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ADVISORY BOARD Derek Chow Heidi Jesser-Howard Ronny Wells

BOULDER BALLET SCHOOL FOUNDER Barbara Demaree

ARTISTIC STAFF Ana Claire, Artistic Director Lance Hardin, Associate Artistic Director Amy Earnest, Assistant School Director Erica Martin, Costume Designer Lisa Bates, Wardrobe Mistress COMPANY DANCERS Martin Gonzalo Justo Bernardez Kelsey Byrne Rania Charalambidou

APPRENTICE DANCERS Kate Adams Livia Diener Alexis Greenberger Chelsea Vonu

BOULDER BALLET SCHOOL FACULTY Kate Adams Cindy Brandle Kelsey Byrne Ana Claire Kristen Demaree Amy Earnest Lance Hardin Becky Jancosko Laura Spanioli Erin Tunbridge (Outreach) Kathryn Wagner (Outreach) Anna Warrener

ADMINISTRATION & PARTNERS Wrenn Combs, Executive Director Jamie Adams, Deputy Director Erin Tunbridge, Marketing Manager & Outreach Director Nan Streicker, Office Manager & Registrar Scott Oliver/Stagewright, Technical Director (on tour) Craig Bushman, Technical Director (Dairy ARTS Center) Jamie Adams & Kathryn MacGregor, Boulder Ballet Guild Harold Yandik/Transparent CPA, Accounting Boulder Cleaners, Dry Cleaning Services Eli Akerstein Photography, Photographer David Andrews/Andrews Photography, Videographer

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jamie Adams (Ex-Officio) Amy Britton Lloyd Botway (Vice Chair) Stephanie Carter Ana Claire (Ex-Officio) Wrenn Combs (Ex-Officio) Prudence Cordts-Bloom Kylie Crandall (Chair) Denyse Gibbs (Treasurer) Karen Lochhead Thomas J. Scott (Secretary)


Welcome Welcome to our 2016/2017 season! The Boulder Ballet company and school are off and happily leaping through the days! We are excited to be under way and invite you to join us as the season unfolds. Our returning company dancers are Kelsey Byrne, Rania Charalambidou, Melissa Heslep, Martin Gonzalo Justo Bernardez, Lance Hardin, Matthew Helms, and Dionysios Mitsios. This year we welcome three new company members: Veronica Goldberg, Phoebe Magna, and Ryland Early. We are also introducing four apprentices: Kate Adams, Livia Diener, Alexis Greenberg, and Chelsea Vonu. The studios are filled with energy, music and laughter. Stop by and enjoy. We performed The Nutcracker in November at Macky Auditorium with the Boulder Philharmonic and in December at Vance Brand Civic Auditorium with the Longmont Symphony. Our contemporary showcase Stepping Out 2017 is in February at the Gordon Gamm Theater in the Dairy ARTS Center. The show will feature Robert North’s fanciful Light Fandango as well as new works from the Associate Artistic Director Lance Hardin, Assistant School Director Amy Earnest, and me. For Mother’s Day we are performing Two Witches & A Prince, a fairytale mash-up with an original piano score composed for the ballet by Brian Golden. Keep your eyes open, and you may see our company dancers rocking to Billy Joel center stage at a CU basketball game, dancing at a library in celebration of the arts, or waltzing the evening away at the Governor’s Residence to mark Valentine’s Day. The Boulder Ballet School students are in full swing now too. Our most advanced dancers have the opportunity to participate in two performance competitions: Denver Ballet Guild Young Dancers Competition and Youth America Grand Prix, both in March. Coaching is well under way and we wish the students good luck. Our Storybook Ballet, also in March, is The Wizard of Oz. Be sure to come and celebrate the joy of making magic out of a favorite book, music, and dance. In May, our young aspiring choreographers will take the stage for our annual Choreographer’s Showcase. It’s always fun to see their creativity. Then we present BB2, a showcase for our advanced students to present their competition solos, some contemporary pieces, and excerpts from La Fille Mal Gardée. Come say goodbye and good luck to our seniors as they start heading out! Please feel free to stop by the Dairy ARTS Center and watch some classes and rehearsals, and get to know Boulder Ballet up close. Enjoy the show and thanks for supporting live art in our community. We appreciate your support so we can continue to dance and enrich lives. Dance with Joy,

