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CAROLYN CLARK, Director PAUL HILLIARD McRAE, Assistant Director ELEANOR D’ANTUONO, Artistic Advisor LEONID KOZLOV, Artistic Advisor EDWARD VILLELLA, Artistic Advisor MARINA BOGDANOVA, Ballet Mistress LUBA GULYAEVA, Ballet Mistress CAROLYN TENER BROWN, Repertory Coach NATASHA GIRSHOV, Repertory Coach ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH, Repertory Coach DAVID TAMAKI, Repertory Coach
The Company MARLEN ALIMANOV, KERRY MARA COX, ALBERT DAVYDOV LEONID FLEGMATOV, ELISA TORO FRANKY, NIC GILI RAEMAN KILFOIL, KOTOE KOJIMA-NOA, ANA LUIZA LUIZI RISA MOCHIZUKI, GABRIELLA NOA-PIERSON, ANDREW NOTARILE EKATERINA SMUROVA, MARI SUGAWA, ANDRE LUIS TEIXEIRA JUNIO TEIXEIRA, CHRISTINA THERYOUNG-NEIRA, YUUKI YAMAMOTO HUMBERTO TEIXEIRA, BARBARA GILLE
RUBEN RASCON, CATHERINE WHITING, CHARIS PAGE
FRANCESCA NIEVES, ILSE KAPTEYN, NAHOKO NAKAMOTO, RACHEL MALMSTONE New Jersey Ballet Board of Directors
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William R. Burns, Esq., Susan A. Manardo, Esq. Melissa Connolly, MD J. Anthony Manger, Esq. Ellen Dec D. Nicholas Miceli Barbara Gille Mark A. Scherer Kara Segreto Chairmen Emeriti David J. Farris
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Company History
This year, New Jersey Ballet celebrates the 43rd anniversary of its Nutcracker, making it the longest running original professional production in the state. The production debuted in 1971 with Edward Villella, then an international star with New York City Ballet, as the Cavalier. Today, after close to 900 performances and over a million viewers, it has become a cherished holiday tradition with generations of theatergoers throughout New Jersey and beyond. In 2008, the production made history as the first full length classical ballet ever performed in India, where it sold out three performances at that country’s Performing Arts Center in Mumbai. For more than fifty years, NJB has thrilled audiences from Bergen to Cape May with top quality professional ballet. It has given hundreds of thousands of adults and children their first introduction to ballet and inspired in many a lifelong love of the arts. New Jersey Ballet has also taken the best of New Jersey arts to audiences in other parts of the country and set records on international tours to Bermuda, India, Italy, Russia and Taiwan. The founding of New Jersey Ballet created a profound change in the cultural landscape of New Jersey. Thanks to NJB, countless children, teens, adults and senior citizens in every corner of the state have enjoyed the magic of dance theatre. During its 26 week season, New Jersey Ballet performs a variety of works from classical, contemporary and jazz ballet. And the company also has one of the largest collections of ballets for children in the country. New Jersey Ballet’s extensive repertory includes works choreographed by some of the greatest names in the world of dance: Balanchine, deMille, Tudor, Nebrada, North, Pourfarrokh, Taras, Sappington, Renvall, Tomal, Vernon, Vesak, Petipa, Chabukiany, Saint Leon and Bournonville. The company’s artistic advisors include three of the greatest international dancers of the 20th century; Edward Villella, Eleanor D’Antuono and Leonid Kozlov, who coach the dancers in repertory they themselves danced at New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Bolshoi. New Jersey Ballet is proud to be designated a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in recognition of its “artistic excellence, substantial programming and broad public service.” The company was voted New Jersey’s Favorite Dance Company two years in a row in the People’s Choice competition. Barbara Gilford, dance writer for The New York Times New Jersey Weekly for more than ten years, wrote this about the impact and value New Jersey Ballet has for New Jersey. “New Jersey Ballet Company is the ONLY dance organization in the New York metropolitan area that takes high quality programming and performances to urban, rural and suburban communities throughout New Jersey (and at a cost that is “affordable” in comparison with the major organizations in New York City who are at home at Lincoln Center). Residents of our state have access to a three hundred year-old dance tradition, frequently on their doorsteps. New Jersey Ballet is an assemblage of professional dancers who embody the highest standards of technique and artistry and they are OURS!!!”
T HE S TORY
OF
N UTCRACKER
ACT ONE The curtain rises on a Christmas Eve party at the home of the Mayor, his wife, and their children, Clara and Fritz. Everyone is engaged in games and dancing when old Herr Drosselmeyer arrives with his handsome nephew. At first the children are afraid of the old man, but their fear disappears when they discover what the old man has brought: a life-size porcelain doll and a soldier doll! Drosselmeyer distributes toy swords and trumpets to the boys and dolls to all the girls….all except Clara. The old gentleman presents her with a colorful Nutcracker. Jealous Fritz grabs for the Nutcracker and breaks it. Drosselmeyer’s nephew helps Clara tuck the broken Nutcracker into her doll’s bed. The guests leave and the family retires for the night. As the empty living room grows dark, Clara returns for one last look at her Nutcracker. She falls asleep on the sofa and a magic spell creeps over the room. Giant mice appear from behind the walls. Child-sized toy soldiers pursue the mice. The Christmas tree grows very tall. The room changes and everything disappears except the now-giant Nutcracker who leads the toy soldiers in a battle against the mice. Suddenly, Clara gets up and helps the Nutcracker defeat the Mouse King. The Nutcracker turns into a handsome prince, and he and Clara glide away in a strange flying Swan Boat. As they pass through a strange, enchanted forest, the King and Queen of Snowflakes and their swirling subjects dance a splendid waltz.
