Arts Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker 2021

The

Nutccker Vladimir Issaev’s

DECEMBER 2021

Aventura Arts & Cultural Center December 10 - 12 Parker Playhouse December 17 - 19

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sharon Miller Vice - President

Lewis Thaler President

Mariela Romero Treasurer, Secretary

BOARD OF DEVELOPMENT

Marcia Sussman Frantz

Devorah Sasha

Lisa Stark

Ruth Vernick

ADVISORY BOARD

Ada Valiente

Leslie Rozencwaig

Fortuna Ludmir

Criseida Wenderberg

Anna Solorzano

HONORARY FOUNDER BOARD MEMBERS

Nina Allen, Maritza Parmeggiani Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida is a 501 c 3 non profit organization.

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Vladimir Issaev BALLET MISTRESS Mary Carmen Catoya COMPANY DANCERS Owen Horsford, Kaito Kurokawa, João Maciel, Saaya Okada, Yayoi Sasaki, Saori Shikahama, Remina Tanaka, Kirsty Walker, Haiou Ryan Wang, Aina Yano, Matteo Zecca JUNIOR CORPS: Sara Marlin, Moegi Matsuzawa

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Alexandra,

Alexandra Abelson is excited to have been selected to play in the role of Clara for the inaugural performance of the VISCB 2021 production of the Nutcracker. Alexandra has been dancing with VISCB for the last 6 years. She loves to dance and continues to develop her passion year after year with her friends at the school.

Alexandra, we are so proud of you.

The Abelson family would like to thank Alexandra’s teachers for all their dedicated hours and hard work in preparing her for the role.

Natasha,

We saw you grow and bright. You are pure light and joy and you put all the effort and motivation to reach your dreams. We are so proud of you seeing you as Clara tonight.

We wish you the best today and in your future.

Special thanks to Giselle who teaches and seeks for perfection, Vladimir who is the soul and truly inspiration for Natasha as well as all the teachers and support staff that makes the dream come true.

Agustina,

Congratulations on achieving one of your most desired goals: the role of Clara! This is a result of your great commitment, perseverance and love for the art of dancing!

One of the greatest joys in our lives is to watch you dance and shine on stage.

We love you, mom, dad and Benji.

Mr. Vladimir, thank you for allowing the girls to participate in your ballets and let them know what being part of a company means. All our gratitude to Ms. Giselle for believing in Agus and showing her she can achieve great things. Thank you to all the teachers that have participated in Agus’ growths throughout the years, special mention to Ms. Lusian for teaching Agus to push her own boundaries and to Ms. Veronika for her fun classes.

Penélope,

Penny, the incredible experience of The Nutcracker is the magic of a holiday tradition and this year you are a big part of this magic. You put your own shine into this tradition with your love for ballet, and your everyday hard work and perseverance. Enjoy each one of your successes, because you earned them all and you make us the proudest parents in the process. You will accomplish everything you want because you have a heart of gold and you are always ready to pursue your dreams with passion; you never give up and you teach us all with your journey.

We are so proud of you! Love you.

Mom & Dad, Lola, Jaime and Emma Rose.

Mikaela,

To our beautiful daughter Mikaela, Congratulations on this big role! You have become such a amazing dancer and we are so proud of everything you have accomplished. Shoot for the star, dance through life, believe in yourself and make all your dreams come true.

Love, Mom, dad, grandma & Titia Thank you Maestro Vladimir for giving me the opportunity to be part of such a magical part and also thank you Ms. Giselle for the dedication and time for helping me polish my part. You’re the best!

Syriana,

We are extremely excited for you and truly blessed to see you perform on this role that for many years it was your dream. Congratulations Sysi on this great accomplishment, we are so proud of you, all your hard work, commitment and determination helped you become the beautiful ballerina you dreamed of. We love you so much. And remember all dreams can come true, no matter what obstacles you may encounter, continue with faith and passion and never give up!

To Mr Vladimir, Ms Giselle, Ms, Lusian, thank you so much for this opportunity and for all the hours you have invested in helping Syriana to reach this goal, and to the entire the staff and teachers thank you for all you do.

Julia,

Congratulations Julia. We are so proud of you! With your dedication, passion and hard work you have been able to fulfill your dream of playing Clara in the Nutcracker. You are a very special person, full of love and compassion. Enjoy this day that you deserve so much.

We love you with all our hearts. Your family and friends, Thank you to Maestro Vladimir, Ms. Giselle, Ms. Lusian, Ms. Veronika, Ms. Patricia and all the staff and teachers for making this experience amazing and guiding me through everything! I am so grateful for everyone.

