DIGITAL PROGRAM 3 | 1 - 5 JANUARY 2021
T H E S A R A S O TA B A L L E T 3 0 TH A N N I V E R S A R Y S E A S O N
THE SARASOTA BALLET Margaret Barbieri Assistant Director
Iain Webb Director
Joseph Volpe Executive Director
Principals
Danielle Brown, Ricardo Graziano, Kate Honea, Victoria Hulland, Katelyn May, Ellen Overstreet, Ricardo Rhodes, Luke Schaufuss
Character Principal Ricki Bertoni
First Soloists
Elizabeth Sykes
Soloists
Samantha Benoit, Marijana Dominis, Richard House, Ryoko Sadoshima
CoryphĂŠe
Asia Bui, Janae Korte, Yuri Marques, Lauren Ostrander, Daniel Pratt, Ivan Spitale, Filippo Valmorbida, Christine Windsor
Corps de Ballet
Mihai Costache, Harvey Evans, Eric Figueredo, Claire Glavin, Mikayla Hutton, Dominique Jenkins, Ethan Kimbrell, Thomas Leprohon, Yuki Nonaka, Anna Pellegrino, Emelia Perkins, Lenin Valladares, Juliano Weber, Kelly Williams, Paige Young
Apprentices
Kennedy Falyn Cassada, Andrea Marcelletti, Olivia McAlpine, Joel Selva, Macyn Vogt, Melanie Wells
Studio Company
Kenny Allen, Katelyn Cudiamat, Amanda Fields, Blake Lanesskog, Harrison Martin, Ren Morioka, Cynthia Ryan, Lilian Schwendener, Skylar Smith, Terri Jean Thomson, Brian Warkentien
Administrative Staff Sara Robinson Chad Morrison Lauren Stroman Amy Miller Meybis Chavarria Rachael Fisk Katherine Knowles
Chief Advancement Officer Senior Development Officer Development Officer Finance / Office Manager Video and Graphic Designer Development Associate Grants Manager
Kristie Cox Jason Ettore Rod Kelly Richard Amato Courtney Hansen Barbara Epperson
Finance Director Marketing Director Box Office and House Manager Marketing Officer Graphic Designer Administrative Assistant, Board Liaison
Artistic Staff Ricardo Graziano Kate Honea
Resident Choreographer Assistant Ballet Mistress
Pavel Fomin Octavio Martin
Ballet Master Assistant Ballet Master
Production Staff Aaron Muhl Anastasiya Poff Zara Baroyan
Lighting Designer Rehearsal Pianist Class Pianist
Christopher Hird Lisa Townsend Sarah Krazit
Education Director DNG Program Director Education Assistant
Jerry Wolf Mark Noble Francesca MacBeth
Head of Wardrobe Production Stage Manager Production Stage Manager
Education Staff
Front cover Ricardo Graziano - Photography by Matthew Holler
Dierdre Miles Burger Assistant Education Director Lauren Taylor Education Administrator
T H E S A R A S O TA B A L L E T BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2020 - 2021 Season FOUNDER / CHAIR EMERITUS J e an We i dne r G o l dste i n
C H A I R E M E R I TA Sydne y G o l dste i n
H O N O R A R Y C H A I R E M E R I TA H i l l ar y S te e l e
OFFICERS R i c h a rd J o hns o n
B o ard Ch air
Fr a n k M a r tucci
Pres i d ent
Pa t r i c i a G o lemme
Vi c e Chair
Pa t K e n ny
Trea s ure r
J o n a t h a n S tr i c k land Co lema n
S ec retar y
M a u re e n S tei ner
G over nance
TRUSTEES Pe gg y Abt I sa b e l A n c h i n B eck er G i n g e r Ca n no n Bai le y Pa u l Ca nto r Ly n d a D o er y Ju l i e Ha r r i s Ph i l Lo m bard o
Teresa M aste rson Pete r B M il l e r R o s emar y Ob e r ndor f Audre y R ob b ins M i ck i S e l l man H i ll ar y Ste e l e J ean We il l e r
HONORARY TRUSTEES Mark Famigl i o
Dr. Bart Pr ice
ADVISORY COUNCIL G i n ge r Ca nno n Bai le y, Trustee & Ch a i r, Ad vi so r y Com m it tee M a r y a n n Ar mo ur Ju d y Cahn Sa n dr a D eFeo Fr a n c e s Ferg us s o n C h a r l e s Hui s k i ng R o bi n K l e i n-S traus s Pe te r K retzmer K a re n Li chti g C h r i s t i n e Li eber ma n R i c h a rd M arch J o a n M athe ws
D o n na M aytham J o el M organroth M erc edita OConnor M ar il ynn Pe tr il l o R o s e M ar ie Proie tti R i chard S e gal l J an Sirota Lo is Stul b e rg M arcia J e an Taub D avid We l l e Lisa Wicks
DIGITAL PROGRAM 3 Production Sponsor and Co-Sponsors
Paul and Sharon Steinwachs Production Sponsors
Isabel Anchin Becker
Judy Cahn In Loving Memory of Charles Cahn
Donna Maytham
Peter B. Miller and Dr. Martha Harrison
In Loving Memory of Walter Maytham
Hillary Steele
Media Sponsor
This program is funded, in part, by Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Sarasota County Tourist Development Revenues
