Nashville's Nutcracker 2016 by Nashville Ballet

PAUL VASTERLING, Artistic Director & CEO

LISA DIXON FRENCH, COO

Nathan Fifield, Principal Guest Conductor

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Choreography and Story Interpretation by Paul Vasterling* Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Act II Grand Pas de Deux Choreography after Lev Ivanov Costume Design by Campbell Baird Scenery Design by Shigeru Yaji Lighting Design by Scott Leathers *Nashville’s Nutcracker ©2008-2016, Paul Vasterling. All rights reserved. Drosselmeyer’s Magic Consultation by Drew Thomas Productions, Inc.

SYNOPSIS ACT I – Approximately 45 minutes During the autumn of 1897, Clara Stahlbaum and her favorite uncle Drosselmeyer visit the Tennessee Centennial Exposition at the Parthenon. Clara is entranced by the magic of the fair and inspired by the many cultures she encounters there. Drosselmeyer, who is a magician, entertains Clara with tricks. He presents her with a beautiful Nutcracker from a German toymaker, but then makes it disappear! Two months later, in the winter of 1897, several families pass through Shelby Bottoms on their way to a holiday party at the Stahlbaum’s home. The area has frozen over, and ice skaters move gracefully (and not so gracefully) across the ice. Drosselmeyer appears carrying many gifts for Clara and the other children at the party. His handsome young nephew, who is visiting for the holidays, assists him. At the Stahlbaum home, Clara and her brother, Fritz, eagerly wait outside the parlor door for their first view of the beautifully lit Christmas tree. Just before their governess opens the door to let them in, Fritz surprises Clara with a mouse! Guests arrive at the party, give gifts and dance to celebrate the holiday season. When Drosselmeyer and his nephew arrive, Drosselmeyer performs his magic tricks and presents his life-sized dolls for the guests. Drosselmeyer saves the best gift of all for Clara–the Nutcracker doll that she saw at the Centennial Exposition! In a jealous fit, Fritz grabs the Nutcracker and breaks it, but Drosselmeyer uses his magic to repair the Nutcracker. After an evening of holiday festivities, the guests bid farewell, then Clara and Fritz go to bed leaving the Nutcracker by the fireplace. The Stahlbaum parlor is dim and quiet. The peace is suddenly disturbed by several baby mice, followed by medium mice and then large mice. Clara gets out of bed and goes downstairs looking for her new gift. She takes the Nutcracker to the couch and falls asleep. She is startled awake by the Mouse King stealing the Nutcracker from her. Drosselmeyer appears and Clara tearfully explains to him what happened. Drosselmeyer reassures her and begins to perform his magic. Suddenly the parlor disappears, and the Christmas tree is growing. The Nutcracker appears and he too has grown! His Volunteer army of Native Americans, frontiersman, Andrew Jackson’s cavalry and toy soldiers fights a fierce battle against the mice. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King fight. Just as it appears the Mouse King will get the better of the Nutcracker, Clara distracts him by hitting him with her shoe. Thanks to her help, the Nutcracker is able to win the battle! All of the mice scurry away frightened by Drosselmeyer’s powers, and the Nutcracker reappears as a handsome prince. The Nutcracker Prince takes Clara on a wonderful journey. As they travel through a snowy forest, they come upon the Snow Queen and King. Beautiful snowflakes dance around the forest until the Snow Queen and King send Clara and the Prince onto their next adventure. – 20 Minute Intermission – ACT II – Approximately 45 minutes On their journey, Clara and the Nutcracker Prince stop in the Parthenon Garden, where they encounter the Garden Fairies and their queen, the Dew Drop Fairy. The Dew Drop Fairy and the Nutcracker Prince, along with the flowers of the forest, dance a beautiful waltz for Clara. After leaving the Parthenon Garden, Clara and the Nutcracker Prince arrive in a land of magic, the Kingdom of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier welcome Clara and introduce visitors from other lands, and each greets Clara with a dance. The visitors look like those Clara saw at the Centennial Exposition, and she meets Spanish, Chinese, Persian and Russian dancers. She also meets a Shepherdess and Shepherd, as well as Madame Bonbonniere and her colorful bon bons. As the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Cavalier dance for Clara, she boards a magical flower carriage for her trip home. Drosselmeyer appears and transforms the Nutcracker Prince back into the Nutcracker doll and places the doll into the arms of the sleeping Clara. As the curtain falls, the magic flower carriage is transformed and Clara returns to her couch in her parlor where she is asleep.

