Ben Olson

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B E N O L S O N

Erin Warn Jennifer Pray Ben Olson Allen Gregory Aaron Davies Riley Thomas Weber Harper Skulley

BEN first preformed with with Ballet Minnesota in the Spring of 2005 in a production of Giselle restaged by Cheryl Rist. After a leave Ben returned to dance with the company in 2010. Since his return Ben has danced the lead role of the Nutcracker in the annual production. He has also performed in Don Quixote, Beethoven's 6th Symphony and Greig's Piano Concerto in A Minor, Beethoven's Grosse Fuge and Messiah. Most recently Ben created the role of the stepsister (Skinny) in Ballet Minnesota's premiere of Cinderella, choreographed by Andrew Rist. Ben has been a Ballet Minnesota company member from 2010-2013.	A Sample of BEN's Artistry

R I T E O F S P R I N G

Choreography: Andrew Rist
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Composition: Rite of Spring
Costumes: Cheryl Rist

BALLET MINNESOTA PREMIERE
Bryant Lake Bowl: Sample Night LIve
    Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 7:00pm
       10 Minute Sketch presented

SECOND PERFORMANCE
20th Minnesota Dance Festival
    May 15-17, 2008
    Lighting: Mike Wangen
       Added more music & story.

PREMIERE: COMPLETE BALLET
O'Shaughnessy October 25-26, 2013
8th Annual FALL CONCERT

    Lighting: Mary Beth Zorn
    Set: Cynthia Betz, Jim Arnold

    Spirit of Chosen One: Erin Warn,
    Chosen One: Jennifer Pray

    Maidens: Harper Skulley, Berea
    Ames, Maggie Selner, Erin Chase,
    Olivia-Rose Aswumb, Lily Gray,
    Emily Kleinschmidt, Jordan
    Jankowski, Gretchen Gerlach,
    Kayla Peterson

    Men: Allen Gregory, Aaron Davies,
    Ben Olson, Riley Thomas Weber

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Other Ballets B E N has performed with BALLET MINNESOTA


	BMN Choreographer: Andrew Rist Composer: George Frederic Handel BMN Costumes: Cheryl Rist BMN Lighting: Tom Campbell Music Premiere: Dublin, Ireland April 17, 1742 First Production - Ballet Minnesota 5th Fall Concert Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN November 4-5, 2010 Movements: PIFA ( only ) Dancers: Julia Heggernes-Morrison Clayton Cunningham Second Production - Ballet Minnesota 24th Minnesota Dance Festival Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN May 4-6, 2012 Movements: Sinfony, Comfort Ye, Glory of the Lord, And He Shall Purify, The People That Walked In Darkness, He Shall Feed His Flock, Behod A Virgin Shall Conceive, Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs, Hallelujah Chorus, Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting Dancers: Erin Warn, Ben Olsen Hannah Wagner, Margaret Underwood Harper Skulley, Celesta Brainard Olivia Verdick, Berea Ames, Anna Reimann, Olivia-Rose Awsumb, Sophia Pellegrom, Solana Reyes, Lily Gray Third Production - Ballet Minnesota 7th Annual FALL Concert O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN October 26-27, 2012

Choreographer: Andrew Rist
Composer:  T chaikovsky
Costumes:  Cheryl Rist
Backdrops:  Mary Novodvorsky
Sets:  Jim Arnold, Cythia Betz
Lighting:  Kevin Jones
Photography:  Chris Emeott

Brief BALLET MINNESOTA
Nutcracker History

        1989:
Andrew Rist choreographs parts of the Nutcracker in St Paul, Minnesota. It is presented as a lecture/demonstration to about 200 people by Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota.

       1990:
Classic Nutcracker (chor: A Rist) presented by Ballet Minnesota. The production is presented at the St Paul Student Center Theater, University of MN St Paul campus, seating capacity 330.

       1996:
Ballet Minnesota moves the production to O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, Minnesota, seating capacity 1800.

       2002:
A milestone of 10,000 audience members is reached.

2012 - 2013 25th ANNIVERSARY Performance Season

2011 - 2012 24th Performance Season

2010 - 2011 23rd Performance Season