Ana Claire Boulder Ballet Artistic Director

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About Boulder Ballet T he origins of Boulder Ballet begin with the Ballet Arts Studio, founded by former American Ballet Theatre dancer Larry Boyette and British dancer Barbara Demaree, and located above Tom’s Tavern (now the restaurant Salt) at 11th and Pearl Street in downtown Boulder. The first performing company to grow out of the school, Boulder City Ballet, was founded in 1982 by Barbara Demaree and Wanda Tierney. In 1985 the company changed its name to Boulder Ballet Ensemble, and in 1995 to Boulder Ballet. Over this time, Boulder Ballet has had a number of strong influences including the versatile artistry of past artistic directors Milenko Banovich (Zagred Ballet), Robin Haig (Royal Ballet), and John Prinz (American Ballet Theatre). Since 1989, Boulder Ballet has enjoyed a partnership with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra in presenting classical ballets complete with professional scenery, costumes, lighting designs, and casts of up to 100 dancers. Our rich history includes bringing classic, contemporary, and uniquely theatrical ballet to an audience that stretches from Estes Park to Highlands Ranch, in venues from the 2,000-seat opera house Macky Auditorium, to historic Boulder Theater in downtown Boulder, and to outdoor amphitheaters throughout the Denver-metro area. Artistic Director Ana Claire and Associate Artistic Director Lance Hardin continue to build on the proud tradition of artistic excellence through innovation. They have challenged their dancers and enlightened their audiences with the versatile productions from the contemporary Stepping Out to the classic The Nutcracker, to the timeless tale of Cinderella. Under their direction the company’s season continues to expand and performances now reach over 20,000 annually in the Denver Metro area. The Boulder Ballet School (BBS) provides ballet training for all ages, pre-school through adult, in a uniquely artistic and creative atmosphere. As a professional-track ballet school, BBS challenges students dedicated to pursuing dance as a career but also welcomes those who dance purely for enjoyment. BBS focuses on ballet technique because it is a beautiful art in its own right and a strong base for many other styles of dance. Under the direction of Ana Claire since 1999, she has successfully recruited an outstanding faculty with international performing and teaching experience. The seven-level curriculum is designed to produce well-rounded artists who achieve not only technical proficiency but also an essential expressive quality in their dancing. To achieve this, the classical ballet technique is augmented with modern dance, character dance, and physical theater. Such comprehensive training prepares students for the many artistic challenges demanded of today’s professional dancers. Our students have excelled in a number of competitions, including the world’s largest, the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), where BBS students have won first-place awards and the regional Grand Prix (single highest award), and have been invited to perform in New York City among the world’s finest young dancers. Former BBS students have gone on to dance with world-class companies throughout the world including American Ballet Theatre, Ballet British Columbia, Hubbard Street Dance, Mark Morris Dance Group, Miami City Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, England’s Royal Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet, to name a few.


Boulder Ballet’s Commitment to Community Boulder Ballet has grown and flourished for more than thirty years on the Front Range; our roots are deep in Colorado. So, too, is our commitment to community through education and outreach programs. Our primary goal is to reach those students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience dance and movement.

IN-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE Since its inception more than a decade ago, Steps in Time remains a much-requested educational outreach program. Originally choreographed by Ana Claire, the assemblyformat program seamlessly illustrates the history of ballet and its continuing influence on all forms of dance. Through beautiful choreography, humorous narration, and powerful dancing by our professional company, Steps in Time moves students beyond stereotypes and opens their eyes to the precision, expression, and athleticism of ballet. Each year this lively, interactive education program is presented to over 4,000 students in five different Front Range counties. In particular, Boulder Ballet reaches out to a large number of Title 1 schools—often with few arts resources—and students in free/reduced lunch programs. For many of these children, it is their first exposure to ballet, and they love it.

IN-SCHOOL OUTREACH RESIDENCY PROGRAMS Boulder Ballet’s artist-in-residence program for elementary schools, Poetry of Motion, features a Boulder Ballet instructor in residence at the school for up to two weeks. This program is designed to make a long-lasting impact on the minds and hearts of the students through the integration of dance and movement into the school’s curriculum. Poetry of Motion is focused on teaching students the value of creative expression without judgment. Through the integration of dance and movement, the program inspires confidence in creative expression, joy in collaborating with others, and passion for interpretive dramatic art, all based around state standards for Physical Education. Using fun exercises and games, students explore the realm of bodies in motion and imaginative expression. The model is group-oriented and playful. The cumulative effect of immersion over a two-week period builds students’ skills and confidence. Piloted in 2015, Boulder Ballet brings a four-day in-school residency to the middle school level. The middle school program builds on past participation in the elementary program and introduces a cross-disciplinary element that directly links earth science, physical education, and arts curricula. The mission of the middle school program focuses on the 3 C’s: building community, developing students’ skills directly related to their school curriculum, and fostering creativity through dance, health, and fitness.