THE SARASOTA BALLET
ALA
Photography Matthew Holler
APRIL 18, 2021
CELEBRATING
THE 30 ANNIVERSARY SEASON th
30 TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON GALA SPONSORS PERFORMANCE SPONSOR Bud and Betty Shapiro DIAMOND SPONSORS Patricia Golemme and Timothy Fullum Julie A. Harris Frank and Katherine Martucci EMERALD SPONSORS Sydney Goldstein Harry Leopold and Audrey Robbins Phil and Kim Lombardo Jean Weiller SAPPHIRE SPONSORS Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation BMO Private Bank Jean Weidner Goldstein JoAnn Heffernan Heisen Richard Johnson Pat and Ann Kenny Bill and Linda Mitchell Mercedita OConnor Stu and Gini Peltz Micki Sellman Hillary Steele Curt and Melliss Swenson Marcia Jean Taub and Peter Swain RUBY SPONSORS George Allison, ASID and Alan Watkins, ASID Bob and Ginger Cannon Bailey Paul Cantor and Michelle Roy Community Foundation of Sarasota County Gulf Coast Community Foundation Robin Klein-Strauss and Michael Strauss Peter B. Miller and Dr. Martha Harrison Tom and Maureen Steiner
PEARL SPONSORS Ken and Peggy Abt Maryann Armour Christopher and Natalie Armstrong Shari and Steve Ashman Isabel Anchin Becker Theda Bohrer Kay Delaney and Murray Bring Barbara Brizdle James Brooks Canandaigua National Bank & Trust William and Bonnie Chapman Cumberland Advisors Neil and Sandra DeFeo Sona and David Degann Fred and Lynda Doery Murray Duffin Laura Feder Frances Fergusson and John Bradbury Jennifer Gemmeke Valerie Gill Jane C. Gould and Stephen W. Fillo Sherry and Michael Guthrie Renee Hamad D'Anne Hurd Barbara Jacob Kenneth and Victoria Kolbe Tassana and Michael Landy Joan Switt Langbord Melvy Erman Lewis Tina and Rick Lieberman Peter and Teresa Masterson Joan Mathews John and Mary Ann Meyer Gloria Moss Rosemary and Lou Oberndorf Dorothy O'Brien and Richard Antoine Kimberley Pelyk Charles and Charlotte Perret David Welle and Rosemary Reinhardt Pamela Revels Thomas and Gwendolyn Watson Sheila and Merrill Wynne MEDIA SPONSORS Observer Media Group Sarasota Scene Magazine GALA DONATIONS Jonathan Strickland Coleman and Rick Kerby Wanda Garofalo Edward and Roberta Hamilton Henry and Ellen Mason Jack and Lenore Rubin Anonymous
Sponsors listed as of December 20, 2020
THE SARASOTA BALLET DIGITAL PROGRAM 3 SUMMERTIDE Pas de Quatre
Choreographer Sir Peter Wright Composer Felix Mendelssohn Designer Dick Bird Staged by Margaret Barbieri
Ellen Overstreet Ricardo Rhodes
Harvey Evans
Thomas Leprohon
CLAIR DE LUNE Choreographer Dominic Walsh Composer Claude Debussy Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet in 2011
Ivan Spitale
THE MIRROR WALKERS Choreographer Sir Peter Wright Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Staged by Margaret Barbieri
Ryoko Sadoshima
Richard House
OTHELLO Composer Franz Liszt
Choreographer Peter Darrell Designer Peter Farmer Staged by Margaret Barbieri
Othello Desdemona Iago Cassio Emelia
Ricardo Rhodes Danielle Brown Ricardo Graziano Daniel Pratt Janae Korte
THE SARASOTA BALLET DIGITAL PROGRAM 3 THE AMERICAN Pas de Deux
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon Composer Antonín Dvořák Staged by Margaret Barbieri Assisted by Octavio Martin
Katelyn May
Yuri Marques
THE INFERNAL GALOP Merman Solo
Choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne Composer Charles Trenet Designer David Manners Rehearsed by Etta Murfitt and Iain Webb
Ivan Spitale Daniel Pratt
Lenin Valladares
Ricki Bertoni
CONCERTO Pas de Deux
Choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan Composer Dmitri Shostakovich Designer Lady Deborah MacMillan Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb
Ellen Overstreet
Richard House
DIGITAL PROGRAM 3 LIGHTING DESIGN Aaron Muhl DIGITAL PROGRAM 3 VIDEOGRAPHY Meybis Chavarria, Bill Wagy, Andres Paz DIGITAL PROGRAM 3 VIDEO EDITING Meybis Chavarria
THE SARASOTA BALLET INVITES YOU TO JOIN US AS A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER
Each season we rely on contr ibuted suppor t to help us br ing great ar tistr y to the stage and award-winning programs to the communit y.
