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About the Show...15

Alvin Ailey, Founder Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita Robert Battle, Artistic Director Matthew Rushing, Associate Artistic Director COMPANY MEMBERS Hope Boykin Jeroboam Bozeman Clifton Brown Khalia Campbell Patrick Coker Sarah Daley-Perdomo Ghrai DeVore-Stokes Solomon Dumas Samantha Figgins James Gilmer Vernard J. Gilmore

Jacqueline Green Jacquelin Harris Michael Jackson, Jr. Yazzmeen Laidler Yannick Lebrun Renaldo Maurice Corrin Rachelle Mitchell Chalvar Monteiro Akua Noni Parker Danica Paulos Belén Indhira Pereyra

Jessica Amber Pinkett Miranda Quinn Jamar Roberts Kanji Segawa Glenn Allen Sims Linda Celeste Sims Courtney Celeste Spears Constance Stamatiou Jermaine Terry Christopher R. Wilson Brandon Woolridge

Ronni Favors, Rehearsal Director Bennett Rink, Executive Director Major funding for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts,the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, American Express, Bank of America, BET Networks, Bloomberg Philanthropies, BNY Mellon, Delta Air Lines, Diageo North America, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, EHE Health, Ford Foundation, Fund II Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Hearst Foundations, M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust, New York City Center, Prudential, Related Companies, The SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Southern Company, The Wallace Foundation, and Wells Fargo.

Friday, February 28 THE CALL

(2018) Choreography by Ronald K. Brown Associate Choreographer: Arcell Cabuag Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Mary Lou Williams, Asase Yaa Entertainment Group Costumes by Keiko Voltaire Lighting by Tsubasa Kamei Jamar Roberts, Jacqueline Green, Hope Boykin, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Yannick Lebrun Ronald K. Brown founded Evidence, A Dance Company in 1985. He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater and Jennifer Muller/The Works and has set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago, Ballet Hispánico, and MalPaso. Mr. Brown is the recipient of two Black Theater Alliance Awards, a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography on Broadway for the Tony Award–winning The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and an AUDELCO Award for his choreography for Regina Taylor’s Crowns. Mr. Brown has also received the Dance Magazine Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, John Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographer’s Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, United States Artists Rose Fellowship, The Ailey School Apex Award for teaching, ADF Scripps Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2018 Dance Magazine Award, and a Def Dance Jam Mentor of the Year Award.

The creation of The Call was supported by Simin N. Allison, Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, McGue Millhiser Trust, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.

Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, and Yo-Yo Ma. Used by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner; Blues for Timme (Live) from the Mary Lou Williams Trio’s album “Live at Nice ‘Grand Parade Jazz,’” music used for choreography by permission of Cecilia Music Publishing Company; and The Love, written and produced by Yao Ababio and Kofi Osei Williams, all publishing and recording rights reserved and owned by Asase Yaa Entertainment Group, LLC. Copyright © 2014

CRY

(1971) Choreography by Alvin Ailey Restaged by Masazumi Chaya Choreography coaching by Judith Jamison and Donna Wood Sanders Music by Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro, and Chuck Griffin Costume by A. Christina Giannini Lighting by Chenault Spence For all Black women everywhere – especially our mothers.

Constance Stamatiou This production of Cry was made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski.

The original production of Cry was made possible, in part, by a grant from Ford Foundation.

“Something About John Coltrane” written by Alice Coltrane. Published by Jowcol Music. “Been on a Train” 100% Laura Nyro (BMI) – EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). © 1971 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved.

Used by permission. “Right On, Be Free” written by Chuck Griffin, performed by The Voices of East Harlem. Used with permission of the publisher, Really Together Music.

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EN

(2018) Choreography by Jessica Lang Assistant to the Choreographer: Kanji Segawa Rehearsal Associates: Patrick Coker, Rachel Secrest Music by Jakub Ciupinski Set Design by Jessica Lang and Nicole Pearce Costumes by Bradon McDonald Lighting by Nicole Pearce Jamar Roberts, Jacqueline Green, Jeroboam Bozeman, Michael Jackson, Jr., Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jacquelin Harris, Chalvar Monteiro, Christopher R. Wilson, Courtney Celeste Spears, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Renaldo Maurice, Kanji Segawa, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes

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Generous support was provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Jessica Lang is an American choreographer originally from Bucks County, PA. As one of the most celebrated choreographers of her generation, Lang choreographs and teaches throughout the world. Since 1999, Lang has created more than 100 original works on companies worldwide including American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, the National Ballet of Japan, and The Joffrey Ballet, among many others. Lang was the Artistic Director of Jessica Lang Dance from 2011- 2019 leading the creative vision of the organization that garnered remarkable acclaim performing in over 85 cities worldwide presented by major venues including Lincoln Center, Los Angeles Music Center, The Kennedy Center, NY City Center, Jacob's Pillow, The Joyce Theater, BAM, Tel Aviv Opera House, among many others. For Opera, Lang was the director and choreographer of Stabat Mater created for Glimmerglass Opera and was presented by White Lights Festival at Lincoln Center as well as the choreographer for Francesca Zambello’s production Aida for San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera and Seattle Opera. She is the recipient of a 2018 Martha Hill Mid-Career Award, the 2017 Arison Award and a 2014 Bessie Award. Jessica Lang is a graduate of the Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy and a former member of Twyla Tharp's company, THARP! EN is Lang's 100th ballet.

Original composition by Jakub Ciupinski.

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REVELATIONS

(1960) Choreography by Alvin Ailey Music: Traditional Décor and costumes by Ves Harper Costumes for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch PILGRIM OF SORROW I Been ‘Buked................................................................................................................................... The Company

Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel.............................Kanji Segawa, Samantha Figgins, Courtney Celeste Spears Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus.............................................................................................. Constance Stamatiou, Clifton Brown Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor…………..................... Patrick Coker, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Christopher R. Wilson, Brandon Woolridge

Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water.......................................................... Jacquelin Harris, Renaldo Maurice, Khalia Campbell Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts “Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins “A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready.........................................................................................................................Yannick Lebrun Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man..................................................................... Brandon Woolridge, James Gilmer, Chalvar Monteiro Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone............................................................................................................... The Company Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On.............................................................................................................................. The Company Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham................................................................................... The Company Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. + Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

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The creation of EN was made possible with leadership support from Melinda & Paul Pressler and Denise Littlefield Sobel.

Saturday, February 29 LAZARUS

(2018) Choreography by Rennie Harris Rehearsal Director: Nina Flagg Rehearsal Associate: Millie Heckler Music and Sound by Darrin Ross Costumes by Mark Eric Lighting by James Clotfelter Chalvar Monteiro, Solomon Dumas, Jamar Roberts, Samantha Figgins, Yazzmeen Laidler, Courtney Celeste Spears, Danica Paulos, Patrick Coker, James Gilmer, Christopher R. Wilson, Khalia Campbell, Michael Jackson, Jr., Constance Stamatiou, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Miranda Quinn Rennie Harris was born and raised in an African American community in North Philadelphia. In 1992 he founded Rennie Harris Puremovement, a hip-hop dance theater company dedicated to preserving and disseminating hip-hop culture. Voted one of the most influential people in the last 100 years of Philadelphia history, Mr. Harris has received several accolades, including the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, the Governor’s Arts Award, a United States Artist Fellowship, and two honorary doctorates from Bates and Columbia College. The London Times wrote of Mr. Harris that he is “the Basquiat of the U.S. contemporary dance scene.” Rennie Harris Puremovement was chosen by DanceMotion USA as one of four companies to serve as Hip-Hop Ambassadors, and toured in Egypt, Israel, Palestinian territories, and Jordan in 2012. Mr. Harris was Ailey’s Artist In Residence during the 2018–19 season.

The world premiere of Lazarus was made possible with major support from American Express.

Lazarus was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Commissioning support for Lazarus provided by The Auditorium Theatre (Chicago).

Lazarus was supported by commissioning funds from Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley.

Additional commissioning support for Lazarus provided by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Music for Lazarus commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.

Additional support for the creation of Lazarus was provided by Simin N. Allison, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, Tracy Elise Poole, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara and Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

“Feeling Good” performed by Nina Simone, written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. “As Yet Untitled” written and performed by Terence Trent D’Arby, Published by BMG Platinum Songs (BMI) obo BMG VM Music Ltd obo Treehouse Publishing S.r.l., used by permission.

All rights reserved. “Black Man In A White World,” performed by Michael Kiwanuka, written by Dean Cover and Michael Kiwanuka, all rights administered by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). “Glory, Glory” performed by Odetta. Audio of Alvin Ailey from “ESSENCE: The Television Program” (1984). Spoken text written and adapted by Rennie Harris, performed by Wadud Ahmad, Rennie Harris, and Darrin Ross. Vocals

by Alonzo Chadwick, Phinizea Chadwick, Trenelle Doyle, Simone Jordan, Carl Robinson Jr., and Joshua Sommerville.

