2 50 YEARS OF THE TALLAHASSEE BALLET
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Chief Executive Officer
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Artistic Director
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Ann Todd
Resident Costume Designer
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2022-2023 Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trina Searcy, President
Carla Ureña Hutchinson, PhD, Immediate Past President Caitlin Waters, Treasurer
Gayle Grimes Sklar, Secretary
BOARD MEMBERS
Shelby Kennerly Augustyniak Karen Joiner Barineau LaCoadia “Coadi” Burkes Betsy Caire Couch
Stephanie Jansen Agatha Muse-Lamb Felicia Leborgne Nowels Sarah Villella
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
Jack Diestelhorst Dan Hollaway Tom Hunter Jane Marks
Sharon Maxwell-Ferguson Maria Montas
Lori Danello Roberts Richard Sias
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PRIMA
Jim & Lisa Graganella
PRINCIPAL
Nancy Carroll Abbey & Stuart Abbey
SOLOIST
Chris & Kathy Doolin Jason & Katie Pernell
DEMI-SOLOIST
Barbara L. Aguirre
Courtney & Christine Ashburn
Scott & Cassie Brooks Fred & Sarah Burns Blaine & Nancy Click Amalia Cochran Peter & Stephanie Cornais Claudia Foreman Pam Gibson & Tracie
Manrique
Cory & Melanie Hill Art & Carol Johnstone Nicole Kelly
Ryan & Alyssa Matthews David Nelson & Courtney
Brewer
Mike & Merritt Newell
Andy & Kristen Palmer Billie Papuchis Janet Pichard Joanna Piris
Dr. Kenya Rich David & Lori Danello
Roberts
Bill & Gayle Sklar
Josh & Sarah Spagnola
Jason & Jessica Spurlock
Marjorie Turnbull
Jonathan Waters
David & Jane Watson
Robert & Claire Watkins
Khanty Xayabouth & Thomas Morton
CORPS DE BALLET
Karen Joiner Barineau Brooke S. Kennerly Daniel Macdonald Linda Neumayer Patricia Smith
Col. & Mrs. Mike Thornal
APPRENTICE
Brenda A. Abstein
Ed & Becky Augusytniak Michael & Allison Corrigan
Holly & Sally Kate Edenfield
Cindy Hamilton
Katherine Hartsell
Carla Hutchinson
Frances Johnson
Copeland Kelly
Pamela Marsh
James Martin
Meredith McKinney & Elsa McKinney
Laura G. Morris The Nowels Family
The Shepherd Family — Nick, Becky and Paisley Grace
TRAINEE
Darren & Marianne Brooks Dawna Bunker Adele Cunningham Judy Dabney
Greg & Carla DeLoach Lynda Demarsh-Mathues Karan Denson Sharon Kerrigan Maria Norvell
Dr. Maria Pouncey Gail Thomas Bonnie Varble
2022-2023 Donors
HONORARY
Nancy Carroll Abbey & Stuart Abbey Dr. Kathryn Karrh Cashin Yenna & Barry Colvin Sharon Davis
Joyce Straub Fausone
Jim & Lisa Graganella Bob & Boo Hartsell Tom & Jeannie Pierce Danny Pietrodangelo Ann Todd
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6 50 YEARS OF THE TALLAHASSEE BALLET
Happy Holidays!
Janet Pichard
Chief Executive Officer
The Tallahassee Ballet wishes you a holiday season full of joy, love and peace. We hope that our performance of The Nutcracker will brighten your holidays and create lasting memories for you and your loved ones to share.
This year we celebrate our 50th Anniversary — and are
continuing to evolve and grow. Beginning with the 2023-2024
Season, we will add an additional performance to our usual
repertoire. We will continue to perform An Evening of Music and
Dance in September followed by The Nutcracker in December. Our May performance will be a full-length classical ballet. We will be adding a performance in February 2024 that will feature an electric, contemporary performance bound to excite our audience.
You don’t want to miss your chance to purchase tickets to our 50th Anniversary performance, That’s It, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 14, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. This commemorative performance will feature both classical and contemporary repertory. Principal Dancer Tomoko Takahashi will perform the role of Odette in Acts II & IV of Swan Lake and TTB will perform a world premiere contemporary work originated by one of our guest choreographers. You can purchase tickets now!
I want to take this opportunity to thank Ann Todd, our Costume Designer, for her countless years of service to the company. Ms. Todd began working the in the costume shop in 1988 and became TTB’s Costume Designer in 1990. This year’s The Nutcracker will be Ms. Todd’s last performance
as she enters into a well-deserved retirement. Ms. Todd is
responsible for designing the amazing costumes, tutus, and
exquisite headpieces worn by our dancers throughout the
years. She is an instrumental member of the company who
is loved by staff, dancers and alumni alike. Her presence will
be notably missed. Please follow us on social media to find out how to join us in honoring “Miss Ann” with a celebration of her retirement and years of service to the company — and the impact she has had on our dancers, youth, the arts, and her dedicated seamstresses over the years.
