Congratulations 40 to Festival Ballet Providence
FM Global, proudly headquartered in Rhode Island, is a world leader in commercial property insurance and risk management. Established nearly two centuries ago, FM Global’s capital, scientiďŹ c research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to property risk management and the resilience of its client-owners. These owners, who share the belief that the majority of loss is preventable, represent many of the world’s largest organizations. They work with FM Global to better understand the hazards that can impact their business continuity in order to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining property loss prevention with insurance protection.
2 // Festival Ballet Providence
Seasons
PRINT. KIT. MAIL. FULFILL.
New England’s leading ISO certified provider of Printing, Kitting, Mailing & Fulfillment services.
OFFSET • DIGITAL • LARGE FORMAT • STATEMENTS • FORMS
The Allied Group is proud to support the Arts in our community including the Festival Ballet Providence. Visit thealliedgrp.com to learn how we add value through Creative services.
thealliedgrp.com | 800.556.6310
40thAnniversary Season // 3
We are proud to support Festival Ballet Providence
CASTLE HILL | 22 BOWEN’S | THE MOORING | BOAT HOUSE TRIO | HEMENWAY’S | WATERMAN GRILLE | AVVIO | SMOKE HOUSE
newportrestaurantgroup.com
4 // Festival Ballet Providence
NEWPORT’S PREMIER LUXURY RESORT 257 GUESTROOMS AND SUITES 10 WATERFRONT ACRES 4 UNIQUE DINING VENUES INCLUDING SCARPETTA SEAWATER SPA AND SALON ULTRA-LUXURY FULL SERVICE MARINA POOL CLUB AND KIDS’ CLUB PREMIER WEDDING DESTINATION
GURNEYS NEWPORT RESORT & MARINA 1 Goat Island, Newport, RI 02840 (401) 849-2600 www.gurneysnewport.com
40th Anniversary Season // 5
Proudly Supporting
Festival Ballet Providence
COVER AND RIGHT PHOTO BY ZAIRE KACZ PHOTOGRAPHY
6 // Festival Ballet Providence
COVER AND RIGHT PHOTO BY ZAIRE KACZ PHOTOGRAPHY
40thAnniversary Season // 7
PHOTO BY ZAIRE KACZ PHOTOGRAPHY
8 // Festival Ballet Providence
» From the Governor of Rhode Island Dear Patron, As a lover of the arts, it is a special pleasure to welcome you to this performance of Festival Ballet Providence, one of our state’s most treasured cultural institutions. I applaud the innovative artistry Festival Ballet brings to the stage, and the powerful impact the company has in Providence. The arts have a significant influence on the economy and culture of Rhode Island, and Festival Ballet is an essential element of this creative community. I’m proud to join you in celebrating their 40th Anniversary and I wish this company many more years of moving and inspiring the State of Rhode Island.
Gina M. Raimondo Governor of Rhode Island
THE R HODE ISLAND STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ON JUNE 1, 1967.
LOOK HOW FAR WE’VE COME! VISIT WWW . ARTS . RI . GOV PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION, URI, NARRAGANSETT |
Schooling (Cliff Garten, 2011)
40thAnniversary Season // 9
PROUDLY SUPPORTS FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE
375 PUTNAM PIKE SMITHFIELD, RI 02917 401-232-2266
10 // Festival Ballet Providence
PHOTO BY ZAIRE KACZ PHOTOGRAPHY
40thAnniversary Season // 11
supporting the many forms of artistic endeavor that inspire us.
bankri.com • 1-866-4-BANKRI MEMBER FDIC | EQUAL HOUSING LENDER
12 // Festival Ballet Providence
We put members first in Providence. Get a quote today from: Andrew Lefebvre Lefebvre Insurance Agency (401) 273-0022 a.lefebvre@nationwide.com lefebvreins.com
Auto. Home. Life. Business.
401-274-2001 / KahnLitwin.com
Products underwritten by Nationwide Mutual Company and Affiliated Companies, Columbus, Ohio. Subject to underwriting guidelines, review and approval. Nationwide and the Nationwide N and Eagle are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. NPO-0194M1.1 (08/17)
Delivering Outstanding Performance As a professional Realtor®, I understand that the fine art of real estate requires dedication, passion, and focus - just like ballet! If you're thinking of buying or selling, please give me a call today.
KIMBERLY WINSLOW Sales Associate
401.212.6648 kwinslow@residentialproperties.com 40thAnniversary Season // 13
» From the Artistic Director Welcome! We all come to the theater seeking
something special. Perhaps it is to immerse yourself in a story that sweeps you to another place or time. Maybe you are searching for the thrill of a groundbreaking new work of art. Whatever has brought you to the theater today, I am certain you will find a spark of inspiration in this special 40th Anniversary Season that you won’t soon forget.
Just a few years after this company was founded, one of the most beloved members of the FBP family would walk through our doors for the first time. Edward M. Fogarty was immediately hooked and would quickly become an influential leader throughout his time as one of the longest serving members of the FBP Board of Trustees, including terms as President and Vice President. Following Ed’s sudden passing this fall, I was moved to dedicate this season to my dear friend and honor his passion for creative energy and artistic inspiration. This is for you, Ed. What you see on stage today is only one part of this organization. Our educational performance series Discover Dance brings thousands of children to the theatre to experience the magic of dance, but it doesn’t end there. Festival Ballet outreach teams reach beyond the theater walls into schools, libraries, and community spaces to foster the shared spirit of art and dance. It only takes a moment to awaken a lifetime of dedication to the arts. As you delight in the magic of ballet at this performance, I hope you will be inspired to discover your own passion to get involved in the community and ignite the same spark that Ed Fogarty found all of those years ago right here at a Festival Ballet performance.
Enjoy the show!
Mihailo "Misha" Djuric Artistic Director
» About Mr. Djuric Mihailo "Misha" Djuric is a former first soloist with the National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. His training and experience encompass ballet, jazz, modern, folk dance and musical theater. During his ballet career, he has worked with Nevena Miric, Dusanka Kecojevic, Jovanka Bilegojevic, Ana Roje, Natalia Dudinskaya, Constantin Sergeyev, Svetlana Afanasieva and Maryon Lane. As a choreographer, he has been recognized with numerous awards including gold and bronze medals at the Yugoslavian choreographers' competition. Besides Yugoslavia (and its former six republics) and the United States, his work has been performed in Russia, Switzerland, Malta, Romania, Italy and Venezuela. In 1991, Mr. Djuric was appointed Artistic Director at Ballet New England. Under his direction, Ballet New England's Company and School dramatically increased its programs and visibility, becoming the leader of New Hampshire's dance community. In 1993 and again in 1998, Mr. Djuric was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA). In July, 1998, Mr. Djuric was appointed as the Artistic Director of Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) where he is responsible for managing the Company, the Trainee Program and the Festival Ballet Providence School. During his tenure, the organization has grown into one of the most exciting and accomplished arts and cultural organizations in Rhode Island and has been recognized as one of top regional ballet companies in the country. In 2007, Mr. Djuric received the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts, and in April 2011, Mr. Djuric received the "Vip Invites" Award from the Serbian Ministry of Culture at the Belgrade International Dance Festival. He is honored as the first laureate to receive this award for outstanding Serbian artists living and working outside of Serbia.
14 // Festival Ballet Providence
» Artistic Staff Mindaugas Bauzys Ballet Master
Born in Lithuania, Mr. Bauzys graduated from Vilnius Ballet School, joining the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre where he was a principal dancer. He continued his training at the Copenhagen Bournonwille Summer Academy and the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. He was a principal dancer with Ballet Arlington and a soloist with Boston Ballet. In 2008, Mindaugas joined Festival Ballet Providence, where he performed numerous lead roles. His repertory includes Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Les Sylphides, Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, La Sylphide, Romeo and Juliet, Raymonda, Daphnis and Chloe, Tchaikovsky, Carmen, Greek Zorba, Don Quixote, Le Spectre de la Rose, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Artist’s Life, Venetian Carnival, Hamlet, Apollo, Divertimento # 15, Allegro Brillante, Eldar Aliev’s A Thousand and One Nights and many modern and contemporary works choreographed for him. Mr. Bauzys has performed as a guest artist in the USA, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and, in 2000, he performed in Vladimir Vasilyev’s anniversary Gala at Bolshoi Theatre. Mr. Bauzys was also honored as Ballet Artist of the Year and he received the St. Christopher’s Prize from the Lithuanian Theatre Union while becoming the laureate in the arts category of the Baltic Assembly Prizes for Literature, The Arts and Science. In 2001, he was awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, which was given by the Lithuanian President. After his retirement from the stage in May 2016, he joined the Festival Ballet artistic staff as Ballet Master with the Company and as a faculty member with Festival Ballet School.
