Chautauqua – The Regional Youth Ballet of Chautauqua, beneath the creative course of Monika Alch, will current its annual spring gala presentation on Friday, June 13 at eight pm within the amfitreater of the Chautauqua establishment.
This system contains the Carnival of the Animals of Saint-Saëns, the unique Tzigane choreography of Ravel with the violinist Anton Sheleyo, a single of Cryb Pupil Cecelia Johnson and a various collection of traditional and up to date works.
Since 2018, Cryb has taken its spring gala to the historic Chautauqua amphitheater, marking this as its sixth efficiency on the world -renowned stage.
“It isn’t solely an inspiring expertise for our dancers,” Alch mentioned, “however it is usually a beautiful neighborhood affiliation between the establishment and Cryb, which affords the native public publicity all year long to high quality dance alternatives.”
The efficiency of the night time is introduced in two acts. Act I’ll current the carnival of animals with actions of all Cryb college students from three years and the Vals & Mazurka of Khacaturian Masquerade Suite & Saint-Saëns in D.
Act II will open with the invited artist Anton Shelepov who performs just for Ravel’s Tzigane. Initially from Siberia, Shelepov started violin on the age of 4 and has superior titles of the Conservatory of St. Petersburg and Michigan State College. An award in quite a few worldwide competitions, at the moment serves as the primary live performance trainer with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and has been a member of the primary violin part of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra since 2015.
The scholar of Cryb Cecelia Johnson can also be introduced, who educated with Monika Alch earlier than persevering with her research on the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and the Washington Ballet’s skilled coaching division. Johnson has simply accomplished his second 12 months as an apprentice in Washington, DC, and can start his skilled profession subsequent season as an apprentice with the American up to date ballet in Los Angeles. It should additionally act as a part of the seven -week preprofesional division of Chautauqua Establishment
Tickets value $ 20 for adults and $ 14 for younger individuals, accessible by Chautauqua Establishment. Purchase on-line at Tickets.chq.org, by telephone at 716-357-6250, or in particular person on the essential door or the amphitheater kiosk the night time of the efficiency.