Program Book by Irvine Barclay Theatre

Parsons Dance (photo: Lois Greenfield)

19/20 Season

JODIE GATES, FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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Ballet West Rubies (photo: Luke Isley)

Ballet West Parsons Dance RUBBERBAND 9.28

RUBBERBAND

RUBBERBAND Vic’s Mix (photo: Bill Hebert)

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19 –20 Season Sponsor

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WELCOME IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE.

We are thrilled to welcome Laguna Dance Festival to the Barclay stage in celebration of their 15th anniversary season. Since its inception, Laguna Dance Festival has presented top-notch dance companies and provided unique educational outreach opportunities to Laguna Beach and beyond. The Barclay congratulates Laguna Dance Festival Founder and Artistic Director Jodie Gates and the Board of Directors on a landmark successful season. We are honored to host the festival’s mainstage productions this year. Please check out the Barclay Patron Guide, available in the lobby, and see what other dance offerings might catch your attention. Our Dance@theBarclay series features an array of world-class entertainment. In October, the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX will present a program in celebration of the company’s 38 years of creation. In January, we’ll see BODYTAFFIC, one of the most talked-about young companies from Los Angeles, which continues to push boundaries. And the stunningly original and always surprising BeijingDance/LDTX will grace our stage in February. As always, we are indebted to all who help us maintain the Barclay as a unique community resource: our staff and our Board of Directors; our public partners— the City of Irvine and UCI; and you, the audience. I especially want to thank our 2019–2020 season sponsor, UCI Health, as well as all other generous sponsors, for their enthusiastic support. There is a lot to discover in the new season. We hope you’ll join us.

19 –20 Season Sponsor

Jerry Mandel, Ph.D. President, Irvine Barclay Theatre

Board of Directors CHAIR Ken Rohl Founder ROHL LLC Ramona Agrela Associate Chancellor University of California, Irvine Francisco J. Ayala Community Leader

Stephen Barker Dean, Claire Trevor School of the Arts University of California, Irvine Karen Cahill Community Leader

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Liza Krassner Administrative Officer: Academic Programs University of California, Irvine

Anthony Kuo Mayor Pro-Tempore City of Irvine

Paul Short Managing Partner RSM US LLP

Jeff Lefkoff Associate Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor University of California, Irvine

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Danielle Oakley Partner, O’Melveny

William Parker Professor Emeritus Physics and Astronomy University of California, Irvine Penelope Parmes Parmes Law, Inc.

Greg Rohl Community Leader Mickie L. Shapiro Community Leader

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WELCOME

JODIE GATES, FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

WELCOME TO THE LAGUNA DANCE FESTIVAL. We are delighted to bring you the most prestigious dance companies and artists from across the continent and to reintroduce you to our mission: to present world-class dance performance, increase public appreciation for the arts, and provide quality dance education.

Since 2005, Laguna Dance Festival (LDF) has been a nonprofit presenting organization dedicated to education and presentation. Our presence in the community includes performances and classes in dance studios, art galleries, outdoor locations, site-specific spaces, and stages across Laguna Beach. This season, we are extremely proud to expand our mission in Orange County and partner with Irvine Barclay Theatre in celebration of our fifteenth festival.

This weekend’s triple bill makes for a dynamic experience, while also honoring the authentic diversity inherent within dance. We could not think of a more fitting way to celebrate world-class dance than to present these three extraordinary companies and dancers. Laguna Dance Festival’s history with the beloved Parsons Dance company, Ballet West and RUBBERBAND is rich and ongoing. We thank our three visionary directors, David Parsons, Adam Sklute and Victor Quijada, for inspiring us to keep moving!

If you are new to Laguna Dance Festival, we invite you to join us throughout the year for unique experiences as we continue to push the boundaries with various opportunities to participate in dance. These include our free performance at the Laguna Art Museum celebrating the Merce Cunningham centennial on November 3rd; a lecture-demonstration by the exciting contemporary company Black Grace from New Zealand on November 10th; Laguna Dance Festival’s June 2020 summer dance intensive and our quarterly master class series. Our annual gala continues to be one of the best parties in town; and this year’s Spring Soirée raised much-needed funds in support of scholarships for our Youth Dancers & Leadership Program. Five young dancers from across Southern California will receive the 2019 scholarship, which will give these young artists the opportunity to further their training and supplement their college tuition. Thank you to Irvine Barclay Theatre and Laguna Dance Festival’s dedicated board members and administrative team for their commitment, passion and hard work. And a special thank you to our faithful patrons, volunteers, our business sponsors, the city of Laguna Beach—and finally, thank you to all of our audience members. Please enjoy the show, and I encourage you to continue supporting local dance. It is my hope that you consider contributing to LDF’s mission, so we can continue to offer world-class dance education and presentation to the community. For more information, visit lagunadancefestival.org. Sincerely,

Jodie Gates Founding Director, Laguna Dance Festival Vice Dean and Director, USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance

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LAGUNA DANCE FESTIVAL

ABOUT LAGUNA DANCE FESTIVAL The Laguna Dance Festival (LDF) was born in 2005. Following her esteemed performing career, former principal ballerina Jodie Gates settled in Southern California with the intention of bringing world-class dance to the city of Laguna Beach. Since its inception, LDF has brought high quality dance performances, exhibitions, collaborations, new choreographic commissions and dance education opportunities to the local community and broader Southern California region in a variety of settings. Inspired by the beauty of Laguna Beach and the entrepreneurial spirit of Orange County, LDF has become one of the nation’s most exciting and sought-after dance festivals, thriving for fifteen years since its founding.

Throughout the year, LDF provides local dance students with access to high-level master classes with master choreographers. Its annual summer intensive at the Laguna Beach High School brings an even more rigorous dance program to Laguna Beach, with renowned faculty and guest artists. In addition, LDF invests in the next generation of creative thinkers by awarding numerous scholarships each year to promising young dancers in Southern California. Laguna Dance Festival also commissions new dance works from emerging choreographers; these original works are performed at local art galleries. Laguna Dance Festival’s annual gala, presenting premier dance, is a night to remember for patrons.

Through both its annual festival and its year-round engagement with the local dance community, LDF continues to reach tens of thousands. It is proud to expose a new audience to world-class professional dance performance and education, and is dedicated to bringing dance at the highest capacity to Southern California.

Photo: Skye Schmidt

The Laguna Dance Festival has presented dancers from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Parsons Dance, CorbinDances, Diavolo, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Trey McIntyre Project, Ballet West, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Backhausdance, USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, The Groovaloos, San Francisco Ballet, Les Ballet Grandiva, BalletX, Sacramento Ballet, Breed, Los Angeles Ballet, ABT II, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Malpaso, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, Ballet BC, BODYTRAFFIC, and Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Ballet West Principal Artists: Beckanne Sisk and Chase O’Connell

JODIE GATES FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jodie Gates is the founder and artistic director of Southern California’s award-winning Laguna Dance Festival. Since 2005, the organization has fostered artistic collaborations, furthered dance education and community engagement, and presented dozens of internationally acclaimed dance companies, choreographers, master teachers and guest artists.

Ms. Gates was a celebrated ballerina with the Joffrey Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet, as well as a principal guest artist with several companies around the world. Her guest appearances included the gala at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Benois de la Danse in Moscow, and dancing Odette/Odile in Swan Lake at the Ballet de Monterrey, Mexico. She has appeared in well-known festivals such as Spoleto in Italy, The Edinburgh Festival, the Nijinsky Festival in Hamburg, Germany, and The Melbourne Festival in Australia. Her roles ranged from

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Photo: Skye Schmidt

Ballet West Principal Artists: Beckanne Sisk and Chase O’Connell

the repertoire of George Balanchine to contemporary pieces by Alvin Ailey, Sir Frederick Ashton and William Forsythe, to an improvised collaboration with musician Ornette Coleman and dancer Savion Glover. As an internationally recognized choreographer, Ms. Gates has created over 60 dance works. She has been commissioned by dozens of dance companies and academic institutions, and her work has been performed at The Kennedy Center, American Ballet Theatre, New York’s City Center Theater, Staatsballett Berlin, the Helsinki International Ballet Competition, the Vail International Dance Festival and many other venues and festivals. Her ballets have been called “visually compelling, powerful, beautiful” by the Philadelphia Inquirer and “richly textured and profound” by The Orange County Register. She also regularly stages the ballets of renowned choreographer William Forsythe for companies such as the Paris Opera Ballet, Scottish Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Prague National Theatre Ballet, Zurich Opera Ballet, Teatro alla Scala and Pennsylvania Ballet.

