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Sponsors

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Ballet West

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Board of Directors

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The Nutcracker

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About Ballet West

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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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Children’s Casting

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The Story

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Medical Providers

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Ballet West Orchestra

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Profiles

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Nutcracker Campaign Donors

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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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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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Ballet West Guild

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Ballet West Staff

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Sponsors SEASON SPONSORS

EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTION SPONSOR

TITLE SPONSORS

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Sponsors SUPPORTING SPONSORS

COMMUNITY SPONSORS BEESLEY FAMILY FOUNDATION CRANSHAW CORPORATION KATHIE AND CHARLES HORMAN INWEST TITLE SERVICES, INC. BARBARA LEVY KIPPER BMW OF MURRAY, OFFICIAL LUXURY VEHICLE OF BALLET WEST

FREDERICK Q. LAWSON FOUNDATION

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MARK MILLER TOYOTA, OFFICIAL VEHICLE OF THE FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON BALLET WEST ACADEMY

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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

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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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Coreografía: Willam F. Christensen Música: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Diseño de Escenografía: John Wayne Cook Diseño Adicional de Escenografía: Dick y Belinda Bird Diseño de Vestuario: David Heuvel Colorista y Pintora de Vestuario: Lisa Waering Sacaris Máscaras: Robert Allsopp Diseño de Títeres y Accesorios: Cory A. Thorell Diseño de Iluminación: Kevin Dreyer Diseño de Proyección: Mike Tutaj Gestión de Proyectos: Michael Andrew Currey Presentando a la Orquesta Ballet West dirigida por Director de Música: Jared Oaks Vuelo a cargo de Foy

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Choreography: Willam F. Christensen Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Scenic Design: John Wayne Cook Additional Scenic Design: Dick and Belinda Bird Costume Design: David Heuvel Costume Dyer and Painter: Lisa Waering Sacaris Masks: Robert Allsopp Props and Puppetry Design: Cory A. Thorell Lighting Design: Kevin Dreyer Projection Design: Mike Tutaj Project Management: Michael Andrew Currey Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra conducted by Music Director: Jared Oaks Flying by Foy

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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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From the Artistic Director Welcome to Ballet West’s production of The Nutcracker generously brought to you by KSL-TV through the magic of BYUtv and Kaleidoscope Pictures.

Ballet West is blessed to have the first full-length version of The Nutcracker in America. Choreographed by our founder Willam Christensen in 1944 when he was the Artistic Director of The San Francisco Ballet.

“Mr. C” moved back to Utah in the early 1950s and he brought his production with him. Since then, and until this year, Ballet West has had a solid unbroken run of Mr. C’s The Nutcracker.

At first, we were determined not to break our live run of this beloved Utah tradition, and we worked hard to create a modified version to give our artists, our musicians, our crew, and hundreds of children a chance to perform. We planned on calling it “After Christensen” and my amazing artistic staff retooled the production to incorporate proper social distancing and all the guidelines needed to produce a safe and healthy live theater experience for everyone while staying true to Mr. C’s vision. However, ultimately, live performances, this year became impossible.

All of us at Ballet West, however, remained committed to bringing our public and the world, the joys of our uniquely American production of The Nutcracker and again we were blessed with this spectacular filming. Last season, 2019, was the 75th Anniversary of the premiere of Mr. C’s iconic ballet. To celebrate, we partnered with BYUtv who commissioned Kaleidoscope Pictures to film and edit the ballet for television. The result, this glorious film version, is so vibrant and full of life it is almost as if we are experiencing it live.

The process of producing this film was quite an endeavor. Based on time, theater availability, and funding we actually did not film it during the December theater run but rather, we couldn’t get started until February – right smack in the middle of performing our huge production of Swan Lake.

While rehearsing and performing Swan Lake our artists needed to keep prepared for their roles in The Nutcracker as well. All the children in the cast had to come back and prepare for the filming. Our orchestra had to maintain their work in two different massive Tchaikovsky scores, and hundreds of costumes had to be kept in tip top shape. Phenomenally, and with 17

From the Artistic Director hard work, our amazing crew took down the immense Swan Lake sets and put up the huge Nutcracker ones in two days while simultaneously redoing all the lighting plots. The Swan Lake production had to be stored in huge trucks right outside the Capitol Theater where we filmed. The brilliant Kaleidoscope team moved in with all their film rigging and cameras, and for two short days we shot the actual full performance twice and spent a whole day working on close-ups and special angles.

Then, like the wind, everything came down in another two days and Swan Lake was put back up to present five more performances of that great classic ballet love tragedy. Then our team spent much of the summer and fall working closely with Kaleidoscope to properly edit all the film and music together. The result – this stupendous recording of Willam Christensen’s historic ballet.

