Romeo & Juliet - Oregon Ballet Theatre

The Swigert Warren Foundation and ESCO Foundation present ORE GON BA L L E T T HE A T RE ’ S P RODUC T I O N OF

James Canfield / Sergei Prokofiev

FEBRUARY 27MARCH 5, 2016 Keller Auditorium

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LETTER FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Photo by Joni Kabana.

HOW MUCH DO OUR TRADITIONS MATTER? FOR THAT MATTER—HOW DO TRADITIONS COME INTO BEING? In the case of James Canfield’s thrilling Romeo & Juliet, the tradition of performing this ballet grew organically from the overwhelming popularity of the work in the early years of Oregon Ballet Theatre.

Mr. Canfield actually created his version of the immortal story by William Shakespeare for Pacific Ballet Theatre (one of the two precursors to OBT) in 1989 and it proved so tremendously successful that it was programmed throughout his tenure. The fact that 15 years have passed since last this glorious production and breathtaking dance drama has been performed here seems incredible; it only makes our pleasure in presenting it to you now, renewing a wonderful tradition, that much more satisfying.

It seems to me that Shakespeare’s telling of Romeo & Juliet, a cornerstone work of Western culture, has at least two important themes—both of which are relevant to the world we live in. First, love takes no heed of artificially imposed boundaries: the bonds of love will never conform to narrow-minded ideas of who is “us” and who is “them.” Secondly, and even more powerful, is the idea that hating tears apart not only the hated, but also the haters themselves. The victims of this tragedy are not only the central couple, but the entire city of Verona. As the Prince says to the Lords Montague & Capulet in some of the very last lines of the play:

SEE, WHAT A SCOURGE IS LAID UPON YOUR HATE,

THAT HEAVEN FINDS MEANS TO KILL YOUR JOYS WITH LOVE.

AND I, FOR WINKING AT YOUR DISCORDS TOO

HAVE LOST A BRACE OF KINSMAN: ALL ARE PUNISH’D

OREGON BALLET THEATRE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR MOST SINCERE THANKS TO OUR MOST GENEROUS SPONSORS.

THANK YOU!

PRESENTING SPONSORS ESCO Foundation The Swigert Warren Foundation Sue Horn-Caskey & Rick Caskey The Standard Wendy Warren & Thomas Brown Harlold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation

SEASON SPONSORS The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County, and the Arts Education & Access Fund.

Work for Art, including contributions from more than 75 companies and 2,000 employees.

OBT is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Sergei Prokofiev’s score, played live by the OBT orchestra at every performance, is considered by many to be the finest ever written for the ballet. In it you can hear reflections of the hope and promise of true love, as well as the awful dissonance of hate, the endless sorrow of remorse. We celebrate the power of ballet to connect the people of our community with ideas and feelings through the powerful medium of music and movement united so forcefully.

Returning this work by Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Founding Artistic Director, James Canfield, to our repertory, especially when the themes are so topical, is a highlight of our season. We simply couldn’t be happier to re-establish our bond with one of the guiding lights and outstanding creative spirits of our artistic world.

THOMPCORP

Enjoy!

KEVIN IRVING Artistic Director Oregon Ballet Theatre

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Dear Friends, This is an exciting time for Oregon Ballet Theatre and we are delighted you chose to experience it with us! Romeo & Juliet is not only one of the most enduring love stories of all time, it also provides an incredibly powerful evening of music and dance. We hope you are as moved by the experience as we have been assembling it for you.

All of us are thrilled to welcome founding Artistic Director James Canfield back as we stage this work for the first time in more than 15 years.

OBT is a place that is equally committed to our future as we are to celebrating the artistry that built this fine organization.

I believe you will find this all held within the production elements of this powerful work.

I for one am already looking forward to the final production of our 26th season at the Newmark Theatre: Nicolo Fonte’s celebrated Beautiful Decay, a work that juxtaposes the athleticism of youth with the stark reality that age brings both knowledge and fragility.

While our stages have been filled with moving experiences, our work to strengthen our connection to the community has been equally productive.

On January 4th, our burgeoning school for dance opened its first satellite location just down the road in West Linn. Its two studios, excellent location, and dedicated staff will provide children and adults the same terrific programs you have come to know at SOBT. For more information on all the school has to offer we encourage you to visit: school.obt.org

OBT also recently successfully moved its operations to the dynamic South Water Front where our company, school, and community programs will operate in slightly expanded studio space. More importantly though, the move allowed us to become a healthier company and stay the course toward a brighter future for dance in Portland.

In closing, I will remind you to watch for our announcement of OBT’s 27th season on March 3rd. I promise it will excite and delight you.

Enjoy the show!

CARY JACKSON Chairman of the OBT Board of Trustees

2016|2017

A SEASON OF GIANTS

Season Unveiling | March 3, 2016 Renew or subscribe in the lobby during Romeo & Juliet beginning March 3rd or by phone beginning March 4th.

Photo by James McGrew

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TODAY’S PROGRAM ACT I

SCENE I – THE SQUARE It is early morning in Verona and Romeo, son of the Montague family, lingers in the street, hoping to see Rosaline, his latest infatuation. When Rosaline appears, she tosses her fan and a kiss to Romeo. Romeo’s friends, Mercutio and Benvolio, enter and tease Romeo when he shows them his trophy. Members of the House of Capulet, rivals of Montagues, enter the square. A word becomes an argument, then a battle as the partisans and lords of both houses draw their swords. The battle is halted by the arrival of Escalus. The Prince of Verona who commands the warring families to lay down their weapons and proclaims a sentence of death for whoever creates further violence.

SCENE II – JULIET’S DRESSING CHAMBER Juliet is playing with her Nurse. Her mother, Lady Capulet, arrives with the news that, at the evening’s ball, Juliet is to meet Paris, the young Nobleman her parents have chosen as her bridegroom.

ROMEO & JULIET CHOREOGRAPHY: James Canfield MUSIC: Sergei Prokofiev (Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64) By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner.

SET DESIGN: SCi 3.2, Gene Dent & Gene Davis Buck COSTUME DESIGN: David Heuvel LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola REHEARSAL ASSISTANT: Lisa Kipp & Jeffrey Stanton WORLD PREMIERE: May 12, 1989, Pacific Ballet Theatre, Civic Auditorium, Portland, Oregon OBT PREMIERE: May 11, 1990, Civic Auditorium, Portland, Oregon Set & Costumes courtesy of Nashville Ballet

SCENE III – A STREET IN VERONA Romeo and his friends watch the guests arriving for the Capulet’s ball, which Rosaline will also be attending. Mercutio concocts a scheme for the young men to enter the ball in disguise.

ACT III

SCENE I – JULIET’S BEDROOM

SCENE IV – THE CAPULET BALL Juliet and her friends enter the ball and Juliet is introduced to her fiancé, Paris. Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio arrive in masks, but are nonetheless recognized by Tybalt as members and friends of the House of Montague.

During the dancing, Romeo and Juliet meet and are immediately drawn to one another. Romeo arranges with the Nurse to have a few moments alone with Juliet, while Mercutio creates a distraction. Finding Juliet and Romeo together, Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel but is restrained by Lord Capulet.

The dawn finds Romeo and Juliet together but, with the sunrise, Romeo is forced to depart for exile in Mantua.