Ms. Gates is the inaugural vice dean of the University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, where she is also a professor. As the school’s first artistic director, she was given unprecedented responsibility for implementing the artistic vision and creating a dance curriculum and faculty from the ground up. The resulting curriculum, called “The New Movement,” is a new hybrid model for dance — expressed in studio practice, music, choreography, performance, new media and scholarship. Formerly a tenured professor of dance at University of California, Irvine, she has over 15 years of experience teaching and designing initiatives in higher education. Ms. Gates’ honors include recognition by the American Association of University Women; an Altria/ABT fellowship from the American Ballet Theatre; Laguna Beach’s Artist of the Year Award. Ms. Gates was selected for the esteemed Jerome Robbins New Essential Works Program. She has been featured in numerous television programs and has performed at the 1993 Presidential Inauguration, and before Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Founder & Artistic Director

Lighting & Technical Director

Executive Director

Public Relations

Jodie Gates

Joy Dittberner

Operations Manager

Deena Harros

Marketing Manager

Beau Foley

Program Manager

Celine Kiner

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Michael Korsch

Barbara McMurray, McMurray Marketing Communications Graphic Design

Russell Pierce, Road Design, Inc.

Karen Wilson, Chairman Deb Schlesinger, Secretary Ward Bukofsky, Treasurer Robert C. Braun Mari Bukofsky Mary Dawe Susan Giusto Stacy Hagen Nancy Meyer Amanda Paraquellos Robbie Prepas Edie Tonkon

Emeritus Board Members Janet Eggers Stuart Byer Christine Rhoades Kathy Conway

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SUSTAINING PARTNERS Our most sincere thank you to our Laguna Dance Festival Sustaining Partners for your five-year commitment to guarantee continuity and excellence in programming and education.

Betsy & Gary Jenkins Vivian Levin

Nancy & Mike Meyer Christine Rhoades

Keitha Russell

Karen & Doug Wilson

If you would like to learn more about becoming a sustaining partner, please contact us at www.lagunadancefestival.org

SUPPORTERS OF THE 2019 LAGUNA DANCE FESTIVAL as of August 15, 2019 Premier Sponsor $25,000

Silver Level $2,500 – $4,999 Robert Braun William J. Gillespie – Support for Friday, September 27, Mari & Ward Bukofsky Karen Carozza Parsons Dance Performance Bobbi Cox Mary & Michael Dawe Platinum Level Jill & Steve Edwards $10,000 – $24,999 FoA Foundation City of Laguna Beach Susan & Steve Giusto Community Assistance Stacy Hagen Iacocca Family Foundation Hanauer Family Foundation The Lodging Amanda Paracuellos Establishments and the Roberta & Steve Prepas, MD City of Laguna Beach Katharine Nitta, MD Deborah & Robert Schlesinger Gold Level Edie Tonkon $5,000 – $9,999 Laura Tarbox Deborah & Cody Engle Windes Tax & Accounting Chris Quilter Services Laura & Lou Rohl

Festival Patrons $1,000 – $2,499 Paola Bisson Jeff Benedick & Duane Vajgrt, MD Ebell Club of Laguna Beach, Inc Janet & Henry Eggers Joy Dittberner & Tom Peters MK Gustinella Linda Halopoff Jan & Ken Kaplan Barbara & Greg MacGillivray Lauren & Richard Packard Prenovost, Normandin, Bergh & Dawe Cindy & Bill Shopoff Keiko Sakamoto Louise & Wayne Wright Festival Friends $100 – $999 Faye & Wayne Baglin Charlotte Bloom Stuart Bloom

Kirstin & Mark Buckland Lyn Burks & Rick Balzer Anne Cox Peggie Farris Debra David & Phillip Foreman Leanne & Howard Englander Neil Fitzpatrick Lynn Friedman Michelle Girard Ilene Glassman Maureen Goldsmith Christina Haines Sheran James Toni Kellenberg Colin Kenney Diana Kersten, MD Pat Kollenda Randy Kraft Cookie Lee & John Lin Kristy & Danny Melita Chris Olsen Patricia Plumb Diane & Igal Silber

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Kybele Dance Theater performing at First Thursdays Art Walk.

A LOOK AT

FIRST THURSDAYS ART WALK IN LAGUNA BEACH

Laguna Dance Festival continues its ongoing partnership with the Laguna Art Museum in presenting site-specific original works for First Thursdays Art Walk in Laguna Beach. First Thursdays Art Walk celebrates the diverse cultural art scene of Laguna Beach with participation by more than 30 member galleries. First Thursdays Art Walk is held on the first Thursday of every month from 6pm to 9pm and is free to the public.

On September 5, Laguna Dance Festival, hosted by the Laguna Art Museum, showcased a dynamic display of dance and art with free contemporary performances by dancers from the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. Will Johnston performing at First Thursdays Art Walk. 8 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE

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UPCOMING EVENTS IN LAGUNA BEACH November 3

Merce Cunningham Centennial Celebration

As part of the centennial celebration, Laguna Dance Festival will present a MinEvent, an uninterrupted sequence of excerpts of works by Merce Cunningham. Site-specific MinEvents will be held throughout 2019. Merce Cunningham dancer and educator Silas Riener will stage this MinEvent on dancers from the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance to be performed at the Laguna Art Museum.

Photo: Anna Finke

Groundbreaking dancer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) was one of the most influential choreographers of the twentieth century. Known for his longtime collaboration with avant-garde composer John Cage, Cunningham danced with Martha Graham until he formed his own company in 1953. He garnered wide acclaim over seven decades for his constant innovation as he expanded the boundaries of contemporary art, visual arts, performing arts and music. This year, we celebrate his 100th birthday and legacy around the world.

Merce Cunningham Dance Company performing at Dia:Beacon.

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Black Grace Neighborhood Congregational Church, Laguna Beach

Photo: Duncan Cole

Founded by Neil Ieremia in 1995, Black Grace dance company features some of New Zealand’s finest dancers and has toured internationally to Europe, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Australia and New Caledonia. Ieremia draws from his Samoan and New Zealand roots to create innovative dance works that reach across social, cultural and generational barriers. The work itself is highly physical, rich in the storytelling traditions of the South Pacific and expressed with raw finesse, unique beauty and power.

Black Grace dancers.

In 2004, Black Grace made its U.S. debut, performing a sold-out season at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival with a subsequent return to the Festival in 2005. Since then, the company has performed regularly throughout North America, earning audience acclaim.

Laguna Beach has the unique opportunity to host a special lecture and demonstration by this breathtaking dance company for a select group of audience members who will experience a reception, performance and lecture in a serene setting. For tickets, visit lagunadancefestival.org/project/black-grace/

Photo: Neil Ieremia

Photo: Annie Leibovitz

Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach

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EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS Laguna’s annual dance festival provides quality dance education for young dancers in Orange County. Learn from world-renowned contemporary and classical dance artists in master classes and summer intensives, and apply to earn Laguna Dance Festival’s annual scholarship award.

Laguna Dance Festival’s summer intensive brings internationally renowned dance artists to Laguna Beach for five full days of dance. Included in this one-of-a-kind experience are technique classes, composition, repertory and professional networking opportunities. The classes are limited in number, allowing the dancers to take advantage of individual coaching and mentoring during this most unique opportunity in Laguna Beach. To join us next summer, visit lagunadancefestival.org/summer-intensives/ Laguna Dance Festival proudly launched its scholarship program in 2016 with the intent of supplementing the education of young dancers in Southern California. This year, Laguna Dance Festival will award five scholarships to Southern California dancers in pursuit of a professional dance career, or who plan on studying dance in higher education. Funds may be used towards studio tuition, summer intensive costs, private coaching and choreography commissions for competition solos.

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Candidates are evaluated on their career potential, technical skill, performance ability and talent. Financial need is also taken into consideration. Scholarships will be awarded during the 2019 Laguna Dance Festival performance on Saturday, September 28 at Irvine Barclay Theatre.

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PARSONS DANCE September 27, 2019 | Cheng Hall This performance will include a 15-minute intermission.

