Ballet Lover

https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2018/04/08/ballet-west-spotlights-unexpected-gems-for-the-shakespeare-suite-program/

A Preview of the ballet West 2018 Spring triple Bill - A Shakespeare Suite.

Here is a recent television special on the 2 year creation of new sets and costumes for Ballet West's historic Nutcracker.

https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=46211733

The Full Program will be:

Dances for Lou

choreography - Val Caniporoli

music - Lou Harrison

(created for the 100the anniversary of Lou Harrison's birth)

Ruth, Ricordi per Due

choreography - Gerald Arpino

music - Tomasso Albinoni

(final work created by Arpino.  Never before been formally performed in New York)

World Premiere Work in Progress

choreography - Africa Guzman

music - Enzo Bossa

(complete work to e premiered at Bw's National Choreographic Festival in May 2018)

Chaconne (pas de deux and variations)

choreography - George Balanchine

music - Christoph Willibald Gluck

(excerpt from the complete ballet that was performed by BW last Spring of 2017)

Fox on the Doorstep

choreography - Nicolo Fonte

music - various composers

(created for the National Choreographic Festival 2017, dedicated to the memory of his father)

https://balletwest.org/news/michael-scolamiero-joins-ballet-west-as-executive-director

Ballet West has hired a new Executive Director - Michael Scolamiero - former ED of Pennsylvania Ballet & Miami City Ballet

http://www.dancemagazine.com/livestream-alert-watch-ballet-west-the-sarasota-ballet-and-pennsylvani-2413057646.

Dance Magazine will be live streaming on Facebook today's joint companies' class for Ballet West, Sarasota Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet as part of the first weekend of BW's National Choreographic Festival.

May 20th at 11:45 MST (2:45 EST)

Ballet West II has grown so strong in their own right that they are presenting their own 3 performance run for the first time in Downtown SLC at the Jeanne Wagner Theater, October 14 & 15.

The program includes:

"Bournonville Divertissment" (the pas de six and variations from Napoli, Flower Festival pas de deux, the Napoli Tarnatella)

"Are we There Yet?" - new work by Associate Director and former BW soloist Peggy Dolkas

"Minkus pas de Trois"

"Piece of My Heart" - new work by BW Resident Choreographer Nicolo Fonte to the music of Janis Joplin

https://balletwest.org/news/ballet-west-ii-presents-first-solo-program-in-salt-lake-city-featuring-piece-of-my-heart-to-the-music-of-janis-joplin

Promotions/ Departures for Ballet West's 2016/17 Season:

- Chase O'Connell jumps to Principal Dancer from Soloist

- Katlyn Addison

- Katie Critchlow

- Tyler Gum

- Jenna Rae Herrera

- Alexander MacFarlan

All move up from Demi-Soloist to the Rank of Soloist

- Trevor Naumann

- Jordan Veit

- Joshua Whitehead

Have been promoted to the rank of Demi - Soloists from Corps Artists

Joining the Company:

Amber Miller - former supplemental dancer

Joining Ballet West II

Stephanie Beusser

Levi Durie from the JKO School

David Huffmire from the Ballet West Academy Trainees

Emily Neale from the Ballet West Academy Trainees

Jake Preece from the PNB Trainee program

Hannah Sterling from the Ballet West Academy/University of Utah Joint trainee program

Alexandra Terry

Departing Ballet West at the end of the 2015/16 Season:

- Corps Artist Jamie Lynn Schultz

BWII members:

- Flora Balz

- Silas Campos

- Jazmine Hurley

- Zeek Wright

&

First Soloist Jacqueline Straughan will become part time as she joins Oregon Ballet Theater as a part time Principal Artist.

