Flamenco Macbeth, rehearsal captions

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Flamenco Macbeth co-choreographer and SMC Theatre & Dance faculty member Cihtli Ocampo (bottom-center, in all black and facing away) teaches flamenco choreography to the cast of SMC’s upcoming production of Flamenco Macbeth at the SMC Studio Stage, the space where Flamenco Macbeth will premiere in a month, on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Flamenco Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski. The play will be performed at the SMC Studio Stage, a 100-seat thrust stage, from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

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The cast of Flamenco Macbeth, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski, rehearsing dance moves in SMC’s Studio Stage on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Flamenco Macbeth will premiere and run in this same Studio Stage space from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

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Flamenco Macbeth co-choreographer and SMC Theatre & Dance faculty member Cihtli Ocampo (front-right, in all black) teaches flamenco choreography to the cast of SMC’s upcoming production of Flamenco Macbeth at the SMC Studio Stage, the space where Flamenco Macbeth will premiere in a month, on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Flamenco Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski. The play will be performed at the SMC Studio Stage, a 100-seat thrust stage, from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

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Flamenco Macbeth co-choreographer and SMC Theatre & Dance faculty member Cihtli Ocampo, 49, from San Diego, teaches flamenco choreography to the cast of SMC’s upcoming production of Flamenco Macbeth at the SMC Studio Stage, on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Of performing flamenco, Ocampo explains to the cast, "Your legs eat protein bars and go to bed on time. Your arms drink martinis. They’re the bad boys of the body." Originally from San Diego, Oampo has also lived in New York and Southern Spain. She’s been in Los Angeles for 8 years now and started teaching at SMC in 2014. She’s been teaching SMC Dance for the past 5 years, and Theatre for 3 years. Flamenco Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski. The play will be performed at the SMC Studio Stage, a 100-seat thrust stage, from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

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Josefin Östevik, 21, an SMC Musical Theatre major from Västeras, Sweden, rehearses dance choreography for the SMC production of Flamenco Macbeth at the SMC Studio Stage on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Flamenco Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski. The play will be performed at the SMC Studio Stage, a 100-seat thrust stage, from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

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Yessica Macario, 20, an SMC Theatre Arts major from Hesperia, CA, rehearses choreography for her role as a gentlewoman in the SMC production of Flamenco Macbeth at the SMC Studio Stage on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Flamenco Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski. The play will be performed at the SMC Studio Stage, a 100-seat thrust stage, from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

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Julia Michelle, 26, an SMC Theatre Arts major from Umeå, Sweden, rehearses flamenco choreography for her role as Lady Macbeth in the SMC production of Flamenco Macbeth at the SMC Studio Stage on Thursday, March 21, 2019. As soon as this dance rehearsal ended, Michelle had to dash from the Studio Stage to SMC’s Main Stage to participate in the Tech Rehearsal for her role as Mistress Quickley in the SMC production of Shakespeare in Love. Flamenco Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski. The play will be performed at the SMC Studio Stage, a 100-seat thrust stage, from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

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Flamenco Macbeth co-choreographer and SMC Theatre & Dance faculty member Cihtli Ocampo (right) teaches flamenco choreography to Josefin Östevik (left) and the cast of SMC’s upcoming production of Flamenco Macbeth at the SMC Studio Stage, the space where Flamenco Macbeth will premiere in a month, on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Flamenco Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski. The play will be performed at the SMC Studio Stage, a 100-seat thrust stage, from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

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Flamenco Macbeth co-choreographer and SMC Theatre & Dance faculty member Cihtli Ocampo (center-right, in all black) teaches flamenco choreography to the cast of SMC’s upcoming production of Flamenco Macbeth at the SMC Studio Stage, the space where Flamenco Macbeth will premiere in a month, on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Flamenco Macbeth is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth by SMC Theatre Arts department chair Perviz Sawoski. The play will be performed at the SMC Studio Stage, a 100-seat thrust stage, from April 26 through May 5, 2019. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)

Published by Glenn Zucman

Artist & Arts Educator based in Los Angeles.