FSU Center for the Performing Arts | January 31 - February 3, 2025 Program Four
Iain Webb Director
It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to The Sarasota Ballet’s first performances of 2025. We named Program 4 Quintessential because it perfectly captures the range and depth of our repertoire—an exquisite blend of historic treasures, thrilling world premieres, all centered around the timeless beauty of classical ballet.
The Program begins with Renato Paroni’s Rococo Variations, a refined and elegant work that we had the honor of commissioning back in 2008. We are delighted to bring this classical gem back to our stage, and I know its beauty will resonate with you as much as it has with us. Following this, we are thrilled to present the world premiere of Gemma Bond’s The Beginning, with stunning costume designs by Lauren Starobin. Gemma is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after choreographers in the ballet world, with recent premieres at The Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. To close the program, we present Paul Taylor’s masterful Brandenburgs. This remarkable work showcases Taylor’s iconic modern dance choreography, set to the glorious music of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Sarasota Ballet remains the only professional ballet company to have performed Brandenburgs, and I believe it brings a powerful and unforgettable conclusion to our performances.
I want to take this moment to thank each of you—our donors, patrons, and audience members—for your unwavering support and enthusiasm. Your dedication allows us to continue sharing the captivating art of dance and continue to build a future rooted in artistry and excellence.
THE SARASOTA BALLET THE SARASOTA BALLET
Assistant Director
Margaret Barbieri
Director
Iain Webb
Principals
Executive Director
Joseph Volpe
Jessica Assef, Marijana Dominis, Macarena Gimenez, Ricardo Graziano, Maximiliano Iglesias, Ricardo Rhodes, Luke Schaufuss
Character Principal
Ricki Bertoni
First Soloists
Sierra Abelardo, Daniel Pratt
Soloists
Evan Gorbell, Yuki Nonaka, Ivan Spitale, Trevor Stalcup
Coryphée
Kennedy Falyn Cassada, Willa Frantz, Samuel Gest, Mischa Goodman, Dominique Jenkins, Emelia Perkins, Paige Young
Corps de Ballet
Daniel Ayala, Cooper Blankenburg, Mihai Costache, Olivia Dugan, Israel Ellis, Joshua Fickling, Mark Hare, Jonah Glickman, Andrea Marcelletti, Jordan Micallef, Alessandra Nova, Bel Pickering, Gabriella Schultze, Samantha Stillwell, Juliano Weber, Brooke Wilson
Apprentices
Anna Victoria Camacho, Savannah Campbell, Ella Lau, Simon Plante, Nina Reis, Emmanuelle Watkins, Felipe Zapiola
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BUD SHAPIRO IN LOVING MEMORY OF
The Sarasota Ballet expresses its profound sorrow at the passing of our dear friend, Bud Shapiro. With his vibrant enthusiasm and passion for ballet, Bud was a cornerstone for The Sarasota Ballet, fostering years of significant growth across the Company. Bud, and his wife Betty, were longstanding supporters of The Sarasota Ballet’s productions and Galas; we are grateful to have honored them both at our Gala in 2024. Bud will be greatly missed by all of us at The Sarasota Ballet and we know his spirit will be with us throughout all our initiatives for years to come.
Joe, Iain, and Margaret
PROGRAM FOUR | JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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ROCOCO VARIATIONS
THE BEGINNING WORLD
BRANDENBURGS
ROCOCO VARIATIONS
THE
BEGINNING WORLD
Libby and Jon Soderberg
Brendan and Nicola Doyle
Ineza Hart
Barbara and Michael Landy
Greg and Belle Stikeleather
PREMIERE
Amy Harding Jan and Bill Farber
Pat and Ann Kenny
Susan and Charles Wilson
Julie A. Harris
Wendy and Jim Cox
PREMIERE
Sherry and Mike Guthrie
Charlie Huisking, Huisking Fund of the Community Foundation
ROCOCO VARIATIONS
Paying homage to ballet's beginnings in the eighteenth century, Renato Paroni's Rococo Variations is a feast of classical dancing. Paroni’s ideas for this piece grew out of his admiration for the works of choreographer George Balanchine, and the close relationship Rococo Variations shares with Balanchine’s iconic Theme and Variations is significant. Far from being a copy of Balanchine's aesthetic, Rococo Variations looks back to the baroque era and ballet's codification as its driving force. Soft blue and gold tutus evoke the grandeur of baroque theaters, while the recurring walking theme echoes the ornamented steps of baroque court dances.
