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Rollin A. Ransom
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It is with great delight and optimism that I welcome you to The Music Center for a series of incredible dance residencies that will be both inspirational and experiential. In our 19th season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, we return with live indoor performances in our theatres, ways for us to dance together outdoors on our beautiful Jerry Moss Plaza and dance learning opportunities that will deepen your understanding of the dance companies, their repertoire, the vision of the choreographers and artistic directors, and the themes they are embracing.
Darrell R. Brown Vice Chair
What a way to kick off our dance and dancing experiences than with two firsts —The Music Center debut of Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier and the West Coast premiere of Bernstein Dances! We are pleased to be partnering with LA Opera to bring the company to The Music Center [members of Hamburg Ballet are appearing in LA Opera’s presentation of St. Matthew Passion]. With our Hamburg Ballet residency, we celebrate two great American artists, Milwaukee native John Neumeier, who serves as the Company’s artistic director and chief choreographer, and the inimitable composer, conductor and musician Leonard Bernstein.
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We are fortunate to witness both Neumeier’s beautiful, compelling work as well as the artistry of the dancers; under his direction, the Hamburg Ballet has become one of the leading ballet companies, not only in Germany, but also internationally. As you will experience, Bernstein Dances is a wonderful collection of Bernstein’s music and a glimpse into his emotionality and spiritual nature; it showcases just how much Bernstein’s music and dance were meant to be partnered. As Jerome Robbins said, “The one thing about Lenny’s music which was so tremendously important was that there always was a kinetic motor—there was a power in the rhythms of his work, or the change of rhythms in his work and the orchestration—which had a need for it to be demonstrated by dance.” I know how much we have missed the joy that dance brings into our lives, and, with this residency, we resume what we began in summer 2021 as we brought dance experiences back to The Music Center on Jerry Moss Plaza. We continue to make safety our number one priority with comprehensive protocols in place to provide you the best, safest experience possible when you visit. We have been fortunate to have the dedication and support of our donors throughout these times; they make it possible for The Music Center to be a center for dance and dance learning. My thanks to the visionary Glorya Kaufman for helping sustain the dance field, and to Center Dance Arts, founding supporter of dance at The Music Center, for their commitment to dance in Los Angeles. I hope you will join us next month as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to The Music Center from April 6–10, 2022 MusicCenter.org), and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@MusicCenterLA) for more exciting programs from our arts arm, TMC Arts. Enjoy the performance!
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HAMBURG BALLET JOHN NEUMEIER B E R N ST E I N DA N C E S Ballet Revue by John Neumeier for Leonard Bernstein Music Leonard Bernstein Lyrics Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Stephen Schwartz and Stephen Sondheim Choreography, Stage Design and Lighting Concept John Neumeier (using the New York photos by Reinhart Wolf) Costumes Giorgio Armani Musical Director Garrett Keast
Support for this presentation is provided, in part, by: Glorya Kaufman Foundation Center Dance Arts Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund Elisabeth Katte Harris The Music Center Foundation The Music Center Annual Fund
Bernstein Dances. Photo by Kiran West.
