MARK KAPPEL                      

NEWSNOTES

2017

July 21 - Tiit Helimets danced the role of Prince Siegfried in the Pas de Deux from Act II of Helgi Tomasson's production of Swan Lake and Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in Christopher Wheeldon's Within The Golden Hour with the San Francisco Ballet at Festival Napa Valley in California.

July 24-28 - Emily Loscocco and Phillip Broomhead were on the faculty for the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive in Shreveport, Louisiana.

July 30 - Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in Christopher Wheeldon's Within The Golden Hour with the San Francisco Ballet at the Stern Grove Festival in California.

July 31-August 4 - Betsy McBride and Simon Wexler were on the faculty for the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive in Shreveport, Louisiana.

August 9 & 10 - The Salzburg Ballet performed Peter Breuer's Mythos Coco at the Deutsches Theater Munchen in Munich, Germany.

August 11 & 12 - The Salzburg Ballet performed Peter Breuer's Ballet 'N' Blues at the Deutsche Theater Munchen in Munich, Germany.

August 13 - Janis Brenner & Dancers performed Janis Brenner's Lost, Found, Lost as part of the Battery Dance Festival in New York.

September 22 & 23 - Sara Webb danced the role of Countess Marie Larisch in Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling with the Houston Ballet at the Hobby Center's Sarofim Hall in Houston, Texas.

October 4 & 6 - Skylar Campbell danced the role of Vaslav Nijinsky in John Neumeier's Nijinsky with the National Ballet of Canada at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, France.

October 12, 13, 14, 20 & 21 - Samantha Dunster portrayed the role of Carabosse in Angel Corella's production of The Sleeping Beauty with the Pennsylvania Ballet at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

October 13-22 - The Kansas City Ballet performed Devon Carney's Romeo and Juliet at the Kauffman Center for Dance and Creativity in Kansas City, Missouri.

October 14 - Imagine Ballet Theatre, directed by Raymond Van Mason, participated in the Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival at Perry's Egyptian Theater in Ogden, Utah.

October 22 - Conceived and choreographed by Keith Lee, Spirit of the Fallen, a documentary honoring American veterans, was screened at the Virginia War Memorial Museum in Richmond, Virginia.

November 4 - Ginger Thatcher's Saturday Night and Ali Pourfarrokh's Facets was danced by the New Jersey Ballet at the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center in Hackettstown, New Jersey.

November 12 & 18 - Skylar Campbell danced the role of Florizel in Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale with the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Performing Arts Centre in Toronto, Canada.

November 22-26 - The Kansas City Ballet performed Devon Carney's production of The Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

November 24-December 31 - The Boston Ballet danceed Mikko Nissinen's production of The Nutcracker at the Opera House in Boston, Massachusetts. 

December 2 - Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatory of New York presented its Nutcracker Winter Suite, with staging by Valentina Kozlova and arranged by Margo Sappington at Symphony Space in New York.

December 7-24 - The Kansas City Ballet performed Devon Carney's production of The Nutcracker at the Kauffman Center for Dance and Creativity in Kansas City, Missouri.

December 9 & 10 - Dores Andre and Luke Ingham appeared as guest artists in the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet's production of The Nutcracker at the Riverview Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana.

December 9-23 - The Tulsa Ballet performed Marcello Angelini's production of The Nutcracker at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

December 14 - Dores Andre and Luke Ingham danced the roles of the Queen and King of the Snow, and Tiit Helimets danced the Grand Pas de Deux in Helgi Tomasson's production of The Nutcracker with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

December 16 - Sofiane Sylve and Tiit Helimets danced The Nutcracker Pas de Deux participating in Orchestra Kentucky's Christmas Spectacular at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

December 16 & 20 -Dores Andre and Luke Ingham danced the Grand Pas de Deux in Helgi Tomasson's production of The Nutcracker with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

December 16, 23, 27 & 29 - The Salzburg Ballet performed Peter Breuer's The Nutcracker at the Salzburger Landestheater in Salzburg, Austria.

December 17 & 22 - Luke Ingham danced the Grand Pas de Deux in Helgi Tomasson's production of The Nutcracker at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.  