ACT TWO Clara and her Prince journey to the Kingdom of Sweets where the Sugar Plum Fairy and her court await. The Sugar Plum shows the young couple to a pair of thrones and the whole kingdom comes to entertain them. There are dancers from faraway lands, Mother Ginger and her Clown Children, and a garden of Waltzing Flowers. Finally, the Sugar Plum dances a pas de deux with her Cavalier. The entire court joins in a final waltz, and the curtain falls as Clara climbs into the Swan Boat and sails home.
THE ORCHESTRA
Violin I Ming Yang Concert Master Amy Hamilton-Soto Eric Schaberg Nancie Lederer Rebecca Harris Yen Yu Violin II Ruth Zumstein Valerie Ciancosi Karen Kamp Susan Heerema
Viola Lucy Corwin Andrea Santora Effie Yuen Jordan Tarantino Violoncello John Furia Madeline Casparie Laura Casparie Bass Anthony Morris David Kingsnorth
Celeste/Synth Kenneth Pierson Flute/Piccolo Reva Youngstein Oboe/English Horn Richard Foley
French Horn Aleks Ozolins Lauren Hosford Trumpet Charles Bumcrot Tom Verchot
Clarinet William Shadel
Trombone Vernon Post
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Dennis Ciancosi
Percussion Scott Simpson
Bassoon Wendy Large
Harp Keith Goodman
All musicians are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
Nutcracker Cast
(in order of appearance - alternating casts)
Act I Scene 1 Fritz .................................................................................................................................... Michael Paradiso, Raynor Rubel Clara .............................. Victoria Agrifolio, Catherine Callahan, Rachel Davis, Gina Esposito, Allison Ivan, Allison Ventola Father ................................................................................................................................ Leonid Flegmatov, Junio Teixeira Mother ............................................................................................ Ana Luiza Luizi, Ekaterina Smurova, Francesca Nieves Drosselmeyer ........................................................................................................................................ Humberto Teixeira Drosselmeyer’s Nephew ............................. Marlen Alimanov, Nic Gili, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Porcelain Doll .................................................................................. Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto Gabriella Noa-Pierson, Charis Page, Catherine Whiting Soldier Doll ................................................................ Marlen Alimanov, Albert Davydov, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Grandmother ................................................................................................................................................... Barbara Gille Guests .......................................................... Elisa Toro Franky, Ilse Kapteyn, Francesca Nieves, Christina Theryoung-Neira Marlen Alimanov, Albert Davydov, Nic Gili, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Andre Luis Teixeira Junio Tiexeira, Yuuki Yamamoto and Mackenzie Genthe, Alexandra Marek, Emma Massarelli Little Girls .......................................................................................................................................... Alternating Cast Page Little Boys ........................................................................................................................................... Alternating Cast Page
Act I Scene 2 - The Magic Spell Solo Mice ................................. Osceola Heard, Abby Price, Nicolette Rubel, Raynor Rubel, Emma Silverman, Erica Weiss Solo Soldiers ................... Victoria Agrifolio, Catherine Callahan, Rachel Davis, Gina Esposito, Allison Ivan, Allison Ventola Nutcracker Prince ........................................Marlen Alimanov, Nic Gili, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Mouse King ........................................................................... Leonid Flegmatov Nic Gili, Andre Luis Teixeira, Junio Teixeira Mice ................................................................................................................................................. Alternating Cast Page Soldiers .............................................................................................................................................. Alternating Cast Page Bugle Boy ....................................................................................................... Diego Arpino, Jake Davis, Timothy Silverman
Act I Scene 3 - In The Forest Snow Queen .................. Elisa Toro Franky, Ana Luiza Luizi, Ekaterina Smurova, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung-Neira Snow King ........................................................................................... Andrew Notarile, Andre Luis Teixeira, Junio Teixeira Solo Snowflakes ................................................................................ Elisa Toro Franky, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki Gabriella Noa-Pierson, Christina Theryoung-Neira, Charis Page, Catherine Whiting Snowflakes.......................................................................................................................................... Alternating Cast Page