PROGRAM
Part I Overture Music: Overture from Candide
Prologue: Who am I? Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19) “Love” David Rodriguez Hélène Bouchet / Ida Praetorius (March 19)
“A Little Bit in Love” Madoka Sugai, Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19), Karen Azatyan “Wrong Note Rag” Karen Azatyan Music: Songs from “Wonderful Town” “Lonely Town”
Jacopo Bellussi, Karen Azatyan
Hélène Bouchet / Ida Praetorius (March 19), Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19), Jacopo Bellussi
Music: “Anniversary for Susanna Kyle” and “Who am I?” from Peter Pan
Music: Songs and Dance Episode from On the Town
The Beginning
The Spirit
Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19)
“A Simple Song”
Emilie Mazoń, Madoka Sugai
Emilie Mazoń, Jacopo Bellussi
Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19), David Rodriguez
Olivia Betteridge, Giorgia Giani, Paula Iniesta, Greta Jörgens, Charlotte Larzelere, Ana Torrequebrada
Francesco Cortese, Alessandro Frola, Matias Oberlin, Ricardo Urbina, Lizhong Wang
David Rodriguez
Borja Bermudez, Francesco Cortese, Alessandro Frola, Nicolas Gläsmann, Louis Haslach, Louis Musin, Matias Oberlin, Lizhong Wang Music: “Facsimile”, Choreographic Essays
City of Cities “What a Waste” Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19) Karen Azatyan, Marc Jubete Yaiza Coll, Georgina Hills, Charlotte Larzelere, Hayley Page, Yun-Su Park Borja Bermudez, Louis Musin, Florian Pohl, Artem Prokopchuk, Eliot Worrell
“Meditation No. 2” Hélène Bouchet / Ida Praetorius (March 19), Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19) Olivia Betteridge, Giorgia Giani, Greta Jörgens, Alice Mazzasette, Hayley Page, Ana Torrequebrada Borja Bermudez, Nicolas Gläsmann, Florian Pohl, Emiliano Torres, Eliot Worrell, Illia Zakrevskyi Music: “A Simple Song” and “Meditation No. 2” from Mass “So Pretty” Emilie Mazoń Music: “So Pretty” from Broadway for Peace
PROGRAM
Success — A Success Story Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19) Hélène Bouchet / Ida Praetorius (March 19)
Artem Prokopchuk, Emiliano Torres, Ricardo Urbina, Eliot Worrell, Lizhong Wang Music: Overture from Candide
Emilie Mazoń, Madoka Sugai
Flashback
Jacopo Bellussi, Karen Azatyan
Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19)
Yaiza Coll, Patricia Friza, Charlotte Larzelere, Yun-Su Park Marc Jubete, Matias Oberlin, Emiliano Torres, Ricardo Urbina, Lizhong Wang Olivia Betteridge, Victoria Bodahl, Georgina Hills, Xue Lin, Hayley Page, Madeleine Skippen Francesco Cortese, Alessandro Frola, Nicolas Gläsmann, Louis Haslach, Marc Jubete, Matias Oberlin, Pietro Pelleri, Florian Pohl, Artem Prokopchuk, Emiliano Torres, Eliot Worrell, Ricardo Urbina, Lizhong Wang, Illia Zakrevskyi, Aleksa Zikic Music: “Something´s Coming” and “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story
—25 Minute Intermission— Part II Fast Forward Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19) Hélène Bouchet / Ida Praetorius (March 19) Emilie Mazoń, Madoka Sugai Jacopo Bellussi, Karen Azatyan Olivia Betteridge, Viktoria Bodahl, Yaiza Coll, Francesca Harvey, Greta Jörgens, Charlotte Larzelere, Xue Lin, Hayley Page, Yun-Su Park, Georgina Hills Borja Bermudez, Lasse Caballero, Alessandro Frola, Nicolas Gläsmann, Pietro Pelleri, Florian Pohl,
Hélène Bouchet/ Ida Praetorius (March 19), Emilie Mazoń, Madoka Sugai Jacopo Bellussi, Karen Azatyan “Love” David Rodriguez Music: “The Story of my Life” from Wonderful Town
In the Evening ... and Through the Night Alexandr Trusch / Christopher Evans (March 19) Hélène Bouchet / Ida Praetorius (March 19) Emilie Mazoń, Jacopo Bellussi Madoka Sugai, Karen Azatyan “Love” David Rodriguez Yaiza Coll, Patricia Friza, Georgina Hills, Xue Lin, Yun-Su Park, Priscilla Tselikova Nicolas Gläsmann, Marc Jubete, Florian Pohl, Matias Oberlin, Emiliano Torres, Lizhong Wang Music: “Serenade after Plato´s Symposium” for solo violin, string orchestra, harp and percussion and “Five Anniversaries” for piano Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock GmbH for Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., sole agent for Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC, publisher and copyright owner.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
