ASHTON D igital P rogram 6
23 - 27 APRIL 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
Coryphée
Asia Bui, Janae Korte, Yuri Marques, Lauren Ostrander, Daniel Pratt, Ivan Spitale, Filippo Valmorbida
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, Macyn Vogt, Melanie Wells
Studio Company
Kenny Allen, Katelyn Cudiamat, Amanda Fields, Harrison Martin, Cynthia Ryan, Lilian Schwendener, Skylar Smith, Terri Jean Thomson, Brian Warkentien
Administrative Staff Sara Robinson Chad Morrison Lauren Stroman Lexie Klasing Richard Amato Courtney Hansen Barbara Epperson
Kristie Cox Jason Ettore Rod Kelly Amy Miller Meybis Chavarria Rachael Fisk Katherine Knowles
Chief Advancement Officer Senior Development Officer Development Officer Company Manager Marketing Officer Graphic Designer Administrative Assistant, Board Liaison
Finance Director Marketing Director Box Office and House Manager Finance / Office Manager Video and Graphic Designer Development Associate Grants Manager
Artistic Staff Ricardo Graziano Kate Honea
Pavel Fomin Octavio Martin
Resident Choreographer Assistant Ballet Mistress
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 Victoria Hulland and Ricardo Rhodes - Photography by Frank Atura
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 F O U N D E R / C H A I R E M E R I TA 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
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 s a b e l A n c h i n B eck er G i n ge r Ca n no n Bai le y Pa u l Canto r Ly n d a D o er y Ju l i e H ar r i s Ph i l Lo mba rd 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 e an We il l e r
HONORARY TRUSTEES Mark Fami glio
Dr. Bart Pr ice
ADVISORY COUNCIL G i n g e 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 dy 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 H ui 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 c hti g C h r i s t i n e Li eber ma n R i c h a rd M a rch J o a n M athe ws
D o nna 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 Lois Stul b e rg M arcia J e an Taub D avid We l l e Lisa Wicks
DIGITAL PROGRAM 6 Production Sponsor and Co-Sponsors
Our Special Angel Production Sponsor
Murray Bring and Kay Delaney Bring
Barbara Jacob
Pat and Ann Kenny
Robin Klein-Strauss and Michael Strauss
Waldron Kraemer and Joan Lovell
Marcia Jean Taub and Peter Swain In Loving Memory of Ethel and Ron Taub
Media Sponsor
This program is funded, in part, by Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Sarasota County Tourist Development Revenues
THE SARASOTA BALLET DIGITAL PROGRAM 6 VALSES NOBLES ET SENTIMENTALES Choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton Music by Maurice Ravel Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb Design by Sophie Fedorovitch Lighting by Aaron Muhl First Performed by Sadler's Wells Theater Ballet 1 October 1947 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 4 February 2011
Marijana Dominis Daniel Pratt
Victoria Hulland
Ricardo Rhodes
Elizabeth Sykes Eric Figueredo
Ryoko Sadoshima Yuri Marques
Paige Young Ethan Kimbrell
THE WALK TO THE PARADISE GARDEN Choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton Music by Frederick Delius Staged by Iain Webb and Margaret Barbieri Design by William Chappell Lighting by Aaron Muhl First Performed for the Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund Gala 15 November 1972 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 29 February 2016
Danielle Brown
Ricardo Graziano
Richard House Sir Frederick Ashton's Valses nobles et sentimentales and The Walk to the Paradise Garden are performed with kind permission of Anthony Russell-Roberts
DIGITAL PROGRAM 6 VIDEOGRAPHY Andres Paz DIGITAL PROGRAM 6 VIDEO EDITING Meybis Chavarria
THE SARASOTA BALLET DIGITAL PROGRAM 6 FAÇADE Choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton Composed by William Walton Staged by Margaret Barbieri Designed by John Armstrong First Performed by Cambridge Theatre 26 April 1931 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet 25 January 2008
SCOTCH RHAPSODY Kennedy Falyn Cassada
Asia Bui
Yuki Nonaka
SWISS JODELING SONG MILKMAID Samantha Benoit Andrea Marcelletti
Ethan Kimbrell
Eric Figueredo
POLKA Katelyn May FOXTROT Anna Pellegrino
Harvey Evans
Dominique Jenkins
Daniel Pratt
VALSE Lauren Ostrander
Janae Korte
Kelly Williams
Claire Glavin
POPULAR SONG Ricki Bertoni
Yuri Marques
TANGO-PASODOBLE Kate Honea
