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One of Colorado’s premier ensembles, the Boulder Phil is a critically acclaimed professional orchestra serving Boulder and the greater metro-Denver region. Known for innovative concert programming presented at the highest artistic level and a growing commitment to authentic community engagement, the Boulder Phil continues to push the boundaries of what it means to be Boulder’s orchestra.
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It is the mission of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra to enhance the Boulder region’s artistic and educational cultures through orchestral excellence, embracing diversity, and connecting people to music, music to ideas, and people to people.
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The origins of Boulder Ballet began with the Ballet Arts Studios, founded in Denver and Boulder by former American Ballet Theatre dancer Larry Boyette in the 1970s. In 1981 the Boulder studio was purchased by Barbara Demaree and Wanda Tierney. The next year they started the first performing company, originally known as Boulder City Ballet. In 1995, the company and school became known as Boulder Ballet.
Our rich history includes bringing classical, contemporary, and uniquely theatrical ballet to venues that range from Estes Park to Highlands Ranch. Boulder Ballet currently performs in Macky Auditorium, Chautauqua Auditorium, Vance Brand Auditorium, the Dairy ARTS Center, the Stanley Hotel, Lakewood Cultural Center, Littleton Town Hall, and outdoor amphitheaters in the Denver metro area for our summertime events.
Since its founding, the professional company has been led by several notable former dancers, including Miljenko Banovic (Zagreb Ballet), Robin Haig (Royal Ballet), John Prinz (American Ballet Theatre), Peter Davison, Ana Claire, and Lance Hardin. With the 2022–23 season, we are thrilled to welcome our new artistic director, Ben Needham-Wood.
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This is a time for joy and wonder. The holidays are a celebration of what we most cherish in our lives and are an opportunity to create memories that will last a lifetime. As the newly appointed Artistic Director of Boulder Ballet, I could not be more proud and grateful to be sharing this Holiday Season with you all.
The Nutcracker is one of ballet’s most iconic traditions. Performed in nearly every major city across the United States, the story of a young child’s fantastic adventure inspires us to dream and dance. We get to imagine a beautiful world, full of characters and delights, and the music invites us to move with its melodies. The Nutcracker is one of the most precious gifts any ballet company can offer because it amplifies the strength of our community.
Artists of all ages come together to create a magical production, allowing today’s generation of professionals to share a legacy with aspiring artists-to-be. It not only preserves the art we love, it becomes the launching pad for a new generation of cultural innovation.
Boulder Ballet is celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season — a historic milestone for any company! In that spirit of innovation, we’re excited to share that this year’s Nutcracker features a brand new generation of choreography. While the sets and costumes honor the previous productions of Boulder Ballet’s Nutcracker, the movements have been redesigned to reflect the unique talents of the dancers in our school and professional company. It is incredibly challenging to reimagine something so familiar, but everyone involved has shared a truly special gift with this new production.
I would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who has been part of this adventure — the professional artists in our company, our staff and administrative team, our educators and coaches, the young artists in our school, the parents and families, the board of directors, and all those who have contributed to Boulder Ballet’s Nutcracker over this company’s 40-year history. We would not be here today without you.
Thank you for sharing your holiday with us at Boulder Ballet. We wish you another season of joy and wonder and hope to see you again at a future performance. Cheers!
