RACHEL S. MOORE
Before the curtain rises for what I know will be a mesmerizing performance by The Joffrey Ballet, I want to welcome you to The Music Center and our iconic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. It is our honor to bring The Joffrey Ballet back to Los Angeles and to The Music Center for the first time since the 2018 Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center residency of the company’s beautiful Romeo & Juliet. Many Angelenos have a strong affinity for The Joffrey Ballet given its eightyear residency at The Music Center (from 1983–1991), and it is wonderful to have them back gracing the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage!
What you will see from The Joffrey this time is truly incredible as we present the Los Angeles debut of the company’s award-winning Anna Karenina. This powerful story about forbidden love is a glorious, stunning production, and the dancers are exquisite. With new choreography by Ukrainian-born choreographer Yuri Possokhov and a new score by award-winning composer Ilya Demutsky, this production is another example of the expansion of the ballet canon with stories centered on powerful women. Last summer, we were delighted to present the debut performance of Dutch National Ballet with Frida, the story of Frida Kahlo, and this coming July, we will present Ballet Hispánico (July 12–14) with an explosive portrait of Eva “Evita” Perón in Doña Perón. I hope you will join us to explore her legacy in a piece danced by the company that is considered the largest Latine cultural organization in the United States and one of America’s cultural treasures.
With these dance residencies, we are striving not only to dimensionalize the stories told onstage, but also to expand the reach and impact of the companies and these works by bringing dance-related opportunities to more people in Los Angeles. In the case of The Joffrey Ballet, we were delighted to partner with the company and the Los Angeles County Aging & Disabilities Department to bring free dance workshops to senior citizens around Los Angeles County, featuring a Joffrey Ballet teaching artist. All workshop participants were also invited to attend a dress rehearsal of Anna Karenina
Summer is well underway at The Music Center, and we would love to have you come dance with us as we return with our much-beloved free program The Music Center’s Dance DTLA, offering eight Friday nights of dancing under the stars on Jerry Moss Plaza. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X and Threads (@MusicCenterLA) for information about upcoming programs or visit musiccenter.org for more details.
Special thanks both to the amazing Glorya Kaufman, whose leadership has made it possible for us to experience some of the world’s most talented dance companies, and to Center Dance Arts, founding supporter of Dance at The Music Center, for their passion and dedication to dance in Los Angeles.
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Rachel S. Moore, President & CEO
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THE JOFFREY BALLET’S ANNA KARENINA
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Victoria Jaiani and Alberto Velazquez. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
CREDITS
THE JOFFREY BALLET’S ANNA KARENINA
The Joffrey Ballet
Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director
Greg Cameron, President & CEO
Robert Joffrey, Founder
Gerald Arpino, Founder
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NICOLAS BLANC
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Rehearsal Director
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Rehearsal Director
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Choreography by YURI POSSOKHOV
Music by ILYA DEMUTSKY
Restaged by SUZANNE LOPEZ, NICOLAS BLANC, ADAM BLYDE
Libretto by VALERIY PECHEYKIN
Based on the novel by LEO TOLSTOY
Costume & Set Designs by TOM PYE
Lighting Design by DAVID FINN
Projection Design by FINN ROSS
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Assistant Scenic Designer
TIM MCQUILLEN-WRIGHT
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WENDY HUBER & AMANDA HERRMANN
Anna Karenina Premiere
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MATT MARSDEN
Lighting Recreation by CHRIS MARAVICH
Projection Recreation by TROY FUJIMURA
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Assistant Stage Manager
ANNA SCHULTZ-BREEF
WORLD PREMIERE: Wednesday, February 13, 2019, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
Anna Karenina is a co-production between The Joffrey Ballet and The Australian Ballet
ARTISTS OF THE COMPANY
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Amanda Assucena, Edson Barbosa, Evan Boersma, Anais Bueno, Valeria Chaykina, Lucia Connolly, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Maxwell Dawe, Anabelle de la Nuez, Jonathan Dole, Derek Drilon, Fernando Duarte, Olivia Duryea, Stefan Goncalvez, Dylan Gutierrez, Reed Henry, Dara Holmes, Victoria Jaiani, Hansol Jeong, Gayeon Jung, Yumi Kanazawa, Blake Kessler, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Nae Kojima, Brooke Linford, Zachary Manske, Jeraldine Mendoza, Lindy Mesmer, Jackson Miles, Valentino Moneglia Zamora, Xavier Núñez, Davide Oldano, Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Lauren Quinn, Paolo Randon, Aaron Renteria, Basia Rhoden, Christine Rocas, Julia Rust, Ryo Sasaki, Natali Taht, Miu Tanaka, Alberto Velazquez, Ao Wang
Victoria Jaiani and Alberto Velazquez. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
PROLOGUE | MOSCOW
Train Station of the St. Petersburg Railway
An old station guard walks, forcing himself against a strong wind. Walking through the snow, the guard leaves behind a foot trail. A faceless crowd emerges from the shadows. The old man accidentally falls on the tracks and is crushed by an oncoming train. Among the horrified crowd are Anna Karenina and Alexey Vronsky. Anna and Vronsky meet and sense an immediate attraction.
ACT 1
SCENE 1 | MOSCOW
Shcherbatsky House, Salon
Countess Nordston, the young Princess Kitty Shcherbatskaya, her parents and friends gather at the Shcherbatsky home. Kitty is anticipating the arrival of Count Vronsky. A longtime family friend, Constantine Levin, enters the salon. He is clearly in love with Kitty and makes a proposal, but she does not share the same feelings and declines with a heavy heart. Vronsky arrives and is greeted by Kitty, but he is distracted by a brief glimpse of Anna, who is leaving the house as he enters. Vronsky shows Kitty polite affection. Countess Nordston invites everyone to participate in a séance. During the séance, Vronsky has a vision of Anna.
SCENE 2 | MOSCOW
A Ballroom
Guests dance at a ball. Kitty arrives looking for Vronsky. Kitty and Vronsky dance. She has high expectations of him proposing tonight. Anna arrives and steals Vronsky’s attention. They dance. Kitty watches in despair. Vronsky loves another.
SCENE
3 | ST. PETERSBURG
Train Station/Karenin House/A Hotel
Alexey Karenin waits for his wife alone on the platform at St. Petersburg train station. Anna arrives, followed by Vronsky, whom she introduces to her husband. At home with her husband and son, Seryozha, Anna acknowledges a void in her life. She departs the house in search of her new love. Anna and Vronsky’s affair begins.
SCENE 4 | ST. PETERSBURG
A Racecourse
Spectators take their places in the stands at the racecourse. The Karenins meet Anna’s friend Betsy Tverskaya. The jockeys, including Vronsky, start to race. Vronsky takes a fall, and his horse is badly injured. Anna’s reaction reveals her feelings and affection for Vronsky to Karenin and the crowd. Vronsky retrieves a gun and shoots his horse.
