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park avenue armory presents

WELCOME

In just eight short years, Park Avenue Armory has reimagined itself as a home for unconventional works in the performing and visual arts that are not best realized in traditional theaters or museums. Since our first production in 2007, the Armory has opened its doors to artists, directors, and impresarios who have provided audiences with immersive performances and installations through unique collaborations that could not happen elsewhere in the cultural landscape of New York City.

This remarkable production joins that lineage with a genredefying work at the intersection of visual art, pop music, and contemporary dance conceived by visionary creative minds and performed by remarkable artists.

We are thrilled to welcome award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor, visual artist Olafur Eliasson, and producer/ composer Jamie xx – all pioneers in their respective fields – to the Armory to bring new light to their inspiring collaboration.

We are also extremely delighted to have the famed Paris Opera Ballet and Wayne’s own Company Wayne McGregor activate our spaces throughout their time here.

We always encourage artists to push the limits of their specific disciplines and this project is no exception. The collective vision of the creative team asks us to bend our pre-conceived notions of traditional ballet and also the world around us.

We are ecstatic to once again animate the drill hall with the intense beauty of dance, and to offer our audiences the opportunity to connect with the art form in new and exciting ways.

Rebecca Robertson President & Executive Producer

T RE E OF CODES

A few years ago, the American author Jonathan Safran Foer took The Street of Crocodiles, a 1934 book by the Polish writer Bruno Schulz, and literally carved a new story from it by cutting out many of the words. Published in 2010 under the title Tree of Codes, the result of his labors is a genuinely uncategorizable hybrid of book and artwork – and the starting point for this new fulllength ballet.

U.S. Premiere Director and Choreographer Visual Concept Composer Inspired by Tree of Codes by

Wayne McGregor and I first spoke in 2011 about creating a new stage work, but it wasn’t until two years later that we settled on Tree of Codes as the inspiration. Later in 2013, the show’s key creative team was completed with the addition of Olafur Eliasson, who I first worked with in Il Tempo del Postino at the inaugural Manchester International Festival in 2007; and Jamie xx, who some of you will have seen perform an extraordinary show with his band, The xx, that launched our 2014 Park Avenue Armory season. The dancers for Tree of Codes have been drawn from two distinct choreographic worlds: the Paris Opera Ballet, one of the world’s most renowned ballet companies; and Company Wayne McGregor, established in 1992 to perform Wayne’s virtuosic work.

Sound Designer Lighting Realization Rehearsal Director

Wayne McGregor Olafur Eliasson Jamie xx Jonathan Safran Foer Nick Sagar Rob Halliday Odette Hughes

Performed by soloists and dancers from Paris Opera Ballet and Company Wayne McGregor

PERFORMANCES Monday, September 14 at 8:00pm Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00pm

Following last July’s premiere at MIF, the creative team has developed the production to respond to the unique open space and character of our Armory’s drill hall.

Thursday, September 17 at 8:00pm

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Friday, September 18 at 8:00pm

My thanks go to Wayne, Jamie, Olafur, and their creative team and colleagues for their skill, openness, and collaboration for creating this new work; to all at Company Wayne McGregor; to Benjamin Millepied, Artistic Director, and his colleagues at the Paris Opera Ballet; FAENA ART in Miami and Buenos Aires; Sadler’s Wells in London; Aarhus 2017 in Denmark; and Manchester International Festival – the co-commissioners of Tree of Codes; and to MIF producers Jo Paton and Kate Mackonochie.

Saturday, September 19 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm Monday, September 21 at 8:00pm

Running Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes without intermission.

This production had its world premiere at Manchester International Festival in July 2015.

Commissioned by Park Avenue Armory, Manchester International Festival, FAENA ART, Paris Opera Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, and European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017.

Alex Poots Artistic Director

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SEASON SPONSORS

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Support for this production has been provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and by the British Council.

This production is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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NOTES ON THE PRODUCTION

Jonathan Safran Foer’s Tree of Codes is a beautiful architectural object. It’s very tactile – it almost has a body. At the same time, it challenges the very way you experience reading.

The story and the poetry in Tree of Codes are so magnetic, conjuring a whole range of visual, sonic, and kinaesthetic images. I felt it would really be a phenomenal project to try and translate this book in some way through dance, imagery, and sound – a new iteration.

Initially, our process began with a series of fascinating conversations: about Tree of Codes, about our work, about audiences, and, critically, about feeling – how could we genuinely share aspects of this narrative through our own filters, while embracing the audience in a sensory adventure?

Swimming in these references and propelled by the everrich content held within the secrets of Tree of Codes, we each started to develop ideas – atoms of thought and practice. These experiments took us in diverse creative directions and formed the basis of our next exchanges.

The physical language uses the text as a primary point of departure. Its meaning, its feeling, its organization on the page, the negative spaces between words and the layer upon layer of ideas all become open for new interpretations. The choreography attempts to ingest these generative moments into a visceral experience, charged with a true emotional temperature. It has been inspiring exploring a dialogue between the dancers from the Paris Opera and my own company, each of whom brings a very individual style to the work. Each body, with its own history and signature, solving our physical questions in many different ways.

The enigmatic environment Olafur has created is a brilliantly disorientating challenge for both the dancers’ bodies in space and the audience as a critical part of constructing this space.

It reminds us of the full circle of exchange between performers and meaning-makers, and encourages us to reach beyond, through, inside, and outside the proscenium. This incredible prism evokes an other-worldly reality where Jamie’s rich sonic landscapes, ethereal songs, and primal beats inhabit our bodies – making us all want to dance.

—Wayne McGregor

In our age of digital books and life mediated and staged through screens, I have become increasingly interested in the physical nature of books. To me, books have always been about more than just print on paper. Tree of Codes addresses the book as a space that relates to our body.

I was fascinated by the fact that the book has a very physical impact, turning the act of reading into a sculpting of space and narrative over time. Despite its cavities and its explicit absence of matter, which is of course an absence of both paper and words, the book is intensely rich. It spaces and times.

I look at the book as vibrant matter. It doesn’t explain ideas, but vibrates them. It embodies a space and a narrative – or various narratives – within it. I tried to translate this feeling into the visual concept. You might not find a direct link, but for me the book was a tremendous inspiration for the light concept and the sequence of set designs.

Both Wayne and Jamie work in ways with which I identify – they embrace abstraction and complexity in contemporary languages while giving their output a form and a tone that are accessible to broader audiences. This production brings together sound, dance, and light in a way where the audience will feel invited to join the dance, to take part.

I’m fascinated by the subtle layers in Jamie’s music. The beats and lower end feel like they engage the subconscious; they remind me of where I come from. The upper end and instrumental layer are like navigational tools that show me where I’m going. What touches me in Jamie’s work is that the mechanics of this looking forward and backward, or inward, perform in concert: it feels to me like the subconscious is the machine grounding the composition, while the upper end is more invested in the friction on the path along which we are moving. And then, every so often, some vocals slip in, tying it all together. The human voice becomes a door through which you can enter the whole piece.

Producing reality is always about a relationship: between you and a space, you and a thought, a proposition, an object; between you and other people. I see dialogue as a way of staying interconnected. I almost always work collaboratively, whether with my great studio team in-house or with inspiring people such as Wayne and Jamie. I am continually in dialogue with people from very different lines of work: with compassion specialists, Buddhist monks, physicists, dancers, environmental activists, politicians… These people allow me to see the world differently and test territory I wouldn’t have ventured into on my own. Our conversations feed my artistic practice with inspiration. I couldn’t do without it.

When Alex Poots gave me a copy of the book Tree of Codes, it was the physicality rather than the content that interested me. The reaction I had to it was really visceral. It suddenly sparked all these ideas: I could immediately see patterns and rhythms in it, even melodies. Instantly. The music I’ve made closely matches those first reactions I had to the book.

The collaboration started with the three of us just discussing ideas, passing demos and plans back and forth between us.

I went to a company rehearsal before I really had much music – just ideas. Coming back to dance rehearsals later, with the music more advanced, it was so different. Time passes so differently in space when you add the movement.

