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An An Evening Evening of of Holiday Holiday Story Story and and Song Song

Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel Directed by Chris Coleman On the U.S. Bank Main Stage

September 16 – October 22, 2017 The 2015 Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home ushers us inside Alison’s head at three different ages. Looking back on her uniquely dysfunctional family, and remembering all the loving, silly, and even shameful moments, she learns to see her parents — and herself — for who they really are.

EVERY BRILLIANT THING

By Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe Directed by George Perrin

In In the the Ellyn Ellyn Bye Bye Studio Studio

November November 18 18 –– December December 31, 31, 2017 2017 -- featuring featuring --

A CHRISTMAS MEMORY By

By Truman Truman Capote Capote Directed Directed by

by Brandon Brandon Woolley Woolley An An autobiographical autobiographical recollection recollection of of Truman Truman Capote’s Capote’s rural rural Alabama Alabama boyhood, boyhood, A A Christmas Christmas Memory Memory is is aa tiny tiny gem gem of of aa holiday holiday story, story, offering offering an an unforgettable unforgettable portrait portrait of of an an odd odd but but enduring enduring friendship friendship between between two two innocent innocent souls souls — — one one young young and and one one old old — — and and the the memories memories they they share share of of beloved beloved holiday holiday rituals. rituals.

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WINTER SONG

September 23 – November 5, 2017

Created Created by

by Merideth Merideth Kaye Kaye Clark Clark and and Brandon Brandon Woolley Woolley Directed Directed by

by Brandon Brandon Woolley Woolley

A kid makes a list for his mom. A list of everything worth living for in the world. As the kid grows up and experiences more of life’s beautiful moments, his list of every brilliant thing gets longer and more vital. Macmillan’s play shines hilarious and compassionate light in dark corners of the human condition, reminding us that hope is never truly lost.

The The brilliant brilliant singer singer Merideth Merideth Kaye Kaye Clark Clark (Fiddler (Fiddler on on the the Roof Roof and and The The Last Last Five Five Years Years at at The The Armory, Armory, Wicked Wicked national national tour) tour) and and our our own own producing producing associate associate Brandon Brandon Woolley Woolley are are creating creating an an original original presentation presentation of of songs songs that that celebrate celebrate winter winter holidays holidays and and all all they they represent: represent: love, love, loss, loss, family, family, solitude, solitude, renewal renewal and and friendship. friendship.

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The The Second Second City’s City’s A A Christmas Christmas Carol: Carol:

A Medea in Los Angeles

By Luis Alfaro Directed by Juliette Carrillo

TWIST YOUR DICKENS* By

By Peter Peter Gwinn Gwinn & & Bobby Bobby Mort Mort Directed Directed by

by Ron Ron West West

On the U.S. Bank Main Stage

November 4 – November 26, 2017 In this retelling of Medea, playwright Luis Alfaro blends tragedy, wry humor, Mexican folklore and a bracingly modern setting to unleash the power of Euripides’ ancient tale, seen through the lens of immigrants in the United States. The Armory partners with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to bring this production to Portland.

On On the the U.S. U.S. Bank Bank Main Main Stage Stage

December December 55 –– December December 31, 31, 2017 2017 A A complete complete send-up send-up of of the the holiday holiday classic, classic, this this adult adult comedy comedy is is adorned adorned with with the the improvisational improvisational genius genius of of the the legendary legendary comedy comedy troupe troupe The The Second Second City, City, and and includes includes zany zany holiday holiday sketches, sketches, an an ever-changing ever-changing list list of of drop-in drop-in local local celebrities celebrities and and uproarious uproarious improv improv based based on on audience audience participation participation — — it’s it’s never never the the same same show show twice! twice!

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Northwest Northwest Stories Stories

ASTORIA: Part Part Two Two Adapted Adapted and and Directed Directed by

by Chris Chris Coleman Coleman Based Based on on the the book book ASTORIA: ASTORIA: John John Jacob Jacob Astor Astor and and Thomas Thomas Jefferson’s Jefferson’s Lost Lost Pacific Pacific Empire, Empire, A A Story Story of of Wealth, Wealth, Ambition, Ambition, and and Survival Survival by

by Peter Peter Stark Stark On On the the U.S. U.S. Bank Bank Main Main Stage Stage

January January 20 20 –– February February 18, 18, 2018 2018 A A World World Premiere!

Premiere!

Continuing Continuing the the adventure adventure of of the the Astor Astor expeditions expeditions by by land land and and sea sea to to establish establish trade trade routes routes to to the the Pacific Pacific Northwest, Northwest, Part Part Two Two is is about about the the extraordinary extraordinary and and ambitious ambitious endeavors endeavors leading leading to to the the establishment establishment of of Astoria, Astoria, the the first first permanent permanent United United States States settlement settlement on on the the West West Coast.

Coast.

KODACHROME By

By Adam Adam Szymkowicz Szymkowicz Directed Directed by

by Rose Rose Riordan Riordan In In the the Ellyn Ellyn Bye Bye Studio Studio

February February 33 –– March March 18, 18, 2018 2018 A A World World Premiere!

Premiere!

Welcome Welcome to to Colchester, Colchester, aa small small town town where where everybody everybody knows knows each each other. other. Our Our tour tour guide guide is is Suzanne, Suzanne, the the town town photographer, photographer, who who lets lets us us peek peek into into her her neighbors’ neighbors’ lives lives to to catch catch glimpses glimpses of of romance romance in in all all its its stages stages of of development. development.

A A play play about about love, love, nostalgia, nostalgia, the the seasons seasons and and how how we we learn learn to to say say goodbye. goodbye.

THE MAGIC PLAY By

By Andrew Andrew Hinderaker Hinderaker Directed Directed by

by Halena Halena Kays Kays On On the the U.S. U.S. Bank Bank Main Main Stage Stage

March March 33 –– April April 1,1, 2018 2018 Playwright Playwright Hinderaker Hinderaker mashes mashes the the spectacle spectacle of of aa magic magic show show with with the the intimacy intimacy of of theater. theater. The The Magic Magic Play Play follows follows aa young young magician magician trying trying to to get get through through aa live live show show just just hours hours after after his his partner partner has has left left him. him. As As the the performance performance progresses, progresses, he he realizes realizes the the spectacular spectacular magic magic tricks tricks that that impress impress people people on on stage stage don’t don’t help help him him build build truthful truthful personal personal relationships. relationships.

