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CHOREOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL VI: ASIAN VOICES

PLAY ON IMPULSE World Premier

Choreography: Caili Quan

Music: Bjork, The Cardigans, Deee-Lite, Elvis Presley, The Velvet Underground

Intermission (20 minutes)

AMBER WAVES

Choreography: Phil Chan

Music: Huang Ruo, commissioned by Min Huang

Pause (2 minutes)

SOMEWHERE IN TIME World Premier

Choreography: Zhong-Jing Fang

Assistant: Xiaoxiao Cao

Music: Deanna H. Choi

Intermission (15 minutes)

SEASONS

Guest Company BalletMet

Choreography: Edwaard Liang

Music: Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

This program lasts approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with 2 intermissions.

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From the Artistic Director

Welcome to Ballet West’s Choreographic Festival VI and the final program of our 60th Anniversary Season.

All season we have presented a wide and varied spectrum of repertoire designed to highlight the scope of Ballet West’s mission to produce - with unwavering attention to stylistic details - classic full-length story ballets, historic masterpieces, works of the world’s most renowned choreographers, and new, untried, cutting-edge creation.

One of the first things I did when I began as Artistic Director of Ballet West seventeen years ago, was to create a program that would be a platform for new choreography, giving choreographers – both emerging and established – an opportunity to develop their ideas into fully realized works and giving our audiences an opportunity to be part of the discovery of the next great new work and choreographer. The first iteration of this festival was our Innovations program, which combined the presentation of new works by Ballet West company dancers and outside choreographers. It was important for me that all the choreographers felt they were producing works for a “real” program and not just a workshop situation. As the Innovations series grew, I chose to expand it into our Choreographic Festival, where we bring in guest choreographers to create on BW dancers and guest companies who perform alongside BW in their own new creations, and our Works from Within Series, where we focus exclusively on BW dancers as choreographers. My goal for these two programs is to alternate them from year to year, thus building a true laboratory for dancers, choreographers, and companies to experiment and take chances in ways that are rarely possible as part of most ballet companies’ main stages. I have dreamed of Utah becoming a hub for new choreography just as it has become for film. Indeed, in 2017 Dance Magazine dubbed Ballet West’s Choreographic Festival “The Sundance for Dance,” a moniker I hope we continue to live up to and build upon.

For this year’s festival, I have chosen to feature Asian and Asian-American leadership in classical ballet and recognize their integral contribution to the art-form. For an art form that has had so many brilliant Asian performers, ballet and dance in America has far too little Asian representation in choreography, composition, and directorship. And while it is my honor to celebrate Asian leadership in this program, I hope given time, we see more and more great Asian creators and leaders to bring ballet further into the 21st century.

We open the program with the world premiere of Play on Impulse by Caili Quan. Originally from Guam, Quan is a former dancer with BalletX out of Philadelphia. Quan is becoming a sought-after choreographer who combines her extensive ballet and contemporary training to create a fresh approach to dance. By combining movement that ranges from very pedestrian to highly complex technical steps, Quan creates a dialogue between dancers using different idioms. For this ballet, she has chosen a mix of different music to create a tapestry filled with humor, joy, and expression. Phil Chan is the founder of Final Bow to Yellowface – an organization committed to addressing and re-thinking how Asians and Asian culture are presented in ballet and the classical performing arts, thus building a more respectful representation. Chan is also a choreographer and stage director in his own right, recently having created new, re-thought production La Bayadere and Madame Butterfly around the United States. I am excited to present the Utah premiere of his personal choreography – the pas de deux Amber Waves to a musical score by Huang Ruo, as commissioned by Min Huang.

Another vibrant new voice in choreography is Zhong-Jing Fang. Fang is a soloist dancer with American Ballet Theater, who started her dance training in Shanghai. Her style is expansive and dramatic, taking ballet to a realm both classically pure, but with a contemporary outlook that

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From the Artistic Director

is very much her own. Fang pulls from her own extensive performing experiences dancing in some of the world’s leading ballets and with many of the world’s most renowned choreographers, but like all the choreographers on display in this program, her voice is uniquely her own. We are proud to be presenting the world premiere of Fang’s Somewhere in Time with a striking commissioned score by Deanna H. Choi.

Finally, it is an honor to host another company as our guest – the wonderful BalletMet from Columbus, Ohio, currently under the leadership of Edwaard Liang. My goal with bringing in guest companies is two-fold – to expose our local audiences to the wealth of exciting new works being presented around the country and world, and to create a true collaborative feeling with our Choreographic Festival so it can be a true celebration of our artform and joining of styles for us all to exchange ideas and learn from one another.

Liang, who was born in Taipei, Taiwan, raised in the U.S. and danced as a soloist with the New York City Ballet and The Netherlands Dance Theater, has choreographed extensively for major companies around the world. In 2019, I commissioned him to create Constant Light as part of our Choreographic Festival IV. Liang has been Artistic Director of Ballet Met since 2013. At the time I invited them to take part in this festival, he was the only Asian Director of an American ballet company (I am excited to say that Ma Cong, resident choreographer of the Richmond Ballet – another company we have hosted in the past – has recently been named Artistic Director there). Additionally, Liang has just been named the new, incoming Artistic Director of the Washington Ballet in Washington, D.C. for next season, so I am thrilled he was able to join us for this festival. BalletMet brings Edwaard Liang’s beautiful Seasons to the Max Richter re-composition of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. It is such a pleasure to be able to join forces on the stage, with this lovely company.