Olafur and Wayne are both very inspiring people, inspirational artists. It’s been a pleasure just to meet them, just to hang out. I knew Olafur’s work pretty well before we were introduced. I didn’t know Wayne’s as well until after I’d met him, but I now have a real appreciation for it. They’re both just so good at what they do, and they love it – you can see that they’re so passionate about it. And it’s fascinating to meet and work with somebody from outside your field who is just as passionate as you are about what they do.

For the music, I didn’t want to purposefully do something that didn’t sound like me. But I’ve been able to do things that I would never put out on a record. It’s been exciting to have the opportunity to run away with my own thoughts and ideas. I’ve been able to get so much out of this.

I’ve never made so much music in my life. It’s been great to know that I have to get that much music out – just to keep going.

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Wayne McGregor Director and Choreographer

Olafur Eliasson Visual Concept

Jamie xx Composer

PARIS OPERA BALLET

McGregor is one of the world’s foremost dance-makers. Over the past two decades, he has created some of the most exciting contemporary work with an array of innovative international artists. He has been choreographing and leading his own company for 22 years, and is Resident Choreographer at the Royal Ballet and Professor of Choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.

Eliasson’s art is driven by his interests in perception, movement, embodied experience, and feelings of self. He strives to make the concerns of art relevant to society at large.

Art, for him, is a crucial means for turning thinking into doing in the world. His diverse works – in sculpture, painting, photography, film, and installations – have been exhibited widely throughout the world.

McGregor has created new works for Paris Opera Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, New York City Ballet, Australian Ballet, Zurich Ballet, English National Ballet, NDT1, and Rambert Dance Company, among others.

His works are also in the repertories of the leading ballet companies in the world, including the Bolshoi, Royal Danish Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Mariinsky Ballet. He has directed movement for theater, fashion shows, and film, including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and has choreographed music videos for Radiohead and Atoms for Peace.

Eliasson was born in 1967. He grew up in Iceland and Denmark and studied, from 1989 to 1995, at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1995, he moved to Berlin and founded Studio Olafur Eliasson, which today encompasses 75 craftsmen, specialized technicians, architects, archivists, administrators, programmers, art historians, and cooks. Since the mid-1990s, Eliasson has realized numerous major exhibitions and projects around the world, including The weather project (Tate Modern, 2003) and Take your time: Olafur Eliasson (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and other venues, 2007-2010). For the 2014 exhibition Riverbed, Eliasson filled an entire wing of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, with stones and water to emulate a river meandering through a rocky landscape. Later that year, his exhibition Contact helped to inaugurate the newly built Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.

Jamie xx is an English composer, performer, music producer, and remix artist, and is one of three members of The xx. The group formed in London in 2005, and released their debut album, entitled xx, four years later. The album reached number three in the U.K. charts and won the Mercury Music Prize.

The year 2011 saw the release of We’re New Here, Jamie’s album-length remix of Gil Scott-Heron’s album I’m New Here, which received huge acclaim. Coexist, The xx’s second album, was released in 2012, reaching number 1 in the U.K. and number 5 on the Billboard album chart in the U.S.

Marie-Agnès Gillot Jérémie Bélingard Julien Meyzindi Sébastien Bertaud Lydie Vareilhes Lucie Fenwick

COMPANY WAYNE MCGREGOR Catarina Carvalho Travis Clausen-Knight Alvaro Dule Louis McMiller Daniela Neugebauer Anna Nowak James Pett Fukiko Takase Jessica Wright

McGregor is critically acclaimed for groundbreaking collaborations across dance, film, music, visual art, and science, and for his radical approaches to new technology.

A decade of research was celebrated in a recent exhibition at London’s Wellcome Collection, and in 2013 McGregor was awarded an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Plymouth in recognition of his work in this field. He also spent a year as Research Fellow of the Department of Experimental Psychology at Cambridge University, and was Innovator in Residence at the University of San Diego.

His work has earned him three Critics’ Circle Awards, two Time Out Awards, two South Bank Show Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Prix Benois de la Danse, and a Critics’ Prize at the Golden Mask Awards. In 2011 McGregor was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for Services to Dance.

His projects in public space include Green river (various cities, 1998-2001), Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 (with Kjetil Thorsen), and New York City Waterfalls (2008). The year 2011 saw the opening of Your rainbow panorama, a 150-meter circular, colored-glass walkway on top of the ARoS Museum in Aarhus, Denmark; and Harpa, a concert hall and conference center in Reykjavik, Iceland, for which Eliasson created the facades in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects. In 2012, Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen founded Little Sun. This social business and global project provides clean, affordable light to communities without access to electricity; encourages sustainable development through sales of the Little Sun solar-powered lamp, designed by Eliasson and Ottesen; and raises global awareness of the need for equal access to energy and light.

Eliasson lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin.

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In 2014, The xx came to the Armory to perform an acclaimed series of intimate performances in a specially-constructed environment for audiences of just 45 that challenged the relationship between artist, audience, and environment. The group has also curated its own festival, Night + Day, which was held in Lisbon, London, and Berlin.

Jamie has toured widely, both as a member of The xx and a solo artist, and has worked extensively as a producer and remixer for acts such as Florence + the Machine, Drake, Adele, and Alicia Keys. In June, following the release of several singles under his own name, Jamie released In Colour, his first solo album.

Jonathan Safran Foer Author of TreE OF Codes Safran Foer is the author of the award-winning and bestselling novels Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (both Houghton Mifflin), as well as two works of non-fiction, Eating Animals and The New American Haggadah (both Little Brown). He was included in Granta’s “Best of Young American Novelists” issue and in The New Yorker’s “20 under 40” list of the best young writers in the U.S., and his books are published in over 30 languages. He is now working on a novel, forthcoming in 2017.

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Nick Sagar Sound Designer Over a career spanning more than 25 years, Sagar has worked widely in theater, music, and corporate events. He spent more than a decade in London’s West End as Head of Sound on numerous major shows, including several world premieres.

His recent work includes several Robert Wilson productions: Letter to a Man (Spoleto Festival, Milan), The Life and Death of Marina Abramović (seen at Park Avenue Armory in 2013), The Old Woman (Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens), and Krapp’s Last Tape (National Theatre of China, Beijing), plus The James Plays (National Theatre), Young@Heart Chorus – End of the Road (Oslo and elsewhere), Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain (Garrick Theatre, U.K. tour, and the Sydney Opera House), Horrible Histories: The Ruthless Romans (Hong Kong and elsewhere), and Tom’s Midnight Garden (U.K. tour). His work for the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) has included A Doll’s House (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh), Men Should Weep (also composer; Citizens Theatre, Glasgow), Caledonia (Edinburgh International Festival), and Appointment with the Wicker Man (Edinburgh Festival Fringe), as well as Associate Design roles for the NTS productions of 27 (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh), Peter Pan (tour), Black Watch (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), and The Wolves in the Walls (St Ann’s Warehouse, New York).

Rob Halliday Lighting REALIZATION Halliday has been working as a lighting programmer and designer around the world for more than 22 years. As Lighting Programmer or Associate Designer, he has worked on productions including Macbeth (seen at Park Avenue Armory in 2014); countless West End shows including Bend It Like Beckham (Phoenix Theatre), Shakespeare in Love (Noel Coward Theatre), Merrily We Roll Along (Menier Chocolate Factory and Harold Pinter Theatre), The Children’s Hour (Comedy Theatre), Miss Saigon (U.K. tour), Martin Guerre (Prince Edward Theatre), and Ragtime (Piccadilly Theatre); in New York, shows such as Evita (Marquis Theatre), the Tony Award-winning Red (John Golden Theatre), Hamlet (Broadhurst Theatre), Equus (Broadhurst Theatre), and Oklahoma! (Gershwin Theatre); Billy Elliot (U.S. tour and Scheveningen, Netherlands); Les Miserables (various venues worldwide); and the film, My Week with Marilyn. As lighting designer, his credits include Hello, Dolly!, Buried Child, Sweeney Todd, Oliver!, and West Side Story (all Curve Theatre, Leicester); Goodbye Barcelona (Arcola Theatre); The Wizard of Oz (U.S. tour and New York); Daddy Cool (Shaftesbury Theatre and EuropArena, Berlin); My Fair Lady (U.K./U.S. tours); and the recent Dietrich

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Letters (U.K. tour). He is a regular speaker at drama schools and conferences, and is a contributor to a wide range of entertainment-related publications. A selection of his articles are also available in the Entertainment in Production books.

