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Annual Seasonal Show: Nutcracker 2022!

Join us for our Nutcracker season this year! Follow Clara’s journey from her Christmas Party through the nightmare of the Rat King. After the Nutcracker defeats the Rat King, they travel through a glorious winter wonderland where Snowflakes dance around them and guide them into the magical world of the Sugarplum Fairy!

In this land she meets many divertissements,. These representatives from all around the world bring gifts and dance for Clara and her Nutcracker Prince. Spain brings Chocolate, Arabia brings Coffee, China brings Tea, Russia brings Candy Canes, Italy brings Marzipan, and France brings Gingersnaps. Then a beautiful Waltz of the Flowers preludes a heartful pas de deux between Clara and the Prince. Sugarplum follows with a solo, and they follow up with a fun pas de trois. The divertissements then dance together to send Clara back off to her own world where she may find out this was all a dream….

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#GivingTuesday

Imagine Ballet Theatre participates in #GivingTuesday every year! Join the movement to support non-profits all around the world! Starting right here, in Ogden!

“GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Join the movement and give – each Tuesday and every day – whether it’s some of your time, a donation, or the power of your voice in your local community.

It’s a simple idea: whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to contribute toward building the better world we all want to live in.”

Every little bit, even as little as $5.00, can help to educate the children of Ogden in the performing arts!

Donate here!

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Breathe Between the Lines – RMCF WINNER

A moment from Christina’s winning piece, Breathe Between the Lines

The Winner of the Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival win a performance hosted by sponsors of the RMCF. Christina Stockdale won with her piece Breathe Between the Lines, which she named her winning show after. She is putting together works from previous festivals, as well as new choreographic works for this show. Here is what she has to say about the performance.

This show has been a long time coming! During this show you will see a variety of pieces, and styles that showcase my journey as a choreographer. What started out as just a fun experiment has become a great passion. I love to push the dancers to try new things and to see how each dancer approaches their steps differently and finding the style of movement that looks the most natural on each one, no matter their age or experience. There was also a lot of experimenting with finding new and interesting ways to make dancers work together and feel the presence of their fellow dancers while onstage and moving as one body. As I said these pieces come from different times in my life and showcase different emotions and I invite you to find whatever meaning behind each piece you feel. This performance is named after the piece of mine that won the Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival and I feel that this piece showcases a lot of what I have been trying to achieve as a choreographer which is the connection between each dancer and between the dancers and the audience. I hope you enjoy this evening, the beauty, the fun, the energy of each piece. – Christina Stockdale

Playing for Christina’s winning piece “Breathe Between the Lines” is cellist Viktor Uzur

“…unbelievable pyrotechnics that bring to mind the virtuosity of David Oistrakh’s recordings…effortlessly à la Rostropovich in his prime…synergistic combination of Casals and du Pré-like fire and Fournier’s elegance.” (Fanfare Magazine)

Viktor Uzur has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician and artist in residence in many countries in Europe, Asia, North America and South America.

His performances, interviews and compositions have been broadcast on television and radio stations in the former Yugoslavia, Russia, and United States. Uzur is regularly featured on NPR’s “Performance Today” with the Richter Uzur Duo. His most recent recordings include “Solo Cello”, “String Theory”, “Viktor Uzur in Recital” and “Entertainers”. Uzur is the cello professor at Weber State University where he is also founder and director of the Bonneville Chamber Music Festival.

Uzur received Bachelor and Masters in Cello Performance with soloist diploma from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and Doctorate from Michigan State University. He is a prize winner and diploma recipient at competitions such as Yugoslavian National Solo Competition, Sarajevo, Jeuness Musicales International Competition, Belgrade and XI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

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IBT 2022 Company Auditions January 28th

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Imagine Ballet Theatre will be holding auditions for the company dancers Jan. 28, 2022 at our studios 2432 Washington Blvd. Ogden, Utah.  Registration will be at 5:00-6:00pm and costs $25.00,  the audition will begin at 6:00- 8:00pm.  Ages for the audition are 9 years of age and older. Rehearsals will start Saturday Jan. 29th.

Our Spring will be an original ballet choreographed by the artistic director Raymond Van Mason.  Company dancers will also be performing in Nutcracker and have other performing opportunities throughout the year.

