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CHOREOGRAPHY GEORGE BALANCHINE ©THE GEORGE BALANCHINE TRUST MUSIC PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

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CARMINA BURANA CHOREOGRAPHY NICOLO FONTE MUSIC CARL ORFF

FEATURING THE BALLET WEST ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR TARA SIMONCIC ASSOCIATE MUSIC DIRECTOR JARED OAKS

JANET QUINNEY LAWSON CAPITOL THEATRE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH The performance lasts approximate 2 hours, with one 20-minute intermission.

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F ROM T H E A RT I S T IC DI R E CTOR Welcome to Ballet West’s 54th Season and my 10th anniversary!

I am so pleased you are joining us for this spectacular season. My past 10 years with Ballet West have seen phenomenal growth and expansion of our organization on every level and I couldn’t be more excited by how far we have come. We are proud to represent Utah to the nation and the world as an arts ambassador to our great state.

This entire season is comprised of some of my favorite classic and non-traditional works and this program is a perfect example of the type of elegance, versatility, and athletic daring that Ballet West is known for. We just finished a spectacular run of cutting edge works at New York’s Joyce Theater, and closed our charming Family Series ballet, Aladdin as danced

by Ballet West II and students from the Ballet West Academy. Now it is on to our main Company for our season opener.

We open with George Balanchine’s stunning, sparkling, and heart-warming masterpiece, Serenade, set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious Serenade for Strings. This work was Mr. Balanchine’s first creation in America in 1934. It is reported that during the creation process he never had the same number of dancers to work with so he choreographed on whoever was in the studio each day. As you watch it take note of some of the details. He only had 17 dancers— an odd number for ballet – but he brilliantly arranged them in perfect symmetry. In one rehearsal a woman entered late. In another a dancer fell down. In yet another someone’s hair came undone. Balanchine ingeniously incorporated all these “mishaps” into his final work. But one doesn’t need to know any of this to enjoy this spellbinding, abstract ballet. Its relationship to the music is so pure and elegant, the patterns so fascinating, and the underlying theme of love and loss so moving that Serenade never ceases to transport us with its ethereal beauty. I chose it to open the program as its heavenly beauty is the perfect foil for the earthly and dramatic world of Carmina Burana.

In 1974, our Founder Willam Christensen, took an enormous risk when he presented our Salt Lake City community with John Butler’s production of Carmina Burana, a work that deals overtly with the battle between the sacred and the profane. The music, Carl Orff’s now iconic score, is an oratorio for chorus, solo singers, and dancers about 11th century monks who leave their monastery to experience the outside world around them. What they discover is a world of sensual pleasure, a world of great danger and hatred, but ultimately a world of great piety and soul. From these experiences, they return to their monastery with a greater understanding of humanity and the Lord. Carmina Burana initially shocked audiences, but it quickly grew to be the most requested non-full length ballet in Ballet West’s repertoire.

For my 10th anniversary, I have asked our resident choreographer, Nicolo Fonte to create a brand new version of this powerful piece. Nicolo has great success with well known music and themes, he gets to the heart of what makes these works so iconic and illuminates them in new and unexpected ways.

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Nicolo’s Carmina Burana takes place in a timeless realm. With 75 choristers on a scaffolding above the dancers singing directly out at the audience, and the soloists incorporated into the action alongside the dancers, he creates a world of movement and music that celebrates the darkness and the celestial light that are all part of this intense dance theater experience. With moments of intense passion and power, joyous levity and glorious spirituality, Nicolo, the singers, the orchestra, and the dancers take us on an unforgettable journey.

It is indeed a remarkable season. Along with this new Carmina Burana we will also be presenting all new sets and costumes for Mr. C’s incomparable production of The Nutcracker; the revival of Sir Frederick Ashton’s glorious and hilarious classic Cinderella; a trip to St. George, Utah with our Works from Within; a spring program filled with fascinating and dynamic creations, including the rarely seen modern dance masterpiece Summerspace by Merce Cunningham with sets and costumes by the 20th Century Artist Robert Rauschenberg, Jiří Kylián’s heartbreaking Return to a Strange Land, and British choreographer David Bintley’s brilliant , funny, and sleek Shakespeare Suite – a series of vignette’s based on Shakespeare’s plays set in pop and contemporary dress to the jazz strains of Duke Ellington. The season finishes in May with our 2nd annual National Choreographic Festival, featuring guest companies from around the country – this year we celebrate women choreographers and companies run by women.

I am excited to welcome our new Executive Director Michael Scolamiero who will be joining me as my business partner and oversee all the administrative aspects of Ballet West. I have been honored to act as CEO over the past year but I am excited to return my focus exclusively to the artistic product – the position Salt Lake City and Utah hired me for ten years ago.

Thank you for your ongoing patronage. I hope you enjoy this program and the entire season. As always I am grateful for each and every one of you.

Adam Sklute Artistic Director

Since 2007, Adam Sklute has expanded Ballet West’s outlook, repertoire, and visibility with exciting Company premieres, increased touring, heightened public exposure, and greater focus on the Ballet West Academy. He began his career with The Joffrey Ballet, rising through the ranks from dancer to Associate Director. His stewardship of Ballet West has been marked by both financial growth and elevated artistry, and was the subject of The CW Network’s docu-drama, Breaking Pointe, which aired for two seasons. From September 2016 to October 2017, Sklute took on the dual position of CEO and Artistic Director overseeing both administrative and artistic operations of Ballet West. An internationally sought after teacher and adjudicator, Sklute has received numerous awards including, Utah’s Enlightened 50 (2014), The Bronze Minuteman Award for Outstanding Service to Utah and The Nation (2015), and most recently Utah Diversity Connection’s Business Award for outstanding commitment to diversity initiatives.

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BALLET WEST NEWS

Michael Scolamiero Joins Ballet West company’s size, start an endowment, and fund new ballets. He also oversaw the planning and kickoff of a $25 million campaign to fund a new building for the Company. Under his leadership, the budget rose from $6.5 million to $11.3 million. Most recently, Scolamiero served as Executive Director of Miami City Ballet, one of the nation’s largest ballet companies. During his tenure, the Company set records for contributed revenue, recorded operating surpluses of $2.6 million in two years, and reduced debt by more than $2 million.