AND SO WE WALKED Written and Performed by DeLanna Studi Directed by Corey B. Madden In the Ellyn Bye Studio

March 31 – May 13, 2018 A frank, funny and sometimes misguided story of a contemporary Cherokee woman who goes on a six-week, 900-mile journey with her father along the Trail of Tears in search of her heroic self. Through this personal odyssey, her sense of identity — both as a contemporary Cherokee and as a woman — is tested by the people and places she encounters.

MAJOR BARBARA

By George Bernard Shaw Directed by Chris Coleman On the U.S. Bank Main Stage

April 14 – May 13, 2018 Recently engaged Barbara, a Major in the Salvation Army, agrees to let her estranged industrialist father visit her mission in the East End of London. In exchange, she promises to visit his munitions factory. The clash between Barbara’s philanthropic idealism and her father’s hardheaded capitalism are at the heart of Shaw’s witty and timely appraisal of capitalism, war, religion and politics.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL

By Lanie Robertson Directed by Bill Fennelly On the U.S. Bank Main Stage

May 26 – July 1, 2018 Featuring iconic songs like “Strange Fruit,” “God Bless the Child” and “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” this is an allaccess pass to Billie Holiday’s final concert. With humor and hopefulness, the legendary singer takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of her tumultuous life, interspersed with exuberant renditions of her beloved repertoire.

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LETTER FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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WELCOME! You know how they say you always remember your first kiss? This is how I feel about one of the works on the program you are about to see, Nacho Duato’s celebrated Jardí Tancat. My first encounter with Mr. Duato was when he came to stage Jardí, on Les Grands Ballets Canadiens where I was dancing. The experience of learning and performing this incredible work was transformative. I immediately fell in love. The Duato esthetic seems to have sprung completely formed in Jardí, which, remarkably, was the first ballet he ever made and is still considered among his best. The deep connections to the place, people, and culture of Duato’s Mediterranean roots, the fluidity of movement that embraces both the long lines of classical ballet and the earthy weight of modern techniques, and the incredible emotional power resulting from the union of this movement with music will be, I hope, as much a high point for the dancers and audience here in Portland as it was for me.

Along with Jardí Tancat, OBT has the distinct honor of performing Duato’s sensual duet El Naranjo; this is the first time ever the esteemed Spanish choreographer has allowed this excerpt from his longer ballet Gnawa to be shown on its own.

This short lyrical duet brings us the perfume of Valencia— mysterious, captivating, and full of desire.

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

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OBT is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust

We pair this double dose of Duato with two works by one of our favorite American choreographers: Helen Pickett. The world premiere and title work of the evening, Terra, emphasizes our theme of humanity’s connection to the earth. Pickett’s brilliance lies in the way she abstracts ideas into movement, drawing on a multitude of influences to create works that are thrilling to behold. That Pickett has been able to collaborate with Emmy award-winning composer Jeff Beal (any House of Cards fans in the house?), speaks to her stature today as one of the most compelling voices in American choreography.

And speaking of first kisses — Petal, which OBT last performed in 2014 —has had a kind of “first kiss” hold on us ever since we last saw it. We are delighted to see it return to our stage with these performances. The colors and moments of Petal are so bright and hopeful, teeming with both innocence and vigor. It is a long anticipated revival that, just like the return of spring, brightens our outlook on the world around us.

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TERRA Terra explores how the earth gives meaning and identity to humanity. I started to investigate earth dance ceremonies and this opened the door to the rituals of life that transpire between human beings. Transformation through ritual can bring us closer to our communities and ourselves. As the work evolved, I was inspired by the writings of Joseph Campbell on myth and lore, on archetypes of heroines and heroes. “We have not even to risk the adventure alone,” he writes, “For the heroes of all time have gone before us.”* In Terra there is sensuality, strength, memory, disruption, order, intimacy, power, vulnerability. In Terra the quest is for unity, inclusion rather than exclusion. “…What we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”*

cal piano, and funky, wonderful “daily lifesounds” He created a score that celebrates the life cycle.

PROGRAM NOTE Helen Pickett CHOREOGRAPHY Helen Pickett MUSIC Composed by Jeff Beal for

COSTUME DESIGN Emma Kingsbury LIGHTING DESIGN Michael Mazzola WORLD PREMIERE April 13, 2017; Oregon Ballet Theatre; Newmark Theatre; Portland, Oregon *Power of Myth, by Joseph Campbell

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OBT dancers Adam Hartley and Eva Burton in rehearsals for Helen Pickett’s Terra. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.

As Jeff (Beal) and I discussed my research into the human rituals of nature, of the earth, percussion developed as the initial driving force. To counterpoint the power of the drums, we needed to venture into an ethereal realm. Jeff manifested this by creating a beautifully haunting theme. Through our further conversations on human behavior Jeff created a musical composition that included sensual guitar, searing strings, lyri-

EL NARANJO ( EXCERPT El Naranjo was originally created as part of Nacho Duato’s 1993 ballet called Mediterránea, for which Duato took inspiration from his Valencian roots. Later the piece was incorporated as the central section of the immensely popular ballet Gnawa. The premise of the El Naranjo pas de deux was the daydreaming ecstasy and sensual delight whose genesis can be traced to the abundant fragrance of orange blossoms carried on the gentle winds of Valencia.

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FROM GNAWA ) OBT is thrilled to have been granted special permission to present El Naranjo as a standalone piece for this program.

CHOREOGRAPHY Nacho Duato STAGING Kevin Irving MUSIC Juan Alberto Areche & Javier Paxariño (“Carauari”) COSTUME DESIGN Nacho Duato

LIGHTING DESIGN Nicolás Fischtel ORGANIZATION & PRODUCTION Carlos Iturrioz c/o Mediart Producciones SL (Spain) WORLD PREMIERE July 24, 1992; Compañia Nacional de Danza; Teatro de la Zarzuela; Madrid, Spain OBT PREMIERE April 13, 2017; Newmark Theatre; Portland, Oregon ©NACHO DUATO, all rights reserved.

