Fitzgerald Theater
Downtown St Paul

festival director: Andrew Rist
lighting designer: Tom Campbell
stage manager: Jim Arnold
general manager: Cynthia Betz

May 18, 2001   ( 8 pm)
May 19, 2001   ( 3 & 8 pm )


"SORCERER'S APPRENTICE" (1993)

choreography:
Andrew Rist

composer:
Paul Dukas

costumes:
Cheryl Rist

Classical Ballet Academy
Director: Cheryl Rist
official school of
BALLET MINNESOTA
St Paul, MN

"SELF STORAGE" (2001)


choreography:
Risa Cohen

music:
Phillip Glass

dancers:
Tina Anderson, Audrey
Chebille, Risa Cohen
& guest artist
Melanie Hughes

"FINLANDIA" (2001)
choreography: Risa Cohen
composer: Jean Sibelius
score: Finlandia
costumes: Cheryl Rist
premiere: March 14, 2001

dancers: Svetlana Gavrilova, Melanie Hughes,
Brianna VandeVelde, Kirill Bak, Taylor Dreyling,
Mara Forbes, Sheryl Posthumus,
Laura Paisley

          Ballet Minnesota
      Artistic Director: Andrew Rist

"KOPAK"

choreography: Tradional
music: aranged by Ron Cahute

Dancers: Brad Jacula, Kristen Krush, Alexander Scheglowski, Mike Iwaskewycz, Kristina Zaluckyj,Andrei Scheglowski, Mykolo Golovko, MarusiaKachkowski, Lana Iwaskewycz, Katya Iwaskewycz, Natalia Kushnir, Christina Pedenko, Renee Bell,
Heather Baranivsky, Kristin Matusiak, Maria Matlashewski

Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
artistic director: Ken Matlashewski
NE Minneapolis, MN





*** INTERMISSION ***




"FRAGRANT MEMORY" (1999)

choreography: Doris Ressl

composer: Edward Elgar

music: "Chanson de Martin"
"Nursery Suites" The sad doll

costumes: Laura Piotrowski
bench: Gordon Manary

Dancers: Lyndsey Glesener, Matthew Harriosn Lisa McKhann, Christina Mohn

Ressl Dance Company
artistic director: Doris Ressl
Duluth, MN

"Tibetan Dance"



artistic director:
Lankta Dorjee

Gangjon: Tibetan Dance Company

Friday 8pm &Saturday 8pm Only

"OLEON" (2001)


choreography:
Andrew Rist

music:
Johann S Bach

costumes: Cheryl Rist

Dancers
Molly Bohnert, Amanda Haag, Julia Heggerness, Sigmund Hegstad, Brian LeClair, Geoff Leung, Caitlin Mussman, Carolyn Quisenberry

artistic director: Cheryl Rist
St Paul, MN
Friday 8pm &Saturday 8pm Only

"AIR" (2000)

choreography: Kristen Freya
music: DJ, Olivia Newston, Bomb
costumes: Kim Atwell
metal sculptures: Ciaran Benson
original video: Michael Brown

Air Goddess: Jessica Briggs
Lead Male: Carlos Abler
Air Goddesses: Tamara Halbritter, Carly Houghton, Katie Riddle, Jennifer Bracken, Melissa Gross,
Lauren Sindt

Vox Medusa
artistic director: Kristen Freya
Bloomington, MN




*** INTERMISSION ***



"LA BAYADERE" (1877)


choreography:
Marius Petipa

restaged by:
Cheryl Rist

composer:
Ludwig Minkus

costumes:
Cheryl Rist

Nikiya: Oksana Konobeyeva
Solor: Kirill Bak
Solor: Svetlana Gavrilova, Melanie Hughes, Brianna VandeVelde

Corps de Ballet Molly Bohnert, Jamie Currell, MelissaDetuncq, Taylor Dreyling, Mara Forbes, Amanda
Haag, Emily Hause, Julia Heggerness, ChelseaHorst, Jo Jacobson, Allison Kelly, Heather Kelly,
Maren Lagaard, Brianna Ludwigson, ElizabethMussman, Caitlin Mussman, Sheryl Posthumus,
Carolyn Quisenberry, Daniella Vaughan, AlainaWendlandt, Marianna Wong

Ballet Minnesota
artistic director: Andrew Rist
St Paul, MN