NEW DIRECTOR OF C.O.R.P.S. PROGRAM

Portland Ballet is pleased to announce that
Sasha Yapparov
joins Portland School of Ballet as Director of the CORPS program.
He will also teach a Boys Class, as well as some Company classes.

Sasha Yapparov was born in Russia and received his academic and ballet training at the Perm State Ballet Academy, Russia. Mr. Yapparov studied with some of the finest teachers in his country, including Julius Plahkt, an honored artist of the Russian Republic. He danced as a soloist with the Sverdlovsk Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet and with the Bolshoi Theater in Uzbekistan. He was also a principal with the Odessa Academic Theater of the Opera and Ballet in the Ukraine. Mr. Yapparov's athleticism, elevation, stage personality and strong artistry gained him significant recognition. He won numerous prestigious awards for his highly creative works and artistic performances, including the rank of Honored Artist of the Ukraine.

In the United States, he served as Ballet Master for the Sarasota Ballet of Florida for eleven years. He has been a guest faculty member at North Carolina School for the Arts, the USF School of Theater and Dance, Ballet Conservatory Dallas. Mr. Yapparov was most recently an instructor and Assistant to Artistic Director at Kirov Ballet Academy, Washington, DC.

Sasha is a master of ballet technique and performance, and brings a warm heart and great sense of humor to the studio. We are thrilled to welcome Sasha to Portland Ballet.

AUDITION GUIDELINES

CLICK HERE to download a PDF of the Audition Guidelines for The Victorian Nutcracker.

The 2010 Victorian Nutcracker Auditions are being held Saturday, September 11.

2010/2011 SEASON:

Portland Ballet Company
2010/2011 Performance Season

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THE LEGEND
OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
Friday, October 29 at 8:00pm
Saturday, October 30 at 2:00pm
the John Ford Theater
at Portland High School (map)

Portland Ballet presents the premiere production
of this famous Washington Irving tale, with choreography
by Nell Shipman and newly commissioned music by Kirt Mosier.
Orchestra conducted by Robert Lehmann.

Youth Concert for School Groups:
contact lgibbons@portlandballet.org
for more info and reservations

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THE VICTORIAN NUTCRACKER
December 18, 2010 at 7:30pm
December 19, 2010 at 1:00pm
Kennett High School
409 Eagles Way, North Conway, NH

December 23, 2010
at 2:00pm & 7:30pm
at Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street, Portland

Portland Ballet performs with the Portland Ballet Orchestra
and the Victorian Festival Singers. Join us in both Portland
and North Conway, NH for this holiday extravaganza.
Educational Outreach program for school groups.

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BY REQUEST
March 2011
at Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street, Portland

Celebrate Portland Ballet’s 30 Anniversary
with an evening of audience favorites

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AROUND THE WORLD
WITH FLAT STANLEY
“The Case of the Red Shoes”
Saturday April 9, 2011 at 11am
Westbrook Performing Arts Center
At Westbrook Middle School
471 Stroudwater Street


Follow Flat Stanley as he travels the world,
learning the dances of many countries,
and solves the mystery of the stolen
red pointe shoes!

Youth Concert for School Groups:
Friday April 8 at 10am.
Contact lgibbons@portlandballet.org
for more info and reservations

“GISELLE” - A DELIGHT! Photography by Tammy Sarchi Belanger In March 2009, Portland Ballet triumphantly returned to classical works with a spectacular production of “Giselle” Here's what the Critics said about the performance: Portland Ballet has never made a better showing than in its production of “Giselle” over the weekend, thanks in large part to brilliant staging by guest choreographer Catherine Batcheller. Nowhere was this more striking on Saturday evening than in the performance of the corps de ballet, who carry the second act. Portland's corps portrayed the Wilis with precision, and just the right mix of ethereality and haughtiness. Particularly impressive was their execution of the traveling arabesques in a formation of crossing lines, a must-have "Giselle" combination that isn't easy to perform well. These dancers were solid, with their working legs aligned and steady and their upper bodies soft. As Giselle, Nell Shipman wove a spell throughout her performance in both acts, captivating the audience with both the quality of her dancing and her absorption in the role. Demure and dramatic in the first act, she made her solo a study in joyful innocence and her "mad scene" after Albrecht's betrayal believably tragic. Joining the Wilis in the second act, her body resonated with an understated, sustained sorrow. Shipman executed Giselle's classic arabesque penche, pas de poisson and other traditional steps with confidence, strength and an expressively fluid upper body. With Wyatt Barr as Albrecht, the famous ballotts of the pas de deux were performed with synchrony and lightness. Barr danced competently, with clean beats and above-average neatness in his landings. His series of entrechats was especially good. It was a rare opportunity for local audiences to see this classic ballet, and exemplary of the quality this company is capable of delivering. Jennifer Brewer, Portland Press Herald, Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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