WINTER SERIES An Evening of Crystal Pite DECEMBER 7–10 Glenn Edgerton, Artistic Director
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A letter from Glenn Edgerton, Artistic Director I am proud to continue our 40th Anniversary season during our Winter Series with a full evening of work that is thought-provoking and imaginative by a choreographer who embodies the type of work that Hubbard Street is about: Crystal Pite. Crystal is a visionary who brings a wonderful depth and energy to the company. Her work is emotional, progressive, and smart. We have been building our collection of works by Crystal since 2014 when we first presented the solo excerpt of A Picture of You Falling. The following year we continued to build on this progression with the beautiful Solo Echo. Both serve as teasers for the incredible evening of works you are about to see. The first two pieces, A Picture of You Falling and The Other You are both duets about relationships; one reflects the connection between two people and the second, about one’s internal relationship with oneself. The final piece, Grace Engine is dynamic; a relentless force of movement. The physicality of the piece demonstrates how adept our dancers are, highlighting their immense range. Crystal has a special talent for getting the best out of each dancer in the studio. Her choreography is challenging and gives the dancers something to grasp onto. The thrill of working with an artist like Crystal is that her inspired integrity is transcendent to everyone she works with, especially her stagers for each of these pieces, Peter Chu, Eric Beauchesne, and Alexandra Damiani. I hope you will join us again in the New Year for our return to the Auditorium Theatre for the first time in 20 years for a two-night engagement dedicated to Resident Choreographer, Alejandro Cerrudo. Then in June, we wrap up Season 40 with an evening-length work by Ohad Naharin, with his beloved Minus 16 serving as the source of inspiration for the program. There is still so much exciting dance yet to come! I look forward to seeing you in the theater. Warmly,
Glenn Edgerton, Artistic Director Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Cover: Former Hubbard Street Dancer Jason Hortin in Crystal Pite’s solo A Picture of You Falling. Photo by Todd Rosenberg. Left: Hubbard Street Dancer Adrienne Lipson. Photo by Quinn B Wharton.
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Glenn Edgerton Artistic Director
David McDermott Executive Director
Jessica Tong Jonathan Alsberry Rehearsal Directors
Claire Bataille Director of the Lou Conte Dance Studio
Lou Conte Founding Artistic Director
Alejandro Cerrudo Resident Choreographer Alice Klock Florian Lochner Choreographic Fellows
Kathryn Humphreys Director of Youth, Education and Community Programs
Alexandra Wells Director of Artist Training
Scott Nelson Production Manager
Stephan Panek Head Carpenter and Stage Operations
Jason Natali Audio Engineer
Julie E. Ballard Stage Manager and Properties Master
Sam Begich Master Electrician
Marc Macaranas Hospitality Manager
Kaili Story Lighting Supervisor
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Season 40 Sponsors
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Series Sponsors Richard Rodes Penny Rodes DeMott Elizabeth Yntema
Theater rental and services have been generously underwritten through the support of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.
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A Picture of You Falling Crystal Pite, Choreography and Text Owen Belton, Music Kate Strong, Voice
Peter Chu, Staging Robert Sondergaard, Lighting Design Linda Chow, Costume Design
Performed by: Thursday, Dec. 7 & Saturday, Dec. 9 Jacqueline Burnett & Elliot Hammans Friday, Dec. 8 & Sunday, Dec. 10 Ana Lopez & Craig D. Black Jr. Duration: 18 minutes Created and first performed by choreographer Crystal Pite at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 3, 2008. Duet version further adapted for and premiered by Kidd Pivot as part of The You Show, premiered at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany, November 4, 2010. Solo version first performed by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago March 12, 2015 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago, IL. A Picture of You Falling is sponsored by Choreographer’s Circle Member Sara Albrecht. Special thanks to Jim French.
