2021 SALT LAKE CITY SPRING PERFORMANCE FROM CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY, MASTERWORKS THROUGH THE AGES MAY 6–8 ROSE WAGNER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
BALLET WEST ACADEMY STUDENTJONAS MALINKA-THOMPSON | PHOTO BY BEAU PEARSON 2021 SALT LAKE CITY SPRING PERFORMANCE FROM CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY, MASTERWORKS THROUGH THE AGES
One of the most unique components of Ballet West Academy is that it provides an opportunity for young dancers to learn and perform roles from classical repertoire as well as new and original works in an atmosphere that replicates a full company experience. Our Spring Performance is a diverse representation of this.
PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL, TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONICS. NO PHOTOGRAPHY. UPPER SCHOOL: WESTERN SYMPHONY®, WITH SWAN LAKE SUITE AND OTHER SELECTED PIECES
The evening performances (May 6, 7, and 8, 7 pm) are presented by dancers from Levels 5-8, the Professional Training Division, and the Trainee Division of Ballet West Academy.
We begin with a historical walk in Denmark, where we see August Bournonville’s A Folk Tale, re-staged after the original by our own Jeff Rogers, former Ballet West principal artist, who has spent countless hours studying the style and works of Bournonville.
We are then treated to Swan Lake Suite of Dances, with the invigorating and well- known choreography of Marius Petipa and the powerful music of Tchaikovsky, illuminating for the audience the romantic story of Prince Siegfried and his beloved Swan Princess Odette.
Next on the evening’s tour is an original work by award-winning choreographer Francisco Gella. Mr. Gella is world-renowned for his ability to merge styles and inspire today’s emerging dancers. Dancers from the Ballet West Academy trainee division present S-T-I-T-C-H-I-N-G.
And what better way to round out a perfect night of theater, but to experience the delight of a Balanchine ballet. George Balanchine’s Western Symphony® was originally premiered by New York City Ballet on September 7, 1954. Set to American folk tunes, this ballet of four movements takes place presumably outside an Old West saloon. Performed by permission of The George Balanchine Trust.
PRIMARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL: WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS®, WITH LA FILLE MAL GARDE
The matinee performances are presented by dancers from Elementary B through Level 4 (May 7 and 8, 2 pm), and Beginning A through Elementary A with Movement Mentor (May 8, 11 am).
La Fille mal gardée is a gregarious ensemble of pieces also called, “The Wayward Daughter” (translation). This comic ballet, which takes place on a farm, tells the endearing love story of Lise (daughter of Widow Simone) and a young farmer named Colas. From the enchanting farm animals to the joy and excitement of the Maypole and Clog Dances, this ballet takes us to a simpler time of fun and frolic.
Concluding the show is George Balanchine’s Waltz of the Hours® from the comical ballet, Coppélia. Coppélia was the first ballet score written by Léo Delibes. Performed by permission of The Balanchine Trust. I. WESTERN SYMPHONY®, WITH SWAN LAKE SUITE AND OTHER SELECTED PIECES
