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WELCOME TO OREGON BALLET THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER™! We are so glad you are joining us for this annual holiday tradition—it’s one of our most favorite events every time it comes around. As in years past, the children you will see on stage have been hard at work learning their parts for months—and are excited to put on their costumes and perform for you! The dancers of OBT, members of our newly launched junior ensemble OBT2, and the students of our school, are thrilled to dance to the familiar melodies of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s beloved score—and everyone behind the scenes has worked extremely hard to make sure that our Nutcracker remains a wonderful holiday outing for you and your family. Rehearsals for this season’s Nutcracker have been particularly special as they mark the final time we prepare for this production from our home of over 15 years. You may have heard that on January 4th, your local world-class ballet company will officially open its doors to a beautiful new facility on Bancroft Street in the South Waterfront. We hope you will take the opportunity to come and see us there. We are as excited to be able to expand to our state-of-the-art studio space as we are to become connected with one of the most rapidly emerging neighborhoods of this fantastic city! And if you live in West Linn, Oregon City, Lake Oswego, or anywhere near there—we also invite you to the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s brand new satellite location on 19066 Willamette Drive in West Linn, also opening its doors in January. These bold new initiatives, following on the heels of the tremendous artistic successes of our 25th Anniversary Season last year, are just further proof that Oregon Ballet Theatre’s star is on the rise— thanks, in large part, to your support and patronage.

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Ballet is often called the most ephemeral of the arts—but when we look at the number of people whose lives we touch and the lasting impact we continue to make in this community, we know that the bricks-and-mortar reality of our new home in the South Waterfront is more than just a symbol of our connection to you, our audience. This next phase for Oregon Ballet Theatre is our pledge to you that we will continue to thrill and delight you for many years to come as we share the art form we love, inspire new generations of dancers and patrons, and make meaningful connections across our diverse metropolis. We hope you enjoy this performance of The Nutcracker and we wish you all a wonderful holiday and New Year.

KEVIN IRVING

Artistic Director Oregon Ballet Theatre

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Melvin Mark is proud to support Oregon Ballet Theatre.

My children are both grown adults. One son lives in the Bay Area with his family and the other son lives in New York City. But when they were children, I put a lot of effort into creating holiday “postcard memories.” This involved attending a lot of holiday concerts, decorating, viewing outside light displays, baking, visiting Santa, and such. The idea was to create warm memories of family and fun built around the holidays. One time, I heard a psychologist describe this process as building “postcard memories.” So that is what I tried to do. Sometimes the experiences were too memorable. Like the time we were returning from a U-cut tree farm and the Christmas tree blew off the top of the car as we travelled down the Sunset Highway at sixty miles per hour. Or the time the dog escaped from the car on Christmas Eve and pranced around the Peacock Lane neighborhood for several hours with the whole family chasing her: indelible postcards.

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Your dance family, Oregon Ballet Theatre, offers some terrific opportunities every year for pre-packaged, holiday postcard memories for you and those you love. The festivities this year began with the Nutcracker Tea on December 6th and then include performances of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker from December 12th through December 26th. No matter what your family looks like, children, grandchildren, borrowed children, no children, or adults who act like children, you cannot help but be caught up in the music and pageantry of The Nutcracker. Both my sons are scheduled to be in Portland for the Christmas holidays. I cannot help but wonder if the postcard memories played a role. On behalf of Kevin Irving, Dennis Buehler, the dancers, musicians, administrative staff, volunteers, and contributors, I want to say we are so happy, that as part of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s family, you have come home for the holidays. Enjoy the show!

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TODAY’S PROGRAM

OREGONBALLETTHEATRE PRESENTS

GEORGE BALANCHINE’S

THE NUTCRACKER BALLET IN TWO ACTS, FOUR SCENES AND PROLOGUE Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816) MUSIC: PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY CHOREOGRAPHY: GEORGE BALANCHINE © The George Balanchine Trust ORIGINALLY STAGED BY: ELYSE BORNE & DARLA HOOVER SET AND COSTUME DESIGN: PETER FARMER LIGHTING DESIGN: MICHAEL MAZZOLA The children appearing in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker are students of The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre (Gavin Larsen, Children’s Coach) OBT PREMIERE: December 11, 2003 PREMIERE: February 2, 1954, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama in New York. The performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust® and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.

SYNOPSIS ACT ONE It is Christmas Eve in Germany 150 years ago, and Doctor and Frau Stahlbaum, along with their children Marie and Fritz, are hosting an elegant holiday party. In a festive parlor with a splendid Christmas tree, they entertain their friends and relatives with games, dances, and gifts. At the stroke of eight, an owl suddenly flaps its wings over the grandfather clock in the corner of the room and the lights flicker and fail. The party is swept with a sense of wonder as Marie’s godfather, the mysterious Herr Drosselmeier, makes a dramatic entrance with his young nephew. They have brought with them life-sized dancing toys that they unveil to the delight of the assembled guests. Drosselmeier then presents Marie with a special gift: a Nutcracker. Marie proudly shows off her new toy until Fritz, in a jealous tantrum, seizes the doll and breaks it. Drosselmeier mends the Nutcracker with his handkerchief and gives the doll to Marie, who tucks it into a toy bed beneath the Christmas tree. After a final dance, which Marie shares with the nephew, the guests say goodnight and the family goes off to bed. At midnight, Marie sneaks back to look for her Nutcracker. She soon falls asleep and, when she does, the room begins to change. Giant mice scurry through the shadows while the Christmas tree and the toys beneath it grow bigger and bigger. Under a now

towering tree, the mice, led by their fierce King, do battle with the Nutcracker and his army of toy soldiers. It seems the mice will be triumphant until, at the very last moment, Marie throws her slipper at the King, distracting him long enough for the Nutcracker to run him through with his sword and seize victory. Exhausted, Marie falls onto her bed and is magically transported to the Land of Snow. There, where snowflakes dance, she is reunited with the Nutcracker, now transformed into a handsome young Prince.

