reLIGHT and Heroes in Our History

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CCD Artistic & Executive Leadership

Leslie Castañuela Barnes returns to homestate Colorado as Executive Director of Colorado Conservatory of Dance (CCD) to accelerate the organization’s community reach and visibility through expanded marketing and communications, grant opportunities, sponsorships, and Board development. She is the proud mother of Sophia, who is a graduate at the University of Michigan, and Anna, a professional ballerina with City Ballet of San Diego. Leslie is a leader of vast expertise, business acumen, heart, a passion for dance, community outreach, and arts education.

As a strategic planning consultant, Leslie has advanced the business and creative missions of major arts and performing arts organizations in Los Angeles, including The Music Center and Los Angeles Ballet. Initiatives include the analysis and execution of operations, major fundraising campaigns, marketing, event planning, community outreach, and the integration of DEIA strategies. Leslie’s prior experience includes a 12-year career at Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles, where she represented talent in the packaging and negotiation of major studio, independent film, and television productions. Leslie began her career at Morgan Stanley in New York City as an international equities analyst. Leslie is a graduate of Harvard with a B.A. in History.

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Julia Wilkinson Manley, CCD Founder & Artistic Director, began her training with Cristina Munro (London Festival Ballet, Eliot Feld) in Corpus Christi, Texas. Julia attended the Boston Ballet Centre for Dance Education and the Houston Ballet Academy. At the University of Oklahoma, she earned a BFA in ballet pedagogy and danced soloist roles in Balanchine’s Serenade, Miguel Terekhov’s Four Moons, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker as Sugar Plum Fairy, as well as numerous solo roles choreographed for her by Mary Margaret Holt (Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet). She toured with Ballet Ireland under the direction of Günther Falüsy, and performed with David Taylor Dance Theatre and Ballet Nouveau Colorado. Her choreographic work has been performed by numerous companies, including Corpus Christi Ballet, David Taylor Dance Theatre and Ballet Nouveau Colorado. In 2009, Julia served on the committee to rewrite the Colorado Academic Standards for Dance for the Colorado Department of Education and completed the Community Arts Education Leadership Institute under the mentorship of John McCann in 2015.

Julia joined the faculty of the School of Ballet Nouveau Colorado in January 2002, becoming School Director in 2003. In 2013, she lead the school in becoming a new nonprofit organization, Colorado Conservatory of Dance, focused on making lives better through dance education and performance. Photograph: Misha Photography

CCD Staff

With great enthusiasm Janelle Ayón joins The Colorado Conservatory of Dance as Director of Community Education! A Colorado native, Janelle’s passion for dance was fostered by her family from a very young age. She trained in multiple dance disciplines including classical ballet, tap, jazz, classical Spanish dance and Mexican Ballet Folklórico. Her strict formation by master instructors from Colorado and Mexico, prepared her for a lifelong career in dance and the arts.

In 1993 Janelle travelled to Mexico City to audition with the world renowned Ballet Folklórico de Mexico de Amalia Hernández. For more than 15 years, Janelle performed three times a week in Mexico City s Palacio de Bellas Artes and toured internationally. She is the only American ́artist in the 70 year history of the institution to dance as a principal and soloist, and also work as an artistic

coordinator, public relations representative and tour manager. In 1999 with The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and the Gates Foundation, Janelle piloted a free after school program in Mexican Folk Dance for K-12 students in Aspen, Basalt and Carbondale, Colorado. Today the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico serves 500 plus students in The Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since 2009, Janelle has created works and programming for The Denver Art Museum, The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, The Denver Botanic Gardens, The Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, Denver International Airport, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance and The Kennedy Center’s VSA Arts, Very Special Artist program. As a master instructor of the Amalia Hernández style and approach to enhancing traditional folk dance with classical and contemporary techniques, Janelle has been a guest artist with multiple universities and dance academies in the U.S. and Mexico. In collaboration with numerous community driven organizations, foundations and schools, she has implemented programs in dance and history to promote diversity, cultural appreciation and sensitivity across demographics. Janelle’s commitment to equity in providing opportunities in the arts, aligns with the elevated standard of Community Education programs at Colorado Conservatory of Dance.

David Barbour, Summer Coordinator, has been an avid mover since birth and started exploring classical dance at the age of six. His early instruction began in Colorado at the local parks and recreation program Aurora Dance Arts. As his interest grew, David became enamored with modern styles at Denver Contemporary Dance. At the age of fifteen he was accepted to the prestigious fine arts high school Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. After two years of intense study Mr. Barbour graduated with a Fine Arts Award from the director of the dance program. He then went on to train at the Joffrey /New School BFA program under the tutelage of master teachers Rebecca Wright, Trinette Singleton, Eleanor D’Antuono, and David Howard. David has danced professionally with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Ballet Nouveau Colorado (now Wonderbound), and Onium Ballet Project. With Aspen, he had the pleasure of originating roles in ballets by such luminary choreographers as Nicolo Fonte, David Parsons, Moses Pendleton, and Jacapo Godani. David also danced in works by Septime Weber, Dominique Dumais, Trey McIntyre, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp. During Mr. Barbour’s tenure with Ballet Nouveau Colorado, he danced in creations by Garrett Ammon, Mark Godden, Ma Cong, and Alex Ketley. Additionally, David was part of the ensemble that helped Ballet Nouveau Colorado earn Dance Magazine’s esteemed “25 to Watch”. He also had the honor of playing the Preacher in Minou Lallemand’s Appalachian Spring for Onium Ballet Project.

