Atlanta Ballet dancer Jordan Leeper in Tuplet 2020. Photo by Kim Kenney.
May 9-11, 2025
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Catch
Music by Philip Glass
Choreography and Costume Design by Liam Scarlett
Staging by Kristen McGarrity and Rory Hohenstein
Lighting Design by David Finn
Associate Lighting Design by Ben Rawson
Tuplet
Music and Sound by Mikael Karlsson
Choreography, Scenic Design and Video Design by Alexander Ekman
Staging by Joseph Kudra
Costume Design by Nancy Haeyung Bae
Lighting Design by Amith A. Chandrashaker
Associate Lighting Design by Ben Rawson
Hypnagogia
A World Premiere
Music by Nils Frahm, Christen Lien, Meredith Monk & Robert Een, and Naná Vasconcelos
Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Scenic and Lighting Design by Christopher Ash
Costume Design by Mónica Guerra
COMPANY BALLET REPETITEURS
Angela Agresti, Rory Hohenstein, Eduardo Permuy
CHOREOGRAPHER-IN-RESIDENCE
Claudia Schreier
DEAN OF THE CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION
Sharon Story
THE COMPANY
Santiago Bedoya, Severin Brotschul, Khulan Burenjargal, Georgie Grace Butler, Emily Carrico, Michael Caye, Catherine Conley, Larissa Dal’Santo, Brooke Gilliam, Jessica He, Gianna Horton-Sibble, Airi Igarashi, Darian Kane, Matoi Kawamoto, Sojung Lee, Jordan Leeper, Guilherme Maciel, Sergio Masero, Juliana Missano, Miguel Angel Montoya, Marius Morawski, Mayu Nakayama, Denys Nedak, Carraig New, Madison Penney, Sophie Poulain, Ángel Ramírez, Mikaela Santos, Anderson Souza, Paxton Speight, Emanuel Tavares, Munkhjin Ulziijargal, Kelsey Van Tine, Spencer Wetherington, Luiz Fernando Xavier, Rei Yamaguchi, Nicholas Yurkevich
ATLANTA BALLET 2
Claire Buchi, Daniel Gray, Sayaka Iwase, Camille Margaret Jackson, Stacey Johnson, Isabella Kessler, Jacob Lainchbury, Emily McAllister, Ashley McKoy, Avery Nelson, Leo O’Reilly Okuno, Dyhan Pierre, Luisa Pimenta, Ícaro Queiros, Gianni Salazar, Júlio Santos, Eliza Soto, Emanuel Talongo, Rachel Zinman
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Dorothy Moses Alexander - Atlanta Ballet Founder, 1929 - 1960
Robert Barnett - Artistic Director Emeritus, 1961 - 1994
John McFall – Artistic Director, 1994 - 2016
PROGRAM NOTES
Catch Tuplet features three non-narrative works exploring the themes of weightlessness and rebound of an object thrown and caught, the personification of rhythm, and the transitional, surreal state between wakefulness and sleep. These three works by choreographers Liam Scarlett, Alexander Ekman, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa present distinct movement vocabularies. In turn, their creative processes offer an intriguing take on the balance between movement and sound.
With a prodigious rise to fame, Scarlett was appointed one of the youngest Artists in Residence at the Royal Ballet, seemingly materializing on the choreographic scene fully realized. Priding himself on being an intensely musical choreographer, he sought to “translate music to real life” and would habitually return to music for inspiration. Scarlett taught himself to read an orchestral score to better communicate with conductors. Without dialogue, he found the score to be the script of his work. Describing his process, he stated, “Overall, I think we need to come back to a simple, musical, and nuanced place, with a humbling sense of everything being so delicate and still powerful, but not thrust in your face.”
Catch, originally choreographed in 2019 and performed for the first time since its Atlanta Ballet debut that same year, adopted this stripped-down approach, allowing the conceptual framework, choreography, and music to come to the forefront. He stated, early in his career, “I’m trying to be the youngest choreographer to do everything before it runs out.” Scarlett left a choreographic legacy defined by his symbiotic relationship with music and relentless ambitions to be one of the greats.
Rhythm, though often associated solely with music, is present in everything from the fall of footsteps on pavement to the flow of conversation and even comedic timing. Ekman takes this concept further in Tuplet, where he explores rhythm as both a musical and physical phenomenon. In musical terminology, a tuplet refers to the irregular division of notes, creating unexpected or surprising rhythms. This principle drives Ekman’s exploration in his work of the same name.
The “surprise” of tuplets mirrors Ekman’s choreographic aim: to entertain and create work which the majority can relate to and connect with. For Ekman, this is often achieved through the recurring themes of joy, play, comedy, and the unforeseen. “When we get surprised for a moment, you wake people up somehow,” he explains. Though originally premiered in 2012, Tuplet’s choreography varies between productions, shaped by the instincts of the dancers. Never performed the same way twice between companies or casts, this process helps maintain the freshness of the piece and allows dancers to include personalized artistic contributions, fostering a sense of ownership over their performances.
Ekman’s decade-long collaboration with composer Mikael Karlsson has been central to shaping his choreographic works. What began as a casual artistic connection evolved into a creative partnership built on mutual trust and an
intuitive understanding of each other’s processes. Over the years, they have developed a shared language that allows them to exchange ideas freely, refining their approach to integrating movement and sound. In Tuplet, this synergy is particularly evident. This soundscape seamlessly blends with Karlsson’s original electronic music, shifting between live, body-generated sounds and recorded elements. The result is a striking interplay of rhythm, movement, and musicality.
Ekman’s ability to internalize a musical score, translate it into a physical vocabulary, and create space for dancers’ expression in consistently innovative ways defines his choreographic approach. In Tuplet, through movement, vocalization, self-percussion, and comedic timing, demonstrating the multitudes of rhythm, both audible and visible alike, he offers audiences an answer to what rhythm is while he and the dancers explore what it can become. Ekman’s pursuit of audience connection, entertainment, and relatability is similarly evident in the work of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. As she reflects, “The more personal I make it, the more universal it becomes.”
Creating intensively, with over 100 works in her repertoire and across styles, techniques, and even languages, Lopez Ochoa seamlessly maintains a complex yet deeply reflective choreographic identity. At 11, her ballet teacher introduced her to choreography, telling her to “create and choreograph while I have a coffee.” Though unfamiliar with the concept, she soon found herself transformed. Time seemed to stop, and reality became strange, bizarre, and fascinating all at once. It was not until later, in 2003, that she fully committed to choreography. In the years between, she performed, and though it was not her passion, she recognized this period as an essential foundation for her choreographic work. Leading groups of dancers and artists effectively requires an intimate understanding of their experiences. “I had to go through the ups and downs of being a dancer—feeling tired, bored, rejected, and facing the aging of your body. Knowing all of that informs the choreographer when working with dancers. Each dancer is sensitive, and they have to be. They’re artists.”
