TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND - Complexions Program

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET June 19, 2021

Cover Photo Credit: Meredith Webster | Alonzo King LINES Ballet I ® RJ Muna

Dear Patrons, DETERMINED AND GRATEFUL – This is how we feel at TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND as we return to ‘LIVE’ performances. Commitment, Innovation and Curation is what sets TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND apart.

Dance is such a special art form. Athletic, inspiring and surprising – Time and time again, these are the impressions we hear from audience members.

For four decades, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND presents the most innovative and remarkable dance artists touring the world today. First-time audience members say they had no idea dance was so cool, something our longtime subscribers have always known.

As we leave the fog of lock-down and we return to live performances, the 2021:22 season won’t disappoint. Creative, soulful and breathtaking imagery makes this a very special set of dance companies. We proudly return to the LIVE experience with a season of seven extraordinary companies from the Canada and the United States. It is a season rich in creativity and soul-stirring performances.

Success is rooted in collaboration. Together, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND and the AT&T Performing Arts Center are dedicated to “safely” cultivating talent, new work, and advancing the Arts in our ever-expanding cultural landscape. We are committed to supporting a collaborative community that fosters the creative process. We are building ‘Blended Audiences’ by bringing the world to Dallas.

Thank you for actively engaging in the Arts, and for being a part of the TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND and AT&T Performing Arts Center families. Finally, this season we introduce our new series within a series, TITAS/UNFILTERED. This series has the tagline, “If you’re easily offended, don’t come.”

We recognized that not all art is for everyone, but our audiences need to have the option to see great art that might be somewhat controversial. Our UNFILTERED series is dedicated to “Risk,” and we are thrilled to add these more progressive works to our profile.

Sincerely,

Charles Santos, Executive Director/Artistic Director TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND

What we do together, truly does make a difference.

Saturday | June 19 2021 | Winspear Opera House

TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND In association with AT&T Performing Arts Center

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET FOUNDING ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER Dwight Rhoden ARTISTIC ADVISORS Carmen de Lavallade & Sarita Allen

REHEARSAL DIRECTORS Natiya Kezevadze, Meg Paul, Clifford Williams COMPANY REPETITEUR Clifford Williams

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER Michael Korsch RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER Christine Darch

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER James Ogden II LIGHTING SUPERVISOR Joseph Walls

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE Christina Dooling Gary W. Jeter II Christina Johnson Jae Man Joo Natiya Kezevadze Terk Lewis Clifford Williams THE COMPANY Erin Brothers Jillian Davis Vincenzo Di Primo Thomas Dilley Larissa Gerszke, Brandon Gray Maxfield Haynes Tatiana Melendez Khayr Muhammad Simon Plant Jarrett Reimers Miguel Solano Tim Stickney Eriko Sugimura Candy Tong April Watson Apprentice: Aidan Wolf

Saturday | June 19 2021 | Winspear Opera House

PROGRAM BACH 25 Premiered in 2018 – an excerpt

Choreography: Music:

Lighting Design: Costume Design:

Dwight Rhoden Johann Sebastian Bach & Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Michael Korsch Christine Darch

Performed by:

The Company

TESTAMENT Premiered in 2011 – an excerpt - Amazing Grace

Choreography: Music:

Lighting Design:

Costume Design:

Dwight Rhoden Traditional Michael Korsch Jae Man Joo

Performed by:

Tatiana Melendez, Simon Plant

TESTAMENT was commissioned through the generous support of TITAS/Dallas, TX.

ELEGY Premiered in 2020

Choreography: Music: Lighting Design: Costume Design: Performed by:

Dwight Rhoden Ludwig van Beethoven Michael Korsch Christine Darch Jillian Davis

Program Note: In loving memory of Dolores Rhoden & Yvonne Richardson.

Unconditional Love. Believer. Matriarch. Fighter. Forever In Our Hearts.

CHOKE Premiered in 2006

Choreography: Music: Lighting Design: Costume Design:

Dwight Rhoden Antonio Vivaldi Michael Korsch DRSquared

Performed by:

Thomas Dilley & Vincenzo Di Primo

Music Credits:

“Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.8, RV 315. Summer (L’estate)” (The Four Seasons – Summer); Composed by Antonio Vivaldi; Published by Nonesuch Records

LOVE ROCKS Premiered in 2020 – an excerpt

Choreography: Music: Lighting Design: Costume Design: Sound Design:

Dwight Rhoden Lenny Kravitz Michael Korsch Christine Darch Corey Folta

Performed by:

The Company

Program Note: “We’ve got to dance and be in love.” – Lenny Kravitz.

WOKE was generously commissioned in part by Detroit’s Music Hall.

Special thanks to Meg Paul and Vince Paul.

