Photo by Pedro Greig
Circa Humans THURSDAY–SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6–9, 2020 Jackson Hall Stage, UC Davis Sponsored by
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We should take a moment to acknowledge the land on which we are gathered. For thousands of years, this land has been the home of Patwin people. Today, there are three federally recognized Patwin tribes: Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community, Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, and Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. The Patwin people have remained committed to the stewardship of this land over many centuries. It has been cherished and protected, as elders have instructed the young through generations. We are honored and grateful to be here today on their traditional lands. https://diversity.ucdavis.edu
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Circa Humans Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble
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Director Technical Director Costume Design
Yaron Lifschitz Jason Organ Libby McDonnell
Artist Representation
Allen Moon / David Lieberman Artists’ Representatives
en acrobats take us on a stirring journey of what it means to be human, and of how our bodies, our connections, and our aspirations all form part of who we are.
Exploring the physical limits of their bodies as they are pushed to the extreme, they question how much we can take as humans. How much weight can we carry? Who can we trust to support our load? They lead us to reflect on our lives, our loved ones, the burdens we carry and the physical and emotional strength it takes to overcome them. Created by Yaron Lifschitz, the stage is stripped bare as the vulnerability of a team of highly skilled acrobats is exposed. With incredible strength and integrity they connect each moment seamlessly with the next in a thrilling and heart-stopping performance. Glimpse their humanity as they as they find redemptive power in strength and celebrate what it means to be fiercely human. To date, Humans has had 210 performances to over 114,000 people. It premiered on the 13th January 2017 in Sydney, Australia at the Sydney Festival. Since then it has toured throughout Australia as well as to Romania, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, France, Hungary, Mexico, USA, Canada, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden and Spain.
Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
The artists and fellow audience members appreciate silence during the performance. Please be sure that you have switched off cellular phones, watch alarms and pager signals. Videotaping, photographing and audio recording are strictly forbidden. Violators are subject to removal. MONDAVI CENTER 2019 –20 |
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C A S T A N D C R E AT I V E S B I O S Yaron Lifschitz — Director Yaron Lifschitz is a graduate of the University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, and National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), where he was the youngest director ever accepted into its prestigious graduate director’s course. Since graduating, Yaron has directed over 60 productions including large-scale events, opera, theatre, physical theatre, and circus.
Scott Grove Scott Grove has been performing professionally as an acrobat since he was 15 years old. He spent 14 years as a performer and co-director of The Leaping Loonies touring Australia, Europe and Asia. He has also performed in the English National Ballet’s Swan Lake and the 2000 Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony, as well as with Flying Trapeze Australia and the Tom Tom Crew.
His work has been seen in 40 countries and across six continents by over one million people and has won numerous awards including six Helpmann awards and the Australia Council Theatre Award. His productions have been presented at major festivals and venues around the world including Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Barbican, Les Nuits de Fourvière, Chamaleon and all the major Australian festivals. His film work was selected for the Berlin and Melbourne Film Festivals. He was founding Artistic Director of the Australian Museum’s Theatre Unit, Head Tutor in Directing at Australian Theatre for Young People and has been a regular guest tutor in directing at NIDA.
Scott joined the Circa ensemble in 2010 and has performed in a variety of Circa’s productions. His highlights thus far are the Circa Festival at Auch, France, the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2010 and 2013 and collaborating with The Debussy Quartet in Opus.