The Hamburg Ballet has achieved a phenomenal reputation as one of the world’s most outstanding dance companies. International tours have made it not only a highlight of the international ballet scene, but also one of Germany’s most important cultural ambassadors. The heart of the company is Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer John Neumeier, who has directed the company since 1973. Mr. Neumeier is a master at combining classical ballet tradition with contemporary forms in his works, while developing a unique personal choreographic language. Mr. Neumeier’s lecture demonstrations are a special feature of the Hamburg Ballet’s tradition. During these matinees, which have taken place on the stage of the Hamburg State Opera several times per season since 1973, Mr. Neumeier, with his company, explains specific aspects of ballet history — the themes of current repertoire or the technical and historical background of traditional ballets. Since 1975, the dance festival Hamburg Ballet Days has provided the high point and finale of every season. The festival traditionally opens with a premiere of a new work and ends with the Nijinsky Gala, featuring international guest stars as well as the entire Hamburg Ballet ensemble. Although the company performs at the Hamburg State Opera, its creative home, rehearsal venue, and educational centre is a separate building, the Hamburg Ballet Centre which opened in 1989. Founded in 1978, the ballet school with its integrated boarding facilities, a pre-ballet department, eight professional classes, and a final two-year “Theatre Class” program, trains the next generation of dancers. The Ballet Centre are also the home of the National Youth Ballet, founded by John Neumeier in 2011.
Photos by Kiran West.
John Neumeier, Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1939, John Neumeier studied in his native city as well as in Chicago, Copenhagen and London. In 1963, John Cranko invited him to join Stuttgart Ballet, where he progressed to soloist and continued his choreographic development. Appointed Director of Ballet Frankfurt in 1969, he soon caused a sensation with his new interpretations of such well-known ballets as The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. In 1973, he became Director and Chief Choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet. Under his direction, Hamburg Ballet became one of the leading ballet companies on the German dance scene and soon received international recognition. As a choreographer, Neumeier has continually focused on the preservation of ballet tradition, while giving his works a modern dramatic framework. His ballets range from new versions of full-length story ballets, to musicals and symphonic ballets as well as choreographies, to sacred music. His latest creations for the Hamburg Ballet are Ghost Light in 2020, and Beethoven Project II, Hamlet 21 and the new version of The Sleeping Beauty in 2021. In addition to his great commitment to the Hamburg Ballet, he regularly works as guest choreographer with the most renowned international ballet companies.
In 1975, Neumeier conceived the Hamburg Ballet Days as a climax and end to each season. Three years later, he founded The School of the Hamburg Ballet. Today more than 80% of the company’s dancers are graduates from the school. In 2011, Neumeier founded Germany’s National Youth Ballet, a creative, youthful company that that finds its performing spaces in schools, retirement homes and prisons. Neumeier has received some of the most prestigious international awards, e.g. the Dance Magazine Award in 1983. He holds the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany as well as the French Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honor. In 2015, the Inamori Foundation presented him with the Kyoto Prize for his contributions to the arts and philosophy. In 2017, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Awards of the Prix Benois de la Danse and the Prix de Lausanne as well as the Erich Fromm Prize. In 2019, he received the People's Republic of China Friendship Award. In 2021, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark awarded him the Medal of Honor ›Ingenio et arti‹, a personal honor bestowed by the Danish royal house on outstanding personalities in the field of arts and scientists. In 2006, Neumeier established the John Neumeier Foundation with the aim of preserving and eventually making available to the public his collection of dance and ballet-related objects.
