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2020 was very hard on everyone in our community. COVID-19 has affected the health and economy of many. The performing arts community suffered vastly, cancelling theatre performances and dance troupes across the country. The 2020 theatre season was closed. Despite many limitations and obstacles, Minnesota Ballet Theatre decided to bring The Nutcracker to life in this extraordinary year. The students have worked very hard and have to comply with all safety protocols, including masked dancing. Now, we are proud to be able to bring this holiday tradition to your living room. We hope that this performance will bring all viewers the joy that we have experienced performing it!
Now more than ever, we need your support. Please consider contributing, to help us during this critical time. Every contribution is significant in helping us to sustain operations, and deeply appreciated by everyone at MBS.
With your support, we will once again prevail during this precarious time.
2020 was very hard on everyone in our community. COVID-19 has affected the health and economy of many. The performing arts community suffered vastly, cancelling theatre performances and dance troupes across the country. The 2020 theatre season was closed. Despite many limitations and obstacles, Minnesota Ballet Theatre decided to bring The Nutcracker to life in this extraordinary year. The students have worked very hard and have to comply with all safety protocols, including masked dancing. Now, we are proud to be able to bring this holiday tradition to your living room. We hope that this performance will bring all viewers the joy that we have experienced performing it!
6:30-6:50pm Pa de Trois
1:00-1:40pm Party Scene Cast 1
1:40-2:20pm Party Scene Cast 2
2:40-3:00pm War Cast 1
3:00-3:20pm War Cast 2
3:20-3:40pm Clowns
3:40-4:00pm Snow Queen & Snow Cast 1
4:20-4:40pm Snow Queen & Snow Cast 2
5:00-5:20pm Bow & Coda Cast 2
5:40-6:00pm Bow & Coda Cast 1
6:20-6:40pm Opening Act II Cast 1
6:40-7:00pm Dances Cast 1
7:20-7:40pm Opening Act II Cast 2
7:40-8:00pm Dances Cast 2
8:15-8:30pm Flowers Cast 1
8:30-8:45pm Flowers Cast 2
Safety and screening
Staff and visitors attending the event are asked to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms using the Stay Safe MN Health Screening Checklist. Staff and visitors exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 during their visit will be asked to leave the venue.
COVID vaccines are being administered across Minnesota. We encourage attendees to get vaccinated before attending. Vaccines are the best way to prevent infection and limit the spread of COVID-19 to others. For more information, see the MDH COVID-19 Vaccine webpage.
Masks
Masks are required for all guests ages 3 and older, regardless of vaccination status, except people with health conditions. Face coverings may be temporarily removed while eating or drinking provided that physical distancing is maintained.
If staff and visitors arrive without a mask, masks are available at the box office.
Ticketing
Ticket purchases are encouraged to be completed prior to arriving to Event. However, walk-up sales will be permitted and patrons can purchase tickets at the Box Office.
All patrons are strongly encouraged to use mobile tickets, delivered to their personal devices.
* Offer ends 11/29/21 at 11:59 p.m.
ACT I
Clara - Catherine Le Grand (1), Abby Hoyt (2)
Nutcracker - Nikita Ginzburg Understudy - Vlad Ginzburg
Nutcracker Prince - Andrew Lester
Herr Drosselmeyer - Kirill Bak-Stepanoff
Herr Stollbaum, Clara's father - Dmitry Ginzburg
Frau Stollbaum, Clara's mother - Carolina Ginzburg
Party Scene Adults - Tim Karlstad, Alec Trelstad, Derek Fredericksen, Sarah Sotillo, Denise Koopmeiners, Jon Kamrath, Kori Stephens, Lily Kamrath, Erin Wells,
Taylor Reemts, Stacy Blackstad, Ethan Baines, Ryan Maley
Columbine Doll - Aleksandra Sokolinsky (1), Ada Koski (2)
Porcelain Doll - Kaitlin Kuhry (1), Hermione Zhou (2)
Arabian Doll - Andrew Lester
Prince Puppet - Philo Lee Dixon
Princess Puppet - Lennica Barret
Rat Queen Puppet - Rory Coplin
Party Scene Kids - Amelia Zaycheck, Elisabeth Drieslein, Hannah Laatz, Hana Sinko, Johanna Bonnet, Mabel Holm, Marta Gadd, Nikita Ginzburg, Olivia Platt,
Victoria Li, Vlad Ginzburg, Inga Monsen
Mice -Claire Higgerson, Gustav Monsen, Lennica Barret, Philo Lee Dixon, Rory Coplin
Rats - Abby Hoyt (1), Ada Koski (1), Aleksandra Sokolinsky (2)
Catherine Le Grand (2), Cecilia Jancourt, Elsa Monsen, Hana Sinko
Hermione Zhou (1), Johanna Bonnet, Kaitlin Kuhry (2), Lily Kamrath, Nola Snyder, Olivia Platt
Soldiers and Horse Riders - Amelia Zaycheck Elisabeth Drieslein, Hannah Laatz,
Inga Monsen, Lucille Kohlstedt, Mabel Holm, Madisyn Frank, Marta Gadd,
Presley Karlstad, Sabana Sotillo, Sloane Kohlstedt, Sophia Elliott, Sophia Lee Dixon,
Victoria Li, Vlad Ginzburg
Rat King - Alec Trelstad
Snow Princess - Matilda Bak Understudy: Kaitlin Kuhry, Abby Hoyt
Snow Prince - Andrew Lester
Little Snowflakes - Claire Higgerson, Gabriela Ahlquist, Kailee Horvath,
Lennica Barrett, Milliana Espinoza, Rory Coplin, Rosalie Strautz
Snowflakes Solo - Alexia West & Vivian Relan
