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February 2019

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Actors Theatre of Louisville Kentucky Center Presents Kentucky Shakespeare Louisville Orchestra PNC Broadway in Louisville

The Second City – It’s Not You, It’s Me Bomhard Theater......................................................................6 Dark Side of the Wall The Brown Theatre..................................................................10 Gheens Great Expectations Concert Whitney Hall..........................................................................14 Piff the Magic Dragon Bomhard Theater....................................................................22 DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion® Whitney Hall..........................................................................23 Bela Fleck Bomhard Theater....................................................................34 Get the Led Out The Brown Theatre..................................................................38 Malpaso Dance Company Bomhard Theater....................................................................40 Black Violin – Impossible Tour The Brown Theatre..................................................................47 Ben Rector The Brown Theatre..................................................................50 Kentucky to the World: Vicki Phillips Bomhard Theater....................................................................53

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WELCOME! One of the many things I love about our arts community is the way we foster local talent, helping artists grow and enrich the world. At The Kentucky Center, we have been privileged to help in this endeavor many times, providing a home for performers and helping create opportunities that build lifelong relationships with the arts. Recently, our halls hosted a number of events showcasing local talent. Keepers of the Dream, A Community Arts Celebration of Dr. King’s Vision brought ArtsReach students from all over Louisville together for a magnificent performance. Local storytellers gathered for a battle of wits and words at The Louisville Moth GrandSLAM. This month, Lanita Rocknettes, the dance school in West Louisville that has been training dancers for more than 55 years, presented the musical This Is How We Do It. In The Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall, we are proud to present nationally renowned cellist, and Louisville native, Anne Richardson in the annual Gheens Great Expectations concert. Yes, it is a thrill to play a role in helping others realize their full potential and expand their vision of themselves and their vision of the world. We encourage you to set your sights on something new and enjoy the variety of programming coming to our stages. Experience Louisville Orchestra’s Festival of American Music I: Kentucky Spring, featuring The Way Forth, a new folk opera by Louisville native Rachel Grimes, Louisville Ballet and Louisville Visual Art’s exciting co-production Human Abstract, the return of PNC Broadway in Louisville’s smash hit The Book of Mormon, Kentucky Opera’s production of Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto and StageOne Family Theatre’s delightful adaptation The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. Enjoy time together with family and friends as Kentucky Center presents brings hilarious performances like FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, comedy power houses like Jo Koy and Iliza, spectacular tributes like A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour and off-beat surprises like Puddles Pity Party to our stages. Soon, The Kentucky Center will add a new stage to our family of venues with the opening of our 2,000 person standing room venue in Louisville’s historic Paristown neighborhood. In addition to attracting new national touring bands, this will provide a home for collaborative projects, new works and nontraditional performance experiences by the region’s arts and cultural community. There will be a lot of new information about the new venue in the coming months, so I encourage you to follow The Kentucky Center on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and join our free e-club at kentuckycenter.org, to make sure you receive updates. As you enjoy tonight’s performance, know that by supporting The Kentucky Center, you are also supporting the arts community, helping us continue to provide a place for everyone to learn, grow and build a lifelong relationship with the arts. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Kim Baker, President and CEO The Kentucky Center 4

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LEO Weekly – A Little Off Center

The Second City – It’s Not You, It’s Me. Friday, February 1, 2019 • 8 p.m. • The Kentucky Center, Bomhard Theater

he Second City has been laughing at love and its infinite scroll of side effects for decades. In the worldfamous comedy company’s latest laughter-inducing undertaking, It’s Not You, It’s Me, The Second City takes shots at heartbreak, missed connections and

the mire of human relationships. Your friends, your parents, even your blind date will find something achingly familiar to laugh at, thanks to comedy’s newest generation of writers and performers…who all fit squarely into the “it’s complicated” category!

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About The Second City Since opening its doors in 1959, The Second City has grown to become the world’s premier comedy club, theater and school of improvisation, entertaining 1 million theatergoers a year around the globe. Alumni of The Second City’s resident stages, touring companies and theatrical divisions across Chicago and Toronto include some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and more.

The Cast TERRENCE CAREY comes from the deep south side—in Madison, Wisconsin. A graduate from Columbia College Chicago, with a degree in Theater and a concentration in Acting and Debt, you might have seen him in Second City theatricals such as #DateMe, Legendary Laughs or Improv All-Stars. Terrence can be seen performing or teaching workshops all over the city, with his improvised spoken word collective that he co-founded: PREACH! Terrence is mad thankful to be a touring company member here at the Second City. Follow Terrence and everything he shouts out on his instagram @tbabybabybaby, please type the baby.

SARAH DELL’AMICO is from South Florida, 954 Fo Sho. She is currently a member of The Second City Touring Company’s Mighty Mighty Blue Co. Some of per past credits include Twist Your Dickens (The Goodman Theatre) & Fast Loud & Funny (UP Comedy Club). She is a graduate of The Annoyance Theatre and The 2015 Bob Curry Fellowship. Sarah loves her family so much as well as Gilda Radner & Tupac. Also—Cardi B is killing the game and she stands by that. OKRRR. MJ LYONS was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio (Go Bengals! Go Reds!). Currently, you can see her doing a whole lotta improv at iO Theater with her team Gideon as well as some other hot shows in the building. She is a very proud member of her all-female independent team Manny Mora and is an alumna of ComedySportz Chicago. She has previously performed with Second City’s HouseCo ensemble and #DateMe. She is very honored and thankful to have the opportunity to perform with this incredibly talented group of people. Big time love to Brett, Billy, MB, Annie, Jim, Molly, and her sweet ‘lil doggo Louie.

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ASIA MARTIN is absolutely thrilled to be performing with The Second City! Originally from Washington D.C., she moved to Chicago to pursue acting and comedy. Upon graduating from DePaul’s Theatre School in 2015, she has done shows and readings at Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Timeline, Court, The Playground, The Crowd, The Revival, The Annoyance and Goodman Theatre. Catch her around town doing stand-up about her cats, partying with her spoken word improv troupe, PREACH, and making funny sketches with Huggable Riot. She sends love and kisses to her cute little mom, Alesha. OLIVIA NIELSEN is thrilled to be performing with The Second City. A New York native, Olivia moved to Chicago after graduating from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, with a double major in Theater and Psychology. She has performed with Second City aboard the NCL Gem and can be seen performing around Chicago with her sketch duo, OPIE, and Lil’ Tooties (iO). She can still see when she’s smiling, so no funny business.

GRIFFIN WENZLER is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, where he played instrumental rock with Lasermonster. In Chicago he can be seen performing spoken comedy with Trigger Happy at The Annoyance Theater every Thursday night. He would like to thank his family and his haters for propelling him to new heights. Follow him at www.ILikeToCuss.com. Griffin is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency. MOLLY TODD MADISON (Director) is very excited to be directing for The Second City. She holds a B.F.A. in musical theater from Western Kentucky University. Molly is a graduate the Second City Directing Program as well as both the Second City Conservatory and Music Conservatory. Molly is also a House Co Severn Darden Graduate Program Alumni and an Infinite Sundaes Alumni. Molly’s recent directing credits can be seen at various theaters such as Stage 773; SAME and at The Revival Theater, The Revolution Will Not Be Improvised. Molly is a founding member of many Chicago-based sketch and improv groups, including Anarchy: an improvised rock opera. She has coached and directed several groups around the city including the award winning Tapped: a New Musical. Molly loves Chicago and all the history it holds and would like to thank her very supportive husband. STEPHANIE K. HAWKINS (Stage Manager) is a freelance stage manager and production

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manager in the Chicago area. She is originally from Detroit and is a proud alumna of the University of Michigan. SM: Indiana Repertory Theatre, Children’s Theater of Madison, South Coast Repertory. PM: Oak Park Festival Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Company. Go Blue! STUART MOTT (Music Director) is a Chicago-based music director of improv and sketch comedy. He previously music directed for The Second City aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Dawn and Breakaway and is thrilled be a part of The Second City Touring Company. Stuart teaches in the music program at The Second City Training Center and can be seen playing regularly at The Annoyance, ComedySportz and iO Chicago. He has music directed such groups as VAMP, Anarchy, Buzzed Broadway, Storytown, MINt, Shamilton, Wavelength and Baby Wants Candy. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. All actors and stage manager are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the professional union for actors and stage managers. The Second City Touring Company CEO & Executive Producer: Andrew Alexander Vice President of Production: Jen Hoyt Producer of the Touring Companies: Joe Ruffner Company Manager: William Collins Casting Director: Claudia Wallace

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The Kentucky Center presents

The Dark Side of the Wall with Orchestra Enigmatic Saturday, February 2, 2019 • 8 p.m. • The Brown Theatre

here is no doubt that Pink Floyd wrote timeless songs. As each generation has “discovered” their music, the band’s catalog continues to be cemented as modern classics. What separated Pink Floyd from other bands of their time was a fearless attempt to bring the audio production itself into the experience of the listener. Using a palette of sounds that included spoken words, clocks, natural sounds and otherworldly synthesizers, Pink Floyd was always pushing the envelope to create something that sounded new and 10

different. It was, therefore, almost inevitable that Pink Floyd would dabble in orchestral instrumentation to round out their psychedelic rock sound. To recapture and extend that unique approach, The Dark Side of the Wall has partnered with Louisville’s Orchestra Enigmatic to present a new and expanded sonic experience: Orchestral Floyd. Join two of Louisville’s top musical groups as they join forces and tear down musical walls to bring an even bigger sound to a timeless catalog!

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The Band The Dark Side of the Wall has been recreating the legacy of Pink Floyd’s music for more than a decade. Each performance is a perfect balance of getting the details “just right” while letting stellar musicians emboss their own personality upon the music. The members of The Dark Side of the Wall would like to expressly thank David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason and pay our deepest respects to the memory of Rick Wright and Syd Barrett. Their music has enhanced our lives, been the soundtrack of our youth, and has inspired each of us to pass that gift along through our own creative energies. Allen Needham (Electric and Acoustic Lead Guitar, lap steel) Allen is a native of Kentucky and led one of the Top Ten Unsigned Bands in America (according to Guitar World Magazine), Fire Department. He has been voted into the “Louisville All-Star Band” and has developed a reputation in the region as both a “monster performer” and a top-shelf songwriter. He has written songs that were picked up for the soundtrack of MTV’s The Real World series and has shared the stage with such rock royalty as Slash of Guns ’N Roses, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, George Lunch of Dokken, Dweezil Zappa and Ted Nugent. Allen’s considerable talents have also extended into the promotions and music business world as he has been instrumental in organizing many of the MERF (Musicians Emergency Relief Fund) benefit concerts to help fellow musicians in need. Allen conceived The Dark Side of the Wall and has served as its Artistic Director and Managing Partner since its inception. Karsten Nelson (Lead Vocals & Rhythm Guitar) Karsten Nelson is one of Louisville’s

best known songwriters and performers. He is a musician’s music, excelling at both the bass and guitar. He is a widely soughtafter studio session player and is currently working on his sophomore album of original music. Karsten plays in more local bands than there are days in the week. Steve Katsikas (Keyboards, Vocals) Steve, a multi-instrumentalist and singer, has been a lifelong fan of Pink Floyd. He founded the progressive rock band Little Atlas in Miami in the late 1990s. After a number of years performing and touring, Little Atlas was signed to 10T Records and released four critically acclaimed albums. Little Atlas has toured and performed extensively (including playing with both Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire and performing multiple progressive music festival). More recently, Steve founded the indie rock band, Grackle, and has released two albums worth of original music with them. Steve created all the orchestral arrangements for this special show. Antony Szaraz (aka “Tony Z”) (bass guitar, lead vocals) Tony is one of the most sought-after bassists in the region. He has appeared with scores of bands and played on dozens of recordings. His ability to groove “in the pocket” has led to him appearing on stage with Otep and Future Leaders of the World. He has been in several highly successful Louisville bands including Fire Department, Big Rock Show, Adrenal Intake, The Victims, Hemi Buddha and most recently, recording artists BoneJinn. In addition to his bass prowess, Tony Z is a powerful vocalist whose voice is perfectly suited for the tortured “Roger Waters” vocal parts in the band. He is both the consummate musician and a spellbinding performer.

