Backstage with the nyc ballets iconic nutcracker costumes. New york city ballet s 2015 danish marzipan is what i would consider to be one of their best performances ever. Tea represented by the sprightly chinese dance was traditionally the. Since joining alabama ballet in 2012, her favorite repertoire includes cowgirl in agnes demilles rodeo, sugar plum fairy and lead marzipan in george balanchines the nutcracker, blue girl in sir frederick ashtons les patineurs, amour in don quixote, bomb squad lady in twyla tharps in the upper room, odette and odile in swan lake.
Marzipan from nutcracker, performed in december 2008, choreography by kristina grant, director, harrisburg ballet theater, music by tchaikovsky. The dances in the land of the sweets are usually standard in performances of the nutcracker, but are not always performed in this order. Meet the 2 young ballerinas taking over the nutcracker stage. Fresh dewdrops for new york city ballets nutcracker. Nutcracker dancers in this seasons performances the. I was so busy smiling her way that i neglected to check out the lead marzipan, olivia mackinnon. Lead roles announced for 2019 production of the nutcracker. Nutcracker roles that include hot chocolate, snow, coffee and marzipan shepherdess. Today, i showed some of my students the 1986 motion picture version of the nutcracker, which was performed by the pacific northwest ball. Niskayuna dancers prepare for northeast ballets nutcracker. New york city ballet s the nutcracker has been a cherished part of the holidays since 1954.
The nutcracker coming to wrentham stage news wicked. Oregon ballet theatre keller auditorium portland, or. But, despite the nostalgia, decembers relentless marathon of shows takes a toll. They dance to the most recognizable song in the entire ballet. Flutes danish marzipan which is often mistaken for dance of the sugar plum fairy. Every two years, our studio presents a production of tchaikovskys famous christmas ballet, the nutcracker. The king centre presents the nutcracker by bww news.
Spanish, arabian, trepak, marzipan, chinese, nutcracker, soldier doll, girl doll. Each year the city ballet s inhouse costume shop sees a mad dash in the lead up to the nutcracker s fiveweek run at lincoln center, where the production is staged about 50 times. Discover the many roles in tchaikovskys the nutcracker. Barcia is attending florida state college at jacksonville earning her associates degree. Danse des mirlitonsdance of the reedflutesmarzipan. She has had numerous roles in nutcracker, including sugar plum, snow queen, dew drop fairy, marzipan, chinese, lead spanish, grandma, and flowers.
December 7, 2019 evening george balanchines the nutcracker dean speer. Oct 30, 2019 the coastal youth ballet theatre has announced who will be performing the lead roles of clara, the nutcracker prince, and the sugar plum fairy in the annual production of peter tchaikovskys the nutcracker, performed four times this year for the public on the wheelwright auditorium stage at coastal carolina university. Dancers have a lovehate relationship with nutcracker. Marzipan the nutcracker marlupi dance academy duration. Martins orchestra dance of the sugar plum fairy london symphony orchestra nutcracker. Nutcracker 2019 page 9 new york city ballet ballet. Reisterstown girl chosen to dance lead in nutcracker. Provided to youtube by nonesuchwarner records act ii. The dancers of the judith svalander dance theatre will bring the magic of the holiday season to woodstock when they present the nutcracker, on the opera house stage dec. Kelly stento began her dance training at leroux school of dance under the direction of the schools founder, phyllis leroux gershbach and daughter, bonnie gordon, at the age of 10.
Anneka ignatius, of wrentham, a junior at montrose school in medfield, will dance the roles of lead marzipan and snow queen, in addition to other roles. On december 15, enjoy a topeka tradition and northeast kansas longest running nutcracker ballet, featuring a cast of 200 local dancers. It was originally featured in the second act of the ballet, played immediately after the also popular russian dance. Marzipan is a sweet almond flavored treat, led here by pacific northwest. The nutcracker a tale from the bayou baton rouge ballet. New york city ballets 2015 dance of the danish marzipan. Pacific northwest ballets new nutcracker, designed by illustrator ian falconer with choreography by george balanchine, is brighter and lighter, with a dazzling glass star by dale chihuly. Fresh dewdrops for new york city ballets nutcracker the. As the mouse king advances on the stillwounded nutcracker, clara throws her slipper at him, distracting him long enough for the nutcracker to stab him. Dec 05, 2018 new choreography and costumes for the nutcracker.
