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Congratulations to Hope Garden Children's Ballet Theatre Hope Garden Childrens Ballet Theatre presents Generation Variations Classics from the 40’s to the 90’s Fran Ichijo, Artistic Director Welcome to our 11th year at Hope Garden, located at Healthworks. The students have worked very hard to present their dances to you, performing solos from the classical repertoire that are extremely hard to execute for dancers of any age. Please applaud them and the younger ones who are bravely step- ping out to show their new skills to you. We all enjoy putting on this show for you, bringing classical artistic traditions, both European and American, to our beautiful town in the country. – Miss Fran The 50’s Generation Variations 1850 1950 Le Corsaire, You Ain’t Nothin’ Medora’s Variation But a Hound Dog THE ROMANTIC ERA OF BALLET Music: Adolph Adam Music: Elvis Presley Dance Romantique Choreography: Marius Petipa Choreography: Fran Ichijo Renee Terragno BALLET I: Leiah Bailey, Caroline Music: Mozart, Quartet in D Minor Butz, Jordan Cross, Seneca Faye, Choreography: Fran Ichijo Esmeralda Caroline Gotlewski, Anna BALLET VII: Amanda Chasin, Sydney Chasin, Veronica Contreras, Terragno, Cameron Tetlow Music: Cesar Pugni Suzanne Creedon, Lexi Dorsey, Carly Johnson, Julia Junghans, Sally HELPERS: Brookelyn O’Connell, Miller, Nancy Morgan, Brookelyn O’Connell, Renee Terragno Choreography: Jules Perrot Sydney Chasin SOLOIST: Claire Jones Carly Johnson Old vs. New The 60’s THE CLASSIC NOW 1860 1960 Swan Lake: The Four The Stepforward Wives Flower Festival at I Want to Hold Little Swans Minus One Music: 5th Symphony of Beethoven, Alle- Genzano, Girl’s Variation Your Hand gro Assai Music: Edvard Heldsted Music: The Beatles Music: Tchiakovsky Choreography: Fran Ichijo Choregraphy: Marius Petipa Choreography: August Bournonville Choreography: Fran Ichijo ADULT BALLET CLASS: Sydney Julia Junghans BALLET II: Emily Bupp, Ella Green, BALLET VI: Danielle Creedon, Chasin, Twyla Insalaco, Claire Kimora Maier, Hannah Wills Meghan Gregorio, Charlotte Gularson, Jones, Grace LaLonde, Hollie Emily Huber,Victoria Robinson, Noble, Susan Sokoll Alaina Sorrel, Charlotte Vogel HELPER: Sally Miller The 40’s 1840 1940 The 70’s Giselle Peasant Pas, Blue Skies 1870 1970 Girl’s Variation Music: Frank Sinatra Don Quixote, Stayin’ Alive Choreography: Althea Corlett Music: Adolph Adam Kitri’s Variation Music: Bee Gees Choreography: Jules Perrot BALLET III: Rachel Butz, Choreography: Fran Ichijo Mary Deffinbaugh, Tess Insalaco, Music: Ludwig Minkus Lexi Dorsey BALLET IV: Lauren Chilla, Melissa Gina Miller, Lizzie Phelps, Choreography: Marius Petipa Gilardi, Roland Jones, Aiyana Take Jordan Rendzio Veronica Contreras HELPERS: Kimora Maier, HELPER: Amanda Chasin Renee Terragno The 80’s Generation Variations 1880 1980 Giselle Thriller Artisitic Director Fran Ichijo Music: Adolph Adam Music: Michael Jackson Choreography: Marius Petipa Choreography: Althea Corlett Repetiteurs Suzanne Creedon BALLET V: Ellen Beal, Grace Beal, Karyn Comfort, Danielle Creedon, Fran Ichijo, Althea Corlett, Claire Jones Alison Huber, Chloe Insalaco, Megan Roldan, Kira Wathen, Stage Manager Avery Whitney-Blum, Hannah Wills, Begonia Zapata Althea Corlett Sound Technician The 90’s John Gallagher 1890 1895 Sleeping Beauty Swan Lake Lighting Music: Tchaikovsky Music: Tchaikovsky Mary Hicks, Beth Jones Choreography: Marius Petipa Choreography: Petipa, Ashton CRUMB FAIRY: Amanda Chasin PAS DE TROIS, GIRL’S VARIATION: Costume Designs FERVOR FAIRY: Sally Miller Sydney Chasin AURORA: Brookelyn O’Connell SWAN QUEEN (ODETTE): Fran Ichijo, Claire Jones Tanya Renko, Curtain Call Costumes 1892 Wardrobe Mistress “Arabian Coffee” 1990 from The Nutcracker Let’s Talk About Love Lynn Miller Music: Tchaikovsky Music: Celine Dion Backstage Coordinator Choreography: Fran Ichijo Choreography: Althea Corlett and Fran Ichijo Nancy Morgan with Julia Junghans Erika Ichijo Beltrami and Veronica Contreras BALLET VI: Danielle Creedon, Kimora Maier, Hannah Wills ALL STUDENTS The 00’s Coming Next Spring! A Special Thanks A Message from Gus Creedon President, Hope Garden Children’s Ballet Theatre None of the Hope Garden performances could happen without Board of Directors the tremendous help of our gracious volunteers. The staff and performers at Hope Garden would like to thank the following The Board of HGCBT is proud to present "Generation people for their support, dedication and effort: Variations" this evening. Our children have worked hard under Miss Fran's guidance, demonstrating discipline and passion for All Things Costume the beautiful art of ballet. They sweat, have sore feet, and stretch