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Ballet West was established in Salt Lake City in 1963. Willam F. Christensen was the company’s first artistic director, co-founding the company together with Utah’s “First Lady of the Arts,” Glenn Walker Wallace. In 1951, Christensen had established the first ballet department in an American university at The University of Utah, and with the tireless assistance of Mrs. Enid Cosgriff, this program grew into the Utah Civic Ballet, Ballet West’s first incarnation. But this was not the first ballet company Willam Christensen founded. Along with his brothers, Lew and Harold, Christensen made history by establishing the oldest ballet company in the western United States, the San Francisco Ballet. There, he went on to create the first full-length American productions of Coppélia, Swan Lake, and his evergreen production of The Nutcracker, which remains in Ballet West’s repertoire to this day.
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Ballet by John Cranko
Based on the verse-novel by Alexander Pushkin
Choreography: John Cranko
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Arrangement and Orchestration: Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Staging: Jane Bourne
Additional Onegin Rehearshal Directors/Coaches: Bruce
Caldwell, Bridget Payne, Calvin Kitten, Pamela Robinson-Harris, Rex Tilton, Margaret Wright-Tesch
Scenic and Costume Design: Thomas Mika
Lighting Design: Steen Bjarke
Lighting Recreation: Jim French
Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra Conducted by Music Director: Jared Oaks
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World Premiere: April 13, 1965, Stuttgart, Germany
Premiere of the revised version: October 27, 1967, Stuttgart, Germany
Ballet West Premiere: April 5, 2019, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah
This program lasts approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes, with 2 intermissions.
Welcome to the opening of Ballet West’s 59th season, my 15 season with the company, and our revival of Onegin, considered by many to be one of the world’s greatest ballets and without a doubt one of my most favorite works. It was such a hit with audiences when we premiered it in 2019 that I knew it needed to come back. This time we are doubly excited as we present it with our own physical production acquired from Germany and a perfect fit for the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre. We are now the only company in the United States to own the sets and costumes for this world-renowned ballet.
Based on Alexander Pushkin’s passionate verse novel Eugene Onegin, Onegin was conceived and choreographed by genius choreographer John Cranko in 1965. Cranko selected music by Tchaikovsky to accompany the ballet, in a wonderful arrangement by Kurt Heinz-Stolze. Tchaikovsky had written the opera Eugene Onegin in 1879, which has since grown to become a classic. However, for his ballet, Cranko chose not to use any of the music from the opera. Instead, with great innovation, he selected various pieces from the composer’s sublime and prolific orchestral repertory. The result, Onegin, became an instant hit, catapulting Cranko’s company, the Stuttgart Ballet, to international fame.
Pushkin’s original verse novel was published serially from 1825 to 1832, in pre-revolutionary Imperial Russia. Not dissimilar to Jane Austen’s 1813 English novel Pride and Prejudice, Onegin follows a dark and brooding nobleman from the city (Eugene Onegin) who moves out to the provinces, befriends a lighthearted country nobleman, and meets the nobleman’s fiancée and her older sister, Tatiana. This is where the Russian tale takes on a darker hue than its gentler English counterpart does —Tatiana instantly falls in love with Onegin and, after their first meeting, writes him a passionate letter professing her undying love. Onegin rejects her as being too boring and rips up the letter. He is uninterested, and condescending. Worse yet, through a series of events, he ends up killing Tatiana’s soon-to-be brother-in-law in a duel. Tatiana cannot forgive him, but she goes on with her life, marrying a prince. Onegin suffers, experiencing deep guilt for killing his friend, and never finds another woman who loves him as much as Tatiana did. Years later, he is invited to a royal ball, and does not realize at first that Tatiana is the prince’s elegant wife. They are shocked
to see each other. Now, Onegin writes a letter declaring his undying love for Tatiana, begging for her forgiveness. She refuses him and rips up his letter; they will never see each other again. While Tatiana has had a happy ending, it becomes clear Onegin will never find happiness in his life.
Onegin is filled with the perfect material for a dramatic ballet. And in my opinion, no choreographer was better suited to interpret this intense story than John Cranko, who possessed a gift for storytelling through movement. Cranko knew how to give his dancers deep emotions and serious acting to “sink their teeth into.” A master choreographer in particular, his astonishing pas de deux features intricate and spectacular movements. At the heart-melting end of Act I, in which Tatiana writes her love letter to Onegin, Cranko ingeniously conceives of Onegin appearing in a dream to her after she falls asleep. In her dream, he is everything she wants him to be: loving, romantic, kind. As the ballet continues, again through Cranko’s deft handling of Pushkin’s story, we come to find that Onegin is not any of these things Tatiana imagines. At the end of the ballet, Cranko conceives of another pas de deux in which Onegin begs for Tatiana’s forgiveness. Now, as very real, mature, and flawed human beings, Onegin and Tatiana repeat many of the maneuvers from the Act I dream scene but with a more grounded, earthier and, at times, broken quality. These are just several of Cranko’s innovations throughout the ballet.
John Cranko created a remarkable body of work that only a select few companies around the world are permitted to present. Tragically, he died unexpectedly in 1973, only eight short years after creating Onegin as a ballet. I often wonder where his creative process would have taken him next, had he lived longer. I am grateful to Jane Bourne, who helped stage this revival, and to Reid Anderson and to Dieter Graefe, who oversee Cranko’s legacy through the late choreographer’s trust, also to my Artistic Staff - full and part-time - who went above and beyond for this one. And I am particularly grateful to you for joining us for this brilliant ballet. I hope you leave the theater as inspired as I am every time I see Onegin.
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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.
