The Nutcracker Sweet presented by Colorado Conservatory of Dance

A Note from the Executive Director

Photo credit: Amanda Tipton

Well, we’ve made it this far, and we’re just getting started. The very idea that you’re sitting there reading this is a testament to so much of what makes Colorado Conservatory of Dance such a remarkable organization. You’re reading this because you’ve chosen to view our nontraditional Nutcracker Sweet streaming performance. You’re viewing the performance because you’ve chosen to support arts & culture during a time of unprecedented challenges and threats. And we’re presenting it for you because despite so many factors in the environment telling us—screaming at us, really—to give up, to postpone, to cancel entirely, the dancers and professionals at CCD simply couldn’t walk away from this tradition.

Quitting, quite simply, isn’t in our individual or organizational DNA. So we decided to respond with quiet defiance, and to say without equivocation: This. Show. Must. Go. On.

“This. Show. Must.

Go. On.”

What you’re watching today is the culmination of thousands of hours of effort on the part of CCD’s dancers, production directors Julia Wilkinson Manley and Julia Meng, costume coordinator Sue Sakai, family volunteers, designers, technicians, and video personnel who stepped up in a crisis— and you. At CCD, we believe passionately in the power of live performance to change lives. While the production you’re seeing today doesn’t afford us the luxury of being in the same physical space as our audience and all its benefits, we’re confident nonetheless that the love of the arts that brings us together virtually this year is strong enough to make its way through fiber optics, cable, or WiFi and allow us to enjoy this timeless tradition together.

As I’ve thought about this year’s Nutcracker, and perhaps I just remain a hopeless romantic idealist after all these years, I believe it also represents

an opportunity to appreciate what’s truly important in our lives—family, health, and security. It’s our holiday wish for you that you’re able to snuggle up on the couch with those you love and take some time to detach from all that is so uncertain and scary in our world right now to journey with Clara into this fantasy we’ve all come to treasure so dearly over the years.

And that, dear friends, is our gift to you—and we’re so grateful for the opportunity to give it. We wish you all the happiest of all holiday seasons, and we’re looking forward to seeing you in person as soon as we can.

Richard Cowden CCD Executive Director

The Choreographers

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Julia Meng, CCD Controller & Rehearsal Director, was born and raised under Maria Vegh (Harkness House NYC) as well as at the Joffrey Balle Ballet before accepting an apprenticeship with the Colorado Ballet in 1 with David Taylor Dance Theater, Boulder Ballet, Apex Contemporary B with Oklahoma City Ballet, but spent the majority of her career at Ball had the pleasure to work with many contemporary choreographers in Ketley, Laurie Stallings, Amy Seiwert, Sarah Tallman, and Robert Mills. for Ballet Nouveau Colorado, Industrial Project, and Dance Found.

When CCD was formed in 2013, Julia laid a foundation for financial sta also sharing her creative and insightful vision for alluring, high-quality dancers. Her expertise with colors and costume design can be seen on Spanish, in addition to other elements woven throughout the producti Photograph: Lisa Conway

Artistic Director, began her training with Cristina Munro (London Festival risti, Texas. Julia attended the Boston Ballet Centre for Dance Education and At the University of Oklahoma, she earned a BFA in ballet pedagogy and hine’s Serenade, Miguel Terekhov’s Four Moons, Sleeping Beauty, and The y, as well as numerous solo roles choreographed for her by Mary Margaret cisco Ballet). She toured with Ballet Ireland under the direction of Günther vid Taylor Dance Theatre and Ballet Nouveau Colorado. Her choreographic numerous companies, including Corpus Christi Ballet, David Taylor Dance olorado. In 2009, Julia served on the committee to rewrite the Colorado e for the Colorado Department of Education and completed the Community titute under the mentorship of John McCann in 2015.

School of Ballet Nouveau Colorado in January 2002, becoming School lead the school in becoming a new non-profit organization, Colorado d on making lives better through dance education and performance.

