American Academy of BalletFounding Director, Mignon Furman

Gala PerformanceBy the Summer School of Excellence

In A Tribute to Mignon Furman

AT PURCHASE COLLEGE, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2013

Aurora - Ana Carolina Leimann, Katie Cardinale, Hadar Levy-Gome, Atalya Cohen, Gabriella Martins, Christina Nakos, Joné Oosthuizen,Toni Batty, Zoe Nielson, Mia Labuschagne, Kayla Geldenhuys,

Darragh Hourrides, Jamie Hengel, Emma Campbell, Eden Ringold, Yuli Spiegelman

Giselle - Yoni Simon, Romario Pereira da Silva, Eduardo Sousa Silva, Randolph Fernandez,Khanya Mandongana, Devon Loius, Guilherme Pivetti, Christopher-Robin Andreasson, Fernando DaSilva,

Naor Arani, Ohad Kalmy, Tanner Huseman, Gustavo Ramirez, Adam Aitazzouzene, Alexander Yap,Juan Da Silva, Antoni Canellas Artigues, Joao Paulo Cavalcante

Juliet - Louise Fhaedra da Silva Pereira, Ludmila Fhaedra da Silva Pereira, Aydan Sellin Malkog, Emma Smira,Bar Etzioni, Olivia Link, Danielle Solomon, Keziah Terry, Olivia Hart, Savannah Long, Julia Feeley,

Bryn Michaels, Montana Nogrady, Sharon Menachem, Paz Zimberg-Tau, Shaye Fear, Jeanavive Blignaut

PRESENTATION -Summer School DancersChoreography: Mignon Furman

Music: CzernyProduction by Analiese Umana & Dean Vollick

Fiance’s Dance from Swan Lake -Odette

Choreography: Vladimir StadnikMusic: Tchaikovsky

Production by Vladimir Stadnik & Dean Vollick

Fôret Fauré - SwanhildaChoreography and Production by Kathryn Long

Music: Faure

Beat Me Daddy 8 to the Bar - KitriProduction by Peter King-Yuen

Pas de Trois from Swan Lake - AuroraChoreography: PetipaMusic: Tchaikovsky

Production by Iain Macdonald

Salvaje - Kitri and OdetteProduction by Ricardo Santiago

Trumpet Solo - Juliet

I’m a Brass Band - OdetteProduction by Peter King-Yuen

Kitri’s Wedding from Don Quixote -Juliet

Choreography: PetipaMusic: Minkus

Production by Romulo Ramos

Symphony - AuroraChoreography: Yuri Possokhov

Music: ProkofievProduction by Kevin Durwael, Iain Macdonald

& Craig Salstein

INTERMISSION - 15 MIN

Garland Dance from Sleeping Beauty -Kitri

Choreography and Production by Romulo RamosMusic: Tchaikovsky

A Silent TearChoreography: Mignon Furman

Music: FieldProduction by Gina Chiavelli

A Silent Tear was the last choreography that Mignon Furman composed for her Performance

Awards program. It is the most profound of all her work. It is presented in her memory, as a tribute to her for inspiring so many teachers and dancers

throughout her life in ballet.

Dancers: Kayla Geldenhuys, Hadar Levy-Gome,Zoe Nielson & Montana Nogrady

Diana and ActaeonChoreography: Agrippina Vaganova

Production by Romulo RamosMusic: Cesare Pugni

Dancers: Maria Clara Coelho & Davi Chagas

Actaeon, a hunter in Greek mythology comes across Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, bathing in a stream.

Hot Honey Rag - Swanhilda

Cool Hand Luke - Aurora

Percussion 3 - GiselleProduction by Peter King-Yuen

Ole! - Swanhilda

Arte Y Pasion - Aurora and JulietProduction by Ricardo Santiago

Trepak - Various GroupsChoreography: Vladimir Stadnik

Music: TraditionalProduction by Vladimir Stadnik & Kathryn Long

Finale -Summer School Dancers

Awarding of Certificates and Prizes

Program

Kitri - Jane Hannon, Tess Bittner, Chante Daniels, Allison Ke, Chen Heller, Naomi Koch, Roni Rahamin, Tamar Shacham, Michele Assef, Noga Ben Shaul, Jessica Crist, Inbar Halfon, Tanith Benedick,

Isabella Chaves, Tal Greenzaid, Eve Braunstein, Shir Hananel, Thayene Rodrigues

Odette - Alida Jacobs, Samantha Zinni, Alexis Meyers, Amanda Peixoto, Lili DeGraw, Kaitlyn Kennedy, Veronica Zelles, Michelle Hong, Sadie MacKinnon, Janet Manina, Erica Brown, Taylor Mills,Anna Morreale, Katherine Ostiguy, Magaret Polatnik, Erica Silva, Olivia Labows, Jesse Arnst,

Sarah Bentov-Lagmen, Maya Burckin, Abigail Brewer

Swanhilda - Theresa Healey, Gwyneth Rider, Baylee Wong, Bethany Folchi, Sophia Grant, Grace Lino, Emma de Stasio, Janie Mae Westergard, Rachel Castaldi, Erika Gunderson, Nathalie Milstein,

Kennedy Haas, Lillian Rolston, Julia de Salles, Lauren de Maio, Ruby Potash, Olivia Brown

Dancers of the Summer School of Excellence 2013This year, to continue the tradition started by Mignon Furman, the classes are named from characters in ballet.

Founding DirectorMignon Furman

DirectorSimon Kaplan

Executive DirectorLaurence KaplanAssociate DirectorGina Chiavelli

Executive CoordinatorsJoey Oosthuizen, Analiese Umana

Lighting Design andStage Management Jeff Tarascio

Stage Managers Dean Vollick Analiese Umana

Wardrobe Joey Oosthuizen

Wardrobe Assistants Alice Hannon Sylvia Terry

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Flora Arbitman

Sophie Chandler

Zenona de la Pena

Natalia Frolova

Patricia Holanchock

Elmer Johnson

Annie Lebeaux

Wonnie Aversa

Barbara Bentov

Hale Burckin

Doreen DiSunno

Christine Elkington

Alice Hannon

ChrisAlloways-Ramsey

Gina Chiavelli

Kevin Durwael

Aviad Herman

Paloma Herrera

Mark Jaster

Peter King-Yuen

Olga Kostritzky

Kathryn Long

Iain Macdonald

Joseph Malbrough

Melinda Marquez

Lonné Moretton

Craig Salstein

Ricardo Santiago

Vladimir Stadnik

Analiese Umana

Dean Vollick

Debbie Wolters

Faculty

Musicians House-Parents

Michael Lipschitz

Vadim Rubinsky

Joe Serrante

Lauren Shapiro

Roseanne Soiffer

Saul Spanningberg

McCree O’Kelley

Victoria Pulkkinen

Romulo Ramos

Brian Reeder

Steve Rooks

Debbie Roshe

Flavio Salazar

Kim MacKinnon

Sylvia Terry

Mary Wheeler

Physio-Therapy Harkness Foundation Christine Keller

Photography Costas

Video Nick of Time

Box Office Michael Lipschitz

Gifts provided by Gaynor Minden Grishko