American Youth Ballet - 4 performances
http://www.americanyouthballet.org/
Studio rehearsal Nov 23, 2019 Saturday
- Candy Canes: Julia Walewicz (center, lead) and (L and R front)
Ella Hiebert and Ansley Chambers (demi soloists)
Nutcracker 2019
In Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College
Saturday 14 December 2018, 2
pm and 7 pm
and Sunday 15th, 2 pm and 6 pm
( Note that evening times differ between Sat 7pm and Sun 6pm )
JCCC(dress/performance) in Yardley Hall
Ticketing - JCCC Box Office:
913-469-4445
Via: https://www.americanyouthballet.org/nutcracker
- at $15, $21 and $23
Tickets prices: Adults
Orch.- $23 Tier/Terr - $21 Balcony - $15 Youth 12 & Under
Yardley Hall's capacity is 1341 seats - Full or nearly full each performance
= = Pictures = =
See a full set of pictures with options to buy prints at: http://www.kcdance.com/Events/Default.asp
The Updated Program from optical character recognition (OCR) scan is at the bottom of this page (will be updated after performance dates)
In-Theater pictures at JCCC's Yardley Hall
Pictures from Dress and Performance Days
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Dress for Cast A - Friday December 13th
Daphne Johnson as young Clara - and the menacing mice
Ella Hiebert (Snow Queen) and Ben Rabe (Snow King) in lift
(Note: see same lift below as they practice pre-show backstage)
Mackenzie Feldman (lead) in Spanish
with (L and R) Annika Jones and Ella Huggins in corps.
Julia Walewicz, Candy Cane lead
Candy Canes: Julia Walewicz (center, lead) and (L and R)
Ansley Chambers and Ella Hiebert (demi soloists)
Flowers with Ximena Flores as Rose Queen (in jete)
Abbey Crews as Grown Clara
Julia Harshbarger and Zach Bennett in Arabian
Daphne Johnson as Young Clara and Laura Jones Wallner as Frau Stahlbaum
Dress for Cast B - Thursday December 12th
Pre-performance practice at dress, behind a scrim, Julia Walewicz (center) as Snow Queen,
Left to Right: Ella Huggins as Columbine Doll, Laura Jones Wallner as Frau Stahlbaum, Annika Jones (back to us) as Vivandiere doll
Guests on the street, heading for the house party, David Cross in front
Fritz grabs the Nutcracker doll (Arielle Li as young Clara, and Ella Hiebert asFritz)
and Grandma (Abbey Crews) takes care of business with Fritz (Ella Hiebert)
Snow Queen Julia Walewicz and Snow King Ben Rabe, in dress (above) and below in practice before dress performance
Pre-show, behind the curtain, Julia Walewicz and Ben Rabe practicing a fish position for Snow Queen and King
Grown Clara - Ximena Flores
Julia Harshbarger - three hops back then releve on toe, each time moving backward (notice the background)
with shots taken only at the releve (frames 2666, 7, 8, 9)
Spanish lead Audrey Merckling,- sisson at finale
Candy Cane lead Annie Cook, pulling a hula hoop around her in a leap.
Maureen Borberg in Arabian, at finale
Abbey Crews, Rose Queen
Arielle Li, as young Clara, hoisting the Nutcracker at the finale.
Pictures from Studio Rehearsals
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Sunday Dec 1st, both casts in section below - earlier rehearsals below that.
"Angels" at curtain open, Act II
"Spanish" role (sisson) Cast B (above) and Cast A (below)
Mackenzie Feldman ("Spanish" character) in a sisson
Same opening moment (in front of curtain, on apron), different
casts above (A) and below (B).
Miss Jennifer in grandma role above and below she is on the side watching Abbey Crews as grandmother.