I encourage you to visit TallahasseeBallet.org to make a donation to help keep The Tallahassee Ballet thriving for the next 50 years.
Thank you to our current and past supporters and patrons. We value and appreciate your support!
Sincerely,
Janet Pichard
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Tyrone Brooks, Artistic Director
Tyrone Brooks joined The Tallahassee Ballet as the Artistic Director in the 2013-2014 season. He has a wide range of professional experience including 18 years as a Principal Dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York
City (DTH). Brooks has been featured in a number of acclaimed performances including Alvin Ailey’s The River, Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, and John Butler’s Othello. He has also performed internationally in Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Israel, Japan, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Venezuela, South Africa, and Russia.
In 1984, Brooks was nominated for the Dancers Choice
Award in London for his performance as Alan Strange in
Equus. His work has also been in a number of television
specials including the NBC presentation of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Creole Giselle, the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics, the PBS series Dance in America, CBS 60 Minutes with Ed Bradley featuring DTH, the PBS presentation of Live at the Kennedy Center The Making of Firebird, and the 1993 Kennedy Center Honors.
For over 25 years, Brooks served as full-time Ballet Faculty at DTH. During that time he also served as the Associate Director of the DTH community outreach program Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble. As Associate Director, Brooks represented DTH as a teaching artist in New York City Public Schools and created curriculum development workshops for teachers. He also conducted master classes and outreach programs in South Florida, for the Dance Theatre of Harlem-Kennedy Center Residency in Washington, D.C., and the Northern Virginia region.
Mr. Brooks has also taught at various institutions including Hofstra University, Mary Mount Manhattan College, Florida State University School of Dance, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New World School of the Arts, Thomas Armour Youth Ballet, Flint Institute of Music- Flint Youth Ballet, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Ballet Hispanico, and Hampton University.
In 2004, Brooks joined the Virginia School of the Arts as the Director of Community Dance and was subsequently appointed as the Executive Director of the Virginia School
of the Arts by the Board of Directors. During his tenure at the Virginia School of the Arts, Brooks became an active member of the Lynchburg community and developed community partnerships. His community engagement extended to service on the advisory panel for the Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour and Performing Arts Directory, James River Diversity Council, and the Board of Directors of the James River Council for the Arts.
Brooks has served on the Florida State University Friends of Dance Board of Directors, The Florida Division for Individual Artist Fellowship Panel, and has choreographed for The Tallahassee Chapter “Links” Beautillion.
Brooks is featured in the Smithsonian Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C., with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and was recently inducted into (MOBB) Museum of Blacks in Ballet.
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Dr. Alexander Jiménez
Orchestra Conductor
A conductor and pedagogue, Dr. Alexander Jiménez serves as professor of conducting and director of orchestral studies at the Florida State University College of Music, one of the leading music programs in the United States. Under his direction the University Orchestras have become recognized among the most important orchestral training programs in the United States.
A dynamic and versatile podium presence, Dr. Jiménez has
appeared with orchestras throughout the United States,
Europe, and the Middle East, including engagements in
Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Israel, and Italy. Under
his direction, the FSU Orchestras have continued their long
tradition of excellence. Both the University Philharmonia and
the University Symphony Orchestra (USO) under Dr. Jiménez have championed new music and collaborated with such composers as Krzysztof Penderecki, Georg Friedrich Haas, John Harbison, Martin Bresnick, Jeff Beal, Anthony Iannaconne, Christopher Theofanidis, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Chen Yi, Zhou Long, Tomas Svoboda, and Ladislav Kubik. In 2007 the USO was featured in the PBS special Peanuts Gallery®, which was awarded Best Performance of 2007 by the National Educational Telecommunications Association. Dr. Jiménez has premiered new works with the University Orchestras, including the world premieres of
The General by Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal, the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Ladislav Kubik (Dr. Jiménez led the world-premiere recording of this work with the Brno Philharmonic), Trumpeting the Stone by Brent Michael Davids, and Alma by Harold Schiffman. Dr. Jiménez has recorded with the Mark, CBC/Ovation, Col Legno, Neos, and Naxos labels. Of the USO’s 2010 recording on Naxos of Zwilich’s works for piano and orchestra, Lynn René Bayley of Fanfare stated that “Alexander Jiménez and the Florida State Symphony, who premiered the Peanuts Gallery, perform all three works here with tremendous sympathy, love, and excitement.” David Hurwitz, writing for ClassicsToday.com, exclaimed, “...the Florida State University Symphony Orchestra under Alexander Jiménez leaves absolutely nothing
to be desired.” In 2014 Naxos released the USO’s recording of the Dohnányi Symphony No. 2 and the world-premiere recording of Dohnányi’s Two Songs for Baritone and Orchestra. Dr. Jiménez has accompanied many of the world’s leading artists covering a wide variety of genres, including Joshua Bell, Lynn Harrell, Denyce Graves, Christopher O’Reily, jazz great Marcus Roberts, the Canadian Brass, Scotty Barnhart, and many others. Since 2015 he has conducted the faculty-led Festival Orchestra of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan.
