Artistic Director:
Anderson Santana
Joy Womack
Joy Womack was born in 1994 in Beverly Hills, California. She began her formal training in Santa Monica at The Westside Academy of Ballet. She received supplemental instruction in the Los Angeles area with The Marat Daukeyev School of Ballet and The Yuri Gregoriev School of Ballet.
Before being introduced to serious Vaganova training, Joy trained mainly at Westside Academy of Ballet under the directorship of Yvounne Mounsey.
In the summer of 2006, Joy began training seriously as a pupil of the Vaganova pedagogy with Jennifer Felkner at Austin School of Classical Ballet.
She studied at the Kirov from 2007 to 2009
In 2009 Joy was one of the first American dancers to be offered a three-year contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy (Moscow State Academy of Choreography) in Moscow. At 17, whilst still at the Academy, she was the first American female to dance the lead in Yuri Grigorovich’s “La Fille Mal Gardee.” She was the First American to Graduate with a Red Diploma from the Russian Program and performed the lead role in Paquita while still in the Graduating class.
In 2012 Joy became the first American woman to be invited to dance with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater, signing a soloist contract with the company.
In January 2014 She accepted the invitation to join the Kremlin Ballet as Principal Dancer at age 19.
Joy joined Universal Ballet as a Principal Dancer in 2018.
In 2019 She split her time guest performing around the world with companies Sofia National Opera and Ballet, Kracow Opera and Ballet, and The Russian State Ballet.
She became a Master Teacher of Body Code System and a Certified Neufit rehab specialist to support her research for The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts in dance injury prevention.
In 2020, Joy because an Artist with Boston Ballet as well as a NCSF certified personal Trainer.
Since 2020 Joy is a Prima Ballerina with Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theatre.
In 2022 Joy became the chief of choreography of the Joika Film.
In 2022 Joy joined the Ballet D’Capitole Toulouse as a guest.
Andrii Havryliuk
2008 - studied at the Kiev Ballet School
2015 - studied at the Choreographic College of the same city
2016/2019 - worked at the Munich Ballet Academy in Germany
Sinec 2019 - he has been soloist of Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Ballet Theater.
Repertoire:
Pas de trois, Prince Siegfried – Tchaikovsky: SWAN LAKE
Prince Désiré - Tchaikovsky: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Prince – Tchaikovsky:THE NUTCRACKER
Apollo – Stravinsky: APOLON MUSAGÈTE
Geppetto - Respighi: PINOCCHIO
Awards:
3rd international competition of choreographic and classical dance „Idea“, Kyiv, Ukraine, second place (2013),
8th international competition of classical dance „Glass slipper“, Charkiv, Ukraine, second place (2013),
YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX, among the twenty finalists (2016)
Cast