Music Credits:

“Riding On the Wings of My Lord” Written by Leonard A. Kravitz with permission of BMG Gold Songs

Gratefully acknowledges the underwriting support of DeMetris Sampson

GATHER ROUND World Premiered - an except

Choreography: Music: Lighting Design: Costume Design:

Dwight Rhoden Lee Rocker Michael Korsch Christine Darch

Performed by:

Larissa Gerszke, Brandon Gray

GATHER ROUND was commissioned by The Laguna Dance Festival, Artistic Director Jodie Gates.

Special thanks to Lee Rocker.

Music Credits:

“When Nothing’s Going Right”; Written by Lee Rocker; Published by Upright Records

BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL A FILM BY COMPLEXIONS

Choreography / Direction:

Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson

BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL was commissioned, in part, with the support of The Joyce Theater Foundation’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.

WOKE Premiered in 2019

Choreography: Music:

Lighting Design:

Costume Design:

Sound Design:

Performed by:

Dwight Rhoden Various Michael Korsch Christine Darch Corey Folta The Company

Program Note: A physical reaction to the daily news.

WOKE was generously commissioned in part by Detroit’s Music Hall.

Special thanks to Meg Paul and Vince Paul.

Music Credits:

“Ball of Confusion” (That’s What the World is Today); Written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield; Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing “Killing Spree“ Written by Daniel T. Alston, Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, and Thomas Vontae; Published by Empire Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music “Pray” Written by Larrance Dopson, Timothy Mosley, James Napier, Darryl Pearson, Sam Smith, and Jose Valasquez; Published by Anthem Entertainment, Downtown Music Publishing, Peermusic, Sony/ATV Music Publishing “Rank & File” Written by Ludwig Goransson and Moses Sumney; Published by Ludovin Music, Kobalt Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music “Doomed” Written by Matthew Kolaitis and Moses Sumney; Published by Domino Publishing, Kobalt Music Group “Mona Lisa” Written by Angel Aponte, Dwayne Carter, Kendrick Duckworth, Diaz Marco Antonio Rodriguez; Published by Concord Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music “I’ll Take Care of You” Written by Brook Benton Published by Third Side Music “Peace Piece” Written by Bill Evans; Published

by Tro Essex Music Group Music Rights/Clearances: BZ/Rights & Permissions, Inc.

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET ABOUT THE COMPANY Hailed as a “matchless American dance company” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Complexions Contemporary Ballet transcends dance tradition through a groundbreaking approach to the art. Founded in 1994 by master choreographer Dwight Rhoden and the legendary Desmond Richardson, Complexions’ foremost innovation is to remove boundaries, not reinforce them. The company blends methods, styles and cultures from across the globe, and the result is a continually evolving form of dance that reflects the movement of our world — and all its cultures — as an interrelated whole.

Complexions’ artistic directors and company members teach master classes around the world to dancers of all levels, bringing the company’s inventive vision of human movement to five continents, over 20 countries and over 20 million television viewers. The company has also performed at major dance festivals throughout Europe. These include Italy’s Festival of Dance; France’s Isle De Dance Festival and Maison De La Dance Festival; the Holland Dance Festival; Switzerland’s Steps International Dance Festival; Poland’s kódź Biennale, Warsaw Ballet Festival and Kraków Spring Ballet Festival; and Spain’s Dance Festival of Canary Islands. Complexions has toured extensively throughout the Baltic Regions, Korea, Brazil, Japan, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Israel, Russia, New Zealand, Bermuda, Serbia, Jamaica and Australia.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet has received The New York Times Critics’ Choice Award, among numerous other awards. It has appeared in theaters across the U.S., including the Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New Victory Theater (New York City), the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts (New Orleans), Paramount Theatre (Seattle), The Music Center (Los Angeles), Winspear Opera House (Dallas), Cutler Majestic Theatre (Boston), the Music Hall (Detroit), and the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.) as part of the 2017 Ballet Across America. Prominent theaters abroad that have hosted Complexions include the Bolshoi Theatre, the Kremlin Theatre (Moscow), The Mikhailovsky Theater (St. Petersburg) and the Melbourne Arts Center.

In the 27 years since its inception, the company has born witness to a world that is becoming more fluid, more changeable and more culturally interconnected than ever before. Today, Complexions Contemporary Ballet represents one of the most recognized and respected performing arts brands in the world. It is poised to continue its mission of bringing unity to the world, one dance at a time.

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY DESMOND RICHARDSON (Co-Founder, Co-Artistic Director) was the first African-American principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre, and is hailed by The New York Times as one of the greatest dancers of his time. Nominated for a Tony Award for his role in the original Broadway cast of Fosse and deemed a standout in the Tony-Award winning production After Midnight, Richardson is highly esteemed by the concert dance and Broadway community.