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LAZARUS - ACT II — INTERMISSION —

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(1960) Choreography by Alvin Ailey Music: Traditional Décor and costumes by Ves Harper Costumes for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch PILGRIM OF SORROW I Been ‘Buked................................................................................................................................... The Company

Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel.............................Kanji Segawa, Samantha Figgins, Courtney Celeste Spears Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus............................................................................................. Constance Stamatiou, Jamar Roberts Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor…………............................ Patrick Coker, Yazzmeen Laidler, Christopher R. Wilson, Brandon Woolridge

Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water.......................................................... Jacquelin Harris, Renaldo Maurice, Khalia Campbell Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts “Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins “A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready.........................................................................................................................Yannick Lebrun Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man..................................................................... Brandon Woolridge, James Gilmer, Chalvar Monteiro Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone............................................................................................................... The Company Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On.............................................................................................................................. The Company Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham................................................................................... The Company Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts * Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. + Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

About the Company When Alvin Ailey and a small group of African-American dancers took the stage on March 30, 1958 at New York City’s 92nd Street Y, the engagement was for one night only, but it turned out to be the start of a new era in the arts. Mr. Ailey envisioned a company dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience. He became one of the trailblazers of modern dance, and the work of his Company grew to encompass education, comtmunity outreach, and cultural diplomacy. To date, the Company has gone on to perform for an estimated 25 million people at theaters in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents—as well as millions more through television, film, and online. More than 270 works by over 100 choreographers have been part of the Ailey repertory. In 2008, a U.S. Congressional resolution designated the Company as “a vital American cultural ambassador to the world.” Before his untimely death in 1989, Mr. Ailey named Judith Jamison as his successor, and over the next 21 years, she brought the Company to unprecedented success.

Ms. Jamison, in turn, personally selected Robert Battle to succeed her in 2011, and The New York Times declared he “has injected the company with new life.”

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gratefully acknowledges The Joan & Sandy Weill Global Ambassador Fund, which provides vital support for Ailey’s national and international tours.

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REVELATIONS

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Tony Award winning The Color Purple to play limited engagement March 27-29

Company of the National Tour, The Color Purple © Jeremy Daniel

“A MIRACLE ON BROADWAY. Give thanks and throw in a hearty hallelujah for this heart-clutching musical.”

– The New York Times The Color Purple, the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Revival of a Musical and a stunning re-imagining of a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South, plays a limited run March 27-29 at Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel and the Warner Bros. / Amblin Entertainment film, The Color Purple is adapted for the stage by Tony- and Pulitzer-winner Marsha Norman with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray.

With a soul-raising, Grammy Award-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, the acclaimed revival gives an exhilarating new spirit to this story in an all-new “ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times).

“For the first time in its long history of dramatization, The Color Purple has been

afforded an incarnation fully in sync with one crucial aspect of Walker’s original authorial intent — that the audience must participate in the imaginative act in order to comprehend its richness of theme and story,” says Chris Jones of The Chicago Tribune. “And they do. Willingly. Delightedly. When they are not rising to their feet to stop the show.”

With an elegant and minimal production design, this joyous American classic opened to great acclaim in 2013 at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory, followed by a Broadway bow on November 10, 2015 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

The Color Purple went on to win two 2016 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, two Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album, and a Daytime Emmy Award.

The Color Purple is recommended for ages 12+.

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About the Company ALVIN AILEY | FOUNDER

ROBERT BATTLE | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Robert Battle became artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in July 2011 after being personally selected by Judith Jamison, making him only the third person to head the Company since it was founded in 1958. Mr. Battle has a longstanding association with the Ailey organization. A frequent choreographer and artist-in-residence at Ailey since 1999, he has set many of his works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, and at The Ailey School. The Company’s current repertory includes his ballets Ella, In/ Side, and Mass. In addition to expanding the Ailey repertory with works by artists as diverse as Ronald K. Brown, Rennie Harris, Jessica Lang, and Wayne McGregor, Mr. Battle has also instituted the New Directions Choreography Lab to help develop the next generation of choreographers. Mr. Battle’s journey to the top of the modern dance world began in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida. He showed artistic talent early and studied dance at a high school arts magnet program before moving on to Miami’s New World School of the Arts, under the direction of Daniel Lewis and Gerri Houlihan, and finally to the dance program at The Juilliard School, under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy, where he met his mentor, Carolyn Adams. He danced with The Parsons Dance Company from 1994 to 2001, and also set his choreography on that company starting in 1998. Mr. Battle then founded his own Battleworks Dance Company, which made its debut in 2002 in Düsseldorf, Germany, as the U.S. representative to the World Dance Alliance’s Global Assembly. Battleworks subsequently per-formed extensively at venues, including The Joyce Theater, Dance Theater Workshop, American Dance Festival, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Mr. Battle was honored as one of the “Masters of African-American Choreography” by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2005, and he received the prestigious Statue Award from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA in 2007. He has honorary doctorates from The University of the Arts and Marymount Manhattan College. Mr. Battle was named a 2015 visiting fellow for The Art of Change, an initiative by the Ford Foundation. He is a sought-after keynote speaker and has addressed a number of high-profile organizations, including the United Nations Leaders Programme and the UNICEF Senior Leadership Development Programme.

MATTHEW RUSHING | ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Matthew Rushing was born in Los Angeles, California. He began his dance training with Kashmir Blake in Inglewood, California, and later continued his training at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He is the recipient

of a Spotlight Award and a Dance Magazine Award and was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He was a scholarship student at The Ailey School and later became a member of Ailey II. During his career Mr. Rushing has performed as a guest artist for galas in Vail, Colorado, as well as in Austria, Canada, France, Italy, and Russia. He has performed for Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, as well as at the 2010 White House Dance Series. During his time with the Company, he has choreographed three ballets: Acceptance In Surrender (2005), a collaboration with Hope Boykin and Abdur-Rahim Jackson; Uptown (2009), a tribute to the Harlem Renaissance; and ODETTA (2014), a celebration of “the queen of American folk music.” In 2012 he created Moan, which was set on Philadanco and premiered at The Joyce Theater. Rushing joined the company in 1992, became rehearsal director in June 2010, and became associate artistic director in 2020.

JUDITH JAMISON | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITA Judith Jamison joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965 and quickly became an international star. Over the next 15 years, Mr. Ailey created some of his most enduring roles for her, most notably the tour-de-force solo Cry. During the 1970s and 80s she appeared as a guest artist with ballet companies all over the world, starred in the hit Broadway musical Sophisticated Ladies, and formed her own company, The Jamison Project. She returned to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1989 when Mr. Ailey asked her to succeed him as artis tic director. In the 21 years that followed, she brought the Company to unprecedented heights—including two historic engagements in South Africa and a 50-city global tour to celebrate the Company’s 50th anniversary. Ms. Jamison is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, among them a prime time Emmy Award, an American Choreography Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, a National Medal of Arts, a Bessie Award, the Phoenix Award, and the Handel Medallion. She was also listed in “The TIME 100: The World’s Most Influential People” and honored by First Lady Michelle Obama at the first White House Dance Series event. In 2015 she became the 50th inductee into the Hall of Fame at the National Museum of Dance. In 2016 she received the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards.

As a highly regarded choreographer, Ms. Jamison has created many celebrated works, including Divining (1984), Forgotten Time (1989), Hymn (1993), HERE... NOW. (commissioned for the 2002 Cultural Olympiad), Love Stories (with additional choreography by Robert Battle and Rennie Harris, 2004), and Among Us (Private Spaces: Public Places, 2009). Ms. Jamison’s autobiography, Dancing Spirit, was edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and published in 1993. In 2004, under Ms. Jamison’s artistic directorship, her idea of a permanent home for the Ailey company was realized and named after beloved chairman emerita Joan Weill. Ms. Jamison continues to dedicate herself to asserting the prominence of the arts in our culture and she remains committed to promoting the significance of the Ailey legacy—using dance as a medium for honoring the past, celebrating the present, and fearlessly reaching into the future.

BENNETT RINK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bennett Rink became executive director of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation in 2013. Mr. Rink first joined Ailey as manager of special events in 1994, became development director in 1998, and then worked as senior director of development and external affairs from 2007 to 2012. In his tenure overseeing Ailey’s development, Mr. Rink led a $75 million capital campaign supporting Ailey’s first permanent home, The Joan Weill Center for Dance which opened in 2005, and established an endowment to support major program areas. When the Company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, Mr. Rink supervised an 18-month celebration, including events, promotions, collaborations, and special performances, bringing public awareness of the Ailey organization to new heights. Mr. Rink also oversaw “The Next Step Campaign,” which grew the organization’s endowment to $50 million. As Executive Director, Mr. Rink launched a five-year strategic plan in 2014 to realize Robert Battle’s creative vision, expand Ailey’s educational offerings, and enhance technology to extend the reach of the organization. Central to the plan has been the expansion of The Joan Weill Center for Dance, which attracts more than 200,000 visitors each year. In the fall of 2017, Ailey unveiled the Center’s Elaine Wynn and Family Education Wing, providing much-needed additional studios and classroom space to meet the growing demand for Ailey’s programs. The building now comprises 87,000 square feet

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Alvin Ailey was born on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, Texas. His experiences of life in the rural South would later inspire some of his most memorable works. He was introduced to dance in Los Angeles by performances of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, and his formal dance training began with an introduction to Lester Horton’s classes by his friend Carmen de Lavallade.

Horton, the founder of one of the first racially integrated dance companies in the United States, became a mentor for Mr. Ailey as he embarked on his professional career. After Horton’s death in 1953, Mr. Ailey became director of the Lester Horton Dance Theater and began to choreograph his own works. In the 1950s and 60s Mr. Ailey performed in four Broadway shows, including House of Flowers and Jamaica.

In 1958 he founded Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to carry out his vision of a company dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience. He established the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center (now The Ailey School) in 1969 and formed the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble (now Ailey II) in 1974. Mr. Ailey was a pioneer of programs promoting arts in education, particularly those benefiting underserved communities. Throughout his lifetime he was awarded numerous distinctions, including the Kennedy Center Honor in 1988 in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to American culture. In 2014 he posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, in recognition of his contributions and commitment to civil rights and dance in America. When Mr. Ailey died on December 1, 1989, The New York Times said of him, “you didn’t need to have known [him] personally to have been touched by his humanity, enthusiasm, and exuberance and his courageous stand for multi-racial brotherhood.”