Ricardo Graziano FINALE All Cast
Sir Frederick Ashton's Façade is performed with kind permission of Gary Grant
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 25 . 6 5 1 0 or l s t rom an@ 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 Benefactors Circle $75,000 - $99,999 Mark Famiglio Pat and Ann Kenny Bud and Betty Shapiro In Loving Memory of Robert and Jeanne Zabelle 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 Eleanor Schmidt and Bert Schweigaard-Olsen Hillary Steele Anonymous Connoisseurs Circle $25,000 - $49,999 James and Maryann Armour Family Foundation Isabel Anchin Becker David Beliles In Loving Memory of Ruth Beliles Robert and Gail Davies Andrew and Judith Economos William and Janice Farber Sherry and Michael 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 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 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 Barbara Jacob Richard and Cornelia Matson Bill and Linda Mitchell Dorothy O'Brien and Richard Antoine Judy Rudges In Loving Memory of Stan Katz Janice Bini and Dean Scarborough Alison Gardner and Jan Sirota Tom and Maureen Steiner Curt and Melliss Swenson Thomas and Gwendolyn Watson Jared Winters Patrons Circle $10,000 - $14,999 Shari and Steve Ashman Bob and Ginger Cannon Bailey Margaret Barbieri Jonathan Strickland Coleman and Rick Kerby Kay Delaney and Murray Bring Judy Cahn In Loving Memory of Charles Cahn Neil and Sandra DeFeo Laura Feder Karol Foss Ellen Goldman JoAnn Heffernan Heisen In Loving Memory of David Lenihan
Renee Hymson Waldron Kraemer and Joan Lovell Tina and Rick Lieberman Bill and Annette Lloyd Karen Glorio Luther Joan Mathews Donna Maytham In Loving Memory of Walter Maytham Drs. Joel and Gail Morganroth Rosemary and Lou Oberndorf Stu and Gini Peltz Rose Marie Proietti Mary Jo Reston In Loving Memory of Flori Roberts Gail and Skip Sack Rich and Clare Segall Lois Stulberg In Loving Memory of Masayasu Tamatani William and Karen Watt David Welle and Rosemary Reinhardt Anonymous Devotees Circle $5,000 - $9,999 George Allison, ASID and Alan Watkins, ASID Robert and Sara Arthur Betty-Jean and David Bavar Donald H. and Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Stephen and Mary Ellen Cease William and Bonnie Chapman Georgia Court Donna Cubit-Swoyer Bruce Ensinger and Clark Denham Eleanor Faber Frances D. 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 Renee Hamad Gerald and Deborah Hamburg Family Foundation Jeremy Hammond-Chambers and Jules Price Dr. Sidney Katz and Elaine Keating Anne Klisurich Peter Kretzmer
Lydia Landa Peter G. and Patricia D. Laughlin Peter and Teresa Masterson Betty Menell Carla and Michael Miller Gloria Moss Eugene Noble Marilynn Petrillo In Loving Memory of Marsha Johnson Maureen and Edwin Schloss Gabriel and Valerie Schmergel Donald St. Clair, Jr. In Loving Memory of Donald R. St. Clair, Sr. John and Rita Steele Sallie Carter Tyler Beth Uffner and Robert Goldfarb Richard Wires Fremajane Wolfson In Loving Memory of Blair Wolfson Charles O. Wood, III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation Sheila and Merrill Wynne Sora Yelin In Loving Memory of Cary F. Yelin Anonymous Golden Circle $3,000 - $4,999 Christopher and Natalie Armstrong Carol Arscott James Brooks John and Patricia Dupps Graham and Linda Fell Linda A. Fiorelli D'Anne Hurd Thomas I and Linda Z Klein Philanthropic Fund Kenneth and Victoria Kolbe Bart and Joan Levenson Charles and Charlotte Perret Peter and Joanne Powers Karen Vereb and Bud Blanton Vivian T. Dauber Kim Wheeler Susan and Charles Wilson Anonymous Silver Circle $1,000 - $2,999 Peggy C. Allen and Steve Dixon Robert and Elaine Appel
Ronelle Ashby Ruth Barker In Loving Memory of Everett and Shirley Behrendt Glen Behrendt and Lenore Shpairo Marc Behrendt Jonathan and Kristina Berg Jerry Bilik Barbara Blumfield Theda Bohrer Jerry and Gay Bowles Marty and Barbara Bowling Barbara Brizdle Beverly and Michael Budin Diana Cable Peter and Judy Carlin Natalie and Alan Cohen Diana Smith and Barry Cohen Nadine Cohodas In Loving Memory of Sylvia Cohodas Katie Couchot Peter and Mary Davis Sona and David Degann Murray Duffin Anthony Dyson Annette and Edward Eliasberg Douglas Endicott Douglas Engebretson Barbara and Bill Epperson Ronald and Sharon Erickson Geraldine Fabrikant and Tim Metz Robert and Iris Fanger Shirley Fein Steve and Wendy Fisk Donald Fosselman Paul Francis and Lolli Zarlin Patsy and Ed Garno Wanda Garofalo Jennifer Gemmeke Roz Goldberg Jane C. Gould and Stephen W. Fillo Marnie and Stephen Grossman Helen and John Habbert Dr. Barbara Hajjar Dr. Amy Harding Alene Hazeltine Janet Hyman
