CCM DANCE SERIES PRESENTS

Coppélia

 

April 3-6, 2025, Corbett Auditorium

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The Corbett Endowment at CCM

  • Director | Shauna Steele
  • Principal Choreographers | Isabele Elefson, Tricia Sundbeck 
  • Choreographers |Gema Diaz, Thomas Bell
  • Conductor | Aik Khai Pung
  • Costume Designers | Shauna Steele, Regina Truhart
  • Scenic Designer  | Taylor Helms*
  • Lighting Designer  | Ben Niemczyk*
  • Costume Shop Graduate Assistant| Maura Kesterson*
  • Sound Designer  | Lucia Thill*
  • Production Stage Manager  | Jordan Shaw*
  • Props Manager  | Ella Stumpf*
  • Technical Director | Morgan Terry*

*CCM student

Watch the April 4 Performance On Demand

The Company

  • Swanhilda | Celeste Lau (Thurs/Sat), Regina Murphy (Fri, Sun)
  • Franz | Antonio White (Thurs/Sat), AJ Gross (Fri, Sun)
  • Dr. Coppélius | Thomas Bell, CCM Dance Faculty
  • Coppélia | Regina Murphy (Thurs/Sat), Celeste Lau (Fri, Sun)
  • Swanhilda’s Friends | Alicia Davis, Campbell Lee, Emilia Mieczykowski, Mia Neslanovic, Iliana Rich, Isabella Thoroughman, Maddie Weber, Caitlyn Wehner, Understudies: Maya Gordon, Cynthia Lutz
  • Franz’s Friends | Erin Decker, AJ Gross (Thurs/Sat.), Willie Harris Jr., Isaiah Kubicek (CCM Ballet Prep Student), Kyle Rabey, Dominic Vennemann, Antonio White (Fri/Sun)
  • Mazurka Lead | Adrianna Mccarter (Thurs/Sat), Lizzie Tanner (Fri/Sun)
  • Mazurka Corps (Thurs/Sat) | Katherine Bracken, Leighton Calfee, Erin Decker, Julia Elliott, Mahala Flagg, Violet Hahn, AJ Gross, Kyla Hardesty, Adeline Henninger, Abby Kolb, Isaiah Kubicek, Aidan McKee-Bruns, Kyle Rabey, Serena van der Hulst, Charlotte Van Dyke, Ashley Zimmer
  • Mazurka Corps (Fri/Sun) | Andrea Adams, Sophia Black, Erin Decker, Julia Elliott, Mahala Flagg, Katrien Feenstra, Kyla Hardesty, Adeline Henninger, Isaiah Kubicek, Taegan Moran, Rosemary Scarpelli, Kyle Rabey, Serena van der Hulst, Dominic Vennemann, Antonio White, Ashley Zimmer
  • Czardas Lead | Soyars Green
  • Czardas Corps (Thurs/Fri) | Elise Arcuri, Sophia Gray, Katie Griffith, Maya Gordon, AJ Gross, Willie Harris Jr., Isaiah Kubicek, Katherine Kraal, Shaelyn Kuipers, Cynthia Lutz, Kyle Rabey, Laykin Stoess, Dominic Vennemann
  • Czardas Corps (Thurs/Fri) | Hannah Altmiller, Bryn Cintron, Maya Gordon, Willie Harris Jr., Isaiah Kubicek, Mary Lee, Kelsey Lewis, Cynthia Lutz, Grace Ortega, Kyle Rabey, Bethany Roup, Dominic Vennemann, Antonio White
  • Waltz of the Hours (Thurs/Sat) | Andrea Adams, Sophia Black, Bryn Cintron, Julia Elliott, Katrien Feenstra, Mahala Flagg, Maya Gordon, Kyla Hardesty, Shaelyn Kuipers, Mary Lee, Cynthia Lutz, Taegan Moran, Isabelle Pfleger, Rosemary Scarpelli, Laykin Stoess, Ashley Zimmer
  • Waltz of the Hours (Fri/Sun) | Leighton Calfee, Bryn Cintron, Mahala Flagg, Maya Gordon, Violet Hahn, Adeline Henninger, Shaelyn Kuipers, Abby Kolb, Mary Lee, Cynthia Lutz, Aidan McKee-Bruns, Sylvia Quinio, Laykin Stoess, Serena van der Hulst, Charlotte Van Dyke, Ashley Zimmer
  • Dawn | Sophia Gray (Fri/Sun) Soyars Green (Thurs/Sat)
  • Prayer | Katie Griffith (Fri/Sun), Bethany Roup (Thurs/Sat)
  • Spinners Lead | Katherine Kraal (Fri/Sun), Kelsey Lewis (Thurs/Sat)
  • Spinners Corps (Thurs/Sat) | Hannah Altmiller, Grace Ortega, Elizabeth Tanner, Sylvia Quinio
  • Spinners Corps (Fri/Sun) | Elise Arcuri, Erin Decker, Katherine Kraal, Adrianna Mccarter, Isabelle Pfleger
  • Mayor/Priest | Nikolas Gray
  • Jester Doll | Dominic Vennemann
  • Scottish Doll | Katherine Bracken
  • Spanish Doll | Soyars Green
  • Blank Doll | Adrianna Mccarter
  • Knight Dolls | Nikolas Gray, Kyle Rabey