Sunday Nov 24th (below), Cast B (Saturday, cast A, below this section)
Annie Cook - candy cane lead
pulling hula hoop around her
Saturday Nov 23rd and Cast A, below
A Few More Pictures
Practicing behind the curtain during intermission at 2 pm performance Saturday - Candy Cane lead Julia Walewicz
A "mugging" backstage
More "mugging" in the lobby
Ella Hiebert and Ben Rabe (as Snow Queen and Snow King pas de deux) practicing pirouettes pre-show, behind the curtain.
Ella Hiebert and Ben Rabe (as Snow Queen and Snow King) practicing a lift, pre-show, behind the curtain.
This is the same lift you see above in dress.
From the Tongue-in-Cheek Department:
Conductor Kris Hilding, 4 minutes before curtain - inspired by the photo meme of "Conductors Doing Ordinary Things" (or words to that effect)
Right after this I headed for my sight-line video cameras and Kris headed for the orchestra pit.
My sightline cameras with two digital audio recorders next to Sean the sound guy.
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The incredibly famous and enigmatic "Woman on a Couch" image - Annie Cook in maid costume, preshow behind the curtain.
View over the orchestra pit of Yardley Hall at intermission.
Intermission behind the curtain: Zachary Bennett ducks under
Maureen Borberg's leg in Arabian while Julia Harshbarger works on her Sugar Plum Fairy.
Abbey Crews (Rose Queen) and Annie Cook (Candy Cane lead) are in the background.
Spanish 2 pm Sunday lead Audrey Merckling poses with young concert goer after Sunday's 2 pm show.
American Youth Ballet | |
| Artistic Directors | Jennifer Tierney and Kristopher Estes-Brown |
Nutcracker 2019 | |
| Choreography | by Kristopher Estes-Brown |
| Music | composed by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky |
| Set Design | by Jason Phillips, Paul Mesner Puppets, Ryan Hasler, and Kristopher Estes-Brown |
| Lighting Design | by Kristopher Estes-Brown |
| Costuming Director | Sheila Olson with Kathleen Bradford, Jennifer Tierney, Deborah Green, Gayla Voss, Denna Flickner, Carol Brookover, Kate Erlinger |
| Act I | |
| Young Clara | Daphne Johnson, Arielle Li |
| Dr. Drosselmeyer | Curt Knupp |
| Nephew | Preston Cook |
| Louisa | Nadine Peck, Halle Jaeger |
| Fritz | Julia Walewicz, Ella Hiebert |
| Governess | Audrey Merckling |
| Grandmother | Jennifer Tierney, Abbey Crews |
| Columbine | Hannah Chong, Ella Huggins |
| Vivandiere | Madalyn Hesterlee, Annika Jones |
| Soldier Doll | Asher Wilson |
| Frau Stahlbaum | Laura Wallner |
| Herr Stahlbaum | Tony Witt |
| Maids | Annie Cook; Ximena Flores, Ansley Chambers |
| Party Guest Parents | David Cross, Julia Harshbarger, Alexis Applegate, Mackenzie Feldman, Moe Graenser, Zachary Bennett |
| Party Guest Children | Mason Cook, Max Isaac, Souleye Bodian, Logan Jones, Asher Merckling, Owen Chambers, Mikayla Neo, Matalin Patel, Adeline Qin, Ashley Chen, Lillian Meier, Wren Versluis, Ella Kaemmer, Sophia Qui Mia Maciula, Juliet Lothyan, Ellie Xu, Lily Leach, Cindy Jiang, Tara Cook, Lindsey Kim |
