Program Book

Salwa Rizkalla Artistic Director

DEC 10 – 24, 2016

WELCOME IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE NEW BARCLAY.

Thank you for spending part of your holiday season at Irvine Barclay Theatre. This festive season, as in years past, the Barclay is home to powerful performances that move, touch and inspire audiences of every generation.

We are delighted you have come to see The Nutcracker. Year after year, Festival Ballet Theatre and Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla have done a remarkable job of combining professional and community resources to produce a beautiful holiday dance experience at affordable ticket prices.

And the Barclay’s intimate atmosphere, superb acoustics and production capabilities make it a perfect destination in which to enjoy these joyous performances.

Please check out our Patron Guide, available in the lobby, and see what other entertaining offerings might catch your attention in the upcoming New Year. All ages will be delighted by our upcoming family shows: JazzReach: Poppin’; Peter Rabbit Tales; and Sleeping Beauty.

As always, we are indebted to all who help us maintain this unique community resource: our staff and our Board of Directors; our public partners – the City of Irvine and UCI; and you, the audience.

All of us at Irvine Barclay Theatre wish you and yours a happy holiday season and all the best in 2017.

Jerry Mandel, Ph.D. President, Irvine Barclay Theatre

Board of Directors CHAIR Ken Rohl Chairman/Founder Rohl LLC Ramona Agrela Associate Chancellor University of California, Irvine Francisco J. Ayala Professor and National Medal of Science Laureate University of California, Irvine Stephen Barker Dean, Claire Trevor School of the Arts University of California, Irvine 2 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE

Karen Cahill Community Leader

Robert Farnsworth CEO, Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Robin Follman-Otta CEO, Markall Inc. COO, R.A. Industries, LLC COO, Katmai Lodge Alaska Carla Furuno Senior Vice President & Regional Manager City National Bank

Michelle Grettenberg Assistant to the City Manager City of Irvine

Lynn Schott Mayor Pro Tem City of Irvine

Sean Joyce City Manager City of Irvine

Mickie Shapiro Community Leader

James C. Lindberg, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer PersonalCare Physicians, LLC Terry McDonald Community Leader

William Parker Professor Emeritus Physics and Astronomy University of California, Irvine

Gary Singer Senior Advisor RSI Holding LLC

HONORARY Steven S. Choi, Ph.D. Mayor, City of Irvine

Howard Gillman, Ph.D. Chancellor, UCI

FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE WELCOME TO FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE’S 2016 PRODUCTION OF THE NUTCRACKER!

We are once again honored to perform our magical rendition of this beloved holiday tradition at Irvine Barclay Theatre and celebrate another new season with you, our cherished patrons, friends and family members.

Please join us in welcoming our esteemed guest performers – our four brilliant sets of Sugar Plum Fairies and Cavaliers: Yuan Yuan Tan and Tiit Helimets (December 10–11); Maria Kochetkova and Vitor Luiz (December 16–17); Sara Mearns and Jared Angle (December 17–18); and Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky (December 20–24).

During the course of the past 28 years, FBT has had the privilege of presenting exceptional ballet through the work of many wonderful choreographers and dancers. Our season’s opening program – The Secret Garden – gave you a glimpse of the growth and versatility that FBT has achieved in becoming Orange County’s premier ballet company.

In March, our season will continue with a classical ballet lover’s favorite, Don Quixote. This not-to-be-missed colorful production has it all! You’ll be enchanted by the flavors and rhythms of 17th-century Spain and experience the fiery gypsy spirit and passion of FBT’s full-length traditional production. The season culminates in August with our 10th Annual Gala of the Stars international ballet festival, showcasing ballet stars from some of the world’s most prestigious dance companies who will perform alongside FBT’s own accomplished resident dancers.

While FBT continues to challenge itself and grow artistically, we cannot do it alone. I thank you for your continued patronage and support and look forward to seeing you throughout the year.

Now sit back and enjoy the magic of The Nutcracker.

I thank you for sharing it with us!

Salwa Rizkalla Founder and Artistic Director Festival Ballet Theatre

Salwa Rizkalla, Artistic Director of Festival Ballet Theatre, with Irina Dvorovenko, former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.

Board of Directors & Guild Chairs Festival Ballet Theatre Board of Directors Salwa Rizkalla, President Lisa Yamashita, Vice President Willa Bouwens-Killeen, Treasurer Cathleen Hunter, Secretary Tom Lydon, Advisor

Guild Chairs Teri Schmidt, Grants Chair Ann Drew, Volunteer Chair Jan Kempton, Boutique Chair

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December 18 | 1pm, 6pm December 20 | 6pm December 21 | 6pm December 22 | 6pm

December 23 | 1pm, 6pm December 24 | 11am

Choreography & Direction Salwa Rizkalla

Rehearsal Faculty Galina Barinova Lana Brooks Marci Goedl Askar Kettebekov Natalie Matsuura Natasha Miroshynk Salwa Rizkalla Stella Viorica Tiffany Yamasaki

Costume Coordinators Willa Bouwens-Killeen Ann Drew

There will be a 20-minute intermission.

Music Peter I. Tchaikovsky

Scenery & Original Costume Design Simon Pastukh Galina Solovyeva

Additional Costume Design & Construction Donna Dickens Cyndee Ely Cliff Faulkner Heather Lerma Kaye Michel Jack Sykes Barbara Vieuretta

Lighting Design & Production Supervisors Brock Cilley Don Guy Artistic Assistant Elizabeth Farmen

Communications/Marketing Tracy Sellers Office Coordinator Natalie Matsuura Graphic Designer Marianne Hales

Production Coordinator Chris Schmidt

Company Photographers Dave Friedman Skye Schmidt

Casting subject to change. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

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ABOUT FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE Festival Ballet Theatre is Orange County’s premier, accomplished professional ballet company. Our mission is to enrich Orange County’s artistic and economic vitality, to inspire love and appreciation for dance, and to invigorate ballet by: • Presenting a season of exhilarating classical and contemporary performances • Providing a nurturing environment for dancers and choreographers • Offering stimulating educational outreach programs.

With reverence for classic masterpieces and a focus on developing future tours de force, Festival Ballet Theatre is committed to presenting the best of dance, enriching lives, and developing a new generation of audiences and artists.