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The CCD Staff Richard R. Cowden, CCD Executive Director, is the former Director of the Arts at Vermont’s Castleton University, where he continues to coordinate and teach in the online Master of Arts in Arts Administration program he founded in 2014. While at Castleton, he oversaw the departments of art, music, and theatre, while also serving as director of the campus’s fine arts center. A passionate advocate for the arts as tools for civic engagement and activism, he forged a unique partnership with Rutland, Vermont’s historic Paramount Theatre which sparked unprecedented collaboration between the two institutions and culminated in “Project 240: Celebrating the American Experience,” a 20-event series of arts, culture, and civic events framed around the election of 2016 as the 240th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Featured guests included luminaries such as Ken Burns, Mary Matalin and James Carville, the United States Army Brass Quintet, and renowned pundits such as David Sanger of The New York Times.

Prior to his service at Castleton, Richard was the Associate Artistic Director of Denver’s Edge Theatre Company, where he directed the world premiere of Jonson Kuhn’s NEWARK VIOLENTA and received a Broadway World award as Best Director for his direction of the regional premiere of BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO. Other professional credits as an actor, singer, and director include sharing the Carnegie Hall stage with Stephen Sondheim as a member of Essential Voices USA, starring in Iceland’s top-rated comedy series SPAUGSTOFAN, and appearing as a featured soloist for the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. He is the former head of the Department of Theatre at Colorado Mesa University where he led efforts to increase major enrollments from 35 to over 150, a comprehensive redesign of the department’s curriculum, and the expansion of the Moss Performing Arts Center to include Western Colorado’s most spectacular dance studio atop the facility complete with 360-degree views of the Grand Valley through 18-foot windows. Richard holds an MFA in directing from the Ohio University School of Theater and a BA in Music Theatre from Colorado Mesa. A sought-after presenter and teacher, he has also served on the selection committee and in the acting company of the Telluride Playwrights Festival.

Photograph: Misha Photography

Jennifer Howard, Director of Summer Programs, began her training at Boston Ballet, completed her Royal Academy of Dance exams under the direction of Mimi Ferrell and received her BFA from The Juilliard School.

Jennifer spent her extensive professional dance career between New York City and Europe, touring and performing as a member of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project, Twyla Tharp Dance, Eliot Feld Ballet, Liz Gerring Dance, and Unterwegs TanzTheater, and as a freelance artist with acclaimed choreographers Lucinda Childs, Douglas Dunn, Lar Lubovitch, and Sarah Michelson.

Jennifer has been a guest teacher for NextGeneration Ballet, Burklyn Ballet Theater, Dartmouth College, Wesleyan University and taught for Jacques D’Amboise’s National Dance Institute in New York City. Most recently, before joining the Colorado Conservatory of Dance faculty, Jennifer was the Artistic Director of the St. Paul’s School Ballet Company in Concord, NH. Photograph: Amanda Tipton Rachel Long, CCD Communications Coordinator, has been involved with CCD since 2004 – first, as a parent and volunteer, then as a staff member since the fall of 2014. Rachel has had the pleasure of volunteering as a member of the Fundraising Committee, Volunteer Committee, and leading numerous fundraisers and events such as Nutcracker Tea and Blossom Ball. Rachel and her husband, Billy, have two children who have passed through each level of CCD and danced as Studio Company members for many years. Rachel graduated with a degree in Graphic Design and currently brings her many years of volunteer work and knowledge of design with her to communicate CCD’s great work in the community and its fabulous school to our CCD families and the broader community. Photograph: Misha Photography Marnie Ina Rundiks, CCD Conservatory Docent, a Denver Native admits that the arts, theater and especially ballet has moved her soul since childhood.

Marnie has been involved with CCD since 2007 as a ballet mom, volunteer and now staff member. Not following a traditional path she has a BA in Classics from CU Boulder, managed a large catering company in Dallas, Texas, worked as both Food Service and Assistant Store Manager for Alfalfa’s / Wild Oats, as well as served as Director of English Robin Inc. an online language school. She is the proud mother of Inara and Bergen Wheeler, who are currently attending Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto. As an off-the-charts ENFP, Marnie has a high social and emotional IQ, which she dedicates to the CCD dancers, families and community at large. Beyond that, she is the face of the ballet either behind the front desk, on the phone, or at events to assist, guide or help with a smile, empathy, humor and enthusiasm. Marnie believes that ballet can enhance lives and is devoted to the cause, envisioning CCD as an international ballet destination and training school. Photograph: Amanda Tipton Shizuka Sue Sakai, Costume Supervisor, has had the pleasure of helping Colorado Conservatory of Dance with costumes since 2006. She became the Studio Company’s Costume Supervisor in 2011. Since then, she has taken part in the costuming process for several Studio Company and student productions, including The Nutcracker; Summer Moving Project (2014 – 2017); Madeline Stands Tall and Hall of the Mountain King by Camcie Foster; Tale of a Wounded Apple by Maree ReMalia; It All Starts Somewhere by Sarah Jannsen; Ballet Blanc, Secret Garden, and The Boxcar Children by Julia Wilkinson Manley; and Bartok Dances by Mark Foehringer. She is the proud mother of Angela “Momo” and Nicholas Sakai. Photograph: Misha Photography

