Atlanta Ballet: Kaleidoscope, March 2024

ATLANTA BALLET

Atlanta Ballet dancers in Sandpaper Ballet. Photo by Kim Kenney.

On the Cover: Atlanta Ballet dancers Fuki Takahashi, Thomas Davidoff and Benjamin Kuefler. Photo by Rachel Neville. Photo collage by Alane Marco. Cinderella illustration by Jade Orlando.

March 22-24, 2024

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Querencia

A World Premiere

Music by Anton Arensky

Choreography by Sergio Masero

Scenic Design by Sergio Masero

Costume Design by Abby Parker

Lighting Design by Ben Rawson

Live Accompaniment by Western-Li Summerton (Piano), Lisa Morrison (Violin) and Charae Krueger (Cello)

Sandpaper Ballet

Music by Leroy Anderson

Choreography by Mark Morris

Staged by Tina Fehlandt

Costume Design by Isaac Mizrahi

Lighting Design Re-creation by Ben Rawson

Corridors

A World Premiere

Music by Peter Gregson

Choreography by Garrett Smith

Scenic Design by Garrett Smith

Costume Design by Mónica Guerra

Lighting Design by Ben Rawson

atlanta ballet

COMPANY BALLET REPETITEURS

Angela Agresti, Rory Hohenstein, Eduardo Permuy

CHOREOGRAPHER-IN-RESIDENCE

Claudia Schreier

DEAN OF THE CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION

Sharon Story

THE COMPANY

Nadyne Bispo, Severin Brotschul, Georgie Grace Butler, Emily Carrico, Michael Caye, Anastasia Cheplyansky, Dylan Clinard, Catherine Conley, Larissa Dal’Santo, Guillermo Dominguez, Brooke Gilliam, Jessica He, Airi Igarashi, Darian Kane, Erik Kim, Saho Kumagai, Sojung Lee, Jordan Leeper, Guilherme Maciel, Sergio Masero, Juliana Missano, Miguel Angel Montoya, Marius Morawski, Denys Nedak, Carraig New, Patric Palkens, Madison Penney, Ángel Ramírez, Kaitlin Matree Roemer, Mikaela Santos, Anderson Souza, Fuki Takahashi, Munkhjin Ulziijargal, Kelsey Van Tine, Ashley Wegmann, Spencer Wetherington, Luiz Fernando Xavier, Rei Yamaguchi

ATLANTA BALLET 2

Santiago Bedoya, Claire Buchi, Gianna Horton-Sibble, Camille Jackson, Avery Jarrard, Isabella Kessler, Jacob Arthur Lainchbury, Ashley McKoy, Mayu Nakayama, Estefania Ontanilla, Dyhan Pierre, Ícaro Queiros, Emma Sophia Robinson, Joaquin Ruiz, Paxton Speight, Emanuel Talongo, Rachel Zinman

Atlanta Ballet 2 courtesy of Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education

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Alexander - Atlanta Ballet Founder, 1929 - 1960

Robert Barnett - Artistic Director Emeritus, 1961 - 1994

John McFall – Artistic Director, 1994 - 2016

leadership

GENNADI NEDVIGIN (Artistic Director), in February 2016, was named Atlanta Ballet’s fourth artistic director in the Company’s then 87-year history. Nedvigin, born in Rostov, Russia, began his training at age 5. At 10, he was accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Upon graduating, he joined Moscow Renaissance Ballet as a soloist before he was invited to dance with Le Jeune Ballet de France in Paris. In 1997, while on tour in the U.S., San Francisco Ballet (SFB) Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson offered Nedvigin a soloist contract. After three years, he was promoted to principal dancer. During his 19-year tenure at SFB Nedvigin won the International Competition’s Erik Bruhn Prize (1999). He has also received three Isadora Duncan Dance Awards (2001, 2010 and 2017). Along the way, Nedvigin was fortunate to work with many world-renowned choreographers. In addition to his dancing career, Nedvigin also taught master classes and staged ballets in the U.S. and abroad before becoming an artistic director. Recently, Nedvigin sat on juried panels at the World Ballet Competition in Orlando, the International Ballet Competition held in Jackson, Mississippi, Japan Grand Prix and the Youth America Grand Prix. Under Nedvigin’s guidance, Atlanta Ballet has established the Academy training program, which includes a top-tier performance ensemble, Atlanta Ballet 2, representing his commitment to training for the next generation of professional dancers.

TOM WEST (Executive Director) assumed his role as Atlanta Ballet’s Executive Director at the top of the 2021 | 2022 Season. West’s career in arts management spans more than 25 years, including leadership roles at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and American Film Institute. An actor and theatre director by training, West received a Master of Arts in arts administration from American University and began his career in arts management at the Kennedy Center in 1997, where he rose to serve as Vice President of Development, overseeing all fundraising programs for the National Symphony Orchestra and the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and leading the effort to fund a remount of Balanchine’s Don Quixote. In 2007, West served as Vice President of Development for the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. From 2010-2021, West served as the Chief Advancement Officer for the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles, where he championed the development of new programs to provide bridges to the film industry for under-represented storytellers in Hollywood. West also served on AFI’s senior leadership team, shaping organizational strategy for the Institute’s filmmaker training programs and working with major studios developing targeted diversity initiatives, as well as its strategy for weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. West established the AFI National Council in 2011, a community of philanthropists from across the United States who serve as champions for excellence in the art of film and opportunities for the next generation of great storytellers.

SHARON STORY (Dean of the Centre for Dance Education) joined Atlanta Ballet after a professional dance career that spanned more than 20 years and included tenures with Joffrey Ballet, the School of American Ballet, Stars of New York City Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and 10 years with Boston Ballet. Her Boston Ballet tenure included international tours with Rudolf Nureyev. In 1996, along with her role as ballet mistress, Story became dean of Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education (Centre), which has grown to become one of the largest dance schools in the nation. The Centre is nationally recognized for its programs and community initiatives. Under Story’s direction, the Centre achieved accreditation with the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD). She serves on the board of directors for NASD. In 2021, Story received Atlanta Ballet’s Dorothy Alexander Award. She received the 2015 Women Making a Mark Award from Atlanta Magazine and was featured in the Arts ATL Legacy Series 2018. Story is committed to providing a noncompetitive atmosphere and access to dance education that is shaped by the community’s needs, is innovative and inspires the commitment and excellence that are the trademarks of Atlanta Ballet.

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artistic staff

ANGELA AGRESTI (Company Repetiteur) grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she began her training at the Jordon College Academy of Dance. In high school, she transferred to North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) for ballet where she worked closely with mentor Anna-Marie Holmes. After UNCSA, Agresti went on to dance with Cincinnati Ballet for one season before moving to Amsterdam to be in Het Nationale Ballet (Dutch National Ballet) where she danced for eight years. While at Het Nationale Ballet, she danced a mix of classical ballets, Balanchine works, Hans van Manen repertoire, contemporary and neoclassical works, along with new creations. Agresti has been featured in William Forsythe’s Second Detail, Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quichot, Shen Wei’s Sacre du Printemps, and other notable ballets, such as The Dream, Paquita and Swan Lake During her time dancing in Amsterdam, Agresti gained experience as a choreographic assistant for multiple choreographers’ stage, film and festival works. She traveled to Riom, Switzerland, assisting works by Juanjo Arques and Peter Leung for the Origen Cultural Festival. She also worked with Peter Leung on the first-ever virtual reality ballet titled Nightfall. Since returning to the U.S. in 2018, Agresti has been teaching, coaching and rehearsing dancers at the collegiate, preprofessional and professional levels. She held positions at Butler University and Anderson University, and as a company ballet teacher and rehearsal assistant at Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. In 2018, she assisted Annabelle Lopez Ochoa in the making of Tulips and Lobster for Kansas City Ballet and re-staged the work for the company the following season. She holds certifications in the ABT National Training Curriculum for levels Pre-Primary through Level 5 and has received Basi Pilates teacher training for mat Pilates and reformer. She is certified as an integrative nutrition health coach and holds a Nonprofit Management Certificate from the University of California Irvine. This is Agresti’s second season with Atlanta Ballet.

