Sunday Matinee Performance 12-11-2022

O U R M I S S I O N I S T H A T E V E R Y S T U D E N T H A S T H E R I G H T T O B E T A U G H T . H E L P U S B E C O M E T H E F I R S T T U I T I O NF R E E C O N S E R V A T O R Y I N N O R T H E R N V I R G I N I A !

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L U C K Y N U T C R A C K E R S

IN GERMANY, NUTCRACKERS ARE TRADITIONALLY THOUGHT TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND ARE OFTEN GIVEN TO CHILDREN AT CHRISTMAS.

L E G E N D H A S I T

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THE STORY GOES THAT A WEALTHY FARMER WANTED TO SPEED UP HIS NUT PRODUCTION AND OFFERED A PRIZE FOR THE BEST SOLUTION. A PUPPET MAKER WON, WITH HIS WOODEN DOLL WITH A LEVER MOUTH.

D I D Y O U K N O W ?

THE NUTCRACKER IS A HOLIDAY TRADITION IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD THIS DELIGHTFUL BALLET IS ENJOYED YEAR-ROUND AND NOT PARTICULARLY ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTMAS

M A R I E O R C L A R A ?

IN E.T.A. HOFFMAN'S ORIGINAL 1816 STORY, THE LITTLE GIRL WHO GOES ON AN ADVENTURE WITH HER NUTCRACKER IS NAMED MARIE, AND HER DOLL IS CALLED CLARA. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ADAPTATIONS OF THE STORY SINCE THEN, AND THE CHARACTER IS SOMETIMES MARIE AND SOMETIMES CLARA IN RUSSIA, SHE IS OFTEN CALLED MASHA, A VARIATION OF MARIE

C E L E S T I A L M U S I C

THAT DISTINCTIVE TINKLING MUSIC IN THE DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY IS MADE BY A CELESTA THE INSTRUMENT LOOKS LIKE A PIANO OR ORGAN, BUT ITS HAMMERS STRIKE METAL BARS INSTEAD OF STRINGS TCHAIKOVSKY INTRODUCED THE CELESTA TO RUSSIA WITH HIS NUTCRACKER BALLET.

H E L P U S C R A C K T H E N U T

BY FILLING THE HAT

Kyrylo Kruhlov

Mr Kruhlov is originally from Kyiv, Ukraine He received his training at the Kyiv State Ballet School and graduated in 2014 Mr Kruhlov danced multiple roles with the National Opera of Ukraine, Novosibirsk State Academic Opera & Ballet Theatre, and with the Ukrainian Classical Ballet in Kyiv

Pavlo Yevtushenko

Mr Yevtushenko is from Cherkasy, Ukraine He was trained at the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Dance under the direction of Serge Lifar and danced many roles for the Russian National Ballet as well as Odessa Opera House

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C O N S E R V A T O R Y B A L L E T ' S

T H E N U T C R A C K E R

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

S U P P O R T

DIRECTOR, ALEXIA BARTLETT

CURRENT SET DESIGN BY LINDSAY ANNE PEARSON & ALEXIA REDICK COSTUMES BY MANY PRECIOUS HANDS & MRS REDICK

PUBLIC RELATIONS

LOURI GROVES & GABRIEL ALDRIN TANCUECO MENDOZA

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

MELISSA REISLAND

H E R R S I L B E R H A U S KIRYL KRUHLOV

LUKE OSMANI

RUBIS

KIMBLE

YOLANDA GOYONE, LAKESHA MEEKINS

L O U I S E S F R I E N D S

KIERA MOTSINGER, IRIS MASLOW, EMMA STEVENS, ARIA WEN, ANNABELLE YU, NYLAH SARTAJ

F R I T Z F R I E N D S

THOMAS OSMANI, HUGH BARTLETT, CHASE HARRIG PORTER, GRETCHEN & AVERY

M A R I E S F R I E N D S

AVA LEE, , MEGAN LOWERY, ANNEMARIE CHALK, OLIVIA YU,ARIA WEN

CHALK

HABER

PHILIP RICHARDS

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JASON RUBIS

A D U L T P A R T

SADIE FOWLER, AYESHA COOPER, ALYSSA LIMPSTOM KRYLL KRUHLOV PAVEL YEVTUSHENKO

ABIGAIL SOBAN

M E C A N I C A L D O L L # 2 ROSE AUSTIN

M E C H A N I C A L D O L L # 3 MERI FOWLER

F R A U S I L B E R H A U S

M A R I E ABIGAIL

F R I T Z

L O U I S E WREN

M A I D S

H E R R D R O S S E L M E Y E R

Y G U E S T S

M A R I O N E T T E D O L L S SARAH

A N I M A T E D T E D D Y B E A R

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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 LILY