JARDÍ TANCAT Created for NDT2 in 1983 for a choreographic competition in Cologne, Germany, Jardí Tancat was Nacho Duato’s first ballet.

The unique movement, music, and subject matter garnered him first prize at the competition and immediate fame and recognition as a major new voice in the dance world. As with so much of his work, Duato’s inspiration came from the nature and people of the Mediterranean region. Duato has asserted (in a 1994 interview with Dance Magazine): “[I must create] pieces that involve a Mediterranean way of seeing life and movement …I was born in Valencia, and so many cultures came or went through there and left an influence — Greek, Tunisian, West African, Jewish…it’s very earthy.”

Jardí Tancat (Catalan for “Closed Garden”) is based on Catalonian folk songs collected and sung by Maria del Mar Bonet. With a sweet, yet passionate melancholy, these songs and their dance portrayal tell the story of the people who work the barren land, praying to God for the rain that does not come and enduring with great spirit in the face of hardship:

Brian Simcoe and Emily Parker rehearsing Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat. Photo by Yi Yin.

SET DESIGN Nacho Duato

Water, we have asked for water And You, Oh Lord, You gave us wind And You turn Your back on us As though You will not listen to us

COSTUME DESIGN Nacho Duato

CHOREOGRAPHY Nacho Duato

ORGANIZATION & PRODUCTION Carlos Iturrioz c/o Mediart Producciones SL (Spain)

STAGING Kevin Irving MUSIC Maria del Mar Bonet (“Cançó de

Collir Olives,” “Cançó d’Esterrossar,” “Fora d’es Sembrat,” “Tonada de Treure Aigo,” “Cançó de Na Ruixa Mantells”)

LIGHTING DESIGNER Nicolás Fischtel

WORLD PREMIERE December 19, 1983; Nederlands Dans Theater; International Choreographic Workshop; Cologne, Germany OBT PREMIERE: April 13, 2017; Newmark Theatre; Portland, Oregon ©NACHO DUATO, all rights reserved

PETAL Helen Pickett’s original inspiration for Petal came from the vibrancy of a Gerber daisy.

As the ballet evolved, color became a critical element of the work, but the visceral movement and relationships between the dancers came to reflect the vigor of nature rather than a hothouse bloom. “The eight dancers who invade, inhabit and constantly transform the stage space, perform as if they had been tossed a do-or-die challenge and are determined to transcend their training,” observed Allan Ulrich of SF Gate. Bathed in the light of hot daffodil yellows, fuchsia pinks, and tangerine oranges, the dancers’ kinetic energy reflects the vitality of spring.

There is also a deeper underlying connection between them expressed through the intimacy of human touch: a gentle caress around someone’s neck or along someone’s neck or inner thigh. “Intimacy is such an imperative aspect of human life —without it, we wither,” says Pickett. “Let’s celebrate this burst of color, this sound, this touch.”

and “Death of the Twins” from Les Enfants Terribles)

COSTUME DESIGN Nete Joseph LIGHTING DESIGN Todd Elmer WORLD PREMIERE February 1, 2008; Aspen Santa Fe Ballet; The Lensic Theater; Santa Fe, New Mexico. Original idea commissioned by New York Choreographic Institute.

OBT PREMIERE April 17, 2014; Newmark Theatre; Portland, Oregon

Elizabeth Chooses a Career, Death of the Twins ©1996 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission.

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Makino Hildestad, Adam Hartley, and Brian Simcoe rehearsing Helen Pickett’s Petal. Photo by Yi Yin.

CHOREOGRAPHY Helen Pickett STAGING Jeffrey Stanton MUSIC Thomas Montgomery Newman (“End Title” from Little Children) & Philip Glass (“Elizabeth Chooses a Career”

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HELEN PICKETT’S TERRA: A COMMUNITY OF CREATION

BY HANNAH KRAFCIK

Choreographer Helen Pickett in rehearsals with OBT for her new work, Terra, one of four works in OBT’s TERRA, presented April 13–22, 2017. Photos by Blaine Truitt Covert.

HELEN PICKETT STROLLED into the cafe of Powell’s Books on a surprisingly sunny afternoon in March, smiling brightly through her green-rimmed sunglasses, which were set off by her fiery curls. We were meeting at this quintessentially Portland locale, per Pickett’s suggestion, to discuss her new work, Terra, commissioned by Oregon Ballet Theatre.

a decade, and she worked with the avantgarde Wooster Group theater company for five non-consecutive years. She has presented longer form work at the likes of the Scottish Ballet and Atlanta Ballet, where she serves as Resident Choreographer. She has set more than 35 works on companies across the U.S. and Europe during the past 12 years.

own exceptionalism in this field than she was with the notion of community— something that rose to the surface as a recurring theme of Terra, too. A community that recognizes that it needs to encourage more women choreographers and perform their work has a far greater chance of success than individuals who come to the same conclusion.

Together, Pickett and I pored over images of the costumes in the dance—rusty tones that evoked layers of deep, red earth, illustrated in watercolor by designer Emma Kingsbury. As we discussed how this new ballet came to be, Pickett explained that she drew inspiration from several concepts, namely, myth and lore, archetypes, and rituals of the earth from different cultures. “In the end it has become this kaleidoscope of what ‘Terra’ means,” she mused.

What makes this account all the more remarkable is Pickett’s gender. Only this past June, The New York Times’ Michael Cooper wrote of the staggering gender disparity in the programs of the biggest ballet presenters, noting that “ballet remains overwhelmingly a man’s world.” OBT is doing its part to counter this underrepresentation with this summer’s Choreography XX program in Washington Park, which will present original work created by North American female choreographers.

