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WELCOME Last winter, I had the opportunity to see a string quartet play in New York City. Although quite young, these musicians were already brilliant technicians. However, their performance moved me for another reason. They played a challenging piece by Anton Webern. Before doing so, they explained that the piece was composed when Webern was still reeling from the loss of his mother.

Having just lost someone close to me, this piece was especially poignant for me. Before that moment, I had been ambivalent towards Webern, but as I listened to the performance, I felt a connection with him. It was also cathartic because, at that concert, sitting among strangers, I was finally able to pause and to grieve. That is the power and the beauty of art.

Pablo Picasso once said that “there is only one way to look at things until someone shows us how to look at them with different eyes.” Art can help us explore new perspectives, new worlds, and new pathways. It can help build bridges. It can also inspire goodness, motivate change, and help us better understand ourselves.

Ultimately, this is why OSBA exists—to inspire, enrich and uplift our community.

OSBA has a sixty-eight year tradition of uplifting our community through world-class performances. This year, we will continue this tradition with twenty stellar concerts.

Our season includes elite talent like six-time Tony-award winner Audra McDonald, renowned pianist Louis Lortie, and internationally-acclaimed Parsons Dance. We will also present three Utah treasures—the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, and BYU Ballroom Dance. And for the first time ever, OSBA will present a full dance season, featuring dance companies from New York City, Los Angeles and Memphis, TN. Through it all, we hope you will find entertainment, joy, inspiration, virtuosity, and enchantment. But we also hope there will be moments of reflection, thoughtfulness, and understanding. After all, as Henry Miller said, “art teaches nothing, except the significance of life.”

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OSBA BOARD & STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. Robert Fudge President

ADVISORS Marlene Barnett Karen Fairbanks Alan Hall Robert Harris Sharon Lewis Thomas Moore Suzy Patterson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Emily Jayne Kunz

Tina Olsen Treasurer

FOUNDATION Russ King Chair

OUTREACH & VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Andrew Barrett Watson

Paul C. Kunz Past President/Nominating

Marti M. Clayson Secretary

Mark Stratford President Elect Melissa Bennett Vice President Jennifer Webb Secretary

Robbyn Dunn Dr. Ann Ellis Linda Forest John Gordon Dr. Val Johnson Russ King McClain Lindquist Dr. Scott Major Dr. David Malone Stephanie Moore Dr. Robert Newman Dr. Carolyn Rich-Denson Dr. Shane Schvaneveldt Jan Slabaugh

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DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Melissa Klein MARKETING MANAGER Abby Payne-Peterson

Richard White Treasurer Paul C. Kunz Andrea Lane Michael S. Malmborg Dr. Judith Mitchell Meg Naisbitt Ellen Opprecht Carolyn N. Rasmussen Sherm Smith Dr. Paul Sonntag

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ABOUT OSBA

Under the direction of numerous dedicated Board Members and longserving Executive Directors like Jean Pell (27 years) and Sharon Macfarlane (14 years), OSBA has expanded its programming but remains committed to its mission to enrich the lives of people in northern Utah by sponsoring world-class classical music and dance programming in the Greater Ogden Area. Since its inception, OSBA has presented over 800 performances.

In 1949, Beverly Lund and Ginny Mathei decided they wanted to add even more culture to Weber County, so, with the help of a few friends and their husbands’ checkbooks, they brought the Utah Symphony to Ogden for a single performance. The total cost was $400, and three hundred people attended the concert.

This 1949 concert was a big success, so the women decided to present even more concerts in Ogden. They organized a committee within the Welfare League (later the Junior League) to raise funds for the Symphony Concerts. Then, in 1957, this committee reformed and incorporated as the Ogden Guild. After a few more name changes and the addition of Ballet West performances in 1982, the organization became the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association.

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In addition, OSBA actively works to engage and educate younger patrons.