B E N E F I T S O F M E M B E R S H I P: Contr ibuting members enjoy tick eting benefits, invitations to exclusive e vents, master classes, open rehearsals, and special programs throughout the season.
YO U R G I F T AT W O R K : Your gift makes it possible for our dancers to per form extraordinary works, over 200 students to participate in The Ballet School and The Conser vator y, 175 students to participate in Dance – The Next Generation, and thousands of audience members and Sarasota students to experience world-class dance in the per formance halls and in the community. For questions about different ways to give or to make your contribution over the phone, please contac t: L a uren S t rom an, D e vel op ment O ffi cer 9 4 1 .2 2 5 . 6 5 1 0 or l s t roman@ s ar as ot ab allet. org
The Sarasota Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their generous support for the performance, education, and community programs of The Sarasota Ballet.
Luminaries Circle $100,000+ Our Special Angel Jean Weidner Goldstein In Loving Memory of Alfred Goldstein Sydney Goldstein Patricia Golemme and Timothy Fullum Ernie Kretzmer In Loving Memory of Alisa Kretzmer Frank and Katherine Martucci Paul and Sharon Steinwachs Jean Weiller
Micki Sellman In Loving Memory of Jerry Sellman Noel and Toby Siegel Marcia Jean Taub and Peter Swain In Loving Memory of Ethel and Ron Taub Jean Volpe Matt and Lisa Walsh
Guardians Circle $50,000 - $74,999 Julie A. Harris Richard Johnson In Loving Memory of Marsha Johnson Harry Leopold and Audrey Robbins Phil and Kim Lombardo Bud and Betty Shapiro Hillary Steele Anonymous
Aficionados Circle $15,000 - $24,999 Ken and Peggy Abt Paul Cantor and Michelle Roy In Loving Memory of John Carrier Eliza P. Culverhouse Fred and Lynda Doery William and Janice Farber Barbara Jacob Richard and Cornelia Matson Bill and Linda Mitchell Judy Rudges In Loving Memory of Stan Katz Dean Scarborough and Janice Bini Alison Gardner and Jan Sirota Tom and Maureen Steiner Curt and Melliss Swenson Thomas and Gwendolyn Watson Jared Winters
Connoisseurs Circle $25,000 - $49,999 James and Maryann Armour Family Foundation Isabel Anchin Becker Robert and Gail Davies Andrew and Judith Economos Michael and Sherry Guthrie Huisking Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Robin Klein-Strauss and Michael Strauss Richard March In Loving Memory of Helen March Claudia McCorkle and Beau Peter B. Miller and Dr. Martha Harrison Mercedita OConnor Dr. Bart Price Marilyn and Steve Rothschild
Patrons Circle $10,000 - $14,999 Shari and Steve Ashman Bob and Ginger Cannon Bailey Margaret Barbieri Murray Bring and Kay Delaney Bring Jaclyn Brunckhorst Judy Cahn In Loving Memory of Charles Cahn Neil and Sandra DeFeo Karol Foss JoAnn Heisen In Loving Memory of David Lenihan Renee Hymson Waldron Kraemer and Joan Lovell Tina and Rick Lieberman Bill and Annette Lloyd
Benefactors Circle $75,000 - $99,999 Mark Famiglio Pat and Ann Kenny In Loving Memory of Robert and Jeanne Zabelle
Karen Glorio Luther Joan Mathews Donna Maytham In Loving Memory of Walter Maytham Drs. Joel and Gail Morganroth John and Cindy Morris Rosemary and Lou Oberndorf Dorothy O'Brien and Richard Antoine Stu and Gini Peltz Rose Marie Proietti Mary Jo Reston In Loving Memory of Flori Roberts Skip and Gail Sack Rich and Clare Segall Lois Stulberg In Loving Memory of Masayasu Tamatani William and Karen Watt Anonymous Devotees Circle $5,000 - $9,999 George Allison, ASID and Alan Watkins, ASID Robert and Sara Arthur Betty-Jean and David Bavar David Beliles In Loving Memory of Ruth Beliles Donald H. and Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation William and Bonnie Chapman Jonathan Strickland Coleman and Rick Kerby Georgia Court Bruce Ensinger and Clark Denham Eleanor Faber Laura Feder Frances Fergusson and John Bradbury Laurie Fitch The Fletcher Family Charitable Foundation Herman and Sharon Frankel Ronald and Micki H. Gamer Valerie Gill Matt and Kristin Glavin Ellen Goldman Renee Hamad Gerald and Deborah Hamburg Family Foundation Jeremy Hammond-Chambers and Jules Price Dr. Sidney Katz and Elaine Keating Michael and Marcy Klein