Ballet West's 2016-2017 season:

November 4-19, 2016:

Madame Butterfly (revival from 2009)

Choreography: Stanton Welch

Music - Giacomo Puccini as a arranged by John Lanchbery

December 1-26, 2016:

The Nutcracker

Choreography: Willam Christensen

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

- final season of old production - newly designed sets and costumes to be inaugurated in Dec. 2017

February 10-22, 2017:

The Sleeping Beauty (revival from 2013)

Choreography: conceived and produced by Adam Sklute after Petipa

- with additional choreography by Pamela Robinson-Harris and Mark Goldweber

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

March 18-19, 2017:

Works from Within (New Program in Park City)

4 different world premieres by Ballet West Artists)

April 10-21, 2017:

Journeys and Reflections:

Chaconne (revival from 2011)

Choreography: George Balanchine

Music Christoph Willibald Gluck

Facades (reworking from 2015)

Choreography: Garrett Smith

Music: Philip Glass and Various Baroque

The Green Table (Ballet West Premiere)

Choreography: Kurt Jooss

Music: Frederick Cohen

May 18-20 & May 25-27, 2017:

Ballet West New Choreography Festival

** New Program**

Including 2 new creations for Ballet West by Nicolo Fonte and Val Caniporoli

&

4 visiting ballet companies (TBA) from around the nation all bringing new works to the Utah stage.

Here is the link to the casting page for Ballet West's upcoming production of Cranko's Romeo & Juliet:

https://balletwest.org/events/romeo-and-juliet

Artistic Director Stanton Welch will be creating their new version.

http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/What-s-Next-for-The-Nutcracker-6717928.php#photo-9154786

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=37822554&nid=968

Another news piece on Katlyn Addison doing Sugarplum fairy.

Two days ago the Salt Lake Tribune came out with a preview article focusing on Katlyn Addison taking on the role of Sugar Plum fairy for this year's Nutcracker. The article is positive and it is a big deal that Ballet West will have its first Black Sugar Plum Fairy but the article seems to ignore the fact that for at least 7 years BW has been a company of significant diversity (at least in the ballet world) currently its roster shows 5 black/African American dancers , 4 Asian dancers, 6 latinos.

I realize that a black dancer taking on the mantle of a leading role of that magnitude may be news - especially in a community with a reputation for being more homogenous and less diverse than other major cities, but the article rubbed me wrong.

What are peoples' thoughts on this -any insights would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/3250781-155/ballet-west-sugar-plum-fairy-helping

Ballet West will be performing Square Dance with the Caller and the Sarabande this upcoming April 10 - April 18, 2015 at The Capitol Theater in Salt Lake City.

ICONIC CLASSICS

November 6-14

Fancy Free - Robbins/ Bernstein - Ballet West Premiere

On an Overgrown Path - Kylian/Janacek - Ballet West Premiere

Symphony in C - Balanchine/Bizet - BW Revival - first time Ballet West performs the full cast version.

THE NUTCRACKER - Christensen/ Tchaikovsky - 60th Anniversary with Ballet West - original 1944 SFB version.

December 10-27

ROMEO & JULIET - Cranko/Prokofiev - Ballet West Premiere

February 12-20

THE NIJINSKY REVOLUTION

April 15-23

Games - Pickett/Debussy - Utah premiere - Based on the original Nijinsky 1913 Jeux - recommended for mature audiences

Afternoon of a Faun - Robbins/Debussy - BW Revival

The Rite of Spring - Fonte/Stravinsky - BW Revival

INNOVATIONS 2016

May 20-28

Jessica Lang World Premiere TBA

3 World Premieres - TBA

On Tour:

Minneapolis, MN

October 2-3

Fancy Free - Robbins/Bernstein

Who Cares - Balanchine/Gershwin - full cast version

Promoted to Principal:
Rex Tilton (Formerly First Soloist)

Promoted to First Soloist:
Adrian Fry (formerly Soloist)

Promoted to Demi-Soloist:
Katlyn Addison (formerly Corps Artist)

Tyler Gum (Formerly Corps Artist)

Alexander MacFarlan (Formerly Corps Artist)

Chase O'Connell (Formerly New Artist)

Promoted to Ballet West from Ballet West II:
Logan Martin (2 years in Ballet West II - Prior to that Houston Ballet Academy)

Kazlyn Nielsen (2 Years in Ballet West II prior to That Provo Civic Ballet)

Joining Ballet West:

