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Welcome to Michigan Opera Theatre's Dance Season!

Dear Friends,

On behalf of Michigan Opera Thea tre, it is my great pl easure to welcome you to the De troit Opera Hou se

We look forward to sh arin g wi th yo u another ex trao rdin ary seaso n o f worldclass dan ce and sp ecial events O ur 20042005 DaimlerChrysler Dance Se ries began in grand style with a hi ghly acclaimed I app ea ranc e by the Na ti on al Ball e t of Canada thi s past October. The se ries continu es in February, with a spec ial , weeklong salute to Afri ca n American choreographers, with PHILADANCO, Alonzo King's LI NES Ballet and Da yto n Contemporary Dan ce Company Th e lo n g-awaited return of Les Ballets de Monte Carlos breatht aking Cinderella brings the seaso n to a brilli ant clo se. Of co urse, no season is complete wi thout the magic of Th e Nutcrac ker. This year, we are thrill ed to present the wo rld -a cclaimed Joffrey Ballet of Chicago with a production tha t will leave yo u mesmerized. As well , we are p leased to present Too Hot to Hand el, w hi ch in its third seaso n at the Detroit Op era Hou se h as al so b ec ome a wo nd erful h olid ay tradition. Th is yea r, we are esp ecia ll y pleased that Too Hot to Ha ndel will fea ture Cook, D ixon &: Young (fo rmerl y of the 3 Mo' Tenors) !

If this is yo ur first time back to the Opera Hou se sin ce last season , yo u will noti ce major enhan cem ents in the auditorium. Restoration artists we re busy all summe r an d fall rep airin g plaster, appl ying decorative paint to th e back of th e h ous e and ap p lying histo ri ca ll y accura te wa llpap er in the balcony I h ope you will take a moment to revel in the ex quisite beauty an d wa rm , rich glow of our stunnin g au di tori um.

Th e 199 6 op ening of o ur Op e ra H ouse became the ca tal yst for the revitalization of th e sports and en terta inment dis tric t that su rround s Grand Circus Par k and

Harm onie Park. We are inordinately proud of our role in the d ev elopment of this area and enjoy the success of the new bu sinesses, res tauran ts and stadiums. With the transform ation of Madison Avenu e we ll und er way, we now tu rn our focus to Bro adway As yo u may h ave noticed , the Ci ty of Detroit ha s und erta ken major streetscape improvements on the Broadway Stre e t side of the Detroit Opera Hou se, whi ch inclu d e wide r sidewalks , new curb s and gutters, and ornamental trees and stree tli ghts

H aving ju s t completed our Crown ing Achievement campaign , we will emb ark on two extraordinary projects tha t will n o t o n ly serve as improvements to our neighborhood , but will provide our community with invaluable resources and convenience .

FollOwing the run of The Nutcrac ker in Decembe r, we will close the Opera H ou se Garage on Broadway This outdated garage has Simply outlived its life span . Demolition will b egin in December, and in it s p lace will eme rge a s tat e-o f-th e-a rt garage with b etter access , improved exi ts , wi der parking spaces , brighter lighting and updat ed elevators . Entran ces and exit s will b e on Grand River and J o hn R Streets , rather than Broadway.

I am esp ecially proud of th e fact that we h ave b egu n construction on the Fo rd Center for Arts and Learnin g in the six-

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story tower on th e Broadway Stree t side of the Detroit Opera H ouse. This exciting proj ect will allow u s to expand the Co mmuni ty Programs Depa rtment , under the direction of Karen Di Chiera, and b etter serve the n eeds of our "Learning a t the Opera Hou se " pro gram. The Fo rd Center for Arts and Lea rning will contain the DaimlerChrysler Theatre, an experimental , black-box performance space for inti mate presentations; the Margo V Cohen Center for Dance, which will serve as the nerve cent er for all dan ce -relat ed educational ac tiviti es at the Detroit Opera House; the David and Ma rion Handl em an Studi o a high -techn ology media s tudio d es igne'd for int eract ive cla ssroom programming and lon g-di sta nce learning; the Lee an d Floy Barthel Cos tume Shop, a sta te-of-th eart cos tume shop and cl assroo m space; th e All esee Dance &: Opera Resource Library, which will hou se an ex ten sive co llection o f music sco res, tap es, record s, CDs , books, videos and reference mateJials ' an d a much-needed street-level retail ' space , w h ich will fea ture boutique i.tems, gifts, li bretti and much more .

Of co urse , it is thro u gh th e su ccessful co mpletion of the Crowning Achieve ment ca mp aign th at we h ave b een able to und ert ake th ese m onumental projects. I join everyone at Michigan Opera Th eatre in extending my deepest grat itud e to the many generous individu a ls , corporations an d fou ndations that h ave commi tte d their su pport to our vision and made this dream more th an 30 years in the making a reality

Thank yo u , and enjoy the performance!

David DiChiera Founder and General Director Michigan Opera Theatre

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A Ballet in Two Acts Based on E. T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816)

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ROBERT JOFFREY PRODUCTION

Conceiv ed and Directed by Robert Joffre y Choreography for "Waltz of the Snowflak es" & "Walt z of th e Flow ers" by Gerald Arpino

Oliginally Staged by George Ve rdak* and Scott Barnard

Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaiko vsky

ScenelY by Oli ver Smith

Costumes (including Moth er Ginger) by John David Ridge

Creative Design for the Mice , Mother Ging er and Clara's Horse by Kermit Love

Lighting by Kevin Dreyer after original designs b y Thoma s Skelton

Children's Ballet Mistress Carla Graham-White

*Afte r the Ballet Russe de Monte Ca rlo 1940 produ ction th at was revived by Alexand ra Fedorova from the o r iginal Petipallvanov prod uctio n for the Maryins ky Ba ller

Assistants to Oliver Smith: Campbell Baird, Paul Palazzo

Assistant to John David Ridge : David Paulin

Assistants to Kermit Lov e: Francis Kane , Christopher Lyall , Fred Von Tobel

Assistants to Thomas Skelton: George Kinn y

The Joffrey Ball et wishes to ex tend it s d eep es t appreciation to th e don ors who se generosity mad e th e cr eatio n of our produc tion of Th e Nu tc ra cker possib le:

The El eano r N aylor Dana Charitabl e Trust Diane Disn ey Mille r Da vi d H. Murdo ck No rthrop Co rp oration

Donaldson, Lufkin & J enrette H an ch er AuditoriumfIhe Uni versity of Io wa NY N EX Foundation Foundation

A spec ial th ank-yo u to Ed ith D'Ad dario, director of The Joffrey Ballet Schoo l, for her time, comnlllment and mvalu able help on thIS prod ucnon. The Jofl rey Ball e t extends its ap prec iation to H alston Enterpnses and Mr Carl Epstein, as well as speCial thanks to the Donald L. Bren Fo u nd ation [or the refurbishment of The Nutcracker costumes.

In memo r y o f Patrick John Kennedy and Dame l Downing Ke n nedy.

Refurbishment of Clara\; horse gracious ly provided by th e D u chossois Foundation.

Ap preciations are also exp ressed to the Fle isher Co ll ec ti on of orchestra l mus ic at the Free Library of Philadelp hi a and the Glinka Museum of Musica l Cultu re in Moscow, where the original score of Th e Nutcracker is housed.

World Premiere: T he J offrey Ba llet, Decem be r 10, 1987 , Han ch er Au ditoriu m , the U ni versity of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

Christmas Eve,

1850 America

ACT I

SCENE 1

It is Christmas Eve in an American ci ty in the 1850s. Mayor and Mrs. Stahlbaum and their domestic help are preparing for a party The two ch ildre n , Clara and Fritz , join th eir parents in the parlor and enthu se ove r the Christma s tree and it s treasures.

So on their guests a rri ve lad en with gifts. The last to appear are the m ys terious Dr. Drosselm eye r, Clara an d Fritzs god fath er, and Dro sse lmeye rs n ephew They ha ve brou ght many wo nderful gifts and surprises for th e Stahlbaums and their frien d s. Young and old are d elighted and amu sed b y the mechanic al dolls - Columbine , Harlequin , the Vivandiere, and the Soldierwhich danc e for th e gues ts. As a speci al gi ft for Clara, Dr Dro ss elme ye r has brought a N utcracker. Fritz , w h o with his fri end s has b een teas ing th e girls, snatches it away and aCCi d entally breaks it. Godfather Drosselm eyer bandages the N utcra ck er and comforts the h ea rtbrok en Clara. But now it grows lat e; the guest s take th eir leave, and the family goes upstairs to b ed .

SCENE

2

It is midnight. Everyone is s leep ing but Clara , who has return ed to th e parlor to fetch her N utcracker from und e r the tree . She hears a noise. A small mou se scurries b y, th en another. The mice b egin to tease her, but Godfa th er Drosselmeye r has returned to chase th em away and transform the small N utcracker int o a life -siz e N utcra cke r Doll . All a t once th e parlor disappears, and the Christmas tree grows before our very eyes. The toy soldiers that have b een standing guard under the tree have grown to li fe- siz e . Th e Nutcrac ker

Doll summons the so ldi ers to battle with the mi ce, w ho are now le d by the sevenh eaded Mou se Kin g Clara returns wi th

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h e r Godfath er Dro ssel me yer, and j ust in time , sh e throws h er slipp er at the Mous e King and saves th e N utcra ck er Doll. With Claras kiss, the Doll is transformed into the N utcracker Prince, who bears a striking resemblance to Dr. Dro sselmeyers nephew.

SCENE 3

Godfather Dro sse lmeye r lea d s Clara and the N ut cracker Pri nce int o th e Land of Snow. H ere they meet the Sno w Queen an d King , w ho look remarkably lik e Clara 's mother and father , and the Sn ow Prince, wh o reminds h er of Fritz. The enchante d journey continu es to th e Kingdom of Swee t s.

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ACT II

Th e Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes Clara, the Nutcracke r Prince, and Dr Dro ss elmeyer to the Kingdom of Sweets. The N utcracker Prince tells the Sugar Plum Fairy about their magical battl e wi th the mic e Gifts are presented to Clara. The subjects of this enchanted kingdom are the dolls from under Clara 's tree. The d ive rtissements from all ove r the world and all the flowers from h er Victorian bouquet have grown to life-siz e and dan ce in h er h onor. But all dre ams mu s t come to an en d , and chil dren mu st return home to th eir loving families. Cl ara too departs the land of dreams and returns ho m e , w h ere her parents wa it to we lcome h er. m

History of The Joffrey Ballet

Robert Joffre y and Gerald Arpinos uniquel y American vision of dance first took fonn in 1956. The original compan y consisted of six dynami c and highly individual d ancers. Whil e Joffrey staye d in New York to teach ball et classes and earn money to pay the danc ers ' sa laries , Arpino led the troupe as the y crossed the American heartland (every night a different venue) in a station wagon They wou ld unload th e car, rosin the stage, set the lights, iron the costumes and prepare for the evening 's performance Yet what reall y set them apart was their repertoire of original ballets b y Joffrey

The J offre y Ballet became the fir s t American company to tour the fonn er Soviet Union and the firs t dance compan y to perfonn at the White Hous e. Joffrey and Arpino set trends by commissionin g early and new ballets from Alvin Ailey, Laura Dean , Jiri Kylian, Mark Morri s and Twyla Tharp, to name only a few. The company be ca me known for its reconstructions of "lost " wo rks from the ea rl y 20th century, primarily Diaghile vs les Ballets Russ es . The company's repertoire spans the gamut of 20th-cen tur y choreography, from the cubist style to p re - and post-World Wa r I Paris, to the Ame ricana of the old West (DeMille 's Rodeo and loring 's Billy the Kid ), to the co unterculture freedom of the '60s (Arpino 's Trinity, Th e Clowns and Sacred Grove on Mount Tamalpais , and Joffreys Astarte) to th e MTV gene ration (B illb oards, with mu sic b y Prin ce.)

Gerald Arpino, founder and artistic director

Gerald Arpino was born in Staten Island , New York. H e co - founded The Joffrey Ballet with Robert Joffrey in 1956 and se rve d as associate direc tor. Upon Joffre y's d ea th in 1988, Arpino succeeded him as artistic director. A leading dan cer with the company in its early yea rs, Arpino choreo graphed his first work, Rop es, in 1961. Shortly thereaft er, h e b eca me the company's resident choreographer. To date, he ha s created more than one-third of the company's repertoire. His ball e ts are in the rep ertoires of companies around the world. Arpino is th e

fir st choreographer commissioned to create a ballet to honor the office of the American pre si denc y; he was the first American commissioned by a city, San Antonio , to create a ball et. In 1993, h e produc ed Americas first full -evening rock ballet , Billboards , se t to the mu sic of Prince. Arpino has received numerou s awards and honors over hi s long and pre st igiou s career. In 1995, h e move d the Joffre y Ballet to Chicago.

Robert Joffrey, founder

Robert Joffre y was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1930 and di ed in New York City in 1988. In 1953, h e established the Joffre y Ballet School/Am erican Ballet Center. In 1956 , he found e d th e Joffrey Ballet-an ensemble of American dancers for whom he choreographed, taught, commissioned original balle ts and reconstructed rare classics. In the process, he built what is now acknowledged as one of the major international dan ce companies. Joffrey was a mast er teacher and a resp ected authOrity on dance He wa s sought after worldwide as an adjudicator for fe s tiva ls and competitions His legacy lives on not only in his company, but also in the n e tw ork of ballet w orkshops he crea te d across the country In 2000 , Robert Joffrey was inducted into the N ational Dance Museum.

Dr Leslie B. Dunner, musi c directo r & prin cipal conductor

le slie B. Dunne r was named mu sic director and principa l conductor for the Joffrey Ballet in Se ptember 2003. Prior to that appointment, he was th e music direc tor of the Annapolis Symphony Orch es tra , the principal conductor of Dance Theat re of Harlem and worked with th e De troit Symphony Orches tra. The first American winner of the Arturo

To scanini International Conducting Competition, he holds a bachelors degree fTOm th e Ea stm an School of Music , a ma ste r 's d egree in mu sic theo ry/m u sico logy from Qu eens College and a doctorate from th e College-Conservatory of Music

a t the University of Cincinnati

Administration

Jon H Teeuwissen, Execuhve Director

Harriet Ro ss, General Manager

Jeffrey DeCa tsye, Assistant 1.0 Executiv e Directo r

Mark Donatelli , Netwo,-/, Administrator

Laura Iwane nko, Receptionist

Artistic

Cameron Basd e n, Assistant Artistic Director

Adam Sklute, Assistant Artistic Dil·ector

Chart hel Art hu r, Ballet Master

Mark Goldweber, Ballet MlLlter

Debo rah Dawn , Assistant Ball et Mast e r

Willy Shi ves, Assistant Ballet Master

Gregory Stuart , Assistant to Artistic Director

Detroit Children's Rehearsal Directors

J o An n Cusmano, J ud ith Molina

Local Choirs

Marvin L. W in ans Academy of Performing Arts

J acqueline Echols and Henry Parker, Directors

Decem ber 2 , 3m, and 5

Laney Newhouse Fine and Pe r forming Arts East

December 3 a nd 4m

Renaissa n ce High Sch oo l

Nina Scott , Director

Dece mber 4 and 5111

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He rben Migdol! , Directo r of Design

Sas ha Fornari, GraphiC Production Manager

Development

Mary D u pont-Madinier, Direcior of Developm ent, Events & Operations

Jennifer A. Dettlo ff , Associate Director of Development, Corporate, Government , Foundation

Maureen Mizwicki , Associate Director of Deve/opment

Roxanne DeGraff, WOOlens Board Manager

Sadie Stotmeis te r, Individual Giving Manager

Eri n Feeney, Individual Giving Associate

Eli zabeth Underwood, Corporate & Foundati on Rela tions

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Abigai l D. Wligh t , Corporal e & Foundations Relations

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Education & Outreach

Pierre Lockett , Education & Oullwch Di rector

Finance

Laura Eberhard, Chief Financial & Operating Officer

Angela J ackson, Accounting Manager

Ceshia Cain Wilder, Accounts Payabl e/Payroll

Administrator

Marketing

Hope Wolman, Director of Mark eting & Public Relations

Ja y Corsi , Ticketing Services Manager

Je nn i fe r Frisbie , Group Sales Manager

Colene Byrd, Ticl1eting Services Associate

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Music

Dr. Lesli e B. Du nn er, Music Director & Plincipal Conductor

Paul Lewis , CompclIly Pianist

Mo ngo nchimeg Buriad, Rehearsal Pianist

Slava Mende lso n , Rehearsal Pianist

Production

Keith Pri sco, Te chnical DirectoriMaster- Carpenter

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Katherine Selig, Prin Cipal Stage Manag er

Amy Thompson, Assistant Stage Manager

Kevin Dre ye r, Lighting Director

Jeff Kolack , Properties Master

Rob Brady, Master Electr i cian

Anto inette Wasowski , Assistant El ectrician

Randal! Nev ill e, Flyman

Ni ck G ib so n , Sound Engi neer

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Matianne Marks, Assistant Wardrobe Manager

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RACKHAM SYMPHONY CHOIR

Since its founding in 1949 , the Rackham Symphon y Choir has provided talented voca lis ts and au d iences of Metropolitan Detroit with the opportunity to experience and perform c horal music o r the highest artistic qualit y Detroit 's o ld est chora l organization, RSC enhances the cu ltural richne ss of the community t hrough its commitment to offering chora l performances, student outreach programs and b enefit concerts for community-based charitable agencies. One examp le of outreach wit h loca l music programs is the annual Too Hot to Handel whi ch , for the past two years, has includ ed members of Marygrove College Chorale .

Under the visionary leadership of Suzanne Mallare Acton, Criti ca lly acclaimed conductor and RSCs artistic and musical director, the choir ha s expanded its rich tradition of mu sica l performance. Concerts of n ote in clude Richard Einhorns Voices oj Light ; the moving Yizkor ReqLliem, performed by composer Thomas Beveridge; and The Reluctant Dragon, replete with life-s ize puppets. The latter production tours schoo ls and communit ies throu ghout southeastern Michigan.

In March 2005, the choir will perrorm the Midwest debut of the Holocau st Cantata by Donald McCullough.

More information is availab le at www. rackhamchoir.org.

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Program

TOO HOT TO HANDEL

The C oncordia O rc h es tra of New York Cit y co mmi ss i o n e d Too Hot to Ha nd el in 19 93, w i t h T h om as C oo k in th e te n o r r o le S in c e th e fir s t p e r for m a n ce a t Lin co ln Ce nt e r , c ro w d s h ave s m il e d , c h ee r e d and dan ce d i n t h e i r se at s (a nd so me time s i n th e a is l es !) Too Hot ca ptur es th e esse nt ial co r e of Hand e l 's fa m o u s m aste r work an d re int e r p rets it wit h c hord s of rh y t hm and b lu es , jaz z a nd gos p e l. Th e e nd res u lt ? A d y n a mi c a nd up li ft in g ce l eb r a ti on t h a t mu s t be ex p e ri e n ce d. Sim p l y pu t: Too Hot to Handel is Messia l1 re - c rea t e d Mu sic on loa n J rom th e a rchi yes oj th e Conco rdi a O rc hest ra , Ma ri n A lso p, Jound ing mLl s ic directo r an d co ndu cto r

Part I

Sinfony Comfort ye

Every va lley

An d the glor y of th e Lord sha ll b e revea led

Th u s saith the Lo rd

But w h o m ay abi de th e d ay of Hi s coming

And He s h all p urify

Beh old , a Virgin sha ll co n ce ive o th o u that tell es t go od ti d in gs to Zion

Fo r b eh old , da rkn ess s h all cover th e earth

The p eopl e that walk ed in d arkness

For unto u s a ch ild is b orn

Th ere were shepherd s abid in g in the fiel d

An d s ud d enly th ere was with the ange l

Glory to God

Intermission

THE GROSSE POINTE ACADEMY WHERE YOUR CHILD GETS OUR FU

Part II

Rej oice greatly

Then shall the eyes o f the b lind b e opened

He sha ll fee d H is fl ock

Hi s yok e is ea sy

Beh o ld the Lamb of God

Surely He hath borne our griefs * *

All we lik e sh ee p h ave gon e as tra y

Beh old , I tell yo u a m ys tety

Th e tru mpe t sha ll sound

The Lo rd gave th e word

Wh y do the n atio n s so fU riou sly rage

Halleluj ah!