ACT TWO The Nutcracker Prince leads Marie on a journey to the Palace of the Land of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy reigns. There, the Prince tells the court how Marie saved him in his battle with the Mouse King. As a reward, the Sugar Plum Fairy seats them both upon a special throne to enjoy the dancing of Spanish Hot Chocolate, Arabian Coffee, and Tea from China. Candy Canes also perform for the two, along with Marzipan Shepherdesses, Mother Ginger and her Polichinelles, and the beautiful Dew Drop Fairy and her Flowers. As a final honor, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier dance a majestic pas de deux. Marie and the Nutcracker Prince thank the Sugar Plum Fairy for her grand entertainment and everyone in the Land of Sweets gathers to bid them farewell.

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A MAJOR COMPANY REVIVAL FEBRUARY 27–MARCH 5, 2016 | KELLER AUDITORIUM The highly anticipated return of James Canfield’s ROMEO & JULIET has been nearly two years in planning, beginning with the beautiful sneak peek of the bedroom scene during last season’s OBT25 performances. Since then, Mr. Canfield has visited and rehearsed with the company several times in preparation for this huge undertaking. We are thrilled to restore this work to our repertory following an absence of more than 15 years. “There is such raw emotion conveyed in this choreography which I find electrifying,” comments OBT Artistic Director Kevin Irving. “I think audiences will be surprised by how poignantly ballet conveys the brutal power of this love that knows no bounds.” Oregon Ballet Theatre will bring this production home February 27–March 5 at the Keller Auditorium, featuring the OBT orchestra performing Prokofiev’s glorious score live at every performance!

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GROWING UP with THE NUTCRACKER With children at its heart, George Balanchine's version of the holiday classic serves as ballet's learning ladder. BY MARTY HUGHLEY.

ON A RAINY SATURDAY AFTERNOON,

a dozen or so children, dressed in T-shirts and hoodies, track pants or tights, in pointe shoes or bare feet, sit on a gray-carpeted floor at Oregon Ballet Theatre, chatting idly, a few of them casually stretching. Promptly, at the top of the hour, they file into a mirror-and-glass-lined studio to rehearse for what is, to many of them, the highlight of their year: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Through the windows outside, the backdrop is distinctly autumnal, with tufts of rustand-yellow leaves hanging above the

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street. But with their winter showcase fast approaching, these pre-teen dancers are focused, at once businesslike and enthusiastic. “We’re going to go from the hobby horse and the tug-of-war and on to the place where we stopped last time,” announces Children’s Coach Gavin Larsen, a former OBT Principal dancer who’s barely bigger than her young charges. With Olivia Pyne, from the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre faculty, standing in as the mysterious old man Drosselmeier, Larsen directs them through the party scene near the start of the ballet—here adjusting

“OK,” Larsen says after more than an hour’s steady work. “We’re going to take a twominute water break, then come back and start again from the beginning.” This is, in a sense, the heart of Balanchine’s Nutcracker, the key to its unparalleled popularity and importance in American ballet. Since the original 1892 staging by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, numerous choreographers have revisited the magical Tchaikovsky score and the story adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. But, as Robert Greskovic noted in his history/guide book Ballet 101, Balanchine “honored a premise of the original concept that is frequently abandoned, namely the use of children themselves in the roles conceived as child characters.” Along with Balanchine’s visually sumptuous choreography, the approach has helped make this version the foundation of American ballet audience building and dancer education. “There are a lot of classical ballets that incorporate children, says OBT School Director Anthony Jones. “But there’s no other ballet where children play such an integral role, where if you took them out, the story wouldn’t work the same way.” Jones recalls his own early experience with The Nutcracker at Minnesota Dance Theatre. “I was nine, and it was my first time on stage dancing. I was a mouse. It was really exciting, but already I wanted to move up. That was the biggest part of my year then: I couldn’t wait for summer to be over so I

could start Nutcracker rehearsal.” Among the children in the OBT rehearsal are 12-year-old Ruby Mae Lefebvre and 11-year-old Jensen Rasmussen, both of Portland, and 12-year-old Finnian Carmeci, who since this summer has been traveling to Portland each week for classes. And they all have the same starry-eyed focus that Jones describes. Jensen talks of seeing The Nutcracker at San Francisco Ballet and being enthralled because “the atmosphere was so cool, even before the dancers came onstage.” Ruby Mae remembers seeing her friends perform as angels, and wanting to get in on the fun. And while they’re hard at work on their roles for this season—Ruby Mae as Marie, whose Nutcracker gift serves as the story’s fantastical focal point; Jensen as one of Marie’s friends; Finnian as Drosselmeier’s gallant nephew—they have their sights set years up the road. Finnian hopes one day to play the Cavalier. Jensen wants to step into the costume of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Ruby Mae plans to aim for Sugar Plum Fairy and Dew Drop, but her real dream role lies beyond The Nutcracker—the title role in Giselle. “What Balanchine did was he devised it in such a way that you really do grow up with the program,” Jones says. “There’s a very clear progression from angels to soldiers to the party scene and so on. It’s almost constructed in a way to teach students how to perform—step to step to step.” The parts for the youngest, smallest dancers, Jones points out, require concentration, listening, watching, but it’s mostly about small steps and moving in line. “When you move to soldiers, the music is more intricate. Then when you get to be in the party scene you have to be an individual character. There’s a lot more dancing, more spacing, several pieces of music, more things to think about—more complex steps, combinations, vocabulary.” “There’s a lot more acting instead of just technique,” Finnian says of his rehearsal experience. “When I’m in class, I’m focused on me. In performance, you have to focus more on interacting and telling a story.” Ruby Mae adds that “Gavin says you don’t want to look like a dancer onstage, but you don’t want to look like just a little girl running around looking for your doll. There has to be a balance.” The children spend three months on The Nutcracker, in addition to technique classes, then get about 10 days of rehearsals to blend in with the company members before opening night. “The kids spend much more time on the party scene and they’re so well-

