Here are some simple rules of common sense and courtesy.
Do feel free to applaud: When your favorite dancer appears on stage. 1. When a dancer does many turns (rond de jambe fouette) 2 When a dancer balances on pointe. 3. When a boy dancer lifts a girl dancer 4
In other words, you may applaud whenever you like what you see.
Do give full attention to what is being performed on stage.
We shall not: Talk 1. Use cellular phones 2 Take any pictures 3. Hum, sing, or tap fingers or feet 4
Rustle programs 5
Make noise with gum 6. Open cellophane-wrapped candies 7 Snap purses open and closed 8. Read 9
Sigh with boredom 10. Arrive late or leave early 11
A B A L L E T I N T H R E E A C T S
NARATED BY MS ALANA REDICK
O R I G I N A L L Y
AN 1892 TWO-ACT BALLET, CHOREOGRAPHED BY MARIUS PETIPA AND LEV IVANOV WITH A SCORE BY PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (OP 71) THE LIBRETTO IS ADAPTED FROM E T A HOFFMANN'S STORY "THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING"
Founders
Conservatory Ballet, Julia Cziller Redick 1972
Original Set Design for Conservatory Ballet, Meridee Levy
Original Set Coordinator, Donald Correll
Costumes by Darlene Corell & Imogene Hunt
E N M E M O R I A M A R T I S T I C
D I R E C T O R A N D F O U N D E R
JULIA CZILLER REDICK
Julia Cziller Redick began her training in Budapest, Hungary, at the Hungarian Opera House and the Artist Academy.
After the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, Mrs Redick immigrated to the United States and resumed her studies with her mother, Madame Alicia Reisz, formerly Prima Ballerina of the Hungarian Opera. Mrs. Redick also studied with Miss Carol Lynn, Dale Senhardt, Ann Parsons, and Oleg Tupine, and she performed with the National Ballet under the direction of Fredrick Franklin.
Mrs Redick held the position as Head of the Dance Department at Hannah More Academy in Reisterstown, Maryland, St Timothy's School in Stevenson, Maryland, and in 1971 founded the Conservatory in Columbia, Maryland. Conservatory Ballet, Ltd., of Reston followed in 1979, where she continued for the next 40 years
FACULTY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ALEXIA REDICK BARTLETT
ALEXIA REDICK BARTLETT IS FROM THREE GENERATIONS OF BALLET TEACHERS HER GRANDMOTHER, ALICIA KISH, WAS A PRIMA BALLERINA ASSOLUTA WITH THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL BALLET HER MOTHER JULIA CZILLER REDICK TAUGHT FOR 55 YEARS, CREATING MORE PROFESSIONAL BALLET DANCERS THAN ANY OTHER TEACHER OF HER KIND. REVERED BY MANY AS THE BEST BALLET TEACHER IN THE AREA, MRS. REDICK BROUGHT ALEXIA EVERYWHERE SHE WENT. ALEXIA WAS IN EVERY CLASS SHE TAUGHT HER WHOLE LIFE CONSERVATORY BALLET FOUNDATION IS CREATED IN HER HONOR
ALEXIA HAS STUDIED UNDER SOME OF THE GREATS HERSELF, INCLUDING RUDOLPH KHARATIAN, MR. ZIMMELEROV, MADAME VINOGRADOVA, MADAME KOLPAKOVA. SHE WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE THE LITTLE SISTER OF TWO EXTRAORDINARY MALE DANCERS WHO THEMSELVES STUDIED UNDER GREAT BALLET MASTERS SHE HAS PERFORMED AT THE KENNEDY CENTER AND WITH BALLET PARADISO ALEXIA IS FULL OF ENERGY AND THRIVES IN A ROOM FULL OF CHILDREN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
AUDREY KELLEY
AUDREY IS A PREVIOUS DANCER WITH THE CONSERVATORY BALLET OF SIXTEEN YEARS SHE WAS TAUGHT BY MRS REDICK (THE FOUNDER OF THE CONSERVATORY BALLET AND ALEXIA’S MOTHER), AND WAS THE LAST SENIOR TO GRADUATE WITH HER BEAUTIFUL PRESENCE STILL WITH US AUDREY JUST GRADUATED FROM JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY WITH A MAJOR IN HEALTH SCIENCE AND A DOUBLE MINOR IN DANCE AND PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY. AUDREY PLANS ON USING HER GAP YEAR TO BE OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND THEN PLANS ON GETTING HER DOCTORATE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY SHE’S VERY EXCITED TO BE IN OUR CONSERVATORY BALLET FAMILY AGAIN AND CAN’T WAIT TO TEACH WITH US FOR A WHOLE YEAR!
