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Saturday, October 23, 2010, 8 pm Frank Chaves - Artistic Director The Company Brittany Blumer Hanna Brictson Kelly Michael Brunk Clayton Cross Christian Denice

Brandon DiCriscio Michael Gross Lauren Kias Lizzie MacKenzie

Melanie Manale-Hortin Cassandra Porter Ricky Ruiz Jessica Wolfrum

Artistic Staff Sara Bibik Assistant to the Artistic Director

Mari Jo Irbe Rehearsal Director Claire Bataille and

Laura Wade Ballet Mistresses

Administration and Production Staff Gail Kalver Executive Director

Maria Kellner Marketing & Administrative Manager

Joshua Paul Weckesser Production Manager/ Lighting Director

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2010-2011 Company Apprentices Cameo Cross

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PROGR A M Sky (2006) Choreography: Kevin Iega Jeff Music: Steve Reich; Sigur Rós Costume Design: Reggie Ray Lighting & Scenic Design: Christopher Ash The Company Underwritten in part by The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation and Joseph Seigle. Beat (2001) Structured improvisation shaped by: Ashley Roland Music: Original music by Evan Solot Costume Design: Ashley Roland Lighting Design: Ashley Roland/ Recreated by Stephen Arnold Christian Denice Generously underwritten by Richard & Diane Weinberg/Judd A. & Marjorie Weinberg Family Foundation and Thomas O. Weeks & Jillisa Brittan. Fixé (1994) Choreography: Frank Chaves Music: Cirque Du Soleil Soundtrack, Nouvelle Experience Costume Design: Barry Doss Lighting Design: Todd L. Clark Kelly Michael Brunk and Melanie Manale-Hortin Generously underwritten by Honorio Padron. Risoluta (World Premiere Preview) Choreography: Sidra Bell Music: Original score by Dennis Bell Saxophonist: Casey Benjamin Costume Design: Jordan Ross Lighting Design: Joshua Paul Weckesser Hanna Brictson, Kelly Michael Brunk, Christian Denice, Brandon DiCriscio, Michael Gross, Lizzie MacKenzie, Cassandra Porter, Ricky Ruiz, Jessica Wolfrum Characterized by her signature movement vocabulary and sensuous duets, Sidra Bell’s new work illustrates an enigmatic world filled with personas that engage in an atmosphere resembling a subterranean ball. Partially underwritten through the generosity of Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner. -IntermissionThree (2010) Choreography: Robert Battle Music: Eleventh Hour; Art of Noise; Taiko Drums: Music of Japan; Les Tambours du Bronx Costume Design: Jordan Ross Lighting Design: Todd Clark Christian Denice, Michael Gross, Ricky Ruiz Generously and exclusively underwritten by Karuna Maddava and Henry Beardsley.

Suppose (2010) Choreography: Lauri Stallings Music: Deadbeat; Gustavo Santaolalla Additional sound scape and editing by John Mennella/ID Music Costume Design: Branimira Ivanova Lighting Design: Todd Clark Hanna Brictson, Clayton Cross, Christian Denice, Brandon DiCriscio, Lizzie MacKenzie, Cassandra Porter, Jessica Wolfrum Partially underwritten by The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. -PauseForbidden Boundaries (2009) Choreography: Frank Chaves Costume Design: Jackson Lowell Lighting Design: Christopher Ash Editing and additional sound score by John Mennella/ID Music In our quest for happiness and a well-balanced life we usually find ourselves bumping up against one huge obstacle, ourselves. More often than not the only thing standing in the way of success is us. We tend to forbid ourselves that success by creating boundaries too difficult to break through, too difficult to understand. The answer to this conundrum continues to elude me. Why, when we know how, do we forbid ourselves to succeed, to grow, to change? I. Invitation Music: Michael Cusson; original score by Evan Solot Dancers: Hanna Brictson, Kelly Michael Brunk, Clayton Cross, Brandon DiCriscio, Michael Gross, Melanie Hortin, Lizzie MacKenzie, Cassandra Porter, Ricky Ruiz, Jessica Wolfrum II. Hidden Truth Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto Dancers: Michael Gross, Lizzie MacKenzie, Ricky Ruiz III. Harmony Music: Gustavo Santoalalla Dancers: Hanna Brictson, Kelly Michael Brunk, Clayton Cross, Christian Denice, Brandon DiCriscio, Melanie Manale-Hortin, Lauren Kias, Cassandra Porter IV. Confrontation Music: Original score by Evan Solot Dancers: The Company The only thing holding you back is you. Generously underwritten by Lauren Robishaw; Bill and Orli Staley Foundation/ William D. and Orli Staley; and John Ryskiewicz, in memory of Marva Ryskiewicz; with additional support from Anonymous in memory of Jeff Lane; and Timothy C. Sherck. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 3

