F R O M T H E OAC D I R E C TO R ... 2013/14 Professional Events Season… The programming committee has been working hard at finalizing our 2013/14 season. In addition to our Main Stage, Cabaret Café, Comedy, Visual Arts and Film series offerings we are planning a new series in 2013/14 called The Chamber Theater Series. Over the past few years so many patrons have asked about including more theater to our schedule. Because theater productions are generally more expensive and more difficult to manage for a smaller venue, we have decided to add this new series with smaller professional productions in the OAC Little Theater. To start, we will offer one theater event in the fall and one in the winter/spring. There will be at least two performances, possibly three with a matinee, and some of the shows may be available for student performances where appropriate. Thanks to all the patrons who have mentioned this along the way. We are excited to offer this for the first time in 2013/14. Selling Out… Just a quick reminder that most of our smaller series, Cabaret Café and Comedy Sportz have been selling out and we have been turning people away at the door. Because these performances are in the Little Theater where seating is limited, tickets sell out quickly. Don’t be left out in the cold, call ahead to reserve your tickets today. Better yet, come in to the box office before the date of the show and save on the service fees. That’s $2.50 a ticket! Hope to see you there. For ticket and schedule information check out our website at www.theoac.net. Michael Duncan, Director Oconomowoc Arts Center Get on our email newsletter list or check out the web site at www.theoac.net for further information.
In 2013, the Oconomowoc Arts Center will continue its Community Partner Initiative Program and partner with local non-profit and service organizations as a way to give back to the community. For every ticket sold, $2 will be donated to the organization designated for that particular show. For the Milwaukee Ballet, Shorehaven is the featured non-profit and will benefit the Shorehaven Center for Life Enrichment. “This is the public’s opportunity to explore new horizons, challenge ideologies, and add a vital dimension to lives while connecting with community resources,” said Shorehaven Campus Executive Director Tim Thiele. “The Center for Life Enrichment is teaching people how to stay healthy physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. Shorehaven is embarking on a new path, and the community is engaged, enlightened and embraced in our cooperative efforts. Shorehaven is proud to partner with the Oconomowoc Arts Center in bringing area audiences the beauty of the Milwaukee Ballet.” Shorehaven will have tables set up in the lobby this evening. For more information on Shorehaven check out their website at: www.shorehavenliving.org Milwaukee Ballet
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O C O N O M OWO C A R T S C E N T E R S TA F F Arts Center Director.......................................................................................................... Michael Duncan Marketing/Public Relations Manager..........................................................................Robin Krakauer Box Office/Website Manager...........................................................................Cynthia Acosta Luksich Box Office Staff............................................................................................ Robin Koltz, Sharon Milway, Connie Rizzo, Nancy Schwabe House Managers..................................................................................Robert Abbott, Lynne Carlstein, Mark Carlstein, Deborah Duncan, Lindsay Duncan, Megan Elftman, Jan Gibeau, Angie Harrison, David Harrison, Davey Harrison, Dan Holzmiller, Adrianna Nowak, Connie Rizzo OAC Technicians.......................................................................................Melody Abbott, Sean Floeter, Brandon Gariss, John Kyle, Michael Nicolai, Brooke Olson, Dustin Strobush, Andrew Zietlow Usher /House Manager Coordinator............................. Cynthia Acosta Luksich, Sharon Milway Ushers................................................................................................................Pauline Barnes, Liz Bednar, Carol Barwick, Ron Barwick, Jeff Botcher, Penny Botcher, Sharon G. Collins, Jacqueline Day, Jim Day, Sarah Day, Mark Dorney, Annette Elftman, Helen Felland, Scott Felland, Barb Figi, Nina Gaydos-Fedak, Bonnie Graunke, Kevin Graunke, Barb Hirsch, Sandy Karkossa, Bob Knollenberg, Jane Knollenberg, Kathy Loehr, Ruth McLeod, Lucy Mercado, Doug Milway, Logan Milway, Sharon Milway, Mary Murphy, Mary Peterson, Alla Rabinovich, Marge Ramstack, John Rauch, Tricia Rauch, Betsy Sander, Jeff Sander, Lee Schmeckpeper, Linda Schmeckpeper, John Sokop, Mary Kay Sokop, Jennifer Starke-White, Nancy Teas, Lill Thiel, Bill Thiel, Bill Tweeden, Jan Tweeden, Chris Wehrenberg, Curly Wentland, Kathy Wentland, Cheryl Woppert, Arlene Ziety, Tom Ziety Poster Distribution Staff................................................................................. Deb Duncan, Cindy Dyer
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C O M M I T T E E S / PA R T N E R S H I P S Oconomowoc Area School District Dr. Patricia E. Neudecker, Superintendent of Schools Board Of Education Mr. Donald Wiemer, President Mr. John Griswold, Vice President Mr. Mike Bickler, Clerk Mrs. Sandra Schick, Treasurer Ms. Elizabeth Thelen Ms. Lisa Arenas Mr. Dave Guckenberger Programming Committee Lisa Boudin Michael Duncan Jason Dvorak Tom Halloran Ellyn Helberg Marilyn Largent Betty Reul Kim Schultz Peter Schwabe
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SUPPORT Artistic Partnerships Bel Canto/Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra First Stage Children’s Theater Academy, Milwaukee • Milwaukee Ballet Company Wisconsin Philharmonic Literary Partnerships Books & Company, Oconomowoc (Visiting Author’s) Visual Arts Partnerships Pewaukee Area Arts Council (PAAC) • Milwaukee Regional Youth Art Fair Waukesha Creative Arts League Residence and Event Partnership Hilton Garden Inn/Staybridge Suites - official residence of visiting artists and events.
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With gratitude, the Oconomowoc Area School District acknowledges these local organizations, businesses and private patrons for their outstanding support of the Oconomowoc Arts Center: Ace Hardware of Oconomowoc Arc-Central of Oconomowoc, Books & Company Chocolate Factory of Oconomowoc The Debbink Family Foundation Footlights/Marcus Promotions, Inc. Fox Brothers Piggly Wiggly Stores Jerry Foust Mr. and Mrs. Narendra Patel – “Cuculidae” (Bird of Songs) Sculpture Neumann Company Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts Oconomowoc Foundation’s Scheriffius Fund Oconomowoc Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary Oconomowoc Performing Arts Council Oconomowoc Public Education Foundation Oconomowoc Sign Company Paul Phelps and Oakbrook Esser Studios Pedal’rs Inn Bed & Breakfast Plunkett Raysich Architects The Pub – Irish Tavern & Restauraurant The Richard R. and Karen Bertrand Charitable Fund The Shirley Hamilton-Nehring Trust The Strommen/Loofbourrow Family William & Lillian Thiel Family Virginia Burns Charitable Foundation Thanks to the UW Extension and the South East Wisconsin Master Gardeners for their assistance with the OAC gardens and their support of its educational value. Thanks to the Oconomowoc High School Landscape Class for their assistance with the OAC gardens.
The Oconomowoc Arts Center gratefully acknowledges a grant from the Oconomowoc Foundation’s Scheriffius Fund, the Richard R. and Karen Bertrand Charitable Fund, the Debbink Family Foundation and the Virginia Burns Charitable Foundation.