RORY HOHENSTEIN (Company Repetiteur) was born in Washington D.C., where he began dancing at the age of 6. Hohenstein furthered his training from the age of 12 at the Kirov Academy of Ballet. At 17, he joined Le Jeune Ballet de France in Paris. In 2000, he joined San Francisco Ballet as a member of the corps, being promoted to soloist in 2006. In 2008, he moved to New York, joining Christopher Wheeldon’s company, Morphoses, performing in its home seasons at New York City Center and at Sadler’s Wells in London. He spent a season dancing with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company before joining the Joffrey Ballet in 2011, where he continued to be a leading artist with the company through the 2018/19 season. Some personal highlights include dancing the roles of Romeo in Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo and Juliet, Riff in Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story Suite, Levin in Yuri Possokhov’s Anna Karenina and in Wayne McGregor’s Eden/Eden. Hohenstein has been a company repetiteur at Atlanta Ballet since 2019.

EDUARDO PERMUY (Company Repetiteur) was born in Cuba, where he began his training at the age of 7 at Laura Alonso’s ballet school Pro-Danza, later joining the National Ballet School of Cuba and finishing at Miami City Ballet School under the tutelage of Nancy Raffa. At the age of 17, Permuy started his professional career with Miami City Ballet as an apprentice and he went on to enjoy a career of 18 years also dancing for American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet West, Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, and appearing as guest artist with a few others. During this time, his repertoire included most of the classics and a vast number of ballets from the Balanchine repertoire, ranging from corps to principal roles. He also had the opportunity to perform ballets from Gerald Arpino, Robert Joffrey, Jiří Kylián, Kurt Joss, John Cranko, Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Twyla Tharp, Helen Picket, Nicolo Fonte, Antony Tudor, Ulysses Dove, Michael Smuin, Val Caniparoli, Alberto Alonso, Benjamin Millepied, Leonide Massine,

and Amy Seiwert. Throughout his career, Permuy feels blessed to have learned from figures like Nancy Raffa, Fernanado Bujones, Martha Bosh, Sir Anthony Dowell, Christopher Carr, Eddie Villella and Clinton Luckett. In 2021, he joined Cleveland Ballet as a director of repertoire, where he had the opportunity not only to perform ballet master duties but also was able to return to the stage as a character dancer, performing the roles of Don Quijote in the ballet by the same name and Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker This is Permuy’s second season with Atlanta Ballet.

CLAUDIA SCHREIER (Choreographer-in-Residence) has choreographed, directed and produced for dance, opera and film across the U.S. and internationally. She has been commissioned by Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Vail Dance Festival, Juilliard Opera, ABT Studio Company and New York Choreographic Institute and premiered new works for San Francisco Ballet and Richmond Ballet in 2023. Schreier has created four works for Atlanta Ballet: First Impulse, named a 2019 Standout Performance by Pointe Magazine; Pleiades Dances (2021); Fauna (2022); and Carnivale (2023) and will present a new World Premiere for the company in May 2024. In October 2022, in collaboration with the Cathedral Choir Society, Atlanta Ballet performed excerpts of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette at the Washington National Cathedral, choreographed by Schreier. In 2021, she released Force of Habit, a film commissioned by Guggenheim Works & Process and co-presented by Atlanta Ballet. She has contributed to programs at the White House, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, including the Kennedy Center Honors. Her work is the subject of two documentaries, including PBS’s Emmy Award-winning “Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants” (Capital Region). She is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award, Toulmin Fellowship at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, Lotos Prize, and Suzanne Farrell Dance Prize.

the company

LARISSA DAL’SANTO Chapecó, Brazil

SEVERIN BROTSCHUL Glen Arbor, Michigan

NADYNE BISPO Santos Coast of São Paulo, Brazil

EMILY CARRICO Lexington, Kentucky

MICHAEL CAYE Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ANASTASIA CHEPLYANSKY Saratoga, California

DYLAN CLINARD High Point, North Carolina

CATHERINE CONLEY Chicago, Illinois

GEORGIE GRACE BUTLER Roswell, Georgia

BROOKE GILLIAM Boulder, Colorado

JESSICA HE Rancho Cucamonga, California

AIRI IGARASHI Gunma, Japan

DARIAN KANE Lincoln, California

ERIK KIM Little Rock, Arkansas

GUILLERMO DOMINGUEZ Burgos, Spain

SAHO KUMAGAI Sapporo, Japan

SOJUNG LEE Chungju, South Korea

JORDAN LEEPER Jamestown, New York

LUIZ FERNANDO XAVIER São Paulo, Brazil

PATRIC PALKENS Boston, Massachusetts

MARIUS MORAWSKI Łódź, Poland

MADISON PENNEY Mesa, Arizona

REI YAMAGUCHI Hokkaido, Japan

KAITLIN MATREE ROEMER Highland, Michigan

GUILHERME MACIEL São Paulo, Brazil

SERGIO MASERO Madrid, Spain

JULIANA MISSANO Lloyd Harbor, New York

MIGUEL ANGEL MONTOYA Cali, Colombia

DENYS NEDAK Odessa, Ukraine

CARRAIG NEW Juneau, Alaska

ÁNGEL RAMÍREZ Trinidad, Cuba

MIKAELA SANTOS Manila, Philippines

ANDERSON SOUZA Santo Angelo, RS, Brazil

FUKI TAKAHASHI Yokohama, Japan

KELSEY VAN TINE Naples, Florida

ASHLEY WEGMANN Shamong, New Jersey

SPENCER WETHERINGTON Bridgeton, New Jersey

MUNKHJIN ULZIIJARGAL Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

artistic & production team

MARK MORRIS (Choreographer, Sandpaper Ballet) has been hailed as “the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical.” (New York Times). In addition to creating over 150 works for the Mark Morris Dance Group, he conducts orchestras, directs opera and choreographs for ballet companies worldwide. Morris’ work is acclaimed for its ingenuity, musicality, wit and humanity. Named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1991, he has received 11 honorary doctorates to date and a multitude of awards, including the Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society, the Benjamin Franklin Laureate Prize for Creativity, the Cal Performances Award of Distinction in the Performing Arts, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s Gift of Music Award and the 2016 Doris Duke Artist Award. In 2015, Morris was inducted into the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, New York. Formed in 1980, Mark Morris’ internationally renowned Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) has received “highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality and their sheer human authenticity.” (Bloomberg News). Live music and community engagement are vital components of MMDG. It has toured with its own musicians, the MMDG Music Ensemble, since 1996, and regularly collaborates with orchestras and opera companies around the world. MMDG’s film and television projects include Dido and Aeneas, The Hard Nut, Falling Down Stairs, the U.K.’s South Bank Show and Live from Lincoln Center. In 2015, Morris’ signature work L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato premiered on PBS’ Great Performances. The Mark Morris Dance Center opened in 2001, to provide a home for the dance group, rehearsal space for the dance community, programs for local children and seniors and dance classes for students of all ages and abilities.