Odette Hughes Rehearsal Director Hughes joined Company Wayne McGregor in June 1997, becoming the company’s Rehearsal Director in 2000. She is now responsible for the company’s everyday artistic supervision, overseeing performances and directing rehearsals.

Hughes was First Assistant Choreographer to McGregor on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2004). She worked as Rehearsal Director on Michel Ocelot’s musical Kirikou et Karaba, which McGregor directed, and on the Royal Ballet’s Engram and English National Opera’s Salome, both choreographed by McGregor. She assisted McGregor on his production of Dido and Aeneas at La Scala, Milan, and has restaged numerous McGregor ballets, including Eden|Eden for San Francisco Ballet (2006 and 2008); Genus for Paris Opera Ballet (2009); Dyad 1929 for Australian Ballet Theatre (2013); and the multi-award-winning Chroma for the National Ballet of Canada (2010) and the Bolshoi Ballet (2011).

She has also restaged McGregor’s contemporary pieces for various education establishments. In addition, she has taught numerous workshops and masterclasses both nationally and internationally, and has extensive experience in community and outreach work for all ages and abilities, including commissioned work with the Centres for Advanced Training at the Lowry, the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, and with the students at the École de Danse de Genève.

Jérémie Bélingard Paris Opera Ballet Étoile Bélingard began his studies at the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1987. In 1993, he joined the Corps de Ballet, and achieved Coryphée status the following year. He was promoted in 1999 to Sujet and again in 2001 to Premier Danseur, from which point his roles included Agon (Balanchine), Frantz in Coppelia (Bart), Phrases de quatuor (Bejart), Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights (Belarbi), Stepping Stones (Kylián), Suite en blanc (Lifar), L’Envol d’Icare (Malandain), Des Grieux in La Dame aux camélias (Neumeier), Le Gitan and Basilio in Don Quichotte, and L’Acteur vedette in Cendrillon (Nureyev).

He was named Étoile in 2007, and since has added to his repertoire Apollon (Balanchine), Le Sacre du printemps (Béjart), Pétrouchka (Fokine), Kaguyahime (Kylián), Lescaut in L’Histoire de Manon (MacMillan), L’Après-midi d’un faune

(Nijinski), The Nutcracker, Abderam in Raymonda, Solor in La Bayadere (Nureyev), Le Jeune homme in Le Rendez-vous (Petit), the title role of Siddharta (Preljocaj), and In the Night (Robbins). His creations include roles by Forsythe, Kylián, Béjart, and McGregor. He is a Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Sébastien Bertaud Paris Opera Ballet Sujet Born in 1982, Bertaud began dancing in Bordeaux. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1997 and then the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1998, and joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2000. Promoted to Sujet in 2013, he has since danced in many productions in France and abroad, working with the likes of Pina Bausch, Angelin Preljocaj, Robyn Orlin, William Forsythe, Benjamin Millepied, and Sasha Waltz. An arts and politics graduate of Sciences Po in Paris and a DE-accredited dance teacher, he is particularly interested in choreography.

After he created Fugitif for the Paris Opera’s Danseurs Choregraphes evening, the Paris Opera commissioned Trio per Uno and Mad Rush, which were presented on the stage of the Palais Garnier. He also created Beyond the Walls, a work for 24 young students, as part of an educational program entitled Ten Months of School and Opera. He will be part of the new Choreographic Academy of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Catarina Carvalho Company Wayne McGregor Carvalho was born in Lisbon, and studied at the École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower with a scholarship from the Ambrosoli Foundation (Zurich). After graduating, she joined Ballet du Rhin as an apprentice and performed works by Bertrand d’At. She also worked with Javier De Frutos, Vasco Wellenkamp, and Rui Horta, among others. Carvalho joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2008 and became Rehearsal Assistant in 2013. She assisted Wayne McGregor in Dyad 1909, Future Self, and Outlier, and restaged Entity for the Ballet Junior de Genève in 2014. She has taught for numerous dance schools and companies, including Trinity Laban and, most recently, Les Etés de la Danse Summer School in Paris. In 2013, she choreographed for the Laban Centre for Advance Training (CAT) students’ final year show.

She is a certified BASI Pilates Mat work teacher. She has been collaborating with Nina Kov since 2010, when she performed Divide by Zero, a solo piece with the interactive visual artists collective Hellicar&Lewis. Most recently, they created Vuong 10, a full-length piece that integrates live dance and musical performances.

Travis Clausen-Knight Company Wayne McGregor Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Clausen-Knight moved to England and later graduated from the Arts Educational School, Tring Park (now the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts) in 2009. While in training, he won several awards for dance and choreography within the school and outside it, including at the National Youth Ballet and the International Competition of Dance in Spoleto, Italy. Since graduating, he has performed with Matthew Bourne’s world tour of Swan Lake and was featured in the 3D-film of the production. He was involved in Michael Clark’s TH residency at Tate Modern in 2011, and also performed with Tavaziva Dance in their remount of Double Take and their recent creation Sensual Africa. His other credits include work with AD Dance and Combination Dance. He joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2013.

Alvaro Dule Company Wayne McGregor Dule was born in Albania. After winning a Prix de Lausanne scholarship, he graduated in 2007 from the state academy of the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Germany, and from an Italian high school. In the same year, he joined Zurich Ballet under the direction of Heinz Spoerli, where he danced classical repertoire including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, La Sylphide, and Don Quixote, as well as works

by Spoerli, William Forsythe, and Uwe Scholz. In 2009, he joined the National Ballet of Portugal under the direction of Vasco Wallenkamp, where he danced solo roles in classical repertoire. From 2010 to 2011, he worked in Italy with Matteo Levaggi, who created several roles for him that he danced at the International Ballet Festival of Miami and the Belgrade Dance Festival. In 2011, he joined Aterballetto and danced many works by Mauro Bigonzetti, who also created a piece for him entitled Intermezzo. For the last two years, he has been studying history and philosophy at the University of Modena & Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE). He joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2013.

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Lucie Fenwick Paris Opera Ballet Quadrille

Julien Meyzindi Paris Opera Ballet Sujet

Fenwick enrolled in the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1999, and joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2006 at the age of 18. In 2013, reviewing Danseurs Choregraphes, Danzaballet described her as “beautiful, longilinear, seemingly perfect”; while Resmusica wrote the previous year that she was “a dancer with outstanding personality [who] brings on stage a breath of modernity all her own.”

Meyzindi studied at the Montpellier Conservatoire from 1987 and the Paris Opera Ballet School from 1992, joining the Paris Opera Ballet in 1998. The following year, he was promoted to Coryphée; then, in 2000, he was awarded a silver medal at the Paris International Dance Competition. He was promoted again in 2004, this time to Sujet, and has since danced as a soloist in ballets by Rudolf Nureyev, Serge Lifar, Georges Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins, along with roles in Maurice Béjart’s Boléro and Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring.

He has also danced solo roles in the works of contemporary choreographers such as William Forsythe, Jiři Kylián, and Wayne McGregor. His work as a choreographer includes Smoke Alarm (2013) for Bastille Opera and principal dancer Alice Renavand; the Maison Lejaby show at Paris’s Lido (2014); and a group creation, Kitchen Ballet.