PROFILES Artistic Director Frank Chaves (Miami, FL) joined the company in 1993 as Associate Director, became Co-Artistic Director with Sherry Zunker in 1994, and in May 2001, Mr. Chaves assumed sole artistic directorship of River North Chicago. Since then, he has created over 20 works in the Company’s repertoire. An international choreographer and teacher, Mr. Chaves has created numerous works for River North Chicago and other companies including Spectrum Dance Theatre, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Point Park College for the Performing Arts, Barat Repertory Dance Company, Kaleidoscope Dancers, Pori Dance Company (Finland), and Ballet Pacifica’s Choreographer’s Workshop. Mr. Chaves’ theatrical commissions include work for Steppenwolf Theatre and the Cleveland Playhouse. As a performer, Mr. Chaves has danced with Ballet Concerto of Miami, New York’s Ballet Hispanico, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, and six years with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2000, Mr. Chaves received a Ruth Page Dance Achievement Award for Mission, co-created with Sherry Zunker, CoArtistic Director Emerita of River North Chicago, in honor of the Company’s 10th anniversary and; in 2008, he was awarded a Choo-San Goh award for choreography from the Choo-San Goh & H. Robert Magee Foundation for Tuscan Rift. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Dance for Western Michigan University. Executive Director Gail Kalver (Chicago, IL) is an arts management consultant and project manager, whose client roster has included the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Concert Dance, Inc., Dance Affiliates of Philadelphia, Ensemble Español, The Grant Park Music Festival, and The 2007 Chicago Dancing Festival. Previously, she served as Executive Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago for 23 4 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

years; Associate Manager of the Ravinia Festival for 8 years; and, was an active free-lance clarinetist prior to her arts management work. Kalver serves on the boards of the Arts & Business Council of Chicago, Audience Architects (home of SeeChicagoDance.com and TakeChicagoDance.com), Chicago Dancers United (Dance for Life), and Northshore Concert Band; and, on the Advisory Boards of Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Child’s Play Touring Company, Ensemble Español and Project Bandaloop. Kalver is the recipient of the 1988 Ruth Page Award for Service to the Field, the Arts & Business Council of Chicago’s 2003 ABBY Award for Arts Management Excellence and the 2007 Ruth Page Award for Lifetime Service. She was also recognized by Today’s Chicago Woman as one of 100 women making a difference in Chicago. Kalver is thrilled to be reuniting with Frank Chaves after many fun-filled and exciting years together at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Rehearsal Director Mari Jo Irbe (LaGrange, IL) is an accomplished performer, choreographer, and teacher. She has been a featured performer with River North Chicago Dance Company for 15 years, and became the Company’s Rehearsal Director in 2002. Mari Jo also danced with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and toured with Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre. In 2001, Mari Jo received the “Ruth Page Chicago and Music Alliance Dance Achievement Award”. From August 2001 to April 2002, Mari Jo danced for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’“Adventure of the Seas” production cast, and continues her work with Royal Caribbean as an auditioner and rehearsal choreographer for new production casts. She also serves the Chicago dance community as a volunteer, dancer, and committee chairperson for “Dance for Life”. While continuing to teach and perform throughout the metropolitan area and the United States, she currently serves on faculty at Loyola University of Chicago’s new dance department.

P R O F I L E S ( c o n t .) Assistant to the Artistic Director Sara Bibik (Manitowoc, WI) is a founding member of River North Chicago Dance Company and spent ten years as a performer with the company. She is honored to have received a prestigious Ruth Page Award for “A Season of Outstanding Dancing” with River North Chicago in 1996. Her current position with the company allows her to teach, coach,

and help dancers find their own joy and fulfillment. She serves as guest faculty for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and at such renowned venues as the Lou Conte Dance Studio, Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, and the Virginia School of the Arts, where she is honored to have been the 1998 commencement speaker. There is an abundance of laughter and love in her life thanks to her wonderful husband, Jeff; daughter, Zoe; and son, Jake.

