Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 1:30pm and 4:00pm
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
DIRECTOR’S WELCOME
Dear Friends,
We created our Children’s Ballet Series so that young audience members could be introduced to dance through a fun and approachable theater experience. This is an interactive children’s ballet and parents are encouraged to participate with their kids. You are all special guests at Fairy Godmother’s tea party, so feel free to laugh, clap, and even sing along with the characters on stage!
A Fairy Tale Gathering is an original production with many characters that have been “imported” from full-length, 3-hour ballets. The music is also a compilation from famous operas and traditional ballet scores, allowing young kids to recognize and appreciate classical ballet’s musical heritage.
I am also pleased to present students from The Dance Company as The Seven Dwarfs. The young dancers have done a fantastic job and I am very grateful to their parents for helping make this performance possible.
Thank you so much for joining us this afternoon and enjoy the performance!
Emily Mott
Choreographer and Co-Director of Charlottesville Ballet
THE CAST
Fairy Godmother
Emily Mott
Kitty
Avery Snyder, Student of The Dance Company
Mrs. Tea Pot
Sara Jansen Clayborne
Cinderella
Moira Price
Red Riding Hood
Caitlin Lennon*
The Big Bad Wolf
Blake Seidel
Prince Charming
Devin Sweet
Sugar Plum Fairy
Susan Holzapfel
Princess Aurora
Hannah Deveny*
Snow White
Megan Giroir
With the “Seven Dwarfs” from The Dance Company:
1:30pm Performance:
Clare Rosenberg, Kirsten Arnsdorff, Grace Rosenberg, Elizabeth Patina, Kieran Donohue, Ellie Murray, Molly Donohue
4:00pm Performance:
Clare Rosenberg, Summer Ostein, Lauryn Chaney, Zoe Seward, Jazmin Johnson, Cameron Deringer, Celia Wood
*Denotes artists who are supported by individual donors through our “Sponsor a Dancer” Program. For more information, visit www.CharlottesvilleBallet.org/support
Charlottesville Ballet’s A Fairy Tale Gathering was choreographed and created by Emily Mott
Lighting Design: Heather Hutton
Backstage Crew: Ty Cooper, Audrey Fenske, Karen Niemeier
Costumes: Susan Proctor, Emily Mott, and Lynette Meynig
Don’t Miss a Fairy Tale Ending!
Join the Charlottesville Ballet dancers on stage for a very special Fairy Tale Tea Party after the show! Adults can enjoy tea party refreshments while children meet the dancers, make their own tea time crafts, and take photos with their favorite fairy tale characters.
To add the Tea Party to your ticket order, visit the box office after the show. Children’s “add-on” tickets are $20 and adult chaperones attend the tea party for free!