DMPA: Complexions Contemporary Ballet - Saturday, April 11, 2015

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SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015

CONTENTS Thanks to our Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dear friends,

Complexions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Welcome to the fifth season of The Dance Series presented by Des Moines Performing Arts. We hope you have been enjoying this year’s performances, featuring Paul Taylor Dance Company’s world premiere of Sea Lark and Diavolo’s world premiere of Cubicle.

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Des Moines Performing Arts. . . . . 14

Tonight, we welcome our final world-class dance company of the season.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet was founded in 1994 by Co-Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. Based in New York City, the company mixes methods, styles and cultures, and believes that dance should be about removing boundaries, not reinforcing them. Complexions has an incredible repertoire lined up for this Des Moines engagement, including Innervisions, featuring music by the iconic Stevie Wonder.

Guest Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

You are encouraged to stay in the hall after this evening’s presentation for DANCEtalk, an intimate, in-theater conversation with the artistic staff and performers.

Who’s Who in the Company. . . . . . . 9

Board of Directors & Staff

We are very grateful to those of you who purchased The Dance Series Season Tickets and Dance Society memberships, as it is your support that makes this programming possible. We look forward to seeing you at the 2015-2016 Dance Series, featuring Pilobolus, Jessica Lang Dance and River North Dance Chicago! Season Tickets start at $50 and are on sale now.

Enjoy the performance!

Jeff Chelesvig President & CEO Des Moines Performing Arts

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DANCEtalk!

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Thanks to our Donors!

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DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER A Des Moines Performing Arts Theater Jeff Chelesvig, President & CEO

FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER Dwight Rhoden ARTISTIC ADVISORS Carmen de Lavallade & Sarita Allen ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Christina Dooling, Gary W. Jeter II, Natiya Kezevadze & Clifford Williams GENERAL MANAGER Michael J. Moore TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER Michael Korsch BALLET MASTER Meg Paul & Christina Johnson PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Meghan Rose Murphy LIGHTING SUPERVISOR Jesse Muench & Rob Ross THE COMPANY Doug Baum, Jennie Begley, Andrew Brader, Jillian Davis, Addison Ector, Jenna Graves, Kimberley Ho-Tsai, Youngsil Kim, Kelly Marsh IV, Ashley Nicole Mayeux, Daniel LaMont Moore, Terk Waters APPRENTICES: Shanna Irwin & Timothy Stickney This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Iowa Arts Council and General Mills Foundation

Saturday, April 11, 2015 PRESENTED BY DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS

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HISSY FITS

(2006) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Music by: Johann Sebastian Bach Music Performed by: Gabriela Montero and Eroica Trio Costumes by: DM Design Performed by: Jennie Begley, Jillian Davis, Shanna Irwin, Youngsil Kim, Ashley Mayeux, Doug Baum, Andrew Brader, Addison Ector, Timothy Stickney, Terk Waters HISSY FITS was commissioned by NJPAC Alternate Routes.

INTERMISSION

ACT II

CHOKE

(2007) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Music by: Antonio Vivaldi Costumes by: DM Design Performed by: Addison Ector & Doug Baum

ON HOLIDAY

(2010, Excerpt) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Music: Maurice Yvain Vocals Performed by: Billy Porter Arrangements by: James Sampliner & Billy Porter Costume Design by: Christine Darch Performed by: Jenna Graves & Daniel Moore ON HOLIDAY was commissioned in part through the generous support of City Parks Foundation for Summer Stage.

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APART MEANT TWO

(2013, Excerpt) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Poetry: Marina Tsvetaeva Costumes by: DM Design Performed by: Jennie Begley & Kelly Marsh IV

SOLO

(1998) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Music: Prince Costume Design by: DM Design Performed by: Terk Waters

TESTAMENT

(2011, Excerpt) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Music: Amazing Grace/Traditional Costume Design by: Jae Man Joo Performed by: Ashley Mayeux and Andrew Brader TESTAMENT was commissioned through the generous support of TITAS/Dallas, TX.

