Gillian Murphy and Hee Seo in La Bayadère. Photo by Gene Schiavone
JUL 2018
GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS
DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER
Note from the
PRESIDENT & CEO 2018/2019
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Lisa Specht Board Chair
Diane G. Medina Secretary
Robert J. Abernethy Cindy Miscikowski Vice Chairs
Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer
Rachel S. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer t’s like “old home week” with my former company, American Ballet Theatre (ABT), returning to The Music Center for an amazing series of performances of the powerful, stunning ballet La Bayadère. I had the privilege of dancing with ABT, and, years later, returned to be its executive director and eventually CEO. I am thrilled to welcome the company back to Los Angeles and to reconnect with many of ABT’s highly talented dancers, who prove time and again why Congress recognized the company as “America’s National Ballet Company” 12 years ago when I was at its helm. There are so many reasons why I’m excited to present ABT’s La Bayadère as the finale of our 17/18 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center. ABT clearly sets the standard in the ballet world, with its dedication to excellence and its incredible roster of dancers. And then there’s the ballet itself, which has a special place in my heart. La Bayadère is set in the high courts of Royal India and showcases the legendary beauty and elegance that only India can claim. I spent my early childhood years in India with my family — Punjabi was my first language — and the country has always called out to me. But, what speaks to me most about La Bayadère is Act Two, “The Kingdom of the Shades,” featuring the corps de ballet in one of the most celebrated excerpts in the classical ballet world. I danced in the corps with ABT, which is where I learned so much about the importance of collaboration and what it means to the reputation of a ballet company to have a strong corps. It was a moment of great pride to be part of that exquisite scene as 32 dancers, all dressed in white tutus, grace the stage. Natalia Makarova, who first staged this scene for ABT in 1974 said, “In this ballet, the corps de ballet is the leading role, and each member of it should feel like a ballerina. Yet, the corps must always work together as a unified whole; they must dance and breathe as one.” Here, the corps, often seen as a backdrop for the principal dancers, is the star. What an honor it is for me to bring ABT’s La Bayadère, with its exquisite cast, to The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage for the first time ever! I sincerely hope you enjoy the performance. We are excited about the companies included in our 18/19 dance season, which launches this October with our presentation of Company Wayne McGregor’s Autobiography. I hope you will join me for a fearless, dynamic series of dance performances presented only by The Music Center. As always, I value your support and welcome your ideas. Warmly,
RACHEL S. MOORE PRESIDENT AND CEO THE MUSIC CENTER
William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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COMPLEXIONS MEET THE ARTISTS POST-PERFORMANCE RECEPTION
Liz Levitt Hirsch and Desmond Richardson
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Anita Mann Kohl, Jaime Rogers, Dwight Rhoden, David Winters
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Last month, we celebrated 30 years of transforming lives through The Music Center’s Spotlight program with a spectacular finale performance hosted by Angela Bassett. More than 1,400 high school students participated in the scholarship and arts training program last season, represented by 14 finalists who performed onstage at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall. This month, we are thrilled to welcome back 1998 Spotlight Ballet finalist Misty Copeland.
Misty Copeland. Photo by Todd Lechtick.
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Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center Presents
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
JULY 13 – 15 Support for this presentation is provided, in part, by: Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation • Center Dance Arts • Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund • Elisabeth Katte Harris • The Music Center Foundation • The Music Center Annual Fund Gillian Murphy in La Bayadère. Photo by Gene Schiavone.
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE Kevin McKenzie Artistic Director
Alexei Ratmansky Artist in Residence
Kara Medoff Barnett Executive Director
STELLA ABRERA · ISABELLA BOYLSTON · JEFFREY CIRIO MISTY COPELAND · HERMAN CORNEJO · DAVID HALLBERG SARAH LANE · ALBAN LENDORF · GILLIAN MURPHY HEE SEO · CHRISTINE SHEVCHENKO · DANIIL SIMKIN CORY STEARNS · DEVON TEUSCHER · JAMES WHITESIDE SKYLAR BRANDT · THOMAS FORSTER · JOSEPH GORAK ALEXANDRE HAMMOUDI · BLAINE HOVEN · LUCIANA PARIS · CALVIN ROYAL III ARRON SCOTT · CASSANDRA TRENARY · ROMAN ZHURBIN Alexei Agoudine · Joo Won Ahn · Mai Aihara · Nastia Alexandrova · Sierra Armstrong Alexandra Basmagy · Hanna Bass · Aran Bell · Gisele Bethea · Gemma Bond · Lauren Bonfiglio Kathryn Boren · Zimmi Coker · Luigi Crispino · Gray Davis · Claire Davison · Brittany DeGrofft Zhong-Jing Fang · Scout Forsythe · Patrick Frenette · April Giangeruso · Carlos Gonzalez · Nicole Graniero Breanne Granlund · Kiely Groenewegen · Melanie Hamrick · Sung Woo Han · Courtlyn Hanson · Emily Hayes Simon Hoke · Connor Holloway · Catherine Hurlin · Andrii Ishchuk · Anabel Katsnelson · Jonathan Klein Erica Lall · Courtney Lavine · Virginia Lensi · Fangqi Li · Carolyn Lippert · Isadora Loyola · Xuelan Lu Duncan Lyle · Tyler Maloney · Hannah Marshall · Betsy McBride · Cameron McCune · João Menegussi Elina Miettinen · Kaho Ogawa · Garegin Pogossian · Lauren Post* · Kelley Potter · Wanyue Qiao Luis Ribagorda · Rachel Richardson · Javier Rivet · Jose Sebastian · Gabe Stone Shayer Courtney Shealy · Sean Stewart · Kento Sumitani · Nathan Vendt · Paulina Waski · Marshall Whiteley Katherine Williams · Stephanie Williams · Remy Young · Jin Zhang · Zhiyao Zhang
Clinton Luckett Assistant Artistic Director
David LaMarche Conductor
Ormsby Wilkins Music Director
Susan Jones Principal Ballet Mistress
Charles Barker Principal Conductor
Ballet Masters Irina Kolpakova Carlos Lopez Nancy Raffa Keith Roberts
ABT GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES: Avery and Andrew F. Barth for their sponsorship of the Corps de Ballet in memory of Laima and Rudolph Barth and in recognition of former ABT Corps dancer Carmen Barth Fox. American Airlines, the Official Airline of American Ballet Theatre. Northern Trust, the Leading Corporate Sponsor of the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.