While some of Pickett’s works—such as her dances based on theater sources, Tennessee Williams’ Camino Real and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible — draw on narrative, Terra sits in the line of her abstract work, which includes Petal, a piece that OBT danced in 2014 and opens the TERRA program. Petal has moments of definite drama, and “abstract” might be too constrictive a category for Terra. Pickett remarked, “even in its greatest abstraction, there are reasons and meanings behind creation.”

As Pickett and I discussed the dangers of tokenism in dance-making, I got the sense that she was far less concerned with her

The choreography of Terra is challenging, but it is also relatable — the ethos of the work probes into human experience in a

Pickett, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, is a choreographer with a rich diversity of experience. She performed with William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt for more than

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TOP: Michael Linsmeier and Xuan Cheng rehearsing Helen Pickett’s Terra.

BOTTOM: Peter Franc and Emily Parker rehearsing Helen Pickett’s Terra.

way that is destined to be palpable for audiences. “In Terra” Pickett says, “the quest is for unity, inclusion rather than exclusion.”

Structurally, Terra leads with a series of vignettes that Pickett describes as “like an amuse-bouche,” phrases that eventually cycle back through the work in longer expressions. These sections have a particular quality or set of qualities: “In Terra there is sensuality, strength, memory, disruption, order, intimacy, power, vulnerability,” Pickett says.

Communicating these qualities in movement can be a challenge. Dancer Xuan Cheng spoke about her quiet duet with Michael Linsmeier in Terra. Rather than adopting a presentational approach to the choreography, she said, she found the capacity to inhabit the movement and respond authentically to her partner in the present moment.

“Instead of doing a movement, I’m actually just reacting,” Cheng shared. “It’s all about connection and communication...how I communicate with my partner, and how my

OBT dancer Jacqueline Straughn in rehearsals for Helen Pickett’s Terra.

body reacts, and how I look at him...what he does to me, and then I react.”

Composer Jeff Beal spoke about his process of creating the score for Terra. While Beal reminded me that his “day job” is usually writing music for the film industry, including acclaimed scores for the likes of Netflix’s House of Cards, he also emphasized that composing music for dance has always been one of his personal goals. “I feel in a lot of ways like I’m in the hands of someone who has so much experience in this world,” he said. “The thing that really excites me about this process is that I get to hear the music in a different way. I can see the music in a different way, just by nature of the physical interpretation of it.”

In speaking with Beal and other dancers, I concluded that Pickett had included them in a “community of creation.” Dancer Jacqueline Straughan illuminated the inclusiveness and sensitivity of Pickett’s process—how she attended not just to technicalities and mechanics of choreography, but also to the

humanity of the dancers in relation to one another, the music, and the sections of choreography. When asked what most excited her about Terra, Straughan came back with the earnest reply: “I like that I can be me.”

“Transformation through ritual hopefully brings us closer to our communities and ourselves,” Pickett says. She quotes writer Joseph Campbell in The Power of Myth: “What we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”

That’s a tall order—for a ritual, for a dance, for a life. And Pickett’s approach to choreography and working with other artists indicates that she believes that we are more likely to achieve it together, in a community, than by ourselves.

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GUEST ARTISTS HELEN PICKETT

International Choreographic Workshop (Internationaler Choreographischer Wettbewerb) at Cologne.

Helen Pickett, a San Diego, California native, currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. 2017 marks 12 years for Helen as a choreographer.

During this time she created over 35 ballets in the U.S. and Europe. Critic, Manning Harris, wrote that Camino Real, Helen’s first full-length ballet, would “become a legend in the dance world.” Her commissions for 2017 and 2018 include, Oregon Ballet Theatre, a new full length for Scottish Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, and a dance theater collaboration with The Sisters Grimm based in London. She recently choreographed for the Chicago Lyric Opera on Les Troyens. In addition to Helen’s contemporary ballet choreography, she has collaborated, as a choreographer and actress with installation video artists and filmmakers, including Eve Sussman, Toni Dove, and Laurie Simmons. She danced with Ballet Frankfurt, director, William Forsythe for 11 years, and performed with the New York theater company, The Wooster Group, director, Elizabeth LeCompte, for five years. Helen is the Resident Choreographer for Atlanta Ballet. She was nominated for the Isadora Duncan Dance Award in 2013, and was named Best Choreographer of Atlanta in 2014 and 2015. She is the producer and creator of the workshops, Choreographic Essentials and the motivational creative workshop for the general public entitled Steps into Courage. In 2006, Dance Europe published Helen’s article, “Considering Cezanne.” In 2012, Emory University published her writing for the Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative, director Martha Fineman, that appeared on the Emory University School of Law website. Helen earned her Masters of Fine Arts in 2011 from Hollins University. In 2016, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate, for her contribution to the arts, and named Visiting Distinguished Artist from North Carolina School of the Arts, dean, Susan Jaffe.

For more information please visit: www.helenpickett.com

Duato has created more than a dozen works for the two companies of Nederlands Dans Theater and in 1988 was named Resident Choreographer next to Hans van Manen and Jirˇí Kylián. His ballets form part of the repertoire of companies like Paris Opera, Cullberg Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Deutche Opera Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Ballet Gulbenkian, Finnish Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The Singapore Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Boston Ballet, The Göteborg Ballet, The Royal Swedish Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet, The Northen Ballet, Ballet du Capitole, Ballet du Rhin, Teatro Comunale Florence, National Ballet of Portugal,The Norweigian Ballet, National Theatre Tokyo, The Universal Ballet, Stars Foundation Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Staats Theater Berlin, Bolshoi Ballet, etc.

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NACHO DUATO

CHOREOGRAPHER, EL NARANJO & JARDÍ TANCAT

Born in Valencia, Spain. Nacho Duato started professional ballet training with the Rambert School in London at eighteen, expanding studies at Maurice Béjart’s Mudra School in Brussels and completing his dance education at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Centre in New York.