INTERMISSION Act II - Kingdom of Sweets Guardian Angel..............................................................Elisa Toro Franky, Ilse Kapteyn, Ana Luiza Luizi, Ekaterina Smurova Angels ................................................................................................................................................. Alternating Cast Page Courtiers ............................................................................................................................................ Alternating Cast Page Spanish Dance/Chocolate ......Elisa Toro Franky, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Gabriella Noa-Pierson, Mari Sugawa Marlen Alimanov, Albert Davydov, Andrew Notarile, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Arabian Dance/Coffee ....................................................................... Leonid Flegmatov, Andre Luis Teixeira, Junio Teixeira Elisa Toro Franky, Ilse Kapteyn, Francesca Nieves, Ekaterina Smurova, Christina Theryoung-Neira and Mackenzie Genthe, Allison Ivan, Emma Massarelli Chinese Dance/Tea ........................................... Nic Gili, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto, Nahoko Nakamoto, Charis Page Catherine Whiting and Victoria Agrifolio, Rachel Davis, Gina Esposito, Allison Ivan Mirlitons/Dance of the Reed Flutes .......................... Elisa Toro Franky, Ana Luiza Luizi, Risa Mochizuki, Kotoe Kojima-Noa Gabriella Noa-Pierson, Ekaterina Smurova, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung-Neira Ilse Kapteyn, Nahoko Nakamoto, Charis Page, Catherine Whiting Russian Dance/Trepak ............................................................................. Albert Davydov, Ruben Rascon, Yuuki Yamamoto Mother Ginger ................................................................................................................................................. Raynor Rubel Solo Clowns .............................. Diego Arpino, Alissa Gurevich, Valerie Nagle, Accalia Quintana, Anneliese Silverman ................................................................................................................................ Maxwell Silverman, Timothy Silverman Clowns ............................................................................................................................................... Alternating Cast Page
Waltz of the Flowers Dew Drop .................................................................................. Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Gabriella Noa-Pierson Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung-Neira, Catherine Whiting Solo Flowers ................................... Elisa Toro Franky, Ana Luiza Luizi, Ekaterina Smurova, Ilse Kapteyn, Francesca Nieves Flowers ................................................................................................. Ilse Kapteyn, Francesca Nieves, Rachel Malmstone and Victoria Agrifolio, Catherine Callahan, Rachel Davis, Gina Esposito, Allison Ivan, Allison Ventola and Kellyann Coyle, Mackenzie Genthe, Emma Massarelli
Grand Pas De Deux Sugar Plum ................................................................................ Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Risa Mochizuki, Gabriella Noa-Pierson Ekaterina Smurova, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung-Neira Cavalier ............................................................. Marlen Alimanov, Albert Davydov, Leonid Flegmatov, Andre Luis Teixeira Finale ..........................................................................................................................................................Entire Company
Junior Company
Nutcracker Alternating Casts
Victoria Agrifolio, Catherine Callahan, Rachel Davis, Gina Esposito, Allison Ivan, Allison Ventola Mia Cana, Kellyann Coyle, Mackenzie Genthe, Alexandra Marek and Alexandra Blomfield, Jessie Dromsky-Reed, Juliann Forbes, Marina Gialanella, Rachel Hamburger Emma Massarelli, Raynor Rubel, Erin Snyder, Julia Wang Little Girls Victoria Agrifolio, Catherine Callahan, Mia Cana, Kellyann Coyle, Rachel Davis, Gina Esposito, Allison Ivan, Allison Ventola and Jessie Dromsky-Reed, Juliann Forbes, Marina Gialanella, Rachel Hamburger, Erin Snyder, Julia Wang and Giulia Arpino Zoe Countess, Kaitlyn DalBon, Gabrielle Gross, Julia Keymakh, Alyssa Lavroff, Kristin Leechow , Veronica Lenox, Justine Mastro Carmen Ruiz, Sabrina Silverman, Eunice Suba and Eleanor Cohen, Ella Countess, Izzy Kalodner, Mariel Loughlin Michele Loughlin, Erica Weiss, Becky Young Little Boys Diego Arpino, Jake Davis, Osceola Heard, Liam Hiester, Michael Paradiso Raynor Rubel, Maxwell Silverman, Timothy Silverman, Zachary Zuchowsky Mice Rhianna Bhatia, Armani Davidson, Noelle deVries, Katherine Goldberger, Osceola Heard, Liam Hiester , Madison Hobbs Kara Kamenski, Marissa Lecessi, Amalia Moula, Abby Ow, Abby Price, Devyn Reidy, Nicolette Rubel, Raynor Rubel Emma Silverman, Michaela Skelley, Lucas Sverdlen, Charlotte Sweeney, Erica Weiss Soldiers Alyssa Agolia, Angela Amaru, Jaclyn Bougades, Kendra Boyd, Corrine