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Welcome to Newman Center Presents and thank you for coming! I am delighted to begin my tenure as executive director of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver. It is a privilege to join the Newman Center team, bringing world-class performing arts programs to the University of Denver and the Denver community. I follow in the footsteps of Stephen Seifert, who has served as executive director of the Newman Center since its opening in 2003 and has recently retired. Stephen has done a tremendous job curating season after season of high quality, thought-provoking and inspiring programs. I am grateful to Stephen for building the extraordinary tradition of Newman Center Presents and wish him the best in his retirement. The 2016-17 season launches with the ever-inventive MOMIX, featuring their work Opus Cactus, which celebrates the American Southwest. Contemporary dance makes appearances later in the season as well, starting with the Denver premiere of Bridgman | Packer Dance. Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer may be the only two dancers on the stage, but their creative use of projected images populates the stage in magical ways. Newman Center favorite Aspen Santa Fe Ballet returns in February, this time with a new work created by Spanish choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo. Dance programming is rounded out in April with the regional premiere of New Zealand’s powerful Black Grace. The Newman Center has been dedicated to presenting artists new to Denver and to supporting the creation of new works. This season has some stellar examples of both. The brilliant young jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant makes her Denver debut in November. The world music group from Ukraine, DakhaBrakha, makes its Denver debut in March. In April, a vocalist and bass player from Italy, calling their small ensemble Musica Nuda, join Norwegian jazz saxophonist and vocalist Hakon Kornstad, in a regional premiere in a show we’re calling “Nude Music.” As to new music, in October the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will give the world premiere of a new work by the legendary Pat Metheny, co-commissioned by the Newman Center. Vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth returns in January with a program that includes a new work by ensemble member and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw. This work was cocommissioned by Denver’s own The Playground Ensemble, who will join Roomful of Teeth for the performance of this work. In March, yMusic returns, performing new works by Chris Thile and Caroline Shaw, both co-commissioned by the Newman Center and Carnegie Hall. It is, of course, a general election year, so we welcome back Capitol Steps for their bipartisan humor. Throughout the rest of the season, we have a broad variety of performers, from The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performing all six of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti, to bassists Edgar Meyer and Christian McBride mixing it up with jazz, classical, bluegrass, and more, to the world famous Taiko ensemble from Japan, Kodo, co-presented by the Sakura Foundation. The season finale performance features the Branford Marsalis Quartet and special guest vocalist Kurt Elling. My tenure officially begins on November 1 and I’m very much looking forward to getting to know the Denver community. Thank you for your support of Newman Center Presents and enjoy the season!
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FROM THE CHANCELLOR Welcome to another remarkable evening at the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts. With its beautiful concert halls and theaters designed specifically to showcase human creativity, the Newman Center is a crown jewel of Denver’s arts scene. There is no other complex like it anywhere in the state. Over the years, Denver audiences have come to count on the Newman Center and its acclaimed performing arts series. Night after night, the curtain rises on cutting-edge dance troupes, avant-garde music ensembles, or theatrical companies with an experimental bent. By helping us explore our common humanity and look at life from differing perspectives, these productions foster thought, appreciation, delight and community. This is just one of the many ways in which the University of Denver lives its vision of serving the public good. The Newman Center’s stages also enable our students to demonstrate their remarkable talent. This building helps us to attract some of the most promising and talented young people in the nation, and every production by students in our Lamont School of Music and Department of Theatre showcases their energy, enthusiasm and dedication. Here at the Newman Center, our students pursue their passions and discover their capacity to collaborate and create. To which the rest of us can only say, encore. Enjoy tonight’s performance. May it be just one of many offerings you enjoy with us this season!
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2016-2017 SEASON All performances take place in June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted, and include a free Behind the Curtain discussion one hour before curtain with guest lecturers. Check www.newmancenterpresents.com for additional details. Artists and programs are subject to change. MOMIX Opus Cactus Thu and Fri, Sep 29 and 30, 2016 / 7:30 p.m. MOMIX, the whimsical hybrid of contemporary dance, circus and multimedia visual spectacle, returns to the Newman Center with Opus Cactus. Artistic Director Moses Pendleton brings the American Southwest to life through his signature illusionistic style to create scenes and images that explode with a sense of magic, danger, sensuality, humor, and grace. Newman Center Presenting Sponsor-Creative Instinct Inc. Capitol Steps Thu, Oct 6, 2016 / 7:30 p.m. If it’s a general election year, it must be Capitol Steps. Pennsylvania Avenue meets Broadway in a satirical revue set to the music of classic pop hits and show tunes. The Capitol Steps poke fun at all sides and are the one thing sure to earn bipartisan support. Watch them take the governing class to task with wit and glee. Born out of a desperate attempt to put on Christmas entertainment for a staffer’s party in 1981, the complete lack of three wise men led them to put on a series of satirical skits. Since those early days, many of the “Steps” have given up their day jobs and turned satirical comedy into their livelihoods. Put together, the performers have worked in 18 Congressional offices
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Cécile McLorin Salvant and the Aaron Diehl Trio Wed, Nov 30, 2016 / 7:30 p.m. Cécile McLorin Salvant Sponsored by Newman Center Founding was born and raised Partner The Denver Post in Miami of a French mother and a Haitian Los Angeles Guitar Quartet father. She started Thu, Oct 20, 2016 / 7:30 p.m. Including world premiere of a new work by classical piano and choral studies as a child Pat Metheny and began working with The Grammy Awardimprovisation, instrumental and solo vocal winning LAGQ is repertoire when she moved to France in comprised of four 2007. In 2009, after a series of concerts uniquely accomplished in Paris, she recorded her first album and musicians who bring a year later won the Thelonious Monk great energy to the competition in Washington, D.C. She won concert stage with programs ranging from bluegrass to Bach. four categories in the 2014 Down Beat They return to the Newman Center with a Critics Poll and also received two Grammy program that includes the world premiere nominations that same year for her second of a work written for LAGQ by the legendary album WomanChild. Pat Metheny, co-commissioned by the Newman Center, along with transcriptions of Winner of the 2016 Grammy Award for concert masterworks and interpretations of Best Jazz Vocal Album (For One To Love), contemporary and world music. 26-year-old vocal wonder Cécile has risen with lightning speed to international Sponsored by Newman Center Members acclaim. She is an innovative singer with extraordinary soul, intuition, and deep Bridgman | Packer Dance character, performing unique interpretations Sat, Nov 19, 2016 / 7:30 p.m. of jazz and blues standards, as well as Art Bridgman and composing her own music and lyrics. Myrna Packer, Guggenheim Fellows Sponsored by Newman Center Members in Choreography, are acclaimed for their The Chamber Music Society innovative integration of Lincoln Center of live dance, live Brandenburg Concertos, J.S. Bach video capture of the performance, and Mon, Dec 12, 2016 / 7:30 p.m. previously recorded film footage. Their Since 1969, the pioneering techniques have been acclaimed Chamber Music Society for expanding the partnering of dancers, of Lincoln Center has multiplying, transforming and manipulating been the nation’s their own life-size video images and premier repertory cinematic imagery into a magically populated company for chamber stage where image and reality collide. music. Its evolving, multiand represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience!
