PAUL VASTERLING, Artistic Director & CEO
LISA DIXON FRENCH, COO
JUNE 1-3, 2017 NASHVILLE BALLET STUDIO A Emergence is made possible in part by our generous sponsors. MEDIA SPONSOR:
COLLABORATION I Choreography by Susan Shields Music by Jonny P COLLABORATION II Choreography by Jennifer Archibald Music by Cristina Spinei COLLABORATION III Choreography by Shabaz Ujima Music by Kirby Shelstad
ABOUT EMERGENCE Nashville Ballet’s Emergence series provides a unique look into the creative process, allowing audience members to not only watch new art unfold before them, but become a part of the process. Since its introduction into Nashville Ballet’s season in 2004, Emergence has had one rule—that there are no rules. Free of restrictions, guidelines or expectations, Emergence offers an artistic experiment of sorts curated by Nashville Ballet Artistic Director & CEO Paul Vasterling. Each choreographer and musician is handselected based on their different genres of movement and sound that can challenge how we think about dance. After identifying the artists, they are paired together based on their styles—not similar, but contrasting styles—because the height of creativity comes from stepping outside our comfort zone. In an art form that venerates the female form and literally elevates her to new heights by placing her on a two-inch wide platform, most choreographers are men. So this year, Vasterling made a concerted effort to bring female choreographers into the process to showcase their unique point of view. The name Emergence illustrates the new and emerging status of these works, but also the emerging talents, skills and relationships that these artists develop from this process. But most importantly, it’s about the emerging possibilities. Who knows where this artistic experiment will lead? Audience members don’t just receive a first-look at art in its rawest form. They have the opportunity to engage with the artists on a personal level—find out what inspired their works, learn about the process and provide feedback. What you will see tonight are works in progress, because Emergence is all about the creative process. Please join us in the lobby to meet the artists and discuss their works: Immediately after the Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. and Saturday 7 p.m. performances 1 hour before the Saturday 9 p.m. performance
ABOUT THE COLLABORATIONS COLLABORATION I Choreography by Susan Shields Music by Jonny P Susan Shields is a choreographer and teacher. She has been commissioned by numerous ballet companies throughout the country, including Ballet West, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Richmond Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Washington Ballet and Boston Ballet II. Most recently, an evening of her work was produced at the George Mason University Center for the Arts. She has performed internationally with many modern and ballet companies. She was a member of Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project and an eight-year member of the Lar Lubivitch Dance Company, where she danced principal roles. She has also performed with Mark Morris Dance Group, Eliot Feld and The Washington Ballet. Jonny P is a soul artist and fashion designer born in New York City, now living in Nashville, Tenn. With a sound reminiscent of the greats of Motown, Jonny P is poised to carve his modern soul mark in the landscape of R&B. His vocals are nothing but refreshing and his style is inspiring to many that crave true artistry. In his four years in Nashville, he released “Right to You,” a six-track EP, and is currently working on new music and projects set to release in 2016.
COLLABORATION II Choreography by Jennifer Archibald Music by Cristina Spinei Jennifer Archibald is the founder and Artistic Director of the Arch Dance Company and Program Director of ArchCore40 dance intensives. She is a graduate of The Alvin Ailey School and the Maggie Flanigan Acting Conservatory where she studied Meisner technique. Ms. Archibald has choreographed for Atlanta Ballet, Ailey II, Cincinnati Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Kansas City Ballet, Tulsa Ballet II and worked commercially for Tommy Hilfiger, NIKE and MAC Cosmetics as well as chart-listed singers and actors. She was recently appointed as the first female resident choreographer in Cincinnati Ballet’s 40-year history. Next season, new works will be created for Wylliams/Henry, MADCO, Tulsa Ballet and Stockholm’s Ballettakademien. Ms. Archibald’s works have been performed at venues including New York’s City Center, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Aaron Davis Hall, Jacob’s Pillow Inside|Out Stage and Central Park’s Summerstage Mainstage. In 2013, Ms. Archibald was awarded a Choreographic Fellow for Ailey’s New Directions Choreography Lab under the direction of Robert Battle. She is Joffrey Ballet’s 2015 Choreographic Winnings recipient. She also choreographed Seven, a biographical work about Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee, commissioned by St. Louis-based MADCO Dance Company. Her new work Delilah is currently touring Scandinavia. In 2015, she was appointed as guest faculty lecturer to develop the hip-hop dance curriculum at Columbia/Barnard College and is currently on faculty at the Yale School of Drama. Ms. Archibald is a guest artist at several universities: Fordham/Ailey, Purchase College, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of South Florida, GoucherCollege, Columbia College Chicago and Bates College. This spring, she premiered a new work for Miami New World School of the Arts, South Carolina’s Governor’s School of the Arts and Jacksonville University. Cristina Spinei was born in Connecticut and graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School where she studied with Christopher Rouse. She has been called “one of the most talented young composers in America” by Grammy Award-winning composer/conductor José Serebrier. Ms. Spinei’s ballets and other compositions have been performed throughout the United States and internationally. She is co-founder of Blind Ear Music, a New York-based group that combines new music with cutting-edge technology. Blind Ear has been featured at the World Technology Awards and on YouTube’s weekly “Spotlight on Music” section.
COLLABORATION III Choreography by Shabaz Ujima Music by Kirby Shelstad Shabaz Ujima first studied dance at Nashville School of the Arts (1995-1996) and Nashville Ballet (19961999). He continued his training at New World School of the Arts (1999-2001) in Miami, Fla. and went on to dance in Nashville Ballet’s Second Company (2002-2003) before enjoying a successful career in contemporary dance with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble (2003-2007) and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (2008-2014) under his stage name, Hershel Deondre Horner III. Mr. Ujima has performed works by choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Donald McKayle, Milton Myers, Matt Maddox, Susanna Linke, Jose Limon and Christopher Huggins. Upon his professional dance retirement in 2014, Mr. Ujima returned to Nashville Ballet. He is currently a full-time faculty member in modern and contemporary dance at School of Nashville Ballet. Mr. Ujima is also a teaching artist for Nashville Ballet’s Community Engagement Program, which introduces the art of dance to 40,000 community members each year through visits to schools, libraries and more. Outside of his work at Nashville Ballet, he teaches mindfulness and yoga to local youth and in the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center. Kirby Shelstad (b.1955) majored in percussion performance, theory and composition at the University of Minnesota, studying with members of the Minnesota Orchestra. In 1979, he moved to Nashville where he became known as a respected studio musician and dynamic performer. As a composer, drummer, mallet player, percussionist and synthesist, he is known for his diverse musical capabilities in rock, jazz, blues, classical and world music. Mr. Shelstad has performed and recorded with such notables as Leon Russell, Jerry Douglas, Mark O’Conner, Bela Fleck, Gatemouth Brown, Richard Bennet, Charlie Rich, Dobie Gray, The New Grass Revival, Kathy Mattea, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Kongdor Ondul, Jill Sobule, Aashid Himons, Giles Reaves, The Nashville Symphony, The Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Tennessee Repertory Theatre and many more. He was also a founding member of the acclaimed rock band The Nerve, who dominated the Nashville club scene during the ‘80s.