We open our 59th season with tremendous optimism and excitement, emerging from a difficult period of lockdowns resulting from the pandemic. As I have shared with you earlier, Ballet West weathered this challenging time through sheer determination and a commitment to “keeping the lights on” to the best of our ability, with everyone’s safety as our highest priority.
The return of Onegin, closely followed by a triple bill of contemporary works by some of the most prominent names in choreography, is a new undertaking for Ballet West. We anticipate two vastly different programs in close proximity will prove popular with our audiences to showcase the versatility of our dancers and will introduce you to works you may have not seen performed by Ballet West or other companies performing in Utah.
Onegin’s Ballet West premiere at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater in 2019 garnered huge acclaim from audiences and press alike. Along with his Romeo and Juliet, Onegin is considered among John Cranko’s finest works. Few choreographers possess Cranko’s ability to tell a story with such powerful movement and it is hard to imagine another choreographer exploring Tatiana’s character and predicament more profoundly than Cranko.
Returning the week after Onegin closes is George Balanchine’s early masterpiece, Concerto Barocco, the moving Return to a Strange Land by Jiři Kylián, and the rousing tribute to the American West, Rodeo, by the groundbreaking choreographer Agnes de Mille. This incredible program features three distinctly different styles of dance, with three incredible scores performed by our equally incredible dancers and our superb Ballet West Orchestra under Music Director Jared Oaks’s stellar direction.
We are delighted to start this season on strong financial footing, thanks to the generous support of so many stalwart donors who enable us to create art at the highest level, while maintaining affordable ticket prices for the community. The investment in our newly-purchased production of Onegin would not have been possible without the support of the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, which also happens to be our season sponsor, along with Salt Lake County’s Zoos, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program and Intermountain Healthcare. How tremendously fortunate we are to live in a state where the arts are
valued and supported not only by individuals, but by foundations, corporations, and government agencies as well. The quality of life we enjoy in this beautiful state is enhanced every day by the arts, and Ballet West in particular.
I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to our returning subscribers as well as the many new subscribers we have in the audiences for these two programs. Our Ballet West family is getting larger each year, and none of our great work would be possible without you!
Warm wishes, Michael Scolamiero Executive DirectorMichael Scolamiero joined Ballet West in 2017 after an extensive international search led by Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Scolamiero previously served as Executive Director of Miami City Ballet for three years, during which time the organization achieved a significant reduction in debt, as well as robust growth in ticket revenue, contributions, and touring income. Prior to Miami City Ballet, Mr. Scolamiero was Pennsylvania Ballet’s Executive Director for 17 years, the longest tenure in the Company’s history and among the longest of any leader of a major ballet company. During his tenure, Mr. Scolamiero led the organization’s first capital campaign that raised $11.9 million (against a $10 million goal) to build an endowment and fund repertoire expansion. At Ballet West, Mr. Scolamiero is set to implement a newly-completed strategic plan and excited to guide a growing and robust Company.
Madame Larina, her daughter Olga, and the nurse are sewing the party dresses for Tatiana’s birthday and gossiping about the upcoming festivities. Madame Larina speculates on her daughter’s future. Girls from the neighborhood arrive and play an old folk game: whoever looks into the mirror will see her beloved.
Lensky, a young poet engaged to Olga, arrives with a friend from St. Petersburg. He introduces Onegin, who, bored with the city, has come to see if the country can offer him any distraction. Tatiana, full of youthful and romantic fantasies, falls in love with the elegant stranger, so different from the country people she knows. Onegin, on the other hand, sees only a naÏve girl who reads too many romantic novels.
Tatiana, her imagination aflame with impetuous first love, dreams of Onegin and writes him a passionate love letter, which she gives to her nurse to deliver.
The provincial gentry have come to celebrate Tatiana’s birthday. Onegin finds the company boring. Stifling his yawns, he finds it difficult to be civil; furthermore, he is irritated by Tatiana’s letter, which he regards merely as an outburst of adolescent love. In a quiet moment, he seeks out Tatiana and, telling her that he cannot possibly love her, destroys her letter. Tatiana’s distress, instead of awaking pity, merely increases his annoyance. Prince Gremin, a distant relative of Madame Larina’s, joins the party. He is in love with Tatiana, and Madame Larina hopes for a brilliant match; but Tatiana, troubled with her own heart, hardly notices Madame Larina’s kind relative.
In his boredom, Onegin decides to provoke Lensky by flirting with Olga, who lightheartedly joins in the teasing. Lensky takes the matter with passionate seriousness and challenges Onegin to a duel.
Tatiana and Olga try to reason with Lensky, but his high romantic ideals have been shattered by the betrayal of his friend and the fickleness of his beloved. He insists that the duel take place. Before Tatiana’s eyes, Onegin kills his friend.
Years later, Onegin, having travelled the world in an attempt to escape from his own futility, returns to St. Petersburg. He is received at a ball in the palace of Prince Gremin. Gremin has married, and Onegin is astonished to recognize in the stately and elegant princess, Tatiana, the uninteresting little country girl whom once he rejected. The enormity of his mistake and loss engulfs him. His life now seems even more aimless and empty.
Onegin has written to Tatiana, revealing his love and asking to see her, but she does not wish to meet him. In vain, she pleads with her unsuspecting husband not to leave her alone this evening. Onegin comes and declares his love for her. In spite of her emotional turmoil, Tatiana realizes that Onegin’s change of heart has come too late. Before his eyes, she tears up his letter and orders him to leave her forever.
