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WELCOME A MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR
GARY S. MAY
UC DAVIS CHANCELLOR
“The Mondavi Center is a place of imagination”
One of my first pleasures as the new UC Davis chancellor is to welcome all of you to the 15th anniversary season of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Our university is so fortunate to have such a spectacular public place of enjoyment and enrichment for our broader Northern California community. Together, we experience a remarkable array of highly acclaimed musicians, dancers, comedians and speakers from around the world. The Mondavi Center is a place of imagination, where we examine our own dreams and desires through the brilliant lens of artistic achievement we see on stage. This is also a place that invites free expression of all sorts of ideas, including those that may be unwelcome in other settings. Robert and Margrit Mondavi recognized the important role the arts play in the development of an enlightened society. It is a testament to their vision and generosity, as well as the many donors and audience members that have filled the Mondavi Center with life, that we are celebrating our 15th anniversary season. I take inspiration from the UC Davis mission that grounds our teaching and research in public service. We aim to send our Aggies out into the world as well-rounded, true contributors to society. The Mondavi Center plays an important part in fulfilling this mission, giving students the opportunity to experience the arts, and our community a place to share in the awe and wonder of the world’s greatest performers.
Sincerely, Gary S. May Chancellor
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Don Roth, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Over 15 seasons the Mondavi Center has established itself as the Sacramento region’s home for the finest touring orchestras, groundbreaking modern dance troupes and the legends of jazz. Just as importantly, we have established a reputation, both here and abroad, as a home base for the next generation of artists to grow their careers. This season features all those hallmarks. One of the world’s finest ensembles, the Mariinsky Orchestra, will be featured under the baton of Valery Gergiev. Compañía Nacional de Danza brings an electrifying retelling of Carmen, a tour that our own Associate Executive Director Jeremy Ganter led the charge on. Garrison Keillor returns after a long absence. And Jack DeJohnette joins fellow jazz travelers John Scofield, Larry Grenadier and John Medeski in a contemplation of their hometown Hudson, New York. As always, I encourage you to seek out something new amidst all this star power: The contemporary Irish band The Gloaming is returning for a second visit; their virtuosity is matched by a completely fresh approach to Celtic traditions. Similarly, tap dance trailblazer Michelle Dorrance and her company Dorrance Dance will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about this uniquely American art form. I hope you relish the opportunity to connect with some of the finest artists, speakers, thinkers and performers the world has to offer so close to home. It is our pleasure to present them to you. We look forward to celebrating this milestone 15th Anniversary Season with you, our audience, all season long. Sincerely,
Don
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LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE An American Heritage Series Event Thursday, September 21, 2017 • 8PM Jackson Hall
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LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE was started by Jorge Hernández, his brothers and his cousins who began recording after moving to San Jose, California in the late 1960s, when all the members were still in their teens. They were sponsored by a local record company, Discos Fama, owned by an Englishman named Art Walker, who took them under his wing and helped them find jobs and material, as well as recording all of their early albums. Los Tigres were at first only locally popular, but took off after Jorge Hernández and Art Walker heard a Los Angeles mariachi singer perform a song in 1971 about a couple of drug runners, Emilio Varela and Camelia la Texana. There had been occasional ballads (corridos, in Mexican terminology) about the crossborder drug trade ever since Prohibition in the 1920s, but never a song as cinematic as this, featuring a woman smuggler who shoots the man and takes off with the money. After getting permission to record this song, Los Tigres released “Contrabando y traición” (Contraband and Betrayal) in 1974. The song quickly became a hit on both sides of the border, inspired a series of movies, and kicked off one of the most remarkable careers in Spanish-language music. In norteño/conjunto form (a style featuring accordion that originated along the Texas border region), Los Tigres have been able to portray “real life” in a
LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE fue iniciado por Jorge Hernández, sus hermanos y sus primos. Luego comenzaron a grabar después de mudarse a San José, California, a finales de los años sesenta, cuando todos los miembros aún estaban en su adolescencia. Ellos fueron patrocinados por una compañía discográfica local, Discos Fama, propiedad de un inglés llamado Art Walker, que los llevó bajo su ala y les ayudó a encontrar trabajo y material, así como la grabación de todos sus primeros álbumes. Los Tigres fueron al principio sólo popular localmente, pero despegó después de que Jorge y Art Walker oyeron a un cantante de mariachi de Los Ángeles interpretar una canción a principios de 1971 sobre un par de drogadictos, Emilio Varela y Camelia la Texana. Había habido ocasionalmente baladas (corridos, en terminología mexicana) sobre el tráfico transfronterizo de drogas desde la Prohibición en la década de 1920, pero nunca una canción tan cinematográfica como esta, con una mujer contrabandista que dispara al hombre y despega con el dinero. Después de obtener el permiso para grabar esta canción, Los Tigres del Norte lanzó “Contrabando y traición” en 1974. La canción rápidamente golpeó a ambos lados de la frontera, inspiró una serie de películas y dio inicio a una de Las carreras más notables de la música en español. En forma norteño / conjunto (un estilo con acordeón que se originó a lo largo de la región fronteriza de Texas), Los Tigres han sido capaces de retratar “la vida real” de una manera que choca con las personas en las Américas. Muchas de sus canciones más populares consisten de
LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE manner that strikes a chord with people across the Americas. Many of their most popular songs consist of tales or corridos about life, love, and the struggle to survive in an imperfect world. They regularly touch on the subject of narcotics and illegal immigration, but they have also shared stories of love and betrayal. Together, the band and its public have turned norteño music into an international genre. The band has modernized the music, infusing it with bolero, cumbia, rock rhythms, waltzes, as well as effects of machine guns and sirens integrated with the music. In 2007, Los Tigres was honored as a BMI Icon at the 14th annual BMI Latin Awards for their “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.” They joined an elite list that includes such Latin music giants as Juan Luis Guerra and Carlos Santana. In 2010, the band made headlines by joining a massive international boycott of Arizona, in response to the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act. In 2013, Los Tigres played at an immigration reform rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Their setlist included songs that underscored the themes the rally would address including “La Puerta Negra” (The Black Gate) and “Mis Dos Patrias” (My Two Countries). The band was introduced by then Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actress Lila Downs also accompanied the group in a series of duets. In 2014, Los Tigres released the album Realidades, which contains the song “Era Diferente” (She Was Different) about a lesbian teenager who falls in love with her best friend; according to lead singer and songwriter Jorge Hernández, this is the first time a norteño group has ever written a gay love song. The band has sold over 32 million records, have six Grammys, six Latin Grammys and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They received the Special Recognition Award at the 26th annual GLAAD Media Awards in 2015, for their song “Era Diferente”. The band ranked at number 15 in the list for “The 30 Most Influential Latin Artists of All Time” by Billboard. All group members have become American citizens.