INTERMISSION—20 MINUTES
ACT 2
PROLOGUE | ST. PETERSBURG
Karenin House: Delirium
Anna lies ill in bed with a fever. She has a vision of the old station guard and imagines a life lived happily with both her husband and her lover.
SCENE 1 | ST. PETERSBURG
Karenin House: Reality
Karenin, in total despair, is at the foot of Anna’s bed. Anna is on the verge of dying. Vronsky, devastated and lost standing at her side, asks forgiveness from her husband and runs away in shame. Karenin calls on the doctor who administers morphine to Anna. She is hallucinating.
SCENE 2 | ST. PETERSBURG
Parliament
Karenin takes a stand in Parliament, presenting his proposal of a new law on immigrants residing in Russia, but it is not received well by the other members.
SCENE 3 | ITALY/RUSSIA
Anna and Vronsky have a new life in the Italian countryside. Meanwhile, in Russia, Levin dares for another attempt to propose to Kitty, and she gratefully accepts. Anna and Vronsky’s relationship shows signs of discord. Vronsky leaves Anna and she falls into despair.
SCENE 4 | ST. PETERSBURG
Karenin House
Anna secretly comes to visit her dear son, Seryozha. Karenin finds her in their son’s room. They fight over Seryozha, and Karenin makes Anna leave, separating the mother and the son forever.
SCENE 5 | ST. PETERSBURG
Betsy Tverskaya’s Salon
Betsy hosts friends at her home. Kitty and Levin arrive and announce their engagement. The guests extend their congratulations. In the course of the evening, Vronsky has another vision of Anna: a foreboding premonition.
SCENE 6 | ST. PETERSBURG
Obiralovka Train Station
Anna takes morphine to dull her misery. She recognizes a simple way to end her suffering. She throws herself beneath an oncoming train.
EPILOGUE | RUSSIA
Field with Grain in the Countryside
Kitty and Levin enjoy a simple country life. Levin reflects on the people who have influenced him. On the one hand, he feels tragic loss. On the other, happiness. He finds contentment in understanding the purpose of his life.
SYNOPSIS
Victoria Jaiani and Alberto Velazquez. Photos by Cheryl Mann.
NOTE FROM YURI POSSOKHOV
CHOREOGRAHER OF ANNA KARENINA
Anna Karenina is one of the most famous stories in all of literature. The novel is celebrated, both for its status as a 19th-century masterpiece and for the way it captures our imaginations still today. It is a ubiquitous cultural phenomenon, a story passed down from generation to generation, much in the manner of a timeless folktale.
As a choreographer, I had wanted to make this ballet for a long time. There were many opportunities to do so, but the circumstances were never right. When The Joffrey and Ashley Wheater, whom I’ve known for many years dating back to our time together at the San Francisco Ballet, approached me to create a world premiere in 2019, all the missing pieces fell into place. Conceiving a new full-length production, especially one of such incredible magnitude, was seamless at The Joffrey. Once the process began, it was impossible to contain the excitement.
The revival of Anna Karenina recalls the beautiful artistry that has come to define this production. Bringing the Australian Ballet on as a producing partner allowed us to commission an original score by the brilliant Illya Demutsky, one of the most sought-after composers working today. In addition, our award-winning set and costume designer, Tom Pye, is an artist in every sense of the word. His designs are both breathtaking and innovative; and our lighting designer, David Finn, has created such a magnificent sense of place that it often feels like a dream. Finn Ross’s projections veil and unveil the heart of the narrative, magnifying and articulate.
“What
you’ll see tonight is the result of many months of planning, collaboration and execution.”
I am deeply indebted to The Joffrey and my collaborators for making this Anna Karenina a reality, and I am especially thankful for The Joffrey artists and their work ethic. They bring this fascinating and complex story of love and family to life, a story that is truly for everyone.
—Yuri PossokhovFriday, June 21 7:30 p.m.
Karenin
Dylan Gutierrez
Anna
Victoria Jaiani
Seryozha
Jimmy Gershenson
Nanny
Lauren Quinn
Vronsky
Alberto
Velazquez
Kitty
Anais Bueno
Levin
Hyuma Kiyosawa
Tolstoy/Doctor
Edson Barbosa
Betsy/Nordston
Lucia Connolly
Ballroom Manager/ Salon Man
Aaron Renteria
Police Officers
Davide Oldano
Ryo Sasaki
Kitty’s Parents
Christine Rocas
Valentino
Moneglia
Zamora
Kitty’s Friends
Lindy Mesmer
Coco AlvarezMena
Hansol Jeong
Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Zachary Manske
Ballroom
Couples/ Passengers
Anabelle de la Nuez
Evan Boersma
Yumi Kanazawa
Paolo Randon
Gayeon Jung
Blake Kessler
Valeria Chaykina
Fernando Duarte
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Brooke Linford
Davide Oldano
Dara Holmes
Jonathan Dole
Ao Wang
Xavier Núñez
Julia Rust
Jackson Miles
Jockeys
Wictor Hugo
Pedroso
Xavier Núñez
Zachary Manske
José Pablo Castro
Cuevas
Edson Barbosa
Davide Oldano
Race Spectator
Couples
Dara Holmes
Jonathan Dole
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Julia Rust
Jackson Miles
Brooke Linford
Maxwell Dawe
Anabelle de la Nuez
Evan Boersma
Yumi Kanazawa
Aaron Renteria
Race Spectator
Singles
Lindy Mesmer
Ao Wang
Valeria Chaykina
Parliament
Fernando Duarte
Xavier Núñez
Wictor Hugo
Pedroso
Blake Kessler
Evan Boersma
Aaron Renteria
Davide Oldano
Jackson Miles
Valentino
Moneglia Zamora
Derek Drilon
Zachary Manske
Hansol Jeong
Betsy Salon
Couples
Anabelle de la Nuez
Evan Boersma
Yumi Kanazawa
Zachary Manske
Gayeon Jung
Blake Kessler
Valeria Chaykina
Fernando Duarte
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Brooke Linford
Davide Oldano
Dara Holmes
Jonathan Dole
Julia Rust
Jackson Miles
Peasant Couples
Coco AlvarezMena
Zachary Manske
Brooke Linford
Xavier Núñez
Lindy Mesmer
Derek Drilon
Natali Taht
Blake Kessler
Yumi Kanazawa
Fernando Duarte
Nae Kojima
Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Basia Rhoden
Aaron Renteria
Olivia Duryea
Valentino
Moneglia
Zamora
Saturday, June 22
2:00 p.m.