Marie-Agnès Gillot Paris Opera Ballet Étoile Gillot joined the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1985 and entered the Corps de Ballet five years later, at age 15. She was made Coryphée in 1992, Sujet in 1994, and Première Danseuse in 1999, after which her roles included Polymnie in Apollon musagète, La Sirène in Le Fils prodigue, Colérique in Les Quatre temperáments, Liebeslieder Walzer (Balanchine), Webern opus V (Béjart), Myrtha in Giselle (after Coralli and Perrot), the title role of Paquita (Lacotte after Mazilier and Petipa), the title role of Raymonda, Gamzatti and Nikiya in La Bayadère, Kitri in Don Quichotte, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake (Nureyev), La Mort in Le Jeune homme et la Mort, Esmeralda in NotreDame de Paris (Petit), l’Ange in Annonciation (Preljocaj), and La Reine in The Cage (Robbins). She was named Étoile in March 2004, and has since added to her repertoire Terpsichore in Apollon, Agon (Balanchine), Boléro (Béjart), the title role of Giselle (Mats Ek), Etudes (Lander), Phèdre (Lifar), Le Tricorne (Massine), and The Sleeping Beauty and Cendrillon (Nureyev). Her creations for the Paris Opera include roles by Béjart, Bausch, Millepied, and McGregor. She also works as a choreographer.

Louis McMiller Company Wayne McGregor McMiller was born in the U.K. in 1990 and started dancing at the age of seven. He graduated from the Royal Ballet School in 2010 with a Professional Diploma in Dance. He danced in the Annual Performances at the Royal Opera House, and in his graduate year, toured Japan and performed in many productions with the Royal Ballet. He is a model with Nevs Model Agency and has also been a model for Abercrombie & Fitch. He has been featured in several editorials and fashion films, including County of Milan by Marcelo Burlon, NOWNESS, and Flaunt magazine, as well as campaigns for Patrik Ervell and Westfield Shopping Centre.

He joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2010.

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Daniela Neugebauer Company Wayne McGregor Neugebauer started her training in Switzerland with Cathy Sharp, after which, in 1997, she joined the Ballet School of John Neumeier in Hamburg. She continued her studies at Codarts Rotterdam from 2001 to 2005. During those years, she was a recipient of the Migros-GenossenschaftsBund scholarship in Switzerland, which supported her as an exceptional student with her studies. She was an apprentice with Paul Selvin Norton, Itzik Galili, and others before joining Ballet Gulbenkian, for whom she danced in productions by Paulo Ribeiro, Marie Chouinard, and Didy Veldman. In 2006, she joined Dance Works Rotterdam under the direction of Ton Simons and took leading roles in choreographies by Simons, Stephen Petronio, Bruno Listopad, Dana Caspersen, and Sjoerd Vreugdenhil, among others. She also worked several times with Vaclav Kuneš and joined the Pablo Ventura Dance Company in Switzerland for one production. From 2012 to 2014, she studied Social Sciences at the Open University and is currently enrolled in a foundation course in Design. She joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2010.

Anna Nowak Company Wayne McGregor Nowak was born in Łodź, Poland. In 2001, she was awarded the prize for Best Ballet School Graduate in Poland and a Prime Minister’s Science Scholarship for the highest achieving students. She graduated from the National Music Academy of Frédéric Chopin with honors, earning an MA degree in

Art with a specialization in dance teaching. From 2001 to 2007, she danced with the Polish National Ballet, taking solo roles in all the classical repertoire as well as neoclassical and contemporary works by Jiři Kylián, John Cranco, and George Balanchine. Nowak teaches at several dance companies and schools, and has collaborated with the National University of Music in Warsaw. In 2013, she choreographed FLUX for the Malta Festival in Poland and V3 at Kings Place in London.

She has studied Environment, International Development, and Globalization at the Open University. She is currently being mentored by Nadine Patel from the British Council, deepening her understanding of the role of the arts in creating and strengthening cross-cultural relations in the globalized world. She joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2008.

James Pett Company Wayne McGregor Pett competed as a gymnast for ten years, representing Great Britain at the World Gymnastrada in Austria in 2007.

He trained at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, graduating in 2011 with a first class BA degree, and was awarded the Marion North Award for outstanding achievement in performance. In 2009, he performed at the Roundhouse in Underdrome, choreographed by Darren Johnston, and worked with Gill Clarke OBE on Amidst. In 2010, he worked with Patricia Lent on a revival of Merce Cunningham’s Scramble, dancing the original Cunningham solo. The following year, he worked with Kerry Nicholls on Ave Maris Stella, a collaborative piece with Meridian Brass that was performed at the Royal Festival Hall. From 2011 to 2013, he danced for the Richard Alston Dance Company; he performed at Dance Umbrella in 2011, working with Robert Cohan on a revival of In Memory, and danced at The Bride and the Bachelors exhibition at the Barbican Centre in 2012, working with Jeannie Steele on a collection of Cunningham’s works. He joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2013.

Fukiko Takase Company Wayne McGregor Takase was born in New York in 1984 and was raised in Japan by her mother Takako Takase, herself a respected dancer.

She was a recipient of a three-year cultural affairs Fellowship from the Japanese government to study at Codarts Rotterdam and the London Contemporary Dance School, from where she gained a certificate in contemporary dance in 2006. She completed the postgraduate diploma program in contemporary dance the following year. From 2006 to 2010, she worked for the Henri Oguike Dance Company, assisting Henri with Tread Softly, a commission for Rambert Dance Company, and

Da Gamba, for Ballet Black. She also worked for Darshan Singh Bhuller, Hubert Essakow, and Russell Maliphant as a freelance dancer. In 2013, she danced in the Atoms for Peace music video Ingenue, choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Takase has also worked as a freelance dancer and choreographer in Japan; her choreographies include Landing, a full-length work for Theatre X cai in Japan, and Autumn Hunch, for the National Theatre, Tokyo. She joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2011.

Lydie Vareilhes Paris Opera Ballet Coryphée Born in Paris in 1989, Vareilhes studied at the Paris Opera Ballet School, and joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2007. She was promoted to Coryphée in 2011. She performs in most major classical productions (Pastorale in The Nutcracker, one of the Twin Fairies and the White Cat in The Sleeping Beauty, one of the three sylphides in La Sylphide) and is often cast in contemporary works, which she particularly enjoys: In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, and Pas./Part by William Forsythe; André Auria by Edouard Lock; and Kaguyahime

by Jiři Kylián. During her time at the Paris Opera, she has worked with such figures as William Forsythe, Ana Laguna, Jiři Kylián, Edouard Lock, Alexei Ratmansky, and Benjamin Millepied. She first worked with Wayne McGregor in 2011, performing in L’Anatomie de la sensation at the Paris Opera.

Jessica Wright Company Wayne McGregor Wright was born in Nottingham and trained at the Central School of Ballet, London, before going on to work with theensemblegroup and Mobius Dance. In 2005, she was selected to join DANCE, an interdisciplinary program based in Brussels, Aix-en-Provence, and Dresden that is directed by Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj, and Frédéric Flamand. During this time, she performed as a guest dancer with the Forsythe Company in Human Writes and with Ballet Preljocaj in an installation at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and danced in new works by McGregor and Flamand. Since joining Company Wayne McGregor, she has been part of the creation of Entity, Dyad 1909, FAR, and UNDANCE. In 2005, she began collaborating with Morgann Runacre-Temple, creating dance films and interactive performances. Mishandled (2011) was produced by MJW Productions, One Etunim (2012) was commissioned by Dance Ireland, and The Keeper (2013) was shown at Kings Place, London. She joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2008.

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ABOUT THE ARMORY

NEXT AT THE ARMORY

Part American palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory is dedicated to supporting unconventional works in the visual and performing arts that need non-traditional spaces for their full realization, enabling artists to create and audiences to consume epic and adventurous presentations that can not be mounted elsewhere in New York City. In its first eight years, the Armory opened its doors to visionary artists, directors, and impresarios who provided extraordinary experiences in a range of art forms. Such was its impact that in December 2011, The New York Times noted, “Park Avenue Armory … has arrived as the most important new cultural institution in New York City.”

Built between 1877 and 1881, Park Avenue Armory has been hailed as containing “the single most important collection of nineteenth century interiors to survive intact in one building” by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The 55,000-squarefoot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, with an 80-foot-high barrel vaulted roof, is one of the largest unobstructed spaces in New York City.

The Armory’s magnificent reception rooms were designed by leaders of the American Aesthetic Movement, among them Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Candace Wheeler, and Herter Brothers. The building is currently undergoing a $210-million renovation designed by Herzog & de Meuron as assisted by Platt Byard Dovell White, as Architects of Record.