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COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES Boulder Ballet is equally committed to the successful community outreach programs Nutcracker Preview Night and Ballet in the Park. Since 2005, we have reached over 16,000 underserved individuals who are frequently excluded from exposure to the performing arts. These two programs were specifically designed to remove the financial barrier to participation. For our Nutcracker Preview Night performance, Boulder Ballet works with key social-service organizations to distribute free tickets to the full-scale final dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker in collaboration with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. Our free, outdoor summer concert series, Ballet in the Park, also reaches out to low-income families, teens in crisis, struggling single parents, and seniors on fixed incomes as well as the community at large in an effort to make the arts accessible to all.

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Boulder Ballet would like to thank the many corporations and individual donors making smaller donations. Please report any errors or omissions to Jamie Adams, Deputy Director at jamie@boulderballet.org.



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Artistic Director: Ana Claire Associate Artistic Director: Lance Hardin Company Dancers: Kelsey Byrne, Rania Charalambidou, Ryland Early, Veronica Goldberg, Matthew Helms, Melissa Heslep, Martin Justo, Phoebe Magna, Dionysios Mitsios Apprentice Dancers: Kate Adams, Livia Diener, Alexis Greenberger, Nora Hixon Costume Designer: Erica Martin Wardrobe Mistress: Lisa Bates Costumers: Denise Curd, Marcia Derr, Jennifer Frayher, Laura Jordan, Nan Lofas, Sarah Peruzzi, Susie Rinehart, Jennifer Saal, Rory Sweedler, Michelle Vig, Frost Yarnell, Ann Zelnio

Boulder Ballet | 2017 Season

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Mother’s Day Program Swan Lake Pas de Trois from Act I Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography based on the original by Marius Petipa Dancers at 11:00 am Opening: Rania Charalambidou, Melissa Heslep, Martin Justo First Female Variation: Rania Charalambidou Male Variation: Martin Justo Second Female Variation: Melissa Heslep Coda: Rania Charalambidou, Melissa Heslep, Martin Justo Dancers at 2:00 pm Opening: Veronica Goldberg, Phoebe Magna, Ryland Early First Female Variation: Phoebe Magna Male Variation: Ryland Early Second Female Variation: Veronica Goldberg Coda: Veronica Goldberg, Phoebe Magna, Ryland Early

~ Le Corsaire Grand Pas de Deux Music: Ricardo Drigo, Boris Fitinhof-Schell Choreography based on the original by Marius Petipa and Vakhtang Chabukiani Adagio: Kelsey Byrne, Matthew Helms Ali’s Variation: Matthew Helms Medora Variation: Kelsey Byrne Coda: Kelsey Byrne, Matthew Helms Interesting Le Corsaire trivia • The adagio is an orchestration of a Drigo nocturne for piano called “Dream of Spring,” a piece that he never intended for choreography. • The male variation is a supplemental variation Drigo composed for Petipa’s 1886 revival of his 1870 ballet Trilby. The choreography of the male variation is actually by Vakhtang Chabukiani and not Marius Petipa. • The female variation is a polka-rhythm variation by Fitinhof-Schell from Lev Ivanov and Enrico Cecchetti’s 1893 ballet Cinderella. • The coda is a supplemental piece Drigo composed for Petipa’s 1895 revival of his 1883 Pygmalion.