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MADAME ILONA
MADAME ILONA IS OUR LATEST ADDITION TO THE CONSERVATORY BALLET FAMILY AS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, AND ESTEEMED PROFESSOR OF BALLET AND DANCE, SHE BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERTISE AND PASSION TO OUR TEAM SPECIALIZING IN THE RENOWNED VAGANOVA METHODOLOGY, MADAME ILONA HAS DEDICATED 28 YEARS TO TEACHING AND NURTURING STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS HER EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE MAKE HER A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR CONSERVATORY, INSPIRING AND GUIDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCERS
ADMINISTRATOR
MARIA JONES
MARIA IS THE ADMINISTRATOR AT CONSERVATORY BALLET, WHERE SHE ENSURES THE SCHOOL RUNS SMOOTHLY. MARIA HANDLES CLASS SCHEDULES, STUDENT ENROLLMENT, AND DAILY OPERATIONS WITH EFFICIENCY AND CARE HER COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING BOTH STUDENTS AND PARENTS MAKES HER A KEY PART OF OUR CONSERVATORY BALLET FAMILY.
SYNOPSIS
ACT I
It’s a snowy Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum home, and Dr and Frau Stahlbaum and their children, Marie and Fritz, are welcoming their guests to a holiday party There are games and gifts for the children, and dancing for everyone Marie’s beloved godfather, Herr Drosselmeier, introduces her to his young nephew and gives her a wonderful present: a handsome wooden Nutcracker
After the party, Marie falls asleep on the sofa with her Nutcracker. Suddenly, she sits up something is not right Out of nowhere, giant mice scurry into the room, and the Christmas tree begins to grow, higher and higher, until it towers over Marie Everything in the room disappears except for Fritz’s toy soldiers and the Nutcracker all now as big as Marie The Nutcracker leads the toy soldiers into battle with the mice, and Marie helps him by throwing her slipper at the fierce Mouse King, who the Nutcracker then slays Now that the Mouse King is dead, an ancient spell has been broken, and the Nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince As he presents Marie with the Mouse King’s crown, she recognizes him as Herr Drosselmeier’s nephew The children enter a beautiful forest, where the snowflakes dance a lovely waltz and guide Marie and the Prince toward the Christmas Star
ACT II
Marie and the Prince arrive in the Land of Sweets and are greeted by the beautiful Sugarplum Fairy and all the other inhabitants of her realm The Prince tells the story of the battle with the mice, describing how Marie helped him defeat the Mouse King Everyone is delighted that the Prince and Marie are safe, and the Sugarplum Fairy leads them to a glittering throne, where they can enjoy cakes and candies Everyone dances for the two children: Hot Chocolate from Spain, Chinese Tea, Coffee from Arabia, the Candy Canes, the Marzipan Shepherdesses, and Mother Ginger, with her eight little polichinelles Then comes the Waltz of the Flowers, with a shimmering Dewdrop dancing among the lovely blooms, and finally, the Sugarplum Fairy returns with her Cavalier to perform a majestic dance
It’s time for Marie and the Prince to say goodbye Everyone returns to bid them farewell, and they soar off in a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer
A C T 1 , S C E N E 1
T H E P A R T Y
M A R I E
ELMIEN THOMAS, SOPHIA MICHEALS
L O U I S E
DANIEL THOMAS, LEILA KENEIPP
F R I T Z
LUKE OSMANI
F R A U S I L B E R H A U S
AUDREY KELLEY