WHO’S WHO IN BERNSTEIN DANCES
Hélène Bouchet (Guest Artist) Hélène Bouchet, born in Cannes, France, received her dance education at the Centre de Danse Rosella Hightower in Cannes and the École Nationale de Danse de Marseille. She was a member of Ballet National de Marseille —Roland Petit and the English National Ballet. In 1998, she joined Hamburg Ballet where she advanced to Soloist in 2003 and to Principal in 2005. John Neumeier created for her the title role in his ballet Tatiana, Silvia in Préludes CV, La Barbarina in Death in Venice, Eurydice in Orpheus, Alma in Purgatorio, The Servant (Désirée von Wertheimstein) in Duse, solo roles in Beethoven Project II and Ghost Light as well as The Rose in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021). Over the course of her long career, she performed numerous leading roles in ballets by John Neumeier and other choreographers such as George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins and made several international guest appearances. Bouchet won a Silver medal at the 20th International Ballet Competition in Varna in 2002, the Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize in 2004 and the Benois de la Danse in 2010 for her interpretation of Eurydice in Orpheus.
Ida Praetorius Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Ida Praetorius completed her dance education at the Royal Danish Ballet School and became a member of the Royal Danish Ballet
in 2010 where she was promoted to Soloist in 2014 and Principal in 2016. In 2021, she joined Hamburg Ballet. John Neumeier created with her the title role of Aurora in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021). Her repertoire includes the title roles in John Neumeier’s Lady of the Camellias, Romeo and Juliet and Daphnis and Chloe as well as leading parts in ballets by August Bournonville, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor, et al. Among numerous international guest performances, Praetorius performed at the Nijinsky Gala and John Neumeier’s 80th Birthday Gala in Hamburg. Her awards include the Erik Bruhn Price for Best Female Dancer in 2012 and the Queen Ingrid Honorary Grant in 2013. In 2019, she won the Danish Reumert Prize as Dancer of the Year and was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Madoka Sugai Born in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, Madoka Sugai completed her dance education at the Sasaki Mika Ballet Academy in Yamato. After receiving an award at the Prix de Lausanne in 2012, she joined the National Youth Ballet of Germany and two years later she joined Hamburg Ballet. She was promoted to Soloist in 2017 and to Principal in 2019. In 2018, she won the Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize. John Neumeier created for her leading roles in Beethoven Project I, II and Ghost Light. Her repertory ballets include Woman III in Bernstein Dances, the title role in A Cinderella Story, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Prudence Duvernoy in the Lady of
the Camellias, Ophelia in Hamlet 21 and the title role in Sylvia and Aurora in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021). She also danced Woman in Apricot in Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering and Kitri/Dulcinea in Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote as well as a leading role in George Balanchine’s Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet.
Jacopo Bellussi Born in Genoa, Italy, Jacopo Bellussi received his dance education at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala and the Royal Ballet School. After an engagement with the Bavarian State Ballet II, he joined Hamburg Ballet in 2012, where he advanced to Soloist in 2017 and to Principal in 2019. John Neumeier created for him a figure from the romantic novels Tatiana loves to read in Tatiana, The Soldier's Friend (Annunzio Cervi) in Duse as well as leading roles in Beethoven Project I, II and Ghost Light. His repertoire includes Alexej Wronski in Anna Karenina, Romeo and Paris in Romeo and Juliet, Gaston Rieux and Des Grieux in Lady of the Camellias, Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Prince Désiré and A Spanish Prince in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021). He danced solo roles in George Balanchine's Liebeslieder Walzer and BrahmsSchoenberg Quartet, the Man in Blue in Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and Espada in Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote. In 2016, he won the Premio Danza & Danza; in 2019, the Konstanze Vernon Prize and in 2021, the Premio Nazionale Sfera d'Oro per la Danza.
