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Wed. Nov. 24, 2021 7:30p.m.
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Fri. Nov. 26, 2021 1:30p.m.
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Sat. Nov. 27, 2021 1:30p.m.
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Sat. Nov. 27, 2021 7:30p.m.
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Sun. Nov. 28, 2021 1:30p.m.
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Sun. Nov. 28, 2021 7:30p.m.
Miami City Ballet in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.
Opera House
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Runtime
2 Hours, including one 20 minute intermission
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Live Music By
The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Patrons are requested to silence cell phones and other electronic devices during performances.
The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in this venue.
Company Roster
- Artistic Director
Lourdes Lopez
- Executive Director
Tania Castroverde Moskalenko
- Music Director and Principal Conductor
Gary Sheldon
- Principal Rehearsal Director
Roma Sosenko
- Rehearsal Directors
Joan Latham, Arnold Quintane
- Company Pianist
Francisco Rennó
- Production & Lighting Designer
John Hall
- Principals
Tricia Albertson, Nathalia Arja, Katia Carranza, Renan Cerdeiro, Rainer Krenstetter, Jennifer Lauren, Steven Loch, Alexander Peters, Carlos Quenedit
- Principal Soloists
Hannah Fischer, Shimon Ito, Chase Swatosh
- Soloists
Dawn Atkins, Samantha Hope Galler, Ashley Knox, Jordan-Elizabeth Long , Damian Zamorano
- Corps de Ballet
Alaina Andersen, Itzkan Barbosa, Adrienne Carter, Cameron Catazaro, Rui Cruz, Andrei Chagas, Bradley Dunlap, Mary Kate Edwards, Mayumi Enokibara, Nina Fernandes, Maddie Goodman, Julian Goodwin-Ferris, Ellen Grocki, Anna Grunewald, Satoki Habuchi, Juliet Hay, Andrew Larose, Benjamin Lepson, Suzette Logue, Petra Love, Alex Manning, Lily Maulsby, Jordan Martinez, Madison McDonough, Sean Miller, Harrison Monaco, Taylor Naturkas, Ethan Rodrigues, Ariel Rose, Helen Ruiz, Francisco Schilereff, Christie Sciturro, Matilda Solis, Amiruddin Shah, Luiz Silva, Nicole Stalker, Ella Titus
- Founder
Toby Lerner Ansin
- Founding Artistic Director
Edward Villella
Credits
- The Nutcracker®
Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust, Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky*, Staged by Miami City Ballet, Children staged by Sandra Jennings, Costume Design by Isabel Toledo, Set and Properties Design by Ruben Toledo, Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls, Projection Design by Wendall K. Harrington
*The Nutcracker, Opus 71
- Costume Credits
Costume Construction by: Arnold Levine, Betzabé Pujaico, Caryn Wells, Catafagno Productions, Cygnet Studio, Euro Co Costumes, Inc., Isabel Toledo Entreprise, Inc., Joe Scafati, Lynne Mackey Studio, and Miami City Ballet, Wardrobe Consulting by Andrea Spiridonakos
- Scenic Credits
Scenic Design Assistant: Robert John Andrusko
Projection Programming: Paul Vershbow
Lighting Design Assistant: Heather Graff
Scenery Construction: I. Weiss Theatrical Solutions
Scenic Painting: Scenic Art Studios
Properties Construction: General Scenery, Orlando, Florida
Children’s Rehearsal Directors Maribel Modrono and DeAnn Petruschke; Local Children’s Rehearsal Director: Rhodie Jorgenson
The performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.
Miami City Ballet would like to acknowledge the local students who appear in this production as well as Maryland Youth Ballet for hosting the rehearsals.
The Balanchine ballet presented in this program is protected by copyright. Any unauthorized recording is prohibited without the expressed written consent of The George Balanchine Trust and Miami City Ballet.
Director’s Note
Dear Friends,
It is an honor and privilege for our dancers to be back at the Kennedy Center and for such a momentous occasion. After 20 long months of missing the thrill of connecting to our audiences, to be back on stage, performing in this spectacular theater to share the magic of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® brings us tremendous joy and gratitude.