With Love, Julia Varela.

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION

JULIUS LITTMAN NORTH MIAMI BEACH

Performing Arts Theater Daily round Competitions

Celebration

January 23, 2022 at 7 pm

A Celebration of dance where local and international guest artists share the stage with awarded young dancers.

A ffree open to the public performance for the community and its visitors from all over the world.

VLADIMIR ISSAEV BALLET MASTER, CHOREOGRAPHER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Vladimir Issaev was born in Russia in 1954. His career started at the age of 11 at the Choreographic School of Voronezh. After working as a ballet dancer at the Opera House of Ufa and at the Opera House of Odessa, he received his masters degree from the “Gitis State Institute of Arts in Moscow” as Ballet Master and Master Choreographer with the highest honors in 1986. He held the position of Academic and Artistic Director at the “Choreographic School of Frounze”, in the former Soviet Union.

In 1987, he worked as Ballet Master and Regiseur for Ballet Metropolitano de Caracas and a year later for Ballet Nacional de Caracas, directed by Vicente Nebrada, where he worked for more than ten years, teaching and coaching the principal dancers of the Company for their soloist classical roles. During his extensive career as a Choreographer and Ballet Master, Issaev has had the opportunity to work with many prestigious dancers and directors such as Papa Beriozoff for Don Quixote, having Julio Bocca and Eleonora Cassano as soloists; Alla Sizova, Alla Osipenko, Tatiana Terekhova and Irina Kolpakova. He has also been invited as a guest Ballet Master by several companies such as Le Jeune Ballet de France, Ballet Nacional de España, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, Orlando Ballet among others.

Until August of 2002 he held the position of Ballet Master at the Miami City Ballet School. As a Choreographer, he has staged several ballets in Russia, the ico, Peru, Japan and Venezuela. Mr. Issaev was the recipient of the “New Choreographer Award” for his piece “El Encuentro” at the Dance Under the Stars Choreography Competition in Palm Desert, California. In June of 2005 Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico presented the premiere of Issaev’s work “Doctor Ouch!“, a ballet in two acts based on the story of Korney Chukovskiy with great success restaging it in 2007. In 2004, Vladimir Issaev staged “Shostakovich Suites” for the Voronezh Choreographic School in Russia. An invitation from Prima Ballerina Altanay Assylmuratova, director of the Vaganova - Kirov School of Ballet in Saint Petersburg followed to stage a Ballet for the graduating students joining the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet Company.

This choreography premiered in March of 2006 at the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Due to its success this choreographic work was presented again in June of 2006. Vladimir Issaev belongs to the Artistic Advisory Council for the Classical Dance Alliance. He is recipient of the Honorable Merit Diploma from the Terpsihora Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts of Dance of Saint Petersburg, Russia, in recognition for his outstanding performance enhancing the art of classical ballet on the Vaganova Style in the United States. He has also been awarded with the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts award as the most influential Ballet teacher.

Mr. Issaev was also awarded in 2009 as Best Arts Educator of the State of Florida by the Florida Alliance for Arts Education. He has been Artistic Director of the International Ballet Competition in Caracas, Venezuela; Artistic Director of the Russian Ballet of South Africa and International Ballet Competition in Lima, Peru.

In January of 2011 his ballet Stone Flower was premiered in Nagoya, Japan with tremendous success and the greatest reviews. In 2013, two new ballets were premiered in Japan during the Aichi Triennial Festival and resented by the Michiko Matsumoto Ballet: Polovetsian Dances and the premiere of Firebird. In 2014 and 2015 Mr. Issaev was been invited to present his dancers and choreographies in Poland, Germany, Peru, Indonesia and most recently he had the honor to teach Master Classes at the Beijing Ballet Academy and has been named Artistic Director of the Asia Ballet Academy in Malaysia.

Mr. Issaev is considered one of the top ballet masters and choreographers world wide.