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NASHVILLE BALLET STAFF AND LEADERSHIP PAUL VASTERLING, Artistic Director & CEO Paul Vasterling’s artistic career begin at age 10 when he started studying piano, then expanded at age 16 when he started dancing. From this start, Mr. Vasterling landed at Nashville Ballet where he became a company dancer, teacher, ballet master and choreographer. He stepped into the role of Artistic Director of Nashville Ballet in 1998, and was promoted to CEO for the ballet in the spring of 2010, at the board’s request. His choreography maneuvers between classical full-length story ballets, contemporary one-acts set to the music of local artists and everywhere in between. He has a particular penchant for collaborating with nationally and internally renowned composers, songwriters and institutions such as Nashville’s own Bluebird Cafe, Ben Folds, Matthew Perryman Jones, Fisk Jubilee Singers and others. His artistry as a storyteller has led him to create pieces such as Dracula, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Pan and Layla and the Majnun. Beyond his own choreography, Mr. Vasterling has expanded the company’s repertoire to include works by Salvatore Aiello, George Balanchine, James Canfield, Lew Christensen, Twyla Tharp and Jirí Kylián, among many others. In addition, he has edited and updated classic productions of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. In 2004, Mr. Vasterling received a Fulbright Scholarship that enabled him to work with three different companies in Argentina, paving the way for Nashville Ballet’s tour there a year later. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Loyola University, Mr. Vasterling has set a new standard for arts development. Under his leadership as CEO, the company’s operating budget has doubled and Nashville Ballet became the first local performing arts organization to purchase its own building. He oversaw a capital campaign to raise $5.8 million to renovate and reopen as The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet in 2015. He has transformed a troupe of 12 professional dancers into a company of 24, and his commitment to developing the dancers of tomorrow inspired him to establish a second pre-professional company of over 20 dancers. Mr. Vasterling has shaped Nashville Ballet into a company high on artistry and dramatic power as well as commanding technical ability and virtuosity. LISA DIXON FRENCH, COO Lisa Dixon French recently moved to Nashville following a successful tenure as Executive Director of the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra. While in Portland, Mrs. French led a highly inclusive strategic planning process that focused the organization on service to the community by enriching lives through music. Mrs. French also strengthened the orchestra’s financial stability, with increased contributed and earned income, increased endowment funds and five years of balanced operating budgets that grew from $2.5 million to $3.3 million from 2010-2015. Originally from Edina, Minn., Mrs. French went to Portland from her role as the Chief Operating Officer of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. French is also a graduate of an executive level orchestra leadership program through the League of American Orchestras. This intensive one-year fellowship program included residencies with the Boston Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Memphis Symphony and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Mrs. French graduated from the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, N.Y.) in clarinet performance and music education, and received an Arts Leadership Program Certificate. Mrs. French has also served on the Board of the Maine Association of Nonprofits and the Board of Visitors for the University of Southern Maine. SHARYN MAHONEY, Director of Artistic Operations Sharyn Mahoney joined Nashville Ballet as a company dancer in 1989. Since her retirement from performing, she has continued to work with the organization as School of Nashville Ballet faculty member, Artistic Associate, Director of Education and Community Engagement, Ballet Master and currently, Director of Artistic Operations. During her nine years as Director of Education and Community Engagement, Mrs. Mahoney worked closely with Artistic Director Paul Vasterling to develop and fine-tune NB2, Nashville Ballet’s official second company. While in that same position, she initiated the ballet’s Community Engagement program, which has grown tremendously and now proudly reaches more than 43,000 children and families each year. As Director of Artistic Operations, she works closely with Mr. Vasterling to supervise the company’s artistic endeavors, overseeing the company and Community Engagement.
