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THE JOFFREY BALLET ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director GREG CAMERON Executive Director CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS Founder and editor in chief: RANCE CRAIN Publisher: DAVID SNYDER Crain’s Custom Media, a division of Crain’s Chicago Business, serves as the publisher for The Joffrey Ballet program books. Crain’s Custom Media provides production, printing and media sales services for the Joffrey program books. For more details or to secure advertising space in the programs, please contact: CRAIN’S CUSTOM MEDIA Director: FRANK SENNETT 312.649.5278 FSENNETT@CRAIN.COM Sales Manager: CHRIS JANOS 312.280.3132 CJANOS@CRAIN.COM Account Executive: MEGAN KULICK 312.649.5385 MKULICK@CRAIN.COM

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One of my roles as Artistic Director is to curate new work for The Joffrey Ballet. In this capacity, I observe as much dance as I can, and I receive and review videos from choreographers around the globe. A few years ago, I became familiar with the work of two young choreographers, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Myles Thatcher. In their work, I saw careful craftsmanship, emotional resonance and a fresh point of view. I invited them to create new dances for the company. Behind the scenes, both artists selected dynamic / inspiring music and worked with designers to create compelling environments for their work: scenery, props, costumes and lighting. Time in the studio is precious. In just over a month, Annabelle and Myles choreographed the dances you will see today. I first saw Christopher Wheeldon’s Fool’s Paradise when it was created on his former company, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, in 2007. I was enchanted! That was also the year I became Artistic Director, and I knew the Joffrey should have this piece in its repertoire. Fool’s Paradise only recently became available for performance outside the original company, and I am proud that we are able to premiere the work. The New York Times reviewer Roslyn Sulcas used the phrase “precarious beauty” to describe the ballet, and continued, “…it is Mr. Wheeldon’s surprising, yet somehow inevitable movement that makes this beauty come fully alive.” Fully alive! It seems completely natural to introduce new work to the Joffrey audience as part of our Millennials program. This is dance for the 21st century: part of a living, growing and evolving art form.

Ashley Wheater Artistic Director

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“Fully alive” indeed describes Joffrey as we celebrate 60 years of dance. I am certain that Joffrey founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino were smiling this past summer as the University of Chicago recognized Ashley Wheater’s impact on the international world of dance and his commitment to Chicago by awarding him the prestigious Rosenberger Medal. Ashley’s leadership impacts all aspects of the Joffrey mission — a dance company committed to artistic excellence, dance education, and engaging our city’s youth. This past summer, over 1,500 students from as far away as Australia and as close as North State Street filled our studios with curiosity, creativity, and learning. Through the Joffrey Academy of Dance and Community Engagement programs we change lives — eight of our current Company members are former Joffrey Trainees. On September 16th, the Joffrey was honored by the City of Chicago with the Fifth Star Award. As Mayor Emanuel stated, “It is through the gift of dance that we can combine music and movement along with the physical and spiritual, and the social qualities of our lives.” xcellence is also abundant beyond the studios. Last season saw the E establishment of the Joffrey’s first endowment thanks to the Nureyev Foundation’s generous challenge grant and generous donors who embraced and supported the challenge — thank you! ou, our audience and donors, keep the dancers on stage, the students Y in class, and the Joffrey “fully alive.” We extend our profound thanks to Millennials Presenting Sponsor Alphawood Foundation Chicago, Mammatus production sponsors Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson, and Fool’s Paradise production sponsor the Jane Ellen Murray Foundation. ur 60th anniversary season includes three world premieres and O two Joffrey premieres — it is that careful balance of tradition and innovation that makes the Joffrey so unique. We thank and applaud your support. Let the dance begin...

LCOME Greg Cameron Executive Director

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ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director

GREG CAMERON Executive Director

ROBERT JOFFREY Founder

SCOTT SPECK Music Director

GERARD CHARLES Director of Artistic Operations | Ballet Master

NICOLAS BLANC Ballet Master | Principal Coach

GINGER THATCHER Guest Ballet Mistress

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MAMMATUS Choreography by ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA Music by MICHAEL GORDON Costume and Scenic Design by DIEUWEKE VAN REIJ Lighting Design by ALEXANDER V. NICHOLS WORLD PREMIERE: September 16, 2015, The Joffrey Ballet, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL Michael Gordon’s Weather One, for Strings by arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner. Production Sponsor: Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson

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PASSENGERS Choreography by MYLES THATCHER Music by STEVE REICH Costume Design by GREGG BENKOVICH Lighting and Scenic Design by ALEXANDER V. NICHOLS WORLD PREMIERE: September 16, 2015, The Joffrey Ballet, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL Steve Reich’s The Four Sections and Triple Quartet by arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey & Hawkes company. Publisher and copyright owner.

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FOOL’S PARADISE © by Christopher Wheeldon Choreography by CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON Music by JOBY TALBOT Staged by JASON FOWLER Costume Design by NARCISO RODRIGUEZ Lighting by PENNY JACOBUS, recreated by ALEXANDER V. NICHOLS WORLD PREMIERE: September 13, 2007, Morpohoses/The Wheeldon Company, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, England JOFFREY PREMIERE: September 16, 2015, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL Joby Talbot’s The Dying Swan, for large ensemble, by arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner. Production Sponsor: Jane Ellen Murray Foundation

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choreographer with an edge” by the Temecula Performing Arts Examiner, spent four weeks working with the Joffrey dancers creating Mammatus. The title is derived from the Latin word for a specific cloud formation. For this work, she decided to take a different choreographic direction, moving away from dissecting human behavior to create a completely new environment inspired by animal movements and the energy in nature. “In nature, nothing is symmetrical, so I was looking to create an organic chaos,” said Lopez Ochoa. “I like to give myself a challenge. For me, the exciting part of choreography is to try something new.” The score, Weather One by composer Michael Gordon, begins with a thunderstorm, immediately setting the pace of the piece. Lopez Ochoa worked closely with set and costume designer Dieuweke Van Reij to create a brand new environment. The set is an asymmetrical, surrealistic world complete with a large LED light sculpture and fog, as if the dancing is happening on a cloud. Shell-like bodices seem like skin cracked open in random patterns. Groups of dancers migrate around the stage like abstract birds or insects forming sinuous, organic duets, wearing black and white costumes that reflect how hot and cold air collide to make a storm.

BALLET NOTES

MAMMATUS — Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, called “a masterful

Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa in rehearsals at Ballet X. Photo by Bill H. Photography. 2015–2016 SEASON Joffrey Ballet | 7

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BALLET NOTES

PASSENGERS — Myles Thatcher created Passengers, a Joffreycommissioned world premiere, after a year of travel as a protégée (mentored by Alexei Ratmansky) in the Rolex Mentor & Protégée Arts Initiative. Intrigued by his fellow travelers, Thatcher wondered, “Who are they? What are their stories?” This ensemble piece for nine dancers conveys the universal senses of anxiety and fear, anticipation and hope. Nine suitcases symbolize the burdens we carry, what holds us back. Yet they depict freedom as well, allowing these passengers — particularly three protagonists — to take new steps on their journeys. (At one point, the suitcases literally pave a dancer’s way.) Though non-narrative, this ballet is filled with stories, individual pasts that we interpret through relationships, movement quality, their willingness to let go (or not) of the things they carry. These people are struggling, but they are not stagnant. There is hope for them. Passengers features a minimalist set design by Alexander V. Nichols that transports us from train stations to passenger cars, and music by Steve Reich that creates tension without dictating movement. The score pulses beneath the choreography, demanding that we move forward along with the dancers.

Choreographer Myles Thatcher and dancer Fabrice Calmels. Photo by Cheryl Mann.

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At the Track, On the Stage

NOW OPEN Degas: At the Track, On the Stage is made possible by Louise S. Hart. Edgar Degas. The Star (detail), 1879/81. Bequest of Mrs. Diego Suarez.