C O M PA N Y M E M B E R S Brittany Blumer

Kelly Michael Brunk

(Whittier, CA) credits her initial training to Tempe Dance Academy, under the direction of Wanda Manville, and to The School of Ballet Arizona, under the direction of Kee-Juan Han. Ms. Blumer graduated Valedictorian at The New School for the Arts in Scottsdale, Arizona, and then relocated to Chicago to join River North in the fall of 1998. A company member for eight seasons, Brittany left RNCDC in 2007 and spent a year with Eisenhower Dance Ensemble in Rochester, MI and continued training with the Ruth Page Center for Dance and the Lou Conte Dance Studio in Chicago. Now, Brittany is ecstatic and deeply grateful to be coming home to River North Chicago for her ninth season.

(Kansas City, MO) trained at Priscilla and Dana’s School of Dance and the Kansas City Ballet. In 2008, he graduated with honors from New York University. While in college, he studied abroad at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in Austria and, the following year, performed in Vietnam. He has worked for GroundWorks Dance Theater (Cleveland), Doug Elkins and Friends (New York), and Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance (New York). Brunk has performed in industrials in Las Vegas, AIDS benefits in New York, and has choreographed many concert and competition dance works throughout the nation.

Hanna Brictson

(Midland, TX) received his training from La Petite Dance Co., Coleman Academy, and Midland Community Theatre. He graduated in 2002 with a B.F.A. in ballet and modern dance from Texas Christian University. Clayton performed in Summer Stock productions as well as in community theater in such roles as Don Lockwood in “Singin’ in the Rain”; Riff in “West Side Story”; and the wedding singer in “Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding”. Clayton apprenticed with River North Chicago for two summers and for the 2003-2004 season; he is thrilled to be performing with the Company for his seventh season.

(Elgin, IL) is a graduate of Larkin H.S.’s performing arts academy. She has been the recipient of many scholarships, including those from Point Park University, Western Michigan University, and San Francisco’s ODC intensive. She has trained extensively in the Chicagoland area, and considers the artists she has worked under as some of the most influential people of her life. Hanna is grateful to be a part of River North Chicago, which she has called home since 2004. She would like to thank her parents for letting her follow her dream, and her incredible friends and coworkers that continue to inspire her with their endless talent and love.

Clayton Cross

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C O M PA N Y M E M B E R S ( c o n t .) Christian Denice (Los Angeles, CA) received his dance training at Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts under Mandy Moore, Alex Little, Nikki Blakeslee, Nick Lazarrini, and Nicole Harlan. He has had the honor of assisting Mandy Moore and Dee Caspary with many projects, intensives, and shows. He also has toured as an assistant and demonstrator with JUMP Dance Convention and New York City Dance Alliance. His film credits include “A Time for Dancing”, Disney’s “High School Musical 2”, and MTV’s “The American Mall”. Prior to joining River North, Christian was a member of Odyssey Dance Theatre in Salt Lake City, training under Bonnie Story and Derryl Yeager. Christian has the privilege of teaching and choreographing throughout the country, and recently found residence with Center Stage Performing Arts Company in Orem, Utah. He feels blessed to be able to share his passion in so many ways and is incredibly excited to be with River North Chicago for

his third season. Christian is so thankful for all the love and support from his family, friends, and fellow dancers. Brandon DiCriscio (Wilmington, DE) is in his fourth season with River North Chicago. Growing up, he danced at the Anna Marie Dance Studio in Wilmington, Delaware. Brandon has a B.A. in Dance from Point Park University. He has had the privilege of performing works by Agnes De Mille, George Balanchine, Edgar Zendejas, Doug Varone, Ron De Jesus, Alan Hineline, Lauri Stallings, Sherry Zunker, Harrison McEldowney, Kevin Iega Jeff, Daniel Ezralow, Monique Haley, and Frank Chaves. He was an apprentice with RNCDC for two summers before joining the company in 2007. He also has an inspired passion for teaching and choreographing. Currently he is on faculty at the North Shore School of Dance in Highland Park, IL and is the Choreographer for CenterStage in Lake Forest, IL.

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C O M PA N Y M E M B E R S ( c o n t .) Michael Gross (Colorado Springs, CO) is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a B.F.A. in Dance, under the direction of Jory Hancock. He received much of his training from Colorado Jazz Dance Company in Colorado Springs and has also attended several summer intensives at the American Academy of Ballet. Michael has appeared as a guest performer with Mid-Atlantic Ballet and Elements Contemporary Ballet. Michael is in his third season with River North and would like to thank his family and friends for their unconditional support. Lauren Kias (Greenwood, IN) began her training at the Dance Refinery in Indianapolis, IN. While attending Center Grove High School, Lauren was invited to participate in Butler University’s early admissions program for gifted and talented students. Upon graduation from high school, she continued her education at

