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From the CEO & Artistic Director

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National Choreographic Festival May 19-20

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May 19-20 Casting The Accidental

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In A State Of Weightlessness

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Fox On The Doorstep

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Company and Choreographer Biographies

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National Choreographic Festival May 26-27

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May 19-20 Casting Terra 23 Tremor

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Before After

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Dances for Lou

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Company and Choregrapher Biographies

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In Memory and In Honor

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Board of Trustees 2016-2017

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House Rules

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Adam Sklute CEO & Artistic Director | The Elizabeth Solomon Executive Chair Pamela Robinson Harris Principal Ballet Mistress

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F ROM T H E C E O & A RT I S T IC DI R E CTOR Welcome the inaugural season of the Ballet West National Choreographic Festival.

This festival was designed to bring you great new works from around the country, providing a robust flavor of all the different types of new choreography that is being presented nationally.

When I arrived at Ballet West 10 years ago, I knew that the organization needed an ongoing outlet for new works. From this, our Innovations series was born. Its purpose was twofold – to give our Company dancers an opportunity to create and to present national and international choreographers.

Given its success, I have now split Innovations into two parts. The first is our Works from Within series, which premiered in Park City this past March, and will continue to be a showcase for our Company dancers’ creations. The second is the Ballet West National Choreographic Festival, spread over two exciting weekends in which we welcome guest Companies from around the country to join us on stage.

With this program, we become the first of Salt Lake City’s legacy companies to have its own exclusive program at the New George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater – the perfect venue for elegant contemporary work.

I love collaboration, and it is very exciting for Ballet West to host some of America’s other great ballet companies in our hometown. For the first weekend (May 19-20), we welcome dancers from The Pennsylvania Ballet under the direction of Angel Corella, and The Sarasota Ballet under Iain Webb’s direction. For the second weekend (May 26-27), we welcome members of the Oregon Ballet Theatre under Kevin Irving’s direction, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet under the direction of Peter Boal. Each of these Companies will bring a work to perform that was freshly choreographed on them, or that was recently choreographed on another Company, but which hasn’t been toured yet.

Ballet West will also be presenting a new World Premiere on each program. The first weekend, we will perform a new creation by our resident choreographer, Nicolo Fonte, and the second weekend will feature a premiere by our former resident choreographer, Val Caniporoli. Also on the second weekend, we include one work from our Works from Within program by Company Artist, Oliver Oguma.

With all of these Companies performing works by different choreographers, it is my intention to highlight the broad, diverse, and ever-changing landscape of new choreography that exists today. Each Company has its own unique style and approach, and this festival will celebrate these differences, while also coming together for a common cause –The Art of Dance.

I will not deny that logistically, it has been an enormous challenge to bring all these Companies and dancers together in one place at the same time. They, as with Ballet West, are incredibly busy and always pressed for time. For this reason and many others, I am so grateful that they agreed to take time out of their schedules to join us for this inaugural run.

My dream is that future seasons of the Ballet West National Choreographic Festival will one day present Companies from around the world alongside Ballet West, and that we incorporate other

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activities, such as fringe festivals that highlight the great work that schools and modern dance groups are doing around the valley, films on dance, lectures and more. Ultimately, I would love this festival to grow and attract audiences from around the world, as well. Hopefully, one day, the Ballet West National Choreographic Festival can become for dance what The Sundance Film Festival is for film, growing Utah’s reputation as a hub for art of all kinds.

I like to dream big, and I am so glad that you are here for this first flight.

As always, thank you for your on-going patronage and support.

Adam Sklute CEO & Artistic Director Ballet West

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, where he was a Soloist before rising through the ranks to Associate Director. His stewardship of Ballet West, marked by both bottom line growth and elevated artistry, has been heralded by many publications, and was the subject of The CW Network’s docu-drama, Breaking Pointe, which aired for two seasons. This year, Adam was promoted to the position of CEO and Artistic Director where he will also oversee the administrative operations of the Company.