Leticia Guerrero Ballet Mistress
It all started with a last minute call to learn and perform Mr. Djuric’s renowned ballet Today. Leticia Guerrero, a native of Venezuela, received her training and graduated from Escuela de Ballet Keyla Ermecheo, a prestigious ballet school in Caracas. She joined Festival Ballet Providence artistic staff as Ballet Mistress in 2011 after dancing for the company for nine years. She has performed with numerous companies including Ballet Nuevo Mundo de Caracas, Metropolitan Ballet of Caracas, North Atlantic Ballet, Minnesota Dance Theater, Michigan Ballet, Charleston Ballet Theater, José Mateo Ballet Theater, Cadence Dance Project and Part of the Oath. She danced leading roles in Di Marco’s El Amor Brujo, Schéhérazade, Azucar; Viktor Plotnikov’s Carmen, The Widow’s Boom, Loof and Let Dime, and Coma; De Bouteiller’s Romeo & Juliet; and Don Quixote. Other leading roles include, Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Rubies, Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux, Tarantella, Who Cares?; Pelzig’s The Princess and the Pea; Eldar Aliev’s A Thousand and One Nights; Odette and Odile in Swan Lake; Sugarplum Fairy, Snow Queen and Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker. Ms. Guerrero also participated in the 2004 Venezuela del Mundo Gala and was recognized for representing Venezuela internationally with “high standards and projection dignity and beauty”. In addition, former Providence Mayor David Cicilline awarded a Citizen Citation for her “exceptional and wholehearted devotion for the art of dance.” After her retirement from the stage in May 2012, she transitioned into her full-time role as Ballet Mistress with the Company and as a faculty member with Festival Ballet School, where she continues to pass her knowledge to a new generation of dancers.
Mary Ann Mayer School Director
Ms. Mayer has been affiliated with Festival Ballet Providence since 1976. As a founding member of Festival Ballet Providence, Ms. Mayer performed in many company productions while earning a BA from the University of Rhode Island. Following her performing career, she worked as stage manager for the company for several seasons before her focus turned to teaching and training young dancers. She attended several educational programs at the National Ballet School of Canada in Toronto, and with David Howard and Jurgen Schneider in New York and Philadelphia. From 1991 to 1996 she served as teacher, choreographer and Acting Director of Dance at the Performing Arts School of Worcester, before returning to Festival Ballet Providence as a teacher in 1998. In 2004, Ms. Mayer became Festival Ballet Providence’s School Director. Under her guidance and the artistic vision of Misha Djuric, the school has continued to produce exceptional dancers who have gone on to dance with professional companies - including many who have joined Festival Ballet Providence - or who have continued their studies at prestigious schools and universities throughout the country.
40th Anniversary Season // 15
Marissa Parmenter
Company Manager, SDI Director
Marissa Parmenter danced at Festival Ballet Providence from 2002-2006 and 2014-2017. Her most memorable FBP roles are Pingril, the witch in The Widow’s Broom, the Nurse and Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet, Bernarda in House of Bernarda Alba and Saskia in For Saskia. In addition to FBP, she danced for Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montreal, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater and BalletMet Columbus. She has performed as a guest artist with many companies in the US including Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, and Boston Ballet. Ms. Parmenter has been fortunate enough to create works with leading choreographers, Ohad Naharin, James Kudelka, Mauro Bigonzetti, Edwaard Liang, Dominic Walsh and Viktor Plotnikov. She has also had the pleasure of performing works by icons such as Christopher Wheeldon, Jiri Kylian, Balanchine, Sir Frederick Ashton, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano and Alejandro Cerrudo. Ms.Parmenter received her MFA from Hollins University in collaboration with the Forsythe Company in 2014. She recently joined the faculty at Boston Conservatory at Berklee College. She is on faculty at FBP School as well as Company Manager, Director of FBP School’s Summer Dance Intensive and Director of Development.
» Company Dancers
Alan Alberto
Born in Daly City, California, Mr. Alberto began his formal ballet training at 15 with Marielena Mencia and Yanis Pikieris in Miami, Florida. A year later he was accepted to The Harid Conservatory, FL from which he graduated in 2005. Upon graduating he was accepted to the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the Academy he studied under the direction of Yuri Ivanovich Umrijin. Once completing his studies and returning to the US, he began working as a company member with Nashville Ballet. To further develop his career he moved to NYC and working as a freelance artist with Rebecca Kelly Ballet, Ballet X, and New Chamber Ballet. In 2010 he was invited to join the Croatian National Theater in Split as a Soloist. Since 2014 Mr. Alberto performs as a Project Artist with iMEE. Highlights from his career include principal roles in Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Agon, and Allegro Brillante; Twyla Tharp’s Octet; Romeo in Kozadayev’s Romeo & Juliet; Grande Pas from La Bayadere; Oberon in Midsummer Night’s Dream; Albrecht & Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle; Prince Desiree & Blue Bird in The Sleeping Beauty and principal roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Carmina Burana, Scheherazade, Lady of the Camellias, and Zorba the Greek. This is his sixth season with FBP.
Azamat Asangul
Azamat was born in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. He started his studies at age 10. In 2007 Azamat was awarded a Presidential scholar “Personnel 21st Century” for “Creative achievement in the performing skills”. Later he was invited by Altynai Asylmuratova to study in Saint Petersburg, Russia and graduated Vaganova Ballet Academy in 2010. He then joined Moscow City ballet, under the direction of artistic director Victor Smirnov. In 2012, he joined Universal Ballet Company in South Korea, selected by Julia Moon, general director. Azamat also continued to dance with the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 2013, he was invited to join The Russian National Ballet by artistic director Sergei Radchenko. He has toured with The Moscow City Ballet in the United Kingdom, Ireland, China, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Taiwan, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Cyprus, Russia and with The Russian National Ballet in the USA. In 2014, Azamat joined Island Moving Co. in Rhode Island as a Principal dancer to focus on his contemporary style. Azamat has appeared as a guest artist with Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Russian National Ballet, Charleston City Ballet and Ballet Idaho. In 2017, Azamat joined Festival Ballet Providence.
Brenna DiFrancesco
Brenna DiFrancesco was born in Massachusetts where she currently lives. She began her training at the State Ballet of Rhode Island as well as attending many summer programs including The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, The School of American Ballet, and Orlando Ballet School. Brenna DiFrancesco also placed first and second at YAGP and was invited to attend the finals in NYC. She joined FBP as a junior company member for her senior year of high school and became a trainee with the company the following year. Some of her roles performed with FBP include, Cygnets in Swan Lake, Flower Festival Pas de deux, Le Corsaire Pas de deux, and various works by Victor Plotnikov, Ilya Kozadayev, and Jordan Morris to name a few. This is Ms. DiFrancesco’s eighth season with the company.
16 // Festival Ballet Providence
Kristy DuBois
Kristy Anne DuBois grew up in New Jersey and studied at the South Jersey Ballet Theatre. After high school, she moved to NYC to study at The Ailey School in conjunction with the Fordham University BFA program. While there she had the opportunity to learn Horton, Graham, and West African dance techniques. Ms DuBois then accepted a traineeship with the Richmond Ballet, and performed in Valse Fantasie, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Nutcracker. She moved to Newport, Rhode Island and spent five years dancing with the Island Moving Company. While there, Ms. DuBois created the role of “Lucy” in Miki Ohlsen’s critically acclaimed ballet Dracula. She also danced in works by Colin Connor, Scott Putman, Carol Somers, and Colleen Cavanaugh. In 2011, Ms. DuBois moved to Boston to dance with Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre, and had the opportunity to dance principal roles in many of Mr. Mateo’s original ballets as well as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. Ms. DuBois’ dance achievements include being named a “Finalist” in the 2011 Sibiu International Ballet and Contemporary Dance Competition in Sibiu, Romania. Ms. DuBois is excited to begin her second season as an Artist with Festival Ballet Providence.