William J. Gillespie as Sponsor of ABT’s California Tours. ABT is supported, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
* 2018 Jennifer Alexander Dancer
PROGRAM
BALLET IN THREE ACTS Choreography by NATALIA MAKAROVA, after MARIUS PETIPA Music by LUDWIG MINKUS, specially arranged by JOHN LANCHBERY Production conceived and directed by NATALIA MAKAROVA Scenery by PIERLUIGI SAMARITANI Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE Lighting by TOSHIRO OGAWA Production Coordinator DINA MAKAROFF
SYNOPSIS
Set in the Royal India of the past, La Bayadère is a story of eternal love, mystery, fate, vengeance and justice. The ballet relates the drama of a temple dancer (bayadère), Nikiya, who is loved by Solor, a noble warrior. She is also loved by the High Brahmin, but does not love him in return, as she does Solor.
ACT I, SCENE 1 Outside the temple, in the Sacred Forest
The High Brahmin, priests, and temple dancers are celebrating the Indian Ritual of Fire. Nikiya, the most beautiful of the bayadères, has been chosen to be consecrated the lead temple dancer. The High Brahmin declares his love for Nikiya but is rejected by her. Nikiya meets secretly with Solor later that evening. They dance together and swear eternal love over the Sacred Fire but are discovered by the jealous High Brahmin, who vows to kill Solor.
SCENE 2 A room in the palace
The Radjah has decided to reward Solor’s valor and decrees that the warrior will marry his daughter, Gamzatti. Gamzatti falls in love with Solor’s portrait, and when they meet, he is overwhelmed by her beauty. Even though he has sworn eternal love to Nikiya, he cannot defy the wishes of the Radjah and agrees to marry Gamzatti. The High Brahmin informs the Radjah of Nikiya and Solor’s secret love, hoping the Radjah will do away with Solor. Instead, the Radjah decides to kill Nikiya. This conversation is overheard by Gamzatti, who summons Nikiya to her rooms and attempts to bribe Nikiya to give up Solor. Refusing, Nikiya frantically attempts to kill Gamzatti. Nikiya flees, and Gamzatti swears to destroy her.
SCENE 3 The garden of the palace
At the betrothal of Solor and Gamzatti, Nikiya is commanded to dance. Gamzatti presents her with a basket of flowers that Nikiya believes to be from Solor, and which conceals a deadly snake. Nikiya is bitten, and when Solor leaves with Gamzatti, she refuses the proffered antidote and dies.
INTERMISSION ACT II The tent of Solor
Solor, grief-stricken and under the influence of opium, dreams of being reunited with Nikiya in the Kingdom of the Shades. Awakening, he realizes that he must prepare to marry Gamzatti.
INTERMISSION ACT III The temple
The vision of Nikiya remains with Solor as the wedding ceremony begins at the Sacred Temple. As Solor and Gamzatti say their vows and are blessed by the High Brahmin, the vengeance of the gods is unleashed, and the temple and all the celebrants are destroyed. Nikiya and Solor are once again united in eternal love.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
La Bayadère, Act II (The Kingdom of the Shades) was first performed in the West by the Leningrad‑Kirov Ballet in 1961. Rudolf Nureyev, with choreography after Petipa, produced the Kingdom of the Shades scene for The Royal Ballet in 1963. Both the Bolshoi Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada perform this extract from the complete ballet.
Natalia Makarova first staged The Kingdom of the Shades scene for American Ballet Theatre in 1974 and it received its premiere at the State Theater in New York City on July 3 of that year, danced by Cynthia Gregory (Nikiya) and Ivan Nagy (Solor). Makarova subsequently produced and choreographed the complete version (in three acts) for American Ballet Theatre in 1980, and the Western World Premiere of the complete ballet was given on May 21 of that year. The dancers were Natalia Makarova (Nikiya), Anthony Dowell (Solor) and Cynthia Harvey (Gamzatti). The music for La Bayadère is used by arrangement with Theodore Presser Company, agents for Editions Mario Bois, publisher and copyright owner. This production is generously sponsored by an endowed gift from Drs. Philip and Marjorie Gerdine.
ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I
HORNS
Roberto Cani Concertmaster
Steven Becknell Principal
Armen Anassian Associate Concertmaster
Daniel Kelley
Margaret Wooten Assistant Concertmaster
James Atkinson
Hana Won Kim Olivia Tsui Dongfang Ouyang Kathleen Sloan
Jenny Kim
TRUMPETS Ryan Darke Principal David Washburn
Cheryl Norman
Andy Ulyate
Heather Powell
TROMBONES
Neel Hammond Ina Veli
William Booth Principal
Ashoka Thiarajagan
Alvin Veeh
VIOLIN II
Terry Cravens Bass trombone
Lorรกnd Lokuszta Principal Florence Titmus Associate Principal Leslie Katz Michele Kikuchi Cynthia Moussas Tina Chang Qu
TUBA Jim Self Principal
HARP JoAnn Turovsky Principal
Elizabeth Hedman
TIMPANI
Nina Evtuhov
Gregory Goodall Principal
Lisa Dondlinger Sara Parkins
VIOLAS Shawn Mann Principal Andrew Picken Associate Principal Dmitri Bovaird Kate Vincent Carolyn Riley Aaron Oltman Kate Reddish Caroline Buckman
CELLI Helen Altenbach Principal Trevor Handy Associate Principal Nadine Hall Ira Glansbeek Maggie Edmondson
PERCUSSION Theresa Dimond Principal John Wakefield Scott Higgins
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE Principal Dancers Appearing This Season
Isabella Boylston Sun Valley, Idaho Joined ABT 2006 Principal since 2014 Sponsored by Linda Allard, Andrea and Ken Brodlieb
Hee Seo Seoul, South Korea Joined ABT 2005 Principal since 2012 Sponsored by Pamela and David B. Ford
Jeffrey Cirio Springfield, Pennsylvania Joined ABT 2015 Principal since 2016 Sponsored by The Mathey Family, Donna Calamari
Christine Shevchenko Odessa, Ukraine Joined ABT 2007 Principal since 2017 Sponsored by Theresa Khawly
Misty Copeland Kansas City, Missouri Joined ABT 2001 Principal since 2015 Sponsored by Valentino D. Carlotti
Cory Stearns Mattituck, New York Joined ABT 2005 Principal since 2011 Sponsored by Howard S. Paley
Sarah Lane San Francisco, California Joined ABT 2003 Principal since 2017 Sponsored by Donna and Richard Esteves
Devon Teuscher South Burlington, Vermont Joined ABT 2007 Principal since 2017 Sponsored by AnaPaula and Mark Watson
Brady Steel
LIBRARIAN KT Somero
Joo Lee
BASSES Frances Liu Wu Principal Don Ferrone Assoc. Principal Tim Eckert James Bergman Peter Doubrovsky
FLUTES Benjamin Smolen Principal Angela Wiegand Sarah Weisz Piccolo
OBOES Leslie Reed Principal Michele Forrest Jennifer Cullinan English horn
CLARINETS Josh Ranz Principal Laura Stoutenborough
BASSOONS William May Principal Judith Farmer
Gillian Murphy Florence, South Carolina Joined ABT 1996 Principal since 2002 Sponsored by Mary Jo and Ted Shen
ABT GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES:
ABT TRUSTEES BALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF GOVERNING TRUSTEES
The R. Chemers Neustein ABT Artistic Initiatives Fund. ABT is proud to partner with the National YoungArts Foundation, which identifies and
Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith, Founders
supports the next generation of artists in the visual, literary, performing and design arts.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), Honorary Chairman Emerita
Northern Trust and Henry P. Johnson, President — Wealth Management East Region,
OFFICERS
for their generous support of the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.
Andrew F. Barth, Chairman
The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation’s contributions in recognition
David H. Koch Sharon Patrick Martin Sosnoff Vice Chairmen
of Dr. Phillip Bauman, ABT’s Assistant Orthopedist.
ABT is grateful to the following dancer sponsors:
Brian J. Heidtke, President Nancy Havens-Hasty, Treasurer
Stella Abrera — Mary Jo and Ted Shen
Kiely Groenewegen — Sarah Arison
Herman Cornejo — Sheila Grant
Melanie Hamrick — Joanna and Brian Fisher
David Hallberg — Avery and Andrew F. Barth
Simon Hoke — The Donald Oliver Hagg Memorial
Sarah Lane — Donna and Richard Esteves Alban Lendorf — Lillian E. Kraemer Daniil Simkin — Sharon Patrick James Whiteside — B eth Chartoff Spector, Jay B. Rosenberg
Skylar Brandt — Dr. Joan Taub Ades Thomas Forster — Donna Calamari,
ABT’s Golden Circle Council
Joseph Gorak — Susan Winokur and Paul Leach Alexandre Hammoudi — Kathryn and Paul Raphael Blaine Hoven — S usan Winokur and Paul Leach, ABT’s Golden Circle Council
Luciana Paris — Jill S. Slater Calvin Royal III — Harlan M. Blake, Sharon Patrick Craig Salstein — Linda and Edward Morse Arron Scott — A very and Andrew F. Barth, in memory of Rudolph Barth; and Joan T. Mischo
Cassandra Trenary — Amy and Gary Churgin Roman Zhurbin — M ark Casey and
Carrie Gasier Casey
Joo Won Ahn — Mr. and Mrs. William H. Told, Jr. Mai Aihara — The Mathey Family Sierra Armstrong — Gaynor Minden, Inc. Alexandra Basmagy — The Mathey Family Hanna Bass — The Junior Council of ABT Aran Bell — AnaPaula and Mark Watson Gisele Bethea — Kenneth and Diane Hipkins Gemma Bond — A very and Andrew F. Barth,
in recognition of former ABT corps dancer Carmen Barth Fox
Lauren Bonfiglio — Mr. Roger Fine and Dr. Rebecca Fine