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Mark Whobrey (Drums, Vocals) Mark is the “Pink Floyd Professor” of the band and brings a nearly encyclopedic knowledge of the Floyd to The Dark Side of the Wall. He is a proficient multi-instrumentalist, equally comfortable behind the drum set, fronting a band or wailing a lead guitar. Mark has appeared on dozens of recordings (including the most recent Little Atlas album with Steve) and he has been a regular performer in the Louisville music scene for over 15 years. Myron Koch (Sax) A monster talent, Myron Koch brings seasoned classical, jazz and rock roots to The Dark Side of the Wall. Myron has been performing throughout the right half of the U.S. for over 15 years and is in constant demand for studio and live sessions. His mellow, sculpted tone brings both authenticity and sublime power to the sound of the band. He has been fortunate enough to tour with numerous bands (his current being Hot Brown Smack Down), and he has guest-spotted with many notable artists, including Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead), Keller Williams, Larry Keel, Garaj Mahal, Zoogma, Papadosio, Big Gigantic, The Lee Boys, Kofi Burbridge, Anders Osborne, Barefoot Manner, the Mantras, Marco Benevento and a long, unbridled list of other national artists. He is also a photographer, videographer, producer, promoter, and graphic and web designer. Jennifer Lauletta (Vocals) A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Jennifer began her career in the entertainment centers of the U.S., including Las Vegas and Los Angeles, appearing on the same bill with many notable performers: Lou Rawls (at the Lion’s Den Lounge of the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas); Sonny King (at 12

Harold’s Club in Reno); Mel Torme and Morey Amsterdam (at the Lookout House in Covington, Kentucky). The biggest thrill of Jennifer’s musical career came while attending a concert by the great Duke Ellington at the Al Hirt Club in New Orleans, when Mr. Ellington invited her to sit in for a tune with the band. When she returned to Louisville, Jennifer formed several combos. She has been performing in jazz venues for the past several years and has recorded six CDs that range in style from Ella Fitzgerald to k.d. lang. She is currently acting in regional theatrical productions. Just when Jennifer thought she had done it all, along came The Dark Side of the Wall, and she’s loving it. Sarah Smith (Vocals) Sarah comes from a long family line of musicians. Growing up around her grandfather, who has played in rock and bluegrass bands ever since she could remember, Satrah gained an early appreciation for artists such as Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, which ignited a passion for singing at a very early age. Sarah has been part of the Louisville music scene in some capacity for much of her life, and currently helps lead worship at Northside Christian Church to a congregation of around 6,000. A lifelong fan of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, Sarah is thrilled to be a part of this amazing group and to have the opportunity to bring to life such influential and powerful music. Holly Lun (Vocals) Holly has extensive experience as a professional singer. She began her career in 2007 and has never stopped to look back. She appeared on CMT, where she rated as a finalist on the network’s hit reality show “Can You Duet,” placing 8th out of 6,000 contestants. She and her group “86West” then signed with the Nashville record label, McArmor Records™.

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Holly continues to perform on a regional basis, primarily under the auspices of her duo “Josh and Holly,” but is also a member of “86West,” “The Holly Jackson Band” and “Learnin’ Live.” There’s no stopping this very talented lady. Tony Wilson (Production Manager) Tony was born to the sounds of Pink Floyd’s seminal album Piper at the Gates of Dawn and has been a fan since before he could walk. He is an experienced production manager with 25 years of production experience in the live music industry. He has been a “jack of all trades” and a master of them, too, serving as a front-of-house sound engineer, monitor engineer, stage manager, lighting director, guitar tech and even tour bus driver. he’s worked in all genres of music including rock, country and rap and worked with such diverse talents as Alice Cooper, John Michael Montgomery and Young Jezey. Tony’s experience and collected wisdom allows the band to translate imagination into reality. Orchestra Enigmatic Orchestra Enigmatic is a non-profit chamber group committed to creating space for the unheard voice of our local living composers and musicians. We are uniquely able to modify ourselves to fit any work and any community spaces to offer untraditional opportunities to experience music. By creating interesting concert concepts we allow our audiences to participate with all their senses and provide memorable and educational experiences for all involved. We hope that our organization will change the way our community comes to expect music to be delivered and that we can educate and broaden the knowledge of the rich local and national musical repertoire available. www.orchestraenigmatic.com A U D I E N C E

The Kentucky Center and KMEA present

Gheens Great Expectations Concert Featuring a Side-by-Side performance by The Louisville Youth Orchestra and The Louisville Orchestra conducted by LYO Music Director Doug Elmore, and cellist Anne Richardson Wednesday, February 6 • 6:30 p.m. • The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall Program Variations on a Rococo Theme, for cello and orchestra, Op. 33 Anne Richardson, cellist The Louisville Orchestra

Peter Ilych Tchaikovky (1840–1893)

Festive Overture, Opus 96 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) The Louisville Youth Orchestra and The Louisville Orchestra Symphonic Suite from “On the Waterfront” Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) The Louisville Youth Orchestra and The Louisville Orchestra

Presented by The Kentucky Center and Kentucky Music Educators Association, in partnership with The Louisville Orchestra and The Louisville Youth Orchestra, with generous support from The Gheens Foundation, with additional support from Kentucky Music Educators Association, Classical 90.5 WUOL and from Dr. Laman Gray and Juliet Cooper Gray.

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The Louisville Orchestra Established in 1937, the Louisville Orchestra is a cornerstone of the Louisville arts community. With the launch of First Edition Recordings in 1947, it became the first American orchestra to own a recording label. Six years later, the LO received a Rockefeller grant of $500,000 to commission, record and premiere 20th-century music by living composers. In 2010, a highly acclaimed film, Music Makes a City—A Louisville Orchestra Story, was released documenting the first thirty years of the Orchestra’s history. In 2013, for the first time in decades, the Orchestra balanced its annual budget—emblematic of its current stable footing and strong leadership. It is the mission of the Orchestra to change lives throughout the entire Louisville community as only the Louisville Orchestra can—by promoting a culture of music through outstanding performances and education. It is the artistic vision of the LO to be a leader in the artistic life of Louisville through innovative, unique music programs and activities that engage our entire community by creating opportunities for audiences of all ages and demographics to experience live orchestral music. The LO, now under Music Director Teddy Abrams, has an annual operating budget of $7.2 million. The LO performs more than 60 concerts each season in over 15 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana and was awarded the 2001 Leonard Bernstein Award for

Outstanding Educational Programming. Operationally, the LO receives funding from the Louisville Fund for the Arts, the Kentucky Arts Council, Louisville Metro Government, the local business community and loyal donors.

The Louisville Youth Orchestra The 2018–2019 season marks the 60th year of the Louisville Youth Orchestra. The LYO began in the fall of 1958 with approximately 50 young musicians as an outgrowth of a six-week summer orchestral program sponsored by the Louisville Academy of Music. Today the orchestra has over 350 members and draws students from 17 counties in the Kentuckiana region. The LYO offers a variety of skill level based ensembles: The Symphony Orchestra (performing tonight and the LYO’s premier full orchestra group), The Repertory Orchestra, The Concert Orchestra (strings), Serenade Orchestra and a variety of instrumental ensembles. Throughout its history, the LYO has known only seven Music Directors: Rubin Sher, Daniel Spurlock, Jim Bates, Robert Franz, Jason Seber, Deanna Tham and now, Doug Elmore. These conductors have led the orchestra through hundreds of concerts in the community, on tour throughout Kentucky, to the Governor’s mansion and the State Fair on numerous occasions, to Chicago, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Buffalo, Columbus, Cleveland and even to the International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Lausanne,

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Switzerland, in 1971. During the 2010– 2011 season, the LYO collaborated with the internationally known rock band “My Morning Jacket” presenting both a pre-show and on stage with the band for several of their famous songs at the newly opened YUM! Center arena. The orchestra has premiered compositions by Nelson Keyes, Gonzalo Roig, Federico Rojas, David McHugh, Samuel Adler, Peter McHugh, Frederick

Speck, Carol McClure, Eric Ostling and Don Knaack (the last three being alumni of the LYO), Joan Towers and Joseph Schwantner. The LYO has twice appeared on NPR’s From The Top and has performed many notable guest soloists, including Gheens Great Expectations artists Conrad Tao, Caroline Goulding, Euntaek Kim and Danny Goldman. For more information on the LYO, please visit our website at www.lyo.org.

Doug Elmore, Conductor

Doug Elmore brings to the podium over thirty years of outstanding musical leadership in the Midwest. He has conducted Youth Orchestra and school orchestra performances across North America and Europe, including performances in New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. As a conductor, Mr. Elmore’s performances have been

described as “Vibrant, stunning, and brilliant”…”Outstanding and amazing”...”Fiery, clean, and still elegant.” Mr. Elmore is entering his 33rd year as Orchestra Director of the Floyd Central High School Orchestra and the Highland Hills Middle School Orchestras, instructing 5 orchestras and over 350 students daily. In addition to his duties with the Floyd County schools, Mr. Elmore recently served as conductor with with the Floyd County Youth Symphony (Indiana) for 28 years, 24 as Music Director. He has been with the LYO for the past 4 years, 3 with the Repertory Orchestra. He has led the FCHS and HHMS Orchestras to more than 100 Superior (Gold) ratings over the past 32 years. During this same time, the FCHS Orchestra has performed at the last 29 ISSMA State Finals Contests (an Indiana State record), earning State Champion honors in 1995 and 2017, and Runner-up

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honors in 1996, 1998 and 2016. Elmore has conducted orchestras at 9 Indiana Music Educators Association Conventions over the past 30 years. An active clinician and guest conductor, Mr. Elmore has served on the staff at the Great Lakes Music Camp, the Kentuckiana Music Festival at University of Louisville and the “Music for All” camp at Ball State University. He has conducted All-County and All-Region Orchestras and clinics throughout Indiana, Kentucky, and Salem, Oregon. In 2017, he conducted the Commonwealth Strings All-State Orchestra for Kentucky and the Jefferson County (Kentucky) All-County Middle School Orchestra. He is currently on the faculty of the internationally known Abersold Jazz. He has recently served on the faculty of the University of Louisville as the instructor for String Methods class and published (“Making Tone a Priority”) in the IMEA journal. In 2019, he was a quarterfinalist for the Grammy Awards “Music Educator of the Year”. A 1986 graduate of DePauw University (Indiana), Mr. Elmore completed his graduate work in Applied Double Bass at the University of Louisville in 2001. As a performer on the double bass, Mr. Elmore has worked with the Louisville Orchestra, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Derby Dinner Playhouse, the Jerry Tolson Quartet, the Ron Jones Quartet, the Mike Tracy Trio, the Platters and the Sarah Stivers Quartet. From 2007 to 2016 he performed with the WHAS “Crusade for Children” telethon as bassist in the studio band. Mr. Elmore has been featured on CD recordings by

University of Louisville faculty members Jerry Tolson and Mike Tracy. In 2011, he was selected as Floyd Central High School’s “Teacher of the Year.” He was recognized by the ASTA as Indiana’s High School Orchestra “Teacher of the Year.” He has been awarded an Eli Lilly Endowment “Teacher Creativity Fellowship,” which he used to research and write “Megan’s Musing,” a jazz piece for high school orchestra. He has been recognized with a WHAS TV ExCel Award for “Excellence in the Classroom and Educational Leadership.” Mr. Elmore currently resides in New Albany, Indiana, with his wife of twentyeight years, April.

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Anne Richardson,

Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Anne Richardson began her cello studies when she was six years old with Wayne Krigger and has participated in the Louisville Youth Orchestra for several years. Moving to New York in 2012, Anne is now enrolled at the Juilliard School as a student of Richard Aaron. Her other primary teachers have included Louise Harris, Helga Winold, Irene Sharp, Eric Kim and Julie Albers. Anne made her solo debut at age ten with the Louisville Orchestra, later making three additional appearances. She has also performed with the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, Bryan Symphony Orchestra, Massapequa Philharmonic and Juilliard’s Pre-College Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, Anne made her Lincoln Center Debut, soloing with the Juilliard

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Orchestra, led by Alan Gilbert in David Geffen Hall. She has been featured twice on NPR’s From the Top and was presented in recital on both the Moorings Park and Trinity-by-the-Cove Concert Series in Naples, Florida, and at Indiana University and University of Michigan. Anne has been a featured soloist at the Juilliard in Aiken Festival, Juilliard’s Spring Salon, United Nations Chamber Music Society, New York Piano Society, Vail Dance Festival, and for Lincoln Center’s Great Performance Circle. Anne has been a first place winner in the Juilliard Concerto Competition, Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition, Strings International Music Festival, Louisville Orchestra and BAMSO Concerto Competitions, Kentucky ASTA Solo Competition, University of Tennessee Cello Competition, and the National Federation of Music Clubs Mary Alice Cox and Stillman-Kelly Competitions. Anne has performed at a number of summer programs, including the Innsbrook Institute, Aspen Music Festival and Kneisel Hall.