Ballet West is excited to announce Michael Scolamiero as the new Executive Director of the Company. The selection comes after an extensive six-month international search, led by Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Scolamiero will collaborate with Artistic Director Adam Sklute who recently renewed his contract with Ballet West.

“There was broad interest in the Ballet West position from admired industry professionals,” said Kaiser. “My goal was to find an administrator who is uniquely attuned to the specific long term artistic goals Adam and his team have set for themselves. Michael Scolamiero, with his successful tenure at some of the nation’s most beloved arts organizations, is just the person to help Adam fulfill his goals, and continue the sustainable growth of the Company.”

Scolamiero was the Executive Director of Pennsylvania Ballet for 17 years where he led a successful $12 million campaign to boost the

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“Michael’s skill set is exactly what Ballet West was seeking—a stellar record of donor relations, nonprofit governance, board development, and sustainability,” said Artistic Director Adam Sklute.

“Michael is deeply respected in the dance industry and I am delighted to welcome him to Salt Lake City. I look forward to developing a strong business partnership so that together we can build Ballet West into the future.”

In September 2016, Sklute took on the dual role of interim CEO and Artistic Director while he and the Board assessed the needs of the Company.

“My time in this dual role allowed us as a team to analyze our phenomenal growth, and our future. It was this methodical look at strategies for advancing all aspects of the organization that led us to Michael.” Added Sklute, “I am grateful to relinquish the CEO position and return to the work I was hired by Ballet West to do ten years ago.”

Scolamiero started last week, before the annual Ballet West Gala. “I am excited to move west and make Salt Lake City home,” said Scolamiero.

“Utah is a place of exquisite natural beauty

with a deep cultural love of fine arts. For more than a decade, I’ve watched from afar as Ballet West exploded under Adam’s leadership. It is especially exciting to become part of an organization in the midst of a renaissance and on strong financial ground. The energy at Ballet West is exhilarating and I am energized and quite optimistic about the possibilities.”

John Miller, Ballet West Board President said, “The search committee was dazzled by the

overall quality and quantity of candidates for this important role. In the end, I am thrilled to have Michael joining our team. He proved to be the apogee of temperament and talent we toiled to find. I look forward to introducing him to the community. Finally, I would like to thank Michael Kaiser for his guidance and all those who helped make this selection. It was an exhaustive search and I believe we found an ideal and impeccable Executive Director in Michael.”

Artists of Ballet West in Serenade, choreography by George Balanchine, © The George Balanchine Trust.

Photo by Luke Isley.

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SERENADE CASTING SERENADE CHOREOGRAPHY: George Balanchine, ©The George Balanchine Trust MUSIC: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky STAGING: Maria Calegari COSTUME DESIGN: Karinska LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Korsch LIGHTING COORDINATOR: James K. Larsen Set to Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, this sweeping ballet was the first work created by Balanchine in America. It was originally created in 1934 as an exercise for the newly formed School of American Ballet.

Serenade has since gone into the repertoire of companies around the world. Attendance was sporadic at those first rehearsals, so Balanchine, undaunted, made due with whomever he has in the moment and he incorporated random accidents such as a ballerina falling, a dancer arriving late and someone’s hair coming undone in to the final product, creating a ballet of exhilarating movement, lush musicality, and moving drama without telling an actual story.

–Adam Sklute

CAST FOR FRIDAY 11/3 – WEDNESDAY 11/8 – SATURDAY 11/11 EVENING BECKANNE SISK

KATHERINE LAWRENCE

CHRISTOPHER RUUD Sayaka Ohtaki

Katie Critchlow

EMILY ADAMS

BEAU PEARSON

Jenna Rae Herrera

Lindsay Bond

Paige Adams, Katlyn Addison, Kimberly Ballard, Lillian Casscells, Olivia Gusti, Amber Miller, Emily Neale, Kazlyn Nielsen, Jordan Richardson, Gabrielle Salvatto, Anisa Sinteral, Kristina Weimer, Elizabeth Weldon Dominic Ballard, Hadriel Diniz, Lucas Horns, Ronald Tilton

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SERENADE CASTING CONTINUED CAST FOR SATURDAY 11/4 – FRIDAY 11/10 AROLYN WILLIAMS

JENNA RAE HERRERA

ADRIAN FRY Kimberly Ballard

Katie Critchlow

ALLISON DEBONA

REX TILTON Chelsea Keefer

Lindsay Bond

Paige Adams, Katlyn Addison, Lillian Casscells, Olivia Gusti, Amber Miller, Emily Neale, Kazlyn Nielsen, Ashleigh Richardson, Jordan Richardson, Gabrielle Salvatto, Anisa Sinteral, Kristina Weimer, Elizabeth Weldon Dominic Ballard, Hadriel Diniz, Lucas Horns, Ronald Tilton CAST FOR THURSDAY 11/9 KATHERINE LAWRENCE

KATLYN ADDISON

CHASE O’CONNELL Kimberly Ballard

Katie Critchlow

EMILY ADAMS

BEAU PEARSON Jenna Rae Herrera

Lindsay Bond

Paige Adams, Stephanie Buesser, Lillian Casscells, Olivia Gusti, Janae Korte, Amber Miller, Emily Neale, Kazlyn Nielsen, Ashleigh Richardson, Jordan Richardson, Gabrielle Salvatto, Anisa Sinteral, Elizabeth Weldon Dominic Ballard, Hadriel Diniz, Lucas Horns, Ronald Tilton CAST FOR SATURDAY 11/11 MATINÉE KATHERINE LAWRENCE

KATLYN ADDISON

CHASE O’CONNELL Kimberly Ballard

Katie Critchlow

ALLISON DEBONA

REX TILTON Jenna Rae Herrera

Lindsay Bond

Paige Adams, Stephanie Buesser, Lillian Casscells, Olivia Gusti, Janae Korte, Amber Miller, Emily Neale, Kazlyn Nielsen, Ashleigh Richardson, Jordan Richardson, Gabrielle Salvatto, Anisa Sinteral, Elizabeth Weldon Dominic Ballard, Hadriel Diniz, Lucas Horns, Ronald Tilton

This performance of Serenade, a Balanchine Ballet®, is presented by arrangement with the George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® service standards established by the trust.

