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Irena Pasaric,who
returns as the Sugar Plum Fairy, is Prima Ballerina with the Croatian
National Ballet under Ivan Nage. Pasaric was principle dancer with the
PNB for three years and later with the Atlanta Ballet. Her repertoire
consists of the leading roles in Carmen, Swan Lake, Don
Quixote, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker,
and many other classical and contemporary ballets. Ms. Pasaric was awarded
the Croatian National Arts Award for superb artistry and the Ana Roje
Award as outstanding performer of the year. She has danced galas throughout
the world and is in her second year as the Sugar Plum Fairy with Olympic
Ballet.
Stephane Fournial,
was born in Paris where he began his dance training with Solange Golovine,
Raymond Franchetti and Rosella Hightower. He was soloist with the Ballet
de Marseille under Roland Petit, with the Opera du Nord of lille and with
theBadisches Staatstheater in Karisruhe. Fournial was Guest Artist in
Tokyo and the Principal Guest Artist in Atlanta. He has an extensive repertoire
of ballets including Giselle, The Nutcracker, Romeo and
Juliet, Carmen,and Don Quixote. Fournial danced many
years as the partner of Carta Fracci with performances at La Scala and
major theatres throughout the world. In July 1998 he took part in the
Homage to Leonide Massine organized by the Leonide Massine Foundation
in the Programme Kaleidoscope of the European Community, performing a
pas de deux from the ballet Les Presages. At present he has contracts
with many European theatres as Guest Soloist.