NASHVILLE BALLET STAFF AND LEADERSHIP (CONT’D) TIMOTHY RINEHART YEAGER, Ballet Master A native of Washington, Pa., Timothy Yeager received his dance training at Sally Miller Dance, Third Street Music School Settlement, Syracuse University and North Carolina School of the Arts. Mr. Yeager spent 10 seasons with the North Carolina Dance Theatre where he achieved the rank of principal artist. While there, he starred in ballets by Salvatore Aiello, Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine, Agnes De Mille, David Parsons, Peter Pucci and Paul Taylor, among others. He has also performed as a guest artist with The Dancers Ensemble, Chautauqua Ballet Company and Tampa Ballet. Mr. Yeager has taught master classes and led intensive arts residencies throughout the eastern United States. Before joining the staff of Nashville Ballet in 2001, he served as the Ballet Master with the Moving Poets Theatre of Dance in Charlotte, N.C. From 2003 to 2010, he was also Ballet Master for Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, a summer season company located in Asheville, N.C. Mr. Yeager has the honor of being a repetiteur of the Salvatore Aiello Trust and has been staging Aiello’s ballets since 1996. ALLISON ZAMORSKI, Ballet Master Originally from Virginia, Allison Zamorski began her formal dance training with the Virginia Ballet Theatre. She was an honors graduate from the Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts High School Dance Program, majoring in both ballet and modern dance. In 1999, after being awarded a scholarship with School of Nashville Ballet, Ms. Zamorski relocated to Nashville to train under the direction of Adam Sage. She danced in NB2, Nashville Ballet’s second company, developing her skills as an apprentice, and was promoted to full company member in 2002 under Artistic Director Paul Vasterling. Ms. Zamorski danced professionally with Nashville Ballet for four years and had multiple ballets set on her, including Vasterling’s Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. After retiring as a dancer in 2006, Ms. Zamorski continued her expression of dance as a faculty member with School of Nashville Ballet, teaching a variety of dance classes to children and adults including ballet, pointe, modern, character, improvisation and repertory. She has worked extensively with the Community Engagement program, exposing approximately 35,000 Middle Tennessee residents to the art of dance. Now, as Ballet Master with Nashville Ballet, Ms. Zamorski assists in the staging and rehearsals of various main company performances. She also oversees all NB2 performances, rehearsals and schedules, as well as youth casts in Nashville Ballet productions. Also, Ms. Zamorski has the distinct honor of being entrusted to set the works of Paul Vasterling in Nashville and throughout the country. SCOTT LEATHERS, Resident Lighting Designer Scott Leathers has served as the Resident Lighting Designer for Nashville Ballet since 1987. He has also served as the Resident Lighting Designer for Nashville Children’s Theatre since 2003, Kentucky Repertory Theatre (‘04-’08), Chattanooga Symphony and Opera and Ballet Tennessee. He periodically serves as interim Lighting Director for the Ryman Auditorium. Mr. Leathers has designed lighting for theatre, opera, ballet and modern dance since 1981 to critical acclaim. His design experience includes work with the Nashville Repertory Theatre, Opera Omaha, Studio West Dance Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Theatre Craft, Stage One, American Negro Playwrights Theatre, Amun Ra Theatre, Musical Theatre Louisville, Karen Steele Dance Quintet, Ballet Omaha, Ballet Austin, Cumberland County Playhouse and Dollywood. He has also worked internationally with performing arts organizations such as Tanz Ensemble Cathy Sharp (TECS-Switzerland) and Ballet Manila (Philippines). He has also designed scenery for numerous productions including Nashville Ballet’s productions of Robin Hood, Postcards from the Boys, The Bell Witch, Harvest Home, Western Stars and Fête Champêtre.
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THE CENTER STAGE CLUB RAISING THE BUSINESS BARRE FOR THE ARTS The Center Stage Club is Nashville Ballet’s campaign to achieve mission-critical support from local businesses and entrepreneurs. Your company’s donation directly supports our community! Our ticket sales and tuition cover only 60% of our expenses, and 83% of our $5 million expenses directly support mission-critical needs, including: Pointe Shoes: $42,000 School Scholarships: $75,000 Free Community Programming: $500,000 We cannot do it alone. Join THE CENTER STAGE CLUB and raise the business barre for the arts to drive social, civic and economic success. l e a r n m o r e at n a s h v i l l e b a l l e t . c o m / g i v i n g
2016 - 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ms. Meera Ballal Mr. Lance Bloom Dr. Kerri Cavanaugh Mrs. Monica Cintado-Scokin Mrs. Lisa Cole Mrs. John P. Cooper Allison Malone Cotton Mrs. Laura P. Currie Mrs. Emmely M. Duncan Mrs. Patricia B. Eastwood Mrs. Junius Ellis Mrs. Laurie Gold Eskind Prof. Brian T. Fitzpatrick Mr. Michael J. Fluck Mrs. MJ Graves Mrs. H. Lynn Greer, Jr. Mr. William L. Haralson Mr. Gerard M. Hayden, Jr. Mrs. J. Roderick Heller III
Mrs. Douglas C.H. Henry Mrs. Raymond A. Hensler Mr. B. Hunter Hill Mr. Mark Humphreys Mrs. Martha Ivester Ms. Charlyn Jarrells Mrs. Susan Short Jones Mr. Edward Wade Joyner III Mrs. Paul John Ketchel III Mr. Neil B. Krugman* Mr. Sylvain LaPointe Mrs. Lawrence M. Lipman Mrs. Dionne Lucas Mrs. Lindsey W. Lundy Mrs. David J. Mahanes III Mrs. Adrienne McRae Mr. Donald R. Moody Mr. Roger E. Moore Mr. James F. Munro
Mrs. Anissa Nelson-Carlisle Mr. Stephern F. Peluso Mrs. G.A. Puryear IV Mrs. Sarah Reisner Mrs. M. Todd Sandahl Mrs. John S. Scott Mrs. Steven B Shankle Mr. Daniel S. Slipkovich Mrs. David Randolph Smith Mr. Joe A. Sowell III Mrs. Michael J. Spalding Mrs. Julie C. Stadler Ms. Angie M. Swinford Mrs. Heather Thorne Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr. Mrs. Johnna Benedict Watson Mr. Bradley D. Wensel Mrs. Dallas H. Wilt Ms. Rachel Zamata
* Board Chair
2016 - 2017 ADVISORY BOARD Mrs. Hunter Armistead Mrs. Anita Baltimore Mrs. Lucius W. Carroll II Mrs. John R. Cheadle, Jr. Mr. Gary B. Crigger Mrs. Robert V. Dale Mrs. Ralph W. Davis, Jr. Mr. Patrick G. Emery Mrs. Annette S. Eskind Ms. Karyn Frist Mrs. James F. Gallivan