PROGRAM

Generously sponsored by William J. Gillespie

Round My World (2012) Choreography: David Parsons Lighting: Howell Binkley Music: Zöe Keating* Original Costumes: Emily Deangelis Costume Recreation: Barbara Delo

Zoey Anderson Deidre Rogan Shawn Lesniak Henry Steele Joan Rodriguez Katie Garcia

Hand Dance (2003) Choreography: David Parsons Lighting: Howell Binkley Musical Arrangement: Kenji Bunch Costume Concept: David Parsons Dancers: Five Dancers Eight Women (2019) Choreography: Trey McIntyre Lighting: Howell Binkley Music: Aretha Franklin* Costumes: Sylvie Rood

Zoey Anderson Daniel Sima Deidre Rogan Shawn Lesniak Henry Steele Joan Rodriguez Katie Garcia Sumire Ishige

Eight Women was commissioned by Parsons Dance for its 2019 Joyce season.

*Music in Eight Women: “Spanish Harlem” Written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and ABKCO Music and Records, Inc. “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man.” Written by Dan Penn and Wayne Lincoln Moman. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “I Say a Little Prayer.” Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Published by BMG Rights Management US LLC and The Royalty Network, Inc. “The House That Jack Built.” Written by Bobby Lance and Fran Robins. Published by Warner/Chappell Music. “Natural Woman.” Written by Carole King, Gerald Goffin, and Gerald Wexler. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “You ‘re All I Need to Get By.” Written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Music cleared by BZ/Rights & Permissions, Inc. IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE | 11

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INTERMISSION

Microburst (2018)

Choreography: David Parsons Lighting: Howell Binkley Music: Avirodh Sharma – Tabla Costumes: Barbara Delo

Zoey Anderson Shawn Lesniak Deidre Rogan Eoghan Dillon

The original score for Microburst was commissioned by Parsons Dance.

Caught (1982) Choreography: David Parsons Lighting Concept: David Parsons Lighting Design: Howell Binkley Music: Robert Fripp, “Let The Power Fall” Costume Design: Judy Wirkula

Nascimento (1990) Choreography: David Parsons Lighting: Howell Binkley Music: Milton Nascimento Original Costumes: Santo Loquasto Costumes Recreated: Barbara Delo Zoey Anderson Deidre Rogan Henry Steele Katie Garcia

Eoghan Dillon Shawn Lesniak Joan Rodriguez Sumire Ishige

Nascimento was commissioned by the Festival in the Sun at the University of Arizona at Tucson. Special thanks to Milton Nascimento who composed this score as a gift to Parsons Dance, and to A. Alexandra Jupin, Executive Director of the Festival in the Sun.

Zoey Anderson

Caught is maintained in the active repertory of Parsons Dance through generous support from the Jim and Linda Ellis Foundation.

Photo: Lois Greenfield

Please be advised that strobe lights will be used during this piece.

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BALLET WEST PARSONS DANCE RUBBERBAND September 28, 2019 | Cheng Hall This performance will include a 15-minute intermission.

PROGRAM

RUBBERBAND Vic’s Mix (Excerpt)

Choreography: Victor Quijada Lighting Design: Yan Lee Chan Original Music: Jasper Gahunia Costume Design: Camille Thibault-Bédard Touring Manager: Véronique Perreault

Amara Barner Jean Bui Brontë Poiré-Prest Jerimy Rivera

Sydney McManus Ryan Taylor

Paco Ziel

With both humorous and serious moments, Vic’s Mix is a kind of “best of,” spanning the immense creative territory explored by Quijada, extracting jewels from the choreographer’s repertoire. In a remix of his own work, orchestrating the clash between urban pop and classical composition, Quijada goes further in his experiments, defying notions of theatricality and audience expectations, while making sure that each body, gravitating onstage in the highly athletic segments, exemplifies the RUBBERBAND Method.

Vic’s Mix is a RUBBERBAND production supported by Festival international DansEncore, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, and the Ontario Arts Council.

Ballet West

Rubies Pas De Deux (Excerpt) Choreography: George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust Music: Igor Stravinsky, Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra* Staging: Sandra Jennings Costume Design: Karinska Lighting: Jim French Lighting Recreation: Michael Korsch Beckanne Sisk

Hadriel Diniz

Rubies attacks the senses and gets the blood pounding. With its daring and almost reckless sense of abandon, it brings us into a wild 1920’s-era America. Igor Stravinsky composed his three-movement Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra in 1928–29. The Capriccio is, in effect, his second piano concerto and it is filled with the jazz sounds of the time. Rubies is a breathless and exciting race to the finish line for the pianist, the orchestra, and the dancers. — Adam Sklute In this central pas de deux, we are immersed into the quiet and intimate world of the two leads of the ballet.

*By arrangement with Boosey and Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. This performance of Rubies, a Balanchine Ballet,® is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® service standards established by the trust. World Premiere: April 13, 1967, New York City Ballet, New York State Theatre Ballet West Premiere: April 4, 2013, Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Ballet West

Sweet and Bitter

Choreography: África Guzmán Music: Ezio Bosso* Costume Design: David Heuvel Lighting Design: Jim French Lighting Recreation: Michael Korsch

Beckanne Sisk Chase O’Connell Katlyn Addison Jenna Rae Herrera Chelsea Keefer Hadriel Diniz Alexander MacFarlan Jordan Veit

Starting from music as my main source of inspiration, in Ezio Bosso’s score I was able to find the strength and sensitivity that I wanted to develop in Sweet and Bitter, transforming the most classic lines and playing with the limits of gravity. –África Guzmán

Photo: Beau Pearson

*Composed and conducted by Ezio Bosso. Performed by Ezio Bosso, The London Cellos, and the Turin String Quartet. ©Sony Italy

Ballet West: Soloist Katlyn Addison and Artist Hadriel Diniz in África Guzmán’s Sweet and Bitter.

Parsons Dance

Caught (1982) Choreography: David Parsons Lighting Concept: David Parsons Lighting Design: Howell Binkley Music: Robert Fripp, “Let The Power Fall” Costume Design: Judy Wirkula Zoey Anderson

Caught is maintained in the active repertory of Parsons Dance through generous support from the Jim and Linda Ellis Foundation. Please be advised that strobe lights will be used during this piece.

INTERMISSION

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World Premiere: May 24, 2018, Ballet West National Choreographic Festival, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

Parsons Dance

Eight Women (2019) Choreography: Trey McIntyre Lighting: Howell Binkley Music: Aretha Franklin* Costumes: Sylvie Rood Zoey Anderson Deidre Rogan Henry Steele Katie Garcia

Daniel Sima Shawn Lesniak Joan Rodriguez Sumire Ishige

Eight Women was commissioned by Parsons Dance for its 2019 Joyce season.

*Music in Eight Women: “Spanish Harlem” Written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and ABKCO Music and Records, Inc. “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man.” Written by Dan Penn and Wayne Lincoln Moman. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “I Say a Little Prayer.” Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Published by BMG Rights Management US LLC and The Royalty Network, Inc. “The House That Jack Built.” Written by Bobby Lance and Fran Robins. Published by Warner/ Chappell Music. “Natural Woman.” Written by Carole King, Gerald Goffin, and Gerald Wexler. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “You ‘re All I Need to Get By.” Written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Music cleared by BZ/Rights & Permissions, Inc.

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RUBBERBAND September 29, 2019 | Cheng Hall This performance is presented without an intermission.

Photo: Bill Hebert

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Vic’s Mix

PROGRAM Vic’s Mix

Choreography: Victor Quijada Lighting Design: Yan Lee Chan Original Music: Jasper Gahunia Costume Design: Camille Thibault-Bédard Touring Manager: Véronique Perreault

Amara Barner Jean Bui Brontë Poiré-Prest Jerimy Rivera

Sydney McManus Ryan Taylor

Paco Ziel

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Artistic Director: David Parsons Executive Director: Rebecca Josue Resident Lighting Designer: Howell Binkley Dancers: Eoghan Dillon, Zoey Anderson, Deidre Rogan

Shawn Lesniak, Henry Steele, Joan Rodriguez Katie Garcia, Sumire Ishige Understudy: Daniel Sima Stage Manager: Chelsea Gillespie Lighting Suopervisor: Christopher S. Chambers

ABOUT PARSONS DANCE Parsons Dance is a New York City-based contemporary American dance company, internationally renowned for its energized, athletic ensemble work. Founded in 1985 by Artistic Director David Parsons and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley, the company has toured to more than 447 cities, 30 countries and 5 continents and has appeared at such notable venues as The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Sydney Opera House, Maison de la Danse, Teatro La Fenice, and Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Parsons Dance performs works selected form the vast and varied repertory of more than 75 works created by David Parsons. In addition, established choreographers like Trey McIntyre and Robert Battle are invited to re-stage works from the American canon on its dancers. And, through its GenerationNOW Fellowship, the company offers commissions to young American choreographers whom Parsons mentors through the creative process.