PAUSE
The Other You Crystal Pite, Choreography Ludwig van Beethoven, Music Owen Belton, Sound Design
Eric Beauchesne, Staging Robert Sondergaard, Lighting Design Linda Chow, Costume Design
Performed by: Andrew Murdock & Michael Gross Duration: 19 minutes Created and first performed by Kidd Pivot at the Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Germany on November 4th, 2010 as part of The You Show. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven, recorded by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
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Grace Engine Crystal Pite, Choreography Owen Belton, Music Nancy Bae, Costume Design
Alexandra Damiani, Staging Jim French, Lighting Design
Performed by: Craig D. Black Jr. Rena Butler Jacqueline Burnett Alicia Delgadillo Kellie Epperheimer Elliot Hammans Alice Klock
Myles Lavallee Adrienne Lipson Florian Lochner Ana Lopez Adam McGaw Minga Prather David Schultz Kevin J. Shannon
Duration: 27 minutes Created and first performed by Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York in 2011.
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CHOREOGRAPHER PROFILE Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite is a former company member of Ballet British Columbia and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt. Pite’s professional choreographic debut was in 1990, at Ballet British Columbia. Since then, she has created over 50 works for companies such as The Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater I, Cullberg Ballet, Ballett Frankfurt, The National Ballet of Canada, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (Resident Choreographer, 2001-2004), Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and Ballet British Columbia. She has also collaborated with Electric Company Theatre and Robert Lepage. Crystal is an Associate Choreographer of Nederlands Dans Theater, Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre, and Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells, London. In 2002, she formed her own company Kidd Pivot in Vancouver. Kidd Pivot tours nationally and internationally, performing works such as Dark Matters, Lost Action, The You Show, and The Tempest Replica. Currently touring is the Kidd Pivot / Electric Company Theatre production of Betroffenheit, co-created by Pite and Jonathon Young. Pite is the recipient of numerous awards, including most recently, the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Betroffenheit, and the 2017 Benois de la Danse for her creation The Seasons’ Canon at the Paris Opera Ballet. www.kiddpivot.org Photo by Michael Slobodian.
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STAGER PROFILES ERIC BEAUCHESNE (Stager for The Other You) Born in Québec, Eric
grew up fishing and hunting before discovering dance at the age of 16. Graduate from École supérieure de danse du Québec, he has been on stage with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, as well as with Canadian contemporary dance icons such as La Fondation Jean-Pierre Perrault, Paul-André Fortier, Louise Lecavalier and Crystal Pite. Company member since 2004, Eric currently collaborates with Kidd Pivot as rehearsal director, and stages Pite’s work on companies worldwide including Cullberg Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, Scottish Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and, most recently, National Ballet of Canada. Eric has served as guest teacher and faculty for several organizations such as École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, Arts Umbrella Vancouver, Springboard, Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation and Dutch National Ballet Academy, among others, as well as rehearsal director for Nederlands Dans Theater. He currently resides in Holland, and devotes most of his spare time advocating for climate justice and sustainable practices in the dance world.
PETER CHU (Stager for A Picture of You Falling) began training as
a competitive gymnast before nurturing his artistry at Dussich Dance Studio on Florida’s Merritt Island. Chu pushed further into his study of technique while making his first forays into choreography under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy at the Juilliard School in Manhattan, where he was awarded the Hector Zaraspe Prize for Choreography upon completion of his BFA. He has performed and toured internationally with Edgar Zendejas’ ezdanza, Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot, and BJM Danse, formerly Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal; his commercial work includes A New Day in Las Vegas, starring Celine Dion, and the lead role in singer Christina Perri’s music video for “Jar of Hearts.” In 2008, Chu formed the Las Vegas projectbased company, chuthis., and recently presented his works Face Her and Smile Masking at Festival International de DansEncore, through a residency partnership with the West Las Vegas Library Theatre. Recipient of the prestigious 2010 Capezio A.C.E. Award for Choreography, his choreographic credits include two seasons of So You Think You Can Dance on Fox TV and the ARTV series Meneuse de Claques in Québec; original works for New Dialect, Orlando Ballet Theatre, Houston Met Dance Company, Nederlands Dans Theater’s Summer Intensive, the Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival and others; and Naomi Stikeman’s Çaturn, consulted by Robert Lepage. Through chuthis. he has launched an annual Movement Intensive for technical and artistic development, also implementing chuthis. moves: customized workshops spanning two or three days. Chu has guest-taught and served as faculty for numerous programs and organizations throughout Canada and the U.S. including BODYTRAFFIC, Harvard University, Western Michigan University, the Movement Invention Project, the Dance Teacher Summit, and Springboard Danse Montréal. Visit chuthis.net to learn more. hubbardstreetdance.com
