Artistry In Dance .... 21st Season
Classical Ballets.    Restaged by Cheryl Rist
 

              
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MISSION:
Ballet Minnesota is dedicated
to creating and sharing
artistry in dance
through public presentations
and education.

BMN Executive Director:
Cynthia Betz
651-222-7919

BMN Artistic Director
CBA co-director
Andrew Rist
651-290-0513

CBA School Director:
Cheryl Rist

Grant writer:
Art Penfield

Production manager:
Jim Arnold

Board President:
Lisa Gray

School Shows Coordiantor:
Ellen Cochran
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Ballet Minnesota
Classical Ballets

All Classical Ballets (except Nutcracker) restaged by Cheryl Rist
All Classics costumed by Cheryl Rist

CHERYL RIST         Director: Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota


Cheryl, a graduate of the Cornish School of Arts in Seattle, was the recipient of (7) Arts Scholarships. Her teachers include Robert Joffrey, Loyce Houlton, Hanya Holm, Flemming Halby and Frank Bourman. She began dancing with Sacramento Ballet under the direction of Jean-Paul Comelin (formerly Paris Opera Ballet). She danced as a principal with the Banff Festival, the Minnesota Dance Theater (under the direction of Loyce Houlton) and Ballet Minnesota. n 1987 Cheryl and her husband Andrew co-founded the Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota and in 1990 they co-founded Ballet Minnesota. Cheryl has a special gift understanding the art of Classical Ballet. She has restaged many of the classic ballets for Ballet Minnesota which include "Swan Lake", "Giselle", "Sleeping Beauty", "Les Sylphides", "Flower Festival pas de deux", "Coppelia" and "La Bayadere". Cheryl is known for restaging the complete ballets such as 4 acts of Swan Lake. In addition to all of this she designs and costumes all the works presented by Ballet MInnesota. Although she is a sought after designer, she concentrates her engeries on Ballet Minnesota and Classical Ballet Academy of Minnesota.

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Classical Ballet Restaging
All Classical Ballets (except Nutcracker) restaged by Cheryl Rist
All Classics costumed by Cheryl Rist

LA BAYADERE
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World Premiere: February 4, 1877
Imperial Ballet
Maryinski Theater, St Petersbury, Russia

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Plot: Sergey Khudekov & Marius Petipa
Sets: K. Ivanov, P. Lambin, O. Allegi & A Kwapp
Nikiya: Ekaterina Vazem
Solor: Lev Ivanov

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First produced by Ballet Minnesota
13th Minnesota Dance Festival
May 17, 2001
Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN

Restaged by: Cheryl Rist
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Sets: Jim Arnold

Nikiya: Oksana Konobeyeva
Solor: Kirill Bak
Soloists: Melanie Hughes, Svetlana Gavrilova, Brianna VandeVelde
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SWAN LAKE


original choreography:
   Mauius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
music:   Peter I Tchaikovsky
first performed:   St Petersburg, Russia (1877)

First performance (Ballet Minnesota):
   2nd Act Only
8th Minnesota Dance Festival, 1996
The O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN
restaged by:   Cheryl Rist & Elizabeth Shipiatsky
Odette: Marina Mosina
Sigfried: Dmtri Roudnev
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2007 Restaging (Ballet Minnesota):
   Acts 1-4
19th Minnesota Dance Festival, May 2007
The Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
Restaged by:   Cheryl Rist
Act 1 Waltz choreography: Andrew Rist
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Backdrops: Mary Novodvorsky
Sets: Cynthia Betz, Jim Arnold
Odette/Odile: Oksana Konobeyeva
Sigfried: Davis Robertson
Rothbart: Ted Southern
Pas de Trois: Erin Warn, Taylor Dreyling, Jason Jacobs
Queen: Ruthena Fink
Jester: Nicholas LIncoln