Parsons Dance is committed to providing enriching experiences beyond its performances as it seeks to engage audiences of all ages through education and outreach programs; through post-show discussions, open rehearsals, studio showcases, video workshops, open company classes, summer workshops for pre-professional dancers; and in-school workshops for public school students. The company is especially proud of its Autism-Friendly Programs initiative, launched in 2016, that features sensory-friendly workshops and relaxed performances for audiences of all abilities. All these activities are driven by the vision of Artistic Director David Parsons, who, for more than 30 years, has combined his choreographic gifts and talent for training highly skilled dancers with a real passion for the art form. 16 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE

David Parsons (Artistic Director/ Co-Founder) has enjoyed a remarkable career as a director, choreographer, performer, master teacher and producer. Raised in Kansas City, Parsons made it to New York at the age of 17 when he received a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School. After Ailey, he became an understudy with the Paul Taylor Dance Company and then joined the company as a principal dancer. He stayed for eight years. During summers, he toured with MOMIX, appeared with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mark Morris in the first White Oak tour, and launched his choreographic career by setting work on the Paul Taylor Dance Company and on the National Ballet of Canada, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Batsheva Dance Company and the Paris Opera Ballet.

After leaving the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Parsons was a guest artist with New York City Ballet for four years before his artistic prowess led him to undertake such diverse projects as choreographing Aida at Arena di Verona and producing and co-choreographing María de Buenos Aires at the Skirball Center, as well as creating the choreography for Fool’s Fire, a 1992 film directed by Julie Taymor. Perhaps one of his most thrilling assignments was choreographing and directing the dance elements for Times Square 2000, the 24-hour festivities in Times Square celebrating the turn of the millennium. Since then, Parsons has participated in many projects, including choreographing A Knight’s Tale, a new musical theater work directed by John Caird, who previously directed the Broadway and West End productions of Les Misérables and the London’s National Theatre production of Candide. Staged at Tokyo’s iconic Imperial Theatre in summer 2018, the work featured Japanese pop stars in leading roles. In addition to the more than 75 works that he has created for Parsons Dance, Parsons has received commissions from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the American Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, the Spoleto Festival and Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam, with his most recent commission coming from Kansas City Ballet, which staged his work A Play for Love in May 2019.

Heralded by The New York Times as “one of the great movers of modern dance,” Parsons has received many accolades throughout his career, including three Choreography Fellowship Grants from the National Endowment of the Arts; the American Choreography Award; the Dance Magazine Award; a Howard Gilman Fellowship, and the Dance Masters of America Annual Award. In May 2018, he received the Capezio Award, one of the most prestigious awards in dance.

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Howell Binkley (Resident Lighting Designer/Co-Founder) is the proud co-founder of Parsons Dance for which he has designed more than 70 pieces. His Broadway designs include: Ain’t Too Proud (2019 Tony nomination); Come From Away (2017 Tony nomination); Allegiance, After Midnight (2014 Tony nomination); How to Succeed… (2011 Tony nomination); West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination); Gypsy starring Patti LuPone; In The Heights (2008 Tony nomination); Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination). He has made extensive regional and dance works for Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards. He is a five-time Helen Hayes Award recipient and received the 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier Award and the Canadian Dora Award for Kiss of the Spider Woman. Howell also received the 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award; the 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award; and the 2006 Tony Award for Jersey Boys. In addition, he won both the 2017 Tony Award and the 2018 Sir Laurence Olivier Award for the lighting design of Hamilton.

Eoghan Dillon (Artistic Associate / Dancer) was born in Ireland, moved to Canada when he was four and began dancing when he was twelve. In 2012, he was awarded a full scholarship to The Ailey School. After Ailey, he trained at The School at Jacob’s Pillow and then performed with the Peridance Contemporary Dance Company before arriving at Parsons Dance, where he danced with the company for four years and then became its educational coordinator, a position that he has held for the past year. For nearly five years, Eoghan has excelled as a leader of Parsons’ programs for special needs students. Eoghan has received choreographic commissions from METDance, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance Company and Ballet Memphis and, while dancing with Parsons, worked with acclaimed choreographers Robert Battle, Kate Skarpetowska, Trey McIntyre and Ephrat Asherie. Zoey Anderson (Dancer) was born and raised in Utah, where she trained in contemporary, ballet, jazz and ballroom dance at Center Stage. She was the ballroom national smooth champion in 2010. Zoey graduated cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College in 2015 with a BFA in Ballet under the direction of Katie Langan. She has performed works by Dwight Rhoden, Lar Lubovitch and Aszure Barton, among others. In 2013, Zoey performed with Nikolais Louis in the Yang Liping International Dance Festival in Kunming, China. Other credits include the Broadway premiere gala of On the Town, the film The Curious Case of Benjamin

Button, Dancing with the Stars webisodes and Macy’s Passport Tour with P. Diddy. Zoey was nominated for the Outstanding Performer Bessie Award for her sustained achievement in Parsons Dance in 2018 and is the recipient of the 2019 Clive Barnes Dance Artist Award. Zoey joined the company in 2015.

Deidre Rogan (Dancer) began her dance training in Fort Myers, Florida, at Gulfshore Ballet, under the direction of Melinda Roy and Roberto Munoz. Deidre has worked with choreographers including Judith Jamison, Milton Myers, Matthew Rushing, Hope Boykin, Ronald K. Brown and Cheryl Copeland. She performed as a United States Arts Ambassador for President Barack Obama during the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Hannover Messe. She is a three-time recipient of the BIG ARTS awards scholarship and a National Young Arts award scholarship. Deidre graduated with honors from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program in dance and was a member of Ailey II from 2014 to 2016. She was an understudy with Parsons Dance for the 2016–17 season before joining the company in the fall of 2017. Shawn Lesniak (Dancer) began dancing at the age of seven in East Haven, Connecticut. At his hometown dance studio, Shawn trained in various styles of dance, including ballet, jazz and tap. After dancing competitively for 10 years, he decided to further his dance education at Point Park University. During his time at Point Park, Shawn was fortunate to perform works by Mark Morris, Matthew Powell, Emery Lecrone and Septime Webre. Shawn joined Parsons Dance in 2017. Henry Steele (Dancer) was born and raised in Wollongong, NSW, Australia. He was a competitive gymnast for eight years and a national gold medalist for three years. During his final years as a gymnast, he began making the transition to dance. In 2016, Henry graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in modern and jazz dance. At Point Park, he performed works by choreographers such as Lar Lubovitch, Mark Morris, Ronin Koresh and Troy Powell. He has danced professionally with Owen/Cox Dance Group, Texture Contemporary Ballet, and toured internationally with the Bad Boys of Ballet. Henry joined Parsons Dance in 2017.

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Joan Rodriguez (Dancer) was born in La Habana, Cuba. He graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Arte with the Best Graduate of the Year award. His professional career began with the dance company Danza Abierta. He later joined Malpaso Dance Company, where he danced for three years, working with choreographers such as Trey McIntyre, Osnel Delgado and Ronald K. Brown. Joan moved from Cuba to Arizona in 2016 and focused on creating, teaching and performing. In the U.S., he has worked with award-winning dance artists such as Mary Fitzgerald and Liz Lerman and has been guest artist-in-residence for numerous universities and arts centers. In addition, he has received choreographic awards for students performing his work in national level competitions. Joan joined Parsons Dance in 2018. Katie Garcia (Dancer) was born and raised in Miami and trained in ballet, jazz, tap, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, Latin, ballroom and flamenco. After graduating from New World School of the Arts, she continued her training at The Juilliard School, where she performed works by Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham, Ohad Naharin, José Limón, Richard Alston, Johannes Wieland, Matthew Neenan, Zvi Gotheiner and Loni Landon. Service and community outreach are an integral part of her life and artistic journey, and in 2016, she traveled to Botswana to teach dance and movement therapy classes to children. A recipient of the Irene Diamond and Edith Rosenhouse-Baehr scholarship, Katie graduated from Juilliard in 2017. Since then, she has danced for WHITE WAVE, under the direction of Young Soon Kim, and has been employed as a flybarre instructor. Katie joined Parsons Dance in 2018. Sumire Ishige (Dancer) was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. She graduated from the high school program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2015 and graduated magna cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program in 2019. She has also attended the American Dance Festival and National Ballet School of Canada summer intensives, and has been a part of the Merce Cunningham Trust Workshop. Sumire has performed with Boston Dance Theater, Barkin/Selissen Project, WHITE WAVE Dance, and was an understudy with Parsons Dance from January 2018 before joining the company in June of 2019. 18 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE

Daniel Sima (Understudy) was born and raised in Zionsville, Indiana. After dancing at Belhaven University, Daniel transferred to Adelphi University on a full scholarship to complete his BFA in Dance. In his three years at Adelphi, he performed works by Paul Taylor, Lar Lubovitch, Martha Graham, Aszure Barton, Manuel Vignoulle, Frank Augustyn and Orion Duckstein. He has also performed professionally with Eglevsky Ballet, Vivid Ballet and RIOULT Dance NY. Daniel has also performed throughout China and Italy with Parsons Dance. Trey McIntyre (Choreographer, Eight Women) is a choreographer, filmmaker, writer and photographer. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he trained at North Carolina School of the Arts and Houston Ballet Academy. McIntyre spent 13 years as choreographic associate to Houston Ballet, a position that was created especially for him. He has also created works for American Ballet Theatre, Pennsylvania Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, New York City Ballet, Queensland Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet, to name a few. In 2005, he founded his own dance company, Trey McIntyre Project, which was lauded both critically and as a new model of an arts organization. In 2014, he transitioned the company to focus on photography and video projects. He continues to choreograph worldwide and is working on two books of photography, a Patreon site (patreon. com/treymcintyre) and a documentary entitled Gravity Hero. McIntyre has received numerous awards and is a United States Artists Fellow.

Avirodh Sharma (Composer, Tabla for Microburst), one of the nation’s leading tabla players, was born in Trinidad and trained in tabla playing by his parents Dr. Ravideen and Bharati Ramsamooj, founders of New York City’s East Indian Music Academy. A multifaceted artist, Sharma is also a composer and producer of films, fashion shows, radio, documentaries and television commercials. He has been featured on TV Asia, STARZ network, NPR Radio, and NY Daily News and has worked with artists including Riverdance’s Patrick Mangan, David Murry, Karsh Kale and Sterling Campbell, among others. Internationally acclaimed, Sharma’s performances have captivated audiences in Italy, Switzerland, Nepal, India, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and the United States. It’s an honor to collaborate with Parsons Dance.

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Rebecca Josue (Executive Director) joined Parsons Dance in 2010 as the company manager and stage manager, and had been lucky enough to tour with the company both nationally and internationally for her first five seasons. Rebecca became the general manager for the 2013–2014 season and was appointed to executive director in June 2019. Before joining Parsons Dance, Rebecca was a freelance company manager, stage manager, producer, theater administrator and director. She has worked at New York Stage and Film, Mabou Mines, The Public Theater, New World Stages, La Mama, and Under the Radar Festival, among other places, in company management, production management, stage management and development. In May 2019, Rebecca completed the Senior Leaders Program for Non-Profit Professionals at Columbia Business School, earning a Certificate of Business Excellence.

PARSONS DANCE Executive Director: Rebecca Josue Director of Institutional Support: Kate Taylor Business Manager: Robert J. Ford Lighting Supervisor: Christopher S. Chambers Production Coordinator & Lighting Associate: Michael Megliola Artistic Associate: Eoghan Dillon Marketing Consultants: Martha Cooper and Morahan Arts & Media

Parsons Dance gratefully acknowledges the following for their support: Howard Gilman Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Theater Development Fund, and generous individual donors. Parsons Dance is supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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LAGUNA DANCE FESTIVAL Michael Korsch (Lighting & Technical Director) is a lighting, projection and scenic designer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he earned his BA in Theatre at Temple University. He has worked with numerous directors and choreographers, creating hundreds of visual designs for dance, theater and other live performances throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Michael has been the resident lighting designer and technical director for Complexions Contemporary Ballet since 1998, the resident lighting designer/director for Ballet Arizona since 2001 and the lighting/technical director for the Laguna Dance Festival since 2005.

He is also the resident lighting designer/director for the Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center at the University of Southern California. In addition, Michael has designed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Backhausdance, BalletMet, Ballet Nice Méditerranée, Ballet West, BalletX, Carolina Ballet, Charlotte Ballet (formerly North Carolina Dance Theatre), Cincinnati Ballet, Cleveland Play House, DanceBrazil, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Disney Creative Entertainment, English National Ballet, FELA! The Concert, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, MOMIX, Oakland Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin and Washington Ballet, among others.

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Artistic Director: Adam Sklute Executive Director: Michael Scolamiero Dancers: Beckanne Sisk, Chase O’Connell, Katlyn Addison,

Jenna Rae Herrera, Chelsea Keefer, Hadriel Diniz, Alexander MacFarlan, Jordan Veit

ABOUT BALLET WEST Ballet West, the premiere ballet company of the Intermountain West, has earned an international reputation for artistic innovation and excellence since its founding in 1963. For more than 50 years, the Salt Lake City-based company has entertained and excited audiences in its home state and worldwide by presenting great classical ballets, historical masterpieces and new cutting-edge creations with only the highest artistic and professional standards. The company continues to build future ballet artists and audiences by providing classical ballet training through its four Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy training venues— the Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre; the Peggy Bergmann Ballet West Academy Park City; the Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation Ballet West Academy at Thanksgiving Point; and at Trolley Corners in Salt Lake City. Ballet West also offers outstanding education and outreach programs each year to hundreds of thousands of children and adults around the state of Utah.

Adam Sklute (Artistic Director). Since 2007, Adam Sklute has expanded Ballet West’s outlook, repertoire and visibility with exciting company and world premieres, increased touring, heightened public exposure, and greater focus on the Ballet West Academy. He began his career with the Joffrey Ballet, rising through the ranks from dancer to associate director. His stewardship of Ballet West has been marked by both financial growth and elevated artistry, and was the subject of The CW Network’s docudrama, Breaking Pointe, which aired for two seasons. From September 2016 to October 2017, Sklute took on the dual position of CEO and artistic director overseeing both administrative and artistic operations of Ballet West. An internationally sought-after teacher and adjudicator, Sklute has received numerous awards, including Utah’s Enlightened 50 (2014), The Bronze Minuteman Award for Outstanding Service to Utah and The Nation (2015), and most recently, the Utah Diversity Connections’ Business Diversity Award for outstanding commitment to diversity initiatives. 20 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE

Michael Scolamiero (Executive Director) joined Ballet West in 2017 after an extensive international search led by Michael Kaiser, president emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Scolamiero previously served as executive director of Miami City Ballet for three years, during which time the organization achieved a significant reduction in debt, as well as robust growth in ticket revenue, contributions and touring income. Prior to Miami City Ballet, Mr. Scolamiero was Pennsylvania Ballet’s executive director for 17 years, the longest tenure in the company’s history and among the longest of any leader of a major ballet company. During his tenure, Mr. Scolamiero led the organization’s first capital campaign that raised $11.9 million (against a $10 million goal) to build an endowment and fund repertoire expansion. At Ballet West, Mr. Scolamiero is set to implement a newly completed strategic plan and excited to guide a growing and robust company.

Beckanne Sisk (Principal Artist) studied at Longview Ballet Theatre until age 14. She then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to attend The Rock School for Dance Education’s RAPA program for four years. Sisk won the Jerome Robbins Award in 2007 and competed at the Youth America Grand Prix from 2007 to 2010. She joined Ballet West II in 2010 and is now a principal artist in the main company. She has performed leading roles in Anna Marie Holmes’ Don Quixote, John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, Adam Sklute’s adaptation of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. Sisk has been featured on a TV series on the CW entitled Breaking Pointe. She competed in the Beijing International Ballet Competition in June 2012, winning the bronze medal. Sisk also received the Princess Grace Award: Dance Fellowship, 2012. Chase O’Connell (Principal Artist). Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Chase studied at The Kirov Academy of Washington D.C. for three years. He then moved to London to study at the Royal Ballet School for two years on scholarship; and had the opportunity to work with English National Ballet. After school, he worked with The Paris Opera Ballet for six months and then moved to Salt Lake City to join Ballet West II in 2012. Chase was promoted to Ballet West’s main company in 2013; and was promoted to principal in 2016.

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Katlyn Addison (First Soloist). Born in Ontario, Canada, Katlyn started her professional training at the age of 10 with the National Ballet School of Canada. Previously a corps de ballet member with Houston Ballet, Katlyn is now a first soloist with Ballet West, where she has danced since 2011. Katlyn has performed numerous principal roles and has worked with many renowned choreographers, including Stanton Welch, Jiří Kylián, Mark Morris, among others. Katlyn has choreographed two works on Ballet West: The Hunt in 2015; and Hidden Voices in 2018. Katlyn also acted in a Miu Miu Woman’s Tales short film that premiered at the Venice Film Festival and on the Prada Miu Miu website in 2017.

