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Sponsors

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Ballet West

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Board of Directors

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About Ballet West

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Nine Sinatra Songs

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From the Artistic Director

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From the Executive Director

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Casting

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Medical Providers

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Profiles

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Corporate, Foundation, and Government Support

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Individual Donors

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Challenge Match

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Ballet West Guild

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Artistic Impact Fund Donors and Academy Scholarship Fund Donors

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Encore Society

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Gifts Made In Memory and In Honor

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House Rules

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Ballet West Staff

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Sponsors SEASON SPONSORS

LEAD SPONSOR

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

PERFORMANCE SPONSORS GEORGE S. AND DOLORES DORÉ ECCLES FOUNDATION HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SALT LAKE CITY DOWNTOWN FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

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VISIT SALT LAKE

SHARI AND DAVID QUINNEY

DAVID KELBY JOHNSON MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

STEPHANIE AND TIM HARPST’

JANET QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

PEGGY BERGMANN

THE COMPANY Adam Sklute,

Michael Scolamiero

THE WILLAM CHRISTENSEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHAIR SPONSORED BY PEGGY BERGMANN

THE ELIZABETH SOLOMON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PRINCIPALS

Emily Adams • Adrian Fry • Katherine Lawrence • Chase O’Connell Beckanne Sisk • Rex Tilton • Arolyn Williams FIRST SOLOISTS

Katlyn Addison • Allison DeBona • Hadriel Diniz • Tyler Gum Jenna Rae Herrera • Alexander MacFarlan • Beau Pearson SOLOISTS

Katie Critchlow • Chelsea Keefer • Emily Neale • Jordan Veit DEMI-SOLOISTS

Lindsay Bond • Joshua Whitehead ARTISTS Dominic Ballard • Lillian Casscells • Beau Chesivoir • Nicole Fannéy Olivia Gusti • Lucas Horns • David Huffmire • Noel Jensen • Vinicius Lima Joseph Lynch • Amber Miller • Jake Preece • Jordan Richardson • Joshua Shutkind Victoria Vassos • Kristina Weimer • Severina Wong BALLET WEST II

Alladson Barreto • Mackenzie Bartlett • Jazz Khai Bynum • Isabella Corridon • Austin Dabney • Amelia Dencker • Robert Fowler • Connor Hammond • Jacob Hancock Ryan Lenkey • Ginabel Peterson • Rylee Rogers • Gabriella Shultze • Tatiana Stevenson Loren Walton • Claire Wilson

ARTISTIC STAFF Jared Oaks

MUSIC DIRECTOR SPONSORED BY THE BARBARA BARRINGTON JONES FAMILY FOUNDATION AND KATHIE AND CHARLES HORMAN

Pamela Robinson Harris PRINCIPAL BALLET MASTER

Jane Victorine Wood BALLET MASTER

Bruce Caldwell

BALLET MASTER AND ARCHIVIST

David Heuvel

Michael Andrew Currey

DIRECTOR OF COSTUME PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Jason Hadley

Michael McCulloch

INCOMING DIRECTOR OF COSTUME PRODUCTION

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Cristin Carlin

Calvin Kitten

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS MANAGER

DIRECTOR OF BALLET WEST II AND ASSISTANT BALLET MASTER

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Board of Directors OFFICERS: Chair John C. Miller* Assistant General Manager Mark Miller Toyota Vice Chair Shari H. Quinney* Treasurer Scott M. Huntsman* CEO Martin Garage Doors Secretary Jennifer HorneHuntsman* Esquire Holland & Hart LLP Artistic Director Adam Sklute* Ballet West Executive Director Michael Scolamiero* Ballet West *Executive Committee Members

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Michael D. Black Shareholder Parr Brown Gee & Loveless Kathryn C. Carter Community Volunteer Marc A. Fuller Peterson Partners, Partner Stephanie Harpst Retired, Wells Fargo

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Mark Robbins* Owner/Operator Ruth’s Chris Steak HouseSLC & Boise

Cindy Hochhauser Community Volunteer

Elizabeth Slager* Real Estate Agent Summit Sotheby’s International Realty

Heidi L. Huntsman Retired, Venture Capital Community Volunteer Mary Leader Sales Associate Summit Sotheby’s International Realty, Park City Rachele McCarthey Psychiatrist, University of Utah Department of Psychiatry Christopher Olsen Owner/Operator Shred415 Ema Ostarcevic Founder & CEO SEARCH Group Partners, Inc. David Parkinson Co-founder & CEO Method Communications Jill Perelson Founder & CEO PrincePerelson & Associates Tatiana Webb-Prince Shauna Bamberger Priskos Community Volunteer Bryan Riggsbee CFO Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Krista Sorenson Director Sorenson Impact Foundation Kristin Allred Stockham Community Volunteer Sarah Eccles Taylor* Ballet Instructor Beatryx Washington VP/General Counsel O.C. Tanner Julia Watkins Community Volunteer NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: Carol Christ Dr. Erik Erlingsson Barbara Levy Kipper Nicole Mouskondis David C. Pickett COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP BOARD: Carol Kroesche Carol Baer William Connelly Nile Eatmon Tami Hansen Julie Hopkins Marina Lawson Diana Major Spencer

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About Ballet West From Balanchine to Bournonville, and Petipa to Tharp, Ballet West boasts a rich and varied repertoire, elegant and versatile artists, and an American style and legacy that is as dynamic, expansive, and unexpected as the Rocky Mountain region it represents. Ballet West has toured the world several times over, presenting the very best in American classical ballet.

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Ballet West was established in Salt Lake City in 1963. Willam F. Christensen was the company’s first artistic director, co-founding the company together with Utah’s “First Lady of the Arts,” Glenn Walker Wallace. In 1951, Christensen had established the first ballet department in an American university at The University of Utah, and with the tireless assistance of Mrs. Enid Cosgriff, this program grew into the Utah Civic Ballet, Ballet West’s first incarnation. But this was not the first ballet company Willam Christensen founded. Along with his brothers, Lew and Harold, Christensen made history by establishing the oldest ballet company in the western United States, the San Francisco Ballet. There, he went on to create the first full-length American productions of Coppélia, Swan Lake, and his evergreen production of The Nutcracker, which remains in Ballet West’s repertoire to this day.

With 38 company members, 16 second company members, and a thriving academy that trains dancers of all ages, many of whom have gone on to professional careers with Ballet West and companies around the world, Ballet West ranks among the top professional ballet companies in America. Since its inception, the Company has had five artistic directors—its founder Willam Christensen, Bruce Marks, John Hart, Jonas Kage, and currently Adam Sklute, each of whom has helped to build Ballet West’s unique and expansive profile.

For more than 50 years, Willam Christensen and Ballet West have developed and influenced innumerable great artists in the ballet world. Some notable figures include Bart Cook, Finis Jhung, Jay Jolley, Victoria Morgan, Tomm Ruud, Michael Smuin, Richard Tanner, and Kent Stowell.

With an eclectic and ever expanding outlook, Ballet West is truly an American pioneer in the world of dance.

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former demi-soloist gabrielle salvatto and artist dominic ballard | photo by beau pearson

NINE SINATRA SONGS TIDES (WORLD PREMIERE)

Choreography: Jennifer Archibald

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FARAWAY CLOSE (WORLD PREMIERE)

Choreography: Nicolo Fonte Pause

NINE SINATRA SONGS

Choreography: Twyla Tharp The performance lasts approximately 90 minutes with no intermissions.

