SUMMER SERIES JUNE 8–11, 2017 Glenn Edgerton, Artistic Director
HUBBARD STREET AT 40
FEATURING Imprint (Duet) by Lucas Crandall One Flat Thing, reproduced by William Forsythe One Thousand Pieces (Water Section) by Alejandro Cerrudo Palladio by Jim Vincent A Picture of You Falling by Crystal Pite The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp Georgia by Lou Conte The 40s by Lou Conte
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Hubbard Street dancers Jessica Tong and Jason Hortin in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort. Photo by Todd Rosenberg. hubbardstreetdance.com
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THANK YOU TO OUR SERIES SPONSORS Diversity Partner
Community Engagement Partner
Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Lead Individual Sponsors, Summer Series The Tomlinson Family Richard and Ann, and sons Richard and John Lead Family Sponsor, Lou Conte Masterworks
Richard and Barbara Silverman Larry and Marla Gilbert Individual Sponsors, One Thousand Pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo
Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blitstein Jonathan and Sally Kovler Individual Sponsors, Summer Series
Thomas J. O’Keefe Jane Ellen Murray Choreographers Circle, The 40s by Lou Conte
Joel and Katie Cory Individual Sponsors, Lou Conte Masterworks The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp
Karen and Peter Lennon Choreographers Circle, Palladio by Jim Vincent
Charles Gardner and Patti Eylar Individual Sponsors, The 40s by Lou Conte Jim and Kay Mabie Individual Sponsors, Georgia by Lou Conte
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The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Foundation Sponsor, The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp
danc(e)volve: New Works Festival 2017
Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Choreographers Circle, One Thousand Pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo
A letter from Glenn Edgerton, Artistic Director Thank you for joining us for our Season 39 Summer Series. I am proud to launch the celebration of our 40th anniversary featuring work from all four decades of the company’s history and providing an overview of where Hubbard Street has been, where we are currently and what lies ahead for our future. This program shows Hubbard Street’s range, starting with our most recent works and ending with Lou Conte’s iconic 1978 work, The 40s. We begin with a quiet duet from Lucas Crandall’s Imprint, choreographed last season. This excerpt provides a peaceful introduction while followed by William Forsythe’s highly charged full company piece, One Flat Thing, reproduced. This major work for the company shows off the versatility of Hubbard Street’s dancers and everything the company has become. It is an interconnected puzzle that evokes a community living and breathing through a maze of obstacles, namely twenty tables. Then we celebrate Hubbard Street’s Resident Choreographer, Alejandro Cerrudo, with the water section from his hallmark evening-length work, One Thousand Pieces created for the company’s 35th Anniversary season. This mesmerizing end of the first half of the evening already expresses a depth of emotions and imagery that is a credit to the dancers and choreographers’ eclectic abilities. The second half of the program starts off with Palladio by Jim Vincent, who served as Hubbard Street’s Artistic Director for nine years. Palladio brings a beautiful musical element, visually evoking the music through movement and shows his influence on the company during his time with the organization. The program also hints at what’s next for Hubbard Street with Crystal Pite’s solo A Picture of You Falling, giving a sneak peak of the Season 40 Winter Series which features a full evening of Crystal’s work. Hubbard Street has always been changing and evolving. The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp, part of The Tharp Project in the 90’s started a new era for the company. It shifted the trajectory of the company by using Hubbard Street as a vehicle for Twyla’s work. I am very proud to end the evening with Georgia and The 40s by Founding Artistic Director, Lou Conte. Presenting The 40s in conjunction with our 40th Anniversary has been something I have been looking forward to and it has been such a joy to see the energy that Lou’s choreography brings to the dancers. The Summer Series shows the immense range of capabilities of the company, the versatility of the dancers, and the exciting evolution of Hubbard Street over the past four decades. It serves as an exhilarating launch to the innovative programs to come during our celebratory 40th anniversary season. We hope you will join us for what’s next for Hubbard Street starting in the fall but for the moment take a breath to absorb all of these images of the four decades of Hubbard Street. Warmly,
Glenn Edgerton Artistic Director Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Above: Hubbard Street Artistic Director Glenn Edgerton. Photo by Todd Rosenberg. Opposite: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in Twyla Tharp’s The Golden Section. Photo by Jack Mitchell. hubbardstreetdance.com
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Glenn Edgerton Artistic Director
Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll General Manager
Jason D. Palmquist Executive Director
Lucas Crandall Rehearsal Director
Kathryn Humphreys Director of Youth, Education and Community Programs
Lou Conte Founding Artistic Director
Alejandro Cerrudo Resident Choreographer
Claire Bataille Director of the Lou Conte Dance Studio
Scott Nelson Production Manager
LaMar Brown Company Manager
Jason Natali Audio Engineer
Stephan Panek Head Carpenter and Stage Operations
Rebecca M. Shouse Wardrobe Supervisor
Julie E. Ballard Stage Manager and Properties Master
Sam Begich Master Electrician
Jacob Snodgrass Summer Series Lighting Director
Season 39 Sponsors
Official Provider of Physical Therapy
Official Health Club
Official Media Sponsor
Summer Series Sponsors
Diversity Partner
Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Lead Individual Sponsors, Summer Series The Tomlinson Family Richard and Ann, and sons Richard and John Lead Family Sponsor, Lou Conte Masterworks Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blitstein Jonathan and Sally Kovler Individual Sponsors, Summer Series Joel and Katie Cory Individual Sponsors, Lou Conte Masterworks The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp Charles Gardner and Patti Eylar Individual Sponsors, The 40s by Lou Conte
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Community Engagement Partner
Jim and Kay Mabie Individual Sponsors, Georgia by Lou Conte The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Foundation Sponsor, The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp Richard and Barbara Silverman Larry and Marla Gilbert Individual Sponsors, One Thousand Pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo Thomas J. O’Keefe Jane Ellen Murray Choreographers Circle, The 40s by Lou Conte Karen and Peter Lennon Choreographers Circle, Palladio by Jim Vincent Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Choreographers Circle, One Thousand Pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo
Imprint (Duet) Lucas Crandall, Choreography and Original Concept Johann Sebastian Bach, Music Jason Brown, Lighting Design Branimira Ivanova, Costume Design Music by Johann Sebastian Bach: “Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria,” as performed by Glenn Gould, from the album Bach: Goldberg Variations (1981), as recorded by Sony Music Entertainment. The world premiere of Imprint by Lucas Crandall was sponsored by The Tomlinson Family (Richard and Ann, and sons Richard and John). The 2017 Summer Series is sponsored by Allstate, Community Engagement Partner; Baker McKenzie, Diversity Partner; Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens; J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe. Additional support is provided by Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blistein, and Jonathan and Sally Kovler.
One Flat Thing, reproduced William Forsythe, Choreography Thom Willems, Composer William Forsythe, Lighting Design William Forsythe, Stage Design Stephen Galloway, Costume Design Original music by Thom Willems. Used by permission of Thom Willems. The Hubbard Street premiere of One Flat Thing, reproduced by William Forsythe was sponsored by the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, with support from Sandra and Jack Guthman through the Imagine Campaign. Lead Individual Sponsors of the Forsythe Series were Jay Franke and David Herro. The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation was the Lead Foundation Sponsor of the series. Additional support was provided by Individual Sponsors Sara Albrecht, Pam Crutchfield, Charles Gardner and Patti Eylar, and Richard L. Rodes. The 2017 Summer Series is sponsored by Allstate, Community Engagement Partner; Baker McKenzie, Diversity Partner; Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens; J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe. Additional support is provided by Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blistein, and Jonathan and Sally Kovler.
One Thousand Pieces (Water Section) Alejandro Cerrudo, Choreography Philip Glass, Music Michael Korsch, Lighting Design Thomas Mika, Set and Costume Design All music by Philip Glass: “Song VII,” from the album Songs & Poems for Solo Cello as recorded by Wendy Sutter for Orange Mountain Music. “Movement II,” from the album Portraits – Bruce Levingston as recorded by Bruce Levingston for Orange Mountain Music. All songs used with the permission of Dunvagen Music Publishing. The world premiere of One Thousand Pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo was created with funds from the Prince Prize for Commissioning Original Work, which was awarded to Cerrudo and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2012. Corporate Sponsors included Exelon, Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. and SocialKaty. Individual Sponsors included Meg and Tim Callahan, Dirk Denison and David Salkin, Marc Miller and Chris Horsman, Lauren Robishaw, Richard L. Rodes, Bill and Orli Staley, and Richard and Ann Tomlinson. Additional support was provided by Choreographer’s Circle members John and Caroline Ballantine, Joyce Chelberg, Marge and Lew Collens, Linda Hutson, Jane and Michael Strauss, Liz and Don Thompson, and Sallyan Windt. The development of One Thousand Pieces was supported in part by the Choreographic Development Initiative, made possible by a gift from The Davee Foundation. The 2017 revival of the Water Section is sponsored by Richard and Barbara Silverman, and Larry and Marla Gilbert. Additional support is provided by Choreographer’s Circle Members, Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly. The 2017 Summer Series is sponsored by Allstate, Community Engagement Partner; Baker McKenzie, Diversity Partner; Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens; J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe. Additional support is provided by Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blistein, and Jonathan and Sally Kovler.