The Nurse enters Juliet’s chambers with Lord and Lady Capulet and Paris. Juliet’s parents inform her that she is to marry Paris the following day. Juliet refuses, but despite his daughter’s protests and pleas, Lord Capulet is adamant. In despair, Juliet flees to seek the help of Friar Laurence.

SCENE V – A STREET IN VERONA

SCENE II – FRIAR LAURENCE’S CELL

As the guests depart from the Capulet’s ball, Mercutio and Benvolio seek their errant friend. Romeo, however, is nowhere to be found so his comrades leave in search of other amusements.

SCENE VI – JULIET’S BALCONY Unable to sleep, Juliet steps out onto her moonlit balcony. Her mind is filled with thoughts of Romeo, who suddenly appears in the garden below. They declare their love for one another and express their passion in their dance.

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ACT II

SCENE I – THE SQUARE Juliet’s Nurse, bearing a note from Juliet, comes in search of Romeo.

Mercutio and Benvolio cannot resist teasing the good woman and make a game of snatching the letter from her. Finally, Romeo takes the letter and reads Juliet’s message that she will be his bride.

SCENE II – THE FRIAR’S CHAPEL Juliet enters the chapel and receives the blessing of Friar Laurence, who hopes this union between Montague and Capulet will end the families’ enmity. Romeo rushes to join his love and, with the fond Nurse as witness, he and Juliet are wed.

SCENE III – THE SQUARE The revelry in the street is interrupted by the entrance of Tybalt, seeking Romeo. To the crowd’s delight, Mercutio mocks Tybalt, further provoking his anger. Romeo arrives and Tybalt challenges him to a duel but Romeo, remembering that the Capulet is now also his kinsman, refuses to fight.

Mercutio takes up the challenge and is killed by Tybalt. Enraged by his friend’s death, Romeo attacks Tybalt and slays him. As Lady Capulet grieves over the fallen Tybalt, Benvolio persuades Romeo to flee.

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Juliet rushes in to beg the Friar’s aid, threatening to kill herself rather than marry Paris. At last, Friar Laurence reluctantly agrees to give her a sleeping potion that will create a semblance of death and promises to let Romeo know of the deception.

SCENE III – JULIET’S BEDROOM Juliet returns to her chambers with the potion, torn between her fear and her desire to be reunited with Romeo. For a moment, she believes Romeo is once more with her and the joy of the fantasy increases her determination. Before she can act on her resolve, she is interrupted by the Nurse and her parents who are again accompanied by Paris. This time, she gives her consent to the planned marriage and she and Paris are left alone together. Distracting Paris for a moment, Juliet quickly swallows the potion, which takes swift effect. Pleading fatigue, Juliet sends Paris away and falls into a deathlike sleep. The next morning, Juliet’s friends arrive to help her prepare for her wedding.

However, the household’s joy soon turns to horror as Juliet is found lying on her bed, apparently lifeless.

SCENE IV – THE CAPULET FAMILY CRYPT Believing Juliet to be dead, the Capulets bring her body to the family crypt. As the mourners leave, Paris remains behind to grieve. Romeo, having never received the Friar’s message, has raced back to Verona upon hearing of Juliet’s death. He rushes into the Capulet tomb and is attacked by Paris who is slain in the struggle. Gathering Juliet into his arms, Romeo swallows poison and dies. Slowly, Juliet awakens from her trance. Finding Romeo beside her, she at first thinks he is asleep, as she has been. Upon discovering that he is dead, Juliet stabs herself with his dagger and dies in Romeo’s embrace.

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Avery Reiners. Photo by Tatiana Wills.

APRIL 14-23, 2016

Newmark Theatre | OBT Premiere

2016 UP NEXT

Nicolo Fonte / Antonio Vivaldi, Max Richter, Ă“lafur Arnalds With Special Guest Artists Susan Banyas and Gregg Bielemeier

An exciting and haunting full length ballet from Nicolo Fonte which challenges our appreciation of beauty.

Tickets available in the lobby today!

SUPPORTED IN PART BY

Dancers: BalletX. Photo by Alexander Izilaev.

BEAUTIFUL DECAY

This spring, OBT’s 2015|2016 season concludes with the company premiere of Beautiful Decay, from internationally acclaimed choreographer Nicolo Fonte.

Nicolo Fonte is known in the dance world for his athletic and daring approach to choreography. In Beautiful Decay, he explores the theme of aging and the physical transformation we all experience over time in an incredibly entertaining and touching full-evening work.

Employing a multigenerational cast, Fonte presents the idea that we carry all of our ages inside ourselves at all times, and that it is the bonds we make and share with each other as human beings that give meaning to our lives. Portland contemporary dance icons Susan Banyas and Gregg Bielemeier perform alongside OBT company members to evoke the sense that with age comes a more fragile state—one that nonetheless resonates with the power and beauty of robust youth. A work not to be missed.

Top: Susan Banyas. Bottom from left: Nicolo Fonte, Gregg Bielemeier, Susan Banyas.

Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.

BEAUTIFUL DECAY OBT PREMIERE APRIL 14–23, 2016

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FEATURE

MEANING in EVERY STEP

BY MARTY HUGHLEY

Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet is the world’s most enduring tragic love story, thickly layered with dramatic incident, resonant themes and poetic feeling.

Yet when James Canfield first performed in the tale as a young Joffrey Ballet dancer, it wasn’t depth that concerned him so much as height.

His own, that is.

“It was the most challenging and difficult thing I had done at the time,” Canfield says now of starring as Romeo in that 1985 production of the version by choreographer John Cranko.

“The problems I had with the character—well, Romeo, in my mind, was not six-foot-three.”

Rosalind and literally immobilized by his first sight of Juliet.”

It’s no wonder, then, that Romeo & Juliet has remained a big part of Canfield’s career. Building on his acclaim in dancing Cranko’s version, Canfield choreographed his own after moving west to head Pacific Ballet Theatre (Oregon Ballet Theatre’s predecessor). He has revived that piece—

Tall and athletic, Canfield was an acclaimed principal dancer with the Joffrey, but that Apollonian physicality was at odds, he felt, with playing a teenage innocent aflame with first love.

Initially, he felt awkward in the role.

Fortunately, the Joffrey had some expert help on hand.

Jack Hofsiss, who a few years earlier had become the youngest person ever to win a Tony Award as best director (for The Elephant Man), worked with the troupe to get below the surface of the story—and, therefore, of the dance.

“I’m Italian, so the young love aspect draws me in,” he says of R&J, but he talks more excitedly about such dramatically charged story elements as underage sex, teen suicide, and a family rivalry he likens to a Crips vs. Bloods gang war.

“Shakespeare defines these themes so well, and there’s always innuendo! I love reading the experts on Shakespeare; it allows you a deeper take on his writing.”

Having conquered problems of height as a dancer, with each remount of Romeo & Juliet Canfield continues to pursue depth.

Dancers: Brian Simcoe and Ansa Deguchi. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.

“He made me get over my insecurity about being six-foot-three, and I learned a lot of approaches to acting,” Canfield recalls.

Critics took notice of how he came to inhabit the role. “James Canfield’s Romeo is magnificently danced at every moment,” Anna Kisselgoff wrote in The New York Times. “But he is also the production’s most persuasive character.

He gives us a Romeo all too ready for love, pursuing Deborah Dawn’s fleeting

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For one thing, there’s the durable appeal of Sergei Prokofiev’s 1935 score, which Canfield lauds for its themes that depict and define the characters, so that “you really can follow the story through the music.”

with a few tweaks each time—during his tenures as Artistic Director at OBT and his current home, Nevada Ballet Theatre.