Anne Klisurich Lydia Landa Peter and Teresa Masterson Betty Menell Carla and Michael Miller Gloria Moss Eugene Noble Marilynn Petrillo In Loving Memory of Marsha Johnson Edwin and Maureen Schloss Gabriel and Valerie Schmergel Donald St. Clair, Jr. In Loving Memory of Donald R. St. Clair, Sr. John and Rita Steele Beth Uffner and Robert Goldfarb Teresa and Tom Walsh David Welle and Rosemary Reinhardt Eleanor Wilson Williams Richard Wires Fremajane Wolfson In Loving Memory of Blair Wolfson Charles O. Wood, III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation Merrill and Sheila Wynne Sora Yelin In Loving Memory of Cary F. Yelin Anonymous Golden Circle $3,000 - $4,999 Christopher and Natalie Armstrong James W. Brooks John and Patricia Dupps Robert and Iris Fanger Shirley Fein Linda A. Fiorelli Edmund and Patsy Garno D'Anne Hurd Thomas I and Linda Z Klein Philanthropic Fund Peter Kretzmer Kenneth and Victoria Kolbe Dorothy Lawrence Bart and Joan Levenson Barbara Fischer Long and James Long Rise Snyder Loshaek Charles and Charlotte Perret Arthur Siciliano and B. Aline Blanchard Sallie Tyler Karen Vereb and Bud Blanton
Vivian T. Dauber Revocable Trust Susan and Charles Wilson Silver Circle $1,000 - $2,999 Maria Abraham Peggy C. Allen Robert and Elaine Appel Carol Arscott Ruth Barker Everett and Shirley Behrendt Jonathan and Kristina Berg Jerry and Helga Bilik Barbara Blumfield Theda Bohrer Jerry and Gay Bowles Barbara Brizdle Diana Cable Peter and Judy Carlin Diana Smith and Barry Cohen Sona and David Degann Murray Duffin Anthony Dyson Annette and Edward Eliasberg Doug and Kathy Engebretson Barbara and Bill Epperson Ronald and Sharon Erickson Shirley Fein Steve and Wendy Fisk John and Marlene Forster Donald Fosselman Paul Francis and Lolli Zarlin Patsy and Ed Garno Wanda Garofalo Jennifer Gemmeke Roz Goldberg Jane C. Gould and Stephen W. Fillo Helen and John Habbert Barbara Hajjar Alene Hazeltine Janet Hyman Stephen and Lila Huse Ann and Robert Jackson Janet G. Jacobs Elizabeth Johnston Ann E. Jones Thomas and Alison Jones
Joseph Kadow Merrill Kaegi Richard Kemmler Katherine Knowles Jane Kritzer and Carol Carmenaro Tassana and Michael Landy Deirdre Lanesskog Joan Switt Langbord Sandra Levy Melvy Erman Lewis Marlene and Hal Liberman Barbara Fischer-Long and James Long Margaret Maguire Louis and Carolou Marquet Judith Marquis Jean M. Martin The McMillan Charitable Fund John and Mary Ann Meyer Carolyn Michel and Howard Millman Chad and Ruth Morrison Gloria Moss Kimberley Pelyk Linda Prowten and George Mitchell Jana and Eric Putnal Susan Rawson Pamela Revels Sara and Benjamin Robinson Ann Hill Roth and Gilbert Roth Wylie Royce William and Marge Sandy Murray and Abby Sherry David and Karen Smith Nancy Smith Tatiana Sokolova Elizabeth Stewart Peggy Sweeney Ed Town and Steve Rubin John G and Anna Maria Troiano Foundation Bernard and Lauren Walsh Florence Wildner Jane Woods Anonymous
