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CHOREOGRAPHY: Septime Webre MUSIC: Matthew Pierce SET DESIGN: James Kronzer CONCEPT AND COSTUME DESIGN: Liz Vandal PUPPET DESIGN: Eric J. Van Wyk LIGHTING DESIGN: Clifton Taylor STAGING: Jared Nelson, Johanna Bernstein Wilt, CeCe Farha

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Stephen Mills, Sarah and Ernest Butler Family Fund Artistic Director Known for his innovative and collaborative choreographic projects, Stephen Mills has works in the repertoires of companies across the United States and around the world. From his inaugural season as Artistic Director in 2000, Mills attracted attention from around the United States with his worldpremiere production of Hamlet, hailed by Dance Magazine as “...sleek and sophisticated.” The Washington Post recognized Ballet Austin as “one of the nation’s best-kept ballet secrets” in 2004 after Ballet Austin performed Mills’ world premiere of The Taming of the Shrew, commissioned by and performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The Company was first invited to perform at the Kennedy Center in January of 2002 with the Mills production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and at The Joyce Theater (NYC) in 2004. In 2005 after two years of extensive research, Mills led a community-wide human rights collaboration that culminated in the world premiere work Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. In 2006 Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project was awarded the Audrey & Raymond Maislin Humanitarian Award by the Anti-Defamation League. In September of 2013, the work made its international debut with a tour in three cities across Israel. In October 2016, Mills led his company of dancers through another "first," a 16-city tour of the People's Republic of China, which included performances in China's largest city, Shanghai, an international economic and cultural center. In 1998, Mills was the choreographer chosen to represent the United States through his work, Ashes, at les Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis in Paris. Mills was awarded the Steinberg Award, the top honor at le Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur International Choreographic Competition for One / the body’s grace. Mills has created more than 40 works for companies in the United States and abroad. His ballets are in the repertoires of such companies as Hong Kong Ballet, Ballet Augsburg, American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, Atlanta Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Washington Ballet, Cuballet in Havana, Cuba, BalletMet Columbus, Dayton Ballet, Sarasota Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Louisville Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, The Sacramento Ballet and Dance Kaleidoscope. He has worked in collaboration with such luminaries as the eight-time Grammy Award-winning band, Asleep at the Wheel, Shawn Colvin and internationally renowned flamenco artist José Greco II. As a dancer, Mills performed with a wide variety of companies such as the world-renowned Harkness Ballet and The American Dance Machine under the direction of Lee Theodore. He also performed with the Cincinnati Ballet and The Indianapolis Ballet Theatre before becoming a part of Ballet Austin. Mills has danced principal roles in the Balanchine repertoire, as well as works by Choo-San Goh, John Butler, Ohad Naharin, Vicente Nebrada, Domy Reiter-Soffer and Mark Dendy. In addition to his work as a choreographer, Mills is a master teacher committed to developing dancers. He has been invited as guest faculty at many pre-professional academies including Jacob’s Pillow, Goucher College, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts in Dallas, The Virginia School of the Arts, The New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, Stephens College and Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Mills is a member of the national dance service organization Dance / USA and has served both in leadership roles and on the Board of Trustees for the organization. In 2013, Mills was a participant in the Chief Executive Program of National Arts Strategies.

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Cookie Gregory Ruiz, C.F.R.E., Executive Director Cookie Gregory Ruiz has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of strategic planning, organizational development and nonprofit fundraising / management. Since 2002, she has held the professional designation of Certified Fund Raising Executive (C.F.R.E.) by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Her community honors include Austin Business Journal’s “Profiles in Power” Award, Austin Community Foundation’s Beverly S. Sheffield Award for Excellence as a Nonprofit Executive, The American Red Cross “Clara Barton Medal of Honor,” Volunteer of the Year for the Austin Independent School District, the Lone Star Girl Scout Council “Women of Distinction” Award, The Junior League of Austin’s Volunteer Extraordinaire Award and is a 2016 Austin Arts Hall of Fame inductee. Ruiz served as the city-wide Chair of CreateAustin, a City Council appointee to ImagineAustin’s Citizen’s Advisory Task Force, and is a graduate of the Austin’s City Works Academy. As a graduate of Leadership Austin she served four years on its Board of Directors. Ruiz is a currently a member of the Board of Trustees and former national Chair of Dance / USA, the Board of Directors of the Performing Arts Alliance, Vice President of the Board of Directors of Texans for the Arts, the Board of Directors of the Mayor’s Better Austin Foundation, the Board of Directors of Housing Works Austin and is a member of the Austin Area Research Organization (AARO). She is also a Fellow of The National Arts Strategies International Chief Executive Program. Ruiz serves as a speaker, facilitator and presenter for a variety of leadership conferences, including the National Conference on Community Leadership, the National Performing Arts Conference, American for the Arts Annual Convention, National Conference of Dance / USA, The Governor’s Women’s Business Leadership Forum and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Michelle Martin, Associate Artistic Director Michelle Martin had her early dance training at the Alberta Ballet School and danced professionally with the Alberta Ballet Company, Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, Hartford Ballet and Ballet Austin. During her tenure with these companies she performed soloist and principal roles in a range of classical, contemporary and modern works. Martin’s teaching credits include guest teaching engagements in Canada and across the nation, as well as five years on the faculty of Jordan College at Butler University in Indianapolis. Martin began her tenure with Ballet Austin in 1991 as a dancer with the Company and in 1992 she was appointed ballet mistress and curriculum director of the Academy. In 1999 she founded Ballet Austin II, Ballet Austin’s apprentice program, followed by the Trainee Program (now the Butler Fellowship Program) in 2000. In addition to her work in the rehearsal studio, Martin supervises the curriculum and faculty of Ballet Austin Academy, designs arts education and audience engagement programs and writes grants. She has served on the Texas Commission on the Arts peer panels for Arts Education, and Music and Dance and has been a juror for the American Ballet Competition for the past nine years. Martin was the 2001 recipient of the Austin-Under-40 award for contributions in the area of Arts and Entertainment.

Allisyn Paino-Martin, Rehearsal Assistant Allisyn Paino-Martin started her dance training in New York with Ali Pourfarrokh and Kaleria Fedicheva. She has performed principal roles with the Fedicheva Ballet Company, The Indianapolis Opera and Butler Ballet. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Butler University. Since joining Ballet Austin in 1996, Allisyn has performed works by many choreographers including Stephen Mills, George Balanchine, Dwight Rhoden, Thaddeus Davis, Twyla Tharp and David Parsons. She has danced the roles of The Chosen One in Mills’ The Rite of Spring, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Painter in Cult of Color: Call to Color. In 2005, Allisyn had the honor of dancing the role of The Survivor in the award winning Light / The Holocaust and Humanity Project. In May of 2009, she retired from the stage dancing the lead role in Stephen Mills’ Cinderella. Her teaching credits include being on faculty of the Ballet Austin Academy and working as guest faculty at Butler University. Following her retirement from Ballet Austin, Allisyn joined the Ballet Austin artistic staff and now serves as rehearsal assistant.

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Bill Sheffield, Director of Production / Stage Manager Bill Sheffield’s long tenure with Ballet Austin extends back to the late 1980s when he served as the first director of production for the organization. Sheffield rejoined the company as production stage manager in 2002 and added the duties as director of production in 2006. An Austin native, Sheffield also produced the summer musicals at Zilker Park, including the recent hits: Seven Brides, Annie Get Your Gun, Into the Woods and the award-winners Crazy for You and Big River. Sheffield formerly worked with the Austin Musical Theater, where he was stage manager for many of their productions. He has worked with many Austin arts groups, serving as stage manager, lighting designer or master electrician. Some of these groups include Austin Opera, Bruce Wood Dance, Conspirare, Roy Lozano Ballet Folklorico, ZTP, Austin Shakespeare Festival, Slavin-Nadal Dance, ADE, ART, ZST and Tapestry.

Alexey Korygin, Wardrobe Master Alexey Korygin was born in Donetsk City, Ukraine. He earned a master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Kiev State Ballet School of the Ukraine, and following his graduation in 1984, he danced with Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater as a soloist and toured extensively throughout the USSR, Europe and United States. In 1992 after auditioning in New York, Korygin joined and danced for four seasons with Ballet Austin. At the same time, he began designing and building costumes for the company. In 1996, Korygin finished his dancing career and assumed the position of Ballet Austin’s wardrobe master. His costumes can be seen in Stephen Mills’ My Wall of Names and Bolero, as well as Lambros Lambrou’s Remembrances, Lady of the Camellias, Evolution of An Angel: Part II, Homecoming and Ulysses. He is also credited for his costumes in Ballet Austin’s production of Fokine’s Les Sylphides, Balanchine’s Pas de Dix, the pas de deux from Le Corsaire, and the principal costumes for Ballet Austin’s Swan Lake production. In 1996, Ballet Austin unveiled a new production of The Nutcracker with costumes designed by Tommy Bourgeois; Korygin masterfully constructed 40 of the new costumes, while also building all of the costumes for Not Afraid of the Dark—The Show that Glows!® in 2001.

Septime Webre, Guest Choreographer Septime Webre is excited to be coming home. He began his ballet training under Stanley Hall at Austin Ballet Theatre, and his first professional job as a dancer was with Ballet Austin under Eugene Slavin and Alexandra Nadal. Webre is currently the artistic director of Halcyon Stage in Washington D.C., presenting innovative performances, transformative conversations and immersive experiences that challenge how creativity is defined. From 1999 to 2016, Webre served as artistic director of The Washington Ballet, after six years as artistic director of American Repertory Ballet in New Jersey. Much in demand as a choreographer, he has created works that appear in the repertoires of many companies in North America, including Pacific Northwest Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Ballet Austin, Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Ballet Hawaii, and Colorado Ballet, among others. Webre graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in history/pre-law. He is the seventh son in a large Cuban-American family.