“For me, story ballets are not about steps but about why you take a step—not about the choreography, per se, but about why you do a pirouette in this place…’Why are you mad at a

“For me, story ballets are not about steps but about why you take a step—not about the choreography, per se, but about why you do a pirouette in this place…’ Why are you mad at a Capulet?’ ‘Why are you mad at a Montague?’...”

Now he’s relishing the chance to return to OBT with what he calls “my favorite ballet ever.”

Capulet?’ ‘Why are you mad at a Montague?’ ‘What made Tybalt hate you so much, Romeo?’ Love and hate: You can’t

GUEST ARTIST

Photo by Rick Rayner

JAMES CANFIELD,

James Canfield rehearsing with OBT company members. Photo by Samuel Cole.

have one without the other, but how do you balance them? You have to figure all that out.”

To that end, Canfield conducted an extra week of early rehearsals with some of the OBT dancers, focusing on the relationships among Lord and Lady Capulet, the Nurse, the Friar, Paris, and of course the titular lovers.

Among the methods Hofsiss used with Canfield and his Joffrey cohorts was making them switch characters, to better understand each other’s motivations and thereby their own. Canfield says he tries to get his dancers thinking about the transitions their characters are going through. “What’s it like to have a first kiss? What’s it like to go from being a little girl to womanhood? How do you go about making a life-altering decision? You can’t delve into the dancers’ personal lives, but you can share thoughts and experiences and memories.”

Canfield says he had to put some trust in OBT Artistic Director Kevin Irving to help him recognize which dancers possess the two keys to success in such a work: vulnerability and discipline.

“Forget everything you know, forget bringing things into the room; just come and be vulnerable...”

“I don’t like talk and intellectualizing (in rehearsal). Forget everything you know, forget bringing things into the room; just come and be vulnerable. And discipline is important, so you’re controlled no matter how out of control you are.”

It’s all about telling an emotionally rich and complex story while at the same time creating the kind of heightened, poetic experience that ballet uniquely provides.

In any kind of theatre, bringing authenticity and depth is a challenge, Canfield acknowledges. Acting is hard work.“If you want to be a great dancer, it’s even harder, because you don’t use words, you have to use just your body,” he says. “So how do you say, ‘Once upon a time…’?”

Artistic Director of Nevada Ballet Theatre (NBT) and Founding Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre (1989–2003) was born in Corning, New York and received his early dance training at the acclaimed Washington School of Ballet under the direction of Mary Day.

During his career with The Joffrey Ballet and Washington Ballet, Mr. Canfield danced an extensive repertoire of works by noted choreographers such as Sir Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor, George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Robert Joffrey, William Forsythe, John Cranko, Marius Petipa, Jiří Kylián, José Limón, Agnes de Mille, Choo San Goh, and Val Caniparoli among others.

After leaving The Joffrey Ballet, Mr. Canfield was appointed Oregon Ballet Theatre’s (OBT) Founding Artistic Director where he, along with Haydée Gutiérrez, established the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre to provide the best classical ballet training to young students and dancers throughout the Northwest.

In 1993, Mr. Canfield and Board Member Kiki Hillman, raised the capital for an original $1.2 million dollar production of The Nutcracker. Conceptualized and choreographed by Mr. Canfield, this undertaking proved to be a financial and artistic success for the company as well as the catalyst that introduced ballet to new audiences.

In August 1999, OBT made the first of its two New York City debuts when it performed to sold-out houses at the famed Joyce Theater.

In addition to his choreographing and teaching, Mr. Canfield also played a leading role in establishing OBT as a major arts institution in Portland through artistic programming, education and outreach, sound financial footing, community visibility, and national recognition.

To help establish OBT as one of Portland’s top performing arts organizations, Mr. Canfield and a committed group of individuals secured a permanent home for the future of OBT. In September 2000, the 21,000 square foot former Wells Fargo Bank, housed OBT’s offices and dance studios.

After leaving OBT, Mr. Canfield went on to further his studies and enrolled at The East West College of the Healing Arts. After graduating, he joined the team at West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic as well as opening his own massage therapy practice. During this period of time, at the invitation of friend and colleague Sarah Slipper (Founding Artistic Director, Northwest Dance Project), he remained active by teaching and choreographing for her company.

In 2009, following an international search, Mr. Canfield was appointed Artistic Director of NBT and has established several new initiatives for the company including NBT Unveiled, 4 x 8, The Studio Series and 3 appearances in Dance for Life: Palm Springs.

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ARTISTIC STAFF & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEVIN IRVING

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kevin Irving began dancing with jazz classes in his hometown dance school (Long Island, New York), and later joined the school and training ensemble of Alvin Ailey. From 1982 to 1985, he danced with The Elisa Monte Dance Company of New York, but, at 24, he took a sharp turn toward classical dance and joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, in Montréal.

Promoted first to soloist and then to principal dancer, Irving became a well-known figure wherever LGBC performed. In 1993, Irving joined Twyla Tharp Dance for a project that included performances at L’Opera de Paris and the PBS television film of In the Upper Room.

From 1994 to 2002, Irving was ballet master and associate director with Nacho Duato’s Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid, Spain. From 2002 to 2007, he was Artistic Director of The Göteborg Ballet in Sweden. The company, under Irving’s tenure as director, was named the most important dance company in Sweden in Ballet International’s critics’ poll. From 2007 to 2013, he was a frequent guest ballet master with The Royal Danish Ballet and has been a guest teacher with numerous other companies and schools. He has staged ballets by Nacho Duato and Nicolo Fonte on companies such as The Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Nederlands Dans Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and The Australian Ballet, among many others. Irving was also Associate Director at dance company Morphoses (2011–2012), coordinating special initiatives aimed at defining the company’s unique brand and profile in the dance world. In 2010, Irving founded I-DANCE (Inspiring Dance: American Nation Choreographic Exchange), a non-profit organization that has sent teachers and choreographers to dance communities in Central and South America. He was named Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre in July 2013.

LISA KIPP

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Lisa Kipp began studying ballet in Olympia, Washington and finished her training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pacific Ballet Theatre, Ballet Oregon, Ballet of Los Angeles, Ballet Chicago, and James Sewell Dance, and also performed in the touring company of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of

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the Opera. Kipp danced principal roles in George Balanchine’s Rubies, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Square Dance, Concerto Barocco, and Apollo, and appeared as the Cowgirl in Agnes De Mille’s Rodeo. Prior to joining OBT in 2004, she was the Ballet Department Head for the school of Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, as well as the company’s Rehearsal Director.

Kipp has been the ballet master for OBT for 9 years, and the company’s rehearsal director for 2 years. As a ballet master she has assisted James Kudelka, Lar Lubovitch, Lola DeAvila, Nicolo Fonte, Francia Russell, Bart Cook, Christine Redpath, Christopher Stowell, Yuri Possokhov, and Helgi Tomasson.

She has staged George Balanchine’s Rubies, Square Dance, and Who Cares? for OBT and is responsible for the corps de ballet in OBT’s classical repertoire.

