Atlanta Ballet: The Nutcracker, December 2023 by Encore Atlanta

ATLANTA BALLET

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Atlanta Ballet dancers. Photo by Kim Kenney.

C O N T E N T S Atlanta Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Synopsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Artistic Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Artistic and Production Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Atlanta Ballet Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Supporters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

On the cover: Costume Illustrations by Sandra Woodall.

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December 8-26, 2023 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

With the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra Conductor, Ari Pelto Guest Conductor, John Morrison Music by Peter IIyich Tchaikovsky Choreography by Yuri Possokhov Scenic Design by Tom Pye Costume Design by Sandra Woodall Lighting Design by David Finn Video Design by Finn Ross Props and Set Decoration by Faye Armon-Troncoso Supported by

atlanta ballet COMPANY BALLET REPETITEURS

Angela Agresti, Rory Hohenstein, Eduardo Permuy

CHOREOGRAPHER-IN-RESIDENCE Claudia Schreier

DEAN OF THE CENTRE FOR DANCE EDUCATION Sharon Story

CHILDREN’S CAST REHEARSAL ASSISTANTS

Marlena Abaza, Serena Chu, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Natalya Vyashenko

THE COMPANY

Nadyne Bispo, Severin Brotschul, Georgie Grace Butler, Emily Carrico, Michael Caye, Anastasia Cheplyansky, Dylan Clinard, Catherine Conley, Larissa Dal’Santo, Guillermo Dominguez, Brooke Gilliam, Jessica He, Airi Igarashi, Darian Kane, Erik Kim, Saho Kumagai, Sojung Lee, Jordan Leeper, Guilherme Maciel, Sergio Masero, Juliana Missano, Miguel Angel Montoya, Marius Morawski, Denys Nedak, Carraig New, Patric Palkens, Madison Penney, Ángel Ramírez, Kaitlin Matree Roemer, Mikaela Santos, Anderson Souza, Fuki Takahashi, Munkhjin Ulziijargal, Kelsey Van Tine, Ashley Wegmann, Spencer Wetherington, Luiz Fernando Xavier, Rei Yamaguchi

ATLANTA BALLET 2

Santiago Bedoya, Claire Buchi, Gianna Horton-Sibble, Camille Jackson, Avery Jarrard, Isabella Kessler, Jacob Arthur Lainchbury, Ashley McKoy, Mayu Nakayama, Estefania Ontanilla, Dyhan Pierre, Ícaro Queiros, Emma Sophia Robinson, Joaquin Ruiz, Paxton Speight, Emanuel Talongo, Rachel Zinman

Atlanta Ballet 2 courtesy of Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education

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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

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Atlanta Ballet dancers and Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education students. Photo by Kim Kenney.

SYNOPSIS This staging of The Nutcracker ballet takes place in a charming German city on Christmas Eve and incorporates elements from E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” set to the iconic Tchaikovsky score. This two-act ballet, a classic holiday story, uses elaborately crafted scenery combined with advanced techniques in lighting and video projection to enhance the story’s magic. ACT I It is Christmas Eve, and family and friends gather for holiday festivities at the Stahlbaum house. Guests arrive by sleds and skis and frolic outside. Young Marie Stahlbaum, a shy bookworm, welcomes the arrival of the guests, including her mysterious godfather Drosselmeier, a clock worker who, with his magical abilities, makes Christmas presents for his nieces and nephews every year. This year, he brings a peculiar gift to Marie — a Nutcracker Doll.

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It is nearly midnight, the party has ended and the guests have said their goodbyes. Marie returns to the cabinet to check on her new Nutcracker Doll and suddenly finds herself surrounded by a horde of menacing mice. Magically, her beloved Nutcracker jumps to the rescue as she watches her dolls come to life and everything around her grows in size. After an exhausting, yet unfinished battle, Drosselmeier reveals to Marie that the Nutcracker is a prince. Charmed with each other, they dance through a wonderland of snow before embarking on a magical journey. ACT II Drosselmeier enters in grand fashion and introduces a world of books, thousands flying in the air when he selects one particularly interesting book. It happens to be the very same book Marie used to fight off the mice and where the Mouse King hid after the battle. The Nutcracker Prince and Marie float back in together and dance among the flowers. Drosselmeier recalls the book, which has grown tremendously, and the Mouse King and his army appear. Drosselmeier arms the Nutcracker Prince for a battle, and the Nutcracker Prince defeats the Mouse King with his sword. Drosselmeier invites Marie and the Nutcracker Prince back into his mysterious world, taking them on a journey through the pages of a storybook to fantastical places where they meet characters from different countries around the world. Remarkably, they witness bullfights, snake charmers, and the most amazing flower garden dancing in the wind. On their way back after spending enchanted time together, the Nutcracker Prince wants Marie to stay with him. Drosselmeier separates them, holding onto Marie as the Nutcracker Prince departs. Marie finds herself dreaming and wakes up. She realizes that everything must come to an end and she is delighted by memories of a wonderful world filled with beautiful music, travel and adventure, evoking the timeless and magical spirit of the holidays that she will fondly remember for years to come.

