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Since 1991, Irvine Barclay Theatre has been a home to some of the finest dance in the world, and this art form has been an important part of each of the Barclay’s diverse 27 seasons. The events in this program book provide a beautiful dance experience. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, based for twenty years in the American West, now sits at the forefront of its field. With its open, exploratory style, the dancers dissolve the divide between ballet and modern dance and epitomize the contemporary-classical genre. Don Quixote, presented by Orange County’s premier ballet company, Festival Ballet Theatre and Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla, is a classical ballet lover’s favorite. This colorful production starring international ballet stars Marcelo Gomes and Hee Seo comes alive with the fiery gypsy spirit and the flavors and rhythms of 17th-century Spain. As always, we are indebted to all who help us maintain the Barclay − 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 thank you for being here with us and hope you’ll be inspired to sample other presentations throughout the season.
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ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET March 9, 2017 | Cheng Hall This performance is presented with two 15-minute intermissions.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s production of Silent Ghost is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Sponsored by an anonymous fund of the Orange County Community Foundation Founder Bebe Schweppe
Artistic Director Tom Mossbrucker
Executive Director Jean-Philippe Malaty
Artists Craig Black Katherine Bolaños Sadie Brown Jenelle Figgins Anna Gerberich Emily Proctor Seia Rassenti Watson Evan Supple Anthony Tiedeman Pete Leo Walker Joseph Watson
Production Stage Manager Danny Bacheldor Lighting Supervisor Seah Johnson
PROGRAM 1st Flash Choreography: Jorma Elo Music: Jean Sibelius* Set Design: Jorma Elo Lighting Design: Jordan Tuinman Costume Design: Joke Visser Assistant to the Choreographer: Urtzi Aranburu Costume Construction: Nete Joseph Cast
Craig Black, Katherine Bolaños, Jenelle Figgins, Seia Rassenti Watson, Pete Leo Walker, Joseph Watson
Premiere: September 18, 2003, Nederlands Dans Theater, Lucent Danstheater, The Hague, The Netherlands. *Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Opus 47 (1905). Movement II: Adagio di molto III. Allegro, ma non tanto Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s production of 1st Flash is made possible through the generosity of Maja and Nic DuBrul. INTERMISSION
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Silent Ghost
Huma Rojo
Choreography: Alejandro Cerrudo Music: Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm Lighting Design: Michael Korsch Costume Design: Branimira Ivanova
Choreography: Cayetano Soto Music: Ray Barretto, Nat “King” Cole, Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra, Abbe Lane, Pérez Prado and His Orchestra Lighting Design: Seah Johnson Costume Design: Kim Laursen for Maison Ullens*
ASFB Commissioned Work
Cast
Katherine Bolaños, Sadie Brown, Anna Gerberich, Emily Proctor, Seia Rassenti Watson, Evan Supple, Anthony Tiedeman, Pete Leo Walker, Joseph Watson Premiere: July 10, 2015, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Santa Fe, NM. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s production of Silent Ghost is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts. INTERMISSION
ASFB Commissioned Work
Cast
Craig Black, Sadie Brown, Jenelle Figgins, Anna Gerberich, Emily Proctor, Evan Supple, Anthony Tiedeman, Pete Leo Walker
Premiere: February 13, 2016, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Aspen, CO. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s production of Huma Rojo is made possible through the generosity of the Grinspoon/Troderman family, in honor of Harold Grinspoon, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance. *Special thanks to Maison Ullens and Kim Laursen for their design and creation of costumes for Huma Rojo.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Ballet’s dynamic story in the American West In 1996, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Founder Bebe Schweppe invited Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty to create a ballet company in Aspen. A unique multidimensional arts organization developed rapidly from the ballet school Schweppe had established in the Rocky Mountains. “Bebe’s vision for Aspen to have its own ballet company was the project of a lifetime,” says Malaty, ASFB’s executive director. “We embarked together on a serendipitous adventure. Twenty years later, the connection between the dancers and our two communities is deep and inextricable.”
Forging a new frontier
The company began modestly with six dancers. Growth was organic. Friends in the field – Gerald Arpino, Trey McIntyre, Septime Webre, Dwight Rhoden – offered start-up repertoire. Moses Pendleton’s highly popular Noir Blanc was a seminal event for the young ASFB. It launched a tradition of commissioning new works. An open, exploratory style emerged as Mossbrucker and Malaty tapped the creative scene in Europe where classical ballet was breaking from its boundaries. The athletic and adventurous American dancers found themselves at a crossroads of dance history. The divide between ballet and modern dance was dissolving.
Innovative business model
In 2000, the Aspen, Colorado-based ballet company forged a dual-city relationship with Santa Fe, New Mexico, broadening its scope and lending crucial revenue diversification. Under this hybrid business model, a roster of arts activities takes 6 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
wing, year-round, in both cities. Performance, education, presentation and community outreach all join in the mix. Within this innovative structure, ASFB approached its 20th anniversary season in 2015–16.
New commissions
ASFB’s mission places highest priority on developing new choreography and nurturing relationships with emerging choreographers. The company fostered the early careers of now in-demand global dance makers like Nicolo Fonte (nine commissioned Fonte works in the ASFB repertoire), Jorma Elo (three commissioned Elo works), Edwaard Liang, Jacopo Godani, Helen Pickett, Cayetano Soto, Alejandro Cerrudo and others. Works by late 20th century masters – William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Twyla Tharp – round out the repertoire. “We value building relationships with choreographers who become integral to the company. The natural beauty of our surroundings has a profound impact on creativity and our choreographers find it inspiring to create here,” says Mossbrucker, ASFB’s artistic director.
