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Raymonda, The Dream, the lead in Theme and Variations, Le Corsaire, among others. His athleticism and style have also earned him leading roles in important contemporary works: Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove, The Elements and The Brahams-Haydn Variations; Nacho Duato’s Without Words and Remanso; Natalie Weir’s Hereafter; Mark Morris’s Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes. He and Ms. Dvorovenko are the proud parents of daughter Emma Galina. Fabrice Calmels Guest Artist Dec. 13 at 7pm, Dec. 14 at 2pm & 7pm, Dec. 15 at 1pm & 6pm
Born and raised in France, Fabrice Calmels began ballet training at the age of three. In 1991, he entered the Paris Opera School. He has worked with world-renowned dance masters such as Serge Golovine, Gilbert Mayer, Max Bozzoni, John Neumier, Jirí Kylián, among others. He has performed at the beautiful Palais Garnier opera theatre. In 1998, he moved to the United States and furthered his training by joining The Rock School. At Boston Ballet, he learned the Russian technique with ballet masters Tatiana Terekhova and Sergei Berezhnoi and also the Balanchine style at The School of American Ballet. Mr. Calmels joined The Joffrey Ballet in 2002 and has danced in the Age of Innocence, Apollo, Carousel a Dance, The Clowns, I/DNA, In the Middle…Somewhat Elevated, The Nutcracker and Suite Saint Saëns. Fabrice has appeared several times on television and was featured on Chicago’s WGN TV. He dances with ABT Principal, Veronica Part in guest performances. He has also expanded into acting, performing the role of Nijinsky in MISIA by writer Barry Singer, performed at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival. In 2008, Mr. Calmels collaborated with world-famous musician JeanFelix Lalanne, and his choreography was performed at Autour de la Guitarre in Paris. Mr. Calmels enjoys choreographing, modeling and working on “ILYS,” his new business. Irina Dvorovenko Guest Artist Dec. 18 at 7pm, Dec. 19 at 7pm, Dec. 20 at 7pm, Dec. 21 at 2pm
A principal dancer with ABT, Irina Dvorovenko was born in Kiev, Ukraine and began her ballet training at the Kiev Ballet School at the age of 10. She joined the National Opera Ballet of Kiev in 1990 as a soloist, rising to the rank of principal dancer in 1992. A dancer of infinite range, her repertoire with the National Opera Ballet included leading roles in many of the great classics: La Bayadère, Don Quixote, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Paquita. Ms. Dvorovenko’s superlative style and technique have been recognized in numerous ballet competitions throughout the world. Her most notable awards include the 1994 Grand Prix at the International Ballet Competition Serge Lifar in Ukraine, the 1992 Gold Medal and “Anna Pavlova” Prize at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow, the 1991 Bronze Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Osaka, Japan, 6 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
and the 1990 Silver Medal at the International Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. Joining ABT in 1996, Ms. Dvorovenko was made a soloist in 1997 and was appointed principal dancer in 2000. Her diverse repertoire with ABT includes La Bayadère, Cinderella, Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Raymonda, Coppélia, The Nutcracker, among others. Dvorovenko also excels in contemporary choreography and has danced leading roles in Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove, The Brahams-Haydn Variations and In The Upper Room; Balanchine’s Symphony in C; and Kylián’s Petit Mort. Ms. Dvorovenko was the face of Movado Watches for three years. She is married to ABT principal dancer Maxim Beloserkovsky; together, they are the proud parents of Emma Galine, born in March 2005. Sascha Radetsky Guest Artist Dec. 21 at 7pm, Dec. 22 at 1pm & 6pm, Dec. 23 at 2pmDec. 24 at 11am
Born in Santa Cruz, Ca., Radetsky began his ballet studies in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the age of 15, he was invited to study in Moscow at the Bolshoi Academy under world-renowned men’s teacher Pytor Pestov. After a year in Russia, he studied on scholarship at the Kirov Academy in Washington, D. C. He studied on scholarship at the summer programs of the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre’s School of Classical Ballet with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Radetsky joined ABT as an apprentice in 1995, became a member of the corps de ballet in 1996 and a soloist in 2003. His repertoire includes La Bayadère, The Bright Stream, Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Cinderella, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Othello, Petrouchka and Raymonda. In 2000, Radetsky starred as Charlie in the movie Center Stage as well as in pop singer Mandy Moore’s music video “I Wanna Be With You” from the Center Stage soundtrack. He has appeared in numerous television and print commercials as well as starring roles in the PBS movie Home at Last and in the NBC television series Midnight Caller. He has written for Newsweek, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit and World Arts Today.com. He is married to ABT Soloist Stella Abrera. In 2008, Radetsky joined Dutch National Ballet as a principal dancer, where his repertoire included Don Giovanni, Don Quixote, The Four Temperaments, Giselle and Prodigal Son. Beckanne Sisk Guest Artist Dec. 13 at 7pm, Dec. 14 at 2pm & 7pm, Dec. 15 at 1pm & 6pm
Beckanne Sisk studied at Longview Ballet Theater until the age of 14. She then moved to Philadelphia, PA to attend The Rock School for Dance Education’s RAPA program for four years. Sisk won the Jerome Robbins Award in 2007. She joined Ballet West II in 2010, was promoted to New Dancer in 2011, Demi-Soloist in 2012 and then to Soloist in 2013. She has performed leading roles in Anna Marie Holmes Don Quixote, The Firebird, and Marius Petipa’s Paquita. Sisk has been featured on Breaking Pointe, a TV series on the CW. She