Cal Performances Presents Program A Th ursday, February , to Sunday, February , Th ursday, February , , pm Zellerbach Hall Zellerbach Hall State Ballet of Georgia State Ballet of Georgia Nina Ananiashvili, Artistic Director Nina Ananiashvili, Artistic Director Berkeley Symphony Orchestra PROGRAM Chaconne Corps de ballet in Chaconne Choreography George Balanchine © Th e George Balanchine Trust Lasha Khozashvili and Lali Kandelaki in Chaconne Music Ballet music from the opera Orfeo ed Euridice with (Vienna and Paris ) by Christoph Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Willibald Gluck Conductor Robert Cole Staging Bart Cook, Maria Calegari Cal Performances and David Eden Productions, Ltd. are very grateful to the Georgian Government for supporting this tour. Costumes Natia Sirbiladze Lighting Amiran Ananeli Support for the State Ballet of Georgia’s tour is provided by the Trust for Mutual Understanding. State Ballet of Georgia Premiere Tbilisi, November , Cal Performances’ – season is sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank. 4 CAL PERFORMANCES CAL PERFORMANCES 5 Program A Program A Dancers Bizet Variations Anna Muradeli, Vasil Akhmeteli (American Premiere) Rusudan Kvitsiani, Ekaterine Chubinidze, Otar Khelashvili Choreography Alexei Ratmansky Music Chromatic Variations by Georges Bizet Tsisia Cholokashvili, David Khozashvili Costumes Mikhail Makharadze Lighting Amiran Ananeli Mariam Aleksidze, Teona Akhobadze, Lana Kiknadze, Nino Gogsadze, Nino Makhashvili Piano John Parr Ana Turazashvili, Nino Sanadze, Irakli Bakhtadze, David Ananeli Dancers Nina Ananiashvili , Nino Ochiauri, Maya Dolidze Shorena Khaindrava, Natalia Rigvava, Ina Azmaiparashvili, Viktoria Kuznetsova, Nino Magradze, Vasil Akhmeteli, David Khozashvili, Irakli Bakhtadze Lili Labadze, Evgenia Godziashvili, Ekaterine Lominadze, Lana Mgebrishvili Artur Ivanov, Giorgi Saginashvili, Saro Karichashvili, Giorgi Beridze, Irakli Shengelia, Dimitri Bartosh INTERMISSION Vera Kikabidze, Tamara Tchelidze, Nino Macharashvili, Tatiana Katamadze, Nino Megrelishvili, Natia Bunturi, Gvantsa Gavashelishvili, Tea Kopaleishvili, Sophiko Phantsulaia Th e Balanchine ballets presented in this program, Chaconne and Duo Concertant, are protected by Sagalobeli copyright. Any unauthorized recording is prohibited without the expressed written consent of Th e George (American Premiere) Balanchine Trust and the State Ballet of Georgia. Choreography Yuri Possokhov Th e performances of Chaconne and Duo Concertant, Balanchine® Ballets, are presented by arrangement with Th e George Balanchine Trust and have been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Georgian Traditional Music Sagalobeli Ensemble Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust. Costumes Anna Kalatozishvili Lighting Amiran Ananeli Dancers INTERMISSION Tsisia Cholokashvili, Nino Gogua, Anna Muradeli, David Khozashvili, Vasil Akhmeteli, Lasha Khozashvili Gvantsa Gavashelishvili, Maya Dolidze, Lana Mgebrishvili, Lili Labadze, David Ananeli, Otar Khelashvili, Artur Ivanov, Dimitri Bartosh Duo Concertant Sagalobeli Choreography George Balanchine © Th e George For anyone who had lived in the former Soviet Union, Georgian polyphonic songs, folk dances, the- Balanchine Trust ater, cinema and art are an essential part of cultural awareness. Music Duo Concertant by Igor Stravinsky I must say, I was very surprised when Nina Ananiashvili, my friend from the time we studied together Piano John Parr at the Bolshoi Ballet School, asked me to stage a ballet to Georgian music—and not just any Georgian Violin Franklyn D’Antonio music but the music of Tbilisi’s urban folklore! “Is there anything new that a Russian-American dancer Staging Bart Cook and choreographer can say about this music that the Georgians themselves had not already said?,” I kept Lighting Amiran Ananeli asking myself. But the longer I listened to the Georgian melodies, the more I succumbed to the tempta- tion. And in the end I said, “Yes.” Dancers From the start, we dismissed the idea of staging a “folkloric” ballet. We attempted to create choreog- Nino Gogua, Lasha Khozashvili raphy that would express my attitude to Georgia, its people and music. I hope that I have managed to get at least a small part of my appreciation and feelings across to the audiences.