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8 Cinderella at the Fox The State Ballet Theatre of Russia brings the classic fairy tale to life.

15 Program and notes

26 Prep School Guide Here’s a handy guide to some of the top private schools in Atlanta.

32 Start You Engines ...

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departments 30 The Buzz 34 Information 36 Staff/Golden Rules Cover Photo: sara foltz Junichi Takahashi; aMA; nissan

12 STOMP 2.0 A new version of the show proudly — and loudly — returns to Atlanta.

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s far as fairy tales go, almost everyone knows the story of Cinderella with its evil stepmother, wicked stepsisters, chores, fairy godmother and — finally — its glass slippers, pumpkin carriage and handsome prince happy ending.

Originally an oral folktale, there are hundreds of versions of the Cinderella story, from the Brothers Grimm to writer Charles Perrault, and almost every culture in the world possesses a version that has been passed down through the ages.

This month, the Delta International Series presents the renowned State Ballet Theatre of Russia, which will interpret the timeless tale on the stage, set to music by Prokofiev and choreographed Encore Atlanta

by former Bolshoi Ballet star Vladimir Vasiliev. The history and theatricality of Russian ballet tradition melds well with the dramatic storytelling and fertile imagination that defines fairy tales.

The State Ballet Theatre of Russia is the touring name of The Voronezh State Theatre of Opera and Ballet, established in 1961. (Voronezh is a large Russian city located halfway between Moscow and the Black Sea.) The company has traveled the globe performing a repertoire of modern as well as Russian classics such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, The Nutcracker, and many others. There are over 50 dancers in the company, most of them distinguished Russian artists who have

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Cinderella Fun Facts

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• The earliest recorded version of the Cinderella tale comes from China.

It was written down by Tuan Ch’engshih in the middle of the 9th century A.D. (850-60 Common Era).

• One of the most popular retellings was Frenchman Charles Perrault’s version “Cendrillon” (1697). His story introduced the character of the fairy godmother and was based on Giambattista Basile’s story “The Hearth Cat” (“La Gatta Cenerentola”), which was published in 1634.

• The Brothers Grimm version, known as “Aschenputtel” or “Ash Girl,” was also based on Basile’s story.

In their version, there is no fairy godmother. workshops that focus on the countries or the type of performance presented by each show. Prior to the performance of Cinderella, the Good Moves Dance Ensemble will demonstrate a few pieces from the show, and also will hold a ballet class for anyone who wants to learn some steps. The lecture/demonstration starts at 7:10 p.m. and runs until 7:45 p.m.

Cinderella plays The Fabulous Fox Theatre Jan. 11. Brooke Phillips is a freelance writer based in Atlanta.

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won international competitions for their mastery of ballet and the classical Russian repertoire.

Although there are many versions of the Cinderella story, most follow the storyline familiar to American fans. We witness the transformation of Cinderella from a neglected and taunted step-daughter/step-sister to the belle of the ball and, ultimately, a happily-ever-after princess. This version is based on Frenchman Charles Perrault’s version of the story, “Cendrillon,” which he published in 1697. Perrault recorded the folktale he heard, but added some of the theatrical touches most closely identified with the story, such as the fairy godmother, the pumpkin carriage, the animal servants and the glass slippers. He also sanitized some of the more violent aspects of the fairy tale. For instance, in Perrault’s version Cinderella’s stepsisters find husbands, in other versions they are left poor, blind, maimed or even dead. In the Brothers Grimm version, Cinderella does not have a fairy godmother. Instead, our heroine plants a tree on her mother’s grave from which all of the magical help appears in the form of a white dove and gifts. At the end, the stepsisters’ eyes are pecked by birds from the tree to punish them for their cruelty.

To further expand the cross-cultural experience of the Delta International Series, the Fox Theatre offers pre-show

STOMP 2.0 F

or over 15 years now, audiences around the world have grooved and moved to the beats and rhythms of STOMP. This original combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy has been updated since it was last in Atlanta, part of an ongoing creative evolution that reaches back to the show’s beginnings in the UK in the early 1990s.

From the get-go, there was always more to STOMP than a straight-up percussion and dance show. Everyday household objects like chairs and tires were suddenly part of larger symphony of movement and seemingly spontaneous rhythm. Creators Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas worked together for 10 years, fine-tuning their performance ideas. The two originally met in 1981 as members of the street band, Pookiesnackenburger, and the theater group, Cliff Hangers. Both of these groups found success doing a series of street comedy festivals at the

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the early ’80s. Other artistic ventures followed, including two albums, a TV show, and extensive touring in support of the band.

