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.
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