Direct gifts in memory have been made to the OAC by the following supporters: The Debbink Family Foundation Craig and Mary Schiefelbein Thomas X. Herro Foundation Oconomowoc Area Foundation Orbis Corporation Paragon Development Systems, Inc. Pat and Mary Sue McNamee Jan Gibeau Donald J. and Constance M. Moore 6
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The Strommen/Loofbourrow Family Mr. and Mrs. David Reul in memory of Ralph Trepte Dr. and Mrs. Victor Soderstrom in memory of Wally Wiese Mr. and Mrs. Donald Weimer in memory of Wally Wiese Rae Kinn in memory of Mary Von Bereghy
THE VIC DONORS The VIC is the rehearsal area named in celebration of excellence education in the Oconomowoc Area School District and in honor of Vic Passante, OHS theater director, teacher and mentor from 1974 to 2007. Major Donors The Debbink Family Foundation Craig and Mary Schiefelbein Thomas X. Herro Foundation Oconomowoc Area Foundation Orbis Corporation Paragon Development Systems, Inc. Pat and Mary Sue McNamee And to the students, community members, and businesses who contributed to the 2007 celebration honoring Vic Passante’s dedication to the arts and to learning.
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PAC E D O N O R S A N D S E AT D E D I C AT I O N S The citizens of Oconomowoc and patrons of the Oconomowoc Arts Center gratefully acknowledge the following donors and those who have “seats” dedicated to them, as part of the Performing Arts Center Enhancement Fund, an OPEF managed fund committed to providing a truly exceptional OAC experience. As of January 17, 2013. PACEsetter Level Supporters ($30,000+) Debbink Family Foundation Dirk & Terry Debbink Pabst Farms Platinum Level Supporters ($20,000+) Oconomowoc Area Foundation Gold Level Supporters ($10,000+) J. H. Findorff & Son Inc. Oconomowoc Performing Arts Council Jennifer Bukosky, Courtney Bella & Sophia Bukosky + Silver Level Supporters ($5,000+) Dick & Karen Bertrand David & Sue Breckenfelder Jerry & Jeanie Burchardt Modern Woodmen of America Mike & Kim Herro Lou Morgan, Sr. Family Ronald & Donna Schlender Bronze Level Supporters ($2,500+) Dr. Gerard & Carol Adler American Assn. of University WomenOconomowoc Michael J. & Susan M. Bickler Kent & Karen Brooks First Bank Financial Centre Chris & Lisa Gall Chuck & Pat Herro Thomas X. Herro + Geoffrey & Sandra Hogan Audrey Keck John & Ruth Koehn Grace Merten Dick & Bobbie Protzmann Dave & Betty Reul Bill & Jane Wierdsma Buz Hoefer “Era” Reunion Committee Dean +, Ellen, Linda, Cheryl Strommen
$1000 “VIP” Seat Dedications James Kevin Barry + Dick Bertrand Karen Bertrand Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Frank & Mary Ann Brazelton Emme Burchardt * Hannah Burchardt * Jeff Burchardt Lisa Burchardt Maribeth Bush Jacob Butschke + Bette Durnford + Matthew & Rebecca Eash Family Gerald Foust Family Reimar Frank + Betsy, Pip, Emma, & Becca Freeman Howard F. Greene * Henszey Family Kenneth Herro Barbara Hirsch Joan Snyder Hughes* Andrea Keck * David Keck * Kris Keck * Mike & Jodi Koehn Family Bill & Carol Lamm Marilyn Largent Terry Largent Helen Magnusson Lynne Marris * Tom & Nancy Massnick Curt & Pat Neudecker Mary Jo Newburg * Dr. William & Elaine Paton Kathy Pence + Kathy Pence + Oconomowoc High School Staff-2009 Oconomowoc Performing Arts Council Oconomowoc Performing Arts Council Oconomowoc Performing Arts Council