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Palladio Jim Vincent, Choreography Karl Jenkins, Music Ryan O’Gara, Lighting Design Mara Blumenfeld, Costume Design Music by Karl Jenkins: “Palladio,” from the album Diamond Music, recorded by Sony Music Entertainment, as published by Boosey & Hawkes company. The world premiere of Palladio by Jim Vincent was sponsored by Meg and Tim Callahan, Karen and Peter Lennon, and Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller. The 2017 revival is sponsored by Karen and Peter Lennon. The 2017 Summer Series is sponsored by Allstate, Community Engagement Partner; Baker McKenzie, Diversity Partner; Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens; J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe. Additional support is provided by Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blistein, and Jonathan and Sally Kovler.
A Picture of You Falling Crystal Pite, Choreography Owen Belton, Music Kate Strong, Voice Alan Brodie, Lighting Design Linda Chow, Costume Design Peter Chu, Staging Original music by Owen Belton. The Hubbard Street premiere of A Picture of You Falling by Crystal Pite was sponsored by Choreographer’s Circle Member Sara Albrecht. The 2017 Summer Series is sponsored by Allstate, Community Engagement Partner; Baker McKenzie, Diversity Partner; Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens; J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe. Additional support is provided by Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blistein, and Jonathan and Sally Kovler.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in Lou Conte’s The 40s. Photo by Jack Mitchell.
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The Golden Section Twyla Tharp, Choreography David Byrne, Music Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Design Santo Loquasto, Costume Design Shelley Washington, Staging Claire Bataille, Assistant to Shelley Washington Music by David Byrne. The Golden Section was sponsored by The Tharp Project, funded by the AT&T Foundation, The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, Julius Frankel Foundation, Polk Bros. Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts, Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund, and Anonymous. The 2017 revival of The Golden Section is sponsored by The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. and Joel and Katie Cory. The 2017 Summer Series is sponsored by Allstate, Community Engagement Partner; Baker McKenzie, Diversity Partner; Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens; J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe. Additional support is provided by Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blistein, and Jonathan and Sally Kovler.
Georgia Lou Conte, Choreography Hoagy Carmichael, Music Robert Christen, Lighting Design Jackson Lowell, Costume Design Claire Bataille, Staging Music by Hoagy Carmichael: “Georgia,” as performed by Willie Nelson, from the album Stardust, recorded by Legacy Recordings, as published by Peermusic III LTD. “Rose From the Blues” was commissioned for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago by Matrix: Midland Festival of the Arts, Humanities and Sciences, Midland, Michigan. The 2001 revival of Georgia was sponsored by David and Irene Silberman, and Lois and Steve Eisen. The Tomlinson Family (Richard and Ann, and sons Richard and John) are the Lead Family Sponsors of the 2017 Lou Conte Masterworks. Joel and Katie Cory are Individual Sponsors of the 2017 Lou Conte Masterworks. Individual Sponsors of Georgia are Jim and Kay Mabie. The 2017 Summer Series is sponsored by Allstate, Community Engagement Partner; Baker McKenzie, Diversity Partner; Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens; J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe. Additional support is provided by Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blistein, and Jonathan and Sally Kovler.
The 40s Lou Conte, Choreography Sy Oliver, Music Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Design Julie Nagel, Costume Design Claire Bataille, Staging Music by Sy Oliver: “Opus Number One,” as performed by Ralph Burns, from the album New York, New York, recorded by Capitol Recordings, as published by Kander and Ebb Inc. Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller were the exclusive sponsors of the 25th Anniversary revival of The 40s. The Tomlinson Family (Richard and Ann, and sons Richard and John) are the Lead Family Sponsors of the 2017 Lou Conte Masterworks. Joel and Katie Cory are Individual Sponsors of the 2017 Lou Conte Masterworks. Individual Sponsors of The 40s are Charles Gardner and Patti Eylar. Additional support is provided by Choreographer’s Circle Members Thomas J. O’Keefe and Jane Ellen Murray. The 2017 Summer Series is sponsored by Allstate, Community Engagement Partner; Baker McKenzie, Diversity Partner; Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens; J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation; and John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe. Additional support is provided by Berle Blitstein and Marlene Breslow-Blistein, and Jonathan and Sally Kovler.
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CHOREOGRAPHER PROFILES Alejandro Cerrudo was born in Madrid, Spain and trained at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Madrid. His professional career began in 1998 and includes work with Victor Ullate Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater 2. Cerrudo joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2005, was named Choreographic Fellow in 2008 and became the company’s first Resident Choreographer in 2009. Fifteen works choreographed to date for Hubbard Street include collaborations with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Nederlands Dans Theater. These pieces and additional commissions are in the repertory at companies around the U.S. as well as in Australia, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands; touring engagements have brought his work still further abroad, to audiences in Algeria, Canada, Morocco and Spain. In March 2012, Pacific Northwest Ballet invited Cerrudo to choreograph his first work for the company, Memory Glow, upon receiving the Joyce Theater Foundation’s second Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance. Additional honors include an award from the Boomerang Fund for Artists (2011), and a Prince Prize for Commissioning Original Work from the Prince Charitable Trusts (2012) for his acclaimed, first evening-length work, One Thousand Pieces. Cerrudo is one of four choreographers invited by New York City Ballet principal Wendy Whelan to create and perform original duets for Restless Creature, and he was recently announced the 2014 USA Donnelley Fellow by United States Artists. After a performing career that included roles in Broadway musicals such as Cabaret, Mame, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Lou Conte established the Lou Conte Dance Studio in 1974. Three years later, he founded what is now Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Originally the company’s sole choreographer, he developed relationships with emerging and world-renowned dancemakers Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Margo Sappington, and Daniel Ezralow as the company grew. Conte continued to build Hubbard Street’s repertoire by forging a key relationship with Twyla Tharp in the 1990s, acquiring seven of her works as well as original choreography. It then became an international enterprise with the inclusion of works by Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, and Ohad Naharin. Throughout his 23 years as the company’s artistic director, Conte received numerous awards including the first Ruth Page Artistic Achievements Award in 1986, the Sidney R. Yates Arts Advocacy Award in 1995, and a Chicagoan of the Year award from Chicago magazine in 1999. In 2003, Conte was inducted as a laureate into the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the state’s highest honor, and in 2014, was named one of five inaugural recipients of the City of Chicago’s Fifth Star Award. He has been credited by many for helping raise Chicago’s international cultural profile, and for creating a welcoming climate for dance in the city, where the art form now thrives. Lucas Crandall began his dance career with the Milwaukee Ballet in 1979. In 1980, he joined the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, then directed by Oscar Aráiz. Under the direction of Jiří Kylián, he danced with Nederlands Dans Theater for two years before returning to Geneva, as soloist and later rehearsal assistant, under the direction of Gradimir Pankov. Crandall has performed and originated roles in works by notable choreographers including Aráiz, Kylián, Christopher Bruce, Nacho Duato, Mats Ek, Rui Horta, Amanda Miller, and Ohad Naharin. In 2000, Crandall returned to the U.S. to join Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, as Associate Artistic Director and staff at the Lou Conte Dance Studio. His teaching and coaching career includes residencies at various U.S. universities; master classes and repertory workshops, both domestically and abroad; and guest positions at companies including Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Northwest Professional Dance Project, and the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève. Crandall’s choreographic work includes multiple premieres for Hubbard Street (Atelier, Gimme, The Set) and new works for Northwest Dance Project and Thodos Dance Chicago. Crandall was recently rehearsal director for Nederlands Dans Theater’s main company for three years, under the directorships of Paul Lightfoot and former Hubbard Street Artistic Director Jim Vincent. Crandall returned to Hubbard Street as Rehearsal Director in April 2013.
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Raised in New York and initially trained in Florida with Nolan Dingman and Christa Long, William Forsythe danced with the Joffrey Ballet and later the Stuttgart Ballet, where he was appointed Resident Choreographer in 1976. Over the next seven years, he created new works for the Stuttgart ensemble and ballet companies throughout Europe and the United States. In 1984, he began a 20-year tenure as director of Ballett Frankfurt, where he created works such as Artifact (1984), Impressing the Czar (1988), Limb’s Theorem (1990), The Loss of Small Detail (1991, in collaboration with composer Thom Willems and designer Issey Miyake), Eidos: Telos (1995), Endless House (1999), Kammer/Kammer (2000) and Decreation (2003). After the closure of Ballett Frankfurt in 2004, Forsythe established a new, more independent ensemble, The Forsythe Company, founded with the support of the German states of Saxony and Hesse, the cities of Dresden and Frankfurt am Main, and private sponsors. His works are prominently featured in the repertoires of virtually every major ballet company in the world, including the Mariinsky Ballet, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, London’s Royal Ballet and the Paris Opéra Ballet. Awards received by Forsythe and his ensembles include four New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards and three Laurence Olivier Awards in the U.K.; he has been conveyed the title of Commandeur des Arts et Lettres by the government of France; and he has received the German Distinguished Service Cross, the Wexner Prize, the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale, the Samuel H. Scripps / American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Swedish Carina Ari Medal. Forsythe has also been commissioned to produce architectural and performance installations by, among others, architect-artist Daniel Libeskind, ARTANGEL, Creative Time, and the SKD–Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. As an educator, Forsythe is regularly invited to lecture and give workshops at universities and cultural institutions, he is an Honorary Fellow at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in London, and holds an Honorary Doctorate from the Juilliard School in New York City. Forsythe is currently Professor of Dance and Artistic Advisor for the Choreographic Institute at the University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. Visit williamforsythe.de to learn more. Born in Terrace, British Columbia and raised on the Canadian west coast, choreographer and performer Crystal Pite is a former company member of Ballet British Columbia and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt. Pite’s professional choreographic debut was in 1990, at Ballet British Columbia; since then, she has created more than 40 works for companies such as Nederlands Dans Theater, Cullberg Ballet, Ballett Frankfurt, the National Ballet of Canada, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, and Louise Lecavalier / Fou Glorieux, plus collaborations with the Electric Company Theatre and acclaimed director Robert Lepage. In 2002, Pite formed the company Kidd Pivot, which integrates movement, original music, text and rich visual design, balancing sharp exactitude with irreverence and risk. Kidd Pivot tours nationally and internationally, performing critically acclaimed works including Dark Matters, Lost Action, The You Show and The Tempest Replica. Pite is the recipient of the Banff Centre’s Clifford E. Lee Award (1995), the Bonnie Bird North American Choreography Award (2004), the Isadora Award (2005), two Dora Mavor Moore Awards (2009 and 2012), a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award (2006) and the Governor General of Canada’s Performing Arts Award, Mentorship Program (2008). Pite also received the 2011 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, the inaugural Lola Award in 2012, and the Canada Council’s 2012 Jacqueline Lemieux Prize. Visit kiddpivot.org to learn more.
