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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to Colorado Ballet’s spectacular winter and spring productions! If you joined us for our season opener, Don Quixote, or our 59th annual production of the holiday classic The Nutcracker, we thank you. Colorado Ballet is extremely gratefully and excited to report that this season’s production of The Nutcracker brought in record breaking revenue for Colorado Ballet. It was the highest selling production in the company’s 59-year history. I want to thank everyone who has supported the ballet by purchasing tickets, making contributions and attending our events—you are a major part of our ongoing success.

Peter Pan flies back to Denver for our first production of the decade. With choreography by Michael Pink and music by Philip Feeney, this ballet features the same artistic duo who created the acclaimed ballet Dracula, which Colorado audiences will recall from sold-out performances in fall of 2017. Peter Pan will take audiences on a high-flying adventure to Neverland where Peter Pan, Wendy, John and Michael experience pirates, Lost Boys, Captain Hook, an infamous crocodile and a bit of pixie dust as this brilliant story unfolds.

Our March program, Tour de Force, will feature three dynamic contemporary ballets—Feast of the Gods by Edwaard Liang, Celts by Lila York and a world premiere, choreographed on our dancers,

by Julia Adam. Choreographed in 2009, Feast of the Gods depicts a group of gypsies who, after traveling all day, set up camp for the night and celebrate with a feast. Our dancers are excited to perform the critically acclaimed ballet Celts. “Lila York’s Celts is an astonishing array of dance images of Ireland, a piece that is both profound and thrilling…” The Boston Globe. Continuing to bring innovative world premieres to Colorado, we couldn’t be happier to welcome prolific and esteemed choreographer Julia Adam to create a world premiere on our dancers specifically for this program.

The 2019/2020 season will close with Ballet MasterWorks, presenting works that profoundly impacted the art form and remain central masterpieces of the 20th century ballet repertoire. Our program this season will include In The Upper Room by Twyla Tharp, Petite Mort by Jiří Kylián and Theme and Variations by George Balanchine. Experience this season finale and watch our dancers master some of the most inspiring and challenging repertoire, demonstrating their supreme artistry and deep love of the art form.

It has been an honor to prepare and present these classic productions and exciting contemporary works this season. We believe in the importance of presenting a collection of full-length classical ballets, works by some of the greatest choreographers and the most unique world premieres. We invite you to join us again next season for our 60th Anniversary season in 2020/2021 as we continue to present diverse offerings that will delight and inspire you.

Thank you for attending this Colorado Ballet performance. I know you will enjoy it and look forward to seeing you at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House again soon!

Gil Boggs Artistic Director

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FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES On behalf of the Colorado Ballet Board of Trustees, we are happy to welcome you to our winter and spring productions, showcasing our company’s diverse talent. After eight years, we are excited to bring back to Denver Peter Pan, a timeless story and sensational production which is sure to please audiences of every age. We will also see our two repertory series, Tour De Force and Ballet Masterworks, each bringing to the stage three unique pieces exemplifying the art of ballet and contemporary dance. As Board Co-Chairs, we are proud of the quality and variety of Colorado Ballet’s artistic product and are honored to be serving a company that continues to thrive.

In addition to presenting outstanding performances, Colorado Ballet also educates the next generation of dancers at the Raydean Acevedo Colorado Ballet Academy. Many of our Academy students have the opportunity to perform on stage with the professional company each year. Colorado Ballet further instills the love of dance through its Education and Community Engagement Programs. These programs, which impact more than 25,000 people each year in more than 200 schools and organizations, provide opportunities for students in low-socioeconomic areas, teachers, families and individuals with disabilities to take classes and attend performances.

We hope you enjoy today’s performance and will consider supporting Colorado Ballet through a tax-deductible donation. Ticket sales cover only 55 percent of our annual budget, so as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we depend on your generous support to continue presenting world-class ballet and innovative dance in Colorado. Donors of $1,000 or more belong to the Premier Society and enjoy unique benefits such as exclusive events and a VIP experience at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Please contact our Advancement Team to find our more.

Thank you for your continued commitment and support of Colorado Ballet!

Sincerely, Colleen Curran and Greg Laugero Board Co-Chairs

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TOUR DE FORCE March 6-8, 2020

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FEAST OF THE GODS

Choreography by Edwaard Liang Music by Ottorino Respighi Costumes Designed by and Created at Colorado Ballet Lighting Design by Lloyd Sobel

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Chandra Kuykendall and Christophor Moulton Asuka Sasaki and Francisco Estevez Morgan Buchanan and Nicolas Pelletier Fernanda Oliveira and Joshua Allenback Sarah Tryon and Sean Omandam Leah McFadden and Bryce Lee

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Choreography by Julia Adam Costumes by Christine Darch Lighting Design by Lloyd Sobel Music by Cosmo Sheldrake: “Wriggle,” “Birth A Basket,” “Come Along,” “Hocking” Written by Cosmo Sheldrake Published by Much Much How How Ltd c/o Roynet Music ASCAP

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Mr. Boddy – Christophor Moulton Mrs. Boddy – Tracy Jones Miss Scarlet – Leah McFadden Mrs. Peacock – Fernanda Oliveira Miss White – Francesca Martoccio Professor Plum – Bryce Lee Mr. Green – Jeremy Studinski Colonel Mustard – Joshua Allenback

CELTS

Choreography by Lila York Music: Traditional Irish Music Costume Design by Tunji Dada Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls Lighting Recreated by Lloyd Sobel World Premiere by the Boston Ballet in 1996

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Green Man Sean Omandam (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8), Kevin Gaël Thomas (3/7 mat) Red Couple Asuka Sasaki and Francisco Estevez (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8) Leah McFadden and Yosvani Ramos (3/7 mat)

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Brown Couple Chandra Kuykendall and Christophor Moulton (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8) Tracy Jones and Nicolas Pelletier (3/7 mat) Opening Group Sarah Tryon, Liam Hogan, Sara Thomas, Alejandro Perez-Torres, Fernanda Oliveira, Joshua Allenback, Mackenzie Dessens, Jeremy Studinski, Arianna Ciccarelli, Alexander Roy, Simon Zinabu-Costello, Melissa Zoebisch, Jacob Ray, Ariel McCarty, Bryce Lee, Robbie Downey, Benjamin Winegar, Tyler Rhoads, Francesca Martoccio Leah McFadden (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8), Gabriele Lukasik (3/7 mat) 1st Movement Benjamin Winegar, Jeremy Studinski, Alexander Roy, Fernanda Oliveira, Arianna Ciccarelli Leah McFadden (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8), Gabriele Lukasik (3/7 mat) Men’s Dance Red Man – Francisco Estevez (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8), Yosvani Ramos (3/7 mat) Nicolas Pelletier, Tyler Rhoads, Bryce Lee, Jeremy Studinski (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8), Benjamin Winegar, Simon Zinabu-Costello, Liam Hogan (3/7 mat), Joshua Allenback 4th Movement Brown Couple - Chandra Kuykendall and Christophor Moulton (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8), Tracy Jones and Nicolas Pelletier (3/7 mat) Robbie Downey, Arianna Ciccarelli, Francesca Martoccio, Sarah Tryon, Sara Thomas, Ariel McCarty, Mackenzie Dessens, Melissa Zoebisch, Fernanda Oliveira, Alexandra Wilson, Gabriela Rodriguez, Catherine Aoki Leah McFadden (3/6, 3/7 eve, 3/8), Gabriele Lukasik (3/7 mat) 5th Movement Arianna Ciccarelli, Jeremy Studinski, Sara Thomas, Benjamin Winegar, Catherine Aoki, Alexander Roy

ARTISTIC STAFF Gil Boggs, Artistic Director

Sandra Brown, Ballet Mistress

Gil Boggs began his dance career with the Atlanta Ballet. He joined American Ballet Theatre in New York in 1982 and was promoted to soloist dancer in 1984 and principal dancer in 1991.

Boggs was a member of the company for 17 years. Boggs also performed with the Twyla Tharp Dance Company, Baryshnikov and Company, Nureyev and Friends, and made several guest appearances around the world. During his career with ABT, he was recognized as both an accomplished virtuoso and one of the company’s most popular performers. Boggs has worked with numerous noted choreographers, including Agnes de Mille, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Paul Taylor, Mark Morris, Jerome Robbins and Merce Cunningham and has an extensive performance repertoire of both classical and contemporary works. Boggs accepted the position of Artistic Director with Colorado Ballet in the Spring of 2006. In Boggs’ tenure with Colorado Ballet he has restaged full-length productions of Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Don Quixote and Coppelia along with adding new full-length productions of Romeo & Juliet, Cinderella, Le Corsaire, Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan. Boggs has also presented 15 world premieres and 12 Colorado Ballet premieres by such renowned choreographers as Twyla Tharp, Lar Lubovitch, Antony Tudor, Val Caniparoli, Dwight Rhoden and Lynne Taylor-Corbett.

