Charlotte Ballet Academy Spring Trainee Showcase - March 30, 2021

CHARLOTTE BALLET ACADEMY SPRING TRAINEE SHOWCASE CAPTURED MARCH 30, 2021 HOPE MUIR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DOUG SINGLETON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AYISHA MCMILLAN CRAVOTTA ACADEMY DIRECTOR LASZLO BERDO ACADEMY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR KATI HANLON MAYO ACADEMY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – UPPER SCHOOL PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINEE DANCERS ISABELLA BENTON • KATELYN CECIL • AMALIE CHASE • VERONICA COMELEK OLIVIA CROSBY • SABRIYYA DEAN • ALEXANDRIA DIEMOZ• SARAH GALINSKI KARSEN GRESHAM • ALEXANDER GRIFFITH • CLAY HOUSTON • KAELYN KEAR SELENA KNOWLTON • BRIANA LAMAN • JORDAN LONG • RILEY MADEIRA OLIVIA PARSONS • SAMMY PORTILLO • ABIGAIL POSEY • GRACE RICHARDS KATRINA MAY THOMAS • EVA WALDEN

FLIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY & DANCERS ISABELLA BENTON • KATELYN CECIL • AMALIE CHASE • VERONICA COMELEK OLIVIA CROSBY • SABRIYYA DEAN • ALEXANDRIA DIEMOZ• SARAH GALINSKI KARSEN GRESHAM • ALEXANDER GRIFFITH • CLAY HOUSTON • KAELYN KEAR SELENA KNOWLTON • BRIANA LAMAN • JORDAN LONG • RILEY MADEIRA OLIVIA PARSONS • SAMMY PORTILLO • ABIGAIL POSEY • GRACE RICHARDS KATRINA MAY THOMAS • EVA WALDEN MUSIC OLIVER DAVIS Flight was choreographed by the Pre-Professional Division Trainee Dancers using ideas and exercises taught by Charlotte Ballet Artistic Director Hope Muir and Charlotte Ballet II Program Director Christopher Stuart during Composition classes.

ODALISQUES NO. 1 CHOREOGRAPHY KONSTANTIN SERGEYEV AFTER MARIUS PETIPA MUSIC PRINCE OLDENBOURG STAGED BY PATRICIA MCBRIDE DANCERS OLIVIA CROSBY • SELENA KNOWLTON • OLIVIA PARSONS Thank you Anna Marie-Holmes for your permission.

SLOWING CHOREOGRAPHY EMILY BOWEN WILEY MUSIC KRONOS QUARTET PERFORMS PHILIP GLASS: VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 5 DANCERS KATELYN CECIL • AMALIE CHASE • ALEXANDRIA DIEMOZ KARSEN GRESHAM • JORDAN LONG • SAMMY PORTILLO ABIGAIL POSEY • GRACE RICHARDS

CONFRONTING THE SILENT SPRING CHOREOGRAPHY KIM JONES ASSISTANT TO CHOREOGRAPHER HEATHER KINCAID POEM WILD GEESE BY MARY OLIVER, NARRATED BY MEG DAVIS MUSIC SECTION 1: COLLABORATION WITH COMPOSER SETH WARREN-CROW SECTION 2: “OCEANO”, “TEMA CELESTE” BY ROBERTO CACCIAPAGLIA DANCERS ISABELLA BENTON • VERONICA COMELEK • OLIVIA CROSBY • SARAH GALINSKI BRIANA LAMAN • KATRINA MAY THOMAS • EVA WALDEN COSTUMES RACHEL ENGSTROM, COURTESY OF THE UNC CHARLOTE DEPARTMENT OF DANCE Confronting the Silent Spring was created two months before the global pandemic with Kim Jones and students at UNC Charlotte. The piece is a reflection of the present state of the earth as well as a hope for renewal in its future. This piece is a call to action - to cherish the world we live in and do better. Do better for ourselves. Do better for humanity and our planet.

A ROAD TO PIECES CHOREOGRAPHY JUWAN J. LINKSTON MUSIC “FOR FOUR HANDS” BY FRANCIS POULENC DANCERS SABRIYYA DEAN • ALEXANDER GRIFFITH • CLAY HOUSTON SELENA KNOWLTON • RILEY MADEIRA • OLIVIA PARSONS ALTERNATE DANCER KAELYN KEAR A Road to Pieces began as a task in the Choreographic Lab Group while dancing at Charlotte Ballet two years ago. It was originally comprised of a pas de deux using only the first movement of the music. I have wanted to expand on the original work since the first steps began to come to life and never had the right moment. The final piece of this road embodies everything that I love about ballet and I am so fortunate to be able to collaborate with these incredible artists to bring not only a challenge, but a sense of joy and hope as we near the end of this pandemic.

ODALISQUES NO. 2 CHOREOGRAPHY KONSTANTIN SERGEYEV AFTER MARIUS PETIPA MUSIC PRINCE OLDENBOURG STAGED BY PATRICIA MCBRIDE DANCERS KATELYN CECIL • BRIANA LAMAN • KATRINA MAY THOMAS Thank you Anna Marie-Holmes for your permission.

RAYMONDA PAS DE QUATRE MUSIC “OPUS 57” BY ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV STAGED BY LASZLO BERDO AFTER MARIUS PETIPA DANCERS ALEXANDER GRIFFITH • CLAY HOUSTON • JORDAN LONG • SAMMY PORTILLO

UNION JACK CHOREOGRAPHY GEORGE BALANCHINE MUSIC HERSHY KAY STAGED BY PATRICIA MCBRIDE SOLOIST SARAH GALINSKI DANCERS ISABELLA BENTON • OLIVIA CROSBY • KARSEN GRESHAM • SELENA KNOWLTON RILEY MADEIRA • OLIVIA PARSONS • ABIGAIL POSEY • GRACE RICHARDS ALTERNATE DANCERS SABRIYYA DEAN • ALEXANDRIA DIEMOZ • KAELYN KEAR