NCI National Choreographers Initiative 2015

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national choreographers initiative Molly Lynch, artistic director

IRVINE

BARCLAY THEATRE

photo by Dave Friedman 2013

7.25.2015

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National Choreographers Initiative Molly Lynch

artistic director NCI Advisory Committee: Anne Nutt, Chair Bobbi Cox

Sophie Cripe

Diane Diefenderfer Gale Edelberg Joanne Keith

Lois Osborne

Barbara Roberts

Sally Anne Sheridan Jenny Szabo

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Welcome to the 12th annual National Choreographers Initiative! I am so thrilled with the growth of this collaborative, creative endeavor and thank you all for your continued support of NCI! When I first dreamt of this initiative, I wanted to foster choreographic creativity in a workshop setting without the strict deadlines, expectations or mandates. This project was made possible through the vision and commitment of the NCI Advisory Committee. The partnership with Irvine Barclay Theatre has been central to the success of NCI, as they act as our fiscal agent and present the Discovery showing. We are also grateful to UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts – Dance Department, which provides the studio space for our rehearsals. I extend my sincerest thanks to all of the individuals who contribute to this project!

This year we are especially pleased to have been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This grant has allowed us to expand our marketing on a national scale and support the enhancement of the production.

NCI’s Discovery showing features new work from four innovative choreographers – Nicolas Blanc, Norbert De La Cruz III, Jimmy Orrante and Sarah Tallman – created during a three-week intensive process with sixteen professional dancers from across the country.

I hope that you will engage in the creative process with these choreographers in our discussion at the conclusion of the showcase.

Special Thanks to:

Michelle Maasz, assistant to the xxxxartistic director Gabriela Simich, social media Alexandra Thomsen-Wolfe, xxxxvideographer/ YouTube Dave Friedman, photographer Aaron Cota, videographer Follow NCI online at:

www.nchoreographers.org www.facebook.com/nchoreographers Instagram: @nchoreographers www.youtube.com/ncidance

Since 2004, NCI has hosted 41 choreographers, 106 dancers, and showcased 44 new works – 25 of which have been produced by companies throughout the United States. As the national scope of NCI continues to expand, I look forward to many more artistic achievements in the years to come!

Thank you for supporting dance!

2010

Ann Marie DeAngelo Helen Heineman Viktor Kabaniaev Peter Quanz

2005

Val Caniparoli Christopher d’Amboise William Soleau Luca Veggetti

2011

Brian Enos Heather Maloy Peter Pucci Paula Weber

2006

Ron De Jesus Graham Lustig Charles Moulton Gina Patterson

2012

Melissa Barak Thang Dao Darrell Grand Moultrie Wendy Seyb

2007

Melissa Barak Frank Chaves Edwaard Liang Jerry Opdenaker

2013

David Fernandez Susan McCullough Kitty McNamee Petr Zahradnicek

Amy Seiwert Edmund Stripe Emery LeCrone Ma Cong

2014

Barry Kerollis Gabrielle Lamb Philip Neal Garrett Smith

2008

2009

Sidra Bell Deanna Carter Rick McCullough Olivier Wevers

Over a Decade of Creativity - NCI Chronology 2004-2014

2004

Ann Marie DeAngelo

Peter Pucci

James Sewell

Lynne Taylor-Corbett

Molly Lynch is an award-winning choreographer and artistic director, with over 35 years of experience creating, producing, and presenting dance. She is currently an Associate Professor of Dance in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine.

Ms. Lynch is the Founder and Artistic Director of the National Choreographers Initiative.

Ms. Lynch was the Artistic Director for Ballet Pacifica from 1988 to 2003. During her tenure, she established Ballet Pacifica as Orange County’s leading professional dance company and one of the area’s top arts organizations. Among her innovative trademark programs was the Pacifica Choreographic Project. Under Ms. Lynch’s direction, the company worked with forty choreographers, premiered more than forty new ballets and restaged some of America’s most beloved classics by George Balanchine, Antony Tudor and Choo San Goh. Ms. Lynch recently created new ballets for Sacramento Ballet, Festival Ballet, Nashville Ballet, BalletMet (Columbus, Ohio), Dance Collage (Hermosillo, Mexico), Academies of Ballet in Philippines (Manila) and Singapore Dance Theatre.

