2024 Queensland Ballet Academy Gala cast sheets
Donizetti Variations
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Principal Couple
Kyra Martynov & Xavier Xué
Solo Lady with Four Couples
Sienna Baensch
Nicole Drynan & Arran O’Sullivan
Juliana Prieto & Asher Flynn-Kann*
Sophie Kathage & Matthew Erlandson
Maya Irimichi & Wil Hellstedt
accompanied by
Madeline Hitchen, Brooke Tarry*, Jeannie Mok*
Four Ladies Variation
Nicole Drynan, Juliana Prieto, Maya Irimichi, Sienna Baensch
Five Men Variation
Arran O’Sullivan, Asher Flynn-Kann*, Darcy Duane, Matthew Erlandson, Wil Hellstedt
Level 3 Leading Couple
Esther Smith & Darcy Duane
Corp de Ballet
Level 3 Dancers
*2024 Pre-Professional Program Students
Kin
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Contemporary Course Dancers
Dance of the Rose Maidens
Choreography: Arranged by Veronika Sheremetieva after Nina Anisimova
Lead Dancer
Risa Kimura
Level 2 Dancers
Release
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Duo
Matthew Erlandson
Leah Chapman
Level 1 Dancers
Pre-Professional Program Guest
James Willis
Antics
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Level 3 Dancers
Intimate Dialogues
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Brooke Tarry, Jeannie Mok, Jessica McAll, Maeve Rooney, Mia Paske, Rubi Hawkins, Ruby Day, Saya Hibino, Telia Townsend, Zara Ibrahim
Collide
Choreography: Contemporary Course’s Self-Creation
Contemporary Course Dancers
Above and Beyond
Choreography: Grant Aris
Level 2 Ladies
Le Corsaire Pas de Trois
Choreography: Claire Phipps-Males and Camilo Ramos after Marius Petipa
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Ruby Day, James Willis, Asher Flynn-Kann
Student Works
Cheating Death
Matthew Erlandson
Mechanical Mechanism
Matilda Guerin
Academy Défilé
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Level 6 - Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Donizetti Variations
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Principal Couple
Kyra Martynov & Xavier Xué
Solo Lady with Four Couples
Sienna Baensch
Nicole Drynan & Arran O’Sullivan
Juliana Prieto & Asher Flynn-Kann*
Sophie Kathage & Matthew Erlandson
Maya Irimichi & Wil Hellstedt
accompanied by
Madeline Hitchen, Brooke Tarry*, Jeannie Mok*
Four Ladies Variation
Nicole Drynan, Juliana Prieto, Maya Irimichi, Sienna Baensch
Five Men Variation
Arran O’Sullivan, Asher Flynn-Kann*, Darcy Duane, Matthew Erlandson, Wil Hellstedt
Level 3 Leading Couple
Esther Smith & Darcy Duane
Corp de Ballet
Level 3 Dancers
*2024 Pre-Professional Program Students
Kin
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Contemporary Course Dancers
Dance of the Rose Maidens
Choreography: Arranged by Veronika Sheremetieva after Nina Anisimova
Lead Dancer
Risa Kimura
Level 2 Dancers
Release
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Duo
Matthew Erlandson
Leah Chapman
Level 1 Dancers
Pre-Professional Program Guest
James Willis
Antics
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Level 3 Dancers
Intimate Dialogues
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Brooke Tarry, Jeannie Mok, Jessica McAll, Maeve Rooney, Mia Paske, Ruby Day, Saya Hibino, Telia Townsend, Yasmin Ibrahim, Zara Ibrahim
Collide
Choreography: Contemporary Course’s Self-Creation
Contemporary Course Dancers
Above and Beyond
Choreography: Grant Aris
Level 2 Ladies
Le Corsaire Pas de Trois
Choreography: Claire Phipps-Males and Camilo Ramos after Marius Petipa
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Ruby Day, James Willis, Asher Flynn-Kann
Student Works
Cheating Death
Matthew Erlandson
Strum
Erin Theone King
Academy Défilé
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Level 6 - Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Donizetti Variations
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Principal Couple
Kyra Martynov & Xavier Xué
Solo Lady with Four Couples
Sienna Baensch
Nicole Drynan & Arran O’Sullivan
Juliana Prieto & Asher Flynn-Kann*
Sophie Kathage & Matthew Erlandson
Maya Irimichi & Wil Hellstedt
accompanied by
Madeline Hitchen, Brooke Tarry*, Jeannie Mok*
Four Ladies Variation
Nicole Drynan, Juliana Prieto, Maya Irimichi, Sienna Baensch
Five Men Variation
Arran O’Sullivan, Asher Flynn-Kann*, Darcy Duane, Matthew Erlandson, Wil Hellstedt
Level 3 Leading Couple
Esther Smith & Darcy Duane
Corp de Ballet
Level 3 Dancers
*2024 Pre-Professional Program Students
Kin
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Contemporary Course Dancers
Dance of the Rose Maidens
Choreography: Arranged by Veronika Sheremetieva after Nina Anisimova
Lead Dancer