WHO’S WHO IN BERNSTEIN DANCES
Christopher Evans Christopher Evans was born in 1994 in Loveland, Colorado, USA. He received his dance education at the BalletMet Dance Academy, at Canada's National Ballet School and the School of Hamburg Ballet. In 2010, he was awarded the Prix de Lausanne. Since 2012, Evans has been a member of Hamburg Ballet. In 2015, he won the Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize and advanced to Soloist. In 2018, he was appointed Principal. John Neumeier created for him a leading role in Turangalîla, Jim O'Connor in The Glass Menagerie as well as leading roles in Beethoven Project I, II and Ghost Light. He made his debut as Armand in John Neumeier’s Lady of the Camellias alongside Olga Smirnova in the title role. He danced the leading male role in the revival series of Bernstein Dances (2018). His repertoire includes Benvolio and Antonio in Romeo and Juliet, Günther in The Nutcracker, Catalabutte in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021) as well as Mann in Green in Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering and Basil in Don Quixote by Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa. He choreographed A Cosmic Second (2017) and Soul Sketch (2016) for the Young Choreographers program.
Alexandr Trusch Born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, Alexandr Trusch completed his dance education at the School of Hamburg Ballet. He joined
Hamburg Ballet in 2007, was promoted to Soloist in 2010 and appointed Principal in 2014. Together with John Neumeier, he created the roles Vaslav Nijinsky as a student in Le Pavillon d'Armide, Hermes' Attendant in Orpheus, A Shy Young Man in Liliom, Angel in Christmas Oratorio I-VI, Vladimir Lensky in Tatiana, The Soldier (Luciano Nicastro) in Duse and Prince Désiré in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021). He performed the leading male role in the revival series of John Neumeier’s Bernstein Dances (2018) and in the German premiere of The Song of the Earth (2016). His repertory includes The Prince in A Cinderella Story, the title roles in Nijinsky and Romeo and Juliet, Günter and Fritz in The Nutcracker, Armand Duval, Des Grieux and Graf N. in Lady of the Camellias, and Philostrat/Puck and Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 2010, he was awarded the Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize.
Yaiza Coll Yaiza Coll, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, received her dance training at the Conservatori Professional de Música i Dansa de Mallorca and at the School of the Hamburg Ballet. She joined Hamburg Ballet in 2012 and advanced to Soloist in 2021. Her repertoire in ballets by John Neumeier includes Lavinia in Romeo and Juliet, The Servant (Désirée von Wertheimstein) in Duse, Audrey in As You Like It and Polina Andreyevna in The Seagull as well as Woman in Green in Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins) and A Friend in Don Quixote (Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa). She danced solos in John Neumeier’s ballets Winterreise, Saint Matthew
Passion, Fifth Symphony of Gustav Mahler, Vaslaw, Nocturnes and At Midnight. She participated in several creations of the Young Choreographers such as Speechless (Lizhong Wang), Metamorphosis (Marc Jubete) and Soul Sketch (Christopher Evans).
Xue Lin Xue Lin, born in Beijing, received her dance training at the Beijing Dance Academy and the Hamburg Ballet School. She has been a member of Hamburg Ballet since 2011 and advanced to Soloist in 2016. In 2014, she was awarded the Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize. John Neumeier created for her the Ballerina Istomina as Cleopatra in Tatiana. Her repertoire includes the title roles in Anna Karenina and The Little Mermaid, Woman I in Bernstein Dances, Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Moyna and Zulma in Giselle, Olympia in The Lady of the Camellias, the Pas de Huit in The Nutcracker, Tamara Karsavina in Nijinsky, Masha in The Seagull and Olga in John Cranko’s Onegin. Lin made a guest appearance in the title role of The Little Mermaid with the National Ballet of China in Wuhan, China.
Emilie Mazoń Born in Hamburg/Germany, Emilie Mazoń received her dance education at The School of The Georgia Ballet and the School of Hamburg Ballet. Since 2013, she has been a member of Hamburg Ballet and was appointed Soloist in 2017. In the same year, she
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was awarded the Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize. Together with John Neumeier, she created the role of Kitty in his version of Anna Karenina as well as solo roles in Beethoven Project I and Ghost Light. Her repertoire includes major roles, such as Marie in The Nutcracker, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Nina in The Seagull, Solveig in Peer Gynt, La Primavera and Desdemona in Othello, Olympia in Lady of the Camellias, Woman II in Bernstein Dances as well as Aurora and Amors Segen in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021).
