Ballet Lubbock's Nutcracker Special: 2020 Program Book

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President’s Message Board of Directors Nathaniel Wright President Kathleen Burrell Immediate Past-President Somer Jaynes Vice President John Salter Treasurer Diana St. Clair Secretary Haley Brooks Stephen Faulk Ryan Henry Shyrle Hill Robert Kollman Wyatt Leavell Helen Liggett Debbie Littlejohn Kelli Medina Shannon Miller Margaret Randle Kirsten Robinson Holly Russell Scott Sharp Sarah Skelton Lauren Sullivan Staff Nicholas Dragga Executive Director Yvonne Racz Key Artistic Director Janie Bush Production Manager Erin Grigson Development & Marketing Manager Meg Davis Business Manager

There are few holiday season traditions we love more, especially in Lubbock than attending the live production of The Nutcracker! And being without it this year is yet another one of the crueler by-products of the pandemic.

The Sugar Plum Fairy. The gorgeous costumes and elaborate sets. The live performance of Tchaikovsky’s score by the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. The youngest dancers, soldiers and mice; the more accomplished dancers, whom repeat audience members watch as they grow up. We know those dancers are missing it just as much as we do.

In lieu of the typical Nutcracker ballet experiences, this year we are gathering as a virtual community to enjoy the home cinema production of The Nutcracker with our families and friends. This year Ballet Lubbock has worked hard to produce a Nutcracker special that brings a combination of comedic and heartwarming narration and some of Ballet Lubbock’s historical performances to the big screen. Whether you are gathering as an annual holiday tradition or watching for the first time, we hope that this year’s production will help families enjoy the music, dance, and magical experience that the Nutcracker represents.

These are unprecedented times and nonprofit arts organizations like Ballet Lubbock have been particularly hard hit. While we have navigated times of crisis, we have not experienced the unknown timing of what comes next. What we do know is that Ballet Lubbock remains steadfast in our commitment to you to provide a place of premier dance training, performances, and outreach.

We also look to the future when we can welcome our visiting dancers, musicians, and patrons to Ballet Lubbock’s new home, the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences. We are thankful this season that we are able to pursue the vision of expanded, accessible instructional space, a centralized location in our arts district, and continued growth of our outreach and inclusion programs to provide dance to all.

None of our plans, progress, or performances would be possible without the tremendous support of our sponsors and community partners. We thank you sincerely for your continued involvement and for championing our mission through donations, volunteerism, and applause. Your kindness and generosity are making an impact. We continue to grow and serve more each year thanks to your contributions and support. In this era of striking uncertainty, we are stronger than ever with your support.

Thank you for supporting Ballet Lubbock and arts in the South Plains for fifty years. Thank you for making The Nutcracker so special and for Lara Davis including us in your holiday traditions. Most of all, thank you for igniting Director of Community Engagement a love of dance and a passion for the arts- the best is truly yet to be.

Suzanne Aker Founder

Nathaniel Wright President of the Board Ballet Lubbock

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Suzanne Aker, Founder Suzanne Aker, Ballet Lubbock’s Founder, served as its first Artistic Director and Choreographer. Ms. Aker holds a B.A. Degree in Art and English from Tulsa University and has taught professionally for over 50 years. She holds Teacher Certification from the Royal Academy of Dance, England, and was instrumental in the earliest days of the Department of Dance at Texas Tech University.

Ms. Aker has been honored in many areas, including being named one of the Notable Women of Texas, the Chamber of Commerce Pathfinder Award, Who’s Who of America, Who’s Who of American Women, the National Dance Plaudit Award from National Dance Association, and was the ninth person inducted into the Buddy Holly Hall of Fame. In 1998, Ms. Aker was honored as the first recipient of the Founders Award for Outstanding Service to Youth. Texas Tech University has presented Ms. Aker with its Certificate for Outstanding Choreography four times.

Choreography credits include Texas Tech Symphony, Lubbock Symphony, Texas Tech Theatre, Lubbock High School, and the Garza Theatre, Post. In addition to her dance accomplishments, Ms. Aker has contributed articles to Dance Magazine, national and state physical education journals, authored a children’s book, What Comes in Two’s, Three’s and Four’s, and illustrated several children’s books.

One of only a few icon artists in the Southwest, Ms. Aker’s icons hang in churches in the United States and abroad. Ms. Aker retired formally as an instructor and Director of Community Outreach Programs for Ballet Lubbock in May 2000. Ms. Aker continues her artwork and yoga, and maintains an active role in support of Ballet Lubbock programs and performances.