Risa Kimura
Level 2 Dancers
Release
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Duo
Xavier Xué
Maya Irimichi
Level 1 Dancers
Pre-Professional Program Guest
James Willis
Antics
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Level 3 Dancers
Intimate Dialogues
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Brooke Tarry, Jeannie Mok, Jessica McAll, Maeve Rooney, Mia Paske, Rubi Hawkins, Ruby Day, Saya Hibino, Telia Townsend, Zara Ibrahim
Collide
Choreography: Contemporary Course’s Self-Creation
Contemporary Course Dancers
Above and Beyond
Choreography: Grant Aris
Level 2 Ladies
Le Corsaire Pas de Trois
Choreography: Claire Phipps-Males and Camilo Ramos after Marius Petipa
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Ruby Day, James Willis, Asher Flynn-Kann
Student Works
Cheating Death
Matthew Erlandson
Mechanical Mechanism
Matilda Guerin
Academy Défilé
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Level 6 - Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Donizetti Variations
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Principal Couple
Kyra Martynov & Xavier Xué
Solo Lady with Four Couples
Sienna Baensch
Nicole Drynan & Arran O’Sullivan
Juliana Prieto & Asher Flynn-Kann*
Sophie Kathage & Matthew Erlandson
Maya Irimichi & Wil Hellstedt
accompanied by
Madeline Hitchen, Brooke Tarry*, Jeannie Mok*
Four Ladies Variation
Nicole Drynan, Juliana Prieto, Maya Irimichi, Sienna Baensch
Five Men Variation
Arran O’Sullivan, Asher Flynn-Kann*, Darcy Duane, Matthew Erlandson, Wil Hellstedt
Level 3 Leading Couple
Esther Smith & Darcy Duane
Corp de Ballet
Level 3 Dancers
*2024 Pre-Professional Program Students
Kin
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Contemporary Course Dancers
Dance of the Rose Maidens
Choreography: Arranged by Veronika Sheremetieva after Nina Anisimova
Lead Dancer
Risa Kimura
Level 2 Dancers
Release
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Duo
Matthew Erlandson
Leah Chapman
Level 1 Dancers
Pre-Professional Program Guest
James Willis
Antics
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Level 3 Dancers
Intimate Dialogues
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Brooke Tarry, Jeannie Mok, Jessica McAll, Maeve Rooney, Mia Paske, Ruby Day, Saya Hibino, Telia Townsend, Yasmin Ibrahim, Zara Ibrahim
Collide
Choreography: Contemporary Course’s Self-Creation
Contemporary Course Dancers
Above and Beyond
Choreography: Grant Aris
Level 2 Ladies
Le Corsaire Pas de Trois
Choreography: Claire Phipps-Males and Camilo Ramos after Marius Petipa
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Ruby Day, James Willis, Asher Flynn-Kann
Student Works
Cheating Death
Matthew Erlandson
Strum
Erin Theone King
Academy Défilé
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Level 6 - Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Donizetti Variations
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Principal Couple
Kyra Martynov & Xavier Xué
Solo Lady with Four Couples
Sienna Baensch
Nicole Drynan & Arran O’Sullivan
Juliana Prieto & Asher Flynn-Kann*
Sophie Kathage & Matthew Erlandson
Maya Irimichi & Wil Hellstedt
accompanied by
Madeline Hitchen, Brooke Tarry*, Jeannie Mok*
Four Ladies Variation
Nicole Drynan, Juliana Prieto, Maya Irimichi, Sienna Baensch
Five Men Variation
Arran O’Sullivan, Asher Flynn-Kann*, Darcy Duane, Matthew Erlandson, Wil Hellstedt
Level 3 Leading Couple
Esther Smith & Darcy Duane
Corp de Ballet
Level 3 Dancers
*2024 Pre-Professional Program Students
Kin
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Contemporary Course Dancers
Dance of the Rose Maidens
Choreography: Arranged by Veronika Sheremetieva after Nina Anisimova
Lead Dancer
Risa Kimura
Level 2 Dancers
Release
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Duo
Xavier Xué
Maya Irimichi
Level 1 Dancers
Pre-Professional Program Guest
James Willis
Antics
Choreography: Louise Deleur
Level 3 Dancers
Intimate Dialogues
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Brooke Tarry, Jeannie Mok, Jessica McAll, Maeve Rooney, Mia Paske, Rubi Hawkins, Ruby Day, Saya Hibino, Telia Townsend, Zara Ibrahim
Collide
Choreography: Contemporary Course’s Self-Creation
Contemporary Course Dancers
Above and Beyond
Choreography: Grant Aris
Level 2 Ladies
Le Corsaire Pas de Trois
Choreography: Claire Phipps-Males and Camilo Ramos after Marius Petipa
Pre-Professional Program Dancers
Ruby Day, James Willis, Asher Flynn-Kann
Student Works
Cheating Death
Matthew Erlandson
Mechanical Mechanism
Matilda Guerin
Academy Défilé
Choreography: Paul Boyd
Level 6 - Pre-Professional Program Dancers