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25 November 2022GUEST DANCERS Marharyta Cheromukhina Danseuse Soliste Clément GUILLAUME 1e rDanseur–Columbia National Ballet (États-Unis), Danseur Soliste Brussels International Ballet (Belgique) Germans SEVCENKO (Cirque Royal Bruxelles) Danseur Soliste-Latvian National Ballet (Lettonie) Acte I La petite fille Clara Irene ESTEVEZ HERNANDEZ Frère de Clara Christian FABBRI Mr et Mme Stahlbaulm João Vitor Santos De OLIVEIRA, Milena NAZINYAN Les invités Adriana GONZALEZ, Anna ZAGORUCHENKO, Emily ABROM, Kate YEOMANS, Kano HASUNUMA, Lison CORHAY, Maria BOLKISIEVA, Maria Elena DELLA PORTELLA, Olga MYKHAILICHENKO, Polina PASHA Sofia FENU, Valeria GONZALEZ, Francesco ROSSI, Francesco PIO RUSSO, Lauritz-Carl RENBAED, Leonardo LOMBARDO Les amies de Clara Abbi LEWIS, Nijiha NISHIMUR, Mizuno AIHARA, Zoé Durand, Noa SERMON Les jeunes enfants Abbi LEWIS, Catalina ALVAREZ, Eleni DENDRALIDI, Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Mara-Ioana POIATA, Nijiha NISHIMURA, Noa SERMON, Paula AHOLA, Shih-En TSENG, Zoé DURAND L’oncle Drosselmeyer Gustavo Pedro LIMA DA SILVA Les Poupées mécaniques Polina PASHA, Mizuno AIHARA, Nikolaos SOMARAKIS, Xian BLANCO Les Petites Souris Anna ZAGORUCHENKO, Eleni DENDRALIDI, Kano HASUNUMA, Lison CORHAY, Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Mara-Ioana POIATA, Maria Elena DELLA PORTELLA, Noa SERMON Francesco PIO RUSSO, Xian BLANCO Les Soldats Anna BAERG, Adriana Gonzalez, Nijiha NISHIMURA, Paula AHOLA, Mizuno AIHARA, Valeria Gonzalez, Leonardo LOMBARDO, Lauritz-Carl RENBAED, Nikolaos SOMARAKIS, Francesco ROSSI Le Casse-Noisette Soldat Christian FABBRI Le Roi Des Souris João Vitor Santos De OLIVEIRA Le Prince Clément GUILLAUME La Grande fille Clara Marharyta CHEROMUKHINA Les Neiges Polina PASHA, Abbi LEWIS, Adriana GONZALEZ, Alice Hunter, Anna BAERG, Anna ZAGORUCHENKO, Catalina ALVAREZ, Eleni DENDRALIDI, Irene ESTEVEZ HERNANDEZ, Kano HASUNUMA, Kate YEOMANS, Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Lison CORHAY, Mara-Ioana POIATA, Maria BOLKISIEVA, Maria Elena DELLA PORTELLA, Milena NAZINYAN, Mizuno AIHARA, Nanami HASEGAWA, Nijiha NISHIMURA, Noa SERMON, Paula AHOLA, Shih-En TSENG, Sofia FENU, Sophie MOSSA, Valeria GONZALEZ, Wakana HARA, Zoé DURAND Acte II Les Papillons Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Lison CORHAY, Valeria GONZALEZ, Shih-En TSENG Les Chauves-Souris João Vitor Santos De OLIVEIRA, Francesco PIO RUSSO, Lauritz-Carl RENBAED, Leonardo LOMBARDO La Danse Espagnole Gustavo Pedro LIMA DA SILVA, Maria BOLKISIEVA La Danse des Chinois Shih-En TSENG, Christian FABBRI. La Danse des Russes Nikolaos SOMARAKIS, Francesco ROSSI La Danse Arabe Kate YEOMANS, Polina PASHA, Sofia FENU La Danse des Mirlitons Abbi LEWIS, Irene ESTEVEZ HERNANDEZ, Xian BLANCO La Valse des Fleurs Adriana GONZALEZ, Alice Hunter, Anna BAERG, Anna ZAGORUCHENKO, Catalina ALVAREZ, Eleni DENDRALIDI, Kano HASUNUMA, Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Lison CORHAY, Mara-Ioana POIATA, Maria Elena DELLA PORTELLA, Mizuno AIHARA, Nanami HASEGAWA, Nijiha NISHIMURA, Noa SERMON, Paula AHOLA, Sophie MOSSA, Valeria GONZALEZ, Wakana HARA, Zoé DURAND. Le Grand Pas de Six, variations et Coda Marharyta CHEROMUKHINA, Clément GUILLAUME Le Grand Final Tous les danseurs
