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Pendleton Ballet Theatre presents ‘Cinderella’
By Jennifer Colton
Go! Magazine
P
ENDLETON — In the days
before Memorial Day, a cast
of 60 dancers will bring “Cinderel-
la” to life in Pendleton for the fi rst
time since 2015. Pendleton Ballet
Theatre Director Julie Sneden
Carlson said it is the perfect time
to bring back this ballet.
“Cinderella is brave and kind
and good, and we need that right
now,” she said. “We also need to
laugh. We need that kind of belly
laugh, and this show brings that.”
“Cinderella” performances will
be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26
and Friday, May 27, and 2 p.m. on
May 28 at Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College. Tickets will be avail-
able in the box offi ce at BMCC
before each show. Tickets for re-
served seating are $10 for adults
and $5 for children under 12.
“Cinderella” is also a return
for PBT: It is the ballet’s fi rst live
spring show since 2019. Although
many of the dancers participated
in “The Nutcracker” in December,
it is the spring show that involves
all the students from Intro to Bal-
let through the advanced classes.
At Pendleton Ballet Theatre,
there are six levels of dancers,
from those just beginning — who
play Cinderella’s friendly mice
— to dancers with more than a
decade of experience.
Although the dancers have
been rehearsing for months, this
year was not without its challeng-
es. Costumes for two of the larg-
est group pieces — Cinderella’s
companion mice and bluebirds
— arrived last week despite being
ordered in November. Sneden
Carlson said the costumes are
important for the dancers.
“When kids wear a really pro-
fessionally done costume with
all the attention to detail, they
glow,” she said.
The most recognizable cos-
tume in the ballet is Cinderella’s
blue tutu, which has more than
$800 invested in it.
“Really watch the costumes.
The costumes are breathtaking,”
Sneden Carlson said. “I love to
create beautiful costumes, and
when I see the kids glow because
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‘CINDERELLA’
7 p.m. May 26
7 p.m. May 27
2 p.m. May 28
BMCC, Pendleton
$10 adults, $5 children
they’re wearing an exceptional
costume, it’s worth burning the
midnight oil.”
Cori Jo Lindsay is the titular
Cinderella dancing alongside her
prince, Austin Ford. Rounding
out the primary cast are Madison
Gruenhagen as the Fairy God-
mother, Chris Demianew as the
Dancing Master, Samantha Ma-
haff y as the wicked stepmother
and Lizzie Holden and Chloe
Julie Sneden Carlson/Contributed photo
Pendleton Ballet Theatre will present “Cinderella” May 26-28 at Blue Mountain
Community College.
Chay as the evil stepsisters.
Sneden Carlson said the
stepsisters help make the ballet
one of the most humorous in the
PBT repertoire.
“The stepsisters are so funny,
and it’s not just the stepsisters,”
she said. “This is a particularly
good year to just come and laugh
and have your heart warmed.”