OCT 12 – 14 Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center
DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion
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Humachina. Photo by George Simian
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 n the dance world, one often hears that visual arts aficionados are also lovers of dance — that the intersection exists because both genres provide artists a visual means to express feeling, emotion and opinion, but does so using different means, one through form and the other through performance. That intersection becomes very clear when we watch the powerful performances of Diavolo I Architecture in Motion®. In a delicate balance that carefully and cleverly juxtaposes the dancers with physical structures, Diavolo makes dance accessible and demonstrates the strength and athleticism of a highly innovative dance company that keeps audiences wanting more. Diavolo is not only a Los Angeles treasure, but also a long-standing member of The Music Center family. The company has been a part of our legacy school assembly program, The Music Center On Tour, for nearly 20 years. When we opened Grand Park in 2012, we commissioned Diavolo to develop a special piece, “A Fanfare for Grand Park,” which had the dancers dressed all in blue and dancing in the park’s iconic fountain. When the company became a top 10 finalist in season 12 on NBC’s America's Got Talent, we felt a true sense of pride in their success. Now it is our sincere pleasure to present Diavolo as part of the 18/19 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center. Sit back in your seats and prepare to be amazed! I’m delighted that, at the end of November, we will once again present George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ® by Miami City Ballet. This production of the classic story ballet premiered last year here at The Music Center to sold-out audiences, who not only experienced Balanchine’s iconic choreography, but also the visionary sets and costumes by award winning designers Isabel and Ruben Toledo. Bringing a world-class Nutcracker back to Los Angeles was one of my goals when I joined The Music Center as president and CEO three years ago; I know how many of us love including this favorite ballet among our holiday traditions. Once again, the performances will feature student dancers from both The Colburn School and The Gabriella Foundation’s everybody dance! program, making this a truly special, only-in-Los Angeles presentation. Next month, on November 6 and 7, we will honor one of the world’s most iconic artists when The Music Center presents JONI 75: A Birthday Celebration Live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. A star-studded lineup of artists will sing Ms. Mitchell’s songs from her entire oeuvre in two once-in-a-lifetime performances. On November 7, The Music Center will hold an exclusive birthday dinner for Ms. Mitchell and bestow her with The Music Center’s Excellence in the Performing Arts Award, acknowledging her innumerable artistic contributions. Visit musiccenter.org/joni for concert tickets while they last and musiccenter.org/joni75soiree for information and special packages with prime seats for the November 7 concert and the gala dinner. 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
MEMBERS AT LARGE William H. Ahmanson Wallis Annenberg Jill Baldauf Phoebe Beasley Darrell Brown Kimaada M. Brown Dannielle Campos Greg T. Geyer Lisa Gilford Kiki Ramos Gindler Maria Rosario Jackson Glenn Kaino Cary J. Lefton David Lippman Richard Lynn Martinez Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy Mattie McFadden Lawson Elizabeth Michelson Darrell D. Miller
DIRECTORS EMERITI Peter K. Barker Judith Beckmen Eli Broad Ronald W. Burkle Amb. (ret.) John B. Emerson* Lois Erburu Richard M. Ferry Brindell Gottlieb Bernard A. Greenberg Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Amb. (ret.) Glen A. Holden Stuart M. Ketchum Amb. (ret.) Lester B. Korn
Shelby Notkin Michael Pagano Cynthia M. Patton Karen Kay Platt Rory Pullens Max Ramberg † Jay Rasulo Joseph Rice Richard K. Roeder Lisa See Catharine Soros Marc I. Stern Philip A. Swan Cary H. Thompson Walter F. Ulloa Timothy S. Wahl Alyce Williamson Jay Wintrob Rollin A. Ransom General Counsel †
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* Chairman Emeritus
Kent Kresa Robert F. Maguire, III Ginny Mancini Edward J. McAniff Walter M. Mirisch Fredric M. Roberts Claire L. Rothman Joni J. Smith Cynthia A. Telles James A. Thomas Andrea L. Van de Kamp* Paul M. Watson Thomas R. Weinberger Rosalind W. Wyman
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Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center Presents
Diavolo Architecture in Motion®
OCTOBER 12 –14 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 Photo by Thomas Ammerpohl.
Diavolo | Architecture In MotionÂŽ FEARLESS | ATHLETIC | DAREDEVILS
Founder, Artistic Director Jacques Heim Institute Director Dusty Alvarado
Development Manager Jose Hernandez The Company
Christopher Borrero, Christopher Carvalho, Kate Dougherty, Simon Greenberg, Steven Jasso, Aubrey Lawrence, Derion Loman, Majella Loughran, Danielle Maloney, Chantelle Mrowka, Madison Olandt, Matthew Wagner, Kimara Wood Lighting Designer & Lighting Director Evan Merryman Ritter John E.D. Bass
Rehearsal Director Amy Tuley
Production Assistants Christopher Carvalho Simon Greenberg
Structure Engineering & Construction Mike McCluskey Tina Trefethen McCluskey LTD Production Manager Evan Merryman Ritter
Tour / Production Coordinator Ana Brotons
Costume Manager Majella Loughran
Management & Creative Production Consultant Chip Largman
Technical Assistant & Transport Matt Christensen Video Archivist Christopher Carvalho
Artist Representative and Booking Information Margaret Selby President, Selby/Artists Mgmt (212) 382-3260 | mselby@selbyartistsmgmt.com | selbyartistsmgmt.com
Photo by Thomas Ammerpohl.