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Mr. Rink also conceived The Campaign for Ailey’s Future, a $50 million initiative to support the Center’s expansion and the ongoing implementation of other long-range strategic priorities. During Mr. Rink’s tenure, the Company deepened its presence in New York City by establishing a spring season at Lincoln Center to complement its New York City Center winter season, while also extending its role as America’s “Cultural Ambassador to the World” with tours to Africa, Europe, and South America. In order to reach audiences beyond live performances, the Company has broadened its commitment to creating film and digital content, including its first-ever theatrical movie release as part of Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance. Mr. Rink is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a B.F.A. in theater.

RONNI FAVORS | REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Ronni Favors is from Iowa City, Iowa. After studying at the National Music Camp in Inter-lochen, Michigan, with

the Camp Scholarship, she continued her training at The Ailey School as a Fellowship student. Ms. Favors was a member of Ailey II, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and a recipient of the Min-On Art Award. Ms.Favors was the ballet instructor at the 1989 inaugural session of AileyCamp in Kansas City and served as artistic director of the Camp. She is the founding director of Children’s Aid AileyCamp New York and provided guidance in the national implementation of the AileyCamp programme. In 1997, Ms. Favors was named assistant rehearsal director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and was its rehearsal director from 1999 to 2010. She worked with local dance students who performed in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as in Seattle, Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Chicago, Kansas City and New York. Most recently, she set Alvin Ailey’s Night Creature on TU Dance and Oregon Ballet Theatre. Ms. Favors rejoined the company as rehearsal director in 2019.

Who's Who in the Company HOPE BOYKIN (Durham, NC) is a three-time recipient of the American Dance Festival’s Young Tuition Scholarship.

She attended Howard University and, while in Washington, D.C., performed with Lloyd Whitmore’s New World Dance Company. Ms. Boykin was a student and intern at The Ailey School. She was assistant to the late Talley Beatty and an original member of Complexions. Ms. Boykin was a member of Philadanco and received a New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie). She has choreographed three works for the Company: Acceptance In Surrender (2005), in collaboration with fellow Ailey company members AbdurRahim Jackson and Matthew Rushing; Go in Grace (2008), for the Company’s 50th anniversary season with music by the award-winning singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock; and r-Evolution, Dream. (2016), inspired by the speeches and sermons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with original music

by Ali Jackson. Ms. Boykin was selected as a 2018–19 Urban Bush Women Choreographic Center Fellowship Candidate.

Find Ms. Boykin on Twitter and Instagram at hbdance and Facebook as HopeBoykinDance. Ms. Boykin joined the Company in 2000.

JEROBOAM BOZEMAN (Brooklyn, NY) began his dance training under Ruth Sistaire at the Ronald Edmonds Learning Center. He later joined Creative Outlet, and was granted full scholarships at the Joffrey Ballet School and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Mr. Bozeman is a gold-medal recipient of the NAACP ACT-SO Competition in Dance. He performed in Elton John and Tim Rice’s Broadway musical Aida (international tour in China) and was a part of Philadanco, Donald Byrd’s Spectrum Dance Theater, and Ailey II. During the fall of 2016 Mr. Bozeman performed as a guest artist with The Royal Ballet, and Dance Magazine nominated him as one of “25 to Watch” in 2018. Mr. Bozeman was recently featured in Bud Light's NFL 100 commercial as the Bud Knight. He has been featured in publications like Vanity Fair, Dance Magazine, Double Magazine, and The New York Times. Mr. Bozeman joined the Company in 2013. Instagram: @Jeroboamb CLIFTON BROWN (Goodyear, AZ) began his dance training at Take 5 Dance Academy and continued in the first class of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. Mr. Brown began his professional career when he joined the Ailey company in 1999 and served as choreographic assistant to Judith Jamison. He has also danced with Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and was a founding member and rehearsal director for Jessica Lang Dance. He was nominated in the U.K. for a Critics Circle National Dance Award for Best Male Dancer and received a Black Theater Arts Award as well as a New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie). As a guest artist Mr. Brown has performed with Miami City Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet, Nevada Ballet, and Parsons Dance Company. He has set the work of Alvin Ailey, Earl Mosley, and Jessica Lang on various companies around the world. Television appearances as a guest artist include So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars. He has had the privilege of performing at the White House for President Obama. Mr. Brown rejoined the Company in 2017.

KHALIA CAMPBELL (Bronx, NY) is a graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.

She began her formal dance training at Uptown Dance Academy. Ms. Campbell also studied at Dance Theatre of Harlem and as a scholarship student at The Ailey School.

In 2012 Ms. Campbell was a part of the international tour of the musical Aida. She has performed with Kymera Dance, Dance Iquail, and in the 40th anniversary of The Wiz at Summerstage. Ms. Campbell also danced as a guest artist with Richard Siegal’s Ballet of Difference in Munich, Germany. In 2016 she was featured in the Christian Dior commercial for the fragrance Poison. She was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 2018.

PATRICK COKER (Chester, VA) grew up in a military family stationed in many places across the country. He was awarded the American Ballet Theatre's National Trainee Scholarship from 2008 to 2010. In May 2014 Mr. Coker graduated magna cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, where he apprenticed with Ailey II in his final year. After graduation, he spent a year dancing for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and then went on to join Jessica Lang Dance for three seasons. He has also performed with The Mark Morris Dance Group in The Hard Nut and L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, and BODYTRAFFIC. Mr. Coker joined the Company in 2019.

Find him on Instagram @pcoke.

SARAH DALEY-PERDOMO (South Elgin, IL) began her training at the Faubourg School of Ballet in Illinois under the direction of Watmora Casey and Tatyana Mazur. She is a 2009 graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. Mrs. Daley-Perdomo trained at institutions such as the Kirov Academy, National Ballet School of Canada, The San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and intensives at Ballet Camp Illinois and Ballet Adriatico in Italy. She is a recipient of a Youth America Grand Prix Award and an ARTS Foundation Award. She was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 2011.

GHRAI DeVORE-STOKES (Washington, D.C.) began her formal dance training at the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center and was a scholarship student at The Ailey School. She has completed summer programs at the Kirov Academy, Ballet Chicago, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, and Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Ms. DeVore-Stokes was a member of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater 2, Hubbard Street 2, Dance Works Chicago, and Ailey II. She has received the Danish Queen Ingrid Scholarship of Honor and the Dizzy Feet Foundation Scholarship, and she was a 2010 nominee for the first annual Clive Barnes Award. Ms. DeVore-Stokes joined the Company in 2010.

SOLOMON DUMAS (Chicago, IL) was introduced to dance through AileyCamp. He later began his formal training at The Chicago Academy for the Arts and the Russell Talbert Dance Studio, where he received his most influential training. Mr. Dumas studied at New World School of the Arts and was a fellowship Level 1 student at The Ailey School.

He has performed with companies including Garth Fagan Dance; Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company; and Labyrinth Dance Theater and was a member of Ailey II. Mr. Dumas joined the Company in 2016.

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JAMES GILMER (Pittsburgh, PA) trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School. After graduating, he performed with Texture Contemporary Ballet and joined Cincinnati Ballet in 2011. While dancing with the Cincinnati Ballet for six seasons, Mr. Gilmer was promoted to Soloist in 2015 and performed works by George Balanchine, Septime Webre, Ohad Naharin, Val Caniparoli, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Edwaard Liang, Jennifer Archibald, Amy Seiwert, and Victoria Morgan, to name a few.

Mr. Gilmer was also a member of Amy Seiwert's Imagery, performing during the summer seasons since 2013 and of ODC/dance, performing works by Brenda Way, KT Nelson, and Kate Weare. Mr. Gilmer joined the company in 2019.

Instagram: @j_gilmer VERNARD J. GILMORE (Chicago, IL) began his training at Curie Performing and Creative Arts High School in Chicago under Diane Holda. He later studied at the Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theater with Harriet Ross, Marquita Levy, and Emily Stein. He received first place in the all-city NAACP ACTSO competition in 1993. He attended Barat College under scholarship and tutelage of Rory Foster and Eileen Cropley.

He then studied as a scholarship student at The Ailey School and was a member of Ailey II. In 2010 he performed as part of the White House Dance Series. Mr. Gilmore is a choreographer whose work has been a part of the Ailey Dancers Resource Fund, Fire Island Dance Festival 2008, Jazz Foundation of America Gala 2010, and he produced the Dance Of Light project in 2010 and 2015. An excerpt of Mr. Gilmore’s work La Muette was performed in 2017 as part of the “Celebrating the Men of Ailey” program. Nimbus Dance Works performed a new work by Mr. Gilmore in 2018. Mr. Gilmore is a certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre instructor.

He teaches workshops and master classes around the world.

Mr. Gilmore joined the Company in 1997.

JACQUELINE GREEN (Baltimore, MD) began her dance training at the age of 13 at the prestigious Baltimore School for the Arts. She is a 2011 cum laude graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program under the direction of Denise Jefferson. During that time she also received training at the Pennsylvania Regional Ballet, the Chautauqua Institution for Dance, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. In her career she has performed works by a wide range of choreographers, including Wayne McGregor, Jiří Kylián, Elisa Monte, Ronald K. Brown, and Kyle Abraham. In 2016 she performed as a guest artist with The Royal Ballet. Ms. Green is a 2018 Bessie nominee for sustained achievement with the Company, a 2014 Dance Fellowship recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, a 2015 Clive Barnes Award nominee, a 2009 recipient of the Martha Hill Fund’s Young Professional Award, and a 2010 recipient of the Dizzy Feet Foundation Scholarship. In 2018 she performed on BET’s Black Girls Rock honoring Judith Jamison. She was a member of Ailey II in 2010 and joined the Company in 2011.