T H E M A G I C

ACT 1, SCENE

THE BATTLE

T H E N U T C R A C K E R

NIKA MASLOW, IRIS MASLOW, ELLIE EBNAREZA, WEI WEI LEGRAND, DANIELLE THOMAS, CHARLOTTE WRAY, SARAH HABER, LEXIE FOWLER

A N G E L S M A G I C A L S P R I T E S & S T A R ANNEMARIE CHALK MEGAN LOWERY ELLIE EBNAREZA

T E D D Y B E A R S & T O Y S

LUMIING LEGRAND, TALIA DININ AKSURA SAI MORGAN MACHLALAN, HAZEL SWARTZBAUGH ERROLYN DICKERSON

JORDAN HARRIG, OLIVIA YU AELITH DICKERSON JENNIFER MACHLALAN, VIDA RAYSON ELMIEN THOMAS SOPHIA MICHAELS

PAVEL YEVTUSHEKO

T O Y S O L D I E R S : C A N N O N R E G I M I N E

LUKE OSMANI,THOMAS OSMANI HUGH BARTLETT

T O Y S O L D I E R S : M I L I T I A & C A L V E R Y

WREN KIMBLE KEIRA MOTSINGER ABIGAIL SOBAN EMMA STEVENS ROSE AUSTIN NYLAH SARTAJ

KRYLL KRUHLOV

M I C E

EVA MOHLER SALLIE DOUGHTY YOLANDA GOYONE CAMILLA RODRIGEZ

LAKESHA MEEKINS MERI FOWLER SADIE FOWLER NATASHA GROVES

intermission or brief pause

T H E M O U S E K I N G

D O L L I E S U N D E R T H E T R E E

THANK YOU TO OUR PROGRAM SPONSOR:

A C T 2

T H E L A N D O F S N O W

SADIE FOWLER

T H E S N O W A N G E L S

TALIA DININ, AELITH DICKERSON, SCARLETT BOLAR, XOLILIE NDLOVU, ELLA SONI, CHAROLOTTE GOODRICH, MORGAN MACLALAN ELMIEN THOMAS, AKSURA SAI, ERROLYN DICKERSON

T H E I C E F A I R I E S

IRIS MASLOW, ARIA WEN, AVA LEE, AREV DEURDULIAN, SOPHIA MICHAELS STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, ELLIE EBNAREZA

T H E S N O W F L A K E S

ABIGAIL SOBAN, ANNEMARIE CHALK, AVERY KRAPER, CAMILLA RODRIGEZ, EMMA STEVENS,, GRETCHEN KRENTAL, KEIRA MOTSINGER, LAKESHA MEEKINS, MERI FOWLER, ROSE AUSTIN, SADIE FOWLER, NASTASHA GROVES, SALLIE DOUGHTY, WREN KIMBLE, YOLANDA GOYONE

S N O W F L U R R I E S

ROSE AUSTIN, MEGAN LOWERY, ELLIE EBNAREZA

T H E S N O W S Q U I R E S

THOMAS OSMANI, HUGH BARTLETT, LUKE OSMANI

H . R . M .

H E S N O W Q U E E N

MOHLER

intermission or brief pause

T H E F A I R Y G O D M O T H E R

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C O L D C A V E L E I R KRYLL KRUHLOV

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C L O W N S

CAROLINE SWARTZBUAGH, MERI FOWLER

A N G E L S

WEI WEI LEGRAND, SARAH HABER, CHARLOTTE WRAY, DANIELLE THOMAS

B U T T E R F L I E S

HAZEL SWARTBAUGH, AVA LEE, XOLILIE NDLOVU, JENIFER MACHLALAN, ELMIEN THOMAS, ELLA SONI, AELITH DICKERSON, SOPHIA MICHAELS, VIDA RAYSON, TALIA DININ, ARIA WEN

P A S T I L L E S

AKSURA SAI

EROLYN DICKERSON, CHARLOTTE GOODRICH, NOELIA GARCIA, XOLILIE NDLOVU

LILY CHALK GWYNETH MILLBANK

THE LAND OF SWEETS

G E R M A N C H I L D R E N ' S D A N C E ( G I N G E R B R E A D )