GISELLE DEYA VISCB SCHOOL DIRECTOR Born in Havana, Cuba, began her training at the age 9 at the Alejo Carpentier Ballet School and continued at the National Ballet School of Cuba where she graduated with honors. Among her teachers are Fernando Alonso, Ramona de Saa, Loipa Araujo, Marta Iris Fernandez, Aurora Bosch and Victor Ullate. In 1998 she became a member of National Ballet of Cuba where she danced several roles of the great classics. Her greatest passion was always teaching and immediately she was promoted as a faculty member of the National Ballet School of Cuba, teaching the entire curriculum of the school such as: Ballet technique, Pointe technique, Variations (males/females), and Pas de Deux, Character dance, Ballroom dance and Repertoire. During her tenure she contributed to the planning and organizational She contributed to the launch and organization of Guidance Vocational’s Workshops as a Professor of Methodology. She graduated in 2006 with honors from the Higher Institute of Art of Cuba. As a Ballet teacher she has had the pleasure of teaching and coaching students for Internationals competitions, as well as she has worked as the Repertoire teacher for many performances at various important theaters in Cuba and responsible for the several annual Performance. She has great expertise as a lead repertoire teacher for the Vocational Workshop Arts Orientation and as a Jury for different examinations at the school for students who are pursuing their career as a ballet teacher. She has been a guest teacher in other Ballet schools in Cuba and internationally in Mexico to later become Ballet Mistress of school The Ballet Art School in Belize and in 2014 she traveled to Milan- Italy to participate in the Closing Gala Event Dance Expo-Milano and to teach Master Classes in Chicago. From 2010 to 2016 she assumes the leadership of the school Bhakti Victor Ullate in Spain becoming the Head of Studies of the school and personal assistant of Master Ullate, and also as Ballet Mistress of the Victor Ullate Ballet Company. Throughout her career, she has been responsible for staging different productions of the classical repertoire such as: Graduation Ball, The Nutcracker, Giselle, Coppelia, Paquita, Corsaire, Arraign D’Araxa (choreography Victor Ullate), Don Quixote (choreography-Victor Ullate), Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, La Fille Mal Gardee, among others. Ms. Giselle started her duties in 2016 at Vladimir Issaev School of Classical Ballet as Ballet Mistress and Director of our school.

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY COMPOSER Born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, the 7th of May 1840. He studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1862. Graduating after four years he went on to teach for twelve years at the Moscow Conservatory, where he began to compose. In his first two years there he had already written his first symphony and the opera Voyevoda. Tchaikovsky became well regarded in Russia and also in Britain and the United States. In 1891 brought the very successful tour of the United States and Tchaikovsky’s appearance at the opening of the Music Hall (renamed Carnegie Hall), followed the next year with the premiere of The Nutcracker, commissioned by the legendary choreographer Marius Petipa. In March of 1892 Tchaikovsky premiered the music for The Nutcracker Ballet Suite before was ballet was even produced. This eight-part concert version of the ballet music was a success. At least six times, the audience demanded immediate encores of specific music selections. On December 18 of 1892 The Nutcracker World Premiere took place at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia with choreography by Petipa/Ivanov. The first review of the Nutcracker did not look too favorably on what would become the most attended holiday ballet ever produced.

One year later, on November 6, 1893, Tchaikovsky died of cholera.

COMPANY DANCERS OWEN HORSFORD was born in Tunbridge Wells, England. His early ballet training started at the Footsteps Dance Academy and then he soon began associate programs in London such as the London Junior and Senior Ballet and Central School of Ballet. Mr. Horsford then started training at the Masters of Ballet Academy, under Olga Semenova and Elena Glurjidze. At the Central School of Ballet he was part of a three-year degree program subsequently taking part of the touring company performing masterpieces like Le Corsaire and other neo-classical pieces. Mr. Horsford has been given the opportunity to perform at some famous venues such as Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London with the National Youth Ballet of Great Britain.

KAITO KUROKAWA was born in Shonan, Japan. He trained at Pas de Trois Shonan in his native Japan, Kharlov Choreographic School in Ukraine, the Tallinn Ballet School in Estonia and the Brussels International Ballet School in Belgium. Mr. Kurokawa was the Finalist at the Tallinn International Ballet Competition and attended the International Ballet Summer of Dresden – Royal Swedish Ballet School and the Summer Intensive Programs of Bolshoi Ballet School and Brussels International Ballet School. He later joined Columbia Classical Ballet in 2019. Mr. Kurokawa is very excited to be part now of Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida.

JOÃO MACIEL is from São Paulo, Brazil. He trained at Escola Técnica de Dança Adriana Assaf where he also graduated. He was invited as a guest artist to dance with renowned companies in Brazil such as Companhia Jovem do Theatro Municipal de São Paulo and Companhia Paulista de Dança Adriana Assaf. Mr. Maciel also participated in internationally recognized Summer Intensives such as Miami City Ballet School and Sarasota Ballet School where he was awarded with full tuition scholarships to their Trainee Programs. He has participated in international festivals including Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition and Joinville’s International Festival of Dance.