She began her dance training with Lila Zali, received a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet and performed as a soloist and principal dancer with the Louisville Ballet and Ballet Pacifica for over 10 years. In 1992, Ms. Lynch was given the esteemed Outstanding Alumnus Award from UCI and was named one of OC Metro Magazine’s “Ten Women Who Make A Difference.” She is also the recipient of the Red Cross Clara Barton Cultural Arts Award and the Boy Scouts of America Women of Excellence Award in 1996. She is the recipient of the 2001 Choo San Goh Award for Choreography and the 2007 Outstanding Arts Organization Award for her National Choreographers Initiative from Arts Orange County. In April 2008 she was honored with Irvine Barclay Theatre’s prestigious Jade Award for her extraordinary leadership and creativity.

NCI Artistic Director

Molly Lynch, artistic director

NCI 2014 photo by Dave Friedman

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national choreographers initiative Molly Lynch, artistic director

Jimmy Orrante

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“untitled” choreography by

Jimmy Orrante

Jimmy Orrante – is a recipient

of the 2005 inaugural Princess Grace Choreographic Fellowship. He began his dance training at LACHSA under Monique L’Heureux Don Hewitt and later at North Carolina School of the Arts. After 22 years costume coordination as a professional dancer, the Los Angeles native ultimately retired from Kathryn Wilson BalletMet where, during his tenure, he choreographed over 15 premieres for the company, including his highly music by successful full-length ballet, The Great René Aubry Gatsby. It was reprised in BalletMet’s “Sunday”, “Delicate Jumps”, “La Girafe”, 2014/15 season. In spring 2011 he was “Saturday”, “Happy Voices” honored with the National Choreographic Recognition Award for Regional Dance America and was selected in the fall dancers of that year as Choreographer In Residence for Denison University. He Allynne Noel, Edilsa Armendariz, Erica Felsch, received the Special Project Grant from Keenan McLaren, Lauren Pschirrer the Princess Grace Foundation and a grant from the NEA to collaborate with Allen AJ Abrams, Brandon Alexander, Jake Casey, The Ohio State University’s Advanced Zachary Guthier Center for Computer Art & Design (ACCAD) and multi media composer, Sean Beeson. The resulting Illuminated Tapestry premiered in April 2012 and involved motion capture technology using the XBOX Kinect. In March, 2014 Mr. Orrante created Ya Me Fue as one of three finalists in Ballet Austin’s New American Talent Choreographic Competition and later created Balanced for Motion Dance Theatre in Asheville, NC. He was recently awarded his third grant from the Princess Grace Foundation, The Choreography Mentorship Co-commission (CMCC) Award, and choreographed Threads of Color as part of Ballet Austin’s 2015 Directors Choice program. lighting design

NCI Snapshot nte Jimmy Orra

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Norbert De La Cruz III www.norbertdelacruziii.com

“A Thousand Steps of Singularity” Norbert De La Cruz III

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was born in the Philippines and raised in East LA. He has performed with the Metropolitan Opera House, Aszure Barton & Artists in Germany and Austria, Balletto Teatro di Torino (Italy), Sydney Skybetter & Associates, Santa Clarita Ballet, Lustig Dance Theatre, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Gallim, JChen Project, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. He has danced in works choreographed

by José Limón, David Parker & the Bang Group, Adam Hougland, Johannes Wieland, Ohad Naharin, Aszure Barton, Jerome Robbins, Larry Keigwin, Jiri Pikorny, Hernando Fernando Magedan, Spenser Theberge, Andrea Miller, Jeremy McQueen, Jessica Chen, Camille A. Browne, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Lightfoot & Leon, Crystal Pite, Alonzo King, Gregory Dawson and Jirí Kylián. He has created works for Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Hubbard Street 2, Joffrey Academy of Dance, James Sewell Ballet, Tulsa Ballet II, and Ballet X. He received the Jerome Robbins Foundation’s NEW Essential Works Grant (2012), commissioning his first large-scale ballet, Square None for Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. He was also the 2012-2013 finalist winner of Hubbard Street 2’s National Choreographic Competition, and received the 2012 Princess Grace Foundation Award Fellowship under choreography; Alvin Ailey New Directions Choreography Lab (2013), and Asian Arts Alliance’s 2014 honorable mention Jadin Wong Award. He was a finalist for the Joffrey Academy of Dance’s 2014 Choreographer of Color Award.