Onegin
Lensky, Onegin’s Friend
Madame Larina, a Widow
Tatiana, Madame Larina’s Daughter
Olga, Madame Larina’s Daughter
Nurse
Prince Gremin, a friend of the Larina Family
Adrian Fry
Jordan Veit/ David Huffmire (OCT. 29 EVE)
Amy Potter
Katlyn Addison
Keefer/ Kazlyn Nielsen (OCT. 29 EVE)
Maggie Wright-Tesch
Dominic Ballard
Neighbors and relatives of Madam Larina, and guests of Prince Gremin in St. Petersburg
Jazz Khai Bynum, Lillian Casscells, Beau Chesivoir, Kye Cooley, Isabella Corridon, Amelia Dencker, Nicole Fannéy, Robert Fowler, Luca Freudenberg, Olivia Gusti, Jacob Hancock, Elijah Hartley, Noel Jensen, Vinicius Lima, Joseph Lynch, Jonas Malinka-Thompson, Amber Miller, Kazlyn Nielsen, Jake Preece, Rylee Ann Rogers, Kennedy Sherriff, Anisa Sinteral, Tatiana Stevenson, Victoria Vassos, Joshua Whitehead, Kristina Weimer, Claire Wilson
Old People
Jenna Rae Herrera, David Huffmire, Vinicius Lima, Tatiana Stevenson, Claire Wilson, Brian Waldrep, Joshua Whitehead, Jordan Veit (OCT. 29 EVE)
Lensky, Onegin’s Friend
Madame Larina, a Widow
Tatiana, Madame Larina’s Daughter
Olga, Madame Larina’s Daughter
Nurse
Jordan Veit/ Vinicius Lima (OCT. 29 MAT)
Olivia Gusti
Jenna Rae Herrera
Chelsea Keefer/ Kristina Weimer (OCT. 29 MAT)
Maggie Wright-Tesch
Prince Gremin, a friend of the Larina Family Jake Preece
Neighbors and relatives of Madam Larina, and guests of Prince Gremin in St. Petersburg Dominic Ballard, Stella Birkinshaw, Jazz Khai Bynum, Lillian Casscells, Beau Chesivoir, Kye Cooley, Isabella Corridon, Amelia Dencker, Anderson Duhan, Nicole Fannéy, Robert Fowler, Luca Freudenberg, Jacob Hancock, Elijah Hartley, Noel Jensen, Joseph Lynch, William Lynch, Jonas Malinka-Thompson, Lexi McCloud, Amber Miller, Kazlyn Nielsen, Rylee Ann Rogers, Kennedy Sherriff, Anisa Sinteral, Tatiana Stevenson, Victoria Vassos, Joshua Whitehead, Kristina Weimer, Claire Wilson
Old People .......................Hadriel Diniz, Tyler Gum, David Huffmire, Kazlyn Nielsen, Tatiana Stevenson, Joshua Whitehead, Claire Wilson, Jordan Veit (OCT. 29 MAT)
Onegin
Lensky, Onegin’s Friend
Madame Larina, a Widow
Tatiana, Madame Larina’s Daughter
Olga, Madame Larina’s Daughter
Nurse
Prince Gremin, a friend of the Larina Family
David Huffmire
Katlyn Addison
Amy Potter
Kazlyn Neilsen
Maggie Wright-Tesch
Joseph Lynch
Neighbors and relatives of Madam Larina, and guests of Prince Gremin in St. Petersburg
Dominic Ballard, Stella Birkinshaw, Jazz Khai Bynum, Lillian Casscells, Beau Chesivoir, Kye Cooley, Isabella Corridon, Amelia Dencker, Anderson Duhan, Nicole Fannéy, Robert Fowler, Luca Freudenberg, Olivia Gusti, Jacob Hancock, Elijah Hartley, Noel Jensen, Vinicius Lima, Joseph Lynch, Jonas Malinka-Thompson, Amber Miller, Kazlyn Nielsen, Jake Preece, Rylee Ann Rogers, Kennedy Sherriff, Anisa Sinteral, Tatiana Stevenson, Victoria Vassos, Joshua Whitehead, Kristina Weimer, Claire Wilson
Old People Jenna Rae Herrera, Chelsea Keefer, Vinicius Lima, Jordan Veit, Brian Waldrep, Joshua Whitehead, Claire Wilson
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SCHUYLERJohn Cranko created Onegin while directing Germany’s Stuttgart Ballet in 1964. With the three-act work, he secured his place in the pantheon of great 20th century choreographers. Today it holds a special place in the repertoire of a select few companies around the world who are entrusted and licensed to perform at the artistic apogee the work requires.
John Cranko was born on August 15, 1927 in Rustenburg, South Africa. He received his dance education mainly at the University of Cape Town, where he also choreographed his first ballet to Stravinsky’s Suite from The Soldier’s Tale. In 1946, he continued his studies at the Sadler’s Wells School in London and shortly afterwards became a member of the Sadler’s Wells Ballet (subsequently the Royal Ballet). In 1947, Cranko made an acclaimed choreography to Debussy’s Children’s Corner for the Sadler’s Wells Ballet. From 1949 on, he devoted himself exclusively to choreography, producing extremely successful ballets - mostly for the Sadler’s Wells Ballet. In 1955, he choreographed La Belle Hélène for the Paris Opera Ballet, and in 1957 he created his first full-length ballet, The Prince of the Pagodas, for the Royal Ballet. In 1961, John Cranko was appointed ballet director in Stuttgart by Walter Erich Schaefer, the General Director of the Wuerttemberg State Theatre (today’s Stuttgart State Theater).