A FOLK TALE CHOREOGRAPHY BY AUGUST BOURNONVILLE MUSIC COMPOSED BY NIELS W. GALE AND J.P.E. HARTMANN
Performers 5/6...... Emma Alicz, Leah Andersen, Hannah Argyle, Rachel Lang, Jackson Bradford, Kai Casperson, and Jonas Malinka-Thompson
5/7...... Stella Birkinshaw, Catherine Sistrunk, Samantha Stinson, Aleksandra Winkler, Leo Ameika, Jacob Kline, and Marlin Siegel
5/8...... Margrete Hartley, Hannah Menchu, Rebecca Trockel, MaryClaire Whitley, Anderson Duhan, Nicolas Poluszny, and Elijah Hartley
SWAN LAKE SUITE OF DANCES STAGED AFTER MARIUS PETIPA MUSIC COMPOSED BY PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
ACT I Grand Waltz: Prince Siegfried...... Lund Fuller (5/6), Kai Casperson (5/7 & 5/8)
Women and Men: 5/6 ...... Haley Blackwelder, Brianne Falange, Sara Larsen, Aurora Roach, Caedy Sajdowitz, Sarah Senefsky, Tayten Baker, Cayce Cavett, Kesler Colton, Freestone Dopp, Owen Mink, and McKibben Needham
5/7 & 5/8...... Olivia Book, Linden Ebling, Emelie Harney, Sasha Lowell, Hope Ratliff, Autumn Ryskoski, Zac Brickson, Gordon Camplejohn, Solomon Fishman, Lund Fuller, Elliott Mumm, and Tristan Thompson
Pas de Trois: 5/6...... Caitlyn Feddock, Payton Thompson, and Marlin Siegel
5/7...... Hannah Menchu, MaryClaire Whitley, and Jonas Malinka-Thompson
5/8 ...... Frances Mandeville, Aleksandra Winkler, and Victor Galeana Polonaise...... Aubrey Bingham, Haydenne Hageman, Lucy Belle Harrod, Daniela Jovanovic-Hacon, Symmonne Martelly, Amelia Minkevitch, Tenley Murdock, Mia Petkovic, Giselle Rawlings, Katelyn Serr, Shayne Souvall, Esme Thorn, Sophia Toronto, Freestone Dopp, Trevaun Fitisemanu-Larett, Roo Jacobsen, Chad Johnson, and Elijah van Gilder
ACT II Odette...... Layla Porter (5/6), Isabella Tome (5/7), Mikayla Gyfteas (5/8)
Tall Cygnets: 5/6...... Haley Blackwelder, Hope Ratliff, Monica Welchman and Brayley Willits
5/7 & 5/8...... Danielle Belohlavy, Caroline Love, Autumn Ryskoski, and Monica Welchman
Four Cygnets: 5/6...... Liesel Blue, Catherine DeBry, Kyra Stafford, and Naomi Steele
5/7 & 5/8...... Shannon Moore, Kaiya Mortensen, Aria Smith, and Mia Tureson
Swan Corps...... Danielle Belohlavy, Aubrey Bingham, Liesel Blue, Dani Cohen, Catherine DeBry, Claire Eckhart, Brianne Falange, Annabel Graham, Katarina Hallerbach, Callie Herbert, Annie Jiang, Anjoulie Kempton, Sasha Lowell, Kaiya Mortensen, Mia Petkovic, Grace Porteous, Jenna Renfield, Caedy Sajdowitz, Katelyn Serr, Aria Smith, Kyra Stafford, Naomi Steele, Sophia Toronto, Sydney Trebus, Kate Weeks, Charlotte White, Abigail Yacoub, and Danielle Zarate
Happy Hunters...... Tayten Baker, Zachary Brickson, Gordon Camplejohn, Kai Casperson, Cayce Cavett, Kesler Colton, Freestone Dopp, Solomon Fishman, Lund Fuller, Roo Jacobsen, Owen Mink, Elliott Mumm, McKibben Needham, Cruz Nunez, Tristan Thompson, and Elijah van Gilder
S-T-I-T-C-H-I-N-G CHOREOGRAPHY BY FRANCISCO GELLA MUSIC COMPOSED BY IAN HULQUIST AND SOFIA HULQUIST
For Jeffrey Alan Hoffman: “Thank you for always stitching my spirit back together during hard times and for constantly believing in me.”
