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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN Dear Carolina Ballet Patrons — Welcome to the spring programs of Carolina Ballet’s 21st season. I am thrilled you have chosen to join us and confident you will find many moments to enjoy. If this is your first time, please let us know about your experience and we hope you will be back. To our many faithful audience members, thank you for continuing to show your passion for ballet through your attendance and financial support. As the Chairman of the Board, it is my pleasure to share with you the many exciting things happening at the Ballet. I am most proud of the work being done around the leadership transition between Robert Weiss, our Founding Artistic Director/CEO and Zalman Raffael, our Co-Artistic Director. Nothing speaks to a solid foundation more than when an organization successfully undergoes a leadership transition at the top, especially from its founder. There is excitement on the horizon and Carolina Ballet is poised to move into its new day with aplomb. In November, we proudly launched the public phase of a five-year $10 million campaign titled “Choreographing Carolina Ballet’s Future”. Through generous matching gift challenges from Judy and Steve Zelnak, we have created three pillars to the campaign. Investing in Our Artists. Investing in Our Performances. Investing in Our Community. Those pillars represent a commitment to improving the lives of our professional artists; growing our Creative Capital Fund for artistic exploration; and developing a robust Legacy Giving program, giving individuals the opportunity to forever be a part of the Carolina Ballet family. Please visit our website for more details or call our development team at 919-747-8457. The School of Carolina Ballet is something I also encourage you to explore. Opened in September 2018, the School of Carolina Ballet is educating students from 6 years to adults. The School has a faculty unmatched anywhere in our region. Our Principals, Soloists and Ballet Masters share their collective years of experience to provide the highest level of training for all students. Registration information for the spring semester is available at carolinaballet.com. There are many ways to be involved at Carolina Ballet including annual gifts, multi-year pledges, gifts-in-kind, and planned giving. If you are not currently a subscriber, please consider becoming one today to ensure you don’t miss out on any performance or event for the remainder of the season. Thank you for being here,

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LETTER FROM THE CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to the second half of our 21st season – I am delighted to write to you as we open our winter/spring season for 2019. We have selected these four programs as a testament of Robert (Ricky) Weiss’ tenure as Founding Artistic Director of Carolina Ballet. I hope those of you who are not already subscribers will be inspired to sign up for a subscription to see these wonderful ballets on the remainder of the season. The first program is a new ballet by Robert Weiss to music commissioned from J. Mark Scearce. These two have worked successfully together on several occasions over the past 20 years, starting in 1999 when Ricky asked Mark to create music to tie the Beethoven and Janacek Kreutzer Sonata scores together for a ballet of the Tolstoy novella. Most recently they collaborated on the full evening ballet of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The new ballet, Love in the Times of the Day, is inspired by the paintings of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (see the Ballet Notes). Paired with this new work is Ricky’s Time Gallery which premiered in 2008, to the music of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Paul Moravec. March 7-27 we are presenting a program of works created by Jerome Robbins, for whom Ricky danced at New York City Ballet. Fancy Free, set to music of Leonard Bernstein, commemorates the 100th birthdays of these two great artists who worked together on several occasions. It is the precursor of the wonderful 1940’s Broadway play, and movie On the Town. The second ballet by Robbins, a first time for the company, is his Afternoon of a Faun to music of Claude Debussy, considered by many to be Robbins greatest ballet. To round out the program I am presenting two new works to music of Bernstein – Metaphorical Heart, to his “Piano Trio;” and A Graceful Lighthearted Sonata to a “Sonata for Clarinet and Piano.” The last two programs of the season - Monet Impressions (April 11-14) and Swan Lake (May 16-19) – will be performed to live music by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. The music for Monet Impressions is part of the “Live Music Challenge” of Steve and Judy Zelnak. (If the goal is met for the Monet program the Zelnaks will provide funding for live music for a program in the fall.) These two very diverse ballets are quintessential works of Robert Weiss. Monet Impressions, premiering in 2002 when the North Carolina Museum of Art was presenting a large Monet exhibit, was a collaboration of the Museum, Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Weiss. Lynne, Carolina Ballet’s principal guest choreographer, created Picnic on the Grass, bringing one of Monet’s family scenes to life; and The Gardens of Giverny, choreographed by Weiss, was inspired by Monet’s iconic floral paintings. And so we end with Swan Lake - Ricky thought about how he could stage a Swan Lake with the number of dancers in his company for several years. Then he discovered a lovely edition of Swan Lake by Austrian author and artist, Lisbeth Zwerger, in which the Swan princess has only eight friends. After obtaining permission to recreate her story, he choreographed his version of the classic ballet using Zwerger’s illustrations as the impetus for the scenic and costume elements of the ballet. The ballet premiered in 2005 and has remained today one of Carolina Ballet’s most successful and popular ballet in its repertoire. The ballets mentioned above were, for the most part, choreographed on dancers who are no longer with the company. Therefore it has been an exhilarating experience to watch our young new dancers take on these roles and to experience the enthusiasm they have brought to them. They demonstrate the depth of talent that we have always been so proud to have within the company. I see this as the beginning of the next chapter for Carolina Ballet. Thank you so much for being here. Zalman Raffael, Co-Artistic Director

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PRINCIPALS

JAN BURKHARD

PISCATAWAY, NJ

KIEFER CURTIS ATLANTA, GA

Jan Burkhard began her professional training at the School of American Ballet at the age of 9. She performed numerous ballets with New York City Ballet and was involved in the New York Choreographic Institute. Upon completion, she was also the recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award in 2005 for Most Outstanding Promise. In the fall of 2005, she became a member of Carolina Ballet’s corps de ballet. In 2009, she was nominated for the Princess Grace award. She rose through the ranks and was promoted to Principal in 2011. She has performed principal roles including Princess Aurora, Juliet, Firebird, Sugar Plum Fairy, and Giselle. Her repertoire also includes George Balanchine’s Tarantella, Valse Fantaisie, Apollo, Who Cares? and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux; August Bournonville’s La Sylphide and Flower Festival; Zalman Raffael’s Rhapsody and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2; Robert Weiss’s A Classical Ballet, Intimate Voices, among others. Dancer Sponsor: Carolyn and Sandy Stidham Pointe Shoe Sponsor: Frank and Connie Plastina Kiefer Curtis began his training at Metropolitan Ballet Theatre in Alpharetta, GA under Maniya Barredo. After that he continued to train at Orlando Ballet and later trained in Cary, NC at International Ballet Academy with Rossana Nesta Gahagan and Servy Gallardo. He attended summer courses with Danita Emma, Momchill Mladenov and Peter Breur in Austria. Mr. Curtis joined the company in 2015, and has danced the roles of Escamillo, Sugar Plum Cavalier, and Romeo by Robert Weiss, as well as Ichabod Crane from Zalman Raffael’s Sleepy Hollow and Dracula in Lynne Taylor-Corbett's Dracula. Roles created on Mr. Curtis include a pas de deux in Weiss’s Dialogues, and pas de trois from Raffael’s Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1. Mr. Curtis has also guested at American Contemporary Ballet, in Los Angeles to perform “The Man I Love” pas from Who Cares?, as well as the pas from Stars and Stripes, both of which were choreographed by George Balanchine. Dancer Sponsor: Peter and Donna Heffring Pas de Deux Sponsor: Bonnie and John Medinger

PRINCIPALS Ashley Hathaway is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina where she began her ballet training at age 6 at the Raleigh School of Ballet. Having grown up in the capital city, she was chosen to be part of Carolina Ballet’s productions from a young age and was the very first Clara in The Nutcracker. Ms. Hathaway continued her education at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and has also trained at the School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Jacob’s Pillow. Upon joining Carolina Ballet, Ms. Hathaway’s featured roles include Lucy in Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Dracula, Terpsichore in Apollo, The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, and Juliet in Robert Weiss’ Romeo & Juliet. In the summer of 2018, Ms. Hathaway was picked to dance at the National Choreographers Initiative in Irvine, California.