Sandra Brown joined the corps de ballet of American Ballet Theatre in 1987 under the directorship of Mikhail Baryshnikov and was promoted to soloist in 1992 where she remained until 2003. During that time, she danced not only numerous classical full length principal roles, but gained recognition for her leading contemporary roles as well. Most notably, she created and danced the world premiere role of Desdemona in Lar Lubovitch’s full-length Othello in 1997 and appears in ABT’s film productions of Romeo and Juliet, Le Corsaire, and the documentary Ballet. In 2000, Brown was featured in the movie Center Stage and appears in the film The Company. Brown also holds the honor of appearing on Broadway as the original Louise Bigelow in the Tony Award-winning 1994 revival of Carousel, directed by Nicholas Hytner and choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan at the Lincoln Center Theater. In 2003, Brown left ABT to pursue work as a freelance artist with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Stiefel and Stars, Vladimir Malakhov, Peter Boal and Company, Chamber Dance Project, Dancers Patrelle, Ballet Hawaii and Madison Ballet. During this time, she also was asked to perform as a guest artist at the Vail International Festival, became certified to teach Pilates, taught for the ABT Summer Intensive, and choreographed the ballet Synchronicity. In 2006, she joined her husband, Gil Boggs, to work with Colorado Ballet. Since then, she has assisted staging the full-length productions of Giselle, Don Quixote, and Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Brown has also assisted with choreographing

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ARTISTIC STAFF and staging of The Nutcracker, Coppélia, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake. In addition, she assisted staging Lar Lubovitch’s Smile With my Heart, Dwight Rhoden’s Ave Maria, Twyla Tharp’s In The Upper Room, Clark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, and Edwaard Liang’s Feast of the Gods. Brown restaged her ballet, Synchronicity, for Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company.

In 2007, she was asked to stage Smile with my Heart for the Joffrey Ballet. In 2013, she staged Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Great Galloping Gottschalk at the University of South Carolina and in 2014 at NBA of Japan. In 1989 and 1990, she was chosen by Mikhail Baryshnikov to choreograph for the American Ballet Theatre Choreographic Workshop. During her tenure, she has choreographed for the Bal de Ballet, an event hosted by the Denver Ballet Guild. Her creations are From Within, Crimson Surges, Unforgettable, Grand Pas Fantastique, Heart Strings, One by One, Set Fire to the Rain, The Secret Garden, Young and Beautiful, The Charleston, Scheherazade, and Pirates of the Caribbean. In 2014, she gained critical acclaim for the ballet The Last Beat, which she created on the dancers of Colorado Ballet to the music of DeVotchKa.

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Lorita Travaglia, Ballet Mistress Lorita Travaglia is originally from New Zealand. She received her ballet training at the National School of Ballet and later the Royal Ballet School in London. Lorita made her debut as a professional dancer with the Berlin Ballet. After six years with the Company, she moved to the United States where she worked with Princeton Ballet, Boston Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and International Ballet Rotaru, dancing solo and principal roles in a wide range of repertoire. Her favorite roles include Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Swanhilda in Coppelia, Cinderella, Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker and Paquita. In 1992, Lorita returned to New Zealand, but continued to perform as a guest artist with companies in the United States as well as Company Z, a contemporary dance company in New Zealand. Lorita began teaching in 1988 while still performing and studied the Vaganova methodology. She was the principal teacher for

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a professional training program in Auckland, New Zealand and later, as artistic director of Canyon Concert Ballet in Fort Collins, Colorado, she set up a similar aspirant program.

In 1999, Lorita joined Colorado Ballet as director of the Apprentice Program and company repetiteur, and has been ballet mistress since 2006. Her choreography includes Equanimity, Aspects, Pictures at an Exhibition, Piazzolla and, most recently, The Angel of Buenos Aires for Colorado Ballet and a full-length The Nutcracker for Canyon Concert Ballet.

Lorita graduated from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2000 and has a private practice in Denver.

She is an avid tango dancer and is the Creative Director of Parasol Arts.

Generously supported by Raydean Acevedo Maria Mosina, Ballet Mistress

Maria Mosina was born in Moscow and graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Russia. Upon graduation, Maria joined the Bolshoi Ballet Grigorovich Company and immediately was chosen for principal roles. She toured the world appearing on all major European, American, African and Asian stages. In 1995, Maria was invited by Colorado Ballet to join as a leading principal dancer.

She performed all major parts in classical productions and also had the chance to show her talent in neoclassical, modern and contemporary choreographed master pieces. Maria was a featured dancer on the cover of Dance Magazine and has been featured in other magazine articles. She holds a bachelor’s degree in methodology and pedagogy from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. She is also an active ballet instructor throughout the United States. She participated as a master teacher and judge for the Youth American Grand Prix.

Maria performed leading roles in all major productions as a member of the Company, as well as a guest artist with many other festivals, galas and companies. After 21 seasons as a principal dancer with Colorado Ballet, she retired at the end of the 2016/2017 season. She has now joined the artistic staff of the company.

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DANCERS PRINCIPALS Dana Benton Dana Benton was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where she began her training with Lou and Pauline Zamprogna at The Dance Centre. At the age of nine, she was accepted to the National Ballet School in Toronto where she trained for eight years. She went on exchange to Hamburg Ballet School in Hamburg, Germany. Dana graduated from the National Ballet School with Honors in Academics and received the Peter Dwyer Award for Excellence in Dance. Upon graduating in 2000, Dana received a contract with the Alberta Ballet Company in Canada. She spent one year with the company as an Apprentice. In 2001, she joined Colorado Ballet as a Corps de Ballet member. In 2007, she was promoted to Soloist and in 2014, was promoted to Principal.

With Colorado Ballet, Dana has worked with many well-known choreographers and repetiteurs including Val Caniparoli, Bronwen Curry, Matthew Dibble, Karina Elver, Judith Fugate, John Gardner, Thierry Michel, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Jessica Lang, Edwaard Liang, Donald Mahler, Amanda McKerrow, Luiz Ortiz, Janie Parker, Michael Pink, Viki Psihoyos, Brian Reeder, Domy Reiter-Soffer, Dwight Rhoden, Roman Rykine, Amy Seiwert, James Sofranko, Ben Stevenson, Paul Sutherland, Lynn Taylor-Corbett, Doug Varone, Dominic Walsh, Shelly Washington, Septime Webre, Christopher Wheeldon, Lila York and Stefan Zeromski. Since joining Colorado Ballet, she has performed many soloist and principal roles. Her notable roles include The Sylph in La Sylphide, Alice in ALICE (in Wonderland), Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Swanilda in Coppélia, 4th pas de deux in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Waltz Girl in Balanchine’s Serenade, Cow Girl in Rodeo, Ave Maria Pas de Deux, Sugar Plum and Clara in The Nutcracker, Gulnara in Le Corsaire, Tinker Bell in Peter Pan, Pink and Aqua in Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Red Girl in Celts, Lucy in Dracula, Princess Florine and Diamond Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Odette/Odile and Pas de Trois in Swan Lake, Peasant Pas in Giselle, Flower Girl and Cupid in Don Quixote, Hermia and Peaseblossom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Flames of Paris Pas de Deux, Bomb Squad in In The Upper Room, Lead Souvenir Lady in the Great Galloping Gottschalk, Amy Seiwert’s Duet It’s Not a Cry, The Muse in Dominic Walsh’s Wolfgang (for Webb), The Younger Sister in Antony Tudor’s Pillar of Fire, The Angel in Lorita Travaglia’s The Angel of Buenos Aires, The Blue Couple in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling and the featured role in Amy Seiwert’s Traveling Alone. In 2015, Pointe Magazine named Dana as one of the top 12 “Standout Performances” of the year for her performance of Traveling Alone with Amy Seiwert’s Imagery.