Karenin
Edson Barbosa
Anna Jeraldine Mendoza
Seryozha
Jimmy Gershenson
Nanny
Lindy Mesmer
Vronsky
Stefan Gonçalvez
Kitty
Valeria Chaykina
Levin
Zachary Manske
Tolstoy/Doctor
Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Betsy/Nordston
Lucia Connolly
Ballroom Manager/ Salon Man
Aaron Renteria
Police Officers
Davide Oldano
Ryo Sasaki
Kitty’s Parents
Victoria Jaiani
Valentino
Moneglia
Zamora
Kitty’s Friends
Lindy Mesmer
Brooke Linford
Hansol Jeong
Maxwell Dawe
Hyuma Kiyosawa
Ballroom Couples/ Passengers
Anabelle de la Nuez
Evan Boersma
Natali Taht
Paolo Randon
Gayeon Jung
Blake Kessler
Nae Kojima
Fernando Duarte
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Lauren Quinn
Davide Oldano
Coco AlvarezMena
Jonathan Dole
Ao Wang
Xavier Núñez
Basia Rhoden
Jackson Miles
Jockeys
Hansol Jeong
Hyuma Kiyosawa
Fernando Duarte
Blake Kessler
Evan Boersma
Davide Oldano
Race Spectator
Couples
Coco AlvarezMena
Jonathan Dole
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Basia Rhoden
Jackson Miles
Lauren Quinn
Maxwell Dawe
Anabelle de la Nuez
Paolo Randon
Natali Taht
Fernando Duarte
Race Spectator Singles
Lindy Mesmer
Gayeon Jung
Nae Kojima
Parliament
Fernando Duarte
Maxwell Dawe
Alberto Velazquez
Ryo Sasaki
Evan Boersma
Aaron Renteria
Davide Oldano
Jackson Miles
Jonathan Dole
Paolo Randon
José Pablo Castro Cuevas
Hansol Jeong
Betsy Salon
Couples
Anabelle de la Nuez
Evan Boersma
Natali Taht
Maxwell Dawe
Gayeon Jung
Blake Kessler
Nae Kojima
Fernando Duarte
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Lauren Quinn
Davide Oldano
Coco AlvarezMena
Jonathan Dole
Basia Rhoden
Jackson Miles
Peasant Couples
Coco AlvarezMena
Hansol Jeong
Anabelle de la Nuez
Ryo Sasaki
Lindy Mesmer
Derek Drilon
Natali Taht
Evan Boersma
Lauren Quinn
Fernando Duarte
Ao Wang
Davide Oldano
Dara Holmes
Jonathan Dole
Julia Rust
Paolo Randon
Saturday, June 22
7:30 p.m.
Karenin
Edson Barbosa
Anna
Amanda Assucena
Seryozha
Jimmy Gershenson
Nanny
Lauren Quinn
Vronsky
José Pablo
Castro Cuevas
Kitty
Yumi Kanazawa
Levin
Xavier Núñez
Tolstoy/Doctor
Hyuma Kiyosawa
Betsy/Nordston
Valeria Chaykina
Ballroom Manager/
Salon Man
Valentino
Moneglia Zamora
Police Officers
Davide Oldano
Ryo Sasaki
Kitty’s Parents
Christine Rocas
Dylan Gutierrez
Kitty’s Friends
Lauren Quinn
Coco AlvarezMena
Hansol Jeong
Maxwell Dawe
Blake Kessler
Ballroom
Couples/ Passengers
Lucia Connolly
Aaron Renteria
Natali Taht
Paolo Randon
Brooke Linford
Stefan Gonçalvez
Nae Kojima
Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Lindy Mesmer
Ryo Sasaki
Dara Holmes
Jonathan Dole
Ao Wang
Zachary Manske
Julia Rust
Jackson Miles
Jockeys
Hansol Jeong
Hyuma Kiyosawa
Zachary Manske
Blake Kessler
Evan Boersma
Davide Oldano
Race Spectator Couples
Dara Holmes
Jonathan Dole
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Julia Rust
Jackson Miles
Brooke Linford
Maxwell Dawe
Lucia Connolly
Paolo Randon
Natali Taht
Aaron Renteria
Race Spectator
Singles
Lindy Mesmer
Ao Wang
Nae Kojima
Parliament
Fernando Duarte
Maxwell Dawe
Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Blake Kessler
Evan Boersma
Aaron Renteria
Davide Oldano
Jackson Miles
Valentino
Moneglia
Zamora
Derek Drilon
Zachary Manske
Hansol Jeong
Betsy Salon Couples
Lucia Connolly
Paolo Randon
Natali Taht
Maxwell Dawe
Brooke Linford
Stefan Gonçalvez
Nae Kojima
Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Lindy Mesmer
Ryo Sasaki
Dara Holmes
Jonathan Dole
Julia Rust
Jackson Miles
Peasant Couples
Coco AlvarezMena
Hansol Jeong
Anabelle de la Nuez
Ryo Sasaki
Lucia Connolly
Derek Drilon
Natali Taht
Blake Kessler
Lauren Quinn
Fernando Duarte
Nae Kojima
Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Basia Rhoden
Aaron Renteria
Olivia Duryea
Valentino
Moneglia Zamora
CASTING
We are thrilled to welcome The Joffrey Ballet back to The Music Center with its production of Anna Karenina, after the company’s long absence from Los Angeles. The ballet is a streamlined retelling of the Tolstoy classic, reduced to 12 scenes as opposed to the 239 chapters in the novel. It follows the story of Anna Karenina, who falls in love with Count Vronsky, leaves her husband Alexey Karenin and their son, which she ultimately regrets, and takes her own life. The work was co-commissioned by The Joffrey under the leadership of Ashley Wheater, the company’s artistic director since 2007, and The Australian Ballet.
Anna Karenina had its world premiere in 2019 to great critical acclaim at The Joffrey’s home theatre in Chicago. The choreographer, Ukrainian-born Yuri Passokhov, was awarded the Benois de la Danse (often referred to as “the Oscars of dance”) for best choreography that year. His choreography for this production, while contemporary by definition, is based in classical ballet technique, with the women dancing in pointe shoes.
The ballet is set to a commissioned score by Ilya Demutsky, performed here by a live orchestra comprised primarily of members of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra. The music includes complex harmonies as well as melodies from folk songs popular during Tolstoy’s lifetime. It also features a vocalist, which is very unusual for ballet scores.
The costumes, which were created by British designer Tom Pye, evoke the Imperialist Era of the 19th century; however, the scenery, also by Pye, which includes film projections, is decidedly contemporary. From a single piece of furniture in one scene to a fully realized train station in another, the settings help to evoke the 19th century, but with 21st century design aesthetics.
Thank you for joining us for this performance of The Joffrey Ballet’s Anna Karenina. I hope you enjoy it!
Martin Wechsler Senior Advisor, Dance Presentations The Music CenterSunday, June 23 2:00 p.m.