National reputation
Based for twenty years in the American West, ASFB now sits at the vanguard of its field, brandishing a strong national reputation. Repeat engagements at the American Dance Festival, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Joyce Theater, The Kennedy Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and Wolf Trap testify to the company’s popularity and ability to please audiences. Overseas invitations arrived and ASFB embarked on international tours to Brazil, Canada, France, Greece,
Guatemala, Israel, Italy and Russia. Premier funders – National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts / National Dance Project, Joyce Foundation, Shubert Foundation, Wolf Trap Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation and Princess Grace Foundation – have supported ASFB’s growth.
Accolades into the future
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet enters a third decade of existence with an undiminished creative drive. New dancers, new dance voices, and a solid infrastructure characterize the company. The ever-evolving Aspen Santa Fe Ballet looks to a bright future with energy and optimism.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS Bebe Schweppe (Founder) grew up in Augusta, Georgia, and started dancing at the Georgia Dance Theatre, under Frankie Levy at the age of seven. She was invited by Robert Joffrey to study at his school in New York on a full scholarship at age eleven. Bebe moved to Aspen in 1975 and fifteen years later founded the Aspen Ballet School. Her presence was a catalyst in the region. In 1996, she invited Jean-Philippe Malaty and Tom Mossbrucker to develop a small professional company in Aspen. Through their combined energies, the Aspen Ballet Company was born a year later. Shortly after, new performing opportunities beckoned in Santa Fe, upon which the company was renamed, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. Bebe speaks with pride when she considers the changes that have occurred over the years to her “baby.” “The company has evolved to having earned a name of its own — ASFB. What a treat! It is recognized by other artists and respected by all. This is of course due in large part to Jean-Philippe and Tom.” She cites that “their strength has been in their unique ability to perceive and design a repertoire that entertains all parts, whether it’s the audience or the dancer.” Tom and JeanPhilippe have “greatly succeeded” in realizing her dreams for the company, she says. “I am thankful that I had the dream and was lucky and persistent enough to convince JP and Tom to relocate from New York City. Never did I imagine that one day the company would be performing nationally and internationally and never did I imagine that one day they would be performing works by internationally famous choreographers. Although I had the dream, I never imagined so much. I feel very lucky.” Jean-Philippe Malaty (Executive Director) was born in the Basque region of France. After receiving his baccalaureate in dance, he accepted scholarships to study at Mudra, Maurice Béjart’s school in Brussels, and at John Cranko’s ballet academy in Stuttgart. Invited by acclaimed instructor David Howard to study in New York, Jean-Philippe traveled to America under Howard’s tutelage. Jean-Philippe’s performance career began with Joffrey II. He also danced as a guest artist with Los Angeles Classical Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Jean-Philippe segued from the stage to an administrator role while still
in his twenties. A key member of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s start-up team, Jean-Philippe has been central to developing the company’s unique dual-city-based hybrid business model. He directs operations in two locations, overseeing a $4 million budget that he allocates to the company, two schools, an esteemed presenting series, and an awardwinning folkloric outreach program. Jean-Philippe’s first love is teaching and when his schedule permits, he conducts master classes at schools and universities. In 2013, Jean-Philippe shared an honor with Artistic Director Tom Mossbrucker when the Santa Fe Community Foundation bestowed its Piñon Award on the company. In 2012, the Denver Bonfils-Stanton Foundation granted Jean-Philippe a Livingston Fellowship in recognition of his significant leadership role in Colorado’s non-profit sector. In 2010, in recognition of ASFB’s contribution to the field of dance, Jean-Philippe and Tom were honored with the Joyce Theater Foundation Award. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Jean-Philippe is proud to have forged a company alive with American energy, invention and eclecticism. “Dance is a celebration of the human spirit, and not a celebration of steps. Here at Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, we foster the spirit and the love of dance.” — Jean-Philippe Malaty
Tom Mossbrucker (Artistic Director) has been artistic director of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet since 1996. For the past seventeen years Tom has built a prestigious arts organization sharing two homes in Aspen and Santa Fe. In his role as artistic director, Tom cultivates highly sophisticated and challenging works of contemporary ballet. His shining achievement is ASFB’s roster of 27 ballets created on commission by leading global choreographers. Tom began to dance at age four, studying tap in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington. He pursued classical ballet training at the School of American Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet School. His twenty years as a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, performing in over 70 ballets under the direct coaching of founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, coincided with a period of high artistic achievement for the company. Tom danced in ballets by great twentieth-century choreographers: Fredrick Ashton, George Balanchine, Laura Dean, William Forsythe, Jiri Kylián, Mark Morris, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp. Signature roles included Iago in Jose Limon’s The Moor’s Pavane; Champion Roper in Agnes DeMille’s Rodeo; Billy in Eugene Loring’s Billy the Kid; and Romeo in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet. This rich dance background Tom brings to coaching dancers today. In 2013, Tom shared an honor with Executive Director Jean-Philippe Malaty when the Santa Fe Community Foundation bestowed its Piñon Award on the company. In 2010, in recognition of ASFB’s contribution to the field of dance, Tom and Jean-Philippe Malaty were honored with the Joyce Theater Foundation Award. A former board member of Dance USA, Tom currently serves on the board of The Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey Foundation. “We strive for continuity and enjoy bringing choreographers back to create second and third works... to us that is success.” — Tom Mossbrucker
