THE NUTCRACKER - Queensland Ballet

THE NUTCRACKERGENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY AMANDA TALBOT AND VALMAI PIDGEONSeason 20135–21 December, Playhouse QPACTogetherwe’re doing good thingsfor QueenslandChoreography Ben Stevenson OBEMusic Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyConductor Andrew MogreliaSet Design Thomas BoydCostume Design Desmond HeeleyAssociate Costume Design Noelene HillLighting Design David WaltersRépétiteur Tim O’KeefeQueensland Symphony Orchestra*Concertmaster Alan SmithSt. Peter’s Lutheran College Choir (5–11 December)Director of Music Christine TaylorVoices of Birralee (12–21 December)Artistic Director Julie Christiansen OAMTHE NUTCRACKER1QGC’s support of QueenslandBallet helps us to achieve more.A classical ballet in two acts, based on ETA Hoffmann’s tale of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816).First produced on 18 December, 1892 by the Imperial Ballet at the Maryinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia.Choreographed by Ben Stevenson in 1976, this production of The Nutcracker was first performedin 1987 by Houston Ballet in the Wortham Theater, Houston, Texas.This is the Australian première season of this production.The performance lasts approximately two hours with one 20-minute interval.*The matinee performance on Friday 13 December will use recorded music.Proceeds from this performance will go towards establishing a Queensland Ballet Dancer Retraining Fund.Dancers Clare Morehen & Matthew Lawrence Photographer David KellyCover Dancers: (left to right) Rian Thompson, Teri Crilly and Blair Wood Photographer: Alexia Sinclair Art Direction: Alexia Sinclair and Designfront

From the Artistic DirectorLI CUNXINFrom the ChoreographerBEN STEVENSONQueensland Ballet season 20132I’ve loved The Nutcracker since I dancedin Houston Ballet’s 1979 production.The ballet is a magical fantasy whichbrings families together for a specialtime of shared enjoyment. The Nutcrackeris our Christmas gift to Queenslanders,and I am excited that this year’s seasonwill begin an annual festive traditionin Brisbane.Choreographer Ben Stevensonis a master at storytelling and creatingunique characters. It’s been a greatpleasure to have him with us for thefinal weeks of rehearsals, and we arealso grateful to Répétiteur Tim O’Keefefor creating order out of chaos in theAct 1 party and battle scenes!I am so thrilled that legendarydesigner Desmond Heeley has contributedto this work. His inspired costume designshave been interpreted with great flairby Noelene Hill, and Set Designer TomBoyd has created wondrous worlds whichsparkle with lighting by David Walters.My heartfelt thanks go to Amanda Talbotand Valmai Pidgeon, whose generoussupport has enabled us to draw togetherthis talented team of designers. It is thesetwo visionary supporters, together withour creative team and dancers, who havegiven us a truly memorable Nutcracker.Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music issuch an important part of this ballet.In the skilled hands of our Music Directorand Principal Conductor, AndrewMogrelia, and the Queensland SymphonyOrchestra, his genius is unmistakable.Guest Artist Remi Wörtmeyer,a Principal at Dutch National Ballet,joins us for this season. Remi is one ofAustralia’s talented dancers achievinggreat success on international stagesand I am delighted to present himto our audiences in Brisbane.The success of The Nutcrackerbelongs in part to all who support theCompany: the Queensland and FederalGovernments, Principal Partner QGC,Major Partners BMW, JCDecaux andVirgin Australia, and our many valuedcorporate partners and supporters.I am humbled and encouragedin equal measure by the way that Season2013 has been embraced by audiences.We look forward to performing morebeautiful works of art for you in 2014,and if you haven’t already bought yourseason ticket, please don’t leave it toolate. On behalf of the Board, staff anddancers at Queensland Ballet, I wish youa happy and safe festive season.Please enjoy this performanceof the marvelous, magical Nutcracker.Li CunxinArtistic DirectorPS. Queensland Ballet has gift vouchers forour 2014 season for those hard-to-buy-forfamily and friends.Season’s Greetings and welcome toQueensland