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Ballet Hispánico Doña Perón April 8 + 9, 2022 • 7:30 pm Royal Theatre Running time: Approximately 72 minutes (no intermission)

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About the Work Doña Perón New York Premiere, April 1, 2022, New York City Center Canadian Premiere, April 8, 2022, Royal Theatre, Victoria Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Artistic Collaboration: Nancy Meckler Music: Peter Salem Costume Design: Mark Eric Lighting, Set & Video Design: Christopher Ash Performers: Eva “Evita” Perón: Shelby Colona Juan Perón: Jared Bogart Young Evita: Nina Basu The Descamisados: Chris Bloom, Simone Cameresi, Antonio Cangiano, Amanda del Valle, Alexander Haquia, Paulo Hernandez-Farella, Cori Lewis, Laura Lopez, Hugo Pizano Orozco, Omar Rivéra, Isabel Robles, Gabrielle Sprauve, and Lenai Alexis Wilkerson Doña Perón is an explosive portrait of Eva “Evita” Perón, one of the most recognizable, and controversial women in Argentinian history. The illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner, Evita concealed this shameful past as she rose the ranks from dancehall performer to Argentina’s First Lady, all before her untimely death at the age of 33. Doña Perón brings to light the extremes of power at the forefront of Evita’s life. Her work as an activist and advocate for Argentina’s women and underprivileged Argentine workers (Descamisados or shirtless ones), raised skepticism as she indulged in the opulence of a high-class life. A voice for the people, or a deceitful actress? Annabelle Lopez Ochoa explores these diverging legacies and more in her first-ever evening-length work for Ballet Hispánico.

HIS MILITARY WORLD Evita attends a benefit surrounded by Argentina’s powerful military and elite. The vision of the Young Evita appears again.

Evita rushes to hide her from sight just in time to meet Juan Perón for the first time.

EVITA’S WORLD OF RADIO Evita’s power increases as her popularity grows on the radio.

She is in her element as a voice for the people.

BUILDING PERÓN’S IMAGE Evita welcomes Juan Perón into her world using her access to the radio and prowess as a speaker to rally support around him. As he becomes more powerful, those against him rebel.

The attempt to place Perón in political power fails, and Juan Perón ends up in jail.

THE DESCAMISADOS - PERÓN IS FREED The Descamisados unite and give strength to a struggling Evita. She is emboldened by their calls and rises as an advocate. The support of the Descamisados frees Perón from prison and starts a new chapter of power for the Peróns. They marry and Evita becomes the first lady of Argentina. As the Peróns’ power grows they stifle and destroy all opposition.

THE OLIGARCHS REJECT EVITA Evita tries to blend in amongst Argentina’s oligarchs and aristocracy, all of whom reject her. The vision of Young Evita comforts the humiliated Evita and empowers her.

GATHERING POWER Evita builds her popularity, giving out shoes to the Descamisados. She calls them to arms and to fight for their rights, acting out against the oligarchs and upper class who rejected and humiliated her.

THE FINAL MOMENT SYNOPSIS THE ICON Evita delivers her final speech to the Descamisados.

Suddenly, a vision of a young Evita takes us back in time.

Faced by her father and his other family, Evita is forced to relive the rejection and shame she faced early on in life.

ASCENSION Evita arrives in Buenos Aires and dances seductively with several men, each more powerful than the last. As she climbs the social ladder, she transforms from a simple small-town girl to an elegant star, hungry for more.

Succumbing to cancer, Evita dies in the arms of Perón. The Descamisados lead the funeral procession.

THE LEGACY Evita and the Descamisados are engulfed by the iconography of her life. Evita’s legacy remains. Even in death she is triumphant.

About Ballet Hispánico For 50 years Ballet Hispánico has been the leading voice intersecting artistic excellence and advocacy, and is now the largest Latinx cultural organization in the United States and one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Ballet Hispánico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latino cultures through innovative dance productions, transformative dance training, and enduring community engagement experiences.

The Company in Doña Perón by Paula Lobo.

National Medal of Arts recipient Tina Ramirez founded Ballet Hispánico in 1970, at the height of the post-war civil rights movements. From its inception Ballet Hispánico focused on providing a haven for Black and Brown Latinx youth and families seeking artistic place and cultural sanctuary. By providing the space for Latinx dance and dancers to flourish, Ballet Hispánico uplifted marginalized emerging and working artists, which combined with the training, authenticity of voice, and power of representation, fueled the organization’s roots and trajectory. In 2009, Ballet Hispánico welcomed Eduardo Vilaro as its Artistic Director, ushering in a new era by inserting fresh energy to the company’s founding values and leading Ballet Hispánico into an artistically vibrant future. Today, Ballet

Hispánico’s New York City headquarters house a School of Dance and state-of-the-art dance studios for its programs and the arts community. From its grassroots origins as a dance school and community-based performing arts troupe, for 50 years Ballet Hispánico has stood as a catalyst for social change.