Kathryn Boren — Susan and Arthur Rebell Zimmi Coker — Nancy Havens-Hasty Luigi Crispino — Howard S. Paley Gray Davis — Sharon Patrick
Foundation; Margaret King Moore Dancer Award
Anabel Katsnelson — Kathleen Condon Jonathan Klein — Mr. and Mrs. Austin T. Fragomen Erica Lall — Victoria and Lloyd Goldman Courtney Lavine — Arianna and Samantha Netter Virginia Lensi — Iain and Mariko Drayton Fangqi Li — The Chisholm Foundation Isadora Loyola — Barbara Scher Duncan Lyle — Daniel Healy Tyler Maloney — Steven Backes Hannah Marshall — The Georgia Hiden Charitable Foundation
Betsy McBride — The Mathey Family Cameron McCune — B rian H. Vincent, in honor of Phoebe Brantley
João Menegussi — Oceanic Heritage Foundation, The John Palatinus Trust
Elina Miettinen — J . Barclay Collins II and Kristina Durr
Kaho Ogawa — Mr. and Mrs. Austin T. Fragomen Lauren Post — Amy Astley/AD Kelley Potter — The Mathey Family Wanyue Qiao — Yalan Wang Luis Ribagorda — Donna and Richard Esteves Rachel Richardson — Marianne Goodman, M.D. Javier Rivet — S tuart Gordon and Wayne Daniel, The John Palatinus Trust
Jose Sebastian — Lisa Towbin Gabe Stone Shayer — Irene Fuchsberg Minkoff Courtney Shealy — Linda and Martin Fell Sean Stewart — The Junior Council of ABT Paulina Waski — David and Nancy Gavrin
Zhong-Jing Fang — Irene Shen
Stephanie Williams — Joe Chai, Emily and James Levin
Patrick Frenette — Harlan M. Blake, Lisa R. Rose April Giangeruso — Brian and Darlene Heidtke Carlos Gonzalez — Charles and Nicole Taylor Breanne Granlund — Daniel Healy
Andrew F. Barth, Chairman Brian J. Heidtke, President David H. Koch, Vice Chair Sharon Patrick, Vice Chair
Scholarship
Catherine Hurlin — The Georgia Hiden Charitable
Katherine Williams — Avery and Andrew F. Barth,
Scout Forsythe — Mr. and Mrs. George Reeves
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Scholarship, The David Hallberg
Brittany DeGrofft — J ay Grossman and Maxwell Murphy
Melissa A. Smith, Secretary
in memory of Laima Barth
Remy Young — Mark Casey and Carrie Gasier Casey Jin Zhang — Yalan Wang Zhiyao Zhang — Brian H. Vincent, in honor of Luna Vincent
Cassandra Trenary is the 2017 recipient of a Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts.
Stewart R. Smith, Chair, Audit Committee .
Melissa A. Smith, Co-Chair, Development Committee; Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
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Sarah Arison, Co-Chair, Development Committee; Co-Chair, Education Committee Karen C. Phillips, Co-Chair, Education Committee Valentino D. Carlotti, Co-Chair, Finance Committee Nancy Havens-Hasty, Co-Chair, Finance Committee Martin Sosnoff, Co-Chair, Investment Committee Douglas C. Wurth, Co-Chair, Investment Committee Reynold Levy, Chair, Nominating Committee Lisa Smith Cashin, Member-at-Large Beth Chartoff Spector, Member-at-Large
TRUSTEES Linda Allard Kara Medoff Barnett Francesca Macartney Beale Hamish Bowles Audre D. Carlin Amy R. Churgin Susan Feinstein Christina Fish Sonia Florian Pamela Ford William J. Gillespie Sheila Grant James Hexter Henry P. Johnson Wendy Evans Joseph Christian Keesee Theresa Khawly Paula Mahoney Nancy McCormick Bill McIntosh Kevin McKenzie Ruth Newman Howard S. Paley Anka K. Palitz Kathryn Raphael Matthew Rubel Jenna Segal Sutton Stracke Jean Volpe John L. Warden, Esq. Mark E. Watson III Joseph A. Wilson
CHAIRMAN EMERITI Donald M. Kendall Melville Straus Charles H. Dyson Stephen J. Friedman Peter T. Joseph Hamilton E. James Lewis S. Ranieri Edward A. Fox Donald Kramer
HONORARY TRUSTEES Mildred C. Brinn Ricki Gail Conway Alexander C. Ewing Deborah, Lady MacMillan Robin Chemers Neustein Mrs. Byam K. Stevens, Jr. Anne M. Tatlock Blaine Trump Nancy Zeckendorf
ABT STAFF
Artistic Director, Hamilton E. James Chair Kevin McKenzie Executive Director Kara Medoff Barnett General Manager David G. Lansky
Assistant Production Manager Sid Wolf Production Stage Manager Danielle Ventimiglia Stage Manager Jeremiah Bischoff
ARTISTIC
Assistant Stage Manager Colyn W. Fiendel
Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky
Lighting Director Brad Fields
Assistant Artistic Director Clinton Luckett
Assistant Lighting Director Kristina Kloss
Artistic Administrator Cristina Escoda
Master Carpenter Chris Miano
Principal Ballet Mistress Susan Jones
Carpenters Jonathan Bracken, LA Jones
Ballet Masters Irina Kolpakova, Carlos Lopez, Nancy Raffa, Keith Roberts
Master Electrician A.J. Jackson
Rehearsal Planning Manager Miki Shintani La
Electricians/Board Operators Stephen Weeks, Trent Ware
Assistant to the Artistic Staff Amanda Sugino
Property Master Paul Wells
Company Teachers Nancy Bielski, Carlos Lopez, Clinton Luckett, Kate Lydon, Sascha Radetsky, Nancy Raffa, Keith Roberts, Craig Salstein, Lupe Serrano, Vladilen Semenov, Ethan Stiefel
Property Man Steven Dunbar
ADMINISTRATION & EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Wig & Make-up Supervisor Rena Most
Chief Administrative Officer Kimberly Ayers Shariff
