Madison Ballet - Repertory II

MADISON BALLET PRESENTS

REPERTORY III REPERTORY MAR 21-22, 2014 / BARTELL THEATRE TABLE OF CONTENTS Program ........................ 2 Artistic Director ............... 5 About Madison Ballet ...... 6 Guest Artist .................... 8 2013-2014 Company ...... 9 Board of Directors .......... 12 Faculty & Staff ............. 12 Tradition of Support ....... 13 Great Performance Fund ... 15 Madison Ballet School of Madison Ballet 160 Westgate Mall / Madison, WI 53711 Ph: 608-278-7990 / Fax: 608-278-7992 madisonballet.org

COMPANY DANCERS Rachelle Butler McKenna Collins Morgan Davison Andrew Erickson Richard Glover Marguerite Luksik

Jessica Jaye Mackinson Cody Olsen Courtney Stohlton Shannon Quirk Brian Jamie Roethlisberger Jackson Warring

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program

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LA LUCE D’AMORE (2006) Choreography by W. Earle Smith Dedicated to Janet Plumb Music: Arranged by Richard Hayman

Dicitencello Vuie

McKenna Collins, Morgan Davison, Marguerite Luksik, Jessica Jaye Mackinson, Shannon Quirk, Courtney Stohlton

Oh Marie

McKenna Collins, Marguerite Luksik, Jessica Jaye Mackinson, Shannon Quirk, Ana Roden*, Courtney Stohlton

Danzqa

Morgan Davison

Caccini: Ave Maria

Rachelle Butler, Richard Glover

Matinatta

McKenna Collins, Madeline Gambino*, Annika Reikersdorfer*, Ana Roden*

O Sole Mio

Marguerite Luksik, Jessica Jaye Mackinson, Shannon Quirk,Courtney Stohlton

Funiculi, Funicula

McKenna Collins, Morgan Davison, Madeline Gambino*, Marguerite Luksik, Jessica Jaye Mackinson, Shannon Quirk, Annika Reikersdorfer*, Ana Roden*, Courtney Stohlton

Tarantella

Rachelle Butler, McKenna Collins, Morgan Davison, Madeline Gambino*, Richard Glover, Marguerite Luksik, Jessica Jaye Mackinson, Shannon Quirk, Annika Reikersdorfer*, Ana Roden*, Courtney Stohlton Intermission *Appears Courtesy of School of Madison Ballet.

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WHO CARES? (1970)

Choreography by George Balanchine, ©The George Balanchine Trust* Staging by Michele Gifford Music: Selections by George Gershwin by permission of A R I O N Records from Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, vol.2 : Ravel Gershwin Costumes courtesy of Texas Ballet Theater

The Man I Love

Charles Askegard, Marguerite Luksik

I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise Rachelle Butler

Embraceable You

Charles Askegard, Shannon Quirk

Fascinatin’ Rhythm Marquerite Luksik

Who Cares?

Charles Askegard, Rachelle Butler

My One And Only Shannon Quirk

Liza

Charles Askegard

I Got Rhythm

Charles Askegard, Rachelle Butler, Marguerite Luksik, Shannon Quirk Intermission

*The performance of Who Cares?, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the trust.

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GROOVY

Choreography by W. Earle Smith More Today Than Yesterday

Music: Performed by Spiral Starecase, written by Patrick Upton Rachelle Butler, McKenna Collins, Morgan Davison, Marguerite Luksik, Jessica Jaye Mackinson, Courtney Stohlton

Mr. Tambourine Man

Music: Performed by The Byrds, written by Bob Dylan Shannon Quirk

Kind of a Drag

Music: Performed by The Buckinghams, written by Jim Holvay Morgan Davison, Madeline Gambino*, Marguerite Luksik, Jessica Jaye Mackinson, Annika Reikersdorfer*, Ana Roden*, Jackson Warring

I Can’t Help Myself

Music: Performed by The Four Tops, written by Edward Holland, Brian Holland, and Lamont Herbert Dozier Rachelle Butler, McKenna Collins, Morgan Davison, Marguerite Luksik, Jessica Jaye Mackinson, Courtney Stohlton, Jackson Warring