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leadership leadership 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 5. 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 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, 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 at the top of the 2021 | 2022 Season. West’s career in arts management spans more than 20 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 administration 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 the 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 also served on AFI’s senior leadership team, shaping organizational strategy for the Institute’s filmmaker training programs and working with major studios developing targeted diversity initiatives, as well as its strategy for weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. 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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14 artistic staff ANGELA AGRESTI (Company Repetiteur) grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she began her training at the Jordon College Academy of Dance. In high school, she transferred to North Carolina School of the Arts (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 titled Nightfall. Since returning to the U.S. in 2018, Agresti has been teaching, coaching and rehearsing dancers at the collegiate, preprofessional 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 Pre-Primary through Level 5 and has received Basi Pilates teacher training for mat Pilates and reformer. She is certified as an integrative nutrition health coach and holds a Nonprofit Management Certificate from the University of California Irvine. Agresti is looking forward to her second season with Atlanta Ballet. RORY HOHENSTEIN (Company Repetiteur) was born in Washington D.C., where he began dancing at the age of 6. 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, Levin in Yuri Possokhov’s Anna Karenina and in Wayne McGregor’s Eden/Eden. Hohenstein has been a company repetiteur at Atlanta Ballet since 2019. EDUARDO PERMUY (Company Repetiteur) was born in Cuba, where he began his training at the age of 7 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,

artistic staff 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 second 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 been commissioned by Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Vail Dance Festival, Juilliard Opera, ABT Studio Company and New York Choreographic Institute and premiered new works for San Francisco Ballet and Richmond Ballet in 2023. Schreier has created four works for Atlanta Ballet: First Impulse, named a 2019 Standout Performance by Pointe Magazine; Pleiades Dances (2021); Fauna (2022); and Carnivale (2023) and will present a new World Premiere for the company in May 2024. In October 2022, in collaboration with the Cathedral Choir Society, Atlanta Ballet performed excerpts of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette at the Washington National Cathedral, choreographed by Schreier. In 2021, she 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, including PBS’s Emmy Award-winning “Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants” (Capital Region). 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.

18 the company

NADYNE BISPO Santos Coast of São Paulo, Brazil

SEVERIN BROTSCHUL Glen Arbor, Michigan

GEORGIE GRACE BUTLER Roswell, Georgia

EMILY CARRICO Lexington, Kentucky

MICHAEL CAYE Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ANASTASIA CHEPLYANSKY Saratoga, California

DYLAN CLINARD High Point, North Carolina

CATHERINE CONLEY Chicago, Illinois

LARISSA DAL’SANTO Chapecó, Brazil

GUILLERMO DOMINGUEZ Burgos, Spain

BROOKE GILLIAM Boulder, Colorado

JESSICA HE Rancho Cucamonga, California

AIRI IGARASHI Gunma, Japan

DARIAN KANE Lincoln, California

ERIK KIM Little Rock, Arkansas

SAHO KUMAGAI Sapporo, Japan

SOJUNG LEE Chungju, South Korea

JORDAN LEEPER Jamestown, New York

Visit atlantaballet.com/about/dancers/company to learn more about the Company.

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GUILHERME MACIEL São Paulo, Brazil

SERGIO MASERO Madrid, Spain

JULIANA MISSANO Lloyd Harbor, New York

MIGUEL ANGEL MONTOYA Cali, Colombia

MARIUS MORAWSKI Łódź, Poland

DENYS NEDAK Odessa, Ukraine

CARRAIG NEW Juneau, Alaska

PATRIC PALKENS Boston, Massachusetts

MADISON PENNEY Mesa, Arizona

ÁNGEL RAMÍREZ Trinidad, Cuba

KAITLIN MATREE ROEMER Highland, Michigan

MIKAELA SANTOS Manila, Philippines

ANDERSON SOUZA Santo Angelo, RS, Brazil

FUKI TAKAHASHI Yokohama, Japan

MUNKHJIN ULZIIJARGAL Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

KELSEY VAN TINE Naples, Florida

SPENCER WETHERINGTON Bridgeton, New Jersey

LUIZ FERNANDO XAVIER São Paulo, Brazil

REI YAMAGUCHI Hokkaido, Japan

ASHLEY WEGMANN Shamong, New Jersey

Atlanta Ballet photos by Kim Kenney.

