Augusta Ballet Sallie Carlson established the company as the Augusta Civic Ballet in 1962 and served as its first Artistic Director. In 1964, the name was changed to Augusta Ballet and in the course of over forty years of operation, Augusta Ballet rose from a small civic ballet to a nationally recognized arts organization. The Augusta Ballet’s choice of programming has been wide in scope yet pertinent to today’s audiences as demonstrated by the acquisition and performance of works by Lar Lubovitch and Merce Cunningham. The Augusta Ballet has consistently reached out to other performing organizations with exciting collaborations such as The Bitter Sweet Saga of Sugar Cane and Sweetie Pie with Wynton Marsalis, Peter and the Wolf with the Augusta Symphony, and The Legend of the Hatfields and McCoys with Grammy nominated bluegrass composer and musician, Sam Bush. Additionally, Augusta Ballet has presented Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble, Ailey II, Garth Fagan, and Urban Bush Women for the Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration. The leadership of the Augusta Ballet is dedicated to providing outstanding programming on the stage and in the community, collaborating with other arts organizations and dance schools throughout the southeast, and welcoming all those who want to experience dance at its very best.
Augusta Ballet Board of Trustees Chair, Mrs. Meredith Stiff Vice Chair, Mrs. Jan Hodges Burch Treasurer, Mrs. Summer Bell Secretary, Dr. Tina Marshall-Bradley Past President, Mrs. Nadia Butler
Trustees
Mrs. Susan Everitt Mr. Greg Kirby Mr. Ted McLyman Mrs. Bebe Schweppe Mr. David Clayton Carrad
Augusta Ballet Staff Jennifer Franks, Executive Director Courtney Murrah, Assistant Director
Advisory Board Mrs. Shell Knox Berry Ms. Rebekah Henry
Mrs. Jane Howington Ms. Karen Kierath
Mrs. Caroline Morris Mrs. Tara Rice Simkins
Surreal: having the quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic.
Augusta Ballet
50th Anniversary Season of the Surreal It is surreal in itself…. 50 years of our serving the Central Savannah River Area as its premier Ballet. Courageously bearing the title Ballet in an era in which The New York Times recently wrote: Is Ballet Dead or Dying, Augusta Ballet lives on. The secret to this success has been Augusta Ballet’s consistent commitment to quality. Today Augusta Ballet presents the world’s finest dance, therein bringing a greater world-view to the CSRA, represented in its vision: to inspire and unite the world through dance. Augusta Ballet’s major task is not to change its commendable road but to communicate and grow its essence. The fact remains that less than 7% of the U.S. population has even seen a live dance performance, resulting in the stereotype that attending ballet means tip toes and tutus, so to say. As we communicate what dance is now about... i.e. the diversity and unique potential of this fine art (notwithstanding its ability to reinstate a lost culture of physical movement among youth), we must cross boundaries into modern consciousness. For our 50th year anniversary season we will celebrate traditional ballet juxtaposed to what some might call modern dance’s surreal qualities. We will take our audience on a marvelous journey of looking back while boldly forging ahead. Throughout this program you will learn more about Augusta Ballet, our art form and cherished community of which we are a crucial part. It is through your generous support that Augusta Ballet will not just live but thrive. Thank you for coming tonight to christen Augusta Ballet’s 50th Anniversary Season of the Surreal. Yours with gratitude,
Jennifer Franks Executive Director, Augusta Ballet
Photo Credit: Sally Kolar
Four Stages of Higher Learning by Paul Pearman, 2011 Crowning Georgia Health Sciences University’s new College of Dental Medicine is the magnificent mosaic sculpture titled Four Stages of Higher Learning (above); this art work created by Paul Pearman, recently won a Juror’s Choice award from the Society of American Mosaic Artists, one of the highest honors a mosaic can achieve. The sculpture inspired our celebration tonight, recalling ballet’s connection to the surreal. Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man by Salvador Dali, 1943 Pearman cites Dali’s Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man (right) as his sculpture’s main inspiration. The metamorphic painting exhibits a canopy similar to the sculpture’s tiers appropriately representing the stages of education.