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Richard Krusch was born in Budapest, Hungary. He started his ballet training in 1994 at the Hungarian Dance Academy, where he received training in the classical Vaganova technique and classical repertoire. He attended numerous summer programs in the U.S., including the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) and School of American Ballet in New York City. He graduated from UNCSA in 2002 and joined Carolina Ballet the same year. Over the years, Mr. Krusch has worked with the American Ballet Theatre, the Hungarian National Ballet and has toured with Hungarian Ballet in Europe. He rejoined Carolina Ballet in 2006 and was promoted to Principal dancer in 2011. Richard has danced many major roles, with several choreographed on him by Robert Weiss and Lynne Taylor-Corbett. In 2011, Mr. Krusch represented Carolina Ballet at the International Ballet Festival of Miami.

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PRINCIPALS Marcelo Martinez was born in Paraguay and began his training at the former Academia de danza Bettina Ramos. He trained in Brazil at the Centro de Dança Rio under the instruction of Maria Angelica Fiorani. At age 17 he was accepted into the Companhia Jovem do Teatro Municipal do Rio De Janiero where he danced for four years under the direction of Dalal Aschar and Mariza Estrella. He joined Washington Ballet for three seasons (20042007) where he danced under the direction of Septime Weber. In July 2007, he came to Carolina Ballet, and was promoted to Principal dancer in 2010. Featured roles include Romeo in Romeo & Juliet by Robert Weiss, as Man of Darkness in Carmina Burana and as Dracula in Dracula, both by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, as James in La Sylphide, Albrecht in Giselle and Macbeth in Macbeth.

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Lara O’Brien grew up in Crystal Lake, Illinois outside Chicago. She began dancing at age 8 and trained with the School of Ballet Chicago and the School of American Ballet in New York City. In 2000, Ms. O’Brien was the Dance American National Cultural Exchange scholarship student and was chosen to train at the Royal Danish Ballet for two months. She joined Carolina Ballet in 2001 as an apprentice. In 2003 Ms. O’Brien was chosen by Lynne Taylor-Corbett to dance the lead in The Ugly Duckling and shortly after was made a soloist in 2004. In 2011, Ms. O’Brien was promoted to Principal. Ms. O’Brien has originated several principal roles by Robert Weiss, Lynne TaylorCorbett, Zalman Raffael, Marin Boieru, Attila Bongar and Tyler Walters and danced several more by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Christopher Stowell. Most recently, she originated the role of Lady Macbeth in Macbeth.

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PRINCIPALS Alyssa Pilger began her training at age 2, as a jazz dancer. At age 15 she went on to receive her formal ballet training at Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education. While attending, she competed at Youth America Grand Prix, (YAGP) Rhode Island, winning 1st place gold in the senior women classical category and bronze in the contemporary category. Later she went on to compete in the New York City finals, where she was invited to perform in the Miami International Ballet Festival, entitled “Stars of Tomorrow”. Ms. Pilger completed her training at the School of American Ballet under the direction of Kay Mazzo. Ms. Pilger joined Carolina Ballet as a trainee in 2012. She has performed principal roles including Firebird in Firebird, the Sugar Plum Fairy and Butterfly in The Nutcracker. She has also performed the leading role of choleric in The Four Temperaments, in Zalman Raffael's In the Gray and Jupiter in The Planets.

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Margaret Severin-Hansen, is from Huntington, Long Island. She studied dance at the Huntington School of Ballet until she went to the School of American Ballet. In 1997 she was invited to study at The Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1998 she joined Carolina Ballet as an apprentice and rose through to principal dancer in 2002. Ms. Severin-Hansen’s principal roles include Giselle, Juliet, Princess Aurora, the Firebird, the Sylph, Swanhilda, Cinderella, Carmen, Odette/Odile, the Sugar Plum Fairy and many principal roles in ballets by George Balanchine such as Rubies, Square Dance and Who Cares? just to name a few. In January 2009, Ms. Severin-Hansen was one of eight graduates of the School of American Ballet personally invited by Peter Martins to perform with New York City Ballet dancers in the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the school. She is currently the Artistic Director of the Carolina Ballet Summer Intensive. Founding Member Sponsor: Dr. and Mrs. Clif Patterson Pointe Shoe Sponsor: Joan Caviness and Scot Huber

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YEVGENY SHLAPKO UKRAINE

Yevgeny Shlapko, was born in Odessa, Ukraine but was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He began his ballet training at age eight, with Madame Olga Kostritzky at The School of American Ballet. During his years at SAB, he had the opportunity to work with many choreographers including Christopher Wheeldon, Benjamin Millepied, and Justin Peck. In his final years of training, he performed featured roles in Peter Martins’s Les Gentilhommes, Christopher d’Amboise’s Tribute, and Benjamin Millepied’s 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini. In 2007, Mr. Shlapko launched his professional dancing career by joining Carolina Ballet. He was promoted to the rank of principal dancer in 2016 and has been featured in Robert Weiss’s Don Quixote, as well as Lynne Taylor Corbett’s Carmina Burana. Roles choreographed on him include “Renfield” in Lynne Taylor Corbett’s Dracula, and the principal couple in Zalman Raffael’s Rachmaninoff: Concerto no. 2 in c minor. Pas de Deux Sponsor: Rosemary and Christopher Royce

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Training: Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre; Previous: Orlando Ballet; Joined Carolina Ballet as Corps de Ballet in 2014. Featured roles: Soloist couple in Zalman Raffael's Rhapsody Pas de Deux Sponsor: Marion Johnson Church

Training: The Teatro Baile de Cavite in the Philippines; Previous: Hunstville Ballet, Ballet San Antonio, Dance Theatre of Tennessee and Ballet Philippines; Joined Carolina Ballet as Corps de Ballet in 2018. Featured roles: Siegfried Swan Lake, Prince Cinderella, Poet Les Sylphides, Basilio Don Quixote, Franz Coppelia

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Robert Weiss has served as Carolina Ballet’s Artistic Director / CEO since the company’s professional launch in 1997. Under his artistic and executive leadership, Carolina Ballet has become one of America’s premier professional ballet companies, and one of the nation’s finest arts organizations (The Wall Street Journal). Mr. Weiss has created over 60 new works for Carolina Ballet, including the first full-evening ballet choreographed to Handel’s Messiah, an original fulllength Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Carmen, and The Nutcracker. In addition, he has choreographed repertory pieces to Stravinsky’s Firebird, Petruschka, Symphony in C and Concerto for Two Pianos; Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto, Grosse Fuge, and the 9th Symphony; Bach’s Musical Offering; Grieg’s Piano Concerto; Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony; and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. He has worked with contemporary composer Paul Moravec using his Tempest Fantasy and Time Gallery to create new ballets; and he has collaborated on several short works and a full evening Macbeth with contemporary composer J. Mark Scearce. After studying ballet from the age of 8, and performing as a child with the New York City Ballet; American Ballet Theatre; the Kirov Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet (on their U.S. tours), Robert Weiss began his career as a professional dancer at the age of 17, when he joined the New York City Ballet at the request of George Balanchine. He remained with the company for 17 years, rising to the rank of principal dancer. He performed principal roles in over 40 ballets, some of which were created for him by both Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. He was also featured in Illuminations and Dim Lustre by Frederick Ashton and Antony Tudor respectively, and worked directly with these esteemed choreographers on the revival of these works for New York City Ballet. Upon retiring as a dancer, Mr. Weiss was appointed Artistic Director of Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia. There he precipitated a period of great artistic growth for that company and a complementary growth in revenue and audiences, both of which more than tripled during his nine seasons. Mr. Weiss has also created works for American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Maurice Bejart’s Ballet of the 20th Century, The Caramoor Festival, the Palm Beach Festival, Stars of American Ballet, and Philadanco Dance Company. In January 2012, Weiss directed and choreographed the opera Les Enfants Terribles to music of Philip Glass for the North Carolina Opera. Mr. Weiss is a recipient of two fellowships for choreography from the National Endowment for the Arts. In May 2005 Robert Weiss received the Medal of Arts from the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, and in fall 2009 he was honored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society of North Carolina. In May 2011, Mr. Weiss received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts Degree from North Carolina State University. He is married to Melissa Podcasy, the company’s founding principal ballerina, now a Ballet Master with the company.