Festival Ballet Theatre is a well-established nonprofit arts organization founded in 1988 by Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla. Boasting a roster of impressive, up-and-coming southern California talent, the company’s productions spotlight internationally acclaimed guest artists from prestigious companies such as American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the San Francisco Ballet.

Aspiring to the peak of artistic excellence for nearly three decades, Festival Ballet Theatre at once attracts the best in professional dance to its home base while exporting its impeccably trained dancers as artistic ambassadors to the nation. Arts Orange County named Festival Ballet Theatre Outstanding Arts Organization of the Year in 2001.

For more information on Festival Ballet Theatre, visit www.FestivalBallet.org.

ABOUT SOUTHLAND BALLET ACADEMY

Founded in 1983 by Salwa Rizkalla, Southland Ballet Academy has acquired a national and international reputation, and has played a prominent role in grooming world-class dancers while nurturing the love of dance in its Orange County home.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Salwa Rizkalla Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla has contributed to the Orange County community for more than 30 years by presenting excellence in dance performance through Festival Ballet Theatre and providing top-tier classical ballet training at Southland Ballet Academy.

During her professional dancing career, Ms. Rizkalla graced the stage in leading roles in well-known classical ballets as well as in contemporary pieces. She had the privilege of working under the direction of world-renowned choreographers Leonid Lavrovsky and Serge Lifar. As a young dancer, Ms. Rizkalla trained in the Russian Vaganova method and studied with ballet masters of the Bolshoi and the Kirov. As the culmination of her training, Ms. Rizkalla

completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ballet Pedagogy.

She established Southland Ballet Academy in 1983 and debuted Festival Ballet Theatre in 1988. In addition to teaching and directing, Ms. Rizkalla was a faculty member of several area institutions, including Goldenwest College and the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts.

Many arts organizations have recognized her service.

The Orange County Music and Arts Administrators and Orange County Performing Arts Center jointly recognized her with the Orange County Arts Educator of the Year Award for Secondary Dance (2003); Youth America Grand Prix awarded Ms. Rizkalla Outstanding Teacher accolades (2002, 2004, 2005, and 2012); and Arts Orange County recognized Ms. Rizkalla with the Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award (2014).

Ms. Rizkalla has been honored to impact the lives of hundreds of students and their families through her teaching. She is proud to be a dedicated educator, an energetic promoter of the arts, and an active participant in the cultural life of her community.

GUEST ARTISTS Jared Angle Dec 17 at 7pm, Dec 18 at 1pm & 6pm Jared Angle was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and began his dance training at the age of six at the Allegheny Ballet Academy. He entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 1996. In 1997, Mr. Angle received the Rudolf Nureyev Scholarship to continue his training at SAB for the 1997–1998 school year.

Mr. Angle became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in March 1998 and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in July 1998. He was promoted to the rank of soloist in February 2001. On November 2005, Mr. Angle was promoted to principal dancer following a performance during a Company visit to Denmark for the reopening of the Tivoli Concert Hall.

Mr. Angle is a recipient of the Princess Grace Dance Fellowship (2001–2002) and has appeared in broadcasts and films, including Live from Lincoln Center: Lincoln Center Celebrates Balanchine’s 100; the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Patricia McBride; and Columbia Pictures’ feature film, Center Stage.

Mr. Angle has performed an extensive list of Balanchine works, which include Allegro Brilliante, Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet (“First Movement”), Divertimento No. 15, Duo Concertant, Jewels (“Emeralds”), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Titania’s Cavalier, Divertissement, Lysander), The Nutcracker (Cavalier, Candy Cane), Mozartiana, Serenade, Symphony in C (“Fourth Movement”), Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3, and Western Symphony (“Adagio”), among others. He has also performed numerous works by Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp and

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Christopher Wheeldon: Brandenburg (Robbins), Concertino (Robbins), Dances at a Gathering (Robbins), Carnival of the Animals (Wheeldon), Mercucial Manoeuvres (Wheeldon), Brahms/Handel (Robbins/Tharp). Mr. Angle has originated roles in works by Peter Martins, Benjamin Millepied, Justin Peck, and many others.

Maxim Beloserkovsky Dec. 20 at 6pm, Dec. 21 at 6pm, Dec. 22 at 6pm, Dec. 23 at 1pm & 6pm, Dec. 24 at 11am

A former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Maxim Beloserkovsky received his dance training at the Kiev Ballet Institute. In 1990, he danced as a leading soloist with the National Opera of Bulgaria, where he remained for one year. From 1991 to 1994, he was a principal dancer with the National Opera Ballet of Ukraine.

He performed most of the major roles in the classical repertory: the Prince and Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty; Prince Siegfried and the pas de trois in Swan Lake; Albrecht in Giselle; Ferhad in Legend of Love; and the pas de deux from Le Corsaire, Don Quixote and La Sylphide. In 1993, Mr. Beloserkovsky was honored by the president of Ukraine for outstanding artistic achievement.

Joining ABT in 1994, Mr. Beloserkovsky was made a soloist in 1995 and was appointed principal dancer in 2000.

Equally confident in both classical and contemporary works, Mr. Beloserkovsky brings graceful dignity and elegance to his many roles. His repertoire with ABT included leading roles in Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Raymonda, The Dream, the lead in Theme and Variations, Le Corsaire, among others. His athleticism and style have also earned him leading roles in important contemporary works: Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove, The Elements and The Brahms-Haydn Variations; Nacho Duato’s Without Words and Remanso; Natalie Weir’s Hereafter; and Mark Morris’ Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes.

Mr. Beloserkovsky is married to former ABT principal dancer, Ms. Dvorovenko.

Irina Dvorovenko Dec. 20 at 6pm, Dec. 21 at 6pm, Dec. 22 at 6pm, Dec. 23 at 1pm & 6pm, Dec. 24 at 11am

A former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Irina Dvorovenko was born in Kiev, Ukraine and began her ballet training at the Kiev Ballet School at the age of 10. She joined the National Opera Ballet of Kiev in 1990 as a soloist, rising to the rank of principal dancer in 1992.

A dancer of infinite range, her repertoire with the National Opera Ballet included leading roles in many of the great classics: La Bayadère, Don Quixote, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake, The Nutcracker; Cinderella and Paquita.