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CHOREOGRAPHERS Alejandro Cerrudo 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. Thirteen 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 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 announced the 2014 USA Donnelley Fellow by United States Artists. Jorma Elo is one of the most sought-after choreographers in the world. He has created works for companies including American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, New York City Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Vienna State Opera Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Finnish National Ballet, among others. Elo trained with the Finnish National Ballet School and the Kirov Ballet School in Leningrad. He danced with Finnish National Ballet and Cullberg Ballet until joining Nederlands Dans Theater in 1990, where he enjoyed a 15year career. Elo was appointed resident choreographer of Boston Ballet in 2005, where he has created many world premieres, including Sharp Side of Dark (2002), Plan to B (2004), Carmen/Illusions (2006 & 2009), Brake the Eyes (2007), In on Blue (2008), Le Sacre du Printemps (2009), Sharper Side of Dark (2012) and Awake Only (2012). Boston Ballet premiered a full-length performance titled Elo Experience in 2011. Elo was awarded the Benois de la Danse prize for best choreography in 2010, for his production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, commissioned by Vienna State Opera Ballet, and Slice to Sharp for the Stanislavsky Music Theatre. In 2012, the Finnish Government awarded Elo the Dance Artist Prize. Elo has also been awarded the Choreography Prize in the 2005 Helsinki International Ballet Competition, and he was the recipient of the Prince Charitable Trust Prize and the Choo-San Goh Choreographic Award in 2006. He was nominated for a 2008 Isadora Duncan Dance Award. Elo has been featured in Esquire, Dance and Pointe magazines. 8 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
Cayetano Soto. Born and based in Barcelona, Cayetano Soto has created work for major companies worldwide. His technical, high-pitched and unpredictable choreography can be seen at international festivals in Europe, U.S. and Canada. Soto started his dance education in Barcelona at the Institut del Teatre and continued his studies at the Koninklijke Conservatorium in The Hague. After receiving his degree in classical dance, Soto danced with IT Dansa Barcelona in 1997, before joining Ballet Theater Munich a year later, where he created several successful ballets and one of his first signature pieces, Fugaz. Since 2005, Soto has worked as a freelance choreographer with Nederlands Dans Theater, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Balé da Cidade de São Paulo, BJM Montréal, Introdans, Introdans voor de Jeugd, Ballet BC, Gauthier Dance Company, Companhia Nacional de Bailado, Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Národní Divadlo Brno, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Tanz Luzerner Theater, Ballet Hispanico and Northwest Dance Project in Portland. He also created several ballets with German companies including Stuttgarter Ballet, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Augsburg Ballett, Ballett in Revier, Staatstheater Nürnberg and Ballett Dortmund. In 2009, he began a continuous collaboration with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Introdans voor de Jeugd, creating a number of new ballets. For Ballet Dortmund he created a new full-evening version of Carmen. Due to the success in Dortmund, Národní Divadlo Brno in Czech Republic staged Carmen in 2010. Soto also choreographed Dancing Mozart’s mass in c-minor with live orchestra for 4 dancers in the Church of St. Egidean in Nürnberg. Fascinated by the German American fashion label Talbot Runhof, Soto started to collaborate with the designers in several projects. Talbot Runhof designed the costumes of Carmen for Dortmund Ballet and Soto choreographed a new solo work to present their new collection at the Paris Fashion Week. The costumes of the new creation, Sortijas, for Ballet Hispanico of New York were also designed by the duo. Soto was the recipient of First Prize for his ballet 24FPS at the Uncontainable Project 2006 of the Royal Ballet of Flanders. Canela Fina, commissioned by Bale da Cidade de São Paulo, was awarded Best Dance Production of 2008 by the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo. In 2011, Soto was nominated for the Golden Mask Award in Russia, for his choreography Uneven. Artist Representation: North America Cathy Pruzan 4709 Paradise Drive Tiburon, CA 94920 415. 789. 5051 cpruzan@aol.com International Margaret Selby President, Selby/Artists Mgmt. mselby@selbyartistsmgmt.com
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DON QUIXOTE March 25 & 26, 2017 | Cheng Hall This performance is presented with a 20-minute intermission. Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla
Lighting Design & Production Supervisor Don Guy
Costume Coordinators Willa Bouwens-Killeen Ann Drew
Direction Salwa Rizkalla
Rehearsal Faculty Askar Kettebekov Natasha Miroshynk Hanna Przyludzka-Karacic Salwa Rizkalla
Social Media Coordinator Marcie Taylor
Choreography Alexander Gorsky and Marius Petipa Music Ludwig Minkus Scenery & Prop Design & Construction Vladimir Madved David Scaligone
Artistic Assistant Elizabeth Farmen
Costume Design & Construction Cyndee Ely Heather Lerma Kaye Michel Barbara Vieuretta
Communications/Marketing Tracy Sellers Graphic Designer Marianne Hales
Production Coordinator Chris Schmidt
Company Photographers Dave Friedman Skye Schmidt
Casting subject to change. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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SYNOPSIS ACT I – Scene I
The Square in Barcelona Kitri, the daughter of the innkeeper, is in love with Basilio, the barber. Lorenzo, her father, wants his daughter to marry the foppish rich nobleman, Gamache and has forbidden Kitri from seeing Basilio. This plan horrifies the beautiful Kitri who is playing in the square with her friends. Don Quixote, who imagines himself a knight and is preoccupied with the world of chivalry, enters the square with Sancho Panza, his Squire. The friends of Kitri tease Sancho Panza and laugh at his clumsy attempts to play Blind Man’s Bluff. Don Quixote intervenes to defend his friend and stop the teasing. Suddenly, he sees Kitri and mistakes her for Dulcinea, his dream of the ideal woman he defends as a knight. In the excitement, Kitri and Basilio steal away. They are pursued by Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, Lorenzo and Gamache. ACT I – Scene II
A Gypsy Encampment Gypsies and strolling players, alerted to the imminent arrival of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, prepare to trick the knight. The Gypsy leader welcomes them and calls for the entertainment to begin. Suddenly, Don Quixote sees the windmills and mistakes them for menacing giants. He tries to attack them, only to be caught up in one of the wings and tossed in the air. He is hurled to the ground and falls into a deep sleep.