Matthew Pierce, Composer and Guest Conductor Matthew Pierce was born into a family rich in artistic talent and started in the world of music in 1976 with formal violin training. After completing his masters of music at The Peabody Conservatory, he moved to New York, abandoned classical violin performance and became a prominent member of the downtown OffBroadway theater scene. As resident composer of HERE Theater, he won a “Meet the Composer” grant, wrote many incidental and dance scores and performed a selection from his opera, The Cry Pitch Carrolls at the 1999 Village Voice Obie Awards. Because of his early exposure to the ballet world (his brother Benjamin is a former principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet), Pierce developed a special passion for the music of dance. He has written ballet scores for Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Atlanta Ballet, Ohio Ballet, Ballet Met, Cincinnati Ballet, Miami Ballet, New York City Ballet, Houston Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Night, a full orchestra score set to a Chagall-inspired dreamscape ballet, has been seen at the Opéra Garnier in Paris, Covent Garden in London, and City Center in New York. His work for San Francisco Ballet, Imaginal Disc, was voted “Best Cultural Event of 2003” by the San Francisco Chronicle.

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James Kronzer, Set Design James Kronzer resides in Washington, D.C., where he has designed shows for The Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theater, Signature Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Studio Theatre among others. He has also designed scenery for Washington Ballet’s production of Cinderella. His work has been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway and regionally in Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, Florida, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Boston, Vermont and Knoxville. His numerous national tours include The Wizard of Oz, Seussical the Musical, Thomas Live!, Backyardigans, Showboat and Barbie Live in Fairytopia. He has been design coordinator for the national tours of Spamalot for Phoenix Productions and Shrek, Drowsy Chaperone, The Producers, Fosse, and Annie for NETworks. He has designed shows for Norwegian Cruise Lines as well as a new musical for Disney Cruise Lines called Twice Charmed. His work has also been seen on TV for numerous comedy specials for Showtime and Comedy Central, featuring Whitney Cummings, DL Hughley, Louie Anderson, and Jim Gaffigan, among others. He began his career as a design assistant for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theater in London. He has received eight Helen Hayes Awards (Washington, D.C.) and two Barrymore Awards (Philadelphia). He is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and is a member of United Scenic Artists.

Liz Vandal, Concept and Costume Design Liz Vandal began her career as a fashion designer in 1988. Her style was inspired by futuristic superheroes and medieval armour, and she used materials such as vinyl, plastic and polyurethane to bring her fantastic creations to life. In 1990, Vandal began working with Édouard Lock, founder of the Montreal dance company La La La Human Steps, where she designed the costumes for Infante c’est destroy (1991), 2 (1995), Exaucé /Salt (1999), Amelia (2002), André Auria (2002) and for Opéra de Paris, Amjad (2007) and Nouvelle Création (2012). Other choreographers and dance companies regularly approached her because of her ability to combine costumes and body movement. She has worked for la Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Margie Gillis, Bill Coleman, José Navas, O Vertigo, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, the National Ballet of Canada, Mannheim Theater and Stuttgart Ballet (Germany), among others. Since founding her company in 1992 with partner Yveline Bonjean, For ALICE (in wonderland), Vandal partnered with MTI Company on the high technology fabric transformation, bringing technology into tradition.

Eric J. Van Wyk, Puppet Design Eric J. Van Wyk received his M.F.A. in scenic design from the University of Maryland, College Park and his B.A. in fine arts from Dordt College. His credits at the Children’s Theatre Co. in Minneapolis include being scenic designer for Mercy Watson to the Rescue!, Babe, The Sheep-Pig, puppet and scenic designer for The Biggest Little House in the Forest, puppet designer for A Wrinkle in Time, Cinderella and puppet consultant for Bert & Ernie, Goodnight!. Minneapolis credits also include Open Eye Figure Theatre’s Milly & Tillie as scenic designer, The Holiday Pageant as assistant scenic designer and the Guthrie Theater’s 39 Steps as assistant shadow puppet designer. Regional credits include the scenic design of Breath, Boom! at Studio Theater 2ndstage and the puppetry design of The Neverending Story at Imagination Stage. He is a recipient of a 2009 Jim Henson Foundation Seed Grant for his shadow puppet work O the Sky! and a Puppeteers of America grant for his puppet design of Aslan for the production of The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe with Imagination Stage and The Washington Ballet.

Clifton Taylor, Lighting Design Clifton Taylor’s work has been featured at the Kennedy Center, National Symphony Orchestra, American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lar Lubovitch, Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco, Sardono Dance Theater, and Dance, the Spirit of Cambodia. Taylor has created lighting, projection and scenic designs for theater, dance and opera companies around the world. Broadway credits include Jay Johnson: The Two and Only (Ovation Award & LA Drama Critics Circle Nomination), Frozen (Lortel Nomination), and Hot Feet (Henry Hewes Nomination). Taylor is a teacher and lecturer on theatrical lighting especially in the area of color.

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Jared Nelson, Stager, California Ballet Associate Artistic Director Jared Nelson joined California Ballet last season as a guest artist, stager, choreographer and principal dancer. Since his retirement from The Washington Ballet in 2015, he has been staging and creating ballets for several companies around the country, both on his own and as an assistant for former Washington Ballet Artistic Director Septime Webre. During California Ballet’s 2015/16 48TH Season, Mr. Nelson staged The Great Gatsby, choreographed three new ballets (Ruled by Secrecy, Work Song, Samson et Delila), and assisted California Ballet artistic staff with the training of the resident company of professional dancers.

Johanna Bernstein Wilt, Stager, Cincinnati Ballet Assoc. Artistic Dir. Johanna Bernstein Wilt joined Cincinnati Ballet in 1981 and danced for 11 seasons before becoming ballet mistress in 1992. She was promoted to artistic associate in 2013 and to associate artistic director in 2015. Bernstein Wilt has staged ballets for notable choreographers such as Victoria Morgan, Septime Webre, Kirk Peterson, David Nixon, Peter Anastos, Val Caniparoli, William Whitener and Jessica Lang for Cincinnati Ballet and other prominent ballet companies. Bernstein Wilt has toured extensively since 2001, staging Septime Webre's Peter Pan and ALICE (in wonderland). The 2016/17 season is her 35TH year at Cincinnati Ballet.

CeCe Farha, Children’s Stager, The Washington School of Ballet Cece Farha began teaching on the faculty of The Washington School of Ballet in 1999 under the direction of Mary Day and she serves as children’s ballet master for TWB’s The Nutcracker. She works within multiple levels of the school as well as the professional company. She is a founding company member of Ballet Oklahoma. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma and was a member of the Festival Ballet Company. She has been recognized with numerous choreography awards for her outstanding choreography.

THE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: CONDUCTOR MATTHEW PIERCE Violin 1

Cello

Matthew Pierce Eugene Gratovich Douglas Kuwon Kwon Ashley Cooper

Douglas Harvey Frank Jenkins

Bass Jonathan Rouse

Violin 2 Timpani

Richard Kilmer Helen Cooper Joan Ely Carlson

Tony Edwards

Viola

Genaro Gonzalez

Percussion Bruce Williams Blake Turner Lana Harris

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SYNOPSIS & CAST ACT I PROLOGUE Alice daydreams as her family swirls around her chaotically. She is mesmerized by the mysterious and quirky Lewis Carroll, a family friend, who takes Alice on a boat ride and picnic in the country. ALICE .......................................................Jaime Lynn Witts MOTHER.................................................Aara Krumpe FATHER ...................................................Paul Michael Bloodgood TWIN SISTERS.......................................Elise Pekarek, Brittany Strickland BUTLER...................................................Ian J. Bethany GRANDFATHER ....................................Jordan Moser GRANDMOTHER..................................Chelsea Marie Renner LEWIS CARROLL ..................................Christopher Swaim GUYS IN WHITE....................................Orlando Julius Canova, Edward Carr, Matthew Gattozzi, Julian Goodwin-Ferris, Oliver Greene-Cramer, Jake Howard, Paul Martin, Leo McGrath, Preston Andrew Patterson

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE During their picnic, Lewis Carroll begins telling Alice an astounding story of a little girl’s adventures in a wonderland. As Alice drifts to sleep, a White Rabbit hops by. The nervous Rabbit checks his pocket watch because he’s late. He quickly leaps into a rabbit hole; Alice follows. She falls for what seems like miles. Alice lands with a thud in a hallway filled with closed doors. She drinks a potion and grows quite tall; she fans herself and shrinks quite small. Through a keyhole, the tiny Alice catches her first glimpse of the evil Queen of Hearts. When Alice eats a bit of cake and returns to normal size she can no longer fit through the tiny door that leads to the wondrous world. WHITE RABBIT .....................................Ian J. Bethany LARGE DOORS .....................................Mickey Erickson, Matthew Gattozzi, Julian Goodwin-Ferris, Jake Howard, Paul Martin, Leo McGrath, Preston Andrew Patterson SMALL DOORS .....................................Kathryn Archacki, Moira Barta, Jazlyn de la Rosa Creasey, Hadley Norris, Henry Schaefer, Jessica Tan, Katie Tarin KEY...........................................................Emma Malouf QUEEN OF HEARTS.............................Aara Krumpe

