PROGRAM
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chekhov’s orange & the new opus Written and read by Lourdes Nicolella, RI Youth Poetry Ambassador Life Line Music: Tchaikovsky, Harry Nillson,Jamie xx Music Arrangement: Tony Lustig Choreography: Sara Lustig Performer: Elizabeth Gharavi (program notes below) Two Blue Dresses in the Garden Music: Gabriel Fauré Choreography: Sara Lustig Performers: Stephanie, DeQuattro & Holly Wray Estey Insulate Your Ambitions Music: Charlie Siem Choreography: Sara Lustig Performers: PBT Jr. Company Monroe Anastasi, Jayci Rose Izzi, Lily Picozzi, Caroline Ranucci, Kathryn Rosiello, Randi Walek, Molly Wren |
INTERMISSION
(20 minutes) Indent Written and read by Adi Gamache, RI Deputy Youth Poetry Ambassador Lucidity Music: Tony Lustig Choreography: Eva Marie Pacheco Performers: Sara Lustig Coming Home Music: Johann Sebastian Bach Choreography: Eva Marie Pacheco Performers: Aram Hengen & Lily Mollicone Still Standing Music: Jeroen van Veen Choreography: Eva Marie Pacheco Performers: Alicia Colantonio, Elizabeth Gharavi, Sara Lustig & Heather Richardson |
PROGRAM NOTES
Life Line notes
Gone Fishin’
by Delmar Pepper
I’ve finished life’s chores assigned to me,
So put me on a boat headed out to sea.
Please send along my fishing pole
For I’ve been invited to the fishin’ hole.
Where every day is a day to fish,
To fill your heart with every wish.
Don’t worry, or feel sad for me,
I’m fishin’ with the Master of the sea.
We will miss each other for awhile,
But you will come and bring your smile.
That won’t be long you will see,
Till we’re together you and me.
To all of those that think of me,
Be happy as I go out to sea.
If others wonder why I’m missin’
Just tell ‘em I’ve gone fishin
Gone Fishin’
by Delmar Pepper
I’ve finished life’s chores assigned to me,
So put me on a boat headed out to sea.
Please send along my fishing pole
For I’ve been invited to the fishin’ hole.
Where every day is a day to fish,
To fill your heart with every wish.
Don’t worry, or feel sad for me,
I’m fishin’ with the Master of the sea.
We will miss each other for awhile,
But you will come and bring your smile.
That won’t be long you will see,
Till we’re together you and me.
To all of those that think of me,
Be happy as I go out to sea.
If others wonder why I’m missin’
Just tell ‘em I’ve gone fishin
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Eva Marie Pacheco, Artistic Director, is a Rhode Island native and Director of Providence Ballet Inc. established in 1995. She has been a guest professor at Brown University, Providence College, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University and Connecticut College and served on the Dance faculty at Rhode Island College for 16 years. She was a founding member of Festival Ballet under the direction of Christine Hennessy and Winthrop Cory where she had the honor of working with such artists as Rudolf Nureyev, Cynthia Gregory, Agnes de Mille, Arthur Mitchell, Robert Merrill and Roberta Peters. She toured with the Everett Dance Theatre in 1998. Performed with Cadence Dance Project, carolsomersDANCE, Connecticut Concert Ballet, Spindle City Ballet, and the Island Moving Company for 15 seasons. She is known throughout RI as an advocate for the arts; she received an official Citation from Governor Don Carcieri for her work with children and dance, and from Mayor David Cicilline for bringing her dance school to South Providence. Ms. Pacheco has received commissions to choreograph for RI College, Providence College and Salve Regina University, as well as participating in a Dance Academic Symposium at Accademia dell Arte in Arrezo, Italy. She has served as a Mentor for high school seniors studying dance in Providence, East Providence and Barrington. As a choreographer, she created several works for Festival Ballet and IMC. In the winter of 2002, she was instrumental in mounting a Newport Nutcracker. In 2004, Eva Marie founded the Providence Youth Ballet to provide professional performance opportunities for young dancers of Rhode Island and it became the inspiration for the creation, in 2008, of Providence Ballet Theatre and the Providence Ballet Theatre Junior Company in 2014.
