Utah Ballet - Fall 2022

Welcome to Utah Ballet and our Fall 2022 Performances!

Whether viewing our live stream or attending our concerts in the beautiful Marriott Center for Dance’s Hayes Christensen Theatre, we hope you enjoy the works presented for this Utah Ballet Series.

I want to thank the many designers, artists, technicians, and engineers that have contributed their wealth of knowledge to our Utah Ballet Concert.

Each of these person’s commitment to the education of our students is invaluable. The collaborative nature of creating live theatre works involves many people, and each deserves a thorough and well-earned thank you!

The ballets presented offer a selection of the scope of where ballet has come from and where ballet continues as an expansive, important, artistic voice.

Sayoko Knode’s ballet, Becoming, considers self-sacrifice and personal growth. Christine McMillan’s work, Here we are/We are here, is a statement on “proactively owning the moment we

are in.” Aurora’s Wedding, Sleeping Beauty, Act 3 is an example of ballet’s 19th-century classicism and the work of ballet’s master choreographer, Marius Petipa.

Our Ballet Program students learn to soar on stage in our Hayes Christensen Theatre, and your presence contributes to their growth toward their professional aspirations. So, with gratitude, I thank and welcome each of our viewers to our Fall 2022 Utah Ballet Concert!

Kind regards, Christopher Alloways-Ramsey Assistant Professor Concert Director

Aurora School of Dance student, Natalie Taylor

Becoming Choreographer ­— Sayoko Knode Rehearsal Assistant ­— Carly Herrmann Music ­— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saëns, Antonín Dvorák Sound Editing ­— Benjamin Sandberg Costumes ­— Christopher Larson and the School of Dance Costume Shop Lighting ­— Emily Bertelli Dancers ­— Amanda Ahn, Brooke Baldwin, MacKenna Bonner, Genevieve Boyle, Ellie Germaine, Lily Hammons, Sophie Kane, Kendall MacMillan, Natalie Montoya, Sophie O’Brien, Mariah Porter, Jensen Rasmussen, Yolimar Rodriguez, Ela Solmsen, McKenna Steneman, Katelyn Vissiere, Alison H. Yang The Triumph ­— Katelyn Vissiere 10/27, 10/29 Eve, 11/3, 11/4 Ellie Germaine 10/28, 10/29 Mat, 11/5 Mat, 11/5 Eve The Parting ­— Allison Yang & Yolimar Rodriguez 10/27, 10/29 Eve, 11/4 Genevieve Boyle & Mariah Porter 10/28, 11/3, 11/5 Eve

Lily Hammons & Kendall McMillan 10/29 Mat, 11/5 Mat The Becoming ­— Katelyn Vissiere, Sophie O’Brien, McKenna Steneman 10/27, 10/29 Eve, 11/3, 11/4 Ellie Germaine, Amanda Ahn, Sophie Kane 10/28, 10/29 Mat, 11/5 Mat, 11/5 Eve In many of life’s changes and achievements, we often commend and highlight the gains and successes that accompany it. Yet, some of the most significant accomplishments are those that require us to sacrifice aspects of ourselves to become something more. Cherishing, grieving, and navigating the partings of our identity perhaps is as valuable as the applauded gains in learning to appreciate who we’ve become.

Many thanks to the dancers, Carly Herrmann (MFA Candidate), Christopher Larson, Benjamin Sandberg, Emily Bertelli, and my family for assisting and inspiring the creation of this ballet.

Here we are/ We are here Choreography ­— Christine McMillan with contributions from the dancers Music ­— Julia Kent, Michael Nyman, JeanPhilippe Goude Lighting ­— Emily Bertelli Costumes ­— Christopher Larson Dancers ­— Faith Adams, Claire Campbell, Amanda Peabody, Autumn Ryskoski, and Katherine Yezer 10/27, 10/29 @ 7:30, 11/4, & 11/5 @ 2pm Faith Adams, Ruthie Dalby, Mei Iguchi, Autumn Ryskoski, and Katherine Yezer 10/28, 10/29 @ 2pm, 11/3, & 11/5 @ 7:30pm We can only be where we are at the present moment (Here we are), and we can also pro-actively own the moment we are in (We are here).

Thank you to the dancers, Jay Ryan, Sara Pickett, and Ben Sandberg for their contributions to the creation of this piece.