Orchestra Roster

CCM Concert Orchestra

Aik Khai Pung, music director and conductor (Thursday & Friday) 
Alberto de la Paz, graduate student assistant conductor (Saturday) 
Rachel Feldman, graduate student assistant conductor (Saturday) 
Wenze Li, graduate student assistant conductor (Sunday) 
Vera Tianyi Lu, graduate student assistant conductor (Sunday) 
Andrew Miller, graduate student assistant conductor (Saturday) 
Jacob Priddy, graduate student assistant conductor (Sunday)

Violin 1

  • Alex Auer, co-concertmaster * 
  • Bill Auer, co-concertmaster ^ 
  • Jiye Li 
  • Ruike Yang 
  • Rafael Roig-Francoli 
  • Po-Hsun Ho 
  • Josiah Mendenhall 
  • Christine Park
  • Ella Lee 

Violin 2

  • Eunjae Chung, co-principal * 
  • Karis Dharmawirya, co-principal ^ 
  • Letian Feng 
  • JiaJian Zhou 
  • Ruiqi Zhang
  • Minyue Zheng 
  • Holly Bennett 
  • Ziqi Wu 

Viola

  • Gabriel Caal, co-principal * 
  • Solange Gallina, co-principal ^ 
  • Anqi Jiang 
  • Jiho Chung 
  • Zachary Hutchinson 
  • Nan Li 
  • Cuong Diep 
  • Murphy Combs
  • Juliette Mikautadze 
  • Lily Clark 
  • Chenxi Yuan 
  • Alex Kirk 
  • Sushu Xiao 

Cello

  • Jaaeng Son, co-principal 
  • Ada Ortan, co-principal 
  • Benji Berners 
  • Joanna Frank 
  • Xinrui Yan 
  • Kanyun Li 

Bass

  • John Mason Copeland, principal
  • Qianni Chen 
  • Eric Reigelsperger 
  • Georgia Holt        

Flute

  • Minkyoung Choi 
  • Joshua Benitez 

Oboe

  • Maxx Meija 
  • Jill Peterson 

Clarinet

  • Christian Rucinski 
  • Abby Maher 

Bassoon

  • Cedric Quinn 
  • Ethan Surles 
  • Joshua Butenschoen 

Horn

  • Anna Eberwine 
  • Kaylee Skaris 
  • Autumn Edson 
  • Alyssa Webb 
  • Lucy Williams 

Cornet

  • Jaedong Kim 
  • Gabriel Curtis

Trumpet

  • Mason Kibble 
  • Caroline Niederhausen

Trombone

  • Rory McIntyre 
  • Samantha Monday 
  • Cody Coleman 

Tuba

  • Jamieon Gilmore 
  • Chris Messinger

Harp

  • Olivia Henderson

Timpani

  • Elliot Hungler 

Percussion

  • Koen Scheid 
  • Zhongzihan Li
  • Qiming Han

* Performing 4/3 and 4/5 
^ Performing 4/4/ and 4/6

Production Staff

  • Assistant Stage Managers | Ella Gover, Katie Mogren
  • Assistant Production Managers | Annalee Crosser, Bethany Untener
  • Assistant Lighting Designers | Abigail Fluck, Flynn Wilson
  • Production Electrician | Laura Hanks
  • Assistant Production Electrician | Ella Rosoff
  • Lighting Board Operator | Paul Hartmann
  • Lighting Programmer | Jacob Kaplan
  • Deck Electrician |  Ryan Peerless
  • Follow Spot Operators | Sarah Anderson, Chloe Hessling, Lia Lubinsky
  • Scenic Charge Artist | Emma Shreve
  • Set/Props Running Crew | Emilia Buckley, Zayda DeJong, Laila Gose, Isaac Ludlam, Kyrie Paez, Red Stotler
  • TAIT Navigation Operators | Willow Heichel, Corvo Hopkins
  • Production Sound Engineer | Brady Smith
  • A1 | Ren Mosteller
  • Costume Design Assistant Coordinator and Project Draper | Cassidy Kempthorne 
  • Costume Project Stitchers | Shelby Allred, Alanna Gorrigan, Cassie Smith

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