Karenin
Valentino
Moneglia
Zamora
Anna
Christine Rocas
Seryozha
Jimmy Gershenson
Nanny
Lindy Mesmer
Vronsky
Dylan Gutierrez
Kitty
Anais Bueno
Levin
Hyuma Kiyosawa
Tolstoy/Doctor
Edson Barbosa
Betsy/Nordston
Jeraldine Mendoza
Ballroom Manager/
Salon Man
Evan Boersma
Police Officers
Davide Oldano
Ryo Sasaki
Kitty’s Parents
Amanda Assucena
Aaron Renteria
Kitty’s Friends
Nae Kojima
Natali Taht
Hansol Jeong
Wictor Hugo
Pedroso
Blake Kessler
Ballroom Couples/ Passengers
Lucia Connolly
José Pablo Castro
Cuevas
Yumi Kanazawa
Paolo Randon
Gayeon Jung
Stefan Gonçalvez
Valeria Chaykina
Fernando Duarte
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Brooke Linford
Davide Oldano
Coco AlvarezMena
Jonathan Dole
Ao Wang
Zachary Manske
Basia Rhoden
Jackson Miles
Jockeys
Wictor Hugo
Pedroso
Xavier Núñez
Zachary Manske
José Pablo Castro
Cuevas
Edson Barbosa
Davide Oldano
Race Spectator
Couples
Coco AlvarezMena
Jonathan Dole
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Basia Rhoden
Jackson Miles
Lauren Quinn
Maxwell Dawe
Lucia Connolly
Evan Boersma
Yumi Kanazawa
Fernando Duarte
Race Spectator
Singles
Lindy Mesmer
Gayeon Jung
Valeria Chaykina
Parliament
Fernando Duarte
Xavier Núñez
Wictor Hugo
Pedroso
Ryo Sasaki
Evan Boersma
Aaron Renteria
Davide Oldano
Stefan Gonçalvez
Jonathan Dole
Paolo Randon
Zachary Manske
Hansol Jeong
Betsy Salon
Couples
Lucia Connolly
Paolo Randon
Yumi Kanazawa
Zachary Manske
Gayeon Jung
Stefan Gonçalvez
Valeria Chaykina
Fernando Duarte
Olivia Duryea
Derek Drilon
Brooke Linford
Davide Oldano
Coco AlvarezMena
Jonathan Dole
Basia Rhoden
Jackson Miles
Peasant Couples
Valeria Chaykina
Zachary Manske
Brooke Linford
Xavier Núñez
Lucia Connolly
Derek Drilon
Natali Taht
Evan Boersma
Yumi Kanazawa
Fernando Duarte
Ao Wang
Davide Oldano
Dara Holmes
Jonathan Dole
Julia Rust
Paolo Randon
DANCE NOTES
The Joffrey Ballet
Celebrating 68 years of artistic excellence.
Classically trained to the highest standards, The Joffrey Ballet expresses an inclusive perspective on dance that reflects the diversity of America through its Company Artists, extensive repertoire, Academy, and Community Engagement programs.
Considered one of the premier dance companies performing today, The Joffrey plays a vital role in the dance community as one of the largest dance companies and dance education providers in Chicago and the greater Midwest region.
MISSION, VALUES, AND HISTORY
Mavericks of American Dance
THE JOFFREY MISSION
The Joffrey Ballet believes in the positive, transformative power of the arts. Our mission is to promote dance through an unwavering commitment to high-quality performances, education and innovation.
VALUES OF IDEA— INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESS
As a member of Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance, The Joffrey Ballet has adopted Dance/USA’s statement on core values of equity and inclusion.
ASHLEY
WHEATER, MBE, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director
The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet Ashley Wheater has dedicated his life to dance. He was born in Scotland and trained at The Royal Ballet School in England. He worked with Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan and Michael Somes in numerous ballets at Covent Garden, including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Manon, Anastacia and The Dream. Wheater danced with Rudolf Nureyev in Nureyev and Friends at the London Coliseum.
On Nureyev’s advice, Wheater joined the London Festival Ballet and danced in Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet and Sleeping Beauty. He danced in Glen Tetley’s Sphinx and Greening and in Festival Ballet’s large repertoire of classics and new creations. Under the artistic direction of John Field, he was promoted to Principal Dancer at the age of 20.
In 1982, he joined The Australian Ballet where he continued dancing principal roles in both classical and contemporary work, especially in the John Cranko full-length ballets.
In 1985, at the invitation of Gerald Arpino, Wheater joined The Joffrey Ballet. For the next four years, he performed various works by American choreographers including William Forsythe, Gerald Arpino, Mark Morris, Paul Taylor and Laura Dean, as well as repertoire by Ashton and Cranko.
Joining the San Francisco Ballet in 1989, he continued his creative career working under Helgi Tomasson, and with choreographers James Kudelka, David Bintley and many more. In 1997, he retired from dancing and was appointed Ballet Master and, later, Assistant to the Artistic Director at the San Francisco Ballet.
Since his appointment in 2007 as artistic director of The Joffrey Ballet, his passion and commitment to The Joffrey have been evident in the quality that he has brought to the dancing and to the repertoire. He has invited world-renowned choreographers, as well as fresh
young talent, to create new work for the company. Wheater has added new full-length works to The Joffrey’s repertoire, including Lar Lubovitch’s groundbreaking Othello, Ronald Hynd’s The Merry Widow and Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote
In 2008, Wheater was the recipient of the Boeing Game-Changer Award in recognition of his commitment to community engagement in Chicago and to the celebration of diversity through dance. He sits on the Advisory Board for Dance Magazine, serves as the Artistic Advisor for ChiArts and is the Advisor to the Arts for the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. In 2010, Wheater, representing The Joffrey Ballet, was named Lincoln Academy Laureate, the highest honor presented by the State of Illinois, and in 2013, the Chicago Tribune named him “Chicagoan of the Year.” In 2015, Wheater received the University of Chicago Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts. In December 2019, he was appointed to be a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
SCOTT SPECK Music Director & Conductor
With recent performances in London, Paris, Moscow, Beijing, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, Scott Speck has inspired international acclaim as a conductor of passion, intelligence and winning personality.
Speck is one of the most active conductors on Chicago’s cultural scene. In addition to his many Joffrey performances, he is Artistic Director of the Chicago Philharmonic and has become a frequent guest for the Chicago Symphony’s family concerts. He is currently the Illinois Council of Orchestras’ Conductor of the Year.
Speck’s concerts with the Moscow RTV Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky Hall garnered unanimous praise. His gala performances with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Renée Fleming, Midori, Evelyn Glennie and Olga Kern have highlighted his recent seasons
ARTISTIC & MUSIC STAFF BIOGRAPHIES
as Music Director of the Mobile Symphony. He collaborated with Carnegie Hall as Music Director of the West Michigan Symphony. He was invited to the White House as former Music Director of The Washington Ballet.
In recent seasons, Speck has conducted at London’s Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, the Paris Opera, New York’s Lincoln Center, Washington’s Kennedy Center, Chicago’s Lyric Opera House, San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House and the The Music Center in Los Angeles. He has led numerous performances with the symphony orchestras of Baltimore, Houston, Chicago, Paris, Moscow, Shanghai, Beijing, Vancouver, Romania and Slovakia, among many others.
Previously, he held positions as Conductor of the San Francisco Ballet; Music Advisor and Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony; and Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Opera. During a tour of Asia, he was named Principal Guest Conductor of the China Film Philharmonic in Beijing.