He is currently Artistic Director and CEO of Circa, and was Creative Director of Festival 2018: the arts and cultural program of the 21st Commonwealth Games. In 2018, Yaron directed four new Circa creations, and a new production of Idomeneo which opened in Lisbon at The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos. Jason Organ — Technical Director Jason Organ graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 1988. He has worked as a technician, rigger, lighting designer and production manager. During this time he has lit all manner of productions from pantomimes and product launches to ballet, festivals, military tattoos, circus and live television; contemporary dance and circus being his favourites. Jason was the co-founder of JLX productions, a lighting design and technical consultancy, based in Brisbane. Since January 2010 Jason has been working exclusively with Circa, lighting and production managing their international tours. Libby McDonnell — Costume Design Libby McDonnell works across disciplines as a designer, choreographer, director and performer and has an Associate Degree (Dance) from the Queensland University of Technology. Libby has co-directed for Ballet Theatre of Queensland and has been resident choreographer and designer for Blue Roo Theatre Company. As Associate Director with Circa, Libby has designed costumes for all of Circa’s major creations since 2010 and has show directed and managed tours in Australia and abroad. Piri Lee Goodman Piri Lee Goodman began his circus journey at age eight after following his older sister through the doors of Warehouse Circus in Canberra. Here he learned important life skills such as spinning crockery on a stick and how to balance dining chairs on his face. A co-founder and ensemble member of Poncho Circus, Piri completed a Bachelor of Circus Arts at the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne. During his career, Piri has co-devised and performed multiple works which have toured both nationally and overseas, creating circus that surprises audiences and challenges conventional perceptions of the art form. Piri joined the Circa Ensemble in 2018.
Keaton Hentoff-Killian Keaton Hentoff-Killian was born straight into a circus family, and circus has always been part of his life. Since the young age of one month old, Keaton has been on stage. Unlike his siblings, circus didn’t come naturally to him. Growing up he was very adamant he wanted to be a librarian or something else equally as relaxing. However, as the years went by his other interests just couldn’t keep up with his growing passion for circus. Keaton graduated from high school a year early so he could attend École Nationale de Cirque, where he specialised in tight wire with complementary disciplines in hoop diving and Chinese pole. He has worked with different companies including Circus Flora, Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Jean Coutu, Circus Harmony, Zoppe Circus and many more. Keaton joined Circa just after he graduated in June 2016. He has performed in numerous shows and creations including What Will Have Been and Humans. Bridie Hooper Bridie Hooper discovered Spaghetti Circus at the age of 11, where her imagination became entirely unleashed. She was taught to bend, fly and dream, and at 16, Bridie ventured south to join the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. In 2008 Bridie farewelled Australia to study at École Nationale de Cirque in Montréal where she performed in the 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony and in the Montréal Complètement Cirque Festival of 2010 and 2011. In 2012 Bridie toured with Montréal’s Vague de Cirque, performed in GOP Variété ‘Dummy’ in Germany and in 2013 began to work with Circa. Since then, Bridie has toured over 25 countries and created and performed in several new creations with Circa, including When One Door Closes, Humans, One Beautiful Thing and En Masse. Always eager to discover new ways of moving and making, Bridie was selected in 2018 to participate in a Gaga dance intensive in association with Batsheva Dance Company in Israel.
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Cecilia Martin Cecilia Martin grew up as an only child, and with Spanish as her first language, she was engaging with her friends physically before she could communicate verbally. She grew up surrounded by sports, music and art, and found a passion for circus early on, attending Warehouse Circus in Canberra. Cecilia went on to co-
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found the company Poncho Circus at the age of 15, where she created and performed in circus shows as part of an ensemble. Cecilia is also a talented musician, demonstrating this by composing scores to three different circus productions. Upon graduating from high school, Cecilia went on to study circus full time at the National Institute of Circus Arts where she specialised in dance trapeze, Washington trapeze and group acrobatics. She joined the Circa ensemble in late 2016 and has since participated in the creation of Humans, and One Beautiful Thing. Hamish McCourty Hamish McCourty is an acrobat and musician. He began his circus journey at Cirkidz in Adelaide when he was eight years old, and after graduating from the performance program he’s been creating his own work touring nationally and internationally. Hamish is currently working on fusing together his passion for music and circus on stage. His main specialties are tumbling and basing pair and group acrobatics and he prides himself on making people laugh and being a loon onstage. Hamish is a keen performer andmulti-talented acrobat with his sights set on leaving his mark in the world of circus Daniel O’Brien Daniel O’Brien has been physically active throughout his whole life, primarily focusing on his gymnastics training in his hometown and a few small gyms along the Queensland coastline. After high school Daniel made a decision to transition from the sport of gymnastics to a possible career in circus performance. Daniel decided to move to Melbourne and study at the National Institute of Circus Arts, specialising in hand-balancing and aerial straps, where he gained his first experiences as a performer. He spends his spare time feeding his unhealthy addiction to video games or reading whatever he can get his hands on. After attending NICA for three years, Daniel has fostered an immense passion for circus, honed his skills to a level, which has allowed him to join Circa as an ensemble member in 2015. He has since performed in the many iconic Circa works including What Will Have Been, Closer and Humans. Kimberley O’Brien Kimberley O’Brien grew up competing in athletics and playing representative AFL. After seeing one of Circa’s shows, Kimberley joined the Circa youth performance troupe Circa Zoo. After two years of training and performing, Kimberley was given the opportunity to be the very first member of fast track, a program designed for young and aspiring performers within Circa. In 2011 Kimberley left Circa Zoo and fast track and became a full-time ensemble member. Since then, Kimberley has toured numerous shows in various countries and participated in the creation of many new Circa works. One of her highlights was performing Wunderkammer at the Sydney Opera House. Jarrod Takle Jarrod is an Australian raised, Montreal-based, freerange circus artist specializing in hand-balancing and teeterboard with a splash of banquine and solo and group acrobatics.
