PAUL VASTERLING, Artistic Director & CEO
LISA DIXON FRENCH, COO
Nathan Fifield, Principal Guest Conductor
SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2017 TPAC’S JACKSON HALL The Sleeping Beauty is made possible in part by our generous sponsors. PRESENTING SPONSOR:
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Choreography after Marius Petipa Adaptation and Additional Choreography by Paul Vasterling Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Staged by Timothy Rinehart Yeager and Allison Zamorski Guest Principal Coach Dawn Scannell Scenery and Costumes Designed by Peter Cazalet Lighting Design by Scott Leathers Scenery and costumes courtesy of Ballet West
CAST AURORA Kayla Rowser* or Sarah Cordia** THE PRINCE DESIRE Judson Veach* or Nicolas Scheuer**
– ACT I – LILAC FAIRY (FAIRY OF WISDOM) AND CAVALIER Katie Vasilopoulos* or Alexandra Meister** and Nathan Young LILAC FAIRY ATTENDANTS Julia Eisen**, Katie Eliason, Stephanie Dyke**, Keenan McLaren Hartman*, Sarah Pierce, Linnea Swarting, Lauren Terry, Erin Williams*
WICKED FAIRY CARABOSSE Jon Upleger HER ATTENDANTS Sean Daly, JonPaul Hills, Talbot Rue, Aleksandr Schroeder FAIRY OF BEAUTY AND CAVALIER Julia Eisen* or Keenan McLaren Hartman** and Brett Sjoblom
KING FLORESTAN AND QUEEN Nicolas Scheuer* or Judson Veach** and Emily Ireland-Buczek
FAIRY OF GENEROSITY AND CAVALIER Julia Mitchell and Christopher Stuart
HIS SERVANT Abram Bagwell
MAIDS OF HONOR FOR AURORA’S BIRTHDAY Julia Eisen, Katie Eliason, Keenan McLaren Hartman, Julia Mitchell, Sarah Pierce, Linnea Swarting, Lauren Terry, Daniella Zlatarev GARLAND WALTZ Artists of Nashville Ballet, NB2 and School of Nashville Ballet Youth Cast
FAIRY OF SONG AND CAVALIER Mollie Sansone and Augusto Cezar
CATALABUTTE (KING’S MASTER OF CEREMONIES) Addison Goodwin
PRINCES ASPIRING TO THE HAND OF PRINCESS AURORA Logan Hillman Christopher Stuart Gerald Watson Nathan Young
ROYAL COURT Artists of Nashville Ballet and NB2
FAIRY OF STRENGTH AND CAVALIER Alexandra Meister* or Daniella Zlatarev** and Logan Hillman FAIRY PAGES School of Nashville Ballet Youth Cast
– ACT II – DUCHESS OF THE HUNT Julia Eisen HUNTERS Artists of Nashville Ballet and NB2
NYMPHS Artists of Nashville Ballet and NB2
*Saturday matinee and Sunday matinee **Saturday evening
CAST (CONT’D) – ACT III – WHITE CAT AND PUSS IN BOOTS Sarah Pierce and Gerald Watson
ANNIVERSARIES:
RED RIDING HOOD AND THE WOLF Katie Eliason and Jackson Bradshaw
DIAMOND Sarah Cordia* or Katie Vasilopoulos**
RED RIDING HOOD’S FOREST School of Nashville Ballet Youth Cast BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Linnea Swarting and Logan Hillman PRINCESS FLORINE AND BLUEBIRD Julia Mitchell** or Mollie Sansone* and Brett Sjoblom
GOLD Nathan Young
SILVER Julia Eisen RUBY Daniella Zlatarev SAPPHIRE Julia Mitchell* or Mollie Sansone**
SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE BALLET YOUTH CAST Audrey Bahan, Clara Bahan, Meredith Barker, Bentley Beam, Virginia Grace Beasley, Katherine Bess, Eli Boggs, Stella Carter, Annie Cooper, Gabby Copeland, Samantha Coplan, Adri Cottingham, Charlie Cruz, Xavier Dixon, Lennon Elkins, Evelyn Ells, Karin Engh, Hailey Bryce Gibson, Lily Gilbert, Chloe “Coco” Graham, Ellaree Hancock, Hadley Hancock, Emmalee Hannah-Ibido, Beatrice Harvey-Schwartz, Sophia Hill, Brennan Holt, Madelyn Humphreys, Rozalia Kawnik, Briar King, Miliana King, Sasha Kooienga, James Lankford, Sofia Lehman-Grimes, Samantha Li, Lawson Looney, Lily Reese Looney, Alice Lowe, Claire Markham, Olivia McDaniel, Chloe McGill, Addison Moore, Rowan Near, Olivia Nguyen, Garrett Northwall, Maia Nottidge, Adalyn Patel, Marshal Simpson, Selah Smith, Althea Stefansic, Eva Stefansic, Edythe Sterling, Savannah Taliaferro, Einmyria Thurman, Mason Underwood, Lucas van der Heijden, Mackenzie Wade, Laura Walus, Kelsie Wiegman, Jeremiah West, Riley West, Trey Zumwalt and Trystan Zumwalt *Saturday matinee and Sunday matinee **Saturday evening
The Sleeping Beauty is presented in loving memory of
Elaine Thomas 1936 - 2017
Beloved Nashville Ballet ballet master from 1991-2007
HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE The Sleeping Beauty was first performed as a ballet in 1890, to music by Peter Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa, as one of the first combinations of classical music, ballet and a fairy tale story. Petipa choreographed the ballet for dancers of the Russian Imperial Ballet to showcase their newly advanced training and abilities en pointe. The choreography is intricate and complex; in many instances the dancers never come down from their pointes for entire solos. His original choreography with an emphasis on pointe work was certainly challenging for dancers at the time, and is still considered to be challenging by many artists today. The combination of music, choreography and fairy tale has made The Sleeping Beauty one of the most successful and well-known ballets of all time. The ballet is based on an ancient folk tale first written by Charles Perrault in 1695. As a nod to Perrault’s other fairy tales, his storybook characters such as Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, and Puss in Boots attend the wedding of Aurora and Prince Desire in The Sleeping Beauty. While The Sleeping Beauty depicts the search for idealized love, it also depicts a struggle between the two conflicting forces of good and evil represented by the the good Lilac Fairy and the evil fairy Carabosse.
SYNOPSIS ACT I, SCENE 1 King Florestan and his Queen have assembled a palace full of guests to celebrate the christening of their new daughter, Princess Aurora. The King’s Master of Ceremonies, Catalabutte, supervises the event and manages the guest list to make sure that all of the invited guests have arrived. Five good fairies arrive and bestow their individual blessings on the infant princess. They give her gifts of beauty, grace, song and strength, but the merriment is disrupted by a clap of thunder announcing the arrival of the wicked fairy Carabosse. Furious at being excluded from the party, Carabosse takes revenge, cursing the princess to prick her finger on a spindle and die. Fortunately, the Lilac Fairy has not yet bestowed her gift on the princess. Though not powerful enough to remove Carabosse’s curse entirely, the Lilac Fairy uses her power to lessen the curse so that Aurora will only sleep instead of die after she pricks her finger on the spindle. ACT I, SCENE 2 The kingdom is again filled with jubilation at the 16th birthday celebration of Princess Aurora. King Florestan has successfully protected his daughter from danger for 16 years by banishing all spindles from the kingdom, but he is always on guard for threats to her safety. Aurora is presented to her kingdom, and captivates the visiting princes from far-off lands hoping to court the beautiful young princess. At the height of the festivities, a strange visitor interrupts the celebration. The stranger offers Aurora a gift of a bouquet of flowers with a spindle hidden inside, revealing her true identity as the evil fairy Carabosse. Aurora pricks her finger on the hidden spindle and begins to fall asleep. The Lilac Fairy holds true to her promise and, instead of dying, Aurora falls into a deep sleep. The Lilac Fairy casts a spell on the entire kingdom to sleep and await Aurora’s awakening. She also wills a dense forest to grow all around the palace to protect the kingdom during its slumber. – 15 Minute Intermission – ACT II One hundred years later, the young Prince Desire and his friends are hunting in the forest when the Lilac Fairy appears. She gives the prince a vision of the sleeping Aurora. Entranced by her beauty, the prince searches for the castle where the princess sleeps. Carabosse appears once again and tries to interfere with the prince’s attempts to find Aurora. But, with the help of the Lilac Fairy, the prince thwarts Carabosse, awakens Aurora with a kiss, and the curse is broken. Prince Desire asks Princess Aurora for her hand in marriage and she accepts! – 15 Minute Intermission – Act III King Florestan’s court wakens to celebrate Aurora’s betrothal to Prince Desire. Five anniversary fairies – each representing a future wedding anniversary of Aurora and Prince Desire – dance in jubilation. A host of fairy tale characters from folk stories and fables (including Beauty and the Beast, Puss in Boots and Red Riding Hood) join in the celebration. The happy couple celebrates their union in the Grand Pas de Deux.
