Oct. 24, 2024—Twenty-three CFISD students have been cast in the Houston Repertoire Ballet’s 26th annual performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, featuring professional guest artists Léa Fleytoux as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Jake Roxander as the Cavalier, both of the American Ballet Theatre. The HRB company orchestra is directed by Tarana Taylor.
Houston Repertoire Ballet (HRB) is moving its annual performances of The Nutcracker to the new state-of-the-art theater in the CFISD Visual and Performing Arts Center. To make the move into the new theatre, HRB invested $200,000 in newly designed and created sets by the talented designer, Ian Loveall, and creators, Dallas Stage Scenery. In the professional orchestra pit, the production will be accompanied by HRB’s Company Orchestra to perfectly complement The Nutcracker’s brilliant blend of beautiful costumes, lavish new sets and fresh choreography.
The Nutcracker performances are Dec. 7-8 at the CFISD Visual & Performing Arts Center (11420 Matzke Road, Cypress TX 77429), and tickets can be purchased at www.hrbdance.org.
Founded by nationally acclaimed teachers and choreographers Victoria Vittum and Gilbert Rome, HRB is a pre-professional ballet company celebrating 28 years of providing professional quality performances.
The goal of HRB is to give young, talented, dedicated dancers the serious training needed for them to enter the professional world of dance, and many of them advance to professional ballet companies throughout the country. HRB graduates have danced with New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet and other prestigious companies.
The following CFISD students will participate in The Nutcracker:
· Griffin deAlejandro, Birkes Elementary School
· Willow DeAlejandro, Cypress Falls High School
· Rebeca Rosas, Sprague Middle School
· Emma Burkhart, Sprague Middle School
· Mallory Burkhart, Bridgeland High School
· Nichole Pullman, Bridgeland High School
· Gabrielle Arrey, Aragon Middle School;
· Angela Grace Huang, Cypress Woods High School
· Chantal Noble Hernandez, Langham Creek High School
· Madelyn Crozier, Cypress Ranch High School
· Lauren Freeman, Cypress Ranch High School
· Cassandra Douthitt, Cypress Woods High School
· Marlowe Wegener, Spillane Middle School
· Charlotte Crook, Goodson Middle School
· Annalise Howard, Salyards Middle School
· Lily Marshall, Cypress Creek High School
· Emma Mangold, Cy-Fair High School
· Maddie Nguyen, Cy-Fair High School
· Gricel Cabrera Hernandez, Hamilton Middle School
· London Boyce, Aragon Middle School
· Sara Alarcon, Anthony Middle School
· Liliana Cuestas, Kahla Middle School
· Melody Greene, Cook Middle School