Generously supported by Jane and Skip Netzorg Francisco Estevez

Born in Quito, Ecuador, Francisco moved to the USA in 1995. He began his ballet training in Louisville, Kentucky and at the age of 16 moved to finish his training at the School of American Ballet in New York where he also had the opportunity to perform featured roles alongside the New York City Ballet. Upon graduating in 2008, Francisco joined Boston Ballet where he danced for two years

before joining the Barcelona Ballet under the direction of Angel Corella in 2010. As a member of this company, he performed various soloist and principal roles and took part in the “Feria del Libro” in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Spoleto Festival in both Italy and Charleston, North Carolina and the Peralada festival, Catalonia. In 2011, Francisco won First Place at the Premio Internacional de Danza Roseta Mauri. His notable roles to date include Balanchine’s Tarantella and the 1st and 2nd themes from The Four Temperaments, Jorma Elo’s Carmen Illusions, Principal in Jerome Robbin’s 2 & 3 Part Inventions and the 1st and 3rd Sailor in Robbins’ Fancy Free, Peter Martin’s Les Gentil Hommes, Christopher Wheeldon’s For Four, DGV, Polyphonia and VIII, Pink, Red and Aqua Couples in Clark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room, Stanton Welch’s Clear, Franz in Coppelia, Benno and Neopolitan in Swan Lake, the Peasant pas de deux from Giselle, the pas de six from Napoli, the Nutcracker Prince and Sugarplum Cavalier in The Nutcracker, Jester in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Lysander in Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Renfield and Harker in Michael Pink’s Dracula, James in La Sylphide, White Rabbit, Dodo Bird and Joker in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), Amy Seiwert’s It’s Not a Cry Pas de Deux, Prince Christian in Lynne TaylorCorbett’s The Little Mermaid, Waltz Boy in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Tybalt and Mercutio in Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet and the blue couple in Twyla Tharp’s A Brief Fling, Prince Desiree and Blue Bird in The Sleeping Beauty and Tin Man in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz among others. Francisco joined Colorado Ballet during the 2012-2013 season, was promoted to Soloist in 2015 and then to Principal in 2019.

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by Janis Brewster Chandra Kuykendall

Chandra Kuykendall is from Parker, Colorado and trained at the Academy of Colorado Ballet from 1988 until graduating in 1997. In 1996, she won the Denver Ballet Guild Competition and received the prestigious Florence Rustin Award. She also attended summer programs at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Vail under full scholarship, Kirov Academy of Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Academy and School of American Ballet. After graduating from the Academy in 1997, Chandra joined Colorado Ballet. She spent the 19981999 season with Leipzig Ballet in Leipzig, Germany under the direction of the brilliant choreographer Uwe Scholz. She returned to Colorado Ballet in the fall of 1999. With Colorado Ballet, Chandra has danced numerous principal roles including Princess Aurora and Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Odette/ Odile in Swan Lake, Giselle and Myrta in Giselle, Medora in Le Corsaire, Sugar Plum Fairy and Clara in The Nutcracker, Cinderella in Cinderella, Dryad Queen in Don Quixote, Lucy in Dracula, Titania and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Firebird in Firebird, the principal role in Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, the Crossover Girl in Twyla Tharp’s In The Upper Room, the Mother in Glen Tetley’s The Rite of Spring, 3rd Duet in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, the Brown Girl in Celts, the Kick Girl in George Balanchine’s Rubies, principal role in Theme and Variations, 2nd Violin in Concerto Barocco, Waltz Girl in Serenade, and Gerald Arpino’s well-known pas de deux from Light Rain. Her favorite of these roles was the tragic Odette/ Odile in Swan Lake. She has also been featured in Antony Tudor’s Leaves Are Fading, Stanton Welch’s Of Blessed Memory, Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, Septime Webre’s Where the Wild Things Are, Edwaard Liang’s Feast of the Gods, Jodie

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DANCERS Gates’ Embellish, Emery LeCrone’s Archetypes, Val Caniparoli’s In Pieces, Jessica Lang’s From Foreign Lands and People and De Profundis, Mathew Neenan’s The Faraway, Amy Seiwert’s Traveling Alone and Things Left Unsaid, Carmina Burana, Great Galloping Gottschalk, Yes, Virginia, Another Piano Ballet and Martin Fredmann’s A Little Love as well as his Dreamspace shown on PBS. The August 2013 issue of 5280 Magazine featured Chandra in an article highlighting seven of Colorado’s athletes. This is Chandra’s 22nd season with Colorado Ballet, and she will be retiring at the conclusion of the season.

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by Joanne Posner Mayer Yosvani Ramos

Yosvani Ramos was born in Camagüey, Cuba and trained there at the National Ballet School. In 1997 he went on to dance with Jeune Ballet de France and Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris in 1999 after winning the Gold Medal at the Paris International Ballet Competition. He has also won the silver medal at the international ballet competitions in Varna in Bulgaria, Jackson Mississippi in the USA and Nagoya in Japan. He joined English National Ballet as a Soloist in 1999 and was promoted to Senior Soloist in 2000, then Principal Dancer in 2003 after his performance as Franz in Coppélia. Yosvani danced with ENB until 2008 when he joined The Australian Ballet as a Principal Artist, where he remained until April 2013. He has danced the lead roles in all the major classical ballets including Giselle, Swan Lake, Coppélia, Romeo & Juliet, Don Quixote, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, The Merry Widow, Manon, La Silphíde, The Snow Queen and Peter Pan as well as the lead in Les Sylphídes, Etudes, Mazurka in Suite en Blanc, principal man in Balanchine’s Stars & Stripes, Square Dance, Who Cares?, Ballet Imperial, Serenade as Dark Angel man and ballets by Alexei Ratmanski, Stanton Welch, Nacho Duato, Kenneth MacMillan, Mark Morris and many others. Recently, he has danced as Blue Couple in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling, Guard with Green Whiskers, Professor Marvel and the Wizard in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz and Estuans Interius in Fernand Nault’s Carmina Burana. He has also guested all around the world. In September 2013, Yosvani danced at the XVIII International Ballet Festival in Miami, then spent several months guesting with companies in Europe and the USA. He joined the Cincinnati Ballet as Principal dancer in July 2014. Yosvani joined Colorado Ballet at the beginning of the 2015-2016 season as Principal dancer. Since joining Colorado Ballet Yosvani has danced the roles of James in La Sylphíde, the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Cavalier in The Nutcracker, the Dodo Bird, the Joker, the Mad Hatter and Lewis Carroll in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), Prince Siegfried and Benno in Swan Lake, Jonathan Harker in Michael Pink’s Dracula, Romeo in Derek Deane’s Romeo & Juliet and principal Blue Couple in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling.

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by Katherine and Michael Whitcomb Asuka Sasaki

Asuka Sasaki was born in Nagano, Japan. She trained at the Emiko Kojima Ballet School, Yo Ballet Academy in Japan and Beijing Dance Academy in China. After Beijing Dance Academy she joined Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet as an Aspirant. She started dancing with Colorado Ballet in 2005

as a member of the Corps de Ballet, was promoted to Soloist in 2010 and then to Principal in 2017. She has performed Aurora and Blue Bird in The Sleeping Beauty, Dorothy in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz, George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Theme and Variations soloist, Serenade Russian girl, Clara, Sugar Plum and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, Yuri Possokhov’s Firebird, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Fernand Nault’s Carmina Burana, Lynn Taylor-Corbett’s The Little Mermaid, Juliet in Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet, Mina in Michael Pink’s Dracula, Blue Principal in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling and In the Upper Room, Hagar in Antony Tudor’s Pillar of Fire, Mercedes and Flower Girl in Don Quixote, Gulnara in Le Corsaire, Pas de Trois in Swan Lake, Myrta and Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle, Autumn Fairy and Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Red and Pink Couple in Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Alice in Wonderland’s Eaglet. With Colorado Ballet, she has worked with accomplished choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Derek Deane, Septime Webre, Eldar Aliev, Michael Pink, Ben Stevenson, Lynn Taylor-Corbett, Martin Fredmann, Lila York, Jessica Lang, Dwight Rhoden, Edwaard Liang and Amy Seiwert.

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SOLOISTS Morgan Buchanan Morgan Buchanan is from Houston, Texas. She trained at the Ballet Center of Houston under the direction of Victoria Vittum and Gilbert Rome.

Morgan also trained at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy for two years under Sally Rojas and Sabrina Lenzi, where she earned the highest final evaluation variation score in her class. Before joining the Colorado Ballet Studio Company in 2009, she attended summer programs with American Ballet Theatre, Orlando Ballet and Houston Ballet. She joined the Company in 2011 and was promoted to Soloist in 2016. Her notable roles with Colorado Ballet include Wendy in Michael Pink’s Peter Pan, Vitality Fairy and Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Moyna in Giselle, Autumn Fairy and Fairy Godmother in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Sugar Plum Fairy and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, First Passerby in Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, Effie in La Sylphide, Red in Clark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, The Princess in Yuri Possokhov’s Firebird, the fifth pas de deux in Jiří Kylian’s Petite Mort, Pas de Trois and Big Swans in Swan Lake, Lucy in Michael Pink’s Dracula, Waltz Girl in George Balanchine’s Serenade, the Wicked Witch in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz, and Hagar in Antony Tudor’s Pillar of Fire.