Speck is the co-author of two of the world’s best-selling books on classical music for a popular audience, Classical Music for Dummies and Opera for Dummies. These books have received stellar reviews in the international press and have garnered enthusiastic endorsements from major American orchestras. They have been translated into 20 languages and are available around the world. His third book in the series, Ballet for Dummies, was released to great acclaim as well. Speck has been a regular commentator on National Public Radio, the BBC, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Voice of Russia, broadcast throughout the world. His writing has been featured in numerous magazines and journals.
Born in Boston, Speck graduated summa cum laude from Yale University. There he founded and directed the Berkeley Chamber Orchestra, which continues to perform to this day. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Berlin, received his Master’s Degree with highest honors from the University of Southern California, served as a Conducting Fellow at the Aspen
School of Music and studied at the Tanglewood Music Center. Speck can be reached at scottspeck.org and on Facebook, X and Instagram @ScottSpeckMusic.
YURI POSSOKHOV
Choreographer
Yuri Possokhov is among the most active and imaginative ballet choreographers currently working. He danced with the Bolshoi Ballet for 10 years, rapidly advancing through the ranks to principal dancer. While performing, Possokhov studied choreography and ballet pedagogy at the State College of Theatrical Arts, completing the five-year course in 1990.
He was a principal dancer for two years with the Royal Danish Ballet before joining the San Francisco Ballet (SFB) in 1994, where he was a principal dancer for 12 years. Following his retirement as a dancer from SFB, Possokhov was named SFB Choreographer-inResidence in May 2006. He has choreographed 14 ballets for SFB, including: Damned, Don Quixote, Study in Motion, Reflections, Firebird, Fusion, Diving into the Lilacs, Classical Symphony, RAkU, Francesca da Rimini, The Rite of Spring and Swimmer. One of Possokhov’s early works, Magrittomania, received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Outstanding Choreography.
He has created three full-length ballets for the Bolshoi Ballet: Cinderella, A Hero of Our Time and Nureyev. For A Hero of Our Time and Nureyev, he received the prestigious Benois de la Danse Award, established by the International Dance Union.
Possokhov is a frequent guest choreographer with The Joffrey Ballet. He has choreographed Bells, Adagio, Don Quixote, The Miraculous Mandarin, and Bluebeard’s Castle (with the Cleveland Orchestra). Please visit yuripossokhov.com for more information.
ILYA DEMUTSKY Composer
Born in 1983, Ilya Demutsky is one of the most sought-after composers in the world. He earned a Master’s degree in choral conducting from Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. He won a Fulbright scholarship to pursue a Master of Music in Composition at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied with David Conte. He composed a number of vocal, choral, chamber and symphonic pieces, including operas The Black Square (workshopped at the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign and staged at The New Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow with the original Malevich painting as a part of the stage set) and The Shinning World (to be premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre in 2024); ballets
The Hero of Our Time, Nureyev and The Seagull (all three commissioned by the Bolshoi Theatre); An Optimistic Tragedy for the San Francisco Ballet; Anna Karenina for The Joffrey Ballet (Chicago) in co-production with The Australian Ballet; and Gabrielle Chanel for the MuzArts Foundation (in co-operation with the Chanel House). In 2021, Demutsky was commissioned to write a new violin concerto for Vadim Repin, one of the greatest violinists. The world premiere took place at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow with the Svetlanov Russian Symphony Orchestra in 2022. His works for drama theatre include Kirill Serebrennikov’s Martyrer, Who Is Happy in Russia? and Outside (the last produced for Avignon Theatre Festival 2019). He composed music for Kirill Serebrennikov’s film
The Student, which won the Best Composer at the 2016 European Film Awards. He also had the First Prize at the International Composition Contest 2 Agosto (Bologna, 2013); received the Medal from the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano; The Golden Mask Russian Theater Award (2016, 2019, 2022) and Benois de la Danse Award (2019); among others.
ARTISTIC & MUSIC STAFF BIOGRAPHIES
COCO ALVAREZMENA Miami, FL
LUCIA CONNOLLY Los Angeles, CA
FERNANDO DUARTE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
VICTORIA JAIANI Tbilisi, Rep. of Georgia
NAE KOJIMA Gold Coast, Australia
VALENTINO MONEGLIA ZAMORA Murcia, Spain
AMANDA ASSUCENA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
JOSÉ PABLO CASTRO CUEVAS Queretaro, Mexico
OLIVIA DURYEA Haslett, MI
HANSOL JEONG Namyangju, South Korea
BROOKE LINFORD Alpine, UT
XAVIER NÚÑEZ Caguas, Puerto Rico
EDSON BARBOSA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MAXWELL DAWE Dorset, United Kingdom
STEFAN GONCALVEZ São Paulo, Brazil
GAYEON JUNG Seoul, South Korea
ZACHARY MANSKE St. Paul, MN
DAVIDE OLDANO Turin, Italy
EVAN BOERSMA Chicago, IL
ANABELLE DE LA NUEZ Cincinnati, OH
DYLAN GUTIERREZ Los Angeles, CA
KANAZAWA Los Angeles, CA
MENDOZA San Francisco, CA
WICTOR HUGO PEDROSO Uberlandia, Brazil
ANAIS BUENO Córdoba, Mexico
JONATHAN DOLE Sacramento, CA
REED HENRY Princeton, NJ
KESSLER Jacksonville, FL
MESMER Blacksburg, VA
QUINN Fort Wayne, IN
St. Petersburg, Russia
WA
Wilmington, NC
CO
ARTISTS OF THE COMPANY
JERALDINE
VALERIA CHAYKINA
DARA HOLMES
LINDY
JACKSON MILES Denver,
YUMI
BLAKE
DEREK DRILON Vancouver,
HYUMA KIYOSAWA Nagano, Japan
LAUREN
PAOLO RANDON Valdagno, Italy
ORCHESTRA
ALBERTO VELAZQUEZ Havana, Cuba
VIOLIN I
Roberto Cani Concertmaster
Armen Anassian Associate Concertmaster
Lisa Sutton Assistant
Concertmaster
Hana Kim
Olivia Tsui
Lucinda Chiu
Loránd Lokuszta
Kathleen Sloan
Radu Pieptea
Neel Hammond
VIOLIN II
Ana Landauer Principal
Ina Veli Associate Principal
Leslie Katz
Michele Kikuchi
Cynthia Moussas
Tina Qu
Irina Voloshina
Nina Evtuhov
VIOLA
Erik Rynearson Principal
Shawn Mann Associate Principal
Peng Jing
Kate Vincent
Carolyn Riley
Aaron Oltman
CELLI
Trevor Handy Principal
Dane Little Associate Principal
Helen Altenbach
Nadine Hall
Sarah Kim
Joo Lee
BASSES
Frances Wu Principal
Tim Eckert