Ballet Hispánico provides the physical home and cultural heart for Latinx dance in the United States. Ballet Hispánico has developed a robust public presence across its three main programs: its Company, School of Dance, and Community Arts Partnerships.

Through its exemplary artistry, distinguished training program, and deep-rooted community engagement efforts Ballet Hispánico champions and amplifies underrepresented voices in the field. For 50 years Ballet Hispánico has provided a place of honor for the omitted, overlooked, and oppressed. As it looks to the next fifty years and beyond, Ballet Hispánico seeks to empower, and give agency to, the Latinx experience and those individuals within it.

Biographies ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP Eduardo Vilaro is the Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico (BH). He was named BH's Artistic Director in 2009, becoming only the second person to head the company since its founding in 1970, and in 2015 was also named Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Vilaro has infused Ballet Hispánico’s legacy with a bold brand of contemporary dance that reflects America’s changing cultural landscape.

Mr. Vilaro’s philosophy of dance stems from a basic belief in the power of the arts to change lives, reflect and impact culture, and strengthen community. He considers dance to be a liberating, non-verbal language through which students, dancers, and audiences of all walks of life and diverse backgrounds, can initiate ongoing conversations about the arts, expression, identity, and the meaning of community.

Born in Cuba and raised in New York from the age of six, Mr. Vilaro’s own choreography is devoted to capturing the Latin American experience in its totality and diversity, and through its intersectionality with other diasporas. His works are catalysts for new dialogues about what it means to be an American. He has created more than 40 ballets with commissions that include the Ravinia Festival, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Grant Park Festival, the Lexington Ballet and the Chicago Symphony.

A Ballet Hispánico dancer and educator from 1988 to 1996, he left New York, earned a Master’s in Interdisciplinary Arts at Columbia College Chicago and then embarked on his own act of advocacy with a ten-year record of achievement as Founder and Artistic Director of Luna Negra Dance Theater in Chicago.

The recipient of numerous awards and accolades, Mr. Vilaro received the Ruth Page Award for choreography in 2001; was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame in 2016; and was awarded HOMBRE Magazine’s 2017 Arts & Culture Trailblazer of the Year. In 2019, he received the West Side Spirit’s WESTY Award, was honored by WNET for his contributions to the arts, and was the recipient of the James W. Dodge Foreign Language Advocate Award. In August 2020, City & State Magazine included Mr. Vilaro in the inaugural Power of Diversity: Latin 100 list. In January 2021, Mr. Vilaro was recognized with a Compassionate Leaders Award, given to leaders who are courageous, contemplative, collaborative, and care about the world they will leave behind. He is a wellrespected speaker on such topics as diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts, as well as on the merits of the

intersectionality of cultures and the importance of nurturing and building Latinx leaders.

TINA RAMIREZ: FOUNDER Tina Ramirez founded Ballet Hispánico in 1970 and served as Artistic Director until 2009. Under her direction, over 45 choreographers created works for the Company. She was born in Venezuela, the daughter of a Mexican bullfighter and grandniece to a Puerto Rican educator who founded the island’s first secular school for girls. Her performing career included international touring with the Federico Rey Dance Company, the Broadway productions of Kismet and Lute Song and the television adaptation of Man of La Mancha. She has received the National Medal of Arts; an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Julliard; the Honor Award from Dance/USA (2009); the Award of Merit from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (2007); the Dance Magazine Award (2002); the Hispanic Heritage Award (1999); a Citation of Honor at the 1995 New York Dance and Performance Awards (the “Bessies”); the NYS Governor’s Arts Award (1987); and the NYC Mayor’s Award of Honor for Arts & Culture (1983).

