Nutcracker grand rapids united states west michigan youth. Gr ballet to have 9 the nutcracker performances this. Introducing grand rapids ballets new director, james. Clara, the nutcracker prince, sugarplum fairy, theyre all getting ready to return to the stage as a holiday tradition returns with the grand rapids ballet. For tickets, class information, directions, and more, call 616. Its christmas in july for those who love seeing the the nutcracker performed by the grand rapids ballet along with live music from the grand rapids symphony.
It will be performed by the grand rapids ballet at devos performance hall in. From there, he joined grand rapids ballet, where he performed leading roles such as siegfried in mario radacovskys black and white and tybalt in radacovskys romeo and juliet. The grand rapids ballet s the nutcracker, with sets by tony awardwinner eugene lee, choreography by val caniparoli and live music from grand rapids symphony, dances out. Grand rapids ballet steps to next seasons schedule 204. Rubies sends its dancers racing across the stage like lightning to stravinskys jazzinflected piano capriccio, emphasized by a sharp attack and sassy style igor stravinsky composed his threemovement capriccio for piano and orchestra, the music for rubies, in 192829. Michigans only professional ballet company cancels. Sofranko topped a list of 40 applicants from around the world to become only the fifth artistic director in grbs 47year history. Of all of the christmas traditions you know and love, one of the most beloved is seeing and hearing the nutcracker.
He has appeared in michael vernons the nutcracker and christopher wheeldons carousel a dance. Grand rapids ballet presents the nutcracker west michigan. Grand rapids ballet solo in rubies, choleric temperament in the four temperaments, embraceable you in who cares george balanchine, lilac fairy in sleeping beauty marius petipa, helena in midsummer nights dream olivier wevers. Nikopol, ukraine oksana maslovas artistic development began early on with rhythmic gymnastics, which eventually led her to an intensive ballet program with irina sycheva, former ballerina of st. One thing that is unique about grand rapids ballets nutcracker is that it was created especially for west michigan. To the oldest member of our group, balanchine and the new york city ballet will probably never be equaled.
Appreciate even more skills of the pointed foot with todays deal to the nutcracker, performed by the grand rapids ballet company at devos performance hall. Nov 14, 2016 live orchestra music is provided by grand rapids symphony. Grand rapids symphony celebrates the season with grand rapids ballet and the nutcracker ballet, dec. The grand rapids ballet is one of the leading groups in the country and anyone who has the opportunity should catch some of their performances. Im immensely proud of our work with the creative team of chris, eugene, and val on. Grand rapids, mi the grand rapids ballet has canceled the remaining shows of its 201920 season and the fate of this years summer programming is in. While there, he performed leading roles in many classical ballets such as le corsaire, swan lake and the nutcracker. To be a part of a show by this company, get the grand rapids ballet tickets now and have a spectacular time. In west michigan, what you see is grand rapids ballet dance its version of the story of clara and her magical nutcracker doll. This independent guide is not affiliated with grand rapids ballet. She performed with pacific northwest ballet extensively throughout europe, asia, australia and north america.
Nutcracker by the numbers grand rapids, mi grand rapids ballet. Add magic to your holiday season by buying grand rapids ballet the nutcracker tickets and watch the famous show live on stage. Grand rapids ballet is a performing arts charity located in grand rapids, mi. Grand rapids ballet presents trey mcintyres epic musing on romantic rituals, wild sweet love, featuring an eclectic mix of toetapping popular music from queen, the partridge family, roberta. Rubies sends its dancers racing across the stage like lightning to stravinskys jazzinflected piano capriccio, emphasized by a sharp attack and sassy style. Lauren danced at many studios in the grand rapids area. Carolina ballet announces 2014 season raleigh news. The nutcracker grand rapids the west michigan youth ballet proudly presents the nutcracker, a holiday family tradition suitable for all ages. Due to the immediate closure of all nonessential business, grand rapids ballet and grand rapids ballet school have taken steps to protect the safety of our employees and community by cancelling the remaining performances of the 201920 season and suspending the reopening of grand rapids ballet school until governor whitmer orders it is safe to reopen. Clara will be played by grand rapids ballet school junior company member maya olthouse.