Associate Principal
Abraham Gumroyan
FLUTES
Heather Clark Principal
Angela Wiegand
OBOES
Leslie Reed Principal
Jennifer Cullinan
CLARINETS
Stuart Clark Principal
Donald Foster
BASSOONS
William May Principal
Judith Farmer HORNS
Jenny Kim Principal
Daniel Kelley
Melia Badalian
James Atkinson
TRUMPETS
Ryan Darke Principal
David Washburn
TROMBONES
William Booth Principal
Terry Cravens
Bass Trombone
TUBA
James Self Principal
HARP
JoAnn Turovsky Principal
TIMPANI
Gregory Goodall Principal
PERCUSSION
Theresa Dimond Principal
John Wakefield
Scott Higgins
KEYBOARDS
Jorge Ivars Principal
MUSIC LIBRARIAN
Melisandra Dunker
ORCHESTRA CONTRACTOR
Brady Steel
ARTISTS OF THE COMPANY
AARON RENTERIA Corona, CA
BASIA RHODEN Fresno, CA
CHRISTINE ROCAS Manila, Philippines
JULIA RUST Noblesville, IN
RYO SASAKI Osaka, Japan
NATALI TAHT Tallinn, Estonia
MIU TANAKA Chiba, Japan
AO WANG Beijing, China
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Ashley Wheater MBE
The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director
Greg Cameron President & Chief Executive Officer
ACADEMY
Suzanne Lopez Abbott Academy Director
Keesha Beckford Dance Lab Program Liaison
Oğulcan Borova
Head of Studio Company and Ballet Trainee Program
Katlin Bourgeois
Head of Contemporary Ballet Trainee Program
Brianna Brandon Academy Managing Director
Raúl Casasola
Academy Principal Teacher
Karin Ellis-Wentz
Head of Conservatory and Pre-Professional Program
Rhiannon Freimuth
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Oliver Till Head of Children’s, Adult, & Adaptive Programs
Jennie O’Donaghue Student Services Specialist
Hannah Ogunnubi Academy Production Coordinator
Sherry Urton Registrar and Student Life Manager
Jonna Tate Reception
Clara Tang Reception
ADVANCEMENT
Brian Smith Chief Advancement Officer
Kristen Bigham Director of Major & Planned Gifts
Colene Byrd Director of Sales & Patron Services
Daria Caravette
Institutional Giving Manager
Jade Capua
Marketing Manager
Bryce Coachman
Patron Services Associate
Julia Doherty
Artistic Innovation Fund
Project Manager
Sarah Fiala
Marketing Director
Sarah Freeman Development Assistant
Sarah Geocaris Director of Individual Giving
Alex Hinand Director of Development Operations
Emmy Hensley Annual Giving Manager
Ramsey Hoey Communications and Digital Media Director
Austin Jennings Patron Services Manager
Carolyn McCabe
Digital Strategy Manager
Emily Nagel
Associate Director of Individual Giving
Alicia Petrone
Major Gifts Manager
Bradley Renner Director of Development
Ryan Sandy Patron Services Associate
Sierra Taylor
Patron Services Associate
Elina Walchuk
Patron Services Associate
ARTISTIC AND MUSIC
Ashley Wheater MBE
The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director
Nicolas Blanc
Rehearsal Director/Coach
Adam Blyde Rehearsal Director/Coach
Kristen McGarrity Rehearsal Director/Coach
Jorge Ivars
Company Pianist
Scott Speck
Music Director
Michael Moricz
Assistant Conductor & Company Pianist
ARTISTIC AND PRODUCTION
Cody Chen
General Manager
Jeremy Gubman
Artistic Administrator & Assistant to Artistic Director
Catherine Eby Company Manager
Shandee Vaughan
Production Manager
Chris Maravich
Lighting & Video Supervisor
Scott Wolfson
Technical Supervisor
Adam Todd
Head Carpenter
Matthew Carney
Head Electrician
John Wilson
Assistant Electrician/ Programmer
Finaly Ross Soundperson
Joshua Townsend Flyperson
Gregg Benkovich Shoe Manager
Ellie Cotey
Costume Manager
Jerica Hucke
Draper
Barbara Luschinger
Lead Stitcher
Alyssa Pietrzyk Stitcher
Brittany Crinson Head of Wig & Makeup
Cassandra Westover Head of Props
Katherine Selig
Principal Stage Manager
Amanda Heuermann Stage Manager
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Linda Swayze
Director of Community Engagement
Carly Liegel
Community Engagement Program Coordinator
Keila Hamed-Ramos
Community Engagement Associate
Julianna Jarik
Community Engagement Manager
Ari Meixner
Community Engagement
Business Administrator
Craig Miller
Community Engagement Program Coordinator
Michael Smith
Community Engagement Program Coordinator
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Shari Massey
Deputy Director & Chief Financial Officer
Kathryn Dysard
Senior Accountant
Paul Key Director of Technology
John Kurtz Director of Facility Operations
Gee Hoon Lim Director of Finance
Lauren Martin Assistant to the President & CEO
Marisa Paulsen Payroll & Accounts Payable Coordinator
Pablo Sánchez Board Relations Manager
Sarah Venuti Yates Director of Human Resources
Michelle Dunbar Human Resources Generalist
Luisa Torres IT Technician
Michael Love
Security Lead, Andy Frain Services
Marissa Newman
Security, Andy Frain Services
Joyce Williams
Security, Andy Frain Services
Christopher “Tex” Thiel
Security, Andy Frain Services
Ruth Cristobal
Custodial Supervisor, Performance Clean, LLC
Miguel Cano
Custodian, Performance Clean, LLC
Braulia Hurtado
Custodian, Performance Clean, LLC
Hilda Narvaez
Custodian, Performance Clean, LLC
Maria Chavez
Custodian, Performance Clean, LLC
THE JOFFREY BALLET BOARD AND STAFF
To
The Music Center’s Dance DTLA Birthday Bash Saturday, August 24
In celebration of The Music Center’s 60th year and The Music Center’s Dance DTLA’s 20th birthday, Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center will transform into Club Chandler for The Music Center’s Dance DTLA Birthday Bash, a spectacular, onenight-only evening of music, dancing and vibrant energy under the stars!
For more information, please contact us at (213) 972-3315 or specialevents@musiccenter.org.
We invite you to consider a legacy gift that will create inclusive arts and cultural experiences that champion the diverse voices and communities of Los Angeles for generations to come.
Imagine a child experiencing a live performance for the first time, a teacher discovering new ways to inspire students, a couple enjoying a world-renowned dance company and a family learning new dance moves together, and know it is your everlasting kindness that allows The Music Center to provide these meaningful experiences that enrich the lives of all Angelenos. Imagine the impact your legacy gift can make!
WAYS TO GIVE:
• Include a gift in your will or living trust
• Designate The Music Center as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance policy
• Establish a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust
• Create an estate note, which is an irrevocable pledge against one’s estate
• Create an endowed fund
Photo by Will Tee Yang for The Music Center.SAVE THE DATE
learn more, contact Cheryl Brown at (213) 972-3316 or visit MusicCenterLegacy.org.
Thank you for sustaining the arts!
