Roomful of Teeth (Photo by Anja Schutz)
Dear FRIENDS
Michelle Witt | Executive and Artistic Director
This year, Meany launched From Artistic Joy to Collective Wellness, a new multi-year initiative focused on the mental health of youth on our campus and in the community.
To lead this exploration of artistic intelligence as an agent of public healing, we invited artist, activist and The Kennedy Center’s Director of Social Impact, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, to be our 2023–24 Artistic Partner.
It was an exciting beginning to a project that will span several years as Meany works with UW administrators, faculty and students to more fully integrate the arts into students’ academic and campus experience.
Meany Center presented four commissions and world premieres this Season, including Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s Carnival of the Animals. We also commissioned Noche Flamenca’s Searching for Goya, Turtle Island Quartet’s Island Prayers, and Elevator Songs by former Mellon fellow Gabriel Kahane, which he performed with Roomful of Teeth.
Memorable events included the return of Compañía Nacional de Danza to our stage for the first time in ten years; the Meany debuts of pianists Isata Kanneh-Mason and Michelle Cann; and a collaboration between the Calder String Quartet and Deaf dance troupe Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company, among many others.
Of course, none of this would be possible without you.
Thank you for your support and for being an integral part of the Meany family.
On the MEA NY STAGE
ISATA KANNEH-MASON
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason’s Meany Center debut electrified audiences with Fanny Mendelssohn’s Easter Sonata, misattributed to her brother Felix for 150 years.
TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET
Island Prayers by Turtle Island Quartet celebrated Turtle Island’s cultural spectrum with new works by Terence Blanchard, Rhiannon Giddens, Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate and David Balakrishnan.
GRUPO CORPO
Grupo Corpo’s performance featured vibrant choreography in Gil Refazendo and poetic imagery in Gira, blending classical and modern Brazilian dance with sinuous, athletic movements.
HAMID RAHMANIAN’S SONG OF THE NORTH
Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North was canceled due to theft and damage of essential equipment and puppets. The company rebuilt the show and we are excited to present it in the 2024–25 Season.
ROOMFUL OF TEETH
Roomful of Teeth exhilarated us with Gabriel Kahane’s Elevator Songs premiere, plus works by Caroline Shaw and Leilehua Lanzilotti. Their vocal experimentation and irreverent collaboration expanded vocal possibilities, earning a standing ovation.
GARRICK OHLSSON
Garrick Ohlsson thrilled audiences with Chopin’s Impromptu No. 2, Barcarolle, Fantasy and Scherzo No. 3. His crisp, vigorous interpretations showcased virtuosic firepower without Romantic excess.
SOLEDAD BARRIO & NOCHE FLAMENCA
The world premiere of Searching for Goya at Meany Center featured Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca. Inspired by Goya’s art, the performance combined powerful flamenco rhythms and evocative tableaux, enthralling audiences.
MANY MESSIAHS
The premiere of Many Messiahs received rave reviews for its blend of hip hop, salsa and gospel. Audiences appreciated the pay-what-you-wish ticket policy, increasing accessibility and inclusivity.
COMPAÑÍA NACIONAL DE DANZA
Compañía Nacional de Danza electrified us with a dazzling display of versatility. From Nacho Duato’s virtuosic requiem to León and Lightfoot’s fiery mambo satire, the company’s expressive power left audiences transfixed.
MICHELLE CANN
Michelle Cann’s Meany debut showcased Chicago’s Black Renaissance luminaries, with works by Hazel Scott, Nora Holt and Irene Britton Smith. Cann blended virtuosic skill with passionate cultural advocacy.
RHIANNON GIDDENS
CIRCA HUMANS 2.0
Circa’s Humans 2.0 astonished with a symphony of acrobatics, sound and light. Ten performers pushed physical limits, creating breathtaking towers and leaps in a primal, intimate exploration of human potential.
WU HAN, PHILIP SETZER & DAVID FINCKEL
Wu Han, Philip Setzer and David Finckel inspired us with their chamber music mastery. Their intimate dialogue and flawless ensemble breathed new life into Debussy, Mendelssohn and Smetana trios.
SMALL ISLAND BIG SONG
Small Island Big Song featured Indigenous musicians from Taiwan, Papua New Guinea and Madagascar. Standout moments included powerful oceanic grooves, soulful island ballads and evocative visuals highlighting climate change impacts.
HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD
Hélène Grimaud’s passionate interpretations, technical brilliance and seamless transitions between pieces captivated the packed house, culminating in an eruption of applause and four encores.
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
Mark Morris’s The Look of Love reimagined Burt Bacharach’s hits with soulful vocals, jazzy arrangements and witty choreography. This heartfelt tribute blended romance and whimsy, leaving us smiling from start to finish.