Budris, Rebecca Casel, Mariange Charles-Antonio Meghan Cheung, Marina Chiafullo, Lauren Ciotola, Bridget Clark, Alyssa Cohen, Mikayla Cole, Caroline Collins Maisie Conrad-Poor, Angelina Corbo, Allison Cordero, Ella Countess, Renata Curcio, Najah Davenport, Kimberly DeDonato Simone DeVoe-Caccavo, Alexandra DiCostanzo, Emma Dougherty, Josephine Eason, Olivia Engmann, Sophia Famular Julie Fawcett, Alexandra Fong, Parker Fong, Skylar Fong, Julianne French, Dora Gladstein, Claire Goldberger, Laura Gyan Chumani Heard, Samantha Howden, Francesca Infante-Meehan, Caeli Janacek, Katherine Jiao, Noni Johnson, Toni Johnson Paulina Kachalova, Jillian Kaplan, Lily Kelleher, Ashley Kibel, Joanne Kim, Anna Kosachevich, Anneka Lambert, Victoria Marques Diana Mastellone, Madison Mier, Abby Miller, Kira Montes, Grace Moroses, Lauren Ng, Charlotte Nickason, Kaitlyn Parker Alexa Pena, Alexis Rojas, Kyla Rombough, Abby Rothenberg, Victoria Ruiz, Katya Saburova, Sydney SantoDomingo, Emily Schablik Abigail Shaw, Katya Shchukin, Anneliese Silverman, Maxwell Silverman, Helen Simmons, Madeline Sit, Cameron Smith Jacquelyn Steen, Arielle Steere, Ava Steneck, Ava Sutter, Sydney Sweeney, Kaley Taylor, Sophia Turci, Olivia Van de Vusse Anna Van Wie, Justine Ventisette, Ashley Wang, Katherine Whelan, Julia Wiersum, Camille Wong, Giselle Wong, Anneliese Yodlowsky Snowflakes Victoria Agrifolio, Catherine Callahan, Rachel Davis, Gina Esposito, Allison Ivan, Allison Ventola Mia Cana, Kellyann Coyle, Mackenzie Genthe, Alexandra Marek and Jessie Dromsky-Reed, Juliann Forbes Marina Gialanella, Rachel Hamburger, Emma Massarelli, Erin Snyder, Julia Wang Angels Giulia Arpino, Antonia Buza, Micaela Camacho-Tenreiro, Zoe Countess, Kaitlyn DalBon, Sophia Friedman, Gabrielle Gross Kayla Gupta, Alice Hwang, Julia Keymakh, Sara Kuzminski, Alyssa Lavroff, Kristin Leechow, Veronica Lenox, Justine Mastro Carmen Ruiz, Vanessa Sacks, Caroline Sacripanti, Rachel Schneider, Julie Scorese, Sabrina Silverman, Safia Speer, Emily Stevens Eunice Suba, Ashley Warner, Michelle Wu, Rachel Yoo and Sarah Blake, Eleanor Cohen, Ella Countess. Catherine Dougherty Isabelle Fagan, Izzy Kalodner, Kara Kamenski, Andrea Lan, Mariel Loughlin, Michele Loughlin, Anisha Mittal, Rachel Puzio Nicolette Rubel, Erica Weiss, Camille Wilk, Becky Young and Kristina Arriaga, Alyssa Chen, Armani Davidson, Stephanie Davidson Chumani Heard, Amanda Hwang, Diana Mastellone, Abby Price, Devyn Reidy, Alexis Rojas, Ariana West, Serena Zhao and Rebecca Casel, Angelina Corbo, Kimberly DeDonato, Julie Fawcett, Hannah Hamernik, Katherine Jiao, Jillian Kaplan Abby Rothenberg, Giselle Wong and Fabiana Castaldo, Noelle deVries , Adrianna Green, Cheyanna Harris, Lotta Meriluoto Abby Ow, Jordan Pohle, Grace San Roman Courtiers Victoria Agrifolio, Catherine Callahan, Rachel Davis, Gina Esposito, Allison Ivan, Allison Ventola Mia Cana, Kellyann Coyle, Mackenzie Genthe, Alexandra Marek and Jessie Dromsky-Reed, Juliann Forbes, Marina Gialanella Rachel Hamburger, Emma Massarelli, Erin Snyder, Julia Wang and Giulia Arpino, Antonia Buza, Micaela Camacho-Tenreiro Zoe Countess, Kaitlyn DalBon, Sophia Friedman, Kayla Gupta, Alice Hwang, Julia Keymakh, Sara Kuzminski, Alyssa Lavroff Kristin Leechow, Veronica Lenox, Justine Mastro, Carmen Ruiz, Vanessa Sacks, Caroline Sacripanti Rachel Schneider, Julia Scorese Sabrina Silverman, Safia Speer, Emily Stevens, Eunice Suba, Ashley Warner, Michelle Wu, Rachel Yoo Clowns Antonetta Albano, Megan Altier, Anna Claire Anderson, Natalia Arroyo, Isabella Becchi, Yemmanuella Bragarnik Andrea Camacho-Tenreiro, Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo, Noelia Carrasco, Emily Chen, Kathryn Chen, Marina Chiafullo Layla Clarke, Olivia Cui, Jake Davis, Alexandra DiCostanzo, Lauren Diorio,Sofia Elliott, Alexandra Fong, Parker Fong Leni Fries, Graceanna Gargano, Ana Gomez, Sara Gomez, Anna Gustavsen, Dana Harel, Sophia Howson, Sarah Hwang Erin Jengo-Quirk, Kathering Jiao, Leah Kamenski, Holly Kopit, Olivia Kwon, Faith Leu, Emma Leung, Arielle Loubier Victoria Marques, Madison McDonald, Abby Miller, Isabella Minor, Annabel Molner, Laura Molner, Elise Montes, Lauren Ng Diana Nichvoloda, Vanessa Nussbaum, Sophia Pardo, Kaitlyn Parker, Joanna Peters, Priscilla Peters, Grace Qin, Michelle Qiu Fiona Quirk, Skye Riller-Miltner, Emma Rossili, Victoria Ruiz, Katya Saburova, Emily Schablik, Ella Schestag, Abigail Shaw Alexa Sibello, Skylar Smith, Sydney Stavraka, Clara Steneck, Libby Stockton, Isabella Stravoiu, Julietta Stravoiu, Audrey Sun Ella Surmeli,Ava Sutter, Hana Toguchi, Anna Van Wie, Aprina Wang, Katherine Whelan, Daisy Yao, Catherine Zhu
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Understudy Little Girls Kristina Arriaga, Sarah Blake, Alyssa Chen, Armani Davidson, Stephanie Davidson Catherine Dougherty, Isabelle Fagan, Chumani Heard, Amanda Hwang, Kara Kamenski Diana Mastellone, Anisha Mittal, Abby Price, Devyn Reidy, Alexis Rojas, Ariana West Camille Wilk, Serena Zhao Understudy Little Boys Luca Brown, Nick Komaroff Understudy Angels Gabrielle Colella, Ariel Foss, Francesca Infante-Meehan Marissa Lecessi, Emma Silverman, Ava Steneck, Charlotte Sweeney, Sophia Turci Understudy Courtiers Sarah Blake, Eleanor Cohen, Ella Countess, Catherine Dougherty, Isabelle Fagan, Izzy Kalodner, Kara Kamenski Andrea Lan, Mariel Loughlin, Michele Loughlin, Anisha Mittal, Nicolette Rubel, Camille Wilk, Becky Young Understudy Clowns Claire Annuik, Giuliana Cascarano, Isabella Corbo, Cailin Egan, Claire Flagg Jacqueline Greyenbuhl, Sophia Nuijens, Selina Zhang Understudy Flowers Mia Cana, Jessie Dromsky-Reed, Juliann Forbes, Marina Gialanella Rachel Hamburger, Alexandra Marek, Erin Snyder, Julia Wang