A highly respected educator, Dr. Jiménez is in demand as a guest conductor, teacher, and adjudicator with youth orchestras and adjudication panels throughout the United States and Europe. Since 2009 he has served on the international jury panel of the European Festival of Music for Young People in Neerpelt, Belgium, and in 2013 was named International Festival Ambassador. From 2010-2012 he served as president of the College Orchestra Directors Association and served as music director of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras from 2000- 2017. Dr. Jiménez is the recipient of numerous Florida State University teaching awards and has been nominated for the Distinguished Teaching Award.
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Violin 1
Frank Trem, Concertmaster
Megumi Terry,
Asst. Concertmaster
Kristina Nilsson Aimee Rieger Erin Heidrick
Violin 2 Gabriel Fogo, Principal MaryKatherine Brown Bárbara Santiago MaryKatherine Brown Rosalee Walsh
Viola
Lee Taylor, Principal
Melissa Brewer,
Asst. Principal
Andrea Stanley Justin Castro
Cello
Greg Sauer, Principal Kim Jones, Asst. Principal Evan Jones, Assoc. Principal
Bass
George Speed, Principal
Melanie Punter,
Asst. Principal
Flute
Karen Large, Principal Adrienne Read, Piccolo
Oboe
Eric Ohlsson, Principal
Margaret Cracchiolo,
English Horn
Clarinet Deborah Bish, Principal Julie Detweiler
Bassoon Kelsey Short, Principal Robert Alexander
Horn
Michelle Stebleton, Principal Leslie Bell
Trumpet Kyle Mallari, Principal Bryan Goff
Trombone Dunwoody Mirvil, Principal Justin Hamann
Timpani Connor Willits, Principal
Percussion Zach Harris
Harp Isabelle Scott
Celeste Deloise Lima, Principal
Singers
Anna Marie Friars, Soprano Blythe Reed, Alto
Tallahassee Ballet Orchestra
COMPOSER PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide-ranging output includes some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and
The Nutcracker; the 1812 Overture; his Piano Concerto No. 1; his last three numbered symphonies; and the opera Eugene Onegin.
Born into a middle-class family, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant, despite his obvious musical talent. He pursued a musical career against the wishes of his family, entering the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1862 and graduating in 1865. By the end of the 19th century, Tchaikovsky had earned the status of a significant composer.
1840-1893
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Kathryn Karrh Cashin
Performance Director and Resident Choreographer
Kathryn Karrh Cashin has choreographed for The Tallahassee
Ballet for more than 30 years, including The Nutcracker and
numerous chamber works, most notably Boléro. Her full-length
ballets include Beauty and the Beast, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coppélia, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty. She has also choreographed several children’s ballets. She has served as choreographer for more than 20 Florida State Opera works, most recently The Mikado, Eugene Onegin, Orpheus in the Underworld, and Romeo and Juliet. Dr. Cashin holds a Bachelor of Arts
in Russian/Business Administration, Master of Arts in Slavic and East European Studies and a PhD in Humanities. Recently retired from Florida State University’s Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities, she frequently teaches in Europe during the summer. Dr. Cashin, a former president of the Junior League of Tallahassee and graduate of Leadership Tallahassee, serves on the Leadership Council of FSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, and is a former curriculum and steering chair for Youth Leadership Tallahassee. She serves as vice- president of scholarships for Alpha Delta Pi Sorority National Foundation.
Katy E. Cashin—Guest Répéteur
Katy E. Cashin is a freelance choreographer in New York City,
creating works for White Horse Theater Company (WHTC) and
The Tallahassee Ballet (TTB). Cashin’s WHTC productions include
Tennessee William’s A Cavalier for Milady, Sam Shepard’s Eyes for
Consuela, and WHTC Artistic Director Cyndy Marion’s world
premiere, You Are Perfect, which was selected for the 2017 Toronto
Fringe Festival and restaged in Los Angeles, CA in 2018. Cashin has
created ten original works for TTB, including Rhapsody, Retour, Focus,
Mainframe, and Rebonds B. She created works for “First Look” presented
by Brooklyn Ballet and South Georgia Ballet’s FUSE: Boots & Ballet.
Cashin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance performance and Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Southern Methodist University, where she performed soloist roles in masterworks by George Balanchine, Maurice Béjart, Arthur Mitchell, and Gerald Arpino. She trained with The Tallahassee Ballet (TTB) under the direction of Joyce Fausone as well as under Christina Paolucci (New York Theatre Ballet), Sheila Humphreys (Royal Ballet), and Richard Sias (National Ballet of Canada). At TTB, Cashin performed several principal and soloist roles in full-length ballets such as The Nutcracker, Coppélia, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Beauty and the Beast. Cashin received her Master of Public Administration degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in New York City. Cashin is an ABT® Certified Teacher who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.
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GUEST ARTISTS
Conrad Channell
Nutcracker Prince
Conrad Channell began his devotion to dance at the age of 10 at New Tampa Dance Theatre in Tampa, Florida. After training in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and hip hop
that first year, Conrad moved to Kansas City, Missouri and continued dancing under the direction of Cindy Monaco
at Heart Of America Dance Centre. Conrad enjoyed performing as a company member of Heart of America Youth Ballet and on the competition team. Additionally, he received training
from Kansas City Ballet, Orlando Ballet, and Sarasota Ballet, and performed with Texas Ballet Theater on scholarship.