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prepared that often they’re the ones correcting the adult dancers on the details,” Jones says.

“What Balanchine did was he devised it in such a way that you really do grow up with the program. There’s a very clear progression from angels to soldiers to the party scene and so on. It’s almost constructed in a way to teach students how to perform—step to step to step.” –ANTHONY JONES

The chance to dance in a major professional production is invaluable for young performers, providing experience in everything from the uncertainty of auditions to the behind-the-scenes technical precision involved. “You not only see the glitter and

Dancers, from left: Mali a McClanahan, Eliot Wallace, and Ruby Mae Lefebvre.

the pretty, but also all the work that goes into it,” Jensen says. Then there’s the interaction with professional OBT company members. “I’ve always looked up to them, and being part of a family with them—in the story, but also as performers—feels so good.” Balanchine performed in The Nutcracker during his own childhood and no doubt took fond memories as inspiration when he created his version in 1954. And what a difference that inspiration has made. “He really has looked at it through a child’s eyes,” says Jones. “It brings the story alive, it’s very endearing. That’s why it’s so enjoyable: The children are at the heart of it.”

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ARTISTIC STAFF & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEVIN IRVING

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kevin Irving began dancing with jazz classes in his hometown dance school (Long Island, New York), and later joined the school and training ensemble of Alvin Ailey. From 1982 to 1985, he danced with The Elisa Monte Dance Company of New York but, at 24, he took a sharp turn toward classical dance and joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, in Montréal. Promoted first to soloist and then to principal dancer, Irving became a well-known figure wherever LGBC performed. In 1993, Irving joined Twyla Tharp Dance for a project that included performances at L’Opera de Paris and the PBS television film of In the Upper Room. From 1994 to 2002, Irving was ballet master and associate director with Nacho Duato’s Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid, Spain. From 2002 to 2007, he was Artistic Director of The Göteborg Ballet in Sweden. The company, under Irving’s tenure as director, was named the most important dance company in Sweden in Ballet International’s critics’ poll. From 2007 to 2013, he was a frequent guest ballet master with The Royal Danish Ballet and has been a guest teacher with numerous other companies and schools. He has staged ballets by Nacho Duato and Nicolo Fonte on companies such as The Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Nederlands Dans Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and The Australian Ballet, among many others. Irving was also Associate Director at dance company Morphoses (2011–2012), coordinating special initiatives aimed at defining the company’s unique brand and profile in the dance world. In 2010, Irving founded I-DANCE (Inspiring Dance: American Nation Choreographic Exchange), a non-profit organization that has sent teachers and choreographers to dance communities in Central and South America. He was named Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre in July 2013.

LISA KIPP

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Lisa Kipp began studying ballet in Olympia, Washington and finished her training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pacific Ballet Theatre, Ballet Oregon, Ballet of Los Angeles, Ballet Chicago, and James Sewell Dance, and also performed in the touring company of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of

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the Opera. Kipp danced principal roles in George Balanchine’s Rubies, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Square Dance, Concerto Barocco, and Apollo, and appeared as the Cowgirl in Agnes De Mille’s Rodeo. Prior to joining OBT in 2004, she was the Ballet Department Head for the school of Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, as well as the company’s Rehearsal Director. Kipp has been the ballet master for OBT for 9 years, and the company’s rehearsal director for 2 years. As a ballet master she has assisted James Kudelka, Lar Lubovitch, Lola DeAvila, Nicolo Fonte, Francia Russell, Bart Cook, Christine Redpath, Christopher Stowell, Yuri Possokhov, and Helgi Tomasson. She has staged George Balanchine’s Rubies, Square Dance, and Who Cares? for OBT and is responsible for the corps de ballet in OBT’s classical repertoire.

JEFFREY STANTON

BALLET MASTER Jeffrey Stanton trained at San Francisco Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. In addition to classical ballet, he also studied ballroom, jazz, and tap dancing. He joined San Francisco Ballet in 1989 and left to join Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1994. He was promoted to soloist in 1995, made a principal in 1996, and retired from PNB in 2011. He originated leading roles in Susan Stroman’s TAKE FIVE…More or Less; Stephen Baynes’ El Tango; Donald Byrd’s Seven Deadly Sins; Val Caniparoli’s The Bridge; Nicolo Fonte’s Almost Tango and Within/Without; Kevin O’Day’s Aract and [soundaroun(d)ance]; Kent Stowell’s Carmen, Palacios Dances, and Silver Lining; and Christopher Stowell’s Zaïs. Stanton has performed as a guest artist for Le Gala des Étoiles in Montreal, Prague Gala of Stars, and the TITAS Command Performance of International Ballet in Dallas, Texas. In 2000, he participated in the George Balanchine Foundation’s Interpreters Archive series, dancing excerpts from Balanchine’s Episodes, coached by Melissa Hayden.