Cresswell, who is a selftaught percussionist, and McNicholas, who is an actor/ writer/musician, were both veterans of the festival circuit and by 1991 were able to finance, direct and produce STOMP in 1991.

The show was a critical success at that year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. From then, the show became a phenomenon and took on life of its own, with multiple on-going productions, soldout audiences and numerous awards, including an Olivier Award for Best Choreography (London’s Tony Award), a New York Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatre Experience, and a Special Citation from Best Plays.

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A new version of the show proudly – and loudly – returns to Atlanta By Brooke Phillips

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State Ballet Theater of Russia performing:

Cinderella The Fox Theatre Atlanta, Ga. January 11, 2009 7 p.m.

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HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAIMENT GROUP Presents

state ballet theatre of russia Igor Nepomnyashchiy, Artistic Director of the Theatre Lyudmila Sycheva, Artistic Director of the Ballet * Company of 65 Prima Balerina

Tatiana FROLOVA Principals Valeriya Antsiferova • Svetlana Noskova Ivan Alexeev • Vladislav Ivanov • Denis Kaganer • Alexander Lityagin Soloists Elena Batishcheva • Olga Borodina • Dina Bolotova • Marta Filippova Ekaterina Lyubykh • Ekaterina Pikiner • Anastasiya Rusinova Alina Taranzhina • Natalia Zharkikh • Gennadi Gorozhankin • Mikhail Negrobov • Yaroslav Sinitsin Corps de ballet Alexandra Averina, Antonina Astapchenko, Olga Basova, Olga Burmistrova, Maya Filiptsova, Valentina Izyumets, Marina Kabanova, Elizaveta Kolbasova, Svetlana Kudrina, Luiza Lityagina, Svetlana Lopareva, Tatyana Novikova, Nadezda Poltavtseva, Natalia Radyuk, Anastasia Sheremeta, Galina Sizova, Marina Skomorokhova, Ekaterina Shishkina, Pavel Berdnikov, Roman Boenko, Nikolay Bolshunov, Konstantin Efremov, Alexander Ivliev, Anton Lutsko, Alexander Merkulov, Petr Popov, Sergey Popov, Pavel Sviridov, Denis Zaychuk, Aleksey Zhibrov, Yaroslav Yuyukin Ballet Coach – Lyudmila Maslennikova Ballet Manager – Alexandr Ivanov Executive Director of The USA 2009 Tour – Olga Nepomnyashchaya Production Director – Jonathan Bradley Technical Director – Alexander Arnautov Lighting Designer – Nina Zenina Head Carpenter – Sergey Gunin 16 Encore Atlanta

cast Sergei Prokofiev

THE CINDERELLA BALLET A fairy tale in three acts with one interval

Libretto Nikolay Volkov Vladimir Vasilev’s version based on Charles Perrault’s fairy tale Choreography and production Vladimir Vasilev Scenery designer Viktor Volsky The costume designer Rafail Volsky Assistants to the choreographer Natalia Voznesenskaja, Maxim Vasilev

Characters and cast: Cinderella........................ Valeria Antsiferova,Tatiana Frolova, Svetlana Noskova Stepmother of the Cinderella............................................ Vladislav Ivanov, Alexandr Lityagin, Oleg Rudomyotkin Sisters: the Poseur....................................... Dina Bolotova, Oksana Pilipko the Shrew.......................................Galina Sizova, Alina Taranzhina The Prince.......................... Ivan Alekseyev, Vladislav Ivanov, Denis Kaganer The Enchantress..........Tatiana Frolova, Ekaterina Liubikh, Svetlana Noskova Fairies of the Seasons: Spring.....................................Valeria Antsiferova, Yelena Perepichaeva Summer.................................... Martha Filippova, Anastasiya Rusinova Autumn.................................... Ekaterina Liubikh, Anastasiya Rusinova Winter..................................Yelena Perepichaeva, Anastasiya Rusinova Tanzmeister..........Gennady Gorozhankin, Alexandr Lityagin, Yaroslav Sinitsin Friends of the Prince . .....................Ivan Alekseyev, Gennady Gorozhankin Denis Kaganer, Alexandr Lityagin The Tailors.............................................. Denis Kaganer, Mikhail Negrobov Stars, Gnomes, Guests at the Ball..............................................CORPS DE BALLET

Artistic Director of the Ballet — Lyudmila SYCHEVA Ballet Coach — Lyudmila MASLENNIKOVA Ballet Manager — Alexandr IVANOV Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 17

synopsis Once upon a time in a small kingdom there lived a kind, affable girl whose mother died when she was very little. Her father, a poor but kind person, decided to marry again. That is how a new mistress with her two daughters came to their home. But, the new wife turned out to be very malicious and quarrelsome, and her daughters were even worse.