choreography by

Norbert L. De La Cruz III lighting design

Monique L’Heureux costume coordination

Kathryn Wilson music by

Jóhann Jóhannsson

“The Spelling Board”, “Domestic Pressures”, “Rowing”, “Cambridge, 1963”

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

“Unfaithful (Piano Variaton)”, “Triangle” dancers Threading Soloist Character: Ashley Lynn Sherman Relationship #1: Rex Wheeler and Julia Feldman Relationship #2: Dustin True and Thomas Baker Relationship #3: Evan Swenson and Molly Wagner

– INTERMISSION –

NCI Snapshot Norbert De La Cruz III

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Sarah Tallman www.sarahtallman.com

“The Door in the Wall” choreography by

Sarah Tallman lighting design

Monique L’Heureux costume coordination

Kathryn Wilson music by

Zoë Keating

“The Last Bird”, “Forest”, The Path”, “We Insist”, “Don’t Worry”, “Optimist” dancers

Edilsa Armendariz Julia Feldman Erica Felsch Keenan McLaren Lauren Pschirrer Molly Wagner Allen AJ Abrams Brandon Alexander Thomas Baker Jake Casey

Sarah Tallman – was born and

raised in Colorado. Her early training afforded her the opportunity to study with Cheri Noble, Arthur Leeth, and Jeff Rockland. Sarah holds a BA in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Northern Colorado.

She danced as a Principal Artist with Central City Opera, where she performed to critical acclaim in Danny Pelzig’s Carmen. Currently in her eleventh season with Wonderbound, she has danced numerous leading roles by award-winning Artistic Director and Choreographer Garrett Ammon.

Sarah has been featured in world premieres by Alex Ketley, Maurya Kerr, Amy Seiwert, Mark Godden, Ma Cong and Lauri Stallings. An accomplished choreographer, she has created several works for Wonderbound including See Yourself, In Between Seams, and Intimate Letters. She has collaborated with visual artists Laura Merage and Virginia Folkestad, as well as the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, the Denver Confluence String Quartet, and the Colorado Symphony in a world premiere set to the music of Edvard Grieg’s Holberg Suites. Her work, much like her performance, is influenced by the theatrical and is guided by the humility that often permeates the human spirit.

She believes art and the stimulus of music and movement can awaken the senses in such a way that our reality can in fact be that of a dream.

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NCI Snapshot Sarah Tall man

Nicolas Blanc

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“Orphée” choreography by

Nicolas

Blanc – started his

dance training in Montauban (France), continuing at the Academie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace in MonteCarlo. After winning a scholarship in the 1994 Prix de Lausanne, he completed his education at the Paris Opera Ballet School. He went on to dance for Nice Opera Ballet, Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf, Zurich Ballet and San Francisco Ballet, where he was made Principal Dancer in 2004. In 2006 and 2007, he created Amplitude Goldberg and In Search Of for the trainees of San Francisco Ballet School. He also created After Having Been for the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. Blanc was part of the Young Choreographers workshop at Scottish Ballet in 2010. Blanc joined Scottish Ballet as Ballet Master in 2009 and has been Ballet Master with The Joffrey Ballet since 2011. That same year, he created Pivotal Frequencies for the students of the Royal Conservatory of Scotland, and participated in a modern dance choreographic lab with Dance House Glasgow. He created Purple, Memories of The Future, Unveiled and The Spell for the annual fundraiser for Embarc Chicago, and worked on Timon of Athens for the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. In July 2014, Blanc received the choreographic award at IBC for his duet Rendez-Vous.

His ballet Evenfall, a piece he created for the annual French festival DanseS en PlaceS, premiered at the Joffrey Ballet in spring 2015.

Nicolas Blanc lighting design

Monique L’Heureux costume coordination

Kathryn Wilson music by

Philip Glass

“The Orphée Suite for Piano” dancers

Eurydice - Ashley Lynn Sherman Orphée, a poet - Evan Swenson Princess/Death - Allynne Noel Heurtebise - Dustin True Poet/Death Angel - Zachary Guthier Poet/Death Angel - Rex Wheeler Orphée is a poet who becomes obsessed by Death, represented in the character of a Princess. He falls in love with her. Orphée’s wife, Eurydice, is killed by the jealous Princess.