NIEL DEPONTE

MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR Niel DePonte has been the Music Director for OBT and its predecessor, Pacific Ballet Theatre, since 1985. He has guest conducted for Boston Ballet, the Ballet of the Mussorgsky (Maly) Theatre in Russia, and at the Nureyev Ballet Festival. He has also conducted symphonic, pops, and youth concerts with the symphonies of Oregon, Syracuse, and

Charlotte, among others. He is Artistic Director and conductor of the Young Artists Debut! concerto concert. He was a 2003 Grammy Award nominee for “Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra” for his performance of Tomáš Svoboda’s Concerto for Marimba with the Oregon Symphony. His compositions and arrangements written for the ballet stage include: Christopher Stowell’s Adin, Carmen, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Ekho; Houston Ballet’s 2002 production of Peter Pan; and OBT’s 1993 version of The Nutcracker. DePonte holds a Master’s degree and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and a degree in Education from the State University of New York.

MICHAEL MAZZOLA

RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER Michael Mazzola’s critically acclaimed lighting and scenery has been seen in venues all over the U.S., Europe, and Asia, ranging from opera houses to amphitheaters to circus tents to hay barns. The three-time New York Dance and Performance Award winner has designed lighting and scenery for Oregon Ballet Theatre; Pacific Northwest Ballet; San Francisco Ballet, Whim W’Him of Seattle, Queensland Ballet; National Ballet of Finland; Stuttgart Ballet; Grand Rapids Ballet; Ballet West; Ballet Nacional de Cuba; Trey McIntyre Project; The Washington Ballet; Houston Ballet; Rachel Tess Dance at the Wanas Foundation in Sweden, Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC and LMCC’s River to River Festival, Third Rail Repertory Theatre, Bebe Miller Company—with whom he has worked since the mid-eighties, and the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. At the Kennedy Center Concert Hall this past June he designed lighting and video for the 2015 Presidential Scholars Awards. Mazzola has also designed scenery for two Comedy Central Celebrity Roasts and the 2015 Lincoln Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for Uplight, Inc, based in NYC. Some of his performance photography has been published in Liz Lerman’s book Hiking the Horizontal, as well as on the websites and marketing materials for Bebe Miller Company and Rachel Tess Dance.

DENNIS BUEHLER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dennis Buehler was named Executive Director for Oregon Ballet Theatre in August 2014 and could not be more excited to be a part of the dynamic Portland community. Buehler joins OBT after leading Milwaukee Ballet in Mil-

GUEST ARTIST | ORCHESTRA & CHILDREN’S CAST waukee, Wisconsin, as its Executive Director for seven seasons. During that time, Milwaukee Ballet not only significantly improved its organizational and financial health, but grew to be recognized as a national leader in the development of new work and for their strong commitment to training and community outreach. Buehler previously led the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, also in Wisconsin, for six years, where he was credited with successfully guiding one of the region’s fastest growing arts organizations through its initial strategic, artistic, and organizational development phases. He has served on the board for The United Performing Arts Fund in Milwaukee, been an active leader within the Creative Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, the Creative Coalition for Greater Milwaukee, served as a local advocacy captain for Arts Wisconsin and a planning committee member for the Milwaukee 7 Project, a regional collaboration initiative. Early in his career, Buehler held various producing roles with a number of theatre groups in both Florida and Wisconsin, including the Skylight Opera Theatre in Milwaukee from 1998 to 2002. He graduated from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1992. Buehler currently lives in West Linn with his wife Treena, an independent artist, and their two daughters.

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ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I

VIOLA

OBOE

TUBA

Nelly Kovalev, Concertmaster Eva Richey, Assistant Concertmaster* Paloma Hébert, Assistant Concertmaster* Andrea Oh Della Davies Robin Baldino Casey Bozell Elizabeth Peyton Jenny Estrin Irene Gadeholt Hae-Jin Kim

Angelika Furtwangler, Principal Shauna Keyes, Assistant Principal* Marissa Winship, Assistant Principal* Brenda Liu Kim Burton

Kelly Gronli, Principal Alan Juza

Seth Horner, Principal Mike Grose, Principal*

CLARINET

PERCUSSION

Sunshine Simmons, Principal Melanie Yamada

Gordon Rencher, Principal

VIOLIN II

Janet Dubay, Principal Janet George, Assistant Principal Sarah Roth, Assistant Principal* Ann Medellin Camilla Scott Linda Vasey Lisbeth Dreier Luise Grube Heather Mastel-Lipson

CELLO

Hamilton Cheifetz, Principal Katherine Schultz, Assistant Principal Corey Averill Dieter Ratzlaf Justin Kagan BASS

David Parmeter, Principal Dave Anderson, Assistant Principal Michelle Lindberg, Assistant Principal*

BASSOON

Steve Vacchi, Principal Elizabeth Paterson FRENCH HORN

Steve Hayworth, Principal Matt Monroe Rebecca Olason Mike Hettwer Jen Harrison Daniel Partridge

TIMPANI

Jeff Peyton, Principal HARP

Jenny Lindner, Principal KEYBOARD

Carol Rich, Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER

Janet George MUSIC LIBRARIANS

TRUMPET

Kirsten Norvell Rachel Rencher

Dave Bamonte, Principal Charley Butler, Principal* Robert Rutherford

*denotes acting title Italics denotes substitute

TROMBONE

FLUTE

Georgeanne Ries, Principal Sarah Tiedemann

Henry Henniger, Principal Robert Taylor, Principal* Dave Bryan Carson Keeble

CHILDREN’S CAST

ACT I PARTY SCENE FRITZ

NEPHEW/PRINCE

Finnian Carmeci Johannes Gikas Eliot Wallace

Jensen Rasmussen Millie Rice Sylvia Romero Anika Sanders Annika Vallabhanath Anjali Weerasinghe