Twenty-two leading artists and ensembles performed in the 2023–24 Season, including eight who graced the Meany stage for the very first time.
CALDER QUARTET AND ANTOINE HUNTER’S URBAN JAZZ DANCE COMPANY
Calder Quartet and Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company performed a groundbreaking fusion of music and dance. This poignant collaboration explored deafness in art, blending Beethoven, Eastman and innovative choreography inspired by Cage and Cunningham.
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
Meany Artistic Partner Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s Carnival of the Animals premiere fused dance, poetry and music in a reimagining of Saint-Saëns’ classic. Exploring democracy and societal values through innovative choreography and performance, this topic is ever more relevant.
CHRIS THILE
Chris Thile’s virtuosic mandolin and vocals mesmerized audiences. We were drawn in by his intimate solo performance, blending folk, bluegrass and classical influences with masterful musicianship and engaging storytelling.
YEFIM
BRONFMAN
Yefim Bronfman riveted us with his masterful interpretations of Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin. Standout moments showcased his technical brilliance and emotional depth.
ISRAELI CHAMBER PROJECT WITH KARIM SULAYMAN
Tenor Karim Sulayman’s long-awaited performance with the Israeli Chamber Project did not disappoint. His musicianship, stage presence and voice dazzled us, while the diverse program showcased exceptional artistry and cultural exchange.
RHIANNON GIDDENS
Audiences were spellbound as Rhiannon Giddens, Meany’s 2024–25 Artistic Partner, wove a tapestry of sound and story. Her genre-defying performance bridged past and present, leaving us moved by her powerful voice and poignant historical narratives.
CIE HERVÉ KOUBI
Cie Hervé KOUBI’s The Barbarian Nights thrilled us with dynamic choreography, exploring Mediterranean history. Highlights included powerful acrobatics, intricate formations and evocative storytelling through dance, blending cultural heritage and contemporary artistry.
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CONNECTION
We first met Marc Bamuthi Joseph in 2021 when he facilitated Sozo Vision’s Healing Forward program. Sozo is an artist collective that promotes the role of artists as thought partners and catalysts for change.
Artistic Partner
MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH
We invited Marc Bamuthi Joseph to be our 2023–24 Season Artistic Partner and lead us on a multi-year journey of imagining Meany as a cultural hub that facilitates accessible pathways to the arts for students on campus and in the community.
Working with Marc, Meany Center staff identified the mental health of our student population at UW to be a top priority and a place where we felt we were well positioned to make a meaningful impact.
Over the season, Marc engaged in five separate virtual and in-person residency visits to help UW administration, faculty, students and staff imagine ways to normalize arts spaces as hubs for mental and emotional wellness for young people on and off campus.
Marc Bamuthi Joseph; Photo by Bethanie Hines
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INSPIRATION
The goal of From Artistic Joy to Collective Wellness is to promote the arts as a pathway to mental and emotional health in young people. For it to succeed, however, young people have to participate.
Arts of Course!
The 2023–24 Season was the second year of Arts of Course!, a Meany program that offers students and faculty free tickets to performances that are integrated into or required for academic courses.
Although UW students studying the performing arts have long had access to classes led by visiting artists, and often the opportunity to perform with them, Meany believes that the arts shouldn’t just be for arts students.
Arts of Course! is intended to create space that enriches learning opportunities for students from different disciplines, units and campuses. It also encourages faculty to think about how the arts might resonate with their teaching and subject matter.
Over the course of the season, 30 faculty members from units as diverse as Music, Dance, Women’s Studies and the Information School, to name a few, integrated the arts into 35 courses with 256 students attending performances at Meany Center.
Roomful of Teeth; Photo by Bonica Ayala
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INNOVATION
The performances you witness on our stage are the culmination of months and years of an artist’s life. But performance fees seldom cover the unpaid time spent creating them.
Artists need financial support, and one way Meany Center provides that is through commissioning new work.
This season, we commissioned four new works and presented five world premieres. Two of those commissions were on our Chamber Series, starting with Turtle Island’s Island Prayers which featured the work of four composers: Terence Blanchard, Rhiannon Giddens, Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate and Turtle Island’s own David Balakrishnan. The other Chamber commission was Gabriel Kahane’s Elevator Songs, performed with vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth. We commissioned Carnival of the Animals on our Crossroads Series and Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca’s Searching for Goya for Dance.
Finally, we presented the world premiere of Many Messiahs, an ambitious new work featuring multiple artists from diverse backgrounds riffing on Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah.
Turtle Island Quartet; Photo by Sylvia-Elzafon
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CONNECTION
Meany’s interest in youth extends beyond our campus — we believe that arts education should start young and last a lifetime.
Kids in the Hall
Over the years Meany has partnered with many organizations including Ladies Musical Club, the Seattle Public School District, The Nesholm Family Foundation, and others, to bring thousands of students to Meany for free matinees, and to take visiting artists into classrooms across the region.