Immediately following the Choreographic Festival VI here in SLC, Ballet West has been invited to appear – for the second invitation this season – on the stage of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. where we continue this celebration of Asian leadership in Classical Ballet as part of their own Festival – 10,000 Dreams. This festival came about as a collaborative brainchild of Phil Chan, Ballet West, and The Kennedy Center and will be a weeklong celebration of three different programs, including The Houston Ballet, The Washington Ballet, The Singapore Ballet and Ballet West, and others. Not only is this a wonderful way to recognize the important contribution of Asians and Asian Americans in Ballet, it is a thrilling way for Ballet West to complete or 60th Anniversary!

Thank you all for your continued patronage and support of Ballet West. We are grateful and hope you enjoy this unique collaborative performance.

Adam Sklute Artistic Director, Ballet West

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 docu-drama, 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 Utah Diversity Connection’s Business Award for outstanding commitment to diversity initiatives. Most recently, Sklute was included in Deseret Magazine’s 25 Changemakers of the West for his efforts to build greater equity and inclusion in classical ballet.

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From the Executive Director

Ballet West’s commitment to new work is no more evident than in the program you are about to see:

Choreographic Fest VI: Asian Voices. In this program, Artistic Director Adam Sklute continues to showcase emerging choreographers – this year with a particular focus on Asian choreographers. Commissioned works by Zhong-Jing Fang and Caili Quan will be featured on a program that also includes Phil Chan’s Amber Waves and Edwaard Liang’s Seasons.

While audience favorites such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker play an important role in building our audience and generating critical revenue from admissions, Ballet West recognizes that it is equally important to expand the dance repertoire with new work, which is vital to keeping our art form fresh and relevant. We pride ourselves on providing young choreographers with a platform to hone their craft and take risks, alongside our exceptional artists. The intimate Rose Wagner Theatre offers the perfect venue to experience these creations, where every seat allows audiences to feel connected in ways larger theatres cannot possibly offer.

Choreographic Fest VI: Asian Voices is our final bow in Utah to a remarkably successful 60th Anniversary Season. Yet the season continues in the nation’s capitol when Ballet West returns to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the second time in one season, performing these works as part of The Kennedy Center’s 10,000 Dreams festival, June 18-23. We are proud that Ballet West was invited to perform on the festival’s two programs, as well as the special gala evening. It will be a fitting conclusion to a season that featured amazing work on stage, record ticket sales, and strong community support in countless ways.

Looking ahead to Season 61, I am pleased to report demand for subscriptions continues to outpace industry trends. Our Utah audience is not only growing, it is growing younger, a promising development for our future. Your Ballet West is at the top of its game, and we are deeply grateful for the role you have played in supporting our beloved company, and the feedback we receive from you is heartwarming and genuinely appreciated. Without your consistent, generous support year after year, we would not have risen to become America’s ninth largest ballet company based on budget size. This achievement is all the more remarkable given the larger companies are in the national’s largest metropolitan areas, including New York, Boston, Seattle, Houston, and San Francisco.

If you have not yet done so, reserve your seats for next season and lock in your preferred location while some good options remain. In the meantime, I extend to you

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From the Executive Director

my very best wishes for a relaxing, safe and enjoyable summer and I look forward to seeing you at Jekyll & Hyde in October!

Sincerely yours,

Michael Scolamiero Executive Director

Michael Scolamiero joined Ballet West 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, which raised $11.9 million (against a $10 million goal) to build an endowment and fund repertoire expansion. At Ballet West, Mr. Scolamiero has played a key role in transforming the organization’s financial health. No longer using external financing to meet cash needs, Ballet West’s balance sheet is strong after realizing operating surpluses for three consecutive fiscal years. Mr. Scolamiero is currently working with the Board and management on a new strategic plan that will serve as a blueprint for Ballet West’s aspirations as the organization enters its 60th season and beyond.

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Casting PLAY ON IMPULSE

Choreography: Caili Quan

Music: Bjork, The Cardigans, Deee-Lite, Elvis Presley, The Velvet Underground*

Lighting Design: Julie E. Ballard

Costume Design: Jason Hadley

Katlyn Addison, Hadriel Diniz

Jenna Rae Herrera, Vinicius Lima

Jazz Bynum, Jacob Hancock, William Lynch, Jake Preece, Rylee Ann Rogers, Tatiana Stevenson, Brian Waldrep, Loren Walton

World Premiere: June 5, 2024, Ballet West, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

* Bjork "Human Behavior," The Cardigans "Lovefool," Deee-Lite "Groove is in the Heart," Elvis Presley "Blue Moon," The Velvet Underground "After Hours"

INTERMISSION

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CAILI QUAN REHEARSING PLAY ON IMPULSE | PHOTO BY BEAU PEARSON

AMBER WAVES

Choreography: Phil Chan

Music: Huang Ruo, commissioned by Min Huang

Lighting Design: Julie E. Ballard

Costumes: Jason Hadley

Amber Waves was created to a musical improvisation on the iconic “America the Beautiful” by composer Huang Ruo. This duet is a riff on the contrast between the idealism and optimism of the American Dream, and the sometimes harsh realities that immigrants face when arriving to our shores. Yet, we still hope and strive for that ideal — as if we have a choice?

Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz

World Premiere: March 24, 2022, Dancing Moons Festival 2022, Oakland Ballet, California

Ballet West Premiere: June 5, 2024, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Casting

PRINCIPAL ARTIST KATLYN ADDISON REHEARSING SOMEWHERE IN TIME | PHOTO BY BEAU PEARSON

Casting SOMEWHERE IN TIME

Choreography: Zhong-Jing Fang

Assistant: Xiaoxiao Cao

Music: Deanna H. Choi

Lighting Design: Julie E. Ballard

Costume Design: Jason Hadley

1st Movement

Goddess: Katlyn Addison/Victoria Vassos (6/6, 6/8 MAT)

Couples:

Rylee Ann Rogers, Jordan Veit/ Olivia Gusti, Tyler Gum (6/6, 6/8 MAT)

Claire Wilson, Jacob Hancock

Jazz Khai Bynum, Loren Walton

Isabella Corridon, Anderson Duhan

Kye Cooley, Joseph Lynch

2nd Movement

Jenna Rae Herrera, Vinicius Lima

Amy Potter, Adrian Fry, David Huffmire

Olivia Gusti, Tyler Gum/Rylee Ann Rogers, Jordan Veit (6/6, 6/8 MAT)

3rd Movement

Entire Cast

World Premiere: June 5, 2024, Ballet West, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

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IN SEASONS

BALLETMET

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Casting

SEASONS

Guest Company BalletMet

Choreography: Edwaard Liang

Music: Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

Scenery: Jack Mehler

Costumes: Edwaard Liang

Lighting: Jim French

Lighting Recreated: Julie E. Ballard

6/5, 6/7, 6/8 EVE

Spring Pas de Deux

Caitlin Valentine, David Ward

Spring Solo

Jessica Brown

Summer Pas de Deux

Sophie Miklosovic, Alvin Tovstogray

Autumn Solo Miguel Anaya

Winter Pas de Deux

Grace-Anne Powers, Austin Powers

Winter Solo: Miguel Anaya

Karla Iglesias Buela, Rie Matsuura, Andrew Rossi, Beñat Andueza Molina

6/6, 6/8 MAT

Spring Pas de Deux

Victoria Watford, Vincent Van Harris

Spring Solo

Jessica Brown

Summer Pas de Deux

Iris R. Dávila, Leiland Charles

Autumn Solo

Miguel Wansing Lorrio

Winter Pas de Deux

TyLeigh Baughman, Zachary Guthier

Winter Solo

Miguel Wansing Lorrio

Karla Iglesias Buela, Rie Matsuura, Andrew Rossi, Beñat Andueza Molina

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Profiles

CAILI QUAN

Choreographer, Play on Impulse

Caili Quan is a New York-based choreographer who danced with BalletX from 2013 to 2020. She has created works for Vail Dance Festival, The Juilliard School, BalletX, American Repertory Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, School of American Ballet, Flight Path Dance Project, and Ballet Academy East. With BalletX she performed new works by Matthew Neenan, Nicolo Fonte, Gabrielle Lamb, Penny Saunders, Trey McIntyre, and danced at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Belgrade Dance Festival, and DEMO by Damian Woetzel at the Kennedy Center.

Quan served as an Artistic Partnership Initiative Fellow and a Toulmin Creator at The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU. Mahålang, a short documentary that wove familial conversations of her Chamorro Filipino upbringing on Guam with scenes from BalletX’s Love Letter, was shown at the Hawai’i International Film Festival, CAAMFest, and the Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center. She also participated in New York Choreographic Institute’s 2022 Fall Session under the direction of Adrian Danchig-Waring. Caili was a 2022 Artist-in-Residence at the Vail Dance Festival, a 2023 Artist in Residence at USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, and an Arnhold Creative Associate at The Juilliard School.

PHIL CHAN

Choreographer, Amber Waves

Phil Chan is a co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface and the President of the Gold Standard Arts Foundation. He is a graduate of Carleton College and an alumnus of the Ailey School. He has held fellowships with Dance/USA, Drexel University, Jacob’s Pillow, Harvard University, the Manhattan School of Music, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, NYU, and the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art in Paris. As a writer, he is the author of Final Bow for Yellowface: Dancing between Intention and Impact and Banishing Orientalism, and has served as the Executive Editor for FLATT Magazine and contributed to Dance Europe Magazine, Dance Magazine, Dance Australia, and the Huffington Post, and currently serves on the Advisory Board of Dance Magazine.

He served multiple years on the National Endowment for the Arts dance panel and the Jadin Wong Award panel presented by the Asian American Arts Alliance. He was

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Profiles

a Benedict Distinguished Visiting Professor of Dance at Carleton College, and was named a Next 50 Arts Leader by the Kennedy Center. His recent projects include directing “Madama Butterfly” for Boston Lyric Opera (garnering “Best of 2023” in The Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Broadway World), and “Star on the Rise,” a newly reimagined “La Bayadere” for Indiana University. His dances are currently in the repertory at Ballet West and Oakland Ballet, where he serves as Resident Choreographer.

ZHONG-JING FANG

Choreographer, Somewhere in Time

Zhong-Jing Fang began her ballet studies at the Shanghai Ballet School where she trained for seven years. She then attended the Performing Arts College of Shanghai Drama University, and graduated with a major in ballet. Fang has won many prestigious ballet competitions, including the Prix de Lausanne, Paris International ballet competition, and won gold medals in Fenland Helsinki and Shanghai International ballet competitions. She joined the ABT studio company and was promoted to Soloist in 2018. In the past 10 years, Fang has been chdoreographed pieces for numerous arenas, include the American Ballet Theatre’s Innovation Initiative and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Schooll, New York Theatre Ballet, Columbia University Dance, Dig Dance project for the 92nd Street Y, and ABT’s Incubator project.

Fang has extensive experience teaching having taught at Shreveport Ballet school, Shanghai Ballet School, Charm Ballet Company, Maywood Fine Arts Studio, Cincinnati Ballet School, and countless other facilities and studios. In 2020 she was invited to be on the jury of the 48th Prix de Lausanne competition. She continues to choreograph for numerous other projects including Perception for ABT’s first dance film festival; The Unforeseen for ABT’s Incubator project; Letters to my younger self for Burberry Inspire Project collaborated with ABT and Northern Ballet, with many additional projects in the making.

