Cincinnati Ballet - Nutcracker 2023

DECEMBER 14-24,2023 MUSIC HALL

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DEAR TREASURED AUDIENCE,

elcome to Cincinnati’s historic Music Hall for The Nutcracker presented by Sheakley Family, a production that has been an important part of my life for the last 20 years. I am so glad you could join us! As you may know, I recently assumed the role of Interim Artistic Director of Cincinnati Ballet. This season, I have the immense pleasure of leading our dancers through this magical production that is a beloved annual tradition for so many families in our community. This production is even more special to me as I see the wonder in the eyes of my three young children when the curtain goes up and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra plays that beautiful Tchaikovsky score.

Growing up in Cuba, The Nutcracker was not an annual holiday event as it is in the United States. Cuba’s Communist government discouraged the celebration of religion and Christmas, and The Nutcracker was considered part of that. The National Ballet of Cuba did perform The Nutcracker occasionally, but it was like any other story ballet, and not a holiday tradition. When I arrived at Cincinnati Ballet in 2004, The Nutcracker the Company performed at the time, choreographed by Val Caniparoli, was the first full-length ballet I performed with the Company. I think I may have played nine different roles in that production! What you may not know is The Nutcracker is demanding work for dancers, performing multiple roles in multiple shows each day. For me, it was also an incredible opportunity to perform and a chance to express different sides of myself as an artist. I may have performed Mouse King or Cavalier in one show and then danced as a Lollypup or Snow King in the next in choreographer Victoria Morgan’s version, which is the production you will be experiencing today. The Nutcracker is also our most highly attended production each year, welcoming thousands of families to Music Hall. For many children, it is also their first ballet, and what a joyous, colorful introduction to the art form it is! Now that I have my own children, I am not only enjoying the production as an artist but also as a father, seeing firsthand how much The Nutcracker means to so many.

I invite you now to be transported with Clara and her Nutcracker Prince to the Land of Sweets and I wish you all a happy holiday season.

Sincerely,

CERVILIO MIGUEL AMADOR Interim Artistic Director

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LETTERS FROM LEADERSHIP Cincinnati Ballet

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DEAR CINCINNATI BALLET PATRONS,

t’s the most wonderful time of the year and we are so grateful you are creating family memories here with us during The Nutcracker presented by Sheakley Family. Cincinnati Ballet has been an esteemed part of our community for 60 incredible years, and we are looking forward to the next six decades and beyond as the region’s preeminent ballet company. As we celebrate this Diamond Anniversary Season, we are so proud to highlight the stability of the organization. Cincinnati Ballet continues to be the region’s cornerstone ballet company with world-class artistry, a thriving Academy, and financial sustainability. Cincinnati Ballet is a destination for innovative artists from around the world as we provide audiences with provocative repertoire, family classics, and creative collaborations. The Company has seen record-breaking attendance at performances; last year alone saw nearly 30,000 patrons attend The Nutcracker. The Company has also achieved record-breaking revenue from performances such as this over recent years, thanks to your support. Meantime, the Otto M. Budig Academy continues to provide enriching educational experiences and diverse community partnerships as we develop the next generation of dancers and dance lovers. The Academy’s growth has been extraordinary with nearly 2,500 students in 2022–2023 school year. These accomplishments would not have been possible without your continued patronage and generosity.

For my family, there is nothing sweeter than a trip to Music Hall during the holiday season for a fantastic journey to the Land of Sweets with Clara and her Nutcracker Prince. And we are so privileged to welcome thousands of families to share this production with us. We cannot wait to see you in the new year as we continue our year-long celebration of the 60th Anniversary Season with our remaining mainstage productions—Don Quixote, Mercurial Landscapes, our Family Series: The Little Mermaid, and PLAYLIST, as well as our special 60th Celebration in May 2024.

From the entire Cincinnati Ballet Board of Trustees, I wish you the happiest holiday season.

Sincerely,

JOEL STONE Chair, Board of Trustees

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LETTERS FROM LEADERSHIP Cincinnati Ballet

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DEAR FRIEND OF CINCINNATI BALLET,

or almost eight years, it has been my profound honor to serve as President and CEO of Cincinnati Ballet. It is with mixed emotions I share with all of you that I have decided to leave the organization at the end of the calendar year. For those of you who do not know my background, I began my career in music and spent many years as an opera performer before making the transition to ballet administration. I have an opportunity now to return to my roots as President and CEO of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. My family and I have truly cherished our time here in Cincinnati and will take with us countless memories. I am pleased to also share I leave the organization in the capable hands of Debbie Brant, who will assume the role of Interim President and CEO in January. Debbie has been deeply involved with the Ballet for many years—as a tireless fundraiser, former Board of Trustees Chair, and current Chair of the Cincinnati Ballet Foundation Board.

I am so grateful to have been a part of the monumental growth the Company has experienced in recent years. Cincinnati Ballet has reached many noteworthy milestones, both on and off the stage. We have experienced record-breaking ticket sales and attendance numbers, as well as record-setting operating budgets. Our stunning new home—the $32 million, 62,000-square-foot Cincinnati Ballet Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance—is now an architectural icon in Cincinnati’s skyline. Our new spectacular home doubled our studio space from our previous West End location and has facilitated unprecedented expansion of our Otto M. Budig Academy and community engagement programs. The gorgeous rehearsal spaces have also hosted some of the most sought-after artists from around the world since we opened the space in Fall 2021. On the stage, we have shared new and innovative works from talented choreographers—both legendary and emerging—including Ohad Naharin, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, William Forsythe, Alejandro Cerrudo, Cathy Marston, and Tiler Peck, among others. Our Main Company has expanded in size and has attracted some of the most talented dancers from around the world.

We also launched the extraordinarily successful annual Family Series that has introduced thousands and thousands of youngsters to the art form.

I must also take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to our talented Cincinnati Ballet team, our sister arts organizations, corporate partners, generous donors, and community leaders for their dynamic and unparalleled partnership and collaboration. Lastly, I must thank you—our patrons—for your unyielding support of this organization. For 60 years, Cincinnati Ballet has been a beloved jewel in the cultural crown of the Queen City, and without you, none of these accomplishments would have been possible.

I thank you for your support and I cannot wait to see what is next for this remarkable Company.

Sincerely,

SCOTT ALTMAN President and CEO

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ACADEMY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy serves the greater Cincinnati area through world-class dance education programs and unparalleled performance opportunities. Whether students aspire to dance as a profession or pursue it as a personal passion, we believe dance training allows them to unleash potential that proves impactful in all aspects of their lives. Led by nationally recognized faculty, our guiding principles are to teach, challenge, and inspire the whole student to achieve their highest goals in a nurturing and positive environment.

CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH DANCE PROGRAMS Ages 2 – 17 Enrollment based on age with beginning and progressing levels Designed to inspire a lifelong love of dance, the Academy’s Children’s and Community Divisions offer entry-level and advancing classes in creative dance, ballet, and a wide array of dance styles.

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PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Ages 8 – 18 Enrollment based on experience with an accelerating curriculum Our highly regarded ballet training, coupled with well-rounded versatility in other dance styles, elevates the potential of aspiring young dancers who have found their passion in dance.

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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DIVISION Ages 16 and Up Enrollment by invitation For students on the cusp of careers in dance, the Professional Training Division provides dancers with a full-day immersive training program and opportunities to perform alongside Cincinnati Ballet’s professional Company.

