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Ballet Arizona dancers in Topia. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor.

TOPIAAn Evening at Desert Botanical Garden

May 23 – June 10, 2017

TOPIA casting

1st Movement

Jackson Dwyer, Eric Hipolito Jr., Alejandro Mendez, Annier Navarro, Ethan Price, Roman Zavarov

Rochelle Anvik, Kenna Draxton, Katherine Loxtercamp, Jessica Phillips

Amber Lewis, Ricardo Santos

Alison Remmers, Chelsea Teel, Lauren Flower

2nd Movement

Natalia Magnicaballi and Randy Pacheco (23, 26, 27, 31, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10) Mimi Tompkins and Randy Pacheco (24, 25, 30,1, 6, 8) Jillian Barrell and Eric Hipolito Jr. Arianni Martin and Helio Lima

Rochelle Anvik, Ava Cobb, Lauren Flower, Katherine Loxtercamp, Kaelyn Magee, Jessica Phillips, Alison Remmers, Ana Maria Spear, Chelsea Teel

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3rd Movement

Nayon Iovino

Rochelle Anvik, Ava Cobb, Kenna Draxton, Lauren Flower, Katherine Loxtercamp, Kaelyn Magee, Jessica Phillips, Alison Remmers, Ana Maria Spear, Chelsea Teel, Mimi Tompkins, Sasha Vincett, Riley McGregor*

4th Movement

Jackson Dwyer, Erick Garnica, Eric Hipolito Jr., Alejandro Mendez, Annier Navarro, Alberto Penalver, Ethan Price, Ricardo Santos, Roman Zavarov

5th Movement

Entire Cast

Cast subject to change without notice. *Member of Studio Company

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COMPANY CLASS ON STAGE

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7 – 7:45 pmBefore every performance, the Ballet Arizona Company dancers prepare their bodies with a technique class, taken as an ensemble, in the performance space. During the class, the dancers progress from simple pliés (small to large bending of the knees, with the feet rotated as far from parallel as proper alignment allows), to more complicated exercises at the ballet barre (a fixed supporting instrument), and then to the center of the stage to pirouette (variations of turns with one foot supporting the dancer and the other controlling presentation), and grand jeté (a medium to large jump implemented by one foot powering the jump and one controlling the landing). The essential goal of the class is to technically and physically prepare the dancers for the performance. After the technique class, the Company dancers will have time to mentally and artistically prepare for the performance while they apply makeup, style their hair, and get into costume. During this process, the Stage Manager will update the dancers on all relevant details (e.g., “15 minutes to places”) or changes. At show time, the Stage Manager will call “Places please; dancers to the stage”; seconds later the curtain rises … or, in the Garden, the sun sets!

Photo by Rosalie O’Connor.