JEFFREY STANTON

BALLET MASTER Jeffrey Stanton trained at San Francisco Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. In addition to classical ballet, he also studied ballroom, jazz, and tap dancing. He joined San Francisco Ballet in 1989 and left to join Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1994. He was promoted to soloist in 1995, made a principal in 1996, and retired from PNB in 2011. He originated leading roles in Susan Stroman’s TAKE FIVE…More or Less; Stephen Baynes’ El Tango; Donald Byrd’s Seven Deadly Sins; Val Caniparoli’s The Bridge; Nicolo Fonte’s Almost Tango and Within/Without; Kevin O’Day’s Aract and [soundaroun(d)ance]; Kent Stowell’s Carmen, Palacios Dances, and Silver Lining; and Christopher Stowell’s Zaïs. Stanton has performed as a guest artist for Le Gala des Étoiles in Montreal, Prague Gala of Stars, and the TITAS Command Performance of International Ballet in Dallas, Texas. In 2000, he participated in the George Balanchine Foundation’s Interpreters Archive series, dancing excerpts from Balanchine’s Episodes, coached by Melissa Hayden.

NIEL DEPONTE

MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR Niel DePonte has been the Music Director for OBT and its predecessor, Pacific Ballet Theatre, since 1985. He has guest conducted for Boston Ballet, the Ballet of the Mussorgsky (Maly) Theatre in Russia, and at the Nureyev Ballet Festival.

He has also conducted symphonic, pops,

and youth concerts with the symphonies of Oregon, Syracuse, and Charlotte, among others. He is Artistic Director and conductor of the Young Artists Debut! concerto concert. He was a 2003 Grammy Award nominee for “Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra” for his performance of Tomáš Svoboda’s Concerto for Marimba with the Oregon Symphony. His compositions and arrangements written for the ballet stage include: Christopher Stowell’s Adin, Carmen, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Ekho; Houston Ballet’s 2002 production of Peter Pan; and OBT’s 1993 version of The Nutcracker. DePonte holds a Master’s degree and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and a degree in Education from the State University of New York.

MICHAEL MAZZOLA

RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER Michael Mazzola’s critically acclaimed lighting and scenery has been seen in venues all over the U.S., Europe, and Asia, ranging from opera houses to amphitheaters to circus tents to hay barns. The three-time New York Dance and Performance Award winner has designed lighting and scenery for Oregon Ballet Theatre; Pacific Northwest Ballet; San Francisco Ballet, Whim W’Him of Seattle, Queensland Ballet; National Ballet of Finland; Stuttgart Ballet; Grand Rapids Ballet; Ballet West; Ballet Nacional de Cuba; Trey McIntyre Project; The Washington Ballet; Houston Ballet; Rachel Tess Dance at the Wanas Foundation in Sweden, Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC and LMCC’s River to River Festival, Third Rail Repertory Theatre, Bebe Miller Company—with whom he has worked since the mid-eighties, and the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. At the Kennedy Center Concert Hall this past June he designed lighting and video for the 2015 Presidential Scholars Awards. Mazzola has also designed scenery for two Comedy Central Celebrity Roasts and the 2015 Lincoln Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for Uplight, Inc. based in NYC. Some of his performance photography has been published in Liz Lerman’s book Hiking the Horizontal, as well as on the websites and marketing materials for Bebe Miller Company and Rachel Tess Dance.

ARTISTIC STAFF & ORCHESTRA GENE DENT

He recently designed sets and lighting for the Broadway Rose production of Thoroughly Modern Millie and created lighting designs for The Sound of Music and The Drowsy Chaperone. He received two 2012 PAMTAs for the sets and lights for the Broadway Rose world premiere of Ripper. He designed the sets for the Broadway Rose production of Les Misérables, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Always Patsy Cline.

Dent has worked with Oregon Childrens Theatre for more than 20 years, designing sets and lights for Diary of a Worm, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Magic School Bus as well as lighting design for the company’s first production, Treasure Island. Other Portland Companies include: Portland Opera, BodyVox, and Pixie Dust Productions. He’s designed for opera companies in Vancouver, Seattle, and New Orleans. In addition, Dent served as Production Designer, creating set and lighting designs for the Portland Singing Christmas Tree for many years. Dent is president of SCi 3.2, which designs and builds parade floats for major festivals throughout the West.

DAVID HUEVEL

COSTUME DESIGNER David Heuvel is presently Costume Production Director for Ballet West and has been associated with that company since 1979; originally joining Ballet West at the request of then Artistic Director, Bruce Marks. Previously, he was Chief Costumer for Ballet at P.A.C.T. in South Africa. He left Ballet West for a freelance career in 1989 and returned to Ballet West in 1998. Heuvel has designed and built costumes for many ballet companies, both nationally and internationally, including Ballet du Nord, Universal Ballet, Singapore Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Washington Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Arizona, Nashville Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and of course, Ballet West and Oregon Ballet Theatre.

DENNIS BUEHLER

By Tatiana Willis

SET DESIGN Gene Dent has created set and lighting designs for many of Portland’s memorable productions. In addition to his set designs for Oregon Ballet Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet, Dent created lighting designs for many OBT works, including Between Two Worlds, Promise of Shadows and early productions of The Nutcracker.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dennis Buehler was named Executive Director for Oregon Ballet Theatre in August 2014 and could not be more excited to be a part of the dynamic Portland community. Buehler joins OBT after leading Milwaukee Ballet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as its Executive Director for seven seasons.

During that time, Milwaukee Ballet not only significantly improved its organizational and financial health, but grew to be recognized as a national leader in the development of new work and for their strong commitment to training and community outreach. Buehler previously led the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, also in Wisconsin, for six years, where he was credited with successfully guiding one of the region’s fastest growing arts organizations through its initial strategic, artistic, and organizational development phases. He has served on the board for The United Performing Arts Fund in Milwaukee, been an active leader within the Creative Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, the Creative Coalition for Greater Milwaukee, served as a local advocacy captain for Arts Wisconsin, and a planning committee member for the Milwaukee 7 Project, a regional collaboration initiative. Early in his career, Buehler held various producing roles with a number of theatre groups in both Florida and Wisconsin, including the Skylight Opera Theatre in Milwaukee from 1998 to 2002. He graduated from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1992. Buehler currently lives in West Linn with his wife Treena, an independent artist, and their two daughters.

ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I

OBOE

Nelly Kovalev, Concertmaster Eva Richey, Assistant Concertmaster* Andrea Oh Della Davies Robin Baldino Casey Bozell Elizabeth Peyton Jenny Estrin Sarah Roth Irene Gadeholt

Kelly Gronli, Principal Karen Wagner Alan Juza

VIOLIN II

Steve Vacchi, Principal Evan Kuhlmann, Principal* Elizabeth Paterson

Janet Dubay, Principal Janet George, Assistant Principal Ann Medellin Camilla Scott Linda Vasey Lisbeth Dreier Luise Grube Heather Mastel-Lipson VIOLA

Angelika Furtwangler, Principal* Hillary Oseas, Assistant Principal Brenda Liu Kim Burton Adam Hoornstra Shauna Keyes CELLO

Hamilton Cheifetz, Principal Katherine Schultz, Assistant Principal Corey Averill Dieter Ratzlaf Jane Day Heather Blackburn BASS

David Parmeter, Principal Dave Anderson, Assistant Principal Milo Fultz Michelle Lindberg FLUTE