* * with David Vaughn , bass-bar ito ne

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In memory of Walte r, Regina, Ma rion and Norma lit t

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Artist Profiles

SUZANNE MALLARE ACTON

Artistic and Music Director

Suzanne Mallare Acton

is recognized for he r versatilityand dynamic style, from the concert hall to the opera stage Opera credits include West Side Story, nBarbiere di Siviglia, Music Man , Pirates of Penzance, Mikado, Daughter of the Regiment and Di e Fl edermaus [or Michigan Opera Theatre; My Fair Lady and La Ii -aviata for Dayton Oper a; Meny Widow and Madama Buttelfly for Artpark; and Tosca [or Augusta Opera. For Rackham Symphony Choir: Carmina Bw-ana, African San ctus, Voi.ces of Light an d Amahl and the Night Visitors

Upcoming: Daughter of the Regiment, Michigan Opera Theatre; Holocaust Cantata, Rackham Symphony Choi r; Too Hot to Handel, Auditorium Theatre , Chicago.

PRINCIPAL ARTISTS

ALFREDA BURKE

Soprano

Soprano Alfreda Burke made her Carnegie and Orchestra H all debuts in Strauss ' Elektra with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Daniel Barenboim. She has made solo debuts with the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia under Erich Kunzel , Chicago Opera Theater, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, MSU Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Music Festival, Rackham Symp h ony Choir &: DSO/ Michigan Opera Theater, Lancaster Fes ti va l , Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, Livent among others. Ms. Burke has also been featured in recordings, mus ic video , television, radio, film and commercials; released her solo debut CD , From the Heart. She is guest lecturer in voice at Wheaton Co llege Conservatory and is an Alumna Ambassador for Roosevelt University's 60th Anniversary. Visit her website at www50pranoalfredaburke_com

VICTOR TRENT COOK

Tenor

Victor Trent Cook, native New Yorker, Brooklyn born, began singing at the age of three in his home church , the H ouse o[ David. After discovering his unique talent, he began h is musical training at the Brooklyn Boys ' Chorus School under the direction of J ames McCarthy and continued his study at the High School of Music and Arts. Victor's Broadway and off-Broadway credi ts include The

Haggadah , Romance in Hard Times , Don't Get God Started, Street Comer Symphony, Starmites. H e is most notab ly known for his 1995 Tony Award nomination in Smokey Joe's Cafe H e h as toured throughout Japan with Harlem Symphony and Europe with Body and Soul, and most recently appeared in Rodgers and Harrunerstein's Cinderella , starring Eartha Kitt. TV: All My Children , Ryan5 Hope, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as well as various commercials. Films: Hanging with The Homeboys and Starlight. As a solOis t , he h as performed at the White House , J ohn F Kennedy Center, AvelY F isher Hall and Boston Symphony Hall, with conductors including Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. He also was the 1988 $100 ,000 male vocalist Star Search winner and fee ls honored to sha re the stage with Rod and Thomas

RODRICK DIXON

Tenor

Rod Dixon has appeared on stage and in concert in a variety of dramatic roles that encomp ass the repertoire of opera, contemporary opera, oratori.o , concert/reci tal, musical theater and television. Mr Dixon's te levision credits include PBS spec ials Thre e Mo' Tenors, My Favorite Love Songs, the Mark Twain Awards honOring Whoopie Go ldberg at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC , The Tony Awards, and NBC's Today Show. Mr. Dixon's principal opera ti C debuts include the Lyric Opera o f Chicago, Portland Opera, Columbus Opera and Virginia Opera. He has performed as a concert soloist in Europe at the Chatele Theatre in France and the Bettona Symphony in Italy. U.S. concert debuts include th e Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia, Denver Symp h ony and Concordia Orchestra at

Lincoln Center, Wheeling Symphony and Elgin Symphony. Mr. Dixon earned rave reviews for his Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Broadcast h onOring Roland Hayes on WFMTF M in Ch icago Rod Dixon has performed as tenor so loist for the popular Do-It- YOLLrseifMessiah at Orchestra Hall (Symphony Center) and Lync Opera in Chicago He completed a national recital tour for Community Concerts with soprano Alfreda Burke in 2001. Mr. Dixon's mus ical credits include Ragtime on Broadway, Showboat in Auditorium Theater (Chicago), pop concerts \vith Grant Park Symphony and W h eaten Sym phony. Dixon makes his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in Jun e 2005, under the baton of Maestra Acton , in The Daughter of the Regiment. Learn more about Rod Dixon at www.diburkeinc.com.

THOMAS YOUNG Tenor

Thomas Young has appeared as a princ ip al soloist in the major concert and opera halls in some 20 countries , and under the baton of, among others, Zubin Mehta, Sir Roger Norrington , Sir Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen. In addition to his dis tinguished perfonnance career, Mr. Young serves as a tenured professor of music at Sarah Lawrence College _ National tours include Judas inJesus Ch,ist Superstar; Che in Evita; The Leading Player in Pippin and The Wiz in Th e Wiz His recordings include Anthony Davis ' X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, J ohn Adams' The Death oj KlinghoJfer, Tan Dun's Marco Polo and Schoenberg's Von Hwte auJMorgen. Known for his unique dramatic and musical intelligence , as well as beauty of tone and exceptional tec hnique , Mr. Young is recognized as today'; foremost interpreter of tenor roles in contemporary opera. His recordings include High Standards and Gare de Lune, Sister Moon on ESSAY Records; A Star in the East, A SpiJitual ChJ1stmas on Ocean Records. m

Detroit Opera House

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2003 Distinguished Alumni Awardee

"I can't measure how Marygrove's comprehensive educational approach--academics and the values of giving and service--has contributed to the essence of who I am. I share these lessons with school communities and organizations everyday."

Dr. Deborah Hunter-Harvill BA '77, MEd '86 Principal, McMichael Middle Technological Academy

Rackham Symphony Choir

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Les lie Ann Hochadel Fran Bachmann

TENOR BASS

Suz anne Mallare Acton Linda Irwin Gloria Black Philip Abel e Julius Becker

Cheryl Krul

SOPRANO Bettie Lyo n s

Sandra Bomar

Mich ael Bo ettch e r W ill iam Broyles Jr.

Deborah Daile y Fred Buchalter Tim Cho lyway

Carolina Andrakovich Christine Noel Pelot Emily Eichenhorn

Pat rick Clampitt Dougla s Cox

Elizabeth Arsov (Pugh ) Virgini a Person " Louis e A. Fi sher * Nate Cl ements

Sonya Ashton-Hardy J eanine Reaume Susan A. Fox

Tom Cucuzza

J oseph Dluzniewski Tim Doty "

Victoria Bigelow Brend a Redding Yvonne Frida y Eddie Dunn Gary H asley

MaryAnn Carro ll H elen Rowin Debor ah Gree ning

Timoth y Gardner Ray Litt

Jo an Crawford Ruth Se rani an Joni Gre ening Donald Gay Steven P Pej uan

Su san C ucuzza Ro seMa rie Sk rzynski Pat rici a Minnick

Edith Fai r es Be th Smith

Julie Fiorani D eborah Webb

Nancy N elson

Sarah Piper

Terry Horn

Anthony Ruda

J e ff Kru eger':' James Sa tter white

J anet Oakes Lavern e Sc h enk

Denise Gall agher Anamaria Yliza lit urri Ma rna Raitan en Evan Ross

Emily Gay

Avital Granot ALTO

Con d a Green

Alan Sebastian

Maya Shwa yde r Clifton Sha w Bud Uhl

MaryAnne Smigul ec

Maureen Abele Linda Van Buren

Cydney Hi ggins Be th Adams

Ruth laromp

Stephen Stewart

Marygrove College Chorale

DIRECTOR Andrea Gib so n ALTO

Ellen Dunc an Katrina Gilmore

MarIetta Boyd

TENOR

J aso n J o nes

Lakeisha McDade Ell en Duncan D'Quan Payne

ACCOMPANIST j ess ica N el son

Dean Unick

Davi d Vaughn

'Sec ti on Leade r

Robert Miller

Tony Mitch e ll

Leon PaulJr.

Debbi e Hill ebrand Ma tthew Sedde n s

J acqueline Csurgai- Caro l Norwoo d-Jone s Charnique Simmons BASS Anthon y White

Schmitt

Caro l Se ddens Ronya Traylor Brya n Bouhana

Kim Stroud

SOPRANO Cyn thi a Sturdivant

William Duncan

Jonathan Griffin

Celestine Carroll Kimberly Witten Ro nald j ac k son

The Departm e nt of Music at Marygrove Co ll ege offers u nd e rgradu ate programs designed to p re pare stud ents fo r profess io nal ca reers in the fie ld of music. It a lso pro vides se rvice co urses for st udent s maj or ing in ot her disciplines Classes are offered in the areas of music th eory, MID I , co mpos ition, m usi c h iStory and literature, ense mbl e, music educa ti on methods and tec hni ques, a pplied mu sic, sacred m usic, pi ano pedagogy and gu id ed fie ld expe ri en ce.

Too Hot to Handel Orchestra

VIOLIN I VIOLA

SAXOPHONE

TROMBONE ORGAN

Charlotte Merkerson john Mad iso n David Flanigan Edward Goo ch Fred R Hu ghes Jr

Velda Kelly Scott Ste fanko Ru sse ll Mallare Maury Okun

Bryan John sto n James Greer Ge orge Benson Greg Ne ar

ELECTRIC BASS

Kevin Filewych J ulianne linn Jo se Ma llare Marion Ha yd en

AndrewWu Ernest Rod gers

J aso n Bendle r CELLO

TIMPANI

HORN Rob ert Tye

John Dorsey ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR Nad in e Del eury

VIOLIN" Dia ne Bredesen Kyle Mills

Victoria H altom Minka Chri sto ff Al Taplin

Brooke Hoplamazian J ohn Iatzko Steven Mumford

PERCUSSION

Donni e Lewis ELECTRIC GUITAR

DRUM SET

J ames Simon s on

Davi d Taylor Detroit Federation of Beth Kirton

Mo lly Hughes

Bing Xia

TRUMPET BASS Musicians. Local #5 , Cl ark Suttl e Davi d Kuehn

PIANO Am eli can Federati on of Mo ni ca jackso n

Gordon Simmons

Maurice Davi s Alvi n Waddl es Mu sicians.

Found er Jeraldyne Blunden

Artistic Direc tor Kevin Ward

Lighting Director Ste ven Mack

Production Manager Teri Fritze

Wardrob e Sup erv isor Maurita Elam

THE DANCERS

Monnette Bariel

Juli us Brews ter-Cotton

Quea la Clancy

Alise Craig

Ricardo]. Ga rcia Cruz

G.D. Harris

William B. McCle ll an J r.

J aysin McCollum

Crystal Michelle

Alvin ]. Rangel

Nabach wa Ssensalo

Sheri "Sparkle " Williams

PROGRAM

On The Wings of A ngels (The Flight Proj ect)

Sir Warren Spears, Ch oreographer

Premiere: 1996

Aerodigm (The Flight Proj ec t)

Bebe Mill er, Choreographer

Premiere: 2002

Awassa AstrigeiOstrich

Asada ta Dafora , Choreographer

Premiere: 1932, DCDC Premiere: 1997

Children of the Passage

Ronald K. Brown and Don ald McKayle , Choreographers

Premie re: 2000

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Company Profile

FOUNDING

Founded in 1968 b y Dayton , Ohio native Jeraldyne Blunden , DCDC is th e oldest modern dance company in Ohio and one of the largest companies of its kind between Chicago and New York City DCDC has won nationa l and internationa l accla im and is renowned for powerful, artistic performances , a diverse repertoire of works by world-class choreographers and exce llence in educational programming.

REPERTOIRE AND NEW WORKS

J eraldyne began early in the co mp anys history to build DCD Cs outstanding repertoire, which includ es works by master choreographers, su ch as Eleo Pomare , Alvin Ai ley, Ulysses Dove , Merce Cunningham, Do n ald McKayle and Talley Bea tty Today, DCDC co ntinu es to acquire new works b y contemporary choreogra p hers including Bebe Mill er, Sir Warren Sp ears, Dwight Rhod en, Diann e McIntyre, Doug Varone, Sh apiro and Smith , and Ronald K. Brown. To further expand its repertoire, DC DC h as commissioned new works, most recently inviting Bill T Jone s, Bebe Miller, Dwight Rhod en, Dou g Varone and Ja wo le Willa Jo Zo ll ar to participat e in DCDCs Th e Flight Project. This fi ve -p iece program p remiered in 2003, to celebrate Dayton'S native Wright Broth ers' first fli ght 100 years ago, and artistically exp lored what the invention of flight means to our contemporary world.

N EW LEADERSHIP

With the unexpected dea th of DCDCs founder, J eraldyn e Blunden, on November 22, 1999, Kevin Ward was chosen as her su ccessor and n amed artistic director. Debbie Blunden-Diggs, J era ldyne 's daughter, was named associate artistic director/direc tor of edu ca tion. Kevin and Debbi e h ave bo th b een memb ers of the company for over 20 yea rs and were chosen and speCificall y groomed by Jerald yne to one day take th e re ins as DCDCs seco n d generation of leade rship . m

DCDC Founder

JERALDYNE BLUNDEN

"Man has created bOLmdmies Jor race, religio n, and cu iLLlre. if we can get past that, we can rea li ze that thae is l11u ch 1110re in life which connects us. "

-j e ra ld yne Blund en

Overco ming boundari es and in s pirin g ot he rs to do the sa m e m ay we ll be th e overarching theme of J era ld yne Blunden 's legacy. In sp ired h e rse lf by two pioneers in da n ce, j erald yne began her dance caree r at the age of eight under the guida n ce of J oseph ine a nd He mlene Sch warz, founders of the Dayton Ballet , o ne o f the oldest regional ball e t com pan ies in th e co unli y.

It was 1948, and a numbe r of Afli can Am er ican m o th e rs app roac hed the Sc hwarz Sc h oo l of Dan ce abou t providing opportun iti es for th eir ch ildren to lea m ba ll et. In Day ton, in th e late 1940s, segrega ti o n was th e rul e of the day. Und erstand in g the ramification s to th e ir sc hool if the y ad milled b lack c hildren , but a lso be lie ving in breaking boundari es an d a com mitm en t to teaching, the Schwarz sisters took t he ir sc h ool to th e stud ents. Th e Sc hw arz Sc h ool of Ballet began offe ring classes at Th e Lind en Ce nte r - a rec reatio n cente r in Dayto n 'S urba n black co mm un ity - and j eraldyne B1unden began lea rnin g dance. The Sc hwarz sis ters wo uld become he r role mod e ls and mentors, and she wou ld beco m e o ne of their most promisi n g s tu dents. The siste rs hel ped her gai n access to greater opportunities, including s umm e r sc hol a rs hips to the Ame ri ca n Dance

Fes ti va l, th e n located in Connec ti cut, w h e re s he st udi ed w ith Martha Graham , Jo se Li mon, George Balanchine and James Truitt e -teac b e rs who later

b ecame he r co ll eagues an d friends.

j erald ynes exposu re to th e dan ce world be yond Dayton bega n to shape h er vis ion. At th e age of 19, she was asked to beco me the di rector of dance classes at the Linden Ce nter Having watched t he Sc bwarz siste rs, she began to pattern he r d ream after their exa mpl e. As young da nce rs fill ed her classes, J eraldyn e mad e sure t hey also we re able to gain a broad range of ex pe ri e nce. Sh e made sure they had summer opportu ni Lies and he lped tb e m gain sc holarsh ips w ith th e Alvin Ail ey Am er ica n Dance Center, Dance Th eatre o f Ha rl e m and the Am eri ca n Dance Fes tival.

In the m id- 1960s , wanti ng he r stud en ts to have opportuniti es to pe rform, J e rald yne c rea ted the co mp an , whicb is today Dayton Conte mp orary Dance Comp an y. She also co ntinu ed her own path as a dancer, studyin g at the Amer ican Dance Festival , pe r forming with the Dayton Ballet, Antioch Summer Tbeatre and th e Co nn ec ti cu t College

Dan ce Tbeatre Work s hop She choreog raphed new works for her company, co ntinuin g to dissolve boundaries The pe rforman ce o f her ballet Flite at the Northeast Regional Ba ll e t Associa tion Festival in Jun e o f 1973 , earned D CDC the ho nor o f bei ng the first African Am erican gro up to ga in membe rship to thal o rga n ization. J eraldyne invited g ue st artists to work wi th her co m pan y and bega n buildin g a re put ation for DC DC as a repertory company. Today DCDCs repertoire includ es works by Ulysses D ove , Eleo Po mare , Merce C unnin gh a m , Ta lley Bea tty, jam es Truitte, Donald McKay le, Donal d By rd, Dou g Varone , Di anne Mclnty re, Bebe Mill er and Dwight Rhoden among o th e rs

Throu gho u t he r career, j e raldyn e rece ived numerous prestigiou s awards, including a

MacArthur "Ge niu s" Fellowship Award (1995), the Dance!USA 2000 Honors Awa rd , th e Kath erine Dunham Award (1998), the Dall ce MagaZil1e Awa rd (1998) , The Na Li ona l Black Arts Fes ti va ls Lifetim e Ac h ievement Award (1998), Dan ce Women Livin g Lege nd Ho no rs (1997) and the Regional Dan ce Amer ica North eas t Award (1991), and honoraty do ctorate d egrees from the University o f Dayton and Wright Stat e University.

On November 22, 1999,jeraldyne Blunden passed away at age 58, havi ng achieved h er vision o f brin gin g DCDC into t he li g ht of nation a l a nd inte rnational recogn it ion.

Dancer Profiles

MONNETTE BARIEL h as been with DCDC fo r 10 seaso ns A native of Seattle, Washington, Ms Bari e l, a gradu at e of Mercyhurs t Coll ege in Erie, Pennsylvania with a BA in dance , has performed wi th th e Alvin Ail ey Am e Ji ca n Dance Th ea tre , th e Peo ri a Ba ll et and th e Illinois Ballet. She teac hes d a nce classes fo r j eraldyne s Schoo l o f th e Dan ce, South Day to n Dance Thea tre, Terres Danc e Workshop and Cente r Stage in th e Da yton a rea Ms. Bariel is a reCipie nt of the 2002 J OS I E Award.

JUUUS BREWSTER-COTTON is a n ative o f Brooklyn , New York , and is in h is fifth season pe rfor min g wi th DC DC. He graduated from So uth e rn Methodis t Univers ity in Dallas , Texas, with degrees in dance per formance , African Am erican Studi es and Engli s h literature. Mr. Brewster is a free -l a nc e write r for severa l Dayto n area newspape rs and currentl y se rves on the City of Centervill e Arts Com miss ion.