Jenna Rae Herrera (Soloist) grew up in Ontario, California. She has spent the past 11 years dancing with Ballet West and is currently a soloist with the company. With Ballet West, Ms. Herrera has performed works by George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Sir Frederick Ashton and Nicolo Fonte. Her favorite roles include George Balanchine’s Tarantella and Serenade, William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated and Princess Florine in Adam Sklute’s production of The Sleeping Beauty. Ms. Herrera has gained experience teaching at dance studios in Utah and California, as well as coaching students participating in the Youth American Grand Prix competition. Chelsea Keefer (Soloist). Raised in Huntsville, Utah, Chelsea Keefer is currently a soloist with Ballet West. She began dancing professionally with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and later joined Tulsa Ballet for three seasons. Chelsea has worked with a number of renowned choreographers, including Wayne McGregor, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Christopher Bruce and Val Caniparoli. Notable roles she has performed include The Young Girl in Kurt Jooss’s The Green Table; Pas de Cinq lead in George Balanchine’s Chaconne; Overgrown Path by Jiří Kylián; and Kate from David Bintley’s The Shakespeare Suite. Chelsea has a bachelor’s of science degree in human development. She currently provides yoga and meditation workshops for dancers with anxiety. Hadriel Diniz (Soloist) was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He began training at the age of 12 with Guiomar Boaventura at the Vórtice Escola de Danças. Soon after, he

began competing in international competitions, winning numerous awards. He qualified for the Youth America Grand Prix NYC finals in 2010, 2011 and 2012, placing in the top six. At age 17, Hadriel left Brazil to study at the San Francisco Ballet School on full scholarship. After training at the school for two years, he joined the Trainee Program under the direction of Patrick Armand. Hadriel joined Ballet West in 2015. In 2018, he was promoted to demi-soloist and only a year later to soloist. During his time at Ballet West, he has performed in Nicolo Fonte’s Carmina Burana, África Guzmán’s Sweet and Bitter, the Swan Lake pas de trois, the lead male role in Balanchine’s Rubies, among others.

Alexander MacFarlan (First Soloist) began his training with the School of Nashville Ballet under the tutelage of former Ballet West artist Adam Sage in 2003. He joined Ballet West II in 2007 and was promoted to the main company in 2009. Through the seasons, Alex has had the opportunity to dance roles such as Romeo and Lensky from John Cranko’s world renowned ballets, as well as classics arranged by Artistic Director Adam Sklute, such as Benno from Swan Lake and Floristan from The Sleeping Beauty. He has danced works by Jiří Kylián, William Forsythe, Nicolo Fonte, África Guzmán, David Bintley, Val Caniparoli and Jodie Gates. Alex is a student at the University of Utah and is close to completing his bachelor’s degree within the college of social and behavioral science. He is excited to perform Sweet and Bitter at the Laguna Dance Festival. Jordan Veit (Soloist) is currently a soloist with Ballet West. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he began his dance training at Pacific Northwest Ballet before accepting a position in the second company of Ballet West in 2012. He was hired into the main company the following year, rose through the ranks, and was promoted to soloist in 2018. Some of his featured roles have included Lensky in Onegin, the Cavalier in The Nutcracker, Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, Neapolitan in Swan Lake, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, and original roles in pieces by Nicolo Fonte, Edwaard Liang and África Guzmán. Jordan has also guested with the Royal Danish Ballet, Houston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and most recently danced the role of Romeo with the Utah Metropolitan Ballet.

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post-modern, contemporary and classical ballet with the ideology and vocabulary of the hip-hop culture he grew up with.

Artistic Director: Victor Quijada Executive Director: Fannie Bellefeuille Dancers: Amara Barner, Jean Bui, Daniela Jezerinac,

Sydney McManus, Brontë Poiré-Prest, Jerimy Rivera, Ryan Taylor, Paco Ziel

ABOUT RUBBERBAND Founded in 2002 by Victor Quijada, RUBBERBAND (RBDG) immediately imposed itself in Canada and abroad as an explosive one-of-a-kind troupe. In its very first year of activity, RBDG brought well-honed forms that deconstructed several principles of urban dance to the stage of Tangente. The company’s work quickly won over audiences and critics: in its end-of-season review, the Montréal daily, Le Devoir, included both Tender Loving Care and Hasta La Próxima in its pick for the five best dance productions of the year. A second creation cycle followed in 2003 when the company presented Reflections on Movement Particles with the support of Théâtre de L’L in Brussels and the MAI in Montréal. The same year, RBDG presented Elastic Perspective, a grouping of pieces which highlighted the choreographer’s ability to exploit the rebellious aspect of hip-hop and the richness of narrative movement. This work toured for six years and was performed more than a hundred times. In 2004, Usine C hosted Quijada and his dancers in a residency which resulted in Slicing Static, a work that was named best dance production of the year by the Montréal cultural weekly, Hour (now Cult MTL). The following year, Anne Plamondon joined Victor Quijada as artistic codirector and occupied this position until 2015. RUBBERBAND’s renown continued to increase over the years, and touring opportunities multiplied, with as many performances taking place in the United States as in Canada, along with frequent tours to Holland, Belgium and England. The year 2018 marked a transition for RUBBERBAND with the creation of Ever So Slightly, a show conceived for a large stage, featuring 10 dancer-athletes and two live musicians. This production has fulfilled the company’s long-held desire of presenting multidisciplinary work of impressive magnitude. Victor Quijada (Artistic Director). From the hip-hop clubs of his native Los Angeles to a performance career with acclaimed dance companies such as THARP!, Ballet Tech and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Victor Quijada created RUBBERBAND as a vehicle to fuse the form and rigor of 22 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE

Since 2002, he has created 15 touring works for RUBBERBAND and has choreographed for both contemporary ballet companies (Hubbard Street, Pacific Northwest Ballet) and for contemporary circus (7 Fingers, DynamO Théâtre). Victor has created award-winning film and music videos as choreographer, director and dramaturge. Quijada developed the RUBBERBAND Method in order to train his company members for the demands of his choreography. Presently, RUBBERBAND Method classes and workshops are conducted around the world. Since 2015, Quijada has been an artist-in-residence at the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the University of Southern California (USC).

Quijada won the 2017 Prix de la Danse de Montréal (Cultural Diversity Award); and his Ever So Slightly was nominated for the 2019 Grand Prix de Montréal. He is a two-time recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Award (2010, 2016); two-time recipient of the National Dance Project/NEFA–Production Grant (2008, 2019); and a CanDance Creation Fund awardee in 2012. From 2007 to 2011, he was an artist-in-residence at the Cinquième Salle of Place des Arts in Montréal. Fannie Bellefeuille (Executive Director). Fannie Bellefeuille’s career with RUBBERBAND began nearly ten years ago. After being appointed as the company’s administrative director in 2010, she was promoted to executive director in 2015. Fannie graduated from the theater program of UQAM in 2004. She gained experience in arts administration while directing her own theater company, Collectif Ikaria. She then completed a certificate in the management of cultural organizations at HEC Montréal, and followed this with a master’s degree in the same program. She completed a certificate program in philanthropic management at the Université de Montréal in 2018. Parallel to her administrative activities, she has acted in live theater and television plays since 1992. She also wrote and produced several plays and scripted two short films. She has won several awards for her work, including the Raymond Blais writing prize for Stockholm, la nuit (2007), and was chosen for the prestigious ISPA Canada Fellowship Program (2013–2015). Fannie has made a point of giving back to the arts community on an ongoing basis, offering her expertise to emerging companies as a mentor and participating in various arts council juries. She is currently treasurer of the board of directors of the Regroupement québécois de la danse and a member of the finance committee of ISPA. In 2017, she was elected to the National Council of the Canadian Dance Assembly.

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Amara Barner (Dancer) began her dance training in childhood in Minneapolis. While still an adolescent, she began traveling to assist choreographers and train at numerous dance conventions including The PULSE On Tour and Intrigue Dance Convention. Contracts in Los Angeles and -New York opened doors for her, allowing her to perform and conduct workshops in Australia, Mexico, England and Italy. After moving to New York City, she participated in the creation and performance of several works with Isodoc Dance Group. Barner joined RUBBERBAND in 2016. Jean Bui (Dancer) studied visual art and urbanism before deciding to explore the artistic and athletic potential of the human body through parkour and the circus arts. After general training for the circus in 2011, he completed the contemporary dance program at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). He has worked with George Stamos, Manuel Roque, Katya Montaignac and Maud Saint-Germain, and has appeared in music and promotional videos, television series and feature films. He joined RUBBERBAND in 2015.