Gabrielle Salvatto (Previously with Dance Theater of Harlem)

Madison Sugg (Previously with Pacific Northwest Ballet's Professional Training Division)

Working as a Supplemental Dancer in Giselle & Swan Lake for 2014/2015:

Jaime Hickey (Formerly of The Joffrey Ballet, Ballet West Supplemental Dancer 2013/2014)

Chelsea Keefer (Formerly with Tulsa Ballet)

Mary Ann Sheafer (Formerly with Ballet West II)

Joining Ballet West II:

Adriana Baez (Previously with Sarasota Cuban Ballet Academy)

Laurel Bensen (Previously with Pacific Northwest Ballet's Professional Training Division)

Silas Campos (Previously with Tulsa Ballet II)

Jameson Keating (Previously with Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division)

Oliver Oguma (Previously with American Ballet Theater's Studio Company)

Anissa Scott (Previously with The Dresden Semper Opera Ballet)

Megan Thornton (Previously with Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division)

Departing At the End of the 2013-2014 Season:
Tom Mattingly (Principal Dancer)
Elizabeth McGrath (First Soloist)

Whitney Huell (Corps Artist)
Amy Potter (Corps Artist)
Alex Cambie (BWII)
Daniella Spitelli (BWII)

Square Dance - with the caller

Ballet West's Home and Touring Line up for the 2014/2015 Season Revised as of 7/2/14:

Aspen, Colorado

August 16th, 2014

Divertimento #15 - Balanchine/ Mozart

Presto - Fonte/ Bosso

Rubies Pas de Deux - Balanchine/Stravinsky

Mercurial Landscapes - Gates/Rickter after Vivaldi

Salt Lake City - Grand America Hotel

Annual Gala

November 1, 2014

Programming

TBA

Salt Lake City, Utah - Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theater

November 7,8, 12-16, 2014

GISELLE - Newly Conceived and Produced by Adam Sklute after Coralli/Perrot/ Adolph Adam

THE NUTCRACKER - Christensen/Tchaikovsky

Ogden, Utah - The Browning Center

November 28.29, 2014

Salt Lake City, Utah - The Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theater

December 5-6, 2014

Washington DC - The Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts

December 10-14, 2014

Salt Lake City, Utah - The Janet Quinney Lawsen Capitol Theater

December 18-31, 2014

Salt Lake City, Utah - Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theater

February 6-15, 2015

SWAN LAKE - Produced and Conceived by Adam Sklute after Petipa/Ivanov with addition choreography by Mark Goldweber & Pamela Robinson-Harris/ Tchaikovsky

New York City, NY - The Joyce Theater

March 23-29, 2015

The Sixth Beauty - Neenan/ Ginastera

Games - Pickett/ Debussy - World Premiere

Presto - Fonte/ Bosso

The Lottery - Caniporoli/ Moran

Salt Lake City, Utah - Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theater

April 10, 11, 15-19, 2015

Square Dance - Balanchine/ Corelli/Vivaldi - First Revival since 1973

In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated - Forsythe/Willems - Revival

Almost Tango - Fonte/ Various Artists - Ballet West Premiere

Victoria, British Columbia

April 24 - 25, 2015

Mercurial Landscapes - Gates/Rickter after Vivaldi

Former Baston Ballet Soloist Jaime Diaz will join Ballet West for the 2013/2014 Season.

Promoted to Principal:
Haley Henderson-Smith (formerly First-Soloist)
Thomas Mattingly (formerly First-Soloist)
Arolyn Williams (formerly First Soloist)

Promoted to First Soloist:
Beau Pearson (formerly Soloist)
Christopher Sellars (formerly Soloist)
Jacqueline Straughan (formerly Soloist)
Rex Tilton (formerly Demi-Soloist)

Promoted to Soloist:
Emily Adams (formerly Demi-Soloist)
Christopher Anderson (formerly Demi-Soloist)
Allison DeBona (formerly Demi-Soloist)
Beckanne Sisk (formerly Demi-Soloist)

Promoted to Demi-Soloist:
Lindsey Duerfeldt (formerly Corps Artist)