TINA FEHLANDT (Stager, Sandpaper Ballet) was a founding member and integral part of the Mark Morris Dance Group for twenty years, performing in over 50 works choreographed by Mark Morris. With the Group she toured the world and appeared in several television specials, most notably as “Louise” in Morris’ production of The Hard Nut. She has been the subject of feature articles in Self-Magazine, Dance Magazine, and Dance Teacher, and was hailed by Ballet Review as “one of the most beautiful dancers anywhere.” Fehlandt has staged Morris’ work at San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Royal New Zealand Ballet, English National Ballet, Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Washington Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf, Kansas City Ballet, and at Princeton University, Indiana University, New York University, Rutgers University, Marymount Manhattan College, Barnard College, Juilliard, Long Island University, and the White Oak Dance Project. Fehlandt is a Senior Lecturer in the Program in Dance at Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, where she teaches all levels of Ballet and Modern Dance and supervises multiple dance productions. She continues her association with MMDG teaching company class and as guest faculty at The School teaching Professional/Advanced Ballet.

ISAAC MIZRAHI (Costume Designer, Sandpaper Ballet) has worked extensively in the entertainment industry as an actor, host, writer, designer and producer for over 30 years. He hosted his own television talk show, has written three books and has made countless appearances in movies and on television. He served as a judge on “Project Runway: All-Stars” and is a chief designer for the Isaac Mizrahi brands. He has designed costumes for opera, ballet, Broadway and Off-Broadway, as well as directed productions for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Annually, he directs and narrates his production of Peter and The Wolf at The Guggenheim Museum. He has performed cabaret at Café Carlyle, Joe’s Pub, West Bank Café, City Winery and many other venues across the country. Mizrahi also has his own production company, Isaac Mizrahi Entertainment, under which he has several projects in development in television, theatre and literature. His most recent book, I.M: A Memoir, was published in February 2019.

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SERGIO MASERO (Choreographer, Querencia) is from Madrid, Spain, and began his training at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma. He continued his training on scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School. Masero then joined Ballet Memphis where he performed lead roles, such as Romeo in Steven McMahon’s Romeo & Juliet, and Swan Lake; Matthew Neenan’s Water of the Flowery Mill; and in works by Mark Godden, Gabrielle Lamb and Joshua Pugh. Since joining Atlanta Ballet, Masero has performed principal roles such as Basilio in Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote; James in Johan Kobborg’s La Sylphide; and the Nutcracker Prince in the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s The Nutcracker. He has also been featured in ballets by Helgi Tomasson, Stanton Welch, Mark Morris and Craig Davidson, among others. Aside from dancing, Masero enjoys the world of choreography. He created two pieces on his colleagues at Ballet Memphis and two full-length productions for the Dance Academy of Bartlett, in Tennessee. After the success of his first creation for Atlanta Ballet’s Silver Linings program, Teneo Integrum, he was commissioned to create another piece. Schubertiada, a piece that featured an all-male corps de ballet, debuted in May of 2022 to great acclaim.

ABBY PARKER (Costume Designer, Querencia) has over 20 years of costume design experience through dance, theatre, and film. Recent design credits include SAGE and Carte Blanche with KSU’s dance department, Anything Goes and Into the Woods for Atlanta private schools, and Schubertiada at Atlanta Ballet. She is also the Shoe Manager and Wardrobe Supervisor for Atlanta Ballet as well as the wig stylist for Atlanta Ballet 2’s production of Cinderella. This is her second design with choreographer Sergio Masero.

WESTERN-LI SUMMERTON (Piano, Querencia) is a pianist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Bellingham, Washington, Summerton has studied with renowned pianists throughout the Pacific Northwest including Judith Widrig, Ralph Markham, Kenneth Broadway, Anita King, Jean-David Coen, and Hwakyu Lee; as well as compositional studies with Renee Favand-See and Kenji Bunch. Summerton has extensive experience in collaboration between music and dance, having played for many companies across the country, including The Portland Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, NW Dance Project, Alonzo King LINES Ballet and United Ballet Theatre. In 2021, Summerton was invited to play classes for the Royal Danish Ballet and Hungarian National Ballet. In 2022, he made his debut performance with Atlanta Ballet, performing in Claudia Schreier’s Pleiades Dances. Since then, he has performed with Atlanta Ballet and the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra in works such as Justin Peck’s In Creases, Cathy Marston’s Snowblind, and Ben Stevenson’s Three Preludes. He currently serves as the Company Pianist/ Music Administration Coordinator for Atlanta Ballet. Summerton holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with a minor in Business from Portland State University.

LISA MORRISON (Violin, Querencia) has been the concertmaster of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra since 1989. Solo violin appearances with Atlanta Ballet include Hamlet, the Philip Glass Violin Concerto, Chausson’s Poème, Midwinter Dreams and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Morrison has performed solos in the Atlanta Ballet productions of Angels Share, Cacti and the ballet of Moulin Rouge. She is committed to versatile music genres, from musical theater to playing with popular artists ranging from Ella Fitzgerald to Stevie Wonder. Morrison graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a Bachelor of Music in violin and studied at the Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood Festival, Chautauqua Festival and The American Institute of Music Studies (AIMS) in Austria. Morrison has been a faculty member at Kennesaw State University and Reinhardt University. She is currently the Assistant Director of the Georgia Academy of Music and is a member of The Atlanta Opera Orchestra and Amati Chamber Players.

artistic & production team

CHARAE KRUEGER (Cello, Querencia) is Principal Cellist for the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and the Atlanta Opera Orchestra. She is Senior Lecturer and Artist in Residence in Cello at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, having been a faculty member since 2005. Krueger is an avid chamber musician and is a member of the Serafin Ensemble and the KSU Faculty Summit Piano Trio and can be heard in the Atlanta area performing with the Atlanta Chamber Players, the Georgian Chamber Players and the Emory Chamber Music Society. Her solo and chamber music concerts have been featured in New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, at North Carolina’s HighlandsCashiers Chamber Music Festival, Wyoming’s Grand Teton Music Festival and Delaware’s Serafin Summer Music Festival, and on NPR’s Performance Today, WABE-Atlanta and WGBH-Boston. Krueger performs frequently with the Atlanta Symphony and the Charleston Symphony. She has played on stadium shows with Earth, Wind and Fire, The Eagles, The Who, Hugh Jackman, Smokey Robinson and Game of Thrones, and has recorded on albums of Bruce Springsteen, Faith Hill, Train and Natalie Cole. Krueger received her early cello training in Regina, Canada and earned a music degree and artist diploma from New England Conservatory in Boston and the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA respectively. She also trained at the Banff Centre in Canada and at the Juilliard School’s summer quartet program with the Juilliard Quartet.

GARRETT SMITH (Choreographer, Corridors) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah where he began training with the Utah Regional Ballet. Smith was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and was honored to meet George W. Bush at the White House where he was presented with an award by Mikhail Baryshnikov. He later studied at the Houston Ballet Academy and created five works for Houston Ballet II’s repertoire. Smith joined Houston Ballet and danced works by Stanton Welch, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Christopher Bruce, Christopher Wheeldon, and Ben Stevenson. Smith choreographed his first work on Houston Ballet as an apprentice, through an award presented by Peter Martins from the New York Choreographic Institute Fellowship. He later joined Norwegian National Ballet where he worked personally with choreographers Jiři Kylían, Nacho Duato, Alexander Ekman, and danced other works by William Forsythe and John Cranko. Smith was commissioned by Houston Ballet to create new works in the 2013, and 2015 seasons. Other recent commissions include The Mariinsky Ballet, Les Grands Ballets De Montreal, Bolshoi Ballet (Faces Project), Norwegian National Ballet, Ballet West, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet National de Bordeaux, Tulsa Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, and Salt Contemporary Dance. Smith was a selected choreographer to make a new work for the National Choreographers Initiative 2014. His choreography Mortal Form took 1st place at the 2015 Genesis International Choreographic Competition. Smith’s choreography Solace was recently seen in a new premiere in Deauville, France as part of the Festival de L’Art Russe, as well as a U.S. premiere of his work Imitations with Norwegian National Ballet, for the 2018 Dance Salad Festival. Smith co-choreographed a new Swan Lake production on ice at the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow, combining figure skaters, acrobats, and ballet dancers, with Olympic Gold Medalist, Evgeni Plushenko and prima ballerina Olga Smirnova. You can see Smith’s choreography on Netflix for the original new series Tiny Pretty Things