How Can I Be Sure

Music: Performed by The Young Rascals, written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati Richard Glover

Green Grass

Music: Performed by Gary Lewis and The Playboys, written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway Rachelle Butler

Everybody Loves a Clown

Colour My World

Turn Down Day

Red Rubber Ball

Music: Performed by Gary Lewis and The Playboys, written by Snuff Garrett, Gary Lewis, and Leon Russell McKenna Collins, Andrew Erickson Music: Performed by The Cyrkle, written by David Blume Courtney Stohlton

Ferry Cross the Mersey

Music: Performed by Gerry and The Pacemakers, written by Gerrard Marsden Richard Glover, Shannon Quirk

Music: Performed by Petula Clark, written by Tony Hatch and Yvonne Harvey Jessica Jaye Mackinson Music: Performed by The Cyrkle, written by Paul Simon Marguerite Luksik

Devil With a Blue Dress

Music: Performed by Mitch Ryder, written by Frederick Long and William Stevenson Company and Madeline Gambino*, Annika Reikersdorfer*, Ana Roden*

*Appears Courtesy of School of Madison Ballet.

Music for “Groovy” courtesy of: EMI, Paul Simon Music, Red River Productions, Regent Music Corp, Special Rider Music, Spirit One Music, Stone Agate Music, Universal Music Group, Warner/Chappell

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artistic director

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W. Earle Smith Artistic Director

W. Earle Smith has over 25 years of professional experience choreographing, teaching and performing. This is Mr. Smith’s 15th season with Madison Ballet as Artistic Director. As a dancer, D Magazine called Mr. Smith “meticulously chosen and prepared … who knows Balanchine.” The Wisconsin State Journal hails his choreography as “imaginative and … rhythmically smooth and lively,” with The Capital Times saying Artistic Director W. Earle Smith “more than delivered on every level.”

Some of Mr. Smith’s principal and soloist credits with Texas Ballet Theater (formerly known as Fort Worth Dallas Ballet) include Balanchine’s Western Symphony, Four Temperaments and Who Cares, and Meija’s Sonata, Eight

by Adler, Sarasate, Seasons, The Nutcracker and Cinderella.

Favorite corps de ballet roles at Pacific Northwest Ballet and Fort Worth Ballet include Stowell’s Ravena, The Nutcracker (with sets and costumes designed by Maurice Sendak), Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes, Rubies, Western Symphony, Prodigal Son, Brahms Schoenberg, Agon, Concerto Barocco, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Square Dance and Scotch Symphony, and Meija’s Brahm’s Waltzes, Les Noches, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet.

Mr. Smith’s preparation for his role as Artistic Director goes beyond the traditional. He worked as a program counselor for inner-city youth in New York City, as a financial and business analyst, and as director of special projects for a national membership association.

Mr. Smith truly enjoys passing on his knowledge and art through teaching and choreographing in the performing arts. He has taught workshops, conferences and master classes in the Balanchine technique and style both nationally and internationally, including guest teaching at Ballet Arizona, Ballet Pacifica and Ballet Chicago. Mr. Smith’s choreography credits in New York, New Orleans, Hawaii, Seattle, Texas and Madison include Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Night Dances, Le Luce d’ Amore, and Four Movements.

Mr. Smith has long believed that collaborating with other performing arts organizations not only expands his own personal artistic growth, but strengthens the performing arts community as a whole. His work as choreographer in Children’s Theater of Madison’s Hello Dolly, Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Viennese Ball and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s Halloween Concert demonstrates this commitment to collaboration.

W. Earle Smith’s passion is sharing his love for ballet with young people. An important part of his artistic vision is to develop and expand education and outreach programs, making ballet affordable and accessible to all.