20 artistic & production team YURI POSSOKHOV (Choreographer) danced for 10 years with the Bolshoi Ballet, performing leading roles in the company’s classical and contemporary repertoire. While performing, Possokhov studied choreography and ballet pedagogy at the State College of Theatrical Arts. He was a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet for two years before joining the San Francisco Ballet (SFB) as a principal dancer in 1994. During his 12 years dancing with SFB, he began choreographing. Upon retirement from dancing, he joined SFB’s artistic staff as choreographer-in-residence. He has choreographed over 15 ballets for SFB and continues to create new works for the company. Possokhov also choreographs for companies worldwide. For the Bolshoi Ballet in 2015 and 2017—A Hero of Our Time and Nureyev—full length ballets that received the prestigious Benois de la Danse Award, established by the International Dance Union. Anna Karenina, premiered in 2019 as a co-production of Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet and the Australian Ballet. His most recent full-length ballet, The Seagull, premiered with the Bolshoi Ballet in the summer of 2021. He is a frequent guest choreographer with Atlanta Ballet. His most recent productions for the company were The Nutcracker in 2018, and Classical Symphony and Don Quixote in 2023. Learn more at yuripossokhov.com TOM PYE (Scenic Designer) has worked with a diverse range of directors around the world in theatre, TV, film, opera and dance. Current credits include The Hours (The Metropolitan Opera), My Neighbour Totoro (RSC/ Barbican Theatre), as well as the upcoming “The Ballad of Renegade Nell” for Disney+. After being nominated for a Craft & Design Award for his work on season one, Pye has now been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for his work on season two of Sally Wainwright’s acclaimed BBC One and HBO series “Gentleman Jack.” Pye served recently as Designer on the Bolshoi Theatre debut of The Seagull and Messiah for the Châtelet Theatre in Paris and the Lyon Opera. Select Broadway credits include Long Day’s Journey into Night, All My Sons, The Glass Menagerie, Fiddler on the Roof (Tony nomination), The Testament of Mary, Cyrano de Bergerac and Medea. Select West End credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Christmas Carol, Sinatra and Medea. Select opera credits include Cosi fan Tutte, The Death of Klinghoffer and Eugene Onegin (ENO and The Metropolitan Opera co-productions); Akhnaten (ENO, MET, LA Opera); and Anna Karenina (Joffrey Ballet). In film and television, Pye’s credits include “To Walk Invisible” by Sally Wainwright (BBC, PBS); “Gloriana,” “A Feast at Midnight,” “Christie Malry’s Own Double Entry,” “Richard II” and “Twelfth Night” (Channel 4). SANDRA WOODALL (Costume Designer), visual artist and a leading designer for dance, has designed sets and costumes at San Francisco Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, the State Opera Ballet of Austria, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Houston Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Project, Singapore Dance Theatre, National Ballet of Finland and other companies around the world. Woodall’s artwork has been shown in exhibitions at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Connecticut, the San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design, and at WearableArt, Hong Kong. She has been a Fulbright scholar at Taiwan National University of the Arts and has designed many productions in Taiwan and China, including 2009’s stadium-scale opening for the Deaf Olympics, the 100th anniversary celebration of Taiwan National Day, Winter Journey by Wan Fang in Beijing and the 2019 premiere in Shanghai of Stan Lai’s 8-hour epic, AGO.

22 artistic & production team DAVID FINN (Lighting Designer) 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, and Anna Karenina for the Joffrey Ballet. Recent projects include 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. FINN ROSS (Video Designer) has won two Oliviers, a Tony Award and three Drama Desk awards. Ross’ theater work includes My Neighbour Totoro (Barbican); Dancin’ (Broadway); Frozen (International); Back to the Future (West End); Tammy Faye, Spring Awakening (Alemdia); Mean Girls (Broadway); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (West End and Broadway); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime (Broadway, West End and tour); Jagged Little Pill, In the Body of the World and Crossing (American Repertory Theatre and Broadway); American Psycho (Broadway and Almeida); Betrayal (Broadway); Chimerica (Almeida and West End); The Tempest (Royal Shakespeare Company and Barbican); and Master and Margarita, All My Sons and Shun-kin (Complicité). His opera credits include The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Royal Opera House); Benvenuto Cellini, Death of Klinghoffer, Death in Venice, Eugine Onegin, Simon Boccanegra, Damnation of Faust and Don Giovanni (English National Opera); Hansel und Gretel, Zauberﬂöte and A Dog’s Heart (Dutch National Opera); La clemenza di Tito and The Adventures of Mr. Brouèek (Opera North); Les Pecheurs de Perles, Turn of the Screw (Theatre an der Wien); and Rinaldo (Glyndebourne). Ross’ design work for dance includes Le Petit Prince (National Ballet of Canada) and Frankenstein (Royal Ballet). FAYE ARMON-TRONCOSO (Props and Set Decorator) was the first Props/ Set Decorator to have ever won an Obie Award — ever! Her Broadway credits include The Museum of Broadway; Linda Vista (Hayes); Head Over Heels (Hudson); The Terms of My Surrender (Belasco); Oslo (Lincoln Center); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Booth); The Gin Game (Golden); Fun Home (Circle in the Square, Tony Award nomination for Best Set); The River (Circle in the Square); Of Mice and Men (Longacre); Macbeth (Lincoln Center); Testament of Mary (Walter Kerr); Golden Boy (Belasco); Clybourne Park (Walter Kerr, Tony Award nomination for Best Set); War Horse (Lincoln Center, Tony Award for Best Set); The Merchant of Venice (Broadhurst/ Delacorte, Tony Award nomination for Best Set); Enron (Broadhurst) and Edward Albee’s Seascape (Booth). Faye’s Off-Broadway credits include In the Heights (37 Arts) and Bug (Barrow Street Theater, Obie Award) and a million more Off-Broadway productions at Lincoln Center Theater. For television, Faye was Art Director on “The Big Fib” and Prop Master on “The Good Fight.”