Mr. Barbour has taught and choreographed throughout the US, and his choreography on various schools and companies has been joyously received nationwide. David is currently proud to be teaching at Colorado Conservatory of Dance and remotely with Queen Emma Ballet in Hawaii. Prior to his return to Colorado he was also teaching at Honolulu Classical Ballet and Punahou School. Before moving to Hawaii he was the Associate Artistic Director of Colorado Conservatory of Dance. David has found great joy in teaching dancers how to express themselves through movement, and learning how to be better dancers and people.

Jameson Courville’s little sister taught him to plié when he was 15, and that brief lesson began and ended his ballet career. Luckily, an avid supporter of the visual arts, he’s dedicated his career to empowering others with skills and tools to tell their stories.

Moving to Denver to continue his career as an AmeriCorps volunteer in metro Denver for the public access television station, Jameson helped build capacity to support the expansion of its media tools and community education programs. Later promoted to the Station Director and Production Manager of the nonprofit local radio and cable television station, he has also written curriculums for the San Francisco-based online education platform MasterClass, and produced hundreds of segments for the syndicated daytime talk show, Daily Blast Live. A

strategic leader with a passion for storytelling, Jameson is a mission driven creative producer with a talent for improvisation.

Chris Harris, Project Manager, has been choreographing and dancing in Denver for over three decades. She is a choreographer, artistic director, visual artist, dancer, and teacher with interests in math, science, data visualization, and has a fascination with how we understand arts, dance and the psychology of performance. Chris holds a BFA in Dance and Choreography from the University of Colorado, Boulder and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College. She has taught at many studios; choreographed for local theaters and dance companies; been a guest lecturer at The Arts Institute of Colorado and CSU; been adjunct faculty at and choreographed for the University of Denver and the University of Colorado. Previously she was artist in residence for the Denver School of the Arts for 17 years, Co-director of the Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, and Artistic Director/Choreographer for Louder Than Words Dancetheater & the Colorado Youth Dance Theater in Denver.

Kerry Healy, Administrator and Social Media, began her training at CCD when she was 4 years old. Following her graduation from CCD in 2015, Kerry attended Dominican University of California in the Bay Area, where she was a part of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program under Alonzo King and Marina Hotchkiss. She earned a BFA in Dance, graduating Magna Cum Laude with Honors in May 2019. While in San Francisco, Kerry worked with artists such as Gregory Dawson, Maurya Kerr, Christian Burns, Alice Klock, Alex Ketley, and Sidra Bell. Kerry’s choreography was performed 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 Jurriëns Dance Center in Amsterdam, where she learned Ohad Naharin, Jirí Kylián, and Hofesh Shechter repertoire.

After teaching over school breaks for the last few years, Kerry is happy to return home to CCD to be a part of the faculty! Photograph: Amanda Tipton

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

Joel Schleicher, Production Manager, describes themselves as a theatre generalist. They graduated from Knox College in 2019 with a BA in theatrical design and technologies, with a focus on sound and lighting designs. While at Knox, they participated in the theatre department in a number of roles, including directing Eugene Ionesco’s THE BALD SOPRANO, and writing an award winning comedic play, THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF A JOURNALIST, in addition to over 20 sound design credits and 15 dance lighting credits. After graduating, they became the Technical Director at Circa ‘21 Dinner Theatre in Rock Island, Illinois, and following the pandemic, moved to Denver to work at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center at JCC Denver om the role of general stage tech, running lights, audio, projections, and live streams for various productions and rentals in addition to

multiple prop design credits. Joel is ecstatic to be joining the CCD family as our new Production Manager.

The CCD Staff, cont.

Sean Watson, Conservatory Director of Operations, began his dance training at 17 years old in Mukilteo, Washington. After 2 years of training, he attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle on scholarship, where he graduated cum laude with a BFA in Dance. Throughout his time at Cornish, Sean was also taking multiple classes at Westlake Dance Center, private lessons, as well as attending summer intensive programs at American Ballet Theater, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, Ballet Austin, and Milwaukee Ballet. Upon graduation, Sean joined Milwaukee Ballet II where he performed with the main company in works by Michael Pink, Auguste Bournonville, Mark Godden, Kathy Posin, LeeWei Chau, and Petr Zahradnicek, as well as was featured in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Degas Exhibit and It’s Artistic! Exhibit. Sean moved to Colorado to join Ballet Nouveau Colorado (now Wonderbound), where he was a featured dancer in original works by Garrett Ammon, Alex Ketley, Laurie Stallings, Mark Godden, Ma Cong, Sarah Tallman, David Barbour, Julia Meng, Julia Wilkinson Manley, and Jennifer Hart. He then danced for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as the Dance Captain for the Azamara Quest, where he travelled extensively throughout the Mediterranean. Sean has been teaching ballet throughout his performing career and beyond. He has been an instructor at CCD and Premiere School of Dance for nearly 8 years before moving to Hawaii and teaching ballet as a lecturer at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. He is also certified in the Progressing Ballet Technique method, and is a licensed massage therapist with his own practice working with dancers and people of all ages.

Photograph: Misha Photography.

Crystal Wilson, CCD’s Special Events & Patron Services Manager, thrives on learning new things. Crystal received Associate Degrees in Interpreting for the Deaf and Early Childhood Education from Front Range Community College. In addition to holding a Director Certificate in Early Childhood Education, she is a Certified Nursing Assistant and has her real estate license. A super organized “people person,” Crystal comes to CCD after holding the positions of Operations Manager for Froggy’s Lair and General Manager for Grandrabbit’s Toy Shoppe. Crystal is a proud mother of six children, ages 11-21.

Guest Choreographers

Carlos Carvajal is an internationally known choreographer of more than 200 works for ballet, opera, and television. A native San Franciscan, Carvajal is a sixthgeneration theatrical artist, of Spanish-Filipino-Swedish descent.