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CHOREOGRAPHER PROFILES Since graduating from Barnard College in 1963, Ms. Twyla Tharp has choreographed more than one hundred sixty works: one hundred twenty-nine dances, twelve television specials, five Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows and two figure skating routines. She has also written three books. She received one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, nineteen honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President’s Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts, the 2008 Jerome Robbins Prize, and a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor. Her many grants include the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In addition to choreographing for her own company Twyla Tharp Dance, she has created dances for companies worldwide, where her works continue to be performed. Today, Ms. Tharp continues to create. Jim Vincent, who studied dance at the Washington School of Ballet, Harkness House for Ballet Arts (NYC) and UNCSA, became the Artistic Director of Nederlands Dans Theater in 2009. He previously served as the Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago from 2000-2009, following an extensive career as a dancer, teacher, ballet master and choreographer. Vincent’s distinguished career as a professional dancer includes a 12-year tenure with Jiri Kylian’s Nederlands Dans Theater and two years with Nacho Duato’s Compañía Nacional de Danza in Spain. As a dancer, he worked with many choreographers including Kylian, Duato, Lubovitch, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Hans van Manen, Christopher Bruce, Bill T. Jones and Ohad Naharin. In 2012, he became Executive Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment. Shelley Washington (Stager for The Golden Section) studied with Twyla Tharp at Wolftrap Academy, American University, prior to being invited to join Twyla Tharp Dance Company in 1975. She had previously danced as a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company. A graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, Ms. Washington furthered her training at the Juilliard School. In 1977 she performed in the film “Hair” and in 1985 in “singing in the Rain” on Broadway and served as Dance Captain for that Production. In 1987 she was honored with a Bessie Award for Outstanding Performance. From 1988 to 1992 Ms. Washington joined the American Ballet Theater in Association with Twyla Tharp as a Soloist and Rehearsal Director. In 1993 she was the Rehearsal Director for Twyla Tharp’s “Cutting Up” tour starring Ms. Tharp and Mikhail Baryshnikov, Twyla Tharp and Dancers City Center Season in New York and Tharp Dances’ International Tour. Ms. Washington continues to work with Ms. Tharp as a Repetiteur, Setting, Staging and Directing Ballets for various companies including American Ballet Theater, The Boston Ballet Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Martha Graham Dance Company, The Australian Ballet, The Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ballet Rambert, The Royal Ballet, The Dutch National, The Zurich Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Kansas City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Ballet San Jose, The Royal Danish and the Royal Swedish Ballet.
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SPOTLIGHT BALL Corporate Sponsor Exelon Presenting Sponsor Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund Benefactors Sara Albrecht Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol David Herro and Jay Franke Sponsors Allstate Marlene Breslow-Blitstein and Berle Blitstein Meg and Tim Callahan Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens Conagra Brands Penny Rodes DeMott Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner GCM Grosvenor Larry and Marla Gilbert JDL Development Jenner & Block The PrivateBank ITW Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller Schwertfeger Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker Patrons ARI, Richard Ehrie Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Janet and Michael Colleran Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds Dirk Denison and David Salkin
Sondra Berman Epstein Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds Sandra and Jack Guthman HFF, Jeff Bramson Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Northern Trust PWC Byron and Judy Pollock Related Midwest Lauren Robishaw Richard L. Rodes Burton X. and Sheli Rosenberg Kelly Royer and Damian Dolyniuk Mary Kay Shaw Richard and Barbara Silverman Richard and Ann Tomlinson John Vazquez and Paul Gleixner West Monroe Partners Supporters Beth Bronner and Alan Singer James and Edythe Cloonan Ginger Farley Ron Levin, Goldman Sachs Lettuce Entertain You Jim and Kay Mabie Melissa O’Malley Richard and Ellen Sandor Charles Snellgrove Jack and Niki Tovin Mike and Linda Welsh Sallyan Windt Randy and Lisa White
Hubbard Street dancer Jacqueline Burnett in One Thousand Pieces by Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
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2016–17 DANCER PROFILES Jesse Bechard (Bolton, MA) began his formal ballet training at age 16, graduated from Walnut Hill School for the Arts, and attended training programs at Boston Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Ballet Austin. In 2000, having completed his freshman year at the University of Chicago, he returned to dance, performing for one year with Ballet Austin and for eight with Richmond Ballet. Bechard joined Hubbard Street in August 2010.
Jacqueline Burnett (Pocatello, ID) received classical ballet training in Pocatello, Idaho from Romanian ballet master Marius Zirra, with additional summer training at Ballet Idaho, Brindusa-Moore Ballet Academy, the Universal (Kirov) Ballet Academy, the Juilliard School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors from the Ailey School and Fordham University’s joint program in New York City in 2009, while an apprentice with Hubbard Street. She was promoted to the main company in August 2009 and is a 2011–12 Princess Grace Honorarium recipient. Alicia Delgadillo (Charlotte, NC) began her classical training at the Susan Hayward School of Dance in San Francisco, California, and continued her studies in North Carolina with Gay Porter and Bridget Porter Young at the Charlotte School of Ballet. In 2004, Delgadillo began studying full time with Daniel and Rebecca Wiley at Piedmont School of Music and Dance. She has attended summer programs at Hubbard Street, the Juilliard School, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and Springboard Danse Montréal. Delgadillo graduated with honors from the Ailey School and Fordham University’s joint program in New York City in 2012, while a member of Hubbard Street 2, and was promoted to the main company in April 2014. Kellie Epperheimer (Los Osos, CA) began her dance training in 1988 at the Academy of Dance and Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo, and attended training programs at the Joffrey Ballet School and the Juilliard School in New York City. A founding member of Cedar Lake Ensemble (later Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet), she joined Hubbard Street 2 in January 2005, and was promoted to the main company in January 2007.
Michael Gross (Poughquag, NY) earned a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona and received much of his early training from Colorado Jazz Dance Company in Colorado Springs, followed by further studies at the American Academy of Ballet and Springboard Danse Montréal. Formerly a member of River North Dance Chicago and Visceral Dance Chicago, Gross has also performed with Elements Contemporary Ballet and in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s holiday production, Welcome Yule! Gross joined Hubbard Street in August 2014 and thanks his friends and family for their love and support.
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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO Elliot Hammans (Santa Fe, NM) began his formal dance training in 2008 with Robert Sher-Machherndl and continued his ballet and modern dance education with Moving People Dance in Santa Fe, NM, under the direction of Curtis Uhlemann. Hammans joined Moving People Dance Company as an apprentice in 2010, trained on full scholarship at the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center in San Francisco, and attended Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 2011 and 2012 Summer Intensives. Following studies abroad at Austria’s Tanzzentrum SEAD, Hammans earned his BFA in Dance in 2014 from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Hammans joined Hubbard Street 2 in August 2014 and was promoted to Hubbard Street’s main company in August 2016. Jason Hortin (Olympia, WA) graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a BFA in Dance under the direction of Louis Kavouras. His performance career includes work with Moving People Dance Theatre, Erick Hawkins Dance Company and River North Dance Chicago. Hortin joined Hubbard Street as an apprentice in August 2007 and was promoted to the main company in July 2008.