At the beginning of his time in Stuttgart, Cranko created short ballets and gathered together a group of dancers, among them Ray Barra, Egon Madsen, Richard Cragun, Birgit Keil and, most importantly, a young Brazilian dancer named Marcia Haydée, who was to become his primary muse and inspiration. The breakthrough for Cranko came in December 1962 with the world premiere of Romeo and Juliet, which was highly praised by critics and audience alike. In Stuttgart, Cranko created many small choreographic jewels such as Jeu de cartes and Opus I, as well as his symphonic ballet
Initials R.B.M.E., but it was with his dramatic story ballets such as Onegin, The Taming of the Shrew, Poéme de l’Extase, and Traces, that Cranko secured his place in the pantheon of great choreographers. In addition, he encouraged young dancers in his company - including Jiří Kylián and John Neumeier - to try their hand at choreography.
Cranko’s idea to establish a ballet school in Stuttgart became reality on December 1, 1971. Today more than half the company’s dancers are graduates of the John Cranko School. John Cranko died unexpectedly at age 45 on June 26, 1973, on a return flight from a successful U.S.A. tour. In his 12 short years as a director, he laid the foundation for what was to become one of the world’s leading ballet companies, a company with a tremendously diverse repertory and worldclass dancers.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) studied at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg, where George Balanchine later studied piano in addition to his studies in dance. Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and influential of all romantic composers. His work is expressive, melodic, and grand in scale, with rich orchestration. His output was prodigious and included chamber works, symphonies, and concerti for various instruments, operas, and works for the piano. His creations for the ballet, composed in close partnership with Marius Petipa, include Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty.
Born in Lincoln, England, Jane Bourne trained at the Benesh Institute of Choreology in London and worked with Leonide Massine notating La Tricorne for the London Festival Ballet (now the English National Ballet). Following her graduation, Bourne spent some time with The Royal Ballet’s educational touring unit, Ballet for All, notating Birth of The Royal Ballet and Harliquinade.
In 1974, Bourne joined the Stuttgart Ballet as Choreologist to assist in the completion of the notation scores of the John Cranko repertoire. While at Stuttgart, she also notated new productions, working with choreographers Sir Kenneth MacMillan, John Neumeier, Glen Tetley, William Forsythe, and Uwe Scholz.
Bourne has staged Cranko’s ballets (Onegin, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, The Lady and the Fool, Jeu de Cartes, Brouillards) for companies around the world, including the Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, Australian Ballet, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Bolshoi Ballet, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro dell’Opera Rome, Teatro Municipale Chile, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Paris Opera Ballet, National Ballet of China and The Royal Ballet. In 1991, Bourne was awarded a fellowship of the Benesh Institute.
The work of Thomas Mika includes set and costume design for modern and classical ballet productions worldwide. He studied opera direction at Hamburger Hochschule für Musik und Theater and created in 2006, at the age of 26, his first piece as a set and costume designer for Staatsballett Berlin. That same year he directed his first opera production Carmen by George Bizet for Ensemble Escritura Hamburg. In 2020, he brought new life to his work as a director with The Count of Luxemburg by Franz Lehár for the Estonian National Opera.
In the past 14 years, Thomas Mika has collaborated with modern choreographers such as Alejandro Cerrudo, Martin Chaix, Edward Clug, Marco Goecke, Jack Lister, Trey McIntyre, Juliano Nunes, Kevin O’Day and Jeroen Verbruggen. In the classical repertoire, he created the designs for Onegin and Romeo and Juliet by John Cranko, Lady of the Camellias by Derek Deane, Don Quixote by Alexey Fadeechev and a version by Nina Ananishvili, Romeo and Juliet by Ben van Cauwenbergh, Swan Lake by Thomas Edur and a version by Eno Peci and Sabrina Sadowska.
Worldwide, Thomas Mika has collaborated with ballet companies such as Ballet de Opéra National de Paris, Bolshoi Ballet Moscow, Stuttgarter Ballett, Staatsballett Berlin, Staatsballett Wien, Ballett Zürich, Royal Birmingham Ballet, National Ballet of China, Hong Kong Ballet, Korean National Ballet, Universal Ballet Seoul, San Francisco Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet Seattle, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Ballet X Philadelphia, Hungarian National Ballet, Polish National Ballet, Estonian National Ballet, Novosibirsk State Ballet, Slovenian National Ballet, Croatian National Ballet, Staatsballett Hannover, Hessisches Staatsballett Wiesbaden, Ballett Mannheim, Aalto Ballett Theater, and the Royal Ballet of Flanders.
His work has been presented by major venues such as Opéra National Garnier Paris, Bolshoi Theater Moscow, Staatsoper Wien, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opernhaus Zürich, Staatstheater Stuttgart, San Francisco War Memorial Opera, Wortham Theater Houston, Harris Theater Chicago, Sadlers Wells, National Center of the Performing Arts Beijing, Hong Kong Culture Center, Seoul Arts Center, LG Art Center Seoul, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Staatsoper Hannover, Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Aalto Theater Essen, Musiktheater im Revier, Hungarian National Opera, Polish National Opera, Estonian National Opera, Novosibirsk State Opera, Croatian National Theater and the Royal Opera House Antwerp & Ghent.
Steen Bjarke was a lighting designer with the Danish Royal Theatre in 1973–2001, where he lit all the main operas and ballets. He has also designed lighting for a range of international theatre companies and such choreographers as Maurice Béjart, Kevin McKenzie, John Neumeier, Peter Schaufuss, and Eayne Eagling. He was one of the first lighting designers to use motion-controlled lights, which are used to create entire set pieces that interact closely with the dancers. He has collaborated on stage and lighting designs with choreographers Tim Rushton and Alexei Ratmansky. His climactic designs helped shed new light on August Bournonville’s classical Danish ballets. He was in charge of the lighting design for Bournonville’s A Folktale with set designs by HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and after this production received, he the Order of Merit.