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MÓNICA GUERRA (Costume Designer, Corridors) is a Costume Designer and Textile Artist with a background in fashion. Her most recent collaboration was Reveal with Garrett Smith for Teatro alla Scala. Among a few other works with Smith is Celestial, for Opéra National de Bordeaux and Mariinsky Ballet, Complete for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Resonance for Norwegian National Ballet & Opera, Reveal for Houston Ballet, Reverberance for Philadelphia Ballet, and Fading Figures for Tulsa Ballet. In 2023 she worked with the inspirational Kate Skarpetowska on a vulnerable work for Repertory Dance Theater. In 2021 and 2022 Guerra had the pleasure of working with Ma Cong, Artistic Director for Richmond Ballet. In 2019 Guerra had the opportunity to collaborate with Oliver Halkowich on his unique Bowie-disco ballet premiere of Following, for Houston Ballet. She has also worked closely with Ballet Austin’s director Stephen Mills; works include Fields, Kai, Belonging and Carbon 53. At the start of Guerra’s career, Artistic Director Stanton Welch commissioned her to co-design an anime inspired A Doll’s House for Houston Ballet in 2008. She later worked with Norwegian National Ballet dancer and choreographer Melissa Hough in designing costumes and textiles for her provocative piece; ...the third kind [is] useless, also for Houston Ballet. As a textile artist, Guerra has created hand-painted and specialty dyed fabrications for art installations and theater productions. Included are The Rite of Spring, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, The Nutcracker, and Marie. She has also created textiles for Houston Grand Opera’s The Ring Cycle’s: Die Walküre, Carmen, Peter Grimes and Zandra Rhodes’ critically acclaimed Aida

BEN RAWSON (Lighting Designer) is an Atlanta-based Lighting Designer for Theatre, Opera, and Dance, member USA 829. Theatrical/Opera design work can be seen at The Alliance Theatre (GA), Detroit Opera (MI), Florida Studio Theatre (FL), Glimmerglass Opera (NY), Utah Opera (UT), Atlanta Opera (GA), Theatrical Outfit (GA), Center Rep (CA), Aurora Theatre (GA), Actors Express (GA), and others. Dance design work includes choreographers Ana Maria Lucaciu, Troy Schumacher, Claudia Schreier, Remi Wörtmeyer, Bruce Wells, Danielle Agami, and Omar Roman De Jesus, as well as with Atlanta Ballet (GA), BalletCollective (NY), Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre (GA), Fly On A Wall (GA), and others. Ben has also worked across the country as an Associate & Assistant Lighting Designer for San Diego Opera (CA), The Alliance Theatre (GA), Berkshire Theatre Festival (MA), Atlanta Opera (GA), Utah Opera (UT), Glimmerglass Festival (NY), Playmakers Repertory Company (NC), and Atlanta Ballet (GA). Benrawsondesign.com

board of trustees

Officers

Nancy Field, J.D., Chair

Barbara S. Joiner, Vice Chair

Linda Morris, Treasurer

Jan Beaves, Secretary

Lynda B. Courts, Chair Emeritus

Trustees

Elizabeth Adams

Emily C. Baker

Ron Breakstone

Ginny Brewer

Chris Carlos

Lynn Cochran-Schroder

Cynthia Crain, Ed.D.

Vanessa Delmer

Yelena Epova, CPA

Nigel Ferguson

Jacqueline Flake

Amy Gerome

Matthew Hartnett

Mona Heyer

Lindsay R. Hill

Joyce Houser, Ph.D.

Tharon Johnson

Kathleen Knous

Kristin Manion Taylor

Araya Mesfin, CFP

Taylor Meyer, CFA

Linda Morris

Gennadi Nedvigin*

Rachel Lee Phipps

Katherine Scott

Pam Wakefield

Tom West*

Advisory Council

David M. Barnett

Mark Bell, Ph.D.

Dr. Meria Carstarphen

Harvey Coleman

Elaine E. Davis

Erroll B. Davis

Anne-Laure Desjonquères

Lovely Dhillon

F. Javier Diaz

Raoul “Ray” Donato

Jake Evans

Linda Nau Givens

Mark Goldman

Robert L. Green

Susan S. Kettering

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy

Allen Maines

Santiago Marquez

Juan Mejia

Allen W. Nelson

Eric Robbins

Arden Hess Rowland

Scot Safon

Laura Turner Seydel

Sharon Silvermintz

Rebecca Christian Smith

Anat Sultan-Dadon

Dov Wilker

Allen W. Yee

Sonjia Waller Young

Honorary Board

Margaret Carton

David Crosland

Kenneth R. Hey

Wade Hooper

J. David Hopkins

Bill Huber, CPA

Michael Jones

Sloan Kennedy-Smith

Edward B. Krugman

Amanda Shailendra

Michelle Sullivan

Trustees Emeriti

Lynda B. Courts

Lavona S. Currie †

Karen Vereb

Patti Wallace †

Lifetime Board

Jane Dean

Carole Goldberg

Joseph Prendergast

Deen Day Sanders

Corps de Ballet Board

Sharon Silvermintz, Chair

Jacqueline Flake, Vice-Chair & Secretary

Joanne Chesler Gross, Treasurer

Doug Weiss, Immediate

Past Chair

Jennifer Alewine

Kimberlyn Daniel

Jane Dean

Jessica DeHart

Nancy Flaherty

Caroline Jeffords

Corrie Johnson

Lara Mitchelson

Amy Nelson

Melissa Nowak

Gailen Rosenberg

Arden Hess Rowland

Dottie Smith

Marsha Taylor

Preston Wilson, Jr.

*Ex-Officio

†In Memoriam

supporters

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024. If you find that we did not recognize you appropriately, we apologize. For corrections, please contact us at advancement@atlantaballet.com.

THE CHOREOGRAPHER’S CIRCLE

Recognizes exceptional gifts of $10,000 and above

DIAMOND $100,000+

Anonymous

Chris Carlos & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Courts II

Ms. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder

Katherine Scott

Carol & Ramon Tomé

SAPPHIRE $50,000+

Anonymous (2)

Ms. Jan P. Beaves

Vanessa & Robin Delmer

EMERALD $25,000+

Ginny & Charles Brewer

Cynthia Crain, Ed. D. & Dwight Lee, Ph.D.

Elaine & Erroll Davis

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Barbara & Eric Joiner

Kathleen & Kirk Knous

PEARL $20,000+

Emily C. Baker & Christopher Bly

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Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder & Mr. Bill Schroder

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Kristen Manion Taylor & Jason Taylor

Yee Family Charitable Fund

OPAL $15,000+

Elizabeth & Howell Adams III

Nigel Ferguson

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Linda & Don Morris

Mr. William F. Snyder

The Elster Foundation

AMETHYST $10,000+

Anonymous (3)

Adrienne & Scott Hardesty

Matthew & Brittany Hartnett

Mona Heyer

Kelin Foundation

Taylor & Brad Meyer

Allen W. Nelson & Caroline B. Gottschalk

Heather & Bill Preston

Greer & Alex Taylor

Special thanks and deepest gratitude to the Atlanta Ballet Trustees for 100% participation in contributions to Atlanta Ballet’s Operating Reserve Fund, with leadership gifts from The Carlos Family Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Courts II, Nancy Field & Michael Schulder, and Katherine Scott.