SAAYA OKADA was born in Japan. She began her ballet training at the age of five with Reiko and Rie Matsuoka and performed in many of their original pieces with Reiko Matsuoka Ballet Company. Ms. Okada has competed multiple international competitions. She won third place at the World Ballet Art Competition in Canada and she also ranked at the top 12 at the Youth America Grand Prix. Ms. Okada also trained at Ayano Tsuchiya’s Ballet Studio and danced with Ballet Theatre United Kingdom before joining Orlando Ballet School in 2019. During this time, she had the opportunity to dance with Orlando Ballet Company in Victoria Morgan’s Cinderella and Robert Hill’s The Nutcracker.

YAYOI SASAKI was born in Miyagi, Japan. Her early ballet training started at the Company Bona Terra. Since 2017 She trained at New Zealand School of Dance and graduated in 2019. Ms. Sasaki won the Miyagi Prefecture Governor Award at D.A.T.E classic Ballet Competition in 2012, the Sendai Mayor Award in 2013 and additionally got the 1st prize in 2015 and 1st prize in 2016. Yayoi Sasaki won the 1st prize at the Ballet Competition in Sendai in 2015. At Gailene Stock Memorial Award she won the Young Dancer Award in 2015 and the Incentive Award at the Educational Ballet competition in 2018. She was the finalist at the Japan Grand Prix in 2021.

Prior to joining Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida She danced with Fort Wayne Ballet.

SAORI SHIKAHAMA was in Tokyo, Japan. She studied at Ballet du Ciel under Kanako Sakamoto, Tatsuro Kannan, Yuka Iino, Mio Kondo and Michael Shannon. Ms. Shikahama also trained at Bottaini Merlo International Ballet Academy from 2017 to 2020. She danced as a soloist in Paquita for the 2019 Irina Perren 40th Anniversary Japan Performance.

Ms Shikahama graduated from Bottaini Merlo International Ballet Academy in July 2020.

REMINA TANAKA was born in Sendai, Japan. His early ballet training started at Soki Ballet International, under Kenichi Soki and Kumi Soki. He also trained at Academié Princesse Grace in Monaco and San Francisco Ballet School.

In 2019, he joined Orlando Ballet where he was part of their productions of Vampire’s Ball, The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Moulin Rouge, Peter Pan, and The Robert Hill Collection. He also performed as a pianist with Orlando Ballet in the production of Vampire’s Ball, Uncorked, Ballet Ball and The Robert Hill Collection.

KIRSTY WALKER was born in the United Kingdom, Kirsty Walker trained full-time at Elmhurst Ballet school after completing 3 years as a Junior associate of the Royal Ballet School. During her 8 years at Elmhurst, Kirsty had the opportunity to work with Studio Wayne Mcgregor as well as performing lead roles such as Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and soloist roles in Swan Lake and Paquita as part of Elmhurst Ballet Company. Following her graduation from Elmhurst in 2019, Kirsty joined Orlando Ballet as a Trainee where she performed alongside the company in productions such as Victoria Morgan’s Cinderella and Robert Hill’s Vampires Ball, The Nutcracker and Requiem. She has attended numerous summer intensive programs including those at The Royal Ballet School in London, Orlando Ballet, English National Ballet and Dutch National ballet as well as a short course at the National Ballet School of Canada.

HAIOU RYAN WANG is a graduate from the School of Dance at the very prestigious and historical Sungkyunkwan University (founded in 1398) in Seoul – South Korea where he obtained his Master of Arts. He previously received his Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Ethnic Dance Education at the Minzu University of China. Since 2015 Mr. Wang has been a soloist at the Garret + Moulton Productions in San Francisco.

He previously was a choreographer for the China Traditional Yayue Dance Troupe in Hangzhou – China, the lead dancer for the Korea National Dance Company

in Seoul and a soloist and choreographer for ChangMu Dance Company also in Seoul – Korea. Mr. Wang received the First Prize at the 8th Seoul International Dance Competition in 2011, and in 2006 he won the Gold Medal at the 8th Tao-li Cup Dance Competition Wenhua Art Academy Prize in Beijing – China, the First Prize at the 6th Lotus Cup National Dance Competition in Guiyang - China and the First Prize at the 9th Annual Beijing Dance Competition in Beijing – China. We are honored to have Haoiu Wang as a guest dancer.

AINA YANO was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her early ballet training started at Hojo Ballet School at her native country.

She trained at Vaganova Ballet Academy from 2017 to 2018.