He began his dance career with the Christensens at San Francisco Ballet, then travelled to Europe. He danced with the International Ballet of the Marquis de Cuevas as a soloist, then became a principal dancer and choreographer with Theater der Frien Hansastadt Bremen,Grand Theatre de Bordeaux, and Ballet Nuevo Mundo de Caracas. During his career in Europe, he choreographed over 78 works for ballet, opera, and the television show of Aldemaro Romero. After ten years abroad, Carvajal returned to the San Francisco Ballet as Ballet Master and Associate Choreographer to Lew Christensen and created eighteen ballets. In 1970 he founded and directed San Francisco Dance Spectrum. Carvajal and his company were recognized leaders in the dance renaissance of the '70s, choreographing over 50 works during its existence.

In 1981 he received the first San Francisco Art Commission Award of Honor for Outstanding Work in Choreography and Dance, and in 1986 he received the Isadora Duncan Award for a lifetime of significant work. Carvajal received the Critics Circle Award in 1990. Currently Carvajal continues as Director of Dance for the San Francisco Girls Chorus and Opera Apprentice Workshop, as well as a teaching and movement coach. While he continues to create new works as a guest choreographer, Carvajal accepted the appointment as Artistic Director of Peninsula Ballet Theater (PBT) in April of 1995. Carvajal choreographed and directed a new full-length Nutcracker production for PBT in December 1994, and Peter and the Wolf in May 1995. He restaged some of his favorite works for PBT in Spectrum of the Dance in February of 1996, and closed the 1996 season with a revival of his acclaimed Crystal Slipper (Cinderella). In 1997 he revived his production of Carmina Burana.

Chung-Fu Chang is a full professor of Dance at Colorado State University, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. At CSU, he received a College of Liberal Arts Academic Enrichment Program Award in 2006, an Outstanding Faculty Award from the CSU Mortar Board in 2008, and The 2009 Best Teacher Award from the CSU Alumni Association. He was named the 2021 Legends of Dance from The Dance Archive, The University of Denver’s Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library. His prior teaching full-time appointments include the University of Florida and Kent State University. Born in Taiwan, where he danced professionally with the country’s internationally acclaimed Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and Kaohsiung Contemporary Dance Company. He has choreographed, performed, and taught throughout the United States, Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, England, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan. He has received over ninety commissioned works from dance institutes, festivals, and professional modern and ballet companies nationally and internationally. In 2014, Verb Ballets commissioned him to create an original dance, which partnered with the Martha Graham Dance Company’s Lamentation Variations Project and premiered in Cleveland, Ohio, and later in New York City in 2016. Chung-Fu held creative residencies at The Yard in 1999 and at the American Dance Festival International Choreographers’ Residency in 2006. ChungFu was a Chancellor's Fellowship recipient and completed his MFA in Dance at the University of California, Irvine, in 1998. He received a full, four-year scholarship at The Boston Conservatory, the Walter Terry Memorial Full Scholarship at Harvard University Summer Dance Center, and a full scholarship at Jacob’s Pillow Bessie Schönberg Choreography Workshop in 1994, and in 1995, he was invited to be a guest dancer by Ms. Schönberg to return at the Pillow. Chung-Fu thanks his family and friends who have helped him throughout his dance career. https://dance.colostate.edu/people/cfchang/

Autumn Eckman received her formative training from Susan Bebee, Tom Pazik and Patricia Bromley in Atlanta, GA before attending the Houston Ballet Academy on full scholarship at age 15. Autumn had the privilege to perform as a company member of Giordano Dance Chicago where she also served as Assistant Artistic Director, Resident Choreographer and Director Giordano II; Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Luna Negra Dance Theatre, Lucky Plush Productions, Ron De Jesus Dance, State Street Ballet, the Cangelosi Dance Project and The Cambrians. Her choreographic commissions include original eleven works for Giordano Dance Dance Chicago including JOLT which was named one of Dance Magazine's Top 10 Choreographic Works for 2012 by Wendy Perron. Commissions also include State Street Ballet (Artist-In-Residence) and State Street Ballet Young Dancers, Colorado

Conservatory of Dance, DanceWorks Chicago, Visceral Dance Chicago, The Cambrians, Chattanooga Ballet, Kit Modus, The Big Muddy Dance Co., Wylliams-Henry Dance Company (supported by New Dance Partners), Mareck Dance Gainesville Ballet, North Coast Ballet California, Vitacca Ballet, CWashington & Lee University, Stephens College, Western Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Her choreography and research has been presented at the IUGTE Conference (Austria), Women In Dance Leadership Conference, National Dance Educators Organization, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Bates Dance Festival, Performática (Mexico), Solo Duo Dance Festival (NYC), Detroit Dance City Festival, Charlotte Dance Festival, Blackbox International Theatre & Dance Festival (Bulgaria), Dance Gallery Festival (TX), Men In Dance Festival (WA), as a Finalist of the McCallum Choreography Competition (CA) and with JUNTOS Collective (Guatemala) where she served as Outreach Choreographer in the summer of 2019. Autumn regularly collaborates with composers, multimedia and visual artists including David K. Israel, Dan Myers, Anton Faynberg, Evan Bivins, Joseph Venegoni, Robert LeGendre, Mark Shaffer, Travis McFarlane, Tom Andes, Dr. Michelle Gott, Jonathan Marquis and Dorsey Kaufmann. Autumn holds an MFA in Choreography from the University of Iowa. She is certified in the Giordano Jazz Dance Technique through the Nan Giordano Certification Program and in Level One of Revolutionary Principles of Movement (founded upon the anatomy and kinesiology as researched and developed by Ruth Petrinovic and Joanna Kneeland). She is dedicated to sharing her experience of over 20 years of performing, choreographing and teaching/mentorship and has served as master faculty for organizations including Hualien Dance Theatre (Taiwan), Lou Conte Dance Studio (Chicago), Visceral Dance Centre (IL), Atlanta Academy of Ballet and Dance, Alliance Academy of Dance (ID), Jaqueline's School of Ballet (UT), Vitacca Vocational School for Dance (TX), the Ballet Alliance Festival, Open Doors Dance Festival and the Bates Dance Festival. She is a former Instructor of Dance at Northern Illinois University and Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Arizona and inaugural faculty member of the School of the Arts at Central Gwinnett High School (GA). Currently, Autumn is an Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University.