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BALLET NOTES

FOOL’S PARADISE © by Christopher Wheeldon —

Christopher Wheeldon’s Fool’s Paradise was created for his former company Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and had its premiere at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in 2007. The dance was inspired by the magical romanticism of Joby Talbot’s music, originally written as a contemporary score to the 1916 silent film The Dying Swan. Wheeldon asked Talbot to fully orchestrate the score for his company and brought on American fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez to design the costumes, creating a unique fusion of new fashion, new music and dance.

Fool’s Paradise blends classical technique with a modern sensibility in choreography of great beauty. Bathed in warm light, the dancers move through solos, duets and trios, occasionally settling into still, sculptural tableaux. The work contains a moving pas de deux and builds to a spectacular arrangement for the whole ensemble as gold petals shower down on the stage. “I wanted to capture the innate drama of the music without telling a literal story,” said Wheeldon. “It’s as if the couples, trios and groupings are passing through a fantasy realm reminiscent of the fairyland of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and dancer Miguel Angel Blanco. Photo by Cheryl Mann. 10 | Joffrey Ballet 2015–2016 SEASON

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PRESENTING SPONSORS MILLENNIALS

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PRODUCTION SPONSORS MAMMATUS

SYLVIA

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Jane Ellen Murray Foundation MILLENNIALS

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency

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The Anne and Burt Kaplan Fund of the Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation Jay Franke and David Herro

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Matthew Adamczyk

Derrick Agnoletti San Jose, CA

Hiroshima, Japan

Fabrice Calmels

Raúl Casasola

✶ Valeriia Chaykina

Ware, MA

Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director

Paris, France

Madrid, Spain

Yoshihisa Arai

Belton, South Carolina

Dillsburg, Pennsylvania

✶ Anna Gerberich

✶ Stefan Goncalvez

✶ Luis Eduardo Gonzalez

Dylan Gutierrez

✶ Gayeon Jung

Brooke Linford*

Graham Maverick San Francisco, CA

Caitlin Meighan

Jeraldine Mendoza

Alpine, UT

Elivelton Tomazi*

Alberto Velazquez

Mahallia Ward*

Cara Marie Gary

Seoul, Korea

Temur Suluashvili

Tbilisi, Rep. of Georgia

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Santa Catarina, Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil

Havana, Cuba

Bogota, Colombia

Weston, CT

Austin, Texas

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St. Petersburg, Russia

Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco, CA

Joanna Wozniak

Rolling Meadows, IL

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Amanda Assucena* Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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Artur Babajanyan Yerevan, Armenia

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Miguel Angel Blanco Havana, Cuba

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Dara Holmes*

Hoboken, New Jersey

Victoria Jaiani

Wilmington, NC

Tbilisi, Rep. of Georgia

Christine Rocas

✶ Paulo Rodrigues*

Manila, Philippines

São Paulo, Brazil

Anais Bueno

Córdoba, Mexico

✶ Camila Ferrera*

Fernando Duarte*

April Daly

Vancouver, Canada

Washington, D.C.

Edson Barbosa

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

✶ Hansol Jeong

Namyangju, South Korea

Lucas Segovia

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director

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Born in Scotland and raised in England, Mr. Wheater was trained at the Royal Ballet School. Mr. Wheater began his professional career with the Royal Ballet, and danced at the London Festival Ballet, The Australian Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. In 1997, he became Ballet Master at San Francisco Ballet, and in 2002, Assistant to the Artistic Director. In 2007, Mr. Wheater was appointed Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet. New work is the life blood of a company, and he has introduced numerous premieres to the repertoire. In 2008, the Boeing Corporation recognized his commitment to community outreach and diversity in the world of dance, presenting him the “Game Changer” award. In 2010, Mr. Wheater, representing The Joffrey Ballet, was named Lincoln Academy Laureate, the highest honor presented by the State of Illinois. The Chicago Tribune selected Mr. Wheater as 2013 “Chicagoan of the Year” for his contributions to dance. In 2014, Mr. Wheater accepted the Chicago Spirit of Innovation Award for The Joffrey Ballet. In 2015, Wheater received the University of Chicago Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts.

SCOTT SPECK Music Director Scott Speck has inspired international acclaim as a conductor of passion, intelligence and winning personality. He is the Artistic Director of the Chicago Philharmonic and Music Director of the Mobile (AL) and West Michigan Symphony Orchestras. He has led major orchestras at London’s Royal Opera House, the Paris Opera, Washington’s Kennedy Center, San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, and the Los Angeles Music Center. He has been Conductor of the San Francisco Ballet; Music Advisor/ Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony; and Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Opera. He was named Principal Guest Conductor of the China Film Philharmonic in Beijing. Scott Speck is the co-author of three of the world’s best-selling books on classical music and dance: Classical Music for Dummies, Opera for Dummies, and Ballet for Dummies. These books have been translated into twenty languages and are available around the world. A Fulbright scholar and summa cum laude graduate of Yale; Scott is a regular commentator on NPR, the BBC, ABC Australia, and Voice of Russia. He has been featured in TED talks and at the Aspen Ideas Festival. His writing appears in numerous magazines and journals. 14 | Joffrey Ballet 2015–2016 SEASON

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ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA Choreographer — Mammatus

The Colombo-Belgian Annabelle Lopez Ochoa completed her dance education at the Royal Ballet School of Flanders in Belgium. After a 12-year long dance career, where she danced as a Soloist with the Scapino Ballet in The Netherlands, she decided in 2003 to focus her energies solely on choreography. In that same year, she was hailed “rising star of the Dutch dance scene” (NRC newspaper) and only seven years later the Temecula Performing Arts Examiner wrote: ”Ochoa is truly a masterful choreographer with an edge for what dance can and should be in this constantly changing industry.” Lopez-Ochoa is a sought-after choreographer that has created works for many companies around the world such as the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Dutch National Ballet, Djazzex, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Gran Canaria Ballet, Gothenburg Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, BalletX, BJM-Danse (Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal), Luna Negra Dance Theater, Ballet National de Marseille, Saarbrücken Ballet, Jacoby & Pronk, Chemnitzer Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Whim W’Him, IncolBallet de Colombia, Finnish National Ballet, Compañía Nacional de Danza Madrid, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Scottish Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Ballet Nacional Dominicano, Augsburg Ballet, Ballet Austin, Atlanta Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Moscow Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, West Australian Ballet, Ballet Nacional Chileno, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, Ballet Manila, Ballett am Gärtnerplatz München.

MYLES THATCHER Choreographer — Passengers Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Myles Thatcher trained at The Harid Conservatory, Ellison Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet School prior to being named an apprentice with San Francisco Ballet (SFB) in 2009. He was then accepted into the corps de ballet in 2010, where he still dances. At SFB, Mr. Thatcher has performed featured roles in Helgi Tomasson’s Giselle (Wilfred), Helgi Tomasson/Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote (Gamache), Cranko’s Onegin (Lensky), George Balanchine’s The Four Temperments (3rd theme), Symphony in C and Symphony in Three Movements (demi-soloist), Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House (Oswald), Serge Lifar’s Suite en Blanc (pas de cinq), Liam Scarlett’s Hummingbird (soloist), and Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella (Benjamin), Ghosts and Within the Golden Hour (soloist). He created a soloist role in Caniparoli’s Tears and corps de ballet roles in Tomasson’s Caprice and Scarlett’s Hummingbird.

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MYLES THATCHER Choreographer — Passengers (continued) Mr. Thatcher was commissioned by SFB Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson to create a new ballet, Manifesto, for SFB’s 2015 Repertory Season. He choreographed In the Passerine’s Clutch for the SFB 2013 Repertory Season Gala and, for the SFB School Showcase, Timepiece, Spinae, Stone and Steel, and Spectrum in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively. In 2014, he was chosen by Alexei Ratmansky to participate in the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative, where he was able to study closely with Mr. Ratmansky for the year-long program.

CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON Choreographer — Fool’s Paradise CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON (Director & Choreographer) trained at The Royal Ballet School and joined The Royal Ballet in 1991. He joined New York City Ballet in 1993 and was promoted to Soloist in 1998. He served as NYCB’s first-ever Artist in Residence in 2000/01 and was named NYCB’s first Resident Choreographer in July 2001. Mr. Wheeldon has created productions for all the world’s major ballet companies including: New York City Ballet, The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet and National Ballet of Canada. In 2007, he founded Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and was appointed an Associate Artist for Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. In 2014, he directed and choreographed the musical version of An American In Paris which premiered in Paris in 2014 at the Chatelet Theatre. The Broadway production premiered at the Palace Theatre premiered April 12, 2015 and won him the 2015 Tony Award® for Best Choreography and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Choreography and Direction. Awards include the Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center, the American Choreography Award, a Dance Magazine Award, The London Critics’ Circle Award for best new ballet for Polyphonia. In 2013, his production of Cinderella and The Winter’s Tale won the Benois De La Danse. Olivier Award winner for Aeternum and for The Winter’s Tale, the 2014 Leonard Massine Prize for choreography.

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JASON FOWLER Stager — Fool’s Paradise

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Jason Fowler was born in Dallas and began his ballet training at the age of eight and continued his training at the Dallas Ballet Center and Dallas Ballet Academy. In 1993, Mr. Fowler entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school for New York City Ballet. He was invited to join the company in April of 1996 and was promoted to soloist in 2006. In addition to numerous corps de ballet roles with New York City Ballet, he has performed soloist and principal parts in Bigonzetti’s Vespro, Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15, Scotch Symphony, Agon, Symphony In C, The Four Temperaments, La Valse, And Chaconne, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia. Since 2010, Mr. Fowler staged ballets for Mr. Wheeldon at The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Ballet Arizona, Austalian Ballet, Karlsruhe Ballet, Corella Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet and the Royal Ballet of Flanders.

MICHAEL GORDON Composer — Weather One (Mammatus) Composer Michael Gordon merges subtle rhythmic invention with incredible power in his music, embodying, in the words of The New Yorker’s Alex Ross, “the fury of punk rock, the nervous brilliance of free jazz and the intransigence of classical modernism.” Over the past 25 years, Gordon has produced a strikingly diverse body of work, ranging from large-scale pieces for high-energy ensembles and major orchestral commissions to works conceived specifically for the recording studio. Transcending categorization, this music represents the collision of mysterious introspection and brutal directness. Gordon has been commissioned by Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the BBC Proms, BAM, and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival, among others. His music has been featured prominently in the dance works of Emio Greco | PC, Wayne McGregor, Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal, Heinz Spoerli, Ashley Page, and Club Guy & Roni.

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STEVE REICH Composer — The Four Sections, Triple Quartet (Passengers) Steve Reich was recently called “our greatest living composer” (The New York Times), “America’s greatest living composer.” (The Village Voice), “...the most original musical thinker of our time” (The New Yorker), and “...among the great composers of the century” (The New York Times). From his early taped speech pieces It’s Gonna Rain (1965) and Come Out (1966) to his and video artist Beryl Korot’s digital video opera Three Tales (2002), Mr. Reich’s path has embraced not only aspects of Western Classical music, but the structures, harmonies, and rhythms of non-Western and American vernacular music, particularly jazz. “There’s just a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history and Steve Reich is one of them,” states The Guardian (London).

JOBY TALBOT Composer — The Dying Swan (Fool’s Paradise) Born in London in 1971, Joby Talbot studied privately with Brian Elias and under Simon Bainbridge at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Talbot’s catalogue is diverse, comprising scores for dance and screen, works for orchestra, choir, soloists and chamber groups, as well as a recent and critically acclaimed opera debut with Everest, premiered by The Dallas Opera in early 2015. Talbot’s collaborations with Christopher Wheeldon include Fool’s Paradise (2007), Tide Harmonic (2013) and the full-length Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2011) and The Winter’s Tale (2014). Further prominent works for dance include Chroma (2006), Genus (2007) and Entity (2008) with Wayne McGregor and Chamber (2012) with Medhi Walerski and Nederlands Dans Theater. The Winter’s Tale will have its North American premiere with the National Ballet of Canada in November 2015, while Fool’s Paradise will also appear at the Wiener Staatsoper in late October.

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BIOS ALEXANDER V. NICHOLS Lighting Designer — Millennials

Scenic Designer — Passengers

Alexander V. Nichols’ Broadway credits include: Wishful Drinking, Hugh Jackman - Back On Broadway, Nice Work If You Can Get It, off-Broadway productions: In Masks Outrageous and Austere, Los Big Names, Horizon, Bridge and Tunnel, Taking Over, Through the Night, and In the Wake. Mr. Nichols served as Resident Lighting Designer for Pennsylvania Ballet, Hartford Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, and as lighting supervisor for American Ballet Theatre. Other dance credits include San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Hubbard Street, ODC/SF, and the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company.

DIEUWEKE VAN REIJ Costume and Scenic Designer — Mammatus Dieuweke van Reij (NL) works as a scenographer for opera, dance and theatre. She has worked amongst others for Orkater, National Theatre, Dans group Amsterdam and Opera Berlin. Ms. Dieuweke designed Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Liaisons Dangereux (Augsburg Ballet) and Celeste (National Ballet Cuba). With opera director Floris Visser, she did the scenography for Rossini’s Il signor Bruschino (NL/ DE), Bizet’s Carmen (Delft, NL), Puccini’s La Boheme (Osnabruck, DE), Orphee et Eurydice (Reisopera, Enschede) and Janacek’s Jenufa (State Opera Hannover) and she designed the costumes for Mozarts Cosi fan tutte for the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, for which she was nominated at the Golden Mask Awards in Russia.

PENNY JACOBUS Lighting Designer — Fool’s Paradise Penny Jacobus is currently the Lighting Director for the New York City Ballet and has been with the company since 2000. Her credits include lighting four world premieres in addition to managing the lighting department for the repertory and touring seasons of the company. Additional credits include Lighting Supervisor and Designer for Christopher Wheeldon and the Morphoses Dance Company, designs for Tom Gold Dance Foundation, and recreations of NYCB designs at various ballet companies. She previously worked as a staff assistant lighting designer for the New York City Opera and assisted on several NYC Broadway shows. Penny graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and she was the Gilbert V. Hemsley Intern in Lighting in 1997.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2015–2016 HONORARY CHAIRMAN | Rahm Emanuel

OFFICERS

Linda Chaplik Harris

LIFE DIRECTORS

Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Chairman of the Board

Dana Hokin Garvey

Grace Barry

Richard Holson III

Patricia H. Gerber

Lorna Ferguson Sonia Florian Anne Kaplan Vice Chairs

Una C. Jackman

Joseph H. Wender

Donna M. LaPietra

PAST CHAIRPERSONS

Ronald J. Allen Secretary

Barry Litwin

William M. Daley

Judith MacLeod

Fred Eychaner

Adam DeWitt Treasurer

James McDonough

Gary E. Holdren

Patti Eylar Women’s Board President

Coco Meers

Dr. David A. Kipper †

Jess Merten

C. Steve McMillian

Leslie D. Minier

Bruce Sagan

Diane Patience

Maureen Dwyer Smith

Greg Cameron Executive Director

Jeffrey C. Rubenstein

Pamela B. Strobel

Bruce Sagan

Jason J. Tyler

Kathleen Hechinger Assistant Treasurer

Eric C. Schieber, M.D.