Alice Klock (Whidbey Island, WA) began dancing at age 11. She trained at Interlochen Arts Academy from 2003–07, and in Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Dominican University of California’s joint BFA program from 2007–09. Klock then joined Hubbard Street 2 in September 2009 and was promoted to the main company in September 2011. Klock creates original works in watercolor and mixed media as a visual artist; as a choreographer, she has contributed to the Nexus Project and Visceral Dance Chicago, in addition to premiering multiple pieces through Hubbard Street’s danc(e)volve: New Works Festival and annual Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop. Visit klockonian.tumblr. com to learn more. Emilie Leriche (Santa Fe, NM) began her dance training at the age of eight. In 2007 she began her formal dance training at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, with additional summer study at Joffrey Midwest, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Leriche has performed alongside the dancers of zoe | juniper, and at the WestWave Dance Festival as a member of Maurya Kerr’s tinypistol. Leriche joined Hubbard Street 2 in 2011, was promoted to the main company in 2013, was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for 2015, and is the recipient of a 2015 Dance Fellowship from the Princess Grace Foundation–USA. Adrienne Lipson (London, ON) began dancing under the tutelage of Jennifer Swan and continued her studies at Ryerson University. There, Lipson was a founding member of Rock Bottom Movement, and supplemented her training with summers at Hubbard Street, Jacob’s Pillow, and Springboard Dance Montréal, amongst others. Upon graduation in 2013, Lipson moved to Chicago to join Hubbard Street 2. Lipson worked with choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams on the development of her UNDER(cover) series, and creates her own work as part of Hubbard Street’s Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop. Lipson was promoted to the main company in August 2016.
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2016–17 DANCER PROFILES Florian Lochner (Frankenhardt, Germany) trained at Ballettschule Malsam in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim, where he was the recipient of its Birgit Keil Dance Foundation scholarship. Lochner earned his master’s degree in the performing arts and joined Gauthier Dance Company in Stuttgart in 2011, performing works by numerous choreographers including Mauro Bigonzetti, Jiří Bubenířek, Alejandro Cerrudo, Alexander Ekman, Itzik Galili, Eric Gauthier, Marco Goeke, Johan Inger, Jiří Kylián, Christian Spuck, Cayetano Soto, Philip Taylor, Stephan Thoss, Paul Lightfoot and Sol León. He received a “Best of the Season” nomination in Germany’s Dance for You! Magazine in September 2013, and joined Hubbard Street in August 2015. Ana Lopez (A Coruña, Spain) began her formal training at Conservatorio de Danza Diputacion de A Coruña. Upon graduating Isaac Diaz Pardo High School, she continued her training at Centro Internacional de Danza Carmen Roche. Prior to joining Hubbard Street in January 2008, Lopez danced with Joven Ballet Carmen Roche, with Compañía Nacional de Danza 2 in works by Nacho Duato and Tony Fabre, and at Ballet Theater Munich under the directorship of Philip Taylor. She was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for 2012. Andrew Murdock (St. Albert, AB) is in his fourth season with Hubbard Street. After graduating from the Juilliard School, he joined BJM Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal. As a New York based freelancer he regularly collaborated with Aszure Barton & Artists. Additional collaborators include Gallim Dance, Cherice Barton, Joshua Beamish, Andy Blankenbuehler, Nina Chung, Joe Lanteri, Austin McCormick, Michelle Mola, Abdel Salaam, Edgar Zendejas, Zack Winokur, and Geneviève Dorion-Coupal. As a rehearsal assistant to Aszure Barton, he worked with American Ballet Theatre, Canada’s National Ballet School, Ballet BC, New York University, The Steps Ensemble, Arts Umbrella and Springboard Danse Montréal. David Schultz (Grand Rapids, MI) began training in Michigan with the School of Grand Rapids Ballet, where he then performed for four seasons with its company, Grand Rapids Ballet. Schultz joined Hubbard Street 2 in September 2009 and was promoted to the main company in August 2011, and he is the recipient of a 2012 Princess Grace Award.
Kevin J. Shannon (Baltimore, MD) began dancing under the guidance of Lester Holmes. He graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts with additional training at the School of American Ballet, Miami City Ballet School, Paul Taylor Dance Company and Parsons Dance. He earned his BFA in 2007 at the Juilliard School, toured nationally with the Juilliard Dance Ensemble and appeared in the “Live from Lincoln Center” broadcast television special The Juilliard School: Celebrating 100 Years. Shannon joined Hubbard Street in November 2007. Jessica Tong (Binghamton, NY) received her formal training at the Ballet School in Salt Lake City under Jan Clark Fugit, as well as at the University of Utah, where she was a member of Utah Ballet. Tong danced with BalletMet in Ohio, Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech in New York City and with Hubbard Street 2 before joining the main company in January 2007. She was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for 2009, and currently serves on Chicago Dancers United’s Ambassador Committee for Dance for Life Chicago.
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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO Brandon Coleman (Katy, TX) is a graduate of the University of Arizona, where he received his BFA in Dance and BA in Communication with a minor in Arts Administration. He attended Springboard Danse Montréal in 2016 and received additional training from River North Dance Chicago and Keigwin and Company. Coleman toured throughout China with Art.If.Act Dance Project, assisted Sam Watson at the Tanz Bozen- Bolzano Danza International dance festival in Bolzano, Italy, and performed as a guest artist with Zikr Dance Ensemble in Denver, CO. He joined Visceral Dance Chicago as a full company member in August 2015 and is excited to be working with Hubbard Street for their Summer Series. Yue Ru Ma began her formal dance education at School of the Arts Singapore (SOTA) and graduated summa cum laude from The Boston Conservatory, where she earned her BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance. Her training also includes intensive programs at Hubbard Street, Nederlands Dans Theater, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and Northwest Dance Project’s LAUNCH. She has worked professionally with Hubbard Street 2, Post:Ballet, The Move Messenger(s), Amy Seiwert, Maurya Kerr, Zoe Dance, and Present-Day Dance Theater, and performed the works of, among others, Alice Klock, Peter Chu, Bryan Arias, Kuik Swee Boon, Marco Goecke, Andrea Miller, Adam Hougland, Loni Landon, Daniel Pelzig, Dwight Rhoden and Uri Sands. A strong advocate of interdisciplinary collaboration, she spearheaded a structuredimprovisation project, Essence and Ephemerality, that melds dance, music, technology and text to create an evening-length work. As an artist, she strives to always be honest, curious, and courageous, and impact this world meaningfully through the powerful language of dance. Adam McGaw is a native of Detroit, Michigan, where he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Dance at Wayne State University (2015). He has performed works by Doug Varone, Fernando Melo, Maxine Doyle, Francesca Harper, Gioconda Barbuto Dwight Rhoden, Marguerite Donlon, Julie Bour, Uri Sands, Sonya Tayeh, Belinda McGuire and many more. Adam is an alumni of Springboard Danse Montreal and spent seasons dancing with Visceral Dance Chicago and TU Dance Company (St. Paul, MN). Adam has joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago for their 40th Anniversary Season Summer Series. Minga Prather (Dallas, TX) is currently a junior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program and a graduate of Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, under direction of Lily Weiss. Minga has danced alongside Grammy Winner, Erykah Badu, and was featured on Vogue.com for the Fashion Week 2017 Collection Video, alongside models Chrissy Teigen and Ashley Graham. Minga has performed with Nimbus Dance Works for their 2016-2017 season, as well as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for both their Lincoln Center and City Center Opening Night Galas. She has worked with an array of choreographers: Desmond Richardson, Hope Boykin, Matthew Rushing, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Dwight Rhoden, Jae Man Joo, Clifton Brown, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Jessica Lang, and Bridgette Moore—just to name a few. She has received awards from the National Young Arts Foundation, being named a 2014 winner in modern dance: one of twenty chosen for that year. She would like to thank her friends and family for their continual love and support. Photos of Brandon Coleman and Adam McGraw by Cheryl Mann Productions.
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About Hubbard Street Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s core purpose is to bring artists, art and audiences together to enrich, engage, educate, transform and change lives through the experience of dance. Celebrating its 39th season in 2016–17, Hubbard Street continues to be an innovative force, supporting its creative talent while presenting repertoire by major international artists. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio at LaSalle and Hubbard Streets in 1977, when Lou Conte gathered an ensemble of four dancers to perform in senior centers across Chicago. Barbara G. Cohen soon joined the company as its first Executive Director. Conte continued to direct the company for 23 years, during which he initiated and grew relationships with both emerging and established artists including Nacho Duato, Daniel Ezralow, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Twyla Tharp. Conte’s successor Jim Vincent widened Hubbard Street’s international focus, began Hubbard Street’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and cultivated growth from within, launching the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop and inviting Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo to make his first work. Gail Kalver’s 23 years of executive leadership provided continuity from 1984 through the 2006–07 season, when Executive Director Jason Palmquist joined the organization. Glenn Edgerton became Artistic Director in 2009 and, together with Palmquist, moved this legacy forward on multiple fronts. Inside/Out is now part of a broader strategy for building new repertoire, the Choreographic Development Initiative, which aims to be a national model for artistic development while proactively diversifying contemporary dance. Partnerships with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The Second City and other institutions keep Hubbard Street deeply connected to its hometown. To the company’s repertoire, Edgerton has extended relationships with its signature choreographers while adding significant new voices such as Kyle Abraham, Mats Ek, Sharon Eyal, Alonzo King, Crystal Pite, and Victor Quijada.
Claire Bataille, left, and Ginger Farley in Case Closed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 1986. Photo by Jennifer Girard.