in ways we can only imagine, yet they seem to love every Lynn Miller minute of it, and we are sure that you will appreciate their Costume Help efforts and resulting beauty and artistry. Enjoy the show and let the dancers hear that applause! Gay Butz, Annette Maier, Karen Wathen, Lisa Rendzio and friend, Althea Corlett Concessions Hope Garden Children’s Ballet Theatre Robin O’Connell, Lynn Miller Fran Ichijo, Artistic Director Raffle Adrienne Dellas, Artistic Advisor Robin O’Connell, Krista Dorsey Publicity 2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dominique Agnew, Amy Johnson, Gus Creedon Mr. Gus Creedon, President Mrs. Lynn Miller, Secretary Graphic Design Mrs. Robin O'Connell, Treasurer Jeff Jones Mrs. Dominique Agnew Backstage Parents Mrs. Christina (Chrissy) Contreras Mrs. Beth Fayard-Jones Wendy Gotlewski, Gay Butz, Lilya Robinson, Karen Wathen, Jennifer Gularson, Annette Maier, Twyla Insalaco, Valerie Bupp, Mr. Jeff Jones Susan Sokoll, Kamilla Faye Mrs. Krista Dorsey Backstage Coordinators Erika Ichijo Beltrami, Kimberly Thompson About the Artistic Thank You, Director…and HGCBT Miss Althea Althea Corlett has been teaching at Hope Frances Drayton Ichijo began her dance Garden Ballet for almost one year. After being training in 2nd grade in the suburbs of auditioned by Miss Fran in 2006, she came Philadelphia in 1960. After getting a degree from the island of Malta having finished her in Dance and Art at Hamilton College and teaching exams there. Althea has been a great performing with Kirkland Dance Theater, she asset to Hope Garden Ballet over the past continued her classical ballet training in New year, teaching the children with kindness and York under Patricia Wilde, Michael Maule, clarity, with joy and knowledge beyond her 21 years. and Nancy Clemens at the then American Hope Garden has been able to grow substantially due to her help. Ballet Theater School. After auditioning for As well as teaching many of the classes, she has also been an invaluable Adrienne Dellas in New York, she went on to assistant to Miss Fran in every way from sewing costumes to rehearsing become a founding member and soloist with the Universal Ballet and performing to being a cheerful voice and a listening ear. Company in Seoul, Korea, from 1978 -1986, while also assisting Due to visa restrictions, Miss Althea has nearly finished her tenure her mentor, Mme. Dellas, as Ballet Mistress of the company. For with us and we want her to know that she will be sorely missed when two years, she was director of the Sun Hwa Arts Ballet School she leaves in February. which trained dancers for the company (UBC). Her students have gone on to dance in companies all over the world including –Miss Fran and the students and parents Stuttgart, Basel, Atlanta, Ohio, and DC. Her performances in- of Hope Garden clude Giselle, La Sylphide, Pas de Quatre, Coppelia, Dellas’ Monument, and as a Step Sister in Cinderella, and many more. Fran has taught classical ballet to aspiring dancers for more than 30 years in Korea, New York, and the Washington, DC, Claire Jones, Teacher Metropolitan area. She is a proponent of the the Vaganova sys- tem of ballet, and received her teaching certificate with commen- Claire Jones of Poolesville, MD, teaches dation from the Academie de Danse Classique de Princess Grace ballet classes for the younger students at de Monaco, under the tutelage of Marika Besobrasova in the HGB. She has studied dance since 1999, at 1980’s. She started Hope Garden Ballet School in 1997 in HGB as well as two years at Maryland Youth Poolesville, MD, launching the Hope Garden Children’s Ballet Ballet and has performed with both the Theatre in 2008. She currently resides in Gaithersburg, MD with Joffrey and the American Ballet Theater in her husband, and sometimes her three grown children! The Nutcracker. Claire is a Global Ecology Studies Program junior at PHS, a National Honor Society member, a member of the PHS golf team, the LEO Club and the Midnight Players. She brings a wealth of performing experience and technical knowledge to the students, delivered with fun and energy. Claire performs the very difficult White Swan variation in this performance. "Break a leg, and then come see me!" Germantown Chiropractic Center Wishing All The Performers Repair, Restore, Stay Well And Their Families Dr. Robert S. Bosland The Best For A Wonderful Performance Chiropractor And For 19508 Doctors Drive Keeping The Arts Alive! Germantown, MD 20874 301-540-3111 [email protected] PHOENIXX SYSTEMS Our patients choose our office because they want a natural approach to Hybird Audio, Video And Acoustic Design / better health. 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