Winter 2016 Playbill

presents

Toshiko Tompkins SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2016 – 7 P.M. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2016 – 2 P.M.

Gulf Coast High School Auditorium

DIRECTOR

Christophe Maraval ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Welcome From Our President Dear Friends, Welcome to Naples Ballet’s year-ending production of The Nutcracker. This is our eighth year performing this marvelous seasonal ballet at Gulf Coast High School.

The Nutcracker ballet is based on the book The Nutcracker and the Mouse King written

by E.T.A. Hoffmann. In 1891, the legendary choreographer Marius Petipa commissioned Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to write the music for The Nutcracker ballet. The first performance was at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia by The Kirov Ballet in 1892, less than one year before Tchaikovsky died at age 53. The Nutcracker was performed in Western Europe in the 1930s and was first performed in America in 1940 by Ballet Russes. It has since become a holiday tradition.

It is our philosophy that our students learn not only from intensive lessons but also from performing onstage. Each year we present two ballet productions: The Nutcracker performed in December and another full-length ballet in May, at the end of our school year.

We also perform annually at Artis—Naples, Naples Botanical Garden, several Christmas festivals and a few other venues. We have students performing in this production who are as young as 5 years old and in their first year of dance training. We also have adult students who have been dancing for many years, as well as parents of some of our dancers that are part of our Party Scene cast. In The Nutcracker, we also welcome students from other schools to perform.

Special thanks should be given to our teachers and staff who have been preparing for this production for over three months. Christophe Maraval, our talented Artistic Director, choreographed this production. Liliam Gomez, our senior instructor and Charin Leyva, our pre-ballet instructor, assisted in training our students. In addition, our administrative team of Nicole Saunders, Valentina Caroca and our Production Coordinator Jessica Painter helped with costumes and logistics. I also want to thank our students and their parents for their support and making the time commitment, which is required to put on a high-quality performance.

I would like to thank our contributors for generously supporting us and allowing Naples Ballet to help many families of students who could not otherwise afford our tuition: eight scholarship students are performing in this season’s Nutcracker.

We sincerely hope you enjoy our production.

With Warm Regards,

Toshiko Tompkins President/Director

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Who We Are Naples Ballet, Inc. is a non-profit ballet company administered by a volunteer Board of Trustees dedicated to setting new standards for artistic excellence. We provide the art of ballet as a component of education. We promote cultural enrichment by creating awareness of the art of dance within the Naples community. Our vision is one of preserving the art of classical ballet and providing opportunities in several areas of community outreach. We mentor our local children in dance education and host special programs such as afterschool ballet classes at the Boys and Girls Club of Collier County. Our collective goal is to deliver an artistic and cultural experience that inspires dancers and audiences alike.

The mission of Naples Ballet, Inc., is to provide dancers of all ages with performance opportunities that meet the highest standards of artistic development, instill professional values and qualities through art education and to offer complimentary professional dance instruction through scholarship funding. Our need-based scholarships for ballet training are awarded to dancers through open auditions. We currently have 13 scholarship students, 8 of whom you’ll see onstage today.

We serve as a training ground for recreational dancers, as well as those who are seeking professional careers in dance or related fields. Daily training is essential for our students to be technically prepared. Additionally, weekly rehearsals are necessary to prepare for productions, and dancers dedicate an average of 13 hours per week to their dance studies while maintaining their educational responsibilities. Our dancers are an extraordinary group of young people who have been accepted into prestigious summer programs offered by the American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet, Boston Ballet, The HARID Conservatory, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Kirov Academy of Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Orlando Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Patel Conservatory, San Francisco Ballet, Sarasota Ballet and The School of American Ballet. We are very proud of each of them.

Funding for Naples Ballet, Inc. is earned through ticket sales, fundraising and charitable contributions. Donations help to fund our endeavors and allow us to connect with other arts groups in the community for the purpose of promoting the art of dance in an educational and creative environment.