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THE COMPANY MARLEN ALIMANOV received his training at the Almaty Choreographic School A. B. Seleznev in his native Kazakhstan. His professional experience includes Almaty Ballet Opera House Theatre, Novosibirsk State Theatre and Moscow National Ballet Theatre, both in Russia, and Manassas Ballet Theatre in Virginia. His repertoire includes principal roles in Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Romeo & Juliet and Swan Lake. He joins New Jersey Ballet for the 2012-2013 season. KERRY MARA COX studied at New Jersey School of Ballet and graduated as a scholarship student from Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She became an apprentice with that company, under the direction of Patricia Wilde, and later performed for 10 years with St. Louis Ballet, where she rose to the rank of principal. Her repertoire includes Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Sugar Plum and Snow Queen in Nutcracker, Myrtha in Giselle, and featured roles in Dennis Nahat’s Brahms Quintet. She joined New Jersey Ballet in 2008. ALBERT DAVYDOV was born in Russia and began his ballet training at the age of eleven at the Kazan Choreographic School of Ballet. Upon graduation, he joined the Tatar State Theater of Opera and Ballet where he danced solo and principal roles and toured with the company in Europe and the United States. He has won numerous prizes in international competition. His repertoire includes Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Romeo and Juliet. He joined New Jersey Ballet in 2004. LEONID FLEGMATOV graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography in 2001 and joined the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts GITIS as a soloist. His repertoire includes principal roles in such ballets as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet and Futile Precaution. Leonid was awarded a prize in the First International Chabukiani-Balanchine Ballet Competition in 2001. He has toured in Europe, Asia and the United States. He has danced with Miami City Ballet, Columbia Classical Ballet, International Ballet Theater, and Grand Rapids Ballet Company. A member of NJ Ballet in 2007-2008, he rejoined the company in the 2011-2012 season. NIC GILI is from Idaho Falls, Idaho. He rained at the Kirov Academy, Ballet West and Boston Ballet. Professional experience includes solo and
principal roles with Ballet Idaho and the Teatrul de balet Sibiu in Romania. Repertoire includes several roles in Nutcracker, Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle, Esmeralda Pas de Deux and Pas de Dix. ELISA TORO FRANKY was born in Bogota, Colombia, where she began her training at the School of Ballet Myriam Guerrero. At the age of 19, she came to the U.S. and studied at Miami City Ballet. Elisa danced with the Washington Ballet and later joined Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she toured nationally to celebrate the 40th anniversary of DTH, before joining NJB in October 2010. She attended the University de los Andes in Bogota. RAEMAN KILFOIL came to NJB from Festival Ballet of Providence, Rhode Island, where he was a principal dancer. Prior to that, he performed with North Carolina Dance Theatre and with St. Louis Ballet. A native of New York, he received his training from the School of American Ballet and attended Indiana University where he studied under Violette Verdy. He has performed Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Bluebird in Sleeping Beauty, the Cavalier in Nutcracker, and Swan Lake, among many others. KOTOE KOJIMA-NOA was born in Japan and studied with Bolshoi and New York City Ballet principals Valentina Kozlova and Leonid Kozlov, as well as at the School of American Ballet and Boston Ballet. Ms. Kojima-Noa placed in the top 10 at the Youth American Grand Prix. She joined New Jersey Ballet during the 2001-2002 season and has appeared in numerous solo and principal roles in the company’s repertory. She has guested with Valentina Kozlova in Concert and with Ballet Theatre of Ohio for its production of Summer Night. Ms. Kojima-Noa has taught all levels of ballet for several years. ANA LUIZA LUIZI was born in Belo Horizonete, Brazil where she began her training at age 8. She joined the Sesiminas Dance Company and toured throughout Brazil and Latin America performing in Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, La Fille Mal Gardee, Coppelia, Don Q and Raymonda. Ana toured China with the Europe Ballet Conservatory of St. Polten, Austria before coming to the U.S. and joining NJB in 2008. RISA MOCHIZUKI was born in Topkyo and trained at the Royal Ballet of Flanders, and Kishibi and Kawasaki Ballet Schools in Japan.