Wig & Make-up Artist Jill Haley
Wardrobe Supervisor Tomoko Ueda-Dunbar Wardrobe Hilarie Jenkins, Vernon Ross, Derek Nye Lockwood
Director of Capital Projects Kyle Y. Ridaught
Resident Scenic Artist Christine Skubish
Director of Strategic Initiatives Ophelia Chua
Warehouse Manager Bobby Godwin
Executive Assistant to Kara Barnett Brittany Heier
MUSIC
Board Meeting Coordinator Claire Florian Human Resources and Contracts Coordinator Jaclyn LaCamera Office Manager Roseanne Forni COMPANY MANAGEMENT Company Manager Kyle Pickles Associate Company Manager Ashley K. Baer Assistant Company Manager and Assistant to the General Manager Jillian Brinberg PRODUCTION Director of Production N. James Whitehill III Technical Director Richard Koch
Music Director Ormsby Wilkins
Associate Director, Institutional Support and Special Campaigns Ebonie Pittman Manager of Special Events Claire McGregor Database Manager Tal Segal Assistant Manager, Special Events and Junior Council Program Gwen Torsky Assistant Manager, Patron Services Fallon Sullivan
Chief Advancement Officer J. Tim Landi Director of Membership Grey C. Johnson Associate Director, Major Gifts Jon Haddorff Associate Director, Major Gifts Diane Kuhl
Director of Training Programs Molly Schnyder
Director, ABT JKO School Rebecca Schwartz
Major Gifts Associate Iosu Bascaran
Director, ABT JKO Children’s Division Katie Ferris
Membership Assistant Samantha L. Stevenson
Director, Summer Intensive Elizabeth Aymong
Assistant to the Chief Advancement Officer Kristine Liwag
Summer Intensive Manager and Database Coordinator Naomi Gewanter
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Managing Director, Studio Company Claire Florian
Director of Press and Public Relations Kelly Ryan Director of Marketing Erin Brownie Manager of Press and Online Media Susie Morgan Taylor Press Assistant Delia Brengel Associate Director, Brand Partnerships and Social Media Sarah Doolin Roy Marketing Manager of Box Office Strategy and CRM Steven Koernig
Photographer Gene Schiavone
DEVELOPMENT
Associate Director of Education and Training Dennis J. Walters
Institutional Support Coordinator Dorothy Van Dine
Conductor and Music Administrator David LaMarche
Company Pianists Barbara Bilach, David LaMarche, Jacek Mysinski, Daniel Waite, Emily Wong
Artistic Director, ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Cynthia Harvey
Artistic Coordinator for Educational Outreach Richard Toda
Marketing Assistant and Customer Care Specialist Brendan Rosell
Orchestra Personnel Manager Matthew Dine
Director of Education and Training Mary Jo Ziesel
Membership Coordinator Brian Goetzinger
Principal Conductor Charles Barker
Concertmaster Benjamin Bowman
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Associate Staff Photographer Rosalie O'Connor FINANCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Chief Financial Officer Shawn Davidson Senior Director of Finance Godwin Farrugia Payroll and Benefits Manager Sandra Wright Bookkeeper Marianne Vanaselja Bursar and Finance Associate Talisa Chauca I.T. Manager Vince Lingner
Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator for Education and Training Emily Wolfe ABT/NYU Program Director and Studio Company Ballet Master Sascha Radetsky NTC and ABT/NYU Program Manager Meghan Love EducationAssociate Amanda Tomera ABT JKO School Coordinator Katie Currier ABT JKO School Assistant Elizabeth Juarez Summer Intensive Assistant Amber Bennett Principal ABT JKO School Pianist Michael Cherry ABT JKO School Principal Guest Instructor Ethan Stiefel ABT National Training Curriculum Associates Emeriti Franco De Vita, Raymond Lukens JKO School Faculty Sophie Alpern, Alexis Andrews, Karin Averty, Charles Barker, Jenna Bitterman, Leslie Browne, Larisa Calero, Yan Chen, Harriet Clark, Allison Eggers, Elizabeth Ferrell, Carla Flores, Thomas Forster, Cynthia Harvey, Fabrice Herrault,
Jaime Hickey, Eleanor Hullihan, Adrienne Hurd, Mikhail Ilyin, Marianne dello Joio, Sonia Jones, Robert La Fosse, Carlos Lopez, Clinton Luckett, Kate Lydon, Clarice Marshall, Kelley Potter, Sascha Radetsky, Keith Sabado, Flavio Salazar, Gennadi Saveliev, Lupe Serrano, Sarah Smith, Marina Stavitskaya, Kristen Stevens, Ethan Stiefel, Leann Underwood, Karen Uphoff, Martine van Hamel, Roman Zhurbin ABT JKO School Accompanists Stephanie Chun, Michael Dolnikov, John Epperson, Misha Golubitsky, Shimako Horii, Marco Jimenez, James Kost, Sofiya Leavsie, Dmitry Polischuk, Tim Prepscius, Victor See Yuen, Lauren Shapiro, Matthew Sheridan, Mihoko Suzuki, Laura Tishchenko, Mira Tsidulko Interns Jenna Berloni, Sarah Chou, Margaret Farrell, Hannah Fein, Elaine Harris, Catherine Hatfield, Rachel Huang, Stella Ji, Aliyah Miller, Lydia Murray, Emily Northrop, Madeleine Paull, Makayla Peterson, Katrine Pirtskhalava, Selena Robinson, Eleni Scurletis PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Consulting Orthopedist Dr. William Hamilton Assistant Orthopedist Dr. Phillip Bauman Physical Therapists Peter Marshall, Julie Daugherty Massage Therapists Olinda Cedeno, Charles Haack ABT JKO School Wellness Advisor Suzanne Hall ABT JKO Physical Therapist Jessica Lassiter Immigration Counsel Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP Labor Counsel Kauff, McGuire & Margolis LLP Auditor Lutz & Carr LLP Insurance Broker DeWitt Stern Group