WORLD PREMIERE: March 1, 1935, American Ballet Theater, Adelphi Theater, New York, NY BALLET WEST PREMIERE: September 10, 1964, Skyline High School, Salt Lake City, UT

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CARMINA BURANA CASTING WORLD PREMIERE

CARMINA BURANA CHOREOGRAPHY: Nicolo Fonte MUSIC: Carl Orff* COSTUME DESIGN: Christine Darch SCENERY AND LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Korsch LIGHTING COORDINATOR: James K. Larsen CHORUS MANAGER: Jane Fjeldsted CHORUS MASTER: Steve Durtschi In tackling an iconic score, such as Carl Orff’s 20th Century masterpiece Carmina Burana, one of my first considerations was scale - how to match the massiveness of this powerful music. I had always envisioned an integrative production where both music and dance share equal parts. A world of visual beauty set in the lyricism and audacity of this scenic cantata, I liken my version to a medieval etching blasted with 21st Century speed.

–Nicolo Fonte

Carmina Burana is a co-production of

Ballet West Adam Sklute, Artistic Director

Cincinnati Ballet Victoria Morgan, Artistic Director

*Cautiones profane Used by arrangement with European American Distributors Company, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Music GmbH & Co., KG, Mainz, Germany, publisher and copyright owner.

WORLD PREMIERE: November 3, 2017, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT

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CAST FOR FRIDAY 11/3 – SATURDAY 11/4 – THURSDAY 11/9 FRIDAY 11/10– SATURDAY 11/11 EVENING Emily Adams, Lindsay Bond, Allison DeBona, Olivia Gusti, Chelsea Keefer, Katherine Lawrence, Gabrielle Salvatto, Beckanne Sisk (11/4 Sayaka Ohtaki), Arolyn Williams (11/10 Katie Critchlow) Tyler Gum, Lucas Horns, Alexander MacFarlan, Trevor Naumann, Chase O’Connell (11/4 Adrian Fry), Oliver Oguma, Rex Tilton, Jordan Veit, Joshua Whitehead SOPRANO: Melissa Heath TENOR: Eric Taylor BARITONE: Christopher Clayton CHOIR: Cantorum Chamber Choir and additional professionals

O Fortuna.......................................................................................................................................... Ensemble Fortune plango vulnera...............................................Alexander MacFarlan, Oliver Oguma, with Ensemble Veris leta facies..............................................................Allison DeBona, Emily Adams, Katherine Lawrence, Chelsea Keefer, Beckanne Sisk (11/4 Sayaka Ohtaki), Tyler Gum, Rex Tilton Omni Sol temperat...................................................................................... Chase O’Connell (11/4 Adrian Fry) and Christopher Clayton Ecce gratum....................................................................................................................................... Ensemble Tanz..............................................................................Chelsea Keefer, Alexander MacFarlan, Oliver Oguma Floret silva.............................................................. Beckanne Sisk (11/4 Sayaka Ohtaki) with Ensemble Men Chramer, gip die varwe mir....................................................................... Rex Tilton with Ensemble Women Swaz hie gat umbe.............................................................Chase O’Connell (11/4 Adrian Fry) with Ensemble Were diu werlt alle min.....................Chase O’Connell (11/4 Adrian Fry), Emily Adams, Katherine Lawrence Estuans interius............................................... Arolyn Williams (11/10 Katie Critchlow), Oliver Oguma with Tyler Gum, Lucas Horns, Trevor Naumann and Christopher Clayton Olim lacus colueram.........................................................................Beckanne Sisk (11/4 Sayaka Ohtaki) with Rex Tilton, Jordan Veit, Joshua Whitehead and Eric Taylor Ego sum abbas....................................................................... Rex Tilton, Jordan Veit, Joshua Whitehead and Christopher Clayton In taberna quando sumus..........................................................................................................Ensemble Men

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CARMINA BURANA CASTING CONTINUED Amor volat undique...................................................................... Chelsea Keefer, Alexander MacFarlan with Emily Adams, Allison DeBona, Katherine Lawrence, Arolyn Williams (11/10 Katie Critchlow), and Melissa Heath Dies, nox et omnia........................................................................... Katherine Lawrence, Oliver Oguma with Allison DeBona, Tyler Gum, and Chirstopher Clayton Stetit puella................................................................................................................................Melissa Heath Circa mea pectora.............................................Rex Tilton, Emily Adams, Jordan Veit, Arolyn Williams, with Chelsea Keefer, Alexander MacFarlan, Katherine Lawrence, Tyler Gum, Allison DeBona, Oliver Oguma and Christopher Clayton Si puer cum puellula................................................................................. Beckanne Sisk (11/4 Sayaka Ohtaki) Veni, veni, venias............................................................................................................................... Ensemble In trutina...............................................................Alexander MacFarlan, Oliver Oguma, and Melissa Heath Tempus est iocundum........................................................................................................................ Ensemble Dulcissime..................................................................................................... Beckanne Sisk, Chase O’Connell (11/4 Sayaka Ohtaki, Adrian Fry) and Melissa Heath Ave formosissima.......................................................................................... Beckanne Sisk, Chase O’Connell (11/4 Sayaka Ohtaki, Adrian Fry) O Fortuna.......................................................................................................................................... Ensemble

CAST FOR WEDNESDAY 11/8 – SATURDAY 11/11 MATINÉE Paige Adams, Katlyn Addison, Katie Critchlow, Jenna Rae Herrera, Emily Neale, Sayaka Ohtaki, Jordan Richardson, Kristina Weimer, Elizabeth Weldon Dominic Ballard, Kyle Davis, Hadriel Diniz, Adrian Fry, Trevor Naumann, Christopher Ruud, Christopher Sellars, Joshua Shutkind, Ronald Tilton SOPRANO: Melissa Heath TENOR: Eric Taylor BARITONE: Christopher Clayton CHOIR: Cantorum Chamber Choir and additional professionals O Fortuna.......................................................................................................................................... Ensemble Fortune plango vulnera............................................... Christopher Sellars, Joshua Shutkind with Ensemble Veris leta facies...................................................................Katlyn Addison, Jenna Rae Herrera, Emily Neale, Sayaka Ohtaki, Kristina Weimer, Dominic Ballard, Christopher Ruud