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A message from Anne Richardson I am incredibly lucky to have grown up with such unwavering support from my hometown community here in Louisville. I often feel if I had been raised somewhere else, my commitment to music, and the arts overall, would not have been same. I began playing the cello when I was five years old. My parents were not musicians themselves, but were, however, avid lovers of all the arts. I was introduced to the Louisville Orchestra and Louisville Ballet very early on. It wasn’t a surprise to my family when I first asked to begin ballet lessons, and a few years later begged to start cello lessons. I took lessons with Wayne Krigger at the University of Louisville and attended UofL Suzuki Camp in the summers, all the while also studying ballet at the Louisville Ballet School and dancing in the Louisville Ballet’s Nutcracker every winter. In other cities perhaps, doing two different art forms at a committed level might not be feasible. But I was incredibly lucky to have support from each field encouraging me to do both. I was never pressured to quit either, and as a result found ballet and music enhance the meaningfulness of one another over the years. Although I grew to focus more seriously on my music studies, I will always be thankful the community surrounding me in Louisville encouraged me to not just dance, or play the cello, but rather make art. Music making in my formative years was always made to be a joyous experience, and I attribute this to the many amazing teachers and mentors I was blessed to work with, especially Louise Harris and Nancy Albrink, as well the unique opportunities I had to learn and perform. Many of these experiences were provided by the Gheens Foundation. I was lucky enough to have been at the first chamber soiree the Foundation ever organized, where I performed with my sister, who played violin. Every Gheens Artist that came to town, I was fortunate enough to perform for or even collaborate with. Artists like Jinjoo Cho, Caroline Goulding, Tai Murray, Mihai Marica, and Conrad Tao. These were experiences that completely shaped my development as a young student, and also fueled my motivation to pursue my dream. Years have past, and what’s most funny to me is how I’ve run into many of these fantastic artists in different musical settings and in different cities too. I owe the Gheens Foundation a lot of thanks for connecting me so young with what has turned out to be quite a close community of dedicated musicians around the world.

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Louisville Orchestra Teddy Abrams, Music Director, Mary and Barry Bingham, Sr., Music Director Chair Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN Gabriel Lefkowitz, Concertmaster Fanny and Charles Horner Concertmaster Chair Julia Noone, Assistant Concertmaster National City Bank Chair Katheryn S. Ohkubo Cheri Lyon Kelley Mrs. John H. Clay Chair Stephen Taylor Clayton Pusateri Chair, Endowed by Joe and Vickie Pusateri Scott Staidle Nancy Staidle Heather Thomas Patricia Fong-Edwards Maria Semes Second Violin Robert Simonds, Principal Claire and Lee Lenkoff Chair Kimberly Tichenor, Assistant Principal Devonie Freeman Mary Catherine Klan Violin Chair, Endowed by Chase Elisa Spalding Andrea Daigle Charles Brestel Patricia Ann Jenkins Endowed Chair James McFadden-Talbot Judy Pease Wilson Blaise Poth Viola Jack Griffin, Principal Aegon Chair Evan Vicic, Assistant Principal Jacqueline R. and Theodore S. Rosky Chair Clara Markham Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hebel, Jr. Chair Jennifer Shackleton Jonathan Mueller Virginia Kershner Schneider Viola Chair, Endowed in Honor of Emilie Strong Smith by an Anonymous Donor Meghan Casper

Cello Nicholas Finch, Principal Thomas Mattingly and Anita Grenough Abell Memorial Chair Joseph Caruso, Assistant Principal Carole C. Birkhead Chair, Endowed by Dr. Ben M. Birkhead Christina Hinton Dr. Edward Leo Callahan Chair Allison Olsen Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Chair, Endowed by Esther & Dr. David Shapiro Deborah Caruso Julia Preston Bass Bert Witzel, Principal Patricia Docs Robert Docs Karl Olsen, Acting Assistant Principal Jarrett Fankhauser Chair, Endowed by the Paul Ogle Foundation Michael Chmilewski Flute Kathleen Karr, Principal Elaine Klein Chair Jake Chabot Donald Gottlieb Philip M. Lanier Chair Piccolo Donald Gottlieb Alvis R. Hambrick Chair Oboe Alexander Vvedenskiy, Principal Betty Arrasmith Chair, Endowed by the Association of the Louisville Orchestra Trevor Johnson, Assistant Principal Edgar J. Hinson III Chair Jennifer Potochnic † ENGLISH HORN Trevor Johnson Clarinet Andrea Levine, Principal Brown-Forman Corp. Chair Robert Walker Ernest Gross Kate H. and Julian P. Van Winkle, Jr. Chair A U D I E N C E

Bass Clarinet Ernest Gross General Dillman A. Rash Chair Bassoon Matthew Karr, Principal Paul D. McDowell Chair Christopher Reid † Horn Jon Gustely, Principal Edith S. and Barry Bingham, Jr. Chair Stephen Causey, Assistant Principal Diana Wade Morgen Gary and Sue Russell Chair Bruce Heim † Trumpet Open, Principal Leon Rapier Chair, Endowed by the Musicians of the Louisville Orchestra James Recktenwald, Assistant Principal Lynne A. Redgrave Chair Daniel Kassteen Trombone Donna Parkes, Principal PNC Bank, Kentucky, Inc. Chair Brett Shuster † Bass Trombone J. Bryan Heath Tuba Andrew Doub, Principal Timpani James Rago, Principal Mr. and Mrs. Warwick Dudley Musson Principal Timpani Chair Percussion John Pedroja, Principal Harp Mary Julian Rapier, Principal The Humana Foundation Chair KEYBOARD Grace Baugh-Bennett † Margaret S. Comstock Piano Chair †Auxiliary musician *On leave

Louisville Youth Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Doug Elmore, Music Director and Conductor

Violin I Olivia Hodge & Asher Blackburn & Rotating: Samantha Fagone Alene Hanson Joseph Levinson Kaylynn Li Shannon McGuire Yizhen Quan Mary-Katherine Schmidt Connor Taylor Violin II Nicholas Castelluzzo * Rotating: Fischer Biggs Austin Clark Gwendolyn Gray Elora Gunn Elliott Lonnemann Mia Lozado Asha Peoples Miriam Rairick Viola Bryan Back * Rotating: Hannah Armar Madeline Bohler Yahaira Castillo-Bacilio Jesse Gray Aidan Knox Taina LeBlanc Noah Rairick

Cello Kenya Tovar * Rotating: Olivia Bohler Lincoln May Eleanore Ragan Grace Thrasher Sam Yost

Clarinet Emily Cooper * Rotating: Matthew Goode Gehrid Hensley Aaron Seay Carley VanMeter Breanna Ward

Piano Harin Oh *

Bass Karl Jocson @ Tina Slone @ Rotating: Matthew Staton

Bassoon Paul D. MacDowell Endowed Chair Blanton Boso * Ryan Kegg

Percussion Shawn Bentley Josh Doelling Kyle Roemer Ford Smith

Flute Jiwon Jung * Rotating: Yeji Chung Lillie Kang Dennie Kassy Shelby Ross

Horn Ben Fowler @ Kimmi Hebdon @ Rotating: Michael Coleman Katie Hodge Kenneth Stewart Allie Swarens

Rotating Percussion Faith Greenwell Spencer Shina

Oboe Bethany Trotta * Rotating: Nadia Cho Allison Hebdon Cade Ruckman

Trumpet Nicholas Recktenwald * Rotating: Anetta Kendall Sebastian Petzinger Trombone Rotating: Cody Coleman Logan Myers

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Timpani Ford Smith * Rotating: Josh Doelling Kyle Roemer

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The Kentucky Center presents

Piff the Magic Dragon Saturday, February 9 • 8 p.m. • The Kentucky Center, Bomhard Theater Howard Stern called him “a phenomenal talent.” Penn & Teller called him “a stunningly good magician.” Heidi Klum called him…but he sent it to voicemail.

he star of NBC’s America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller: Fool Us, think Larry David in a dragon suit performing jaw-dropping magic tricks and you’re on the right track. With more than 100 million online views, sold-out shows across the U.S. and Canada, and a residency at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas strip extended throughout 2018, Piff the Magic Dragon has proved he’s here to stay. Joined by Mr Piffles, The World’s Only Magic Performing Chihuahua™, the dynamic duo have performed all over the world in iconic venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Shakespeare’s Globe, the O2, London and Sydney Opera house. He was the opening act for Mumford & Sons on their 17-date UK tour and graces the cover of their Grammy award-winning album Babel. Call him unique, call him an icon; whatever you call him, Piff will leave you asking… “How are you going to top a guy in a dragon suit?” (New York Times)

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The Kentucky Center presents

Diavolo Architecture In Motion® Fearless | Athletic | Daredevils Friday, February 15 • 8 p.m. • The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Founder, Artistic Director Jacques Heim

Institute Director Dusty Alvarado

Development Manager Jose Hernandez

The Company Christopher Borrero, Christopher Carvalho, Kate Dougherty, Daniel Jacob Glenn, Simon Greenberg, Shenandoah Harris, Steven Jasso, Aubrey Lawrence, Kelsey Long, Majella Loughran, Danielle Maloney, Abraham Meisel, Chantelle Mrowka, Matthew Wagner Lighting Designer & Lighting Director Evan Merryman Ritter John E.D. Bass Rehearsal Director Amy Tuley

Structure Engineering & Construction Mike McCluskey Tina Trefethen McCluskey LTD

Production Manager Evan Merryman Ritter

Production Assistants Christopher Carvalho Simon Greenberg

Management & Creative Production Consultant Chip Largman

Tour / Production Coordinator Ana Brotons

Costume Manager Majella Loughran

Technical Assistant & Transport Matt Christensen

Video Archivist Christopher Carvalho

Artist Representative and Booking Information: Margaret Selby President, Selby/Artists Mgmt 212.382.3260 | mselby@selbyartistsmgmt.com |selbyartistsmgmt.com A U D I E N C E

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VOYAGE DIAVOLO’s newest adventure is inspired by travels in space and the 50th Anniversary of the first moon landing. A young woman dreams of traveling distances only astronauts can, escaping from the ordinary world into a surreal landscape of infinite possibilities. Gravitydefying bodies join her on the journey in a universe that is alive with kinetic energy, fantastical whimsy and surprising transformation. Voyage (2018) Direction & Choreography: Jacques Heim Associate Choreography: The Company Structure Design: Mike McCluskey, Tina Trefethen, Adam Davis and Jeremy Railton Structure Engineering & Construction: Mike McCluskey, McCluskey LTD., Tina Trefethen Music: ODESZA, Zack Hemsey, Moby, The Crystal Method, Sarah Jaffe, Florence + The Machine, Jon Hopkins. Lighting Design: Evan Merryman Ritter, John E.D. Bass Text: Saffron Douglas Sound Design: Simon Greenberg Costume Design: Brandon Grimm Voyage creation is supported by TITAS Presents, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts and the Cheng Family Foundation.

– 20-Minute Intermission –

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TRAJECTOIRE Trajectoire is a visceral and emotional journey through the ebb and flow of the human experience. As the performers struggle to find their balance on a voyage of destiny and destination, Trajectoire shows the transcendence of the human soul against all odds.

Trajectoire (1999, 2000) Direction & Choreography: Jacques Heim Associate Choreography: The Company Structure Designer: Daniel Wheeler Engineering: Dan Williams Structure Construction: Mike McCluskey LTD., Daniel Wheeler Music Composer: Nathan Wang Original Lighting Designer: Daniel Lonazzi Lighting Designer: John E.D. Bass Costume Designer: Meegan Godfrey

Trajectoire was commissioned by the Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN; El Camino College, Torrance, CA; Grand Performances at California Plaza, Los Angeles, CA; and supported in part by The Brody Arts Fund, The City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

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DIAVOLO|Architecture in Motion®, the renowned Los Angeles-based dance company, was founded in 1992 by Artistic Director Jacques Heim, an inquisitive guy who combined his academic background in theater, film and dance with a passion for architecture. Thanks to Heim and his talented crew of dancers, designers and engineers, the Company, for more than 25 years, has been applauded internationally for its ability to display surprising movement against a backdrop of elaborately designed space, all while entertaining audiences with what is, in fact, a new art form. His skill in creating work that entertains is central to Heim’s artistic vision, one that combines elements of contemporary dance with martial arts, acrobatics, gymnastics and hip-hop. Throughout the years, the Company has captivated audiences in 250 cities and 14 countries and has performed to sold-out audiences throughout the U.S. International touring has included stops in Germany, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Holland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia and Chile. DIAVOLO has also appeared at select corporate events and for special advertising and promotional engagements. In 2017, DIAVOLO enjoyed an especially extraordinary season, highlighted by Heim’s creation of five new pieces for Season 12 of NBC’s hit series “America’s Got Talent.” One of the Top 10 contestants to reach the show’s finale at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater, the Company was seen by over 90 million television viewers. Through The DIAVOLO Institute, the Company also provides educational activities and community outreach programs for people of all ages and abilities as it seeks to share the power of dance as a means of social impact. Two 26