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ACT I

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POOL OF TEARS AND THE CAUCUS RACE Frightened and confused, Alice cries a pool of tears. The Dormouse swims by and befriends Alice. Then a Dodo Bird, an Eaglet and a flock of Flamingos plop into the pool. The Dodo Bird decides the best way to get everyone dry is to dance a Caucus Race. DORMOUSE ..........................................Chelsea Marie Renner DODO BIRD...........................................Kevin Murdock-Waters EAGLET ...................................................Oren Porterfield FLAMINGOS ..........................................Amanda Black, Abby Chen, Nicole Del Bene, Katherine Deuitch, Constance Doyle, Hailey Dupont, Courtney Holland, Rebecca Johnson, Madeline Mass, Grace Morton, Brittany Strickland, Cassia Wilson BABY FLAMINGOS ......................................Shakti Anthony, Aleksandra Belov, Lauren Buerger, Caroline Marie Carper, Parmida Jamali, Katelyn Merritt, Willow Mueller, Liliana Romriell FOUR FLAMINGOS ..............................Rebecca Johnson, Grace Morton, Brittany Strickland, Cassia Wilson

PIG AND PEPPER Alice comes upon a Fish footman who is delivering an invitation to the Queen of Hearts’ croquet game to the Frog footman who works for the Duchess. Inside the Duchess’s cottage, bedlam reigns. The Duchess is agitated because the Cook has put too much pepper into the soup. FISH .........................................................Julian Goodwin-Ferris FROG .......................................................Jordan Moser DUCHESS ...............................................Mickey Erickson COOK ......................................................Leo McGrath PIGLETS..................................................Sophie Lee, Chloe Moyer, Sage Murphy, Lara Murray Palma, Maya Prow-Nemerhoff, Ava DeLa Torre

THE CHESHIRE CAT / ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR / THE MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY While walking along, Alice comes upon a Cheshire Cat, who appears and disappears on a whim. Later, when Alice looks up to the sky she finds he has become the moon. She then meets a peculiar Caterpillar who smokes a hookah pipe before metamorphosing into a butterfly before her eyes. Next, Alice stumbles into a puzzling tea party with the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse. CHESHIRE CAT .....................................Orlando Julius Canova CATERPILLAR .......................................Elise Pekarek MAD HATTER ........................................Christopher Swaim MARCH HARE .......................................Jordan Moser DORMOUSE ..........................................Chelsea Marie Renner GERBER DAISIES ..................................Victoria Barbieri, Zerleanah Buhrig, Katie Alice Chong, Nya Mitchell, Nadia Saba, Sofi Savarese, Sakura Willingham, Amanda Wolff

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ACT II QUEEN’S GARDEN PARTY AND CROQUET GAME Card gardeners have accidentally planted white roses in the Queen’s garden. The Queen of Hearts only wishes to grow red roses. Fearing her wrath, they paint the roses red. The Queen’s court spills by, and Alice sees her friend the White Rabbit and the Queen’s Joker. Alice is invited by the Queen to play a very different game of croquet using Flamingo mallets and Hedgehogs as croquet balls. Blaming the Hedgehogs for losing the match, the Queen proclaims, “off with their heads.” Alice saves the Hedgehogs and the angry Queen chases her into the forest. QUEEN OF HEARTS.............................Aara Krumpe KING OF HEARTS.................................Paul Michael Bloodgood JOKER .....................................................Preston Andrew Patterson ROSES .....................................................Rebecca Johnson, Elise Pekarek, Brittany Strickland PAINTING THE ROSES RED ..............Orlando Julius Canova, Julian Goodwin-Ferris, Paul Martin, Jordan Moser THE CARDS ............................................Abby Chen, Nicole Del Bene, Constance Doyle, Hailey Dupont, Courtney Holland, Grace Morton, Chelsea Marie Renner, Cassia Wilson Orlando Julius Canova, Matthew Gattozzi, Julian Goodwin-Ferris, Jake Howard, Paul Martin, Leo McGrath, Jordan Moser, Kevin Murdock-Waters JUNIOR CARDS ....................................Matthew Vargas Bella Friedrich, Lilly Grogono, Cate Jesser, Erika Jones, Emma Malouff, Violet Reid, Ava Schultz, Josephine Willman CARD GUARDS .....................................Rachel Cai, Cameron Marie Carper, Elyse Daniels, Emily Ilukevich, Violet Lincoln, Anika Monsivais, Isadora Pirkey, Georgia Seeboth, Madolyn Siela, Kaleigh Stewart, Ella Tovo-Hurt, Mikaela Washlesky FLAMINGO MALLETS .........................Amanda Black, Katherine Deuitch, Madeline Mass HEDGEHOGS ........................................Natalia Lule, Qiu Li Tovo-Hurt, Ava Wang

TWEEDLE DUM AND TWEEDLE DEE AND THE JABBERWOCK In the forest Alice happens upon a Rocking-Horse-Fly, a Bread-and-Butterfly and beautiful Snap-Dragon-Flies. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum playfully argue as they pass by. Alice reflects on her amazing journey with the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit and the Tweedle Twins. The languid group is suddenly threatened by the ultimate danger: the Queen’s Jabberwock. To protect her new friends, Alice slays the beast. TWEEDLE DUM .....................................Edward Carr TWEEDLE DEE.......................................Oliver Greene-Cramer

THE TRIAL AND HOME AGAIN Back at the Queen’s palace, Alice is arrested and put on trial for her crime. Utter confusion breaks out in the court while the Queen shouts, “off with her head.” Alice realizes the silliness of the Queen and her court, and they fall like a house of cards. She awakens from her dream and finds herself at home. FULL CAST

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Ian J. Bethany BAII: 2008–2009 | Joined Company: 2009 Ian J. Bethany is from Long Island, N.Y. He started dancing as a tap and jazz student at Robert Mann Dance Centre. He started ballet at Tap to Pointe Dance Center, continuing at the Frank Ohman School of Ballet, the School of Ballet Chicago, Ballet Academy East and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. With Ballet Austin, Ian has enjoyed performing in George Balanchine’s Agon and Allegro Brillante, Nicolo Fonte’s Lasting Imprint, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Requiem for a Rose, Gabrielle Lamb’s Dovetail, Bradley Shelver’s The Last Just, Stephen Mills’ Carmina Burana, The Magic Flute, and The Nutcracker, as the Master of Ceremonies in Mills’ Cinderella and the Bluebird Pas de Deux in The Sleeping Beauty. He has performed with project-based company Performa / Dance, has sung with the Austin Opera, was seen in ZACH Theatre’s Mary Poppins, in Zilker Theatre Productions’ Oklahoma! as Dream Curly, and does numerous juggling gigs around Austin. Ian has choreographed and taught for the Ballet Austin Academy, for Harmony School of Creative Arts and for Agni Entertainment.

Paul Michael Bloodgood Joined Company: 2002 Now in his 18TH professional season, Paul Michael Bloodgood trained under Don Snyder and is a graduate of Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Hailing from Seattle, he has performed with PNB, Ballet Pacifica, Terpsicorps, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, with tour highlights to Europe, Israel, Puerto Rico, the Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, and most recently a 14-city tour of China. Past repertoire as the principal male: Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Giselle, The Taming of the Shrew, Swan Lake, The Firebird, The Sleeping Beauty, The Rite of Spring, La Sylphide, Coppelia, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Nutcracker, Liaisons, Balanchine’s Episodes, Allegro Brillante and Agon, Tudor’s Sunflowers, and Goh’s Double Contrasts. Paul was one of two dancers to originate the role of The Beast in Stephen Mills' Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & the Beast. Previous rep: Tharp, Taylor-Corbet, Fonte, Rhoden, Lopez Ochoa, and many others, with over 50 original works. A three-time Austin Critics Table Award recipient, Paul is a union member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA, holds the rank of pum dan in Tukong Moosul martial arts and has a B.A. from St. Edwards University. His studio band, Floating Pockets, has an album on iTunes / Amazon / Pandora Radio. Trenches of Rock, Paul's premier film as director, is an official selection of the Atlanta Film Festival and was awarded "Best Documentary" by Variety Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film was represented at the Marché du Film at Cannes Film Festival in May. Paul thanks his wife, son, family, and God for their continual encouragement.

Orlando Julius Canova Joined Company: 2005 Orlando Julius Canova began his ballet training in Southern California with Lawrence and Sarma Rosenberg at the Anaheim Ballet School. At age 16 he moved to New York City to train at the School of American Ballet (SAB). There he received a full-tuition merit scholarship and was sponsored by Debbie Allen. Orlando furthered his ballet training with Miami City Ballet School. In 2001, Orlando became an Arpino Apprentice with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and in 2003 he joined as a full company member. While at Joffrey, Orlando played the part of apprentice in Robert Altman’s film The Company. At Ballet Austin, Orlando has danced lead roles in The Nutcracker, Cult of Color: Call to Color, Truth & Beauty: The Bach Project, Romeo & Juliet, Nine Sinatra Songs, silence within silence and The Magic Flute. He has worked with such choreographers as Stephen Mills, Twyla Tharp, KT Nelson, Dominic Walsh, Nicolo Fonte, Sonya Delwaide, Toni Bravo, Michelle Thompson, Reginald Harris, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Orlando has also had the pleasure of dancing for Molly Lynch’s National Choreographers Initiative in 2012 and 2013. There he worked with Darrell Moultrie, Melissa Barak, Val Caniparoli, Frank Chavez, Kitty McNamee, and Susan McCullough. In addition, Orlando teaches dance at Ballet Austin Academy, The Butler Center for Dance & Fitness, Saint Mary’s Hall, Austin City Ballet, and Alamo Heights High School.

