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H A R P E R S K U L L E Y

Other Apprentices: Harper Skulley Hannah Wagner Margaret Underwood Nik Nelson Anna Betz

HARPER began her dance studies at the Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota in March, 2002. She has danced in many of the classics restaged by Cheryl Rist for Ballet Minnesota including: 'Don Quixote', 'Les Sylphides' and 'Sleeping Beauty'. She has also danced in and been a featured dancer in works by Andrew Rist including: "Cinderella', 'Messiah', 'Beethoven's 6th Symphony', 'At The Museum', 'Nutcracker' 'Song of Silence' and Beethoven's 'Grosse Fuge'. The solo Winter Fairy in Cinderella was created for Harper. Harper was made an apprentice to Ballet Minnesota for the 2013-2014 season.	A Sample of Harper's Artistry

O ' Shaughnessy

4th Restaging of Giselle by BMN
May 1 - 2, 2015
Friday .......... 7:30pm
Saturday ..... 2:00 & 7:30pm

G I S E L L E 2015

Reasstaged by: Cheryl Rist

Music: Adolphe Adam
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Sets: Jim Arnold, Cynthia Betz
Lighting: Mary Beth Zorn
Photography: Kou Lee

Giselle: Violeta Angelova
Albrecht: Matthew Prescott
Hilarion: Allen Gregory
Duke: Shane Haggerty
Bathilda: Bailey McKenzie
Wilfred: Antone Gregory
Berthe: Mary Gregory
Peasant Pas: Harper Skulley,
Jalen Gisselquist
Handmaiden: Sophie Kooy
Escorts: Calvin Huseonica, Ben
Bauer

Villagers: Harper Skulley,
Gretchen Gerlach, Willa
Gegelman, Olivia Huseonica,
Lisette Amacher, Lily Parker
Stephanie Klosner
Aaron Davies,
MatthewHalpaus, Gunnar
Swee, Micah Watkins

Myrtha: Erin Warn
Willis Soloists: Harper Skulley,
Gretchen Gerlach
Willis: Bailey McKenzie, Willa Gegelman, Keilah Ilinykh, Olivia Huseonica, Lisette Amacher, Lily Parker, Stephanie Klosner, Ella Bursch, Morgan Gibbs, Olivia Stephan, Alexis Tao

V a n G o g h P a i n t i n g / B e e t h o v e n' s M o o n l i g h t S o n a t a May, 2015

Choreographer...... Andrew Rist
Music............... Ballerina Girls: Robert E Hindel
Picasso: Messiean
Van Gogh: Beethoven
Costumes......... Cheryl Rist
Sets............. Lorelee Sathre, Jim Arnold
LIghting............ Mary Beth Zorn
Photography........... Kou Lee

2015 Partial Cast

Juliana ................... Erin Warn
Teacher .................. Taylor Dreyling Huber

Ballerina Girls .... Bethany Merchlewicz,
Helen Dobbelman, Grace Watkins, Enya Brett,
Olivia Most, Laura Jensen, Ashley Su, Sophie
Kooy, Aubre Owen, Olivia Haas / Hermione
Joseph, Elizabeth Westgard / Karina Malm,
Audrey LeMeur / Karissa Kockelman, Fiona
Juarez-Sweeney / Kitri Lindberg.
Chloe ( little girl ) ............. Olivia Most

Degas Statue ................... Annika Pnewski

Degas Painting .............. Olivia Huseonica,
Stephanie Klosner, Cindy Ball, (Lisette Amacher,
Lily Parker)

Picasso's 'Seated Woman'...... Erin Warn,
Allen Gregory

Van Gogh's 'Starry, Starry Night' .... Harper
Skulley, Gretchen Gerlach, Bailey McKenzie,
Willa Gegelman, IKeilah Ilinykh, Autumn Ayer

27th Annual N U T C R A C K E R December 17-21, 2014

B L A C K D O G C A F E 2014

Choreography: Andrew Rist
Music: Selected Artists
Costumes: Cheryl Rist & Dancers
Sets: Jim Arnold, Cynthia Betz

2014 PRODUCTION
  9th Annual Fall Concert
  October 25,  ........................... 2014
  Union Depot, St Paul, Minnesota

Dancers: Erin Warn, Harper Skulley
Jalen Gisselquist

Berea Ames, Gretchen Gerlach,
Jordan Jankowski, Bailey
McKenzie, Keilah Ilinykh, Kayla
Peterson, Willa Gegelman, Lisette
Amacher, Olivia Huseonica, Lily
Parker, Stephanie Klosner, Ashley
Glirbas, Matthew Halpaus, Calvin
Huseonica

Guests:Taylor Huber, Andrew Rist,
Jim Arnold, Antone Gregory, Tom
Skulley, Arlene Ayers, Edna
Stevens,Tara Weatherly, Michael
Ziegahn

Photographers: Kou Lee, Rich
Westgard. Joan Pnewski

C I N D E R E L L A

RITE OF SPRING ..... October 2013

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

O T H E R R O L E S with B A L L E T M I N N E S O T A

B E E T H O V E N' S 6TH S Y M P H O N Y

N U T C R A C K E R

L E S S Y L P H I D E S

S O N G O F S I L E N C E

Charlie Maguire's R I V E R S O N G S

Singer / Songwriter Charlie Maguire

Click on album to go to website

Photo Gallery & Cast (2009)

At The Museum

Photography: Dave Trayers

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.

2012 - 2013 25th ANNIVERSARY Season