They would find fault with their new sister on any trifle and forced her to do all work in the house. The neighbours nicknamed the girl Cinderella, and her sisters — the Shrew and the Poseur. The Stepmother doted on her daughters, and took a dislike to Cinderella from the first minute they met. The more kind and tender the Cinderella was, the worse her Stepmother became. Seeing all this, Cinderella’s father got ill and died. This made the life of poor Cinderella absolutely intolerable.

The young eccentric Prince of that kingdom decided to give a ball and invited all noblemen of the state and foreign noble guests. Oh, what a turmoil there was in Cinderella’s house!

What to wear, how to brush the hair, what to talk about and how to dance? The Stepmother wanted very much for her daughters to find rich grooms.

The Stepmother with her daughters left for the Ball, and Cinderella remained all alone in the house. She was so eager to look at the Prince and noble guests. But it was impossible to go there in such a poor dress. The shoes the Enchantress (disguised as a beggar-woman) gave her for her kindness were marvelous. What if she had a ball dress?

Cinderella thought when the kind Enchantress with a whole retinue of fairies and gnomes gave her presents for her to go to the the ball.

Before sending her to the ball, the Enchantress said: “Cinderella, you should remember, that no matter how merry the ball is, come back home before midnight, otherwise your dress will dissapear. Fairies of the Seasons are great seamstresses, but the dresses created by them are extremely fragile, as everything created by imagination is fragile.” “And the shoes?” Cinderella asked. “The shoes are my gift for your kindness. And everything, that is based on the good, is stronger than the strong.”

At the ball, all stood still in a surprise when a unknown princess appeared in the hall. She was so beautiful and affable, that the Prince fell in love with her at first sight.

They would never part, but when the clock started to beat midnight, Cinderella having recollected the order of the Enchantress, rushed from the palace. She disappeared so quickly, that nobody from the court could even understand where she had gone. There was only one tiny shoe which the unfortunate enamored Prince picked up.

The Prince’s grieving was so great, he became ill. The Court went crazy trying to find the owner of the precious shoe, but nobody could fit in the small and graceful magic shoe.

By the time he reached Cinderella’s house the Prince was in despair. He had searched so long, he was sure this had to be the right house, but the shoe did not fit the feet of the Poseur, the Shrew or the Stepmother. The Prince might have left empty-handed if Cinderella had not dropped the matching shoe out of her apron. Everyone was shocked.

The kind Enchantress appeared and transported the Prince and Cinderella to a marvelous garden, where they confessed their feelings for each other. They were so happy together that just looking at them could make the most arrogant and malicious person kind and affable at once.

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bios Igor Nepomnyashchiy Artistic Director of the Theatre Awarded the honorable title of Deserved Artist of Russia in 1984, Igor Nepomnyashchiy also has served as the Artistic Director of the Voronezh State Ballet Theatre of Russia since 1988. Russian opera lovers easily recognize Mr. Nepomnyashchiy’s name as he is a highly regarded Bass-Baritone known not only for his beautiful timbre and full range, but also for his natural gift of musical acting. In all of his work he displays fine musical taste and eminent culture, making his audience empathize with his characters in laughter, love and sorrow. During his 30 years of performance on stages throughout Russia, Igor Nepomnyashchiy has performed more than 50 roles. He has performed a variety of leading roles such as Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Ferrando in Il Trovatore, Amonasro in Aida, Phillip in Verdi’s Don Carlos, Mephistopheles in Guno’s Faust and many others. His signature role is widely considered to be Peter the Great in Stavonin’s opera Vivat, Russia! Mr. Nepomnyashchiy saw this character as temperamental, gentle, angry, humorous and fun. Born in 1947 in Odessa, Mr. Nepomnyashchiy trained at the Moscow Musical Theater. The role of Gremin in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin became Igor Nepomnyashchiy’s debut on the stage of the Voronezh State Ballet Theatre of Russia.

Lyudmila Sycheva Artistic Director of the Ballet Lyudmila Sycheva was born in the City of Voronezh in 1955.

