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The show took the spectators back to the troublesome and psychedelic times of the US hippies. Ilona thrilled the audience with her convincing portrayal of Crissy, the character Ilona researched inside out and resonated with deeply. In addition to the thoroughly enjoyable and very riveting experience of performing as an individual, being a truly versatile talent means one needs to be ready for any challenges, roles and responsibilities thrown at you. Whilst having to learn intense choreography and complicated mindboggling harmony lines, the show’s Musical Director Greg Arrowsmith also put Ilona in charge of the entire crew as the Singing Captain. This role consisted of Ilona teaching the class harmony and melody lines, additional rehearsals, making sure that everything sounded correctly, surveying if anyone had any difficulties with their voices, and being responsible of warming up the cast vocally every morning and before any rehearsals/performances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f21dc46fefd248cd3ae23/1653395046495-Q9HW3955M32BMR9BI9LS/IMG_4638.JPG A Path to West End - Sweeney Todd Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f21dc46fefd248cd3ae23/1653395855242-0HL326C42R5TWA5M6Q73/IMG_4643.JPG A Path to West End - Sister act In 2019, Ilona was cast in Sister Act, having the great opportunity to perform in The Vaults. Whilst singing very high notes, the musical also required to have a great deal of dancing at the same time. This demanded heap of stamina to get through musical numbers without getting out of breath. But don’t get excited. Ilona is everything but not nun. She was just acting. https://www.ilonaskyte.com/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2022-06-01 https://www.ilonaskyte.com/qualifications daily 0.75 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f21dc46fefd248cd3ae23/1653410012379-VX160L64GNYNA9S9IE6J/IMG_4670.JPG Master's in Musical Theatre https://www.ilonaskyte.com/singing-teacher daily 0.75 2022-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f21dc46fefd248cd3ae23/1653392877022-PIRT1A5HZ5NXJBK69IL6/unsplash-image-I3BMiNxnrz4.jpg Private Singing Lessons - Teaching As a representative of the family with five generations of musicians and teachers, Ilona was naturally gravitating towards teaching from early days. Even as a child Ilona would orchestrate group activities and lecture her peers. Not only was teaching encoded in her genes, but the environment full of sounds from as early as Ilona being in the cradle constantly stimulated Ilona’s musical receptors. Growing up, Ilona has had the great fortune to observe her mother teaching dozens of violin students, learning how to communicate with children, work with patience and tenacity, and get the children to concentrate, focus, and enjoy the lessons. Amongst the most recent teaching works Ilona has been doing, is the work as a singing teacher at the Harris Academy Morden in New Malden. Schedule permitting, she is also giving private 1:1 lessons to children. From the previous experiences it would be worth mentioning her teaching work in Musical Theatre genre alongside Musical Director Greg Arrowsmith. Ilona was the Singing Captain for Hair the Musical in the Playground Theatre. Ilona was overseeing her class for warming up the voices, teaching the harmony lines and everything is performed to the highest standard. Earlier, Ilona was undertaking assistant singing teacher role during one of the summer seminars organised by the Associated Studios Performing Arts Academy. Interested in singing lessons? Please feel free to contact Ilona. https://www.ilonaskyte.com/west-end-performers daily 0.75 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f21dc46fefd248cd3ae23/1653482065499-L7TBBS9VZGBLOBDXYBJ3/IMG_4718.JPG Working Alongside the Stars - Masterclass and working within the industry Ilona has had the great opportunity to work alongside some of the great people in the industry. Whilst the production of Hair, she worked alongside the director of the show Danielle Tarento, choreographer Cressida Carré and musical director Greg Arrowsmith. During the production of Sister Act, she had the wonderful opportunity to work alongside director Cameron Menzies and choreographer Sam Spencer-Lane who also taught Ilona dance in Associated Studios. Ilona has gained a lot of knowledge through all the teachers that work within the industry. Some of the names include: Gareth Valentine, Martin Dodd and Damian Sandys, Jim Arnold, Alastair Lindsey-Renton, Eamonn O’Dwyer, Graeme Danby Andrew Keates, Ché Walker, Martina Laird, Michael Fry Mark Hedges, Charlotte Scott, Bex Slater, Alex Simon, Amy West Michael Webborn, James Doughty, Sean Green, Llyr Simon, Dean Martin