Board of Trustees

President • Toshiko Tompkins

Vice President • Cathy Morton Dion Secretary • Nicole Morton Treasurer • Richard Fioretti Trustee • Robin Gray

Artistic Director

Christophe Maraval After nine years as Principal Dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Christophe Maraval retired at the end of the 2007 season to join the faculty at Ecole Superieure de Ballet Contemporain de Montreal. After three years in Montreal, Canada, Christophe joined Naples Academy of Ballet in 2010, as Artistic Director, where he oversees the teachers and choreographs all of Naples Ballet performances and productions. Mr. Maraval has been teaching Vaganova method with French flair and American musicality and energy to all levels of students and has coached for numerous competitions and performances. Mr. Maraval began his training at the Opera de Paris and the Superior Conservatory of Paris and at age 16 joined the Ballet National de Nancy under Pierre Lacotte. He left after six seasons to work with Nanette Glushak at the Ballet du Capitole in Toulouse, France. It was in Toulouse that Christophe discovered Balanchine and decided to move to America, performing first with the Cincinnati Ballet under the direction of Victoria Morgan and finally with PNB under Kent Stowell, Francia Russell and Peter Boal. During his career, Mr. Maraval danced with various professional ballet companies in the United States and Canada as a Guest Artist including Tulsa Ballet, Oklahoma Ballet and Gala Des Etoiles of Montreal 2004 and 2007.

With a vast repertory, some of his favorite ballets are from George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Val Caniparoli, Ben Stevenson, Richard Tanner, Glen Tetley, Jose Limon, Jerome Robins, Ulysses Dove, Kent Stowell and more. Numerous choreographers created ballets for Mr. Maraval such as Kirk Peterson (Amazed in Burning Dreams, Carmen), Paul Gibson (Rush, The Piano Dance), Dominique Dumais (Scripted in the Body, Time and Other Matter).

Christophe’s style is to teach his students method and rigor, instilling a passion for dance in all students. He believes ballet is discipline that will follow you all your life, and Naples Academy of Ballet is a great place to start.

Guest Performer

Renan Cerdeiro Renan Cerdeiro was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At a young age, he began training in various dance styles at the Escola de Dança Alice Arja in Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, Mr. Cerdeiro was named a finalist at the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, and that same year was awarded a scholarship to train at the Miami City Ballet School. Within two years, he was invited by the company’s founding artistic director, Edward Villella, to join the Miami City Ballet as a company apprentice. In 2013, he was promoted to principal dancer by current artistic director Lourdes Lopez.

Mr. Cerdeiro has performed numerous principals roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, as well as in works by Christopher Wheeldon, Alexei Ratmansky, Liam Scarlett, Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Nacho Duato, Richard Alston and original works by Justin Peck. Additionally, Mr. Cerdeiro has performed leading roles in the classics such as Petipa’s Coppélia, Giselle and Don Quixote, and John Cranko’s Romeo & Juliet. Outside of Miami City Ballet’s South Florida performance season, Mr. Cerdeiro has danced at the David H. Koch Theater and New York City Center in New York, the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, in both Ottawa and Vancouver, Canada, as well at the Bolshoi in Moscow, Russia as part of the Benois De La Danse gala. Mr. Cerdeiro was named by Dance Magazine as one of the world’s Top 25 Artists to Watch in 2011. Appearing Courtesy of Miami City Ballet School.

Guest Performer

Chloe Freytag Chloe Freytag began her training in Minnesota at the Summit School of Dance and later continued her education with Minnesota Dance Theatre as a trainee. Spending her summers at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and School of American Ballet, she was awarded scholarships for both institutions and received exemplary instruction from well-known artists such as Patricia Barker, Peter Boal, Darci Kistler, Suki Schorer, Kay Mazzo and many more. Ms. Freytag continued her professional career with Ballet Arizona before moving on to Miami City Ballet School at the invitation of then Artistic Director, Edward Villella. In her four seasons there, she toured with the company to Paris and performed in some of her personal favorite ballets; namely The Four Temperaments (Balanchine), Symphony in 3 Movements (Balanchine) and Symphonic Dances (Ratmansky). Memorable performances for her this season include principal roles in Dracula (Martin) and Juanita Y Alicia (Webre). She is currently enjoying her first season with Brandon Ballet, while also working for Jennifer Kronenberg and Carlos Guerra as a founding member of the brand new company Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami. Appearing Courtesy of Miami City Ballet School.