Rooted in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s signature blend of poetic imagery and storytelling, Hypnagogia, a world premiere, completes the program. Exploring the transient state between wakefulness and sleep, known as hypnagogia, the work guides us through the ephemeral nature of consciousness itself.
Together, these three works in Catch Tuplet offer a compelling exploration of movement, rhythm, and musicality, each shaped by the distinct artistic voices of Scarlett, Ekman, and Lopez Ochoa. Despite their differing approaches, these works share a common thread: the seamless integration of music and dance, each shaping and elevating the other. As the dancers bring these works to life, Catch Tuplet serves as both a testament to the ever-evolving nature of contemporary choreography and a reminder of the boundless possibilities that emerge when sound and motion converge.
* Program notes by Margaux Nicolas
GENNADI NEDVIGIN (Artistic Director), in February 2016, was named Atlanta Ballet’s fourth artistic director in the Company’s then 87-year history. Nedvigin, born in Rostov, Russia, began his training at age five. At 10, he was accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Upon graduating, he joined Moscow Renaissance Ballet as a soloist before he was invited to dance with Le Jeune Ballet de France in Paris. In 1997, while on tour in the U.S., San Francisco Ballet (SFB) Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson offered Nedvigin a soloist contract. After three years, he was promoted to principal dancer. While 19 seasons at SFB, Nedvigin won the International Competition’s Erik Bruhn Prize (1999). He has also received three Isadora Duncan Dance Awards (2001, 2010 and 2017). Along the way, Nedvigin was fortunate to work with many world-renowned choreographers. In addition to his dancing career, Nedvigin also taught master classes and staged ballets in the U.S. and abroad before becoming an artistic director. Recently, Nedvigin sat on juried panels at the World Ballet Competition in Orlando, the International Ballet Competition held in Jackson, Mississippi, the Japan Grand Prix and the Youth America Grand Prix. Under Nedvigin’s guidance, Atlanta Ballet has established the Academy training program, which includes a top-tier performance ensemble, Atlanta Ballet 2, representing his commitment to training for the next generation of professional dancers.
TOM WEST (Executive Director) assumed his role as Atlanta Ballet’s Executive Director in 2021. West’s career in arts management spans more than 25 years, including leadership roles at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and American Film Institute. An actor and theatre director by training, West received a Master of Arts in arts management from American University and began his career in arts management at the Kennedy Center in 1997, where he rose to serve as Vice President of Development, overseeing all fundraising programs for the National Symphony Orchestra and the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, and leading Farrell’s effort to fund a remount of Balanchine’s Don Quixote. In 2007, West served as Vice President of Development for the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. From 2010-2021, West served as the Chief Advancement Officer for the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles, where he championed the development of new programs to provide bridges to the film industry for under-represented storytellers in Hollywood. West established the AFI National Council in 2011, a community of philanthropists from across the United States who serve as champions for excellence in the art of film and opportunities for the next generation of great storytellers. Since joining Atlanta Ballet in 2021, West’s focus has been on Atlanta Ballet’s long-term financial health and prestige, expanding engagement in the greater Atlanta region and breaking down historic barriers to full participation in the artform of Ballet for all.
SHARON STORY (Dean of the Centre for Dance Education) joined Atlanta Ballet after a professional dance career that spanned more than 20 years and included tenures with Joffrey Ballet, the School of American Ballet, Stars of New York City Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and 10 years with Boston Ballet. Her Boston Ballet tenure included international tours with Rudolf Nureyev. In 1996, along with her role as ballet mistress, Story became dean of Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education (Centre), which has grown to become one of the largest dance schools in the nation. The Centre is nationally recognized for its programs and community initiatives. Under Story’s direction, the Centre achieved accreditation with the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD). She serves on the board of directors for NASD. In 2021, Story received Atlanta Ballet’s Dorothy Alexander Award. She received the 2015 Women Making a Mark Award from Atlanta Magazine and was featured in the Arts ATL Legacy Series 2018. Story is committed to providing a noncompetitive atmosphere and access to dance education that is shaped by the community’s needs, is innovative and inspires the commitment and excellence that are the trademarks of Atlanta Ballet.
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ANGELA AGRESTI (Company Repetiteur) grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she began her training at the Jordon College Academy of Dance and later transferred to North Carolina School of the Arts (now UNCSA) for ballet where she worked closely with mentor Anna-Marie Holmes. After UNCSA, Agresti went on to dance with Cincinnati Ballet for one season before moving to Amsterdam to be in Het Nationale Ballet (Dutch National Ballet) where she danced for eight years. While at Het Nationale Ballet, she danced a mix of classical ballets, Balanchine works, Hans van Manen repertoire, contemporary and neoclassical works, along with new creations. Agresti has been featured in William Forsythe’s Second Detail, Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quichot, Shen Wei’s Sacre du Printemps, and other notable ballets, such as The Dream, Paquita and Swan Lake During her time dancing in Amsterdam, Agresti gained experience as a choreographic assistant for multiple choreographers’ stage, film and festival works. She traveled to Riom, Switzerland, assisting works by Juanjo Arques and Peter Leung for the Origen Cultural Festival. She also worked with Peter Leung on the first ever virtual reality ballet entitled Nightfall. Since returning to the U.S. in 2018, Agresti has been teaching, coaching and rehearsing dancers at the collegiate, pre-professional and professional levels. She held positions at Butler University and Anderson University, and as a company ballet teacher and rehearsal assistant at Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. In 2018, she assisted Annabelle Lopez Ochoa in the making of Tulips and Lobster for Kansas City Ballet and re-staged the work for the company the following season. She holds certifications in the ABT National Training Curriculum for levels PrePrimary through Level 5 and holds a Nonprofit Management Certificate from the University of California Irvine. Since being a repetiteur with Atlanta Ballet, she has worked with classical repertoire such as Don Quixote and La Sylphide as well as new works for Remi Wörtmeyer, Garrett Smith and Juliano Nunes. In the 23-24 season, Agresti had the privilege of staging Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon for the North American premiere with Atlanta Ballet.
RORY HOHENSTEIN (Company Repetiteur) was born in Washington D.C., where he began dancing at the age of six. Hohenstein furthered his training from the age of 12 at the Kirov Academy of Ballet. At 17, he joined Le Jeune Ballet de France in Paris. In 2000, he joined San Francisco Ballet as a member of the corps, being promoted to soloist in 2006. In 2008, he moved to New York, joining Christopher Wheeldon’s company, Morphoses, performing in its home seasons at New York City Center and at Sadler’s Wells in London. He spent a season dancing with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company before joining the Joffrey Ballet in 2011, where he continued to be a leading artist with the company through the 2018-19 season. Some personal highlights include dancing the roles of Romeo in Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo and Juliet, Riff in Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story Suite, Fancy Free, Red Man in Lar Lubovitch’s Elemental Brubeck, The Roper in Agnes De Mille’s Rodeo, Levin in Yuri Possokhov’s Anna Karenina, Forgotten Land from Jiří Kylián and Wayne McGregor’s Eden/ Eden. As a Repetiteur Rory has staged several works from choreographers Helgi Tomasson, Lar Lubovitch and Liam Scarlet. He has been a Company Repetiteur with Atlanta Ballet since 2019.