Ronald V. Waters

Ashley Wheater Artistic Director

DIRECTORS

Guy Lakonishok

Liz Sharp Carrie L. Shea

As of July 1, 2015

Courtney Shea

† Deceased

Patty Perkins Andringa

Maureen Dwyer Smith

Mary Jo Basler

Rita Spitz

Marc Berman

Dawn M. Stanislaw

Joan Colmar

Dr. Lauren Streicher

Jamie-Clare Colvin

Ben Strobel

Roger Deromedi

Courtney Thompson

Pamella Roland DeVos

MarrGwen Townsend

Terence Donnelly

Jason J. Tyler

Fred Eychaner

Ronald V. Waters III

Shelley MacArthur Farley

Amanda Williamson

Chip Flannagan

Mrs. Joel V. Williamson

Mrs. Robert W. Galvin

Elizabeth Yntema

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WOMEN’S BOARD OF THE JOFFREY BALLET | 2015–2016 Patti S. Eylar President Elisabeth Adams 1st Vice President Joan Colmar Helen Hall Melchior 2nd Vice Presidents Ellie Forman Secretary Lauren D.W. Tatar Treasurer Dana Hokin Garvey Leslie Logsdon Members-at-Large Dora J. Aalbregtse Mrs. Keene Harwood Addington III Julie O’Donnell Allen Laura Ferris Anderson Melissa Anton Annie Atzeff Melissa M. Babcock Priscilla Barlow Grace Barry Kimberly Bartuch Mary Jo Basler Nancy Gottlieb Bauer Rebecca Besser Dorothy Bousseau Sophia P. Bross Marisa Bryce Suzette Bulley Mrs. John E. Burke Mary Patricia Burns Mary Kay Mudd Bushonville Patsy Callahan Wendy Lynn Chronister Jamie-Clare Colvin Rachel De Marte Sandra Deromedi Kelly Dettmann Bonnie Deutsch

Pamella Roland DeVos Merritt DeWitt Ellen Distelheim Sheryl Dyer JoNan Eastridge Christine Du Boulay Ellis Deborah Engle Shelley MacArthur Farley Lydia Fisher Katherine Fox Katherine E. Freiburger Annette N. Freyman Astra Gamsjaeger Susan Garland Patricia H. Gerber Sue-Gray Goller Donna Greenberg Mrs. Marjorie E. Habermann Mrs. Michael F. Harron Sandi Hartstein Odele Desmuke Hawkins Kathleen A. Henson Mrs. John W. Higgins Leslie S. Hindman Courtney A. Hoffmann Mrs. David Hoffmann Sharon King Hoge Sherry Lea Holson Marci Holzer Sharman Thornton Hunter Sonya Y. Jackson Melinda Jakovich Candace Collins Jordan Anne Kaplan

Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel Donna M. LaPietra Whitney Lasky Mary Keough Lyman Judith MacLeod Lisa Klimley Malkin Joan Malliband Mrs. E. Barry Mansur Vida Marks Heather Martin Kristina McGrath Astrid A. McKinnon Katie McLenaghan Amanda Merten Patricia Miller Lucy Minor Anne Simon Moffat Shauna Montgomery Brooks Morgan Kerrie Kennedy Mudd Linda Curtis O’Bannon, MD Sheila O’Grady Christine Ott Mrs. Jay L. Owen, Jr. Mrs. John R. Pacholick Mary Ellen Pavone Mrs. Jerry K. Pearlman Judith Pierpont Ibby Pinsky Victoria Poindexter D. Elizabeth Price Rona Radler Sugar Rautbord Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt Camille Kearns Rudy

Liz Sharp Anne Shea Carrie L. Shea Courtney Shea Carolyn Sheridan Ms. Veronica Siegel Amelia Silva Mrs. Howard Silverman Ms. Patricia J. Simpson Marilyn Slattery Kathy Kalesperis Smith Maureen Dwyer Smith Rita Spitz Dawn Stanislaw Jessica Steffensen Constance Steinhaus Liz Stiffel Carol J. Stone Cheryl Tama Oblander Marina D.W. Tatar Jennifer Tengelsen MarrGwen Townsend Yolanda Tyler Noren Ungaretti Kathryn Vail Katherine Porter Veach Victoria C. Verity Mrs. John R. Walter Ann Waters Heather G. Webster Mrs. Thomas E. Wells IV Pam Phillips Weston Kim White Diana Weiss Widman Joyce M. Wippman Elizabeth Yntema Leslie Zentner

Mrs. Brian Karaba Elizabeth Ann Kasten Wendy Kilcollin Kathleen Klaeser Laura Kofoid

Elizabeth Dunkel Ryan Maggie Scheyer Claudine Schramko Sarah Schrup Kathryn Babcock Shaffer

As of August 31, 2015

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SUPPORTERS CORPORATE, FOUNDATION The Brinson Foundation Illinois Arts Council AND GOVERNMENT Jane Ellen Murray Foundation SUPPORT The Joffrey Ballet would like to extend our many thanks to those who provide us with funding that ensures quality and engaging experiences for a variety of audiences. The following is a list of those who made contributions in support of the annual fund, special events, or annual programs in the amount of $300 or more between August 1, 2014 and August 15, 2015. Although space does not permit us to list all of our friends, we are very grateful for the support from each and every one of our loyal donors. Thank you for your thoughtful generosity. $500,000+ Alphawood Foundation Chicago $100,000–$499,999 Abbott Fund Athletico Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Centers BMO Private Bank Chicago Athletic Clubs Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust JW Marriott The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation NIB Foundation The Satter Foundation $50,000–$99,999 Allstate Insurance Company Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation The Chicago Community Trust The Julius N. Frankel Foundation GCM Grosvenor The Shubert Foundation Wells Fargo $25,000–$49,999 Abbott Laboratories Bill Bass Foundation

Natoma Partners LLC Prince Charitable Trusts Walgreens The Wallace Foundation $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous The Boeing Company Burberry CNA Financial Corporation Crown Family Philanthropies The DeSantis Foundation DHR International, Inc. The Hattie A. & Marie V. Fatz Foundation GrubHub, Inc ITW JPMorgan Chase Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP Kehoe Designs Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. Macy’s Robert R. McCormick Foundation National Endowment for the Arts NFL Foundation Negaunee Foundation Nordstrom, Inc. The Northern Trust Company Nuveen Investments, Inc. The Palmer House Hilton Dr. Scholl Foundation The Service Club of Chicago Tampico Beverages U.S. Bank Foundation John and Carol Walter Family Foundation Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet $7,500–$9,999 Ariel Investments, LLC The Colmar Foundation John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. The Siragusa Foundation William Blair & Co. LLC William Wrigley Jr. Company The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation

$5,000–$7,499 Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, PC Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The Irving Harris Foundation Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. Sidley Austin LLP. $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (2) Citicorp North America, Inc. Crowe Horwath Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lannan Foundation Nathan Tannenbaum Foundation, Inc. $1,500–$2,499 Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Caterpillar Inc. RR Donnelley & Sons Co. Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Tablescapes Tawani Foundation The Travelers Foundation $1,000–$1,499 Amsted Industries Foundation AVP Jewelry and Beads Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP ComEd, An Exelon Company Lee G. Hall Foundation Koldyke Family Fund New Prospect Foundation Sheehan Partners Tory Burch Wilkins Investment Counsel, Inc. $750–$999 Magnolia Bakery Chicago Neapolitan LLC Southwest Airlines $500–$749 The Art Institute of Chicago Community Associates Rose Houston Charitable Foundation $300–$499 NYSE Euronext Foundation 2015–2016 SEASON Joffrey Ballet | 23

SUPPORTERS INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT The Joffrey Ballet would like to extend our many thanks to those who provide us with funding that ensures quality and engaging experiences for a variety of audiences. The following is a list of those who made contributions in support of the annual fund, special events, or annual programs in the amount of $300 or more between August 1, 2014–August 15, 2015. Although space does not permit us to list all of our friends, we are very grateful for the support from each and every one of our loyal donors. Thank you for your thoughtful generosity. $500,000+ Fred Eychaner $100,000–$499,999 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel DeVos Anne Kaplan Susan and Richard Kiphart Margot and Josef Lakonishok Marcus Lemonis $50,000–$99,999 Audre M. Carlin Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark Jay Franke and David Herro Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson $25,000–$49,999 Mary Jo and Doug Basler Kay and Rhett Butler Sandy and Roger Deromedi Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeWitt Melissa S. Fadim and James Fadim Patti S. Eylar and Charles R. Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Holson III George Jewell Elizabeth A. Liebman Lucy Minor Mrs. Jane Ellen Murray and Mr. Edwin Wentz Mr. and Mrs. John Patience Glenn Richter and Danielle Lutz Richter Joseph Semrow Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith, Jr. 24 | Joffrey Ballet 2015–2016 SEASON