This has been such a complicated year for everyone, and performing arts groups are struggling to stay afloat during this difficult time. While we at Ballet West still have many challenges to surmount as we work to continue to bring you great art, we are grateful to have been given a gift of this elegant and highly produced filming. We are grateful to be given a platform to be able to share it with you, and we are grateful for each and every one of you – our beloved patrons. We hope that next year we can all come together in the theater to share the magic of Mr. C’s Nutcracker in person. There is nothing like a live theater experience, sharing the energy of over fifty musicians playing live, with nearly one hundred adult and child performers using the language of classical ballet to tell stories and create beauty. Until we can gather as a community again, we hope you and your family enjoy gathering to watch this glorious presentation of Willam Christensen’s The Nutcracker. From all of us at Ballet West, we miss you, but know we will be together soon.

Blessings to each and every one of you for a wonderful holiday season.

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 Ballet West is proud to present this very unique and special presentation of The Nutcracker!

In November, when the Company realized The Nutcracker would not continue its unrivaled place as the longest running production of this ballet in the United States--we were disappointed, to say the least. The Nutcracker is loved around the world, but Utahns know Ballet West’s version is special, as it is the very first full-length production staged in the United States by our founder, Mr. Willam Christensen.

Recognizing the need to continue this holiday tradition, Ballet West quickly approached KSL-TV to air our iconic production and KSL enthusiastically agreed to air not one, but three primetime airings, commercial free and without charge to Ballet West. A total of four and half hours as a service to the community and to help Ballet West continues to leave me in awe!

The irony is that for the first time in 65 years it seemed inevitable that no one would enjoy America’s first The Nutcracker, the most popular of all ballets. However, the reality is it will be more accessible to our community than ever.

Indeed, thanks to KSL-TV’s downloadable app, it will be available to the world, free of charge!

While this opportunity is very exciting, there is a stark reality for Ballet West. A large portion of our revenue for the entire year is derived from ticket sales of The Nutcracker. To ensure the future of this beloved and storied institution, we have launched a fundraising campaign to ensure a bright future for Ballet West.

In hard times, this community has stepped up to support its arts organizations, and we are asking for your help now. Please go to www.balletwest. org and make a donation, large or small. Your contribution means so much to our artists, crew, musicians, and staff.

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From the Executive Director For nearly 60 years Ballet West has entertained and educated Utah. Please ensure this community jewel continues its mission for many years to come.

Warmest wishes to you and yours this holiday season.

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.

artists of ballet west in the nutcracker | photo by luke isley

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CASTING Russian Dancers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Sellars, Dominic Ballard, Lucas Horns, Jordan Veit, Joshua Whitehead Mother Buffoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beau Pearson, Jake Preece Waltz of the Flowers Leads . . . . . . . Katherine Lawrence, Christopher Ruud Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paige Adams, Kimberly Ballard, Lillian Casscells, Jordan DePina, Brigitte Edwards, Nicole Fannéy, Olivia Gusti, Savannah Lyle, Emily Neale, Jordan Richardson, Ashleigh Richardson, Gabrielle Salvatto, Anisa Sinteral, Alexandra Terry, Victoria Vassos, Kristina Weimer Grand Pas de Deux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beckanne Sisk, Chase O’Connell Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entire Ensemble

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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

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

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

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

JOSHUA WHITEHEAD

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

Artists Artists

DOMINIC BALLARD

LILLIAN CASSCELLS

Albury, NSW, Australia Artist 2017BALLARD DOMINIC SPONSORED

BY KENT & MARTHA Albury, NSW, Australia DIFIORE2017 Artist SPONSORED BY KENT & MARTHA DIFIORE

Washington, D.C. Artist 2017CASSCELLS LILLIAN SPONSORED

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

NICOLE FANNEY

OLIVIA GUSTI

Cary, North Carolina Ballet West Academy NICOLE FANNEY Trainee 2016, Ballet West II Cary, North Carolina 2018, Artist Ballet West 2020 Academy SPONSORED

BY MELDRUM Trainee 2016, Ballet West II FOUNDATION 2018, Artist 2020 SPONSORED BY MELDRUM FOUNDATION

Tampa, Florida Ballet Academy OLIVIAWest GUSTI Trainee 2014, Ballet West II Tampa, Florida 2015, Artist Ballet West 2016 Academy SPONSORED

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

DAVID HUFFMIRE

NOEL JENSEN

Reno, Nevada Ballet Academy DAVIDWest HUFFMIRE Trainee 2014, Ballet West II Reno, Nevada 2016, BalletArtist West 2018 Academy SPONSORED

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

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

BEAU CHESIVOIR

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

LUCAS HORNS

Salt Lake City, Utah Ballet Academy LUCASWest HORNS Trainee Salt Lake2012, City,Ballet Utah West II 2013, Artist Ballet West 2015 Academy SPONSORED