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by Lynnette Morrison Tracy Jones-Estevez

Born in Cork, Ireland, Tracy started dancing at the age of five with Ballet Theatre Ireland. At 11, she went on to train at The Royal Ballet School in London. During her graduate year, she performed with the Royal Ballet Company in many of their productions and joined them on their 2007 International tour to Mexico and the USA. Upon graduating, Tracy joined the English National Ballet as a Corps de Ballet member where she performed throughout the UK and toured to Beijing, China. Tracy was a founding member of the Barcelona Ballet under the direction

DANCERS of Angel Corella from 2008 to 2012, where she toured worldwide, performing various soloist and principal roles. In 2013, Tracy joined Colorado Ballet and in June of that year, Pointe Magazine named her as one of 10 “Stars in the Corps.”

In 2016, she choreographed “Circadian” for Colorado Ballet’s Attitude on Santa Fe. She was promoted to Soloist in 2017.

Tracy’s notable roles with Colorado Ballet include the Principal couple in Sandra Brown’s The Last Beat, Hermia in Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and Theme and Variations, Pas de Deux girl in Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, Effie in La Sylphide, Caterpillar in Septime Webre’s Alice (in wonderland), Muse in Dominic Walsh’s Wolfgang (for Webb), Gerald Arpino’s Light Rain Pas de Deux, Pas de Trois and Big Swans in Swan Lake, The Angel in Lorita Travaglia’s Angel of Buenos Aires, The Sea Witch in Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s The Little Mermaid, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Trio in Amy Seiwert’s Traveling Alone, Glinda in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz and Dark Angel in George Balanchine’s Serenade which she recently performed at the Vail Dance Festival, 2019. Tracy is very grateful to be in her 8th season with the Colorado Ballet.

Generously supported in loving memory of Jim Brewster Christophor Moulton

Christophor Moulton was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and began his training with Rozanne David at the Dance Center of Colorado Springs and continued his training in Colorado with German Zemuel. He graduated from the Harid Conservatory in Florida, where he trained under Svetlana Osiyeva, Olivier Pardina and Victoria Schnider. During his years at Harid, Christophor performed numerous roles including Siegfried in Swan Lake and the lead in Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante. He also studied for a year at the Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis School under Franco Devita.

Christophor joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2009, was promoted to the Company in 2010 and then to Soloist in 2017. During his time at Colorado Ballet, he has worked with esteemed choreographers, Val Caniparoli, Amy Seiwert, Edwaard Liang, Ben Stevenson, Stephen Mills, Septime Webre and Michael Pink. He has performed the roles of Lovers in Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Step Sister in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Dracula and Arthur in Michael Pink’s Dracula, Hilarion in Giselle, Cavalier in The Nutcracker, Red in Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, the Prince in Yuri Possokhov’s Firebird, Waltz Man and Dark Angel Man in Balanchine’s Serenade, Lion in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz, Friend in Antony Tudor’s Pillar of Fire, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort and Fernand Nault’s Carmina Burana.

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by Peggy Goldman Nicolas Pelletier

Nicolas Pelletier was born in Quebec City, Canada. He moved to California when he was eight, where he attended the San Francisco Ballet School for 10 years. During his time at the school, he performed in ballets including John Neumeier’s Yondering and Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes. He completed his training with Canada’s National Ballet School in 2010 and joined Alberta Ballet in 2011. During his

six years with the Company, he had the opportunity to dance many principal roles including Dracula in Ben Stevenson’s Dracula and Romeo in Jean Grand-Maître’s Romeo and Juliet.

After joining Colorado Ballet in 2017, he performed roles such as Romeo from Micheal Pink’s Romeo and Juliet, Basilio from Don Quixote, and performed in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling, and Anthony Tudor’s Pillar of Fire. Other notable ballets in his repertoire include Divertimento No. 15, Four Temperaments, Swan Lake, Giselle, Cinderella, Madame Butterfly, Othello and The Nutcracker. This is his third season with Colorado Ballet.

Generously supported by Carla Dore Kevin Gaël Thomas

Kevin Gaël Thomas is from Cannes, France and studied at Rosella Hightower’s International Ballet Center and at Canada’s National Ballet School, where he received a full scholarship and graduated in 2006 with honors.

Kevin also graduated with honors from the Music Conservatory in France for piano. He danced for a year with Houston Ballet II, joined Colorado Ballet in 2007 and was promoted to Soloist in 2016. Since joining the Company, he has performed many soloist and leading roles including Blue Bird and Jewels in The Sleeping Beauty, the Whip Boy in Glen Tetley’s The Rite of Spring, Jester in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Peter in Michael Pink’s Peter Pan, Puck in Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the title role in Michael Smuin’s Peter and the Wolf, the first sailor in Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, the Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker, Gurn in La Sylphide, Benno in Swan Lake, Kaschei in Firebird, Pink in Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, 1st Pas de Deux in Jiří Kylian’s Petite Mort, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Red Couple in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling and Lion in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz. Kevin was chosen to represent France at the New York International Ballet Competition in 2009 and at the USA Jackson International Ballet Competition in 2010.

Generously supported by Elizabeth Katkin-Waryn and Richard Waryn

DEMI-SOLOISTS Sean Omandam Sean Omandam is from Fresno, California, where he began his training with Shirley Winters. He later went on to train on full-scholarship at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, under the instruction of Victoria Schneider, Olivier Pardina and Svetlana Osiyeva. Upon his graduation in 2004, he joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company and was promoted to the Company in 2005.

With Colorado Ballet, Sean has performed a variety of soloist and principal roles including Puck in Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, White Rabbit in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), Peter in Michael Smuin’s Peter and the Wolf, Champion Roper in Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, Jester in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Whip Boy in Glen Tetley’s The Rite of Spring, Max in Septime Webre’s Where the Wild Things Are, John Darling in Michael Pink’s Peter Pan, Green Man in Lila York’s Celts and Russian in Martin Fredmann’s The Nutcracker. His repertory also includes featured roles in works

by Lar Lubovitch, Val Caniparoli, Amy Seiwert, Edwaard Liang,

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DANCERS Matthew Neenan, Jodie Gates, Dwight Rhoden, Darrell Grand Moultire and Jessica Lang, among others. In 2007, he was a competitor and gala performer at the New York International Ballet Competition. In the summer of 2013, he was featured as a contestant on the premiere season of the South Korean television show, Dancing 9. Pointe Magazine featured Sean in their 2014 October/November “Dancer Spotlight.”

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by Cheri and Alan Rubin Emily Speed

Emily Speed grew up in Argyle, TX and graduated from Marina Almayeva School of Ballet. She has qualified and competed in Varna International Ballet Competition, Jackson IBC and YAGP Finals, as well as being a World Ballet Competition Finalist and winning First Place in the YAGP regionals. During her career, Ms. Speed has danced in companies across the country including Alabama Ballet, Boulder Ballet and Ballet Tucson, performing soloist and principle roles. Since joining Colorado Ballet in 2014, Emily has danced numerous featured roles in several productions and performed in the Vail Dance Festival in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Some of her most notable performances with Colorado Ballet include Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and Russian Girl in Serenade, Princess Florine and Vitality Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Cygnets and Pas de Trois in Swan Lake, Pink Couple in Mark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Red Couple in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling, Little Sister in Tudor’s Pillar of Fire, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Scherzo in Wheeldon’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Flames of Paris Pas De Deux, Clara and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, Michael Pink’s Dracula, Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet, Septime Webre’s Alice (in wonderland) and The Wizard of Oz and Fernand Nault’s Carmina Burana.

Generously supported by Heather and Conor McCallin Melissa Zoebisch

Melissa grew up in Mexico and studied at the Chamber Ballet of Jalisco. She received a scholarship to attend for a year at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Madame Sizova’s class, and returned to Mexico to graduate. Throughout her school years, she participated in many workshops around the world including: Cuba, Canada, Austria, Spain and the United States. In 2005, Melissa joined the National Dance Company, where she performed soloist roles in her first year in ballet like Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty.

In 2010, she was a finalist at the Korea International Ballet Competition and received a Special Award. Before joining Colorado Ballet in 2014, she had been freelancing with her husband around the country. At Colorado Ballet she has been featured in roles like Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz, to name a few. Her other repertoire includes principal roles in Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Paquita, Don Quixote, original contemporary choreographies and many others.

