Sunday, August 13 • 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

Excerpts from Union Jack (Wrens)

Choreography by George Balanchine 
Music adapted from traditional British sources
Music arranged by Hershy Kay
Staged by Patricia McBride

Eloisa Edginton

Eva Bendesky, Noa Dean, Tess Fein, Karsen Gresham, Abigail Gross, Dylan Kattwinkel, Vanessa Meikle, Jessica Ousterhout

This performance of Union Jack, 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.

Grand Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker

Choreography by Sasha Janes  

Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 

Olivia Cornelius and Aram Hengen

The costume for The Sugarplum Fairy has been generously provided by Denise Cecere and the Northeast School of Ballet.

La Sylphide (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, Annie Johnson, Majerle Loy, Nicholas Miller, Fayelinn Poplawski, Sophia Rochios, Sofia Elene Rodrigues, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Sebastian Sinclair, Johanna Skehan, Riley Smith, Nicole Solomon, Eliana Wade, Kate Waters, Ashlyn Wood, Natalie Yohrling

String Samba

Choreography by Abigail Gross
Music by Filipe Leitão and Davis Brooks

Natalia Burns, Anya Chiu, Jacob Soltero

Mother Ginger from The Nutcracker

Choreography by Sasha Janes  
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 
Costume design by Linda Pisano

Catherine Ball, Mirabelle Betts, Caroline Cochrane, Lilah Davis, Violet Foresstrom, Sydney Gerstein, Ava Hadju, Annie Johnson, Nicholas Miller, Fayelinn Poplawski, Sofia Elene Rodrigues, Johanna Skehan, Riley Smith, Nicole Solomon

Hallowed Ground

Choreography by Andrew Buckley 

Music by Oliver Davis

Anya Chiu, Emma Cilke, Olivia Cornelius, Eloisa Edginton, Tess Fein, Sarah Hurty, Thomas Kingsbury, Vanessa Meikle, Maggie Sorge, Eden Young

Understudy: Gianna Morette

Tarantella

Choreography by George Balanchine 
Music by Louis Gottschalk 
Arranged by Hershy Kay
Staged by Patricia McBride

Natalia Burns and Aram Hengen

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. 

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 – Pierce Gallagher

Retailer 2 – Emma Cilke

Retailer 3 – Zachary Kushubar

Consumer 1 – Jacob Soltero

Consumer 2 – Gianna Morette

Crew

Eva Bendesky, Anya Chiu, Eloisa Edginton, Tess Fein, Bryan Gregory, Abigail Gross, Vanessa Meikle, Jonimarie Purtle

Polonaise and Mazurka from Paquita

Choreography by Joseph Jefferies 

Music by Ludwig Minkus

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, Nicholas Miller, Fayelinn Poplawski, Sophia Rochios, Sofia Elene Rodrigues, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Sebastian Sinclair, Johanna Skehan, Riley Smith, Nicole Solomon, Eliana Wade, Kate Waters, Ashlyn Wood, Natalie Yohrling

Vivace

Choreography by Aram Hengen 

Music by Antonín Dvorak

Eva Bendesky, Olivia Cornelius, Noa Dean, Eloisa Edginton, Amelia Erich, Karsen Gresham, Abigail Gross, Gianna Morette, Jessica Ousterhout, Jonimarie Purtle, Maggie Sorge, Maddie Tyler

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, Majerle Loy, Nicholas Miller, Fayelinn Poplawski, Sophia Rochios, Sofia Elene Rodrigues, Bruno Khilkin Secches, Sebastian Sinclair, Johanna Skehan, Riley Smith, Nicole Solomon, Eliana Wade, Kate Waters, Ashlyn Wood, Natalie Yohrling

Wildflower

Choreography by Sasha Janes

Music by Gary Anderson

Karsen Gresham and Zachary Kushubar

Donizetti Variations

Choreography by George Balanchine  
Music by Gaetano Donizetti (Don Sebastian)  
Staged by Patricia McBride 
Premiered November 16, 1960 

Anya Chiu and Thomas Kingsbury

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

Pierce Gallagher, Aram Hengen, Jacob Soltero

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. 

This program is made possible by the Moore Fund for Dance.

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 

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

Kazuko Adachi, Alexandria Ball, Alice Hargrove, Pianists