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Ms. Dvorovenko’s superlative style and technique have been recognized in numerous ballet competitions throughout the world. Her most notable awards include the 1994 Grand Prix at the International Ballet Competition Serge Lifar in Ukraine, the 1992 Gold Medal and the Anna Pavlova Prize at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow, the 1991 Bronze Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Osaka, Japan, and the 1990 Silver Medal at the International Competition in Jackson, Mississippi.

Joining ABT in 1996, Ms. Dvorovenko was made a soloist in 1997 and was appointed principal dancer in 2000. Her diverse repertoire with ABT included La Bayadère, Cinderella, Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Raymonda, Coppélia, The Nutcracker, among others.

Dvorovenko also excels in contemporary choreography and has danced leading roles in Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove, The Brahms-Haydn Variations and In The Upper Room; Symphony in C; and Kylian’s Petit Mort.

She is married to former ABT principal dancer, Maxim Beloserkovsky; together, they are the proud parents of Emma Galine, born in March 2005.

Tiit Helimets Dec. 10 at 2pm & 7pm, Dec 11 at 1pm & 6pm

Born in Viljandi, Estonia, Tiit Helimets trained at the Tallinn Ballet School and began his career as a soloist with Estonian National Ballet. He was promoted to principal dancer six months later, making Estonian dance history when he danced the role of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake at age 18. He joined Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1999 and became a principal dancer at San Francisco Ballet in 2005.

Among Tiit Helimets’ major roles are Albrecht in Tomasson’s Giselle, Nutcracker Prince in Tomasson’s The Nutcracker, Prince Desiré in Tomasson’s The Sleeping Beauty, Prince Siegfried and Von Rothbart in Tomasson’s Swan Lake, Basilio in Tomasson/Possokhov’s Don Quixote, Gremin in Cranko’s Onegin, Prince in Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid, and Prince Gillaume in Wheeldon’s Cinderella. He created roles in Caniparoli’s Doublestop, Ibsen’s House, and Tears; Possokhov’s Swimmer (Humbert); and Wheeldon’s Ghosts.

Tiit Helimets’ repertory includes, among others: Balanchine’s Agon, Apollo, The Four Temperaments, Serenade, and Symphony in C; Bintley’s The Dance House; Bubeníček’s Gentle Memories; Forsythe’s in the middle, somewhat elevated; Liang’s Symphonic Dances; Lifar’s Suite en Blanc; MacMillan’s Winter Dreams; McGregor’s Chroma; Nureyev’s Raymonda – Act III; Possokhov’s Firebird; Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons and Shostakovich Trilogy; Robbins’ Glass Pieces and In the Night; Tomasson’s 7 for Eight, Caprice, Chi-Lin, On a Theme of Paganini, On Common Ground, Prism; Welch’s Naked; and Wheeldon’s Quaternary.

In 2013, Tiit produced Estonian National Ballet’s tour to San Francisco; and in 2012, he created a dance/music

installation at San Francisco’s de Young Museum. He received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Outstanding Performance for his 2015 performances of Giselle and the award for Outstanding Performance in Estonia for guest appearances in The Sleeping Beauty and Romeo and Juliet.

Maria Kochetkova Dec. 16 at 7pm, Dec. 17 at 2pm

Born in Moscow, Russia, Maria Kochetkova trained at the Bolshoi School in Moscow and danced with The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, and as a guest artist with Tokyo Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet and Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg before joining San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 2007.

Among Kochetkova’s major roles are Giselle in Tomasson’s Giselle; Grand Pas de Deux Ballerina, Queen of the Snow, and Sugar Plum Fairy in Tomasson’s The Nutcracker; Juliet in Tomasson’s Romeo and Juliet; Odette/Odile in Tomasson’s Swan Lake; Kitri in Tomasson/Possokhov’s Don Quixote; Swanilda in Balanchine’s Coppélia; Tatiana in Cranko’s Onegin; and Cinderella in Wheeldon’s Cinderella. She has created principal roles in Liang’s Symphonic Dances; McGregor’s Borderlands; Page’s Guide to Strange Places; Possokhov’s Classical Symphony, Diving into the Lilacs, and Francesca da Rimini; Ratmansky’s From Foreign Lands; Tomasson’s On a Theme of Paganini and Trio; and Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour.

Her repertory also includes, among others: Ashton’s

Symphonic Variations; Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15, Theme and Variations; Elo’s Double Evil; Forsythe’s Artifact Suite; Lifar’s Suite en Blanc; MacMillan’s Winter Dreams; McGregor’s Chroma; Morris’ Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes; Possokhov’s Fusion; Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons; Tomasson’s Chaconne for Piano and Two Dancers; and Wheeldon’s Ghosts.

Kochetkova’s many honors include, among others: Gold Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Korea and Italy (2005); Bronze Medal at Moscow International Competition (2001). She was nominated for a Benois de la Danse award in 2013 for her performance of Tatiana in Cranko’s Onegin. She won the Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Best Individual Performance for Giselle during the 2008 Repertory Season.

A frequent guest artist, Kochetkova performs with companies worldwide.

Vitor Luiz Dec. 16 at 7pm, Dec. 17 at 2pm

Vitor Luiz was born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, and received his training at the Royal Ballet School. He joined San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 2009.

Vitor Luiz has danced major roles in Tomasson’s Giselle (Albrecht), The Nutcracker (Nutcracker Prince and King of the Snow), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), and Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried); Tomasson/Possokhov’s Don Quixote (Basilio); Balanchine’s Coppélia (Franz);

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Cranko’s Onegin (Onegin); Makarova’s (after Petipa) “The Kingdom of the Shades” from La Bayadère, Act II (Solor); and Possokhov’s Swimmer (The Swimmer).

He created roles in Tomasson’s Trio, Caniparoli’s Tears, Liang’s Symphonic Dances, Possokhov’s Carmen (“Adagio”), Swimmer (“Nighthawks”), and Talk to Her (Hable con Ella), Wheeldon’s Number Nine, and Zanella’s Underskin.