BY THE FREDERICK Trainee 2012, Ballet West II QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION 2013, Artist 2015 SPONSORED BY THE FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

VINICIUS LIMA

Vitoria, Brazil Ballet WestLIMA Academy VINICIUS Trainee 2016, Ballet West II Vitoria, Brazil 2018 West Academy Ballet Trainee 2016, BalletPOTUCEK West II SPONSORED

BY JEANNE 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

Ticino, Switzerland Serres, Greece Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019

Ballet West II

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

Coos Bay, Oregon Ballet West II 2019

Orem, Utah Ballet West II 2020

Longview, Texas Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2019

Former Ballet West Artists Featured in The Nutcracker Broadcast PRINCIPAL ARTIST

Christopher Ruud

San Francisco, California Artist 1998, Soloist 2001, Principal Artist 2004

FIRST SOLOISTS

Christopher Sellars

Huntington Beach, California Ballet West II 2005, Artist 2006, Demi-Soloist 2008, Soloist 2010, First Soloist 2013

Sayaka Ohtaki

Tokyo, Japan Demi-Soloist 2010, Soloist 2013, First Soloist 2015

DEMI-SOLOISTS

Trevor Naumann New York, New York Ballet West II 2009, Artist 2011, Demi-Soloist 2016

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Gabrielle Salvatto Bronx, New York Artist 2014, Demi-Soloist 2017

Beau Pearson San Francisco, California Artist 2007, Demi-Soloist 2010, Soloist 2011, First Soloist 2013

Former Ballet West Artists Featured in The Nutcracker Broadcast ARTISTS

Paige Adams

Newtown, Pennsylvania Ballet West Academy Trainee 2010, Ballet West II 2011, Artist 2013

Ryo Munakata

Sendai Miyagi, Japan Artist 2018

Kimberly Ballard

San Bernardino, California Ballet West Academy/ University of Utah Trainee 2009, Ballet West II 2011, Artist 2013

Kyle Davis

Chicago, Illinois Ballet West II 2015, Artist 2017

Anisa Sinteral

Ronald Tilton

Savannah Lyle

Ashleigh Richardson

Parker, Colorado Ballet West II 2014, Artist 2015

Jordan DePina

Seal Beach, California Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2017, Supplemental Artist 2019

San Diego, California Ballet West II 2010, Artist 2012

BALLET WEST II

Brigitte Edwards

San Diego, California Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2018

Payson, Utah Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2018

Kaysville, Utah Ballet West Academy Trainee 2015, Ballet West II 2017

Alexandra Terry

New Canaan, Connecticut Ballet West II 2016

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THE STORY THE NUTCRACKER begins at the Stahlbaum home on Christmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum and their children, Clara and Fritz, are busy preparing for the evening festivities. The guests arrive, including Clara’s Godfather, Dr. Drosselmeyer. Dr. Drosselmeyer has fashioned a special gift for Clara, a Nutcracker designed in the form of a small soldier. Clara falls in love with her Nutcracker at once.

That night, Clara is unable to sleep without one more look at her beloved Nutcracker. She tiptoes back into the living room and cradles it once more before falling asleep. She is not sure if she is dreaming or not, but before her eyes are huge mice playing in front of the Christmas tree that has grown to a tremendous size. The Nutcracker fights with the Mouse King and, in the heat of the battle, Clara takes off her slipper and throws it at the Mouse King. While he is distracted, the Nutcracker stabs him with his saber.

After the battle, the Nutcracker is magically transformed into a handsome prince and, grateful to Clara for saving his life, invites her to accompany him on a journey to the fabled Kingdom of the Sugar Plum Fairy. En route, they pass through the exquisite land of the Snow Queen and King.

Act II begins in the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where Clara is entertained by an array of divertissements, including Spanish, Arabian, and Chinese dancers, as well as Mother Buffoon, with her many children who appear from under her gigantic skirt. The evening concludes with the grand pas de deux performed by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Following the pas de deux, Clara is whisked away with her prince in a sleigh, while waving goodbye to the Sugar Plum Fairy and her magical kingdom.

LA HISTORIA EL CASCANUECES comienza en la casa de Stahlbaum en la Nochebuena. El Sr. y la Sra. Stahlbaum y sus hijos, Clara y Fritz, están ocupados preparándose para las festividades de la noche. Llegan los invitados, incluido el padrino de Clara, el Dr. Drosselmeyer. El Dr. Drosselmeyer ha creado un regalo especial para Clara, un Cascanueces diseñado en forma de un pequeño soldado. A Clara le encanta su Cascanueces.

Esa noche, Clara no puede dormir sin volver a ver una vez más a su amado Cascanueces.

