Nutcracker Program 2024

THEATER AND BALLET ETIQUETTE AND CUSTOMS

Here are some simple rules of common sense and courtesy.

Do feel free to applaud: 1. When your favorite dancer appears on stage.

2. When a dancer does many turns (rond de jambe fouette).

3. When a dancer balances on pointe.

4. When a boy dancer lifts a girl dancer.

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: 1. Talk 2. Use cellular phones 3. Take any pictures 4. Hum, sing, or tap fingers or feet 5. Rustle programs 6. Make noise with gum 7. Open cellophane-wrapped candies 8. Snap purses open and closed 9. Read 10. Sigh with boredom 11. Arrive late or leave early

CONSERVATORY BALLET'S THE NUTCRACKER A BALLET IN THREE ACTS N ARATED BY MS ALANA REDICK

ORIGINALLY 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

EN MEMORIAM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER 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

EXEC U T I VE DIRECT OR ALEX I A REDICK BA RTLETT ALEX I A R E DICK BARTLETT IS FROM TH R E E G E N E R A T I O N S O F B A L L E T T E AC H E R S . H E R GRAN D M O THER, AL ICIA KISH, WAS A P R I M A B A L L E R I N A A S S O L U T A W I T H TH E H U N G A R I A N NATI O N A L BALLET. HER MOTHER JUL I A C Z I L L E R R E D I C K T A U G H T F O R 5 5 Y E A R S , CREA T I N G MORE P ROFESSIONAL BALL E T D A N C E R S T H A N A N Y O T H E R T E A C H E R O F H E R KIND . R E V ERED BY MANY AS THE BEST B A L L E T T E A C H E R I N T H E A R E A , M RS . R E D I C K BROU G H T ALEXIA E VERYWHERE SHE W E N T . A L E X I A W A S I N E V E R Y C L A S S S H E T A U G H T HER W H O LE LIFE. C ONSERVATORY BA L L E T F O U N D A T I O N I S C R E A T E D I N H E R H O N O R .

ALEX I A H A S STUDIED UNDER SOME O F T H E G R E A T S H E R S E L F , I N C L U D I N G R U D O L P H KHAR A T I AN, MR. ZI MMELEROV, MADA M E V I N O G R A D O V A , M A D A M E K O L P A K O V A . S H E W A S FORT U N A TE ENOU GH TO BE THE LITT L E S I S T E R O F T W O E X T R A O R D I N A R Y M A L E D A N C E R S WHO T H E MSELVES STUDIED UNDER GR E A T B A L L E T M A S T E R S . S H E H A S P E R F O R M E D A T T H E KENN E D Y CENTER AND WITH BALLET P A R A D I S O .

ALEX I A I S FULL OF ENERGY AND THRI V E S I N A R O O M F U L L O F C H I L D R E N .

ASSI S T A NT DIRECT OR AUDR E Y 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! ARTI S T I C DIRECTO R MADA M E ILONA MADA M E ILONA IS OUR LATEST ADDITI O N T O T H E C O N S E R V A T O R Y B A L L E T F A M I L Y . A S A PROF E S S IONAL DA NCER, CHOREOGR A P H E R , A N D E S T E E M E D P R O F E S S O R O F B A L L E T A N D DANC E , SHE BRING S A WEALTH OF EXP E R T I S E A N D P A S S I O N T O O U R T E AM . S P E C I A L I Z I N G I N THE R E N OWNED VA GANOVA METHODO L O G Y , M A D A M E I L O N A H A S D E D I C AT E D 2 8 Y E A R S T O TEAC H I N G AND NU RTURING STUDENTS O F A L L A G E S A N D S K I L L L E V E L S . H E R E X T E N S I V E EXPE R I E NCE AND C OMMITMENT TO EX C E L L E N C E M A K E H E R A V A L U A B L E A S S E T T O O U R CONS E R V ATORY, I NSPIRING AND GUI D I N G T H E N E X T G E N E R A T I O N O F D A N C E R S .