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STAGER PROFILES ALEXANDRA DAMIANI (Stager for Grace Engine) is a French born
choreographer, artistic director, and movement specialist based in New York City. She received her early classical ballet training at Paris Opera and continued her professional career as a soloist with Complexions, Donald Byrd/The Group, Ballet Jazz of Montreal, and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, among others. Damiani presented her choreographic works in New York, NY, Richmond, VA and Pittsburgh, PA to critical acclaims. Since 2015, she has been performing solo works in New York City, and most recently “In the Darkness of the Womb,” a dance theater ritual. Damiani brought her expertise to numerous commercials and film projects including the political short dance film That Part (2017), Colgate (2016), Warby Parker (2016), Darren Aronofsky’s award -winning Black Swan (2010), as well as George Nolfi’s Adjustment Bureau (2010). Damiani was also the artistic director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. During her decade-long tenure with the company (2005-2015), Damiani worked alongside and curated works by the most sought after contemporary dance choreographers in the world. Damiani is frequently invited to conduct master classes in the U.S. and around the world with such dance institutions as The Juilliard School, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Marymount College dance program and Ballet Junior of Geneva, Switzerland. She is also adjunct professor at Pace University for the Actors Studio Drama School, graduate program, as well as the Commercial Dance program. For the past ten years, Damiani has been studying and teaching the ancient sacred movements of qigong and Taiji (Classical Yang long form) under the guidance of Sat Chuen Hon. Damiani is also the co-founder of Shadow Breaker, an early morning dance ritual that uses Tai Chi, music and storytelling to create an inspirational healing experience. Learn more at www.damianidance.com.
Former Hubbard Street Dancer Jesse Bechard in Crystal Pite’s solo A Picture of You Falling. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
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2017–18 DANCER PROFILES Craig D. Black Jr. (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.
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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO 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. Adam McGaw (Guest Artist) is a native of Detroit, Michigan, where he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Dance at Wayne State University (2015). He has performed works by Doug Varone, Johannes Weiland, Fernando Melo, Maxine Doyle, Francesca Harper, Gioconda Barbuto Dwight Rhoden, Marguerite Donlon, Julie Bour, Uri Sands, Sonya Tayeh, Belinda McGuire and many more. Adam is an alumni of Springboard Danse Montreal, b12 Festival (Berlin) and has spent seasons dancing with Visceral Dance Chicago and TU Dance Company (St. Paul, MN). Adam joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a guest dancer for their 40th Anniversary Season Summer Series as well as the Winter Series. Audrey Rachelle (Guest Artist) graduated salutatorian from The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts and received additional training from Banning Bouldin, Netherlands Dance Theater, and Lou Conte Dance Studio. Audrey has performed with Ballet Tucson, Nashville Ballet, The Equus Projects, ChristinaNoel & The Creature, as well as been featured in films by Bill Hayward and Wired Elephant Studios. In addition, she has performed works by Sidra Bell, Maxine Doyle, Paul Taylor, Natalia Horečna, and Emery LeCrone among others. She attended Springboard Danse Montreal in 2017 and is the codirector of AnA Collaborations as well as a faculty member at Gibney Dance Center.
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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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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Formosa Concept / Choreography: Lin Hwai-min
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The Dance Center presentation of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan is supported by Alphawood Foundation Chicago.
This tour is made possible by the grants from the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China Taiwan). Photo: LIU Chen-hsiang
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. David McDermott (Executive Director) most recently served as the First Deputy Commissioner at the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. In this role, David managed the day to day operations of the department and played instrumental roles in major initiatives such as creating the Chicago Cultural Plan, revitalizing the Taste of Chicago, and ensuring the success of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Prior to his employment with the City, David led the Senator Durbin’s Department of Community Outreach, served as the Senator’s Political Director, and has managed political campaigns at the congressional, county, and municipal levels. David recently completed a fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy and holds a degree in Public Policy from Trinity College at the University of Dublin. 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.