V OYA G E 2018 West Coast Premiere DIAVOLO’s newest adventure is inspired by travels in space and the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. A young woman dreams of traveling distances only astronauts can, escaping from the ordinary world into a surreal landscape of infinite possibilities. Gravity-defying bodies join her on the journey in a universe that is alive with kinetic energy, fantastical whimsy and surprising transformation.
— 35 MINUTE RUNTIME — Voyage (2018) Direction & Choreography: Jacques Heim Associate Choreography: The Company Structure Design: Mike McClusky, Tina Trefethen, Adam Davis and Jeremy Railton Structure Engineering & Construction: Mike McClusky, McClusky LTD., Tina Trefethen Music: ODESZA, Zack Hemsey, Moby, The Crystal Method, Sarah Jaffe, Florence + The Machine, Jon Hopkins. Lighting Design: Evan Merryman Ritter, John E.D. Bass Text: Saffron Douglas Sound Design: Simon Greenberg Costume Design: Brandon Grimm Voyage creation is supported by TITAS Presents, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts and the Cheng Family Foundation.
— 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION —
TR AJECTOIRE Trajectoire is a visceral and emotional journey through the ebb and flow of the human experience. As the performers struggle to find their balance on a voyage of destiny and destination, Trajectoire shows the transcendence of the human soul against all odds.
— 35 MINUTE RUNTIME — Trajectoire (1999, 2000) Direction & Choreography: Jacques Heim Associate Choreography: The Company Structure Designer: Daniel Wheeler Engineering: Dan Williams Structure Construction: Mike McCluskey LTD., Daniel Wheeler Music Composer: Nathan Wang Original Lighting Designer: Daniel Lonazzi Lighting Designer: John E.D. Bass Costume Designer: Meegan Godfrey Trajectoire was commissioned by the Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN; El Camino College, Torrance, CA; Grand Performances at California Plaza, Los Angeles, CA; and supported in part by The Brody Arts Fund, the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
ABOUT DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion®, the renowned Los Angeles-based dance company, was founded in 1992 by Artistic Director Jacques Heim. He combined his academic background in theater, film and dance with his passion for architecture. For more than 25 years, Heim and his talented crew of dancers, designers and engineers have been applauded for their ability to display surprising movement against a backdrop of elaborately designed sets, entertaining audiences around the world with their new art form. Heim's skill in creating work that entertains is central to his artistic vision, one that combines elements of contemporary dance with martial arts, acrobatics, gymnastics and hip-hop. Throughout the years, the company has captivated audiences in 250 cities and 14 countries and has performed to sold out audiences throughout the U.S. International touring has included stops in Germany, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Holland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia and Chile. DIAVOLO has also appeared at select corporate events and for special advertising and promotional engagements. In 2017, DIAVOLO enjoyed an especially extraordinary season, highlighted by Heim’s creation of five new pieces for season 12 of NBC’s hit series America’s Got Talent. As one of the top 10 contestants to reach the show’s finale at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater, the company was seen by over 90 million television viewers. Through The DIAVOLO Institute, the company also provides educational activities and community outreach programs for people of all ages and abilities as it seeks to share the power of dance as a means of social impact. Two such programs are T.R.U.S.T., an initiative tailored for schools that explores the necessity of teamwork, and The Veterans Project, a four-month workshop using movement as medicine, which DIAVOLO has replicated in cities across the U.S. As DIAVOLO looks to broaden its outreach and impact on the performing arts community and the world at large, it will continue to create and tour new works, expand its Board of Directors, undertake more corporate and customized commercial assignments, and reach out to even more adventurous souls who want to join DIAVOLO on this marvelous journey. For more information about DIAVOLO please visit: www.diavolo.org
DUSTY ALVARADO
WHO'S WHO
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
JACQUES HEIM FOUNDER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jacques Heim was born and raised in Paris where his earliest artistic experience came from street performing. He attended Middlebury College (B.F.A. in Theater, Dance and Film), the University of Surrey in England (Certificate for Analysis and Criticism of Dance) and the California Institute for the Arts (M.F.A. in Choreography). Not strictly a dancer or acrobat, Heim calls himself an “architect of motion.” He is like a drill sergeant or a football coach who loves pushing dancers beyond their own physical and emotional limits to make them feel they can conquer anything and make them realize they are heroes. Heim is named after his grandfather, the late and revolutionary fashion designer who, in 1946, launched the first ever two piece bathing suit called atome, later renamed the bikini, and also invented le pret a porter, or ready-to-wear. Like his grandfather who broke ground in the fashion industry, Heim challenges and breaks the mold of conventional wisdom surrounding dance, developing the unique and incomparable aesthetic of Architecture in Motion®. In addition to founding DIAVOLO and serving as