From April 24-May 9, 2016, Island Moving Co toured to Kazakhstan to dance with our friends, Samruk Dance Company and their Artistic Director Gulnara Adamova. The tour coincided with the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of US/Kazakhstan relations. The US Consulate sponsored cultural exchanges in two additional cities after we spent the first week in Almaty with Samruk.
Please follow the links below for photos, pictures, and videos of this fantastic experience:
DANCE DUET US AND KAZAKHSTAN
http://weproject.kz/sobitiya/tantsevalniy-duet-ssha-i-kazahstana
The American company Island Moving Company in Shymkent; review
Our exchange with Samruk Dance was Island Moving Co’s first international foray in the Great Friends Touring Project. We’re looking for more opportunities to travel abroad and to bring amazing new talent to our audiences at the Great Friends Dance Festival.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Depart Sunday, April 24, arrive Tuesday, April 26
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. Rehearsal at Samruk’s beautiful studios
Wednesday, April 27 Rehearsal with Samruk on the stage of the Opera and Ballet Theater in Almaty
18.30 p.m. Evening Concert
Thursday, April 28 Master-classes at the Choreography College
Friday, April 29 Rehearsal with Samruk
Saturday, April 30 Flashmob in Almaty
Sunday, May 1 Rest day – excursion outside Almaty
Monday, May 2 Rehearsal for a performance in Astana
Tuesday, May 3 Travel to Astana; afternoon rehearsals in Astana
Wednesday, May 4 Evening concert on the stage of the Congress Hall Astana
Thursday, May 5 Travel to Shymkent
Friday, May 6 Rehearsal and performance in Shymkent
Saturday, May 7 Outreach program in Sairam village near Shymkent
Sunday, May 8 Return to Almaty; fly home on May 9th