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about madison ballet

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Madison Ballet, celebrating its 33rd year, presents world-class ballet to the greater Madison area annually. Best known for its dazzling production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, the company’s season is filled with breathtaking performances featuring the dynamic choreography of Artistic Director, W. Earle Smith, alongside works by other well-known choreographers. Madison Ballet’s repertory offers something for audiences of all ages, from timeless stories like Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the high-flying Peter Pan, to contemporary works such as Expressions and the all-new Dracula: A Rock Ballet, which premiered in March 2013.

The School of Madison Ballet provides professional ballet instruction for dancers age 2 to adult and is the official training institute for Madison Ballet. SMB is designed to take students from their very first steps through a comprehensive curriculum of classical ballet and related studies. ”Discover Dance,” Madison Ballet’s education and outreach program, engages the young—and young at heart—with its fun and informative presentations. Whether it’s an “Offstage & Personal” look at the life of a ballet dancer, or our “Movement in Your World,” creative movement workshops for the city’s Head Start students, every program helps to further the organization’s mission to promote appreciation of and access to ballet.

Madison Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of our 2013-2014 Season sponsors:

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Sarah Melli

Ballet Master Born in Madison, Ms. Melli began her ballet training at the Wisconsin School of Ballet with Tibor Zana. At 14, she received a full scholarship to the Milwaukee Ballet and was asked to stay and dance with the company. Ms. Melli was awarded scholarships and danced with Ballet West, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet, Houston Ballet, Cleveland Ohio Ballet, and Cincinnati Ballet.

While performing with the Burklyn Ballet Theatre, she was invited to audition for the Boston Ballet Company where she began her professional dance career.

Ms. Melli danced professionally with Chicago City Ballet (Director, Maria Tallchief), Joffrey II (Director, Sally Bliss), San Antonio Ballet (Director, Vladimir Marek) and Dayton Ohio Ballet (Director, Stuart Sebastian). She has performed leading roles in Concerto Barocco, Serenade, Jewels, Stars and Stripes, Apollo, Coppelia, Swan Lake, Tarantella, Tchaikovsky Pas De Duex, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, and Graduation Ball.

Ms. Melli served as Choreography Assistant for Jillana, one of George Balanchine’s first Prima Ballerinas, for her summer programs in Taos, NM. She has taught Master Classes at California State Fullerton, Mt. Sac College, Malibu by the Sea, Jillana’s Summer Intensive, Huntington Academy, Tustin Ballet Academy, Bare Dance Company, and Inland Pacific Ballet. Ms. Melli also coached Miss California 2010, Kristy Cavinder, for her talent competition in the Miss USA 2011 Pageant. Her students have received scholarships and company contracts from Miami City Ballet, School of American Ballet in NYC, San Francisco Ballet, Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Suzanne Farrell, Arizona Ballet, Houston Ballet, Lou Conte’s Hubbard Street, and the Jillana School.

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guest artist

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Charles Askegard Charles Askegard has had a distinguished performing career, which began with the American Ballet Theatre, where he performed as a soloist, and continued with the New York City Ballet as a Principal Dancer.

During his career he has performed leading roles in the full-length ballets Giselle, La Bayadere, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jewels, and Manon.

While at American Ballet Theatre, he worked with Agnes de Mille and performed lead roles in Rodeo, Fall River Legend, and The Other. Other choreographers he worked with during that time include Glen Tetley, Twyla Tharp, Lar Lubovitch, and James Kudelka.

At the New York City Ballet, he had the great opportunity to work with Jerome Robbins and performed in his ballets In Memory Of…; The Four Seasons; Ives, Songs; In the Night; Les Noces; and Glass Pieces. He also performed lead roles in many of George Balanchine’s ballets, including Theme and Variations, Diamonds, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #2, Stars and Stripes, Apollo, Serenade, The Four Temperaments, Scotch Symphony, Cortege Hongrois, Swan Lake, and Firebird. He created ballets with Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon, Eliot Feld, Robert La Fosse, and Helgi Tomasson.

Mr. Askegard has been a guest artist performing in companies around the world including, The Dutch National Ballet, Bavarian State Opera, The National Ballet of Canada, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Philippine Ballet Theatre, and has been a guest of many dance festivals worldwide.