New york city ballet and american ballet theaters nutcracker productions demonstrate how dancers evolve as they advance to new roles. For many dancers, the nutcracker is the first ballet we saw as children, the inspiration for us to begin taking lessons. Later that night, when clara goes to check on her nutcracker, the tree starts. Marzipan also mirlitons, or dance of the reed flutes. Hannah, nora, brookeclara, ruby nutcracker butterfly fairy sarah dobbie dew drop fairy angela watts sugar plum fairy fiona mcgroddy gum drop fairy maggie obrien gum drops christina, kate, sophie, annie m danish marzipan haley, gracie, sarah, maggie, nora, hannah lead spanish olivia on pointe. Balanchines the nutcracker video nutcracker ballet alert.
The most essential part of a dance is the choreography. She has competed at youth america grand prix ballet competition as a soloist. Also known as dance of the reed pipes, or marzipan, this is one of the most famous numbers from the nutcracker. He is a graduate of douglas anderson school of the arts where he was the recipient of the bravo award. Tatum billings elsie coppens stella moran raiya mccutcheon gabby ely mya baird georgia post isabella cullum isabelle danner linnea bush abigail portiles ainsley mallott sasha morrison olivia trani emilia sheltonwalker. Dec 29, 2016 fresh dewdrops for new york city ballets nutcracker. Bglv alumni returning to perform are natalie hedrick marzipan lead, a dance major at indiana university, bloomington. Unity phelan is one of my favorite dancers and i havent seen her in either spf or dewdrop. When it came around to performing, i tried not to think too hard about precision to avoid becoming. Marzipan the nutcracker marlupi dance academy youtube. The danse des mirlitons is a piece from the ballet the nutcracker, written by peter ilich tchaikovsky. Hyltin entered the school of american ballet sab, the official school of new york city ballet, fulltime in the fall of 2000.
The coastal youth ballet theatre has announced who will be performing the lead roles of clara, the nutcracker prince, and the sugar plum fairy in the annual production of peter tchaikovskys the nutcracker, performed four times this year for the public on the wheelwright auditorium stage at coastal carolina university. Juneau dance theatre is keeping a classic fresh juneau empire. Isabella baaki, 16, a junior at notre damebishop gibbons high school, will dance marzipan, snow and flowers. Jan 07, 1985 shaun obriens drosselmeier was possessed of an enchanting shyness, cynthia lochard was elegantly extravagent in the dance of the snowflakes, and alexia hess dazzled as the lead marzipan shepherdess. Rhiannon was thrilled to dance the role of cinderella in azybs first production of cinderella and is excited to be the fairy godmother in. Her dance education included lessons in ballet, tap, jazz and pointe. The nutcracker is the christmas ballet that everyone knows and loves.
Ive moved here from uk, where the software was beginning to fall over, but dont worry, all the old stuff is still there if youre looking for it. She stands on her toes in her very reallooking ballet slippers with ribbons, and has one of the prettiest faces ever, with delicate porcelainlike complexion and splendid makeup. Ballet, marzipan lead has always been given to a dancer of a very high level, with beautiful feet and extensions, something i found very intimidating to live up to. Barbie as marzipan in the nutcracker liquidation clearance no returns no refunds no exchanges. In 2018, she joined the florida ballet faculty and the florida ballet studio company. I ts nutcracker season again, and on last mondays opening night the royal ballet demonstrated that in peter wrights production, created in 1984. The nutcracker kutztown dance center kutztown pa dance. This is the 25th year the dance company has presented this production of the nutcracker at the opera house. George balanchines the nutcracker marzipan excerpt pacific. At the nutcracker auditions on september 7, indicate on the application that you would like to be considered for pyb membership. Kaiserslautern american, december 2, 2016 by advantipro. Mia baumgartner will dance the coveted role of clara, and lindsey stephens will dance the role of the the sugar plum fairy in the andalusia ballet s 2018 production of the nutcracker.