The art s en ri ch o ur lives in ways that go beyond the spoken word or musica l note. They make us laugh. Th ey make us cr y. Th ey lift our spirits and bring enjoyment to o ur liv es. The arts and cu ltur al oppo rtunit ies so vita l to this community are al so important \ 0 us. That's why (omerica supports the arts. And we appl aud those who join us in making investm ents th at enrich peoples l ives.

We listen. We understand. We make it

QUEALA CLANCY is a Fonner dancer wi th DCDC2 and is beginning her fourth season wi th DCDC Sh e is a grad u ate of Wright Sta te Universi ty and studied at the Civic Li ght Opera Aca d emy fo r Musica l Th ea tre. A native of PiLLsburgh, Pen nsylvan ia, she is a jazz ins truc tor for j eraldynes Schoo l of the Dance and DC D C2

AUSE CRAIG is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and is beginning her first season with DCDC as an apprentice. She is a se nior dan ce major at Wright Sta te Un ivers ity a nd is completing her fiIlal year o f requirements in this newly fonned co llab ora ti on between D CDC and Wright State. Ms. Craig began he r dance training at the Michael j. Zo n e Recreation Ce nte r and the Cleveland Schoo l for the Arts. She also stu di ed with th e Cleveland Sa n j ose Ball et and is t he rec ipi ent of Augsburg, DCDC2, and Paul Laurence Dun bar scholarships.

RICARDO J. GARCIA CRUZ was born in Mayaquez, Pu e rto Rico , and has been performing with DC DC for seve n seasons. He is a grad uate of Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pen n sylvania, and slLld ied flamenco with Maria Be nitez at the Spanish Dance Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He currently teaches dance at South Dayton School of Dance an d is a guest perfonner wi th the Illinois Ballet, Pemi a Ballet, Charleston Ballet and So uth Dayton Dance Th ea tre.

G.D. HARRIS is in his 13th season with DCDC A n ative of Manhasset, New York , he g rew up in St. Albans, Queens, and graduated cum laud e wit h a B.FA. in dance from The O hi o State Uni versity He also s tudied at the Alvin Ailey Am e ri ca n Dance

Center. Mr. Harris teaches dance classes for DCDC2, j eraldynes School of the Dance , and is rehearsal coach for DCDC

CRYSTAL MICHELLE grew up in Augusta, Georgia, and received her B.FA. in dance Performance from Southern Methodist U ni versity in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Fu ll er trained with the Augusta Ball et School, the jofIrey School o f Ballet and t he Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She is a dance instruc tor for j eraldynes Scho o l of the Dance, Colonel White High School for t he Arts and jeffe rson Township Schoo ls. Ms. Fuller, a fonner DCDC2 member, is beginn ing her third season ,vith DCDC

WILLIAM B. MCCLELLAN JR is from Chicago , Illinois and received his B. FA. in Dance from the Uni versity of Illin o is at Champaign-Urbana. He is in hi s third seaso n with DCDC Mr. McClellan is a founding member of CounterGroove Dance Company and an adjunct dance instructor at Oak land Unive rsity in Rocheste r, Michigan. Mr. McCle ll an teaches master classes th roughout the Detroit, Mic higan area and has choreographed work for DCD C2.

JAYSIN MCCOLWM joins DC DC from th e Cincinnati Ballet for his first season. A native of CinCinnati, Ohio, he at tended the School for Creative and Performing Arts and received sc h olarships to s tud y at the American Ballet Theatre, Boston Balle t , Hanford Ballet and the Alvin Ailey Ame ri can Dance Center. He is a form er dancer with t he North Carolina Dance Thea t re and the Chautauqua Ba ll et.

ALVIN J. RANGEL is a fornler DCDC dancer of six yea rs, making a spec ial appearance with the company in On the Wings oj Angels. A native of Ponce, Pueno Rico, he attended the Inter Am e ri ca n Uni ve rsity and the University of Cinc inn a ti , w h ere he st udi ed dance. He taught dance at Sti vers Sc h ool for the Arts, j e raldy n es Sch ool of the Dance and DCDC2. Mr. Ran gel is a fitness trainer certifie d by the National Dance and Exercise and Instruction Training Association.

NABACHWA SSENSALO is in her fourth season ,vith DCDC Born in C hi co, Cali fo rnia , she received her BA in Econo mi cs fro m Occiden tal College in Los Angeles, Ca liforni a. She train ed with and is a featured guest art ist wit h the Lulu Washington Dance Theatre. Ms. Ssensalo has also studied at the Alvin Ailey Dance Center, Dan ce Theatre of Harlem and Stefan Wentas Dance Studio

SHERI "SPARKLE" WIWAMS has been performi ng with DCDC for a n unprecedented 31 seasons. A native Daytonian, Ms. Will iams is also a member of the ew York-based dance company Complexions: A Concept in Dan ce. Sh e has received num erous awards throu ghout h er ca re er, including a Bessie Award (New York Dance and Performance Award), ajOS IE Award , Lifeti m e Ac hi evement Award from the Montgomery Cou nty Arts and Cult ural District; in 2002, she was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Soc iety IlJ

The Philadelphia Dance Company

PHlLADAN

Joan Myers Brown, Founder & Executive Artistic Director

FEATURING

Corey Bak er, Eli sabeth H. Bell, William V Credell , Bellamy E Eure, Tommie W Evans, Warren B. Griffin 1lI , Gary D. J eter II , Ahmad M Lemons , OdaraJabali-Nash , Mora-Arnina Parker, Monique Smith , Marc Spaulding, Da wn Marie Watson , Jerome Wa rren, Hollie E. Wright.

"BACK TO BACH" (excer pt )

Choreographer Eleo Pomare

Assistant to Mr Pomare Kathy Thomas

Music Johann Sebastian Bach

Costume Design Eleo Pomare

Costume Execution N atas h a Guru leva

Lighting Design/Execu tion William H

Grant III

Doodle I: Sextet

Marc Spaulding, Warren B. Griffin Ill, W illiam V Crede ll , Corey Baker, Gary D.

Jeter II , Ahmad M. Lemons

Doodle III: Octet Minus

Marc Spaulding, Warre n B. Gri ffin Ill , William V Credell , Corey Baker, Gary D

Jeter II , Tommie W Eva n s, Ahmad M.

Lemons

As a pan o f "WE TOO DANCE" (AfricanAmeri can Men in Da n ce). The development of We Too Dance was made possible by generous grants from Dance Adva n ce , Pew Cha li table TlU sts, DOlis Duk e Fund for Dance of the National D a nce P roject, a program of the New En gland Foundation fo r the Arts, Nationa l Endowment for th e Arts the Pennsylvania Counci l on the Arts, the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W Mellon Foundation and Altria Group, Inc. Also commission ed in part by 651 ARTS ' Bl ack Dance: Traditions and Transfo r mation program funded by the D oris Du ke Charitab le Foundation

PAUSE "LABESS II"

Phi ladelphia Premiere , 2000

Choreographer David Brown

De t roit Opera House

Assistants to Mr. Brown Akari Sasaki &. N adine Mose

Music Zap Mama

Costume De sign David Brown

Costume Execution Na tasha Guru leva

Lighting Design/Execution William H.

Gr ant III

Dawn Marie Watson with cast (pending)

"Labess" is a Tun isia n expression m eaning that in the face of all we must confront in life each day, "Its all right. .I' m o kay " Th e piece is drawn from a simple place , a joyous place and a celebra tion of selfacceptance Built in four sections with a n e nsemble of seven dancers, one woman carries a thread throughout - leading, follOwing and openin g th e space.

T his ballet is part of a la rge r work e ntitl ed On the SllOulders oj Our Ancestors. It was m ade possible by generous grants from Philip Morris New Works Fund , spo nsored by Philip MOlT is Companies, Inc. Add i tio n a l funding by the P resser Foundation, the National Endowme n t for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Ar ts , as well as the Natio nal Dance P roject of the New En g lan d Foundation for the Arts, with lead in g funding from the Doris Duke Char itabl e F oun da tion and the And rew W Me ll on Foundation; a lso Dance Advance, a program fu nded by the Pew Cha ri table Trusts and adm in is tered by the Philadelphia Dance All ia n ce. Fund in g from Meet t he Composer, In c. is provided with suppo rt from ASCAP an d the T James Kavanaugh Foundation.

INTERMISSION

"GATEKEEPERS"

Company Premiere, 1998 - Philadelphia , PA

Choreographer Ro n a ld K. Brown

Music/Original Score Wu n mi O laiya

Lighting Des ign/Execution W ill iam H.

Grant III

Costume D es ign Rona ld K. Brown

Costume Execution Na tasha Gu ru leva

Odara Jabali - N as h , Dawn Ma r ie Watson, Hollie E. Wright, Ah mad M. Lemo n s, Monique Smit h , Mora -Amina Pa r ke r

Th e ballet symbol izes the dancers as soldiers walki ng toward heaven , searchi ng for the wounded and looking out to make a safe h ave n for the others to foll ow. This piece brought together two collaborators,

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Ronald K. Brown/choreog rap h er &Wunmi Ola iya! co m poser-design er, w ho a re on a si milar path in terms of their interest in honoring tradition in the context of contemporary a rtistic expression.

"Gate kee pe rs" is a story of homage, celebration and an acknowledgment o f conscious continui ty, interconnectedness, history, trad ition and perseverance. "Ga tekeepers" is part of the Ph ili p Monis New Works Fund , sponsored by PH I LIP MORRIS COMPAN IES, lnc. Addi tional fundin g by th e Presser Foundation , the Nation al Endowment for the Arts and t he Pen nsylvania Council on the Arts Fu nding from Meet the Composer, Inc. is provided with suppo rt fro m ASCAP and the T J ames Kavanagh

Founda tion

PAUSE

"BLUE"

Choreographer Christopher L. Huggins

Assistant to Mr. Huggins Kayoko Amemiya

Musi.c Arvo Part , Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Reic h

Costume Design Christopher L. H u ggins

Costume Ex ecution Natasha Guruleva &. Maria Wa ll es

Lighting Design/Execution

William H. Grant III

Marc Spaulding, Warren B. G r iffin Ill , W illiam V Cred ell , Corey Baker, Gary D. J eter II , Tommie W Evans, Ahmad M. Lemons, J erome Warren

"HE WHO IS AT ONCE BOY AN D MAN, GRACE AN D POWER , EXIST S BETWEE N OCEAN AND SKY AND THE EN ORMITY OF BLUE " - J ames Frazie r

As a part of We Too Dance (African-American Men in Dance) T he deve lopment of We Too Dance was made possible by ge n erous grants from Da nce Ad vance, Pew Charitable Tru sts, Doris Duke Fund for Da n ce of the Nationa l Dance Project, a program of the New England Foundat ion for the Arts , National Endowment for the Art s, the Pe n nsylvania Council on the Arts, the Ford Foundation , the An d rew W Mellon Foundatio n and Altria Group, In c. Also com m issio n ed in part by 651 A RTS' Black Dance: Tra di tions and Transformation p rogram funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

This progra m may be subject to change.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Hailed by critics as "Exuberant" (The New York Times) and "a miracle of skill and energy" (Dance Magazi ne) , PHllADANCO has established itself as one of America's foremost dance en sembles. PHILADANCO has been d escribed b y man y as a company with unparalleled energy and superior technical ability Cel ebrating its 34th season, the company continues to thrill audiences across America and throughout the world with adventurous choreography, bright n ew talent and dances treasured b y aficionados everywh ere. The company has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Louis Bellson Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Orchestra and world-renowned pop cele briti es. PHILADANC O has also mad e seve ral nationa l tel evis ion appearances. They have performed at New York's Madison Square Garden, Lin co ln Center, Jacob 's Pillow, the Joyce Theat er, the Kennedy Center, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the Delacorte Theater, as well as appearances throughout Europe

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and Asia. The co mpany has co llabora ted with a long list of acclaimed choreographers including Milton Myers , Talle y Beatt y, Donald Byrd , Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Blondell Cummings, Da vid Brown, Elisa Monte, Ronald K. Brown and Daniel Ezralow.

Th e Los Angeles Times de scribes th e company as "high s peed wonders." From The Philad elphia InqUirer , "This is a d aring approach to dance extraordinary stamina as well as a real flair for sensuous, rippling mo ve ment. " For th eir home seaso n in Philadelphia , PHILADANCO has performed at the Annenberg Center and the Prince Music Thea ter. PHILADANCO recently co ncluded a four- year ed ucationa l reSid e n cy with the Pittsburgh Dance Council. The Pittsburgh Dance Council and the Philade l phia Dan ce Company es tabli sh ed the Phil ada nco Co mmunity Partnership Proj ect to promot e mod ern danc e u sing workshops, demonstrations, lecture s, master classes and p erforman ces and a su mmer "DA N CO DANCE CAMP"

The 2002-2003 touring season includ ed performances in so uthern Califotnia, Florida , No rth Carolina, Utah, Oregon and many other locations throughout th e country The company participated in the Inchon World Danc e Festiva l in Korea as represe ntati ves of th e City of Philadelphia and in Poznan, Chorzow and Warsaw, Poland , in the 8th Annual Internation al Danc e Conference and Performance Festival and the Bermuda Festival.

PHIlADANCO was an honor company of Regional Dance America and is a m ember of Dance/USA , American Dance Guild, Inc. , as we ll as the Philadelphia Dance Alliance. In 1981 , the company was one of the 15 national organizations selec ted to receive the first Institutionalization Advancement Grants awarded b y the N ation al Endowment for the Arts. In 1985, the company was a member of the Winter Pillo w and was selected as one of the nin e co mpani es to receive a prestigious National Choreographic Planning Grant. Mrs. Brown receive d the Dan ce WomenlLiving Legends Award from 651, an Arts Ce nter, Aaron Davis H all and the New Jersey Performing Art s Center. Support and recogni tion continue from

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the City of Philadelphia and the Na tio nal Endowment for the Arts, as well as many other n ational corpo rations and found ations. The company jus t r ece ive d its third Philip Morris (Al tria Group, Inc. ) New Works Fund Award. Two PHILADANCO m emb ers have also recei ved the prest igious "Bessie " award for performance arti stry in the world of dance

PHILADANCO was laud ed for its organization of the first historic International Conference on Black Danc e Companies, held in Philadelphia in February of 1988. O ve r 78 r epresentative s from around the world partiCipated in the con feren ce to dis cu ss the status of Black dance. There were over seven hundred in attendance at the 2003 conference held Washington, DC. In 1991 , the International Association of Bl acks in Dan ce (lABD ) was form ed, of which Mrs. Brown is th e Honorary Chair, after serving ten (10) years as its lead er In 2000 , the lABD r ece ive d a ve ry speCial cove ted "Bessie" award (New York Perfo rmance Award); it no w celebrates its 1 6th yea r

PHILADANCO has be en deSignated as one of nine cu ltural arts organizations to be appOinted as a resident company of the Kimmel Center for the Performin g Arts. This complex opened on the Avenue of the Arts in downtown Philadelphia, De cember 2001. PHILADANCO's di stin ction as the resident modern dance company of thi s world-class performing arts cente r was exhibited during its very first dance series in January 2002. PHILAD ANCOs so ld-out engage m ent s has its patrons waiting in anticipation for its next engagement at th e Kimmel Center in November 2004 .

With a Single-minded vision, found er Joan Myers Brown , along with her d evo ted staff and committed vo lunt ee rs , ha s develop e d a profeSSional d an ce company held in high es tee m both nationally and int erna tionally for its artistry and superbly train ed dancers. m

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Alonzo King, choreographel; artistic director

Mr. King has emerged as one of the preeminent dance artists in the U.S., renowned for his unique vision of movement, music and rhythm. He has works in the repertOlies of companies throughout the world including Frankfun Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theatre of H arlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hong Kong Ballet , North Carolina Dance Theatre and Washin gton Ballet. H e has worked extensively in o p era, television and Film and has choreographed works for prima ballerina Natalia Makarova and film star Patrick Swayze. Renowned for I,i s skill as a teacher, Mr King has been guest ballet master for National Ballet of Canada , Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Ramben , Ballet West and others. In 1982 , Mr. King founded Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, which has developed into an inLernationaltouring company He has had numerous collaborations with outstanding musicians such as legendary Jazz great Pharoah Sanders , Indias national treasure Zakir Hussain , Bernice Johnson Reagon founder of Sweet H oney in the Rock , Nubian Oud Master Hamza al Din, and celebrated Polish composer Pawel Szymanski. In 1989, Alonzo King inaugurated the San Francisco Dance Center, w hich has grown into one of the largest dance facilities on the West Coast and in 2002 started the LI NES Ballet School and Pre-Professional Program. Alonzo King is a recipient of the NEA Choreographers Fellowship, Irvine Fellowship in Dance, National Dance Project and the National Dance Residency Program. He has received five Isadora Duncan Awards, the Hero Award from Union Bank and the Excellence Award from KGO in San Francisco. He has ser ved on panels for the National End owment of the Arts , Californ ia Arts Council , City of Columbus Arts Council and Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Arts Partners Program. H e is a former commissioner for the city and county of San Francisco, and a writer and lecturer on the art of dance.

In 1989 , Alonzo King inaugurated the San Francisco Dance Center, which is the largest dance center outside of New York City. The Dance Center offers more than 100 classes per week to more than 2,000 students per month at all technical levels In 2002 , the LINES Ballet School and Pre-Professional Program were founded under Mr. Kings artistic vis ion and have grown to now serve hundreds of children, adolescents and young adults from around the country year-round.

Robert Rosenwasser, associate artistic directO/; costume designer Co-founder of LINES Ballet and San Francisco Dance Center. In addition to his work designing all productions and directing th e mark eting for LINES, Robert has designed costumes for Alvin Ailey Ame rican Dance Theater, Frankfurt Ballet , Joffrey Balle t , Dance Theatre of Harlem and San Francisco Ballet. J-le has worked with Kelsey St. Press since 1979, art-directing collaborations between artists and poets including Richard Tuttle , Mei-mei Berssenbrugge , Kiki Smith, Barbara Guest and LaUlie Reid. His work is found in the Museum of Modern Arts Books and Illustrated Prints department in New York , the Whimey Museum Library and the Spencer Collection of the New York Publi c Library

Pharoah Sanders, musician, composer Sanders began his career in New York in the early sixties, working with Charles Moffett, Don Chen-y and Sun Ra. He became a member of the last Coltrane band , liberating from th e saxopl10ne not only sounds fundamental to the jazz tradition , but also timbres and voices from traditional African and Third World music. When Coltrane died in 1967, Sanders began leading groups that reflected what he and Coltrane sought to accomplish , p u shing the limits of what was then imagined as jazz sound. Sanders drew from the pentatonic underpinnings common to African and Asian music to provide chant materials with pulsating rhythms. Combining the Are of the blues with the passion of the Afro-American church , Sanders' music achieved the intensity long referred to as "sanc ti fied " by feUow musicians. In concert and on h is recordings , Sanders has lifted t he hearts of his listeners in the way the great gospel singers are famous for. A Grammy Award winner, Sanders has toured extensively throu ghout Europe, South America and West Africa.