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ADAPTIVE DANCE PROGRAMS Ages 4 – Adult Placement determined by student support resources Cincinnati Ballet’s CB Moves program, developed in partnership with Cincinnati Children’s Department of Physical Therapy, fosters a love of dance and creative expression for students with specific needs.

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For more information or to register connect with us at: Email: cbacademy@cballet.org | Phone: 513.562.1111 | Website: cballet.org/academy Address: 1801 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio

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OVERTURE

SHEAKLEY SHOW CURTAIN

ACT I

FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS BLANCHE’S KITCHEN CHEF Jean-Robert de Cavel*

SUE & BILL FRIEDLANDER PARTY SCENE Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank Trustee Growing Tree CLARA Mr. and Mrs. Larry McGruder MAGICAL DROSSELMEYER The Klosterman Family HOST AND HOSTESS Thomas and Mary Ellen Cody GRANDMOTHER Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Heimlich* AUNTIE ANNIE Ronna and Dr. James Willis PARTY SCENE CHILDREN Margaret and Michael Valentine DANCING DOLL Carol and Robert Olson DANCING TEDDY BEAR Theodore L. Schwartz* and Minnette Hoffheimer

THE LOUISE TAFT SEMPLE FOUNDATION BATTLE SCENE MOUSE KING Bruce Halpryn and Chas W. Riebe

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE SNOW SCENE Doris M. and Charles Levinson Fund Flying Balloon

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PNC BANK LAND OF SWEETS The Kroger Co. Foundation Center Cake SUGAR PLUM FAIRY TenderLand Foundation CUPCAKES The Brown Family SPANISH DANCERS Gary and Linda Greenberg MIRLIPOOS Moe and Jack Rouse MOTHER HEN AND CHICKS Rosemary and Mark Schlachter

JAMES J. & JOAN A. GARDNER FAMILY FOUNDATION WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS SCENE BUMBLEBEES Northlich MEDIA SPONSOR Gannett Foundation PROP CONSTRUCTION The Thomas J. Emery Memorial LIGHTING Procter & Gamble MAESTRO Corbett Foundation ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIP PARTNERS

The Sutphin Family Foundation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Frost Brown Todd LLC Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank N.A. and James S. Wachs, Co-Trustees Christopher and Karen Bowman Nigel Vinecombe *Our hearts go out to the family of Jean-Robert de Cavel, Dr. Henry J. Heimlich, & Theodore L. Schwartz, their memory will live on at Cincinnati Ballet.

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THE NUTCRACKER MUSIC Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra SCENIC DESIGN John Ezell COSTUME DESIGN Carrie Robbins LIGHTING DESIGN Trad A Burns

Cincinnati Ballet

CHOREOGRAPHY Victoria Morgan

STAGING Cervilio Miguel Amador, Jacqueline Damico Amador, Yoshihisa Arai, Taylor Carrasco,

Allison Evans, Julia Gundzik, Carlos Quenedit, Dale Shields MICE HIP-HOP CHOREOGRAPHY Derrek Burbridge COFFEE DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY Victoria Morgan with Missy Lay Zimmer and Andrew Hubbard ASSOCIATE SCENIC DESIGN Gene Emerson Friedman ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGN Benjamin Gantose WIGS & MAKEUP James Geier of J. Geier Designs LTD MAGIC CONSULTATION Sean Owens with Wood Herron & Evans LLP PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Carissa Gandenberger

MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS CARMON DELEONE CONDUCTING

Thursday, December 14 SAMUEL LEE CONDUCTING

Evening – Friday, December 15; Saturday, December 16; Sunday, December 17; Wednesday, December 20; Thursday, December 21 Matinee – Saturday, December 16; Sunday, December 17; Thursday, December 21 MICHAEL CHERTOCK CONDUCTING

Evening – Friday, December 22; Saturday, December 23 Matinee – Friday, December 22; Saturday, December 23; Sunday, December 24

SPECIAL THANKS Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy, Ballet Tech Ohio, Beyond the Barre, CCM Prep, Christian Dance Alliance, Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, Dance Express, EMERGE Dance Academy, Gotta Dance Studios, Just Off Broadway, Mason Dance Center, MJM Studios, Mutual Dance Theatre, Pontecorvo Ballet Studio, Premier Studio for Dance, Queen City Gymnastics, School for Creative and Performing Arts, Star Performance Dance Center, The Dance Company, The Studio for Dance, Turning Pointe Dance Studio, and YMCA.

The scenic designer thanks confectioner Colette Peters for the use of references to her cake design in Act II “The Land of Sweets.” Peters/CAKES TO DREAM ON: © Copyright 2005; Reproduced with permission of the author and publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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SYNOPSIS Cincinnati Ballet

ACT I

SCENE II – THE PARTY

it. Immediately, the precocious Fritz is scolded by his father and sent off to bed. Herr Drosselmeyer comes to the rescue and mends the Nutcracker.

The festivities continue into the night, highlighted with a stately dance initiated by Clara’s grandparents. As the evening comes to an end, Drosselmeyer is the last to bid the family farewell. Just before heading up to bed, Herr Stahlbaum brings out one last gift. He fastens an elegant necklace around his wife’s neck and there is one last embrace before the parlor grows quiet.

The Stahlbaum living room is bright and festive with the most beautiful Christmas tree imaginable. All the guests and children are having a marvelous time dancing, laughing, and opening gifts when suddenly, Herr Drosselmeyer bursts into the room. He is a mysterious doll maker who surprises everyone with his acts of magic. With the swipe of his cloak, dresses change color and dancing dolls appear. One doll is so beautiful Clara bravely asks if she can have it for Christmas, but Mother Stahlbaum says no. Clara is sad until Drosselmeyer places the most colorful Nutcracker in her hands. She joyfully dances around the room showing off her splendid gift. Fritz wishes that Drosselmeyer had given him the Nutcracker and in his frustration, grabs it from Clara and breaks

Clara, candle in hand, sneaks downstairs to check on her beloved Nutcracker. She finds herself in the drawing room and is startled by the sound of scampering feet and flickering eyes. Clara hears the chimes of the big grandfather clock striking midnight as a band of mischievous mice tries to steal away her precious Nutcracker. Drosselmeyer appears out of the darkness and, with a wave of his arms, the tree, parlor furniture, and toys begin to grow. A terrible battle ensues between the mice and the toy soldiers. The Nutcracker, having escaped the clutches of the mice, has grown to lifesize and challenges the Mouse King to duel. It is a fierce fight but the Mouse King is distracted by

SCENE I – BLANCHE’S KITCHEN Our story begins on Christmas Eve. There is a flurry of activity as the maids, butlers, and chef prepare for a party where friends and family of the Stahlbaums will gather to open presents and celebrate the holiday. The Stahlbaums’ son, Fritz, and their daughter, Clara, try their best to be helpful, but that is not without its complications.

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SCENE III – THE BATTLE

PHOTOGRAPHY BY HIROMI PLATT FEATURING CINCINNATI BALLET DANCERS

SYNOPSIS Cincinnati Ballet

Clara’s imaginary friend, Minnie the Poodle, allowing the brave Nutcracker to wound his foe. As the mice scamper away and the parlor grows quiet, Clara watches as her Nutcracker magically transforms into a handsome prince. He takes her hand and they soon fi nd themselves in a magical snow forest. There, they meet the noble Snow Queen and King, who dance with a storm of Snowflakes. As the storm subsides, a beautiful flying balloon descends to take Clara and her Nutcracker Prince to the Land of Sweets.