INTERMISSION

ACT III

INNERVISIONS

(2013) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Music: Suite of Stevie Wonder songs Costumes by: Kelly Brown Performed by: The Company The creation of INNERVISIONS is supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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Photo by Jae Man Joo

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bout the Company

It is artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson’s lifelong appreciation for the artistic and aesthetic appeal of the multicultural that forms the cornerstone of Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s singular approach to reinventing dance. Founded in 1994, Complexions’ groundbreaking mix of methods, styles and cultures has created an entirely new and exciting vision of human movement over the past 19 years.

Complexions has received numerous awards including The New York Times Critics’ Choice Award. It has appeared throughout the U.S., including the Joyce Theater/NY, Lincoln Center/NY, Brooklyn Academy of Music/NY, Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts/New Orleans, Paramount Theatre/Seattle, The Music Center/Los Angeles, Winspear Opera House/Dallas, Cutler Majestic Theater/Boston, New Victory Theater/NY and Music Hall/Detroit.

The Company has appeared at major European dance festivals including Italy’s Festival of Dance for four consecutive years, the Isle De Dance Festival in Paris, the Maison De La Dance Festival in Lyon, the Holland Dance Festival, Steps International Dance Festival in Switzerland, Łódź Biennale, Warsaw Ballet Festival, Kraków Spring Ballet Festival, the Dance Festival of Canary Islands/Spain and the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur/Canada, and in Korea, Brazil, Japan, Egypt, Israel, Russia, New Zealand and Australia.

The company’s foremost innovation is that dance should be about removing boundaries, not reinforcing them. Whether it be the limiting traditions of a single style, period, venue or culture, Complexions transcends them all, creating an open, continually evolving form of dance that reflects the movement of our world—and all its constituent cultures—as an interrelated whole.

In 2006, Complexions held their first Summer Intensive program, serving 80 students in its first year. The program has grown to three cities and serves more than 300 students annually. Since 2009, a Winter Intensive was added to the roster, serving an additional 400 students. Complexions’ artistic directors and company members teach master classes throughout the country, sharing the Complexions technique with dancers of all levels.

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Together, Rhoden and Richardson have created in Complexions an institution that embodies its historical moment, a sanctuary where those passionate about dance can celebrate its past while simultaneously building its future. In the 19 years since its inception, the company has borne witness to a world that is becoming more fluid, more changeable and more culturally interconnected than ever before—in other words, a world that is becoming more and more like Complexions itself.

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DWIGHT RHODEN (Founding Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer) has established a remarkably wide-ranging career, earning distinction from The New York Times as “one of the most sought out choreographers of the day.” A native of Dayton, Ohio who began dancing at age 17, Rhoden has performed with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and as a principal dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As a performer, he has appeared in numerous television specials, documentaries and commercials throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, and has been a featured performer on many PBS Great Performances specials.

In 1994, Rhoden and legendary dancer Desmond Richardson founded Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Together they have brought their unique brand of contemporary dance to the world for nearly two decades. Complexions is widely considered “America’s Original Multicultural Dance Company,” and is celebrated for its pioneering spirit, and the building of a universal brand that continues to challenge traditional ideas, and redefine possibilities in the dance arena.

Under Rhoden’s direction, Complexions has become a dance institution that is much in demand. Leading the way as a destination for innovation through courageous and cutting edge programming, Complexions has become a force to be reckoned with. Over the years, Complexions has remained consistent in delivering a profound passion for diversity that has framed its vision and become its hallmark.

For nearly two decades, Rhoden’s choreography has been the lynchpin in the development of the Complexions repertory. For more than 18 years, Rhoden’s work has filled some of the most prestigious theaters across the globe, including The Joyce Theater/NY, The Bolshoi Theater/Moscow, The Mariinsky Theatre/St Petersburg, Maison de la Danse/Lyon, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion/Los Angeles, Brooklyn Academy of Music/NY, Cairo Opera House/Egypt, The Arts Center/Australia, The Auditorium Theater/Chicago, Telaviv Opera House/Israel, to name a few. Complexions and Rhoden’s work has been presented on five continents and in more than 20 countries.