Zakir Hussain, musician, composer

For many music lovers all over the world, Zaki r H ussain needs no introduction. A classical tabla maestro of the first order, he has made unprecedented st rid es in bringing his instrument to a global audience. Widely appreciated as an international phenomenon, h is consistent ly brilliant and excitin g performances have established him as one of India's most renowned cultura l ambassadors The favOlite accompanist for most of the greatest classical musicians and dancers of lnclia, Zakir has also been a chief architect of the world music movement with 11is prodigious, incomparable and historic collaborations He was one of the four members of Shakti with John Mclaughlin, considered by many to be the greatest of the contemporaty world fusion en sembles. Moreover, Zakir created the Diga Rhythm Band, Planet Drum and Mystery Box \vith Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead He has performed and recorded with musicians from every discipline, including Van Morrison , Joe Henderson, Airto Moreira, George H arrison , Billy Cobham and J ean-Pierre Rampal. The foremost diSC iple of his father, the legendary Ustad Allarakha, Zak ir was a child prodigy wh o began his professional career at the age of 12 and toured internationally wi th great success by the age of 18 Zakir has been the recipient of many awards and honors, including India 's highest government and alts awards, and the Indo-Amelican Award for his outstanding cultural contribution to relations between the United States and India . In 1991, he received a Grammy for Best World Music Album for his part as pe rformer, composer and co-producer of Planet Drum. Zakirs playing is marked by uncanny intuition and maste rful improvisational dexterity, fo u nded in formidable knowledge and study Zakirs career includes much work as a composer, sin ce he has composed music for many film scores and the opening music for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also performs and records on a dazzling array of percussion instmments and tours regularly with his Bay Area band, the Rhythm Experience, and with Masters of Percussion , an ensemble conducted by Zakir that performs at major festivals in the United States and abroad

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S\viss-born Axel Morgenthaler is above all known in Quebec as one of the most innovat ive visual artists, greatly appreciated for his talents as scenographer, lighting deSign, and multimedia artist. After working in Europ e with the architect Roman Dobrovodsky, the painter Sol Lewitt and ac tor Massimo Rocchi , it was toward dance and theater t hat he directed himself to explore new scenic concepts, visual and architectural, using light as the primary material and other media: video , multimedia and cinema We recognize the influence and interaction of the different artisti c diSCiplines at the heart of his creations: They are perceived as true works of art. Since movin g to Montreal , he has created light ing and set designs for dance, opera and theatre in Canada, the U.s. and Europe. He worked with companies such as LaLaLa Human Steps, Alvin Ailey D ance Founda tion, 0 Vertigo Danse , and with choreographers and directors like Marie Chouinard, Stephen Petronio, Robert Le page and Jocelyne Montpetit. He has also designed [or the singers Marie-Claire Segu in and Pauline Vaillancourt , for th e multimedia creations of Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, and for the opera p rojects of Chants Libre s et Ie Nouvelle Ense mble Modeme. Si n ce fo undin g his own design company Photonic Dreams in 2001, Morgenthaler has expanded his oeuvre into architectural lighting design and is a sought-after consultant for moving lights and lighting contro l software. One of his recent projects brought him to France, where he later had his first solo exhibition of lighting installations. He is the 2002 Bess ie Award reCipient and was recognized by an Isadora Duncan Award LINES received in 2003 for People of the Forest.

Patricia Mahoney, production stage Mal1ager/technical director

Ms. Mahoney became intensely active in the field of dance production during he r seven-yea r reSidency at the Riverside Dance Festival in New York City She has worked and toured \vith such diverse groups as BRAVO

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Susa n Mars h a ll {;;[ Company, Lar Lubovitc h , Ba ll et Met, Mark Taylor {;;[ Frie n ds , Stu a rt Pim s le r Da n ce and Theate r, t he Martha Graham Ensemb le, and the Dancer and Music ians of Bali. Mahoney ha s worked with LI NES since 1995.

Arturo Fernandez, ball et master

A nat ive of Oakland, Califom ia, Arturo bega n dance trai ni ng at the Sc hool of Pe rformin g Arts in San Diego. He joined t he San Di ego Ba llet in 1978 , an d p e rfonne d with the California, A ri zona, Sacramento and New Je rsey Ballets , as we ll as t he Ball e t Tro cadero d e Monte Carlo and Pitts b urg h Ballet Th e ater. in 198 1 , Art uro jo ined m odern dan ce compa n y O DGSa n Fra n c isco and served as t he ass ista nt to t he c h oreograp h ers fro m 1988 until s prin g 1991. Sin ce 1992, h e ha s been t h e ba ll et ma s ter fo r Alonzo Ki ngs LI NES Ba ll et w h ere h e a lso teac h es at the Sa n Francisco Dance Center. Anuro has choreograp h ed for the Berkeley Ballet Theater, Kulintang Arts Ensemb le an d LI NES Ballet, as well as demonst rated h is work in se lf-produ ce d co n certs throu g h o ut th e region

Sandra Woodall, costume design Jar W h o Dresse d You Like A Fo r eigner7

Sandra has collaborated wi th noted artists th roug ho u t t h e United States and Europe. At t h e Sa n

Fra n c isco Ba lle t , s h e has designed cost um es for Hel gi Tomasson, Val Canipo roli , J ames Kud e lk a and Bre n da Way. Sh e h as deS igned m any produ ctio ns a t Ame li can Con ser vatory Theater, inclu di ng Saint Joan , for wh ich she received t h e Ba y Area Critics C i rcle Award She has wo rked wi t h Martha Clarke, William Forsythe, the Marga ret J enkins Danc e Company, Michae l Smuin,June Wa tanabe, De ll a Davidso n, Nancy Karp, Paul Dreshe r Ense m ble, Kronos Quartet, performance artist Rin de Ec kert, and directors J oseph Chaikin and M a ria Fore n es. Ms. Wooda ll crea ted se ts and costLlllles fo r Den No rske Opera Ballets 1996 produ c tion of Mid su mmers Night's Dream in No rwa y, and for the Ha rtfo rd Ba ll ets 1998 pro ductio n of Th e Amelican Nutcracker She h as recentl y created costu m es fo r Hous ton Ba ll e t , Washin gton Ballets eve nin g le n gt h perfo rm ance, The JazzlBlu es Project and Stuttgart Ba ll e ts TIle Difference Bet we en Naked and Nude.

Colleen Quen, costu me design Jar Be fore th e Blu es Bay Area native Co ll een Quen of San F rancisco, is a contempo rary fas h ion coutu li ere. With m o re than 1 5 years of fash ion and costu m e ind ust ry experience before establishing h e r own sa lon in 1998 , Collee n Q u e n Couture caters to a wide range o f fashion leaders across Nort h Amelica. H e r style is known fo r her s ilh ouettes - to be "organic and sculptura l on t he body. " Quens tra in in g in french coutu re, exe m p li Red in th e magn ificent c ra ftsmansh ip of h e r deS igns, is a rarity in cu rren t fas h ion.

Danny Glover, nalTation, Before t he Blu es A dis ti ngu ished ac tor o f t h e s tage a nd sc ree n , Da nn y Glove r is known for his work in both Ho ll ywood b loc k b u sters and se rious dram a tic fi lm s. A nat ive o f San Francisco,G lover attended San Franci sco State an d receive d h is dramatic tra inin g at t h e America n Conservato ry Theatres Black Actors' Works h op He m ade hi s film d eb ut in ESCClp eJrom Al ca tra z (1979).

1n the ea rl y '8 0 s, Glover mad e h is name po rtraying c h a racte rs rangi n g from the sympathe ti c in Pla ces in the Hea rt (1984 ) to the menaci n g in W itn ess (1985) a nd TI1 e Color Purple (1984). He rea c h ed box-ofTicegold sta tus wi t h t he th ree Lethal Weapo l1 nicks p roduced between 1987 and 1992 , playin g th e conserva ti ve, ram il y- man partn e r of "loose canno n " L. A. co p Me l G ibso n. Glo ve r ca r r ied over h is fiddl e -andbow relat io n s hip ,vith Gibson into hi s orf-screen life , and a lso contribu te d an a mu sing cameo (co mp lete with h is Lethal Weapon catch -phrase "1'm ge ttin ' too

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old for t h is!") in Maveli ci1 (199 4 ). 1n 1998, Glover aga in reprised h is ro le for t he b lockb u s ter-proportioned Lethal Weapol1 4 , a nd that same yea r gave a sti rring p e rformance in th e little-seen Beloved. On te levisio n , Gl ove r p layed th e t itle role in Mal1dela (1987), cowpoke J os hu a Deets in the 1989 miniselies Lol1esom e Dove, lege n dary ra ilroad man John H enry in a 1988 in s tallm e nt o f Shelley Du va ll's Tall Tales, a nd t h e m e rcurial leadin g c haracter in the 1989 "Am erican Play hou se" revival of A Raisil1 il1 the Sun.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, compose I; musician Composer and so n g leade r in th e 19 t h ce ntu ry So uth west G eorgia c h ora l t raditi on, Bernice founded Sweet H oney 1n The Rock in 1973. A hi sto rian an d schola r, Dr. Reagon is d is tin g ui s h ed professor o r history at the Ame r ican Un ive rs ity a nd Ccura tor emeritus at t h e Sm it h son ia n In s ti tution, Natio na l Museum of American H ist o ry. He r numero u s p u b li cations include We'll Understal1d It Bett er By and By: AJrica l1 Al11eri can Pione ering Gospe l Composers (S mith son ian Press, 1992) and We Wh o Beli eve in Free dom: Sw eet Honey in the Ro cl1 SLiIl on the Journey (Anchor Books, 1993), a book chro niclin g th e history of Sweet Honey In The Ro ck, for w h ich s h e served as editor. D r Reagon ha s served as co n s ulta nt compose r and perfOimer for severa l film a nd vi deo projects , includ in g two awa rd-winni n g progra m s for PBS , Eye on the Pli ze (Bl acks id e Prod u c tions) and We Shall Overcome (Gi n ger Produ ctio n s). Dr.Reago n conceptualized th e Nationa l Public Radio a nd Smithsonian Peab o d y Award winnin g radio se ries "Wade in th e

Water: African American sacred Music Tradtions ." A 1989 recipient of MacA rthur Fe ll owsh ip , Reagon was awarded the Pres id ential M eda l, the 1995 Charles Frankel Pri ze for outsta nding co ntribution to publi c und erstand in g of th e humanities , b y the National Endowm e nt for the H uma nities. In 1996 , Reagon rece ived an Isa d ora Du n can award for the score to Rock, a ball et directed by Alonzo King for Ll N ES Contemporary Ballet Co mpan y.

THE DANCERS

Brett Conway

Brett bega n his train ing a t t he Fort Wayn e Balle t in Fort Wayne, 1ndiana , at t h e age of five. H e continued his training at the Virgin ia Schoo l of the Arts as a sc h olars hip student. Du ring t h e sum mers, Brett has train ed at the Joffrey Balle t Scho o l an d the Bosto n Ball e t Sc h oo l on full sc h olars hi ps. This is Bretts third season with LI NES.

Prince Credell

Prince was born and began danCing in Bronx , NY H e has been greatly innu enced by his mentor, Brian H aw thorne. He began hi s fo rm al trainin g a t t he NYC H igh Sc h ool of Per formin g Arts an d Th e Ailey Schoo l Oudith J a mi so n sc h o lar). His tra in ing co nclu ded at the Sa n Fra nc isco Ballet Schoo l und e r Lola de Avila and Gloli a and ABT unde r Re b ecca Wrigh t. Prin ce worked wit h th e Metropolitan Opera Ba lle t while co m ple ting hi s st udi es in hig h school. H e h as a lso danced wi th Ai ley 11 an d Com plexions: A Concept Tn Dan ce. A 2003 Prin cess G race Award winner, Plince is in hi s third seaso n with Ll NES.

Gregory Dawson

Gregory b egan his studies in Chicago at Ruth Page Schoo l of Ba ll e t , th e n left for southe m Ill inois to s tud y ba llet and Ha iti an d a n ce with Kath erine Dunh am. H e m oved to San Fra nci sco, where he stu died wit h Eve lyn Sc hu ert a t Sh awl-And e rson Dan ce Studi os a n d Alo nzo King at Da nce Ce ntra l. G regOlY le ft for New York in 198 2 to st udy and p erfo rm with t he Dance Th ea tre o f H a rl e m . F ro m 1983 to 1986, he danced w ith Theatre Ball e t Canadien , retu rning to th e Ba y Area to perform wi th Oa kl and

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Ba ll et, Be rk e ley Ballet Thea ter, Sacramento Ball e t a nd th e Sa n Fra n c isco Opera Ballet. Gregory has been a m embe r o f Ll NES Ballet since 1987.

Drew Jacoby

Drew rece ived h er training at Ballet Idaho Academy und e r Li sa Moon. She h as stu d ied at th e Schoo l of Ame ri can Ball e t , San Fra n cisco Balle t Sc h ool a nd Pacific Nortllwest Ballet School. Tn 2002 , Drew received a Leve l One sc ho larship award from th e Nationa l Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts for hi g h- sc h oo l se niors. This is h e r third season w ith LI NES Ba ll et.

Laurel Keen

Laurel began her training at Minn esota Dance Theatre. S he t hen moved to Seattle, w h e re s h e d anced a t t h e Pacific No rth wes t Ballet School ( P NBS) as a p ro fessio n a l division st ude nt. Whi le at t endi n g P NBS, Laure l performed and to ured with the co mpan y in seve ra l Ba la n c h ine ba lle ts. Returning to Minnesota Dan ce Theatre as a co m pa n y m em b er, s h e p e rform ed work s b y Antony Tudor, Dwight Rh oden and Alonzo Kin g. This is Laurels third season with Ll N ES Ba ll et.

Lauren Porter Worth

Lauren rece ived he r early training in sou tbe m Ca lifomia under fO I111er New York City Ball et plincipal Jill ana in add ition to s tud ying with Ballet Cente rWest , Sa n Di ego a nd City Ba ll et Sc hoo ls She is a 1999 Prin cess

Grace Awa rd Hono ree. in 1996 , Laure n gr aduated as a scho la rs hip s tud e nt from No rth Caroli n a Sc h ool o f the Arts' h igh-schoo l program. T hrou gh th e yea rs, she ha s a lso at te nd e d Sc hoo l of A m e rica n Ba ll e t , Sa n Francisco Balle t Sc h oo l, Roc k Sc h ool o f th e Pe nn sy lva ni a Ball e t , Was h ington Schoo l o f t h e Ball e t and Bol s h o i Ba ll e t Acade m y a t Va il. Durin g h er fir s t year as a LI NES appre ntice , Mr. King se lected Lauren for the 1997-98 Dary l Ll oyd Scho larship She has been a member o f Ll NES Ballet s in ce 2000

John Michael Schert

J o hn Mic h ae l was raised in Valdost a, Georgia, and received h is trai nin g at No rt h Carolina Sch ool o f the Arts unde r the tutelage of Du n ca n Nob le an d Me li ssa Hayden. In 2000, he move d to New Yo r k to j o in the Ame ri can Ballet Theatre Stud io Company and was s u bseq u e ntly promoted to the first co mp any th e fo ll owin g year. W h ile in ABT, he p erfo rm ed in a w id e va r iety of works, as well as pa rticipated in th e fi lmin g of Sir Fre delick Ashton:' Th e Drea m for th e "Dance in America" se ries on PBS. He has guested wi t h th e Washington Ballet , creating role s in n ew works by Trey Mclntyre, and is a member of Lar Lubovitc h Dance Co mpany. Th is is J ohn Mi chae ls second seaso n wi th Alonzo Kin gs Ll NES Ballet.

Chiharu Shibata

Ch ihan 1 began he r st udies at th e Kikuchi Ba ll et Schoo l in Sappo ro. She pe rformed in the Na ti ona l Ball et Fest iva l in Tokyo, representing he r home City o f Sap poro . C hiharu has performed a wide range o f the classical repe rto ire. She came to the Un ite d Sta tes in 1987, to broaden h e r kno w ledge of ba ll e t and pe rformed wi th San F ranci sco Ba ll et tha t yea r In the fa ll of 1998 , C hiharu performed as a prin ci pa l da n cer for the J o ffrey Ballet of Chicago. She has been a m embe r of LI NES Ballet since 1989.

Maurya Kerr

MaUlya bega n her tra ining at Paci fic No rt h west Ball et Sch oo l. She has d a n ced with Pacific North west Ba ll e t and Fon Worth Balle t and has also ap p eared as a gues t a ll is t ,vith Robe rt H elllY Johnson Dan ce Com pa ny a nd Ba llet T heatre Zino u n in Morocco. has bee n a m e mber o f UN ES Ba ll et s in ce 1994. l!)

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Administration & Staff

DAVID DICHIERA , General Director

DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS

Karen VanderKloot DiChiera , Director oj Community Programs

John Eckstrom, Director oj Admi ni stration

Roberto Mauro, Director oj Artistic Administration

David W Osborne , Director oj Production

Mary Parkhill , Director oj Development

Karen Tjaden , Director oj Facilities

Laura R. Wyss, Director oj Communications

Carol Halsted , Director oj Dance

ADMINISTRATION

Bill Austin, Executive Assistant to the Gen eral Director

Beverly A. Moore, Receptionist

COMMUNICATIONS

Michael Hauser, Marketing Manager

Kimberly A. MOgielski , Patron and Tick et Services Manager

Jenise Collins , Group Sales Coordinator

Kimberly Gray, Ticket Services Assistant Manager

Jan e Coe, Patron Services Coordinator

Dave Blackburn , Public Relations Coordinator

Mitchell Carter, Website Coordinator

Bill Carro ll , PLtblic Relations Volunteer

Crystal G Ratledge, Account Executive, Solomon Friedman Advertising

Christopher Barbeau, Production Photography

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Mark Vondrak, Associate Directo rlTour Manag er

Betty Lan e, Op erations Manag er

Dolores Tobis, Marketing Manager

Linda DeMers , Administrative Assistant

Betsy Bronson , Alaina Brown, Heidi Brown, Maria Cimarelli,]ennifer Gale, Shawn McDonald , Steven McGhee, David Gilliland , Kim Parr, Michael Parr, David Pulice , Amanda Sabelhaus , Cynthia Se igle, Karl Schmidt, David Vaughn , Chris Vaught , Mark Vondrak , Karen White , Tamara Whitty, Tour Artists

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Jessica Cheshire, Volunteer Manager

Aimee Argel, Corporate Campaign Manager Heather Hamilton, SpeCial Projects Manager

Katherine Kucharski , Membership Manager

Matthew Talbot , Foundation and Government Grants Manage r

Jane Westl ey, General Director 's Circle Campaign Manager

Stephani Yates , Dance Patron Circle Campaign Manager

Danielle DeFauw, Boutique Manager

FINANCE/COMPUTER SERVICES

Derrick Lewis , Controller

Kimberly Burgess-Rivers, Rita Winters, Accountants

J oseph Ru snak , Systems Manager

Deleana Hill , Applications SpeCialist

PRODUCTION

Administration

Elizabeth Anderson , Produ ction Coordinator

Caro lyn Geck, Assistant to Directo r oj Production

Nancy Krolikowski, wcal Tran sportation Coordinator

Eugene Robelli , Production Volunteer

Pat Lewellen , Audition Volunt ee r

Music Department

David DiChi era, Music Dire ctor

Suzanne Mallare Acton, Assistant Music Direc tor, Chorus Master

J ean Schneider, Rep etiteur , Rehearsal Accompanist

Diane Bredesen , Orchestra Personnel Manager

Technical & Design Staff

Kent Andel , Tec hnical Director

Monika Essen , Property Master & Scenic Artist

Kenda ll Smith , Lighting Coordinator

Dee Dorsey, Surtit le Operator

Daniel Dene, Recording Engineer

Keit h Kalinowski, Technical Assistant

Rudi Lauermann, Assistant Recording Engi neer

Costumes

Suza nne M. Hanna, Costume Coordinator

Margaret Bronder, First Hand

Alice Moss , Wardrob e Mistress

Genevieve Palczynski , Stitcher

Corey Globke , Stitcher

Mary Ellen Shin del, Fitting Assistant

Makeup & Hair

Joanne Weaver, Wigs & Maheup DeS ign er

DeShawn Glosson , Angela Cmice, Sharnaee Newson, Klyetha Williams , Assistants

Stage Crew

John Kinsora , Head Ca rp enter

Robert Mesinar, Hea d Electrician

Alan Bigelow, Head Propertyman

Paul Moraites , Hea d Sound

Robert Martin , Head Flyman

Mary Ellen Shindel, Head oj Wardrobe

lATSE Local #38, Stage Crew

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Constance Wilson, Events Coordinator

Kyle Ketelhut, Concessions Manag er

Rock Monroe , Director oj Secwity

Nick Aubrey, Parking Garage Manag er

Demetrius Barnes, J esse Carter, BLtiiding Engineers

Ca lvin Williams, Maintenance Supervisor

Karl Hubble , Maint enance Assistant

Lorraine Monroe , Andre Paige , Stage Door Secwity

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Mr. R.jamison Willi amsjr. , Mr. Lee Barth el

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Mr. J. Add iso n Bartus h

Mr. Ri chard A. Brodie

Mr Ca meron B. Du nca n , Mrs. Will iam C. Brooks

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Mrs. Dod ie David

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Mr. Ronald F. Switzer

Ms. Judith Tappero

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Mr. &: Mrs. Ted Zego uras

Mr. &: Mrs. George M. Zel tzer

Dr &: Mrs. Dieter Ze tsc he

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Mrs. Paul Zuckerman

Trustees Emeritus

Mrs. J ames Merria m Barn es

Dr &: Mrs. Rob ert Gerisc h

Mrs Aaron Gers henso n

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spirit of harmony to our one Sound performance after another. (( p I))

In March 2004 , Michigan Opera Theatre met the final benchmark for the Touch the Future campaign! As a result , $300,000 in matching funds was placed int o MOTs en do wment at the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan . After this initial award, another $390,000 in bonus pool matching fun ds was added to th at endowment. Another $100,000 in bonus operating funds was also awarded. Fund-raising for the endowment will

continue until the bonus pool of matching funds is deplet ed MOT is in compe titi on with the leadership grantees to claim those matching funds on a firstcom e, first-serve basis. If you are thinking about setting up a Charitable Gift Annuity or oth er qualifying planned gift for Touch the Future , please don 't hesitate to con tact the p lanne d giving office at (313) 237-3438.