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CARMINA BURANA CASTING CONTINUED Omni Sol temperat.................................................................................. Adrian Fry and Christopher Clayton Ecce gratum....................................................................................................................................... Ensemble Tanz.......................................................................Jenna Rae Herrera, Christopher Sellars, Joshua Shutkind Floret silva................................................................................................ Sayaka Ohtaki with Ensemble Men Chramer, gip die varwe mir.......................................................... Christopher Ruud with Ensemble Women Swaz hie gat umbe..................................................................................................Adrian Fry with Ensemble Were diu werlt alle min.................................................................. Adrian Fry, Emily Neale, Kristina Weimer Estuans interius............................................................Katie Critchlow, Dominic Ballard, Trevor Naumann, Christopher Sellars, Ronald Tilton and Christopher Clayton Olim lacus colueram....................................................................................Sayaka Ohtaki, Christopher Ruud with Kyle Davis, Hadriel Diniz and Eric Taylor Ego sum abbas................................. Kyle Davis, Hadriel Diniz, Christopher Ruud, and Christopher Clayton In taberna quando sumus..........................................................................................................Ensemble Men

CARMINA BURANA CASTING CONTINUED Amor volat undique................................................................................ Jenna Rae Herrera, Joshua Shutkind with Katlyn Addison, Katie Critchlow, Emily Neale, Kristina Weimer and Melissa Heath Dies, nox et omnia......................................................................................Katlyn Addison, Dominic Ballard, Christopher Sellars, Kristina Weimer and Christopher Clayton Stetit puella................................................................................................................................Melissa Heath Circa mea pectora.....................................Katlyn Addison, Dominic Ballard, Katie Critchlow, Hadriel Diniz, Jenna Rae Herrera, Emily Neale, Christopher Ruud, Christopher Sellars, Joshua Shutkind, Kristina Weimer and Christopher Clayton Si puer cum puellula................................................................................................................... Sayaka Ohtaki Veni, veni, venias............................................................................................................................... Ensemble In trutina............................................................... Christopher Sellars, Joshua Shutkind and Melissa Heath Tempus est iocundum........................................................................................................................ Ensemble Dulcissime............................................................................................................... Sayaka Ohtaki, Adrian Fry and Melissa Heath Ave formosissima.................................................................................................... Sayaka Ohtaki, Adrian Fry O Fortuna.......................................................................................................................................... Ensemble

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IN FOCUS: CA R M INA BU R A NA

Lost and Found

By Joshua Jones

The Carmina Burana’s journey from obscurity to Ballet West’s stage is as interesting as an Indiana Jones movie, filled with mystery and scandal.

In 1803, in a dusty monastery in Bavaria, a librarian re-discovered a manuscript not seen since the 13th century. Later named the Carmina Burana, the manuscript contained 254 poems and dramatic texts.

Believed to be the works of student and clergy, researchers date some of the texts back to the 11th century. Curators who started to transcribe the Latin, German, and French works were surprised to find irreverent, satirical, and sometimes risqué themes, abounding throughout the Carmina Burana.

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In 1936, Carl Orff set 24 of the poems to music, quickly turning it into a popular piece of classical repertoire. Just over an hour long, the composition, has been featured in film, television, video games, and covered or sampled by Michael Jackson, and even Ozzy Osbourne. During World War II, Orff remained in Germany and continued writing music until his death in 1982, but he never found success again as he had with Carmina Burana.

When John Butler first set Carmina Burana on dancers at the New York City Opera in 1959, it became an instant success, although it was sometimes controversial. Ballet West Founder Willam Christensen, first staged Butler’s Carmina Burana in 1974. Some audience members walked out, but those who stayed gave the piece a prolonged standing ovation. “When we went for the bow, the audience was going wild. It was intense, emotion and very powerful,” said Caldwell, Ballet Master and Archivist. Now, 43 years later, Bruce says Carmina Burana has been performed by Ballet West more than 100 times, making it one of the most popular pieces in the Company’s repertoire.

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Emily Day-Shumway Acting Concertmaster Nathan Mueller Acting Associate Concertmaster Kathryn Langr Peggy Wheelwright Marcel Bowman Martha Thompson Katherine Kunz Melissa Draper

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PROF ILE S George Balanchine CHOREOGRAPHER, SERENADE

George Balanchine is regarded as one of the foremost contemporary choreographers in the world of ballet. He came to America in 1933 and established the School of American Ballet in 1934. In 1948, Balanchine established the New York City ballet and presented its first program consisting of Concerto Barocco, Orpheus and Symphony in C. Balanchine served as ballet master for the New York City Ballet from 1948 until his death in 1983, choreographing the majority of the productions the company has introduced since its inception. An authoritative catalog of his works lists 425 works created by Balanchine in his lifetime. Balanchine’s style has been described as neoclassic. A gifted musician himself, his response to the Romantic Classicism was to de-emphasize the plot in his ballets, preferring to let “dance and music be the star of the show”. Nevertheless, tantalizing hints of a story color his works in such ballets as Apollo, Harlequinade, Liebesliede Waltzer and La Sonnambula.

The New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet remain dedicated to the preservation of Balanchine’s ideals.

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky COMPOSER, SERENADE

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) studied at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg, where George Balanchine later studied piano in addition to his studies in dance. Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and influential of all romantic composers. His work is expressive, melodic and grand in scale, with rich orchestrations. His output was prodigious and included chamber works, symphonies, and concerti for various instruments, operas and works for the piano. His creations for the ballet, composed in close partnership with Marius Petipa, include Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty.

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PROF ILE S Maria Calegari STAGING, SERENADE

Maria Calegari is an International and U.S. ballet instructor and former acclaimed Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet.

A native New Yorker, Maria was chosen personally at the age of 17 by choreographer and founder of the New York City Ballet, George Balanchine, to join his world-renowned company. She worked extensively with both George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins from 1974-1994, performing and creating over 40 soloist roles in their extensive repertory. Her principal roles covered a wide range of styles including ballets like Agon, Apollo, Swan Lake, Serenade, Dances at a Gathering, Afternoon of a Faun, Glass Pieces, Jewels, Chaconne, and Mozartiana. She has appeared numerous times on public television in Live from Lincoln Center as Titania in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Great Performances, and more recently in 2010 on PBS in American Masters- Jerome Robbins.