JOHAN RIVERA: ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Johan Rivera began his dance training at the School for the Performing Arts, Puerto Rico. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA from the New World School of the Arts, University of Florida in 2013. While there, he performed works by Robert Battle, Kyle Abraham, Peter London, Daniel Lewis, Merce Cunningham and Doris Humphrey. During his tenure with Ballet Hispánico, he had the pleasure of performing works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Pedro Ruiz, and Eduardo Vilaro. He was also a vital member of Ballet Hispánico’s Community Arts Partnerships team as a teaching artist. In 2016, Johan received a Master of Arts in Executive Leadership with high honours. Upon graduation, Johan had the honour of directing the second company, BHdos, before taking over as Rehearsal Director for Ballet Hispánico’s main Company. After four seasons, Johan transitioned to Digital Marketing Manager, playing a key role in the development of the organization’s virtual programming. Now, as the Associate Artistic Director, Johan supports the artistic curation for the Company and Ballet Hispánico’s thought leadership alongside Artistic Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro.

Eduardo Vilaro, Johan Rivera and Tina Ramirez photos: Rachel Neville.

EDUARDO VILARO: ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CEO

ARTISTIC TEAM ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA: CHOREOGRAPHER Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has been choreographing since 2003 following a twelve-year dance career in various contemporary dance companies throughout Europe. She has created works for 60 dance companies worldwide including Ballet Hispánico, Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Compañía Nacíonal de Danza, Dutch National Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Göteborg Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, BJMDanse Montréal, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, English National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, to name a few. In 2012, her first full length work, A Streetcar Named Desire, originally created for the Scottish Ballet, received the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for “Best Classical Choreography” and was nominated for the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production the following year.

Annabelle was the recipient of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award 2019.

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Photo: nHCw. Artists of Ballet Hispánico by Paula Lobo

NANCY MECKLER: ARTISTIC COLLABORATOR Nancy Meckler is a freelance director of theatre, film and dance based in London.

She ran Shared Experience Theatre, a UK touring company, for over 20 years and has directed for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe. Nancy was the first woman to direct at the National Theatre. She first collaborated with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa in 2012 when they created their award-winning ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire, for Scottish Ballet. Since then, they have worked together on Broken Wings, Frida, and The Little Prince. She also directed two feature films for Channel Four including Alive and Kicking, a film about a dancer, which won the Audience Award at the London Film Festival.

PETER SALEM: MUSIC Peter Salem is currently divided between scores for contemporary ballet and film and television. His work with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa includes the score for Scottish Ballet’s Olivier Nominated and South Bank Sky Arts Award-winning ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire, English National Ballet‘s Broken Wings based

on the life of Frida Kahlo, Frida for Dutch National Ballet, and The Little Prince for BalletX. Other ballet scores include Atlanta Ballet’s Camino Real based on the play by Tennessee Williams and Scottish Ballet’s The Crucible (both choreographed by Helen Pickett) for which he was nominated for a British Dance Award. His media work is also internationally renowned, principally his music for Call the Midwife (BBC) as well as other high profile productions including dramas such as Cider With Rosie, Five Daughters, Great Expectations (BBC) and documentaries including Francesco’s Venice and Simon Schama’s The Power of Art (BBC2). Extensive theatre work includes many scores for productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal National Theatre and Shared Experience Theatre.

MARK ERIC: COSTUME DESIGN Mark Eric is a costume and fashion designer in New York City, where he trained at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After designing for several New York City fashion houses, he discovered his passion for costuming for the stage. He enjoys bringing his couture fashion sensibility to his design, often employing artisanal techniques when creating his signature costumes.

He has designed costumes for Robert Battle, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Rennie Harris, Robbie Fairchild, Stefanie Batten Bland, Andrew McNicol, and Marguerite Donlon to name a few. He has costumed works for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theater, BalletX, Ballet Hispánico, Ailey II, among others.

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CHRISTOPHER ASH: LIGHTING, SET, AND VIDEO DESIGN Philadelphia-based Designer and Filmmaker, Christopher Ash’s work has been seen in 13 countries and been recognized for 15 awards. He is equally at home designing projections, scenery or lighting for theatre, opera, and dance as well as direction and cinematography for film. Christopher is currently involved in a multi-phase Guggenheim Works and Process commission with artist John Jarboe. He is also co-creator of an ongoing multi-sensory performance piece, Body Language, with Dublin dance artist David Bolger and CoisCéim Dance Theatre.

Biographies (cont’d) THE COMPANY

Jared Bogart is originally from Crystal River, FL where he spent his early years training at his parents’ dance school. He graduated with a BFA in Dance from Jacksonville University and trained during his summers at the Orlando Ballet School, Archcore40, Florida Dance Masters, and Florida Dance Festival. While in Jacksonville, Jared worked with artists such as Jennifer Muller, Robert Moses, Jennifer Archibald, and Stephanie Martinez. This is Jared’s fifth season with Ballet Hispánico.

