Dear Collin County Ballet Theatre Patrons,
We are excited about the new arts center facility and look forward to its completion. It will be our new home for performances for many years to come. Please
consider becoming involved in the funding. Visit Arts of Collin County to find out how you can help.
Thank you for your continued support of Collin County Ballet Theatre and
the Arts in Collin County,
Kirt Hathaway
Artistic Director
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Tickets Still Available for November 29th Tea
The December Sugar Plum Fairy Tea is sold out! Tickets are still available for the November 29th Sugar Plum Fairy Tea.
Sunday, November 29th 2:00-4:00
The Westin Stonebriar
1549 Legacy Drive
Frisco, TX 75034
Make your reservation online at ccballet.com or contact Melissa Leonard at 972-612-3553 or mleonard65@gmail.com.
Don't forget to bring your camera to take pictures with your
favorite Nutcracker characters. Festivities will include: Nutcracker character parade, excerpts
from the Nutcracker performed by the CCBT cast members, refreshments,
sweets & treats, and a Juicy Couture raffle. Meet the Sugar Plum
Fairy and many other Nutcracker characters. Shop at the boutique for
ornaments, nutcrackers, toys, and a variety of seasonal items. We have
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Announcing the Guest Artists from the American Ballet Theatre
Collin County Ballet Theatre is pleased to announce the guest artists who will be dancing in the December 23rd performance of The Nutcracker.
Jessica Saund
American Ballet Theatre
Jessica Saund, formerly a member of English National Ballet,
began her dance training with California Ballet and later studied at the Kirov
Academy of Ballet in Washington,
DC on full scholarship. In 1996,
she joined the Washington School of Ballet under the direction of Mary Day.
That same year, Saund took the Gold Medal in the junior division in the II
International Ballet Competition in South America.
In 1999, she was invited to study with Le Jeune Ballet de France in Paris.
Saund's repertoire with English National Ballet included the Fairy Godmother,
Winter Fairy and Oriental Princess in Cinderella, Arabian Princess in The
Nutcracker, Rosaline in Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet, Big Swans
and pas de trois and the Spanish Dance in Swan Lake and leading roles in
Raymonda, Paquita and Michael Corder's Melody on the Move.
Saund joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet in
January 2006. Her repertoire with the Company includes the Countess in The
Sleeping Beauty, the Spanish Princess and the Spanish Dance in Swan Lake.
Roman Zhurbin
American Ballet Theatre
Roman Zhurbin was born in Moscow, Russia
and came to the United
States at 13. He began his ballet training
at 15 at LaGuardia
High School under the
direction of Michelle Mathesius, Joey Smith, Michele Benash and Eddie Shelman.
During his high school years Zhurbin also trained at Studio Maestro with
Francois Perron, Debra Wingert and Marina Stavitskaya. In 2003, he attended
American Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive Program and was asked to join ABT's
Studio Company.
Zhurbin joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in April 2004 and
became a member of the corps de ballet in April 2005. His roles with the
Company include the High Brahmin in La Bayadère, the Pasha in Le
Corsaire, Lysander in The Dream, the Father in Fall River Legend,
the Duke in Giselle, The Man She Must Marry in Jardin aux Lilas,
Monsieur GM in Manon, the Baron in The Merry Widow, Drosselmeyer
in The Nutcracker, the Moor and the Chief Coachman in Petrouchka,
Lord Capulet and Lord Montague in Romeo and Juliet and von Rothbart, the
Spanish Dance and the Lead Czardas in Swan Lake and roles in Baker's
Dozen, Brief Fling, Company B, Dark Elegies, Désir and The Leaves Are
Fading.
Zhurbin created the role of the Fiance's Father in On the Dnieper.
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Nutcracker Ticket Information
Collin County Ballet Theatre
Artistic
Directors, Kirt & Linda Hathaway
Nutcracker 2009
Performance and Ticket Information
Saturday, December 19th at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Sponsored in part by the Frisco Association for the Arts
Centennial High School Theatre
6901 Coit Road
Frisco, Texas 75035
Ticket
Prices: MasterCard & Visa
Accepted
Center Orchestra, $25; Side Orchestra, $20; Rear Orchestra, $15
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Phone orders and
reservations call Terri Gorman at 972-836-2708 or email tkgorman@msn.com
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Ticket order
forms can be turned in at the studio
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Studio Ticket Sales: Monday/Wednesday 5:30-7:00pm;
Tuesday/Thursday/Friday
4:00pm-6:30pm & Saturday 9:30am-12pm
Tuesday, December 23rd at 6:00pm
with the Plano Symphony Orchestra
Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts
2351 Performance Drive (US 75 & Galatyn Parkway)
Richardson, Texas 75082
Ticket Prices: All Credit Cards Accepted
Premier Loge, Boxes$70; Luxury Orchestra, Section 2 $40; Orchestra Sides, Section 3 $35;
First 3
Rows, Section 3 $35; Mezzanine,
Section 4 $15
Cast Members 10% Discount Promotion Code: CCBTCAST
Important:
- Online orders, register a personal account to access ticket service and enter promotion code for discount
- Phone orders, mention promotion code to the ticket agent
- For phone orders all the Eisemann Center
Box Office 972-744-4650
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For online ticket purchase go to www.eisemanncenter.com
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Time is running out! The Collin County Ballet Theatre raffle drawing
will be this Sunday, November 15th! Please be sure to stop by the front
desk and purchase your tickets! Our goal is to raise at least $1,000
for CCBT with this raffle and we are still several hundred dollars
short. There are many great prizes to win! Thank you for your
participation!
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Sincerely,
Collin County Ballet Theatre Guild |
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Attention Guild Members
The
Collin County Ballet Theatre Guild would like to post pictures of dance
students who are Collin County Ballet Theatre Guild members.
If you would like
your child's photo to be displayed on this board, please bring a photo
no larger than 3 x 5 to the Hathaway Academy of Ballet Studio and place
it in the treasure box near the front desk. We ask that you write the
name of your
child in pencil on the back of the photo for identification purposes.
Photos will be returned when the board is updated.
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Collin County Ballet Theatre
Guild Vision
The
mission of the CCBT Guild is to assist the Collin County Ballet Theatre
in its goal to bring the incredible and exciting art of ballet into the
community and to give our dancers the opportunity to perform their art
to the fullest. Your membership in the Guild will help to support the
dancers. Membership in the Guild is open to everyone, so feel free to
invite family and friends to become a member of CCBT Guild.
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Help support CCBT the next time you travel for business or pleasure, or even group travel. E-mail SaveMoney@BrackTravel.com for more information.
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