Company such programs are T.R.U.S.T., an initiative tailored for schools that explores the necessity of teamwork; and The Veterans Project, a four-month workshop using movement as medicine, that DIAVOLO has replicated in cities across the U.S. As DIAVOLO looks to broaden their outreach and impact on the performing arts community and the world at large, DIAVOLO will continue to create and tour new works; expand its Board of Directors; undertake more corporate and customized commercial assignments; and reach out to even more adventurous souls who want to join DIAVOLO on this marvelous journey. For more information about DIAVOLO, please visit: www.diavolo.org. JACQUES HEIM, Founder, Artistic Director Jacques Heim was born and raised in Paris, where his earliest artistic experience came from street performing. He attended Middlebury College (B.F.A. in theater, dance and film), the University of Surrey in England (certificate for analysis and criticism of dance) and the California Institute for the Arts (M.F.A. in choreography). Not strictly a dancer or acrobat, Heim calls himself an “architect of motion.” He is rather like a drill sergeant or a football coach who loves pushing dancers beyond their own physical and emotional limits to make them feel that they can conquer anything, to make them realize that they are heroes. Heim is named after his grandfather, the late and revolutionary fashion designer who, in 1946, launched the first ever two piece bathing suit called Atome, later renamed The Bikini, and also invented le pret a porter, or Ready to Wear. Just as his grandfather broke ground in the fashion industry, Heim challenges and break the mold of conventional wisdom surrounding dance,

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developing the unique and incomparable aesthetic of Architecture in Motion®. In addition to founding DIAVOLO and serving as its Artistic Director, Heim has worked extensively in dance, theater, television and special events throughout the world. In 2017, he created five new performances based on DIAVOLO creations for NBC’s America’s Got Talent, which resulted in the Company becoming one of the top ten contestants in AGT’s finale at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater. Heim recently directed DIAVOLO’s special appearance on Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde’s New Year’s Eve 2017, one of the most watched TV shows in France. DIAVOLO also appeared on Helene Fischer’s 2017 Christmas Spectacular, where the German superstar sang while rigged atop one of the Company’s massive structures. In 2004, Heim choreographed KÀ for Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, a destination show featuring apparatus inspired by DIAVOLO structures. In 2010, he was invited to be a Creative Director for the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games, in Guangzhou, China. Mr. Heim also worked with Guy Caron and Michael Curry as a consulting choreographer on Ice Age Live!, a “mammoth” arena show which made its world premiere at London’s Wembley Stadium in November 2012 and is now touring throughout Europe. Heim has received three USA Fellowship nominations and four Alpert Award nominations. He has also been the recipient of the Martha Hill Choreography Award of the American Dance Festival; the Special Prize of the Jury at the 6th Saitama International Dance Festival; a Brody Arts Fund fellowship; a James Irvine Foundation Fellowship; and he is the 2016 Barney Creative Prize recipient. DUSTY ALVARADO, Institute Director A Houston native, Dusty Alvarado grew up as a competitive gymnast, actor and dancer. He received his B.F.A .from Carnegie-Mellon University and worked

in NYC as a dancer and actor following graduation. After gigging it for a year, Dusty shook things up and moved to Israel to assist in the creation of The Aluminum Show, a creative dance spectacle using aluminum materials to create a surreal world. After two years of touring internationally with this Israeli show, Dusty auditioned for DIAVOLO and three weeks later was on a plane to Gwangyang, South Korea. He was involved in three creations, including Fluid Infinities, which premiered at the Hollywood Bowl in September 2013. Currently in his fourth year as DIAVOLO’s Institute Director, Dusty has helped expand the K–12 school programming from five to fifteen programs a year. His passion to help others continues with DIAVOLO’s Veterans Project, a one-of-a-kind program that uses movement as medicine to help heal and connect our heroes. JOSE HERNANDEZ, Development Manager Jose, a Los Angeles native, joined the company in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor’s of science in business administration with an emphasis in finance from California State University, Long Beach. Jose has spent the last seven years supporting local arts organizations in areas of major gifts, event management and strategic planning with a focus in the performing arts field. At DIAVOLO, Jose spearheads the company’s major gifts program and manages a wide range of foundation and government grants. During his spare time, Jose actively volunteers for local arts and social service organizations. He’s served on several grant panels through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and has received a commendation of appreciation for his service by former Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. Jose served as an active member of the Host Committee for the 2018 Dance/USA national conference providing support to the Fundraising and Budgeting Sub-Committee.

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AMY TULEY, Rehearsal Director Amy Tuley is originally from Cleburne, Texas. She was asked to join the company a few days shy of her graduation from the University of North Texas, where she received her B.F.A. in dance. Her movement background consists of tumbling, competitive cheerleading, jazz and modern dance. She has attended numerous dance intensives and has shown original work at American College Dance Festival. She was a co-choreographer for Nick Cave’s collaborative performance art project, Heard. She has been involved in three creations with the company and has contributed her own choreography to DIAVOLO’s Fluid Infinities and Humachina II. Aside from dancing, Amy is passionate about guiding dancers in the discovery towards their most authentic and expressive selves as artists. After touring internationally with the company for four years, she transitioned into rehearsal director in 2016. Beginning her third season in this role, Amy is honored to continue to share her artistry and live out her purpose with the incomparable Touring Company dancers.

the Broadway production of The Wiz! Live on NBC. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles working as a professional dancer/ actor with The MSA Talent Agency. This is Chris Borrero’s very first season with DIAVOLO.

CHRISTOPHER BORRERO, Performer Born in Chicago and raised in San Diego, California. His interest in dance and gymnastics sparked at a young age through his involvement with a hip-hop dance troupe called Jam Street though Sunrise Local Community Church. His passion and dedication for the arts grew as he continued performing in his church musical productions, in community theater and in high school plays. Throughout his high school career, Chris danced on scholarship at culture shock San Diego, where he continued to train in multiple styles of dance. Chris began performing professionally right after high school working for companies such as World Entertainment Services, Disneyland, Cirque du Soleil and NBC. His biggest accomplishment was having the opportunity to join the Ensemble Cast in

DANIEL JACOB GLENN, Performer Daniel fell in love with dance during his high school years of musical theater and hip hop dance team. His passion took him to California State University, Los Angeles where he received his BA in Theater Arts and Dance. During his time there he toured with a Modern Dance company HKL&Dancers debuting in Los Angeles, Germany and South Korea. His experiences in college led to his love for discipline which is why he ventured on the path to become a Yoga Teacher. With hope to keep his Dance and Theatrical training alive he found himself at Diavolo. Daniel has completed three years of training with the Diavolo Institute and is honored to take his first steps into the Touring Company.

CHRISTOPHER CARVALHO, Performer/ Production Assistant/Video Archivist Christopher Carvalho is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Chapman University in 2014 with a B.F.A. in dance performance, a minor in economics, and received the Donna Cucanato award for his contribution to the dance department. Since 2014 he has worked with a variety of LA-based choreographers and companies, including two seasons with the DIAVOLO Institute (2014–2016). During this time, he was an understudy for DIAVOLO’s creation, Cubicle, and performed in its world premiere in 2015. His movement background is focused around modern, ballet, jazz, and track and field. This now is Christopher’s third season with the Tour Company and second year as video archivist and production assistant.

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SIMON GREENBERG, Performer/ Production Assistant Simon was born and raised in Berkeley, California, and migrated south to earn his B.F.A. in dance: choreography and performance from California Institute of the Arts. Since his move to southern California, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had the pleasure of working with Colin Connor, Rosanna Gamson, Douglas Nielsen, Julie Bour, No) one. Art House and Maxine Doyle. His movement background consists heavily of martial arts and team sports, as well as having studied varying styles of dance and acrobatics under Katie Maltsberger in El Cerrito, California. Simon also has a passion for music and technology, which he is fortunate enough to be able to incorporate into his role in this company. He is extremely grateful and excited to continue working with Jacques and the DIAVOLO family, as this will be Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second season with the touring company.

SHENANDOAH HARRIS, Performer Shenandoah Harris was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. From a young age she was involved in both theater and dance. Upon moving to California, she continued to pursue her love of dance training at several studios in Northern California, including Alonzo King Lines Ballet. She went on to receive her B.F.A. in dance from University California, Santa Barbara, with second degree in theater production and design. After graduation, Shenandoah moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional career in dance and lighting design. She has worked as a designer and technician at several companies in Los Angeles, including Mattel Toys, Golden Voice and Universal Studios. Shenandoah founded and is the Artistic Director of her own dance company, Psychopomp Dance Theater, which is currently in its second season. Psychopomp has shown work throughout

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Southern California and was recently awarded Second Place at the Front and Main Festival. Shenandoah was a performing and teaching artist in the Diavolo Institute for a season and half and continues to assist in teaching Diavolo curriculum. This is her first season with the company and she is thankful and excited for what lies ahead. STEVEN JASSO, Performer Steven Jasso began taking dance classes at a community college after failing to be accepted into any university because of poor grades. He dropped out of school to avoid debt and pursued dance when an opportunity to perform with State Street Ballet arose—an opportunity that lead to eight years of performing around the country. With a constant craving for the new, he attended Pacific Conservatory Theatre to study acting. Steven left performing and took up work as a carpenter, looking to connect with people far outside of the bubble of the performing arts world. Still with a desire to perform, he found his way to the DIAVOLO Institute, where he has been using dance and movement to teach kids about trust, leadership and teamwork, and participated in DIAVOLO’s The Veterans Project, which uses movement and the artistic process as therapy for military veterans. AUBREY LAWRENCE, Performer A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Aubrey began her dance education at the age of four under the direction of Clare Gales at Studio 82. After high school, she pursued her artistic passions at Shenandoah University where she earned a B.F.A. in dance as well as a B.A. in English in 2015. Aubrey has trained in both New York City and Los Angeles, and has performed at venues including Symphony Space in NYC, Harman Hall in Washington, DC, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland for choreographers such as Todrick Hall, Ashlé Dawson, Matthew 30

Powell and Mike Esperanza. Her years of competitive gymnastics as a pre-teen sparked an enduring love for acrobatic work, and she also trains as an aerialist, primarily on silks. Since moving to Hollywood, Aubrey has appeared in music videos for artists including Charisse Mills and Shahram Solati, and taught and performed as a member of the DIAVOLO Institute Company for two seasons. She is also a fitness trainer for the Tracy Anderson Method. This is her second season with the touring company. KELSEY LONG, Performer Kelsey Long was born and raised in Newport Beach, California, where her affinity for movement began at a very young age. She began training at the age of 3, studying ballet, jazz, contemporary, gymnastics, and was also involved in high level competitive sports throughout high school. In 2009 and 2011, Kelsey had the pleasure of performing alongside the Seamless Dance Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. She then went on to receive her B.F.A. in dance: choreography & performance from California Institute of the Arts (2017). In the summer of 2015 Kelsey competed with a selfchoreographed solo at the 12th Seoul International Dance Competition, where she was awarded the 1st place prize in the Senior Women’s Contemporary Dance category. Kelsey is also a professional lighting designer and stage manager, having worked with companies such as Los Angeles Dance Project, RedCAT, Highways Performance Space, and Rockwell Table and Stage. Most recently she was the Production Manager at a Spanish restaurant and nightclub located in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. This is Kelsey’s first season with DIAVOLO. MAJELLA BESS LOUGHRAN, Performer/ Costume Manager Born in Northern Ireland, Majella grew up performing with the Belfast Circus School and training as a competitive