Karen Azatyan Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Karen Azatyan completed his dance education at the Yerevan Dancing Art State College and the Zurich Dance Academy. He was a member of the Bavarian State Ballet and joined Hamburg Ballet in 2014 as Soloist. He came in second at the Tanzolymp Berlin 2005 in the category classic variation and won the Prix de Lausanne in the same year. In 2006, he won the Prize for Promising Young Dancer at the Varna International Ballet Competition. Together with John Neumeier, he created The Seducer (Gabriele D’Annunzio) in Duse and A Muzhik in Anna Karenina as well as solo roles in Beethoven Project I and Ghost Light. He performed one of the leading roles at the German premiere of John Neumeier’s ballet The Song of the Earth (2016). His repertoire includes Günther in The Nutcracker, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, The Golden Slave in Scheherazade and The Faun in L’ Après-midi d'un faune in Nijinsky, Boris Alexeyivich Trigorin in The Seagull,
Man III in Bernstein Dances and The Thorn in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021).
as well as Prince Désiré and Amors Segen in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021).
Greta Jörgerns Born in Bonn, Germany, Greta Jörgens received her dance training at the Ballettschule International Bonn and at the State Ballet School Berlin. In 2015, she joined the Hamburg Ballet, where she created Princess Sorokina in Anna Karenina and a solo role in John Neumeier’s Beethoven Project I as well as solo roles in Metamorphosis (Marc Jubete), I Giorni (Florian Pohl) and M.A. (Lennart Radtke). Her repertory in ballets by John Neumeier includes Woman II in Bernstein Dances, Princess Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya, Kitty in Anna Karenina, the Pas de deux “La Fille du Pharaon” in The Nutcracker, Amors Segen in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty as well as A Lady in The Concert (Jerome Robbins).
David Rodriguez David Rodriguez, born in Medellín, Colombia, received his dance training at the Ballet Folclórico de Antioquia, the Escuela de Ballet Metropolitano in Medellín and at the Miami City Ballet School. In 2016, he joined Hamburg Ballet. John Neumeier created for him The Unicorn in The Glass Menagerie as well as solo roles in Beethoven Project I and Ghost Light. He participated inthe filming of Ghost Light. His repertoire includes The Man in the Shadow in Illusions — like Swan Lake, Philostrat/Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, La Fille du Pharaon in The Nutcracker, Tadzio in Death in Venice, A Gypsy in Don Quixote by Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa and a solo role in St. Matthew Passion. He also performed as An Indian Prince and The Thorn in the new version of The Sleeping Beauty (2021).
Alessandro Frola Alessandro Frola was born in Parma, Italy. He received his dance education at the Profession Dance Parma, the Fomento Artístico Cordobés in Córdoba, Argentina and at the School of the Hamburg Ballet. Since 2019, he has been a member of the ensemble of Hamburg Ballet. Together with John Neumeier, he created a solo role in Peter and Igor. His repertoire includes major roles such as Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Endymion in Sylvia
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addition to her engagements on the big theater stages, she has been writing her debut album and performing regularly as a singer in several jazz and soul combos.
CJ Eldred (Male Singer) CJ Eldred was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, where he began his acting career at the 5th Avenue Theatre. He graduated from the prestigious University of Michigan and quickly donned the black tie and white shirt to play Elder Price in the National Tour of the Tony-winning, The Book Of Mormon. Arriving in New York, he starred as “Claudio” in Claudio Quest at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. Across the country and New York, CJ has performed notable shows varying from the comedic Western Desperate Measures (Johnny Blood), to the heartwarming classic, South Pacific (Lt. Cable), as well as the ever popular Billy Elliot (Tony). Most recently he has been seen rocking out in NYC as leading man Drew Boley in the Rock Of Ages at New World Stages.