Richardson has appeared on celebrated stages across the world, namely The Metropolitan Opera, The Kennedy Center, Paris Opera, The Bolshoi Theatre, The Mariinsky Theatre, The State Kremlin Palace, Teatro Massimo, and Teatro alla Scala. He has been a member and invited guest of prestigious companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Frankfurt Ballet, Royal Swedish Opera Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Washington Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet, to name a few.

Richardson, a Young Arts Finalist and Presidential Scholar, has received numerous awards including the Dance Magazine Award, Capezio Award, Ailey Apex Award, L.A. Ovation Award, Bessie Award, YoungArts Alumni Award, and most recently the Roosevelt “Rosey” Thompson Award presented by the Presidential Scholars Foundation.

In the spring of 2109, Richardson received an honorary doctorate degree from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts in recognition of his extensive contributions to the field of dance.

Richardson has been a celebrity guest performer and choreographer for productions across media such as the American Music Awards, the Academy Awards, City Center’s Encores! series, Italy’s AMICI, and international franchises of So You Think You Can Dance. Richardson has been featured by famed artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Elton John, and Aretha Franklin, and he appears in celebrated films such as the Oscar-Award winning Chicago, Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe, and the recent independent film, Fall to Rise. He has worked with fashion icon, Tom Ford, Chic’s Nile Rodgers, and recently contributed to Grammy-Award winning Jill Scott’s video Back Together, which features dancers from COMPLEXIONS. Richardson has also been a featured performer in various operas such as: Julie Taymor’s Grendel as Beowulf and as the Pharogh in Teatro La Scala’s Moïse et Pharaone opposite Roberto Bolle conducted by famed Maestro Riccardo Muti. Most recently, Richardson can be seen in the current feature film High Strung Free Dance as the character Sammy.

Internationally and domestically, he is a master teacher for dance programs such as the New York’s All Stars Project, YoungArts Miami, United Way, NYCDA, and multiple dance conventions. He served as co-creative director and choreographer with David Monn for the Park Avenue Armory Gala Masquerade. Richardson is currently guest artist in residence at USC’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.

DWIGHT RHODEN (Co-Founder, Co-Artistic Director, Principal Choreographer) has established a remarkably wide-ranging career, earning distinction from The New York Times as “one of the most sought out choreographers of the day.”

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Rhoden began dancing at age 17. Rhoden has performed with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Les Ballet Jazz De Montreal, and as a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In 1994, Rhoden and Desmond Richardson founded COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet. They have brought their unique brand of contemporary dance to the world for over two decades. Under Rhoden’s direction, COMPLEXIONS has become a dance institution high in demand, as a center for innovation and cutting edge programming.

Rhoden’s choreography has been the lynchpin of the development of COMPLEXIONS repertory. “Musicality, innovation, purpose, consistency, a brilliant use of stage space and the ability to tell a story—all these qualities make [Rhoden] one of today’s elect choreographers” (Los Angeles Times). Since 1994, Rhoden has created over 80 ballets for COMPLEXIONS, as well as for numerous other companies, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Arizona Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Colorado Ballet, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Joffrey Ballet, Miami City Ballet, New York City Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theater, Pennsylvania Ballet, PHILADANCO!, Mariinsky Ballet, Minneapolis Dance Theater, Phoenix Dance Company, Sacramento Ballet, Oakland Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, The Washington Ballet, and Zenon Dance Company, among others.

Rhoden has also directed and choreographed performances for shows across a range of media, including So You Think You Can Dance, E! Entertainment’s Tribute to Style, Amici, and Cirque Du Soleil’s Zumanity, and he appeared in the feature film One Last Dance. He has collaborated with a number of celebrated artists, including Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Kelly Clarkson, ELEW, David Rozenblatt, Nicholas Payton, The Drifters, Paul Simon, Billy Strayhorn, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, U2, The Turtle Creek Chorus, and Patrick Swayze.

Rhoden is a recipient of various honors and awards including The New York Foundation for the Arts Award, The Choo San Goh Award for Choreography, and The Ailey School’s Apex Award. Rhoden received an honorary doctorate degree from the Boston Conservatory in recognition of his extensive contributions to the field of dance.

JILLIAN DAVIS (Dancer) is a Kutztown, PA native, and began her ballet training at the age of 3. She studied extensively with Risa Kaplowitz and Susan Jaffe at Princeton Dance and Theater Studio in Princeton, NJ. Jillian has attended San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet, as well as Pacific Northwest Ballet and LINES Ballet, both on scholarship. In 2013, she developed the Jillian Davis Dance Project, her choreography commissioned by Missouri Valley College. Her piece, Tiel, was featured at Jennifer Muller’s Hatched Series and was selected as a finalist for Rider University’s Emerging Choreographers Showcase. Jillian has been a company member with Complexions since 2014. She has been part of several Dwight Rhoden world premieres, including Headspace, Strum, Gutter Glitter, Star Dust, Bach 25 and WOKE. She has performed installation works by Desmond Richardson and an excerpt of Approximate Sonata by William Forsthye. This is her seventh season with Complexions.

