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Space, In Perspective Choreographed and Creative Directed by Peter Chu
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A letter from Glenn Edgerton, Artistic Director There is no better way to open our 40th Anniversary than with a program that is about taking risks and seeing dance in a new way. Space, In Perspective is unlike anything Hubbard Street has ever done. Presenting dance in this new format beyond the confines of the proscenium stage is something I have always dreamed of doing and I am excited to be using the Harris Theater as the canvas for this dance experience. As an audience member, you will have the opportunity to have an intimate and up-close experience with the Hubbard Street dancers as you move through the various spaces of the Harris. Peter Chu and the rest of the creative team each come into this project with a fresh and innovative set of eyes that has made Space, In Perspective come to life. Peter has engaged the dancers to be part of the creative process by utilizing their movement qualities and characteristics to generate a truly collaborative fusion between choreographer and dance artist.. This performance also incorporates the aspiring professional dancers in our new Hubbard Street Professional Program, HSPro. It is very exciting to have these dancers immediately integrated into the organization in such a prominent way. The rest of our Season 40 highlights three choreographers who have been influential to Hubbard Street during its’ four decade history. In December, we present three works by Crystal Pite, who brings a wonderful depth and energy to the company. This spring we return to the Auditorium Theatre for a two-night engagement dedicated to Resident Choreographer, Alejandro Cerrudo. He will meld some of his most cherished works during his ten-year career as Resident Choreographer mixed with a new premiere on this program. These performances will show a prolific period of Alejandro’s tenure with Hubbard Street. After seeing his latest work at the Guggenheim Museum for ballet star Daniil Simkin, his work has evolved into a new realm. Then, we wrap up Season 40 with an evening-length work by Ohad Naharin, with his beloved Minus 16 at the core of a newly imagined collage blended together specifically for Hubbard Street. We hope you will join us for this not-to-miss season of dance! I look forward to seeing you in the theater. Warmly,
Glenn Edgerton, Artistic Director Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Cover: Hubbard Street Dancer Elliot Hammans. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
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Glenn Edgerton Artistic Director
Lou Conte Founding Artistic Director
Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll Acting Executive Director
Alejandro Cerrudo Resident Choreographer
Jessica Tong Jonathan Alsberry Rehearsal Directors
Alice Klock Choreographic Fellow
Kathryn Humphreys Director of Youth, Education and Community Programs
Alexandra Wells Director of Artist Training
Claire Bataille Director of the Lou Conte Dance Studio
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Space, In Perspective Peter Chu ,Choreographer and Creative Director In collaboration with Hubbard Street Dancers Djeff Houle, Music Marcus Doshi, Lighting Design Sven Ortel, Projections Hogan McLaughlin, Costume Design “This Land is Your Land” by Woodie Guthrie. “St. James Infirmary Blues” by unknown composer, as performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. From the album Sing Me Home, recorded by Sony Music Entertainment. “Hit or Miss” (Live) by Odetta. From the album Odetta at the Best of Harlem, recorded by Four Leaf Clover Records. “Allegretto” from Partita, Op. 31 for Cello by Ahmed Adnan Saygun, as performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. From the album A Playlist Without Borders, recorded by Sony Music Entertainment. “Little Birdie” by Pete Seeger, as performed by as performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. From the album Sing Me Home, recorded by Sony Music Entertainment. “Onill’s Calvary March” by unknown composer, as performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. From the album Sing Me Home, recorded by Sony Music Entertainment. “Heart and Soul”by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser, by unknown composer, as performed by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. From the album Sing Me Home, recorded by Sony Music Entertainment. Published by Sony ATV.
Cast of Space, In Perspective Hubbard Street Main Company: Craig D. Black Jr. Jacqueline Burnett Rena Butler Alicia Delgadillo Kellie Epperheimer Michael Gross Elliot Hammans Alice Klock Myles Lavallee Adrienne Lipson Florian Lochner Ana Lopez Andrew Murdock Minga Prather David Schultz Kevin J. Shannon
Hubbard Street Professional Program (HSPro): Andres Cruz Kayla DesEnfants Gaby Diaz Lian Dick Hanna DiLorenzo Morgan Frasier Candace Gordon Haley Heckethorn Erica Knox Kelsey Lee Matsch Melissa Panetta Brianna Penrose Abigail Purcell Abdiel Figueroa Reyes Aleksandra Schillmoeller Nicole Salerno Samara Taylor Marissa Udine Frances Whitford Emily Wohl
Hubbard Street Dancers Kellie Epperheimer, Adrienne Lipson, and Elliot Hammans. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
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CHOREOGRAPHER PROFILE Originally from Cocoa Beach, Florida, PETER CHU is a distinguished artist who strives to push the physical bounds of dance. He began his training as a competitive gymnast, later nurturing his artistry at Dussich Dance Studio where his evolution into dance began. As a BFA student at The Juilliard School (under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy), Chu was pushed further as a technical mover and began an explosive journey into choreography. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Hector Zaraspe Prize for Choreography. Chu is a remarkable and multi-faceted artist. As a performer, he has danced with BJM _Danse and EZdanza, as the lead in Christina Perri’s Jar of Hearts music video, in Celine Dion’s Vegas spectacular A New Day, and with Crystal Pite’s company Kidd Pivot. In 2008, Chu formed a Las Vegas project-based company—chuthis. His multi-disciplinary dance company combines innovative lighting and sound with live contemporary movement. Chu presented his newest works, Face Her and Smile Masking, under a residency partnership with the Las Vegas— Clark County Library District and later premiered the works at Festival International DansEncore. Chuthis. also provides movement classes at universities and dance programs domestically and abroad plus hosts its own annual movement intensive. The chuthis. Movement Intensive fosters technical/artistic development and mind/body familiarity while igniting an adventurous side of dance. Recently, Peter implemented chuthis. Moves, 2-3 day customized workshops that emphasize movement education. Recipient of the 2010 A.C.E. Capezio Award, Chu was also honored as selected choreographer for the Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival (directed by Linda Kent) and choreographed for the ninth and tenth seasons of So You Think You Can Dance. He has created pieces for Naomi Stikeman (Çaturn; consulted by Robert Lepage), Orlando Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street 2, Giordano Dance Chicago, Houston Met Dance Company, and New Dialect. He has also created for Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) Summer Intensive (2013, 2014, 2016), Springboard Danse Montréal (principal company—2014, 2017), Western Michigan University, The Juilliard School, SUNY Purchase, Brigham Young University Contemporary Dance Theatre, Southern University of Utah, and Alvin Ailey Certificate Program. Teaching highlights include Harvard University, Hubbard Street Studio Series, Axis Connect, The Dance Teacher Summit, and Movement Invention Project in NYC. Most recently, Chu served as the Rehearsal Director for Nederlands Dans Theater 2, and as a Guest Rehearsal Director for NDT1. He also created works for Giordano Dance Chicago (Divided Against) and Hubbard Street 2 (Floating After Times). Additionally, Chu performed Crystal Pite’s works A Picture of You Falling and Betroffenheit in Canada and Europe. This season, Chu looks forward to premiering new creations for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Charlotte Ballet, as well as continuing to develop work with his own company, chuthis.