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CORPS DE BALLET Joshua Allenback Josh Allenback, a native of Colorado, has been dancing since he was four years old. He has studied on scholarship with American Ballet Theatre, The Rock School and Joffrey Ballet. He was a member of Houston Ballet II as well as Ballet San Antonio.

Josh has performed many principal roles including Firebird’s Katchi, Giselle’s Prince Albrecht, Cavalier and Snow King in The Nutcracker and Prince Florimund in The Sleeping Beauty. He joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2013 and was promoted to the Company in 2014. With Colorado Ballet, he has performed in Swan Lake, George Balanchine’s Serenade, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Yuri Possokhov’s Firebird and more.

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by Rita and Brad Sonnenberg Arianna Ciccarelli

Arianna Ciccarelli is from Bristol, CT. She began dancing ballet at age 12 and studied in the pre-professional resident program at The Nutmeg Conservatory for The Arts, studying under Eleanor D’Antuano, Sharon Dante, Kirk Peterson and Victoria Mazzerelli. She also spent her summers training at The School of American Ballet, English National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Washington Ballet. Arianna was a member of the Colorado Ballet Studio Company in the 2013-2014 season. Before joining Colorado Ballet in 2016, she spent two years with Ballet Arizona dancing works by George Balanchine and Ib Andersen.

Since joining the Company, she has performed Little Russians in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Twyla Tharp’s A Brief Fling, the Generosity Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Little Mermaid in Lynne Taylor Corbett’s The Little Mermaid, Cygnets in Swan Lake, Clara, Crystals, Spanish, Doll and Marzipan in The Nutcracker, in Antony Tudor’s Pillar of Fire and in Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1. She has also choreographed two ballets for Company dancers to perform in Colorado Ballet’s Attitude on Santa Fe performances.

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by Ann and Ford Frick Simon Costello

Simon Zinabu Costello was born in a small town in Ethiopia called, Mudula.

Growing up, it seemed the only way Simon and his friends knew how to celebrate anything was through dancing. Of course, these celebratory dances were not ballet, but from an early age, this instilled the joy of dance in him. He left Ethiopia and in 2008 and was adopted by an American family in South Bend, Indiana. A few years later, Simon joined a local school, Southold Dance Theater, and trained there for eight years. In 2015/2016 he traveled to Dresden, Germany to dance with Palucca HochSchule Fur Tanz. After a year in Germany, Simon left to join the Colorado Ballet Academy in 2016. He was promoted to the Studio Company in 2017, Apprentice in the Company in

DANCERS 2018 and the Corps de Ballet in 2019. Simon has performed in Romeo and Juliet, Dracula and Firebird.

Generously supported by Sandi Mays Mackenzie Dessens

Mackenzie Dessens is from New Orleans, Louisiana where she began her training at Giacobbe Academy of Dance and privately with Kimberly Beck. She attended summer programs in New York with the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Mackenzie continued her training at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy and upon completion, joined Cincinnati Ballet’s second company. With Cincinnati Ballet, Dessens’ repertoire included Peter Pan, 7th Symphony, The Nutcracker, Alice (in wonderland), Symphony in C and the world premiere of King Arthur’s Camelot, in which she performed as the Lady of the Lake. She joined Colorado Ballet in 2015. Since joining Colorado Ballet, her notable repertoire has grown to include Clara in The Nutcracker, the Pas de Trois from Dominic Walsh’s Wolfgang (for Webb), Little Russians in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort and Cygnets and Pas de Trois in Swan Lake, Red Couple in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling, Canary Fairy and Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty, as well as Chramer in Fernand Nault’s Carmina Burana. Dessens is also recognized as a principle guest artist with Jefferson Ballet Theatre. JBT is associated with the Jefferson Performing Arts Society in New Orleans, LA which holds the reputation of being “Louisiana’s Cultural Leader.”

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by Frank Wiederman Regan Kucera

Regan Kucera grew up in Cary, North Carolina and started dancing at the age of four. She studied at International Ballet Academy in Cary. She attended summer programs at American Ballet Theatre, Orlando Ballet with full scholarship and Saratoga Springs.

She has participated in competitions including Youth American Grand Prix and World Ballet Competition. In 2013, she joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company and was promoted to the Company in 2016. Her favorite roles with Colorado Ballet have been Cygnets in Swan Lake and Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort.

Generously supported by Patty Lorie Bryce Lee

Bryce Lee was born in Missouri and began his professional training at age 12 at Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy in Laguna Hills, California.

In the summer of 2011, he attended the School of American Ballet and was asked to stay for the Winter Term program from 2011-2012. He has attended several summer courses on full scholarship including SAB, Miami City Ballet and Colorado Ballet. Bryce has received several awards in classical and contemporary forms of dance as well as 1st place, semi-finalist at YAGP Europe and two-time YAGP Finalist Qualifier. He has also guested for numerous ballet schools across the US, including performances in Vancouver. Bryce had the pleasure

to perform principal roles in Paul Mejia’s Seasons and Donizetti Variations. He joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2013 and was promoted to the Company in 2015. Since then, he has performed numerous professional works including Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Michael Pink’s Dracula, Clark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Chinese and Russian in The Nutcracker, Tweedle Dee in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), Swan Lake, Clark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, The Little Mermaid, George Balanchine’s Serenade, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort and Yuri Possokhov’s Firebird.

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by The Patrick Keleher Family Francesca Martoccio

Originally from Miami, Florida, Francesca Martoccio received her early ballet training at Thomas Armour Youth Ballet and at the New World School of the Arts. In May 2016, Francesca graduated from SUNY Purchase where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance with a Ballet Concentration.

She performed several roles with Purchase Dance Company including the lead in Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie and “Sanguinic” in Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments. In the fall of 2014, Francesca was chosen by the faculty to study abroad in Hong Kong, China at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). In the summer of 2016, she had the pleasure of working with John Gardner and Amanda McKerrow on a duet from Antony Tudor’s The Leaves are Fading. After graduating, Francesca joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2016, was promoted to Apprentice in the Company in 2017 and then to the Corps de Ballet in 2019.

Generously supported by Adrienne Toon Leah McFadden

Leah Rose McFadden grew up in a small town called Dowagiac, Michigan.

At age 11, she began her ballet training with Southold Dance Theatre, a pre-professional school in South Bend, IN. During Leah’s six years at Southold, under the direction of Erica Fischbach, she participated in YAGP and received a number of awards. Leah also attended summer intensives at Gelsey Kirkland Academy, Grand Rapids Ballet, Miami City Ballet and Colorado Ballet. In 2015, she joined Miami City Ballet’s Pre-Professional program year-round. During her time there, Leah also performed with Miami City Ballet’s company as Chinese in Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, as well as touring with the company to New York and Chicago, performing in Balanchine’s Bourrée Fantasque.

Leah joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2016, was promoted to Apprentice in the Company in 2018 and then to the Corps de Ballet in 2019.

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by Douglas Richards

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DANCERS Fernanda Oliveira

Sara Thomas

Fernanda Oliveira is in her fifth season with Colorado Ballet. Fernanda trained at the Escola Estadual de Danca Maria Olenewa in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and at The Washington School of Ballet in Washington, DC. Upon graduating, she joined The Washington Ballet Studio Company under Septime Webre, where she had the honor to perform many classics and contemporary masterpieces at the Kennedy Center. Since joining Colorado Ballet, she has performed in works by Balanchine, Antony Tudor, Twyla Tharp and Val Caniparoli, among others. Fernanda has also presented her own choreography with the Colorado Ballet, the ballets Saudade (2017) and All Strings Attached (2018), for Colorado Ballet’s Attitude on Santa Fe program.

After performing the lead in Septime Webre’s Sympathique, she received honorable mention in the DC Metro Theater Arts’ review as, “a commanding presence… she is in control, is perfectly poised, and…lets the entire audience know she was born to perform.”

Sara Thomas is originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She began her ballet training at the age of 12 with Metropolitan Ballet Academy under the direction of Lisa Collins Vidnovic, Natalya Zeiger and Denise D’Angelo.

While in school, she was selected by Roy Kaiser to perform in Pennsylvania Ballet’s The Nutcracker as Spanish. She also competed in YAGP and went to Regional Dance America where she won several full scholarships to summer programs.

Sara spent summers training with BalletX, Washington Ballet and Atlanta Ballet. She joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2012. Sara then danced with Nashville Ballet under the direction of Paul Vasterling for a few seasons where she performed in several ballets, including Balanchine’s Serenade and Fairies in Peter Pan. In 2015, she returned to Colorado Ballet and joined the Studio Company where she had the opportunity to perform some of her favorite ballets with the Company including Swan Corps in Swan Lake, Balanchine’s Serenade and Princesses in Possokhov’s Firebird. Sara joined the main Company as an Apprentice in 2017 and was promoted to the Corps de Ballet in 2019.