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The Story of The Nutcracker Act I, Scene I • The Christmas Party The curtain opens inside the house of Herr and Frau Stahlbaum and their children, Clara and Fritz. It is Christmas and the Stahlbaum’s are hosting their annual Christmas party, welcoming the arrival of their family and friends. The children are dancing and playing as they welcome their friends too. The party grows festive with music and dance as Clara’s godfather Dr. Drosselmeyer arrives. He is a skilled clock and toymaker and is always full of surprises. He entertains the guests with magical tricks and draws everyone’s attention as he presents two life-size mechanical dolls which are the delight of the party. After the dolls dance, Dr. Drosselmeyer presents to Clara a beautiful nutcracker that becomes the hit of the party. Fritz becomes jealous and takes the nutcracker from Clara and promptly breaks it. Clara is heartbroken, looking on as Dr. Drosselmeyer quickly repairs it. As the evening grows late, the guests depart and the Stahlbaum family retire for the evening.

Act I, Scene II • The Battle Scene As the clock strikes midnight, Clara creeps back into the parlor looking for her nutcracker who has been magically turned into a life-size soldier. The toys around the tree come to life while the room fills with an army of mice and rats, led by the fierce Rat King. As the Nutcracker awakens, he leads his army of toy soldiers into battle with the mice. The Rat King corners the Nutcracker and battles him one-on-one, but alas, the Nutcracker seems to be no match for the Rat King. The Nutcracker and his army can go on no longer. Clara makes a final daring charge and hits the Rat King to distract him, leading the Nutcracker to victory.

The Rat King is defeated and the Soldiers and mice disappear.

Act I, Scene III • Journey Through the Snow Forest Dr. Drosselmeyer has one last gift. He transforms the toy nutcracker into a handsome prince who takes Clara on a journey to the Land of Snow, an enchanted forest wonderland where they are welcomed by dancing snowflakes.

Act II After their magical journey through the snow forest, Clara and the Nutcracker Prince arrive at the Kingdom of Sweets and greeted by the Sugarplum Fairy and the inhabitants of the kingdom. The Prince tells her about their daring battle with the army of mice, a celebration for Clara’s bravery and the Nutcracker’s heroism is arranged. Clara is entertained by Chocolate (Spanish dance), Coffee (Arabian dance), Tea (Chinese dance), Mirlitons, Mother and Father Ginger with their Polichinelles and a Russian dance.

The evening concludes when everyone comes together in one last dance. Clara wishes the adventure would never end.

Production Staff Director Artistic Director Ballet Mistress Pre-Ballet Instructor Production Coordinator Technical Manager

Set Design Stage Crew

Lighting & Effects Spotlight

Studio Team

Production Video Photography

Toshiko Tompkins Christophe Maraval Liliam Gomez PiĂąo Charin Leyva Jessica Painter Bruce Gray Robin Bache-Gray Alex Fuentes Ortiz Tony Babcock Tashahara Jallad Jeff Painter Damien Therrian Mackenzie Gray Jeff Weiss Alex Therrian Sam Moore Nicole Saunders Valentina Caroca Naples Original Video James Cook

Volunteers Rosemary Bashaw Jill Brader Mary Casey Heather Cheriel Eileen Decker Julie Drevenkar Jodi Fields Irma Garciduenas Molly Green Isabella Junkroski Betsy Kraft

Kelly Livingston Natalie Marsali Susie Maulsby Petra Newara Janice Stone Marta Pagan Evonne Piedra Marissa Polanco Jamie Searles Julia Serravalle Deliah Tucker

Special Thanks As a non-profit organization, Naples Ballet relies on both private and corporate donors to bring our productions and programs to life. These donations benefit our scholarship program recipients, help offset the costs of our annual productions and allow us to continue building ties in our community; these programs would not be possible without your generous support. We are deeply thankful for the volunteers, sponsors, patrons and friends who help us fulfill our mission and allow us to give back to the community we love.