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Profiles

EDWAARD LIANG

Choreographer, Seasons

A former dancer with New York City Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater, Edwaard Liang has built an international reputation as a choreographer. Over the last decade, he has created work for the Bolshoi Ballet, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Kirov Ballet, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Shanghai Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre and Washington Ballet.

Born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in Marin County, California, Mr. Liang began his dance training at age five with Marin Ballet. After studying at the School of American Ballet, he joined New York City Ballet in 1993. That same year, he was a medal winner at the Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition and won the Mae L. Wien Award. By 1998, he was promoted to Soloist. In 2001, Mr. Liang joined the Tony Award® winning Broadway cast of Fosse. His performance in Fosse was later televised nationally on PBS’ Great Performances series – “Dance in America: From Broadway: Fosse,” and subsequently released on DVD. By 2002, Mr. Liang was invited by Jiri Kylian to become a member of the acclaimed Nederlands Dans Theater 1.

While dancing with NDT 1, Mr. Liang discovered his passion and love for choreography. Since establishing himself as a choreographer, his works have been performed by dance companies around the world and he has won numerous awards for his choreography including the 2006 National Choreographic Competition. In 2013, Mr. Liang was named Artistic Director at BalletMet where he continues to choreograph new works for companies both domestically and abroad. In 2017, he received an Emmy® Award for his short dance film, “Vaulted.” In 2018, he created a new ballet with Roberto Bolle for the opening of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

BALLETMET Guest Company

For the last 46 years, BalletMet has created and fostered world class art and artists based in Columbus, Ohio. BalletMet is committed to new work with over 200 World Premieres and to performing work by the leading choreographers from around the world. BalletMet has toured in 28 states and 6 countries with dancers known for their versatility and artistry. BalletMet’s Artistic Director Edwaard Liang choreographed Seasons to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as recomposed by Max Richter.

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Seasons is a meditation on our relationship to time and space, the natural rhythms of the seasons and our common humanity.

DEANNA H. CHOI

Composer, Somewhere in Time

Deanna H. Choi is a composer and sound designer splitting her time between Toronto and London. Her work is driven by curiosity and imagination, and she draws from her past as a neuroscience researcher, a classically trained violinist, and a competitive figure skater. She has designed live stage productions and installations across North America and her scores for film and television can be heard on Netflix, AppleTV, and CBC. Recent highlights include the Rhys Darby sci-fi comedy, Relax I’m From the Future, the conservation documentary Last of the Right Whales, the climate change documentary Apocalypse Plan B narrated by Jane Fonda, the spy thriller series Gray starring Patricia Clarkson, and the Toronto production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead starring Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd. She is nominated for a Canadian Academy Award, and is the recipient of the Pauline McGibbon, two Doras, and numerous other accolades. Her award-winning ‘yellow fever’ cabaret show co-created with Maddie Bautista, Love You Wrong Time, embarks on a national tour starting in 2024.

HUANG RUO

Composer, Amber Waves

Composer Huang Ruo, born in Hainan Island, China, has been lauded by The New York Times for having “a distinctive style.” His vibrant and inventive musical voice draws equal inspiration from Chinese ancient and folk music, Western avant-garde, experimental, noise, natural and processed sound, rock, and jazz to create a seamless, organic integration using a compositional technique he calls “Dimensionalism.” Huang Ruo’s diverse compositional works span from orchestra, chamber music, opera, theater, and dance, and has been premiered and performed by the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, National Polish Radio Orchestra, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, and more. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in composition from the Juilliard School. Huang Ruo is a composition faculty at the Mannes School of Music in NY, and is the artistic director and conductor of Ensemble FIRE.

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Profiles

Photo Credit: David Cooper

Profiles

By Elena Ternovaja - Own work, CC BYSA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia. org/w/index.php?curid=146017548

MAX RICHTER

Composer, Seasons

Max Richter stands as one of the most prodigious figures on the contemporary music scene, with ground-breaking work as a composer, pianist, producer, and collaborator. From synthesizers and computers to a full symphony orchestra, Richter’s innovative work encompasses solo albums, ballets, concert hall performances, film, and television series, video art installations, and theatre works. He is classically trained, studying at Edinburgh University, the Royal Academy of Music, London, and completing his studies with composer Luciano Berio in Florence. In 2012, Richter “Recomposed” the infamous Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, winning him the prestigious ECHO Classic Award, and an established place in the classical charts. In recent years Richter’s music has become a mainstay for many of the world’s leading ballet companies. His latest recorded project, The New Four Seasons, was released in 2022 marking ten years of his Vivaldi Recomposed project, re-recording the piece with period instruments.

JASON HADLEY

Costume Design, Play on Impulse, Amber Waves, Somewhere in Time

Jason Hadley started dancing at age three and danced in Ballet West’s The Nutcracker starting at age eight. He was in the original production of Ballet West’s Abdallah and was one of the last male dancers to be trained by Mr. C., Ballet West’s founder. Hadley danced as an apprentice in many Ballet West productions, including Willam Christensen's The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Rosalinda, Giselle, and Alice In Wonderland. He moved to New York City in 1996 and danced with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo from 1998 – 2005, extensively touring nationally and internationally and performing in such theatres as The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Royal Albert Hall in London, the Chatelet Theatre in Paris, The State Theatre in Sydney, the Edinburgh Festival in Scottland, and Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan.

In 2005, he retired from ballet and worked at the prestigious Barbara Matera LTD costume shop and the world-famous New York City Ballet costume shop. In 2008, Hadley was promoted to Costume Shop Manager, working with such designers as Valentino, Carolina Herrera, Iris Van Herpen, Giles Deacon, Stella McCartney, Zac Posen, and Thom Browne. In 2020, he moved to Salt Lake City and became the Director of Costume Production at Ballet West.