Vuelve de puntillas a la sala y lo toma en sus brazos antes de quedarse dormida. No está segura de si está soñando o no, pero ante sus ojos hay enormes ratones jugando frente al árbol de Navidad que ha crecido a un tamaño enorme. El Cascanueces lucha con el Ratón Rey y, en plena batalla, Clara se quita la zapatilla y la arroja al Ratón Rey. Mientras está distraído, el Cascanueces lo apuñala con su sable.

Después de la batalla, el Cascanueces se transforma mágicamente en un apuesto príncipe y, agradecido a Clara por salvarle la vida, la invita a acompañarlo en un viaje al legendario Reino del Hada Sugar Plum. En el camino, pasan por la exquisita tierra de la Reina y el Rey de Nieve.

El Acto II comienza en la tierra del Hada Sugar Plum, donde Clara se entretiene con una serie de presentaciones, que incluyen bailarinas españolas, árabes, y chinas, así como también a la Madre Buffoon, con sus muchos hijos que aparecen debajo de su falda gigantesca. La noche concluye con el gran pas de deux realizado por el Hada Sugar Plum y su Caballero. Después del pas de deux, Clara es transportada con su príncipe en trineo, mientras se despide del Hada Sugar Plum y su reino mágico.

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Ballet West Orchestra Jared Oaks MUSIC DIRECTOR

Seretta Hart ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER

Don Basinger ORCHESTRA MANAGER EMERITUS

FLUTE 1 Principal Alison Olsen

TIMPANI Principal Kenny Hodges

BASS Principal Matthew Shumway

FLUTE 2/PICCOLO Sally Humphreys

PERCUSSION Principal Heath Wolf

Lola Plumb Elizabeth Lambson

OBOE 1 Principal Susan Swidnicki OBOE 2/ENGLISH HORN Justin Torres CLARINET 1 Principal Erin Voellinger CLARINET 2/BASS Clarinet David Feller BASSOON 1 Principal Brian Hicks BASSOON 2 Christopher Egbert HORN 1 Principal Laurence Lowe HORN 2 Nathan Basinger TRUMPET 1 Principal Kyra Sovronsky

VIOLIN 1 Concertmaster Aubrey Woods Emily Day-Shumway Nathan Mueller Kathryn Langr Peggy Wheelwright Marcel Bowman Amanda Kofoed Katherine Kunz VIOLIN 2 Principal Krista Utrilla Krstiana Henderson David Price Rachel Karr Gail Picha Ann Cox Melissa Draper Rachel Christensen

CELESTA Jed Moss Chorus Master Cherlyn Worthen Chorus Coorindator Alexandra Utrilla CHORUS MEMBERS Alexis Dazley Becky Ludlow BG McGill Carina Hodson Danna Facer Elisa Thurber Emma Peterson Hayley Bell Kate Pamer Sally Drutman Sarah Hatch

VIOLA Principal Michele Gardiner

TRUMPET 2 Sara Marchetti

Candace Wagner Sunny Johnson Jacob Davis Caryn Bradley

TROMBONE 1 Principal Will Kimball

CELLO Principal Cassie Olson

TROMBONE 2 Neil Hendriksen

Monika Bowman Robin Dunn Lauren Posey Lauren Miller

TUBA Principal Michael MacCawley

HARP Janet Peterson

The Ballet West Orchestra is underwritten by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.

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Profiles Willam F. Christensen

Choreographer, The Nutcracker

Recognized as one of the leading pioneers in American dance, Willam Christensen, known affectionately as “Mr. C,” played a key role in the artistic contributions to Utah and to the United States. Along with brothers Lew and Harold, Willam began his career with dance lessons from his uncle at the Christensen Academy in Brigham City, Utah. Together the brothers went on to a professional career in vaudeville, and then in 1937, established the oldest ballet company in the United States, the San Francisco Ballet. While with the San Francisco Ballet, Mr. C choreographed the first fulllength version of The Nutcracker ever performed in the United States.

Christensen moved his family to Utah to nurse his wife’s ill health. In 1951, he founded the first ballet department at an American university, the University of Utah. Shortly thereafter, in 1953, he formed the University Ballet Theatre, the first ballet company ever incorporated into a university.

Mr. C’s contributions to dance also include producing the first full-length version of Coppélia ever to be mounted by an American choreographer and producing the first full-length Swan Lake in the United States. In addition, Mr. C produced the first American Cinderella and his version of Stravinsky’s The Firebird.

In 1963, Willam Christensen, in conjuction with Glenn Walker Wallace, founded Ballet West under the name Utah Civic Ballet. Willam served as Artistic Director for Ballet West, and, both under and following his direction, Ballet West has grown to become one of America’s leading ballet companies.

After retiring as Artistic Director in 1978, Mr. C founded the Christensen Academy and continued teaching well into his 90’s. He served as special artistic advisor for Ballet West’s annual performances of The Nutcracker up until his death on October 14, 2001. Reporting on his death at the age of 99, the San Francisco Chronicle called him “the grandfather of American ballet.”