Please remain in your seats during the pause between ballets.

Masks are required through the duration of the performance.

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From the Artistic Director Welcome to Ballet West’s Fall 2020 program.

Since March of this year, Ballet West has not performed live, so it is with great joy that we return to the stage, albeit in a unique performance that both addresses the challenges of our current world but also affirms the power of the human spirit.

In March, our artists stopped dancing. Our studios closed down and as the year progressed and we were forced to cancel one program after another, we began to wonder if we would ever get back onto the stage.

However, we were determined as an organization to push forward and find the safest ways to create art in the face of this global pandemic, despite the enormous financial hardship and uncertainty of the future. In late June, bucking national trends, our Academy held the only large scale in-person Ballet Summer Intensive in America. Our faculty and staff worked tirelessly in coordination with the Salt Lake County Health Department and created rigorous protocols and safety measures, which we continue to follow to this day. It was complicated, difficult, and required intense focus and attention to details from the entire organization. But we were able to host over 300 students, and guest faculty from around the United States and not one single illness!

Our work over the summer gave us courage and while our academy continues in-person classes for our hundreds of students dancing in masks, while maintaining proper social distancing and hygiene, our next step was to bring our professionals back to work.

By August we began the slow and careful process of “rehabilitation” classes.

Dancers are such hard workers and while they did everything they could to stay in shape, there is no substitute for proper full-scale ballet training in a dance studio. Slowly we worked all together to build back their strength, flexibility, and articulation. Little by little increasing their speed and agility as they began to streamline again and regain their confidence we now turned our eyes to performing.

Clearly our planned October blockbuster Dracula would simply not be possible with its huge cast and orchestra in the pit, its complicated production values and its promise of a packed audience. This was not the time for such an undertaking. Nevertheless, our newly planned “additional” fall program Nine Sinatra Songs presented a possible way back to the stage.

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We are blessed at Ballet West to have many household couples among the dancers.

I realized that by utilizing our married and cohabitating couples I could produce works that incorporated physical partnering and close contact between pairs – a vital aspect of our art form. Using Nine Sinatra Songs, an elegant suite of dances for seven couples, as the lynchpin and by adjusting the other two originally scheduled works, a whole show took shape.

The program opens with Jennifer Archibald’s dynamic Tides. A graduate of The Ailey School, and a celebrated international choreographer, Archibald’s approach to classical ballet is not delicate. Instead, she brings out power and fierceness from the artists. And by combining genres, her movement has a fascinating quality at once unpredictable and inevitable. Ballet West audiences first experienced Archibald’s work as danced by the Cincinnati Ballet when we hosted them as part of our 2018 Choreographic Festival. I immediately invited her to create a new work on Ballet West, originally scheduled for our May 2020 Festival. I am so glad she was able to accommodate our changes. Tides, speaks to the ever changing eb and flow of this complicated time and our determination and strength in the face of adversity.

Similarly, our Resident Choreographer, Nicolo Fonte’s Faraway Close is a beautiful dreamlike look at the human soul during this strange period in the world. Originally, I had planned the revival of Fonte’s excellent Almost Tango, but in speaking with him, it proved to be impossible right now. Instead, Fonte came forward with a new creation that speaks to the dichotomy of our current lives. Both Jennifer and Nicolo embraced the unique challenge, along with our dancers, of creating ballet while maintaining social distance, wearing masks, and only allowing physical partnering between life couples.

Closing the program is Ballet West’s revival of Twyla Tharp’s iconic celebration of relationships as presented to the music of “Old Blue-Eyes” and through the medium of ballroom dancing. Nine Sinatra Songs is glamorous, charming, ironic, sly, and ultimately quite moving as Sinatra’s great anthem “My Way” closes the performance, reaffirming the indomitability of the human spirit.

We are committed to assuring your health, safety, and comfort for these performances and we hope that we can offer joy to your lives and food for the soul.

Now more than ever, thank you for your patronage and commitment to Ballet West.

Stay safe, healthy, happy, and strong!

With gratitude,

Adam Sklute Artistic Director Ballet West Since 2007, Adam Sklute has expanded Ballet West’s outlook, repertoire, and visibility with exciting Company and world 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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From the Executive Director I am writing this letter to you on the anniversary of my third year at Ballet West. In all honesty, these past eight months have been trying, as I am sure all of you would agree. We have all felt the pressure of these unprecedented times.

As Ballet West emerges to present on stage, in front of an audience, with stringent safety protocols, I am feeling proud. Although many performing arts companies made the heartbreaking decision to close their doors, we chose a different course. With more than 100 employees who depend on Ballet West for income, Adam and I, with the full support of our Board, agreed we must at least try to return to the studios and get back to work, always with safety in mind. The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy employs instructors at four campuses who train more than 1,000 aspiring ballet dancers. For our organization, the idea of closing did not feel right.

And, perhaps the most important reason to stay open is for you! For our patrons who adore Ballet West, who come to the theater to escape and be lifted up. Thank you for returning to the theater with us, I hope you take joy and comfort in being together again. Even as we are physically distanced.

I would be remiss on this anniversary not to thank you for the hospitality you have shown me. From the day I arrived, our Board of Directors, donors, and this community have been incredibly gracious. The dedicated individuals who bring you performances, both on stage and behind the scenes, have also made my tenure here rewarding during good times, and yes, when we are challenged as we are today.

I have felt your love for this company. In turn, I too have fallen in love with it, as well as this city and its people.

Sincerely,

Michael Scolamiero Executive Director Michael Scolamiero joined Ballet West in 2017 after an extensive international search led by Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Scolamiero previously served as Executive Director of Miami City Ballet for three years, during which time the organization achieved a significant reduction in debt, as well as robust growth in ticket revenue, contributions, and touring income. Prior to Miami City Ballet, Mr. Scolamiero was Pennsylvania Ballet’s Executive Director for 17 years, the longest tenure in the Company’s history and among the longest of any leader of a major ballet company. During his tenure, Mr. Scolamiero led the organization’s first capital campaign that raised $11.9 million (against a $10 million goal) to build an endowment and fund repertoire expansion. At Ballet West, Mr. Scolamiero is set to implement a newly completed strategic plan and excited to guide a growing and robust Company.

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CASTING TIDES

(World Premiere)

Choreography: Jennifer Archibald Music: Kronos Quartet and Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, Anilah, Istvan Sky* Poem: Rumi Costume Design: David Heuvel Lighting: Michael Mazzola Emptying. Filling. Emptying again. The tide is constantly in a state of change. Could this be true to our interior tides? Our emotional state? Respecting the rhythms of its mystery. To notice that it’s not about being full or empty, but it will change again.