Soloists ...... Leah Andersen, Caitlyn Feddock, Payton Thompson, Kaeli Ware, Anderson Duhan (5/6), Victor Galeana, and Jonas Malinka-Thompson (5/7 & 5/8) Pas de Deux: 5/6...... Kaeli Ware and Anderson Duhan
5/7 & 5/8...... Stella Birkinshaw and Jonas Malinka-Thompson
Ensemble...... Emma Alicz, Hannah Argyle, Brenna Chumacero, Maren Florence, Rachel Lang, Frances Mandeville, Hannah Menchu, Catherine Sistrunk, Samantha Stinson, Rebecca Trockel, MaryClaire Whitley, Aleksandra Winkler, Leo Ameika, Jackson Bradford, Kai Casperson, Anderson Duhan, Victor Galeana, Jacob Kline, Jonas Malinka-Thompson, Paul McKinney, Nicholas Posluszny, and Marlin Siegel
WESTERN SYMPHONY® CHOREOGRAPHY BY GEORGE BALANCHINE, © THE GEORGE BALANCHINE TRUST MUSIC: TRADITIONAL AMERICAN MELODIES ARRANGED BY HERSHY KAY BALANCHINE TRUST RÉPÉTITEUR: MICHELE GIFFORD BALLET WEST ACADEMY RÉPÉTITEURS: CYNTHIA RIDLER, JEFF ROGERS, & HEATHER THACKERAY
5/6 1ST MOVEMENT Principals...... Emma Alicz and Elijah Hartley
Corps Green Women...... Olivia Book, Emelie Harney, Hope Ratliff, and Autumn Ryskoski
Corps Men...... Zach Brickson, Gordon Camplejohn, Anderson Duhan, and Nicholas Posluzsny
Corps Purple Women...... Liesel Blue, Rachel Lang, Sara Larsen, and Kyra Stafford
2ND MOVEMENT Principals...... Rebecca Trockel and Jackson Bradford
Corps Women...... Catherine DeBry, Sarah Senefsky, Charlotte White, and Abigail Yacoub
3RD MOVEMENT Principals...... Stella Birkinshaw and Jacob Kline
Corps Women...... Leah Andersen, Dani Cohen, Claire Eckhardt, and Brianne Falanga 4TH MOVEMENT Principals...... Kaeli Ware and Leo Ameika
Corps Women...... Mikayla Gyfteas, Sasha Lowell, Kaiya Mortenson, and Caedy Sajdowitz
Corps Men...... Freestone Dopp, Victor Galeana, Lund Fuller, and Kesler Colton
5/7 & 5/8 1ST MOVEMENT Principals...... Maren Florence and Anderson Duhan
Corps Green Women...... Danielle Belohlavy, Olivia Book (5/7) Isabella Tome (5/8), Monica Welchman, and Brayley Willits
Corps Men...... Leo Ameika, Zach Brickson, Kai Casperson, and Tristan Thompson
Corps Purple Women...... Haley Blackwelder, Linden Ebling, Aurora Roach, and Kyra Stafford
2ND MOVEMENT Principals...... Brenna Chumacero and Jacob Kline
Corps Women...... Anjoulie Kempton, Shannon Moore, Jenna Renfield, and Naomi Steele
3RD MOVEMENT Principals...... Margrete Hartley and Nicholas Posluzsny
Corps Women...... Leah Andersen, Catherine DeBry, Claire Eckhardt, and Katarina Hallerbach
4TH MOVEMENT Principals...... Caitlyn Feddock and Jonas Malinka-Thompson
Corps Women...... Caroline Love, Mia Tureson, Aria Smith, Layla Porter
Corps Men...... Kesler Colton, Solomon Fishman, Lund Fuller, and McKibben Needham II. WALTZ OF THE HOURS®, WITH LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE
LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE CHOREOGRAPHY: CYNTHIA RIDLER, AFTER ALEXANDER GORSKY WITH BALLET WEST ACADEMY FACULTY MUSIC BY FERDINAND HÉROLD, PETER LUDWIG HERTEL, LUDWIG MINKUS, ARRANGED BY JOHN LANCHBERRY
Lise...... Stella Heath (May 7), Madeline Hull (May 8)
Colas...... Dylan Gaddis (May 7), Emmett Black (May 8)
Colas’ Friend...... Emmett Black (May 7), Dylan Gaddis (May 8)
Alain...... Gabriel Brown
Lise’s Friends...... Taelor Fjeldsted, Lily Hall, Annabelle Jackman, Brooke Lambert, Stasha Petkovic, Quinn Souvall
Widow Simone...... Sasha Lowell (May 7), Caedy Sajdowitz (May 8)
SCENE I | IN THE FARMYARD
Roosters and Chickens: Elementary B, Section 2 CHOREOGRAPHY: ASHLEIGH RICHARDSON
Performed by...... Emily Araujo, Breallyn Bundy, Penelope Elliott, Emma Erickson, Atticus Goddard, Colette Marriott, Pierce Mendoza, Bowie Morley, Harper Pack, and Enna Rockwood
Lambs: Elementary B, Section 1 CHOREOGRAPHY: ASHLEIGH RICHARDSON
Performed by...... Anaya Alt, Jane Beech, Yatziri Chimalpopoca, Millie Crane, Elli Crump, Viktoria Hall, Sienna Kuettel, Christian McDonald, Amelie Petersen, and Alexa Silverman
Lise’s Little Friends: Elementary D, Sections 1 & 2 CHOREOGRAPHY: EUNICE STAFFORD Performed by...... Paizlee Foth, Elliott Jeppsen, Soleil Madrigal, Molly McDonald, Elsa Mouritsen, Winona Neal, Giana Nigro, Itzel Soperanez, Molly Stowe, and Isabelle Symes
Cola’s Solo...... Dylan Gaddis (May 7), Emmett Black (May 8)
Crossing: Levels 2-4 dancers (see below) w/Milkmaids
Milkmaids: Elementary C, Section 1 CHOREOGRAPHY: CONNIE SMITH
Performed by...... Molly Baron, Louisa Burton, Lucy Fuoco, Vivi Gardner Liberty Lehauli, Stella Macias, Ayla Martinez, Florence Morton, Arielle Nelson, and Christina Pollock
Basket Dance: Elementary C, Section 2 CHOREOGRAPHY: CONNIE SMITH
Performed by...... Kalaya Ercilla, Virginia Hebl, Lila Jackson, Joy Moore, Serenity Pratt, and Emmeline Strong
SCENE II | THE HARVEST/THE STORM, THE RESOLUTION, AND THE CELEBRATION
Rustics: Levels 2-4 Gentlemen CHOREOGRAPHY: SILAS CAMPOS Performed by...... Emmett Black, Gabriel Brown, Noah Engar, Dylan Gaddis, Teig Jenkins, Marko Jovanovic-Hacon, Lukas Mishchenko, Max Ray, and Keshav Sainath-Iyengar
The Minuet: Level 3 Women CHOREOGRAPHY: ABBY RUBIN
Performed by...... Sofia Drakou, Piper Dunlop, Stella Gardner, HaUhn Kim, Saeyoun Leatherman, Genevieve Mackey, Eden Nelson, Ida Paul, Bryahnna Phillips, Katherine Rasmussen, Soleil Romney, Isabel Schutjer, and Grace Zwick
Clog Dance: Level 2 Women
Performed by...... Gabrielle Hatton, Gracie Hebrew, Peri Lewis, Juliana Neal, Lyla Petersen, Noelle Thackeray, Isabella Utgaard, and Ruby Whitney
Duet Variation 1...... Taelor Fjeldsted and Lily Hall
Duet Variation 2...... Stella Heath and Madeline Hull
Harvest Friends: Level 1
Performed by...... Olivia Baskerville, MaggieJayne Blackham, Sophia Cannella, Adelyn Feurer, Giselle Garrison, Sarina Jin, Lily Martinez, Kami Mieure, Ainsley Mitarai, Adrienne Nielsen, Emilia Page, Daisy Stewart, and Sloan Toland