Salvador Dali:
Man behind Surrealism... and the Mustache Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali I Domenech was born at 8:45 on the morning of May 11, 1904 in the small agricultural town of Figueres, Spain. Figueres is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees, only sixteen miles from the French border in the principality of Catalonia. The son of a prosperous notary, Dali spent his boyhood in Figueres and at the family’s summer home in the coastal fishing village of Cadaques where his parents built his first studio. As an adult, he made his home with his wife Gala in nearby Port Lligat. Many of his paintings reflect his love of this area of Spain. The young Dali attended the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. Early recognition of Dali’s talent came with his first one-man show in Barcelona in 1925. He became internationally known when three of his paintings, including The Basket of Bread (now in the Museum’s collection), were shown in the third annual Carnegie International Exhibition in Pittsburgh in 1928. The following year, Dali held his first one-man show in Paris. He also joined the surrealists, led by former Dadaist Andre Breton. That year, Dali met Gala Eluard when she visited him in Cadaques with her husband, poet Paul Eluard. She became Dali’s lover, muse, business manager, and chief inspiration. Dali soon became a leader of the Surrealist Movement. His painting, The Persistance of Memory, with the soft or melting watches is still one of the best-known surrealist works. But as the war approached, the apolitical Dali clashed with the Surrealists and was “expelled” from the surrealist group during a “trial” in 1934. He did however, exhibit works in international surrealist exhibitions throughout the decade but by 1940, Dali was moving into a new type of painting with a preoccupation with science and religion. Dali and Gala escaped from Europe during World War II, spending 194048 in the United States. These were very important years for the artist. The Museum of Modern Art in New York gave Dali his first major retrospective exhibit in 1941. This was followed in 1942 by the publication of Dali’s autobiography, The Secret Life of Salvador Dali. The Persistance of Memory, Salvador Dali, 1931
As Dali moved away from Surrealism and into his classic period, he began his series of 19 large canvases, many concerning scientific, historical or religious themes. Among the best known of these works are The Hallucinogenic Toreador, and The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in the museum’s collection, and The Sacrament of the Last Supper in the collection of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. In 1974, Dali opened the Teatro Museo in Figueres, Spain. This was followed by retrospectives in Paris and London at the end of the decade. After the death of his wife, Gala in 1982, Dali’s health began to fail. It deteriorated further after he was burned in a fire in his home in Pubol in 1984. Two years later, a pace-maker was implanted. Much of this part Salvador Dali with ocelot and cane, photo by Roger Higgins (World of his life was spent in seclusion, first in Pubol Telegraph staff photographer), 1965 and later in his apartments at Torre Galatea, adjacent to the Teatro Museo. Salvador Dali died on January 23, 1989 in Figueres from heart failure with respiratory complications. As an artist, Salvador Dali was not limited to a particular style or media. The body of his work, from early impressionist paintings through his transitional surrealist works, and into his classical period, reveals a constantly growing and evolving artist. Dali worked in all media, leaving behind a wealth of oils, watercolors, drawings, graphics, and sculptures, films, photographs, performance pieces, jewels and objects of all descriptions. As important, he left for posterity the permission to explore all aspects of one’s own life and to give them artistic expression. Whether working from pure inspiration or on a commissioned illustration, Dali’s matchless insight and symbolic complexity are apparent. Above all, Dali was a superb draftsman. His excellence as a creative artist will always set a standard for art.
The Swallow’s Tail, Salvador Dali, 1983. The artist’s last painting.
The Basket of Bread by Salvador Dali, 1926
Information courtesy of The Dali Musuem, St. Petersburg, FL.