Ballet’s new productionof The Nutcracker.In the United States, The Nutcrackerhas become a holiday tradition in manyfamilies and the audience looks forward to iteach and every year. What I particularly likeabout every production of The Nutcracker isthat little children are performing on stagefor the first time, while a lot of children arecoming to the ballet for the first time. Thismakes it such a wonderful introduction tothe ballet for children of all ages.This production, beautifullydesigned by Thomas Boyd, is full of magic,excitement and elegance. The party scenein the First Act is set in a farmhouse insteadof the typical palace, and I have tried toinsert humour to keep it less formal. Thehouse is then magically transformed intothe sparkling Land of the Snow. The SecondAct brings you to the enchanting Kingdomof the Sweets, with the Sugar Plum Fairyand dances from around the globe.I am thrilled to be workingwith this fabulous company againand I hope you make this Nutcrackera Christmas tradition in your family!Sincerely,Ben Stevenson OBETHE NUTCRACKER3Photo by Christian AasCostume design for Clara by Desmond Heeley

CaSTA CHRISTMAS WISHCOME TRUEQueensland Ballet season 20134ACT 1ClaraTeri Crilly / Lina Kim / Tamara Hanton/ Tara SchaufussDr DrosselmeyerVito Bernasconi / Matthew Lawrence/ Paul Boyd** / Hao BinFritzYu Hui / Riki Kudo # / Liam Geck +Mrs StahlbaumSarah Thompson / Lisa Edwards/ Mia Thompson / Clare MorehenMr StahlbaumJoseph Stewart / Alexander Idaszak/ Nathan SciclunaGrandmotherTamara Zurvas / Rachael Walsh/ Janette Mulligan** / Sophie ZoricicGrandfatherPaul Boyd** / Nathan Scicluna/ Rian ThompsonAuntieJanette Mulligan** / Tamara Zurvas/ Vanessa MorelliRelatives & party guestsQueensland Ballet dancers,Pre-Professional Program studentsand children ◊Soldier dollGuy Wheatstone / Yu Hui/ Nathan Scicluna / Rian ThompsonNurse dollLina Kim / Vanessa Morelli/ Teri Crilly / Robyn BeggHarlequinAlec Roberts / Joseph Stewart/ Emilio PavanColumbineTamara Hanton / Tara Schaufuss/ Sophie Zoricic / Robyn BeggNutcrackerHao Bin / Alec Roberts/ Alexander Idaszak / Guy WheatstoneKing RatEmilio Pavan / Nathan Scicluna/ Vito BernasconiSoldiers and MICEQueensland Ballet dancers andPre-Professional Program studentsSnow QueenClare Morehen / Meng Ningning/ Natasha Kusch / Katherine RookePrinceMatthew Lawrence / Hao Bin/ Remi Wörtmeyer** / Emilio Pavan/ Alexander IdaszakSnowflakesQueensland Ballet dancers andPre-Professional Program studentsACT 2Sugar Plum FairyNatasha Kusch / Clare Morehen/ Meng Ningning / Tara Schaufuss/ Sarah ThompsonSpanish dancersEleanor Freeman & Alexander Idaszak,Sarah Thompson & Nathan Scicluna,Vanessa Morelli & Guy Wheatstone/ Sophie Zoricic & Rian Thompson,Mia Thompson & Vito Bernasconi,Tamara Hanton & Joseph Stewart/ Tamara Zurvas & Jack Lister # ,Brydee Lyttle # & Alec Roberts,Robyn Begg & Guy WheatstoneArabian dancersMeng Ningning & Emilio Pavan/ Katherine Rooke & Alexander Idaszak/ Sarah Thompson & Nathan Scicluna/ Clare Morehen & Vito BernasconiRussian dancer (Gopak)Yu Hui / Nathan Scicluna/ Rian Thompson / Vito BernasconiChinese dancersJoseph Stewart, Rian Thompson/ Jack Lister # , Riki Kudo #/ Vito Bernasconi, Yu Hui/ D'Arcy Brazier # , Andrew Radak #Mother GingerPaul Boyd** / Guy Wheatstone/ Joseph Stewart / Vito BernasconiMirlitonsLina Kim, Tamara Hanton, Alec Roberts/ Teri Crilly, Tara Schaufuss, Yu Hui/ Vanessa Morelli, Mia Thompson,Alexander Idaszak/ Sophie Zoricic, Joseph StewartLead Flower coupleRachael Walsh & Hao Bin/ Eleanor Freeman & Emilio Pavan/ Tamara Hanton & Alec Roberts/ Lina Kim & Yu Hui/ Sophie Zoricic & Rian ThompsonFlowersQueensland Ballet dancers andPre-Professional Program students**Guest ArtistStudents of Queensland Ballet’sPre-Professional Program (#), Junior Programand the Queensland Dance School of Excellence (+)also appear in this performance.◊ Children and Ginger ChildrenJasmine Adam, Imogen Bambrick, *Kye Barden,*Edward (Ted) Cooper, Zoe Craig, *Rose Dalton,*Jamie Delmonte, Harrison Fletcher, Sophie Ginnivan,*Gabrielle Goodwin, Abbey Haller, Eden Harder,*Makensie Henson, Natalia Hines, Bronte Kelly,Sophie Kendall, Allegra Keneally, *Chloe Keneally,Ireland Knowles, Jonathan Manitta, Jack Jones,Anita Macfarlane, Samuel Macpherson,*Sarah Jane McCarthy, Olivia Nassar, Sebastian Harper,Andrew Pierides, Alexander Pierides, Katie Puzaras,Jayde Radonova, Dominic Schwantes, *Lily Smith,Sophie Walters, Amity Wolff, Brianna Wood-Lambert,Hanako Yates, Eve Zelich.