Burklyn Ballet Theatre Celebrating 40 years of Performance Excellence

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Artistic Director – Joanne Whitehill Founding Artistic Director – Angela Whitehill

Guest Teachers

Amanda McKerrow, John Gardner

Master Teachers

Thom Clower Molly Faulkner Sarah Tallman Andrea Pell Alun Jones Arthur Leeth Peter Merz Dylan Crossman Helen Starr Kim Chapman

Core Teachers and Staff

Ballet Mistress/Master.……..Ashley Nemeth, Rob Royce, Jared Mesa Accompanist……………………………..………………Matthew Sheridan Assistants to the Director…...................Ashley Nemeth, Rob Royce Costume Design……….………………………………....Angela Whitehill Costumer…………………..………………………………...Charlene Sroka Director, Intermediate Program………………..………….Ellen Collison Assistant Director, Intermediate Program...............Kristen Newsom Medical Advisor…………………………………………..…...Betsy Odgers Assistant Technical Director/ Crew Chief…………......Joshua Poland Head Carpenter………………………………………...Andrew Tascarella Sound………………………………….….………………………..Ben Steele Master Electrician…………………..………….……….Mackenzie Brown Crew……………………………Laurel Hubbert-Severance, Tim Melville

Celebrating the 40th Season June 26 – August 07, 2016

August 6, 2016

Dibden Center for the Performing Arts

Johnson State College

TARANTELLA AMERICANA Composer: Louis Moreau Gottschalk Choreographer: George Skibine Staged by: Thom Clower

Stephen Baker, Jacqueline Raquel Bass, Molly Henderson, Shelby

Houle, Daisy Jeffers, Claire Lavalley, Flora McLeod, Christina Milne, Megan Neaves, Taylor Percival, Caroline Rhude, Courtney

Ricci, Kathryne Rojeck, Ella Sanders, Michael Stone, Thomas Stevens, Katherine Wang

Show-off SHENANIGANS Composer: Aaron Copland Choreographer: Maria Sperger

Analise Larkin

Mariah Grace McFarland with Morgan Grace McFarland Sydney D’Orso, Hannah Friedman, Sydney Hunnewell, Astrid

Ketcham, Camden LeBel, Trey Luciano, Madison Faith McFarland, Allison Segapeli, Ruby Stearns, Kayla Tracy, Lindsey Wettstein

Women of strength Composer: Annie Lennox Choreographer: Kim Chapmen

Demetra Chiafos, Isabella Hill, Anne Hitterman, Kourtney Keza, Kyley Paules, Mara Serksnas, Andrea Shammas, Claire Sullivan,

Kathryn Sutherland, Kamryn Tross SCARE AWAY THE DARK Composer: Passenger Choreographer: Robert Royce

Cyrus Bridwell

DIAMONDS Composer: Karl Jenkins Choreographer: Thom Clower

Angelina Bartolozzi, Megan Boericke, Isabella Fernandes, Molly Flood,

Elizabeth Shupe, Jesse Tidquist, Natalie Wheeler, Alaina Wilson

- INTERMISSION -

Graduation Ball Composer: Johann Strauss II Choreography: after David Lichine Staged by Ashley Nemeth and Robert Royce

Headmistress – Analise Larkin Colonel – Raul Pardo Pigtails – Brianna Hagar Romantic Girl – Joni Keaton Drummer Boy – Richy Romero Pas de Deux – Lauren O’Leary and Jared Mesa Monkeys – Joni Keaton and Jeremy Hanson with Tara Das, Augusta Smith, and Taylor Younkin Competition Girls – Mariah Grace and Morgan Grace McFarland Postman – Christian Knopp Juniors – Jasmine Baird, Tara Das, Carley Raeann McCutchan, Kristen Newsom, Augusta Smith, Taylor Younkin Seniors – Fiona Astle, Claire Gelillo, Victoria Gralla, Elizabeth Krebs, Maggie Lehman Cadets – Jeremy Hanson, Tristan Hanson, Christian Knopp, Trey Luciano, Shawn McCombs, Minh-Tuan Nguyen, Frederick Ocansey, Richy Romero