Conrad graduated from Florida State
University in Spring of 2022 with degrees
in Public Health and Business Analytics.
This is Conrad’s 4th season with The
Tallahassee Ballet under the direction of Tyrone
Brooks. Conrad was cast as Nutcracker, Snow Prince, Russian, and Harlequin Doll in TTB’s past production of The Nutcracker. Conrad is very excited to be back on the stage performing the roles of Nutcracker Prince and Russian in The Nutcracker this year.
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ADDITIONAL GUESTS
Luca Piris–Fritz
Luca Piris is in the 5th grade at Florida State University Schools (Florida High). He takes dance classes at The Tallahassee Ballet School and
this is his third Nutcracker. He also participates in his school’s National Elementary Honors Society, his church’s Royal Ambassadors ministry, and plays soccer with Warner Soccer.
Michael McILwee–Harlequin, Chocolate, Coffee
Michael McILwee is excited to be joining The Tallahassee Ballet for this year’s production of The Nutcracker. Recent credits include: Broadway National/International Tours of A Chorus Line, Phantom of the Opera, and The Music Man. His other regional credits include Carousel, 42nd Street, White Christmas, Oliver, and Hello, Dolly. Film/TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), The Plot Against America (HBO). He holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in musical theatre from The New School and a master of arts in journalism from New York University. He recently studied Shakespearean acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Michael is also the executive digital producer at WCTV.
Jackson Carpenter–Father, Mother Ginger, Rat King
Jackson Carpenter is in his first season with The Tallahassee Ballet.
Raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Jackson began his dance training at age
14 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. His dance training emphasized
ballet and modern dancing techniques. Jackson is now a student at Florida
State University where he is studying to become a teacher. Jackson is pleased to have found a new dance family in Tallahassee and is excited to continue his dance training.
Sarah Doolin Roy–Maid
Sarah Doolin Roy is the Executive Director of Young Actors Theatre. Before that, she served as a director at American Ballet Theatre (ABT). In 2020, she was a 92Y Women in Power Fellow — a cross-sector program to advance the careers of high-potential women in New York City. A native of Tallahassee, Sarah grew up dancing Clara with The Tallahassee Ballet and is honored to relive The Nutcracker joy during its 50th anniversary season. She holds an MPA from New York University’s School of Public Service and graduated summa cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College. Sarah loves her husband Dave and daughters Doris and Sloane.
Boys: Eli Burns, Hugo Grassman, Rory Grassman, Wyatt Paul
Adult Party Guests:
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Trent Janasiewicz (Interior Design Administrator, Fl. Dept. of Management Services) Dave Roy (Senior Manager, Product Management, Showtime Networks)
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THE NUTCRACKER PROGRAM
Act I, Scene i THE PARTY
It is Christmas Eve and Clara and her family are celebrating the evening with friends. Suddenly, the party is interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious man and his handsome young assistant. He reveals himself to be Clara’s Godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, who has brought his nephew to the party. Drosselmeyer entertains the party with magic tricks, automatons, and mechanical dolls. He gives Clara a marvelous Nutcracker doll. The party ends, guests take their leave, and the family retires. Clara is sad to leave her Nutcracker doll behind and returns to retrieve it, falling asleep under the Christmas tree.
Clara......................................... Fritz .......................................... Father........................................ Mother ...................................... Maid ......................................... Drosselmeyer ............................ Nephew/Prince ........................ Chesnut Vendor........................
Sat. 7:30pm & Sun. 2:30pm Reese Desaulniers
Luca Piris* Jackson Carpenter Sophia Lutinski Sarah Doolin Roy* Chris Miller Conrad Channell Arianna Spurlock
Sat. 10:30am Abbreviated Reagan Hill
Luca Piris* Jackson Carpenter Sarah Eschrich Sarah Doolin Roy* Chris Miller Conrad Channell Sola Brooks
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**Guest Artist; *Guest
Adult Party Ladies ...................
Adult Party Guests ................... Clara’s Friends..........................
Young Ladies............................ Party Girls ................................
Boys ..........................................
Harlequin ................................. Columbine................................ Automaton................................
