Emeralds
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April 13, 14, 18-21, 2012
Showtimes begin at 7:30pm for all evening shows and 2:00pm for the Sat, April 21st matinee.
Ballet West’s dynamic spring production opens with the Utah premiere of George Balanchine’s lush and romantic Emeralds to music by Gabriel Faure. This is the first ballet in Balanchine’s masterful full evening trilogy Jewels. The program continues with the long-awaited return of Marius Petipa’s Grand Pas from Paquita, an exciting work of classical variations set to the music of Ludwig Minkus. Rounding out the program is the Utah premiere of Jiri Kylian’s sensual work of genius, Petite Mort, set to two of Mozart’s most beautiful and popular piano concertos.

Ballet West Demi-Soloist Emily Adams Photo by Erik Ostling
Program & Notes:
TBA
Casting:
| PAQUITA GRAND PAS | April 13, 18, 20, 21 eve. | April 14, 19, 21 mat. |
| KATHERINE LAWRENCE | CHRISTIANA BENNETT | |
| RONNIE UNDERWOOD | REX TILTON | |
| Emily Adams | Jacqueline Straughan | |
| Beckanne Sisk | Haley Henderson Smith | |
| Allison DeBona | Lindsay Duerfeldt | |
| Sayaka Ohtaki | Whitney Huell | |
| Jenna Rae Herrera | Jenna Rae Herrera | |
| Katie Critchlow | Katie Critchlow | |
| Lindsay Duerfeldt | Kathryn Meeusen | |
| Jamie Lynn Schultz | Jamie Lynn Schultz | |
| Whitney Huell | Jordan Richardson | |
| Elizabeth Weldon | Elizabeth Weldon | |
| Katlyn Addison | Katlyn Addison | |
| Kathryn Hein | Kathryn Hein | |
| EMERALDS | April 13, 18, 20, 21 eve. | April 14, 19, 21 mat. |
| CHRISTIANA BENNETT | ALLISON DEBONA | |
| BEAU PEARSON | MICHAEL BEARDEN | |
| HALEY HENDERSON SMITH | EMILY ADAMS | |
| EASTON SMITH | ADRIAN FRY | |
| KATIE CRITCHLOW | SAYAKA OHTAKI | |
| TOM MATTINGLY | CHRISTOPHER SELLARS | |
| JACQUELINE STRAUGHAN | AROLYN WILLIAMS | |
| Jenna Herrera | Jenna Herrera | |
| Lindsay Duerfeldt | Lindsay Duerfeldt | |
| Kathryn Hein | Kathryn Hein | |
| Kathryn Meeusen | Kathryn Meeusen | |
| Beckanne Sisk | Beckanne Sisk | |
| Whitney Huell | Whitney Huell | |
| Jamie Lynn Schultz | Jamie Lynn Schultz | |
| Elizabeth Weldon | Elizabeth Weldon | |
| Katlyn Addison | Katlyn Addison | |
| PETITE MORT | April 13, 18, 20, 21 eve. | April 14, 19, 21 mat. |
| SAYAKA OHTAKI | EMILY ADAMS | |
| TOM MATTINGLY | ALEXANDER MACFARLAN | |
| KATIE CRITCHLOW | WHITNEY HUELL | |
| AIDAN DEYOUNG | OWEN GAJ | |
| JACQUELINE STRAUGHAN | KATLYN ADDISON | |
| RONNIE UNDERWOOD | CHRISTOPHER SELLARS | |
| AROLYN WILLIAMS | KATHERINE LAWRENCE | |
| CHRISTOPHER RUUD | MICHAEL BEARDEN | |
| HALEY HENDERSON SMITH | ALLISON DEBONA | |
| EASTON SMITH | ADRIAN FRY | |
| CHRISTIANA BENNETT | ELIZABETH MCGRATH | |
| CHRISTOPHER RUUD | REX TILTON | |
| ALL CASTING SUBJECT TO CHANGE | ||







