{"id":229218,"date":"2016-06-03T06:06:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T20:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=229218"},"modified":"2016-06-03T06:06:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T20:06:26","slug":"glushkos-academy-moves-mt-carmel-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/glushkos-academy-moves-mt-carmel-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Glushko\u2019s Academy moves to Mt. Carmel School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Right after signing the agreement to house Glushko\u2019s Academy of Performing Arts at Mount Carmel School, Dr. Gene Eagle-Oden, founder and president of the Performing Arts Society, Anna Glushko, founder and president of Glushko\u2019s Academy, and Galvin Deleon Guerrero, Mount Carmel School president and MCS Theatre Club advisor, gather for a photo in front of the school\u2019s Knight mural. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Glushko\u2019s Academy of Performing Arts and Mount Carmel School announced this week that the prestigious ballet and dance academy is moving to the school\u2019s campus just in time for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. Classes at the academy will begin in August later this year.<\/p>\n

The move brings together two entities that have long cultivated the performing arts on Saipan.<\/p>\n

Glusko’s Academy of Performing Arts has established itself as the premiere dance and ballet academy on island. The academy was founded in 2002 by its president Anna Glushko, a recognized prima ballerina from Vladivostok, Russia, who also serves as the academy\u2019s principal instructor, choreographer, creative director, and costume designer. Along with Glushko\u2019s husband, Dr. Gene Eagle-Oden, founder and president of the Performing Arts Society, Glushko\u2019s Academy has held an annual Ballet of the Stars for almost 15 years. <\/p>\n

The Ballet of the Stars brings internationally acclaimed ballet professionals from around the world to Saipan to perform alongside local ballerina\u2019s trained at the academy. The most recent production was \u201cSleeping Beauty,\u201d which featured local ballerinas performing with Russian ballet stars Alexey Nasadovich and Margarita Rudina.<\/p>\n

For its part, Mount Carmel School has achieved distinction in the performing arts with its Theatre Club, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and has built a reputation for presenting a diverse array of shows, including plays by William Shakespeare, Disney musicals, and edgy plays like 2015\u2019s \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d and the recent production of \u201cFor Realz.\u201d These productions also stem from the school\u2019s legacy in the performing arts. The school\u2019s historic stage is not only where the CNMI Covenant and Constitution were debated and signed, but it\u2019s also home to the longest continuously running show on island, the school\u2019s annual Christmas pageant.<\/p>\n

Given the rich legacies of Mount Carmel School and Glushko\u2019s Academy, the academy\u2019s move to the school campus is considered by both as a great synergy for the their respective performing arts programs.<\/p>\n

As Anna Glushko put it, \u201cThis is a very exciting and positive collaboration, that brings excellent opportunities for both parties, has great unlimited potentials and will benefit Saipan’s community the most.\u201d She added, \u201cWe are looking forward to have our new dance studio in such a wonderful, children and art friendly environment of Mount Carmel School.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Mount Carmel School president Galvin Deleon Guerrero, \u201cBoth Mount Carmel School and Glushko\u2019s Academy have a proven track record of staging great shows and supporting the performing arts. Having the academy here on campus will undoubtedly promote the performing arts here at our school and in the broader community.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this new partnership, both Glushko\u2019s Academy and Mount Carmel School also look forward to bolstering the school\u2019s \u201cSave the Stage\u201d campaign so that the island will have a state-of-the-art performing arts center that all performing arts groups can use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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