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HUBBARD STREET STAFF PROFILES 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.
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Hubbard Street Staff and Board Glenn Edgerton Artistic Director
Heather Lindahl Senior Manager of School Programs
David McDermott Executive Director
Michelle Modrzejewski Education Faculty Head
Lou Conte Founding Artistic Director
Jennifer Gunter Youth Programs Manager
Claire Bataille Director of the Lou Conte Dance Studio
Mary Elizabeth Kennedy Youth Dance Program Registrar
Alexandra Wells Director of Artist Training Jessica Tong Jonathan Alsberry Rehearsal Directors Alejandro Cerrudo Resident Choreographer Belina Mizrahi Controller Krista Ellensohn Manager of Artist Training Erin Harner Artist Training Associate Kimberly Ingram Bookkeeper Deirdre Connelly Facilities and Operations Coordinator
John Cartwright Youth Secondary Faculty Head Anne Kasdorf Youth Early Childhood Faculty Head Dedrick Gray Education Coordinator Emma Hill Education Assistant Tanniqua-Kay Buchanan Loretta Holmes Veronica Bone Teaching Assistant Fellow Lane Ehlman Hannah Briner Youth Program Administrative Interns Production Staff Scott Nelson Production Manager
Adrianna Desier Durantt Management Associate
Julie E. Ballard Stage Manager and Properties Master
Nora Manz Yingci “CiCi” Wei General Management Intern
Jason Natali Audio Engineer
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
Stephan Panek Head Carpenter and Stage Operations Sam Begich Master Electrician Kaili Story Lighting Supervisor Wardrobe Staff Elizabeth Hunstad Series Wardrobe Supervisor Constance Thome Draper Greta Humphrey Tyler Phillips Beth Uber Stitchers Jenni Schwaner Ladd Touring Wardrobe
Board of Directors Mayor Rahm Emanuel Honorary Chair Marc Miller Chair Karen H. Lennon+ President Kristin Conley Secretary Catherine Chavez Treasurer Richard Rodes Assistant Treasurer Denise Stefan Ginascol++ VP Development Larry Gilbert VP Board Development Richard F. Tomlinson II VP Facilities Bija Bennett Colleen Batcheler Ross B. Bricker Steven Collens Meg Siegler Callahan+ Joel Cory Dirk Denison Kelly Royer Dolyniuk Miguel Edwards Linda Hutson Betsy Stelle Morgan Sarah J. Nolan Cynthia S. Van Osdol Sheila Owens Alyssa Rapp Lauren Robishaw Tatjana Schuster Mary Kay Shaw Deborah Stonebraker John E. Vasquez Randy White+ 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++ Byron Pollock++ 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
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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 through October 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 Baker McKenzie LLP Illinois Tool Works Exelon Northern Trust Company $10,000–$24,999 ConAgra Brands Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. Jenner and Block, LLp The PrivateBank Wessex 504 Corporation William & Blair $5,000–$9,999 Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP LR Development PWC LLP McDonalds Corporation 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
Foundation & Government Support $100,000 and above Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation $50,000–$99,999 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Shubert Foundation $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Chicago Dancing Company Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation 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 Butler Family Foundation Circle of Service Foundation and 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 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
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Individual Support Artistic Director’s Society $50,000 and above Sara Albrecht Meg and Tim Callahan Joyce Chelberg Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund Jay Franke and David Herro James and Margaret Johnson The Davee Foundation The Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund John and Jeanne Rowe $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Charles Gardner and Patti Eylar Larry and Marla Gilbert Timothy Schwertfeger and Gail Waller Bill and Orli Staley Richard and Ann Conger Tomlinson $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous John and