generational and international selection of expert musicians are capable of tackling chamber music of every instrumentation, style, and historical period. In this special program they perform all six of Bach’s celebrated Brandenburg Concertos. Sponsored by Newman Center Members Roomful of Teeth Featuring “Coloring Book,” a new work by composer Ted Hearne Wed, Jan 18, 2017 / 7:30 p.m. Roomful of Teeth is a Grammy Awardwinning ensemble of eight classically trained singers who mine the expressive potential of the human voice. Studying with masters of singing traditions the world over, the group continually expands its singing techniques, incorporating, for instance, Tuvan throat singing, Appalachian yodeling, operatic trills, rhythmic exhalations and whispered speech into music written by some of the most exciting young composers of the 21st century. On this return visit to Newman Center Presents, RoT will perform “Coloring Book” by Ted Hearne and will be joined by Denver’s own The Playground Ensemble in a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and member of the ensemble Caroline Shaw, cocommissioned by The Playground. This project received support from WESTAF, the Western States Arts Federation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as Newman Center Members. Edgar Meyer and Christian McBride Thu, Jan 26, 2017 / 7:30 p.m. 2016 Grammy Award winner, and newly named artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival, jazz bassist Christian McBride has
been likened to a force of nature on stage. Genre-defying bassist Edgar Meyer has been called “the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument” (The New Yorker). These two masters have nine Grammys between them and are renowned and respected by artists and critics across the musical spectrum. For this show they join forces for an evening of music not to be missed, blending jazz, classical and bluegrass. Sponsored by Newman Center Members Kodo Co-Presented by the Sakura Foundation Tue and Wed, Feb 14 and 15, 2017 / 7:30 p.m. Kodo is the most wellknown and respected taiko group worldwide. Kodo celebrates its 35th anniversary by bringing DADAN 2017 to North America. The latest work by Kodo’s renowned Artistic Director Tamasaburo Bando offers a bold new exploration of Japanese drumming traditions. Kodo explores the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum, the taiko, while forging new directions for a vibrant, living art form. Kodo has given over 5,600 performances in 47 countries on five continents, creating mesmerizing, riveting and spiritual experiences enjoyed by millions.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Sat, Feb 25, 2017 / 7:30 p.m. Sun, Feb 26, 2017 / 2:00 p.m. Newman Center Presents is proud to welcome Aspen Santa Fe Ballet back to the stage for its seventh appearance. Each performance is an exciting new discovery because the company’s virtuosic dancers perform new works by a wide variety of choreographers. A European choreographic sensibility, matched by American athleticism, joy, and grace, forges ASFB’s pioneering creative aesthetic in the field of contemporary dance. This program includes a new work, “Silent Ghost,” by Spanish choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo, his second for the company. Sponsored by the Porter Adventist Hospital Endowment for the Performing Arts DakhaBrakha Thu, Mar 9, 2017 / 7:30 p.m. DakhaBrakha means “give-take” in old Slavonic. This breathtaking and mesmerizing band from Ukraine draws on folk melodies and rhythms, and combines voice, cello, accordion, and drums in a refreshingly novel vision of Eastern European roots music. They craft stunningly beautiful and exciting sonic worlds from traditional songs, reinventing their heritage with a keen ear for contemporary, international tastes. They have become a cult phenomenon around the world. Sponsored by Newman Center Members
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2016-2017 SEASON yMusic Thu, Mar 23, 2017 / 7:30 p.m. Hamilton Recital Hall Hailed by NPR’s Fred Child as “one of the groups that has really helped to shape the future of classical music,” yMusic’s six New York City instrumentalists flourish in the overlap between the pop and classical worlds. Its members have individually toured and recorded with artists such as Paul Simon, Bjork, Bon Iver, The National, Meredith Monk, David Byrne, The New York Philharmonic and Sufjan Stevens. Their virtuosic execution and unique configuration (string trio, flute, clarinet, and trumpet) has attracted the attention of some of today’s foremost composers. Their performance for us will include new works by Chris Thile and Pultizer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, co-commissioned by the Newman Center with Carnegie Hall. The new work by Caroline Shaw was cocommissioned by the Newman Center for the Performing Arts with the support of The Antonia & Vladimer Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund. Black Grace Wed, Apr 5, 2017 / 7:30 p.m. Black Grace hails from New Zealand. With their distinctive dynamism sparked by Samoan and New Zealand heritage, the Black Grace dancers take possession of the stage— and own the audience—from the first moment. And they never let go. Eloquent yet elemental, athletic yet spiritual, they mix their cultural heritage with the contemporary choreography of Artistic Director Neil Ieremia
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to conquer the stage. Expect a highly physical performance, rich in the storytelling traditions of the South Pacific and expressed with raw power, unique beauty, and finesse. This project received a grant from the Antonia & Vladimer Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund. Nude Music Featuring Musica Nuda from Italy and Håkon Kornstad from Norway Thu, Apr 27, 2017 / 7:30 p.m.
Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling Sat, May 13, 2017 / 7:30 p.m. Branford Marsalis, one of the most highly regarded jazz saxophonists of his era, brings his quartet together with world-renowned vocalist Kurt Elling. The Quartet rarely invites other musicians into the folds of its nearly telepathically cohesive unit, but Elling’s deep jazz vocabulary, technical versatility, and outstanding intonation make this a perfect fit. Newman Center Presenting Sponsor-Val-U-Ads®
The boldest of artists sometimes express themselves by stripping away all but the essential. Italy’s Musica Nuda is a brave project, independent and free, a modern version of voice with bass accompaniment in use since the Renaissance. Norwegian tenor saxophonist and operatic tenor Håkon Kornstad uses his imagination and a simple electronic device to unite the lyricism of jazz saxophone and operatic aria to realize in concert the symphonies that he hears in his dreams. They trace music back to its core to find the meaning of each piece whether classical, jazz, pop or soul. This Western regional premiere will be an evening of excitement and wonder at what is possible when the music is “nude.” Supported by Newman Center Members
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COMMISSIONED WORKS The Newman Center is committed to bringing new works of music and dance to life. We are excited to have commissioned or cocommissioned the following works:
Co-commissioner, “Foreign Bodies,” by Diavolo Dance Theater, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa Pekka Salonen, Music Director, and cocommissioned by the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Cal State Long Beach (2007) Co-commissioner, “Reign Forest,” by Robert Moses, co-commissioned by EcoArts Connections and Lincoln Center Fort Collins, performed by Robert Moses’ Kin Dance Company (2008) Co-commissioner, “Provenance,” by Maya Beiser with composers from Israel, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Iran and the US, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, The International Festival of Arts and Ideas, The Jerome Foundation, The Kathy Abelson Foundation, Ronald P. Stanton, NYFA, and NYSCA. Performed by Maya Beiser, cello, Jamey Haddad, percussion, Shane Shanahan, percussion, Bassam Saba, oud, and Shahrokh Yadegari, live electronics (2009) Co-commissioner, “Bolero Colorado,” by Larry Keigwin, co-commissioned by EcoArts Connections and the Denver School of the Arts, performed by Keigwin + Company and Denver community performers (2009) Co-commissioner, “Imaginary City,” by SoPercussion, co-commissioned by Myrna Loy Center/Helena Presents, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, The Cleveland Museum of Art, DiverseWorks, and National Performance Network, performed by SoPercussion during the Newman Center’s Mile High Voltage Festival (2010)
Co-commissioner, “Kites Over Havana,” by Paquito D’Rivera, performed by the composer with Imani Winds (2005)
Commissioner, “NO one To kNOW one,” by Andy Akiho, performed by the composer and The Playground during the Newman Center’s Mile High Voltage Festival (2010)
Commissioner, “WE MARCH,” Concerto for Guitar and String Orchestra, by Daniel Bernard Roumain, performed by Eliot Fisk, guitar, and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (2007)
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Co-commissioner, “Lifeboat No. 6,” by Payton MacDonald, co-commissioned by Friends of Chamber Music, Denver, and Historic Denver, Inc., performed by JACK Quartet, the composer and Young Voices of Colorado (2012) Co-commissioner, “From Darkness to Light,” choreography by Garrett Ammon, music by Ofer Ben-Amots, co-commissioned by Ballet Nouveau Colorado, Central City Opera, Colorado Symphony, and Mizel Arts & Culture Center at the JCC, performed as part of the coproduction of “A Journey of the Human Spirit,” including Viktor Ullmann’s opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis (2013) Commissioner, solo acoustical guitar version of Derek Bermel’s original work titled “Ritornello,” performed by Mak Grgi´c (2013) Co-commissioner, with the support of The Grynberg Family Endowment for Dance Programming and The Antonia & Vladimer Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund, “Dilly Dilly,” by Paul Taylor, co-commissioned by Marjorie S. Isaac with additional support provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, performed in its world premiere in the Newman Center by Paul Taylor Dance Company (2016) Co-commissoner, musical work for voice and piano to be named by Timo Andres, cocommissioned by Carnegie Hall, The Schubert Club, and Van Cliburn Foundation, performed by the composer and Gabriel Kahane (2016) Co-commissoner, musical work for voice and piano to be named by Gabriel Kahane, cocommissioned by Carnegie Hall, The Schubert Club, and Van Cliburn Foundation, performed by the composer and Timo Andres (2016)
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Co-commissioner, musical work to be named by Pat Metheny, co-commissioned by 92nd Street Y, performed by Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (2016)
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THE LAMONT SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE The University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music presents more than 300 concerts a year, many of them free. Complimentary performances include concerts by the symphony orchestra, choirs, wind ensemble, soloists, jazz ensembles, and steel drum ensemble. Some of these concerts require free tickets. FREE, but tickets are required: Complimentary tickets are available in person only at the Newman Center Box Office. Tickets may be reserved online for a small service charge at www.newmantix.com. Again this season, $5 reserved seats in the Parterre section may be purchased for Lamont Symphony Orchestra concerts. In addition to free concerts, faculty recitals and guest artist performances are presented with a $10 ticket price. DU students, Pioneer Card holders, and other students and teachers with valid ID are complimentary. Spring Lamont Opera is reserved seating ranging from $11 to $30. Summer and holiday carillon concerts are presented on the Ritchie Center lawn by artists from around the nation. For information, visit www.du.edu/lamont or call the concert line at 303.871.6412. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE (Continued)
DU’s Department of Theatre offers students the ability to take part in numerous productions throughout the academic year, including a full slate of student-created productions, all of which are open to the public. For the 2016-17 season, The Department of Theatre will present: • A staged reading of Sunday on the Rocks by Theresa Rebeck (September 2016, Byron Theatre) • Fall Quarter’s mainstage productions of Exiled by Laurence Curry (October 2016, White Box Theatre at J-MAC) and Art by Yasmina Reza (November 2016, Byron Theatre) • A staged reading of True West by Sam Shepard (January 2017, Byron Theatre) • Winter Quarter’s main stage productions of The Spitfire Grill by Samuel Beckett (February 2017, Byron Studio in the Newman Center) and Pericles by William Shakespeare and George Wilkins (February and March 2017, Byron Theatre) • A staged reading of 8 by Dustin Lance Black (April 2017, Byron Theatre) • Spring Capstone Cycle – Cycles 1, 2, and 3: Senior Capstone Productions (April and May 2017, J-MAC Studios) • Independent student productions throughout the year. • Call 303.871.2518 or visit www.du.edu/theatre for information about all Department of Theatre events.
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Momix Opus Cactus
Thursday, September 29, 2016 Friday, September 30, 2016
There will be a 20-minute intermission this evening.