IG @Jillange93 VINCENZO DI PRIMO (Dancer) grew up in Adrano, Sicily (Italy), where he began training as a competitive dancer and went on to graduate from the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy. Vincenzo performed with some of the world’s most reputable dance companies including the Royal Ballet in Great Britain and has worked with notable choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Wayne McGregor, and Christopher Wheeldon. He has received several awards including multiple bronze and gold medals, an Outstanding Artistry Prize and Contemporary Prize from major international dance competitions like The Grand Prix de Paris, Prix de Lausanne, Youth American Grand Prix New York, and the Beijing International Ballet Competition. In 2019 he was a contestant and finalist at the Italian TV show Amici. This is his first season with Complexions.

THOMAS DILLEY (Dancer) began training at the age of 12 at Premiere Studios in Sydney, Australia. He was a top 7 Junior Men’s Finalist at both Youth America Grand Prix and was a prize winner at the Prix de Lausanne, during which he received admission to Summer Intensives with Academie Princess Grace, The HARID Conservatory, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, The Royal Ballet School, and The Australian Ballet School.

Thomas accepted a position with Queensland Ballet’s professional year program where he performed numerous company works including Strictly Gershwin, Flames of Paris, Scotch on the Rocks, and Muscle Memory. In 2017, Thomas joined the Atlanta Ballet 2 where he performed works such as Beauty and the Beast and Eclipse. This is his third season with Complexions.

LARISSA GERSZKE (Dancer) hails from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She studied ballet intensively at Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Quinte Ballet School of Canada, and Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Larissa earned her B.F.A in dance from Fordham University and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She’s been featured in works by Taryn Kaschock Russell, Jae Man Joo, Dee Caspary, as well as Bob Fosse’s Beat Me Daddy, 8 to the

Bar and Ryan Heffington’s worldwide Shiseido Cosmetics campaign. In 2019 Larissa appeared in the New York Times and Dance Spirit Magazine. Bachtrack online reviewed that Ms. Gerszke stands out for her “impressive musicality which is tied to a powerful body that crackles with energy.” Larissa is represented by Clear Talent Group NYC, and is an ambassador of Gaynor Minden pointe shoes. Her devotion is to sharing a modern-day relevance of the ballet aesthetic. This is Larissa’s sixth season with Complexions. IG @larissagerszke BRANDON GRAY (Dancer) began training at the age of 13 at The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. and also trained with Charles Augins, Katherine Smith, Melvin Deale, Treanna Alexander, and Nikki Sutton-Mackey. Brandon is a recipient of the DC-Capital Scholarship and attended The Ailey School on scholarship. While in school Brandon performed in productions of Black Nativity, The Ailey School’s Roof Breaking Ceremony, The Hudson Yard’s New York unveiling choreographed by Matthew Rushing, as well as Alvin Ailey’s Memoria at The Kennedy Center and New York City Center. Professionally Brandon has worked with Clifton Brown, Alrick Thomas and has performed with Lil Mama. Brandon is a model and was featured in Vogue Spain and is a brand ambassador for the clothing line of Brandon Lawrence (Principle at the Birmingham Royal Ballet). Brandon joined Complexions in 2017.

MAXFIELD HAYNES (Dancer) is a native of Louisville, KY, and began formal dance training at The University of Louisville Dance Academy. Maxfield received full merit scholarships to attend summer programs with ABT JKO School, SFB, Houston Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. At 16, Maxfield moved to San Francisco to train under the David Palmer Foundation Scholarship at The San Francisco Ballet School. They received their B.F.A. from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2018, where they participated in works by Crystal Pite/Kidd Pivot, Dwight Rhoden, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane, Raja Feather Kelly, and Paul Taylor. Maxfield has toured internationally with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and Complexions. Maxfield has also performed at private parties for Madonna, Dior, and Cartier. This is Maxfield’s third season with Complexions. IG @itsmaxfield TATIANA MELENDEZ (Dancer) grew up in Tampa, FL. She studied at All American Dance Factory & Classical Ballet under the direction of Julio Montano and Terri Howell. At 15, she received an invitation to join Houston Ballet Academy’s Professional Division on scholarship. While in Houston, Tatiana performed with Houston Ballet in artistic director Stanton Welch’s Cinderella, as well as the world premiere of Welch’s The Nutcracker. Upon her graduation at 17, Tatiana was offered the position of trainee at Texas Ballet Theater. She performed the role of Clara in Ben Stevenson’s The Nutcracker and was cast as a female lead in the premier of

Stevenson’s Matinü Pieces. She also performed in Lew Christensen’s Beauty and the Beast, and Stevenson’s Swan Lake. As a company member with Complexions, she was a part of the world premiere of Dwight Rhoden’s WOKE. This is Tatiana’s third season with Complexions.