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ZALMAN RAFFAEL (Co-Artistic Director) Known familiarly as Zali, Zalman was born and raised in New York City. He received his formal dance training at the School of American Ballet, during which he performed in productions with both the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater and worked with choreographers such as Christopher Wheeldon and Benjamin Millepied. In 2005, Zalman Raffael joined Carolina Ballet. During his tenure with the company, he performed diverse roles in the repertoire, including works created by Robert Weiss, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon, Attila Bongar and Christopher Stowell. By the end of his third season as Carolina Ballet’s first Resident Choreographer, he will have created 21 pieces for the company. He has taken up residency at East Carolina University (2015), Manhattan Youth Ballet (2015), participated in The Young Choreographers Workshop (2011) and Columbia Ballet Collaborative (2011). In addition to choreographing for Carolina Ballet, Zalman has re staged works choreographed by Robert Weiss and Lynne TaylorCorbett.

MICHELE WEATHERS (Executive Director) Michele has served the Triangle area in the performing arts since 1991. Most recently, as the Interim Managing Director at PlayMakers Repertory Company under the leadership of Joseph Haj and Vivienne Benesch. PlayMakers Rep has the distinct honor of being the only LORT theatre between Atlanta and Washington, DC. Other credits include: Managing Director at Theatre Raleigh (2012-2014), Events and Board Relations Director at Carolina Ballet (2009-2012) and Associate Producer at North Carolina Theatre (1991-2005). In New York, she was the Assistant General Manager for the Off-Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s TONY Award Winning Musical, IN THE HEIGHTS and also served on the management team at Barrow Street Theatre for its production of Austin Pendelton’s ORSON’S SHADOW and at Stuart Thompson Productions on the Scott Rudin produced RED LIGHT WINTER by Adam Rapp. For the past 11 years, Michele has been a consulting Producer for La Vie Productions, a New York based company dedicated to managing, developing and producing new works, fostering new talents and attracting new audiences. Recent projects include AUSTEN’S PRIDE and MR. RICKEY CALLS A MEETING. She is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women.

LYNNE TAYLOR-CORBETT (Principal Guest Choreographer: Dracula, Picnic in the Grass, Monet Impressions) received Tony Nominations for best director and best choreographer of Broadway’s Swing!, and received Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Nominations for both Wanda’s World and My Vaudeville Man Off-Broadway. Her adaptation of The Lion King is in its seventh year at Disney’s park in Hong Kong and her production of Cougar the Musical, for which she was a contributing writer, played Off-Broadway for almost two years and is licensed worldwide. She co-wrote Distant Thunder, a musical set on the Blackfeet Reservation in contemporary times with her Native American son, Shaun Taylor-Corbett. The show is currently being developed by Amas Musical Theatre in New York. Ms. Taylor-Corbett has choreographed works for American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, among others. Her works have been featured on Live from Lincoln Center and National Public Television. Feature films include Footloose, My Blue Heaven and Bewitched. In 2011, she created a production of Kurt Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins for New York City Ballet, with Patti LuPone in the Lotte Lenya role. It was named as one of the most important dance events of the year by the New Jersey Star Ledger. She co-wrote and directed Out of the Shadows, Good Housekeeping’s benefit for The National Women’s History Museum, starring Meryl Streep. Most recently, she directed the New York workshop of Queen Mother produced by Goodspeed Opera. Ms. Taylor-Corbett, a proud member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers, is on the board of Rosie’s Broadway Kids and has served as a consultant for the Hunger Project.

DEBRA AUSTIN (Ballet Master, Founding Member) received a scholarship to the School of American Ballet when she was 12 years old. Four years later, George Balanchine personally invited her to join New York City Ballet. Praised by The New York Times for her ability to “levitate...and remain suspended in the air,” Ms. Austin danced many principal roles with New York City Ballet in works choreographed by Balanchine, including Symphony in C, Divertimento #15, and Ballo della Regina, in which Balanchine created a solo for her. She also danced lead roles for Jerome Robbins in The Four Seasons, Interplay, and Chansons Madécasses, which he created on her. She later joined the Zurich Ballet in Switzerland, where she danced principal roles (many with Rudolf Nureyev) in works by all of the major choreographers, including Myrtha in Heinz Spoerli’s Giselle. While there, she toured throughout Europe. After her return to the United States, she joined Pennsylvania Ballet as a principal dancer under Artistic Director Robert Weiss and danced roles in Swan Lake, Coppélia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Giselle, and La Sylphide.

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OLGA KOSTRITZKY (Guest Teacher) is a world recognized teacher/ballet master. For two decades, she served as a faculty member at The School of American Ballet (SAB) at Lincoln Center, the official school of The New York City Ballet. During her tenure at SAB, Kostritzky was a pioneer in creating The Boys Program in the school. From the challenging start of immigrating from the former Soviet Union to the United States in 1975, Olga has trained a vast number of ballet dancers in her lifetime and many of her students have gone on to dance professionally. Olga Kostritzky was the coach for Cambodian dancer Sokvannara Sar and was featured in the documentary film Dancing Across Borders produced by Anne Bass. Kostritzky was also the ballet consultant and the coach for Natalie Portman and the ballet dancers in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, and she appeared in the film. Since 2009 she has been Guest Teacher/Coach for the Novosibirsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre and for the Moscow Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre directed by Igor Zelensky. During the 2007–2008 seasons, Kostritzky served as Ballet Teacher/Mistress for the acclaimed Morphoses, The Wheeldon Company and The Vail International Dance Festival. In 2004 and 2005 she worked for Benjamin Millepied at the Choreographic Institute in East Hampton, New York. Recipient of The Senate State of New York Award for her contribution to the arts, Kostritzky also received the Mae L. Wien Award for her distinguished service to the art of ballet and the 2012 Inspiration Award for Women U.S.A. MARIN BOIERU (Ballet Master, Founding Member) studied ballet in his native Romania and then later at the Kirov Ballet in Russia. He won the gold medal at the International Ballet Competition-Varna and the silver at the International Ballet Competition-Moscow. Praised by The New York Times for his “heart-stopping ability,” he performed as a principal dancer in the United States at Miami City Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet and in Europe at Maurice Béjart’s Ballet of the 20th Century (Switzerland), Roland Petit’s Ballet National de Marseille (France), and Opera of Bucharest (Romania). He has toured nationally and internationally with Stars of American Ballet partnering Susan Jaffe, Alexandra Ferri, and Leslie Brown. His television appearances include starring roles in La Sylphide on PBS, in The Magic Flute on French television and in Giselle on TVR in Romania.

DAMEON NAGEL (Ballet Master, Founding Member) Dameon was born in Canada and received his training at The National Ballet School in Toronto. Before joining Carolina Ballet, he danced with Cleveland San Jose Ballet. Mr. Nagel joined Carolina Ballet as an apprentice during its inaugural season. He performed the role of Paris in the premiere of Romeo & Juliet. As a founding member of Carolina Ballet, Mr. Nagel has performed in many of the company’s world premieres. Some notable roles include The Man in Lilac Garden, Concerto Barocco, Steptext and Drosselmeir in The Nutcracker. Mr. Nagel has also been asked by Robert Weiss to set his ballets at Washington Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and Ballet Hawaii.