Orphée goes into the underworld to find his wife.

-Followed by a discussion with -

Molly Lynch, Nicolas Blanc, Norbert De La Cruz III, Jimmy Orrante, Sarah Tallman

NCI Snapshot Nicolas Bl anc

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NCI Dancer Snapshots

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Staying healthy when you are dancing 40 hours a week.

Better Take Care

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What’s it like to be thrown into a partnership with someone you just met?

Dancing With Strangers

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Daily Class with Molly

Meet the 2015 NCI Dance Ensemble Allen AJ Abrams [Long Beach, CA] trained with Keith Clifton of Clifton Dance Project.

He has also studied at the School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Pennsylvania Ballet. Abrams began his professional career with Ballet Austin, under the direction of Stephen Mills. AJ has also performed in musicals, music videos, as well as the Crystal Cathedral’s Glory of Christmas. Currently, AJ dances with Festival Ballet Theatre and Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles. This is AJ’s third NCI appearance.

Brandon Alexander [Houston, TX] attended the Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy on full scholarship, and was invited to join Houston Ballet II. He apprenticed at Joffrey Ballet of Chicago before joining Rochester City Ballet in 2008.

Brandon was chosen to compete in the New York International Ballet Competition in 2009. In 2012, he joined the Vanemuine Theater Ballet (Estonia) as a Soloist, where he has danced in leading roles by Silas Stubbs, Igor Barberic, Pär Isberg, David Sonnenbluck, and Fabrice Gibert.

Edilsa Armendariz [Tijuana, Mexico] trained at the National Ballet School of Havana. Edilsa danced with San Diego Ballet before joining Nevada Ballet Theatre, where she toured extensively and performed several leading roles. Edilsa then joined Company C Contemporary Ballet where she worked with Twyla Tharp, Susan Jaffe, Val Caniparoli, Lar Lubovitch, and Yuri Zhukov.

Edilsa is now a Principal dancer with Bay Pointe Ballet. She recently danced the title role of Giselle for the Ballet of Tianjin in China.

Thomas Baker [St. George, Utah] received his training at the Westside Studios of Performing Arts, and also at the San Francisco Ballet School. He has danced for Ballet San Jose, Barak Ballet, Peninsula Ballet,

Pointe of Departure, and is currently a member of Oregon Ballet Theatre. Thomas has enjoyed performing works by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Fredrick Ashton, Nicolo Fonte, Dwight Rhoden, and Merce Cunningham. Thomas is excited to join the NCI cast for his first summer.

Jake Casey [Syracuse, New York] trained at Syracuse City Ballet as well as the Rock School for Dance Education, where he now serves as guest faculty. Jake also attended summer intensives at the Boston Ballet and at the Chautauqua Institution on scholarship. He joined Ballet Idaho in 2013. Jake currently dances with Cincinnati Ballet and has performed works by Victoria Morgan, Septime Webre, Trey McIntyre, Jennifer Archibald, and Adam Houghland. Jake was a 2013 YAGP NYC Finalist, and has also competed nationally as a Level 10 gymnast.

Julia Feldman [Salem, OR] trained at Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet.

She joined Sacramento Ballet as a trainee in 2011, and was promoted to company member in 2013.

She has performed soloist roles in Ron Cunningham’s Cinderella and Carmina Burana, and has performed extensive Balanchine repertoire. Julia has also been featured in ballets choreographed by Ma Cong, Molly Lynch, Melissa Barak, Parrish Maynard, Robert Kelley, Stefan Calka, and Rex Wheeler.

Erica Felsch [San Francisco, CA] attended North Carolina School of the Arts on scholarship, and was then offered a full scholarship with San Francisco Ballet School’s Pre-Professional program. Erica then went on to dance Garage Contemporary Ballet, Madison Ballet, Nova Ballet, and Colorado Ballet. Erica danced with Ballet Arizona for three seasons; performing both soloist and principal roles. Erica now dances with Smuin Ballet and has been featured in works by Michael Smuin, Helen Pickett, Garrett Ammon, Dawn Fay, Darrel Montreal, Adam Hougland, Amy Seiwart, and Val Caniparoli.