Sat. 7:30pm & Sun. 2:30pm
Kelly Chase Sarah Eschrich Kara Griffin Taylor West Lauren Wood
Christian Doolin* Trent Janasiewicz* Dave Roy*
Logan Click Madelynn Hampton Kristin Javate Madeline McClure Malia Morton
Bella Rich
Bailey Corrigan Natalie Johnstone
Mackenzie Ashburn Sophia Papuchis Helen Piris
Eli Burns
Hugo Grassman Rory Grassman
Michael McILwee Paige Centers Martine Bartley
Sat. 10:30am Abbreviated
Holly Borelli
Morgan Manrique Elizabeth Mineau Amber Malmstadt-Stasik Eleanor Stewart
Christian Doolin* Trent Janasiewicz* Dave Roy*
Martine Bartley Logan Click Madelynn Hampton Madeline McClure Malia Morton Jillian Woodley
Blake Burns Penelope Cornais
Eleanor Nelson Molly Cate Newell Ellis Palmer
Eli Burns
Hugo Grassman Rory Grassman
Michael McILwee Abigail Centers Kristin Javate
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Act I, Scene ii THE BATTLE
A magical spell falls over the room and the Christmas tree begins to grow to an enormous size. Drosselmeyer uses his magic to make Clara’s beloved Nutcracker doll grow to the size of a man so that he can lead his toy soldiers in battle against the rats. The Rat King appears and challenges the Nutcracker to fight in single battle. The Nutcracker seems to be failing and Clara, unable to stand it any longer, attacks the Rat King. The Rat King is distracted, allowing the Nutcracker to strike a fatal blow ending the battle. The Nutcracker, exhausted by the battle, falls lifeless to the ground. At Clara’s desperate request, Drosselmeyer revives the Nutcracker and transforms him into a handsome young prince.
Sat. 7:30pm & Sun. 2:30pm Rat King................................... Jackson Carpenter
The Nutcracker ........................ Conrad Channell
Mice.......................................... Emmy Matthews Eleanor Nelson
Molly Cate Newell Ellis Palmer Sophia Papuchis Eva Spagnola
Soldiers ..................................... Mackenzie Ashburn Sola Brooks
Blake Burns Penelope Cornais Helen Piris Arianna Spurlock
Sat. 10:30am Abbreviated Jackson Carpenter Conrad Channell
Emmy Matthews Eleanor Nelson Molly Cate Newell Ellis Palmer Sophia Papuchis Eva Spagnola
Mackenzie Ashburn Sola Brooks
Blake Burns Penelope Cornais Helen Piris Arianna Spurlock
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Act I, Scene iii KINGDOM OF SNOW
Sat. 7:30pm & Sun. 2:30pm
Snow Queen............................. Carri Britt
Snow Princesses........................ Paige Centers Sarah Eschrich Sophia Lutinski
Lauren Wood
Ice Princesses............................ Martine Bartley Kristin Javate
Snowflakes................................ Kelly Chase Kara Griffin
Madelynn Hampton Taylor West
Holly Borelli Morgan Manrique Madeline McClure Elizabeth Mineau Malia Morton Bella Rich
Eleanor Stewart Jillian Woodley
Angels ....................................... Kadesh Camejo Leila Doolin Paredes
Aubrey Hurst Harper Janasiewicz Ella McCrea
Sofia Mercedes Lily Strickland Skylar Picker
The Nutcracker Prince thanks Clara for saving his life and invites her to visit his kingdom, the Kingdom of Sweets. Clara eagerly accepts and joins him on his journey. On the way, Clara and the Prince pass through a beautiful snow-covered forest, the Kingdom of Snow. They are met by the Snow Queen and her court who dance a waltz for them ending in a wild blizzard.
Sat. 10:30am Abbreviated Paige Centers
Abbey Centers Sophia Lutinski
Martine Bartley Kristin Javate
Kelly Chase
Kara Griffin Madelynn Hampton Taylor West
Logan Click
Bailey Corrigan
Natalie Johnstone Amber Malmstadt-Stasik Elizabeth Mineau Madeline McClure Malia Morton
Bella Rich
Kadesh Camejo Leila Doolin Paredes Aubrey Hurst Harper Janasiewicz Ella McCrea
Sofia Mercedes
Lily Strickland Skylar Picker
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Act II, Scene i KINGDOM OF SWEETS
As the winds calm, Clara and the Nutcracker Prince are led in a magical sleigh to the Kingdom of Sweets by a delegation of Angels. Dew Drop assembles the fantastical court at the Sugar Plum Fairy’s palace, eagerly awaiting Clara and the Prince. Upon their arrival, there is much rejoicing in the court. The Nutcracker Prince recounts how Clara saved his life from the Rat King and they bow to her gratitude. The Nutcracker Prince places a beautiful crown on Clara and presents her as his Princess.
Dew Drop leads the young couple to the throne and commands a banquet of Sweets in Clara’s honor. Clara and her Prince enjoy dances of jumping peppermint, tea fairies, swirling chocolate and more as they await the arrival of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.