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NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL

MAY 19 - 20 THE ACCIDENTAL

CHOREOGRAPHY: TREY MCINTYRE MUSIC: PATRICK WATSON -INTERMISSION-

IN A STATE OF WEIGHTLESSNESS CHOREOGRAPHY: RICARDO GRAZIANO MUSIC: PHILIP GLASS -INTERMISSION-

FOX ON THE DOORSTEP

CHOREOGRAPHY: NICOLO FONTE MUSIC: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS, HARRY ESCOTT, JOHAN JOHANNSON

GEORGE S. AND DOLORES DORÉ ECCLES THEATRE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH this performance lasts approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, with two intermissions.

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THE ACCIDENTAL CHOREOGRAPHY: Trey McIntyre MUSIC: Patrick Watson COSTUME DESIGN: Andrea Lauer LIGHTING DESIGN: Christopher Frey LIGHTING DESIGN COORDINATION: James K. Larsen

CAST FOR 5/19, 5/20 MAT, 5/20 EVE ONE

ANA CALDERON

OKSANA MASLOVA

ALEXANDER PETERS TWO JAMES IHDE THREE

ALEXANDRA HUGHES

IAN HUSSEY FOUR

ALEXANDER PETERS

The creation of The Accidental was made possible by a grant from the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving as recommended by Linda and David Glickstein.

The Artists appearing in this performance are members of the American Guild of Musical Artists AFL-CIO, the labor union representing dancers, singers and staging personnel in the United States.

WORLD PREMIERE: May 8, 2014, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UTAH PREMIERE: May 19, 2017, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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IN A STATE OF WEIGHTLESSNESS CHOREOGRAPHY: Ricardo Graziano MUSIC: Philip Glass, Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra COSTUME DESIGN: Ricardo Graziano LIGHTING DESIGN: Aaron Muhl LIGHTING DESIGN COORDINATION: James K. Larsen Ricardo Graziano’s In a State of Weightlessness was commissioned by Iain Webb, Director of The Sarasota Ballet, as a World Premiere for the Company’s summer 2015 tour to Jacob’s Pillow. Unlike many of Graziano’s previous works for the Company, where the music inspired the movement and concept, the idea behind In a State of Weightlessness came first.

“As dancers, we are often complimented on how ‘light’ we look on stage, and how at times we seem to ‘float’ or even ‘fly’, and it was the exploration of that ‘lightness’ that inspired me for this ballet.”

– Ricardo Graziano CAST FOR 5/19, 5/20 EVE Kristianne Kleine Ricardo Rhodes Danielle Brown Jamie Carter Kate Honea Ricki Bertoni Victoria Hulland Weslley Carvalho Elizabeth Sykes Logan Learned CAST FOR 5/20 MAT Kristianne Kleine Ricardo Rhodes Ellen Overstreet Jamie Carter Kate Honea Ricki Bertoni Victoria Hulland Weslley Carvalho Elizabeth Sykes Logan Learned WORLD PREMIERE: August 12, 2015, The Sarasota Ballet, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Massachusetts UTAH PREMIERE: May 19, 2017, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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FOX ON THE DOORSTEP Created in loving memory of my father, Lorenzo Fonte.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Nicolo Fonte MUSIC: Ólafur Arnalds, Harry Escott, Johan Johannsson* COSTUME DESIGN: David Heuvel LIGHTING DESIGN: Jim French LIGHTING DESIGN COORDINATION: James K. Larsen SCENIC DESIGN: Jim French and Nicolo Fonte “Why is the measure of love loss?”

- Jeanette Winterson

CAST FOR 5/19, 5/20 MAT, 5/20 EVE Chase O'Connell Arolyn Williams Jacqueline Straughan Rex Tilton Beckanne Sisk

Alexander MacFarlan Chelsea Keefer

Adrian Fry Katherine Lawrence

Tyler Gum Gabrielle Salvatto Oliver Oguma

*“Brandon” from the Harry Escott album Shame. Used by permission of Sony Music Entertainment, and Sony ATV, publisher.