Maypole Dance: Level 2 and Level 3
Performed by...... Sofia Drakou, Piper Dunlop, Stella Gardner, Gabrielle Hatton, Gracie Hebrew, HaUhn Kim, Saeyoun Leatherman, Peri Lewis, Genevieve Mackey, Juliana Neal, Eden Nelson, Adrienne Nielsen, Ida Paul, Lyla Petersen, Bryahnna Phillips, Katherine Rasmussen, Soleil Romney, Isabel Schutjer, Noelle Thackeray, Isabella Utgaard, Ruby Whitney, Grace Zwick, Gabriel Brown, Noah Engar, Teig Jenkins, Marko Jovanovic-Hacon, Max Ray, Lukas Mishchenko, and Keshav Sainath-Iyengar
Duet Variation 3...... Brooke Lambert and Quinn Souvall
Duet Variation 4...... Annabelle Jackman and Stasha Petkovic
Alain and the Storm...... Level 1 & Level 4, with Gabriel Brown Taelor Fjeldsted, Lily Hall, Stella Heath, Madeline Hull, Annabelle Jackman, Brooke Lambert, Stasha Petkovic, Quinn Souvall, Talia Sturtz, Emmett Black, Gabriel Brown, and Dylan Gaddis
FINALE
WALTZ OF THE HOURS® Excerpt from George Balanchine’s “Coppélia” CHOREOGRAPHY BY GEORGE BALANCHINE, © THE GEORGE BALANCHINE TRUST BALANCHINE TRUST RÉPÉTITEURS: GARIELLE WHITTLE AND MICHELE GIFFORD BALLET WEST ACADEMY RÉPÉTITEURS: HEATHER THACKERAY AND CYNTHIA RIDLER MUSIC COMPOSED BY LÉO DELIBES
Performers: Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 Women, plus guest performers from Ballet West Academy PTD Program Soloists...... Caedy Sajdowitz (May 7), Sasha Lowell (May 8)
Dancers...... Sofia Drakou, Piper Dunlop, Taelor Fjeldsted, Stella Gardner, Lily Hall, Gabrielle Hatton (May 7), Stella Heath (May 8), Gracie Hebrew, Madeline Hull (May 7), Annabelle Jackman, HaUhn Kim, Brooke Lambert, Peri Lewis, Genevieve Mackey, Juliana Neal (May 7), Eden Nelson, Ida Paul (May 8), Lyla Peterson, Stasha Petkovic, Bryahnna Phillips (May 8), Katherine Rasmussen, Soleil Romney (May 7), Isabel Schutjer, Quinn Souvall, Noelle Thackeray, Isabella Utgaard (May 8), Ruby Whitney, and Grace Zwick
PETITE LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE
Chickens CHOREOGRAPHY: JENNA HERRERA
Performers...... Beginning B Section 2: Iris Allison, Giselle Dean, Miles Furano, Jade Gonzalez Tinoco, Nandini Gudipaty, Violet Jeppsen, Sofia Rodriguez, Isabel Cecilia Soperanez, and Ella Sweeney
Lambs CHOREOGRAPHY: SCOUT SUTTON
Performers....Beginning C Section 2: Luna Carsey, Kayla Chapman, Lennox Clayton, Cece Heath, Evelyn Magers, Charlotte McGill, Sawyer Moes, Launa Roe, Winter Roe, and Amelia Steele
Piglets CHOREOGRAPHY: JENNA HERRERA
Performers...... Beginning A Section 2: Louisa Grant, Ember Hansard, Rosie Hillyard, Anna Lambert, Ruby Martinez, Faith Moore, and Isela Quintero
Milkmaids CHOREOGRAPHY: SCOUT SUTTON Performers...... Beginning A Section 1: Margot Anderson, Grace Davis, Charlotte Drapkin, Elijah Hall, Eva Hernandez, Olympia Manios, Madeleine Pollock, and Adeline Pugh