JACQUELIN HARRIS (Charlotte, NC) began her dance training at Dance Productions Studios under the direction of Lori Long. Ms. Harris received a silver ARTS award from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts and was a Presidential Scholar in the Arts semifinalist. She has studied at Joffrey Ballet School and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. She graduated with honors from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. In 2016 Ms. Harris was named one of the “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. Most recently she received a 2017 dance fellowship from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. She was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 2014.

MICHAEL JACKSON, JR. (New Orleans, LA) began his dance training at age 14 at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., under the direction of Charles Augins.

He became a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem Dancing through Barriers Ensemble in 2005. In 2006 he joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre, and in 2008 joined Philadanco, where he also worked as artistic director of D3. Mr. Jackson joined the Company in 2011 and rejoined in 2015.

YAZZMEEN LAIDLER (Miami, FL) graduated from New World School of the Arts. She trained at Mrs. Traci YoungBryon’s Young Contemporary Dance Theatre and The Ailey School summer intensive. Ms. Laidler received her B.F.A. from University of the Arts and was a company member of Eleone Dance Theatre. Ms. Laidler is the 2016 award-winning Pennsylvania Choreographer, setting work for Pennsylvania Ballet II. She has performed works by Jae Man Joo, Dwight Rhoden, Tommie Waheed-Evans, Doug Varone, Juel D. Lane, and Darrell Moultrie, to name a few choreographers. She has performed as a guest artist with Owen/Cox Dance and is a former company member of Ailey II. She is thrilled to be joining the company this season.

YANNICK LEBRUN (Cayenne, French Guiana) began training in his native country at the Adaclam School under the guidance of Jeanine Verin. After graduating high school in 2004, he moved to New York City to study at The Ailey School as a scholarship student. Mr. Lebrun has performed works by choreographers Troy Powell, Debbie Allen, Scott Rink, Thaddeus Davis, Nilas Martins, Dwight Rhoden, and Francesca Harper. He was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2011, and, in 2013, France-Amérique magazine highlighted him as one of the 50 most talented French in the United States. In November 2016 Mr. Lebrun was a guest performer with The Royal Ballet in Wayne McGregor’s Chroma. In 2019 Mr Lebrun choreographed his first work for Ailey II entitled Saa Magni Mr. Lebrun was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 2008.

RENALDO MAURICE (Gary, IN) began his dance training with Tony Simpson and graduated from Talent Unlimited High School. He attended Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts, studying with Larry Brewer and Michael Davis. Mr. Maurice was a scholarship student at The Ailey School, Ballet Chicago, and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, and interned at Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. He received second place in modern dance from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and received the Dizzy Feet Foundation Scholarship. In 2012 he was honored with the key to the city of his hometown Gary, Indiana, and named a state representative. Mr. Maurice incorporated his passion for dance with social responsibility as the co-artistic director of the South Shore Dance Alliance in Indiana. He was a member of Ailey II for three years and joined the Company in 2011 and rejoined in 2019. Find Mr. Maurice on Facebook at Maurice Gardner and Instagram at r_maurice25.

CORRIN RACHELLE MITCHELL (Baltimore, MD) began her dance training in her hometown at LeRe’s Performing Arts Center, owned by her mother and father. She attended Baltimore School for the Arts where she trained with Norma Pera and Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Ms. Mitchell graduated from Point Park University in 2017 with a B.F.A. in dance where she worked with choreographers Troy Powell, Garfield Lemonius, and Debbie Allen. After completing one year of apprenticeship, Ms. Mitchell joined Ailey II in 2017 where she performed works choreographed by Uri Sands, Bradley Shelver, Troy Powell, Robert Battle, Darrell Grand Moultrie, and Amy Hall. Ms. Mitchell joined the Company in 2019. Instagram: @corrinrachellemitchell CHALVAR MONTEIRO (Montclair, NJ) began training at Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts and went on to study at The Ailey School. He received his BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase, where he performed works

by Merce Cunningham, Helen Pickett, Doug Varone, Dianne McIntyre, Kevin Wynn, and Paul Taylor. Since graduating Mr. Monteiro has worked with Sidra Bell Dance New York, Elisa Monte Dance, Keigwin + Company, BODYTRAFFIC, and most extensively with Abraham.In.Motion. He assisted Kyle Abraham in setting and creating work for Barnard College, Princeton University, Emory University, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Wendy Whelan’s Restless Creature. In April 2019 Mr. Monteiro was selected to participate in Merce Cunningham Trust’s Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event. He was in Ailey II and joined

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SAMANTHA FIGGINS (Washington, D.C.) began dancing at Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the tutelage of Charles Auggins and Sandra Fortune-Greene and attended summer intensives at Dance Theatre of Harlem under the direction of Arthur Mitchell. She continued her education at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. There she performed works by George Balanchine, Bill T. Jones, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp. Upon graduating cum laude, Ms. Figgins became a member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, performing works by Dwight Rhoden, Jae Man Joo, and Camille A. Brown. She also performed at the 2014 DanceOpen Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. Ms. Figgins was featured both on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine and in Pointe magazine’s “10 Careers to Watch” in 2013.

She has worked with Beyoncé and can be seen in the film Enemy Within alongside Tiler Peck and Matthew Rushing.

Ms. Figgins joined the Company in 2014.

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and Alejandro Cerrudo. Ms. Quinn is beyond thrilled and honored to become part of the Ailey family and legacy.

AKUA NONI PARKER (Kinston, NC) began professional dance training at the Academy of the Dance in Wilmington, Delaware. After graduating high school she joined Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she performed principal roles in George Balanchine’s Agon, Serenade, and The Four Temperaments, as well as the title role in Michael Smuin’s St. Louis Woman. Ms. Parker was also a company member with the Cincinnati Ballet and Ballet San Jose, and had the honor of being the first African-American ballerina to dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Ballet San Jose’s The Nutcracker. Since joining the Company in 2008, Ms. Parker has performed featured roles in Mr. Ailey’s Blues Suite, Night Creature, Masekela Langage, The River, and Cry. She has also performed featured roles in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Wayne McGregor’s Chroma, and the title role in Geoffrey Holder’s Prodigal Prince. To see Ms. Parker’s outside projects and interests, follow her on Instagram at onlyupward.

JAMAR ROBERTS (Miami, FL) graduated from the New World School of the Arts. He trained at the Dance Empire of Miami, where he continues to teach, and as a fellowship student at The Ailey School. Mr. Roberts was a member of Ailey II and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Dance Magazine featured Mr. Roberts as one of “25 to Watch” in 2007 and on the cover in 2013. He performed at The White House in 2010, and as a guest star on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, and The Ellen Degeneres Show. In 2015 he made his Ailey II choreographic debut with his work Gêmeos, set to the music of Afrobeat star Fela Kuti. His first work for the Company, Members Don’t Get Weary, premiered in 2017.

Mr. Roberts won Outstanding Performer at the prestigious New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards and was a guest star with London’s Royal Ballet. He first joined the Company in 2002 and was named the first Ailey resident choreographer in 2019.

DANICA PAULOS (Huntington Beach, CA) began dance training at Orange County Dance Center and continued studying at world renowned institutions such as The Juilliard School, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Kirov Academy of Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, and The School at Jacob’s Pillow.

Ms. Paulos graduated from the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, where she trained at The Ailey School as a scholarship student. Ms. Paulos is a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Level 1 YoungArts finalist award winner. In addition to originating several roles and being featured in the Company’s repertory, Ms. Paulos is also very passionate about her role as photographer for the Company’s Instagram account, sharing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of Ailey dancers. She has modeled and been featured in Elle Magazine, Double Magazine, Refinery29, and graced the cover of Dance Magazine, where she was named one of “25 to Watch” in 2015. She was a member of Ailey II prior to joining the Company in 2014.

KANJI SEGAWA (Kanagawa, Japan) began modern dance training with his mother, Erika Akoh, and studied ballet with Kan Horiuchi and Ju Horiuchi in Tokyo. In 1997 Mr. Segawa came to the U.S. under the Japanese Government Artist Fellowship to train at The Ailey School. Mr. Segawa was a member of Ailey II from 2000–02 and Battleworks Dance Company from 2002–10. Mr. Segawa worked extensively with choreographer Mark Morris from 2004–11, repeatedly appearing with Mark Morris Dance Group including as a principal dancer in John Adams’ Nixon in China at The Metropolitan Opera. In addition, Mr. Segawa has worked closely with choreographer Jessica Lang since 1999, assisting her on new creations for American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The National Ballet of Japan among others, and staging her work on companies, universities and schools around the world. Mr. Segawa joined the Company in 2011.

BELÉN INDHIRA PEREYRA (Lawrence, MA) began training at Boston Arts Academy, where she graduated as valedictorian, and was a member of NIA Dance Troupe at Origination Cultural Arts Center. Upon moving to New York City, Ms. Pereyra was closely mentored by Earl Mosley and danced with Camille A. Brown & Dancers for three years, during which time she performed at The Joyce Theater, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and Dancers Responding to AIDS’ annual events Dance from the Heart and The Fire Island Dance Festival. Ms. Pereyra was an apprentice for Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company, and has performed with Lula Washington Dance Theater, Nathan Trice, and Roger C. Jeffrey. She has been featured in Dance Magazine, Island Origins Magazine, Boston Magazine, and the Improper Bostonian. Ms. Pereyra is a certified SAFE® FLOOR coach. She assisted Matthew Rushing with Uptown for the Company in 2009 and joined in 2011.

JESSICA AMBER PINKETT (Baltimore, MD) began her dance training at Baltimore Dance Tech under the direction of Stephanie Powell. Ms. Pinkett is a proud graduate from George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology.