» C O M PA N Y D A N C E R S
David DuBois
David DuBois began dancing at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts in St. Petersburg Florida. Mr. DuBois then attended the Boston Conservatory studying under Luis Fuentes and Laszlo Berdo. Mr. DuBois began his professional career in 2003 with Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theater. There he performed as Cavalier in The Nutcracker and many other principal roles. Mr. DuBois joined Island Moving Company in 2007 working with choreographers such as Colin Conner, Scott Putman, Colleen Cavanaugh, Kelly Ann Sloan, and Monica Bill Barnes. Also originating the title role in Miki Ohlsen’s critically-acclaimed Dracula. Mr. DuBois has been a principal guest artist with many dance organizations throughout New England. In 2010 and 2011, Mr. DuBois competed in the Sibiu Romania IBC with his wife Kristy Anne DuBois. Mr. DuBois joined American Repertory Ballet for its 2011-2012 season. There, David most notably performed the role of “Romeo” in Romeo and Juliet. David re-joined Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre in 2012 dancing many principal roles there with his wife. David has been with Festival Ballet Providence since 2015 and has danced in a vast range of classical and contemporary works including Von Rothbart in Mihailo Djuric’s Swan Lake and Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante.
Kirsten Evans
Originally from Massachusetts, Ms. Evans began training in the FBP School at age 11. She performed as a member of FBP’s Junior Company for 5 years before joining the main company as a trainee in 2010. Ms. Evans has attended summer intensives with Bolshoi Ballet Academy, The Nutmeg Conservatory, and was a member of the Jacob’s Pillow Summer Dance Festival in 2009. Ms. Evans was a two-time finalist in the Youth American Grand Prix Ballet Competition in New York City, where she was awarded several scholarships as well as a traineeship with Ballet West in Utah. Previous roles with FBP include Wendy in Jorden Morris’ Peter Pan, the title role in Winthrop Corey’s Cinderella, Pas de Trois, Big Swans, and Cygnets in Swan Lake, Princess Tsarevna in Mihailo Djuric’s The Firebird, the roles of Sugarplum Fairy, Dew Drop Fairy, Clara, Spanish, and Marzipan in The Nutcracker, and principal in Etudes, as well as principal roles in George Balanchine’s Apollo, Allegro Brilliante, Agon, and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux. Kirsten has also been featured in contemporary works by Viktor Plotnikov, Dominic Walsh, Ilya Kozadayev, Joseph Morrissey, and others. Kirsten works as the PR and Communications Assistant for FBP and is also pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts/Journalism at Providence College. This is Ms. Evans’ eighth season with the company.
Dylan Giles
Dylan Giles began his training at the age of six in Raleigh, North Carolina at Raleigh School of Ballet. Throughout his youth, he performed with Carolina Ballet in various productions between 2002 and 2008 and attended summer courses at North Carolina Dance Theatre, Boston Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. In 2008 Mr. Giles joined Indiana University Ballet Theater where he performed in Balanchine’s Rubies, Allegro Brillante, and Who Cares? He graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Ballet Performance and an Outside Field in Journalism. At FBP, he has performed the role of Wolf in Little Red Riding Hood, Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker, and M. Duval in Lady of the Camellias. Mr. Giles also serves as director of Marketing for FBP. This is his seventh season with FBP.
40th Anniversary Season // 17
» C O M PA N Y D A N C E R S
Jacob Hoover
Mr. Hoover grew up in the Boston area. He began his ballet training at the Boston Dance Company school, continued at the Walnut Hill Extension program, and then the Miami City Ballet School. He has performed principal roles as a dancer for José Mateo Ballet Theatre in Cambridge, MA, and the Vanemuine Theatre in Estonia, where he lived for three years before joining FBP. Mr. Hoover loves the connection with music that dance is capable of creating. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Harvard Extension with a field of study in Mathematics, and a minor in Linguistics. Mr. Hoover is fascinated by the beauty in mathematical structures, and is pursuing further studies in Linguistics. He enjoys playing the violin when he has time. This is Mr. Hoover’s third season with FBP.
Alex Lantz
Alex Lantz began his dance training at age seven at the Rockford Dance Company in his home town of Rockford, Illinois and was accepted into the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division in 2006 at age 17. Mr. Lantz joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet company as an apprentice in 2010. He performed with the company in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Moulin Rouge – The Ballet, Dracula, Wonderland, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, Svengali and Giselle. Mr. Lantz also joined the company in 2010 on a three-city tour of Israel part of the RWB’s 70th Anniversary tour. Lantz joined Festival Ballet Providence in 2012. He has performed the roles of Spanish, Snow King and Sugarplum Cavalier in The Nutcraker, has been featured in Dominic Walsh’s Afternoon of the Faun, Ilya Kozadayev’s Moonlight Pas De Deux, and has also performed leading roles in Victor Plotnikov’s Orchis and Coma as well as principal roles in George Balanchine’s Agon and Tchaikovky Pas de Deux. Mr. Lantz also has performed a number of character roles including Von Rothbart in Swan Lake, The Witch in Hansel & Gretel, Kastchai in The Firebird, Smee in Jordan Morris’ Peter Pan and Herr Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker.
Louisa Mejeur
Originally from Midland, Texas Mrs. Chapman Mejeur grew up dancing at Midland Festival Ballet under Susan Clark. She attended summer programs including Milwaukee Ballet, Joffrey New York, Alonzo King Lines, and Nederlands Dans Theater and was a regional finalist in Youth American Grand Prix. She danced seasons with Nashville Ballet 2 and BalletMet in Columbus, OH before joining Festival Ballet Providence in Rhode Island for three seasons. During her time there she danced the first Pas De Trois from Balanchine’s Agon and the Conductor in Viktor Plotnikov’s Sharps and Flats and worked in the Educational Outreach Department. After marrying her husband, a Naval JAG Corps Officer, she moved to Virginia to dance with Virginia Ballet Theater and Todd Rosenlieb Modern Dance. There she performed the role of Titania in Bottom’s Dream and danced in Erick Hawkin’s New Moon. She has created choreographic works for Festival Ballet Providence, Bluebird Uncaged, The C Project, the Todd Rosenlieb Dance and Virginia Ballet Theater Ensembles, as well as The Berkshire Choreography Project which presented her work The Elements at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in 2017. Louisa is excited to return for her fourth season with Festival Ballet Providence.
Elizabeth Mochizuki
Born in California, Ms. Mochizuki received her early training in Fresno with Diane Mosier. Her professional career began with the 1999/2000 season as an apprentice with FBP, during which she was a full-time college student in Boston. Ms. Mochizuki has since appeared with Anna Myer and Dancers, BalletRox, Boston Dance Company, Dance Currents, Ithaca Ballet, Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre, Spindle City Ballet, and State Street Ballet. Her classical repertoire includes: Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Sugar Plum Fairy in Nutcracker, Taglioni in Pas de Quatre, and the title role in Cinderella, Giselle, Raymonda, Snow White, and Sylvia. She has also worked with such accomplished contemporary choreographers as Gianni DiMarco, William Soleau, and Josie Walsh. Ms. Mochizuki holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Tufts University. This is Ms. Mochizuki’s sixth season with FBP.