| Baby Mouse | Leonie Osman, Phoebe Fyten, Annalise Stroud, Elijah Jones, James Klenke, Ximena Velazquez-Musalem, Miriam Ruder, Vivienne Weaver |
| Mice | Bella Gladish, Estella Stawarz, Kiersten Koenings, Madeline Harvey, Bella Breithaupt, Mason Cook, Kylie Julianto, Emily Petrella, Anna Sawafuji, Katie Chen, Shiloh Nelson, Owen Chambers |
| Cavalry | Vivan Hsiao, Elsa Pineda, Tara Cook, Caroline Taliaferro |
| Soldiers | Jasmine Harris, Lexi Arp, Annabella Choi, Vera Scanlan, Halle Jaeger, Lindsey Kim, Arielle Li, Lily Leach, Cindy Jiang, Koyuri Morita, Grace Himmelberg, Daphne Johnson |
| Nutcracker | Asher Wilson |
| Grown Clara | Abbey Crews, Ximena Flores |
| Snow King | Benjamin Rabe |
| Snow Queen | Ella Hiebert, Julia Walewicz |
| Snowflakes | Ansley Chambers, Ximena Flores, Julia Harshbarger, Maureen Borberg, Audrey Merckling, Alexis Applegate, Rebeca Flores, Ann Nelson, Avani Lakkireddy, Annika Jones, Annie Cook, Hannah Chong, Julia Walewicz, Ella Hiebert, Abbey Crews, Mackenzie Feldman, Madalyn Hesterlee, Ella Huggins |
| Act II | |
| Sugar Plum Fairy | Annie Cook, Julia Harshbarger |
| Chinese Leads | Alexis Applegate, Hannah Chong, Ann Nelson, Ella Hiebert |
| Russian Leads | Maureen Borberg, Ansley Chambers |
| Angel Leads | Audrey Merckling, Mackenzie Feldman, Tara Cook, Kayla Forbes, Rebeca Flores, Nadine Peck |
| Candy Cane Leads | Julia Walewicz, Annie Cook |
| Spanish Leads | Mackenzie Feldman, Audrey Merckling |
| Mirliton Leads | Hannah Chong, Ann Nelson |
| Arabian Leads | Julia Harshbarger, Maureen Borberg, Zachary Bennett |
| Rose Queen | Ximena Flores, Abbey Crews |
| Black Sheep | Adeline Qin, Matalin Patel |
| Lead Cook | Koyuri Morita, Jasmine Harris, Grace Himmelberg, Sophia Qui |
| Angels | Grace Himmelberg, Jasmine Harris, Arielle Li, Halle Jaeger, Annabella Choil, Daphne Johnson, Ella Kaemmer, Lindsey Kim, Sophia Qiu, Cindy Jiang |
| Cherubs and Page | Lia Hanks, Georgina Kozel, Charlotte Minkler, Ashlyn Bidwell, Naomi Ferrin, Penelope Stawarz, Bridget Simmons, Annabeth Smith, Angeline Tignon, Cade Simonsen, Shelby Fueston |
| Spanish Corps | Annika Jones, Ella Huggins, Madalyn Hesterlee, Avani Lakkireddy |
| Arabian Corps | Nadine Peck, Kayla Forbes, Mackenzie Naster |
| Chinese Corps | Altan Badmaev, Mikaela Ivanov, Kiersten Koenings, Madeline Harvey, Bella Breithaupt, Emily Petrella, Caitlyn Manning |
| Mirliton Corps | Tara Cook, Madalyn Hesterlee, Avani Lakkireddy, Kayla Forbes, Rebeca Flores, Ella Huggins, Elsa Pineda, Nadine Peck |
| Sheep | Chloe Hanks, Mirabella Bedell, Layla Maciula, Sofia Huggins, Caroline Nissen, Hadley Reeves, Madison Thaete, Rowan McGill, Evyn Diegel, Aoi Morita |
| Candy Cane Demi Soloists | Ansley Chambers, Annika Jones, Ella Hiebert, Alexis Applegate |
| Candy Cane Corps | Lily Leach, Lexi Arp, Vera Scanlan, Caroline Taliaferro, Elsa Pineda, Vivian Hsiao, Tara Cook |
| Russian Corps | Ella Kaemmer, Halle Jaeger, Annabella Choi, Lindsey Kim, Logan Jones, Preston Cook, Cindy Jiang |
| Gingerbreads | Mikayla Neo, Mataline Patel, Adeline Qin, Ellie Xu, Ashley Chen, Lillian Meier, Juliet Lothyan, Wren Versluis, Mia Maciula |