His repertory includes principal roles in Ashton’s Symphonic Variations; Balanchine’s Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, Divertimento No. 15, Serenade, Symphony in C, and Theme and Variations; Bubeníček’s Gentle Memories; Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story (pas de deux), Ibsen’s House, and No Other; Lifar’s Suite en Blanc; MacMillan’s Winter Dreams; Nureyev’s Raymonda – Act III; Possokhov’s Classical Symphony, RAkU, and The Rite of Spring; Ratmansky’s From Foreign Lands, Russian Seasons, Seven Sonatas, and Shostakovich Trilogy; Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering; Scarlett’s Fearful Symmetries and Hummingbird; Tomasson’s 7 for Eight, Caprice, Concerto Grosso, Criss-Cross, The Fifth Season, Haffner Symphony, Prism, and Pas de Deux from Tuning Game; and Wheeldon’s Ghosts and Within the Golden Hour.

Vitor has danced Swan Lake, Coppélia and The Nutcracker with English National Ballet and has performed at galas in the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. He was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Best Ensemble Performance in Possokhov’s Classical Symphony during the 2010 Repertory Season.

Sara Mearns Dec 17 at 7pm, Dec 18 at 1pm & 6pm

Sara Mearns is one of today’s most internationally celebrated classical ballet dancers. As a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, Ms. Mearns has performed featured roles in beloved Balanchine ballets such as Symphony in C, Jewels (“Emeralds” and “Diamonds”), Mozartiana and Walpurgisnacht Ballet, amongst countless others. In 2006, New York City Ballet’s Master-in-Chief, Peter Martins, selected Ms. Mearns, then age 19, from the corps de ballet to perform the role of Swan Queen in his Swan Lake.

Ms. Mearns continues to perform the role to critical acclaim.

At age 13, Ms. Mearns trained with Patricia McBride at Dance Place, the School of North Carolina Dance Theatre in Charlotte. She continued her studies at age 14 with Stanislav Issaev at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville. Ms. Mearns entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, as a full-time student in 2001. In 2004, she joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet and was promoted to the rank of soloist in 2006. In 2008, she was promoted to principal dancer.

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Ms. Mearns has originated roles in works by world renowned choreographers, Alexei Ratmansky, Christopher Wheeldon, Peter Martins, Benjamin Millepied, Liam Scarlett, Richard Tanner, Susan Stroman and Emmy Award-winning choreographer, Joshua Bergasse. Ms. Mearns made her Broadway debut in the “Lonely Town Pas de Deux” from the Tony-nominated musical, On the Town. Ms. Mearns was nominated for the Benois de la Danse award for best female performance of the year in 2012 for her role in Paul McCartney’s Ocean’s Kingdom, with choreography by Peter Martins.

Sara lives in New York City with her two adorable pups and boyfriend, Joshua Bergasse.

Yuan Yuan Tan Dec. 10 at 2pm & 7pm, Dec. 11 at 1pm & 6pm

Yuan Yuan Tan was born in Shanghai, China, and received her training at the Shanghai Dancing School and Stuttgart’s John Cranko School. She joined San Francisco Ballet as a soloist in 1995 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1997.

Yuan Yuan Tan has danced major roles in Tomasson’s Giselle (Giselle), The Nutcracker (Grand Pas de Deux Ballerina and Sugar Plum Fairy), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora) and Swan Lake (Odette/Odile); Tomasson/Possokhov’s Don Quixote (Kitri); Wheeldon’s Cinderella (Cinderella). She created principal roles in Tomasson’s 7 for Eight, Caprice, Chi-Lin, The Fifth Season and Silver Ladders; Forsythe’s Pas/Parts 2016; Liang’s Symphonic Dances; Morris’ Sylvia (Sylvia); Possokhov’s Firebird, Fusion, Magrittomania, RAkU, Study in Motion, and Swimmer; Scarlett’s Fearful Symmetries and Hummingbird; Welch’s Tu Tu and Naked; and Wheeldon’s Continuum, Ghosts, Number Nine, and Quaternary. She danced Queen of the Snow in Tomasson’s The Nutcracker on PBS’ Great Performances.

Her repertory includes Balanchine’s Agon, Apollo, Concerto Barocco, Diamonds, Prodigal Son, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Symphony in C, and Theme and Variations; Bubeníček’s Gentle Memories; Forsythe’s Artifact Suite; Lifar’s Suite en Blanc; Liang’s Distant Cries; MacMillan’s Winter Dreams; McGregor’s Chroma; Ratmansky’s Shostakovich Trilogy; Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering; and Wheeldon’s After the Rain Pas de Deux.

The Asian edition of Time magazine named Yuan Yuan a “Hero of Asia” and Hong Kong’s Phoenix TV named her one of the world’s most influential Chinese for her contributions to the arts. She received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for her 2014–15 San Francisco Ballet season and the 2014 Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for her performances in Possokhov’s RAkU. She was invited to the White House in 1999.

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COMPANY DANCERS AJ Abrams is a native of Long Beach, Ca. He trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet and School of American Ballet. At 19, he began his professional career at Ballet Austin. His credits with Ballet Austin include original works by Stephen Mills, including Hamlet, a featured role in the ballet Touch and The Taming of the Shrew. He performed a solo role in Septime Webers’ Fluctuating Hemlines and principal roles as the Sugar Plum Cavalier in The Nutcracker, Albrecht in Giselle and the principal male in Balanchine’s Who Cares? Mr. Abrams has appeared in a music video for Florence and the Machine. He is currently a member of the Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles. This is AJ’s tenth season with Festival Ballet Theatre.

Mariana Carrillo started dancing at the age of five in Cabo San Lucas, México. She received a scholarship to Ballet Austin Academy at the age of 17 and moved to Orange County to train with former ABT dancer and Gala de Danza México founder, Christina Lyon. She also trained under the direction of Salwa Rizkalla at Southland Ballet Academy and performed with Festival Ballet Theatre in The Nutcracker, Firebird, Giselle, among others. Mariana has performed in Christina Lyon’s Gala de Danza México, International Dance Festival of Miami; and danced for Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora on the MTV Video Music Awards. Mariana is currently attending USC and working towards a dance major degree and a minor in business. This is Mariana’s fourth season with Festival Ballet Theatre.