PHOTO BY JACOB HOOVER
18 // Festival Ballet Providence
Born and raised in south Alabama, Cameron began dancing at Andalusia Ballet under the direction of Meryane Murphy. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated in December 2016 with dual degrees in Ballet Performance and Public Relations. While at OU, Cameron danced with Oklahoma Festival Ballet (OFB) and Contemporary Dance Oklahoma (CDO). Cameron performed internationally with OFB at the Internationale Haydntage in Eisenstadt, Austria, and with CDO at Cita con la Danza XVIII in Benicássim, Spain. Cameron enjoys performing classical and contemporary works. His classical credits include The Nutcracker, Raymonda, Coppélia, Cinderella and Ilya Kozadayev’s Romeo and Juliet and his contemporary credits include pieces choreographed by Uwe Scholz, Raimondo Rebeck, Sonia Dawkins, Ilya Kozadayev, Austin Hartel, Viktor Plotnikov and Jock Soto. Cameron also has a passion for social media marketing. He serves as FBP’s Marketing Assistant and has also worked as a marketing associate for the Vail Dance Festival and a marketing intern for American Ballet Theatre. Cameron is looking forward to his second season with FBP.
Jordan Nelson
Jordan began his ballet training at age 18 at The Classical Ballet Academy in St. Paul, MN. After training intensively for two years he auditioned at Ballet Chicago and was awarded the Phillip & Marsha Dowd Merit Scholarship to train under Daniel Duell and Patricia Blair in the Balanchine Technique. While at Ballet Chicago he had the privilege of performing in numerous Balanchine ballets and original works by Ted Seymour and Daniel Duell. Jordan began his professional career with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet in 2012. Since then he has danced with Columbia City Ballet, Madison Ballet, Elements Contemporary Ballet, and has returned to Ballet Chicago as a guest artist. His career highlights to date are performing Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux at The Harris Theatre in Chicago, dancing Stars and Stripes and Allegro Brillante with stars of NYCB, and performing in The Opera House at the Kennedy Center. This is his second season with Festival Ballet Providence and he couldn’t be more excited for what is still to come.
» C O M PA N Y D A N C E R S
Cameron Morgan
Ty Parmenter
Ty Parmenter returned to Festival Ballet Providence in 2014 after having been with the company from 2003-2006. His most memorable FBP roles are the Eunuch in Scheherazade, the schoolboy in Con Amore, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, and Faun in Afternoon of a Faun. He returned to FBP after having danced with Hubbard Street 2, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater and BalletMet Columbus. He has performed as a guest artist with many companies in North America including Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, New Choreographers Initiative, and Les Grands Ballet Canadiens. In 2006, he performed in the Mozart Sommer Festival in Wurzberg, Germany. Mr. Parmenter has been fortunate enough to create works with leading choreographers such as James Kudelka, Edwaard Liang, Dominic Walsh, Andrea Miller, Christian Spuck, Gabrielle Lamb and Viktor Plotnikov. He has also had the pleasure of performing works by Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon, Mauro Bigonzetti, Matthew Bourne, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano and Alejandro Cerrudo. In 2012, Mr. Parmenter was awarded the Columbus Dances Fellowship from the Greater Columbus Arts Council for his piece There is Silence. He was on faculty at Passe Dance Center and has been a guest teacher at Rice University, Sam Houston University and the University of Houston. He is currently on faculty at FBP School as well as Digital Media Coordinator. Ty has choreographed four new works on the FBP company and five new works for the FBP school. Mr. Parmenter is married to Marissa Parmenter and they have a silly little boy, Miles.
Jennifer Ricci
Ms. Ricci, of Johnston, RI, is a graduate of Rhode Island College. She trained with Winthrop Corey and Christine Hennessey, becoming a member of Festival Ballet as a teenager. Her principal roles include Arabian, Snow Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker; Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Cinderella; Neopolitan, Pas de Trois and Big Swan in Swan Lake; Snow White; Princess Elena in Firebird; Mina in Dracula; Prelude and Seventh Waltz in Les Sylphides; Giselle. Ms. Ricci has performed leading roles in Paquita, Esmeralda, Djuric's Upon Dark, Magnificat, Loose Ends, Quartet for the End of Time, The Sleeping Beauty, Con Amore, Robbin's 2 & 3 Part Inventions, Balanchine's Rubies, Pelzig's The Princess and the Pea, Antony Tudor's The Leaves Are Fading, Plotnikov's Coma, Carmen, The Widow's Broom, Princess Budur in Eldar Aliev's A Thousand and One Nights, Scheherazade, Gypsy Queen in Don Quixote, Colleen Cavanaugh's Schumann Songs, Gianni di Marco’s Lady of the Camilias and Ilya Kozadayev’s Romeo and Juliet. In 2006, she premiered Mr. Djuric's Dancing by Ear at the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. In April, 2011, she toured with FBP to the Belgrade International Dance Festival. This is her twenty-seventh season with FBP.
40th Anniversary Season // 19
» C O M PA N Y D A N C E R S
Tegan Rich
Originally from Stuart, Florida, Ms. Rich began her training at the Dance Academy of Stuart with Alicia Chodera, Loretta Miller, Charles Russell, and Charlotte Ray. She later moved to Miami and danced with the Miami City Ballet School where she studied under Alexandra Koltun, Alex Lapshin, Geta Constantinescu, Carter Alexander, and benefitted from master classes with Edward Villella. While at MCBS, she danced Russian Girl in Serenade, Medora in Le Corsaire and Balanchine’s Square Dance. At Festival Ballet, Ms. Rich has performed roles such as the Finger Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Mouse Queen, Chinese, and Spanish in The Nutcracker, Balanchine’s Agon, the four little swans in Swan Lake, and many other contemporary and classical ballets. Ms. Rich has attended summer programs at Orlando Ballet, Joffrey Midwest, ABT NY, SAB, Miami City Ballet School. This is her seventh season with FBP.
Gwynn Wolford
Raised in Jonesborough, Tennessee, Mrs. Wolford (formerly Root) received her training at Johnson City Ballet/CYB, CPYB, and various intensives. She studied privately under Pat Holden, Christina Fagundes Turner, Marvin Askew, and others. After graduating high school, she joined the Louisville Ballet as a trainee and member of the corps de ballet. She afterwards danced with Columbia Classical Ballet, then as a fellowship dancer with Atlanta Ballet. Her repertoire includes Coppelia, Giselle, The Brown-Forman and Atlanta Ballet Nutcrackers, La Bayadere, Swan Lake, Etudes and also works by Tudor, Limon and Balanchine. Contemporary repertoire includes works by Helen Pickett and Val Caniparoli. Since she joined FBP she has especially enjoyed dancing in The Firebird, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, Allegro Brilliante, in Up Close on Hope productions and in Viktor Plotnikov’s House of Bernarda Alba. She is very happy for her third season with FBP.
Melissa Wong
Melissa Wong began her training in her hometown of Portsmouth, OH at En’Lair Ballet Theatre School and later at BalletMet Columbus Dance Academy and the University of Akron Dance Institute. From 2008-2012, she continued her training at Pioneer Valley Ballet in Easthampton, MA and the Five College Dance Department. In 2012, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Smith College. Prior to joining FBP as a trainee, she studied at Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy. Ms. Wong has attended summer programs with BalletMet Columbus, Northern Ballet Theatre, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, and Festival Ballet Providence. This is her fourth season with FBP.
Eugenia Zinovieva
Born in Moscow, Russia, Ms. Zinovieva moved to the United States at a young age. She began her classical ballet training at the Boston Ballet School while also competing as a rhythmic gymnast. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ high school program under the artistic direction of Ethan Stiefel. She spent a year coaching with SLK Ballet in New York City before coming to Festival Ballet Providence. She supplemented her ballet education with programs at ART of Marseille Forsythe Workshop, the Harid Conservatory, Boston Ballet, and the Academie de Danse Princesse Grace in Monaco. Throughout her professional career, she has also appeared with Quixotic Cirque Nouveau, North Atlantic Dance Theater, the Kansas City Dance Festival, Tony Williams Ballet, and Staten Island Ballet. Her repertoire includes principal roles in The Firebird, Carmen, The Nutcracker, and Etudes, the Fairy of Generosity in Sleeping Beauty, Act 1 pas de trois and Big Swans in Swan Lake, Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Agon, Apollo and Glinka Pas de Trois, and contemporary works by Viktor Plotnikov, Ilya Kozadaev, Dominic Walsh, Joseph Morrissey, and others. This is Ms Zinovieva’s sixth season with FBP.