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Edward Carr BA Trainee: 2006–2007 | BAII: 2007–2008 | Joined Company: 2008 Growing up in Pittsburgh, Penn., Edward Carr received his first 12 years of ballet training at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School. After graduating high school, he continued his training at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto and had the privilege to work with choreographers, including James Kudelka, Toer van Schayk, and Rudi van Dantzig. Edward moved to Austin in 2006 to attend Ballet Austin’s trainee program, and joined the main company in 2008 after a season as an apprentice. Since joining Ballet Austin, he has been featured in Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs; Jennifer Hart’s To Here; Pam Tanowitz’s Early that Summer; Nicolo Fonte’s Left Unsaid and Lasting Imprint; portrayed Claudius in Stephen Mills’ Hamlet and Tybalt in Mills’ Romeo & Juliet; and originated roles in Mills’ Angel of My Nature, Though the Earth Gives Way, and premiered as The Beast in Mills’ Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & The Beast. When not dancing with Ballet Austin, he teaches in the Ballet Austin Academy and works with local choreographers. In 2014 Edward and local choreographer Jennifer Hart co-founded Performa / Dance, a project based contemporary dance company whose inaugural production garnered two Austin Critic’s Table Awards.

James Fuller Joined Company: 2010 James Fuller is from Irvine, Calif., and was trained at Ballet Pacifica Conservatory. In 2004, James received a Youth America Grand Prix scholarship to study at the Boston Ballet School, where he completed his final year of training. James apprenticed with Oregon Ballet Theatre for a year before enrolling at Harvard University. At Harvard, James performed works by choreographers such as Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, George Balanchine and Alvin Ailey. In the summers, James studied modern dance with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Dance Festival, and Beijing LDTX. James directed the Harvard Ballet Company in 2009 and graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of the Arts in Philosophy, a secondary field in dramatic arts, and a language citation in Urdu-Hindi. Since joining Ballet Austin, James has performed in original works by Stephen Mills, including Luminaria and Though the Earth Gives Way, danced in Balanchine’s Agon, performed with the National Choreographers Initiative, and choreographed for Houston City Dance.

Julian Goodwin-Ferris Joined Company: 2016 Julian Goodwin-Ferris grew up in Houston, Texas. He started his training at the Houston Ballet Academy where he danced for more than 10 years. While at Houston Ballet, he danced with the main company in Ben Stevenson’s Romeo and Juliet and The Nutcracker and in Stanton Welch’s La Bayadere and La Sylphide, among numerous other ballets. Julian was a guest student at the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz in Dresden, Germany. He attended summer intensives at Houston Ballet, American Ballet Theater and the Royal Danish Ballet. Last year, Julian studied ballet at Indiana University where he danced featured roles in Michael Vernon’s The Nutcracker and Twyla Tharp’s Surfer on the River Styx, as well as Franz in Coppelia with the IU pre-college program. Between 2007 and 2009, Julian sang in the children’s chorus for Houston Grand Opera’s productions and he sang a solo in Jane Weiner’s The Village of Waltz for Hope Stone Dance Company in 2009 and 2010. He has also performed roles in several Shakespeare plays including Anthony in Julius Caesar, Oberon in A Midsummer’s Night Dream and Feste in Twelfth Night.

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Oliver Greene-Cramer BAII: 2013–2014 | Joined Company: 2014 Raised in Marlboro, Vt., Oliver’s early training took place at the Brattleboro School of Dance and Burklyn Ballet Theatre. He graduated cum laude with a BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College where he performed in works by Merce Cunningham, George Balanchine and Lar Lubovitch, among others. Immediately after graduation, Oliver had the honor of joining the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company with whom he continues to perform, most recently at the American Dance Festival. Since joining Ballet Austin he has been featured in works by Stephen Mills, Pontus Lidberg, Pam Tanowitz, Nelly van Bommel, Jimmy Orrante and Jennifer Hart. In addition to work with Ballet Austin, Oliver performs regularly with Austin based company Performa / Dance. In the spring of 2016, he was a part of the acclaimed Illusory Impressions Project: An Invitation to Shift. This past summer Oliver had the pleasure of working with John Gardner and Amanda McKerrow on a duet from Antony Tudor’s The Leaves are Fading.

Courtney Holland Joined Company: 2016 Courtney Holland was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and at the age of 11 began her professional training at Canada’s National Ballet School. During her time at NBS, Courtney attended various summer intensives through an exchange program which included École Supérieure de Danse Rosella Hightower in Cannes, France, San Francisco Ballet school, Houston Ballet and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. After graduating from NBS in 2010, Courtney moved to New York City to continue her training at the Dance Theatre of Harlem on full scholarship. In June 2012, she was a finalist at Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition. She was awarded a full scholarship to the Banff Centre’s Professional Dance Program where she appeared as a guest artist in the Arts Summer Festival performing George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and Christopher Wheeldon’s Souvenirs. In 2013, Courtney was invited to join Charlotte Ballet II where she performed works by George Balanchine, Dwight Rhoden, Sasha Janes, Mark Diamond and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. There she had the privilege to perform featured roles in The Nutcracker and the role of the Autumn Fairy in Cinderella, under the direction of Kennedy Center Honoree Patricia McBride. Courtney feels very blessed to have the love and support of her family and excited to be starting her first season with Ballet Austin.

Rebecca Johnson BA Trainee: 2003–2004 | BAII: 2004–2006 | Joined Company: 2006 Rebecca Johnson is originally from Ann Arbor, Mich., where she received her early training from Marjorie Randazzo. From there she attended Virginia School of the Arts as well as summer programs at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Charleston Ballet Theater, and Ballet Austin. She has danced roles in Stephen Mills’ Carbon 53, Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, Liminal Glam, Hamlet and Wolftanzt, among others, as well as works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Amy Seiwert, and Jimmy Orrante. Rebecca has also enjoyed dancing the role of Myrtha in Giselle, Bluebird in Sleeping Beauty, Snow Queen in The Nutcracker and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In 2014, Rebecca received an Austin Critic’s Table Award for Outstanding Dancer.

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Aara Krumpe BAII: 1999–2001 | Joined Company: 2001 Aara Krumpe is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas. She received her early training from Nancy Sulik and studied for three years at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School under David Holladay. Since joining Ballet Austin, Aara has enjoyed dancing in many Stephen Mills ballets, including the title roles in Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & The Beast, Romeo & Juliet, The Firebird and The Taming of the Shrew, as well as the Desire Pas de Deux, Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Gertrude in Hamlet, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella and The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. She has also danced the principal roles in the classics Swan Lake, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Bournonville’s La Sylphide. Aara is most thankful for the opportunity to perform the role of the Survivor in Mills’ Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project in Austin, Miami and Israel. Aara and her husband, Ambrose, are the proud parents of two wonderful boys, Leo and Lucas.

Grace Morton BAII: 2012–2013 | Joined Company: 2013 Grace Morton is from Seattle, Wash. She received her early training at Dance Fremont under the direction of Vivian Little and Mary Reardon. In 2010, she continued her study under Damara Bennett in Oregon Ballet Theater’s professional division. As a member of Ballet Austin II, she enjoyed performing featured roles in Stephen Mills’ Luminaria, Jennifer Hart’s Wavemakers and Nelly van Bommel’s Snow White. After joining the company, Grace has appeared in lead roles such as Snow Queen and Lead French in Stephen Mills’ The Nutcracker, Puss ‘n Boots in The Sleeping Beauty, and has also been featured in Stephen Mills’ One / the body’s grace and CARBON53. She has had the pleasure to appear in repertoire by George Balanchine, James Gregg, Jennifer Hart, Gabriel Lamb, Pontus Lidberg and Pam Tanowitz. Grace has danced in project-based company Performa / Dance, and appeared in Zilker Theatre Production’s presentation of Oklahoma! as Dream Laurie. She is also a teacher in the Ballet Austin Academy.

Jordan Moser Joined Company: 2007 Jordan Moser is originally from Santa Ana, Calif. He received his training at Academy of Dance under Merle Sepel and Rebeca Tsvkin where he earned distinction in Advanced 2 RAD examination. He has danced with Los Angeles Dance Theater and performed in Beijing, China. He has also been a guest artist in Japan. Since joining Ballet Austin he has been featured in Stephen Mills’ Cinderella as Master of Ceremonies, Hamlet as Laertes, A Midsummer Nights Dream as Puck, The Taming of the Shrew and Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. Jordan has been featured in classical roles, including Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle and La Sylphide, George Balachine’s Agon and Allegro Brillante. He has worked with many contemporary choreographers, such as Dominic Walsh, Nicolo Fonte, Loni Landon, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, James Gregg and Pontus Lidberg. Recently Jordan completed his Bachelors of Arts in Humanities at St. Edward’s University. Jordan Moser is also a professional musician writing scores for contemporary dance works and playing local clubs with his band. He would like to thank his parents for their love and support and his teachers for their generosity, support and inspiration over the years.

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Kevin Murdock-Waters BAII: 2013–2015 | Joined Company: 2015 Originally from Roseville, Calif., Kevin Murdock-Waters began his training at Hawkins School of Performing Arts. He went on to train at the San Francisco Ballet School where he performed roles in multiple main company ballets, including works by Helgi Tomasson, John Cranko, Rudolf Nureyev and Christopher Wheeldon. During the SFB student showcase, Kevin performed the second movement principal in George Balanchine’s Western Symphony. With Ballet Austin II, he enjoyed performing as Hansel in Nelly van Bommel’s Hansel and Gretel, the judge in Nick Kepley’s Season of Innocence, and in Stephen Mills’ Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & The Beast. Since joining Ballet Austin’s main company, Kevin has enjoyed dancing in Stephen Mills’ Bounce and Pontus Lidberg’s Stream.

Preston Andrew Patterson BAII: 2008–2010 | Joined Company: 2010 Preston Andrew Patterson was born in Atlanta, Ga., and began his dance studies at the Ballethnic Academy of Dance. At age 17, he attended the School of American Ballet and later the National Ballet School of Canada. As a member of Ballet Austin, Preston Patterson has had the privilege of performing in Stephen Mills’ Wolftanzt, Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & The Beast, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, the Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle and the Blue Bird in Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty.