Photos by Levi Walker.
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2017–18 DANCER PROFILES Craig Black (San Jose, CA) finished his sixth season with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet prior to joining Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in the fall of 2017. The California native was captain of his San Jose high school’s nationally ranked dance team. Craig received his BFA from The Juilliard School, where he was awarded the 2010 Princess Grace Award in Dance. He won the 2011 Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Craig’s summer programs were at Springboard Danse Montreal, Nederlands Dans Theater, and the Pillow.
Jacqueline Burnett (Pocatello, ID) received classical ballet training in Pocatello, Idaho from Romanian ballet master Marius Zirra, with additional summer training at Ballet Idaho, Brindusa-Moore Ballet Academy, the Universal (Kirov) Ballet Academy, the Juilliard School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors from the Ailey School and Fordham University’s joint program in New York City in 2009, while an apprentice with Hubbard Street. She was promoted to the main company in August 2009 and is a 2011–12 Princess Grace Honorarium recipient. Rena Butler (Chicago, IL) has danced with Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, David Dorfman Dance, Manuel Vignoulle/M-Motions, Yara Travieso, The Kevin Wynn Collection, and Pasos Con Sabor Salsa Dance Company. She began her studies at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, studied overseas at Taipei National University of the Arts in Taiwan, and received her BFA from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. She has acted as repetiteur for Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company. Rena’s choreographic work has been featured on the School at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s BFA program, The Joffrey Ballet School in New York, the Young Choreographer’s Festival in NYC, The New Orleans Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with world-renown jazz composer Terrence Blanchard, and CHTV Stories television program in Switzerland. Alicia Delgadillo (Charlotte, NC) trained in ballet, jazz, and tap at Susan Hayward School of Dance and later Charlotte School of Ballet and Piedmont School of Music and Dance in Charlotte, NC. Alicia graduated with honors from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in 2012 while concurrently dancing with Hubbard Street 2. She joined the main company in 2014. She has also worked part time as the Local Director for JUNTOS Collective and served as Artistic Coordinator for the 2017 Advance Level Hubbard Street Summer Intensive.
Kellie Epperheimer (Los Osos, CA) began her dance training in 1988 at the Academy of Dance and Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo, and attended training programs at the Joffrey Ballet School and the Juilliard School in New York City. A founding member of Cedar Lake Ensemble (later Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet), she joined Hubbard Street 2 in January 2005, and was promoted to the main company in January 2007.
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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO Michael Gross (Poughquag, NY) earned a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona and received much of his early training from Colorado Jazz Dance Company in Colorado Springs, followed by further studies at the American Academy of Ballet and Springboard Danse Montréal. Formerly a member of River North Dance Chicago and Visceral Dance Chicago, Gross has also performed with Elements Contemporary Ballet and in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s holiday production, Welcome Yule! Gross joined Hubbard Street in August 2014 and thanks his friends and family for their love and support. Elliot Hammans (Santa Fe, NM) began his formal dance training in 2008 with Robert Sher-Machherndl and continued his ballet and modern dance education with Moving People Dance in Santa Fe, NM, under the direction of Curtis Uhlemann. Hammans joined Moving People Dance Company as an apprentice in 2010, trained on full scholarship at the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center in San Francisco, and attended Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 2011 and 2012 Summer Intensives. Following studies abroad at Austria’s Tanzzentrum SEAD, Hammans earned his BFA in Dance in 2014 from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Hammans joined Hubbard Street 2 in August 2014 and was promoted to Hubbard Street’s main company in August 2016. Alice Klock (Whidbey Island, WA) trained at numerous ballet company schools, Interlochen Arts Academy, and the Alonzo King’s Lines BFA program. She joined Hubbard Street’s second company in 2009 and was promoted to the main company in 2011. Alongside performing she has created choreographic work for Hubbard Street, The Nexus Project, Loyola University, Neos Dance Theater, Visceral Dance Chicago, and NW Dance Project’s LAUNCH. In 2016 she was a winner of Hubbard Street’s International Commissioning Project and in 2017 was selected as a winner of NW Dance Project’s Pretty Creatives International Choreographic Competition. She was named Hubbard Street’s Choreographic Fellow in 2017. Myles Lavallee (Phoenix, AZ) began his training in Arizona at various dance schools and later studied at the School of American Ballet in New York City for two years. In 2011, Myles joined Ballet Arizona, where he danced for 4 seasons under the direction of Ib Andersen. In 2015 Myles joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal. There he performed works by Ohad Naharin, Stephan Thosse, Jean Christophe Maillot, Ken Osala, Shen Wei and Jiri Kylian. Myles has also choreographed for Ballet Arizona for the Artist Relief Fund Benefit and Innovations program, as well as for Les Grands Ballets in À Suivre. Myles has also performed as a guest artist with Robert Dekker’s Post:Ballet in San Francisco. This is his first season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Adrienne Lipson (London, ON) began dancing under the tutelage of Jennifer Swan and continued her studies at Ryerson University. There, Lipson was a founding member of Rock Bottom Movement, and supplemented her training with summers at Hubbard Street, Jacob’s Pillow, and Springboard Dance Montréal, amongst others. Upon graduation in 2013, Lipson moved to Chicago to join Hubbard Street 2. Lipson worked with choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams on the development of her UNDER(cover) series, and creates her own work as part of Hubbard Street’s Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop. Lipson was promoted to the main company in August 2016.