Winning medals in several international competitions. she danced solo and principal roles with the Teatrul balet Sibiu, Romania, the Constanta National Opera Ballet and the Timisoara National Opera Ballet. Principal roles include Don Quixote, Paquita, Nutcracker, Chopiniana and La Vivandiere.
Ballet’s production of Swan Lake. Andrew has also appeared with BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio. His virtuosity has distinguished his dancing in such varied roles as the Cavalier and Nutcracker Prince in Nutcracker, the title role in Petruchka, and featured roles in Danzantes, Octet and I (Heart) Kenji.
GABRIELLA NOA-PIERSON began her training locally and entered New Jersey School of Ballet at the age of 8. At 11, she performed the coveted role of Clara in New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker at Paper Mill—one of the youngest ever to dance the role. Ms. Noa-Pierson was a scholarship student at the Pennsylvania Ballet, and returned to New Jersey and NJB in 1999. Her repertory includes roles in Allegro Brilliante, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Tango, For Ella, Saturday Night and the Cowgirl in deMille’s Rodeo.
EKATERINA SMUROVA was born and trained in Russia. Ms. Smurova graduated with honors form the Kazan Choreographic School of Ballet. In her final year, she was selected to dance the lead in a new ballet, The Snow Queen by Honored Artist of Russia Aleksandr Polubentsev. She went on to join the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow State Theater, where she quickly rose to the rank of soloist, appearing in Don Quixote, Nutcracker, Cinderella and Swan Lake. Ms. Smurova joined New Jersey Ballet in 2009.
ANDREW NOTARILE began studying ballet, tap and jazz at the age of eight at New Jersey School of Ballet. He also studied at School of American Ballet and is a graduate of Professional Performing Arts School. He made his debut as Fritz in NJ Ballet’s Nutcracker and later appeared as the Jester in New York City
MARI SUGAWA was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Japan where she received her training. She joined the Matsuyama Ballet Company in 1994 and performed as a soloist in such classics as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Coppelia, Cinderella, and Giselle. She also performed Ballet Ballet Ballet, a contemporary
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work by Matsuyama Company choreographer Tetsutaro Shimizu. Ms. Sugawa has performed with Ballet Austin, New York Theatre Ballet and Eglevsky Ballet. Her Juliet, Princess Aurora and Giselle with New Jersey Ballet have met with high critical praise. ANDRÉ LUIS TEIXEIRA began studying ballet in his native Brazil at the age of 8. Six years later, he joined Sesiminas Companhia, where he rose through the ranks from corps de ballet to principal dancer. His repertoire includes leading roles in such classical ballets as Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, Swan Lake and Nutcracker. André has won numerous gold and silver medals in international competitions. He joined New Jersey Ballet in 2008. JUNIO TEIXEIRA began his dance training in his native Brazil, where he studied with renowned ballet master Pablo Moret. In 1998 Teixeira joined Sesiminas Companhia and was promoted to soloist in 2000. He has been a laureate and participant in numerous dance competitions including Festival Internacional De danca de Joinville, Brasilia International Dance Seminar and NY IBC . He danced with Columbia Classical Ballet in South Carolina in lead roles in La Fille Mal Garde, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Paquita, Nutcracker, Carmina Burana and Cinderella. Mr. Teixeira joined New Jersey Ballet in 2008. CHRISTINA THERYOUNG-NEIRA started her training at New Jersey School of Ballet and later studied at the School of American Ballet and the Royal Ballet, London. Upon returning to the U.S., she joined the Los Angeles Ballet, directed by John Clifford, and also performed with the Fort Worth Ballet. Christina appeared in New Jersey Ballet’s 25th Anniversary Nutcracker in 1995 and joined the company for the 1996 season. In 1997, she entered the New York International Competition and was chosen to perform the Stars and Stripes solo at the Gala performance. YUUKI YAMAMOTO trained at the Hakucho Ballet Academy in his native Japan. He was a finalist in the Japan Grand Prix and won a scholarship to the Ailey School in New York. He has appeared in Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Flames of Paris, Sleeping Beauty, Gopak, Nutcracker and many others. Yuuki joined NJB as an apprentice in 2010 and was taken into the company in the 2011-2012 season. RUBEN RASCON graduated from the Moscow
State Choreographic Academy (Bolshoi). He also studied at University of North Carolina School for the Arts, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet School, National Dance Institute and Moving People Dance Theater, both in New Mexico, and was a scholarship student at the following summer programs: Boston Ballet, ABT Austin, SAB and the Rock School for Dance Education. CATHERINE WHITING trained at the NJ School of Ballet and also attended programs at School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She was part of the NJ School of Ballet ensemble that took first place twice in the Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey. She also won first place in pas de deux in that competition. CHARIS PAGE began her training in Florida at the Coast Ballet Academy in Florida. She continued jer studies at the Kirov Academy of Ballet graduating in 2009. Winning an apprenticeship with Tulsa Ballet, she performed in many of the company’s productions. Returning to the East Coast, she joined the Manassas Ballet Theatre Company in Virginia, dancing such roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and the lead in Peter and the Wolf. FRANCESCA NIEVES studied dance at Ballet Hispanico and Steps in New York. She later became an apprentice and guest dancer at Ballet Hispanico. She has also studied choreography, and her work has been featured in programs at the Latino Culture Show in Ann Arbor and the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York, among others. Francesca graduated from University of Michigan with a degree in Dance. ILSE KAPTEYN graduated from Moscow State Academy of Ballet (Bolshoi Ballet Academy). She also studied at School of American Ballet and American Ballet NAHOKO NAKAMOTO was born in Japan where she trained at the Yuasa Ballet Academy. She has also trained in Vancouver, Canada, and at Alvin Ailey School. Theatre. ARTISTIC STAFF CAROLYN CLARK (Director) A native of New Jersey, Ms. Clark is Founder/Director of New Jersey Ballet Company and Director of New Jersey School of Ballet. Ms. Clark performed classical and contemporary ballet with American Ballet Theatre and toured with that company throughout North America, Scandinavia, Europe and Africa, in addition to
