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April 28, 2008 at 5:31 pm · Filed under dance, gala, BENNY, lar lubovitch
I was invited to go see the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company gala last thursday at the Hudson Theatre in Millenium Hotel, 44th Street. As I arduously pushed through the Times Square crowd, I couldn’t help but to feel really excited about seeing my friend Jonathan Alsberry dance. He just recently got nominated for the Princess Grace Award by the company!
On the night’s program was Lar’s most recent works and a new creation, principal dancers Marcelo Gomez and Julie Kent from ABT, and chanteuse/actress Bernadette Peters!
I had an amazing time!
:-)
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January 24, 2008 at 4:00 pm · Filed under dance, blog, performance, BENNY, cas public, bennyroyce royon, montreal
Wingers!
Sincerest apologies for having been M.I.A. (missing in action) for quite some time now… I went to the Philippines to visit my family during the holidays; big family reunion, I haven’t been to the Philippines since I emigrated 11 years ago! It was really emotional to see my extended family. I came back from that trip and I left again for tour the following week! Now, I’m back and this week we (cas public) have our premiere of “Suite Cruelles” a new show that proves to be exciting. If you happen to be in Montreal, come see the show. Details are below!
PS. I enjoyed reading everyone’s updates and entries. Especially, Kristin’s iPhone entries! Keep ‘em coming! 
xo, Benny
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WWW.DANSEDANSE.NET
[Show Info.]
Since presenting Courage mon amour at Danse Danse in 2002, Hélène Blackburn has been busy creating two works for young audiences, Barbe Bleue and Journal intime, that were huge hits on their tours of Canada and abroad. Five years later, Blackburn and her company, Cas Public, are back to present dance lovers with a new work for 9 dancers and 2 pianists. Using body movements that combine the discipline of ballet with the surrender of contemporary dance, Hélène Blackburn draws us into a murky realm where pleasure and pain become one. Inviting.
[Synopsis]
Incandescence. Beings passionately search for one another, their vacant expressions mirroring the pain inside the bodies. The dancers explore and search one another with athletic jumps and jolts, alternately punishing, provoking and caressing each other. A mad dash tends toward the unbridled conquest of pleasure through the other.
The body works itself into a frenzy, it questions, rages and raves in search of what it cannot find: The impossible union of bodies and souls. Pain chosen reflects pain suffered. The hypnotic music and the violence of silence raise questions, while the frenetic rhythm haunts and mesmerizes.
The dancers sustain the virtuosity to the point of paroxysm, masters of the raw energy they exude. Lighter moments meet an intensity of desire like absurd fragments in a reality devoid of refinement.
The voluptuousness of the high heel rouses, and the body teeters then exults in disarticulated fits and starts.
As though finding pleasure necessarily involves losing oneself in pain…
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November 5, 2007 at 5:45 am · Filed under dance, pointe shoes, BENNY, bennyroyce royon, montreal
This whole weekend has been the worst I’ve had so far in Montreal. I’ve been dealing with a toothache all day today and yesterday. Sucks that I don’t have dental insurance here. I’ve been taking Advil and putting Orajel on my gums. It helps but it doesn’t take all the pain away. I’ve been in bed most of the day. So now i’m up like an insomniac trying to find things to do. Laying down adds a headache to my tooth dilemma. I thought it would be a good idea to post something on here. And so here it is…
So, for our new creation “Suite Cruelles” our director has decided to put me on pointe shoes! I tried my old ones at home and they still fit. I’ve been wearing them for rehearsals but they hurt so much! I have much respect for you girls! She’s also put me and the other guys on heels! That’s right, high heeled shoes… well, I guess more character shoes. The process has been really rewarding. I can’t wait to perform it on stage. The whole company is excited. I hope some of you can and will consider to come up to this beautiful city of MONTREAL. IT ISN’T THAT FAR AWAY! And, its good to see something besides NYC performances!
Anyway, here’s a picture.
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November 4, 2007 at 5:58 am · Filed under dance, video, videoart, video art, youtube, BENNY, bennyroyce royon
This is a fun video that Shane Ohmer (my roommate), Brittany Davis (my NYC friend), and I filmed and edited in 24 hours! The three of us are loving the Montréal life and thought we’d share a piece of it with everyone! Please bear with us for the YouTube video quality. It’s the best I could do. The version on my MAC computer is so much better… it really looks like a fun dance film. Enjoy!
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November 4, 2007 at 5:49 am · Filed under dance, BENNY, cas public, bennyroyce royon
Hello Wingers!
I haven’t written in awhile but I’m back… First, of all congratulations to Kristin for being on an iPhone commercial! Way to go! So, here’s an update… After dancing with Bad Boys of Dance @ Jacob’s pillow this summer, I moved to Montreal to join Productions Cas Public, a contemporary dance company. This season we are featured in the Danse Danse festival and scheduled to perform our new creation “Suite Cruelles” at Centre Pierre-Peladeau de l’UQAM. The new creation will present an exploration between pleasure and pain. Trust me, you’ll want to see this new creation!
I also, would like you to welcome Anami Halo, Rasta Thomas’ and Adrienne Canterna’s new baby girl. I’m delighted to be friends with these two amazing individuals, and they are blessed to have a beautiful baby girl. I wish them all the best always. With Rasta’s permission to post her picture here, I hope you enjoy the beauty that she is… Anami!
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September 12, 2007 at 12:19 am · Filed under dance, blog, BENNY, cas public, bennyroyce royon, montreal, cananda
Across the border you’ll find me dancing in the city of Montreal with a company called Cas Public. This is my third week here and it has been great so far. Montreal is so wonderful! I’ve been biking to work every single day. I live near la Parc Fontaine. Such a gorgeous park but can’t compare to Central Park in New York City. Do I miss the city? Yes of course, but Montreal keeps be pretty busy.
The work that I do with the company is very interesting. I feel that I’m also an actor besides being a dancer. There is text, gestures, and of course the signature Helene Blackburn (the artistic director) contemporary fast movement, which the girls do most of it on pointe shoes. Right now I’m learning two shows that we are going to tour all over Quebec and Europe. We are also creating a new ‘creation/show’ entitled “Suite Cruelles.” I’m very excited for that!
Ah… Ben oui! C’est tres vrais qui j’ai commence å parler français dans mon travail… mais seulment quelquefois!
Not bad, eh? lol I didn’t even use a translator!
So sorry Wingers that I have been gone for a bit… I miss New York City. But I found me a new home in Montreal!
If you ever think of visiting…. let me know!
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