Generously supported by David Bayendor Tyler Rhoads

Tyler Rhoads is from Midland, Texas, where he began his training with Susan Clark at Midland Festival Ballet.

He later went on to train on fullscholarship at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, under the instruction of Victoria Schneider, Olivier Pardina and Svetlana Osiyeva.

After graduating in 2011, he attended Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where he studied under acclaimed staff Violette Verdy and Michael Vernon. He had the opportunity to perform a variety of works including George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, August Bournonville’s Napoli and Twyla Tharp’s Sweet Fields. Upon his graduation from college, Tyler joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company and was promoted to the Company in 2016.

Generously supported by Naji Ghorayeb Jeremy Studinski

Jeremy Studinski was born in Colorado and began his ballet training at the age of nine at the Colorado Conservatory of Dance in Broomfield. He then went on to join Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2012 for one season where he danced Corps de Ballet roles in Sleeping Beauty, Light/The Holocaust and Humanity Project, Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) and Balanchine’s Theme and Variations. He then went on to join Orlando Ballet II in 2013 and was promoted to the main company in 2015, performing notable roles such as Gaston in Arcadian Broad’s Beauty and the Beast, Franz in Coppelia, and Peter in Peter and the Wolf. He rejoined Colorado Ballet as a Corps de Ballet member in 2017 and has enjoyed dancing as Quincey in Dracula, the Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker and Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet.

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by Colleen Curran and Stephen Boane Sarah Tryon

Sarah Tryon was born in Hanmer, Ontario, Canada and at the age of 12 was accepted to train at Canada’s National Ballet School. During her six years with NBS, Sarah was selected to partake in exchange programs with various international schools including Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, École Supérieur De Danse Rosella Hightower in Cannes France and Tanz Akademie Zurich in Switzerland. After graduating in 2010, she moved to New York City to train with world-renowned coach Edward Ellison. In 2013, Sarah joined the Sarasota Ballet as a corps de ballet member. During her two seasons with the Sarasota Ballet, Sarah performed many works by major choreographers including George Balanchine, Agnes DeMille, Will Tuckett, Rudolph Nureyev, Christopher Bruce, Mikhail Fokine, Paul Taylor, Sir Antony Tudor and Sir Frederick Ashton. Highlights of Sarah’s time with the Sarasota Ballet include performing in Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Serenade, Four Temperaments and Rubies; Ashton’s Façade, La Fille Mal Gardée, Sinfonietta, Les Patineurs and Montones I; Christopher Bruces’ Sergeant Early’s Dream; Will Tuckett’s Lux Aterna; Agnes De Milles’ Rodeo; Antony Tudor’s Gala Performance; Mikhail Fokine’s Petrushka; Paul Taylor’s Company B; and Nureyev’s Raymonda.

Since joining Colorado Ballet in 2015, Sarah has performed at the Vail International Dance Festival in Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco (2015) and Serenade (2017, 2019). Sarah has danced many notable roles soloist and principal roles including: Effy in Bournonville’s La Sylphide; Clara in The Nutcracker; Twin, Four Little Flamingos and Card in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland); Curly Cue and Popcorn Girl in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz; first duet in Dominic Walsh’s Wolfgang (for Webb); Dark Angel in Balanchine’s Serenade; second pas de deux in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort; Little Princesses in Yuri Possokhov’s Firebird; Aqua in Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1; Innocence in Sir Anthony Tudor’s Pillar of Fire; Red in Twyla Tharp’s Brief Fling; second pas in Val Caniparoli’s In Pieces; Princess Florina, Silver, Cat, and Fairy of Serenity in The Sleeping Beauty; Amy Seiwert’s Traveling

DANCERS Alone; Garett Ammon’s Creatures of Prometheus, In Trutina and Dulciciemme in Fernand Nault’s Carmina Burana; Mina in Michael Pink’s Dracula; and Juliet in Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet.

Generously supported

by Janet and John MacFarlane Benjamin Winegar

Ben Winegar is from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He began his training at the School of the Grand Rapids Ballet at the age of 11, where he was trained

by Attila Mosolygo, Gaiane Akopian and Akop Akopian. During his training, he had the opportunity to perform in several ballets with the Grand Rapids Ballet Company. In 2010, Ben spent a year training at the School of American Ballet. Upon graduating, he danced one season with the Los Angeles Ballet under the direction of Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary. Since joining Colorado Ballet’s Company in 2012, he has danced in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, ALICE (in wonderland), La Sylphide, Christopher Wheeldon’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Michael Pink’s Dracula, among others.

Generously supported

by Donna and Ted Connolly

APPRENTICES Liam Hogan Liam Hogan grew up in Houston, Texas where he began his ballet training at the Houston Ballet Academy under the guidance of Claudio Muñoz and Andrew Murphy. Liam completed his training at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida under the guidance of Meelis Pakri and Svetlana Osiyeva. Following graduation with accolades in modern dance, Liam spent a year with the Washington Ballet Studio Company under the direction of Julie Kent. While dancing with the Washington Ballet, Liam was coached by Victor Barbee and Julie Kent. He also had the opportunity to work closely with choreographer Marco Pelle who set the Pas de Duex Libera! on him performing in multiple venues, including the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and the Italian Embassy in Washington DC. Liam was also honored to have Marcelo Gomez choreograph on him for the world premiere of his ballet Outset. Notable works include “Molly Pas de Deux” in John Neumeier’s Yondering, Libera! by Marco Pelle, Outset by Marcelo Gomes and Minor Threat by Mark Godden. Liam joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2018 and was promoted to Apprentice in the Company in 2019.

Generously supported

by Cari and Mark Spiecker

Tate Lee Tate Lee was born in Illinois and raised in Mission Viejo, California. He trained primarily with Dmitri Kulev and Jennifer Langenstein Kulev at the Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy in Laguna Hills, California. He has received scholarships and attended numerous summer programs including American Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet School and School of American Ballet where he received the Jerome Robbins’ Award of Merit. Tate was recognized as a prize winner for classical dance by the prestigious Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards and in 2016, he was selected to travel to Lausanne, Switzerland for the Prix de Lausanne. Tate began his career with Colorado Ballet during the 2017-2018 season as a member of the Studio Company. He was promoted in the spring of 2018 to Apprentice for the 2018-2019 season.

This is his second season as an Apprentice.

Generously supported

by Pam and Mike Copp Ariel McCarty

Originally from Allen, TX, Ariel McCarty began dancing/ballet at the age of three.

At the age of nine, she began training in Dallas at Texas Ballet Theatre under the direction of Jan Miller and Lyndette Galen. Ariel relocated to Denver to begin training with Colorado Ballet Academy’s Pre-Professional program under Valerie Madonia and Erica Fischbach. While in the Academy, she had the opportunity to perform in numerous pieces and excerpts including Swanilda in the Academy’s full production of Coppelia. As a part of her training, Ariel attended many summer intensives including TBTS, ABT, Boston Ballet, Ballet West, Colorado Ballet, School of OBT and DanceTheatre of Harlem, where her well-rounded training continued. In 2017, she was promoted to Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company. Ariel was promoted to the Company in 2018. This is her second season as an Apprentice.

Generously supported by Yvette and Chris Frampton and Family Alexander Roy

Alexander Roy is from Chicago, Illinois and received his training from the Chicago High School for the Arts. As a student he performed lead roles in ballets such as Sleeping Beauty and Paquita. In 2016 Alexander joined The Joffrey Academy of Dance as a Trainee on a full scholarship. While at Joffrey he performed soloist and ensemble roles in Swan Lake, Symphonic Variations and Napoli. In 2018 Alexander joined Atlanta Ballet as a Second Company member under the leadership of Gennadi Nedvigin and Sharon Story. During his time at Atlanta Ballet he performed Corps De Ballet roles alongside the main company in La Slyphide and Yuri Possokhov’s world premiere of The Nutcracker.

Alexander is a two time Youth America Grand Prix finalist and has choreographed two of his own ballets. Alexander joined Colorado Ballet as an Apprentice in 2019.