Our Cast

Supernova

Choreography Julia Wilkinson Manley

Music My Brightest Diamond

Lighting Design Joel Schleicher

Dancers Bridget Church, Eliza Fogdall, Gabriella Mbagoyi, Franziska Nagle, Taylor Portillo, Sarah Wilson

Ming Fe

Choreography Chung-Fu Chang

Music Passacaglia in G minor for solo violin by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

Costuming Sue Sakai

Dancers Bridget Church, Eliza Fogdall, Antonio Houck, Gabriella Mbagoyi, Franziska Nagle, Taylor Portillo, Sarah Wilson

"Ming Fe," phonetic spelling which means “brilliant lights," was both an aspiration and a name I have heard all my life, for it is my father’s first name. Each person is like a dot, a unique color of light. For, together each small dot forms the wider tapestry of the world and shines.

HEROES in Our History

With generous support from Think 360 ARTS, third graders from Pinnacle Charter School participated in a ten week program that is part of our Move2LEARN Cultural Series.

Choreography Janelle Ayón

CCD Faculty Leilani Montoya, Rebeca Ramirez Vargas

Animation Jameson Courville

“Heroes in Our History” celebrates important figures in the history of Mexico. Over 350 years, our featured heOoes were major influences on Mexican culture, values, liberty and justice. We honor the following heroes in this ballet:

• Chief Ignacio - In recognition of The First People of Colorado. Chief Ignacio was a leader of the Weeminuche band also known as the Southern Utes of Colorado. In January of 1880, Chief Ignacio traveled to Washington D.C. to testify before The United States Congress about the 1879 Meeker Massacre.

• Cuauhtémoc - The last ruling Aztec Emperor before the Spanish Conquest.

• Hernán Cortes - Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now Mexico under the rule of Spain in the 16th century.

• La Malinche - The Aztec woman who contributed to the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire by acting as an interpreter, advisor and intermediary for Spanish Conquistador, Hernán Cortes. She later had a son with Cortes who is considered to be one of the first mestizos, (people of mixed European and Indigenous blood) in New Spain.

• Slaves of Yanga - Gaspar Yanga was sold into slavery in Mexico in the 16th century. Yanga led a colony of enslaved Africans in the highlands of Veracruz, Mexico, (then New Spain), during the early period of the Spanish colonial rule. Yanga is known as the first liberator of America. Slavery was abolished in Mexico in 1829, thirty four years prior to Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

• La China Poblana - An Asian woman who lived in Puebla, came to Mexico in 1620 as a servant and left her mark on the traditions of 17th century New Spain, with her ornate clothing and style. The Asian girl was given the name of Catarina, and was likely sold into servitude by traders in the port of Acapulco, a principal port in the Americas, during the silk trade. Goods from the East were unloaded and carried across the mountains of central Mexico to be exported to Spain from the Gulf of Mexico. These voyages were called the NAO of China and traveled between the Philippines and Europe, across The Americas for 200 years.

• The Saint Patrick's Battalion - A unit of the Mexican Army, composed mainly of Irish Catholic immigrants who deserted the U.S. Army and fled to Mexico during the Mexican American War - 1846 to 1848. Known as "Los San Patricios", these soldiers were fierce fighters and instrumental in some of the toughest battles during the war.

• Los Niños Heroes - The Heroic Children, were six Mexican Military Cadets who were killed in the defense of Mexico City during the Battle of Chapultepec on September 13th, 1847. This was one of the last battles of the Mexican American War.

JUAN DE BARRERA JUAN ESCUTIA FRANCISCO MARQUEZ AGUSTIN MELGAR FERNANDO MONTES DE OCA VICENTE SUAREZ

HÉROES en nuestra Historia

Con el generoso apoyo de Think 360 ARTS, las, los y les alumnes de 3ro de primaria de Pinnacle Charter School participaron en un programa de 10 semanas, este programa es parte de nuestra Serie Cultural Move2LEARN.

“Héroes en nuestra Historia” celebra figuras importantes de la historia de México. Los héroes mencionados, fueron una gran influencia en los valores, libertad, justicia y cultura de México. En este ballet honramos la los siguientes héroes:

• Jefe Ignacio - En reconocimiento a las Las Primeras Personas de Colorado. El Jefe Ignacio era el líder de la banda Weeminuche también conocida como los Utes Sureños de Colorado. En enero de 1880, el Jefe Ignacio viajó a Washington D.C. para testificar ante el Congreso de los Estados Unidos acerca de la Masacre de Meeker de 1879.

• Cuauhtémoc - El último Emperador Azteca antes de la conquista Española.

• Hernán Cortés - El conquistador español que lideró la expedición a la Nueva España, esta llevó a la caída del Imperio Azteca y reclamó lo que ahora es México, bajo el reinado de España.

• La Malinche - La mujer Azteca que contribuyó a la conquista Española del Imperio, ya que ella fue la intérprete, consejera e intermediaria para el Conquistador Español Hernán Cortés. Los dos tuvieron un bebé juntos, el que es considerado como uno de los primeros mestizos (personas con sangre Indígena y Europea) en La Nueva España.