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2017–18 DANCER PROFILES Florian Lochner (Frankenhardt, Germany) trained at Ballettschule Malsam in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim, where he was the recipient of its Birgit Keil Dance Foundation scholarship. Lochner earned his master’s degree in the performing arts and joined Gauthier Dance Company in Stuttgart in 2011, performing works by numerous choreographers including Mauro Bigonzetti, Jiří Bubenířek, Alejandro Cerrudo, Alexander Ekman, Itzik Galili, Eric Gauthier, Marco Goeke, Johan Inger, Jiří Kylián, Christian Spuck, Cayetano Soto, Philip Taylor, Stephan Thoss, Paul Lightfoot and Sol León. He received a “Best of the Season” nomination in Germany’s Dance for You! Magazine in September 2013, and joined Hubbard Street in August 2015. Ana Lopez (A Coruña, Spain) began her formal training at Conservatorio de Danza Diputacion de A Coruña. Upon graduating Isaac Diaz Pardo High School, she continued her training at Centro Internacional de Danza Carmen Roche. Prior to joining Hubbard Street in January 2008, Lopez danced with Joven Ballet Carmen Roche, with Compañía Nacional de Danza 2 in works by Nacho Duato and Tony Fabre, and at Ballet Theater Munich under the directorship of Philip Taylor. She was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for 2012. Andrew Murdock (St. Albert, AB) is in his fourth season with Hubbard Street. After graduating from the Juilliard School, he joined BJM Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal. As a New York based freelancer he regularly collaborated with Aszure Barton & Artists. Additional collaborators include Gallim Dance, Cherice Barton, Joshua Beamish, Andy Blankenbuehler, Nina Chung, Joe Lanteri, Austin McCormick, Michelle Mola, Abdel Salaam, Edgar Zendejas, Zack Winokur, and Geneviève Dorion-Coupal. As a rehearsal assistant to Aszure Barton, he worked with American Ballet Theatre, Canada’s National Ballet School, Ballet BC, New York University, The Steps Ensemble, Arts Umbrella and Springboard Danse Montréal. Minga Prather (Dallas, TX) is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, under direction of Lily Weiss. She was named a 2014 winner in Modern Dance by the National YoungArts Foundation. Minga is currently finishing up her senior year in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program, and will graduate with Fordham University’s Class of 2018. In addition to training with The Ailey School, she has performed as a guest artist with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Nimbus Dance Works during their 2016-2017 season. She has danced alongside Grammy Winner, Erykah Badu, and was featured on Vogue.com in the Fashion Week 2017 Collection Video. Prather joined Hubbard Street in 2017. David Schultz (Grand Rapids, MI) began training in Michigan with the School of Grand Rapids Ballet, where he then performed for four seasons with its company, Grand Rapids Ballet. Schultz joined Hubbard Street 2 in September 2009 and was promoted to the main company in August 2011, and he is the recipient of a 2012 Princess Grace Award. Kevin J. Shannon (Baltimore, MD) began dancing under the guidance of Lester Holmes. He graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts with additional training at the School of American Ballet, Miami City Ballet School, Paul Taylor Dance Company and Parsons Dance. He earned his BFA in 2007 at the Juilliard School, toured nationally with the Juilliard Dance Ensemble and appeared in the “Live from Lincoln Center” broadcast television special The Juilliard School: Celebrating 100 Years. Shannon joined Hubbard Street in November 2007.
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About Hubbard Street Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s core purpose is to bring artists, art and audiences together to enrich, engage, educate, transform, and change lives through the experience of dance. Celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2017–18, Hubbard Street continues to be an innovative force, supporting its creative talent while presenting repertoire by major international artists. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio at LaSalle and Hubbard Streets in 1977, when Lou Conte gathered an ensemble of four dancers to perform in senior centers across Chicago. Barbara G. Cohen soon joined the company as its first Executive Director. Conte continued to direct the company for 23 years, during which he initiated and grew relationships with both emerging and established artists including Nacho Duato, Daniel Ezralow, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and Twyla Tharp. Conte’s successor Jim Vincent widened Hubbard Street’s international focus, began Hubbard Street’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and cultivated growth from within, launching the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop and inviting Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo to make his first work. Gail Kalver’s 23 years of executive leadership provided continuity from 1984 through the 2006–07 season, when Executive Director Jason Palmquist joined the organization. Glenn Edgerton became Artistic Director in 2009 and, together with Palmquist, moved this legacy forward on multiple fronts. Inside/Out is now part of a broader strategy for building new repertoire, the Choreographic Development Initiative, which aims to be a national model for artistic development while proactively diversifying contemporary dance. Partnerships with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The Second City and other institutions keep Hubbard Street deeply connected to its hometown. To the company’s repertoire, Edgerton has extended relationships with its signature choreographers while adding significant new voices such as Kyle Abraham, Mats Ek, Sharon Eyal, Alonzo King, Crystal Pite, and Victor Quijada.
Claire Bataille, left, and Ginger Farley in Case Closed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 1986. Photo by Jennifer Girard.
Isaac Spencer, left, and Erin Derstine in Float by Julian Barnett, 2006. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
Choreographer Mats Ek, left, rehearses Quinn B Wharton in Casi-Casa, 2012. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
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Shannon Alvis, left, and Terence Marling in Extremely Close by Alejandro Cerrudo, 2008. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
The main company’s members comprise one of the only ensembles in the U.S. to perform all year long, domestically and around the world, while four nationally renowned Summer Intensive Programs bring young artists into its ranks. Hubbard Street’s Youth, Education and Community Programs are national benchmarks for partnership, dance education, and urban school research. In 2008, the Parkinson’s Project became the first dance class in the Midwest for those affected by Parkinson’s disease and, with The Autism Project pilot in 2014, it’s now part of Hubbard Street’s growing Adaptive Dance Programs. Youth Dance Programs for students ages 18 months to 18 years emphasize creative expression and are offered year-round at the Hubbard Street Dance Center. At the Lou Conte Dance Studio — where Hubbard Street began in 1974 — workshops and master classes allow access to expertise, while a broad variety of weekly classes offer training at all levels in jazz, ballet, modern, tap, African, hip-hop, yoga, Pilates®, and dance fitness.
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Above left: Frank Chaves and Leslie Stevens in Mae by Richard Levi, 1987. Archival photo. Above right: Hubbard Street 2 in The 40s by Lou Conte, 2003. Archival photo. Center: Tobin Del Cuore, left, and Cheryl Mann in Gimme by Lucas Crandall, 2004. Photo by Todd Rosenberg. Ron De Jesús, left, Krista Ledden and Ensemble in I Remember Clifford by Twyla Tharp, 1996. Photo by Ruedi Hofmann.