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Profiles Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Composer, The Nutcracker

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) studied at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg, where George Balanchine later studied piano in addition to his studies in dance. Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and influential of all romantic composers. His work is expressive, melodic, and grand in scale, with rich orchestrations. His output was prodigious and included chamber works, symphonies, and concerti for various instruments, as well as operas and works for the piano.

His creations for ballet, composed in close partnership with Marius Petipa, include Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty.

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Campaign Donors EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTION SPONSOR George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation SCENERY AND PROPS The Nutcracker George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Clara’s Sleigh McCarthey Family Foundation Grandfather Clock The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation Show Curtain Dominion Energy Christmas Tree Katherine W. & Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Foundation Puppet Show R. Harold Burton Foundation Chinese Dragon Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation Christmas Presents Sorenson Legacy Foundation Nurembug Set 2017 Ballet West Board of Directors Cannon Mark Weisbender MAIN COMPANY SPONSORS DiFiore Family Roxanne Christensen and Tony Lazzara Ben and Lael Selznick Sarah and Rich West General Campaign Support Paul and Melanie Lyon Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe Peter and Catherine Meldrum Dan P. Miller Nebeker Family Foundation Paterson Center Susan Warshaw Jacquelyn Wentz Anonymous 38

COSTUME SPONSORS Drosselmeyer John and Andrea Miller Doll Charlie Gardner and Patti Eylar Bear Hank and Diane Louis Grandparents Jennifer Strachan and Tom Biersbach Party Guests Ila and Anne Neeley Irwin and Harriet Ross Jo-Ann Wong Clara Clara’s Party Dress Dr. Pamela Parkinson and Joshua Scoby Clara’s Nightdress Judy and Larry Brownstein The Huntsman Foundation Clara’s Tutu The Huntsman Foundation In Memory of Judee Ross Fritz Emmett and Lola Black Nutcracker Fans of Holland & Hart, LLP Nephew Jacob Stewart Party Girls Gwen Creel-Erickson The Huntsman Foundation Kennedy and Natalie Slagle Lifetime Products Tracy Family Military Girl Barbara and Jim Clark Party Boys The Huntsman Foundation Christopher Slager Military Boy Griffin and Mia Horne & Family Bubba Stewart Carolers Zoey Lovett

Mouse King Barbara Levy Kipper Mouse Prince Gibson Hochhauser Mice Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation Bajian Fernald Katharine Lamb Soldiers Mirabella Efstratis Holland & Hart, LLP Mia Horne and Family The Huntsman Foundation John Michael “Jack” Adriana Rose McCarter Athena Metos Sebastian and Costello Mitchell Chris and Courtney Opdyke Kennedy and Natalie Slagle Lifetime Products Aurelia Niamh and Errol Armelle Thompson “Ya Ya” Lyn V. Trenbeath Julia S. Watkins Snow Queen Madeline Cassell Mckenzie Brooke Hallsey Sandra and Richard Jacobson Grandchildren of Cynthia Lampropoulos Brian, Janae, Jess, Anne, and Spencer Powell In Memory of Judee Ross Linda and Brad Walton Snow Cavalier Jeanie Pollack Michael Scolamiero Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Snow Corps de Ballet Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning The Burris Family The Futch Family The Huntsman Foundation Alexia Faye, Kapri Rose, and Serena Sylvia Peterson

Nutcracker Campaign Donors Shannon, Glenn, Zane, Slade, and Case Schemmer Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Samantha Slager Jennifer Strachan and Tom Biersbach Sugar Plum Fairy Ballard Spahr LLP Peggy Bergmann Emma Cassell Alan and Jeanne Hall Cindy and Blake Strong Lisa West Courtney Carter Zwick Sugar Plum Cavalier Kenneth J. Ariotti Christopher Ruud Tom Ruud Pages Suzanne and Clisto Beaty Catherine DeBry Dr. Debbie Hadlock The Huntsman Foundation Madeleine JiaTai Miller Anonymous Ladies-in-Waiting Lisa Hoyt Servants Kay Christiansen Caroline and Eleanor Madsen Jennifer Strachan and Tom Biersbach Terry Vismantas Livery Nicholas Anderson Spanish Women Shanti Christiansen Valeria Marti Frances Conrad Valley, Choreographer Spanish Man Marla Gault Santiago Marti Arabian Woman Blair Bieser Ruby Jane Doss Madeleine Plonsker Arabian Man Anthony and Jessica Mirabile Harvey Plonsker Arabian Corps de Ballet Kaffe Mercantile Clara Kratzer The Tracy Family Anonymous