Sat. 7:30pm & Sun. 2:30pm Dew Drop................................. Paige Centers
Opening Flowers...................... Logan Click Bailey Corrigan
Natalie Johnstone Amber Malmstadt-Stasik Malia Morton
Jillian Woodley
Garlands................................... Mackenzie Ashburn Sola Brooks
Blake Burns Penelope Cornais Helen Piris Arianna Spurlock
Sat. 10:30am Abbreviated Carri Britt
Logan Click
Bailey Corrigan
Natalie Johnstone Amber Malmstadt-Stasik Malia Morton
Jillian Woodley
Mackenzie Ashburn Sola Brooks
Blake Burns Penelope Cornais Helen Piris Arianna Spurlock
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ǂ not performed Act II, Scene i
for the Abbreviated Performance
KINGDOM OF SWEETS
Chocolate.................................. Kristin Javate Chris Miller
Sarah Eschrich Morgan Manrique Bella Rich
Lauren Wood
Coffee ǂ ..................................... Carri Britt Michael McILwee
Tea ............................................ Abigail Centers Reagan Hill
Madeline McClure
Peppermint ............................... Kelly Chase Eleanor Stewart
Taylor West Marzipan ǂ................................ Sophia Lutinski
Holly Borelli
Kara Griffin Madelynn Hampton Elizabeth Mineau
Mother Ginger ......................... Jackson Carpenter
Polichinelles .............................. Emmy Matthews Eleanor Nelson
Molly Cate Newell Ellis Palmer Sophia Papuchis Eva Spagnola
Sat. 7:30pm & Sun. 2:30pm
Sat. 10:30am Abbreviated
Martine Bartley Michael McILwee
Sarah Eschrich Morgan Manrique Bella Rich
Lauren Wood
Sophia Lutinski
Reese Desaulniers Madeline McClure Jillian Woodley
Kelly Chase Eleanor Stewart Taylor West
Sophia Lutinski
Holly Borelli
Kara Griffin Madelynn Hampton Elizabeth Mineau
Jackson Carpenter
Emmy Matthews Eleanor Nelson Molly Cate Newell Ellis Palmer Sophia Papuchis Eva Spagnola
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Act II, Scene ii
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS
ǂ The Waltz of the Flowers is not performed for the Abbreviated Performance
Dew Drop gathers her court of flowers in a festive waltz to celebrate the Nutcracker Prince’s safe return and their new Princess Clara. At the end of the waltz, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier arrive to honor Clara with a grand pas de deux. The entire court rejoices in a sweeping waltz when suddenly the dancing is interrupted. Sugar Plum Fairy’s palace and her court become distant as the magical spell begins to fade. Clara awakens to find herself at home under the Christmas tree with her beloved Nutcracker doll.
Dew Drop................................. Paige Centers
Pink Roses ................................ Carri Britt Sophia Lutinski
Tiger Lilies ............................... Martine Bartley
Violets....................................... Kelly Chase Kara Griffin
Abigail Centers Lauren Wood
Kristin Javate
Sarah Eschrich Bella Rich
Roses .......... Holly Borrelli Emily Gumal
Amber Malmstadt-Stasik Elizabeth Mineau
Taylor West
GRAND
PAS DE DEUX
Sugar Plum Fairy
Tomoko Takahashi
Cavalier
Jorge Arceo
Logan Click Madelynn Hampton Morgan Manrique Malia Morton Jillian Woodley
Bailey Corrigan Natalie Johnstone Madeline McClure Eleanor Stewart
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Madeline McClure
Assistant to the Artistic Director
Madeline McClure began dancing at Dance Dynamics Studio
in Macon, Georgia. Growing up, she was lucky enough to attend various summer programs across the country and study under prestigious teachers such as Suzanne Farrell, Elena Kunikova, Cindy Bernier, Max Stone and Lynn Schwab. She has studied ballet, contemporary, tap, jazz, hip hop and commercial dance. She was a member of the acclaimed Dance Dynamics Company and traveled to many regional and national competitions and conventions.
Ms. McClure is a student at Florida State University pursuing a
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. With eyes open for any chance to
learn and grow, she looks forward to new opportunities to continue her dance training and to share her love of the art with others.
Ann Todd
Resident Costume Designer
Ann Todd became involved with The Tallahassee Ballet in 1988 when her daughter, Julie, was in the Company. She immediately found a creative outlet on the costume committee and began creating her own designs. In 1990, she became the Resident Costume Designer, and this will be her 28th season of costuming at Tallahassee Ballet.
Her original costumes include the ensemble pieces of An Evening
of Music and Dance productions, such as Boléro, Malachite, and the gypsycostumesofMadeline’sGypsyAdventure. Shealsodesignedthe
Company’s 2002 production of the full-length The Sleeping Beauty,
and the premiere costumes of Coppélia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Beauty and the Beast.
In 2005, Ann was commissioned by the FSU Dance Department to design the costumes for the premiere of Aqueous Myth. Over the next two years, Ann and her staff added costumes for two new premiere ballets, Henry Hernandez’s Alice In Wonderland and Peter Pan. The following years brought us Story Book Ballet, Tallahassee Rocks, Snow White, Rapunzel, Carnival of Animals, In Performance with The Tallahassee Ballet, and the 2016 productions of Firebird and La Bayadère, all with new designs. This season will bring more wonderful costumes.
The Ballet is also indebted to Boo Hartsell, our Costume Mistress, and all those who have dedicated years of time, talent, and energies to the costume department, such as Yenna Colvin. The current team, which includes Laurie Molina, Sue Kay, and Brenda Huang, has mastered the art of constructing tutus, and throughout the years, have assisted Ann in the costume shop with countless hours of hard work and dedication.