OUR SUPPORTERS: ENDOWMENT AND PLANNED GIFTS
The Music Center is grateful for the generosity and support of our contributors who have established endowments and planned gifts in their estate plans. Over the years, planned gifts have significantly impacted our programs, and we are thankful for the foresight of these dedicated individuals who have made legacy gifts.
PLANNED GIFTS AND ENDOWMENT GIFTS
$1,000,000 AND ABOVE
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Ashkenas and Fabian Family
Bank of America Foundation
The Blue Ribbon
Terri and Timothy Childs
David Conlon
Jill and Curtis Kaufman
Diane and Leon Morton
Merle and Peter Mullin
National Endowment for the Arts
Robert Olsen
Fredric M. Roberts
Frank J. Sherwood
Dorothy C. Waugh
PLANNED GIFTS AND ENDOWMENT GIFTS
UP TO $999,999
Anonymous (4)
Phyllis Abrams and Jules Smith
Caroline L. Ahmanson
The Annenberg Foundation
Kathryn A. Ballsun
Pamela and Dennis Beck
Judith and Thomas Beckmen
Miriam Birch
Judith Blumenthal
Borden-Rozner Trust
Linda and Maynard Brittan Maurice and Jane Cattani Club 100
Margaret Sheehy Collins
Dorothy and Sherill Corwin
Mary Levin Cutler
James A. Doolittle Foundation
Kimberly Marteau and John Emerson
Sylvia Kunin Eben
Carolyn Dirks/James B. Gould Foundation
Thomas F. Grose
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Joan E. Herman and Richard M. Rasiej
Ann and Steve Hinchliffe
Joan E. and John Hotchkis
Freya and Mark Ivener
Robert Jesberg and Michael J. Carmody
Carrie and Stuart Ketchum
Joyce and Kent Kresa
Helen Lamm
Special thanks to our donors who wish to remain anonymous.
Dr. Stephen Lee
Mrs. J. Hart Lyon
Rachel S. Moore and Robert Ryan
Stephen D. Moses
Robin and Gerald Parsky
James B. Pendleton Foundation
Barbara and Sheldon Pinchuk
Nan Rae Lee and Larry Ramer
Penelope C. Roeder
Constance E. RoPolo
Mimi Rotter
Barbara & Charles Schneider
Mary Shambra
Howard Sherman and J. Gregg Houston
Lisa Specht
I.H. Sutnick
Gretchen Valentine
Andrea and John
Van de Kamp
Dietrich Eugene Wagner
Washington Mutual
“I hope to see The Music Center grow and develop for generations to come."
— Shirley Ashkenas, Dorothy Chandler Society Member
The Music Center strives to acknowledge all our supporters appropriately. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Advancement Office at (213) 972-3333.
The Music Center Thanks Its Supporters
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$1,000,000 AND ABOVE
Robert J. Abernethy
Terri and Timothy Childs
Glorya Kaufman Foundation
Cindy Miscikowski / The Ring-Miscikowski Foundation / The Ring Foundation
Moss Foundation
Fredric Roberts
Mimi Song
$100,000–$999,999
Helen and Peter Bing
Dorothy B. Chandler Program Fund
Helen Funai Erickson
Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen
Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl
Terri and Jerry Kohl
Lily Lee and Tom Chang
Marla and Cary Lefton
Marie H. Song
Estate of Rosalind Wyman
$50,000–$99,999
Gregory Adams
Margaret Sheehy Collins
Edgerton Foundation
Marcia Israel Foundation
Teresita and Shelby Notkin
Ann A. Park
Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl
Jennifer and Steven Walske
Kurt and Susan Wegleitner
Alyce de Roulet Williamson
$25,000–$49,999
Kathy and Charles Adams
William and Karla Ahmanson
The Estate of Martin Balser
Pamela and Dennis Beck
Kristin Burr
Otis and Elizabeth Chandler
Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej
Erika and Jeff Hill
Susan and Steven Matt
Beth and Leslie Michelson
Darrell Miller
Olivia and Anthony Neece
Chad Olsen and Brian Duck
The Estate of Robert W. Olsen
Rose and Michael Pagano
Melissa and Alex Romain
LSMK Investments
Wendy and Ken Ruby
Lisa See and Richard Kendall
Alexandra Seros and Bruno Ulloa
Johnese Spisso and Ross Hartling
Marc and Eva Stern Foundation
Hope Landis Warner
Wendy and Jay Wintrob
$10,000–$24,999
Charlene Achki-Repko
Donna Altmann
Jane Arnault-Factor
Jill Baldauf and Steven Grossman
Barnard College
Susan Baumgarten
Estate of Herbert Mayer Berk
JoAnn and Wayland Bourne
Joan A. Friedman, Ph.D. and Robert N. Braun, M.D.
Claire and Brad Brian
Walter and Ruth Chameides
Richard Ferry
Julie and Bruce Goldsmith
Mira Hashmall, Esq.
Liz Levitt Hirsch
Jane Jelenko
Estate of Elizabeth H. Dailey
Cynthia Watson, M.D. and David B. Katzin, M.D., Ph.D.
Jacqueline Kehle
Carol and Patrick Kinsella
Kent Kresa
Edward Lazarus and
Amanda Moose
David Minning and Diane Wittenberg
The Parvin Foundation
Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt
Judith Reichman, M.D.
Monica and Joseph Rice
Geoffrey and Koni Rich
Beverly Ryder
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
Cathy Stone
Sue Tsao
Ana Valdez
Soo-Kyong Jo
Mary Ann Weisberg and Bryce Perry
The Wetsman Foundation/ Janis and William Wetsman
Lisa Specht
Cathy Stone
Bradley Tabach-Bank and Dee Dee Dorskind
Sue Tsao
Ana Valdez
Paul and Liza Wachter
Cynthia Watson, M.D. and David B. Katzin, M.D., Ph.D.
Seth Weingarten and Lynne Silbert
The Wetsman Foundation/ Janis and William Wetsman
$5,000–$9,999
Maynard and Linda Brittan/ Traub-Brittan Family Foundation
MaddocksBrown Foundation
Louise and John Bryson
Mark Dipaola
Michael Dreyer
Donors from 03-01-2023 through 05-01-2024
Elizabeth and Brack Duker
Gerry Friedman
Laura C. Guthman
Daniel Jaffe and Cynthia Monaco
Jacqueline Kehle
June Li
Anita Lorber
Robert Ronus
Fran and Ray Stark Foundation
Iris M. Whiting
Laura-Lee Woods
$1,000–$4,999
Gay and Harry Abrams
Robert Attiyeh
Joanne Baizer
Barry Baker
Howard Banchik
Paul N. Barkopoulos, M.D.