Tchaikovsky's music, itself a display of the Russian composer's idealized vision of baroque themes and celebrating the composer's reverence for Mozart's music, has a poise and order, which is an ideal vehicle for an exhibition of classicism. Paroni takes direct instruction from the structure of the music, allowing each member of the cast their moment, only to return to the harmony of the group as a whole. Rococo Variations pivots on ideas of balance, proportion, and good line, concepts elemental to classical ballet as a genre. Just as the rococo style was the last flourish of the baroque era, Paroni uses his own ideas to ornament the classical style his dancers buoyantly exhibit.
Renato Paroni
Choreographer
Born in Brazil, Renato Paroni received his classical training at the Centre de Danse International Cannes, under the directorship of famed ballerina Rosella Hightower. Paroni danced throughout Europe at companies including Teatro di Torino, Ballet du Nord, Teatro alla Scala Milan, and the Carla Fracci Ballet, dancing notable roles in the classical canon including Hilarion and the Peasant pas de deux in Giselle , Bluebird and Florestan in The Sleeping Beauty , and roles in Swan Lake and Raymonda . He also danced various works by George Balanchine and works by various European contemporary choreographers.
As an internationally renowned teacher, coach, and rehearsal director, Paroni has worked with companies including Ballet im Revier (Germany), Norwegian National Ballet, Nye Carte Blanche (Norway), Rambert, Royal Swedish Ballet, and Scottish Ballet. His guest teaching engagements include Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet am Rhein (Dusseldorf), Ballet del Sodre (Uruguay), Company Wayne McGregor, Northern Ballet, Richard Alston Dance Company, The Royal Ballet, The Sarasota Ballet, and Ballet Zürich. Paroni has staged Tamara Rojo’s Raymonda for Finnish National Ballet. As a choreographer, Paroni has made works for Ballet im Revier, English National Ballet School, and The Sarasota Ballet. Paroni is currently répétiteur at English National Ballet.
Margaret Barbieri Répétiteur
Having spent 20 years as a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet, Margaret Barbieri’s wealth of knowledge and experience has enabled her to give back to the dance community through her years as a teacher and Répétiteur. During the last seven years, Barbieri has staged productions for The Sarasota Ballet by some of the most important names in ballet, including Ashton, de Valois, Wright, and Fokine. In addition to staging ballets for the Company, Barbieri is also Assistant Director. Her other staging credits include Iñaki Urlezaga Company (Argentina), K-Ballet (Japan), Oregon Ballet Theatre, Scottish Ballet, and Tbilisi Ballet Theatre.
THE BEGINNING WORLD PREMIERE
Meditating on inspiration, memory, and remembrance of people, places, and philosophies that sculpt how we move through life, Gemma Bond’s world premiere had its genesis in two other iterations, both using selections of Rachmaninov’s piano preludes. 72 Hours for The Royal Ballet used three preludes, followed by an expanded piece using six pieces entitled Prelude for the 2021 Kaatsbaan Summer Festival as the world emerged from the stasis of the pandemic. In collaboration with designer Lauren Starobin, Bond’s world premiere presents another space where personal mythology allows us to muse on where inspiration comes from, and how beauty hits the core of our being. Using her inherent understanding of the poetry at the heart of ballet, Bond explores the transcendent nature of beauty in its philosophical sense, how it gives vibrant meaning and the taste of something not of this world. Something we all experience and cherish, its evanescence belies articulation. In a thoughtful tone, Bond quietly references connections in her life: the moments that seem disparate, only to reveal themselves as part of an interwoven tapestry as we reflect on where we are. Though there is no narrative, a private choreographic exchange is hidden deep in the ballet’s interior exists.