Since 1998, she has staged ballets for both the George Balanchine Trust and the Robbins Rights Trust worldwide, often with her husband Bart Cook, at such companies as Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Ballet West, Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet, among others. Her staging of Diamonds/ Jewels at Royal Ballet in 2007 won the Lawrence Olivier Award. She received the prestigious Jerome Robbins Award in 2011 at Lincoln Center for her contributions in dance and she has been listed in Who’s Who of American Women since 1995.

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PROF ILE S Nicolo Fonte CHOREOGRAPHER, CARMINA BURANA

Choreographer Nicolo Fonte is known for his daring and original approach to dance. His work has been noted by critics for a unique movement language as well as a highly developed fusion of ideas, dance, and design. Born in Brooklyn New York, Fonte started dancing at the age of 14. He studied at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York as well as at the San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet Schools while completing a Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase.

Upon graduation, he danced with Peridance in NYC and later joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal, dancing in the works of Balanchine, Tudor, Kudelka and Spaniard Nacho Duato. Fonte subsequently joined Duato’s Compañia Nacional de Danza in Madrid and forged a strong identity in the Spanish company for seven years - for both his dancing and his choreography. En los Segundos Ocultos, (In Hidden Seconds), one of three ballets Fonte made for the Spanish company, was hailed as a breakthrough work of great impact with the poetic vision of a mature artist and indeed this ballet established his presence on the European dance scene.

In 2000 Fonte retired from performing to devote himself full-time to his choreographic career. Since that time he has created or staged his ballets for The Dutch National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet West, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Stuttgart Ballet, The Australian Ballet, The Göteborg Ballet, The Finnish National Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, The Perm Tchaikovsky Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Ballett Mainz, Ballett Nürnberg, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, TANZ Ensemble Cathy Sharp, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, Ballet British Columbia, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and Queensland Ballet.

Fonte received a Choo San Goh award for his 2002 collaboration with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Almost Tango, of which R.M. Campbell of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote, “Fonte is a thinker, an architect who creates the new rather than reinvent the old. He is a master of manipulating space and creating relationships”. Almost Tango was also voted as one of Dance Europe’s “Best Premiere’s” when it was restaged for The Australian Ballet in 2004.

From 2002 to 2006 Nicolo enjoyed an ongoing creative partnership with The Göteborg Ballet in Sweden, creating and staging numerous works that helped establish the company’s distinct profile. While in Göteborg he created his first full-length ballet, based on the life of Tchaikovsky. Widely acclaimed in the international press for Fonte’s marriage of narrative skill and a contemporary choreographic language, Re: Tchaikovsky appeared on the “Best of 2005” lists of both Ballett-Tanz and Dance Europe. Fonte has also played an important role in the ongoing development of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet as one of that company’s most popular guest choreographers. To date he has created eight highly successful works for ASFB that have toured throughout the US and overseas. Nicolo Fonte is currently the Resident Choreographer for Ballet West, in Salt Lake City, which began with the 2012-2013 season. He also became Resident Choreographer at Oregon Ballet Theatre beginning with the 2016 - 2017 season.

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PROF ILE S Carl Orff COMPOSER, CARMINA BURANA

Orff studied at the Munich Academy of Music and with the German composer Heinrich Kaminski and later conducted in Munich, Mannheim, and Darmstadt. He edited some 17th-century operas and in 1937 produced his secular oratorio Carmina Burana. Intended to be staged with dance, it was based on a manuscript of medieval poems.

This work led to others inspired by Greek theatre and by medieval mystery plays, notably Catulli carmina (1943; Songs of Catullus) and Trionfo di Afrodite (1953; The Triumph of Aphrodite), which form a trilogy with Carmina Burana.

Orff’s Schulwerk, a manual describing his method of conducting, was first published in 1930. This system of music education for children, largely based on developing a sense of rhythm through group exercise and performance with percussion instruments, has been widely adopted.

In 1924 in Munich he founded, with the German gymnast Dorothee Günther, the Günther School for gymnastics, dance, and music.

Christine Darch COSTUME DESIGN, CARMINA BURANA

Christine Darch designs and builds costumes and sets for choreographers Julia Adam, Marc Brew, Val Caniparoli, Alison Cook Beatty, Robert Dekkers, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Jodie Gates, Adam Hougland, Jae Man Joo, James Kudelka, Gabrielle Lamb, Edwaard Liang, Stephen McMahon, Matthew Neenan, David Palmer, Gina Patterson, Brian Reeder, Ailey II, Amy Seiwert, Merián Soto and Septime Webre. She is the resident costume designer for Complexions in New York City and has also been commissioned by Alvin Ailey, Ballet Arizona, Ballet Hawaii, Ballet Memphis, Atlanta Ballet, Axis, Charlotte Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Diablo Ballet, Houston Ballet, Imagery, Israel Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Madco, Marin Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Le Ballet Nice Méditerranée, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Post: ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Smuin Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Washington Ballet and Ballet X. She lives in East Northport, NY with acclaimed classical American ballet composer Matthew Pierce. New projects include the world premiere of Jae Man Joo’s Goodnight for Complexions Contemporary Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty for Dayton Ballet, Nicolo Fonte’s new work for Astana Ballet and Dwight Rhoden’s new work for San Francisco Ballet.

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PROF ILE S Michael Korsch LIGHTING DESIGN, SERENADE AND CARMINA BURANA SCENIC DESIGN, CARMINA BURANA

Michael Korsch is a lighting, projection and scenic designer based in Philadelphia, PA, where he earned his BA in theatre at Temple University. He has worked with numerous directors and choreographers, creating hundreds of visual designs for dance, theatre and other live performances throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Michael has been the resident lighting designer and technical director for Complexions Contemporary Ballet since 1998, the resident lighting designer/director for Ballet Arizona since 2001, and the lighting/technical director for the Laguna Dance Festival since 2005. He is also the resident lighting designer/director for the Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center at USC. In addition, Michael has designed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, Ballet Nice MĂŠditerranĂŠe, BalletX, Carolina Ballet, Charlotte Ballet (formerly North Carolina Dance Theatre), Cleveland Play House, DanceBrazil, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Disney Creative Entertainment, English National Ballet, FELA! The Concert, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, MOMIX, Oakland Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin, and Washington Ballet among others.