2017-2018 Giancarlo Guerrero, Music Director Tucker Biddlecombe, Chorus Director
Nathan Fifield, Principal Guest Conductor First Violins* Jun Iwasaki, Concertmaster Walter Buchanan Sharp Chair Gerald C. Greer, Associate Concertmaster Erin Hall, Assistant Concertmaster Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, Concertmaster Emerita Denise Baker Kristi Seehafer John Maple Alison Hoffman Paul Tobias Beverly Drukker Anna Lisa Hoepfinger Kirsten Mitchell Isabel Bartles Second Violins* Carolyn Wann Bailey, Principal Zeneba Bowers, Assistant Principal Kenneth Barnd Jessica Blackwell Rebecca Cole Paul Kim Jimin Lim Benjamin Lloyd Louise Morrison Laura Ross Jung-Min Shin Jeremy Williams Violas Daniel Reinker, Principal Shu-Zheng Yang, Assistant Principal Judith Ablon Hari Bernstein Bruce Christensen Michelle Lackey Collins Charles Dixon ‡ Christopher Farrell Melinda Whitley Clare Yang Cellos* Anthony LaMarchina, Principal Kevin Bate, Assistant Principal James Victor Miller Chair Bradley Mansell Lynn Marie Peithman Stephen Drake Matthew Walker Christopher Stenstrom Keith Nicholas Xiao-Fan Zhang
Basses* Joel Reist, Principal Glen Wanner, Assistant Principal Kevin Jablonski Katherine Munagian Tim Pearson ‡ Elizabeth Stewart Flutes Érik Gratton, Principal Anne Potter Wilson Chair Gloria Yun ‡, Acting Assistant Principal Leslie Fagan ‡ Norma Grobman Rogers chair Piccolo Leslie Fagan ‡ Norma Grobman Rogers chair Oboes James Button †, Principal Titus Underwood ‡, Acting Principal Ellen Menking, Assistant Principal Roger Wiesmeyer
Trumpets Jeffrey Bailey, Principal Patrick Kunkee, Co-Principal Alexander Blazek Trombones Paul Jenkins, Principal Derek Hawkes, Assistant Principal Bass Trombone Steven Brown Tuba Gilbert Long, Principal Timpani Joshua Hickman, Principal Percussion Sam Bacco, Principal Richard Graber, Assistant Principal Harp Licia Jaskunas, Principal
English Horn Roger Wiesmeyer
Keyboard Robert Marler, Principal
Clarinets James Zimmermann, Principal Matthew Griffith ‡, Acting Asst. Principal Daniel Lochrie
Librarians Jennifer Goldberg, Principal Kelsey Lamb, Acting Librarian Kelly deHaven, Library Assistant
E-flat Clarinet Matthew Griffith ‡
Director of Orchestra Personnel Carrie Marcantonio
Bass Clarinet Daniel Lochrie
Orchestra Personnel Assistant Erin Ozment
Bassoons Julia Harguindey, Principal Dawn Hartley, Assistant Principal Gil Perel
Orchestra Stage Manager W. Paul Holt
Contra Bassoon Gil Perel Horns Leslie Norton, Principal Beth Beeson Patrick Walle, Associate Principal/3rd Horn Hunter Sholar Radu V. Rusu, Assistant Principal
*Section seating revolves † Leave of Absence ‡ Replacement