cuentos o corridos sobre la vida, el amor y la lucha por sobrevivir en un mundo imperfecto. Ellos regularmente tocan el tema de narcóticos e inmigración ilegal, pero también han compartido historias de amor y traición. Juntos, la banda y su público han convertido la música norteña en un género internacional. La banda ha modernizado la música, infundiéndola con bolero, cumbia, ritmos de rock, valses, así como efectos de ametralladoras y sirenas integradas con la música. El 9 de enero de 2007, Los Tigres fue galardonado como Icono BMI en el 14º premio anual BMI Latin Awards. Los Tigres, que fueron saludados esa noche con un tributo musical de estrellas, fueron homenajeados como BMI Icons por su “influencia única e indeleble en generaciones de productores musicales”. Se unieron a una lista de élite que incluye a gigantes de la música latina como Juan Luis Guerra y Carlos Santana. En 2010, la banda hizo titulares uniéndose a un masivo boicot internacional del estado de Arizona, en respuesta a la Ley de Apoyo a la Aplicación de la Ley y los Barrios Seguros. El 8 de octubre de 2013, Los Tigres del Norte participó en un acto de reforma de inmigración en el National Mall de Washington, DC Su setlist incluía canciones que subrayaban los temas que debían abordarse en el mitin incluyendo “La Puerta Negra”, “De Paisano a Paisano” Y “Mis Dos Patrias”. La banda fue presentada por la entonces líder minoritaria Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), La cantante y compositora mexicanaestadounidense Lila Downs, también acompañó al grupo en una serie de duetos. En 2014 Los Tigres lanzó el álbum Realidades, que contiene la canción “Era Diferente” (que significa “Ella era diferente”) sobre una adolescente lesbiana que se enamora de su mejor amiga; Según el cantante y compositor Jorge Hernández, es la primera vez que un grupo norteño ha escrito una canción de amor gay. La banda ha vendido 32 millones de discos, tienen seis Grammys, seis Grammys latinos y una estrella en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood. Recibieron el Premio de Reconocimiento Especial en la vigésima sexta edición de los premios GLAAD Media Awards en 2015, por su canción “Era Diferente”. La banda se ubicó en el número 15 en la lista de “Los 30 artistas latinos más influyentes de todos los tiempos” de la revista Billboard. Todos los miembros del grupo se convirtieron en ciudadanos estadounidenses.
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GARRISON KEILLOR was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, and began his radio career as a freshman at the University of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1966. He went to work for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969, and from 1974 through July 2016, he created and hosted his popular variety show, A Prairie Home Companion, for some 3.5 million listeners on 700 public radio stations coast to coast and beyond. Keillor has been honored with Grammy, ACE and George Foster Peabody awards, the National Humanities Medal and election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His many books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny and The Keillor Reader. He is the host of the daily program The Writer’s Almanac and the editor of several anthologies of poetry, most recently, Good Poems: American Places. In 2006, Keillor played himself in the movie adaptation of his show, a film directed by Robert Altman. In 2007, he opened an independent bookstore, Common Good Books, in St. Paul, the city where he and his wife make their home. Keillor continues to captivate audiences with his signature blend of humor, charisma and wisdom as he shares his journey to becoming one of America’s greatest storytellers. Crowds are instantly drawn in by his soothing, hypnotic voice, whimsical vignettes and homespun brand of humor. Sharing his passion for everything from creativity and literacy to the great journey of life, Keillor entertains with a sage yet wry perspective, inspiring with kernels of wisdom audiences carry long after he has left the stage.
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THE GLOAMING A World Stage Series Event
THE GLOAMING dwells at a musical
Friday, October 13, 2017 • 8PM
crossroads, enhancing traditional Irish music’s rich, melancholic tones with modern hues of jazz, contemporary classical and experimental music. Steeped in traditional Irish music since birth, fiddlers Martin Hayes and Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh and sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird are joined by New York pianist Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), and Chicago-born guitarist Dennis Cahill. While Ireland is a small nation, the diversity in styles between traditional music players from different counties and parishes a few dozen miles apart is a thing of no small wonder. The backgrounds of The Gloaming’s three Irish members show the strength and color of this ecosystem. Hayes hails from County Clare, where a slow, contemplative and melancholic sweep of fiddle music holds sway amongst its musicians. A move to America burnished his sound with new idioms, ranging from Arvo Pärt to Sigur Ros. Still very much an East Clare fiddler, Hayes has brought this ageold sound into a modern setting without losing its essence. Hayes’s fellow fiddler is Dublin-born Ó Raghallaigh, whose head was turned by minimal, experimental sounds. His ability to mine the space and texture between the notes with his customized fiddle, part Norwegian Hardanger and
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THE GLOAMING Martin Hayes fiddle Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh fiddle Iarla Ó Lionáird vocals Thomas Bartlett piano Dennis Cahill guitar
part viola d’amore, has produced some groundbreaking work. Ó Lionáird hails from West Cork, where sean-nós singing—solo singing unaccompanied by any instrument—is the lingua franca. Passed down through generations, the songs cover a multitude of material: historical events, love poems or bittersweet accounts of loss and emigration and, of course, songs about drinking and devilment. An exponent of this dark, passionate and ancient art, Ó Lionáird has taken a unique, indelibly Irish voice and lyrics drawn from Irish literature into new terrain. He has recorded a number of albums for Real World Records and became a choice collaborator for composers like Nico Muhly, Gavin Bryars and Donnacha Dennehy. The cast of The Gloaming has proven transformative with the addition of guitarist Cahill, an American from Dingle, County Kerry stock, and Bartlett, who has worked with Antony and the Johnsons, Sufjan Stevens, Glen Hansard, The National, Sam Amidon and many more. With Cahill and Bartlett’s musical dexterity and shaping, The Gloaming’s reels and jigs attain new and exhilarating heights. It’s a bold and brave combination that creates the distinctive, bracing sound of music then and now, perfectly in tune.
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The Gloaming have performed at the most prestigious venues in their home countries: concerts at The National Concert Hall in Dublin and London’s Union Chapel sold out within days or hours. Their international touring calendar has been equally impressive, including such notable nights as the Ceiliúradh at Royal Albert Hall (a celebration of the Irish president’s firstever state visit to Britain); Barbican, Sydney Opera House; New York’s Lincoln Center; Los Angeles’ Bovard Auditorium; Mexico City’s Teatro de la Ciudad; and headlining WOMAD festival. The Gloaming’s debut was widely considered as one of the finest recordings of 2014, featuring on many year-end best lists including Mojo, NPR Music and the Irish Times; was picked by The Guardian as The One Album You Should Hear This Week; won a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award; and the Meteor Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year. Their new album simply titled 2 was recorded in December of 2015 at Real World Studios and released in February of 2016.
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JACK DEJOHNETTE, LARRY GRENADIER, JOHN MEDESKI AND JOHN SCOFIELD
HUDSON
A Jackson Hall Jazz Series Event
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Saturday, October 21, 2017 • 8PM
Hudson, an all-star group with drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Larry Grenadier, keyboardist John Medeski and guitarist John Scofield have joined forces to record and tour in 2017. The ensemble takes its name from the Hudson Valley area of New York State, where each of these musicians resides. The group originally came together in the fall of 2014 to perform at the Woodstock Jazz Festival. “There is a kindred spirit in the Hudson Valley,” says DeJohnette, “and there are many musicians who live in the area who represent a variety of genres. In recent years, we have only been able to collaborate locally on occasion due to our individual musical obligations, but the fact remains that there’s a common language that we all speak— something that emerges from our shared environment.” In 2016, DeJohnette began looking for a project to commemorate his 75th birthday the following year. Fond memories of that performance had him seeking a reunion. In celebration of his milestone year, they kicked off their North American tour in June 2017, followed by several large festival dates and the entire month of October. With a magical recording in the can slated for release in 2017, all four are keen to share this inspired ensemble with the world. Encouraged by a fiery dynamic chemistry
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7PM Pre-Performance Talk, Jackson Hall Speaker: Jeremy Ganter, Associate Executive Director and Director of Programming, Mondavi Center, UC Davis Jeremy Ganter oversees the curation and implementation of each Mondavi Center season, manages the Mondavi Center’s programming and arts education departments, and as Associate Executive Director oversees the Mondavi Center’s operations division and plays a leadership role in the Center’s overall management and strategic direction. He has programming expertise in a broad and eclectic range of performing arts genres, with a special commitment to jazz, modern dance, classical music, and developing young talent.