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PAC E D O N O R S A N D S E AT D E D I C AT I O N S OHS Band Aids OHS Class of 1961 OHS Class of 1962 Orthopaedic Associates of WI John & Pat Rodell Family Joseph & Dorothy St. Thomas Mike & Sandy Schick Craig Schiefelbein Mary Schiefelbein Greta Schiefelbein * Hans Schiefelbein * Klaus Schiefelbein * Michael & Donna Scholl Andrew Schultz * Conner Schultz * Karly Schultz * Kim Schultz Tim Schultz John P. Snyder, Jr. Family * Thomas J. Snyder * John Sutte + Dorothy “Grandma Dot” Thompson + Dave & Karen Trepton Family Ray & Collette Warell Robb & Cheryl Wierdsma $750 “Orchestra” Seat Dedications Curtis & Anne Brewer Malcolm A. & Susan M. Dorn Hilton & Jean Neal Emalou Sandsmark * Todd & Leah Scheid Family Jodi Schlender Dorothy M. Verhein $500 “Front Mezzanine” Seat Dedications Art, the Window Washer + Steve Baker * Ernest & Sharon Biel Family Floyd Bjur + Carroll College Performing Arts Helena, MT * Cheney Family * John & Judy Cooley Family Maureen, Beth, & Michael Geraghty * Charlotte M. Hall Drs. John & Heidi Hallett Shirley Hamilton-Nehring Beth Hansing * John Hansing * Joe Haas Media 10
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Dr. & Mrs. Ron Karzel Otho Kile, Jr. + Del & Joan Krueger David J. Magedanz * Patrick & Amy C. Middleton OHS Class of 1987 Oconomowoc Junior Woman’s Club Jeff Sander Dave & Lucy Shanks Tom & Anne Simonis Family Sarah, Diane, & Phil Slaughter * William & Lillian Thiel Family Chad Vande Zande Family Frances Way * Benjamin, Elisa, Emily, & Brice Welch * Tom Woods, OPEF Board Member* $250 “Back Mezzanine” Seat Dedications Alison Bedborough + Books and Company Mike & Bridget Bruno Family Haley Buckingham * Benjamin Byczek * Olivia Byczek * Ginger Carney * Mary Casucci + Bill & Joyce Chapman Bob & Eileen Daly Family Drama Mamas and Papas Michael Duncan Family Chris Finkelmeyer Steve & Carol Frankwick Daniel & Kathleen Giesen Greenland School Drama Clubs Jack & Gay Grothaus Russell & Elizabeth Halkerston Robert E. Hasselkus + Mark & Dani Herro Jay & Heidi Huenink Darrell & Elaine Hurdle Amy Jappinen * Alyssa Jappinen * Tessa Jappinen * Jesse & Cameron Johanning * Lydia Johnson + Ron & Kim Koehn Alan & Mary Koepke Paul Ludy, Jr. + Steven & Nancy Miller Andrew J. Mount Catherine Narloch *
PAC E D O N O R S A N D S E AT D E D I C AT I O N S Nature Hill Intermediate All-School Musical Mike & Betty Nivens OHS Class of 1965 OHS Class of 1975 Robb Family Ed Rohloff + Genevieve Rohrer * Paul & Holly Schmidtke Don & Mary Schmitt Dr. B. J. Schumacher * Richard and Mary Sharp David & Carol Steger * The Jewelry Mechanic, Inc. Emma & Jack Watermolen $100 “Balcony” Seat Dedications Issac Ama * Cria Ama * Alice Anderson + Alice Anderson + Alice Anderson + Joyce Antonneau * Norbert Antonneau + Bev Babinec + Eva Balistrieri * Alison Bedborough + Kurt & Carrie Begalke Jennifer Betances Dwayne & Joyce Block Roger Bottoni Family Jeffrey, Jason, & Kaitlin Brandl * Bruce & Jo Brown David & Joan Brussat Jim Bush * Lydia Ann Bush * Rob & Katie Bush * Beau Butschke Fund + Gladys Christenson + Michael, Angela, Callahan & Delaney Cowles Richard C. Craemer Family Sierra M. Dakouras * Dance Buddies* Kayla, Jeff, & Holly Daniels * Jim & Michele Doherty Lonnie Dykstra + Craig Finkelmeyer + Connie Frank * Kyle Fritz * Janet Gibeau * Dr. & Mrs. W. G. Gill
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PAC E D O N O R S A N D S E AT D E D I C AT I O N S OHS Class of 1955 OHS Class of 1955 OHS Class of 1955 OHS Class of 1966 OHS Class of 1971 OHS Class of 1974 Kathy Pence + David A. Perrigo Sherri Perrigo Dave & Kate Perry Sue Prime + Roger & Barbara Puterbaugh Dan Reep * Dood Reep * Dorothy Revnew Richard & Susanne Rumpf Steve, Andrea, Matthew, & Haley St. Thomas James + & Marilyn Schaller Herbert Schick Hollie Schick Dan & Jan Schlender * Dan & Jan Schlender Stephen Schmiedlin Charlie W. Schneider * Sam M. Schneider * Truman & Barbara Schultz Sterling, Cassidy, & Drake Shepherd * Christine Slowinski Judge Patrick & Luly Snyder Bill & Sue Snyder Charles & Lynne Staley Sarah Stetner +
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February 16, 2013, 7:30 pm
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Artistic Director Michael Pink Ballet Mistress Nadia Thompson
Ballet Master Denis Malinkine Music Director Andrews Sill