He spent a glorious childhood decade training and performing with Australia’s leading youth circus, The Flying Fruit Fly Circus, which inspired a life-long passion for the art form. After honing his craft at l’École Nationale de Cirque de Montreal (2019), completing four years of higher education in Circus Arts (sweating upside down in “the handstand corner” under the benevolently meticulous supervision of his Russian coach/surrogate father Yury Bozyan), he has since worked with some of the world’s leading contemporary circus and performance companies. Outside of his artistic pursuits, Jarrod spends the remainder of his time and energy in search of good coffee and/or avoiding the type of people who stand directly in front of the baggage train at airports. Georgia Webb Born and raised in outback Western Australia, Georgia was a fully committed competitive gymnast and dancer for 13 years. This background gave her the discipline and work ethic which now informs her circus practice. After both parents insisted that their only child joined the military, Georgia decided to forgo those plans to follow her own dream of running away with the circus. In her spare time Georgia enjoys motorbike riding, surfing and free driving. She also one day hopes to travel the world skydiving. About Circa Circa Contemporary Circus is one of the world’s leading performance companies. Since 2004, from its base in Brisbane, Australia, Circa has toured the world—performing in 40 countries to over a million people. Circa’s works have been greeted with standing ovations, rave reviews and sold-out houses across six continents. Circa is at the forefront of the new wave of contemporary Australian circus—pioneering how extreme physicality can create powerful and moving performances. It continues to push the boundaries of the art form, blurring the lines between movement, dance, theatre and circus. Fuelled by the question, “what is possible in circus?” Circa is leading the way with a diverse range of thrilling creations that “redraw the limits to which circus can aspire.” (The Age). Under the direction of circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, Circa features an ensemble of exceptional, multi-skilled circus artists who have been a regular fixture at leading festivals and venues in New York, London, Berlin and Montreal with seasons at Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Barbican Centre, Les Nuits de Fourvière, Chamäleon Theatre as well as major Australian Festivals. Visit circa.org.au to find a Circa performance near you and discover why Circa has been hailed as nothing short of “... a revolution in the spectacle of circus.“ (Les Echos). Circa is committed to fostering the next generation of circus artists and runs a Training Centre from its studio in Brisbane. Circa also runs regular circus programs with communities throughout Queensland and around Australia. As a champion of live performance, Circa manages arTour and was the Creative Lead for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games arts and cultural program. Discover more about Circa by subscribing to enews at circa.org.au and following the company on facebook.com/circacontemporarycircus, Instagram.com/ circapresents, spotify.com/user/circapresents and via #circacircus
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Thank you to our 2019–20 sponsors CORPORATE SPONSORS
The Art of Giving The Mondavi Center is deeply grateful for the generous contributions of our dedicated patrons, whose gifts are a testament to the value of the performing arts in our lives. Annual donations to the Mondavi Center directly support our operating budget and are an essential source of revenue. Please join us in thanking our loyal donors, whose philanthropic support ensures our ability to bring great artists and speakers to our region and to provide nationally recognized arts education programs for students and teachers. For more information on supporting the Mondavi Center, visit MondaviArts.org or call 530.754.5438. This list reflects donors as of January 29, 2020.