THE DANCER’S CIRCLE

Recognizes generous gifts up to $10,000

GRAND JETÉ $7,500+

Robert J. Barnett

TOUR JETÉ $5,000+

Lucy & Henry Bush

Mr. Richard Delay & Ms. Francine Dykes

Mr. Daniel E. Gaylord & Ms. Marilyn Altman

Joanne & Alex Gross

Mariana Laufer

Ginger Brill Pisik

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Karen Vereb & Bud Blanton

Pam & Paul Whitacre

Sonia P. Witkowski

ASSEMBLÉ $2,500+

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Mr. Mark du Mas

Steve, Susan & Grace Hauser

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Laurie & John Hopkins

Alison Womack Jowers

Dr. Leslie & Mrs. Marilyn Kelman, in honor of Darcy & Rachel Denneen

Gino & Belinda Massafra

Denis Ng

Margaret Painter

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Pelletier

Stuart Pliner & Barbara Bing Pliner

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ratonyi

Debby & Baker Smith

Sharon Story, Julien & Kim Kenney

The Mortimer Family

Dr. John Trimble & Ms. Marianne Stribling

Irma J. Turnipseed

Eric & Chan Voiles

GLISSADE $1,000+

Anonymous (3)

Overton & Kay Anderson

Hope Barrett

Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Bennett

Kaitlyn Bergeron

Peter Boucher

Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bowen

Michael Bracken, in memory of Louis Molino

Dr. & Mrs. James A. Brennan, M.D.

Dr. & Mrs. William Brinkman

Dr. Harold J. Brody & Mr. Donald E. Smith

Kerry Bryan

Kate & Scott Carmack

Mr. Michael E. Carroll & Mr. Paul Alberto

David Cofrin & Christine Tryba-Cofrin

John Condo

Consilium Partner Group

Ann & Frank Critz

Dr. & Mrs. O. Anderson Currie, Jr., in honor of Sharon Story

Mr. Joseph Dawsey III

Heather Dean

Mrs. Jane S. Dean

Robert Paul Dean & Robert Epstein

Lovely Dhillon

Jennifer Dodd & Reggie Graham

Kevin & Demi Doyle

Lauren Elliott

Doug & Florida Ellis

Yelena Epova

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Goddard

Dr. Marvin Goldstein

Marius Hechter

Lisa & Forrest Hibbard

Dorothea & Robert Jeffrey

Edward Krugman & Jill Pryor

Leigh Anna & Steven Lang

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy & Timothy Hardy

Ms. Doreen M. Lewis

Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh III

Dr. & Mrs. Ellis L. Malone

Audrey & Danny Meyer

Christine & Eric Nelson

Rachel & Corey Phipps

Dr. Z. Pressley and Mr. Billy S. Rice

Walter & Arden Rowland, in honor of Elliott Rowland

Manda & Jeremy Shankel

Beverly & Dianne Shlapak

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Silverstein

Jasmine Spivey

Mr. & Mrs. Perry Taylor

Johnny Thigpen & Clay Martin, in honor of

Tricia Ekholm

Dr. Kirsten Travers-UyHam & Mr. John

J. UyHam

Annie York Trujillo & Karen Trujillo

Mrs. Julie Turner-Davis & Mr. John Davis

Joe & Heather Vivona

Harriet H. Warren

Jason Wiggam

Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Young

RELEVÉ $500+

Judith M. Alembik

Ms. Tracie Arnold

Ann Barrett

Richard Bohrer

Cynthia Brant

Mrs. Carolyn Champion

Lawrence M. Cohen

Carol Comstock & Jim Davis

James Datka & Nora DePalma

Dr. Carlos del Rio and Dr. Jeannette

Guarner

Ashleigh Dobrin, in loving memory of Mel Dobrin

Amanda Dove

Antoinette J. Earley & William L. Green

Elaine Eaton

Tyler R. Edgarton

Tricia & Chris Ekholm

Kathryn & Patrick Gaul

Richard Goodjoin & Kelvin Davis

Francis & Marguerite Hallman

Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes

Mr. Douglas Hopkins

Mr. J. David Hopkins

Oren Johnson

Tharon & Chynna Johnson

Stacey Leebern, in honor of Ginny Brewer

Allan & Vaneesa Little

Mimi Maslia

Jean & Robert McColl

Eugene and Carol Meany

Terri & Stephen Nagler

Miho & Gennadi Nedvigin

Mrs. Debby Overstreet

Judith Powell

Grace Pownall & Ron Harris

Dr. Robert & Gail Riesenberg

Dr. & Mrs. William M. Scaljon

Anne M. Spratlin

Shad Sterling

Teena Stern

Judith Story

Roberta Taylor & James Hill

Aisha Walth

Alan & Marcia Watt

Tom West

Dr. & Mrs. Wetherington

supporters

INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024.

$100,000+

Bobbie Bailey Foundation

Hearst Foundations

The Home Depot Foundation

The Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation

The Thalia N. Carlos & Chris M. Carlos Foundation

$75,000+

The Shubert Foundation

$50,000+

City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs

PNC

The Zeist Foundation

$25,000+

Cox Enterprises

Fulton County Arts & Culture

Southern Company Gas Foundation

The Kettering Family Foundation

$20,000+

JBS Foundation

Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation

The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation

$15,000+

Arrow Exterminators FLOWER Magazine

Google

$10,000+

Aprio

Chick-fil-A

Georgia Council for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

Peach State Health Plan

Publix Super Markets Charities

The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation

$5,000+ Anonymous

Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation

Massey Charitable Trust

Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund

South Fulton Institute

The Dante S. Stephensen Fund

$1,000+ ETRO

Jamestown, L.P.

$500+

Lindsey Treadaway, Realtor, Harry Norman Realtors

Sweet Tea Murals

Atlanta Ballet is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also received support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Fulton County Commission under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council and the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

GIFTS MADE IN LOVING MEMORY OF LAVONA S. CURRIE

Anonymous

Overton & Kay Anderson

Dr. & Mrs. W. Perry Ballard III

Ms. Eleanor F. Banister

Robert & Terry Banta

Robert J. Barnett

Ruthanna & Bill Bost

Mary Burns

Lucy & Henry Bush

Consilium Partner Group: Seth Abrams & Hunter Sapp

Linda Copeland

Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Courts II

Betsy Akers Crawford

Susan Currie

Allen W. Nelson & Caroline B. Gottschalk

Peter Howard

Barbara Johnson

Judy Lampert

Audrey & Danny Meyer

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Neely, Jr.

Carol Osner

Ginger Brill Pisik

Judith Powell

Mitch Purvis

Patty & Doug Reid

Mr. & Mrs. Schear

Mr. & Mrs. Slick

Judith Story

Sharon Story, Julien & Kim Kenney

The Office of Institutional Advancement at the Westminster Schools

THE DOROTHY ALEXANDER LEGACY SOCIETY

Individuals who have included Atlanta Ballet in their long-term estate plans through bequests and other deferred-giving arrangements.

Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr.

C.D. Belcher

Cynthia Crain

Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder

Patty & Marc Dash

Mrs. Daphne Moore Eitel

Melodi Ford

Brad Foresythe

Joyce Houser, Ph.D.