Isaac Spencer, left, and Erin Derstine in Float by Julian Barnett, 2006. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
Choreographer Mats Ek, left, rehearses Quinn B Wharton in Casi-Casa, 2012. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
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Shannon Alvis, left, and Terence Marling in Extremely Close by Alejandro Cerrudo, 2008. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
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The main company’s members comprise one of the only ensembles in the U.S. to perform all year long, domestically and around the world, while four nationally renowned Summer Intensive Programs bring young artists into its ranks. Hubbard Street’s Youth, Education and Community Programs are national benchmarks for partnership, dance education and urban school research. In 2008, the Parkinson’s Project became the first dance class in the Midwest for those affected by Parkinson’s disease and, with The Autism Project pilot in 2014, it’s now part of Hubbard Street’s growing Adaptive Dance Programs. Youth Dance Programs for students ages 18 months to 18 years emphasize creative expression and are offered year-round at the Hubbard Street Dance Center. At the Lou Conte Dance Studio — where Hubbard Street began in 1974 — workshops and master classes allow access to expertise, while a broad variety of weekly classes offer training at all levels in jazz, ballet, modern, tap, African, hip-hop, yoga, Pilates® and dance fitness. Visit hubbardstreetdance.com to learn more.
Above left: Frank Chaves and Leslie Stevens in Mae by Richard Levi, 1987. Archival photo. Above right: Hubbard Street 2 in The 40s by Lou Conte, 2003. Archival photo. Center: Tobin Del Cuore, left, and Cheryl Mann in Gimme by Lucas Crandall, 2004. Photo by Todd Rosenberg. Ron De Jesús, left, Krista Ledden and Ensemble in I Remember Clifford by Twyla Tharp, 1996. Photo by Ruedi Hofmann.
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Saturday, August 19, 2017 Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Featured Companies Giordano Dance Chicago Hubbard Street Dance Chicago The Joffrey Ballet Chicago Human Rhythm Project/Ensemble EspaĂąol Spanish Dance Theater/
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Jessica Miller Tomlinson Choreography Visceral Dance Chicago
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HUBBARD STREET’S CORPORATE CIRCLE These generous companies support our work onstage, in schools, and in communities through membership in our Corporate Circle. CORPORATE LEADERS $5,000 and above
CORPORATE COMPANIONS $2,500–$4,999 Allegro Dance Boutique The PrivateBank Sahara Enterprises, Inc. William Blair & Company, LLC CORPORATE FRIENDS $1,000–$2,499 Amsted Industries Belgravia Group
When your company joins Hubbard Street’s Corporate Circle, it receives exclusive benefits including performance tickets and an invitation to observe company rehearsal in our West Loop studios. For more information contact Rebecca Monen, Manager of Institutional Giving, at rmonen@hubbardstreetdance.com or call 312-850-9744, ext. 145
BETWIXT AND BETWEEN: HENRY DARGER’S VIVIAN GIRLS APR 12–SEPT 4, 2017
756 N MILWAUKEE AVE ART.ORG Henry Darger (1892–1973), untitled (detail) (double-sided), mid-twentieth century, Chicago, watercolor, pencil, carbon tracing, and collage on pierced paper, 24 x 106 1/2 in., collection American Folk Art Museum, New York, museum purchase with funds generously provided by John and Margaret Robson, 2004.1.3B. Photo by James Prinz © American Folk Art Museum/Art Resource NY.
HUBBARD STREET STAFF PROFILES Glenn Edgerton (Artistic Director) joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago after an international career as a dancer and director. At the Joffrey Ballet, he performed leading roles, contemporary and classical, for 11 years under the mentorship of Robert Joffrey. In 1989, Edgerton joined the acclaimed Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), where he danced for five years. He retired from performing to become its artistic director, leading NDT 1 for a decade and presenting the works of Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Nacho Duato, Jorma Elo, Johan Inger, Paul Lightfoot and Sol León, among others. From 2006 to 2008, he directed the Colburn Dance Institute at the Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles. Edgerton joined Hubbard Street as associate artistic director in 2008; since 2009 as artistic director, he has built upon more than three decades of leadership in dance performance, education and appreciation established by founder Lou Conte and continued by Conte’s successor, Jim Vincent. Edgerton was awarded with an honorary doctorate of the arts degree from California Institute of the Arts in May 2016. Jason D. Palmquist (Executive Director) joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in May 2007, after serving the arts community in Washington, D.C. for nearly 15 years. Palmquist began his career at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, completing his tenure there as vice president of dance administration. At the Kennedy Center, he oversaw multiple world-premiere engagements of commissioned works in dance, the formation and growth of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet and the inception in 1997 of the Millennium Stage, an award-winning, free daily performance series that to date has served more than 3 million patrons. Deeply enriching the Kennedy Center’s artistic programming, Palmquist successfully presented engagements of global dance companies including the Royal Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Kirov Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet. Palmquist also managed the Kennedy Center’s television initiatives, including the creation of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and a prime-time special on NBC memorializing the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks. In 2004, he accepted the position of executive director at the Washington Ballet. Under his leadership, the company presented full performance seasons annually at the Kennedy Center and the Warner Theater, and nurtured its world-renowned school and extensive education and outreach programs. A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Palmquist currently serves on the boards of the Arts Alliance of Illinois and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll (General Manager) brings more than a decade of experience to Hubbard Street as a leader, fundraiser and producer in the performing arts. Most recently, she served as the associate managing director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California, where she line-produced and managed all new play development efforts, shepherding 30% growth in capacity. Previous tenures include executive director of contemporary dance company Robert Moses’ Kin (San Francisco, CA), associate managing director of Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, CT), management fellow during ArtsEmerson’s inaugural presenting year (Boston, MA), annual fund manager at Aurora Theatre (Berkeley, CA), and international experience in Mexico City working for a nonprofit humanitarian group. While in the Bay Area, Fiorenza Ingersoll was secretary and then president of the Berkeley Cultural Trust and a proud member of the Bay Area Latino Theatre Artists Network. She is also a freelance arts management strategist and artist representative, partnering with individual artists and ensembles whose work gives voice to underrepresented stories and perspectives. Recognized nationally, Fiorenza Ingersoll was invited in 2014 by Theatre Communications Group to be part of its SPARK Leadership Program’s inaugural class. She holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and an MFA in Theater Management from Yale University. Alejandro Cerrudo (Resident Choreographer) See Choreographer Profiles Lucas Crandall (Rehearsal Director) See Choreographer Profiles Lou Conte (Founding Artistic Director) See Choreographer Profiles
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Hubbard Street Staff and Board Glenn Edgerton Artistic Director
Megan Watson Marketing Intern
Richard L. Rodes President and Treasurer
Jason D. Palmquist Executive Director
Dexter Carlson Development Intern
Camille E. Rudge Secretary
Lou Conte Founding Artistic Director
Youth, Education and Community Programs Kathryn Humphreys Director of Youth, Education and Community Programs
John E. Vazquez Assistant Treasurer
Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll General Manager Claire Bataille Director of the Lou Conte Dance Studio Lucas Crandall Rehearsal Director Alejandro Cerrudo Resident Choreographer Belina Mizrahi Controller LaMar Brown Company Manager Krista Ellensohn Manager of Pre-Professional Programs Kimberly Ingram Bookkeeper Deirdre Connelly Facilities and Operations Coordinator Emma Speiser Management Associate Jenny Goyer Selena Robinson General Manager Interns Foster Wattles Archive Intern Jacob Ganzer Alaya Turnbough LCDS Interns External Affairs Andy Sheagren Associate Director of Marketing Danielle Sparklin Manager of Data and Patron Services Rebecca Monen Manager of Institutional Giving Julie Levar Board Liaison and Manager of Indiviual Giving Jose E. Gaona Corporate and Foundation Relations Coordinator
Heather Lindahl Senior Manager of School Programs Keesha Beckford Youth Programs Manager Michelle Modrzejewski Community Programs Manager Jennifer Gunter Administrative Manager Savannah Turner Education Coordinator Erin Harner Youth Program Fellow Tanniqua-Kay Buchanan Loretta Holmes Veronica Bone Teaching Assistant Fellow Lane Ehlman Hannah Briner Youth Program Administrative Interns Production Staff Scott Nelson Production Manager Julie E. Ballard Stage Manager and Properties Master Jason Natali Audio Engineer Stephan Panek Head Carpenter and Stage Operations Sam Begich Master Electrician Jason Snodgrass Summer Series Lighting Director Wardrobe Staff Rebecca M. Shouse Head of Wardrobe Elizabeth Hunstad Nancy Sidman First Hands
Sofia Pilar Marketing Coordinator
Constance Thome Rachel Winborn Drapers
Rachael Pshock Development Data and Patron Services Coordinator
Greta Humphrey Angela Enos Stitchers
Hayley Ross Communication Coordinator
Jenni Schwaner Ladd Touring Wardrobe
Sidney Cristol Advertising, Sales and Ticketing
Board of Directors Mayor Rahm Emanuel Honorary Chair Sara Albrecht++ Chair
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Ellis Regenbogen+ Immediate Past Chair Denise Stefan Ginascol++ VP Development Katherine V. Schostok Assistant VP Development Meg Siegler Callahan+ VP Board Development Marc Miller+ VP Artist Training Continuum Richard F. Tomlinson II VP Facilities Bija Bennett Colleen Batcheler Berle Blitstein Ross B. Bricker Catherine Chavez Steven Collens Kristin Conley Joel Cory Dirk Denison Kelly Royer Dolyniuk Miguel Edwards Larry Gilbert Linda Hutson Karen H. Lennon+ Betsy Stelle Morgan Sarah J. Nolan Cynthia S. Van Osdol Sheila Owens Byron Pollock++ Alyssa Rapp Lauren Robishaw Tatjana Schuster Mary Kay Shaw Deborah Stonebraker Randy White+ Life Directors John W. Ballantine+ Corinne Brophy Edythe R. Cloonan++ Sondra Berman Epstein+ Stanley M. Freehling Charles R. Gardner Paul Gignilliat Sandra P. Guthman+ James Mabie++ Marie E. O’Connor++ Timothy Schwertfeger++ Jack D. Tovin Sallyan Windt William N. Wood Prince+ + Past Board Chair ++ Past Board President Program Book Hayley Ross, Editor Peggy Fink, Designer Sidney Cristol, Advertising Sales
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago gratefully acknowledges the support of the following corporations, foundations, government agencies and individuals who made gifts to our Annual Fund between September 1, 2015 and May 29, 2017.