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the album features original compositions as well as collected repertoire of Hudson Valley materials from Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay” and “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” to The Band’s “Up On Cripple Creek”, the Woodstock Festival’s Joni Mitchell anthem and Jimi Hendrix’s “Wait Until Tomorrow”. This is a band with equal parts power and sublimity, pulling several musical genres into one interpretive statement of improvised jazz, punctuated with passion, skill and history. “I am always inspired by the process of creating music with people who have a broad musical vocabulary,” says DeJohnette. “This can come from either years of experience or from the youthfulness and courageous spirit of a younger musician. The music of Hudson takes us in a variety of directions, and this is always an exciting journey.” Scofield is quick to add, “that’s why we’ve chosen to play together. We couldn’t do this with somebody else. We’ve chosen the repertoire because of the way everybody plays and we’re playing without a net.” “One of the trickiest things is finding that balance,” adds Medeski, “keeping the jazz spirit but at the same time being faithful to this rock or funk or folk music that we’re doing. It’s a really delicate, dangerous territory and the crucial factor is listening to each other and always being present.” Nearly four decades of collaboration have instilled a longstanding respect between DeJohnette and Scofield. “John
HUDSON and I have an ability to communicate on the bandstand and in the studio that is unique to us alone,” adds Jack. Scofield sits in the fortunate position of being a longtime collaborator with all three of his bandmates here, though never before at the same time. After varied studios sessions, Scofield and DeJohnette played on Herbie Hancock’s 1995 album The New Standards and toured with the project. Scofield, DeJohnette and organist Larry Goldings toured extensively as a group called Trio Beyond and recorded the Grammy-nominated album Saudades together. Grenadier has played with Scofield off and on for almost 20 years and the Scofield-Medeski collaborations began in 1997 as the highly acclaimed MMW offshoot Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood. MSMW has been well documented in four recordings and several tours. This collective known as Hudson demonstrates qualities and virtues that are consistent with the place from which it takes its name—creatively rich, highly interactive and loaded with possibility. Hudson equally demonstrates the qualities and virtues consistent with each musician. Defying precise musical definition yet honoring the traditions by which each member developed, they are bonded as one unique and individual voice—coming to a town near you.
HUDSON NEA Master and Grammy Award winner JACK DEJOHNETTE knows the multifaceted worlds of jazz and jazz-rock as thoroughly as anyone alive. Having grown up amid the free jazz scene in Chicago in the 1960s, he began by playing with seminal figures in the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians). He was among the first of that group to move to New York City, where he worked with everyone from Charles Lloyd to Sun Ra, Jackie McClean and eventually a who’s who of jazz. Lloyd’s rock-influenced quartet gave DeJohnette the back story he would draw on to follow Tony Williams into Miles Davis’ band as the drummer for the epochal electric jazz album Bitches Brew. He continued with Davis through the early 1970s touring and recording on a string of influential albums: Live-Evil, Jack Johnson, and On the Corner. The music DeJohnette has played since then combines elements of all those
soundstreams, from free jazz, funk, and rock rhythms to quieter classical styles, including his many recordings as a leader and three decades as a member of the Keith Jarrett trio. In 2016 DeJohnette released his first solo piano album entitled Return (Newvelle Records). DeJohnette also regularly tours with his own trio with Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison. As one of contemporary jazz’s most respected and accomplished bassists, LARRY GRENADIER has built an expansive body of work that encompasses a variety of significant projects with many of the genre’s most inventive and influential musicians. Over the course of a performing and recording career that spans three decades, he’s earned a far-reaching reputation, for his instrumental talent, for his instantly recognizable tone, and for the sensitivity, imagination and creative curiosity that have established him as an in-demand sideman and valued collaborator. Grenadier’s trademark upright bass work has been a longstanding fixture in the bands of pianist Brad Mehldau and guitarist Pat Metheny, and has graced albums by a broad array of prestigious artists, including Paul Motian, Charles Lloyd, Enrico Rava, Chris Potter, Joshua Redman and Kurt Rosenwinkel. For over a decade Grenadier’s cooperative trio Fly with saxophonist Mark Turner and drummer Jeff Ballard has made three critically acclaimed recordings. Grenadier had played with each of the other members of Hudson on occasion over the years, but never with all three until that first concert in 2014. He is married to the singer-songwriter Rebecca Martin, with whom he tours and records. Famed keyboardist JOHN MEDESKI is not easily contained to a single project or genre; he is credited on over 300 works to date, most notably as one third of the groundbreaking trio, Medeski Martin & Wood. Equally comfortable behind a Steinway grand piano, Hammond organ or any number of vintage keyboards, Medeski is a highly sought after improviser and band leader whose projects range from work with MacArthur Fellow John Zorn, The Word (Robert Randolph, North Mississippi Allstars), Phil Lesh, Don Was, John Scofield, Coheed & Cambria, Susana Baca, Sean Lennon, Marc encoreartsprograms.com 17
HUDSON Ribot and many more. Classically trained, Medeski grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where as a teenager he played with Jaco Pastorius before heading north to attend the New England Conservatory. He released his first solo piano record, A Different Time on Sony’s Okeh Records in 2013 and is currently finishing an album with his band, Mad Skillet, plus a documentary on Medeski Martin & Wood.
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PROGRAM JUNGLE BLUES (2012) Choreography: Michelle Dorrance Music: Branford Marsalis Quartet Lighting Design: Kathy Kaufmann
THREE TO ONE (2011) Question & Answer Session following the performance, moderated by Ruth Rosenberg, Director of Arts Education and Artist Engagement.
Ruth Rosenberg directs the Mondavi Center’s Arts Education programs, including oversees the School Matinee Series, residency activities by touring artists, pre-performance talks and Q&A sessions with the artists, the Mondavi Center’s partnership with the Esparto Unified School District, and student engagement initiatives for UC Davis students. Rosenberg started her career as a dancer. She was artistic director of the Sacramento-based Ruth Rosenberg Dance Ensemble from 1990–2001, and performed with Sacramento Ballet, Capitol City Ballet and Ed Mock & Dancers of San Francisco. She is featured in the 2017 documentary Unstoppable Feat, The Dances of Ed Mock. The presentation of Dorrance Dance was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Choreography: Michelle Dorrance Music: Aphex Twin, Thom Yorke Lighting Design: Kathy Kaufmann
DANCERS Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie Chris Broughton Elizabeth Burke Warren Craft Michelle Dorrance Claudia Rahardjanoto Byron Tittle Nicholas Van Young Matthew “Megawatt” West Gabriel Winns Ortiz
MUSICIANS MYELINATION (2017) Choreography: Michelle Dorrance, in collaboration with and featuring improvisation by the dancers Additional choreography: Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie and Matthew “Megawatt” West Music composition: Donovan Dorrance and Gregory Richardson with vocals by Aaron Marcellus Lighting design: Kathy Kaufmann
Donovan Dorrance piano/clarinet Warren Craft guitar Aaron Marcellus vocals/keys Gregory Richardson bass/clarinet Nicholas Van Young percussion
Myelination (2017) has been commissioned, in part, by Cal Performances, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California. Myelination (2017 and 2015) has also been commissioned by New York City Center for the Fall for Dance Festival with generous support from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Music for Myelination (2015) commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation. Myelination (2017) was also made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and is also supported, in part, by a New Music USA Project Grant.