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Jamie Adams, Kathryn MacGregor
April Gatesman, Jennifer Stachniak, Alice Jin, Ginna Larson, Crystal Zeilbeck, Sarah Cottingham, Lindsey Terry, Kristen Reiss, Jamie Lakin, Diana Takach,
Choreography by Ben Needham-Wood Student Choregraphy by Andrea Basile
Music by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
Scenic Design by Susan Crabtree
Lighting Design by Craig Bushman
AB Barlowe, Jennifer Parker, Ana Delson, Elena Halterman, Jennifer Dorish, Kimberlea Osman, Amy Arendt, Erin Koenig, Michelle Vig, Yinghua Jin, Georgia Michelle, Meg Heitlinger, Theresa Anton
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Participating Schools
Bell Middle School
Bohua Chinese School
Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies
Boulder Country Day School
Boulder High School
Community Montessori
Eisenhower Elementary School Fairview High School
Flatirons Elementary School
Gilpin County Elementary School
Heatherwood Elementary School
Louisville Elementary School
Lyons Elementary
Lyons Middle/Senior High School
Manhattan Middle School
Manning School of the Arts and Academics
Mesa Elementary School
Monarch PK-8 School
Platt Middle School
Sacred Heart of Jesus School
Shining Mountain Waldorf School
Southern Hills Middle School
University Hill Elementary School
Watershed School
The Stahlbaum family hosts their annual Christmas Eve party, inviting all their family and friends to celebrate the holiday. Their young daughter, Clara, is especially excited. Uncle Drosselmeyer arrives and shares his magic tricks, guests dance joyously, and there are presents for all the children. Clara is delighted by the gift of a Nutcracker but becomes distraught when it accidentally breaks. Luckily, Drosselmeyer comes to the rescue and fixes the Nutcracker. After the guests leave, Clara falls asleep awaiting the magic of Christmas morning.
But strange things begin to happen when midnight strikes. An army of mice and rats, led by the fearsome Rat King, appear. As Clara struggles to get away, her Nutcracker awakens and leads an army of toy soldiers into battle with the Rat King. When all appears lost, Clara knocks the Rat King to the floor, saving the Nutcracker.
The Nutcracker transforms into a handsome prince and leads a grown-up Clara on a journey through the snow-covered forest and the realm of angels to the Land of Sweets. They are welcomed by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. The court players recount the battle and Clara’s heroic act. The Sugar Plum Fairy thanks Clara with a celebration of dances from all of the Sweets.
When Clara awakens, she is back in her own bed. With the Land of Sweets still on her mind, she wonders whether it was all a dream…or is it a dream yet to come?
Guest
Student Cast: Ellery Barge, Caterina Camporeale, Akocha Carreiro, Nova Clark, Sienna Collins, Grace Cottingham, Lily Cross, Lillian Crumb, Lucy Curtin, Tara Curtin, Beatrice Dorish, Emersen Doyen, Lilly Foster, Clara Gerlitz, Fiona Gettelman, Keira Gordon, Jaya Greenband, Priya Greenband, Grace Haislmaier, Siena Halterman, Giada Haskins, Toki Heard, Kristina Heller, Amanda Iozzia, Sage Jones, Marie Keller, Mia Keller, Sonja Keller, Gabriela Knight, Olivia Lakin, Leona Lam, Berit Larson, Violet Lovenduski, Mila Maarse, Emily Madden, Lynn Mahan, Kathryn Marlowe, Rainn McCormack, Maddie McGowin, Uli Miller, Rebecca Myers, Stresa Osman, Trieste Osman, Francesca Overton, Avalon Parker, Finn Patterson, Wesley Presler-Barr, Indira Rees, Audrey Reiss, Mesa Ridgik, Amelia Rodier, Helen Scarborough, Ava Grace Schlomberg, Violet Schlomberg, Beatrice Schmidt, Noah Slade-Yarnell, Mathilda Smith, Olivia Takach, Lola Terry, Teya Thompson, Jaya Vashi, Esther Wang, Abigail Weinstein, Charlotte Weidle, India Williams, Lexi Zeilbeck, Sophia Zhang
Young Clara: Mathilda Smith (Friday mat, Sunday mat) Rainn McCormack (Friday eve)
Clara’s Sister: Nova Clark (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Amelia Rodier (Friday eve)