*Queensland Ballet Junior Program 2013 studentsQueensland Ballet gratefully acknowledges thegenerosity of Amanda Talbot and Miss Valmai Pidgeon,whose visionary support has enabled us to commissionthe grand new sets and the 156 exquisite costume setsfor this production of The Nutcracker from designersThomas Boyd and Desmond Heeley.The beautiful, magical worlds and delightful characterscreated by these artists will infuse audiences of all ageswith the spirit of Christmas for years to come.THANK YOU.This year, so many people have shown their belief in ourvision by attending performances, supporting our events,engaging with our education and public programs, andenabling our endeavours through philanthropic donations.We are grateful to eachand every one of youfor your faith and support.TO DISCUSS HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT QUEENSLANDBALLET, PLEASE CONTACT US ON 07 3013 6658 OREMAIL DEVELOPMENT@QUEENSLANDBALLET.COM.AUTHE NUTCRACKER5Cast correct at time of printing. Please refer to the cast list by the theatre doors at each performance.

The story ofThe NutcrackerCREATIVESACT 1ACT 2BEN STEVENSON OBETIM O’KEEFEQueensland Ballet season 20136Herr Stahlbaum and his wife are givinga Christmas party. Clara and Fritz, theirchildren, greet the guests. All the childrenare given toys by their parents. Suddenly,the mysterious Dr Drosselmeyer arrives andentertains the children with his magicaltricks and wind-up dolls.Dr. Drosselmeyer brings a special giftfor Clara, a wooden Nutcracker. In a jealousfit, Fritz breaks it, but Dr Drosselmeyerquickly repairs the Nutcracker. The partyends, the guests leave and the Stahlbaumsretire for the night.Clara awakens, the clock strikesmidnight and the room fills with giant micewhich attack her! Life-sized toy soldiers,led by the valiant Nutcracker, come toher rescue. The King Rat attacks theNutcracker, but Clara hits him with hershoe and the Nutcracker wins the battle.After the battle, the Nutcrackerturns into a handsome prince. TheNutcracker Prince transforms theStahlbaum’s house into the Land of Snow.The Snow Queen and the Snow Princedance with the Snowflakes. Clara and theNutcracker Prince depart for the Kingdomof Sweets in a beautiful, enchanted sleigh.Clara and the Nutcracker Prince continuetheir journey across the LemonadeSea. When they arrive in the Kingdomof Sweets, the cooks are preparingdelectable treats for their enjoyment andthey are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy.In Clara’s honour, the SugarPlum Fairy arranges for the inhabitantsof her kingdom to entertain them byperforming a Spanish dance, an Arabiandance and a Chinese dance. Clara isalso entertained by the Dance of theMirlitons, a dance with Mother Gingerand her children, a Russian dance andthe Waltz of the Flowers. Then, the SugarPlum Fairy and the Nutcracker Princedance a grand pas de deux.As the celebration draws toa close, Clara drifts off to sleep. Sheawakens from her dreams as theNutcracker salutes his Princess Clara.ChoreographerBen Stevenson served as Artistic Directorof Houston Ballet from 1976–2003,raising the company from a regionaltroupe to an internationally acclaimedensemble of over 50 artists.For his contributions tointernational dance, Ben was named anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire(OBE) in 1999. In 2000, he was presentedwith the Dance Magazine Award.In 2003, he was appointed ArtisticDirector Emeritus of Houston Ballet,and the company’s affiliated schoolwas renamed Houston Ballet’s BenStevenson Academy.Born in Portsmouth, England,Ben received his dance training atthe Arts Educational School in London.He appeared with Sadler’s Wells RoyalBallet and English National Ballet where,as a Principal Dancer, he performedleading roles in all the classics.In 1967, English National Balletasked him to stage his first and highlysuccessful production, The SleepingBeauty, which starred Margot Fonteyn.In 1968, Rebekah Harkness invitedhim to New York to direct the newlyformed Harkness Youth Dancers. Afterchoreographing