This season, we welcomed a new partner: Seattle Music Teachers Association. Meany has long offered discounted tickets to music teachers, and also free tickets to youth under 18 with every ticket sold to a Chamber Music or Piano Series performance. We worked with SMTA to combine the two by inviting teachers to bring their students to Meany. Says SMTA member Ryan Worswick, “It’s always seemed like an obvious partnership because of how built-in the audiences are. Our students are ready-made to go and have a good time at those kinds of shows.”
Members of Seattle Music Teacher's Association at Meany; Photo by Cristi Benefield
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INSPIRATION
Michelle Cann made her Meany debut with a program featuring Black women composers Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Hazel Scott and others; but that was just the beginning!
Those Who Cann, Teach!
The day before Michelle Cann’s main stage performance, she joined the students of the UW Symphony Orchestra to play Rachmaninov and taught a piano workshop for middle school students on our stage at Meany for the Seattle Piano Institute.
For her program at Meany, Michelle’s aim was to bring awareness to the work of Black women composers who have been overlooked for decades. Michelle herself had never heard of Florence Price until 2016 — she was so inspired by Price’s unique writing style that fused jazz, spirituals, gospel and classical that she began researching other Black composers. She now works to inspire others to play these works and teach them to their students as well.
Michelle Cann; Photo by Steven Mareazi Willis
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INNOVATION
In September of 2021, Michelle Witt received a cryptic email from Martin Santangelo, artistic director and choreographer for the dance company Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca.
“When can I call you?” Martin wrote. “I have a question.”
Searching with Noche Flamenca
Martin’s question regarded two ideas he had for a possible new work and he wanted Michelle’s input. He described both, and Michelle’s response was immediate: The one about Goya. Three years later, after many further phone discussions, emails, images, vignettes, videos of rehearsals and updates on the work’s progress, Searching for Goya made its world premiere on the Meany stage. Along the way, Meany also signed on as a commissioner. Our relationship with Noche Flamenca goes back many years, so the decision to support it was an easy one to make.
Since its debut in November, Searching for Goya has been performed at the Joyce Theater, Jacob’s Pillow and Joe’s Pub, among other prestigious presenters. We are proud to have been involved from the beginning.
Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca performing Searching for Goya ; Photo courtesy of the artist
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INSPIRATION
One of Meany Center’s core values is inspiration through the arts. Engaging directly with the community can be a meaningful catalyst for transformation.
The Art of the Matter
Watching a performance that moves you is one way the arts can inspire; another is when an artist engages directly with their audience. This season Meany provided many opportunities for our community both on campus and off to meet visiting artists away from the proscenium arch. Marc Bamuthi Joseph gave a free lecture at Town Hall about the arts as a vehicle for communal healing.
Small Island Big Song, an ensemble of musicians from the seafaring cultures of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, offered community workshops in dance and drumming and also participated in a panel discussion about climate change. Circa invited community members to join the circus in an afternoon workshop of movement and acrobatics, while Grupo Corpo and Compañía Nacional de Danza sent their dancers into the UW Department of Dance to work with students. These are just a few examples of how the Meany Center inspires through the arts.
Small Island Big Song; Photo by Lance Wang
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INNOVATION
When we first invited Marc Bamuthi Joseph to be Meany’s Artistic Partner, we knew he was working on a new project, an evening-length concert experience with dance, poetry and music.
Carnival of the Animals
Marc’s Carnival of the Animals reimagined Camille SaintSaëns’s zoological fantasy of the same name written 100 years before. Marc’s version, however, was a direct response to the January 6 Capitol building attack — an exploration of the political jungle, with the animals that inhabit it representing shifting societal values and our relationship to democracy.
Unlike our 2022–23 Artistic Partner Bill T. Jones, or our 2024–25 Partner Rhiannon Giddens, Marc’s involvement with us was not about artistic programming — his focus was primarily on promoting art as a vehicle for social change, collective health and wellness for young people.
So, we were thrilled for the opportunity to highlight Marc’s work as an artist by signing on as a co-commissioner of this challenging work and presenting its world premiere on our stage.
Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Wendy Whelan performing in Carnival of the Animals ; Photo by Leslie Lyons
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MATINEE FEVER
Meany Center visiting artists performed for more than 2,200 students, representing at least 50 different school groups, in our free matinee program this season. In addition, 90 students from James Baldwin Elementary were given a free performance and lecture/demonstration with Turtle Island String Quartet in a special school assembly.
Meany by the Numbers — some exceedingly odd! In the 2023–24 Season:
0 was the price to attend free matinees at Meany for thousands of middle and high school students.
48
UW students worked a total of 7,067 hours in Meany’s marketing, philanthropy, education, front of house and ticket office.