KHAYR FAJRI MUHAMMAD (Dancer) A native New Yorker, began his pre-professional training at The Harlem School of the Arts at age 11 from 2009-2014 under the direction of Aubrey Lynch II. Khayr studied dance at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts and attended the summer intensive at the School of American Ballet, where he was invited to continue his training from 2014- 2017 as a full scholarship student. Khayr is a recent graduate and full scholarship student of Premiere Division Ballet, studying under the directorship of Nadege Hottier. Most recently, Khayr was a guest performer in Leslie Browne’s production of La Bayadere at The School at Steps and was a guest artist with Black Iris Project with Jeremy McQueen.

This is Khayr’s third season with Complexions. IG @fajri_umar_tajiddin_mutakabbir SIMON PLANT (Dancer) was born in Sydney, Australia and has been dancing since he was 7 years old. He trained at The Australian Ballet School under a scholarship courtesy of the Pratt Foundation. In 2013, he received his Graduate Diploma in Classical Ballet as well as the Murphy Award for Excellence in Contemporary Dance. He joined the Australian Ballet in 2014 where he spent two years performing works by Wayne McGregor, Graeme Murphy, Kenneth MacMillian, Simon Dow, Peter Wright, Stanton Welch, Jiří Kylián, Tim Harbour, and others. In that time, he performed on some of Australia’s greatest stages including Melbourne’s State Theatre, The Capital Theatre, QPAC, and The Sydney Opera House. In 2016 he worked briefly for Sydney Dance Company. He joined Complexions in 2017. IG @sjplant_ JARRETT REIMERS (Dancer) began dancing at the age of 5 at The Donna Lee Studio of Dance in Homestead, FL; later supplementing his training with the Armour Dance Theatre. In 2012, he joined The Sacramento Ballet where he danced roles in Trey McIntyre’s Wild Sweet Love, Balanchine’s Western Symphony and Ron Cunningham’s The Great Gatsby. After joining BalletMet in 2014, Jarrett had the pleasure of performing works such as Gustavo Sansano’s Carmen.maquia, Christopher Wheeldon’s Fool’s Paradise, Justin Peck’s In Creases, Ulysses Dove’s Reg Angels, and William Forsythe’s Slingerland. Jarrett’s joined Complexions in 2020.

MIGUEL SOLANO (Dancer) is from Medellin, Colombia. He started dancing at the age of seventeen as a dance major at the District University of Bogotá, and the following year continued his training at BalletStudio Bogotá under the direction of Patricia Niño. In 2013, he moved to New York City to complete his studies at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet under full scholarship, during which time he

performed with Kirkland’s Studio Company. He has participated in various summer programs including Hubbard Street Dance, Oklahoma City Ballet, and Batsheva Dance Company in Israel. Miguel has since worked with Awaken Dance Theater, Thomas/Ortiz Dance, and Connecticut Ballet. He has worked with choreographers such as Earl Mosley, Christopher Rudd, Darrell Moultrie, Larry Keigwin, Nadege Hottier, Larissa Calero, and many more. This is his second season with Complexions.

IG @miguellsolano TIM STICKNEY (Dancer) began his dance training at the age of 3 and furthered his training at The Gold School in Massachusetts. He continued his education at the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A Program, where he earned his B.F.A in 2014. Tim supplemented his education with summers at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and The Equus Project in Sweden. In 2012, he became a member of the Francesca Harper Project and in 2013 participated in visual artist Nick Cave’s HEARD NY Installation at Grand Central Station. Tim continues to work with both Francesca Harper and Nick Cave-most recently in 2018 for Cave’s The Let Go at the Park Avenue Armory. Tim has performed the works of choreographers Alvin Ailey, Dwight Rhoden, Ronald K. Brown, Bob Fosse, and Alejandro Cerrudo, to name a few. Tim joined Complexions in August 2014. IG @tjstickit CANDY TONG (Dancer) was born in San Francisco, California. She trained at San Francisco Ballet School under full scholarship and is a recent B.F.A. graduate in Dance Performance from University of California, Irvine (‘17)—completing the program in just two and a half years. Candy received a diploma in Dance from the English National Ballet School, where she performed and toured with the company around England. She has appeared in numerous dance festivals and galas in the United States. Alongside her dance career, Candy is a signed model with Stetts Model Management and has been in several global campaigns such as Reebok.

Her work has been showcased at the Galleries Lafayette in Paris, the Huffington Post, and on Nikon Europe’s ad campaigns. As an entrepreneur, Candy is a fashion designer specifically for dancewear. Candy joined Complexions in January 2018.

APRIL WATSON (Apprentice) began her dance training at age 8 at University of North Carolina School of the Arts Preparatory program. In 2016, April graduated from University of North Carolina School of the Arts high school program. She spent her summers with School of American Ballet, Houston Ballet, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Charlotte Ballet, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Joffrey of Chicago all on scholarship. After graduating from UNCSA she spent two years in Los Angeles, CA studying under the direction of Debbie Allen as an Artist in Residence on scholarship. This is April’s first season as an apprentice with Complexions.