CAST FOR NOVEMBER 6-15 I Emily Adams, Allison DeBona, Adrian Fry, Tyler Gum, Olivia Gusti, Chase O’Connell, Jordan Richardson, Beckanne Sisk, Rex Tilton II Katlyn Addison, Dominic Ballard, Lucas Horns, David Huffmire, Chelsea Keefer, Vinicius Lima, Jake Preece, Joshua Shutkind, Jordan Veit, Kristina Weimer III Lindsay Bond, Katie Critchlow, Nicole Fannéy, Jenna Rae Herrera, Katherine Lawrence, Joshua Whitehead IV Emily Adams, Allison DeBona, Adrian Fry, Tyler Gum, Olivia Gusti, Chase O’Connell, Jordan Richardson, Beckanne Sisk, Rex Tilton

*”Placeless” by Kronos Quartet and Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, Peom by Rumi, Melody by Mahsa Vahdat, Arranged by Sahba Amenikia. Music used by arrangement with Kirkelig Kulturverksted “Medicine Chant” by Anilah, Arranged by Andrea Drury “Impossible Shamanic Voice” by Istvan Sky, Composition by Istvan Sky Jeszenszky

Commissioned by Ballet West World Premiere: November 6, 2020, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

5-MINUTE PAUSE - PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEATS

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CASTING FARAWAY CLOSE (World Premiere)

Choreography: Nicolo Fonte Music: Harry Escott and Max Richter* Costume Design: Ballet West Costume Shop Lighting: Michael Mazzola During this very unusual and challenging time we are all living through, the need to experience connection has never seemed more vital. We still have to stay faraway from each other but we remain close in soul and spirit. The outcome of the future seems so far away and yet we are so close. Everything so out of reach and yet upfront and real. “Faraway Close” comes from a desire to breathe, move and share with all of you, through the power and beauty of dance, the resilience and limitless potential of the human spirit to rise above adversity and fulfill its mission to unlock the gates of the soul and seek its divine essence. - Nicolo Fonte

CAST FOR NOVEMBER 6-15 Katlyn Addison Chelsea Keefer Dominic Ballard, David Huffmire, Vinicius Lima, Jake Preece, Joseph Lynch, Jordan Veit Lucas Horns & Joshua Shutkind Victoria Vassos & Hadriel Diniz

“Innocence And Experience”, “Searching For Noe”, and “Noe Y Segundo” Written by: Harry Escott Published by: Rights Worldwide Limited (PRS) c/o Roynet Music (ASCAP) Selections from “Voyager: Essential Max Richter” by Max Richter

Commissioned by Ballet West World Premiere: November 6, 2020, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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CASTING NINE SINATRA SONGS Choreography: Twyla Tharp Music: Frank Sinatra* Staged by: Matthew Stockwell Dibble and Tiffany Mori Aljets Original Costume Design: Oscar de la Renta Original Lighting: Jennifer Tipton Lighting Recreation: Michael Mazzola Original Set Design: Santo Loquesto

CAST FOR NOVEMBER 6-15 Softly As I Leave You...................................................Emily Adams & Beau Pearson Strangers in the Night............................................... Victoria Vassos & Hadriel Diniz One For My Baby.............................................................Allison DeBona & Rex Tilton My Way........................................................................Emily Adams & Beau Pearson, Allison DeBona & Rex Tilton, Victoria Vassos & Hadriel Diniz Somethin’ Stupid...................................................Lillian Casscells & Beau Chesivoir All the Way............................................................... Jordan Richardson & Adrian Fry Forget Domani......................................................................Olivia Gusti & Tyler Gum That’s Life..............................................................Beckanne Sisk & Chase O’Connell My Way..................Emily Adams & Beau Pearson, Lillian Casscells & Beau Chesivoir, Allison DeBona & Rex Tilton, Olivia Gusti & Tyler Gum, Jordan Richardson & Adrian Fry, Beckanne Sisk & Chase O’Connell, Victoria Vassos & Hadriel Diniz

*With appreciation to Sinatra Enterprises and The Frank Sinatra Foundation Costumes Courtesy Of PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET Peter Boal, Artistic Director

World Premiere: October 15, 1982, Twyla Tharp Dance, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada Ballet West Premiere: April 14, 2008, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Principal Artists

EMILY ADAMS

ADRIAN FRY

Newtown, Pennsylvania

Omaha, Nebraska

Ballet West II 2005, Artist 2007, Demi-Soloist 2011, Soloist 2013, Principal Artist 2015

Artist 2010, Soloist 2012, First Soloist 2014, Principal Artist 2017

SPONSORED BY MARY B. & LINDON LEADER

SPONSORED BY MARCIA & JOHN PRICE

KATHERINE LAWRENCE

CHASE O’CONNELL

Fairfield, Connecticut

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Artist 2004, Demi-Soloist 2005, Soloist 2007, Principal Artist 2011

Ballet West II 2012, Artist 2013, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2015, Principal Artist 2016

SPONSORED BY VILIJA AVIZONIS & GREG MCCOMAS

SPONSORED BY THE JANET QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

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Principal Artists

BECKANNE SISK

REX TILTON

Longview, Texas

San Marcos, California

Ballet West II 2010, Artist 2011, Demi-Soloist 2012, Soloist 2013, Principal Artist 2015

Artist 2008, First Soloist 2013, Principal Artist 2014

SPONSORED BY JIM & KRISTA SORENSON

SPONSORED BY ERIN & BRYAN RIGGSBEE

AROLYN WILLIAMS Rowe, Massachusetts Ballet West II 2004, Artist 2006, Demi-Soloist 2010, Soloist 2011, Principal Artist 2013 SPONSORED BY JONATHAN & LIZ SLAGER

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First Soloists

KATLYN ADDISON

ALLISON DEBONA

HADRIEL DINIZ

Ontario, Canada Artist 2011, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2018 SPONSORED BY PEGGY BERGMANN

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Artist 2007, Demi-Soloist 2011, Soloist 2013, First Soloist 2015 SPONSORED BY MARK & MELANIE ROBBINS

Minas Gerais, Brazil Artist 2015, Demi-Soloist 2018, Soloist 2019, First Soloist 2020 SPONSORED BY THE EMMA ECCLES JONES FOUNDATION

TYLER GUM

JENNA RAE HERRERA

ALEXANDER MACFARLAN

Calhan, Colorado Ballet West II 2009, Artist 2010, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2018 SPONSORED BY JOHN C. & ANDREA MILLER

Ontario, California Ballet West II 2007, Artist 2010, Demi-Soloist 2015, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2020 SPONSORED BY BEANO SOLOMON

BEAU PEARSON

San Francisco, California Artist 2007, Demi-Soloist 2010, Soloist 2011, First Soloist 2013 SPONSORED BY JUDY BRADY & DREW BROWNING

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Nashville, Tennessee Ballet West II 2007, Artist 2009, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2019 SPONSORED BY THEODORE SCHMIDT

Soloists

KATIE CRITCHLOW

Cardiff, California Artist 2006, Demi-Soloist 2012, Soloist 2016 SPONSORED BY THOMAS & MARY MCCARTHEY

EMILY NEALE

Acton, Massachusetts Ballet West Academy Trainee 2015, Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2016, Demi-Soloist 2018, Soloist 2020 SPONSORED BY JUDY BRADY & DREW BROWNING

CHELSEA KEEFER

Huntsville, Utah Ballet West Academy/University of Utah Trainee 2010, Artist 2014, Demi-Soloist 2017, Soloist 2018 SPONSORED BY JUDY & LARRY BROWNSTEIN

JORDAN VEIT

Seattle, Washington Ballet West II 2012, Artist 2013, Demi-Soloist 2016, Soloist 2018 SPONSORED BY THEODORE SCHMIDT

Demi-Soloists

LINDSAY BOND

Modesto, California Ballet West II 2008, Artist 2009, Demi-Soloist 2013 SPONSORED BY JOHN D. & VERA E. ECCLES FAMILY FOUNDATION & SARAH ECCLES TAYLOR & GARY TAYLOR