“Musicality, innovation, purpose, consistency, a brilliant use of stage space and the ability to tell a story – all these qualities make him (Rhoden) one of today’s elect choreographers.” – The L.A.Times Since 1994, Rhoden has created more than 80 ballets for Complexions, as well as numerous other companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Arizona Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Colorado Ballet, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, The Joffrey Ballet, Miami City Ballet, New York City Ballet/Diamond Project, North Carolina Dance Theatre, The Washington Ballet and Zenon Dance Company, among others.

Mr. Rhoden has also directed and choreographed for television, film, theater and live performances, including So You Think You Can Dance, E! Entertainment’s Tribute to Style, Amici and Cirque Du Soleil’s Zumanity, and choreographed and appeared in the feature film One Last Dance. He has also worked with, and/or created works for such high-profile artists as Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Kelly Clarkson, ELEW, David Rozenblatt, Nicholas Payton, The Drifters, Paul Simon, Billy Strayhorn, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, U2, The Turtle Creek Chorus and Patrick Swayze. Rhoden was recently commissioned to create a work for the centennial celebration of renowned collage artist Romare Bearden and choreograph The Great Gatsby for the Mariinsky Theatre that premiered this fall. “Rhoden’s work is post-Balanchinean

choreography, a new aesthetic in movement, stage, picture and performance concepts reflecting a post-modern, techno-savvy worldview.” – Dance Magazine Widely known as “a dancer’s choreographer,” Rhoden has worked with, coached and created for some of the most diverse artists spanning the worlds of ballet and contemporary dance, including legendary dance artists Carmen De Lavallade, Wendy Whelan, Maria Kowroski, Diana Vishneva, Desmond Richardson, Sandra Brown, Jodie Gates and Gus Solomon, to name a few. Rhoden is the Resident Choreographer of North Carolina Dance Theatre and has lectured, taught, created works for and served as artistin-residence at universities around the U.S., including New York University, Juilliard, UC Irvine, Skidmore College and The University of Mississippi, where his 2004 Racial Reconciliation Project was credited as a catalyst for dialogue in a community that has been historically divided.

Rhoden is a beneficiary recipient of various honors and awards, including the New York Foundation for the Arts Award, The Choo San Goh Award for Choreography and The Ailey School’s Apex Award in recognition of his extensive contributions to the field of dance. In 2014, Dwight Rhoden was celebrated with a Honorary Doctorate Degree from Boston Conservatory and was inducted into the Hall of Fame from New York Foundation for the Arts for outstanding choreography.

DESMOND RICHARDSON (Founding Artistic Director/Artist-in-Residence) • 60th Capezio Dance Award 2011 • 1999 Tony Award Nominee, Fosse • Dance Magazine Award 2007 Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the great modern dancers of his time,” Richardson is a multi-talented artist who has mastered a wide range of dance genres from his roots in hip hop, classical, modern and contemporary ballet. Praised for his powerful dancing and singular performance quality, Richardson has been the hallmark performer who has shaped the essence of the Complexions style.

His roles as a principal dancer and guest artist with such notable companies as Alvin Ailey, Frankfurt Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Swedish Opera Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Washington Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Austin Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Orlando Ballet, Teatro Massimo and Complexions Contemporary Ballet have helped shape his artistry.

In 1997, Richardson become the first African American principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and was chosen by choreographer Lar Lubovitch to create the title role in Othello. About his performance of the work, The New York Times described him as “one of the most majestic dancers to ever tread the Metropolitan Opera House stage.” Working in television, film and video in the U.S. and abroad, Richardson has performed with such musical artists as Michael Jackson, Prince, Aretha Franklin, En Vogue and Madonna.

In 2009, he made his Broadway singing debut in the Burt Bacarach/ Hal David musical revue The Look Of Love (Ann Reinking /Scott Ellis) and was cast in the lead role of Tony in Twyla Tharp’s hit musical Movin’ Out in 2004. Richardson has appeared in films such as the Oscar-winning movie Chicago, singing in Charles Randolph Wright’s

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designer as well as technical director for Complexions Contemporary Ballet since 1998, and the resident lighting designer for Ballet Arizona since 2001. In addition, he has created designs for companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, BalletX, Carolina Ballet, Cleveland Play House, DanceBrazil, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Disney Creative Entertainment, English National Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, MOMIX, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Oakland Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin and Washington Ballet, among others.