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gymnast. She received her B.F.A. in dance performance from SUNY Purchase. Before joining DIAVOLO, Majella performed in New York with “the Pin Up Girls Barlesque” and trained at The Muse Brooklyn and Circus Wearhouse. Briefly after, she founded Dark Matter Dance, which focused on site-specific work and collaborative immersive experiences. Dark Matter worked with House of Mirth to create a haunted attraction in Sleepy Hollow based on the classic folklore, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving. Majella also has a background in production management, lighting, rigging, set construction and wardrobe. She continues to light dance shows at DIAVOLO’s performance space in Los Angeles when she isn’t touring with the company. This is Majella’s fourth year with DIAVOLO as a performer. She is also the Rental Manager and Costume Coordinator for the company. DANI MALONEY, Performer Dani’s dance studies began at the age of three when she started taking lessons at Long’s School of Dance in Erie, Pennsylvania. Maloney’s passions translated into her college career at Shenandoah Conservatory, where she received her bachelor of fine arts in dance in December 2017. At SU she trained in many different subjects and worked as a resident choreographer and dance instructor on the side. Maloney has performed with various professional performance companies working as a dancer, singer, actress, contortionist, aerialist and an acrobat. Maloney is currently working as a company member with DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion®, and she is excited to see what new adventures and challenges this chapter of life will bring her. ABRAHAM MEISEL, Performer Abraham began his dance career playing Dance Dance Revolution at the age of 10. After years of watching dance movies and YouTube he began to study Latin and

ballroom dance. He transitioned to classical dance during his post graduate year at the Lawrenceville School and continued his education at Rutgers University in New Jersey and Hebrew University in Israel. After graduating he moved to Los Angeles to join The Diavolo Institute. He is excited to begin his first season with the Diavolo Touring Company. CHANTELLE MROWKA, Performer Chantelle Mrowka is a native of suburban Chicago, born and raised in McHenry, Illinois. She began her training primarily focused in gymnastics throughout her younger years and later transitioned to classical ballet at the age of 10. During high school Mrowka started performing with contemporary fusion dance company, Chicago Dance Crash, where she expanded her movement background to include contemporary, modern, jazz and breakdance and continued dancing as a company member full-time from 2012 through 2016. She continued her career performing with aerial dance company, C5 Create With No Limits, through 2017. Mrowka ventured out to LA mid-2017 to join DIAVOLO during its debut on America’s Got Talent. After a memorable first season touring nationally and internationally with the company, Mrowka is excited to begin her second season with the DIAVOLO. MATTHEW WAGNER, Performer Matt Wagner received a B.F.A in dance from Oakland University in Michigan. His movement background is in gymnastics, baseball, martial arts, parkour, modern dance and ballet. Mr. Wagner has participated in international competitions for trampoline and tumbling and artistic gymnastics. In dance, he has worked with artists such as Pascal Merighi, Laurie Eisenhower, Bryan Strimpel, Meg Paul (who set a Twyla Tharp piece), Chien-Ying Wang and Sean Greene. He has also had the privilege of studying dance in Berlin at the Tanzfabrik and the Freie Universität. This is Mr. Wagner’s

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third season with DIAVOLO, and some of his other interests include musicals, choreography, stage combat, costume construction and costume design. ANA CAROLINA BROTONS, Tour/ Production Coordinator Ana Carolina Brotons was born in Miami, Florida, and started dancing at the age of three. She attended performing art magnet programs in dance for both middle and high school, as well as cheering for the world-renowned TopGun Allstars. After training ballet, modern, jazz, tap, salsa and hip-hop intensively at school and local studios, Ana was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she collaborated and learned from renowned professors and guest artists, then receiving a B.F.A. in Modern dance performance. Since graduating in 2012, she has performed in music videos, as well as two national tours with the show SuperWHY Live. Always looking for opportunities to grow, she has taking a strong liking to not just the stage but the process it takes technically to get there. After five seasons performing, Ana is currently entering her sixth season with DIAVOLO and excited about expanding her horizons in this new role off the stage. EVAN MERRYMAN RITTER, Lighting Designer Evan hails from San Francisco as a child of the 1980s. Education—CalArts, B.F.A; University of Washington, M.F.A.; Awards—Wally Russell technical theater scholarship at Los Angeles Opera. With DIAVOLO, Evan was lighting director and designer of much of their work between 1998 and 2008. Since then, Evan has created two fully realized works of dance with DIAVOLO alumna Monica Campbell (Tabula Rasa and The Final Hours) as well as designed for Donald Byrd, KT Niehoff, Washington Ensemble Theater, Youth Theater Northwest, Tacoma Opera and Bellevue Ballet among others. He lives in Seattle with his young daughter, Grace. 32

JOHN E.D. BASS, Lighting Director John E.D. Bass has been lighting theater, music and dance for nearly two decades. Before joining DIAVOLO in 2007 his last project with Jacques Heim was Territory while studying at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Previous national tours designs include The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial for L.A. Theater Works and both Peter Pan and Camelot for McCoy Rigby Entertainment, where he served as associate to Tom Ruzika. Past design highlights include The Soze Project at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and Azure, an underwater fantasy show at the Silverton Las Vegas. Architectural credits include the Eastern Columbia building in Los Angeles and Spring, a Claes Oldenburg sculpture in Seoul, Korea. In addition to lighting regional theater around the United States, John also lights numerous musical acts in Los Angeles as well as working in film and television. ADAM DAVIS, Production Designer, Architect Adam is originally from Montreal, Canada, and raised in Miami, Florida. Education: University of Florida – Architecture, B.A.; Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC) – Architecture, M.A. His graduate work explored the limits of collapsible and kinetic structures and ultimately landed him a position with the AIA awardwinning LA firm Pugh + Scarpa working directly under principle Lawrence Scarpa. Entertainment design credits under Emmy Award-winning production designer Jeremy Railton include Key Club a popular Sunset Strip nightclub and The Great World nightclub in Singapore. Art direction for a multitude of music videos, live events and concerts for James Taylor, Enrique Iglesias, Brian Wilson, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and David Bowie. Film and TV credits include: Super 8, Larry Crowne, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Catching Fire (Hunger Games sequel), Terra Nova and Magic City. Adam has also

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been recognized by the Art Director’s Guild, garnering two ADG awards for Outstanding Art Direction. Additionally, he received the 1999 Lester Horton Award for Outstanding Dance Set Design for DIAVOLO’s “Capture” and has been published in World Stage Design. MIKE MCCLUSKEY, MCCLUSKEY, LTD., Structure Design, Engineering and Construction Mike McCluskey started restoring Shelby Cobras in 1969 while attending UCLA for mechanical engineering and never stopped. Best known for its diversity of fabricating services (design, construction, welding, mechanics, finish and paint), McCluskey Ltd. blends the art of handcrafting with modern aerospace technology. Internationally known for restoration/repair of vintage Cobras, exotic concept and racecars, plus historical aircraft and jets, McCluskey also builds props and sets for stage, movies and TV. Mike’s team of highly skilled craftsmen are based in Torrance, California, serving architectural, automotive, industrial and entertainment clients including Getty, Disney, Shelby, Northrop, Honda and DIAVOLO. TINA TREFETHEN, Structure Design, Engineering and Construction Tina’s mixed interests in art, extreme sports, design and industry all combine uniquely for DIAVOLO. Tina has been a world hang-gliding champion, actor in TV and commercials, pro-skateboarder, aircraft manufacturer and partner in her brother’s music business. She has evolved into a designer, sculptor, engineer and fabricator of aluminum, steel and composites for a great variety of architectural, aviation, automotive and graphics projects. Clients include Lotus, Getty, Boeing, Disney, BMW, Honda, plus fifteen major works for DIAVOLO, as lead fabricator, structural designer and project manager.

DANIEL WHEELER, Structure Designer, Sculptor: Trajectoire An internationally recognized and exhibited artist and designer, Daniel Wheeler creates in diverse media, varied scale and in a range of contexts from private to public. The son of an educator and a therapist, he received his B.A. from Brown University in 1984 and after living in Japan, settled in Los Angeles in 1985. With 30 years of experience in making thematically sensitive, interactive and highly crafted objects and environments, he is at once sculptor, builder, set designer, furniture maker, fabricator, photographer and maker of religious and funereal objects. His design for The Campbell Hall Center for Spiritual Practice, in Los Angeles, California, recently won an award from The Interfaith Forum on Religion Art and Architecture (IFRAA) in the category of Liturgical/Interior Design. He has been designing for DIAVOLO since 1994. We are enormously grateful our major funders who make everything possible: the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the California Arts Council, the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Green Foundation, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cheng Family Foundation. We would also like to thank our Board members Doug Huberman, Bill Hranchak, Jacques Heim, Priya Sopori and Kevin Susman. Finally, we would like to thank the Los Angeles community for their support: Lynda Thomas, Elizabeth and William Shatner, Bobbi Cox, Susan Freidman, Nigel Lythgoe, Simon Cowell, Glorya Kaufman, Jodie Gates, Michael Solomon, Thor Steingraber, Ben Johnson, Greg and Renae Williams-Niles, Doug Rankin, Jim Vincent and France Nguyen, Nigel Caaro and Boude Moore.

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91.9 WFPK presents

An Evening with Béla Fleck Sunday, February 17, 2019 • 7 p.m. • The Kentucky Center, Bomhard Theater

Just in case you aren’t familiar with Béla Fleck, there are many who say he’s the premiere banjo player in the world. Others claim that Béla has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo through a remarkable performing and recording career that has taken him all over the musical map and on a range of solo projects and collaborations. If 34

you are familiar with Béla, you know that he just loves to play the banjo and put it into unique settings. Born and raised in New York City, Béla began his musical career playing the guitar. In the early 1960s, while watching The Beverly Hillbillies, the bluegrass sounds of Flatt & Scruggs flowed out of the TV set and into his young brain. Earl

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Scruggs’s banjo style hooked Béla’s interest immediately. “It was like sparks going off in my head” he later said. It wasn’t until his grandfather bought him a banjo in September of ’73, that it became his full-time passion. That week, Béla entered New York City’s High School of Music and Art. He began studies on the French horn but was soon demoted to the chorus, due his lack of musical aptitude. Since the banjo wasn’t an offered elective at Music & Art, Béla sought lessons through outside sources. Erik Darling, Marc Horowitz and Tony Trischka stepped up and filled the job. Béla joined his first band, “Wicker’s Creek,” during this period. Living in NYC, Béla was exposed to a wide variety of musical experiences. One of the most impressive was a concert by Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. This concert encouraged further experimenting with bebop and jazz on the banjo, signs of things to come. Several months after high school, Béla moved to Boston to play with Jack Tottle’s Tasty Licks. While in Boston, Béla continued his jazz explorations, made two albums with Tasty Licks, and at 19 years old made his first solo banjo album, Crossing the Tracks, on Rounder Records. This is where he first played with future musical partners Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas. After the break-up of Tasty Licks, Béla spent a summer on the streets of Boston playing with bass player, Mark Schatz. Mark and Béla moved to Lexington, Ky., to form Spectrum, which included Jimmy Gaudreau, Glen Lawson and Jimmy

Mattingly. Spectrum toured until 1981. While in Spectrum, he and Mark traveled to California and Nashville to record his second album, Natural Bridge, with David Grisman, Mark O’Connor, Ricky Skaggs, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall and other great players. In 1981, Béla was invited to join the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, lead by Sam Bush on mandolin, fiddle and vocals. With the addition of Pat Flynn on guitar and NGR veteran John Cowan on bass and vocals, New Grass Revival took bluegrass music to new limits, exciting audiences and critics alike. Through the course of five albums, they charted new territory with their blend of bluegrass, rock and country music. The relentless national and international touring by NGR exposed Béla’s banjo playing to the bluegrass/ acoustic music world. During the nine years Béla spent with NGR, he continued to record a series of solo albums for Rounder, including the ground breaking 1988 album “Drive.” He also collaborated with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer and Mark O’Connor in an acoustic super group called Strength in Numbers. The MCA release The Telluride Sessions is also considered an evolutionary statement by the acoustic music community. Towards the end of the New Grass years, Béla and Howard Levy crossed paths at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Next came a phone call from a friend who wanted to introduce him to an amazing bass player. Victor Lemonte Wooten played some licks on the phone for Béla

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and the second connection was made. In 1988 Dick Van Kleek, Artistic Director for the PBS Lonesome Pine Series, which was recorded right here in The Kentucky Center’s Bomhard Theater, offered Béla a solo show. Béla put several musical sounds together with his banjo, a string quartet, his Macintosh computer and also the more jazz-based combo. Howard and Victor signed on for the concert, but the group still lacked a drummer. The search was on for an unusual drummer/ percussionist. Victor offered up his brother Roy Wooten, later to become known as FutureMan. Roy was developing the Drumitar (Drum – Guitar), it was then in its infancy. A midi trigger device, the drumitar allowed FutureMan to play the drums with his fingers triggering various sampled sounds. The first rehearsal held at Béla’s Nashville home was hampered by a strong thunderstorm that knocked the electricity out for hours. The four continued on with an acoustic rehearsal and the last slot on the TV show became the first performance of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. Next came the self-titled CD, which Béla financed himself. The recording attracted the attention of the folks at Warner Brothers Records. It was released in 1990, dubbed a “blu-bop” mix of jazz and bluegrass, and soon became a commercially successful disc. The album was Grammy nominated, and their second recording Flight of the Cosmic Hippo followed suit. Howard Levy toured and recorded with the Flecktones till the end of 1992. After several years as a trio and 36

touring with special guests, saxophonist Jeff Coffin joined the Tones. Famed for a non-stop touring schedule, the Flecktones have reached more than 500,000 audience members yearly from 2001 on. Still releasing albums and touring, the Tones have garnered a strong and faithful following among jazz and new acoustic fans. They have shared the stage with Dave Mathews Band, Sting, Bonnie Raitt and the Grateful Dead, among many others, made several appearances on The Tonight Show in the Johnny Carson days and the Jay Leno days, as well as Arsenio Hall and Conan O’Brian. Béla also appeared on Saturday Night Live and David Letterman’s show as well. Although the first Flecktones albums were created live-in-the-studio, the group went on to experiment with overdubs and guest artists on later albums, with contributions from artists as diverse as Chick Corea, Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis, John Medeski, Andy Statman, the Alash Group and Dave Matthews. The Flecktones went on tour with Dave Matthews Band in 1996 and 1997, and Fleck is featured on several tracks on DMB’s 1998 album Before these Crowded Streets. In 2003, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones released the landmark three-disc set Little Worlds simultaneously with a highlights disc entitled Ten From Little Worlds. In 2006 the band released The Hidden Land, which won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2007. In 2008, Jingle All The Way, the band’s holiday album, was released, and in 2009 it was voted best Pop Instrumental Album at the Grammys.