December 19, 21 & 23 - Ian Casady danced the role of Drosselmeyer in Stanton Welch's The Nutcracker at the Smart Financial Center in Sugarland, Texas.

December 20, 24 & 26 (Matinee) - Tiit Helimets danced the role of the King of the Snow in Helgi Tomasson's The Nutcracker with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

December 21 - Tiit Helimets danced the Grand Pas de Deux in Helgi Tomasson's The Nutcracker with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.  

December 26 (Evening) Dores Andre and Luke Ingham danced the roles of the Queen and King of the Snow in Helgi Tomasson's The Nutcracker with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

December 27 - Dores Andre danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Helgi Tomasson's The Nutcracker with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

December 30 - Ian Casady danced the role of Drosselmeyer in Stanton Welch's The Nutcracker at the Hobby Center in Houston, Texas.

2018

January 1, 3 & 6 - Ian Casady danced the role of Drosselmeyer in Stanton Welch's The Nutcracker at the Hobby Center in Houston, Texas.

January 3, 4 & 6 - Ian Casady danced the role of the Nutcracker Prince in Stanton Welch's The Nutcracker at the Hobby Center in Houston, Texas.

January 5 & 6 - The Salzburg Ballet performed Peter Breuer's The Nutcracker at the Salzburger Landestheater in Salzburg, Austria.

January 18 - The San Francisco Ballet's Gala included Tiit Helimets and Luke Ingham dancing principal roles in Jerome Robbins' In The Night, and Dores Andre danced the Bluebird Pas de Deux from Helgi Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

January 26 - Skylar Campbell danced the title role in John Neumeier's Nijinsky with the National Ballet of Canada at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada.

January 27 - Luke Ingham danced the role of Prince Desire in Helgi Tomasson's production of The Sleeping Beauty with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 2 - Luke Ingham danced the role of Prince Desire and Dores Andre danced the role of the Enchanted Princess in Bluebird Pas de Deux in Helgi Tomasson's production of The Sleeping Beauty with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 10 - The Milwaukee Ballet II presented the world premiere of Kathryn Posin's Climate Control II at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

February 13 - Dores Andre danced a principal role in Justin Peck's Rodeo: 4 Dance Episodes with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 14 - Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in George Balanchine's Serenade, and Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in Justin Peck's Rodeo: 4 Dance Episodes with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California. 

February 15 - Dores Andre, Tiit Helimets and Luke Ingham danced principal roles in Val Caniparoli's Ibsen's House, and Dores Andre danced one of the principal roles in Myles Thatcher's Ghost in the Machine with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 16 - Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in George Balanchine's Serenade and Dores Andre danced one of the principal roles in Justin Peck's Rodeo: 4 Dance Espisodes with the San Francisco Balet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 17 (Matinee) - Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in Myles Thatcher's Ghost in the Machine with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 17 (Evening) - Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in Helgi Tomasson's On A Theme Of Paganini, Dores Andre, Tiit Helimets, and Luke Ingham danced principal roles in Val Caniparoli's Ibsen's House, and Dores Andre danced one of the principal roles in Myles Thatcher's Ghost in the Machine with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 18 - Dores Andre danced one of the principal roles in George Balanchine's Serenade and Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in Justin Peck's Rodeo: 4 Dance Episodes with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 20 - Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in Helgi Tomasson's On A Theme Of Paganini, Tiit Helimets and Luke Ingham danced principal roles in Val Caniparoli's Ibsen's House, and Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in Myles Thatcher's Ghost in the Machine with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 21 - Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in Helgi Tomasson' On A Theme Of Paganini, and Dores Andre danced one of the principal roles in Myles Thatcher's Ghost in the Machine with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

February 22 - Dores Andre danced one of the principal roles in George Balanachine's Serenade, and Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in Benjamin Millepied's The Chairman Dances - Quartet for Two with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

March 1, 2 & 3 (Evening) - Ian Casady danced principal roles in Tim Harbour's Filigree and Shadow, and Alexander Ek's Cacti with the Houston Ballet at the Wortham Performing Arts Center in  Houston, Texas.

March 3 (Matinee) & 4 - Ian Casady danced principal roles in Trey McIntyre's In Dreams, and Alexander Ek's Cacti with the Houston Ballet at the Wortham Performing Arts Center in Houston, Texas.