For example, our Youth Guild has provided generations of high school students with opportunities to serve. We also offer a variety of education classes, from Masterworks Music Detectives to Music and Dance Explorers. And we are partnering with several local community organizations to expand these programs to reach even more children and students.

This year, we will also present our second Youth Benefit Concert, featuring Young Concert Artist Xavier Foley and young aspiring musicians from our very own community. The proceeds from this concert will go to fund music education scholarships for local children. If you would like to know more about any of these programs, please do not hesitate to call our office!

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OSBA 2016–17 SEASON ENTERTAINMENT

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OCTOBER 26 Broadway Divas

OCTOBER 13 BODYTRAFFIC

DECEMBER 14 Broadway Christmas with Brain Stokes Mitchell

NOVEMBER 4 BYU Ballroom Dance JANUARY 25 Collage Dance Collective

FEBRUARY 8 Dancing & Romancing

MARCH 3 Parsons Dance

MARCH 22 Audra McDonald

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MASTERWORKS NOVEMBER 2 Rachmaninoff & Ravel

JUNE 30 Utah Symphony - Patriotic Pops at Snowbasin

DECEMBER 7 Saint-Saëns

NOVEMBER 24&25 Ballet West - Nutcracker

FEBRUARY 1 Mozart & Haydn

MARCH 13 Utah Symphony - Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs & Ham

APRIL 26 Shostakovich

APRIL 12 Utah Symphony - Scheherazade at Peery’s Egyptian Theater MAY 5 Ballet West II - Aladdin MAY 10 Youth Benefit Concert Allred Theater at the Browning Center Arts

The Ogden Symphony Ballet Association is funded in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Weber County Recreation, Arts, Museums, and Parks (RAMP) program, and Ogden City Arts.

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COLLAGE DANCE COLLECTIVE JANUARY 25, 2018 / 7:30PM / VAL A. BROWNING CENTER SPONSORED BY

BEAVER CREEK FOUNDATION Ella Suite Ella In celebration of Ella Fitzgerald and the 100th anniversary since her birth Choreography: Arturo Fernandez Music: Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass Costumes: Gabriela Moros Dancers: Kimberly Ho-Tsai, Daniel Cooke, Bernard DuBois II Premiere: Albany, NY, 2017 [PAUSE] The Rate In Which I Am Choreography: Joshua Manculich Music: Mike Wall, Dustin O’Halloran Costumes: Marcellus Harper Dancers: Rickey Flagg, Miyesha McGriff, Fabio Mariano, Daphne Lee, Nikki Tartt, Bernie DuBois II [PAUSE] Left Unsaid Choreography: Nicolo Fonte Music: J.S. Bach Staged by: Katie Dehler Costume Design: Kathy Scoggins Lighting Design: Todd Elmer Dancers: Daniel Cooke, Rickey Flagg II, Kimberley Ho-Tsai, Luisa Cardoso, Daphne Lee and Fabio Mariano Originally commissioned by Aspen Sante Fe Ballet, 2003 INTERMISSION Lineage Choreography: Darrell Grand Moultrie Music: Kenji Bunch Costume Design: Kilby Yarbrough Lighting Design: Mac Smith Dancers: Daniel Cooke, Rickey Flagg II, Daphne Lee, Nikki Tartt, Kimberley Ho-Tsai, Miyehsa McGriff, Fabio Mariano and Bernie Dubois II Premiere: Memphis, TN, 2016 Wasteland Choreography: Christopher Huggins Music: Jónsi & Alex and Savanj Rooms Costumes: Haley Franklin Dancers: Luisa Cardoso, Ahmad Hill, Bernard DuBois II, Rickey Flagg, Kimberley Ho-Tsai, Daphne Lee, Fabio Mariano, Miyesha McGriff, Nikki Tartt Premiere: Memphis, TN, 2017 801.399.9214

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COMPANY PROFILE

For nearly 10 years, Collage Dance Collective has worked to inspire the growth of ballet by showcasing a repertoire of relevant choreography and world-class dancers representative of our community.