Grand rapids ballet announces dates for the nutcracker. Peter martin wege theatre grand rapids tickets, schedule. The nutcracker 2017 program by grand rapids ballet issuu. He continued his formal training at michigan ballet academy under the direction of akop and gaianne akopian. Oksana then went on to the kiev choreographic college, where she studied under renowned teachers and artists such as anna petrenchuk, evgenyi. Oct 30, 2017 the classic family holiday tradition from grand rapids ballet, the nutcracker, returns to devos performance hall for two weekends in december with four evening shows and four matinees. Determined to lift the human spirit, it performs some of the best shows all over the world. Grand rapids ballet is michigans only professional ballet company. Tchakivosky meets chris van allsburg author of the holiday classic the polar express in this years nutcracker grand rapids production, and if you hurry, theres still time to score amazing tickets for any performance. In 2008, she joined grand rapids ballet as a principal dancer, performing their entire classical repertoire. Grand rapids ballet tickets grand rapids ballet schedule. Jewels is a threeact ballet created for the new york city ballet by cofounder and founding choreographer george balanchine.
West michigan youth ballet inspires ballet students from different dance schools to bring their talents together to create beautiful performances, while continuing their ballet technique at their home studio. The grand rapids ballet presents cinderella this weekend, a world premiere taking place at the peter martin wege theatre. Its tchaikovsky, its the nutcracker, so almost five stars. Grand rapids ballet nutcracker 201920 season grand. Grand rapids ballet presents the moors pavane youtube. This past seasons nutcracker was an even bigger success than when grand. Three worldclass ballets to be performed right here in grand rapids. Cheap grand rapids ballet tickets are available but because of the groups popularity they do tend to sell out quickly. Grand rapids ballet will perform four more shows this weekend, dec. The nutcracker is a magical story that inspires families throughout west michigan during this special time of the year, said patricia barker, artistic director of grand rapids ballet. The nutcracker at grand rapids ballet grand rapids events. The nutcracker will be at devos performance hall for two weekends this december with four. Barker is a judge for international ballet competitions and teaches at nationally renowned ballet schools. David then joined grand rapids ballet and that is when he realized how much.
Cheap family tickets family schedule discount family tickets. An upcoming performance by this ballet includes the nutcracker and rubies for valentines day. The show opened last weekend with four shows on dec. If dancing is on the agenda, be sure to swing by grand rapids ballet co. Under the direction of international dancer and teacher, irina vassileni, mba provides students the opportunity to train using the internationally recognized vaganova method. The classic holiday tradition from grand rapids ballet is returning to the stage. Vote now for the nutcracker season cocktail contest. Totality in parts lukas timulak, the sleeping beauty, the nutcracker par isberg. Rubies, choreographed to igor stravinskys capriccio for piano and orchestra, received its grand rapids ballet debut in a sparkly.
Naquins repertoire also includes ulysses doves red angels, kirk petersens amazed in. Dec has performed as a guest artist with ballet hawaii, california ballet, corpus christi ballet, dance arts theatre, grand rapids ballet, lafayette ballet, and midcolumbia ballet. Grand rapids ballet 2014 season other american ballet. Faculty and staff ballet conservatory of south texas. Grand rapids ballet presents numerous styles of dance from some of the finest choreographers of the. Hoffmann translation by michael auer composer pytor i. Dec 14, 2019 michigan ballet theatre will present the nutcracker december 14 and december 15 in 2019. He intended it as a vehicle for his own appearances as. Grand rapids ballet has been presenting lavish productions of this beloved classic for more than 40 years, entertaining generations of local residents and holiday visitors. An extremely talented group of dancers, easily moving from traditional ballet to fascinating contemporary dance. Ballet auditions for summer intensives, colleges and companies. In 2004, she became a member of the odessa national opera house, where she rose to the rank of soloist and performed a variety of principal roles. In grand rapids, its not the holiday without the nutcracker.