Johannes Gikas Trevor Moss

BATTLE SCENE

MARIE

Johannes Gikas Veronica Metzler

ACT II

SENTRY

Mika Blandy Isabel Borossay Madeleine Brooks Aisha Callahan Evelyn Chan Sophia Coleman Clare Crawley Rhoen Flanagan Elliana Kluherz Elsie Koehler Neah Lim Anna Loving Scarlett Metzler Vera-An Nguyen Kylin Nine Kaitlyn O’Neill Evelyn Peters Sophia Pi Coco Mae Pike Vivian Proctor Vivian Romero Lucy Walkush Violet Williams Poppy Yue

Ruby Mae Lefebvre Sarah Harmon Zonya Tanada MAIDS

Asia Tran Danielle Carmeci Karenna Hall Audrey Gingras PARTY GIRLS

Elsie Koehler* Elliana Kluherz Ruby Mae Lefebvre Neah Lim Yukino Logan Maggie Maierle Sophia Pi Kemi Olajuyin Anjali Weerasinghe PARTY BOYS

Madoka Blandy Emily Cole Josephine Courtney Johannes Gikas Eli Mitchell-Hopmeier Zeke Mitchell-Hopmeier Trevor Moss Jensen Rasmussen Annika Vallabhanath Eliot Wallace GRANDCHILDREN

Madoka Blandy Zaida Johnson Kathryn Locke Harris* Veronica Metzler Sylvia Romero

TRUMPETER

Jamie Burgess Noah Hug Collin Trummel BUNNY

Søren Gillette Twylo Landey SOLDIERS/SABRES

Madoka Blandy Isabel Borossay Blakely Bresee Aisha Callahan Emilie Cocke Emily Cole Ayse Conger Josephine Courtney Rhoen Flanagan Ashley Gomez Angelika Gratchner Amanda Gross Carlotta Higgins Eliška Jelinek Zaida Johnson Samantha Kanning Elsie Koehler Kyra Kuelgen Yukino Logan Gwendolyn McGarry* Gracie Moffitt Maggie Maierle Scarlett Metzler Vera-An Nguyen Kemi Olajuyin Sophia Pi

ANGELS

POLICHINELLES

Jamie Burgess* Finnian Carmeci Emily Cole Johannes Gikas Sarah Harmon Noah Hug Zaida Johnson Elliana Kluherz Ruby Mae Lefebvre Neah Lim

Kathryn Locke Harris Maggie Maierle* Veronica Metzler Milana Milos-Manthey* Kemi Olajuyin Sophia Pi* Millie Rice* Sylvia Romero Zonya Tanada Collin Trummel Eliot Wallace CANDY CANES

Maddie D’Haem Jane Gordon Sabrina Herzberg Lily Hooper Megan Hug Elizabeth Ives Kathryn Locke Harris Maura Mackin Malia McClanahan Brennan McConnell-Griner Veronica Metzler Milana Milos-Manthey Lily O’Brien Lainie Pennington Sylvia Romero Anna Stone Sarah Stone Asia Tran Heaven Yourshaw Ava Zaron CHINESE TEA

Maddie D’Haem Jane Gordon Sabrina Herzberg Elizabeth Ives Maura Mackin Malia McClanahan Lily O’Brien Lainie Pennington Sarah Stone Heaven Yourshaw *denotes understudy

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PRINCIPAL DANCERS

XUAN CHENG

Xuan Cheng was born in Chen Zhou, Hu Nan Province of China. After studying at the School of Guang Zhou Ballet, she joined as a company member and rose to become a principal dancer. In 2006 she was invited by acclaimed Canadian choreographer Edouard Lock to join his Montreal-based company La La La Human Steps. She then joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. While there her roles included Juliet in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Romeo and Juliet, Princess Lena in Christian Spuck’s Leonce and Lena and the Sugar Plum Fairy in Fernand Nault’s The Nutcracker. She joined OBT as a principal dancer in 2011. Her major principal roles include Giselle, Cinderella, Odette and Odile in Swan Lake, as well as roles in works by Nacho Duato, Nicolo Fonte, James Kudelka, and Trey McIntyre.

CHAUNCEY PARSONS

Born in Santa Barbara, California, Chauncey Parsons began dancing at age 12, at the Santa Barbara Ballet Center, under Michelle Pearson and Denise Rinaldi. At 15, he was accepted into the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C., where he trained for three years under Vladimir Djouloukhadze. After graduating, he performed for State Street Ballet, under Rodney Gustafson, for two years. In 2002, he joined Colorado Ballet as a soloist under Martin Fredmann, and in 2004 was promoted to the rank of principal dancer. In 2008, he joined OBT as a soloist under Christopher Stowell, and was promoted to principal in 2009. Over the course of his career he has danced a wide variety of roles, including Basil in Don Quixote, Count Albrecht in Giselle, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. Further, he has danced leading roles in

Balanchine’s Rubies, Emeralds, Tarantella, The Nutcracker, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Michael Pink’s Dracula and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Agnes De Mille’s Rodeo, Nicolo Fonte’s Bolero and Never Stop Falling (In Love), Paul Taylor’s Company B, and others.

