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LETTER FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kevin Irving welcomes audiences to Director’s Choice, a collection of rich and varied “hits.”

10 CHAUNCEY PARSONS: IN TRIBUTE

The gifted principal dancer looks back on his career and what comes next.

14 NOT LOST IN TRANSLATION: DANCING ACROSS STYLES OBT dancers master versatility, making for a varied season.

16 DIRECTOR’S CHOICE Chauncey Parsons and OBT dancers in Giants Before Us. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.

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THANK YOU! When I was growing up, it was common for successful musicians to release “Greatest Hits” albums, made up of Billboard top-ten singles released over a period of time. This was definitely in the back of my mind as I prepared to create Oregon Ballet Theatre’s first Director’s Choice program. I wanted to put together some real “hits” of the recent past that would make for a fantastic evening of dance.

This Director’s Choice program, importantly, includes work created for OBT; both Giants Before Us and BringingOutsideIn were the result of choreographers working directly with our dancers. Another interesting aspect to this compilation is the shared connection between the creators of the program. Choreographers Gioconda Barbuto and Nicolo Fonte were both in the same elite group of dancers — together with yours truly — to learn Jardí Tancat directly from a then little-known Spanish choreographer named Nacho Duato when we were all dancers in Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montréal. Fonte later went on to dance with Duato’s Compañía Nacional de Danza — which is where he began to choreograph — and Barbuto later joined forces with Nederlands Dans Theater III, working with Duato’s mentor Jiří Kylián. So, this program is also somewhat of a family affair.

Every professional dancer knows from their first steps on stage that the day will come when they will take a final bow and bid adieu to a life that has encompassed extraordinary dedication, sacrifice, and a large measure of physical — and often emotional — strain. If one is lucky, they can look back at the glory and triumph of a prolific career in dance. With this program we honor the celebrated 11-year career of one of OBT’s most charismatic and best-loved performers, Chauncey Parsons, who has personified devotion to the craft. To say that Chauncey’s personality and fiery performances will be missed at OBT is a big understatement!

The solo Love from Vital Sensations was created for Chauncey at the very beginning of his dance career by our good friend Darrell Grand Moultrie.

Please join us in wishing Chauncey the best in the next phase of his professional life and thanking him for all of his wonderful performances over 11 years with OBT.

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This lesson, so to speak, on the passing of time, on beginnings, endings, renewals, and celebrating hits is at the heart of another work on my mind as I write — Nicolo Fonte’s Beautiful Decay, which returns next year at this time as part of our 30 th Anniversary Season. It is just one of five incredible productions we have in store for you, our loyal audience, for our 2019–2020 season in a list of performances that includes the boldest bold-faced names in dance, the artists that have shaped your ballet company over the past 30 seasons, and those who will shape our future. Please make sure to find out more about this spectacular seasonlong celebration while you are here. In the meantime, enjoy the rich and varied “hits” of Director’s Choice.

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CHAUNCEY PARSONS: IN TRIBUTE

BY GAVIN LARSEN

Chauncey Parsons in Prodigal Son (2013).

Photo by Brook Manning.

“ULTIMATELY WHAT MATTERS IS NOT WHETHER YOUR TECHNIQUE IS ANY GOOD, IT’S WHETHER YOU CREATE A HUMAN CONNECTION WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. I WANT TO HELP THEM EXPERIENCE THE IDEAS I’M TRYING TO CONVEY.” —CHAUNCEY PARSONS. “IT’S BEEN THE YEARS OF YEARS.” So starts off my conversation with Oregon Ballet Theatre’s beloved Principal Dancer Chauncey Parsons, who steps off the stage at the conclusion of the Director’s Choice program on April 14.

Throughout his 11 years with the company, Parsons has done many remarkable things: defied typecasting through his stellar performances in a range of ballets from uber-classical to all-out modern; captivated audiences with his boundless energy, pinpoint>>>

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Chauncey Parsons in Giselle (2012).

Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.

“I’VE DONE IT FOUR TIMES, AND EVERY TIME I DIG INTO IT, THE BETTER IT GETS.” —CHAUNCEY PARSONS ON PERFORMING IN GISELLE.

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Chauncey Parsons and Alison Roper in George Balanchine’s Apollo (2007). Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.

Chauncey Parsons performs in Don Quixote at Colorado Ballet (2003).

<<< precise turns and jumps; and set His training at the Kirov Academy of you doing with your hands to indicate the very high bar for textbook-worthy Ballet (the U.S. arm of the legendary your heart? At the time, I wasn’t really in technique — particularly inspiring to Vaganova Choreographic Institute in a place to understand depth, but it was the male students of Oregon Ballet St. Petersburg, Russia) drilled correct at the root of how he presented all the Theatre’s School as well as his col- form into his near-perfect ballet body. material he taught. And, later in my caleagues in the company. But perhaps But one of his teachers there, Vladimir reer, I realized that he had really taught what endears us most to Parsons — Djouloukhadze, emphasized that be- me how to dance.” what makes us feel connected to him coming a good — or great — dancer The springboard he leapt from landed whether as a colleague, student, or required more than looking the part.

Parsons at Colorado delighted viewer from Ballet, where he soon across the footlights found himself handed — is hard to put your a chance — through finger on. It’s a sense another dancer’s injury of relatability: here’s — to prove he was more extraordinary ability on than the self-described dazzling display, but we “scrawny little kid with see — and feel — that some talent and techthe man inside those efnique and good trainfortless double tours en ing” when he landed l’air is saying something the male lead role in else. It may seem as if —CHAUNCEY PARSONS Don Quixote. Parsons those endless pirouettes, says his coach at Colostopping on a dime, could only be gen- “Vladimir was the one who really gave rado Ballet, Meelis Pakri, was responerated by a machine. But for Parsons, me the springboard to get me to be able sible for pushing him to the next level. catching eyes through impressive feats to do what I can do,” Parsons recalls.

“His big thing was always clarity, but “Meelis and my partner in Don Quixote is only a way to capture souls. also substance in your dancing. What is spent hours working with me,” he recalls.

“I was always a very technical dancer,” it you’re actually trying to say? What are “They pretty much taught me to partner he says.

“WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IS HELPING PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY DO, BETTER, WHETHER IT’S THROUGH TEACHING OR BALLET MASTERING OR SOMETHING ELSE IN OR OUTSIDE THE ART FORM. IF I CAN FIND A WAY TO DO THAT, I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.”

