La Bayadere

Summer Intensive

Welcome to the Civic Dance Centre, official dance school of the Scranton Civic Ballet Company. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company was founded in 1978 by Northeast Pennsylvania's most respected dance instructor, Miss Helen M. Gaus. Originally as a regional resident company, the Scranton Civic Ballet Company is at the forefront of ballet and the performing arts in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Our school makes every effort to instill in its students the discipline and knowledge needed to approach learning in a professional way, whether one's intent is to become a professional dancer or to learn the rigorous discipline of dance to carry oneself through life.

At "Civic," we believe that our role is to guide young dancers through increasingly disciplined levels of dance in a friendly, caring atmosphere. Creative energy, gracefulness, a heightened awareness of music and musicality, and a focus on technique are only some of the benefits our programs have to offer. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is dedicated to bringing quality dance training within reach of young dancers to make dreams a reality.

The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is a non-profit organization focused on dance education and performance. It is the company’s mission to educate our members and the public in the art of dance while bringing the talents of well-known artists, choreographers, and master teachers into northeast Pennsylvania for the benefit of our students as well as our audiences.

La Bayadere,

Act II, Scene II, The Kingdom of Shades

Choreography by Marius Petipa & Natalia Makarova

Restaged by Robert Zaloga & Helen Gaus

Music by Ludwig Minkus

Costumes by Jane Roumyantseva

Scranton Civic Ballet Company Premiere

April 2021

The Theater at North

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Cast:

Gwyn "Ginger" Cruz (Nikiya)

Robert Zaloga (Solor)

Brooke Provinzano (First Soloist)

Abby Lazecki (Second Soloist)

Meta Mihalchik (Third Soloist)

Synopsis

Solor hallucinates and conjures a vision of the dead Nikiya. She appears in the Kingdom of the Shades, and her vision is multiplied by the corps de ballet. Solor reminisces about her dance of love by the Sacred Fire.