—Yuri Possokhov PAUSE 6 CAL PERFORMANCES CAL PERFORMANCES 7 Program B Program B Friday, February , , pm FRIDAY CASTING Saturday, February , , pm Giselle Nino Gogua Sunday, February , , pm Count Albrecht Lasha Khozashvili Zellerbach Hall Hilarion Irakli Bakhtadze Myrta, the Queen of Wilis Nino Ochiauri Wilfrid, Count’s squire Iuri Sorokin State Ballet of Georgia Berthe, Giselle’s mother Teona Charkviani Nina Ananiashvili, Artistic Director Duke of Courland Giorgi Takashvili Batilda, Duke’s daughter Maia Alpaidze PROGRAM Pas de six Tsisia Cholokashvili, Mariam Aleksidze, Teona Akhobadze, Nino Makhashvili, Adolphe Adam’s Artur Ivanov, David Khozashvili Giselle Zulma Tsisia Cholokashvili Mona Ekaterine Chubinidze Ballet in Two Acts SATURDAY CASTING Giselle Nina Ananiashvili Count Albrecht Vasil Akhmeteli Hilarion Irakli Bakhtadze Myrta, the Queen of Wilis Nino Ochiauri Wilfrid, Count’s squire Iuri Sorokin Berthe, Giselle’s mother Teona Charkviani Duke of Courland Giorgi Takashvili Batilda, Duke’s daughter Maia Alpaidze Pas de six Tsisia Cholokashvili, Mariam Aleksidze, Teona Akhobadze, Lana Mgebrishvili, David Khozashvili, Lasha Khozashvili Zulma Tsisia Cholokashvili Mona Ekaterine Chubinidze SUNDAY CASTING Giselle Anna Muradeli Count Albrecht Lasha Khozashvili Hilarion Irakli Bakhtadze Myrta, the Queen of Wilis Shorena Khaindrava Wilfrid, Count’s squire Iuri Sorokin Nino Gogua and Lasha Khozashvili in Giselle Berthe, Giselle’s mother Teona Charkviani Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Duke of Courland Giorgi Takashvili Robert Cole, conductor Batilda, Duke’s daughter Maia Alpaidze Pas de six Tsisia Cholokashvili, Mariam Aleksidze, Libretto Th éophile Gautier, J. Saint-Georges Teona Akhobadze, Nino Makhashvili, Artur Ivanov, David Khozashvili Choreography Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa Zulma Ekaterine Chubinidze Staging Alexei Fadeyechev, Tatiana Rastorgueva Mona Tsisia Cholokashvili Scenery and Costumes Viacheslav Okunev, after Alexander Benois Lighting Paul Vidar Saevarang State Ballet of Georgia Premiere Tbilisi, March , 8 CAL PERFORMANCES CAL PERFORMANCES 9 Synopsis Orchestra Roster Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Kent Nagano, Music Director James A. Kleinmann, Executive Director Violin I Flute Timpani Franklyn D’Antonio, Concertmaster Emma Moon, Principal Kevin Neuhoff , Principal Phillip Santos, Assistant Concertmaster Gail Edwards Eugene Chukhlov Percussion Virginia Baker Piccolo Ward Spangler, Principal Candy Sanderson Gail Edwards Larisa Kopylovsky Harp Lisa Zadek Oboe Wendy Tamis, Principal Josie Fath Deborah Shidler, Principal Daryl Schilling Bennie Cottone Administration Randell Weiss René Mandel, Artistic Administrator/ Clarinet Personnel Manager Violin II Anthony Striplen, Principal Th eresa Gabel, Director of Operations David Ryther, Principal Diana Dorman Kevin Shuck, Director of Communications Jory Fankuchen Murrey Nelson, Director of Development Sophie Alscher Bassoon Ming Luke, Director of Education Deborah Cornelius Carla Wilson, Principal Richey Tally, Patron Services Manager Lili Byers Charles Moehnke Candace Sanderson, Music Librarian David Cheng Christine Browne, Bookkeeper Annie Li Horn Lasha Khozashvili and Nino Gogua in Giselle Dale Chao Stuart Gronningen, Principal Lorin Tayerle Giselle Viola Erin Vang Marcel Gemperli, Principal Nicki Roosevelt Act I Ilana Matfi s Darcy Rindt Trumpet On the day of the village Wine Festival, Prince with Albrecht’s sword, hears the Wilis summoning Patrick Kroboth Kale Cumings, Principal Albrecht disguises himself as a peasant in order her, goes mad and dies in her mother’s arms. Jason Totzke Laurie McGaw to court Giselle, a beautiful young village girl. Katy Juneau Unaware of Albrecht’s noble birth, Giselle falls in Trombone Act II love with him. Cello Th omas Hornig, Principal A hunting party stops for refreshments at the Hilarion is discovered mourning at Giselle’s grave. Carol Rice, Principal Craig McAmis house where Giselle and her mother Berthe live. She has been buried deep in the forest and has Nancy Bien-Souza Th e party includes the Duke and his beautiful become one of the Wilis. Myrtha, the Queen of Wanda Warkentin Bass Trombone David Wishnia Kyle Mendiguchia daughter Bathilde, to whom Albrecht is already the Wilis, summons the maidens and they force Joan Hadeishi engaged. Upon meeting Giselle, Bathilde, un- Hilarion to dance until he dies. Tuba aware that they are in love with the same man, is When Albrecht, now full of remorse, comes Bass Alex Kramer, Principal enchanted by her youthful innocence. Th ey fall to mourn at Giselle’s grave, the Queen commands Michel Taddei, Principal into conversation and Giselle tells the Princess that Giselle to rise from her grave and entice him to Karen Horner she is engaged to marry. Bathilde gives her a beau- dance. Giselle is obliged to obey the Queen and Andrei Gorbatenko tiful necklace. dances with Albrecht through the night. She still Hilarion, the village gamekeeper who is deeply loves him despite his betrayal, and manages to in love with Giselle and is very jealous of Albrecht, keep him alive until daybreak. discovers Albrecht’s disguise and true identity. When With the arrival of dawn, Giselle and the other Hilarion reveals this to Giselle, she becomes so dis- Wilis lose their power and