The company, apprentice, and trainee ballet dancers of grand rapids ballet come. Nutcracker grand rapids united states west michigan. It premiered on thursday, april 1967 at the new york state theater, with sets designed by peter harvey and lighting by ronald bates. Grand rapids ballet is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Join us as the youth from west michigan tell the tale of clara and her nutcracker prince on their journey through an enchanted land where she meets magical characters only she can bring to life in her dreams. Igor stravinsky composed his threemovement capriccio for piano and orchestra, the music for rubies, in 192829.
Zane terry began his training at grand rapids ballet in michigan at the age of thirteen. Please contact our us office or select the rubies company in your country for styles and inventory available to you. West michigan youth ballet 6086 fulton st e, ada, michigan 49301 rated 4. Rubies, choreographed to igor stravinskys capriccio for piano and orchestra, received its grand rapids ballet debut in a sparkly performance of ballet. Kelly honderd is the mother of 3 beautiful girls, jaycie 8 claire 6 and ruby 4. Andrew playford, from grand rapids, michigan, is a sophomore ballet major hoping to pursue an outside field related to global and international studies. Playford is also studying voice and bassoon as a jacobs school of music student.
Grand rapids ballet company presents the nutcracker groupon. Grand rapids ballets upcoming production titled rubies for. Jun 26, 2018 james sofranko, longtime san francisco ballet soloist, will succeed patricia barker as grand rapids ballet s new artistic director, effective july 1. Grand rapids symphony celebrates the season with grand rapids. George balanchines rubies glitters warmly in grand. She has that special quality that enthralls the audience when she solos in any dance.
To be a part of a show by this company, get the grand. She joined grand rapids ballet as a trainee in 2017 and was promoted to apprentice after her first performance of sugar plum fairy, and is now in her first year as a company member. This is where his love for balanchine was developed, with training from the legendary stanley williams and truman finney and dancing his first balanchine ballet in the nutcracker. Before people learned to tiptoe around, everybody always knew exactly who was sneaking the pizza from the fridge at night. Dave naquin trained at ballet spartanburg in south carolina and at the university of north carolina school of the arts. The 38yearold will continue his work with sfdanceworks, the bay area contemporary ballet company that he founded. Nutcracker grand rapids tickets live in december 2020. Apr 06, 2020 michigan ballet academy is the premier ballet training school in west michigan. George balanchines rubies glitters warmly in grand rapids ballet. Kowroski entered the school of american ballet sab, the official school of new york city ballet, in the fall of 1992. Rubies is the worlds leading costume designer and manufacturer with offices around the globe. Countless details in val caniparolis the nutcracker come together every december as west michigans favorite holiday tradition. She appeared as a guest artist with national and international ballet companies and performed in many galas throughout the world.
Join us as the youth from west michigan tell the tale of clara and her nutcracker prince on their journey through an enchanted land where she meets magical characters only she can bring to life in her. Sep 02, 20 the grand rapids ballet has opened up ticket sales for its 202014 schedule. After attending grand rapids ballet and retters dance academy he moved to nyc to the school of american ballet on full scholarship for two years. Carolina ballet s spectacular nutcracker returns to the stage for the 20 lineup. Apr 01, 20 the grand rapids ballet has announced its 202014 season, which kicks off in october with a haunting production of dracula that will include updated scenery, projections and a newly. Grand rapids ballet solo dans rubies, colerique dans the four temperaments, embraceable. The grand rapids ballet will host a season kickoff party and performance on sept. Please contact our us office or select the rubies company in your country for. Maria kowroski was born in grand rapids, michigan, where she began her ballet training at age seven with the school of grand rapids ballet.
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