In 1974, she graduated from the classical department of the Voronezh Choreographic Institute and was accepted to the ballet troupe of the Voronezh State Opera and Bailer Theater, where she worked as a soloist of the ballet until 1992. In 1987, Ms. Sycheva graduated from the department of ballet production at the Moscow State Institute of Theatrical Art, where she was hailed by Lunacharsky as a “teacherballetmaster.” From 1979 to 1987, and from 1994 until present time, she has worked at the Voronezh Choreography Institute as a teacher of special disciplines.From 1987 to 1990, Ludmila Sycheva worked at the ballet school of town Moputu of Republic of Mosambic as a classical dance teacher. From 2000 to 2001, she also worked as a teacher at the Liaonin ballet school in the city of Shenyan, China. In 2003, she provided methodical assistance for preserving of classical heritage of a ballet school in city of Gdansk, Poland. Since 2002, Ms. Sycheva has been the artistic director of Voronezh Choreographic Institute. Her graduates work in many ballet companies of Russia; 20 of ballet soloists are with the Voronezh ballet. Currently Ludmila Sycheva is the Artistic Director of the Ballet of the Voronezh State Ballet Theatre of Russia and the Choreographic Institute.

Tatiana Frolova Prima Ballerina People’s Artist of Russia Tatiana Frolova is a laureate of Japan’s International Competition of Ballet Artists. She graduated from the Voronezh Choreography Institute. Her repertoire includes classical as well as modern-style roles such as Odette-Odelia Swan Lake, Aurora Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 19

bios in Sleeping Beauty, Maria in The Nutcracker, Giselle, Le Sylphyde, and Kitri in Don Quixote, as well as modern choreography roles such as Carmen in Carmen Suite, Sheherezade in One Thousand & One Nights, Conchitta in rock-ballet Unona and Avos, as well as Aisedora Dunkan (Isadora Duncan) in Esenin and Dunkan. Ms. Frolova often tours abroad and has performed in many countries including Germany, Norway, United States, England, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal.

Principal Dancers VALERIA ANTSIFEROVA

Valeria Antsiferova is a graduate of Voronezh College of Choreography’s Department of Classical Dance. In 2006, she joined Voronezh Theater of Opera and Ballet as the Principal Dancer.

Valeria Antsiferova is a highly skilled technical dancer with her own unique style and incomparable individuality, which she expertly conveys in her dancing. In 2007, Ms. Antsiferova toured United States and Canada as a member of the theater’s ballet company.

Ekaterina Liubikh

Upon graduation of the Voronezh Choreography Institute, Ekaterina Liubikh joined the State Ballet Theatre of Russia. Today she is the leading ballet dancer. Highlighted performances include appearances in the roles of of Odette-Odelia Swan Lake, Sylphyde in Le Sylphide, Nurida in One Thousand & One Night, Carmen in Carmen Suite, Mirta in Giselle and many others. Ms. Liubikh has toured with the State Ballet Theatre as well as other ballet groups on numerous occasions to the United States, Germany, Netherlands, France, China, as well as others.

Svetlana Noskova

Svetlana Noskova graduated from the Voronezh Choreographic Institute. Today she is the leading soloist at the Voronezh State Ballet Theater of Russia. She performs roles from classical repertoire, such as Odette-Odelia in Swan Lake, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Masha in the Nutcracker, Gisele in Giselle, Ekaterina in The Stone Flower and many others. Ms. Noskova easily and enthusiastically performs modern roles, such as the Girl in a modernist style-ballet Angels of Death, Aisedora Dunkan in Esenin and Duncan. In 2004 she became a diplomat of the International Competition of Ballet Dancers in Vienna, Austria. Svetlana Noskova often performs with the Voronezh ballet and others during tours to the United States of America, France, Germany, Holland and Belgium.

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bios IVAN ALEKSEYEV

Ivan Alekseyev is a graduate of Voronezh College of Choreography’s Department of Classical Dance. In 2005, he joined Voronezh Theater of Opera and Ballet as the Lead Stage Dancer. As soloist and principal dancer of the theater’s repertoire, Ivan Alekseyev has consistently demonstrated superb technical skills, stage mastery, distinct musicality, and artistic poignancy. In 2007, Mr. Alekseyev toured United States and Canada as a member of theatre’s ballet company.