artistic & production team ARI PELTO (Conductor) is in demand in opera houses and with symphony orchestras throughout the United States. Appointed Music Director at Opera Colorado in 2015, Pelto has conducted acclaimed performances of many of the titles in opera’s standard body of work. In contemporary repertoire, the company recently premiered The Scarlet Letter, a recording of which was released on the Naxos label, and the world premiere of Steal a Pencil for Me, based on a true love story set in a concentration camp during WWII and recorded for commercial release. Symphonic highlights include a program of Brahms with Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera where he was recently appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor. For his debut with Detroit Symphony last season, he devised and conducted a program of Ravel, Prokofiev and Boccherini for their Neighborhood Series. A masterful collaborator with dancers, Maestro Pelto has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Atlanta Ballet. He led the company in world premieres of Twyla Tharp’s first story ballet The Princess and the Goblin and Helen Pickett’s Camino Real. Previously, he conducted Jean-Christophe Maillot’s ground-breaking production of Romeo et Juliette, as well as Atlanta Ballet’s production of Prokofiev’s Cinderella. JOHN MORRISON (Guest Conductor) studied for three summers at Tanglewood, the home of the Boston Symphony, where he played under the batons of Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, Andre Previn, and Sir Colin Davis. With the encouragement of Maestro Bernstein, he began pursuing conducting opportunities. Subsequently, Morrison was an active conductor with Gunther Schuller for two seasons with the Spokane Symphony at the Festival of Sandpoint. For the next five seasons he conducted the Atlanta Community Orchestra and then the Georgia Philharmonic for twelve seasons. This season, Morrison will act as guest conductor for the Johns Creek Symphony. In 2022, Morrison began conducting the Atlanta Ballet in The Nutcracker as guest conductor. Video Programmer, Chet Miller Video Engineers, Michael Commendatore & Joey Moro Associate Lighting Designer, Ben Rawson Make up Design by Blythe Tierney Dever Costume Construction by Parkinson Gill Ltd. Lighting & Video Equipment provided by 4 Wall Entertainment, Inc. Additional Costume Construction by Birgit Pfeffer, Mark Zappone, All-Stitch Masks & Mice Artisan, Robert Allsopp Additional Costumes, Scenery & Props Construction by Alliance Theatre Deck Crew Chiefs, Shawn Grable, Brian Rosser Co-Head Electrician, Justin Schwartz Head Props by Arlene Collins Lead Projectionist, Jay Holloway Acrobat Coaches, Cary Jones, Nicole White Make Up Artist, Christina Hazouri Bradley Wigs Artist, Morgan Gilmore Automation Lead, Doyle Petty Rigging Equipment provided by Atlanta Rigging Systems Assistant Stage Manager, Jane Kuipers

With a special appearance by The Atlanta Boy Choir: December 9 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. December 17 at 2 p.m. December 23 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

28 board of trustees Officers Nancy Field, J.D., Chair Barbara S. Joiner, Vice Chair Linda Morris, Treasurer Jan Beaves, Secretary Lynda B. Courts, Chair Emeritus Trustees Elizabeth Adams Emily C. Baker Ron Breakstone Ginny Brewer Chris Carlos Lynn Cochran-Schroder Cynthia Crain, Ed.D. Vanessa Delmer Yelena Epova, CPA Nigel Ferguson Jacqueline Flake Amy Gerome Matthew Hartnett Mona Heyer Lindsay R. Hill Joyce Houser, Ph.D. Tharon Johnson Kathleen Knous Kristin Manion Taylor Araya Mesfin, CFP Taylor Meyer, CFA Linda Morris Gennadi Nedvigin* Rachel Lee Phipps Katherine Scott Tom West* Advisory Council David M. Barnett Mark Bell, Ph.D. Dr. Meria Carstarphen Harvey Coleman Elaine E. Davis Erroll B. Davis Anne-Laure Desjonquères Lovely Dhillon 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 Laura Turner Seydel