COLORATURA CIRCLE
$50,000 AND ABOVE James H. Bigelow† Patti Donlon† Richard and Joy Dorf Dean and Karen† Karnopp* M.A. Morris*
IMPRESARIO CIRCLE
$25,000–$49,999 John† and Lois Crowe* Merrilee and Simon Engel Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Wanda Lee Graves and Steve Duscha Bill and Nancy† Roe* The Lawrence Shepard† Family Fund
VIRTUOSO CIRCLE
$16,500–$24,999 Thomas and Phyllis† Farver* Nancy McRae Fisher Anne Gray*† Mary B. Horton* Clifford A. Popejoy† and Antonia K. J. Vorster Darell J. Schregardus, Ph.D. Rosalie Vanderhoef*
MAESTRO CIRCLE
$11,000–$16,499 GRANTORS AND ARTS EDUCATION SPONSORS
Dr. Jim P. Back Wayne and Jacque Bartholomew* Ralph and Clairelee Leiser Bulkley* Chan Family Fund† Andrew and Judith Gabor Benjamin and Lynette Hart* Clarence and Barbara Kado Gordon Klein° and Nancy Lawrence†
Debbie Mah* and Brent Felker Diane Marie Makley*† Grace† and John Rosenquist Raymond Seamans and Ruth Elkins Les and Mary Stephens De Wall Helen and Jerry Suran Tony and Joan Stone
BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $7,500–$10,999
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT Asanté Catering El Macero Country Club J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines Robert Mondavi Winery The Porch Restaurant
Carla F. Andrews Terry and Susan Eager† Karen Broido* Allen and Sandy Enders Susie† and Jim Burton Charles and Catherine Farman Janlynn Fleener† Martin Camsey and Randy Reynoso Sandy and Chris Chong* Friends of Mondavi Center Tony° and Ellie Cobarrubia* Karen Heald and K.C. McElheney Hansen Kwok† Michael and Kevin Conn * Friends of Mondavi Center MONDAVI CENTER 2019 –20 | 6
Garry Maisel† Gerry and Carol Parker William Roth Celestine and Scott Syphax Joe Tupin* Claudette Von Rusten Yin and Elizabeth Yeh
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PRODUCER CIRCLE $3,750–$7,499
Lydia Baskin* Daniel R. Benson Cordelia S. Birrell Jo Anne Boorkman* Karen Broido* California Statewide Certified Development Center Mike and Betty Chapman Michele Clark and Paul Simmons Bruce and Marilyn Dewey* Wayne and Shari Eckert In Memory of Elliott and Sol In Memory of Flint, Ella and Marley Jolán Friedhoff and Don Roth In Memory of Henry (Hank) Gietzen The John Gist Family Ed and Bonnie Green* Charles and Ann Halsted John and Regi Hamel Judy Hardardt Dee Hartzog Donine Hedrick and David Studer In Memory of Christopher Horsley* In Memory of Nicolai N Kalugin Teresa Kaneko* Barry and Gail Klein Jane and Bill Koenig Brian and Dorothy Landsberg Edward and Sally Larkin Drs. Richard Latchaw and Sheri Albers Linda Lawrence Allan and Claudia Leavitt Nelson Lewallyn and Marion Pace-Lewallyn Patricia Lewis Robert and Betty Liu Yvonne L. Marsh Judith E. Moores in Memory of Eldridge M. Moores Barbara Moriel Misako and John Pearson Joanna Regulska and Michael Curry Warren G. Roberts and Jeanne Hanna Vogel* Roger and Ann Romani Liisa A. Russell Neil and Carrie Schore Carol J. Sconyers* Kathryn Smith Tom and Meg Stallard* Tom and Judy Stevenson* Brian K. Tarkington and Katrina Boratynski Rosemary and George Tchobanoglous Ed Telfeyan and Jeri Paik-Telfeyan Ken Verosub and Irina Delusina Georgia Paulo John D. Walker Dick and Shipley Walters Patrice White Judy Wydick And 5 donors who prefer to remain anonymous