Mr. Don Greene Mr. H. Lynn Greer, Jr. Dr. Morel Enoch Harvey Mrs. Martha R. Ingram Mrs. Amy M. Joyner Mr. Eugene Lotochinski Mrs. Ellen H. Martin Mrs. Cathy C. McLure Mr. Lannie Walker Neal, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Litterer Nichols Mrs. Emily J. Noel
Mrs. Stuart R. Reeve Mr. Dudley C. Richter Mrs. Jack W. Shepherd Mrs. Lucy S. Smith Mrs. Leah E. Sohr Mr. Jim Todd Mr. Louis B. Todd, Jr. Mrs. Claire W. Tucker Mrs. Robert F. Weigel
FRIENDS OF NASHVILLE BALLET BOARD OF OFFICERS We applaud the leaders of Friends of Nashville Ballet, a dynamic group of professionals and community volunteers who share a passion for dance and are committed to furthering the mission of Nashville Ballet. Ms. Kate Abrams Mrs. Leigh Adams Ms. Kelly Bahiraei Ms. Michelle Drinkard Balfour Mrs. Janie Berry Mrs. Courtney Condon Mrs. Ian Frazier Cotton*
Mrs. Melissa Jane Lee Mrs. Matthew A. Ness Ms. Kimberly Novosel George L. Ritzen Ms. Virginia Soenksen Mrs. Noelle Tabor Mrs. Jenna Watson
Ms. Anna Linn Currie Ms. Brittany N. Dalton Mrs. Jewel Dedmon Mrs. Evelyn Cate Galletti Mrs. Gabrielle A. Hannafan Mrs. Jennifer Hamilton Mrs. Keshia Hay-Tamble
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NASHVILLE BALLET LEGACY CIRCLE The Legacy Circle recognizes and honors donors who have made enduring gifts or commitments to Nashville Ballet by including the organization in their financial or estate plans. Anonymous Stephen Abelman and Robin Holab-Abelman Brian Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Matt A. Holst Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hutton Mr. Paul H. Kuhn
Patricia W. and James F. Munro Ms. Rachel Pena Mrs. J. Ronald Scott and The Late Ronnie Scott Dr. and Mrs. Michael Spalding Curt and Heather Thorne
NASHVILLE BALLET ENDOWMENT FUND Nashville Ballet is immensely grateful for the donors who have made $250 or larger gifts to the Endowment Fund (4/1/2016-5/10/2017). All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who has given. Anonymous Anita and Don Baltimore Mr. Charlie B. Carlisle and Mrs. Anissa Nelson-Carlisle Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradford Currie Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr. Laurie and Steven Eskind The Jane Fabian Scholarship Fund
Rev. Audrey Taylor Gonzalez MJ Graves and Clarke Gallivan Mr. William L. Haralson Mr. and Mrs. B. Hunter Hill Mr. Neil B. Krugman and Ms. Lee Pratt James and Patricia Munro Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Noel Mary and David Rollins Michael Schlosser and Kerri Cavanaugh
Elaina and Ronnie Scott Fund Daniel and Lisa Slipkovich The Diane Lynch Smith Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. David R. Smith Ms. Angie M. Swinford Heather and Curt Thorne The Patricia C. Todd Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr.
“COUNTDOWN TO KENNEDY” SUPPORTERS! Nashville Ballet was honored to make its debut performance at The Kennedy Center as part of the Ballet Across America program in April 2017. This opportunity would not have been possible without the support of our community. All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who has given through through May 10, 2017. To learn more and read reviews, please visit www.nashvilleballet.com/kennedy-center. Anonymous Ms. Kate Abrams Ben and Nancy Adams Brandee Anderson and Andrew Commiskey Carol Arendall Ms. Melissa Bahan Ms. Anoosh Bahiraei Mr. Adam Balfour and Ms. Michelle Drinkard Balfour Anita and Don Baltimore Mr. Carlysle Barfield Ms. Jeanette Barker Yuki Beach Jeremiah Beaty Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Beck Ms. Kelley Ann Bell Mr. and Mrs. John K. Berry Ms. Aimee Bobbitt Dr. and Mrs. Mark L. Born Ann and Frank Bumstead Mrs. Kristy Cason and Mr. Tim Wise Ima Lee Catinna Barbara and Eric Chazen Ms. Anne Christeson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clayton Courtney and Chase Condon Ms. Joyce Cook Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Ian F. Cotton Ms. Heather Cramsie Bonne and Gary Crigger Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradford Currie Ms. Anna Linn Currie Suann and Ralph Davis Dr. James Dedmon
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Emery Mrs. Annette S. Eskind Ms. Julie Eskind Laurie and Steven Eskind Karyn M. Frist Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Galletti Jeannie and Alan Gaus Margaret and Robert Gibbons Elizabeth and Lynn Greer Sammie Griffin Ms. Marjorie Haines Charlsie and John Halliburton Garrett and Jennifer Hamilton Mr. William L. Haralson Dr. Morel Enoch Harvey Janet and Jim Hasson Dr. and Mrs. J. Brevard Haynes Mr. and Mrs. John R. Heller, III Anna Hemnes and Jacob Schwarz Drs. Nan and Duane Holland Mr. David Hormby Ms. Marcia Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Mark Humphreys Ms. Charlyn Jarrells Melanie A. Jarzynka Lynda J. Kelly Mr. Dax Langford Marianne and Charles Leach Tara and Geoffrey Little Helen Logvinov Frances and Eugene Lotochinski Ms. Mary Magada-Ward Mr. and Mrs. David J. Mahanes III Ed R Mayers, Jr. McNutt Pediatric Dentistry Adrienne and Richard McRae, III
Photo © Heather Thorne, taken at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Samuel and Sandra McSeveney Mrs. Jayne Menkemeller James and Patricia Munro Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Nelson Ms. Melanie G. Nenni Kimberly Novosel Ms. Sandy Obodzinski Ms. Charlotte Parker Gus and Jennifer Puryear Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Reisner Anne and Charles Roos Mrs. Ceci Sachs Ms. Kimberly Shadwick Dr. and Mrs. Steven B Shankle Marc Siegel J. T. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith Elaine and Robert Smyth Sally Solesby Sarah Stamps Ms. Leigh A. Strickland and Mr. Shane A. Hutton S. S. Swarting Noelle and John Tabor Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thienel Heather and Curt Thorne Mr. Louis Todd, Jr. Flynn Tracy Mr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr. Ken and Sandy Upleger Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wahl Mr. and Mrs. Brian Watson Ms. Katherine Davis Wells Lisa Wheeler Donna and Jim Zamorski Mrs. Martin Zeitlin
Nashville Ballet 2016 - 2017 COMPANY MEMBERS
AUGUSTO CEZAR From Säo Paulo, Brazil With Nashville Ballet since 2011 Training and Education Conservatório Carlos Gomes, Escola de Artes ABAMBA, Escola Banana Broadway, Academia de Ballet Lina Penteado, Especial Academia de Ballet Previously Companhia Banana Broadway, Companhia Brasileira de Danças Clássicas
LOGAN HILLMAN From Mt. Vernon, Va. With Nashville Ballet since 2016 Training and Education Virginia Ballet, Kirov Academy, Akhmedova Ballet Academy Previously Atlantic City Ballet, Columbia Classical Ballet, Richmond Ballet 2