The CCD Staff, cont.

Rachel Newbury, Community Education Coordinator, is a Colorado native who began h training at the age of 5 at Barbara Ellis Studio of Dance in Colorado Springs. She went o further her training at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she received a of Arts in Dance Performance. Throughout her college years, she had the privilege of pe at the American College Dance Festival, the Exchange Choreography Festival, RAW Arts and the eMerge Dance Festival. In 2012, Rachel traveled to Budapest, Hungary where s creative movement and ballet workshops in a number of schools across the country. Sin moving to Denver in 2014, Rachel has danced with Soul 2 Sole Contemporary Dance Co choreographed for a number of their shows, and served as the Director of their pre-pro company for two seasons. She also danced with Whitney Waugh Dance for two seasons, and had the opportunity to perform alongside Action in their production of TENSION.

Rachel is a firm believer in the power of dance to better one’s physical and emotional h is honored to be taking CCD’s mission out into the community. Photograph: Amanda Tip Carly Sage Hambridge, Administrator, moved to the Boulder, CO in the Fall of 2017 to dance as a company member at Boulder Ballet. There, Carly’s classical repertoire has included the title role of Giselle, Clara in The Nutcracker, and Summer Fairy in Cinderella. Before joining Boulder Ballet, Carly danced with companies across the country including BalletMet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Carly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy with departmental honors from Butler University. She began teaching Ballet during her sophomore year and has been teaching ever since. Upon graduation in 2014, Carly has had the opportunity to teach at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, Pittsburgh Youth Ballet, BalletMet Academy, Longmont Dance Theatre Academy/ Centennial State Ballet, and Boulder Ballet School. She enjoys teaching all age groups from Dance With Me classes to Beginning Pointe and Advanced Ballet.

During the offseason, Carly loves to expand her artistry by participating in local dance projects including Compass Coaching Project (hosted at CCD by Dominic Walsh and Julia Wilkinson Manley) and T2 Dance Project directed by Erin Tunbridge. Outside the studio, Carly is a passionate vegan, DIY-er, and traveler. Photograph: Amanda Tipton

Kerry Healy, Administrator and Social Media, began her training at CCD when she was 4 Following her graduation from CCD in 2015, Kerry attended Dominican University of Ca in the Bay Area, where she was a part of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program unde King and Marina Hotchkiss. She earned a BFA in Dance, graduating Magna Cum Laude w in May 2019. While in San Francisco, Kerry worked with artists such as Gregory Dawson Kerr, Christian Burns, Alice Klock, Alex Ketley, and Sidra Bell. Kerry’s choreography was p at the LINES BFA Senior Project Performance and at CCD’s Summer Moving Project 2019 She attended summer intensives at San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and Henny Jur Dance Center in Amsterdam, where she learned Ohad Naharin, Jirí Kylián, and Hofesh S repertoire. After teaching over school breaks for the last few years, Kerry is happy to re to CCD this year to be a part of the faculty! Photograph: Amanda Tipton Momo Sakai, Administrator, began her training here at CCD when she was 5 years old, and graduated in 2015. Since then, she danced professionally for 4 years with DC based contemporary ballet company: Dissonance Dance Theatre. Momo has also had the opportunity to teach for Company E Movement Center, as well as Princess Mhoon Dance Institute in Washington DC. Additionally, she has attended summer intensives at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Rambert Dane Company in London, and the Joffery Ballet School.