ACT II

THE LAND OF SWEETS As the curtain opens on Act II, we see a delightful assortment of filigree frosted cakes. It is The Sugar Plum Fairy’s Kingdom, a place so sweet it attracts characters from all over the world. All of the characters from the Land of Sweets are frolicking and playing together when suddenly the illustrious Queen, The Sugar Plum Fairy, arrives. All bow to honor her and her Cupcake and Gingerbread Attendants. The Sugar Plum Fairy graces them with a special dance when unexpectedly an enormous flying balloon appears carrying Clara and the Nutcracker Prince.

The Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes them and they are treated to the kingdom’s most scrumptious delights.

Clara is reunited with Minnie, her poodle, and together they recount the fierce battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The entire kingdom cheers as the Nutcracker reenacts his victory.

Each character honors them with a special dance. As the celebration continues, the Land of Sweets transforms into a beautiful garden full of flowers with flowering petals and one brilliant pink rose. Finally, The Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cotton Candy Cavalier do a grand dance as a special treat for Clara.

All the characters join together for a rousing finale.

As the dancing concludes, the flying balloon descends to take Clara and her Prince high over the mountains, further and further away from the Land of Sweets. When Clara opens her eyes, she finds herself at home in the parlor room with her imaginary friend Minnie by her side and her beloved Nutcracker watching over her, always.

(TOP) PHOTOGRAPHY BY HIROMI PLATT FEATURING CINCINNATI BALLET DANCERS; (BOTTOM) PHOTOGRAPHY BY HIROMI PLATT FEATURING SIRUI LIU

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C I N C I N N AT I BA L L E T L E A D E R S H I P

The Cincinnati Ballet Board of Trustees appointed Cervilio Miguel Amador Interim Artistic Director in September 2023. A skilled artist, entrepreneur, and change agent for the world of dance, Amador received his education and training from the Vocational Ballet School in Camagüey, Cuba, and the National Ballet School of Cuba. He danced with the National Ballet of Cuba as a Corps de Ballet dancer and then as a Corifeo (demi-soloist) before joining Cincinnati Ballet in 2004 as a Soloist.

In 2006, Amador was promoted to Principal Dancer, becoming one of the youngest Principals in the history of the Company. He remained a Principal for 15 years and performed in a number of world premieres by renowned choreographers Victoria Morgan, Adam Hougland, Travis Wall, Val Caniparoli, Jessica Lane, Luca Vegetti, and many more.

Amador also represented Cincinnati Ballet dancers as a union delegate for more than 10 years. After retiring as a Principal Dancer in the 2019–2020

season, he transitioned to Rehearsal Director for Cincinnati Ballet and participated in the Cincinnati Ballet Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Task Force leading sustainable change for dancers now and future artists.

Amador is very proud to be a part of the vibrant Cincinnati arts community. Over the years, he has collaborated with Cincinnati Opera, performed in the wildly popular Lumenocity events, and since 2018, also served as the Artistic Director/Co-Founder of Moving Arts. Amador was also honored to participate in an Emmy award-winning PBS documentary that chronicled his story of defecting from Cuba to pursue his love of dance.

During his professional career, he has also performed as a guest artist in productions and galas all over the world as well as teaching for numerous schools. He has staged pieces for Victoria Morgan and Jennifer Archibald and judged several international ballet competitions such as Universal Ballet Competition (UBC), Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), and Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition (VKIBC).

Cincinnati Ballet

CERVILIO MIGUEL AMADOR

INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

SCOTT ALTMAN

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Scott Altman joined Cincinnati Ballet as President & CEO in August 2016. Under his visionary leadership, Cincinnati Ballet has reached many noteworthy milestones, more than tripling asset growth to over $75 million, implementation of its first $11 million operating budget, a dynamic new logo and brand identity, record-breaking ticket sales, the launch of a new Family Series, as well as expanded Academy and community programs. To accommodate this incredible growth, Cincinnati Ballet launched a $31 million capital campaign to construct a new, larger, state-of-the-art ballet center. With the successful completion of the campaign, the 62,000-square-foot Cincinnati Ballet Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance had its grand opening in September 2021. During his tenure, Altman has been honored four consecutive years by Cincinnati Magazine in its Cincinnati 300, a compilation of the city’s top 300 executives, and currently serves as Executive Managers Council Chair for DanceUSA, Trustee on the Board of Ohio Citizens for the Arts, and member of the Dean’s Advisory

Council for Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

Altman has been a featured guest speaker for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Americans for the Arts, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Altman brings with him nearly three decades of experience in nonprofit administration and performing arts. Prior to his roles in administration, Altman enjoyed a 20year career as a professional opera singer and performed 40 opera roles internationally. He has held leadership positions as General Director at both Arizona Opera and Opera New Jersey, and just prior to coming to Cincinnati Ballet he was Executive Director of Ballet West. During his tenure, Ballet West experienced phenomenal expansion, including growth in ticket sales, a vastly expanded touring schedule, robust growth in donor development, and the construction of a new building. He is an alumnus of the Manhattan School of Music as well as State University College at Purchase and taught for three years at Princeton University. Altman earned a certificate from Stanford University’s Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders, was a Utah Business 2016 CEO of the Year Honoree and is a three-time recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Citation of Excellence Award.

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C I N C I N N AT I BA L L E T L E A D E R S H I P

Dale Shields trained at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Butler University before joining Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, where she rose to principal dancer under Artistic Director George Verdak. Shields performed principal roles in productions including Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coppelia, Night Shadow, The Moor’s Pavane, and many original works. She served as Principal Bal-

let Mistress for Ballet Internationale, assisting with the original choreography of full-length ballets by Artistic Director Eldar Aliev and worked alongside Irina Kolpakova in staging many well-known classics. Accepting Artistic Director John McFall’s invitation to join Atlanta Ballet as Ballet Mistress gave her the opportunity to assist in mounting numerous full-length productions. She assisted on works by inspiring national and international choreographers including Alexander Ekman, Helen Pickett, Twyla Tharp, Liam Scarlett, David Bentley, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Amy Seiwert, among others. She is now in her third season with Cincinnati Ballet.

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DALE SHIELDS

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

YOSHIHISA ARAI

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR SECOND COMPANY – CB2

Yoshihisa Arai began his ballet training at the International Ballet Academy in Japan before he was accepted to The Royal Ballet School in London in 2005. After graduating with honors and receiving the Achievement Award in 2008, Arai joined Northern Ballet in Leeds, UK, under the direction of David Nixon CBE and Ballet Mistress Yoko Ichino. He began his professional career performing in many original ballets by David Nixon. In 2011, Arai joined Tulsa Ballet where he performed works by William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Douglas Lee, and Edwaard Liang. The following year Arai joined The Joffrey Ballet Chicago under

the leadership of Ashley Wheater MBE. As a choreographer, Arai created several successful new works for The Joffrey Ballet such as Boléro, Élégie, and Afternoon Watch, which premiered at The Lyric Opera House and Auditorium Theater in Chicago. He has also choreographed a new Appalachian Spring for The Joffrey Ballet Studio Company in collaboration with the Illinois Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. In 2023 Arai choreographed and directed his first mini chamber opera Cåraboo: A Chamber Opera, composed by James M. Stephenson and librettist Matt Boresi and performed by International Chamber Artists. Arai joins the leadership team as a Rehearsal Director of Cincinnati Ballet and Director of Second Company – CB2.

CARLOS QUENEDIT

GUEST REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

Carlos Quenedit is an accomplished artist renowned for his captivating performances in classical and contemporary ballet productions.