~ Intermission

Program 2 Boulder Ballet | 2017 Season


Two Witches and a Prince Music: Brian Golden Choreography: Ana Claire Script written in 2007 by Ana Claire and Jon Held. Cast in order of appearance Narrator: Peter Davison Elmer: Matthew Helms Elmer’s buddies: Ryland Early, Martin Justo, Danny Mitsios Gwyneth: Alexis Greenberger Evilyn: Rania Charalambidou Cinderella Cinderella: Veronica Goldberg Cat: Rory Sweedler Mice: Maeilyn Lumbard, Amelia Thomas, Delfina Todd Birds: Clara Hassan, Evelyn Miller, Hazel Rinehart, Elsa Saal, Noah Slade-Yarnell Stepsisters: Melissa Heslep, Kate Adams Unicorns: Francesca Overton, Sara Robles Cinderella’s Waltz: Kelsey Byrne, Phoebe Magna, Livia Diener, Nora Hixson, Eric Goodman, Lance Hardin Wishful Ladies… : Esther Barnett, Julia Curd, Siena DeSousa, Mia Lochhead, Sarah Mautz, Renée Schnettler, Camila Sousa $$$: Livia Diener, Nora Hixson, Elizabeth Barnes, Leah Baylin, Katherine Codrescu, Mia Lochhead Snow White Seven Dwarves: Anna Clement, Beth Crellin, Judy Fox, Emma Gillach, Sienna Reed, Sophia Siepmann, Noah Slade-Yarnell Snow White: Phoebe Magna Grandma and Grandpa: Katherine Codrescu, Eric Goodman Cousins: Esther Barnett, Julia Curd, Renée Schnettler, Camila Sousa Rapunzel Ogre: Lance Hardin Gargoyles: Belisa Alptekin, Anastasia Diener, Clara Hassan, Evelyn Miller, Hazel Rinehart, Clara Thomas Rapunzel: Kelsey Byrne Sleeping Beauty Bats: Veronica Goldberg, Phoebe Magna, Kate Adams, Livia Diener, Nora Hixson Fairies: Lian Alt, Elizabeth Barnes, Leah Baylin, Katherine Codrescu, Izzy Lattimer, Mia Lochhead, Clara Thomas Sleeping Beauty: Melissa Heslep Garland Girls: Lian Alt, Izzy Lattimer, Charlotte Maggio, Rosemary Maggio, Elsa Saal, Clara Thomas Waltz Ladies: Kate Adams, Livia Diener, Nora Hixson, Sarah Mautz Ladies at the Wedding: Elizabeth Barnes, Leah Baylin, Katherine Codrescu Flower Girls: Maeilyn Lumbard, Sophia Siepmann, Amelia Thomas, Delfina Todd

Boulder Ballet | 2017 Season

Program 3


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ANA CLAIRE (Boulder Ballet Artistic Director) Although born in Boulder, Ana grew up on a ranch near Fairplay, Colorado. At the age of eight she saw American Ballet Theatre perform Swan Lake and fell in love with the art of ballet. In an extraordinary gift of support, Ana’s mother drove her to ballet classes in Denver throughout her childhood. Ana has studied ballet with Maxine Williamson, Fernando Schaffenberg, Milenko Banovich, Barbara Demaree, and Larry Boyette. She has performed with Fort Worth Ballet, Fort Worth Opera, David Taylor Dance Theater, Aladdin Theater, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, Jan Justis Dance Company, and 3rd Law Dance/Theater, among others. Ana was a principal ballerina with Boulder Ballet for many years, and was twice voted “Boulder’s Best” by the Daily Camera. For over 20 years she has produced, directed, and choreographed an annual Storybook Ballet for the Boulder Ballet School, each with original music, scenery, and costumes created in collaboration with local artists. She has also choreographed all productions of Boulder Ballet’s Nutcracker since 2001. Ana originated Boulder Ballet’s acclaimed outreach program Steps in Time which has been performed at numerous schools throughout the Boulder/Denver area. Ana studied dance pedagogy at Texas Christian University, attended the teacher training workshop with former New York City Ballet principal Jillana, and has over 27 years of teaching experience. She is a passionate teacher, dedicated to helping students achieve technical excellence while nurturing their individual artistry, and many of her students have gone on to professional careers in dance.

LANCE HARDIN (Boulder Ballet Associate Artistic Director) Lance is a native of Chicago, IL, where he received his training from Larry Long at the Ruth Page Foundation School of Dance. He holds a B.S. in Ballet from Indiana University, where he studied under the direction of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride, Jacques Cesbron, and Violette Verdy. As a professional dancer, Mr. Hardin danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, North Carolina Dance Theatre (currently Charlotte Ballet), Chautauqua Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet Nouveau Colorado, Boulder Ballet, Springfield Ballet Company, and the Yoko Kasai Ballet Studio in Japan. He has performed principal roles in works by world-renowned choreographers such as George Balanchine (Allegro Brilliante, Four Temperaments, Western Symphony and Who Cares), Paul Taylor (Esplanade and Company B), Dwight Rhoden (Verge), Nacho Duato (Jardi Tancat), William Forsythe (In the Middle Somewhat Elevated), Michael Pink (Romeo and Juliet), and Alonzo King ( Map, Dreamer, and Chants). Mr. Hardin has taught dance for the past 23 years and holds numerous choreographic credits including Boulder Ballet’s Social Dances and Versus, James Sewell’s BalletWorks Project Fractured (a collaboration with his wife, Amy Earnest), The Denver Independent Choreographer’s Project, and Springfield Ballet Company. Versus was reviewed as “…the ultimate example of a clean, contemporary ballet” (Denver Dance Examiner). Prior to joining Boulder Ballet, Mr. Hardin served as Co-Dance Director at The Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids, MN.