Most recent performance (Ballet Minnesota):
   Acts 1-4
19th Minnesota Dance Festival, May 2008
The Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
Restaged by:   Cheryl Rist
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GISELLE
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Original choreography: (1841) Jules Perrot
Orignial music: (1841) Adolphe Adam
First performance: Paris, France

First produced (Ballet Minnesota)
ACT 2  only
7th Minnesota Dance Festival, 1995
The O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN
restaged by: Cheryl Rist & Jocelyn Labsan
Giselle: Tina Anderson
Albrecht: Andrew Thompson
Hilarion: David Stright
Myrtha: Megan Warn

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Most recent performances: (BMN)
ACTS 1 & 2
17th Minnesota Dance Festival
Fitzgerald Theater, April 29-30, 2005
restaged by: Cheryl Rist
Giselle: Oksana Konobeyeva
Albrecht: Dimitry Tuboltsev
Hilarion: Allen Gregory   Myrtha: Erin Warn

18th Minnesota Dance Festival
Fitzgerald Theater, April, 2006
restaged by: Cheryl Rist
Giselle: Oksana Konobeyeva
Albrecht: Davis Robertson
Hilarion: Allen Gregory   Myrtha: Erin Warn
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NUTCRACKER
Choreography: Andrew Rist          Porcelain Dolls Choreography: Cheryl Rist         Costumed by Cheryl Rist
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First produced by Ballet Minnesota
December, 1990 , St Paul, MN
St Paul Student Center Theater, University of Minnesota
choreography: Andrew Rist (1987)
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Backdrops: Mary Novodvorsky
Sets: Cynthia Betz, Jim Arnold
Sugar Plum Fairy: Cheryl Rist
Cavalier: Andrew Rist
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Most recent production
December, 2007 , The O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN
choreography: Andrew Rist
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Backdrops: Mary Novodvorsky
Sets: Cynthia Betz, Jim Arnold
Sugar Plum Fairy: Oksana Konobeyeva
Cavalier: Alexey Agudin
Drosselmeyer: Robert Cleary
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DON QUIXOTE
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First produced by Ballet Minnesota
16th Minnesota Dance Festival
April 28, 2004
Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN

Restaged by: Cheryl Rist (after Petipa)
Gypsy Dance: Andrew Rist
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Composer: Leon MInkus
Sets: Jim Arnold, Cynthia Betz
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Kitri: Oksana Konobeyeva
Basilio: Dimitry Tuboltsev
Don Quixote: Jim Lieberthal
Queen of Dryads: Caitlin Mussmann
Toreador: Kirill Bak
Amour: Sarah Bulger

COPPELIA
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First produced by Ballet Minnesota
14th Minnesota Dance Festival
April 5, 2002
Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN

Restaged: Cheryl Rist
Music: Leo Deliebes
Waltz of the hours: Andrew Rist
Swanhilda: Melanie Hughes
Franz: Ben Johnson
Dr Copellius: Andrew Rist

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Most recent performance:
15th Minnesota Dance Festival
April 4-6, 2003
Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN

Restaged: Cheryl Rist
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Sets: Cynthia Betz, Jim Arnold, Lisa Gray
Waltz of the hours: Andrew Rist
Swanhilda: Melanie Hughes
Franz: Giary Ataly
Dr Copellius: Andrew Rist
Dawn: Taylor Dreyling
Prayer: Julia Heggernes
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PAQUITA
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original choreography (1847):
world premiere: Paris, France
Mauius Petipa after Joseph Mazilier
Music: Leon Minkus

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First performance (Ballet Minnesota):
11th Minnesota Dance Festival
1999
EM Pearson Theater, St Paul, MN

Restaged by: Cheryl Rist
Music: Leon Minkus
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Paquita: Svetlana Gavrilova
Principal: Kirill Bak
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LES SYLPHIDES


LES SYLPHIDES (Chopiniana) (1908)


choreography: Michael Fokine
music:  Frederick Chopin
first performed: St Petersburg, Russia
restaged by: Cheryl Rist
first performed by Ballet Minnesota on the 3rd Minnesota Dance Festival, 1991





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