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ACT I – Scene III
A Forest, Dream Scene Don Quixote is still stunned from his fight with the windmill. He dreams he is a noble knight in the court of Kitri, his symbol of Dulcinea, and her beautiful maidens. In his dream, he meets the Dryad Queen and Cupid, who thoroughly enchant him. ACT II – Scene I
The Tavern The innkeeper, Lorenzo, has finally caught Kitri and Basilio. He forces his daughter to agree to the marriage with Gamache. In desperation, Basilio pretends to fatally stab himself. As he lies dying, he begs to be united with his love. Kitri begs Don Quixote to convince Lorenzo to grant Basilio’s last request and allow the young couple to marry. Don Quixote pleads with Lorenzo, and he finally is persuaded to give his blessing. Basilio then jumps up and is miraculously cured! ACT II – Scene II
In the Main Square of Barcelona, The Wedding Everyone in the village is joyfully celebrating the marriage of Kitri and Basilio. Don Quixote is the guest of honor, and the blissful couple show their appreciation by dancing a grand pas de deux. After congratulating Kitri and Basilio, Don Quixote gallantly bids everyone farewell. He and Sancho Panza then set off for further adventures.
ABOUT FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Festival Ballet Theatre is Orange County’s premier, accomplished professional ballet company. Our mission is to enrich Orange County’s artistic and economic vitality, to inspire love and appreciation for dance, and to invigorate ballet by: • Presenting a season of exhilarating classical and contemporary performances • Providing a nurturing environment for dancers and choreographers • Offering stimulating educational outreach programs.
Salwa Rizkalla Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla has contributed to the Orange County community for more than 30 years by presenting excellence in dance performance through Festival Ballet Theatre and providing top-tier classical ballet training at Southland Ballet Academy.
With reverence for classic masterpieces and a focus on developing future tours de force, Festival Ballet Theatre is committed to presenting the best of dance, enriching lives, and developing a new generation of audiences and artists.
Festival Ballet Theatre is a well-established nonprofit arts organization founded in 1988 by Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla. Boasting a roster of impressive, up-and-coming southern California talent, the company’s productions spotlight internationally acclaimed guest artists from prestigious companies such as American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the San Francisco Ballet. Aspiring to the peak of artistic excellence for nearly three decades, Festival Ballet Theatre at once attracts the best in professional dance to its home base while exporting its impeccably trained dancers as artistic ambassadors to the nation. Arts Orange County named Festival Ballet Theatre an Outstanding Arts Organization of the Year in 2001. For more information on Festival Ballet Theatre, visit www.FestivalBallet.org. ABOUT SOUTHLAND BALLET ACADEMY
Founded in 1983 by Salwa Rizkalla, Southland Ballet Academy has acquired a national and international reputation, and has played a prominent role in grooming world-class dancers while nurturing the love of dance in its Orange County home.
During her professional dancing career, Ms. Rizkalla graced the stage in leading roles in well-known classical ballets as well as in contemporary pieces. She had the privilege of working under the direction of world-renowned choreographers Leonid Lavrovsky and Serge Lifar. As a young dancer, Ms. Rizkalla trained in the Russian Vaganova method and studied with ballet masters of the Bolshoi and the Kirov. As the culmination of her training, Ms. Rizkalla completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ballet Pedagogy. She established Southland Ballet Academy in 1983 and debuted Festival Ballet Theatre in 1988. In addition to teaching and directing, Ms. Rizkalla was a faculty member of several area institutions, including Goldenwest College and the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts.
Many arts organizations have recognized her service. The Orange County Music and Arts Administrators and Orange County Performing Arts Center jointly recognized her with the Orange County Arts Educator of the Year Award for Secondary Dance (2003); Youth America Grand Prix awarded Ms. Rizkalla Outstanding Teacher accolades (2002, 2004, 2005, 2012 and 2017); and Arts Orange County recognized Ms. Rizkalla with the Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award (2014). Ms. Rizkalla has been honored to impact the lives of hundreds of students and their families through her teaching. She is proud to be a dedicated educator, an energetic promoter of the arts, and an active participant in the cultural life of her community.
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Marcelo Gomes Marcelo Gomes, a native of Brazil, began his dance studies at the age of five at the Helena Lobato and Dalal Aschcar ballet schools in Rio de Janeiro. Upon winning the Revelation Prize at the Festival of Dance in Joinville in 1993, he traveled to the United States to continue his training at The HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, as well as at the schools of the Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Cuballet, where he studied under Alicia Alonso. Mr. Gomes was awarded second place at the National Society of Arts and Letters in 1994, and was the recipient of the Hope Prize at Lausanne in 1996, after which he spent a year at the school of the Paris Opera Ballet.