Michigan Op era Theatre thank s the follOwin g generous Tou ch the Future Donors , whose co mbined $2 ,100 ,000 in pl ann ed gifts h ave generated $69 0 ,000 in matching funds :

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee

Mr. &: Mrs.]. Addison Bartush

Mr. &: Mrs. Mandell Berman

Dr. Robert E. Cornette

Mr &: Mrs. Tarik Daoud

Mr. &: Mrs. Rob ert E. Dewar

Dr. David DiChiera

Karen VanderKloot DiChiera

Ms. Mary Jane Doerr

Mrs. Charles M. Endicott

Barbara Frankel &: Ronald Michalak

Mr. &: Mrs. Herman Frankel

Mrs. Rema Frankel

Mr. David Handleman

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert M. Klein

Mr. &: Mrs. Erwin Klopfer

Mrs. Ruth Rattner

Mrs. John C. Stevens

Mrs. Mary Ellen Tappan

Mrs. Amelia Wilhelm

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Ima gine a gift that outlives you - that touches future generations in your absence - to experience and enjoy the world of opera .

That 's the goal of the Avanti Society, Michigan Ope ra Theatre 's Planned Gift Recognition Program.

The Avanti Society represents a designated group of friends of Michigan Opera Theatre who have made plans to include the organization in their estate plans - whether by will , trust , insurance or life income arran gement. Membership in the Avanti Society is open to all.

special events and performance s, and are listed as members in our Pro gram Books throu ghout each season .

AN AVANTI FOR TOMORROW

The growth of Michi gan Opera Theatre 's permanent Endowment Fund ensures the growth and future vitality of one of the region 's greatest cultural assets. You are invited to create your own legacy - your Avanti - through Michigan Opera Theatre.

You may use the enclosed confidential reply card to indicate your gift , or contact Mary Parkhill at (313) 237-3438 to discuss

Members of the Avanti Society receive a beautifully designed gift options that may benefit you , your heirs and Michi gan Opera , lapel pin , recognition at the annual Avanti Evening , invitations to Theatre .

THE AVANTI SOCIETY

FOUNDING MEMBERS

Mrs. Adele Amennan

Dr. Lourdes V Andaya

Mr. &: Mrs Agustin Arbu lu

Chester &: Em eli a Arnold

Mr & Mrs. J. Addi son Bartush'

Mr. & Mrs. Brett Batt erson

Mr & Mrs. Art Blair

Ro y E. & li se Calcagno

Gladys Caldron ey

Dr & Mrs. VicLO r J. Cerve nak

Dr Robert E. Cornc nc*

Mr &: Mrs. Tarik Oaoud *

Mr & Mrs. Robert E. Dewa r*

Karen Va nd er Kl ool DiCh iera*

Mr. &: Mrs. Cha rl es H Dun ca n

Mrs. Charles M. Endicott*

Mr. &: Mrs. Herb Fisher

Pamela R. Fra ncis

Barbara Fra nk el &. Ronald

Michalak '

Mr. & Mrs. Herman Frankel *

Mrs. Rcma Frankel*

Dr. &: Mrs Byro n P Georgeson

Prisc ill a R Gree nb erg, Ph.D '

Mr L1wrence W. Hall

Mr. & Mrs. Jerom e Halperin

Mr David Handl eman*

Mr. &. Mrs. Kenneth E Hart

Mr. &. Mrs Eugene L. Hartwi g

Dr. Cindy Hung

Kristin Jara mill o Mr Do nald Jensen

Mr &. Mrs. Erwin H Klopfer*

Misses Ph yllis & Selma Korn

MI' &. Mrs. Art hur Krolikowski

Mr. &. Mrs. Sa lvador P. Mascali

Mrs. Wad e H. McC ree

Ms Jane McKee

Drs Orlando & Doroth y Miller

Mr. Rona ld K. Morriso n

Mr. Dal e J. Pangonis

Mr. Ri chard M. Raisin

Mrs. Ru th F. Rattner *

Marguerite & J ames Rigb )'

Ms. Patricia Radzik

1s Susan Schoo ner

Drs Heinz &. Alice PIau Schwa rz

Mrs. Fran k C. Shaler

Ms. Phyllis Funk Snow

Ms. Mary Ell en Tappa n*

Donald & Marga ret Thurbe r

Mr. Edward D. Tussett

Mr. & Mrs. George Vincent

Mrs. Ameli a H Wilh elm *

Eli za beth & Waher Work

Mr. & Mrs. George M. Zeltzer

MEMBERS

Mr. & Mrs. Roben A. All esee'

Mr &: Mrs. Ma ndell Berman

Dr David DiC hiera *

Ms. Mary j ane Doer r*

Mr. &: Mrs. Harvey Free man

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hagop ian

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Klein*

Ms. Ka thl een Monroe

Dr. & Mrs. Step hen Munk

Mr. josh ua Rest

Mr. Stanford C. Stoddard

FULFILLED BEQUESTS

Mr. All en B. Chri stman

Ms Marjorie Adele DeV li eg

Mr. &. Mrs. Robert E Dewar*

Mr. Jam es P. Diamond

Mrs. Cha rl o tt e Bus h Falling

Mr Ed wa rd R Froh lich

Ms. Priscilla A. B. Goode ll

Mr. Ernes t Good man

Mrs. Robert M. Hamady

Mr. Bru ce Hi llma n

Mr. Gordo n V Ho ialm en

Mr. Ca rl J. Huss

Ms. Hel en Barbara j ohn ston

Mrs. Ella M Montro),

Ms. Ruth Rawl ings Matt

Ms. Clarice Odgers Pcrcox

Mr. Thomas G. Port er

Mr. Mit che ll j. Romanow sk i

Mr Edward C. Stahl

Mrs. Mary Ell en Tappan *

Mr. Ern estJ. Wild e

Touch the Future Dono r/

Avanti Event Sponsors

Mrs Ade le Amerm an

Mr. &: Mrs. Ric hard Star kweat her

Mr. & Mrs. George Vi nce nt

Avanti Logo & Pin Des ign

Mr. &. Mrs. Rich ard Starkweathe r Mo ni ca Moffat &: Pat McGu ire

Mrs. Mar k C. Stevens*

j onat han Swirt &: Thom as A.

Sl. Charl es

Mr. Ronald F. Switzer

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Confidential Reply : Please re turn this form to Mary Pa rkhill , Michigan Opera Thea tre, 1526 Broadway, Detro it, MI 48226, or e-mail mpa rkhill @motopera.org

Nam e(s) _____

Addres s __________

City _______ Stat e __ Zip _____

Phone (da y) _ (eve)

Best time to ca ll : _____

D Yes , p lease se nd information rega rding p lanned gifts

D Vwe already qu alify for the Avanti Society

Please briefly describe the estate gift that qualifies yo u for m embership (all information submitted will be kep t confidential) :

*Avan ti Soc iety members who (Ire also Tauell the Future donors.

Contributors to Michigan Opera Theatres Campaign to Restore the Detroit Opera House

Michigan Opera Theatre ex tends appreciat ion to the many donors who co ntributed so gen erous ly to the three phases of the Detro it Opera House fund-ra ising initiative over th e past 15 years. The fo llowing is a cumulative listi ng o f g ift s, o f $5, 000 and ab ove, to th e Cap ital Campa ign to Resto t'e the Detro it Opera House (1989-1998),

$5,000,000 + Ford Motor Compa ny

The Kresge Fou nd ation

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999

Daim lerChrysler Conporation

General MolOrs Corporation

The Stale of Michigan

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee

Anony mous (2)

Eugene Applebaum Famil y

Foundat ion

Lec &: Flay Barthel

Mr. &: Mrs.jo hn A. Boll

Her man &: Sharon Frank el

john S. a nd jam es L. Knight

Foundatio n

Thc Skillma n Found atio n

$500,000 TO $999,999

Anonymous

Bank One

(ome ri ca

The Cohen Fami ly Philanthrop ic Fund of the CO lllmunity Foundatio n for Southeaste rn Michi ga n

Detro it Gran d Opera

Associa ti on

DTE Energy Foundat ion

MI. &: Mrs. Max M. Fisher

Herman & Barbara Frankel

Mr. &: Mrs. Sa mu el Frankel

Mr. David Halldlema n

Lea r Co rp oratio n

Mr. &: Mrs. Harry A. Lomason

McGregor Fund

Mr. &: Mrs. Roger S. Pens ke

Ralph L. &: Winifred E. Polk

Foundation

Sta ndard Federal Bank

Mr. &: Mrs. R. ja mison

Wi lli ams Sr.

$250,000 TO $499,999

AAA

Mr. &: Mrs. Don H. Barden

BASF Corporatio n

Mr. &: Mrs. Phi lip E. Bentonjr.

Mande ll &: Madeline H.

Berman

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan

Day lon Hud so n

Foundation/Hudson's

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert E. Dewar

Ghafar i Associ ates, [nc o

Roben &: Ali ce Gus tafson

Hudson- Webbc r Foundation

Mr. &: Mrs. Richard j a nes

Kmart Corporation

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lav ills

Masco Corpora ti on No nprofit Facili ti es Ce nter

SBC

Ra ymond C. Smi th Foundation Fund of the Co mmunit y Foundation for Southeaste rn Michigan

Mr. &: Mrs. Georgc Str umbos

Mr. &: Mrs. Lyn n A. Town se nd

TRW Foundation

Mr. &: Mrs. George C. Vin cel1l

Mr. & Mrs. Alvin \Nassen nan

Mr. R.Jatnison WiIliam sJ r.

$100,000 TO $249,999

Ms. j ane E. Agos tin ell i

Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Austin

Ms. Anne Lomason Bra y

Mr. &: Mrs. Ri chard A. Brod ie

Vicki &: Tom Celani

The Hon. &: Mrs. Avern L.

Coh n

Co mflu Pi co

Da iml erChrys lcr Se rvices

Mr &: Mrs. Tarik Daoud

DeRoy Tes tamentar y Fou ndati on

Dickin son Wright PLLC

Downtown Development

Altlhority, City of Detroit

DTE EnergylMichCon

Foundation

EI Paso Energy Foundation

Mr. &: Mrs. Roland C. Eugenio

Mr. &: Mrs. Paul E. Ew in g

j ennife r &: David Fischer

Barbara Frankel &: Ron

Mic halak

Mr. &: Mrs. Preston B. Happel

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Klein

Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas M.

Krikorian

Oliver Dewey Ma rcks

Foundat io n

Na ti onal C it y Bank of Michigan

Karen & Drew Pes lar

f ou nd ation

Mr. &: Irs Irving Rose

Mrs. Caro lyn L. Ross

Mr. &: Mrs Antho ny L. Soave

Wa lbridge Aldinger Compan y

Mr. &: Mrs. Charl es L. Wilson

jr.

World Heritage Foundat ion

Mr &: Mrs. George M. Zeltzer

the New Century Fund Campaign (1999-2001) an d the Crowning Achievement Campaign (2002-2004 ).

We also thank the many donors wh o co ntributed gifts be low $5 ,000 for their commitment and belief in the Detroi t O p era H ouse project. ll1

$50,000 TO $99,999

Dr. &: Mrs. Roge r M. Aj luni

AlliedSignal Foundation , In c.

Dr. Lourdes V. And aya

Anonymous

Dr. &: Mrs. Agustin Arbu lu

Mr. Will iam P. Baer

Mr. &: Mrs.]. Addison Bartush

Mr. Thomas Cohn Co nsumers En ergy

Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin 1. Danlo

Del oine &: Tou che LLP

The Detroit News/Ganneu

Foundat ion

Dr. Dav id DiChi era

Rosan ne & Sandy Duncan

Mrs. Charles M. Endicott

Mr. &: Mrs. Alex Erdeljan

Mr. &: Mrs. Al fredj. Fisher jr.

Dr. Ma rjorie M. Fisher

Anne E Ford

Mr. &: Mrs. Stan ley Frankel

Mr. Edward P. Fro hli ch

Th e GM Card

Mr. &: Mrs. Alan L. Gornick

Mr. &: Mrs. john C. Griffin

Handleman Co mpan y

David &: Rose Hand lemctn

Mr & Mrs. E.]. Hartmann

Alice Kal es Hartw ick

Fou nd ation

Mrs. David B. Hennelin

HUnlingto n Na tional Bank

Mr. &: Mrs. Verne G. Istoc k

Mrs. Syb il jaques

j ohnson Controls Foundation

William &: Ell en Kahn

Chaim , Fan ny, Loui s, Be njamin & Ann e Flore nce Kaufman Memoria l Tru st

Caro lyn &: Gera ld Knechtel

Mr. &: Mrs. Mike Kojaian

Na ncy &: Bud Liebler

Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli

Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene A. Mille r Milliken &: Compa ny

Neiman Marcus

Linden D. Nelson Foundation

Mr. &: Mrs . Irving Nusbaum

Mr. &: Mrs. jose ph Oriel'

Mr. &: Mrs. Gra ham A Or iel'

Mr &: Mrs. Donald E. Petersen

Mr. &: Mrs Harold A Poling

Mr. &: Mrs. David Pollac k

PVS Chem ical s Inc.

Mrs. Ruth RatLner/Ann F. Katz &: No rman D. Katz

Amonio &' Suz ann e Rea

Famil y

Mr. &: Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz

Mr &: Mrs. Donald E

Sc hwe nde mann

Mrs. Rosemary Skupny

Mr. &: Mrs. S Kinnie Smith j r.

Mr Richard A So nellklar

Mr. Stan ford C. Stod darcl

Th)'sse n In c., N.A.

Mr. &: Mrs C. Thomas Toppin

Mr. &: Mrs Herbert Tyn er

The Sam uel L. vVesterman

Foundation

Dr. &: Mrs. Clyde Wu

$25,000 TO $49,999

Mr. &: Mrs. Doug las F All iso n Anonymous

Mr. &: Mrs. Gebran S. Al1lon

Mrs. john V. Balian

Mrs. Lo ris G. BirnkranL

Th e Wayne Booker Charitabl e

Foundation

The Budd Com pa ny Covansys Corpo rati on

Cra in Commu ni cat io ns Inc.

julia D Darlow &: j ohn C.

O'Meara

Larry &: Dodi e Da vicl

Dr. &: Mrs. George A. Dean

Decisio n Co nsultants Inc.

Delp hi Foun dat ion

Mrs. Marga ret Demant

Detroit Int ernation al Br idge

Co mpany

Eaton Corporat ion

Ernst and Young

Mr. &: Mrs. Herbe rt Fisher

Mrs. Aaro n H. Gershenson

Andrew &: Wanda Gia ncamilli

The Gilmour Fund

Hilda &: j oel Hamburger

Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth E. Hart

julius &: Cynthia Hu ebn er

Foundati on

Ma rio &: j ane Iacobelli

Th e Hon. &: Mrs. jose ph N. Impa sta to

Kenwal Stee l Co rporation

Mr. &: Mrs. Ronald C.

Lampaner

Roben &: VicLD ria Ligge tt

Magna International

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Karen Vande rKloot Di Chiera, Director

The Department of Community Programs is a year-round operation that tours p erformanc es; produces a cable tel evision series; arranges workshops for schoo ls and co lleges and provides lec tures on a wide variety of arts and humanities topics. The departm ent provides opportunities for people to create, p erform and attend even ts The department also create d and manages LEARNING AT THE OPERA HO USEa summer institute for all ages held right h er e in the Detroit Opera Hou se.

Every yea r, thou sa nds of people of all ages are touch ed by the o ut reach offerings of this department w ho se motto is , "To fost er futur e creators, p erformers, consumers and su pport ers of an y age."

Michigan Curriculum Framework content Standards

Michigan Opera Theatres Sc hool performances follo w the Michigan Curriculum Framework Content Standards and Ben chmarks.

This year we are touring The Night Harry Stopped Smoking , No Doubt and The Arabool ies of Liberty Street , an opera for children , based on a book of the sa me name, written b y Sam Swope. The Araboolies is on the su ggested r ea ding list of the Socia l Stu dies Departmen t o f th e Michigan Sta te Depa rtm ent of Education This one-a c t children 's op era te lls a hum orous and end ea ring story of div ersity and tolerance

The Night Harry Stopped Smoking fit s neatly int o the science and health curri cul a and dra ws attentio n to subs tance abuse. Mid dle and High Schoo l Students will also receive an additiona l boo st in Social Studies with th e n ewly created No Doubt. In honor o f

Michigan Opera Theat re's n ew ly commi ss ioned opera , Margaret Gamer , No Doubi brings the rich legac y of African-American expe rience to life.

Elementa ry and middle schools ma y enjo y produ cin g a short one -act "opera " about the Underground Rai lroad in Michigan. This 20 minute lo ng pi ece, Vigilance was co mpo sed b y Karen V DiChi era , (found er and director of the departm ent of community programs ), to a libretto b y Joan Hill It was crea ted for e lem entary an d middl e sc hool chil dren to perform as part of an assemb ly program. B

A New Year of Touring

What Makes our School Performances Special?

