Les Seasons

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.

Les Seasons

Choreography by Helen Gaus

Music by Alexander Glazunov

Costumes by Helen Kasarda

Scranton Civic Ballet Company Premiere

April 4, 1982

Masonic Temple

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Cast:

Linda O'Boyle (Winter)

Suzanne Ahern (Spring)

Tammy Samojlowitz (Summer)

Dianne Nerch (Autumn)

Synopsis

The ballet unfolds in four scenes and is an evocation of the yearly phases of the natural world, all dominated by nature's cycle of winter sleep, awakening, blossoming and then harvest moving towards sleep again.