Mr. & Mrs. Stahlbaum: Carly Hambridge, Matthew Helms (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Philip Perez (Friday eve)
Uncle Drosselmeyer: Peter Davison Drosselmeyer’s Assistant: Finn Patterson
Head Maid: Kate Adams (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Amanda Beasley (Friday eve)
Assistant Maids: Keira Gordon, Grace Haislmaier, Giada Haskins
Understudy: Violet Schlomberg
Party Parents: Simon Costello, Jonah Delgado, Ross Freeman with Amanda Beasley, Kelly Dornan, Gianna Forte (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Kate Adams, Melissa Halpin, Emma Michaux (Friday eve)
Young Party Children: Caterina Camporeale, Sage Jones, Beatrice Schmidt, Ava Grace Schlomberg, with Emersen Doyen Understudy: Beatrice Dorish Older Party Children: Fiona Gettelman, Francesca Overton, Mesa Ridgik, Abby Weinstein Understudy: Rebecca Myers
Columbine Doll: Melissa Halpin (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Kelly Dornan (Friday eve)
Soldier Doll: Philip Perez (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Matthew Helms (Friday eve)
Rats: Amanda Iozzia, Emily Madden, Maddie McGowin
Understudy: Clara Gerlitz Mice: Leona Lam, Uli Miller, Francesca Overton, Violet Schlomberg, Charlotte Stachniak
Baby Mice: Akocha Carreiro, Lucy Curtin, Violet Lovenduski, Mila Maarse, Lynn Mahan, Indira Rees, Teya Thompson, Jaya Vashi
Cheese Mouse: Wesley Presler-Barr
Rat King: Matthew Helms (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Ross Freeman (Friday eve)
Commanders: Simon Costello, Ross Freeman (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Jonah Delgado, Philip Perez (Friday eve)
Nutcracker Prince: Philip Perez (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Matthew Helms (Friday eve)
Soldiers: Caterina Camporeale, Sienna Collins, Beatrice Dorish, Giada Haskins, Kristina Heller, Sonja Keller, Gabriela Knight, Kate Marlowe, Rebecca Myers, Mesa Ridgik, Helen Scarborough, Ava Grace Schlomberg, Esther Wang, Abby Weinstein, Lexi Zeilbeck, Sophia Zhang Understudy: Audrey Reiss
Adult Clara: Emma Michaux (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Gianna Forte (Friday eve)
Snowflakes: Kate Adams, Gianna Forte, Melissa Halpin, Carly Hambridge (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Amanda Beasley, Kelly Dornan, Melissa Halpin, Emma Michaux (Friday eve)
Frost: Ellery Barge, Clara Gerlitz, Keira Gordon, Grace Haislmaier, Giada Haskins, Amanda Iozzia, Emily Madden, Uli Miller, Noah Slade-Yarnell, Charlotte Stachniak Understudies: Maddie McGowin, Helen Scarborough
Divines: Clara Gerlitz, Maddie McGowin, Noah Slade-Yarnell
Angels: Group 1: Ellery Barge, Fiona Gettelman, Keira Gordon, Kristina Heller, Leona Lam, Francesca Overton, Mesa Ridgik, Helen Scarborough, Violet Schlomberg Group 2: Lilly Foster, Sage Jones, Berit Larson, Marie Keller Cherubs: Emersen Doyen, Priya Greenband, Mia Keller, Avalon Parker
Scene 2 The Land of Sweets
Sugar Plum Fairy: Gianna Forte (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Carly Hambridge (Friday eve) Her Cavalier: Matthew Helms (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Ross Freeman (Friday eve)
Players: Lilly Foster, Marie Keller, Berit Larson, Kate Marlowe, Esther Wang, Sophia Zhang (Friday mat, Sunday mat) Tara Curtin, Sonja Keller, Audrey Reiss, Olivia Takach, Charlotte Weidle, India Williams (Friday eve)
Chocolate: Jonah Delgado with Melissa Halpin (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Simon Costello with Melissa Halpin (Friday eve)
Coffee: Kelly Dornan, Ross Freeman (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Emma Michaux with Jonah Delgado (Friday eve)
Tea: Simon Costello (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Philip Perez (Friday eve)
Marzipan: Melissa Halpin with Kate Adams, Amanda Beasley (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Kelly Dornan with Kate Adams, Amanda Beasley (Friday eve)
Trepak: Ross Freeman (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Matthew Helms (Friday eve)