Zachary Guthier [Madison, Wisconsin] studied at the School of American Ballet, where he was a recipient of the Rudolph Nureyev Scholarship in 2013 and SAB’s nominee for the Princess Grace Award in 2012. He has performed Balanchine repertoire, and was recently featured in Jiri Kylian’s Return To A Strange Land and Sechs Tanze. He has also worked with upcoming choreographers such as Christopher Stowell. Zachary is now in his third season with Los Angeles Ballet.

Keenan McLaren [Boston, MA] trained at Boston Ballet School and Ballet Austin II before joining the company at Dayton Ballet. Keenan then joined Nashville Ballet in 2011. As a certified Baptiste yoga instructor and life coach, Keenan serves as an Ambassador for the Africa Yoga Project, and is a co-founder of the Music City Yoga Festival and Empowered Kids Yoga.

Keenan won Dance Magazine’s photography contest in 2007 and was named one of Nashville Lifestyle’s “Top 25 Most Beautiful People” in 2013. This is Keenan’s second NCI appearance.

Allynne Noelle [Huntington Beach, CA] danced for Ballet Pacifica and Inland Pacific Ballet before joining Miami City Ballet as a soloist in 2003, where she danced in works by Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, and Edward Villella. She then joined Los Angeles Ballet as a Principal dancer in 2010, and has been featured in works by Jiri Kylian and George Balanchine.

Allynne was featured in two international dance films, photography exhibits, and other commercial and TV appearances.

Lauren Pschirrer [Naperville, IL] graduated from The University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts, and apprenticed with The Rochester City Ballet. Lauren then joined the trainee program at The Joffrey Ballet (Chicago) where she toured Sir

Fredrick Ashton’s Cinderella, as well as in Robert Joffrey’s Nutcracker. She also performed in Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote. Lauren has danced with The Milwaukee Ballet and was also a freelance dancer. She now dances with Ballet Memphis.

Ashley Lynn Sherman [Chicago, IL] began training with Ms. Sherry Moray. Ashley has performed with the Alabama Ballet, Califa Arts Collaborative, Performa/ Dance, and Dominic Walsh Dance Theater.

Ashley joined Ballet Austin in 2002, where she performed numerous principal roles and toured internationally. Ashley holds a degree in Dance & The Humanities from St. Edward’s University, and is faculty at the Ballet Austin Academy. She is also certified in Dharma Yoga and teaches yoga in Austin. This is her second year at NCI. Evan Swenson [Kingsburg, CA] trained at the Houston Ballet Academy on full scholarship before dancing with the Atlanta Ballet, New York Theatre Ballet, and other guest roles around the country.

Now an Angeleno, Evan dances for several companies including Helios Dance Theater, Luminario Ballet, Clairobscur, and is featured in a variety of creative and commercial projects.

In 2011 and 2013, Evan taught and toured with the Long Beach Ballet as a part of their Ambassadors to China program. This is Evan’s second summer at NCI. Dustin True [Hudson, OH] began his training at the Cuyhoga Valley Youth Ballet. He then studied at the School of American Ballet at the Lincoln Center, under the direction of Peter Martins, Sean Lavery, Jock Soto, and Andrei Kramarevsky.

Upon graduation, Dustin joined Los Angeles Ballet, and is entering his fourth season with the company. Dustin has danced Balanchine repertoire, as well as soloist roles The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. This is Dustin’s second NCI experience.

Molly Wagner [Denver, Colorado] trained with Christina Noel-Adcock.

She graduated cum laude from the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of MissouriKansas City, and was awarded First Place Regional winner by the National Society for Arts and Letters in 2006. Molly danced with Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Montgomery Ballet, and Charleston Ballet Theatre before joining Kansas City Ballet in 2012. Molly has danced lead roles in several Balanchine works, as well as principal roles in the classical ballet canon. This is Molly’s second summer with NCI.

Rex Wheeler [London, England] trained at the Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst School for Dance and toured internationally with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Rex joined Slovak National Ballet in 2009, and Sacramento Ballet in 2010. Rex has choreographed works for Richmond Ballet, Utah Regional Ballet, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Ballet Academy East and Sacramento Ballet. Rex is a founding member of Capital Dance Project and has been selected to take part in the 2016 New York Choreographic Institute Spring series. Rex will be joining Smuin Ballet in the summer of 2015.

Lighting Design Monique L’Heureux is an award winning lighting designer who has been working in the field of dance for over two decades.