EDUARDO PERMUY (Company Repetiteur) was born in Cuba, where he began his training at the age of seven at Laura Alonso’s ballet school Pro-Danza, later joining the National Ballet School of Cuba and finishing at Miami City Ballet School under the tutelage of Nancy Raffa. At the age of 17, Permuy started his professional career with Miami City Ballet as an apprentice and he went on to enjoy a career of 18 years also dancing for American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet West, Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, and appearing as guest artist with a few others. During this time, his repertoire included most of the classics and a vast number of ballets from the Balanchine repertoire, ranging from corps to principal roles. He also had the opportunity to perform ballets from Gerald Arpino, Robert Joffrey, Jiří Kylián, Kurt Joss, John Cranko, Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Twyla Tharp, Helen Picket, Nicolo Fonte, Antony Tudor, Ulysses Dove, Michael Smuin, Val Caniparoli, Alberto Alonso, Benjamin Millepied, Leonide Massine, and Amy Seiwert. Throughout his career, Permuy feels blessed to have learned from figures like Nancy Raffa, Fernanado Bujones, Martha Bosh, Sir Anthony Dowell, Christopher Carr, Eddie Villella and Clinton Luckett. In 2021, he joined Cleveland Ballet as a director of repertoire, where he had the opportunity not only to perform ballet master duties but also was able to return to the stage as a character dancer, performing the roles of Don Quijote in the ballet by the same name and Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker. This is Permuy’s third season with Atlanta Ballet.
CLAUDIA SCHREIER (Choreographer-in-Residence) has choreographed, directed, and produced for dance, opera, and film across the U.S. and internationally. She has created over 50 works for various companies and organizations, including San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Vail Dance Festival, Richmond Ballet, Guggenheim Works & Process, ABT Studio Company, Juilliard Opera, New York Choral Society, and New York Choreographic Institute. Her works for Atlanta Ballet include The Rite of Spring, Nighthawks, Carnivale, Fauna, Pleiades Dances, and First Impulse, named a 2019 Standout Performance by Pointe Magazine. Schreier and Atlanta Ballet partnered with the Cathedral Choir Society in 2022 to present Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette at the Washington National Cathedral. In 2021, Schreier released Force of Habit, a film commissioned by Guggenheim Works & Process and co-presented by Atlanta Ballet. She has contributed to programs at the White House, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center, including the Kennedy Center Honors. Her work is the subject of two documentaries, most recently PBS’s Emmy Award-Winning “Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants” (Capital Region). Schreier presented her TEDx talk “Thinking On Your Feet,” at Columbia University in 2018. She is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award, Toulmin Fellowship at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, Lotos Prize, and Suzanne Farrell Dance Prize.
LARISSA DAL’SANTO Chapecó, Brazil
SEVERIN BROTSCHUL Glen Arbor, Michigan
EMILY CARRICO Lexington, Kentucky
MICHAEL CAYE Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CATHERINE CONLEY Chicago, Illinois
GEORGIE GRACE BUTLER Roswell, Georgia
BROOKE GILLIAM Boulder, Colorado
JESSICA HE Rancho Cucamonga, California
AIRI IGARASHI Gunma, Japan
DARIAN KANE Lincoln, California
MATOI KAWAMOTO Tokyo, Japan
JORDAN LEEPER Jamestown, New York
GUILHERME MACIEL São Paulo, Brazil
SERGIO MASERO Madrid, Spain
JULIANA MISSANO Lloyd Harbor, New York
MIGUEL ANGEL MONTOYA Cali, Colombia
KHULAN BURENJARGAL Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
SANTIAGO BEDOYA Medellín, Colombia
GIANNA HORTON-SIBBLE Hornell, New York
SOJUNG LEE Chungju, South Korea
Atlanta Ballet photos by Kim Kenney.
LUIZ FERNANDO XAVIER São Paulo, Brazil
MARIUS MORAWSKI Łódź, Poland
MADISON PENNEY Mesa, Arizona
REI YAMAGUCHI Hokkaido, Japan
DENYS NEDAK Odessa, Ukraine
CARRAIG NEW Juneau, Alaska
ÁNGEL RAMÍREZ Trinidad, Cuba
MIKAELA SANTOS Manila, Philippines
ANDERSON SOUZA Santo Angelo, RS, Brazil
KELSEY VAN TINE Naples, Florida
SPENCER WETHERINGTON Bridgeton, New Jersey
MUNKHJIN ULZIIJARGAL Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
MAYU NAKAYAMA Tochigi, Japan
SOPHIE POULAIN Halifax, Nova Scotia
PAXTON SPEIGHT York County, Virginia
EMANUEL TAVARES Fortaleza, Brazil
NICHOLAS YURKEVICH San Francisco, California
16 creative team
LIAM SCARLETT (Choreographer and Costume Designer, Catch) was born in Ipswich, England. He trained at the Linda Shipton School of Dancing and then The Royal Ballet School before graduating to The Royal Ballet in 2005 and was promoted to First Artist in 2008. As a student he won both the Kenneth Macmillan and Ursula Moreton Choreographic Awards and was the first recipient of the De Valois Trust Fund Award. In 2012 he retired from dancing and was appointed Artist in Residence with The Royal Ballet and went on to create his first full length work, Hansel and Gretel (2013) in the Linbury Studio Theatre. He worked closely with designer John Bausor who created a dark and unique twist to the old children’s tale. While with The Royal Ballet, Scarlett created numerous new works, including several pas de deux’s for Gala’s worldwide. For The Royal Ballet’s New Works in the Linbury he created Of Mozart (2008), and Consolations and Liebestraum (2009) both of which were nominated for a Critics Circle Dance Award for best new Classical Choreography. His first commission for the main stage with The Royal Ballet, Asphodel Meadows (2010), was nominated for a South Bank Show Award, an Olivier Award, and won the Critics Circle Dance Award for best Classical Choreography. In America he created and designed Viscera (2012) for Miami City Ballet, which later entered The Royal Ballet repertoire. In 2013, Scarlett created The Firebird for Norwegian National Ballet, followed closely by Vespertine, his second commission, to which he also designed the costumes. 2014 brought new commissions including Hummingbird for San Francisco Ballet and new works for New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and The Royal Ballet. In 2015, the Norwegian National Ballet commissioned a three act Carmen with designs by John Bausor and music arranged by Martin Yates. Followed closely by a new Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Royal New Zealand Ballet to great critical acclaim. 2016 brought another new commission for the San Francisco Ballet with Fearful Symmetries and lastly Frankenstein, his first main stage full length for The Royal Ballet, co-produced with the San Francisco Ballet
KRISTEN
MCGARRITY
(Stager, Catch). Born in Scotland, McGarrity trained at The Royal Ballet School (RBS) before graduating into Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB). There, she danced most of the company’s soloist repertoire, including notable roles in Agon, In the Upper Room, Pineapple Poll, Pulcinella, Shakespeare Suite, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Take Five. After leaving BRB, she completed her BSc Honours degree in Psychology and RBS Teaching Diploma, whilst branching out into the music and film industries. She has toured the UK and Europe as a singer songwriter, backing vocalist and keyboardist. Her film credits include An American in Paris: The Musical, Annihilation (Lena double), The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Assistant Choreographer) and Red Nose Day Actually (Movement Director). Other performance work includes the leading role in Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris (London’s Original West End cast), Fallen Angels Dance Theatre, working with recovering addicts through the medium of dance, and freelance projects with choreographers Andrew McNicol, Paul Roberts, Bobbi Jean Smith and William Tuckett. McGarrity has worked with The Royal Ballet (RB) as a Principal Coach (Frankenstein), Assistant Choreographer (Swan Lake, The Cunning Little Vixen) and Teacher/Repetiteur for RBS students (The Nutcracker, Frankenstein, Raven Girl). Her Staging/Rehearsal Directing experience includes Bayerisches Staatsballett (With a Chance of Rain), Nice Méditerranée Ballet (Vespertine), Scottish Ballet (The Scandal at Mayerling, The Nutcracker), Royal New Zealand Ballet (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and The Joffrey Ballet (Frankenstein, Vespertine). McGarrity has guest taught at the UK’s top vocational schools, namely, RBS, Elmhurst Ballet School, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and was the graduate year teacher of English National Ballet School. Most recently, she was Rehearsal Director/Coach for The Joffrey Ballet before taking time to welcome her son, Oran, into the world, whilst studying positive psychology coaching. She is a mentor and advocate for wellbeing in the dance industry.