SARAH CORDIA From Atlanta, Ga. With Nashville Ballet since 2010 Training and Education Metropolitan Ballet Theater, NB2 Awards National Endowment for the Arts Young Artists Merit Scholarship Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
ALEXANDRA MEISTER From Aurora, Ohio With Nashville Ballet since 2008 Training and Education Houston Ballet, training with Ana Lobe, NB2 Competitor in 2010 USA International Ballet Competition, 2011 Boston International Ballet Competition, 2016 Varna International Ballet Competition Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
JULIA EISEN From Chapel Hill, N.C. With Nashville Ballet since 2010 Training and Education The Ballet School of Chapel Hill, North Carolina School of the Arts, Richmond Ballet, Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, NB2, National Choreographer’s Initiative Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
JULIA MITCHELL From Hingham, Mass. With Nashville Ballet since 2011 Training and Education Boston Ballet, Exploring Ballet with Suzzane Farrell, Miami City Ballet, NB2 Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
KATIE ELIASON From Manchester, Conn. With Nashville Ballet since 2010 Training and Education Hartford Ballet, BalletMet Columbus, Atlanta Ballet, NB2 Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
KAYLA ROWSER From Conyers, Ga. With Nashville Ballet since 2007 Training and Education Magdalena Maury School of Classical Ballet, Georgia Youth Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, Washington Ballet, NB2 Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice, Charleston Ballet Theatre
KEENAN MCLAREN HARTMAN From Boston, Mass. With Nashville Ballet since 2011 Training and Education Boston Ballet Previously Dayton Ballet, Ballet Fleming, Ballet Montana, Ballet Austin II
MOLLIE SANSONE From Jacksonville, N.C. With Nashville Ballet since 2004 Training and Education The Joffrey Midwest Workshop, the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, Atlanta Ballet, NB2 Also With Piedmont Dance Theater, Quixotic Fusion and MOTION Dance + Theater Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
Nashville Ballet 2016 - 2017 COMPANY MEMBERS
NICOLAS SCHEUER From Joinville, Brazil With Nashville Ballet since 2012 Training and Education Bolshoi Theatre School of Brazil, Boston Ballet School, New English Ballet Theatre London Competitor in 2016 Varna International Ballet Competition Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
JUDSON VEACH From Columbus, Ohio With Nashville Ballet since 2010 Training and Education Columbus Dance Theatre, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Julliard School Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
BRETT SJOBLOM From Columbia, Mo. With Nashville Ballet since 2012 Training and Education Columbia Performing Arts Center, Virginia School of the Arts, The Boston Conservatory, NB2 Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
NATHAN YOUNG From Little Rock, Ark. With Nashville Ballet since 2014 Training and Education Arkansas Festival Ballet, The University of Oklahoma Previously Dance Theater of Tennessee
CHRISTOPHER STUART From Sandy Hook, Conn. With Nashville Ballet since 2003 Training and Education North Carolina School of the Arts, NB2 Awards 2010 Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship Choreographed Emergence series, Ballet Ball 2013-2017, various music videos, Under the Lights Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice JON UPLEGER From Sterling Heights, Mich. With Nashville Ballet since 2000 Training and Education Virginia School of the Arts Also With Terpsicorps Theater of Dance Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
GERALD WATSON From St. Petersburg, Fla. With Nashville Ballet since 2012 Training and Education Academy of Ballet Arts, Boston Conservatory Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
KATIE VASILOPOULOS From Rockville Centre, N.Y. With Nashville Ballet since 2008 Training and Education Maple Avenue Dance in Rockville Centre, Ballet Academy East, NB2 Previously Nashville Ballet Apprentice
DANIELLA ZLATAREV From Walnut Creek, Calif. With Nashville Ballet since 2014 Training and Education Contra Costa Ballet Centre, School of American Ballet, Houston Ballet, Kirov Academy of Ballet, Boston Ballet, NB2 Previously Company C, BalletMet, Ballet Austin II, Oakland Ballet, MOTION Dance Theatre
Nashville Ballet 2016 - 2017 APPRENTICE MEMBERS
AUBREY CLAYTON From Cullman, Ala. With Nashville Ballet since 2010 Training and Education Cullman Ballet Theatre School, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Bossov Ballet Previously NB2
AARON STEINBERG From Tenafly, N.J. With Nashville Ballet since 2016 Training and Education Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT, Hamburg Ballet School, Sarasota Ballet, Kansas City Ballet 2
BRIDGE TAYLOR From Juneau, Alaska With Nashville Ballet since 2015 Training and Education Next Generation Ballet, Boston Ballet School Previously NB2
LAUREN THOMPSON From Virginia Beach, Va. With Nashville Ballet since 2012 Training and Education East Virginia School for the Performing Arts, The HARID Conservatory Previously NB2
KRISTIN YOUNG From Indianapolis, Ind. With Nashville Ballet since 2011 Training and Education The Academy of Ballet Internationale, Indianapolis School of Ballet, The University of Oklahoma Previously NB2
ADMINISTRATION Director of Artistic Operations Sharyn Mahoney
Community Engagement Manager Briona Richardson
Strategic Development Manager Molly Golinvaux
Director of Sales & Marketing Jan Puckett Morrison
Human and Physical Resources Manager Mike Ford
Box Office Coordinator Jeremy Maxwell
Director of Development Jeanette Barker
Marketing Manager Brittany Carlton
Events Coordinator Nicholas Gulick
Director of Finance Felicia Dunlap
Public Relations Manager Lauren McKirgan
Executive Assistant Isabel Tipton
Director of Production Todd Coogen
Costume Shop Manager Billy Ditty
Technical Director Isaac Castille
First Hand Katherine Zywczyk
Resident Lighting Designer Scott Leathers
Stagehand Leslie Marberry
Photographers David Bailey Tim Broekema Chad Driver Karyn Kipley Heather Thorne
PRODUCTION
Videographers Tim Broekema Chad Driver Richard Driver Eugene Lotochinski
Production Stage Manager Deborah Climo
SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE BALLET Director of the School of Nashville Ballet Nick Mullikin School Manager Alexandra Whetzel School Registrar Annie Carter School Associates Abram Bagwell Maggie Boehme Bernadette Boggs Nicole Browne Brentwood Associates Kathryn Sutton