Georgeanne Ries, Principal Sarah Tiedemann

CLARINET

Sunshine Simmons, Principal Melanie Yamada Todd Kuhns TENOR SAXOPHONE

Sean Fredenburg BASSOON

FRENCH HORN

Steve Hayworth, Principal Matt Monroe Mike Hettwer Leander Star TRUMPET

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PRINCIPAL DANCERS

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BRIAN SIMCOE*

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SOLOISTS

CANDACE BOUCHARD*

MARTINA CHAVEZ*

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PETER FRANC

ANSA DEGUCHI*

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MICHAEL LINSMEIER

COMPANY ARTISTS

THOMAS BAKER*

Sponsored by Thomas Anderson & Jack Blumberg

EVA BURTON

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KATHERINE MONOGUE* Sponsored by Paulo

SARAH GRIFFIN

KELSIE NOBRIGA*

ADAM HARTLEY*

KIMBERLY NOBRIGA*

MAKINO HILDESTAD

Sponsored by Karen & Mike Weddle

COLBY PARSONS

Sponsored by Luwayne Sammons & Family

JORDAN KINDELL* Sponsored by Dan & Don

AVERY REINERS

APPRENTICES

JESSICA LIND

Sponsored by Jessica’s List

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EMILY PARKER

Sponsored by Dean Richardson

SHEA MCADOO

IAN SCHWANER

ALEXANDER NEGRON Sponsored by AJ’s Circle

PAIGE WILKEY

Sponsored by Marilyn L. Rudin, MD & Richard S. Testut, Jr.

PRINCIPAL DANCERS

XUAN CHENG

Xuan Cheng was born in Chen Zhou, Hu Nan Province of China. After studying at the School of Guang Zhou Ballet, she joined as a company member and rose to become a principal dancer. In 2006, she was invited by acclaimed Canadian choreographer Edouard Lock to join his Montreal-based company La La La Human Steps. She then joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. While there, her roles included Juliet in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Romeo and Juliet, Princess Lena in Christian Spuck’s Leonce and Lena and the Sugar Plum Fairy in Fernand Nault’s The Nutcracker. She joined OBT as a principal dancer in 2011. Her major principal roles include Giselle, Cinderella, Odette and Odile in Swan Lake, as well as roles in works by Nacho Duato, Nicolo Fonte, James Kudelka, and Trey McIntyre.

CHAUNCEY PARSONS

Born in Santa Barbara, California, Chauncey Parsons began dancing at age 12, at the Santa Barbara Ballet Center, under Michelle Pearson and Denise Rinaldi.

At 15, he was accepted into the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C., where he trained for three years under Vladimir Djouloukhadze. After graduating, he performed for State Street Ballet, under Rodney Gustafson, for two years. In 2002, he joined Colorado Ballet as a soloist under Martin Fredmann, and in 2004 was promoted to the rank of principal dancer. In 2008, he joined OBT as a soloist under Christopher Stowell, and was promoted to principal in 2009. Over the course of his career he has danced a wide variety of roles, including Basil in Don Quixote, Count Albrecht in Giselle, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. Further, he has danced leading roles in

Balanchine’s Rubies, Emeralds, Tarantella, The Nutcracker, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Michael Pink’s Dracula and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Agnes De Mille’s Rodeo, Nicolo Fonte’s Bolero and Never Stop Falling (in Love), Paul Taylor’s Company B, and others.

BRIAN SIMCOE

Brian Simcoe was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He received his training from the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and Long Beach Ballet Arts Center.

He joined OBT as an apprentice in 2004, was promoted to soloist in 2011, and promoted to principal in 2013. At OBT, he has appeared in Christopher Stowell’s Swan Lake, Nicolo Fonte’s Petrouchka, James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, and Jerome Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun.

SOLOISTS

CANDACE BOUCHARD

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Candace Bouchard began dancing at the age of 5.

She joined OBT as an ap­­prentice in 2003, became a full company artist in 2004, and was promoted to soloist in 2008. Some of her favorite roles include William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and The Second Detail, Helen Pickett’s Petal, and Dew Drop in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

MARTINA CHAVEZ

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Martina Chavez began her training at age 9 under the direction of Buddy and Susan Trevino then continued her education at Maryland Youth Ballet. She joined OBT in 2006 as an apprentice, was promoted into the company in 2007, and to soloist in 2014.

Her favorite roles have been in works created by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, and Nicolo Fonte.

ANSA DEGUCHI

Ansa Deguchi is from Nagoya, Japan where she began studying dance at the age of 5. She later trained with Chika Goto Step Works Ballet and City Ballet School in San Francisco. She joined OBT as an apprentice in 2003 and was promoted to soloist in 2007. Some of her favorite roles with OBT include: William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, George Balanchine’s Tarantella, James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet, and Nacho Duato’s Por Vos Muero.

PETER FRANC

Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Peter Franc began dancing in Atlanta at Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and continued training with the Louisville Ballet School.

He then joined Houston Ballet, rising to the rank of demi-soloist. Notable performances include works by Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Jirˇí Kylián, Hans Van Manen, and Stanton Welch. He then spent three seasons touring with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet performing a variety of contemporary ballets. This is his first season dancing with OBT.

MICHAEL LINSMEIER

Raised on a family dairy farm in Wisconsin, Michael Linsmeier started his training at the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance. He attended Virginia School of the Arts for further training. After performing with Milwaukee Ballet for seven years, he joined OBT in 2011 and was promoted to soloist in 2014. Since discovering dancing as an art, interpreting life’s journey through movement and design feels to be a much more honest and vulnerable way to express himself than words have ever been.

COMPANY ARTISTS

THOMAS BAKER

2010, he studied with San Francisco Ballet School on full scholarship. He then danced with Ballet San Jose from 2012 to 2014, rejoining OBT for the 2014/15 season. He has performed featured roles in works by Balanchine, Ashton, Rhoden, Naharin, and Cunningham.

EVA BURTON

Eva Burton was born in Los Angeles, California. She received her training in Los Angeles from Patrick Frantz and at San Francisco Ballet School before joining OBT for the 2009/10 season. She has been featured in works

by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Nicolo Fonte, and Ben Stevenson. In the 2014/15 season she debuted as the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, as Cinderella in Ben Stevenson’s production, and in Nicolo Fonte’s Presto.

SARAH GRIFFIN

Sarah Griffin was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. She started dancing at the age of 3, training with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Ballet Estudio María Cecilia Díaz (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Kansas City Ballet School, and Barnard College.

She has performed with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, among others. She joined OBT in 2014 and has enjoyed dancing featured roles in Nacho Duato’s Rassemblement and Nicolo Fonte’s Never Stop Falling (in Love).

ADAM HARTLEY

Adam Hartley is from Orange, California and began dancing at age 5. He joined OBT as an apprentice in 2009 and was promoted to company artist in 2011. Some of his favorite ballets to dance at OBT were William Forsythe’s The Second Detail, Nacho Duato’s Por Vos Muero, and Nicolo Fonte’s Bolero.

Thomas Baker began dancing at the age of 15 in St. George, Utah. Prior to joining OBT in

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COMPANY MAKINO HILDESTAD

Makino Hildestad was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She started ballet at The Kumamoto Ballet School when she was 9. She joined Colorado Ballet in 2002 as an apprentice, was promoted to corps de ballet in 2004, and joined OBT in 2010. Her favorite roles at OBT are Rassemblement by Nacho Duato and The Lost Dance by Matjash Mrozewski.