Snow Core - Abby Hoyt (1), Ada Koski, Aleksandra Sokolinsky,
Catherine Le Grand (2), Cecilia Jancourt, Elsa Monsen, Hana Sinko, Hermione Zhou, Johanna Bonnet, Kaitlin Kuhry, Lily Kamrath, Nola Snyder,Olivia Platt
Undrstudy: Ballet 3
ACT II
Butterflies - Hana Sinko, Johanna Bonnet, Marta Gadd, Victoria Li
Rats Act II - Lucille Kohlstedt, Madisyn Frank, Presley Karlstad, Sabana Sotillo
Sloane Kohlstedt, Sophia Elliott, Sophia Lee Dixon
Spanish - Abby Hoyt & Lily Kamrath (1), Hermione Zhou & Kaitlin Kuhry(2)
Arabian Solo - Matilda Bak Understudy: Lily Kamrath
Arabian Core - Amelia Zaycheck, Nola Snyder, Elsa Monsen
Aleksandra Sokolinsky (1), Cecilia Jancourt (2)
Chinese Solo - Ada Koski (1), Aleksandra Sokolinsky (2)
Chinese Core - Inga Monsen, Elisabeth Drieslein, Hannah Laatz, Mabel Holm
Russian - Hana Sinko, Johanna Bonnet, Nikita Ginzburg, Olivia Platt,
Victoria Li, Vlad Ginzburg
Pa-de-Trois - Andrew Lester, Kaitlin Kuhry & Cecilia Jancourt (1)
Andrew Lester, Catherine Le Grand & Ada Koski (2)
Madame Ginger - Jon Kamrath
Clowns - Lennica Barret, Claire Higgerson, Philo Lee Dixon, Gustav Monsen
Rory Coplin
Waltz of the Flowers Solo - Hermione Zhou & Kaitlin Kuhry (1)
Lily Kamrath & Matilda Bak (2)
Waltz of the Flowers Little - Elisabeth Drieslein, Mabel Holm, Victoria Li
Marta Gadd, Hannah Laatz, Olivia Platt Understudy: Amelia Zaycheck
Waltz of the Flowers Big - Abby Hoyt (1), Ada Koski, Aleksandra Sokolinsky
Alexia West, Catherine Le Grand (2), Cecilia Jancourt, Elsa Monsen, Hana Sinko
Hermione Zhou (2), Johanna Bonnet, Kaitlin Kuhry (2), Vivian Relan
Lily Kamrath (1), Matilda Bak (1), Nola Snyder
Performances Dates, Venues, Dance order, Names & Roles Subject to Change!
Samantha, originally from Windsor, CT, trained at Connecticut Concert Ballet in her early years under direction of Wendy Fish-Lawrence and David Lawrence. She then left home to train at Walnut Hill School for the Arts during her high school years. Upon graduating in 2017, Sam joined Ballet Austin’s fellowship program and second company where she had the opportunity to perform George Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie, and Petipa’s Paquita Pas de Trois. She then joined Ballet Tucson as a senior apprentice. In 2021 she started her first season as an apprentice with Rochester City Ballet and was promoted mid-season to a company member. Being in the corps de ballet of George Balanchine’s Concerto Barroco has been her favorite moment on stage so far in her professional career.
Liam started his ballet training at age four with the School of the Minnesota Ballet. He has attended summer intensives at Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet Austin, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and Ellison Ballet NYC. Some of Liam’s most notable roles include Fritz and Russian dancer in Allen Fields’ The Manhattan Nutcracker, and the male lead in Giselle: Peasant Pas de Deux, staged by Karin Ellis-Wentz. After competing and receiving first place at Youth America Grand Prix regionals in 2020, Liam received a full tuition scholarship to train with Joffrey Academy in Chicago where he danced from 2020-2022. At Joffrey, he studied character, classical ballet, contemporary, Cunningham, and Horton techniques. In 2022, Liam received first and third places at Youth America Grand Prix regionals and competed as a finalist in Tampa. He currently dances with the Rochester City Ballet.
Andrew Lester is an award-winning professional dancer based in St. Paul. Andrew graduated with his BFA in Dance from the University of Minnesota in 2006 and has gone on to become a staple of the Twin Cities dance community for almost 20 years. He was a full-time company member of James Sewell Ballet for six seasons. He has also been dancing with local modern company Shapiro & Smith Dance for over 12 years. As a freelance artist, he has collaborated with a variety of esteemed Minnesota companies, including Twin Cities Ballet of MN, Metropolitan Ballet, Continental Ballet, Eclectic Edge Ensemble, Ethnic Dance Theatre, Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, and the Minnesota Opera. In 2012, he was honored to receive a Sage Award for Outstanding Performer for his work in Shapiro & Smith’s Family and Joseph Morrissey's One. Career highlights include performing for modern dance legend Merce Cunningham, studying under the tutelage of celebrated ballerina Anna-Marie Holmes, and premiering Titicut Follies: The Ballet with James Sewell Ballet in New York City and at the Festival de Danse in Cannes, France.
Alec is a dancer, actor, and visual artist native to Minnesota. He has performed at multiple venues around the twin cities including Ritz Theater, The Guthrie Theater, The Cowles Center. This is Alec’s second classical ballet appearance through MN Ballet School’s training and is excited to be afforded the chance to dance. “I encourage dancers of any discipline or style to really immerse yourself in this amazing art form. It will challenge you, make you more confident in technique and push your boundaries of musical expression.”
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