& We Ballet
& We Ballet
A Little Romance
7:30pm Saturday, Feb 15, 2025
Capitol Civic Centre
Spoil yourself and a loved one in the most colorful and arresting ballet music—the pinnacle of dance. Sleeping Beauty and Faust headline a concert featuring some of the most treasured and enduring ballet scores ever composed.
Further luxuriating the experience is a live performance by Manitowoc Ballet Academy directed by Beth Check with the full orchestra.
Season Underwriter
Season Underwriter
West Foundation, Inc.
Season Underwriter
The Aschenbrenner Fund
Season Underwriter
Tom & Virginia Bare Charitable Fund
Season Sponsor
Mark Barkley Miller
Season Sponsor
Media Underwriter
Media Underwriter
TBA
Concert Sponsors
The Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra led by Dylan Chmura-Moore
Orchestra Roster TBA
VIOLIN I
Carrie Kulas, Concertmaster
Jim VanLanen Jr.
Lori Bonin
Jaci Collins
Luis Fernandez
Tiffany Chang
Heidi Barker
Taylor Giorgio
Iuliiya Mykolyk
Kylie Bowman
Shoua Xiong
VIOLIN II
Joan Geraldson, Virginia Bare Memorial Principal Second
Violin Chair
Ryan Kraemer
Dan Ognavic
Joyce Malloy
Jennifer Knoeck
Bruce Bowers
Rebecca Briesemeister
Taylor Rudlaff
David Oldenburg
Lauren Oldenburg
VIOLA
Jane Bradshaw Finch, principal
Ann Stephan
Sarah Oftedahl
T.J. Hull
Andy Bruzewicz
Amy Beekhuizen
Steve Schani
CELLO
Charles Stephan, Karen Steingraber Principal Cello Chair
Andrew Piehl
Michael Dewhirst
Wendy Scattergood
Nancy Kaphaem
Anne Keran
Hayley Rathmell
DOUBLE BASS
Brian Kulas, principal
Shelby Baize
Ann Boeckman
Jessica Otte
FLUTE
Angela Erdmann, Michelle Garnett Klaiber Principal Flute Chair
Cathy Burback
OBOE
Jennifer Bryan, Les J. Graebel Memorial & Emily and Mike Howe Family Principal Oboe Chair
Heather Guadagnino
CLARINET
Laura McLaughlin, Mark Klaiber Principal Clarinet Chair
Orlando Pimentel
BASSOON
Andrew Jackson, David Satchell Memorial Principal Bassoon Chair
Rachel Richards
CONTRABASSOON
Susan Lawrence McCardell
HORN
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst, principal
Wanda Braden
Annette Eis
Andrew Parks
TRUMPET
Jessica Jensen, John & Laurale Stern Principal Trumpet Chair
Bill Hampton
TROMBONE
Jonathan Winkle, principal
Matthew Bragstad
BASS TROMBONE
Mark Hoelscher
TUBA
Mike Forbes
TIMPANI
John Aaholm, principal
PERCUSSION
Victoria Daniel, Ellen Jane Lohmeyer Memorial
Principal Percussion Chair
Joe Vetter
Manitowoc Ballet Academy owner Elizabeth Check grew up dancing in Manitowoc. Once she got her pointe shoes in 7th grade, she decided Ballet was her career path. As she entered high school, it became clear that the schools in Manitowoc couldn’t offer the professional level of training needed to excel in a ballet career. Her training was behind, so she studied and trained to elevate herself to that professional level. Through the study of Ballet Pedagogy and Beth’s knowledge in the professional world, Manitowoc Ballet Academy is on a technical level of its own.
As well as offering classes for school-aged kids, MBA offers adult open classes for those who want to continue dancing as adults, or even start. MBA doesn’t just create dancers, they create bright young artists.
CONCERT & SEASON TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
Tickets are sold by the Capitol Civic Centre Box Office, 913 S. 8th Street, Manitowoc WI, 920.683.2184. Click for online ticketing.
- Individual ticket prices are Tier 1-$37, Tier 2-$34, and Tier 3-$30. Plus $6 Capitol fees per ticket and sales tax.
- Ages 35 and under may purchase Tier 2 or Tier 3 tickets for $17 (including tax and fees).
- Children 10 & under are free.
Please see our Season Ticket page for current Season Ticket prices.
This performance is not rated.
Join us following the concert for the Afterglow Party!
featuring complimentary snacks, special drinks at their cash bar, and liquor raffles.