March 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 16 & 18 - The Salzburg Ballet performed Peter Breuer's Cinderella at the Salzburger Landestheater in Salzburg, Austria.

March 7 & 10 - Dores Andre danced the role of Elizabeth Lavenza, and Luke Ingham danced the role of The Creature in Liam Scarlett's Frankenstein with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

March 9 & 17 - Skylar Campbell danced the role of the Bluebird in Rudolf Nureyev's production of The Sleeping Beauty with the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Performing Arts Center in Toronto, Canada.

March 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 & 17 - Tomas Schramek portrayed the role of Catalubutte in Rudolf Nureyev's production of The Sleeping Beauty with the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Performing Arts Center in Toronto, Canada.

March 21 & 22 - Luke Ingham danced the role of the Second Intruder in Jerome Robbins' The Cage with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

March 24 - Dores Andre danced one of the principal roles in Jerome Robbins' Opus 19/The Dreamer with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

March 28 - Nathalie Nordquist danced one of the principal roles in David Dawson's The Grey Area with the Royal Swedish Ballet at the Opera House in Stockholm, Sweden.

April 4 & 7 (Matinee) - Skylar Campbell danced the title role in John Neumeier's Nijinsky with the National Ballet of Canada at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

April 14 - Katharine Precourt danced the role of the Street Dancer in Ben Stevenson's Don Quixote at the  Hobby Center in Houston, Texas.

April 13 & 16 - Nathalie Nordquist danced one of the principal roles in David Dawson's The Grey Area with the Royal Swedish Ballet  at the Opera House in Stockholm, Sweden.

April 20 - Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in Alonzo King's The Collective Agreement, and Dores Andre and Luke Ingham danced principal roles in Justin Peck's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

April 21 & 29 - Luke Ingham danced one of the principal roles in David Dawson's Anima Animus with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

April 24 & 27 - Dores Andre danced one of the principal roles in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Guernica with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

April 26 & 28 - Tiit Helimets danced one of the principal roles in Edwaard Liang's The Infinite Ocean, and Dores Andre and Luke Ingham danced principal roles in Arthur Pita's Bjork Ballet with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

April 27 & 28 - The Imagine Ballet Theatre performed Fairyopolis, Mad Rush, and Bartok Dances, all choreographed by Raymond Van Mason, at Peery's Egyptian Theatre in Ogden, Utah.

May 1 - Tiit Helimets will dance one of the principal roles in Edward Liang's The Infinite Ocean, and Dores Andre and Luke Ingham will dance principal roles in Arthur Pita's Bjork Ballet with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

May 2 - Dores Andre will dance one of the principal roles in Annabelle Lopez's Ochoa's Guernica with the San Francisco Ballet at the  War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

May 4 - Luke Ingham will dance one of the principal roles in David Dawson's Anima Animus with the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

June 10 - The Valentina Kozlova Dance Conservatory's Spring Gala will take place at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center in New York.

June 26 & 28 - Zhong Jing Fang will dance the role of Mercedes in the Kevin McKenzie/Susan Jones production of Don Quixote with American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

October 26-28 - The Sarasota Ballet will dance Galina Samsova's production of Paquita at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts in Sarasota, Florida.

October 27 - Keith Lee Dancces will be screening the film, "The Ghost Writer" starring Keith Lee at the Lynchburg Museum in Lynchburg, Virginia.

November 29-December 30 - The Boston Ballet will perform Mikko Nissinen's production of The Nutcracker at the Opera House in Boston, Massachusetts.

November 30-December 23 - The Kansas City Ballet will perform Devon Carney's production of The Nutcracker at the Kauffman Center for Dance and Creativity in Kansas City, Missouri.

December 8-23 - The Tulsa Ballet will perform Marcello Angelini's production of The Nutcracker at the Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  

2019

February 14-17 - The Cincinnati Ballet will perform Devon Carney's production of The Sleeping Beauty at the Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio.

February 22-24 - The Tulsa Ballet will perform Marcello Angelini's production of The Sleeping Beauty at the Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Last Revised: May 2018

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