MELISSA PODCASY (Ballet Master, Founding Member) In her 15 seasons as a principal ballerina with Carolina Ballet, her repertoire consisted of over 50 ballets, 40 of which were created on her. She danced as a principal with Pennsylvania Ballet (Robert Weiss, Artistic Director) and Basel Ballet, Switzerland (Heinz Spoerli, Artistic Director). She has appeared as a guest artist with New York City Ballet (Peter Martins’ Barber Violin Concerto); has danced nationally and internationally with Stars of American Ballet; and toured North America with Principal Dancers of New York City Ballet (Colombia Artists Management). She has worked with and created roles for Christopher Wheeldon, William Forsythe, Richard Tanner, Damian Woetzel, and Peter Martins. Ms. Podcasy is honored to have shared the stage and been coached by the great José Limón dancer Clay Taliaferro. She has collaborated with choreographers Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Robert Weiss throughout her career, appearing in a countless number of their creations. She has performed the work of Antony Tudor, August Bournonville and José Limón. Her Balanchine repertoire consists of more than 25 ballets. Ms. Podcasy has danced the ballerina roles in 10 full-length ballets including Giselle, John Cranko’s Romeo & Juliet, Heinz Spoerli’s La Fille Mal Gardee, and Peter Martins’ La Sylphide, which was filmed for PBS Dance in America. Other television credits: Giselle (Romanian national TV), Homage to Switzerland (Swiss television), 7 productions for UNC-TV statewide. Ms. Podcasy received the Raleigh Medal of Arts in 2007.

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PABLO JAVIER PEREZ (Ballet Artist, Founding Member) Pablo was born in Uruguay, graduated with the highest honors from the National School of Dance. In 1994 he won a silver medal at an international dance competition in Brazil. Mr. Perez has also danced with The Teatro de Colón de Buenos Aires. Mr. Perez joined Carolina Ballet in its first season. His roles include Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet, Puck and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hilarion in Giselle, Renfield in Dracula, and principal roles in Tarantella, Square Dance, Four Temperaments, Fancy Free, Steadfast Tin Soldier, Rubies, Valse Fantaisie. He has had several principal roles choreographed on him, including Robert Weiss’ Adagio, Joker in Masque of the Red Death, Peter in Peter & the Wolf. In 2001, he was invited by the First Lady of Uruguay to participate in a national tour of Uruguay.

ALFRED E. STURGIS (Music Director) has conducted thirty different ballets for Carolina Ballet including four world premieres and nearly 350 Nutcracker performances. In addition to his work with Carolina Ballet, Sturgis serves as Music Director for the North Carolina Master Chorale and the Tar River Orchestra in Rocky Mount. Known for being a strong collaborative artist, he has also enjoyed a great deal of experience in opera and musical theatre. Maestro Sturgis has served as guest conductor for the New York City Ballet, North Carolina Symphony, North Carolina Theatre, Winston-Salem Symphony, Fayetteville Symphony, Long Leaf Opera, and Capital Opera. He has conducted overseas in China, Bulgaria, France, Italy and the U.K. In 1996, he was awarded the Raleigh Medal of Arts.

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The 2018/19 season marks the 20th anniversary of Carolina Ballet’s close association with Raleigh-based composer J. Mark Scearce. All told, his music has graced Carolina Ballet stages in eight ballets, amounting to more than six hours of his original music, many of whose tunes we’re humming years later. His 1999 Kreutzer Sonata married Beethoven and Janacek with his own original music. A decade later Guernica and the Reverdy Song of the Dead centered the Picasso show. In the interim, his Endymion’s Sleep touched our hearts. The following year Dracula and Masque of the Red Death opened to rave reviews and two revivals. Five years on, Macbeth with an unforgettable powerhouse score moved audiences both in Memorial and DPAC. And now, back from Prague, Scearce shares his Mucha-inspired Valentine’s Day premiere this season along with Dracula and Masque revivals. J. Mark Scearce, is one of North Carolina’s most recognized and performed composers. Recipient of the 2010 Raleigh Medal of Arts and the 2009 International Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Music Composition, Scearce is the recipient of five academic degrees in music, philosophy and religion, including a doctorate from Indiana University. Scearce has won six international music competitions and his music found on seven commercial recordings. Having taught on the music faculties of the Universities of Hawaii, North Texas, and Southern Maine, he is formerly Director of the Music Department at North Carolina State University and presently a tenured professor in NC State’s College of Design. Dr. Scearce composes on a Bechstein A175 grand piano purchased from Ruggero Piano, proud sponsor of Carolina Ballet.

DAVID HEUVEL (Principal Guest Costume Designer, Costume Designer: Firebird, Dracula, Monet Impressions, Swan Lake) has designed many works for Carolina Ballet including Firebird, Cinderella, Petruschka, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Tempest Fantasy, Carolina Jamboree, Monet Impressions, Don Quixote, Picasso and Dracula. He has been associated with Ballet West since 1979 and currently serves as the company’s Costume Production Director. Prior to his work in the United States, he was chief costumer for PACT Ballet in South Africa. He has designed and built costumes for Ballet du Nord (France), Alberta Ballet, BalletMet, Singapore Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Ballet Hawaii, Nashville Ballet, and Ballet Memphis. JEFF A.R. JONES (Resident Designer/Fight Director) has designed sets and/or costumes for many of Carolina Ballet’s original works beginning with the company’s first new work, Dancers in a Gypsy Style, and continuing with such shows as Messiah, The Kreutzer Sonata, and Carmen. He created the scenery for Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Firebird, Dracula and Little Mermaid among many others. He has designed throughout the southeast. As a Fight Director, he has staged fights for ballet, dance, theatre, opera, film, and television over the past 20+ years. He has taught classes at UNC Professional Actor Training Program, Florida State, Asolo Conservatory, Duke University, and is faculty at Elon University and William Peace University. He holds the titles of Fight Director, Certified Teacher, and Instructor of Theatrical Firearms with the Society of American Fight Directors. Mr. Jones has a Bachelor’s degree from William & Mary and a Master of Fine Arts from Florida State University. ROSS KOLMAN (Resident Lighting Designer) is a founding member of Carolina Ballet, where he has designed the lighting for Romeo and Juliet, Messiah, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Kreutzer Sonata, Carmen, Coppélia, Stravinsky’s Clowns, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Firebird and The Nutcracker, among many others. He has designed lighting for many others including Martha Clarke, Jacques d’ Amboise, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Christopher Wheeldon, Ann Carlson, Richard Tanner, Damian Woetzel, Tyler Walters, Chuck Davis, Mark Dendy, Liz Lerman, New Performing Dance Co., The North Carolina Dance Theatre, Peter Pucci, and Clay Taliaferro. Mr. Kolman has also served as the resident lighting designer for Archipelago, The Duke University Institute of the Arts, and Marlies Yearby’s Movin’ Spirits Dance Theater. In addition, Mr. Kolman has worked as the production manager for the American Dance Festival, Carolina Ballet, and Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble Creative Exchanges Program. KERRI L. MARTINSEN (Resident Costume Designer) is a graduate of the UNC-CH MFA program and has worked for The Washington National Opera, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Troika Entertainment, The PlayMaker’s Repertory Company and Maryland Ballet Theatre. Her work ranges from production costume making to managing costume shops to freelance costuming and designing for individuals. Since coming to Carolina Ballet, her design credits include Grieg Piano Concerto (Robert Weiss), Master Composers and Beethoven’s 9th (Robert Weiss). She also worked with Mr. Weiss on the NC Opera’s production of Les Enfants Terribles. Much love to my husband for putting up with my schedule.