There she performed in important roles like Harlequinade Pas de deux at the International Students gala. She also trained and graduated from the Central School of Ballet in London until 2021. Her repertoire includes Mirlitons in The Nutcracker and Odalisques in Le Corsaire. Ms. Yano has won a Gold Medal at the Japan Dance Competition in 2016, Gold Medal at the National Ballet Association Competition in 2017, Gold Medal at Japan Estonia International Ballet Competition in 2017 and she ranked in the top 12 at the Youth America Grand Prix Japan Semi-Final in 2017.

She received an award from the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education in 2018.

MATTEO ZECCA is from Marlow in the United Kingdom, with Italian Heritage. He previously trained at Elmhurst Ballet School and Graduated from Central School of Ballet. He has appeared in Christopher Wheeldon’s masterpiece ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ with The Royal Ballet. Mr. Zecca has performed as Principal Dancer in Commander of the British Empire Christopher Gable’s Cinderella Pas de Deux at the Northern Ballet’s 50th Year Anniversary Gala. He also played the lead role of “Billy” in ‘Billy Elliot the Musical” in London’s West End for 76 performances at the age of 13.

He has recently finished a national tour of England with Ballet Central Company performing as ‘Ali’ in Le Corsaire and ‘James’ In Sir Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling.

JUNIOR CORPS SARA MARLIN She began her training at Vladimir Issaev School of Classical ballet at the age of 4. As she developed as an accomplished dancer, she performed in many of the company’s productions such as The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Suite of Waltzes, Firebird, Fairy Doll, Stone Flower, Taiko, Danzon, among other classical and neoclassical pieces as well as attending all ABTF summer intensive programs since 2009. She has traveled around the world with the company to participate in various renowned dance festivals in Germany, Poland, and Peru and has participated in various ballet competitions around Florida. After 14 successful years of being a student at Vladimir Issaev School of Classical Ballet she has been accepted into the company as an apprentice and looks forward to an exciting season as a member of the company.

MOEGI MATSUZAWA was born in Yokohama, Japan and received her early training at Abiatt Ballet Studio in her native country. She continued her training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She later received a scholarship and joined The Rock School for Dance Education. Ms. Matsuzawa also attended Summer Intensive Programs at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, School of American Ballet and Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida. She performed “Coppélia” at the Public Juridical Foundation Japan Ballet Association and Bruce Wells’ ”Beauty and the Beast” at Pacific Northwest Ballet School.

JORGE ARCILA

Guest artist Courtesy of The Opera Atelier Singing actor, diction and style professor, vocal pedagogue, stage director, artistic consultant. A singing actor with a flair for deep characterizations, Jorge Arcila trained as a linguist at Universidad Central de Venezuela and as a musician at the José Angel Lamas Music Conservatory in Caracas and in New York City. An opera specialist and avid recitalist, Prof.

Arcila holds a degree in Modern Languages from Universidad Central de Venezuela and a Master’s degree in Performance from the City University of New York. At present he serves on the faculty at Barry University and the New World School of the Arts. He is the Artistic Director of The Opera Atelier. In his Singing and Interpretation Studio, he instructs artists and students in the art of singing within the humanistic tradition.

Jorge is thrilled to play the role of Clara’s Grandfather for the fourth season of Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida.

MARIELA ROMERO

Guest artist Playwright, Soap opera writer, actress and producer.

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Mariela currently lives in Miami - Florida and she is considered one of the most important Latin American playwrights in recent years. Her passion for writing has allowed her to obtain many professional satisfactions, a passion that began in 1964 with the publication of her first play “Something Around the Mirror”, which not only marked her debut but it also earned her the Neumann Foundation Award for Young Playwrights.

Her plays have been published by prestigious publishers and institutions, translated into various languages and produced both in Venezuela and abroad by various international and prestigious theater companies.

Mariela’s work is not only limited to television, although it is indisputably the means by which she has become known in many places due to the success of so many of her soap operas, such as La Revancha, Grachi, La Hija del Jardinero, among others. Her plays have been staged by prestigious theater groups, many of them obtaining important critical awards and box office success, among the most outstanding ones are: El Juego, Rosa de la Noche, El Vendedor, Esperando al Italiano, Nosotros que nos Quisimos Tanto, El Regreso del Rey Lear y Tania en Cinco Movimientos.

Today she is joining us for the fourth year as Clara’s grandmother in Vladimir Issaev’s production of The Nutcracker.

The

Nutcracker

COMPOSER: PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY CHOREOGRAPHER: VLADIMIR ISSAEV

SYNOPSIS

FIRST ACT It is Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum home.