Mariinsky the nutcracker dance of the mirlitons ovation ovation. A lifetime of work brings the nutcracker ballet to. Lauren king delivered a sharp dewdrop, and with mira nadon and unity phelan as the two lead flowers. Cecilia helena hernandez age 16 from nunnbetter dance theater dances the marzipan lead of the nutcracker. However, this nutcracker comes into its own after the party and battle scenes. No holiday production is more magical than the nutcracker ballet dancers floating across the stage to the sweet sounds of tchaikovsky, snow, candies, the. Dec 21, 2011 a blog about music, it and dance some of the time, and eclectic personal trivia the rest of the time. Caroline kim, amy lei, annie su, amanda warner, laura grace wenning from atlanta professional dance academy.
One dance, in particular, is very special, although, as time goes on this dance becomes less and less popular. In the second act of the nutcracker ballet, clara and the prince arrive at the land of. Here, dance informa speaks with some professional dancers on those nutcracker roles and others theyd wish to dance. She is currently continuing in both capacities for the 201920 season. Dewdrop and marzipan, female roles, both involve coloratura brilliance. A wonderful doll for the collector, or for the young aspiring. She has performed in many productions over the past few years, including as lead marzipan in the nutcracker, dryads in cinderella, and as a swan and spanish dancer in swan lake. Dance teachers limerick, pa leroux school of dance.
Arabian dance coffee the nutcracker chinese dance tea dance of the sugar plum fairy nutcracker suite danse des mirlitons dance of the reedflutes marzipan nutcracker danse russe trepak nutcracker casse noisette march of the toys from the nutcracker suite overture peter ilich tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers the nutcracker suite. At nhsb she was given the opportunity to dance lead roles in their annual nutcracker including arabian, lead marzipan, snow queen, dew drop fairy, and sugar plum fairy. Ive often wished that i could take all the elements from my favorite, multiple versions of the nutcracker, and then smoosh them into a single unique production. Backstage with the nyc ballet s iconic nutcracker costumes. Marzipan griffin ballet theaters annual nutcracker. Pacific northwest ballet s new nutcracker, designed by illustrator ian falconer with choreography by george balanchine, is brighter and lighter, with a dazzling glass star by dale chihuly. The nutcracker is an 1892 twoact ballet originally choreographed by marius petipa and lev. Jillian sinko spanish lead, a dance major at point park university, pittsburgh, and malcolm burton snow kingarabian lead, a dance major at butler university, indianapolis. In the second act of the nutcracker ballet, clara and the prince arrive at the. Katlyn has been dancing at lakes region dance for 6 years and is very happy to play the lead marzipan in this years nutcracker. Dance of the reedflutes dance of the reedpipes the nutcracker is one of the most performed ballets, and is considered part of the standard ballet repertoire.
I own the rights to this video, but the music is tchaikovskys nutcracker. And has also performed with sky view high school and music theatre west in their musical productions. She has performed several balanchine works including george balanchines the nutcracker lead marzipan, lead hot chocolate, and coffee, raymonda variations variation i, ballo della regina, square dance, allegro brillante, stravinsky violin concerto, and the four temperaments. New york city ballets 2015 danish marzipan is what i would consider to be one of. It was also a real pleasure to see alexa maxwell, in the corps of marzipan. Since 1977, topekas ballet midwest has been dedicated to presenting unparalleled access to some of the worlds most treasured ballets, instilling a love of the arts among our audiences, and developing local talent and leaders, many of whom pursue fulltime careers in dance and dance education. Mount dora school of ballet students to perform classic. Katlyn huckins is a 14 year old freshman at plymouth regional highschool. Baltimore ballet company will present the nutcracker with katy schwarzweller, 12, of reisterstown in the role of clara on dec. In the second act of the nutcracker, the main characters, clara and prince. Nycb probably starts with experienced lead principals to give the child performers a chance to gel. Anneka was introduced to ballet at the age of 4, and now at 16 is continuing to love and appreciate this art form. Randi osetek as our sugar plum fairy, mckenzie van oss as elder clara and taylor ayotte as snow queen and lead marzipan.
Jared has also been a featured soloist for the past 12 years at the first coast nutcracker with the jacksonville symphony orchestra performing parts as fritz, soldier doll, lead marzipan and the nutcracker. Marzipan dance of the mirlitons gbt nutcracker 2011. What is your favorite role to perform in the nutcracker and why. The lead marzipan costume for california ballets new nutcracker is gorgeous, and little bit chic. Mariinsky the nutcracker dance of the mirlitons ovation.