Chinese Warrior and Dragon Dancers The Rossi Family Mirliton Lead Carol Anne Price Keithley and Ruthe Anne Price Pamela Robinson-Harris Mirlitons Ella Elizabeth Croft Jacob Gardner Joy Hodges Mercedes Smith Russian Dancers John and Kristi Cumming Theodore Schmidt In Memory of Mitchell Selznick Mother Buffoon The Ballet West Guild Buffoons Chloe, Finley, Isabelle, and Makena Gardner Declan, Miles, Natalie, and Owen Miller Waltz of the Flowers Lead Adam Sklute and Christopher Renstrom Waltz of the Flowers DemiSoloists Sue and Walker Wallace Elaine Wolbrom Waltz of the Flowers Corps de Ballet In Memory of Betty Ann Anderson Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning Rita and Tracy Frankel Brooklyn Harlow Foyle Judy N. Knight The Kohlburn Family Liliana Kratzer The Love Family Nick, Mercy, and Tina Mamalis Suzy Mihalopoulos Granddaughters of Peter Morgan Lena Polster Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Dixie Stoddard Elizabeth Uhl $500-999 Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas Leslie and Carl Barton

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Friends of Ballet West Janet and Harry Fuller Irina Galgolenko Christina Gamache Annie Garavatti Nina Grover Sara Guggisberg James Guthrie Janice Gygi Curtis Hadley AnnMarie Hamar Chad Hansen and Charles Payne Colleen Hansen Kassandra Hansen Paul and Patricia Hansen Mariana Harper Tracey Harty Alexi Hatch Melissa Haupt Ashley and Gracie H. Lillian H. Heil Barry and Susie Horne Arnold Jackson Brian and Michele Jahne Julia Jeffery Dallas Jenkins Karla Jenkins Lissa Jensen Marti Johnson Reynold and Joy Johnson Cindy Jones Edna Jones Helen A. Kennedy Linda Kraync Dayna Kringlen Brita Larsen Susan Larsen Debra Larson Helen M. Leech Jane Lindsay Jacob Lowell Diane Luke Amber Mackey Sophia Maedjaja Christy Manilla Eugene McCarthy Sandrine and Thomas McDonald Rebecca McKean Kathy Melby Connie Mendez Jennifer Michas Blake Miller Penny Minnick Robert and Elizabeth Moll

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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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation The Meldrum Foundation Salt Lake County Community Services - Tourism, Recreation, Culture & Convenion Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Beverley Taylor Sorenson Foundation Utah Division of Arts & Museums Utah Office of Tourism $25,000–99,999 Ballard Spahr LLP* Bank of America BMW of Murray, Official Luxury Vehicle of Ballet West B.W. Bastian Foundation Cranshaw Corporation David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation Dominion Energy Florence J. Gillmor Foundation Garbett Family Foundation Governor’s Office Of Economic Development Intermountain Healthcare Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation Mark Miller Toyota, Official Vehicle of the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy Marriner S. Eccles Foundation The Kahlert Foundation O.C. Tanner The Rea Charitable Trust S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation The Shubert Foundation Simmons Family Foundation Sorenson Legacy Foundation Summit County Cultural RAP Tax Anonymous $10,000–24,999 Altabank 43

Ancestry Beaver Creek Foundation C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation Willard L. Eccles Foundation Holiday Inn Salt Lake City/ Downtown* Inwest Title Services, Inc. JoAnne L. Shrontz Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Jerome Robbins 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*

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$5,000 - 9,999 Ballet West Guild Choo-San Goh & H. Robert Magee Foundation Freed of London* Lifetime Products Inc. Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Myriad Genetics, Inc. Nicholas & Company Park City Municipal Corporation Parr Brown Gee & Loveless PrincePerelson and Associates Promontory Foundation Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Ruth’s Chris Steak House* Salt Lake City Arts Council U.S. Bank Foundation Workers Compensation Fund Zions Bank

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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

Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation Stephanie and Tim Harpst Cindy and Howard Hochhauser Kathie and Charles Horman Jennifer Horne-Huntsman and Scott Huntsman Mary B. and Lindon Leader 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 Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Anonymous

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

Carol T. Christ Cecile and Harold Christiansen MR. C. AND MRS. WALLACE Willard and Julie Dere $25,000 AND ABOVE Meredith and Stephen Drechsel Peggy Bergmann Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning Family Foundation Barbara Barrington Jones John Flowerree The Meldrum Foundation David and SandyLee Griswold John and Andrea Miller John and Ilauna Gurr John and Marcia Price Family Marc and Mary Carole Harrison Foundation Robert and Dixie Huefner Shari and David Quinney Gordon Irving Theodore Schmidt Keefer Family Jonathan and Liz Slager Jeanne M. Kimball Beano Solomon Carole Klein and Brad Chesivoir Krista and Jim Sorenson James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith Patrick Lewis PRINCIPAL AND FIRST SOLOIST Paul and Melanie Lyon $10,000–24,999 Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas Santiago and Valeria Marti Thomas and Mary McCarthey Michael Black and Kimberly Strand Willis McCree and John Fromer Bonnie Jean Beesley Scott and JoAnn Narus Judy and Larry Brownstein Anne and Ila Neeley Convergence Planning Ema Ostarcevic DiFiore Family Jill E. Perelson W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation 45