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Yvonne Racz Key, Artistic Director YVONNE RACZ KEY was named Artistic Director of Ballet Lubbock in 1997. Under her artistic direction, Yvonne Racz Key has established Ballet Lubbock as a nationally recognized pre-professional ballet school with a regional performing company and a developed active Community Outreach Program. She has expanded Ballet Lubbock with classical and contemporary productions; increased public exposure and a greater focus on the effects an established ballet school can make on the artistic culture in a community.

During her tenure her students have been accepted with scholarships to internationally top-ranked summer programs all over the country and include an alum of professional dancers performing and teaching internationally. She has been recognized in publications such as VOGUE, TIME, Southern Living and Dance Magazine.

Yvonne is also a guest teacher for dance workshops and has taught internationally including NOW Dance, Mexico, and Budapest Dance Theatre.

She has given a TEDx talk on ballet education and has been recognized as a leader in the community with awards from Lubbock Arts Alliance, YWCA’s Woman of Excellence in Culture and the Louise Hopkins Underwood Arts Center.

Ms. Racz received her BA in Humanities from the University of Utah and went on to pursue a professional dance career. She performed with dance companies including Maryland Ballet Company, Catanach Ballet Theatre, Desrosiers Dance Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, and Cirque Du Soleil. She has taught as adjunct faculty at Texas Tech University and is presently pursuing her MFA in Performance and Pedagogy at Texas Tech and presented at Theatre conferences such as ATHE, TETA and TTU Vernacular Music and Arts and Humanities.

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Nicholas Dragga, Executive Director NICHOLAS DRAGGA has served as the Executive Director of Ballet Lubbock since 2011 where he focuses on program design, development, and the branding of the organization. Under Nicholas’s leadership, Ballet Lubbock’s budget has more than tripled, student enrollement doubled, and outreach endeavors tripled in size and scope.

Mr. Dragga spearheaded several collaborations with the Ballet and other prominent Lubbock arts organizations including the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center For The Arts, the Charles Adams Studio Project, and the Texas Tech University School of Music. Current efforts at Ballet Lubbock include implementing the recently completed five-year strategic plan that calls for expanding the staff structure and a relocation of the Ballet Lubbock facility to Lubbock’s Downtown Cultural Arts District. Prior to his work with Ballet Lubbock, Mr. Dragga served as the Marketing Director for the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Dragga holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Music Performance and Composition from Texas Tech University, and a Master’s of Science Degree in Arts Administration from Drexel University where he was awarded the Arts Administration Award for Academic Excellence.

Nicholas’s graduate research was focused on the successes - or not - of alternative ticket subscription models used by symphony orchestras and has received attention from think tanks and group one orchestras from across the country.

Nicholas regularly blogs for the Americans for the Arts Artsblog, and is a member of the Emerging Leaders Council, a nationally elected working advisory body to Americans for the Arts that assists in developing programs and resources to promote professional development and networking opportunities for emerging arts professionals nationwide.

Mr. Dragga has served as a grant evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and is a Texans for the Arts Certified State Arts Advocate and Texans for the Arts Board Member.

Locally, Nicholas is a member of the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center For The Art’s LHUCA League and member of Rising Arts Leaders of Lubbock. In 2014 he was named to the Top 20 Under 40 Award from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.

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The Nutcracker Story The Nutcracker ballet is based upon the translation of E.T.A. Hoffman’s book, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. In 1891, Marius Petipa, the legendary ballet master of the Russian Kirov Ballet, commissioned the famous composer, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, to write a score for the ballet based on the fairy tale. Petipa began the choreography, but soon fell ill. Thus, the rest of the choreography was entrusted to his assistant, Lev Ivanov. The Nutcracker debuted on December 17, 1892 at the Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was not until 1954 that the Russian dancer/choreographer and founder of New York City Ballet, George Balanchine, created a full-length Nutcracker and premiered it in the United States on the American Ballet Theatre. To this day, there are several different versions being performed in the United States every December, but all are centered around the story of a little girl and the magical Kingdom of the Sweets.

Prelude: Village Scene It is Christmas Eve, and the village is full of vendors selling vegetables, baked goods, and flowers. The children’s choir sings carols as people bustle their way to various Christmas celebrations. Meanwhile, Herr Drosselmeyer and his nephew are putting finishing touches on toys before hurrying to the von Stahlbaums’ Christmas party.