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Synopsis: The Nutcrack More than a century after The Nutcracker was first staged in St. Petersburg, Russia, the charm and appealing character of this classic ballet still endure. Although the original production in 1892 was poorly received and ran only 14 performances, it has recovered to become one of the most popular and highly attended ballets in the United States.

Its popularity is due to many factors, the most influential being its holiday theme. The ballet is based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” written in 1816. The story deals with a young lady’s transition from childhood into adolescence. It is a story of dreams, fantasy and adventure. For children and adults, it is magic and wonder that come to life and bring us back to the timeless classic.

Act I It is Christmas Eve in a small, snow-covered German village. The Stahlbaum family is having a grand holiday party. Young Clara Stahlbaum and her brother Fritz are very excited about the festivities and have a wonderful time dancing and playing with friends. Herr Drosselmeyer, godfather to Clara and Fritz, arrives at the party joining his nephew.

He brings wonderful gifts for everyone, including magical life-size dolls that dance and amaze all of the guests. Drosselmeyer saves the best surprise for last – a beautiful Nutcracker that he presents to Clara.

Clara is enthralled by her gift and dances with the wooden toy. Jealous, Fritz takes the Nutcracker and stumbles, breaking him.

Later that night, after all the guests have gone home and the Stahlbaum family has gone to bed, Clara sneaks back downstairs to check on her Nutcracker and finds him under the tree. In the dark, there

are noises everywhere. Frig Nutcracker close. Suddenly and Clara is chased about.

The living room is magically battleground between gian Clara finds that her toy Nut and is fighting to save her f the battle between mice an sees that the Rat King is wi in and pulls his tail. This dis the Nutcracker then herald

Drosselmeyer enters and tu handsome young prince. Cl as she realizes the prince is nephew from the party. Th wonderland, where they ar Queen and beautiful, swirli and her prince then contin beyond her wildest dreams Act II

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Our Cast Choreography Julia Wilkinson Manley and Julia Meng after Marius Petipa Rehearsal Director Julia Meng Technical Director Benjamin Smith Lighting Designer Reed Otto Costume Designers Julia Meng and Shizuka Sue Sakai Costume Supervisor Shizuka Sue Sakai Technical Crew Lucy Shaw Graphic Design Mark Robinson Clara Stahlbaum Sophie Trojanowski

Fritz Stahlbaum August Rosenbarger

Herr Drosselmeyer Roberto Muñoz

Drosselmeyer’s Nephew Michael Hinton (heartfelt thanks to our beloved Andrew Adams)

Governess Rory Stuber

Party Guests Duniya Mbagoyi, Stella Langner, Alexa McKinley, Claire Meushaw, Grant Peddycord, Isabella Peterson, Lily Stavast

Harlequin Doll Brianna Baye

Columbine Doll Bridget Church

Soldier Doll Denon Davey

Nutcracker Prince Michael Hinton (heartfelt thanks to our beloved Andrew Adams) Rat King Austin Price

Mice Grace Arland, Simone Hersh, Hope Peddycord, Rory Stuber, Ingrid Veres Soldiers Naomi Meng, Claire Meushaw, Isabella Peterson, August Rosenbarger Baby Mouse Parker Carlson

Baby Soldier August Rosenbarger Snow Queen Emily Taft Snowflakes Abigail Hageman, Abby Hoying, Elizabeth KillianKeup, Gabriella Mbagoyi, Anne Nevadomski, Faith Peddycord, Lauren Rodriguez, Abbey Sterling Angels Grace Arland, Ivy Johnson, Gabriella Mbagoyi, Franziska Nagle, Nicole Peterson, Lauren Rodriguez (heartfelt thanks to our beloved Vilate Carwin) Spanish Chocolate Madelyn Blanchard Spanish Corps de Ballet Abigail Hageman, Abby Hoying, Anne Nevadomski, Faith Peddycord Arabian Coffee Austin Price Chinese Tea Stella Langner Chinese Corps de Ballet Grace Arland, Simone Hersh, Ivy Johnson, Franziska Nagle, Hope Peddycord, Sarah Wilson

