Theatre Calgary, Calgary, AB - 04/09/2019 - 05/12/2019
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:05 pm
http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/ ... new-seasonTC’s main stage season at Arts Commons Max Bell Theatre will close April 7 to May 11 with the musical Billy Elliot, directed by Arima and choreographed by Yukichi Hattori, who recently retired as principal dancer with the Alberta Ballet Company.
“Yukichi and I are going to showcase the incredible dancers we have in this city.
“This is not going to be a copy of any Billy Elliot before it. This will be a Calgary Billy Elliot,” insists Arima, who feels personally connected to the story of a boy fighting for his dream despite naysayers around him.
“The message of Billy Elliot is the story of the dreams that exist in all of us. Billy didn’t want to box. He wanted to dance. People told him he shouldn’t and that he couldn’t, but he wouldn’t listen.
“That’s what people told a young Stafford Arima when he said he wanted to direct on Broadway one day. Like Billy, I wouldn’t let people destroy my dream and I know there are countless people out there who have had a similar experience.”
TC’s main stage season at Arts Commons Max Bell Theatre will close April 7 to May 11 with the musical Billy Elliot, directed by Arima and choreographed by Yukichi Hattori, who recently retired as principal dancer with the Alberta Ballet Company.
“Yukichi and I are going to showcase the incredible dancers we have in this city.
“This is not going to be a copy of any Billy Elliot before it. This will be a Calgary Billy Elliot,” insists Arima, who feels personally connected to the story of a boy fighting for his dream despite naysayers around him.
“The message of Billy Elliot is the story of the dreams that exist in all of us. Billy didn’t want to box. He wanted to dance. People told him he shouldn’t and that he couldn’t, but he wouldn’t listen.
“That’s what people told a young Stafford Arima when he said he wanted to direct on Broadway one day. Like Billy, I wouldn’t let people destroy my dream and I know there are countless people out there who have had a similar experience.”
Arima wants Theatre Calgary’s production to be more than just another show; he wants it to be an event.