Liam Scarlett.
DAVID FINN (Lighting Designer, Catch) began his professional career as a lighting designer at age 16, working for puppeteer Burr Tillstrom — “Kukla, Fran and Ollie.” His design credits for dance include works for such renowned choreographers as Sasha Waltz, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, James Kudelka, José Limón, Helgi Tomasson, Liam Scarlett, Yuri Possokhov and Dana Reitz, as well as for leading international companies. Finn was the resident lighting designer for Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project from 1993 to 2000. His opera work includes projects for the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera, Paris Opera, La Scala Milan, Salzburg Festival and many others. Finn has designed the Cirque du Soleil shows ZED in Tokyo, and R.U.N. and Michael Jackson ONE in Las Vegas. Recent projects include the world premieres of The Flying Dutchman for the Metropolitan Opera, The Seagull for The Bolshoi Ballet, Symphonie MMXX for Sasha Waltz and The Berlin Ballet, Anna Karenina for the Joffrey Ballet, Lohengrin for The Bolshoi Opera & the Metropolitan Opera, Antony & Cleopatra for the San Francisco Opera, Cinderella for The Royal Ballet, and Summer & Smoke with choreographer Cathy Marston for ABT and the Houston Ballet.
ALEXANDER EKMAN (Choreographer, Scenic Designer and Video Designer, Tuplet) is an international choreographer and director creating pieces for opera houses, theatres and museums. He also directs films and music videos, as well as live performances in pop-up locations. Ekman is known for his fast-paced timing, witty humor and clever transitions. He aims to create work with which the majority can relate and connect. Since 2006, he has devoted his time to creating pieces that both entertain and question the observer. He aims to transform the atmosphere in the audience and to always surprise and entertain the audience. Around 50 dance companies worldwide have performed pieces by Ekman, such as Royal Swedish Ballet, Cullberg Ballet, Compañia Nacional de Danza, Goteborg Ballet, Iceland Dance Company, Bern Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Dance, Ballet de l’Opéra du Rhin, The Norwegian National Ballet, Boston Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Sydney Dance Company, The Royal Ballet of Denmark and Vienna Ballet. He has also created for festivals such as the French Europa Danse and the Athens International Dance Festival.
JOSEPH KUDRA (Stager, Tuplet), born in Chicago, Illinois, has worked with DanceWorks Chicago, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, BODYTRAFFIC, Ate9 Dance Company, Aszure Barton & Artists, Kamea Dance Company, Eastman|Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, and most recently Rambert. He has created and performed works by choreographers such as Danielle Agami, Aszure Barton, Shahar Binyamini, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Ekman, Andonis Foniadakias, Emanuel Gat, Johan Inger, Jiri Kylian, Anton Lachky, Alan Lucien Øyen, Arthur Pita, Crystal Pite, Alain Platel, Victor Quijada, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Hofesh Shechter, Richard Siegel, Jo Stromgren, and Imre & Marne Van Opstals. He joined Eastman - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and performed Satyagraha directed by Cherkaoui, and Pelleas et Melisande directed by Cherkaoui and Damian Jalet. Kudra also works as a choreographic assistant and stager for Alexander Ekman, Shahar Binyamini, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
NANCY HAEYUNG BAE (Costume Designer, Tuplet) studied at Parsons School of Design and is a New York native. Bae has designed numerous productions with Benoit Swan Pouffer at Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, leading to collaborations with visionary choreographers such as Crystal Pite and Alexander Ekman. Over a decade of creative partnership with Pouffer, Bae has woven her designs into productions that have graced the stages of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Giorgio Armani Young Artists Awards at the Guggenheim in New York City. Whether creating hand-knit designs shaped from rope or crafting precise, tailored three-piece suits, Bae believes costume design should be engineered to accommodate the fluidity of dynamic, expressive movement.
Alexander Ekman
This belief forms the foundation of her creative approach. With over 25 years of experience, Bae bridges the worlds of dance and retail fashion with ease, demonstrating her versatility. She has held design roles at iconic brands such as Banana Republic, JCrew, Gap, Isabel Toledo, and Theory.
AMITH A. CHANDRASHAKER (Lighting Designer, Tuplet) is a Tony Nominated Lighting Designer for Theater, Opera, and Dance. His Broadway credits include Prayer for the French Republic (Tony Nom.) and Purpose His work has been seen off-Broadway at The Public, Playwrights Horizons, NYTW, The Atlantic, and The Signature, and in regional theaters Second Stage, Manhattan Theater Club, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, The Geffen, and The Huntington. Chandrashaker has worked for opera at The Glimmerglass Festival, Houston Grand Opera, and Washington National Opera, and for dance at Staatstheater Nuremberg, The Lyon Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet of New Zealand, The Joyce, and The National Dance Company of Wales. He is the recipient of The Drama Desk and Henry Hewes awards, and is a Union Trustee for United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE. He received a Master of Fine Arts from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is a faculty member at The University of Maryland’s School for Theatre Dance and Performance Studies.