NASHVILLE BALLET LEADERSHIP, STAFF 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 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. 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 LEADERSHIP, STAFF AND GUESTS (CONT’D) DENISE EASON, Associate Ballet Master Denise Eason returned 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. Mrs. Eason was a Nashville Ballet company dancer from 1989-1994, and she returned to Nashville Ballet in 2016 as a company teacher, coach and faculty member. Mrs. Eason moved to Connecticut to join the Hartford Ballet in 1994 under the direction of Kirk Peterson where she danced many principal and soloist roles by George 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 Webre Dance. Mrs. Eason has been a faculty member of academies affiliated with professional ballet companies, and she brings with her a career of more than 30 years of professional ballet and teaching experience. 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. PETER CAZALET, Guest Costume and Scenic Designer Born in Zambia, Peter Cazalet studied architecture at the University of Cape Town, where he also gained his ballet training. After graduating, he danced with Edinburgh International Ballet and London Festival Ballet before becoming a principal dancer at Western Theatre Ballet (later Scottish Ballet), where he remained for nine years, excelling in character roles and also designing several productions. When injury forced his retirement from dance, he concentrated on design. On his return to South Africa in 1972, Mr. Cazalet began to design for the former performing arts councils and headed the Cape Performing Arts Board (now Artscape) design department for 18 years. His design work includes numerous ballets, dramas, musicals and operas, and his distinguished career saw him work regularly in Britain, the U.S., Germany, New Zealand and Asia. DAWN SCANNELL, Guest Principal Coach Dawn Scannell was born on Long Island, NY and grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She received her training from Victoria Leigh, James Franklin and Ruth Petrinovic. Ms. Scannell joined Houston Ballet in 1985, rose to the rank of principal dancer and retired in 2001. Throughout her career, she performed leading roles in both classical and contemporary work, and danced for esteemed choreographers such as Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Jirí Kylián, Paul Taylor, James Kudelka, Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, Christopher Bruce, Ronald Hynd, John McFall, Trey McIntyre, Lila York, Natalie Weir and Helgi Tomasson. In 2006, Ms. Scannel was invited by Stanton Welch to become Ballet Mistress staging full-length Don Quixote for Houston Ballet. In this role, she taught classes for the main company as well as Houston Ballet II and Houston Ballet Academy. She restaged the works of Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, Christopher Bruce and many others. She also worked closely with repetiteurs in both contemporary and classical styles. Ms. Scannell’s trademarks are her attention to detail and her ability to recreate a choreographer’s vision. Her care in fulfilling the artistic integrity of choreography from classical to contemporary has allowed her to coach effectively for numerous companies. In coaching principal dancers to young trainees, Ms. Scannell has gained a reputation for demanding precision and technique, but also inspiring expression and emotional nuance.