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HUBBARD STREET STAFF PROFILES Glenn Edgerton (Artistic Director) joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago after an international career as a dancer and director. At the Joffrey Ballet, he performed leading roles, contemporary and classical, for 11 years under the mentorship of Robert Joffrey. In 1989, Edgerton joined the acclaimed Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), where he danced for five years. He retired from performing to become its artistic director, leading NDT 1 for a decade and presenting the works of Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Nacho Duato, Jorma Elo, Johan Inger, Paul Lightfoot and Sol León, among others. From 2006 to 2008, he directed the Colburn Dance Institute at the Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles. Edgerton joined Hubbard Street as associate artistic director in 2008; since 2009 as artistic director, he has built upon more than three decades of leadership in dance performance, education and appreciation established by founder Lou Conte and continued by Conte’s successor, Jim Vincent. Edgerton was awarded with an honorary doctorate of the arts degree from California Institute of the Arts in May 2016. Lou Conte (Founding Artistic Director) After a performing career that included roles in Broadway musicals such as Cabaret, Mame, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Lou Conte established the Lou Conte Dance Studio in 1974. Three years later, he founded what is now Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Originally the company’s sole choreographer, he developed relationships with emerging and world-renowned dancemakers Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Margo Sappington, and Daniel Ezralow as the company grew. Conte continued to build Hubbard Street’s repertoire by forging a key relationship with Twyla Tharp in the 1990s, acquiring seven of her works as well as original choreography. It then became an international enterprise with the inclusion of works by Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, and Ohad Naharin. Throughout his 23 years as the company’s artistic director, Conte received numerous awards including the first Ruth Page Artistic Achievements Award in 1986, the Sidney R. Yates Arts Advocacy Award in 1995, and a Chicagoan of the Year award from Chicago magazine in 1999. In 2003, Conte was inducted as a laureate into the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the state’s highest honor, and in 2014, was named one of five inaugural recipients of the City of Chicago’s Fifth Star Award. He has been credited by many for helping raise Chicago’s international cultural profile, and for creating a welcoming climate for dance in the city, where the art form now thrives. Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll (Acting Executive Director) brings more than a decade of experience as a leader, fundraiser and producer in the performing arts. She currently serves as the General Manager for the internationally recognized Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, where she is the main line producer for the company and oversees all aspects of Operations, including Finances, HR, Legal, IT, and Facilities. Karena also functions as the General Manager for the multi-disciplinary ensemble company, UNIVERSES. Previous tenures include associate managing director of both Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, CA) and Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, CT), executive director of contemporary dance company Robert Moses’ Kin (San Francisco, CA), and annual fund manager at Aurora Theatre (Berkeley, CA). Karena is also a freelance arts management strategist and artist representative, partnering with individual artists and ensembles whose work gives voice to underrepresented stories and perspectives. Recognized nationally, Karena was invited in 2014 by Theatre Communications Group to be part of its SPARK Leadership Program’s inaugural class. She is part of Enrich Chicago, a
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HUBBARD STREET STAFF PROFILES movement of Chicago-based arts leaders who are committed to eradicating racial inequity in the arts, in addition to being a consortium member of the Chicago Dancemakers Forum. She holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and an MFA in Theater Management from Yale University. Alejandro Cerrudo (Resident Choreographer) was born in Madrid, Spain and trained at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Madrid. His professional career began in 1998 and includes work with Victor Ullate Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater 2. Cerrudo joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2005, was named Choreographic Fellow in 2008 and became the company’s first Resident Choreographer in 2009. Fifteen works choreographed to date for Hubbard Street include collaborations with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Nederlands Dans Theater. These pieces and additional commissions are in the repertory at companies around the U.S. as well as in Australia, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands; touring engagements have brought his work still further abroad, to audiences in Algeria, Canada, Morocco and Spain. In March 2012, Pacific Northwest Ballet invited Cerrudo to choreograph his first work for the company, Memory Glow, upon receiving the Joyce Theater Foundation’s second Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance. Additional honors include an award from the Boomerang Fund for Artists (2011), and a Prince Prize for Commissioning Original Work from the Prince Charitable Trusts (2012) for his acclaimed, first evening-length work, One Thousand Pieces. Cerrudo is one of four choreographers invited by New York City Ballet principal Wendy Whelan to create and perform original duets for Restless Creature, and he was recently announced the 2014 USA Donnelley Fellow by United States Artists. Jessica Tong (Rehearsal Director) received her formal training at the Ballet School in Salt Lake City under Jan Clark Fugit, as well as at the University of Utah, where she was a member of Utah Ballet. Tong danced with BalletMet in Ohio, Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech in New York City and with Hubbard Street 2 before joining the main company in January 2007. She was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for 2009, and currently serves on Chicago Dancers United’s Ambassador Committee for Dance for Life Chicago. Jonathan Alsberry (Rehearsal Director) is from Normal, IL is a dance educator, creator and coach focused on inspiring excellence and joy in the study of Ballet, Jazz, and Modern techniques with a constant dedication to the exploration of artistry and the creative process. Currently a rehearsal director with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Jonathan began dancing with his mother Lyndetta and went on to graduate from The Chicago Academy for the Arts where he has since been a guest faculty member. In 2006 he received his BFA from The Juilliard School where he met Aszure Barton. Jonathan a.k.a “Jojo” is now dancer, rehearsal director, and creative collaborator with Aszure Barton & Artists and has assisted Mrs. Barton in over a dozen creations including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Bayerische Staatsballett and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2007 Jonathan also joined the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and is currently a performer, rehearsal director and teaching artist with the company. He has shared two tours with Mikhail Baryshnikov’s “Hell’s Kitchen Dance” as well as “Evolution” with Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo. Other credits include The Chase Brock Experience, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Nilas Martins Dance Company, and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. Since 2007 Jonathan has been teaching, coaching and creating work at various educational institutions including Arts Umbrella, Harvard University, University of California at Irvine, Springboard Danse Montreal, Ballet Hispánico and University of Southern California. hubbardstreetdance.com
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Hubbard Street Staff and Board Glenn Edgerton Artistic Director
Heather Lindahl Senior Manager of School Programs
Karen Lennon President
Lou Conte Founding Artistic Director
Michelle Modrzejewski Education Faculty Head
Kristin Conley Secretary
Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll Acting Executive Director
Jennifer Gunter Youth Programs Manager
Catherine Chavez Treasurer
Claire Bataille Director of the Lou Conte Dance Studio
Mary Elizabeth Kennedy Youth Dance Program Registrar
Richard Rhodes Assistant Treasurer
John Cartwright Youth Secondary Faculty Head
Denise Stefan Ginascol++ VP Development
Anne Kasdorf Youth Early Childhood Faculty Head
Larry Gilbert VP Board Development
Dedrick Gray Education Coordinator
Richard F. Tomlinson II VP Facilities
Emma Hill Education Assistant
Bija Bennett Colleen Batcheler Ross B. Bricker Catherine Chavez Steven Collens Kristin Conley Joel Cory Dirk Denison Kelly Royer Dolyniuk Miguel Edwards Larry Gilbert Linda Hutson Karen H. Lennon+ Betsy Stelle Morgan Sarah J. Nolan Cynthia S. Van Osdol Sheila Owens Byron Pollock++ Alyssa Rapp Lauren Robishaw Tatjana Schuster Mary Kay Shaw Deborah Stonebraker Randy White+
Alexandra Wells Director of Artist Training Jessica Tong Jonathan Alsberry Peter Chu Rehearsal Directors Alejandro Cerrudo Resident Choreographer Belina Mizrahi Controller LaMar Brown Company Manager Krista Ellensohn Manager of Artist Training Erin Harner Artist Training Associate Kimberly Ingram Bookkeeper Deirdre Connelly Facilities and Operations Coordinator External Affairs Andy Sheagren Director of Marketing Danielle Sparklin Manager of Data and Patron Services Dexter Carlson Senior Development Coordinator Maya Fazio-Siu Marketing Coordinator Hayley Ross Communication Coordinator Sidney Cristol Advertising, Sales and Ticketing Youth, Education and Community Programs Kathryn Humphreys Director of Youth, Education and Community Programs
Tanniqua-Kay Buchanan Loretta Holmes Veronica Bone Teaching Assistant Fellow Lane Ehlman Hannah Briner Youth Program Administrative Interns Production Staff Scott Nelson Production Manager Julie E. Ballard Stage Manager and Properties Master Jason Natali Audio Engineer Stephan Panek Head Carpenter and Stage Operations Sam Begich Master Electrician Kaili Story Lighting Supervisor Wardrobe Staff Branimira Ivanova Costume Coordinator Constance Thome Draper Elizabeth Hunstad Kate Kamphansen Robert Kuhn Angela Enos Victoria Carot Nathan Rohrer Stitchers Jenni Schwaner Ladd Touring Wardrobe Board of Directors Mayor Rahm Emanuel Honorary Chair
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Marc Miller Chair Fall Series 2017
Life Directors John W. Ballantine+ Corinne Brophy Edythe R. Cloonan++ Sondra Berman Epstein+ Stanley M. Freehling Charles R. Gardner Paul Gignilliat Sandra P. Guthman+ James Mabie++ Marie E. O’Connor++ Timothy Schwertfeger++ Jack D. Tovin Sallyan Windt William N. Wood Prince+ + Past Board Chair ++ Past Board President Program Book Hayley Ross, Editor Peggy Fink, Designer Sidney Cristol, Advertising Sales
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago gratefully acknowledges the support of the following corporations, foundations, government agencies and individuals who made gifts to our Annual Fund between September 1, 2016 and August 31, 2017.
