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2007 PROGRAM
Resstaged by .............................. Cheryl Rist
Composer .................................... Peter I Tchaikovsky
Act 1 Waltz choreography ............ Andrew Rist
Costume Designer ....................... Cheryl Rist
Costume Assistant ...................... Barbara Pelletier
Backdrops ................................... Mary Novodvorsky
Set Designers ............................. Jim Arnold, Cynthia Betz
Lighting Designer ........................ Mike Wangen
Production Manager .................... Jim Arnold
Backstage Manager .................... Barbara Pelletier
Set Production Assistants ........... Kali Pamer, Mary Jordan, Richard Rist
Volunteer Coordinator ................ Mary Klein
Schools Coordinator ................... Todd Wildenauer
2007 CAST
Odette/Odile .......... Oksana Konobeyeva
Prince .................... Davis Robertson
Rothbart .................Ted Southern
Queen .................... Ruthina Fink
Bueno .................... Jason Jacobs
Jester .................... Nicholas Lincoln
Tutor ...................... Antone Gregory
Court ..................... Megan Simon, Rebecca Pelletier, Marisha Johnson, Maren Gray, Karmyn Grant, Kimberly Bullock, Allen Gregory, David Schmidt, Justin Leaf
Villagers ................. Rachelle Horowitz, Julia Valen, Jacqueline Lis, Aaron Davies
Pas de Trois ........... Erin Warn, Taylor Dreyling, Jason Jacobs
Four Swans ............ Taylor Dreyling, Jacqueline Lis, Julia Valen, Rachelle Horowitz
Four Big Swans ...... Erin Warn, Rebecca Pelletier, Karmyn Grant, Megan Simon
Swans .................... Marisha Johnson, Maren Gray, Margaret Ulland, Sarah Pelletier, Kelsey Kolars, Kimberly Bullock, Julia Heggerness, Brittany Oman, Olivia Brunzell-Garrett, Anna Betz, Maddie Klein, Paige Sandness
Spanish ................. Erin Warn, Marisha Johnson, Jason Jacobs
Chardaz ................. Karmyn Grant, Rebecca Pelletier, Meagan Simon, Allen Gregroy,David Schmidt, Justin Leaf
Polish Mazurka ....... Maren Gray, Laura Betz, Kelsey Kolars, Clarissa Odin, David Schmidt, Allen Gregory, Aaron Davies / Gabriel Chang, Justin Leaf
Neopolitan ............. Taylor Dreyling, Nicholas Lincoln, Margaret Ulland, Julia Heggerness, Anna Betz, Jacqueline Lis, Julia Valen, Rachelle Horowitz
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SWAN LAKE HISTORY
original choreography (1877): Mauius Petipa
music: Peter I Tchaikovsky
first performed: St Petersburg, Russia
March 4, 1877
First produced Bolshoi Theater, Moscow
Original Russian Title: Lebedinoe ozero
Ballet In 4 Acts
Music: Peter Tchaikovsky
Libretto: VP Begitchev & V Geltser
Choreography: V Reisinger
Principals: Palageia Karpakova & S Gilbert
* This production was not a sucesss
March 1, 1894
2nd Act produced at St Petersburg Maryinsky Theater
Tchaikovsky Memorial Matinee
Choreography: L Ivanov
Prinicpals: Legnani & Gerdt
January 27, 1895
Full 4 Act Swan Lake produced at Maryinsky Theater
Choreography: Marius Petipa (1st & 3rd Acts)
Lev Ivanov (2nd & 4th Acts)
Odette-Odile: Legnani
Sigfried: Gerdt
* Major changes were made in the musical sequence of
the 2nd & 4th Acts.
Other Russian Productions / Restaging
1901: Restaged wth revisions by Gorsky at Bolshoi
1937: Restaged with amendments by Messerer at Bolshoi
1933: Vaganova Version, Kirov Theater
1945: Lopokova Version, Kirov Theater
1950: K Sergeyev Version, Kirov Theater
1953; Bourmiester, Stanislavsky & Nemirovich-Danchenko 1969: Grigorovich Version, Bolshoi Theater
First Production of complete ballet outside Russia
1907: Prague National Theater,
choreography: Achille Viscusi
First London Performance (2nd act only)
1910: At Hippodrome. Odette: Preobrajenska
First full length Petitpa-Ivanov version outside Russia
1934: Vic-Wells Ballet
Staged by Sergeyev
* This became the version upon which most future Western versions were based.
First performance by Ballet Minnesota1996
1996: 8th Minnesota Dance Festival
2nd Act Only
The O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN
Restaged by: Cheryl Rist & Elizabeth Shipiatsky
Odette: Marina Mosina
Sigfried: Dmtri Roudnev.
2nd performance by Ballet Minnesota:
May 17-19, 2007
19th Minnesota Dance Festival
Complete Ballet (Prologue, Acts 1-4)
The Fitzgerald Theater St Paul, MN
restaged by: Cheryl Rist
Odette: Oksana Konobeyeva
Sigfried: Davis Robertson
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