Lot 1
Angie’s Lips
by
Paul Pearman, 2012
Belt buckle of deep ruby red Swarvoski crystals with layers of 24kt Gold Leaf surround lustrous bright white freshwater pearls, hand-forged metals including all mechanisms. Pearman visited Spain viewing the original Ruby Red Lips (seen below) along with the collection Dalí-Joies, a permanent exhibition at the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres; this exhibit inspired Pearman to create his own take on the lips which Salvador Dali fashioned after Mae West’s lips in 1949. Estimate: $1,200-$1,400
Photo Credit: Bettmann/CORBIS
May 1959: “Looking like the back-seat driver of a flying saucer,” Madelle Hegeler wears surrealist jewelry by Salvador Dali in New York. Sculptured gold hand, red ruby lips with pearl teeth (inspiring Pearman’s above piece), and “Eye of Time” watch worn like a monocle, and a “Corset Ring”.
Lot 2
Pont Royal and Quai des Tuileries, Yvon, c. 1920s
Original Souvenir Photographs of Paris by Pierre Yves-Petit (known as Yvon), C. 1920s together with signed biography & framing gift certificate Photo series (one of two) of Paris taken in the 1920s by famed photographer Yvon. Housed in original Art Deco card case and created for the tourists trade, these served as the model for countless postcards of the period still widely collected. Lot includes $100 gift certificate to frame the 20 miniature photographs (The Frame Shoppe, Augusta, GA). Photographs courtesy of an anonymous collector of French art.
Author’s expert description of Yvon’s works: The photographer Pierre Petit, who called himself “Yvon,” wandered the streets of Paris between the world wars looking for the moment when the shifting light and clouds would perfectly reveal the city’s ephemeral, iconic beauty. The dramatic images of the city and its people that he made during those years would become the most popular postcards in France, still bought today on Parisian quais and eagerly sought by collectors. With an eye for startling viewpoints and unusual weather conditions, Yvon photographed the city awakening at dawn, in the shimmering afterglow of rain, or seen over the shoulder of a gargoyle high atop a cathedral. The accompanying book in this lot, “Yvon’s Paris”, reproduces more than sixty of his loveliest images, many made from recently discovered prints in the archive of the company Editions Yvon, still selling postcards of France today. This elegant and poetic collection captures the magic of Paris at its most photogenic—the way many of us romantically wish it still were.
Estimate: $600
Lot 3
design drawing of a trophy picture frame or mirror,
18th-century
This rare design drawing depicts a “trophy” picture or mirror frame. The elaborate objects and crown - to be hand-carved and gilt - suggests the frame was intended for a person of kingly rank. Such frames were costly, often exceeding the price of the painting itself. Depictions of open frames often seen in surrealist art provoked the viewer’s imagination of what should or might appear within. A classic example is the painting “The Empty Picture Frame” by Dali’s celebrated contemporary Rene Magritte (18981967). From an anonymous collector of 18th-century Decorative Arts.
Estimate: $200-$500
A later image celebrating the first hot air balloon ride in Paris (September 19, 1783). Illustration from the “Encyclopedia of the Exquisite”.
Lot 4
Hot Air Balloon Ride & Paris Picnic
Romantic balloon ride and lavish picnic for two. Courtesy of David Fields Tires and Brakes via the expert balloon team Droppin-in and Tea with a Dutchess.
Estimate: $500
Lot 5
Escape
to Aspen Relax in the comfort of an elegant Aspen condominium at The Gant while enjoying the luxurious services of a premier hotel. Trip includes 2 tickets and “meet and greet” with the Aspen Sante Fe Ballet (if company is in town at time of rental). The Gant was named “Top 50 Ski Hotels” - Conde Nast Traveler.
Amenities include: Elegant private lodging with two bedrooms and includes full kitchen, fireplace, balcony, and more. Year-round heated outdoor pools, saunas, hot tubs, fitness facility and five championship tennis courts. Valet and bell service, personalized concierge, and complimentary in-town transportation. Enjoy the seclusion of five beautifully landscaped acres, while being just a short stroll from exhilarating skiing and downtown Aspen’s shopping, world-class dining, nightlife and cultural attractions. Graciously donated by the founder of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Ms. Bebe Schweppe ONE WEEK AT A DATE OF MUTUAL AGREEMENT BY OWNER AND WINNING BIDDER. THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL WEEKS ARE UNAVAILABLE.