During his career, Quenedit was principal dancer with several companies including San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Houston Ballet, as well as Principal Guest Artist with the Joffrey Ballet, and Soloist with the National Ballet of Cuba. He has graced the stage in a wide array of principal roles, including Albrecht in Helgi Tomasson’s Giselle, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, and Basilio in Tomasson/ Possokhov’s Don Quixote. His repertoire extends

to the works of iconic choreographers, including a variety of George Balanchine pieces, Jerome Robbin’s In the Night (second movement), and Dances at a Gathering as the Purple Boy. Quenedit has also collaborated with world-renowned choreographers such as Helgi Tomasson, Yuri Possokhov, Christopher Wheeldon, Alicia Alonso, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, and Liam Scarlett, and danced in notable productions such as Rudolf Nureyev’s Raymonda Act III and Ashly Page’s Guide to Strange Places. Throughout his career, Quenedit has graced stages at venues worldwide, from San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, The Kennedy Center, and Lincoln Center to Sadler’s Wells and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, among others.

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C R E AT I V E T E A M Cincinnati Ballet

VICTORIA MORGAN

CHOREOGRAPHER

Victoria Morgan, Artistic Director Emerita of Cincinnati Ballet, is an accomplished choreographer, creating numerous one-act and full-length ballets. Her acclaimed works include the world premieres of King Arthur’s Camelot in 2014 and The Nutcracker in 2011 and her reimagined Cinderella, which premiered in February 2016. She retired from her 25-year tenure as Artistic Director at the conclusion of Cincinnati Ballet’s 2021-2022 season.

Prior to her tenure with Cincinnati Ballet, Morgan was resident choreographer for the San Francisco Opera, a principal dancer with Ballet

West and San Francisco Ballet, and performed lead roles for television and film. Her choreography was featured in the PBS documentary, The Creation of O.M.O. Morgan served on the boards of Dance/USA and Dance Magazine, as well as a National Endowment for the Arts evaluation panel, and she adjudicated multiple international ballet competitions.

She received a Career Woman of Achievement from the YWCA and a Women Who Mean Business award from the Cincinnati Business Courier in 2021, and was named by ArtsWave in 2022 as the Rosa F. & Samuel B. Sachs Fund Prize honoree, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contribution to the region through the arts. Morgan graduated Magna Cum Laude with an M.F.A. from University of Utah.

CARRIE ROBBINS

COSTUME DESIGNER

Carrie Robbins’s costume design credits include over 30 Broadway shows, among them Grease (Travolta), Agnes of God (Page/Plummer), Yentl (Feldshuh), Octette Bridgeclub (Marchand), Sweet Bird of Youth (Bacall), Frankenstein (Wiest), Happy End (Streep), Boys of Winter (Dillon), Cyrano (Langella), White Christmas (D’Arcy James). Her awards and nominations include two Tony Award nominations, five Drama Desk Awards, Maharam, USITT/ Prague-International, L.A. Dramalogue, Henry Hughes, F.I.T/Surface Design, Audelco, and others. Robbins’s regional work includes M. Butterfly and On the Verge for Arena Stage in D.C. (dir. By Tazewell Thompson); American in Paris for the Alley Theatre, Houston; The Tempest (starring Sir Anthony Hopkins), and Flea in Her Ear for Mark Taper Forum. Opera design includes Death in Venice (Glimmerglass), Samson et Delila (San Francisco Opera and Houston Grand Opera), many for Opera Company of Boston (Sarah Calldlwell), and West Side Story for Hamburg Staatsoper. In

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New York City, Robbins has designed many productions for Lincoln Center Rep, Chelsea Theatre/ BAM, Acting Company/Juilliard, and NY Shakespeare Festival. Her film/television credits include In the Spirit (Marlo Thomas/Elaine May), Saturdy Night Live, and PBS Arts in America. Known for her drawing ability, Robbins’s work was featured in the Time-Life Series “Collectibles,” between Telephones & Trivets. Recently, The Designs of Carrie Robbins was released by U.S. Institute of Theatre Technology. In 2008/2009 Robbins was co-curator of a groundbreaking exhibit, Curtain Call: Celebrating a Century of Women Designing for Live Performance at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts. In 2012, she received the Irene Sharaff LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Award.

Robbins was Master Teacher of Costume Design at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts for many years, producing a stream of award-winning young costume designers across the country. Since 2014, Robbins has been writing. She’s on her 21st play, and has received seven nominations to date from the NY Innovative Theatre Awards, most recently for her play “The Dragon Griswynd” for Outstanding Original Short Script.

C R E AT I V E T E A M

John Ezell is an internationally recognized scenic designer, having designed for such prestigious institutions as the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Cullberg Ballet, the Swedish Riksteater, and the Royal Theatre Olympics in Istanbul. His credits also include designs for Broadway, the New York Shakespeare Festival, The Public Theatre, the York Theatre, and the Roundabout. He was artistic associate of the Tony Award–winning Crossroads Theatre and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as well as the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.; Olde Globe in San Diego; Asolo Theatre, Lyric Opera, Blackstone Theatre, Second City in Chicago; the historic Market Theatre in Johannesburg; and the Hong Kong Repertory, and many others. He was a designer and art director for CBS, PBS-TV,

and Swedish State Television, and a consultant to the design collection at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. His drawings have been exhibited in galleries internationally.

His work has received the award for Experimental Television Art in Milan, two Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards for Excellence in Prime-Time Drama, and 12 Critic’s Circle Awards for best professional sets. Ezell was recognized for contributions to the American Theatre on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Yale Drama School. He is the recipient of Washington University in St. Louis’s 2001 Distinguished Alumni Award, and a fellow of the American College Theater Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Cincinnati Ballet

JOHN EZELL

SCENIC DESIGNER

TRAD A BURNS

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Trad A Burns has been designing scenery and lighting professionally since 1989 for theater, dance, and amusement parks. Recent credits include the world premiere of Carmen, choreographed by Kenneth Tindal; Thrive, choreographed by Ma Cong; What’s Going On?, choreographed by Val Caniparoli; and Little Shop of Horrors for Great Lake Theatre and Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Upcoming works include world premiere ballets for Penny Saunders, Adam Hougland, Caili Quan, Stephanie Martinez, Ma Cong, and Nicolo Fonte. Burns has had the privilege of designing world premiere ballets for such notable choreographers as Trey McIntyre, Val Caniparoli, James Kudelka, Edwaard Liang, Annabelle Lopez Ocha, Mat-

thew Neenan, Adam Hougland, Garrett Smith, Jessica Lang, Alejandro Cerrudo, Kirk Peterson, Donald Byrd, Jodie Gates, Gina Patterson, Amy Seiwert, Ma Cong, Andrea Schermoly, Jennifer Archibald, Penny Saunders, Stephanie Martinez, Septime Webre, Devon Carney, Victoria Morgan, Robert Curran, and Sarah Slipper. Over the years, his dance lighting has been seen at American Ballet Theatre, National Ballet of Canada, Atlanta Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Alberta Ballet, Ballet X, The Joffrey Ballet, BalletMet, Louisville Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Pittsburg Ballet Theatre, Grand Rapids Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Hubbard Street, and Cincinnati Ballet. Burns is currently a member of the design faculty for Texas State University’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Film.