24 student ushers represented 23 different majors, including three in the arts.
26,908
tickets were sold — an increase of 3% over last season.
563 patrons donated for the first time.
500 shadow puppets were stolen in San Francisco, necessitating the cancellation of Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North.
555 shared leave hours were donated by Meany staff to a colleague recovering from a serious injury.
62 degrees was the average temperature in the Development office until staff realized they were using the wrong thermostat.
Meany Center
VISITING ARTISTS PROGRAM
FINANCIALS
NOTE: Dollar amounts rounded to the nearest thousand.
Support of $855,000 is reported net of a 15.6% administrative overhead fee on self-sustaining revenue, or approximately $198,000 for FY24.
Mark Morris Dance Group (Photo by Jim Coleman)
Meany Center Advisory Board
2023–24
John Robinson, President | Kyra Hokanson Gray, Vice President
Sashi Raghupathy, Vice President | Robert Babs, Treasurer
Manisha Advani
Melinda Bitners
Darlene Cheatham
Margie Chen
Luis Fernando Esteban
Hsiao-Wuen Hon
Cathy Hughes
Yumi Iwasaki
O. David Jackson
Susan Joslyn
Megan Kennedy
Sally Kincaid
Olivia Lee
Jeff Lehman
Cecilia Paul
Jack Percival
Ex-Officio Members
Tina Ragen
Donald Rupchock
Marcie Stone
Scott VanGerpen
Gregory Wallace
Christy Weckner
Ana Mari Cauce, UW President | Dianne Harris, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Gabriel Solis, Divisional Dean of the Arts
Emeritus Board
Matt Krashan, Emeritus Artistic Director
Linda Linford Allen, Cynthia Bayley, Thomas Bayley, Cathryn Booth-LaForce, J.C. Cannon, Elizabeth Cooper, Gail Erickson, Ruth Gerberding, Brian Grant, Randy Kerr, Susan Knox, Kurt Kolb, Sheila Edwards Lange, Frank Lau, Craig Miller, Dick Roth, Eric Rothchild, Jeff
Seely, K. Freya Skarin, Rich Stillman, Dave Stone, Donald Swisher, Lee Talner, Thomas Taylor, David Vaskevitch, Ellen Wallach, Kathleen Wright
In Memoriam
Ellsworth C. “Buster” Alvord, Linda Armstrong, Betty Balcom, Ross Boozikee, Ernest Henley, Mina Person, Lois Rathvon, Jerry Sanford, Sr.
PLANNED GIFTS & ENDOWMENTS
Planned Gifts
Linda & Tom † Allen
Cathryn Booth-LaForce
Wimsey J.N. Cherrington
Cheryl Redd-Cuthbert & Richard Cuthbert
Bill & Ruth Gerberding †
Michael & Nancy Kappelman
Matthew & Christina Krashan
Teresa Lawson
Tomilynn † & Dean McManus
Cecilia Paul & Harry Reinert
Lois Rathvon †
Dave & Marcie Stone
Donald & Gloria Swisher
Lee & Judy Talner
Ellen J. Wallach
Anonymous
Ellsworth C. & Nancy D. Alvord Endowed Fund
Estate of Ellsworth C. Alvord*
Kathleen Dickeman
Arts Al!ve Student Fund for Exploring the Performing Arts
Lowell Douglas Ing
Susan Knox and Weldon Ihrig*
Mina Brechemin Person Endowed Fund
Estate of Mina B. Person*
Sylvia & Steve Burges Meany Center for the Performing Arts Endowment
Sylvia & Stephen Burges*
Total Market Value: $9,802,000 (as of June 30, 2024)
New Contributions to Principal: $247,000
Endowment Distribution: $313,000
Nancy & Eddie Cooper Endowed Fund for Music in Schools
Kei Schafer
Marcie & Dave Stone*
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Endowment for Artistic Excellence
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich*
Elaine & Ernest Henley Endowment for Classical Music
Mary Johnke Alberg
Anne Futterman
Joel Gibson & John Anthony Martines
Elaine & Ernest Henley*
Dr. Karen Henley & Dr. Laurie Goldman
J. Randy and Gwen Houser
Catherine & David Hughes Asian Programming Endowment
Catherine & David Hughes*
Matt Krashan Endowed Fund for Artistic & Education Excellence in the Performing Arts
Matthew & Christina Krashan
Lee & Judy Talner
(*Multiple Founders)
Gary L. Menges Endowment for Chamber Music and Dance
Gary Menges*
Live Music for World Dance Series Endowed Fund
Cecilia Paul & Harry Reinert*
Meany Center Education Endowment
David Aggerholm & Gwendolyn Lundberg
Suzette & James Birrell
Jill Hanley Conner
Sandra Piscitello
(*Multiple Founders)
Meany Center Programming Endowment Fund
(*Multiple Founders)
Margaret Dora Morrison Meany Endowed Fund
Margaret Dora Morrison*†
Elizabeth Rennebohm Music Performance and Education Memorial Endowment
Roger Kohn
Kristi Rennebohm Franz & Eldon H. Franz*
Gloria Wilson Swisher Music Education & Outreach Endowment
Julia Adams
John and Nancy Angello
David Olmsted Bobroff
Jonathan Bridge
Paul Crawford
Kristin Henderson
Karen L. Koon
Jonathan Newmark
Kerry Radcliffe & Michael Fox
Alan & Susan Sherbrooke
Deborah Wilson & Ngan Chong Teng
George S. Wilson & Claire L. McClenny
* Endowment founder † Deceased
Note: Dollar amounts rounded to the nearest thousand.
