Trader Hotel in Manila.
A beautiful hotel for our stay in Manila.
Breakfast in foreign countries is considerably better and more unique than in the States. You don’t see fish head for breakfast very often! Yum!
On the plane to Tokyo!
12 hours to Tokyo and then 4 to Manila Philippines. Time to sit back, relax and enjoy the flight.
Day 33- During our warm up yesterday, the theater staff opened up the shades inside of the theater to let the sunlight pour in. It was so amazing taking ballet class and looking out over the water and seeing the city of Boston in the background. It is amazing what sunlight can do for the soul!
Day 29- Inspiration.
TMP had a great show at UCONN last night and apparently inspired some young artists in the audience. This letter was written from someone in the audience and we would love to share it with you. Always so fulfilling to know that we are inspiring young dancers and is aways amazing to hear when those young artists are young men.
Good Morning,
I just wanted to say thank you!!! Me and my family had the pleasure to watch the Trey McIntyre Project last night at Jorgensen CT. I have an almost 11 year old boy who started taking ballet and modern dance classes last year. He has struggled a little bit because some of his family in Puerto Rico and some kids in his school thought ballet wasn’t for boys. He enjoys dancing more than anything and I am very happy that he decided to stick with it. It was great to see strong male performance in the show; it motivated Daniel to work harder.
Vanessa
Thank you Vanessa and stick with Daniel. It only gets better!
Day 28- A beautiful day here in Storrs, CT. Great class and rehearsal this morning and then we decided to play a little whiffle ball!
Day 26- TMP has been on the road now for almost 4 weeks! We are nearing the end of our 5 1/2 week national tour. It has been an amazing journey full of experiences and activities. To keep pushing ahead, each dancer and Trey has their essentials they need to continue on tour. These 5 essentials have helped us make it this far and will continue to help for the rest of the journey.
Yari:
1. Pointe shows and ballet slippers for each performance
2. 2 pairs of great heels (I always need options)
3. Arnica Gel (Does amazing stuff on my achy body)
4. My phone and laptop (have to stay connected with my family)
5. Socks! (I just love socks!)
Annali-
On tour I cannot live without…
1. Pointe shows and ballet slippers for performance
2. My computer
3. B-Complex (it’s the stress vitamin)
4. My endangered species pouch (the contents are top secret and vital)
5. My toiletry case- it contains almost everything
On tour, items I do better with…
1. Ginger
2. Chlorophyll
3. Chocolate
4. Wooden Roller
5. Homeopathic and Allopathic medicinals in case of injury!
Lauren:
1. Plenty of books to read
2. My computer
3. Swimsuit
4. Photos of my Love
5. Music
John Michael:
1. Apple Products- iPhone, iPad, and Macbook Air
2. All purpose, dress-it-up-dress-it-down jacket
3. Sleeping pills for overnight flights and time zone adjustments
4. Water Bottle
5. Dance Belts and Ballet Shoes
Trey:
1. My Eagle Creek packing containers to keep my stuff organized
2. Healthy snacks for the plane
3. Neck pillow- Planes are hell on giants
4. iPad with magazines loaded onto it
5. Portable hard drive full of video projects
Chanel:
1. Foam Roller for my muscles
2. Variety of shoes- 1 pair of pumps, 1 pair of sneakers, 1 pair of boots and 1 miscellaneous pair
3. A book.
4. Approximately 10-12 leotards
5. My Laptop. :)
Travis:
1. A photo of my Mom
2. MEC booties
3. computer
4. Advil
5. Per Diem
Brett:
1. A couple of good necklaces and broaches
2. My Computer
3. Peter Pan DVD and notes
4. Dance necessities
5. Staying connected with friends back home and all over
Ashley:
1. lots of rest
2. healthy food
3. I always wear a big scarf on the plane (it doubles as a blanket)
4. my iPhone
5. comfy/functional but still adorable footwear
Day 25- Today was an off day in Atlanta. A day to catch up on rest, emails, work, sight see, or enjoy a nice cold beer.
Hope everyone had a great Sunday!
Day 23- TMP wants to send a huge thank you to Atlanta Ballet for letting us use their beautiful facility this week. Such friendly and welcoming artists. Thank you! Hope to see you all again soon.
Day 22- Tonight was our Behind the Scenes event here in Atlanta at The Rialto Center. At a behind the scenes event the invited audience gets to witness Trey create a new piece of work on TMP dancers. Tonight Trey created a duet on Ashley and Brett. The behind the scenes events are quickly becoming more and more popular because it is a unique experience for the audience to get to see the company’s creative process. Always inspiring and sharing our art.
Day 16- Such a wonderful performance tonight at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale. In the audience tonight was our board members who we just adore with all of our hearts. So happy to have them at the performance. Amazing people with huge hearts and lots of love. Thank you TMP board for all you do!