Elise Pekarek BA Trainee: 2007–2009 | BAII: 2009–2011 | Joined Company: 2011 Elise Pekarek is originally from the Chicago area and began her early ballet training with the Judith Svalander School of Ballet. With the school’s performing company, she had the opportunity to dance many leading roles as well as perform in Dance Chicago for several years. Elise attended summer programs at Ballet Austin and Pacific Northwest Ballet. She continued her training with Ballet Austin as a trainee and then as a member of Ballet Austin II. As an apprentice, Elise was privileged to perform featured roles in Stephen Mills’ Touch and Red Roses as well as Thang Dao’s Quiet Imprint. Since joining the company, she has been honored to perform the role of the Rose Girl in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Requiem for a Rose in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as in Austin. She also has enjoyed performing featured roles in George Balanchine’s Agon as well as Stephen Mills’ Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & The Beast, and Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, which she has performed in multiple touring locations, including Israel. In 2016, Elise received a nomination for an Austin Critic’s Table Award for Outstanding Dancer for her work with choreographer Michelle Thompson’s Illusory Impressions Project. Elise has completed her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration through Columbia College of Missouri and teaches at the Ballet Austin Pilates Center.

Oren Porterfield BA Trainee: 2002–2003 | BAII: 2003–2004 | Joined Company: 2009 Oren Porterfield hails from Dallas, Texas, where she trained with Tanju and Patricia Tuzer of Tuzer Dancenter. She continued to study under revered master teacher Truman Finney as a trainee and an apprentice with Ballet Austin. Oren has danced with Ohio Ballet and Dayton Ballet where she enjoyed the roles of Lucy Westenra in Stewart Sebastion’s Dracula and as “Blanche DuBois” in Karen Russo-Burke’s adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. She has been a guest artist with Verb Ballets, Motion Dance Theatre and Performa / Dance wherein she originated the role of Camille Claudel in Jennifer Hart’s Camille: A Story of Art and Love. Oren has performed as a part of the Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America series and has had the honor of touring to Israel with Stephen Mills’ Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. In her time with Ballet Austin, Oren has enjoyed working with choreographers Stephen Mills, Nicolo Fonte, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Loni Landon, Jennifer Hart, James Gregg and Pontus Lidberg. She’s recently been featured in the role of Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty, Snow Queen in The Nutcracker and the iconic pas de deux in George Balanchine’s Agon.

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Chelsea Marie Renner BA Trainee: 2005–2007 | BAII: 2007–2008 | Joined Company: 2008 Chelsea Marie Renner, originally from Bozeman, Mont., received her early training from Ann Bates of Montana Ballet and Campbell Midgley of Queen City Ballet. Since joining Ballet Austin’s main company, Chelsea has enjoyed performing in Stephen Mills’ Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, The Magic Flute, Kai, Hamlet and as Waltz soloist in The Nutcracker, along with Nicolo Fonte’s Lasting Imprint and works by Nelly van Bommel, Gregory Dolbashian, Gabrielle Lamb and Jimmy Orrante. In June of 2013, Chelsea was honored to be taken to Washington, D.C., to perform Stephen Mills’ Hush for Ballet Across America III at The Kennedy Center and in September joined the company in Israel for a threecity tour of Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. Chelsea was the first recipient of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Scholarship in 2006. She also teaches in the Ballet Austin Academy. Chelsea would like to thank her husband Aaron, her parents, and her grandparents for their endless love and support. On April 14, 2015, Aaron and Chelsea welcomed their first child, Landon Jay Katz, into the world. He is the light in their eyes and the love in their hearts and they feel so blessed to have him!

Ashley Lynn Sherman Joined Company: 2002 Ashley grew up in the Chicago area, where she trained with Sherry Moray. She spent four years with Alabama Ballet before joining Ballet Austin, where she has premiered many ballets by Stephen Mills and toured to Israel, Italy, Slovenia, The Joyce Theater and The Kennedy Center. She has portrayed Odette / Odile, Aurora, Giselle, Juliet, La Sylphide, Swanhilda, Ophelia, Cinderella, Kitri, Sugar Plum Fairy and the principal pas de deux in George Balanchine’s Agon. She has been featured in contemporary works by Thang Dao, Nicolo Fonte, James Gregg, Jennifer Hart, Loni Landon, Pontus Lidberg, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Gina Patterson, Dwight Rhoden and Twyla Tharp, and has made guest appearances with National Choreographer’s Initiative and Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, performing works by Walsh and Mats Ek. Ashley is an alumna of St. Edward’s University, a member of the Ballet Austin Academy faculty and a yoga instructor with specialization in Restorative yoga and Ayurveda. This is Ashley’s 15th season with Ballet Austin.

Brittany Strickland BA Trainee: 2007–2008 | BAII: 2008–2010 | Joined Company: 2010 Brittany Strickland is originally from Winston-Salem, N.C. She attended the North Carolina School of the Arts (now the University of NCSA) from 2001– 2007, where she trained under Melissa Hayden, Nina Danilova, and Kee-Juan Han. With NCSA, Brittany was privileged to perform George Balanchine’s Serenade at the Hollywood Bowl, as well as performing featured roles in The Nutcracker, La Fille mal Gardee, La Sonnambula and Jardin Anime. Following graduation, she continued her training with Ballet Austin under full scholarship. With Ballet Austin II she was privileged to perform featured roles in works such as Thang Dao’s Quiet Imprint and Stephen Mills’ Touch, as well as performing with the company in Mills’ Coppelia and his world premiere of The Firebird. Since joining the company, she has enjoyed performing in works such as Mills’ The Taming of the Shrew, The Nutcracker, Carmina Burana, and Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. In her free time, Brittany also teaches in the Butler Center for Dance & Fitness.

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Christopher Swaim BAII: 2004–2006 | Joined Company: 2006 Christopher Swaim is originally from Bryant, Ark., where he began his training with Kirt and Linda Hathaway at the Academy of Ballet Arkansas. He then went on to graduate with distinction from the University of Oklahoma with a B.F.A. in Ballet Pedagogy. Christopher has danced principal roles in The Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, The Nutcracker, Agon and Valse Fantaisie, and has been featured in works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Stephen Mills, Thaddeus Davis, Amy Seiwert, James Clouser, Miguel Terekhov, Septime Webre, Nelly van Bommel, Gina Patterson, Nicolo Fonte, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Jimmy Orrante and Ben Stevenson. He has also performed at the 2010 San Francisco International Arts Festival as a guest with Amy Seiwert’s company, Imagery, with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in 2008 and again in 2013 with Ballet Across America III, with Ballet Arkansas as a guest in 2012 and 2014, and at the 2011 Festival des Arts de SaintSauveur. Christopher teaches in the Butler Center for Dance & Fitness and Ballet Austin Academy and has guest taught across the country.

Cassia Wilson BAII: 2012–2014 | Joined Company: 2015 Cassia Wilson completed her formal and pre-professional training at the Dallas Ballet Center and Company under the direction of Brent and Judy Klopfenstein. There she performed lead roles in The Nutcracker and Le Corsaire and in works by Jason Fowler and Thom Clower. She also received professional training with Kim Able. Cassia is the recipient of the 2009 Natalie Skelton Scholarship by the Dance Council of North Texas, the 2010 Outstanding Student—RDASW, the 2010 Lynn Kubinec Heart of a Dancer Scholarship and three Guild Merit Scholarships. She attended summer intensives at the School of American Ballet, Ballet Magnificat!, and Nashville Ballet and was offered a full-tuition scholarship to Pacific Northwest Ballet. Cassia was a member of Nashville Ballet II before joining Ballet Austin.

Jaime Lynn Witts BA Trainee: 2001–2003 | BAII: 2003–2004 | Joined Company: 2004 Jaime Lynn Witts is originally from Bucks County, Penn., where she received most of her training from Maxim Ponomarenko, Oleg Briansky and Mireille Briane. She attended summer programs at CPYB, Boston Ballet and Ballet Austin. There, she continued her studies with Truman Finney in Ballet Austin’s Trainee program and as a member of Ballet Austin II. Since joining the company, Jaime has performed in works by numerous choreographers, including Pontus Lidberg, Pam Tanowitz, KT Nelson, Nicolo Fonte, Loni Landon, Jennifer Hart, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Gabrielle Lamb. She has enjoyed performing principal roles in George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante and Agon. She has also performed the title roles in The Firebird and Cinderella, Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty and Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, for which she earned her second Austin Critics Table Award. Most recently, she has made her premiere as Ophelia in Mills’ Hamlet. Jaime has also had the honor of performing the role of The Survivor in Mills’ Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project in Austin and on tour in Miami and Israel. When she is not dancing, Jaime enjoys spending her free time with her husband and daughter, Evaline.