Gemma Bond Choreographer
Gemma Bond got her first taste of choreography at 13 when she competed in The Royal Ballet School’s Sir Kenneth MacMillan Choreographic Competition. From 2010 to the present, she has created works for American Ballet Theater and Studio Company, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, The Washington Ballet, New York Theater Ballet, Intermezzo Ballet Company, the Hartt School, Ballet Sun Valley, Kaatsbaan Summer Festival, and City Center’s Fall for Dance. Her choreography has been performed at the prestigious Erik Bruhn Competition, The Royal Opera House, The Joyce, Jacob’s Pillow, New York City Center, and the Metropolitan Opera House.
In 2014, she was awarded the fellowship grant from the New York Choreographic Institute (an affiliate of New York City Ballet), and she has also received grants from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Ms. Bond is a 2017 - 2018 New York City Center Choreography Fellow, the recipient of a 2017 Princess Grace Award, 2018 winner of the Clive Barnes Foundation Award for her choreography, and a 2020 Bessie for outstanding breakout choreographer.
BRANDENBURGS
During his lifetime, Paul Taylor choreographed dances to Beethoven string quartets, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, the songs of the Andrews Sisters, music boxes, and time signals from the telephone operator. One lasting strand, however, has been baroque music and especially the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. From Junction in 1961, set to movements from Bach’s suites for solo cello, to the stunning Promethean Fire of 2002, to rich orchestral transcriptions of a Bach prelude, a choral prelude, and the monumental Toccata and Fugue in D minor, each of these works has revealed a different aspect of both Bach and of Taylor. Thus Esplanade in 1975, using movements from several violin concertos, astonished audiences by using only pedestrian movement, but raised to its highest power and culminating in slips and slides that leave both dancers and audiences breathless.
Then in 1988 came Brandenburgs, a pure dance piece that, as its name suggests, uses movements from the beloved Brandenburg Concertos: two movements from No. 6 and all of No. 3. Balancing a solo quartet of a man and three women with a corps of five men, and drawing on a gracious movement vocabulary, Brandenburgs has reminded many viewers of George Balanchine’s Apollo while still developing a character all its own. Many of Taylor’s works offer a dark, even despairing view of life and present-day culture. But as the British critic Mary Clarke wrote soon after its premiere, “Beauty is the only word for Brandenburgs” as it “celebrates the good things in life. Such a radiant seamless flow of invention that the choreography seems an entirely natural way of moving to this music.”
Paul Taylor Choreographer
Paul Taylor, a pivotal figure in American modern dance, shaped the art form from 1954 until his passing in 2018. As the artistic director of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, he crafted 147 groundbreaking dances that are considered among the finest in the genre. In 2015, Taylor secured modern dance's future by establishing Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, showcasing classic and contemporary works at Lincoln Center.
Born on July 29, 1930, Taylor's journey from a swimming scholarship at Syracuse University to discovering dance at Juilliard marked the beginning of his illustrious career. A trailblazer, he danced with Martha Graham while choreographing for his own company. In 1959, he was a guest artist with New York City Ballet, where Balanchine created the Episodes solo for him Taylor received numerous accolades, including the Kennedy Center Honors, an Emmy for Speaking in Tongues, and the National Medal of Arts. His legacy extends beyond American modern dance, earning him France's Légion d’Honneur in 2000. Taylor's passing in 2018 left an extraordinary legacy of creativity and vision not only to American modern dance, but to the performing arts the world over.
Michael Trusnovec Répétiteur
Michael Trusnovec, acclaimed by The New York Times as "one of the world’s most luminous dancers," is a Long Island native and a distinguished graduate of the Long Island High School for the Performing Arts. With a BFA in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University, he spent over two decades as a principal dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, creating numerous roles and premiering works by acclaimed choreographers. Trusnovec received the 2018 Dance Magazine Award, the 2016 "Positano Premia La Danza" Dancer of the Year, and a 2006 Bessie Award. Currently, he serves as Dance Co-Director at the renowned Metropolitan Opera, Co-curator of the Dance on Camera Festival, Co-found of the Asbury Park Dance Festival, as well as a répétiteur for Mr. Taylor’s dances.