CARMON DELEONE

MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS

Carmon DeLeone, Music Director Emeritus of Cincinnati Ballet and Conductor Laureate of The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and The Middleton Symphony, has served as Conductor and Host of the Family Concert Series at New York’s Carnegie Hall and has conducted orchestras in Germany, England, Luxembourg, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Under his leadership,

The Illinois Philharmonic was twice named “Illinois Orchestra of the Year.” He has composed many original scores for the ballet. His bestknown work, Peter Pan, is frequently performed nationally and overseas. As Assistant and later Resident Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, DeLeone served on its staff with Music Directors Max Rudolf, Thomas Schippers, Walter Susskind, and Erich Kunzel. He was also selected by Maestro Erich Leinsdorf to participate in an intensive master conducting seminar at The

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Lincoln Center. He possesses a wide range of musical interests; he is versed in both the classics and jazz playing the French horn or leading his own “Studio Big Band” from the drum set. Maestro DeLeone made his New York conducting debut with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center, and his Carnegie Hall debut with the

Orchestra of St. Luke’s. DeLeone is a recipient of the Post-Corbett Award and most recently was awarded the esteemed MacDowell Medal by the Cincinnati MacDowell Society. His very popular weekly radio show, Sunday Morning Music Hall, can be heard on WDJO-FM 99.5 & 107.9 and AM 1480.

MICHAEL CHERTOCK

CONDUCTOR

Michael Chertock has fashioned a successful career as an orchestral soloist. His many appearances include performances with the Philadelphia, Toronto, Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati Symphony orchestras. He frequently performs overseas with accolades from Great Britain, Germany, Japan, and Korea. In 2014, Chertock recorded with Keith Lockhart and the BBC Orchestra in London. He made his piano debut at the age of 17 and began his conducting career in 2001 when he stepped in

for Maestro Carmon DeLeone in performances of Cincinnati Ballet’s The Nutcracker. He currently conducts the Blue Ash-Montgomery Symphony in Ohio, and frequently composes and arranges music for the orchestra. He has conducted the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras.

Chertock’s recordings on the Telarc label (Cinematic Piano, Palace of the Winds, Christmas at the Movies, and Love at the Movies) have all been praised for their lush, original arrangements and exquisite technical facility. He serves as chair of the piano department at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he received his master’s degree.

SAMUEL LEE

CONDUCTOR

Samuel Lee, first prize winner of the BMI International Conducting Competition in Bucharest and the International Conducting Competition in Taipei, has recently been appointed Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, beginning in the 2022–23 season.

Guest conducting engagements include his debut at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg with the Hamburg Camerata and in Gewandhaus with Leipziger Symphoniker, as well as with Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt State Orchestra, Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Camerata, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bucharest Symphony Orchestra, Arad Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, and the SAC Festival Orchestra.

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As a Conducting Fellow and participant in masterclasses of conductors such as Daniele Gatti, Riccardo Muti, Neeme Järvi, Markus Stenz, and Stefan Blunier, he gained deeper insights into the art of conducting.

Since 2016 Samuel Lee has been the chief conductor of the C.P.E. Bach Musikgymnasium orchestra Berlin. He and the orchestra have been regularly invited to the Berlin Philharmonie and Konzerthaus Berlin for subscription concerts. He also served as a viola professor at Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy” in Leipzig, Germany until 2022.

Lee is an alumnus of Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” Berlin where he studied viola with Prof. Tabea Zimmermann (BM, MM, Konzertexamen), and orchestral conducting with Prof. Christian Ehwald (BM, MM). Lee completed Konzertexamen in orchestral conducting from Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg (Prof. Ulrich Windfuhr).

T H E C O M PA N Y

Melissa Gelfin De-Poli

Sirui Liu

Rafael Quenedit

FIRST SOLOISTS Chandler Proctor

Minori Sakita

Cincinnati Ballet

PRINCIPALS

Maizyalet Velázquez

SOLOISTS Maine Chernjavsky

Katherine Ochoa

Marcus Romeo

Joshua Stayton

CORPS DE BALLET Nikita Boris Taylor Carrasco Sasha Chernjavsky Luca De-Poli

Thomas Dilley Samantha Griffin Christina LaForgia Morse

Caroline Perry Simon Plant Bella Ureta Lenai A. Wilkerson

Jhaelin McQuay Tatiana Melendez Michael Mengden Amanda de Jesus Pérez Duarte

NEW DANCERS Llonnis del Toro Cintra

Julia Gundzik

APPRENTICES Simone Muhammad

Scott Reed

SECOND COMPANY – CB2 Annie Fitzpatrick Giovanny Garibay Kannen Glanz

Amber Harper James Jobson-Larkin Eileen Kim Ramsay Miller

Nicholas Motley Gavin Nicholson Salomé Tregre

The Artists of Cincinnati Ballet are represented by the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.

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PRINCIPALS

MELISSA GELFIN DE-POLI (SHE/HER) PENNSYLVANIA | 2014

SIRUI LIU

(SHE/HER) CHINA | 2011

RAFAEL QUENEDIT (HE/HIM) CUBA | 2021

FIRST SOLOISTS

CHANDLER PROCTOR

(HE/HIM) NORTH CAROLINA | 2021

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MINORI SAKITA

(SHE/HER) WASHINGTON, D.C. | 2019

MAIZYALET VELÁZQUEZ

(SHE/HER) PUERTO RICO | 2012

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T H E C O M PA N Y Cincinnati Ballet

SOLOISTS

MAINE CHERNJAVSKY

KATHERINE OCHOA

JAPAN | 2023

(SHE/HER) CUBA | 2022

MARCUS ROMEO

JOSHUA STAYTON

(HE/HIM) PENNSYLVANIA | 2017

(HE/HIM) OHIO | 2019

CORPS DE BALLET

NIKITA BORIS

(SHE/HER) NEW JERSEY | 2020

LUCA DE-POLI (HE/HIM) FLORIDA | 2014

TAYLOR CARRASCO (HE/HIM) NEW MEXICO | 2015

THOMAS DILLEY (HE/HIM) AUSTRALIA | 2023

SASHA CHERNJAVSKY NEW YORK | 2023

SAMANTHA GRIFFIN (SHE/HER) NORTH CAROLINA | 2023

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CORPS DE BALLET

CHRISTINA LAFORGIA MORSE

JHAELIN MCQUAY

MICHAEL MENGDEN

AMANDA DE JESUS PÉREZ DUARTE

CAROLINE PERRY

BELLA URETA

LENAI A. WILKERSON

(SHE/HER) SOUTH CAROLINA

(HE/HIM) TEXAS | 2016

SIMON PLANT (HE/HIM) AUSTRALIA | 2022

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(HE/HIM) CALIFORNIA | 2019

(SHE/HER) CUBA | 2023

(SHE/HER) WASHINGTON | 2017

TATIANA MELENDEZ

FLORIDA | 2023

(SHE/HER) CALIFORNIA | 2022

(SHE/HER) WASHINGTON, D.C. | 2022

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T H E C O M PA N Y

LLONNIS DEL TORO CINTRA (HE/HIM) CUBA | 2022

Cincinnati Ballet

NEW DANCERS

JULIA GUNDZIK (SHE/HER) OHIO | 2021

APPRENTICES

SIMONE MUHAMMAD (SHE/HER) MISSOURI | 2022

SCOTT REED (HE/HIM) GEORGIA | 2019

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S E C O N D C O M PA N Y – C B 2 Cincinnati Ballet ANNIE FITZPATRICK GIOVANNY GARIBAY

KANNEN GLANZ

AMBER HARPER

EILEEN KIM

RAMSAY MILLER

NICHOLAS MOTLEY

GAVIN NICHOLSON

SALOMÉ TREGRE

(SHE/HER) MASSACHUSETTS | 2023

(HE/HIM) WASHINGTON | 2023

JAMES JOBSONLARKIN (HE/HIM) NEW YORK | 2023

(SHE/HER) ILLINOIS | 2023

(HE/HIM) FLORIDA | 2023

(HE/HIM) WYOMING | 2023

(SHE/HER) ILLINOIS | 2020

(SHE/HER) OHIO | 2021

(HE/HIM) MARYLAND | 2023

(SHE/HER) OHIO | 2021

SUPERNUMERARY

RONNA WILLIS

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NUTCRACKER Clara and her Nutcracker Prince encounter so many wonderful things on their way to the Land of Sweets, including a cast of colorful characters! Can you find all the ‘Nutty’ words in this puzzle?