Vladislav Ivanov

Upon graduation from the Voronezh Choreography Institute, Vladislav Ivanov joined the State Ballet Theatre of Russia. In short time, he became a leading soloist, performing both the classical and modern repertoire with repertoire including performances as Albert in Giselle, Prince Zigfried in Swan Lake, Desiree in Sleeping Beauty, the Nutcracker, James in Le Sylphide, as well as Shahriar in One Thousand & One Nights, Rezanov and Federico in Unona and Avos, and Jose in Carmen Suite. Mr. Ivanov regularly tours abroad with the State Ballet Theatre and other ballet groups. He has performed in Germany, France, Netherlands, England and other countries, and took part in United States Ballet Festival, working with American and ballet stage masters.

Dennis Kaganer

Leading soloist Dennis Kaganer came to the State Ballet Theatre while he was still a student at the Voronezh Choreography Institute.

He quickly assumed the position of the leading soloist of the Voronezh State Ballet Theater of Russia. His artistic repertoire includes leading roles as extensive and diverse as the Prince in the Nutcracker, Zigfried in Swan Lake, Desiree in Sleeping Beauty, Albert in Giselle, Danila in Stone Flower, Young Man in the modern ballet Esenin and Dunkan. In 2004, Mr. Kaganer became a Laureate of the International Competition of Ballet Dancers in Vienna, Austria. On countless occasions he has participated in ballet festivals, toured in the United States, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Austria and others.

Alexander Lityagin

Alexander Lityagin‘s credo is to dance as much as possible and not to rest on his laurels. His work is known for its high technique, emotional fulfillment and artistry. Mr. Lityagin is a graduate of the Voronezh Choreograph Institute. Comfortable dancing classical as well as modern ballet, his repertoire includes many roles such as that of Albert in Giselle, Prince Zigfried in Swan Lake, the Charmer in modern ballet Angels of Death, Resanov in rock-ballet Unona, Esenin in ballet Esenin and Dunkan, and Shahriar in One Thousand & One Nights.

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composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Sergei Prokofiev was born in the Ukraine, and by his early teens he was an accomplished pianist and already composing works such as the “Scythian Suite.”

From this and other works it initially looked as though the young composer had modernist tendencies. During these precocious years, he was naturally rebellious and delighted in mocking and shocking authority figures or anyone who held traditionalist views. Perhaps this was something of an act or “a phase he was going through” because it became apparent that, for all the novelties introduced in his style, Prokofiev was at heart a traditional classical composer. He largely stuck to established musical conventions, though elaborating upon them and introducing influences from other composers, from folk music and ideas absorbed during his travels abroad. Some of his influences came from the old Russian school of Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov, but he also took on board the fresh ideas from Stravinsky, from Western composers and from his own instinctive talent for thematic development and sense of movement and drama.

Prokofiev travelled to Japan, to the United States, and to the European capitals of London and Paris. These travels gave him opportunities to learn new ideas, but also to demonstrate his talents to new audiences. He met Stravinsky, and worked on a number of ideas for ballet material for Diaghilev. He eventually settled in the West and remained there for some 15 years where he relished the artistic freedom and stimulation, and he produced a number of major works during this time.

Film music was in its formative years at this time, and Prokofiev was quick to realise its potential, even visiting Hollywood at one time. However after some visits to the USSR, he decided to return to his friends and home country. He therefore became subject to the same state-defined restrictions as Shostakovich and other artists. Like the younger composer he also stepped over the mark on occasion and was branded a “formalist” before apologies and conformist material re-established a secure position, though he was never able to fully express himself under these conditions.

Ironically he died on the same day as Stalin.

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STOMP 2.0

In 2006, the New York production of STOMP celebrated its 500th performance.

More recently, in 2007, STOMP OUT LOUD opened in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino with an expanded cast and a new $28 million theater, specifically created for the production. Clearly, audiences everywhere have taken to STOMP’s mesmerizing display of musical and rhythmic theatricality.

“After creating new routines for STOMP OUT LOUD in Vegas, Luke Cresswell and I decided it was time to rework elements of our main production, STOMP,” said co-creator Steve McNicholas. “STOMP has evolved a great deal ever since its first incarnation at the Edinburgh Festival.

Every reworking has involved losing some pieces and gaining new ones, but has always stayed true to the original premise of the show: to create rhythmic music with instantly recognizable objects, and do it with an eccentric sense of character and humor. We wanted to shake things up a bit, make it fresher.”

One of the new routines was influenced by a routine using boxes that they created for the Vegas Show. “It involves catching and throwing, which makes great rhythms and shapes,” says Cresswell.