Since 2001, he has been working with the Royal Danish Ballet as a freelance designer. He lit John Cranko’s Onegin with Jürgen Rose’s stage designs for the Royal Danish Ballet (1989), the Royal Ballet, London (2001), Houston Ballet (2005), Paris Opera (2009), and the Bolshoi (2013). He also devised lighting for the ballet’s production designed by Elisabeth Dalton for the Norwegian National Ballet, Oslo (1997), Finnish National Ballet, Helsinki (2000), Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam (2002), Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen (2002), and the ballet companies of Budapest (2002), Berlin’s Staatsoper (2003), Rio de Janeiro (2003), Prague (2005), and Warsaw (2007). He also lit the ballet’s staging with designs by Pierluigi Samaritani and Roberta Guidi di Bagno (La scala, 2004).
Mr Bjarke lit Cranko’s The Taming of the Shrew for La scala (2003), Oslo (2004), Leipzig (2005), and Tolouse (2005) opera houses,and in 2016 for Stuttgart Ballet, as well as his Romeo and Juliet for the Chinese National Ballet, Beijing (2006) and the Berlin Staatsballett (2012). He devised the lighting design for The Nutcracker in Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling’s choreography (Finnish National Ballet, 2002) and Anna-Maria Holmes’s staging of Raymonda after Marius Petipa (Finnish National Ballet, 2003), which was later introduced into the repertoire of the American Ballet Theater in collaboration with Kevin McKenzie (Metropolitan Opera, 2004). Mr Bjarke also worked with choreographer Peter Schaufuss on Bournonville’s version of La Sylphide for the Leipzig Opera (2005). In 2013, he devised the stage deign, lighting, and video projections for Bournonville’s La Ventana for the Royal Danish Ballet. Steen Bjarke design for Alexei Fadeyechev his Don Kichot for Polish National Ballet and his Swan Lake for National Ballet of Georgia in 2015. In 2017 he designed
the light for Swan Lake with set design of Luisa Spinatelli and Coregrafi of Krzysztof Pastor for Polish National Ballet. Steen Bjarke has worked on several productions with Set & Costume Designer Thomas Mika most recently in 2020 with Estonia National Ballet on the Count of Luxenbourg.
Jim French designs lighting for the performing arts and live events, with work seen in 25 countries around the globe. Highlights of Jim’s work in dance include over fifteen world premieres for San Francisco Ballet, nine seasons as resident designer for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and long running collaborations with the choreographers Val Caniparoli, Pascal Rioult, and Amy Seiwert, with vertical dance company Bandaloop, and with Ballet West. At home in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has collaborated with Alonzo King Lines Ballet, RAW Dance, Shotgun Players, Kronos Quartet, Joe Goode Performance Group, ODC Dance, Post:Ballet, SF Danceworks, Imagery, Sacramento Ballet, Marin Theater Company, West Edge Opera, and has been house LD at SF Jazz. Favorite credits from further afield include Finnish National Ballet, Ballett Basel, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Playwright’s Horizons, Carte Blanche, Royal Ballet of Flanders, and LA Dance Project. Jim designed lighting for the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, and volunteers for Dancers Responding to AIDS and Bike East Bay.
$100,000 AND ABOVE
C. Comstock Clayton Foundation
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Intermountain Healthcare
Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP)
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Utah Office of Tourism
Utah State Board of Education - Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools (POPS)
$25,000 - 99,999
Bank of America
B. W. Bastian Foundation
BMW of Murray Dominion Energy Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation
The Florence J. Gillmor Foundation Form Medical Spa*
Utah Governor’s Office Of Economic Development InterWest Moving & Storage* David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
The Kahlert Foundation
The John C. Kish Foundation Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation John and Sonia Lingos Family Foundation
Mark Miller Toyota McCarthey Family Foundation
We thank the following community partners for their generous contributions.
O.C. Tanner Company
S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation
The Rea Charitable Trust
The Shubert Foundation
Sorenson Legacy Foundation Summit County Cultural RAP Tax
$10,000 - 24,999
Altabank
Beaver Creek Foundation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation Cranshaw Corporation
Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation
Goldman Sachs
The Grand America Hotel*
Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation
Inwest Title Services, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Promontory Foundation
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Salt Lake Power Yoga* Simmons Family Foundation
So Danca Summit Sotheby’s International Realty
Dr. Jeremy Wimmer with Elite Chiropractic Center*
$5,000 - 9,999
AC Hotel Salt Lake City/Downtown* Bambara Restaurant* Every Blooming Thing* Maverik
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
Ruth’s Chris Steak House*
Salt Lake City Arts Council
U.S. Bank Foundation
Visit Salt Lake Workers Compensation Fund Zions Bank
$1,000 - 4,999
Mallory Berge, L.Ac.*
Closets by Design*
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Community Foundation
Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche Charitable Foundation Gourmandise*
The Painted Pony Restaurant* Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation
The above lists includes corporate, foundation, and government support received as of September 25, 2022.
*Indicates contribution made in-kind
We thank our Founder’s Circle donors, each of whom has given significantly 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
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation
The Meldrum Foundation John and Marcia Price Family Foundation S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Shari and David Quinney Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Beano Solomon James Lee Sorenson Family Foundation Wells Fargo
We thank our loyal Heritage Club patrons for their generous annual support.
