The St. Petersburg Ballet Company presents their annual Spring Dance Concert on Saturday, May 6th and Sunday, May 7th, 2023 at The Palladium Theater.
In this show you will see the first release of brand-new choreography by Michelle Kuusela, Marsha Wilson, & Suzanne Pomerantzeff, exploring the beauty of friendship and love. These heart-touching pieces are mesmerizing incarnations of emotions that dance can capture in art form. Our concert features everything from contemporary ensembles and pas de deux, to classical works. We will also present the “Dream Scene” from Don Quixote, a ballet featuring a beautiful musical score, a corps de ballet, and three whimsical variations. This is a performance enjoyable by all, with something for the child-like wonder, the music enthusiast, and the lover of dance.
Spring Dance Concert Program
Don Q Dream Scene
Restaged by Michelle Kuusela
Corps: Ana Verano, Lyla Notchick, Sloane Perler, Gwen Connors, Paloma Ruan, Clare Gramlich, Ruthie Hernandez, Reese Honsinger, Amy Louise Davis, Raegan Rooth
Solos: Dulcinea: Kayla Steh Queen of the Dryads: Mackenzie Johnson Cupid: Lauren Smalling
Don Q Grand Pas
Restaged by Daniel Johnson
Jackie Martynow and Daniel Johnson (Saturday, May 6 th)
Delilah Kuusela and Daniel Johnson (Sunday, May 7th)
Sisters
Music: Michael W. Smith Choreography: Suzanne B. Pomerantzeff
Ana Verano, Lyla Notchick, Paloma Ruan (Saturday, May 6th)
Raegan Rooth, Ruthie Hernandez, Paloma Ruan (Sunday, May 7th)
Dedication: For my older sister Jeanne Otillie Whitman Gruner (Lee) and my younger sister Ann Victoria Turner Balog (Vicki) who always surrounded me with their belief in me, their guidance to keep traveling on my creative path and their unwavering love of who I really am...and the original sisters that inspired me to create this piece and danced it first...Elizabeth & Victoria Statzer and Jo C. and Olivia Davis.
Requiem for a Dream
Choreography by Marsha Wilson
Mackenzie Johnson, Delilah Kuusela, Kayla Steh, Lauren Smalling, Jackie Martynow, Gwen Connors, Amy Louise Davis, Reese Honsinger, Clare Gramlich, Sloane Perler
The Things That Remain
Choreography by Michelle Kuusela
Lyla Notchick, Ana Verano, Paloma Ruan
White Flowers Take Their Bath
Choreography by Michelle Kuusela
Mackenzie Johnson, Delilah Kuusela, Kayla Steh, Lauren Smalling, Jackie Martynow
~ Intermission ~
To You Alone
Choreography by Michelle Kuusela
Delilah Kuusela & Daniel Johnson (Saturday, May 6th)
Jackie Martynow & Daniel Johnson (Sunday, May 7th)
When I Think of You Kiri
Music: Michael W. Smith Choreography: Suzanne B. Pomerantzeff
Ana Verano, Lyla Notchick, Gwen Connors, Raegan Rooth, Paloma Ruan, Ruthie Hernandez
Dedication: On June 11, 2022, Kiri Rowe Hawthorne’s voice was silenced. It was much too soon for her Mother, Sharon Davis, her husband Dan Hawthorne, her classmates and teachers from PCCA, her dancer friends at the Academy of Ballet Arts and me, her forever teacher and creative soulmate. Kiri explored every pathway in her daily life as an artist. She danced from the age of two, she sang since she could talk, she was a hilarious Sonya, the Duck from Peter and the Wolf, she tumbled as a buffoon in Nutcracker, performed Trepak at innumerable Folk Fairs and she explored big inflated balls and how they could dance on their own...she flew with rhythm sticks and spent many hours learning how to dance with hoops...she loved puppies, flowers, rolling down the hills, photography and exploring her world. When you see this piece of choreography remember Kiri...I shall always have her in my heart.
Breath Six
Choreography by Michelle Kuusela
Mackenzie Johnson, Delilah Kuusela, Kayla Steh, Lauren Smalling, Jackie Martynow
The Top of the Hill
Choreography by Michelle Kuusela
Ella Borton, Ariella Davis, Coco Bryan, Zoey Contreras, Lillian Stephenson, Izabella Johnson, Annie Cabral, John Brown
Caprice
Choreography by Marsha Wilson
Mackenzie Johnson, Delilah Kuusela, Kayla Steh, Lauren Smalling, Jackie Martynow, Ana Verano, Lyla Notchick, Sloane Perler, Gwen Connors, Paloma Ruan, Clare Gramlich, Ruthie Hernandez, Reese Honsinger, Amy Louise Davis, Raegan Rooth
Violet Flame
Choreography by Michelle Kuusela
Raleigh Rooth, Breslyn Vermillion, Greta Walker, Savannah Heath, Anna Honsinger, Declan Andringa, Brooke Sherman, Elena Muhari, Sunny Highshaw, Zuri Jenkins
Repeat Until Death
Choreography by Michelle Kuusela
Mackenzie Johnson, Delilah Kuusela, Kayla Steh, Lauren Smalling, Jackie Martynow
Ode to a Love Lost
Choreography by Alexis Johnson
Mackenzie McLean
Under The Trees’ Voices
Choreography by Michelle Kuusela
Raleigh Rooth, Breslyn Vermillion, Greta Walker, Savannah Heath, Anna Honsinger, Declan Andringa, Brooke Sherman, Elena Muhari, Sunny Highshaw
Ana Verano, Lyla Notchick, Sloane Perler, Gwen Connors, Paloma Ruan, Clare Gramlich, Ruthie Hernandez, Reese Honsinger, Amy Louise Davis, Raegan Rooth
Mackenzie Johnson, Delilah Kuusela, Kayla Steh, Lauren Smalling, Jackie Martynow
Technical Crew
Stage Manage: Troy Reamsnyder
Lighting Designer: Christopher Spatafora
AV Technician: Danny Piechocki
Engineer: Mike Rivera
