TheSCBalletCompany(BCo)isastudent-ledorganization at the University of Southern California that is devoted to practicing, performing, and choreographing classical and contemporary ballet. In its 18th year, BCo provides performance opportunities and a support network for people who share a love of ballet. Attending ballet classes, learning classical variations, choreographing original pieces, and hosting a bi-annual showcase are some of the highlights of being part of this company. Formal auditions areheldeveryFallandSpring.
Costumes
SanDiegoCivicYouthBallet
NewBallet
Photographer
AveryVanHarte
Videographer
HyukLee
BovardAuditorium
MisterMarleyDanceFloors
Dearfriendsandfamily,
From allofusatBCo,welcome toTheSleeping Beauty.Aswegather here tonight, we embark on a journey into the realm of timeless fairy tales, broughttolifebyallofourtalenteddancers.
Preparing for this production has been a labor of love and a testament to theunwaveringdedicationandpassionofourdancers.Theyhavepoured their hearts and souls into this performance, and their hard work shines brightlyonstagetonight.
Puttingonourperformanceseverysemestertakesabout$10,000and60+ hoursofrehearsalsandcompanyclasses.Iwouldsayit’snothingshortof a miracle how we manage to pull it off every semester; but, in reality, it is all attributed to the endless amount of time and effort these dancers–who, mind you, are all also full-time college students–put in week after week.
To our company members and Executive Board members, thank you for your tireless hard work and boundless friendship over the past few months. I would not trade my BCo family for anything in the world. I am beyond grateful for all of you and the community we have been able to buildtogether.
Toouraudience,yourpresenceheretodayisagiftbeyondmeasure.Your supportsustainsus,inspiresus,andremindsusofwhywedowhatwedo. Thank you for choosing to spend this evening with us, and we hope that you will be swept away by the magic of The Sleeping Beauty. May this performancefillyourheartswithwonderandmemoriestolastalifetime.
Withdeepestgratitudeandwarmestregards,
AivyLevan ArtisticDirector SCBalletCompanyOnce upon a time in a faraway land, a princess named Aurora was born and a grand celebration was arranged for her christening. All the fairies of the kingdom are invited and the Fairies of Tenderness, Playfulness, Generosity, Serenity, and Courage each bestow their gifts on the princess. At last it is the Lilac Fairy’s turn. But before she can bestow her gift, the Fairy of Darkness appears,blazingwithanger.Shehadbeenforgotten;noinvitationwassentto her. She, too, has something for the baby: a curse. One day Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle and die. The Lilac Fairy has yet to make her offering. The benevolent Fairy cannot remove the Fairy of Darkness’ curse, but she can soften it. She promises that Aurora shall not die from the prick of her finger, but will fall into a deep sleep for one hundred years and be awakened by a prince’skiss.
Sixteen years have passed, and the kingdom is celebrating Princess Aurora’s birthday. During the revelry, Aurora pricks her finger and falls to the ground. Having fulfilled the curse, the Fairy of Darkness vanishes in triumph. But the Lilac Fairy returns to mitigate the curse, as promised. She weaves a spell of sleep over the entire Imperial court, and creates a forest that grows magically and covers the palace. One hundred years have passed, and The Lilac Fairy takes a young prince through the magical forest, leading him to the hidden palace where Aurora sleeps. When the Prince finds the Sleeping Beauty he awakens her with a kiss. The spell is broken. The entire kingdom joyously celebrates the wedding of Princess Aurora to Prince Desiré. All pay tribute to the bride and groom, while individual characters such as Puss in Boots, Little RedRidingHood,andBluebirddanceforthedelightofthecourt.Andtheyall livedhappilyeverafter.
SC Ballet Company’s Sleeping Beauty includes excerpts from the ballet. With inspirationfromTheBolshoiBallet,wehavecreatedourownrenditionofthe balletclassic.FollowalongaswecelebratePrincessAurora’s16thbirthday.
OpeningRemarks
LilacFairyCorps
Performedby
SCBalletCompany
LilacFairy
Performedby
MiaGlasser
SongbirdsFairy
Performedby
MaeHawkins
CrystalFountainFairy
Performedby
SabrinaAtkin
EnchantedGardenFairy
Performedby
EmmaAnderson
WoodlandGladeFairy
Performedby
KaitlynKumar
GoldenVineFairy
Performedby
RachelLin
DanceoftheMaidsofHonor
Performedby
EmmaAnderson,SabrinaAtkin,AriannaBollens,KylieConlon, MiaGlasser,AvaLanden,AivyLevan,andEmilyWang
AuroraActIVariation
Performedby
AshleyZhou
MaidsofHonorCoda
Performedby
EmmaAnderson,SabrinaAtkin,AriannaBollens,KylieConlon, MiaGlasser,AvaLanden,AivyLevan,andEmilyWang
AuroraActIIVariation
Performedby
LilianaMegharief
CinderellaPasdeDeux
Performedby
EmilyLaiandMarkWillenbring
JewelsPasdeTrois
Performedby
SapphireFairy:ChristinaHanf
GoldFairy:LuciaPerezValles
EmeraldFairy:EunjaeBaek
DiamondFairy:KennedySheriff
AuroraActIIIVariation
Performedby
CathyChen
PrincessFlorine
Performedby
EmmaDeAngelo
LittleRedRidingHood&Wolf
Performedby
ThomazinJuryandMarkWillenbring
Aurora’sFinale
Performedby
KylieConlon
GarlandWaltz
Performedby
SCBalletCompany
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Aivy Levan Artistic Director
Emma DeAngelo Assistant Director
Emily Wang Finance Chair
Liliana Megharief Finance Chair
Lucia Perez Valles Event Operations Chair
Kylie Conlon Public Relations Chair
Cathy Chen Public Relations Chair
Emma Anderson Event Operations Chair
Eunjae Baek Apprenticeship Chair
COMPANY
SabrinaAtkin AriannaBollens MiaGlasse
MaeHawkins T y KaitlynKum
EmilyLai
AvaLanden
RachelLin KennedySheriff
AshleyZhou
Itiswithgreatjoyandsadnessthatwesendoff ourgraduatingseniorsastheyembarkonnew journeys.Ithasbeenanabsolutejoywatchingour dancersgrow.SCBalletCompanyisforever gratefulforthetimeandeffortyouhavegiven overthesemesters,andwecannotwaitto celebrateyouinallyourfutureendeavors.
GraduatingClassof2024
EmmaAnderson
SabrinaAtkin
AriannaBollens
CathyChen
ChristinaHanf
KaitlynKumar
RachelLin
EmilyWang
AshleyZhou
SpecialthankstoourdonorswhohavehelpedfundSC
BalletCompanythisfall.Withouttheirsupport,The SleepingBeautywouldnotbepossible.
DiamondDonors
TheBaekFamily
TheWangFamily
PlatinumDonors
JenniferAtkin
GretchenBollens
AnitaNorris-DeAngelo
GoldDonors
CathyChen
YongLai
Yu-huaLin
AkiOhseki
SC Ballet Company is made possible with your help! Along with funding from USC, BCo relies solely on donations in order to put on productions. On average, it costs around $10,000 to put on a bi-annual performance such as The Sleeping Beauty. We are beyond grateful for any and all donations that we receive. Please consider donating to SC Ballet Company to support our Fall 2024 showcase!