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Act I

The Nutcracker Scene I The Christmas Party

Scene II The Battle Scene

Clara Danhia Celestin Fritz Christian Wright Frau Stahlbaum Deborah Majen Herr Stahlbaum Jean Celestin

Drosselmeyer Patrick Junkroski Party Parents Jill Brader

Jeannette McCreight

Carol Rosenberg

Tony Babcock

Russ Fournier

Paul McCreight

Grandmother Robin Gray Maid Elizabeth Parker

Party Boys Isabella Pepio

Sonersha Estima

Cheyanne Thompson

Madeline Fournier

Clara’s Friends Erin Decker

Grace Fields

Makayla Stone

Camilla Piedra

Party Girls Luci Blanco

Nikkita Cheriel

Lauren Guerra

Annagayle Livingston

Tatiana Marsalli

Amelia Painter

Doll Naomi Babcock Soldier Doll Chiara Junkroski

Rat King Christian Wright The Nutcracker Mark Shapic Rats Margarita Altomare

Mia Casey

Rachael Greene

Christmery Interian

Theresa Leung

Therese Moore

Riley Mullen

Bonnie Musaev

Brigette O’Leary

Arianne Ramos

Soldiers Elle Bancroft

Erika Mogelvang

Isabella Pepio

Erin Stutzman

Allan Becket

Mikayla Becket

Sophia Drevenkar

Ginger Figurelli

Julissa Iglesias

Catherine Kraft

Lola Green

Gemma Leung

Alyssa Polanco

Avery Searles

Alessia Serravalle

Malena Tucker

Ava Williams

Act I

The Nutcracker Scene III Journey Through the Snow Forest Snow Naomi Babcock

Jessica Garciduenas

Chiara Junkroski

Lily Maulsby

Erin Decker

Sonersha Estima

Grace Fields

Madeline Fournier

Erika Mogelvang

Camilla Piedra

Makayla Stone

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Act II

The Nutcracker Clara Danhia Celestin The Nutcracker Mark Shapic Sugarplum Fairy Chloe Freytag Cavalier Renan Cerdeiro

Angels Ashley Campbell

Sophia Drevenkar

Catherine Kraft

Alyssa Polanco

Gemma Leung

Avery Searles

Melena Tucker

Alessia Serravale

Ava Williams

Julissa Iglesias

Spanish Chiara Junkroski

Elle Bancroft

Grace Fields

Riley Mullen

Elisabeth Parker

Arabian Jessica Garciduenas

Sonersha Estima

Madeline Fournier

Erika Mogelvang

Marta Petruzzella

Erin Stutzman

Cheyanne Thompson

Mirlitons Lily Maulsby

Erin Decker

Camilla Piedra

Makayla Stone

Esther Reinhold

Chinese Naomi Babcock

Luci Blanco

Nikkita Cheriel

Lauren Guerra

Madeline Fournier

Annagayle Livingston

Tatiana Marsalli

Amelia Painter

Isabella Pepio

Erin Stutzman

Russian Julia Ferrante

Mark Shapic

Christian Wright

Margarita Altomare

Rachael Greene

Theresa Leung

Therese Moore

Bonnie Musaev

Brigette O’Leary Polichinelles Elizabeth Parker

Esther Reinhold

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Mikayla Allan

Mia Casey

Sophia Drevenkar

Ginger Figurelli

Julissa Iglesias

Catherine Kraft

Lola Green

Gemma Leung

Alyssa Polanco

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