BEN RAWSON (Associate Lighting Designer, Catch and Associate Lighting Designer, Tuplet) is an Atlanta-based Lighting Designer for Theatre, Opera, and Dance, member USA 829. Theatrical/Opera design work can be seen at The Alliance Theatre (GA), Detroit Opera (MI), Florida Studio Theatre (FL), Glimmerglass Opera (NY), Utah Opera (UT), Atlanta Opera (GA), Theatrical Outfit (GA), Center Rep (CA), Aurora Theatre (GA), Actors Express (GA), and others. Dance design work includes choreographers Ana Maria Lucaciu, Troy Schumacher, Claudia Schreier, Remi Wörtmeyer, Bruce Wells, Danielle Agami, and Omar Roman De Jesus, as well as with Atlanta Ballet (GA), BalletCollective (NY), Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre (GA), Fly On A Wall (GA), and others. Rawson has also worked across the country as an Associate & Assistant Lighting Designer for San Diego Opera (CA), The Alliance Theatre (GA), Berkshire Theatre Festival (MA), Atlanta Opera (GA), Utah Opera (UT), Glimmerglass Festival (NY), Playmakers Repertory Company (NC), and Atlanta Ballet (GA). benrawsondesign.com
ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA (Choreographer, Hypnagogia) is a prolific, award-winning, and sought-after choreographer who has created more than a hundred ballets for 80 dance companies around the world. A versatile choreographer, Lopez Ochoa’s wide-ranging body of work includes short conceptual pieces, full-length narratives, and dance films. Lopez Ochoa is proud to be the program director of the Contemporary Ballet Summer Program of the School at Jacob’s Pillow since 2019. In the season 2025/26, she will become artist-in-residence at Ballet Dortmund in Germany, a position she will share with choreographer Edward Clug. During the pandemic of 2020-21, Lopez Ochoa pioneered remote choreography and premiered dance film creations online. She created a total of 22 dance films. In 2023, Lopez Ochoa’s notoriety made her to be invited as a judge on the TV show The Greatest Dancer of Vlaanderen. The show aired on Belgian National TV for nine episodes in February/March 2023. Annabelle is one of the world’s busiest choreographers (Dance Magazine 2016) as well as one of the very few female choreographers who excels in narrative ballet. She has successfully created 14 narrative ballets to date such as FRIDA; Doña Peron; Callas, La Divina; A Streetcar Named Desire; and Coco Chanel, The Life of a Fashion Icon, a co-creation by Hong Kong Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Queensland Ballet.
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
CHRISTOPHER ASH (Scenic and Lighting Designer, Hypnagogia). Christopher Ash’s dance credits include Arizona Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Houston Ballet, Municipal de Santiago, Atlanta Ballet, Northern Ballet, Ballet Hispánico, and River North Chicago Dance. Broadway credits include New York, New York; Sunday in the Park with George, and Saint Joan. Opera credits include The Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, La Monnaie, Lausanne, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Canadian Opera, and Houston Grand Opera. Regional theater work includes the Guthrie Theater, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and Yale Repertory Theatre. His work has been seen in 19 countries and recognized with 17 awards. Ash holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
MÓNICA GUERRA (Costume Designer, Hypnagogia) is a Costume Designer and Textile Artist with a background in Fashion. She is very excited to be working with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa for the first time. Her most recent collaboration, Racing Beauty premiered this March for Ballet Austin’s Director Stephen Mills. She has also worked closely with Garrett Smith. Their most recent collaboration was for Teatro alla Scala in early 2024 with Reveal. Among a few other works with Smith is Celestial, for Opéra National de Bordeaux and Mariinsky Ballet, Complete for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Resonance for Norwegian National Ballet & Opera, Reverberance for Philadelphia Ballet, Reveal for Houston Ballet, and Fading Figures for Tulsa Ballet. In 2023 she worked with the inspirational Kate Skarpetowska on a vulnerable work for Repertory Dance Theater. In 2021 and 2022 Guerra had the pleasure of working with Ma Cong, Artistic Director for Richmond Ballet. In 2019 Guerra collaborated with Oliver Halkowich on his unique Bowie-disco ballet premiere of Following, for Houston Ballet. Many other works with Ballet Austin’s director Stephen Mills include Fields, Kai, Belonging, and Carbon 53. At the start of Guerra’s career, Artistic Director Stanton Welch commissioned her to co-design an anime inspired A Doll’s House for Houston Ballet in 2008. She later worked with Norwegian National Ballet dancer/choreographer Melissa Hough in designing costumes and textiles for her provocative piece, The Third Kind [is] Useless, also for Houston Ballet. As a textile artist as well, Guerra has created hand-painted and specialty dyed fabrications for art installations and theater productions. Included are The Rite of Spring, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, The Nutcracker, and Marie. She has also created textiles for Houston Grand Opera’s The Ring Cycle’s: Die Walküre, Carmen, Peter Grimes, and Zandra Rhodes’ critically acclaimed Aida
board of trustees
Officers
Nancy Field, J.D., Chair
Nigel Ferguson, Vice Chair
Linda Morris, Treasurer
Jan Beaves, Secretary
Trustees
Elizabeth Adams
Emily C. Baker
Ginny Brewer
Chris Carlos
Lynn Cochran-Schroder
Lynda B. Courts
Cynthia Crain, Ed.D.
Vanessa Delmer
Lovely A. Dhillon, J.D.
Yelena Epova, CPA
Jacqueline Flake
Amy Gerome
Caroline B. Gottschalk
Matthew Hartnett
Mona Heyer
Joyce Houser, Ph.D.
Barbara S. Joiner
Kathleen Knous
Kristin Manion Taylor
Taylor Meyer, CFA
Gennadi Nedvigin*
Rachel Lee Phipps
Kristy Rachal
Katherine Scott
Scott Wagner
Tom West*
Cristel Williams
Advisory Council
David M. Barnett
Mark R. Bell Ph.D.
Dr. Meria Carstarphen
Harvey Coleman
Elaine E. Davis
Erroll B. Davis
Anne-Laure Desjonquères
F. Javier Diaz
Raoul “Ray” Donato
Jake Evans
Linda Nau Givens
Mark Goldman
Robert L. Green
Susan S. Kettering
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy
Allen Maines
Santiago Marquez
Juan Mejia
Allen W. Nelson
Eric Robbins
Arden Hess Rowland
Scot Safon
Rebecca Christian Smith
Anat Sultan-Dadon
Dov Wilker
Allen Yee
Honorary Board
Margaret Carton
David Crosland
Kenneth R. Hey
Wade Hooper
J. David Hopkins
Bill Huber, CPA
Michael Jones
Sloan Kennedy-Smith
Edward Krugman
Amanda Shailendra
Michelle Sullivan
Trustees Emeriti
Lynda B. Courts
Lavona S. Currie†
Karen Vereb
Patti Wallace†
Lifetime Board
Jane Dean
Carole Goldberg
Joseph Prendergast
Deen Day Sanders
Corps de Ballet Board
Jacqueline Flake, Chair
Nancy Flaherty, Vice-Chair
Jen Alewine, Secretary
Joanne Chesler Gross, Treasurer
Sharon Silvermintz, Immediate Past Chair
Sineet Berhane
Susan Currie
Kimberlyn Daniel
Jane Dean
Jessica DeHart
Christy Fiftal
Corrie Johnson
Lara Mitchelson
Amy Nelson
Melissa Nowak
Gailen Rosenberg
Arden Hess Rowland
Dottie Smith†
Marsha Taylor
Erica Thomas
Doug Weiss
Preston Wilson, Jr.