Cinderella in 1970 forthe National Ballet in Washington DC,he joined the company in 1971as co-director with Frederic Franklin.Ben has received numerousawards for his choreography, includinggold medals at the International BalletCompetitions of 1972, 1982, and 1986.In July 2003, Ben assumedthe artistic directorship of TexasBallet Theater.In Season 2013, QueenslandBallet has presented Ben’s celebratedproduction of Cinderella and his awardwinningshort work, Three Preludes.RÉPÉTITEURTim O’Keefe was awarded a scholarshipto Houston Ballet Academy in 1981.Joining the company in 1982, he waspromoted to Soloist in 1985, andPrincipal Dancer in 1995. Artistic DirectorBen Stevenson created the title rolein Dracula for Tim in 1997, which heperformed across the globe. In 2000,Tim danced the roles of Caesar andAlcebiades in the world première ofBen Stevenson’s Cleopatra.He has also performed in worksby Ji í Kylián, Christopher Bruce, PaulTaylor, James Kudelka, Trey McIntyre,Sean Kelly, and Lila York.Currently Associate ArtisticDirector at Texas Ballet Theater, Tim’schoreographic works include FascinatingEvening, Uncommon Valor, LoveThing, Ragtime Dance, Leaves andShostakovich Suite.THE NUTCRACKER7INTERVALCostume design for Ginger Child by Desmond Heeley

Coastal Conservation and Research, Inc.SWRCB Grant Agreement No. 04-140-553-0IV. TABLE OF CONTENTSPage:I. TITLE PAGE...................................................................................................................1II. PREFACE ...................................................................................................................... 2IIII. GRANT SUMMARY FORM ..................................................................................... 3IV. TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................. 5V. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................ 9VI. CONTRACT SECTION 2.8: A-J............................................................................... 12Section 2.8 A: Purpose and Background ...................................................................... 12Section 2.8 B: Monitoring and Management Work...................................................... 14Monitoring and Water Chemistry ............................................................................. 16Pesticide analyses...................................................................................................... 23Flora Surveys ............................................................................................................ 27Fauna Surveys........................................................................................................... 29Management Work.................................................................................................... 38Diverting Water from the Castroville Slough onto the Middle Moro Cojo.............. 43Photo Monitoring...................................................................................................... 46Section 2.8 C: PAEP..................................................................................................... 46Performance Assessment and Evaluation Plan......................................................... 46Section 2.8 D: Lessons Learned.................................................................................... 68Section 2.8 E: Outreach ................................................................................................ 71Section 2.8 F: Project Funding...................................................................................... 75Section 2.8 G. Potential Follow Up Activities............................................................. 75Section 2.8 H: Aerial Photos......................................................................................... 80Section 2.8 I: Items for Review .................................................................................... 80Section 2.8 J: Additional Items..................................................................................... 80VII. CONCLUSIONS....................................................................................................... 80VIII. APPENDICES ......................................................................................................... 