Mr. Askegard is also a co-founder and director of a new ballet company, Ballet Next.

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Rachelle Butler

A Madison native, Ms. Butler’s training includes dancing with Ballet Chicago, Miami City Ballet School and The Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet. Formerly with Sacramento Ballet, she has enjoyed performing previously with Madison Ballet in its productions of The Nutcracker and Cinderella. Her favorite roles include principle couple in Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, Second Violin in Balanchine’s Concerto Barrocco, and Who Cares? pas de deux. Ms. Butler would like to thank her mother, father and sister for their constant support and Earle Smith for his guidance and support.

Morgan Davison

Morgan Davison began her dance training at Ballet Pacifica in southern California and went on to train at the University of Utah as part of Utah Ballet. She attended summer intensives at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, the School of American Ballet, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, Ballet West and Lar Lubovitch Dance. She made her professional debut at the age of 17 with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, performing Scotch Symphony and Slaughter on Tenth Ave at the Kennedy Center Opera House and later performed Pas Classique Espagnol (an excerpt from Balanchine’s Don Quixote), Ballade, and Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet with Ms. Farrell’s company. Ms. Davison has performed in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Gina Patterson’s Anne Frank with Nashville Ballet. This is Ms. Davison’s first season with Madison Ballet.

Richard Glover

Richard Glover is from Brooklyn, NY, where he began training at the Brooklyn Music School. He studied at The Dance Theater of Harlem, followed by the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center, both on full scholarship. Mr. Glover began his professional career at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater dancing in The Four Temperaments, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Serenade. He went on to Colorado Ballet in Denver, performing in The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Giselle, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dracula, and New World Premiere by Rennie Harris. Mr. Glover then danced with several companies in London, UK performing at English National Ballet and The Royal Opera House. He is currently dancing with Brooklyn Ballet and teaching at several schools in the tri-state area. This is Mr. Glover’s first season with Madison Ballet.

Marguerite Luksik

Marguerite Luksik is a native of Johnstown, PA. She trained with the Allegheny Ballet Academy under Deborah Anthony and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Graduate Program. In June 2002, Ms. Luksik performed at an exhibition performance at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. While at Madison Ballet her repertoire includes Puck in Peter Anastos’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lucy in W. Earle Smith’s Dracula, as well as Clara in Smith’s Nutcracker. She has danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet Austin, Chicago Ballet, and Peoria Ballet, performing works by choreographers such as George Balanchine, Steven Mills, Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, Terrence Orr, Thaddeus Davis, and Paul Gibson. This is Ms. Luksik’s sixth season with Madison Ballet.

Jessica Jaye Mackinson

Jessica Jaye Mackinson received her training at the Milwaukee Ballet School. She has studied with the School of American Ballet, Boston Ballet School, the Vail International Dance Festival, and was a member of the ProTrack dance program at BalletMet Columbus. She was the recipient of the 1999 Peter Schetter Scholarship at the Milwaukee Ballet School, and was awarded 1st place at the 2001 Carey Rose Winski Dance Scholarship Competition. Ms. Mackinson has performed with the Milwaukee Ballet Company, BalletMet Columbus, Chautauqua Ballet Company, the Rockford Dance Company, and was a back up dancer for Weird Al Yankovic. She received a BS in Anthropology & Sociology at Rockford College in 2009, and later served at the College as an adjunct faculty member for the Performing Arts Department. This is Ms. Mackinson’s second season with Madison Ballet.

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Shannon Quirk

A native of Orange, California, Shannon Quirk began her classical training with Orange County Regional Ballet. She continued her studies at the University of California, Irvine where she earned a BFA in Dance Performance. During her tenure, she worked with David Allen, Evelyn Cisneros, Jodie Gates, Molly Lynch, and Donald McKayle, and performed works by William Forsythe, Jodie Gates, and Molly Lynch. Following graduation, she worked with Pasadena Dance Theatre under the direction of Cynthia Young and Laurence Blake. Additional training also includes Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Ballet Austin. She is excited to be returning to Madison Ballet for her second full season.