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FEATURE from the ground up. It could have gone Stowell, and OBT Resident Choreograa lot of different ways — if Meelis didn’t pher Nicolo Fonte. want to bother working with me, I probThe inevitable event of a dancer’s reably would have been a soloist for the tirement is something we all — dancers, rest of my life. And at that point, that’s coaches, audiences — grapple with. It how I saw myself. But he invested so seems so wrong to leave at the peak of much in me. Don Quixote ended up beone’s powers, but there are many invising my breakout role, and at the end of ible reasons a dancer decides to stop the season I was promoted to principal.” performing. The physical and emoOne could say that that was actually tional responsibility grows heavy, while just the beginning, as Parsons’ career curiosity about what else a person is only broadened further with his arrival capable of grows strong.

Chauncey Parsons and Alison Roper shattered boundaries in Petrouchka/Carmen (2011). Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.

found it quite rewarding,” Parsons says.

He says he likely will continue working with OBT2 and OBT School, but is also thinking beyond the boundaries he’s known his entire life.

at OBT in 2008. Parsons auditioned for Parsons says that his body is ready to OBT on a whim — just for an excuse to “not hurt every day” — he’s been dogged hang out with his brother, Colby, who by back, shoulder, and ankle injuries — was attending an open audition in New and when he was out of commission for York. Parsons got the job first, but Colby shoulder surgery two years ago, he felt “I have complicated feelings about everything that’s defined me up to this point followed along in 2014. a spark when he picked up some work coming to an end,” he says. “But I feel teaching in OBT School.

His favorite role? Albrecht in Giselle, ready. What I’m looking forward to is hands down (“I’ve done it four times, “If you’d asked me five or ten years ago helping people do what they do, better, and every time I dig into it, the better if I would ever want to be a ballet teach- whether it’s through teaching or ballet it gets”), but running close behind are er, I’d have said, ‘hell no!’ But I realized mastering or something else in or outworks by George Balanchine, former my lineage of education was important side the art form. If I can find a way to do OPB_OBT_DirectorsChoice3-1-19.pdf 2/28/19 10:18 AM OBT Artistic Director Christopher1 to pass on to upcoming dancers, and I that, I’m really looking forward to that.”

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NOT LOST IN TRANSLATION: DANCING ACROSS STYLES OREGON BALLET THEATRE DANCERS DEMONSTRATE VERSATILITY

BY GAVIN LARSEN

Chauncey Parsons and Xuan Cheng in the United States full-production premiere of August Bournonville’s Napoli (2018). Photo by Jingzi Zhao.

VERSATILITY, a dance buzzword, is an essential capability for any professional dancer in the 2019 dance world. Yet, true ease across a vast field of dance styles is extraordinarily rare.

When you see a dance company’s season that includes everything from the pulled-up classicism of Bournonville to the speed and stretch of Balanchine, the full-bodied earthen rhythms of Duato (danced barefoot, no less) to the jazzy and theatrical modernism of Fonte, you wonder how dancers can possibly be so fluent in each language of move-

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Xuan Cheng and Michael Linsmeier performing Makino Hayashi’s world premiere What do you see... from Closer (2018).

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ment. But watching the performances, you forget they were brought up on — and continue to train every day in — the upright posture and turned out legs of purely classical ballet.

So how is this versatility mastered? By the time dancers seek a place in a professional ballet company, they are expected to already be able to nimbly switch gears from one style to the next, whether or not they’ve had much formal training in whatever “next” may be.

The trick may lie, actually, in a solid classical foundation.

Classical ballet trains a student’s aural, visual, and kinetic skills and emphasizes precision, balance, flexibility, and strength. From the very beginning, exercises build coordination and movement fluidity — becoming more complex in weight shifting and dynamic musicality as a dancer advances. Good training also forces a dancer to think: how to absorb every piece of verbal instruction and apply it to their own body — “translating” the words into physical shape. They, thereby, learn to be sponge-like and adaptable. In the advanced class lev-

FEATURE els, nothing is off the table — dancers know to expect combinations that challenge what they’ve already learned (pirouettes without the usual preparation, jumps with syncopated timing, steps from different families strung together and done backwards), and that failure is not trying.

You see, to be a good dancer — and, especially, a great one — there has to exist a balance between mental and physical talent. The physical part is developed through routine.

Routine develops confidence. Confidence empowers bravery in the face of new, unfamiliar encounters.

From there, mental talent has surely grown strong enough to take on correction, use skills from the past, and adapt.

So, as you watch the eclectic combination of dances on stage today in Director’s Choice, consider this: it’s not necessarily a dancer’s expert familiarity with any one style that’s captivating. It’s their ability to bravely embrace the challenge of newness, build on their foundation without clinging to it, and use every aspect of experience to dance with clarity, emotion, and honesty.

OBT Soloist Eva Burton in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland) (2018). Photo by Yi Yin.

CLASSICAL BALLET TRAINS A STUDENT’S AURAL, VISUAL, AND KINETIC SKILLS AND EMPHASIZES PRECISION, BALANCE, FLEXIBILITY, AND STRENGTH. OBT dancers Colby Parsons and Chauncey Parsons in OBT’s performance of Nicolo Fonte’s Never Stop Falling (in Love) with Pink Martini (2017). Photo by Emily Nash.

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DIRECTOR’S CHOICE Presto CHOREOGRAPHY: Nicolo Fonte MUSIC: Ezio Bosso, “Presto, You Are Mine!”

COSTUME DESIGN: David Heuvel LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola BALLET MASTER: Jeffrey Stanton WORLD PREMIERE: October 6, 2013; Ballet West; Auditorium Theatre

of Roosevelt University; Chicago, Illinois

OBT PREMIERE: April 16, 2015; Newmark Theatre; Portland, Oregon

NOTES: Resident Choreographer Nicolo Fonte’s Presto has been described as “a short trip in a very fast machine.” At a mere nine minutes, Presto is a riveting burst of energy, inspired by the high adrenaline muscularity of ego demanding attention. In an edgy, passionate quartet, the dancers must not only be fearless and confident in themselves, but also committed to the group as they hang onto, lean into, and support each other. As soon as it’s over, you’ll want to press replay and see it again.

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BringingOutsideIn CHOREOGRAPHY: Gioconda Barbuto in collaboration with the artists MUSIC: Owen Belton, “Grinding the Teeth;” Gabriel Prokofiev,

Peter Gregson, and ThimK, “Float Dance (ThimK Remix);” Owen Belton, “Etendue Triomphante;” Owen Belton, “DripDropVox;” Sarah Neufeld, “Hero Brother”

COSTUME DESIGN: Adam Arnold LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola WORLD PREMIERE: June 29, 2017; Oregon Ballet Theatre;

Washington Park’s Rose Garden Amphitheater; Portland, Oregon

NOTES: Gioconda Barbuto’s BringingOutsideIn was created for 2017’s Choreography XX — a celebration of dance created by women — held in Portland’s Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater. In this collaborative gem between choreographer and dancer, the individuality and personality of each artist is brought into the center of the work. Barbuto described it as a work that “represents who the dancers are individually, as individuals, but also as a group.”