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JOSHUA WHITEHEAD

Chesapeake, Virginia Ballet West II 2010, Artist 2012, Demi-Soloist 2016 SPONSORED BY SHARI & DAVID QUINNEY

Artists

DOMINIC BALLARD

LILLIAN CASSCELLS

Albury, NSW, Australia Artist 2017 SPONSORED BY KENT & MARTHA DIFIORE

Washington, D.C. Artist 2017 SPONSORED BY BRAD & LINDA WALTON

NICOLE FANNEY

OLIVIA GUSTI

Cary, North Carolina Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020 SPONSORED BY MELDRUM FOUNDATION

Tampa, Florida Ballet West Academy Trainee 2014, Ballet West II 2015, Artist 2016 SPONSORED BY STEPHANIE & TIM HARPST

DAVID HUFFMIRE

NOEL JENSEN

Reno, Nevada Ballet West Academy Trainee 2014, Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2018 SPONSORED BY JULIE S. WATKINS

Carlsbad, California Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2020

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BEAU CHESIVOIR

Washington, D.C. Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020 SPONSORED BY KENT & MARTHA DIFIORE

LUCAS HORNS

Salt Lake City, Utah Ballet West Academy Trainee 2012, Ballet West II 2013, Artist 2015 SPONSORED BY THE FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

VINICIUS LIMA

Vitoria, Brazil Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2018 SPONSORED BY JEANNE POTUCEK

Artists

JOSEPH LYNCH

Cumberland, Rhode Island Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019

JORDAN RICHARDSON

Boulder, Colorado Artist 2011 SPONSORED BY MICHAEL BLACK & KIMBERLY STRAND

KRISTINA WEIMER

Princeton, New Jersey Ballet West II 2015, Artist 2017

AMBER MILLER

JAKE PREECE

Prosper, Texas Artist 2016

Vancouver, Canada Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2019

JOSHUA SHUTKIND

VICTORIA VASSOS

New York City, New York Ballet West II 2015, Artist 2016

SEVERINA WONG

West Hills, California Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020

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Arbedo, Switzerland Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019

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ALLADSON BARRETO Natal, Brazil Ballet West II 2019

AUSTIN DABNEY

MACKENZIE BARTLETT

Plymouth, Michigan Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2020

Germantown, Maryland Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2019

JAZZ KHAI BYNUM

ISABELLA CORRIDON Westport, Connecticut Ballet West II 2019

Youngstown, Ohio Ballet West II 2020

Rockville, Maryland Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2020

AMELIA DENCKER

ROBERT FOWLER

CONNOR HAMMOND

JACOB HANCOCK

RYAN LENKEY

GINABEL PETERSON

RYLEE ROGERS

GABRIELLA SCHULTZE

TATIANA STEVENSON

LOREN WALTON

CLAIRE WILSON

Lehi, Utah Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2020

Seattle, Washington Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2020

Wheeling, West Virginia Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2019

Cortlandt Manor, New York Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018,Ballet West II 2020

Kennewick, Washington Ballet West II 2018

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet West II 2019

Austin, Texas Ballet West Academy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2020

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Coos Bay, Oregon Ballet West II 2019

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Profiles JENNIFER ARCHIBALD Choreographer, Tides

Jennifer Archibald is the founder and Artistic Director of the Arch Dance Company and Program Director of ArchCore40 Dance Intensives. She is a graduate of The Alvin Ailey School.

She is the first female Resident Choreographer in Cincinnati Ballet’s 40-year history. Archibald has choreographed for the Atlanta Ballet, Ailey II, Cincinnati Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Kansas City Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, and worked commercially for Tommy Hilfiger, NIKE and MAC Cosmetics as well as chart-listed singers and actors. She will create new works for Cincinnati Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, Ballet Nashville, Sacramento Ballet, Richmond Ballet, BalletX, National Ballet of Canada, and Ballet Austin next season. She was the Movement Director for Michael Kahn’s The Oresteia at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Jennifer is currently on faculty at Yale School of Drama, and Columbia|Barnard College.

Jennifer was awarded a Choreographic Fellow for Ailey’s New Directions Choreography Lab under the direction of Robert Battle and is a Choreographic Winnings recipient by the Joffrey Ballet.

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Profiles NICOLO FONTE

Choreographer, Faraway Close Choreographer Nicolo Fonte has created over 50 new works for dance companies spanning the globe, garnering praise and generating excitement for his daring and theatrical approach to dance. In Hidden Seconds, one of three ballets Fonte created for Nacho Duato’s Compañia Nacional de Danza, while he was still a dancer with the company, was hailed as a breakthrough work of great impact with the poetic vision of a mature artist. Since then, companies such as 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 Bolero, Presto, Fox on the Doorstep, The Rite of Spring and Carmina Burana, 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. He also became Resident Choreographer at Oregon Ballet Theatre beginning with the 2016/2017 season.

TWYLA THARP

Choreographer, Nine Sinatra Songs

Since graduating from Barnard College in 1963, Ms. Tharp has choreographed more than one hundred sixty works: one hundred twenty-nine dances, twelve television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows and two figure skating routines. She received one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, nineteen honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President’s Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts, the 2008 Jerome Robbins Prize, and a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor. Her many grants include the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

In 1965, Ms. Tharp founded her dance company, Twyla Tharp Dance. Her dances are known for creativity, wit and technical precision coupled with a streetwise nonchalance. By combining different forms of movement – such as jazz, ballet, boxing and inventions of her own making – Ms. Tharp’s work expands the boundaries of ballet and modern dance.

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Profiles Theatre, The Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, The Boston Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Martha Graham Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Today, ballet and dance companies around the world continue to perform Ms. Tharp’s works.

Ms. Tharp’s work first appeared on Broadway in 1980 with WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG, followed by her collaboration with musician David Byrne on THE CATHERINE WHEEL and later by SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN. In 2002, Ms. Tharp’s dance musical MOVIN’ OUT, set to the music and lyrics of Billy Joel.

Ms. Tharp later worked with Bob Dylan’s music and lyrics in THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ and COME FLY AWAY, set to songs sung by Frank Sinatra.

In film, Ms. Tharp has collaborated with director Milos Forman on HAIR, RAGTIME and AMADEUS. She has also worked with Taylor Hackford on WHITE NIGHTS and James Brooks on I’LL DO ANYTHING. Her television credits include choreographing SUE’S LEG for the inaugural episode of PBS’ DANCE IN AMERICA IN 1976, co-producing and directing MAKING TELEVISION DANCE, and directing THE CATHERINE WHEEL for BBC Television. Ms. Tharp co-directed the television special BARYSHNIKOV BY THARP. In 1992, Ms. Tharp published her autobiography PUSH COMES TO SHOVE. She went on to write THE CREATIVE HABIT: Learn it and Use it for Life, followed by THE COLLABORATIVE HABIT: Life Lessons for Working Together. She is currently working on a fourth book.

Today, Ms. Tharp continues to create.

Matthew Dibble

Staging, Nine Sinatra Songs Matthew Dibble was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, U.K. At the age of 11, he entered the Royal Ballet School White Lodge where he trained for five years followed by two years in the Royal Ballet Upper School. Upon graduating, he became a member of the Royal Ballet under the directorship of Anthony Dowell.

In his five years in the company, Matthew rose to First Artist, dancing many roles including those created for him by choreographers such as Christopher Wheeldon, William Forsythe, Ashley Page, Twyla Tharp, William Tuckett, and Michael Clark.

