Dragon, a secretive sect with secret powers and a secret treasure. There are moments when the show’s production elements come together so spectacularly that they almost lift the rest of the show with them. The visual bombast and fight choreography of Dragon Spring, a world premiere Shed commission, are thrilling enough to recommend the show as an expensive diversion, at the very least. The heroes and villains possessed no distinguishing character traits, other than differing accents, and they voiced no discernible reasons to be fighting. ![]() At the showing of Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise at The Shed that I attended, audiences clapped and hooted for heroes and villains alike, despite being given no logical reason to do so. Akasia is grateful for the opportunity to bring her expertise to Jacob’s Pillow and to be working alongside her mentor Maria Torres.Sometimes you don’t need a long, complex story - or even an engaging one - to hook an audience. Most recently, Akasia has been working as the Associate Choreographer for the TV show Evil and Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner, an ongoing project since the pandemic, scheduled to open in Brisbane, Australia next year. In 2019, she served as Assistant Director of the production Dragon Spring – Phoenix Rise at The Shed NYC. Her choreographic credentials also include Soul train awards, P¡nk’s tour “Funhouse”, The Bonesetter’s Daughter at the San Francisco Opera house, Spoleto Festival, Miss Angola, Miss Tourism, Latin Billboard awards, Asia’s Top Pop Stars, Jolin Tsai’s world tour, and Double It at the Baruch performing art center. As a choreographer, she has been able to bring her expertise into film, theater, stage, live shows, video and artist development, with projects such as High School Musical of China, I Am Somebody, Go For It, and the Latin Music awards. Cirque Du Soleil enlisted her expertise and skills for their MJ Immortal World Tour. Not limiting herself to just the commercial dance world, Akasia was also part of the original cast of the Broadway show Mambo Kings as well as the hit off-Broadway production of De La Guarda. Some of her TV appearances include Dancing with the Stars, The Grammys, The Late Show with David Letterman, MTV American and European Awards, VH-1 Music and Fashion Awards, American Music Awards, Latin Billboard, Saturday Night Live, Miss Universe, The Soul Train Awards, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Chris Rock and more. Notably, she landed the role of the main stunt double of Halle Berry on Catwoman. ![]() Dance Theatre: Afro-Latin Immersion | Creative Team Memberīorn and raised in Peru, Akasia Ruthy Inchaustegui has worked with names like Madonna, Janet Jackson, Prince, Maxwell, P¡nk, Gloria Estefan, Santana, Mariah Carey, Celia Cruz, Puff Daddy, Cirque du Soleil, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift. ![]()
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