tours in the US and Canada. Additional ballet company credits include the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Radio City Ballet, and as principal dancer with New Jersey Ballet and New Jersey State Opera. Ms. Clark’s professional credits also include Broadway musicals, and television shows, most notably The Bell Telephone Hour where she was assistant to the choreographer. She is a founding member of ArtPride New Jersey, served two years on the President’s Council on the Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center, and five years on the Advisory Board of Channel 13. Ms. Clark was honored in 1976 by Governor Brendan Byrne for her “unique contribution to the arts of the State of New Jersey.” She has also been honored with a New Jersey Pride Award, and by the National Society of Arts and Letters and DanceNJ. Ms. Clark attended Rutgers University. PAUL HILLIARD McRAE (Assistant Director) began his training at San Francisco School of Ballet at the age of 9. He spent 8 years at New Jersey School of Ballet, and became an apprentice to New Jersey Ballet Company at age 16. After high school, he joined Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, where he danced solo roles while attending nearby Point Park College. Upon returning to New Jersey, Mr. McRae joined New Jersey Ballet and performed numerous solo and principal roles in the Company’s extensive
repertory. In recent seasons, he earned critical praise for his work as the evil fairy Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty. Mr. McRae is on the ballet faculty at New Jersey School of Ballet and Kean University, and serves as Artistic Advisor for Dance Residencies at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. He is a co-founder and former president of Dance/New Jersey and a board member of ArtPride New Jersey and New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and a member of the Artistic Advisory Board of the New York Interntional Ballet Competition. He was recently elected Co-Chair of the performing Arts Advisory Committee at Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey. ELEANOR D’ANTUONO (Artistic Advisor) received accolades from public and press alike during her years as principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre where she danced leading roles in Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Giselle, Coppelia and Les Sylphides among many others. Her dancing was marked by fiery virtuosity, unique lyricism and bravura technique. She was the first American ballerina to dance leading roles with the Kirov Ballet in St. Petersburg. She was also the first American artist to perform in mainland China. Her staging and coaching contributed greatly to the extraordinary success of New Jersey Ballet’s Giselle, Act II. She has served as Artistic
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Director of the New York International Ballet Competition since 1996. LEONID KOZLOV (Artistic Advisor) was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi until 1979 when he defected from the Soviet Union. He became a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. His role in the 1983 Broadway musical On Your Toes won him critical acclaim. Mr. Kozlov has staged his versions of Swan Lake and Don Quixote for the National Ballet of Chile and Nutcracker for the Australian Ballet. Mr. Kozlov has appeared as a guest artist with major companies worldwide and tours with his own Kozlov and Friends. For New Jersey Ballet, he staged Paquita, La Satinella, Diane and Acteon, El Cid and La Vivandiere. To provide a showcase for aspiring dancers, he organized New Jersey’s Youth Dance Festival in 2005. EDWARD VILLELLA (Artistic Advisor) A Kennedy Center honoree, Mr. Villella is perhaps the greatest American premier danseur ever. Among his accomplishments are Emmy Award winner, star of New York City Ballet, guest artist with the Bolshoi, performer at President Kennedy’s Inaugural, and first American to guest with the Royal Danish Ballet. In 1968, the Bell Telephone Hour’s salute to Villella became an Emmy Award-winning special. His Harlequin – A Patchwork of Love, the first ballet ever commissioned by an American TV network, resulted in Emmy Awards for the show and for Villella as choreographer, producer and star! He is a former member of the President’s Council on the Arts and a past recipient of the prestigious Capezio Award. Mr. Villella is founder/Director of Miami City Ballet and has been Artistic Advisor to New Jersey Ballet since 1972. MARINA BOGDANOVA (Ballet Mistress) received her training at Russia’s prestigious Perm Ballet Academy and began her professional career with The Sverdlovsk State Academy Theatre of Opera and Ballet. She went on to become a principal dancer with the celebrated Russian National Ballet Company and the Ballet Theatre of Moscow, where she performed leading roles in the full classical repertory. Ms. Bogdanova earned the coveted title of Honored Artist of Russia, and has won acclaim in many countries including the U.S., when The New York Times ballet critic Anna Kisselgoff praised her work. Ms. Bogdanova is on the ballet faculty of New Jersey School of Ballet. LUBA GULYAEVA (Ballet Mistress) A graduate