Mr. Gomes joined American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in 1997 as a member of the Corps de Ballet, and rose quickly through the ranks, being promoted to Soloist in 2000 and Principal Dancer in 2002. He has performed in virtually every full-length classical ballet in the company’s repertoire, including Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Albrecht in Giselle, Prince Siegfried, Benno, and von Rothbart in Swan Lake, Solor in La Bayadere, Prince Desire in Sleeping Beauty, Franz in Coppelia, Espada and Basilio in Don Quixote, Prince Charming in Cinderella, Onegin and Prince Gremin in Onegin, Conrad, Ali the Slave, and Lankendem in Le Corsaire, the Cavalier in The Nutcracker, the Moor in Othello, Jeanne de Brienne and Abderakman in Raymonda, Lescaut and Des Grieux in Manon, Armand in Lady of the Camellias, and Pyotr in The Bright Stream. Mr. Gomes has performed leading roles in the works of George Balanchine, Mikhail Fokine, Anthony Tudor, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Jerome Robbins, Sir Frederick Ashton, John Cranko, and Martha Graham, and has worked with, as well as created roles for, Twyla Tharp, John Neumeier, William Forsythe, Paul Taylor, Mark Morris, Jiri Kylian, Lar Lubovitch, James Kudelka, Nacho Duato, Jorma Elo, Benjamin Millepied, Christopher Wheeldon, Matthew Bourne and Alexei Ratmansky. Mr. Gomes’ performances have been seen throughout the world. In addition to his touring with American Ballet Theatre, he has appeared at many international dance festivals, and has been a guest artist with the Kirov Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Houston Ballet, Teatro Colon, Teatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro, Universal Ballet, Mikhailovsky Ballet, and New York City Ballet. He accompanied Alessandra Ferri on her farewell tour in Japan and Italy in 2008, and was the recipient of the prestigious Prix Benois de la Dance award in Moscow the same year. Mr. Gomes has recently begun a successful choreographic career, and has created pieces for ABT, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, La Scala and Kings of the Dance. 14 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
His ballet Apothéose, created for Julie Kent and Roberto Bolle, had its premiere on the opening night of ABT’s Metropolitan Opera House engagement in May 2013. His newest work, AfterEffect, entered the repertoire of ABT in October 2015 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Hee Seo Born in Seoul, South Korea, Hee Seo began her ballet training in her hometown at the Sun-hwa Arts Middle School. She was awarded a three-year full scholarship to continue her training at the Universal Ballet Academy in Washington, D. C. In 2003, Seo won a scholarship to train at the John Cranko Ballet Academy in Stuttgart. She is the recipient of the 2003 Prix de Lausanne Award and the 2003 Grand Prix at the Youth American Grand Prix in New York.
Seo joined the ABT Studio Company in 2004 and then the main Company as an apprentice in May 2005 and the corps de ballet in March 2006. Her repertoire with the Company includes Polyhymnia in Apollo, Nikiya, Gamzatti, the Lead D’Jampe and a Shade in La Bayadère, Cinderella in Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella, Twig in James Kudelka’s Cinderella, Prayer in Coppélia, Medora in Le Corsaire, Mercedes and a flower girl in Don Quixote, the Glove Seller in Gaîté Parisienne, Giselle and Zulma in Giselle, Queen of Shemakhan in The Golden Cockerel, Caroline in Jardin aux Lilas, Olympia in Lady of the Camellias, The Moor’s Wife in The Moor’s Pavane, Natalia Petrovna in A Month in the Country, Clara, the Princess and one of the Nutcracker’s Sisters in Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker, Natalia in On the Dnieper, Tatiana in Onegin, the Siren in Prodigal Son, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Princess Aurora, the Lilac Fairy, the Fairy of Sincerity and Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty, Odette-Odile, the pas de trois, the Polish Princess and a big swan in Swan Lake, the Sylph in La Sylphide, the Prelude in Les Sylphides, Sylvia and Ceres in Sylvia, Thaïs Pas de Deux and roles in Ballo della Regina, Birthday Offering, The Brahms-Haydn Variations, Chamber Symphony, Dark Elegies, Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes, Duets, From Here On Out, The Leaves Are Fading, Monotones II, Overgrown Path, Raymonda Divertissements, Serenade after Plato’s Symposium, Seven Sonatas,Thirteen Diversions and Valse Fantaisie. She created a leading role in With a Chance of Rain. Seo was appointed a Soloist in August 2010 and a Principal Dancer in July 2012.
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COMPANY DANCERS AJ Abrams is a native of Long Beach, California. He trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet and School of American Ballet. At 19, he began his professional career at Ballet Austin. His credits with Ballet Austin include original works by Stephen Mills, including Hamlet, a featured role in the ballet Touch and The Taming of the Shrew. He performed a solo role in Septime Webers’ Fluctuating Hemlines and principal roles as the Sugar Plum Cavalier in The Nutcracker, Albrecht in Giselle and the principal male in Balanchine’s Who Cares? Mr. Abrams has appeared in a music video for Florence and the Machine. He is currently a member of the Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles. This is AJ’s tenth season with Festival Ballet Theatre. Sayat Asatryan was born in Yerevan, Armenia and trained in Russia at the Voronezh Ballet School and The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg, where he received a comprehensive arts and humanities education, earning a master’s degree in dance and arts. Additionally, he completed a Certified Performing Arts Executive Program at University of New Orleans, focusing on the management aspects of the performing arts, tour booking and presenting. He has been dancing professionally for over 25 years. He was a principal dancer with the Moscow Kremlin Ballet and guest artist with the Bolshoi Ballet, touring internationally throughout South America, Europe, Japan and the U.S. Currently, he enjoys teaching and choreographing for Encinitas Ballet Academy and continues his training at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Pedagogy Institute. Mr. Asatryan has performed with Festival Ballet Theatre on numerous occasions.
Sergei Domrachev was born in Russia and graduated from the Perm State Ballet School. He was a bronze medalist in the Vaganova Competition and the International Arabesque Competition in 1992, where he also earned the Audience Favorite Award. He has danced professionally as a soloist with both Moscow Classical Ballet and Los Angeles Classical Ballet. He has toured throughout France, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, Holland, England, China, Taiwan, Spain, Mexico, and Canada. He has performed many character roles, showcasing his talent for comical acting: the Buffoon in Swan Lake, Benolio and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Gamash in Don Quixote, Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream and a Stepsister in Gustafson’s Cinderella. Mr. Domrachev joined State Street Ballet in 1997. This is Sergei’s sixteenth season with Ventura County Ballet Company.
Brandon Forrest has attended the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, Colburn Ballet Academy and the San Francisco Ballet School. At 18, he joined Los Angeles Ballet as a company member and performed Sirens under the direction of Josie Walsh. Brandon spent two years as a personal trainer at LA Fitness and transitioned into
performing with Ballet Magique, Long Beach Ballet, Santa Clarita Ballet, Pacific Festival Ballet and Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre. Brandon has also appeared on Glee; USA’s The Moment; and a commercial for Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas. He writes and records original music; instructs foam rolling/circuit training at Uplift LA and teaches dance with Shiva Bagheri. This is his first season with Festival Ballet Theatre.
