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A T   T H E   M U S E U M ...... Adventures of the Ballerina Girls            2009
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Now in Paperback published by
Outskirts Press

 - Follow the adventures of 13 Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota students, from St Paul, Minnesota, visiting the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

 - What happens when one girl, Chloe, gets left behind?

 - What happens when the Degas Statue, Picasso's 'Seated Woman', Van Gogh's 'Starry, Starry Night' and a Degas painting come to life?

Choreographer:   Andrew Rist
Composer:  Robert E Hindel
Costumes:  Cheryl Rist
Sets:  Lorelee Sathre
Photography:  Dave Trayers*

  * All photos in the book taken at the 21st Minnesota Dance Festival, Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, Minnesota, May 8-10,2009.
 




Performance History

Premiere ............................................. 1994, Minnesota Dance Festival, St Paul Student Center, St Paul
2nd Performance ............................... 1995, Youth Concert Series
3rd Performance ................................ 2005, 17th MInnesota Dance Festival / Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul
Most Recent Performance ................. 2009, May 8-10, 21st Minnesota Dance Festival / Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul
At the museum same 1




Photo Gallery & Cast (2009)

At The Museum

Photography: Dave Trayers
At The Museum 2

2009 Cast

Choreographer
   .................... Andrew Rist

Composer
   .................... Robert E Hindel

Costumes
   .................... Cheryl Rist

Sets
   .................... Lorelee Sathre

LIghting
   .................... Mike Wangen

Photography
   .................... Dave Trayers




(this cast used in the 2009 book publication)

Juliana ( Head Mistress )
  .................... Jennifer Bennett

Teacher
  .................... Maryann Johnson

Ballerina Girls
  .................... Natalie Meuers / Greta Holly, Claire Jones / Lorna Liu, Gabby Nelson / Halle McDonnell, Celesta Brainard / Tess Meza, Elizabeth Fong / Amy Trayers, Berea Ames / Anna Reimann, Olivia Verdick / Haley Boyer, Francesca Carriedo / Rachel Busse, Samantha Meryhew / Sophia Barker / Anna Shortridge, Laura Amacher / Josie Zon / Christina Gustafson, Lily Gray / Maddie Costello, Solana Reyes / Karly Lunda / Olivia-Rose Awsumb

Chloe ( little girl )
  .................... Harper Skulley / Elle Klein

Degas Statue
  .................... Sara Ezzell

Degas Painting
  .................... Emma Benja, Alyssa Wildenauer, Margaret Underwood, Rebecca McDonnell, Hannah Wagner

Picasso's 'Seated Woman'
  .................... Julia Heggerness, Allen Gregory

Van Gogh's
'Starry, Starry Night'
  .................... Rebecca Pelletier, Marisha Johnson, Megan Simon, Rachelle Horowitz, Margaret Ulland, Jacqueline Lis, Anna Betz, Olivia Brunzell-Garrett, Juliana Johnson.




Photo Gallery & Cast (2005)

At The Museum

Photos are of the 2009 Cast

2005 Cast

Juliana ( Head Mistress ) ......
Erin Warn

Ballerina Girls ........................ Molly Aubin / Emily Mueller, Kathleen Schaefer / Anna Betz, Rebecca Wilson / Sarah Harrington, Kimberly Bullock / Margaret Ulland, Emma Bartholomew / Brittany Oman, Heena Joo / Olivia Brunzell-Garrett, Laura Betz / Anne Marie Buethe, Grace Ezzell / Emily Eckhoff-Bennett, Jacqueline Lis, Elizabeth Anderson / Sarah Pelletier, Julia Valen

Chloe ( little girl ) .................. Elizabeth Windnagel

Degas Statue ......................
Tori Kampmeyer

Degas Painting .................... Karmyn Grant, Rachelle Horowitz, Caitlin Lam, Megan Simon, Elizabeth Wilson

Picasso's 'Seated Woman' .. Taylor Deryling / Sarah Bulger, David Schmidt

Van Gogh's 'Starry, Starry Night' ...... Erin Warn, Elena Ahmann, Maren Gray, Michelle Ho, Rebecca Pelletier, Marisha Johnson / Jordan Van Matre


Staff