Academy Principal Nicole Koenig Full-Time Faculty Guangchen Fu Kate Kastelnik Shabaz Ujima Part-Time Faculty Cara Allison Claire Anderson Abram Bagwell Jennifer Adam Bailey Bailey Bergmann Alainna Brown Dorse Brown Nicole Browne Kathy Callaghan Kate Cofer
Part-Time Faculty (cont’d) Sarah Cordia Claire Dietrich Krissy Dodge Denise Eason Julia Eisen Eric Harris Carly Hill Camille Jackson Caylan Jarman Thea Jones Jimmy Joyner Erin Kouwe Jennifer McNamara Julia Mitchell Chelsea Monger Rachel Nasuti Kim Ratcliffe Mollie Sansone
Part-Time Faculty (cont’d) Nicolas Scheuer Jon Upleger Judson Veach Gerald Watson Katelyn Yeary Daniella Zlatarev Accompanists Sarah Barham Joshua Carter Svetlana Keith Al Marcelli Jay Vernalli Bill White Company Rehearsal Pianist Alessandra Volpi
Nashville Ballet 2016 - 2017 SECOND COMPANY MEMBERS NB2
Nashville Ballet’s Pre-Professional Company
NB2 Elite L-R: Morgan Butler, Carrington Lorenz, Yuki Yashima
NB2 Second Years L-R: Darci Kardell, Linnea Swarting, Nicole Reehorst, Ellie Edwards Not Pictured: Isabel Montague
NB2 First Years Back Row L-R: Nicole Browne, Sean Daly, Roberto Vega, Tanner Blee, Peyton Yearick, Philip Perez, Abram Bagwell, Aleksandr Schroeder, Kathryn Phillips Front Row L-R: Emma Matthews, Sarah Pierce, Elena LaMadrid, Stephanie Dyke, Katie Chal, Elisabeth Johnson, Mallory Williams Not Pictured: Manuela Lavalle
NASHVILLE BALLET STANDING OVATIONS! Nashville Ballet is immensely grateful for its Benefactor’s Society members, Ambassador’s Society members, Ballet Ball 2017 supporters and in-kind donations. All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who has given ($250+ from from 4/1/2016 to 5/10/2017). If you are interested in supporting Nashville Ballet, please visit www.nashvilleballet.com/membership. $100,000+ Ballet Ball 2017 Ingram Charitable Fund, Inc. Mrs. Martha Rivers Ingram Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission Phase 3 Marketing & Communications $50,000 - $99,999 Susan Underwood Physical Therapy Tennessee Arts Commission $20,000 - $49,999 Anonymous Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Climb Nashville Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradford Currie Maureen and James Danly Dedmon Chiropractic Dollar General Literacy Foundation Laurie and Steven Eskind Mrs. Ellen Harrison Martin Mrs. J. Ronald Scott and The Late Ronnie Scott The Shubert Foundation Heather and Curt Thorne $10,000 - $19,999 Anonymous Benefits, Inc. Mr. Lance Bloom and Ms. Brittany Denham Richard and Judith Bracken Caterpillar Financial Corner Partnership, LLC Brownlee Currey Foundation Dollar General Corporation Mrs. Annette S. Eskind Ben Folds Friends of Nashville Ballet The Frist Foundation Mr. William L. Haralson HCA/TriStar Health Mr. and Mrs. Mark Humphreys Ingram Industries Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Jones Karen and Sylvain Lapointe Lipman Brothers The Mall at Green Hills Mr. and Mrs. Howard McLure The Memorial Foundation James and Patricia Munro Publix Super Markets Charities Gus and Jennifer Puryear Simply Balanced
$2,500 - $4,999 (cont’d) Mrs. Meera Ballal and Dr. Seenu Reddy The Bank of Nashville Bart Bowling Tim Broekema CapStar Bank Mr. and Mrs. Lucius W. Carroll II Dr. Elizabeth Cato Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cheadle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Crumbo $5,000 - $9,999 Cumberland Trust and Anonymous Investment Co. Annie Laurie Berry The Danner Foundation BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust Suann and Ralph Davis Erie Insurance Mr. Charlie B. Carlisle and Mrs. Anissa Nelson-Carlisle Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr. CoreCivic Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Eskind The Honorable Karl F. Dean Brian Fitzpatrick and Ms. Delta Anne Davis Lisa and Michael French Caroline and Rascoe Dean Patricia C. and Thomas F. Frist Element Salon MJ Graves and Clarke Gallivan Karyn M. Frist Elizabeth and Lynn Greer Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Hayden Janet and Jim Hasson The HCA Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John R. Heller, III Anna Hemnes and Mr. and Mrs. B. Hunter Hill Jacob Schwarz Carlene Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jay Joyner and Joyner A. Hensler Hogan Printing Martha and Gavin Ivester Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Ketchel III Ms. Charlyn Jarrells Karyn Kipley Photography M.A.C. Cosmetics Mr. Neil B. Krugman Mr. and Mrs. David and Ms. Lee Pratt J. Mahanes III Ms. Natalie Levy-Sousan Adrienne and Richard Lewis Thomason King and Krieg McRae, III Nashville Predators Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Lipman Regions Financial Corporation Mr. Donald R. Moody and Mary and David Rollins Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sowell Ms. Tyler L. Riggins Dr. Roger E. Moore and Julie and George Stadler Mr. G. Brian Jackson SunTrust Bank Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Peluso Tennessee Orthopaedic Mr. and Mrs. Todd Sandahl Alliance Michael Schlosser and Mr. Louis Todd, Jr. Kerri Cavanaugh UBS Financial Services Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Scokin Vanderbilt University Mr. and Mrs. James Seabury Waller Dr. and Mrs. Steven B Shankle Washington Foundation Siegenthaler Public Relations Dallas H. Wilt Mr. and Mrs. David R. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Michael $2,500 - $4,999 J. Spalding Aladdin Industries Foundation Ms. Angie M. Swinford AT&T Lori Tigert $10,000 - $19,999 (cont’d) Daniel and Lisa Slipkovich Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sohr The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation SunTrust Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr. Union Station Hotel Robert K. and Anne H. Zelle Fund for Fine and Performing Arts