DORRANCE DANCE DORRANCE DANCE Dorrance Dance is a concert dance company based out of New York City that tours its performances nationally and internationally. Founded in 2011 by artistic director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow, Michelle Dorrance, the company has received countless accolades, rave reviews and performed for packed houses at venues including The Joyce Theater (New York), The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), New York City Center (New York, NY), Lincoln Center Out of Doors (New York, NY), Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (Beckett, Massachusetts), Vail International Dance Festival (Vail, Colorado), National Arts Centre of Canada (Ontario, Canada), Fira Tarrega (Tarrega, Spain), Staatstheater Darmstadt (Darmstadt, Germany), Danse Danse Montreal (Montreal, Canada), Hong Kong Arts Festival (Hong Kong) and many colleges and universities across the United States. The company’s work aims to honor tap dance’s uniquely beautiful history in a new, dynamic, and compelling context; not by stripping the form of its tradition, but by pushing it—rhythmically, technically and conceptually. Dorrance Dance’s inaugural performance garnered a Bessie Award for “blasting open our notions of tap” and the company continues its passionate commitment to expanding the audience of tap dance, America’s original art form.
MICHELLE DORRANCE (artistic director/ choreographer/ dancer), founder and artistic director of Dorrance Dance, is one of the most sought-after tap dancers of her generation and “one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today” (The New Yorker). A 2016 United States Artists Award Recipient, 2015 MacArthur Fellow, 2014 Alpert Award winner, 2013 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award winner, 2012 Princess Grace Award winner, 2012 Field Dance Fund Recipient, and 2011 Bessie Award winner, Dorrance performs, teaches and choreographs throughout the world. Mentored by Gene Medler, Dorrance grew up performing with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble and has since performed with STOMP, Manhattan Tap, Savion Glover’s ‘Ti Dii’, JazzTap Ensemble, Barbara Duffy & Co, Rumba Tap, Derick Grant’s Imagine Tap! and Jason Samuels Smith’s Chasing the Bird to
rave reviews. She holds a BA from New York University, played bass for Darwin Deez, teaches on faculty at IFTRA, and is a Capezio Athlete. Dorrance wishes to credit the master hoofers with whom she studied in her youth for constant inspiration and influence.
EPHRAT “BOUNCE” ASHERIE (dancer), a 2016 Bessie Award winner for Innovative Achievement in Dance, is a New York Citybased b-girl, dancer and choreographer. As artistic director of Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD), she has presented work at Jacob’s Pillow, FiraTarrega and New York Live Arts among others. Asherie has received numerous awards including a Kevin Spacey Artist of Choice Award, a Mondo Cane! commission from Dixon Place and an Extended Life Residency from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Asherie is on faculty at Wesleyan University and Broadway Dance Center.
DORRANCE DANCE STAFF Michelle Dorrance Artistic Director Donald Borror Executive Director Courtney Runft General Manager Elizabeth Burke Rehearsal Director Donovan Dorrance Musical Director Christopher Marc Production Manager/ Sound Engineer Kathy Kaufmann Lighting Design Diego Quintanar Technical Director/ Assistant Stage Manager Margaret Selby, Selby/Artists Management Artist Representative
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CHRISTOPHER BROUGHTON (dancer), born and raised in Los Angeles, California, began dancing at the age of 11 and has never looked back. Under the instruction of Paul and Arlene Kennedy at Universal Dance, he soon became a member of The Kennedy Tap
Company where he twice received the national NAACP ACT-SO Award. He now travels worldwide both as a soloist and with Jason Samuels Smith’s A.C.G.I., Rasta Thomas’ Tap Stars, and Dorrance Dance. Performances include New York City Center’s Cotton Club Parade; Juba! Masters of Tap & Percussive Dance at the Kennedy Center; and Broadway’s Tony & Astaire award-winning production After Midnight.
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The Perfect Gift Naming a seat is a creative way to celebrate a birthday, an anniversary or just to show your love for another. Named seats are also excellent memorials that create a lasting legacy.
The Details Once a plaque is installed, it will remain in place for the life of that seat. • Text: two lines (maximum of 30 spaces/line) • Location: your choice of section and seat* • Cost: $2,500 Contact: Development Director Nancy Petrisko at 530.754.5420 or npetrisko@ucdavis.edu *As available. Please note that naming a seat does not guarantee that you will be able to purchase tickets for that seat.
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ELIZABETH BURKE (rehearsal director/ dancer) has been working with Dorrance Dance since the company’s inception in 2010/2011 and prior to that spent 11 years under the tutelage of her mentor Gene Medler in the acclaimed North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE). She also works with Nicholas Young’s SoundMovement Dance Company and Caleb Teicher & Company, among other choreographers. Burke is an alumna of the School at Jacob’s Pillow and Marymount Manhattan College (BA Political Science, BA Communication Arts, magna cum laude, 2014). When not working with Dorrance Dance, Burke teaches and pursues her own choreographic work.
WARREN CRAFT (dancer/musician) is a New York City tap dancer who has trained in ballet with both the American Ballet Theatre and the School of American Ballet. He has been a member of Brenda Bufalino’s New American Tap Dance Orchestra, Max Pollak’s RumbaTap, and Dorrance Dance. He moves with “bizarre physicality” and “unconventional eloquence.” (The New York Times).
DONOVAN DORRANCE (musical director/ composer/musician) hails from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he studied piano, guitar, drums, and voice before attending The University of North Carolina for a BA in Philosophy. After singing in an a cappella group, drumming in an indie-rock band, and receiving a degree fit for waiting tables for the rest of his life, Dorrance moved to Brooklyn to assist his sister’s company and pursue his passion for music. In his spare time, Dorrance composes music with Greg Richardson for Dorrance Dance, takes online business courses, and is occasionally published in his UNC professors’ books in the field of philosophy.
DORRANCE DANCE AARON MARCELLUS (musician) is a singer, vocal coach, writer, musician, dancer and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He started in gospel music and has performed around the world. He has recorded albums and was one of the top 24 contestants on American Idol in 2011. After a world tour, Marcellus was featured in a Chapstick commercial, NBC’s Next Caller and is a cast member of STOMP. Marcellus also hosts a burlesque show at Duane Park. Most importantly, he founded both Surrender To Love, LLC, a foundation that supports arts programs and seeks to feed the hungry, and Adventure Voice, a training program offering vocal classes for groups and individuals.