BRIAN SIMCOE

Brian Simcoe was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He received his training from the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and Long Beach Ballet Arts Center. He joined OBT as an apprentice in 2004, was promoted to soloist in 2011, and promoted to principal in 2013. At OBT, he has appeared in Christopher Stowell’s Swan Lake, Nicolo Fonte’s Petrouchka, James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, and Jerome Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun. SOLOISTS

CANDACE BOUCHARD

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Candace Bouchard began dancing at the age of 5. She joined OBT as an apprentice in 2003, became a full company artist in 2004, and was promoted to soloist in 2008. Some of her favorite roles include William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and The Second Detail, Helen Pickett’s Petal, and Dew Drop in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

MARTINA CHAVEZ

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Martina Chavez began her training at age 9 under the direction of Buddy and Susan Trevino then continued her education at Maryland Youth Ballet. She joined OBT in 2006 as an apprentice, was promoted into the company in 2007, and to soloist in 2014. Her favorite roles have been in works created by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, and Nicolo Fonte.

ANSA DEGUCHI

Ansa Deguchi is from Nagoya, Japan where she began studying dance at the age of 5. She later trained with Chika Goto Step Works Ballet and City Ballet School in San Francisco. She joined OBT as an apprentice in 2003 and was promoted to soloist in 2007. Some of her favorite roles with OBT include: William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, George Balanchine’s Tarantella, James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, and Nacho Duato’s Por Vos Muero.

PETER FRANC

Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Peter Franc began dancing in Atlanta at Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and continued training with the Louisville Ballet School. He then joined Houston Ballet, rising to the rank of demi-soloist. Notable performances include works by Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Jirˇí Kylián, Hans Van Manen, and Stanton Welch. He then spent three seasons touring with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet performing a variety of contemporary ballets. This is his first season dancing with OBT.

MICHAEL LINSMEIER

Raised on a family dairy farm in Wisconsin, Michael Linsmeier started his training at the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance. He attended Virginia School of the Arts for further training. After performing with Milwaukee Ballet for seven years, he joined OBT in 2011 and was promoted to soloist in 2014. Since discovering dancing as an art, interpreting life’s journey through movement and design feels to be a much more honest and vulnerable way to express himself than words have ever been. COMPANY ARTISTS

THOMAS BAKER

2010, he studied with San Francisco Ballet School on full scholarship. He then danced with Ballet San Jose from 2012 to 2014, rejoining OBT for the 2014/15 season. He has performed featured roles in works by Balanchine, Ashton, Rhoden, Naharin, and Cunningham.

EVA BURTON

Eva Burton was born in Los Angeles, California. She received her training in Los Angeles from Patrick Frantz and at San Francisco Ballet School before joining OBT for the 2009/10 season. She has been featured in works by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Nicolo Fonte, and Ben Stevenson. In the 2014/15 season she debuted as the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, as Cinderella in Ben Stevenson’s production, and in Nicolo Fonte’s Presto.

SARAH GRIFFIN

Sarah Griffin was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. She started dancing at the age of 3, training with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Ballet Estudio María Cecilia Díaz (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Kansas City Ballet School, and Barnard College. She has performed with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, among others. She joined OBT in 2014 and has enjoyed dancing featured roles in Nacho Duato’s Rassemblement and Nicolo Fonte’s Never Stop Falling (In Love).

ADAM HARTLEY

Adam Hartley is from Orange, California and began dancing at age 5. He joined OBT as an apprentice in 2009 and was promoted to company artist in 2011. Some of his favorite ballets to dance at OBT were William Forsythe’s The Second Detail, Nacho Duato’s Por Vos Muero, and Nicolo Fonte’s Bolero.

Thomas Baker began dancing at the age of 15 in St. George, Utah. Prior to joining OBT in

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COMPANY MAKINO HILDESTAD

Makino Hildestad was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She started ballet at The Kumamoto Ballet School when she was 9. She joined Colorado Ballet in 2002 as an apprentice, was promoted to corps de ballet in 2004, and joined OBT in 2010. Her favorite roles at OBT are Rassemblement by Nacho Duato and The Lost Dance by Matjash Mrozewski. She has been featured in the role of Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Second Detail by William Forsythe, Instinctual Confidence by Darrell Grand Moutrie, and Petal by Helen Pickett.

KELSIE NOBRIGA

Kelsie Nobriga is from Orange County, California and began dancing at the age of 5. She trained with Melissa Allen Bowman and Charles Maple and was a Professional Division student with Pacific Northwest Ballet. In 2011, she joined OBT as an apprentice, and returned as a company artist in 2014. Previously, she danced with Colorado Ballet. Some of her favorite roles with OBT are Marzipan from George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and the Autumn Fairy from Cinderella.

KIMBERLY NOBRIGA

Jordan Kindell was born in Paramount, California. He started his training at age 15 at Jefferson High School and at the School of OBT under Damara Bennett. Jordan joined OBT in its 2012/13 season as an apprentice and was promoted into the company the next year. He has been featured in Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Instinctual Confidence, as the Candy Cane in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, and in Nacho Duato’s Rassemblement. His favorite role is in Nacho Duato’s Cor Perdut.

Kimberly Nobriga grew up in Orange County, California. Starting in 2010, she trained and performed with the Pacific Northwest Ballet School and their Professional Division before joining OBT as an apprentice in 2013. As an apprentice she danced memorable roles such as the lead in the school’s performances of Valse Fantaisie and Paquita. She was also featured in company performances as the Spanish Lead in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and the Winter Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella. She joined OBT’s corps de ballet in 2015.

KATHERINE MONOGUE

COLBY PARSONS

JORDAN KINDELL

Katherine Monogue was born in Tacoma, Washington. She trained at the Washington School of Ballet in Washington, D.C. under Key Juan Han. She joined OBT as a Professional Division student in 2012, was promoted to apprentice in 2013, and joined the company as a company artist in 2014. She has performed numerous roles, including Peasblossom in Christopher Stowell’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Helen Pickett’s Petal, and Nacho Duato’s Rassemblement.