“Flight From The City” from the Johan Johannsson album Orphee. Used by permission of Deutsche Grammophone, Berlin, and Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

“Poland”, “Out to Sea”, and “Everything Must Change” from the Olafur Arnalds album Another Happy Day. Written and performed by Ólafur Arnalds. Published by DIMS Film, LLC / Molly Girls Songs. Courtesy of Erased Tapes Records Ltd. Used by special permission of Sony ATV and Warner/Chappel, publishers, and Erased Tape Records.

WORLD PREMIERE: May 19, 2017, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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T H E AC C I D E N TA L About Pennsylvania Ballet Pennsylvania Ballet is committed to making dreams of dance come true. When the Company was founded in 1963 by Barbara Weisberger it was her dream, fostered and encouraged by George Balanchine, to not just bring the best in dance to Pennsylvania, but to develop local talent to become great dancers. Her dream has been fulfilled again and again over the decades as the Company has flourished, first under Ms. Weisberger’s direction and then with a number of illustrious Artistic Directors, including Benjamin Harkarvy, who had extensive experience in Europe; Robert Weiss and Christopher d’Amboise, both of whom danced for Mr. Balanchine at New York City Ballet; and Roy Kaiser who was a Pennsylvania Ballet dancer before becoming Artistic Director for nearly two decades.

With the appointment of Angel Corella as Artistic Director in 2014, the Company has moved into a new phase of development. Under Corella’s direction, the Company is dancing with new energy and excitement, which has been noted by critics and audiences. Looking forward, Corella is programming works that honor the Company’s Balanchine roots, full-length classics in which Corella himself excelled, internationally recognized contemporary works of the finest caliber, and new commissions by choreographers both established and emerging.

Trey McIntyre CHOREOGRAPHER, THE ACCIDENTAL

Trey McIntyre was born in Wichita, Kansas, and trained at North Carolina School of the Arts and Houston Ballet Academy. At Houston Ballet, he was appointed Choreographic Apprentice in 1989 and then, in 1995, he became the company’s Choreographic Associate. He has created more than 100 works for companies such as New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Pennsylvania Ballet. He also founded his own company, Trey McIntyre Project, in 2005. McIntyre’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Dance Magazine, PBS NewsHour, People Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and many others.

He is also a filmmaker and photographer, currently in the process of completing a documentary and publishing a collection of photos, while continuing to choreograph on companies all over the world.

His drive, passion, and innovative perspective have established him as one of the most notable artists of the 21st century.

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I N A S TAT E O F W E I G H T L E S S N E S S About The Sarasota Ballet Since 1990, the mission of The Sarasota Ballet has been enriching lives, captivating emotions and strengthening the community through the art of dance. Under the leadership of Director Iain Webb, the company’s expanded repertoire includes works by world-renowned choreographers such as Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Christopher Bruce, Dame Ninette de Valois, Twyla Tharp, Antony Tudor, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, John Cranko, Hans van Manen, André Prokovsky, Dominic Walsh, Christopher Wheeldon, and Sir Matthew Bourne. Receiving national and international recognition for its diverse repertoire of rarely performed ballets, The Sarasota Ballet received rave reviews during the Sir Frederick Ashton Festival, which highlighted 14 of the famed choreographer’s ballets and divertissements in four days. Alastair Macaulay with The New York Times said the Festival was an “extraordinary level both of Mr. Webb’s ambition and his company’s level of achievement.” In the last five years, The Sarasota Ballet was invited to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. twice, performed twice in the Fall for Dance Festival at the City Center, and presented a week-long program run at the historic Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. In August 2016, The Sarasota Ballet made their Joyce Theater premiere in New York City featuring an all-Ashton program.