Sydney McManus (Dancer), originally from London, Ontario, is a multidisciplinary artist working between Montréal and Toronto. As a freelance artist, her experience includes performances with TOES for Dance, Fog in Hand, Alysa Pires Dance Projects, among others. Besides her work in performance, she is also a practicing visual artist with continued studies at OCAD University. She joined RUBBERBAND in 2016.

Brontë Poiré-Prest (Dancer) hails from Montréal, Quebec. She fell in love with the art of movement at Ballet Divertimento, where she started her classical dance training in 2010. She then continued her studies at L’École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, where she had the fortune of working and collaborating with renowned choreographers, including Angélique Willkie, Hélène Blackburn and Alan Lake. Upon leaving school, she was invited to work

with several well-established companies from Montréal such as Van Grimde Corps Secrets, Le Carré des Lombes; and as a freelancer for Compagnie Marie Chouinard. Poiré-Prest joined RUBBERBAND in 2018.

Jerimy Rivera (Dancer), a native of New York City, practiced gymnastics from an early age, but after several experiences with New York City Ballet, he decided to dedicate himself exclusively to dance. After training with Steps on Broadway, he broadened his stylistic reach to contemporary dance, hip-hop, jazz ballet and musical theater dance. While an adolescent, he studied for two years at the JKO School at American Ballet Theatre under Franco Devita and Raymond Lukens before joining Manhattan Youth Ballet. Rivera continued his training at The French Academie of Ballet under François Perron and Nadège Hottier; in 2012, he toured with West Side Story —The Musical. In 2013, he moved to Montréal, where he danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal for four years. Rivera joined RUBBERBAND in 2017. Ryan Taylor (Dancer), originally from Colchester, England, was introduced to dance via hip-hop and breakdancing, joining Battalions Crew and participating frequently in European competitions. Training under Akram Kahn at the National Youth Dance Company inspired him to continue his dance studies at the London Contemporary Dance School, where he was taught by Hofesh Shechter, Dane Hurst and Sasha Roubicek, among other artists. In 2017, while dancing in Rosalind by James Cousins Company at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he won an award for Best Moment of the Festival. Taylor joined RUBBERBAND in 2017. Paco Ziel (Dancer) began studying music and art at the age of 12 at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico, his country of origin. He won a scholarship to attend Estudio Profesional de Danza Ema Pulido, where he honed his technique and performance skills. He came to Montréal in 2011 to continue his training in classical ballet at l’École supérieure de ballet du Québec. His choreography, Huapango, won first prize at the 2011 Bravissimo dance competition; and another work, Mexica, garnered positive reviews from Mexican critics. Ziel is a co-founder of the Montréal-based dance collective, Quantum. He joined RUBBERBAND in 2015.

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An Anonymous Fund of the Orange County Community Foundation Drs. Francisco and Hana Ayala City National Bank Haskell & White LLP The Hiland Foundation HumanKind Philanthropic Fund Bill and Carolyn Klein Jennifer Klein Liza and Stuart Krassner Danielle Oakley William and Janice Parker Family Fund Penelope Parmes Gregory and Mishel Rohl Rohl LLC — Kenneth and Helene Rohl Richard and Elizabeth Steele Fund 28 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE

Frank Wagner and Lynn O’Hearn Wagner Worah Family Foundation

Bobbi Cox Rohit Deshpande and Anita Watumull Chuck and Janet Henze BRAVO BARCLAY National Financial PARTNER Services, LLC $5,000 – $9,999 Mike Peak Roland and Jacquelynn Beverly Chiyo and Stanton Rowe Carol and Les Elliott Gary and Melanie Singer David and Trudi Gartley Linda I. Smith Foundation David and Michelle Horowitz Diane Stovall Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa BRAVO BARCLAY Jewish Federation & Family PATRON $1,000 – $2,499 Services — made possible Scott and Katherine Arbuckle by the Leon Ninburg Israel Lynette and Richard Berg Legacy Fund Richard and Eva Bergstrom Jerry and Whitney Mandel Douglas Bradley Christy and Lou Marlin Michael and Melanie Cooper Toni and Terry McDonald Richard and Cheryll Ruszat — Gary Fabian and Deb Solon Montessori Schools of Irvine Bill and Marjorie Fleming Western States Arts Federation Douglas and Kathleen Forde Ken and Patricia Janda Judy and Wes Whitmore Eleanor Jaffy BRAVO BARCLAY Jack and Joy Kayajanian BENEFACTOR Robert Kazer and Jill Richter $2,500 – $4,999 Jeffrey Lewis and Susan Sutter Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine Music & Arts Mission Viejo and Cocktails Peter and Alexandra Neptune Reynolds C. Bish Yvette Pergola Karen and Bruce Clark

Christopher and Lynne Ramsey Ron and Margaret Redmond Frank and Deborah Rugani Nancy Smith Vanguard Charitable Jun Wang Gayle Widyolar Kristi Willette Charles and Marilyn Wright Kurt and Ellen Youngs ENCORE CIRCLE ENTHUSIAST $250 – $999

Steven and Alexandria Allan AmazonSmile Foundation Diane and Dennis Baker John W. Ballantyne Lindy Balmer Stuart Baron Betty Barry Leia Bowers Ellen Breitman and Brien Amspoker Terry Causey Clifford and Jennifer Cheng Mary Cobb Bob and Burnetta Denham Joan M. Donahue Don and Debra Drysdale Peggie Fariss

Christine Fluor and Walt Scacchi Aviva and Fred Forster Jonathan Franklin Mark A. Franzen Michele Goodwin and Gregory Shaffer Ramya Harishankar and Harish Murthy Yvonne and Damien Jordan Dave and Peggy Kelleher Robert and Lynda King Charles Kristenson Nathaniel and Sally Kurnick Vicki and Richard Lee Pablo Martinez Nancy and Mike Meyer Orange County Community Foundation Lauren and Richard Packard Arneld and Kimberly Parker Melissa Pietenpol Susan Rhodes and Goran Matijasevic Stephen M. Rochford Herbert and Joyce Rosenblum Joel B. Rothman The Saywitz Company Craig Springer Daniel and Jeannette Stokols Thomas and Marilyn Sutton Kathy Vickers and Jeremy Freimund John and Judy Vinke Mary Watson-Bruce

Mary Auerbach Lyle Barkley Harley Bassman George and Linda Bauer Craig Behrens Sally Bender Crystal Bernal Linda Berquist Richard H. Bigelow Stephen Biskar Annette Blaney Beth Boardman Suzanne Boras Lupe Borboa Seth Brindis and Stephanie Reich Scott Brinkerhoff Margaret and James Brumm Douglas T. Burch, Jr. Roland and Linda Bye Lorenzo Canales Harold and Jane Carpenter Natividad Castillo Joe and Barbara Chamberlain Chara-Quintero Orthodontics Cyndie Chen Alexx Chesney Michael and Kate Clark Diane Cooke Alice C. Coons Jeff Corp Josef Cowan Anahid Crecelius Clifford Cummings Vivian Daniel Jim Daugherty Nils Decker Nancy Dewsbury Ann Donat Don and Linda Dressler Roger du Plessis Scott and Monica Duggan Brian Eliel Salvatore and Sue Failla David Falconer and Isabella Jack Cara Ferragamo Everly Fleischer Ruby Foo Melissa and Michael Fox Roberta Fox Keri Fujii David and Judy Fukuda William and Kathi Gaffaney Charles Galanti Gerald Gibbs Conrad and Linda Giedt Pamela Gilmour Anneke Glore Ben and Sandie Goelman