MR. C. AND MRS. WALLACE $25,000 AND ABOVE Peggy Bergmann Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning DiFiore Family
Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince John and Andrea Miller John and Marcia Price Family Foundation Shari and David Quinney Theodore Schmidt Jonathan and Liz Slager Beano Solomon Brad and Linda Walton Anonymous (2)
$10,000 - 24,999
Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas Michael Black and Kimberly Strand Judy and Larry Brownstein Melissa H. Cutler Willard and Julie Dere
W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation Erik and Uzo Erlingsson Marc and Cammy Fuller Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert
Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation George W. Henry, Jr. and James Rose
Cindy and Howard Hochhauser Jennifer Horne-Huntsman and Scott Huntsman Caryl Marsh
Rachèle McCarthey and Brock Van de Kamp Jeanne Potucek
Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Ashley and Ryan Smith
The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation Naoma Tate and the Family of Hal Tate Sarah Eccles Taylor and Gary Taylor Beatryx and Vincent Washington Julia S. Watkins
Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Anonymous
SOLOIST AND DEMI-SOLOIST
$2,500 - 9,999
Peter and Alexandra Agrapides Jordan Atkin and Samantha Stechschult
Clisto and Suzanne Beaty H. Brent and Bonnie Jean Beesley Kathleen and Andy Blank Gordon Bowen Céline & Nathan Browning, and Rete & Rikki Browning Carol T. Christ Frank Corbett Leslie Culhane Linda S. Daines
J. Chase Dreyfous Jr. Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation John and Joan Firmage Barbara W. Frazier Charlie and Shannon Freedman Dr. Martin I. and Sheila G. Gelman Bob and Mary Gilchrist David and SandyLee Griswold John and Ilauna Gurr Stephanie and Tim Harpst Marc and Mary Carole Harrison Kathie and Charles Horman Larry and Tina Howard Robert and Dixie Huefner Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson Gordon Irving
Brent and Maren Jensen Adam and Jessie Justis Jeanne M. Kimball Carole Klein and Brad Chesivoir
The Kohlburn/Lecointre Family James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith Shari and Bruce Lindsay Katherine Daines Lindsay James MacInnes Thomas and Mary McCarthey Anne Neeley and Ila Neeley Stephen and Melina Nicolatus Elizabeth and Vincent Novack David Parkinson and Leonardo Arantes Silveira Lana and Boris Petkovic Jeanie Pollack Richard and Nancy Potashner Shauna Bamberger Priskos Convergence Planning Erin and Bryan Riggsbee Mark and Melanie Robbins Chris and Ellen Rossi Margaret P. Sargent Sandefur Schmidt Laura Scott and Rodney Mena Teresa Silcox Harris and Amanda Simmons Adam Sklute and Christopher Renstrom John Sklute Abigail Smith Sue and Jack Stahl Kristin and Tom Stockham Cyndie Taylor Roy and Lisa Vincent Susan Warshaw Jay and Alicia Wilson Edward Zipser Anonymous
Fran Akita
Alta’s Rustler Lodge Stephen Anderson Bené Arnold Carol Baer Greg and Marsha Baird Marcy Barlow Frances and Jerome Battle Gary Beers Vicki and Bill Bennion Ginny Bostrom Brett Campbell Rebecca Marriott Champion Cecile and Harold Christiansen Drs. Joan L. and William J. Coles Elinor and Martin Colman
Wilma Corkery and John R. Corkery M.D. Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett
Metta Driscoll John Eckert
Sissy Eichwald Joseph and Audri Ence Hot Shot Sprinkler Repair & Landscape LLC Karen L. Freed David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner
Marla M. Gault
Julie and Devon Glenn Natalie and Ted Grandy Kenneth and Kate Handley Jon and Tami Hansen Sandra and David Haughey Kimberly Heglar David and Linda Irvine David P. Heuvel and Johann Jacobs Marilyn and Chester Johnson G. Frank and Pamela Joklik John S. Karls Lawrence and Linda Kelley Helen Kennedy Katherine Probert Labrum Cynthia Lampropoulos and Dr. George Gourley Roxanne Christensen Lazzara Helle and Jon Le Rette Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe David and Colleen Merrill Jan Alsobrook Mitchell Louis and Carolyn Mizell Edward Moreton Scott and JoAnn Narus Trevor and Amy Nielson Earthology Landscape Richard and Lois Peterson Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker Katie Marie Pollard Nebeker Family Foundation Ogden Suzanne and David Razor Barbara Snarr Reid Howard and Kathy Rothwell Carol Ann Saikhon Mark and Linda Scholl Robert and Nancy Schumacker Michael Scolamiero Shiebler Family Foundation Aharon Shulimson and Julie Terry Sascha and Richard Shutkind Brenda Thompson Jonathon Tonioli
Lou Ann Stevens
Raymond Vismantas Kevin Voyles
Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson Alan H. Weinhouse Sarah and Rich West Elizabeth Whaley Jo-Ann Wong
The above list includes individual donations received as of September 25, 2022.
We thank our Members at the Producer and Director levels for their generous annual support of $500 and above.