Promoted to Ballet West from Ballet West II:
Paige Adams
Kimberly Ballard
Chase O'Connell
Zachary Prentice

Joining Ballet West II:
Lauren Denney (formerly Ballet West Academy Trainee)
Alex Cambie (formerly Ballet West Academy Trainee)
Lucas Horns (formerly Ballet West Academy Trainee)
Sanford Placide
Mercedes Rice (formerly Ballet West Academy Trainee)

Daniella Spitelli (formerly of The Joffrey Academy - Chicago)

Departing At the End of the 2012-2014 Season:
Michael Bearden (Principal Dancer)
Easton Smith - (Soloist)

Owen Gaj (Senior Corps Artist)
Kathryn Hein (Corps Artist)
Emily Liu (BWII)
Ian Tanzer (BWII)

Fall 2013:

Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theater
October 4,5
The Sleeping Beauty - Conceived and Produced by Adam Sklute after Petipa
October 6
Rubies
World Premiere (Presto) - Nicolo Fonte
Pas de Deux from Diamonds
The Lottery - Val Caniporoli

Saturday November 2, 2013 - Gala performance

Ballet West Alumni Defile

Coppelia - Wedding Pas de deux - Willam Christensen

Anna Karinina - Act 2 pas de Deux - Andre Prokovsky

Diamonds pas de deux - George Balanchine

Light Rain - Pas de Deux - Gerald Arpino

Presto - Nicolo Fonte

November 8-16, 2013 (Kingsbury Hall)
The Firebird (First revival since 1980)
Choreography - Willam Christensen
Petite Mort
Choreography - Jiri Kylian
Who Cares?
Choreography - George Balanchine

Nutcracker 2013
December 6-29 (Capitol Theater)
Nutty Nutcracker
December 30

Winter 2014:

February 14-22, 2014 (Capitol Theater)
The Sleeping Beauty
Conceived and Produced by Adam Sklute after Marius Petipa
Additional Choreography - Mark Goldweber, Pamela Robinson-Harris

Spring 2014:

April 11-19, 2014 (Capitol Theater)
Divertimento #15 (First revival since 1990)
Choreography - George Balanchine
Forgotten Land (Ballet West Premiere)
Choreography - Jiri Kylian
The Rite of Spring (World Premiere)
Choreography - Nicolo Fonte

Innovations 2014:

May 16-24, 2014 (Rose Wagner Theater)
New Work (World Premiere)
Choreography - Matthew Neenan
3 New Works TBA
New Work (World Premiere)
Choreography - Christopher Ruud

October 2-3 - New York City Center, Fall For Dance - Grand Pas Paquita

October 13-14 - Las Vegas - Jewels in collaboration with PNB and NBT

October 27 - Salt Lake City - Gala performance

November 2-10 - Salt Lake City - But Never Doubt I Love (Pickett), The Lottery (New Caniporoli), Bolero (Fonte)

November 23-24 - Ogden - The Nutcracker

November 20 - December 1 - Salt Lake City - The Nutcracker

December 5-9 - Washington DC, The Kennedy Center - The Nutcracker

December 13-29 - Salt Lake City - The Nutcracker

February 14-23 - Salt Lake City - Cinderella (Ashton)

April 5-13 - Salt Lake City - Jewels

May 17-25 - Salt Lake City - Innovations [Trapped (Ruud), New TBA, New TBA, New TBA, New (Gates)]

Promotions for the Ballet West 2012-2013 Season:

Promoted to First Soloist:

Haley Henderson-Smith - formerly Soloist

Thomas Mattingly - formerly Soloist

Elizabeth McGrath - formerly Soloist

Ronnie Underwood - formerly Soloist

Arolyn Williams - formerly Soloist

Promoted to Soloist:

Adrian Fry - formerly Corps Artist

Sayaka Ohtaki - formerly Demi-Soloist

Promoted to Demi-Soloist:

Katie Critchlow - formerly Corps Artist

Beckanne Sisk - formerly New Artist

Corps Artist:

