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Chautauqua Dance Student Gala
July 16, 2023
Chautauqua Dance Student Gala

Sunday, July 16 • 2:30 p.m.
Chautauqua Amphitheater

Sasha Janes
Artistic Director for Chautauqua School of Dance 

Patricia McBride
Director of Ballet Studies and Principal Repetiteur

Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux
Principal Resident Coach

 
The Nutcracker (Excerpts)

Choreography by Sasha Janes  
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 

Spanish
Andrew Buckley, Eloisa Edginton, Pierce Gallagher, Aram Hengen, Jonimarie Purtle,, Maggie Sorge

Russian
Jacob Soltero

Arabian
Karsen Gresham and Bryan Gregory

Waltz of the Flowers
Vanessa Meikle

Eva Bendesky, Emma Cilke, Anika Crouser, Noa Dean, Eloisa Edginton, Amelia Erich, Tess Fein, Sarah Hurty, Dylan Kattwinkel, Gianna Morette, Jessica Ousterhout Jonimarie Purtle, Emma Robinson, Maggie Sorge, Maddie Tyler, Eden Young

Grand Pas de Deux
Olivia Cornelius and Zachary Kushubar 

 
Where Were You

Choreography by Maris Battaglia 
Music by Alan Jackson

Catherine Ball, Mirabelle Betts, Alina Chi, Caroline Cochrane, Aubrey Cordes, Lilah Davis, Violet Foresstrom, Sydney Gerstein, Abigail Goldberg, Phoebe Gray, Ava Hajdu, Sarah Hudzik, Jaidyn Janes, Annie Johnson, Majerle Loy, Fayelinn Poplawski, Sophia Rochios, Sofia Elene Rodrigues, Johanna Skehan, Eliana Wade, Kate Waters, Ashlyn Wood, Natalie Yohrling

 

Sailors’ Dance

Choreography by Sarkis Kaltakchian 
Music by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

Nicholas Miller, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Sebastian Sinclair, Riley Smith

 

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Choreography by Kara Wilkes 
Music by John Adams
Costume Design by Jessica Toby Lustig 

Retailer 1 – Aram Hengen
Retailer 2 – Karsen Gresham
Retailer 3 – Zachary Kushubar

Consumer 1 – Thomas Kingsbury
Consumer 2 – Natalia Burns

Crew
Andrew Buckley, Abbie Gross, Eden Young, Bryan Gregory, Eva Bendesky, Tess Fein, Emma Cilke, Emma Robinson

 

Le Sylphides (Excerpt)

Original choreography by Pierre Lacotte
Choreography adapted by Rebecca Janes
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Staged by Rebecca Janes

Catherine Ball, Mirabelle Betts, Alina Chi, Caroline Cochrane, Aubrey Cordes, Lilah Davis, Violet Foresstrom, Sydney Gerstein, Abigail Goldberg, Phoebe Gray, Ava Hajdu, Sarah Hudzik, Jaidyn Janes, Annie Johnson, Nicholas Miller, Fayelinn Poplawski, Sophia Rochios, Sofia Elene Rodrigues, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Sebastian Sinclair, Johanna Skehan, Riley Smith, Eliana Wade, Kate Waters, Ashlyn Wood, Natalie Yohrling

 

Tarantella

Choreography by George Balanchine 
Music by Louis Gottschalk 
Staged by Patricia McBride

Anya Chiu and Jacob Soltero

This performance of Tarantella, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust. 

 

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Original choreography by Rob Ashford
Choreography adapted by Michael Deeb 
Music by Thoroughly Modern Millie Original Broadway Cast Recording

Catherine Ball, Mirabelle Betts, Alina Chi, Caroline Cochrane, Aubrey Cordes, Lilah Davis, Violet Foresstrom, Sydney Gerstein, Abigail Goldberg, Phoebe Gray, Ava Hajdu, Sarah Hudzik, Jaidyn Janes, Annie Johnson, Nicholas Miller, Fayelinn Poplawski, Sophia Rochios, Sofia Elene Rodrigues, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Sebastian Sinclair, Johanna Skehan, Riley Smith, Eliana Wade, Kate Waters, Ashlyn Wood, Natalie Yohrling

 

Donizetti Variations

Choreography by George Balanchine  
Music by Gaetano Donizetti  
Staged by Patricia McBride 
Premiered November 16, 1960 
 
Jessica Ousterhout and Thomas Kingsbury

Natalia Burns, Emma Cilke, Noa Dean, Amelia Erich, Sarah Hurty, Maddie Tyler

Andrew Buckley, Pierce Gallagher, Aram Hengen

This performance of Donizetti Variations, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust. 

Production & Artistic Staff

Sasha Janes, Artistic Director 

Janice Wells, Managing Director 

Jenni Propst, Lighting Designer 

Edna Mae Berkey, Stage Manager 

Megan Stefanik, Administrative Assistant 

Jessica Toby Lustig, Costume Designer and Director 

Elizabeth Galba, Costume Shop Manager

Lauren Greenfield, Jan Lovercheck, Sarah Marucci, Haylee Morris, Janet Steinmetz, Laurel Walford, Costumes 

Kazuko Adachi, Alexandria Ball, Alice Hargrove, Pianists