Leonardo Brito is from Saquarema, Brazil and trained with Projeto Primeiro Passo, Escola Estadual de Danca Maria Olenewa, and The Ailey School. Leonardo has performed with companies such as Mariinsky Ballet, Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, Focus Cia de Danca, Alvin Ailey and Ailey II. In 2016, Leonardo was awarded the III Brazilian Modern Dance Congress Award. He has also made appearances in Hong Kong Dance Magazine, the 2019 Tommy Hilfiger Pride Campaign, the May 2019 issue of OUT, and season two of the FX television series, POSE. This is Leonardo’s third season with Ballet Hispánico.

Simone Cameresi was born in Italy and raised in Anaheim Hills, California where she trained at Murrieta Dance Project, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, and Mather Dance Company. She was a modern dance semifinalist in the Music Center Spotlight Awards and a YoungArts Foundation merit

winner. She is a graduate of Fordham University and The Ailey School with a BFA in Dance and a minor in New Media and Digital Design. This is Simone’s third season with Ballet Hispánico..

Antonio Cangiano was born in Naples, Italy.

He has trained at Ateneo Danza, Accademia Normanna, and the Martha Graham Dance School, and has danced for Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Dardo Galletto Dance, Acsi Ballet, and Graham 2. He has danced at the Italian International Dance Festival and received the Festival’s Rising Star Award in 2017. In 2016, he was selected to dance at the Martha Graham Dance Company’s 90th Anniversary Season at New York City Center. This is Antonio’s fourth season with Ballet Hispánico.

Shelby Colona grew up in Houston, Texas where she graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She then attended The Ailey School’s Certificate Program in 2011-2013. She has performed works by Robert Battle, BenoitSwan Pouffer, Billy Bell, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Graciela Daniele, among others and has performed with companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center, Lunge Dance Collective, and BHdos. This is Shelby’s seventh season with Ballet Hispánico.

Amanda Lauren del Valle is from Miami, Fl where she trained with Miami Youth Ballet, and the New World School of the Arts where she graduated in 2016. Amanda continued her studies at Point Park University where she received her Bachelors in Fine Arts. There she had the honour of working with Jennifer Archibald, Jessica Lang, Robert Priore, Christopher Huggins, and Yin Yue. This is Amanda’s first season with Ballet Hispánico.

Artists of Ballet Hispánico by Rachel Neville.

Chris Bloom is from Fredrick County, VA where he began dancing at the Blue Ridge Studio for the Performing Arts and the Vostrikov Academy of Ballet. Chris graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in 2012 and danced for Parsons Dance and the Peridance Company.

Chris joined Ballet Hispánico in 2013 and has originated roles in new works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Fernando Melo, Michelle Manzanales, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, and Eduardo Vilaro. This is Chris’ ninth season with Ballet Hispánico.

Alexander Haquia grew up in Morris County, New Jersey and is currently a student in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program. He has studied at the Taylor School, ABT, and the School at Jacob’s Pillow as a summer intensive student. Alexander has worked with choreographers including Francesca Harper, Twyla Tharp, Helen Simoneau, Ronnie Favors, Pedro Ruiz, Ray Mercer, and Yusha Marie Sorzano. He has performed at the Holland Dance Festival as well as in Memoria with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. This is Alexander’s first season with Ballet Hispánico.

Artists of Ballet Hispánico by Rachel Neville.

Paulo Hernandez-Farella is a firstgeneration Salvadoran-American from Los Angeles, California. After four years at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, they attended the University of Southern California on a full ride. In just four years, Paulo graduated with both a BFA in Dance from the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and a Master’s in Public Administration from the USC Price School of Public Policy. This is Paulo’s third season with Ballet Hispánico.

Hugo Pizano Orozco (Apprentice) was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and moved to New Mexico where he trained at NDI-NM and attended the New Mexico School for the Arts. Hugo is currently a dancer at the Juilliard School and will graduate with a BFA in Dance in 2022. He has had the pleasure of learning repertoire by Forsythe, Balanchine, Taylor, and Cunningham, and has been a part of new creations by Marcus Jarrell Willis, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith, and Ohad Naharin. This is Hugo’s first season with Ballet Hispánico.

Omar Rivéra is originally from Los Angeles, CA. Rivéra is a graduate of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts and the University of Arizona with a BFA in Dance. Rivéra was selected to perform at The Joyce Theater for the José Limón International Dance Festival, and danced works by guest artists including Christopher Wheeldon, Darrell Grand Moultrie, and Bella Lewitzky. This is Omar’s fourth season with Ballet Hispánico.