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Technical Staff Scott M. Freese, Stage Manager
Scott Freese is pleased to again be serving as stage manager for The Tallahassee Ballet, having stage managed for the Florida State University Opera and Palm Beach Opera. He
is the president, a founding board member, and technical director for the local community theatre group New Stage Theatreworks, as well as a former board member for Tallahassee Little Theatre (now Theatre Tallahassee). Other credits include lighting design, sound design, master electrician and light/sound board operator for Theatre A La Carte, New Stage Theatreworks, Theatre Tallahassee, Brookwood School (Thomasville, Georgia), Element 3 Church, Quincy Music Theatre, Community Christian School (CCS), Young Actors Theatre, and A Christmas Carol on the Air. In addition, he is a stagehand at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall and the FSU School of Dance, and a scenic carpenter at the FSU Opera scene shop.
Katie Redd, Lighting Designer
Katie Redd is delighted to return for her 13th season as Lighting Designer with The Tallahassee Ballet. Favorite past designs with the company are An Evening of Music and Dance, Peter Pan, and Snow White. Other favorites include Le Jongleur of Notre Dame and The Old Maid and the Thief for Florida State University Opera. She has worked as Lighting Designer for Trumpet in the Land and Electrician for the American Repertory Theatre, as well as The Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, Massachusetts. Katie is currently the Associate Director of Operations for Ruby Diamond Concert Hall at Florida State University.
Ian Plouffe, Technical Director
Ian Plouffe has been working in theatre since he was fourteen years old. He started as a carpenter in his high school theatre program and now has worked in every theatre within 50 miles of Tallahassee. When he was fifteen, he was offered an internship at Florida State University's Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, which eventually led to him being the Lighting Engineer for the FSU School of Music.
He now works as the Production Technician for the FSU School of Dance. In his free time, you can find Ian teaching yoga, reading books, or chasing a dog.
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Announcing the Joyce Straub Fausone 2022-2023 Scholarship Recipient
Reagan Emily H ill
Reagan is a senior at Lincoln High School, where she is an honor student and will graduate with a Capstone diploma. She is an active member of the National Honor Society. ReaganisamemberoftheLincoln Dance Marathon club and has served on the executive board for three years. She
also is the coordinator for the LHS Baseball Batgirls.
Reagan began her dance training at Becky’s DanceStepsinMadison,Floridaattheageofthree. Atagefive,Reganbeganher trainingattheTallahasseeBalletSchool. ShebecameamemberofTheTallahassee Ballet Company at age nine. Reagan has taught TTB Dance Chance classes for two years. ThroughherdancecareeratTTB,ReaganhasperformedinsevenseasonsofThe Nutcracker, as well as Firebird, Chaos, Vivaldi, Just Another Step and others. She is thrilled to be performing as Clara for the 50th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker. Through her experiences at The Tallahassee Ballet, Reagan has attended summer intensives at Florida State University School of Dance, American Ballet Theater, and The Austin Ballet along witheightyearsofintensiveswithTTB. Shehashadtheprivilegeofbeinginstructedby Lauren Anderson, Christopher Huggins, Mel Tomlinson, Antonio Donthit-Boyd, Kai Lin, Lorraine Graves, Millicent Johnnie, Sarah Roberts, Becky Robinson and others.
Reagan plans to continue her education at Florida State University majoring in Art History and then joining the masters program for Arts Administration. Reagan hopes to use her talents, education and passion for dance to one day be an administrator of a ballet company.
ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP:
Created in August 2004, this scholarship is presented by the The
Tallahassee Ballet Board of Directors in honor of Ms. Fausone’s
20 years of dedicated service. Among her many accomplishments
for the Ballet, Fausone oversaw the original production of The
Nutcracker in 1986 and initiated the DanceChance program in
1997. The scholarship is awarded annually to a senior dancer to
help support costs associated with ballet, such as pointe shoes, and
includes a tuition waiver. The recipient must have been a member of
the Ballet for at least two years, have helped with the Ballet’s DanceChance programs and/or volunteered extensively to assist the Ballet, and be a positive role model for other dancers.
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ANNIVERSARY
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Tyrone Brooks, Artistic Director
Over the last 50 years, The Tallahassee Ballet company has evolved alongside our city, becoming an integral part of Tallahassee culture with a repertoire of both classical and contemporary works. Live orchestras, original hand-crafted costumes, and innovative choreography make every production a complete sensory experience.
TTB was originally created to provide a venue for amateur emerging dancers from the community to perform. Through the years, renowned professional dancers performed
as guest artists with the company, allowing young dancers to share the stage with elite professionals from companies such as New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre,
and National Ballet of Canada. Today’s TTB company is comprised of both professional and emerging professional dancers selected annually through auditions, who train at the dedicated studios of The Tallahassee Ballet School. Additionally, critically acclaimed guest artists representing major ballet companies from across North America are brought in to dance, teach, and choreograph. Over the years, our dancers have had the opportunity to study under and perform with more than 500 guest choreographers, artists, teachers, and musicians.