Brandon Forrest has attended the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, Colburn Ballet Academy and the San Francisco Ballet School. At 18, he joined Los Angeles Ballet as a company member and performed Sirens under the direction of Josie Walsh. Brandon spent two years as a personal trainer at LA Fitness and transitioned into performing with Ballet Magique, Long Beach Ballet, Santa Clarita Ballet, Pacific Festival Ballet and Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre.

Brandon has also appeared on Glee; USA’s The Moment; and a commercial for Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas. He writes and records original music; instructs foam rolling/circuit training at Uplift LA and teaches dance with Shiva Bagheri. This is his first season with Festival Ballet Theatre.

Alexander Fost was awarded Mr. Dance USA in 2006 and Mr. Dance International in 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. After high school, Alexander focused on classical training and was recognized as one of the top 10 finalists at International Youth America Grand Prix (2008). Since then, Alexander has been dancing ballet professionally on a national scale. Aside from live theater and ballet, he has also appeared as an actor and dancer on multiple TV shows on Disney and ABC. He was a finalist on the eighth season of FOX’s hit dance show, So You Think You Can Dance. In addition to dancing, Alexander is currently also teaching and choreographing dance.

Tara Ghassemieh began her training in Huntington Beach, Ca. at Orange County Dance Center. She has garnered many honors, titles and awards throughout her 10 years of training: She was a finalist at Youth America Grand Prix national rounds; Teen Miss Dance of America 2004; Dance Masters of America;

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and National Training Scholar for American Ballet Theatre. At age 16, Tara was offered a full scholarship to ABT, where she danced Le Corsaire, among other works. She performed on Broadway in Movin Out, and was a featured actress on Law and Order SVU, CSI, and Gossip Girl. Tara teaches contemporary dance at Southland Ballet Academy. This is Tara’s sixth season with Festival Ballet Theatre.

Greyson Hanson began his classical ballet training at the age of nine and transitioned into many other dance styles by age 12.

Throughout his youth, he was an awardwinning competitor in a variety of dance competitions. He is currently attending UCI, where he is double majoring in dance and exercise sciences. While at UCI, Greyson has received scholarships for his academic achievements and his artistry as a dancer. He has been accepted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and was awarded the William J. Gillespie Scholarship in Ballet Studies. Greyson started performing with Festival Ballet Theatre in 2015. He has performed in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.

Lex Ishimoto, from Irvine, Ca. has trained in dance for 11 years at West Coast School of the Arts and a few years with Southland Ballet Academy. He played Billy on the first and second national tour of Billy Elliot the Musical.

He was named Elite Protégé on The PULSE on Tour 2014. In 2015, he was named grand finalist in the non-classical dance category at the Music Center Spotlight Awards and senior grand prix winner at the Los Angeles Youth America Grand Prix regional rounds.

(He advanced to the final rounds in New York twice.) He studied at the Boston Ballet Trainee Program in 2015 and moved to Boston Ballet II, the second company of Boston Ballet the following year.

In 2016, he was named Senior Male Best Dancer of the Year at the Dance Awards.

Charles Johnston. A native of California, Charles Johnston has called Festival Ballet Theatre his home since 1994. He has since danced all the lead character roles in the Company’s classical repertoire. Johnston continues to work as guest artist and has performed character roles with ABT, New York City Ballet and The Royal Ballet. A former teacher of dance and drama, he has studied with Frederic Franklin in New York; Michael Panaieff in Los Angeles; and Lila Zali, founder of the former Ballet Pacifica, in Orange County.

Festival Ballet Theatre has been honored to present Mr. Johnston for over two decades.

Renee Kester was born and raised in Seal Beach, Ca. and began her classical training at age 14 at Southland Ballet Academy. She was a trainee with The Washington Ballet in 2013 and apprenticed with Houston Ballet in 2014.

She performed in David Bintley’s Aladdin in Chicago and Stanton Welch’s Marie in Montreal. She performed with Quest Crew (winners of season 3 of America’s Best Dance Crew) at the Harvest Moon Festival. Renee has also danced in a Florence and the Machine music video and on an episode of Dancing with the Stars.

She was awarded second place at Youth America Grand Prix, San Francisco, and received an Honorable Mention at the Music Center Spotlight Awards.

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Natalie Matsuura began her training with Mrs. Hanna Karacic. She continued her training at SBA and completed her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography with a minor in Spanish at UCI, graduating with honors and garnering many awards, including: Excellence in Dance Performance (2015); Medici Circle Award (2015); William J. Gillespie Scholarship in Ballet Studies (2013-15); Phi Beta Kappa (2015); and Campuswide Honors (2015). As a dancer with Festival Ballet Theatre, Natalie has performed numerous principal and soloist roles, including Queen of the Dryads in Don Quixote, Monya in Giselle, among others. As a choreographer, Natalie has staged work at UCI; Azusa Pacific University; and Youth America Grand Prix.

Natalie has been teaching at Southland Ballet Academy since 2011.

Hannah Schiller started her ballet training at the age of eight. Early on in her training, she received many awards at world-class competitions, including The Youth America Grand Prix Award in 2006 and 2009; and gold medals for pas de deux and solo work in Berlin, Germany. She also received the Silver Medal at the 2009 Moscow International Ballet Competition in Moscow, Russia. Hannah is pleased to be performing with Festival Ballet Theatre.

Skye Schmidt, a native of California, began her ballet training under Salwa Rizkalla in 1998 at Southland Ballet Academy, where she learned from numerous world renowned ballet masters, including Tatiana Legat; acting head of the Mariinsky Ballet,Yuri Fateyev; Vladimir Malakhov; and Alexei Ratmansky.

Skye joined Festival Ballet Theatre in 2012 and has since performed principal, soloist and corps de ballet roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Giselle, among others. She has originated roles in works by choreographers Lillian Barbeito of Bodytraffic, Andrea Schermoly, Tong Wang and Josie Walsh. Skye graduated from UCI with a BFA in Dance Performance. In 2016, she received the William J. Gillespie Foundation Scholarship for her outstanding efforts in classical ballet at UCI. Skye is an avid photographer and photographs for the Laguna Dance Festival, FBT and UCI.