Mary Kathryn Winsett
Memoriam
ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of March 15, 2024 – March 15, 2025. If you find that we did not recognize you appropriately, we apologize. For corrections, please contact us at advancement@atlantaballet.com
THE CHOREOGRAPHERS CIRCLE
Recognizes exceptional gifts of $10,000 and above
DIAMOND $100,000+
Anonymous (3)
Chris Carlos & Family
Estate of Daphne Moore Eitel
Katherine Scott
SAPPHIRE $50,000+
Kathleen & Kirk Knous
EMERALD $25,000+
Ms. Jan P. Beaves
Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder & Mr. Bill Schroder
Elaine & Erroll Davis
The Elster Foundation
Carol & Ramon Tomé
PEARL $20,000+
Anonymous in honor of Robert Barnett
Cynthia Crain, Ed. D. & Dwight Lee, Ph.D.
Joyce Houser, Ph.D.
Kristen Manion Taylor & Jason Taylor
Mr. William F. Snyder
OPAL $15,000+
Anonymous
Emily C. Baker & Christopher Bly
Nigel Ferguson
Ms. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder
Bonnie & Terry Herron
Nicholas Marrone
Heather & Bill Preston
Pam & Paul Whitacre
AMETHYST $10,000+
Elizabeth & Howell Adams III
Jacqueline Flake & David Dase
Caroline Bergman Gottschalk and Allen W. Nelson
Adrienne & Scott Hardesty
Barbara & Eric Joiner
Kelin Foundation
Taylor & Brad Meyer
Linda & Don Morris
The Mortimer Family
Rogers Family Foundation
Pam Wakefield
Special thanks and deepest gratitude to the Atlanta Ballet Trustees for 100% participation in contributions to Atlanta Ballet’s Operating Reserve Fund, with leadership gifts from The Carlos Family Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Courts II, Nancy Field & Michael Schulder, and Katherine Scott.
GRAND JETÉ $7,500+
Robert J. Barnett
THE DANCERS CIRCLE
Recognizes generous gifts up to $10,000
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Beverly Thomas
TOUR JETÉ $5,000+
Catherine Binns
Lucy & Henry Bush, in memory of Lavona Currie, and in honor of Sharon Story
James Datka & Nora DePalma
Robert Paul Dean & Robert Epstein
Mr. Richard Delay & Ms. Francine Dykes
Mr. Daniel E. Gaylord & Ms. Marilyn Altman
Joanne & Alex Gross
Mr. Shea Meddin
Paul & Kimberly Meisel
Margie Painter
Ginger Brill Pisik
Wade Rakes & Nicholas Miller
Silberman Family Fund, in honor of Ron Breakstone
Irma J. Turnipseed
Karen Vereb & Bud Blanton
Sonia P. Witkowski
Yee Family Charitable Fund
Elizabeth B. Yntema
ASSEMBLÉ $2,500+
Anonymous
Diana & Miguel Arteche
The Rick & Jackie Cavallo Family, in honor of Robert Barnett
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome M. Cooper
Dr. Madalyn Davidoff
Kevin & Demi Doyle
Matthew & Brittany Hartnett
Steve, Susan & Grace Hauser
Marius Hechter
Kenneth & Colleen Hey
Laurie & John Hopkins
Dr. Leslie & Mrs. Marilyn Kelman, in honor of Darcy & Rachel Denneen
Vaughn Linder, in honor of Lynda & Richard Courts
Dr. Ellis L. Malone
Carole & Nelson Marchioli
Mr. Mark du Mas
Gino & Belinda Massafra
Denis Ng
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Pelletier
Stuart Pliner & Barbara Bing Pliner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ratonyi
James & J. Ann Sandy
Debby & Baker Smith
Sharon Story, Julien & Kim Kenney
Greer & Alex Taylor
Mrs. Julie Turner-Davis & Mr. John Davis
Scott and Jenny Wagner
Tom West and Erwin Godoy
Andrea Weyermann & Tim Goodwin
Ling Yang
GLISSADE
$1,000+
Anonymous (3)
Robert & Terry Banta, in memory of Lavona Currie
Hope M. Barrett
Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Bennett
Stephanie & Xavier Bignon
Richard Bohrer
Peter & Dulce Boucher
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bowen
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Brennan
Sara & Alex Brown
Nicholas & Rebecca Campbell
Mr. Michael E. Carroll and Mr. Paul Alberto
Carolyn Champion
Nicole Clifton
David Cofrin and Christine Tryba-Cofrin
Harvey J. Coleman
John Condo
Susan Currie
Jennifer Dodd & Reggie Graham
Mr. & Ms. Rolston A. Dyer
Lauren & Rick Elliott
Brad Foresythe
Dr. Marvin Goldstein
Margaret Graff
William Green & Antionette Earley
Rand Hagen, in honor of Martine Weber
Lisa & Forrest Hibbard
Mr. Douglas Hopkins
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Humphreys
Oren Johnson
Rita Kohse
Edward Krugman & Jill Pryor
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy & Timothy Hardy
Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh III
Betts Love
Drs. Robert & Mary Jo Lund
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Maier, Jr.