NASHVILLE’S NUTCRACKER YOUTH CAST Party Girls Jann Almendras, Gabrielle Bengelsdorf, Catherine Carlisle, Natalie Croney, Mollie Dasal, Sydney Emeson, Piper Mackenzie Harris, Marissa Huggett, Charlotte Landman, Iris May-Fleming, Claire Murray, Elia Rodriguez, Carissa Surber, Anne Louis Todd, Emily Wilson Party Boys Vito Antoniadis, Tevin Ashford, Lucian Bahan, Paul Kent Bramlett, Zan Coleman, Winston Dugdale, Jackson Funk, Judah Gallman, Nekoda Gallman, Ben Jones, Ryan Layfield, Brady May, Gabriel Pacheco, Jonathan Tung, Mason Underwood Baby Mice Manzura Avazova, Mia Blaise Campbell, Mary Hinson Crunk, Victoria Fontanini, Anna Caroline Henry, Paige Hermanson, Katherine B. Hodges, Kaylee Hollis, Ysabella Holt, Sophia Lanham, Jillian Marcy, Kaylee McRae, Eleonore Ness, Piper Petraglia, Miranda Pita, Katelynn Quarles, Margaret Rick, Audrey Rowles, Emma Delane Singleton, Ella Sterling, Caroline Thomas, Anya Webber, Sophia Wright Medium Mice Bailey Beller, Hailey Brown, Gabrielle Conrad, Natalia Del Pino, Meghan Fischbach, Abigail Green, Scarlett Lara, Greta Matthies, Sofia Morales, Sakura Pavao, Jaidyn Smart, Mary Lynn Tung, Madelyne VanHemert, Rosa Vestal, Molly Weir, Danielle Woodard Native American Soldiers Grace Agosta, Autumn Albritton, Chloe Allen, Ginevieve Alvarez, Giovanna Baxter, Aimee Blackburn-Box, Linnea Dobay, Liz Donnelly, Caroline Egan, Sally Gaither, Blair Gipe, Gregori Humphreys, Averie Kulbeda, Lytle Landers, Elle Lucas, Sara Miller, Allison Nenni, April Nenni, Tony Nenni, Samuel Portillo, Sophia Rothenberg, Katharine Sanborn, Megan Sparks, Sophia Steen Frontier Soldiers Sophia Brame-Goldthwaite, Ella Bramlett, Josie Buchanan, Luke Buchanan, Angelina Chen, Teddy Cruz, Lydia Cutcher, Ian Fawknotson, Will Gowan, Sandra Grissom, Lily Hollis, Caroline Luttrull, Genesis Majano, Ashley Martinez, Estefania Mota-Contreras, Matthew Mueller, Maggie Passarella, Chloe Rausch, Copeland Sandidge, Kent Sandidge, Sarah Smith, Shealee Smith, Gabriel Tolentino, Malkosha’le Waters Andrew Jackson’s Cavalry Jesse Aleman, Caitlin Burbage, Mary Burbage, Mariana Campos, Kai Carter-Sullivan, Sullivan Fielder, Nyelle Johnson, Ashton Lilly, Addison Livingston, Katherine Luttrull, Caia McCauley, Morgan McCauley, Iyanu Otukpe, Elias Pacheco, Griffin Rogers, Spencer Rogers, Cannon Sandidge, Emmalyn Sasse Carter, Samantha Tyree, Aaron Vestal, Shakia Webster, Jeremiah West, Jake Wilkison, Madison Womack Garden Fairies Katelyn Anderson, Madelyn “Tilly” Anderson, Joy Baker, Reina Barrozo, Molly Boehme, Zoie Bradford, Aurora Brame-Goldthwaite, Zeboreh Bynum, Lydia Hui Shi Byrne, Olivia Cobb, Alexandria Days, Olivia Dugdale, Ava Elliot, Samantha Everett, Lexi Gardner, Savannah Goad, Claudia Hanks, Allison Hill, Tessa Hunt, Scarlett Kelton, Janesta Krueck, Juliette Laffer, Isabella Lake, Lauren Lilly, Taylor Lyons, Kelsey Martin, Sasha Martin, Lillie May, Lili Near, Carrington Nunn, Myka Pacheco, Lillian Padgett, Marissa Poole, Ainsleigh Powell, Ashlinn Powell, Gabriele Redding, Isabel Rothenberg, Frances Sandahl, Annabella Sergio, Fiorella Sergio, Lela Sisk, Alayna Thomas, Caroline Thomas, Ashley Trusley, Aubrey Trusley, Sofie Whiting, Ashton Wood, Lucy Wyatt Parthenon Court Sydney Box, Corrine Brockway, Shannon Brooks, Tilley Davis, Melanie Eilenstein, Makenna Ferre, Ashley Forche, Michela Hillman, Cate Schall, Emmeline Sell, Bethany Ward, Thai Williams, Abby Zinsser Sugar Plum Court Claire Anderson, Corrine Brockway, Johanna Crick, Elise Csizmadia, Caitlin Elledge, Grace Fitzgerald, Bridget Horrocks, Anna Mains, Holly Munns, Kourtnee Schippel, Ashleigh Sewell, Caitlin Van Driessche and Sarah Waters Russian Nesting Dolls Ana Antic, Sophia “Sophie” Clark, Ella Dasal, Milvia Erazo-Gonsalez, Suze Esval, Liliana Gomez, Charlotte Hagood, Caroline Jackson, Sydney Moran, Eva Muterspaugh, Isabella Nelson, Clara Owen, Bethany Pacheco, Elyse Pearman, Ava Rice, Raleigh Southard, Anne Louis Todd, Embree Unick, Mercy Warren

NASHVILLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NUTCRACKER YOUTH CAST (CONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D) Lambs Ayla Acra, Kennedi Bradford, Christian Bush, Victoria Byrum, Jade Collins, Bella Ewart, Carly Graham, Briana Humphreys, Charlotte Lefkowitz, Jada Long, McKenzie Manning, Cecilia Martus, Kathleen McIntyre, Annabella Morozov, Annabeth Nelson, Madilyn Rigsby, Sadie Schiffler, Amari Cecilia Schneider, Emma Scott Smith, Seraphim Smith, Clara Stefansic, Samantha Tatalovich, Alexis Woods, Julianne Zenor Bon Bons Hannah Bain, Hope Easter, Julia Ehlman, Hannah Fleming, Adriana Fontanini, Django Mason, Sarah Anne May, Mandi Nelson, Mackenzie Pentecost, Madeline Peterson, Katie Belle Raymond, Elianah Vanderschoot, Isabel Wells, Rachel Wise, Nissa Wood

2016-2017 Giancarlo Guerrero, Music Director Vinay Parameswaran, Assistant Conductor Nathan Fifield, Principal Guest Conductor First Violins Gerald Greer Denise Baker Alison Hoffman Anna Lisa Hoepfinger John Maple Kirsten Mitchell Kristi Seehafer Mary Kathryn Van Osdale Isabel Bartles Second Violins Carolyn Wann Bailey Zeneba Bowers Louise Morrison Zoya Leybin Laura Ross Benjamin Lloyd Jung-Min Shin Charles Dixon Violas Bruce Christensen Melinda Whitley Mary Helen Law Hari Bernstein Michelle Lackey Collins Chris Farrell

Cellos Kevin Bate Bradley Mansell Matthew Walker Lynn Peithman Stephen Drake Christopher Stenstrom Basses Glen Wanner Liz Stewart Tim Pearson Katherine Munagian Flutes Philip Dikeman Ann Richards Leslie Fagan Oboes Lissa Stolz Somerlie DePasquale Laura Ross Clarinets James Zimmerman Cassandra Lee Emily Bowland

Bassoons Dawn Hartley Gil Perel

Percussion Sam Bacco Richard Graber

Harp Licia Jaskunas

Librarian Jennifer Goldberg

Horns Leslie Norton Beth Beeson Patrick Walle Radu Rusu

Orchestra Personnel Manager Carrie Marcantonio

Trumpets Jeffrey Bailey Patrick Kunkee Trombones Paul Jernkins Susan K. Smith Steven Brown Tuba Gilbert Long Timpani Joshua Hickman

NASHVILLE BALLET STAFF, LEADERSHIP AND GUESTS 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 Café, 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, most recently, 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. 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 35 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. 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.