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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM PRESENTED BY MOMIX MOSES PENDLETON Artistic Director with ANTHONY BOCCONI, BEAU CAMPBELL, SAMANTHA CHIESA, GREGORY DEARMOND, JON EDEN, STEVEN EZRA, LAUREN JAEGER, SARAH NACHBAUER, REBECCA RASMUSSEN, and JASON WILLIAMS Associate Director CYNTHIA QUINN Lighting Design JOSHUA STARBUCK MOSES PENDLETON Technical Director JAMESON WILLEY Production Electrician CHRISTOPHER LUBIK Production Stage Manager & Lighting Supervisor WOODROW F. DICK III Global General Manager AMANDA BRAVERMAN MOMIX PO Box 1035 Washington, CT 06793 Tel: 860•868•7454 Fax: 860•868•2317 info@momix.com www.momix.com Representation: Margaret Selby CAMI Spectrum LLC 5 Columbus Circle @ 1790 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-1412 (212) 841-9554 mselby@cami.com
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OPUS CACTUS
Conceived & Directed by:
MOSES PENDLETON
Assisted by: Cynthia Quinn, Kori Darling, Brian Sanders, Craig Berman, Amphaymany Keohavong, Nicole Loizides, Jane’l Caropolo, Kara Oculato, Brian Simerson, Michael Holdsworth and the Ballet Arizona. Lighting Design: Joshua Starbuck and Moses Pendleton Puppet Design: Michael Curry Sculpture Design: Alan Boeding Costume Design: Phoebe Katzin Associate Lighting Design: John Finen III *Fire Dance choreographed by Brian Sanders* Part I 1. Sonoran: But Not Asleep 2. Desert Storm 3. Cactus Wren / Morning Star 4. Pole Dance 5. Desert Blooms 6. Ostrich of the Imagination 7. Prickly Pair 8. Black Mesa 9. Sidewinder 10. Gila Dance 11. Tracking the Earth 12. Caravan
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
PART II Dream Catcher Menitation Sundance Big Pole Dance Totem Fire Walker First Contact
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OPUS CACTUS (continued) OPUS CACTUS SOUNDTRACK: 1. Sonoran: But Not Asleep: Gotan Project, “Santa Maria” from Gotan Project 2. Desert Storm: Adam Plack, Johnny (White Ant) Soames, “Willi Willi” from Winds of Warning* 3. Cactus Wren / Morning Star: Peter Buffet, “The Dream” from Spirit Dance, Distribution: Hollywood Records 4. Pole Dance: Produced & Mixed by Adam Plack, “The Hunt” From the album Winds of Warning by Adam Plack & Johnny Sames. (P) & (C) 1993 Australian Music International / Rasa Music, Yalumba Music (ASCAP). Kind permission from Rasa Music www.rasamusic.com tel: 212 253 1567 5. Desert Blooms: Brian Eno, “But If” from The Drop, Published by Opal Music 6. Ostrich of the Imagination: TUU, “Migration” from Mesh, Fathom/Hearts of Space 7. Prickly Pair: TUU, “Mesh” from Mesh, Fathom/Hearts of Space 8. Black Mesa: Gabrielle Roth and the Mirrors, “Black Mesa” from Ritual, Distribution: Raven Recording 9. Sidewinder: Transglobal Underground, “Ali Mullah” from Rejoice/Rejoice, Distribution: MCA 10. Gila Dance: Brent Lewis & Peter Wood, “Outback Attack” from Thunder Down Under: Tribal Drumming and Didgeridoo 11. Tracking the Earth: Le Duc, “Touareg” from Buddah Bar, Published by PST! 12. Caravan: Jose Nieto, Hemza Al-Din, “The Lost City” from Passion in the Desert: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 13. Dream Catcher: NOMAD, “Mountain Walk East” from Nomad* 14. Menitation: Mickey Hart, “Pigs in Space” from At The Edge. Distribution by Rykodisc 15. Sundance: Joanne Shenandoah & Tom Wasinger, “Prophecy Song” from Orenda – courtesy of Silver Wave Records www.silverwave.com 1-800-SIL-WAVE 16. Big Pole Dance: Adam Plack, Johnny (White Ant) Soames, “Initiation” from Winds of Warning* 17. Totem: Gabrielle Roth and the Mirrors, “Stillness” from Tribe, Distribution: Raven Recording 18. Fire Walker: Dead Can Dance, “Mother Tongue” from The Serpent’s Egg, Distribution by Warner Bros. 19. First Contact: Douglass Spotted Eagle, “First Contact” from Pray, Market. & Manuf. by Higher Octave Music *Courtesy of Australian Music International
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OPUS CACTUS (continued) About the Company Known internationally for presenting work of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty, MOMIX is a company of dancerillusionists under the direction of Moses Pendleton. In addition to stage performances worldwide, MOMIX has worked in film and television, recently appearing in a national commercial for Hanes underwear and a Target ad that premiered during the airing of the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. With performances on PBS’s “Dance in America” series, France’s Antenne II, and Italian RAI television, the company’s repertory has been broadcast to 55 countries. Joining the Montreal Symphony in the Rhombus Media film of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, winner of an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special, the company’s performance was distributed on laser disc by Decca Records. MOMIX was also featured in IMAGINE, one of the first 3-D IMAX films to be released in IMAX theaters worldwide. MOMIX dancers Cynthia Quinn and Karl
Baumann, under Moses Pendleton’s direction, played the role of “Bluey” in the feature film FX2; and White Widow, co-choreographed by Moses Pendleton and Cynthia Quinn, was featured in Robert Altman’s movie, The Company. Participating in the Homage a Picasso in Paris, MOMIX was also selected to represent the US at the European Cultural Center at Delphi. With the support of the Scottsdale Cultural Council Scottsdale Center for the Arts in Scottsdale, Arizona, Mr. Pendleton created Bat Habits to celebrate the opening of the San Francisco Giants’ new spring training park in Scottsdale. MOMIX has been commissioned by corporations such as Fiat and Mercedes Benz, performing at Fiat’s month long 100th Anniversary Celebration in Torino, Italy and Mercedes Benz’s International Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany. With nothing more than light, shadow, props, and the human body, MOMIX has appeared on stage on five continents for more than 35 years.
WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY MOSES PENDLETON (Artistic Director) has been one of America’s most innovative and widely performed choreographers and directors for over 40 years. A co-founder of the ground-breaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, he formed his own company, MOMIX, in 1980. Mr. Pendleton has also worked extensively in film, TV, and opera and as a choreographer for ballet companies and special events. Mr. Pendleton was born and raised on a dairy farm in Northern Vermont. His earliest experiences as a showman came from exhibiting his family’s dairy cows at the Caledonian County Fair. He received his BA in English Literature from Dartmouth College in 1971. Pilobolus began touring immediately and the group shot to fame in the1970s, performing on Broadway under the sponsorship of Pierre Cardin, touring internationally, and appearing in PBS’s Dance in America and Great Performances series. By the end of the decade, Mr. Pendleton had begun to work outside of Pilobolus, performing in and serving as principal choreographer for the Paris Opera’s Integrale Erik Satie in 1979 and choreographing the closing ceremonies of the winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. In 1981 he created MOMIX, which rapidly established an international reputation for highly inventive and often illusionistic choreography. The troupe has been touring steadily and is currently performing several programs internationally. The company has made numerous special programs for Italian and French television and received the Gold Medal of the Verona Festival in 1994. Mr. Pendleton has also been active as a performer and choreographer for other companies. He has staged Picabia’s Dadaist ballet Relache
for the Joffrey Ballet and Tutuguri, based on the writings of Artaud, for the Deutsch Opera Berlin. He created the role of the Fool for Yuri Lyubimov’s production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at La Scala and choreographed Rameau’s Platee for the U.S. Spoleto Festival in 1987. He contributed choreography to Lina Wertmuller’s production of Carmen at the Munich State Opera in 1993. More recently, he has choreographed new works for the Arizona Ballet and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. He teamed up with Danny Ezralow and David Parsons to choreograph AEROS with the Romanian National Gymnastics Team. His film and television work includes the feature film FX2 with Cynthia Quinn, Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton for ABC ARTS cable (winner of more than 10 international awards including a Cine Golden Eagle award and the US Film and Video Competition – now known as Sundance – Special Jury Award), and Pictures at an Exhibition with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, which received an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special in 1991. Mr. Pendleton has made music videos with Prince, Julian Lennon, and Cathy Dennis, among others. Mr. Pendleton is an avid photographer with works presented in Rome, Milan, Florence, and Aspen. Images of his sunflower plantings at his home in northwestern Connecticut have been featured in numerous books and articles on gardening. He is the subject of the book Salto di Gravita by Lisavetta Scarbi, published in Italy in 1999. Mr. Pendleton was a recipient of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Governor’s Award in 1998. He received the Positano Choreographic Award in 1999 and was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1977. He is a recipient of a 2002 American Choreography Award for his Momix
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WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY (continued) contributions to choreography for film and television. In May 2010, Mr. Pendleton received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts and delivered the keynote address to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Most recently, Mr. Pendleton choreographed the Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva, for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. His photographs accompany the sixteen cantos of Phil Holland’s The Dance Must Follow (2015), which takes Mr. Pendleton’s own creative process as its subject. CYNTHIA QUINN (Associate Director) grew up in Southern California. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Riverside and continued there as an Associate in Dance for five years. In 1988 she received the University’s Alumni Association’s “Outstanding Young Graduate Award.” As a member of Pilobolus, she performed on Broadway and throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada, Israel and Japan. She collaborated on the choreography of Day Two, Elegy for the Moment, Mirage, What Grows in Huygens Window and Stabat Mater. Ms. Quinn began performing with MOMIX in 1983 and has since toured throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, South America and Japan. She has appeared in numerous television programs and music videos; and has assisted Moses Pendleton in the choreography of Pulcinella for the Ballet Nancy in France, Tutuguri for the Berlin Opera Ballet, Platee for the Spoleto Festival USA, Les Maries de la Tour Eiffel in New York, AccorDION for the ZurichVorbuhne Theatre and Carmen for the Munich State Opera, as well as Opus Cactus for Arizona Ballet and Noir Blanc for Aspen Sante Fe Ballet. She has also appeared as a guest artist with the Ballet Theatre Francaise de Nancy, the Berlin Opera Ballet and the Munich State Opera, as well as international galas in Italy, France and Japan. Ms. Quinn made her film debut as “Bluey” (a role she shared with Karl Baumann) in FX II. She was a featured performer in the Emmy awardwinning “Pictures at an Exhibition” with the Montreal Symphony and has also appeared in a 3D IMAX film. Ms. Quinn is a board member of the Nutmeg Conservatory in Torrington, CT and is on the advisory board of the Susan B. Anthony Project, also in Torrington, CT. Ms. Quinn was featured with Ru Paul and k.d. Lang for M.A.C. Cosmetics’ “Fashion Cares” benefits in Toronto and Vancouver. Ms. Quinn is cochoreographer of “White Widow,” which is featured prominently in the Robert Altman film, The Company. Ms. Quinn was also featured in the film “First Born” with Elisabeth Shue. However, her most rewarding and challenging role is as a mother to her daughter, Quinn Elisabeth. ANTHONY BOCCONI (Dancer) was born in Brooklyn, NY and began his dance training at the age of 13. The following year, Anthony attended Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Music, Art, and the Performing Arts. It was there he found his niche in modern dance, while studying Graham and Horton techniques. Upon graduation, Anthony continued his dance training in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program under the 6
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direction of Melanie Person. Anthony spent each summer at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Nederlands Dans Theatre, and Springboard Dance Montreal. Anthony graduated in 2013 and has since performed with Lydia Johnson Dance, The Metropolitan Opera, The Santa Fe Opera, and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. Bocconi joined MOMIX in 2015. BEAU CAMPBELL (Dancer) is a professional dancer, yoga and barre instructor, and photographer from southern California. Beau trained in classical ballet in Malibu, CA with Joanna Jarvis and at the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center. Beau also received extensive training from Zippora Karz, Amanda McKerrow, and John Gardner. She performed with the Malibu Civic Ballet for six years, dancing several principal roles. In 2005, Beau was awarded the coveted Solo Seal by London’s Royal Academy of Dance and later that year joined Ballet Pacifica under the direction of Ethan Stiefel. Beau joined Ballet Arizona in 2006 under the direction of Ib Anderson, where she spent eight seasons. She has performed soloist and principal roles in several classical, neoclassical, and contemporary works by choreographers including Ib Anderson, Petipa, Bournonville, Fokine, Balanchine, and Christopher Wheeldon. Beau has performed principal roles with Nova Ballet, including Emery Lecrone’s Pulling to Break, Adam Hougland’s Beyond, and