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Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy

The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy, the official school of Ballet West, is Utah’s premier source of dance training, providing the highest caliber of ballet instruction to professionally-bound students, as well as to those who simply wish to enjoy this beautiful and athletic art form. Academy students experience a structured curriculum offered in a nurturing, respectful, and positive environment, celebrating and exploring each student’s individual strengths and abilities.

The Ballet West Academy and its distinguished faculty is led by Evelyn Cisneros-Legate, recently honored as one of Utah Business’s Women of the Year. Pre-professional students are given the unique opportunity to be observed regularly and take classes with Ballet West Artistic Director Adam Sklute, and are considered for future positions with Ballet West. Avocational students build strength, coordination, and confidence through focused and joyous top-level dance education.

Classes begin at age three and are available at four locations including: Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre, Trolley Corners, Utah County, and Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus.

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Wellness Partners

We are thankful for all the medical professionals who are committed to helping our dancers perform their best and stay injury-free.

OFFICIAL HEALTH PARTNER OF BALLET WEST

Dr. Claire Gross, MD, CAQSM

Jennifer Bentley, PT, DPT, OCS

Betsy Johnson MS ATC, Pilates

Ashley Hagensick, Dietitian

Tristin Turner, PT, DPT

Tony Kemmochi, PsyD

Dr. Jeremy Wimmer

Executive Committee

President Helle LeRette

VP Communications

VP Programs

Jennifer Malherbe

Laurie Hofmann

Secretary Ellen Tolstad

Treasurer

Cyndalynn Tilley

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Council Chairs

Awards Chair

Dancer Liaisons

Membership Chair

Nominating Chairs

Outreach Chair

Kathleen Gardner

Jeanne Potucek

Julie Shulimson

Anne Neeley

Daniel Darger

Tami Hansen

Doyle Clayburn

Park City Membership Chair Franki Loftus

Parliamentarian

PR Chair

Young Patrons Chair

Lois Peterson

Tika Beard

Thomas Bath

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Corporate, Foundation, and Government Support

$500,000 AND ABOVE

The Kahlert Foundation

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP)

Utah State Board of EducationProfessional Outreach Programs in the School (POPS)

$250,000 – $499,999

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Intermountain Health*

Utah State Legislature - Department of Heritage & Arts

$100,000 – $249,999

Marriner S. Eccles Foundation

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation

Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Utah Toyota Group

$25,000 - $99,999

B. W. Bastian Foundation

Bank of America

Beaver Creek Foundation

BMW of Murray

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation

Emma Eccles Jones Foundation

The Florence J. Gillmor Foundation

The Grand America Hotel and The Laurel Brasserie*

David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation

Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation

The John C. Kish Foundation

Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation

We thank the following community partners for their generous contributions.

Mark Miller Toyota OOCL*

Simmons Family Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

Summit County Cultural RAP Tax

$10,000 - $24,999

Cache Valley Bank

CompuNet, Inc.

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation

Every Blooming Thing*

The Framing Establishment

Goldman Sachs

Hilton Salt Lake City Center*

Hotel Monaco*

Interwest Moving and Storage

Ivy & Varley*

McCarthey Family Foundation

Park City Community Foundation: Youth United Fund

Promontory Foundation

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation

Norman C. Tanner and Barbara L. Tanner Second Charitable Support Trust

S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation

Salt Lake City Arts Council

Joseph & Kathleen Sorenson Legacy Foundation

U.S. Bank Foundation

Dr. Jeremy Wimmer, Summit Chiropractic and Wellness*

$5,000 - $9,999

American Endowment Foundation

Berenice J. Bradshaw Charitable Trust

R. Harold Burton Foundation

Clyde Companies

iClassPro

J. Wong's Thai & Chinese Bistro*

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

O.C. Tanner Company

Occidental Petroleum

Pathway Associates

The Jerome Robbins Foundation

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation

Ruth's Chris Steak House*

Squatters Pub Brewery*

Stewart Education Foundation

Williams Companies

$1,000 - 4,999

3M Health Information Systems

Adobe

Aqua Terra Steak & Sushi*

Friends of Ballet West

Elevated Charter School

Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche Charitable Foundation

Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation

Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation

Shiebler Family Foundation

SoCupcake*

Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation

Theory Brand Agency*

The above lists includes corporate, foundation, and government support received as of April 26, 2024

*Indicates contribution made in-kind

**Indicates contribution of cash and in-kind

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Individual Donors

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE

We thank our Founder’s Circle donors, each of whom has given over $1,000,000 to the company throughout its history, either through collective annual giving or extraordinary, one-time gifts.

B.W. Bastian Foundation

Peggy Bergmann

Val A. Browning Foundation

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Marriner S. Eccles Foundation

The Kahlert Foundation

Jennifer Horne-Huntsman and Scott Huntsman

Emma Eccles Jones Foundation

Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation

Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation

John and Marcia Price Family Foundation

S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP)

Shari and David Quinney

Beano Solomon

Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Utah State Board of Education - Professional Outreach Programs in the School

HERITAGE CLUB

We thank our loyal Heritage Club patrons for their generous annual support.