NASHVILLE BALLET STAFF, LEADERSHIP AND GUESTS (CONT’D) CAMPBELL BAIRD, Costume Designer Campbell Baird designed costumes for Nashville Ballet’s productions of Nashville’s Nutcracker and scenery and costumes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Peter Pan, all choreographed by Paul Vasterling. He has designed for dance companies around the world, including Oregon Ballet Theatre, Texas Ballet Theatre and Joffrey Ballet (resident designer for eight years in New York City). He designs for musical theatre, opera and drama, including recent productions of Happy Birthday for TACT in New York and The Music Man and Crazy For You at Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre. He was principal design assistant to Oliver Smith, a co-director of American Ballet Theatre for 11 years, supervising productions around the world. For 15 years, he was a scenic artist for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He is currently an Associate Arts Professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, teaching there since 1991. Originally from Wilmington, N.C., he now lives with his partner John McKernon and their Pembroke Welsh corgis in Phillipsburg, N.J. and New York City. SHIGERU YAJI, Scenery Designer A freelance costume and scenic designer for over 30 years, Shigeru Yaji has created costume designs for over 150 productions in regional theatres, ballet and entertainment fields across the nation and overseas. His recent work includes projects at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Getty Villa, the Lincoln Center Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, South Coast Repertory and at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. He has also worked as a consulting costume designer for such companies as Tokyo DisneySea in Japan, Disneyland, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Studios Tour and Spectra F/X. Mr. Yaji is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including seven Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards and a Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award. He also received an Emmy Award nomination for the A&E Broadcasting of the Broadway/national tour production of Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby. 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. NATHAN FIFIELD, Principal Guest Conductor Nathan Fifield is a regular guest conductor at top ballet companies including San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Houston Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He is currently the principal conductor of the Tulsa Ballet. He recently conducted John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid with San Francisco Ballet and premiered the joint San Francisco Ballet/Pacific Northwest Ballet revival of Balanchine’s classic Coppélia. Mr. Fifield made his European debut with Opera de Bordeaux’s Sleeping Beauty, and has lead both Tulsa Ballet and Nashville Ballet in new productions of Rite of Spring. Equally at home in the opera world, Mr. Fifield is also currently the music director of Light Opera of Oklahoma. He has led many productions including Carmen, Le Nozze di Figaro, Hansel and Gretel, West Side Story and Into the Woods, and has worked with such companies as Utah Festival Opera, Opera in the Heights and Chelsea Opera. His teachers and mentors include Michael Tilson Thomas, David Hayes and Gustav Meier. DENISE EASON, Guest Coach Denise Eason returns to Nashville after a 20-year residency in Hartford, Conn. where she was with the Hartford Ballet and after retirement, an adjunct professor of dance at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford. From 1989 to 1994, Mrs. Eason was a Nashville Ballet company dancer and now returns as company teacher and coach. Mrs. Eason moved to Connecticut to join the Hartford Ballet in 1994 under the direction of Kirk Peterson. There she danced many principal and soloist roles by Balanchine, Choo-San Goh and Peterson to name a few. Among her favorites were Tall Girl Principal in Balanchine’s Rubies, Sanguinic and Choleric in Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Third Movement Principal Girl in Choo-San Goh’s In The Glow of the Night, Myrtha in Peterson’s Giselle and Sugar Plum and Snow Queen in Peterson’s American Nutcracker. Prior to joining the Hartford Ballet, she danced with the Pennsylvania Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Chautauqua Festival Company, Michigan Opera and Septime Weber Dance. Mrs. Eason has had the privilege of teaching a wide range of students. From teaching at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neil Theater, teaching company class to MOMIX, being a faculty member of academies affiliated with professional ballet companies, to now teaching and working with the dancers of Nashville Ballet.