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CLAUDIA RAHARDJANOTO (dancer), born and raised in Berlin, Germany, started dancing professionally at the age of 9 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Named one of “25 To Watch” by Dance Magazine in 2010 and featured on the cover of Dance Teacher magazine in 2011, Rahardjanoto has danced with and learned from Andreas Dänel, Sven Göttlicher, Dianne Walker, Ted Levy, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Michelle Dorrance, Derick Grant, Brenda Bufalino, Roxane Butterfly, Andrew Nemr, Barbara Duffy, Jane Goldberg, Jared Grimes, Max Pollak, Michael Minery, the late Harold ‘Stumpy’ Cromer and the legendary Mable Lee amongst others. She is grateful to be able to share her passion and love for tap dance through her performances and teaching worldwide.
GREGORY RICHARDSON (composer/musician) was born in Tucson, Arizona, and learned rhythm and blues at an early age from a family of church musicians where everyone could play at least a little piano and everyone was expected to sing. He went on to study music at Bard College and settled finally in New York City where he has been living and creating ever since. Richardson tours around the world encoreartsprograms.com 23
with the band Darwin Deez and gigs around New York with the trio Analogue Experimental and with Damian Quinones y su Conjunto, playing son, salsa, jazz, cumbia and boogaloo. In recent years, he has found a second home with the tightly-knit New York City tap dance community, performing with SoundMovement Dance Company, The Institute for the Rhythmic Arts and The American Tap Dance Foundation. He has composed and performed in several shows with Dorrance Dance, including Myelination, SOUNDspace, ETM: The Initial Approach, ETM: Double Down at the Jacob’s Pillow festival, and Delta to Dusk.
BYRON TITTLE (dancer) has been dancing since the age of 7 in his hometown of New York. Starting with tap and ballet, he soon grew to enjoy the different genres and aesthetics in the entire realm of dance. He began tapping with the American Tap Dance Foundation’s Tap City Youth Ensemble, where he met Michelle Dorrance. Continually taking her master classes and workshops, he joined the company in 2013 and has been consistently involved since then. Commercially, he has danced for Janet Jackson and Nicki Minaj but feels most at home on stage with Dorrance Dance.
NICHOLAS VAN YOUNG (dancer/ musician) a New York-based dancer, choreographer, musician and master teacher, began his professional career under Acia Gray and Deidre Strand with Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, Texas, eventually as a principal dancer and resident choreographer. Since moving to New York, he has performed with Manhattan Tap, RumbaTap, Dorrance Dance and “Beat the Donkey”. He has toured as a drummer for Darwin Deez and spent almost a decade performing with STOMP. Van Young recently premiered his dance company Sound Movement and is currently collaborating with Michelle Dorrance on a
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DORRANCE DANCE new world of dance and music featuring innovative and unique tap dance instruments of Young’s own design.
MATTHEW “MEGAWATT” WEST (dancer) started dancing at 16 on his church’s dance team in Queens, New York, and with the company On Point Choreography, with whom he learned challenging choreography and mastered different styles within hip hop dance. He has competed in several b-boy competitions, and strives to impart knowledge and wisdom on the next generation of dancers: he has taught at Coney Island’s Shining Angels Studio and at after-school programs in Queens. West is an avid listener of house music and a dedicated student of house dance, training with the NYC crew MAWU, Conrad Rochester and James “Cricket” Colter.
GABE WINNS ORTIZ (dancer) was born and raised in San Diego, California. He started dancing at the age of 11 and his love for the art form has continued to grow ever since. He has toured worldwide with the critically acclaimed stage show Tap Kids, and since moving to New York City, has worked with various companies including RumbaTap, Dorrance Dance and Swing FX. He also directs his own group called the Students of Sound and teaches at the American Tap Dance Foundation. Television credits include America’s Most Talented Kids (2002), America’s Got Talent (2011), and FakeOff (2014).
PRODUCTION STAFF DONALD BORROR (executive director), from Columbus, Ohio, is an emerging arts leader in New York City. He joins Dorrance Dance from Dunch Arts, a cultural management consulting firm where he worked with Mark Morris Dance Group and The Apollo Theater among others. Borror was a producer for Lincoln Center Education and a company dancer for Ballet Hispanico. He has served as board chair of both the Dance/NYC Junior Committee and San Francisco-based nonprofit dance advocacy organization, BEMOVING. Borror holds a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School, receiving the Martha Hill Prize for Artistic Achievement and Leadership, and a Master’s in Arts Administration from Columbia University.
KATHY KAUFMANN (lighting designer) is a resident designer at Danspace Project whose work has been seen throughout the US, Canada and Europe. She is a two-time Bessie recipient and was nominated for her work on Rebecca Davis’s Bloowst Windku at Here in 2015. She was also honored to be included in Curtain Call: Celebrating 100 Years of Women in Design at the NY Performing Arts Library and currently teaches lighting at Sarah Lawrence. Most recent projects include designs for Joanna Kotze, David Parker, Eiko & Koma, Jillian Peña, Larissa Velez Jackson and Dorrance Dance (The Blues Project, SOUNDspace and ETM).
Fantasticks. Off-Broadway design credits include The Black Book; Aquila Theatre National Tour; Wuthering Heights, The Tempest, Fahrenheit 451 and Twelfth Night.
DIEGO QUINTANAR (technical director/ assistant stage manager) started working in theater production as a student at the College of the Holy Cross. He was introduced to Dorrance Dance through his work with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s Works & Process series as a project coordinator. Other credits include: Latino Cultural Center and Wyly Theater, Dallas, Texas, where he worked as a carpenter and electrician; the offBroadway musical I Like It Like That as production manager, New York City; Shen Wei Dance Arts, New York City and Dance Heginbotham, New York City as an assistant stage manager and scenic charge.
COURTNEY RUNFT (general manager) hails from Wichita, Kansas, and presently resides in New York City. She is a graduate of Friends University and holds a BA in Business Management (magna cum laude). In addition to her work with Dorrance Dance, Runft is the former director of the American Tap Dance Foundation’s Tap City Junior Ensemble, Tap City’s summer youth program and Education Associate/Registrar. A passionate educator, Runft is the lower school dance teacher at St. Luke’s School and is on faculty at the ATDF.