She is a bronze medal recipient from the NAACP ACTSO competition in Dance. Ms. Pinkett has worked with choreographers including Linda-Denise Fisher- Harrell, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Ray Mercer, Darrell Grand Moultrie, and others. She has performed as a guest artist with The Black Iris Project and was a member of Ailey II. From Towson University, she graduated with honors and earned a B.F.A. in dance performance and choreography. Ms. Pinkett has been featured in campaigns for Coach, Equinox Hotels and Jesus Christ Superstar. Ms. Pinkett joined the company in 2018.

Instagram: @jessica.a.pinkett MIRANDA QUINN (Baltimore, MD) trained in various genres of dance from the ages of two to 18 at Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts under the artistic direction of Shannon Torres. Ms. Quinn recently graduated from The Juilliard School while under the newly appointed direction of Alicia Graf Mack. Her attendance at the school was made possible by the Jerome L. Grene Fellowship. She has had the privilege to work in creation processes with Austin McCormick, Aszure Barton, Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Roy Assaf, and Stephanie Batten Bland. She has also had the opportunity to perform repertory of Nacho Duato, Merce Cunningham,

GLENN ALLEN SIMS (Long Branch, NJ) began classical dance training at the Academy of Dance Arts in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and was a scholarship student to The Ailey School’s Summer Intensive. Mr. Sims attended The Juilliard School under Benjamin Harkarvy. In 2004 Mr. Sims was the youngest person to be inducted into the Long Branch High School’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. He has been featured on several network television programs, including BET Honors, Dancing with the Stars, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and So You Think You Can Dance. Mr. Sims is a master teacher, certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre instructor, and certified pilates mat instructor. He has performed as an international guest artist for galas in Rome, Italy, and Mexico City, Mexico, as well as the White House Dance Series and for the king of Morocco. Mr. Sims was featured on the cover of and wrote a featured guest blog for Dance Magazine. He has originated featured roles by Carmen de Lavallade, Judith Jamison, Lynn Taylor Corbett, Mauro Bigonzetti, Rennie Harris, and Ronald K. Brown. Mr. Sims joined the Company in 1997.

LINDA CELESTE SIMS (Bronx, NY) began training at Ballet Hispánico School of Dance and graduated from LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts. She has won Arts Recognition in 1994, Outstanding Performance at the 2014 Bessie Awards, received the 2016 Inspiración Award from Ballet Hispánico, received the 2017 Dance Magazine Award and was honored this year at BAAD’s 20th Anniversary.

Ms. Sims has been featured in Dance Magazine, New York Amsterdam News, Refinery29 and on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Mo'Nique Show, LIVE with Kelly and Michael, and The Today Show. Ms. Sims has appeared at the White House Series, Youth America Grand Prix, Vail International Dance Festival, Evidence Dance Company; galas in Budapest, Vienna and Rome; and has originated roles by Judith Jamison, Donald Byrd, Alonzo King, Dwight Rhoden, Ronald K. Brown, Mauro Bigonzetti, Jennifer Muller, Karole Armitage, Lynn Taylor Corbett, Rennie Harris, Christopher L. Huggins, and Azure Barton. She teaches master classes worldwide and is a certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre instructor. Ms. Sims joined the Company in 1996 and is the Assistant to the Rehearsal Director.

COURTNEY CELESTE SPEARS (Baltimore, MD) of Bahamian descent, began formal training at the Baltimore School for the Arts under the direction of Norma Pera. She is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, where she graduated summa cum laude with degrees in dance

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CONSTANCE STAMATIOU (Charlotte, NC) began her dance training at Pat Hall’s Dance Unlimited and North Carolina Dance Theatre. She graduated from NorthWest School of the Arts and studied at SUNY Purchase before becoming a fellowship student at The Ailey School. In 2009 Ms. Stamatiou received the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the performing and visual arts. She performed at the White House Dance Series and has been a guest performer on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, Logo’s Trailblazer Honors, and The Today Show. Ms. Stamatiou has also danced in the films Shake Rattle & Roll and in Dan Pritzker’s Bolden. Ms. Stamatiou was a member of Ailey ll and a guest artist for Dance Grand Moultrie and Caroline Calouche & Co. She is a certified Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis instructor and a mother of two. Follow her on Instagram at constancestamatiou. Ms. Stamatiou first joined the Company in 2007 and rejoined in 2016.

JERMAINE TERRY (Washington, D.C.) began his dance training in Kissimmee, Florida, at James Dance Center.

He graduated cum laude with a B.F.A. in dance performance from the University of South Florida, where he received scholarships for excellence in performance and choreography. Mr. Terry was a scholarship student at The Ailey School and a member of Ailey II, and he has performed with Buglisi Dance Theatre, Arch Dance, Dance Iquail, and Philadanco and as a guest artist on the television show So You Think You Can Dance. In 2013 he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from USF for outstanding service to the arts. He has made costumes for the Company, Ailey II, Philadanco, Jessica Lang Dance, and The Black Iris Project, to name a few. His evening wear designs have been in Essence online as well as shot by the late Bill Cunningham for the style section of The New York Times. Mr. Terry joined the Company in 2010. Please follow Mr. Terry on Instagram at Jerms83.

CHRISTOPHER R. WILSON (Augusta, GA) is a graduate of John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School and most recently graduated cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. He has studied at Colton Ballet School, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and The School at Jacob’s Pillow. He began his professional career with BHdos, the second company of Ballet Hispánico and has performed at The World Monument Fund's Hadrian Gala honoring Queen Sofía of Spain as well as the 2017 Essence Festival in New Orleans. He has performed works by choreographers Matthew Rushing, Kyle Abraham, Emily Molnar, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Eduardo Vilaro, to name a few. He has performed as a guest artist with The Black Iris Project and was a member of Ailey II. Mr. Wilson joined the Company in 2018. Follow his tour and dance adventures @christopher.r.wilson on Instagram.

BRANDON WOOLRIDGE (Spring Hill, FL) began his dance training at John Leggio’s Center for the Performing Arts at age 11 in his hometown, where he first learned about the Company’s legacy through Ailey Arts In Education. He graduated from F.W. Springstead High School and performed in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre. Mr. Woolridge trained at The Ailey School as a scholarship student where he performed works by choreographers Ronald K. Brown, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Earl Mosley, and Troy Powell and appeared in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 60th Anniversary season at New York City Center. He was briefly a member of Ailey II before joining the Company in 2019.

The Ailey dancers are supported, in part, by The Judith McDonough Kaminski Dancer Endowment Fund.

ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Daria L. Wallach, Chairman Anthony S. Kendall, President Tia Breakley-China, Sela Thompson Collins, Jaishri Kapoor, Stephen J. Meringoff, Arthur J. Mirante II, Vice-Chairmen Joy Allen-Altimare Eleanor S. Applewhaite Robert Battle Paulette Mullings Bradnock Gunther T. Bright Debra A. Coleman Robyn Coles Laura D. Corb Rosalind Hudnell Robert Kissane Debra L. Lee

Anthony A. Lewis Leslie L. Maheras Lucinda C. Martinez Johnbull E. Okpara Stanley Plesent, Esq. Lata N. Reddy Bennett Rink Richard Speciale Joan H. Weill Gillian Wynn Pamela D. Zilly

Philip Laskawy, Stanley Plesent, Esq., Joan H. Weill, Chairmen Emeriti Debra L. Lee, Henry McGee, Presidents Emeriti Gina F. Adams, Simin N. Allison, Anthony M. Carvette, Kathryn C. Chenault, Guido Goldman, Bruce S. Gordon, John H. Schaefer, Lemar Swinney, Honorary Trustees ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION Recipient of the National Medal of Arts Bennett Rink – Executive Director Pamela Robinson – Chief Financial Officer Thomas Cott – Senior Director of Marketing and Creative Content ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER Ronni Favors, Rehearsal Director Jamar Roberts, Resident Choreographer Linda Celeste Sims, Assistant to the Rehearsal Director Clifton Brown, Assistant to the Rehearsal Director Eric D. Wright, General Manager Isabelle Mezin, Director of Company Business Affairs Gregory Stuart, Company Manager Joseph Anthony Gaito, Technical Director Kristin Colvin Young, Production Stage Manager Al Crawford, Lighting Director Jon Taylor, Wardrobe Supervisor DJ Adderley, Master Carpenter Marq Gonzalez, Master Electrician Jason McGuire, Sound Engineer Chris Theodore, Property Master Sumaya Jackson, Assistant Company Manager Chelsea Gillespie, Assistant Stage Manager Roya Abab, Associate Lighting Director Dante Baylor, Wardrobe Assistant Katie Chihaby, Wardrobe Assistant Jorge Lanuza, Flyman/Assistant Carpenter Henry Wilen, Assistant Electrician Michael Windham, Production and Licensing Administrator Michelle Grazio, Administrator of Company Business Affairs Donald J. Rose, M.D., Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, NYU Langone Health Shaw Bronner, Director of Physical Therapy Sheyi Ojofeitimi, Physical Therapist Kala Flagg, Physical Therapist TOURING CONTACTS International Agent North American Agent OPUS 3 ARTISTS ASKONAS HOLT LTD. Tel: 212-584-7500 Tel: +44-20-7400-1700 askonasholt.co.uk opus3artists.com PRODUCTION CREDITS Lighting system provided by 4Wall Entertainment.

Touring sound system provided by Gibson Entertainment Services.

Domestic trucking services provided by Stage Call Corporation.

Alvin Ailey is a proud member of Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.

Dancers appear courtesy of the American Guild of Musical Artists.