Dancers must provide a resume and photo in first arabesque.  They must come ready to dance. Ladies with black leotards and pink tights, men with black tights and white shirts. Face coverings at this time are recommended but optional. If they are in pointe shoes they should bring them as well.

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2021 Imagine Ballet Theatre Company Auditions January 30.

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Imagine Ballet Theatre will be holding auditions for the company dancers Jan. 30, 2021 at our studios 2432 Washington Blvd. Ogden, Utah.  Registration will be at 9:30 am and costs $25.00,  the audition will begin at 10:00 am to 12:00.  Ages for the audition are 9 years of age and older.

Our Spring show will consist of smaller works created for the company by Christina Stockdale, Jessica Gabler, Matthew Rees, Isabella Willie and Raymond Van Mason.  Of course it will

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include Nutcracker and various other performing opportunities throughout the year.

Dancers must provide a resume and photo in first arabesque.  They must come ready to dance with a face covering at this time.  If they are in pointe shoes they should bring them as well.

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Reopening!

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Hello!

We are excited to say that Imagine Ballet Theatre is reopening Monday May 10th with limited classes and class sizes.  We will have safety measures in place to keep dancers, families and staff in place.

Please contact kristashively.ibt@gmail.com to sign up for classes.

 

  • The studio has been thoroughly cleaned, and we will continue to be vigilant in cleaning and sanitizing.
  • Classes will be limited to 10 dancers maximum. Please sign up for the class(es) you want to attend so we can keep track.
  • Only dancers in the studio. Parents can drop their dancer off at the back door. *Only the back door next to the alley will be unlocked.
  • Dancers can arrive 5 minutes before their scheduled class, and must be picked up immediately afterwards.
  • Please take your temperature before you arrive. If your temp is higher than normal, please let us know and don’t come in. *We are working on getting a digital thermometer to take temperatures at the door/
  • We will enter through the back door, through the yoga/storage room, and exit through the hallway.

 

    • All dancers, and staff, will need to wear face masks for class for the safety and health of everyone. If they don’t have a mask, dancers won’t be permitted to enter and/or take class. You will be able to go to the empty studio if you need to take your mask of temporarily. Masks must be washed every day.
    • I know we are all friends and care about each other, but there will be no hugging, handshakes, or touching. Barres will be sanitized between classes.
    • Dancers will stand at least 6ft apart at all times

 

  • Please check the Remind App and emails for continual updates
  • If you have requests for classes at different times, please let me know.
  • Oh…If you can bring 1 roll of toilet paper on your first class and/or Clorox wipes it would be greatly appreciated

 

Classes – Monday
Inter/Advanced Ballet 2:00-3:15
Combined Modern 3:30-4:45
Inter/Advanced Ballet 5:00- 6:15
Classes – Tuesday
Movement and Music 2:00-2:45
Pre/Beginning Ballet 3:00-4:00
Inter/Advanced Ballet 4:15- 5:30
Adult Ballet 5:45-7:00
Classes – Wednesday
Inter/Advanced Ballet 2:00-3:15
Combined Modern 3:30-4:45
Inter/Advanced Ballet 5:00- 6:15
Classes – Thursday
Inter/Advanced Ballet 2:00-3:15
Pre/Beginning Ballet 3:30-4:30
Inter/Advanced Ballet 4:45- 6:00
Pointe – 6:15-7:00
Classes – Friday
Inter/Advanced Ballet 2:00-3:15
Inter/Advanced Ballet 3:30-4:45
Inter/Advanced Ballet 5:00- 6:15
Classes – Saturday
Conditioning – 9:00-9:45
Inter/Advanced Ballet 10:00- 11:15
Pre/Beginning Ballet 11:30-12:30  
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Crossroads Ogden

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Jens Kruger’s “Crossroads Ogden” The Kruger Brothers with Chamber Orchestra Ogden and Imagine Ballet Theatre featuring original choreography by Raymond Van Mason. November 2nd, 2019: 7pm. Ogden’s Historic Peery’s Egyptian Theater. Tickets available now at ofoam.org and theater box office! ***Rehearsal Pictures***

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