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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

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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 Ms. Kelly Bahiraei Ms. Michelle Drinkard Balfour Mrs. Janie Berry Mrs. Courtney Condon Mrs. Ian Frazier Cotton* Ms. Anna Linn Currie

Ms. Brittany N. Dalton Mrs. Jewel Dedmon Mrs. Evelyn C. Galletti Mrs. Gabrielle A. Hannafan Mrs. Jennifer Hamilton Mrs. Keshia Hay-Tamble Mrs. Melissa Jane Lee

Mrs. Matthew A. Ness Ms. Kimberly Novosel George L. Ritzen Ms. Virginia Soenksen Mrs. Noelle Tabor Mrs. Jenna Watson

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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 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 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 (10/10/2015-11/10/2016). 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. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr. Laurie and Steven Eskind Rev. Audrey Taylor Gonzalez MJ Graves and Clarke Gallivan Elizabeth and Lynn Greer Mr. William L. Haralson Mr. Neil B. Krugman and Ms. Lee Pratt

Adrienne and Richard McRae III James and Patricia Munro Michael Schlosser and Kerri Cavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. David R. Smith Ms. Angie M. Swinford Heather and Curt Thorne Mr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr. Elaina and Ronnie Scott Fund Elizabeth and Lynn Greer Mr. Louis Todd, Jr.

Jane Fabian Scholarship Fund Anonymous Ms. Carol B. Andrews Jack and Melinda Bass Bonne and Gary Crigger Samuel M. Fleming Foundation Elizabeth and Lynn Greer Marianne and Charles Leach Mary and David Rollins Mr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr.

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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 2013-2016, 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

ADMINISTRATION

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

Director of Artistic Operations Sharyn Mahoney

Accounting Manager Chris Butler

Data & Development Coordinator 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

Executive Assistant Isabel Tipton

Community Engagement Manager Briona Richardson

Public Relations Coordinator Lauren McKirgan

PRODUCTION Director of Production Todd Coogen

Make Up Kelvin Amburgey

Electrician Adrienne Hentschel

Technical Director Isaac Castille

Hair & Wigs Colleen Garatoni

Lighting Designer Scott Leathers

Company Dresser Emily Hardesty

Carpenters Tyler Hentschel Ray Ingram Paul Lussier Jon Royal

Assistant Lighting Designer Kelly Landry Production Stage Manager Deborah Climo

Dressers Sydni Hayes Lisa Hoover Sarah “Scout” Pittman Hannah Schmidt

Draper/First Hand Billy Ditty

Wardrobe Crew Kelsey Musselman

Wardrobe Supervisor/Stitcher Jeri Meador

Props Lesli Marberry

SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE BALLET Director of the School of Nashville Ballet Nick Mullikin School Manager Alexandra Whetzel School Registrar Tiffani Monreal School Associates Maggie Boehme Bernadette Boggs Sara DelaHaya Brentwood Associates Julie Linton 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 Alainna Brown Nicole Browne Bailey Bergmann Kathy Callaghan Kate Cofer

Part-Time Faculty (cont’d) Sarah Cordia Claire Dietrich Krissy Dodge Denise Eason Julia Eisen Jennifer Gray Eric Harris Camille Jackson Caylan Jarman Thea Jones Jimmy Joyner Erin Kouwe Julia Mitchell Chelsea Monger Rachel Nasuti Kim Ratcliffe Mollie Sansone

Photographers David Bailey Tim Broekema Chad Driver Karyn Kipley Heather Thorne Videographers Tim Broekema Chad Driver Richard Driver Eugene Lotochinski Part-Time Faculty (cont’d) Nicolas Scheuer Jon Upleger Judson Veach Gerald Watson Katelyn Yeary Accompanists Sarah Barham Eric Burgett Joshua Carter Svetlana Keith Al Marcelli Jay Vernalli Bill White Company Rehearsal Pianist Alessandra Volpi

Nashville Ballet 2016 - 2017 SECOND COMPANY MEMBERS NB2

Nashville Balletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pre-Professional Company

NB2 Elite L-R: Morgan Butler-Morris, 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 IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS

Official Beverage Sponsor of Ballet Ball

Official Design and Brand Strategy Company of Nashville Ballet Official Hospitality Partner of Nashville Ballet

Official Chiropractor of Nashville Ballet

Official Beverage Sponsor of Friends of Nashville Ballet

Official Catering Sponsor of Friends of Nashville Ballet

Official Fitness Facility of Nashville Ballet

Official Physical Therapists of Nashville Ballet Official Pilates Studio of Nashville Ballet