Albert and Jeanie Marx
Mimi Maslia
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Meany
Morgan Family Fund
Douglas & Dawn Mullins, in honor of Robert Barnett
Dr. Z. Pressley and Mr. Billy S. Rice, in memory of Mr. William C. Rice
Anthony & Judith Ragunas
Walter & Arden Rowland, in honor of Elliott Rowland
Scot Safon and Rebecca Leary Safon
Ashley & Drew Scott
Toreya Shea
Michelle & Steve Shlansky
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Silverstein
Matt Simon
Jasmine Spivey
Shad Sterling
Hiromi Suzuki
Kalen Swanson
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Taylor
The Caroline Cavallo and Eugene Kye-Knudson Family, in honor of Robert Barnett
Johnny Thigpen & Clay Martin, in honor of Tricia Ekholm
Dr. Kirsten Travers-UyHam & Mr. John J. UyHam
Eric & Chan Voiles
April N. Walstad, in honor of Robert Barnett
Betsy Wash
Alan & Marcia Watt
Manda Wilhite and Jeremy Shankel
Allen Yee
RELEVÉ $500+
Judith M. Alembik
Anonymous (2)
Ms. Tracie Arnold
Patricia Barmeyer, in honor of Robert Barnett
Walda Besthoff, in honor of Robert Barnett
Cynthia Brant
Dr. & Mrs. William Brinkman
Kerry Bryan
Kate & Scott Carmack
Lawrence M. Cohen
Carol Comstock & Jim Davis
Cynthia & Mike Davison
Dr. Carlos del Rio & Jeannette Guarner
Lauren Jo & David Dixon
Ashleigh Dobrin, in loving memory of Mel Dobrin
Elaine Eaton
Tricia & Chris Ekholm
Kathryn & Patrick Gaul
Christine A. Gilliam
Courtney Gleason
Richard Goodjoin & Kelvin Davis
Francis & Marguerite Hallman
Charles Ashmore Harrison, in honor of Robert Barnett
Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes
Mr. J. David Hopkins
Jessica Irizarry & Russell Hammond
Dorothea & Robert Jeffrey
Jean Gatton Jones
Dr. Harvey P. Kaufman
Allan & Vaneesa Little
Mrs. Carolyn Luesing, in honor of Robert Barnett
Paul Maley, in honor of Robert Barnett
Jean & Robert McColl
Terri & Stephen Nagler
Miho & Gennadi Nedvigin
Donald & Helen O’Shea
Mrs. Debby Overstreet
Grace Pownall & Ron Harris
Dr. & Mrs. William M. Scaljon
Aria Shell
Anne M. Spratlin
Teena Stern, in honor Robert Barnett
Sherri Stevens
Mr. James A Swanson
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Francoise Szikman
Roberta Taylor & James Hill
The Kang Family
Katharine & Todd Tinkler
Aisha & James Walth
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INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of March 15, 2024 – March 15, 2025.
$250,000+
The Coca-Cola Foundation
$150,000+
The Home Depot Foundation
$100,000+
The Shubert Foundation
The Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation
$50,000+
Georgia Council for the Arts
The Imlay Foundation, Inc.
Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation
The Molly Blank Fund of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
PNC
The Zeist Foundation
$25,000+
City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
Cox Enterprises
Fulton County Arts & Culture
$20,000+
Cobb Travel & Tourism
The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation
Rockwell Foundation
The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation
$15,000+
Google
National Endowment for the Arts
$10,000+
Aprio
Chick-fil-A
Georgia Power Foundation
Publix Super Markets Charities
$5,000+
Anonymous (2)
ATS Waypoint
Dante S. Stephensen Foundation Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation
Massey Charitable Trust
Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC
$2,500+
Bobbie Bailey Foundation
$1,000+
Bloomingdale’s Élevé Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
The Roderick Seward, Flossie Radcliffe & Helen M. Galloway Foundation, in honor of Kathleen Knous
$500+
Kendra Scott Spalding Nix
Sweet Tea Murals Theory
Atlanta Ballet is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also received support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Fulton County Commission under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council and the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
THE DOROTHY ALEXANDER LEGACY SOCIETY
Individuals who have included Atlanta Ballet in their long-term estate plans through bequests and other deferred-giving arrangements.
Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr.
Ms. Jan P. Beaves
C.D. Belcher
Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder
Cynthia Crain
Patty & Marc Dash
Melodi Ford
Brad Foresythe
Joyce Houser, Ph.D.
Mrs. Audrey B. Morgan
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Morgan
John K. Palmisano & Stephen A. Williams, III
Katherine Scott
Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel
Marianne Stribling
ATLANTA BALLET
IS GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT
Canaan Marshall Designs
Cookerly PR
Corporate Sports Unlimited, Inc., The Official Health, Wellness, and Fitness Partner of Atlanta Ballet
Daniel Solberg, DSol Productions
ATLANTA BALLET IS GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Doyle Law, LLC, Immigration Counsel
I Do Linens
Atlantic Capital, The Preferred Bank of Atlanta Ballet
JD French Media
Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters, The O cial Co ee Provider of Atlanta Ballet
JJA Project Management
Corporate Sports Unlimited, Inc., The O cial Fitness Partner for Atlanta Ballet
Doyle Law, LLC, Immigration Counsel
Jones Day, Attorneys
Jones Day, Attorneys
Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Co., The Official Coffee Provider of Atlanta Ballet
Kim Kenney Photography
Kim Kenney Photography
Publix Super Markets, The Preferred Supermarket of Atlanta Ballet
Frank A. Sinkoe, DPM, podiatric medicine
KO Photography
Kara Pepper, MD, internal medicine, Laurette Medical Group
More Than Me, LLC
Laura Gandy, MD, internal medicine, Laurette Medical Group
Nadine Kaslow, Ph.D, ABPP, Psychologist, Emory University School of Medicine
Publix Super Markets, The Preferred Supermarket of Atlanta Ballet
Bryn Chafin, LCSW, Brookwood Center for Psychotherapy
Brandon Nguyen, B-Right Atl Sports Massage
Republic National Distributing Company, The Official Liquor Provider of Atlanta Ballet
Dr. Cliff Willimon, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Dr. Dominic Carreira, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Peachtree Orthopedics
Shoccara S. Marcus Photography
Dr. Jason Bariteau, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Emory Healthcare
Smith & Howard, Audit Firm
Tori Williams Events
Dr. Ched Garten II, MD, Paragon Sports Medicine
Dr. Rayden Cody, MD, Peachtree Spine and Sports Physicians
Troutman Pepper Locke
Mandy Blackmon, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Atlanta Dance Medicine
Emma Faulkner, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Atlanta Dance Medicine
Mark Nimmo, PT, DPT, physical therapy, BenchMark Physical Therapy
Ami Kirollos, PT, DPT, CSCS, physical therapy, One on One Physical Therapy
Susan Bush, PT, DPT, CMTPT, physical therapy, Atlanta Dance Medicine
Physical Therapy Services and medical coordination provided by Atlanta Dance Medicine, LLC Mandy Blackmon, PT, DPT, Emma Faulkner, PT, DPT, and Ann MacDougall, PT, DPT and their affiliates.