Founded in New York City and officially incorporated in 2006, Collage Dance Collective received rave reviews for its 2007 national debut at the Lyric Opera House in Kansas City, Missouri. The company relocated to Memphis in 2007 to take part in the city’s exciting artistic renaissance and to fulfill its mission of extending the reach of outstanding classical ballet training. Since its move, the professional company has presented eight fulllength seasons in Memphis and has toured to Vermont, Michigan, New York City, Washington, D.C., Mississippi, Massachusetts, Utah and Missouri to date.

Collage Dance Collective presents a diverse range of classical and contemporary choreography. In addition to Artistic Director, Kevin Thomas, the company’s repertory includes works by Nicolo Fonte, Dwight Rhoden, Kevin Iega Jeff, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Sir Frederick Ashton, Camille A. Brown, Joshua Manculich and Shawn Hounsell.

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PROFILE

Kevin Thomas Artistic Director

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Kevin Thomas began his dance training with Ecole Superieure de Danse du Quebec in Montreal, Canada, and has danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Cleveland/ San Jose Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) in New York City. He joined DTH in 1995 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1999. With DTH, Mr. Thomas’ credits include leading roles in The Prodigal Son, Dialogues, The Four Temperaments, Othello, Adrian (Angel on Earth), A Song for Dead Warriors, Troy Games, Equuis and Dougla.

He has performed leading roles in numerous ballets including, The Nutcracker, Tarantella, Agon, Who Cares, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Don Quixote, Consort Lessons, and Aureole. Mr. Thomas has made guest appearances with the Royal Ballet in London, Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York and Fleming Flindt and Peter Schaufuss in Denmark. He has also appeared on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera. Mr. Thomas has served as Artistic Coordinator and Ballet Master for New Ballet Ensemble & School and has choreographed for Opera Memphis, Hattiloo Repertory Theatre, New Ballet Ensemble, Orpheum Theatre, Flint Institute of Music, University of Memphis and Collage Dance Collective. symphonyballet.org

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DANCERS’ PROFILES LUISA CARDOSO (DANCER) is a native of Salvador, Brazil. She began her training at Ebateca Escola de Ballet, directed by Juliana De-Vecchi. In 2014 she moved to Miami, FL after receiving a scholarship to attend the Miami City Ballet School pre-professional program, directed

by Darleen Callaghan. While a student with the Miami City Ballet School, she had the opportunity to perform works by George Balanchine such as Western Symphony, Stars and Stripes, and Theme and Variations. Ms.. Cardoso has also worked with choreographers Maribel Modromo, Olivier Pardina, Maria Torija, Geta Constantinescu, Ebtiz and Lourdes Lopez. In 2016 she graduated from Miami City Ballet School and moved to Memphis, TN to join Collage Dance Collective.

This is Luisa’s second season with the company.

DANIEL COOKE (DANCER) was born in San Bernardino, CA and began his formal dance training in Las Vegas, NV under Alison Kravenko. He has also trained at the San Francisco Ballet School, Walnut Hill School, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Daniel danced professionally with Ballet Memphis from 2012-2014. While with Ballet Memphis he danced roles in Romeo and Juliet, Onegin, Nutcracker and Don Quixote.

Daniel joined Collage Dance in 2014.

BERNARD DUBOIS II (DANCER) was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Ontario, Canada.

Bernard started his professional training at Canada’s National Ballet School under the direction of Mavis Staines. He also attended Hamilton City Ballet for a short time in 2013 before going on to attend Montreal’s L’Ecole Superieure de Ballet du Quebec, directed by Anik Bissonette, under scholarship. Here, he was given the opportunity to perform lead roles in ballets such as La Bayadere and Swan lake.