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The Aboytes Family Ezra and Beulah Amsterdam Russell and Elizabeth Austin Robert and Susan Benedetti Don and Kathy Bers Edwin Bradley Richard Breedon, Pat Chirapravati, and Rosa Marquez Marguerite Callahan Cantor & Company, A Law Corporation
Margaret Chang and Andrew Holz Allison P. Coudert Jim and Kathy Coulter* Terry Davison Gwendolyn Doebbert and Richard Epstein Joyce Donaldson* Matt Donaldson and Steve Kyriakis Noel Dybdal Karl Gerdes and Pamela Rohrich David and Erla Goller Dr. Eva G. Hess Sharna and Mike Hoffman Ronald and Lesley Hsu Martin and JoAnn Joye* Barbara Katz Nancy and John Keltner Robert and Cathryn Kerr Joseph Kiskis and Diana Vodrey Charlene R. Kunitz Thomas Lange and Spencer Lockson Francie and Artie Lawyer* Hyunok Lee and Daniel Sumner Bob and Barbara Leidigh Lin and Peter Lindert David and Ruth Lindgren Richard and Kyoko Luna Family Fund Natalie and Malcolm MacKenzie* Dennis H. Mangers and Michael Sestak Susan Mann Betty Masuoka and Robert Ono Janet Mayhew In Memory of William F. McCoy Sally McKee Mary McKinnon and Greg Krekelberg Katharine and Dan Morgan Craig Morkert Augustus B Morr Rebecca Newland John Pascoe and Susan Stover J. Persin and D. Verbeck Nancy Petrisko and Don Beckham Linda and Larry Raber Kay Resler* Marshall and Maureen Rice Dwight E. and Donna L. Sanders Christian Sandrock Ed and Karen Schelegle Bonnie and Jeff Smith Janet Shibamoto-Smith and David Smith Edward Speegle Maril and Patrick Stratton Geoffrey and Gretel Wandesford-Smith Rosalind Tyson Dale L. and Jane C. Wierman Susan and Thomas Willoughby Verena Leu Young* And 3 donors who prefer to remain anonymous
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Drs. Ralph and Teresa Aldredge Michael and Shirley Auman* Laura and Murry Baria In Memory of Marie Benisek Al Patrick and Pat Bissell Muriel Brandt Craig and Joyce Copelan Robert and Nancy Crummey Gayle Dax-Conroy In Memory of Jan Conroy Dotty Dixon* Anne Duffey John and Cathie Duniway Melanie and Robert Ferrando Doris Flint Jennifer D. Franz Cynthia Gerber Florence Grosskettler Mae and David Gundlach Robin Hansen and Gordon Ulrey
Rick and Zheyla Henriksen Leonard and Marilyn Herrmann Ralph Hexter and Manfred Kollmeier B.J. Hoyt James and Nancy Joye Peter G. Kenner Paul Kramer Paula Kubo Ruth M. Lawrence Michael and Sheila Lewis* Shirley Maus Robert Medearis Roland and Marilyn Meyer John and Carol Oster Celia Rabinowitz John and Judith Reitan C. Rocke Joan Sallee Elizabeth St. Goar Sherman and Hannah Stein Karen and Ed Street* Eric and Pat Stromberg* Mont Hubbard and Lyn Taylor Cap and Helen Thomson Virginia Thresh Roseanna Torretto* Henry°and Lynda Trowbridge* Rita and Jack Weiss Steven and Andrea Weiss Dan and Ellie Wendin Kandi Williams and Frank Jahnke Paul Wyman Gayle K. Yamada and David H. Hosley* Karl and Lynn Zender Karen Zito and Manuel Calderon de la Barca Sanchez And 3 donors who prefer to remain anonymous
ORCHESTRA CIRCLE $350–$699