Dorothea Baumann (Female Singer) While still at school, Dorothea Baumann trained at the Hamburg State Opera and appeared in several productions at Kampnagel and Opera Stabile. Before her graduation in 2013, she made her musical debut with Dance of the Vampires as Sarah. Afterwards, she appeared in various leading roles in plays such as Sister Act, Mozart! and Ludwig² and played the role of Anna in Frozen as part of the Disney in Concert arena tour. In
Nick Tubbs (Male Understudy) Nick Tubbs is honored to be collaborating with this phenomenal group of artists! His recent credits include Marry Me A Little (Man - ICT), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Monty Navarro - Tuacahn/3D Theatricals), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo - PCPA), Forever Plaid (Jinx - Welk Resorts/Norris/ICT/ PCPA), Spamalot (Sir Galahad - 3D Theatricals) and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Swing - McCoy Rigby Nat. Tour). He was a production singer onboard Princess Cruises and currently sings with The Moonrays and Kit and the Kats. Additionally, Nick is the producer of an interactive science app for kids called Tappity, hosted by his much more talented wife, Haley. Huge thanks to the fantastic people at The Music Center, the unparalleled casting team of Michael and Richie, and his rockstar agent, Natalie. And endless love to his family, Haley and hilarious toddler Sebastian. @hiimnicktubbs
Bella Hicks (Female Understudy) Bella Hicks is so grateful to be a part of this beautiful project. Some recent credits include Rudolph the Musical National Tour (Rudolph), Beehive 30th Anniversary National Tour (Janis Joplin), and Sweet Charity (dir. Kathleen Marshall). She has
recorded backup for Pia Toscano and David Foster. Hicks is releasing her debut EP of original music entitled Hangover later this year. Thank you to the cast and creative team, Todd & ATB Talent, Michael & Richie for this incredible opportunity, and her endlessly supportive family and partner who give selflessly to her everyday. IG: @bellahicks TikTok: @bellahixx Michael Donovan (Casting Director) Michael Donovan is the recipient of nine Artios awards, presented by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in casting. Richie Ferris has three Artios awards. The company’s credits include shows produced at The Music Center's Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall; the Hollywood Bowl, The Wallis, Pasadena Playhouse, the Getty Villa, the Soraya, ICT, Laguna Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, San Francisco Symphony and many more. Other credits include numerous films, TV and commercials. Donovan is President of the Board for the Foundation for New American Musicals and serves on the Board for Camp Bravo.
TOURING STAFF
Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer Prof. Dr. h.c. John Neumeier Managing Director Nicolas Hartmann Director of Communications and Dramaturgy Dr. Jörn Rieckhoff Deputy Artistic Director, Ballet Master Lloyd Riggins Artistic Production Coordinator and Ballet Master Eduardo Bertini Rehearsal Directors Laura Cazzaniga Leslie McBeth Niurka Moredo Ivan Urban Radik Zaripov
Choreologist Sonja Tinnes Musical Coordinator & Pianist Ondřej Rudčenko Pianist Mark Harjes Tour Manager Leonie Miserre Photographer, Videographer and Graphic Designer Kiran West
