BMN: Giselle: Act 2

Restaged by: Cheryl Rist (after Jules Perrot & Jean Coralli)
Composer: Adolphe Adam
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Sets: Jim Arnold, Cynthia Betz, Lisa Gray

Theater: Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, Minnesota

Giselle: Oksana Konobeyeva
Albrecht: Dmitriy Tuboltsev

Myrtha, Queen of the Willis: Erin Warn
Hilarion: Allen Gregory

Duke of Courlan: Fred Betz
Bathilda: Colette Illarde
Wilfred: Antone Gregory
Berthe: Mary Gregory
Boys: Sam Windnagel, Aaron Davies

Villagers: Elena Ahmann, Sarah Bulger, Taylor Dreyling, Karmyn Grant, Michelle Ho, Rebecca Pelletier, Megan Simon, Elizabeth Wilson, Allen Gregory, Brad Jacula, David Schmidt, Ben Olson, Aaron Davies

Willis solosits: Sarah Bulger (Julia Heggernes), Taylor Dreyling
Willis corps de ballet: Elena Ahmann, Sierra Benson, Claire Buethe, Karmyn Grant, Maren Gray, Julia Heggerness / Jordan Van Matre, Michelle Ho, Rachelle Horowitz, Marisha Johnson, Tori Kampmeyer, Kelsey Kolars, Caitlin Lam, Kate McRaith, Rebecca Pelletier, Megan Simon, Elizabeth Wilson, Julia Heggernes, Jordan Van Matre

Oksana Konobeyeva, Former principal of the Bolshoi Ballet. Former soloist and principal of American Ballet Theater from 1997-2001.

Dmitriy Tuboltsev: former principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, Kazakhstan National Ballet, Leningrad "Ballet Theatre", Moscow Theatre, Russian Ballet and Theatre of Annapolis and guest artist with Ballet Minnesota.

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......Cheryl Rist: This marks the second time Cheryl has restaged Giselle. Cheryl, a graduate of the Cornish School of Arts in Seattle, was the recipient of (7) Arts Scholarships. Her teachers include Robert Joffrey, Loyce Houlton, Hanya Holm, Flemming Halby and Frank Bourman. At age 14 she attended Colorado College dance program. She began dancing with Sacramento Ballet under the direction of Jean-Paul Comelin (formerly Paris Opera Ballet). She danced as a principal with the Banff Festival, the Minnesota Dance Theater (under the direction of Loyce Houlton) and Ballet Minnesota. n 1987 Cheryl and her husband Andrew co-founded the Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota and in 1990 they co-founded Ballet Minnesota. Cheryl has a special gift understanding the art of Classical Ballet. She has restaged many of the classic ballets for Ballet Minnesota which include "Swan Lake", "Giselle", "Sleeping Beauty", "Les Sylphides", "Flower Festival pas de deux", "Coppelia". "La Bayadere" and 'Don "Quixote." In addition to all of this she designs and costumes all the works presented by Ballet MInnesota. Although she is a sought after designer, she concentrates her engeries on CBA and Ballet Minnesota.

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ALBRECHT ENTERS
GISELLE RISES FROM THE GRAVE

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