Preaching to the Choir, featured in the Patrick Swayze/Lisa Niemi film One Last Dance and the Julie Taymor film Across The Universe, as well as dancing the lead role of Beowulf in Taymor’s adaptation of Grendel at the L.A. Opera and the New York State Theater. He can be seen on DVD in Teatro alla Scala’s opera Moise e Pharone with dance sensation Roberto Bolle, conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti.

Among his many honors are the Bessie Award, Benois de lla Danse (nominee), Monarch Award, The Ailey Apex Award, Presidential Scholar in the Arts Award and the NFAA Alumni Award. He and collaborator Dwight Rhoden partnered with Prima Ballerina Diana Vishneva for her one-woman show Beauty In Motion at New York City Center, Orange County Performing Arts Center and in Moscow, Russia. Richardson recently returned to Russia as invited guest performer to partner with the incomparable Diana Vishneva for the White Nights Festival at the Mariinsky Theatre in a pas de deux created for Richardson and Vishneva titled Three Point Turn.

Richardson has been featured guest artist on the world tour of the Kings Of Dance (Ardani Artists), appeared on Fox Television’s So You Think You Can Dance as celebrity guest performer and as choreographer with Rhoden, and on the hit television show AMICI in Rome, Italy. Last year, Richardson joined Sir Elton John, Hillary Swank, Adam Lambert, President Clinton, among other stars and dignitaries, as part of Vienna’s prestigious Life Ball 2013, where he created the role of King Schahriyar in the 1001 Nights theme. Most recently, Richardson can be seen in the 2014 Independent film Fall To Rise with Daphne Rubin Vega, Katherine Crockett and Tamara Tunie and was featured in the seven Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical revue After Midnight. In Moscow, Russia, he was invited to dance at the prestigious Kremlin Gala and as a celebrity guest performer on the popular late night talk show Urgant.

MICHAEL KORSCH (Technical Director & Resident Lighting Designer) is a lighting and scenic designer based in Philadelphia, PA, where he earned his BA in Theater at Temple University. He has worked with numerous directors and choreographers, creating visual designs for dance and theatre throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Michael has been the resident lighting and scenic

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MEG PAUL (Ballet Master) received her early training with Southern Ballet Theatre in Orlando, Florida. After winning the International Dance Competition of the Americas, Meg was invited to train on full scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. At 15, Meg began her professional career touring with the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group and the Joffrey Ballet II apprentice company. She was promoted to the Joffrey Ballet at 19, rising through the ranks to perform leading roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker-Sugar Plum Fairy, Love Songs, Italian Suite, La Vivandiere Pas De Six, The Clowns, Valentine, Suite Saint-Saens, Light Rain, Billboards, Les Sacre Du Printemps, A Trifling and more.

Meg is a recipient of The Princess Grace Award and has been a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Ron De Jesus Dance. She directed Ballet Builders, a NYC showcase for emerging choreographers and was Ballet Master for the Joffrey Ballet Ensemble. Meg was a faculty member at The Joffrey Ballet School in NYC and has taught master classes around the nation for the past decade. Along with her husband Vince Paul, Meg co-founded World Arts Inc., a representation agency that represented national and international companies such as Nacho Duato’s Compania Nacional De Danza, Les Ballets De Monte Carlo, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Les Grand Ballets Canadian.

Meg assisted Twyla Tharp for the Tony Award-winning show Movin’ Out , serving as Dance Captain during the Broadway run. Meg performed both leading roles as “Brenda” and “Judy” and she also staged the national touring cast of Movin’ Out. Meg was the Director of Dance at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts where she conceived and directed a benefit for dance titled National City Stars of Ballet and Broadway. For her work on that, Meg was honored by the Detroit Free Press as one of Detroit’s Renaissance Heroes in 2008.

Meg is thrilled to return to Complexions Contemporary Ballet as Ballet Master. Also, Meg is a full-time faculty member at the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University. She is Artistic Director of the WSU Dance Workshop and is Program Director for the Complexions Detroit Summer Intensive at Wayne State University, celebrating its fourth season this summer.