H E R R S I L B E R H A U S
MICHAEL LAWLER
H E R R D R O S S E L M E I E R
OCTAVIAN AFTENI
M A R I E S F R I E N D S
TEAGAN MCAULIFFE, AMELIA LOHRUM, FAITH THOMAS, ADDISON GOODWIN, XOLIE NDLOVU, HAYES HOHMANN, ELLE SHI, ANYA MCFERRAN
L O U I S E S F R I E N D S
DAPHNE AFTENI, LEILA KENEIPP,
DANIEL THOMAS, AVA LEE, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA
S T A G E R I G H T G I R L S
HANNAH GRACE HOLT, KATE BHANDARI, SOFIA BARRESI, BETTY MATTIS, MILA FRANCHAK,
F R I T Z F R I E N D S
JAMES LEE, THOMAS OSMANI, ALEX BHANDARI
M A G I C A L S P R I T E I N T H E F F R E E Z E
BETTY MATTIS, FAITH THOMAS
M A R I O N E T T E D O L L S
SOFIA BARRESI, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH
B I G B E A R
RYAN OSMANI
F I R S T D O L L
SOPHIA MICHEALS, VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA
S E C O N D D O L L
ROSE AUSTIN, LANA WYNANDS
T H I R D D O L L
EMMA STEVENS, ELMIEN THOMAS
P O S S E S S E D D O L L
AVA LEE, FAITH THOMAS
A C T 1 , S C E N E 2
T H E M A G I C
HAYES HOHMANN, ELLE SHI, HANNAH HOLT, KATE BHANDARI, ANYA MCFERRAN, ESME LOLA BARNES A N G E L S
M A G I C A L S P R I T E S
STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, VICTORIA
FEDOSEEVA, XOLIE NDLOVU, ADDISON GOODWIN
D O L L I E S U N D E R T H E T R E E
AMELIA LOHRUM, TEAGAN MCAULIFFE, ADDSION GOODWIN, SOFIA BARRESI, XOLIE NDLOVU, MILA FRANCHAK, FAITH THOMAS, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH, ELLE SHI
R O C K I N G H O R S E D O L L
MADELEINE NASHI, ISABELLE KIM, ANNA SHVEDOVA
B E A R S
MILA FRANCHAK, HAYDEN BERKEY, FIONA MINIHANE, AURELIA VAN NESS, ISABELLE KIM, MADELEINE NASHI, CHARLOTTE LAWLER, BLAIR GARVEY, BETTY MATTIS, SCARLETT VALMONT, SOFIA BARRESI, ARIA CHAIKIN
M A G I C M I C E
SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, DANIEL THOMAS, EMMA STEVENS, LANA WYNANDS, LEILA KENEIPP
ACT 1, SCENE 3 THE BATTLE
S O L I D E R S
DAPHNE AFTENI, STEPHANIE
DEURDULIAN, AREV DEURDULIAN, AVA
LEE, ROSE AUSTIN, VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA
M I C E
SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, DANIEL THOMAS, LEILA KENEIPP, EMMA STEVENS, LANA WYNANDS
C A N N O N B O Y S
LUKE OSMANI, JAMES LEE, ALEX BHANDARI, THOMAS OSMANI
T H E N U T C R A C K E R
LANA WYNANDS, ROSE AUSTIN
T H E M O U S E Q U E E N ISABELLA KRIEGER, EMMA STEVENS
**Intermission or brief pause**
A C T 2
T H E L A N D O F S N O W
T H E F A I R Y G O D M O T H E R
ISABELLA KRIEGER
S N O W A N G E L S
BETTY MATTIS, SOFIA BARRESI, SCARLETT VALMONT, MADELEINE NASHI, MILA FRANCHAK, HAYDEN BERKEY, ARIA CHAIKIN, QUINN HINDERDAEL, BLAIR GARVEY, CHARLOTTE LAWLER, ISABELLE KIM, FIONA MINIHANE, AURELIA VAN NESS, ANNA SHVEDOVA
DANIEL THOMAS, ISABELLA KRIEGER, DAPHNE AFTENI, AVA LEE, SOPHIA MICHEALS, AREV DEURDULIAN, LEILA KENEIPP
L I T T L E P A S T I L L E S
BLAIR GARVEY, MILA FRANCHAK, HAYDEN BERKEY, AURELIA VAN NESS, SOFIA BARRESI, SCARLETT VALMONT, FIONA MINIHANE, MADELEINE NASHI, ISABELLE KIM, QUINN HINDERDAEL, ARIA CHAIKIN, CHARLOTTE LAWLER, ANNA SHVEDOVA
B U T T E R F L I E S
ESME BARNES, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH, AMELIA LOHRUM, HANNAH HOLT, KATE BHANDARI, TEAGAN MCAULIFFE, ELLE SHI, FAITH THOMAS, BETTY MATTIS, SOFIA BARRESI
ACT 3 SCENE 2
THE LAND OF SWEETS
S P A N I S H ( C H O C O L A T E )
EMMA STEVENS
C H I L D R E N ' S D A N C E
SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, DANIEL THOMAS, LEILA KENEIPP, AREV DEURDULIAN, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, HAYES HOHMANN, ANYA MCFERRAN, ESME
