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March 7, 2003
Young People's Performances
Edison Theatre, Washington University

March 8, 2003, 2:00 p.m.
March 8, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
March 9, 2003, 2:00 p.m.
Edison Theatre, Washington University

Tickets are available by calling the Edison Theatre Box Office at 314.935.6543. Box office hours are Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Tickets are also available on-line tby clicking here: Metrotix, or by phoning 314.534.1111.

$15, $20 & $25 tickets

For over a hundred years, Lewis Carroll's classic story of logic and lunacy has delighted young and old alike. The topsy-turvy world of Wonderland and its memorable cast of characters--Alice, the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts--are brought to life with distinctive warmth and humor in this fascinating ballet.

CHOREOGRAPHERS FOR ALEXANDRA BALLET’S 2003 PRODUCTION
ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Sergey Kozadayev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and trained at the Vaganova Academy, graduating in 1968. He danced with the St. Petersburg State Ballet as a principle dancer for 22 years, performing leading roles in ballets such as Swan Lake, Don Juan, Nutcracker, Scheherazade, Romeo and Juliet, La Fille Mal Gardee, Petrushka, Harlequinade, Hercules, and Flower Festival. He received the Merit of Honor of the Russian Republic signifying his reputation for the highest level of dance training and performance. He has choreographed and danced in more than 15 countries throughout the world and was the first Russian choreographer invited to participate in the American Dance Festival in North Carolina in 1990. In 1991 he became teacher, Ballet Master, and choreographer for the Colorado Ballet, where he staged all the major classical ballets and set his own choreography for the company. He now serves as Artistic Director of Salt Creek Ballet in Westmont, Illinois. Mr. Kozadayev is married to Zhanna Dubrovskaya, a soloist with the St. Petersburg State Ballet for over twenty years. In addition, their two sons, Alexander and Ilya, are both professional dancers.

Susan O’Connell was trained at the Stone-Camryn School of ballet and at the University of Utah. A gifted dancer and choreographer she was a featured dancer in the movie, Footloose, and was a company member of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago for three years. Miss O’Connell is a recipient of the Monticello Scholarship, the Regional Dance America’s Choreographer’s Connection Award, and the National Choreography Plan Award. A staff member of Salt Creek Ballet, Miss O’Connell has choreographed nine other dances for the company including Veils of Anger, which was featured at the 2002 Regional Dance America Festival in Chicago, Illinois.

GUEST ARTIST FOR ALEXANDRA BALLET’S 2003 PRODUCTION
ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Alexander Kozadayev began his training at the Vaganova Ballet Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. He came to the United States in 1990 and studied at the American Ballet Theatre School in New York. He has also studied with the Stuttgart Ballet, and has performed with the Boston Ballet and Pittsburgh Ballet. He is a medal winner of the highly acclaimed Prix du Lausanne International Dance Competition. A former principal dancer with Colorado Ballet, Mr. Kozadayev now freelances, and has received wide international recognition for his virtuosity as a dancer.

Art: Luke Partridge