This listing includes endowment founders and endowment donors from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. For more information on how to make a gift through your will or trust, or to name Meany Center for the Performing Arts as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or insurance policy, please call 206-616-6296 or visit uwfoundation.org/giftplanning.
Thank You FRIENDS of MEANY
PRODUCER’S CIRCLE
Sven & Melinda Bitners
Sylvia & Stephen Burges
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich
Hans & Kristin Mandt
Thomas McQuaid Jr.
Gary L. Menges
Margaret Dora Morrison †
Cecilia Paul & Harry Reinert
Judy Pigott
John C. Robinson & Maya Sonenberg
Sally Schaake Kincaid
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
Nancy C. Alvord †
Warren & Anne Anderson
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Yumi Iwasaki & Anoop Gupta
Sunil Paul & Michelle Odom
Tina Ragen & son, Ian
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Donald & Gloria Swisher
Richard Szeliski & Lyn McCoy
Scott VanGerpen & Britt East
Ellen Wallach & Thomas Darden
Anonymous
SERIES BENEFACTOR
Manisha Advani & Rajib Chakrabarti
Linda & Thomas † Allen
Col. Ron & Mrs. Darlene Cheatham
Terrel Dean & Robert Lefferts
Cynthia Gantz & Joshua Taft
Sharon Gantz Bloome †
Daniela & Torsten Grabs
The Hokanson Family
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Donald & Toni Rupchock
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David & Marcie Stone
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EVENT SPONSOR
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Olivia Lee
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Anonymous
DISTINGUISHED PATRON
Kenneth & Marleen Alhadeff
Jillian Barron & Jonas Simonis
Mel Belding & Kate Brostoff
Cathryn Booth-LaForce & W Kenneth LaForce
Kalman Brauner & Amy Carlson
Pat Braus & Holly Boone
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Shannon Bruce
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Margaret Crastnopol & Charles Purcell
Sharon Ducey
Dunn Lumber Family
Susan Ewens & James Luby
Albert Fisk & Judith Harris
Corinne Fligner & Mark Wener
JoAnn Forman
Davis Fox & Rosemary Coleman
Judith Frey & Flick Broughton
Matthew & Michelle Galvin
Ruth Gerberding †
John Goodfellow Jr. & Barbara Peterson
Phyllis Hatfield
Susan Herring
Thomas Highsmith
Paul & Alice Hill
Paul Hopp
Gwen & J. Randy Houser
Mary, Mike & Emily Hudspeth
Weldon Ihrig & Susan Knox
Mike Dryfoos & Ilga Jansons
Jean & David Koewler
Connie & Gus Kravas
Eric Larson & Teresa Bigelow
Teresa Lawson
Hank Levy & Ronit Katz
Kathleen Lindberg & David Skar
Barbara Mack
Melodie Martin & Kenneth Dayton
Rupal Mehta & Srivats Srinivasan
John & Gail Mensher
Jim & Pamela Murray
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Gowri & Ramesh Pabbati
Cheryl Redd-Cuthbert & Richard Cuthbert
Joy Rogers & Robert Parker
Karen Sandeen
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Noah & Kate Scooler
Virginia Sly
Clark Sorensen & Susan Way
Robert & Ethel Story Sr.