Cori Lewis grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana where she began her dance training at Lusher Charter School and The New Orleans Ballet Association. She went on to receive her BFA in Dance with a Minor in Mathematics/Computer Science from SUNY Purchase. Lewis performed for children across the greater New York area with BHdos for the 2018 season. This is Cori’s first season with Ballet Hispánico.

Isabel Robles grew up in Reston, Virginia, where she began her training at Classical Ballet Theatre. She went on to attend The Houston Ballet Academy and The Washington Ballet before attending James Madison University to obtain her B.A. in Dance under Dean Rubén Graciani. While at JMU, Isabel had the pleasure to work with Kyle Abraham, Christian Warner, Omar Román De Jesús, Julie Nakagawa, and Ballet Hispánico.

This is her first season with Ballet Hispánico.

Laura Lopez is from Miami, FL, where she trained at Patricia Penenori Dance Center and the New World School of the Arts High School. Lopez was a 2013 Young Arts finalist and nominated as a Presidential Scholar. She is a graduate of New World College, where she received her BFA in Dance from the University of Florida. Lopez has danced with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and BHdos, and has performed works

by Eduardo Vilaro, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and many more.

This is Laura’s fourth season with Ballet Hispánico.

Gabrielle Sprauve was born in Queens, NY and raised in Savannah, GA. She earned her BFA at Marymount Manhattan College, graduating in 2017. Gabrielle joined Ballet Hispánico in 2017, where she has performed works by choreographers such as Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Michelle Manzanales, Bennyroyce Royon, Andrea Miller, Edwaard Liang, and Gustavo Ramirez Sansano. She has also had the pleasure of performing with PARA.MAR Dance Theatre and Traverse City Dance Project.

This is Gabrielle’s fifth season with the company.

Biographies (cont’d) Dandara Veiga is from Brazil where she began her dance training. Dandara continued her training as a scholarship student at The Ailey School. She has participated in dance festivals around the world and has performed for the Vibe Competition, Assamblé International, Harlem Arts Festival, and the Ailey Spirit Gala. She has had the opportunity to work with artists Charla Gen, Robert Battle, Caridad Martinez, Melanie Futorian, and many others. This is Dandara’s fifth season with Ballet Hispánico.

Mariano Zamora González (Apprentice) is a Costa Rican artist residing in New York City.

He began his training at Jazzgoba Dance Academy and CityDance School & Conservatory in Washington DC. He then pursued a BFA in Dance from the University of Southern California and also acquired a minor in Architecture. He is eager to explore various platforms, on concert stages, commercially, and through media entertainment, as his artistic career takes off. This is Mariano’s first season with Ballet Hispánico.

Lenai Alexis Wilkerson is from Washington, D.C. where she attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. Lenai graduated from the University of Southern California as a Glorya Kaufman scholar with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Political Science in 2019. Additionally, she has trained seasonally with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Bolshoi Ballet, Miami City Ballet and with legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell. This is Lenai’s third season with Ballet Hispánico.

Nina Basu (Pa’lante Scholar) is from Tampa, FL. She began her dance career at the age of 13 at America’s Ballet School. Nina trained at The Rock School Summer Intensive and workshops with The Alonzo King LINES Ballet. After HS, Nina completed her BA in Anthropology-Sociology in Baltimore, MD, and taught ballet at Baltimore Ballet. Nina is currently a Pa’lante Scholar in Ballet Hispánico’s Professional Studies Program and is excited by these newly afforded opportunities.

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The Company & Team

Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro Founder Tina Ramirez

THE COMPANY Chris Bloom, Jared Bogart, Leonardo Brito, Simone Cameresi, Antonio Cangiano, Shelby Colona, Amanda del Valle, Alexander Haquia, Paulo Hernandez-Farella, Cori Lewis, Laura Lopez, Hugo Pizano Orozco, Omar Rivéra, Isabel Robles, Gabrielle Sprauve, Dandara Veiga, Lenai Alexis Wilkerson, Mariano Zamora Associate Artistic Director Johan Rivera Production Manager SK Watson

Wardrobe Director Amy Page

Stage Manager Morgan Lemos

Company Manager Glenn Allen Sims Lighting Supervisor Caitlin Brown

Audio Supervisor Jimmy Kavetas

Wardrobe Assistant Veronica Kulik

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Transformational funding provided by MacKenzie Scott and the Ford Foundation America’s Cultural Treasures program.

Major support provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Miranda Family Fund, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and the Scherman Foundation. Public support provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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