$5,000 - $9,999 (cont’d) Michelle Gaffney Elizabeth and Lynn Greer Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Hayden The HCA Foundation Anna Hemnes and Jacob Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Hensler $50,000 - $99,999 Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Ketchel III Mrs. J. Ronald Scott and Karen and Sylvain Lapointe The Late Ronnie Scott M.A.C. Cosmetics Susan Underwood Mr. and Mrs. David Physical Therapy J. Mahanes III Tennessee Arts Commission The Mall at Green Hills Adrienne and Richard $20,000 - $49,999 McRae III Anonymous James and Patricia Munro Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Gus and Jennifer Puryear Climb Nashville Mr. and Mrs. Todd Sandahl Dedmon Chiropractic Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sowell Dollar General Literacy Mr. and Mrs. George B. Stadler Foundation SunTrust Bank The Shubert Foundation Tennessee Orthopaedic The Julia Carell Stadler Alliance Foundation and Dance Network Mr. Louis Todd, Jr. Syzygy Mr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr. $10,000 - $19,999 UBS Financial Services Anonymous U.S. Bank Foundation Benefits, Inc. Vanderbilt University Mr. Lance Bloom Waller Richard and Judith Bracken Washington Foundation Butler Snow LLP Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Welch Caterpillar Financial Corner Partnership, LLC $2,500 - $4,999 Brownlee Currey Foundation Anonymous James and Maureen Danly Aladdin Industries Foundation Dollar General Corporation Mr. and Mrs. David Mrs. Annette S. Eskind Bruce Amiot Laurie and Steven Eskind AT&T Ben Folds Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Friends of Nashville Ballet Caldwell and Berkowitz Mr. William L. Haralson Mr. and Mrs. Ward Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harrington Ashley Baker HCA/TriStar Health Mrs. Meera Ballal and Ingram Industries Dr. Seenu Reddy Ms. Charlyn Jarrells Mr. Charles C. Blackburn Lipman Brothers and The Honorable Mrs. Ellen Harrison Martin Marsha Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. Howard McLure Bart Bowling National Endowment for the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Charles Publix Super Markets Charities Campbell Boyd IV Regions Financial Corporation Tim Broekema Simply Balanced Mr. and Mrs. Barney Byrd Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sohr CapStar Bank SunTrust Foundation Mr. Charlie B. Carlisle and Heather and Curt Thorne Mrs. Anissa Nelson-Carlisle Union Station Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Lucius W. Carroll II $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. Joseph Cashia and Annie Laurie Berry Ms. Angela Humphreys BlueCross BlueShield of Dr. Elizabeth Cato Tennessee Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. John Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Cheadle, Jr. O. Bovender, Jr. Community Choice Financial

$2,500 - $4,999 (cont’d) Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cooper Mr. and Ms. Johnson J. Cooper Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cox The Crichton Group Cumberland Trust and Investment Co. The Danner Foundation Ms. Gail Danner Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Eskind Dr. Luis Fernandez and Dr. Viviana Lavin First Tennessee Bank Brian Fitzpatrick Franklin Synergy Bank Lisa and Michael French Patricia C. and Thomas F. Frist Honorable William H. Frist MJ Graves and Clarke Gallivan Doug and Rose Grindstaff Mr. and Mrs. John R. Heller, III Mr. and Mrs. B. Hunter Hill Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Frederick Horne, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Houff Ms. Rene Houghland Mr. Mark Humphreys Margie Hutchison Jacqueline and Robert Hutton Martha and Gavin Ivester Jay Joyner and Joyner Hogan Printing Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Jones Susan and Bill Joy Karen Kipley Photography Mr. Neil B. Krugman and Ms. Lee Pratt Lewis Thomason King and Krieg MD Save Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Molteni Mr. Donald R. Moody and Ms. Tyler L. Riggins Dr. Roger E. Moore and Mr. G. Brian Jackson Nashville Predators Foundation Dr. Clint Newman Mrs. Lacey Newman Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Noel Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Peluso Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rich Anne and Charles Roos Michael Schlosser and Kerri Cavanaugh Dr. and Mrs. Steven B Shankle Mr. and Mrs. David R. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Spalding Ms. Angie M. Swinford Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thompson Lori Tigert Sean C. Kelly and Patricia A. Todd Mr. and Mrs. Jim Todd