PHOTO BY JACOB HOOVER
20 // Festival Ballet Providence
» Apprentices
Katherine Bickford
Katherine Bickford was born in Miami, Florida and she started her training at Dance Empire. After moving to Maine she continued her training at the Portland School of Ballet. At the age of 13, she began to train full time at Canada’s National Ballet School, which she graduated from in 2010. In 2015, Ms. Bickford graduated from the University of Maine with a B.S. in Environmental Science and a minor in Dance. While at the University Ms. Bickford danced with Bangor Ballet and was a contributing artist for Robinson Ballet Company. This is Katherine's third season with FBP.
Olivia Kaczmarzyk
Olivia began training at Festival Ballet Providence at the age of six and later went on to join FBP’s Junior Company for several years. While part of the Junior Company she received the opportunity to perform with the corps de ballet in The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. Since joining the company Ms. Kaczmarzyk has danced roles such as cygnets in Swan Lake and parts in Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, Plotnikov’s House of Bernard Alba and Carmen, as well as various contemporary works and classical ballets. This is Olivia’s third season with FBP.
Bryce Mitchell
» Trainees
Born in Dallas, Texas, Bryce began his formal training at Texas Ballet Theatre School under the direction of Lyndette Galen and Jan Miller. He continued his training at The Harid Conservatory with teachers Victoria Schneider and Meelis Pakri. Following his graduation from high school he entered the Boston Ballet School as a Trainee. He has attend summer programs at Texas Ballet Theatre, The Harid Conservatory, Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Dance Theatre of Harlem where he was awarded the Lowell Smith Scholarship Award. Bryce has performed ballets such as Raymonda, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita Pas de Duex, Serenade by George Balanchine, Mirrors and No Rain by Mark Godden, Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler by John Neumeier, and many more. This is Bryce's second season with FBP.
Kailee Felix
Kailee Felix grew up in the small town of Swansboro, North Carolina, where she started her career at Swansboro Dance Studio. At the age of 10 she performed with Carolina Ballet in their productions of Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and La Sylphide. In 2013 she continued her training at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy, where she performed a variety of classical repertory, until 2016 when she joined Festival Ballet Providence as a trainee.
Hannah Klinkman Hannah Klinkman was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she studied ballet, jazz, and modern dance at Ballet Chelsea under Wendi DuBois and Nancy Giles for 7 years. After graduating high school, she studied dance and psychology at Grand Valley State University in the honors program for 2 years. She then moved to Ohio to become a trainee under the guidance of Timothy Lynch at Ballet Met Columbus. Ms. Klinkman’s favorite experiences so far are dancing in Edwaard Liang’s The Sleeping Beauty and being a part of Ballet Met and Cincinnati Ballet’s collaboration of Balanchine’s Who Cares? This is Hannah's second season with FBP.
Dara Nicole
Dara Nicole, born in Sarasota, FL, began her training with Gloria Gaither in Sarasota and received full scholarships to train with Sarasota Ballet, Orlando Ballet, and Next Generation Ballet. Ms. Nicole danced with Nashville Ballet II for two seasons and performed soloist roles in Anne Frank, Ferdinand the Bull, and Degas and The Little Dancer as well as corps de ballet roles in Paul Vasterling’s Swan Lake and Nashville’s Nutcracker. She was invited to attend the Boston Ballet Choreographic Intensive where she studied with Helen Pickett. This is Dara's third season with FBP.
Morgan Pedersen
From Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Morgan Pedersen began her dance training at New Bedford Ballet in 2000, under the Artistic Direction of Shirley Kayne (2009) and Rebecca Waskiel. Ms. Pedersen has attended summer intensives with FBP in 2014 and 2015 and is looking forward to her third season with Festival as a trainee.
Linnea Wahle Originally from upstate New York, Linnea began serious training in multiple styles of dance in 2008 on Cape Cod at Atlantic Coast Academy of Dance under the assistence of Tanya and Coby Vincent. She remained at the studio throughout her high school career, performing in The Nutcracker as well as the role Swanilda in Coppelia in 2016. Throughout her high school career she was able to assist all-star dancers from So You Think You Can Dance at competitions and conventions. After high school she attended Festival Ballet’s Summer Dance Intensive and is looking forward to her first year as a trainee.
40th Anniversary Season // 21
 Post-Graduates Kendra Frank Originally from Cape Cod, MA, Ms. Frank began her pre-professional training with Tanya Vincent and Beth Vages. She then continued her training at the South Shore Ballet Theatre, where she had the opportunity to work with Marthavan Mckeon, George Birkadze, Stephanie Moy, Leslie Woodies, Dona Silva and Nan Keating. She was previously a trainee with Bay Pointe Ballet in San Fransisco in 2016 and has attended summer intensives on scholarships to Miami City Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Bay Pointe Ballet, and Festival Ballet Providence. She is excited to be training as a Post-Graduate student with Festival Ballet Providence.
Camryn McNamara Camryn McNamara is a recent high school graduate from Mattapoisett, MA. She danced at New Bedford Ballet for 14 years and has attended summer intensives at Boston Ballet and Festival Ballet Providence. Some of her favorite roles include Tiger Lily in Peter Pan and Dew Drop/Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. Camryn especially enjoyed choreographing and performing modern/contemporary at the Zeiterion Theater under the direction of James Brown. She is very excited to have the opportunity to train and dance with FBP.
Eat-In
Take-Out
HOPE STREET PIZZA Restaurant & Bar Great lunches and dinners with an expanded bar and lounge! 772 Hope Street East Side 22 // Festival Ballet Providence
401-273-5955
The best part of going to School One? Being yourself. SCHOOL ONE is a small, progressive, high school on the East Side of Providence. Our hallmarks: a robust arts program; a creative curriculum; an inclusive and vibrant community; and a great track record with college and art school admissions.
Open Campus Dates:
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Wednesday, March 21, 2018
220 University Ave., Providence, RI 02906 (401) 331-2497 | school-one.org
40thAnniversary Season // 23
PIPPI
Black Box Theatre
Sept. 30-Oct. 8, 2017
THE WIDOW’S BROOM Oct. 27-29, 2017
UP CLOSE ON HOPE
Black Box Theatre
Nov. 10-19, 2017 | Program 1
THE NUTCRACKER Dec. 15-17, 2017
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE Feb. 9-11, 2018 | Mixed Repertory
THE LITTLE PRINCE
Black Box Theatre
UP CLOSE ON HOPE
Black Box Theatre
March 3-11, 2018
March 9-18, 2018 | Program 2
LITTLE MERMAID April 27-29, 2018
FBP Black Box Theatre One Avenue of the Arts Providence RI 02903
220 Weybosset St. Providence RI 02903
825 Hope St. Providence RI 02906
401-421-ARTS or TheVetsRI.com
401-421-ARTS or PPACRI.org
401-353-1129 or fesঞvalballetprovidence.org
Non-subscripࢼon ࢼckets can be purchased directly through each venue.
24 // Festival Ballet Providence
820 Hope Street, Providence
342 Broadway, Providence
Rumford Center, 20 Newman Avenue, East Providence For directions and hours, visit us at www.sevenstarsbakery.com
40thAnniversary Season // 25
26 // Festival Ballet Providence
RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC O RC H E S T R A TACO CLASSICAL SATURDAYS Tickets start at $15 Enjoy elegant musical Saturday evenings at The VETS.
AMICA RUSH HOUR FRIDAYS Tickets start at $15 Early start time, shorter concert, relaxed atmosphere. Perfect for families.