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DANCERS Alexandra Wilson Alexandra Wilson was born and raised in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She began training with the Colorado Ballet Academy at age 9, spending her summers training on scholarships across the nation. Alexandra competed in Youth America Grand Prix and was awarded First Place Classical in Denver leading her to the New York Finals. At age 16, Alexandra accepted an invitation to train full-time on

scholarship with the Kirov Academy of Ballet. During her final semester with the Kirov Academy, Alexandra was selected by the artistic director of the Universal Ballet Company to travel to South Korea and perform in their full-length production of Swan Lake. Upon graduation, Alexandra returned to South Korea, joining the Corps de Ballet of the Universal Ballet for their 2016/2017 season. After returning to the states, she joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company and was promoted to Apprentice in the Company in 2019.

Generously supported by Michael Korenblat and Natalia Ballinger

GUEST BIOGRAPHIES FEAST OF THE GODS Edwaard Liang, Choreographer

CELTS Lila York, Choreographer

A former dancer with New York City Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater, Edwaard Liang has built an international reputation as a choreographer. Over the last decade, he has created work for the Bolshoi Ballet, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Kirov Ballet, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Shanghai Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre and Washington Ballet. Born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in Marin County, California, Mr. Liang began his dance training at age five with Marin Ballet. After studying at the School of American Ballet, he joined New York City Ballet in 1993. That same year, he was a medal winner at the Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition and won the Mae L. Wien Award. By 1998, he was promoted to Soloist. In 2001, Mr. Liang joined the Tony Award® winning Broadway cast of Fosse. His performance in Fosse was later televised nationally on PBS’ Great Performances series – “Dance in America: From Broadway: Fosse,” and subsequently released on DVD. By 2002, Mr. Liang was invited by Jiri Kylian to become a member of the acclaimed Nederlands Dans Theater 1. While dancing with NDT 1, Mr. Liang discovered his passion and love for choreography. Since establishing himself as a choreographer, his works have been performed by dance companies around the world and he has won numerous awards for his choreography including the 2006 National Choreographic Competition. In 2013, Mr. Liang was named Artistic Director at BalletMet where he continues to choreograph new works for companies both domestically and abroad. In 2017, he received an Emmy® Award for his short dance film, “Vaulted.” In 2018, he created a new ballet with Roberto Bolle for the opening of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Photo by Zarie Kacz

Lila York danced with the Paul Taylor Dance Company for twelve years, appearing in over 60 works. Since 1992 she has choreographed works for Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance, Birmingham Royal Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Scottish Ballet, NBA Ballet of Tokyo, Washington Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet West, Colorado Ballet, Louisville Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Kansas City Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Orlando Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Connecticut Ballet Theatre, The David Parsons Company, The Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, and The Juilliard Dance Ensemble. She recently premiered a full-evening work based on Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. From 1989 to 1992 Ms. York directed a program for the production of new choreography at Pacific Northwest Ballet. She graduated from Skidmore College with a degree in English literature.

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CLUEDO Julia Adam, Choreographer Canadian born Julia Adam received her early training in her hometown of Ottawa, Ontario, and at age thirteen began studies at the National Ballet School in Toronto, graduating in 1983. Upon receiving a Canada Council Grant, Ms. Adam spent a year traveling, exploring the European art and dance scene along with apprenticing with the National Ballet of Canada. She then joined the company under the direction of Erik Bruhn. In 1988, Ms. Adam joined San Francisco Ballet, where she finished the remainder of her dancing career, gaining prestige as a principal dancer known for her lyricism,

GUEST BIOGRAPHIES musicality and broad theatrical range. Ms. Adam performed a wide range of roles in Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson’s diverse repertory for the Company. She retired from dancing in Spring 2002. Ms. Adam has created over 80 works for numerous companies including San Francisco Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, Houston Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, ABT 2, Alberta Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theater, Atlanta Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Diablo Ballet and created and staged over 10 works on Ballet Memphis where she was Artistic Associate from 2010 to 2013. In 2014, Ms. Adam founded her own company, Julia Adam Dance, an ensemble of handpicked dancers performing in an open air theater built in beautiful West Marin. She also continues to choreograph, create new works for companies, and win critical acclaim for her work.

Cosmo Sheldrake, Music Cosmo Sheldrake is a London-based multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer. He is the son of parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake and voice teacher Jill Purce. He released his first single ‘The Moss’ in 2014, which was followed by the ‘Pelicans We’ EP in 2015 and then his first album ‘The Much Much How How and I’ in 2018. You might recognize his song ‘Come Along,’ from an Apple commercial in 2019, or perhaps the song ‘Birthday Suit’ via TikTok (it went viral)!

Christine Darch, Costume Designer Christine Darch has designed Julia Adam’s ballets since 2002.

She also designs and builds costumes for choreographers Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Jae Man Joo, James Kudelka, Wubkje Kunderisma, Gabrielle Lamb, Edwaard Liang, Matthew Neenan, Dwight Rhoden, Amy Seiwert, Merian Soto, Septime Webre and Yin Yue. Ms. Darch has been commissioned by Alvin Ailey, Astana Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Axis, Ballet Arizona, Ballet Hawaii, Ballet Memphis, Charlotte Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Houston Ballet, Imagery, Israel Ballet, Julia Adam Dance, Kansas City Ballet, Madco, Marin Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Le Ballet Nice Mediterraneé, Oklahoma City Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Post:Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Washington Ballet and BalletX. She is the resident costume designer for Complexions Contemporary Ballet and lives in East Northport, N.Y., with acclaimed classical American ballet composer Matthew Pierce.

STUDIO COMPANY

Front Row: Gabriele Lukasik, Catherine Aoki, McKenzie Thomas, Renee Castonguay, Gabriela Rodriguez, Sheridan Guerin Middle Row: Alejandro Perez, Madeleine Kuebler, Kyra Hughes, Jacqueline Gionet, Catherine McGregor, Robbie Downey, Benjamin Rose Back Row: Tyler Humphrey, Alexandra Gilliom, Rosemary Shahani, Isabelle Browne, Hannah Lesold, Ever Larson, Shelby Vennekotter, Jacob Ray

Generously supported by David Andrews

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SUPPORTERS As of February 14, 2020 (Includes 14 months of giving) LEADERSHIP CIRCLE $100,000+ Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies AMM Charitable Fund Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Occidental Petroleum Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) Individual Donors Raydean Acevedo Sandy Elliott Pam and Duke Hartman Sally Murray OVATION CIRCLE $50,000+ Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies Colorado Ballet Auxiliary The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Individual Donors Lisa Levin Appel FOUNDERS CIRCLE $20,000+ Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies The Anschutz Foundation Arrow Electronics Avenir Foundation DCP Midstream Denver Ballet Guild Genesee Mountain Foundation Hillary Family Foundation Independence Capital Holdings MidFirst Bank Nichols Charitable Foundation PNC Wealth Management Individual Donors Jean and Hugh Armstrong Holly Baroway and Erik Cederlund Janis Brewster Colleen Curran and Stephen Boane Ann and Ford Frick Christine L. Honnen Elizabeth Katkin-Waryn and Richard Waryn Lynnette Morrison Jane and Gordon Netzorg Douglas Richards Cheri and Alan Rubin Brad and Rita Sonnenberg Emily and Mark Spencer Susan and Stephen Struna DIRECTOR CIRCLE $10,000+ Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies Accenture, LLP Anna and John J. Sie Foundation Armstrong Foundation Boon Family Charitable Fund Colorado Creative Industries CSU Global Denver Children’s Affairs Holland & Hart John G. Duncan Charitable Trust The Kenneth King Foundation Margulf Foundation Mark and Bernee Strom Foundation Merle Chambers Fund Ralph and Florence Burgess Charitable Trust Rea Charitable Trust

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Dana Krauser Geoff and Arika Long Joanne Posner Mayer Gina and Jim Lorenzen Joanne Posner Mayer The Ponzio Family Jonathan and Cleo Rauchway Denise and James Sanderson Gloria Sankel Dick and Jeanne Saunders David Scanavino and Ms. Ivelisse Torres Suzan and Gary Schlatter Lisa and Bill Snider Lucy and Beau Stark Kari and Daryl Stewart Adrienne Toon Frank Wiederman BALLET MISTRESS CIRCLE $2,500+ Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies Arnold & Porter Bank of the West Bright Funds Burn Bright Fund Carla Dore/ Workplace Resource Charities Aid Foundation of America Colorado Health Foundation Davis, Graham & Stubbs Denver Post Community Foundation KUH Lincoln LLC LPL Financial Microsoft Giving Campaign Mile High United Way Muon New Health Services Polsinelli Reilly Pozner LLP Richards Carrington, LLC Robinson, Waters & O’Dorisio The Schramm Foundation Sherman & Howard Stifel-Baroway Financial Group Individual Donors Anonymous Austin Akers Donna Torrey Antonoff Sharleen Aoki Mark Bailey Gil Boggs and Sandra Brown Gene Child Barbara Clark Donna and Ted Connolly Mike and Pam Copp Cortney and Steve Crouch Kevin Ellson Zach and Katie Frisch Marla and Richard Gentry Richard and Julia Parrino George Naji Ghorayeb Rebecca Givens Daniela Golden Sally C. Haas David and Mary Mead Hammond Helen and Matthew Hayes Doug and Connie Imhoff Howard Janzen Stuart and Gail Kassan Richard Koseff Patty Lorie Hon. Michael and Meghan Martinez Sam and Luleta Maslak