Keith Swartz
Dale Sylvain & Thomas Conlon
Jack & Gayle Thompson
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Christine & Olaf Weckner
Melanie Ito & Charles Wilkinson
John & Lynn Williams
Michelle Witt & Hans Hoffmeister
Igor Zverev & Yana Solovyeva
Anonymous
PATRON
Dick Ammerman
Julia Bacharach & Daniel Cory
Heather & Mark Barbieri
Christopher & Cynthia Bayley
John & Carol Belton
Cristi Benefield
Robert Bergman
Michael Bevan & Pamela Fink
David Bobroff
Michelle & Matthew Bomberger
Heida Brenneke
Jonathan & Bobbe Bridge
Dave & Debbie Buck
Leo Butzel & Roberta Reaber
Rita Calabro & James Kelly
Katherine Graubard & William Calvin
Myrna & Grayson Capp
Fran Clifton
R. Bruce & Mary-Louise Colwell Jr.
Jill Conner
Robert Cook
Judy Cushman & Robert Quick
Suzanne Dewitt & Ari Steinberg
Toby Diamond
Susan & David Dolacky
Christopher & Carrie Doring
Patricia Emmons & Shmuel El-Ad
In Memory of Toby Faber
Kai Fujita
Lisa Garbrick
Sergey Genkin
Virginie Grange
Denise Gregory Wyatt
J. David & Brenda Griswold
Richard Groomer & Betsy Lieberman
Susan & Richard Hall
Steven Haney
Katherine Hanson & Michael Schick
Karen Henley & Laurie Goldman
Pamela Hinckley
Robert Hirsch
Kate Hokanson
Robert Jenkins
Nancy & Michael Kappelman
Paul Kassen
Aaron Katz & Kate Dougherty
Mary Kenny
Frederick Klein IV
Karen L. Koon
Peggy Larson
Joanna & Frank Lau
Martha Leonard
William Levering III & Susan Hert
Michael Linenberger & Sallie Dacey
Arni Litt
Neil Ludman
Thomas Manley & Mariann Carle
Bernadette Margin
Tessa Matthey & Peter Durkee
Anna & Paul McKee
Christopher & Mary Meek
Robin Mendelson & Josse Delage
M. Lynn Morgan
Jonathan Newmark
Margarete Noe
Anne & Bill Nolan
Amanda Overly
John Nemanich & Ellendee Pepper
William & Suzanne Phillips
Desiree Prewitt
Kristi Rennebohm & Eldon H. Franz
John Rochford & Nick Utzinger
Mark & Barbara Roller
Richard Roth
Harriet Round
David & Joanne Rudo
Joseph Saitta
Werner & Joan Samson
Peter Seitel & Janet Geier
Mark & Patti Seklemian
Louise Shields
Sigmund Snelson
Sunita Sondur
Mark Taylor
Kris & Epaminondas Trimis
Linda Vangelos & Stephen Kaufer
Ann & Richard Weiner
Kai Wilhelm
Todd & Valerie Yerkes
Carol Young
Anonymous
GREAT PERFORMER
Mary Alberg
Nancy & John Angello
Robert Babs
Trudy Baldwin
Lisa Baldwin & John Cragoe
Melissa Belisle
James & Suzette Birrell
Peter Byers & Virginia Sybert
Erin Candee
Inez & Lior Caspi
Alan & Phyllis Caswell
Alan & Sandra Chait
Sandra & Dan Ciske
Libby & Leslie Cohen
Misti Davis
Annette de Soto
Karen Domino & Gene Brenowitz
Anne Eskridge
Gary Fuller & Randy Everett
Beatrice Graham
Martin Greene & Kathleen Wright
Pamela & Stephen Gruber
Kirsten Gunn
Allison & Paulo Gutscher
Lynn Hagerman & James Hummer
Dianne Harris & Lawrence Hamlin
Robin Hendricks
Andrew Himes & Alexandra Wilber
Patricia Hynes
Robert Johnson & Heather Erdmann
Tamara & Randel Josserand
Marcia Kamin
Deborah Katz
Marcia Killien
Brandon Koeller & Kim Davis
Inge & Leslie Larsen
Margaret Levi & Robert Kaplan
Kris Lewis
Mary Louis & Robert Arnold
Gwendolyn Lundberg & David Aggerholm
Dean & Tomilynn McManus
Christopher Miller
Sally Mizroch
Raymond Monnat Jr. & Christine Disteche
Marion Nielson
David Owsiany & Everett Seven
James Packman & Andrew Cohen
Kathy Partida
James Phelps & Ena Urbach
Kerry Radcliffe & Michael Fox
Paula Riggert
Chester Robachinski
John & Margaret Sanders
Norman & Elisabeth Sandler
Jean Schweitzer
Michael Scupine & Kim Abson
Harold & Ruth Spalter
Sarah Stanley & Dale Rogerson
Bonnie Steele
David Stiner
Linda Stone
Ingvil Syversen
Diana Frumkes Thompson & Richard Thompson
Michelle & Stephen Turnovsky
Raymond Tymas-Jones
Mary Vogelzang
Francine Walsh
Merle Weiss & Diana Pien
Tracey West
KEY PLAYER
Ann Adam
Jill Bader
Jonas Barklund
Michelle & Robert Berman