2017/18 SEASON
Join as we search for the next Music Director of the RI Philharmonic Orchestra! Highlights include masterworks of Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and many others.
tickets.riphil.org 401.248.7000
RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC MUSIC SC HOOL LESSONS FOR EVERYONE ‡ 9LROLQ 6WULQJV 3LDQR *XLWDU 3HUFXVVLRQ Voice, Woodwinds & more ‡ ,QWURGXFWLRQ WR WKH ,QVWUXPHQWV ‡ &RPSRVLWLRQ ‡ (OHFWURQLF 0XVLF &UHDWLRQ ‡ 0XVLF 7KHRU\
*52836 <28·// /29( Â&#x2021; <RXWK 2UFKHVWUDV Â&#x2021; &KDPEHU 0XVLF Â&#x2021; :LQG (QVHPEOHV Â&#x2021; -D]] &RPERV Â&#x2021; 5RFN %DQGV
BABIES, TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS Develop the potential of young children through the fundamentals of music.
musicschool.riphil.org 401.248.7001
40th Anniversary Season // 27
Bravo! A Nursery - Grade 12 coed independent school in the heart of College Hill since 1889. 216 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906 â&#x20AC;&#x2019;2246 401.421.8100 | www.wheelerschool.org
28 // Festival Ballet Providence
Bryant University delivers an unmatched education that inspires students to discover their passion and become innovative leaders with character around the world.
FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS, Bryant’s tradition of continuous innovation has educated students so that they are ready to achieve success in their lives and chosen professions. Today, the University’s nationally recognized immersive curriculum allows students to create their path by integrating the liberal arts and business while developing real-world credentials that provide competitive advantage. Bryant regularly receives top rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Businessweek, Money and Princeton Review. Bryant University’s College of Arts and Sciences, College ZQ-`^TYP^^ LYO >NSZZW ZQ 3PLW_S >NTPYNP^ ZʬP] L aL]TP_d ZQ `YOP]R]LO`L_P R]LO`L_P LYO NP]_TʭNL_P []ZR]LX^
www.bryant.edu
40th Anniversary Season // 29
Hear today’s top classical artists in concert at
McVINNEY AUDITORIUM
THE
2017 -18 S E A S O N
ATTACCA QUARET AND PIANIST IRINA NUZOVA Wednesday, October 11 – 7:30 PM
SCHUMANN QUARTETT FROM GERMANY
Wednesday, November 8 – 7:30 PM
CUARTETO LATINOAMERICANO FROM MEXICO
Wednesday, March 14 – 7:30 PM
PARKER QUARTET
CALL (401) 434-7263 FOR DAILY PRICING ON FUEL & SERVICES. 40 yrs Family Owned aandafuel.com
Invested in performance. At BNY Mellon Wealth Management, we believe that the arts are part of every vibrant community. It is our great pleasure to support the Festival Ballet Providence.
Wednesday, April 11 – 7:30 PM
TICKETS www.ricmc.org & INFO: 401-863-2416
– 43 DAVE GAVITT WAY – IN DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE FREE PARKING ONSITE
30 // Festival Ballet Providence
@BNYMellonWealth bnymellonwealth.com ©2017 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
» Choreographers
» Viktor Plotnikov
Resident Choreographer
Born in Kharkov City, Ukraine, Plotnikov received his training at the Kiev-Ukraine School and the St. Petersburg Vaganova Ballet Academy. From 1987 to 1990, he was a soloist with Donetsk Ballet Company in the Ukraine. Plotnikov held principal dancer positions at Ballet Mississippi and Tulsa Ballet Theatre between 1990 and 1993, before joining Boston Ballet as a principal dancer in 1993, where he performed until 2006. In 1998 Plotnikov’s extensive performance career lead to choreographic inspiration. Since then Plotnikov has created a myriad of original works for numerous organizations and individuals, often to great acclaim. These include solos and duets performed at international gala performances and as part of international ballet competitions, with musical taste ranging from Brahms to Pink Floyd. He has created original, commissioned works for companies including Boston Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Richmond Ballet, New Jersey Ballet and the Bolshoi Theatre. Awards include Best Choreography at the 2005 Helsinki International Ballet Competition and at the 2007 World Ballet Competition, Orlando; Outstanding Choreography Prize at the 2006 Youth American Grand Prix Competition; Second Prize winner of the 2007 International Choreographic Competition in Milwaukee; Best Choreography Award at the 2008 Ballet Competition in Perm, Russia; and Outstanding Choreographer Award at the 2009 Youth American Grand Prix. In 2003, FBP Artistic Director Mihailo Djuric commissioned Plotnikov to create an original version of Carmen, his first full length ballet. That success lead to numerous ensuing commissioned works by the company, including The Widow’s Broom (2004, based on the story by Chris Van Allsburg, with original score by Novi Sad native Alexandra Vrebalov), Loof and Let Dime (2006), Viktorations (2006), Bre (2007), the overwhelming critically acclaimed Coma (2007) , Cinderella (2007), Atom (2009), Sun Dust (2009), Surrender (2010), Orchis (2013) and Sharps and Flats (2014). In 2010, Djuric named him Festival Ballet Providence Resident Choreographer. Mr. Plotnikov is married to Boston Ballet’s Larissa Ponomarenko.
» Mark Diamond
Guest Choreographer - The Little Mermaid
Mark Diamond has choreographed and taught in Europe, Japan and the U.S. since retiring from Hamburg Ballet in Germany in 1983. He has choreographed more than 30 ballets for Charlotte Ballet and is program director for Charlotte Ballet II. In the summer he serves as associate artistic director and resident choreographer for Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux at Chautauqua Institution in New York. Before joining Charlotte Ballet, Mark was resident choreographer for Cincinnati Opera, founded Ballet Artists Cincinnati and received grants from Ohio Arts Council, New England Foundation for the Arts and others. Before dancing in Europe, Mark was a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company, danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Tamburitzans Slavic Folk ensemble. He trained with Edward Caton and studied music, history and dance at Duquesne University and Point Park College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.
PHOTO BY JACOB HOOVER
40thAnniversary Season // 31
32 // Festival Ballet Providence
A most delectable performance...
A Providence Original $29.95 Prix-Fixe Tavern Menu available Sun-Friday
...worthy of an encore.
Hours: M-Th 5-10 pm Fri-Sat 5-11 pm Sun 4-9 pm
A proud member of the
40th Anniversary Season // 33
» Company History Originally named Festival Ballet of Rhode Island (FBRI), the company was founded in 1978 by two former Royal Winnipeg Ballet Principal Dancers, Christine Hennessey and Winthrop Corey. The pair led the company for almost twenty years, establishing it as a force in the New England dance community and one of the strongest regional companies in the country.
FBP has never lost sight of its roots, continuing to stage classical story ballets beloved the world over. Giselle, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Esmeralda, and The Sleeping Beauty are among the classics that FBP has performed, in addition to many works by George Balanchine, Antony Tudor, and a vast array of other neoclassical and contemporary choreographers.
As the Company grew, so too did its repertory. In its early years, Ms. Hennessey and Mr. Corey attracted big names to Rhode Island, staging ballets by preeminent choreographers such as George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, and Arthur Mitchell (Mr. Mitchell and Ms. de Mille both personally came to set their ballets— Rhythmetron and Golden Age, respectively—on the young company). The FBRI Nutcracker became a tradition for the holiday season at the Providence Performing Arts Center and in additional touring locations across New England.
In 2003, Viktor Plotnikov (then a principal dancer with Boston Ballet) began choreographing for FBP, an act that would later blossom into one of the most productive and artistically diverse relationships in the Company’s history. Mr. Plotnikov’s contemporary adaptation of Cinderella as well as his captivating interpretations of Carmen and The Widow's Broom earned him critical acclaim.
Ms. Hennessey led the company until her death in 1997. Hennessey’s daughter Elizabeth (a leading dancer in the company for many years) acted as Interim Artistic Director while the Board of Trustees searched for a replacement. In 1998, choreographer and dancer Mihailo "Misha" Djuric was selected to direct the company. Mr. Djuric's determined pursuit of artistic excellence (combined with his "tough love" approach to directing) helped the company to reach newer, broader audiences with an even more diverse repertory, mixing contemporary and classical choreography, and incorporating an unprecedented number of emerging choreographers to the roster. One of Mr Djuric's first actions was to bring the Festival Ballet School (now the FBP School) under the wing of the Company, establishing it as a destination for professional ballet training. The Festival Ballet School has continued to produce skilled dancers being hired into ballet companies around the world, including many who have even gone on to dance for the FBP Company. In 2001, recognizing the tremendous role that the City of Providence plays in the artistic fabric of Rhode Island, the Company moved to the historic East Side of the capital city, and officially changed its name to Festival Ballet Providence (FBP). FBP followed the lead of other regional dance companies around the world by constructing its own performance space, distinct in form and function from the expansive auditoriums that full-length ballets often require. The creation of a new "Black Box Theatre" in the East Side building allowed FBP to present mixed programs of new, contemporary choreography with a newfound intimacy. Known as the "Up Close on Hope" series, these small venue programs became an immediate audience favorite. The Company now performs over 25 productions each season in the Black Box Theatre, which grows in technological advancement and pushes the boundaries of live performance each year.