Technical Production Coordinator Vladimir Kocić Stage Manager Ulrich Ruckdeschel Stage Technicians Corinna Korth Andreas Weiland M. Massaro Fabian Kästner Head of Lighting Ralf Merkel
Assistant to Mr. Neumeier Catherine Dumont
Lighting Technicians Rene Condné Kimberly Horton Julika von Werder Ueli Riegg
Physiotherapist Daan van den Akker
Properties Master Jürgen Tessmann
Technical Director Frank Zöllner
Properties Technicians Sabine Frerichs
Head of Sound Frederic Couson Video & Sound Matthias Kieslich Sound Technician Jochen Schefe Wardrobe Mistress Barbara Huber Dressers Diana Räkers Piret Univer Sandra Schmidt Sabrina Pietron Make-up Artists Andrea Ellegast Adnan Metin Tasja Kluth Miriam Kluge
ENSEMBLE
Females | Principals Leslie Heylmann Anna Laudere Ida Praetorius Madoka Sugai Guest Artist Hélène Bouchet Character Dancer Silvia Azzoni Soloists Yaiza Coll Patricia Friza Xue Lin Emilie Mazon Yun-Su Park Corps de Ballet Olivia Betteridge Viktoria Bodahl Giorgia Giani Francesca Harvey Georgina Hills Greta Jörgens Charlotte Larzelere Alice Mazzasette Amelia Menzies Hayley Page Chiara Ruaro Madeleine Skippen Ida Stempelmann Hermine Sutra Fourcade Ana Torrequebrada Priscilla Tselikova Apprentices Carolin Inhoffen Paula Iniesta Ayumi Kato Mia Petrovic
Males | Principals Jacopo Bellussi Christopher Evans Aleix Martínez Edvin Revazov Alexandre Riabko Lloyd Riggins Alexandr Trusch Soloists Karen Azatyan Marc Jubete Atte Kilpinen Matias Oberlin Félix Paquet Florian Pohl Lizhong Wang Corps de Ballet Borja Bermudez Lasse Caballero Alessandro Frola Nicolas Gläsmann Louis Haslach Marià Huguet Pietro Pelleri Pablo Polo Artem Prokopchuk David Rodriguez Torben Seguin Emiliano Torres Ricardo Urbina Eliot Worrell Illia Zakrevskyi Apprentices Francesco Cortese Yungu Kang Louis Musin Miguel Wansing Lorrio Aleksa Zikic
Photos by Kiran West.
ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN I
CELLOS
BASSOONS
HARP
Roberto Cani Concertmaster
Dane Little Principal
William May Principal
JoAnn Turovsky Principal
Armen Anassian Associate Concertmaster
Nadine Hall Associate Principal
Judith Farmer
Lisa Sutton Assistant Concertmaster Hana Kim Olivia Tsui Lucinda Chiu Kathleen Sloan Heather Powell Zlata Grekov Myroslava Khomik
Maggie Edmondson Joo Lee
BASSES Frances Liu Wu Principal Don Ferrone Assoc. Principal Tim Eckert
VIOLIN II
FLUTES
Ana Landauer Principal
Amy Tatum Principal
Ina Veli Associate Principal
Angela Wiegand Sarah Weisz
Florence Titmus Leslie Katz Michele Kikuchi Cynthia Moussas Loránd Lokuszta Irina Voloshina
OBOES
VIOLA
Leslie Reed Principal Michele Forrest Jennifer Cullinan
ENGLISH HORN
Shawn Mann Principal
Jennifer Cullinan
Dmitri Bovaird Associate Principal
CLARINETS
Kate Vincent Carolyn Riley Erik Rynearson Caroline Buckman
Stuart Clark Principal Juan Gallegos Stephen Piazza Bass Clarinet
Photo by Kiran West.
William Wood Contrabassoon
SAXOPHONES
PERCUSSION Theresa Dimond Principal John Wakefield
Sal Lozano Brian Scanlon
DRUMSET
HORNS
Peter Erskine Principal
Steven Becknell Principal
TIMPANI
Daniel Kelley Jenny Kim James Atkinson
Gregory Goodall Principal
TRUMPETS Ryan Darke Principal Steve O'Connor Drew Ninmer Bill Williams
TROMBONES
KEYBOARD Bryan Pezzone Principal
GUITAR Paul Viapiano Principal
William Booth Principal
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER
Alvin Veeh Terry Cravens
Brady Steel
TUBA
MUSIC LIBRARIAN
P. Blake Cooper Principal
Melisandra Dunker
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