Once you’ve found them all, take a peek at the photo on the next page. Nine of the words are in the picture. Some are hidden, so look closely! Can you find them all?

WORD SEARCH

Sugar Plum Fairy Rat King Top Hat Poodle Tutu

Drosselmeyer Sweets Party Clara Ball

Nutcracker Dragon Fiona Mouse Hen

Answer key on page 43

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Snow Queen Gingermen Fritz Chef Tree

PUZZLE TIME C L A R A’ S L O O K & F I N D

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Answer key on page 43 PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON M. CONWAY FEATURING WITH MOLLIEMOLLIE BERK AND BERKJOSHUA AND JOSHUA STAYTON STAYTON

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C I N C I N N AT I S YM P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A

FIRST VIOLINS Stefani Matsuo CONCERTMASTER ANNA SINTON TAFT CHAIR Felicity James ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER TOM & DEE STEGMAN CHAIR Philip Marten FIRST ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER JAMES M. EWELL CHAIR++ Eric Bates SECOND ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER SERGE SHABABIAN CHAIR Kathryn Woolley Nicholas Tsimaras– PETER G. COURLAS CHAIR++ Anna Reider DIANNE & J. DAVID ROSENBERG CHAIR Mauricio Aguiar§ ANNE G. & ROBERT W. DORSEY CHAIR Minyoung Baik James Braid MARC BOHLKE CHAIR GIVEN

BY KATRIN & MANFRED BOHLKE Rebecca Kruger Fryxell CLIFFORD J. GOOSMANN & ANDREA M. WILSON CHAIR Gerald Itzkoff JEAN TEN HAVE CHAIR Charles Morey† Luo-Jia Wu [OPEN] JO ANN & PAUL WARD CHAIR SECOND VIOLINS Gabriel Pegis PRINCIPAL AL LEVINSON CHAIR Yang Liu* HAROLD B. & BETTY JUSTICE CHAIR Scott Mozlin** HENRY MEYER CHAIR Kun Dong Cheryl Benedict Evin Blomberg§ Rachel Charbel IDA RINGLING NORTH CHAIR Chika Kinderman Hyesun Park Paul Patterson CHARLES GAUSMANN CHAIR++ Stacey Woolley BRENDA & RALPH TAYLOR CHAIR++

VIOLAS Christian Colberg PRINCIPAL LOUISE D. & LOUIS NIPPERT CHAIR [OPEN]* GRACE M. ALLEN CHAIR Julian Wilkison** Rebecca Barnes§ Christopher Fischer Stephen Fryxell MELINDA & IRWIN SIMON CHAIR Caterina Longhi Gabriel Napoli Denisse Rodriguez-Rivera Dan Wang Joanne Wojtowicz CELLOS Ilya Finkelshteyn PRINCIPAL IRENE & JOHN J. EMERY CHAIR Daniel Kaler ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL ONA HIXSON DATER CHAIR Norman Johns** KARL & ROBERTA SCHLACHTER FAMILY CHAIR Nicholas Mariscal§ Hiro Matsuo LAURA KIMBLE MCLELLAN CHAIR++ Theodore Nelson Peter G. Courlas– NICHOLAS TSIMARAS CHAIR++ Alan Rafferty RUTH F. ROSEVEAR CHAIR [OPEN] MARVIN KOLODZIK & LINDA S. GALLAHER CHAIR FOR CELLO BASSES Owen Lee PRINCIPAL MARY ALICE HEEKIN BURKE CHAIR++ [OPEN]* THOMAS VANDEN EYNDEN CHAIR Stephen Jones** TRISH & RICK BRYAN CHAIR Boris Astafiev§ Luis Arturo Celis Avila Gerald Torres Rick Vizachero HARP Gillian Benet Sella PRINCIPAL CYNTHIA & FRANK STEWART CHAIR FLUTES Randolph Bowman PRINCIPAL CHARLES FREDERIC GOSS CHAIR Henrik Heide* Haley Bangs JANE & DAVID ELLIS CHAIR PICCOLO Rebecca Pancner PATRICIA GROSS LINNEMANN CHAIR

§ Begins the alphabetical listing of players who participate in a system of rotated seating within the string section.

TROMBONES Cristian Ganicenco PRINCIPAL DOROTHY & JOHN HERMANIES CHAIR Joseph Rodriguez** SECOND/ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TROMBONE SALLIE ROBINSON WADSWORTH & RANDOLPH L. WADSWORTH JR. CHAIR

OBOES Dwight Parry PRINCIPAL JOSEPHINE I. & DAVID J. JOSEPH, JR. CHAIR Lon Bussell* Stephen P. McKean Chair Emily Beare ENGLISH HORN Christopher Philpotts PRINCIPAL ALBERTA & DR. MAURICE MARSH CHAIR++

BASS TROMBONE [OPEN]

CLARINETS Christopher Pell PRINCIPAL EMMA MARGARET & IRVING D. GOLDMAN CHAIR Joseph Morris* ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AND E-FLAT CLARINET ROBERT E. & FAY BOEH CHAIR++ Ixi Chen VICKY & RICK REYNOLDS CHAIR IN HONOR OF WILLIAM A. FRIEDLANDER BASS CLARINET Ronald Aufmann BASSOONS Christopher Sales PRINCIPAL EMALEE SCHAVEL CHAIR++ Martin Garcia* Hugh Michie CONTRABASSOON Jennifer Monroe FRENCH HORNS Elizabeth Freimuth PRINCIPAL MARY M. & CHARLES F. YEISER CHAIR [OPEN]* ELLEN A. & RICHARD C. BERGHAMER CHAIR Molly Norcross** ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SWEENEY FAMILY CHAIR IN MEMORY OF DONALD C. SWEENEY Lisa Conway SUSANNE & PHILIP O. GEIER, JR. CHAIR Duane Dugger MARY & JOSEPH S. STERN, JR. CHAIR Charles Bell DONALD & MARGARET ROBINSON CHAIR TRUMPETS Anthony Limoncelli PRINCIPAL RAWSON CHAIR Douglas Lindsay* JACKIE & ROY SWEENEY FAMILY CHAIR Alexander Pride† OTTO M. BUDIG FAMILY FOUNDATION CHAIR++ Christopher Kiradjieff

* Associate Principal ** Assistant Principal † One-year appointment

Cincinnati Ballet

LOUIS LANGRÉE, Music Director Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL, Cincinnati Pops Conductor Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair Matthias Pintscher, CSO Creative Partner Damon Gupton, Pops Principal Guest Conductor Samuel Lee, Associate Conductor Ashley and Barbara Ford Chair Daniel Wiley, Assistant Conductor Ashley and Barbara Ford Chair