Kelly Criss, Director of Advancement, Leadership Gifts
Kimberly Jackson, Project Accountant/AP Manager
Francesca Frederick, Director of Advancement, Institutional Gifts
Natasha Harris, Director of Human Resources
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Dana Hylton Calabro, Director of Technology and Sales Operations
Tricia Ekholm, Chief Marketing O cer
Allison Kang, Director of Public Relations
PATRON SERVICES
Taylor Graves, Interim Graphic Designer
Megan Pearson, Patron Services Manager
Brian Wallenberg, Video Content Producer
Stephen Hall, Patron Services Associate
Sophia Doctoroff, Patron Services Associate
Myredith Momongan, Associate Director of Group Sales
Kate Biddle, Group Sales Manager
Toni C. Vacinek, Associate Director of Marketing Communications
ADVANCEMENT
Juliana Han Witt, Chief Advancement Officer
Zoey Fleck, Social Media Manager/Graphic Designer
Brandon Brown, Senior Director of Individual Giving
PATRON SERVICES
Ansleigh Brown, Individual Giving Manager
Kathryn Gutierrez, Special Events Manager
Lindsay Smith, Associate Director of Patron Services
Jasmine Atkins, Special Events Coordinator
Desiree Houston, Patron Services Manager
Mallory Hazen , Patron Services Assistant
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Jasmine Martinez , Patron Services Assistant
Tricia Ekholm, Chief Marketing Officer
Josh Reynolds , Patron Services Assistant
Fiona Shaw, Senior Manager Communications
PRODUCTION
Henry Woods, Manager of Marketing Strategy and Data Analysis
Alane Marco, Design Director
Dave Smith, Production Manager & Technical Director
Susan Carter, Costume Construction Supervisor
Abigail Dupree-Polston, Patternmaker
Abby Parker, Company Shoe Manager/Wardrobe Supervisor
Briá Sanders, Costume Technician
CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION
Katherine Savage, Costume Technician
Gennadi Nedvigin, Artistic Director
Maddie Simmons, Costume Technician
Sharon Story, Dean
CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION
Kelly Tonina Cooper , Centre Administrative Director
Gennadi Nedvigin, Artistic Director
Sharon Story, Dean
Diane Caroll Sales, Community Partnerships Director
Serena Chu, Atlanta Ballet 2 Repetiteur
Kate Gaul, Buckhead Centre Principal
Diane Caroll, Community Partnerships Director
Nicole Adams, Virginia-Highland Centre Principal Ansilla Bearden, Satellite Manager
Brittney Flowers, Centre Education Associate
Kelly Tonina Cooper, Centre Administrative Director
Faculty
Ansilla Bearden, Buckhead Centre Manager & Summer Programs Manager
Ashley Suta, Virginia-Highland Centre Manager
Evan Rozier, Front Desk Manager
Amelia Murren, Adult Dance Coordinator
Nicole Adams, Alice Balhatchet, Ansilla Bearden, Shirley Bennett, Haley Brink, Darby Burgess, Serena Chu, Harmony Clair, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Kameron Davis, Nardja el-Shabazz, Kate Gaul, Ashley Gibson, Nell
Faculty
Heflin Goza, Jennifer Inman, LaToya Princess Jackson, Aaron James, Malik Jenkins, Caroline Kraehe, Sergio Masero, Loren McFalls, Arneshuia Nelson, Anna Penny, Chantia Robinson, Diane Caroll Sales, Roscoe Sales, Erin Smith, Jasmine Stevenson, Abigail Tan-Gamino, Grace Thompson, Jennifer Van Meter, Calla Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko, Martine Weber
Accompanists
Marlena Abaza, Jemiah Alex, Shirley Bennett, Nadyne Bispo, Georgie Grace Butler, Diane Carroll, Serena Chu, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Kameron Davis, Mia Givens, Jennifer Inman, Madelin Jamison, Courtney Johnson, Sergio Masero, Amelia Murren, Han Myers, Denys Nedak, Arneshuia Nelson, Anna Penny, Chantia Robinson, Lay’la Rogers, Roscoe Sales, Anderson Souza, Caitlin Spencer, Jasmine Stevenson, Ashley Suta, Calla Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko, Kirill Zaretskiy
Elizabeth Grimes, Aleksandra Korshunova, Yulia Rice, Gretel Rodriguez, Kyla Zollitsch
Accompanists
Centre Education Associates
Avery Jarrard, Stephanie Kosarin, Yulia Rice, Kyla Zollitsch
Imani Austin-Edwards, Shannon Geary, Flora Mangio, Hui-Wen Peng, Kaitlin Roemer, Jada Russell, Samantha Schuermann, Emma Seif
Centre Education Associates
Atlanta Ballet Boutique
Leslie Campbell Judge, General Manager
Imani Banks, Leilani Burks, Sidney Hall, Carol March, Emily McAllister, Katie Moore, Evan Rozier, Sophia Wang
Nardja el-Shabazz, Asst. General Manager, Atlanta Ballet Boutique
Atlanta Ballet Boutique
Kate Gaul, Boutique Merchandise Manager
Louise Gordon, Retail Operations Manager
Pamela Pelletier, Boutique Associate
Amber Times, Social Media Manager
Sicily Palms, Company Manager
Tumi Akin-Deko, Communications Coordinator
Nicole Walters, Production Stage Manager
Jane Kuipers, Assistant Stage Manager
PRODUCTION
Kristin Kelley , Assistant Stage Manager
Nicole Walters, Director of Production
COSTUMES
Jonathan Fries, Technical Director
Colleen McGonegle, Costume Director
Abby Polston, Draper
Susan Carter, Costume Construction Supervisor
Abby Parker, Company Shoe Manager/Wardrobe Supervisor/Costume Technician
Chloe Gervais, Costume Technician
Maddie Simmons, Costume Technician
Ashleigh Dobrin, Finisher
Concessions: Concession stands are located in the center of the lobbies. All sales are cashless - credit or debit card only.
Emergency Information: In the event of an emergency, please locate the nearest usher who will direct you to the appropriate exit.
Elevators: Elevators are located on each side of the lobbies on all levels.
Lost and found: Items are turned into Public Safety on the day of a performance. To inquire about a lost item, please call Public Safety at 770.916.2911.
Parking: Day of parking is available for $17 (credit or debit card only). There are 1,000 on-site parking spaces; 700 in a four-level deck and 300 more in a surface lot.
Restrooms: Located on house right and house left of all three lobbies. Family restrooms are located on house right of all three lobbies. Mobility-impaired patrons may use any of our restrooms.
Smoking: Smoking, vaping and e-cigarettes are prohibited inside the building.
Special assistance: Persons requiring access assistance are asked to contact the Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 for advance arrangements. Audio clarification devices are available to our hearing-impaired guests at no charge. This is on a first-come, first-served basis. These are available at the Synovus Box Office. Wheelchairs are available upon request. All items require a form of identification to be held until the item is returned.
Prohibited items: The venue does not check items. Please visit https://www. cobbenergycentre.com/plan-your-visit/ prohibited-itemssecurity for more information.
ATLANTA BALLET REQUESTS
All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket to be admitted to the performance. Please be aware that not all events are suitable for children. Infants will not be admitted to adult programs. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.
Please turn off all cellphones before each performance.
Audio & video recording devices are not permitted.
Please unwrap all candies and cough drops before the perfomance.
Late arrivals will be seated in alternative seating until intermission when you can then access your seats.
We recommend arriving at least 45 minutes early so you have time to visit concessions and get to the seats you purchased. Doors to Cobb Energy Centre open 90 minutes prior to the performance.