its artistic director, Heim has worked extensively in dance, theater, television and special events throughout the world. In 2017, he created five new performances based on DIAVOLO creations for NBC’s America’s Got Talent (AGT), which resulted in the company becoming one of the top ten contestants in AGT’s finale at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater. Heim recently directed DIAVOLO’s special appearance on Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde’s New Year’s Eve 2017, one of the most watched TV shows in France. DIAVOLO also appeared on Helene Fischer’s 2017 Christmas Spectacular, where the German superstar sang while rigged atop one of the company’s massive structures. In 2004, Heim choreographed KÀ for Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, a destination show featuring apparatus inspired by DIAVOLO structures. In 2010, he was invited to be a creative director for the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Heim has also worked with Guy Caron and Michael Curry as a consulting choreographer on Ice Age Live!, a “mammoth” arena show that made its world premiere at London’s Wembley Stadium in November 2012 and is now touring throughout Europe. Heim has received three USA Fellowship nominations and four Alpert Award nominations. He has also been the recipient of the Martha Hill Choreography Award of the American Dance Festival the Special Prize of the Jury at the 6th Saitama International Dance Festival, a Brody Arts Fund fellowship and a James Irvine Foundation Fellowship; he was the 2016 Barney Creative Prize recipient.
A Houston native, Dusty Alvarado grew up as a competitive gymnast, actor and dancer. He received his B.F.A from Carnegie Mellon University and worked in New York City as a dancer and actor following graduation. After gigging it for a year, Alvarado shook things up and moved to Israel to assist in the creation of The Aluminum Show, a creative dance spectacle using aluminum materials to create a surreal world. After two years of touring internationally with this Israeli show, Alvarado auditioned for DIAVOLO and three weeks later was on a plane to Gwangyang, South Korea. He was involved in three creations, including Fluid Infinities, which premiered at the Hollywood Bowl in September 2013. Currently in his fourth year as DIAVOLO’s Institute Director, Alvarado has helped expand the K-12 school programming from five to 15 programs a year. His passion to help others continues with DIAVOLO’s Veterans Project, a one-of-a-kind program that uses movement as medicine to help heal and connect our heroes.
JOSE HERNANDEZ Hernandez, a Los Angeles native, joined the company in 2015. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from California State University, Long Beach. Hernandez has spent the last seven years supporting local arts organizations in the areas of major gifts, event management and strategic planning with a focus in the performing arts field. At DIAVOLO, he spearheads the company’s major gifts program and manages a wide range of foundation and government grants. During his spare time, Hernandez actively volunteers for local arts and social service organizations. He has served on several grant panels through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and has received a commendation of appreciation for his service by former Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. Hernandez served as an active member of the Host Committee for the 2018 Dance/USA national conference, providing support to the Fundraising and Budgeting Sub-Committee.
AMY TULEY
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
Amy Tuley is originally from Cleburne, Texas. She was asked to join the company a few days shy of her graduation from the University of North Texas where she received her B.F.A. in Dance. Her movement background consists of tumbling, competitive cheerleading, jazz and modern dance. She has attended numerous dance intensives and has shown original work at the American College Dance Festival. She was a co-choreographer for Nick Cave’s collaborative performance art project, Heard. She has been involved in three creations with the company and has contributed her own choreography to DIAVOLO’s Fluid Infinities and Humachina II. Aside from dancing, Tuley is passionate about guiding dancers in the discovery toward their most authentic and expressive selves as artists. After touring internationally with the company for four
years, she transitioned into rehearsal director in 2016. Beginning her third season in this role, Tuley is honored to continue to share her artistry and live out her purpose with the incomparable touring company dancers.
CHRISTOPHER BORRERO PERFORMER
Born in Chicago and raised in San Diego, Calif. Christopher Borrero's interest in dance and gymnastics sparked at a young age through his involvement with a hip-hop dance troupe called Jam Street though Sunrise Local Community Church. His passion and dedication for the arts grew as he continued performing in his church musical productions, in community theater and in high school plays. Throughout his high school career, Borerro danced on scholarship at Culture Shock San Diego where he continued to train in multiple styles of dance. Borrero began performing professionally right after high school, working for companies such as World Entertainment Services, Disneyland, Cirque du Soleil and NBC. His biggest accomplishment was having the opportunity to join the ensemble cast in the Broadway production of The Wiz! Live on NBC. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles working as a professional dancer/actor with The MSA Talent Agency. This is Borrero’s very first season with DIAVOLO.