She has been featured in the role of Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Second Detail by William Forsythe, Instinctual Confidence by Darrell Grand Moutrie, and Petal by Helen Pickett.

KELSIE NOBRIGA

Kelsie Nobriga is from Orange County, California and began dancing at the age of 5. She trained with Melissa Allen Bowman and Charles Maple and was a Professional Division student with Pacific Northwest Ballet. In 2011, she joined OBT as an apprentice, and returned as a company artist in 2014.

Previously, she danced with Colorado Ballet. Some of her favorite roles with OBT are Marzipan from George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and the Autumn Fairy from Cinderella.

KIMBERLY NOBRIGA

Jordan Kindell was born in Paramount, California. He started his training at age 15 at Jefferson High School and at the School of OBT under Damara Bennett. Jordan joined OBT in its 2012/13 season as an apprentice and was promoted into the company the next year. He has been featured in Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Instinctual Confidence, as the Candy Cane in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, and in Nacho Duato’s Rassemblement. His favorite role is in Nacho Duato’s Cor Perdut.

Kimberly Nobriga grew up in Orange County, California.

Starting in 2010, she trained and performed with the Pacific Northwest Ballet School and their Professional Division before joining OBT as an apprentice in 2013. As an apprentice, she danced memorable roles such as the lead in the school’s performances of Valse Fantaisie and Paquita. She was also featured in company performances as the Spanish Lead in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and the Winter Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella. She joined OBT’s corps de ballet in 2015.

KATHERINE MONOGUE

COLBY PARSONS

JORDAN KINDELL

Katherine Monogue was born in Tacoma, Washington. She trained at the Washington School of Ballet in Washington, D.C. under Key Juan Han. She joined OBT as a Professional Division student in 2012, was promoted to apprentice in 2013, and joined the company as a company artist in 2014. She has performed numerous roles, including Peasblossom in Christopher Stowell’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Helen Pickett’s Petal, and Nacho Duato’s Rassemblement.

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A native of Santa Barbara, California, Colby Parsons began dancing at the age of 13, studying ballet with Denise Rinaldi at the Santa Barbara Ballet Center. He continued his training on full scholarship at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in New York City. He danced with American Ballet Theatre II for three seasons, followed by dancing soloist and principal roles for Alberta Ballet in Calgary for another three seasons. For the 2014/15, season he joined OBT under Kevin Irving. For OBT he has danced the Prince in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, a lead

couple in Nicolo Fonte’s Presto, and the Cavalier in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, among other roles.

He has performed as a guest artist in Japan, Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and Canada as well as in several states in the U.S.

he has appeared in with OBT is Nicolo Fonte’s Accidental Signals during OBT’s Annual School Performance. This will be his second season with the company and he is pleased to share the stage with its dancers.

AVERY REINERS

Avery Reiners is from New Jersey. He received training at San Francisco Ballet School and Boston Ballet School before joining OBT as a company artist in 2013. Some of his favorite roles with OBT include: Matjash Mrozewski’s The Lost Dance, the Jester in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, and Nicolo Fonte’s Presto.

Emily Parker was born in Boston, Massachusetts where she began dancing at age 4.

After graduating from Indiana University, she joined OBT as an apprentice in 2014. Her favorite roles thus far with OBT include the Spring Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella and the Harlequin Doll in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

APPRENTICES

IAN SCHWANER

JESSICA LIND

Born and raised in San Jose, California, Jessica Lind began her ballet training at age 4.

She trained for a year with San Francisco Ballet School before joining the Professional Division at OBT and became an apprentice in 2013. Her favorite role performing with OBT was the Summer Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella.

SHEA MCADOO

Shea McAdoo was born in Scottsdale, Arizona where she began dancing at the age of 3.

Her ballet training began at Master Ballet Academy under the direction of Slawomir and Irena Wozniak. Shea joined OBT in 2014 as a student in the Professional Division before being promoted to apprentice for the 2015/16 season. Her favorite roles thus far with OBT include Spanish from George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and Orange in Crayola.

ALEXANDER NEGRON

Alexander Negron began dancing at age 8 with Elliot Field’s Ballet Tech School in New York City. He then trained at The School of American Ballet for seven years and at San Francisco Ballet School for a year. Among the ballets

EMILY PARKER

Ian Schwaner, a native of Atlanta, took his first ballet class at age 17 at The Northeast Atlanta Ballet. He then attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts on scholarship, where he danced principal roles in Ethan Stiefel’s The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Birthday Offering, Susan Jaffe’s Metallurgy, and George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante. Ian joined OBT as an apprentice in 2015.

PAIGE WILKEY

Paige Wilkey was born in Los Angeles, California where she began dancing at age 3. She moved to Boston at the age of 16 to train in the Pre-Professional Program at Boston Ballet School. She came to OBT as a Professional Division student in 2013 and joined the company as an apprentice in 2014. Her favorite roles thus far with OBT would be the yellow girl in Crayola and the Columbine Doll in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

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Kevin Irving Artistic Director Dennis Buehler Executive Director PRINCIPAL DANCERS Xuan Cheng, Chauncey Parsons, Brian Simcoe SOLOISTS Candace Bouchard, Martina Chavez, Ansa Deguchi, Peter Franc, Michael Linsmeier COMPANY ARTISTS Thomas Baker, Eva Burton, Sarah Griffin, Adam Hartley, Makino Hildestad, Jordan Kindell, Katherine Monogue, Kelsie Nobriga, Kimberly Nobriga, Colby Parsons, Avery Reiners APPRENTICES Jessica Lind, Shea McAdoo, Alexander Negron, Emily Parker, Ian Schwaner, Paige Wilkey OBT2 Logan Anderson-Makis Emma-Anne Bauman Mackenzie Brousson Hannah Davis Abigail Diedrich Alexa Domenden Julia Jones Elizabeth Kanning Emilie Menezes de Siqueira Jennah Pendleton Sarah Whitehead

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THANK YOU Patricia & John C. Andrews Liz & Andre Anjos Sandra Armstrong Gennaro & Marilyn Manser Avolio Diane Babcock John Bagg Julia & Robert Ball Linda Barkus Rick & Bonnie Barron Howard Beckerman Dr. Diana Bell Barry & Jacqueline Bennett Paul & Pat Benninghoff Hisiya Beppu & Matthew LaRocco Phil & Naomi Beymer Margaret & Wayne Blake Merv & Jan Blas Beth Blenz-Clucas & Richard Clucas Richard Botney Candace Bouchard & Adam Lounsbury Joyce Brehm Alan Brickley Karin Brocksbank Gerald J. & Fern Broock David & Elaine Brown Denis Burger & Elaine McCall Lance & Deborah Caldwell Maurine & Paul Canarsky Carlisle Mothers Group, In Memory of Margaret Kretschmar Darlene Carlson Mary Carr Alisa Castellano Jean Cauthorn Sandy Chamness Harriet Cormack Rhobert Cotton Aaron Courtney & Anne Nichol Terri Cross Eloise Damrosch & Gary Hartnett William DeBolt & Martha Graner Anne Delander Marisol Delaney Nancy M. & Frederic C. Delbrueck Niel DePonte Chuck & Patt DeRousie Dagmar Dettinger Adam & Emily Dew Diedrich Family Hillary Dixon Margaret Doolen & John Slocom Kim Drake Josephine Drew & T. Robert Knowles Dan Dunning & Christina Winkler Tony DuPeire George & Susan Durrie Austin Eddy William Ellig Michael Elsberry Martin & Anette Erickson Douglas Ertner Abraham & Pamela Farkas Lynn Ferber Katherine A. Finstuen

