Tags: choreographer

  • In the news: NBC TV story follow-up
    KTVF, Fairbanks Alaska’s NBC affiliate did a follow-up news story on the production Caligari: Alaska, director Anatoly Antohin, focusing on some of the performers in the show (featuring interviews with Rachel Blackwell and Jey Johnson).
    Approximately 2 minutes

  • Video interview: Anna Gagne-Hawes
    Actress / Choreographer Anna Gagne-Hawes talks about her work in Caligari: Alaska
    Approximately 15.5 minutes

  • Video interview: Rachel Blackwell
    Actress / choreographer Rachel Blackwell discusses her involvement with the production Caligari: Alaska
    17.5 minutes

  • Video interview: Jey Johnson
    Actress / choreographer Jasmine “Jey” Johnson discusses her involvement in the production Caligari: Alaska.
    Approximately 22 minutes

  • A note from the assistant director and choreography team

    In the beginning, there was a silent movie. Today, a 70 minute physical drama stands before you. How did we get there?
    We established early on that this process was going to be collaborative. In a typical rehearsal, Anatoly sketched out blocking and motivations, the actors worked together and with a choreographer or the A.D. to [...]

  • Jey Johnson

    Jey Johnson (Gypsy) is a weaver, scholar, and performing artist who lives in a dry cabin she built in the woods. She would like to thank all her ladies: Anna, Jenny, Rhi, Katie, and Dass for always being such strong amazing beautiful friends, and her fiance Raif for all his love and support. She was [...]

  • Anna Gagne-Hawes

    Anna Gagne-Hawes (Gypsy) is a senior at UAF, double-majoring in Theatre and History. Previous roles include Leigh Fondakowski (The Laramie Project), Guildenstern (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead), Sylvia (Two Gentlemen of Verona), Estelle (No Exit), and Carol (Oleanna). She thanks her non-nuclear family for all the food and love as well as the staff and [...]

  • Rachel Blackwell

    Rachel Blackwell (Gypsy) is a Theatre UAF graduate. She is currently an MBA student at UAF, recently returned from graduate acting studies in NYC. Rachel works full-time at Frist National Bank and spends all of her free time in the theatre.  She was last seen in the “Vagina Monologues”.