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2017 - 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ms. Meera Ballal Mr. Lance Bloom Dr. Elizabeth Cato Dr. Kerri Cavanaugh Mrs. Monica Cintado-Scokin Mrs. John P. Cooper Mrs. Allison Malone Cotton Mrs. Laura P. Currie Mr. Sam Dashiell Mrs. Emmely M. Duncan Mrs. Laurie Gold Eskind Mrs. Catherine Gemmato-Smith Mr. William L. Haralson Mr. Gerard M. Hayden, Jr. Ms. Katelyn Hamaker** Mrs. J. Roderick Heller III Dr. Anna Hemnes Mrs. Raymond A. Hensler * Board Chair
Mr. B. Hunter Hill Mr. Mark Humphreys Mrs. Suzan Gibbs Ilic 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. Dionne Lucas 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. Stephen F. Peluso
Mrs. G.A. Puryear IV Mrs. Sarah Reisner Mr. George L. Ritzen** Mrs. M. Todd Sandahl Mr. Shannon Sanders Mrs. John S. Scott Mrs. Steven B Shankle Mr. Daniel S. Slipkovich Mrs. Suzanne Smothers** Mr. Joe A. Sowell III 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
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2017 - 2018 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
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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. Hillary Blackburn Ms. Michelle Drinkard Balfour Mrs. Kayla Clayborne Counts Ms. Brittany N. Dalton
Mrs. Jewel Dedmon Ms. Adria Delaune Mrs. Evelyn Cate Galletti Mrs. Jennifer Hamilton Ms. Lauren L. Hansen
Mrs. Keshia Hay-Tamble Mrs. Melissa Jane Lee Ms. Kimberly Novosel George L. Ritzen* Mrs. Noelle Tabor
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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. William L. Haralson 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 Mrs. Janelle Wilson
NASHVILLE BALLET ENDOWMENT FUND Nashville Ballet is immensely grateful for the donors who have made $250 or larger gifts to the Endowment Fund (8/1/2016 to 8/16/2017). All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who has given. Anonymous Mr. Charlie B. Carlisle and Mrs. Anissa Nelson-Carlisle Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradford Currie Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dashiell Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr. Laurie and Steven Eskind The Jane Fabian Scholarship Fund
Mr. William L. Haralson Mr. and Mrs. B. Hunter Hill Mr. Jay Joyner Mr. Neil B. Krugman and Ms. Lee Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Noel Mary and David Rollins Edmund and Sue Rudnicke Monica Cintado-Scokin and Daniel Scokin Elaina and Ronnie Scott Fund
Daniel and Lisa Slipkovich The Diane Lynch Smith Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. David R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sowell Ms. Angie Swinford Heather and Curt Thorne The Patricia C. Todd Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr. Mrs. Johnna B. Watson
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Costume Shop Manager William Ditty
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Wardrobe Supervisor Jeri Meador
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SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE BALLET Director of the School of Nashville Ballet Nick Mullikin School Artistic Associate Kathryn Crews Linsley
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Full-Time Faculty Kate Kastelnik Nicole Koenig Shabaz Ujima
School Registrar Annie Carter
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Part-Time Faculty Cara Allison Claire Anderson Abram Bagwell Alainna Brown
Part-Time Faculty (cont’d) Kate Cofer Sarah Cordia Claire Dietrich Krissy Dodge Denise Eason Andrea Greene Eric Harris Caylan Jarman Thea Jones Elisabeth Johnson Jimmy Joyner Erin Kouwe Kristin Lindsay Jennifer McNamara Julia Mitchell Isabel Montague Emma Morrison
Part-Time Faculty (cont’d) Rachel Nasuti Kim Ratcliffe Jon Upleger Judson Veach Catherine Vining Gerald Watson Nathan Young Accompanists Sarah Barham Joshua Carter Svetlana Keith Al Marcelli Jay Vernalli Bill White Company Rehearsal Pianist Alessandra Volpi
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Nashville Ballet 2017 - 2018 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 2017 - 2018 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 2017 - 2018 APPRENTICE MEMBERS