During this time, he worked with many renowned dancers and teachers like Samuel Abramian, Jesus Corrales, Gioconda Barbuto, Jeremy Ransom and Martine Lamy and performed works by choreographers Mauro Bigonzetti, Vincent Nebrada and Erik Bruhn, to name a few. Bernard has also performed Fernand Nault’s CasseNoisette with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal for the past 2 years. Bernard has won

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the first place prize at the Quebecois dance competition Bravissimo. This is Bernard’s second season with Collage Dance Collective.

RICKEY FLAGG II (DANCER) was born and raised in in Windsor, CT. At 16 he attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and was also part of the Hartt School Community Division under the direction of Miguel Campaneria. Rickey continued his training with Mr. Campaneria in Cary, NC dancing roles in Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Spring Waters pas de deux and excerpts from Raymonda. Mr. Flagg has choreographed solos for the Youth American Grand Prix and World Ballet Competition, several of which placed in the contemporary category. In 2012, Rickey was awarded a full scholarship to attend Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Professional Training Program under the direction of Virginia Johnson. Upon completion of the training program at DTH, Rickey was offered a contract with Charlotte Ballet II. This is Rickey’s third season with Collage Dance Collective.

KIMBERLEY HO-TSAÏ (DANCER) was born in French Guiana and started her dance training with Jeanine Verin and Beatrice Tertulien at the Adaclam School. After graduation from high school she moved to New York City to attend The Ailey School on full merit scholarship. Ms. Ho-Tsai also completed the certificate program of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School where she was on a full scholarship again. After completing her studies, Kimberley joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York City and toured extensively both nationally and internationally.

Kimberley has performed works by Robert Garland, Abdur Rahim-Jackson, Jermaine Brown, Francesca Harper and Yannick Lebrun. This is Kimberley’s third season with Collage.

DAPHNE LEE (DANCER) began her dance training at the Rahway Dance Theatre under the direction of her mother, Mrs. Jay Skeete-Lee. She graduated with honors from the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A program in dance and is a recipient of the Denise Jefferson Scholarship award. She is currently receiving her MFA in Dance at Hollins University. Ms. Lee received scholarships to Jacob’s Pillow, Boston Ballet, and Dance Theatre

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DANCERS’ PROFILES of Harlem and is a regional gold medal recipient in dance for the NAACP ACT-SO competition and served as a judge. Ms. Lee was also featured in the opening video for the Mrs. Carter World Tour for Beyoncé and was featured in a short film, “Life of An Actress” directed by Paul Chau.

Daphne performed works by Robert Battle, Benoit Swan- Pouffer and Amy Seiwart among others and was an assistant choreographer to the Milwaukee production of the musical The Color Purple. She was a former member of Alvin Ailey II, Zest Collective, the Oakland Ballet Company, and a back-up dancer for UK artist Sydney Jo Jackson. Daphne serves as a member of Brown Girls Do Ballet Inc. and is endorsed by companies like Gaynor Minden (pointe shoes) and Nudebarre. Lee wants to thank Kevin, Marcellus, her colleagues along with the Collage team for their ongoing support as this is her third season with the company.

MIYESHA MCGRIFF (DANCER) is a Kansas City, Missouri native. She trained at the Kansas City Ballet School where she was a company apprentice for the 2006-2007 season. She then attended and graduated from the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance, May of 2011.

After graduating, she danced at Dallas Black Dance Theatre II for the 2011-2012 season in Dallas, Texas. She then went to dance with Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company for the next four seasons. In the summer of 2014, She relocated to New York to pursue her dance career. Since she has moved to the Big Apple, she has danced with a few project-based companies and continues to grow in her artistry. In 2017, Miyesha joined Collage Dance Collective of Memphis, TN as a company member.