The Artists of Community Programs are se asoned profeSSionals who are committed to the va lue of p erforming for yo ung people. In fact, many ha ve devote d their adult professional lives to Arts Education. They h ave spe nt m an y yea rs touring througho ut Michigan an d other s tates working with sc hool d istricts , adminis trators, teachers and s tudents, h avi n g performe d in every county in our s tate , at o n e time or another. B

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Curriculum Enhancements

Michigan Opera Theatre wishes to thank Karen R. Todorov for creating a curriculum-writing team to produce educational materials on Margaret § Garner, the Underground Railroad and the role of abolitionists in Michigan before and during the Civil War.

These materials focus on core va lues, as stated by the social studies deptartment of the Michigan State Department of Education.

New curriculum material will be posted on our MOT web site starting in February We hope this exciting new way of presenting information will interest schools, colleges and all ages and types of learners.

Teaching materials are prepared for all of our school programs and are mailed to each school in advance of our performance. Some of these materials are written for the teachers' edification, but we also prepare grade appropriate materials for the students to use before and after the performance. All students are encouraged to write a critique of their experience

Easy to Book or Sponsor

Dolores Tobis , Department of Community Programs Marketing Manager, can help with suggestions about how to pay for our touring presentations. Would you like to sponsor a program for your favorite youngster or for a school that cannot afford our services' Contact Dolores! II

You can give young people the joy of live performance , learning and OPERA! I Contact her at (313) 2373429 or dtobis@motopera.org.

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Repertoire

The staff of Community Programs carefully discuss what it presents each year. When teachers return evaluation forms , they sometimes request topics that they would like to see addressed. Timely subjects are explored and new works by composers and librettists are examined. On occasion, new works are commissioned or created by the d epartment.

The department tries to present a different concept each year, so that students always learn something new and different. .

Volunteers

Michigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Opera House present one of the finest and most diverse opera and dance soies in the country The theatrical experiences encompass vocal and orchestral music , dance, drama, costumes, sets and lighting. The achievement of this multiplicity requires many voices and many willing hands. The talented , giving hands of our Opera League, Ushers , Dance Council, Encore I , Ambassadors, Office and Boutique workers, Movers, Supers, Volunteer Education and AdagiO volunteers have a significant impact on the overall operation of the company

MOTVA Executive Committee

Dodie David , Preside nt

Gloria Clark, Vice President

Barbara Gates, Secretar y

John McMullin, Treasurer

Betty Brooks, Past President

Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

Roberta Starkweather, Adagio

Helen Millen , Ambassadors

Daniell e DeFauw, Boutique

Matianne Endicott, Commun ity

Programs

Carol Halsted , Dance Council

Hel en Arnoldi-Rowe , Divas/Dlvos

Kerr y Burke , Encore!

Mark Ortwine, Footlig hts

Amy Jidov, Membership

Nancy Krolikowski , Movers

Volunteer OPERAtors

Office Volunteers Judith Agley

Opera Hou se Ushers

Mado Lie, Opera League

Margaret Allesee

Helen Arnoldi-Rowe

Gwen Bowlby, Publicity & Gloria Clark

Development

Ali Moiin, Supers

Margo Cohen

Joanne Danto

Wallace Peace, Volunteer Educatio n Dodie David

Volunteer Voice

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Helen L. Goettl

Don Jense n , Board Member Li nd a llka

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General Information

PHOTOGRAPHY & RECORDING DEVICES Unauthorized cameras and recording d evices are not all owed inside the lobby or theater at any time. The taking o f photographs of the thea ter or any performance is strictly prohibited. As a courtesy to our guests, we ask that all paging d evices , cell phones and alarm wa tc h es be switched to silent mode prior t o the stan o f a p erformance.

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Doctors and parents are advised to lea ve their sea t location (located on tick et) and our emergency number, (313) 237-3257 , with the service or sitt er in case of an emerge n cy Please observe the ligh ted exi t signs located throu ghout the thea ter. In the event of fire or similar e m ergency, please rem ain calm and wa lk - do not run - to the neare st exit. Our u sh ers are trained to lead yo u ou t of the building safely A trained Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is onsite during most events. Please see an usher or staff m emb er to contact the EMT.

RESTROOMS Ladies' restroom s are located off the Ford Lo bb y (Bro adway s tree t entrance), down the s tairs and also on the third floor (Ma dison stree t entrance) - please press "3R" on the eleva tor to reach this faCility Gentlemen's restrooms are located under the Grand Staircase and also on the third fl oor (Broadway street entrance) - p lease press "3" on the eleva tor to reach this faCility

Please note: All third-floo r res tro oms are w h eelchai r accessible. Unisex accessible restroom locate d in th e GM Oper a Cafe.

NO SMOKING Th e De t roit Opera H ouse is a smoke - free faci lity Ash rece ptacles are pro vided on the exterior of all entry doors for tho se who wish to smoke

USHERS Ushers are sta ti o n ed at the top o f each aisle . If yo u have a qu es ti on or concern, please inform u sh ers, and they wi ll cont act management. If yo u are interested in becoming a vo lunteer ushe r, p lease call the ush e r hotline at (313) 237-32 53

LATE SEAnNG Latecomers will be seated only during an appropriate pause in the p rogram and may view the program on the closed- circuit television monitor located in the Ford lobb y until an appropriate program pau se occurs. Late sea ting poliCies are at the discretion of th e produ ction, not opera h ouse managem ent.

LOST & FOUND Lost and Found is lo cated in the Security Department. Please see an u s her if you have misplaced an article, or call (313) 961-3500 if yo u have already left the theate r. Item s wi ll b e held in Lost and Found for 30 da ys.

PARKING Parking for all eve nt s is availabl e in the Op era Hou se Garage, located directl y across from th e De troit Opera Hou se (o n John R. and Broadway s tree ts). Prepaid p arking is available throu gh the box office. Please ca ll (313) 237-SING for pa r king information.

ACCESSIBIUTY Accessib le sea ting lo ca tions for patrons in wheelcha irs are lo cated in all price ranges on the orches tra level. When inquiring about tickets, plea se ask about these locations if yo u require speCial accommodations.

Assisted Lis tening Devices are avail able o n a fir st -come , firs tserve d ba sis. Pl ease see an u sh er to request this service. Although thi s is a co mplimenta ry servic e, we will request to hold a piece of perso n al id entifi ca ti on w hil e yo u are u sing the d evice . Please contact th e Box Offic e, should yo u d esire speCia l consideration

CHILDREN Children are welcom e; ho wever, all gu es ts are reqU ired to hold a tick et , regardless of age. We kindly ask t h at pare nt al di sc retion be exe rcised for ce rt ain pro grams , and tha t all guests remember tha t during a program such as opera or ballet, the ability of all audience members to hear the mu s ic is a prerequisi te to enjoyment of the performanc e. In all cases, bab es in arms are not p e nnitted.

SERVICES Concession stands are locate d on all leve ls. Please note that food and drinks are n o t all owed in the auditorium a t any time Coat check is loca ted in the Ford Lobby Th e cos t is $1.00 per coat. Please note that the De troit Opera Hou se does not accept res ponsibility for any p erson al articles that are not checked a t the coa t check. Drinking fountains are located in th e lobbies o n floor s on e an d three. Public p ay phones are locat ed in the vestibule of the Ford Lobb y Pa trons in wheelc h airs can access pay ph ones out si de th e third-floor ladies ' res trooms.

RENTAL INFORMATION

The Detroit Opera Hou se is avail able for rent b y your o rga nization. Please call (3 13) 961-3500 and ask to b e direc ted to t h e SpeCia l Eve nts De partment .

TICKET INFORMAnON

The De troit Opera Hou se Ticket Office h ours are as follo ws: Non-pe rform ance weeks - Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5 :30 p.rn. Performance days - 10:00 a .rn. throu gh the fir st intermiss ion of the evening's pe r formance, excep t Saturdays and Sund ays , when the Tic ke t Office will open two hours prio r to curtain Ti c ke ts for all public events held at the De troit O p era Hou se a re also available through all TicketMas ter phone and retail outle ts or at Tick etMaster.com .

Come join th e Ope ra Hou se Amb assado rs for a ba c ks tage tour of the De troit Op e ra House Learn abo ut the history of the Opera House and its res toration. Meet the people be hind t h e scen es, tour the s tage and see h ow it operates. To urs are $ 10.00 per pe rson. For more information, please ca ll (3 13) 237- 3 425. B

OPERA HOUSE TOURS

Be advised th at , for purposes o f Michigan Comp iled Laws, Sect ion 28.4250(1)(0, this is an entertainment facilit y that has a seating capaC ity of more than 2,500 ind ividua ls. It is therefore aga inst the law to car ry a concealed pi sto l on the premises

For the first time every Michigan Opera Theatre will offer a transportation option to subscribers for select performanceSy at easy-to-reach locations.

Climb aboard the "OPERA EXPRESS"!

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

* If you are a Sunday Matinee Subscriber, park or be dropped off at one of the 4 suburban pick-up/drop-off locations.

* Royal Transportation coaches will pick-up 90 minutes prior to curtain time and drop you off at the Madison Avenue entrance to the Detroit Opera House.

* Royal Transportation coaches will leave the Detroit Opera House (Madison Avenue doors) 30 minutes after the final curtain.

* This is a great way to avoid all of the construction traffic and to meet new friends!

A MAP OF YOUR PARKING LOCATION AND DEPARTURE TIME WILL BE MAILED TO YOU PRIOR TO PERFORMANCE DATE PARKING LOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RIDERS

* Gives you time to enjoy a beverage or meal at the Cadillac Cafe in the Detroit Opera House.

* Roundtrip cost is just $15 per person.

* For further information, please call the Ticket Office at (313) 237-SING. FOR

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ROYAL COACHES TO THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE

ROUND TRIP COACH TO DETROIT OPERA HOUSE FOR ONLY $15.00 PER PERFORMANCE

Michigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Opera House extend heartfelt thanks to those people who made generous contributions to the JoJfrey Nutcracker Fantasy Gala.

Sponsors

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Camden

Una Jackman

Elizabeth & Michael Kojaian

James Nichols

Host Committee

Mike & Adele Acheson

Dr. & Mrs. Roger M. Ajluni

Alix Partners, LLC

Arab American & Chaldean Council (ACC)

Dr. Robert & Keri Beitman

Marlene & John Boll, Sr.

Julie & Eric Borman

Dr. Donald Bronn

Vicki & Tom Celani

Margo Cohen & Robert Feinberg

Sue & Van Conway

Joanne Danto

Lucy & Darryl Date

Debbie & John Erb

Teri Fenner & Kyle Kerbawy

Margaret Joyce Finn

Mark & Julie Fisher

Jeani e & Jay H a nsen

Darlene & M . Dav id Jackson

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Ron Marcinelli - Comerica Bank

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Don & Kathy Muenk

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Linda K. Rodney

Kappy & David Trott

Rebecca & Bill Vlasic

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Dr. John H White & Lawrence J. Pocza

Mr & Mrs James A. Williams

'Dayton .Contemporary Dance Company

February 15 & 16,2005 At the Detroit Opera House

ON THE WINGS OF ANGELS

World Premiere May 1996 - Dayton, Ohio

Choreography

:Sir Warren Spears

Music lohn Adams and Steve Reich

Lighting Design CODier Woods

Costume Design Sir Warren Spears

Costume Execution Maurilll Elam

Dancers

Prelude

Julius Brewster-Cotton, Ricardo I. Garcia Cruz, G D. Harris, William B. McClellan, Jr. , laysin McCollum, Alvin Rangel

[ Training

The ensemble

II An Angel's Dream

G D Harris

m Co mrades and Buddies

Julius Brewster, Ir & William B. McClellan, Ir., Iaysin McCOllwn & Alvin Rangel

G D Harris & Ricardo I. Garcia Cruz

IV. Flight

The ensemble "

This wmX, which had its premiere in spring of 1996, was innnediately hailed by audiences and critics alike as a fitting tribute to the wartime efforts of the Tuskegee Allmon. The Tuskegee Airmen were African-Americans who received their flight training .It an airbase in Alabama as preparation for their service to their country in time of war Although these men met hardslrips and obs1llcles placed in their paths by a IIl¢ist mili1llry syatem, the "Red Tails", their niclmame, distinguished themselves with honor in WWIT Sir Warren has crafted a wolk that follows the men from their early trsining to the time they become airborne, never 1iterally, but ahnost impressionistically Along the way, he shows us the intense camaraderie that developed as these men faced enemies on two fronts - at home and overseas. Using gestures of saluting, pointing to the skies and pledging their hearts, Sir Warren, neatly sums up the tremendous dedication, patriotism and accomplishment of African Americans who were wiDing to mai<e the supreme sacrifice to their country

AERODIGM

World Premiere 2002 - Dayton, Ohio

Choreographer

Bebe Miller

Music Giovanni Sollima, Iurgen Knieper and Laurie Anderson

Lighting Design David Covey

Costume Design Bette Kelley

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Dancers

Monnette Batiel, Julius Brewster-Cotton., Queala Clancy, J Garcia Cruz, G D Harris, William B. McClellan, Jr , Nabachwa SsensaJo, Sheri "Sparkle" Williams

Aerodigm is the flight of an idea, the rush of thought, the swprise of invention (what if ). The weather generated between two people, the pattern, the dynamic. Ms Miller says, "I'm looking for the linear: two people in a box, dance on thC line, shift the molecules in your bOdy, approximate flight, approximate joy

-Intermission-

A WASSA ASTRIGE/OSTRICH

Original Premiere, 1932 DCDC Premiere, 1997

Choreography

.Asadata Dafora

Restaged by : EIla Thompson-Moore

Music

Carl Riley

Perfonned by Christopher Ward and Jennifer Brining

Costume Design. Catti

Lighting Design. Craig Miller

A warrior imitates the graceful but powerful movements of the ostrich, King of the birds.

Dancer

G.D. Harris

The reconstruction of this work was made possible by the John F. Kennedy Canter for the Perfonning Arts.

CIllLDREN OF THE PASSAGE

World Premiere 1999 - Dayton, Ohio

Set to thC vibrant rhythms of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, it follows a party of decadent lost souls that are haunted and later rescued by spirits that =onnecl them to their ancient and l\IlCOStrlIl character. A cadence that is drawn from the traditional marching jazz bands of New Orleans with the grind and groove of the contemporary jazz and soul music n.i language of movements is translated from the visual poetry of African and African American dance and the celebration ofpultoral rituals of yesterday and today.

Movements:

I. Dark Mansion

2 Indulgent Spirit

3. Cortege

4 Yesterday's Whispers

5. Shout

This project conunission was made possible by the National Afro-American Museum and Cultoral Canter, Wilberforce, Ohio and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from The Dayton Foundation.

Choreography Donald McKayle and Ronald K. Brown

Music , Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Costome Design

Lighting Design

Omotayo W. Olaiya

William H Grant III

Dancers

Monnette Batiel, Julius Brewster-Cotton, Queala Clancy A1ise Craig Ricardo J Garcia Cruz, G.D Harris, William B. McClellan, Jr., Jaysin McCollum, Crystal Michelle, Nabachwa Ssensalo, Sheri "Sparkle" Williams

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Home ofMicbigan Opera Theatre David DiChiera, General Director

Alonzo King.'s LINES Ballet

February 19 & 20, 2005

A Celebration of Contemporary African-American Dance Featuring

Brett Conway, Prince Credell, Gregory Dawson, Alicia Graf, Drew Jacoby, Laurel Keen, Lauren Porter Worth, Matthew Prescott, John Michael Schert, Chiharu Slubata MaurvaKerr

the Blues"

Overture: Let Us Go Into The House of The Lord

Music by Pharoah Sanders

Sandaien Ichigu

Composed and performed by Reigakusha Sukeyasu Shiba Gregory Dawson and John Michael Schert

Auroral Chorus: Music of the Magnetosphere

By Stephen McGreevey

Brett Conway and John Michael Schert with Chiharu Shibata, Laurel Keen and Gregory Dawson

Pbaroah Sanders

Drew Jacoby, Lauren Porter Worth and Laurel Keen

Now What a Time

Sung by New York, Georgia Singers, Blues, Gospel and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, American FoIklife Center, Library of Congiess with Pbaroah Sanders

Chiharu Shibata with Prince Credell, Brett Conway and Gregory Dawson

Moan

Sung by Jocina Pettway, Library of Congress Company with Lauren Porter Worth

Isaiah 40:31

Narrative Recording by Danny Glover Drew Jacoby

Danny Glover

. Chiharu Shibata and Brett Conway With Prince Credell - continued on revers e side-

"Before the Blues" continued

Pharoah Sanders

Prince Credell and Brett Conway With Chiharu Shibata and John Michael Schert

Sounds of the environment

Gregory Dawson, Brett Conway, Lauren Porter Worth, John Michael Schert an'd Drew Jacoby

KneeBone

Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon, from Africans in America: America 's Journey Through Slavery Lauren Porter Worth, John Michael Schert, Laurel Keen and Chiharu Shibata

Cornfield Holler

Abraham Powell, John Lomax 1939 Recording Trip, Library of Congress

Laurel Keen

Twelve Concerti Grossi, Op 6, Concerto No 8 in G Minor ('Christmas Concerto') by Arcangelo Corelli, The Brandenburg Consort with Roy Goodman

Prince Credell

Blind

Rivers of Memory performed by Wieslaw Pogorzelski and Jim Mckee with Pharoah Sanders Company ***

"Who Dressed You Like A Foreigner?"

Premiered September 11, 1998

Music Composed and Perfonned by Zakir Hussain with Ustad Sultan Khan perfonning on the Sarangi

Lighting Design by Axd Morgenthaler

Costume Design by Robert and Sandra Woodall

Tbere is a stranger going to andfro in this IWrid of ollrs

Her bOllse is on tbe fortber sbore ofan oCtan of f1!Jstery

Sometimes sbe is to be seen in tbe aul1lmn morning

Sometimes i" tbe flowery midnight

Sometimes we recrive a" i"timation ofher i" the depths of ollr heart

Sometimes I hear her IIOi&e wben I 111m "!y ear to the s>9'.

-Rabi"dranatb Tagon

Duty:

Drew Jacoby, John Michael Schert

Silence: Prince Credell with Lauren Porter Worth, Laurel Keen and Alicia Graf (2 / 19)

Faith:

Time:

Wave:

Ma:

Brett Conway with Lauren Porter Worth, Laurel Keen and Alicia Graf (2 / 20)

John Michael Schert with Company

Brett Conway and Chiharu Shibata with John Michael Schert, Prince Credell, Matthew Prescott and Gregory Dawson Company

Laurel Keen and Brett Conway

Godfather of Clara and Fritz ,.