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PROF ILE S Christopher Clayton BARITONE, CARMINA BURANA

Baritone Christopher Clayton was a Portland Opera Studio Artist and returned to Portland Opera in 2010 for Trouble in Tahiti. He was a young artist with the Chautauqua Opera in both the apprentice and studio programs and received a Professional Studies Certificate and master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music. Prior to his studies in New York, he received bachelor’s degrees in vocal performance and mechanical engineering from the University of Utah. He has received prizes and grants from the Gerda Lissner Foundation, the Violetta DuPont Vocal Competition, the Marian Anderson Vocal Competition, the Irene Dalis Vocal Competition, the Chautauqua Opera Guild and the Oratorio Society of New York.

Melissa Heath SOPRANO, CARMINA BURANA

Soprano Melissa Heath enjoys a varied career of opera, concert and recital work. Recent opera roles include Countess in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen. Recent concert work includes Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and both Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C minor with the Temple Square Chorale and Orchestra at Temple Square, Handel’s Messiah with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and Mozart’s Exsultate, jubilate with the Sinfonia Salt Lake. With Utah Symphony, Ms. Heath has performed both Nielsen’s Symphony no. 3 and Handel’s Messiah. She was a district winner in the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions, and in 2012 and 2014 was a regional finalist in the National Association of Teachers of Singing’s biennial art song competition. Ms. Heath holds a Bachelor’s degree in voice from Brigham Young University, and her Master of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts degrees in voice from the University of Utah, and is an assistant professor of voice at Utah Valley University.

Eric Taylor TENOR, CARMINA BURANA

Tenor Eric Taylor is excited to make his Ballet West debut. Eric hails from Puyallup, WA and St. George, UT. Eric’s most recent roles include Rodolfo in La Boheme, Donald Hopewell in Douglas Moore’s Gallantry, and soon will make his debut as Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir D’amore. Since his first opera in 2014, he has performed in various roles from Gilbert & Sullivan operetta to Puccini grand opera and many others in between. Eric, 23, has quickly excelled as a tenor including mentionable wins in competitions such as two time NATS finalist, Utah Lyric Opera’s “Death by Aria” where he placed Second in 2015 and received First Place in July, 2016. He was recently named a national semi-finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition where he sang on the Metropolitan opera’s stage in New York City. Eric is in his senior year in his undergraduate studies at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT this fall and studies with Dr. Isaac Hurtado.

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I N F O CUS: C A R M I NA BU R A NA W I T H S E R E NA DE

Speaking with Sklute

By Joshua Jones

But, in the 70’s, this subject matter was a bit scandalous. Nevertheless, Mr. C, who was born and raised in Brigham City, Utah, understood the importance of this piece of art. He also understood the magnitude, excitement, and drama of the music and choreography of Carl Orff’s score. It is Ballet West’s most often-requested non full-length work. It is also the piece about which I receive the most complaints.

Artistic Director Adam Sklute sat down to answer a few questions about Carmina Burana, and what audiences can expect from Nicolo Fonte’s new creation.

What is the Legacy of our current production of Carmina Burana?

Of the many ballet versions of Carmina Burana, our most recent production, choreographed by John Butler, is probably the most-staged and well-known version. Mr. C brought it into the Ballet West repertoire in 1974. At that time, it was a very daring thing for him to do, because the subject matter is rather complicated. It is about monks slipping out of the monastery and leaving behind their sacred duties and reveling in a very human and profane way. During this production, the choir was placed throughout the box seats in the theater. They could then look down at the orchestra and the maestro conducting. It was quite a spectacle.

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What makes Carmina Burana so beloved in Utah?

Just listen to the music. It is so dynamic and exciting. Those first strains of Carl Orff’s O Fortuna with the chorus—they knock your socks off—you are ready to fall out of your chair within seconds of the first note. The score goes from extreme power and drama to extreme delicacy, purity, and simplicity. It takes many cues from early Stravinsky, while adding unique harmonies that are beautiful and bombastic. I think the drama of music, the drive of orchestral sound, and the excitement of dance are the reasons audiences are excited and inspired by it.

Since you are staging Carmina Burana during your 10th Anniversary Season, what personal connection do you have to this piece?

Mr. C received both incredible praise and backlash when he presented Carmina Burana.

I thought, “What better way to begin my 10th Anniversary than with a piece that is so regularly requested?” I’m interested in inspiring audiences, giving them something they love, but also challenging them… I hope this production will do all three.

I also love and admire our Resident Choreographer Nicolo Fonte’s work. One of his great gifts, in my opinion, is his ability to reimagine the great classics. Few choreographers can re-envision the great dramatic works as Nicolo can. We’ve done many works with him now: his electrifying Rite of Spring, his fascinating Almost Tango, his brilliant Bolero. Each one shows his unique brand of musicality and movement.

This will be very different, as Nicolo’s idea is to have a strong battle between the sacred and profane. It will not be obvious and nothing is

literal, but that is what I love about his work… it is both unexpected and inevitable.

Why pair this with George Balanchine’s Serenade?

The intensity, power, and profane--at times-subject matter needed to be paired with something that would both complement it, and be completely different. George Balanchine’s Serenade is one of the most serene, elegant, and classic works that we have in our repertoire, and I felt it was a perfect pairing.

Choreographer Nicolo Fonte and Artists of Ballet West rehearsing Carmina Burana.