Corporate Support $50,000 and above Athletico Physical Therapy Chicago Athletic Clubs Harris Theater for Music and Dance $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Allstate Insurance Company Exelon Illinois Tool Works $10,000–$24,999 Abbvie Baker McKenzie LLP ConAgra Brands Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. Jenner and Block, LLp The PrivateBank Wessex 504 Corporation William Blair $5,000–$9,999 Baker McKenzie Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP LR Development McDonalds Corporation Northern Trust Company PWC LLP West Monroe Partners
$2,500–$4,999 Advertising Resources, Inc. Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. Citizens for John Cullerton Goodsmith Green & Unruh LLP HFF Jackson National Life Insurance Company Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd Microsoft Corp. Sahara Enterprises $1,000–$2,499 Chef Fredy HBK Engineering KPMG Mesirow Financial PhRMA PJH & Associates, Inc. Power Rogers & Smith Valentine Austriaco & Beuschel P.C. Wells Fargo $500–$999 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. MAC Cosmetics
Hubbard Street Dancer Elliot Hammans. Photo by Quinn B Wharton.
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Foundation & Government Support $100,000 and above Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation $50,000–$99,999 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Shubert Foundation $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Chicago Dancing Company Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Julius N. Frankel Foundation National Parkinson Foundation Prince Charitable Trusts Princess Grace Foundation The Crown Family The Davee Foundation The Joyce Foundation The Sage Foundation
$10,000–$24,999 Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Illinois Arts Council Agency Irving Harris Foundation Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund JDL Development Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. The Joyce Foundation The Sage Foundation The Siragusa Foundation The Rhoades Foundation $5,000–$9,999 Anonymous Butler Family Foundation Charles & M. R. Shapiro Foundation Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation Golder Family Foundation Jerome Robbins Foundation John R. Halligan Charitable Fund The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation $1,000–$4,999 Anonymous Aaron Copland Fund for Music Lark White Foundation
Individual Support Artistic Director’s Society $50,000 and above Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol James and Margaret Johnson Jay Franke and David Herro John and Jeanne Rowe Joyce Chelberg Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund Sara Albrecht The Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Bill and Orli Staley Charles Gardner and Patti Eylar Larry and Marla Gilbert Meg and Tim Callahan Richard and Ann Conger Tomlinson Timothy Schwertfeger and Gail Waller
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$10,000–$24,999 Anonymous Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes Adam Grymkowski Adrienne Parker and Peter Foley Alexandra and John Nichols Anne Kaplan Burton and Sheli Rosenberg Carey Heckman Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker Elizabeth Yntema Hugo and Catherine Chavez James D. Letchinger J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Jim and Kay Mabie Joel and Katie Cory Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Marlene Breslow-Blitstein and Berle Blitstein Mary Kay Shaw Paul and Ellen Gignilliat Randy and Lisa White Richard and Barbara Silverman Richard L. Rodes R. Penny Rodes DeMott
$5,000–$9,999 Anonymous Alyssa Rapp and Hal Morris Burton and Sheli Rosenberg Carey Heckman Colleen Batcheler Corinne Brophy Damian Dolyniuk and Kelly Royer Dolyniuk David and Suzu Neithercut Dirk Denison and David Salkin Dr. John Vazquez and Dr. Paul Gleixner Eleanor and William Revelle Harry and Marcy Harczak James and Andrea Gordon James and Edie Cloonan Jane Ellen Murray Jane and Michael Strauss John and Caroline Ballantine Judy and Byron Pollock Linda Hutson Matt and Mikelle Kruger Michael and Janet Colleran Ron and Elise Magers Ross B. Bricker and Nina Vinik Sallyan Windt Sally and Ellis Regenbogen
Sandra and Jack Guthman Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Sondra Berman Epstein Stanley and Dana Day Thomas J. O’Keefe Sustaining DanceMakers $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous (4) Ann and Stephen Curley Bija Bennett Bruce and Jamie Hague Carleen Schreder and Ralph Musicant David and Carol Golder Dietrich and Andrew Klevorn Eric and Tammy Steele Ginger Farley Howard and Gail Lanznar Jack and Niki Tovin Jamey Lundblad and Bill Melamed Jana French and Peter Gotsch John and Kathy Buck John Blosser Jonathan and Krista Ledden Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll and Emrys Ingersoll Katherine Schostok Keven and Nick Wilder Kevin and Camille Rudge Laura and Russell Karlins Lynette Lilly Mark and Mary Ann Kaufman Melissa O’Malley Michael Solomon and Carol McCardell Pamela Crutchfield Peter and Michelle Thompson Richard and Mary Gray Trish and Harp Harper Victoria Priola Premier DanceMakers $1,000–$2,499 Anonymous (5) Allen and Beth Singer Andrew Alexander Aurora and Jerome Austriaco Bill and Ethel Gofen Bridget and Jim Coffing Charles Snellgrove Curt Bailey Cynthia Van Osdol and John Sandwick Dale and Julie Leibert David and Luann Blowers Dawn Stanislaw Diane and Bob Merna Dr. Patricia Schostok Reese