Jeanie Pollack 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 Farr and Lael Floweree Selznick Sascha and Richard Shutkind Teresa Silcox Harris and Amanda Simmons Adam Sklute and Christopher Renstrom John Sklute Sue and Jack Stahl Kristin and Tom Stockham Cyndie Taylor Susan Warshaw Beatryx and Vincent Washington Jay and Alicia Wilson Marelynn and Edward Zipser Anonymous (5) 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 Stephen and Marcy Barlow Frances and Jerome Battle Clisto and Suzanne Beaty Gary Beers Vicki and Bill Bennion Ginny Bostrom Robert and Tamara Castellano Rebecca Marriott Champion Karen Chantry 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 John Eckert Sissy Eichwald Deborah B. and Edward Felt

Individual Donors Hot Shot Sprinkler Repair & Landscape LLC John and Joan Firmage Tracy Frankel Karen L. Freed Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner Marla M. Gault Diggity Dog Resort Elizabeth and Jack Hammond Kenneth and Kate Handley Jon and Tami Hansen Sandra and David Haughey The Aaron A. Hofmann Foundation Larry and Tina Howard David and Linda Irvine David P. Heuvel and Johann Jacobs Marilyn and Chester Johnson G. Frank and Pamela Joklik John S. Karls Lawrence and Linda Kelley Scott and Allison Kendell The Kohlburn/Lecointre Family Katherine Probert Labrum Katharine W. Lamb Cynthia Lampropoulos and Dr. George Gourley Roxanne Christensen and Tony Lazzara Helle and Jon Le Rette David E. and Helane B. Leta Merrill Lewen and Laurence Cooper Kathy Lynch Angela Martindale and Michael Snow Dr. John and Colleen McCarter Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill David and Colleen Merrill Jan Mitchell David and Sheila Hayes Moore In Memory of Barbara C. Moreton Oren and Liz Nelson Karen Nichols Kirsten Novak and Mark Martinez Tim Payne Linda S. Pembroke Andrea and Don Peterson Richard and Lois Peterson Katie Marie Pollard Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel Nebeker Family Foundation Ogden 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 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 (4) The above lists includes donations received between September 1, 2019 and November 30, 2020.

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

PRODUCER $500 AND ABOVE Alexandra Agrapides Monica Allen Christine Anderegg Ronald and Kathy Aoki Ann Atkisson Michael and Jacqueline Bailey Deborah and Byron Barkley Thomas and Mary Ann Bauman Ronald and Tracy Bolander Linda Boren Richard Brandt Helen W. Brown Brett Campbell Richard and Judith Cannon William Carlson Jeffrey, Catherine, and Deirdre Carney Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Clark Nancy Cohn and George Cassiday Sandra Covey Charles and Susan Critchlow Ann Darling Debbie Davis John Bohnsack and Rebecca Day Eydie and Brad DeBry Dr. Michael and Carol DeCaria Ashby and Anne Cullimore Decker Dr. Frances Dolloph and Aleisa Barber Paul and Terrell Dougan Richard and Pamela Dropek Michelle and Fred Dunbar

Eric and Shellie Eide Ivy Estabrooke William Etnyre/PhD Linda Evans Angelina Feichko Susan and Blair Feulner Barbara W. Frazier Mark and Wenda Fry Dr. Nancy Futrell, M.D. Bryson Garbett Dee Gauss Ann and Rick Gold David Gustin Barbara Hall and John Eicholtz Cynthia Hamman and Robert Robbins Scott Hansen and Peggy Norton Robert Harrison Laurie Hofmann Julie Hopkins Barbara Horwitz Carolee Hosfeld Linda Hull Elise Hutchings Karen P. Hyde Beth and Carrie Icard Brent and Maren Jensen Kristine Jordan Helen Kennedy Jessica and Reese Kidman Marvin Kimball Gene and Richard Klatt Priscilla Klaus Carol and Guy Kroesche Christine Kruskamp Sharla Landers Kelly Latimer Jana Leavitt Maribeth Lehoux Charlene Lind John and Georgia Loutensock Sarah Lowe David and Donna Lyon Courtney Maclean Heidi and Edward Makowski Dr. and Mrs. Ned L. Mangelson Howard Mann Amanda Maughan Katie McDermott Heather McMaster Keith and Donna Mercer Denece Mikolash Dan P. Miller Elia Miller Carolyn Mizell Kevin Murray Melonie Murray THE NUTCRACKER 20–21 SEASON