Bill and Orli Staley Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III Mr. and Mrs. Miles D. White Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Asher Marc and Sharen Berman Dean L. and Rosemarie L. Buntrock Deborah and Cody Engle Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hartstein Dana Hokin Garvey and Robert Garvey Nancy Gottlieb Bauer Denise and Adam Hoeflich Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hurley Una C. Jackman Dennis D. Kendzora Nancy and Sanfred Koltun Sally and Jonathan Kovler Julie and Guy Lakonishok Mr. and Mrs. Larry Langdon Mr. and Mrs. John K. MacLeod Coco and Ethan Meers Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Mullen David and Suzu Neithercut Mary and John Raitt John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Jeffrey C. Rubenstein Cari and Michael Sacks Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill Eric C. Schieber Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Sharp Ms. Courtney C. Shea Ms. Rita Spitz and Mr. David Blears Marjorie Staples Mr. and Mrs. Erik A. Steffensen Mary Swietnicki and Adam Mortara Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend Tina and Byron Trott Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Weston Ms. Amanda Williamson and Mr. Matthew Johnson $7,500–$9,999 Anonymous (2) Laura and David F. Abbott Dr. and Mrs. Kristopher N. Atzeff Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Barlow Phil and Janice Beck

Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson Richard and Mary L. Gray Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hildy Mr. and Mrs. J. Andrew Langan Mr. and Mrs. Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Ms. D. Elizabeth Price and Mr. Lou Yecies Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Scheyer Mr. and Mrs. William A. Schmalzl Doug Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Orin Steinhaus Jeanette Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Stewart Liz Stiffel Ben Strobel Richard and Noren Ungaretti Ashley Wheater and Brian Johnson $5,000–$7,499 Dr. and Mrs. Whitney W. Addington Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beidler III Mrs. Joyce Chelberg Pamela R. Conant Amina J. Dickerson Ms. Ellen Distelheim and Mr. Richard Tannenbaum Mr. and Mrs. William Farley Chip and Tiffany Flannagan Antonio and Sabrina Gracias Sherry Guthrie Robert A. Helman Lucille M. Jewett Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Klaeser Ms. Laura Kofoid and Mr. David Ricci Mrs. Abby M. O’Neil and Mr. Carroll Joynes Dr. Lynda Lane and Ben Lane-Korn Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lasky Dania and Patrick Leemputte Colleen Loughlin and John Sirek Mr. and Mrs. Jess E. Merten Kevin and Annee Phillips Mayari Pritzker Carol and Robert Rasmus Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shaffer Lisa Silverberg Mr. Irving Stenn, Jr. Kevin and Ellen Van Wart

SUPPORTERS $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. R. John Aalbregtse Emily Strobel Amiet and Michael Amiet Mr. and Mrs. John J. Anton, Jr. Carolyn A. Blessing Art and Mary Kay Mudd Bushonville Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Callahan, Jr. Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper Benjamin D. Chereskin Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. John Dugan Dr. and Mrs. David L. Faulk Ms. Jamee C. Field and Mr. Michael Kane Katherine and Richard Freiburger Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Friedman Susan Grosch Anastasia Gutting John Hart Leslie S. Hindman Courtney A. Hoffmann George T. Jones Jeffrey Kerr Jen Kurth Michael and Jennifer Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Cary J. Malkin Mr. and Mrs. E. Barry Mansur Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Marks Helen H. Melchior John R. Menninger Michael Miller Keith and Anne Moffat Linda C. O’Bannon Thomas J. O’Keefe Kristie Paskvan Victoria Poindexter and Joseph Gaynor Stephen Ross Susan and David Ruder Richard and Ellen Sandor Veronica Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva Dr. and Mrs. Paul Stanley Ms. Emily Heisley Stoeckel and Mr. Kevin Stoeckel David and Carol Stone Dr. Lauren Streicher and Mr. Jason Brett

Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander Dr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Tatar Mr. and Mrs. Erich W. Tengelsen Jackie and Glenn Tilton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Warner Hilary and Barry Weinstein Diana and Stuart Widman Rebecca Wight Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Zentner $1,500-$2,499 Anonymous (2) Greg Albiero Evelyn R. Alter John Ansehl Abbe K. Aron Denise L. Ashurst Diane Atwood Carey August Sarah Beardsley John Birmingham Donald H. Bittner Linda Blumenshine Ms. Evelyn Bosenberg Wayne T. Boulais Anthony Bruck Carolyn Bucksbaum Mary P. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Byron Gerald F. Carter Ms. Wendy Lynn Chronister and Mr. Peter Rogers Mia Connolly Lawrence Corry Keith and Elizabeth Crow Pam Crutchfield Dr. John Dainauskas Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D’Ancona Leon and Mary Deutsch Claire Douglass Maia Dunkel Wendy Eager Lois and Stephen J. Eisen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferraro Dr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Finder Arthur L. Frank Bernard Frankel Terri Geifman Dr. and Mrs. Mark Gerber Sue-Gray Goller

Susan Goodenow James Gootee Stephanie Grinage Deborah and John Gross Francia Harrington and Verne Broders Mr. and Mrs. Brent Hawkins K. Susan Heintz and Thomas M. Heintz Patricia Hendrick Kathleen Henson Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hoffmann Marci and Ronald Holzer Sarai Hoffman and Stephen Pratt Melinda Jakovich Bruce Johnson Barry Kaplan Margo Kapor Mr. and Mrs. Frank Karger Mr. and Mrs. T. Eric Kilcollin Polly E. Kintzel Ryan Kubly Karen LeFrak Hunter Leggitt Alexandra Leichtman Sherren Leigh Dr. Richard E. Leithiser Paul A. Levy Mr. and Mrs. Barry Litwin Beth A. Loeb Ms. Leslie A. Logsdon and Mr. Duncan Bourne Daniel Harold Lome Bob Loquercio Ira Marcus Heather and Sean Martin Cathleen McClendon James D. McDonough Roger S. McEniry Mr. and Mrs. Rich Melman Pamela G. Meyer Britt M. Miller Patricia and Christopher Miller Ms. Jani Lesko and Mr. David Moes Jonathan Moss William F. Myers Joanna E. Norcross Ken Norgan John K. Notz Sharon F. Oberlander Mary Jane O’Connor Erin Ohlms

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SUPPORTERS $1,500-$2,499 (continued) Christopher Olson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pacholick James and Judith Pierpont Mr. and Mrs. Milton R. Pinsky Carol G. Pollock Mr. Thomas Rehwaldt and Mrs. Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt Rena H. Reiss and Stephen Reiss Mr. and Mrs. James L. Rosenbloom Jennifer Ross Adrianne Rotfeld Mr. and Mrs. James H. Schink Edward Schwartz Terry Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Larry Selander Marilyn Slattery Mrs. Kathy Kalesperis Smith and Mr. Dion Grimes Smith Patricia C. Smith Robert Stillman Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stoller Donald Suter Ginnee Tallman Courtney A. Thompson Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister Mr. and Mrs. Craig Tuber Mr. and Mrs. Carson Veach Joan Wagner and Paul Haskins Debbie Wang Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weil Olga Weiss and George Honig Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Wells IV Mary Agnes Welsh Evangelina Whittenburg and Eve Rice Diane Zalusky $1,000–$1,499 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Keene H. Addington III Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock, Sr. Mark Bagan Sandra Bass Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Block III Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. L. Bogan, Jr. William J. Brodsky Adela Cepeda Carter Chinnis Mr. and Mrs. John C. Colman Bette Jane Crigger 26 | Joffrey Ballet 2015–2016 SEASON