CORPORATE SUPPORT $50,000 and above Athletico Physical Therapy Chicago Athletic Clubs Harris Theater for Music and Dance Target $25,000–$49,999 Allstate Insurance Company The Chicago Community Trust/ The Sun-Times Foundation Exelon Grosvenor Capital Management, LP $10,000–$24,999 Abbvie Baker McKenzie LLP ConAgra Brands ITW Jenner & Block, LLP MAC Cosmetics Northern Trust The PrivateBank The Second City Wessex 504 Corporation $5,000–$9,999 AJR Ventures Arnstein & Lehr, LLP Blue Plate Events Brown Brothers Harriman Deloitte Goodsmith Gregg & Unruh LLP
HFF Jackson National Life Insurance Company Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd. PWC LLP USG Corporation West Monroe Partners $2,500–$4,999 Advertising Resources, Inc. Allegro Dance Boutique Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. HBK Engineering, LLC McDonald’s Corporation PhRMA Power Rogers & Smith, P.C. Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Sepia Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C. Wells Fargo $1,000–$2,499 Amsted Industries Ariel Investments Belgravia Group, Ltd Berger Schatz, Matrimonial and Family Law Attorneys Chef Fredy Grant Thornton LLP KPMG PJH & Associates, Inc. Tito’s Handmade Vodka
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FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT $100,000 and above The Davee Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation $50,000–$99,999 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Princess Grace Foundation-USA The Shubert Foundation $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Chicago Dancing Company Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee The Crown Family The Joyce Foundation Julius N. Frankel Foundation National Parkinson Foundation Prince Charitable Trusts The Rhoades Foundation The Sage Foundation
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Illinois Arts Council Agency The Irving Harris Foundation Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund JDL Development Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation The Siragusa Foundation Tawani Foundation $5,000–$9,999 Butler Family Foundation Golder Family Foundation Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation Jerome Robbins Foundation Charles & M. R. Shapiro Foundation A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, John A. Hutchings, Richard W. Oloffson and Bank of America, N.A. Trustee The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation $1,000–$4,999 Anonymous Aaron Copland Fund for Music Modestus Bauer Foundation Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation Levitetz Family Foundation The Service Club of Chicago
$10,000–$24,999 Anonymous Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Helen Brach Foundation The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT Artistic Director’s Society $50,000 and above Sara Albrecht Joyce Chelberg Charlie Gardner and Patti Eylar Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Jay Franke and David Herro James and Margaret Johnson Latsko Family Foundation The Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Marlene Breslow-Blitstein and Berle Blitstein Meg and Tim Callahan Lew, Steven and Caralynn Collens Lauren Robishaw Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller Richard and Barbara Silverman Bill and Orli Staley Richard and Ann Tomlinson Elizabeth Yntema
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$10,000–$24,999 Anonymous Ross B. Bricker and Nina Vinik Douglas and Carol Cohen Joel and Katie Cory Pamela Crutchfield R. Penny Rodes DeMott Larry and Marla Gilbert Adam Grymkowski Carey Heckman Caryn Jacobs Anne Kaplan Jim and Kay Mabie Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes Jonathan and Sally Kovler Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Adrienne Parker and Peter Foley Byron and Judy Pollock J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Richard L. Rodes Mary Kay Shaw Burton X. and Sheli Rosenberg Elizabeth Louise Smith Revocable Trust Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker Robert and Jamie Taylor
Randy and Lisa White $5,000–$9,999 Anonymous The AMD Family Fund Andrew Alexander Robert and Marilyn Arensman John and Caroline Ballantine Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Michael Downing and Kathy Bernreuter Sondra Berman Epstein Corinne Brophy James and Edie Cloonan Michael and Janet Colleran Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds Dirk Denison and David Salkin Damian Dolyniuk and Kelly Royer Dolyniuk Mary Galvin Helen Goldenberg and Michael Alper Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds Sandra and Jack Guthman Harry and Marcy Harczak Trish and Harp Harper Linda Hutson Matt and Mikelle Kruger
Lynette M. Lilly Ron and Elise Magers John E. Miller, Jr. Jane Ellen Murray Alexandra and John Nichols Sarah J. Nolan Thomas J. O’Keefe Alyssa Rapp and Hal Morris Sally and Ellis Regenbogen Eleanor and William Revelle Jane and Michael Strauss Dr. John Vazquez and Dr. Paul Gleixner Sallyan Windt Sustaining DanceMakers $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous (3) Bija Bennett John Blosser John and Leslie Henner Burns Catherine and Hugo Chavez The Patti Eylar Scholarship Fund for HS Pro Ginger Farley Paul and Christine Fisher Jana French and Peter Gotsch Aliza Fulton Richard and Mary Gray John Grinney and Heidi Westland Bruce and Jamie Hague Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll and Emrys Ingersoll Ian Jacobs and Valerie Chang Mark and Mary Ann Kaufman Dietrich and Andrew Klevorn Karen and Peter Lennon Daniel and Fay Levin Bradley T. Nelson Victoria Priola Kevin and Camille Rudge Carleen Schreder and Ralph Musicant Louise Silberman Eric and Tammy Steele Peter Q. and Michelle S. Thompson Jack and Niki Tovin Marilee C. Unruh Richard and Diane Weinberg Premier DanceMakers $1,000–$2,499 Anonymous (5) Greg Albiero and Mark Zampardo Aurora and Jerome Austriaco Marshall and Arlene Bennett Kevin and Jane Berg Heiji Black Abram and Ilene Bluestein Jeffrey and Judith Bramson Paul and Christine Branstad Jeanne Brett Steven Brown Linda S. Buckley Valerie Carberry and Richard Wright
David Chen Bridget and Jim Coffing Mary and Jack Connelly Jack Cooksey and Brenda Russell Ann and Stephen Curley Tom Doherty Marsha and Philip Dowd Allan and Ellen Drebin Terry Dvorak Warren and Joan Eagle Miguel Edwards Steve and Lois Eisen Bill Escamilla and Lisa Dollar Buehler The Patti Eylar Scholarship Fund Susan Feibus Thomas J. Feie Steven and Randy Fifield Lisa Genesen and David Tabolt Meredith George Bill and Ethel Gofen David and Carol Golder Jo Ellen and Peter Granson David and Penelope Greenspahn Madeleine Grynsztejn and Tom Shapiro Beth and Bill Hager Stephanie Hickman Rick and Cathy Hirschman Steven Hodges Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund Linda and Bernard Kastory Sarah and Julie Kennedy Tim King Christine E. Knuth Steve Koch Koldyke Family Fund Howard and Gail Lanznar Monica Leccese Dale and Julie Leibert Tammy Lipson Jeffrey and Leticia Mann Ellen McCabe Sandra McNaughton Martha and Richard Melman Diane and Bob Merna Pamela G. Meyer Sally and Ted Miller Mike and Laura Mleko Richard and Beverly Moody Maureen Mosh Kenneth Norgan Julie O’Connell Melissa O’Malley Charlene Osborne Jason Ott, Aon Private Risk Management Sheila Owens Patricia and Candace Parchem Melvin and Lynn Pearl D. Elizabeth Price and Louis Yecies David and Gabrielle Rousso Jeffrey C. Rubenstein
Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation TJ Saye Donald and Eileen Schiller Katherine V. Schostok Tatjana and Chelsea Schuster Alan and Beth Singer Charles Shellgrove Michael Solomon and Carol McCardell Dawn Stanislaw Dan Thorson Steve Traxler Lynn and Jeff Vilker Edward and Dia Weil Michael and Linda Welsh Daniel Wheeler Keven and Nick Wilder David Williams and Eric Ceputis Pat Young William Ziemann DancePartners $500–$999 Anonymous (3) James and Sheila Amend Joanne Baizer Sarah Bannister Randy and Lorraine Barba Lawrence Berlin Tom and Tina Berry The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundations Stuart Brainerd and Elise Paschen Robert and Joell Brightfelt Charles Capwell and Isabel Wong Paul and Amy Carbone Christopher and Sally Coder Tamara and Robert Cosentino Elizabeth Cummings Francesca DeBiase and Jassem Mahmoud Cindy Delmar Craig and Janet Duchossois Bryan Dunn and Barbara Larsen Thomas Durica Jennifer Edgcomb Richard and Marjorie Ettlinger Ginger Farley Daniel Fischel and Sylvia Neil Joel Frader Lio Getty Michael Grant and Carol McMahan Paul and Dedrea Gray, In the Works Fund Shana Guthman Ted and Mirja Haffner Josephine Heindel Peter Hood and Christine Worley Dori Howell Douglas Howell Jim Huberty and Marc Giles Alan Jones hubbardstreetdance.com