• Esclavos de Yanga - Gaspar Yanga fué vendido como esclavo en México en el siglo XVI. Durante los primeros años de la conquista, Yanga dirigió una colonia de esclavos africanos a los altiplanos de Veracruz México (Nueva España en ese entonces). Yanga es conocido como la primera persona en liberar esclavos de América. En México la esclavitud fue abolida en 1829, treinta años antes de la Proclamación de Emancipación de Abraham Lincon.

• La China Poblana - La mujer asiática que vivió en Puebla, vino a México en 1620 como sirviente. Con sus ropas coloridas, dejó su marca en las tradiciones del siglo XVII en la Nueva España. Es probable que la joven fue vendida como sirviente en los puertos de Acapulco, uno de los puertos más importantes de las Américas durante el tratado de seda. Bienes del Este fueron cargados a través de las montañas centrales de México para ser exportados a España desde El Golfo de México. Los viajeros fueron llamados Los NAO de China”, viajaron por 200 años entre Filipinas, Europa y a través Las Américas.

• El Batallón de los San Patricios - Fue una unidad del ejército mexicano, mayormente formado por inmigrantes Irlandeses, quienes abandonaron el ejército Estadounidense durante la guerra entre México y Estados Unidos (1846 a 1848). Conocidos como "Los San Patricios", estos soldados fueron una pieza muy importante en muchas de las batallas durante la guerra.

• Los Niños Héroes - Los niños héroes fueron seis cadetes mexicanos, los cuales murieron el 13 de septiembre de 1847 durante la Batalla de Chapultepec en la Ciudad de México. Esta fué una de las últimas batallas de la guerra entre México y Estados Unidos.