The second act of balanchines the nutcracker is filled with dances. We are dedicated to promoting the art of dance, the positive benefits of physical fitness, nurturing talent, selfesteem, academic responsibilities, and proper social values. Only the two lead children the heroine and the nutcracker prince meet both. But even a tradition can feel brandnew when a group of promising young dancers take their first. The sweets of the nutcracker the australian ballet. The nutcracker appears to lead the soldiers, who are joined by tin soldiers, and by dolls who serve as doctors to carry away the wounded. Nutcracker dancers in this seasons performances the new york. Nutcracker ballet mirlitons marzipan nutcracker ballet. The beloved nutcracker ballet arrives in three different and longrunning incarnations on lehigh valley stages starting friday. The friday night performance will be followed by a gala. In the celebration of sweets from around the world, anna scott clendinen will play dew drop in the waltz of the flowers, madison yates will be the lead marzipan.
Every nutcracker dances its own story the boston globe. One of the dresses worn during the dance of the marzipan. Shaun obriens drosselmeier was possessed of an enchanting shyness, cynthia lochard was elegantly extravagent in the dance of the snowflakes, and alexia hess dazzled as the lead marzipan. After spending one year in the school, she was asked to join the trainee program. Marzipan is also known as dance of the mirlitons, or dance of the reed pipesflutes the dancers are usually portrayed with having flutes, or being shepherdesses. Nutcracker cast list announced the andalusia starnews.
The individual should be fluent in english, be able to lead. Marzipan george balanchines the nutcracker george balanchines the nutcracker music from the original soundtrack. The piece is featured in the classic 1940 disney film fantasia. Ballet nut the bed moves slowly about the stage with marie sleeping on it during the snow adagio.
While in san francisco, bekah performed the lead role of the liberty bell in stars and stripes, as well as, had the opportunity to perform in the nutcracker, romeo and juliet, and swan lake with the company. Unlike other studios, who bring in professional guest dancers for the lead rolls, all of our parts are danced by young dancers and their friends and family. This is an inspiring year to bring your young dancer to the green bay nutcracker ballet. Roles she has enjoyed dancing are snow princess, spanish lead, and marzipan lead in the nutcracker, the fairy of the wildflowers in sleeping beauty, and beauty in beauty and the beast. York city ballet replaced the mirlitons with marzipan shepherdesses. You will be able to dance to salsa and enjoy the night with friends in good company. Pavel gerdt, the imperial ballets leading male artist, danced the role at the premiere. She is excited to be teaching with the school of ballet again. She began her dance training at the age of six at the dallas metropolitan ballet, where she studied with ann etgen and bill atkinson. Whether they lead the snowflakes, the battle scene or dance in the land of the sweets, most will say they have a favorite part.
Jan 01, 2014 however, this nutcracker comes into its own after the party and battle scenes. For the 201920 season, ballet midwest will present two fulllength classical ballets in addition to many other local performances. If nutcracker music is starting to make you a little loopy, youre. Martin except for the marzipan dance and the dance for the polchinelles, which are credited to company ballet master mary barton. During the entracte music from sleeping beauty marie slips back to the parlor in her nightgown to check on the nutcracker doll, then falls asleep on the sofa. All philadelphia dance academy ballet students age 5 and up have the opportunity to audition. Dancers share their favorite nutcracker ballet roles. Inside the nutcracker costumes at new york city ballet wwd. The ballet was inspired by the nutcracker and the mouse king, published in 1815 by the german author e. They may choose to audition for nutcracker and not for philadelphia youth ballet. Newdo is excited to announce the return of three local dancers who went on to be professional ballerinas. Katlyn also has done numerous pantos with the winnipesaukee playhouse the past 5 years. Cecilia is a latina dancer who has trained at abt, bae, cpyb and now pittsburgh ballet theater.
Our critic sorts out whats true to the ballets heart and a different. She was also given lead roles in their annual evening of dance including rizzo in grease and snow white in snow white. Its a yearlong process for lafayette ballet theatre to bring the nutcracker to the stage of the heymann performing arts center. Tianran song one of the marzipan dancer of the nutcracker presented by washington rock dance watchung hills performing arts center 1222017 and 1232017.