FRIDAY EVENING | SATURDAY EVENING
ROCOCO VARIATIONS
Choreography by Renato Paroni
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume Design by Bill Fenner
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Victoria Hulland
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet October 24, 2008
Two Gentlemen
Ricardo Rhodes Evan Gorbell
Solo Lady
Dominique Jenkins
1st Pas de Deux
Macarena Gimenez
Ricardo Rhodes
Willa Frantz
Alessandra Nova
Brooke Wilson
Savannah Campbell
2nd Pas de Deux
Bel Pickering
Evan Gorbell
Bel Pickering
Camille Gentes
Emmanuelle Watkins
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
"Variations on a Rococo Theme in A Major, Op. 33 - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33"
By: Pyotr II'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Wen-Sinn Yang
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc
FRIDAY EVENING | SATURDAY EVENING
THE BEGINNING
WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography by Gemma Bond
Music by Sergei Rachmaninov
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 31, 2025
Macarena Gimenez
Maximiliano Iglesias
Evan Gorbell
Ricki Bertoni
Mischa Goodman
Yuki Nonaka
Paige Young
Dominique Jenkins
Emelia Perkins
Ella Lau
Willa Frantz
FRIDAY EVENING | SATURDAY EVENING
BRANDENBURGS
Choreography by Paul Taylor
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Original Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail
Staged by Michael Trusnovec
First Performed by The Paul Taylor Dance Company April 5, 1988
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 31, 2020
Emelia Perkins
Ricardo Graziano
Jessica Assef Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Andrea Marcelletti Ivan Spitale Yuki Nonaka Daniel Pratt Samuel Gest
ROCOCO VARIATIONS
Choreography by Renato Paroni
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume Design by Bill Fenner
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Victoria Hulland
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet October 24, 2008
Luke Schaufuss Yuki Nonaka
1st Pas de Deux
Jessica Assef
Luke Schaufuss
Two Gentlemen Solo Lady
Savannah Campbell
2nd Pas de Deux
Emelia Perkins
Yuki Nonaka
Samantha Stillwell
Ella Lau
Cooper Blankenburg
Haley Dale
Olivia Dugan
Camille Gentes
Paige Young
Noa Dean
"Variations on a Rococo Theme in A Major, Op. 33 - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33"
By: Pyotr II'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Wen-Sinn Yang
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc
THE BEGINNING WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography by Gemma Bond
Music by Sergei Rachmaninov
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 31, 2025
Jessica Assef
Ivan Spitale
Samuel Gest
Joshua Fickling
Mihai Costache
Daniel Pratt
Brooke Wilson
Bel Pickering
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Alessandra Nova
Savannah Campbell
BRANDENBURGS
Choreography by Paul Taylor
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Original Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail
Staged by Michael Trusnovec
First Performed by The Paul Taylor Dance Company April 5, 1988
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 31, 2020
Ricardo Rhodes
Dominique Jenkins Willa Frantz Emmanuelle Watkins
Jordan Micallef Joshua Fickling Evan Gorbell Mihai Costache Mark Hare
LAST OPPORTUNITY
SUNDAY MATINEE
ROCOCO VARIATIONS
Choreography by Renato Paroni
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume Design by Bill Fenner
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Victoria Hulland
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet October 24, 2008
Two Gentlemen
Samuel Gest Jordan Micallef
Solo Lady
Savannah Campbell
1st Pas de Deux
Bel Pickering
Samuel Gest
Samantha Stillwell
Ella Lau
Cooper Blankenburg
Haley Dale
2nd Pas de Deux
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Jordan Micallef
Olivia Dugan
Reaganne Beamer
Paige Young
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
"Variations on a Rococo Theme in A Major, Op. 33 - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33"
By: Pyotr II'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Wen-Sinn Yang
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc
THE BEGINNING WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography by Gemma Bond