JUAN DE BARRERA JUAN ESCUTIA

FRANCISCO MARQUEZ AGUSTIN MELGAR

Third Grade Teacher: Hannah Swanson

Ethan Acevedo

Annabella Aguilera

Annabelle Arellano

Jose Balderrama Rodriguez

Genevieve Caballero Martinez

Edimar Duarte Adrianza

Bella Franco

Jason Gerow

Third Grade Teacher: Kayla Delin

Aidan Andersen

Victor Archuleta

Hayden Galvan Hernandez

Abraham Hercules-Ramos

Sir'Merez Holland

James Maestas

Johnny Martinez Aguilar

Eloy Murguia

Sergio Gonzalez

Esmay Gutierrez

Maily Herrera Viana

Diego Lopez Beltran

Jazaniah Madrid Urioste

Ximena Moreno Valdez

Asean Mossberger Aam

Dilan Pineda Amaya

Giovanni Prince

Yuriel Salgado

Carolina Arias Marroquin

Louriah Aubuchon

Helda Bali

Mia Cardenas Fernandez

Elena Chanthapaseuth

Ytzell Lopez-Meza

FERNANDO MONTES DE OCA VICENTE SUAREZ

Damian Portillo Veloz

Emely Reyes Interiano

Logan Rogers

Alondra Rojas Ramirez

Alyna Sanchez

Jacqueline Vaca

Raylen Miles

Angelina Ortiz

Jade Pacheco

Illiana Rios

Bri Sanchez

Amory Thompson

Adamari Valles

Our Cast, continued

Third Grade Teacher: Mary Howard

Valeria Gomez Villanueva

Angel Villa Marquez

Rosalina Castro

Andrea Rosales Vasquez

Tony Castillo II

Ehan Molina

Brissa Dominguez

Nihemiah Perez

Arturo Reyes Interiano

Jasmine Mares

Sylas Edmondson

Allison Mendoza Gonzalez

Victoria Palma Gonzalez

Ramon Cisneros

Third Grade Teacher: Audrey Esakoff

Alejandra Arias Zarazua

Gianna Carrion

Nevaeh Contreras

Aubriana Hernandez

Sofia Jaquez

London Lor

Camila Maldonado

Melany Ortiz Torres

Jordan Propernick

Tatiana Ramos Amaya

Elena Rivera

Laila Rodriguez

Arianna Rosales

Brianna A Sanchez

Vivianna Tiu-Williams

Jonathan Ballesteros Pichardo

Third Grade Teacher: Agnes Gawecki

Juan Arroyo Garcia

Liam Castaneda

Iker Gonzalez Sandoval

Landon McCabe

Carlos Ontiveros Montes

Jaime Penaloza Orozco

Josiah Robles

Adrian Roybal-Seitz

Daniel Ruiz Perez

Lazarus Torrez

Kimberly Aguilar Ochoa

Kenya Basurto Padilla

Naiara Johnson

Shyrlin Landaverde Fuentes

Third Grade Teacher: Samantha Berkey

Billy Archuleta

Cristal Briones

Leonardo Beltran

Jose Fonseca Barajas

Camila Grijalva Perez

Yaretzy Herrera Morales

Omar (Alex) Lucio Lozano

CCD Dancers

Kayla Acker-Carter

Shermay Battin

Kristen Drybread

Harper Jeffries

Ella Krug

AFTER SCHOOL BALLET

CCD Faculty: Leilani Montoya

Benayah Lutete

Mateo Moran Sorto

Gayanha (Hope) Ondoumbou

Diana Ontiveros Solis

GianCarlo Portillo

Abril Rojas Percastegui

Myah Reyes

Alexa Lastiri

Rain Peruggi

Duniya M'Bagoyi

Molly McElroy

Sofie Pelletier

Program Coordinators: Chloe Killian, Mariah Shumacher

Class Chaperone: Shelley Arnold

Clementine Graves

Chloe Duran

Zaleah Santovena

Annamarie Koch

Lillian Kucera

Avaleigh Taylor

Maryana Navarre

Scarlett Almanza

Kelly Sosa

Sarah Ronquillo

Alessa Wieben

Arabella Sanchez

Jacob Olivas Rascon

Mateo Ramirez Ardon

Jade Torres-Martinez

Arianny Lucero

Monica Quezada

Eduardo Juarez

Alan Delgado

Mathias Garcia

Noe Hernandez-Basurto

Izaak Olguin

Paul Peralta Olivas

Dominic Vigil

Destiny Medina

Ariadne Mendoza

Maylin Mora

Alexa Santillan De La Paz

Adalynn Fernandez-Atayde

Julian Salcido

Nicole Solares Valles

Conner Trujillo

Jabari Williams

Esther Wilson

Xavier (Little) Zavala Macias

Isabella Peterson

Charlie Trojanowski

Lily Stavast

Rory Stuber

Emily Wittenburg

Bella Pacheo

Natalie Cornutt

Penelope Arellano

Julianna Gonzalez

Aaliyah Herrera

Evelyn Jimenez Medrano

- INTERMISSION -

Just Your Voice

Choreography David Barbour

Music Just (After Song of Songs) by David Long

Costuming Sue Sakai

Dancers Bridget Church, Eliza Fogdall, Antonio Houck, Gabriella Mbagoyi, Franziska Nagle, Taylor Portillo, Sarah Wilson

Infinite Scroll

Choreography Autumn Eckman

Music Plastik by Frank Bretschneider

Costuming Sue Sakai

Dancers Bridget Church, Eliza Fogdall, Antonio Houck, Gabriella Mbagoyi, Franziska Nagle, Taylor Portillo, Sarah Wilson

Notturno

Choreography Carlos Carvajal

Music Antonín Dvořák: Nocturne in B Major performed by Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra & Volker Hartung

Costuming Sue Sakai

Dancers Bridget Church, Eliza Fogdall, Antonio Houck, Gabriella Mbagoyi, Franziska Nagle, Taylor Portillo, Sarah Wilson

Production Manager & Lighting Design

Technical Director & Lighting Design

Animation & Video Production

Costume Design & Supervision

Technical Interns

Joel Schleicher

Ben Smith

Jameson Courville

Sue Sakai

Itzel Gutierrez, Sam Smith, Evan Weeden, Chelsea Young

The CCD Staff, Faculty, & Board

STAFF

LESLIE CASTAÑUELA BARNES

Executive Director

JULIA WILKINSON MANLEY

Founder & Artistic Director

JANELLE AYÓN

Director of Community Education

DAVID BARBOUR

Project Manager

JAMESON COURVILLE

Marketing and Communications Manager

CHRIS HARRIS

Faculty & Project Manager

KERRY HEALY

Administrator & Social Media

AUSTIN PRICE

Administrative Assistant

MARNIE RUNDIKS

Conservatory Docent

SUE SAKAI

Costume Supervisor

JOEL SCHLEICHER

Production Manager

SEAN WATSON

Project Manager

CRYSTAL WILSON

Special Events & Patron

Services Manager

FACULTY

David Barbour

Michelle Bernier

Bridget Church, Apprentice

Carly Hambridge

Chris Harris

Kerry Healy

Page Jenkins

BOARD

DAVE MANLEY Chair

TARA JAE, PHD, MFA Vice Chair

DIANE SCOTT Secretary

SETH PATTERSON Treasurer

BRIAN FRUTIG Member

KRISTEN DITGES MANNING Member

JESSE MARTINEZ Member

JR ROEDEL Member

TIMOTHY J. SCHAFER Member

CINDY WARD Member

Karin Johnson

Julia Wilkinson Manley

Leilani Montoya, Apprentice

Roberto Muñoz

Elizabeth Nesbitt

Austin Price, Apprentice

Jamie Schuler

ADVISORY COUNCIL

FIONA CHATWIN

Executive & Artistic Director

Villa Musica, San Diego, CA

JOHN MCCANN

Founder & President, Partners in Performance; Co-Founder & Associate EmcArts

JEFF MELANSON

Principal, Creative Change Management

Karen Shanley

Morgan Sicklick

Heather Sutton

Rebeca Ramirez Vargas

Dominic Walsh

Sean Watson

Laura Whitby

ABOUT COLORADO CONSERVATORY OF DANCE

We believe in a better life through dance.

Inside the doors of this longstanding, flagship culturalorganization is a deeply caring and nurturing community of exceptional and knowledgeable dance teachers, learned body scientists and therapists, and a diverse collection of students - all committed to a process of learning and teaching ballet that is healthy for both the body and the mind.

Dentro de esta organización cultural, de muchos años y integridad, es una comunidad excepcional de maestros, científicos del cuerpo humano, terapeutas, y administradores de conocimiento profundo de artes escénicas. Contamos con una colección diversa de profesionales y estudiantes, todos están con un alto compromiso de aprender y enseñar danza que es saludable para cuerpo y mente.

MISSION

At Colorado Conservatory of Dance, we unleash individual potential and invigorate community through dance.

VISION

The Colorado Conservatory of Dance will be a responsible and stable, national model of excellence in dance education, health and wellness, and non-profit management.

VALUES

With direction, purpose, and intent, the Colorado Conservatory of Dance creates a healthy and generous environment where students, parents and community members are nurtured and encouraged to develop their most creative and fulfilled selves. We responsibly pursue our mission with high standards and high expectations. We value mentorship and partnership, and we believe that dance should be available and accessible to all.

Colorado Conservatory of Dance, an anti-racist organization, supports BBIPOC, AAPI, LGBTQIA+, differentlyabled, and neurodiverse peoples, as well as those who have been historically marginalized, oppressed, or underrepresented in our society. We believe in respect for all perspectives, the value of creativity, the power of art, and treating other humans with dignity and kindness.