| Gumdrop Buttons | Skyla Neo, Hazel Leach, Stella Martinez, Sophia Sitzes, Madeline Davenport, Betsy Rodriquez, Juliette Tigon |
| Cooks | Claire Spencer, Claire Wheat, Clare Nissen, Dylan Baggott, Lexi Porta, Elena Fellers, Clare Kaemmer, Emmaline Smith, Sophie Halksworth, Corinne Simmons, Sophia Teply, Clara Julianto |
| Flowers | Ansley Chambers, Maureen Borberg, Audrey Merckling, Annie Cook, Julia Walewicz, Mackenzie Feldman, Nadine Peck, Alexis Applegate, Ella Hiebert, Ann Nelson, Avani Lakkireddy, Annika Jones, Ella Huggins, Caroline Taliaferro, Rebeca Flores, Tara Cook, Vivian Hsiao, Hannah Chong, Madalyn Hesterlee |
| Choreography | Kristopher Estes-Brown |
| Music composed | Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky |
| Set Design | Jason Phillips, Paul Mesner Puppets, Ryan Hasler, and Kristopher Estes-Brown |
| Lighting Design | Kristopher Estes-Brown |
| Costuming Director | Jennifer Tierney with Deborah Green, Gayla Voss, Denna Flickner, Carol Brookover, and Kate Erlinger |
2019-2020 AYB Company | |
| Artistic Directors | Jennifer Tierney and Kristopher Estes-Brown |
| Company Manager and Rehearsal Director | Laura Jones-Wallner |
| Staff | Michelle Wheat, Sheila Olson |
| Junior 2 Company |
Lily Leach, Vera Scanlan, Lexi Arp, Vivian Hsiao, Tara Cook, Caroline Taliaferro |
| Junior 1 Company |
Grace Himmelberg, Ella Kaemmer, Annabella Choi, Cindy Jiang, Arielle li, Daphne Johnson, Halle Joy Jaeger, Koyuri Morita, Lindsey Kim, Sophia Qui, Jasmine Harris |
| Apprentice Company |
Mikayla Neo, Matalin Patel, Adeline Qin, Ashley Chen, Lillian Meier, Juliet Lothyan, Wren Versluis, Mia Maciula, Ellie Xu, Max Issac |
| - | - |
Overland Park Orchestra | |
| Sponsored by the City of Overland Park | |
| Conductor | Raffaele Cipriano |
| Assistant Conductor | Kris Hilding |
| Violin I | Vicki Hauser, Concertmaster, Kara Hess, Yeanna Moon, Joe Shapiro, Maria Steinacker, Julianne Zheng |
| Violin II | Edwin Fukunaga, Principal, Mary Adams, David Page, James Taylor, Ernestine Wildman |
| Viola | Jackie Ives, Principal, Kelly Childers , Faith Childress , Hali Liu , Karen Sowers, Erin Wilson |
| Cello | Therese Park, Principal, Gail DeGeer, Becky Miller , Piper Myers, Ed Roxas , Betsy Wright |
| Bass | Kathleen McCullough, Principal, Carolyn Thurlby |
| Flute | Nancy Clark, Principal, Susan Culp |
| Piccolo | Charles Jessup, Principal |
| Oboe | Roy Messick, Principal, Hannah Thurlby |
| English Horn | Kristin Thurlby |
| Clarinet | George Pagels, Principal, Will Belden |
| Bass Clarinet | Will Belden |
| Bassoon | Carissa Kasper, Principal, Kailey Peterson |
| Horn | Angelica Sandry, Principal, Jeremy Kuechen, Joseph Carlton, Daniel Grahm |
| Trumpet | David Clark, Principal, Tim Gillispie |
| Trombone | Bob Wilson, Principal, Danny Lovell, David Hass |
| Tuba | Allen Walbert, Principal, Santiago Latorre |
| Timpani / Percussion | Anthony Liu, Principal, Kurt Johnson |
| Harp | Katie Sigler, Principal |
| Celeste | Yu Kureyama |