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The Dream
October 30, 31 & November 4-7, 2009
with Three Preludes & Songs of the Valley
Sir Frederick Ashton’s hilarious one-hour telling of Shakespeare’s moon-lit masterpiece “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” returns to Ballet West for the first time in over ten years! Along with the Ballet West premiere of Ben Stevenson’s stunning, romantic pas de deux, Three Preludes, and Bruce Marks’ tribute to Utah’s Mormon pioneers, Songs of the Valley, this diverse program offers a taste of what ballet is all about.
Program & Notes:
The Dream
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Music: Felix Mendelssohn
Three Preludes
Choreography: Ben Stevenson
Music: Serge Rachmaninoff
Songs of the Valley
Choreography: Bruce Marks
Music: Aaron Copland
Conducted by: Kurt Bestor
Blog Posts about The Dream
Casting:
Three Preludes
| Oct. 30, Nov. 4, 6, 7 eve. | Oct. 31, Nov. 5, 7 mat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Romi Beppu | Sara Webb* | |
| Michael Bearden | Beau Pearson |
Songs of the Valley
| Oct. 30, Nov. 4, 6, 7 eve. | Oct. 31, Nov. 5, 7 mat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Zion's Walls | Silver Barkes | Emily Adams |
| Katie Critchlow | Christopher Anderson | |
| Aidan DeYoung | Silver Barkes | |
| John Frazer | Katie Critchlow | |
| Megan Furse | Allison DeBona | |
| Owen Gaj | Aidan DeYoung | |
| Whitney Huell | John Frazer | |
| David Kim | Megan Furse | |
| Jason Linsley | Owen Gaj | |
| Alexander MacFarlan | Whitney Huell | |
| Thomas Mattingly | David Kim | |
| Elizabeth McGrath | Victoria Lock | |
| Elizabeth Murphy | Alexander MacFarlan | |
| Aaron Orlowski | Thomas Mattingly | |
| Beau Pearson | Elizabeth Murphy | |
| Eduardo Permuy | Aaron Orlowski | |
| Josey Silva | Eduardo Permuy | |
| Kira Smith | Jacqueline Straughan | |
| Jacqueline Straughan | Rex Tilton | |
| Arolyn Williams | Arolyn Williams | |
| The Boatman's Dance | Silver Barkes | Silver Barkes |
| Katie Critchlow | Katie Critchlow | |
| Whitney Huell | Whitney Huell | |
| Elizabeth Murphy | Elizabeth Murphy | |
| David Kim | David Kim | |
| Thomas Mattingly | Thomas Mattingly | |
| Aidan DeYoung | Aidan DeYoung | |
| Eduardo Permuy | Eduardo Permuy | |
| The Little Horses | Company | Company |
| The Dodger | Aaron Orlowski with Company | Christopher Anderson with Company |
| The Golden Willow Tree | Thomas Mattingly | Thomas Mattingly |
| Alexander MacFarlan | Alexander MacFarlan | |
| David Kim | David Kim | |
| with Company | with Company | |
| Simple Gifts | Megan Furse | Megan Furse |
| Jacqueline Straughan | Jacqueline Straughan | |
| Josey Silva | Victoria Lock | |
| Arolyn Williams | Arolyn Williams | |
| Aaron Orlowski | Christopher Anderson | |
| Owen Gaj | Christopher Sellars | |
| Jason Linsley | Rex Tilton | |
| Thomas Mattingly | Thomas Mattingly | |
| I Bought Me a Cat | John Frazer with Company | John Frazer with Company |
| Long Time Ago | Kira Smith, Jason Linsley | Allison DeBona, Rex Tilton |
| Ching-A-Ring-Chaw | Company | Company |
The Dream
| Oct. 30, Nov. 4, 6, 7 eve. | Oct. 31, Nov. 5, 7 mat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Titania | Sara Webb* | Romi Beppu |
| Oberon | Christopher Ruud | Michael Bearden |
| Changeling Indian Child | Hayden Tyler Smith | William Riches |
| Puck | Christopher Sellars | Owen Gaj |
| Bottom | John Frazer | Aidan DeYoung |
| Helena | Christiana Bennett | Kate Crews |
| Hermia | Annie Breneman | Elizabeth McGrath |
| Demetrius | Christopher Anderson | Jason Linsley |
| Lysander | Beau Pearson | Rex Tilton |
| Mustard Seed | Heather Thackeray | Heather Thackeray |
| Peasblossom | Katherine Lawrence | Katherine Lawrence |
| Cobweb | Victoria Lock | Victoria Lock |
| Moth | Megan Furse | Megan Furse |
| Rustics | Aaron Orlowski | Aaron Orlowski |
| David Kim | David Kim | |
| Alexander MacFarlan | Alexander MacFarlan | |
| Eduardo Permuy | Eduardo Permuy | |
| Rex Tilton | Beau Pearson | |
| Fairies | Artists of Ballet West | Artists of Ballet West |
*Courtesy of Houston Ballet
All Casting Subject to Change