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dettmann Ms. Sheila O’Grady and Mr. Dan Duffy James Elliot and Susan Stern Katherine and Richard Freiburger John Gibbons Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Sue and Melvin Gray Marjorie E. Habermann Joan M. Hall Tonja Hall Jay Hamilton Patricia and O.J. Heestand Keith Housman David Israel Kennie James Cynthia Kalnow Mr. and Mrs. Brian Karaba Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Koltun Wendy Krimins Thomas O. Kuhns Laurie Leibowitz Judith Lennox Susan Lichtenstein and John Rokacz Jim and SuAnne Lopata Holly and Matt Maloney Lisa M. Mezzetti Mary Murley Marcia Nowak Mr. Jonathan F. Orser Michael Payette Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker Richard Posner Lisa and Seth Prostic Donald H. Ratner Carol J. Roberts Leticia Rodriguez-Marsico Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ryan Sue Samuels Todd Schwebel Robin Seegal Anne Shonk Mr. and Mrs. Howard Silverman Craig Sirles William D. Smithburg Patricia F. Sternberg Mary Sutherland Peggy Swartchild Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vieregg Joyce M. Wippman Brett Zbikowski

$750–$999 Anonymous John Ambrose Christine Bakalar Donna Bogdanski Robyn M. Bowland Willard Bransky Susan M. Calvert Annette Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Henrik Clausen Mary Collins Nancy Curran Julie Deutsch Mr. and Mrs. Terence Donnelly Joan D. Flavin Jack and Robin Graham Madeleine Grynsztejn and Tom Shapiro Philip L. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Holstein Gayle Jensen Kathy K. Kinsella Julie Latsko Wanda Maldenado Joan Malliband Thomas Manning Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Shea Thomas G. Sinkovic Judie Stein Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Vail, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David C. Van Dyke Antonia R. Vanoni Kristen Wheatley Paula Wise $500–$749 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Anderson John A. Bailey Ms. Katharine Bensen and Mr. C. Richard Johnson Thomas Berry Jennifer Birmingham Marsha Borin Adrianne Boylen Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Beth Sprecher Brooks Dr. and Mrs. John E. Burke Janna Caldarelli Kimberly Collins Kim Dahlborn Matt Davis Virginia Demos

SUPPORTERS $500–$749 (continued) Hadley Denny John Dern Paul DiSangro Tom Durica Joan Dutton Joan and James Fencil Marilyn Fields Donald Findlay Diane G. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Forman Daniel Freedman Sherwin Friedman Jennifer G. Fritsch Barb Garrett Patricia Gentry Linda Glick Ethel Gofen Michelle Goldish Amy G. Gordon Elizabeth Graham Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Greenberg Joel Guillory Carla Hahn Caryn and King Harris Anne F. Heekin Ross Heim Adrianna Hewings Mary Hickey Ky Hilliker Caroline Huebner Leland Hutchinson Diane Jacoby Paul R. Judy Steve and Nina Kindrick Michael Kornick Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel Ms. Donna M. LaPietra and Mr. William Kurtis Catherine Lee Alan Lerner Laurie Levy Ramsey Lewis Cindy Macfarland Aaron Martell Jeanne Martinez Linda Mason John P. McGee Dr. and Mrs. McKay McKinnon

Lynne E. McNown Herbert Meltzer Susan Milanak David N. Missner Barbara Moser Mary P. Murley Margaret M. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pantuso Stanley Papuga Eric and Lashondra Peebles Mandy Pekin Cecelia Pikul Mary Prescott Anne Puotinen Nancy Reinsdorf Brooke Remes Boyd V. Rice Walter Riker Leora Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Rudy David W. Ruttenberg Linda Scheuplein Sandra Schirmang David N. Schultz Carolyn and Michael Sheridan Julie Sherman Courtney Sherrer Kenneth E. Siegel Marcey Siegel Michael Simon Diane Smith Carrie Stanton Joseph Stock Mary R. Struthers Emanuel M. Tabachnik Jessica H. Tesarik Elizabeth B. Van Ness Robert Veasey Johanna Vetter Keith Volgman Lynne C. Walton Sharon Watrous Sherry Weiss Elizabeth Wippman Arlene Wymer Dave Yaccino Marcy Zoller

$300–$499 Anonymous (2) Margery and Suhail Al-Chalabi Mr. and Mrs. James M. Amend Maureen and David Anderson Michael Andrews and Ryan Ruskin Lynn Arensman Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock Sr. Paul M. Barron Marilyn and Brit Bartter Ann Bates Andrea H. Bauer Donald A. Belgrad Cynthia Berryman Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Bienen Lois Birer David C. and Luann Blowers Joan Blumenthal and D. Jeffrey Blumenthal Aldridge K. Bousfield James Boves Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boyd Steve Brown Mr. and Mrs. Allan E. Bulley III Mr. and Mrs. Michael Canmann Megan Cecil James Clark Marvin Cohen Ann S. Cole Enid W. Collins Antonia Contro Frank Cooper and David da Ponte Anna Cooper-Stanton James Darby M. Kristina DeGuzman Ms. Kyriakoula Demopoulos Jill S. Dodds Margaret Dolan Gary W. Drescher Raymond Dumalski Faith B. Dusek Warren Eagle Rebecca Eby Julia Ellis Andrena Enzor Thelma M. Evans Dr. Robert A. Fajardo Brett Farris Alison Finley 2015–2016 SEASON Joffrey Ballet | 27

SUPPORTERS $300â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$499 (continued) Thomas Roberts W. Clinton Fisher Erica Fornari Amy Forrest Julia A. Foster Mr. and Mrs. John N. Fox, Jr. Sandra B. Freebery Christine M. Geiger Samantha J. Giffin Susan G. Gohl Carol and Marc Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Morgan Georgas Connie Gerber Yanling L. Gould Ginger Griffin Deborah Gubin Ronne and Robert Hartfield Joyce M. Hasmonek Marsie R. Hass Gregg Helfer Elizabeth A. Hess Mr. Richard Higginbotham Joanna Horshail Lauren Huefner Joyce Ibers Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Ihrig Rich Israel Kristin Izenstark Sonya Y. Jackson Alexander B. Jacobs Sarah B. Jacobs Janet and Carl Kalbhen Arnold Kanter James R. Kasprzyk Shirley Ann Kazmierski Helen N. Kedo Mr. Robert Kemp Jack Kessler Martha and Kunaal Khanna David P. Kimball Mary Kimble Frances Kras Erica T. Kuhlmann Sarah Ladgenski Barbara Lancaster Peggy Lanigan Heather L. LaRiviere Burt B. Lasko Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lawson III Daria Lewicky 28 | Joffrey Ballet 2015â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2016 SEASON

Jahna Lindsay-Jones Linda Loving Ronald Lucchesi Patricia Mann Anita Mark Andrew J. Martinez Douglas Masters Carol McCordell Adrienne Meisel Suzanne Miller Sanford Moltz Beverly Mook J. C. Moos David D. Morimoto Steven Morris Drs. Marsha and Robert Mrtek M. Kathleen Mueller Carol R. Mullins Maggie Murzanski Bradley Nelson Pixie Newman Elaine T. Newquist Karen Nickelson Richard Nikchevich Tara and Brian Norris Marjory M. Oliker Brooke Patterson Jessica Paul Lynn B. Pearl Alice Perry Craig N. Peterson Betha Piper Shawn Porter Terri and John Reuter Thomas A. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roscoe Harold Rosenson Floyd Rueger Snow Rutkowske Andrew Schaye Barbara Schneider Jana and Eric Schreuder Jennifer Sensenbrenner Mr. and Mrs. V.R. Shackelford IV Timothy C. Sherck April R. Smith Mort Speck Rodd Specketer Kimberly Stephens Adrienne S. Traisman James Trapp Joan Traynelis