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TODAY’S PROGRAM

Love from Vital Sensations CHOREOGRAPHY: Darrell Grand Moultrie LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola STAGING: Lisa Kipp MUSIC: Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes, “Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar”

WORLD PREMIERE: February 5, 2005; Colorado Ballet; Paramount Theatre; Denver, Colorado OBT PREMIERE: April 11, 2019; Newmark Theatre; Portland, Oregon

NOTES: Love from Vital Sensations is an OBT premiere.

Darrell Grand Moultrie choreographed the colorful, Latin-jazz-inspired Vital Sensations for Colorado Ballet in 2005, and created this solo piece for Chauncey Parsons early in his career.

Parsons describes the process of creating the work “as an affirmation in how I grew as a dancer… It is abstract but very musical and emotionally connected; it was my first approach to a big idea in dance.”

Love is made possible through the generous support of Karen and Mike Weddle in honor of Chauncey Parsons’ excellence with OBT over the past 11 seasons.

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Jardí Tancat CHOREOGRAPHY: Nacho Duato MUSIC: Maria del Mar Bonet, “Cançó de Collir Olives,”

“Cançó d’Esterrossar,” “Fora d’es Sembrat,” “Tonada de Treure Aigo,” “Cançó de Na Ruixa Mantells”

COSTUME & SET DESIGN: Nacho Duato LIGHTING DESIGN: Nicolás Fischtel STAGING: Kevin Irving ORGANIZATION & PRODUCTION: Carlos Iturrioz c/o Mediart

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WORLD PREMIERE: December 19, 1983; Nederlands Dans Theater; International Choreographic Workshop; Cologne, Germany

NOTES: Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato’s most famous work, Jardí Tancat, electrifies with haunting and beautiful movements. Jardí Tancat, Catalan for “Closed Garden,” is signified in this work by the simple set of fence posts placed around the edge of the stage.

The ballet’s ensemble moments share the sense of community as if connected to the earth. The ballet is a poignant story of the daily life of hardship, work, love, and loss of people who worked the barren land.

OBT PREMIERE: April 13, 2017; Newmark Theatre; Portland, Oregon Marley flooring courtesy of Pacific Northwest Ballet.

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Giants Before Us CHOREOGRAPHY: Nicolo Fonte MUSIC: Franz Liszt, Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, O lieb so

lang du lieben kannst, S. 541/3; Franz Liszt, Étude No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor (Allegretto) (La campanella), S. 141/3; Franz Liszt, En Rêve, Nocturne, S. 207; Franz Schubert, arr. by Franz Liszt, Ständchen from Schwanengesang, D. 957/4; Franz Liszt, Étude de concert No. 3 in D-Flat Major, Un sospiro S. 144/3; Franz Liszt, Consolation No. 1, Andante con moto in E Major, S. 172/1

PIANIST: Hunter Noack COSTUME DESIGN: Christine Darch STAGE DESIGN: Nicolo Fonte LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola BALLET MASTER: Jeffrey Stanton WORLD PREMIERE: October 8, 2016; Oregon Ballet Theatre;

NOTES: We close this inaugural Director’s Choice program with Nicolo Fonte’s Giants Before Us, a ballet for 9 men and 1 woman that plays with both extreme physicality of movement and the romanticism of an earlier era. Resident choreographer Fonte has said he sees this piece as chiefly inspired by the music of Liszt — a giant of his time — and specifically the bravura energy and muscular tenderness he hears in it.

Virtuoso pianist Hunter Noack returns in an encore of his acclaimed performance.

Keller Auditorium; Portland, Oregon

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A rare dancer whose career spanned multiple disciplines, Kevin Irving began dancing with jazz classes in his hometown dance school (Long Island, New York), before joining the school and training ensemble of Alvin Ailey – an experience that impacted him deeply. From 1982-1985, he danced with The Elisa Monte Dance Company of New York, a company often referred to as “postmodern” but, at 24, he took a sharp turn toward classical dance, and joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montréal.

Promoted to soloist and principal, Irving became a well-known figure wherever LGBC performed, excelling in classical, neoclassical, and contemporary roles – including roles and ballets created by LGBC’s resident choreographer James Kudelka. In 1993, Irving joined Twyla Tharp Dance, touring the U.S. and Europe with the acclaimed choreographer, including performances at L’Opéra de Paris, and the PBS filming of Tharp’s much-lauded ballet In the Upper Room.

From 1994-2002, Irving was ballet master and associate director with Nacho Duato’s Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid. From 2002-2007, he was artistic director of The Göteborg Ballet in Sweden. The company, during Irving’s tenure, was named the most important dance company in Sweden in Ballet International’s critic poll. From 2007-2013, Irving was a frequent guest ballet master with The Royal Danish Ballet, where he staged and rehearsed works by Ji í Kylián, George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins. He has also been a guest teacher with numerous companies and schools in the U.S. and abroad for over 20 years. Additionally, he staged

ballets by Nacho Duato and Nicolo Fonte for companies such as The Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Nederlands Dans Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lyon Opera Ballet, and The Australian Ballet, to name just a few.

In the U.S., Irving became associate director at Morphoses (formerly The Wheeldon Company) from 20112012, coordinating special initiatives aimed at defining the company’s unique profile in the dance world. In 2010, he founded I-DANCE (Inspiring Dance: American Nations’ Choreographic Exchange), a nonprofit that sends teachers and choreographers to dance communities in Central and South America. Irving was named ar tistic director of Oregon Ballet Theatre in July 2013.

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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, City Ballet of Los Angeles, and James Sewell Ballet, as well as performed in the touring company of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of 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 Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2004, she was ballet headmaster for The School of Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, as well as the company’s rehearsal director.

Kipp has been ballet master for OBT for over ten years, and rehearsal director for five. As ballet master, she has assisted James Kudelka, Lar Lubovitch, Lola de Ávila, Nicolo Fonte,

Francia Russell, Bart Cook, Christine Redpath, and Helgi Tómasson. She staged George Balanchine’s Rubies, Square Dance, and Who Cares? for the company, and is responsible for the corps de ballet in its classical repertoire.

Photo by Joni Kabana.

JEFFREY STANTON

BALLET MASTER

Jeffrey Stanton trained at San Francisco Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. In addition to classical ballet, he studied ballroom, jazz, and tap dance. He joined San Francisco Ballet in 1989, before joining Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1994. He was promoted to soloist in 1995, promoted to 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; Kent Stowell’s Carmen, Palacios Dances, and Silver Lining; and Christopher Stowell’s Zaïs.