JACKSON BRADSHAW From Los Angeles, Calif. With Nashville Ballet since 2017 Training and Education Boston Ballet Pre-Professional Program, Colburn Dance Academy Previously Boston Ballet Trainee
LINNEA SWARTING From New Canaan, Conn. With Nashville Ballet since 2013 Training and Education The Washington Ballet, Nashville Ballet Professional Training Division, Boston Ballet School Previously NB2
SARAH PIERCE From Cambridge, Mass. With Nashville Ballet since 2016 Training and Education Boston Ballet Pre-Professional Program, School of American Ballet, Chautauqua School of Dance Previously NB2
BRIDGE TAYLOR From Juneau, Alaska With Nashville Ballet since 2015 Training and Education Next Generation Ballet, Boston Ballet Pre-Professional Program 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 Previously Kansas City Ballet 2
LAUREN TERRY From Virginia Beach, Va. With Nashville Ballet since 2012 Training and Education East Virginia School for the Performing Arts, The HARID Conservatory Previously NB2
“COUNTDOWN TO KENNEDY” SUPPORTERS! Nashville Ballet was honored to make its debut performance at The Kennedy Center 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. 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 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 Anne Strickland and Mr. Shane 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 2017 - 2018 SECOND COMPANY MEMBERS NB2: Nashville Ballet’s Pre-Professional Company
Second Year Women (L-R): Mallory Williams, Elena LaMadrid, Manuela Lavalle, Stephanie Dyke, Elisabeth Johnson, Emma Matthews
First Year Women Back Row (L-R): Skyler Levine, Alexandra Hutchinson, Erin Williams, Lauren Thompson, Emily Ireland-Buczek, Colette Tilinski, Molly Yeo, Cecilia Hoffman First Year Women Front Row (L-R): Ashleigh Sewell, Johanna Crick, Kennedy Brown, Imani Sailers, Sabrina Benavides, Leah Hiller, Caitlin Elledge, Emilia Sandoval
Men (L-R): Sean Daly, Talbot Rue, JonPaul Hills, Addison Goodwin, Tanner Blee, Aleksandr Schroeder, Abram Bagwell
NASHVILLE BALLET STANDING OVATIONS! Nashville Ballet is immensely grateful for its Benefactor’s Society members, Ambassador’s Society members, Ballet Ball 2017 and 2018 supporters and in-kind donations. All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who has given ($250+ from 8/1/2016 to 8/16/2017). If you are interested in supporting Nashville Ballet, please visit www.nashvilleballet.com/membership. $10,000 - $19,999 (cont’d) Mr. and Mrs. Howard McLure The Memorial Foundation James and Patricia Munro Publix Super Markets Charities Gus and Jennifer Puryear Simply Balanced Dan, Lisa, Sam and Jake 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
$5,000 - $9,999 (cont’d) Julie C. Stadler SunTrust Bank Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance Mr. Louis Todd, Jr. UBS Financial Services Vaco Vanderbilt University Waller Washington Foundation Dallas H. Wilt
$2,500 - $4,999 (cont’d) G. Kyle Rybczyk Mr. and Mrs. Todd Sandahl Michael Schlosser and Kerri Cavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. James Seabury Dr. and Mrs. Steven B. Shankle Shepherd Therapeutics Mr. and Mrs. David R. Smith J. T. Smith in Memory $50,000 - $99,999 of Diane L. Smith Selby and Richard Dr. and Mrs. Michael McRae Foundation J. Spalding The Shubert Foundation $2,500 - $4,999 Ms. Angie M. Swinford Susan Underwood Aladdin Industries Foundation Lori Tigert Physical Therapy AT&T Synovus/The Bank of Nashville Tennessee Arts Commission Mrs. Meera Ballal and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Todd Dr. Seenu Reddy Patricia A. Todd and $20,000 - $49,999 Bart Bowling Sean C. Kelly Anonymous CapStar Bank U.S. Bank Foundation Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Lucius W. Carroll II U.S. Trust, Bank of America Climb Nashville Anonymous Dr. Elizabeth Cato Private Wealth Management Brad and Laura Currie Advance Financial Monica Cintado-Scokin Jane Vandeventer Maureen and James Danly Benefits, Inc. and Daniel Scokin Mr. and Mrs. Bart E. Verhulst Dedmon Chiropractic Annie Laurie Berry Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cooper Volkswagen of Cool Springs Dollar General Literacy BlueCross BlueShield of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Crumbo Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wahl Foundation Tennessee Community Trust Cumberland Trust