Yanis Pikieris and David Palmer’s Adiemus. Most recently, Beau has performed as a guest artist with Post:Ballet in Triads under the directorship of Robert Dekkers in San Francisco, and for Les Grands Ballet Canadiens in their production of the Nutcracker in Montreal. For the past two years, Beau has performed with Quixotic Fusion, sharing a variety of dance styles and projection interaction pieces. Beau is a certified yoga and barre instructor (200 hour RYT). She has taught at several different studios and festivals across North America, including Wanderlust Studio Montreal, Sutra Midtown, Woodside Health and Tennis Club, Wanderlust Festival, and the Arise Festival. Beau joined MOMIX in 2016. SAMANTHA CHIESA (Dancer) graduated summa cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a BFA in dance performance and a BS in applied physiology and sport management. While at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, she was honored to perform in Kathy Young’s Zero Cool, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Chalabati, Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring, and as a soloist in Jose Limon’s There Is A Time. Samantha trained with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Most recently, Samantha has performed as a backup dancer for British pop star Viktoria Modesta and for Hannibal Buress on his Funny or Die tour. Samantha joined MOMIX in 2016. GREG DeARMOND (Dancer) Gregory DeArmond grew up in southern California and trained at the Saddleback Dance Center, Golden State
WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY (continued) Ballet and Ballet Pacifica. He graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine with a bachelor of arts in dance and a bachelor of science in civil engineering with an emphasis in structures. He was honored as a William J. Gillespie Scholar and as a Gregory Osborne Memorial Scholar. After graduating Gregory joined the North Carolina Dance Theatre in 2010 and later participated in the National Choreographers Initiative, performing works by Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe, Twyla Tharp, Jiri Bubenicek, Jodie Gates, Dwight Rhoden, Peter Quanz, and George Balanchine. Gregory would like to thank everyone who has helped to make his career in dance possible. Gregory joined MOMIX in 2014. JONATHAN EDEN (Dancer) began dancing in Columbia, SC with the Classical Youth Ballet of Columbia. He then moved to Connecticut to study at Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts under the direction of Sharon Dante. While at Nutmeg, Jonathan won a bronze medal in the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition. Jonathan is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree at Columbia University. Jonathan joined MOMIX in 2004. STEVEN EZRA (Dancer/ Dance Captain) was born and raised in Long Island. Steven Ezra began training classical ballet at the ripe age of thirteen. His first steps toward a professional career started at the Seiskaya Ballet School in Long Island. He then went off to the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in Connecticut and finished his training at the School of American Ballet in New York City. At 18 years old his career path took a turn away from classical ballet when he joined MOMIX. Enamored with MOMIX since a young age, Steven Ezra proudly performed much of its grand repertoire all around the world, in over 20 countries, for more than 10 years. He assisted in creating the full-length evening performances of Lunar Sea, Botanica, and Alchemia, respectively, and has collaborated with MOMIX for many industrial shows as well as a commercial for Target. Most recently, he appeared as a finalist on America’s Got Talent with the shadow performance troupe Catapult, with which he collaborated since 2011. He continues working for both MOMIX and Catapult, as well as freelancing around NYC. In his spare time he enjoys practicing guitar and studying Italian. Gedetevi lo spettacolo! Steven joined MOMIX in 2003. LAUREN JAEGER (Dancer) graduated magna cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in dance. Lauren has toured both nationally and internationally as a member of MOMIX, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Michael Mao Dance, and Catapult. Lauren is an assistant rehearsal director for Buglisi’s Table of Silence Project, which is performed each year on September 11th at Lincoln Center. She has also performed with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, ACB Dance, Ballet Ambassadors, and as a guest artist with
Eva Dean Dance. Most recently, Lauren was a guest artist and master teacher for the Fini Dance Festival in southern Italy. In addition to her performance work, Lauren teaches for several schools including The Joffrey Ballet School, Peridance Capezio Center, and the Greenwich Dance Studio. Lauren joined MOMIX in 2015. SARAH NACHBAUER (Dancer) began dancing in Pittsfield, MA with the Albany Berkshire Ballet, Terpsichore Dance Theatre and appeared annually at Jacob’s Pillow. She moved to Boston where she studied with the Emerson Dance Ensemble and Prometheus Dance Company. She attended The Boston Conservatory, under the direction of Yasuko Tokunaga, where she graduated cum laude. Sarah has performed premiere works choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi, Seàn Curran, Daniel Pelzig, Kathreine Helen Fisher and assisted Donald Byrd. She has also performed timeless pieces by Paul Taylor, Anna Sokolow, José Limòn and Murray Louis. She has been honored with a Best of Boston award and was a recipient of the Ruth Sandholm Ambrose Award. Sarah appeared on season 8 of America’s Got Talent with Top 12 finalists Catapult Entertainment and is a print model for acclaimed photographer Robert Whitman. Ms. Nachbauer has taught at The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, at a residency with the Moscow Ballet, and is the co-creator of an artist-in-residency program in Berkshire County. Sarah is also a personal trainer for the Tracy Anderson Method and a Kripalu trained body worker. Sarah joined MOMIX in 2001. REBECCA RASMUSSEN (Dancer/ Dance Captain) was born and raised in Moorpark, CA where she professionally performed with the Media City Ballet, La Danserie, and the DeDa Dance Theatre. Rebecca received her BFA in Dance from The Boston Conservatory where she had the honor of performing works by Paul Taylor, Jose Limon, Michael Folkine and Murray Louis. She would like to thank her family and friends for all their endless love and support because without them she wouldn’t be where she is now. Rebecca joined MOMIX in 2006. JASON WILLIAMS (Dancer) began his dance career and training at Boca Ballet Theater at the age of 16 under the direction of Dan Guin and Jane Tyree. He then decided to further his studies at New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL. This is where he became proficient in Graham, Limon, Horton, classical and contemporary ballet techniques. While there he deepened his studies by being exposed to anatomy, kinesiology, Labon Movement Analysis, and pedagogy. Jason Williams is a 2011 summa cum laude BFA graduate of New World School of the Arts. During his time there he worked with noted choreographers such as Robert Battle, Michael Uthoff, Daniel Lewis, Peter London, Darshan Bhueller, and Gerard Ebitz, to name a few. During his summers he has performed in the New Prague Dance Festival in Prague, Czech Republic and Semana de Internacional de Momix
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WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY (continued) Baile in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since completing his degree he has danced with DanceNow! Momix, Joseé Garant Dance Company, and Miami Contemporary Dance Company. Jason joined MOMIX in 2011. PHOEBE KATZIN (Costume Designer) has been designing and constructing dresses and costumes for over 20 years. After
graduating from Endicott College’s fashion design program, she worked for Kitty Daly, building dance costumes and dressmaking. For several years she lived in New York making costumes for Kitty Leach, Greg Barnes, and Allison Conner, among others. For the past few years, she has been working for MOMIX and Pilobolus. Ms. Katzin lives in Connecticut with her three children and her husband, James.