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Patricia Woertz and Ron Jensen Jackie Kott-Wolle and David Wolle Dr. Sherry Young and Family $250–$499 Anonymous (3) Carol Albrecht James Allan Cindy Alpert Gregg Auby Judy and Andy Axler Marilyn Bartter Julie Basrak Linda Bierig Frederic Boyer and Claire Guis Albert and Jean Broday Bonnie Brooks Nicole Brown Kalena Chevalier Scott and Jen Christiansen Roger and Ann Cole Susan Curry Alexandra Darrow Nancy Davidson Beth Davis Edward and Cathy Davis Katherine Davis Robert Delaney Duane M. DesParte and John C. Schneider Alec Dike Andrew and Diann Dincolo Diane Erickson Elizabeth Fama and John Cochrane Jim and Deb Ford Arthur L. Frank, M.D. Tracy Frein Stephen and Rebecca Galler Julie L. Gentes Lori Gordon Camille Grejczyk Martin Grochala and Fred Reuland Krista and Gene Haake Harry and Lyne Halme Jayne and Stephen Hanauer Susan Harris Katharine Hathaway Marvin and Karen Herman Ben Hladilek Michael Holtzmann Craig Hanenburg and Bill Kuczek Charles and Caroline Huebner Bonnie Humphrey and John O’Donnell Ilter Ibrahimof Mira Iliescu Peter Ivanovich John Jawor Jason Johnston Julia Joseph Mary Kamraczewski Lorraine Kaplan Theresa Karutz Katarzyna Kay Connie Kendall John and Anne Kern Melvin Kupperman Andy Kurkulis
Megan Levin Katherine Lin Joan Lovell Jessica Malkin Melissa Matarrese and Dan McEnerney Jaimie Mayer Susan McBride Michelle McCarthy Ed and Debby Mellinger Tanya Mena Floyd Mittleman and Julia Guerrero Betsy Morgan Eileen Murray Susan Noel Susan Norvich Karen Oldeg Julia Parzen and Daniel Johnson Audrey Paton Jose Perez-Sanz Sarah Pesetsky Andrew and Judy L. Porte Gary Prior Gail Regenbogen Stephen and Shari Reiches Linda Rosencranz Joanna Rupp Richard Rusz Nancy Schroeder Elizabeth and Steven Schultz Linda Schurman Bud and Diane Schwarzbach John and Cheryl Seder Stephen Silverman and Janet Leder Michael Simonski Howard Sitron Mary Splude Randel Steele and Margaret Gonzales Daniel and Rena Sternberg William and Mary Summers Karen Teitelbaum Mary Ellen Toll and William Heimann Marc VanOverbeke Tracy Vonder Haar Paul Waas Gary Warfel Jerold Wasserman Jennifer Weuve and Jeffrey Gitelle Julia Wheeler Brad and Carol White Jon Will Jay and Donna Williams Kirk and Jasmine Young Sharlene Young Hubbard Street appreciates the support of the corporations, foundations and individuals that contribute gifts up to $250 and regrets the inability to list their names due to space limitations. For any corrections to program name listings please contact the Development Office at 312.850-9744 Ext. 172 or development@hubbardstreetdance.com
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GIFTS IN HONOR AND MEMORY Tribute and Memorial gifts are a meaningful way to recognize individuals who have a connection to Hubbard Street. For more information or to make a gift please contact the Development Office at 312.850.9744 Ext. 172 or development@hubbardstreetdance.com In Honor of Sara Albrecht Sandra Jaggi DiPasquale Anne Kaplan Lisa Key Sylvia Neil Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation In Honor of Suzanne Appel Jamie Mayer In Honor of Ross Bricker Sally Coder In Honor of Meg Callahan Jonathan and Robin Plotkin David and Gabrielle Rousso In Honor of Carol Coletta Lio Getty Philanthropy Ohio In Memory of Marge Collens Anonymous Lindsay Avner and Gregg Kaplan David Baker Harold and Roberta Barron Melvyn H. Bloom Abram and Ilene Bluestein The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundations Michael and Sheila Bradford Jean and Al Broday Kathleen Buenik Vincent and Ann Cabansag Judith Carr Pamela Crutchfield Lynn Cutler Craig and Janet Duchossois Rachel and Fred Dulin Bryan Dunn and Barbara Larsen Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein Burt and Marion Fainman Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Robert and Linda Dunn Glick Naama and David Goldenberg Steven Gould, M.D. Martin Grochala and Fred Reuland Sandra and Jack Guthman Mirja and Ted Haffner Yvonne Heyden Austin Hirsch Linda Hutson Gary Johnson Adrienne Kaplan Melvin Katten Kelly Kleiman
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Robyn Kobes Gary and Joan Laser Stephanie Letchinger Adam Levine Hazel Lewis Jessica Malkin Charlotte Marks Marc Miller and Chris Horsman William E. Moeller Maureen Mosh Thomas and Valerie Nowinski Gustavo Pesquin William Pomerantz J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Frances Putnoi Lisa Reeder Burton and Sheli Rosenberg John and Jeanne Rowe Jeffrey C. Rubenstein Kevin and Camille Rudge Lewis and Barbara Schneider Douglas and Pam Walter Randy and Lisa White Keven and Nick Wilder Jay and Donna Williams Sallyan Windt Nan and Shelly Winner In Honor of Joel Cory’s birthday Donald and Gail Segal In Honor of Warren Eagle’s 80th birthday and Warren and Joan’s 55th anniversary Barbara Weiner and Howard Eglit In Memory of Gilbert Ghez Michael Grossman Katharina Kopp Melynda Lopin Maurice Rabb In Honor of the marriage of George Halik and Scott Wechsler George and Mary Perlstein In Memory of Dr. Jack Hsu Steve Brown Sheila McGinn Dorman Warren and Joan Eagle Alexander and Diane Geha Irene Huang Bonnie Humphrey and John O’Donnell Jason Johnston Lawrence Kearns
Diana Lee Kathleen McComb Joy Meek Dale Schlafer Peter Shull Daniel Wheeler Judy Yeung Kirk and Jasmin Young Dr. Sherry Young and Family Julia Wheeler In Honor of Elliot Hammans Diane Pick Merry Schroeder In Honor of Chris Horsman’s birthday Donald Santoski and April Brazell In Honor of Linda Hutson’s birthday Sallyan Windt In Honor of Karen Lennon/Wessex Daniel Bleil In Honor of Karen and Peter Lennon Keven and Nick Wilder In Honor of Florian Lochner Athena Lo In Honor of Cheri Lundin Cassidy Lundin In Honor of Marc Miller Beth Davis In Honor of Lynn Morgan Patricia Marchant In Honor of Bradley Nelson Crose Horwath Foundation In Memory of Jim Oates Corinne Brophy Kirk and Beverly Busby Adam Grymkowski Linda Hutson The Rhoades Foundation Sherry Simmons In Honor of Jason Palmquist Scott Eggers In Honor of Melissa Platt Karen Platt In Honor of Byron Pollock Sheldon Holzman
In Honor of Sally and Ellis Regenbogen Lisa Regenbogen Judy and Andy Axler In Honor of Lauren Robishaw Diane Pascal In Honor of Richard L. Rodes Thomas J. Feie
In Honor of Kevin Shannon Fred Follansbee In Honor of Katherine Schostok Patricia Schostok Reese In Memory of Elizabeth Silverstein Arthur and Ann Fox In Honor of Denise Stefan Ginascol Liza Yntema
In Memory of Susan Schlafer Anonymous
In Honor of Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol’s anniversary John Ginascol In Honor of Beverly Grace Wiener Julia Joseph In Honor of Sallyan Windt Henry and Cookie Kohn In Memory of Yuk Yiu Yee Wai Gen Yee
ENDOWMENTS Hubbard Street Dance Chicago gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following donors to its endowed funds, including the Meg & Tim Callahan Fund for Dancers, the Jane Ellen Murray Endowment, and the Artistic Program Endowment, which was established with a generous grant from the Ford Foundation. $100,000 and above Meg and Tim Callahan Pamela Crutchfield Josephine H. Deutsch Trust The Ford Foundation Jay Franke and David Herro Jim and Kay Mabie The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Nancy Lauter McDougal Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller $50,000–$99,999 Sara Albrecht John and Caroline Ballantine Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein Deborah Bricker Sandra and Jack Guthman The Rhoades Foundation Earl and Sandra Rusnak Randy and Lisa White Mrs. Eleanor Wood Prince William N. Wood Prince $25,000–$49,999 Lew Collens Harold Florsheim Paul and Ellen Gignilliat Bernard and Averill Leviton Dale and Dana Machalleck James F. Oates Randy White and Hope Wollman
$10,000–$24,999 Dean Balice Katherine and Christopher Barber Roger and Julie Baskes Joseph and Anne Bohne Janice Y. Burnham and Raymond B. Carney James and Edie Cloonan Joel and Katie Cory Allan and Ellen Drebin Susan and Bryan Erler Trudy Giesel Mary Louise Gorno Jacqueline Hurlbutt and Norman Waite Sarah J. Nolan Dina Norris and Steve Young Byron and Judy Pollock Sally and Ellis Regenbogen Eleanor and William Revelle Dana and Andre Rice Kevin and Camille Rudge Warren D. Shifferd Jr. Denise Stefan-Ginascol and John Ginascol Richard and Ann Tomlinson Robert and Nancy Unglaub Earl and Susan Webb Sallyan Windt
Corinne Brophy Carla J. Eyre and Peter F. Gallagher Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Judith Grubner and Craig Jobson Stephanie Hickman Linda Hutson Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Pat Pulido Sanchez and Manuel Sanchez John Schwartz Kenneth Shanoff and Steve Young Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker Jack and Niki Tovin
$5,000–$9,999 Julia Antonatos Sanchen Barnum William and Donna Barrows The Sidney and June Barrows Foundation
$250–$999 Todd Magazine Bill Nygren Foundation Sheila Owens Steven and Frances Shapiro
$1,000–$4,999 Kathy Catrambone Carolyn Clift Thomas and Lois Colberg Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Jocelyn B. Hamlar and Leighton J. Toney Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund Rachel Corn Kluge and Scott Kluge David Mekemson and Irene Petruniak Maureen Mosh Donald Ratner Patrick J. Schieble Richard Turner and David Jenkins
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LOU CONTE FOUNDERS SOCIETY Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is grateful to the following individuals who have included us in their estate plans. Our future is more secure because of their generosity. Meg and Tim Callahan Josephine H. Deutsch* Marge* and Lew Collens Jane Ellen Murray Edward and Gayla Nieminen
Sarah J. Nolan James F. Oates* Edna K. Papazian* Byron Pollock Alyssa J. Rapp Richard L. Rodes
Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Landon N. Stigall* J. Randall White *deceased
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The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a 1,500-seat state-of-the art performance venue located in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Opened in November 2003, the nonprofit Harris Theater was the first multi-use performance venue built in downtown Chicago since 1929. Harris Theater serves as a unique national model of collaboration between the philanthropic community and performing arts organizations in music and dance. More than a decade later, the Theater features the most diverse offerings of any venue in Chicago, hosting local, national, and internationally renowned artists and ensembles. The Harris Theater is Chicago’s primary residence for music and dance, connecting diverse audiences with outstanding artists from across the city, the nation, and the world. The Theater’s activities fall under three central strategies: support for local music and dance companies, community engagement and educational programs, and presentation of national and international artists. Support for local companies includes subsidized rent, technical expertise, and marketing support, allowing the organizations to focus on what they do best — bringing the finest in music and dance performances to the public. The Theater offers professional development opportunities, including the innovative Learning Lab, endorsed with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Harris Theater’s original group of 12 resident companies has grown to include a wide range of diverse and exceptionally talented performing arts organizations, including internationally acclaimed Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Music of the Baroque, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s MusicNow, and collaborations with Lyric Opera of Chicago, National Museum of Mexican Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago. Through these partnerships, the Theater has earned national recognition as a distinctive model for collaboration, performance, and artistic advancement. The Harris Theater is also dedicated to presenting internationally acclaimed music and dance organizations to enhance its reputation as well as to help build audiences and provide collaboration opportunities for the Theater’s resident companies and community partners. Through the Harris Theater Presents series, the Theater has achieved widespread recognition as a vital cultural anchor in Chicago. Daniel Barenboim, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Renée Fleming, the Hamburg Ballet, Lang Lang, the New York City Ballet, the Paris Opéra Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet, Stephen Sondheim, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and many others have graced the Harris’ Elizabeth Morse Genius Stage through this series. Through its commitment to artistic excellence, collaboration, and inclusion, the Harris Theater’s community engagement and education programs seek to deepen understanding of the arts and our world. We inspire people of all ages and communities, and nurture the next generation of artists and audiences. Since 2009, the Theater has provided over 10,000 fully underwritten tickets to children and families, representing 25 neighborhoods across the city of Chicago, and connected gifted young musicians and dancers with the master artists appearing on the Harris stage through workshops, master classes, and artist talks. Learn more about Community Engagement programs at engage.harristheaterchicago.org.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE
Officers Alexandra C. Nichols, Chairman Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly, Vice Chair Peter M. Ellis, Vice Chair Caryn Harris, Vice Chair Ricardo T. Rosenkranz, MD, Vice Chair Mary Kay Sullivan, Vice Chair Marilyn Fatt Vitale, Secretary David Snyder, Treasurer Paul Organisak, Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols President and CEO Endowed Chair
Trustees John W. Ballantine Lee Blackwell Baur Paul S. Boulis Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly, Vice Chair Peter M. Ellis, Vice Chair Louise Frank Jay Franke Robert J. Gauch, Jr. Sandra P. Guthman, Past Chairman Caryn Harris, Vice Chair Joan W. Harris, Past Chairman Christine N. Evans Kelly Deborah A. Korompilas Merrillyn J. Kosier Mac MacLellan
Zarin Mehta Alexandra C. Nichols, Chairman Kenneth R. Norgan Abby McCormick O’Neil, Past Chairman Jason Palmquist, Ex-Officio Ricardo T. Rosenkranz, MD, Vice Chair William Ruffin, Ex-Officio Patrick M. Sheahan John Q Smith David Snyder, Treasurer Susan Stark Mary Kay Sullivan, Vice Chair Marilyn Fatt Vitale, Secretary Dori Wilson Maria Zec
Life Trustees Peter M. Ascoli Cameron S. Avery Marshall Field V James J. Glasser Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin Judith Neisser Harrison I. Steans Robin S. Tryloff (Listing as of May 1, 2017) hubbardstreetdance.com
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HARRIS THEATER FOR MUSIC AND DANCE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Paul Organisak, Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols President and CEO Endowed Chair Erin Singer, Programming Manager FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Laura Hanssel, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Administration Mary Jo Rudney, Director of Finance Gena Lavery, Finance Manager EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Patricia Barretto, Executive Vice President of External Affairs Development Elizabeth Halajian, Director of Indiviual & Major Gifts Josh Fox, Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations Sammi Shay, Manager of Annual Giving & Special Events Lauren Ranson, Development Coordinator Marketing Jamie Sherman, Manager of Public Relations & Communications Mary Larkin, Marketing Manager Samantha Allinson, Digital Production Designer Oliver Camacho, External Affairs Coordinator
Ticketing Services Allan Waite, Box Office Treasurer
OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION Lori Dimun, General Manager Front of House Kay Harlow, House Manager Jamelle Robinson, Concessions & Events Manager Melaney Reed, Saints Coordinator The Saints, Volunteer Usher Corps Operations Emily Macaluso, Director of Operations Hillary Pearson, Manager of Operations Dawn Wilson, Manager of Production / Technical Manager Leticia Cisneros, Lead Day Porter Ed Mlakar, Facilities Engineer Production Jeff Rollinson, Head Carpenter & IATSE Steward Anthony Montuori, Head Flyman Jeffrey Kolack, Head of Props Don Dome Jr., Head of Audio Kevin Sullivan, Head Electrician
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Rental information: If you have any questions about the Harris Theater, including rental of the facility, group tours, or volunteer opportunities, please call the administrative office Monday through Friday, 9AM–5PM, at 312.334.2407. Ticket purchases: To purchase tickets, visit HarrisTheaterChicago.org. Call or visit our Box Office at 312.334.7777 Monday through Friday, 12–6PM or until curtain on performance days. In consideration of other patrons and the performers: Please turn off all cell phones. Photography is not permitted in the Theater at any time and texting during performance is strictly prohibited. Film or digital images will be confiscated or deleted by the Harris Theater house staff; violators will be subject to a fine. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management. Smoking is prohibited within the Harris Theater. Allowance of personal items and baggage into the auditorium space is at the sole discretion of house management. For your safety: Please take a moment and note the nearest exit. In the event of an emergency, follow the directions of the Harris Theater house staff. In the event of an illness or injury, inform the Harris Theater House Manager. Accessibility: Infrared assisted listening devices are available from the Harris Theater house staff. The Theater is equipped for easy access to all seating levels for patrons needing special access. Please advise the Box Office prior to the performance for any special seating needs. Parking: Discounted parking validation is available for all ticket holders using the Millennium Park Garage. A validation machine is located next to the Box Office on the Orchestra Level, as you enter the Theater lobby.
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ANNIVERSARY SEASON
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS
FALL SERIES September 21–24, 2017 at the Harris Theater Featuring works by Choreographer Peter Chu
WINTER SERIES December 7–10, 2017 at the Harris Theater An Evening of Crystal Pite
SPRING SERIES March 23–24, 2018 at the Auditorium Theatre An Evening of Alejandro Cerrudo
SUMMER SERIES June 7–10, 2018 at the Harris Theater An Evening of Ohad Naharin
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This Winter Series is sponsored by Elizabeth Yntema for the Mark Ferguson Elizabeth Yntema Family Charitable Trust. Richard and Barbara Silverman are the Lead Sponsors of the Spring Series.
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