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27 November 2022GUEST DANCERS Marharyta Cheromukhina Danseuse Soliste Clément GUILLAUME 1e rDanseur–Columbia National Ballet (États-Unis), Danseur Soliste Brussels International Ballet (Belgique) Acte I La petite fille Clara Irene ESTEVEZ HERNANDEZ Frère de Clara Christian FABBRI Mr et Mme Stahlbaulm João Vitor Santos De OLIVEIRA, Milena NAZINYAN Les invités Adriana GONZALEZ, Anna ZAGORUCHENKO, Emily ABROM, Kate YEOMANS, Kano HASUNUMA, Lison CORHAY, Maria BOLKISIEVA, Maria Elena DELLA PORTELLA, Olga MYKHAILICHENKO, Polina PASHA Sofia FENU, Valeria GONZALEZ, Francesco ROSSI, Francesco PIO RUSSO, Lauritz-Carl RENBAED, Leonardo LOMBARDO Les amies de Clara Abbi LEWIS, Nijiha NISHIMUR, Mizuno AIHARA, Zoé Durand, Noa SERMON Les jeunes enfants Abbi LEWIS, Catalina ALVAREZ, Eleni DENDRALIDI, Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Mara-Ioana POIATA, Nijiha NISHIMURA, Noa SERMON, Paula AHOLA, Shih-En TSENG, Zoé DURAND L’oncle Drosselmeyer Gustavo Pedro LIMA DA SILVA Les Poupées mécaniques Polina PASHA, Mizuno AIHARA, Nikolaos SOMARAKIS, Xian BLANCO Les Petites Souris Anna ZAGORUCHENKO, Eleni DENDRALIDI, Kano HASUNUMA, Lison CORHAY, Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Mara-Ioana POIATA, Maria Elena DELLA PORTELLA, Noa SERMON Francesco PIO RUSSO, Xian BLANCO Les Soldats Anna BAERG, Adriana Gonzalez, Nijiha NISHIMURA, Paula AHOLA, Mizuno AIHARA, Valeria Gonzalez, Leonardo LOMBARDO, Lauritz-Carl RENBAED, Nikolaos SOMARAKIS, Francesco ROSSI Le Casse-Noisette Soldat Christian FABBRI Le Roi Des Souris João Vitor Santos De OLIVEIRA Le Prince Clément GUILLAUME La Grande fille Clara Marharyta CHEROMUKHINA Les Neiges Polina PASHA, Abbi LEWIS, Adriana GONZALEZ, Alice Hunter, Anna BAERG, Anna ZAGORUCHENKO, Catalina ALVAREZ, Eleni DENDRALIDI, Irene ESTEVEZ HERNANDEZ, Kano HASUNUMA, Kate YEOMANS, Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Lison CORHAY, Mara-Ioana POIATA, Maria BOLKISIEVA, Maria Elena DELLA PORTELLA, Milena NAZINYAN, Mizuno AIHARA, Nanami HASEGAWA, Nijiha NISHIMURA, Noa SERMON, Paula AHOLA, Shih-En TSENG, Sofia FENU, Sophie MOSSA, Valeria GONZALEZ, Wakana HARA, Zoé DURAND Acte II Les Papillons Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Lison CORHAY, Valeria GONZALEZ, Shih-En TSENG Les Chauves-Souris João Vitor Santos De OLIVEIRA, Francesco PIO RUSSO, Lauritz-Carl RENBAED, Leonardo LOMBARDO La Danse Espagnole Gustavo Pedro LIMA DA SILVA, Maria BOLKISIEVA La Danse des Chinois Shih-En TSENG, Christian FABBRI. La Danse des Russes Nikolaos SOMARAKIS, Francesco ROSSI La Danse Arabe Kate YEOMANS, Polina PASHA, Sofia FENU La Danse des Mirlitons Abbi LEWIS, Irene ESTEVEZ HERNANDEZ, Xian BLANCO La Valse des Fleurs Adriana GONZALEZ, Alice Hunter, Anna BAERG, Anna ZAGORUCHENKO, Catalina ALVAREZ, Eleni DENDRALIDI, Kano HASUNUMA, Larisa DREISJER JEPSEN, Lison CORHAY, Mara-Ioana POIATA, Maria Elena DELLA PORTELLA, Mizuno AIHARA, Nanami HASEGAWA, Nijiha NISHIMURA, Noa SERMON, Paula AHOLA, Sophie MOSSA, Valeria GONZALEZ, Wakana HARA, Zoé DURAND. Le Grand Pas de Six, variations et Coda Marharyta CHEROMUKHINA, Clément GUILLAUME Le Grand Final Tous les danseurs
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04 December 2022Cast will be available soon.