AIDAN WOLF (trainee) began her dance training at the age of 3 in Colorado. In 2015, Aidan completed her training at The Colorado Ballet Academy to then accept merit scholarships to study as a Jazz & Contemporary Trainee at The Joffrey Ballet in New York City. She spent her summers with Belliston Ballet, Kinetic Arts Dance, Artistic Fusion, Sweatshop, MODAS, Joffrey NYC & LA, Francisco Gella, SONDER, and Complexions. Aidan most recently performed with Arch Ballet for one season before joining Complexions. She is currently in her 3rd year of online college. This is Aidan’s first season as an apprentice with Complexions.

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET BOARD OF DIRECTORS James Giacopelli, Christina Johnson, Carl Nelson, Renae Williams Niles, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Debbie Allen, Angela Bassett, Elizabeth Roxas Dobrish, Susan Jaffe, Carmen de Lavallade, Lisa Niemi Swayze, Courtney B. Vance, Pauletta Washington

BOARD EMERITUS Gerald Appelstein, Tyrone Davidson, R. Brandon Fradd, Curb Gardner, Rose Ingelton, Maggie Kneip, Rockell Metcalf, Kriena Nederveen, Mark Ropppel, Bob Schaffer, Helen Zipper

STAFF Chief Executive Officer: Development Associate: Benefit/Donor Relations: Press:

James Giacopelli Danni Gee Muadi Dibinga GOGO Public Relations and Marketing

Complexions’ Academy Artistic Directors: Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson Academy Director: Meg Paul Academy Manager: Monica Montaño Academy Faculty: Jillian Davis, Natiya Kezevadze, Clifford Williams Photographers: Steven Trumon Gray, Jae Man Joo, Rachel Neville, Steve Vaccariello Company Accompanists: Adrià Barbosa, Ai Isshiki, Ray Leslee, Sorin Frisan

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Susan and Bill Montgomery Harry S. Moss Foundation Dana Nearburg Lucilo A. Peña and Lee A. Cobb~ Nancy Whitenack BRONZE $2,000-$4,999 Anonymous APAP Cultural Exchange Fund Steve Atkinson and Ted Kincaid John R. Blanton, Jr. and Deborah Handler Kitty~ and Keith Carter Anne Clayton and Jacques Vroom III~ Communities Foundation of Texas Delia and Michael~ Crossley Lenore~ and Kevin Diamond Meghan Downey Veronica~ and John Erickson Wanda Gierhart-Fearing~ and Dean Fearing Helen and Jerome Frank Michelle Gill Steven Goldfine and Deborah Deitsch Perez Emilio Gomez~ Patty and Tom Hussey Rusty and John Jaggers JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset Carol and Mark Kreditor Bill Leazer Veronica Lewis Enrique MacGregor and Mark Niermann Jill and Brent Magnuson Gail and Guillermo Marmol Tom and Charlene Marsh Family Foundation McManemin Family Fund of the Communities Foundation Meadows Collier Carla Nichols Lynn and Hisashi Nikaidoh Finley O’Neill and Scott O’Neill Joe Pacetti and Tristan Nieves Sally Pian and Ira Silverman Dr. Rhonda Porterfield and Dr. Arthur Bollon~ Tracy Preston~ Deedie Rose Cindy and George Santos Eugene Sepulveda and Steven Tomlinson Arlene Switzer Steinfield~ and David Steinfield Texas Women’s Foundation/ Roslyn Dawson Thompson and Rex Thompson Titens Family Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Stacey and Michael~ Titens Thompson & Knight Foundation Turningpoint Foundation/Molly Byrne Katherine~ and Brian Walker Lily~ and Jeff Weiss

PRODUCER’S CIRCLE $1,000-$1,999 Anonymous Richard Babb and Phillip Neely William Benac Mary Blake and Chuck Meadows Lois Anne Bond Mickie and Jeff Bragalone Kathy Chamberlain/ Chamberlain Ballet Jerry Bywaters Cochran The Dallas Voice Lisa Dawson and Tom Maurstad Maureen and Robert Decherd Doodlebug Diana Dutton and Tony Grindl Julie and Bob England Rishi Ganti David Glover and Jorge Martinez Sally Hansen Denise Huddle Susan and Donald Paul Jarzemsky Kathryn Jordan Janet and Terry Kafka Norman Kaplan* Lisa and Peter Kraus Mary Noel Lamont Robert Langdon Alexandra and Robert Lavie Veletta Forsythe Lill and John C. Lill Francis Luttmer and Jose Gomez Alyssa Martin Regina Montoya and Paul Coggins Mary and Sean O’Brien Jay Oppenheimer Joseph Patti Mary and Robert Potter Sheri and Andrew Rosen Capera Ryan/Christie’s Auction House Gloria Snead Smith Limousine Mandy Strauss Dr. Martin and Judy Tobey Diane Lynn Wahl DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $500-$999 Naomi Aberly and Larry Lebowitz for the Lebowitz Family Foundation Mike Birrer Debra Bishop Paula Blackmon Julie Bleicher Rebecca and Ken Bruder Kathleen Delsanter and Sari Bahl Sally and Tom Dunning Patsy Fagadau Kim Fredenberg Marge and Larry Goodman Kathy and Graham Greene Maria Hasbany L. Keith Hughes Leslie Irwin Louise W. Kahn Endowment Fund of the Dallas Foundation Joe Kobell