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Company Dancers KELSEY BYRNE is from Orange County, California, where she received her training at the Orange County High School of the Arts as a member of the Classical and Contemporary Dance Department. She also received training during summer intensives at the Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, and Alonzo King LINES. She graduated from Indiana University in 2015 as a ballet major in the Jacobs School of Music. At IU, she had the opportunity to perform a variety of Balanchine works, namely The Four Temperaments, Western Symphony, Emeralds, and Swan Lake, as well as classics such as La Bayadere and Michael Vernon’s adaptation of The Nutcracker. This is Kelsey’s second season with Boulder Ballet. RANIA CHARALAMBIDOU is from Nicosia, Cyprus. She graduated Magnum Cum Laude with a BA in Dance Education and a Math minor from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. She trained at the Joffrey Ballet School and with Elena Kunikova at Steps on Broadway. Rania has been a company member with Sarasota Ballet, Columbia City Ballet, Ballet San Antonio and currently with Boulder Ballet. She has danced soloist and principal parts such as Adult Clara and Arabian Pas De Deux in The Nutcracker, Princess Vasilissa in Firebird, Lead Bride in Dracula, Summer Fairy in Cinderella, Scheherazade in Scheherazade, Beauty Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, The Assistant in Matthew Bourne’s Boutique. Also, Rania performed with the Asolo Repertory Theatre as ‘Trouble’ in Susan Stroman’s Tony-Award winning musical Contact. Rania guest performed with a number of companies such as Yellowstone Ballet, San Angelo Ballet, San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet, Diesel | Fusion Dance Theater, Dance Cyprus, Amfithdromo Chorotheatro, Florida Ballet, and Freespace Dance. She also performed in the 50th anniversary celebration of the independence of Cyprus in 2010. Rania is the co-owner of Long Body Yoga and 35° 33° Dance Company in Cyprus. This is Rania’s second season with Boulder Ballet. RYLAND EARLY is a native of Boulder and has danced for Ballet West, Ballet Arizona, Nevada Ballet Theater, and most recently Phoenix Ballet under the direction of Slawomir Wozniak. He has enjoyed performing the works of Stanton Welch, George Balanchine, Amy Seiwert, and Robert Dekkers throughout his career, as well as dancing classical roles such as Albrecht in Gisele, Von Rothbart in Swan Lake, and the Prince in Sleeping Beauty. This is Ryland’s first season with Boulder Ballet. VERONICA GOLDBERG is from Buffalo, New York, where she received her training at The Neglia Conservatory of Ballet and Center Stage Dance Studio. Veronica continued her training at Point Park University, where she graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance as well as a minor in Psychology. There, she had the opportunity to perform in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Ben Stevenson’s End of Time, and Nicolas Petrov’s Romeo and Juliet as Juliet. After graduating, she went on to work with City Ballet of San Diego for two seasons under the direction of Steven and Betsey Wistrich. During her time in San Diego,