CHRISTOPHER MARC (production manager/sound engineer) has worked on projects including The Kennedy Center TYA: Elephant and Piggy’s “We Are in a Play!”; the National Tour of Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!; Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival’s Forever Plaid, Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet and The
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Joseph and Elizabeth Abad Drs. Ralph and Teresa Aldredge Peter and Margaret Armstrong Paul and Linda Baumann Carol Benedetti Alan and Kristen Bennett Jane D. Bennett Bevowitz Family Robert Biggs and Diane Carlson Biggs Mr and Mrs Bryan Bonino Clyde and Ruth Bowman C and B Brandow Marguerite Callahan Helen Campbell Gary and Anne Carlson* Bruce and Mary Alice Carswell* Simon and Cindy Cherry Michael Chin and Lorraine Tortosa Donna and Russ Clark Dr. Jacqueline Clavo-Hall Stuart and Denise Cohen Nicholas and Khin Cornes James Cothern Mr. and Mrs. David Covin Robert D. and Nancy Nesbit Crummey Larry Dashiell and Peggy Siddons Joy Daugherty Daniel and Moira Dykstra Micki and Les Faulkin Kerstin and David Feldman Helen Ford Lisa Foster and Tom Graham Edwin and Sevgi Friedrich* David Kalb and Nancy Gelbard Marvin and Joyce Goldman
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Alexander and Marilyn Groth Darrow and Gwen Haagensen Sharon and Don Hallberg Alexander and Kelly Harcourt Marylee Hardie Zheyla and Rickert Henriksen Paula Higashi and Fred Taugher Michael and Margaret Hoffman Jan and Herb Hoover Patricia Hutchinson* Vince Jacobs and Cecilia Delury Mun Johl Weldon and Colleen Jordan Susan Kauzlarich and Peter Klavins Peter G. Kenner Ruth Ann Kinsella* Scarlet La Rue Sevim Larsen Darnell Lawrence Carol Ledbetter Donna and Stan Levin Barbara Levine Mary Ann and Ernest Lewis Robert and Patricia Lufburrow Jeffrey and Helen Ma Sue MacDonald Subhash Mahajan Bunkie Mangum David and Martha Marsh Katherine F. Mawdsley* Robert and Helga Medearis David Miller William and Nancy Myers Margaret Neu* Sally Ozonoff and Tom Richey Dr. John and Barbara Parker Harriet Prato John and Alice Provost Evelyn and Otto Raabe Francis Resta David and Judy Reuben Dr. Ron and Sara Ringen Ms. Tracy Rodgers and Dr. Richard Budenz Morgan Rogers Sharon and Elliott Rose* Bob and Tamra Ruxin Saltzen Family Carolyn Savino* John and Joyce Schaeuble Robert Snider and Jak Jarasjakkrawhal William and Jeannie Spangler* Tim and Julie Stephens Tony and Beth Tanke Virginia and Butch Thresh Robert and Helen Twiss Ramon and Karen Urbano Ann-Catrin Van Ph.D. Ms. Rita Waterman Charles White and Carrie Schucker Iris Yang and G.R. Brown Wesley Yates Jane Yeun and Randall Lee Ronald M. Yoshiyama Zweifel Family And 7 donors who prefer to remain anonymous
MAINSTAGE CIRCLE
$100 - $299
Leal Abbott Ryan Adame and Kaitlyn Avery Mary Aften Matthew and Michelle Agnew Thomas Ahern and Patrice Norris Susan Ahlquist Paul and Victoria Akins Jacqueline Ames Penny Anderson Elinor Anklin and George Harsch Alex and Janice Ardans Henry Arredondo Debbie Arrington and Jack Shinar Diana Bachelor Alicia Balatbat* Charlotte Ballard and Robert Zeff Charles and Diane Bamforth Cynthia Bates Jonathan and Mary Bayless Lynn Baysinger*
Marion S. Becker Bee Happy Apiaries Lorna Belden and Milton Blackman Merry Benard Robert Bense and Sonya Lyons Drs. Susan and Jerry Bereika Louise Bettner Dr. Robert and Sheila Beyer Elizabeth Bianco Roy and Joan Bibbens* John and Katy Bill Fred and Mary Bliss Roger and Dorothy Bourdon Brooke Bourland* Jill and Mary Bowers Dan and Mildred Braunstein* Alan and Beth Brownstein Mike and Marian Burnham Dr. Margaret Burns and Dr. Roy Bellhorn Meredith Burns William and Karolee Bush Robert and Elizabeth Bushnell Peter Camarco Lita Campbell Michael Campbell Nancy and Dennis Campos* Pauline and William Caple James and Patty Carey Mike and Susan Carl Lynn D. Case Carole Cory and Jan Stevens Ping Chan Amy Chen and Raj Amirtharajah Carol Christensen* Craig Clark and Mary Ann Reihman Ed and Jacqueline Clemens Linda Clevenger and Seth Brunner Bill and Linda Cline Sheri and Ron Cole Michael Coleman Janet and Steve Collins David Combies and Loretta Smith Melanie Conover Terry Cook Larry and Sandy Corman Fred and Ann Costello Cathy Coupal* Victor Cozzalio and Lisa Heilman-Cozzalio Crandallicious Clan Herb and Lois Cross Tatiana Cullen Susan and Fitz-Roy Curry Kim Uyen Dao Nita A. Davidson Relly Davidson Judy and Mike Davis Judy and David Day Lynne de Bie* Fred Deneke and James Eastman Joan and Alex DePaoli Carol Dependahl-Ripperda Sabine Dickerson; Marietta Bernoco John F. Dixon Linda and Joel Dobris Gwendolyn Doebbert and Richard Epstein Marjorie Dolcini* Jerry and Chris Drane Leslie A. Dunsworth Karen Eagan Laura Eisen and Paul Glenn Sidney England and Randy Beaton Carol Erickson and David Phillips Nancy and Don Erman Wallace Etterbeek Andrew D. and Eleanor E. Farrand* Michael and Ophelia Farrell Janet Feil Cheryl Felsch Liz and Tim Fenton* Curt and Sue A Finley Kieran and Martha Fitzpatrick Dave and Donna Fletcher Glenn Fortini Twylla Fowler Larry and Sandra Fox Marion Franck and Robert Lew Elaine A. Franco Barbara and Edwin Frankel Anthony and Jorgina Freese Marlene J. Freid*
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MEMBERSHIP Larry Friedman and Susan Orton Kerim and Josie Friedrich Myra Gable Anne Garbeff* Dr. Gordon and Renee Garcia Peggy Gerick Barbara Gladfelter Eleanor Glassburner Mark Goldman and Jessica Tucker-Mohl Pat and Bob Gonzalez* Drs. Michael Goodman and Bonny Neyhart David Goodrich Sandra and Jeffrey Granett Stephen and Deirdre Greenholz Paul and Carol Grench John Griffing and Shelley Mydans Elise Gumm Wesley and Ida Hackett* Myrtis Hadden Ann Haffer Bob and Jen Hagedorn Jane and Jim Hagedorn Katherine Hammer William and Sherry Hamre M. and P. Handley Jim and Laurie Hanschu Vera Harris The Hartwig-Lee Family Sally Harvey* Cynthia Hearden Roy and Dione Henrickson Rand and Mary Herbert Roberta Hill Dr. Calvin Hirsch and Deborah Francis Clyde Hladky and Donna Odom Jorja Hoehn Ron Hoffman Julian and Diane Hold Elizabeth Honeysett Steve and Nancy Hopkins Roger and Judy Hull Lorraine Hwang Dr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Hwang Linda Iwasa Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jacobs Dr. and Mrs. Ron Jensen Karen Jetter Gary and Karen Johns* Don and Diane Johnston