CHRISTINA JOHNSON (Rehearsal Director) Born in Vienna, Austria, Christina began her dance education at age seven. She trained at the Boston School of Ballet, the School of American Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. By the time she was 17, she began her professional career. She was a member of the Boston Ballet for two years before joining the Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she rose to become a principal dancer during her 13-year tenure.

She danced leading roles in much of the company’s repertoire, including Swan Lake, Giselle, Firebird, Voluntaries, Prodigal Son, The Four Temperaments and Fancy Free. Christina has worked with

distinguished choreographers and coaches, among them Jerome Robbins, Frederic Franklin, Suzanne Farrell, Allegra Kent and Sir Anthony Dowell. She also has had original works created on her

by Glen Tetley, Rui Horta, Alonzo King and Dwight Rhoden, among others. She was a member of the Swiss companies, Le Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve for five years and the Ballett Basel for two years, where her repertoire expanded to include works by William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, James Kudelka, Ohad Naharin, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Twyla Tharp, Amanda Miller and David Parsons to name a few. Christina has been a featured guest artist with various companies worldwide, including the renowned Royal Ballet of London. She is a founding member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Christina made her Broadway debut in The Red Shoes. She is also featured in The African Americans, a book which portrays accomplished African Americans in various fields.

Columbus before joining Städtische Theater Chemnitz as a soloist in Chemnitz, Germany. Brader joined Complexions in 2014.

After her performance career Christina has been sought after as a teacher, coach and ballet master, and has worked with companies such as the Washington Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Gotesborg Ballett, Ballett Basel, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and Armitage Gone!

Dance, to name a few. In addition, she assisted Frederic Franklin with the restaging of Giselle for the Joffrey Ballet, and also assisted choreographers Dwight Rhoden, Nicolo Fonte and Karole Armitage in creating world premieres. Christina was the Rehearsal Director for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and Karole Armitage’s company, Armitage Gone! Dance in New York City. Most recently she held this position with Trey McIntyre Project.

JILLIAN DAVIS (Dancer), who grew up in Kutztown, PA, received her classical training at Princeton Dance and Theater Studio with Susan Jaffe and Risa Kaplowitz, and Pacific Northwest Ballet in their Professional Division under full-tuition scholarship.

Since changing her focus to contemporary ballet, she studied briefly with Alonzo King LINES Ballet and has performed works by Amanda Miller, Enrico Labayen, Kate Thomas with Ballet Neo and Alexander Tressor, among others. Davis joined Complexions in 2014.

DOUG BAUM (Dancer) began his dance training in Maryland at Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts before graduating from the Baltimore School for the Arts in 2006. In 2010, Baum received his BFA from Fordham University in collaboration with The Ailey School, where he apprenticed with Ailey II for two years. Baum has participated in programs such as Springboard Danse, NDT Maximum Dance Course, Jacob’s Pillow and the Fire Island Dance Festival before joining his first professional company. Since graduating, Baum has toured internationally with Rasta Thomas Bad Boys of Dance, Compagnie Flak and Les Ballets Jazz. Baum has completed three seasons with Zhukov Dance Theater in addition to guesting with Jose Mateo, Ezdanza, Thang Dao, Company XIV, Peridance and iLuminate as seen on America’s Got Talent. Baum joined Complexions in 2014.

ANDREW BRADER (Dancer) was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, and trained at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, The Harid Conservatory and the Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre. He was invited to join ABT as an apprentice dancing with the company at The Metropolitan Opera House and then joined the Houston Ballet. Andrew danced with the Los Angeles Ballet for four seasons performing principal roles in Balanchine’s Agon, The Four Temperaments, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Serenade, Kammermusik No.2, Lar Lubovitch’s The Evangelist, Bournonville’s Napoli Pas de Six, and original works by Josie Walsh, Sonya Tayeh, Olivier Wevers and Melissa Barak’s Scrying presented as the first dance installation performed at NYC’s Museum of Modern Art. Brader was a 2009 Lester Horton Award nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Performance and spent two seasons with BalletMet

JENNIE BEGLEY (Dancer) was born in Manila, Philippines. She started her dance training at the age of two at Metropolitan Academy of Dance in Denver, CO and later at the International Ballet School. Her summer studies included American Ballet Theatre and San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. In Denver, Begley danced four seasons with Ballet Ariel and two seasons with Dawson/Wallace Dance Project under the direction of James Wallace, former dancer at Company C Contemporary Ballet and Gregory Dawson of Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Begley was a featured dancer on Season 10 of the television show So You Think You Can Dance and joined Complexions in 2014.