Brian Jamie Roethlisberger

Brian Roethlisberger grew up in Verona, WI, training with W. Earle Smith at the School of Madison Ballet andDaniel Duell and Patricia Blair at Ballet Chicago. He danced professionally with Sacramento Ballet, performing roles in George Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Tarantella, Allegro Brillante, Western Symphony, Scotch Symphony, Symphony in C, and Donizetti Variations; Petipa’s Sleeping Beauty; Ron Cunningham’s A Streetcar Named Desire; Stephen Mills’s Taming of the Shrew; Ron DeJesus’s 7 Vignettes; and Peter Anastos’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He performed with California Music Circus and as a lead singer with Holland America Cruise Line and toured in China, Mexico, Hawaii, and the South Pacific. He lives in New York City and is pursuing his B.A.

Courtney Stohlton

Courtney Stohlton was born in San Jose, CA, and was trained by Ron Guiddi at the Oakland Ballet Academy, Jonas Kage at the Ballet West Academy, and Susan Pillar and Suki Schorer at the School of American Ballet. She was admitted into the University of Utah’s Ballet program at age 15 with the William C. Christensen scholarship. Ms. Stohlton toured in South Korea and Japan with Utah Ballet and went on to dance with Orlando Ballet under the direction of Robert Hill. In 2010 she joined the Cuban Classical Ballet and was promoted to soloist the following year. Ms. Stohlton recently completed her second season with Texas Ballet Theater under the direction of Ben Stevenson. This is Ms. Stohlton’s first season with Madison Ballet.

McKenna Collins, Apprentice

Ms. Collins began her training with Ms. Virginia Davis and then W. Earle Smith at the School of Madison Ballet. She has attended summer intensives with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and most recently, Miami City Ballet. A member of the National Honors Society and Principals Council, she was crowned Miss Southern Wisconsin Outstanding Teen in April 2013 and works within the Miss America Organization. She also began and manages her own successful business called Birthday Party Ballerina. As she completes her final year of high school, she is concurrently enrolled at the UW as a Spanish speaking youth options student.

Andrew Erickson, Apprentice

Andrew Erickson was born in Baltimore, Maryland and began his training at Hubbard Street Dance with Birute Barodicaite and Patti Eylar. Last season he performed Gamache in Don Quixote with University of Chicago Ballet. Prior to joining Madison Ballet, Mr. Erickson pursued classical voice at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Operatic roles include Nanki-Poo in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado, and Herr Vogelsang in Mozart’s Derschauspieldirektor. He has performed nationally and internationally in Carnegie Hall, Harris Theater of Chicago, Auditorium Theater, Westminster Cathedral, Teatro Bramante, and Teatro Giuseppe Verdi and was a featured tenor soloist on a national broadcast of Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil on WFMT. This is Mr. Erickson’s first season with Madison Ballet.

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Cody Olsen, Apprentice

Cody Olsen is a native of New Orleans and recently graduated with Honor’s Degrees from Northwestern State University (LA) in both Musical Theatre and Dance. He has performed as a featured dancer with TEXAS! the Musical and at The Lost Colony for two seasons. He has also appeared in productions of The Wizard of Oz, The Tale of the Frog Prince, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Oklahoma! Mr. Olsen studied at the American Dance Festival and the Paul Taylor Summer Intensive, and has danced with 2B Tribe Dance Theatre in New Orleans and draMAStic dance works in Virginia. This is his second year with Madison Ballet.

Jackson Warring, Apprentice

A Madison native, Jackson Warring received his training at West Side Performing Arts. He attended Milwaukee Ballet School’s Summer Intensive and remained as a student of the School, performing in the Holiday Arts Festival and debuting the role of the Mad Hatter in Rolando Yanes’ Alice In Wonderland.

Mr. Warring attended the Joffrey Ballet School in New York and was a member of the student company, the Joffrey Concert Group. He spent the past season with Ballet Quad Cities, under Director Courtney Lyon; favorite roles were Renfield in Deanna Carter’s Dracula and Arabian in Courtney Lyon’s Nutcracker.