Ricardo Graziano CHOREOGRAPHER, IN A STATE OF WEIGHTLESSNESS

Ricardo Graziano started dancing when he was 8 years old in his hometown of Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. At the age of 16, he won a scholarship to study at the Academie des Tanzes in Manheim, Germany, and in 2005, he joined Tulsa Ballet. In 2010, Graziano joined The Sarasota Ballet as a Soloist, and a year later was promoted to Principal. In 2011, he was given the opportunity by Iain Webb to choreograph his first ballet, Shostakovich Suite, which premiered in October 2011, and was his first professional creation. Following this ballet, Graziano choreographed four new ballets before being appointed Resident Choreographer by Iain Webb onstage in 2014 after a performance of Graziano’s Symphony of Sorrows. Quoting Dame Ninette de Valois’ comment to Roland Petit, Webb declared “you are a real choreographer, my boy.” Since then he has choreographed three more works for the Company, including In a State of Weightlessness as a part of The Sarasota Ballet’s first week-long residency at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. His other works for The Sarasota Ballet include Pomp and Circumstance, Valsinhas, Before Night Falls, En las Calles de Murcia, and Sonata in Four Movements.

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F OX O N T H E D O O R S T E P Nicolo Fonte BALLET WEST RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER, FOX ON THE DOORSTEP

Choreographer Nicolo Fonte has created over 40 new works for dance companies spanning the globe, garnering praise and generating excitement for his daring and theatrical approach to dance. The Australian Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and The Dutch National Ballet, among many others, all have works of his in their repertoire. Whether made to Ravel’s brash Bolero or the quiet intricacy of a Bach violin piece, Fonte ballets have common ground: “The choreography is inventive, creating expressive original shapes built on an undercurrent of implicit human relationships” (Foyer/ Dance Europe). “What impresses the most is that his choreography is obviously the result of a personal reflexion - distinctly and unmistakably Fonte, proof of a rare quality” (Michel Odin/Danse).

Well-known to Salt Lake City audiences for a stunning roster of works including The Immeasurable Cadences Within, Bolero, Presto, Almost Tango, and The Rite of Spring, Fonte is recognized throughout the world as a choreographer equally comfortable with classical and contemporary dance forms. Mr. Fonte has been the Resident Choreographer for Ballet West since the 2012/2013 season, and is excitedly looking forward to future collaborations for years to come.

NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL

MAY 26 - 27 TERRA

CHOREOGRAPHY: HELEN PICKETT MUSIC: JEFF BEAL -INTERMISSION-

TREMOR

CHOREOGRAPHY: BALLET WEST ARTIST, OLIVER OGUMA MUSIC: PHILIP GLASS -PAUSE-

BEFORE AFTER

CHOREOGRAPHY: ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA MUSIC: MARC VAN ROON -INTERMISSION-

DANCES FOR LOU

CHOREOGRAPHY: VAL CANIPAROLI MUSIC: LOU HARRISON

GEORGE S. AND DOLORES DORÉ ECCLES THEATRE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH this performance lasts approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes, with two intermissions.

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TERRA CHOREOGRAPHY: Helen Pickett MUSIC: Jeff Beal COSTUME DESIGN: Emma Kingsbury LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola LIGHTING DESIGN COORDINATION: James K. Larsen Terra explores how the earth gives meaning and identity to humanity. I started to investigate earth dance ceremonies and this opened the door to the rituals of life that transpire between human beings.

Transformation through ritual can bring us closer to our communities and ourselves. As the work evolved, I was inspired by the writings of Joseph Campbell on myth and lore, on archetypes of heroines and heroes. “We have not even to risk the adventure alone,” he writes, “For the heroes of all time have gone before us.”* In Terra there is sensuality, strength, memory, disruption, order, intimacy, power, vulnerability. In Terra the quest is for unity, inclusion rather than exclusion.

-Helen Pickett *Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell

CAST FOR 5/26, 5/27 MAT, 5/27 EVE Thomas Baker Eva Burton Martina Chavez Xuan Cheng Peter Franc Makino Hildestad Michael Linsmeier Katherine Monogue Emily Parker Avery Reiners Brian Simcoe

WORLD PREMIERE: April 13, 2017, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Newmark Theatre, Portland, Oregon UTAH PREMIERE: May 26, 2017, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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TREMOR MUSIC: Philip Glass* CHOREOGRAPHY: Oliver Oguma COSTUME DESIGN: Ballet West Costume Shop LIGHTING DESIGN: James K. Larsen I wanted to create a ballet with extremely powerful music and dancing, inspired by the power of the human body that everyone should find thrilling and exciting.