Alexander Fost was awarded Mr. Dance USA in 2006 and Mr. Dance International in 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. After high school, Alexander focused on classical training and was recognized as one of the top 10 finalists at International Youth America Grand Prix (2008). Since then, Alexander has been dancing ballet professionally on a national scale. Aside from live theater and ballet, he has also appeared as an actor and dancer on multiple TV shows on Disney and ABC. He was a finalist on the eighth season of FOX’s hit dance show, So You Think You Can Dance. In addition to dancing, Alexander is currently also teaching and choreographing dance. Tara Ghassemieh began her training in Huntington Beach, California at Orange County Dance Center. She has garnered many honors, titles and awards throughout her 10 years of training: She was a finalist at Youth America Grand Prix national rounds; Teen Miss Dance of America 2004; Dance Masters of America; and National Training Scholar for American Ballet Theatre. At age 16, Tara was offered a full scholarship to ABT, where she danced Le Corsaire, among other works. She performed on Broadway in Movin Out, and was a featured actress on Law and Order SVU, CSI, and Gossip Girl. Tara teaches contemporary dance at Southland Ballet Academy. This is Tara’s sixth season with Festival Ballet Theatre.
Greyson Hanson began his classical ballet training at the age of nine and transitioned into many other dance styles by age 12. Throughout his youth, he was an awardwinning competitor in a variety of dance competitions. He is currently attending UCI, where he is double majoring in dance and exercise sciences. While at UCI, Greyson has received scholarships for his academic achievements and his artistry as a dancer. He has been accepted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and was awarded the William J. Gillespie Scholarship in Ballet Studies. Greyson started performing with Festival Ballet Theatre in 2015. He has performed in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. Quenby Hersh began dance training with Salwa Rizkalla at Southland Ballet Academy. At age 17, she was invited to attend the Royal Ballet School on a full merit scholarship. She graduated from the Royal Ballet School in 2006 and earned a diploma in professional dance from Trinity College, London. Upon graduation, she joined Scottish Ballet. During
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her nine years with the company, she danced soloist and principal roles in Ashton’s Scenes de Ballet, Page’s The Nutcracker, Tetley’s Pierrot Luniare, among others. Quenby was awarded the Inspiring Achievement Award as a Finalist at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. She won the Youth America Grand Prix Silver Medal in New York; the Grand Prize at the Music Center Spotlight Awards; the Grand Prize at Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Tomorrow’s Stars; and the “Grand Prix” at Youth America Grand Prix in Los Angeles.
Charles Johnston is a native of California and has called Festival Ballet Theatre his home since 1994. He has since danced all the lead character roles in the Company’s classical repertoire. Johnston continues to work as guest artist and has performed character roles with ABT, New York City Ballet and The Royal Ballet. A former teacher of dance and drama, he has studied with Frederic Franklin in New York; Michael Panaieff in Los Angeles; and Lila Zali, founder of the former Ballet Pacifica, in Orange County. Festival Ballet Theatre has been honored to present Mr. Johnston for over two decades. Hannah Schiller started her ballet training at the age of eight. Early on in her training, she received many awards at world-class competitions, including The Youth America Grand Prix Award in 2006 and 2009; and gold medals for pas de deux and solo work in Berlin, Germany. She also received the Silver Medal at the 2009 Moscow International Ballet Competition in Moscow, Russia. Hannah is pleased to be performing with Festival Ballet Theatre.
Skye Schmidt is a native of California and began her ballet training under Salwa Rizkalla in 1998 at Southland Ballet Academy, where she learned from numerous world renowned ballet masters, including Tatiana Legat; acting head of the Mariinsky Ballet,Yuri Fateyev; Vladimir Malakhov; and Alexei Ratmansky. Skye joined Festival Ballet Theatre in 2012 and has since performed principal, soloist and corps de ballet roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Giselle, among others. She has originated roles in works by choreographers Lillian Barbeito of Bodytraffic, Andrea Schermoly, Tong Wang and Josie Walsh. Skye graduated from UCI with a BFA in Dance Performance. In 2016, she received the William J. Gillespie Foundation Scholarship for her outstanding efforts in classical ballet at UCI. Skye is an avid photographer and photographs for the Laguna Dance Festival, FBT and UCI.
Cameron Schwanz began his ballet training at the age of eight and continued his studies with the National Ballet School of Canada, as well as the Houston Ballet Academy. In 2005, he joined Texas Ballet Theater, working with Director Ben Stevenson. In 2007, he began dancing with several companies in southern California, including Ballet Pacifica, Festival Ballet Theater and Los Angeles Ballet. These experiences led him to dance with Ballet San Jose from 2009 to 2011. Cameron’s repertoire includes Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Swan Lake, La Sylphide, Gaite Parisian and Carmen. He has danced several Balanchine ballets including Violin Concerto, Square Dance, Prodigal Son and Agon.
2016– 2017 FBT TRAINEES Festival Ballet Theatre is proud to present the members of FBT Trainees, a junior company of student dancers with outstanding potential. Through FBT Trainees, Festival Ballet Theatre secures a talented base of dancers, offers performance opportunities “at home” and nurtures the stars of the future to a professional career in dance.