the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music. After two years at CCM, Lauren transferred to Butler University and joined Butler Ballet. Lauren has performed soloist and corps de ballet roles in various productions, and was also featured in the Indianapolis Opera’s production of “Rigoletto.” Upon moving to Chicago, Lauren worked with companies such as the Civic Ballet of Chicago, Ballet Legere, and Inside Chicago Dance. In 2005, Lauren was an ensemble member in the Radio City Rockettes’“Radio City Christmas Spectacular.” After two years as an apprentice with River North Chicago, Lauren is thrilled to be in her fourth season as a company member. Lizzie MacKenzie (Toronto, Ontario) Enjoying dancing more than ever, Lizzie is in her 6th season with River North Dance Company. On the side she continues to cultivate her love of educating young artists as Founder and Artistic Director of Extensions Dance Company, a

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C O M PA N Y M E M B E R S ( c o n t .) Chicago based not for profit youth dance company committed to creating well rounded, free thinking artists. She spent 4 years with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago and returns to the Chicago Symphony as a principal dancer each year in their production of Welcome Yule under the direction of Harrison Mceldowny. She is on faculty at Visceral Dance Center in Chicago where she teaches contemporary jazz and ballet and also enjoys teaching at Steps Dance Center in Aurora and Perseverance Dance Company in Roselle. Melanie Manale-Hortin (Oswego, NY) attended S.U.N.Y. Buffalo where she received her B.A. in dance and was a member of the Zodiaque Dance Company. In addition to university, Melanie has also trained with the José Limón Dance Company. Professional credits include performances with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago as well as performing for Disney on stage and screen in the movie “Just Visiting” starring Christina Applegate. Melanie has taught for Dance Masters and Giordano Dance Center and currently teaches throughout the Chicagoland area. In addition to teaching dance, Melanie has been a certified Pilates instructor since 2002. She is currently on faculty at Chicago Ballet Arts teaching mat class and at the Pilates Center of the North Shore, a full-equipment training facility. This is Melanie’s eighth season with River North Chicago. Cassandra Porter (Aurora, IL) began her dance training at Bonnie Ardelean’s Dance Studio in Aurora, IL. After graduating, she continued her training in Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago’s second company, Giordano II. Her professional credits include three contracts with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, where she performed the choreography of Frank Chaves, Harrison McEldowney, Jeremy Plummer, and Sherry Zunker, and was also a featured aerialist in the first grand scale illusion show at sea. Since 2003, she has danced in Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual Christmas show, Welcome Yule. In the summer of 2007, Cassandra was one of twelve girls to appear on the 8 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

CW network TV show “The Pussycat Dolls Presents: Girlicious”. In addition, Cassandra continues to teach around the Chicagoland area and is honored to begin her third season with River North. Ricky Ruiz (Miami, FL) received his initial dance training in South Florida and was a graduate of Miami’s Coral Reef Senior High Magnet Dance. He attended the University of South Florida on academic and talent scholarships and graduated Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance Performance. While in college, he was an apprentice at Ann Reinking’s Broadway Theatre Project for two consecutive summers. Ricky has worked with such choreographers as Dan Karaty and Melissa Thodos and has performed repertory by José Limón and Bob Fosse. He is a guest teacher throughout the US, and works permanently at Focal Point Dance Studios in Miami as well as Visceral Dance Chicago. Ricky also teaches at Trilogy Dance in Lake Zurich and is the jazz director of the Academy of Dance Arts in Downers Grove. Ricky is thrilled to be in his fourth season with River North Chicago. Jessica Wolfrum (Buffalo, NY) is in her ninth season with River North Chicago. She received her early training from the David DeMarie Dance Studio, the Royal Academy of Ballet, and the Buffalo Inner City Ballet School. Jessica was a May 2002 graduate of the University at Buffalo with a joint B.A. degree in Dance and Psychology. While at the University at Buffalo, she was a member of the Zodiaque Dance Company. She was also a principal dancer with the Buffalo City Ballet Company for six years and choreographed for their premiere of “Dracula.” While in Chicago Jessica has been a guest artist in Chicagoland performances of “The Nutcracker Ballet”, as well as in Wisconsin, New York, and Iowa. Jessica is also on faculty at the Lou Conte Dance Studio teaching various levels of ballet and jazz. Jessica would like to thank her family, friends and teachers for all their guidance, love and support.