- Oliver Oguma CAST FOR 5/26, 5/27 MAT, 5/27 EVE Tyler Gum Chase O’Connell Joshua Whitehead Emily Adams Olivia Gusti Chelsea Keefer Katherine Lawrence Gabrielle Salvatto Anisa Sinteral Beckanne Sisk

*Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Philip Glass © 1987 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission. Courtesy of Naxos America.

WORLD PREMIERE: March 18, 2017, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, Park City, Utah

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BEFORE AFTER CHOREOGRAPHY: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa MUSIC: Marc van Roon COSTUME DESIGN: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa LIGHTING DESIGN: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa LIGHTING DESIGN COORDINATION: James K. Larsen Before After, the critically acclaimed signature piece of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, explores the moment before a relationship comes to an end. Created in 2002 for Dutch National Ballet, the work is in the repertory of Ballet Nacional Dominicano, Gothenburg Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Finnish National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Before After has also been performed at celebrated dance festivals including Dance Passion Festival in the Netherlands, New York Fall for Dance Festival, Houston Dance Salad Festival, and Orange County Fall for Dance Festival.

CAST FOR 5/26, 5/27 MAT, 5/27 EVE

Angelica Generosa

James Moore

The 2014 Pacific Northwest Ballet premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Before After was generously underwritten by Glenn Kawasaki.

WORLD PREMIERE: June 2002, Dutch National Ballet, Opera Studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands UTAH PREMIERE: May 26, 2017, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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DANCES FOR LOU In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of Lou Harrison's birth CHOREOGRAPHY: Val Caniparoli MUSIC: Lou Harrison* COSTUME DESIGN: Susan Roemer LIGHTING DESIGN: Jim French LIGHTING DESIGN COORDINATION: James K. Larsen ~ ASSISTANT TO THE CHOREOGRAPHER: Maiqui Manosa CAST FOR 5/26, 5/27 MAT, 5/27 EVE Emily Adams, Katlyn Addison, Katie Critchlow, Allison DeBona, Jenna Rae Herrera, Chelsea Keefer, Elizabeth Weldon, Arolyn Williams Adrian Fry, Lucas Horns, Oliver Oguma, Alexander MacFarlan, Christopher Ruud, Christopher Sellars, Joshua Shutkind, Jordan Veit MOVEMENT 1 Ensemble TROIKA Allison DeBona, Adrian Fry WIND AND PLUM Lucas Horns, Jordan Veit NEOPOLITAN Jenna Rae Herrera With Oliver Oguma THREE SHARING Lucas Horns, Alexander MacFarlan, Christopher Sellars, Joshua Shutkind, Christopher Ruud, Jordan Veit NEOPOLITAN Jenna Rae Herrera, Oliver Oguma, With Ensemble THRENODY FOR RICHARD LOCKE Emily Adams, Christopher Ruud (5/26, 5/27 EVE) Beckanne Sisk, Chase O'Connell (5/27 MAT) ESTAMPIE Ensemble *"Concerto for P'i-p'a with String Orchestra" by Lou Harrison. Used by arrangement with Peermusic III, Ltd., publisher and copyright holder.

WORLD PREMIERE: May 26, 2017, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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TERRA About Oregon Ballet Theatre Founded in 1989 by James Canfield, a former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, OBT quickly developed a distinctive style and unique repertoire that grew to comprise over 80 ballets, including evening-length classics, 20th-Century masterpieces and groundbreaking contemporary works. From 2003-2012, under the direction of Christopher Stowell, OBT presented nearly 350 performances and added 51 ballets In June 2013, Kevin Irving became the company’s third Artistic Director. Irving brings over 25 years of experience performing with and managing world-renowned cultural organizations and dance companies. His tenure has been marked by a commitment to collaborative partnerships with other Portland artists and organizations, including the Portland Art Museum, Multnomah County Library, Kenji Bunch, and Pink Martini. He has expanded the company’s classical repertoire – with the premieres of Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella and August Bournonville’s Napoli, and his own Swan Lake – while preserving OBT’s legacy and restoring major works such as James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet. At the same time, he continues to build a diverse body of work with world premieres from internationally acclaimed, contemporary choreographers such as Nicolo Fonte, Darrell Grand Moultrie, and Helen Pickett.