Alvin Ailey crew members belong to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

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and communications. Ms. Spears has attended summer intensives at The Juilliard School, Cedar Lake, and American Ballet Theatre, where she was named the National Training Scholar for two consecutive years. She has performed works

by Ray Mercer, Jae Man Joo, Rennie Harris, Jessica Lang, and Dwight Rhoden. She was recognized on the cover of Howard Magazine as a “Rising Young Star” and received The Denise Jefferson Memorial Scholarship. Ms. Spears is the recipient of a 2015 Dance Fellowship from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA and is the founder and director of ArtSea Dance, an outreach program and dance management company based in the Bahamas. She was a member of Ailey II and joined the Company in 2018. Find Ms. Spears on Instagram @bahamaballerina.

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A new Australian play based on the multi-award-winning picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley

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For audiences ages 3+

Bring your family to TPAC and delight in the antics of one of Australia's iconic animals.

When Mothball, the naughtiest wombat in Australia, gets bored with her daily routine, she goes in search of shelter and food, creating chaos in the lives of the humans around her. Doormats, trashcans and washing lines are no match for this mischievous marsupial. Between a packed schedule of scratching, sleeping and eating, Mothball discovers that with a bit of persistence humans are quite easily trained!

All proceeds benefit WIRES (Wildlife Information, Rescue, and Education Service Inc.), Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organization, currently helping sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife in fire areas.

TPAC.ORG/Wombat • 615-782-4040 505 DEADERICK STREET, NASHVILLE, TN 37243 TPAC.org is the official online source for buying tickets to TPAC events.

This presentation is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW. This tour is proudly supported by the Embassy of Australia, Washington DC.

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Warner Elementary seeing benefits as performing arts magnet with TPAC partnership Michael W. Aldrich TPAC Arts Writer

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Now, TPAC is helping educators introduce a new style of learning for students in one of Tennessee’s lowest-performing schools — where 93% are considered economically disadvantaged.

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Warner is one of a dozen Metro Nashville Public Schools participating in TPAC’s ArtSmart program, an initiative to integrate the arts into classroom learning to benefit both students and teachers.

Led by TPAC teaching artists, these lessons center around a performance from the HOT Season for Young People which introduces almost 40,000 school children to theatre, dance, music, and more each year.

“We believe everything builds through the arts,” says Warner principal Dr. Ricki Gibbs. “So often students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds get so drilled down with literacy and numeracy, that schools normally push the arts to the side.”

Research supports what most educators already know: arts-based learning improves retention, reduces disciplinary infractions, and boosts students' empathy for others.

At Warner, the number of disciplinary referrals decreased by nearly 75% last year. This fall, the school has had only 12 disciplinary referrals as of the end of November, compared with nearly 900 in the 2017-18 school year.

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hen Warner Elementary School became an arts magnet in 2018, the leaders of the East Nashville school found a willing and able partner in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Warner students act out the different roles of Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks.

“We found that through arts integration in our classrooms, our boys and girls are more engaged during instruction and less likely to have disciplinary issues,” Dr. Gibbs says.

Also, Warner recently earned top scores for academic growth and demonstrated some of the highest literacy growth for economically disadvantaged students in the state.

ArtSmart fosters a collaborative relationship between teaching artists and teachers, starting with summer institutes in which teachers become learners themselves.

“They’ve already been teachers, but they get to remind themselves what it’s like to learn,” says Alison Brazil, a teaching artist who formerly taught Spanish, music, and dance for 10 years and participated in institutes as a teacher.

“I remember they were the only professional development that made any sort of sense to me because it was so experiential and hands on,” Brazil says. “There’s a light bulb that clicks as you do it yourself. You feel as the learner feels.”

When Warner students attended a performance about Rosa Parks this year, Brazil expanded on Park’s story through original song lyrics, music, and dance in the classroom.

“We sing, we dance, we move, and the kids get to close the books and engage with these challenging subjects on a deeper level through the arts,” Brazil says. “There’s something about art that makes deep issues more palatable. It’s a common language that levels the playing field to think things we may not normally think.”

Ultimately, that’s what the partnership is about — to uplift and inspire through a deeper connect with the arts. At schools like Warner, it means that children get to imagine possibilities beyond their neighborhoods.

Teaching artist Alison Brazil leads Warner students in a lesson.

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Serving more than 1.8 million children and adults over three decades, TPAC engages up to 40,000 learners of all ages each year, bringing learning to life at little or no cost to participating students and teachers.

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Your Support Changes Lives The nonprofit Tennessee Performing Arts Center is dedicated to providing and supporting the presentation of the performing arts.

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At Sambuca, we think friends, family, food and fun are what life should be about. Our philosophy is shared with all who walk into our restaurants.

Sambuca features savory new American food and modern cocktails that will tempt any palate and nourish the soul. Our nightly live music will engage our guests in the energetic vibe of the restaurant, reminding them to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.

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Curb Records Inc. Duke Energy Foundation The Enchiridion Foundation Enfinity Engineering Fisher Dachs Associates Hardaway Construction HCA-Caring for the Community Layton Construction Liberty Party Rental Middle Tennessee Performing Arts H.O.T. Support Fund* Publix Super Markets Charities Ross Bryan Associates, LLC Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation Sargent’s Fine Catering SunTrust Foundation Tailgate Beer LLC Washington Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation $2,500 – $4,999 Aladdin Industries Foundation, Inc. Cinemasins, LLC Cumberland Trust and Investment Company Deacon's New South Demos Brands Ellington's Enterprise Holdings Foundation Fairlane Hotel Samuel M. Fleming Foundation Patricia C. and Thomas F. Frist Designated Fund* Frothy Monkey Graduate Hotel Nashville Gray & Dudley Green Pheasant Hampton Inn and Suites Nashville-Downtown HUB International Hyatt House Nashville Jani-King JW Marriott Nashville Kraft CPAs Neal & Harwell, PLC Sea Salt Irvin and Beverly Small Foundation Synovus Bank $1,500 – $2,499 American Constructors Capstar Bank Deloitte & Touche, LLP EBS Foundation The Goad Family Foundation Keene Family Foundation, a Donor Advised Fund of the U.S. Charitable Gift Trust LAZ Parking Limuless, LLC Nashville Scene Rechter Family Fund* Schiller Family Trust Tennessee Brew Works Wright Airport Business Center INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS as of January 15, 2020 CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $10,000 + Anonymous Julie and Dale Allen Barbara and Jack Bovender John Reginald Hill Martha R. Ingram Maria and Bernard Pargh Lisa and Mike Shmerling Judy and Steve Turner Dr. and Mrs. Philip A. Wenk

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $5,000 - $9,999 Timothy and Nancy Demshar Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Eskind Mr. and Mrs. Joel C. Gordon Dr. and Mrs. David Mastran Adam Sansiveri Rhonda Taylor and Kevin Forbes VISIONARY CIRCLE $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. Gerry and Dr. Lisa Altieri Mr. and Mrs. Bart Ashley in honor of Kevin and Sara Hartley Ron and Mary Buck Dana and Charlie Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Christopher John Casa Santa Ronald L. and Brenda J. Corbin Jana and Ansel Davis Pamela Dishman Barbara and Emanuel Eads Wendy and Mark Eddy Laurie and Steven Eskind Shary and Rod Essig Ashley and Jonathan Gensler Kimberly and Don Gooch-Brooks Sherri and Chris Hamby Sara and Kevin Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. Brian and Joy Heinrichs Melvin Malone W. Kenneth Marlow Jennifer McCoy Laura Pittman and Robert G. Pittman Jr. Anne and Joseph Russell Michelle and Jim Schmitz Mr. and Mrs. James C. Seabury III Ms. Sherry D. Shaver Jennifer Turner Terry Vaughan Greta and Jim Walsh James R. Webb II Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Wieck ENCORE SOCIETY $1,500 -$2,499 Anonymous (3) Janie and Belinda Adams Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Adams Kent and Donna Adams Linda Albertalli Lainie and Roger Allbee Alperson Family Jose and Jessica Amden American Contractors Linda Anderson Jennifer Appelt Carlyle Apple Colleen and Beth Atwood Larry and Loratta Baker Dr. and Mrs. Billy R. Ballard Melinda and Jeff Balser The Bandi Family The Baptist Family Brent and Lari Beasley Fred and Anne Beesley Dr. and Mrs. Steven Bengelsdorf Todd C. and Kelly A. Bennett Donna P. Benning and Thomas R. Benning Susan F. and David M. Berck Chris and Laura Binkley Mike Binkley Dr. and Mrs. Barry W. Brasfield Andy Brashier Charles and Pam Bridges

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TPAC OFFERS A VARIETY OF ACCESSIBLE SERVICES

GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, AND FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTORS as of January 15, 2020 $50,000+ Bank of America CMA Foundation The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Delta Dental of Tennessee Google, Inc. HCA Foundation on Behalf of HCA and the TriStar Family of Hospitals Metro Nashville Arts Commission The NewsChannel 5 Network Nissan North America, Inc. Tennessee Arts Commission The Walt Disney Company $25,000 – $49,999 Butler Snow Dollar General Literacy Foundation East Tennessee Foundation Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation Novatech PNC Bank Regions Bank Service Management Systems $10,000 – $24,999 Anonymous Advance Financial Foundation Athens Distributing Company Belmont University Best Brands, Inc. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Brown-Forman Compass Partners, LLC CoreCivic Delek Fund for Hope* Dollar General Corporation Earl Swensson Associates, Inc. Enterprise Solutions HCA Inc. IC Thomasson Associates Ingram Industries JohnsonPossKirby The Memorial Foundation Nancy Beeukwes Trust Phillips Printing Company Premiere Transportation Mary C. Ragland Foundation R.C. Matthews Contractor, LLC Schenk Photography Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. SunTrust Foundation TomKats Hospitality Vanderbilt University Woodmont Investment Counsel, LLC Robert K. and Anne H. Zelle Fund for Fine and Performing Arts* $5,000 – $9,999 4Top Hospitality Ajax Turner Company, Inc. Akustiks, LLC Alley-Cassetty, Inc. AllianceBernstein ASCAP Baulch Family Foundation Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation City Winery Nashville CLLD Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