Sandi Mays Heather and Conor McCallin David and Barb McGrath Frank and Janet Nessinger Judith Anne Ballou Noerr Bonnie Perkins Bill Plummer Mark and Martha Reese Lindsey Reifsnider Connie and Michael Schingle Steve and Myra Skinner Cari and Mark Spiecker Maureen Tarrant John Uppendahl and Travis Railey Britt and Jason Urband Joe and Jacqueline Wilson David and Mary Ellen Wright PRINCIPAL CIRCLE $1,000+ Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies Andrews Photography April Fund The Caulkins Family Foundation ConocoPhillips Corrigan and Rice Fund Developmental Pathways Fuller Family Fund Gilman Family Foundation GRs Foundation Humphreys Foundation Kozlowski Family Fund Marsico Capital Management LLC McLaughlin Law Group Records-Johnston Family Foundation, Inc YPO Colorado Chapter Individual Donors Anonymous Christina and Anthony Albanese Mary Amend Cindy and Scott Baroway Susie Biehl Sharon and Steven Birnbaum Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bissette Ken and Keri Blair Luke and Nancy Boland Paul and Lacey Books Haley Branch Nancy Brandwein Mr. David Bratten and Ms. Kimberly Bruetsch Joseph J. Bronesky and Jacquelin A. Medina Benjamin and Kathy Brown Blake Brown and Diego Chimendes Richard King Brown Stephen and Kristin Brownson Ghislaine G. Torres Bruner and Marc Edward Bruner Suzanne and James Buchanan Samantha Buck and Sarah Davis John and Jenna Burstein Kiel Butterfield and Jason Malin John and Marty Chamberlin Scott and Alyssa Clarke Dr. and Mrs. Alan Como Donald Cook Mr. and Mrs. Peter Byers Corrigan Carolyn E. Daniels Joseph M. Demmler Cara and Scott Dessens Joy Dinsdale Wendy and Marcus Divita Erin and Matthew Dollarhide Lynn Bolinske Dolven

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SUPPORTERS Chris Klein Peter and Dana Kopper Donna Kornfeld Joshua Koubek Meg Lafave Joseph Lionelle Brandon Lloyd Erin Madar Michael Mallett Margaretha Maloney and Robert Palaich Beth McCann Anne McCarthy Andrew McCormick Heather McCoy MaryKate and Timothy McCutcheon Kevin McLane and Michael Ragsdale Tom McLellan Christine Metzger Pam Metzger William Meyerchak Mia and John Mitchell Dr. Gregory Wilson Myers and Mr. Jeff Kenney Ron and Judie Neel Kirstin Neff Dr. Thomas and Pam Noonan Frank O’Cana Sean O’Donnell Andi Oliveira Laura Papazian Janet Pasterkamp Julie and Tyson Plowshay Tricia Radford Cyndy and Don Redifer Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Christopher and Noelle Ricca Alex and Amy Ritchie Mark Robertson Amanda Rocque Thomas and Mary Rogers Louise Rouse Tony Ryerson and Madeline Ford Saul Sarney Gwendolyn and Richard Scalpello Sarah Sicotte Marlene Siegel John Sisson Christina Smith Elizabeth Starrs Stephanie Stetson Elena and Steven Stophel Lori Szymanski Paul Tourangeau Ronald R. Townsend, MD Aubrey Tramontina Gail VanderVoort Steve Van Hooser Joan and Edward Wallace Claudia Ward Kim and Max Watchel Feifei Wei Ginger White Brunetti Kristen Williams Chris and Pam Wineman Kristina Yamada Betty Yamashita David Young Linda and Eugene Young JoAnne Zboyan Colorado Ballet Endowment at the Rose Community Foundation AMM Charitable Fund Jean and Hugh Armstrong Holly Baroway and Erik Cederlund

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AS ONE CHAPTER CLOSES, ANOTHER OPENS

Chandra Kuykendall Retires After 22 Seasons

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s this season comes to a close, a Colorado Ballet Principal Dancer who has called the company and Colorado Ballet Academy home for 31 years will take her final bow. Chandra Kuykendall will retire in April, 2020 and open a new chapter of her life, saying goodbye to the spotlight and a career that defined her existence for over three decades.

“Dance has not only enriched my life, dance has been my life,” states Chandra as she reflects on her career as a professional ballerina. “To be able to share that passion on stage has made me feel like I haven’t worked a day in the last 23 years.”

Chandra Kuykendall in Giselle

Chandra Kuykendall and Artists of Colorado Ballet in Don Quixote 2019 by Mike Watson

Originally from Parker, Colorado, Chandra fell in love with ballet as a child and started taking lessons from a local teacher at the age of six. She progressed quickly, and at the age of eight her teacher recommended that she train in a more professional setting. With her parents’ full support and a hunger to learn, Chandra began training at Colorado Ballet Academy. After nine years of training, she graduated from the Academy and immediately joined the professional company in 1997. Early in her career, she spent one season dancing in Germany with the Leipzig Ballet, after which she returned to Colorado Ballet where she continued to develop and refine her talents over several seasons, dancing numerous principal roles. In recognition of her dancing, dedication and experience, Colorado Ballet promoted Chandra to principal dancer in 2007. This year is her 22nd season dancing professionally with the Company.

“To me Chandra emulates everything that a dancer should be,” states Ballet Mistress and former Colorado Ballet Principal Dancer Maria Mosina, who has witnessed her entire career. “Chandra brings everything to her craft including beauty, grace, dedication, a warrior spirit, connection, power, sharing and support.” She has inspired many other dancers throughout their careers and countless other dancers look up to her. “We are sad to see Chandra retire,” states Artistic Director Gil Boggs.

“She has been a strong leader in the company for many seasons. Her artistry is very moving and it’s been a joy to be a part of her journey as a professional dancer.”

“I could not have had the career I did without the love and support of my family,” states Chandra. Not only have her parents supported her pursuits as a dancer, but her husband, Rob Kuykendall, whom she met at Colorado Ballet, and their two children, Asher (age 10) and Levi (age 1) also support her in her unique career as a professional ballerina.

Her son Asher is very proud of his mom and inspired by the passion and commitment she exemplifies. He aspires to follow a similar path of excellence in pursuit of his passion, gymnastics.

“Performing is why we are in this profession,” states Chandra. “When I perform, I transform and all the nerves go away. Then I get to go out on the stage and be in front of the audience, sharing my passion. It is just simply the best feeling and definitely what I will miss the most. Performing has been my life for so long that it’s hard to let it go, but at the same time I feel like there’s a whole other life waiting for me, and I’m so excited for what the future holds.” Following her retirement, Chandra looks forward to having more time to spend with her children and taking on a larger role at the dance studio that she and her husband own in Centennial.

Chandra Kuykendall and Domenico Luciano in Giselle

“My proudest time at Colorado Ballet is right now,” stated Chandra. “As a child and a young dancer growing up, I had so many dreams. I couldn’t be luckier because I have exceeded all of those dreams. My best advice to the younger generation is to believe in yourself, focus on your strength and work on your weaknesses. I tell my boys to always follow their dreams.

While I’m sad to see this chapter come to a close, I’m equally excited for the future and the next stage. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me and cheered me on over the past three decades. Thank you to all of my colleagues, coaches, teachers, friends and a huge thank you to my family for always being there for me and supporting me throughout this demanding career. I love you all and can’t wait to see what the next chapter has in store.”

Colorado Ballet wishes Chandra and her family all the best in their next adventure and thanks her for sharing her extraordinary artistry with Colorado audiences for 22 seasons.

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FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE

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Seeing the impact of these performances energized Colorado Ballet’s dancers and staff.

“Being in a mountain town, many students are not able to experience shows like musicals or ballets... this was a great way to showcase the ballet. Many of our students want to dance or do dance locally, but letting them see what they can be was amazing. We had ballerinas dancing for days!”

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“thank you for the opportunity to expose our group to ballet! Some would not be able to attend a full performance without a great deal of difficulty. They love music and dance!”

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