Sarah and Alan Losinger Patricia Meadows Doug Mitchell and Ed Calcote Margaret Nelson Christi Nicolas Kim Noltemy Jacqueline Porter/ The Dallas Conservatory Ralph Randall Raymond Vineyards Genie and Gary Short Karen and Martin Sosland Bentley Tibbs/Hushpuckena, Inc. Mo Thompson CHOREOGRAPHER’S CIRCLE $250-$499 Cordell Adams Deobrah and Paget Alves Anonymous Laura Bowers Jeff Christenson Joan Davidow and Stuart Glass Michele DeSalme and Frederick Toulmin Paulette Deutman Wayne Gilbert Mark Heymann Debbie and Stratton Horres Margaret H. Jordan Donna M. Kun Donovan Miller Deborah and Jim Nugent Annita and Mark Ryan Sue and Sam Sayah The Benevity Community Impact Fund Ellen Tye Dale Van Vleck Marilyn and Larry Waisanen Maureen and John Wangermann Donna and Ronald Whitehead Michelle Wilson COMPOSER’S CIRCLE $100-$249 Brenda Anderson Anonymous Anonymous in honor of Sandra Steinberg Sari Bahl Giving Fund Dave Bedford Karl Berger Jo and Ralph Blackburn Kathy Brown Teresa Byrd Lisa Calhoun Jan Callender Mildred Carrethers Fran Carris Sarah and Christopher Cauble Michael Chilen Philip Clemmons Kay Colbert and Carlos Barroso Jennifer Conley Nina Cortell and Bob Fine, M.D. Cece Cox

Carol L. Croy Rebecca Daniels Dawn Edelman Debbie Eichner Lawrence and Linda Elkin Tammy Elkins Dean Fearing Faynetta Fort Mark Foster John Frazier and Tom De Arman Elaine Gadzicki and James Malter Barbara and Stowe Gardner Ruben Gerding Jamie Gonzales Murray Gordon Daniel Guenther and Tom Fowler Marcie Guidry Debbi Haacke Lisa and Eric Hall Jennifer Heffernan Stephen Hoffner Joanne Hurtekant Scott Johnson Michael Kaufman Susan Paul and Jim Kipp Kristina Kirkenaer-Hart Bonnie Kudlicki Elizabeth Lang-Miers and Jeb Miers Lillian Lin Janice Lombardi Kathy and Randy Luster Candace MacMahon Thomas R. Marshall Julie and Anthony Matt Susan McNabb Courtney Clendenin and Joshua Miller Paula Miller Molly Steele Alejandro Munoz Elya Naxon Christi Neill Linda O'Connor Lynn and Mark Oristano Kathie Parsons V. Diane Pitts Cheryl Pollman Deborah Popiealrczyk Rebecca Posten Lynne Richardson Cynthia Rollow and Edward Bennett Sonja Bilger Romanowski Patricia Santiago Keira Scanks Sally Schreiber Rob Senders Chris and Ken Sherman Erica Shoemaker Debbie and Todd Siddens Nancy and Rene Somodevilla Melanie H. Spiegel Richard Stern Dorit and Michael Suffness Lenore M Sullivan and Barry N Henry Tina Syring

The Boeing Company Gift Match Program The Meadows Foundation Gift Match Program Lyn and Jim Thomas Linda and Hubert Threats Rebecca Torres Elizabeth Van Vleck Nancy Vasto Georgia Vickers Linda Vorhies Sarah and John Wechsler Nancy Whittier Renae Williams Niles Andrea Wolf Judy Youngblood and Dan Butler ARTIST’S CIRCLE $0-$99 Almandla Abdellatif Adiarys Almeida Chrystal Almeida Eugene Alvarez Lalaina Alvarez Anonymous Louise Applebome Renee Baker Charles Barefoot Danica Barker Kevin Beavers Janice Berman James Bolton Kimberly Booras Kimberly Bowdry Sharon Bradford Monica Bragle Monica Bragle Alana and Ronald Brame Jean Ann Brock Shelby Brown Terry Burns and Ron Kristy Jane Burruss Kathleen Campbell Alekzeta Cantu-Hensley Stan Carpenter and Jerry Baden Maria Carter Carlos Castro Jeaneen Chappell William Chipman Susan Chizeck David Chong Jan Collett Sean Cooper Nancy and Barry Crossman Carolyn Cruse Christine Daudelin Jillian Davis Patty Delaney Louise Delano Arcelia Delphin Ian Derrer and Daniel James Pam and Rubi Deslorieux Stefania Dragomir Nancy DuBois