$2,500 - $4,999 (cont’d) Van Mol Restoration Jane Vandeventer Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wahl Mrs. Mary Jo Wedgeworth Wells Fargo Bradley D. Wensel Mr. and Mrs. Brad Williams Dallas H. Wilt $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous Hope Anderson Mrs. Hunter Armistead Mr. and Mrs. David F. Arnholt Amy and Brannan Atkinson Anita and Don Baltimore Jeremiah Beaty Ann and Frank Bumstead John Carter Cash Caterpillar Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Corcoran Bonne and Gary Crigger Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Crouch Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Crumbo Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jackson Dale III Mr. and Ms. Jason Dasal Mr. and Mrs. Walton Denton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dixon Mr. Matt Dobson in Honor of Mr. Mark Humphreys and Ms. Emily Hastings Element Salon Emmely and Michael Duncan Mr. Michael Fluck Karyn M. Frist Mary Gale and Gerry Gaintner Margaret and Robert Gibbons Google, Inc. Landis B. Gullett Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Janet and Jim Hasson Dr. Celeste Hemingway Mrs. Ashley W. Henry Michael D. Hill, M.D. Mr. David Hormby Mr. and Mrs. Houston Howell Humdingers Carlene Hunt in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Todd Bud Ireland Mr. and Mrs. David Bruce Johnson Owen and Amy Joyner Dr. and Mrs. Howard Kirshner Ms. Theresa Lee Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Lipman Frances and Eugene Lotochinski Dr. and Mrs. Steven V. Manoukian Richard and Sheila McCarty

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.

NASHVILLE BALLET STANDING OVATIONS! Nashville Ballet is immensely grateful for its Benefactor’s Society members, Ambassador’s Society members, Ballet Ball 2016 supporters and in-kind donations. All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who has given (10/10/2015-11/10/2016). $1,000 - $2,499 (cont’d) Mr. and Mrs. M. F. McNamara III The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt Noteable Blends, Kristen and Scott Davis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shepherd Patterson Drs. Joey S. and Chad T. Price Ragland Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Reisner Mr. and Mrs. D. Tate Rich Mr. and Mrs. Dudley C. Richter in Memory of Mrs. Jane Fabian, Mrs. Patricia Todd, Mr. J. Ronald Scott and Mr. Donald Shriver Dr. Norm Scarborough and Ms. Kimberly Hewell Mr. and Mrs. John S. Scott Mr. and Mrs. James Seabury Ms. Kimberly Shadwick Mrs. Jack W. Shepherd Don Shockley in Memory of Mary Jim Shockley Irvin and Beverly Small Foundation J. T. Smith Tinney Contemporary Josh and Brooke Trusley Sandy and Jack Tyrrell Paul Vasterling and Jason Facio Joyce A. Vise Mr. and Mrs. Brian Waller Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Wolfe in Memory of Jane Fabian Mr. Bob Zeglarski and Ms. Megan Joyce $500 - $999 Anonymous Angie Adams Mr. and Mrs. David F. Baker III Ms. Jeanette Barker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beck Mrs. Patricia F. Belcher Betty C. Bellamy Blackbaud Inc. Brantley Sound Phil and Allison Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Dean F. Chase Mr. and Mrs. Neely Coble III Lisa and Jonathan Cole Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Cox III Ms. Kelly Pappas Crockett Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Dale dreamGEAR LLC in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Vasterling Mr. Charles W. Dunn The Eden Foundation Wayne Edwards and Kathy Callaghan Jane and Richard Eskind and Family The Farmer’s Florist