In 1999, Matthew decided to leave the Royal Ballet to become a founding member of K Ballet Company in Tokyo, Japan. He spent three years in Japan, working closely with director Tetsuya Kumakawa and choreographers such as Roland Petit.

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Profiles began a close collaboration with famed choreographer Twyla Tharp. He became a member of her company Twyla Tharp Dance, later joining the cast of her smash hit musical “Movin’ Out” to the music of Billy Joel. He appeared in several parts including the principal roles of Eddie and James in both the Broadway production in New York and the West End production in London.

In 2007, Matthew returned to Europe to join Matthew Bourne’s company, Adventures in Motion Pictures in London, dancing in the production of “The Car Man, Bizet’s Carmen Reimagined” around the United Kingdom. During this time, he also became a guest principal artist with the Scottish Ballet, worked with Benjamin Millepied and was a member of Christopher Wheeldon’s company Morphoses in New York City.

Thereafter, Matthew came back to Broadway in 2010 to create the principal role of Chanos in Tharp’s new musical “Come Fly Away” which he then danced on tour around the world as well as at the Tony Awards. Two decades after first inviting Matthew to join her company, Tharp continues to create many featured works for him, including Yowzie and Beethoven Opus 130 featured during Twyla Tharp Dance’s 50th Anniversary Tour. Along with dancing, Matthew now has the great honor of staging both Benjamin Millepied and Twyla Tharp’s works in the United States and abroad, along with leading master classes and workshops for students and professionals alike. Thereafter, Matthew came back to Broadway in 2010 to create the principal role of Chanos in Tharp’s new musical “Come Fly Away” which he then danced on tour around the world as well as at the Tony Awards. Two decades after first inviting Matthew to join her company, Tharp continues to create many featured works for him, including Yowzie and Beethoven Opus 130 featured during Twyla Tharp Dance’s 50th Anniversary Tour. Along with dancing, Matthew now has the great honor of staging both Benjamin Millepied and Twyla Tharp’s works in the United States and abroad, along with leading master classes and workshops for students and professionals alike.

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Corporate, Foundation, and Government Support We thank the following community partners for their generous contributions. $100,000 AND ABOVE George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation The Meldrum Foundation Salt Lake County Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Utah Division of Arts & Museums Utah Office of Tourism

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Salt Lake Power Yoga* So Danca Summit Sotheby’s International Realty Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Utah Education Telehealth Network Utah State Board of Education Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools (POPS) Visit Salt Lake Dr. Jeremy Wimmer with Elite Chiropractic Center*

$25,000–99,999 Ballard Spahr LLP Garbett Family Foundation BMW of Murray Cranshaw Corporation Dominion Energy Marriner S. Eccles Foundation InterWest Moving & Storage* Jones Waldo* The Kahlert Foundation Mark Miller Toyota O.C. Tanner The Rea Charitable Trust The Shubert Foundation Simmons Family Foundation Sorenson Legacy Foundation Summit County Cultural RAP Tax Anonymous

$5,000 - 9,999 Ballet West Guild Blue Iguana* Choo-San Goh & H. Robert Magee Foundation Every Blooming Thing* Lifetime Products Inc. MEALS THAT TRANSFORM* Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Myriad Genetics, Inc. OM POWER* Parr Brown Gee & Loveless PrincePerelson and Associates Promontory Foundation Ruth’s Chris Steak House* Salt Lake City Arts Council U.S. Bank Foundation Workers Compensation Fund Zions Bank

$10,000–24,999 Altabank Ancestry Beaver Creek Foundation B.W. Bastian Foundation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation Willard L. Eccles Foundation Goldman Sachs Holiday Inn Salt Lake City/ Downtown* Intermountain Healthcare Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation National Endowment for the Arts S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation The Jerome Robbins Foundation

$1,000–4,999 3M Health Information Systems AC Hotel Salt Lake City/Downtown* A&Z Produce Company* Allen Tran, MS, RD, CSSD, High Performance Dietitian* Mallory Berge, L.Ac.* City Center Psychology* Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Community Foundation Durham Jones & Pinegar EDCUtah* EMI Health Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche Charitable Foundation Holland & Hart LLP InterWest Moving & Storage Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation

Segal Foundation Inc. Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation Trois Couers Foundation The above lists includes corporate, foundation, and government support received between September 1, 2019 and October 7, 2020. *Indicates contribution made in-kind

2019–2020 CORPORATE COUNCIL We thank those business leaders who comprise the Corporate Council, leading their companies and thus our community in their support of Ballet West.

AC Hotel Salt Lake City/Downtown* Altabank A&Z Produce Company* Ballard Spahr LLP(*) Blue Iguana* BMW of Murray CompuNet, Inc. Every Blooming Thing* Goldman Sachs Holland & Hart LLP Intermountain Healthcare InterWest Moving & Storage Jones Waldo* Lifetime Products Inc. Merit Media Systems, Inc. Myriad Genetics, Inc. O.C. Tanner PrincePerelson and Associates Ruth’s Chris Steak House* Summit Sotheby’s International Realty Visit Salt Lake Workers Compensation Fund *Indicates in-kind partner

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Individual Donors FOUNDER’S CIRCLE We thank our Founder’s Circle donors, each of whom has given significantly to the company throughout its history, either through collective annual giving or extraordinary, onetime gifts.

B. W. Bastian Foundation Peggy Bergmann Val A. Browning Foundation George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Barbara Barrington Jones Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation The Meldrum Foundation John and Marcia Price Family Foundation S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Shari and David Quinney Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Beano Solomon James Lee Sorenson Family Foundation Wells Fargo

Stephanie and Tim Harpst Cindy and Howard Hochhauser Jennifer Horne-Huntsman and Scott Huntsman Katharine W. Lamb Mary B. and Lindon Leader Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe Rachèle McCarthey and Brock Van de Kamp Dan P. Miller David Parkinson and Leonardo Arantes Silveira Jeanne Potucek Erin and Bryan Riggsbee Mark and Melanie Robbins Barbara L. Tanner Naoma Tate Sarah Eccles Taylor and Gary Taylor Roy and Lisa Vincent Brad and Linda Walton Julia S. Watkins Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Anonymous

SOLOIST AND DEMI-SOLOIST $2,500–9,999 Stephany Alexander Bonnie Jean Beesley Kathleen and Andy Blank The Brown Family Foundation HERITAGE CLUB Carol Browning, Céline & Nathan We thank our loyal Heritage Club Browning, and Rete & Rikki patrons for their generous annual Browning support.

