Evening Program

ACT I

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Act I,  Garland Dance   

Music: Tchaikovsky
Choreography: C.R. Barrett after Petipa  

Naima Akhmed, Emiliana Bissonette, Lily Cunninghham, Rose Cunningham, Katie McShane, Niyantha Neelakanten, and Asiya Taalaeva

Nina Batt, Victoria Chulsky, Analise Conrad, Emil Heisler, Arlo Janson, Atlas Janson, Madina Karaeva, Alexandra Kovacs, Aliin Kubanychbekova, Malay Moffett, Addie Paproski and Natalie Reyes

Ainsley Bothell, Julia Galles, Faryn Glago, Emily Gubanich, Josie Hellma, John Paul Heisler, Ulysees Janson Estelle Lapina, Emily Pappas

 Iris Stanley and Sophia Tarasova

SWAN LAKE pas de trois

Music: Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Petipa

Entree

Maren Heisler and Maria Kanski, with Homer Janson

1st Variation

Maria Kanski 

2nd Variation

Homer Janson

3rd Variation

Maren Heisler

Coda

Maren Heisler and Maria Kanski, with Homer Janson

OPUS 1

Music: Denise Beck
Choreography: Claudia Rudolf Barrett
Julia Gubanich, John Paul Heisler, Ulysees Janson, Emily Pappas and Iris Stanley

VAMANOS 

   Music: Hifana
Choreography R:odrigo Almarales

1st Movement
Amelia Clement, Jennifer Clements, Maren Heisler, Homer Janson, Maria Kanski, Micah VanPatten and Maria Voronov.

2nd Movement
Micah VanPatten

Finale
Entire Cast

 INTERMISSION

ACT II

Student Modern Choreography Collaboration 

Music: Helen Jane Long
Staging: Karen Kurelis
Choreography: Each solo created by the performer!
John Paul Heisler, Maren Heisler, Homer Janson, Ulysees Janson and Micah VanPatten

Youth America Grand Prix Solos

Queen of the Dryads

Music: Minkus
Choreography: Petipa
Amelia Clement

Nightscape

Choreography: Karen Kurelis
Homer Janson

Les Sylphides

Music: Chopin
Choreography: Petipa
Jennifer Clements

Pas D’Esclave

Music: Adolphe Adam
Choreography: Joseph Maziliez
Micah VanPatten

Paquita pas de trois Male Variation

Music: Édouard Deldevez
Choreography: Petipa
Homer Janson

Sleeping Beauty Excerpts

Music: Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Petipa 

The Sleeping Beauty, based on the Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault

Act III,  Little Red Riding Hood

Ainsely Bothell  and Ulysees Janson

Act III, Jewels:
In order of apprearance

Amelia Clement, Emerald
Jennifer Clements, Sapphire
Maria Voronov, Diamond
Maren Heisler, Ruby

1st Movement

Entire Cast

2nd Movement

Amelia Clement, Maria Kanski, Maria Voronov

3rd Movement

Maren Heisler 

Finale

Entire Cast

Prologue

The King
David Hunter*

The Queen
Karen Hunter*

Master of Ceremonies, Cattabutte
Fulton Heisler** 

Corps
Ainsley Bothell, Julia Galles, Faryn Glago, Emily Gubanich,     Josie Hellman, Estelle Lapina, Emily Pappas, Iris Stanley and Sophia Tarasova.
John Paul Heisler, Homer Janson and Ulysees Janson.

Fairies

Crystal Fountain, McKenzie Thomas
Fairy of the Enchanted Garden, Maren Heisler
Fairy of Generosity, Maria Voronov
Canary Fairy, Maria Kanski
Violente, Amelia Clement
The Lilac Fairy, Micah VanPatten

Coda
Entire Cast

*David and Karen Hunter have participated in and supported various bto productions including all Nutcracker productions since 1993. Karen Hunter has been a student of bto since it’s beginning in 1993 (and before).

**Fulton Heisler trained at bto for 10 years and last year received a full scholarship to The Rock School in Philadelphia and recently a summer scholarship to Ballet X.  Congratulations Fulton!

Artists, Choreographers:

Claudia Rudolf Barrett, Founder
Claudia Rudolf Barrett received her initial training at the College Conservatory of Music (CCM), and earned her BAS and MFA from CCM. As an original dancer, soloist and Ballet Mistress of the Cincinnati Ballet Company from 1963 until 1990, Ms Barrett worked under five artistic directors and with teachers and choreographers from major companies around the world. In 1993 Claudia opened her school, ballet tech® of ohio, bringing many instructors of world renown to inspire her students.

Rodrigo Almarales, Choreographer

Rodrigo Almarales trained with National Ballet School (Cuba), National
Ballet School (Mexico), National Ballet School (Canada) and Hamburg
Ballet School. Rodrigo performed as a soloist from 2007 to 2009 with the
Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Germany and was a top-seven finalist on
Italian television show “Amici” in 2009. He spent the 2010-2011 season
with Boston Ballet before joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2011.
Rodrigo’s extensive performance experience includes full-length ballets
such as The Nutcracker, Giselle, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Don Quixote, The
Sleeping Beauty, and Romeo and Julie. He was a Bronze Medal recipient
in the Varna International Ballet Competition in 2008 and in the Korea
International Ballet Competition in 2009. In 2012 he was the silver medal
recipient for the Helsinki International Ballet competition. He has performed in multiple international galas and has performed principal roles with the Mongolian National Ballet and the Tokyo Komaki Ballet. In 2016, Almarales staged the Ballet Royalty Gala in Havana, Cuba. Rodrigo retired from performing in 2018 to focus on his business ventures. He, however, continues to teach and choreograph around the world.

Acknowledgements

Claudia Rudolf Barrett would like to express her appreciation for in kind services of the following:

Jacob Addison for slide show design, online program, communication and Web Design.

Fulton Heisler, David Hunter and Karen Hunter for participating in this production.

Karey Janson for design & costume construction.

The Janson and Heisler families as well as Jonathan Clement and David Hunter for back stage load in & out and backstage assistance.

All backstage and front of house volunteers.

The Murphy Theatre and its wonderful team.