MR. C

$100,000 AND ABOVE

Peggy Bergmann

DiFiore Family

The Ellis Family

Jennifer Horne-Huntsman and Scott Huntsman

Frederick Q. Lawson

John and Marcia Price Family Foundation

Theodore Schmidt

Jennifer Price Wallin and Anthony Wallin

Anonymous

$50,000 - $99,999

Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas

Barbara Levy Kipper

John and Andrea Miller

Shari H. and David Quinney

Beano Solomon

Krista and Jim Sorenson

Brad and Linda Walton

MRS. WALLACE

$25,000 - $49,999

Bronwyn Newport-Bradley and Todd Bradley

Drew W. Browning

Julie and Willard Dere

J. Chase Dreyfous, Jr.

Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert

Kimberly and Jay Heglar

Michael and Kimberly Labertew

John and Sonia Lingos Family Foundation

Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe

Stephen and Melina Nicolatus

Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince

Eileen Ragsdale

Jonathan and Liz Slager

Dean Speer

Anonymous

PRINCIPAL

$15,000 - $24,999

Michael Black and Kimberly Strand

Frank and Leslie Corbett

W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation

Stephanie and Tim Harpst

Katherine Daines Lindsay

Caryl Marsh

Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker

Jeanne Potucek

Mark and Melanie Robbins

Teresa Silcox

The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation

Sarah Eccles Taylor and Gary Taylor

Roy and Lisa Vincent

Julia S. Watkins

Carole Wood and Darell Hensleigh

Anonymous

FIRST SOLOIST

$10,000 - $14,999

Cole Adams

Samantha and Jordan Atkin

Ballet West Guild

H. Brent and Bonnie Jean Beesley

The Brown Family Foundation

Leslie and Myles Culhane

Erik and Uzo Erlingsson

Marc and Cammy Fuller

Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation

E. Dean and Barbara J. Hamblin

George W. Henry, Jr. and James Rose

Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson

Brent and Maren Jensen

Ryan Kelly

Jeanne M. Kimball

Helle Le Rette

Katherine Daines Lindsay

Eli Madrigal-Paredes

Rachèle McCarthey and Brock Van de Kamp

Willis McCree and John Fromer

Shauna Bamberger Priskos

Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder

Michael Scolamiero

Teresa Silcox

Eddie Stone

Sarah Eccles Taylor and Gary Taylor

Naoma Tate and the Family of Hal Tate

Anonymous (2)

