REVEL :
To REVEL is to enjoy deeply, roll around in, to bask, to drink, and to let go into pleasure and celebration. This concert offers artists and audiences the respite of joy.
Join us for an evening of performance by San Diego’s premiere dance artists to live chamber music as well as music spanning from Antonio Vivaldi to Max Richter to Ruben Gonzalez.
We are thrilled to announce the inclusion of live music for this performance.
Experience with us what is real and honest between two people sharing space, the rapture in hearing music that is close to us, and the power of many bodies breathing together as one.
Guest Artists this year include : Tylor Bradshaw, Emily Miller, and Holly Meacham as well as Katie Spagnoletti (The Rosin Box Project - SD), Holly Curran (Metropolitan Opera - NYC), Nilas Martins (Repetiteur The Balanchine Trust and former Principal Dancer New York City Ballet - NYC), and Angela Rebelo and Maxime Guenin (Ballet Grand Théâtre de Genève / Joffrey Ballet) with musical guests - Jennifer Albrent and The Killing Contemporary String Ensemble.
September 19th at 5:00pm & 7:30pm - The Conrad Prebys Center for the Performing Arts, La Jolla, CA
Jennifer Albrent - Concert Violinist and owner of The Violin Shop
Jennifer Albrent is a violinist, violist, educator, and advocate for meaningful musical experiences throughout the San Diego community. Raised in North County San Diego, Jennifer feels a deep personal connection to the region’s arts community, even as her studies and work have taken her to cities across the country and internationally. A lifelong string player, Jennifer’s work moves between performance, education, arts leadership, and her role as owner of The Violin Shop San Diego, where she works to build connections among musicians,
teachers, students, and the broader community. She currently serves as President of the California chapter of the American String Teachers Association and is passionate about creating opportunities for musicians to experience their art beyond the traditional concert setting.
Jennifer is especially drawn to collaborative projects that place music in conversation with other disciplines and invite artists to listen, respond, and connect in new ways. She is delighted to join Ballet Collective San Diego for REVEL and to share the stage with artists exploring the relationship between live music and movement.
The Killing Contemporary String Ensemble - Resident Artists at The Violin Shop
The Killing Contemporary String Quartet is an ensemble rooted in the rich tradition of the string quartet while fearlessly engaging with music across genres and eras.
Comprised of Victoria (Vicky), Madelynn (Maddy), Mia, and Kiana, the quartet is united by a shared passion for bold, expressive performance. Together, they bring a blend of precision, imagination, and deep respect for the evolving language of music. From beloved classical masterworks to contemporary compositions, premieres by emerging composers, and reimagined classics, the ensemble embraces a wide spectrum of repertoire. With each performance, Vicky, Maddy, Mia, and Kiana create a space where tradition meets experimentation, and where sound becomes a vehicle for dialogue, reflection, and discovery; aligned with the music of our time and ignited by a shared passion for bold, expressive performance, the quartet brings together four musicians whose artistry blends precision, imagination, and a deep respect for the evolving language of music.
While devoted to the works of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries—including premieres by emerging composers—the ensemble also embraces reimagined classics and under-explored repertoire from across eras.
Madelynn (Maddy) Carpiuc is sixteen years old and has been playing the violin since age seven. She has consistently received top scores in violin performance and theory in the MTAC Certificate of Merit and was a winner in the 2023 and 2025 regional Southern California Junior Bach Festival. As a classical music enthusiast, Maddy co-founded and currently leads the Classical Music Circle at Stanford Online High School; outside of music, she enjoys creative writing, literature, and philosophy. She currently attends Canyon Crest Academy and studies violin with Linda Piatt.
Artists :
Victoria Chen is 17 years old and is a senior attending La Jolla Country Day School. Her passion for music was nurtured at a young age from her mother, who was a violinist, and her two older brothers (of which who play the piano, viola, and percussion). Victoria is active in classical violin and voice. She is the upcoming Concertmistress for the the Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra (MMYO) Advanced Orchestra, has sung solo with MMYO for their 2024 Christmas Concert, performs regularly with some of her friends from orchestra in her string quartet called “Killing Contemporary”, and has participated in the 2024 (Southern California Vocal Association) Coastal Regional Honor Choir and the 2025 California All-State choir (at the California All-State Music Education Conference). In addition to violin and voice, Victoria has played piano since grade one, studying with Dr. Tingting Zhang. Victoria has participated and earned top prizes in the MTAC Piano Concerto Competition, the San Diego Chopin Festival, the H. B. Goodlin Scholarship Competition, Sonata Contest, and more.
Kiana Lee is the cellist of the Killing Contemporary Quartet. Outside of her quartet work, she is a member of the Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra, where she performs as a dedicated ensemble player. She studies with distinguished teachers and is committed to continually refining her artistry. Beyond orchestra and chamber music, she has been active as both a performer and educator, directing accessible programming and remaining involved with American Sign Language to support the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Driven by her deep love of music and commitment to accessibility in the arts, Kiana continues to serve as a beacon for individuals with disabilities within the music field, embracing every opportunity to perform, advocate, and connect with others through her playing.