Casting
Synopsis
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®
A Ballet in Two Acts, Four Scenes and a Prologue
Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and The Mouse King (1816)
— Adapted from a note by Madeline Pober
Act I
Scene i
A holiday party at the Stahlbaum home
Scene ii
The battle scene; Marie's dreamland
Scene iii
A winter wonderland
Act II
The land of the sweets
The Balanchine ballet presented in this program is protected by copyright. Any unauthorized recording is prohibited without the expressed written consent of The George Balanchine Trust and Miami City Ballet.
The performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service Standards established and provided by The Trust.
Meet the Artists
Miami City Ballet
Miami City Ballet Dancers
*Miami City Ballet School Alumni
The Toby Lerner Scholarship Award is given every year to one of Miami City Ballet School’s most promising dancers to help underwrite the cost of their training.
The Nutcracker Creative Team
Kennedy Center Musicians
Terms and Conditions
All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.
Staff
Staff for the Opera House
Theater Manager Guy Jordin Heard*
Box Office Treasurer Holly Longstreth
Head Usher Keith Dunn, Mykal Cox
Head Carpenter Shane Angus
Flyman Richard Page
Assistant Carpenter Robert Palmer
Head Electrician Mark Cohee
Assistant Electrician Erik King
Assistant Electrician Annemarie Mountjoy
Head Audio Dave Crook
Head Props David Mairs
Assistant Props Ben Large
Head Wardrobe Megan Quarles
Miami City Ballet Staff
Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez
Executive Director Tania Castroverde Moskalenko
Artistic
Director of Artistic Administration Anne-Camille Hersh
Company Manager Gabe Friend-Jones
Production and Wardrobe
Production and Lighting Director John Hal
Production Stage Manager Kelly Brown
Assistant Stage Manager Lauren Wickett
Head Carpenter Brian Harris
Properties Master Marc Stoudt
Properties Assistant Gary Darling
Head Electrician William Schwendel
Assistant Electrician Elvin Thomas
Assistant Carpenter/Flyman James Sampedro
Projection Operator Steve Covey
Sound Engineer Sean M. Deceunick
In Memoriam Richard Carter
Director of Costume Department Eleanor Wolfe
Wardrobe Master Ricardo Asturias
Wardrobe Mistress Jennifer Conrad
School Wardrobe Mistress Ibis Hernandez
Stitchers Julia Villalobos, Alberto Fages
Make-up Artist Carol Raskin
Development
Chief Development Officer Courtney K. Ford
Senior Director, Major Gifts Orene Tross-Harris
Director of Special Events Lisa Pollack
Director of Foundation and Government Relations Michele Scanlan
Associate Director of Development Services Jose Osorno
Associate Director of Individual Giving Matthew Williams
Associate Director of Donor Relations, Palm Beach and Broward Alexandra Richter
Principal Gifts Coordinator & Special Projects Manager Sydney Hartman
Donor Relations Coordinator Terrence-Kelly Devonshire
Development Consultants Glenn Kaufhold and Ruth Robinson
Marketing
Director of Marketing & Audience Acquisition Stephanie Zappala
Publicity and Communications Manager Amber Dorsky
Marketing Manager Anne Mortomore
Marketing Manager, Creative Services Elizabeth Angueira
Digital Marketing Coordinator Tanya Boklach
Box Office Manager Matt Saurusaitis
Customer Relations Assistant Manager Maritza Castro
Customer Service Representatives Leyda Castro, Sergio Rodriguez, Michael Tilis
Marketing Consultants Mary Landreth, Sherri Prentiss, Nicole Wetzell
Community Engagement
Community Engagement Programs Manager Tharesa Z. Perry
Community Dance Education Programs Manager Agatha Wright
Teaching Artists Jennifer Puig, Kelly Robotham, Blaire Andrews
Ballet Bus Group Leaders Gisel Hernandez, Kristina M. Jackson
Finance And Operations
Director of Finance John J. Shumaker, C.P.A
Payroll Coordinator Marisa Rios-Lopez
Staff Accountant Carlos Th. Lopez
Human Resources Director Lina Aguirre
Human Resources Assistant and Office Manager Joy Stanfield
Board Liaison and Executive Coordinator Kelsey Irl
Miami City Ballet School
Chair Lourdes Lopez
School Artistic Director Arantxa Ochoa
School Managing Director Lisa de Ravel
School Operations Manager Jessica Bork
Dean of Student Affairs Roslyn Ruiz
School Programs Manager Amanda Rodriguez
School Administrative Coordinator Jenna Fernandez
Principal Faculty Alexander Iziliaev, Reyneris Reyes
Faculty Cecilia Benitez, Kareen Pauld Camargo, Claudia Lezcano, Michaela Mann, Rosa Mercedes, Maribel Modrono, Herman Payne, Antonella Vichidomini
Pianists Marianela Castro, Juvenal Correa-Salas, Gladys Fariñas, Vivian Gonzalez, Yraima Menendez, Teresa Valdivia Egusquiza
Professional Consultants
Employment and Labor Law Lisa Berg, Esq., Stearns Weaver Miller, et al, P.A.
