| WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Premiere by Torris Caston Based on the Story by Maurice Sendak Choreography Torris Caston and Students of the Academie - Shannon Caston Music The Trogs Love is All Around Wild Thing Wagner Ride of the Valkyries, Hampton String Quartet What if Mozart had wrote Born to Be Wild Mars Bonfire Steppenwolf Born to Be Wild Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra Mozart Piano Sonata A 3rd Movement Hans Zimmer Madagascar II Party Party Party Rescue Me Costumes Shannon Caston Contemporary Dance and Ballet 60's classic rock, classical and contemporary music are used together to make this fun ballet. Original sets designed by Shannon and Torris Caston. New vibrant costumes designed by Shannon Caston. Caston Chamber Ballet along with students from Caston's Ballet Academie perform engaging dance sequences that bring a lively twist to Maruice Sendaks lovely short story of creativity and the need to be loved. |
FAIRIES FROM THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty Prologue Choreography Petipa 1890 staged by Yulia Vladmirovna Miller 2010 Music Tchaikovsky excerpts from The Prologue The Sleeping Beauty Costumes Shannon Caston Leslie Williams Jane Peterson Classical Ballet Entrance of the Lilac Fairy attendents, Candide, Miettes qui tombent, Canary, Violente, and the Lilac Fairy variations and the Fairiers Coda along with a sweet addition of the littlest of fairies. Caston Ballet's Repetitour - Yulia Vladmirovna Miller, a Professional Ballet dancer with Novosibirsk State Theater of Opera and Ballet she danced in Portugal, Spain, Egypt and China Classical Performances such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker and Giselle. She set a short selection from The Prelude of Sleeping Beauty Fairies on Caston Ballet dancers. While in Russia Yulia learned the choreography and nuances as close to Petipa's original choreography as possible. Caston Ballet dancers exhibit the choreography as close as possible to the historic original. Ballet fanatics will notice the similarities in movement used in Michael Fokine's Dying Swan and Les Sylphides. The Lilac Fairy, set on Haley Day (now on scholarship at UMKC for Ballet and on Scholarship for Joffrey Summer Workshop) is a beautiful example of ballet technique at its best. The new lilac fairy attendant costumes made by Shannon Caston and Leslie Williams transform young ballet dancers into beautiful fairies. |
| CHOPIN and SCHUBERT'S SERENADE Chopin Choreography Robyn Hahn Premiere Music Chopin Costumes Express Schubert's Serenade Choreography Torris Caston 2005 Music Schubert Serenade Costumes Express Neoclassical Ballet To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birthday, Robyn choreographed a new work on selected dancers from her class to his music. Schubert's Serenade by Torris Caston was the first ballet he created on his company. This is the five year anniversary of Caston Chamber Ballet. |
KATHERINE DUNHAM DANCERS from SIUE Modern MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE Premiere Contemporary and Jazz Ballet Torris Caston, Shannon Caston, Robyn Hahn, Haley Day, and The Caston Ballet Jazz Class have created a unique mix of Michael Jackson's music in his memory. |
| CASTON CHAMBER BALLET and students of Caston Ballet Academie JUNE 12 & 13 2pm CBC GUNDAKER THEATER TICKET PRICES Pre-Sale Children & Seniors/ Adults $10/$15 After June 1st Children & Seniors /Adults $15/$20 Groups of 10 or more are 10% off, purchased by June 1st. Call 314-968-6850 or email orders at: cba_tickets@earthlink.net CBA DVDs: $30 (proceeds go to the CCB **BRING YOUR CAMERA ** 15 minutes post performance dancers will be available onstage for pictures |