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COMPANY
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Alicia Colantonio, a native Rhode Islander, graduated from Rhode Island College in May 2010 with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Dance. She has recently earned her masters at RIC in Dance and Technical Theater, concentrating in Lighting Design. Alicia has been dancing since the age of 4 with Angelica Vessella at Neon Dance Theatre. She continued her dance education by being a member of the Rhode Island College Dance Company performing in numerous concerts. At RIC she performed works by Gus Solomons Jr., Art Bridgman, Myrna Packer, Jennifer Nugent, Paul Matteson and Jane Comfort,to name a few, along with the RIC faculty dance teachers. While at RIC she performed in four musicals: Pippin, Fame, Hair, and No No Nanette. This is Alicia’s tenth season with Providence Ballet Theatre. Since joining PBT she has performed the roles of the Witch in Hansel and Gretel and Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Alicia would like to thank her family and friends for all their support throughout the years.
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Stephanie DeQuattro is a native of Rhode Island and currently residing in Johnston with her husband, Rob. She began her formal dance training at the age of five and continued on to receive her BA in Dance Performance from Rhode Island College. In 2001 as a Freshman at RIC, she was the first recipient of the Helen Forman Scholarship for dance. She has had the opportunity to work with various choreographers throughout the U.S. including: Eva Marie Pacheco, Sara Lustig, ,Michael Bolger, Heidi Henderson, Sean Curran, Alexandra Beller, Myles Marsden, Angelica Vessella, Colleen Cavanaugh, and Deb Meunier. Stephanie is very thankful for the love and support over the years from friends and family. This is her twelfth season with PBT.
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Holly Wray Estey, originally from Maine, studied under Linda Miele at Maine State Ballet. She went on to receive her Bachelors of Arts degree in dance from Dean College’s Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance. She performed in their Dance Company, dancing the White Swan variation from Swan Lake and the Teresina variation from Napoli. After graduating, she performed for one season with Spindle City Ballet in their production of The Nutcracker. Roles included Lead Arabian and Ballerina Doll. She taught ballet and pointe for five years at Mendon Dance Center Next Step in Mendon, Massachusetts and is now an instructor at the Stadium Theatre’s conservatory in Woonsocket. Holly has been dancing with Providence Ballet Theatre since 2014. From ‘Twas to Snow White and everything in between, she enjoys performing side by side with everyone year after year and is so thankful for the love and support from her family and friends. She is happy to call PBT “home”.
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Elizabeth Gharavi currently resides in North Kingstown, RI with her handsome husband, beautiful son, and pretty, grey cat. Elizabeth studied with Wayne Stewarte at the Dancing Arts Center and Herci Marsden at the Brae Crest School of Ballet, the official school of The State Ballet of Rhode Island. With SBRI, Elizabeth danced leading roles in Coppelia and Giselle. She has also danced in The Nutcracker with José Mateo’s Ballet Theatre, Swan Lake with The Royal Ballet, and was a guest artist in Spindle City Ballet’s The Nutcracker. Elizabeth joined Providence Ballet Theatre in 2010 dancing roles Sugar Plum Fairy in Twas the Night Before Christmas, Mother in Hansel and Gretel, and Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She has been blessed to have numerous other original works created on her and is happy to call PBT home. She would like to thank her family and friends for their continued love and support.
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Sara Barney Lustig, performer, was born in Providence, Rhode Island and began her studies at Providence Ballet. In 2011 she graduated with a B.F.A. in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. After graduation she was awarded the Kenan Fellowship with Lincoln Center Institute which enabled further experience in the field of arts and education alongside LCE Teaching Artists in New York City with grades Pre-K through collegiate level including Special Education and ESL classes. In 2015 she graduated with a M.A. from the London Contemporary Dance School where she had the honor of performing on tour with the University’s collegiate company, EDge, performing works by Ben Wright, Joe Moran, Yael Flexer and Trisha Brown. She is thrilled to be on faculty at Providence Ballet.
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Heather Richardson received her BA in Dance from Slippery Rock University. While attending college she both performed and choreographed for SRUDT, the Jazz/Tap concert, and the Senior Synthesis concert to name a few. Having returned to Rhode Island Heather teaches at various dance studios in South County. She would like to thank her family and fiancé for the love and support through the years. This is her first year dancing for Providence Ballet Theatre, and is excited to join the PBT family.