This is Mr. Warring’s first season with Madison Ballet.

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board of directors

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Robert Cottingham Board President Wipfli, LLP, Partner Corkey Custer Board Treasurer Custer Financial Services, Managing Partner Frank Gambino Board Vice President Senior Portfolio Manager, Baird/HGMR Investment Management

Scott Knapp CUNA Mutual Group, Director of Investment StrategyRetirement Plan Services Division Andrea Marquardt Finck M3 Insurance, Director of Marketing Leigh Mills Board Secretary NBC15, Evening News Anchor

David Nissenbaum Sports & Spine Clinic of Madison, Partner/Director Sverre Roang Whyte Hirschboeck & Dudek S.C., Attorney Martha Schram Aegis Therapies, President Patricia Struck WI Department of Financial Institutions, Administrator

faculty & staff

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Madison Ballet Staff W. Earle Smith Artistic Director Gretchen Bourg General Manager Sarah Melli Ballet Master Beth Shippert-Myers Events & Social Media Coordinator Alyssa Gunsolus Program Services Coordinator Robin Baldah Operations Manager Marguerite Luksik Education & Outreach Coordinator Aaron Heaps Office Assistant Perry Bourg Facility Contractor

Faculty Alissa Bratz Rachelle Butler Morgan Davison Alyssa Gunsolus Maelanie Kuzma Marguerite Luksik Jessica Jaye Mackinson Sarah Melli Emily Plotkin Shannon Quirk Courtney Stohlton Music Staff Marina Hegge Principal Accompanist Bernie Brink Patrick Christians Stacy Fehr-Regehr Lisa Mueller Gregg Punswick Benjamin Welch Shawn Werner

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Production Staff Chris Barker Lighting Designer Brian Weinkauf Production Manager Kathleen Rock Stage Manager Alyssa Gunsolus Assistant Stage Manager

Madison Ballet would like to thank Leah Olson Graphic Design, HYPE Communications, Jennifer Bock, and Marcus Promotions for their special contributions to the 2013-2014 Season.

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We are proud to acknowledge the wonderful generosity of the individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies who support Madison Ballet. Every gift plays an important part in allowing Madison Ballet to continue offering exciting performances and excellent educational and outreach activities. We gratefully recognize the gifts received to our Annual Fund between September 1, 2013 and March 1, 2014.

Artist: $10,000-$14,999 Anonymous CUNA Mutual Group Karen and Craig Christianson MidWest Family Broadcasting Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation Smith, Bock, Brooks and Longo Family Premier: $5,000-$9,999 Baird/HGMR Investment Management Dane Arts HYPE Communications Scott and Heidi Knapp Tom and Jill DalSanto Walker Vince and Kim Hartmann W. Jerome Frautschi W. Jerome Frautschi and John Frautschi Whyte Hirshboeck Dudek Wisconsin Arts Board Principal: $2,500-$4,999 Patricia Hackworthy TDS Telecom Thad Schumacher and Michelle Chui Thrivent Financial Wipfli, LLC WKOW Television, Inc

Corps: $1,000-$2,499 Alyssa Gunsolus Badger Utility/Moore Trucking Baird Foundation Inc BMO Harris Bank David M. Myers David Ringdahl and Annette Grosz-Ringdahl Eloisa Sanchez Frank J. Gambino Isthmus Johnson Bank Laurits and Bea Christensen Marcus Promotions Marvin J. Levy Matthew Nonemacher Renee Knight Robert and Ann Cottingham Robin Baldah The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governors Club West Bend Mutual Insurance Co Enthusiast: $500-$999 Anonymous Avendula Massage Therapy Brava Magazine Ideal Builders Jeff Freppon Patricia Struck and Lawrence Bechler Perry and Gretchen Bourg Philip and Helen Bradbury Studio 88 Contributor: $250-$499 Angela Brown Connie Maxwell Driftless Studio: Nature Gallery & Gifts Our Lives Magazine Wisconsin Public Radio

Patron: $100-$249 Anonymous Ardith J. Thomas Captial Newspapers, Inc. David Nissenbaum Dean and Carol Schroeder Giada Vickerman Grant Sovern and Lara Sutherlin Hair Studio Jane Gogan and H. Gordon Hamnett Jill Jokela Leigh Mills Linda Bochert Madison.com Makes 3 Patty Neumueller Pauline Kussart Pillers Poor Boys Rachelle Butler Ravenworks Reynold V Peterson Sarah Melli Paul Camponeschi, NCTMB, CMT

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tradition of support

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Friend: $99 or Less 43 North Azure Fudge Hart Barbara Lawson Beth Shippert-Myers Brandon Olson Brian Aydemir Brooksy Beilke-Skoug Capitol Kids Ltd Carolyn Averill Chazen Museum of Art Shop Cheryl Blanchar Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co Chris Freeman Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith Colectivo Coffee Connie Williams Constance Palmer Courtney Stohlton Cynthia Biesenthal David Hart Dong Gee Hong Downtown Madison Emma Omohundro Gennady Bekasov Greg and Kristan Collins Half Price Books Heather Lawnicki Heidi Freeland Heidi Lemke Helen Cacciapaglio Hilary Williams Hildy Feen Hy-Vee Inc. - Westgate Mall Jackie A. Ramin

Jan Mason Jason Rivchin Jeffrey Raasch Jeffrey Stanek Jennifer Frank Jennifer Rozinski Jessica Jaye Mackinson John Herrin Judith Howard Judy Dahl Julia Fixel Julia Peterson Justin Williams Justina Vickerman Kaaren Northrop Karen M. Kopetskie Karla Schindel Kendall Meuwissen Laura Angle LaVonne Callsen LeAnne Conrad Leonora Neville Little Luxuries Lombardino’s Lori Koentze Maggie Stack MaryAnn Shippert Melissa Olsen Michael Breitner Michael Ross Mimosa Books and Gifts MMoCA Museum Store Monica G. Turner Monroe Street Arts Center Nancy and Dusty

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Opus Lounge Orange Tree Imports Regina M. Vidaver Relics Rita Ann Jana Robin Pettersen Rosemare Elefante Rosy Cheeks Samara Koenig Sams Club Sarah Whelan Blake Shannon Brianne Quirk Shannon Kleiber Shelbi Svoboda Sophie E. Stalker-Herron Steven Przybyl Susan Foldy Susan Karow Susan Katzenmeyer Tess Mulrooney The Roman Candle The Tipsy Cow Theresa Pyle-Smith and Eric Smith Thomas and Pam Culviner Tim Romano Timothy Byrne Timothy Hansen URON Virginia Pickerell William McClenahan Wisconsin Craft Market Wisconsin Historical Museum Store Womona Stratton

Madison Ballet thanks each and every one of you!

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great performance fund

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Great Performance Campaign Diane Ballweg, Honorary Chair American Girl AnchorBank Corporation Douglas R. Andrews and Maureen Murphy Anonymous Norma V. Arvold Associated Bank Waltraud A. Arts George Austin and Martha Vukelich-Austin Valerie Bailey-Rihn and David Rihn Helen Bakke Diane Ballweg Angela and Jeffrey Bartell Marjorie Berlow & Stanley Berlow, M. D. Bennett Berson and Rebecca Holmes Philip and Katherine Blake Bob and Anne Bolz Frank Burgess Jim and Cathie Burgess Jim and Sue Bakke Capital Newspapers, Inc. Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Peter C. Christianson Nicolas Cindric James and Lauri Cole Jane Taylor Coleman Marvin and Mildred Conney Robert J. Cottingham William and Judith Craig Culver’s VIP Foundation, Inc. CUNA Mutual Group Betty and Corky Custer Frank J. Daily John J. Dawson Kevin A. Delorey Mary DeNiro and Robert F. Berns Sandra Derer Nancy Cross Dunham and Michael H. Dunham Julie Ebert Eugenie Mayer Bolz Gregory T. Everts Family Foundation, Inc. Fiore Companies First Business Bank First Weber Realty Group Flad & Associates, Inc. Rockne and JoAnne Flowers Foley & Lardner James D. Friedman

Fred Gants Roberta A. Gassman and Lester A. Pines The Gialamas Company Linda and Bob Graebner Fritz and Janice Grutzner Terry L. Haller Peggy Hedberg Hooper Foundation J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. Marie and Ralph Jackson John A. Johnson Foundation Kim Johnson Peter Johnson Johnson Bank Lee and Rosemary Jones Terry and Mary Kelly Kenneth R. Kimport David L. Kinnamon Kraft Foods Ron and Lois Krantz Deirdre W. Garton Bill Kraus and Toni Sikes Michael and Kathleen Laskis Fred G. Lautz Lee Foundation Ruth and George Lewis Ruth Ann and Jack Loew Peter and Jill Lundberg Nancy and Dennis Lynch Richard and Mary Lynch Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc. Madison Investment Advisors Inc. Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc. Len and Luann Mattioli Hal and Christy Mayer Marie S. McCabe Walter A. and Jean Meanwell Margaret Metcalfe Michael Best & Freidrich LLP Lauri D. Morris Mortenson Family Foundation Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Park Bank W. Stuart Parsons Terrance D. Paul Donna Peters John Peterson Evan F. Pizer

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Thomas and Janet Plumb Potter Lawson, Inc. Carol Prange Quarles & Brady LLP David and Kim Reinecke James K. Ruhly Patrick M. Ryan Marianne and Stephen Schlecht Donald K. Schott Carol Schroeder Anne and Charles Scott Nicholas and Wendy Seay Marti Sebree Mary Ellyn and Joseph Sensenbrenner David and Margaret Sharpe Terry and Sandy Shockley Mr. & Mrs. Marcus G. Singer The Stark Company Joseph and Jamie Steuer Kent W. Stevens John and Mary Storer William and Audrey Strang John Taylor Gamber and Audrey Tegtmeyer, Jr., M.D. Thomas Terry Todd and Elizabeth Tiefenthaler William J. Toman Judy and Nick Topitzes US Bank James and Sylvia Vaccaro Chris Hamacher Vincent and Ron Vincent Virchow, Krause & Co., LLP Wahlin Foundation, Inc. Ellis and Katie Waller Ronald L. Wallenfang Michael S. Weiden Dr. Carl and Susan Weston Stephen R. White John T. Whiting and Mary S. Olen Elyn L. Williams Wingra Technologies, LLC Wisconsin Energy Corporation WISC-TV 3 Kathleen E. Woit, Ph.D. Paul and Tracy Wrycha Sue and Michael Zaleski Zander’s Interiors, Inc.

Madison Ballet graciously thanks the Great Performance Fund for its support.

Donors make gifts to Madison Ballet’s endowment through the Great Performance Campaign to be held in a fund at the Madison Community Foundation. The Great Performance Campaign was established with a $23 million challenge grant from the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation to build endowments for nine Madison arts organizations. For more information, email information@madisonballet.org.

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SUPPORT THE ARTISTRY The Fine Art of Collaboration In dance, as in life, partnering is a fine art in which two parties develop a unique relationship to create something extraordinary that neither could do alone.

Support of Madison Ballet is an investment in our community that connects you with other active, engaged individuals who share your love for the magic that only the arts can provide.

BRILLIANT. BEAUTIFUL.

BALLET.

From successful high-visibility performances like the rock ballet, Dracula, to outreach programs that provide unforgettable arts experiences, Madison Ballet touches the lives of over 20,000 annually. Your contribution demonstrates a commitment to our community’s rich culture, supporting our mission to promote access to the benefits of dance and dance education throughout the Madison area.

How can your gift help? $75 buys a pair of pointe shoes for one company dancer. $500 pays for one Head Start classroom to participate in our 7-week Movement in Your World program. $1000 provides piano accompaniment for a School of Madison Ballet class for an entire year. $2500 covers the cost of costume care and maintenance for one performance season.

Donate now!

Visit madisonballet.org/support for more information.

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