American Ballet Theatre is a member of the American Arts Alliance, the Arts and Business Council, Inc. and Dance/U.S.A. American Ballet Theatre wishes to express its appreciation to Theatre Development Fund for its support of this season. The dancers and stage managers of American Ballet Theatre are represented for the purpose of collective bargaining by the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO. Trucking by Clark Transfer Inc. Tour booking managed in house by David Lansky, General Manager, ABT and Jean-Jacques Cesbron, Columbia Artists Management, LLC. International freight forwarding by Sounds Moves, Inc. ABT alumna Gretchen Schumacher generously volunteers her time as Alumni Coordinator. Harlequin is the official floor of American Ballet Theatre. VOLUNTEERS Susan Angermeier, Pamela Arenson, Ed Bacher, Meghan Bartley, Thomas Beatty, Carol Becker, Sasha Berger, Melvin Bernstein, Judi Chandon, Ken Dunn, Beverly Epstein, Margaret Fridecky, Bill Gerdes, Marianne Goodman, Tania Hakkim, Patricia Jaffarian, Lauren Kahn, Shelley and Stephen Limmer, Keiko Matsumura, Barbara Q. Myers, Eileen O’Neill, Beth Shapiro, Marianne Stegeland, Steven Toback, Barbara Trommer, Stefanie Van Steelandt, Sayaka Vermeer, Johanna Weber, Hermine Weiss, Anthony Yazzetti, Catherine Yeiser.
The Music Center Thanks Its Supporters INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS $1,000,000 and above Robert J. Abernethy Merle and Peter Mullin Ring-Miscikowski Foundation / The Ring Foundation / Cindy Miscikowski $250,000–$999,999 Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation Fredric M. Roberts Lisa Specht $100,000–$249,999 Helen and Peter Bing The Blue Ribbon Dorothy B. Chandler Program Fund Edgerton Foundation Helen Funai Erickson Kiki and David Gindler Jerry & Terri Kohl Family Foundation Barbara and Joel Marcus Jeffrey S. Saikhon Marc and Eva Stern Foundation Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl $50,000–$99,999 Marcia Israel Foundation Charlotte and Leslie Moore Foundation Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl Moss Foundation Lauren Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation Shelby Notkin Alyce Williamson $25,000–$49,999 Pamela and Dennis Beck Linda Maddocks Brown Shelby and Greg Geyer Lisa Gilford Hany G. Haddad Gloria and Glen Holden Tylie Jones and John Towey Lee Graff Foundation Marla and Cary Lefton Jody and David Lippman LSMK Investments
Diane Medina Beth and Leslie Michelson The Estate of Robert W. Olsen Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt Joyce and David Rabinov Max Ramberg Allison and Richard Roeder Laura and James Rosenwald Marie H. Song Catharine and Jeffrey Soros $10,000–$24,999 Gay and Harry Abrams Libbie Agran Maria V. Altmann Foundation Jane Arnault-Factor Susan Baumgarten Lynn A. Booth JoAnn and Wayland Bourne Claire and Brad Brian The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Walter and Ruth Chameides Otis and Elizabeth Chandler Foundation Ana and Robert Cook Mark H. Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell Sharon Darnov Lynne and James DeWitt Jennifer Diener Dee Dee Dorskind and Bradley Tabach-Bank Richard E. Fiock and Diego Castrejón Joan A. Friedman, PhD and Robert N. Braun, MD Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Vera and Paul Guerin Nancy and Michael Harahan Ariella Herman Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej Liz Levitt Hirsch Charlotte Hughes and Christopher Combs Gerry Ibanez and Aja Bell Jane Jelenko Randi and Richard Jones Carrie and Stuart Ketchum
Carol and Patrick Kinsella Rini and Arthur Kraus Anita Lorber Cathy and Mark Louchheim Nigel Lythgoe Rao Makineni Malouf Foundation Nancy and Patrick McCabe Barbara and Buzz McCoy Ann and Greg Myer Amy B. Ortner Rose and Michael Pagano Anne and Arnold Porath Judith Reichman, MD Rosemary Ringwald Marna and Rockwell Schnabel Carole Shammas and Darryl Holter Sally and James Thomas Cary and Karen Thompson Sue Tsao Leslie Vermut and Thomas Weinberger Cynthia Watson, MD and David B. Katzin, MD, PHD The Wetsman Foundation / Janis and William Wetsman Wendy and Jay Wintrob Diane Wittenberg and David Minning $5,000–$9,999 Charlene Achki-Repko Dean V. Ambrose Beverly and Frank Arnstein Barry Baker Howard Banchik Joni and Miles Benickes Rosanna Hirshon Bogart Joan and Allan Burns Richard and Karla Chernick Nadine and Harold Davidson Elizabeth and Brack Duker Maxine Dunitz Joan and William Feldman Maude and Richard Ferry Lawrence N. Field Lisa Field Joan and Larry Flax Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy Gerald D. Friedman Homeira and Arnold Goldstein Roberta and Bruce Hammer Joan and John F. Hotchkis