In 1980 Duato signed his first professional contract with the Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm and a year later Jirˇí Kylián brought him to the Nederlands Dans Theater in Holland, where he was quickly incorporated into company and repertoire. His first choreographic attempt in 1983 turned into a major success: Jardí Tancat to Spanish/Catalan music by compatriot Maria del Mar Bonet won him the first prize at the

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Since June 1990 and until July 2010 Nacho Duato is Artistic Director of Compañía Nacional de Danza (Madrid, Spain). In 1995, he received the grade of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres which is annually given by the French Embassy in Spain. In 1998, the Spanish Government rewarded him the Golden Medal for the Merit in the Fine Arts. At the Stuttgart Opera he was offered the Benois de la Danse, one of the most prestigious international awards for choreography, presented by the International Dace Association for his Ballet” Multiplicity, Forms of Silence and Emptiness”, in April, 2000. Since January 2011, he has been Artistic Director of Mikhailowsky Ballet (Saint Petersburgs, Russia).

Since 2014, he’s been Artistic Director of Berlin State Ballet (Germany).

JEFF BEAL

COMPOSER, TERRA

Jeff Beal is a composer with a genre-defying musical fluidity. His film scores have received critical acclaim, while he remains a respected composer in the concert, theater and dance worlds. Beal’s evocative score and theme for the Netflix drama House of Cards received four Emmy Award nominations, and recently won for outstanding score, bringing Beal’s Emmy tally to fifteen nominations and four statues. Other lauded series include HBO’s Carnivale and Rome.

Film scores feature the documentaries Blackfish and Queen of Versailles and dramas Pollock and Appaloosa. Beal’s orchestral works have been performed by the St. Louis, Rochester, Pacific, Munich, and Detroit symphony orchestras. Commissions include works for the Metropole Orchestra, The Ying Quartet, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Henry Mancini Institute, Prism Brass Quintet, Smuin Ballet, and Grammy winner Jason Vieaux. His first choral commission, The Salvage Men, was written for the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Eric Whitacre Singers. Music for theater includes 2015 the World Science Festival production Light Falls.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Beal’s grandmother was a pianist who performed on the radio and as accompanist for silent movies. Beal graduated from the Eastman School of Music where he and his wife, Joan, recently donated $2 million to the creation of The Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media.

TODD ELMER

LIGHTING DESIGNER, PETAL

Since relocating to New Mexico in 1994, primary recurring clients include Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Colorado Ballet, and The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. It was a tremendous pleasure working with Helen Pickett to create Petal’s unusual environment.

During 10 years of extensive touring in the U.S. and internationally from 1984–1994 while based in New York, he was Lighting Director for American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project, Wes Chapman’s American Ballet Theatre, and Production Stage Manager for FESTIVAL ON ICE U.S. National Tours, and also Lighting Supervisor for ABT’s junior company, ABT II. The lucky break into the world of dance and ballet came via lighting design for NYCB’s School of American Ballet in Lincoln Center in 1982— an annual relationship still active today over 30 years later. In New York, he also designed lighting for numerous Off-Broadway shows, theatre, and opera productions for The Juilliard School, and has served in either design, managerial, or technical capacities for: Oregon Ballet Theatre, Richmond Ballet, McCarter Theatre, Bermuda and Spoleto Festivals, Santa Fe Festival Theatre, Santa Fe Opera, Yale Repertory Theatre and 10 seasons of summer stock.

NICOLÁS FISCHTEL

LIGHTING DESIGNER, EL NARANJO & JARDÍ TANCAT

Nicolás Fischtel was born in 1964 in Chile. He studied lighting design at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and at Yale School of Drama. He has been the Resident Lighting Designer at San Pol Theater in Madrid, Spain since 1985. From 1991 until 1996, he was Resident Lighting Designer and Technical Director of Compañía Nacional de Danza directed by Nacho Duato. He has taught several courses and seminars for CTE (a Spanish school for theatre technicians) and Carlos III University.

Fischtel has worked with stage directors and choreographers from different parts of the world including: Nacho Duato, Víctor Ullate, Val Caniparoli, Aída Gómez, Septime Webre, Paco Mir, Francisco Nieva, Rafael Amargo, Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente, Brian Yoo, Catherine Habasque, and Gentian Doda. He has worked for many companies and in many theaters including: Spanish National Drama Theatre Company, Compañía Nacional de Danza, Spanish National Classical Theatre Company, Royal Opera House (London), New National Theatre (Tokyo),

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NETE JOSEPH

COSTUME DESIGNER, PETAL

Nete Joseph is the primary costumer for the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. She began in 1996 with founder Bebe Schweppe and has designed and/or constructed costumes for the majority of their performances since then. Joseph has collaborated with many world-renowned international choreographers. She has designed costumes on multiple occasions with well-known choreographers Jorma Elo, Cayetano Soto and others. She also designs and constructs jewelry and collaborates with jewelry creator Maja DuBrul. Born in Sweden, she moved to Aspen in the early 90s as an avid skier and resides there with her husband, two children, and two cats.

EMMA KINGSBURY

COSTUME DESIGNER, TERRA

Emma Kingsbury is an international costume and scenic designer who trained at Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She has worked for several companies including Atlanta Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Pinchgut Opera, Sydney Chamber Opera, Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St Theatre, Australian Dance Artists as well as designing extensively for film and television. Her credits include scenic design for Atlanta Ballet’s Camino Real (2015) and Smuin Ballet’s Oasis (2016), scenic and costume design for Pinchgut Opera’s Der Rauchfangkehrer and Sydney Chamber Opera’s Ich Habe Genug. Other major works include conceptualizing and designing Andy X: The Movie, directed

by Jim Sharman and Atomic: The Musical for both the Sydney and New York productions.

Kingsbury designed the multi-award winning show The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe currently touring the United Kingdom. Kingsbury’s film credits include The Wolverine (2012), Gods of Egypt (2016), and Truth (2015). She was Assistant Designer for Dreamworks/Global Creatures Arena Spectacular How To Train Your Dragon and Assistant Costume Designer to Ngila Dickson on NBC/Universal’s Childhood’s End. Most recently, Kingsbury has worked on Jane Campion’s mini-series Top of the Lake: China Girl and as Production Designer for Let’s Talk About and Legendary Pictures Pacific Rim: Uprising shooting in China and Australia.

ARTISTIC STAFF 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.

