{"id":51331,"date":"2024-05-15T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balletx.org\/?p=51331"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:58:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:58:12","slug":"interview-with-loughlan-prior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.balletx.org\/interview-with-loughlan-prior\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Loughlan Prior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"t1y2offJsr3eULSVGklhvzmWWCZSxCNddGu5F5cAEnV0aJXu92YXABDjiIQDrxRK\"><iframe title=\"The X-Process | Interview with Loughlan Prior\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lBrSz1hg8Ps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Keelan Whitmore, BalletX&#8217;s Rehearsal Director &amp; Community Liaison, interviews choreographer Loughlan Prior for his world premiere debuting at Summer Series, July 10-21, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, most people who sing the famously patriotic anthem &#8216;Yankee Doodle Dandy&#8217; are unaware of its true origins to the gender bending style of the fabulous Macaronies.&#8221; With an original score by composer Claire Cowan and eccentric costume design by Emma Kingsbury, the world of the Macaronies will be brought to life with decadent dance and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Described by Dance Aotearoa New Zealand as \u2018a creative tour de force\u2019, Loughlan Prior is an award-winning choreographer and creative director. 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