Suzanne and Richard Kayne Anita and Fred Kemmerling Kent Kresa Carl W. Large June Li Marlene and Sandy Louchheim Kirk Luetkehans Pauline Marks Sherry Martin Kathleen and Peter McCoy Darrell Douglas Miller Carol and Jerome Muchin Phyllis Parvin Cynthia M. Patton Phyllis and Henry Present The Rauch Family Foundation Jerry Rosenstock Thomas Safran Joan and Arnold Seidel Joni J. Smith Hope Landis Warner Ron Watson $1,000–$4,999 Keith and Ingrid Agre Donna M. Altmann Vivian Irene Anderson Sandy and Dan Bane Mary Jane Boggs Barger Paul N. Barkopoulos Laurel Beebe Barrack Margaret and David Barry Avery and Andrew Barth Paul M. Beigelman, MD James E. Berliner Lanie Bernhard Katherine Beyda and Michael Amundson Beverlee Bickmore June and Paul Bilgore Debra and Norris Bishton Yvonne Bogdanovich David C. Bohnett Mary Lou Boone Selina and Brian Boxer Wachler Sonia Boyajian Irene and Stuart Boyd Geri Brawerman Alphonse Burnand & Charles Partridge Scholarship Trust Marcia Caden Reynolds Cafferata Caroline Conroy and James Rollings Judy Carroll
THE MUSIC CENTER SUPPORTERS $1,000–$4,999 cont. Fanya Carter Constance Chesnut and Sheldon Benjamin Lillian Chin Katheryn and Arthur Chinski Allison Clago Daniel Clivner and Steven Cochran Pamela and V. Shannon Clyne Jane and Lawrence Cohen Ann and Philip Colburn Eleanor Congdon David Conney, MD Catherine Cristall Alison Bryan Crowell and Richard Crowell Suzanne and Robert Davidow Nancy and Donald de Brier Rafael de Marchena-Huyke Paulette and Audney DePaulo Laura Donnelley Elizabeth and Ken Doran Judith Douglas Betty J. Dranow Michael Dreyer Phyllis and Jim Easton Jerrold Eberhardt Constance B. Elliot Lois Erburu Elisabeth Familian Leah and Sam Fischer Erik Fleming Nanette and Burton Forester Harold Frankl Susan Friedman Wallace E. Fullmer Diane Futterman Nancy and Eric Garen Hilary D. Garland Eva Gaustad Frederick and Leslie Gaylord Genevieve and Lewis Geyser Gold Family Charitable Foundation / Stanley Gold Doris Gold Elaine Goldsmith Julie and Bruce Goldsmith Roslyn and Abner Goldstine Marjorie Goodson Gary Gordon Louis Goren Anne Grausam Lenore and Bernard Greenberg Tricia and Richard Grey Marcy Gross
Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, MD Maria Hall-Brown Kevin Patrick Hanley Lisa and Steven Hansen Penny Haberman Jeanne and Michael Harris Morris A. Hazan Family Foundation Drs. Vikki and Sidney Helperin Diane J. Henderson Phyllis and Michael Hennigan Claire and Robert Heron Gail Hershowitz Christine M. Hessler Anita Hirsh Linda Joyce Hodge AC Hoffing Valerie Foster Hoffman Katie and Philip Holthouse Ruby Hori Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen Deborah Hyde and Tom Graffy Ingrid and Frederic Ingram Callan and Greg Irvin William H. Isacoff, MD Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D. Ruth M. Jones Katherine Jordan and Mary Ann Skoko Mary Ann Rosenfeld Kadish and Sheldon Kadish Gerald Katell Don Kates Barbara and Richard Kernochan Ellie Kitta and Ron Goldie Bettina Korek Greg Korman Joanne Kozberg Judith Krantz Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald Vivian Krepack Ellen and David Li Lee Mee Mong Lee CC Pulitzer-Lemann and Monte Lemann II Aliza and Mike Lesser Linda Levie Drs. Shawn and Jo Libaw Leigh Lindsey and Andrew Blaine Joanne and Ethan Lipsig Arleen Sorkin and Chris Lloyd LLWW Foundation Elizabeth and Robert Lowe Jerry Luedders and Joseph Gilbert
Dr. Thomas and Marie Maclennan Carla Malden and Normal Beil Bill Maldonado and Charles P. Souw Ilene and J. Howard Marshall III Mary and David Martin Jane and Edward McAniff Janis B. McEldowney Beth McGlynn and James Zapp Irene Mecchi Linda and Sheldon Mehr Vibiana Molina Haydee and Carlos Mollura Cynthia Monaco and Daniel Jaffe Kathy and Michael Moray Susan and Gene Morrissey Patrick Morrow Olivia and Anthony Neece Greg and Renae Niles Annette and Peter O'Malley Alan Oppenheimer Ellen Pansky Carey Pearlman and Tracy Albert Nina and Leo Pircher Lori and Kenneth Polin The Muriel Pollia Foundation Laura Pope David Richard Pullman Pun'kin's Feiman Family Foundation Nancy Rahnasto and Alfred Osborne Joyce Rey Hadley and Lee Rierson Ricki and Marvin Ring Sharon and Nelson Rising Ann and Robert Ronus Ropolo Charitable Trust Nancy and Brad Rosenberg Beverly and Melvin Rosenthal Helene Rosenzweig, M.D. Richard S. Roth Susan and Marvin Rothenberg Linda and Tony Rubin Peggy and Harvey Saferstein Maralee Beck and Andrew Safir Carol Saikhon Desiree and Joel Samuels Ariane and Lionel Sauvage Maxine Savitz Mariette and Alexander Sawchuk Alexandra Scharff and Tom Pierson Loren Schlachet and Brooke Elliott Sherie and Alan Schneider