81List of Tables.Table 1. Complete list of pesticide data for all sites where detections were recorded. ... 26Table 2. Vertebrate species list for project sites. ............................................................. 31Table 3. List of various groups and students that used and or viewed restoration sitesduring the project period........................................................................................... 74List of FiguresFigure 1. Overview of the Moro Cojo Watershed. .......................................................... 14Figure 2. Project sites....................................................................................................... 165

SOLOISTSCOMPANY DANCERSLISA EDWARDSNATHAN SCICLUNAYU HUIQueensland Ballet season 201312After graduating from TheAustralian Ballet School in1999, Lisa Edwards movedto Switzerland where shedanced with the TheaterSt. Gallen, followed bythe Anhaltisches TheaterDessau and StadttheaterKoblenz in Germany. Lisajoined Queensland Balletin 2004, dancing featuredroles in many works byFrançois Klaus and workingwith contemporarychoreographers such as NilsChriste, Mario Schroederand Gareth Belling. Shetoured with the Companyto Europe and Asia, andwas promoted to Soloistin April 2013.In Sydney, Nathan studiedat the Tanya PearsonClassical CoachingAcademy and MacDonaldCollege. After graduatingfrom The AustralianBallet School, he joinedQueensland Ballet in2005, and was promotedto Soloist in 2007. He hasdanced major roles inmany ballets by FrançoisKlaus, including Oberonin A Midsummer Night’sDream and Don José inCarmen, performed leadingroles in works by NatalieWeir and toured with theCompany to Germany andSwitzerland, Singapore,Japan and China.Yu Hui trained at theZhejiang Art School, andwon the gold medal in theYoung Dancers’ Competitionin China in 2001. He studiedat the New Zealand Schoolof Dance, then joined theRoyal New Zealand Ballet,touring to the USA and UK.Joining Singapore DanceTheatre, he performed atthe Seoul InternationalGala. Hui joined QueenslandBallet in 2007 and waspromoted to Soloist in2008. He has performed ina wide variety of works byFrançois Klaus and in manycontemporary pieces, andchoreographed several shortworks for the Company.Robyn Begg Vito Bernasconi Teri Crilly Eleanor Freeman Tamara Hanton Alexander Idaszak Lina KimVanessa Morelli Emilio Pavan Alec Roberts Katherine Rooke Joseph Stewart Mia Thompson Rian ThompsonSarah Thompson Guy Wheatstone Sophie Zoricic Tamara ZurvasGuest Dancer: Tara SchaufussPre-Professional Program 2013D’Arcy Brazier, Ashleigh Bennett, Caitlin Clarke, SIAN Curtis,Indya Gardner, Jessie Hamilton, Sara Harmon, Ariana Hond,Riki Kudo, Jack Lister, Brydee Lyttle, Georgina Matich,Meet our dancersWe invite you to come toQPAC's Stage Door* after everyperformance (except 6 Decemberat 7.30pm), where dancers willbe happy to sign programs andbe photographed.THE NUTCRACKER13Lisa EdwardsNATHAN SCICLUNAYU HUIAlexandra McMaster, Robbie Moorcroft, Imika Neylan,Andrew Radak, Georgia Smith, Ari Thompson.* Stage door is located in the pedestrian tunnel,accessed via Grey Street.Costume design for Toy Soldier and Horse by Desmond Heeley

ARTISTIC STAFFCHRISTIAN TÁTCHEVGREG HORSMANMARY LIJANETTE MULLIGANKYLIE FOSTERDirector of TrainingChristian Tátchev trained at the NationalSchool of Choreography in Sofia,Bulgaria. He began his professionalcareer at age 16, dancing his first leadingroles shortly after and reaching therank of Principal Dancer in 2000. Hehas danced most of the major classicalroles as well as works by celebratedchoreographers of modern times.Christian has worked with theNational Opera and Ballet and BalletArabesque in Sofia, and in South Africa,with PACT Ballet Company, CapeTown City Ballet and South AfricanBallet Theatre (SABT). There, he taughtextensively at SABT’s ballet academy,was appointed Company Coach andchoreographed a version of Don Quixote.Christian joined QueenslandBallet in 2008 after participating in theCompany’s International Gala that year.He retired from the stage in September2011 and was appointed Ballet Master in2012. He took up the position of Directorof Training in 2013.Ballet MasterGreg Horsman joined The AustralianBallet in 