Music by Sergei Rachmaninov
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 31, 2025
Jessica Assef
Ivan Spitale
Samuel Gest
Joshua Fickling
Mihai Costache
Daniel Pratt
Brooke Wilson
Bel Pickering
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Alessandra Nova
Savannah Campbell
BRANDENBURGS
Choreography by Paul Taylor
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Original Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail
Staged by Michael Trusnovec
First Performed by The Paul Taylor Dance Company April 5, 1988
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 31, 2020
Ricardo Rhodes
Dominique Jenkins Willa Frantz Emmanuelle Watkins
Jordan Micallef Joshua Fickling Evan Gorbell Mihai Costache Mark Hare
MONDAY EVENING
ROCOCO VARIATIONS
Choreography by Renato Paroni
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume Design by Bill Fenner
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Victoria Hulland
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet October 24, 2008
Two Gentlemen
Samuel Gest Jordan Micallef
Solo Lady
Dominique Jenkins
1st Pas de Deux
Bel Pickering
Samuel Gest
Willa Frantz
Alessandra Nova
Brooke Wilson
Savannah Campbell
2nd Pas de Deux
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Jordan Micallef
Olivia Dugan
Reaganne Beamer
Emmanuelle Watkins
Kennedy Falyn Cassada
"Variations on a Rococo Theme in A Major, Op. 33 - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33"
By: Pyotr II'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Wen-Sinn Yang
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc
MONDAY EVENING
THE BEGINNING WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography by Gemma Bond
Music by Sergei Rachmaninov
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Lighting Design by Ethan Vail
Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 31, 2025
Macarena Gimenez
Maximiliano Iglesias
Evan Gorbell
Ricki Bertoni
Mischa Goodman
Yuki Nonaka
Paige Young
Dominique Jenkins
Emelia Perkins
Ella Lau
Willa Frantz
BRANDENBURGS
Choreography by Paul Taylor
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Original Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail
Staged by Michael Trusnovec
First Performed by The Paul Taylor Dance Company April 5, 1988
First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 31, 2020
Ricardo Graziano
Emelia Perkins Jessica Assef Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Andrea Marcelletti Ivan Spitale Yuki Nonaka Daniel Pratt Samuel Gest
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Bill Farber
Pat Golemme
Robin Grossman
Julie Harris
JoAnn Heisen
Frank Martucci
Founder / Chair Emerita
Chair Emerita
Honorary Trustees
Sandra DeFeo
Peter B. Miller
Pat Kenny
David Welle
Linda Mitchell Rosemary Oberndorf
Mercedita OConnor
Audrey Robbins
Jan Sirota
Hillary Steele
Maureen Steiner
Charlie Wilson
Jean Weidner Goldstein
Sydney Goldstein
Mark Famiglio
Dr. Bart Price
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Jan Farber
Maryann Armour
Laura Feder
Frances Fergusson
Dr. Amy L. Harding
Charlie Huisking
Robin Klein-Strauss
Peter Kretzmer
Karen Lichtig
Tina Lieberman
Richard March
Joan Mathews
Donna Maytham
Howard Noble
Gini Peltz
Kimberley Pelyk
Jeff Peterson
Richard Segall
Lois Stulberg
Marcia Jean Taub
Clara Reynardus de Villanueva
UPCOMING EVENTS
THE SARASOTA BALLET 2025 GALA
February 16, 2025 | The Ora
PROGRAM FIVE - MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
February 28 - March 3, 2025 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts
FRIENDS OF THE SARASOTA BALLET SHOWCASE LUNCHEON BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MARGARET BARBIEIRI
March 3, 2025 | 11:30 am | Michael’s On East
PROGRAM SIX - ROMEO AND JULIET
March 28 - 29, 2025 | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
PROGRAM SEVEN - MOVEMENTS OF GENIUS
April 25 - 26, 2025 | Sarasota Opera House
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
IMAGES OF DANCE
April 29, 2025 | Sarasota Opera House
The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company and Students of The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory with Sarasota Youth Opera and Sarasota Music Conservatory
THE WIZARD OF OZ
May 17, 2025 | Riverview High School
The Sarasota Ballet School End-of-Year Showcase