Mother Ginger: George Thomas Mother Ginger’s Assistants: Jaya Greenband & Olivia Lakin
Mother Ginger’s Lead Cookies: Nova Clark, Toki Heard, Amelia Rodier, Lexi Zeilbeck
Mother Ginger’s Cookies: Grace Cottingham, Lily Cross, Lillian Crumb, Siena Halterman, Wesley Presler-Barr, Stresa Osman, Trieste Osman, Lola Terry
Dew Drop Fairy: Carly Hambridge (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Melissa Halpin (Friday eve)
Lead Flowers: Kate Adams, Kelly Dornan (Friday mat, Sunday mat), Amanda Beasley, Emma Michaux (Friday eve)
Flowers: Grace Haislmaier, Amanda Iozzia, Emily Madden, Uli Miller, Noah Slade-Yarnell, Charlotte Stachniak
Understudies: Ellery Barge, Giada Haskins
Grand Pas de Deux: Sugar Plum Fairy & Her Cavalier
Finale
Ben Needham-Wood is an EMMY Awardwinning choreographer, filmmaker, and dance educator. Ben received his BFA in Ballet (magna cum laude) from the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, OH. He then went on to enjoy a 12-year performance career dancing primarily with the Louisville Ballet in Kentucky and Smuin Contemporary Ballet in San Francisco, CA. As a performer Ben was honored to receive two Isadora Duncan Dance Award nominations and a favorable review from The New York Times.
Ben’s choreographic career began while still performing. His creations have been presented nationally by professional companies, TV networks, commercial airlines, film festivals, and galas. In 2018, Ben and his long-time collaborator, Weston Krukow, co-created the dance film BaseBallet: Into the Game, which was awarded four regional EMMY Awards and recognized by film festivals across the country. This feature was preceded by the short film, BaseBallet, which was also recognized with a regional EMMY Award and was later exhibited at the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Ben was the first appointed Artistic Fellow of Amy Seiwert’s Imagery in 2018. Two years later he founded his own company, Redirecting Dance, in order to produce works that amplify critical social issues and inspire empathy. Through his company Ben has been closely studying the impacts of movement on mental health. This research continues to inform his work as a choreographer and leader in the performing arts.
Andrea Basile is a dance educator, director, and choreographer, originally from Albuquerque, NM. Over an eighteenyear professional career in the Bay Area, Ms. Basile performed with dance companies including the San Francisco Ballet, ODC Dance, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, Kate Weare Company, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, Smuin Contemporary Ballet, The Lawrence Pech Dance Company, and The Foundry.
Ms. Basile’s teaching career spans 27 years. She has been an instructor at many dance schools including LINES Ballet School, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Cincinnati Ballet Academy, Marin Dance Theater, the ODC School, and Magnify Dance Center. Ms. Basile moved back to New Mexico in 2015 and became a co-owner of Magnify Dance Center and the Artistic Director of Magnify Dance Ensemble.
Over the years, Ms. Basile has choreographed works for pre-professional dance schools and their performances. Her choreography has been known to earn top awards at ballet competitions and has helped dancers earn scholarships across the country and abroad.
In 2016 Ms. Basile founded The Five Point Dancer Method and has been actively integrating her wellness program into ballet schools over the years. This method cultivates wellness and prioritizes the mental and physical health of dancers in the studio with a track record of creating positive changes for dancers, faculty, and parents.
Through her mentorship, versatility, and dedication to her work, she guides each dancer towards creating their own dance journey and fully realizing their greatest potential. Ms. Basile is thrilled to bring her knowledge and passion for dance education to Boulder Ballet as School Director in 2022.