$2,500 - $4,999 (cont’d) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Todd Sean C. Kelly and Patricia A. Todd U.S. Bank Foundation U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management Jane Vandeventer Mr. and Mrs. Bart E. Verhulst Volkswagen of Cool Springs Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wahl Wells Fargo Bradley D. Wensel $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John Abbott Mrs. Hunter Armistead Brannan and Amy Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. John Barker Jeremiah Beaty Mr. and Mrs. John K. Berry Mrs. James C. Bradford, Jr. Ann and Frank Bumstead John Carter Cash Caterpillar Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clayton Dr. Aaron Coffey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Corcoran Bonne and Gary Crigger Mr. and Ms. Jason Dasal Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dennis Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dixon Emmely and Michael Duncan Mr. Michael Fluck Margaret and Robert Gibbons Google, Inc. Doug and Rose Grindstaff Barbara and Greg Hagood Dr. and Mrs. J. Brevard Haynes Dr. Celeste Hemingway Mrs. Ashley W. Henry Michael D. Hill, M.D. Mr. David Hormby Ms. Laura E. Hutfless Jacqueline and Robert Hutton Humdingers Bud Ireland Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Lipscomb Jarman Owen and Amy Joyner Dr. and Mrs. Howard Kirshner Frances and Eugene Lotochinski Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lucas Mr. and Mrs. David L. Manning
NASHVILLE BALLET STANDING OVATIONS! $1,000 - $2,499 (cont’d) Dr. and Mrs. Steven V. Manoukian Richard and Sheila McCarty Mr. and Mrs. M. F. McNamara III The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moses Dr. Clint Newman Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Noel Noteable Blends, Kristen and Scott Davis Mr. and Mrs. James Pardo Pinnacle Financial Partners Mr. and Mrs. Steven Powers Adam Ragauskis Red Light Management Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Reisner Mr. and Mrs. D. Tate Rich Mr. and Mrs. Dudley C. Richter Anne and Charles Roos Dr. Norm Scarborough and Ms. Kimberly Hewell Dr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Schoettle Mr. and Mrs. John S. Scott Ms. Kimberly Shadwick Irvin and Beverly Small Foundation J. T. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Speyer Noelle and John Tabor William and Rebecca Taylor Tinney Contemporary Josh and Brooke Trusley Sandy and Jack Tyrrell Ken and Sandy Upleger Paul Vasterling and Jason Facio Verchota Floors, Inc. Village Real Estate Services Walgreens Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Welch Mr. and Mrs. Scott Williams Mr. Scott A. Wood Manuel Zeitlin Architects $500 - $999 Angie Adams AmazonSmile Foundation Hope Anderson Anita and Don Baltimore Ms. Jeanette Barker Mrs. Patricia F. Belcher Betty C. Bellamy Ms. Shirley Blackburn Blackbaud Inc. Mr. and Mrs. P. James Brady III
$500 - $999 (cont’d) Kathy Callaghan and Wayne Edwards Drs. Ravi Chari and Sharon Albers Lisa and Jonathan Cole Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jackson Dale III Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Dale Mr. R. Allen DeCuyper The Eden Foundation Mr. Patrick Emery The Jane and Richard Eskind and Family Foundation The Farmer’s Florist Dr. and Mrs. Michael Gold and Family Ms. Sammie Griffin Dr. Morel Enoch Harvey Mrs. Lisa Henderson Mr. and Mrs. M. Wright Hickerson, III Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Houston Howell J. Michaels Clothiers Audrey and Frank Jones Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jay Keaton Mr. and Mrs. Clint Kelly Ms. Stephanie L. Knight and Dr. Richard A. Duschl Linda R. Koon Heloise Werthan Kuhn Mr. Paul H. Kuhn, Jr. Alicia Leadford Ms. Ellen Lehman Kenneth and Bev Leiser John and Wendy Leonard Dr. Michel McDonald and Mr. Ward Pace Mrs. Laura and Mr. Thomas Moran Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Nelson Newt and Jill Ogden Susan and Rick Oliver Dr. Christopher Ott Ms. Arnita Long and Mr. Tim Ozgener Dr. Megan Parker Peters Mr. and Mrs. Tim Pereira Mrs. Mary Sarratt Perkins Mr. and Mrs. M. Cameron Plato Sharon and Douglas Pugh Mr. G. Kyle Rybczyk Sandra Schatten Alix Weiss Sharp Mrs. Judy F. Simmons Victoria and John Slater
$250 - $499 (cont’d) Mr. Chris Guthrie and Mrs. Tracey George Mr. and Mrs. James Haltom Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Hand Haymakers and Co. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Hill Ms. Mari-Kate Hopper The Hunt Company Michael Doochin and Linda Kartoz-Doochin Lynda J. Kelly Anne Knauff Marianne and Charles Leach Emily Leonard and Sloane Southard Andree A. Lequire Lindt Chocolate Eunice Park and Eric Liu Elizabeth and Samuel Marney, Jr. Karen and Scott McKean McNutt Pediatric Dentistry Mrs. Jayne Menkemeller $250 - $499 Col. and Mrs. William Anonymous H. Mitchell Stephen Abelman and Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Robin Holab-Abelman J. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. T. Clark Akers Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Nelson Brandee Anderson and Mr. Chris F. Pair Andrew Commiskey Randy and Jana Parham Carol Arendall Charitable Fund in Memory The Michael Austin Family of Mrs. Patricia Vasterling Mr. and Mrs. John Bearden and in Honor of Best Brands Ms. Linda Dyer Mr. Charles C. Blackburn Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Pass and The Honorable Dr. C. Wright Pinson Marsha Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Bunting George Ritzen Dr. Stephanie Schultz Mr. Robert H. Burns Mrs. Herb Shayne Mr. and Mrs. Rawls Butler Marc Siegel Carden Avenue Gabriel Smith Barbara and Eric Chazen Dr. Kara Smith Chef’s Market Catering Kent and Karen Weeks and Restaurant Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Wendel Ms. Elizabeth J. Chernau Ms. Cathy Werthan Ms. Anne Christeson Westerfield Family Chase Cole Mr. William H. Woerner Ms. Valorie W. Cole Mr. and Mrs. Robert Covington Vivian R. and Richard A. Wynn Donna and Jim Zamorski Ms. Kelly Pappas Crockett John and Janet Exton Susan Fleschner Mr. Fletcher Foster Dr. and Mrs. A. Fruin Jeannie and Alan Gaus Molly and Nicholas Golinvaux Mr. Michael B. Goodloe Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Gordon $500 - $999 (cont’d) Ray D. Smith and Mike H. Johnson Rich and Lucy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Grant Smothers Mr. Seth Sparkman in Memory of Ms. Catherine Fleming Ms. Leigh A. Strickland and Mr. Shane A. Hutton Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Swarting Mr. and Mrs. James S. Turner, Jr. Union Common Joyce A. Vise in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Vasterling William W. Wade Andrew and Alice Wall Mimi Wallace and Marian Harrison Joni Werthan Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Wolfe Mrs. Martin Zeitlin
Over the past year, many Nashville Ballet patrons shared additional memorial and honorarium gifts recognizing several important leaders and benefactors who have dedicated their lives to this mission. Please visit www.nashvilleballet.com for a full listing of these generous and thoughtful gifts.