Mrs. Audrey B. Morgan

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Morgan

Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel

John K. Palmisano & Stephen A. Williams, III

Katherine Scott

Marianne Stribling

March 16-17, 2024

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

presents

Artistic Director

Gennadi Nedvigin

Dean Centre for Dance Education

Sharon Story

Music by Johann Strauss II

Conceived and Choreographed by Bruce Wells

Scenic Design by Kat Conley

Costume Design by Atlanta Ballet Costume Shop

Lighting Design by Ben Rawson

Narrated by Amelia Fischer

Performed by Atlanta Ballet 2

Atlanta Ballet 2 and Cinderella children’s cast courtesy of Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education

Atlanta Ballet 2 Repetiteur Serena Chu

Academy Rehearsal Assistants

Marlena Abaza, Natalya Vyashenko

SYNOPSIS

ACT I

An Open-Air Market in Paris

As the ballet begins, we see the dancers shopping at an open-air market. Here we are introduced to Cinderella, her Stepmother and her two Stepsisters. A Prince also arrives in the market with his court. Cinderella and the Prince briefly bump into each other as the Fairy Godmother flies through the scene.

The Home of Cinderella, Her Stepmother and Two Stepsisters

Returning home, Cinderella remembers happier days dancing with a portrait of her mother. The two Stepsisters come into the kitchen and demand Cinderella prepare their breakfast. A mysterious old woman appears in the kitchen and is offered a cup of tea by Cinderella. The two Stepsisters rudely dismiss her. The Stepmother returns and

Atlanta Ballet 2 dancers in Cinderella rehearsals with choreographer Bruce Wells.

Photo by Kim Kenney.

banishes the old woman from the house. Soon, an invitation to the ball is delivered. Excitedly, the two Stepsisters prepare for the ball. A Dress Maker, A Cobbler, A Dancing Teacher, and a Wig Maker all arrive.

Cinderella’s Stepmother refuses to allow her to join in the preparations. As everyone departs, Cinderella is left sad and alone. The mysterious woman reappears and reveals herself as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother. Next the Fairy Godmother asks Cinderella to fetch her the biggest pumpkin she can find. Using her magic she transforms the pumpkin into a sparkling coach with four horses, and at the same time turns Cinderella into a beautiful princess. She warns “Cinderella must leave the ball before the clock strikes midnight … or all is lost.”

ACT II

The Prince’s Palace

Court members greet each other as they dance. Cinderella’s Stepmother and two Stepsisters arrive. The Prince enters and dances an elegant solo. In time, the Fairy Godmother arrives and presents Cinderella to the Prince who is instantly captivated by her. Cinderella is so captivated by the Prince she loses track of time. The clock strikes midnight. As Cinderella rushes from the palace, she loses one of her slippers. The Prince finds it and vows to find the woman he loves.

The Home of Cinderella, Her Stepmother and Two Stepsisters

In the morning Cinderella awakens at home, with one of her slippers which reminds her of the magical night. The two Stepsisters return exhausted from the evening’s excitement. Soon the Stepmother returns home as well with the news that the Prince is about to arrive, in search of the owner of the matching slipper. The two Stepsisters try in vain to make it fit. Cinderella’s Stepmother forbids her to try on the shoe. In their tussle, Cinderella exposes she has the matching slipper. The Prince recognizes she is the woman he loves. The Fairy Godmother appears and unites the lovers.

atlanta ballet 2

2023 |2024 ATLANTA BALLET 2

Not pictured: Dyhan Pierre

Atlanta Ballet 2 dancers are selected from all over the world and represent the artistic vision of Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin. These young individuals are dancers who have arrived at a defining point in their transitions to become professional dancers. They receive individual classes and coaching from esteemed faculty mentors. The intense level of training, opportunities to rehearse with the Atlanta Ballet company, and the experiences of their own performances help mold the young artists’ awareness of the high expectations demanded of professional company members.

Top row left to right: Avery Jarrard, Rachel Zinman, Ícaro Queiros, Claire Buchi, Jacob Arthur Lainchbury, Camille Jackson, Paxton Speight, Mayu Nakayama, Emanuel Talongo, Emma Sophia Robinson, Joaquin Ruiz.

Bottom row left to right: Estefania Ontanilla, Gianna Horton-Sibble, Santiago Bedoya, Ashley McKoy, Isabella Kessler.

artistic & production team 37

BRUCE WELLS (Choreographer) is an internationally acclaimed choreographer who began his career as a soloist with New York City Ballet, where he worked directly with and danced the ballets of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Frederick Ashton, and Anthony Tudor. In 1979, Wells joined E. Virginia Williams Boston Ballet as principal dancer, resident choreographer and company teacher, and worked with Violette Verdy in the following seasons and Rudolf Nureyev for three seasons. After touring to China in 1980, he choreographed for The Australian Ballet in 1981. From 1983 to 1989, Wells was Associate Director of The Boston Ballet under the direction of Bruce Marks. Patricia Wilde invited Wells to join Pittsburgh Ballet Theater in 1989 as resident choreographer. In 1997, Kent Stowell and and Francia Russel invited Wells onto the faculty of The Pacific Northwest Ballet, where he taught the main company as well as the top levels in the school. There he also created three one-hour long ballets for children with narration: Snow White, Hansel & Gretel, and Pinocchio. In September 2017, Wells created a new Beauty and the Beast for Atlanta Ballet under the direction of Gennadi Nedvigin. As a guest choreographer and teacher, he has worked for Jacob’s Pillow, The Dance Theater of Harlem, The Dutch National Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theater, Ballet Chicago, and Orlando Ballet, among many others.

KAT CONLEY (Scenic Designer) is ecstatic to return to Atlanta Ballet, having previously designed 2008’s Big. Based in Atlanta since 2000, Kat has designed scenery for Alliance Theatre, Arena Stage, Orlando Shakespeare, the Kennedy Center, Georgia Shakespeare, Marin Theatre Company, Virginia Stage, Actor’s Express, The Center for Puppetry Arts, 7 Stages, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Theatre, Theatre in the Square, and Aurora Theatre.  She is also the Charge Scenic Artist for the Alliance Theatre. Whether dramatically challenging, visionary or escapist, all theater and art is important, thank you for supporting it in our community.

ATLANTA BALLET COSTUME SHOP (Costume Designer) is currently comprised of seven people: Colleen McGonegle, Costume Director; Susan Carter, Costume Construction Supervisor; Abby Parker, Company Shoe Manager and Wardrobe Supervisor; Abigail Dupree Polston, Patternmaker; Briá Sanders, Costume Technician; Katherine Savage, Costume Technician; and Maddie Simmons, Costume Technician. Collectively they bring over 75 years of costuming experience to Atlanta Ballet, each bringing their own unique and valuable skill set. During Gennadi Nedvigin’s tenure with Atlanta Ballet, the costume shop has supervised costumes for over 40 ballets for the Company. Given Nedvigin’s vision to bring new works to Atlanta, the costume shop has also constructed costumes for 26 brand new designs for world premieres, five in the 2023-2024 season alone. Recently, the costume shop has designed costumes for Paquita, and Bruce Wells’ Atlanta Ballet 2 presents Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and The Swan Princess

AMELIA FISCHER (Narrator) is a professional actor, director and fight choreographer based in Atlanta. She has worked for theatres in Washington, D.C. to Washington state, including seasons with Tennessee Shakespeare Company, Georgia Shakespeare, Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Classical Theatre Company, Shakespeare Walla Walla and Houston Shakespeare Company. Here in Atlanta, Fischer has performed with Theatrical Outfit, Alliance Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Theatre Buford, Essential Theatre and Theatre Emory. As a voiceover artist, she has voiced several anime characters for Sentai Filmworks, including Jibril in “No Game No Life.” Fischer is proud to have earned her M.F.A. from the University of Houston’s Professional Actor Training Program and her B.A. from Coastal Carolina University, and to have trained with the Gainesville Theatre Alliance.