Sharon Silvermintz Rebecca Christian Smith Anat Sultan-Dadon Dov Wilker Allen W. Yee Sonjia Waller Young Honorary Board Margaret Carton David Crosland Kenneth R. Hey Wade Hooper J. David Hopkins Bill Huber, CPA Michael Jones Sloan Kennedy-Smith Edward B. 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 Sharon Silvermintz, Chair Jacqueline Flake, Vice-Chair & Secretary Joanne Chesler Gross, Treasurer Doug Weiss, Immediate Past Chair Jennifer Alewine Kimberlyn Daniel Jane Dean Jessica DeHart Nancy Flaherty Caroline Jeffords Corrie Johnson Lara Mitchelson Amy Nelson Melissa Nowak Gailen Rosenberg Arden Hess Rowland Dottie Smith Marsha Taylor Preston Wilson, Jr. *Ex-Officio †In Memoriam

North American Premiere February 9–17, 2024 With the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra

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ATLANTA BALLET ORCHESTRA VIOLIN Lisa Morrison Concertmaster

FLUTE Jeanne Carere Principal

TROMBONE William Mann Principal

Sally Gardner-Wilson Assoc. Concertmaster

Kelly Bryant*

Richard Brady Mark Spradley

Linda Pinner Principal Second Pete Ciaschini* Patti Gouvas Alison James Kathryn Koch* Elena Kolbrek Patrick Ryan Angèle Sherwood -Lawless+ Elonia Varfi Rafael Veytsblum Ying Zhuo VIOLA Joli Wu Principal Josiah Coe Shadwa Mussad Kristeen Sorrells CELLO Charae Krueger Principal Mary Kenney+ Alexis Lee Sarah Kapps* CONTRABASS Adam Bernstein Principal Sam Dugo

OBOE Alexandra Shatalova Prior Principal CLARINET Katherine White Principal Greg Collins+ Miranda Dohrman* BASSOON Amy Pollard Principal Dan Worley HORN Jason Eklund Principal Eric Hawkins Amy Trotz Richard Williams TRUMPET Kevin Lyons Principal John Morrison+ Co-Principal Greg Holland

TUBA Don Strand Principal PERCUSSION Mike Cebulski Principal Karen Hunt Jeff Kershner TIMPANI Scott Douglas Principal HARP Nella Rigell Principal * 1-Year Appointment + Leave of Absence

32 supporters ANNUAL FUND DONORS Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of September 1, 2022 – September 1, 2023. If you find that we did not recognize you appropriately, we apologize. For corrections, please contact us at advancement@atlantaballet.com

THE CHOREOGRAPHER’S CIRCLE

Recognizes exceptional gifts of $10,000 and above DIAMOND $100,000+ Anonymous Chris Carlos & Family Katherine Scott Carol & Ramon Tomé SAPPHIRE $50,000+ Anonymous (2) EMERALD $25,000+ Elaine & Erroll Davis PEARL $20,000+ Anonymous Heather & Bill Preston The Rogers Family Foundation OPAL $15,000+ Bonnie & Terry Herron Mr. William F. Snyder

AMETHYST $10,000+ Anonymous (3) Elizabeth & Howell Adams III Mr. Robert J. Barnett Ms. Jan P. Beaves Ginny & Charles Brewer Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen & Mr. David Heleniak Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder & Mr. Bill Schroder Cynthia Crain, Ed. D. & Dwight Lee, Ph.D. Vanessa & Robin Delmer Nigel Ferguson Ms. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder Jacqueline Flake & David Dase Adrienne & Scott Hardesty Matthew & Brittany Hartnett Mona Heyer Joyce Houser, Ph.D. Barbara & Eric Joiner Kelin Foundation Kathleen & Kirk Knous Taylor & Brad Meyer Greer & Alex Taylor Kristen Manion Taylor & Jason Taylor The Elster Foundation

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.