DIRECTOR
$900-1499
Kenneth and Melinda Birrell Richard C. and Jennie Holman Blake Janice and Richard Coleman Rachel and Travis Colledge A. John Dansie Suzanne P. Day Dr. Frances Dolloph and Aleisa Barber Natalie DuPaix Eric and Shellie Eide William Etnyre and Michael Lonesome-Etnyre Dr. Nancy Futrell, M.D. Elizabeth and Jack Hammond Michael R. and Sheila I. Harper Julie Hopkins Elise Hutchings Keefer Family Elizabeth Marcus, MD and Ira Belcove Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Tomi Jean Ossana and Chris Proctor Tim Payne Linda S. Pembroke Andrea and Don Peterson Scot and Celeste Roberts Joy Rocklin Marilyn Smolka George and Chris Tobler Ed Turner and Steve Baker Michael and Judith Wolfe Anonymous (4)
PRODUCER
$500-899
Sara Andersen Lester Aoki
Ronald and Kathy Aoki Ernest and Jane Bebb Peter and Rosemary Beck Marie Bohata Joan and Bryan Bowles
Donna Burroughs Richard and Judith Cannon Linda Jo Carron Susan Chilton
Philip Dachenhausen Debbie Davis
Dr. Michael and Carol DeCaria Lee Dever and Carolyn Nichols Margaret Drake Lori Eckles
In Memory of Lela and Reid Ellsworth Joseph Foutz Ann and Rick Gold Mary Gootjes and John Davis The Kent Green Family Scott and Loree Hagen Cynthia Hamman and Robert Robbins Scott Hansen and Peggy Norton Katherine Harney Drs. Ivonne and Stevan Hobfall William K. and Janeal P. Hodges Barbara Horwitz Judy Jones Trevor Kobe
Jinna Lee and Nathan Thomas Thomas and Valerie Lindley Kathy Lynch David and Donna Lyon Courtney Maclean Howard Mann Jessica Mathewson Susan McHugh Keith and Donna Mercer Elia Miller Heather Dawn Miller Marilyn Neilson Rachel Otto Ronald and Camille Parker Adam and Rebecca Paulson Leslie Peterson and Kevin Higgins Sandra Covey Revolution Gear & Truck Parts Corey Rammell
Delia and Craig Reece Juergen Sass Kenneth Shelley
Siobhan Smith
Kevin and Alice Steiner
Edward Stone
Don Stromquist and Regina Rosenthal Annie and Cory Strupp
Jefforey and Jane Thorpe
Dongngan Truong Megan Ware
Bruce and Leigh Washburn Judith W. Wolfe Richard and Marsha Workman
Ms. Trisha Young Anonymous (7)
The above list includes individual donations received as of September 25, 2022.
We thank our Park City Ballet Corps for their support in bringing world-class ballet to Summit County.
EN POINTE
$25,000 AND ABOVE
Hank and Diane Louis
PIROUETTE
$15,000 - $24,999
Keith and Nancy Rattie Lois Zambo
ALLEGRO
$5,000 - $9,999
Howard and Kathy Rothwell
Summit Sotheby’s International Realty
TENDU
$1,500 -$ 2,499
Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe Rich and Cherie Meeboer
The above list includes individual donations received as of September 25, 2022
We thank the below donors for their contributions to the Ballet West Artistic Impact Fund. Each gift was made specifically in support of one of three initiatives: Commissioning New Works, Commissioning New Productions, or Sponsoring National and International Touring.
Peggy Bergmann
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
John and Andrea Miller
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.
Cole Adams
In Memory of Robert Arbogast, from Friends, Family, and the Ballet West Guild Bronwyn Newport-Bradley and Todd Bradley
Judy and Larry Brownstein George Cardon-Bystry
Vaughn Carrick
Brian Davis
Allison DeBona
Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert
Carolyn Guss
Gordon Irving
Josh and Marina James Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
Barbara Levy Kipper Jinna Lee and Nathan Thomas Kate Lieberth Lytton Education in Dance Fund
Jon Monk
Park City Community Foundation: The Solomon Fund David Parkinson and Leonardo Arantes Silveira Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince
Sandefur Schmidt
Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Jonathan and Liz Slager
The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation
Brad and Linda Walton Anonymous
The above list includes individual donations received as of September 25, 2022.
We honor those individuals who have made a meaningful commitment to the future of Ballet West by including the company in their estate planning.
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
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 Gaye Herman Marrash* Willis McCree and John Fromer Glenn H. and Karen Fugal Peterson Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel Joy Rocklin Marian Ream*
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
We thank those donors who have made a gift to Ballet West in memory or in honor of the individuals listed below.