ATLANTA BALLET IS GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT

ATLANTA BALLET IS GRATEFUL FOR THEIR

ATLANTA BALLET IS GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT

Atlantic Capital, The Preferred Bank of Atlanta Ballet

Atlantic Capital, The Preferred Bank of Atlanta Ballet

Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters, The O cial Co

Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters, The O cial Co ee Provider of Atlanta Ballet

Corporate Sports Unlimited, Inc., The O cial Fitness Partner for Atlanta Ballet

Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters, The Official Coffee Provider of Atlanta Ballet

Doyle Law, LLC, Immigration Counsel

Jones Day, Attorneys

Cookerly PR

Kim Kenney Photography

Publix Super Markets, The Preferred Supermarket of Atlanta Ballet

Frank A. Sinkoe, DPM, podiatric medicine

Corporate Sports Unlimited, Inc., The O cial Fitness

Doyle Law, LLC, Immigration Counsel

Jones Day, Attorneys

Kim Kenney Photography

Corporate Sports Unlimited, Inc., The Official Health, Wellness, and Fitness Partner of Atlanta Ballet

Kara Pepper, MD, internal medicine, Laurette Medical Group

Doyle Law, LLC, Immigration Counsel

Publix Super Markets, The Preferred Supermarket

Frank A. Sinkoe, DPM, podiatric medicine

Kara Pepper, MD, internal medicine, Laurette Medical

Laura Gandy, MD, internal medicine, Laurette Medical

JD French Media

Laura Gandy, MD, internal medicine, Laurette Medical Group

Nadine Kaslow, Ph.D, ABPP, Psychologist, Emory University School of Medicine

Nadine Kaslow, Ph.D, ABPP, Psychologist, Emory

Bryn Chafin, LCSW, Brookwood Center for Psychotherapy

Bryn Chafin, LCSW, Brookwood Center for Psychotherapy

Jones Day, Attorneys

Brandon Nguyen, B-Right Atl Sports Massage

Kim Kenney Photography

Dr. Cliff Willimon, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Brandon Nguyen, B-Right Atl Sports Massage

Dr. Cliff Willimon, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Children’s

Publix Super Markets, The Preferred Supermarket of Atlanta Ballet

Dr. Dominic Carreira, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Peachtree

Dr. Dominic Carreira, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Peachtree Orthopedics

Dr. Jason Bariteau, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Emory Healthcare

Dr. Ched Garten II, MD, Paragon Sports Medicine

Republic National Distributing Company, The Official Liquor Provider of Atlanta Ballet

Dr. Rayden Cody, MD, Peachtree Spine and Sports Physicians

Smith & Howard, Audit Firm

Mandy Blackmon, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Atlanta Dance Medicine

Emma Faulkner, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Atlanta Dance Medicine

Mark Nimmo, PT, DPT, physical therapy, BenchMark Physical Therapy

Ami Kirollos, PT, DPT, CSCS, physical therapy, One on One Physical Therapy

Susan Bush, PT, DPT, CMTPT, physical therapy, Atlanta Dance Medicine

Dr. Jason Bariteau, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Emory

Dr. Ched Garten II, MD, Paragon Sports Medicine

Dr. Rayden Cody, MD, Peachtree Spine and Sports

Physical Therapy Services and medical coordination provided by Atlanta Dance Medicine, LLC Mandy Blackmon, PT, DPT, Emma Faulkner, PT, DPT, and Ann MacDougall, PT, DPT and their affiliates.

Anzika Tuliva, PT, physical therapy, On-Site Solutions Physical Therapy

Physicians and allied health providers:

Ali Hoegel, DPT, physical therapy, Atlanta Sport & Spine Physical Therapy

Liz Chesarek, PT, DPT, SCS, physical therapy, Atlanta Dance Medicine

Mandy Blackmon, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Emma Faulkner, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Mark Nimmo, PT, DPT, physical therapy, BenchMark

Ami Kirollos, PT, DPT, CSCS, physical therapy, One

Susan Bush, PT, DPT, CMTPT, physical therapy, Atlanta

Anzika Tuliva, PT, physical therapy, On-Site Solutions

Ali Hoegel, DPT, physical therapy, Atlanta Sport & Liz Chesarek, PT, DPT, SCS, physical therapy, Atlanta

Maggie Schessele, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy,

Maggie Schessele, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Druid Hills Physical Therapy

Caroline Collins, MD, Emory Healthcare

Lauren Alesch, PT, physical therapy, PT Solutions

Courtney Gleason, MD, sports medicine, Emory Healthcare

Lauren Alesch, PT, physical therapy, PT Solutions

Val Schonberg, MS, RD, nutrition and dietetics

Val Schonberg, MS, RD, nutrition and dietetics

Rosa Pasculli, MD, sports medicine, Emory Healthcare

Courtney Gleason, MD, sports medicine, Emory Healthcare

Courtney Gleason, MD, sports medicine, Emory Healthcare

Nova Medical Centers, Occupational Medicine Clinic

Bryn Chafin, LCSW and associates at Brookwood Center for Psychotherapy

American Family Care, Family Practice

Nova Medical Centers, Occupational Medicine Clinic

Val Schonberg, MS, RD, Dietitian, EnlightenU Nutrition Consulting

American Family Care, Family Practice

Dr. Hal Silcox, MD; Dr. David Schiff, MD; Dr. Ashok Reddy,

Dr. Hal Silcox, MD; Dr. David Schiff, MD; Dr. Ashok Reddy, MD; & Dr. Ezequiel Cassinelli, MD, Peachtree Orthopedics

Brandon Nguyen, B-Right Atl Sports Massage

Dr. Howard Krone, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Thomas Dopson, MD, Resurgens Orthopedics

Dr. Howard Krone, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Stephanie Hsu, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute

Dr. Stephanie Hsu, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute

Dr. Thomas Dopson, MD, Resurgens Orthopedics

Cliff Willimon, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Dr. Christopher Potts, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute

Dr. Mark Sakr, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute

Dr. Stephanie Hsu, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho

Dr. Christopher Potts, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho

Tatiana Patsimas, MD, Sports Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Dr. Alonzo Sexton, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute

Dr. Mark Sakr, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute

Dominic Carreira, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Peachtree Orthopedics

Dr. John Andrachuk, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute

Dr. Alonzo Sexton, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho

Dr. John Andrachuk, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho

Jason Bariteau, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Emory Healthcare

Smith & Howard, Audit Firm

Smith & Howard, Audit Firm

Ched Garten II, MD, Paragon Sports Medicine

Ryder Truck Rental Systems, Inc., The O cial Set Transporter of Atlanta Ballet Epitome Risk Solutions, Inc.

Ryder Truck Rental Systems, Inc., The O cial Set

Rayden Cody, MD, Peachtree Spine and Sports Physicians

Diego Herrera, DO, Northside Hospital

Kennard Hood, MD, Emory Healthcare

Epitome Risk Solutions, Inc.