THANK YOU! The Newman Center would like to thank members of Momix for leading the Behind the Curtain lecture before tonight’s performance.
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The Enrichment Program of University College, DU’s college of professional and continuing studies, connects the intellectually and culturally curious adult to DU’s outstanding faculty, facilities and programming, and Denver’s rich cultural community through noncredit classes. Hand-picked scholars, courses that often include a special experience or event, discerning participants engaged in serious discussions, no grades, exams or admission requirements—these are the ingredients that make the Enrichment Program so popular. The Newman Center proudly partners with the Enrichment Program to bring you creatively designed courses weaving thought-provoking study with world-class artists and performances. Meet with expert faculty, gather with like-minded adults to embark on a unique and meaningful journey, and connect with Denver’s rich cultural community. Check program inserts for upcoming Newman Center-related classes. Fall 2016 registration is available now for classes held September through early-December, and Winter/Spring 2017 offerings, held mid-January through midMay, will be announced in early December. To view and register for courses across a wide range of subjects, please call 303.871.2291 or visit www.universitycollege.du.edu/enrichment.
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This year marks the fourteenth anniversary of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts and the Newman Center Presents Series. Since opening we have been fortunate to have a uniquely qualified individual at the helm to chart the course and begin the journey of programming. This year we will say farewell with much gratitude and sadness to Stephen Seifert, who has been the first and only Executive Director of the Center. An attorney by education and prior experience with a lifelong avocation in the arts, Steve was the perfect person to start and nurture the Center and the Presents series. We wish him well on his retirement but we will miss him greatly. As we look back, we are thrilled by the long succession of Newman Center popular events. Audiences and utilization of the facility are far beyond our expectations. The ambiance and wonderful acoustics of our performance venues continue to amaze our patrons. Much of our programming has been unique in the Rocky Mountains. Without question, the Center has been a great boon to south Denver, the University, and the many community arts organizations that call the Center home. We attend performances regularly and have been introduced to many performers and art forms. We look forward to a continuation of artistic achievements and hope, with your help and support, to further bring exciting and uplifting programming to Denver.
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Our mission is to make the best performing arts programming available to our community. To do this, our ticket prices are held at a level that covers less than half of the true costs of our programming, operations, and maintenance. The difference is made up by your generous membership support. Your membership to the Newman Center makes it possible for us to present the best in performing arts from around the world, provide student discounts and master classes for both university and K-12 students, and sustain a landmark facility recognized worldwide for its excellence. Please join the community of members with a fully taxdeductible membership that makes everything we do possible.
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Annual Membership starts for as little as $50, but the more you choose to give, the greater the difference you will make. (See below about the matching grant opportunity to double the value of your gift). A portion of your Membership may be tax deductible. To become a Newman Center Member or for more information about our Membership program, please contact the Newman Center Box Office, Mon – Fri, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturday , 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Sept – May), or at 303.871.7720. Newman Center Membership Levels* BENEFACTOR- $5,000 All Partner Membership benefits, plus: • Exclusive post-performance “meet the artist” and drinks with one visiting artist during the 2016-17 season (pending artist availability) • Two (2) complimentary Pick-Your-Own 3 guest subscriptions (3 shows total) to Newman Center Presents 2016-17 season shows PARTNER - $1,000 All Sponsor Membership benefits, plus: • Two (2) additional complimentary guest passes to a Newman Center Presents performance of your choice in the 2016-17 season
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• MOMIX, Bridgman | Packer Dance, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and Black Grace are supported in part by The Grynberg Family Endowment for Dance Programming, and a gift from Roger and Meredith Hutson. • The Newman Center’s co-commissioning projects with composers Pat Metheny, Chris Thile and Caroline Shaw, as well as performances by LA Guitar Quartet, Roomful of Teeth, DakhaBrakha, yMusic, Musica Nuda and Håkon Kornstad, are supported in part by The Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado Endowment for Diverse and Innovative Music. • All Newman Center Presents programming is supported in part by The Porter Adventist Hospital Endowment for the Performing Arts. • Roomful of Teeth and Black Grace are supported in part by grants from The Antonia and Vladimer Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund. If you are interested in supporting Newman Center Presents, please contact Kellyn 2016-2017 Newman Center Presents
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Smith, Senior Director of Development – Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Kellyn. Smith@du.edu or call 303-871-4472. If you work with a local organization or Denverarea K-12 school and would like to learn more about how Newman Center Presents artists might provide educational activities for your school or group, please contact Amanda Swartzbaugh, Event Manager, at Amanda. Swartzbaugh@du.edu or call 303-871-2862. Please include the following: your name and position, name of organization or school, types of activities you may be interested in (e.g. jazz, dance, world music, vocal…), email address and phone number.