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GUEST ARTISTS
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Aram Hengen was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 2001. He began modern dance at the age of 9, and started ballet classes and performing soon after with Providence Ballet Theatre under the direction of Eva Marie Pacheco. He attended summer programs such as Bates Dance Festival, American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, Boston Ballet’s Summer Dance Program, and The Chautauqua Institution for the Arts. During his senior year of high school, he participated in Boston Ballet’s year-round, pre-professional program. While training in Boston, under the direction of Margaret Tracey and Peter Stark, Aram performed in Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, and was planning on performing in Boston Ballet’s Next Generation. In the fall of 2020, Aram took his training to Indiana University Ballet Theatre with the renowned Jacob’s School of Music, where he is currently planning to graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Ballet and an Outside Field in Business. So far, Aram has spent his sophomore year at Indiana University participating in lead roles in Justin Peck’s InCreases, coached by Michael Breeden and Sarah Wroth, George Balanchine’s Donizetti Variations, Agon, and Valse Fantasie coached by Kyra Nichols and Christian Claessens, Swan Lake Act II coached by Carla Korbes, August Bournonville’s Kermesse Pas De Deux, and Sasha Janes’ Chaconne. He is thrilled to be returning to Providence Ballet Theatre where he began his training!
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Lily Mollicone is a native Rhode Islander who started dancing with Providence Ballet at the age of 5. Growing up, she had the privilege of studying under PBT’s incredible instructors and performing in PBT productions as a youth company member. She then performed as a senior company apprentice from 2017-2020. She is now studying to receive her BFA in Dance at Rutgers University- Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she has performed in choreographic works by Julia Ritter and Barbara Angeline. Most recently, she performed at the RI Women’s Choreography Project in works by Louisa Mejeur and Jun Shepard. Lily is delighted to be returning to PBT this summer as a teacher and a guest artist!
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Lourdes Nicolella, 2022 Youth Poetry Ambassador
Moses Brown School Graduate "I am delighted and honored to serve as the Rhode Island Youth Poetry Ambassador for 2022. I’m 18 years old and a senior at the Moses Brown School where I serve as the editor-in-chief of our literary magazine, Omnia. My goal as ambassador is to create an inclusive youth literary community within RI, where young people of all different backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to use their minds, hearts, and voices as a force for social justice." |
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Adi Gamache, 2022 Deputy Youth Poetry Ambassador
Student at The Met school “Being a youth poetry ambassador has been an incredible opportunity for me because I want more than anything to share how I see the world with others, and in that way form a greater understanding of each other and our society. I am very grateful for the opportunity this position has provided me, and for the chance to meet so many amazing people.” |
JR. COMPANY
Providence Ballet Theatre Jr. Company, is composed of dancers ranging in age from 13-18 from the Providence Ballet school that perform original choreography for the general public. The Providence Ballet Theatre Jr. Company is part of the larger Providence Ballet Theatre organization. This is a dedicated group of young dancers who wish additional performing opportunities and are pursuing a career in the performing arts.
RESIDENT COMPOSER
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Tony Lustig, Composer, is a dynamic saxophonist from Fraser, Michigan. He spent his childhood years playing around Detroit where he had the opportunity to play with and learn from several Detroit jazz greats. These experiences lead Tony to further his music education at Michigan State University and the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City. Since making New York his home, Tony has performed with some of the biggest names in jazz music - appearing with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Christian McBride Big Band, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the Birdland Big Band, amongst others. He can also occasionally be heard playing “I Will Survive” alongside Gloria Gaynor. His playing has brought him all across the United States, France, England, Japan, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Mexico, and elsewhere.
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TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Rob Ferland, Lighting Designer/Technical Director, Rob, Technical Director for the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at Rhode Island College, has provided lighting designs for dance, drama, musical theatre, and corporate events throughout Rhode Island and Southern New England. He is the resident lighting designer and technical director for Providence Ballet Theatre. Rob is an Associate Designer and lead consultant at Advanced Production & Design and is an Associate Designer with RTW and Associates. He has designed work with artists Eva Marie Pacheco, Michael Bolger, Gary Shore, Jenny Rocha, Colleen Cavanaugh, Angelica Vessella and for the Rhode Island College Dance Company, Fusionworks, Festival Ballet Providence, the State Ballet of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University, and Kaleidoscope Theatre to name a few.
SPONSORS
Thank you to our co-sponsor Roger Williams Park Botanical Center and
partners the City of Providence and Providence Parks and Recreations for this event.
Thank you to PBT sponsors:
Bank Newport, Izzi Orthodontics and RISCA.
Providence Ballet Theatre
Board of Directors
Officers:
Gary Leveillee, President
Eva Marie Pacheco, Vice President
John Cillino, Treasurer
Sara Lustig, Secretary
Eva Marie Pacheco, Vice President
John Cillino, Treasurer
Sara Lustig, Secretary
Members:
Adam Ramsey
Kimberly Izzi
Laurine Ryan Perry
Rob Ferland
Kimberly Izzi
Laurine Ryan Perry
Rob Ferland