Lizanne McAdams-Graham has over 38 years’ experience as a professional dancer and instructor. She began training at the age of three under the direction of her late mother, Lorraine McAdams, Director of the National Ballet of New Jersey. She joined the Croatian National Ballet Theatre in Zagreb, Yugoslavia at the age of 17 and danced many principal and leading roles. Ms. McAdams-
KATE ADAMS is a Boulder native who began dancing at Boulder Ballet at the age of three. While a student, she competed in YAGP and in the Denver Ballet Guild’s Young Dancers Competition where she received second place in 2010 and sixth place in 2014. Kate also received training at numerous summer intensives including The HARID Conservatory, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Texas Ballet Theater. Following high school, she attended the Conservatory program of the Atlanta Ballet, performing in the Snow and Flower corps with the Atlanta Ballet company in John McFall’s The Nutcracker. Favorite roles at Boulder Ballet include Dew Drop and Arabian in The Nutcracker, Wili in Giselle and Paul Taylor’s Airs. Kate joined Boulder Ballet in 2016. @stateofkate21
SIMON COSTELLO received his initial training at the Southhold Dance Theatre in Indiana where he danced Hillarion in Giselle, Franz in Coppelia, Cavalier in The Nutcracker, and Prince Desire in The Sleeping Beauty. He received full-ride summer scholarships to American Ballet Theatre, School of American Ballet, and
Graham later became principal dancer with the renowned ODC/San Francisco and made guest appearances with the Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco Opera Ballet Companies. Upon retiring from performing, Ms. McAdams-Graham served on the faculty of several renowned ballet companies and university programs. She was the Director and Founder of the High Pointe Dance Academy, a pre-professional children’s school, and taught professional level and company class throughout the Colorado front range before joining Boulder Ballet in 2021.
Colorado Ballet. In 2015, he placed first in Pas de Deux and third in Classical variation at YAGP receiving a full scholarship to train at Palucca University of Dance in Dresden, Germany. He has worked with Erica Fischbach, Matthew West, Jock Soto, and Carlos Acosta among others. Simon danced with Colorado Ballet for five seasons and most recently with Chadash Contemporary Dance Movement. Favorite roles to date include Prince in The Nutcracker, Albrecht in Giselle, and Roasted Swan in Carmina Burana. Simon joined Boulder Ballet in 2022. @simon_zinabu
KELLY DORNAN grew up and received her early training in central Maryland. In 2011, she attended The Washington School of Ballet on scholarship under Kee Juan Han, Kristina Windom, Vladimir Djouloukhaze and Monique Meunier. After graduating, Kelly trained on scholarship at Texas Ballet Theater School under Ben Stevenson, Charmaine Hunter, and Kathy Warakomsky, where she performed in Ben Stevenson’s Dracula and Harald Lander’s Etudes with the company. In 2014, she joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company for three seasons, where she had the opportunity to perform roles in Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Balanchine’s Serenade, Derek
Deane’s Romeo and Juliet, and Swan Lake. In 2018, Kelly danced with Georgia Dance Theatre. Favorite roles with Boulder Ballet include Clara in The Nutcracker and the Fast/ Slow Duet in Paul Taylor’s Airs. Kelly joined Boulder Ballet in 2019. @kelly_dornan
GIANNA FORTE is originally from Easton, CT, and began her training with Connecticut Dance, New England Ballet Company, and the Studio at Ballet Etudes. In 2015, she began training privately with Christina Fagundas, former soloist with American Ballet Theatre. Gianna spent summers at ABT, Ballet West, Kaatsbaan, and The Washington School of Ballet where she joined The Professional Training Division under the direction of Xiomara Reyes in 2016. In 2018, Gianna was promoted to Trainee at The Washington Ballet and performed in Septime Weber’s The Nutcracker, John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, Julie Kent’s The Sleeping Beauty, and rehearsed Julie Kent’s Swan Lake in April 2020. In her first season with Boulder Ballet, Forte enjoyed performing in The Nutcracker and pieces choreographed by Amy Seiwert and Gregory Dawson. Gianna joined Boulder Ballet in 2021. @giannaforte
ROSS FREEMAN is originally from Kent, Washington and trained with Evergreen City Ballet under Kevin Kaiser. He continued his training at Walnut Hill School for the Arts and the University of Arizona, both on full-tuition scholarships. In 2020, he was elected Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude with a BA in linguistics and a BFA in dance. He has attended summer intensives with American Ballet Theatre, Batsheva Dance Company, and Pacific Northwest Ballet, and has performed works by George Balanchine, Amy Seiwert, Darrell