Leading Artists David Hovhannisyan, Patrick Howell, Ryan Martin, Marc Petrocci, Luz San Miguel Artists Kara Bruzina, Mengjun Chen, Etienne Diaz, Alexandre Ferreira, Susan Gartell, Justin Genna, Valerie Harmon, Annia Hidalgo, Erik Johnson, Courtney Kramer, Rachel Malehorn, Janel Meindersee, Barry Molina, Timothy O’Donnell, Mayara Pineiro, Isaac Sharratt, Nicole Teague, Petr Zahradnícek The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program Parker Brasser-Vos, Emily Chapman, Andrea Chickness, Hinano Eto, Israel Garcia Chenge, William Gasch, Garrett Glassman, Kevin Hamilton, Rachael Hanlon, SeHyun Jin, Marta Kelly, Natsuki Matsumoto, Tomo Muranaka, Lauren Pschirrer, Makiko Sutani, Sofia Tsutsakova, Kaylee Vernetti, Erica Wong
Executive Director Dennis Buehler BIOGR APHIES Michael Pink Artistic Director Sponsored by Joan & Jack* Stein Michael Pink is celebrating his 10th Anniversary with Milwaukee Ballet this season, making him the longest serving Artistic Director in the organization’s history. Since joining the Company in December of 2002, he has established himself as a prominent member of the Milwaukee arts community, demonstrating his commitment to the future of dance through new work, education and collaboration. He continues to build a strong working relationship with Milwaukee Repertory Theater, where his collaborations include A Christmas Carol, Assassins, Cabaret and Next to Normal. 16
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His artistic vision for Milwaukee Ballet continues to be exciting and challenging. His long awaited production of Peter Pan signified a major landmark in the Company’s history and was filmed by Milwaukee Public Television during its recent performances. Mr. Pink’s theatrical productions of Dracula, Esmeralda, Swan Lake, Giselle 1943, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet have been hailed as ‘Classical Ballet for the 21st Century’. Michael Pink is an international choreographer and teacher. He trained as a classical dancer at the Royal Ballet, joining English National Ballet in 1975. During his 10 years with the Company, he danced many leading roles, most notably his partnership with Natalia Makarova in John Cranko’s Onegin. From 1986 to 1998 he worked alongside
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Christopher Gable as founding director of Ballet Central and Associate Artistic Director of the Northern Ballet Theatre. Throughout his career he has worked with such luminaries as Dame Ninette de Valois, Sir Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev, Léonide Massine, Nicholas Beriosoff and Glen Tetley. His early choreographic work won him first place in the Ursula Moreton Choreographic Competition and the Royal Society of Arts Competition. He has worked as répétiteur for Rudolf Nureyev at the Paris Opera and La Scala Milan. His first professional work, 1914, was nominated for a West End Theatre Award. A long standing friendship with composer Philip Feeney has produced over 20 original works. His other works include Don Quixote, Strange Meeting, Esmeralda, Solstice, Don’t Touch, Aubade, as well as works for theatre and television. In 2008 Mr. Pink was the recipient of the Wisconsin Dance Council Choreography/Performance Award. *Deceased
Dennis Buehler Executive Director Dennis Buehler, now in his sixth season with Milwaukee Ballet after being named Executive Director in the fall of 2007, continues to lead the organization with great pride. Mr. Buehler previously led the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts for nearly six years where he was credited with successfully guiding one of the region’s fastest growing arts organizations through its initial strategic, artistic and organizational development phases. In 2005, The Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee named him one of its Forty under Forty awardees, followed up in 2009 by honoring his work with Milwaukee Ballet in its inaugural Power Book edition of top Milwaukee area business executives.