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A native of Santa Barbara, California, Colby Parsons began dancing at the age of 13, studying ballet with Denise Rinaldi at the Santa Barbara Ballet Center. He continued his training on full scholarship at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in New York City. He danced with American Ballet Theatre II for three seasons, followed by dancing soloist and principal roles for Alberta Ballet in Calgary for another three seasons. For the 2014/15, season he joined OBT under Kevin Irving. For OBT he has danced the Prince in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, a lead

couple in Nicolo Fonte’s Presto, and the Cavalier in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, among other roles. He has performed as a guest artist in Japan, Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and Canada as well as in several states in the U.S.

he has appeared in with OBT is Nicolo Fonte’s Accidental Signals during OBT’s Annual School Performance. This will be his second season with the company and he is pleased to share the stage with its dancers.

AVERY REINERS

Avery Reiners is from New Jersey. He received training at San Francisco Ballet School and Boston Ballet School before joining OBT as a company artist in 2013. Some of his favorite roles with OBT include: Matjash Mrozewski’s The Lost Dance, the Jester in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, and Nicolo Fonte’s Presto.

Emily Parker was born in Boston, Massachusetts where she began dancing at age 4. After graduating from Indiana University, she joined OBT as an apprentice in 2014. Her favorite roles thus far with OBT include the Spring Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella and the Harlequin Doll in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

APPRENTICES

IAN SCHWANER

JESSICA LIND

Born and raised in San Jose, California, Jessica Lind began her ballet training at age 4. She trained for a year with San Francisco Ballet School before joining the Professional Division at OBT and became an apprentice in 2013. Her favorite role performing with OBT was the Summer Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella.

SHEA MCADOO

Shea McAdoo was born in Scottsdale, Arizona where she began dancing at the age of 3. Her ballet training began at Master Ballet Academy under the direction of Slawomir and Irena Wozniak. Shea joined OBT in 2014 as a student in the Professional Division before being promoted to apprentice for the upcoming season. Her favorite roles thus far with OBT include Spanish from George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and Orange in Crayola.

ALEXANDER NEGRON

Alexander Negron began dancing at age 8 with Elliot Field’s Ballet Tech School in New York City. He then trained at The School of American Ballet for seven years and at San Francisco Ballet School for a year. Among the ballets

EMILY PARKER

Ian Schwaner, a native of Atlanta, took his first ballet class at age 17 at The Northeast Atlanta Ballet. He then attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts on scholarship, where he danced principal roles in Ethan Stiefel’s The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Birthday Offering, Susan Jaffe’s Metallurgy, and George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante. Ian joined OBT as an apprentice in 2015.

PAIGE WILKEY

Paige Wilkey was born in Los Angeles, California where she began dancing at age 3. She moved to Boston at the age of 16 to train in the Pre-Professional Program at Boston Ballet School. She came to OBT as a Professional Division student in 2013 and joined the company as an apprentice in 2014. Her favorite roles thus far with OBT would be the yellow girl in Crayola and the Columbine Doll in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

OBT STAFF ARTISTIC

Kevin Irving, Artistic Director Lisa Kipp, Rehearsal Director Jeffrey Stanton, Ballet Master Niel DePonte, Music Director & Conductor Tracey Sartorio, Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director & Artistic Coordinator Irina Golberg, Principal Accompanist

PRODUCTION

Bill Anderson, Director of Production Shannon Goffe, Production Administrator & Stage Manager Leslie Bernhard, Child Coordinator Shari Goss, Child Coordinator Assistant Michael Mazzola, Resident Lighting Designer Ian Anderson-Priddy, Production Electrician & A/V Coordinator Tim Boot, Sound Designer David Hoerz, Audio Coordinator Matt Wilcox, Sound Engineer Pam Jett-Goodrich, First Hand Eileen Ehlert, Wardrobe & Shoe Administrator Fuchsia Lin, Stitcher Chris Andrews, Leslie Bernhard, Avery Bloch, Kerris Cockrell, Charles Daniels, Jeff Dines, Dan Handleman, Brian Keith, Lance Woolen, Wyatt Staford, Production Support Staff Julia Lancaster, Scenic Artist

COMPANY ROSTER | OBT THE SCHOOL OF OREGON BALLET THEATRE

Anthony Jones, School Director Lisa Sundstrom, OBT2 Program Director OBT2 is underwritten by M.J. Charitable Trust and John Van Buren James Holstad, School Administrator Natasha Bar, Elise Legere, Chauncey Parsons, Olivia Pyne, Alison Roper, Kembe Staley, Katrina Svetlova, School Faculty Olga Alehina, Tiffany Barclay, Irina Golberg, Ayako Matsuo, Chris Nickels, Alec Pemberton, Katie Pyne, David Saffert, Accompanists

EDUCATION OUTREACH

Kasandra Gruener, Director of Education Outreach Brook Manning, Dance Historian & Teaching Artist Linda Besant, Archivist/Historian Renée Adams, Hannah, Downs, Ikolo Griffin, Rachel Närhi, Robyn Ulibarri, Susan Kraemer, Teaching Artists Amy Stahl, Office Assistant

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

Rachel Austen, Graphic Designer & Playbill Support

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Dennis Buehler, Executive Director Neville Wellman, Director of Finance & Operations Karen Dunn, Accounting Temp Linda Brown, Office Assistant