Aurora’s Wedding — Act 3 Sleeping Beauty Choreography — Marius Petipa with additional choreography by Fyodor Lopukhov and C.Alloways-Ramsey after Petipa Re-staging — Christopher AllowaysRamsey Rehearsal Assistant — Thea Patterson Music — Tchaikovsky Sound Editing — Benjamin Sandberg Costumes — School of Dance Costume Shop; Christopher Larson, Madeleine Mann, Clover Kelly, Makayla Cussen, Katie Winslow, and Sofia Marie Lusitana.

Additional costumes by University of North Carolina School of the Arts Costume Shop Cast — The King — Christopher Alloways-Ramsey The Queen — Joselli Deans Catalabutte — Sean J. Carter

Aurora — Manami Kawai/Natalie Taylor Prince Désiré — Benjamin Hannum/Devin Hammond Lilac Fairy — Kayla Madsen/Lydia Morris Princess Florine — Madeline Colesano/ Manami Kawai/Megan Lynch Blue Bird — Daniel Cohen/Derek Martinez Prince Florestan — Wyatt Johnson/Devin Hammond/Daniel Cohen Princess Anise — Mindy Lasko/Grace Miller/Nikki Ferry Princess Collette — Luna Esmerode/ Adelaide Pitcock/Lydia Morris Puss n’ Boots — Samuel Johnson or Wyatt Johnson with Natalie Taylor/Grace Miller/ Tess Albert-Stauning Red Riding Hood and the Wolf — Madeline Franz/Megan Lynch/Anouk Haffner with Ezra Alexander or Wyatt Johnson Friends of Aurora — Nikki Ferry, Tess Albert-Stauning, Adelaide Pitcock, Luna Esmerode, Anouk Haffner, Madeline Colesano, Aurora Roach, Madeline Franz, Mia Krause, Mindy Lasko, Helen Rawls, Corinne Fellerhoff, Daria Milliken, Elizabeth Turley, Kiana Yusefzadeh, Polonaise/Mazukra Couple — Helen Rawls or Corinne Fellerhoff with Zephan Holt The Noble Court — Addison Goan, Hailey Jackson, Mia Krause, Loren Khan Aurora’s Wedding is the entirety of Sleeping Beauty, Act 3. In the previous acts Aurora has received gifts from the Lilac Fairy that protect her from the evil curse of the Fairy

Carabosse. Carabosse’s curse is intended to kill Aurora on her sixteenth birthday. The Lilac Fairy intervenes and protects Aurora and the court by putting them to sleep.

The entire court wakes 100 years later when Prince Désiré discovers the sleeping princess and kisses Aurora. In Act 3, Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré are celebrating their wedding with the Noble Court and guests from the Fairy Tale Lands.

Sleeping Beauty is the pinnacle of Marius Petipa’s choreography and presents dancers the world over with the challenging technical demands and precision of the classical style free from affectation or excess. Peitpa’s collaborations with Pyotr Tchaikovsky created two of ballet’s celebrated masterworks, Sleeping Beauty, and later, The Nutcracker.

By staging and coaching Sleeping Beauty on the Ballet Program students my goal was to answer their call for classical works but also to lead them forward in their professional goals and educational pursuits.

A special and very sincere thank you to Thea Patterson for her generous assistance in the rehearsal process.

THE PEOPLE OF THE SCHOOL OF DANCE FACULTY

ADMINISTRATION

Christopher Alloways-Ramsey – Assistant Professor, Ballet Recruitment Director Melissa Bobick – Assistant Professor Douglas Corbin – Professor (Lecturer), Musical Director Daniel Clifton – Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Modern Dance Minor Advisor Joselli Deans – Associate Professor Natalie Desch – Assistant Professor, Modern Dance Recruitment Director Pamela Geber Handman – Professor Eric Handman – Associate Professor, Associate Director for Graduate Studies Molly Heller – Assistant Professor Satu Hummasti – Associate Professor, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies Jay Kim – Associate Professor, Associate Director for Faculty, IBSI Director Kym McDaniel – Assistant Professor, Screendance Program Head Christine McMillan – Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Ballet Program Head Melonie Murray – Associate Professor, Director, School of Dance Pablo Piantino – Assistant Professor, Assistant Director for Student Support Sara Pickett – Associate Professor (Lecturer), Modern Dance Program Head Ben Sandberg – Assistant Professor (Clinical), A/V Specialist Brent Schneider – Professor Mary Ann Walton Lee – Associate Professor (Lecturer), Artistic Director Tanner Dance Maggie Wright Tesch – Professor (Lecturer), UBSI Director Luc Vanier – Professor