David Bird
Luther Black & C. Christina Wright
Cleo Bloomquist
Helen Bodkin
Edward & Adele Bolson
Katherine Bourbonais & Donald Ramsey
Lydia & Scott Brennan
Shannon Bryan
Kate & Jerry Campbell
Frances Carr
Connie Case
Marise Chan
Patricia Cirone
Alton & LeeAnn Cogert
FRIENDS
Janet & William Corriston
Jean Crill
Christopher Curry
Dana Davoli & Bob Goldsmith
Lynne De Merritt
Susan Dorn & Adam Jonas
Michael Dryja
Laurie & C. Bert Dudley
Karen Elledge & Gerald Ginader
Hollie & Lynne Ellis
Michael Erickson & David Doody
L. Jay Field & Deborah Dwyer
Melanie Field & Vinaya Chepuri
Virginia Fitzhugh & Miguel Morales
Gerald Folland
Brenda Fong
Denise Fonseca
Jackie Forbes & Douglas Bleckner
William Friedman
Michael Furst
Brian Giddens & Steve Rovig
David & Anne Gilbert
George Gilman
Sara Glerum
J. David Godwin II &
Ginger Reeves
Joan & Steve Goldblatt
Harvey Greenberg
Tim Groggel & Annette Strand
Emile Haddad & Terryll Bailey
Keala Hagmann & Bur Davis
Lia & Benjamin Halasz
Keith Hawley
Bruce Horne
Nicholas Horvath
Travis Howland
Anne Huey
Lynne Iglitzin & Walter Bodle
Lowell Ing
M. Johnson
Christopher & Linda Johnson
Giff & Mary Jones
Carolyn Kast
Linda Katz
Kayla Kinnunen
James & Elaine Klansnic Jr.
Glen Kriekenbeck & Quentin King
John Lee & Pm Weizenbaum
Peter LeVeque
Kathryn Lew & Dennis Apland
Ariel Lopez & Thomas Finley
Sara Magee
Ronald & Lee Magid
Constance Mao
Janelle Martin
John Martines & Joel Gibson
Lila May
Robin McCabe
Pamela & David McDonald
Mary McGuire
Robert & Catherine McKee
Susan McNabb
Michael & Sarajane Milder
Jacquelyn & Gordon Miller
Reza & Carol Moinpour
Anne Morrison
Christine Moss
Susan Mulvihill & James Liverman
Joseph & Kay Neal
Michael Nelson &
Louise Durocher
Betty Ngan & Tom Mailhot
Marianne Nijenhuis
David Norman
Georgia Oistad
Dennis Oliver & Stephanie Prince
Robert Otto
Jae Paek
Anna Peterson
Jeanne Peterson
Gregory & Margaret Petrie
Wendy & Murray Raskind
Linda Reeder
Dennis Reichenbach
Jason Reuer
Cynthia Richardson
Carla Rickerson
Sharon Rodgers
Keith Rowe & Ann Stover
John & Janet Rusin
Jerret Sale & Rachel Klevit
Margaret Sandelin
Murl Sanders
Laura Sargent
Patricia Scott
George Sharp
Marc Sinykin
Sara Stamey & Winston Saunders
Derek Storm & Cynthia Gossett
Dawson & Lois Taylor
Kevin Thompson
Mary Thorbeck
Christian Torgersen &
Emily Vason
Elena Trubnikova
John & Gail Wasberg
Robert & Andrea Watson
James Whitson & Patricia Adams
Karin Williams
Deborah Wilson & Ngan Teng
Eyva Winet
Grant Winther
Donna Wolter
Evgueni & Tatiana Zabokritski
Maxine Zemko
Reginald Zisette & Beth Gendler
Anonymous
FRIEND
Julia Adams
Adrianne Allen
Suzanne & Marvin Anderson
Dean Arnold
Samia Ashraf & Lewis Davidson
Lauret Ballsun
Holly Bays
Dana & Rena Behar
John Beierle
G. Carter Bentley & Lynda Emel
Thomas Bird
Jane Blackwell
Wayne Briscoe
Virginia Burdette & Gary Wieder
David Butterfield & Janice DeCosmo
Dennis Calvin
Joan Casey
Carol Chellino & Robert Andrews
Thomas & Susan Colligan
Merrilee Conway & James Young III
Trisha Davis & Eric Muller
Alban Dennis
Marsha Devine
Kathleen Dickeman
Janice Dilworth
Cliff Eastman & Leah Kleinman
Sally & Stephen Edwards
Gaylord Escalona
Nicole Faghin & David Spence
Molly Flemming
Bryant Fujimoto
Matthew Gani
Dolores Gill Schoenmakers
Harold Gillies
Jerry & Lyn Grinstein
Stephen Haeck
Susan Hamilton & Timothy Bates
Michael Harnisch
Erin Hawley
FRIENDS of MEANY
Maryetta & Tina Healy
Kent Koprowicz
Matthew Nugent & Andrea Hanses
Hank & Dorothy Stephens
Judith Herrigel
William Friedman
Joseph & Kay Neal
Susan Krom
FRIEND
Shyril O’Steen
Erica & Duane Jonlin
Nancy Stewart
Katharine & Frank Holland
Michael Furst
Lynn Holmes
Brian Giddens & Steve Rovig
Michael Nelson & Louise Durocher
Elizabeth Leo
James & June Lindsey Jr.
