teachin ography

make it ooze. gimme that goo.

Final Dance Rehearsal This Sunday

Our Final Dance Rehearsal is this Sunday... we will be in a studio at Dance New Amsterdam... but after that, we move to the theatre for our remaining rehearsals! I should have some new videos on Sunday.
Until then... OG Freestyle!

IFM Rehearsal Highlights / week 4

For some reason I tried to teach the IFM dancers the "thriller" routine to a Paul Simon song... it didn't work, so we killed it. I guess I had this idea that Paul Simon could be cool if we broke it down thriller style in the middle of an MJ routine, but it's so fucking white and dorky. You can sort of hear the guitar riff for the Paul Simon song at the end of this video clip. White and dorky!

This week the ladies brought high heels to see how it would affect the choreography for the club scene. It definitely looks hot, but I still think that there's more goo and ooze that could be coming out of it. Goo and Ooze!!

2nd dance rehearsal

This show... it's going to knock your socks off. Just be sure to get VIP tickets...
tickets now available at robopsicle.com

Sofi Lambert to star in "I Fucked Mariah"

After just a few weeks in New York, French-Canadian actress Sofi Lambert has landed the title role of Mariah in this December's World Premier of "I Fucked Mariah." The role, which was originally offered to fashion icon Natasa Vojnovic back in August, was always intended to be played by a foreigner so that there was less focus on the actress' ability to impersonate Mariah, and more focus on her ability to tell the story of our complex relationship. Sofi is a pleasure to work with, and something tells me that with the right wig and a little styling... she's really going to look the part.

Ray Chao to play Mariah Carey's Orgasm

In this very exciting casting update, accomplished New York film and theatre actor and Chicago native Ray Chao is set to play the pivotal role of Mariah Carey's orgasm in December's production of "I Fucked Mariah." This is not the first, nor last, non-traditional role of Ray's career. He can also be seen this December as Lady Capulet in a Lesbian, (that's right, lesbian, NOT thespian) version of Romeo & Juliet.

Additional Casting News

Some additional dancers have joined IFM!

First, I would like to introduce the lovely Yuuka! At only 19, she is the youngest cast member, but she's accomplished a lot by coming all the way from Japan to study dance full time in NYC. I couldn't be happier to have this bright, energetic star as a part of IFM.

Next is Ashlie... where do I begin? Ashlie is an internationally educated performer and professional in the fashion industry. From teaching hip-hop to designing clothing to reality tv and working for the world's top designers, there's nothign she can't do. But above all of these, Ashlie has amazing presence and personality. I know her energy will help bring the diverse cast of dancers together. "I Fucked Mariah" is Ashlie's second robopsicle.

When Anne told me she wanted me to meet Hiroko, I couldn't believe it was the very same women whose freestyle I was checking out in Robin Dunn's hip-hop class the night before and thinking that I wish she was in my show... This Japanese native is here studying dance and brings great energy and style to the show!



Finally, our newest adition to the cast of "I Fucked Mariah" is Gilie. I met the West African performer in my hip-hop class over a year ago, but never forgot her ability to pick up movement with great passion and intensity. I can't wait for her to meet everyone at this Sunday's rehearsal. Along with Sofi, she is the casts second French speaker. Giving rehearsals three dominant languages: English, French and Japanese!