FÁBIO MARIANO (DANCER) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and started dancing when he was 14 years old. Trained by Helfany Peçanha and Natalia Valdanini, he joined the first and most traditional dance school in Brazil in 2010, Maria Olenewa State Dance School, belonging to Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro. He was taught by renowned Brazilian and Russian teachers from Kirov Ballet. He graduated in five years after skipping grades for his good development. While a student, he worked in a contemporary company for 2 years. Also, he performed in big productions with the Ballet Company of Theatro Municipal of Rio. He was a member of the Youth Ballet Company of Rio, directed by Dalal Achcar and Mariza Estrella, where he experienced performing pieces of renowned choreographers. After graduated, he joined the Corpo de Baile Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ) in 2014, where he performed many pieces as a soloist in the classical and contemporary repertory. He also choreographed a contemporary ballet for the company, which was very well received for the public. For the 2016/17 season, he joined Atlantic City Ballet, in NJ and performed soloist and leading roles in full length ballets as The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Carmen. Mr. Mariano moved to Memphis, TN and joined Collage Dance Collective as a company member for the 2017-18 season.

NICOLE TARTT (DANCER), a native of Memphis, TN, began her dance training at the age of three attending several local studios in Memphis, including Ballet Memphis and various summer intensives. Nicole attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where she received her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography in 2011. While at Southern Miss, she danced and choreographed for the Repertory Dance Company and assisted in teaching freshmen level dance courses. In 2012 she started dancing with Collage’s preprofessional program, the Collage Dance Corps, and continued to dance as a Corps member until the end of the 2013-2014 season. This is Nikki’s third season as a company dancer. Nikki also teaches in the Collage Ballet Conservatory and in Collage’s Turning Pointe Program.

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AHMAD HILL (TRAINEE) is a native of Chicago, IL. He began his formal training in ballet at the Russell Talbert Dance Studio on full scholarship.

While training with Russell Talbert, he was accepted into Chicago High School for the Arts Dance Conservatory where he trained in ballet, modern, and contemporary. After graduation in May 2017, Ahmad moved to Memphis to join Collage Dance Collective as a trainee.

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CHOREOGRAPHERS’ PROFILES ARTURO FERNANDEZ (CHOREOGRAPHER).

2017 Marks the 25th year anniversary for Mr. Fernandez as Ballet Master for Alonzo King LINES Ballet. “Having worked or studied with Alonzo King for the past 35 years it is an honor to work with someone who’s been my teacher, mentor and friend for all of these years. I am truly a lucky man. I have been Alonzo’s right hand man in the creation of many of the ballets that he’s created over the years that I’ve been at LINES.” During his time working with AKLB, he has been an integral part of the LINES Dance Center as one of the teachers for the open classes.

He started the first ever Summer Program for pre-professional dancers and was instrumental in being the coordinator and instructor for the Alonzo King Professional Workshop. He has also been the coordinator for most of the LINES Ballet auditions and has set Alonzo’s choreography on many companies and Universities in the US and around the globe, including the Royal Swedish Ballet, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Washington University in St Louis, to name a few. Most recently he assisted Mr. King in creating a new work for the San Francisco Ballet.

He has taught master classes to Lyon Opera Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance, Chicago, Paul Taylor Dance, Robert Moses’Kin Dance, Ballet Trocadero de Monte Carlo, Westside Ballet Academy, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, and many schools and Universities where the company has toured. Arturo is master teacher, choreographer and coach to the many programs at LINES Ballet including the LINE Ballet Training and LINES BFA Program and LINES Summer Program.

JOSHUA MANCULICH (CHOREOGRAPHER) hails from Windber, PA, graduated valedictorian in 2005 and went on to pursue dance and psychology at Point Park University. Joshua’s performance credits include The Pillow Project, Jaxon Movement Arts, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Pursuit Productions, as well as five seasons with Thodos Dance Chicago.