Estimate: $8,000
Augusta Ballet
Lot 6 surreal season package
&
dinner at the bees knees Lot includes four choice tickets to Augusta Ballet’s Season of the Surreal events, followed by dinner at The Bees Knees (two $50 gift certificates), where you can sample signature cocktails, including those inspired by Salvador Dali tonight on the 3rd floor Dali Lounge.
Estimate: $350
Lot 7
“Crying”
by
Ricardo Azziz. Mixed
media; collage, ink
1994.
&
graphite,
This mixed media piece served as cover art for the Magic City Art Connection Annual Board meeting invitation in Birmingham, Alabama, circa 1994. Dr. Azziz’s passion and creativity reflects Augusta’s continuous ties between the arts and sciences; Georgia Health Sciences University’s College of Dental Medicine houses not only a work by Dr. Azziz but also an exceptional collection of local artwork including Paul Pearman’s internationallycelebrated mosaic chandelier. “Crying” well represents Dr. Azziz’s talent for medicine as well as his love of surrealism. Generous gift of the artist. Estimate: $550
Ancient shell mosaic, illustrating art form still practiced today.
Lot 8
Shell
mosaic by Grace L. Madeira, 2007; formerly exhibited at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
Meticulously crafted shell mosaic by the notable Philadelphia shell artist, Grace Madeira, best known for her “Sailor Valentines”. In the style of a floral still life with basket, this lot recalls “shellwork” of the 18th century, an era in which gardens and entire rooms were fashioned in shells. Expertly framed with respect to conservation and labeled at back. From an anonymous collector of Decorative Art & Garden Antiques.
Estimate: $500
German film actress Dolly Haas with lorgnette
Lot 9
Antique French Opera Glasses
or
“Lorgnets”, Circa 1920
Visit the Ballet in elegant 1920s style. French sterling silver folding opera glasses with Louis XVI-style decoration. Highly detailed with sculpted floral trophy and etched patterns at front and back. Gift of Windsor Jewelers (Estate Collections).
Estimate: $300
Surreal: having the quality of a dream; unreal, fantastic. Ballet Russe & the Surreal, 1917 The first surreal work of art is often noted as the ballet Parade performed in May 1917; here the term surreal was coined by poet/art critic Guillaume Apollinaire (18801918), appearing for the first time in the Parade’s program (left) notes. The Ballets Russes production enlisted the talents of Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Erik Satie and Leonid Massine. Surreal Ballet, 2012 British born fashion designer Gareth Pugh returned to his dancing routes when asked to create the costumes (right) for the new Wayne McGregor ballet at the Royal Opera House in London. Mark Ronson composed the score to match Pugh’s notorious sharp edges and spiky angles dominating the costumes, recalling those designed by Pablo Picasso for the world’s first surreal ballet Parade. Augusta Ballet: Season of the Surreal, 2013 A tribute to Augusta Ballet’s sport and science partnership fighting childhood obesity, the Ballet will present Symbiosis by Pilobolus Dance Theater (left) on March 16, 2013, merging dance and biology. Juxtaposed to this avant-garde performance will be Aspen Santa Fe Ballet on Sept. 27, 2012.
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Augusta Ballet Master Classes
Global dance education for local students Augusta Ballet’s vision to inspire and unite the world through dance most importantly starts with community. With each performance, Augusta Ballet hosts Master Classes taught by dance’s current elite. Master Classes are open to all dance students of the Central Savannah River Area and are free to Augusta Ballet school partners including Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, Jessye Norman School of Arts, among others. Under Good Moves 2012-2013 Outreach, Master Classes will include a health segment, Fueling the Dancer’s Body, via the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science. July 1970 (left): Four members of Augusta Ballet leaving for a onemonth study at David Joffrey’s American Ballet Center in New York City (L-R) Karen Brown, Joanne McKenney, Melinda Jordon and Merry Dicks Clark
Today (above): Abby Silva, principal dancer of Parsons Dance (New York, N.Y.), teaches Augusta Ballet Master Classes at Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, open to all dance students of the C.S.R.A.
dance in the Garden City Season This Surreal Gala was made possible in part by the following season sponsors. Contributions received after 5/8/2012 will be listed in forthcoming season media.