Michelle Johnston and Scott Arrants Warren and Donna Johnston Valerie Jones Jonsson Family Andrew and Merry Joslin James and Nancy Joye Beth and Stephen Kaffka Shari and Tim Karpin Steve and Jean Karr Peter James Kassel Yasuo Kawamura Susan L. Keen Patricia Kelleher* Charles Kelso and Mary Reed Bruce and Peggy Kennedy Sharmon and Peter Kenyon Leonard Keyes Robert Kingsley and Melissa Thorme Roger and Katharine Kingston Donald and Beverly Klingborg Mary Klisiewicz* Jane Knopke Kerik and Carol Kouklis Sandy and Alan Kreeger Marcia and Kurt Kreith Sandra Kristensen C.R. and Elizabeth Kuehner Kupcho-Hawksworth Trust Leslie Kurtz Laura and Bill Lacy Kit and Bonnie Lam* Marsha Lang Susan and Bruce Larock Nancy and David Siegel Peggy Leander* Jennifer and Dr. Eugene Lee Jeannette and Joel Lerman Mel and Rita Libman Barbara Linderholm* Susan and David Link Jeffrey Lloyd Motoko Lobue Jim Long and Tina Andolina Mary Lowry Elizabeth and Davis Lum Melissa Lyans and Andreas Albrecht Ariane Lyons David and Alita Mackill Karen Majewski Vartan Malian and Nova Ghermann Julin Maloof and Stacey Harmer
Joan Mann Maria Manea Manoliu Sandra Mansfield and Brian Higgins Joseph and Mary Alice Marino Pam Marrone and Mick Rogers J. A. Martin Leslie Maulhardt* Karen McCluskey* Nora McGuinness* Don McNary Kenneth McNeill Martin A. Medina and Laurie Perry Barry Melton and Barbara Langer Sharon Menke Sam and Rita Meyer Beryl Michaels and John Bach Leslie Michaels and Susan Katt Lisa Miller Sue and Rex Miller Kei and Barbara Miyano Vicki and Paul Moering Ken and Elaine Moody Amy Moore Diane Moore and Stephen Jacobs Hallie Morrow Marcie Mortensson Rita Mt. Joy* Robert and Janet Mukai Bill and Diane Muller Cathy Neuhauser and Jack Holmes Bill and Anna Rita Neuman Robert Nevraumont and Donna Curley Nevraumont* Eric and Patricia Newman Jay and Catherine Norvell Bob Odland Jeri and Clifford Ohmart Dana Olson Jim and Sharon Oltjen Mary Jo Ormiston* Jessie Ann Owens Mike and Carlene Ozonoff Michael Pach and Mary Wind Peter and Jill Pascoe Thomas Pavlakovich and Kathryn Demakopoulos Erin Peltzman Mr. Luis Perez-Grau and Michele Barefoot In Memory of Ross H. Peters Ann Peterson and Marc Hoeschele
Jill and Warren Pickett Drs. David and Jeanette Pleasure Charles and Christine Powell Jerry and Bea Pressler Jan and Anne-Louise Radimsky Kathryn Radtkey-Gaither Lawrence and Norma Rappaport Olga C. Raveling Sandra Redenbach* Catherine Ann Reed Dr. and Mrs. James W. Reede Jr Mrs. John Reese, Jr. Fred and Martha Rehrman* Eugene and Elizabeth Renkin Maureen and Marshall Rice Ralph Riggs* Russ and Barbara Ristine Jeannette and David Robertson Mary and Ron Rogers Ron and Morgan Rogers Maurine Rollins Carol and John Rominger Richard and Evelyne Rominger Cynthia Jo Ruff* Paul and Ida Ruffin Hugh Safford Terry Sandbek and Sharon Billings* Elia and Glenn Sanjume Fred and Pauline Schack Leon Schimmel and Annette Cody Geoff and Sharon Schladow Schrimmer Family Dan Shadoan and Ann Lincoln Jill and Jay Shepherd Jeanie Sherwood Ed Shields and Valerie Brown Nancy and Chuck Shulock Jo Anne S. Silber Bradford and Elizabeth Smith Jean Snyder Roger and Freda Sornsen Curtis and Judy Spencer Dolores and Joseph Spencer William Stanglin Alan and Charlene Steen Harriet Steiner and Miles Stern Johanna Stek Judith and Richard Stern Deb and Jeff Stromberg Dennis Styne Suey Wong*
Dr. Stewart and Ann Teal Julie A. Theriault, PA-C Bud and Sally Tollette William and Esther Tournay Robert and Victoria Tousignant Michael and Heidi Trauner James Turner Ute Turner* Nancy Ulrich* Chris and Betsy van Kessel Vicki Vandergriff and Dave Brent Diana Varcados Barbara Smith Vaughn* Merna and Don Villarejo Richard Vorpe and Evelyn Matteucci Kim and James Waits Maxine Wakefield and William Reichert Carol L Walden M. Andrew and Vivian Walker Naomi J Walker Herbert Walls, Sr. Andy and Judy Warburg Doug West Martha S. West Robert and Leslie Westergaard* Jim and Barbara Whitaker Frances White Nancy and Richard White* Buzz and Jan Wiesenfeld Mrs. Jane Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Williams James and Lucia Wilson Tom Wilson Janet G. Winterer Jessica Woods Jean Wu Tim and Vicki Yearnshaw Jeffrey and Elaine Yee* Dorothy Yerxa and Michael Reinhart Sharon and Doyle Yoder Phillip and Iva Yoshimura Heather M. Young and Peter B. Quinby Verena Leu Young* Melanie and Medardo Zavala Phyllis and Darrel Zerger* Marlis and Jack Ziegler Timothy and Sonya Zindel Dr. Mark and Wendy Zlotlow And 45 donors who prefer to remain anonymous
*Friends of Mondavi Center
ARTISTIC VENTURES FUND
We applaud our Artistic Ventures Fund’s members, whose major gift commitments support artist engagement fees, innovative artist commissions, artist residencies, and programs made available free to the public. Ralph and Clairelee Leiser Bulkley Patti Donlon
Anne Gray
Thank you to the following donors for their special program support:
YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION AND PROGRAM Karen Broido John and Lois Crowe* Merrilee and Simon Engel
Mary B. Horton Barbara K. Jackson Linda and Lawrence Raber
15TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON SUPPORTERS Chan Family Fund John and Lois Crowe* Patti Donlon Thomas and Phyllis Farver* Wanda Lee Graves and Steve Duscha Anne Gray
Barbara K. Jackson Nancy Lawrence and Gordon Klein Diane M. Makley M.A. Morris William and Nancy Roe
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° Anne Gray Benjamin and Lynette Hart 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 Joy Mench and Clive Watson Trust Verne Mendel Kay Resler Hal and Carol Sconyers Joe and Betty Tupin Lynn Upchurch 1 Anonymous ° In Memoriam
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).
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BOARDS & COMMITTEES
MONDAVI CENTER ADVISORY BOARD The Mondavi Center Advisory Board is a support group of University Relations whose primary purpose is to provide assistance through fundraising, public outreach and other support for the mission of UC Davis and the Mondavi Center.
2017–18 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Tony Stone, Chair • Janlynn Fleener, Vice-chair • Scott Syphax, Vice-chair • Jim Bigelow • Camille Chan • Betty Chapman • John Crowe • Patti Donlon • Phyllis Farver • Kathy Johnson • Karen Karnopp • Hansen Kwok • Nancy Lawrence • Garry Maisel • Cliff Popejoy • Nancy Roe • Grace Rosenquist • Lawrence Shepard
EX OFFICIO Gary S. May, Chancellor • Ralph J. Hexter, Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor • Elizabeth Spiller, Dean, College of Letters & Sciences • Don Roth, Executive Director, Mondavi Center • Yevgeniy Gnedash, Chair, Arts & Lectures Administrative Advisory Committee • Sandra Togashi Chong, Chair, Friends of Mondavi Center HONORARY MEMBERS Barbara K. Jackson • Rosalie Vanderhoef
THE ARTS & LECTURES ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE is made up of
interested students, faculty and staff who attend performances, review programming opportunities and meet monthly with the director of the Mondavi Center. They provide advice and feedback for the Mondavi Center staff throughout the performance season.