Steve and Traci Granger Lori Grayson Carole Gromak Sanjiv and Geeta Grover Carole S. Harrison Sandra Heib Ellen and Kal Heller Bob Henry Richard and Sara Hess Haumea Ho Matt Hoffman Michael Hornyak Shelley Hoss Anthony Houghton Angie Hu Charles Hunter Ronald and Glenda Ito Christine Johnson Bob and Pat Jones Arlene Kato John Keating Barbara J. Kelley Chetna and Rohit Khanna Al King Amy King Kathleen Koch Paul Kuliev Dr. and Mrs. John LaGourgue Jessica Langenhan In Memory of Dr. Martin Langer Robert Langer Tracy Laulhere Sue Anne Lee Hilary Lemansky Michael Leon Scott Lewis Anne Llewellyn Lorraine Lopez Christian and Sharon Maas Jennifer Madrid Sharon Masler Susan Mathieu Duane and Kathleen Mauzey Greg McCaffrey Michael and Susan McGuire Ling Mei Lauri and Mike Mendenhall Mela and Richardo Miledi William Miller Jeff and Gail Mitzner Stella Miyamura David Moehring Hiroko and Yoshiharu Moriwaki Susan Murphy John and Margi Murray Julie Nakata June Nelson Steven Nelson

NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS INITIATIVE

Bobbi Cox Sophia and Larry Cripe Bronny Daniels Diane Diefenderfer Hanlon and David Hanlon Joy Dittberner Roger du Plessis Gale Edelberg and Bob Butnik Henry and Janet Eggers David Emmes and Paula Tomei Frances Farrer Cliff Faulkner and Shigeru Yaji Gilian Finley and Robert Labaree Roberta Fox Mary and Andrew Franklin Honor of Lynn Weiser Judith A. Gorski Barbara Granger Dr. and Mrs. Denis Gray Dana Huff Damien Jordan Dr. Burton L. Karson

Joanne and Dennis Keith Michael Kerr Don and Grace Laffoon Kathryn Lynch and Robert McDonnell Molly Lynch and Alan Andrews Sharon McNalley Britt Meyer John Miller Ed Moen and Janek Schergen Emil and Michele Monda John and Margorie Murray Mr. and Mrs. Mitsuhiko Nakano Carl Neisser Tom and Marilyn Nielsen Anne B. Nutt John and Charlene Pasko James Penrod Janice and Richard Plastino Dolly A. Platt, Ph.D Edward and Diana Putz

ENCORE CIRCLE SUPPORTER $100 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $249 Anonymous Gloria Abrams Michael and Beth Adler Ramona Agrela Richard Alexander Ben Allen Patricia Allison Greta Anderson-White Kimberly Andrews Suha and Yasemin Ari Debbie Aslanian

As a partner in the annual National Choreographers Initiative, Irvine Barclay Theatre is also pleased to acknowledge all those who support this important contribution to American dance.

Betsy Andrews and Alex Moad Mrs. Alan V. Andrews Diane and Dennis Baker Ballet Barres West William H. Bardens Dr. Michael Bear Laurie and Bart Brown David and Beverly Carmichael James Carter Hillary Caston Cheng Family Foundation Concierge Podiatry Newport Beach

Craig Norris and Lauren Johnson-Norris Suzi Okuda In memory of Vera Ostroff Judy and Don Oswald Scott Pallais Greg Piantanida Kathleen Poulos Donna Powell Jill Prentice Lois Rake Elaine Ramsay Claudia Redfern Keith Reise Joe Risser Paul Ruiz Margaret Rumsfeld Nancy Lee Ruyter Martha Ryan William and Jean Schultz Louise Schwennesen Joey Scott Trudy Vermeer Selleck Tully Seymour Joyce Shadburn Gordon Sheldall Robert Shephard Cheryl Simpson Dorothy J. Solinger William IV and Sherry Spurgeon Hugh Stevenson and Jan Burns Robert Stopher Ingrid Strayer Janet Hennes Tapley Cindy Thomas Gary and Peranza Topjon Winnie Tse William and Sherrie Underwood Joanne Vargas Tony and Nancy Vasek Melissa Vermilya Fred Viele Emily Vogler and Daniel Flynn Michael Voronel John and Kelli Walker Larry Wells Mark and Lou-Ann Weltman Michelle Wheatcraft Daphne Wong Roxanne Wong Valerie Wong George and Flo-Ree Woodruff Worah Family Foundation Norman Workman Catherine Yao-Bindewald Yata Household Andy Yurcho Salwa Rizkalla, Festival Ballet Theatre Barbara Roberts Robinson Foundation Michelle Rohe Debie Sampson Jack and Katy Schellerman Sally Anne and Don Sheridan Igal and Diane Silber Ann Sim Jackie Smiley Smith-Walker Foundation Mrs. Peg E. Stamper Rollans Richard and Elizabeth Steele Fund Olivia Stroud Jennifer Szabo Karen and Gary Thorne Lynn Weiser Max and Peggy Weismair Mary Vensel White William Gillespie Foundation

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For Your Information Ticket Services Order online 24/7 at www.thebarclay.org or www.facebook.com/IrvineBarclay/events Call the Box Office at 949.854.4646 Monday through Friday from 10am until 6pm; Saturday and Sunday from noon until 4pm. MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and Discover accepted.

Late Seating To prevent disruption of a performance in progress, patrons who have not entered the theatre when the performance begins may be asked to wait in the lobby until there is a suitable interval.

Ushers Ushers are located at each auditorium entrance and at designated stations in the lobby. Please consult an usher if you need assistance. If you are interested in joining the usher staff, please contact the Patron Services Manager at: 949.854.4193; darling@thebarclay.org.

Public Parking Parking is managed by UC Irvine and is available for a fee. The parking structure is located at the corner of West Peltason and Campus Drive. Patrons are encouraged to utilize UCI’s online “ParkbyPlate” system for pre-paid event date parking. Visit www.parking.uci/parkbyplate and choose IBT@UCI from the dropdown menu.

Restrooms Restrooms are located on the main lobby level near the box office. For your convenience, diaper changing stations are located in both the men’s and women’s restrooms. Drinking fountains are located on either side of the main lobby staircase and on the second level.

Need Special Assistance? Listening devices for amplifying stage sound are available at the concessions bar free of charge. Accessible locations for patrons with mobility impairments are available. For best service, please make the box office aware of your needs at the time of purchase.

Mobile Phones, Pagers, Smart Watches and Electronic Alarms As a courtesy to all patrons, please turn these units to off or non-audible before the performance begins. Please adjust the light-up notifications and screen brightness of all devices to a dimmest setting.

Cameras and Recording Equipment The taking of photographs and use of any mechanical or digital recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Children Children are welcome. However, not all events are appropriate for small children. A paid ticket is required for everyone entering the theatre, including infants and children. The box office can provide advice regarding an event’s suitability for your child.

Concessions For most events, light snacks and refreshments are available for purchase at the lobby concessions bar before performances and throughout intermission (when there is one). For faster service and guest convenience, patrons may elect to pre-purchase items that will be ready for pickup immediately during intermission. Please see concessions staff for assistance.

Get the Latest News Stay up-to-date on what’s happening at the Barclay by joining the E-list to receive email updates and special offers. Go to the Barclay’s website at www.thebarclay.org or email us at info@thebarclay.org.

Theatre Safety & Security To ensure the safety of our patrons and clients, IBT continually evaluates security measures for those entering our venue. All patrons attending an event at IBT are subject to screening by IBT staff. This may include, but is not limited to, a visual inspection, a bag inspection, metal detection and/or an interview. At this time, no large bags are permitted in the venue. Official Hotel of Irvine Barclay Theatre:

Staff Jerry Mandel, Ph.D. President

Michelle Brouwer

Assistant to the President, Marketing & Programming Associate Manager

Helena Danovich

Box Office Lu Bauer

Box Office Manager

Josh Roberts

Assistant Box Office Manager

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Vanessa Franchi, Janet Gallagher, Kevyn Garcia, Mallory Kerwin, Suzy Moraes, Eryhn Phillips, Donna Powell, Joyce Ryder, LeeAnna Sands, Joe Schaefer, Paul Scott, Joel Taylor, Matt Terp, Cynthia Wood

Chief Operating and Finance Officer

Publications and Program Book Editor, Communications Coordinator

Karen Wood

Catherine Dickinson

Griffin Bentley, Megan Curtis, Madison Smith, Katie Sparks, Carina Taboada, Matt Terp

Fatima Rizvi-Flores

Patron Services Robin Darling

Tim Owens

Development Associate

Patron Services Manager

Associate Production & Facility Manager

Director of Programming/ Board Liaison

Pichteeda Taing

Guillermo Cornejo

Development Assistant

Assistant Patron Services Manager

Production staff

Lori Grayson

Ingrid Strayer

Patron Services staff

Gary Payne

General Manager

Karen Hanlon

Director of Communications

Ginny Hayward

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Community Outreach Coordinator

Finance Assistant

Box Office staff

Production Jeff Stamper

Production & Facility Manager

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