Community Gold SponSorS The Augusta Chronicle The Partridge Inn
Friend level
Community Silver level
Augusta Magazine Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. WFXG - Fox 54 TV
Dr. & Mrs. William Clark Mr. Gould Hagler Dr. & Mrs. Andy C. and Alice L. Reese Sanford, Bruker & Banks Dr. & Mrs. Robinson Schilling, Jr. Ms. Mary Schorsch Surrey Center Shopping Center
AmbASSAdor level
HoSpitAlity SeASon SponSorS
Aspen Community Foundation - Mr. & Mrs. David and Bebe Schweppe Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Augusta Enterprise Mill Events Georgia Power Company Manuel’s Bread Café Savannah River Nuclear Site SRP Federal Credit Union Mr. & Mrs. Jim and Meredith Stiff
diGnitAry level
American Audio Visual Services Apexx Behavioral Solutions Financial Group Augusta ENT PC The Bee’s Knees Mrs. Summer Finley Bell Mr. & Mrs. Reab Berry, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Burch, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul and Nadia Butler Charleston Street DanceWare Mr. & Mrs. Rich and Susan Everitt First Bank of Georgia The Georgia Center Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Howington Kilpatrick Townsend LLP Attorneys at Law Mr. & Mrs. Greg Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Wyck and Shell Knox Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Mellor Mr. & Mrs. William Morris, IV Plan C Spaces Ranco Tent Rentals Mr. Daire Rooney and Mr. David Scott Tea with a Dutchess Mr. & Mrs. H. Montague Osteen, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy and Sarah Simkins Mr. & Mrs. N. Turner Simkins Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Storey Storey Foundation, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Don Williamson
Contributor level
Dr. Miriam J. Atkins Mr. & Mrs. Braye C. Boardman Doctors George C. Bradley and Tina Marshall-Bradley Doctors Chris and Niti Carlson Mr. David Carrad Mr. & Mrs. Trey and Indee Few Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Kirby Mr. & Mrs. William Morris, III Mr. J. Nick Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Showman Ms. Pam Tankersley
Manuel’s Bread Café Augusta Ballet trusts Manuel’s Bread Café as its hospitality sponsor providing an exquisite menu for MOMIX and Ballet Hispanico dancers and crew. The Partridge Inn Augusta Ballet trusts the Partridge Inn as its lodging sponsor providing Southern hospitality for all season dancers and crew.
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Gould Hagler, President Lindsay Thetford, President-Elect For information on Y-FAB, email info@augustaballet.org.
The Board of Trustees and staff of Augusta Ballet give special thanks to the following for their tireless support of world-class dance and events shaping our community: A B Beverage Company Augusta Sports Council Jason Barron Matthew Buzzell Tim Campbell Cooking Matters Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School Randy DuTeau Goodwill Industries’ newly accredited Helms Career Institute Jessye Norman School of the Arts Paul Marsh Brian Patterson Coco Rubio Meilin Ruiz Charles Scavullo Renee Toole TriAugusta Triathlon Club
Augusta Ballet’s Surreal Gala
was made possible by the following event sponsors:
Film & Decor: American Audio Visual Services Digital Blueprint Charleston Street The Frame Shoppe House of the Bride Plan C Spaces Ranco Tent Rentals Catering: The Bee’s Knees Roux’s Catering Tea with a Dutchess The White Horse Hospitality: Georgia Health Sciences University The Partridge Inn The White Crane Special Thanks: Zachary Boyden-Holmes, Photojournalist Matthew Buzzell, ASU/GHSU Faculty & Film Consultant Connie Drisco, Dean of College of Dental Medicine Paul Pearman, Artist Ingrid Tutt, GHSU Special Events Chef Manuel Verney-Carron, Manuel’s Bread Café
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Photo by Sally Kolar: “Four Stages of Higher Learning”, sculpture mosaic by Paul Pearman, GHSU College of Dental Medicine