ABIGAIL RUBIS, ANNABELLE YU, AREV DEURDULIAN, LEXIE FOWLER, NYLAH SARTAJ, SARAH HABER, ARIA WEN, AVA LEE AS MARIE, EMMA STEVENS, STEPHANIE DEURDULIAN, CAMDEN O'NEIL, ELLIE EBNEREZA, NIKA MASLOW, IRIS MASLOW, ANNEMARIE CHALK, MEGAN LOWERY, CAROLINE, SWARTZBAUGH (AS CLOWN) MERI FOWLER (AS CLOWN)

T R E P A K ( F O L K D A N C E ) LAKEISHA MEEKINS

A R A B I E N ( C O F F E )

PHILLIP RICHARD YOLANDA GOYONE

A R A B I E N C O U R T

SADIE FOWLER, NYLAH SARTAJ, MEGAN LOWERY, CAROLINE SWARTZBAUGH, ELLIE EBNEREZA, LUKE OSMANI

RODRIGUEZ

C H I N E S E ( T E A )

KIERA MOTSINGER, WREN KIMBLE, ELLA STEVENS

SALLIE DOUGHTY AVERY KRAPER GRETCHEN KRENTAL

C O U R T O F T H E

U G A R P L U M F A I R Y

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T H E S U G A R P L U M F A I R Y NATASHA GROVES

C T 3 S C E N E 1

S P A N I S H ( C H O C O L A T E ) EVA MOHLER

I T A L I A N T A R A N T E L L A ( F O L K D A N C E ) CAMILLA

F R E N C H ( B O N B O N S )

A C T 3 , S C E N E 3

W A L T Z O F T H E F L O W E R S

P R E L U D E

ABIGAIL SOBAN, EMMA STEVENS, ROSE AUSTIN, KIERA MOTSINGER, WREN KIMBLE, ANNEMARIE CHALK

B A B I E S B R E A T H

NYLAH SARTAJ, MEGAN LOWERY, ELLIE EBNAREZA, AVA LEE

B A B I E S B R E A T H B E A U S THOMAS

OSMANI, HUGH BARTLETT,LUKE OSMANI

W A L T Z C O R P E S D E B A L L E T

NYLAH SARTAJ, MEGAN LOWERY, ELLIE EBNAREZA, SADIE FOWLER, MERI FOWLER, AVA LEE, LEXIE FOWLER, CAROLINE SWARTZBAUGH, ANNABELLE YU, AREV DEURDULIAN, VIDA RAYSON, ARIA WEN, SOPHIA MICHAELS, SARAH HABER

R O S E S O N N E T

EVA MOHLER, SALLIE DOUGHTY, AVERY KRAPER, GRETCHEN KRENTAL, YOLANDA GOYONE, CAMILLA RODRIGUEZ, LAKEISHA MEEKINS

PAVLO YEVTUSHENKO

Q U E E N O F T H E F L O W E R S KENNA POWELL

C A V A L I E R

F U N F A C T S , T R A D I T I O N S , & H I S T O R Y

T R A D I T I O N : C A N Y O U S P O T I T ?

EVERY YEAR DURING THE FINAL PERFORMANCE, USUALLY THE SUNDAY MATINEE, THE SENIOR(S) GET TO PLAY A PRANK ON THE AUDIENCE AND MRS REDICK CAN YOU SPOT IT? IN YEARS PAST SENIORS HAVE TAKEN A SELFIE DURING THE FREEZE IN ACT I, COME ON IN A GORILLA SUIT DURING THE MAGIC, & EVEN BECAME AVENGING ANGELS DURING BATTLE!

F U N N U T C R A C K E R F A C T

FOR THE LAST PERFORMANCE THE SNOW FALL BECOMES A BLIZZARD, AS WE MUST GET RID OF THE REMAINING SNOW IN THE SNOW CRADLE OUR CAST THEN GETS TO HAVE A SNOW FIGHT BEFORE IT ALL GETS SWEPT AWAY!

MRS. REDICK FIRST CHOREOGRAPHED AND PERFORMED THE NUTCRACKER IN 1973 IN COLUMBIA, MD

T M I S S

AT THE FINAL BOW OF THE SUNDAY MATINEE, THE SENIOR KISSES THE STAGE GOODBYE, AS SHE WILL NEVER PERFORM ON THIS STAGE AGAIN BRING YOUR TISSUES: IT IS BITTERSWEET!

C O N S E R V A T O R Y B A L L E T H I S T O R Y

T R A D I T I O N : D O N '

O N S E R V A T O R Y B A L L E T

T H A N K Y O

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

W E W O U L D L I K E T O E X T E N D O U R D E E P E S T G R A D I T U D E F O R T H E G E N E R O U S G I F T O F T I M E

U V O L U N T E E R S

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