PARK AVENUE ARMORY STAFF

RECITAL SERIES

HABEUS CORPUS LAURIE ANDERSON

October 2–4

Dav id Fray, Piano October 6–9

“Anderson continues to imbue her work with a singular perspective that is both haunting and timeless.”

—The New Yorker

“Fray has a brilliant technique and a serious and thoughtful regard for the music.” —The Chicago Tribune

Iconic performance artist Laurie Anderson expands upon her work with storytelling and technology in her latest artwork, creating a site-specific environment that uses telepresence to examine memory, monuments, and prohibited space. The installation serves as a meditation on time, identity, surveillance, and freedom during the day, and is also activated at night with performances by Anderson and special guests.

Rushes Ensemble

GOLDBERG

October 23

IGOR LEVIT, MARINA ABR AMOVIĆ

December 7–19 Rebecca Robertson, President & Executive Producer Alex Poots, Artistic Director Katrina Berselius, Executive Assistant to the President Liz Bickley, Director of Special Events David Burnhauser, Collection Manager Olga Cruz, Porter Leandro Dasso, Porter Khemraj Dat, Accountant Mayra DeLeon, Porter Jay T. Dority, Director of Facilities Marcia Ebaugh, Manager of Special Events Melanie Forman, Chief Development Officer Lissa Frenkel, Managing Director Peter Gee, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Pip Gengenbach, Education Coordinator Antonella Inserra, Office Manager Cassidy Jones, Education Director Chelsea Emelie Kelly, Youth Corps Coordinator Nicole Kidston, Director of Individual Giving Benjamin Kimitch, Production Coordinator Allison Kline, Project Coordinator Michael Lonergan, Producing Director Wayne Lowery, Security Director Jason Lujan, Operations Manager Ryan Hugh McWilliams, Digital Marketing Manager Rebecca Mosena, Coordinator, Membership and Development Walter Nin, Security Manager Maxine Petry, Development Coordinator Charmaine Portis, Executive Assistant to Chief Development Officer Cristian Ramirez, Porter Kirsten Reoch, Director of Design and Construction Candice Rushin, Porter

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Matthew Rymkiewicz, Tessitura Database Manager Antonio Sanders, Porter William Say, Superintendent Jennifer Smith, Manager of Corporate Relations David Toledo, Technical Director Tom Trayer, Director of Marketing Ted Vasquez, Finance Director Jessica Wasilewski, Producer Monica Weigel, Education Manager Youth Corps Amadou Bah, Wilson Castro Jr., Joselin Flores, Isatu Jalloh, Sinaia Jones, Terrelle Jones, Destiny Lora, Shamor Mathis, Brianna Ortiz, Sebastian Ortiz, Angela Reynoso, Christian Rowe, Alestair Shu, Guycardine St. Victor, Lucille Vasquez

Tree of Codes Staff Jo Paton, MIF Executive Producer Katie Vine, MIF Producer Nadine Goellner, Line Producer Jim Leaver, Production Manager Jeff Rann, Company Stage Manager Emma Frith, Deputy Stage Manager

Clare Louise Heath, Assistant Stage Manager Bridget Fell, Wardrobe Mistress Martin Wallace, Sound Operator Martin Riley, Master Carpenter Emily Winfield, Company Wayne McGregor Tour Manager Carol Blanco, Company Manager

Nick Kleist, Production Assistant Courtney F. Caldwell, House Manager Coral Cohen, Assistant House Manager Kara Kaufman, Box Office Manager Art Lowe, Erik Olson, Assistant Box Office Managers

Production Acknowledgements THE OFFICE performing arts + film Phil Höhn, Caroline Eggel, Studio Olafur Eliasson Caius Pawson, Simon Guzylack, Young Turks Anna Gerber, Britt Iverson, Visual Editions Akustiks, LLC – Paul Scarborough, Acoustical Consultant Fisher Dachs Associates Acne Studios

MUSIC CREDITS Music by Jamie xx. Mixed by David Wrench at Strongroom Studios, London.

Contains samples taken from: “I Don’t Think Much About Her No More,” written by Mickey Newbury, published by Sony/ATV, from the album Looks Like Rain, as featured on the box set An American Trilogy, released by Saint Cecilia Knows/Mountain Retreat; “Say Your Prayers,” written by Patrick Cassidy courtesy of C Patrick Cassidy, Bucks Music Group Ltd (PRS); “So Much In Love,” written by Roy Straigis, Billy Jackson, George Williams, published by ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI), performed by The Persuasions, courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC, under license from Universal Music Enterprises. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Thank you to Okay Kaya and Iskra Strings.

Franz Schubert had a tragically short but extremely productive life.

While known for composing over 600 songs and song cycles, his works for piano are perhaps some of the most beautiful pieces of chamber music ever composed. French pianist David Fray harnesses the delicacy and richness of color in his playing to interpret three of these expressive works in the Board of Officers Room.

“We always project into the future or reflect in the past, but we are so little in the present.” —Marina Abramović Igor Levit, who made his impressive North American recital debut at the Armory in 2014, interprets Bach’s towering keyboard masterpiece Goldberg Variations in an installation created by seminal artist Marina Abramović. Having redefined what performance art is for nearly 40 years, she now reimagines the concert-going experience by creating a concentrated durational work that reflects upon music, time, space, emptiness, and luminosity, with the audience becoming a part of the work to connect with themselves and with the present — the elusive moment of the here and now.

“Even within the classical-music world… an ensemble of seven bassoons is a conspicuous novelty. [Rushes] makes one wonder what took so long.” —The Boston Globe With one of the most unorthodox ensembles imaginable, New York City-based Michael Gordon, composer and founder of the iconic Bang on a Can collective, offers Rushes, a sonic meditation for seven bassoons in its New York City premiere. Best known for music driven by rhythmic intensity and power, Gordon explores interweaving textures and the timbre of a surplus of double reeds to form a steadily pulsating, unbroken wall of woodwind sound.

Chr isti an Gerhaher, Baritone Gerold Huber, Piano November 10 “[Gerhaher’s recent recitals] have been nothing short of sublime… prov[ing] once again that he ranks as today’s peerless singer of lieder.” —The Telegraph (UK) While he has triumphed in international opera and oratorio appearances, Christian Gerhaher is also today’s foremost interpreter of lieder, with his vocal artistry profoundly conveying the poetry and emotional seed of each song. After inaugurating the reopening of the Board of Officers Room in 2013, the burnished baritone returns with his longstanding recital partner Gerold Huber for a program that highlights the Viennese peak of the art song tradition.

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OTHER HAPPENINGS AT THE ARMORY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SERIES

“A residency like the Armory’s can be life changing for an artist. With unlimited access to studio space and total creative freedom, even the wildest idea can be attempted.”

— The Wall Street Journal Get an inside look into the creative process of the Armory’s artists-in-residence, who set up studios and offer intimate public previews of works-in-progress, including dance, theater, music, and visual art. The Armory’s period rooms provide a unique backdrop for their workshops, serving as both inspiration and as a collaborator in the development of their work.

Previous artists-in-residence have included director and designer Julian Crouch, choreographers Faye Driscoll and Wally Cardona, theater artist Taylor Mac, director and designer Andrew Ondrejcak, soprano Lauren Flanigan, artist Ralph Lemon, maverick musician and composer Meredith Monk, post-classical string quartet ETHEL, playwright and director Young Jean Lee, performance artist Okwui Okpokwasili, Shen Wei Dance Arts, singer/songwriter Somi, and Trusty Sidekick Theater Company.

Upcoming Under Construction Show ings: 600 HIGHWAY MEN Saturday, September 26

BRENT GREEN Saturday, October 17

IMANI UZURI Sunday, October 25

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JOIN THE ARMORY ARMORY AFTER HOURS

Salon culture has enlivened art since the 19th century, when friends gathered in elegant chambers to hear intimate performances and share artistic insights. Join us following select performances for libations with fellow attendees as we revive this tradition in our historic period rooms. You may also get to talk with the evening’s artists, who often greet friends and audience members following their performances.