IMPACT

Annually, CCD's community education programs serve over 22,000 individuals, students, teachers, Title 1 elementary schools, families, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, persons with neurodiversity, and lifelong learners. Support for these programs are vital to our mission to unleash individual potential and to invigorate community through dance.

CCD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. EIN: 46-2961115

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Adams County Parks, Open Space & Cultural Arts Department

Alicia Sanchez Elementary School

ArtistiCO

Birch Elementary School

Canada's National Ballet School

Catchafire

Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Columbine Elementary

The Dance Archive

Emerald Elementary

Escuela Bilingue Pioneer

Fireside Elementary School

Kemp Elementary

Mapleton Public Schools

Mexican Cultural Center

Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School

Wilmore-Davis Elementary School

YouthSeen

Our Studio Company

CCD's Studio Company is comprised of dedicated, curious, and talented dancers in our Advanced Division. In addition to performing in CCD’s production of The Nutcracker, these dancers tour to eight elementary schools annually performing an anti-bullying-based production, partner with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra to co-produce two sensory-friendly performances, and perform for 900 children at the Broomfield Auditorium. Their 2022-2023 season culminates with this inspiring production called reLIGHT – bringing together new works and important reprisals celebrating inspiration, renewal, and reinvigoration.

Bridget Church is a 18-year-old senior. She began dancing at age 3 under Deena Fournier at Ann Arbor Dance Classics. At age 13, Bridget began studying with Colorado Conservatory of Dance. This will be her third year as a member of Studio Company. Bridget has performed in 6 productions of CCD’s The Nutcracker and has danced roles including Dew Drop, Lead Russian, Lead Snow, Flower, Mirliton, Columbine Doll, and Spanish. In 2021, Bridget participated in Dominic Walsh’s Movement Lab summer intensive where she performed in Summer Moving Project working with a variety of choreographers including Dominic Walsh, Rosalynde LeBlanc, Shannon Alvis, and Tilman O’Donnell. As a member of Studio Company she has performed in a number of ballets including The Only Boy in Ballet Class, Madeline Stands Tall, Crayon Box, Peter and the Wolf, and excerpts from Sleeping Beauty. Bridget will be attending CU Boulder in the fall and plans on minoring in dance to continue her studies. Outside of dance, Bridget loves taking care of her pets, spending time with her friends, and

Eliza Fogdall is a 18-year-old senior. She began her training with the Colorado Conservatory of Dance at the age of 5, and in 2018 she joined Colorado Ballet’s Pre-Professional Division. Eliza is so excited to be rejoining CCD for her senior year before pursuing a professional career in dance. Throughout her training with both the Colorado Conservatory of Dance, Eliza has had the opportunity to perform roles such as Clara, Lead Chinese, Mirliton, Spanish, and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, as well as being featured in original works by David Barbour and Michael Hinton, and she looks forward to also dancing in works by Carlos Carvajal, Autumn Eckman, Chung-Fu Chang, and Janelle Ayón. With Colorado Ballet, she performed in original works by Domenico Luciano, Maria Mosina, and Mayo Sugano, and she performed in Septime Webre’s Wizard of Oz. Eliza has participated in the Denver Ballet Guild Young Dancers Competition for two years, placing as a finalist in both, and she attended San Francisco Ballet’s Summer Intensive. When she’s not dancing, Eliza can be found reading, catching up on homework, or out with her friends.

Abbey Sterling is a 15-year-old sophomore with a 3.7 GPA. She has been studying with Colorado Conservatory of Dance for 11 years. This is her third year in CCD’s Studio Company. As a student at CCD, she has performed in several works choreographed by Julia Wilkinson Manley, Dominic Walsh, David Barbour, Garrett Ammon, Julia Meng, and Cameron Terry. For eight years she has also performed in CCD’s productions of The Nutcracker in a variety of roles including Dew Drop, Lead Russian, Lead Snow, Flower, Mirliton, Party Mother, and Spanish. Over the past few summers, Abbey has attended summer intensives at Colorado Ballet and Colorado Conservatory of Dance. Besides dance, Abbey loves spending time with her family and friends.

All Studio Company photos by Amanda Tipton.

Gabriella Mbagoyi is a 15-year-old junior honor student and member of the yearbook staff. This will be Gabriella’s sixth year dancing at Colorado Conservatory of Dance, and her fourth year participating in Studio Company. In “StuCo,” Gabriella has had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Dominic Walsh, Tilman O’Donnell, Cameron Terry, and Robert Mills. At CCD, Gabriella has participated in six productions of The Nutcracker; dancing roles including Clara, Spanish, Mirliton, Angel, and Snow. In 2022, she had the opportunity to attend Kansas City Ballet School’s summer intensive program with a merit scholarship. Outside of school and dance, Gabriella likes to spend her time reading and drawing.

Franziska (Siska) Nagle is a 15-year-old homeschool student. She has been dancing at Colorado Conservatory of Dance (CCD) for 11 years, and this is her third year in Studio Company. She has performed in six productions of CCD’s The Nutcracker, dancing the roles of Chinese Corps, Soldier, Angel, Sheep, Snowflake, and Flower. In 2021, Siska had the opportunity to perform in Studio Company’s Pivot, working with choreographers Dominic Walsh, Cameron Terry, Caili Quan, and Tilman O’Donnell. She has also performed in Studio Company’s anti-bullying ballets My Secret Bully and Crayon Box. She was able to perform in Dominic Walsh’s Cinderella & the Evil Stepmother in spring 2022. Siska has really enjoyed her years in Studio Company and has learned so much from her fellow dancers, the CCD staff, and the exquisite guest choreographers. In her spare time Siska loves to read, write, and bake treats.