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Any world-class musician born with the names Béla (for Bartok), Anton (for Dvořák) and Léos (for Janáček) would seem destined to play classical music. Already a powerfully creative force in bluegrass, jazz, pop, rock and world beat, Béla at last made the classical connection with Perpetual Motion, his critically acclaimed 2001 Sony Classical recording that went on to win a pair of Grammys, including Best Classical Crossover Album, in the 44th annual Grammy Awards. Collaborating with Fleck on Perpetual Motion was his long-time friend and colleague Edgar Meyer, a bassist whose virtuosity defies labels and also an acclaimed composer. In the wake of that album’s release, Fleck & Meyer came up with the idea of a banjo/bass duo, which they developed and refined during a concert tour of the U.S. Live recordings from that tour are the basis for their latest Sony Classical recording Music For Two, which also includes a bonus DVD featuring a documentary film by Sascha Paladino (Fleck’s brother) that captures the duo’s collaboration and crafting of repertoire while on tour. Béla and Edgar also co-wrote and performed a double concerto for banjo, bass and the Nashville Symphony, which debuted in November 2003. The recipient of Multiple Grammy Awards going back to 1998, Béla Flecks’ total Grammy count is 14 Grammys won and 30 nominations. He has been nominated in more different categories than any instrumentalist in Grammy history. A U D I E N C E

The Kentucky Center presents

Get The Led Out Thursday, February 21, 2019 • 8 p.m. • The Brown Theatre

Paul Sinclair – Lead Vocals, Harmonica Paul Hammond – Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Theremin Jimmy Marchiano – Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Vocals Andrew Lipke – Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals, Percussion • Adam Ferraioli – Drums, Percussion Phil D’Agostino (Bass) • Eddie Kurek – Bass, Vocals

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From the bombastic and epic, to

the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, GTLO re-create the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed. When you hear three guitars on the album…GTLO delivers three guitarists on stage. No wigs or fake English accents, GTLO brings what the audience wants…a high energy Zeppelin concert with an honest, heart-thumping intensity. Dubbed by the media as “The American Led Zeppelin,” Get The Led Out offers a strong focus on the early years. They also touch on the deeper cuts that were seldom, if ever heard in concert. GTLO also include a special “acoustic set”

with Zep favorites such as “Tangerine” and the “Battle of Evermore” being performed in its original instrumentation with guest singer Diana DeSantis joining the band. GTLO has amassed a strong national touring history, having performed at major club and PAC venues across the country. GTLO’s approach to their performance of this hallowed catalog is not unlike a classical performance. “Led Zeppelin are sort of the classical composers of the rock era,” says lead vocalist Paul Sinclair. “I believe 100 years from now they will be looked at as the Bach or Beethoven of our time. As cliché as it sounds, their music is timeless.” A GTLO concert mimics the “light and shade” that are the embodiment of “The Mighty Zep.” Whether it’s the passion and fury with which they deliver the blues-soaked, groove-driven rock anthems, it’s their attention to detail and nuance that makes a Get The Led Out performance a truly awe-inspiring event!

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The Kentucky Center presents

Malpaso Dance Company An Associate Company of Joyce Theater Productions Saturday, February 23 • 8 p.m. • The Kentucky Center, Bomhard Theater EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER

Fernando Sáez

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER

Osnel Delgado

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER BALLET MASTER

Daileidys Carrazana Dailys Bacallao

STAGE MANAGER

Diana Rosa Hernandez

PRODUCERS PRODUCTION AND COMPANY MANAGER

Ilter Ibrahimof, Sunny Artist Management, Inc. Barbara Frum, Sharing Spaces, Inc. Joyce Theater Productions

LIGHTING SUPERVISOR

Manuel Da Silva

Steven Carlino

DANCERS Dunia Acosta Esteban Aguilar Maria Karla Araujo Fernando Benet Daileidys Carrazana Osnel Delgado Manuel Durán Beatriz Garcia Armando Gomez Abel Rojo Lisbeth Saad This engagement was made possible in part by Joyce Theater Productions, a producing initiative of The Joyce Theater Foundation and Sunny Artist Management that supports select projects from inception to premiere and subsequent tours. 40

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Program INDOMITABLE WALTZ (2016) CHOREOGRAPHY:

Aszure Barton

ASSISTANT TO THE CHOREOGRAPHER:

Jonathan Emanuell Alsberry

MUSIC: Balanescu Quartet “Waltz” by Alexander Balanescu “The Young Conscript and the Moon” by Alexander Balanescu “Love Scene” by Alexander Balanescu “String Quartet No.2: 2. II” by Michael Nyman

By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner.

Nils Frahm “Circling” by Nils Frahm

Courtesy of Erased Tapes Records Ltd. ISRC: GBWZD1506503

“04:33” by Nils Frahm

By arrangement with Downtown Music UK, Ltd obo Manners McDade Music Publishing

LIGHTING DESIGN:

Nicole Pearce

COSTUME DESIGN:

Fritz Masten

DANCERS:

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Indomitable Waltz was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from; the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Executive Director’s Fund at The Joyce Theater Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts. It was co-commissioned by DANCECleveland and the Cleveland Foundation. A technical residency was generously provided by Duncan Theatre at Palm Beach State College for the US premiere of Indomitable Waltz by Aszure Barton.

TABULA RASA (1986) CHOREOGRAPHY:

Ohad Naharin

MUSIC:

“Tabula Rasa” by Avro Pärt

LIGHTING DESIGN:

Ohad Naharin

COSTUME DESIGN:

Eri Nakamura

REHEARSAL DIRECTORS:

Matan David and Bret Easterling

DANCERS:

Dunia Acosta Esteban Aguilar Maria Karla Araujo Fernando Benet Daileidys Carrazana Osnel Delgado Manuel Durán Beatriz Garcia Armando Gomez Lisbeth Saad

Tabula Rasa made its world premiere on the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre on February 6, 1986. It premiered on Malpaso Dance Company on May 4, 2018 in Havana-Cuba. Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, U.S. and Canadian agent for Universal Edition Vienna, publisher and copyright owner.

OCASO (2013) CHOREOGRAPHY:

Osnel Delgado

MUSIC:

Autechre, “Parallel Suns” Kronos Quartet, “White Man Sleeps, Track 2” Max Richter, “Sunlight”

LIGHTING DESIGN:

Matt Miller

COSTUME DESIGN:

Osnel Delgado

DANCERS:

Armando Gomez, Beatriz Garcia

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Company ABOUT MALPASO DANCE COMPANY In the six short years since its establishment in 2012, Malpaso Dance Company has already become one of the most sought after Cuban dance companies with a growing international profile. Emphasizing a collaborative creative process, Malpaso is committed to working with top international choreographers while also nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. The company tours with 11 dancers and is led by its original three founders; resident choreographer and Artistic Director Osnel Delgado, Executive Director Fernando Sáez, and dancer and co-founder Daileidys Carrazana. www.malpasodance.com FERNANDO SÁEZ (Founder and Executive Director) graduated from the School of Performing Arts at the Superior Institute of Arts (ISA) in Havana in 1988. He is also a founder and actor of Estudio Teatral de Santa Clara, was the head of the sociocultural development project in Las Terrazas, Pinar del Rio from 1993 to 1997, and has served on the staff of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba since 1998. He is also a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. DAILEIDYS CARRAZANA (Founder, Associate Artistic Director and Dancer) graduated from the National Ballet School in Havana in 2003. She was a member of Danza Contemporanea de Cuba from 2003 to 2011, before founding Malpaso with Osnel Delgado Wambrug. Daile has worked with choreographers such as Mats Ek, Jan Linkens, Samir Akika, Pedro Ruiz and Isidro Rolando, among others. OSNEL DELGADO (Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Ocaso) danced with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba from 2003 to 2011, before founding Malpaso.

He has worked with choreographers Mats Ek, Rafael Bonachela, Kenneth Kvarnström, Ja Linkens, Itzik Galili, Samir Akika, Pedro Ruiz, Isidro Rolando and George Cespedes, among others. Delgado has created works for DCC, Rakatan and Ebony Dance of Cuba. Delgado is a 2003 graduate of the National Dance School of Havana, where he is also a professor of dance studies. ASZURE BARTON (Choreographer, Indomitable Waltz), an award-winning Brooklyn based choreographer, was born and raised in Canada. She has created many works for her own company, Aszure Barton & Artists, and in addition to works for Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bolshoi Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, American Ballet Theatre, The English National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, The National Ballet of Canada, Bayerisches Staatsballett and Ballet du Rhin, among many others. Other work includes choreography for the Broadway revival production of The Threepenny Opera directed by Scott Elliott (translation by Wallace Shawn) and over a dozen international film projects. Aszure is an official Ambassador of Contemporary Choreography in Canada and has received numerous accolades including Canada’s prestigious Arts & Letters Award, Her works have been performed on prestigious stages including Palais Garnier, The Kennedy Center, The Stanislavsky Theater and Sadler’s Wells. For more information log on to www.aszurebarton.com. OHAD NAHARIN (Choreographer and Lighting Designer, Tabula Rasa) Ohad Naharin is a choreographer and the Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company. Born in 1952 in Mizra, Israel, he began his dance career with Batsheva in 1974 and made his choreographic debut in New York in 1980. In 1990, Naharin

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was appointed Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company and established its junior division, Batsheva—the Young Ensemble. He has created over thirty works for both companies and set pieces on other companies including Nederlands Dans Theater, the Paris Opera Ballet and Les Grand Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. In addition to his stagework, Naharin developed GAGA, the innovative movement research and daily training of Batsheva’s dancers that has spread globally among both dancers and non-dancers. A citizen of both Israel and the United States, Naharin currently lives in Israel with his wife, dancer and costume designer Eri Nakamura, and their daughter, Noga. DUNIA ACOSTA (Dancer) graduated from the Regional Dance School Manuel Munoz Cedeno in Bayamo in 2009. She was a member of Danza Libre de Guantanamo from 2010 to 2013 before joining Malpaso. ESTEBAN AGUILAR (Dancer) Before joining Malpaso in February 2016, Esteban studied dance at ISA (Superior Institute of Arts)’s Faculty of Dance and was a member of Danza Fragmentada Company (2002–2014). He has worked with choreographers like Aszure Barton and Osnel Delgado. MARIA KARLA ARAUJO (Dancer) graduated from the National School of Dance in Havana in 2009. Before joining Malpaso Dance Company, she worked with Ebony Dance Company and Rakatan Company, also based in Havana. FERNANDO BENET (Dancer) is a graduate of the José María Heredia Art School in Santiago de Cuba. Before joining Malpaso in February 2016, he taught Modern Dance at the Alfredo Velázquez Dance School in Guantánamo (2013–2015) and was a member of Danza Libre Company 44

(2013–2016). He has worked with choreographers like Aszure Barton and Osnel Delgado. MANUEL DURÁN (Dancer) is a 2009 graduate from the Regional Dance School Manuel Munoz Cedeno in Bayamo, Cuba. He was a member of Danza Libre of Guantanamo from 2010 to 2013 before joining Malpaso. BEATRIZ GARCIA (Dancer) is a graduate of the Superior Institute of Arts (2016) and the National Ballet School in Havana (2008). She was a member of Danza Teatro Retazos until 2014. She has worked with choreographers such as Isabel Bustos, Miguel Azcue, Irene Kalbusch, Pepe Hevia, Trey McIntyre, Aszure Barton, Sonya Tayeh and Ohad Naharin, among others. She joined Malpaso in June 2014. ARMANDO GOMEZ (Dancer) was born in 1994 in Camagüey City. He graduated as a ballet dancer and teacher from the Arts Academy Vicentina de la Torre in 2013. He was a member of the Contemporary Dance Company Endedans from 2013 to 2016 and Lizt Alfonzo Dance Cuba from 2016 to 2017. He joined Malpaso Dance Company in 2017. ABEL ROJO (Dancer) graduated from the National School of Modern Dance in 2010. He has been a member of companies such as Danza Contemporánea de Cuba (2010–2014), DanzAbierta (2015–2016), and the theater ensemble El Ciervo Encantado (2014–2015). He has worked with choreographers like Mats Ek, Rafael Bonachela and Susana Pous, among others. He joined Malpaso in July 2016. LISBETH SAAD (Dancer) graduated from the National Ballet School as a dancer and dance instructor in 2000. She performed with Codanza Dance Company from Holguín city for eight years, as well as was a member of Danza Contemporánea de