Many thanks to our ELEVATE donors. All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who has given above $1,320. Founder’s Circle ($100,000+) Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cheadle, Jr. Mr. Brownlee O. Currey In Honor of Agneta Currey Earl Swensson Associates Inc. Laurie and Steven Eskind The HCA Foundation The Martin Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Martin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. McRae III Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Elaina and Ronnie Scott Mr. and Mrs. James C. Seabury III Daniel, Lisa, Sam and Jake Slipkovich Leah and Jim Sohr In Honor of Paul Vasterling Curt and Heather Thorne Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Todd, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr. James Stephen Turner Foundation
Claire Whitfield Tucker Paul Vasterling and Jason Facio Dallas and Fleming Wilt Toby Wilt Family Foundation Choreographer’s Circle ($15,000-$24,999) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. C. Dale Allen Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr. Mrs. Jane M. Fabian Samuel M. Fleming Foundation Ben Folds Michelle Gaffney MJ Graves Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Hayden Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Jones Lee Pratt and Neil Krugman Nashville Ballet Staff and Dancers 2013-2015 Mr. Lannie Walker Neal, Jr. Regions Mr. and Mrs. David Rollins
Principal Dancer’s Circle ($10,000-$14,999) ACU Signs In Memory of Ian Merrill-Facio Artistic Director’s Circle The Band Perry ($25,000-$99,000) Mrs. James C. Bradford, Jr. In Anonymous Honor of Elaina and Angie and Maggie Adams Ronnie Scott Belmont University Mr. and Mrs. Lucius W. Carroll II Bridgestone Americas The Cintado-Scokin Family Corner Partnership, LLC Jane and Richard Eskind Annette S. Eskind and Family Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Eskind The Fugitive Foundation Herb and Barbara Fritch Bill Haralson Kay and Roderick Heller Chris and Gina Keaton Anna R. Hemnes and Heather and David Lang Jacob Schwarz Lynn and Ken Melkus Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jayne Menkemeller A. Hensler Donald R. Moody Jacqueline and Robert Hutton Anissa Nelson-Carlisle I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc. and Charlie Carlisle Ingram Civil Engineering Donald R. Moody Group, LLC David Randolph Smith and Ms. Charlyn Jarrells Catherine Gemmato-Smith Kidman Urban Family Gloria and Paul Sternberg Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. SunTrust Foundation Lipman Betsy and Ridley Wills III Lovers of Movement Mrs. Ellen Harrison Martin Soloist’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. Howard McLure ($5,000-$9,999) The Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. J. Barry Banker James and Patricia Munro Jeremiah Beaty Emily Jordan Noel Ann and Frank Bumstead Mr. and Mrs. Gustavus A. Drs. Keith and Leslie Puryear IV Churchwell Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rechter Lisa and Jonathan Cole Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. The Container Store Spalding Brenda and Ronald Corbin Shirley and Stuart Speyer Kim and Jim Crafton
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Dale James and Maureen Danly The Danner Foundation Dr. and Mrs. James Dedmon Pat and Kitty Moon Emery Brian Fitzpatrick Karyn McLaughlin Frist Gerry and Mary Gale Gaintner Cindee and Michael Gold Elizabeth and Lynn Greer In Honor of Mollie Sansone Ashley and Douglas Henry Mr. and Mrs. Matt A. Holst Martha and Gavin Ivester Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Jones Kraft CPAs PLLC Mr. Paul H. Kuhn, Jr. Robert S. Lipman Eugene and Frances Lotochinski Mr. and Mrs. Walker C. Matthews McNutt Pediatric Dentistry The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt Mills Family LLC Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Dudley C. Richter Richters - Corzines Dr. and Mrs. Gregg Shepard Joe and Joanne Sowell Hope and Howard Stringer Joyce A. Vise Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wahl Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Weigel Corps de Ballet ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous Anita and Don Baltimore Russell and Oguz Bates Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Crabb III Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dickerson Emmely and Michael Duncan Amy S. Eskind Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gallivan Amos E. Gott Ms. Terry Hardesty Mr. and Mrs. Rick Horne Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Jarman Dr. Lois Jordan Mr. Edward Wade Joyner III Molly and John Kelly Kelly Construction, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Kestner Heloise Werthan Kuhn
Robert and Marlene Eskind Moses Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nicol The Honorable Gary Odom Michael Schlosser and Kerri Cavanaugh Dr. and Mrs. Steven B Shankle Mrs. Jack W. Shepherd Luke and Susan Simons Mr. and Mrs. William T. Spitz Suburban Asset Management In Honor of Lauren Thompson Ms. Betsy Taylor Mr. Tom Walker Bradley Wensel Ms. Rachel Zamata Tutu Society ($1,320-$2,499) Anonymous Mrs. Hunter Armistead Ms. Cassidy Bentley Suann and Ralph Davis The Ferre Family Susan and Frank Hammer Mr. and Mrs. Houston W. Howell Mr. Mark Humphreys Dr. Mitchell D. Korn Heather and Paul Lefkowitz Dr. and Mrs. Mason Joseph and Lynn May Foundation Patrick and Ellen McIntyre Christopher and Patricia Mixon Ms. Kathryn Sevier Phillips Mr. Kevin Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Schneider Ms. Alena Shostak and Mr. Pavel Bukengolts Dr. Wesley and Mrs. Sheila Thayer Lori Tigert Mr. Scott A. Wood
For a full listing of ELEVATE donors, please visit our website at www.nashvilleballet.com/elevate.