2 years. As a ballet master she has assisted James Kudelka, Lar Lubovitch, Lola de Ávila, 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.

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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 Montréal, 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.

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NICOLO FONTE

RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER

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 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.

Choreographer Nicolo Fonte is known for his daring and original approach to dance. His work has been noted by critics for a unique movement language as well as a highly developed fusion of ideas, dance, and design. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fonte started dancing at the age of 14. He studied at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York as well as at the San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet Schools while completing a Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase. Upon graduation he danced with Peridance in NYC and later joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montréal, dancing in the works of Balanchine, Tudor, Kudelka, and Spaniard Nacho Duato. Fonte subsequently joined Duato’s Compañia Nacional de Danza in Madrid and forged a strong identity in the Spanish company for seven years — for both his dancing and his choreography. En los Segundos Ocultos, (In Hidden Seconds), one of three ballets Fonte made for the Spanish company, was hailed as a breakthrough work of great impact with the poetic vision of a mature artist and indeed this ballet established his presence on the European dance scene.

Kipp has been the ballet master for OBT for 10 years, and the company’s rehearsal director for

In 2000, Fonte retired from performing to devote himself full-time to his choreographic career. Since

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LISA KIPP

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

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ARTISTIC STAFF that time, he has created or staged his ballets for companies large and small all over the world, such as The Dutch National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet West, and Royal Ballet of Flanders, among many others.

Fonte received a Choo San Goh award for his 2002 collaboration with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Almost Tango, of which R.M. Campbell of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote, “Fonte is a thinker, an architect who creates the new rather than reinvent the old. He is a master of manipulating space and creating relationships.” Almost Tango was also voted as one of Dance Europe’s “Best Premieres” when it was re-staged for The Australian Ballet in 2004.

From 2002 to 2006, Nicolo enjoyed an ongoing creative partnership with The Göteborg Ballet in Sweden, creating and staging numerous works that helped establish the company’s distinct profile. Fonte has also played an important role in the ongoing development of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet as one of that company’s most popular guest choreographers. In addition to Oregon Ballet Theatre, Nicolo Fonte is currently the Resident Choreographer for Ballet West in Salt Lake City, which began with the 2012/13 season.

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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 Wanås 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. Mazzola has designed scenery and lighting for the National YoungArts Foundation’s 2015 and 2016 Miami Galas and he designed lighting and video at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for the 2015 and 2016 Presidential Scholars | YoungArts Awards. Mazzola has been senior scenic designer on Comedy Central Celebrity Roasts and the 2015 Lincoln Awards at the

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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.

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PRINCIPAL DANCERS

XUAN CHENG

CHAUNCEY PARSONS

PETER FRANC

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SOLOISTS

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EVA BURTON

MARTINA CHAVEZ*

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ANSA DEGUCHI*

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COMPANY ARTISTS

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COMPANY 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 Lock to join his Montréal-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 & 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.

PETER FRANC

Peter Franc received his early ballet training with Atlanta’s Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, the Louisville Ballet School, and graduated from the Houston Ballet Academy. 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 continued dancing 3 seasons with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, featuring in a variety of contemporary work by choreographers Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Cayetano Soto and Alejandro Cerrudo. He joined OBT as a soloist in 2015 and was promoted to principal in 2016.

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 & 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.

JACQUELINE STRAUGHAN

OBT’s newest Principal Dancer Jacqueline Straughan is a native of Carson City, Nevada. She studied at the National Ballet School in Toronto, Canada where she was also the recipient of the Peter Dwyer Scholarship and Christopher Ondaatje Award for dance excellence.

She began her professional career in 2000 with the National Ballet of Canada under the directorship of James Kudelka. While with the company she performed his works and others by John Cranko, Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Glen Tetley and Matjash Mrozewski.

In 2006, she joined Ballet West where she quickly moved up the ranks to first soloist, appearing in featured roles in ballets by Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, Mark Morris, Ben Stevenson, Willam Christensen, Val Caniparoli, Matthew Neenan, Helen Pickett, and James Canfield. Her notable principal roles include the title role of Giselle, as well as principal roles in Ulysses Dove’s Red Angels, Jirˇí Kylián’s Forgotten Land & Overgrown Path, William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, and George Balanchine’s Rubies. OBT Resident Choreographer Nicolo Fonte created Presto and several other ballets on her during their respec-

tive time with Ballet West. While at Ballet West, she simultaneously pursued her higher education goals, graduating in 2016 with a BS in Green & Sustainable Management.

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 August Bournonville’s Napoli.

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.

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.

MICHAEL LINSMEIER

Michael grew up on a family dairy farm near Manitowoc, Wisconsin where he began training at the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance. During high school he attended the Virginia School of the Arts. He spent seven years dancing with the Milwaukee Ballet before joining OBT in 2011. Since joining, Michael has enjoyed dancing roles created by Nicolo Fonte, William Forsythe, Helen Pickett, Nacho Duato, George Balanchine, James Canfield, Ben Stevenson, and James Kudelka to name a few.

COMPANY ARTISTS

THOMAS BAKER

Thomas Baker began dancing at the age of 15 in St. George, Utah.

Prior to joining OBT in 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.

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.

MAKINO HILDESTAD

Makino Hildestad was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She started ballet at The Kumamoto Ballet School when she was 9 years old.

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, The Lost Dance

by Matjash Mrozewski, Sub Rosa

by James Kudeluka, Nurse in Romeo & Juliet by James Canfield, and Beautiful Decay by Nicolo Fonte. 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, Napoli by August Bournonville and Petal by Helen Pickett.

CHRISTOPHER KAISER

A native to Los Angeles, Christopher began training at Los Angeles High School for the Arts. During his sum-

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COMPANY mers, he trained at The Joffrey Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet. From there, he was accepted to The Juilliard School in New York where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, where he had the privilege to dance in the International Festival in Edinburgh. He danced with Alberta Ballet for three seasons before joining OBT. This is his first season with OBT. Some of his favorite performances include Nacho Duato’s Gnawa, William Forsythe’s Herman Shmerman, and Jirˇí Kylián’s Forgotten Land.