Enthusiasts $500 - $999 Dr. and Mrs. Gregg A. Baran Marge and Isaac Barpal Maria Bartlett Charlotte Bimba Linda Bodzy Judith Bowie Marty and Barbara Bowling Kyuran Choe-Albano, MD Andre and Isabelle Christen Janine and Douglas Cohen Naomi and Saul Cohen Stanley and Norma Cohen Nadine Cohodas In Loving Memory of Sylvia Cohodas Neal Colton and Sharon Prizant Patricia Corson and Martin Goldstein Donna Cubit-Swoyer Kumu Dreier Douglas Endicott Sandra Jean Eshima Tim and Ellen Foster Michael and Jean Freed Suzanne Freund Alfred C. Garrett Bonnie and David Goldmann Anthony Grasso Barbara K. Grauer Andrew and Felicia Hall William and Jo Haraf James W. and Mary R. Heslin Stephanie Horeis Brett Jenkins Susan Johnson Gerald and Nancy Kaplan Ronald Karns Arthur and Marcella Levin Evie Lichter Gerda Maceikonis Jasey Magno Albert and Marita Marsh Henry and Ellen Mason Lynn and Gary Massel Bert and Joy Mayerhofer David McLernon Benjamin L. Meluskey
Michael and Michelle Morris Wiley and Fran Osborn Virginia Haskins Page Lee and Jan Peakes Thomas and Christine Perkins Peter and Joanne Powers Richard Prescott Margot and Jack Robinson Susan L. Robinson Karen Roosen Bob and Diane Roskamp Jack and Lenore Rubin Stanley and Jo Rutstein Lawrence Sage Carl and Cornelia Sare Erwin and Carol Segal Vielka Sheppard Jennifer Smith Thomas Smith Malcolm Stevenson Joan Tatum The Tucker Family Charitable Fund Carolyn K. Warren Maureen and Daren Wells Kim Wheeler Robert J. Wilk Ann Williams Carol B Williams Betty M. York Scott and Martha Young Anonymous
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT $100,000+ Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Gulf Coast Community Foundation Muriel O’Neil Fund for the Performing Arts at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Sarasota County Coronavirus Aid, Relief And Economic Security Act $50,000+ Alfred & Ann Goldstein Foundation Jean Allenby Goldstein Touring Fund Community Foundation of Sarasota County Florida Department of State Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Paid for in part by Sarasota County $30,000+ Care Institute Group The Patterson Foundation The Shubert Foundation $20,000+ BMO Wealth Management Schultz-Hill Foundation $10,000+ Allegiant Private Advisors Assured Guaranty Bank of America Client Foundation Charles Henry Leach II Fund at Duquesne University Cordelia T. Bailey Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Kors Le Pere Foundation U.S. Small Business Administration $5,000+ 1st Source Bank Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation Designing Women Boutique Fifth Third Bank Freed of London Jerome Robbins Foundation Junior League of Sarasota Manatee County Coronavirus Aid, Relief And Economic Security Act $2,500+ Annette J. Hagens Memorial Foundation Gilbert Waters Charitable Fund I
Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Publix Super Markets Charities Women’s Outreach Ministry - Church of The Redeemer Additional Support Provided By AbbVie Amazon Smile Bernard Lewis Charitable Foundation FlorinRoebig Trial Attorneys Flowers by Fudgie Florida State University Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society Hedge Team at Premier Sotheby's International Realty IBM Corporation Justice Pays (Goldman, Babboni, Fernandez, & Walsh) Longboat Key Education Center Michael's on East Network for Good Puget Sound Development, LLC Serbin Print Marketing & Publishing White Oaks Investment Management Media Sponsors Season Sponsors Observer Sarasota Magazine SNN WUSF Public Media Sponsors Sarasota SCENE SRQ Magazine WEDU Pointe Dance Magazine The Jewish News of Sarasota-Manatee
This list represents contributions as of December 28, 2020. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please let the Development Office know of any omissions or errors.
SPECIAL THANKS Dick Bird Sir Matthew Bourne Etta Murfitt Bill Wagy Dominic Walsh Christopher Wheeldon Sir Peter Wright The Peter Darrell Trust