CHRISTOPHER CARVALHO PERFORMER/ PRODUCTION ASSISTANT/VIDEO ARCHIVIST
Christopher Carvalho is originally from St. Louis, Mo. He graduated from Chapman University in 2014 with a B.F.A in dance performance and a minor in economics and received the Donna Cucanato award for his contribution to the university's dance department. Since 2014, he has worked with a variety of L.A.-based choreographers and companies including two seasons with the DIAVOLO Institute (2014-2016). During this time, he was an understudy for DIAVOLO’s creation Cubicle and performed in its world premiere in 2015. His movement background is focused around modern dance, ballet, jazz and track-and-field. This is Carvalho’s third season with the touring company and second year as its video archivist and production assistant.
SIMON GREENBERG
PERFORMER/ PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Greenberg was born and raised in Berkeley, Calif., and migrated south to earn his B.F.A. in dance, choreography and performance from California Institute of the Arts. Since his move to Southern California, he has had the pleasure of working with Colin Connor, Rosanna Gamson, Douglas Nielsen, Julie Bour, No)one. Art House and Maxine Doyle. His movement background consists heavily of martial arts and team sports. He has studied various styles of dance and acrobatics under Katie Maltsberger in El Cerrito, Calif. Greenberg also has a passion for music and technology, which he is fortunate enough to be able to incorporate into his role in this company. He is extremely grateful and excited
to continue working with Heim and the DIAVOLO family. This is Greenberg’s second season with the touring company.
STEVEN JASSO PERFORMER
Steven Jasso began taking dance classes at a community college after failing to be accepted into any university because of poor grades. He dropped out of school to avoid debt and pursued dance when an opportunity to perform with State Street Ballet arose, an opportunity that led to eight years of performing around the country. With a constant craving for the new, he attended Pacific Conservatory Theatre to study acting. Jasso left performing and took up work as a carpenter, looking to connect with people far outside the bubble of the performing arts world. Still with a desire to perform, he found his way to the DIAVOLO Institute where he has been using dance and movement to teach kids about trust, leadership and teamwork. Jasso also participates in DIAVOLO’s The Veterans Project, which uses movement and the artistic process as therapy for military veterans.
AUBREY LAWRENCE PERFORMER
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Lawrence began her dance education at the age of four under the direction of Clare Gales at Studio 82. After high school, she pursued her artistic passions at Shenandoah University, where she earned a B.F.A. in dance as well as a B.A. in English in 2015. Lawrence has trained in both New York City and Los Angeles and has performed at venues including Symphony Space in New York City, Harman Hall in Washington, D.C., and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland for choreographers such as Todrick Hall, Ashlé Dawson, Matthew Powell, and Mike Esperanza. Her years of competitive gymnastics as a preteen sparked an enduring love for acrobatic work, and she also trains as an aerialist, primarily on silks. Since moving to Hollywood, Lawrence has appeared in music videos for artists including Charisse Mills and Shahram Solati and taught and performed as a member of the DIAVOLO Institute for two seasons. She is also a fitness trainer for the Tracy Anderson Method. This is her second season with the touring company.
DERION LOMAN PERFORMER
Loman was born in Fairfield, Calif. His interest in dance came from his involvement in color guard, where he toured with the world championship Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. Loman started dancing his sophomore year of college and graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in psychology and a B.F.A. in dance from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was also a pioneer member of BHdos, Ballet Hispanico’s second company, where he performed at a variety of events and venues including Symphony Space Theatre, the FBI and the Presidential Inauguration. He started with Pilobolus as the company’s first-ever dancer apprentice and was cast as a full time company member in 2014. Most
recently, he joined the touring cast of DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion® where it was a finalist for America’s Got Talent.
MAJELLA BESS LOUGHRAN
PERFORMER/COSTUME MANAGER
Born in Northern Ireland, Loughran grew up performing with the Belfast Circus School and trained as a competitive gymnast. She received her B.F.A. in dance performance from SUNY Purchase. Before joining DIAVOLO, Loughran performed in New York with "the Pin Up Girls Bar-lesque" and trained at The Muse Brooklyn and Circus Wearhouse. Briefly after, she founded Dark Matter Dance, which focused on site-specific work and collaborative immersive experiences. Dark Matter worked with House of Mirth to create a haunted attraction in Sleepy Hollow based on the classic folklore, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. Loughran also has a background in production management, lighting, rigging, set construction and wardrobe. She continues to design the lighting at DIAVOLO's performance space in Los Angeles when she isn't touring with the company. This is Loughran's fourth year with DIAVOLO as a performer. She is also the rental manager and costume coordinator for the company.
DANI MALONEY PERFORMER
Maloney's dance studies began at the age of three when she started taking lessons at Long’s School of Dance in Erie, Pa. Maloney’s passions translated into her college career at Shenandoah Conservatory where she received her B.F.A. in dance in December 2017. She has trained in many different subjects and worked as a resident choreographer and dance instructor on the side. Maloney has performed with various professional performance companies working as a dancer, singer, actress, contortionist, aerialist and an acrobat. Maloney is currently working as a company member with DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion®, and she is excited to see what new adventures and challenges this chapter of life will bring her.