Grand Moultrie, Sidra Bell, Paul Taylor, and Amy Hall Garner among others. In addition to performing, Ross acted as a rehearsal assistant to various artists-in-residence at the University of Arizona and is an active choreographer in the Denver metropolitan dance community. Ross joined Boulder Ballet in 2021. @ross_freeman23
MELISSA HALPIN is a native of Orlando, FL. She began her training under Beatrix Aldana and Veronica Lemberger and then studied with Luba Gulyaeva, Victoria Rockhill-Schneider, and Mark Spivak. She competed in the 2002 YAGP finals in NYC and began her classical career at Russian Ballet Orlando under Vadim Fedotov. She then danced for five years with Central Florida Ballet under the direction of Vasile Petrutiu. Melissa has performed extensively as a guest artist including the World Ballet Competition Gala in 2008 and at Walt Disney World 2001–2009. Favorite roles at BB include Concerto B by Peter Davison, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Becky Jancosko and Ana Claire, Soiree by Lance Hardin, and Airs by Paul Taylor. She has also performed works by Sidra Bell and Amy Seiwert. Melissa joined Boulder Ballet in 2010. @melih532011
CARLY HAMBRIDGE has danced with companies across the country including BalletMet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy from Butler University. Her notable principal and soloist roles include the title role of Giselle, Sugar Plum and Clara in The Nutcracker, Je Ne T’aime Pas and This Bitter Earth by Christopher Wheeldon, Act 3 Pas de Deux from Don Quixote, and Summer Fairy in Cinderella. Her notable corps de ballet roles include Serenade, Who Cares?, and Slaughter
on Tenth Avenue by George Balanchine, Airs by Paul Taylor, Bolero by Edwaard Liang, and full-length ballets The Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, Romeo and Juliet, and Beauty and the Beast. Aside from performing, Carly teaches ballet to dancers of all ages. Carly joined Boulder Ballet in 2017. @carly.sage
MATTHEW HELMS began his training in Colorado on full scholarship at the Academy of Classical Ballet, then studied on full scholarship at the International Ballet School. He competed in the Youth America Grand Prix and the Denver Ballet Guild’s Young Dancers Competition in 2008, receiving a full scholarship to Ballet West Academy in Salt Lake City. Matt was promoted to the Ballet West Pre-Professional Trainee Program in 2010. He has danced with artists from American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Joffrey Ballet and Kirov Ballet. A frequent guest artist, he has performed with ballet companies in California, Colorado, Idaho, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia performing leading roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, and Le Corsaire. He is also a ballet teacher and choreographer. Matt joined Boulder Ballet in 2010. @strongballetman
EMMA MICHAUX is a Colorado native who has been dancing since the age of four. She trained with Colorado Ballet Society in Colorado Springs since the age of eleven and has also trained in various summer programs including San Francisco Ballet, Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet, and Texas Ballet Theatre. Emma has had the opportunity to perform many wonderful roles onstage including Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, the Pas de Trois from Swan
Lake, and Dewdrop Fairy from The Nutcracker. She has also had the privilege of being awarded multiple scholarships from both the Denver Ballet Guild Young Dancers Competition and the Esther Geoffrey Scholarship Competition. Emma joined Boulder Ballet in 2019. @emmamichaux
PHILIP GABRIEL PEREZ was born in Colombia and adopted to New York City. At seven, he began classes at The JKO School of ABT, studying under Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens. In 2010, Alexei Ratmansky cast him as the Young Prince in the company’s new production of The Nutcracker. In 2015 he continued his training at Boston Ballet School under Peter Stark and Margaret Tracey. He then joined Nashville Ballet II under Paul Vasterling and learned company repertoire, including Balanchine works. In 2017 he danced with Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company performing in company productions and learning Tharp’s Brief Fling and Tudor’s Pillar of Fire. At the 2019 Miami IBC he was awarded the second-place silver medal. He enjoys teaching and guesting with local schools and companies across the country. Philip joined Boulder Ballet in 2018.