FAMILY PROGR AMS

Park Avenue Armory invites parents and children to participate in interactive art-making workshops in our historic period rooms. Drawing upon the Armory’s castle-like setting and unique artistic offerings, these programs are offered monthly during the school year and designed to spark the imagination of children of all ages.

MEMBERSHIP

Become a member of Park Avenue Armory and support the presentation of epic, unconventional arts and educational programming in the Armory’s landmarked building. Members have access to the best seats for Armory productions during exclusive presales, and are invited to experience the Armory and its artists through preview parties, open rehearsals, members-only viewing hours, building tours, and open houses.

Friend $100

Held in our historic period rooms, these insightful dialogues give audiences the opportunity to hear directly from the artists, and explore the inspirations, ideas, and themes behind their work.

» Exclusive access to the best seats for Armory performances through members-only presale » Invitations to opening night previews for Armory visual art installations » Free admission for member plus one guest to Armory visual art installations » Discounts on Artist Talks » Invitations to select open rehearsals » Special members-only viewing hours for select exhibitions » Invitation to the annual Members event » Discount on tickets to the Malkin Lecture Series » Free admission for guided tours of the Armory

MALKIN LECTURE SERIES

Family Circle $225

ARTIST TALKS

Each fall, the popular Malkin Lecture Series presents scholars and experts on topics relating to the Armory and the civic, cultural, and aesthetic life of New York City in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Lecture topics have ranged from history makers like Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt to Gilded Age society’s favorite restaurants and the Hudson River painters.

HISTORIC INTERIORS TOURS

Go behind the scenes of the Armory with a guided walking tour of the building with our staff historian. From the soaring 55,000-square-foot drill hall to the extraordinary interiors designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Herter Brothers, and others, see rooms not regularly open to the public and learn about the design plans by acclaimed architects Herzog & de Meuron.

All benefits of the Friend membership plus: » Pre-registration for educational workshops » Special access to talks, programs, and tours Benefits extend to children in household under 18 years of age.

Supporter $250 All benefits of the Family Circle membership plus: » Up to two ticket exchanges per season* » One complimentary pass to an art fair**

Associate $500 All benefits of the Supporter membership plus: » Free admission for two additional guests to Armory visual art installations » Access to VIP lounge in one of the Armory’s historic rooms during performance intermissions » Recognition in Armory printed programs » One additional complimentary pass to an art fair**

Benefactor $1,000 All benefits of the Associate membership plus: » Members concierge ticket service » Two complimentary tickets to the Under Construction series

Armory Avant-Garde $350 or $600 This exciting group invites forward-thinking individuals in their 20s through early 40s to experience new, surprising, and innovative ideas in art, and provides access to the Armory and its artists through exclusive events designed for younger supporters.

Chairman’s Circle starting at $2,500 Members of this exclusive group are provided unique and intimate opportunities to experience the Armory, including invitations to private tours and VIP receptions with world class artists; priority seating and concierge ticket service; and an invitation for two to the annual Chairman’s Circle Reception.

Education Committee starting at $5,000 The Armory’s arts education program reaches thousands of public school students each year, immersing them in the creative process of exceptional visual and performing artists and teaching them to explore their own creative instincts.

Education Committee members are invited to special events, meetings, and workshops that allow them to witness the students’ progress and contribute to the growth of the program.

For more information on membership, go to armoryonpark.org/join, email members@armoryonpark.org, or call (212) 616-3958.

CO D ES *For same production; subject to availability. **Certain restrictions apply. All memberships are subject to various levels of tax deductibility.

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board of directors Co-Chairman Elihu Rose, PhD. Co-Chairman Adam R. Flatto President and Executive Producer Rebecca Robertson

Marina Abramović Harrison M. Bains Kent L. Barwick Wendy Belzberg Emma Bloomberg Carolyn Brody Cora Cahan Peter Clive Charrington Hélène Comfort Paul Cronson Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Michael Field

David Fox Marjorie L. Hart Karl Katz Edward G. Klein, Major General NYNG (Ret.) Ken Kuchin Pablo Legorreta Ralph Lemon Heidi McWilliams David S. Moross Gwendolyn Adams Norton Joel I. Picket

Joel Press Genie H. Rice Amanda J.T. Riegel Janet C. Ross Jeffrey Silverman Joan Steinberg Emanuel Stern Angela E. Thompson Deborah C. van Eck

Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Joan and Michael Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. William C. Tomson Deborah van Eck

Slobodan Randjelovic and Jon Stryker Katharine and William Rayner Rhodebeck Charitable Trust Genie and Donald Rice Rebecca Robertson and Byron Knief Janet C. Ross Deborah and Chuck Royce May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Fiona and Eric Rudin The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Caryn Schacht and David Fox Stacy Schiff and Marc de la Bruyere The Shubert Foundation Sydney and Stanley S. Shuman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Peter and Jaar-mel Sloane / Heckscher Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith Jill Bokor and Sanford Smith Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon Nanna and Daniel Stern Tishman Construction, an AECOM Company David Wassong and Cynthia Clift Michael Weil Anonymous (3)

Founding Chairman, 2000-2009 Wade F.B. Thompson

SUPPORTERS Park Avenue Armory expresses its deep appreciation to the individuals and organizations listed here for their generous support for its annual and capital campaigns.

$1,000,000 + Charina Endowment Fund Empire State Local Development Corporation Richard and Ronay Menschel New York City Council and Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick New York City Department of Cultural Affairs The Pershing Square Foundation Susan and Elihu Rose The Arthur Ross Foundation and J & AR Foundation Joan and Joel Smilow The Thompson Family Foundation Wade F.B. Thompson* The Zelnick/Belzberg Charitable Trust Anonymous

$500,000 to $999,999 Citi Lisa and Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Ken Kuchin and Tyler Morgan Almudena and Pablo Legorreta The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan Donna and Marvin Schwartz Liz and Emanuel Stern

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$250,000 to $499,999 American Express Michael Field and Jeff Arnstein Olivia and Adam Flatto The Rockefeller Foundation Marshall Rose Family Foundation

$100,000 to $249,999 The Achelis and Bodman Foundations Wendy and Mark Adams Linda and Earle S. Altman Bloomberg Philanthropies Booth Ferris Foundation Marjorie and Gurnee Hart Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin and The Malkin Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McWilliams David Monn Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr.

National Endowment for the Arts New York State Assembly New York State Council on the Arts Gwen and Peter Norton The Reed Foundation Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Amy and Jeffrey Silverman Stavros Niarchos Foundation

$25,000 to $99,999 The Avenue Association Harrison and Leslie Bains Emily and Len Blavatnik Emma Bloomberg and Chris Frissora BMW of Manhattan Carolyn S. Brody Eileen Campbell and Struan Robertson Hélène and Stuyvesant Comfort The Cowles Charitable Trust Paul and Caroline Cronson Emme and Jonathan Deland Sandi and Andrew Farkas, Island Capital Group & C III Capital Partners Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation The Grand Marnier Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gundlach Roger and Susan Hertog Josefin and Paul Hilal Max MF Power Jacobellis Anna Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation, Inc. and Marina Kellen French Kirkland & Ellis LLP Mary Kush Aaron Lieber and Bruce Horten Kamie and Richard Lightburn Christina and Alan MacDonald Marc Haas Foundation Cindy and David Moross Liz and Frank Newman Joan and Joel I. Picket The Pinkerton Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999 Adrienne Arsht Arup Abigail Baratta Mr. and Mrs. Victor Barnett Candace and Rick Beinecke Nicholas Brawer Catherine and Robert Brawer

