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 Cheryl Rist
Director: Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota.
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" and "La Bayadere"
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.
Cheryl is married to Ballet Minnesota artistic director Andrew
Rist. They have two children, Heather and Richard
All Classical
Ballets, except Nutcracker, 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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