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Chautauqua Dance Student Gala
August 13, 2022
Chautauqua Dance

Student Gala

Sunday, August 14 • 2:30 p.m.
Amphitheater

Chautauqua Pre Professional
and Festival Dancers

Sasha Janes, Interim Director of the School of Dance
Patricia McBride, Director of Ballet Studies and Master Teacher

 

Brahms Piano Quartet

Choreography by: Rachel Nash

Ballet Master: Andrew Buckley

Musicians: David Caplan, Hao-yuan Hsu, Jonathan Fenwick, Rena Wu

Dancers: Ashton Bradley, Cecelia Johnson, Emerson Boll, Emily Jorgensen, Jacob Soltero, Janina Olivieri, Karsen Gresham, Maddie Tyler, Natalia Garcia, Ruth Connelly, Serena Reed, Vanessa Meilke


Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux

Choreography by: George Balanchine

Music by: Tchaikovsky

Dancers: Olivia Cornelius and Zachary Kushubar


Shostakovich

Choreography by: Maris Battaglia

Music by: Shostakovich

Dancers: Abby Porretta, Anna Bailey, Alexia Morakis, Audrey Carr, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Christine Johnson, Elisabeth Hedeen, Ellis Wolf Annunziata, Emma Bourdais, Hattie Golebiewski, Jacqlyn Chicoine, Jaiya Chandra, Jenna Payauys, Johanna Skehan, Kate Langworthy, Libby Nebres, Lydia Fuhrmann, Majerle Loy, Nahia Sáenz de Viguera Washa, Nicole Solomon, Olivia Iljaz, Peter Cuddeback, Peyton Gin, Rebecca Banig, Sophia Thomopoulos, Sydney Gerstein


Loss

Choreography by: Sasha Janes

Music by: Samuel Barber

Dancers: Karsen Gresham and Bryan Gregory

“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again, but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.”


Dvorak Terzetto

Choreography by: Maddie Tyler

Musicians: Caroline Cornell, Jameson Darcy, Kamilah Brown

Dancers: Aram Hengen, Christina Henares, Ruth Connelly, Sarah Pfieffer, Zachary Kushubar


Carmen

Choreogrphy by: Sarkis Kaltakchian

Music by: Georges Bizet

Dancers: Ellis Wolf Annunziata, Bruno Khilkin Seeches, Peter Cuddeback


DanzOn

Choreography by: Sasha Janes

Music by: Arturo Márquez

Dancers: Ceceilia Johnson, Christina Henares, Emily Jorgensen, Janina Olivieri, Karsen Gresham, Mia Steedle,  Rachel Nash, Ruth Connelly, Sarah Hurty, Sarah Pfieffer, Serena Reed, Taylor Berwick, Vanessa Meilke, Aram Hengen, Ashton Bradley, Jacob Soltero, William Whitney, Zachary Kushubar


Masquerade

Choreography by: Sarkis Kaltakchian

Music by: Aram Khachaturian

Dancers: Abby Porretta, Anna Bailey, Audrey Carr, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Christine Johnson, Elisabeth Hedeen, Ellis Wolf Annunziata, Emma Bourdais, Hattie Golebiewski, Jacqlyn Chicoine, Jaiya Chandra, Jenna Payauys, Johanna Skehan, Kate Langworthy, Libby Nebres, Lydia Fuhrmann, Majerle Loy, Nahia Sáenz de Viguera Washa, Nicole Solomon, Olivia Iljaz, Peter Cuddeback, Peyton Gin, Rebecca Banig, Sophia Thomopoulos, Sydney Gerstein


Loss

Choreography by: Sasha Janes

Music by: Samuel Barber

Dancers: Ruth Connelly and Zachary Kushubar

“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again, but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.”