“For the touring show, we wanted to use 24 Encore Atlanta

little paint cans because they sound great, but it’s very complex and hard to do, and the cast hates me,” Cresswell jokes.

Another addition to the show features giant tractor tire inner tubes. Cresswell calls this routine “Donuts.” Performers secure the giant tubes around their waists with a bungee cord and play rhythm with drumsticks.

“I think as the show has developed, the performers have gotten better and better,” Cresswell says. “And, we have changed the choreography and other things to keep pushing them, keep striving. So, we’re constantly trying to evolve the show and make it stronger.”

Veteran STOMP fans may remember the climactic trashcan sequence “Bins.”

This, too, has been restructured to include another creative newly found instrument: strip-lighting recycling containers. These will join the ranks of the other members of STOMP’s musical family — plastic bags, plungers, boots, brooms, zippo lighters and hubcaps — as one of the many ordinary items that become part of the legendary rhythm orchestra of unlikely objects.

STOMP will play The Fabulous Fox Theatre Jan. 27-Feb. 1.

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Atlanta Prep School Guide The greater Atlanta metropolitan area is home to numerous private college preparatory schools. Many of these schools hold Open House nights, or offer school tours for potential applicants and their parents to learn more. Encore Atlanta has put together a guide to some of the city’s finest.

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Atlanta Country Day School

Atlanta Country Day School (ADS) began as a tutorial program in 1977 and evolved into a private high school in 1982. Grades 7 through 12.

Atlanta International School

8725 Dunwoody Place, Suite 2, Sandy Springs 770-998-0311, atlantacountrydayschool.com

Atlanta Girls’ School

3254 Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta 404-845-0900, atlantagirlsschool.org

Atlanta International School

Atlanta International School is an independent, non-profit school for kindergarten through grade 12, offering a program of academic excellence to American and international students. Open House is Saturday, Jan. 10 from 2-4 p.m.

2890 North Fulton Drive, Atlanta 404-841-3891 aischool.org

The Friends School of Atlanta

The only Quaker school in Georgia, the Friends School of Atlanta was founded in 1991. FSA draws on the Quaker values of peace, equality, simplicity, community and integrity to empower students with conscience, conviction and compassion. Pre-kindergarten through 26 Encore Atlanta

grade 8. Admissions Open House will be held on Sunday, Jan. 11 from 2-4 p.m.

862 Columbia Drive, Decatur 404-373-8746 friendsschoolatlanta.org

The Galloway School

Founded in 1969 by Elliott Galloway and dedicated to learning, people and the cultivation of mature, free, fearless thinkers.

Pre-kindergarten through grade 12.

215 West Wieuca Road, Atlanta. 404-2528389, ext. 181. gallowaysschool.org

Greater Atlanta Christian

At Greater Atlanta Christian, children receive a rigorous college preparatory education as well as spiritual instruction. Serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The next prospective parent meeting/Open House will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m.

1575 Indian Trail Road, Norcross 770-243-2274 greateratlantachristian.org

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Atlanta Girls’ School strives to develop well-educated, confident, self-reliant and successful young women. Grades 6-12.

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Greenfield Hebrew Academy

The oldest accredited Jewish day school in the country, Greenfield Hebrew Academy combines Judaic and general studies in a traditional, challenging curriculum. The next Open House is Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 9:45 a.m.

Pace Academy

5200 Northland Drive, Atlanta 678-298-5377 ghacademy.org Westminster

The Howard School

1192 Foster Street, Atlanta 404-377-7436, ext. 259. howardschool.org

Lovett

Lovett was founded in 1926 by Mrs. Eva Edwards Lovett, an innovative educator who emphasized the development of the child. Kindergarten through grade 12.

4075 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. 404-262-3032, ext. 1244. lovett.org

Marist School

Founded in 1901 as an independent Catholic school, Marist is a coeducational school with over 1,000 students.

3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta 770-936-2214, marist.com

Pace Academy

From a small, family atmosphere, Pace Academy strives to develop college-ready scholars who are also service leaders, athletes and artists. First through grade 12.

966 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta 404-926-3710, paceacademy.org.

Paideia School

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creative and intellectually challenging education for their children. Prospective parent meetings will be held Tuesday, Jan. 6 and Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Paideia Theater.

1509 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta 404-377-3491. paideiaschool.org.