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TIME GALLERY The Time Gallery is a musical meditation on the nature of time and the experience of temporal duration. The title derives from an eponymous exhibit of timekeeping devices I visited in 1992 at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, through which passes the planet’s Prime Meridian. 44

I. Bells encompasses a waking day as measured at medieval Benedictine monasteries. Before the development of mechanical clocks in Western civilization, bells served as the principal means to signal subdivisions of the day. The Benedictine monks who codified their subdivisions of the waking day into eight parts (Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline) were among the first and most influential bell-markers in our civilization. The movement begins in pre-dawn darkness as the percussionist is awakened by a water-alarm-clock. He goes to the chimes and sounds to begin the monastic day, a ritual immortalized in the familiar children’s song Frere Jacques. The other performers quietly enter to begin a contemplative discourse, which then yields to the succeeding hours and activities of the day. Bells is not exclusively contemplative or prayer-like in character, as evidenced in the rather active, extroverted “mid-day.” For the monastic, every activity can be an appropriate form of devotion, and I like to think that this spirit can involve all individuals, including artists, working in the service of an ideal. II. Time Machine is a dream-like tour of the development of clocks and clockthought from the Renaissance to the present. If Bells is organic and pliant, suggesting the elastic, uneven Benedictine canonical hours, Time Machine is mechanical and metronomic in its suggestion standard, inflexible hours. The second section of this movement, Pendulum, may suggest the swaying gravitational motion which revolutionized time-keeping when applied by Galileo to time mechanisms. The vibraphone’s repeating four-chord theme is based on the familiar B.A.C.H. motive (B flat, A, C, B natural), introducing the spirit of J.S. Bach (born 1685) into the musical/temporal fabric. The third section, A Clockwork Universe, may suggest the incomparably influential Newtonian model of a rational, ordered cosmos designed by The Great Watch-maker. The post-Newtonian Rhythm of Disintegration explosively disrupts the clockwork universe, subsequently winding—or melting—down into the entropic disorder, which ends the movement. III. Pulse: The Feeling of What Happens is initiated by the sound of an actual heartbeat, our natural physical time-keeping device. The rhythms of breathing also determine the structure of the piece, especially in the wind instruments. Against metronomic clock-time, Pulse sets up as asymmetrical heart beat that appears at times in the steady, regular pulse, and at times in radical, playful digressions. IV. Overtime: Memory Sings unfolds in a meta-temporal imagination of an ideal mind remembering the previous movements, reinventing the past. The word “overtime” has for me several connotations: 1) an epilogue commenting on the rest of the composition, 2) musical events unfolding over time, and 3) Mnemosyne transcending time, operating over and above it. The principal themes of the piece return, notably the B.A.C.H. motive, for as Bach is described by one commentator, “He is the spectator of all musical time and existence, to whom it is not of the smallest importance whether a thing be old or new, so long as it is true.”

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CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Weiss Production Manager/Technical Director Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . Michele Weathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Strampe Director of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Darter Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . Julia Tyson Administrative Director . . . . . . . . . Laurie Tollerton Costume Director/Designer . . . Kerri L. Martinsen Accounting & Benefits Manager . . . . . . . Aji Touray Resident Lighting Designer . . . . . . . Ross Kolman Resident Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff A.R. Jones

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Present This Playbill to Support Carolina Ballet & Receive Present This Playbill 919.839.2040 to Support 4720-120 Carolina Ballet Receive www.ruggeropiano.com Hargrove Rd. & Raleigh, NC Preferred Pricing on all New, Used, and Digital Pianos! Preferred Pricing on all New, Used, and Digital Pianos! Present This Playbill to Support Carolina Ballet & Receive Preferred Pricing on all New, Used, and Digital Pianos! 49

VOLUNTEERS Ellen Adelman

Heather E. Healey

Steve Naum

Michele Alias

Vaia Hixson

Robin E. Neal

Susan Anderson

Patricia Hnat

Lydia Estelle Neurath

Lori Becherer

Yung-Shih Hoang

Chelsea Nicolas

Mary Ann Blum

Donna Hopkins

Deborah Noles

Caroline Bratton

Melody Hughes

Gonzague Ozan

Carole Breckinridge

Meghan Hunt

Julie Parks

Betsy Bullen

Judye Jacobs

Barbara Parramore

Karen Campbell

Tamara James

Anne Platsky

Kari T. Campbell

Eliza Jennings

Andrea Reichle

Carol Carey

Georgia B. Jennings

Gretchen Susan

Jordan Clawson

Lillian Kaluza

Angela Clemente

Brittany Krueger

Theresa Rosenberg

Jim Cook

Jay Krueger

Joyce Rothchild

Sandy Deutsch Crane

Michael LaSalle

Takako Schenberger

Linda Curtis

Roger Lawrence

Janie Schwab

Sophie Dangtran

Leanne Leavitt

Lorraine Shaleesh

Robin Davis

Carolyn L'Italien

Kathy Skov

Julie Ellison

Jennifer Lohmann

Chuck Sumner

Sherry Emanuel

Melissa Makhoul

Lida Thoma

Julia Fair

Michiko Maloney

Shannon Tobin

Margaret Flintom

Rebecca Maselli

Leonor Tolosa

Susan Fountain

Colleen McBee

Rilee Vo

Antonia Garcia

Peggy McCann

Beverly Vollat

Mary Iris Gray

Julia McCollum

Robyn Wallace

Lydia Griffith

Melinda Pearce McKee

Sarah Egan Warren

Susanne Hall

Larry Miles

Caleigh West

Amanda Hardenbrook

Lilo Miles

Charlotte Whiteford

Hana Hardenbrook

Christina Mitchko

Hope Whiteford

Lisa Hathaway

Thomas Mitchko

Marge Yanker

Susan D. Hausmann

Sharon Mooring

Lori Zagiba

Deborah Hayes

Emily Naum

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An HomAge to HAndel Sunday, February 17th at 3pm St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

Recognized today primarily for his Water Music and Hallelujah Chorus, George Frideric Handel was one of the most versatile composers to ever live. With a combination of vocal and instrumental compositions, this concert is dedicated entirely to the works of this highly underrated baroque composer.

A ProgrAm of Pure deligHts Sunday, March 24th at 3pm Carolina Theatre of Durham

Returning to the Carolina Theatre for a third time, clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein performs one of the greatest concertos ever written. Paired with a scintillating Rossini overture and Brahms’ emotionally charged 2nd Serenade, this program is The COT’s annual Horst and Ruth Mary Meyer Memorial Concert.

mAsks And fAirytAles Sunday, May 5th at 3pm Carolina Theatre of Durham

Closing out the season is an extremely eclectic program featuring the Concert Singers of Cary, joining The COT for Debussy’s La demoiselle élue (The Blessed Damsel) and Mendelssohn’s ravishing Psalm 42. Giving the program its name is the charming Masques et bergamasques by Fauré, and concluding it all is Stravinky’s The Fairy’s Kiss.

SPECIAL THANKS Dr. Lyman Smith of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, Orthopedist to Carolina Ballet, Inc. Dr. James Stevens and Staff of Carolina Family Practice and Sports Medicine Dr. Robert G. Jones and Staff of The Bone & Joint Surgery Clinic Dr. Richard A. Laviano and Staff of Falls Chiropractic and Injury Dr. Michael L. Hall, Triangle Disc Care Dr. Kirk E. Woelffer, Raleigh Foot and Ankle Center Todd Erbst of Erbst OrthoSport, Physical Therapy Lisa LaGanke and Staff at Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness Sophie Dangtran of Jewels of Light Healing Anna Porrazzo-Churchill and Staff of Synergy Face and Body Ryan Sobus of Healthy Diets, Nutrition Counseling and Wellness Elisa Buxbaum and Pulse Pilates Evolve Movement YoBa Studio, Hot Yoga and Barre Danea Polise Bickerstaffe and Dance Etc. The National Charity League, Dogwood Chapter The Junior Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club of Raleigh Celito.net is the official IT and Internet Service Provider for Carolina Ballet, Inc. O2 Fitness is the Official Fitness Facility for Carolina Ballet, Inc.

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THE FOUNDING PATRON SOCIETY The Founding Patron Society is comprised of those individuals, businesses and foundations whose extraordinary support from 1997 to 2000 provided the initial capital financing for the creation of Carolina Ballet as a professional dance company. We owe a great debt of gratitude to these founding patrons for their role in helping to create one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier professional ballet companies.