IIn Memory of Ray E. Andersen
Sara Andersen
In Memory of Gladys Banks Ballet West
In Memory of Janice Ione Berghout Ann Berghout Austin
In Memory of Bessa Colleen Hansen
In Memory of Earle Robert Bevins III Linda M. Thorn Bevins
In Memory of Megan Leigh Brown Marie Brown
In Memory of Kevin Brown Ballet West
Alvin and Gloria Charnes Steve C. Hegerfeld
In Memory of Willam Christensen David Barber and Greg Geilmann
In Memory of Karen Coleman Ballet West
In Memory of Jacqueline Cronsberg Sandra Jennings
In Memory of Donna L. Dell Ballet West
In Memory of Lela and Reid Ellsworth Janet Ellsworth
In Memory of John H. Firmage, Jr. Katherine W. Lamb
In Memory of Deborah Dubinski Flamish Ballet West Guild
In Memory of Mark Fry Ballet West Guild
In Memory of Tony Lazzara Ballet West
In Memory of Dorothy McBride William and Joanne Shiebler
In Memory of Peter Durkee Meldrum Ballet West
In Memory of Jed Moss Ballet West Betsy Hijazi
In Memory of Lynette Myler Marie Bohata
In Memory of Sara Nelson Brad and Teresa Nolen
In Memory of Emily Johnson Ott Mark Ott
In Memory of Lucy Dodge Poindexter Sandy Dodge
In Memory of Carol Ann Robertson Anonymous
In Memory of Roy W. Ryan Shirley Veit
In Memory of Rulynn Skidmore Andrea Skidmore
In Memory of Steven P. Sondrup Ballet West
In Memory of Walter Stoker Julie Lewis
In Memory of Barbara L. Tanner Ballet West
In Memory of Reagan Tolboe Monte Caldwell
Jim and Barbara Clark Kristin Cowan Thomas and Mary McCarthey Dennis Rocheleau
The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation Leslie Stone
In Memory of David Tundermann Ballet West
In Memory of Walker Wallace Ballet West
In Memory of William Wood Jr. John and Michelle Flynn
IN HONOR
In Honor of Bruce Caldwell Kenny and Janeal Hodges
In Honor of Abbigail Carpenter Lynn and Sharee Birrell
In Honor of Peter Christie Joel and Frances Harris
In Honor of Shelly Cordova Ballet West Senior Steps Participants
In Honor of Aerilyn Grotepas Tonya Grotepas
In Honor of Rachael Darden Harper Michael R. and Sheila I. Harper
In Honor of Dr. Joel M. Harris Carolyn and Dennis Bernard
In Honor of Lucas Horns Gordon Irving
In Honor of Madeline Howell Karen Freed
In Honor of Barbara Levy Kipper Melissa Farruggia
In Honor of Alyxandra Luras Melissa Kristen Luras
In Honor of Jennifer Malherbe
Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker
In Honor of Sebastian and Costello Mitchell Carol Loucks
In Honor of Joy Rocklin Mary Gootjes and John Davis
In Honor of Nicole Ryujin Ravindra Gangadat
In Honor of Thresa Paige Kathleen Saunders Alan Saunders
In Honor of Judith C. Scott Douglas Scott
In Honor of Sadie and Grace Shipp Nathan Shipp
In Honor of Adam Sklute Anonymous
In Honor of Susan Torgesen Smith Joshua Smith
In Honor of Adam Sklute Anonymous
In Honor of Dean and Dina Tilton Carol Ann Saikhon
In Honor of Alexis and Talia Thorum Julie Thorum
In Honor of Melodee Valentine Wendee Valentine
In Honor of Jaclyn Weisenbeck Anonymous
In Honor of Isabel Wilcox Amy Wilcox
In Honor of Wilkes Family Barbara Silberzahn
In Honor of Jared Oaks and the Members of the Ballet West Orchestra Kenny and Janeal Hodges
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FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON
BALLET WEST ACADEMY
Evelyn Cisneros-Legate, Director, Ballet West Academy
Sarah Taylor, Director Of Business Operations, Ballet West Academy
Allison DeBona, Principal, Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus
Katherine Lawrence, Principal, Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre And Trolley Corners Campuses Heather Thackeray, Principal, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation Thanksgiving Point Campus
Michael Scolamiero EXECUTIVE DIRECTOREunice Stafford, Associate Principal, Trolley Corners Campus
Catherine Batcheller, Principal Faculty And Artistic Engagement Coordinator
Stacey Mahan
Principal Faculty And Associate Director Of Curriculum
James Payne, Principal Faculty And Trainee Coordinator
Jeffrey Rogers, Principal Faculty And Director Of Academy Men’s Program
Jessica Baynes, Full-Time Faculty And Costume Coordinator
Jordan Debona, Summer Intensive Coordinator
Jennifer Hildreth, Senior Academy Operations Manager Jenny Lowell, Trolley Corners Campus Operations Manager
Rex Tilton, Park City Campus Operations Manager
Hannah Lowell, Sasha Lowell, Samantha Abrahamson, Administrative Assistants
Silver Barkes, Hannah Brandt, Jazz Bynum, Dantzel Cherry, Nanette Reimschussel Chertudi, Natalie Desch, Jennifer Fjeldsted, Sammy Gomm, Tyler Gum, Jake Hancock, Eunice Kim Stafford, Vera Kotova, Justine SheedyKramer, Lindsey Larsen, Deborah Latimer, Stephan Legate, Vinicius Lima, Amber Miller, Jaiden Morley, Bridge Payne, Kendra Rangel, Ashleigh Richardson, Autume Ryskoski, Samira Saeed, Mary Ann Shaefer, Heidi Slagle, Conniec Smith, Kramer Snead, Stefanie Spiece, Kristen Stringham, Scout Sutton, Jessica Hartson Thompson, Rex Tilton, Kristina Weimer, Elizabet Weldon, Bashaun Williams, Nichele Woods, Instructors
Lisa Haddon, Jim Kuemmerle, Sarah Lund, Brian Pappal, John Rukavina, Kimball Whitaker, Penelope
Maggie Wright-Tesch, U Of U/BW Joint Trainee Liaison
MUSIC
Jared Oaks, Music Director
Seretta Hart, Orchestra Manager
Nicholas Maughan, Company Pianist
Max Hall, Principal Academy Pianist
Michael Andrew Currey, Director of Production Michael McCulloch, Production Stage Manager
Angelina Pellini, Stage Manager and Production Operations Coordinator
Robert Clifford, Technical Director / Head Carpenter Joshua Belka, Assistant Carpenter James K. Larsen, Head Electrician Corey Cresswell, Assistant Electrician
Cory A. Thorell, Properties Master Jacquelin Bryce, Wardrobe Supervisor Emily Fowler, Wardrobe Assistant
Yancey J. Quick, Wig Master Members of IATSE Local 99 Run of Show Crew
Jack E Stahl, Associate Director of Technology and Ticketing
Natalie Thorpe, Senior Manager of Patron Services
Jane Harris, Patron Services, and Group Sales Lead Advisor
Andrew Wilson, Assistant Manager, Patron Services
Karly Lowry, 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.