ADDISON ECTOR (Dancer), from Los Angeles, began his dance training at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy at age 13. After high school, he was accepted into the scholarship program at The Ailey School, where he was the recipient of the Alvin Ailey Scholarship after three years. He also attended the Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program in 2012 and performed with Germaul Barnes/Viewsic Expressions Dance. Ector joined Complexions in 2013.

JENNA GRAVES (Dancer) began her dance training at Olga Kresin’s Ballet School and later attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. As a scholarship student, Jenna trained at The Ailey School and was a member of the dance company Eleone Connections. Graves has participated in a number of dance competitions including the Youth America Grand Prix, where she was featured in the documentary First Position, the Barcelona International Dance Competition, and the Tanzolymp Danz Festival. She was a member of Ailey II, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and has performed with Zest Collective. Graves joined Complexions in 2014.

KIMBERLEY HO-TSAI (Dancer) Kimberley was born in French Guiana and started her dance training with Jeanine Verin and Beatrice Tertulien at the Adaclam school. After she graduated from high school she moved to New York and attended the Alvin Ailey school where she was a scholarship student. She also completed the certificate program of the Dance Theatre of Harlem where she was on a full scholarship again. Kimberley performed works by Robert Garland, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Jermaine Browne, Francesca Harper and Yannick Lebrun. She also received in 2011 a prize as a young promising talent by the regional president of her native country.

Ho-Tsai joined Complexions in 2015.

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YOUNGSIL KIM (Dancer) was born in Okayama City, Japan. She began her ballet training at Sugimoto Sonoko Ballet with Sonoko Sugimoto and Svetlana Assaouliak. At age 18, Youngsil moved to NYC to study dance at the Joffrey Ballet School and later at Ellison Ballet professional training program, where she graduated in 2008.

She has danced with Configuration Dance Theatre, Eglevsky Ballet, Connecticut Ballet Company, Ballet Hispanico II and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. She has had the opportunity to perform works by choreographers including Susan Jaffe, Igal Peri, Jiři Kylián, William Forsythe, Sidra Bell, Enzo Celli and Dwight Rhoden.

She has studied summers at Walnut Hill, Houston Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Springboard Montreal and Complexions. Kim joined Complexions in 2013.

KELLY MARSH IV (Dancer) started dance at the age of 13 in his hometown of St. Louis, MO at the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) under the direction of Lee Nolting. He furthered his studies in dance as a fellowship student at The Ailey School, then as a ballet major at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he received his BFA in dance. Marsh has worked with choreographers such as Susan Jaffe, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Douglas Becker, Francesca Harper, Brenda Daniels, Ethan Stiefel and Kate Skarpetowska, to name a few.

Marsh was a recipient of the Oprah Winfrey Foundation Fellowship scholarship and a member of the National Honor Society of Dance Arts. Marsh joined Complexions in 2014.

ASHLEY NICOLE MAYEUX (Dancer) is a graduate of SUNY Purchase College earning her BFA. She studied with Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey, Ballet Austin and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She has performed with the Pepsico Theater, Dance Theatre Lab and Summerstage. In 2011, she toured with the international production of the Broadway musical, AIDA. Mayeux joined Complexions in 2012.

DANIEL LAMONT MOORE (Dancer) was born in Washington, DC. He began his dance training at the age of 14 and attended Suitland High School for the Visual and Performing Arts.