THE LASTING DIFFERENCE MADE BY ENDOWMENT GIFTS The construction of the Newman Center and all its public and backstage spaces was only possible because of generous donors, many of whose gifts have been recognized through the naming of spaces. Moreover, continued gifts to and income from the Newman Center Building Endowment help ensure constant care and upkeep of our world-class venues and state-of-the-art systems. To maintain this excellence, the Newman Center Building Endowment needs to grow, and many naming opportunities remain for your gift to the Endowment. Your gift to name a space in the Newman Center offers lasting recognition of your support of the Newman Center’s programming, operations, and facilities. Both current and testamentary gifts to the Newman Center Building Endowment are welcome. If you have already included the Newman Center in your estate, please let us know so that we may appropriately thank you. If you would like more information about how to make a lasting difference to the Newman Center Building Endowment, the Newman Center Presents, or to help the Newman Center continue to make a lasting contribution to the performing arts in our community,
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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Newman Center for the Performing Arts would like to express its gratitude to the following individuals and organizations who have given generously in the 2015-16 season (July 2015-June 2016) to support the Newman Center’s membership, programming, operations and endowment funds: NEWMAN CENTER DONORS Anonymous (3) Robert S. Anderson and Susan Schulten Leslie S. Beltrami Meredith Black and L. Roger Hutson Karin Bond Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Mary Brothers Joan Brown Kristi and William Burgert Jane Emily Carter David Charmatz Community First Foundation The Denver Foundation Arlene Belefonte Diaco Betina Grandey Mary B. and Rayfard Guillory Nancy Henderson Theresa and Albert Hernandez Terri Hoopes Cathy Kaufman Robert Keatinge Suzanne Kinney KJ Community Fund of The Denver Foundation Antonia & Vladimer Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund Bettina Kurowski Alex K. Lambert Carol Jickling Lens and Larry F. Lens MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation Virginia J. and Joseph E. MacMillan Isabelle Marques Yolanda McAllister Patti Meeks Lori A. and Brian C. Miller Brian A. and Megan Marlene Peagler Andreas and Frank Rechkemmer Thomas Reid Henrietta J. Rollert Paula Roney Terence and Kimberly Root Kathy and Donald Rosenkrans David Rosentrater Sara E. Sachs
DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (continued)
Stuart E. Sanks Kathryn Spuhler Carolyn Strand Jeremy A. Ward Matthew P. Wasserman In memory of Fran Seifert Karin Bond In memory of Gladys Monahan Samuel L. Diaz-Munoz Anne R. Hunting Virginia J. and Joseph E. MacMillan Michael D. Meloy In honor of Margot and Allan Frank In honor of Sue Anschutz Rodgers Beverlee Henry and Bob Fullerton In honor of Stephen Seifert Eleanor “Ellie” Caulkins Barbara Neal Janalynn Sau Wong In honor of Robert and Judi Newman Jennifer Newman Kathy and Donald Rosenkrans Alison Mayer Shetter and James David Shetter In honor of Cynthia Secor Adrian Tinsley
2015-2016 MEMBERS Benefactors Robert and Judi Newman Partners Stephen Seifert Sponsors Armin Afsahi and Joe Eklund Diana and Michael Kinsey Gregg Kvistad and Amy R. Oaks Paula J. Meadows Natalie and Sean Raborn William Rauschert and Carolyn A. Agosta Supporters Sarah K. and Thomas W. Faulkner W. Peterson Nelson/Nelson Family Foundation Wayne George and Nyla Jane Nielsen David N. and Helen Rasmussen Sage Family Fund, a fund of the Omaha Community Foundation William A. Stolfus and Andrea G. Richardson Roxanne S. and Frederick A. Vierra Contributors Carole Cantor Adelstein and Robert Adelstein Lisa Allen Husain Mohamed Ahmed H AlQaseer Sybil Barnes
Ms. Helen Bernstein and Bernard Bernstein Family Trust Libby Bortz and Michael Altenberg Joan Brown Thomas Butler Matt and Carmen Chalek Gerald W. Chapman Catherine P. Cole Russell DeWitt Miriam Farrington Zelda Friednash Phyllis Goodman Harry P. and Donna M. Gordon Barbara Jean Hamilton Kathryn Heet and Jeff Kear Andrew Hornbrook Richard and Bonnie R. Kohl Julie W. and Mark M. Laitos Sally A. Lewis and Alan S. Fine David R. and Florence Lynn Linke C. Wills and Patricia J. Long Laura and David Merage Richard and Wendy Moraskie Robert and Ann Morehead Nathan W. and Kerry S. Pearlman Hensley R. and James Peterson Nancy D. Petry Peggy Phannenstiel Judith Plows Sally Plummer Richard K. Replin and Elissa Rae Stein Donovan and Phyllis Rieger David Rosentrater Ruth Elaine Schoening Douglas G. and Mary B. Scrivner Jenene C. and James J. Stookesberry Paul W. and Laura K. Talbot Roger Tate Carol A. Wilson Edith E. and Joseph S. C. Wong
Bruce Nordwall Zachary French Palmquist Sally G. Plummer Aimee Reichmann-Decker and John Decker Ann W. Richards Henrietta J. Rollert Nancy L. Simon Marriott W. and John Smart Nancy K. Van Dyke Rhoda Weinstein Jeffrey Zax (Gifts and memberships received on and after July 1, 2016 are acknowledged in the show insert in the middle of the program.) NEWMAN CENTER PRESENTS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING GENEROUS MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT: • The Newman Center Fund for Experiential and Cultural Learning established by Beverlee Henry and Hon. Robert Fullerton—for Newman Center Presents educational activities • The Grynberg Family Endowment for Dance Programming for Newman Center Presents dance programming • The Porter Adventist Hospital Endowment for the Performing Arts for Newman Center Presents programming • The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado Endowment for Diverse and Innovative Music for Newman Center Presents alternative music programming • The Newman Center for the Performing Arts Endowment with lead funding from the Lewis D. & John J. Gilbert Foundation, the John J. and Margaret R. Gilbert Foundation, the Clinton Family Fund, and Margot Gilbert Frank—for support of special programs and major projects • L. Roger and Meredith Hutson Gift for the expansion and support of Newman Center Presents dance programming
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• The Newman Center for the Performing Arts is fully accessible to patrons in wheelchairs and to those with other special needs. Patrons needing accommodations for a disability should call the Box Office as early as possible at 303.871.7720. • We offer COMPLIMENTARY PARKING for all Newman Center Presents shows in the Newman Center garage, subject to availability. Patrons are advised not to park in the neighborhoods, as most of the side streets have one-hour parking only. Arrive early to ensure a space in the garage. Food and beverages are prohibited in the seating areas of all theatres. • No audio, photographic, or video equipment of any kind is allowed in the performance venues. • Artists and programs are subject to change without notice. • All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. • Patrons are encouraged to call the Newman Center for information on the suitability of events for children. • The University of Denver is a smoke-free campus. Smoking is permitted only in the designated smoking area on S. York Street, south of the loading dock.
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