British Council Janna Bullock Mrs. Daniel Cowin Crum & Forster The Cultivist Dom Pérignon William F. Draper Andra and John Ehrenkranz Ella M. Foshay and Michael B. Rothfeld Amandine and Stephen Freidheim Barbara and Peter Georgescu Kiendl and John Gordon Jeff and Kim Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gruss Molly Butler Hart and Michael D. Griffin Elizabeth and Dale Hemmerdinger Herzog & de Meuron Daniel Clay Houghton Elizabeth and William Kahane Suzie and Bruce Kovner The Lauder Foundation / Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund Thomas H. Lee and Ann Tenenbaum Leon Levy Foundation Richard H. Levy & Lorraine Gallard Lili Lynton and Michael Ryan Sylvia and Leonard Marx, Jr. Diane and Adam E. Max Larry and Mary McCaffrey Sandy and Ed Meyer Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Adriana and Robert Mnuchin David P. Nolan Foundation Northern Bay Contractors, Inc. Susan Patterson and Leigh Seippel Betsy and Rob Pitts PBDW Architects Andrea Markezin and Joel Press The Prospect Hill Foundation Diana and Charles Revson Mary Jane Robertson and James A. Clark Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation Lady Susie Sainsbury Mr. and Mrs. William Sandholm Oscar S. Schafer Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Stephanie and Fred Shuman Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation JLH Simonds Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Soros Jean and Eugene Stark Mr. and Mrs. Barry Sternlicht Josh Struzziery and Beth Carney The Jay and Kelly Sugarman Foundation Bill and Ellen Taubman Claudia and Geoffrey Thompson Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Barbara and Donald Tober William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Foundation Anonymous (3)

$5,000 to $9,999 Noreen K. Ahmad and Ahmar Ahmad Jody and John Arnhold Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Auerbach Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Hilary Ballon Ginette and Joshua A. Becker Sara and David Berman Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Buckfire Veronica Bulgari and Stephan Haimo Amanda M. Burden Marian and Russell Burke Mr. and Mrs. Chase Coleman Elizabeth Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Collins Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Contiguglia Marina Couloucoundis Mary Cronson / Evelyn Sharp Foundation Margaret Crotty and Rory Riggs Kathy Deane Luis y Cora Delgado Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer Peggy and Millard Drexler The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Mary Ellen Dundon East Side House Settlement David and Frances Eberhart Foundation Inger McCabe Elliott The Felicia Fund Bart Friedman and Wendy A. Stein Debbi Gibbs Gail Golden and Carl Icahn Susan and Peter Gottsegen Great Performances Mr. and Mrs. Guenther Greiner Anne Grissinger Jessica Stedman Guff Agnes Gund Anita K. Hersh Sarah Humphreys and Ronald Collins Jennie Kassanoff and Dan Schulman Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch Robert Lehman Foundation Gail and Alan Levenstein Foreground Conservation & Decorative Arts Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Magowan Mr. and Mrs. Francois Maisonrouge Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Mayberry, Jr. Rebekah McCabe Claire Milonas Whitney and Andrew Mogavero Barbara and Howard Morse Saleem Muqaddam National Philanthropic Trust Mary Kathryn Navab James C. Marlas and Marie Nugent-Head Marlas Nancy and Morris W. Offit Peter and Beverly Orthwein

Susan Porter Anne and Skip Pratt Preserve New York, a grant program of Preservation League of New York Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quinlan David J. Remnick and Esther B. Fein Jonathan F.P. and Diana Rose Margaret Smith Daisy M. Soros Sotheby’s Patricia Brown Specter Mr. and Mrs. Michael Steinhardt Elizabeth F. Stribling and Guy Robinson Michael and Veronica Stubbs Ambassador and Mrs. William J. vanden Heuvel Robert Vila and Diana Barrett Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc. Myra and Frank Weiser, M.D. Valda Witt and Jay Hatfield Cynthia Young and George Eberstadt Richard and Franny Heller Zorn Anonymous

$2,500 to $4,999 R. Mark Adams Roswitha and A.J. Agarwal Ghiora Aharoni and Christopher Noey Ark Restaurants Corp.

Norma Ketay Asnes Martin Atkin and Reid Balthaser Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Barefield Frances Beatty Debra and Leon Black Allison M. Blinken Torrence Boone and Ted Chapin Cynthia and Steven Brill Amy Brown Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burnett Fay Chang Neil and Kathleen Chrisman Christian Dior Shirin and Kasper Christoffersen Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen Betsy Cohn Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley Bernadette Cruz Ellie and Edgar Cullman Lewis B. Cullman and Louise Kerz Hirschfeld

CO D ES Sasha Cutter and Aaron Hsu Joshua Dachs / Fisher Dachs Associates Theatre Planning and Design Joan K. Davidson (The J.M. Kaplan Fund) Elizabeth de Cuevas Gina and James de Givenchy Richard and Barbara Debs Hester Diamond

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Krystyna Doerfler Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dr. Nancy Eppler-Wolff and Mr. John Wolff EverGreene Victoria Ferenbach Susan Ferris Edmée and Nicholas Firth Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc. Megan Flanigan Teri Friedman and Babak Yaghmaie Samantha and John Gellert Kathleen and David Glaymon Gary & Beth Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goettler Marjorie and Ellery Gordon Mindy and Jon Gray Jeff Greene The William and Mary Greve Foundation Sarah and Geoffrey Gund Mike & Janet Halvorson John Hargraves Jay Herman Barbara Hoffman Frederick Iseman istar Financial Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jeffe Caron and Geoffrey Johnson Barbara and Donald Jonas Nina and Bill Judson Floy and Amos Kaminski Meredith J. Kane Hon. Bruce M. Kaplan and Janet Yaseen Kaplan Karl and Elizabeth Katz Nancy Kestenbaum and David Klafter Wendy Keys and Donald Pels Knickerbocker Greys Phyllis L. Kossoff Chad A. Leat Nina Lesevoy Levien & Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Lindenbaum Shirley Lord Rosenthal Heather Lubov The Ludwig Family Foundation / The Honorable Eugene A. Ludwig and Dr. Carol Ludwig Shelly and Tony Malkin Judith and Michael Margulies Juliana and Jon May Melissa Meeschaert Joyce F. Menschel Karon and Rick Meyer Alexandra and Les Meyers Malu and Sergio Millerman Abby and Howard Milstein Achim and Colette Moeller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morse Mr. and Mrs. James Murdoch Patty Newburger and Bradley Wechsler Mr. and Mrs. Michael Newhouse Anne Niemeth and Chuck Niemeth Peter and Susan Nitze Francesca and Dick Nye

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MC & Eric Roberts Addison O’Dea Ellen Oelsner Kathleen O’Grady Mary Ellen and Richard Oldenburg David Orentreich, MD / Orentreich Family Foundation Mindy Papp Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pfeifler Marnie Pillsbury Anne Prentice Eileen and Tom Pulling Elissa Querzé Heidi Rieger Isabel Rose and Jeffrey Fagen Liz Rosen Chuck and Stacy Rosenzweig Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Merle Rubine and Elliot M. Glass Valerie Rubsamen and Cedomir Crnkovic Bonnie J. Sacerdote Jane Fearer Safer Nathan E. Saint-Amand Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Saul Caroline Schmidt-Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch Sara Lee and Axel Schupf Mr. Barry Schwartz / M&F Worldwide Corp.

Lise Scott and D. Ronald Daniel Alan and Sandy Siegel Donna Kohn Snow and Michael Rubinoff Sara Solomon Gayfryd Steinberg Diane and Sam Stewart Angeline Straka Rob Teeters and Bruce Sherman Paul Travis and Mark Fichandler Anastasia Vournas and J. William Uhrig Susan and Kevin Walsh David Reed Weinreb Katherine Wenning and Michael Dennis Karla Wheeler Kate R. Whitney and Franklin A. Thomas Michaela Williams Amy Yenkin and Robert Usdan Judy Francis Zankel Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC

$1,000 to $2,499 Lindsey Adelman Frank Ahimaz and Steven Barr Amira Salaam Amro Patrick Baldoni, Femenella & Associates, Inc. June and Kent Barwick Norton Belknap Mr. and Mrs. Joel Benenson Dale and Max Berger Deborah Berke and Peter McCann Tama and Brad Bernstein Nymrata Advani Bickici Cathleen P. Black and Thomas E. Harvey Bluestem Prairie Foundation