Melonie Murray - Director Will Maguire - Administrative Officer Sean Carter - Administrative Assistant Tyler Kunz - Marketing & Design

Bené Arnold – Distinguished Professor Emerita, Distinguished Alumna Ellen Bromberg – Distinguished Professor Emerita Jacqueline Clifford - Professor Emerita Abby Fiat - Professor Emerita Barbara Hamblin - Associate Professor Emerita, Distinguished Alumna Phyllis Haskell - Professor Emerita, Distinguished Alumna Stephen Koester - Professor Emeritus Sharee Lane - Associate Professor Emerita Conrad Ludlow - Associate Professor Emeritus Loabelle Mangelson - Clawson, Professor Emerita Shirley Ririe - Professor Emerita Jon Scoville - Associate Professor Emeritus Donna White - Professor Emerita Joan Woodbury - Professor Emerita

COSTUME SHOP Christopher Larson – Costume Shop Director Madeleine Mann – Technician, Draper Clover Kelly – Technician, First Hand Makayla Cussen – Technician, Stitcher

ACCOMPANISTS Amy Bach – Accompanist Vilena Barekyan – Associate Instructor, Accompanist Mark Chaney – Accompanist Wayne Coons – Associate Instructor, Accompanist Jordan Fajardo-Bird – Accompanist Max Hall – Accompanist David Herrmann – Accompanist Tristan Moore – Accompanist Brian Pappal – Accompanist Tatsiana Rasmussen – Accompanist Sarah Richards – Accompanist John Rukavina – Accompanist Stephen Valdean – Accompanist Wachira Waigwa-Stone – Accompanist Kimball Whitaker – Accompanist

PT/ATC Trina Bellendir – Physical Therapist Christopher Michaels – Athletic Trainer

PRODUCTION Production Director – Emily Bertelli Technical Director - William Peterson Video Director – Ben Sandberg Stage Manager – Rebecca Johnson Stage Crew – Susan Burnap, Nick Gilleland, Riley Hackford-Peer, Caleb Holt, Zephan Holt, Olivia Huseonica, Kate Whitfield, Max Vannocken-Witmer Videographers – Courtney Landry, Leo Lynn, Jonas Warner

The School of Dance acknowledges and thanks the following donors for their generous support during fiscal year July 1, 2021- June 30, 2022 INVESTORS $15,000+ Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation

Dianne Howe, PhD

The Huntsman Foundation

Kristen Westmoreland

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Andrea Nelson

Paul and Cheryl Huntsman

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Duncan Maio, JD and

Grant and Maria JoAnna Ahn CONTRIBUTORS $2,500 - $14,999

Mary Weaver

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Kristin Liszkowski

GAM Foundation Jazz SLC

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BENEFACTORS $1,000 - $2,499

FANS up to $199

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Grant Smith, PhD

Jean Sabatine

State of Utah

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Andrew and Allison De Camara

Ellen Bromberg Rollie Wagstaff

PATRONS $500 - $999

Jacob and Catherine Nelson

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Brent Schneider and Kim Blackett

Armand Harris Jr.

The Field Foundation

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Andrew and Alice Sullivan

Michael Lavine and Sybil Huskey

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David Thompson Diana D. Taylor

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We recognize that the arts are a vital part of our connection to one another, and we need connection now more than ever.

So, we, in the School of Dance, have made the decision to provide free access to any patron who would like to be moved by our movement this year.

For those who would like to help us make our art available to more, or who would like to support the work of our talented faculty, staff and students, we welcome your financial contributions.

But for now and while we can, we’re letting the art be free.

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WEEK ONE PERFORMANCES WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AT

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Prince Désiré & Aurora School of Dance students, Devin Hammond & Natalie Taylor

Statement from the School of Dance Faculty Regarding Repertory Work The School of Dance, as an educational institution and training ground for future dance professionals, values historic repertory for its cultural significance and the educational benefits the reproductions of these works offer our community. All artists create works that reflect their own sensibilities and offer artistic commentary on the era. When choreographic works are restaged and presented in a later era, they may not be representative of current cultural conversations and norms and may be interpreted in a variety of ways. We invite audience members to read program notes for the historical contexts of each work.

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