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Original Choreography:
Marius Petitpa, Lev Ivanov
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
St Petersburg, Russian 1877

Ballet Minnesota Productions

First Production:
2nd Act Only - 1996
8th Minnesota Dance Festival,
The O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN
restaged by: Cheryl Rist & Elizabeth Shipiatsky
Odette: Marina Mosina
Sigfried: Dmtri Roudnev

Second Production
Acts 1-4
19th Minnesota Dance Festival
May 18-19, 2007
Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
Restaged by: Cheryl Rist
Waltz choreography: Andrew Rist
Costumes: Cheryl Rist
Backdrops: Mary Novodvorsky
Sets: Cynthia Betz, Jim Arnold, Lisa Gray
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 Production:
Acts 1-4
May 16-18, 2008   (20th MDF)
Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
Restaged by: Cheryl Rist
Swan Lake Act1



Photo Gallery
Brief History of Swan Lake

Photography: Dave Trayers
Swan Lake Act 1 pp
original choreography (1877): Mauius Petipa
music: Peter I Tchaikovsky
first performed: St Petersburg, Russia


March 4, 1877
Bolshoi Theater, Moscow:4 Acts
Music: Peter Tchaikovsky
Libretto: VP Begitchev V Geltser
Choreography: V Reisinger
Principals: Palageia Karpakova
S Gilbert  
* Not a sucesss

March 1, 1894
2nd Act produced at St Petersburg Maryinsky Theater
Choreography: L Ivanov
Prinicpals: Legnani, Gerdt

January 27, 1895
Full 4 Acts: Maryinsky Theater
Choreography:
Marius Petipa (1st & 3rd Acts)
Lev Ivanov (2nd & 4th Acts)
Odette-Odile: Legnani
Sigfried: Gerdt .

1901: Restaged wth revisions by Gorsky at Bolshoi
1937: Restaged: Messerer: Bolshoi
1933: Vaganova Version, Kirov
1945: Lopokova Version, Kirov
1950: K Sergeyev Version, Kirov
1969: Grigorovich Version, Bolshoi

First Production of complete ballet outside Russia
1907: Prague National Theater,
choreography: Achille Viscus)

1 st London Perf. (2nd act)
1910: Hippodrome.   
Odette: Preobrajenska

First full length Petitpa-Ivanov version outside Russia
1934: Vic-Wells Ballet
Staged by: Sergeyev

First Ballet Minnesota Staging:
1996
8th Minnesota Dance Festival
2nd Act Only
O'Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN
Restaged by: Cheryl Rist and Elizabeth Shipiatsky
Odette: Marina Mosina
Sigfried: Dmtri Roudnev.

Ballet Minnesota: Acts 1-4
May 17-19, 2007
19th Minnesota Dance Festival
Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN
restaged by:   Cheryl Rist
Odette: Oksana Konobeyeva
Sigfried: Davis Robertson

Last Performance: Ballet MN
2008: 20th MDF
Fitzgerald Theater



1996 Cast
Swan Lake:  Act 2 Only

2007 & 2008 Cast
Swan Lake:  Acts 1-4

BALLET MINNESOTA



2008 CAST

Odette/Odile: Oksana Konobeyeva

Prince: RamonThielen

Rothbart: Ted Southern

Queen: Ruthena Fink

Bueno: Eric Clavel

Jester: Nicholas Lincoln

Tutor: Antone Gregory

Court
Megan Simon, Rebecca Pelletier, Marisha Johnson, Maren Gray, Anna Betz, Karmyn Grant, Allen Gregory, David Schmidt, Garvin Jellison

Villagers
Olivia Brunzell-Garrett, Jacqueline Lis, Julia Valen, Maddie Klein, Aaron Davies

Pas de Trois
Erin Warn, Julia Heggernes, Eric Clavel

Four Swans
Julia Hegernes, Jacqueline Lis, Julia Valen, Amy

Four Big Swans
Erin Warn, Rebecca Pelletier, Karmyn Grant, Megan Simon

Swans
Marisha Johnson, Maren Gray, Margaret Ulland, Sarah Pelletier, Julia Heggerness, Olivia Brunzell-Garrett, Anna Betz, Maddie Klein, Sophia Mitchell, Jennifer Bennett, Emma Benja

Spanish
Erin Warn, Marisha Johnson, Eric Clavel

Chardaz
Karmyn Grant, Rebecca Pelletier, Meagan Simon, Allen Gregroy,David Schmidt,Garvin Jellison

Polish Mazurka
Maren Gray, Rebecca McDonnell, Olivia Brunzell-Garret, Elleana Wiering, David Schmidt, Allen Gregory, Aaron Davies, Garvin Jellison

Neopolitan
Julia Heggernes, Nicholas Lincoln, Margaret Ulland, Maddie Klein, Anna Betz, Jacqueline Lis, Julia Valen, Hanna Wagner



2007 CAST

Odette/Odile: Oksana Konobeyeva

Prince: Davis Robertson

Rothbart: Ted Southern

Queen: Ruthena 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, Justin Leaf

Neopolitan
Taylor Dreyling, Nicholas Lincoln, Margaret Ulland, Julia Heggerness, Anna Betz, Jacqueline Lis, Julia Valen, Rachelle Horowitz

1996 CAST  Act 2 Only

Restaged by:  Cheryl Rist, Elizabeth Shipiatsky
Music: Peter Tchaikovsky
Cotumes: Cheryl Rist

Odette/Odile: Marina Mosina
Prince: Dmitri Roudnev
Rothbart: Jeff Annis
Four Cygnettes (little swans)
Courtney Goetz, Jill Nordahl, Laura Paisley, Erin Warn
Four Big Swans
Autumn Mathisen, Elizabeth Stein, Brianna VandeVelde, Megan Warn
Swans
Zaneta Clark, Melissa Detuncq, Jessica Driscoll, Shannon Donald, Chelsea Horst, Karne Hukee, Katherine Lundquist, Randi Morreim, Sheryl Posthumus, Ann Swails, Laura Teale, Amber Warren, Katie Yost, Amy


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