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Boehm Family Foundation Marianne Boesky Gallery Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Bonovitz Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Butler Butterfield Market & Catering Judith Byrd Ronni and Ronald Casty Jim Chervenak Pamela and J. Michael Cline Ranika Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Yoron Cohen Emy Cohenca Courtney Corleto Jennifer Coyne Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Crisses Boykin Curry and Celerie Kemble Carol Lynne Cushman Virginia L Davies and Willard B Taylor Christina R. Davis Suzanne Dawson Elisabeth de Kergorlay Marguerite De La Poer Sebastien de la Selle Maria Teresa De Mata Jane and Michael DeFlorio Anne Bevis Detwiler Diana Diamond and John Alschuler Jacqueline Didier and Noah Schienfeld Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donner Jane Draizen Nancy J. Drosd and Charles Schwartz Gertrude and Philip Dub Lonti Ebers Karen Eckhoff Jacqueline Elias Mr. and Mrs. Chris Errico Michael Fazio Mr. and Mrs. Marc Feigen Richard L. Feigen and Isabelle Harnoncourt-Feigen Fig & Olive Restaurant Laura Jane Finn Heather Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gerber Margery Gottesman Mr. and Ms. David Granville-Smith Francine P. Gray Jenny Slayton Green Jamee and Peter Gregory Marie-Line Grinda and Ahmed Deek Barbara Grodd and The Ostgrodd Foundation

Leonard Groopman Claire and Christian Gudefin Addie J. Guttag Jennifer Hand and Thomas Tierney Elizabeth Harned Steven Harris and Lucien Rees Robertson Stan Harrison Kitty Hawks and Larry Lederman

Rolf Heitmeyer Stephanie Hessler Mr. and Mrs. Brian Higgins William T. Hillman Susan Hirschhorn and Arthur Klebanoff Mary Anne Hunting and Thomas H Remien Invisible North Beth Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson The Kandell Fund / Donald J. Gordon Jeanne Kanders Daniel and Renee Kaplan Drs. Sylvia and Byram Karasu Frances Kazan Margot Kenly and Bill Cumming Hadley C. King Jana and Gerold Klauer Kathleen and Reha Kocatas Kate Krauss Kimberly Kravis Schulhof Leah Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Ron Krolick Nanette L. Laitman Barbara Landau Judith Langer and Arthur Applebee Mr. and Mrs. John Lauto Mark and Taryn Leavitt H. Kate Lee Sahra T. Lese Brenda Levin Phyllis Levin Ambassador and Mrs. John L. Loeb Jr. Elizabeth MacNeill Arielle & Ian Madover Pat and Michael Magdol Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mailman Match 65 Brasserie Polly McCaffrey Dede McMahon Constance and H. Roemer McPhee Beatrix and Gregor Medinger Sibel Mesta Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Miniter Mr. and Ms. Nicolas Mirzayantz Allen Model and Dr. Roberta Gausas Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Moses Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Numeroff Susan Ollila Victoria Orlin Robert Ouimette Will Palley Madison J Papp Lynn Passy and Lewis Friedman Jordan Phillips Christopher J. Piccinich Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Present Prime Parking Systems Inc. Jonelle Procope and Fred Terrell Timothy and Coco Quinlan Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry Quinn Anna Rabinowitz Alan Ravandi and Avisheh Avini Tara K Reddi

Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Rogath Mark Roppel and Nurelene Sahadat Jim Rosenfield and Charlotte Rosenblatt Jane Royal Rudin Management Co., Inc. Elizabeth Sarnoff and Andrew S. Cohen Sabina and Wilfred Schlumberger Pat Schoenfeld Tatiana Serafin Gil Shiva Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shorin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shuman Lindy Shuttleworth Laine Siklos Denise Simon and Paulo Vieiradacunha Mr. and Mrs. Vinayak Singh Barbara Slifka Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sloan Nanette Sloan Squadron A Foundation Kathryn Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. Alan Stillman John Strasswimmer Bonnie and Tom Strauss Allison & Stephen Sullens Summit Security Services, Inc. Rabbi Malcolm Thomson Suzanne Tick Jane Toll Mr. and Mrs. Remy Trafelet Mr. and Mrs. John Troiano R.T. Vanderbilt Trust / Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Vogelstein Clémence and William Von Mueffling Monina von Opel Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wagman Amanda and John Waldron Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Warshawsky Mr. and Mrs. David Wolf Jody Wolfe Eleanor Ylvisaker Jason Zubatkin Anonymous (4)

$500 to $999 Marina Abramović Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Chris Apgar Natalie N. Appel Jennifer Argenti Louise L. Arias Michael Ashby Mr. and Mrs. Steven Atkins Josephine A Auerback Diana Balmori Mitchell Banchik Peter and Tina Barnet Raymond Baron Susan Wise Bauer & Peace Hill Press Mr. and Mrs. Guillaume Bebear Dr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett Liddy Berman

Elaine S. Bernstein Sue Birnbaum Hana Bitton Deborah Harper Bono Paul Boschi and Michael Kronberg Arabella Bowen and Tyler Cole David P. Boynton Dr. and Mrs. Richard Brockman Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Brodsky George and Jane Bunn Cora Cahan and Bernard Gersten Lea Carpenter Thomas Carrier Sommer Chatwin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Chelberg Meryl and Mel Cherney Oya Christopher CleanTech Michael Clinton and Tom Devincentis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cochran Mrs. George Colettis Janis Conner Jack Cooney Alexander Cooper Jessica and David Cosloy Jon and Jenny Crumiller James Danner Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Deane Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dellosso Amy Grovas Elliott Michael Ellis Heidrun Engler Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ercklentz Joan and William Felder George Fellows Jodie and Andrew Fink Dr. and Mrs. Walter Flamenbaum Martha J. Fleischman Clare and John Fraser Stephanie French P. Gayle Fuguitt and Thomas Veitch Agata and Sumeer Sath Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garbutt James W. Gerard Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Gibbons Rosalie Y Goldberg Alexander Goldberg Parisa Golestaneh Pedro Gonzalez de Cosio Susan Grant and Lawrence C Maisel Paula S. Greenman Susan Griffith and David Neill Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Groeger Jan M. Guifarro Robert H. Haines Lynn and Martin Halbfinger Mrs. and Mrs. Peter Halstead Karee Hanifan Donna Harkavy and Jonathan Price Cassandra Harris Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Herzberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ho Augusta Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ilberman Heatherlyn Ingenito

James Iorio and Audrey Chen Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown Hilda Jones Patricia S. Joseph Dr. Hootan Khatami & Mr. Daryl Fox Jennifer Kinderman Major General Edward G. Klein, NYNG (Ret.) Gary Knisely Gloria and Richard Kobrin Lisa and Philippe Krakowsky Geraldine Kunstadter Mr. and Mrs. Sascha Lainovic Steven and Arlene Lazarus Ann Leibowitz Ralph Lemon Jane K. Lombard Donna and Wayne Lowery Monique Lowitt Mr. and Dr. Robert Lupi Joan L. Lynton Susan Madden Meylin Maldonado Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mansour Ms. and Ms. Theresa Martinez Erin Harkness McKinnon Martha B. McLanahan Shawn McLaughlin and Kieran McMahon Diane Compagno Miller Sally Minard and Norton Garfinkle Claudia and Douglas Morse Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. Sophie Nitkin John Orberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Petrocelli Elizabeth Peyton Stefani Phipps Max Pine Mrs. Nancy Piraquive Sheila M. and Nicholas Platt Mr. and Mrs. Lyon Polk Kathryn Pruess Eden W Rafshoon Victoria Reese and Greg Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Tony Roberts Joel Rosenkranz Marjorie P. Rosenthal Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish Marie Salerno and Sam Roberts Claire-Marine Sarner Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz Nadine Shaoul and Mark Schonberger Kimberly Ayers Shariff Angelo and Constance Silveri Andrew Clifford Skewes Salwa Smith Stephanie and Dick Solar Eileen Solomon Martha S. Sproule Lili L. Stawski Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Steiner Frank Sullivan Shining Sung Robert Taff and J. Philip Moloney Whitney Topping

Lee Traub Ms. Patricia L. Truscelli and Mr. E.N. Ellis Adrian Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. Tony Ursano Amelia & Steven Usdan Karen E. Wagner and David Caplan Mr. and Mrs. William Warren Paula Weinstein Mr. and Mrs. Yakov Weinstein Mr. and Ms. Anthony Weldon Gabriella Wiener Kenneth J. Witty Susan Yarnell Michael Young and Debra Raskin Tim Zietara Anonymous (6)

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