French Mirliton Madeline Nguyen, Abbey Sterling, Blythe Truhe Their Sheep Natalie Field, Lily Stavast, Ingrid Veres, Sarah Wilson Russian Vatrushka Amelia Scott Russian Dolls Denon Davey, Stella Langner, Alexa McKinley, Simon Nguyen, Nicole Peterson, Charlie Trojanowski (heartfelt thanks to our beloved Vilate Carwin) Mother Ginger Olivia Mousseau Her Bon Bons Karen Briones, Parker Carlson, Natalie Field, Duniya Mbagoyi, Naomi Meng, Simon Nguyen, Anna Schmalzigan, Charlie Trojanowski Dew Drop Leilani Montoya Waltz of the Flowers Madelyn Blanchard, Bridget Church, Madeline Nguyen, Austin Price, Amelia Scott, Abbey Sterling, Emily Taft, Blythe Truhe

Sugar Plum Fairy Nina Matiashvili (12/12 1pm, 12/13 6:30pm), Beckanne Sisk (12/11, 12/12 6:30pm, 12/13 1pm) Cavalier John Lam (12/12 1pm, 12/13 6:30pm), Chase O’Connell (12/11, 12/12 6:30pm, 12/13 1pm)

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Artist Profiles John Di Lam began his dancing career in his California hometown at the Marin Childcare Center, in Marin County, at age 4. Lam’s talent for ballet was immediately recognized by Margaret Swarthout, the then Director of Marin Ballet and he was offered a full scholarship. Subsequently, Marin Ballet came under the direction of Cynthia Lucas, and she was instrumental in introducing Lam’s talent to Canada’s National Ballet School.

In 2000, at age 15, Lam began his tenure with Canada’s National Ballet School under the directorship of Mavis Staines. John Lam was one of the few North Americans awarded yet another full scholarship from the Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation in Zurich, which supports upcoming dancers for study at schools all over the world. Lam studied for three years under the renowned ballet coach Sergiu Stefanschi.

Upon graduation from the National Ballet School in 2003, Lam was awarded the Peter Dwyer Scholarship Award for remarkable promise in ballet, and Lam was invited by the artistic director of Boston Ballet, Mikko Nissinen, directly into Boston Ballet II. Lam quickly thereafter rose to the rank of soloist in 2008 and to Principal Dancer in 2014.

Lam’s achievements include being a finalist in the 2005 Seoul International Ballet Competition, and being the only American Male semi-finalist at the 2005 Helsinki International Ballet Competition. Lam was also the recipient of a Princess Grace Fellowship in 2005, which identifies and assists young emerging talent.

John Lam has worked with a broad range of choreographers and coaches running the gamut from classical to contemporary ballet including: Roslyn Anderson, Merrill Ashley, Peggy Baker, Kathryn Bennetts, Eva Draw, Jorma Elo, Sorella Englund, Kevin Haigen, Sandy Jennings, Karen Kain, Cynthia Lucas, Sabrina Matthews, Mark Morris, Helen Pickett, Tony Rizzi, Toer Van Shayck, and Christopher Wheeldon.

In the summer of 2006, Lam was featured in Pointe Magazine, the Men’s Issue. Lam also received a proclamation from the mayor of San Rafael, California, for his outstanding artistic achievements. In addition to his career at Boston Ballet, Lam also models, and has acted in the motion picture industry. Lam resides in Boston, MA. John Lam appears courtesy of Boston Ballet, Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director.

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Nina Matiashvili completed her ballet training at the V. Chabukiani Tbilisi State Ballet School. She joined the State Ballet of Georgia in 2007 and was promoted to soloist in 2012.

Matiashvili joined Hong Kong Ballet in 2014 as a coryphée.

Her repertoire with Hong Kong Ballet includes George Balanchine’s Serenade, Alexei Fadeyechev’s The Nutcracker (The Ballerina), and La Fille mal gardée (Lise), Alexeyevich Gorsky and Nina Ananiashvili’s Don Quixote (Kitri), Cynthia Harvey’s The Sleeping Beauty, Terence Kohler’s The Nutcracker, John Meehan’s Swan Lake, Natalie Weir’s Turandot, as well as roles in ballets by Sir Frederick Ashton, Jiří Kylián, Yuri Possokhov, and Alexei Ratmansky.

Her repertoire with Boston Ballet includes George Balanchine’s Chaconne, John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Alexander Ekman’s Cacti, Jorma Elo’s Bach Cello Suites and Creatures of Egmont, and Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free (Purse Girl).