42 | administration

EXECUTIVE

administration

CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION

EXECUTIVE

Tom West, Executive Director

Tom West, Executive Director

Nathan Jones, Executive Assistant

Danielle Wallace, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

ARTISTIC

Pamela Whitacre, Chief Operating O cer

Gennadi Nedvigin, Artistic Director

Thomas Fowlkes, General Manager

Angela Agresti, Company Repetituer

Hana Miller, Controller

Rory Hohenstein, Company Repetiteur

Amani Hill, Accounts Payable & Benefits Manager

Eduardo Permuy, Company Repetiteur

Dana Hylton Calabro, Director, Data Services

Claudia Schreier, Choreographer-in-Residence

Sicily Palms, Director of Artistic Operations

ADVANCEMENT

Allison Cash, Artistic Operations Coordinator/ Assistant Stage Manager

Manda Wilhite, Senior Director of Advancement, Major Gifts and Board Liaison

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Sherren Sandy, Director of Advancement, Donor Engagement

Pamela Whitacre, Chief Operating Officer

Calla Vaughn, Controller

Kelly Criss, Director of Advancement, Leadership Gifts

Kimberly Jackson, Project Accountant/AP Manager

Francesca Frederick, Director of Advancement, Institutional Gifts

Natasha Harris, Director of Human Resources

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Dana Hylton Calabro, Director of Technology and Sales Operations

Tricia Ekholm, Chief Marketing O cer

Allison Kang, Director of Public Relations

PATRON SERVICES

Taylor Graves, Interim Graphic Designer

Stephen Hall, Patron Services Supervisor

Brian Wallenberg, Video Content Producer

Kristian Brown, Patron Services Lead Coordinator

Connor Maguire, Patron Services Associate

Myredith Momongan, Associate Director of Group Sales

Toni C. Vacinek, Associate Director of Marketing Communications

ADVANCEMENT

Juliana Han Witt, Chief Advancement Officer

Kelly Criss, Director of Individual Giving

Zoey Fleck, Social Media Manager/Graphic Designer

Sherren Sandy, Director of Special Events

Brianna Smith, Individual Giving Manager

PATRON SERVICES

Ansleigh Brown, Individual Giving Coordinator

Kathryn Gutierrez, Special Events Coordinator

Lindsay Smith, Associate Director of Patron Services

Desiree Houston, Patron Services Manager

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Mallory Hazen , Patron Services Assistant

Jasmine Martinez , Patron Services Assistant

Tricia Ekholm, Chief Marketing Officer

Fiona Shaw, Senior Manager Communications

Josh Reynolds , Patron Services Assistant

Alane Marco, Design Director

PRODUCTION

Amber Times, Social Media Manager

Dave Smith, Production Manager & Technical Director

PRODUCTION

Sicily Palms, Company Manager

Dave Smith, Production Manager

Nicole Walters, Production Stage Manager

Jonathan Fries, Technical Director

Jane Kuipers, Assistant Stage Manager

Nicole Walters, Production Stage Manager

Kristin Kelley , Assistant Stage Manager

COSTUMES

COSTUMES

Colleen McGonegle, Costume Director

Susan Carter, Costume Construction Supervisor

Colleen McGonegle,  Costume Director

Abby Polston,  Draper

Abigail Dupree-Polston, Patternmaker

Susan Carter, Costume Construction Supervisor

Abby Parker, Company Shoe Manager/Wardrobe Supervisor

Abby Parker, Company Shoe Manager/Wardrobe Supervisor/Costume Technician

Briá Sanders, Costume Technician

Chloe Gervais,  Costume Technician

Katherine Savage, Costume Technician

Maddie Simmons, Costume Technician

Maddie Simmons, Costume Technician

Ashleigh Dobrin,  Finisher

CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION

Gennadi Nedvigin, Artistic Director

Sharon Story, Dean

Gennadi Nedvigin,  Artistic Director

Sharon Story,  Dean

Serena Chu, Atlanta Ballet 2 Repetiteur

Kelly Tonina Cooper , Centre Administrative Director

Diane Caroll, Community Partnerships Director

Diane Caroll Sales,  Community Partnerships Director

Kelly Tonina Cooper, Centre Administrative Director

Kate Gaul,  Buckhead Centre Principal

Nicole Adams,  Virginia-Highland Centre Principal

Ansilla Bearden, Buckhead Centre Manager & Summer Programs Coordinator

Ansilla Bearden,  Satellite Manager

Ashley Gibson Suta, Virginia-Highland Centre Manager

Brittney Flowers,  Centre Education Associate

Rina Cook, Front Desk Manager

Faculty

Faculty

Nicole Adams, Alice Balhatchet, Ansilla Bearden, Shirley Bennett, Haley Brink, Darby Burgess, Serena Chu, Harmony Clair, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Kameron Davis, Nardja el-Shabazz, Kate Gaul, Ashley Gibson, Nell Heflin Goza, Jennifer Inman, LaToya Princess Jackson, Aaron James, Malik Jenkins, Caroline Kraehe, Sergio Masero, Loren McFalls, Arneshuia Nelson, Anna Penny, Chantia Robinson, Diane Caroll Sales, Roscoe Sales, Erin Smith, Jasmine Stevenson, Abigail Tan-Gamino, Grace Thompson, Jennifer Van Meter, Calla Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko, Martine Weber

Marlena Marshall Abaza, Shirley Bennett, Darby Burgess, Georgie Grace Butler, Diane Caroll, Serena Chu, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Kameron Davis, Mia Givens, Jennifer Inman, LaToya Princess Jackson, Madelin Jamison, Courtney Johnson, Sergio Masero, Armoni Moody, Amelia Murren, Arneshuia Nelson, Kyra Opdyke, Anna Penny, Chantia Robinson, Roscoe Sales, Anderson Souza, Jasmine Stevenson, Ashley Suta, Calla Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko, Martine Weber

Accompanists

Company Pianist / Music Administrative Coordinator

Elizabeth Grimes, Aleksandra Korshunova, Yulia Rice, Gretel Rodriguez, Kyla Zollitsch

Western-Li Summerton

Accompanists

Centre Education Associates

Yulia Rice, Stephanie Kosarin, Kyla Zollitsch

Imani Austin-Edwards, Shannon Geary, Flora Mangio, Hui-Wen Peng, Kaitlin Roemer, Jada Russell, Samantha Schuermann, Emma Seif

Centre Education Associates

Atlanta Ballet Boutique

Imani Banks, Rina Cook, Sophia Doctoroff, Sidney Hall

Carol March

Atlanta Ballet Boutique

Kate Gaul, Boutique Merchandise Manager

Louise Gordon, Retail Operations Manager

Leslie Campbell Judge, General Manager Nardja el-Shabazz,  Asst. General Manager, Atlanta Ballet Boutique Atlanta Ballet

theaterinformation

Concessions: Concession stands are located in the center of the lobbies. All sales are cashless - credit or debit card only.

Emergency Information: In the event of an emergency, please locate the nearest usher who will direct you to the appropriate exit.

Elevators: Elevators are located on each side of the lobbies on all levels.

Lost and found: Items are turned into Public Safety on the day of a performance. To inquire about a lost item, Please call Public Safety at 770.916.2911.

Parking: Day of parking is available for $15 (credit or debit card only). There are 1,000 on-site parking spaces; 700 in a four-level deck and 300 more in a surface lot.

$15 day of park fee.

ATLANTA BALLET REQUESTS

All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket to be admitted to the performance. Please be aware the not all events are suitable for children. Infants will not be admitted to adult programs. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.

Please turn off all cellphones before each performance.

Audio & video recording devices are not permitted.

Please unwrap all candies and cough drops before the perfomance.

Restrooms: Located on house right and house left of all three lobbies. Family restrooms are located on house right of all three lobbies. Mobility-impaired patrons may use any of our restrooms.

Smoking: Smoking, vaping and e-cigarettes are prohibited inside the building.

Special assistance: Persons requiring access assistance are asked to contact the Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 for advance arrangements. Audio clarification devices are available to our hearing-impaired guests at no charge. This is on a first-come, first-served basis. These are available at the Synovus Box Office. Wheelchairs are available upon request. All items require a form of identification to be held until the item is returned.

Prohibited items: The venue does not check items. Please visit https://www. cobbenergycentre.com/plan-your-visit/ prohibited-itemssecurity for more information.

Late arrivals will be seated in alternative seating until intermission when you can then access your seats.

We recommend arriving at least 45 minutes early so you have time to visit concessions and get to the seats you purchased. Doors to Cobb Energy Centre open 90 minutes prior to the performance.