Alexis Carr Carol Carter MR. C. AND MRS. WALLACE Roger and Kathryn C. Carter $25,000 AND ABOVE Carol T. Christ Peggy Bergmann Cecile and Harold Christiansen Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning Willard and Julie Dere Barbara Barrington Jones Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles The Meldrum Foundation Family Foundation John and Andrea Miller John Flowerree John and Marcia Price Family David and SandyLee Griswold Foundation John and Ilauna Gurr Shari and David Quinney Marc and Mary Carole Harrison Theodore Schmidt Robert and Dixie Huefner Jonathan and Liz Slager Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson Beano Solomon Gordon Irving Krista and Jim Sorenson Keefer Family Jeanne M. Kimball PRINCIPAL AND FIRST SOLOIST Carole Klein and Brad Chesivoir $10,000–24,999 Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith Paul and Melanie Lyon Michael Black and Kimberly Strand Santiago and Valeria Marti Judy and Larry Brownstein Thomas and Mary McCarthey Convergence Planning Willis McCree and John Fromer DiFiore Family Scott and JoAnn Narus W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation Anne and Ila Neeley Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation 32

Ema Ostarcevic Jill E. Perelson Richard and Nancy Potashner Shauna Bamberger Priskos Victor and Susan Rickman Irwin and Harriet Ross Chris and Ellen Rossi Margaret P. Sargent Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Laura Scott and Rodney Mena Benjamin and Lael Selznick Sascha and Richard Shutkind Harris and Amanda Simmons Adam Sklute and Christopher Renstrom John Sklute Sue and Jack Stahl Kristin and Tom Stockham Cyndie Taylor Sharon Walkington Susan Warshaw Beatryx and Vincent Washington Jay and Alicia Wilson Marelynn and Edward Zipser Anonymous (2) CORPS DE BALLET $1,000–2,499 Alta’s Rustler Lodge Patricia Andersen Stephen Anderson Bené Arnold Jordan Atkin Carol Baer Greg Baird David Barber and Greg Geilmann Frances and Jerome Battle Clisto and Suzanne Beaty Gary Beers Vicki and Bill Bennion Ginny Bostrom Robert and Tamara Castellano Rebecca Marriott Champion Jim and Barbara Clark James M. and Sherise G. Clayton Drs. Joan L. and William J. Coles Elinor and Martin Colman Wilma Corkery and John R. Corkery M.D. Ronny and Lindsay Cutshall Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett Metta Driscoll Diggity Dog Resort John Eckert Sissy Eichwald Deborah B. and Edward Felt John and Joan Firmage

Individual Donors Tracy Frankel Karen L. Freed Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner Marla M. Gault DeGauss Elizabeth and Jack Hammond Kenneth and Kate Handley Jon and Tami Hansen Sandra and David Haughey The Aaron A. Hofmann Foundation Julie Hopkins Hot Shot Sprinkler Repair & Landscape Kathie and Charles Horman Larry and Tina Howard Scott and Heidi Ingham David and Linda Irvine David P. Heuvel and Johann Jacobs Marilyn and Chester Johnson G. Frank and Pamela Joklik John S. Karls Scott and Allison Kendell The Kohlburn/Lecointre Family Katherine Probert Labrum Cynthia Lampropoulos and Dr. George Gourley Roxanne Christensen and Tony Lazzara Helle and Jon Le Rette David E. and Helane B. Leta Kathy Lynch Angela Martindale and Michael Snow Dr. John and Colleen McCarter Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill David and Colleen Merrill Jan Mitchell In Memory of Barbara C. Moreton Carolyn Nebeker Oren and Liz Nelson Karen Nichols Kirsten Novak and Mark Martinez Linda S. Pembroke Andrea and Don Peterson Richard and Lois Peterson

Katie Marie Pollard Lee Quinney Suzanne and David Razor Barbara Snarr Reid Mark and Linda Scholl Robert and Nancy Schumacker Michael Scolamiero Katherine Scott Aharon Shulimson and Julie Terry Beth and Randy Siebert Teresa Silcox Jeffrey and Andrea Silver Danielle and Benjamin Stern Lou Ann Stevens Cindy and Blake Strong Rick and Chris Veit Raymond Vismantas Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson Mark Weisbender Jacquelyn Wentz Anonymous (3)

PARK CITY BALLET CORPS We thank our Park City Ballet Corps for their support in bringing worldclass ballet to Summit County.

ALLEGRO $5,000-$9,999 Howard and Kathy Rothwell

The above lists includes donations received between September 1, 2019 and October 7, 2020.

MEMBERSHIP We thank our Members at the Producer level for their generous annual support of $500 and above.

Dave and Jerre Winder Sandra Covey Paul and Terrell Dougan Richard and Pamela Dropek Barbara W. Frazier Ann and Rick Gold Scott Hansen and Peggy Norton Lawrence and Linda Kelley Marvin Kimball Richard and Marsha Workman Anne M. and William C. Nelsen Ronald and Camille Parker Robert and Arita Sparks Diana Major Spencer Kevin and Alice Steiner

Dr. and Mrs. Ned L. Mangelson Genevieve Maire Rosol Cynthia Hamman and Robert Robbins Eric and Shellie Eide Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Laurie Hofmann Angelina Feichko David and Donna Lyon Gene and Richard Klatt Keith and Donna Mercer Elia Miller Dr. Michael and Carol DeCaria Sallie Shatz Amanda Maughan John Bohnsack and Rebecca Day Barbara Horwitz Mark and Wenda Fry Tim Payne Karen Chantry Taylor and Holly Parkin Joy Rocklin Melonie Murray Marilyn Neilson David and Sheila Hayes Moore Elise Hutchings Katie Marie Pollard Carol and Guy Kroesche Tomi Jean Ossana and Chris Proctor Ronald and Tracy Bolander Dr. Nancy Futrell, M.D. Brett Campbell Trevor and Amy Nielson Carolyn Mizell Sarah Lowe Howard Mann Ann Darling David Gustin Alexandra Agrapides Kathe Rogers Anonymous (5) The above list includes individual donations received between September 1, 2019 and October 22, 2020.

The above lists include donations received between September 1, 2019 and October 7, 2020.

EN POINTE $50,000 AND ABOVE Hank and Diane Louis

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Challenge Match We thank those donors who have made a contribution to the Ballet West Challenge Match. Each gift helps to sustain our programs while investing in future initiatives.

LEAD CHALLENGE MATCH SUPPORTERS Peggy Bergmann George S. and Dolores DorĂŠ Eccles Foundation Garbett Family Foundation Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Beano Solomon CHALLENGE MATCH SUPPORTERS John and Marilyn Alleman Diane Anderson and Karen Glick Leslie Scopes Anderson Ronald and Kathy Aoki Ann Atkisson Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas Greg Baird Catherine Baker Amy Baldwin David Barber and Greg Geilmann Deborah and Byron Barkley Frances and Jerome Battle Clisto and Suzanne Beaty Li Beck Bonnie Jean Beesley Francisco D. Blas II Colleen Bliss Ronald and Tracy Bolander Linda Boren Richard Brandt Helen W. Brown Sarah Brown and Joel Hanes Judith Brunvand Sally Burgin John and Kathryn Burnham Leslie Calvert Brett Campbell Heather Campbell Richard and Judith Cannon Carol Carter Roger and Kathryn C. Carter John F. Catlett Rebecca Marriott Champion Robyn M. Chandlier Carol T. Christ Cecile and Harold Christiansen Alice Chung Jim and Barbara Clark MaryBeth J. Clark Jeri Claspill Patricia and Jeff Clay Orson and Dianne Clay Sarabeth Clevenger 34

Alan S. and Orlene Cohen Karen Coleman Drs. Joan L. and William J. Coles Hilaree Collins Donna Conway Cranshaw Corporation Charles and Susan Critchlow Lindsey Dakis Ann Darling Debbie Davis John Bohnsack and Rebecca Day Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation Willard and Julie Dere Carleton DeTar Phuong Vy Doan Dr. Frances Dolloph and Aleisa Barber Mary Donovan Shellie Drake Richard and Pamela Dropek Michelle and Fred Dunbar Anna Dunn Jane Durcan Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation Ms. Leslie Edwards W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation Ivy Estabrooke Christina Fanney Dawn Farrell Deborah B. and Edward Felt Susan and Blair Feulner Gina Fisher Shannon Flinders Caren Frost Roslyn Gallagher JoAnn Galloway Bryson Garbett David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner Marla M. Gault Cecile Gilmer and Norm Jones Karen and Dave Gribbin Paul and Janet Griffin Debra and Stephen Guthery Corey and Zeina Haase Barbara Hall and John Eicholtz Kenneth and Kate Handley Jon and Tami Hansen Scott Hansen and Peggy Norton Stephanie and Tim Harpst