Stanton has performed as a guest ar tist for Le Gala des Étoiles in Montréal, the 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, dancing excerpts from Balanchine’s Episodes, coached

by Melissa Hayden.

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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, Queensland Ballet, the Finnish National Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Ballet West, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Ballet Hispánico, Trey McIntyre Project, The Washington Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Houston Ballet, Rachel Tess Dance at the Wanås Foundation in Sweden, Baryshnikov Arts Center, LMCC’s River To River Festival, Third Rail Repertory Theatre, Bebe Miller Company, and Liz Lerman’s Dance Exchange.

For the National YoungArts Foundation’s Miami Galas, Mazzola has designed lighting and scenery since 2015.

For the 2015 and 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program and YoungArts Awards, he designed lighting and created media content at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. He also went to Italy for a whirlwind tour with Tulsa Ballet, and to Cuba for his second world premiere at Ballet Nacional de Cuba for choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Recently he went to Winnipeg for the world premiere of a fulllength ballet by James Kudelka at Royal Winnipeg Ballet. He then traveled to Chicago for a new Giselle by The Joffrey Ballet, among others. Mazzola has been the scenic designer for Comedy Central Roasts, and the 2015 Lincoln Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for upLIGHT. Photo by Alison Roper.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Michael Greer brings leadership experience from both for-profit and nonprofit worlds.

Most recently, he led an arts nonprofit through a successful transition; previously, he led China-side operations, projects, and sales teams for multinational companies. A native of Missouri, Greer spent the early part of his life as a dancer at the world’s most prestigious institutions: Interlochen Arts Academy, School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet School, and The Royal Ballet School. Upon completing his training, he danced professionally with Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah, under the direction of Jonas Kage.

After retiring from performing, Greer completed an economics degree with an emphasis in industrial organization, as an Arturo Schomburg Scholar at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was offered a merit scholarship to continue economics at Stanford University, but declined to gain international business experience as a Gilman Scholar through the U.S. State Department.

Greer worked with companies in India and China for nine years; he managed teams and operations for several multinational corporations. A Mandarin speaker, he enjoyed life in China with his wife and two children.

In 2015, Greer returned to the U.S. and the dance world to direct Portland Ballet in Por tland, Maine.

Combining business experience with passion for the arts, he worked to increase earned and contributed revenue, which resulted in Portland Ballet ’s substantial turnaround.

Now, Greer and his family are thrilled to be a part of the Portland, Oregon, community.

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DEAR OREGON BALLET THEATRE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, On behalf of the Board of Trustees, dancers, staff, volunteers — and all of those who make our creative efforts possible — thank you for joining us for Director’s Choice. This is the time of year when our Artistic Director Kevin Irving’s vision and creativity are highlighted as he presents some of the most exciting works from around the world today.

Prepare to be moved, delighted, and awed by the dancers and the choreography.

This extraordinary performance would not be possible without the generous contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals who continue to support us each year. The art of ballet depends on dedicated supporters who believe in what we do. When you donate to your favorite arts organizations, you co-curate the works of art that enliven our community. Whether through a ballet, a concert, or an exhibition, you become a partner with your choices.

If you already support OBT, thank you. We hope you are as thrilled and proud as we are, both of what we have accomplished, and the great opportunities that lie before us. If you have not yet joined the OBT family of supporters, but are inspired by what you see on the stage today, please add OBT to the vision you have for the future of the arts in our community.

As we prepare for OBT’s 30 th Anniversary Season (2019–2020), there is no better time to act than now. This will be a must-see year of dance.

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GUEST ARTISTS NICOLO FONTE

RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER Presto, Giants Before Us Choreographer Nicolo Fonte is known for his daring and original approach to dance. His work has been noted by critics for a unique movement language as well as a highly developed fusion of ideas, dance and design. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fonte started dancing at the age of 14. He studied at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York as well as at the San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet Schools while completing a Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase.

Upon graduation, he danced with Peridance in NYC and later joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montréal, dancing in the works of Balanchine, Tudor, Kudelka, and Spaniard Nacho Duato. Fonte subsequently joined Duato’s Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid and forged a strong identity in the Spanish company for seven years – for both his dancing and his choreography. En los Segundos Ocultos (In Hidden Seconds), one of three ballets Fonte made for the Spanish company, was hailed as a breakthrough work of great impact with the poetic vision of a mature artist and indeed this ballet established his presence on the European dance scene.

In 2000, Fonte retired from performing to devote himself full-time to his choreographic career. Since that time he has created or staged his ballets for The Dutch National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet West, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Stuttgart Ballet, The Australian Ballet, The Göteborg Ballet, The Finnish National Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, The Perm Tchaikovsky Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Ballett Mainz, Ballett Nürnberg, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, TANZ Ensemble Cathy Sharp, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, and Queensland Ballet.

Fonte received a Choo San Goh award for his 2002 collaboration with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Almost Tango, of which R.M. Campbell of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote, “Fonte is a thinker, an architect who creates the new rather than reinvent the old.

He is a master of manipulating space and creating relationships.” Almost Tango was also voted as one of Dance Europe’s “Best Premieres” when it was re-staged for The Australian Ballet in 2004.

From 2002 to 2006, Fonte enjoyed an ongoing creative partnership with The Göteborg Ballet in Sweden, creating and staging numerous works that helped establish the company’s distinct profile. While in Göteborg, he created his first full-length ballet, based on the life of Tchaikovsky. Widely acclaimed in the international press for Fonte’s marriage of narrative skill and a contemporary choreographic language, Re: Tchaikovsky appeared on the “Best of 2005” lists of both Ballett-Tanz and Dance Europe. Fonte has also played an important role in the ongoing development of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet as one of that company’s most popular guest choreographers.

To date, he has created eight highly successful works for ASFB that have toured throughout the U.S. and overseas.

In addition to Oregon Ballet Theatre, Fonte is currently the Resident Choreographer for Ballet West, in Salt Lake City, which began with the 2012–2013 season.

Photo by: Janna Cruder.

GIOCONDA BARBUTO CHOREOGRAPHER BringingOutsideIn

Gioconda Barbuto is an internationally esteemed Canadian dancer and choreographer. As a long-time member of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and Nederlands Dans Theater III, Barbuto was quickly recognized as a versatile and magnetic artist, gracing the works of many leading choreographers. Her synergy in studio with Jiří Kylián, in particular, led to two celebrated dance films, Birth Day and Car Men. In 1996, she was nominated for The Kennedy Center Fellowship and received The Banff Centre’s Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award. She has unflaggingly pursued her choreographic calling, creating detailed, dynamic friezes of full-bodied gesture, marked by her innate musicality. Choreographing for many acclaimed dance companies, her oeuvre now counts over 50 works. In 2015, Barbuto was selected as the McKnight International Choreographer in Minnesota.