This year, she is celebrating her 19th collaboration with artistic director, Molly Lynch. She recently designed the lighting (and logo) for Barak Ballet at the Broad and Moss theatres, and has also been the resident designer for Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet for 10 years.

Past designs include: blue13’s Bollywood Delicious; the Irvine Barclay’s Semana Flamenca; Ma Cong’s French Twist for Smuin Ballet; Molly Lynch’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Anjani Ambegaokar’s Made in Mumbaii at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center;The Motion Picture and Television Fund event featuring Chita Rivera, Dick van Dyke, Shirley MacLaine, Hugh Jackman, Catherine ZetaJones, Jennifer Hudson, and others; Charles Moulton’s Ball Passing piece in Fall for

Dance at the Orange County Performing Arts Center; Robert Sund’s Alice in Wonderland; the National and Pacific Festivals of Regional Dance America; the summer season at the Hollywood Bowl; and associate design work on the Universal Studios’ Magical Starlight Parade in Osaka, Japan.

She attended Pepperdine University and received her MFA from the University of California, Irvine, after which she apprenticed at the Los Angeles Music Center’s Mark Taper Forum. She has taught for the dance departments at Loyola Marymount University and Moorpark College, and the theatre department at El Camino College. She is the recipient of four Lester Horton Dance Awards.

Monique is an accomplished artist and photographer whose work has been shown in galleries including the Long Beach Public Library’s Art on Display, the Carl Broderick Gallery, VIVA Gallery, Long Beach Arts Center, City of Brea Gallery, and The Stage Gallery, as well as a permanent installation in the Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

She is a member of United Scenic Artists. www.artanddesigns.net

Costume Coordination Kathryn Wilson is an Orange County-based freelance costume designer for dance, opera and theater on an international scale.

Her recent works include projects for Pacific Symphony (Carmen, La Traviata, and Rite of Spring), Shakespeare Orange County (seven consecutive seasons), The New Swan Shakespeare Festival (three Seasons), Prague Shakespeare Festival (2012),

South Coast Repertory Theater, Chapman University (Dance, Drama and Opera Departments), UC Irvine (Dance and Opera Departments), The Chance Theater, and Orange County High School of the Arts.

Kathryn received the LA Weekly Award for her costume design of Machiavelli in 2006. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Chapman University in Costume and Makeup Design.

National Choreographers Initiative 2015 Molly Lynch, Artistic Director

The National Choreographers Initiative would like to thank the following individuals for their support of the 2015 Initiative: Producer Bobbi Cox Mrs. William Roberts Choreographer William J. Gillespie Foundation Anne B. Nutt Michelle RohĂŠ Mrs. Richard Steele Dancer Mrs. Alan V. Andrews Janet and Henry Eggers Joanne and Dennis Keith Mrs. J. Matthew Osborne The Robinson Foundation Designer Alan Andrews and Molly Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cripe Diane Diefenderfer and David Hanlon Paula Tomei and David Emmes Marshall Parker Andrew Rose Don and Sally Anne Sheridan Jenny Szabo Dance Contributor Dr. Michael Bear Beverly and David Carmichael Gale Edelberg and Bob Butnik Gillian Finley and Robert Labaree Dr. Burton Karson Phuong and Joseph S. Lewis III Kathryn Lynch and Robert McDonnell Tom Nielsen Ed Moen and Janek Schergen Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tingley

Partner Diane Baker Senator Marian Bergeson Paul Blank Stacie Brandt Laurie and Bart Brown Roger du Plessis Mrs. Paul Faranda Mary and Andrew Franklin Judi Gorski Chuck Johnston Judy and Terry Jones Mike Kerr Jack Lyons Mrs. Michael McNalley John and Margi Murray Charlene and John Pasko James Penrod Janice Gudde Plastino Edward and Diana Putz Dr. Ivar Roth Bruce and Jan Scherer Katy and Jack Schoellerman Igal and Diane Silber Gary and Karen Thorne Friend Betsy Andrews and Alex Moad William Bardens Victoria Barrett Cliff Faulkner and Shigeru Yaji Roberta Fox Millie and Denis Gray Lorenzo and Karen Knapp Grace and Don Laffoon Martin Langer Debra Maxwell Mitsuhiko and Reiko Nakano Jody and Jack Pike Dolly Platt Ann and Dick Sim Jackie Smiley Max and Peggy Weismair Mary Vensel White Updated 7/18/15

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