Auditions

Welcome to the 2010 season of Vertical Expressions. We are thrilled to have Darlene Hansen directing this show. One of the leading casting directors for TV and Movies in New Mexico.

This audition will be held at CSP dance studio. The studio is located at 5505 Osuna Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 (NOTE: This is the intersection of Osuna and San Mateo, not the part where one become the other.) We will be holding the audition starting at 6pm, Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Please be on time. We have no current plans for further auditions.

You do not need to prepare a monologue, song or dancing. The acting portion will be a cold read from the script and the dance portion will involve 3 choreographed routines. We are looking to see how well you pick up choreography, not perfection.

The show is currently penciled in at the Kimo for May 21st, 22nd and a matinee on the 23rd.

Casting will take place the week following the audition and you will be contacted via phone to inform you of our decision either way.

We are looking for men and women for this audition, but especially MEN!

Please pass this information on to others who may want to audition.

OMG: A Bawdy Burlesque lol!

This was a Burlesque/vaudeville show in the modern times. The show featured lots of live (several musicians and vocalists) and recorded music, entertaining skits, and great dancing. Hosted by April Ball and Jack Borders, it was a classy, yet sultry fun time. While "OMG: A Bawdy Burlesque lol" involved no nudity, it didcontain some sexual implications.

Special performances by:
Eve
Ritzy Rouge
Bastet and Mile High Fusion (http://www.bastetfusion.com/)
Dead On Point Five

This show is a benefit for the New Mexico AIDS Serives. 50% of all net proceeds will go to this great New Mexican charity. You can learn more about NMAS by going to their website http://www.nmas.net

Producers: Jason Deuter, Erin Roady, Michael Davis
Director: Darlene Hansen
Assistant Director: Jason Deuter
Stage Manager: Gwen Cannova-Kinzie

Sponsors were:
Jim Sutton - UNICA Century 21 - Gold Level
Sidewinders Nightclub - Silver Level
Dance Tyme - Bronze Level
Ed Majka - Allstar Realty - Bronze Level

Stuff Like That There
Choreography by Jack Borders and Jason Deuter, live vocals by April Ball featuring Jack Borders and various cast members.


Lola
Choreographed by Jason Deuter
Live vocals by Sean Mount with Ritch Johnson as Lola.
Also featuring Jason Deuter and Jiji Hise, Zack Hirshfeld and Kari Smith, Chris Knight and Sylvia Mock


Leave Your Hat On
Choreography by Jason Deuter
Performed by (from right to left) Sean Mount, Jason Deuter, Ritch Johnson, John Rectoris and Zack Hirschfeld.

Buttons
Choreography by Jason Deuter and Joe Gallegos
Performers (Belly Dancers) Jason Deuter, Ashley Chicone, Felix Chavez, Jiji Hise and Olivia Moore
Performers (Hip Hop) Joe Gallego, Alora, Zack Hirschfeld, John Rectoris and Sean Mount

RGL Contest

The Rio Grande Leather Contest will be September 20th, 2009. Vertical Expressions has been asked to do a performance for the entertainment portion of the night. This will be the first choreography performed by Reta Bray, who is our costume designer, along with Kenan Saxton and Zack Hirschfeld.

Gay Pride 2009

Gay Pride 2009 will see Vertical Expressions providing almost a half hour of entertainment on the Performing Arts Stage. The great thing is this stage will be air conditioned. Come see us perform starting at 4:30pm.

World On A String
Choreography by Jason Deuter, with Solange Bascunan, Judy Maloof, Joe Gallegos and Ernie Zambrano.


Sit Down You're Rockin The Boat
Choreography by Jason Deuter with Solange Bascunan



The Way You Make Me Feel
Vertical Expressions guest choreographer Emily Dunkin, with Iona Chapman, Elizabeth Henderson, Joe Gallegos, Thax von Reither and Ernie Zambrano.

Horizontal Desires

Horizontal Desires is the first full dance show produced by Vertical Expressions. All money was split between New Mexico AIDS Services and Rio Grand Leather titleholders.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Choreography by Robin Lubarsky, with Kristen Raynor, Erin Roady, Apple England, Bex and Melissa Shoemaker


Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear
Choreography by Jason Deuter, with 'lil Jay DeBoi


Rainbow Connection
Choreography by Jason Deuter
Couples: Jason Deuter and Sergio Gallazro / Erin Roady and Melissa Shoemaker / Michael Davis and Bex / Brandon and LaRhya


Sisters
Choreography and performance by Jason Deuter and Jack Borders


So She Dances
Choreography by Kristen Raynor, with Jason Deuter

Dancing With The Allstars

Jason and Robin will be teaching two students each to dance and then will perform for a ball for Allstar Realty in a format based on Dancing With The Stars. This will be complete with judges.

EQuality New Mexico fundraiser

We will be performing 2 numbers in this show, with the addition of three new performers to our troupe. Performance begins at 9pm. Tickets are $10 seated, $5 standing room only.

Queer Cabaret

Tickets are $10.

DJ Madie’s 30th Anniversary Show

DJ Madie is a local DJ who has been working for the local community for 30 years. She has always loved watching Jason Deuter dancing, so when the Albuquerque Social Club put on a show for her, Vertical Expressions was asked to perform. This was the show that brought us Robin Lubarsky. With only 5 days to prepare, we arranged some special moves, and the rest of the dance was completely improvised. During the rehearsals, we created a new move. In the video, you see Robin wrap her legs around Jason, then flip over backwards. The first time this was done, it was an accident. The intent was to lift Robin up, but during one of the rehearsals, we didn't quite make it. To prevent her from falling, she wrapped her legs around Jason and she was saved from a potentially terrible tumble. We took the accident and worked with it, creating the move you see.

Albuqueruque Gay Pride 2008

For Gay Pride, we choreographed Michael Buble's "Sway" with Jason Deuter leading and Michael Naldonado following. Michael is a seasoned professional ballet dancer with no ballroom experience. He learned to Rumba in 2 weeks flat. One comment he made was on the difficulty of doing the Lead and Follow work, as ballet has nothing of the sort. The major error was in the heat of the day. We had been out in the heat of the day, with a performance at 5:30. Both dancers were already suffering mild heat exhaustion by the time of the performance.

Plans for 2010

We have been discussing several ideas for next year. In 2010 we intend to produce at least 4 productions.

In May of '10, we'll kick off the year with our Vaudeville vs Burlesque show with some of the old acts, plus some fresh ones. This is a scripted show with a story line and becomes a form of musical theater. Take Moulin Rouge and mix it with Oliver Twist, add a little West Side Story and set in a Noises Off setting where there is a war between two comedy troops, and you have an evening of drama, laughter and more.

Next we are looking at the options for a play. We are planning for a comedy to be performed in April or May.

Then in October we hope to be presenting The Rocky Horror Show.

To finish the year off, we will be presenting a light drama in December.

We have already begun production meetings for this next season and are excited to bring on new members to our company.