The Basket Dance CHOREOGRAPHY: SCOUT SUTTON
Performers...... Beginning C Section 1: Addison Crump, Clara Fuoco, Fritz Hebl, Naomi Kuettel, Alyxandra Luras, Alexandra Manios, Charlotte Marble, Dorothy McNeill, Shosana Phifer, Evelyn Prentice, Aspen Rosen, and Sarah Simons
Village Dance CHOREOGRAPHY BY JESSICA BAYNES AND HEATHER FRYXELL MOVEMENT MENTORS: ARIA SMITH, MIA TURESON, AND TRISTAN THOMPSON MUSIC COMPOSED BY FERDINAND HÉROLD
Performers...... Movement Mentor: Amari Brown, Emma Gardner, Sierra Hayes, Eliana Hone, Alexei McCord, Jace Sherwood, Summer Sherwood, and Grace Souvall
Little Villagers CHOREOGRAPHY: ABBY RUBIN
Performers...... Beginning B Section 1: Mia Alvarez, Milla Ingles, Beatrice McBrier, Alya Petersen, Charlotte Schulze, Savannah Seaman, Hannah Shreck, and Gracie Webster
Harvest Friends CHOREOGRAPHY: JENNA HERRERA
Performers...... Beginning C Section 3: Abigail Clark, Boh’Eme Lorenzon, Claire Petersen, Danielle Silverman, and Killian Tims
Lise’s Little Friends CHOREOGRAPHY: SCOUT SUTTON
Performers...... Elementary A Section 1: Liberty Bangerter, Eyslee Droubay, Emma Durand, Izabella Durand, Hayden Hollis, Caroline Johnston, Eliza Milliken, Willa Mould, London Smith, Jack Sweeney, Paulina Velo, and Keira Wilkinson
Ducks CHOREOGRAPHY: JENNA HERRERA
Performers...... Elementary A Section 3: Nora Jeppsen, Claire Nalder, Sonia Neal, Sophia Quirante, Sasha Scholnick, Madeline Silon, Audrey St John, and Aspen Woolner The May Day Dance CHOREOGRAPHY: SCOUT SUTTON
Performers...... Elementary A Section 2: Asa Bullen, Eleanor Bundy, Hazel Conard, Arianna Dessiatnikov, Alexandra Ellis, Norah Gurling, Emma Hansen, and Grace Heighton
WALTZ OF THE HOURS® Excerpt from George Balanchine’s “Coppélia” CHOREOGRAPHY BY GEORGE BALANCHINE, © THE GEORGE BALANCHINE TRUST BALANCHINE TRUST RÉPÉTITEURS: GARIELLE WHITTLE AND MICHELE GIFFORD BALLET WEST ACADEMY RÉPÉTITEUR: CYNTHIA RIDLER MUSIC COMPOSED BY LÉO DELIBES
Performers: Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 Women, plus guest performers from Ballet West Academy PTD Program
Soloist...... Sasha Lowell (5/8 at 11am & 2pm), Caedy Sajdowitz (5/7 at 2pm)
Dancers...... Sofia Drakou, Piper Dunlop, Taelor Fjeldsted, Stella Gardner, Lily Hall, Gabrielle Hatton (May 7), Stella Heath (May 8), Gracie Hebrew, Madeline Hull (May 7), Annabelle Jackman, HaUhn Kim, Brooke Lambert, Peri Lewis, Genevieve Mackey, Juliana Neal (May 7), Eden Nelson, Ida Paul (May 8), Lyla Peterson, Stasha Petkovic, Bryahnna Phillips (May 8), Katherine Rasmussen, Soleil Romney (May 7), Isabel Schutjer, Quinn Souvall, Noelle Thackeray, Isabella Utgaard (May 8), Ruby Whitney, and Grace Zwick ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: ADAM SKLUTE ACADEMY DIRECTOR: EVELYN CISNEROS-LEGATE ACADEMY MANAGING DIRECTOR: SHAWN SPAINHOUR
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