JESSICA LIND

Born and raised in San Jose, California, Jessica Lind began her ballet training at age 4 at Dance Theatre International. She trained for a year with San Francisco Ballet School before joining the Professional Division at OBT and then became an apprentice two years later. Her favorite roles with OBT include the Summer Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella and the Tarantella in Napoli.

KATHERINE MONOGUE

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.

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

Kimberly Nobriga grew up in Orange County, California. Starting in 2010, she trained and performed with the Pacific Northwest Ballet School and their Profes-

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sional 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.

EMILY PARKER

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. She was promoted to company artist in 2016.

COLBY PARSONS

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 Lover in James Kudelka’s Sub Rosa, a lead in Bournonville’s Napoli, the Prince in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, a lead couple in Nicolo Fonte’s Presto, the Berceuse pas de deux in Nicolo Fonte’s Never Stop Falling (in Love), and the Cavalier in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, among other roles. Colby is also a principal dancer with American Contemporary Ballet in Los Angeles during the summer seasons. 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.

AVERY REINERS

Avery Reiners is from New Jersey.

He started dance at the School of American Ballet and received further training at San Francisco Ballet School and Boston Ballet School before joining OBT as a company artist in 2013. Some of his favorite

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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 became an apprentice in 2014. After two apprentice years, she is thrilled to join as a company artist for the 2016/17 season. Her favorite roles with OBT are Odette from OBT’s Annual School Performance of Swan Lake, and the Yellow Girl in Crayola.

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HANNAH DAVIS

Hannah Davis was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina where she began dancing at age 3. She continued her classical and contemporary studies at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts under Brenda Daniels and Susan Jaffe. Hannah joined OBT2 in 2015 where she enjoyed performing Teresina in August Bournonville’s Napoli, the pas de deux from Alison Roper’s Crush, and Swanilda in OBT’s Annual School Performance of Coppélia. She was promoted to OBT apprentice in 2016.

ABIGAIL DIEDRICH

Abigail Diedrich is from Pasadena, Maryland. She began dancing at the age of 8 under the direction of Diana Cuatto at Ballet Theatre of Maryland before continuing her training with Norma Pera at Baltimore School for the Arts from 2011–2013. In 2013, she joined the Professional Division at Pacific Northwest Ballet for two years before moving to Portland to dance with OBT2. She enjoyed performing in both OBT2’s outreach programs and company productions. Her favorite roles at OBT include Dawn in OBT’s Annual School Performance of Coppélia, Teresina in August Bournonville’s Napoli, and Harlequin Doll in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. She was promoted to OBT apprentice in 2016.

KEENAN ENGLISH

Keenan English trained with the Baltimore County Youth Ballet and then the Baltimore School for the Arts before joining the trainee pro-

gram at Boston Ballet School on the Pao Scholarship, where he performed with Boston Ballet. In 2012, he attended the summer course at The School of American Ballet, and later enrolled as a full time student on the Carolyn Wright-Lewis Scholarship. While at SAB he performed in Balanchine’s Serenade, Coppélia, and Western Symphony, which was a Live at Lincoln Center PBS Broadcast. He joined the company at Dance Theatre of Harlem for the 2014/15 season, before joining Cincinnati Ballet for the 2015/16 season. He joined OBT as an apprentice in 2016.

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. She also attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell and Boston Ballet. 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 with OBT include variations from Paquita and the Orange Girl in Dennis Spaight’s Crayola.

ANDREW WINGERT

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Andrew Wingert joined OBT in 2016 as an apprentice after spending a year as a freelance dancer, where he appeared in the corps de ballet with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet and as a guest artist with the Sacramento Ballet, Ballet Chicago and several other regional companies and schools. He has enjoyed performing in a variety of featured principal roles including: George Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Divertimento No. 15, and Septime Webre’s Juanita y Alicia. Some of his other favorite performances include Septime Webre’s Alice (in wonderland), and Michael Pink’s Giselle.

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SOLOISTS Candace Bouchard, Eva Burton, Martina Chavez, Ansa Deguchi, Michael Linsmeier

COMPANY ARTISTS Thomas Baker, Adam Hartley, Makino Hildestad, Christopher Kaiser, Jessica Lind, Katherine Monogue, Kelsie Nobriga, Kimberly Nobriga, Emily Parker, Colby Parsons, Avery Reiners, Paige Wilkey

APPRENTICES Hannah Davis, Abigail Diedrich, Keenan English, Shea McAdoo, Andrew Wingert

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Ken & Hana Moyle Gordon & Margaret Noel Jay & McKay Nutt Lesley Otto & Alexander Nicoloff J.P. Palanuk Carol Peterkort & Richard Gibson Carolyn & Hank Robb Alison Roper William & Nancy Rosenfeld Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Michele Rossolo & Matt Johnson Lori & Mike Russell Jacqueline M. Schumacher Virginia Sewell Megan & Tom Shipley Jinny Shipman & Richard Kaiser Jean K. Stoll Stephen Sweeney & Jordyn Jones Jim Thompson & Meredith English John Thoren David & Eileen Threefoot Misty & Derek Tompoles Evans Van Buren & Marsha Warner K. Vorderstrasse Pat & Macy Wall Patrick Weishampel Walter E. & Nancy P. Weyler Robyn Williams & Roger Scarbrough Jay Wilt Vinh Wong Zela & Elsa John & Nancy Zernel

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GIFTS OF $100,000 & UP:

Fred W. Fields Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE 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

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Clark Foundation The Collins Foundation ESCO Foundation The Hearst Foundations Henry Lea Hillman, Jr. Foundation Meyer Memorial Trust The Shubert Foundation West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic*

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Cascadia Foundation Coit Family Foundation Hedinger Family Foundation Leftbank Annex* Oregon Arts Commission, this activity is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts Oregon Cultural Trust PCC Structurals, Inc. Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Russell Development/200 Market Street* The Swigert Warren Foundation