Julia Adams
Adrianne Allen
Jennifer & Robert O’Twomney
Jack Percival
Margaret Kenrick
Linda Kent & James Corson
Myrna & Donald Torrie
Emily Transue
Greg Hope & Sandra Hunt
David & Anne Gilbert
George Gilman
Leslie Jacobson & Barbara Barnes
Sara Glerum
J. David Godwin II &
Natarajan Janarthanan & Ponni Rajagopal
Barbara & P. Redmond Johnston
Ginger Reeves
Erica & Duane Jonlin
Joan & Steve Goldblatt
Margaret Kenrick
Harvey Greenberg
Linda Kent & James Corson
Lee Klastorin & Ralph Walden
Roger Kohn
Louise Lipnick
Betty Ngan & Tom Mailhot
Marianne Nijenhuis
Robin Luke & John Casseday
Suzanne & Marvin Anderson
Dean Arnold
David Norman
Donna McCampbell
Georgia Oistad
Meredith McClurg
Brian McHenry
Dennis Oliver & Stephanie Prince
Robert Otto
Jae Paek
Tim McTigat
Angela Medina
Sandra Piscitello
Ann Rael
Samia Ashraf & Lewis Davidson
Lauret Ballsun
Holly Bays
Dana & Rena Behar
John Beierle
Sharon Metcalf & Randall Smith
Sheree Miller
Charles & Rene Murry
Lee Klastorin & Ralph Walden
Roger Kohn
James & Ruth Raisis
Meryl Retallack
Tom & Nancy Roth
Kent Koprowicz
Susan Krom
Elizabeth Leo
Eric Schmidt & Kristin Henderson
Lika Seigel
James & June Lindsey Jr.
Louise Lipnick
Dennis Shaw & Julie Howe
Luciana Simoncini & Todd Scheuer
Mani & Karen Soma
Bruno & Yvonne Vogele
Greta Ward
Lucy & Larry Weinberg
Robert Wood
Janice Yamauchi
Robert Zauper
Deceased †
This listing includes endowment founders and endowment donors from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. For more information on how to make a gift through your will or trust, or to name Meany Center for the Performing Arts as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or insurance policy, please call 206-685-1001 or 800-284-3679 or visit uwfoundation.org/giftplanning.
This listing includes endowment founders and endowment donors from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. For more information on how to make a gift through your will or trust, or to name Meany Center for the Performing Arts as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or insurance policy, please call 206-685-1001 or 800-284-3679 or visit uwfoundation.org/giftplanning.
THANK YOU to our SUPPORTERS
PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: Cie Hervé Koubi by Nathalie Sternalski / Dear Friends: Michelle Witt by Lucas Anderson / Meany Index: Matinee Fever by Phil Lanum / Back Cover: Circa Humans 2.0 by David Kelly
PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: Cie Hervé Koubi by Nathalie Sternalski / Dear Friends: Michelle Witt by Lucas Anderson / September: Ex Machina/Robert Lepage & Cirque FLIP Fabrique by Stephane Bourgeois / October: Lila Downs by Chino Lemus; Ko Tonga Cheol courtesy of the artist; Joshua Roman by Shervin Lainez; Tessa Lark by Lauren Desberg; Edgar Meyer by Jim McGuire; Emanuel Ax by Lisa Marie Mazzucco; Pura Fé courtesy of the artist; Charly Lowry courtesy of the artist; Pilobolus by Bridgid Pierce / December: Hila Baggio by Yoav Etiel; VOCES8 by Andy Staples; Mark O'Connor's An Appalachian Christmas Featuring Maggie O'Connor by Maia Rosenfeld / January:
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo by Sascha Vaughn; Kodō by Takashi Okamoto / February: Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE by Rose Eichenbaum; Isidore String Quartet by Jiyang Chen; Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher by
Our Core VALUES
Excellence
We are dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and the expansion of human potential through arts and learning.
Innovation
We encourage artistic risk-taking and collaboration to advance new creative expressions and engage important issues of our time.
Connection
We bring diverse artists, community, students and faculty together in transformative experiences that promote the exchange of ideas and perspectives from around the world.
Inspiration
We cultivate the capacity to find joy and meaning through creativity and artistic exploration.
Me a ny C e n t e r MISSION
Meany Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington fosters innovative performances that advance public engagement, cultural exchange, creative research and learning through the arts. Meany Center provides opportunities for diverse artists, community, students and faculty to connect in the discovery and exploration of the boundless power of the arts to create positive change in the world.