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Joshua’s Ride, The Rate In Which I Am and Monologue have been toured internationally with DanceWorks Chicago. In collaboration with Jacqueline Stewart, their duet A Forgotten Rhyme has been seen in NYC as a part of the Dance Gallery series. Other choreography endeavors include, Dancing in the Parks, Grand Valley State University, Interlochen Arts Academy, MetDance, Piel Morena Contemporary Dance, Thodos Dance Chicago, and Western Michigan University. Josh currently is pursuing his Masters of Fine Arts in Dance at The Ohio State as a recipient of the Susan Huntington Dean’s Distinguished University Fellowship. Most recently, Josh had the honor to perform along side pianist Dr. Susan Chess as apart of TedX OSU. This year Josh received a Princess Grace Foundation Award Choreography Fellowship to create a work with The Big Muddy Dance Company.

NICOLO FONTE (CHOREOGRAPHER) is known for his daring and original approach to dance. His work has been noted by critics for a unique movement language as well as a highly developed fusion of ideas, dance and design. Born in Brooklyn New York, Fonte started dancing at the age of 14. He studied at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York as well as at the San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet Schools while completing a Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase. Upon graduation he danced with Peridance in NYC and later joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal, dancing in the works of Balanchine, Tudor, Kudelka and Spaniard Nacho Duato.

Fonte subsequently joined Duato’s Compañia Nacional de Danza in Madrid and forged a strong identity in the Spanish company for seven years – for both his dancing and his choreography. En los Segundos Ocultos, (In Hidden Seconds), one of three ballets Fonte made for the Spanish company, was hailed as a breakthrough work of great impact with the poetic vision of a mature artist and indeed this ballet established his presence on the European dance scene.

In 2000 Fonte retired from performing to devote

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CHOREOGRAPHERS’ PROFILES himself full-time to his choreographic career.

Since that time he has created or staged his ballets for The Dutch National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet West, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Stuttgart Ballet, The Australian Ballet, The Göteborg Ballet, The Finnish National Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, The Perm Tchaikovsky Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Ballett Mainz, Ballett Nürnberg, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, TANZ Ensemble Cathy Sharp, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and Queensland Ballet.

Fonte received a Choo San Goh award for his 2002 collaboration with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Almost Tango, of which R.M. Campbell of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote, “Fonte is a thinker, an architect who creates the new rather than reinvent the old. He is a master of manipulating space and creating relationships”. Almost Tango was also voted as one of Dance Europe’s “Best Premiere’s when it was re-staged for The Australian Ballet in 2004.

From 2002 to 2006 Nicolo enjoyed an ongoing creative partnership with The Göteborg Ballet in Sweden, creating and staging numerous works that helped establish the company’s distinct profile. While in Göteborg he created his first full-length ballet, based on the life of Tchaikovsky.

Widely acclaimed in the international press for Fonte’s marriage of narrative skill and a contemporary choreographic language, Re: Tchaikovsky appeared on the “Best of 2005” lists of both Ballett-Tanz and Dance Europe.

Fonte has also played an important role in the ongoing development of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet as one of that company’s most popular guest choreographers. To date he has created eight highly successful works for ASFB that have toured throughout the US and overseas. In addition to Oregon Ballet Theatre, Nicolo Fonte is currently the Resident Choreographer for Ballet West, in Salt Lake City, which began with the 2012-2013 season.

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DARRELL GRAND MOULTRIE (CHOREOGRAPHER) is one of America’s most diverse and sought-after choreographers and master teachers. A recipient of a Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award, he is one of the few choreographers working in the theater, modern, ballet, and commercial dance genres simultaneously. Moultrie has created and staged multiple works for The Juilliard School, Colorado Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, BalletMet Columbus, Ailey 2, Sacramento Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Tulsa Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and Smuin Ballet. He has taught and choreographed at many universities such as Fordham, Point Park University, CalArts, New York University, Stanford University, Dartmouth College and Boston Conservatory This season he will set new works for Washington Ballet and NBA Ballet in Japan.

Grammy Award-winning recording artist Beyoncé selected Moultrie as one of her choreographers for her ‘Mrs. Carter Show’ world tour. He also has collaborated with Tony Award-winners in hoofer Savion Glover and director Diane Paulus, who tapped Moultrie to choreograph the original musical Witness Uganda at American Repertory Theater. Most recently Darrell choreographed the new Opera El Publico by Federico Lorca at the world famous Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain. He also cochoreographed the new Off Broadway musical Invisible Thread.