Currently, he is forging the Ballet’s partnership with the University of WisconsinMilwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts and the Medical College of Wisconsin to develop a new transformative arts, education and wellness center in the heart of Milwaukee’s Performing Arts District. Otherwise known as The Harmony Initiative, this bold approach proposes a new collaborative operating model that provides greater visibility, accessibility and long range sustainability for some of Milwaukee’s most important artistic and teaching institutions. He has been an active member of the Creative Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, the Creative Coalition for Greater Milwaukee, served as a local advocacy captain for Arts Wisconsin and an initial planning committee member for the Milwaukee 7 project. Mr. Buehler has served on the Milwaukee Public Television strategic planning committee and participated in the Milwaukee Mosaic Partnership Program. He has also spoken on the regional impact of collaborative arts venues on behalf of the national arts advocacy group Americans for the Arts and plays an active role in DanceUSA. Early in his career, Mr. Buehler held various producing roles with a number of theatre groups in both Florida and Wisconsin, including the Skylight Opera Theatre in Milwaukee from 1998-2002. He graduated from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1992 and left the university with a high honors in 1993. Mr. Buehler currently lives in Mequon with his wife Treena, an independent artist, and their two daughters. Rolando Yanes Director of Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy and The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program Sponsored by Suzanne & Michael Hupy Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. Milwaukee Ballet
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He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company. Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela. Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy. He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix. Nadia Thompson Ballet Mistress Sponsored by The McCarty Family Nadia Thompson was trained in Australia by her mother Frances Davis Thompson, and graduated from the Royal Ballet School after winning the bronze medal at the Adeline Genee Awards. Before 18
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moving to the United States and to Boston Ballet, she worked with Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre and London City Ballet, performing for such dignitaries as Her Royal Highness Princess Diana, Princess Margaret, the Duchess of York, and Her Majesty the Queen at the Royal Command performance. Ms. Thompson has danced principal roles in Swan Lake, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Coppélia, Don Quixote and Abdallah. A vast George Balanchine repertoire includes Russian and Elegy in Serenade, Principal Lady in Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #2, Divertimento #15, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Mozartiana, Rubies and Choleric in The Four Temperaments. Ms. Thompson has worked as a guest teacher with Trey McIntyre Project, White Oak, Colorado Ballet, Boston Ballet, Queensland Ballet, Harvard University, Wellesley College and West Australian Ballet. Denis Malinkine Ballet Master Sponsored by The Heil Family Foundation A native Russian, Denis Malinkine graduated from the esteemed Bolshoi Ballet Academy. He joined the Moscow Classical Ballet in 1985 and participated in many of the Company tours, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan amongst others. In 1990 he joined the National Ballet of Portugal. In 1993 Mr. Malinkine was invited by Christopher Gable to join England’s Northern Ballet Theatre. As a principal he created the title role in the landmark production of Dracula by Michael Pink and Christopher Gable, and the roles of Captain Phoebus in Pink’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Albrecht in NBT’s Giselle. He expanded this experience into the genre of Dance Drama in Romeo & Juliet, A Christmas Carol, Cinderella, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, The Brontes and Carmen.
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Mr. Malinkine has worked with Atlanta Ballet since 1999 where he created the role of Romeo in Michael Pink’s Romeo & Juliet. In addition to classical ballet performances, he has appeared in productions by George Balanchine, Maurice Bejart, Roland Petit, Kenneth MacMillan, Alberto Alonso, Lila York and many others.