THE FOUNDING PATRONS A.J. Fletcher Foundation Anonymous North Carolina Family Mr. Jeff Basham and Ms. Susan Garrity Capitol Broadcasting Company City of Raleigh Arts Commission Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Duncan

Duke Energy Progress The News & Observer Publishing Company The John William Pope Foundation Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward Purrington Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood H. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. Techet

DECENNIAL PATRONS Carolina Ballet thanks the following patrons whose support and enthusiasm for ballet and the arts in North Carolina has been vital to our existence and success over our first ten years. A.J. Fletcher Foundation Chip and Judy Anderson Anonymous North Carolina Family AT&T Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnett Mr. Jeff Basham and Ms. Susan Garrity Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm McDougal Brown Capitol Broadcasting Company City of Raleigh City of Raleigh Arts Commission Ms. Julia G. Daniels Duke Energy Progress Mr. and Mrs. Clayton I. Duncan F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Fenwick Foundation/Phoenix Family Ms. Nella P. Fulton Mr. Paul Fulton, Jr. The James F. Petersen Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Kehaya Lou and Don Kline Dr. and Mrs. Gordon B. LeGrand Malmstad Family Charitable Fund

Mrs. Jolene B. McGehee National Endowment for the Arts The News and Observer Publishing Company North Carolina Arts Council North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Candace and Michael Olander Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward Purrington Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Purrington, III Mr. and Mrs. W. Trent Ragland, Jr. RBC Bank Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Roberg Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation Dr. Robert Schantz The Shubert Foundation Walter Shur Eve and Sherwood Smith Carolyn and Sandy Stidham Sandy Sully Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. Techet United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County Mr. and Mrs. Lars von Kantzow

S CAROLINA BALLET UPPORT

From the thousands of pointe shoes worn every year to accompanying our dances with live music, it is the generous donations from our supporters that help us create the magic that is needed for us to continue to be the region’s largest ballet company.

DANCERS • Attracting the highest-quality dancers from around the world • Training professionals with the country’s top ballet masters

EDUCATION • Offering the highest level of dance education through the

School of Carolina Ballet

PRODUCTION • Transforming an artistic vision into reality with the

theatrical mix of costumes, sets and lighting

LIVE MUSIC • Enhancing performances with the finest musicians • Aiming to bring accompaniment to every performance

OUTREACH • Providing access for thousands of rural and

economically disadvantaged students each year For more than twenty years, Carolina Ballet has been growing into a company that now has an operating budget of over $6 million annually. In order to maintain world-class excellence, we are required to raise over $3 million from donations each year. We are appreciative and thankful for your consideration to give. For more information, contact Carolina Ballet's Development Team at 919-747-8461 or email us at development@carolinaballet.com. To learn more, visit www.carolinaballet.com.

All gifts, including multi-year pledges, will be used to support Carolina Ballet’s operations and will be considered unrestricted unless explicitly stipulated otherwise. Financial information about this 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-888-830-4989. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

CAROLINA BALLET 2018-2019 ANNUAL GIVING LEVELS & BENEFITS CROWN JEWEL

Diamond benefits plus:

($50,000)

Receive a full-season of customized Carolina Ballet experiences

DIAMOND JEWEL

Ruby benefits plus:

($25,000)

Sponsorship of a select Principal or Soloist Dancer*

RUBY

Emerald benefits plus:

($10,000)

Sponsorship of a select Soloist or Company Dancer*

EMERALD

Sapphire benefits plus:

($5,000)

Pointe Shoe or Pas de Deux Sponsorship of your favorite

Carolina Ballet Dancer*

SAPPHIRE

Topaz benefits plus:

Complimentary parking pass; concierge ticket service through the Development Office; and an opportunity to visit the studio and view class*

TOPAZ

Ovation benefits plus:

($2,500)

($1,000)

Admission for two (2) to Carolina Ballet’s Precious Jewels’ Donor Room for complimentary wine and chocolates during intermission; two (2) complimentary mezzanine tickets to the performance of your choice (excludes The Nutcracker)

OVATION CIRCLE

Corps de Ballet benefits plus:

($500)

Admission for two (2) to Carolina Ballet’s Wine & Chocolate Dress Rehearsal Receptions

CORPS DE BALLET CIRCLE

Patron benefits plus:

($250)

Season listing with Carolina Ballet’s playbills

PATRON’S CIRCLE

(ALL GIFTS UP TO $249.00)

Season Listing on Carolina Ballet’s Website www.carolinaballet.com & Invitation to our Special Events *Asterisked Benefits are available upon request. Please contact the Office of Development, (919) 747-8457, to take advantage of these specific activities.

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT Carolina Ballet would like to thank the following government agencies, corporations and foundations that gave generous annual gifts from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. The Ballet would also like to recognize those who have made special commitments in addition to their Annual Fund Support: D indicates Multi-Year Pledge Y indicates Artisticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Director Society $100,000+ City of Raleigh D Duke Energy Progress $50,000 - $99,999 The John William Pope Foundation D Martin Marietta Materials D North Carolina Arts Council PNC Foundation D The Shubert Foundation

The Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation Southland Charitable Trust D Wells Fargo Williams Realty and Building Co, Inc.

$2,500 - $4,999 Bailey's Fine Jewelry Citrix The Cypress of Raleigh Kane Realty / North Hills Law Offices of Deborah Bland Koenig $25,000 - $49,999 Law Pro Form Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina D Level Four Group, LLC Capitol Broadcasting Company D Richard Catlin and Associates, Inc. E.T. Rollins, Jr. and Frances P. Rollins Foundation Paul Scheible, CPA, PLLC DY The Jerome Robbins Foundation D Robertson Immigration Law Firm W. Trent Ragland, Jr. Foundation Triangle Dentistry / Smith and Tart & Associates $10,000 - $24,999 The Walter S. Mander Foundation ChildTrust Foundation Womble Bond Dickinson LLP Duke Health $1,000 - $2,499 Fenwick Foundation DY Anoymous F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. ADRMortgage.com Ruggero Piano Britt Dental Center D Synergy Spa & Aesthetics Environmental Control $5,000 - $9,999 First Citizens Bank Association of Corporate Counsel Leith Automative Group Brigs Restaurants Peter Millar, Inc. Freed of London PNC Bank HUB International Carolinas The William Bass Charitable Foundation Nomaco Inc.

Carolina Ballet is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission. This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. www.NCArts.org

MATCHING GIFTS AND EMPLOYEE-DESIGNATED GIFTS AmazonSmile Foundation BD Matching Gift Program Benevity Community Impact Fund Biogen Idec Foundation BlackRock Matching Gift Program Blue Cross Blue Shield Employee Giving Bright Funds Foundation Caterpillar Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program Cisco Systems Matching Gift Program City of Raleigh Combined Campaign Dailygood by Goodsearch Duke Energy Progress Matching Gift Program EBSCO Industries Eli Lilly & Co. Foundation U.S. Matching Gift Program Ericsson Matching Gifts and Volunteer Grant Directive Program ExxonMobil Foundation Matching Gift Program Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Givalike Goodshop GSK Foundation Matching Gifts Program IBM Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign IBM Matching Grants Program JustGive.org Lincoln Financial Group Foundation Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foundation Merck Partnership for Giving Mondelez International Foundation Morgan Stanley Motorola Solutions Foundation Mutual of America NC State Employees Combined Campaign Network for Good Norfolk Southern Foundation Matching Gifts Program Novartis Matching Gift Center PNC Matching Gift Program PriceWaterhouseCoopers Qualcomm Matching Gift Program Red Hat Matching Gifts Program Schneider Electric / Square D Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Town of Cary Employee Combined Campaign TRUiST UBS Matching Gifts Program United Way of the Greater Triangle 60

CORPORATE IN-KIND SUPPORT Carolina Ballet would like to thank the following corporations and businesses for their generous in-kind support. $50,000+ Capitol Broadcasting Company Clean $25,000 - $49,999 Centerline Digital O2 Fitness Synergy Spa & Aesthetics WRAL-TV $10,000 - $24,999 20/20 Photo & Video Studio celito.net Chris Walt Photography Cindy McEnery Photography Dance Etc. Erbst OrthoSport Physical Therapy EVOLVE Movement Falls Chiropractic and Injury iHeart Media Healthtrax The News and Observer Publishing Company Pulse Pilates Ruggero Piano Triangle Dentistry/Smith and Tart Associates WRAL-FM WRAZ FOX 50 TV