Rebecca Harrell Michael and Juliana Harris Marc and Mary Carole Harrison Robert Harrison Vicki Hauben Kathleen Haynes Rebecca Held Toni Hempstead Tom and Jan Herbert Laurie Hofmann Connie C. Holbrook Daniel Horns and Renee Zollinger Carolee Hosfeld Margaret Hostetter Larry and Tina Howard Linda Hull Gordon Irving Hilary Jacobs and Daniel Schelling Michelle and Brian Jahne Anne and Lawrence Jones Denis Deck and Sandra Jones Kristine Jordan Chris Jorgensen John S. Karls Dr. Siegfried G. and Mrs. Ellen G. Karsten Lawrence and Linda Kelley Ken Kerr Jessica and Reese Kidman Jeanne M. Kimball Carole Klein and Brad Chesivoir Christine Klein and John Manfredi Tony and Wendy Kraatz James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith Christine Kruskamp Katharine W. Lamb Scott and Jessica Laroche Kelly Latimer Lawrence Laub Claudia and David Lauret Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation Mary B. and Lindon Leader Robert and Miriam Lenz Merrill Lewen and Laurence Cooper Charlene Lind Hank and Diane Louis Susan Loving Diane Luke David and Donna Lyon Sally Lyon Courtney Maclean Ronald and Danece Mangone Jack and Anne Mark Anna Matthews

Challenge Match Rachèle McCarthey and Brock Van de Kamp Thomas and Mary McCarthey Vicki and Carl McGavin Rebecca McKean Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill Dan P. Miller John and Andrea Miller Susan L. Miller Peggy Mitchell Terry and Rodney Miyasaki Pat and Jim Morgan Melonie Murray Sara and Robert Neal Anne and Ila Neeley Anne M. and William C. Nelsen Cheryl Newton Dr. and Mrs. John H. Newton Trevor and Amy Nielson Hilary and Ben Nitka Steven L. and June Anne Olsen Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Amy Oxman Michael and Cindy Palumbo Marjorie and Robert Parry Elodie Payne Linda S. Pembroke Mark Petersen Ray Pickup John and Marcia Price Family Foundation Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel Suzanne and David Razor Convergence Planning Eric Rickart Victor and Susan Rickman Rosann Robinson Joy Rocklin Kathe Rogers James Rose and George Henry Genevieve Maire Rosol Yvonne Del Rossi Chris and Ellen Rossi Howard and Kathy Rothwell Dasha Runnions Leonard and Alene Russon Juergen Sass R. Schaefer Sandefur Schmidt Theodore Schmidt Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Mary and James Schwing Antonia Sears Natalie Segall Sally Shaffer Sallie Shatz

Sascha and Richard Shutkind Teresa Silcox Jonathan and Liz Slager Linda F. Smith John Sonnenberg Beverly Souder Diana Major Spencer Michele Straube Annie and Cory Strupp Amanda Sutton Jill Swensen Jeanine Taylor Brenda Thompson Don Thompson Mary Lynne Thompson Ellen Tolstad Dorothy J. Tong Mr. and Mrs. William L. Townsend Leonore Tyler Farrah N. Valdez Rick and Chris Veit Grace Vianney Amy Widmar Raymond Vismantas

Kevin Voyles Allen and Lucinda Wald Brad and Linda Walton Susan Warshaw Andrea Watkins Julia S. Watkins Jack Watson Steven Webb Mark Weisbender Donald West Danyelle White Courtney Williams Kellie Willits Jay and Alicia Wilson Claudia Wilson John and Nancy Wingelaar Heather Caress Winkler Carolyn B. Wold Mary Bird and Lance Wood Marelynn and Edward Zipser Anonymous (9) The above lists include donations received before October 21, 2020.

executive committee Helle LeRette President

Kathryn Kolquist

Vice President & Treasurer

Amanda Schmieder Secretary

Jeanne Potucek Dancer Liaison

Kathleen Gardner & Jennifer Malherbe Nominating Chairs

Anne Neeley

immediate Past President

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Artistic Impact Fund Donors We thank the below donors for their contributions to the Ballet West Artistic Impact Fund. Each gift was made specifically in support of one of three initiatives: Commissioning New Works, Commissioning New Productions, or Sponsoring National and International Touring.

Peggy Bergmann Barbara Barrington Jones Kathie and Charles Horman

Barbara Levy Kipper Shari and David Quinney Keith and Nancy Rattie

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Academy Scholarship Fund Donors We thank those who have contributed to the Ballet West Academy Scholarship Fund, spanning all four Academy campuses, with generous donations of $1,000 and above.

Bruce Bastian Marie and Kevin Brown Scott Kirkpatrick and Lydia BiegertLeave Cindy and Howard Hochhauser Barbara Levy Kipper Maidee Kirkeby Susan and Chris Lockwood

Willis McCree and John Fromer Park City Community Foundation: The Solomon Fund Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker Shari and David Quinney Brian and Brandy Slagle Braden and Heather Shupe Summit Sotheby’s International Realty

In Memory of Robert Arbogast, from Friends, Family, and the Ballet West Guild The above list includes scholarship donations received between September 1, 2019 and October 7, 2020.

Encore Society We honor those individuals who have made a meaningful commitment to the future of Ballet West by including the company in their estate planning.

Bené Arnold Berenice J. Bradshaw* Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning Val A. Browning* Kenneth P. Burbidge, Jr.* Dr. Robert H.* and Marianne Harding Burgoyne Mary Elizabeth Colton* The Donna L. Dell Trust* Kent and Martha DiFiore The Zorka D. Divich Trust* Richard and Pamela Dropek Dolores Doré Eccles* Virginia Fackrell Estate* Sid W. Foulger* Dee Gauss Dr. Esther S. Gross* and Dr. George D. Gross*

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Merribeth Habegger-Anderson* Stephanie and Timothy Harpst Melissa A. Herbst* Geoffrey C. Hughes* Johann Jacobs and David Heuvel Grace Jackson* Flemming and Lana Jensen Sara Kaplan Dennis L. Kay Trust* Barry L. Keller* Cynthia Lampropoulos Family Trust Gaye Herman Marrash* Willis McCree and John Fromer Glenn H. and Karen Fugal Peterson Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel Marian Ream* Pamela Scarpelli*

Teresa Silcox Margot Shott* Norman C. Tanner* and Barbara L. Tanner Oma W. Wagstaff* Mrs. Glen Walker Wallace* Gladys Walz* Susan Warshaw Afton B. Whitbeck* Carole M. Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Marelynn and Edward Zipser *Indicates donor has passed away

Gifts Made In Memory and In Honor We thank those donors who have made a gift to Ballet West in memory or in honor of the individuals listed below.