Photo by Beau Pearson

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ballet master ($1,000 - $2,499) BenÊ Arnold Zlate Balulovski Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett Thomas and Lisa Dunlap Stephen Anderson Gordon Irving David P. Heuvel and Johann Jacobs Brenda Kees Heather Keller Shelley Kendrick Dustin Lipson Rachèle McCarthey and Brock VandeKamp Thomas and Mary McCarthey Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill Jennifer Moldre Leslie Murdock Global Travel Network Benjamin Romney Mark and Linda Scholl Maarten Terry Cynthia Washington John and Marilyn Alleman Jeffrey Bronson Anderson Petras and Liuda Avizonis Carol Baer Govert Bassett Frances and Jerome Battle Clisto and Suzanne Beaty Gary Beers Alene Bentley Sharon and Michael Bertelsen Ginny Bostrom

Above indicates major donors who gave gifts prior to September 1, 2017

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F O U N D A T I O N , G O V E R N M E N T, A N D C O R P O R AT E S U P P O RT $100,000 + Ancestry Dominion Energy George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

McCarthey Family Foundation LDS Foundation Janet Q. Lawson Foundation The Huntsman Foundation

Utah State Legislature Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, & Parks Program (ZAP)

The Rea Charitable Trust Salt Lake Regional Medical Center* Sorenson Legacy Foundation

The Shubert Foundation Utah Division of Arts and Museums Utah Toyota Dealers

O.C. Tanner Park City Community Foundation, The Solomon Fund R. Harold Burton Foundation Reagan Outdoor Advertising* Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Salt Lake Power Yoga*

Simmons Family Foundation Summit County Cultural RAP Tax The New Yorker* Wells Fargo Wheeler Foundation Dr. Jeremy Wimmer with Elite Chiropractic Center Anonymous

Henry W. & Leslie M. Eskuche Foundation Joanne L. Shrontz Family Foundation Jones Waldo* Media One* Promontory Foundation Ruth's Chris Steak House*

Salt Lake City Arts Council Union Pacific Foundation The Willam H. & Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation Workers Compensation Fund

KUTV* Merrick Bank Nebeker Family Foundation Nicholas & Company* A&Z Produce* Residence Inn* The Rose Shop* Savoury Kitchen* Semnani Family Foundation

Snow, Christensen & Martineau Allen Tran* University of Utah Health Care* Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce* Kawika Ventura-Smith* The Williams Companies Foundation

$25,000 -$99,999 Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Nuvestack

$10,000 - $24,999 B.W. Bastian Foundation Bank of American Fork Beaver Creek Foundation C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Eleve Dancewear Florence J. Gillmor Foundation Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

$5,000 - $9,999 America First Credit Union Bambara Restaurant* Blue Iguana Dr. Andrew Cooper Deluxe Corporation Foundation Discovery Gateway* Gaye Marrash Arts Foundation

$1,000 - $4,999 Mallory Berge* Caitland Photography City Weekly* Nicole Delting* Beesley Family Foundation Industrial Supply Company* J. Wong's Bistro* KB2N* KUER*

*indicates in-kind contributions

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I N M E MO RY A N D I N HO N O R gifts made in memory In Memory of John Hart from Bené Arnold

In Memory of Megan Leigh Brown from Marie Brown

In Memory of Eileen Hansen from Carol Baer

In Memory of Merribeth Anderson from Bené Arnold

In Memory of Joyce Ellsworth Rapp from Sue J. Ellis

In Memory of Terence Kern from Bené Arnold

In Memory of Louis Godfrey from Bené Arnold

In Memory of Margot Shott from Ballet West

In Memory of Mary Ruth Abbott from Bené Arnold

In Memory of Rowena Howe from Carol Baer

In Memory of Mitchell Selznick from Rich and Sarah West Ben and Lael Selznick Zack Selznick In Memory of Vicki Hawkes from Carol Anne Price Keithley Ruthe Ann Price

gifts made in honor In Honor of Adam Sklute Madeleine Plonsker

In Honor of Richard Cannon Family Judith Cannon

In Honor of Brian Powell Wolters Kluwer

In Honor of Sayaka Ohtaki Analecia Dumke

In Honor of Elizabeth Weldon Eileen Weldon Smith

In Honor of Vilija Avizonis and Greg McComas Beth and Randy McComas In Honor of Harriet Ross Elaine Wolbrom

ENCORE SOCIETY We honor and applaud those individuals who have made such a meaningful commitment to the future of Ballet West by including a bequest or other deferred gift for Ballet West in their estate planning.

Berenice J. Bradshaw (1903-1996)

Virginia Fackrell Estate (1918-2004)

Cynthia Lampropoulos Family Trust

Judy Brady and Drew Browning

Dee Gauss

Margot Shott (1931-2015)

Val A. Browning (1895-1994) Kenneth P. Burbidge, Jr. (1930-1998) Dr. Robert H. (1920-2007) and Marianne Harding Burgoyne Mary Elizabeth Colton (1952-2014) The Zorka D. Divich Trust Richard and Pamela Dropek Dolores Doré Eccles (1902-1994)

Dr. Esther S. Gross (1908-2001) and Dr. George D. Gross (1907-2000) Merribeth Habegger-Anderson (2015) Stephanie and Tim Harpst Melissa A. Herbst (1972-2014) Geoffrey C. Hughes (1919-1991) Dennis L. Kay Trust Barry L. Keller (1937-2002)

Oma W. Wagstaff (1901-2000) Mrs. Glen Walker Wallace (1898-1988) Grace Jackson (1920-2000) Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel Gladys Walz (1910-1995) Susan Warshaw Afton B. Whitbeck (1914-2008)

Encore Society membership is open to all individuals who have made an estate provision for Ballet West or a planned or deferred gift.

For more information or if you have made a planned gift to Ballet West, please contact us at (801) 869-6936.

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BE PART OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING NUTCRACKER PRODUCTION IN AMERICA! Ballet West will premiere a brand new physical production of Willam Christensen’s beloved classic, The Nutcracker, during the winter of 2017. It will contain spectacular new sets, costumes, and special effects, while staying true to Mr. C’s delightful original choreography and Tchaikovsky’s world-renowned score.

Donate as little as $25 and have your name (or the name of someone you love!) associated with this dazzling new production for the entirety of its projected 25+ year run. As a Nutcracker Campaign participant you will also have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition commemorative gift, hand crafted and designed by O.C. Tanner. Stop by the Patron Services desk during intermission to learn more!

