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Wolves Rising.
Short Film 🎥

Director & Choreographer: @shokotamai
Music & Composition: Dimitri Gusev “DS” (@gusevdimitri), Shoko Tamai
Dancers: Ingrid Silva (@ingridsilva), Elias Re (@elias_re)
Cinematographer: Paul Colangelo
Camera Operator: Piotr “Ski” Jagninski
Camera Operator: Kaela Ku (@by.kaela, @kaelakuk)
Lighting & On-Set Technical Support: Pedro Cuni (@encaustic_cuni), Gergely Kanyicska (@gregkan)
Editor: Julian Santos
Costume & Wardrobe: CELINE (@celine)
Sound Technician: Viktor Sologub
📸 @by.kaela by @by.kaela

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Just two hours until the curtain rises. After a successful day of tech and dress rehearsals, our dancers, faculty, and production team are ready to bring SPECTRUM to the stage. Weeks of dedication, creativity, and collaboration have led to this moment, and we can’t wait to share the artistry, versatility, and energy of our flagship NYC Jazz & Contemporary Summer Intensive with today’s audiences. The countdown is on!

📅 Thursday, August 6, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM
📍 LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Long Island City

Tickets are still available through the “NYC Jazz & Contemporary: SPECTRUM” link in our bio.

Stay tuned as we take you behind the scenes and share highlights from SPECTRUM!

📸 @by.kaela

Choreography by:
(1-3) @angelicastiskin
(4-6) @ebufferd
(7-9) @blakekrapels
(10-12) @napalmquist
(13-15) @moscelyne_

#joffreyballetschool #summeratjoffrey #techrehearsal #performance #joffreyspectrum taken in LaGuardia Performing Arts Center by @by.kaela

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Tech rehearsal is where every element of a performance comes together. As our flagship NYC Jazz & Contemporary Summer Intensive: SPECTRUM prepares for its culminating performances, dancers move from the studio to the stage, working alongside lighting designers, stage managers, choreographers and production staff to refine spacing, timing, transitions, lighting cues, and every technical element that brings each work to life.

It’s the first opportunity for every moving piece of the production to come together, transforming weeks of rehearsal into a fully realized performance experience. While audiences see the final result, tech rehearsal is where precision, collaboration, and artistry meet behind the scenes.

Experience SPECTRUM tomorrow and witness the culmination of an unforgettable summer of creativity, versatility, and artistic growth.

📅 Thursday, August 6, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM
📍 LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Long Island City

Tickets are still available through the “NYC Jazz & Contemporary: SPECTRUM” link in our bio.

📸 @by.kaela
💡Lighting Designer: @kateashtonlighting

Choreography by:
(1-3) @catieleasca
(4-6) @angelkaba
(7-9) @modance82
(10-12) @nicole_hagen
(13-15) @dance10amy
(16-18) @greg_lau

#joffreyballetschool #summeratjoffrey #techrehearsal #performance #joffreyspectrum taken in LaGuardia Performing Arts Center by @by.kaela

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Happy Freedom Day!!!

On this Juneteenth, I feel blessed to have recently met Kaela Ku @by.kaela who has directed and produced this creative process and helped bring to life the work I am creating in the world. I can’t wait to share these dream projects with the whole world. 🌎

Thank you to Paul, @gregkan, Ski, and @encaustic_cuni for your support. A very special thank you to the dancers @ingridsilva and @elias_re for making this happen!

I am also deeply grateful to Marco for our many years of friendship, and to @dancetheatreofharlem for sponsoring the space for our shooting day.

My hope is that this creation reaches as many hearts as possible. Becoming who I want to be, having the freedom to do what I truly love, and living a life aligned with my purpose have been among the greatest priorities of my life. Now, I feel ready to give back to the world and inspire others to find the freedom they need to become who they are meant to be.

Thank you all for being part of this journey. ❤️✨🌎 taken in Dance Theatre of Harlem by @by.kaela

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Full circle moment… I can’t believe I had the privilege of doing a photoshoot with my amazing and talented friend @by.kaela after many many years of seeing her work all the way back from Cleveland, God allowed us to be in NYC and have this lovely time together. I am completely speechless on how the photos came out, I have such awesome creative friends!!!!

Week 34 - Crazy to see how the body changes, adapts, grow a whole human while I just get to enjoy. God is truly awesome. It is a privilege to grow a life inside of me - can’t wait, we are just a few more weeks before we get to meet a mini me… Que emoção!!! @elias_re taken in Manhattan, New York by @by.kaela

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Dracula by Lynne Taylor-Corbett taken in Playhouse Square by @by.kaela

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backstage 🤫 by @by.kaela

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Code of Silence by Lynne Taylor-Corbett by @by.kaela

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“Eyes, look your last! Arms, take your last embrace! and, lips, O you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing death!”

Love getting to photograph these amazing dancers portray such raw and intense emotions. Can’t wait to get to the theater and have the audience experience this live.

Romeo and Juliet May 16-17 @playhousesquare by @by.kaela

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“My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!” - William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet is coming to @playhousesquare in a week! Look out for more behind the scenes photos coming soon 🤍✨ by @by.kaela

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“What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!”

Hope you’re ready for some action because you’ll get lots of sword fighting! 🤺 Come see this live @playhousesquare by @by.kaela

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