The vision of Artistic Director Tyrone Brooks, who spent 18 years as a Principal Dancer
at the Dance Theatre of Harlem, is the foundation for TTB’s productions, in conjuction with his creative team, featuring Resident Choreographer Kathryn Karrh Cashin.
The Tallahassee Ballet strives to present quality ballet productions that stimulate the community’s appreciation of dance and cultural arts. Our productions truly have something to offer everyone, from first-time attendees to veteran ballet patrons.
Learn more about the 2022-23 TTB Company members on the following pages. Company photos by Anthony Ivory.
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PRINCIPAL DANCERS
Jorge Arceo is in his
eighth season with
The Tallahassee
Ballet. He has starred in performances such as The Nutcracker, In Performance with The Tallahassee Ballet, and An Evening of Music and Dance performances from 2014-2019.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Jorge began dancing at age nine at the academy of Cuban dancer Narciso Medina. He completed his studies
at Escuela Provincial de Ballet and
then attended The National Ballet School. At 19, he joined the Contemporary Dance of Cuba company, where he danced for three years and became the first soloist. Jorge has toured nationally and internationally with Contemporary Dance
of Cuba and worked with various world-renowned choreographers.
After arriving at the U.S. in 2009, he danced with the Cuban
Classical Ballet of Miami and joined Las Vegas’ Rio Hotel show ND’S FUEGO. In 2010, Jorge moved to Los Angeles, where he danced as a Principal for various companies, including Pasadena Dance Theater, City of Angels
Ballet, California Riverside Ballet, and the production Silent
Roar, choreographed by Zina Bethune.
Carri Britt is in her eighth season with The Tallahassee Ballet; fourth as a principal dancer. She has danced soloist and lead roles in classical works including The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, La Bayadère,
and Paquita, as well as original works by Kathryn Karrh Cashin, Ilana Goldman, Christopher Huggins, Katy Cashin, Anjali Austin, and Gabriel Williams.
Britt trained in the Vagonava method at the Academy of Ballet Internationale in Indianapolis, where she toured
The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty with the professional company in residence. She later graduated from the Louisville Ballet School. Britt has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from Florida State University.
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PRINCIPAL DANCERS
Paige Centers joined The Tallahassee Ballet in 2009, became a Soloist
in 2013, and a Principal in 2017.
She has received the Joyce Straub Fausone Scholarship and the Ken Cashin Scholarship awarded by
The Tallahassee Ballet Board of Directors. Centers has performed in productions of Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, An Evening of Music and Dance, In Performance, The Nutcracker, Paquita and
Other Works, Rapunzel, Swan Lake and Other Works, Bernstein and Gershwin, The Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Her lead and feature roles include Arabian, Mirliton, Spanish, and Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker; Variation II from Paquita; Princess Florine from The Sleeping Beauty; Annette Barcelona’s Reminiscence; Joyce Fausone’s Tango; Tango Pas de Deux from Kathryn Cashin’s Three Dances; Julie Opiel’s Toccata
and Nocturne; and Dance of the Big Swans from Swan Lake. Centers has attended intensives at Orlando Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Florida State University School of Dance, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and for two consecutive summers she
was privileged to attend Exploring Ballet with
Suzanne Farrell—a three-week intensive at the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
in Washington, D.C. She has worked as a resident assistant for the Orlando Ballet School, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet in New York City.
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PRINCIPAL DANCERS
Tomoko Takahashi began dancing at the age of eight in Nagano, Japan. At age 15, she was awarded the Special Judge Prize and Chacott Scholarship from the NBA All Japan Ballet Competition, and went to The Hungarian Dance Art Academy, Budapest as a scholarship student.
Upon graduation in 2007,
Takahashi started her professional career at companies including Columbia Classical Ballet, South
Carolina (2007-2008), Singapore Dance Theatre (2011-2014), and The Israel Ballet (2014-2017). At the Israel ballet, she joined as a principal dancer.
Takahashi hasdancedprincipalrolesofMadameButterfly,Cinderella,
Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Raymonda, The Nutcracker, La Corsaire, La Sylphide, and Robin Hood. She also performed in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Concerto Barocco and Divertimento No.15; Val Caniparoli’s Lambarena and Chant; Edwaard Liang’s Age of Innocence and The Winds of Zephyrus; Natalie Weir’s 4 Seasons; and Nils Christe’s Organ Concerto.
Takahashi won 3rd place in All Japan Ballet Union competition (2002),
1st place in The Tokyo Paper All Japan Ballet Competition (2003), and
2nd place in Educational Ballet competition, Japan (2008). Tomoko is also a momoftwoyoungdaughters.Takahashi joinedTheTallahasseeBalletin 2019 as a Principal Dancer.
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Christopher
Miller began performing around the age of 10.
He attended the Florida State University School
of Dance. He transferred from the dance program
at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. Alongside ballet, Chris finds interest in many other forms of performing. He has performed in musicals, such as West Side Story, and even spent a year and a half in a hip hop crew called The Levitations. In the future, Chris sees himself using dance as a way to travel, meet new people, and gain new life experiences.
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