CHANTELLE MROWKA PERFORMER
Chantelle Mrowka is a native of suburban Chicago, born and raised in McHenry, Ill. She began her training primarily focused in gymnastics throughout her younger years and later transitioned to classical ballet at age 10. During high school, Mrowka started performing with contemporary fusion dance company, Chicago Dance Crash, where she expanded her movement background to include contemporary, modern dance, jazz and breakdance and continued dancing as a company member full time from 2012 through 2016. She continued her career performing with aerial dance company, C5 Create With No Limits, through 2017. Mrowka ventured out to L.A. mid-2017 to join DIAVOLO during its debut on America's Got Talent. After a memorable first season touring nationally and internationally with the company, Mrowka is excited to begin her second season with DIAVOLO.
WHO'S WHO
MADISON OLANDT PERFORMER
Madison Olandt was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, Calilf. She began training in gymnastics at five, and by 11, she was ranked in the top 20 of the nation for her age group. Olandt went on to pursue dance as she joined her high school dance team, becoming the teams’ choreographer, and earning the award, West Coast Elite Dancer of the Year for 2011-2013. She acquired her B.A. in dance at UCLA, along with her B.S. in psychology. Some of her choreographic work has been performed in Royce Hall, Glorya Kaufman Hall and Pauley Pavilion. She has had the privilege to perform on the Grammy's stage for Katy Perry, in Royce Hall for a TED Talk, in several national commercials, and all over China with Academy of Villains. She has been a part of DIAVOLO from the start of America’s Got Talent and looks forward to another brilliant season.
MATTHEW WAGNER PERFORMER
Matt Wagner received a B.F.A in dance from Oakland University of Michigan. His movement background is in gymnastics, baseball, martial arts, parkour, modern dance and ballet. Wagner has participated in international competitions for trampoline and tumbling and artistic gymnastics. In dance, he has worked with artists such as Pascal Merighi, Laurie Eisenhower, Bryan Strimpel, Meg Paul (who set a Twyla Tharp piece), Chien-Ying Wang and Sean Greene. He has also had the privilege of studying dance in Berlin at the Tanzfabrik and the Freie Universitӓt. This is Wagner’s third season with DIAVOLO. Some of his other interests include musicals, choreography, stage combat, costume construction and costume design.
KIMARA WOOD PERFORMER
Kimara Wood is originally from Victorville, Calif. but grew up in Lorton, Va. He studied hip-hop, tap, jazz, ballet, gymnastics and martial arts. In 2007, he was the winner of the Washington Post's Music and Dance Scholarship Award. In 2013, he earned a B.F.A in dance and choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. Wood then moved to Dallas, Texas, to join Dallas Black Dance Theatre and to guest with various dance companies. There he studied Horton and Dunham. Wood worked under various artists such as Bruce Wood, Jamal Story, Matthew Rushing, Joshua Peugh, Garfield Lemonius, Milton Tatum, Milton Meyers and Christopher Huggins. Wood also had the wonderful opportunity to perform Twyla Tharp's Sinatra Suite in 2017. He then moved to Los Angeles, Calif. to pursue his dream of joining DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion®. This is his second season with the company.
PRODUCTION STAFF
ANA CAROLINA BROTONS TOUR / PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Ana Carolina Brotons was born in Miami, Fla. and started dancing at the age of three. She attended performing arts magnet programs in dance for both middle and high school, as well as cheering for the world-renowned TopGun Allstars. After training in ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap, salsa and hip-hop intensively at school and local studios, Brotons was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pa. She collaborated and learned from renowned professors and guest artists and received a B.F.A in modern dance performance. Since graduating in 2012, she has performed in music videos, as well as two national tours with the show SuperWHY Live. Always looking for opportunities to grow, she has taken a strong liking to both the stage and the process it takes technically to get there. After five seasons performing, Brotons is currently entering her sixth season with DIAVOLO and is excited about expanding her horizons in this new role off the stage.
EVAN MERRYMAN RITTER LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ritter hails from San Francisco as a child of the 1980s. He has a BFA from CalArts and an MFA from the University of Washington. He won the Wally Russell technical theater scholarship from LA Opera. With DIAVOLO, Ritter was lighting director and designer for much of their work between 1998 and 2008. Since then, Ritter has created two fully realized works of dance with DIAVOLO alumna Monica Campbell (Tabula Rasa and The Final Hours) as well as designed for Donald Byrd, KT Niehoff, Washington Ensemble Theater, Youth Theater Northwest, Tacoma Opera and Bellevue Ballet among others. He lives in Seattle with his young daughter, Grace.