Cameron Schwanz began his ballet training at the age of eight and continued his studies with the National Ballet School of Canada, as well as the Houston Ballet Academy. In 2005, he joined Texas Ballet Theater, working with Director Ben Stevenson. In 2007, he began dancing with several companies in southern California, including Ballet Pacifica, Festival Ballet Theatre and Los Angeles Ballet. These experiences led him to dance with Ballet San Jose from 2009 to 2011. Cameron’s repertoire includes Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Swan Lake, La Sylphide, Gaîté Parisienne and Carmen. He has danced several Balanchine ballets including Violin Concerto, Square Dance, Prodigal Son and Agon.

David Tai Kim began his professional career in 2002 with the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

In 2006, Mr. Kim performed Arthur Mitchell’s pas de deux with his wife Renee at the White House for President George W. Bush, which was televised on PBS. He has danced for Ballet Met, Ballet West, the Barak Ballet and Pacific Symphony. At the Metropolitan Opera, he appeared in Madame Butterfly, Turondont, The 1st Emperor and La Fille du Regiment. He recently made his Broadway musical debut at the Lyric Opera House of Chicago as Angel George in The King and I and performed with LA Opera’s A Wonderful Town. David is thrilled to be performing his first season with Festival Ballet Theatre and would like to thank Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla for the opportunity.

Megan Yamashita is attending USC. She has been at Southland Ballet Academy, under the direction of Salwa Rizkalla, since the age of three. Some of her accomplishments include garnering second place in the Junior Division at the 2007 Youth America Grand Prix in Faenza, Italy; Semifinalist in classical as well as non-classical dance at the 2008 Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards, with honorable mention in classical dance. Yamashita is also a Grand Prize Winner of 2008 Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Tomorrow’s Stars at the Center in classical dance discipline.

2016– 2017 FBT TRAINEES Festival Ballet Theatre is proud to present the members of FBT Trainees, a junior company of student dancers with outstanding potential. Through FBT Trainees, Festival Ballet Theatre secures a talented base of dancers, offers performance opportunities “at home” and nurtures the stars of the future to a professional career in dance.

Back Row: Pallas Ziebarth, Allison Langston, Sage Bolar, Taylor Carlin, Sammy Werle, Moorea Pike, Eliza Leamy, Bianca Wajack, Solana McGonagle, Monique Thibodeaux, Tamara Alfaro. Front Row (Apprentices): Renee Castonguay, Eila Neuroth, Olivia Harrigan, Stella Ng

2016– 2017 FBT JUNIOR STUDENTS COMPANY (Left to right) Back Row: Tess Jenan, Ian Jenan, Emily Eckert, Sarah Bartholomew. Middle: Rachel Zafra, Cassidy Doan, Lily Turner, Tatum Backer, Maile Campagna. Front row: Mina Shaffer, Tess Lethen, Anjoulie Kempton, Silvi Lybbert, Athena Skiathitis

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SPECIAL THANKS TO FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE DONORS

Festival Ballet Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generosity of individuals, businesses and foundations for their contributions to our programs.

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000+ Anonymous Salwa & Sabri Rizkalla

UNDERWRITER $5,000 – $9,999 Anonymous Bobbi Cox Lisa Ann & Tom Lydon CHOREOGRAPHER $2,500 – $4,999 Anonymous

PRINCIPAL $1,000 – $2,499 Anonymous James Carter The Drew Family Cat & Phil Hunter Mark & Collette Ike The Leisegang Family Pulmonary Care & Sleep Associates Lydia Ringwald SOLOIST $500 – $999 Anonymous Aire Rite Airconditioning & Refrigeration, Inc. Dawson Cole Fine Art

Karen & Thomas Hersh Diane & Wayne Kopit Teri & Chris Schmidt Abril & George Turner

ARTIST $250 – $499 Anonymous Willa Bouwens-Killeen Diana Casey Shey & Dennis Castonguay Wendy & Daniel Harrigan Steve & Lana Weiss APPRENTICE $100 – $249 The Aquino Family

For information or to join our list of donors, please visit FestivalBallet.org or call 714.962.5440.

To make a donation, please send a check payable to: Festival Ballet Theatre, 9527 Garfield Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708.

Festival Ballet Theatre is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Federal ID #33-0283147.

SPECIAL THANKS TO FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE SPONSORS

Festival Ballet Theatre appreciates the generous support of its corporate partners.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR NUTCRACKER VOLUNTEERS

Festival Ballet Theatre thanks all of the parents and volunteers who are integral to the success of this presentation of The Nutcracker. We appreciate all the time and energy you have put into fundraising, costumes, donations, marketing and development. Your efforts are truly priceless in allowing Festival Ballet Theatre to provide this holiday tradition.

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Enriching life

in our community and beyond!

You already know that Irvine Barclay Theatre presents an imaginative roster of diverse arts and entertainment. Did you know that we have also provided awardwinning educational activities and community outreach through our ArtsReach program for over twenty-five years?

Through collaborations with artists, educators and community organizations, the Barclay offers innovative educational programs that connect featured artists like Yo-Yo Ma, Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, Savion Glover, Lila Downs, Philip Glass, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago with audiences of all ages in the most inspiring and transformative ways.

ArtsReach creates eclectic and intimate experiences that instill lasting impressions and fosters greater appreciation and understanding of various art forms. Stressing hands-on interaction with professional artists, ArtsReach activities include access to meaningful main-stage performances, in-school workshops, behind-the-scenes tours, Q&A’s, master classes, artist interviews, and family days, among others.

These extraordinary programs change lives, but we can’t sustain them without your help.

Your contributions make all the difference! Please support ArtsReach today.

For information contact: Lori Grayson, Director of Development grayson@thebarclay.org | 949.854.4186 | 949.527.2700 ArtsReach is supported by: An Anonymous Fund of the Orange County Community Foundation

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The City of Irvine plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of Irvine Barclay Theatre.

We thank the City for its generous support.

Dance Visions 2017 February 23-25 Lisa Naugle, Producer Chad Michael Hall and Tong Wang, Artistic Directors

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Event calendar & more info: www.arts.uci.edu Purchase tickets: www.arts.uci.edu/tickets Additional questions please contact the Box Office: (949) 824-2787

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For Your Information Ticket Services Order online 24/7 at www.thebarclay.org or www.facebook.com/IrvineBarclay/events

Call the Box Office at 949.854.4646 Monday through Friday from 10am until 6pm; Saturday and Sunday from noon until 4pm. On days of a performance, the Box Office remains open through intermission. MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and Discover accepted.