During his time in high school he had the privilege of working with U.S Cultural Connect Ambassador and actress Debbie Allen, in three of her award-winning musicals at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Moore was accepted into The University of the Arts (Philadelphia, PA). While at university he was extended an invitation to perform with Eleone Dance Theatre and study under Douglas Becker, formally of the Frankfurt Ballet where he performed the internationally acclaimed ballet, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated by William Forsythe. Mr. Moore graduated with a BFA in Ballet. He attended scholarship programs such as The Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The Dance Theatre of Harlem, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Dance Institute of Washington, Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts and Anointed Dance Ministry and Co. Mr. Moore had the opportunity to guest with the Pennsylvania Ballet in their productions of Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella. His work history has allowed him to work among such luminaries as Debbie Allen, Zane Booker, Christopher Huggins, Fabian Barnes, Arthur Mitchell, Earl Mosley and Troy Powell to

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name a few. Recently, Daniel worked with Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, former Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet, on the Ovation Network’s pilot series A Chance to Dance, produced

by Nigel and Simon Lythgoe (SYTYCD). He joined “Armitage Gone Dance”, under Karole Armitage, in 2012. Mr. Moore, thanks God for bestowing the gift of dance to him and loves giving back to his community in every way. Moore joined Complexions in 2015.

TERK WATERS (Dancer), from Mansfield, OH, began his training at the age of 17 with Tony Calucci at the Dance Extension in Columbus, OH. He received his BFA in dance from Western Michigan University, where he performed in works by Antony Tudor, Frank Chaves and Ron DeJesus, among others. In addition, Waters has trained with The City Ballet of San Diego and River North Chicago Dance Company. Waters previously danced with the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble before joining Complexions in 2010.

SHANNA IRWIN (Apprentice) grew up in Landing, NJ. Throughout high school, she trained and performed with Generations of Dance, as well as The New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, under the direction of Nancy Turano. She spent summers at The Vancouver Arts Umbrella, Complexions and World Dance Movement, Italy. In April 2014, Irwin began touring with Complexions before receiving her BFA in dance from Marymount Manhattan College in May 2014. Irwin joined Complexions in 2014.

TIM STICKNEY (Apprentice) began dancing at the age of three at a variety of schools in upstate NY, NC and MA, most notably The Gold School under the direction of Rennie Gold. He graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program in 2014 and while there, performed in both Memoria and Revelations with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York’s City Center. He has performed in the works of Dwight Rhoden, Alvin Ailey, Francesca Harper, Ronald K. Brown, Karole Armitage and Bob Fosse, among others. Stickney joined Complexions in 2014.

COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet c/o NMBC 1633 Broadway, 30th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 777-7771 www.complexionsdance.org FOR BOOKING INFORMATION: CAMI Spectrum Margaret Selby, President 1790 Broadway New York, NY 10019-1412 Tel: (212) 841-9554 Fax: (212) 841-9770 MSelby@cami.com

Prairie Meadows is an enthusiatic and longtime partner of Des Moines Performing Arts.

Supporting the communities where we live, work & play.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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es Moines Performing Arts Board of Directors OFFICERS Thomas Brown * Chair/Compensation Chair Brown NationaLease

Eric T. Crowell* Audit Chair UnityPoint Health – Des Moines

Mary Kramer * Vice-Chair Ambassador, Ret.

John Craig* Finance Chair Sammons Financial Group

Jon Garnaas Healthy Living Centers of America Travis Gjoraas Deloitte

Thomas E. Press * Treasurer Midland’s Choice

Dr. Andy McGuire* Nom/Gov Chair Meridian Heatlh Plan

Rosemary Parson * Secretary EquiTrust Life Insurance Company

Sheryl Grimm Community Leader

DIRECTORS Tom Ahart Des Moines Public Schools

Laure Guisinger Holmes Murphy & Associates

Robert Brownell Polk County Board of Supervisors

Terry Johnson Wells Fargo Wealth Management

Frank Cownie City of Des Moines

Monica Kirgan Principal Financial Group

Mary Stier * Past Chair The Brilliance Group Karen J. Lynn * Assets Chair Athene USA

ADMINISTRATION Jeff Chelesvig President & CEO Laura Sweet Vice President & COO Heidi Watkins Finance Director/ Controller Bill McElrath Business Director

STAFF

Michael Eberle, DVM Eberle Animal Hospital

Barbara Hanson Accountant

Khom Mao Francisco Mora Irene Perez Hank Teav Dominick Ung

Evonne Kouba Sharon Montgomery Cynde Pool Shirley Ramirez Marion Singleton

DEVELOPMENT MARKETING Todd Fogdall Barb Preuss Director of Development Director of Marketing Tiffany Spinner Annual Fund Manager Brett Smith Research Specialist