Stephen and Lila Huse Ann and Robert Jackson Janet G. Jacobs Jelks Family Foundation Elizabeth Johnston Anne E. Jones Thomas and Alison Jones Joseph and Teresa Kadow Merrill Kaegi Richard Kemmler Phillip King Katherine Knowles Vivian Kouvant Tassana and Michael Landy Deirdre Lanesskog Joan Switt Langbord Dorothy Lawrence Sandra Levy Melvy Erman Lewis Marlene and Hal Liberman Barbara Fischer-Long and James Long Margaret Maguire Thomas and Diane Mahan 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 Kimberley Pelyk Jeffrey R. Peterson Barbara M. Pickrell DJ Arnold and Richard Prescott Linda Prowten and George Mitchell Jana and Eric Putnal Susan Rawson Pamela Revels Ronald and Marci Rhodes Sara and Benjamin Robinson Ann Hill Roth and Gilbert Roth Wylie Royce William and Marge Sandy Murray and Abby Sherry Arthur Siciliano and B. Aline Blanchard David and Karen Smith
Nancy Smith Malcolm Stevenson Elizabeth Stewart Peggy Sweeney Ed Town and Steve Rubin John G and Anna Maria Troiano Foundation Adrienne and Gian Luigi Vittadini Bernard and Lauren Walsh Thomas Weisman Florence Wildner Carol B Williams Mary Lou and Edward Winnick Jane Woods Anonymous Enthusiasts $500 - $999 Sumner and Irene Bagby Dr. and Mrs. Gregg A. Baran Marge and Isaac Barpal Maria and John Bartlett Richard Belle Charlotte Bimba Barbara Blackburn Linda Bodzy Ina and Carl Born Judith Bowie Kyuran Choe-Albano, MD Andre and Isabelle Christen Naomi and Saul Cohen Stanley and Norma Cohen Neal Colton Patricia Corson and Martin Goldstein Leila and James Day Sandra Jean Eshima John and Marlene Forster Tim and Ellen Foster Michael and Jean Freed Suzanne Freund Alfred and Anne Garrett Maria Georgiev Bonnie and David Goldmann James and Joann Grace Anthony Grasso Barbara K. Grauer Joelle R. Hamovit William and Jo Haraf
Beverly Harms James W. and Mary R. Heslin Stephanie Horeis Mary Howes Peter and Bonnie Hurley Brett Jenkins Susan Johnson Deborah Kalb Gerald and Nancy Kaplan Laura and Russell Karlins Ronald and Rita Karns Bruce and Barbara Keltz Frank D. Kistler Ronald Kluck and Joan Volpe Donna Koffman Ike Koziol Jane Kritzer and Carol Carmenaro Richard Leebove Arthur and Marcella Levin Marla and Gordon Levine Evie Lichter Gerda Maceikonis Henry and Ellen Mason Lynn and Gary Massel Bert and Joy Mayerhofer David McLernon Michael and Michelle Morris Lee and Jan Peakes Thomas and Christine Perkins Susan L. Robinson Karen Roosen Bob and Diane Roskamp Jack and Lenore Rubin Stanley and Jo Rutstein Mary Scharf Erwin and Carol Segal Jane Sheridan Thomas Smith Diran and Virginia Tashian Joan Tatum Carolyn K. Warren Maureen and Daren Wells Robert J. Wilk Ann Williams 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 GGBailey $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 New College of Florida / Mellon Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities Theda Bohrer Wendy & Tracy Charitable Fund
Williams Parker Attorneys at Law Women’s Outreach Ministry - Church of The Redeemer Additional Support Provided By AbbVie Amazon Smile Andy Frank Fund at the Community Foundation of Bernard Lewis Charitable Foundation Betty & Marie Healy Family Foundation Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Costco Wholesale Council of School Supervisors and Administrators Cumberland Advisors Deline Charitable Foundation Fay A. Schweim Memorial Children's Dance Fund Feldman & Mahoney, P.A. Florida State University FlorinRoebig Trial Attorneys Flowers by Fudgie Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society Hedge Team at Premier Sotheby's International Realty IBM Corporation Jelks Family Foundation Johnston Family Fund Justice Pays (Goldman, Babboni, Fernandez, & Walsh) Longboat Key Education Center Manatee Community Foundation Michael's on East Midvale Foundation Network for Good Puget Sound Development, LLC Sarasota County Serbin Print Marketing & Publishing SRQ Media Gives Back Foundation The Leda Freedman Fund Tucker Family Charitable Fund 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
SPECIAL THANKS Anthony Russell-Roberts Gary Grant Peter Diggins The Frederick Ashton Foundation The William Chappell Estate The William Walton Estate The John Armstrong Estate Doni Scrimgeour López