Family and friends gather around the beautifully decorated tree; it’s a night of rejoicing, exchanging gifts, and dancing. The joy is suddenly interrupted when Herr Drosselmeyer enters. He is a strange, but kind old man who brings beautiful life-size toys for Clara and Fritz, which dance at the touch of his wand. Drosselmeyer has another present for Clara: a Nutcracker.

When the party is over and all the guests leave, Clara sneaks down to the living room in her nightgown to take another look at the Nutcracker. The clock strikes midnight and as Clara goes to fetch the Nutcracker, pandemonium breaks loose; toy soldiers come to life along with the mice. A great battle takes place as Clara huddles in her chair. The Mouse King fights with the Nutcracker. Clara saves the Nutcracker by hitting the Mouse King’s head with her shoe. The battle is over and Clara is now transported to the Kingdom of Snow where she meets the Nutcracker, transformed into a prince.

SECOND ACT After dancing with the King and Queen of Snow and the Snowflakes, Clara and her Prince are taken to the Kingdom of Sweets here they are met by the Dew Drop Fairy and her Cavalier. The celebration begins in their honor, and dances representing Chocolate from Spain, Tea from China, Coffee from Arabia, and Marzipan follow. The Flowers delight them with a waltz and to top it all, the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier honor Clara and her Prince with a beautiful Pas de Deux. Afterwards everyone joins in the dancing of a spectacular Coda

FIRST ACT THE PARTY SCENE CLARA

Alexandra Abelson, Natasha De Mier, Agustina Burdman, Penelope Litman, Mikaela Varela, Syriana Oriol, Julia Varela

FRITZ

Christopher Noel, Alexander Inzhevatkin, Samir Markov

MRS. STAHLBAUM Lusian Hernández

MR. STAHLBAUM Javier Márquez

HERR DROSSELMEYER Haiou Ryan Wang

THE GRANDPARENTS

Mariela Romero and Jorge Arcila

THE DOLL

Sophia Torrens, Briar Richmond, Aina Yano

THE SOLDIER

Kaito Kurokawa or João Maciel

THE DEMONS

Alexandra Abelson, Penelope Aguilera, Agustina Burdman, Natasha De Mier, Penelope Litman, Syriana Oriol, Julia Varela, Mikaela Varela

THE GUESTS

Owen Horsford, Kaito Kurokawa, João Maciel, Sara Marlin, Moegi Matsuzawa, Saaya Okada, Yayoi Sasaki, Saori Shikahama, Remina Tanaka, Kirsty Walker, Aina Yano, Matteo Zecca Pablo Manzo, Miranda Rivero

CHILDREN OF THE PARTY SCENE - BOYS

Luna Aranguren, Sophia Bauza, Kaylee Cabrera, Penelope Elias, Dasha Esaulova, Alexander Inzhevatkin, Samir Markov, Kaela Resto Bermudez, Alexander Reyes, Mila Roche, Danielle Zimilis

CHILDREN OF THE PARTY SCENE - GIRLS

Samantha Barake, Farrah Bensalah, Romy Breton, Isabella Cabrera, Mylenah Canelo, Emily Gallego, Amaia Mims, Clara Strassnig

THE BATTLE SCENE THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE

Christopher Noel

THE MOUSE KING Pablo Manzo

THE MICE

Madonna Akhtar, Ayla Allaei, Mckinley Aguirre, Anaya Baiza, Isabella Campo-Maistrova, Camilla Garcia, Ella Langsdale, Emma Lisman, Valentina Martinez, Zoe Monson, Kendjha Paulemont, Natalia Rios, Salome Rivas, Madison Viloria Ava Allaei, Zoya Bagci, Sophia Bastidas, Sofia Cabral, Mia Capaccio, Reigna Daughtry, Olivia Elias, Vasilisa Esaulova, Josefina Gauna, Alexandra Goldman, Thalina Jeannot, Abrielle Jeannty, Kendall Johnson, Veronica Kolomiyetz, Juliana Markov, Emma Litman, Xenoa Navarro, Piper Resto-Bermudez, Rayne Rosado, Julieta Ruiz, Mia Shaposhnikov, Michelle Shaposhnikov, Alexandra Tawil, Federica Travieso, Maria Troitskaya, Victoria Vasquez, Vivian Wang

MICE WHO ATE TOO MUCH CHEESE

Emma Lisman, Camilla Garcia, Salome Rivas, Isabella Campo-Maistrova, Valentina Martinez

THE SOLDIERS

Luna Aranguren, Sophia Bauza, Kaylee Cabrera, Penelope Elias, Elise Garver, Alexander, Inzhevatkin, Samir Markov, Ella Pila, Kaela Resto Bermudez, Mila Roche, Isabella Socarras, Danielle Zimilis