34 // Festival Ballet Providence
In 2006, the Company toured throughout Venezuela in the 1st Internacional Ballet del Siglio XXI Festival. In 2011, FBP was invited to perform in the Belgrade International Dance Festival, joining ballet companies from around the world (including Nederlands Dans Theater, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Royal Swedish Ballet, among others) in an event that was televised live throughout Europe; the FBP tour was sponsored by the United States Embassy. After the FBP performance in Belgrade (an all-Plotnikov program that included the world-premiere of Surrender), Mr. Djuric was awarded the "Vip Invites" Award from the Serbian Ministry of Culture. Mr. Djuric was the first laureate to receive this prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding Serbian artists working abroad. Advancing the legacy of the dedicated individuals who built its foundation with the generous backing of its supporters—corporate, foundational, public, and individual—Festival Ballet Providence proudly continues its mission: "To thrill and move our
audience, dancers, choreographers, students, supporters, and staff, with art and discipline. We dance to enrich and inspire lives."
40th Anniversary Season // 35
Âť Contributors
For the period of September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017
$10,000 +
Alison and Larry Eichler Jenay and David Evans Edward M. and Gail Higgins Fogarty Merle and Stanley Goldstein June Rockwell Levy Foundation Linda McGoldrick Miriam Hospital RISCA Textron TZ Studio Alan and Marie Weiss Toots Zynsky
$3,000 - $9,999 Judy Barrett Litoff
Mary Lovejoy
Colleen Cavanaugh, MD
Madden Performing Arts Group
Vlado and Flavia Dukcevich Emma Clyde Hodge Memorial Fund The Fogarty Foundation
Mihailo "Misha" Djuric Seven Stars Bakery University Orthopedics Vets Foundation
$1,500 - $2,999
Joan and Richard Abrams Bristol County Savings Bank Demetria and Stephen Carr Deborah and John Chapman EOG Resources Heather and Ronald Florence VG and Diane Gooding 36 // Festival Ballet Providence
Cynthia and John Hughes Jana and Don Jagoe Linda and Harold Kushner Rhode Island Foundation Santina Siena Norman Turner
$500 - $1,499 Robert and Roberta Andreozzi
Kathleen and John Malmbourg
Anonymous (2)
Faye and Humphrey Maris
James Baird and Gretchen Dow Simpson
Don and Mary McClure
Al Brunelli
Mary and Warren McGoldrick
Roger N. Carlsten
Maria Montanaro
April and Jeffrey Chase Lubitz
Bill Morris and Lisa LaDew
Erica and Chris Corey
Victoria and Wallace J. Murray
Jerry Countryman and Danette Malerich
Jessica and Jeff Nathan
DAI Inc.
Jane S. Nelson
William DeAngulus III
Pamela Nelson Erskine
Douglas Davis and Rachel Littman
Part of the Oath
Brian Ehlers
Jill Pearlman
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Evangelista
The Rich Family
Ellen and David Galkin
Brett Smiley and James DeRentis
Mary Kesson and Kenneth Gould
Maureen Taylor
Jennifer Kiddie
Lisa and Chris Van Allsburg
Laurine and Alan Perry
Madeleine and David Von Hemert
Law Offices Of Richard Palumbo
Elnora Wasson
Donald Lopes Kristen Westmoreland and Duncan, AJ and Zane Maio
Kimberly Winslow
$250 - $499 Tony Aguilar
Edward and Hilda Fleisher
Leap into Leadership
Kerry Altman
Arthur and Olga Floru
Barbara Levine
Anonymous (1)
Cynthia and Steven Giles
Flatbread Co. Providence
Partricia A. and John Biasuzzi
Louis Giancola and Dr. Pamela High
Brankica and Damir Mazlagic
Kip and Judith Brott Antonia and Thomas Bryson Philip, Anne and Maia Carty Karren and John Cowl Jennifer Davis Ruth Davis Roger H. Durand Anthony Estrella and Jennifer Madden Barnaby Evans
Doree Goodman and Michael Gerhardt Erica Guatieri Mary and Brian Heikes Paul and Kathleen Hogan Patricia and David Hopfenberg Michael and Lisa Klinkman Pamela Kuehl Michael and Erika Lee
Norbert Mongeon Amy and Kevin Orth Timothy Rivinus Linda and Martin Reynolds Georgeanne Roe Paula and Bill Rooks Frederick Stolle and Esther Solondz  Laureen and Phillip Therriault Kitty and Don Wineberg 40th Anniversary Season // 37
$1 - $249 Rena Abeles
Virginia Fox
Nancy and Warren McAuliffe
Anonymous (7)
Freeman T. Freeman
Mary and Thomas McAndrew
Tom and Jessie Aquino
Lavinia Gadsden
Leslie McCarthy
Gale Aronson
Maribeth Garofalo
Celia and John McGillivray
Alan and Sarah Baines
Jan and Mary Gendron
Keith and Ruth Mlyniec
Michael Baligian
Gayle L. Gifford
Tom and Maureen Moakley
Laura DiMillo Barnes
Symone Gilbert
Jeanne Moore and Jose Medina
Neil and Cheryl Bartholomew
Dylan Giles
Zeyad Morcos
Heidi Berggren
Meghan Grant
Lisa Bigney
Bob and Mimi Grant
Gregory Mundy and Phyllis Dennery
Susanne Breen
Sonya Gray
Janet Buckley
Barbara Greene
Nancy and John Buron
Ricky, Nora and Athena Gresh
Diana Caldarelli
Susan Dowling Griffiths
Tom and Kerrin Callahan
Lora Hahn-Schubert
Nancy Callas
David Halko
Barbara and William Capalbo
Erika and Edmund Hernandez
Anthony and Charlene Jr. Capuano
Mrs. Ann R. Hibbard
Lisa Churchville
Kim Kalunian
Linda and Stefan Cohen
Shirley Kayne
Joyce L. Cooper
Ellen Kellner
Frank Correia III
Paula and Rick Keogh
Ranee and Stefan Csigay
Jessie and Jim Kingston
Mary Daly
Ivan Kirschner
William Darling
Vera Kistiakowsky
Eleanor M. Davis
Norman Krasner
Floreena Delgado
Jane and Tony Lancaster
Catherine Denning
Erich Lantz
Susan M. Devine and Andrew L. Schirmer
Nina Lauro
Dr. and Mrs. Donabedian
Dr. James and Evelyn Leach
The Donabella-Pedlow Family Robert Donald Michael and Nancy Donohue Wendy Drumm Ronald and Pamela Dwight Eastside Marketplace Dr. Paul Fadale Frank Faltus Sandra and Charles Fishbein Roberta Fisler Roberta Fitzgerald Rhoda Flaxman
38 // Festival Ballet Providence
Law Offices of Kevin P. Landry Deborah Liney Lisa Miranda Dance Studio Nancy Lloyd Margaret Lo Kara Lund Iveta Madden
Judith Nelson Patricia Nugent John and Sandra Owens Lela Panagides Gilly and Richard Parker Marissa and Ty Parmenter Wayne and Deborah Peacock Gary and Pat Petersen Kevin and Patricia Pettit Judith Queen Patrick and Anne Quinn Christina Ricci Donna and John Ricci Amy Roberts Dr. Madeleine O. Robinson Martha Rojas Michael Russo Cindy and Ed Sabato Martha Sherman Laurie Sherman and Steven Michaud Ethan and Tabitha Sluter Mary Springer Barbara and Charles Sturtevant Susan DeAngulus Vallas Lorraine Vekens and Vincent Cioffari
Louise and Robert MacDonald
Trinidad Vivas, The Brookline Ballet School
Natalie Major
Thilo Volrath
Jean Mandell
Nina Wang and Rich Doyle
Betty and William Manzo
Ronda Warrener
Mary Ann and Pete Mayer
Robert Watt
40th Anniversary Season // 39
Changing the Game ...one student at a time
Discove Discover er a new wa way ay to learn. rn. rn
#changethegame www.providencecountryday.org 401.438.5170
Preschool o - Grade ol e6 OceanStateMontessori.org 100 Grove Ave. | East Providence 401-434-6913
Get Your Abs On! Pilates - TRX - Training Holding firm today and tomorrow.