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COMPANY DANCERS Veronica had the opportunity to perform in Mozart’s Requiem, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, and George Balanchine’s Emeralds, The Four Temperaments, and Walpurgisnacht. This is Veronica’s first season with Boulder Ballet. MATTHEW HELMS began his training in Colorado on full scholarship at the Academy of Classical Ballet, where he danced principal roles in The Nutcracker, Giselle and Le Corsaire. He then studied on full scholarship with Mark and Sandra Carlson and German Zamuel at the International Ballet School where he performed soloist roles in The Nutcracker and Peter Pan. Matthew competed in the 2008 Youth America Grand Prix and the 2008 Denver Ballet Guild Competition where he received a full scholarship to The Ballet West Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. Matthew has been a guest artist with ballet companies in Utah, California, and Idaho, and for the last three years has performed leading roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Paquita, The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, and Le Corsaire. He choreographed a contemporary ballet that was premiered in the Ballet West Academy Spring show in 2009. Matthew was promoted to the Ballet West Pre-Professional Trainee Program in 2010 and has trained with artists from American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Joffrey Ballet, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Kirov Ballet and David Taylor Dance Theater. Matthew has studied martial arts since age three, has been acting since age four, and has appeared in movies, commercials and TV shows as an actor or a fight choreographer. This is Matthew’s sixth season with Boulder Ballet. MELISSA HESLEP received her training at the School of Orlando City Ballet for 13 years under the direction of Beatrix Aldana and spent her summers training with teachers including Luba Gulyaeva, Mark Spivak, Valeria Sinyavakaya, and Veronica Aldana. She performed with the student company until 2001, and upon graduation was accepted into the 2002 Youth America Grand Prix finals in New York City. In Orlando, she performed with Russian Ballet under the direction of Vadim Fedotov and has spent the last five seasons with Central Florida Ballet under the direction of Vasile Petrutiu. She has also had the opportunity to travel as a guest artist for many venues in the United States. Her repertoire includes classics such as The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, and The Nutcracker, and contemporary works. This is Melissa’s sixth season with Boulder Ballet. MARTIN JUSTO is from Caracas, Venezuela, and began dancing in 1999. He trained with Quinte Ballet School in Canada and School of Carolina Ballet Theatre. He has toured throughout Uruguay with CBT and has recently traveled and performed as a guest in Fujinomia, Japan, dancing pas de deux from Giselle, La Bayadere, and Swan Lake. Some of his signature roles are the charming young Nutcracker Prince in Hernan Justo’s The Nutcracker, the Mad Scientist in Madeline Jazz’s Super Heroes, and the male soloist in A Tango for Angelina. While dancing with CBT, Martin performed works by renowned contemporary choreographers such as Dwight Rhoden’s Beatle Juice, and Alonzo King’s Map. This is Martin’s second season with Boulder Ballet.

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COMPANY DANCERS PHOEBE MAGNA was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She began her training with The Hartt School Dance Department, formerly the School of the Hartford Ballet, under the direction of Susan Brooker and Miguel Campaneria. In 2010, she continued her studies at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts under Victoria Mazzarelli, Kirk Peterson, Eleanor D’Antuono, and Tim Melady. After graduation in 2013, Phoebe joined the Colorado Ballet Studio Company for two seasons where she performed in their production of Giselle, Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Michael Pink’s Dracula and Colorado Ballet’s The Nutcracker. Phoebe was invited to join City Ballet of San Diego for their 2015/2016 season where she had the opportunity to perform in Mozart’s Requiem, The Nutcracker, George Balanchine’s Emeralds, and Romeo and Juliet. This is Phoebe’s first season with Boulder Ballet. DIONYSIOS MITSIOS was raised in Jacksonville, FL by Greek parents. He attended Jacksonville University where he graduated Magnum cum Laude with departmental honors in Dance and Magnum cum Laude in Computer Information Systems. While in school he was awarded the Dance Management, Most Improved Dancer, and Dance Contribution Awards. During college, he also studied on scholarship at Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, where he received the Service Award. At Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, he had the opportunity to work with Moses Pendelton of Momix. His class at Nutmeg was used to choreograph Lunar Sea for Moses Pendelton, which is now touring for Momix. Upon graduation he began performing professionally. He has been fortunate to perform with Florida Ballet, Charleston Ballet Theatre, HT Chen & Dancers, Busch Gardens, Ballet Revelle, Columbia City Ballet, Ballet San Antonio, and now Boulder Ballet. Danny has also been a guest performer with many organizations such as Ovations Dance Repertory Company, Freespace Dance, Equilateral Theater, Connecticut Dance Theatre, San Angelo Civic Ballet, San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet, and Skien Cultural Center in Norway. In addition to a dance career Danny is also co-owner of Long Body Yoga, TheGreatestWebAndGraphics.com, and 35° 33° Dance Company in Cyprus. He is also an active member of the United States Coast Guard Reserves. This is Danny’s second season with Boulder Ballet.

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NARRATOR PETER DAVISON Peter Davison was Co-Artistic Director of Boulder Ballet from 2004 to 2015. He is a multi-disciplinary performer and teacher of movement arts. Peter has toured internationally as a member of the Boulder-based trio Airjazz, and as a soloist. In the late 1990’s, Peter’s one-man monologue & movement show “A View from the Moon”, which depicted four famous insane artists, was produced by the California Performing Arts Festival and the Manitou Art Theater. His TV appearances include “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson (NBC), “Harry Anderson—The Tricks of His Trade” (CBS), “The Paul Daniels Show” (BBC), and “30-Seconds to Fame” (Fox). A teenage Peter appears as one of ten white-face jugglers in the movie “Xanadu” with Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John.

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