Immigration Law Glenn Rissman, Esq., Stearns Weaver Miller, et al, P.A.
Auditor Robbins and Moroney, P.A.
Medical Providers
Company Physician Kathleen Davenport MD
Physical Therapist Alejandro Piris Niño
Massage Therapist Alexis Somoano LMT
Miami City Ballet Board Members
Board of Directors
ChairJeffrey Davis
Treasurer, Chair – Finance CommitteeCharles Adelman
Chair – Community Engagement CommitteeJill E. Braufman
Executive DirectorTania Castroverde Moskalenko
Chair – Nominating and Governance CommitteeVeronica de Zayas, Esq.
RepresentativeMargaret Eidson
Chair – Development CommitteeRobert Friezo
RepresentativeRobert Gottlieb
RepresentativeKathy Guttman
Chair – School CommitteeBruce Halpryn
City RepresentativeAlina Hudak
Chair – Campaign CommitteeKristi Jernigan
RepresentativeSusan D. Kronick
Artistic DirectorLourdes Lopez
City RepresentativeManny Marquez
RepresentativeLisa Kott Massirman
Chair – Audit CommitteeSaul Sanders
RepresentativeMichael Schultz
RepresentativeJohn Vogelstein
Board of Trustees
TrusteesSara Minskoff Allan, Madeline Anbinder, Stephen Anbinder, Toby Lerner Ansin – Founder, Merrill Ashley, Robert Chaskes, Lester N. Coney, Neil Devlin, James Freeze, Sheila O'Malley Fuchs - Chair, Palm Beach Committee, Dini Albert Golden, Janine Gordon, Francinelee Hand, William "Bill" Jones, Karen Krause, Mimi Kuppin
*Represented by ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.
The box office at the Kennedy Center is represented by I.A.T.S.E, Local #868.
Steinway Piano Gallery is the exclusive area representative of Steinway & Sons and Boston pianos, the official pianos of the Kennedy Center.
The technicians at the Kennedy Center are represented by Local #22, Local #772, and Local #798 I.A.T.S.E., AFL-CIO-CLC, the professional union of theatrical technicians.
Thank You to The Trump Kennedy Center Supporters
The Trump Kennedy Center Board of Trustees
National Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors
The Trump Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Committee
The Trump Kennedy Center President's Council
The Trump Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts
President's Advisory Committee on the Arts
National Committee for the Performing Arts
National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees
The Trump Kennedy Center Circles Board
The Trump Kennedy Center Community Advisory Board
The Trump Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board
Acknowledgments
Miami City Ballet wishes to thank the generous sponsors who helped bring our brand new production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® to life, including:
Founding Benefactors ($500,000)
Kristi and Dean Jernigan
Mary Spencer
Sugarplum Fairy ($100,000 to $249,000)
Deborah and Charles Adelman
B. Carlin Foundation, Inc.
Judy Werner, Trustee
Trish and Dan Bell
The Codina Family
Jeffrey Davis and Michael T. Miller
Kathy and Steven Guttman
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation|
Susan Kronick and Edward Manno Shumsky
The Music Center