Steve Fisk Katie & Brian Flanagan George Fleerlage Doreen Flores Mary Folberg Charles & Zoe Foster Kelly Freuler Theresa Fritchle Jennifer Froistad Sandy & Roberto Fuchter Jim & Mary Ann Gabriel Cathy Garrett, In Honor of Nancy & Brad Miller Ray & Joyce Gee Connie Gettinger Arthur & Judith Ginsburg Gary & Susan Goncher Betsy & George Granger Thomas Gredvig & April Freund-Gredvig Joann Gribble Brenda Grootendorst & Mark Haggard Michelle Grossberg Kasandra & Robert Gruener Deanna Haley Kirk & Lisa Hall Jon Hanifin, MD Kathleen Harrison Gary & Lynne Hartshorn Robert Heald M.J. Heiling Sharon Henry-Jones & Paul Jones Susan E. Herron, In Honor of Carol C. Herron Gaynor Hills & Gregory Fleming James Holstad Anne Huffington-Carroll & Zachary Carroll Margaret Hug Carol & Tom Hull Linda Illig Karen Jacobson Elizabeth A. Javens David & Margaret Jeans Joanne Jene David Jensen Jonathan & Suzanne Jensen Connie Larkin Dr. Sally Jepson & Lynn Lippert Dennis C. Johnson Shirley K. Johnson Katherine Jorda & Abby Alford Stephanie Jorgensen, In Memory of Rebecca Pickett Terresa Jung & Patrick D’Haem Allan Karsk Marla Kazell Arthur & Kristine Keil Doris & Eric Kimmel Jean Kimsey Mary King Richard Kipp & Nora Divincenzo Kristan Knapp & Janna Auslam Joewie Koh Laura Korman & Chris Hill Laura & Sharon Kotsovos

Leonard Kuhl Carol La Brie Barbara Lamack & James Kalvelage Nancy Lapaglia & Stephen Slusarski Abigail & Don Lawton Elizabeth Le & Sean O’Neill Kathleen & Izzy Lefebvre Jan & Rorie Leone Shannon Leonetti Patricia Liddell Kimberly & Gregory Lind Michelle Liu, In Honor of Sophia Pi Alice Lloyd Andres Lopera Shelley Lorenzen Marcy Lowy Judy W. Lyons Kate Machell Christine Mackert, MD Dan Mallea Eileen Markson Theresa Mason Amy Maxwell & Patrick Lamb Oscar & Mary Mayer Lori McAdoo Melody McBee Kathy McCann Margaret McConnell & Robert Griner Susan & Doug McDonald Margaret & Robert McMillan Kelly Meltzer & Merissa Mojica Gail & Jerry Melvin

Courtney Mersereau Elise Meyers Sarah Milligan Tony Mix & David Stauffer Julie & Sebastian Morariu Carol N. Morgan Bertha A. Moseson Patricia G. Moss The NetSuite Team, In Memory of MaryAnne Wakefield Keith & Cindi Nobriga Kris Oliveira Madeline & Allan Olson Susan Olson & Bill Nelson David & Barbara Osborn Lesley Otto & Alexander Nicoloff Joan Paglin Gail & Fred Panzer, In Memory of Rebecca Pickett Veronica Paracchini Jack & Chris Pendleton Anne Frances Penfound Karen Perzanowski Marilyn & Gaynor Petrequin Lisa Pfost Sara Pickett Karen Prohaska Reegan & David Rae Suzanne Rague Ramya Ramraj May E. Rawlinson Betty & Jacob Reiss Katherine & Edward Richman Nancy Richmond & Bill Hughes

Mike & Nancy Robinson, In Honor of Kathryn Robinson Rosemarie Rosenfeld Cathy Rote Mari S. Michael Sagun Carol & Steven Sandor Rick & Sharon Schaefer Clifford Schrock Valerie Schuyler Aaron Scott Susan & John Shepherd Mary Shibley & Dale Voeller Scott Showalter Helene Silberstein Margaret Smith Marcus & April Song Patricia A. Southard Joan & Wayne Spencer Donald C. Springer James Stein Corinne & Lindsay Stewart Pat & Tony Stoneburner, In Memory of Rebecca Pickett Julie Sullivan Tomohito Takeuchi Bahram Tavakolian Paul & Sabrina Teays Jean & Fred Thompson Robert Todd Cynthia Tomlinson Dr. Donald & Jane Trunkey, In Honor of Dr. Karen Deveney Teresa Tse Georgia Tsefalas, In Memoriam

Lyle M. Tucker Mimi Underwood Kysa Vassily, In Honor of Marilyn Brown Jon Vorderstrasse Les Vuylsteke Patricia & James Walker Judy & Ronald Walsworth, In Memory of Rebecca Pickett Douglas Watson Frederick & Maureen Wearn Brian Weaver & Nikki O’Carroll Duane & Cynthia Weaver Roshanthi & Ranjeewa Weerasinghe Patrick Weishampel Judy & Benjamin Werner Sonya White Rebecca Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Wilkey Mark & Sophie Williams Miriam Willis Reed & Christina Wilson Julie Wilson Mary Ann & Jim Wilson Mary Ann Wish George Wittemeyer Linda M. Wood Gail Woolf Jack Wussow & Kyle Adams Cynthia A. Yee April & H. Daniel Zegzula, MD Janet & Alan Zell Ernie ZumBrunnen & Grace Hawes

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THANK YOU

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION DONORS

RÉVÉRENCE CIRCLE

GIFTS RECEIVED THROUGH DECEMBER 1, 2015.

COMMUNITY CORPS DE BALLET $100,000 AND UP

The Collins Foundation Fred W. Fields Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education and Access Fund

$50,000–$99,999

Clark Foundation ESCO Foundation The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation The Intermec Foundation Meyer Memorial Trust The Shubert Foundation West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic*

$25,000–$49,999 Barran Liebman LLP* Cascadia Foundation Coit Family Foundation Hedinger Family Foundation Henry Lea Hillman, Jr. Foundation Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Russell Development/200 Market Street* Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt* The Swigert Warren Foundation Turtledove Clemens*

$10,000–$24,999

The Boeing Company First Republic Hotel Modera* Jackson Foundation Jerome Robbins Foundation Mentor Graphics Foundation Nel Centro* Opsis Architecture LLP* Oregon Arts Commission, this activity is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts Scan Design Foundation

by Inger & Jens Bruun

The Standard Starseed Foundation U.S. Bank Foundation Work for Art, including contributions from more than 75 companies and 2,000 employees

$5,000–$9,999

AT&T Cushman Wakefield GARD Communications* Goldman Sachs & Co. Ivey Jacobson & Co. LLC Jim McBroom & John H. Weston Fine Arts Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Juan Young Trust Leupold & Stevens Foundation Melvin Mark Companies* Morel Ink* Old Town Florist* PGE Foundation Twelve Wine* William H. & Mary L. Bauman Foundation

$2,000–$4,999

Agger Chiropractic & Nutrition Clinic* Alaska Airlines* Anne A. Berni Foundation The Benson Hotel* Buckley Law P.C. Elephants Delicatessen* Grand Avenue Floral* Catherine M. Gurski, ND, MSOM, LAc* Jonathan Lohnes, LMT* The Mark Spencer Hotel* Michael Curry Design Studio* Northwest Natural Gas Portland Plastic Surgery Group PosterGarden* Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Riverplace* Roy & Diane Marvin Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Scandinavian Heritage Foundation Solaris Bodyworks, Inc.* Thomcorp Town Car* Tomasi Salyer Baroway* Wintz Family Foundation

$1,000–$1,999

Apolloni Vineyards* Bill Anderson Design Bridgetown Chiropractic & Wellness Portland Clinic* Charles Fine Art Portraits* Connect the Dots, LLC*

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Food In Bloom* Aaron Meyer, Concert Rock Violinist* Pabst Brewing Company Patrick Lamb Productions* Portland Center Stage* Robert F. Ratzow, DC* SCi 3.2 Inc.