Dorrit Ahbel Susan Ahlquist Andrew and Ruth Baron Paul and Linda Baumann Mrs. Marie C. Beauchamp Delee and Jerry Beavers Carol Benedetti Jane D. Bennett Robert Bense Ernst Biberstein Robert Biggs and Diane Carlson Biggs Brooke and Clay Brandow Meredith Burns Anne and Gary Carlson* Bruce and Mary Alice Carswell* Simon and Cindy Cherry Dr. Jacqueline Clavo-Hall Mr. and Mrs. David Covin Doug and Joy Daugherty Daniel and Moira Dykstra Nancy and Don Erman Helen Ford Edwin and Sevgi Friedrich* Joyce and Marvin Golman Paul N. and E.F. (Pat) Goldstene Tom Graham and Lisa Foster Darrow and Gwen Haagensen Sharon and Don Hallberg* Marylee Hardie Dione and Roy Henrickson Michael and Margaret Hoffman Jan and Herb Hoover Robert and Marcia Jacobs Don and Diane Johnston Weldon and Colleen Jordan Susan Kauzlarich and Peter Klavins Helen L. Krell, M.D. Bill and Laura Lacy Allan and Norma Lammers Ellen J Lange Larkin Lapides Sevim Larsen Carol Ledbetter Randall Lee and Jane Yeun Barbara Levine
Ernest and Mary Ann Lewis Bunkie Mangum Joan and Roger Mann Dr. Maria I. Manea-Manoliu David and Martha Marsh Katherine F. Mawdsley* Susan and David Miller Elaine and Ken Moody Robert and Susan Munn William and Nancy Myers Margaret Neu* Suzette Olson Frank Pajerski Sue and Jack Palmer Jill and Warren Pickett James D. and Lori K. Richardson Ms. Tracy Rodgers and Dr. Richard Budenz Ron and Morgan Rogers Sharon and Elliott Rose Shery and John Roth Bob and Tamra Ruxin Roger and Freda Sornsen Tony and Beth Tanke Robert and Helen Twiss Ardath Wood Iris Yang and G. Richard Brown Wesley Yates Melanie and Medardo Zavala And 9 donors who prefer to remain anonymous
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M. Aften Elizabeth Allen* Penny Anderson Nancy Andrew-Kyle* Elinor Anklin Alex and Janice Ardans Antonio and Alicia Balatbat* Charles and Diane Bamforth Michele Barefoot and Luis Perez-Grau Carole Barnes Jonathan and Mary Bayless Lynn Baysinger Lorna Belden Merry Benard Kristen and Alan Bennett Bevowitz Family Dr. Robert and Sheila Beyer Elizabeth Ann Bianco Roy and Joan Bibbens* John and Katy Bill Sharon Billings and Terry Sandbek Dolores Blake Dr. Caroline Bledsoe Fredrick and Mary Bliss Judith Blum Brooke Bourland* Jerry and Verne Bowers—Advent Consulting Services Jill and Mary Bowers Carol Boyd* Melody Boyer and Mark Gidding Dan and Mildred Braunstein* Linda Brown Alan and Beth Brownstein Mike and Marian Burnham Dr. Margaret Burns and Dr. W Roy Bellhorn William and Karolee Bush Edward Callahan Nancy Callahan Richard and Marcia Campbell Nancy and Dennis Campos* James and Patty Carey Ping Chan* Bonnie and LeRoy Chatfield Amy Chen and Raj Amirtharajah Carol Christensen* Lesli and John Chuck* Craig Clark and Mary Ann Reihman Gail Clark Linda Clevenger and Seth Brunner James and Linda Cline Stuart and Denise Cohen Sheri and Ron Cole Steve and Janet Collins Richard and Katie Conrad Karen Cook*
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Terry Cook Nicholas and Khin Cornes Fred and Ann Costello Catherine Coupal* Victor Cozzalio and Lisa Heilman-Cozzalio Crandallicious Clan Tatiana and Virgil Cullen Fitz-Roy and Susan Curry Laurence Dashiell Doug and Joy Daugherty Nita A. Davidson Relly Davidson Judy and Mike Davis Judy and David Day Ann Denvir* Carol Dependahl-Ripperda Robert Diamond Linda and Joel Dobris Marjorie Dolcini* Jerry and Chris Drane Karen Eagan James Eastman and Fred Deneke Laura Eisen and Paul Glenn Carol Erickson and David Phillips Robbie and Tony Fanning Eleanor E. Farrand* Michael and Ophelia Farrell Les and Micki Faulkin Janet Feil Cheryl and David Felsch Robin and Jeffrey Fine Maureen Fitzgerald and Frank DeBernardi Dave and Donna Fletcher Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher Glenn Fortini Daphna Fram Marion Franck and Bob Lew Marlene J. Freid* Larry Friedman and Susan Orton David Fudala In Memory of David Gatmon Barbara Gladfelter Ellie Glassburner Marnelle Gleason and Louis J. Fox* Mark Goldman and Jessica Tucker-Mohl Pat and Bob Gonzalez* Drs. Michael Goodman and Bonny Neyhart Joyce and Ron Gordon Karen Governor Halley Grain Jeffrey and Sandra Granett Jim Gray and Robin Affrime Paul and Carol Grench Don and Eileen Gueffroy Abbas Gultekin and Vicky Tibbs Cary and Susan Gutowsky Wesley and Ida Hackett* Myrtis Hadden Bob and Jen Hagedorn Jane and Jim Hagedorn Kitty Hammer William and Sherry Hamre
M. and P. Handley Jim and Laurie Hanschu Susan B. Hansen Alexander and Kelly Harcourt Kay Harse Anne and Dave Hawke Mary A. Helmich Rand and Mary Herbert Calvin Hirsch, MD Clyde Hladky and Donna Odom Pamela Holm Steve and Nancy Hopkins Daniel and Sarah Hrdy David Kenneth Huskey Lorraine J Hwang L. K. Iwasa Diane Moore and Stephen Jacobs Vince Jacobs and Cecilia Delury Ron and Cheryl Jensen Karen Jetter Mun Johl Gary and Karen Johns* Michelle Johnston Andrew and Merry Joslin David Kalb and Nancy Gelbard Shari and Tim Karpin Stephen and Beth Kaffka Steve and Jean Karr Patricia Kelleher* Sharmon and Peter Kenyon Leonard Keyes Nicki King Ruth Ann Kinsella* Camille Kirk Don and Bev Klingborg John and Mary Klisiewicz* Kerik and Carol Kouklis Sandra Kristensen Roy and Cynthia Kroener C.R. and Elizabeth Kuehner Kupcho-Hawksworth Trust Leslie Kurtz Kit and Bonnie Lam* Nancy Lazarus and David Siegel Peggy Leander* Evelyn A Lewis Barbara Linderholm* Motoko Lobue Joyce Loeffler and Ken McNeil Mary Lowry and Norm Theiss Karen Lucas* Melissa Lyans and Andreas Albrecht Ariane Lyons David and Alita Mackill Dr. Vartan Malian and Nora Gehrmann Drs. Julin Maloof and Stacey Harmer Theresa Mann Pam Marrone and Mick Rogers J. A. Martin Leslie Maulhardt* Keith and Jeanie McAfee Karen McCluskey and Harry Roth*
Artistic Ventures Fund
We applaud our Artistic Ventures Fund members, whose major gift commitments support artist engagement fees, innovative artist commissions, artist residencies and programs made available free to the public. James H. Bigelow Ralph and Clairelee Leiser Bulkley John and Lois Crowe Patti Donlon Richard and Joy Dorf
Nancy McRae Fisher Wanda Lee Graves and Steve Duscha Anne Gray Barbara K. Jackson° Rosalie Vanderhoef
Endowment Giving
Thank you to the following donors whose support will leave a lasting impact on Mondavi Center programs. James H. Bigelow Karen Broido Chan Family Fund Sandra Togashi Chong and Chris Chong John and Lois Crowe Richard and Joy Dorf
Mary B. Horton Barbara K. Jackson° Dean and Karen Karnopp Debbie Mah and Brent Felker Diane Marie Makley Rosalie Vanderhoef Verena Leu Young
Jim and Jane McDevitt Tim and Linda McKenna Thomas R. McMorrow Karen Merick and Clark Smith Joe and Linda Merva Cynthia Meyers Beryl Michaels and John Bach Leslie Michaels and Susan Katt Maureen Miller and Mary Johnson Sue and Rex Miller Vicki and Paul Moering James Moorfield Hallie Morrow Marcie Mortensson Rita Mt. Joy* Robert and Janet Mukai Bill and Diane Muller Robert Nevraumont and Donna Curley Nevraumont Kim T. Nguyen R. Noda Jay and Catherine Norvell Jeri and Clifford Ohmart Allyson Oide* Jim and Sharon Oltjen Andrew and Sharon* Opfell Mary Jo Ormiston* John and Nancy