UAshton Edwards Uthetha ngesini, uQeqesho lwasePointe, kunye neKamva likaBallet

I-Ballet ibisoloko inolwalamano olunzima kunye nesini. Kwiindima zamandulo esizijongayo eqongeni, amadoda adlala iinkosana kunye nabaphuli bentliziyo abaxhumaxhuma phezulu emoyeni kwaye bathathe amanyathelo onke ngamanyathelo amakhulu, obudoda. Abasetyhini badlala abalinganiswa ababuhlungu: ii-swans ezifa, amantombazana asezilalini aphambana ngenxa yentliziyo ebangelwa ziinkosana eziqaqambayo. Amanyathelo abo alula, ayakhawuleza, kwaye kwiinzwane zabo kwizihlangu ze-satin. Kwaye, nangona zenziwe kumakhulu-khulu eminyaka eyadlulayo, ezi templates zemveli zesini ngokwesini zisazisa ngendlela abaqeqeshi abancinci abaqeqeshwa ngayo. Amakhwenkwe afundiswa ukutsiba, ukujika, nokuphakamisa amantombazana ngaphezulu kweentloko. Amantombazana afundiswa ngakumbi, amanyathelo amahle, kwaye malunga neminyaka eli-12 okanye eli-13 ubudala, baya kwi-pointe.

I-ballet yasendulo yaziwa ngokukhawuleza ukuba ibulise ngokwala maxesha, kodwa ngoku uGen Z ngoku ufikelela kubudala bobuchwephesha, iinkampani zebhaleyi kunye nezikolo kunganyanzeleka ukuba ziqwalasele iimfuno zeli sizukulwana lahlukeneyo ngokungenampazamo.

U-Ashton Edwards ngomnye ongumdanisi oselula ocel'umngeni kwimilinganiselo engqongqo yesini yohlobo lobugcisa. Kunyaka wabo wesibini njengoMfundi weCandelo lobuGcisa ePacific Northwest Ballet, uEdwards, osebenzisa yena / yena / bona, uqeqesho kuzo zombini i-pointe nakwiiklasi zamadoda, ngethemba lokufumana umsebenzi wobukrelekrele ngokwesini kwikamva labo.

Umkhangeli: Ndixelele ngendlela oqale ngayo kwi-ballet.
UAshton Edwards : Ndiqale xa ndandineminyaka emine ndibuyele eFlint, eMichigan, apho ndivela khona. Sasihamba-hamba nesikolo sam, sasibizwa ngokuba yiMigqibelo eSuper apho izikolo zikarhulumente zasekuhlaleni zaziza kuzama zonke iintlobo zobugcisa ezahlukeneyo, izixhobo zomculo, ukudanisa-kwaye ukuba unetalente ethile, uya kufumana isifundi. Ke ndiye ndaya kwisikolo sobugcisa bemidlalo yeqonga ukuqala kwiminyaka emine, ndaqala ukwenza iballet ngokungqongqo xa ndandineminyaka eyi-6, emva koko ndaye ndazimisela malunga nayo nge-14 xa ndaya kwihlobo lam lokuqala. Ndaya ehlotyeni le-PNB kakhulu kwi-2019, emva koko ndaba yi-PD xa ndandineminyaka eyi-16 kunyaka olandelayo.

Ngaba ikhona into oyenzileyo ngaphambi kokuba uye kwi-PNB?
Ndiqale nje iinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, eneneni. Ndaboleka izihlangu kubahlobo bam. Abahlobo abambalwa ubudala bam babewile ngothando ngomdaniso kwaye zonke ezi zihlangu zindala zazilele, ngenxa yoko bandinika. Emva kwehlobo kunye nokuvalelwa yedwa, bendizama izinto ezahlukeneyo nabo, ndifunda amanyathelo kuwo onke amabhalethi am endiwathandayo. Kwaye emva koko ndaphinda ndaphonononga ubomi bam-into endifuna ukuba yiyo, ndifuna ukuba ngubani kunye nento endifuna ukuyenza ngomsebenzi wam. Khange ndisifumane isizathu sokuba ndingakwazi ukudanisa zonke iindima endifuna ukuzidanisa. Indoda nendoda.