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BA L L E T W E S T S TA F F Adam Sklute, Artistic Director The Willam Christensen Artistic Director Chair Sponsored by Peggy Bergmann LEADERSHIP Ken Dodson Chief Operating Officer ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Felicia Cowan Director of Human Resources Sarah Taylor Company Manager Chris Yoakam Associate Director of Finance Jennifer Bailey Accounting Manager Robin L. Holt Accounts Payable Coordinator DEVELOPMENT Sarah West Vice President of Development Jyn Van Putten Manager of Foundations and Government Giving Tracey Waters Manager of Special Events Hannah Bowcutt Campaign and Benefits Coordinator Amy Falls Development Coordinator MARKETING Sara M. K. Neal Interim Director of Marketing Joshua Jones Associate Director of Press and Social Media Lisa Jensen Retail Sales and Boutique Manager Alex Moya Graphic Designer Marissa Hodges Marketing Coordinator Beau Pearson Photographer Madison Salazar Academy Marketing Coordinator TICKETING AND SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Jack E Stahl Associate Director of Technology and Ticketing Natalie Thorpe Manager of Patron Services Jane Harris Lead Patron Advisor Hilary Hancock Patron Services Coordinator W. Powell Smith Patron Advisor

EDUCATION & OUTREACH Peter Christie Director of Education and Outreach Dana Rossi Education Associate /Assistant Director, I CAN DO Heather Fryxell Associate Director Adaptive Dance Shelley Cordova Assistant Director Senior Steps/Forward Steps Temria Airmet, Nikki Bybee, Shelly Cordova, Leigh Cornu, Ashley Creek, Jennifer Heighton, Lisa Johnson, Sarah Lovett, Stacey Mahan, Wendee Fiedeley-McCulloch, Audrey Olsen, Moisés Próspero, Alison Russell, Anne Marie Smith, Joni Taylor, Trish Wilstead, Natalie Whitney Educators FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON BALLET WEST ACADEMY Peter LeBreton Merz Director, Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy Heather Fryxell Interim Principal, Ballet West Academy at Salt Lake City Jennie Creer-King Principal, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation Ballet West Academy at Thanksgiving Point Cati Snarr Principal, Peggy Bergmann Ballet West Academy at Park City Peggy Dolkas, Calvin Kitten, Cynthia Ridler, Jeffrey Rogers, Heather Thackeray Principal Faculty

Michael Scolamiero, Executive Director The Elizabeth Solomon Executive Director Chair Sawyer Player, Anne Marie Smith, Connie Smith, Paige Sparks, Jessica Thompson, Sara Turner, Juliana Vorkink, Chelsea Weidman, Natalie Whitney, Alena Wilson, Elise Wood Faculty Maggie Wright-Tesch U of U/ BW Joint Trainee Liason Allison Phillips-Biehn Office Manager Virginia Hicks Summer Intensive Coordinator Leslie-Ann Campbell, Sydney Inks, Lindsay Preece, Allene Snow, Cole Walkenhorst Receptionists ARTISTIC STAFF Pamela Robinson Harris Principal Ballet Mistress Jane Victorine Wood Ballet Mistress Bruce Caldwell Ballet Master and Company Archivist Nicolo Fonte Resident Choreographer Cristin Carlin Assistant to the CEO and Artistic Director Calvin Kitten Director of Ballet West II and Assistant Ballet Master Peggy Dolkas Associate Director of Ballet West II Heather Thackeray Student Ballet Mistress and Academy Artist Liaison MUSIC Tara Simoncic Music Director Jared Oaks Associate Music Director, Principal Pianist

Shazell Ellerbeck Head Academy Administrator

Ken Hodges Orchestra Manager

Mikyla Arrington, Sandy Flury, Lisa Hoyt Academy Administrators

Grigoriy Ayrapetov Principal Class/Associate Rehearsal Pianist

Katlyn Addison, Christa Anderson, Tonia Blomquist, Brenda Butcher, Colleen Barnes, Nikki Bybee, Bruce Caldwell, Ginger Christopher, Patrick Cubbedge, Natalie Desch, Wilson Domingues, Lindsay Folkman, Hanna Gagon, Jenna Rae Herrera, Brittany Holt, Lisa Hoyt, Katie Johnson, Nikolai Moroz, Michelle Player,

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Jim Kuemmerle, Sarah Lund, John Rukavina, Heidi Slagle Academy Pianists TECHNICAL PRODUCTION Daniel B. Thompson Director of Production Kimberly Klearman Production Manager Michael McCulloch Production Stage Manager Lindsey Gander Ballet West II Stage Manager/Assistant Stage Manager Robert Clifford Head Carpenter/Technical Director Josh Belka Assistant Carpenter James K. Larsen Head Electrician/Lighting Coordinator Bruce Fugit Assistant Electrician Cory A. Thorell Properties Master Jacquelin Bryce Wardrobe Supervisor Yancey J. Quick Wig Master Members of IATSE Local 99 Run of Show Crew COSTUME PRODUCTION David Heuvel Director of Costume Production Cindy Farrimond Costume Shop Manager Barbara Arcolio Head Stitcher Mary Kay Feicht, Vicki Goslin Raincrow Stitchers Ballet West is an American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Company.

Ballet West is an American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Company.

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HOUS E RU L E S To ensure the enjoyment of the majority of our patrons who arrive on time, and in deference to the artists, latecomers will not be admitted to the auditorium until there is an appropriate pause in the performance. During some productions, this pause may not occur until the end of the first act.

•• All casting is subject to change.

•• For your own safety and the safety of other patrons, please do not exit the Theatre before the house lights are up.

•• Any use of cameras and recording equipment in the Theatre, which is not authorized by the management, is strictly prohibited.

•• No smoking, eating or drinking is permitted in the auditorium.

•• Lost articles may be claimed at security.

•• Anyone expecting emergency calls is urged to leave their seat locations and cell phones with the house manager.

•• Please silence all electronic time pieces and cell phones for the period of the performance.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION INFORMATION In the event of an emergency, please REMAIN SEATED and listen to information given by management and ushers.

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Utah Ballet I Nov. 2 – Nov. 11 Ballet Showcase Nov. 16 – Nov. 18 Modern Grad Show Nov. 30 –Dec. 2 Utah Ballet II Feb. 8 – Feb. 10 student concert March 1 – March 3 School of dance Gala March 16 – March 17 Ballet Senior Show April 19 – April 21 Tickets @ tickets.utah.edu

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