Back Row: Pallas Ziebarth, Allison Langston, Sage Bolar, Taylor Carlin, Sammy Werle, Moorea Pike, Eliza Leamy, Bianca Wajack, Solana McGonagle, Monique Thibodeaux, Tamara Alfaro. Front Row (Apprentices): Renee Castonguay, Eila Neuroth, Olivia Harrigan, Stella Ng
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2016– 2017 FBT JUNIOR STUDENTS COMPANY (Left to right) Back Row: Tess Jenan, Ian Jenan, Emily Eckert, Sarah Bartholomew. Middle: Rachel Zafra, Cassidy Doan, Lily Turner, Tatum Backer, Maile Campagna. Front row: Mina Shaffer, Tess Lethen, Anjoulie Kempton, Silvi Lybbert, Athena Skiathitis
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CASTING * Act I – Scene I
The Square in Barcelona Kitri...................................................................................................Hee Seo Basilio............................................................................. Marcelo Gomes
Don Quixote................................................................. Charles Johnston.
Lorenzo........................................................................Askar Kettebekov. Gamache.....................................................................Sergei Domrachev
Sancho Panza...................................................................Sayat Astrayan
Kitri’s Friends......................Eila Neuroth, Hannah Schiller (3/25) Quenby Hersh, Skye Schmidt (3/26) Espada........................................................... Cameron Schwanz (3/25) AJ Abrams (3/26) Mercedes...............................................................Quenby Hersh (3/25) Tara Ghassemieh (3/26) Toreadors........................... AJ Abrams, Nathaniel Bowman-Sindt, Alexander Fost, Greyson Hanson, Cameron Schwanz Toreadors Girlfriends................... Sage Bolar, Renee Castonguay, Allison Langston, Bianca Wajack
Act I – Scene III
A Forest – Don Quixote’s Dream
Seguedilla (Spanish).......................Tamara Alfaro, Tatum Backer, Sarah Bartholomew, Sage Bolar, Maile Campagna, Taylor Carlin, Renee Castonguay, Cassidy Doan, Emily Eckert, Anjoulie Kempton, Allison Langston, Tess Lethen, Silvi Lybbert, Athena Skiathitis, Monique Thibodeaux, Lily Turner, Bianca Wajack, Rachel Zafra .
Dulcinea..........................................................................................Hee Seo
Gypsy Leader............................................................... Greyson Hanson
Little Cupids................................ Kaitlyn Bresnan, Simone Carroll, Emma Chen, Kaili Corsten, Ashley Do, Katelyn Hu, Skyla Jin, Rachel Lee, Xiaoyang Liu, Yuma Kainuma, Sophia Koo, Leilah Prevost, Loila Rhee, Paisley Thanaritiroj, Lauren Van, Towako Wunsch
Act I – Scene II
A Gypsy Encampment
Gypsy Woman.................................................................Olivia Harrigan
Gypsies................................ AJ Abrams, Nathaniel Bowman-Sindt, Sydney Caggegi, Julia Dervieux, Bella Dunn, Alexander Fost, Senna Hashimoto, Eliza Herzfeld, Annabelle Kim, Avery LeBlanc, Ashley Presnall, Bella Riggione, Cameron Schwanz, Angela Weiss
Don Quixote, Sancho Panza
Queen of Dryads....................................................Eila Neuroth (3/25) Hannah Schiller (3/26) Cupid.......................................................................... Moorea Pike (3/25) Silvi Lybbert (3/26)
Dryads...................................................Tamara Alfaro, Tatum Backer, Sarah Bartholomew, Sage Bolar, Maile Campagna, Taylor Carlin, Renee Castonguay, Cassidy Doan, Emily Eckert, Anjoulie Kempton, Allison Langston, Tess Lethen, Athena Skiathitis, Monique Thibodeaux, Lily Turner, Bianca Wajack, Rachel Zafra
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Act II – Scene I
The Tavern Tavern Dancer...............................................Tara Ghassemieh (3/25) Skye Schmidt (3/26) Espada........................................................................... AJ Abrams (3/25) Cameron Schwanz (3/26) Kitri, Basilio, Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, Gamache, Lorenzo, Ensemble Act II – Scene II
Main Square of Barcelona, The Wedding Maid of Honor First Variation...........................................Maile Campagna (3/25) Lily Turner (3/26) Second Variation.............................................. Moorea Pike (3/25) Hannah Schiller (3/26)
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Bridesmaids.......................................Tamara Alfaro, Tatum Backer, Sarah Bartholomew, Sage Bolar, Taylor Carlin, Renee Castonguay, Cassidy Doan, Emily Eckert, Anjoulie Kempton, Allison Langston, Tess Lethen, Silvi Lybbert, Athena Skiathitis, Monique Thibodeaux, Bianca Wajack, Rachel Zafra Flower Girls.............................................. Natalie Burkley, Elise Cho, Francesca Darmiento, Hailey Holcomb, Heidi Kim, Amanda Luyks, Gianna Pritchard, Samantha Santos, Mina Shaffer, Megan Suhr, Emma Weston
Espada and Mercedes................................. Cameron Schwanz and Quenby Hersh (3/25) AJ Abrams and Tara Ghassemieh (3/26) Grand Pas de Deux.........................Hee Seo and Marcelo Gomes Kitri, Basilio, Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, Gamache, Lorenzo, Ensemble