THE SNOW SCENE SOLOISTS

Yayoi Sasaki and Owen Horsford

LITTLE SNOWFLAKES

Penelope Aguilera, Farrah Bensalah, Romy Breton, Isabella Cabrera, Mylenah Canelo, Emily Gallego

SNOWFLAKES

Imani Carre, Ella Garcia, Eli Herman, Isabella Kennedy, Sara Marlin, Moegi Matsuzawa, Layla Monier, Paola Nava, Meike Pardo, Theresse Racpan, Briar Richmond, Dalia Saba, Saori Shikahama, Sophia Torrens, Kirsty Walker, Aina Yano

SECOND ACT THE KINGDOM OF SWEETS ANGELS

Olivia Elias, Josefina Gauna, Mia Germanovsky, Zoey Labronte, Emma Litman, Faiskia Regis, Mia Shaposhnikov, Sophia Stein, Alexandra Tawil

CHOCOLATE FROM SPAIN SOLOISTS

Moegui Matsuzawa and Kaito Kurokawa

CORPS

Alexandra Abelson, Penelope Aguilera, Agustina Burdman, Natasha De Mier, Penelope Litman, Isabella Nodal, Syriana Oriol, Mikaela Varela, Julia Varela

COFFEE FROM ARABIA SOLOIST

Aina Yano and Matteo Zecca

CORPS

Imani Carre, Ella Garcia, Dalia Saba, Briar Richmond, Eli Herman, Isabella Kennedy, Theresse Racpan, Paola Nava

RUSSIAN DANCE

Meike Pardo and Christopher Noel

TEA FROM CHINA SOLOISTS

Sara Marlin and João Maciel

CORPS

Olivia Elias, Josefina Gauna, Mia Germanovsky, Zoey Labronte, Emma Litman, Faiskia Regis, Mia Shaposhnikov, Sophia Stein, Alexandra Tawil

MARZIPAN DANCE SOLOIST

Saori Shikahama

CORPS

Celine Elias, Layla Monier, Isabella Nodal, Sashka Saintil

THE CHILDREN’S DANCE THE LADY

Theresse Racpan, Eli Herman, Ella Garcia, Miranda Rivero, Imani Carre

THE CLOWN

Penelope Aguilera, Penelope Litman, Mikaela Varela, Julia Varela, Agustina Burdman

HER CHILDREN

Luna Aranguren, Sophia Bauza, Kaylee Cabrera, Penelope Elias, Dasha Esaulova, Alexander Inzhevatkin, Samir Markov, Kaela Resto Bermudez, Alexander Reyes, Mila Roche, Danielle Zimilis

WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS DEW DROP

Kirsty Walker and Owen Orsford

CORPS

Imani Carre, Celine Elias, Ella Garcia, Eli Herman, Isabella Kennedy, Layla Monier, Paola Nava, Isabella Nodal, Meike Pardo, Theresse Racpan, Briar Richmond, Dalia Saba, Sashka Saintil, Yayoi Sasaki, Sophia Torrens

GRAND PAS DE DEUX

Saaya Okada and Remina Tanaka

Una Nueva temporada de Cascanueces.

Mucha emoción. Roles Nuevos y más experiencia.

Sophia,

nos sentimos muy orgullosos de ti, Te admiramos!

Te queremos, Tu Familia y Amigos.

Mylenah, Always know your parents and siblings deeply love you and we cannot be prouder of the effort and commitment you put when you dance.

Faiskia Soddie Regis

Emma Lisman,

Congratulations, you did it!

Break a leg to Emma and entire cast.

We are so proud of all your hard work and dedication.

Have fun!

Ha Love Mom, Dad & Leo

OUR CONTRIBUTORS

JANUARY 2021 - DECEMBER 2021 DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $ 10,000.00 and up Miami Dade Dept. of Cultural Affairs Broward County Cultural Division Florida State Department of Cultural Affairs Mrs. Carole Behrman

CHOREOGRAPHER BENEFACTORS $2,500.00 to $ 10,000.00 Anonymous Ms. Nina Allen Citizens Interest in Arts, Inc. Funding Arts Broward Ms. Mariela Romero Ms. Lisa Stark