TUBA Christopher Olka PRINCIPAL ASHLEY & BARBARA FORD CHAIR TIMPANI Patrick Schleker PRINCIPAL MATTHEW & PEG WOODSIDE CHAIR Joseph Bricker* MORLEEN & JACK ROUSE CHAIR PERCUSSION David Fishlock Principal SUSAN S. & WILLIAM A. FRIEDLANDER CHAIR Michael Culligan* Joseph Bricker MORLEEN & JACK ROUSE CHAIR Marc Wolfley+ KEYBOARDS Michael Chertock JAMES P. THORNTON CHAIR Julie Spangler+ JAMES P. THORNTON CHAIR CSO/CCM DIVERSITY FELLOWS~ Lucas Braga, violin Melissa Peraza, violin Manuel Papale, cello Caleb Edwards, double bass Wendell Rodriguez da Rosa, double bass LIBRARIANS Christina Eaton PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN LOIS KLEIN JOLSON CHAIR Elizabeth Dunning ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Cara Benner INTERIM ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN STAGE MANAGERS Brian P. Schott Phillip T. Sheridan Daniel Schultz Mike Ingram Andrew Sheridan

+ Cincinnati Pops rhythm section ++ CSO endowment only ~ Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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2023–2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Cincinnati Ballet

2023–2024 GOVERNING BOARD Joel Stone

Emerson Moser

Kristin Fishbaugh

Faith Whittaker

CHAIR

VICE CHAIR

TREASURER

SECRETARY

Sergio Arreola Fran Carlisle Smokey Clay David Cook Andrea Costa Judy Dalambakis Zahki Davis

Sarah Frank-Fogarty Jodi Geiser Rico Grant Linda Greenberg Kateri Moll Haskett Patti Heldman Lydia Jacobs-Horton

Marcie Kinney Peter Laffoon Megan McCarthy-Wolf Jack Miner Shekhar Mitra Katy Moeggenberg

Alexandra Ollinger Alandes Powell T. Quinn Lisa Riccardi Toilynn O’Neal Turner Brenden Zenni

2023–2024 SUSTAINERS Michael Bailes Bernie Calonge Sheila Cohen Connie Dow Sandra Eisele Jerry Ewers Kathryn Harsh Edmond Hooker Beth Levy

Leon Loewenstein Madelynn Matlock Larry McGruder Skip Merten Alex Munoz Cathy Nwankwo Jim Papakirk Joselyn Pfeil Julie Richardson

Kitty Rosenthal Morleen Rouse Diane Rumpke Keke Sansalone Tom Schiff Beth Snyder Chris Sprecher Brett Stover Mary Talbott

Heather Theders Pamela Thompson Serena Tsuang Kelly Vanasse Catherine Vernon Gary West Barbara Weyand George Wilkinson

2023–2024 EMERITI Debbie Brant Kelly Brown Laura Brunner Trish Bryan Otto Budig Nancy Clagett William Cordes

Lynn Good Lorrence Kellar Charles MacDonnell Richardson McKinney Tom Neyer Carol Duane Olson

Paul Ose Melody Sawyer Richardson Michael Rozow James Sammarco Kathleen Selker Rhonda Sheakley

Russell Shelton Shelly Sherman Julie Shifman Linda Smith Ronna Willis

2023–2024 FOUNDATION BOARD Jen Stein

Madelynn Matlock

Kelly Brown

INTERIM CHAIR

TREASURER

SECRETARY

Scott Altman Debbie Brant Jennifer Damiano

Joe Dehner Kristin Fishbaugh Emerson Moser

Alex Munoz Rhonda Sheakley

HONORARY TRUSTEES Craig F. Maier Rhoda Mayerson+

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* Ex Officio + In Memoriam

Joel Stone Joe Carolin*

C I N C I N N AT I BA L L E T S TA F F Cervilio Miguel Amador INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Joe Carolin VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND CFO Melissa Santomo CONTROLLER Tiffany Whitcomb, SHRM-SCP VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Tyler Parker SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND BOARD LIAISON Laura Linneman EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Chuck Beatty DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Mary French ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DATA SERVICES Stacey Rich, CPA STAFF ACCOUNTANT Thomas E. Johnston, CCI, CHI™ INTERPRETER

ARTISTIC Dale Shields REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Carlos Quenedit GUEST REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Yoshihisa Arai REHEARSAL DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR SECOND COMPANY – CB2 Dena D’Andrea COMPANY MANAGER Allison Evans YOUNG PERFORMERS COACH Jacqueline Damico Amador Kannen Glanz Julia Gundzik Amber Harper Gavin Nicholson Salomé Tregre YP REHEARSAL ASSISTANTS Angelika Bonyhati-Kovacs Brian Cashwell Janet Langhorst Ted Seaman BALLET ACCOMPANISTS

PHILANTHROPY Adrijana Kowatsch VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY Katharine Nemeth MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Payton Field DONOR RELATIONS MANAGER Ilona Piaskowy INDIVIDUAL GIVING MANAGER Alexandria Wright INSTITUTIONAL GIVING MANAGER

MARKETING AND BRAND STRATEGY Nicole Doll VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND BRAND STRATEGY Louanna Wyatt ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PATRON EXPERIENCE Nicholas Peltz SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND CONTENT MANAGER Katie Daly GRAPHIC DESIGNER Dan Wood VIDEOGRAPHER Eli Frances SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Pam Taylor PATRON EXPERIENCE SUPERVISOR AND MARKETING PROGRAM COORDINATOR Eline Bauwens PATRON EXPERIENCE SUPERVISORS Ja’Nay Brown Addie Carter Butch Hamm Lisa Malsom Brian Miller Neehar Phadke PATRON EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATES

OTTO M. BUDIG ACADEMY AND EDUCATION Ginger Johnson VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMY AND EDUCATION Carolyn Guido Clifford DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Maura Korn STUDENT SERVICES MANAGER Elizabeth Metz REGISTRATION SERVICES MANAGER

David Morse PRINCIPAL, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DIVISION Jennifer Rutherford RESIDENT FACULTY AND PRINCIPAL, ENSEMBLE Sirui Liu ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, ENSEMBLE Kara Louis YOUTH PROGRAMS COORDINATOR Kate Stark CB MOVES COORDINATOR Kelly Daley Wynn White YOUNG PERFORMERS COORDINATORS Donna Anderle Oliver Arana Ja’Nay Brown Alison Cole Rosa Compostella Jacqueline Damico Amador Kiersten Edwards Emily Egner Isabele Elefson Kerry Enders Jackie Engelkamp Nancy Fountain Jeri Gatch Donna Grisez Julia Gundzik Sasha Hart Nicole Hershey Andrew Hubbard Helen Jardon Julius Jenkins Qi Jiang Mary Kamp Eileen Kim Tina LaForgia Morse Sirui Liu Daimy McInroe Mae Miller Victoria Morgan Shane Ohmer Patty Pille Carlos Quenedit Cynthia Riesterer Rowan Salem Maggie Silverstein Joshua Stayton Cassidy Steele Shauna Steele Kimberley Stewart Rose Sunila Brittany Taylor Rebecca Walther Michelle Ziegler Missy Lay Zimmer ACADEMY AND EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS

Frances Bennett Iliana Rich Sierra Severt STUDENT EXPERIENCE REPRESENTATIVES

Cincinnati Ballet

Scott Altman PRESIDENT AND CEO

PRODUCTION Brian R Sherman VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCTION Carissa Gandenberger PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Brooke Arthur COSTUME MANAGER Laura Hofmann WARDROBE SUPERVISOR Cherl Beyersdoerfer FIRST WARDROBE ASSISTANT Jackie Andrews SECOND WARDROBE ASSISTANT Scott Berkley MASTER CARPENTER Kevin Barth PROPERTY MASTER Chanelle Dau Pino MASTER ELECTRICIAN Derek Lee ASSISTANT ELECTRICIAN James Geier WIG AND MAKE-UP CONSULTANT Quinn Nicole Morgan Morgan Piper Shelby Scaffidi Marcia Fortner ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Claire Michels CCM LIGHTING INTERN

SPORTS MEDICINE Kelly Jo Rodrigo, MS, LAT, ATC COURTESY OF TRIHEALTH AND BEACON ORTHOPAEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE

ARTISTIC EMERITI Victoria Morgan ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITA Carmon DeLeone MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS

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DONOR HONOR ROLL Cincinnati Ballet

FOUNDER David W. Cook Dianne Dunkelman and Peter Schwartz Lawrence E. Eynon MD and Donald Beck Linda and Harry Fath Susan S. Friedlander+

Lynn and Brian Good Linda and Gary Greenberg Debby and Jim Mason Mitzie and Emerson Moser Barbara K. Myers

Jack Osborn+ and Marilyn Osborn+ Halle and T. Quinn Dianne and J. David Rosenberg Kitty and Richard Rosenthal

Rhonda and Larry Sheakley Jennifer and John Stein Sue and Ralph Stern Dr. John and Susan Tew Margaret and Michael Valentine

DIRECTOR Fran and Dan Bailey Eileen and John Barrett Susan Brenner and Steven A. Mombach Susan Domonkos Arna and Bobby Fisher

Sarah Frank Fogarty and Timothy Fogarty Arielle Goldberg Suzanne and J. Frank Hall Lauren Hannan Shafer Kateri Moll Haskett

John and Peter Laffoon Elizabeth and John LaMacchia Lane and Skip Merten Martha and Nick Ragland Lisa and Justin Shafer

Julie and Steven Shifman Heather and Jonathan Theders Dr. and Mrs. William Tobler Kelly and Guy Vanasse Elizabeth Yntema

PRINCIPAL Anonymous Sergio Arreola Amy and Michael Bailes Sue and Ben Blaney Debbie and Jody Brant Fran and Wayne Carlisle Jennifer Conklin Andrea Costa Bobbi and Aaron Crary Connie and Buzz Dow

Helen Dupree Kristin and Chris Fishbaugh Peter M. Frey Michelle and Paul Frodge Julia S. Heidt Cynthia E. Henderson Sally D. Hernandez Jane Hopson Peggy Johns

Zofeen Khan Jeffrey and Jody Lazarow Craig and Frances Lindner Martha and Carl Lindner Anne and Craig Maier Madelynn and Raymond Matlock Stacey and Mark Miller

Marianne and Randall Olson Kristen and Scott Oyler Jack Rouse Morleen Rouse Keke and Tony Sansalone Lisa and Joel Stone Diane and Gary West Christine and John Willig

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DONOR HONOR ROLL John and Laurie Acklen Bonnie and Charles Bensonhaver Elaine and David Billmire Jane and Robert Bohinski James Brun Daniel Cifuentes Paula and William Cordes Jennifer and Vito Damiano Lisa and Richard Damico Kelly M. Dehan and Rick Staudigel Joseph Dehner and Noël Julnes-Dehner Martha and Stuart Dornette

Vallie and Rodney Geier Andrea GeorgopoulosStraus Kim Good Patti and Fred Heldman Theresa and Edmond Hooker Christine and Terry Horan Esther and Steven Johnson Daphne and Jason Jurgensen Kristin and Carl Kalnow Marcy and Mark Kanter Barbara and Lorrence Kellar

Janet Baker Ruth E. Bley William Borek and Evelyn Joseph Pamela and Robert Bosley Jacklyn and Gary Bryson Louise and Lanthan Camblin Renee Combs Maureen and John Doellman

Peggy Dossman Shirley Duff Marcus and Amy Eddy Greta Elenbaas Jennifer and Ron Erdmann Theresa Tran and Jason Faulkner Michele and Garth Finch Valerie Folger Kristine and David Freitas

Anne and Dean Kereiakes Marcene Kinney Jennifer Knight Zelkind and Mike Zelkind Lynn and Daniel Langmeyer Katherine and Robert Lawrence Jack Miner and Brian Dozer Hanna Minor Mary Lou Motl Sara and Alex Muñoz Susan Murray Valerie L. Newell and Timothy Smith Susan and Joseph Pichler

Dr. Stephen and Penny Pomeranz Kathryn J. Pratt Amy and Bradley Resch Alice Schneider Gayle and William Sherman Nydia C. Tranter Barbara M. Weyand Faith Whittaker Jo Ann Wieghaus Williams and Frisbie Families David and Sarah Wise Karen Zaugg Ph.D.

Cincinnati Ballet

SOLOIST

CORPS Jodi M. Geiser and James Miller III Ralph Ginocchio Clifford Goosmann and Andrea Wilson Allison and Justin Greiwe William Griesser Lindsey R. Gutierrez Jessica Hall Jennifer Heis Margaret and Edmund Hess

Michelle D. Jones Sally Kelsall Jeanie Knuth Christine and Rick Lefever Lizbie and Lynn Lin David Martin Stephanie and Arthur McMahon David and Nina Meranus Jennifer and Bradley Mottier

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DONOR HONOR ROLL William Partin and Barbara Wagner Patel-Curran Family Julia and Daniel Poston Alandes Powell Beth Plummer Ellen Rieveschl Carole and Edwin Rigaud Rachel and Luke Robinson Stephen C. Rogers Priya and Dave Rolfes Elyse M. Roth Judith Roth Lisa M. Sampson Janet and William Sarran Thomas Schiff

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SECOND POSITION Bridget and Brian Hoffman Becky Hogya Francy Hughes Laura Hurley Mary and Bill Ivers Kara and Guido Jackson Jan and Randy Johnson Isabel Jones Patricia Joseph James Kaya Misty Keeton Crystal L. Kendrick Katherine and Thomas Kinsworthy Kathryn E. Kipp

Stephen Lord Laura and Phil Lucas James Mahon Amy Marmer Judith Masset-Brown and James Brown Janet McDaniel Anthony McIntire and Robert C. Hodges Lori and Jeff Miller Steven I. Monder Roberta and Neal Montour Christine Moran Regine Moulton Alice Palmer

Joselyn Pfeil Melissa Richmond and William Watterson Herbert Robinson and Barbara Sferra Amy Ruschulte and William Hull Gabriella Scacchetti Martha and Lee Schimberg Anne Sesler Keven Shell and Sandra Wittman-Shell Shelly Sherman Joanne and John Smale Philip Smith

Linda and Nicholas Spadaccini John U. Tan Jennifer and Chad Taylor Marcia and Robert Togneri Torey and Tom Torre Elizabeth and Chad Warwick Gregory and Deborah Wright Lisa Zaring Marcia and Robert Ziek Tamela and Tim Zimmerman Betsey Zinn

*Funds held at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation + In Memoriam Thank you to the donors whose gifts we received by September 27, 2023. The above donor pages represent the information available at the time of print. If you find that you are listed incorrectly or we did not recognize you appropriately, we apologize and want to include you. Please contact our Donor Relations Manager, Payton Field, at pfield@cballet.org or 513.562.1136.

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