1982, rising to Principal Artistin 1987. During twelve years with thecompany, he performed all the majorclassical roles and worked with someof the finest choreographers of thetime. He has been a guest Principalwith the Kirov Ballet and Royal DanishBallet, among others. In 1994, Gregjoined English National Ballet (ENB),and in 1998 he was appointed ArtisticDirector of Ballet Central at London’sCentral School of Ballet. In 2001, hejoined Northern Ballet Theatre in Leedsas Ballet Master, and in 2003 returnedto ENB as Ballet Master and Répétiteur.He has been a guest teacher at manyinternational companies. In 2006,Greg became Ballet Master at RoyalNew Zealand Ballet (RNZB), wherehis production of The Sleeping Beautyin 2011 won wide acclaim. He joinedQueensland Ballet as Ballet Masterin 2013. His works, Verdi Variations andOne More Breath, have been performedby the Company this year.Ballet MistressMary Li (formerly Mary McKendry)began her dance training in Australiaand continued at the Royal BalletSchool in London. She joined LondonFestival Ballet (English National Ballet)in 1977 and was promoted to PrincipalDancer in 1981. She joined HoustonBallet in 1985. During her performingcareer, Mary danced principal rolesin all the major classical ballets, andleading roles in contemporary ballets.Many new ballets were created uponher. She has worked with legendaryteachers, choreographers, artisticdirectors and artists, includingRudolf Nureyev, Glen Tetley, MargotFonteyn, and many others. Mary andher husband Li Cunxin have dancedtogether all over the world.Since retiring from dancingin 1992, Mary has been invited to teachand coach in many international balletcompanies. She has been a teacher andcoach at The Australian Ballet for thepast 10 years, and joined QueenslandBallet as Ballet Mistress in 2013.Ballet MistressJanette’s early training was atThe Australian Ballet School, afterwhich she Joined London FestivalBallet (English National Ballet) in 1977.Performing internationally, Janette’sextensive repertoire included majorclassical and contemporary works.She danced with numerous illustriouspartners, including Rudolf Nureyev,Peter Schaufuss, and Fernando Bujones.In short ballets, she won critical acclaimin works by Ben Stevenson, Glen Tetley,George Balanchine and John Neumeier,among others.Retiring from performing, Janettewas appointed Ballet Mistress withthe Royal Danish Ballet. Following herreturn to Australia, she worked withQueensland Ballet as a Guest Artist andBallet Mistress. Janette has been a guestteacher at the English National BalletSchool, Oper du Rhin, Ballet Rambert,Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts,The Australian Ballet, Royal New ZealandBallet, and Sydney Dance Company.She joined Queensland Ballet in 2013as Ballet Mistress.Company PianistQueensland Ballet season 201314Kylie Foster has been working as aprofessional musician for the past16 years. While at the QueenslandConservatorium of Music, sheestablished herself as a sought-aftermusician and musical director. Shehas worked with over 300 artists inall musical styles, including classical,jazz, Latin and contemporary. Kyliehas toured Australia and overseas withlocal and international artists, includingVenetta Fields, Jackie Love, The Drifters,and The Platters.Kylie has been playing for danceclasses for the past 10 years, workingfor the Queensland Dance School ofExcellence, The Australian Ballet School,English National Ballet School when inBrisbane, and as an examination pianistfor the Royal Academy of Dance. Kylieis in demand in all musical genresand as a session musician. She joinedQueensland Ballet as Company Pianistin January 2013.CHRISTIAN TÁTCHEVMARY LIKYLIE FOSTERGREG HORSMANJANETTE MULLIGANTHE NUTCRACKER15