Dr. Steven Hodges Edward and Dia Weil Greg Albiero and Mark Zampardo Ian Jacobs and Valerie Chang Jack Cooksey and Brenda Russell Jackie Rosa Jaime Fink and Jenny Hall-Fink Janet and Marty Kalin Jason Ott, Aon Private Risk Management Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund Jeanne Brett Jeffrey and Judith Bramson Jim Huberty and Marc Giles Jo Ellen and Peter Granson John and Alice Sabl John and Leslie Burns John E. Miller Joseph Seigle Josephine Heindel Julie O’Connell Karen and Peter Lennon Kathleen LaPorte Kay and Geoffrey Nixon K.C. Wigle Keith and Kathleen Cardoza Kenneth Norgan Kevin McGirr Koldyke Family Fund Lee Shulman Linda and Bernard Kastory Linda S. Buckley Linda and Peter Krivkovich Lisa Genesen and David Tabolt Lloyd and Natalie Shefsky Marilee C. Unruh Marsha and Philip Dowd Martin and Patricia Koldyke Martin Craig Metzner Familiy Foundation Michael Downing and Kathy Bernreuter Michael Grant and Carol McMahan Michael and Linda Welsh Milan Mrkisch Monica Leccese Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Osborne Pamela G. Meyer Patricia Hendrick Patricia O’Neill Cox Patricia and Candace Parchem Paul and Christine Branstad Peter and Jo Ellen Granson Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation Richard and Martha Melman Richard and Mary Ruth Ryan Robert and Marilyn Arensman Robert and Sylvie Fitzpatrick
Ron and Fifi Levin Sally and Ted Miller Sandra McNaughton Sara Friedle Stephanie Hickman Steve and Lois Eisen Steven and Randy Fifield Steve Traxler Susan Feibus Tammy Lipson The Patti Eylar Scholarship Fund Thomas Sinkovic Tim King Tom O’Halloran and Teresa Woodruff Valerie Carberry and Richard Wright Vince DiBenedetto William Ziemann DancePartners $500–$999 Anonymous Abby and Adriane Farrell Andra Press Andrea Billhardt Biff Ruttenberg and Gwen Callans Bonnie Podolsky Bradley Nelson Chris and Paula Hoste Craig White Dan Thorson Daniel Kaufman David Marberger David Rotholz Diane Sprenger Dori Howell Edward and Gayla Nieminen Eleanor Pollack Eric Kessler Evan Roth Fangji Slaymaker Fangji Xu Gary Warfel George T. Jones, M.D. and V. Lyn Jones Gregory and Cynthia Taylor Helen Melchior Jackie Kott-Wolle and David Wolle James and Sheila Amend Janice Block and Ron Chaddock Jeffrey and Julie Echt Jim and Deb Ford Jim Petrassi Joan Lewis Joel Frader John Pintozzi John Tullsen and Evan Siegel Johnathan and Robin Plotkin Judith and Fred Adler
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Julie and Jeffrey Kaplan Karen Wilmot Kevin Kranzusch Kimberly Taylor Kurtis Kossen Larry Briski Leigh Breslau Lew and Laurie Leibowitz Lisa Ferguson Marcus Boggs Margie Liotta Maria Bechily and Scott Hodes Marvin Mendez Mary Bartecki Mary and Jack Connelly Michael and Bonnie Rothman Michele Kadich Mike and Laura Mieko Morris Goodman Myron and Cynthia Stouffer Nancy Schroeder Nicole Brown Norman and Virginia Bobins Patricia Sternberg Patricia Woertz and Ron Jensen Paula Salerno Paul and Amy Carbone Paul and Dedrea Gray, In the Works Fund Robert and Joell Brightfelt Robert Liem Robert Sevim Sarah Nolan Scott and Jen Christiansen Scott Johnson Stacey and Tom Newman Stephen D. and Susan Bass Marcus Steve Palmquist and Kathryn Nuss Steven and Jacqueline Chilow Stuart Brainerd and Elise Paschen Susan and Matthew Shattock Tatjana and Chelsea Schuster Thomas Durica Thomas J. Feie Thomas Fink T.J. Saye Tom and Tina Berry Wayne F. Tjaden Zackary Wallace Zarin and Carmen Mehta
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$250–$499 Adam Orlansky Allison Bivin Andrew and Diann Dincolo Andrew and Judy L. Porte Arthur L. Frank, M.D. Beth Davis Betsy Morgan Bette Jane Crigger Brian and Elizabeth Kluge Bryan Komornik Camille Grejczyk Carol Albrecht Cathy Peponis Charles Vinz D. Elizabeth Price and Louis Yecies Daniel Rosenthal David and Judith Sensibar Diane Erickson Donna Rodriguez Douglas Vaughan Edwin Outwater Eileen Murray Elizabeth Fama and John Cochrane Emily Thomas Evan Epstein Frederick Boyer and Claire Guis Gregg Auby Hayes Abrams Ian Jacobs and Valerie Chang Jan Kliger Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith Jean Sanders Jerold Wasserman Jessica Tong Joanna Rupp John and Cheryl Seder Jon Will Julie L. Gentes Kalena Chevalier Karen Jones Karen Piece Karen Teitelbaum Kathleen and Jeff Abbott Katherine Lin Liza Zito Marc Beem and Susan Berkowitz Marc VanOverbeke Marilyn Bartter
Martin Grochala and Fred Reuland Mary Baglivo Mary Boehler Mary Splude Mary Toll and William Heimann Maureen Mosh Melvin Kupperman Merry Schroeder Michael and Martha Smith Michael Narciso Michele Selander Mira Iliescu Paul Horner Paul Waas Pauline Bielski Richard and Marjorie Ettlinger Richard Straub Robert Delaney Ryan Krueger Sandi Cooksey Sandra Bass Sarah Pesetsky Sondra and Tony Karman Stephen Silverman and Janet Leder Susan O’Connell Suzanne Appel Terese Connolly Tamara and Robert Cosentino Theresa Karutz Timothy State Tracy Vonder Haar Walter Mah and Margaret Mattsson Warren and Joan Eagle Wesley Cook Hubbard Street appreciates the support of the corporations, foundations and individuals that contribute gifts up to $250 and regrets the inability to list their names due to space limitations. For any corrections to program name listings please contact the Development Office at 312.850-9744 Ext. 130 or development@ hubbardstreetdance.com
Daniil Simkin
Solomon Dumas
Viengsay Valdés
Victoria Jaiani
Daniel Ulbricht
A Golden Celebration of Dance: The 50th Anniversary of the Auditorium Theatre’s Re-Opening NOVEMBER 12 @ 7:30PM
FEATURING DANCERS FROM Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater American Ballet Theatre Dutch National Ballet Hubbard Street Dance Chicago The Joffrey Ballet MOMIX New York City Ballet Parsons Dance The Suzanne Farrell Ballet The Washington Ballet
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2017–18 SEASON SPONSORS
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Photo credits: American Ballet Theatre’s Daniil Simkin, photo courtesy of NYC Dance Project. | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Solomon Dumas, photo by Paul Kolnik. Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s Viengsay Valdés, photo by Michel Lidvac. | The Joffrey Ballet’s Victoria Jaiani, photo by Herb Migdoll. | Daniel Ulbricht. | Historic photo of the Auditorium Theatre, photo by Richard Nickel. | Shen Wei Dance Arts in Folding, photo by Shu Lai. | Claudia Pizarro, First Dancer in Iroko by Rojas y Rodriguez, photo by Dean Paul.