Caroline Ballantine Marlene Breslow-Blitstein and Berle Blitstein Hugo and Catherine Chavez Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds Joel and Katie Cory Paul and Ellen Gignilliat Adam Grymkowski Carey Heckman Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Anne Kaplan James D. Letchinger Jim and Kay Mabie Alexandra and John Nichols Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes Adrienne Parker and Peter Foley J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Richard L. Rodes R. Penny Rodes DeMott Mary Kay Shaw Burton and Sheli Rosenberg Richard and Barbara Silverman Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker Randy and Lisa White Elizabeth Yntema
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$5,000–$9,999 Anonymous Colleen Batcheler Ross B. Bricker and Nina Vinik Corinne Brophy James and Edie Cloonan Michael and Janet Colleran Stanley and Dana Day Damian Dolyniuk and Kelly Royer Dolyniuk Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Sondra Berman Epstein James and Andrea Gordon Sandra and Jack Guthman Harry and Marcy Harczak Carey Heckman Matt and Mikelle Kruger Lynette Lilly Ron and Elise Magers Jane Ellen Murray David and Suzu Neithercut Thomas J. O’Keefe Judy and Byron Pollock Alyssa Rapp and Hal Morris Sally and Ellis Regenbogen Eleanor and William Revelle Burton and Sheli Rosenberg Dirk Denison and David Salkin Katherine Schostok Jane and Michael Strauss Dr. John Vazquez and Dr. Paul Gleixner Sallyan Windt Sustaining DanceMakers $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous (4) Bija Bennett John Blosser John and Kathy Buck Pamela Crutchfield Ann and Stephen Curley Ginger Farley Jana French and Peter Gotsch David and Carol Golder Richard and Mary Gray Bruce and Jamie Hague Trish and Harp Harper Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll and Emrys Ingersoll Laura and Russell Karlins Mark and Mary Ann Kaufman Dietrich and Andrew Klevorn Howard and Gail Lanznar Jonathan and Krista Ledden Jamey Lundblad and Bill Melamed Melissa O’Malley
Victoria Priola Kevin and Camille Rudge Carleen Schreder and Ralph Musicant Michael Solomon and Carol McCardell Eric and Tammy Steele Peter and Michelle Thompson Jack and Niki Tovin Keven and Nick Wilder Premier DanceMakers $1,000–$2,499 Anonymous (5) Greg Albiero and Mark Zampardo Andrew Alexander Robert and Marilyn Arensman Aurora and Jerome Austriaco Curt Bailey David and Luann Blowers Jeffrey and Judith Bramson Paul and Christine Branstad Jeanne Brett Linda S. Buckley John and Leslie Burns Valerie Carberry and Richard Wright Keith and Kathleen Cardoza Bridget and Jim Coffing Jack Cooksey and Brenda Russell Martin Craig Vince DiBenedetto Marsha and Philip Dowd Michael Downing and Kathy Bernreuter Steve and Lois Eisen The Patti Eylar Scholarship Fund Susan Feibus Steven and Randy Fifield Jaime Fink and Jenny Hall-Fink Robert and Sylvie Fitzpatrick Sara Friedle Lisa Genesen and David Tabolt Bill and Ethel Gofen Peter and Jo Ellen Granson Michael Grant and Carol McMahan Josephine Heindel Patricia Hendrick Stephanie Hickman Dr. Steven Hodges Jim Huberty and Marc Giles Ian Jacobs and Valerie Chang Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund Janet and Marty Kalin Linda and Bernard Kastory Tim King Martin and Patricia Koldyke
Koldyke Family Fund Linda and Peter Krivkovich Kathleen LaPorte Monica Leccese Dale and Julie Leibert Karen and Peter Lennon Ron and Fifi Levin Tammy Lipson Kevin McGirr Diane and Bob Merna John E. Miller Sandra McNaughton Richard and Martha Melman Metzner Familiy Foundation Pamela G. Meyer Sally and Ted Miller Milan Mrkisch Kay and Geoffrey Nixon Kenneth Norgan Julie O’Connell Tom O’Halloran and Teresa Woodruff Patricia O’Neill Cox Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Osborne Jason Ott, Aon Private Risk Management Patricia and Candace Parchem Jackie Rosa Richard and Mary Ruth Ryan John and Alice Sabl Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation Dr. Patricia Schostok Reese Joseph Seigle Lloyd and Natalie Shefsky Lee Shulman Allen and Beth Singer Thomas Sinkovic Charles Snellgrove Dawn Stanislaw Steve Traxler Marilee C. Unruh Michael and Linda Welsh Edward and Dia Weil K.C. Wigle William Ziemann DancePartners $500–$999 Anonymous Judith and Fred Adler James and Sheila Amend Mary Bartecki Maria Bechily and Scott Hodes Tom and Tina Berry Andrea Billhardt Janice Block and Ron Chaddock Norman and Virginia Bobins Marcus Boggs Stuart Brainerd and Elise Paschen Leigh Breslau Robert and Joell Brightfelt