Mia Tzavaras is the violist of the Killing Contemporary String Quartet. Outside of her quartet work, she is the principal violist of Sage Creek High School’s Chamber Orchestra and assistant principal violist of the Mainly Mozart Advanced Youth Orchestra. She studies with Jennifer Albrent and Jesús Florido. In 2025, she received the National School Orchestra award for her “excellence in playing and contributions to the ensemble.” She also has experience in various other expressions of music, playing as a soloist in the musical pit orchestra for her high school’s production of Into the Woods (2024) and Annie Get Your Gun (2025). Additionally, she was selected to play “Cycles of the Moon” by Ayala Asherov, a contemporary five movement viola solo, accompanied by Sage Creek’s Chamber Orchestra. She is driven by her great passion in music and seizes any opportunity to perform for others and bring joy by sharing the gift of music. As a senior in high school, she is now preparing to major in Viola Performance in college.
REVEL Dance Artists :
Whitney Edwards
Natasha Rader
Angela Rebelo
Victoria Jenkins
Timothy Ruelas
Brian Bennett
REVEL Choreographic Artists :
Katelyn Cecil
Leah McCall
Preston Swovelin
Ruby Mather
Haley Mauldin
Sona Jaeger
Holly Meacham
Holly Curran
Holly Meacham
Jaxon Smith
Nilas Martins
Tylor Bradshaw
Sophia Dimmick
Emily Miller
Natasha Rader
Katie Spagnoletti
Celyna Tran
Natalie Matsuura
Samantha Schmidt
Victoria Jenkins
Previous Performances :
9/27/25
Ballet Collective San Diego is proud to present IDIOMA, an evening of dynamic, witty, and diverse contemporary ballet works by local choreographers Paulette Andalon, Tylor Bradshaw, Holly Meacham, Whitney Edwards, and Emily Miller with Guest Choreographer Holly Curran (Metropolitan Opera NYC) & Angela Rebelo with Maxime Guenen (Ballet Théâtre de Grand Genève / Joffrey) .
IDIOMA invites audiences into a tender conversation without words - where dancers and choreographers can share, unencumbered and articulately, their essence through the language of dance.
3/16/25
The Museum in partnership with Ballet Collective San Diego presents Dances in Light and Space, a set of dances inspired by Foster + Partners: Architecture of Light and Space. See Ballet Collective members perform dancers inspired by the exhibition and choreographed to highlight the Museum’s architecture, as well as the themes seen in Foster’s work, through space, time, sound, and movement.
9/28/25
Ballet Collective’s fourth live performance - RESONANCE at The Conrad Prebys Center for the Performing Arts in La Jolla September 27th at 5:00pm & 7:30pm. “RESONANCE” vibrates with vitality, singing to audiences about what is important to each choreographer and dancer - the rapture in hearing live music, what is real and honest between two people sharing space, and the power of many bodies breathing together as one.
This performance featured works by local choreographers Tylor Bradshaw, Reka Gyulai, Whitney Edwards, Holly Meacham, Emily Miller, and guest choreographer Holly Curran (NYC/OR) as well as the thrilling sounds of special musical guests - The Hausmann Quartet
9/16/2023
Ballet Collective’s third live performance - HEARTBEATS : at the Conrad Prebys Center for the Performing Arts in La Jolla September 2nd at 5:30pm and 8:00pm. “Heartbeats” touches the pulse of what is important to each choreographer and dancer - the rapture in hearing beautiful music, what is real and honest between two people sharing space, and the power of many bodies breathing together as one.
This performance featured full length works by local choreographers Tylor Bradhshaw Reka Gyulai, Silken Kelly, and Emily Miller
7/27/22 & 7/28/22
Ballet Collective’s second live performance - SUMMERSPACE : at Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy Saturday August 27th at 7pm and Sunday August 28th at 4pm.
This performance featured new dance works by local choreographers Tylor Bradshaw, Reka Gyulai, Laurence Gonzalez, Silken Kelly, and Emily Miller.
9/2/2021
Premiere live performance - RECONNECT : an evening at the Conrad - at the Conrad Prebys Center for the Performing Arts in La Jolla September 2nd at 5:30pm and 8:00pm featuring guest choreographer Josie Walsh of Ballet Red and performances by LITVAKdance, and venerated violinist Yale Strom.
This performance also featured works made by local choreographers Tylor Bradshaw, Ana Da Costa & Laurence Gonzalez, Reka Gyulai, and Emily Miller.
2/20/2021
OPEN NOTES is a set of dances composed in the heart of the pandemic - Dec - Feb. 2021 - by dancers and dance makers who had not created or performed in over a year. Click the button to see these dances for $3 a piece.
Special thanks to Josie Walsh of Ballet Red, Reka Gyulai, Jenny Asseff, and Sarah Morgan for sharing their beautiful work with us.
