Family Nutcracker
Duke It Out: Ellington vs. Tchaikovsky
ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!
Music Institute of Chicago
Nichols Concert Hall
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 10 am
1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL
Box Office (847) 905-1500, ext 108
www.musicinstituteofchicago.org
The Nutcracker “SWEET” features Dance Chicago—and special guest soloists from the Moscow Ballet—in a side-by-side comparison of the Classical and Jazz versions of this popular holiday favorite.
Choreography: Altin Naska, Elizabeth MacKenzie, Eddy Ocampo, Becky Cooper, Nico Rubio, Lee Howard and Chris Nasadowski
Music: Axiom Brass & Quintet Attacca
*Artists subject to change
Saturday, December 12 at 10:00 am
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The Program

DUKE IT OUT Ellington vs.Tchaikovsky  
Curated by Altin Naska

1. Narrator

2. Overture - Tchaikovsky
Choreographers: Altin Naska, Chris Nasadowski
Dr.Drosselmeyer: Chris Nasadowski

3. Overture - Ellington
Jus'LisTeN
Choreography and Performance by Lee Howard and Nico Rubio

4. Chinese - Tchaikovsky
South Korea’s Geung Soo Kim Dance Company *
Choreographers: Geung Soo Kim
Dancers: Jin Ho Lim, Kyung Min Ji
* Geung Soo Kim Dance Company is sponsored by Art Counsel Korea

5. Chinoserie - Ellington
Choreographer: Becky Cooper-Rezek
Dancers: Becky Cooper-Rezek Katie Lunn, Carrie Stedman
School of Performing Arts Dance Ensemble children
Andrew Cummings, Elise Druhan, Phillippa Gamble, Christine Grawe

6. Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Dancer: Jennifer Goodman **
** Courtesy of Metropolitan Opera, New York

7. Sugar Rum Cherry – Ellington
Forum Jazz Dance Theatre
Choreographer: Eddy Ocampo
Dancers: Mary Beth Berg, Joey Columbus, Kate Coleman, Tracey Edwards,
Nicole Johnson, Lexie Kay, Caitlyn Kelleher, Eric Lyerly, Caitlin Sheppard

8. Reed Flutes - Tchaikovsky
State Street Dance Ensemble
Choreographer: Annette Lawniczak
Dancers: Maggie Bailey, Arden Leone, Annie Mushrush

9. Toot Toot Tootie Toot – Ellington
Extension Dance Company
Choreography: Lizzie Mackenzie
Dancers: Miranda Borkan, Amy Chihara,
Natalie Pearson, Max Perkins, Lorena Sanchez

10. Arabian - Tchaikovsky
South Korea’s Geung Soo Kim Dance Company *
and SPACE Dance Ensemble
Choreographers: Geung Soo Kim, Altin Naska
Dancers: Ji Sun Lee, Mi Kyung Kwan
Frances Grzesik, Megan Kaye
* Geung Soo Kim Dance Company is sponsored by Art Counsel Korea

11. Arabesque Cookie – Ellington
Choreographer: Becky Cooper-Rezek
Dancers: Becky Cooper-Rezek, Valerie Gabrione, Katie Lunn, Carrie Stedman
Tango Couple: Ryan Prinz, Sara Williams
Special thanks to DeSarge Danceworld for  Argentine Tango instruction

12. Russian - Tchaikovsky
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
Children's Cast featuring students of
SPACE, Southport Performing Arts Conservatory
Choreographers: Anatoli Emelianov, Paul Christiano, Altin Naska
Soloist: Paul Christiano
Dancers: Emmile O’Hara, Shannon O’Toole
Russian Pheasants: Riley Miske, Dilara Naska

13. Volga Vouty – Ellington
Forum Jazz Dance Theatre
Choreographer: Eddy Ocampo
Dancers: Mary Beth Berg, Joey Columbus, Kate Coleman, Tracey Edwards,
Nicole Johnson, Lexie Kay, Caitlyn Kelleher, Eric Lyerly, Caitlin Sheppard

14. Pas De Deux – Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Dancers: Jennifer Goodman**, Calvin Kitten***
** Courtesy of Metropolitan Opera, New York
*** Courtesy of Joffrey Ballet Chicago

15. Entre-acte – Ellington
Choreographer: Altin Naska
Everybody - Bows