Larry Briski Nicole Brown Paul and Amy Carbone Steven and Jacqueline Chilow Scott and Jen Christiansen Mary and Jack Connelly Thomas Durica Jeffrey and Julie Echt Abby and Adriane Farrell Thomas J. Feie Lisa Ferguson Thomas Fink Jim and Deb Ford Joel Frader Arthur L. Frank, M.D. Morris Goodman Paul and Dedrea Gray, In the Works Fund Chris and Paula Hoste Dori Howell Scott Johnson George T. Jones, M.D. and V. Lyn Jones Michele Kadich Julie and Jeffrey Kaplan Daniel Kaufman Eric Kessler Kurtis Kossen Kevin Kranzusch Joan Lewis Robert Liem Susan Manning and Douglas Doetsch Margie Liotta David Marberger Stephen D. and Susan Bass Marcus Zarin and Carmen Mehta Helen Melchior Marvin Mendez Mike and Laura Mieko Bradley Nelson Stacey and Tom Newman Edward and Gayla Nieminen Sarah Nolan Steve Palmquist and Kathryn Nuss Jim Petrassi John Pintozzi Johnathan and Robin Plotkin Bonnie Podolsky Eleanor Pollack Andra Press Evan Roth Michael and Bonnie Rothman David Rotholz Biff Ruttenberg and Gwen Callans Paula Salerno T.J. Saye Nancy Schroeder Tatjana and Chelsea Schuster Robert Sevim
Susan and Matthew Shattock Fangji Slaymaker Diane Sprenger Patricia Sternberg Myron and Cynthia Stouffer Gregory and Cynthia Taylor Kimberly Taylor Wayne F. Tjaden Dan Thorson John Tullsen and Evan Siegel Zackary Wallace Gary Warfel Craig White Karen Wilmot Patricia Woertz and Ron Jensen Jackie Kott-Wolle and David Wolle Fangji Xu $250–$499 Kathleen and Jeff Abbott Hayes Abrams Carol Albrecht Suzanne Appel Gregg Auby Mary Baglivo Marilyn Bartter Sandra Bass Marc Beem and Susan Berkowitz Pauline Bielski Allison Bivin Mary Boehler Frederick Boyer and Claire Guis Kalena Chevalier Terese Connolly Wesley Cook Sandi Cooksey Tamara and Robert Cosentino Bette Jane Crigger Beth Davis Robert Delaney Andrew and Diann Dincolo Warren and Joan Eagle Evan Epstein Diane Erickson Richard and Marjorie Ettlinger Elizabeth Fama and John Cochrane Julie L. Gentes Camille Grejczyk Martin Grochala and Fred Reuland Paul Horner Mira Iliescu Ian Jacobs and Valerie Chang Karen Jones Sondra and Tony Karman Theresa Karutz Jan Kliger Brian and Elizabeth Kluge Bryan Komornik Melvin Kupperman Ryan Krueger hubbardstreetdance.com
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Katherine Lin Walter Mah and Margaret Mattsson Richard Martinotti Camille McLeod Betsy Morgan Maureen Mosh Eileen Murray Michael Narciso Susan O’Connell Adam Orlansky Edwin Outwater Cathy Peponis Sarah Pesetsky Karen Piece Andrew and Judy L. Porte D. Elizabeth Price and Louis Yecies Daniel Rosenthal Donna Rodriguez
Joanna Rupp Jean Sanders John and Cheryl Seder David and Judith Sensibar Merry Schroeder Michele Selander Stephen Silverman and Janet Leder Mary Splude Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith Michael and Martha Smith Richard Straub Timothy State Karen Teitelbaum Emily Thomas Mary Toll and William Heimann Jessica Tong Marc VanOverbeke Douglas Vaughan Charles Vinz
Tracy Vonder Haar Paul Waas Jerold Wasserman Jon Will Liza Zito 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
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 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 Elliot Hammans Merry Schroeder In Honor of Chris Horsman’s birthday Donald Santoski and April Brazell In Honor and Memory of Harry and Marie Cristol Sidney Cristol
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In Honor of the Marriage of Mickey Huang and Keith Wood Richard Straub In Honor of Margaret McCole Mary Kay Shaw In Honor of Kelly Michaels Lane Alexander 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
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Make a gift to Hubbard Street by December 31 and any increase over your previous gift will be matched! Your support helps us to inspire and engage audiences around the world and bring the transformative power of dance out of our studios and into communities in and around Chicago and stages across America. Visit hubbardstreetdance.com/support to make your gift this holiday season.