SOLOIST

$5,000 - $9,999

Clisto and Suzanne Beaty

The Brown Family Foundation

Marie Brown

Matthew and George Cardon-Bystry

Vaughn Carrick

Carol T. Christ

Melissa H. and Scott Cutler

Joan Firmage

Weston Firmage

Charlie and Shannon Freedman

Meghan Gallivan Stewart

David and SandyLee Griswold

Drs Marc and Mary Carole Harrison

Kathie and Charles Horman

Karin Hurst

Shari and Bruce Lindsay

James MacInnes

Anne Neeley and Ila Neeley

David Parkinson

Jeanie Pollack

Luigi Resta and Kathy Warren

Marcia JS Richards

Kevin Rogge

The Rougelot Family

Kristin and Tom Stockham

Sandefur Schmidt

John Sklute

Ashley and Ryan Smith

Kristin and Tom Stockham

Nadine Tang

Susan Warshaw

Jeff and Holly Whiteman

Athelia Woolley LeSueur

Edward Zipser

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DEMI-SOLOIST

$2,500 - $4,999

Peter and Alexandra Agrapides

Carol Baer

Kathleen and Andy Blank

Ginny Bostrom

Brett Campbell

Carol Carter

Cecile and Harold Christiansen

Donna Conway

Linda S. Daines

Matt and Nancy Dorny

Natalie DuPaix

Susan and Joel Eaton

Barbara W. Frazier

Karen L. Freed

Dee Gauss

John and Ilauna Gurr

Kenneth and Kate Handley

Mark and Wendi Holland

Robert and Dixie Huefner

Gordon Irving

Josh and Marina James

David Luker

Paul and Melanie Lyon

Thomas and Mary McCarthey

Ted A. McKay

John and Bria Mertens

Louis and Carolyn Mizell

Trevor Nielson

Elizabeth and Vincent Novack

Richard and Lois Peterson

Rich and Nancy Potashner

Irwin and Harriet Ross

Chris and Ellen Rossi

Margaret P. Sargent

Sharon Seiner

Don and Teresa Skaggs

James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith

Sue and Jack Stahl

Laura Scott and Rodney Mena

Jonathon Tonioli

Kevin Voyles

Jay and Alicia Wilson

Anonymous

CORPS DE BALLET

$1,500 - $2,499

Alta's Rustler Lodge

Erica and Shade Anderson

Stephen Anderson

Dr. Ann Berghout Austin

Greg and Marsha Baird

Marcy Barlow

Frances and Jerome Battle

Tika Beard and Cathy Harlin

Gary Beers

Convergence Planning

Metta Driscoll

Vicki and Bill Bennion

Arthur Bingham

Elinor and Martin Colman

Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett

Erika Dean

Dr. Frances Dolloph

Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles

Family Foundation

John Eckert

Sissy Eichwald

Hot Shot Sprinkler Repair & Landscape LLC

Tracy Frankel

Keith Frederick

Dr. Martin I. and Sheila G. Gelman

Bob and Mary Gilchrist

Julie and Devon Glenn

Andrew and Barbara Goldberg

Natalie and Ted Grandy

Kevin and Donna Gruneich

Elizabeth and Jack Hammond

Paul and Patricia Hansen

Jon and Tami Hansen

Vicki and Ronald Hauben

Jason and Amy Hawkins

Quinette Henshaw

David P. Heuvel and Johann Jacobs

Julie Hopkins

Marilyn and Chester Johnson

G. Frank and Pamela Joklik

Adam and Jessie Justis

John S. Karls

Helen Kennedy

The Kohlburn/Lecointre Family

Katherine Probert Labrum

Cynthia Lampropoulos and Dr. George Gourley

Frank Loftus

Sarah Lowe

Rebecca Marriott Champion

Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill

David and Colleen Merrill

Dan P. Miller

Maren Mullin

Kirsten Novak

Ruth and Phillip Novak

Linda S. Pembroke

Katie Marie Pollard

Melanie Preece

Tomi Jean Ossana and Chris Proctor

Lee Quinney

Corey Rammell

Suzanne and David Razor

Dan Reeb

Sonja Rife

Leena Rinne

Carol Ann Saikhon

Mark and Linda Scholl

Brylan Schultz

Robert and Nancy Schumacker

Individual Donors

Sallie Shatz

Aharon Shulimson and Julie Terry

Jeffrey and Andrea Silver

John Sklute

Kenneth Spitzer

Lou Ann Stevens

Cyndie Taylor

Beverly and Daniel Vargo

Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson

Mark Weisbender

Sarah and Rich West

Michelle Wheeler

Terry R. Whipple

Jo-Ann Wong

Anonymous

The above list includes individual donations received as of April 26, 2024

MEMBERSHIP

We thank our Members at the Producer and Director levels for their generous annual support of $500 and above.

DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER

$500-1499

Eric Ahlstrom

Christine B. Anderson

Sara Jane Anderson

Ronald and Kathy Aoki

Constanza Astorga

Michael and Jacqueline Bailey

Jean Baker

Marcy Barlow

Thomas Bath

Thomas and Mary Ann Bauman

Ernest and Jane Bebb

Sharon and Michael Bertelsen

Kenneth and Melinda Birrell

Melissa Blair

Richard C. and Jennie Holman Blake

Marie Bohata

Joan and Bryan Bowles

ChaRee Bradley

Jeffrey Breglio

Richard and Judith Cannon

Carol Ann Christensen

Alan S. and Orlene Cohen

Janice and Richard Coleman

Rachel and Travis Colledge

Wilma Corkery and John R. Corkery III M.D.

Sandra Covey

Debbie Davis

Gwenda Eastman

Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles

Family Foundation

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Individual Donors

Eric and Shellie Eide

Janet Ellsworth

Lisa Fassnacht

Amy Fulton

Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner

David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner

Cathy Gelwix

Ann and Rick Gold

Mary Gootjes and John Davis

Mikisha Haeri

Michael R. and Sheila I. Harper

Sandra and David Haughey

Nathaniel Hoffelmeyer & Elizabeth Evans

Elise Hutchings

David Inkley

David and Linda Irvine

Edith Johnson

Jill Keagy

Sally and Ron Larkin

Julie Lewis

Lisa Lindbrg and Sean Bennion

Rachel Linkletter

David and Donna Lyon

Courtney Maclean

Suzanne Malloy and Gary Jensen

Howard Mann

Yolanda Marroquin-Lewis

Raven Mathis

Keith Mciff

Patricia and John McNamara

Stephen and Sandy Morgan

Chris and Henry Morrison

Anne M. and William C. Nelsen

JoAnn G. Robertson

Maura and Serge Olszanskyj

Rachel Otto

Ronald and Camille Parker

Taylor and Holly Parkin

Pat's Dancewear

Mrs. Elodie Payne

Leslie Peterson and Kevin Higgins

Lana and Boris Petkovic

Jill Poulson

Revolution Gear & Truck Parts

Meleah Pustelak

Carolyn Rich-Denson

Leena Rinne

Genevieve Maire Rosol

Academy Scholarship Fund Donors

Cynthia Sinclair

David Gray Porter

Marilyn Smolka

George H. Speciale

Kevin and Alice Steiner

Ruth Stone

Joan Swain

Cynthia Swensen

The Vicky Telford Family

Margaret and Paul Toscano

Jim and Zibby Tozer

Donald and Barbara Walker

Lois Williams

Dave and Jerre Winder

Judith W. Wolfe

Michael Wolfe

Richard and Marsha Workman

Karen and Mike Zimmerman

Anonymous (3)

The above list includes individual donations received as of April 26, 2024

We thank those who have contributed to the Ballet West Academy Scholarship Fund, spanning all four Academy campuses, with generous donations of $1,000 and above.

Ballet West Guild

Matthew and George Cardon-Bystry

The Hemingway Foundation

The Jeffrey and Helen Cardon Foundation

Tiffany Colaizzi

Frank and Leslie Corbett

Jessica Dall

artÉmotion

Aaron and Rachel Eckhauser

Uzo and Erik Erlingsson

Jared Esselman

Dee Gauss

Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert

Kimberly and Jay Heglar

Eduardo Hernandez

Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson

Whitaker Irvin

Timothy Jones

Ailee Magleby

Angelina Mainini

Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe

Ken Melby

John and Bria Mertens

Keith Musante

Anne Neeley

Park City Community Foundation: The Solomon Fund

Brooke Peel

Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince

Shari H. and David Quinney

Helle Le Rette

Ellen and Chris Rossi

Kathleen Sacco

Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder

Ghazaleh Semnani

Anda Smith

The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation

Jonathon Tonioli

Samuel Vetas

Jennifer Price-Wallin and Anthony R. Wallin

Brad and Linda Walton

Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh

The above list includes individual donations received as of April 26, 2024

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Bené Arnold*

Gladys Banks*

Berenice J. Bradshaw*

Judy Brady* and Drew W. Browning

Val A. Browning*

Kenneth P. Burbidge, Jr.*

Dr. Robert H.* and Marianne Harding

Burgoyne

Mary Elizabeth Colton*

Orlando Coryell

Debbie Davis

The Donna L. Dell Trust*

Kent and Martha DiFiore

The Zorka D. Divich Trust*

Richard and Pamela Dropek

Dolores Doré Eccles*

Virginia Fackrell Estate*

Sid W. Foulger*

Dee Gauss

Encore Society

We honor those individuals who have made a meaningful commitment to the future of Ballet West by including the company in their estate planning.

