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CLASSICAL BALLETS
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All Classical Ballets have been restaged for Ballet Minnesota by Cheryl Rist.
All costume designs are by Cheryl Rist.



GISELLE   (1841)


first produced by Ballet Minnesota
Act 2 only
restaged by: Cheryl Rist & Jocelyn Labsan-Thompson
7th Minnesota Dance Festival
1995, O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St Paul, MN
Giselle: Tina Anderson  Albrecht: Andrew Thompson
Hilarion: David Stright   Myrtha: Megan Warn

Most recent production by Ballet Minnesota
Act 1 & 2
17th Minnesota Dance Festival

April 29, 2005 Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
restaged by Cheryl Rist
Giselle: Oksana Konobeyeva  Albrecht: Dimitry Tuboltsev
Hilarion: Allen Gregory   Queen of the Wilis: Erin Warn
Soloists: Taylor Dreyling,Sarah Bulger, Julia Heggernes

Original Production:
Original choreography: (1841) Jules Perrot
Orignial music: (1841) Adolphe Adam
First performance: Paris, France



Don Quixote


first produced by Ballet Minnesota
16th Minnesota Dance Festival
April 28, 2004 Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
restaged by Cheryl Rist
Gypsy Dance: Andrew Rist
Kitri: Oksana Konobeyeva  Basilio: Dimitry Tuboltsev
Don Quixote: Jim Lieberthal    Queen of Dryads: Caitlin Mussmann
Toreador: Kirill Bak     Amour: Sarah Bulger

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COPPELIA


first produced by Ballet Minnesota
14th Minnesota Dance Festival
April 5, 2002 Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
restaged by Cheryl Rist
Waltz of the hours: Andrew Rist
Swanhilda: Melanie Hughes    Franz: Giary Ataly
Dr Copellius: Andrew Rist

 


LA BAYADERE


first produced by Ballet Minnesota
13th Minnesota Dance Festival
May 17, 2001 Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
restaged by Cheryl Rist
Nikiya: Oksana Konobeyeva           Solor: Kirill Bak
Soloists: Melanie Hughes, Svetlana Gavrilova, Brianna VandeVelde


NUTCRACKER


first produced by Ballet Minnesota
December, 1992 , St Paul, MN
choreographed by Andrew Rist

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original choreography (1877):   Mauius Petipa

music:   Peter I Tchaikovsky

first performed:   St Petersburg, Russia

restaged by:   Cheryl Rist &
Elizabeth Shipiatsky

First performance (Ballet Minnesota):
8th Minnesota Dance Festival
1996, The O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN

Odette: Marina Mosina          Sigfried: Dmtri Roudnev

 

 

LES SYLPHIDES (Chopiniana) (1908)


choreography: Michael Fokine
music:  Frederick Chopin
first performed: St Petersburg, Russia
restaged by: Cheryl Rist
first performed by Ballet Minnesota on the 3rd Minnesota Dance Festival, 1991




PAQUITA

original choreography (1847):
*world premiere: Paris, France
(1846)Mauius Petipa
after Joseph Mazilier

music:
Leon Minkus

Russian premiere:
Russia*

restaged by:
Cheryl Rist

First performance (Ballet Minnesota):
11th Minnesota Dance Festival
1999, EM Pearson Theater, St Paul, MN
Paquita: Svetlana Gavrilova          Principal: Kirill Bak



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