JOHN E.D. BASS LIGHTING DIRECTOR
John E.D. Bass has been lighting theater, music and dance for nearly two decades. Before joining DIAVOLO in 2007, his last project with Jacques Heim was Territory while studying at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Prior national tour designs include The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial for L.A. Theater Works and both Peter Pan and Camelot for McCoy Rigby Entertainment, where he served as associate to Tom Ruzika. Past design highlights include The Soze Project at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and Azure, an underwater fantasy show at the Silverton Las Vegas. Architectural credits include the Eastern Columbia building in Los Angeles and Spring, a Claes Oldenburg sculpture in Seoul, Korea. In addition to lighting regional theaters around the United States, Bass also lights numerous musical acts in Los Angeles and works as well, in film and television.
ADAM DAVIS
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, ARCHITECT
Davis is originally from Montreal, Canada and raised in Miami, Fla. He has a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Florida and a M.A. in Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI ARC). His graduate work explored the limits of collapsible and kinetic structures and ultimately landed him a position with the AIA award-winning L.A. firm Pugh + Scarpa working directly under principle Lawrence Scarpa. Entertainment design credits under Emmy Award-winning production designer Jeremy Railton include Key Club, a popular Sunset Strip nightclub, and The Great World nightclub in Singapore. He has provided art direction for a multitude of music videos, live events and concerts for James Taylor, Enrique Iglesias, Brian Wilson, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and David Bowie. His film and TV credits include Super 8, Larry Crowne, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Catching Fire (Hunger Games sequel), Terra Nova and Magic City. Davis has also been recognized by the Art Director’s Guild, garnering two ADG awards for Outstanding Art Direction. Additionally, he received the 1999 Lester Horton Award for Outstanding Dance Set Design for DIAVOLO’s Capture and has been published in World Stage Design.
MIKE MCCLUSKY, MCCLUSKEY, LTD.
STRUCTURE DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION
Mike McCluskey started restoring Shelby Cobras in 1969 while attending UCLA for mechanical engineering and never stopped. Best known for its diversity of fabricating services (design, construction, welding, mechanics, finish & paint), his company McCluskey Ltd. blends the art of handcrafting with modern aerospace technology. Internationally known for restoration and repair of vintage Cobras, exotic concept and racecars, plus historical aircraft & jets, McCluskey also builds props and sets for stage, movies and TV. McCluskey’s team of highly skilled craftsmen is based in Torrance, Calif., serving architectural, automotive, industrial and entertainment clients including Getty, Disney, Shelby, Northrop, Honda and DIAVOLO.
TINA TREFETHEN
STRUCTURE DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION
Trefethen’s mixed interests in art, extreme sports, design and industry all combine uniquely for DIAVOLO. She has been a world hang-gliding champion, actor in TV and commercials, pro-skateboarder, aircraft manufacturer and partner in her brother’s music business. She has evolved into a designer, sculptor, engineer and fabricator of aluminum, steel and composites for a large variety of architectural, aviation, automotive, and graphics projects. Her clients include Lotus, Getty, Boeing, Disney, BMW, Honda, plus 15 major works for DIAVOLO, as lead fabricator, structural designer and project manager.
DANIEL WHEELER
STRUCTURE DESIGNER SCULPTOR: TRAJECTOIRE
An internationally recognized and exhibited artist and designer, Wheeler creates in diverse media, varied scale and in a range of contexts from private to public. The son of an educator and a therapist, he received his B.A. from Brown University in 1984 and, after living in Japan, settled in Los Angeles in 1985. With 30 years of experience in making thematically sensitive, interactive and highly crafted objects and environments, Wheeler is at once sculptor, builder, set designer, furniture maker, fabricator, photographer and maker of religious and funereal objects. His design for The Campbell Hall Center for Spiritual Practice, in Los Angeles, Calif. recently won an award from The Interfaith Forum on Religion Art and Architecture (IFRAA) in the category of Liturgical/Interior Design. He has been designing for DIAVOLO since 1994.
We are enormously grateful to Rachel Moore and the staff at The Music Center and to our major funders who make everything possible: the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the California Arts Council, the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Green Foundation, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cheng Family Foundation. We would also like to thank our board members Doug Huberman, Bill Hranchak, Jacques Heim, Priya Sopori and Kevin Susman. Finally, we would like to thank the Los Angeles community for its support: Lynda Thomas, Elizabeth and William Shatner, Bobbi Cox, Susan Freidman, Nigel Lythgoe, Simon Cowell, Glorya Kaufman, Jodie Gates, Michael Solomon, Thor Steingraber, Ben Johnson, Greg Niles and Renae Williams Niles, Doug Rankin, Jim Vincent and France Nguyen, Nigel Caaro and Boude Moore.