ADMI N I S TRATOR MARI A J ONES

MARI A I S THE ADMINISTRATOR AT CON S E R V A T O R Y B A L L E T , W H E R E S H E EN S U R E S T H E SCHO O L RUNS SMO OTHLY. MARIA HAN D L E S C L A S S S C H E D U L E S , S T U D E N T ENRO L L M ENT, AND DAILY OPERATION S W I T H E F F I C I E N C Y A N D C A R E . H E R COMM I T M ENT TO S UPPORTING BOTH S T U D E N T S A N D P A R E N T S M A K E S H ER A K E Y PART O F OUR CON SERVATORY BALLET F A M I L Y .

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.

ACT 1, SCENE 1 THE PARTY MARIE ELMIEN THOMAS, SOPHIA MICHEALS

LOUISE DANIEL THOMAS, LEILA KENEIPP

FRITZ LUKE OSMANI

FRAU SILBERHAUS AUDREY KELLEY

HERR SILBERHAUS MI CHAEL LAWLER

HERR DROSSELMEIER OCTAVI AN AFTENI

MARIES FRIENDS TEAGAN MCAULI FFE, AMELI A LOHRUM, FAI TH THOMAS, ADDI SON GOODWI N, XOLI E NDLOVU, HAYES HOHMANN, ELLE SHI , ANYA MCFERRAN

LOUISES FRIENDS DAPHNE AFTENI, LEILA KENEIPP, DANIEL THOMAS, AVA LEE, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA

STAGE RIGHT GIRLS HANNAH GRACE HOLT, KATE BHANDARI, SOFIA BARRESI, BETTY MATTIS, MILA FRANCHAK,

FRITZ FRIENDS JAMES LEE, THOMAS OSMANI, ALEX BHANDARI

MAGICAL SPRITE IN THE FFREEZE BETTY MATTIS, FAITH THOMAS

MARIONETTE DOLLS SOFIA BARRESI, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH

BIG BEAR RYAN OSMANI

FIRST DOLL SOPHIA MICHEALS, VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA

SECOND DOLL ROSE AUSTIN, LANA WYNANDS

THIRD DOLL EMMA STEVENS, ELMIEN THOMAS

POSSESSED DOLL AVA LEE, FAITH THOMAS

ACT 1, SCENE 2 THE MAGIC

ANGELS HAYES HOHMANN, ELLE SHI, HANNAH HOLT, KATE BHANDARI, ANYA MCFERRAN, ESME LOLA BARNES

MAGICAL SPRITES STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA, XOLIE NDLOVU, ADDISON GOODWIN

DOLLIES UNDER THE TREE AMELIA LOHRUM, TEAGAN MCAULIFFE, ADDSION GOODWIN, SOFIA BARRESI, XOLIE NDLOVU, MILA FRANCHAK, FAITH THOMAS, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH, ELLE SHI

ROCKING HORSE DOLL MADELEINE NASHI, ISABELLE KIM, ANNA SHVEDOVA

BEARS 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

MAGIC MICE SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, DANIEL THOMAS, EMMA STEVENS, LANA WYNANDS, LEILA KENEIPP

ACT 1, SCENE 3

THE BATTLE

SOLIDERS DAPHNE AFTENI, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, AREV DEURDULIAN, AVA LEE, ROSE AUSTIN, VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA

MICE SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, DANIEL THOMAS, LEILA KENEIPP, EMMA STEVENS, LANA WYNANDS

CANNON BOYS LUKE OSMANI, JAMES LEE, ALEX BHANDARI, THOMAS OSMANI

THE NUTCRACKER LANA WYNANDS, ROSE AUSTIN

THE MOUSE QUEEN ISABELLA KRIEGER, EMMA STEVENS

**Intermission or brief pause**

ACT 2 THE LAND OF SNOW THE FAIRY GODMOTHER ISABELLA KRIEGER

SNOW ANGELS 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

ICE FAIRIES FAITH THOMAS, XOLIE NDLOVU, AMELIA LOHRUM, ADDISON GOODWIN, TEAGAN MCAULIFFE, ESME LOLA BARNES, ELLE SHI, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH, HANNAH HOLT, KATE BHANDARI