34 supporters THE DANCER’S CIRCLE

Recognizes generous gifts up to $10,000

GRAND JETÉ $7,500+ Pam & Paul Whitacre TOUR JETÉ $5,000+ Anonymous James J. Andrews, in honor of Jill M. Voznick Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence W. Davis Mr. Richard Delay & Ms. Francine Dykes Mr. Daniel E. Gaylord & Ms. Marilyn Altman Joanne & Alex Gross Kenneth & Colleen Hey Mariana Laufer Carole & Nelson Marchioli Linda & Don Morris Ginger Brill Pisik Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman Karen Vereb & Bud Blanton ASSEMBLÉ $2,500+ Diana & Miguel Arteche Lucy & Henry Bush Mr. & Mrs. Jerome M. Cooper Mr. Mark du Mas Laura Grabeman Steve, Susan & Grace Hauser, in memory of Armantine Groshong Frank Holt James Honkisz & Catherine Binns Laurie & John Hopkins Dr. Leslie & Mrs. Marilyn Kelman, in honor of Darcy & Rachel Denneen Gino & Belinda Massafra Mr. & Mrs. Larry Pelletier Stuart Pliner & Barbara Bing Pliner Wade Rakes & Nicholas Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ratonyi Debby & Baker Smith Sharon Story, Julien & Kim Kenney The Mortimer Family Dr. Peter & Mrs. Beverly Thomas Dr. John Trimble & Ms. Marianne Stribling Jeff & Catherine Tucker Irma J. Turnipseed Sonia P. Witkowski Allen W. Yee

GLISSADE $1,000+ Anonymous (3) Overton & Kay Anderson Ms. Tracie Arnold Hope Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Bennett Xavier Bignon Peter Boucher Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bowen Michael Bracken, in memory of Louis Molino Dr. & Mrs. James A. Brennan, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. William Brinkman Dr. Harold J. Brody & Mr. Donald E. Smith Sara & Alex Brown Kate & Scott Carmack Mr. Michael E. Carroll & Mr. Paul Alberto David Cofrin & Christine Tryba-Cofrin Lawrence M. Cohen John Condo Consilium Partner Group Ann & Frank Critz Dr. & Mrs. O. Anderson Currie, Jr., in honor of Sharon Story Heather Dean Mrs. Jane S. Dean Robert Paul Dean & Robert Epstein Kevin & Demi Doyle Lauren Elliott Doug & Florida Ellis Dr. Marvin Goldstein Richard Goodjoin & Kelvin Davis Mrs. Carol Lanier Goodman Francis & Marguerite Hallman Lisa & Forrest Hibbard Dorothea & Robert Jeffrey Holland & Ceci Johnson Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich, Sr. Edward Krugman & Jill Pryor Leigh Anna & Steven Lang Allegra Lawrence-Hardy & Timothy Hardy Ms. Doreen M. Lewis Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh III Dr. & Mrs. Ellis L. Malone Melissa & Austin Merritt Audrey & Danny Meyer Margaret Painter Dr. Z. Pressley and Mr. Billy S. Rice Walter & Arden Rowland, in honor of Elliott Rowland Ashley & Drew Scott Manda & Jeremy Shankel Toreya Shea

Illustration by Jade Orlando

March 16–17, 2024 Performances at 1pm & 5pm Cobb Energy Center Visit atlantaballet.com for tickets 1.800.982.2787 or call

A short, child-friendly fairy tale told through dance, narration and classical music. Supported by

supporters

Beverly & Dianne Shlapak Dr. & Mrs. Mark Silverstein Matt Simon Anne M. Spratlin Mr. & Mrs. James E. Stueve Mr. & Mrs. Perry Taylor Johnny Thigpen & Clay Martin, in honor of Tricia Ekholm Dr. Kirsten Travers-UyHam & Mr. John J. UyHam Annie York Trujillo & Karen Trujillo Mrs. Julie Turner-Davis & Mr. John Davis Joseph Vivona Eric & Chan Voiles Harriet H. Warren Betsy Wash Norman Zapien RELEVÉ $500+ Ann Barrett Susan Bass & Thomas Bradford, in honor of Marsha Taylor Herb & Lisa Bastin Richard Bohrer Cynthia Brant Kerry Bryan Mrs. Carolyn Champion Carol Comstock & Jim Davis Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Courts II James Datka & Nora DePalma Mr. Joseph Dawsey III Dr. Catherine Dekle & Dr. Keith Mannes, in memory of Vielka Del Carmen Sheppard Ashleigh Dobrin, in loving memory of Mel Dobrin Amanda Dove Antoinette J. Earley & William L. Green Elaine Eaton Tricia & Chris Ekholm Kathryn & Patrick Gaul Christine A. Gilliam Marius Hechter Helen & Jeff Herbert Vicki Hooten Mr. Douglas Hopkins Mr. J. David Hopkins Allan & Vaneesa Little Jean & Robert McColl Eugene and Carol Meany

Terri & Stephen Nagler Miho & Gennadi Nedvigin Mrs. Debby Overstreet Mr. & Ms. Patel Judith Powell Grace Pownall & Ron Harris Dr. Robert & Gail Riesenberg Dr. & Mrs. William M. Scaljon Jennie & Stephen Schuermann Shad Sterling Teena Stern Judith Story Roberta Taylor & James Hill Aisha Walth Alan & Marcia Watt Tom West Dr. & Mrs. Wetherington

Atlanta Ballet remembers beloved patron Danna Lane Sanders (1959-2023). Danna’s generosity supported Atlanta Ballet and the Centre for Dance Education for decades. Her warm spirit and radiant smile will be greatly missed and Atlanta Ballet sends our condolences to Danna’s family.