Our Partners continued Lorrie Brouse and Richard Piazza Joan Bruce Scott Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bumstead Varina Buntin Dr. Anna Burgner and Mr. Kurt Zettel Dr. Timothy and Mrs. Allyson Bush Gary M. Bynum Anthony and Diane Carroccia Daniel Coker Clair Coley Marjorie and Allen Collins John and Shelly Cook Rob and Jessica Cook Joel and Rebecca Cooper Nancy Corley The Corner Greg and Mary Jo Cote Gabe Crolli and Family Kelly and Richard Crook Mr. and Mrs. James Croy Christa Cruikshank and Stephanie Wagner Leslie and Madison Cuevas Janet and Michael Dagley Joshua and Jessica Daiagi John and Joy Day Dr. and Mrs. Matthew DeFelice Theresa A. Dehoff Marty and Betty Dickens Brenda Dillon Mark Donnell Dr. Peggy Smith Duke Randolf Dunham Ryan and Melanie Durham Henry, Jenni, and Jennifer Feldhaus and Dr. Manish Patel Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ferguson Anita G. Fielder Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fleischer Stephanie Fleming Troy and Tracie Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Formosa III Beth Fortune and Debbie Turner Mrs. Charles C. Fowler Jr. Al and Rhonda Fraser Kelli Gabriel Hillary and Brian Gainous Taj and Eddie George Randa and Josh Gibson Crystal Gimesh Mary Gingrass, MD Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Goad Diane and Gary Gober Dr. Barry W. Goley and Mr. Grant W. Goodman Tracy and Robert Good Gwen and Frank Gordon Julie and Bob Gordon Michael Grainger Kat and Jeff Greene John and Kathy Griffin Carolyn and Terry Hamby Becky Harrell Cordia and Tom Harrington Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Haynes Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Heffington Amanda and Trip Hereford HG and Nina Winston Hickman Hank and Mary Hildebrand Joel and Terrie Hill Patricia Holliday Vicki and Rick Horne Dr. David H. and Shirley Horowitz Gayle Howell Jim Humphreys Susan and Mark Isaacs Rick Isaacson Dr. and Mrs. Brian Jackson Gail Gordon Jacobs Kelly Jones Susan and Bill Joy Jeremy and Tracy Kane Jackie Roth Karr Jacqueline Kelly Sherrilyn Woodward Kenyon Marlene Key Sally and Stephen King William B. King

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David and Annita Watson Howard and Karen Weil Elaine and Carman Wenkoff Mrs. John Warner White Bradley and Susan Widmann Judy Wiens Anne Kristin Wilhite Larry and Carolyn Williams Kenny and Cindy Williamson Heidi Wilson and Andy Moss Emmanuelle Wojnarowski Jodi Wolfe Mike and Sheila Yarbrough Dr. and Mrs. Carl W. Zimmerman Kerndt and Theresa Zuckowsky BRAVO SOCIETY $500 - $999 Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Agnew Emily Alcorn Scott Aleridge Jeffrey Alger Edgar and Kathi Allen Thomas and Jennifer Anderson Dreama Arguello Jimmy Armistead Barbara and Stephen Asbury C. Nelson Bailey David Baird Kymberly and Scott Baker Cheryl and Samuel Ballesteros Dolores A. Barnett Diane Becker Nancy and David Bednowitz Adrian Bellew Frances Berry-Brown Rose and Al Bleich Patricia J. Bloomfield and Wayne Irvin Robert Bodenheimer and Jeanne Larose Allison and Joe Boever Sally and Paul Boklage Sandra Bonds David Bone and Arlen Becton Julie Bonetti Peggi Bordash Michael and Patti Bottomy Bo and Jill Bowling Ray and Susan Bowling Keith Bowman and James Lassiter Jan and Katie Boyer Steve and Kristin Braaksma Douglas Brace Donna Bradley and Helen McCaleb Jo Ann Brassfield, Barbara Hayes, and Cecilia Little Mr. and Mrs. Gordon L. Brewer Ms. Jeanalice M. Brickman and Ms. Jane A. Wittenmyer Virginia Brogli Barry and Cathy Brown Brian Brown Patsy and G. William Brown Pamela Broyles Teresa Broyles-Aplin Wesley and Katie Bryant Michael Buckley James and Annette Butler Eric Bymaster Betsy Calabrace Edwin and Karen Caldwell in Memory of Mame Caldwell Lauren and Adam Campbell Christopher Canlas Thomas Carey Ann T. Carlsonz Emily Carney Greer and Paige Carr in Memory of Pat Pouzar Dr. and Mrs. Paul M. Carter Anita and Larry Cash Richard Cashion Joy Caskey and Debra York Mary and Joe Cavarra Mr. Lee and Jean Cherry Pamela Childs Amy and Douglas Christiansen

*A fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee †TPAC honors the memory of David Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Claverie Sr. Kevin Clifford Linda Cochran Deborah Coleman Veronica Coleman Jennifer Colquitt Jeff and Anita Conn Frederick L. Conrad J. Steven and Monica Cook Cheryl and John Cooper Virginia Hixon Corbitt Renette Corenswet Dan Cotten Mr. and Mrs. Richard Courtney Elizabeth Crabb in Memory of Brenda Dillon Rosemary and Donald Cunningham Stephanie Dahmer and Lee Brewer Nancy and Bob Darnall Jane Davis John and Gina Davis S. Davis Steve Deasy and Phillip Haynes Troy and Karissa Deaton Jenifer DeLoach and Wesley Weeks Kimberly DePue Terry and Joan Dison Tim and Tiffany Dodge Kathy Doman The Donnelly Family Tom and Frankie Dowdle Myrtianne Downs Pam and Tim Dubois Catherine M. Duffy Brian and Cindy Dunphy Mr. and Mrs. David Duquette Keith and Tracy Dyer Kris Ehrlich Mr. and Mrs. S. Brent Elliott Paula Esposito Jeff Eubanks Bruce and Olivia Evans Caren Fancher Sloane and Robert Felton Joan Felts Judy and Jaylon Fincannon Judith Finnerty Arthur Fleischer Linda Fletcher John and Karen Folan Ginna Follis, Kathy Reeves, Rhonda Foley Scott and Amanda Foster Dr. Zach and Mrs. Sherida Foster Martha Fouce Anita Fowler Joan and Dick Fox Peggy Fragopoulos Bruce and Donna Franklin Michelle and Stephen Frohsin Debi and Lance Fusacchia Caren Gabriel Dr. Gary G. Gallant Louise and Scott Garfinkel Dan and Janis Gaudette Jeanne Gavigan Dr. and Mrs. David Gaw Jay Golden Dr. and Mrs. Matt Gorham Diane Granese, MD Wesley Gray and Elsie Lacasse Sandy Gregory Susanne Gross Cathy Guenther Katherine Hall Richard Hall and Lori McElroy Angela K. Hamano Peter and Anne Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Harbers Robert Harding Michele Harris and Bill Gatons Lisa Harrison Kenneth D. Hawkins and Ashley M. Pope in Memory of Dr. William L. and Ann B. Pope Marilyn Hayes Michelle W. Haynes Barry Heard and Erik Lillie Jasper Hendricks III Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Hennessy Greg and Katrina Herman Jane and Wallace Herndon

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FOUNDATION PARTNERS

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Herman Winston C. Hickman Jr. Lex and Rick Highsmith Jackie Hill Louis and Joyce Hines Dr. M. Bruce Hirsch Greg and Becca Hollis Garland and Jeanne Honeycutt Robert Horrar and Carol Powell-Horrar Emalie Hutton David and Priscilla Isenhour Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Jameson III Janet Jones Susan and Roland L. Jones Marshall H. Kemp Lloyd King Athina Kirkwood Mike Kissner Carole Koonce Debra and James Kovanda Katherine Landsberg Steve and Leslye Lapidus Timothy Larson Dr. Dana Latour Hank Levine Robert and Ann Loffi Heather Logan Charles Looper Josh Luffman Jane and John Malatak Bill and Kathleen Manganaro Ralph and Louise Mason Stephen and Callie McDonald Sally and John McDougall Garry McNabb Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ray McWherter Mark Miccioli and Angela Lynn Diana and Jeffrey Mobley Janice B. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Moses Mr. and Mrs. John Muchukot Marie Murphy Bob and Kay Musgrove Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nadeau Cliff and Kristine Neeley Joel Northwall and Beth Johnson Nancy and Bill Oakes Perry and Wanda Ogletree William Pfohl Dave and Melissa Porch Nathan Poss Deborah and Marie Prichard Laura Purdy Pat and Doug Ralls Robert and Dean Reeves Pamela and Cliff Reliford Steven and Esther Remer Nelson Remus Carla Robertson Evelyn and William Rodgers Ed and Karen Rogers Cheryl Rudnicke and Kris Atkins Glynis Sacks-Sandler Tony Sanders Family Scott and Sulinda Patricia Seigfried Robert Sentz Brian Sharp Ken and Jane Sharp Sharon and Bill Sheriff Linda Simmons and Ronald Runyeon Jeffrey Smith Dr. Neil and Ruth Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Smith Brandt and Mandy Snedeker Sabrina D. Somerby Vicki Spann Robert and Jane Stammer Joe N. and Brenda Steakley Ray Steinkerchner Charles Stewart Mark Stillman W. A. Stringer Kristin Sullivan and R. Jeremy Wyatt Laura Thomason Woodrow Trodsen James D. Turner and Bruce D. Gill Lewis and Julie Walling Susan Walsworth Karen Watkins