Wow, kwinto endiyibonileyo kubonakala ngathi ubunxibe izihlangu ze-pointe iminyaka-zingaphi iinyanga ngokuchanekileyo?
Ndiyakhumbula, kuba ndandithatha iifoto ezininzi ngelo xesha. Kususela nge-20 kaMatshi kunyaka ophelileyo.

Iyamangalisa. Uziva njani ngokunxiba isibini sokuqala, belinjani ixesha lohlengahlengiso?
Xa ndandiqala ukudanisa kunye nabo, kwaba yinto yendalo. Kodwa ekuqaleni, ndizinxibile kwaye ndimi nje ezinzwaneni, bendiya kuhlala ndisitsho nje ukuba ayiziva ngathi yi-ballet, yayingathi yinto yesekisi. Ingathi bendihleli kwizibonda.

Ukuqala, ndadibana nabadanisi abaninzi abohlukeneyo-ke ndaye ndazi uninzi lwamalungu enkampani ye-PNB. Ukuthetha nje nabo nabahlobo bam malunga nomsebenzi we-pointe kwakuluncedo kwaye ndafumana ulwazi oluninzi malunga nobuchule noqeqesho endandilufuna. Ndafunda kakhulu, ndisebenza yonke imihla, ngamanye amaxesha kabini ngemini, ukuze nje ndizive ndingokwemvelo kwaye ndifikelele kwinqanaba lobungcali.

Kuya kufuneka ndongeze ukuba ndaziqeqesha namabhinqa kwisitudiyo sam esidala, ndade ndaneminyaka eli-16. Ndandinabafundisi-ntsapho abaninzi ababhinqileyo ababonisa ubuchule bam. Yonke into yobugcisa abandifundise ukuba ilungelelanise uqeqesho lwam xa lilonke, ngoko ke ukutshintshela kumsebenzi wasemsebenzini bekungangxamanga.

Uyiqale njani le ncoko, ukuba ujoyine ngokusesikweni iiklasi ze-pointe kwi-PNB?
Ngethamsanqa uMlawuli wezobugcisa wePNB, uPeter Boal, kunye noMlawuli woLawulo weSikolo sePNB, uDenise Bolstad, bafikeleleke ngenene kubafundi. Ndibadubule i-imeyile malunga nokuba ndinomdla njani kwaye ndifuna ukubona ukuba kunokwenzeka ntoni. Kwaye yaqala apho incoko. Bandiqala kwinqanaba le-8 ukuba ndibone ukuba ndiza kwenza njani, kodwa ngoku ndiza kungena kwishedyuli engaphezulu apho yonke eminye imihla ingumhla wamadoda ePD kuze kube lusuku lwabafazi lwePD. Quote-unquote abafazi kunye namadoda.

Kuya kufuneka udinwe ngokupheleleyo, kuvakala ngathi uwuphinda kabini umsebenzi.
Ngeshedyuli yethu, kuba asenzi kwaye siqhelisela nenkampani… kulungile, eneneni ndidiniwe, ha. Ngoku sineeklasi ezintathu ngosuku - ngesiqhelo iya kuba zimbini, iklasi yeendlela kunye neklasi yamadoda okanye, kubafazi, iklasi ye-pointe okanye umahluko. Ngoku sineklasi yesithathu, ke inqubo yesibini, umahluko, ubuchwephesha, okanye iklasi yanamhlanje. Yimali efanayo yomsebenzi, yahlukile nje yonke imihla. Ke amadoda aneeklasi zamadoda ezimbalwa ngeveki kwaye abafazi baneeklasi ezimbalwa zeepoyinti ngeveki. Ndifumana nje ngaphezulu kokubini. Umdanisi weBallet uAshton Edwards (nge-En Avant Photography)Phambili ukufota

Ke uqala ngezicathulo zomhlobo wakho, ngaba uthenge izihlangu zakho ukusukela ngoko? Ndiqinisekile ukuba kufanele ukuba uhamba ngebini ngeveki ubuncinci.
Ewe. Ndandinomlinganiso wam wokuqala ngo-Agasti xa ndandiqala uqeqesho ngokusemthethweni. Ukusukela ngoko, ndigqithile kwezimbalwa. Okwangoku andizukusifumana isibini esifanelekileyo - andicingi ukuba ndiyakude ndijoyine inkampani kwaye ndingenza ngokwezifiso. Ndisondele kakhulu kodwa. Bekunomdla, ubukhulu becala nobubanzi besihlangu. Ndikwanazo neenyawo ezizodwa - zicaba xa zisemhlabeni kodwa xa ndisiya kwinqanaba zinciphisa ubungakanani obupheleleyo ukusuka ku-7 kuye ku-6. okanye iqine kakhulu.

