The Sleeping Beauty
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
Based on Choreography by Marius Petipa
with additional choreography and staging by Cindy Reid
Artistic Director, Cindy Reid
CAST
King Florestan and his Queen have a christening ceremony for their infant child, Princess Aurora, and invite five fairies along with the entire kingdom to bestow gifts on the child. The Lilac Fairy, the most powerful of all, is just about to bestow her gift when the evil fairy Carabosse arrives, furious that she has not been invited to the christening. Catalabutte, the Master of Ceremonies is in charge of the guest list and takes the blame but Carabosse places a curse upon the baby princess as revenge: Aurora will indeed grow up to be beautiful and wise but on her sixteenth birthday she will prick her finger on a spindle and die. The Lilac Fairy cannot completely undo the curse, but she intervenes - the spindle will not cause death for the princess, but rather a peaceful 100-year sleep. Aurora will then be woken by the kiss of a handsome prince. The court is relieved.
Cattalabutte: Casey Silidjian
King Florestan and his Queen: Brian Hall & Meredith Conroy
Carabosse: Rebecca Lerch
Lilac Fairy: Madegan Lynch
Fairy of the Crystal Fountain: Maria Sun (Abril Peralta, understudy)
Fairy of the Enchanted Garden: Lila Mohler (Anna Fuchs, understudy)
Fairy of The Woodland Glade: Elliana Gibb (Emi Asakura, understudy)
Fairy of the Golden Vine: Adelyn Aittama (Hazel O’Brien understudy)
Attendants: Severine Alcaine, Emi Asakura, Anna Fuchs, Claire Kwak, Abril Peralta, Hazel O’Brien (Charleigh Huxtable, understudy)
Carabosse’s Minions: Jane Chauncey, Ula Gludish, Gwen Lloyd, Rachelle Rhule, Patience Shantaya, Avery Waters
Courtiers: Charleigh Huxtable, Sophie Riedl, Honour Shantaya, Samantha Swart, Joey Gallegos, Joseph Gonzales, Gareth Hogan, Wayne Van Camp
Nurse: Rowena Lloyd
Page Boy: Theo Hamilton
Heralds: Molly Xie, Aliya Yu
ACT I - the Spell
It is Princess Aurora’s sixteenth birthday. After the townsfolk perform a waltz, Princess Aurora dances the Rose Adagio with her four suitors. Presently, a cloaked stranger appears and offers a gift to the princess: a spindle. As predicted, Aurora pricks her finger on the spindle, falls into a swoon and collapses. The stranger reveals herself as Carabosse who believes that her curse still stands and that the princess is dead. Once again, the Lilac Fairy reminds the King and Queen that Aurora is merely asleep. The princess is carried off to bed and the Lilac Fairy casts a spell of slumber over the entire kingdom which will only be broken when Aurora awakens.
Princess Aurora: Maria Valencia Alvarez
Maids of Honor: Adelyn Aittama, Anna Fuchs, Lila Mohler, Hazel O’Brien(Emi Asakura, understudy) Claire Kwak, Elliana Gibb, Abril Peralta, Maria Sun(Sophie Riedl, understudy)
Prince/Suitors: Joseph Gonzales, Richard Huxtable, Sage Korfine, Jacob Taylor
Waltz: Emi Asakura, Sophie Riedl, Elden VanCamp-Ingiosi, Richard Huxtable
with Severine Alcaine, Charleigh Huxtable, Gwen Lloyd, Rachelle Rhule, Patience Shantaya, Honour Shantaya, Samantha Swart, Avery Waters
Courtiers: Ula Gludish, Wayne VanCamp, Rowena Lloyd, Joey Gallegos
ACT II - the Vision
One hundred years later, Prince Florimund is at a hunting party with his companions. He is unhappy and stays behind as the hunting party departs. He is met by the Lilac Fairy who shows him a vision of the beautiful princess and the prince is immediately smitten. Florimund begs to be taken to the princess and the Lilac Fairy leads him to the castle. Once inside the castle, Florimund awakens Aurora with a kiss and the rest of the court wakes as well.
Prince Florimund: Nick Hagelin
Tutor: David Gludish
Countess: Honour Shantaya
Courtiers: Gwen Lloyd, Joey Gallegos, Gareth Hogan, Richard Huxtable, Rachelle Rhule, Patience Shantaya, Samantha Swart, Wayne VanCamp
Serving Boys: Theo Hamilton, Molly Xie, Aliya Yu
Vision Corps: Adelyn Aittama, Severine Alcaine, Emi Asakura, Anna Fuchs, Elliana Gibb, Charleigh Huxtable, Mari Kodama, Claire Kwak, Lila Mohler, Hazel O’Brien, Abril Peralta, Maria Sun (Gwen Lloyd, Patience Shantaya, Avery Waters, understudies)
ACT III the Wedding
The royal wedding for Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund is celebrated by Fairytale Guests and the Jewel Fairies: Diamond, Gold, Silver and Sapphire. Aurora and Florimund perform a grand Pas de Deux and the Lilac Fairy blesses the union as the ballet ends with a grand apotheosis.
Jewel Fairies: Adelyn Aittama with Anna Fuchs, Abril Peralta, Maria Sun
Puss in Boots and White Cat: Claire Kwak & Elden VanCamp (Richard Huxtable, understudy)
Princess Florine and Blue Bird: Elliana Gibb & Sage Korfine
Red Riding Hood & Wolf: Avery Waters & Joseph Gonzales (Hazel O’Brien, understudy)
Attendants: Severine Alcaine, Emi Asakura, Charleigh Huxtable, Gwen Lloyd, Hazel O’Brien, Honour Shantaya (Samantha Swart, Patience Shantaya, understudies)
Courtiers: Rachelle Rhule, Sophie Riedl, Patience Shantaya, Samantha Swart, Joey Gallegos, Gareth Hogan, Richard Huxtable, Wayne VanCamp
No unauthorized photos or videos may be taken during the performance
Ithaca Ballet Production Staff
Artistic Director: Cindy Reid
Ballet Master: Rachel Myers
Marketing Director: Amy Opperman Cash
Production and Stage Manager: Courtney McGuire
Lighting Designer: Katt Hass
Master Electrician: Wayne VanCamp
Sound Director: Jef Sacco
Properties Manager: Janet Olsen
Fly Operator: Jesse Koennecke
Wardrobe: Natasha Keller
Wardrobe Assistants: Aoise Stratford, Lauren Korfine
Costumes: Scott Dolphin, Julie Eshleman, Georgia Huber, Toby Hamilton, Natasha Keller, Alice Reid, Lavinia Reid, Hilary Sharp
Small Props: Tom McHugh, Michael Mee, Alice Reid
Sets: Mike Garrett
Rehearsal: Cindy Reid, Rachel Myers
Concessions: Bronwyn Butcher Swart, Isabel Peralta, Laura Ward
Company Photo Board: Nancy Fuchs