Act I, Scene I: The Christmas Party Herr von Stahlbaum and his wife welcome all of their guests. Drosselmeyer and the nephew arrive and surprise the children with toys. Drosselmeyer presents life-like mechanical dolls that perform for the guests. He gives Clara her own special doll, a handsome nutcracker. In a fit of jealousy, Clara’s brother Fritz rips the doll away from Clara and breaks it. Drosselmeyer comforts Clara, and she dances a lullaby for her nutcracker. After the final dance, all of the guests leave the party and Drosselmeyer and the nephew say goodnight.

Act I, Scene 2: The Battle Scene At midnight, Clara sneaks back downstairs after the guests have left. She sees an incredible sight—mice and rats everywhere! The Rat King appears and tells his rats to attack Clara. Suddenly, Clara’s nutcracker comes to life and calls his soldiers to battle.

Clara helps the Nutcracker Soldier defeat the Mouse Queen and his army of rats. She is amazed to see her Nutcracker Soldier transform into a prince! The Prince thanks Clara for saving his life and tells her he will take her to his magical kingdom. They meet the Snow Queen and King and travel through the Snow Kingdom watching the Snow Maidens dance.

Act II: The Kingdom of the Sweets The Nutcracker Prince presents Clara to all of his subjects. The beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy arrives and she tells everyone to dance for Clara. The celebration ends and Clara is back in her living room. She rushes outside to see if it was real or a dream.

Drosselmeyer’s nephew runs up to Clara. Clara is surprised to see how much he looks like the Prince in her wonderful dream…or was it real all along?

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The Nutcracker Cast

Act I Prologue SHOP KEEPER.................................................................................................. Joseph Rodriguez SHOP ASSISTANT............................................................................................ Yvonne Racz Key SHOPPER........................................................................................................................Meg Davis CHILDREN.................................................................................. Ava Nguyen & Avett Reynolds

Party Scene HERR DROSSELMEYER............. Tim Miller (2002-2012), Joseph Rodriguez (2013-2019) FRAU VON STAHLBAUM................................................................................. Tamorah Slease HERR VON STAHLBAUM........... Conner Davis (2012-2013), Forrest Stovall (2014-2015), Keegan Peck (2016-2019) CLARA.................................. Catherine Lituania (2019), Kristen Douthit Richards (1996), Emma Gray (2016), Ava Wilson (2017), Whitney Lawson (2013), Patricia Tomacruz (2014), Julia Kern (2012), Bonnie Hatch (2008), Alyvia Hopping (2018), Liliana Hale (2018), Morgan Thompson (2017) FRITZ ..................................................... Jeron Robinson (2013), Ethan Martiarena (2019), Christian Osby (2014), Kevin Osby (2015-2018) DROSSELMEYER’S NEPHEW............... Ethan Martiarena (2018), Christian Osby (2016), Garth Thomas (2017), Jet Hasie (2013), Jeron Robinson (2014), Noble Nguyen (2019) ACROBAT DOLL ........................................................................................ John Rowley (2017) BALLERINA DOLL ...................................................................................... Grace Clark (2017) TOY SOLDIER ............................................................................................ Theo Spencer (2017) BUTLER ......................................................................................................... Irving Quant (2013)

Battle Scene BIG MOUSE.............................................................................................Nicholas Dragga (2017) RAT KING..................................................................Tom Vinson (2012), John Rowley (2017), Joseph Rodriguez (2007), Bashaun Williams (2005)

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The Nutcracker Cast NUTCRACKER SOLDIER...................... Joshua Raymond (2012), Conner Gerhart (2017), Christian Osby (2018), Jeff Smith (2007), Alex Isett (2005)

Snow NUTCRACKER PRINCE .........................................Jet Hasie (2013), Garth Thomas (2017), Ethan Martiarena (2018), Noble Nguyen (2019) SNOW PAS.......................................................................... Brynn Hunt & John Rowley (2018), Annelise Hill Blessen & Stephen Anaya (2005), Annie Martin & Marcos Antonio Vasquez (2012), Brogan Doss Hene & Michael Burfield (2007), Carleigh Latham & Bashaun Williams (2009) SNOW QUEEN.................................................................................................. Julia Kern (2016)

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Act II Festival DANCING BEAR................................................................................. Ethan Martiarena (2019) HARLEQUIN DOLL..............................................................................Sarah Kate Rasty (2019) FESTIVAL FAIRY........................................................................................ Xaria Atienza (2019) SUGAR PLUM FAIRY...................................................................................Lori Wilson (2019) CAVALIER.........................................................................................Michael McGonegal (2019)

Spanish Christian Osby & Clara Robinson (2019) Jeff Smith & Gemma Arioli (2008) Joseph Rodriguez & Carleigh Latham (2007)

