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2023 FINALS INFORMATION
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SCHEDULES
Updated 3/14/23
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Updated 3/14/23
TICKETS & PASSES
MULTI-DAY ALL EVENT PASS (PARENTS / GUESTS)
ROUND 1 & 2 DAILY TICKETS (PARENTS / GUESTS)
FINAL ROUND TICKETS
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Participants do not need to purchase tickets of any kind. All is included with participation.
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Teachers, you will need the VIP Pass, which is purchased through ADC IBC, not the Mahaffey Box Office. If you did not do this during registration, you will be able to at the ADC check-in Tables at the event. Vip pass also includes a ticket for the Final Round Gala.
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Parents & Guests if you purchase directly from the Mahaffey Box Office as a walk-up, you can bypass the online Ticketmaster fees. If you arrive outside of Box Office Hours, you can purchase online, and receive your tickets via email immediately.
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Box Office Hours:
Friday March 17 -- 10am-4pm
Saturday March 18 -- 12pm-2:30pm & 6-8:30pm
Sunday March 19 -- 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Monday March 20 -- 9:00am - 7:000pm
Tuesday March 21 -- 9:00am - 7:00pm
Wednesday March 22 -- 9:00am - 7:00pm
GENERAL INFORMATION
2023 JURY SELECTION PANEL
IGOR ANTONOV
RICHMOND BALLET
Associate Director & Richmond Ballet II Director
AMY BRANDT
POINTE MAGAZINE
Editor-in-Chief
ANAIS CHALENDARD
SERVING AS 2023 FEMALE COMPULSORY COACH
NASHVILLE BALLET
Professional Programs Manager
KATHLEEN BREEN COMBES
FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE
Director
MAURICE BRANDON CURRY
EGLEVSKY BALLET
Artistic Director
ETIENNE DIAZ
THE ROCK SCHOOL
Director, West Campus
EDWARD ELLISON
ELLISON BALLET
Artistic Director
CELIA FUSHILLE
SMUIN BALLET
Artistic Director
MARJORIE GRUNDVIG
PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE
School Director
CHRISTOPHER HIRD
SARASOTA BALLET
Education Director
DAYOUNG JUNG
OKLAHOMA BALLET
Company Rehearsal Director
ALEXEY KULPIN
HARID Conservatory
Faculty
KATHERINE LAWRENCE
BALLET WEST
School Principal
DOMENICO LUCIANO
COLORADO BALLET
Director of Men's Training
EDUARDO PERMUY
ATLANTA BALLET
Company Repetiteur
KATE LYDON
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
Artistic Director, Summer Intensives
CLAUDIO MUNOZ
HOUSTON BALLET
HB II Director
MICHELLE MARTIN
BALLET AUSTIN
Associate Artistic Director
MARIA TORIJA
BALLETMET
Academy Director
MIMMO MICCOLIS
THE WASHINGTON BALLET
Choreographer
DIERDRE MILES BURGER
SARASOTA BALLET
Assistant Education Director
EDDY TOVAR
PHILADELPHIA BALLET
PB II Director
ATTIRE TO BRING IF SELECTED FOR CONTEMPORARY PREMIERE
Participants learn contemporary repertoire on site, audition, rehearse, and perform together in the Final Round Gala Performance on March 22. All Finalists, please bring the following with you to the competition, in the case you are selected to be a part of this new premiere.
Females: 1. Skin colored leotard. 2. Skin colored ballet shoes.
Males: 1. Black fitted t-shirt (a style used for ballet class). 2. Skin colored ballet shoes.
ROUND 1 TUTU RECOMMENDATIONS
The Round 1 Variation for ALL Soloists is selected by the ADC IBC Organizing Committee, and is announced on site, not prior to the competition. This variation is taught and rehearsed at the competition and performed on the Mahaffey stage. Dancers are recommended to bring a practice tutu with them to Finals. Below are the styles of the selected variations.
Primary Division Females: Romantic length recommended. A simple knee length ballet skirt will also be sufficient for the selected variation.
Junior Division Females: Classical style, flat plate tutu recommended.
Senior Division Females: Classical style, flat plate tutu recommended.
*Tutu is not required. These are recommendations put forth based on the style of variation that has been selected for the First Round of the Competition
TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS
2023 Finals Schedule Projection
Below is a shell schedule to assist making flight arrangements.
Friday March 17
Primary Division - morning call
Junior Divisions - approximate noon call
* We recommend Primary & Junior Divisions to Fly on March 16.
Saturday March 18
Senior Division - morning call
* We recommend Seniors to travel on an early or afternoon flight on March 17. In the event we need to place a particular senior class on March 17 in the evening.
Primary Division: is expected to have scored classes, rep classes, open masterclasses and competition on all days of the event.
Junior Division: is expected to have scored classes, rep classes, open masterclasses and competition on all days of the event.
Senior Division: is expected to have scored classes, rep classes, open masterclasses and competition from March 18 - March 22.
* We expect March 22 to end past 9pm.