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AMANDA RENE BEASLEY is from Phoenix, AZ and trained with Ballet Arizona and Master Ballet Academy prior to moving to New York City to train with Erin Forrest at Forrest Academy of Ballet. She then danced with Master Ballet Academy and performed award-winning choreography by Francisco Gella at YAGP 2015. Amanda has also danced with American Contemporary Ballet, Contempo Arts Productions, Columbia Classical Ballet, and was a former trainee at State Street Ballet. Favorite roles/ works include Mina in Dracula, The Sleeping Beauty, Arabian in The Nutcracker, Wizard of Oz, Homecoming with American Contemporary Ballet, and Fused with Contempo Arts Productions.
PETER DAVISON was raised in southern California and learned to captivate noncaptive audiences by juggling and unicycling on the streets of Los Angeles. In the 1980’s he toured with the juggling and movement troupe Airjazz. Since the 1990’s Peter has performed at festivals and theaters internationally and on television. An accomplished dancer and choreographer, Peter was Co-Artistic Director of Boulder Ballet for 11 years.
JONAH DELGADO started his training at the Academy of Dance Arts in Downers Grove, Illinois. He then went on to receive his BFA in modern dance at Marymount Manhattan college. After graduating, he danced with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet for two seasons and most recently spent two seasons with BalletX in Philadelphia. In January 2023, he will join Ballet X Schwerin in Germany.
GEORGE THOMAS is the owner of Over the Top Productions specializing in podcast journalism and has hosted Boulder Ballet’s “Raising the Barre” since 2016. He is also a ski instructor at Beaver Creek. George has portrayed the role of Mother Ginger in three previous productions of The Nutcracker. “I love the character of Mother Ginger and am so grateful for the opportunity to bring her to life.”
Gary Lewis is the Director of Orchestral Studies and the Bob and Judy Charles Professor of Conducting in the College of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he conducts the University Symphony Orchestra and oversees the entire orchestra program. He is also Music Director and Conductor of the West Texas Symphony Orchestra.
At CU Boulder Mr. Lewis also leads the graduate program in orchestral conducting including both the masters and doctoral level. His former students are currently enjoying success as conductors with professional orchestras and opera companies, university and public school ensembles, and youth orchestras.
Prior to his appointment at Colorado, Lewis served on the faculties of Texas Tech University, The Ohio State University, The University of Michigan, and Abilene Christian University. He is equally at home with professional, university, and youth ensembles. He is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic and has appeared with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra (Chengdu, China), the Colorado Music Festival, Boulder Ballet, Midland Ballet Theater, Ballet Lubbock, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, the New Symphony Orchestra (Sofia, Bulgaria), and the Western Plains Opera Theater. His work with summer music festivals has also been noteworthy including the Interlochen Center for the Arts, Pine Mountain Music Festival (opera and symphonic) and Rocky Ridge Music Center. In recent years he has collaborated with artists such as Midori, Glenn Dicterow, Johannes Moser, Jeremy Denk, Jamie Bernstein, the Indigo Girls and many others.
As a strong advocate of music education, Mr. Lewis has presented many in-service workshops for public school educators, as well as numerous presentations at state and regional music education association conferences. In addition, he has conducted All-State Orchestras and Bands in many states along with the ASTA National Honor Orchestra and the Honor Orchestra of America. In 2010 Mr. Lewis became the founding Artistic Director of the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras and continues to serve as conductor of the Symphony Orchestra..
Mr. Lewis is also a strong proponent of new music. He has been instrumental in the development and production of contemporary music festivals and his interest in new music has led him to collaborations with composers such as Dan Kellogg, Carter Pann, George Crumb, William Bolcom, John Harbison, Chen Yi, Michael Daugherty, Stephen Paulus, and many others.
Mr. Lewis is a Yamaha Master Educator.