Hungarian Dance

Choreography by: Sarkis Kaltakchian

Music by: Johannes Brahms

Dancers: Abby Porretta, Anna Bailey, Audrey Carr, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Christine Johnson, Elisabeth Hedeen, Ellis Wolf Annunziata, Emma Bourdais, Hattie Golebiewski, Jacqlyn Chicoine, Jaiya Chandra, Jenna Payauys, Johanna Skehan, Kate Langworthy, Libby Nebres, Lydia Fuhrmann, Majerle Loy, Nahia Sáenz de Viguera Washa, Nicole Solomon, Olivia Iljaz, Peter Cuddeback, Peyton Gin, Rebecca Banig, Sophia Thomopoulos, Sydney Gerstein


Baile de la gente

Choreography by: My’Kal Stromile

Rehearsal Director: Rebecca Janes

Music by: Jordi Savall, Antonio de Cabezón, Hernando de Cabezón

Costume Design by: My’Kal Stromile, Jessica Toby Lustig

Dancers: Christiana Cecere, Christina Henares, Emerson Boll, Madison Tyler, Natalia Burns, Natalia Garcia, Olivia Cornelius, Sarah Pfeiffer, Aram Hengen, Ashton Bradley, Bryan Gregory, Jacob Soltero, Zachary Kushubar, William Whitney


 Intermission


Dvarak Piano Quintet

Choreography by: Emily Hain

Dancers: Aram Hengen, Bryan Gregory, Christiana Cecere, Christina Henares, Emerson Boll, Emily Jorgensen, Jacob Soltero, Janina Olivieri, Pierce Gallagher, Ruth Connelly, Zachary Kushubar


Money

Choreography by: Michael Deeb Weaver

Music by: New Broadway Cast Recoding- Cabaret

Dancers: Abby Porretta, Anna Bailey, Audrey Carr, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Christine Johnson, Elisabeth Hedeen, Ellis Wolf Annunziata, Emma Bourdais, Hattie Golebiewski, Jacqlyn Chicoine, Jaiya Chandra, Jenna Payauys, Johanna Skehan, Kate Langworthy, Libby Nebres, Lydia Fuhrmann, Majerle Loy, Nahia Sáenz de Viguera Washa, Nicole Solomon, Olivia Iljaz, Peter Cuddeback, Peyton Gin, Rebecca Banig, Sophia Thomopoulos, Sydney Gerstein


Who Cares (Excerpts)

Choreography by: George Balanchine

Music by: George Gershwin, adapted and orchestrated by Hershy Kay

Costumes Recreated by: Jessica Toby Lustig inspired by Barbara Karinska

Staged by: Patricia McBride

Strike Up the Band
Emerson Boll, Karsen Gresham, Taylor Berwick, Rachel Nash, Vanessa Meikle
and
Christiana Cecere, Christina Henares, Cecelia Johnson, Emily Jorgensen, Janina Olivieri, Madison Tyler, Ruth Connelly, Sarah Pfieffer, Sarah Hurty, Ashton Bradley, Aram Hengen, Bryan Gregory, Jacob Solotero, Pierce Gallagher

Man I Love
Emily Hain and Zachary Kushubar

I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise
Natalia Burns

Embraceable You
Destiny Wimpye amd Aram Hengen

Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Emily Hain

Who Cares?
Natalia Burns and William Whitney

My One and Only
Destiny Wimpye

Liza
Zachary Kushubar

I’ve Got Rhythm
Entire Cast

This performance of Who Cares? is presented by arrangement with the George Balanchine Trust (SM) and provided in accordance with the Balanchine Style and Technique, with service standards established and provided by the Trust.

Who Cares? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) copyright 1931 (Renewed) WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Production & Artistic Staff

Sasha Janes, Interim Artistic Director 

Janice Wells, Managing Director 

Jenni Propst, Lighting Designer 

Edna Mae Burkey, Stage Manager 

Bethany Stravato, Administrative Assistant 

Jessica Toby Lustig, Costume Designer and Director 

Elizabeth Galba, Emma Morlino, Sarah Marucci, Matt Hurley, Janice Lovercheck, Costumes 

Kazuko Adachi, Alexandria Ball, Alice Hargrove, Pianists