Chris Browning Office Manager

Rachel Woodhouse Donor Relations Coordinator

Vicky Barr Executive Assistant

Kelsey Tyler Development Intern

Cindy Hughes Anliker Communications Manager Summer Evans Marketing Manager Matt Spangler Marketing Manager Greg Votava Digital Marketing Manager

BUILDING SERVICES GUEST SERVICES Earl Smith Joel Cox Kevin Maisto Building Services Manager Guest Services Manager Marketing Intern Ly Ung Assistant Building Services Manager Building Services Associates: Danny Glover Francisco Hernandez

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Allie Ross PROGRAMMING & Assistant Guest Services EDUCATION Manager Eric B. Olmscheid Director of Programming House Managers: & Education Kerry George Karoline Myers Shirley Kleywegt Education Manager Doug Kouba

Sarah Bannon Community Programs Coordinator Julia Duvall Interim School Programs Coordinator Julie Houghton Programming & Education Coordinator Michelle McDonald School Programs Coordinator Trevor Wiley Education Intern TECHNICAL OPERATIONS Alan Dyer Technical Operations Manager/Head Electrician Nicholas Romano Stage Operations Manager/Head Carpenter Greg Tracy Production Manager/ Head Audio

Christine Lauridsen Sand Lauridsen Group Patrick Mack John Deere Financial Robert Mahaffey City of Des Moines Bob O’Hollearn Allied Insurance Katie Stocking Happy Medium Angela Williams The Great Frame Up * Indicates member of the Executive Committee LEGAL COUNSEL Mike Kulik Davis Brown Law Firm

Jamie L. Stepp Production Supervisor TICKET OFFICE Denise Smithson Green Ticket Office Director Brooke Bridenstine Ticket Office Staff Manager Misty Enderson Ticket Office Database Manager Jeff Waldschmitt Ticket Office Manager Laura Arenson Customer Servcie Team Mamber Candace Bell Customer Service Team Member Chontel Berthelsen Group Sales Coordinator The backstage employees of Des Moines Performing Arts are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 67.

G uest Information ATM An ATM is located in the Ticket Office Lobby.

BINOCULARS Binoculars are available for rent at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters for $5.

LISTENING DEVICES Infrared listening devices are available at the Guest Services Counters in the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobbies.

STAY CONNECTED!

CAMERAS The use of cameras or any type of recording device in the Main Hall is prohibited at all times.

LOST ITEMS Lost items may be reported or claimed at the Nollen Lobby Guest Services Counter area during an event.

After an event, please contact our Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300 or stop by Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Items are kept for 30 days.

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CELL PHONES Please turn your cell phone off or set it to the silent mode. Please also refrain from text messaging and using your phone as a light source during the performance.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE If you have a medical need, please notify the House Staff. Medical services are provided by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines in the Prairie Meadows Lobby.

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ELEVATORS Elevators to the second level of the lobby are located in the Nollen Lobby and near the Stoner Theater.

SPECIAL SEATING NEEDS Seating is available for all performances for a variety of accessibility requirements (including wheelchair, motorized cart, difficulty with stairs and sight impairment). Please call the Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300.

EMERGENCY EXITING In case of an emergency, please leave through your nearest exit location.

LATE SEATING Late seating will be accommodated by House Staff at the earliest appropriate time. Pay attention to lobby chimes, which are sounded five minutes before the show begins, as well as after intermission.

TOBACCO USE The use of tobacco products is not allowed in the Des Moines Civic Center or within 15 feet of any entrance.

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WHEELCHAIRS Des Moines Performing Arts has wheelchairs available to assist guests with mobility concerns. Guest Services staff may be contacted to assist.

Des Moines Performing Arts 221 Walnut Des Moines, IA 50309-2104 (515) 246-2300

Ballet Des Moines’ 2015-16 Season

A Triple Bill - October 23-25, 2015 at Hoyt Sherman Place The Nutcracker - December 10-13, 2015 at Hoyt Sherman Place Peter Pan - March 26, 2016 at the Des Moines Civic Center Get your season tickets at www.balletdesmoines.org. Don’t miss a single step!

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