Boulder Ballet / Boulder Phil
Charles Wetherbee, Concertmaster
Becky Roser and Ron Stewart
Annamaria Karacson, Assistant Concertmaster
Christine and Wayne Itano
Virginia Newton
Susie Peek
Gyongyver Petheo Heidi and Jerry Lynch Veronica Sawarynski
Leslie Sawyer
Takanori Sugishita Joan & Harold Leinbach
Luana Rubin Malva Tarasewicz Pamela Walker Yenlik Bodaubay Weiss
VIOLIN 2
Leah Mohling, Principal Marilyn & Robert Mohling
Sharon Park, Assistant Principal Stephanie Bork
Evan DeLong Ryan Jacobsen
Regan Kane
Blagomira Lipari Robyn Sosa
Azaduhi A. Vieira*
Lori Wolf Walker
VIOLA
To Be Filled, Principal Patricia Butler
Michael Brook, Assistant Principal Aniel Cabán
Matthew Diekman
Nancy Clairmont & Bob Braudes
Megan Edrington
Claire Figel
Anonymous Nancy McNeill Stephanie Mientka
Charles Lee, Principal
Ethan Blake, Assistant Principal Sara Fierer
Yoriko Morita Margot & Christopher Brauchli
Andrew Kolb
Amanda Laborete
Greta Parks
Eleanor Wells Martha Oetzel
BASS
David Crowe, Principal Nyla & William Witmore
Brian Knott, Assistant Principal Lin & Matthew Hawkins
Ernie Glock
Isaiah Holt
Matthew Pennington
FLUTE
Elizabeth Sadilek, Principal Pamela Dennis & Jim Semborski
Caitlyn Phillips*
Olga Shilaeva, Piccolo Paul Weber
OBOE
Sarah Bierhaus, Principal Ellie & Harry Poehlmann Max Soto
Kristin Weber, English Horn
Stephanie Zelnick, Principal Margaret & Rodolfo Perez Michelle Orman
Ann Kellogg
To Be Filled, Bass Clarinet
Francisco Delgado, Principal in Memory of Joan Ringoen Joshua Sechan
Wendy La Touche, Contrabassoon
Michael Yopp, Principal Ruth & Rich Irvin
Devon Park, Associate Principal Jeffrey Rubin
DeAunn Davis, Assistant & Utility Andrew Miller
Phillip Palmore
TRUMPET
Leslie Scarpino, Principal Nicky Wolman & David Fulker Noah Lambert
To Be Filled, Trumpet III
TROMBONE
Bron Wright, Principal Owen Homayoun Jeremy Van Hoy TUBA James Andrus, Principal
TIMPANI
Douglas William Walter, Principal
PERCUSSION
Mike Tetreault, Principal Paul Mullikin*, Assistant Principal Marion Thurnauer & Alexander Trifunac Nena Lorenz Wright
Kathleen Wychulis, Principal Dana Strong
To Be Filled
*On leave this season
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Boulder Ballet would like to thank the many individuals and corporations that supported us with smaller donations this past year. Please report any errors or omissions to Jamie Adams, Deputy Director at jamie@ boulderballet.org.
We express our sincere appreciation to the following donors who supported Boulder Ballet from October 2021 through September 2022. The Boulder Ballet graciously thanks our season sponsors!
The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra wishes to thank our generous, loyal donors for their commitment to our work. Your support is instrumental to furthering our mission to connect the Boulder Valley community with music. Gifts and grants from corporations, government agencies, foundations, and individuals like you account for more than 60 percent of our annual budget. We take this opportunity to express our appreciation of those individuals and family foundations who made contributions or pledges from September 1, 2021 through August 19, 2022.
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The Douglas Family Charitable Fund
A special thank you to the following supporters who provided transportation and housing to our Guest Artists, Orchestra Musicians, and Music Director: Thomas Kinder Bonnie Kirschenbaum
Anjali and Stefan Maus Susan Olenwine & Frank Palermo
Margaret & Rudy Perez Ellie & Harry Poehlmann Lynn Streeter Pamela Walker
The Boulder Phil also expresses their appreciation for the other 400+ donors who supported us with contributions under $1000 and in-kind donations.
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