and Mrs. Johnna B. Watson Laurie and Steven Eskind Mr. Charlie B. Carlisle and Investment Co. Wells Fargo Mr. and Mrs. Mark Humphreys Mrs. Anissa Nelson-Carlisle The Danner Foundation Bradley D. Wensel Mrs. Ellen Harrison Martin CoreCivic Suann and Ralph Davis Mrs. J. Ronald Scott and The Honorable Karl F. Dean DVL Seigenthaler $1,000 - $2,499 The Late Ronnie Scott and Ms. Delta Anne Davis Erie Insurance Anonymous SP+ Parking Caroline and Rascoe Dean Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. John Abbott Heather and Curt Thorne Element Salon S. Eastwood, Jr. Mrs. Hunter Armistead Brian Fitzpatrick Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Eskind Brannan and Amy Atkinson $10,000 - $19,999 Karyn M. Frist Lisa and Michael French Anita and Don Baltimore Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Hayden Patricia C. and Thomas F. Frist Mr. and Mrs. John Barker 21c Museum Hotel The HCA Foundation Elizabeth and Lynn Greer Mr. and Mrs. John K. Berry Mr. Lance Bloom and Anna Hemnes and Janet and Jim Hasson Best Brands Ms. Brittany Denham Jacob Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. John R. Heller, III Mrs. James C. Bradford, Jr. Caterpillar Financial Mr. and Mrs. B. Hunter Hill Ann and Frank Bumstead Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cheadle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Hensler Carlene Hunt Caterpillar Foundation Corner Partnership, LLC Martha and Gavin Ivester Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Ketchel III Veta Cicolello and Brownlee Currey Foundation Ms. Charlyn Jarrells Karyn Photography Theodore Antoniadis Dollar General Corporation M.A.C Cosmetics Mr. Neil B. Krugman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clayton Mrs. Annette S. Eskind Mr. and Mrs. David and Ms. Lee Pratt Dr. Aaron Coffey Friends of Nashville Ballet J. Mahanes III Ms. Natalie C. Levy-Sousan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas The Frist Foundation The Mall at Green Hills Lewis Thomason King and Krieg F. Corcoran Google, Inc. Adrienne and Richard Mr. Donald R. Moody and Bonne and Gary Crigger Mr. William L. Haralson McRae, III Ms. Tyler L. Riggins Mr. and Mrs. Jason Dasal HCA/TriStar Health Nashville Predators Foundation Roger E. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dennis Hotel Indigo Regions Financial Corporation G. Brian Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dixon Ingram Industries R. J. Young Company Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Peluso Emmely and Michael Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Jones Mary and David Rollins Mr. and Mrs. D. Tate Rich Mr. Michael Fluck Karen and Sylvain Lapointe Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sowell Anne and Charles Roos Margaret and Robert Gibbons Lipman Brothers $100,000+ Ballet Ball 2017 Ingram Charitable Fund, Inc. Mrs. Martha Rivers Ingram Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission Phase 3 Marketing & Communications
NASHVILLE BALLET STANDING OVATIONS! $1,000 - $2,499 (cont’d) Barbara and Greg Hagood Dr. Celeste Hemingway Mrs. Ashley W. Henry Michael D. Hill, M.D. Mr. David Hormby Ms. Laura E. Hutfless Jacqueline and Robert Hutton Humdingers Mrs. Suzan Gibbs Ilic and Mr. Christian Ilic Bud Ireland Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Lipscomb Jarman Mr. and Mrs. William Owen Joyner Dr. and Mrs. Howard Kirshner Heloise Werthan Kuhn Frances and Eugene Lotochinski Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lucas Mr. and Mrs. David L. Manning Dr. and Mrs. Steven V. Manoukian Richard and Sheila McCarty Mr. and Mrs. M. F. McNamara III Mrs. Jayne Menkemeller The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moses 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. Dudley C. Richter Dr. Norm Scarborough and Ms. Kimberly Hewell Dr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Schoettle Mr. and Mrs. John S. Scott Ms. Kimberly Shadwick Mrs. Jack W. Shepherd Marc Siegel Irvin and Beverly Small Foundation Ray D. Smith and Michael H. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Speyer Noelle and John Tabor Rebecca and William 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
$1,000 - $2,499 (cont’d) Walgreens Mr. and Mrs. Scott Williams Mr. Scott A. Wood Manuel Zeitlin Architects