She also recently obtained one of the choreographic positions for Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Choreography XX competition, creating BringingOutsideIn — named “best in premiere” in Dance Europe magazine. Barbuto also extends her methods for molding space and energy through her Movement Workshops and is invited to teach at academies worldwide.

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DARRELL GRAND MOULTRIE

CHOREOGRAPHER Love from Vital Sensations Darrell Grand Moultrie, a recipient of a Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award, has created and staged multiple works for The Juilliard School, Colorado Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, BalletMet (Columbus, Ohio), Ailey II, Sacramento Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre (now Charlotte Ballet), Dance Theatre of Harlem, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Tulsa Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and Smuin Ballet. He has taught and choreographed at many universities such as The Ailey School/Fordham University, Point Park University, CalArts, New York University, Stanford University, University of Arizona, and Dartmouth College. Dallas Black Dance Theatre and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will premiere his work this year.

Moultrie is a proud New Yorker, born and raised in Harlem, and a proud graduate of P.S. 144, The Harbor Conservatory for the Arts, LaGuardia High School, and The Juilliard School.

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NACHO DUATO choreographer

Jardí Tancat Born in Valencia, Spain, Nacho Duato started professional ballet training at London’s Rambert School at 18, extended his studies at Maurice Béjart’s Mudra School in Brussels, and completed his education at New York’s Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York. In 1980, Duato signed his first professional contract with Cullberg Ballet. One year later, he joined Jiří Kylián’s Nederlands Dans Theater. In recognition of his achievements as a dancer, he received the 1987 VSCD Gouden Dansprijs (Golden Dance Award).

Duato soon realized his real passion was choreography. His first work, created in 1983, was a major success: Jardí Tancat won first prize at the International Choreographic Workshop Cologne. While still a dancer, Duato created more than a dozen works for the two companies of NDT. In 1988, Duato was appointed resident choreographer of NDT, alongside Hans van Manen and Jiří Kylián. Encouraged by the increasing international demand for his ballets, Duato decided to fully concentrate on his choreographic career. His works are included in the repertories of Les Grands

GUEST ARTISTS Ballets Canadiens, Stuttgart Ballet, Finnish Opera Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Boston Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, and others. His distinctions include the title of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Spanish government’s Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. In 2000, his signature piece, Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness earned the Prix Benois de la Danse. Three years later, Duato won Spain’s Premio Nacional de Danza de Coreografía. From 1990 to 2010, Duato headed Spain’s foremost dance company, Compañía Nacional de Danza. In 2011, he moved on to become artistic director of Mikhailovsky Ballet, Saint Petersburg.

From 2014 until 2018, he held the same position at Berlin State Ballet. He recently resumed his role as artistic director with the Mikhailovsky Ballet.

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DAVID HEUVEL

COSTUME DESIGNER Presto David Heuvel is presently costume production director for Ballet West and has been associated with that company since 1979; originally joining Ballet West at the request of, then Artistic Director, Bruce Marks. Previously, he was chief costumer for the ballet at Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT) in South Africa. He left Ballet West for a freelance career in 1989 and returned to Ballet West in 1998.

Heuvel has designed and built costumes for many ballet companies, both nationally and internationally, including Ballet du Nord, Universal Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Carolina Ballet, The Washington Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Arizona, Nashville Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and of course Ballet West and Oregon Ballet Theatre. In 2018, Heuvel received the Utah Governor’s Visual Arts Award for his work with Ballet West.

ADAM ARNOLD

COSTUME DESIGNER BringingOutsideIn A Por tland-area native, Adam Arnold’s skill and esteem as an artist and designer has built a dedicated clientele, and garnered collaborations with the Portland Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum,

Contemporary Craft Museum, and Oregon Ballet Theatre. His garments are known for their clean lines, tailored silhouettes, timeless appeal, and impeccable construction. More of his work can be seen at adam-arnold.com.

NICOLÁS FISCHTEL lighting designer

Jardí Tancat Nicolás Fischtel was born in 1964 in Chile. He studied lighting design at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the Yale School of Drama. Since 1985, he’s been the resident lighting designer at San Pol Theater in Madrid. From 1991 until 1996, he was resident lighting designer and technical director of Compañía Nacional de Danza directed by Nacho Duato. He’s taught several courses and seminars for CTE (a Spanish school for theatre technicians) and Carlos III University. Fischtel has worked internationally with stage directors and choreographers including: Nacho Duato, Víctor Ullate, Val Caniparoli, Aída Gómez, Septime Webre, Paco Mir, Francisco Nieva, Rafael Amargo, Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente, Brian Yoo, Catherine Habasque, and Gentian Doda.

He has worked for many companies and in many theaters including: Spanish National Drama Theatre Company, Compañía Nacional de Danza, Spanish National Classical Theatre Company, Royal Opera House (London), New National Theatre (Tokyo), Mikhailovsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg), San Francisco Opera, Nederlands Dans Theatre (Holland), Royal Theatre (Madrid), and Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona).

HUNTER NOACK

PIANIST Giants Before Us Hunter Noack, internationally acclaimed concert pianist, integrates literature, visual art, dance, theatre, and design in his presentations of classical music. Through the IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild outdoor concert series, Hunter brings a nine-foot Steinway grand piano into the wild, where traditional concert halls are replaced by forests, fields, deserts, and riverbank vistas. The live classical music is transmitted to the audience through wireless headphones, which gives them freedom to wander through each landscape with a

soundtrack to their outdoor experience. 57% of the audience has attended for free and for 37%, this is their first experience with live classical music. In 2019, IN A LANDSCAPE will be presented in 35 locations in Oregon, Washington, and California. Winner at the Los Angeles International Liszt competition in 2011, Noack holds degrees from Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London), University of Southern California, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2019, Noack was named the first Artist in Residence of All Classical Portland. For more information, please visit www.hunternoack.com.

CHRISTINE DARCH

COSTUME DESIGNER Giants Before Us Christine Darch designs and builds costumes and sets for choreographers Julia Adam, Jennifer Archibald, Val Caniparoli, Robert Dekkers, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Jae Man Joo, James Kudelka, Wubkje Kuindersma, Gabrielle Lamb, Edwaard Liang, Stephen McMahon, Matthew Neenan, David Palmer, Gina Patterson, Brian Reeder, Dwight Rhoden, Amy Seiwert, Merián Soto, and Septime Webre. Darch has been commissioned by Alvin Ailey, Ballet Arizona, Astana Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet West, BalletX, Charlotte Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Hawaii, Houston Ballet, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, Israel Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, MADCO, Marin Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet Nice Méditerranée, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Post:Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, and The Washington Ballet. She is the resident costume designer for Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York City and lives in East Northport, New York, with acclaimed classical American ballet composer Matthew Pierce. New projects include Nicolo Fonte’s Steep Drop, BalletX’s Euphoric, Dayton Ballet’s Gustav-Klimt-inspired Sleeping Beauty, and Matthew Neenan’s new work for Pennsylvania Ballet.