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2016 / 17 BALLET AUSTIN VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE President

Chair

Treasurer

At Large Members

Alexander C. Ladage

Sarah Butler

Tom Welch

Greg Casas Priscilla Guajardo Cortez Chris Hosek Jennene Mashburn David Webber

President Elect

Secretary

Jennifer Guthrie

Jason R. Wills

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hunter Armstrong Becky Beaver Eric Behrens Michael Blue Paula N. Boldt Marla BommaritoCrouch Nikki Bryant W. Andrew Buchholz, M.D. Cass Burton Daniel Byrne Socar Chatmon-Thomas Jeff Coddington Lawrence Collins Ada Corral Mark Cravotta Steve Dalbey

Kristen Castleman Day Cliff Ernst Kathleen W. Farlow Cynthia D. Fresch Renee Gallagher Jennifer Garcia, PE, CFM Wade Giles Richard J. Groos Christopher Y. Han Chris Hendel E.D. Hill Aileen Hooks Laura Huffman Bruce Irick Jannette Keating Craig Kuglen, M.D. Ava Late

Nora Linares-Moeller Dr. Marcella Madera Dr. George Martin, Ph.D. Michael Matula Andrea McWilliams Nikelle Meade Emily Moreland Nidhi M. Nakra Bliss Burdett Pak Katherine Perez Everett Plante Deborah Portman Elizabeth T. Powdrill Forrest Preece Ryann Reaud Steve Redman Edie Rogat

Alejandro Ruelas Shon Owens Saliga Cord Shiflet Jare Smith Will Steakley Matt Swinney Marianna Symeonides Judge George C. Thomas Brenda Thompson Cathy Thompson Jeffrey M. Trigger Council Member Ellen Troxclair Scott G. Yarborough

BALLET AUSTIN FOUNDATION Chair

Trustees (cont'd)

Advisory Council

Legal Advisor

Sarah Butler

Alexander C. Ladage* Diane T. Land Jennene Mashburn, Vice Chair Emily Moreland Edie Rogat *, Treasurer Tom Welch

Rick Bennett Mike Blue Paula Boldt * Blaine Bull Dorothy Drummer Ryann Reaud Stephanie Whitehurst

Derry Swanger Giordani, Swanger, Ripp & Jetel, L.L.P.

Vice President of Fundraising

Vice Presidents of Merchandising

Cassandra King Polidori

Louise Hein & Socar Chatmon-Thomas

Trustees Cliff Ernst *, The Legacy Circle Chair Craig Kuglen, M.D., Secretary *Denotes

Financial Advisors Lana Macrum-Craig, Gideon Derr, J.P. Morgan

Here for Good Leadership Team Member

BALLET AUSTIN GUILD OFFICERS President Marianna Symeonides

President Elect Suzanne Mackowiak

Treasurer Vanessa McElwrath

Vice President of Ballet Austin Support Ingrid Sprangle

Parliamentarian

Rebekah Rice

Ann Downing

Vice President of Communications

Secretary

Brianna McKinney

Ann Russell

Vice President of Member Events

Vice President of Membership Becky Herrington

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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION ANNUAL SUPPORTERS

SEASON UNDERWRITER The Wallace Foundation

SEASON SPONSORS Silicon Laboratories

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ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR Texas Commission on the Arts

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OTHER CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & IN-KIND SUPPORT AmazonSmile Foundation Aquasana Austin Community Foundation Ballet Austin Foundation Bank Of America Charitable Foundation Beck Commercial Construction Brunetti Foundation Combined Federal Campaign Communities Foundation of Texas David Yurman Austin

Deloitte LLP eBay Foundation East Side Ink Fashion X Austin Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Google Matching Gifts Program H-E-B I Live Here, I Give Here KIND bars Julie & David Loignon IBM Employee Services Center Microsoft Software

National Instruments Matching Program Neiman Marcus Randall’s Good Neighbor Program Revelator Productions, LLC Royal Blue Grocery Shell Oil Company Foundation Matching Gifts The Trudy Foundation United Way Whole Foods Market

Acupuncture: Andra Millian, M.S., L.Ac., C.H. Chiropractic Care: Dr. Rosanne Butera Counseling: Shelley Graham, Ph.D., LPC Dentistry: Robert F. Jansa, D.D.S., Chris Gorham, D.D.S.–Round Rock Family Dental Center Nutrition: Sally Bowman, M.Ed., RD, LD, Michelle Cross, LMSW, RD, LD,

Nutrition (cont'd): Laura Gruber, RD, LD– Central Texas Nutrition Consultants Orthopedics: Robert Dehne, M.D. Pharmacy: 38th Street Pharmacy Physician: Dr. Eric J. Lambeth, Red River Family Practice Podiatry: Dr. Gary D. Prant

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT Consultant Ann H. Messer, M.D.

Chief, Ballet Austin Medical Services Jeffrey Padalecki, M.D.

Physical Therapy Select Physical Therapy, Official Physical Therapy Provider for Ballet Austin Vanessa Muncrief, P.T., D.P.T.– Onsite Medical Officer

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PREMIER PARTNER: $5,000+

CORPS: $1,000+

Production Sponsorship Opportunity— Receive public recognition and donor opportunities relating to one of our productions including: • Updates from the studio • Notice of casting • Rehearsal viewings • Pre-performance session with our production department • Public recognition for a production during the 2016 / 17 Season • Complimentary pre-performance appreciation dinner at The Long Center • Plus all Principal Partner benefits

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PRINCIPAL PARTNER: $3,500+ Complimentary VIP Valet Parking including expedited service and guaranteed parking even if the public valet is full* • Plus all Preferred Partner benefits •

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Complimentary Champagne Intermission* Plus all Contributor benefits

CONTRIBUTOR: $500+ Pre-performance Holiday Reception at The Nutcracker (Friday and Saturday of Season Ticket Holder weekend) • Plus all Supporter benefits

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SUPPORTER: $250+ Studio rehearsal viewing followed by Q&A session with Company Dancers • Plus all Patron benefits •

PATRON: $100+ Invitation to exclusive donor events Name listed in the 2016 / 17 Season Program • Plus all Member benefits • •

PREFERRED PARTNER: $2,500+

MEMBER: $50+

Post-Performance Parties in the Kodosky Donor Lounge • Plus all Partner benefits

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Updates from the studio prior to each Production • Name listed in the 2016 / 17 Season Finale Program (ALICE [in wonderland])

PARTNER: $1,500+ Complimentary VIP self-parking* Special recognition at your seat * • Plus all Corps benefits •

*At Long Center Performances

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PARTNER’S CIRCLE SPONSORS

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2016 / 17 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN DONORS Ballet Austin donors support the annual budget of the organization with a yearly gift. More than two-thirds of our donors are also Season Ticket holders.

$150,000+

$100,000+

Ballet Austin Foundation

Ballet Austin Guild

PREMIER FOUNDERS $20,000+ David Booth Sarah & Ernest Butler

Beverly Dale Kodosky Family Foundation

The Fifth Age of Man Foundation

PREFERRED FOUNDERS $10,000+ Clara & Paul Bancroft

Virginia & Gilbert Burciaga

FOUNDERS $7,500+ Linda Ball & Forrest Preece Jannette & Patrick Keating Jennene & K. Ray Mashburn

Edie Rogat & Cotter Cunningham Cathy & Dwight Thompson Foundation

PREMIER PARTNERS $5,000+ Becky Beaver & John Duncan Brenda & Mike Blue Paula & Bob Boldt Marla Bommarito-Crouch & Michael Crouch Nikki Bryant Irion & Terry Irion Annie Chandler Richard Cleary Jeffrey P. Coddington Ann & James Downing

Kathleen & Robert Farlow Renee Gallagher Carlos & Jennifer Garcia Jennifer Guthrie Georgia & Don Henrich E.D.& Joe Hill Aileen Hooks & Ray Donley Dr. & Mrs. Craig C. Kuglen Heather & Alex Ladage Julia Marsden

Judy & Michael Matula Maryanne McKenzie Emily Moreland Charlie Phillips Jani & Shon Saliga Carolyn & Marc Seriff Natasa & Michael Valocchi Tom & Sally Welch

PRINCIPAL PARTNERS $3,500+ Mayor Steve Adler & Diane T. Land Hunter Armstrong Eric Behrens Elizabeth & Andy Buchholz Cass Burton Darlene & Daniel H. Byrne Mary & Greg Casas Socar Chatmon-Thomas Victoria Cheney Lawrence Collins Ada Corral & Matthew Ames John-Michael & Priscilla G. Cortez Monica & Mark Cravotta Aaron & Kristen Day Martha & Cliff Ernst Wade Giles & Jeff Schab Joani & Richard Groos Harvey Guion & Kathleen Callahan-Guion Christopher Y. Han

Chris & Abby Hendel / Neiman Marcus Chandra & Chris Hosek Beverly & Bruce Irick Ava & Steve Late / Late European Nora Linares-Moeller & Mike Moeller Dr. Marcella Madera Dr. George Martin & Eva MuÃ±oz Andrea & Dean McWilliams Nikelle S. Meade Charlotte Nacozy & Steve Dalbey Drs. Cathy & Rodney Nairn Dr. Tanuj & Nidhi Nakra Bliss & Minsok Pak Kate & Hector Perez Mandy & Everett Plante Deborah S. Portman Elizabeth & Brent Powdrill Ryann Reaud & Jorge Rangel

Steve Redman Wanda A. Reynolds Ana & Alejandro Ruelas Cookie & Phil Ruiz Jenna Salwen Quata Schoolar Annie & Cord Shiflet Jare & Jim Smith Kathy Steele & Jeff Trigger Matt & Kara Swinney Judge George C. Thomas & Jolsna John Thomas Brenda Thompson Carolyn & Eric Thompson Ellen & Caleb Troxclair David Webber & Ransom Baldasare Jason Wills Eva & Marvin Womack Sarah & Scott Yarborough

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PREFERRED PARTNERS $2,500+ In honor of Brittany Harpole A Friend Dr. Maureen Alexander Paula & George Baldwin Rick Bennett Dr. Rosanne Butera Meria Joel Carstarphen, Ed.D. Dr. & Mrs. Gil Cloyd Emily & Ryan Deiss

David A. & Constance B. Elko Jordan & Chris Fronk Hollis & Robert Gaston Cyndi & Jon Holman Michael Baryshnikov Le Burkien Melanie Lewis Mickey Mann Movin' Easy Glenda & Charles Patterson

MariBen Ramsey & Karen Kahan Mr. & Mrs. W.S. Romney Jeffrey Serra Lonnie Karotkin Taub & Albert Taub Valerie & Craig Tyler Dr. Christy Sue Waters Betty Marie Welch Polly & Jay Westbrook