Uzijonga njani iinyawo zakho kwezi ntsuku emva kweeklasi zakho ze-pointe?
Ndiba ngumkhenkce yonke imihla. Emva koko ibhafu ye-Epsom yetyuwa, ishawa eshushu, iphedi yokufudumeza, emva koko ndiza kolula ndikhuphe kwaye ndenze umyalezo wokuhamba ngenyawo. Akuyena nje umsebenzi we-pointe, kwakhona ukuxhuma kwamadoda kunye neepirouettes kunye nayo yonke into - kufuneka ndizame kwaye ndigcine umzimba wam njengoko ndinako.

Ngaba ukhe waziva ukuba uqeqesho lwakho lwepoyinti luchaphazele ezinye iindawo zomdaniso wakho?
Ndiziva ndomelele kakhulu kuyo yonke into, eneneni. Ngokubanzi, indawo yam yesihlanu kunye nokuphuma kwam ndiziva ndomelele. Ndiziva ndinobuchwephesha ngakumbi kwaye ndicinga ngakumbi kumdaniso wam, indenze ndazi ngakumbi ngayo yonke into. Ndingacebisa wonke umntu ukuba azame i-pointe kwaye kubafazi bazame uqeqesho lwamadoda. Indenze ndangumdanisi ojikeleze kakuhle.

Ukujonga kwikamva, ndiyazi ukuba uphakathi kwelo xesha loxinzelelo lokuphicothwa kweenkampani, ubona njani umsebenzi wasemsebenzini uzibandakanya nomsebenzi wakho?
Ndiyathemba ukuba oku kuya kuba yinto eqhelekileyo. Okwangoku, uphicotho-zincwadi yeyona nto inobuqhetseba, kuba ngokwesiqhelo abantu basetyhini benza amanyathelo abantu basetyhini kwaye emva koko abafana beza emgangathweni benze amanyathelo abafana. Yincoko, incoko endifuna ukuba nayo nomphathi ngamnye oza kusiphicotha. Kwaye malunga nento endifuna ukuba ikhondo lam libukeke, ndifuna ukwenza yonke into-iindima zamadoda nabasetyhini. Kwahlukile kuye wonke umntu, ndiyabazi abanye abadanisi abangamadoda abazelweyo abafuna ukwenza kuphela imisebenzi yabasetyhini. Kufanele ukuba kuye wonke umntu ukuba ufuna ukwenza ntoni, kodwa ndiyazi ukuba ndifuna ukwenza yonke into. Oko kube yinto ephambili ephambili kwikhondo lomsebenzi wam. Ndingavuleleka ekwenzeni iindima zamadoda kuphela kodwa ayisiyiyo le ndiyifunayo.

Kuvakala ngathi iya kuba yinto enjalo kumlawuli ukuba nomntu onokuthi aphoswe kuyo nayiphi na indima, nokuba ungubani na.
Ndicinga ukuba iyongeza kubuchwephesha kunye namathuba eebhallet ezintsha. Ndicinga ukuba inokuzisa iballet ngexesha lethu- abantu bathini kwaye sithini isizukulwana sethu. Umdanisi weBallet uAshton Edwards (nge-En Avant Photography)Phambili ukufota

Ngaba uziva ukuba kukho utshintsho olwenzekayo kwibhaleyi ukuya ekubunjweni okungaphezulu kwesini?
Ayenzeki ngokukhawuleza. Hayi phantse ngokukhawuleza njengoko ndingathanda okanye ngokukhawuleza njengoko umhlaba wethu utshintsha. Kodwa ndicinga ukuba iingqondo zivulekile. Ndinebhongo ngokuba yindoda esisitabane kwaye ndibona amalungu oluntu lwasebukhosini evula iinkampani zawo kwaye esenza awabo amathuba, kodwa kwinkampani yakho yesiqhelo awuboni ukuba iyenzeka. Kodwa ndiziva ndinethemba ngekamva.