The Music Center Thanks Its Supporters Donors listed as of August 1, 2018
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS $1,000,000 and above Robert J. Abernethy Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation Ring-Miscikowski Foundation / The Ring Foundation / Cindy Miscikowski Merle and Peter Mullin $250,000–$999,999 Fredric 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 Freya and Mark Ivener Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl Jerry & Terri Kohl Family Foundation David and Jody Lippman Barbara and Joel Marcus Jeffrey S. Saikhon Marc and Eva Stern Foundation Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl $50,000–$99,999 Field Family Foundation Marcia Israel Foundation Lauren Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation Charlotte and Leslie Moore Foundation Teresita and Shelby Notkin Alyce Williamson $25,000–$49,999 Pamela and Dennis Beck Linda Maddocks Brown Lisa and Andrew Gilford Lee Graff Foundation Nancy and Michael Harahan Gloria and Glen Holden Tylie Jones and John Towey Marla and Cary Lefton LSMK Investments Diane G. Medina Beth and Leslie Michelson
Cynthia M. Patton Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt Max Ramberg Allison and Richard Roeder Laura and James Rosenwald Lisa See and Richard Kendall Marie H. Song Catharine and Jeffrey Soros Wendy and Jay Wintrob $10,000–$24,999 Gay and Harry Abrams Jane Arnault-Factor Susan Baumgarten Lynn A. Booth JoAnn and Wayland Bourne Maynard and Linda Brittan / Traub-Brittan Family Foundation Dwight Broadneax and Greg Moesser Carsey Family Foundation Walter and Ruth Chameides Otis and Elizabeth Chandler Foundation Ana and Robert Cook Jennifer Diener Dr. Annette Ermshar and Dan Monahan Dorskind Family Foundation Michael Dreyer Maxine Dunitz Maude and Richard Ferry Richard E. Fiock and Diego Castrejón Joan A. Friedman, PhD and Robert N. Braun, MD Vera and Paul Guerin Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, MD Ariella Herman Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej Darryl Holter and Carole Shammas Gerry Ibanez and Aja Bell Jane Jelenko Randi and Richard Jones Carol and Patrick Kinsella Rini and Arthur Kraus Liz Levitt Hirsch Cathy and Mark Louchheim Nigel Lythgoe Rao Makineni
Malouf Foundation Alfred E Mann Family Foundation Maria V. Altmann Foundation Barbara and Buzz McCoy Ann and Greg Myer Olivia and Anthony Neece The Estate of Robert W. Olsen Amy B. Ortner Rose and Michael Pagano Anne and Arnold Porath Judith Reichman, MD Rosemary Ringwald Marna and Rockwell Schnabel Bradley Tabach-Bank and Dee Dee Dorskind Sally and James Thomas Sue Tsao Ron Watson Thomas Weinberger and Leslie Vermut The Wetsman Foundation / Janis and William Wetsman Diane Wittenberg and David Minning $5,000–$9,999 Charlene Achki-Repko Libbie Agran Dean V. Ambrose Beverly and Frank Arnstein Barry Baker Harold and Francine Battle Maralee Beck and Andrew Safir Rosanna Hirshon Bogart Claire and Brad Brian Joan and Allan Burns Richard and Karla Chernick Christopher Combs and Charlotte Hughes Mark H. Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell Patricia Devin Lynne and James DeWitt Erica and Vin Di Bona Elizabeth and Brack Duker Joan and Larry Flax Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy Gerald D. Friedman Homeira and Arnold Goldstein Louis Goren Betty and Fred Hayman
Joan Hotchkis Suzanne and Richard Kayne Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald Kent Kresa Carl W. Large June Li Anita Lorber Kirk Luetkehans Bill Maldonado and Charles P. Souw Sherry Martin Nancy and Patrick McCabe Darrell Douglas Miller The Albert Parvin Foundation Phyllis and Henry Present The Rauch Family Foundation Joni J. Smith Clare Phillips Tayback and Christopher Tayback $1,000–$4,999 Keith and Ingrid Agre Sasha and William Anawalt Vivian Irene Anderson Avi and Joyce Arad Shirley Ashkenas Howard Banchik Sandy and Dan Bane Mary Jane Boggs Barger Paul N. Barkopoulos, M.D. Laurel Beebe Barrack Margaret and David Barry Avery and Andrew Barth Josephine Baurac Paul M. Beigelman, MD Joni and Miles Benickes James E. Berliner Lanie Bernhard Katherine Beyda and Michael Amundson 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 Debbie and Jim Burrows Marcia Caden
THE MUSIC CENTER SUPPORTERS $1,000–$4,999 cont. Reynolds Cafferata Anthony T. Campagnoni, Ph.D. Fanya Carter Constance Chesnut and Sheldon Benjamin Lillian Chin Allison Clago 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 Sharon Darnov Suzanne and Robert Davidow Nadine and Harold Davidson Nancy and Donald de Brier Rafael de Marchena-Huyke Paulette and Audney DePaulo Laura Donnelley Elizabeth and Ken Doran Dody Dorn Judith Douglas Betty J. Dranow Phyllis and Jim Easton Jerrold Eberhardt Elisabeth Familian Leah and Sam Fischer Nanette and Burton Forester Harold Frankl Martin Freedman Susan Friedman Diane Futterman Nancy and Eric Garen Hilary D. Garland Frederick and Leslie Gaylord Susan and David Gersh Genevieve and Lewis Geyser Gold Family Charitable Foundation / Stanley Gold Doris Gold Ellie Kitta and Ron Goldie Elaine Goldsmith Marjorie Goodson Gary Gordon Anne Grausam Tricia and Richard Grey Marcy Gross Madeline Gussman Maria Hall-Brown Roberta and Bruce Hammer Kevin Patrick Hanley Lisa and Steven Hansen