Late Seating To prevent disruption of a performance in progress, patrons who have not entered the theatre when the performance begins may be asked to wait in the lobby until there is a suitable interval.

Ushers Ushers are located at each auditorium entrance and at designated stations in the lobby. Please consult an usher if you need assistance. If you are interested in joining the usher staff, please contact the Patron Services Manager at: 949.854.4193; darling@thebarclay.org.

Public Parking Parking is provided for a fee in the structure located at the corner of West Peltason and Campus Drive.

Restrooms Restrooms are located on the main lobby level near the box office. Drinking fountains are located on either side of the main lobby staircase and on the second level.

Listening Devices Listening devices for amplifying stage sound are available at the concessions bar free of charge.

Cellular Phones, Beepers, Watch Alarms As a courtesy to all patrons, please turn these units to off or non-audible before the performance begins.

Cameras and Recording Equipment The taking of photographs and use of any mechanical or digital recording devices are strictly prohibited.

Children Children are welcome. However, not all events are appropriate for small children. A paid ticket is required for everyone entering the theatre, including infants and children.

The box office can provide advice regarding an event’s suitability.

Theatre Tours Backstage tours of the Barclay are offered through the theatre’s ArtsReach program. For information, or to reserve tours for schools or community groups please call 949.854.4193.

Irvine Barclay Theatre Online Get the latest information on what’s happening at Irvine Barclay Theatre by joining the Barclay’s E-list to receive email updates and special offers. Go to the Barclay’s website at www.thebarclay.org or email us at info@thebarclay.org.

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Staff Jerry Mandel, Ph.D. President

Gary Payne

Karen Wood

Karen Drews Hanlon

Lori Grayson

Ginny W. Hayward

Production & Facilities Manager

Helena Danovich

Development Assistant

Chief Operating and Finance Officer Artists & Contracts Manager Administration Manager Board Liaison

Lu Bauer

Box Office Manager

Josh Roberts

General Manager

Jeff Stamper Tim Owens

Assistant Production Manager

Robin Darling

Patron Services Manager

Director of Marketing and Communications

Communications Assistant Program Book Editor

Christina Wang

Social Media and Outreach Marketing

Director of Development

Fatima Rizvi

Michael Halpern

Senior Development Consultant

Assistant Box Office Manager

Ingrid Strayer

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Annual Fund for

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Irvine Barclay Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of our donors who help support the “big talent” in our “small hall.” Gifts to the Annual Fund for Excellence assist the Barclay in presenting an international roster of performers while keeping tickets reasonably priced. They also support our ArtsReach programs provided to the schools at little or no cost and “family-friendly” programming on stage. The Barclay’s mission also embraces making its beautiful facilities available to diverse community organizations, UCI, and other educational institutions.

Thank you to all of our generous donors listed here for their contributions during the previous 12 months! If you would like to join the ranks of those who make it all possible at the Barclay, you may make a donation online at www.thebarclay.org or call 949.854.4607.

PUBLIC PARTNERS

City of Irvine University of California, Irvine BRAVO BARCLAY PRESENTING SPONSOR $10,000 AND ABOVE

Allergan Foundation An Anonymous Fund of the Orange County Community Foundation Drs. Francisco and Hana Ayala Karen Cahill Cheng Family Foundation City National Bank Erika Dadura-Crane and Marc Crane Robin Follman-Otta Haskell & White LLP HumanKind Philanthropic Fund Michael Kerr Toni and Terry McDonald National Endowment for the Arts William and Janice Parker Family Fund Rohl LLC – Ken and Amber Rohl Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Richard and Elizabeth Steele Fund Trisha Steele Elizabeth C. and Thomas T. Tierney

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BRAVO BARCLAY PARTNER $5,000 – $9,999

Lynette and Richard Berg Gartley Charitable Foundation Fund New England Foundation for the Arts Salwa and Sabri Rizkalla Gary and Melanie Singer BRAVO BARCLAY BENEFACTOR $2,500 – $4,999

Milt and Mary Ann Bower Bruce and Esmeralda Ogilvie Linda I. Smith Foundation Frank Wagner and Lynn O’Hearn Wagner Western States Arts Federation Judy and Wes Whitmore BRAVO BARCLAY PATRON $1,000 – $2,499

The Beall Family Foundation Douglas Bradley Carol and Les Elliot Paul and Sandra Findly Bruce Kerr and Ann Patterson Dr. Paul and Ellen Lee Jerry and Whitney Mandel Carl Neisser

Peter and Alexandra Neptune Susan Rhodes and Goran Matijasevic Chiyo and Stanton Rowe Deborah and Frank Rugani ENCORE CIRCLE ENTHUSIAST $250 – $999 Oscar R. Aguirre Richard Alexander Brien Amspoker and Ellen Breitman John W. Ballantyne Robert and Delphi Ballinger Larry and Sue Ann Beaty Honorable Marian Bergeson Scott and Cheryl Berry Leia Bowers Laurie Brady and Dr. Sam Mary and Dave Bruce Clifford and Jennifer Cheng Tim Collins Roger du Plessis Peggie Fariss Nancy Field Carol Foster Mark A. Franzen Ramya Harishankar and Hari Krishnamurthy IBM Matching Grants Program Yvonne and Damien Jordan Joanne and Dennis Keith Eung Jin Kim Vicki and Richard Lee

Curtis Ling Reiko and Mitsuhiko Nakano Mike and Pat Noggle Orange County Community Foundation Tom and Amber Orradre Robert Parker Suzanne T. Peltason Dr. Stephen M. Rochford Joel B. Rothman Nancy Lee Ruyter Ellen Semeniuta Nancy Smith Dorothy J. Solinger John Sorich Kia Stora Diane Stovall Thomas and Marilyn Sutton Jennifer Szabo Law Offices of Jeri E. Tabback Urban Kitchen Group – Cucina Enoteca Marilyn and Angelo Vassos Vendini, Inc. Craig Wickwire Charles and Marilyn Wright Majid and Sohaila Zarrinkelk