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COMPANY PRINCIPAL DANCERS

ANSA CAPIZZI

Ansa Capizzi is from Nagoya, Japan. She began training at age five, initially with Chika Goto Step Works Ballet, followed by San Francisco Ballet School. She joined OBT as an apprentice (2003), and was promoted to soloist (2007) and principal (2018). Among her favorite performances are: William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, George Balanchine’s Tarantella, Marius Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty, James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, Nacho Duato’s Por Vos Muero, Michel Fokine’s The Dying Swan, Nicolo Fonte’s Presto, and Ji í Kylián’s Falling Angels.

XUAN CHENG

Xuan Cheng is from Chenzhou, China. She attended Guangzhou Ballet School, joined the corps de ballet for Guangzhou Ballet of China (under prima ballerina Dan Dan Zhang), and rose to principal. In 2004, she was a silver medalist in the 3rd Shanghai International Ballet Competition; in 2005, a finalist in the 8th New York International Ballet Competition; and in 2006, a gold medalist in China’s Tao Li Bei World Dance Competition. Upon Édouard Lock’s invitation, she joined La La La Human Steps, and performed in 20 countries across three continents: Europe, Asia, and North America. She joined Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, became an OBT principal (2011), and continued to lead as: Cinderella, Juliet, Giselle, and Odette/Odile in both Christopher Stowell’s and Kevin Irving’s Swan Lake.

PETER FRANC

Peter Franc is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He trained with Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and Houston Ballet Academy, where he received the Michael Wasmund Award upon graduation. He then joined Houston Ballet for eight years and rose to the rank of demi-soloist. He later moved to Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (2012) before joining OBT as a soloist (2015). OBT promoted him to principal in 2018. He regards his role in Jerome Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun as a favorite, as well as: Romeo in James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet; and Prince Siegfried in Kevin Irving’s Swan Lake. Other favorites include features in works by: Ji í Kylián, Hans Van Manen, Stanton Welch, Christopher Bruce, Nicolo Fonte, Cayetano Soto, and Alejandro Cerrudo.

CHAUNCEY PARSONS

Chauncey Parsons is from Santa Barbara, California, where he studied at Santa Barbara Festival Ballet with Michelle Pearson and Denise Rinaldi. He regards Meelis Pakri – former ballet master at Colorado Ballet – as his favorite mentor, and his first promotion at Colorado Ballet – from soloist to principal – as his favorite honor. Prior to Colorado Ballet, he was accepted into Kirov Academy, and performed with both The Washington Ballet and his hometown’s State Street Ballet. He joined OBT as a soloist (2008), and was promoted to principal (2009).

While he has performed a wide variety of roles, he cherishes Giselle’s Count Albrecht, and The Sleeping Beauty’s Prince Désiré.

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BRIAN SIMCOE

Brian Simcoe is from Grants Pass, Oregon. He received training from Penny King, Sylvia Bolton, OBT School, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and Long Beach Ballet – and considers Sylvia Bolton his top teacher. Initially an apprentice with OBT in 2004, he was promoted to soloist in 2011, and to principal in 2013. His favorite performances include: Jerome Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun, Nicolo Fonte’s Petrouchka and Beautiful Decay, James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, Julia Adam’s il nodo, Yuri Possokhov’s La Valse, and Helen Pickett’s Petal.

SOLOISTS

EVA BURTON

Eva Burton was born in Los Angeles, California, where she received training from Patrick Frantz, followed by San Francisco Ballet School. In 2010, she joined OBT as a dancer in the corps de ballet; in 2016, she was promoted to soloist. She cites OBT’s Giants program as especially significant: She performed in George Balanchine’s Serenade and William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, and was promoted after the opening performance. By extension, favorite roles include the Waltz Girl in Balanchine’s Serenade, as well as The Nutcracker’s Sugar Plum Fairy.

MICHAEL LINSMEIER

Michael Linsmeier, raised on a family dairy farm, is from Cato, Wisconsin. He trained at Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance, and at Virginia School of the Arts under Petrus Bosman.

He joined Milwaukee Ballet, before joining OBT’s corps de ballet (2011), and was later promoted to soloist (2013). He relishes the roles of Stepsister in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, and Mercutio in James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet; he holds in high regard Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat, Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Fluidity Of Steel, and Helen Pickett’s Terra.

KATHERINE MONOGUE

Katherine Monogue is from Washington, D.C. She trained at The Washington School of Ballet under Kee Juan Han, and her top mentor was Kristina Windom, head of faculty. She joined OBT in 2013 as a Professional Division student; subsequently, she was promoted to apprentice (2014), company artist (2015), and soloist (2018). Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat remains one of her favorite performances. Two favorite roles include: Sylvie in William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; and Dew Drop Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.

KELSIE NOBRIGA

Kelsie Nobriga is from Orange County, California, where she began dancing by age five. By 2010, she was a Professional Division student at Pacific Northwest Ballet; by 2011, an OBT apprentice; by 2014, company artist; and by 2018, soloist. She also danced with Colorado Ballet for one season. As for beloved roles, she was Dew Drop and Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. As for peak performances, she notes William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; George Balanchine’s Serenade; and Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat.

MATTHEW PAWLICKI-SINCLAIR

Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair is from Tucson, Arizona, where he trained with Ballet Arts. He received his (high school) diploma from North Carolina School of the Arts, before attending the summer session of The School at Jacob’s Pillow. He joined Kansas City Ballet in 2005.

He joined the corps de ballet of Dutch National Ballet in 2008, and was promoted twice: coryphée (2014) and grand sujet (2016). Favorite roles include: Romeo in Sasha Waltz’s Roméo et Juliette, Hilarion in Marius Petipa’s Giselle, and Morold in David Dawson’s Tristan + Isolde. Favorite ballets include: George Balanchine’s Rubies, William Forsythe’s The Second Detail, and Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit. OBT welcomes Matthew as a soloist.

COMPANY ARTISTS

THOMAS BAKER

Thomas Baker is from San Jose, California. He began training at Westside Studio of Performing Arts under Bené Arnold, and attended San Francisco Ballet School on full scholarship.

While he joined OBT as an apprentice in 2010, and returned as a company artist in 2014, he sandwiched in two seasons at Ballet San Jose.

He has collaborated with Barak Ballet and National Choreographers Initiative. With OBT, he has performed roles such as the Cavalier in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, and White Rabbit in ALICE (in wonderland) – as well as principal roles in works by George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Nacho Duato, and Nicolo Fonte.