As a performer, Moultrie was seen in West Side Story in Milan, Italy, at the world famous La Scala Opera House. He has also appeared on Broadway in the smash hit musical, Hairspray, and was an original cast member of the Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot. Moultrie is a proud New Yorker, born and raised in Harlem, and a proud graduate of P.S. 144, Laguardia High School, and The Juilliard School. Darrellgrandmoultrie.com CHRISTOPHER L. HUGGINS (CHOREOGRAPHER) has been lauded a visionary artist for his incredible genius of

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DANCERS’ PROFILES creating groundbreaking, critically acclaimed ballets in the world of dance.

Christopher L. Huggins is a former soloist of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Aterballetto of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Huggins trained under the tutelage of Andrea H. Major, the late Danny Sloan, and Martha Armstrong Gray. He attended the State University of New York at Purchase, the Juilliard School at Lincoln Center, and was a Fellowship Scholar at the Ailey School.

Huggins, a much sought after choreographer, has created commissioned ballets for numerous companies including Philadanco! Dallas Black Dance Theater, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Lula Washington Dance Theater, Gus Giordano Dance Chicago, Movements Dance Theater (Jamaica), Oslo Dance Ensemble (Oslo, Norway) Kjara Staric Dance (Slovenia), Dance Alloy, The August Wilson Dance Ensemble, Cape Dance Company (Cape Town, South Africa) Ailey II, and most recently in 2010, a world premiere for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, “Anointed.”

As a master teacher and choreographer, he works in Italy, France, Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria, Japan, Korea, Jamaica, South Africa, and throughout the United States. Mr. Huggins has served as an Adjunct Professor of Dance at the University for the Arts in Philadelphia and at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center/Fordham in New York City. He has taught countless master classes and workshops at several universities and dance institutions including Howard University, Spelman College, Wayne State University, University of the Arts, Ailey/Fordham, Western Michigan University, Virginia State University, Virginia School of the Arts, Georgetown University, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, San Diego School

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of Creative and Performing Arts, and the West Virginia Dance Festival where he is assistant to the Artistic Director, Lorraine Graves.

He is a 2002 and 2008 recipient of the ‘Alvin Ailey Award’ for Best Choreography from the Black Theater Alliance in Chicago for his works ‘Enemy Behind the Gates’ for Philadanco and ‘Pyrokinesis’ for Gus Giordano Dance Chicago. Huggins is a silver medalist winner from the 3rd International Contemporary Dance Competition in Seoul, Korea, was named ‘25 Choreographers to Watch’ by the National Public Radio in 2008 and was the sole choreographer in 2008 for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Opening Night Gala Commemorating its 50th Anniversary.

He is a Critics Choice award recipient for his choreography of the musical “The Wiz” with Dallas Theater Center in Dallas, Texas and a Field of Dance Award recipient from The International Association of Blacks in Dance for his dedicated service to dance.

Huggins is currently serving as resident choreographer at Duke Ellington High School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. and choreographer in Cape Town, South Africa where he recently set “Bolero” on Cape Dance Company.

MAC SMITH (TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND LIGHTING DESIGNER) is from New York City and a UNC School of the Arts graduate. Recent designs include, Wynton Marsalis Orchestra Jazz at Woodlawn Cemetery, 2014-16 Dance Against Cancer Benefit, Ulysses In Three at The Park avenue Armory. Multiple Production’s with Taylor Dance since 2013 Including Nutcracker, Aladdin Junior, Journey of Honor, and more. Multiple productions with Collage Dance Collective since 2013. For the Irish Arts Center, An Irish Christmas, Camille O’Sullivan In Residence 2014-16, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Maud in Cahoots, and more. macsmithdesigns.com

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