IN MEMORY In Memory of Rita Boyer Francisco D. Blas II In Memory of Megan Leigh Brown Marie and Kevin Brown In Memory of Karen Coleman Ballet West In Memory of Mikel Covey Elizabeth Barlow and Stephen McClellan Minette and Robert Kantrowitz G. G. and Nancy L. Rogers Edwina Jo Snow Jerry Stanger and Rob McFarland Lenore and John Tyler In Memory of Donna L. Dell Ballet West In Memory of John Englund Chris Jorgensen In Memory of Vicki Leigh Hansen Elyse Schwartz

In Memory of Rozell Henrie Karen Nichols In Memory of Peter Durkee Meldrum Ballet West In Memory of Jed Moss Ballet West Betsy Hijazi In Memory of Carol Ann Robertson Anonymous In Memory of Min and Raymond Stevenson Tamara Denning In Memory of Barbara L. Tanner Ballet West In Honor of William Wood Jr. John and Michelle Flynn IN HONOR In Honor of the Members of the Ballet West Orchestra Kenny Hodges In Honor of Bruce Caldwell Kenny and Janeal Hodges

In Honor of Peter Christie Joel and Frances Harris In Honor of Dr. Joel M. Harris Carolyn and Dennis Bernard In Honor of Lucas Horns Gordon Irving In Honor of Christopher Ruud Mary Gootjes and John Davis In Honor of Anne Marie Smith and Family Laura and Martin deLannoy In Honor of Adam Sklute Anonymous In Honor of Anne Marie Smith and Family Laura and Martin deLannoy In Honor of the Gifted Artists of Ballet West Michelle McDonough

House Rules 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.

• Masks covering the mouth and nose must be worn at all times in Capitol Theatre and during the performance

• There will be no intermission during this performance. Please remain in your seats during the pauses between pieces.

• At the conclusion of the performance, please remain in your seats. Ushers will excuse patrons row-by-row.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION INFORMATION

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

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES

Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre offers assistive listening devices free of charge and may be checked out at the coat check counter located in the lobby.

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Ballet West Staff Adam Sklute,

Michael Scolamiero

THE WILLAM CHRISTENSEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHAIR SPONSORED BY PEGGY BERGMANN

THE ELIZABETH SOLOMON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Liz Crawford Chief Financial Officer Felicia Cowan Director of Human Resources Sarah Taylor Company Manager Hilary Hancock Company Management Coordinator Jennifer Bailey Senior Accounting Manager Madeline Harris Accounting Coordinator Teri Percy Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison ARTISTIC STAFF Pamela Robinson Harris Principal Ballet Master Jane Victorine Wood Ballet Master Bruce Caldwell Ballet Master and Company Archivist Nicolo Fonte Resident Choreographer Cristin Carlin Artistic Operations Manager Calvin Kitten Director of Ballet West II and Assistant Ballet Master Heather Thackeray Student Ballet Master COSTUME PRODUCTION David Heuvel Director of Costume Production Jason Hadley Incoming Director of Costume Production Cindy Farrimond Costume Shop Manager Barbara Arcolio Head Stitcher Mary Kay Feicht, Vicki Goslin Raincrow Stitchers DEVELOPMENT Sarah West Chief Development Officer Natalie Cope Director of Major Gifts Alicia Brooks Annual Giving Mange Jyn Van Putten Foundations and Government Giving Manager Bretleigh Sandorf Development Data Manager EDUCATION & OUTREACH Peter Christie Director of Education and Outreach Dana Rossi Education Associate /Assistant Director, I CAN DO Heather Fryxell Associate

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Director, Adaptive Dance Shelly Cordova Assistant Director, Senior Steps/ Forward Steps Temria Airmet, Nikki Bybee, Kira Coelho, Shelly Cordova, Ashley Creek, Jennifer Heighton, Sarah Lovett, Stacey Mahan, Wendee Fiedeley-McCulloch, Audrey Olsen, Moisés Próspero, Alison Russell, Amy Simkins, Anne Marie Smith, Joni Taylor, Ashlee Vilos, Krista Widdison, Trish Wilstead Educators FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON BALLET WEST ACADEMY Evelyn Cisneros-Legate Director, Ballet West Academy Shawn Spainhour Managing Director, Ballet West Academy Heather Fryxell Principal, Ballet West Academy at Salt Lake City Heather Thackeray Principal, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation Thanksgiving Point Campus at Lehi Sandy Flury Principal, Peggy Bergmann Campus at Park City Jeff Rogers Principal Faculty and Academy Men’s Master Cynthia Ridler Principal Faculty and Incoming Student Ballet Master Christopher Sellars Principal Faculty and Trainee Division Coordinator Peter LeBreton Merz Principal Faculty and Academy Productions Coordinator Leslie-Ann Campbell Ballet Centre Operations Manager & Studio Rental Coordinator Deanna Richardson Trolley Corners Operations Manager Jennifer Hildreth Park City Academy Administrator Samantha Abrahamson, Katlyn Addison, Kimberly Ballard, Silver Barkes, Jessica Baynes, Tonia Blomquist, Jazz Bynum, Jenna Clark, Allison DeBona,

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Natalie Desch, Jennifer Fjeldsted, Adrian Fry, Darleen Gordon, Tyler Gum, Misa Oga Hansen, Jenna Rae Herrera, Noel Jensen, Katie Johnson, Chelsea Keefer, Justine Sheedy-Kramer, Sharee Lane, Lindsey Larsen, Deborah Latimer, Katherine Lawrence, Vinicius Lima, Savannah Lyle, Alex MacFarlan, Stacey Mahan, Kathryn Morgan, Emily Neale, Hope Parker, Sawyer Player, Mercedes Rice, Ashleigh Richardson, Abby Rubin, Erin Sanders, Connie Smith, Eunice Stafford, Scout Sutton, Jessica Thompson, Rex Tilton, Jordan Veit, Kristina Weimer, Jaclyn Weisenbeck, Natalie Whitney, Phyllis Whitaker, Alena Wilson, Emily Wilson, Claire Wilson, Nichele Woods, Jamie Zollinger Faculty Grigoriy Ayrapetov, Nicholas Maughan, Jim Kuemmerle, Sarah Lund, Max Hall, John Rukavina, Rob Wood, Accompanists Claire Wilson Academy Marketing Coordinator Maggie Wright-Tesch U of U/ BW Joint Trainee Liaison Lindsay Preece, Katrin McCallum, Ashleigh Richardson Administrative Assistants MARKETING Joshua Jones Director of Communications Marissa Hodges Marketing Manager Lisa Jensen Retail Sales and Boutique Manager Beau Pearson Company Photographer and Videographer Andrew Goldberg Consulting MUSIC Jared Oaks Music Director Ken Hodges Orchestra Manager Nicholas Maughan Company Pianist

Grigoriy Ayrapetov Principal Academy Pianist, Associate Rehearsal Pianist Rob Wood Company Class Pianist Max Hall, Jim Kuemmerle, Sarah Lund, John Rukavina, Academy Pianists TECHNICAL PRODUCTION Michael Andrew Currey Director of Production Michael McCulloch Production Stage Manager Robert Clifford Head Carpenter/Technical Director Keith Ladanye Interim Assistant Carpenter James K. Larsen Head Electrician Corey Cresswell Assistant Electrician Cory A. Thorell Properties Master Jacquelin Bryce Wardrobe Supervisor Emily Fowler Wardrobe Assistant Yancey J. Quick Wig Master Heidi Belka Pyrotechnician Members of IATSE Local 99 Run of Show Crew 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 Ballet West is an American Guild of Musical Artists (AGAMA), American Federation of Musicians (AFM), and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IASTSE) Company.

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