of the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Leningrad, Ms. Gulyaeva joined the Kirov Ballet in 1972, dancing featured roles in Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, La Bayadere and Don Quixote. In the 1980s, she was invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join the staff of American Ballet Theatre where she taught company class and coached the dancers. She also taught all levels at the ABT School. Additional teaching credits include the Australian Ballet in Melbourne, the School of American Ballet in New York, and seminars at numerous universities in the U.S. CAROLYN TENER BROWN (Coach) began her ballet training at age 7 at New Jersey School of Ballet and was NJB’s original Clara in the company’s first production of Nutcracker. Ms. Brown was a soloist with American Ballet Theatre for 7 years and later danced in a variety of Broadway shows including Hair, Carousel, Brigadoon, Fame-The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles and Phantom of the Opera, where she danced the role of Meg (the best friend) for 8 years. She has worked with some of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century including Agnes deMille, Twyla Tharp and Anthony Tudor. She has also appeared on television in All My Children, The Sopranos and several PBS programs. She teaches at New Jersey School of Ballet and coaches the Company and the Junior Company. NATASHA GIRSHOV (Coach) trained at the Vaganova School in Leningrad and joined the Kirov Ballet where she rose quickly to the rank of principal dancer. Miss Girshov danced leading roles in Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Carmen, Don Quixote and many others. Her tours with the Kirov took her to Holland, Thailand, Romania, Africa, New Zealand and Cuba, She was also a choreographer and director of the Special School of Classical Dance in Leningrad where she taught all levels of ballet. ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH (Coach) danced with New Jersey Ballet for 20 years. A strong classical dancer, she excelled in many diverse roles that demanded the elegance of the Sylvia Pas de Deux, the bravura virtuosity of the Stars and Stripes Pas de Deux, and the feistiness of the Cowgirl in Agnes deMille’s Rodeo. Miss Sabovick-Bleich toured with the Pavlova Celebration Ballet, Kozlov and Friends, and International Stars of Ballet. Her teaching experience includes ballet and pointe classes for all levels. BRIAN COAKLEY (Production Manager/
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Production Stage Manager) served as Assistant Technical Director at Kean University’s Wilkins theatre for 7 years, assisted for 3 years at Raritan Valley Community College and with New Jersey Ballet productions at both venues. He was responsible for all aspects of production for NJB’s premieres of Giselle, Esmeralda and Tom Sawyer. He also designed lighting for Minneapolis Ballet’s productions of Midsummer Night’s Dream and Rodeo. Mr. Coakley holds a B.A. in Communications from Kean University. He joined New Jersey Ballet in 2001. NANCY HARTMANN (Marketing/Public Relations) joined New Jersey Ballet in 1991, bringing a wealth of experience in advertising and public relations. A writer by training, she has written scripts for radio and produced and hosted a cable TV program. She has also written fortunes for fortune cookies. While serving as Director of the Somerset/Hunterdon Business & Education Partnership, Nancy developed a highly successful board game/training tool to address school shootings and other violence for use by educators. DAVID TAMAKI (Administrative Assistant/ Music Librarian) A former principal dancer with New Jersey Ballet, David began his formal dance training at New Jersey School of ballet at age 7. He also studied at the Joffrey Workshop in Texas and with Miami City Ballet. He was noted for his work in Allegro Brillante, Cinderella, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, For Ella, Saturday Night, Trepak and the Cavalier in Nutcracker, and Rodeo,in which he wowed audience and critics as the tap dancing Champion Roper. David has segued to administration, where he manages the company’s video and audio collections, and coaches the NJB Junior Company. He is on the faculty of New Jersey School of Ballet. MYRA TANG (Wardrobe Mistress) trained as an artist/designer at University of Cincinnati and holds two degrees from Rhode Island School of Design. She spent more than 10 years in the luxury retail business working for such companies as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Saks Fifth Avenue and Mikimoto, from whom she received an award for Global Strategies and Planning as part of Mikimoto’s 110th Anniversary. A lifelong dance student, Ms. Tang made her New York City Ballet debut at age 10 as one of Oberon’s (Edward Villella’s) fairies in Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has danced in regional companies and is currently involved in Baroque Music and dance.
GARY S. FAGIN (Musical Conductor) is Music Director of New York City’s Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra and the Bucks County Symphony in Pennsylvania. Active as a composer, his Charlotte: Life? Or Theater? Was premiered to critical acclaim at the prince Music Theater in Philadelphia; his John Adams in Amsterdam: A Song for Abigail, received its world premiere performance at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam before Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands. Mr. Fagin received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania; he was the first person to receive a Doctorate Degree in Conducting from Yale University. He is Founder and Director of The New York Conducting Institute. PAUL MILLER (Lighting Design). Broadway: Vanities, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. Associate/Assistant: Macbeth, Company, Sweeney Todd, Little Women, Hairspray, The Producers, Live X3, The Music Man, The Price, Saturday Night Fever, The Civil War, On The Town, The Sound of Music, Titanic. International: Cinderella (Asia), West Side Story (La Scala), Phantom of the Opera (Lisbon). Off-Broadway: Waiting for Godot, Jackie Mason, Addicted, Balancing Act. Regional: Pasadena Playhouse, Theatre of the Stars, Baystreet, Lookingglass, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodspeed. TV: Camelot (Live from Lincoln Center), A&E, as well as special events: Broadway Bares XVIII, Broadway Under the Stars, New Year’s Eve from Times Square.
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