Trinity School

Founded in 1951, Trinity School is an independent, co-educational elementary school serving children from age three through grade 6. Open House will be held on Friday, Jan. 9 at 9:30 a.m.

4301 Northside Parkway, Atlanta 404-231-8100. trinityatl.org Â

The Westminster Schools

Founded in 1951, Westminster is a Christian, independent day school for children pre-first through grade 12.

1424 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta 404-609-6202. westminster.net.

Woodward Academy

Woodward is the largest independent school in the U.S., with 2,900 students from the 24 metro Atlanta counties at its Main Campus in College Park. Open House will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2-5 p.m. Reservations required.

1662 Rugby Avenue, College Park 404-765-4001, woodward.edu

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The Howard School educates students with language learning disabilities and differences. Instruction is personalized for individual learning styles. The next tour is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 9 a.m.

We invite you to walk across the street after the show to enjoy one of our signature desserts at The Savoy Purchase one dessert & receive one complimentary dessert as our guest.

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As always, theatre patrons who dine with us will receive two hours of complimentary parking in our deck.

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Open House: February 8, 2009 at 3:00pm 1575 Indian Trail Road Norcross, GA 30093 (770) 243- 2000 www.greateratlantachristian.org GAC practices a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions .

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Maserati’s sport luxury sedan, the Quattroporte, just debuted at the Paris Motor Show. Featuring modern lines, enhanced engineering and a new engine, this car is built to thrill. The CL600 Coupe by Mercedes is a highprofile vehicle with a low-slung profile designed to impress.

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F O R YO U R I N F O R M AT I O N The Theatre A fully restored 1929 “Movie Palace,” the Fox Theatre, with 4,678 seats, is a multiple-purpose facility, housing Broadway shows, ballet, symphonies, concerts, movies, and private corporate events.

Private Rooms The Fox Theatre has three private rental spaces, with accommodations for 25 to 1,200 guests. Our Egyptian Ballroom and Grand Salon are beautifully decorated and can be set up to your specifications. The brand new Landmarks Lounge is adjacent to the lobby and is perfect for a small pre-show and intermission event. All rooms include the Fox Theatre’s professional sales and coordination staff. To book your ”Fabulous Fox“ evening, please call 404.881.2100 or visit us at www.foxtheatre.org.

The Box Office The Fox Theatre Box Office is located in the arcade entrance to the theater. The Box Office is open for walk up ticket sales Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Fox Theatre Box Office is not open on Sundays unless there is a performance. During Events, the Box Office opens two hours prior to show time. Doors to the Fox open one hour prior to show time.

Tickets for all performances at the Fox may be purchased at any TICKETMASTER outlet, by calling TICKETMASTER at 404.817.8700 or 404.249.6400, or by visiting the Fox Theatre Box Office in person during regular Box Office hours. You may purchase tickets for a particular nights performance that night only until 8pm at the box office.

Concessions Concession stands are located in the Spanish Room, adjacent to the main lobby, and on the mezzanine lobby level.

Restrooms Restrooms are located on the main lobby and mezzanine lobby levels. Restrooms are also located on the Gallery level. Restrooms for patrons who are physically challenged are located in the Spanish Room.

Gift Shop The Fox Theatre operates a gift shop selling history books, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and an assortment of other theaterrelated merchandise. The gift shop is located in the main lobby and is open at each performance.

Tours Tours of the Fox Theatre are available through the Atlanta Preservation Center. Tours are conducted Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Tours begin in the Peachtree Street Arcade entrance to the theater. For more information on tours and to confirm the tour schedule, please call the Atlanta Preservation Center at 404.688.3353.

Smoking In accordance with the Fulton County Clean Air Ordinance, the Fox Theatre is a smoke-free facility. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas.

Special Needs Ken Shook, Patron Services Director, is our liaison to the disabled community. He can be reached at 404.881.2118 and can provide information on such topics as the locations and prices of accessible seating and other programs for the disabled. The Fox Theatre also has a new brochure detailing all of these programs for our patrons with special needs. They are available at the Guest Relations Table.

Fox Ambassadors are located at the Guest Relations Table in the main lobby at the Fox Theatre Merchandise Kiosk to offer their assistance, theater information, and several rental items to enhance your performance enjoyment. An audio clarification device (Phonic Ear) is available for patrons with hearing disabilities. It is available, free of charge, on a first-come, first-serve basis on the evening of a performance, or you may reserve a device by calling the Patron Services Director. A limited number of booster seats are also available free of charge. Binoculars are available for sale. All items require a form of identification to be held until the item is returned.