Irving is working with OBT to develop a unique approach to 21st century American ballet that reflects the vigor of the art form as it continues to evolve.

Helen Pickett CHOREOGRAPHER, TERRA

Helen Pickett, a San Diego, California native, currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. 2017 marks 12 years for Helen as a choreographer. During this time, she created over 35 ballets in the U.S. and Europe. Critic Manning Harris, wrote that Camino Real, Helen’s first full-length ballet, would “become a legend in the dance world.” Her commissions for 2017 and 2018 include Oregon Ballet Theatre, a new full length for Scottish Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, Tulsa Ballet and a dance theater collaboration with The Sisters Grimm based in London. She recently choreographed for the Chicago Lyric Opera on Les Troyens. In addition to Helen’s contemporary ballet choreography, she has collaborated as a choreographer and actress with installation video artists and filmmakers including Eve Sussman, Toni Dove, and Laurie Simmons. She danced with Ballet Frankfurt, Director, William Forsythe for 11 years, and performed with the New York theater company Wooster Group Director, Elizabeth LeCompte, for five years. Helen is the Resident Choreographer for Atlanta Ballet. She was nominated for the Isadora Duncan Dance Award in 2013, and was named Best Choreographer of Atlanta in 2014 and 2015. She earned her Masters of Fine Arts in 2011 from Hollins University. In 2016, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for her contribution to the arts, and was named Visiting Distinguished Artist from North Carolina School of the Arts Dean, Susan Jaffe. For more information, please visit: www.helenpickett.com

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TREMOR Oliver Oguma BALLET WEST COMPANY ARTIST AND CHOREOGRAPHER, TREMOR

Oliver Oguma was born and raised in New York. He began performing at the age of three weeks, modeling for New York Times photographers. He continued to model through his childhood for Gap, F.A.O Schwartz, and others. At age 6, he joined the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus, sharing the stage with such stars as Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. He began dancing at age 8 with Francois Perron, and trained at the School of American Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, The Rock School for Dance Education, and San Francisco Ballet School before returning to New York City to join the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company.

In 2014, he joined Ballet West II, and then the main Company of Ballet West in 2015. He boasts several performance credits both onstage and on film, including the touring production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.

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BEFORE AFTER About Pacific Northwest Ballet Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In 2005, Peter Boal became Artistic Director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, Artistic Directors since 1977.

The Company of forty-four dancers presents more than 100 performances each year of full-length and mixed repertory ballets at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle and on tour. The Company has performed in Europe, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Canada, and throughout the United States, with celebrated appearances at Jacob’s Pillow and in New York City and Washington, DC. Founded in 1974, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, under the direction of Francia Russell since 1977 and now under Mr. Boal’s direction, is nationally recognized as setting the standard for ballet training and offers a complete professional curriculum to more than 950 students. The Company and School also provide comprehensive dance education to the greater Seattle area and reach more than 10,000 adults and children each year through DanceChance, Discover Dance, and other outreach programs and activities.

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

CHOREOGRAPHER, BEFORE AFTER

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Colombo-Belgian Annabelle Lopez Ochoa completed her dance studies at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp, Belgium. In 2003, following her 12-year career in various European dance companies, Ms. Lopez Ochoa decided to focus solely on choreography. In that same year, she was hailed “rising star of the Dutch dance scene” (NRC newspaper) and seven years later, the Temecula Performing Arts Examiner wrote, “Ochoa is truly a masterful choreographer with an edge for what dance can and should be in this constantly changing industry.”