38 supporters INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of September 1, 2022 – September 1, 2023. $100,000+ Bobbie Bailey Foundation The Home Depot Foundation The Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation The Thalia N. Carlos & Chris M. Carlos Foundation $75,000+ The Shubert Foundation $50,000+ City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs PNC The Zeist Foundation $25,000+ Cox Enterprises Fulton County Arts & Culture Southern Company Gas Foundation The Kettering Family Foundation $20,000+ Arrow Exterminators JBS Foundation Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation

$10,000+ Aprio Chick-fil-A Georgia Council for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Publix Super Markets Charities The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation $5,000+ Anonymous Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation Massey Charitable Trust Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund The Dante S. Stephensen Fund $1,000+ Dana Foundation ETRO Jamestown, L.P. Lindsey Treadaway, Realtor, Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices South Fulton Institute $500+ Sweet Tea Murals

$15,000+ FLOWER Magazine Google

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.

supporters GIFTS MADE IN LOVING MEMORY OF LAVONA S. CURRIE Anonymous Overton & Kay Anderson Dr. & Mrs. W. Perry Ballard III Ms. Eleanor F. Banister Robert J. Barnett Ruthanna & Bill Bost Mary Burns Lucy & Henry Bush Consilium Partner Group: Seth Abrams & Hunter Sapp Linda Copeland Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Courts II Betsy Akers Crawford Susan Currie Peter Howard

Barbara Johnson Judy Lampert Audrey & Danny Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Neely, Jr. Carol Osner Ginger Brill Pisik Judith Powell Mitch Purvis Patty & Doug Reid Mr. & Mrs. Schear Mr. & Mrs. Slick Judith Story Sharon Story, Julien & Kim Kenney The Office of Institutional Advancement at the Westminster Schools

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. C.D. Belcher Cynthia Crain Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder Patty & Marc Dash Mrs. Daphne Moore Eitel Melodi Ford Brad Foresythe

Joyce Houser, Ph.D. Mrs. Audrey B. Morgan Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Morgan Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel John K. Palmisano & Stephen A. Williams, III Katherine Scott Marianne Stribling

ATLANTA BALLET IS GRATEF ATLANTA BALLET IS GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS FOR TH

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44 administration 42 |administration EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE TomWest, West,Executive Executive Director Tom Director Nathan Jones, Executive Assistant

ARTISTIC FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Gennadi Nedvigin, Artistic Director PamelaAgresti, Whitacre, Chief Operating Angela Company RepetituerOfficer Thomas Fowlkes, General Manager Rory Hohenstein, Company Repetiteur Hana Miller, Controller Eduardo Permuy, Company Repetiteur Amani Hill, Accounts Payable & Benefits Manager Claudia Schreier, Choreographer-in-Residence DanaPalms, HyltonDirector Calabro,ofDirector, Data Services Sicily Artistic Operations Allison Cash, Artistic Operations Coordinator/ ADVANCEMENT Assistant Stage Manager Manda Wilhite, Senior Director of Advancement, Major Gifts and Board Liaison FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Sherren Sandy, Director of Advancement, Pamela Whitacre, Chief Operating Officer Donor Engagement Hana Miller, Controller Kelly Criss, Director of Advancement, Calla Vaughn, Accounting Associate Leadership Gifts Natasha Harris, Director of Human Resources Francesca Frederick, Director of Advancement, Dana Hylton Calabro, Director of Technology and Institutional Gifts Sales Operations D’Anté Dukes, Technology and Operations MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Support Associate Tricia Ekholm, Chief Marketing Officer Allison Kang, Director of Public Relations PATRON SERVICES Taylor Graves, Interim Graphic Designer Stephen Hall, PatronVideo Services Supervisor Brian Wallenberg, Content Producer Kristian Brown, Patron Services Coordinator Myredith Momongan, Associate Director of Group Sales ADVANCEMENT Toni C. Vacinek, Associate Director of Marketing Juliana Han Witt, Chief Advancement Officer Communications Kelly Director of Individual Giving ZoeyCriss, Fleck, Social Media Manager/Graphic Sherren Sandy, Director of Special Events Designer Brianna Smith, Individual Giving Manager Kathryn Gutierrez, Special Events Coordinator PATRON SERVICES Lindsay Smith, Associate Director of Patron MARKETING Services & PUBLIC RELATIONS Tricia Ekholm, ChiefPatron Marketing Officer Desiree Houston, Services Manager Fiona Shaw, Senior Manager Communications Mallory Hazen, Patron Services Assistant Alane Marco, DesignPatron Director Jasmine Martinez, Services Assistant Amber Times, Social Media Manager Josh Reynolds, Patron Services Assistant PRODUCTION PRODUCTION Dave DaveSmith, Smith,Production ProductionManager Manager & Technical Jonathan Fries, Technical Director Director Nicole Walters, Production Stage Manager Sicily Palms, Company Manager Nicole Walters, Production Stage Manager COSTUMES Jane Kuipers, Assistant Stage Manager Colleen McGonegle, Costume Director Kristin Kelley, Assistant Stage Manager Susan Carter, Costume Construction Supervisor Abigail Dupree-Polston, Patternmaker COSTUMES Abby Parker, Company Shoe Manager/Wardrobe Colleen McGonegle, Costume Director Abby Polston, Draper Supervisor Susan Carter,Costume CostumeTechnician Construction Supervisor Bria Sanders, Abby Parker, Company ShoeTechnician Manager/Wardrobe Katherine Savage, Costume Supervisor/Costume Technician Maddie Simmons, Costume Technician Chloe Gervais, Costume Technician Maddie Simmons, Costume Technician Ashleigh Dobrin, Finisher

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CENTRE CENTRE FOR FOR DANCE DANCE EDUCATION EDUCATION Gennadi Director Gennadi Nedvigin, Nedvigin, Artistic Artistic Director Sharon Sharon Story, Story, Dean Dean Kelly Tonina Centre Administrative Serena Chu, Cooper, Atlanta Ballet 2 Repetiteur Director Diane Caroll, Community Partnerships Diane Caroll Sales, Community Partnerships Director Director Kelly Tonina Cooper, Centre Administrative Kate Gaul, Buckhead Centre Principal Director Nicole Virginia-Highland Centre Principal AnsillaAdams, Bearden, Buckhead Centre Manager & Ansilla Bearden, Satellite Manager Summer Programs Coordinator Brittney Flowers, Centre Education Associate Ashley Gibson Suta, Virginia-Highland Centre

Manager Faculty Brittney Flowers, Centre Associates Manager Nicole Adams, Alice Balhatchet, Ansilla Bearden, Shirley Bennett, Haley Brink, Darby Faculty Burgess, Serena Chu, Harmony Clair, Kelly Marlena Marshall Abaza, Shirley Bennett, Tonina Cooper, Kameron Davis, Nardja Darby Burgess, Georgie Grace Butler, Diane el-Shabazz, Kate Gaul, Ashley Gibson, Nell Caroll, Serena Chu, Kelly Tonina Cooper, Heflin Goza, Jennifer Inman, LaToya Princess Kameron Davis, Mia Givens, Jennifer Inman, Jackson, Aaron James, Malik Jenkins, LaToya Princess Jackson, Madelin Jamison, Caroline Kraehe, Sergio Masero, Loren Courtney Johnson, Sergio Masero, McFalls, Arneshuia Nelson, Anna Penny, Armoni Moody, Amelia Murren, Arneshuia Chantia Robinson, Diane Caroll Sales, Roscoe Nelson, Kyra Opdyke, AnnaStevenson, Penny, Sales, Erin Smith, Jasmine Abigail Chantia Robinson, Sales,Jennifer Van Tan-Gamino, GraceRoscoe Thompson, Anderson Jasmine Stevenson, Meter, CallaSouza, Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko, Ashley Suta, Calla Vaughn, Natalya Vyashenko, Martine Weber Martine Weber Accompanists CompanyGrimes, Pianist / Music Elizabeth Aleksandra Korshunova, Administrative Coordinator Yulia Rice, Gretel Rodriguez, Kyla Zollitsch Western-Li Summerton Centre Education Associates Accompanists Imani Austin-Edwards, Shannon Geary, Flora Yulia Rice, Stephanie Kosarin, Zollitsch Mangio, Hui-Wen Peng, KaitlinKyla Roemer, Jada Russell, Samantha Schuermann, Emma Seif Centre Education Associates Anna Ames, Imani Banks, Rina Cook, Atlanta Ballet Boutique Jeanette Estrella, Patricia James,Manager Leslie Campbell Judge, General Carol March Nardja el-Shabazz, Asst. General Manager, Atlanta Ballet Boutique Atlanta Ballet Boutique Kate Gaul, Boutique Merchandise Manager Louise Gordon, Retail Operations Manager Rina Cook, Boutique Associate

Atlanta Ballet is an American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Company.

Atlanta Ballet is an American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Company.

Atlanta Ballet is an International Alliance of Theatrical Stage (IATSE) Employees Company.

46 theaterinformation 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 $15 (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.

$15 day of park fee. ATLANTA BALLET REQUESTS

• All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket to be admitted to the performance. Please be aware the 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.