HANNAH DAVIS

Hannah Davis is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she began dancing at age three. She furthered her classical and contemporary studies at University of North Carolina School of the Arts – under Brenda Daniels and Susan Jaffe. As an OBT2 dancer (2015), she enjoyed the roles of: Teresina in August Bournonville’s Napoli; and Swanilda in the Annual School Performance of Coppélia. She was promoted to apprentice in 2016, and company artist in 2018. While she loved James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, and the flamingos’ pas de quatre in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), Ji í Kylián’s Falling Angels is her favorite performance experience yet.

ABIGAIL DIEDRICH

Abigail Diedrich is from Lake Shore, Maryland.

She trained at Ballet Theatre of Maryland with Diana Cuatto, and then at Baltimore School for the Arts with Norma Pera. She regards Pera and former OBT School Director Anthony Jones as two memorable mentors. Prior to OBT, she joined Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Professional Division. She was selected, too, for the Flemming Halby Dance Student Exchange Program, between PNB School and The Royal Danish Ballet School. She joined OBT2 in 2015; she was promoted to apprentice in 2016, and to company artist in 2018. Three favorite pieces include George Balanchine’s Serenade, Nicolo Fonte’s Left Unsaid, and Ji í Kylián’s Falling Angels.

COMPANY KIMBERLY FROMM

Kimberly (Nobriga) Fromm is from Orange County, California, where she began dancing at age four. She trained and performed with Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s Professional Division; she then joined OBT as an apprentice (2013), and was promoted to company artist (2015). Among her favorite roles with OBT are the Arabian in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, and Dark Angel in Serenade. Her favorite performances with OBT have been: William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; Ji í Kylián’s Falling Angels; and Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat.

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Adam Hartley is from Orange, California. He trained with Victor and Tatiana Kasatsky of V & T Dance Academy. He joined OBT as an apprentice in 2009, and was promoted to company artist in 2011. He regards his roles in William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, and in Nacho Duato’s Por Vos Muero, as two favorites.

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CHRISTOPHER KAISER

Christopher Kaiser is from Los Angeles, California, where he trained at Los Angeles High School for the Arts. He spent his summers training at The Joffrey Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet. Afterward, he was accepted to The Juilliard School, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and danced in the Edinburgh International Festival.

He joined Alberta Ballet for three seasons before joining OBT. This will be his third season with OBT. He has enjoyed performing roles in Nacho Duato’s Gnawa, William Forsythe’s Herman Schmerman, and Paul Taylor’s Sunset.

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Makino Hayashi is from Kumamoto, Japan, where she trained at Kumamoto Ballet School, and where she later received a Hitozukuri Grant.

She joined Colorado Ballet as an apprentice (2001), and was promoted to corps de ballet (2004), before joining OBT (2010). Among her favorite roles are Nacho Duato’s Rassemblement and Matjash Mrozewski’s The Lost Dance.

In addition, she was featured in: Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Instinctual Confidence; William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; Helen Pickett’s Petal; and as Helena in Christopher Stowell’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

JESSICA LIND

Jessica Lind is from San Jose, California, where she began training at Dance Theatre International. Following one year at San Francisco Ballet School, she joined OBT’s Professional Division (2011), became an apprentice (2013), and was promoted to company artist (2016).

She also traveled to Copenhagen with five fellow dancers, to attend a Bournonville intensive.

As for favorite OBT performances and roles, they are: William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; the pas de trois in Kevin Irving’s Swan Lake; Purple Girl in Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat; Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®; and Tarantella Girl in August Bournonville’s Napoli.

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EMILY PARKER

Emily Parker is from Boston, Massachusetts, and has been dancing since age four. She became an OBT apprentice (2014), whose performance in spring 2016’s Beautiful Decay program resulted in promotion to company artist. Her performance highlights include: Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat; William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; Ji í Kylián’s Falling Angels — and OBT’s Choreography XX (three world premieres by women) in Portland’s Washington Park Rose Garden. She also earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University in ballet and biology.

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Colby Parsons is from Santa Barbara, California, where he studied at Santa Barbara Ballet Center with Denise Rinaldi. He then trained on full scholarship at American Ballet Theatre, danced with ABT II, and had soloist and principal roles with Alberta Ballet in Calgary. He joined OBT as a company artist in 2014, and has enjoyed the roles of: Lover in James Kudelka’s Sub Rosa; lead in August Bournonville’s Napoli; Prince in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella; and Cavalier in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ®. He has also been a guest artist in Japan, Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and Canada. In summers, he is a principal dancer with American Contemporary Ballet.

SKYE STOUBER

Skye Stouber is a Portland, Oregon, native. He began training at The Portland Ballet under Alex Ballard, as well as Jason Davis and Nancy Davis Lane. He continued training at Houston Ballet Academy and San Francisco Ballet School. After a knee injury paused his career, he joined skinner/kirk DANCE ENSEMBLE and was a guest artist at OBT for Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland) in 2018. In August, he joined OBT as an apprentice and, after Napoli, was promoted to company artist.

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Theodore Watler is from Long Beach, California, where he trained at Long Beach Ballet under Johnny Zhong. He attended summer courses at San Francisco Ballet School, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

He holds degrees in art history and Law, Letters, and Society from the University of Chicago. In 2017, he joined OBT as an apprentice, and he was promoted to company artist in 2018. His favorite roles include Tea in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ®, and Fish in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland).

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ALEXA DOMENDEN

Alexa Domenden is from Seattle, Washington.

She received training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s DanceChance program in 2004.

In 2013, she danced under the direction of Kevin Kaiser and Louise Nadeau at Evergreen City Ballet. She joined OBT2 in 2015, and was promoted to apprentice in 2017. Some of her favorite performances include: Ji í Kylián’s Falling Angels and Nicolo Fonte’s Never Stop Falling (in Love). In OBT2, she had the opportunity to perform in George Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht Ballet, and Nacho Duato’s Na Floresta.

MARC LAPIERRE

Marc LaPierre is from Stratford, Connecticut.

He trained at Ballet Academy East, and the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center; he regards Nanette Vallas as an early favorite mentor. Prior to OBT, he joined Los Angeles Ballet, where he performed the pas de six and Tarantella (solo role) from Napoli’s third act. His solo role in Alejandro Cerrudo’s PACOPEPEPLUTO is another personal favorite, along with Aszure Barton’s Second to Last and George Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto.

ZUZU METZLER

Zuzu Metzler is from Camas, Washington. She trained with OBT School, joined OBT2 (our preprofessional company), and became an apprentice in 2018. She was awarded the Elena Carter Memorial Scholarship, and has spent summers at: Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, the School of American Ballet, and Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell. Favorite performances and roles include: Nicolo Fonte’s Accidental Signals; Cupid in the Annual School Performance of the Dream Scene from Don Quixote; and both Harlequin and Marzipan in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ®. She has enjoyed being in the corps de ballet for James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, and George Balanchine’s Serenade.