Jeanne and Michael Harris 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 Ann and Robert Holder Katinka and Eugene Holt Katie and Philip Holthouse The Estate of Ruby Hori Barbara and Dan Horwitz Deborah Hyde and Tom Graffy William H. Isacoff, MD Nancy Israel Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D. Penny Haberman Daniel Jaffe and Cynthia Monaco Ruth M. Jones Janet and Marvin Jubas Mary Ann Rosenfeld Kadish and Sheldon Kadish Alice and Julius Kantor Charitable Trust Gerald Katell Don Kates Anita and Fred Kemmerling Barbara and Richard Kernochan Bettina Korek Greg Korman Joanne Kozberg Kathleen and John Lacey Ellen and David Li Lee Mee Mong Lee CC Pulitzer-Lemann and Monte Lemann II Aliza and Mike Lesser Linda Levie Barbara Levinson Leigh Lindsey and Andrew Blaine Joanne and Ethan Lipsig Chris Lloyd and Arleen Sorkin Marlene and Sandy Louchheim Lillian Lovelace Elizabeth and Robert Lowe Dr. Thomas and Marie Maclennan Carla Malden and Normal Beil Pauline Marks 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 Patrick Morrow Diane Morton Carol and Jerome Muchin Diane Naegele David Drew Neer Renae Williams Niles and Greg Niles Alan Oppenheimer Hedy Orden Ellen Pansky Nina and Leo Pircher Lori and Kenneth Polin The Muriel Pollia Foundation Laura Pope David Richard Pullman Pun'kin's Feiman Family Foundation Joyce Rey Hadley and Lee Rierson Sharon and Nelson Rising Ann and Robert Ronus Ropolo Charitable Trust Jerry Rosenstock Beverly and Melvin Rosenthal Helene Rosenzweig, M.D. Richard S. Roth Linda and Tony Rubin Peggy and Harvey Saferstein Thomas Safran 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 Linda and Peter Schlesinger The Schlum Charitable Trust Sherie and Alan Schneider Kim Schneider Lynne and Barry Scholer Sandra and Vin Scully Joan and Arnold Seidel Stanley E. Sellers, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. P.K. Shah Mpambo and David Shaw Muriel F. Siebert Foundation Margarete Sikand Rosemary Simmons
Maggy and John Simon Lucerne Snipes Terry and Dennis Stanfill Richard Stone and Marjorie Bender I.H. Sutnick Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz Traci Takahara Slacum 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 Robert Willett Patty and Richard Wilson Barbara and Stanley Zax Ellen and Arnold Zetcher And those who wish to remain anonymous
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The Music Center Thanks Its Supporters Donors listed as of August 1, 2018
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS
$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 Ralph M. Parsons Foundation $100,000–$249,999 Bank of America / Cary H. Thompson / Dannielle Campos J.P. Morgan Chase / Susan M. Wegleitner Wells Fargo Bank / Joseph Rice $50,000–$99,999 CC Capital Entravision Communications Corporation / Walter F. Ulloa Los Angeles County Arts Commission Moss Foundation The Music Center Foundation Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP U.S. Bank / Darrell Brown $25,000–$49,999 Amgen Foundation / Cynthia M. Patton California Arts Council The Capital Group Companies / Kimaada Brown City National Bank / Michael Pagano City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Grand Park Foundation The Greenbrier Companies Guggenheim Partners Hearst Foundation HUB International Insurance Services James A. Doolittle Foundation KPMG LLP / Greg Geyer The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Macy's Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP National Endowment for the Arts The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Union Bank
$10,000–$24,999 Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles Dizzy Feet Foundation Edison International The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Fox Rothschild LLP / Darrell D. Miller I.N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys Foundation The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation LLWW Foundation The Louis and Harold Price Foundation The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Nova Ortho-Med Inc. The Sidley Austin Foundation $5,000–$9,999 Chevron Corporation Colburn Foundation Gladys Turk Foundation Hollywood Foreign Press Association Kaiser Permanente Socius Group, LLC Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation
$1,000–$4,999 Alphonse Burnand & Charles Partridge Scholarship Trust Buchalter Nemer David & Sylvia Weisz Family Foundation Deloitte, LLP Discovery Management Farwest Insulation Contracting Fauci Companies, Inc. Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co. Library Foundation of Los Angeles M. A .C . Cosmetics Morris A. Hazan Family Foundation Morrison & Foerster Foundation Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation See's Candies, Inc. St. Nick's Christmas Lighting Service Wells Family Charitable Foundation
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