Dear Friends,
It’s our great pleasure to welcome you to the A&A BALLET and SPA premiere production of an iconic ballet, a re-imagined Nutcracker!
We take great pride in the outstanding results of our continued pursuit of excellence in dance performance and education. It is our long-held belief that it is our mission to educate, amaze and entertain our audiences while instilling our students with a lifelong love of the arts. Our combination of experience, artistry, business acumen and dedication make us uniquely suited for this task. It is extremely gratifying to guide young dancers with such commitment, talent and motivation.
Our philosophy is that dance is about joy, passion and discipline. It can help us develop a more organized mind and teaches us to be more in tune with our bodies (instead of a screen). Dance is a sharing and giving experience where we can learn lessons about living that can carry us through a lifetime.
We have developed an outstanding reputation in the communities we serve and we are continually striving to reach new levels of excellence.
Thank you for supporting the performing arts and world class, award winning dance education in Chicagoland! Please relax and enjoy the show!
Sincerely yours,
Alexei Kremnev
President/Director, A&A BALLET
Barbara Yokom
Founder/Director, School of Performing Arts
Anna Reznik
Director, A&A BALLET
About A&A BALLET
A&A BALLET is devoted to training in strong, versatile dance technique, as well as the development of PERSONALITY, INDEPENDENCE, and ARTISTRY in young dancers. Founded and led by internationally acclaimed artists and former Founding Artistic Directors of the Joffrey Academy and Joffrey Studio Company, Anna Reznik and Alexei Kremnev, A&A BALLET offers a wide variety of classes, professional performance opportunities, private instruction, choreography, and training for dancers ranging in age from three to adults.
A&A BALLET provides students of various backgrounds and levels the opportunity to pursue world-class ballet training. With former students currently dancing with companies such as New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Staatsoper Berlin, Dresden Semperoper, Joffrey Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, and numerous others, A&A BALLET offers the necessary experience to create artists of all levels, from professional dancers to those with a deep appreciation for dance of all forms.
About the School of Performing Arts
THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS is celebrating 27 years of arts education in DuPage County and has recently expanded into downtown Chicago with an arts collaboration with former Artistic Directors of The Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik. For almost 3 decades, the School has provided excellence in arts education. Investing in our students, we teach discipline, grit, confidence, and self-esteem. By nurturing relationships and creative expression in a vibrant, innovative community, we instill a lifelong love for the arts.