Dr. Esther S. Gross* and Dr. George D. Gross*

Merribeth Habegger-Anderson*

Stephanie and Timothy Harpst

Melissa A. Herbst*

Geoffrey C. Hughes*

Johann Jacobs and David Heuvel

Grace Jackson*

Flemming and Lana Jensen

Sara Kaplan

Dennis L. Kay Trust*

Barry L. Keller*

Cynthia Lampropoulos Family Trust

Adrienne Larson*

Gaye Herman Marrash*

Willis McCree and John Fromer

Glenn H. and Karen Fugal Peterson

Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel

Joy Rocklin

Marian Ream*

Pamela A. Scarpelli*

Michael Scolamiero

Teresa Silcox

Steven P. Sondrup*

Margot Shott*

Norman C. Tanner* and Barbara L. Tanner*

David Tundermann*

Oma W. Wagstaff*

Mrs. Glen Walker Wallace*

Gladys Walz*

Susan Warshaw

Afton B. Whitbeck*

Carole M. Wood and Darrell Hensleigh

Marelynn Weiss Zipser* and Edward Zipser

*Indicates donor has passed away

Gifts Made In Memory and In Honor

We thank those donors who have made a gift to Ballet West in memory or in honor of the individuals listed below.

IN MEMORY OF

Betty Day Allen

Betty Cochran

Bené Arnold

Ballet West Guild

Janice Ione Berghout

Anne Berghout Austin

Judy Watts Brady

Drew W. Browning

Ballet West

Joseph Casalino, Jr.

Shannon Blockburger

Jaynann Charlesworth

Jeff and Michele Cline

Alan Kirshner

Ed Kirshner and Barbara O'Hearn

Vicky Turel

Samantha Clausing

Kathleen Phillips

Mark Fry

Ballet West

Marla Gault

Ballet West Guild

PIWA

Roxanne Christensen Lazzara

Ballet West

Jon Le Rette

Helle Le Rette

Nina Jonas and Andreas Heaphy

Ballet West Guild

Gwen Payne

Cliff Payne

Pat Peterson

Ann Miller

Rodney S. Rougelot

Rodney Rougelot

Carol S. Rougelot

Rodney Rougelot

IN HONOR OF

Peggy Bergmann

Michael Labertew

Jenna Talia Camberlango

Wade Adam Miller

Abby Carpenter

Lynn and Sharee Birrell

Shelly Cordova

Celia Ward

Sebastian and Costello Lauren

Carol A. Loucks

Vaughn Mathis

Meleah Pustelak

Odessa

Sonya Fiske

Maralynn and Leo Sant

Edith Johnson

Sadie and Grace Shipp

Nathan Shipp

Adam Sklute

Carol Christ

Jim and Julie Crittenden

Harriet and Irwin Ross

Anonymous

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Ballet West Staff

Adam Sklute

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

THE WILLAM CHRISTENSEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHAIR

Ballet West Staff

Liz Wiand

stage manager and production operations coordinator

Robert Clifford

technical director/ head carpenter

Ethan Daughton assistant carpenter

Jeff F. Herbig

properties master

James K. Larsen

lighting supervisor/ head electrician

Juliana Hedges

assistant electrician

Emily Fowler

wardrobe supervisor

Lizzie Fisher

wardrobe assistant

Yancey J. Quick

wig master

I.A.T.S.E. Local 99 run of show crew

TICKETING AND SUBSCRIBER SERVICES

Jack E Stahl

associate director of technology and ticketing

Natalie Thorpe senior manager of patron services

Brooke Christensen assistant manager, patron services

Jane Harris

patron services and group sales lead advisor

Ashley Hipwell patron loyalty specialist

Ballet West is an American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) company.

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House Rules

To ensure the enjoyment of the majority of our patrons who arrive on time, and in deference to the artists, latecomers will not be admitted to the auditorium until there is an appropriate pause in the performance. During some productions, this pause may not occur until the end of the first act.

• Although masks are not required while attending Ballet West performances for the 2023-2024 season, we encourage patrons who wish to wear a mask to do so. If you are feeling unwell, experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or have had close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19, we ask that you follow CDC quarantine and isolation guidelines and prioritize your health and the health of your fellow audience members and stay home. Ballet West reserves the right to change or amend the health policy for performances in the future.

• All casting is subject to change.

• For your own safety and the safety of other patrons, please do not exit the Theatre before the house lights are up.

• Any use of cameras and recording equipment in the Theatre, which is not authorized by the management, is strictly prohibited.

• No babes in arms.

• Children under the age of 3 will not be permitted in the theatre

Advertiser Support

• No smoking is permitted in the auditorium.

• Outside food and beverages are not allowed in the auditorium; as a courtesy to all patrons in attendance, food consumption is discouraged in the theatre during the performance.

• Lost articles may be claimed at security.

• Anyone expecting emergency calls is urged to leave their seat locations and cell phones with the house manager.

• Please silence all electronic timepieces and cell phones for the period of the performance.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION INFORMATION

In the event of an emergency, please REMAIN SEATED and listen to information given by management and ushers.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES

Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre offers assistive listening devices free of charge that may be checked out at the coat check counter located in the lobby.

This playbill would not be possible without the advertisers who support it. Their patronage means information is available to you without cost to Ballet West. We extend our gratitude and encourage you to thank them as well.

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CHOREOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL VI: ASIAN VOICES

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