Mark Kernan Flo & Ren MacNary Arthur J. Manson, III Monica & Jonathan Marler Brian & Rosa McCormick Lorelei & Patrick McDevitt Betty & Charles Oltorf Sue & Russ Pacey Francine & Robert Paino David Plaut & Jane Webre Marcia Raff Shalini Ramanathan & Chris Tomlinson Deanna & Marc Rankin Joanne M. Ravel

Carrie & Taylor Riché Edward Z. Safady Carol & Frank Sheppard Danny Snyder Stephanie Steenstrup Bruce Stuckman, Ph.D. Drs. Cynthia Tays & Rodney Schmidt Frances & Robin Thompson Sue & Terry Tottenham Tiffany Walker J. Craig Wallace Stephanie & Bill Whitehurst Dr. Joseph & Ran Willman Hilary & Stan Young

Kelvon Hansen & Neil Ely— In honor of Frank Shott Sean & Teresa Henry Jeanne & Van R. Hoisington Brian Kieley Joe Loiacono & David Parson Bassett Maguire, Jr. Linda McDavitt Candice & Clayton McKay Anne & John McKinnerney Rocco Piazza

Jim & Rebecca Popp Chris & Donna Scheetz Karen Sonleitner Aurora & Charlie Tames Amy Villareal & Robinson Cocke Dr. Desmar Walkes Watkins Insurance Group Jessica & Greg Weaver Carol J. Welder Karlan & Cam Witt

Christi Cuellar Lotz & David Lotz Susan & Claude Ducloux Stacy & Richard Dunavan Janet Eaddy Evie & David Feltoon Adriana & Jonathan Graf Louise & Scott Haigler Marilyn Halpin Margaret Herman JoAnn & Kenneth Johnson

Caroline Jones Cynthia & Eric Korman Sebastian Lanphier Amanda & Roy Leatherberry Sue Littlefield & Joe DiQuinzio Jeff Mace James Martin Michelle Martin Mr. & Mrs. John Moragné Mark & Vicki Parsons

PARTNERS $1,500+ Delores Baccus Mary Bakatsa Mr. & Mrs. Darnese A. Bell, Jr. Dahl & Joyce Black Sabrina Brown & Sam Taylor Tracy Burgess Sharla & John Campbell Betty Edmond Rose & Carey Epps Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans Iris Groten Debra Haas & Marty Hood Dr. Brent Hasty & Stephen Mills Becky & Richard Herrington Dr. Wylie Jones Jordan

CORPS $1,000+ Wendy Albrecht Juliana & Bryan Azar Danny Babineaux & Alan Carsrud Sandra Begalke Megan & Jason Boulette Burns Family Lynn Carter & Alan Moore Rebekkah & Tyson Cole Raychel & Yanni Funk Susan Gregerson

CONTRIBUTORS $500+ In honor of Hailey Dupont In memory of Harvey Gregg In memory of Regine Schumaker Jim & Debbie Alsup Abby & Bo Beacham Robert Bluntzer David & Billie Buddenhagen Patricia Cherico Tana & Joe Christie Barbara & Alan Cox

Please review the benefits of giving on page 52. Listing reflects current cash and in-kind gifts to Ballet Austin’s Annual Campaign as of APR 6, 2016–APR 6, 2017.

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CONTRIBUTORS $500+ (contâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; d) Bill Piner Louis Renaud Daniel E. Rodriguez Jennifer & Kirk Schell Peter Schram

Dr. Richard Shea & Estela Shea Vlada & Gennadi Sheber Haddy & Brian Turner Connie Weaver Elizabeth & Lars Wiedenhoefer

Sherry & Richard Wilkison Suzanne & Marc Winkelman Phil Wood

Anne J. Gray & David J. Carr Aubrey Erin Groves Leanne & Emil Hale Louise Hein Sharon & Ken Herman Crystal & Kevin Kimbrough John Kirkpatrick Jan & Orion Knox Jim & Betsy Kreisle Aara & Ambrose Krumpe Cassie LaMere Marie Lyriotakis Jane-Elizabeth Madison Nancy & Aaron Marcus Jackie & Bob Mata Laura McPartland Matz Suzanne & John McFarlane Kristen & Steve McPike Laura Merritt

Jeff & Tracy Miller Rick Morrow & Mark Jones Nancy & Leo Mueller Natalie & Lawrence O'Connor Michael Ellwood Owens Parsons i.d. Jessica Phillips Austin Rosenthal Michele Schwartz Charles & Carole Sikes David Starr Nicole & Adam Swies Chris & Quenby Swinson-Mitchell Deborah Sztejnberg Phyllis & Eric Waelder Mary Walcutt Leslie & Dianne White Ann Young

Robert Dintzner Sharon Dockery Connie & Charles Doubrava Mr. & Mrs. Michael Driscoll Jim Durkin Marsha & Michael Dyson Adisak Easton Sarah Edgerton Ingeborg L. Eichberg Jeanne Ellenstein Jakub Felkl Joy Freeman Elle R. French Mark Gagnon Irene Gallegas Mara Galvan Fred Gibson Priscilla Gonzales Lois & Ira Goodman Fay Guarraci Elizabeth Guilbeau Judy & David Harris Anne Marie Harrison Elizabeth Hendrix Joanne Hogan & Laurie Biggar Brooke & Levi Holmes Donna Jackson Vickie Jacobson

Krystin C. & Michael B. Johnson Cheryl & Keith Johnston Scott Joslove Megan Kendrick Jeffrey King Kellye King Dr. & Mrs. Robert Laibovitz Janis Langley Kurt & Ulrike Lapham Mary & Christopher Larosa B.A. Lawless LDA Family Limited Partnership Michael & Shelley Lee Colin MacDougal & Vanessa Smith Dell Marcoux Molly & Terry Martin Natalie & Joseph Mattingly Kim Merritt Margaret Miller R. John & Melanie Miner Amy & Steve Mitchell Laurie Modrey Amy & Aloysius Mok Lorraine Montes Susan Morehead Mona Morgan Judy Morris Judith & William Munyon

SUPPORTERS $250+ The Abbotts Erika Barnhart Jolene Bean Beth Bergen & Jay Weiner Rosalie & Jim Boldin Julia & Bill Buchholz Lorelei & Chris Calvert Joyce Christiano Coleen O. Cleeve Ken & Candice Corby Monica Cunningham Dr. Robert Dehne Melissa & Sean Dougan Thomas Edwards Jill Fatzer Carolyn & Randy Ferguson Cynthia D. Fresch Deborah Fountain Claudia Garvey

PATRONS $100+ In honor of Cookie Ruiz In honor of David & Julie Loignon In honor of Julia Elizabeth Sullivan In honor of Rev. Jody Harrison Stephanie & Darren Albrecht Eugene Alvarez Linda Ashton David Beck Anne Beckner Xavier Bell Lesley Nowlin Blessing Andrea Braendlin Ursula Brinkmann Cynthia Brown Kandy Brun Judy Bush Sarah Capp Linda Cartwright Deborah Casati Frank Cheff & Sharon Shuppert Elizabeth E. Chenoweth Martha Clark Barbette & John Cooper Leslie Cox & Duane Sanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; In Memory of Alexei Bauereis Margaret Crump David de la Pena Darcie Deaver

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PATRONS $100+ (cont’ d) Edna Nation Alicia & Robert Nellis Elizabeth Newman Elle Nicole Connor Noonan Laquieta O'Dell Ghadeer Okayli James F. O'Leary Anne Marie Olson Joyce & David Orr Michael Owen Michael Pena Virginia Phillips Joan Pinkham Coralie & Jim Pledger Marianne Reat & Mark Estes Sharon & Katie Reeves

Peter Rock Dr. & Mrs. M.R. Sack Fernando V. Sanchez Gisele Schaefer & Kristiana Schaefer Michelle Schumann Jennifer Schwenker Laura & Stuart Selig Susan Sheppard Elizabeth & Anthony Siela Stacey Beth Silverman Kathy & Colten Smith Maggie Smith Ron & Jo Ann Stehle Jamee & William Stewart Anne & Bill Stoll Cathy & Peter Stow Tabrizi Family

Maria Talamo Mario & Letty Tarin Vickie & Rex Taylor Dr. Brad & Colleen Theriot Sarah Tober & Robert Tober Virginia Urban Daylia Vaughan Louise & Steven Weinberg Dianne Wheeler Kathleen & Jim Wicoff Thomas Wilson Margaret Wofford Carol Wood Joelyn Wooldridge Lital & Arik Yaacob Debbie Zappen Kevin Zou

Carla & Douglas Greenleaf Holly Gutierrez James Hadden Joanne Hanifan Norma Hawes Tiffany Hayes Nancy & Daniel Hunter Shonda Janke-Stedronsky Dr. Mary Johnson Julie Jumonville Linda & Peter Kangos Cheryl & Gary Key Angela Kissel Kevin Leiske & Marina Maxwell Kathy Lloyd Douglas Lowrie—In memory of Violette Verdy Katie Mata Mary K. Moore Kathryn Nowlin Betty L. Patterson

Sandra Pearson Michael Pena Robin & Rick Perras Amy Ringstaff Max Rohleder & Teri Wood Caroline Smith Erica Sommer Joyce Stech Tracy & Jerry Stendara Kay & Del Taebel Richard Tanner Libby Tilley Mary Torkelson Christina Trevino Alberto Varon Robin Warnken Crystal Wiatrek Cristina Woo Jianfang Xie & Junjie Li Hong Zhao & Chunliang Zhang

MEMBERS $50+ In honor of Catherine Duran In honor of Delores Baccus Michael Bachers Bethany Banks Hilary & Brent Bellm Victoria Brown Laura Catania Michael & Robin Clark Craig Cobb Michele Connors Jose Delgado Ms. Beth Domel Marjorie Eason Daniel Feinstein Carol & Mark Fernandez Daniel Fowler John Frederick Irene Gallegos Laura Galt & Mike Snavely Barbara Gerbig Julia Gonazles

CREW CALL Claudia Catherine Ellington

Jenna Evans Dakota Fernandez

Madeleine Johnson Andrew Lee

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Lilah Holland Sophia Holland Ava Holmes Cole Kimbrough Kourtney Kimbrough Emma Kloninger Roy J. Leatherberry, V

Morgan Lood Nevita McCormick Marnee Jane Richardson Sabrina Sprangle Brooke Staley Sadie Swinney

Esme Vickers Amelia Bree Walker Elizabeth Clara "Elle" Walker Avery Elizabeth White Alexandra Wiatrek Elizabeth Wiatrek

PETITE PARTNERS Elliott Day Genevieve Downing Andi Lauren Ebeier Delilah Grad Kate Henry Lillianne Henry Victoria Hernandez

Please review the benefits of giving on page 52. Listing reflects current cash and in-kind gifts to Ballet Austin’s Annual Campaign as of APR 6, 2016–APR 6, 2017.