April Daly Governess Deborah Dawn

Brown

Erica Lynette Edwards , Victoria Jaiani, Emily Patterson, Lauren Stewart, Kathleen Thielhelm , Yukari Yasui Matthew Adamczyk , Fabrice Calmels, Peter Kozak, Thomas Nicholas , John Ross , Temur Suluashvili

Their Children .Joseph Badalamenti, Danielle Cros s ley , Kendall Duda, Alyssa Hindman, Alyssa Iselli, Jessica Maas, Lauren Meeks , Erin McDowell, Kailee Palchak, Anna Salvaggio, Abbey Smith, Maria Szatkowski , Jake Voelz, Nicole Weaver, Ashley Willming

Servants

Orlando Julius Canova & David Gombert

Maids Katherine Bruno & Ana stacia Holden

Mechanical Dolls:

Stacy Joy Keller Harlequin Michael Levine

Heather Aagard

Soldier Masayoshj Onuki

Scene IL The Magical Battleground

Nutcracker Doll .John Gluckman

Nutcracker Prince Willy Shives

King of Mice Michael Smith

First Battalion of Mice Matthew Adamczyk, Orlando Julius Canova, Aaron Rogers , John Ross

Second Battalion of Mice .. ...... .. .... .... Mary Baron , Amber Golden , Ally Goltz , Emily Greenwell , Cassara Overton , Melissa Rich , Amanda Smith , Mary VanPamel

Cavalry Mice Maggie Check, Eboni Gulley , Monica Ray , Katherine Weed

Officers

Fabrice Calmels , Dallas Lundquist, Thomas Nicholas , Temur Suluashvili

Soldiers Maria Beck, Marissa Cowans, Katherine Gibson, Nicole Hibbard ,

Madeline Hoffman , Jacqueline Hoyt, Abby Hunter , Jessica Lynnes , Candace Meadows , Samantha Tortomasi , Irene Vandenburgh , Molly Wascher

Dolls under the Tree :

Spanish Doll Natalie Gannon

Arabian Doll

Chinese Dolls

Alyssa Burko

Bennett & Bianca Bousarnra

Russian Doll Alexis Pyrros

Layne Punch Samantha Kwiatkowski

.. Holly Borla

-Continu e dScene III. The Land of Snow

Snow Queen Valerie Robin

Snow King Samuel Pergande

Snow Prince

.Calvin Kitten

Snowflakes Heather Aagard, Deanne Brown, April Daly, Erica Lynette Edwards, Anastacia Holden, Victoria Jaiani, Britta Lazenga, Emily Patterson , Kathleen Thielhelm, Ariana Wistrich, Joanna Wozniak, Yukari Yasui

Snow Winds Matthew Adamczyk, Fabrice Calmels, Thomas Nicholas , John Ross , Temur Suluashvili , Mauro Villanueva

Snow Trees Precious Adams , Tessa Baron, Alyssa Buss, Christina Cairns , Olivia Dorantes, McKenzie Haack, Katie Howe, Rachel Jarzembowski, BethAnne Kunert , Victoria Montgomery , Hannah Wagener, Michelle West

Enchanted Journey to the Kingdom of Sweets

INTERMISSION

ACT n. The Kingdom of Sweets

Sugar Plum Fairy

Wilkins

Nutcracker Prince Willy Shives Divertissements

Chocolate from Spain

Teafrom China

Patterson & Peter Kozak

Robin CoffeefromArabia

Deanne Brown & Calvin Kitten

Nougats from Russia .... Erica Lynette Edwards

David Gombert, John Gluckman, Mauro Villanueva

Marzipan Shepherdesses Heather Aagard, Stacy Joy Keller, Megan Quiroz

Mother Ginger

Kane & Her Polichinelles

Mary Baron , Amber Golden , Ally Goltz , Emily Greenwell ,Cassara Overton, Melissa Rich , Amanda Smith, Mary VanPamel

Waltz of the Flowers, A Victorian Bouquet Pansy

Thielhelm

Rose Julianne Kepley

April Daly

Victoria Jaiani Cornflower Britta Lazenga

Lauren Stewart

Dahlia Ariana Wistrich Columbine

Yasui

Cavaliers Fabrice Calmels, Michael Levine , Michael Smith, Temur Suluashvili

Consorts Matthew Adamczyk , Thomas Nicholas , Aaron Rogers, John Ross Grand Pas De Deux

Sugar Plum Fairy Maia Wilkins

Nutcracker Prince

American Dance Academy

Ba llet Renaissance

B e u 's Dance Studio

Birmin g h a m Dance A cadem y

Bro adwa y Bound

Bunn y' s School of Dance

Creative Fine Arts

Dance Academy of Bloomfield Hills

Dance Dynamics

Dan c e Unlimited

Dance Wear Gallery/ Masters of Danc e Arts

FINALE

The Entire Cast

Participating Dance Schools and Academies

Dancer ' s Ed ge

Detroit Dance Centre

E isenhower Dance En s embl e

E nco re Dance Acad e m y

Gotta Dance

In stitute o f Music and Dance at Marygrove Coll e ge

lulianna ' s Academy of Dance

Mary Skiba School of Dance

MBS Trainin g Center for the Performin g Arts

Milligan Sch o ol of Ball e t

Vocal accompaniment to ballet and holiday carols by Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts

Jacqueline Echols and Henry Parker , directors

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Willy Shives

Nore tta Dunsworth School of Dance

Novi Sports Clubs ( Metro Dance Aca dem y)

Piazza Dance Studio

Planet Dance

Rhythm Pointe Dance Academy

Rochester School of Dance

Suzette ' s Dance Academy

The Turning Pointe

T ina Marie School of Dance

JOFFREY BALLET

Friday, December 3 rd at 11 a.m.

ACT I

Scene I. A Victorian Parlor

Dr. Drosselmeyer, Godfather of Clara and Fritz Michael Anderson

His Nephew (The Nutcracker Prince) Peter Kozak

Clara Heather Aagard

Fritz Masayoshi Onuki

Parents of Clara and Fritz : Mayor Stahlbaum

Calmels

Mrs. Stahlbaum Victoria Jaiani

Grandmotlter Joanna

Wozniak

Grandfatlter Francis Kane

Maiden Aunts

Brown & April Daly

Governess Suzanne Lopez Guests

Britta Lazenga , Megan Quiroz, Lauren Stewart Allison Walsh, Ariana Wistrich, Yukari Yasui Dallas Lundquist, Brooklyn Mack , Thomas Nicholas , Samuel Pergande, Michael Smith , Temur Suluashvili

Their Children Joseph Badalamenti , Kaliana Basoukeas, Kendall Duda , Alyssa Hindman, Alyssa Iselli, Lauren Meeks, Erin McDowell , Kailee Palchak , Anna Salvaggio , Elijah Sanders, Alycia Sciatto, Julia Slavsky, Abbey Smith, Maria Szatkowski, Jake Voelz

Servants Derrick Agnoletti & Aaron Rogers Maids

Scene II. The Magical Battleground

Bruno & Anastacia Holden

Emily Patterson

Adamczyk, Orlando Julius Canova, Aaron Rogers , John Ross

.Mary Baron , Lauren Chapman, Amber Golden, Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell , Cassara Overton , Melissa Rich , MaryVanPamel Cavalry

Check, Eboni Gulley, Monica Ray, Katherine Weed Officers

Dallas Lundquist, Thomas Nicholas , Samuel Pergande, Temur Suluashvili Soldiers .Katrina Bulthuis , Marissa Cowans, Bethany Dickerson ,

Katherine Gibson, Nicole Hibbard , Madeline Hoffinan, Jacqueline Hoyt, Abby Hunter, Candace Meadows, Samantha Tortomasi , Irene Vandenburgh , Molly Wascher

Dolls under the Tree:

Spanish Doll Natalie Gannon Arabian Doll

Chinese Dolls

McGann

Russian Doll , Alexis Pyrros Pierrot Doll

Hall Gingerbread Holly Soria

-ContinuedScene lIL The Land of Snow

Snow Queen . . Victoria Jaiani

Snow King Fabrice Calmels

Snow Prince

Snowflakes

Snow Winds

Griffin

Katherine Bruno , April Daly, Erica Lynette Edwards, Anastacia Holden, Stacy Joy Keller, Britta Lazenga, Emily Patterson, Kathleen Thielhelrn, Allison Walsh , Ariana Wistrich, Joanna Wozniak , Yukari Yasui

Julius Canova, David Gombert, Dallas Lundquist , Brooklyn Mack, John Ross, Temur Suluashvili

Snow Trees Precious Adams, Tessa Baron , Alyssa Buss, Christina Cairns, Olivia Dorantes, McKenzie Haack, Katie Howe , BethAnne Kunert, Victoria Montgomery, Connie Vlahakis,Hannah Wagener , Michelle West

INTERMISSION ACT II

The Kingdom of Sweets

Sugar Plum Fairy Valerie Robin

Nutcracker Prince Peter Kozak

Divertissements

Chocolate from Spain Erica Lynette Edwards

Coffee from Arabia Kathleen Thielhelm & Fabrice Calrnels

Teafrom China Deanne Brown & Ikolo Griffin

Nougats from Russia Stacy Joy Keller, Brooklyn Mack , Aaron Rogers , Temur Suluashvili

Marzipan Shepherdesses Anastacia Holden, Allison Walsh, Joanna Wozniak

Mother Ginger

Francis Kane & Her Polichinelles Mary Baron, Lauren Chapman, Amber Golden, Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell, Cassara Overton, Melissa Rich, Mary VanPamel

Waltz of the Flowers, A Victorian Bouquet

Pansy Britta Lazenga

Rose.

Bluebell

Emily Patterson

April Daly

Clematis Victoria Jaiani

Iris Megan Quiroz

Carnation Lauren Stewart

Dahlia Ariana Wistrich

Consorts

Columbine Yukari Yasui Cavaliers

Matthew Adamczyk, Brian McSween, Michael Smith, Mauro Villanueva

Derrick Agnoletti, Orlando Julius Canova, Thomas Nicholas , John Ross

Grand Pas De Deux

Sugar Plum Fairy Valerie Robin

Nutcracker Prince

American Dance Academy

Ballet Renaissance

Beu 's Dance Studio

Binnin g ham Dance Academy

Broadway Bound

Bunn y's School of Dance

Creative F in e Arts

Dance Academy of Bloomfield Hills

Dance Dynamics

Dance Unlimited

Dance Wear Gallery/ Masters of Dance Arts

FINALE

The Entire Cast

Participating Dance Schools and Academies

Dancer ' s Edge

Detroit Dance Centre

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

E ncore Dance Academy

Gotta Dance

In s titute of Music and Dan ce at Marygrove Co ll ege

Julianna 's Academy of Dance

Mary Skiba School of Dance

MBS Training Center for the Perfonning Arts

Milli gan School of Ballet

Vocal accompaniment to ballet and holiday carols by Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts

Jacqueline Echols & Henry Parker , Directors

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Peter Kozak

Noretta Dunsworth School of Dance

Novi Sports C lubs (Metro Dance Academy)

Piazza Dance Studio

Planet Dance

Rhythm Pointe Dance Academy

Rochester School of Dance

Suzette ' s Dance Academy

The Turning Pointe

Tina Marie School of Dance

Friday, December 3 rd at 7:30 p.m.

ACT I

Scene L A Victorian Parlor

Dr. Drosselmeyer, Godfather of Clara and Fritz .

McSw

His Nephew (The N utcra cker Prince ) . Ca lvin Kitt en

He ather Aa gard

Parents of Clara and Fritz :

April Da ly Governes s Deborah D awn

E rica Lynette Edward s, Britta La z enga , Meg an Quiroz, La ure n Stewart, Ar ian a Wistrich , Yukari Ya s ui F abrice Calm e ls, Thom as Nichol as, Samu e l P ergand e, John Ro ss, Michae l Smith , Temur Suluashvili

Their Children Jo seph Bad a lam enti , Dani e ll e Crossley , K endall Duda, Alys sa Hindman , Alys sa Iselli , Jes s ica Maa s, L a uren Meeks , Erin M cDowell , K a il ee P a lchak , Anna Salvag g io , Abbe y Smith , Maria Szatkow ski , J ake Vo e lz , Ni cole Weaver, Ashl ey Willmin g

Servants Derrick Ag nol etti & Orlando Julius Can ov a

Maids Kath erin e Bruno & An as ta cia Holden Me chanical Dolls:

Suzanne Lopez

Will y Shives

anne Keple y Soldier Mauro Villanuev a

Scene II. The Magical Battleground

Nutcracker Doll ' " .Ikolo Griffm

Nutcracker Prince Ca lvin Kitt en

David Gombert

First Battalion of Mice M atth e w Ad a mczyk, Orl ando Juliu s Canova, Bro oklyn Mack , Aaron Rogers

Second

Mary Baron , Amber Golden , Ally Goltz , Emily Greenwell , Ca ss ara Overton , Me li ssa Rich, Amand a Smith , Mary VanPamel

Cavalry Mice M agg ie Check, Eboni Gulle y, Moni c a Ra y, Katherine Weed

Officers Fabric e C alm e ls , Dallas Lundquist , Mich a el Smith , T emur Suluas hvili

Soldiers Maria Beck, Mari ss a Cowans , Katherin e Gibson , Nicole Hibbard ,

Madeline Hoffman , Jacquelin e Hoyt , Abby Hunter, Jessica Lynnes , Candace Me adows , Samantha Tortoma s i, Irene Va ndenburg h, Moll y Wascher

Dolls under the Tree :

Spanish Doll Nata li e Gannon

Arabian Doll

Chinese Dolls

Al yss a Burko

Paige Bennett & Bianca Bousamra

Russian Doll Ale x is Pyrros

Pierrot Doll

Punch Samantha K w iatkow ski

Gingerbread

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Scene III The Land of Snow

Snow Queen

Emily Patterson

Snow King Michael Levine

Snow Prince

.1ohn GluckInan

Snowflakes Deanne Brown , April Daly , Erica Lynette Edwards , Anastacia Holden, Victoria Jaiani , Stacy Joy Keller, Britta Lazenga, Megan Quiroz, Lauren Stewart, Ariana Wistrich, Joanna Wozniak , Yukari Yasui

Snow Winds Fabrice Calmels , Brooklyn Mack , Thomas Nicholas , John Ross , Michael Smith, Mauro Villanueva

Snow Trees Precious Adams , Tessa Baron , Alyssa Buss, Christina Cairns, Olivia Dorantes , McKenzie Haack , Katie Howe , Rachel Jarzembowski , BethAnne Kunert , Victoria Montgomery , Hannah Wagener, Michelle West

Enchanted Journey to the Kingdom 0/ Sweets

INTERMISSION

ACT IT: The Kingdom of Sweets

Sugar Plum Fairy Jennifer Goodman

Nutcracker Prince Calvin Kitten

Divertissements

Chocolate/rom Spain .' Julianne Kepley

Coffee/rom Arabia

Victoria Jaiani & John Ross

Tea/rom China April Daly & John GluckInan

Nougats from Russia

Marzipan Shepherdesses

Ariana Wi strich , Matthew Adamczyk , David Gombert , Ma sayo shi Onuki

astacia Holden , St ac y Jo y KeiJer, Megan Quiroz

Mother Ginger Francis Kane & Her Polichinelles

Mary Baron , Ambe r Golden, All y Goltz, Emily Greenwe ll , Cassara Ov erton , Me lissa Rich , Amanda Smith , Mary VanPamel

Waltz 0/ the Flowers , A Victorian Bouquet

Thielhelm

Rose Emil y Patterson

Lynette Edward s

.1oanna Wozniak

Dahlia Allison Walsh

Consorts

Yasui Cavaliers Dallas Lundqui st, Samuel Pergande , Temur Suluashvili , Mauro Villanueva

Orl an do Juliu s Canova, B roo kl y n Mac k, T homa s N ic hol as, Aaron Roge rs Grand Pas De Deux

Sugar Plum Fairy Jennifer Goodman

Nutcracker Prince Calvin Kitten

FINALE

The Entire Cast

Participating Dance Schools and Academies

Am eri can Dance Aca d e m y B a ll e t Re na iss an ce

Be u 's Dance Studi o

Birmin g ham Dan ce Acade m y

Broadway Bound

Bunn y's Sc ho ol of D a nce

C rea ti ve Fin e Arts

Dance Acad e m y o f Bl oo m fie ld Hill s

Dan ce Dynami cs

Danc e Unlimited

Dance Wear Ga ll ery/ M as t e rs of Dan ce A rt s

Da nce r 's Edge

Detroit Dan ce Ce ntre

Eisenh owe r Dan ce Ense mbl e

E nco re Dance Acad e m y Go tta Dance

In stitute of M usic and Dance at M arygrov e Co ll ege

Julianna 's Acade m y of Dan ce

Mary Skib a Sc hoo l of Dan ce

MBS T ra inin g Ce nte r fo r th e Pe rfo rmin g Arts

Mill ig an Sc hoo l of Ba ll e t

No re tt a Dun swo rth Schoo l o f Dan ce

Nov i Spo rts C lubs (Metro Dan ce Academ y)

Piazza Danc e Studi o

Planet Da nce

Rh yt hm Po inte Dan ce Acade my

Roc hes t e r S choo l o f Dan ce

Suze tte ' s Dance Ac ad e my

T he Turnin g Po inte

T in a Marie Sc hoo l of Dan ce

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Vocal acco mp a nim e nt t o ball e t an d ho lid ay caro ls by Fine and Performing Arts East Lane y Ne whouse , director

JOFFREY BALLET

Saturday, December 4th at 2 p.m.

ACT I Scene L A Victorian Parlor

Dr. Drosselmeyer, Godfather of Clara and Fritz Adam Ski ute

His Nephew (The Nutcracker Prince) Peter Kozak

Onuki

Parents of Clara and Fritz:

Calmels Mrs. Stahlbaum Victoria Jaiani Grandmother

Wozniak

Grandfather

Francis Kane

Maiden Aunts Deanne Brown & April Daly

Governess Suzanne Lopez

Guests ... .................... . ................. Britta Lazenga, Megan Quiroz, Lauren Stewart Allison Walsh, Ariana Wistrich, Yukari Yasui Dallas Lundquist, Brooklyn Mack , Thomas Nicholas, Samuel Pergande, Michael Smith , Temur Suluashvili

Their Children Joseph Badalamenti, Kaliana Basoukeas , Kendall Duda, Alyssa Hindman , Alyssa Iselli, , Lauren Meeks , Erin McDowell , Kailee Pa\Chak, Anna Salvaggio, Elijah Sanders, Alycia Sciatto, Julia Slavsky, Abbey Smith, Maria Szatkowski, Jake Voelz

Servants

Derrick Agnoletti & Aaron Rogers

Maids Anastacia Holden & Katherine Bruno

Mechanical Dolls:

Patterson

Harlequin Calvin Kitten

Goodman Soldier John Gluckman

Scene IL The Magical Battleground

Nutcracker Doll Mauro Villanueva Nutcracker Prince

Peter Kozak

King of Mice Michael Smith

First Battalion of Mice Matthew Adamczyk, Orlando Julius Canova,Aaron Rogers , John Ross

Second Battalion of Mice Mary Baron, Lauren Chapman, Amber Golden, Ally Goltz , Emily Greenwell , Cassara Overton, Melissa Rich, MaryVanPamel

Cavalry Mice

...... Maggie Check, Eboni Gulley, Monica Ray, Katherine Weed

Officers Dallas Lundquist, Thomas Nicholas , Samuel Pergande , Temur Suluashvili

.Katrina Bulthuis, Marissa Cowans, Bethany Dickerson,

Katherine Gibson , Nicole Hibbard, Madeline Hoffman, Jacqueline Hoyt, Abby Hunter, Candace Meadows , Samantha Tortomasi, Irene Vandenburgh, Molly Wascher

Dolls under the Tree:

Spanish Doll Natalie Gannon

Arabian Doll

McGann

Chinese Dolls Paige Bennett & Jacqueline Hodge

Russian Doll

Alexis Pyrros

Pierrot Doll Lauren Layne

Punch Camille Hall

Gingerbread Holly Boria

-continuedScene lli. The Land of Snow Snow Queen

Victoria Jaiani

Snow King Fabrice Calmels

Snow Prince Ikolo Griffin

Snowflakes Katherine Bruno, April Daly, Erica Lynette Edwards, Anastacia Holden, Stacy Joy Keller, Britta Lazenga, Emily Patterson, Kathleen Thielhelm, Allison Walsh, Ariana Wistrich , Joanna Wozniak , Yukari Yasui