Rochelle Trotter Etti Van Etten Megan Van Pelt Marlene A. Van Skike Arlene M. Wagner John Walcher Cliff Wallach Patrick Woolridge Amy and Peter Yi Sally and Shep Young Russ Zajtchuk

TRIBUTE GIFTS Liz Adams Ronald J. Allen Gerald Arpino Fern Batchko Ava and Natalie Bednyak Frank and Prue Beidler Harriet Bloom Annies Blum Jamie Borkan and Miranda Borkan Greg Cameron Cristina De Guia Sandy and Roger Deromedi Merritt DeWitt The DeWitt Family Ann Dickerson Miss Grace Duffy J. Elise Edwards Deborah Engle Fred Eychaner Shelley Farley The Fiala Family Juliana Forrest Jay Franke Yumelia Garcia Dana Hokin Garvey John Mark Giragosian Sue-Gray Goller Janet Helman Jerri Hoffmann Jackie Jaffe Joffrey Academy of Dance Brian Johnson Anne Kaplan Rosalie and Victor Klein Ms. Laura Kofoid and Mr. David Ricci Dr. Lynda Lane Coco Meers Lucy Minor Shauna Montgomery

SUPPORTERS TRIBUTE GIFTS (continued) Marilyn O’Connor Ibby Pinsky Anne Puotinen Bennett Rosenberg Geri Rosenfeld Jeffrey Rubenstein Saul Sanders Maggie and Nina Scheyer Elizabeth Sharp Willy Shives Marilyn Slattery Brian Smith and Geyer Morford Scott Speck Rita Spitz Ryan Strum Petrina Suiter Dr. Arnold Tatar Michael C. Walters Ashley Wheater Kim White Diana Widman Joel and Cheryle Williamson Pera Wirszup Elizabeth Yntema

MEMORIAL GIFTS Debbie Beitler Nora Brown Lawrence Davis Sam and Katherine DeDakis Eric Eatherly Richard Ellis Sheldon Epstein Bruce Goers Mr. and Mrs. Max Hart Jean Hillbruner Urby L. Hobbs Wesley L. Humphrey Jen Jansma Virginia Kepil Roselyn Kerstein Maggie Miretzky and Aunt Ruth Elaine Sticca Walter F. Tama

THE JOFFREY BALLET STAR SOCIETY

JOFFREY CIRCLE COMMITTEE 2015–2016

The Joffrey Ballet Star Society recognizes those individuals who have invested in the future of The Joffrey Ballet through a planned gift. We wish to thank the following for their commitment to our legacy.

K. Susan Heintz Dawn Stanislaw Co-Chairs

Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock, Sr. Mr. D. Jeffrey Baddeley Mr. Paul Chasnoff and Mr. Joe Hopper Mrs. Christine Du Boulay Ellis Dr. and Mrs. David L. Faulk Mrs. Patricia H. Gerber Mr. Michael Goldberger Barbara and John Henigbaum Mr. Richard Higginbotham Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Holzer Ms. Darlene Johnson Mr. Stuart Kane Ms. Linda Levey Mr. John McAllister Mr. and Mrs. Keith Moffat Drs. Bill and Elaine Moor Mrs. Jane Ellen Murray and Mr. Edwin R. Wentz Mr. Jonathan F. Orser Mr. and Mrs. Orin Steinhaus Ms. Elisabeth W. Szegho Ms. Marilyn J. Ward Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Widman Mrs. Anna Mary Zarrelli

Ronald Allen Carolyn Blessing Patti Eylar Ann Finder Charlie Gardner Melinda Jakovich Jeffrey Kerr Wendy Kilcollin Lynda Lane Richard Leithiser Barry Litwin Helen Melchior Anne Moffat Barbara Moss Linda O’Bannon Thomas O’Keefe Mary Ellen Pavone Carol Pollock Terry Schwartz Amelia Silva Marilyn Slattery Constance Steinhaus Lauren Streicher Cheryl Tama Oblander Marina D.W. Tatar Dana Shepard Treister Diana Weiss Widman Olga M. Weiss Susan Youdovin Leslie Zentner

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE STAFF

The Honorable Rahm Emanuel Mayor of Chicago, Honorary Chairman, Board of Directors

Brett Batterson Executive Director

Charles R. Gardner Chairman, Board of Directors

Colleen Flanigan Chief Marketing Officer

Norman R. Bobins Vice-Chairman

C.J. Dillon Chief Operating Officer

John Svoboda Vice-Chairman

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Bruce Crown Treasurer Ann Nash Secretary Nicholas S. Amatangelo Bruce R. Bachmann Thomas R. Baryl Brett Batterson Lew Collens Joan Colmar Bruce Crown Gisela Riba DiSpigno Henry Fogel Richard Helldobler Mel Katten John R. Kaufman Sidney Kerley Miroslava Mejia Krug Phil Lumpkin Ali Malekzadeh Helen Hall Melchior Linda C. O’Bannon McGhee Williams Osse Maria L. Pasquinelli John F. Sandner Seymour Taxman Edward S. Weil, Jr. Robert L. Wieseneck David Woodrum EMERITUS DIRECTORS

Sondra Berman Epstein David D. Hiller Kenneth L. Tucker

Judie Moore Green Chief Development Officer

Kim Backe Director of Finance Denise Cosman Controller Vanessa Moreno Accountant Kathy Bliss Asst. to the Executive Director/Board Liaison DEVELOPMENT

Amanda Martinez Byrne Associate Director of Individual Giving Erica Bittner Development Associate

Mary Mazza Box Office Treasurer Scott Zissman Assistant Box Office Treasurer Noé Villagómez, Jr. House Manager Annie Slaughter Patron Services Coordinator Sharon Butler Patron Services Kam Hobbs Production Associate Carl Ward Assistant House Manager Robert Patterson Properties Tim Steimle Carpenter Pat Donahue, Jr. Electrician Brad Friebolin Audio Engineer James T. Jekel Flyman

MARKETING AND SALES

Dale Kuypers Volunteer Usher Coordinator

Nicole Wetzell Director of Sales

Frank Romeo Custodial Foreman Emeritus

Joelle Weber Marketing Manager

Marie A. Cali Theatre Manager Emeritus

Kerri Martin Marketing Associate

Bart Swindall Historian

Lisa Klier Sales Associate

CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT

CALL CENTER

Chris Dorsey Miguel Garcia Julian Otis Melanie Vitaterna PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS

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Beth Kaskel Director of Operations

Christina Bourné Director of Education Kristen Smiley Education Program Manager

DONORS $100,000+ Efroymson Family Fund Loop Auto Parks The MacArthur Foundation NIB Foundation Denise Sobel $50,000–$99,999 BMO Harris Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner Illinois Arts Council Dia S. and Edward S. Weil, Jr. $25,000–$49,999 Nicholas and Kathleen Amatangelo The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation Chicago Community Trust Philip and Marsha Dowd The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Exelon David Herro and Jay Franke The Joyce Foundation Mel and Renee Katten Pasquinelli Family Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation $10,000–$24,999 The Allstate Foundation Bruce Bachmann Martin R. Brown Lew and Marge Collens Colmar Family Foundation Bruce and Deborah Crown Crown Family Foundation William and Shelley Farley Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein George Jewell JPMorgan Chase Foundation Anne Kaplan Kipper Family Foundation Lauri S. Bauer Foundation Dr. Paul Lisnek Louise Landau Foundation Phil Lumpkin Helen Hall Melchior National Trust for Historic Preservation Rivers Casino Sage Foundation John and Jill Svoboda The Private Bank The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Robert and Sue Wieseneck $5,000–$9,999 Anonymous John P. Brazzale Broadway In Chicago Robert and Tammy Campbell Center for Latin American Studies – University of Chicago Joyce Chelberg Jack and Carole Sandner – CME Group Pamela Crutchfield Kyle Desantis – The DeSantis Foundation Dr. Guy and Gisele Di Spigno Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Mike and Sherry Guthrie The Helen Brach Foundation David Hiller