Tyler Gum - formerly New Artist

Kathryn Hein - formerly New Artist

New Artist:

Trevor Naumann - formerly 1st Year Apprentice

Amy Potter - formerly 1st Year Ballet West II

2nd Year Apprentice:

Jordan Richardson - formerly 1st Year Apprentice

Jamie Lynn Schultz - formerly 1st Year Apprentice

1st Year Apprentice:

Ronald Tilton - formerly 2nd Year Ballet West II

Joshua Whitehead - formerly 2nd Year Ballet West II

New Additions to Ballet West for the 2012-2013 season

New Artist:

Sarah Hochman - formerly of Pennsylvania Ballet II

Ballet West II:

Logan Martin - formerly of Houston Ballet Academy

Kazlyn Nielsen - formerly of Provo Civic Ballet, Provo Utah

Chase O'Conner - formerly of the Paris Opera Ballet School, from Maryland

Maryanne Schaefer - formerly of Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division

Jordan Veit - formerly of Pacific Northwest Ballet School's Professional Training Division

Departing Ballet West:

Kuei Hsien Chu - formerly Corps Artist

Aidan DeYoung - formerly Corps Artist

Kathryn Meeusen - formerly 2nd Year Apprentice

Kathleen Martin - formerly 2nd Year Ballet West II

Ryan Sargent - formerly 2nd Year Ballet West II

New 2012-2013 Season:

Fall 2012

But Never Doubt I Love - Helen Pickett - music of Mendelssohn & Liszt (Revival)

****

The Lottery - Val Caniporoli - (World Premiere) - new commissioned Score by Robert Moran

****

Bolero - Nicolo Fonte (Revival)

The Nutcracker 2012

Winter 2013

Cinderella - Sir Frederick Ashton - (Ballet West Premiere)

Spring 2013

Jewels - George Balanchine - (Ballet West Premiere of Rubies and Diamonds)

Innovations 2013

Trapped - Christopher Ruud (Revival)

****

3 ten minute World Premiers by Ballet West Artists TBA

****

World Premiere by Jodie Gates

Ballet West Touring:

Las Vegas - October 2012 (Jewels in collaboration with PNB and Nevada Ballet Theater)

Washington DC the Kennedy Center - (The Nutcracker)

Here are the promotions, additions, and departures to and from Ballet West's roster for the 2011/2012 Season:

Promotions:

Katherine Lawrence becomes a Principal Dancer moving up from Senior Soloist.

Beau Pearson & Arolyn Williams are both being promoted to Soloist from Demi-Soloist

Emily Adams & Allison DeBona move up to Demi-Soloists from Corps Artists

Promotions from Ballet West II:

Tyler Gum, Kathryn Hein and Beckanne Sisk all join the main Ballet West company as New Corps Artists

Trevor Nauman & Jamie Lynn Schultz join the main Ballet West company as Apprentices

New to Ballet West:

Ronnie Underwood joins Ballet West as a Soloist he was formerly a principal dancer with Oklahoma City Ballet and Oregon Ballet Theater.

Katlyn Addison joins as a Corps Artist. She was formerly a corps artist with The Houston Ballet

Jordan Richardson joins Ballet West as an Apprentice. She was formerly a trainee with Nevada Ballet Theater

Joining Ballet West II:

Paige Adams, Kaya Ahmen, & Zachery Prentice join Ballet West II from Ballet West Academy's Professional Training Division

Kimberly Ballard joins Ballet West II from The University of Utah Ballet Department /Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division

Emily Liu joins Ballet West II from California

Amy Potter joins Ballet West II from Houston Ballet II

Ian Tanzer joins Ballet West II from The Boston Ballet Trainee program

Not Returning to Ballet West:

Senior Soloist Annie Breneman, Soloist Jason Linsley, & Senior Corps Artist Kira Smith are all retiring from Ballet.

Senior Corps Artists Silver Barkes & Jennifer Robinson, Corps Artist Elizabeth Murphy and 2nd year Ballet West II dancers Elanor Bock and Gabriella Hayes-Moore are all moving on.