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The Nutcracker Cast Arabian Michael Burfield (2008) Kristin Douthit Richards & Norman Garrett (2004) Sydney Mora & Marcos Antonio Vasquez (2018) Alex Mercer (2019)

Chinese Patricia Tomacruz (2016) Leah Lieberman & Christian Osby (2019) Emma Gray (2017)

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Russian Brynn Hunt, Sydney Mora, & John Rowley (2018) McKenna Winders & Zane Winders (2015) Natalie Chestnutt, Marcos Antonio Vasquez, Sean Mitchell, John Rowley, & Theo Spencer (2016) Bashaun Williams (2009)

Mirliton/Marzipan Olivia Marberry Rojas, Natalie Lawson, & Chell Staley (2013) Deborah de Farias (2016) Alexandria Flores, Addison Reynolds, Katy Jane St. Clair (2019)

Mother Ginger Mark Vinson (2013) Claire Leavell (2018) John Gomez (2019)

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The Nutcracker Cast Flowers DEWDROP FAIRY.............................Laci Ratliff McCreary (2004), Emily Jane Farr (2007), Madison Lindgren (2016)

Pas de Deux SUGAR PLUM FAIRY..................................................... NaTalia Johnson (2004, 2006, 2007), Lori Wilson (2013, 2017, 2019) CAVALIER................................... Danny Tidwell (2004), Amar Ramasar (2006, 2007, 2017), Max Baud (2013), Michael McGonegal (2019)

Finale SNOW QUEEN...................................................... Julia Kern (2016), Carleigh Latham (2009) SPANISH........................................................Joseph Rodriguez & Katerina De Lawyer (2009) MIRLITON............................................................................................... Bethany Lowrie (2009) RUSSIAN..................McKenna Winders & Zane Winders (2015), Bashaun Williams (2009) CHINESE..................................................................Christian Osby & Elijan van Gilder (2018) DEWDROP FAIRY............................... Emily Hemmings (2007), Madison Lindgren (2016) SUGAR PLUM FAIRY....................................... NaTalia Johnson (2006), Lori Wilson (2016) CAVALIER....................................................................................... Amar Ramasar (2006, 2016)

Production DIRECTOR/PRODUCER......................................................................................R.R. Houston WRITERS............................................................................... Erin Grigson & Joseph Rodriguez LIGHTING...............................Carol Blaine, Emmett Buhmann, James Bush, Becca Venable MUSIC................................................................................................David Cho, Music Director Ballet Lubbock Nutcracker Symphony Orchestra

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Joseph Rodriguez, Drosselmeyer JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ (DROSELMEYER) attended Texas Tech University and studied voice under the direction of Dr. Rebecca Wascoe-Hays.

Joey has also been a company member at Ballet Lubbock and has danced for Yvonne Racz Key and continued his dance training with classes at Steps On Broadway under Lisa Lockwood, Danny Catanach, Leslie Brown, and Flavio Salazar.

Joey has been a part of a plethora of productions including: Singin’ in the Rain (Don Lockwood), Les Misérables (Grantaire), and The Full Monty (Ethan), Don Giovanni (Masetto), Mary Poppins (Neleus), and Fragile performed at Feinstein’s 54 Below in New York City, The Fairy Queen (Lysander), The Wild Party (Phil D’Armano), and Annie Get Your Gun performed at Westechester Broadway Theater.

The Nutcracker is made possible in part by: The CH Foundation The Texas Commission on the Arts

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David In-Jae Cho, Music Director Born in Seoul, Korea, David immigrated to the United States in 1985. David received a variety of music lessons during his childhood in Palos Verdes, California before focusing his energy exclusively on the piano. He later attended Oberlin College and Conservatory where he received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance.

David won First Prize at the Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition (2007) in Mexico City, which resulted in numerous conducting engagements in Europe, Asia, and South America. He has conducted the symphonies of Seattle, Houston, Austin, Memphis, Fort Wayne, and Baton Rouge.

He has collaborated with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Joshua Bell, and Frederica von Stade. During summers, David has made appearances at the Aspen Music Festival and the Grand Teton Music Festival.

After heralded guest appearances with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra in 2007 and 2009, David was appointed as the orchestra’s seventh Music Director in 2011.

He began his tenure with the LSO in the 2012-2013 season and is now actively involved in community engagements.

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Ballet Lubbock wishes to thank this season’s FRIENDS OF THE BALLET for their invaluable support and investment in Lubbock’s cultural fabric.

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