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAQueensland Ballet season 201316ANDREW MOGRELIAMusic Director and Principal ConductorAppointed Music Director and Principal Conductorin 2013, British conductor Andrew Mogrelia has workedannually with Queensland Ballet since 2008.He has conducted many of Europe’s leadingorchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic, BBCSymphony, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam, and SlovakPhilharmonic, among others. In Australia, Andrew hasconducted the Queensland and Tasmanian SymphonyOrchestras. He was Conductor-in-Residence at theBirmingham Conservatoire (UK) from 1992–2002,Co-Music Director of the Dutch National Ballet from1992–1994 and Music Director and Principal Conductorof the San Francisco Ballet from 2003 to 2005.Andrew has also worked with English National Ballet,Nederlands Dans Theater, Birmingham Royal Ballet,Finnish National Ballet, The Australian Ballet, HongKong Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.Andrew’s extensive discography includesrecordings for Naxos and Marco Polo of orchestralworks and numerous complete ballets. Futureengagements include the Tasmanian SymphonyOrchestra and RTE National Symphony in Dublin.One of Tchaikovsky’s mostfamous and endearing scores,The Nutcracker was composed justa few years before his death in 1893.Two very important elements of thisscore distinguish it from his othertwo great ballet scores, Swan Lakeand The Sleeping Beauty.Firstly, the instrumentationof the work is unique. Tchaikovskyopted for a traditionally-sizedbrass section but included a verylarge woodwind group, whichprimarily colours the moods,changes of scene and charactersin the ballet. He also incorporatedextra woodwind instruments,including piccolo, cor anglaisand bass clarinet.The most famousinstrument he added is the celesta,which he had found in Paris someyears earlier, and principallyused to characterise the SugarPlum Fairy in her Act 2 variation.Another highly unusual elementis the children’s chorus, singing arepeated, wordless refrain for theWaltz of the Snow Flakes.MUSIC NOTEA truly magical part ofthis ballet is the way Tchaikovskycomposed the harmony of the score.The story begins in the Stahlbaums’home and moves to the Land ofSnow, the Kingdom of Sweets, andthen ends up back in the familyhome. Technically, Tchaikovskymirrored the change in scenes bystarting the music in B flat majorand working his way slowly throughthe keys until the end of Act 1, whenhe arrives in E major—the farthestkey away from B flat. Just as theKingdom of Sweets is about asfar away as you can get from theStahlbaums’ home!I think everyone feels thismusical journey and senses howthe music is mirroring the story.The Nutcracker is an utterlyenchanting score and a workof genius—arguably Tchaikovsky’sfinest achievement.ANDREW MOGRELIAAndrew Mogrelia’s recording of Suite fromThe Nutcracker ballet has been releasedon the Amadis label; cat. no. 7110.CONCERTMASTERAlan SmithVIOLIN 1Glenn Christensen *Margaret ConnollyEmily FrancisPriscilla HockingAnn HoltzapffelStephen PhillipsBrynley WhiteEddy ChenVIOLIN 2Wayne BrennanFaina DobrenkoSimon DobrenkoNatalie LowFrances McLeanDelia KinmontHelen TraversMatthew HesseVIOLAPaula Stofman =Kirsten Hulin-BobartHelen PoggioliNicholas TomkinBelinda WilliamsCELLODavid Lale ~Andre DuthoitMatthew JonesCraig Allister YoungTim ByrneDOUBLE BASSJohn Fardon ~Dushan Walkowicz >>Justin BullockFLUTEAlexis Kenny ~Janine GranthamPICCOLOMichael Hallit *OBOESarah Meagher >>Alexa MurrayCOR ANGLAISVivienne Brooke ^CLARINETIrit Silver ~Kate TraversBASS CLARINETNicholas Harmsen *BASSOONNicole Tait ~Evan LewisFRENCH HORNPeter Luff >>Ian O’Brien *Lauren ManuelEmma GreganTRUMPETRichard Madden >>Paul Rawson ^TROMBONEDale Truscott >>Ben Marks ^BASS TROMBONETom Coyle *Matthew McGeachin ^HARPJill Atkinson *TIMPANIBrent Miller ^PERCUSSIONCameron Kennedy >>CELESTAKylie Foster #~ Section Principal= Acting Section Principal>> Associate Principal+ Acting Associate Principal* Principal^ Acting Principal# Queensland Ballet Company PianistChairman Greg WanchapChief Executive Officer Sophie GalaiseChief Conductor Johannes FritzschTHE NUTCRACKER17