Taylor Portillo is a 16-year-old sophomore. She loves school, especially the friend part, and highly enjoys going to study dance in the evenings. Taylor has been dancing for nine years, six of which have been spent at Colorado Conservatory of Dance. Before dancing at CCD, Taylor attended Westminster Dance Company where she competed up to three times a year. CCD has opened up so many opportunities for her, and she absolutely loves their wide variety of classes and performances. Taylor is a part of CCD’s Studio Company, and is loving it! She has performed in the Studio Company’s anti-bullying ballet, My Secret Bully, in which she performed the role of Katie, and has also performed in Crayon Box, performing the role of Red Crayon. In addition, Taylor has performed in CCD’s production of The Nutcracker for three years and has danced the roles of Dragonfly, Mouse, Snow, Flower, Columbine Doll, Mirliton, and Clara. Taylor has been privileged to work with choreographers including Maree ReMalia, Dominic Walsh, David

Barbour, and Julia Wilkinson Manley. She has attended CCD’s Advanced Summer Intensive for five years. In her freetime, you can find Taylor playing the violin (she has been playing for five years), hanging out with her friends, drinking lots of coffee, and spending time with her family and dogs. Taylor is looking forward to a lifetime of dancing and is amazingly grateful for the opportunities she’s had.

Sarah Wilson is 16-years-old. Currently, she is in her fifth year of dance at Colorado Conservatory of Dance. She is in her junior year with a 4.0 GPA. This is her first year in the Studio Company. Sarah has been in three productions of The Nutcracker with CCD in the roles of Mouse, Sheep, Party Boy, Lead Angel, and Chinese Corps. She was also a Snowflake in Dominic Walsh’s Cinderella.

Antonio Houck, Guest Dancer, began dancing at the age of 9 at Colorado Conservatory of Dance, then kn own as Ballet Nouveau Colorado. He had his first Nutcracker and Studio Company performance, Prince Igor, at the age of 13. Since then he has danced at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Indiana University Ballet Theatre, where he has performed in works by George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, Sasha Janes, Twyla Tharp, Mark Morris, Jerome Robbins and Martha Graham. In his free time, he enjoys exploring the mountains and his cat, Lyra.

Our Supporters

Colorado Conservatory of Dance gratefully acknowledges the support of the following individuals, foundations, and grantors.

Benefactor (+$50,000)

Scientific Cultural Facilities District

Presenting ($10,000$49,999)

Community First Foundation

The Denver Foundation: The Bowen Family Performing Arts Fund

Sill-TerHar Motors

Innovator ($5,000 - $9,999)

Colorado Creative Industries: Think 360 Arts for Learning

Nicole & Jason Rosener

Schafer Thomas Maez PC

Champion ($2,500 - $4,999)

Broomfield Community Foundation

JVA, Inc.

Goldman Sachs

Cindi &David Manley

Allen Nakagawa

Rangeview Tech Center

Jeanne & JR Roedel

Karen Shanley

Summit Financial Solutions

Cindy Ward

Ambassador ($1,250$2,499)

Broomfield City Council

Kristen Ditges Manning

Amy Kenney

Sydney & Joyce Levy Foundation

Andrew Meng

Sally Sandusky

Source Communication

The Colorado Trust Foundation

Collaborator ($500 - $1,299)

Anonymous (5)

Melanie & Marcus Church

Friends of E&A Construction

Ned Endler

Kristin Field-Macumber

Ann & Jim Foil

Nury & Jerry Jaramillo

Kay & Brad McKim

Millie & Jeff Behar

Jennifer Meng

Carolyn & Martin Meng

Karen Meyer

Paige Rosener

Marnie Rundiks

Livia Scholtes

Diane & Walter Scott

Mike Stanzewski

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Noah Atencio

Mary Ann Atkin

Ball Family

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Millie & Jeff Behar

Lenore & Victor Behar

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Chuck Bob

Marcy Bolster & John DiMuzio

The Bonsells

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Leeon Campbell

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Christina Chao

Chris Chen

James Clarke

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JT Paulman

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Richard Peterson

Pfrogner Family

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Thomas Randell

Marie Ricci

Erica Richards

Irene Roberts

Jan Rodriguez

Emily Rosen

Maria Rubin

K&E Runderson

Nate Sauer

Stephanie Porter-Scheinman & Robert Scheinman

Darcey Schumacher

Anne Sellars

Taylor Portillo & Heather Smit

Aiya Staller

Sullivan Family

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Winifred & Winfield Swarr

Ivanova Swarr

Steven Tallman

Kim Thomsen

Zoe Toth

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Trojanowski Family

Nicki Truhe

K Turnbull

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Dmitry Vilner

Dawn & Michael Weiss

Prescilla Wilson

Teresa Worthington

Andra Zepplin

Hui Zhang

Sonny Zinn

In Loving Memory of Julia Meng

Anonymous (5)

Penelope & David Askin

Alexis Ball

Lenore & Victor Behar

Zoe Behar

Blechar Family

Marcy Bolster & John DiMuzio

Bonsell Family

Chris Chen

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Sheila & Joe Furman

Vladislav Mangham

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In-Kind Support

Boulder Body Wear

Broomfield Lifestyle – Media Sponsor

Compass Rose Floral & Décor

Lionsgate Event Center

Sweet Sisters Bake Shop

Zoe’s Coffee

These generous donations were received beginning of fiscal year, August 1, 2022, through April 14, 2023. Thank you to those whose donations were received after our publication deadline. If you would like to make a gift, please visit ccdance.org/donate.

CCD Wellness Team

CCD believes in educating dancers about how to take care of their instruments. To make body work accessible and naturalistic for our artists, we work with local experts in Physical Therapy, Massage, Chiropractic, Fascial Distortion Method, and Hypnosis to provide onsite care. Through these partnerships, our dancers learn to communicate effectively with our faculty and develop a life-long practice of proper self care.