Synopsis
PROLOGUE
Princess Odette is turned into a swan by the sorcerer Von Rothbart.
ACT I
Prince Siegfried is celebrating his birthday with the court, under the manipulative gaze of Von Rothbart, now disguised in human form as the Queen's advisor. Siegfried’s mother presents him with a gift, the crossbow of his late father. She decrees that he must choose a royal bride at a palace ball to be held in his honour the following evening. Weighed down by the responsibilities of both kingdom and imminent marriage, Benno comforts Siegfried.
Von Rothbart orders Siegfried to go inside. Siegfried refuses and wanders away alone.
ACT II
Benno, concerned for the Prince, has followed Siegfried to a clearing by the lake. He urge the Prince to return to the palace. Siegfried resists all talk of marriage.
Alone again, Siegfried sees a flock of swans flying high above. To his amazement, one lands and transforms into a beautiful maiden, the Princess Odette. Captivated, he approaches her tentatively with the reassurance that he means her no harm. Odette shares that she is a victim of Von Rothbart’s curse that compels her to live as a swan by day; only at night, by the lake created from her mother’s tears, is she able to return to human form. The curse can be broken only by one who has never loved before and who pledges an oath of undying love to her.
Von Rothbart appears and Odette begs him not to harm the Prince. Siegfried attempts to shoot Von Rothbart but Odette explains that the curse cannot be lifted if the sorcerer is killed. Odette and the Prince express their love for each other.
As dawn breaks, the power of Von Rothbart draws Odette away from Siegfried and she changes back into a swan.
INTERVAL
ACT III
Having rushed back from the lake, Siegfried is met by Benno who instructs him to prepare for the ball.
Von Rothbart welcomes the royal guests who have travelled from distant lands. The Queen realizes that Siegfried is missing and commands Benno to distract the court. Siegfried finally arrives and is ordered by his mother to choose a bride from four beautiful princesses. Reluctantly he dances with each in turn but, still entranced by the memory of Odette, refuses to make a choice.
Von Rothbart seizes his moment. A fanfare signals the entrance of an uninvited guest, Odile. By Von Rothbart’s magic, she appears identical to Odette. Siegfried cannot believe that his beloved has arrived. Relieved at her son’s change of heart, the Queen invites the Spanish, Hungarian, Neapolitan, and Polish guests to entertain the court.
Siegfried is dazzled by Odile’s beauty. Odette, appearing as a vision, tries in vain to warn Siegfried of the deceit. Sensing nothing wrong, Siegfried chooses Odile for his bride. Von Rothbart triumphantly takes her hand and gives it to Siegfried who, in the presence of everyone, promises a vow of marriage and eternal love. Von Rothbart reveals his true identity and takes control of the palace. Grief stricken, Siegfried returns to the lake.
INTERVAL
ACT IV
By the lake, the swans anxiously await Odette’s return. She appears, heartbroken, and tells them of Siegfried’s betrayal. Doomed to remain a swan forever, the only escape is death – to be free from the curse, she must perish in the waves of the lake.
Siegfried’s desperate search through the storm ends at the lakeside. He begs Odette’s forgiveness. Von Rothbart appears and reminds Siegfried of his vow. He declares that Odette now belongs to him, to Von Rothbart, for eternity. With her fate sealed, Odette rushes to the rock and plunges into the lake. Through her sacrifice, the sorcerer’s power is destroyed and Siegfried is left to cradle the lifeless body of the Princess.