OUR SUPPORTERSOUR PARTNERSQueensland Ballet supporters are part of the artistic process, assisting us to create magicalproductions, train gifted young dancers, and make dance accessible to as wide an audience as possible.Queensland Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following partnersQueensland Ballet season 201320Queensland Ballet gratefully acknowledgesthe generous support of the following:Artistic Director’s CircleMiss Valmai Pidgeon AMGerry and Valerie RyanAmanda TalbotBenefactorsRobert Albert AOPhilip Bacon AMColin BellRobin Campbell and Bruce ParncuttJack and Sharon CowinLynn HarveyCharles Lisner CircleNotified Bequests: Anonymous (3),Donald Robson, Jane SteinbergReceived Bequests: The Estate of Dr Alf Howard,Kaye Brain Dance Education FundGifts in MemoryPhilip Manning Sharpe Memorial GiftEduard Paschzella Memorial GiftTrusts and FoundationsThe Ford Burnett FoundationFrazer Family FoundationThe Ian Potter FoundationJohn T Reid Charitable TrustsThe Jani Haenke Charitable TrustKhitercs Hirai FoundationOak FoundationPatricia MacDonald FoundationThe Pratt FoundationRBS Morgans FoundationTim Fairfax Family FoundationChoreography FundAnonymousPrincipal Dancers’ CircleCass and Ian GeorgeThe Menegazzo FamilyDancers’ CircleAnonymous (5)Mary BarlowDr Julie BeebyAndrew and Sharon BettsAileen BrockettWinna and Russell BrownCaroline ClarkBrett and Maria ClarkBen and Cate DukeLi Cunxin and Mary LiJane Douglass AMSusan and Rodger FlynnRon and Margot FinneyPeter and Susie GodberIan and Helen HealyRoy B HoskinsDr Joan M Lawrence AMAmanda and Andrew MolloyJennifer MorrisonChristine NyeLynn Rainbow-ReidGreg SpainStack Family FoundationJustice David Thomas and Jane ThomasRobyn and Todd WanlessQueensland Ballet is supportedby Queensland Ballet Friends.Queensland Ballet is grateful to Alan Jones,Christine and Craig Spencer and The MoretonClub for generously providing accommodationto visiting artists.SupportersAnonymous (58), Roz Alexion, Julieanne Alroe, Lyn & Peter Ammundsen,Pitre & Monique Anderson, Brian & Pam Andrew, Dr Trevor Appleton,Asia Pacific Training Institute, Lorelei Bache, Tanea Beck-Lyon,John & Janice Bell, Prudence Benson, Michael Berger,Yvonne Brittain Dance Troupe, Helen & Siobhan Brodie, Annelisje Cameron,Elene Carides, Ann Caston, Carmel Harris, Carolyn Craig,Dr Frank & Dr Ailbhe Cunningham, Dr C Davison, Laurie Deane,Mrs Rosemary N Douglas, Mary Duggan, Rodney & Ingrid Dyer,Ray & Annette Edwards, Hazel Eivers, Paul Evans, Joan Fleury,Jennifer Forrester, Penelope Fraser-Benson, Dr Troy & Mrs KareliaGianduzzo, Kahren Giles, Michael Graham, Mr & Mrs Allan Green,Ruth Hamlyn-Harris, Dr Alana Harris, Mr & Mrs Mark Hickman,Mary Hill, Mervyn Holland, Ashley Jake Hudson, Brendan Jackson,Sharyn Jenner, Anne Jones, Dawn Kelly, Leanne Kerr, Andrea Kriewaldt,Ellen Mary Lamont, Marianne Leese, Dr Frank Leschhorn, Jane Ling,Anne Chieh-An Liu, Reg & Sally Marsh, Jennifer Martin,Dr J Douglas McConnell, Robert & Dana McCown, Kay McIntosh,Philip & Margaret McMurdo, Tom & Sandra McVeigh, Leo Meissner,Anthony Mellick, Bronwyn Menkens, Foundations Consulting Pty Ltd,Desmond B Misso Esq., Merv & Lynette Moore, Karl Morris, Di Morton,Denise O’Boyle, Leah Perry, Darryl & Yvonne Plummer, Alison Pokarier,Caroline Poon, Prof. Colin Power AM, Jack Price, Lynette Quinn,Elizabeth Riches, Don Roberston, Barbara Robins,Donald Robson & Lucien Castand, Rhyl Row, Lynne Rule,Ross Sadler, Adjunct Prof. Joan Sheldon AM, Robynne Siemon,Darryl & Kate Sim, Prof. Nerida Smith, Rebecca Stack, John Stanley,Anita Steinerts, Cecily Stevenson, Celia Stumer, Allan & Rhondda Taffs,Doug Merritt, Sharyn Van Alphen, Cornelia Van Zyl, Barry & Sue Vivian,Beryl & Michael Ward, Alycia Watson, Patricia Webb, Adelaide Wiley,Susan Wilson, Stacey Winch, Robert Young OAM, Helen Zappala,Miss Eve Zelich, Roz Zito, Vince & Glenda ZoricicOur thanks go to everyone who has shown their supportby donating to Queensland Ballet. Every gift, large or small,helps us to achieve our vision.GovernmentMajor PartnersSEASON PartnersSupport PartnersPRINCIPAL PartnerQueensland Ballet welcomes you to contact us if you would like to be involved.Please phone 07 3013 6658 or email development@queensland ballet.com.auCORPORATE CLUBPlatinum MembersBank of QueenslandDr Lily VrtikFIIG SecuritiesQueensland X-RayRussell TransportShingle InnGold MembersBraithwaite Steiner PrettyDB Schenkerthe gunshop caféSilver MembersGeorge Hartnett FuneralsMitchell OgilvieBronze MembersConcept LivingThe Consultancy BureauHelping Hand GroupPondera Physio & PilatesOFFICIAL SUPPLIERSAugustine's on George, French Flowers, M . A . C,Theme & Variations, Through the Looking Glass,Veracity Business Solutions and Yellow Cabs (Qld)THE NUTCRACKER21DesignfrontAcknowledgements correct at 27 September 2013.

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