$500 - $999 (cont’d) Mrs. Laura and Mr. Thomas Moran Newt and Jill Ogden Susan and Rick Oliver Dr. Christopher Ott $500 - $999 Ms. Arnita Long and Anonymous Mr. Tim Ozgener Stephen Abelman and Mrs. Mary Sarratt Perkins Robin Holab-Abelman Mr. and Mrs. M. Cameron Plato Angie Adams Sharon and Douglas Pugh AmazonSmile Foundation Sandra Schatten Ms. Jeanette Barker Alix Weiss Sharp Mrs. Patricia F. Belcher Mrs. Judy F. Simmons Betty C. Bellamy Victoria and John Slater Ms. Shirley Blackburn Rich and Lucy Smith Mr. and Mrs. P. James Brady III Mr. and Mrs. Grant Smothers Kathy Callaghan and Ms. Leigh Anne Strickland Wayne Edwards and Mr. Shane Hutton Cindy Campbell Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Swarting Drs. Ravi Chari and Mr. and Mrs. James Sharon Albers S. Turner, Jr. Lisa and Jonathan Cole Joyce A. Vise in Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mrs. Patricia Vasterling Jackson Dale III William W. Wade Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Dale Andrew and Alice Wall Mr. R. Allen DeCuyper Mimi Wallace and The Eden Foundation Marian Harrison Mr. Patrick Emery Joni Werthan Jane and Richard Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Wolfe Eskind and Family Donna and Jim Zamorski The Farmer’s Florist Mrs. Martin Zeitlin Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gallivan Dr. and Mrs. Michael $250 - $499 Gold and Family Anonymous Sammie Griffin Mr. and Mrs. T. Clark Akers Dr. Morel Enoch Harvey Brandee Anderson and Dr. and Mrs. J. Brevard Haynes Andrew Commiskey Mrs. Lisa Henderson Carol Arendall Mr. and Mrs. M. Wright The Michael Austin Family Hickerson, III Mr. and Mrs. John Bearden Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Beck J. Michaels Clothiers Mr. Charles C. Blackburn Audrey and Frank Jones and The Honorable Mr. and Mrs. Clint Kelly Marsha Blackburn Ms. Stephanie L. Knight Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Bunting and Dr. Richard A. Duschl Mr. Robert H. Burns Linda R. Koon Mr. and Mrs. Rawls Butler Mr. Paul H. Kuhn, Jr. Carden Avenue Marianne and Charles Leach John Carter Cash Alicia Leadford Barbara and Eric Chazen Ms. Ellen Lehman Chef’s Market Catering Kenneth and Bev Leiser and Restaurant Wendy and John Leonard Ms. Elizabeth J. Chernau Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ms. Anne Christeson M. Lipman Chase Cole Dr. Michel McDonald Ms. Valorie W. Cole and Mr. Ward Pace Mr. Robert Covington Ms. Kelly Pappas Crockett
$250 - $499 (cont’d) Mrs. Ward Dewitt, Jr. Susan Fleschner Mr. Fletcher Foster Jeannie and Alan Gaus Molly and Nicholas Golinvaux Mr. Michael B. Goodloe Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Gordon Mr. Chris Guthrie and Mrs. Tracey George Mr. and Mrs. James Haltom Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Hand Haymakers and Co. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Holland, Jr. Ms. Mari-Kate Hopper The Hunt Company Lynda J. Kelly Andree and Alan LeQuire Lindt Chocolate Eunice Park and Eric Liu Elizabeth and Samuel Marney, Jr. Karen and Scott McKean McNutt Pediatric Dentistry Col. and Mrs. William H. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Nelson 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 Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Pass Dr. C. Wright Pinson George L. Ritzen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rouch Mr. and Mrs. James Schulman Dr. Stephanie Schultz Mrs. Herb Shayne Gabriel Smith Dr. Kara Smith Kent and Karen Weeks Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Wendel Westerfield Family Mr. William H. Woerner Vivian R. and Richard A. Wynn
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
Shirley and Stuart Speyer 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 Artistic Director’s Circle Ian Merrill-Facio ($25,000-$99,000) The Band Perry Anonymous Mrs. James C. Bradford, Jr. Angie and Maggie Adams In Honor of Elaina and Belmont University Ronnie Scott Bridgestone Americas Mr. and Mrs. Lucius W. Carroll II Corner Partnership, LLC The Cintado-Scokin Family The Currie Family 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
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 Ms. Alena Kozunda and Mr. Pavel Bukengolts 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 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.