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Cuba from 2010 to 2016 before joining Malpaso in February 2016. Lisbeth has worked with choreographers such as Juan Cruz, Pedro Ruiz, Rafael Bonachela, Isidro Rolando, Maricel Godoy and George Céspedes, among others. DAILYS BACALLAO (Ballet Master) graduated from the National Ballet School in 2007 and the Superior Institute of Arts in Havana as a ballet teacher in 2015. She was a dancer of Matanza’s city contemporary dance company Danza Espiral from 2008 to 2014. She was professor at the National Ballet School and is currently teacher at the Superior Institute of Arts in Havana. STEVEN CARLINO (Production and Company Manager) is an artist, writer and performer who assists other artists in producing their own work. In NYC, he worked with the late Magnificent Fred Ho and the Afro-Asian Music Ensemble, the experimental theater collective Mabou Mines, and for ten years toured as the Production Manager for the Paul Taylor Dance Company. More recently he has worked with Aszure Barton and Artists in LA and has toured Europe with Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Carlino has toured the U.S. with Havana Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company since 2015. DIANA ROSA HERNANDEZ (Stage Manager) graduated from the National School of Arts with a degree in acting in 2008. She is a member of Teatro Espontáneo de La Habana and Mefisto Teatro. Hernandez worked in the HavanaBama collaboration between the University of Alabama and Cuba. She joined Malpaso in March 2014. MATT MILLER (Lighting Designer, Ocaso) Based in Brooklyn, New York; Matt Miller has spent his career lighting for dance, theatre, live music, corporate & industrial events, galas, symphonies, festivals and

much, much more. Matt has worked with such companies as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, arc3design, Yeager Design, Microsoft, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Jessica Lang Dance, Madison Square Garden, Gallim Dance, HMS Media, Square Enix, Xbox, Lines Ballet, The Chicago Dancing Festival, Music Theatre of Wichita, The New Victory Theatre, The Plagiarists Theatre Company and The Chicago Children’s Choir. Matt has toured extensively—domestically and internationally—with a number of worldrenowned dance companies. During his time with Hubbard Street, he designed over 30 new works. He also acted as a cultural ambassador for the US State Department during the company’s participation in Dancemotion USA. He holds a B.F.A. in lighting design and a B.A. in theatre arts from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Matt is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829. MANUEL DA SILVA (Lighting Supervisor) was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and raised in South Florida, where he developed a passion for theatre and the arts at a young age. Manuel attended The University of North Carolina School of the Arts where he received his B.F.A. in lighting design and technology. Now an NYC-based lighting designer, Manuel has gotten the chance to work with several Off-Broadway theatre companies, including designing the world premiere of La Tía Julia y el Escribidor at El Repertorio Español. Manuel has also had the opportunity to display his work at the Gilbert Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review and the National Design Showcase East. Additionally, Manuel is a lighting designer at Arc3design, where he works on a great variety of projects, spanning special events to architecture to dance.

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JONATHAN EMANUELL ALSBERRY (Assistant to the Choreographer, Indomitable Waltz) is a dancer, educator, creator and coach. Born in Normal, Illinois, he began dancing with his mother, Lyndetta, and went on to graduate from The Chicago Academy for the Arts. In 2006 he received his bachelor of fine arts from The Juilliard School. Alsberry, a.k.a “Jojo,” is now dancer, rehearsal director and creative collaborator with AB&A and has assisted Ms. Barton in over a dozen creations. He toured with Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Hell’s Kitchen Dance, as well as Evolution with Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo. Alsberry has performed as a principal dancer with The Metropolitan Opera, The Lyric Opera of Chicago and Chicago Opera Theater. In 2007 he joined the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and is also a performer and rehearsal director with the company. NICOLE PEARCE (Lighting Designer, Indomitable Waltz) Previously with Aszure Barton: six works (Aszure and Artists, Hubbard Street and Nederlands Dans Theater). Selected dance with Mark Morris, Jessica Lang, Robert Battle, Andrea Miller, Sonya Tayeh, John Heginbotham, Brian Brooks, Alexander Ekman, Kyle Abraham and Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, and companies including Joffrey Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, Finnish National Opera, Gallim, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Jessica Lang Dance, Dance Heginbotham, Mark Morris Dance Group and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Selected New York theater credits includes work with directors Edward Albee, Leigh Silverman, Trip Cullman, Pam MacKinnon, Jade King Carroll and Ed Sylvanus Iskandar. With companies including The Cherry Lane, The Play Company and Labryinth Theater Company. Upcoming projects include work with Juilliard Opera, Minnesota Opera, the US National Symphony Orchestra/Dance Heginbotham and 46

American Ballet Theater. www.nicolepearcedesign.com FRITZ MASTEN (Costume Designer, Indomitable Waltz) has designed costumes and sets for theaters internationally. To learn more go to fritzmasten.com ERI NAKAMURA (Costume Design, Tabula Rasa) Eri Nakamura was born in Japan in 1984. In 2002 she graduated The Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. During the years 2003–2007 she danced with Victor Ullate Ballet Company in Madrid and later, 2007–2008, with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montreal in Canada under the artistic direction of Gradimir Pankov. Eri joined Batsheva Dance Company in 2011. Apart from being a dancer, she designed the costumes for LAST WORK and HORA (2015), B/OLERO and YAG (2016), VENEZUELA (2017). JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS (JTP) is the in-house producing entity for The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc., formed to create original work for The Joyce’s own stage and for worldwide touring. The program also includes fiscal and administrative management to select companies that may require infrastructure beyond project-based creations. Originally founded in partnership with Sunny Artist Management, Inc. (SAM), in 2014, JTP has since supported projects with Daniil Simkin, Wendy Whelan/Brian Brooks, Arthur Pita/James Whiteside, Maria Kochetkova and L.A. Dance Project, and maintains an ongoing relationship with Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company. Worldwide Representation: Sunny Artist Management Inc. Ilter Ibrahimof, Director – ilter@sunnyartistmanagement.com

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Brown-Forman Midnite Ramble

Black Violin – Impossible Tour Wednesday, February 27, 2019 • 7:30 p.m. • The Brown Theatre

A n assortment of voices—

different ages, genders, races—speak over a tense, clipped groove. Phrases overlap, offering definitions of a word while a beat snaps and propulsive strings bite and race up and down a scale. “A stereotype is an often unclear and untrue belief,” says one; “A standardized mental picture,” echoes another. Eventually, one voice settles in out front, explaining the responsibility

that comes with a stereotype—“It gives me a goal, something to try to debunk.” The opening and title track to Stereotypes, the major-label debut by Black Violin, serves as a mission statement for an ambitious and groundbreaking group. Wil Baptiste (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin) are a string duo from Florida with equal footing in the worlds of classical music and hip-hop. Though they have been

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playing together since high school, with Stereotypes, they take a great leap forward, from admirable rarities to significant innovators. “Our mantra has always been to engage the audience to look at things from a different perspective,” says Kev. “At first, we leaned on the fact that we were different, more than on our technique—we wanted you to be confused. This time, we tried to keep our core message, but with more gravitas, more seriousness. Not just be crazy and different, but really step it up and be badass violinists.” The album features a wide range of guest artists and writers, expanding and enhancing the work of these young African-American string powerhouses. MCs Pharoahe Monche and Black Thought, singers Melanie Fiona and Kandace Springs, guitarist Eric Krasno (Soulive), pianist Robert Glasper, drummer Daru Jones (Jack White) and string arranger Rob Moose (Bon Iver) all contribute, adding R&B, jazz and rock elements to the mix and illustrating the genre-busting sensibility behind Black Violin’s music. “Wil and Kev’s DNA is all about shattering and breaking stereotypes,” says producer Eli Wolf, who has worked with the likes of Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis and Elvis Costello. “We wanted the album to thread their sound through a kaleidoscope of styles and bring out ways to break down categories and barriers into something multi-faceted and expansive.” The members of Black Violin first 48

met in Ft. Lauderdale and played together in the orchestra at the Dillard High School of the Performing Arts. Classically trained by day, they faithfully put on their headphones and listened to the hottest rap records each night. They went to different colleges—Marcus attended Florida International University and Wil B went to Florida State—but then reconvened, moved into an apartment together and started trying to produce other musicians. “We wanted to be the next Neptunes, the next Timbaland,” says Baptiste, “but we noticed how, whenever we performed with our artists, the audience was really drawn to us.” They developed an act covering hiphop songs on their violins, which became popular in local clubs. Two years after sending in a tape to Showtime at the Apollo, they were invited to appear on the show—which they won, and kept winning. “After we won the Apollo, which is the hardest audience on the planet, we knew there was something there,” says Kev. “The hard thing was to package it so that people would give us a chance, because we’re doing something that nobody had ever seen. Every time we step on stage, we had to prove it over and over.” They were approached by the manager of Alicia Keys, who asked them to perform with the singer on the Billboard Awards. Other offers followed—they toured with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, opened for the Wu-Tang Clan, scored an episode of CSI:

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New York, and even performed for President Obama at his second inauguration in 2013. Individually and together, Wil and Kev have worked with everyone from Kanye West to Tom Petty, Lupe Fiasco to Aerosmith. All the while, Black Violin continued touring non-stop (playing as many as 200 shows a year) and released two independent, selffinanced albums. The pair created a distinctive, peerless sound. “A hard-hitting beat with lush string sounds,” says Wil, “Something you can listen to if you don’t listen to hip-hop, or if you don’t listen to classical music—we bridge that gap.” But in bringing Black Violin to Universal Music Classics, Wolf saw the opportunity to give the duo the resources that would take their music, and their intentions, even further. “These songs really put the message in the music, instead of being more instrumental,” he says. “The lyrics reflect those ideas. A lot of them speak to racial strife today, in ways that are timely and timeless.” The results demonstrate all of the possibilities, in sound and content, for the versatile pair. “Invisible” offers a penetrating update on themes explored by Ralph Ellison in Invisible Man. The Beck-meets-Seal space-soul of “Addiction,” with a lead vocal by Wil, picks up where PM Dawn left off, while “Stay Clear” has a swirling groove that recalls such lush R&B as Quincy Jones’s historic creations with Michael Jackson. The head-nodding, virtuosic “Runnin” required a new level of instrumental precision from the musicians; “we really

had to practice and learn new things to pull that one off,” says Kev. Even the three covers included on Stereotypes are purposeful, mapping out the possibilities of strings in contemporary music. “Shaker,” from Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, is among the purest of American melodies. (“You’ve heard it before, even if you don’t know what it’s called,” says Wil.) Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “Walk On By” was given one of the most epic, dramatic string arrangements of all time in Isaac Hayes’s incomparable 1969 rendition. And “Bittersweet Symphony” by the Verve (a bonus track on this album) is truly a modern classic; “That song’s been in everyone’s wedding for twenty years,” says Wil. With Stereotypes, Black Violin set out to achieve something more than just selling some records or gaining notoriety as a curiosity. “We want to really be something that young musicians aspire to,” says Kev. “For us, the violin is the vehicle for a bigger message, which is not to be afraid to be different.”

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AC Entertainment, Live Nation and The Kentucky Center present

Ben Rector Magic: The Tour

With special guest Josie Dunne Thursday, February 28, 2019 • 8 p.m. • The Brown Theatre

ou know magic when you see it, touch it or hear it. You’ll instantly recognize the sensation on Ben Rector’s appropriately titled seventh full-length offering, Magic. The Oklahoma-born and Nashville-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist uncovers that 50

feeling within 13 anthems equally rooted in whimsical nostalgia and excitement for the future. By reminiscing and culling inspiration from classic eighties films and formative memories, he jumped ahead...