Gifts in Honor and Memory Tribute and Memorial gifts are a meaningful way to recognize individuals who have a connection to Hubbard Street. For more information or to make a gift please contact the Development Office at 312.850.9744 Ext. 130 or development@hubbardstreetdance.com. In Honor of Sara Albrecht Jamey Lundblad and Bill Melamed Robert and Sylvie Fitzpatrick In Honor of Meg Callahan David and Gabrielle Rousso In Honor and Memory of Marge Collens Burton and Sheli Rosenberg Norman and Virginia Bobins In honor of Steve and Caralynn Collens Jennifer Fried In honor of Joel Cory’s birthday Donald and Gail Segal In Honor of Warren Eagle Diana Kenworthy
In Honor of Warren Eagle’s 80th Birthday and His and Joan’s 55th Anniversary Barbara Weiner In Honor of Elliot Hammans Merry Schroeder In Honor of John and Denise’s Anniversary Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol In honor of Denise Stefan Ginascol Elizabeth Yntema and John Ferguson In Honor of Chris Horsman’s birthday Donald Santoski and April Brazell
Hubbard Street Dancers Alice Klock and Florian Lochner. Photo by Quinn B Wharton.
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In Honor of Kelly Michaels Lane Alexander In Honor of Margaret McCole Mary Kay Shaw In Memory of Jim Oates Barbara Grunewald In Honor of Jason Palmquist Irving Harris Foundation In Honor of Byron Pollock Sheldon Holzman In Honor of Richard L. Rodes Jackson National Life Insurance Company Thomas Feie In Honor of the Marriage of Mickey Huang and Keith Wood Richard Straub
Endowments Hubbard Street Dance Chicago gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following donors to the Endowment for Health and Wellness and the Endowment for Artistic Programs, which was established with a generous grant from the Ford Foundation.
$100,000 and above Meg and Tim Callahan Pamela Crutchfield Josephine H. Deutsch Trust The Ford Foundation Jay Franke and David Herro Jim and Kay Mabie The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller $50,000–$99,999 Sara Albrecht John and Caroline Ballantine Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein Deborah Bricker Sandra and Jack Guthman The Rhoades Foundation Earl and Sandra Rusnak Randy and Lisa White Mrs. Eleanor Wood Prince William N. Wood Prince $25,000–$49,999 Lew Collens Harold Florsheim Paul and Ellen Gignilliat Bernard and Averill Leviton Dale and Dana Machalleck James F. Oates Randy White and Hope Wollman
$10,000–$24,999 Dean Balice Katherine and Christopher Barber Roger and Julie Baskes Joseph and Anne Bohne Janice Y. Burnham and Raymond B. Carney James and Edie Cloonan Joel and Katie Cory Allan and Ellen Drebin Susan and Bryan Erler Trudy Giesel Mary Louise Gorno Jacqueline Hurlbutt and Norman Waite Sarah J. Nolan Dina Norris and Steve Young Byron and Judy Pollock Sally and Ellis Regenbogen Eleanor and William Revelle Dana and Andre Rice Kevin and Camille Rudge Warren D. Shifferd Jr. Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Richard and Ann Tomlinson Robert and Nancy Unglaub Earl and Susan Webb Sallyan Windt $5,000–$9,999 Julia Antonatos Sanchen Barnum William and Donna Barrows The Sidney and June Barrows Foundation Corinne Brophy Carla J. Eyre and Peter F. Gallagher
Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Judith Grubner and Craig Jobson Stephanie Hickman Linda Hutson Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Pat Pulido Sanchez and Manuel Sanchez John Schwartz Kenneth Shanoff and Steve Young Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker Jack and Niki Tovin $1,000–$4,999 Kathy Catrambone Carolyn Clift Thomas and Lois Colberg Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Jocelyn B. Hamlar and Leighton J. Toney Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund Rachel Corn Kluge and Scott Kluge David Mekemson and Irene Petruniak Maureen Mosh Donald Ratner Patrick J. Schieble Richard Turner and David Jenkins $250–$999 Todd Magazine Bill Nygren Foundation Sheila Owens Steven and Frances Shapiro
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Lou Conte Founders Society Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is grateful to the following individuals who have included us in their estate plans. Our future is more secure because of their generosity. Meg and Tim Callahan Josephine H. Deutsch* Marge* and Lew Collens Jane Ellen Murray Edward and Gayla Nieminen
Sarah J. Nolan James F. Oates* Edna K. Papazian* Byron Pollock Alyssa J. Rapp Richard L. Rodes
Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Landon N. Stigall* J. Randall White
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Special Services Adler Associates, Ltd. Mesirow Insurance Services Insurance Services Allied Live Advertising Athletico Physical Therapy Official Provider of Physical Therapy Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Auditor Bill Melamed Development and Marketing Blue Plate Events Catering Partner Chicago Athletic Clubs Official Health Club Communiqué Graphic Design Graphic Design
Koya International Partners Executive Search MAC Cosmetics Official Make-up Sponsor Park Grill Preferred Restaurant Partner The PrivateBank Financing and Banking Service PWC Consulting Services Franczek Radelet, P.C. Baker McKenzie, LLP Legal Services
Synapse Networks, Inc. IT Services Tito’s Handmade Vodka Spirits Sponsor Todd Rosenberg Photography Photography Tourwerks, Inc. Tour Housing Negotiation Kathleen Weber, M.D. Midwest Orthopedic at Rush
Contributed Materials and Services Alyssa Rapp Amazing Cosmetics Athletico Physical Therapy Barbara Bates Design Blue Plate Events Ross Bricker Cannonball Wine Company Chef Fredy Cuisine Chicago Athletic Clubs Chicago White Sox ComEd Sandi Cooksey Kelly Royer Dolyniuk Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll and Emrys Ingersoll
Garrett Popcorn Shops Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Goose Island Brew Co. HMS Media Kehoe Designs SP+ Parking Lettuce Entertain You Lockwood Restaurant and Bar Lollapalooza MAC Cosmetics Microsoft Corporation Neiman Marcus Lin Manuel Miranda MirRam Group, LLC
Sarah J. Nolan Park Grill Perrier Jane Post Potbelly Sandwich Shop Quartino Ristorante & Wine Bar Alyssa Rapp and Hal Morris Seabourn Sepia The Service Club of Chicago Tito’s Handmade Vodka United Airlines Eddie and Sherry Wechs Wine Sisterhood A Zaffarano Production
HSDC appreciates the support of in-kind contributors of gifts valued up to $250 and regrets the inability to list their names due to space limitations.