$2,500 - $4,999 Allen & Pinnix PA Armes Photography Healthy Diets, Inc. WCPE-The Classical Station $1,000 - $2,499 American Dance Festival Bumble and Branch TOPO Spirits, LLC Triangle Academy of Dance

$5,000 - $9,999 Carolina Office Xchange LLC Curtis Media Group Jewels of Light Healing/ Sophie Dangtran Releve Dancewear Vinventions YOBA STUDIO

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS Carolina Ballet thanks the following individuals who generously supported the Ballet from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018). The Ballet would also like to recognize those who have made the following additional commitments: Multi-Year Pledge D, Live Music Fund e, Creative Capital Z, and Artistic Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SocietyPlanned Gift Y. $100,000+

Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm McDougal Brown Z Ms. Ellyn E. Daniels Moise Khayrallah D e Z Judy and Steve Zelnak D e Z

$50,000+

Anonymous (2) Stefanie and Douglas Kahn D Z Y Mrs. Jolene B. McGehee D e Mr. Charles W. Millard, III Mr. Michael Rierson and Dr. Kay Lowe Y

$25,000+

Anonymous Chip and Judy Anderson D Y William and Sandra Berry Peter and Donna Heffring Mr. John E. Malmstad D Dr. and Mrs. Clif Patterson D e Z Y Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Roberg DY Mr. J. Ormond Sanderson, Jr. and Mr. Robert K. Black Carolyn and Sandy Stidham D Sandy Sully D e Z

$10,000+

Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnett e Drs. Victor and Lenore Behar D e Ms. Nella P. Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Green Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Grew D John Thomas Hobby, Jr. Endowment Fund D Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kahn Mr. Johnny Kerr D Judy and Gordon LeGrand D Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Meltzer Candace and Michael Olander D Florence and James Peacock Mr. and Mrs. J. Stuart Phoenix Dr. and Mrs. Steve Prystowsky D Dr. Robert Schantz D Y The Ann C. and C. Hamilton Sloan Family Foundation

Eve and Sherwood Smith D Y Guy and Mindy Solie D Ms. Vera Tayeh Katherine White and Thomas Urquhart

$7,500+

Anonymous Mr. Jeff Basham and Ms. Susan Garrity DY Mr. E. Thomas Franklin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Goldwater e Dr. J. Keith and Katherine O. Keener e Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Pariser Y Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward Purrington D Larry and Debbie Robbins Walter Shur D Y Dena and Charlie Silver D Rob and Sally Tiller D LaVerne and Bob Wells D e Y

$5,000+

Dr. and Mrs. John G. Alley, Jr. Mrs. Franc A. Barada, Jr. Jon and Lane Blank D Y Mr. and Mrs. James F. Boericke, Jr. D Nancy and Christopher Bolen BRB Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Richard and Cynthia Brodhead Clymer and Patty Cease D Marion Johnson Church D Cindy K. and Thomas J. Cook D Brian and Cathy Cosens D Mr. and Mrs. David A. Davenport D Y Lowell Davidson e Ronald and Nancy Davis Mrs. Angela H. Dillard Allyson K. Duncan Dr. and Mrs. Charlie Foster, Jr. D e Carolyn and Michael Halpern Eileen and Michael Hendren Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Horace and Beckie Johnson D Shaun and Amy Jones Nancy K. Lederer D Nancy and Edward G. Lilly Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Martin D e Margaret McKean and John Peraza D

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Plastina Mrs. A. L. Purrington, III D Francine and Ralph Roberson Rosemary and Christopher Royce D Norrish Munson Rozgonyi D Charles A. and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Ms. Jane A. Small and Mr. George F. Sanderson, III D Edward and Carol Smithwick D Steven and Joan Techet Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Thomas D Lars and Elisabeth von Kantzow D Peggy Wilks and Don Davis e Y Brooklyn and Mike Winters D

$2,500+

Anonymous (2) Ms. Ellen B. Adelman D Perri and Kevin Anderson Jorgelina Araneda and Randall Stroud Gail Arneke and Dale Villeponteaux Edward and Marlou Bacon e Z The Baskerville Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Scott and Laura Bayzle D Gordon and Rebecca Christian D Mr. Brian Cook D Dr. Roy Cromartie and Mr. Paul E. Fomberg Holly and Grady Crumpler D Bob Dannegger Margaret Deal D Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. DeGrand D Y Drs. Diane Deresienski and Gregory Lewbart D Mr. and Mrs. David M. Duke Mr. Bobby Edgerton Finnamore Real Estate Mrs. Mary-Owens Fitzgerald D Phyllis Gordon D Z Joe and Carol Gosselin Stephanie Gray and Toby Terrell Drs. Ruth Gross and Hans Kellner D Dick and Sylvia Hoffert The Ella Ann and Frank B. Holding Foundation Alice Irby and Andrea Irby D Richard and Barbara Irwin D Bobby and Claudia Kadis D Chancy and Keith Kapp D e Z Lou and Don Kline Jay Krueger and Jennifer Lohmann D Mr. James H. Lazenby Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Leak D Chuck Lewis and Laurie Heffner De

Brock and Amanda McCloskey D Drs. R. Glen Medders and Paul E. Coggins Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Mitchell Marjory Moe and Diane Staton Lindsay Smith Newsom Family Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. O'Connor Susan and Dale Oller D Drs. Lochie B. Overbey and R. Donald Coffey, Jr. Mr. Sung I. Paik Barbara M. Parramore De Sharon Perry and Robert Cooper D Doren Madey Pinnell Mr. and Mrs. W. Trent Ragland, III Edmund and Louise Reiss D F. Michael and Libby B. Robb Mr. and Mrs. John S. Robinson D Dr. Harry M. Rosenberg and Ms. Theresa Joan Rosenberg Ms. Nancy M. Salmon Mr. and Mrs. Richard Skinner Mr. and Mrs. John E. Skvarla, III Scott and Susan Joan Smiley Baker D e Mr. Chad Stall and Dr. Karen Torres Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Steidinger D Col. (Ret.) Jay Stobbs and Dr. Mary Jo Hall Catherine and James Stuart W. John and Dorothy Swartz Beverly Taylor D Alex and Taizo Uchiyama Helen H. White Y The Wills Charitable Fund of Schwab Charitable Pilar and Chuck Zimmerlein

$1,000+

Anonymous (6) Dr. B. Jasmine Adams D Mr. Christopher A. Adams D Richard Adelman, M.D. and Jane Pinsky D Carrie and Andy Alspaugh Judith Ashbaugh and Dana Stahlman D Mr. Robert Auman and Mrs. Agnes Marshall Hopie and Allen Avery Maggie Bailey and David Levine D e Z Dr. Vernee N. Belcher Carol and Bob Bilbro Mr. C. Coleman Billingsley, Jr. D Stanley W. Black Carl Blackman and Carolyn Miller D Y Ronald and Maryllen Blum Kathleen Blum, Paul Lester, and Kadin Tallon D

Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Boney Henry and Sory Bowers D Hal Bowman and Mercedes Auger D L. Ellen Bradley Ms. Gail P. Braun Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett D. Brown D Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Bryant Colette Burrus De Ms. Laura Caggiano and Mr. Stephen Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Cass, Jr. D Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Cece Mr. and Mrs. John T. Church Mr. and Mrs. Tim Clancy June Clendenin David and Karen Cook Jane and Jon Cook D Mr. John Cooper Dr. John and Robin Costello Ruth and Sidney Cox D Francis F. Crannell and Deborah W. Lassiter D Jacobi Daley D Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Day, IV D Ms. Joan-Ellen Deck Dr. Megan Justine Difurio Ms. Patricia Dube D Melanie Black Dubis and Jeff Dubis D Mr. Sylvain Dufour and Ms. Vanessa Peeters Mr. Clayton I. Duncan D Ms. Clare S. Dupree Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elam Bob and Candy Elder Allison S. Elsee Ms. Holly Erdmann e Jenny Eury D e Y George Evans and Karen Monaco Drs. Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent D Liz and Britt Ferrill e Y Mrs. Mary A. Fisher Ms. Margaret W. Flintom Mr. Paul Fulton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Imre Gaal, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Gada Alicia and Sean Gilsenan Anna and Jimmy Goodmon Mr. Owen M. Gwyn, Jr. Ms. Gayla H. Halbrecht Cheryl and Charles Hall Mr. William F. Hamlin, Jr. Dr. John E. Hammond Mary Hamrick, Randy Hall, and Anna and Maria Boyer D Phil and Mary Hanna Carolyn Happer and Leonard Graham

David Thomas Hardison and Orian T. Thompson Y Ms. Jeanne K. Harris D Dr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Hart Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Harvie, Jr. Clark and Karen Havighurst Mr. and Mrs. Terry A Henderson Harriet and Jim Hill Mr. Alan Hymowitz and Ms. Olivia G. Fried Ms. Becky Johnson D Ms. Susan Joines Jo and Jim Kalat Mr. Peter Karabinis Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hugh Keefer Mr. Stephen L. Keith and Ms. Lisa C. Glover Mrs. Frank H. Kenan Bob and Charlene Kinelski Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Knowles D John and Raymonde Koonce D C. Thomas Kunz D Michael and Heidi Lanford Mr. Larry E. Larson Mr. Roger Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Liggett, III Judith C. P. Lilley D Marilyn and Don Lummus Donna and Eric Lupo D Stephen J. and Karen S. Lyons Kathryn and Graham Lythgoe Tracy Mancini and Norris Cotton Ken and Paige Marsh Ann and Webb McCracken Anne McLaurin Mac and Susan McMichael Mary McMorris and Leonard Santoro D Notie Vay and Frank Meadows Mr. and Mrs. Jay Mebane Mr. Carlton W. Midyette, Jr. Bill and Linda Mitchell Jim and Eileen Mitchell Mrs. Rosalie Morris D Mrs. Joseph Moylan D Ron and Jeanne Munoz Jillian Munro Mr. and Mrs. James P. Murphy D Ms. Christina Floyd Myers Betty J. Neese Thomas L. Norris, Jr. and Jane S. Norris Dr. Julia O'Carroll and Dr. Gary Spodnick Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy C. O'Herron Reid and Susan Overcash Kim L. Parke and Edward De Simone Cedric and Sue Pearce D Y Patricia L. Pertalion D

Mr. and Mrs. Earl N. Phillips Anne Platsky D Y Scott Pliler D Mr. Antoine A. Ponton and Mr. Ryan W. Lenz Mr. John Poverchuk Dr. Nerissa Price Elizabeth and John Purrington Rajaie Qubain Mr. and Mrs. George H. Reddin Ms. Charlotte Kirk Reynolds Lillian Richardson Mrs. Fran H. Richardson D Dr. Michael and Sandra Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Robinson Libby Holding Ross Mr. Kenneth Russell Joe and Dorothy Schmelzeis Ms. Alice L. Schnapier Kay Schoellhorn Dr. Christopher O. Schonwalder John and Catherine SchwabD Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Scott, III Kirk and Lois Semke D Lois Q. Semmens Z Jonathan Shaw and Matthew O'Connor Pandora Nix Shaw D Mr. David L. Sheeks and Dr. Ann Marie Pendergast D Mrs. Nora Hutton Shepard Faith and Arnold Shertz Karin Singleton D Y Ann and Tom Slade Tom and Judy Jo Small Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Smith, III D Deborah A. Smith and David A. Seibert D Liddy and Todd Staker D David and Kimberly Swintosky Betsy and David Taylor D Ms. Phillis Taylor Alan B. Teasley and Andrew J. Wheeler D David and Theresa Tesh Dr. Joe Tooley and Dan DiGregorio D Phillip Trainor and Roberta Wood Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Trowbridge D Drs. Debara Tucci and Kevan VanLandingham Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Tully D Edgar Vardanian and Heather Eberhardt Dr. Page Wages Tom and Mary Kennedy Ward Weisler Family Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Dr. Lawrence J. Wheeler Suzanne Whitmeyer D Ms. Elizabeth Whitmore D

Mr. and Mrs. Joel T.C. Williams D Ray C. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Williamson Marjorie and Stewart Wilson Steve and Lesley Wilson D The Winters Family D Meribeth Withrow Mr. William N. Wofford Wendy and Brenda Woodley Joan and John Wrede David and Heather Yeowell Mr. and Mrs. Smedes York Mr. and Mrs. David B. Zoffer Y

$500+

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R. Frank Mary Susan Fulghum, M.D. Ms. Caryl G. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Fussell Sharon and J.C. Garbutt D Ruth and Art Gerber Mr. William R. Gilkeson, Jr. Nicholas and Carol Gillham Glenwood Financial Partners, LLC Ted Glod Mr. Robert S. Goodale Ms. Jean M. Graham Danielle Greco and Tony Bryant D Mr. Allen Greenberg Emanuella Grinberg and Josh Stephens Mr. Peter Guild Ms. Ceil W. Hall Dr. Peter Hamilton Y Mr. and Mrs. David Hardy Mr. and Mrs. James Healy Dr. Michael Hickman Nancy and Gretchen Hogg William and Mary Alice Holmes Annette M.T. and Daniel Homiller D Herbert Huene D Bob and Kathy Hykes Ran and Joan Johnston Mr. and Mrs. William L. Kempf, III Ms. Shannon Kennedy Martha N. Keravuori Mike Killam and Candace Turneye Helen P. Koo and Richard Bilsborrow D Ekaterina Korobkina D Linda J. Kranendonk Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Lamey Stephen and Julie Lowe Debbie O. Lucas Betsy Anne B. Lumsden Mr. Marcelo Martinez and Mr. Jaimon Howell Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mattocks, II Dr. and Mrs. Russell G. McAllister, Jr. Ms. Mary R. McKeaney D Addie Miller and Steve Butts Ms. Haleh Moddasser Mr. and Mrs. Anthony H. Monioudis Sally Myers Moore Ms. Patricia A. Moylan D Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mueller Ms. Heather Munro Matthew and Catherine Nash Ms. Allison R. Northcutt e Ms. Susan Osborne and Mr. Stephen Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Painter Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Parker Y

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Anna Waller and Steve Marshall D Mr. and Mrs. William G. Wasserman Ms. Pamela D. Webber Mr. and Mrs. Michael Welker Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Whaley Kay Karslake White Mr. and Mrs. Cameron P. Winston Mary Ann Frese Witt Mr. and Mrs. Kirk E. Woelffer Elaine and Fred Wood Lewis Woodham D Mrs. Gerry Pope Young D Dr. and Mrs. Michael Zellinger

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Mrs. Carol Bilbro Ms. Kathleen Black Mary Jane Bryant Mary S. Bumgardner Patricia Busick Holly D. Crumpler Mr. Kiefer Curtis (2) Ms. Jill Diaz Mrs. Frances Fifield Ms. Amanda Gerhardt Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Green (3) Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Grew Ms. Pickett Guthrie Dr. Carolyn M. Happer Mr. Ike Hawkersmith Ms. Andrea Irby Mr. Max Isaacson Stefanie and Douglas Kahn (5) Marcelo Martinez Margaret McKean and John Peraza Ms. Randi Osetek Charlotte and Ward Purrington (3) Ms. Lindsay Purrington (8) Mr. Zalman Raffael (3) Ms. Sara Roe Mr. Adam Schiffer Guy and Mindy Solie (6) Mr. Miles Sollars-White Ms. Cynthia G. D. Tracy Ms. Lisl Vaillant Mr. Robert Weiss (5) Mrs. Katherine White Judy and Steve Zelnak (8)

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