STAR BENEFACTORS $1,000.00 to 2,499.00 Anonymous Gloria & Herb Barker Ms. Dorothy Barrie Ray and Virginia Briscuso Citizens for Florida Arts Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Frantz Sylvia & Argelio Garcia Mr. Eric Koskoff The Thomas E. Rodgers, Jr. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ludmir Ms. Sharon Miller Michael Polakov Ms. Sandra Simon Mr. Lewis J. Thaler Mr. and Mrs. Woodman PRINCIPAL DANCER BENEFACTORS $500 TO $999.00 Anonymous The GoodCoin Foundation Mr. Philip F. Balbi Mr. George Brod The Drozdow Family Mr. and Mrs. Haghayegh Mr. Eric Jorgensen Mr. Alberto Kamhazi Art & Christy Lambertus Mr. Steven Lutz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lux Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio Manzo

Mr. Diego Ramirez Marvin Ross Friedman & Adrienne Bon Haes Mrs. Criseida Werdenberg

SOLOIST BENEFACTORS $100 to $499 The Arthur Gallagher Foundation Govindi Samaranayake & Oliver Andryszewski Ms. Sandra Baker Mrs. Samantha Bass Mr. and Mrs. Bayley Hannah Baumgarten Ms. Zuleika Beriro Ms. Patricia Bingham Ms. Regina Bonney John & Judith Bordeaux Management Inc Camelot Healthcare Ms. Brenda Connor Cynthia Christ-Strum Kamila Dasilva Mr. Ronald Don Mr. and Mrs. Elias Ms. Camille Ericson Ms. Sally Flesner Mr. Stephen Gordon Ms. Roberta E. Grigg Mrs. Eva Grossi Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Guia Diana Gutenstein Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Joan Hathaway Carl and Jane Hillman Ms. Jo Karabell Ms. Frederike Kramer Ms. Halina Kowalska Ms. Patricia Laine Mr. Thomas Lane Mr. Paul Loree Mr. and Mrs. Lucco Ms. Sharon Maliska Ms. Ruth Miller Ms. Hilda Mitrani Mr. Ricardo Montealegre Mr. Jill Myers Fischer Ms. Meridel Orta Mr. and Mrs. Pardo Javier Paula, Gift Trust Mr. and Mrs. Perez-Barrios Ms. Nairy Reboredo Carole Reich

SOLOIST BENEFACTORS continued...

Marglys Requena Ms. Diana Rieber Mr. John Rinaldi Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Mr. Chris Romanik Diego Salterini Mr. Scott D. Sandberg Ms. Devorah Sasha Chris McKinney & Patricia Schwartz Ms. Iris Seltzer Mr. Jay Shapiro Mr. Simon Soong Mr. Robert Sugarman Mr. Pedro Szalay Nathalie Talon Ms. Aly Tejas Mr. and Mrs. Torrens Howard Allan Tucker Mr. Pierre Vilme Mr. and Mrs. Miao Zong Stephen & Marsha Zinberg CORPS DE BALLET BENEFACTORS $25 to $99 Felix Adam Silvia Alvarez Rosa Andersen Michael Andrews Isabel Anzola Lisa Arnett

Allyn Ginns Ayers Alexia Barandarian Tery Beall Karen Becerra - Penagos Isaac Beracasa Mr. and Mrs. Alex Berti Ms. Cindy Blandino Andrea Britell Ms. Leigh Brockman Dr. Amy Buchman Jeri Buxton Manuel Castineiras Harriet Chung Maria Jose De Caires Jaime Duclos Liliana Estrada Martha Espinosa Merle Frank Daphna Galsky Justin Gold Gary and Shia Toby Green Allen Greenwald Danilo Jimenez Ali Johnston The K Foundation John Hudson Michael Krans Mrs. Jennifer Kronenberg Marcy Kushner Ronald B. Larrison Terry Leal Claudia Lewis Susan Lurvey Kristina Lyons

Dr. and Mrs. Matos Janice Michel Sophia McDonald Louis Niro Susana Novak Ms. Wendy Osty Sylvia Padron Anais Ramentol de Garcia Edgar Pinedo Howard Anthony Pitterson Anthony Pitterson Kevin Michael Reed Sue Robish Annabelle Rodriguez Jan Tyner - Saddington Mrs. Anna E. Solorzano Deborah R. Starr Mrs. Elaine Selig Ninfa Skezas Josephine Podesta Soto Mr. Kenichi Soki Dr. & Mrs. Robert Sugarman Hadrian G. Tuck Clara Valdez Jade Van Zoest Crissy Velasco Ray Ruth Wiesen Lauramar Yee Kimberly Youdell Shirley Zimmerman Lorraine Ziegelheim.

JULY 5 - JULY 31, 2022 THE SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM OF RUSSIAN TECHNIQUE International renowned faculty specialized in the Vaganova Method.

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