Kim Schneider Lynne and Barry Scholer Sandra and Vin Scully Stanley E. Sellers, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. P.K. Shah Mpambo and David Shaw The Estate of Jeneane Shield Margarete Sikand Rosemary Simmons Maggy and John Simon Rosa and Robert Sinnott Lucerne Snipes Terry and Dennis Stanfill Marjorie Bender and Richard Stone I.H. Sutnick Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz Traci Takahara Slacum Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation Jessica Teich and Michael Gendler, Esq Elinor and Rubin Turner Mary Lu Tuthill Catherine and Leonard Unger Gretchen Garrett Valentine Laurie Vender and Stephen Halper Meredith and Jan Voboril Ann Wagner Daniel and Janice Wallace Susan and Stuart Warren Hope Warschaw Dennis Wasser and Ruth Roberts Wasser Marcia and Charles Wasserman Ph.D. Aviva Weiner and Paulino Fontes Eleanor Weintraub Sheila and Wally Weisman David and Sylvia Weisz Family Foundation Wells Family Charitable Foundation Luanne Wells Susan and Josh Wieder Valerie L. Willis Patty and Richard Wilson Robert and Adrianne Zarnegin Ellen and Arnold Zetcher And those who wish to remain anonymous Gifts as of May 31, 2018
The Music Center strives to acknowledge all of our supporters appropriately. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Advancement Office at (213) 972-3356.
The Music Center Thanks Its Supporters CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT $1,000,000 and above The Ahmanson Foundation The Annenberg Foundation County of Los Angeles The James Irvine Foundation Ring-Miscikowski Foundation / The Ring Foundation / Cindy Miscikowski $250,000–$999,999 The Getty Foundation The Music Center Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation $100,000–$249,999 Bank of America / Cary H. Thompson / Dannielle Campos Wells Fargo Bank / Joseph Rice $50,000–$99,999 CC Capital City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs Entravision Communications Corporation / Walter F. Ulloa Guggenheim Partners J.P. Morgan Chase / Susan M. Wegleitner Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP U.S. Bank / Darrell Brown $25,000–$49,999 Amgen Foundation / Cynthia M. Patton The Capital Group Companies / Kimaada Brown California Arts Council Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Grand Park Foundation Hearst Foundation James A. Doolittle Foundation The Greenbrier Companies KPMG LLP / Greg Geyer The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Los Angeles County Arts Commission Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP National Endowment for the Arts The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Union Bank I.N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys Foundation
$10,000–$24,999 Borrowed Blu Chevron Corporation Dizzy Feet Foundation Edison International Fox Rothschild LLP / Darrell D. Miller Hub International of California Insurance Services, Inc The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation The Louis and Harold Price Foundation The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation Macy's Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Nova Ortho-Med Inc. The Sidley Austin Foundation $5,000–$9,999 Colburn Foundation Gladys Turk Foundation Hollywood Foreign Press Association Kaiser Permanente The Morrison & Foerster Foundation Rios Clementi Hale Studios Socius Group, LLC Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation $1,000–$4,999 Buchalter Nemer Deloitte, LLP Discovery Management El Verde Terrazzo Inc. Fauci Companies, Inc. GE Foundation Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co. KPMG Community Giving Library Foundation of Los Angeles M. A .C . Cosmetics Morrison & Foerster LLP Nevada Community Foundation Probity International Corp. Rodriguez, Horii, Choi & Cafferata LLP See's Candies St. Nick's Christmas Lighting Service Ware Disposal Gifts as of May 31, 2018
THE DOROTHY B. CHANDLER LEGACY SOCIETY
A LEGACY DARES TO INSPIRE
The Dorothy B. Chandler Legacy Society honors and recognizes individuals who express their commitment to the arts by including The Music Center in their estate plans or creating an endowed fund. The society provides opportunities for members to find camaraderie with others who share their passion and love of the arts at special programs and events. Perhaps the greatest benefit in becoming a member is the knowledge that you have established an enduring legacy — a lasting heritage for the community that will continue to touch lives for generations to come.
WAYS TO GIVE
• Include a bequest in your will or living trust; • Create an estate note, an irrevocable pledge against one’s estate; • Create an endowed fund; • Establish a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust; and • Designate The Music Center as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance policy. If you have made a provision for The Music Center in your estate plans, or would like to learn more about the Legacy Society, contact Dasha Thomas at (213) 972-4319.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: JANICE HAHN, Fourth District; KATHRYN BARGER, Fifth District; SHEILA J. KUEHL, Third District, Chair; HILDA L. SOLIS, First District; and MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS, Second District