ENCORE CIRCLE SUPPORTER $100 – $249 Katherine Ahn Dennis and Cindy Alderson Nick and Sue Alexopoulos Robert Allgeier Patricia Allison Jan Arnoldus Debbie Aslanian Lindy Balmer Rivka Barasch Shannon Barisoff Betty Barry George and Linda Bauer Shelley Beckham Craig Behrens Linda Berquist Cesar Betancourt Susan and Steven Bierlich Richard H. Bigelow Michael and Margaret Bodeau Suzanne Boras Seth Brindis and Stephanie Reich Scott Brinkerhoff Susan Bryant and David Gardiner The Bukaty Family Douglas T. Burch, Jr. Lisa and Robert Burnand Jeff and Cindy Busche Linda and Roland Bye Sandra Jones Campbell Luisa Cano Harold and Eleanor Carpenter Rita Chenoweth Che Chereskin Denise Chilcote Deanna Choi Michael and Kate Clark Joseph L. and Kathleen Y. Coleman Kenneth J. Craig, Jr. Nancy Cramer Frank Crance and Andrea Bouas Anahid Crecelius Madeleine and Alan Crivaro Dr. Edward Deeb

Bob and Burnetta Denham Joan M. Donahue Patsy and Douglas Downs Alan and Rosemary Dugard David Dupre Rad and Toni Dwyer Robert and Nancy Eagan Donna Emmett David Falconer Cathie Fields Ruby Foo Roberta Fox Lisa Friend Ellen Fujikawa Heather Fuller Mary Ann Gaido Ismael Garcia David George Marcella Gilmore and Edward Muehl S. Glass Family Ben and Sandie Goelman Lawrence Goldberg Lloyd Goldwater Jeffrey Gordon Paul and Nancy Groner Sanjiv and Geeta Grover Matthew and Annemarie Hall Kim and Dennis Hampton Carole S. Harrison Thomas Hartman Barbara Helton Colin Henderson Richard and Sara Hess Dan and Nicole Honigman Dana Huff JoAnn Iles Robert Ingold Katrina Jauregui Korey Jorgensen Christina Kaoh Judy Kaufman and George Farkas Clare Kiklowicz Jeannine Kouns

Kerry Krisher Arthur S. Kroll Dr. and Mrs. John Lagourgue Martin G. Langer Carter Lee Benjamin and Sunny Leos Neal Littlejohn Nancy Locke Christian and Sharon Maas Robert D. and Pat MacDonald Albert Martinez William McKaig Sherry McKuin Helen McMillan Sharon McNalley Kristy and Danny Melita Vivian Mendoza Wanda Mendoza Rob & Carolyn Merritt Mark and Jan Merryfield Dr. Frank and Mrs. Linda Meyskens Peter Milner Gabriella Miotto Nancy and William Murray Julie Nakata Neurocare, Inc Lauren and Richard Packard Jeri Pauloski Omar and Irene Perez Edward Pope & Antoinette Olivera Donna Powell Edward and Betty Quilligan Elaine Ramsay Michael Recendez John and Sheryl Redpath Dennis Repp Shari Rezai Francie Rope Michael Rose and Blanca Cervantes Stephanie and Eric Rubery Charles R. Rusky Karen Salita Psychiatry Schaepper Judith M. Schmidt Jack and Katharine Schoellerman

Jeff and Linda Schulein Louise Schwennesen Frances Segal and Michael Friedson Trudy Vermeer Selleck Dorothea Silavs Jackie Smiley Frederick Smith Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith Paul Spas Betty and Hugh Spilsbury William Spurgeon Daniel and Jeannette Stokols Robert Stopher Richard and Jane Sungaila Paula Sweet Celia and Julio Taleisnik Michael Talens Steve Tamura Thomas Tancredi Cindy and Steven Bandel Mela and Ricardo Miledi John and Marjorie Murray Leo and Sheila Pinsky Johanna Tilley Eric Tobiessen Gary and Peranza Topjon Torlic Family Catherine and Mark Turkel Marjorie Tussing Kathy Vickers and Jeremy Freimund Michael Voronel Raymond Ward Cathy Warner Steven and Carolyn Watanabe Kim Waterson Virginia Weddle Brian West Diane Wick Richard and Barbara Wilkes Chi Zhang

NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS INITIATIVE

David and Beverly Carmichael Bobbi Cox Sophia and Larry Cripe Bronny Daniels Diane Diefenderfer and David Hanlon Roger du Plessis Gale Edelberg and Bob Butnik Henry and Janet Eggers David Emmes and Paula Tomei Kay S. Faranda Cliff Faulkner and Shigeru Yaji Roberta Fox Mary and Andrew Franklin Sandy and Don French Judith A. Gorski Dr. and Mrs. Denis Gray Dana Huff Judy Jones Dr. Burton L. Karson Joanne and Dennis Keith

Michael Kerr Robert Labaree and Gillian Finley Dr. Martin G. Langer Kathryn Lynch and Robert McDonnell Molly Lynch and Alan Andrews Debra Maxwell Sharon McNalley John and Margi Murray National Endowment for the Arts Carl Neisser Tom and Marilyn Nielsen Northern Trust Bank of California Anne B. Nutt Marshall Parker Cyrus Parker-Jeannette John and Charlene Pasko James Penrod Jody Pike Dolly A. Platt, PhD Edward and Diana Putz Salwa Rizkalla

Barbara Roberts Robinson Foundation Michelle Rohe Andrew Rose Bruce and Jan Scherer Jack and Katy Schellerman Betty Schweickert Sally Anne and Don Sheridan Igal and Diane Silber Ann Sim Jackie Smiley Don and Grace Laffoon Richard and Elizabeth Steele Fund Jennifer Szabo Chris Thayer Karen and Gary Thorne Barbara and Jack Tingley Mary Vensel White and T. Jason White William Gillespie Foundation Shigeru Yaji

As a partner in the annual National Choreographers Initiative, Irvine Barclay Theatre is also pleased to acknowledge all those who support this important contribution to American dance.

Betty B. and Roy Anderson Betsy Andrews and Alex Moad Mrs. Alan V. Andrews Diane and Dennis Baker Ballet Barres West William H. Bardens Victoria Barrett Dr. Michael Bear Beau Corps Studio Honorable Marian Bergeson Paul Blank Theodore Bradshaw Stacie Brandt Laurie and Bart Brown

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