Ms. Lopez Ochoa is a versatile choreographer who works regularly with dance companies, but also creates for theater, opera, musical theater, and for Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf’s 2006 project at the Van Gogh Museum. She belongs to the Theater-Dance collective “Fantasten” with whom she’s created five full-length pieces. In 2012, she created her first full-length ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire, for the Scottish Ballet. Ms. Lopez Ochoa is currently choreographing for Companies worldwide, including recent commissions for English National Ballet and New York City Ballet.

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DA N C E S F O R L O U Val Caniparoli CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCES FOR LOU Val Caniparoli’s versatility has made him one of the most sought after American choreographers internationally. He is most closely associated with San Francisco Ballet, his artistic home for more than 40 years, where he also served as resident choreographer.

Caniparoli has contributed to the repertoires of more than 45 companies, including Joffrey Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Boston Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, Pennsylvania Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Ballet West (Resident Choreographer 1993-97), Washington Ballet, Israel Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Louisville Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, State Theatre Ballet of South Africa, and Tulsa Ballet (Resident Choreographer 2001-06). He has also choreographed for the Chicago Lyric Opera, San Francisco Opera, and The Metropolitan Opera. He has worked on productions with the San Francisco Symphony and with the esteemed American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), with his work for the latter including choreography for A Christmas Carol, A Doll’s House, A Little Night Music, Arcadia, and the creation, with Carey Perloff, of a new movement-theater piece, Tosca Cafe.

Caniparoli’s full evening-length ballets include Lady of the Camellias, three different productions of The Nutcracker for Cincinnati Ballet, Louisville Ballet, and Grand Rapids Ballet, and Val Caniparoli’s, A Cinderella Story, based on themes by Richard Rodgers, and originally created for Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

Born in Renton, Washington, Caniparoli opted for a professional dance career after studying music and theatre at Washington State University. He received a Ford Foundation Scholarship to attend San Francisco Ballet School. He performed with San Francisco Opera Ballet before joining San Francisco Ballet in 1973, where he continues to choreograph and perform as a Principal Character Dancer.

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DA N C E S F O R L O U Lou Harrison COMPOSER, DANCES FOR LOU Lou Harrison was one of the most inventive American composers.

His music is noted for its pervasive integration of Native American and Asian musical influences and its emphasis on melody and rhythm, often avoiding harmony altogether. His family moved from Oregon when he was nine, and continued to move frequently around the San Francisco Bay area. The very diverse musical atmosphere of San Francisco was the primary formative force in his life. He studied jazz piano, Gregorian chant, and conducting while in high school. Harrison eventually went to the University of California at Los Angeles to work with their dance department. While there, he was a composition pupil of Arnold Schoenberg. In 1943, he moved to New York where he made a living writing music reviews for the Herald Tribune and assisting the aged composer, Charles Ives.

In 1951, Harrison settled in Aptos, California and continued to write music sounding primarily “Pan-Pacific” in style, often for unusual combinations of instruments. He first visited Asia in 1961 at a world music symposium, afterward, he became interested in establishing gamelan orchestras in North America, and devised an “American gamelan” made by his partner William Colvig from readily obtainable materials. He went on to write hundreds of compositions, and his works are often recorded. Harrison developed a system of musical organization based around melodic shapes he calls “melodicles” and analogous rhythmic patterns (“rhythmicals”) and durations (“icti controls”). Lou Harrison died in 2003 en route to an Ohio festival dedicated to performances of his works.