Janis Dworkis Karen Eaves Jodie Elder April Ellis Debra Engstrom Robin Fiddes Leigh Files Karla Finnell Sharon Fisher Melissa Fleming Evelyn Fox Nancy Franks John Frazier Rita Garza James Garza Howard Gottlieb Shannon Green Debra Haddock Jill and Dan Haerle Laura Hagan Patricia Halpern Cheryti Hames Tracy Hargis Lucy Hart Mark Hefner Chris Heinbaugh Dorina Hertner Pamela R. Hill Ed Hill Katy and Selwyn Hill Jan Holeywell-Smith Sharon Holland Sarah Hubach Ronit Ilan Suzie Jary and Eric Pratt Elizabeth Jeffett Lyssa Jenkens Jennifer and Russell Jennings Guillaume Jimenez Taylor and Patrick Johnson Melissa Jordan Jean and Don Kennerly Kathryn Kessler Gregory Kilhoffer Sheilon King Jonas Klabin Dennis Kniery Nicole LeBlance and Bill Zeeble Dorothea Lee Sally Lefevre G&J M Lubinus Patricia Magadini Glenn E Manuel Douglas Martin Joan Martin Nina Martin Susan Mattsen Diana Mausolf Sally McCurdy Hunter McGrath Sarah McGuire Chris Mcintyre Alison Medinis

Mitchell Menezes Abbie Meyering and John Sadler Donnice and Jordan Michel Paul Miller Muriel E. McGuire Mary Lee Dixon Bridget L. Moore Barry Moore Claudia Morgana Ben Morris Chet Morrison Courtney Mulcahy Alice Murray Shannon Norris Cynthia Ockleberry Kimberlie Page Christina Parker Michael Parker Riana Pellicane-Hart and Tami Pellicane Néstor Leonardo Pérez Karla Pettigrew Katrina Phillips Cheryl and Scott Pike Claudia and Scott Pingsterhaus Marianne Pohle Ellen Presby Chad Priest Terri Provencal Cinde Rawn Cat Reynolds Amy Ripley Matt Rivera Sharon Roberts Dan Rockwell Karen Rodrigue Anonymous Rochelle Rubin Dr. Scott Rudes Susan Rumsey Lisa Ryan Savannah Saxton Ninon Schalk Bernard Schmidt Tanya Scott Clark Senders Manisha Shah Sonya Sheard Joanne Silverman Lauren Singer Shelley Snyder Lori Soderbergh Stephanie Spaulding Athena Spencer Leishawn Spotted Bear Felicia Stacks Patricia Stella Jeanette Stevens Janis Stillings Debbie and Jay Storey Sally Strong Eric Sweeney Bradley Swiger Peggy Tapp

Dr. Monica Tenhunen Keely Tidrow Fred Toothman Walker Trigg Pat Tuzer Douglas Unger Christopher Vo Katherine and Brian Walker Liz Wally Karen Walter Barbara Walton Kortney Ward Olivier Weavers Scott Weinert B Weinstein Joel Weinthal Amanda and Michael West Olivier Wevers Rickey "Rick" Williams Joy and Delwin Williams Marc Williams Mary Williford-Shade Sunny Wood Diane Woodend Jones Donna Wurster Susan Yanofsky Melissa Young JoEllen Zabel

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES DeMetris Sampson, President Sue Benn Wanda Gierhart Fearing Fred Margolin Joel Bines Steven Gendler Tracy Preston Arthur P. Bollon Emilio Gomez Charles Santos Kitty Carter Bill Graue Arlene Switzer Steinfield Lee Cobb Gail Griswold Michael Titens Michael Crossley Zoe DeRopp Hart Jacques Vroom III Claire Dewar Zach Hess Katherine Walker Lenore Diamond Matrice Ellis-Kirk Lily Cabatu Weiss Veronica Erickson Lola Lott

HONORARY BOARD Tom Adams (TITAS Co-Founder) Bess Enloe Alan Lerner Penny Atkiss Rebecca Enloe Fletcher Charlene Marsh William Benac Kathryn D. Greene Lynn Nikaidoh Jeanne Marie Clossey Carol Hall Deedie Rose Lauren Embrey Sally Hansen

Charles Santos Executive Director/Artistic Director John Frazier Operations Manager

Tammy Elkins Director of Finance

Elizabeth Van Vleck Director of Development

Tom Adams and Gene Leggett TITAS Co-Founders

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