Our Partners continued Debbie Herod Nancy Hershkowitz Amanda Hite Hilary Hodes Chris J. Hohl Deborah Hollenstein Jeff and Ashley Hollis Chris and Susan Holmes Deborah and Donald Holmes Diane Honda and David Reiland Laura Hood Richard T. Hoos Joan and George Hornberger Amy Hull Mike O. Hunt and Dru Henson-Hunt Sara and David Hunt Dr. Doug and Missy Hunter David and Linda Husak Mr. and Mrs. Shandy Husmann Catherine Irrgang Jack Isenhour and Dana Moore Debra and Patrick Jaehrling Gary and Debbie Janke Barry Jeffrey Latrisha Jemison Belle Johnson and Pepper Magargee Melanie Johnson and Richard Cale Walt and Julia Johnson Greg Jones Dr. Ted C. Jones Erik Kahill Candace and Arvindh Kanagasundram Christine Karbowiak and Martin Vanek Al and Nancy Kaser Lawrence Kedigh Donna Keller Lissa and Jim Kelley Amit and Nicole Keswani Nicholas Kilen Karen Kilgore Carol King David King Thomas and Debbie King Darrell Kirby Mr. Bobby Knight James and Janet Knox Janet Kolff and Sheila Harris Jan and Rand Krikorian/ Vickie and Don Wirth Jeff Kuhn Charles E. Lamb Katie Lamb Chad and Sherry Landtroop Brian and Kim Lapidus Sharon H. Lassiter Lisa Lawhon Tal and Mary Lefler Carolyn and Larry Levine Barbara Lingo Richard and Tad Lisella Nancy Lorenzi Jim Lovensheimer Arthur and Rebecca Lowen Rhonda and Randy Lowry W.M. Lukemire Bob and Gail Luna Susan Luna and Michael Hazlewood Drs. Amy and George Lynch Tina Lynch and Gail Tucciarone Nancy MacLean and Mary Wade Tree and Amy Maddux Michael Magnauck Martin and Andrea Maguire Chambre Malone Ms. Kathleen Mandato Jill Marciniak Annie Marks Erin and Clayton Marshall Lew Martin M.D. and Representative Susan Martin Curtis Masters Richard and Susan Mattson Alfred and Bruni Mayor Wendell McAbee Pat and Brenda McAfee McCreary Family Jeff McCue and Valerie Jacobs

Christine McDevitt Laura and Mark McDonald Ms. Mary Ann McGinn Diane E. McIntyre Billy McKellar Ms. Catherine McTamaney Kelley and Benjamin Mickens Rachel Miller T. Clark Miller and Tony Smith William Miller Vanessa Mills Emily Mitchell and Loran Shallenberger Harry and Patricia Moneypenny Rebecca Moody Tom and Vicki Moon Chris and Mary Sue Moore Cathy L. Morgan Joann Morris T. Mortison D. Jael Morton Caroline Moses and Lee Sprouse Dale and Deborah Mosley Rhonda Mott Rosemary Muirhead Arturo Neto Bill and Glenda Newton Lucy Nichols Matthew Niehoff and Jason Jenkins Dave and Donna Nock Dr. Agatha Nolen Laura and Vincent Nord Kevin and Raja O’Brien Kevin and Shari O'dea Dr. Andre and Jeani Olivier Jeanie Orr Jeff and Leslie Overby Karen and Terry Page Alison Pagliara Evetta K. Palmer Frank and Elaine Parker Jerry Parker Paul and Diane Parker J. Russell and Phyllis Parkes Marshall Payton Zach and Diana Pelham William Pennell John and Kandace Peppers Jaime and Barbara Perez Lawrence D. Phillips Nancy and Skipper Phipps Rose and Kip Pierce Jonathan and Jennifer Pike Lyn Plantinga Kevin and Simonne Poff Jack and Beverly Polson Tony and Larue Polston Lauren and Patrick Poole Rob and Cindy Porter Karen and Ronald Powell Tim and Linda Priddy Joan Prouty Joyce and Preston Quirk Nancy Rainier Scott and Caroline Rayson Mr. and Mrs. Colin V. Reed Laura Reinbold Phillip and Laurie Rice Anita Rich Cindy and Steve Richmond Carolyn Ricketts Paul and Marjorie Ridge H. Paul Ritchie Edward and Melissa Rittenberg Lisa Rivera Worrick and Leslie Robinson Jason and Rhonda Ronnow Dr. and Mrs. Matt Rose Gary and Donna Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rudd Marianne and Chris Sabis Greg and Mary Sample Debbie Sanford Randi Sansom Libby and Matthew Scanlan Christopher Schneider Emily Schneller Susan Schuchard Dr. Stephen and Kathleen Schultenover Carol and Alvin Scott Jarod D. Scott Thomas and Heather Seabrooks Logan Sekulow

Kelly and Kevin Sekuterski Charles Selke Jeanne Sellars Cassie Sellers Pat Shacklett Ms. Leslie K. Sheldon John and Cindy Shields Vivian and Justin Shields James Sicking Joan Signorille Shawne Sills Gloria and Manuel Sir Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Slipkovich Amy Smartt Becky and Gary Smith Connie Smith Debbie Smith Holly Smith and Johnna Wilson John Smith Kelsey and Kirby Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Duane T. Smoot Timothy and Diane Somers Mara Sommers Ashley Sonn and Jordan Miller Stephanie Sorrell Susan Spaulding Angela Spiller Alyse Sprintz Stephanie Stafford John and Jennifer Starcke Sara and Larry Stessel Kim Stokes Joy Strange Russ and Nelda Lee Sturgeon Schelle Swift Dr. Bill and Erin Taylor Joyce Taylor Thomsen/Williams John and Julie Thorp Julie and Brian Thure Gloria F. Thurman Carlos Tirres Norman and Marilyn Tolk Joseph and Katie Toungette Linda Townsend, Roma Powis, Jannette Moris, Robert Cooper Kenneth and Rhonda Travis James and Melinda Turner Philip and Rosemary Vickery Toni Von Colln and Julie Bulger Ann Waddey and Deborah Saunders Wanda Wade Janice and John Walker Dr. and Mrs. Bill Wall III Rosemary and Bayard Walters Cynthia and Quinton Wasden Ken and Carla Webb Angie and Tony Weeks Kenneth and Julia Weiss Chris Westbrook Kathleen Whalen Jennifer White and Will Gattis Monica White Stephen White Shawn and Lynann Williams Courtney Williamson Barbara Willis Reisha and Duane Willis Kevin E. Wilson Dr. and Mrs. William R. Wilson Don and Victoria Wirth Ms. Florence Wittenstein and Mr. Rudy J. Saperstein Kasey Woods PMHNP Charles and Rose Wright Michael Yacko Jr. Sharon Yates Andy and Jamie Young Shirley Zeitlin

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Old Natchez Country Club is a beautiful venue for many social occasions such as: * Wedding Receptions * Rehearsal Dinners * Bridesmaid Luncheons * Holiday Parties * Fundraising Gala’s * Corporate and Charitable Golf Outings Our central location in Williamson County along with the beauty of the setting and first class service make Old Natchez Country Club the ideal venue for your special event.

115 Gardengate Drive, Franklin, TN 37069 615-373-3200 • www.oldnatchezcc.com

Because no one should face cancer alone.

Accessible Services at Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) include parking, elevators, wheelchair seating, use of a TPAC wheelchair, designated restrooms, and services for patrons with limited hearing and vision. Infrared assisted listening devices are available at no charge at the entrance to each theater. TPAC offers American Sign Language, Open Captioning, Audio Description, and Braille programs on the Sunday matinee in the HCA Healthcare / TriStar Health Broadway at TPAC season. Large print programs are available for Broadway at TPAC shows.

Special accessibility requests and concerns may be discussed in advance by calling 615-782-6577.

Your message will be returned the next business day. Wheelchair reservations are made 48 hours in advance of the performance.

Restrooms for Jackson Hall are located one level down from the 6th Avenue entrance, and on each level inside the theater.

Restrooms for Polk Theater are located down the stairs to the left of the entrance to the orchestra level and on the tier level.

Bars are located in the lobbies and inside the orchestra level of Jackson Hall.

An ATM is on G-Level, near the security desk at the Deaderick Street entrance to the building.

All electronic devices including cell phones, watch alarms, cameras, and recorders should be turned off prior to the show. For those expecting emergency calls, please call 615-782-4087 and speak with the House Manager 48 hours in advance of the performance.

Call Lost and Found at 615-782-4098 to report an item you might have left at TPAC.

Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee is dedicated to providing FREE support, education and hope to all people impacted by cancer, including family and friends of those diagnosed. To learn more, visit gildasclubmiddletn.org.

In case of an emergency, the number to leave with others is 615-782-4000 (plus performance, theater, and seat location).

Smoking, including use of all tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, is permitted outside the building.

Vanderbilt Health offers convenient care for you and your family throughout Middle Tennessee. Which option is right for you?

Vanderbilt Health Clinic at Walgreens when you want quick, easy care for minor issues and injuries so you can get back to your life fast.

Vanderbilt Children’s After-Hours Clinics when your child is sick and your pediatrician’s office is closed.

Vanderbilt Health Walk-In Clinics when you need full-service, same-day care without a trip to your doctor’s office.

Vanderbilt Orthopaedics when you have a sprain, strain or fracture and want specialized care without a hospital visit.

Vanderbilt Health OnCall when you want care that comes to you at your home, hotel or workplace.

Visit MyHealthWalkIn.com to learn more.

*The Vanderbilt Health Walk-In Clinics in Williamson County are a joint venture with Williamson Medical Center.