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ZOIE SALUDARES

Zoie Saludares is from Las Vegas, Nevada. She trained at Nevada Ballet Theatre. She moved to Miami to attend the preprofessional program at Miami City Ballet (2015), and in 2016, moved to Utah as a member of the Ballet West Professional Training Division. She joined OBT2 in 2017, and was promoted to apprentice following Napoli in 2018. She was also featured in Bournonville’s Flower Festival in Genzano and George Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht Ballet.

Favorite roles include: Flamingo in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and Cupid in the Annual School Performance of Don Quixote.

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APPRENTICES

The Dancers and Stage Managers of Oregon Ballet Theatre are represented by The American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO, the union that represents Artists in the fields of opera, ballet, modern dance and choral presentations.

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OREGON BALLET THEATRE STAFF ARTISTIC

PATRON SERVICES

Kevin Irving, Artistic Director Lisa Kipp, Rehearsal Director Jeffrey Stanton, Ballet Master Nicolo Fonte, Resident Choreographer Niel DePonte, Music Director & Conductor Tracey Sartorio, Company Manager Irina Golberg, Principal Accompanist

Mariah DeLude, Patron Services Manager Kristin Dillon, Patron Services Lead Hanna Brandt, Patron Services Representative Kayla Brock, Patron Services Representative

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Michael Greer, Executive Director Donna Jackson-Siekmann, Director of Finance Linda Brown, Human Resources Manager Terri Pineda, Accounting Associate Nadia Chopra, Wellness Coordinator

PRODUCTION Bill Anderson, Director of Production Shannon Goffe, Production Administrator Victoria A. Epstein, Stage Manager Ian Rutledge, Assistant Stage Manager & A/V Coordinator Michael Mazzola, Resident Lighting Designer Ian Anderson-Priddy, Production Electrician Matt Wilcox, Sound Engineer Eileen Ehlert, Costume Shop Supervisor Annika Schindler, Draper Morgan Reaves, First Hand Leah Bierly, Jennifer Park, Stitchers Hillary Barsky, Sue Morgan, Marilyn L. Rudin, Costume Shop Volunteers Brian Keith, OBT2 Technical Director Leslie Bernhard, Brian Keith, Brad Saby, Peter Sherman, Lance Woolen, Production Support Staff

DEVELOPMENT Gregory Smith, Director of Development Tiffany Carter, Corporate & Special Events Officer Keely McIntyre, Grants Manager Emily Tucker, Development Data Specialist Lauren Watt, Development Associate

MARKETING Camille Spaccavento, Director of Marketing & Communications Jim Thomson, Senior Graphic Designer & Video Producer Nicole DeCosta, Marketing Associate/ Program Book Coordinator

EDUCATION OUTREACH Kasandra Gruener, Director of Education Outreach Sarah Ward Brown, Education Outreach Assistant Brook Manning, Lecturer & Historian Linda Besant, Archivist & Historian Sarah Ward Brown, Kasandra Gruener, Brook Manning, Robyn Ulibarri, Allison Wales, Teaching Artists Amy Stahl, Education Outreach Volunteer

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Nancy Locke, Board Chair Jimmy Crumpacker, Vice Chair Ken Ivey, Treasurer Allison Lane Lyneham, Co-Secretary Cate Millar, Co-Secretary

OREGON BALLET THEATRE SCHOOL Marion Tonner, School Director James Holstad, School Administrator Sean Surprenant, School Registrar Lisa Sundstrom, OBT2 Program Director Colleen Hanlon, West Linn Branch Manager & Children’s Coordinator Kembe Adam, Natasha Bar, Phillip Carman, LeeWei Chao, Peter Franc, Elise Legere, Valerie Limbrunner-Bartlett, Chauncey Parsons, Jessica Post, Olivia Pyne, Alison Roper, Katarina Svetlova, Robyn Ulibarri, Amelia Unsicker, School Faculty Irina Golberg, Garnet Hayes, Karen Lam-America, Ayako Matsuo, Raymond McKean, Katie Pyne, Tiffany Sanford, Jordan Strang, Western-Li Summerton, Accompanists

SPECIAL THANKS Ballet West, Chris Balo, IATSE Local #28, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Portland’5 Centers for the Arts

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS Oregon Ballet Theatre would like to express its sincere gratitude to those listed below for gifts received through February 1, 2019.

Donations received after this period will appear in the next playbill in June.

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Jack Blumberg, In Memory of Thomas P. Anderson Thomas & Elizabeth Gewecke Howard Hedinger, In Memoriam

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Sydney Holland Charles L. Jones John & Linda Lenyo Kenneth & Joyce Lewis Devin & Natalia Megy Brad & Nancy Miller Sharon & Adam Mirarchi Loren Parks The Merritt & Heather Paulson Family Fund Angela Roach Marilyn L. Rudin, MD & Richard S. Testut, Jr. Caleb Schlesinger Hazel & Barry Schlesinger Mike & Karen Weddle

ÉTOILE POINTE SOCIETY ($5,000–$9,999)

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Now, on to the fascinating history of the mall’s namesake, Ralph B. Lloyd — a pioneer among California business tycoons who invest in Portland real estate. After living in our fair city for several years, Lloyd returned home to the family ranch in California and struck oil. He invested his riches in commercial real estate in promising West Coast cities and bought parcels of Eastside Portland along with Willamette during the first couple decades of the 1900s. His dream of transforming his land holdings into a mix of residential and commercial buildings — much like the ubiquitous condo buildings and newly imagined neighborhoods of today — was unrealized before his death. His daughters took up his torch, and the Lloyd Center opened its doors in 1960: 100 stores. Open-air. Ice skating. It was the largest shopping center in the west, or the nation, or the world, and drew comparison to New York’s Rockefeller Center. The Lloyd Center’s heyday started to wane in the ’80s, and renovations have been ongoing ever since, including the addition of a roof. The latest plans include a cinema and a live-music venue with high-density residential development planned nearby — the full realization of Lloyd’s dream after all. .

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Susannah: What has inspired you this last month?

Jamey: Yesterday it snowed up at our house.

It made me think about being in college in New Hampshire and being in the snow all winter. I thought about this bar where I used to play music. I’d play for three hours, and they’d pay me 15 bucks. If it was a slow night, they’d let me have any beer I wanted,

instead. Anyway, I was very inspired by the snow and the thought of music, so I went out yesterday and set up two cameras on my lawn in the snow. I sat on a piece of sculpture by my Michi, and I played to Stephen Still’s songs on my acoustic guitar because I remembered Stephen Still sitting out in a snowy garden and playing on one of his album covers. .

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