$500 - $999 (cont’d) Mr. and Mrs. James Fitzgerald Tony Freeland Dr. and Mrs. A. Fruin Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gallivan Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ghertner Ms. Theresa P. Godchaux Charlsie and John Halliburton Dr. Morel Enoch Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Chris Harwell Dr. and Mrs. J. Brevard Haynes in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Todd and Mr. E. Howard Harvey Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Herring Mr. and Mrs. M. Wright Hickerson, III Mr. and Mrs. John F. Jacques Audrey and Frank Jones Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jay Keaton Mr. James Keegan in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Todd Mr. and Mrs. Kent Kirby Linda R. Koon Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Randolph M. LaGasse in Memory of Mrs. Claudette Sisk Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Lovett Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McCabe, Jr. Dr. Michel McDonald and Mr. Ward Pace Mr. and Mrs. E. Patrick McIntyre Jill and Newt Ogden Susan and Rick Oliver Ms. Arnita Long and Mr. Tim Ozgener Mr. and Mrs. Tim Pereira Mrs. Joan Pinkley Sharon and Douglas Pugh Ms. Carolyn Schneider Dr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Schoettle Ray D. Smith and Mike H. Johnson Rich and Lucy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Grant Smothers Mr. and Mrs. Adam G. Solesby Mr. Seth Sparkman in Memory of Ms. Catherine Fleming Ms. Leigh A. Strickland and Mr. Shane A. Hutton Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Swarting Noelle and John Tabor Union Common Ken and Sandy Upleger William W. Wade Mr. and Mrs. W. Andrew Wall Joni Werthan Mrs. Martin Zeitlin $250 - $499 Anonymous Stephen Abelman and Robin Holab-Abelman

$250 - $499 (cont’d) Ben and Nancy Adams AmazonSmile Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Josh Anderson Brandee Anderson and Andrew Commiskey The Michael Austin Family Victoria Banks and David Petrelli Dr. Reca Barwin Mr. and Mrs. John Bearden in Memory of Mr. Brian Ward Best Brands Mr. and Mrs. Keener Billups Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Binkley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Chad Blackburn Ms. Shirley Blackburn in Memory of Mrs. Jane Fabian and Mrs. Claudette Sisk Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Bogle III in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Todd Mr. and Mrs. Paulus J. Buijsman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Bunting Mr. Robert H. Burns Chef’s Market Catering and Restaurant Ms. Sandra Cochran Chase Cole Mr. Brian Cook Mr. and Mrs. Ben Crane Dr. and Mrs. Ben Davis Dr. James Dedmon Michael Doochin and Linda Kartoz-Doochin Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Emery Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ericson John and Janet Exton Mr. and Mrs. Ron D. Farris Mr. Harold Ford, Jr. in Memory of Mr. J. Ronald Scott Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Frohsin Jeannie and Alan Gaus Michael and Charlotte Goldston Molly and Nicholas Golinvaux Mr. Chris Guthrie and Mrs. Tracey George Ms. Barbara Hagood Ms. Ansley Hampton Dr. Kristina Storck and Dr. John Matthew Hassan Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Holland, Jr. The Hunt Company Ms. Donna Sir Johnson Mr. William J. Jones, Jr. and Mr. Robert J. Turner Anne Knauff Mr. Paul H. Kuhn, Jr. Alicia Leadford Kenneth and Bev Leiser Mr. John Leonard Emily Leonard and Sloane Southard Sally M. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Levine

$250 - $499 (cont’d) Eunice Park and Eric Liu Ms. Dawn Mangrum Elizabeth and Samuel Marney, Jr. Mr. James S. Mathis May, Hagan and Todd, PLLC in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Todd Mrs. Jayne Menkemeller Mark and Bonnie Miller-McLemore Col. and Mrs. William H. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Nelson Mr. Christopher Ozburn Major and Mrs. John Page Mr. Chris F. Pair Randy and Jana Parham Charitable Fund in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Vasterling and in Honor of Ms. Linda Dyer Dr. Megan Parker Peters Mr. and Mrs. Matt Perkins Candace Revelette Mr. G. Kyle Rybczyk Sandra Schatten Dr. Stephanie Schultz Dr. Jennifer Seebach Alix Weiss Sharp Mrs. Herb Shayne Timothy and Jennifer Sheehan Mrs. Pamela Sloan Dr. Kara Smith Hope and Howard Stringer Bill and Cathy Turner in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Todd Mr. and Mrs. D. Breck Walker Mr. and Mrs. John L. Watson III in Memory of Mrs. Patricia Todd Kent and Karen Weeks Dr. Wendel Ms. Cathy Werthan Westerfield Family Mr. and Mrs. Govan D. White Vivian R. and Richard A. Wynn Donna and Jim Zamorski

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 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 Dallas and Fleming Wilt

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 and Mrs. Rachel Zamata 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 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 all donors to ELEVATE, please visit our website at www. nashvilleballet.com.