2017–18 ADVISORY BOARD Yevgeniy Gnedash, Chair Sally McKee Michael Montgomery Ekaterina Alekseenko Victoria M. Nguyen Alice Argueta Greg Ortiz Kenneth Beck Luna Qiu Marielle Berman Nancy Rashid Jochen Ditterich Sheetal Shah Stephanie Hartfield Gina Werfel Petr Janata Amy Yip Kelila Krantz Yuanxin Zhang Hyunok Lee Helena Zittel Jason Mak
THE FRIENDS OF MONDAVI CENTER is an active, donor-based volunteer organization that supports activities of the Mondavi Center’s presenting program. Deeply committed to arts education, Friends volunteer their time and financial support for learning opportunities related to Mondavi Center performances. For information on becoming a Friend of Mondavi Center, email Jennifer Mast at: jmmast@ucdavis.edu or call 530.754.5431. 2017–18 FRIENDS EXECUTIVE BOARD Sandra Togashi Chong, President Leslie Westergaard, Vice President Karen Broido, Secretary Debbie Mah, Treasurer COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Pat Stromberg, Friends Events Marge Dolcini, Gift Shop Wendy Chason, Membership Tom Farver, Mondavi Center Tours Verena Leu Young, School Matinee Support Carol Christensen, School Matinee Ushers/ Front of House Liaison Lynette Ertel, School Outreach Marlene Freid, Audience Services and Volunteer Engagement Manager, Ex-Officio
Brunch Browse Annual
Saturday, October 28 10am-12pm noon The Mondavi Center Gift Shop will be open to the public on Saturday, October 28, from 10am to 12pm noon for BRUNCH AND BROWSE, the Friends of Mondavi Center’s annual event launching the holiday shopping season. There will be loads of new merchandise. Everyone is welcome, with no charge for parking.
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POLICIES & INFORMATION TICKET EXCHANGES
• Tickets must be exchanged over the phone or in person at least one business day prior to the performance. (Closed Sundays) • Returned tickets will not scan valid at the door. • A $5 per ticket exchange fee may apply. • Tickets may not be exchanged or donated after the performance date. • For tickets exchanged for a higher priced ticket, the difference will be charged. The difference between a higher and lower priced exchanged ticket is not refundable. • Gift certificates will not be issued for returned tickets. • Event credit may be issued to subscribers and donors for all Mondavi Center Presenting Program events and expire June 30 of the current season. Credit is not transferable. • All exchanges are subject to availability. • All ticket sales are final for events presented by non-UC Davis promoters. • PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. • NO REFUNDS.
PARKING
You may purchase parking passes for individual Mondavi Center events for $9 per event at the parking lot or with your ticket order. Rates are subject to change. Parking passes that have been lost or stolen will not be replaced.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Entertain friends, family, classmates or business associates and save! Groups of 10 or more qualify for a 10% discount off regular prices. Payment options with a deposit are available. Please call 530.754.4658.
STUDENT TICKETS
UC Davis students are eligible for a 50% discount on all available tickets. Proof Requirements: School ID showing validity for the current academic year. Student ID numbers may also be used to verify enrollment. Non-UC Davis students age 18 and over, enrolled full-time for the current academic year at an accredited institution and matriculating towards a diploma or a degree are eligible for a 25% discount on all available tickets. (Continuing education enrollees are not eligible.) Proof Requirements: School ID showing
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validity for the current academic year and/ or copy of your transcript/report card/tuition bill receipt for the current academic year. Student discounts may not be available for events presented by non-UC Davis promoters.
YOUTH TICKETS (AGE 17 AND UNDER)
Youth are eligible for a 50% discount on all available tickets. For events other than the Children’s Stage series, it is recommended for the enjoyment of all patrons that children under the age of 5 not attend. A ticket is required for admission of all children regardless of age. Any child attending a performance should be able to sit quietly through the performance.
PRIVACY POLICY
The Mondavi Center collects information from patrons solely for the purpose of gaining necessary information to conduct business and serve our patrons efficiently. We sometimes share names and addresses with other nonprofit arts organizations. If you do not wish to be included in our email communications or postal mailings, or if you do not want us to share your name, please notify us via email, U.S. mail or telephone. Full Privacy Policy at mondaviarts.org.
TOURS
Group tours of the Mondavi Center are free, but reservations are required. To schedule a tour call 530.754.5399 or email mctours@ucdavis.edu.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES
The Mondavi Center is proud to be a fully accessible state-of-the-art public facility that meets or exceeds all state and federal ADA requirements. Patrons with special seating needs should notify the Mondavi Center Ticket Office at the time of ticket purchase to receive reasonable accommodation. The Mondavi Center may not be able to accommodate special needs brought to our attention at the performance. Seating spaces for wheelchair users and their companions are located at all levels and prices for all performances. Requests for sign language interpreting, real-time captioning, Braille programs and other reasonable accommodations should be made with at least two weeks’ notice. The Mondavi Center may not be able to accommodate last-minute requests. Requests for these accommodations may be made when
purchasing tickets at 530.754.2787 or TDD 530.754.5402.
BINOCULARS
Binoculars are available for Jackson Hall. They may be checked out at no charge from the Patron Services Desk near the lobby elevators. The Mondavi Center requires an ID be held until the device is returned.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES
Assistive Listening Devices are available for Jackson Hall and the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. Receivers that can be used with or without hearing aids may be checked out at no charge from the Patron Services Desk near the lobby elevators. The Mondavi Center requires an ID to be held at the Patron Services Desk until the device is returned.
ELEVATORS
The Mondavi Center has two passenger elevators serving all levels. They are located at the north end of the Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, near the restrooms and Patron Services Desk.
RESTROOMS
All public restrooms are equipped with accessible sinks, stalls, babychanging stations and amenities. There are six public restrooms in the building: two on the Orchestra level, two on the Orchestra Terrace level and two on the Grand Tier level.
SERVICE ANIMALS
Mondavi Center welcomes working service animals that are necessary to assist patrons with disabilities. Service animals must remain on a leash or harness at all times. Please contact the Mondavi Center Ticket Office if you intend to bring a service animal to an event so that appropriate seating can be reserved for you.
LOST AND FOUND HOTLINE
530.752.8580
EXHIBITION:
“Instinct Extinct: The Great Pacific Flyway”
SEPT. 18 – NOV. 12
DESIGN MUSEUM, CRUESS HALL MONDAY–FRIDAY: NOON–4 PM, SUNDAY: 2-4 PM THEATRE:
Ground and Field Theatre Festival
OCT. 5–7 @ 7 PM & OCT. 7 @ 2 PM WYATT PAVILION THEATRE EXHIBITION:
FREE
FREE
Recent Acquisitions from the Northwest Coast and Arctic
OCT. 3 – DEC. 8
C.N. GORMAN MUSEUM, HART HALL MONDAY–FRIDAY: NOON–5 PM, SUNDAY: 2-5 PM MUSIC:
Rita Sahai, Hindustani Vocalist
OCT. 28 @ 7 PM
ANN E. PITZER CENTER MUSIC:
FREE
ADULTS: $20 / STUDENTS: $10
Mayumi Hama, Marimba: Keiko Abe’s Music
NOV. 3 @ 7 PM
ANN E. PITZER CENTER
ADULTS: $20 / STUDENTS: $10
ART HISTORY
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