providencemutual.com
www.mind2bodyfit.com Market Square, Providence 1844 Photo courtesy The Rhode Island Historical Society [RHi X17 2389]
at The Plant, 60 Valley St, Providence 774-406-8222
#1 in RI Homes Sold in 2015 & 2016 (PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS BOOK OF LISTS)
Barrington Cumberland East Greenwich Narragansett Providence Relocation
40 // Festival Ballet Providence
| | | | | |
401.245.9600 401.333.9333 401.885.8400 401.783.2474 401.274.6740 800.886.1775
Casually Elegant Tuscan-Inspired Cuisine Award-Winning Wine and Cocktail Programs Enjoy our creative and affordable menu, along with our extensive beer and wine list in our stylish surroundings. Big city food and ambience without the big city price tag!
Owners Sherri & Leonard Mello
14.95
$
weekday lunch
Sunday and Monday
three-course chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
dinner three-course
.POEBZT JO 4NJUImFME
selection menu
chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection menu
and Wednesdays
$
29.95
50% OFF bottles of wine
in Providence
happy hour specials 7 days a week
starting at 3pm
Tavolo Wine Bar & Tuscan Grille â&#x20AC;¢ tavolowinebar.com 'RXJODV 3LNH 6PLWKÃ&#x20AC;HOG Â&#x2021; $WZHOOV $YHQXH 3URYLGHQFH Â&#x2021;
40thAnniversary Season // 41
» In-Kind Donors Advanced Production & Design Tony Aguilar Allied Printing Tom Aquino BalletMet Columbus Kelly Belt Linnell Bickford Freda Bromberg Sheila Burgess Carolyn Dutra Dance Studio Camille's Circe Coffee Exchange Connecticut Ballet Mihailo “Misha” Djuric Ronald Dwight Alison and Larry Eichler Embee Studios Jenay Evans Ann Marie Feeley
Fleming's Francis Ford Coppola Winery Jan Gendron Linda Getgen and William Deveney Karen and Greg Gomer Sarah Good Erica Guatieri Tina Holden-Shea International Ballet Academy Joffrey Ballet Kansas City Ballet Eugene Lee Duncan Maio Mary Ann Mayer Jeanne Moore Mystic Scenery Thomas Nola-Rion Marissa and Ty Parmenter Pernod Ricard Bill Pinelli
Pizzico Cica Popovic Pot au Feu Providence Performing Arts Ctr. Rhode Island Distributing RIPTA Rochester City Ballet Laurine and Alan Perry Susan Sanford Sossa Construction Southern New Hampshire Dance Theatre Emily Taradash Chris Leidigh and Mary Tsangarakis Nina Wang Rebecca Rauch Warde Marie Weiss Stanley Weiss Kimberly Winslow Toots Zynsky
When Exceptional Ballet Dancers Need Exceptional Care, We’re Here. Emergency Services, Diagnostic Imaging, Orthopedic Care, Neuro-Spine Clinic, Podiatry, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, and much more....
CharterCARE Health Partners. A Better Way to Better Health Care A Coordinated Regional Care Network • OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL • CHARTERCARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES • ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER
42 // Festival Ballet Providence
• ROGER WILLIAMS CANCER CENTER • ST. JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER • BLACKSTONE VALLEY SURGICARE
• SOUTHERN NE REHABILITATION CENTER • CHARTERCARE HOME HEALTH • CHARTERCARE PROVIDER GROUP RI, LLC
40th Anniversary Season // 43
44 // Festival Ballet Providence
Festival Ballet Providence School offers a comprehensive dance program for children, teens, and adults. Students receive the highest quality education whether dancing for fun as a recreational student or training as a pre-professional student. Mary Ann Mayer School Director
Marissa Parmenter Summer Programs Director
Lisa McGuirk Registrar
OPEN ENROLLMENT DIVISION Young Children's Program: 1.5 - 8 years Dance with Me, Rhythm & Movement, Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet These classes provide an opportunity for our youngest students to experience the joy of dance. Recreational Program: 8 - 14 years Classes offered in ballet technique, modern, jazz and fitness for the beginner to intermediate level students. Adult Program: 14 years - Adult Open classes for various levels of adult dancers Adaptive Dance A specially crafted program designed to bring movement and expression into the lives of children with Down Syndrome.
PRE-PROFESSIONAL DIVISION Core Ballet Program: 8 years - Pre-Professional Students are exposed to classes in ballet technique, pointe, repertoire, variations, contemporary dance and partnering at appropriate levels of study from the beginner to advanced level. Enrichment Program: 8 years - Pre-Professional Students are exposed to additional classes in character, modern and jazz to enhance skills developed from the Core Ballet Program.
SUMMER DIVISION Open/Recreational Classes for students (2.5 years - Adult) Enriching Dance Camps (7 - 10 years) Summer Dance Intensive (Junior, 10 - 13 years) Summer Dance Intensive (Senior, 13 - pre-professional) 40thAnniversary Season // 45
46 // Festival Ballet Providence
Edward M. Fogarty New Works Fund In celebration of the life and legacy of our friend, advocate, and tireless leader, Festival Ballet Providence has established a memorial endowment to honor Edward M. Fogarty. The fund honors Ed’s passion for creativity by supporting the development of new works of art and dance. Ed Fogarty’s generosity of both heart and spirit will flood the halls of FBP for years to come, followed closely by the warm echo of his familiar “Bravo!” c ontr ibutors a s of Sept . 19, 2017
Joan and Richard Abrams
Stephen and Carol Harvey
Helen and Michael Minetti
Jane C. Ahearn
Ann and Shawn Harwood
Maria Montanaro
Mark and Carol Aultman
Cathy Higgins
Nancy Moore
Christopher Belleau
Laura and Jim Higgins
Jeanne Moore and Jose Medina
John and Patricia Biasuzzi
Joe Hollingsworth and Donald Fowler
Geoff and Cynthia Nuanes
Jane Johnston
Barbara O'Connell
Ann and Ray Blake David and Marjorie Calderara Gerald and Esta Cohen Thomas and Rosemary Coover Paul and Juanita Cullen Mihailo “Misha” Djuric Michael and Nancy Donohue Ann Earle Alison and Larry Eichler Mary Lee and George Foley Dylan Giles Ernest and Suzanne Hardy
John Kimball and Rosamond Fogarty Kehoe Paula and Rick Keogh Linda and Harold Kushner Pierre LaForce Patricia Lawlor Francois and Fran Lemire Thomas and Mary McAndrew Susan and Peter McCalmont Karen and Thomas McCluskie Michael Meyers
Dee and John Nuanes Amy and Kevin Orth Joe Rainey Patricia and Robert Reidy Madeline and Jim Reilly Thomas and Carole Roberts Gary Rubin Kenneth Satten and Joyce Farling Brett Smiley and Jim DeRentis Joseph and Rosalyn Thomas Daniel and Kathy Zachem
Ed Fogarty honored for his contributions to Festival Ballet Providence at a 2009 Gala event.
40th Anniversary Season // 47
Break a Leg Or any of the 206 bones in your body and we have you covered.
PHOTO BY ZAIRE KACZ
We have more than 35 world class physicians and the only orthopedic surgeons on the faculty of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Same appointments pointm ments Sameand andnext nextday dayaapointments at OrthoDIRECT
(401) 457-1500 www.universityorthopedics.com