SNOW CAVALIER HUGH BARTLETT, LUKE OSMANI, JAMES LEE

ICICLES ADDISION GOODWIN, FAITH THOMAS, TEAGAN MCAUIFFE, XOLIE NDLOVU, AMELIA LOHRUM, ELLE SHI, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH

SNOW CORPS SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, AVA LEE, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, AREV DEURDULIAN, VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA, DAPHNE AFTENI, ISABELLA KRIEGER, ANYA MCFERRAN

SNOW PRINCESS EMMA STEVENS, LANA WYNANDS, DANIEL THOMAS, LEILA KENEIPP

SNOW QUEEN ROSE AUSTIN

**Intermission or brief pause**

ACT 3, SCENE 1

COURT OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY

CLOWNS ADDISON GOODWIN, XOLIE NDLOVU, ELMIEN THOMAS, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN

BIG PASTILLES DANIEL THOMAS, ISABELLA KRIEGER, DAPHNE AFTENI, AVA LEE, SOPHIA MICHEALS, AREV DEURDULIAN, LEILA KENEIPP

LITTLE PASTILLES 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

BUTTERFLIES 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

SPANISH (CHOCOLATE) EMMA STEVENS

CHILDREN'S DANCE SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, DANIEL THOMAS, LEILA KENEIPP, AREV DEURDULIAN, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, HAYES HOHMANN, ANYA MCFERRAN, ESME BARNES, AMELIA LOHRUM, XOLIE NDLOVU, TEAGAN MCAUIFFE, FAITH THOMAS, ADDISON GOODWIN

RUSSIAN VICTORIA FEDOSEEVA

RUSSIAN COURT DAPHNE AFTENI, AVA LEE, JAMES LEE

ARABIAN (COFFE) ROSE AUSTIN

ARABIAN COURT SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, LEILA KENEIPP, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, AREV DEURDULIAN

BABY ARABIAN AMELIA LOHRUM, XOLIE NDLOVU, TEAGAN MCAUIFFE, FAITH THOMAS

ITALIAN TARANTELLA (FOLK DANCE) DANIEL THOMAS

CHINESE (TEA) FAITH THOMAS, ADDISON GOODWIN, XOLIE NDLOVU, JAMES LEE, LUKE OSMANI

BON BONS ROSE AUSTIN, EMMA STEVENS, SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, LANA WYNANDS, LEILA KENEIPP, ISABELLA KRIEGER

ACT 3, SCENE 3 WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS

BABIES BREATH SOFIA BARRESI, BETTY MATTIS, MILA FRANCHAK, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH, AURELIA VAN NESS, FIONA MINIHANE, ELLE SHI, HAYDEN BERKEY

BABIES BREATH BEAUX LUKE OSMANI, JAMES LEE, HUGH BARTLETT, THOMAS OSMANI, ALEX BHANDARI

PRELUDE AMELIA LOHRUM, TEAGAN MCAULIFFE, ADDISON GOODWIN, XOLIE NDLOVU, FAITH THOMAS

WALTZ CORPES DE BALLET VICTORIA FEDOSEEV, SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS, AVA LEE, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, AREV DEURDULIAN, DAPHNE AFTENI, ANYA MCFERRAN, KATE BHANDARI, AMELIA LOHRUM, TEAGAN MCAULIFFE, ADDISON GOODWIN, XOLIE NDLOVU FAITH THOMAS

ROSESONNET STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, AREV DEURDULIAN, VICTORIA FEDOSEEV, SOPHIA MICHEALS, ELMIEN THOMAS

WALTZ DUET ROSE AUSTIN, ISABELLA KRIEGER

WALTZ SOLO LEILA KENEIPP, LANA WYNANDS

SUGAR PLUM FAIRY EMMA STEVENS

SUGAR PLUM DUET EMMA STEVENS, ROSE AUSTIN

THANK YOU WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRADITUDE FOR THE GENEROUS GIFT OF TIME

VOLUNTEERS

MANY PRECIOUS HANDS WENT INTO THE VAST UNDERTAKING WHICH IS NUTCRACKER. TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, WE HUMBLY THANK YOU. MERCI!

Autographs:

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