Snow Winds Orlando Julius Canova, David Gombert , Dallas Lundquist , Brooklyn Mack, John Ross, Temur Suluashvili

Snow Trees Precious Adams, Tessa Baron, Alyssa Buss , Christina Cairns, Olivia Dorantes, McKenzie Haack, Katie Howe, Beth Anne Kunert, Victoria Montgomery, Connie Vlahakis, Hannah Wagener, Michelle West

INTERMISSION

ACTll

The Kingdom of Sweets

Sugar Plum Fairy Valerie Robin

Nutcracker Prince Peter Kozak

Divertissements

Chocolate from Spain Erica Lynette Edwards

Coffee from Arabia

Thielhelm & Fabrice Calmels

Teafrom China Deanne Brown & Ikolo Griffm

Nougats from Russia Stacy Joy Keller, Brooklyn Mack, Aaron Rogers , Temur Suluashvili

Marzipan Shepherdesses Anastacia Holden, Allison Walsh, Joanna Wozniak

Mother Ginger

Kane & Her Polichinelles Mary Baron , Lauren Chapman , Amber Golden , Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell, Cassara Overton, Melissa Rich, Mary VanPamel

Waltz of the Flowers, A Victorian Bouquet

Lazenga

Rose Emily Patterson

April Daly

Jaiani

Megan Quiroz

Stewart

Ariana Wistrich

Yasui Cavaliers Matthew Adamczyk, Brian McSween , Michael Smith, Mauro Villanueva

Agnoletti, Orlando Julius Canova, Thomas Nicholas , John Ross

Grand Pas De Deux Sugar Plum Fairy

Valerie Robin

Nutcracker Prince Peter Kozak

FINALE

The Entire Cast

Participating Dance Schools and Academies

Dance Wear Gallery/ Masters of Dance Arts

Milligan School of Ballet

American Dance Academy

Ba llet Renaissance

Beu 's Dance Studio

Birmingham Dance Academy

Bro adway Bound

Bunny 's School of Dance

Creative Fine Arts

Dance Academy of Bloomfield Hills

Dance Dy namics

Dance Un limited

Dancer 's Edge

Detroit Dance Centre

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

Encore Dance Academy

Gotta Dance

Institute of Music and Dance at Marygrove College

lulianna 's Academy of Dance

Mary Skiba School of Dance

MBS Training Center for the Performin g Arts

Vocal accompaniment to ballet and holiday carols by Fine and Performing Arts East Laney Newhouse, director

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Noretta Dunsworth School of Dance

Novi Sports Clubs (Metro Dance Academy)

Piazza Dance Studio

Planet Dance

Rhythm Pointe Dance Academy

Roches ter School of Dance

Suzette ' s Dance Academy

The Turning Pointe

Tina Marie School of Dance

fJ1ie

Dr. Drosselmeyer, Godfather of Clara and Fritz

ACT I

Scene I. A Victorian Parlor

His Nephew (The Nutcracker Prince) Willy Shives

Parents of Clara and Fritz: Mayor Stahlbaum

Pergande Mrs. Stahlbaum

Grandmother Joanna Wozniak

Grandfather Francis Kane

Maiden Aunts Deanne Brown & April Daly

Governess D eborah Dawn

Guests

Lynette Edwards, Victoria Jaiani , E mily Patterson, Lauren Stewart, Kathleen Thielhelrn, Yukari Yasui

Matthew Adamczyk, Fabrice Calmels, Peter Kozak, Thomas Nicholas, John Ross , Temur Suluashvili

Their Children Joseph Badalamenti, Danielle Crossley, Kendall Duda , Alyssa Hindman , Alyssa Iselli , Jessica Maas , Lauren Meeks , Erin McDowell , Kailee PaIchak, Anna Salvaggio, Abbey Smith, Maria Szatkowski , Jake Voelz, Nicole Weaver, Ashley Willming

Servants Orlando Julius Canova & David Gombert

Maids

Mechanical Dolls:

Katherine Bruno & Anastacia Holden

Columbine Stacy Joy Keller

Harlequin Michael Levine

Vivandiere Heather Aagard

Soldier Masayoshi Onuki

Scene II. The Magical Battleground

Nutcracker Doll John Gluckman

Nutcracker Prince Willy Shives

Michael Smith

First Battalion of Mice Matthew Adamczyk , Orlando Julius Canova, Aaron Rogers , John Ross

Second Battalion of Mice Mary Baron , Amber Golden, Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell , Cassara Overton , Melissa Rich, Amanda Smith , Mary VanPamel

Maggie Check, Eboni Gulley , Monica Ray, Katherine Weed Officers

Cavalry Mice

Calmels , Dallas Lundquist, Thomas Nicholas, Temur Suluashvili Soldiers

Dolls under the Tree:

Maria Beck, Marissa Cowans , Katherine Gibson , Nicole Hibbard ,

Madeline Hoffinan , Jacqueline Hoyt , Abby Hunter, Jessica Lynes , Candace Meadows , Samantha Tortomasi , Irene Vandenburgh, Molly Wascher

Spanish Doll Natalie Gannon

Arabian Doll

McGann

Chinese Dolls Paige Bennett & Bianca Bousamra

Russian Doll Alexis Pyrros Pierrot Doll

Layne

Punch Samantha Kwiatkowski

Gingerbread Holly Borla

Scene IIL The Land of Snow

Snow Queen Valerie Robin

Snow King Samuel Pergande

Snow Prince Calvin Kitten

Snowflakes ............. ...................................................................................... Heather Aagard, Deanne Brown, April Daly, Erica Lynette Edwards, Anastacia Holden, Victoria Jaiani, Britta Lazenga, Emily Patterson, Kathleen Thielhelm, Ariana Wistrich, Joanna Wozniak, Yukari Yasui

Snow Winds Matthew Adamczyk, Fabrice Calmels, Thomas Nicholas, John Ross, Temur Suluashvili, Mauro Villanueva

Snow Trees Precious Adams, Tessa Baron , Alyssa Buss, Christina Cairns, Olivia Dorantes, McKenzie Haack, Katie Howe, Rachel Jarzembowski, BethAnne Kunert, Victoria Montgomery, Hannah Wagener, Michelle West

Enchanted Journey to the Kingdom of Sweets

INTERMISSION

ACT II. The Kingdom of Sweets

Sugar Plum Fairy

Maia Wilkins

Nutcracker Prince Willy Shives

Divertissements

Chocolate from Spain Valerie Robin

Coffee from Arabia ' Emily Patterson & Peter Kozak

Teafrom China

Brown & Calvin Kitten

Nougatsfrom Russia Erica Lynette Edwards

David Gombert, John Gluckman, Mauro Villanueva

Aagard, Stacy Joy Keller, Megan Quiroz Mother Ginger

Marzipan Shepherdesses

Kane & Her Polichinelles Mary Baron, Amber Golden, Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell, Cassara Overton, Melissa Rich, Amanda Smith, Mary VanPamel Waltz of the Flowers, A Victorian Bouquet

Thielhelm

Kepley

Daly Clematis

Jaiani

Lazenga

Stewart

Yasui

Calmels, Michael Levine, Michael Smith, Temur Suluashvili Consorts Matthew Adamczyk , Thomas Nicholas , Aaron Rogers, John Ross

Grand Pas De Deux

Sugar Plum Fairy Maia Wilkins

Nutcracker Prince

American Dance Academ y

Ballet Renaissance

Beu's Dance Studio

Birmingham Dance Academy

Broadway Bound

Bunn y's Schoo l of Dance

Creative Fi ne Arts

Dance Academy of Bloomfield Hills

Dance Dynamics

Dance Unlimited

Dance Wear Gallery/ Masters of Dance Arts

FINALE

The Entire Cast

Participating Dance Schools and Academies

Dance r 's Edge

Detroit Dance Centre

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

Encore Dance Academy

Gotta Dance

Institute of Music and Dance at Marygrove College

lulianna 's Academy of Dance

Mary Skiba School of Dance

MBS Training Center for the Performing Arts

Milligan School of Ballet

Vocal accompaniment to ballet and holiday carols by the Walled Lake Western Chamber Singers

Gregory Cleveland, director

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Noretta Dunsworth School of Dance

Novi Sports Clubs (Metro Dance Academy)

Piazza Dance Studio

Planet Dance

Rhythm Pointe Dance Academy

Rochester School of Dance

Suzette's Dance Academy

The Turning Pointe

Tina Marie School of Dance

Sunday, December 5th at 2 p.m.

ACT I 'U>tL-\

Scene L A Victorian Parlor

Dr. Drosselmeyer, Godfather of Clara and Fritz Brian McSween

His Nephew (The Nutcracker Prince) Calvin Kitten

Clara Heather Aagard

Fritz John Gluckman

Parents of Clara and Fritz :

Mayor Stahlbaum Michael Levine

Mrs. Stahlbaum

Emily Patterson

Grandmother Joanna

Wozniak

Grandfather Francis Kane

Maiden Aunts

Brown & April Daly

Governess Deborah Dawn

Guests Erica Lynette Edwards, Britta Lazenga, Megan Quiroz, Lauren Stewart, Ariana Wistrich, Yukari Yasui Fabrice Calmels, Peter Kozak, Thomas Nicholas, John Ross , Michael Smith, Temur Suluashvili

Their Children

.................. ..... Joseph Badalamenti , Danielle Crossley, Kendall Duda, Alyssa Hindman, Alyssa IseIli, Jessica Maas , Lauren Meeks, Erin McDowell, Kailee Palchak, Anna Salvaggio, Abbey Smith, Maria Szatkowski, Jake Voelz, Nicole Weaver, Ashley Willming

Servants Derrick Agnoletti & Orlando Julius Canova

Maids Katherine Bruno & Anastacia Holden

Mechanical Dolls:

Scene IL The Magical Battleground

Suzanne Lopez

Willy Shives

Griffm

Kitten

Matthew Adamczyk, Orlando Julius Canova, Brooklyn Mack , Aaron Rogers

Baron, Amber Golden , Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell, Cassara Overton, Melissa Rich, Amanda Smith, Mary VanPamel

Cavalry Mice Maggie Check, Eboni Gulley, Monica Ray , Katherine Weed

Officers Fabrice CaLmels, Dallas Lundquist, Michael Smith, Temur Suluashvili

Soldiers Maria Beck, Marissa Cowans, Katherine Gibson, Nicole Hibbard,

Madeline Hoffman, Jacqueline Hoyt, Abby Hunter, Jessica Lynnes, Candace Meadows, Samantha Tortomasi, Irene Vandenburgh, Molly Wascher

Dolls under the Tree :

Spanish Doll Natalie Gannon Arabian Doll

Burko Chinese Dolls

Bennett & Bianca Bousamra

Russian Doll Alexis Pyrros Pierrot Doll

Scene III. The Land of Snow

Snow Queen

Snow King Michael Levine

Snow Prince

Snowflakes

John Gluckman

Deanne Brown, April Daly, Erica Lynette Edwards, Anastacia Holden , Victoria Jaiani, Stacy Joy Keller, Britta Lazenga, Megan Quiroz, Lauren Stewart, Ariana Wistrich, Joanna Wozniak, Yukari Yasui

Snow Winds Fabrice CaImels , Brooklyn Mack, Thomas Nicholas , John Ross, Michael Smith, Mauro Villanueva

Snow Trees Precious Adams, Tessa Baron, Alyssa Buss, Christina Cairns, Olivia Dorantes, McKenzie Haack , Katie Howe, Rachel Jarzembowski , BethAnne Kunert, Victoria Montgomery, Hannah Wagener, Michelle West

Enchanted Journey to the Kingdom of Sweets INTERMISSION

ACT II. The Kingdom of Sweets

Sugar Plum Fairy Jennifer Goodman

Nutcracker Prince .................................................... . .......... ... ............ .. .......... ..... .......... . .... . .... Calvin Kitten

Divertissements

Chocolate from Spain Julianne Kepley

Coffee from Arabia Victoria Jaiani & John Ross

Teafrom China

April Daly & John Gluckman

Nougats from Russia Ariana Wistrich, Matthew Adamczyk, David Gombert , Masayoshi Onuki

Marzipan Shepherdesses

Anastacia Holden, Stacy Joy Keller , Megan Quiroz

Mother Ginger Francis Kane & Her Polichinelles Mary Baron, Amber Golden, Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell, Cassara Overton, Melissa Rich, Amanda Smith , Mary VanPamel

Waltz of the Flowers, A Victorian Bouquet

Pansy Kathleen Thielbelm

Rose Emily Patterson

Rhododendron Erica Lynette Edwards

Clematis Joanna Wozniak

Britta Lazenga Carnation Lauren Stewart Dahlia

Walsh

Columbine Yukari Yasui

Consorts

Sugar Plum Fairy

Fabrice CaImels, Dallas Lundquist, Temur Suluashvili, Mauro Villanueva

Orlando Julius Canova, Brooklyn Mack, Thomas Nicholas , Aaron Rogers

Grand Pas De Deux

Jennifer Goodman

Nutcracker Prince Calvin Kitten

FINALE

The Entire Cast

Participating Dance Schools and Academies

Dance Wear Gallery/ Masters of Dance Arts

Milligan School of Ballet

American Dance Academy

Ballet Renaissance

Beu 's Dance Studio

Birmingham Dance Academy

Broadway Bound

Bunny 's School of Dance

Creative Fine Arts

Dance Academy of Bloomfield Hill s

Dance Dynamics

Dance Unlimited

Dancer 's Edge

Detroit Da nce Centre

Eisenhower Dance En se mble

Encore Dance Academy

Gotta Dance

In stitute of Music and Dance at Marygrove College

Julianna 's Academy of Dance

Mary Skiba School of Dance

MBS Training Center for the Performing Arts

Vocal accompaniment to ballet and holiday carols by Renaissance High School

Noretta Dunsworth School of Dance

Novi Sports Clubs (Metro Dance Academy)

Piazza Dance Studio

Planet Dance

Rhythm Pointe Dance Academy

Roc he s ter School of Dance

Suzette's Dance Academy

The Turning Pointe

Tina Marie School of Dance

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Nina Scott, director

Sunday, December 5tlt at 7:00 p.m. d-oDL{

Scene I. A Victorian Parlor

Anderson His Nephew (The Nutcracker Prince)

Dr. Drosselmeyer, Godfather of Clara and Fritz

Parents of Clara and Fritz: Mayor Stahlbaum

Wistrich

Francis Kane Maiden

Grandfather

Guests Victoria Jaiani , Britta Lazenga , Megan Quiroz, Lauren Stewart, Allison Walsh , Yukari Yasui Matthew Adamczyk, Peter Kozak , Dallas Lundquist, Brooklyn Mack , Thomas Nicholas , Temur Suluashvili

Their Children Joseph Badalamenti , Kaliana Basoukeas , Kendall Duda , Alyssa Hindman, Alyssa Iselli , Lauren Meek s, Erin McDowell, Kailee Palchak, Anna Salvaggio, Elijah Sanders , Alycia Sciatto, Julia Slavsky, Abbey Smith , Maria Szatkowski , Jake Voelz

Servants Derrick Agnoletti & Orlando Julius Canova

Maids Katherine Bruno & Anastacia Holden

Scene II. The MagicaL Battleground

Nutcracker Doll Mauro Villanueva Nutcracker Prince

King of Mice Michael Smith

First Battalion of Mice Matthew Adamczyk , Orlando Julius Canova, Brooklyn Mack, Aaron Rogers

Second Battalion of Mice Mary Baron , Lauren Chapman, Amber Golden , Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell , Cassara Overton , Melissa Rich , Mary VanPamel

CavaLry Mice

Maggie Check , Eboni Gulley, Monica Ray, Katherine Weed

Dallas Lundquist, Thomas Nicholas , Samuel Pergande , Temur Suluashvil i Soldiers Katrina Bulthuis , Marissa Cowans , Bethany Dickerson, Kath e rine Gibson ,

Officers

Dolls under the Tree :

Nicole Hibbard, Madeline Hoffman, Jacqueline Hoyt , Abby Hunter , Candace Meadows, Samantha Tortomasi , Irene Vandenburgh , Molly Wascher

Spanish Doll Natalie Gannon

Arabian Doll Alyssa Burko

Chinese Dolls

Bennett & Jacqueline Hodge

Russian Doll Alexis Pyrros

Pierrot Doll

Punch Camille Hall

Scene IlL The Land of Snow

Snow Queen

Snow King Brian McSween

Snow Prince

Snowflakes Heather Aagard , Katherine Bruno , April Daly, Erica Lynette Edwards, Anastacia Holden , Britta Lazenga, Megan Quiroz, Lauren Stewart, Allison Walsh, Ariana Wistrich, Joanna Wozniak, Yukari Yasui

Snow Winds Matthew Adamczyk , Orlando Julius Canova, David Gombert, Dallas Lundquist , Samuel Pergande, Temur Suluashvili

Snow Trees Precious Adams , Tessa Baron , Alyssa Buss, Christina Cairns , Olivia Dorantes , McKenzie Haack, Katie Howe , BethAnne Kunert, Victoria Montgomery, Connie Vlahakis, Hannah Wagener, Michelle West

Enchanted Journey to the Kingdom of Sweets

INTERMISSION

ACT II. The Kingdom of Sweets

Sugar Plum Fairy Julianne Kepley

Nutcracker Prince Michael Levine

Divertissements

Chocolate from Spain

Maia Wilkins

Coffee from Arabia Valerie Robin & Samuel Pergande

Teafrom China

April Daly & Masayoshi Onuki

Nougats from Russia Deanne Brown , Orlando Julius Canova, John Gluckman, Temur Suluashvili

Marzipan Shepherdesses Heather Aagard, Megan Quinoz, Joanna Wozniak

Mother Ginger Francis Kane & Her Polichinelles

Mary Baron, Lauren Chapman, Amber Golden, Ally Goltz, Emily Greenwell,Cassara Overton , Melissa Rich, Mary VanPamel

Waltz of the Flowers, A Victorian Bouquet Pansy Kathleen Theilhelm

Goodman

Lynette Edwards Clematis Victoria Jaiani

Lazenga

Stewart

Walsh Columbine Yukari Yasui Cavaliers Fabrice Calmels , Peter Kozak, Thomas Nicholas, John Ross

Matthew Adamczyk , Derrick Agnoletti, Dallas Lundquist , Brooklyn Mack Grand Pas De Deux Sugar Plum Fairy

Julianne Kepley

Nutcracker Prince Michael Levine

FINALE

The Entire Cast

Participating Dance Schools and Academies

Dancer ' s Edge

Noretta Dunswo rth School of Dance

American Dance Academy

Ballet Renaissance

Beu 's Dance Studio

Birmingham Dance Academy

Broadway Bound

Bunny 's School of Dance

Creative Fine Arts

Dance Academy of Bloomfield Hills

Dance Dynamics

Dance Unlimited

Dance Wear Gallery/ Masters of Dance Arts

Detroit Dance Centre

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

Encore Dance Academy

Gotta Dance

Institute of Music and Dance at Marygrove College

lulianna ' s Academy of Dance

Mary Skiba School of Dance

MBS Training Center for the Performing Arts

Milligan School of Ballet

Vocal accompaniment to ballet and holiday carols by Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts

Jacqueline Echols and Henry Parker, directors

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

Novi Sports Clubs (Metro Dance Academy)

Piazza Dance Studio

Planet Dance

Rhythm Pointe Dance Academy

Rochester School of Dance

Suzette ' s Dance Academy

The Turning Pointe

Tina Marie School o f Dance