DEVELOPMENT

Alison Roper, Major Gifts Officer Justin N. Smith, Donor Relations & Events Manager Keely McIntyre, Grants Manager Emily Tucker, Development Associate

MARKETING

Natasha Kautsky, Director of Marketing & Communications James Bartlett, Audience Services Manager Sam Cole, Marketing Associate Amy Willis, Patron Services Lead Richie Greene, Chloe Hellberg, Michelle Hu, Customer Service Representatives

DANCER WELLNESS

Amy Werner, PT, DPT West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic Katherine B. McCoy, PT, MTC West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic Richard Gellman, MD Summit Orthopedics Katharine Zeller, MD Legacy Health Along with members of the Allegro Society

SPECIAL THANKS

IATSE Local #28, Oregon Children’s Theatre, ShowDrape Inc., White Bird Dance, Jeff Forbes, Portland Opera, Resources Northwest, Inc., John Patchett, and Chris Balo.

Kevin Irving Artistic Director Dennis Buehler Executive Director Cary Jackson Board Chair PRINCIPALS Xuan Cheng, Chauncey Parsons, Brian Simcoe SOLOISTS Candace Bouchard, Martina Chavez, Ansa Deguchi, Peter Franc, Michael Linsmeier COMPANY ARTISTS Thomas Baker, Eva Burton, Sarah Griffin, Adam Hartley, Makino Hildestad, Jordan Kindell, Katherine Monogue, Kelsie Nobriga, Kimberly Nobriga, Colby Parsons, Avery Reiners APPRENTICES Jessica Lind, Shea McAdoo, Alexander Negron, Emily Parker, Ian Schwaner, Paige Wilkey OBT2 Logan Anderson-Makis Emma-Anne Bauman Mackenzie Brousson Hannah Davis Alexa Domenden Julia Jones Elizabeth Kanning Emilie Menezes de Siqueira Jennah Pendleton Sarah Whitehead Abigail Diedrich

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Cary Jackson, Board Chair Nancy Locke, Vice Chair Cate Millar, Secretary Jimmy Crumpacker, Treasurer/Finance Chair Ken Carraro Rita Duyn Nancy W. Frisch William Gaar Alan Garcia Harold Goldstein Gary Hanifan Brianne Hyder Ken Ivey Charles L. Jones Jeffrey S. Kaye John Lenyo Keith Martin

Bradley Miller Nancy J. Miller Sharon Mirarchi Reegan Rae Dean M. Richardson Kevin Irving ex officio Dennis Buehler ex officio Candace Bouchard ex officio

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Deciphering the Nutcracker Prince’s Mime In ballet, stories are typically told through body language and the action of dance. Occasionally, a form of sign language or mime is used to tell the story. In Act II of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, the Prince tells the story of his brave battle with the Mouse King, using specific mime gestures that have been part of the ballet’s movement vocabulary for hundreds of years.

All of you, please

Listen to me.

Will tell you

A story.

In a faraway land,

I was sleeping.

Marie comforted

Then, I heard

Mice

And their Mouse King.

So I called up

pay attention.

me.

And we fought. The Mouse King pushed me to the ground.

and saw

Marie took off her shoe

And threw it at

the Mouse King.

When he was distracted, I stabbed him.

the troops,

We were safe!

Xuan Cheng. Photos by Yi Yin

Help Fritz and Marie find their way to the Land of Sweets!

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COMING IN 2016! Feb. 27 - Mar. 5, 2016 Keller Auditorium

Embark on an unforgettable emotional journey OBT’s season continues with the revival of James Canfield’s heartbreaking Romeo & Juliet and the premiere of Nicolo Fonte’s Beautiful Decay juxtaposing the fragility of age with the daring athleticism of youth.

Avery Reiners. Photo by Tatiana Wills.

Xuan Che g & Brian Simcoe. Photo by Tatiana Wills.

Apr. 14 - 23, 2016 Newmark Theatre

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GIFTS RECEIVED THROUGH NOVEMBER 5, 2015.

COMMUNITY CORPS DE BALLET $100,000 AND UP The Collins Foundation Fred W. Fields Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education and Access Fund $50,000–$99,999 Clark Foundation The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation The Intermec Foundation Meyer Memorial Trust The Shubert Foundation West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic* $25,000–$49,999 Barran Liebman LLP* Cascadia Foundation Coit Family Foundation Hedinger Family Foundation Henry Lea Hillman, Jr. Foundation Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Russell Development/200 Market Street* Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt* Turtledove Clemens* $10,000–$24,999 The Boeing Company Hotel Modera* Jackson Foundation Jerome Robbins Foundation Mentor Graphics Foundation Nel Centro* Opsis Architecture LLP* Oregon Arts Commission, this activity is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts Scan Design Foundation by Inger & Jens Bruun The Standard Starseed Foundation

The Swigert Warren Foundation U.S. Bank Foundation Work for Art, including contributions from more than 75 companies and 2,000 employees

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The RÉVÉRENCE CIRCLE recognizes those who have included OBT in their estate plan. Robert Aughenbaugh Dan Bergsvik & Don Hastler Linda Besant & Martha Goetsch Suzanne Bromschwig & William Dolan David & Elaine Brown Debi Coleman Nathan Conn Karen & Bill Early Peter W. Edgerton Marilyn & Hans Grunbaum Charles L. Jones Belinda & Frederick Kinyon Perry Lee Dr. Dolores Leon & Dr. Fernando Leon Derek & Lydia Lipman Martha J. Logan

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ALLEGRO SOCIETY Clinics & healthcare professionals who preserve the health & well-being of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s dancers.

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