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The Boeing Company Hotel Modera* Ivey Jacobson & Co. LLC* Jackson Foundation Jerome Robbins Foundation Melvin Mark Brokerage Company* Mentor Graphics Foundation Northwest Natural Gas Opsis Architecture LLP* PGE Foundation Portland Development Commission The Standard Starseed Foundation Twelve Wine* U.S. Bank Foundation

Work for Art, including contributions from more than 70 companies and 2,000 employees

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Accenture Mona Cordell, Artist* Cushman & Wakefield First Republic Bank Freed of London Catherine M. Gurski, ND, MSOM, LAc* Jim McBroom and John H. Weston Fine Arts Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Juan Young Trust Leupold & Stevens Foundation Jonathan Lohnes, LMT* Morel Ink Nel Centro* Old Town Florist* Soléna Estate*

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Agger Chiropractic & Nutrition Clinic* Alaska Airlines* Dr. Seth Alley* Barran Liebman LLP* The Benson Hotel* Buckley Law P.C. The Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation Abby Drinkard, LAc* Elemental Technologies* Elephants Delicatessen* Meredith English, Physical Therapist* Garvey Schubert Barer* Goldman Sachs & Co. Grand Avenue Floral* Kevin Kiggins Massage* Mark Spencer Hotel* New Heights Physical Therapy Plus* Pabst Brewing Company Portland Art Museum* Portland’5 Centers for the Arts PosterGarden* Pro Photo Supply* Robert F. Ratzow, DC* Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Riverplace* Roy & Diane Marvin Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Thomcorp Town Car* Yvonne Vleer, Kinesiologist, LMT* Wells Fargo Foundation Western Partitions Wintz Family Foundation

GIFTS OF $1,000–$1,999:

Arnerich Massena Bridgetown Chiropractic & Wellness Portland Clinic* Charles Fine Art Portraits* Connect the Dots, LLC* Cupcake Jones* China Forbes, Singer* Hyland Estates* Michael Allen Harrison, Musician* Longbottom Coffee & Tea*

Maitri Therapeutic Massage* Aaron Meyer, Concert Rock Violinist* Solaris Bodyworks, Inc.* Studio Blue*

GIFTS UNDER $1,000

Albert & Esther Cory Foundation Apolloni Vineyards* Emily Bartha, LAc* Cappella Romana* Nadia Chopra, Physical Therapist* Classic Chauffeur Co., Inc.* Carissa Conner, LMT* Crowell Law Domaine Serene* Driftwood Restaurant* Elk Cove Vineyards* Elmer’s Restaurants Exploratorium* Feast Portland* Friends of Chamber Music* Tony Fuemmeler, Artist* Geiser Grand Hotel* George Relles Sound Reinforcement Inc.* Geranium Lake* Paloma Griffin Hebert, Musician* Intel Charitable Match Trust Jefferson Neurology LLC King Charitable Foundation Larson Oregon LLC Kristen Livingston, DC, ART* Mercedes-Benz of Portland* Monique’s Boutique Montavilla Brew Works* Gretchen Rose Newmark, MA, RD* The Nielson Group, LLC The Ocean Lodge* OnPoint Community Credit Union

Oregon Convention Center* The Oregon Historical Society* Oregon Shakespeare Festival* Oregon Symphony* PICA* Portland Baroque Orchestra* Portland Center Stage* Portland Playhouse* Resident Association of Mirabella Portland River’s Edge Hotel & Spa* Rogue* Rolf PDX* David Saffert, Musician* Skamania Lodge* Smith Teamaker* Speed’s Towing* Sundial Baking & Events* Tavern on Kruse* Umpqua Bank Volunteers of America Oregon Yamhill Valley Vineyards*

MATCHING GIFT CORPORATIONS:

Accenture AmazonSmile Foundation Chevron Matching Employee Funds Fred Meyer Community Rewards Give With Liberty Google, Inc. Intel Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation Northwest Natural Gas Pacific Power Foundation PGE Company The Standard Tektronix Foundation Matching Gifts Program UBS Community Affairs & Corporate Responsibility U.S. Bank Foundation

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 Jennifer Parker, PT, DPT, MOTR, CLT Tomiko Saldia, MS, PT, RYT Sarah Terpin, PT, DPT Anna Yarzak, PT, DPT Emily Bottjen, PTA Ann Marie Cordova, PTA Trish Jilot, PTA Sandie Lamb-Moudy, PTA Shalynn Robinette, PTA AGGER CHIROPRACTIC & NUTRITION CLINIC Simon J. Agger, DC BRIDGETOWN CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS Jacob May, DC Melody Johnson, LMT NADIA CHOPRA, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT MEREDITH ENGLISH, MS PT CATHERINE M. GURSKI, ND, MSOM, LAC KEVIN KIGGINS, LMT LEGACY HEALTH Katharine Zeller, MD JONATHAN LOHNES, LMT MAITRI THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Bob Bush, LMT, ACE(PT), MT(ASCP) MARCH WELLNESS & FITNESS CENTER OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY NEW HEIGHTS PHYSICAL THERAPY PLUS Liz Ruegg, PT, DPT GRETCHEN ROSE NEWMARK, MA, RDN PACIFIC NORTHWEST ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL CLINIC, LLC Abby Drinkard, MAcOM, LAc

RÉVÉRENCE CIRCLE In recognition of those who have included OBT in their estate plan.

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

Derek & Lydia Lipman Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation 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 David Wardell, In Memoriam David Wedge, In Memoriam

POHALA CLINIC Julie E. Foster, FNP ROBERT F. RATZOW, DC ROLF PDX Olaf Wilberg SOLARIS BODYWORKS, INC. Neissan Saber, LMT STUDIO BLUE PILATES Dan Walton, Owner, Senior Pilates Instructor Emma Johnson, Yoga Instructor SUMMIT ORTHOPEDICS Richard E. Gellman, MD SYLVAN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC & WELLNESS CENTER, LLC Seth Alley, DC, CCSP, CKTP TURNING POINTE ACUPUNCTURE, LLC Emily Bartha, LAc YVONNE VLEER, KINESIOLOGIST, LMT

*Donation in-kind OREGON BALLET THEATRE

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