Elevators Elevators are located at the north end of each lobby. The elevators are available during all performances and make it possible to access each lobby without the use of stairs.

Parking Parking is available within a four-block radius in all directions of the Fox Theatre. Advanced reserved parking is available for sale at the Fox Box Office or by calling TICKETMASTER at 404.817.8700. The Fox Theatre assumes no responsibility for vehicles parked in any of the privately owned parking lots operating in the Fox Theatre district.

Performance Notes All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket in order to be admitted to the Theatre. Please be aware that not all events are suitable for children. Infants will not be admitted to adult programs/performances. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management, in conjunction with the wishes of the producers.

Please turn off all pagers and cell phones prior to the beginning of each performance. Please limit conversation during the performances.

Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited.

Lost and Found Lost and Found items are turned in to the House Manager’s office. To check on lost items, please call the House Manager at 404.881.2075. Lost and Found items will be retained for 30 days.

Emergency Information In the event of an emergency, please walk to the nearest exit. Do Not Run.

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GOLDEN RULES The following brief, but important article has been published to assist in audience etiquette.

To this day we get at least one phone call a week asking for reprint rights. These calls and letters come from orchestras and theaters, opera and ballet companies all over the United States and Canada, big and little troupes alike.

The message, telegraphed between the lines, seems to be an S.O.S.: American audiences are out of control. Are they?

Here’s a refresher course. Please read on, and remember, part of one’s pact as an audience member is to take seriously the pleasure of others, a responsibility fulfilled by quietly attentive (or silently inattentive) and selfcontained behavior. After all, you can be as demonstrative as you want during bows and curtain calls.

1. Go easy with the atomizer; many people are highly allergic to perfume and cologne.

2. If you bring a child, make sure etiquette is part of the experience. Children love learning new things.

3. Unwrap all candies and cough drops before the curtain goes up or the concert begins.

4. Make sure cell phones, beepers, and watch alarms are OFF. And don't jangle the bangles.

5. The overture is part of the performance.

Please cease talking at this point.

6. Note to lovebirds: When you lean your heads together, you block the view of the person behind you. Leaning forward also blocks the view.

The Fox

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660 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 404.881.2100 • www.foxtheatre.org

STAFF

Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Manager Adina Alford Erwin . . . . . . . . Assistant General Manager Pat “Sunshine” Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . Box Office Manager Robert Burnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Jennifer S. Farmer . . . . . . . . . Director of Sales/Ballrooms Oliver Diamantstein . . . . . . . Director/Food and Beverage Len Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations Pat Prill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Greta Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant House Manager Kristen Delaney . . . . . . . . . . Director of Marketing & PR Ken Shook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patron Services Director Shelly Kleppsattel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager,

Administrative and Community Services Jamie Vosmeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group Sales Director Molly Fortune . . . . . . . Preservation Department Manager Andrew Nielsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Manager Rebecca J. Graham . . . . . . Assistant Production Manager Amy Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Production Manager Gary Hardaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Carpenter Larry Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Flyman Scott Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property Master Ray T. Haynie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Electrician Cary Oldknow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Electrician Rodney Amos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Sound Engineer Larry Douglas Embury . . . . . . . . . . Organist In Residence

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS

Arthur Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman of the Board Alan E. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Robert L. Foreman Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Vice President Beauchamp C. Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Vice President John A. Busby Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Vice President Julia Sprunt Grumbles . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Vice President Robert Minnear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Edward Hutchison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Treasurer Edward L. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary Clara Hayley Axam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary Robyn Rieser Barkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Walter R. Huntley, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Sylvia Anderson, Ada Lee Correll, Richard Courts IV, Keith Cowan, F. Sheffield Hale, John R. Holder, Florence Inman, Steve Koonin, Charles Lawson, Starr Moore, Joe G. Patten, Carl V. Patton, Glen J. Romm, Nancy Gordy Simms, Clyde C. Tuggle, Carolyn Lee Wills, Lee Winfield.

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

Anne Cox Chambers, Arnall (Pat) Connell, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Jere A. Drummond, Richard O. Flinn III, Joseph V. Myers Jr., Edward J. Negri, Edgar Neiss, Herman J. Russell, Preston Stevens Jr.

7. THOU SHALT NOT TALK, or hum, or sing along, or beat time with a body part.

8. Force yourself to wait for a pause or intermission before rifling through a purse, backpack or shopping bag.

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