In 2012, she performed in the Donetsk International Ballet Festival World Ballet Stars gala. She also participated in Bournonville in Biarritz in 2009 and 2011-2013.

Matiashvili joined Boston Ballet as an artist of the Company in 2016. She appears courtesy of Boston Ballet, Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director.

Chase O’Connell was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He started his professional training at 13 at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C. He then went to the Royal Ballet School in London for 2 years on scholarship. After Royal he was offered a temporary contract with the Paris Opera Ballet Company. He then joined Ballet West II in 2012 and was promoted to Principal in 2015. He has performed Principal roles in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet and Onegin; Adam Sklute’s adaptations of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty; George Balanchine’s Symphony in C (Second Movement) and Diamonds; Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free; Jiří Kylián’s Petit Mort, Overgrown Path and Forgotten Land. He has had Principal roles created on him by Nicolo Fonte, Edward Liang, Val Caniparoli and Africa Guzman. He performed in Galas by Youth American Grand Prix and Gala de Danza.

Chase O’Connell appears courtesy of Ballet West, Adam Sklute, Artistic Director.

Beckanne Sisk began her ballet training with Longview Ballet Theater.

She studied there until age thirteen when she moved to Philadelphia, PA to attend The Rock School for Dance Education. She was a part of the Rock’s RAPA program for four years. While there, Miss Sisk won the Jerome Robbins award in 2007, and competed at the Youth America Grand Prix from 2007-2010. Adam Sklute invited her to join Ballet West II in 2010. She rapidly moved up in the ranks, being promoted to New Artist in 2011, Demi-Soloist in 2012, Soloist in 2013, and finally Principal Artist in 2015. She has performed the female principal roles in Anna Marie Holmes’ Don Quixote, John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet and Onegin, as well as Adam Sklute’s adaptations of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. Original principal roles have been created on her by many renowned contemporary choreographers such as Nicolo Fonte, Val Caniparoli, Edward Liang, and Matthew Neenan. She has since become an international guest star as well as being a Principal Artist with Ballet West. Miss Sisk was invited to perform for Youth America Grand Prix’s gala performances in 2015, 2016, and 2018. In addition to her dancing, Miss Sisk was featured on CW’s Breaking Pointe television show for two season. She also wont the Bronze Medal in the Beijing International Ballet Competition in June 2012, and she was chosen for the 2012 Princess Grace Dance Fellowship award.

Beckanne Sisk appears courtesy of Ballet West, Adam Sklute, Artistic Director.

Roberto Muñoz has been teaching and coaching young dancers for over 30 years, both in the USA and abroad. Mr. Muñoz served as Director of the Conservatory of Dance and Music Point Park College (now University) from 1983-1995. There, he created two successful programs for young aspiring dancers, The Pre-Professional Division and the International Summer Dance Program. During this time, he assembled an impressive faculty of world-renowned Master Teachers, including Laura Alonso, Barbara Sandonato, Karen Brown, Magda Aunon, Eva Evdokimova, Willy Burmann, Michael Uthoff, John McFall and Jose Molina. In the summer of 1993, Mr. Muñoz, was invited to be part of the faculty at Pro Danza in Havana Cuba, where he taught classes at the Historical Theater Garcia Lorca. In the year 1995, was invited to teach at The Baltimore High School for the Performing Arts. From 1997-2005, Mr. Muñoz was Ballet Master/Coach for both Pittsburgh Ballet Theater’s Company and its school. In 2005, he became Executive Director and Ballet Master at Gulfshore Ballet in Florida. Mr. Muñoz’s former students are recognized for their high level of professionalism and their artistic and technical achievements. Most have gone on to successful careers with major companies across the US, Europe and Asia.

The CCD STAFF

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JULIA WILKINSON MANLEY Artistic Director CARLY HAMBRIDGE Administrator KERRY HEALY Administrator & Social Media JENNIFER HOWARD Director of Summer Programs RACHEL LONG Communications Coordinator JULIA MENG Controller & Rehearsal Director RACHEL NEWBURY Community Education Coordinator MARNIE RUNDIKS Conservatory Docent MOMO SAKAI Administrator SUE SAKAI Costume Supervisor

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