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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
HFF Real Estate Services
Sepia Preferred Restaurant Partner
HMS Media Video Services
SP+ Parking Parking Partner
Adage Technologies Web Development and Design
Sunny Artist Management Inc. North American Representation Ilter Ibrahimof, Director ilter@sunnyartistmanagement.com
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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 Carol Fox & Associates Public Relations 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 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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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 Mary Kay Sullivan, Executive Vice Chair Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly, Vice Chair Peter M. Ellis, Vice Chair Caryn Harris, Vice Chair Ricardo T. Rosenkranz, MD, Vice Chair Marilyn Fatt Vitale, Secretary David Snyder, Treasurer Patricia Barretto, Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols 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 Jeffrey Korzenik Merrillyn J. Kosier Mac MacLellan
Michael McStraw, ex-officio 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, Executive 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 November 9, 2017) hubbardstreetdance.com
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STAFF
HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE EXECUTIVE STAFF Patricia Barretto, Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols President and CEO Endowed Chair Lori Dimun, Chief Operating Officer Laura Hanssel, Chief Financial Officer OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Erin Singer, Programming Manager Laura Stellwagon Executive Assistant & Board Liaison FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Mary Jo Rudney, Director of Finance Gena Lavery, Finance Manager EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Elizabeth Halajian, Director of Development Meghan McNamara, Director of Audience Engagement Josh Fox, Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations Mary Larkin, Marketing Manager Sammi Shay, Manager of Annual Giving & Special Events Samantha Allinson, Digital Production Designer Oliver Camacho, External Affairs Coordinator Sallyann Price Public Relations & Communications Coordinator Lauren Ranson, Development Coordinator Kay Harlow, External Affairs Assistant
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Ticketing Services Allan Waite, Box Office Treasurer OPERATIONS Emily Macaluso, Director of Operations Hillary Pearson, Manager of Operations Production Dawn Wilson, Director of Production Jeff Rollinson, Head Carpenter & IATSE Steward Don Dome Jr., Head of Audio Jeffrey Kolack, Head of Props Anthony Montuori, Head Flyman Kevin Sullivan, Head Electrician Front of House Melanie Humphrey House Manager Jamelle Robinson, Concessions & Events Manager Melaney Reed, Saints Coordinator The Saints, Volunteer Usher Corps Facilities Leticia Cisneros, Lead Day Porter Ed Mlakar, Facilities Engineer
(Listing as of November 9 2017)
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. To accomodate your seat selection, wheelchair accessible seating as well as swing arm aisle seating is available on all levels of the theater. Please advise the Box Office of any accomodations prior to the performance. 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 house staff at 312.334.2403.
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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INTERNATIONAL DANCE SERIES Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo La Belle MARCH 3–4, 2018
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Please note: Artists, programs, and dates are subject to change. | Photo credits: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in La Belle, photo by Alice Blangero. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, photo by Andrew Eccles. | Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s Vingsay Valdés and Patricio Revé, photo by Nancy Reyes.
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SPRING SERIES An Evening of Alejandro Cerrudo MARCH 23 + 24, 2018
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