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Discover the sound of the most diverse orchestra in the nation, the magic of unexpected collaborations, and the joy of sharing transformative concert experiences with your neighbors. web: chicagosinfonietta.org
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ABOUT
HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance is Chicago’s primary residence for music and dance, connecting diverse audiences with outstanding artists from across the city, the nation, and the world. Opened in November 2003 in Chicago’s Millennium Park, the 1,525-seat state-of-the art performance venue was the first multi-use performance venue built in downtown Chicago since 1929. Now in its fourteenth season, the Theater features the most diverse offerings of any venue in Chicago, and has earned national recognition as a distinctive model for collaboration, performance, and artistic advancement. The Theater’s activities fall under three central strategies: support for local music and dance companies, presentation of national and international artists, and community engagement and educational programs. Today, the Harris Theater’s original group of 12 resident companies has grown to include 30 diverse music and dance companies, including Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s MusicNow, Giordano Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Music of the Baroque. The Theater supports resident companies with subsidized rental, technical expertise, marketing support, and professional development opportunities, allowing the organizations to focus on what they do best—bringing the finest in music and dance performances to the public. The Harris Theater is also dedicated to presenting the highest quality artistic programming, bringing celebrated artists and ensembles from throughout the world to Chicago through the Harris Theater Presents series. The Theater has achieved widespread recognition as a vital cultural anchor in Chicago, bringing artists such as Daniel Barenboim, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Joshua Bell, Renée Fleming, Angélique Kidjo, Hamburg Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet, and Stephen Sondheim to the Elizabeth Morse Genius Stage. The Harris Theater’s community engagement initiatives take advantage of access to the world’s leading musicians and dancers, building bridges to people from throughout the Chicago region and nurturing the next generation of artists and audiences. Ongoing programs include Arts Education Partnerships, which offers master classes and artist talks, and Access Tickets, which has provided over 13,000 free tickets to youth and families from more than 35 partner organizations. To learn more about the Harris Theater, please visit HarrisTheaterChicago.org. Call the Box Office at 312.334.7777 to request a brochure or additional information.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE
Officers Alexandra C. Nichols, Chairman Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly, Vice Chair Peter M. Ellis, Vice Chair Caryn Harris, Vice Chair Ricardo T. Rosenkranz, MD, Vice Chair Mary Kay Sullivan, Vice Chair Marilyn Fatt Vitale, Secretary David Snyder, Treasurer Patricia Barretto, Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Endowed Chair
Trustees John W. Ballantine Lee Blackwell Baur Paul S. Boulis Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly, Vice Chair Peter M. Ellis, Vice Chair Louise Frank Jay Franke Robert J. Gauch, Jr. Sandra P. Guthman, Past Chairman Caryn Harris, Vice Chair Joan W. Harris, Past Chairman Christine N. Evans Kelly Deborah A. Korompilas Merrillyn J. Kosier Mac MacLellan
Zarin Mehta Alexandra C. Nichols, Chairman Kenneth R. Norgan Abby McCormick O’Neil, Past Chairman Ricardo T. Rosenkranz, MD, Vice Chair William Ruffin, Ex-Officio Shannon L. Schuyler John Q Smith David Snyder, Treasurer Susan Stark Mary Kay Sullivan, Vice Chair Marilyn Fatt Vitale, Secretary Dori Wilson Maria Zec
Life Trustees Peter M. Ascoli Cameron S. Avery Marshall Field V James J. Glasser Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin Judith Neisser Harrison I. Steans Robin S. Tryloff (Listing as of August 15, 2017) hubbardstreetdance.com
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STAFF
HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Patricia Barretto, Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Interim President and CEO Endowed Chair Erin Singer, Programming Manager FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Laura Hanssel, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Administration Mary Jo Rudney, Director of Finance Gena Lavery, Finance Manager EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Meghan McNamara, Director of Audience Engagement Oliver Camacho, External Affairs Coordinator Kay Harlow, External Affairs Assistant Development Elizabeth Halajian, Director of Development Josh Fox, Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations Sammi Shay, Manager of Annual Giving & Special Events Lauren Ranson, Development Coordinator Marketing Mary Larkin, Marketing Manager Samantha Allinson, Digital Production Designer
Ticketing Services Allan Waite, Box Office Treasurer OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION Lori Dimun, General Manager Front of House Melanie Humphery House Manager Jamelle Robinson, Concessions & Events Manager Melaney Reed, Saints Coordinator The Saints, Volunteer Usher Corps Operations Emily Macaluso, Director of Operations Dawn Wilson, Director of Production Hillary Pearson, Manager of Operations Leticia Cisneros, Lead Day Porter Ed Mlakar, Facilities Engineer Production Jeff Rollinson, Head Carpenter & IATSE Steward Anthony Montuori, Head Flyman Jeffrey Kolack, Head of Props Don Dome Jr., Head of Audio Kevin Sullivan, Head Electrician
(Listing as of August 15, 2017)
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INFORMATION
HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE
Rental information: If you have any questions about the Harris Theater, including rental of the facility, group tours, or volunteer opportunities, please call the administrative office Monday through Friday, 9AM–5PM, at 312.334.2407. Ticket purchases: To purchase tickets, visit HarrisTheaterChicago.org. Call or visit our Box Office at 312.334.7777 Monday through Friday, 12–6PM or until curtain on performance days. In consideration of other patrons and the performers: Please turn off all cell phones. Photography is not permitted in the Theater at any time and texting during performance is strictly prohibited. Film or digital images will be confiscated or deleted by the Harris Theater house staff; violators will be subject to a fine. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management. Smoking is prohibited within the Harris Theater. Allowance of personal items and baggage into the auditorium space is at the sole discretion of house management. For your safety: Please take a moment and note the nearest exit. In the event of an emergency, follow the directions of the Harris Theater house staff. In the event of an illness or injury, inform the Harris Theater House Manager. Accessibility: Infrared assisted listening devices are available from the Harris Theater house staff. The Theater is equipped for easy access to all seating levels for patrons needing special access. Please advise the Box Office prior to the performance for any special seating needs. Parking: Discounted parking validation is available for all ticket holders using the Millennium Park Garage. A validation machine is located next to the Box Office on the Orchestra Level, as you enter the Theater lobby. Lost and found: Retrieved items will be held for 30 days with the Harris Theater
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FINDING THEIR ROOTS Stephen Petronio's new Dance Center production looks back to find the roots of the innovative choreographer's early inspirations
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