B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S Officers Phil Lumpkin, President Kelly Newcomb, Treasurer Joe Seigle, Secretary Sara Colleran, Vice President, Education & Outreach Karen Hale, Vice President, Development Jamey Lundblad, Vice President, Marketing Austin Waldron, Vice President, Governance Mark Reeves, Past President Directors Pamela Atkinson Marcus Boggs Frank Chaves Gale Goldstick Cohen Scott Hughes Barry Kaplan

Terry Keating Michael LoVallo Suzanne Lynch Charles MacKelvie Gary Metzner Jodi Pellettiere

Alyta Reicin Lauren Robishaw David Sawyer Timothy Sherck Rhonda Thomas Mark Zozulia

Advisory Board of Directors Mary Borden Pam Crutchfield Mark Dow Terri Geifman Karen Frankel Jones Julie Burman Kaplan

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Roopa Weber Eugene Zeffren Tita Zeffren Sherry Zunker Co-Artistic Director Emerita

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R I V E R N O R T H C H I C AG O DA N C E C O M PA N Y Founded in 1989 by four visionary dancers/choreographers, River North Chicago has established itself as one of Chicago’s leading dance companies, and one of the most popular national repertoire companies, receiving critical acclaim here and abroad. Frank Chaves joined the company as Co-Artistic Director in 1994, and in 2001, assumed sole artistic directorship. Under his direction, the jazzbased contemporary company embodies a true flavor of “Americana”,specializing in showcasing the work of established and star-rising American choreographers. Elements of River North Chicago include highly skilled and emotive dancers, stimulating music, and bold, commanding choreography. Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun Times claimed “When the music starts, the heart responds. That’s the motto of River North Chicago Dance Company…. From high drama to low comedy, from torch songs to lyrical love duets, and from abstract modernism to jazzy ballroom style—River North…is a contemporary company that can do it all, and do it with technical splendor, to boot.” The core works developed by Frank Chaves, along with an array of pieces by nationally and internationally renowned choreographers, construct the varied, eclectic, and powerful repertoire that River North Chicago possesses. The company has acquired and commissioned original works by Robert Battle, Lauri Stallings, Daniel Ezralow, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Ashley Roland, Randy Duncan, Julia Rhoads, Harrison McEldowney, Kevin Iega Jeff, and former Co-Artistic Director Sherry Zunker, among others. River North Chicago and Chaves were selected to receive the prestigious Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography in 2008.

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River North Chicago has tour extensively in Illinois, throughout the United States and, in 2008, embarked on its first European tour to Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. A return tour to this area, as well as to Finland and Poland are currently in the planning. The company was recently selected as the touring company for the 2010 – 2011 Doris Duke Foundation-funded “Building a Network of New Dance Presenters”, a collaborative project of DANCECleveland, Dance Affiliates of Philadelphia and Dance St. Louis, and was just awarded a national touring grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts. The company has enjoyed three WTTW Channel 11 Chicago television specials, produced and directed by Emmy Award-winning HMS Video. The specials, “Reality of a Dreamer”,“River North Rising”, and the 2009 television special, “Every Dancer Has a Story”, have each garnered a Midwest Emmy Award. River North Chicago Dance Company Located in the Ruth Page Center for the Arts 1016 N. Dearborn Chicago, IL 60610 www.rivernorthchicago.com River North Chicago Dance Company is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince; a CityArts 3 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs; Jane Beber Abramson Creative Fund, Alphawood Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; and The Ruth Page Center (proudly supporting River North Chicago Dance Company through its 2010-2011 In-Residence Program).

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NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE STAFF ADMINISTRATION General Manager Michael Pauken Office Manager Carolyn Adams Receptionist Jean George MARKETING Director of Marketing and Sales David Vish Marketing and Communications Manager Joseph Alaimo Graphic Designer Fernรกndez Design PROGRAMMING Program Manager R.J. Inawat EVENTS / FRONT OF HOUSE Events Manager Betty Boduch Concessions Manager Megan Nelson House Management Matthew Conlon Yuri Lysoivanov Megan Nelson Sherrie Witt Security Director Greg Kwiecinski Ushers Saints, Volunteers for the Performing Arts Bob Fashingbauer 12 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

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NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFOR MING ARTS 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077 Administrative Offices: (847) 679-9501 Administrative Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Box Office Telephone: (847) 673-6300 Box Office Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or until curtain; Saturday Noon-5:00 p.m. or until curtain. Sunday, Two hours prior to curtain. (summer hours may vary) THE NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE opened in 1996 and operates as part of the Village of Skokie’s plan to provide cultural, literary and educational programs, benefiting the citizens of Skokie and other North Shore communities. Numerous cultural organizations stage their performances at the North Shore Center each year. More than 175,000 people attend performances and events annually.

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