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Sandra Jones Campbell Luisa Cano Harold and Eleanor Carpenter Grace Chen Rita Chenoweth Che Chereskin Deanna Choi Michael and Kate Clark Joseph L. and Kathleen Y. Coleman Nancy Cramer Frank Crance and Andrea Bouas Anahid Crecelius Madeleine and Alan Crivaro Dr. Edward Deeb Joan M. Donahue Patsy and Douglas Downs Jacolyn Dudley Alan and Rosemary Dugard David Dupre Rad and Toni Dwyer Robert and Nancy Eagan Donna Emmett David Falconer Cathie Fields Ruby Foo Roberta Fox Lisa Friend Elisabeth and Lester Fruth Heather Fuller Mary Ann Gaido Ismael Garcia David George Marcella Gilmore and Edward Muehl S. Glass Family Ben and Sandie Goelman Lawrence Goldberg Lloyd Goldwater Jeffrey Gordon Paul and Nancy Groner Sanjiv and Geeta Grover Matthew and Annemarie Hall Kim and Dennis Hampton Jim and Berri Harris Carole S. Harrison Thomas Hartman Jon Healing Barbara Helton Colin Henderson Richard and Sara Hess Dan and Nicole Honigman Dana Huff JoAnn Iles Robert Ingold
Gary and Linda Globerman Jackson Katrina Jauregui Korey Jorgensen Christina Kaoh Judy Kaufman and George Farkas Clare Kiklowicz Jeannine Kouns Kerry Krisher Charles Kristenson Arthur S. Kroll Dr. and Mrs. John Lagourgue Carter Lee Susan Leisten Benjamin and Sunny Leos Neal Littlejohn Eugene and Deanna Litwer Nancy Locke Christian and Sharon Maas Albert Martinez William McKaig Sherry McKuin Helen McMillan Sharon McNalley Kristy and Danny Melita Lauri and Mike Mendenhall Vivian Mendoza Wanda Mendoza Rob and Carolyn Merritt Mark and Jan Merryfield Dr. Frank and Mrs. Linda Meyskens Peter Milner Gabriella Miotto Nancy and William Murray Julie Nakata Huey Yann Ooi Lauren and Richard Packard Jeri Pauloski Omar and Irene Perez Edward Pope and Antoinette Olivera Donna Powell Edward and Betty Quilligan Elaine Ramsay Michael Recendez John and Sheryl Redpath Dennis Repp Cynthia Reynolds Shari Rezai Thomas Ringland Ms. Francie Rope Michael Rose and Blanca Cervantes Stephanie and Eric Rubery Charles R. Rusky Karen Salita
De Anne Sbardellati Psychiatry Schaepper Judith M. Schmidt Jack and Katharine Schoellerman Jeff and Linda Schulein Trudy Vermeer Selleck Cl Sexsmith Strybel Mr. Gordon Sheldall Dorothea Silavs Jackie Smiley John L. and Mary Smith Kathy Soderlund Paul Spas Candace Spennato Betty and Hugh Spilsbury William Spurgeon Daniel and Jeannette Stokols Robert Stopher Ingrid Strayer Richard and Jane Sungaila Paula Sweet Celia and Julio Taleisnik Michael Talens Steve Tamura Thomas Tancredi Cindy and Steven Bandel Ernestina and Charles Benson Don and Linda Dressler Michael L. and Nancy Meyer Mela and Ricardo Miledi John and Marjorie Murray Leo and Sheila Pinsky Johanna Tilley Eric Tobiessen Gary and Peranza Topjon Torlic Family Catherine and Mark Turkel Marjorie Tussing Neurocare, Inc Kathy Vickers and Jeremy Freimund Michael Voronel Raymond Ward Cathy Warner Steven and Carolyn Watanabe Kim Waterson Virginia Weddle Brian West Diane Wick Daniel and Courtney Wiercioch Richard and Barbara Wilkes Kurt Youngs Chi Zhang
NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS INITIATIVE
David and Beverly Carmichael Bobbi Cox Sophia and Larry Cripe Bronny Daniels Diane Diefenderfer and David Hanlon Roger du Plessis Gale Edelberg and Bob Butnik Henry and Janet Eggers David Emmes and Paula Tomei Kay S. Faranda Cliff Faulkner and Shigeru Yaji Roberta Fox Mary and Andrew Franklin Sandy and Don French Judith A. Gorski Dr. and Mrs. Denis Gray Dana Huff Chuck Johnston Dr. Burton L. Karson Joanne and Dennis Keith
Robert Labaree and Gillian Finley Dr. Martin G. Langer Kathryn Lynch and Robert McDonnell Molly Lynch and Alan Andrews Debra Maxwell Sharon McNalley John and Margi Murray National Endowment for the Arts Carl Neisser Tom and Marilyn Nielsen Northern Trust Bank of California Anne B. Nutt Marshall Parker John and Charlene Pasko James Penrod Jody Pike Janice and Richard Plastino Dolly A. Platt, PhD Edward and Diana Putz Salwa Rizkalla
Barbara Roberts Robinson Foundation Michelle Rohe Andrew Rose Jack and Katy Schellerman Betty Schweickert Sally Anne and Don Sheridan Igal and Diane Silber Ann Sim Jackie Smiley Don and Grace Laffoon Richard and Elizabeth Steele Fund Jennifer Szabo Karen and Gary Thorne Barbara and Jack Tingley Mary Vensel White and T. Jason White William Gillespie Foundation
ENCORE CIRCLE SUPPORTER $100 – $249 Bob and Burnetta Denham Katherine Ahn Dennis and Cindy Alderson Nick and Sue Alexopoulos Robert Allgeier Patricia Allison AmazonSmile Foundation Jan Arnoldus Debbie Aslanian Rivka Barasch Shannon Barisoff Betty Barry George and Linda Bauer Shelley Beckham Sandra and William Beckman Craig Behrens Linda Berquist Cesar Betancourt Susan and Steven Bierlich Richard H. Bigelow Michael and Margaret Bodeau Suzanne Boras Seth Brindis and Stephanie Reich Scott Brinkerhoff Susan Bryant and David Gardiner The Bukaty Family Douglas T. Burch, Jr. Lisa and Robert Burnand Jeff and Cindy Busche Linda and Roland Bye
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.
Betty B. and Roy Anderson Betsy Andrews and Alex Moad Mrs. Alan V. Andrews Diane and Dennis Baker Ballet Barres West William H. Bardens Dr. Michael Bear Beau Corps Studio Honorable Marian Bergeson Paul Blank Theodore Bradshaw Stacie Brandt Laurie and Bart Brown
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