Ira J. Kaufman Family Foundation John Geary Trust Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levy Loop Capital Holdings, LLC Pamela G. Meyer Chuck Middleton and John Geary Tom and Ann Nash New England Foundation for the Arts Linda C. O’Bannon Seymour H. Persky Roosevelt University Joseph Seigle Tetra Tech Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local Two Ken and Marsha Tucker Benjamin and Cynthia Weese David Woodrum Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous Arts Midwest Touring Fund Debbie Bricker Chicago Cabaret Professionals Chicago Cultural Mile Richard Helldobler, PhD. and Robbie Brown Allied Live Thomas J. O’Keefe Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes John F. Sandner The Silverman Group, Inc. Bill and Orli Staley Sy and Nancy Taxman The Lagunitas Brewing Co. The Saints Dan and Patty Walsh $1,000–$2,499 John E. and Julianne Allerson Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Floy and Lee Barthel Brett and Veronica Batterson Gail Beedie Marc L. Berman Anneke and Jeff Blye Eric and Linda Boasmond Larry and Patricia Booth Robert Callahan Robert and Geneva Calloway Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith Chicago Federation of Musicians Chicago Spirit Brigade Chicago Symphony Orchestra Dr. Crystal Clark and Mr. Dramaine Irions Barbara Clayton Seymour and Merle Cohen Bette-Jane Crigger Crowe Horwath LLP Robert and Marletta Darnall DiMeo Schneider Jennifer Edgcomb Christine Du Boulay Ellis and Jack Lease Stephen Erenburg Chris and Eileen Fahey Dave Faloona and Nancy Jaffe-Faloona Stephen and Pam Fitzell

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THOUGHTS ON DESIGN

Though our primary focus with the Millennials program is on the choreography and the movement of the dancers’ bodies, we are impacted emotionally and intellectually by the creative designs which form an “environment” for the dance. Students of design are taught that every object, every color, every beam of light, makes a visual impression. The job of the designer is to shape the atmosphere in service to the work of art. If well executed, the choreography finds its full expression. Our first piece, Mammatus, (with choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and design by Dieuweke Van Reij, pictured here) is set in an abstract world where the definition of “floor,” “wall” and “ceiling” are obscured. This may be the center of a cloud, in reference to the title. Branching from one corner of the stage is a “tree” composed of LED rods. This stark and surreal landscape is inhabited by bird-like dancers wearing tunics resembling cracked shells. Myles Thatcher developed his concept for Passengers with scenic designer Alexander Nichols and costume designer Gregg Benkovich. While abstract, the environment is familiar…a train station humming with human activity. The primary prop and metaphor for this piece is the suitcase. Each suitcase contains the possessions of a traveler: filled with cumbersome baggage or the potential of a new destination. Christopher Wheeldon created a lush and intimate world for his dancers in Fool’s Paradise. With honey-colored light striking shimmering petals falling from above, human bodies move from one abstract pattern to another. There is beauty in the changing shapes, rather like watching colored glass crystals in a kaleidoscope. The lighting design for each of these pieces has been realized by designer Alexander Nichols. The light changes as the program progresses, reinforcing the distinct tone of each work.

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Q&A WITH THE MILLENNIALS

CHOREOGRAPHERS We sat down with Millennials choreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Myles Thatcher and Christopher Wheeldon to talk about everything from their motto, favorite dance step and thoughts on working with the Joffrey.

A surprising one.

Whatever the theme of the step of the ballet I’m working on at the moment. It’s constantly changing.

ALO

Sliding.

I find Crystal Pite (Canadian choreographer) endlessly interesting. I think I’d have lots to talk to her about.

Mark Rothko and George Balanchine, so I could ask them what they would create together. I mean, amazing!

WITH AND WHY?

ALO

Right now, I’d love to sip on a margarita with painter Frida Kahlo (Lopez Ochoa is creating a work about Kahlo’s life for English National Ballet). And, I’d love to sit with Pina Bausch and ask about her process.

IF YOU WEREN’T A CHOREOGRAPHER, WHAT WOULD YOU

ALO

A film editor.

Lazy. It’s the only thing I know how to do.

I guess it would be a pastry chef or a biochemist.

Eat lunch.

To thine own self be true. —Shakespeare

ALO

Enjoy the moment, be generous to it. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow doesn’t exist yet.

I eat lunch.

ALO

I love to escape in books.

Podcasts, Food Network, and wine.

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WHAT’S YOUR

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HOW DO YOU

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WHAT’S YOUR

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WHAT COMES

Binge watching some show on Netflix when I know I should be doing chores.

ALO

Red Bull. I love the taste and the effect it has on me.

Lunch?

ALO

Mostly the concept and in some occasions the music. For Mammatus, I had this music in my library for quite some time — Michael Gordon’s Weather One. It was just a matter of finding the right company for it. I felt that with the Joffrey, it was going to be a good match.

It depends. In the case of Fool’s Paradise, it was the music that drove the concept and the movement.

I like to think the ideas are all separately out there already. It’s my job to align them, so they create something cohesive, purposeful, and beautiful.

Chicago and its support of the arts. It’s a city that really cares about how the arts are woven into the fabric of its culture.

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MUSIC, CHOREOGRAPHY, OR CONCEPT?

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ALO

I agree. It’s the strength and versatility of the dancers, as well as the close-knit environment of the company.

I felt very welcomed by both Ashley and the dancers. We worked very hard on the ballet, but it never seemed like “hard” work. It was an absolute pleasure.

ALO

I like the fearlessness of some of the ladies when working on duets. It’s exhilarating to see them go to their limits. They really trust their dance partners.

WHAT IS THE

ATMOSPHERE LIKE WORKING WITH THE COMPANY?

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It’s a luxury for a choreographer when dancers are so versatile. They can switch from classical to contemporary in a blink.

The Joffrey is a company of artists. Each individual serves as a true company member. There is great integrity on every level. Ashley honors Robert Joffrey with his understanding of how the company came to be and how the company needs to maintain these individual artistic voices in order to move into the future. It’s about real personalities onstage. Ashley isn’t afraid to draw on the influences of the past in order to make The Joffrey Ballet pioneers in the future of ballet in America.

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We are honored to welcome John Neumeier back to Chicago, with the American premiere in October of his ballet Sylvia. Though he was born in Wisconsin and studied ballet in Chicago, he has spent over forty years of his professional life as artistic director and choreographer of Hamburg Ballet. He is one of the most highly-regarded choreographers working today and his vast repertoire of created work is performed around the world. Recently he was awarded the prestigious Kyoto Prize as Laureate in the Arts and Philosophy. This is a very special homecoming! Sylvia is a masterpiece, and we are fortunate to add this ballet to our bank of artistic assets. Created for Paris Opera Ballet in 1997, Neumeier found a fresh way to tell the story of Diana, mythological Goddess of the Hunt, and her protégé, Sylvia. His inspiration was the beautiful musical score, (composed by Léo Delibes) and Neumeier’s desire to discover the timeless essence of the story. Neumeier compares Diana and her band of female hunters with modern athletes or business executives. They are focused on excellence and success, sometimes sacrificing their own passion and humanity as a result. Young Sylvia is striving to achieve expertise as a hunter, and is startled by her attraction to a simple shepherd, Aminta. The shepherd, aware of his own humble status, is unable to fully express his desire for Sylvia. We regret our missed opportunities, whatever they may be. This is the fundamental tension within Neumeier’s Sylvia: humans attempting to balance the drive for success with the yearning for love. Gods, goddesses and mortals entwine in webs of attraction and misunderstanding, brought to life with brilliantly organic choreography. Ambition, shyness, control, sensuality and longing: John Neumeier tackles these themes with humor, creativity and heartfelt humanity.

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