Owen Mike and Carlene Ozonoff Thomas Pavlakovich and Kathryn Demakopoulos Pete Peterson The Plante Family Jane Plocher Bonnie A. Plummer Harriet Prato Otto and Lynn Raabe Lawrence and Norma Rappaport Olga Raveling Catherine Ann Reed Fred and Martha Rehrman* Maxine and Bill Reichert David and Judy Reuben Ralph Riggs* Russ and Barbara Ristine Kenneth Ritt and Pamela Rapp Jeannette and David Robertson Denise Rocha Jeep and Heather Roemer Ron and Mary Rogers Maurine Rollins Carol and John Rominger Richard and Evelyne Rominger Warren Roos Janet F. Roser, Ph.D. Cathy and David Rowen* Cynthia Jo Ruff* Paul and Ida Ruffin Joy and Richard Sakai* Jacquelyn Sanders Elia and Glenn Sanjume Fred and Pauline Schack
Patsy Schiff Leon Schimmel and Annette Cody Dan Shadoan and Ann Lincoln Jeanie Sherwood Jennifer Sierras Jo Anne S. Silber Teresa Simi Paula Smith-Hamilton and John Hamilton Robert Snider and Jak Jarasjakkrawhal Jean Snyder Nancy Snyder William and Jeannie Spangler* Curtis and Judy Spencer Tim and Julie Stephens Judith and Richard Stern Daria and Mark Stoner Deb and Jeff Stromberg George and June Suzuki Bob Sykes Yayoi Takamura and Jeff Erhardt Stewart and Ann Teal Julie Theriault, PA-C Virginia Thigpen Henry and Sally Tollette Victoria and Robert Tousignant Justine Turner* Ute Turner* Sandra Uhrhammer* Ramon and Karen Urbano Ann-Catrin Van In Memory of Lewis Vance and Philip Acton Barker Diane Vandepeute (in memoriam) Marian and Paul Ver Wey Richard Vorpe and Evelyn Matteucci Craig Vreeken and Lee Miller Kim and James Waits In Memory of Carl Eugene Walden Andrew and Vivian Walker Don and Rhonda Weltz* Doug West Martha S. West Robert and Leslie Westergaard* Nancy and Richard White* Sharon and Steve Wilson Janet G. Winterer Suey Wong* Jessica Woods Jean Wu Timothy and Vicki Yearnshaw Jeffrey and Elaine Yee* Dorothy Yerxa and Michael Reinhart Chelle Yetman Phillip and Iva Yoshimura Phyllis and Darrel Zerger* Marlis and Jack Ziegler Linda and Lou Ziskind Dr. Mark and Wendy Zlotlow And 23 donors who prefer to remain anonymous
Legacy Circle
Thank you to our supporters who have remembered the Mondavi Center in their estate plans. These gifts make a difference for the future of performing arts and we are most grateful. Wayne and Jacque Bartholomew Karen Broido Ralph and Clairelee Leiser Bulkley John and Lois Crowe Dotty Dixon Nancy DuBois° Jolán Friedhoff and Don Roth Anne Gray
Benjamin and Lynette Hart L. J. Herrig° Mary B. Horton Margaret Hoyt Barbara K . Jackson° Roy and Edith Kanoff° Robert and Barbara Leidigh Yvonne LeMaitre° Jerry and Marguerite Lewis Robert and Betty Liu Don McNary°
Ruth R. Mehlhaff ° Joy Mench and Clive Watson Trust Verne Mendel Kay Resler Hal° and Carol Sconyers Joe and Betty° Tupin Lynn Upchurch And one donor who prefers to remain anonymous
If you have already named the Mondavi Center in your own estate plans, we thank you. We would love to hear of your giving plans so that we may express our appreciation. If you are interested in learning about planned giving opportunities, please contact Nancy Petrisko, director of development, 530.754.5420 or npetrisko@ucdavis.edu. Note: We apologize if we listed your name incorrectly. Please contact the Mondavi Center Development Office at 530.754.5438 to inform us of corrections.
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