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B. W. Bastian Foundation Barbara Barrington Jones Beano Solomon Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Janet Q. Lawson Foundation John and Marcia Price Family Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Peggy Bergmann Rocky Mountain Power S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation

The Huntsman Foundation Meldrum Foundation Shari and David Quinney Val A. Browning Foundation

heritage club We thank our Heritage Club patrons for their annual support of Ballet West. mr. c and mrs. wallace ($25,000 +) Peggy Bergmann Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning John and Kristi Cumming Paul and Cheryl Huntsman

Frederick Q. Lawson Barbara Levy Kipper Jeanne Potucek Shari and David Quinney

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archivist and director ($10,000 - $24,999) DiFiore Family Sue J. Ellis Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation Ron and Shelley Hansen Stephanie and Tim Harpst Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Cindy and Howard Hochhauser Scott Huntsman Barbara Barrington Jones

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Liz and Jonathan Slager Angela Martindale and Michael Snow Barbara L. Tanner Brad and Linda Walton Julia S. Watkins

ballet mistress and choreographer ($2,500 - $9,999) Bradley Allen Margaret Anderson Bonnie Jean Beesley Jennifer Strachan and Tom Biersbach Kim Strand and Mike Black Kathleen and Andy Blank The Brown Family Foundation Carol Browning, Céline Browning, and Rete and Rikki Browning Alexis Carr Carol Christ William and Melissa Connelly Jim and Barbara Clark Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett

Meredith and Stephen Dreschel Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation Dr. Pamela Parkinson and the Scoby Family The Rickman Family Deborah B. and Edward Felt John and Joan Firmage Willis McCree and John Fromer Jeff and Donna Gordon John and Ilauna Gurr Jennifer S. Horne Tina Jensen Conrad and Anne Jenson Katharine W. Lamb

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ballet master ($1,000 - $2,499) John and Marilyn Alleman Stephen Anderson Jeffrey Bronson Anderson BenĂŠ Arnold Ginny Bostrom Petras and Liuda Avizonis Carol Baer Malory Berge Zlate Balulovski Govert Bassett Frances and Jerome Battle Clisto and Suzanne Beaty Gary Beers Alene E. Bentley Mallory Berge Sharon and Michael Bertelsen Annie Binger Kristel B. Carter Rebecca Marriott Champion Cecile and Harold Christiansen Amalia Cochran William and Joan Coles Charles and Susan Critchlow Mary Gootjes and John Davis Thomas and Lisa Dunlap John Eckert Sissy Eichwald Karen L. Freed Cammy Fuller Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner Dee Gauss Marla Gault Ann and Rick Gold David and Sandylee Griswold Sandy Haughey

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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 $25,000 + Ancestry Questar Corporation George S. And Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Janet Q. Lawson Foundation Jerome Robbins Foundation

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$10,000 - $24,999 B. W. Bastian Foundation Bank of American Fork Beaver Creek Foundation C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Elevé Dancewear Florence J. Gillmor Foundation JP Morgan Chase Bank Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee

$5,000 - $9,999 America First Credit Union Bambara Restaurant* Deluxe Corporation Foundation Discovery Gateway* Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation Goldman Sachs Henry W. & Leslie M. Eskuche Charitable Foundation Joanne L. Shrontz Family Foundation

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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 Judee Ross from Richard A. Ross

In Memory of Margot Shott from Ballet West

In Memory of Louis Godfrey from Bené Arnold

In Memory of Rowena Howe from Carol Baer

In Memory of Mary Ruth Abbott from Bené Arnold

In Memory of Mitchell Selznick from Rich and Sarah West Ben and Lael Selznick Zack Selznick

In Memory of Carol Anne Price Keithley from her loving family In Memory of Ruthe Anne Price from her loving family In Memory of Vicki Hawkes from her loving family

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

Dr. Esther S. Gross (1908-2001) and

Margot Shott (1931-2015)

Val A. Browning (1895-1994)

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Kenneth P. Burbidge, Jr. (1930-1998)

Merribeth Habegger-Anderson (2015)

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Dr. Robert H. (1920-2007) and Marianne Harding Burgoyne

Stephanie and Tim Harpst

Grace Jackson (1920-2000)

Mary Elizabeth Colton (1952-2014) The Zorka D. Divich Trust Richard and Pamela Dropek Dolores Doré Eccles (1902-1994)

Melissa A. Herbst (1972-2014)

Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel

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Dennis L. Kay Trust

Susan Warshaw

Barry L. Keller (1937-2002)

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

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