Mr. Malinkine has acted as guest artist and assistant to Michael Pink in performing and remounting works for Atlanta Ballet, Boston Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Ballet Internationale and the Norwegian National Ballet. He also assisted John McFall with Ballet Internationale’s Peter Pan.
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Top Row (windows, ladder, piano): Sofia Tsutsakova, Lauren Pschirrer, William Gasch, Makiko Sutani*, Garrett Glassman**, Rachael Hanlon, Emily Chapman, Erica Wong Middle Row (standing): Israel Garcia Chenge, Kaylee Vernetti, Hinano Eto, SeHyun Jin, Parker Brasser-Vos***, Marta Kelly Bottom Row (seated): Andrea Chickness, Tomo Muranaka, Kevin Hamilton, Natsuki Matsumoto, Tsvetan Stankov *Sponsored by Linda Sell **Sponsored by Barbara and Christian Steinmetz ***Sponsored by Bruce and Candy Pindyck
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Michael Pink, Artistic Director Nadia Thompson, Ballet Mistress Denis Malinkine, Ballet Master The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program Rolando Yanes, Director Mireille Favarel, Associate Director Production Staff Douglas McCubbin, Stage Manager Rick Tatum, Technical Director Joe Bzura, Master Electrician Patrick Doran, Pyrotechnician Tom Acker, Properties Master Costume Shop Mary Piering, Costume Manager Mary Belle Potter, Wardrobe Mistress Ellie Cotey, Stitcher Harlan Ferstl, Draper Sarah Keller, Draper Anthony Mackie, Wig Stylist Janis Liedtke, Dresser/Assistant Wardrobe Mistress Krista Allenstein, Wardrobe Mistress Assistant Music Staff Andrews Sill, Music Director Lori Babinec, Orchestra Manager Steven Ayers, Company Accompanist Headshot Photography Jessica Kaminski
Dennis Buehler, Executive Director Sam Bahr, Business Manager Andrew Nielsen, Operations Manager Douglas McCubbin, Company Manager Eric Schofield, Finance Assistant Community Outreach Alyson Chavez, Director of Community Outreach Lori Flanigan, Community Outreach Coordinator Development Angela Reilly, Director of Development Allison Kaminsky, Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager Molly Canan, Special Events and Promotions Coordinator Anna Steinmetz, Donor Relations Assistant Marketing Leslie Rivers, Marketing Associate Mary Roberts, Vicky Shokatz, Andrew Griswold, Buzz Monkeys Ticketing Tracy Hibner, Ticket Director Medical Staff Froedtert Sports Medicine Center and Medical College of Wisconsin Physicians and Clinics William G. Raasch, M.D. Craig C. Young, M.D. Kat Hilgeman A.T.C. Psychology and the Performing Arts Kris Juergens, Psy. D.
Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy Rolando Yanes, Director Renee Griswold, General Manager
Accompanists Le Albers Beth Bachus Alan Borkenhagen Dan Boudewyns Jane Ciske Victoria Dvoskin Alexey Ivanov Jessi Kolberg Matt Koller Jonathan Kult Michelle LaPlagia Alla Levin Michelle Naegele 20
Anna Parfanovich Joanna Schilling Bernarda Supan Faculty Phyllis Coffey Mireille Favarel Kristin Herlache Monica Isla Sarah Kasdorf Tatiana Malinkine Nancy McCloud Jennifer Miller
Oconomowoc Arts Center
Lisa Moberly Catey Ott Thompson David Roman Lori Romito Stephanie Ruiz Karisa Skiba Karl von Rabenau Victoria Zures
Nancy McCloud, Towne Center Branch Manager Angela Lisa Fiorini, Receptionist Jim Moscicke, Receptionist Shayla Schuett, Receptionist
Staff Kelly Knoke, Registrar Phyllis Coffey, Riverpoint Branch Manager
Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD).