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5:30 PM Sunset Performance ~ Scaffolding 6 PM Dinner & Ceremony Evening Performance ~ Central Space 8:30 PM-10 PM Immersive Experience & Dancing with DJ Muzette H D D 3 8 A N N I V E R S A R Y C E L E B R A T I O N
Cocktail Reception 5 PM Auction Begins Mendez High School Performance ~ Martini Bar 7:30 PM A Place Called Home Performance 6:30 PM 8 PM 9 PM Auction Ends 9:30 PM Land Acknowledgement 5:45 PM
PROGRAM FLOW PROGRAM FLOW
DINNER MENU DINNER MENU
Martini Bar
Appetizers by Anetta Ziemba
Saucy Chick Rotisserie
Pibil Yucatan rotisserie chicken
Jeera cumin rice
Mom's chorizo beans
Spring pepita salad
Batata Curry (vegan)
Tortillas
Dessert
Fresh fruit from Morales D Fruit Cart
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Snehal Desai is the incoming Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group (CTG), one of the largest regional theaters in the country. He is a champion of building community through compelling, transformative artistic works.
Snehal comes to CTG, after seven years as the Producing Artistic Director of East West Players, designated an American Cultural Treasure by the Ford Foundation and the nation’s largest and oldest Asian-American theater company.
Learn more about Snehal
Olga Garay-English is an international arts consultant, a role she embraced in 2014. Ms. Garay-English is a Director of the National Latinx Theater Initiative, which provides multi-year General Operating Support grants and professional development opportunities to Latinx theaters in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
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Mia Lehrer, FASLA is president and founder of Studio-MLA, an international landscape architecture, planning, and urban design practice based in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Drawing insight from ecological systems, Mia is recognized for a researchbased design process that advocates for resilient and just relationships between individuals, communities, and nature.
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Under/Current Choreographed by Heidi Duckler & Raymond Ejiofor
Performers
Anthea Young
Maija Knapp
JM Rodriguez
Edgar Aguirre
Colleen Loverde
Isaac Huerta
Vanessa Nichole
Joseph Davis
Raymond Ejiofor
Ballroom Dancers
JD (Jonathan) Davis
Alexander Henry
The Relevé Dance Group
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PPERFORMANCES ERFORMANCES
PRODUCTION TEAM PRODUCTION TEAM
Music
Composed and Performed by
Tomoko Ozawa
Justin Scheid
Marta Tiesenga
Corey Fogel
Lighting Design
Omar Madkour
Lighting Assistant: Shelby Thach
Production Manager
Raphaelle Ziemba
Production Assistants
Jessica Emmanuel & Rachael Lovinger
Audio Engineer
Justin Scheid
Audio Production Assistants
Conor Thaxter & Nick Barkawitz
Scenic Design
Sophie Akoury
Scenic Consultant
Alex Ward
Prop Assistants
Mo Rezk and Cole Masuno
Video Design
Kamyi Lee
Voiceover
Voiceover by Valerie Larsen
Text by Javier Marias | "A Heart So White"
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STUDENT PERFORMANCES STUDENT PERFORMANCES
Mendez High School - Waves Surge
Choreographer
Marianna Varviani Performers
Kiana Delgado
A Place Called Home - Mothership
Choreographer
Vanessa 'Neva' Verdoodt
Performers
Jessica Vasquez
Giselle Verduzco
Julissa Torres
Johanna Escobedo
Kimberly Olmedo
Jazmin Lezo
Melanne Estrada
Marlen Herrera
Administrative Team
Vashly Fuerte
Lupita Honorato
Daisy Lopez
Jocelyn Lopez
Elsy Munoz
Carmen Pena
Hayden Rebollar
Alan Silva
Administrative Team
Anna Charney - Dance Teacher
Jocelyn Garcia - Dance Program Manager
Michael Vallejos - Dance Program Assistant
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Credits
Music
A Place Called Home
Mix - Sourire by Les Nubians and Boogie
Blessed by Breakestra
Mendez High
Babel by Gustavo Bravetti
Lighting Design
Omar Madkour
Lighting Assistant: Shelby Thach
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ken Bernstein
Mary Ann Braubach
Maristella Casciato
Heidi Duckler
Raymond Ejiofor
Nefer Fernandez, President
Jamarah Hayner, Treasurer
Anthony Holland
Victor Jones
Fiammetta Piazza, Secretary
Patti Rhee
Julie Stephens
Deborah Weintraub
Drexel Heard II
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HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE STAFF HEIDI DUCKLER DANCE STAFF
Heidi Duckler | Artistic Director
Raymond Ejiofor | Associate Artistic Director
Raphaelle Ziemba | Managing Director
Raven Richard | Director of Development & Communications
Jessica Emmanuel | Engagement Director
Belize Wilheim | Education Director
Letxia Cordova | Education Manager
Sharice Bryant | Marketing Coordinator
Fernando Mau | Media & Production Assistant
Yueun Lim | Media & Production Intern
Jules Kim | Media & Production Intern
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Production Volunteers
Selena Renwick
Meri Hatchett
Emmy Fuentes
Peter Enriquez
Gala Committee
Julie Stephens
Lynn Klein
Dan Rosenfeld
Nancy Griffin
Monique Earl
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EVENT VOLUNTEERS EVENT VOLUNTEERS
EVENT SPONSORS EVENT SPONSORS
ORGANIZATIONAL SPONSORS
Dan Rosenfeld and Heidi Duckler
EVENT SPONSORS
Yuval Bar-Zemer
Del Amo Construction
EYRC Architects
Mia and Michael Lehrer
ARTIST SPONSORS
Neil & Lisa Quateman
Abby Sher
Brad Cox
Tom Safran
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THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Special thanks to Vera Campbell, Dan Rosenfeld, Heidi Duckler, the Heidi Duckler Dance Board of Directors, and our staff.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners for your continued support.
Thank you to our artists and musicians for your creativity and helping make our celebration a success!
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