UNDER $1,000

10 Barrel Brew Pub* Dr. Seth Alley* Lorraine Altomari* Bag & Baggage Productions* Bedford Brown* Bend Brewing Co.* BMW Portland * Brasada Ranch Resort* Brickhouse* Bridgetown Chiropractic & Wellness Portland Clinic* Broadway Physical Therapy & Sports Rehabilitation* Holly Brooks* Cappella Romana* Classic Chauffeur Co., Inc.* Clearwater Clinic* Dennis Crawford* Brian de Tar* Deschutes Brewery* Domaine Serene* Abby Drinkard, LAc* Elmer’s Restaurants Feast Portland Food & Drink Festival* Fluidity Movement* Friends of Chamber Music* Tony Fuemmeler* Geranium Lake* Glow Boutique Salon* Brynn Graham, LAc.* Hair M Salon* Intel Charitable Match Trust Island Café* Jade Acupuncture* Jefferson Neurology LLC Kam & Kam Catering Co.* Katayama Framing* King Charitable Foundation LAIKA* Kristen Livingston, DC, ART* Longbottom Coffee & Tea* Lyric Creations* Mark’s on the Channel* Max Birnbach Charity Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation McMenamins* Metropolitan Youth Symphony*

Mountain Spring Health Clinic* Mucca Osteria* New Heights Physical Therapy Plus* Northwest Film Festival* OMSI* OnPoint Community Credit Union Oregon Shakespeare Festival* Oregon Symphony* Owen Jones and Partners, LTD The Party Bus* Perfect Picnics* Portland Art Museum* Portland Baroque Orchestra* Portland Center Stage* Portland Playhouse* R. Bloom Floral* Redhawk Vineyard & Winery* Silver Moon Brewing * Sip! McMinnville Wine & Food Classic* Studio Blue* Sundial Baking & Events* Sunriver Brewing Company* TEDx Portland* Timberline Lodge* Toro Bravo Inc.* Wells Fargo Foundation White Bird Dance* Willamette Valley Vineyards* Angelina & Mark Woolley, Gallery Owners* Anna Yarzak, PT, DPT*

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

Autodesk Foundation Employee Engagement Fund Chevron Matching Employee Funds Give With Liberty Google, Inc. The Intermec Foundation Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program Northwest Natural Gas Pacific Power Foundation Performance Health Technology PGE Company The Standard Tektronix Foundation Matching Gifts Program U.S. Bank Umpqua Bank

The RÉVÉRENCE CIRCLE recognizes those who have included OBT in their estate plan.

Robert Aughenbaugh Dan Bergsvik & Don Hastler Linda Besant & Martha Goetsch Suzanne Bromschwig & William Dolan David & Elaine Brown Debi Coleman Nathan Conn Karen & Bill Early Peter W. Edgerton Marilyn & Hans Grunbaum Charles L. Jones Belinda & Frederick Kinyon Perry Lee Dr. Dolores Leon & Dr. Fernando Leon Derek & Lydia Lipman

ALLEGRO SOCIETY Clinics & healthcare professionals who preserve the health & well-being of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s dancers.

WEST PORTLAND PHYSICAL THERAPY

Katherine B. McCoy, PT, MTC Amy Werner, PT, DPT Patti Koehler, PT, WCS Christine Krueger, PT Eryn Kirschbaum, PT, DPT Amanda Land, PT, DPT Sarah Terpin, PT, DPT Anna Yarzak, PT, DPT Emily Bottjen, PTA Meaghan Burch, PTA Ann Marie Cordova, PTA Trish Jilot, PTA Sandie Lamb-Moudy, PTA Shalynn Robinette, PTA

CARISSA CONNER, LMT MEREDITH ENGLISH, MS PT LEGACY HEALTH

Katharine Zeller, MD LIVINGSTON CHIROPRACTIC

Kristen Livingston, DC, ART JONATHAN LOHNES, LMT NEW HEIGHTS PHYSICAL THERAPY PLUS

Liz Ruegg, PT, DPT PACIFIC NORTHWEST ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL CLINIC, LLC

Abby Drinkard, MAcOM, LAc ROBERT F. RATZOW, DC SOLARIS BODYWORKS, INC.

Neissan Saber, LMT STUDIO BLUE PILATES

Simon J. Agger, DC

Dan Walton, Owner, Senior Pilates Instructor Emma Johnson, Yoga Instructor Nicole Wells, Pilates Instructor

EMILY BARTHA, LAc

SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS

AGGER CHIROPRACTIC & NUTRITION CLINIC

BE WELL, LLC

Catherine M. Gurski, ND, MSOM, LAc BRIDGETOWN CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS

Jacob May, DC Melody Johnson, LMT NADIA CHOPRA, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT CONNECT THE DOTS, LLC

Amanda Geiger, DPT *Donation in-kind

Martha J. Logan Marna McComb Kirsten & Richard Meneghello Brad & Nancy Miller Sharon & Adam Mirarchi Carol N. Morgan Virginia Nelson Suzann & Dennis Ott Rev. Dr. Rodney & Sandi Page Jane S. Partridge Marilyn L. Rudin, MD & Richard S. Testut, Jr. Anne Stevenson Carol Streeter & Harold Goldstein John & Ann Symons David Wardell, In Memoriam David Wedge, In Memoriam

Richard E. Gellman, MD SYLVAN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC & WELLNESS CENTER, LLC

Seth Alley, DC, CCSP, CKTP THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATES NORTHEAST PORTLAND PHYSCIAL THERAPY

Caroline Hutcherson, PT, DPT, tOCS, CSCS

Blue ribbon society Ballet can be daunting.

So we came up with something for a new generation of dance fans:

The Blue Ribbon Society OBT’s inviting all of Portland to enjoy ballet with friends... And games... And snacks...

And free beer Join in and let us shake up your ideas of what ballet can be Tickets start at just $15 for groups

of 10 or more.

For more information, email sam.cole@obt.org The Blue Ribbon Society next convenes at Beautiful Decay 4/14/16 & 4/21/16 SEASON SUPPORT

MEDIA SPONSORS

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Photo by Natalie Behring

Two NEW state-of-the-art locations!

0720 SW Bancroft

Bill Purcell

Natalie Behring

Bill Purcell

Classes for adults too!

19066 Willamette Drive

New adult and pre-ballet spring session classes beginning March 28th!

Blaine Truitt Covert

Registration is ongoing throughout the school year

WEST LINN STUDIO

503.227.6890 schoolofobt@obt.org www.school.obt.org Bill Purcell

PORTLAND STUDIO

COME DANCE WITH US!