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VISION To build the financial base and secure the future of Ballet Austin.

FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, Ballet Austin has built an international reputation for artistic excellence and innovation. Now, the Ballet Austin Foundation is undertaking a permanent fundraising effort to raise endowment and legacy gifts that will set in motion a bold vision for Ballet Austin’s future. Gifts made today will create a permanent impact beyond our lifetimes, ensuring that future generations will benefit from a legacy that you can create. Ballet Austin is here to INNOVATE, here to TEACH, and here to SERVE…We are Here for GOOD.

BALLET AUSTIN FOUNDATION THANKS OUR ENDOWMENT DONORS! $5,000,000+ Dr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler

$100,000 + Anonymous Ballet Austin Board of Directors Mr. & Mrs. Joe Long

$50,000+ Anonymous (2) Ballet Austin Guild Dr. & Mrs. Craig C. Kuglen Edie Rogat & Cotter Cunningham

$25,000+ Mayor Steve Adler & Diane T. Land Martha & Cliff Ernst In Memory of Marilyn H. Ferguson Jo & Jonathan Ivester Jennene & K. Ray Mashburn Emily Moreland / Moreland Properties Cathy & Dwight Thompson

Learn more about supporting Here for Good by contacting Ballet Austin Development Director Christi Lotz at christi.lotz@balletaustin.org or 512.476.9151, ext. 124

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THE LEGACY CIRCLE The Legacy Circle invites donors to include the Ballet Austin Foundation in their wills, life insurance, retirement plans, charitable remainder or charitable lead gifts to help preserve the future of Ballet Austin, enriching the lives of future generations.

BALLET AUSTIN THANKS THE LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS! Mayor Steve Adler & Diane T. Land Becky Beaver & John Duncan Rick Bennett Paula Boldt Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Butler Darlene & Dan Byrne Ann & Jim Downing Martha & Cliff Ernst Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans Malcolm Ferguson Jennifer Guthrie Becky & Richard Herrington Terry & Nikki Bryant Irion Heather & Alex Ladage Laraine & Leon Kentridge Lasdon

Mike Baryshnikov Le Burkien Jennene & K. Ray Mashburn Helen G. Miller Michael Ellwood Owens Forrest Preece & Linda Ball Joanne Ravel Cookie & Phil Ruiz Peter Schram & Harry Ullmann Rosemarie L. Schwarzer Jare & Jim A. Smith Karen Sonleitner Mary & Bruce Walcutt J. Craig Wallace Bill & Stephanie Whitehurst

Ballet Austin thanks Martha & Cliff Ernst for their recent gift to Here for Good, with special thanks to Cliff Ernst for his service as BAF Legacy Circle Chair.

Please contact the Development Office at 512.476.9151, ext.â&#x20AC;&#x2030;1 24 if you would like to have a conversation about a gift or charitable planning.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES ENDOWED BY SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER THROUGH THE BALLET AUSTIN FOUNDATION

REHEARSAL ASSISTANTS Christopher Swaim (Left) Alexa Capareda (Right)

Abby Chen

Nicole Del Bene

Constance Doyle

San Francisco, CA

Stormville, NY

Atlanta, GA

Katherine Deuitch

Hailey Dupont

Matthew Gattozzi

St. Paul, MN

Lafayette, LA

Boston, MA

Jake Howard

Paul Martin

Madeline Mass

Jacksonville, FL

West Des Moines, IA

Chicago, IL

ENDOWED BY SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER THROUGH THE BALLET AUSTIN FOUNDATION Rylie Beck Amanda Black Noelle Boyages Taylor Noel Cobb Katie Crellin

Peyton Cunningham Sage Engle-Laird Mickey Erickson Kristina Gallant Lynette Garcia

Kayla Hallman Jade McAnally Leo McGrath Elizabeth Rookey Anna Schmidt

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Laura Schultz Brianna Stankus

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BALLET AUSTIN STAFF ARTISTIC TEAM Stephen Mills, Sarah and Ernest Butler Family Fund Artistic Director Michelle Martin, Associate Artistic Director

Eugene Alvarez, Company Manager Allisyn Paino-Martin, Rehearsal Assistant

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM Cookie Gregory Ruiz, C.F.R.E., Executive Director Pei-San Brown, Community Education Director Tony Casati, Operations Director Christi Cuellar Lotz, C.F.R.E., Development Director Julie Loignon, Audience Engagement Sales and Services Director

Vicki Parsons, Butler Center for Dance & Fitness Director William Piner, Academy Director Gail Romney, Finance Director Bill Sheffield, Production Director / Stage Manager Lital Yaacob, Executive Administrator

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Lauren Adams, Development and Special Events Manager Rachel Beale, Audience Services Manager Anne Marie Bloodgood, Audience Content Coordinator Sarah Brazier, Audience Services Manager Billie Buddenhagen, Business Development Manager

Brooke Holmes, Senior Development Manager Maria Murphy-Mayberry, Grants Writer Arminé Olivas, Senior Marketing Manager Kylie Phillips, Community Education Associate Kent Pool, Facilities Manager Erin Waelder, Development Associate

PRODUCTION TEAM* Bill Sheffield, Production Director / Stage Manager Alexey Korygin, Wardrobe Master Steven Myers, Technical Director Tony Tucci, Resident Lighting Designer Conrad Hayden, Master Carpenter James Cameron, Assistant Carpenter Ryan Gallagher, Master Electrician C.J. Swinburn, Master Electrician Ryan Gallagher, Board Operator Glenn Dunn, Head Flyman

Bill Mester, Audio Engineer Valerie Sadorra, Props Mistress George Wenning, Assistant Props Tyler Ray, Assistant Props Emily Cawood, Ballet Austin ll Wardrobe Mistress Brad Wilson, Assistant Production Manager Joan Miller, Head Wardrobe * Stage employees of Ballet Austin are represented by I.A.T.S.E. Local 205.

BALLET AUSTIN ACADEMY William Piner, Academy Director Meagan Wenk, Academy Registrar Joshua Piper, Pianist Coordinator Michelle Martin, Curriculum Director

Jennifer Hart, Lower School Curriculum Director Toni Bravo, Pre-Ballet Curriculum Director Joan Wolfe, Creative Ballet Curriculum Director

BUTLER CENTER FOR DANCE & FITNESS Vicki Parsons, Butler Center for Dance & Fitness Director Vlada Sheber, Pilates Program Director Stephanie Albrecht, Senior Manager Noelle Boyages, Customer Experience Assistant Jessica Bugg, Customer Experience Team Leader

Erin Chancy, Customer Experience Team Leader Stacy Dunavan, Customer Experience Team Paige Edwards, Customer Experience Team Leader Kristina Gonzales, Customer Experience Team Leader Haley Kemper, Customer Experience Team Leader Michael Owens, Customer Experience Team

ACADEMY AND BUTLER CENTER INSTRUCTORS Jenny Alperin Tara Alperin Phil Amador Meghan Bowman Hannah Brightwell Pei-San Brown Dane Burch Orlando Julius Canova Alexa Capareda Marisa Cappelli Edward Carr Chantell Champlain Nicole Del Bene Lisa del Rosario

Divya Dinakar Danielle Ehoff Defne Enç Rebekah Fowler Bra’Kehri Frazier James Fuller Emily Furillo Julian Goodwin-Ferris Tyler Guthrie Kayla Hallman Brittany Harpole Erika Holguin Aminya Houston Arletta Howard Logan

Libby James Vivian Kaw Yelena Laningham Alex Miller Prakash Mohandas Grace Morton Kevin Murdock-Waters Selena Offenberg Sandra Organ-Solis Lauren Parra Preston Andrew Patterson Sara Paul Elise Pekarek

Madison Piner Chelsea Marie Renner Ashley Lynn Sherman Taylor Stewart Brittany Strickland Christopher Swaim Ramsay Wall Terri Lynn Wright Erick Yanez

ACCOMPANISTS Julianne Brown Shawn Ellison Rob Greenfield

Louis Ray Hughston Ben Morgan Steve Saugey

Kamila Swerdloff Marietta Drummond Eugene Huddleston

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APR 13/14, 2018

Masterworks Series Vadim Gluzman, violin Music of Bernstein, t orke, Beethoven

Masterworks Series Rick Rowley, piano Music of Schumann and MacDowell

MAR 23/24, 2018

Masterworks Series Cameron Carpenter, organ Music of Saint-Saëns and Jongen

OLGA KERN

MAY 18/19, 2018

Masterworks Series Olga Kern, piano Music of t chaikovsky and r achmaninoff

JUN 1/2, 2018

Butler Pops Series “t he r at Pack, Symphonic!”