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“It tied the seasons of my life together,” he explains. “There’s magic in reminiscing and nostalgia, there’s magic in the present, watching my daughter’s first few months of life, and magic in realizing that one day when I look back, these days will have the same shimmer of nostalgia that my childhood did.” His ceaseless touring and prolific output paid off in a big way on the 2015 breakout, Brand New. Not only did it bow at No. 9 on the Billboard Top 200 but it yielded a massive hit in the form of the title track, “Brand New.” Clocking 41 million-plus streams on Spotify, the single organically landed over 40 film and television placements, including a trailer for The Edge of Seventeen and a TV spot for Disney’s Moana. At radio, it went Top 5 Hot AC and AC and Top 30 Pop. Along the way, Ben has independently accumulated consumption numbers of more than 495,000 albums and 5,300,000 tracks, becoming one of the top earning artists on TuneCore, the world’s leading digital music aggregator. TuneCore’s CEO Scott Ackerman calls this accomplishment “a testament to TuneCore’s fundamental mission of helping independent artists get their music heard by more people around the world. As one of our top earning artists, Ben has successfully leveraged TuneCore’s platform and services to reach a wider audience without sacrificing revenue or ownership.” It’s been quite a journey to get here. Rector went from fronting Tulsa garage bands as a teen to splitting his college years between class at University of Arkansas and early tours. Following a series of independent releases, his quiet

grind attracted one fan at a time as he staunchly remained independent. Audiences responded to that integrity. In 2013, The Walking In Between marked his first Top 20 debut on the Billboard Top 200. Among numerous accolades, he landed syncs in a Weight Watchers campaign starring Oprah and MLB World Series and Olympics primetime spots. Upon returning home from the road in Fall 2016, he enjoyed a bit of a reprieve. The break offered a moment to look back and, at the same time, make a creative leap forward. ‘When I started writing again I anticipated a lot of songs about fatherhood and my daughter, but I realized I’d been so focused on running forward I hadn’t taken much time to look back. As the songs came out, it seemed fitting to match that lyrical theme with a sonic one in the studio. Something familiar and nostalgic but also hopefully fresh.’ Over the next year, Rector assembled what would become the album. He built a framework for the music by teaming with longtime collaborator Jeff Pardo [“Wherever You Are”] before sessions in Los Angeles with producer Tony Hoffer [Beck, Air, M83] and in Minneapolis alongside John Fields [Goo Goo Dolls, Jonas Brothers, Pink]. Colored by sweeping synths, lithe instrumentation and evocative vocals, a wistful and wonderful widescreen sonic sensibility materialized. It comes to life on one of the first tracks to be released ahead of the full album, an ode to childhood pals titled “Old Friends.” Lush piano and electronic orchestration resound alongside Rector’s hypnotic

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delivery as he pleads, “Can you take me back when we were just kids?” Quite fittingly, he shot the music video in the garage of his parents’ home in Tulsa accompanied by “Euromart”—the band he fronted in high school comprised of some of his best “Old Friends.” “I was talking to my mom on the phone, and she said, ‘You know what they say, you can’t make old friends’,” he smiles. “That was a cornerstone of the record for me. I was nostalgic about missing those buddies from back in the day. I also missed being 16. You’re dumb, but you don’t know it, you’re so full of life with nothing to lose. It’s a beautiful time.” Elsewhere, shimmering synths and handclaps gas up the propulsive “Drive.”

Rattling off cities across the U.S., he croons hypnotically. As something of a spiritual companion to “Old Friends,” the vivid intimacy of “Kids” recounts youthful bliss and urges to maintain the feeling in the present. Then, there’s “I Will Always Be Yours,” which pays homage to Rector’s love for Huey Lewis & The News and climaxes with a Top Gun-style guitar solo courtesy of the man behind the original—Steve Stevens. Everything culminates on the poignant dedication to his little girl, “Love Like This.” “It really captures the way I feel about Jane,” he smiles. “It’s something I’ll look forward to singing every night I’m away.” In the end, Magic lives up to its name for Rector.

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KentuckY TO THE WORLD presents the

Republic Bank Foundation Speaker Series in collaboration with

The Kentucky Center For The Performing Arts

Dr. Vicki Phillips

Global Education Strategist

Public Education: Unbridled or Unraveling? Thursday, March 7, 2019 • The Kentucky Center, Bomhard Theater 5:30 p.m. Reception • 6:30 p.m. Program

hat was once one of our greatest national resources, public education is in danger. On March 7, global education strategist Dr. Vicki Phillips will be returning to her home state for a thought provoking conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun.

Join us in exploring how we can take the power of education and transform it into a system that can move

Americans to the highest levels of performance in the world. Where does Kentucky fall into that equation? How can our state’s citizens, businesses and others help support our critically important journey? And much more! For decades, Dr. Vicki Phillips has witnessed the tremendous power education holds for transforming lives, families and communities. Phillips’ background gives her a unique perspective that is particularly relevant to our lives here in Kentucky. Originally from Falls of Rough in Breckinridge County, Phillips held several senior executive positions in the Kentucky Department of Education, giving her a front row seat to the years immediately before and after the sweeping Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990. She also spent eight years as director of education strategy and grant making for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Most recently, Dr. Phillips accepted the role of chief education officer with the National Geographic Society, leading their ambitious education work in the U.S. and around the world.

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Dr. Phillips will be joined onstage by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom and current owner of Louisville Magazine, Matthew Barzun. During his time as Ambassador, Barzun visited more than 200 British schools and conducted workshops for more than 20,000 British

high school seniors. He has served on the boards of many nonprofits that focus on education, public policy and interfaith relations.

COMING JULY 24, 2019

presents the

Republic Bank Foundation Speaker Series in collaboration with

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

From Risk Taking to Hit Making Multi-Platinum Music Mogul Finis “KY” White

Finis “KY” White has such strong Kentucky roots that “KY” became his nickname. He became known in Atlanta as “The Engineer from Kentucky,” and thus “KY” (pronounced K.Y.) was born. Since his early days in Atlanta, “KY” has become a multi-platinum recording and mixing engineer with over a decade of success under his belt. He has worked 54

with the biggest names in urban music, including Lil’ Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, Missy Elliot and many others. “KY” continues to expand his business empire, opening Bass Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and landing several endorsements for major brands. With a bluegrass background and knack for extracting stories, Sean Cannon, will join “KY” and delve into how this entrepreneur rose to the top of the hip-hop world. Host and Producer of The Guestlist podcast, Cannon first made a name for himself on Louisville airwaves anchoring WFPK’s After Dark. He later branched off into his own podcast that has featured a wide range of notables like John Carpenter, Wyclef Jean and Grandmaster Flash. Join us July 24 to learn about “KY’s” incredible story and how he has become one of the brightest young entrepreneurs/ moguls in the music industry.

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What Is Kentucky to the World? Kentucky to the World, a Louisville-based non-profit, is dedicated to enhancing the intellectual reputation of the state, its people and its assets through a unique combination of live events and video outreach. We feature and promote extraordinary individuals who are passionate about their Kentucky ties through a speaker series for general and student audiences, videos distributed online, through community partners and KET (Kentucky Educational Television). Background Founded in 2012, Kentucky to the World is unique in its singular focus on Kentucky’s intellectual reputation. KTW has hosted 16 public programs that provided free tickets for more than 700 students from 49 schools and organizations, most from underserved areas. Three live speaker programs a year for general audiences are held with Republic Bank Foundation as the title sponsor, in collaboration with The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. Preceding each event is a specially designed program for more than 75 local high school students including an intimate briefing with speakers, supported by title sponsor Lifetime Wealth Strategies. Some of Our Programs Have Featured: • Perry Bacon (Louisville), Senior Political Writer ESPN Five Thirty Eight, Louisville, KY • Mary T. Meagher (Louisville), Olympic Gold Medalist, Atlanta, GA • Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D. (Falmouth), Nobel Laureate, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA Kentucky: The New Narrative The New Narrative (TNN) is a Kentucky to the World (KTW) initiative that will share many more stories of men and women who are passionate about their Kentucky ties and whose talents are having an impact around the world. TNN captures one-on-one video conversations about how their Kentucky roots have enabled their success. The format—brief documentary-style videos presented at our Community Partners and online—greatly expands KTW’s ability to bring these stories to an even broader and more diverse audience than those who are able to attend KTW live events. Our network of partners currently includes the Frazier Museum, the Kentucky Science Center, the Louisville Omni Hotel, Louisville Tourism, Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation Community Centers, Muhammad Ali Center and The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. When we get more of these amazing stories out into the state and beyond, we will increase by thousands the number of people who will value Kentucky as a rich source of intellectual vitality and creativity. KTW then tells a new story of Kentucky’s intellectual and cultural accomplishments on the world stage. KTW wants Kentucky’s reputation to be driven by the impact of the extraordinary people with ties to Kentucky, rather than by the old stereotypes. Become a Friend to Kentucky to the World Whether you’re a business person concerned about recruitment and retention of world-class talent, a citizen tired of Kentucky too often getting a bad rap, a student wondering how to grab onto the dreams you have for the future, or someone who’s just not sure if Kentucky and Kentuckians have what it takes to compete on the world stage—this is your organization. Donating to Kentucky to the World is easy! Make your tax-deductible gift by donating today at www.kentuckytotheworld.org, or connect with us to learn more by calling 502.897.3819. A U D I E N C E

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Board of Directors Phil Lynch, Chair Kim Baker, Vice-Chair • Doug Owen, Secretary • Jeff Kosse, Treasurer Phillip Allen Philip Eschels Maggie Faurest Bruce Flannery Ankur Gopal Leah Huddleston

Lillian Hunt Benton Keith Barry Meyers R. Charles Moyer Melissa Richards-Person Carolyn Tandy

Ray Wallace Ronda Watson Hollis Weishar Lisa Zangari

K e n t u ck y C e n t e r E x ec u t i v e S t a f f Kim Baker, President and CEO Heather Weston Bell, Senior Vice President, Programming, Events & Education Terri Montgomery, Senior Vice President, Human Resources Amber A. Halloran, Chief Operating Officer Julie Roberts, Vice President, Development Mike Porto, Vice President, Marketing & Communications

T h e K e n t u ck y C e n t e r E n c o r e S o c i e t y The Encore Society recognizes individuals who have demonstrated support for the long-term well-being of The Kentucky Center with an estate gift or notification of their bequest intention or other planned gift. The Kentucky Center wishes to honor and acknowledge the following for initiating the Encore Society with their extraordinary generosity. The Honorable and Mrs. Jerry E. Abramson Anonymous Ms. Jennifer L. Bobbitt Janet R. Dakan Mrs. William Habich Mrs. Ada Lee Kane 60

Mrs. Helen Lang Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Parkinson Ms. Terry H. Sales Ms. Helen Stockton Mrs. Murrel Straley Jeanne D. Vuturo

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Corporate

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F o u n da t i o n S u p p o r t

We salute the following organizations for their support of The Kentucky Center.

B. J. Killian Foundation

The Gheens Foundation Jamie Parsley Family Foundation

Keeneland Foundation

The Norton Foundation

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T h e K e n t u ck y C e n t e r S e r v i ce s Tickets For complete event information and to order tickets by phone, call The Kentucky Center Ticket Service at (502) 584-7777 or (800) 775-7777, or order tickets online at kentuckycenter.org. The Kentucky Center Ticket Service’s hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Drive-thru ticket service is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets purchased by phone and online are subject to service charges. On performance dates, the ticket office is open one-half hour past curtain time. Gift certificates are available in any dollar amount at the Box Office and are not redeemable for cash. Information Hotline (502) 562-0100 Parking More than 2,000 parking spaces offer direct access to The Kentucky Center from Sixth St. The elevators located in the garage will take you to the main lobby. You may also enter the Riverfront Garage from Fourth or Sixth Sts. Level C of the garage also will give you direct access to the main lobby. At the Brown Theatre, parking is available in the lot across from the theatre, and parking garage entrances are located on Third St., north of Broadway or on Fourth St., north of Broadway. Facilities Rental From a wedding reception to a convention, The Kentucky Center will “stage” your event. For more information, call (502) 566-5146. Membership Membership to The Kentucky Center offers a variety of benefits, including buying tickets before the public, priority seating, and no handling fees. For more information, contact (502) 566-5159 or visit SUPPORT on our website. For Corporate Membership benefits, contact (502) 566-5137. Volunteers The Volunteer Program offers the public a chance to be a part of the great events at The Kentucky Center. To volunteer, contact the Volunteer Hotline at (502) 566-5141. Courtesy • As a courtesy to the performers and other audience members, please turn off all audible message systems.

• The emergency phone number to leave with babysitters or message centers is (502) 562-0128. Be sure to leave your theater and seat number for easy location. • Binoculars are now for rent in the lobby for select performances. Rental is $5 per binocular. An ID must be left as a deposit. • Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theaters. • Latecomers will be seated at appropriate breaks in the program, as established by each performing group. Please be considerate of your fellow audience members during performances. Please remain seated after the performance until the lights are brought up. • Children should be able to sit in a seat quietly throughout the performance. • To properly enforce fire codes, everyone attending an event, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Accessibility Wheelchair accessible seating at The Kentucky Center is available on every seating and parking level, as well as ticket counters and personal conveniences at appropriate heights. FM and infrared hearing devices are available to provide hearing amplification for patrons with hearing disabilities in all spaces of The Kentucky Center and Brown Theatre, including meeting spaces. Audio Description is available for selected performances for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Caption Theater is available for selected performances as a service for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Program materials are available in largeprint from your usher. Please make reservations for services at the time you purchase your ticket through the Box Office to ensure the best seating location for the service requested. Call (502) 566-5111 (V), (502) 566-5140 (TTY) or email access@kentuckycenter.org for more information about the range of accessibility options we offer, or to receive this information in an alternate format.

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