Josephine Baurac
Frank and Kathy Baxter
Miles Benickes
Leigh Lindsey and Andrew Blaine
Judith Flinder Blumenthal
Irene and Stuart Boyd
Geri Brawerman
Darrell R. Brown
Reynolds Cafferata
Fanya Carter
Rose Chan and Warren Loui
Karla and Richard Chernick
Lillian Chin
Jacqueline Cochran
Jane and Lawrence Cohen
Don and Marilyn Conlan
Nancy Cotton
Aviva Covitz
Sharon and Gray Davis
Jennifer Diener
Laura Donnelley
Malsi Doyle and Michael R. Forman
Constance B. Elliot
Don and Jackie Feinstein
Judy and Arnie Fishman
Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy
Christopher Forman
Tony Foster
Susan Friedman
Diane Futterman
Leslie and Frederick Gaylord
Patricia Glaser and Sam Mudie
Roslyn and Abner Goldstine
Kelly and Louis Gonda
Helen Gordon
Stuart and Adrienne Green
Paul Greenberg
Cynthia Griffin
Marcy Gross
Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, M.D.
Penny Haberman
Sylvia and Steven Harrison
Betty Hayman
Diane J. Henderson
Claire and Robert Heron
Christine M. Hessler
David and Susan Hirsch
Jonathan B. Hodge
Fritz Hoelscher
AC Hoffing
Katinka and Eugene Holt
Bonnie Oda Homsey and Philip R. Homsey II
Douglas Honig and Monique Gingold
Virginia Huey
Harold Huttas and Scott McPhail
William H. Isacoff, M.D.
Jody Isenberg
Judith Jenkins
Ruth Jervis
Randi and Richard Jones
Linda and David Kagel
Jill and Curtis Kaufman
Natsuo Kawada
James Kelly
Barbara and Richard Kernochan
Jay Kinn and Jules Vogel
Michael and Patricia Klowden
Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald
Vivian Krepack
Kathleen and John Lacey
Rosanne Lapan
Rhonda Leal
Deborah B. Lewis
Ana Iglesias
Samantha Leddel
Stephen Lee
Deborah B. Lewis
Dr. Melvyn Lewis
Anslyene Lloyd
Mary Looker
Marlene and Sandy Louchheim
Maureen and Robert Lucas
Paula Marcus
Kim Margolin
Pauline Marks
Nancy and Patrick McCabe
Julie McDonald
Sara Jane McKernan
Diane G. Medina
Jodie Mendelson
Vibiana Molina
Kathy and Michael Moray
Judge Judson W Morris, Jr.
Beatrice H. Nemlaha
Steven Neu
Renae Williams Niles and Greg Niles
Michael I. Nissman
Frank O’Dea
Margaret O’Donnell
Alan Oppenheimer
Ellen Pansky
Michael and Susan Patzakis
Nina and Leo Pircher
Lawrence Post
Rick and Debbie Powell
Phyllis and Henry Present
David Richard Pullman
Nan Rae
Leslie Raffel and Robert Wemischer
Paula Reach
Ellen Regenstreif
Kathleen Reiss
Jennifer Revit
Dr. Richard Rho and Steven DeMille
Hadley and Lee Rierson
Robert and Rosemary Risley
Julia M. Ritter
Jaclyn Rosenberg
Laura and James Rosenwald
Helene Rosenzweig, M.D.
Mimi Rotter
Linda and Tony Rubin
Nancy Lee Ruyter
Carol Saikhon
Corinne Sanchez and Efren Cruz Manjarrez
Kirsten Sarkisian
Ariane & Lionel Sauvage
Maxine Savitz
Sherie and Alan Schneider
David Shaw and Sheila Blackwell
Joan Snyder
Michael and Julie Stockton
Sabrina Heron Strong
Kristan and Philip A. Swan
Joanne Takahashi
Peter Taylor
Barbara Augusta Teichert
Roni Tunick
William and Jessica Turner
Leon and Stephanie Vahn
Andrea and John Van de Kamp
Laurie Vender and Stephen Halper
Daniel and Janice Wallace
Thomas Weinberger and Leslie Vermut
Karen and Les Weinstein
Susan and Josh Wieder
Hashim Williams
Leilani J. Wilmore
Bonnie Nash and Donald Wing
Dianna Wong
Beth McGlynn and James Zapp
Susan Zolla
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT
$1,000,000 AND ABOVE
County of Los Angeles
$100,000–$999,999
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
The Getty Foundation
Max H. Gluck Foundation
LA County Department of Mental Health
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
Bank of America
California Arts Council
Genesis Inspiration Foundation
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
$25,000–$49,999
CA Office of the Small Business Advocate
The Capital Group Companies / Michael Stockton
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Honda
KPMG LLP/Greg Geyer
I.N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
The Robert Nelson Foundation
The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Edward A. and Ai O. Shay
Family Foundation
U.S. Bank / Carl Jordan
$10,000–$24,999
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Colburn Foundation
Edison International
HUB International Insurance Services, Inc.
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
The Korea Foundation
Los Angeles
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers
Special thanks to our donors who wish to remain anonymous. The Music Center strives to acknowledge all our supporters appropriately. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Advancement Office at (213) 972-3333.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation
Sony Pictures Entertainment
UCLA Health
U.S. Bank Foundation
U.S. Venture-Schmidt Family Foundation
$5,000–$9,999
Central City Association of LA KLM Foundation
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
$1,000–$4,999
Anthem Blue Cross
Barr Foundation
Bessemer Trust Company, N.A.
Burnand-Partridge Foundation
Chu Gooding Architects, Inc.
Friars Charitable Foundation
Justin Construction
M.J. Hellmuth Plumbing, Inc.
Macy’s
MonteCedro
Pro One Stage Productions
SJM Industrial Radio
Sunrise Window Cleaners, Inc.
Thornton Foundation
Whittier Trust Company of California
Photo by John McCoy for The Music Center.
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.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
As a steward of The Music Center of Los Angeles County, we recognize that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants — past, present and emerging — as they continue their stewardship of these lands and waters. We acknowledge that settler colonization resulted in land seizure, disease, subjugation, slavery, relocation, broken promises, genocide and multigenerational trauma. This acknowledgment demonstrates our responsibility and commitment to truth, healing and reconciliation and to elevating the stories, culture and community of the original inhabitants of Los Angeles County.
We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these ancestral lands. We are dedicated to growing and sustaining relationships with Native peoples and local tribal governments, including (in no particular order) the:
• Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
• Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council
• Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians
• Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation
• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
• San Fernando Band of Mission Indians
Janice Hahn Supervisor, Fourth District
Hilda L. Solis Supervisor, First District
Lindsey P. Horvath Chair, Third District
Kathryn Barger Supervisor, Fifth District
Holly J. Mitchell Supervisor, Second District
This acknowledgment, however, is empty without our efforts to counter the effects of structures that have long enabled injustice against Native Americans. The Music Center is committed to working with First Peoples to build and sustain partnerships and grow collaborations that engage and respect the knowledge, expertise and agency of First Peoples, past, present and future. The Music Center strives to be a champion of the arts in Los Angeles for all people. We are listening, learning, unlearning, and will evolve in the work ahead.
To learn more about the First Peoples of Los Angeles County, please visit the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission website at lanaic.lacounty.gov
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