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Individual Donors Marilyn Neilson Anne M. and William C. Nelsen Trevor and Amy Nielson JoAnn G. Robertson Steven L. and June Anne Olsen Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Tomi Jean Ossana and Chris Proctor Amy Oxman Ronald and Camille Parker Taylor and Holly Parkin Elodie Payne Ann Pearce Kyndra and Douglas Peterson Candice Pitcher

Casey Preece Joy Prout Kathe Rogers Genevieve Maire Rosol Vytas and Joanne Rupinskas Leonard and Alene Russon Nannette and Daniel Sageser Antonia Sears Sallie Shatz Richard and Lorraine Shew Beverly Souder Robert and Arita Sparks Diana Major Spencer Kevin and Alice Steiner Annie and Cory Strupp

Summerhays Music Mr. and Mrs. William L. Townsend Ed Turner and Steve Baker Steven Vigil Kevin Voyles Donald and Barbara Walker Jerry and Ann Walters Bruce and Leigh Washburn Jason Wheeler Dave and Jerre Winder Richard and Marsha Workman Anonymous (8) The above lists include donations received between September 1, 2019 and November 30, 2020.

Park City Ballet Corps We thank our Park City Ballet Corps for their support in bringing world-class ballet to Summit County.

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

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

The above lists include donations received between September 1, 2019 and November 30, 2020.

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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 Family Foundation Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Beano Solomon CHALLENGE MATCH DONORS Lila Abersold John and Marilyn Alleman Christine Miramontes Dr. and Mrs. Craig W. Anderson Diane Anderson and Karen Glick Eric and Judy Anderson Leslie Scopes Anderson Ronald and Kathy Aoki William and Sheila Armstrong Susan Ashley and Gary Taylor Ann Atkisson Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas Greg Baird Catherine Baker Amy Baldwin Jennifer Ballard Bank of America David Barber and Greg Geilmann Deborah and Byron Barkley Stephen and Marcy Barlow Margaret K. Batson Frances and Jerome Battle Thomas and Mary Ann Bauman Clisto and Suzanne Beaty Li Beck Keren and Nelson Beebe Lauriannah Beehler Bonnie Jean Beesley Dr. John R. Bennett/ENT Center of Utah* Mariana Birkinshaw Michael Black and Kimberly Strand Francisco D. Blas II Colleen Bliss Ronald and Tracy Bolander Linda Boren Anne Boulet Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning Richard Brandt Helen W. Brown Sarah Brown and Joel Hanes Judith and Jan Brunvard

Sally Burgin John and Kathryn Burnham Leslie Calvert Brett Campbell Heather Campbell LuAnne C. Campbell Richard and Judith Cannon Mary Capizzi Chad Cardon Jeffrey, Catherine, and Deirdre Carney Carol Carter Roger and Kathryn C. Carter Roxanne Cascells John F. Catlett Rebecca Marriott Champion Robyn M. Chandlier Karen Chantry Carol T. Christ Cecile and Harold Christiansen Alice Chung Jim and Barbara Clark Geri Clark Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Clark MaryBeth J. Clark Jeri Claspill Patricia and Jeff Clay Orson and Dianne Clay Sarabeth Clevenger Alan S. and Orlene Cohen Nancy Cohn and George Cassiday Karen Coleman Drs. Joan L. and William J. Coles Creed and Hilaree Collins Lauren Colucci Nicholas Como Donna Conway John and Leslie Crandall Cranshaw Corporation Charles and Susan Critchlow Mary Cutchall Lindsey Dakis Ann Darling Debbie Davis John Bohnsack and Rebecca Day Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett Ashby and Anne Cullimore Decker Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation Joshua Del Valle Melissa Derby Willard and Julie Dere

Carleton DeTar Anne Devries Phuong Vy Doan Dr. Frances Dolloph and Aleisa Barber Mary Donovan Paul and Terrell Dougan Shellie Drake Meredith and Stephen Drechsel Debbie Driscoll Richard and Pamela Dropek Michelle and Fred Dunbar Anna Dunn Jane Durcan Eric and Whitney Dursteler LJ Dustman Alan and Vickie Eastman Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation Ms. Leslie Edwards W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation Jennifer Elzey Ivy Estabrooke William Etnyre/PhD Amy Evans Christina Fanney Dawn Farrell Mardell Fayer Deborah B. and Edward Felt Christine Ferris Susan and Blair Feulner Judith Fey Gina Fisher Shannon Flinders Carl Foster Shauna Frandsen Lauren Fratto Karen L. Freed Caren Frost Susan Funk Roslyn Gallagher JoAnn Galloway The Benjamin Foundation Bryson Garbett Kathleen Harmon Gardner James and Franziska Garrett David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner Marla M. Gault Florence J. Gillmor Foundation Cecile Gilmer and Norm Jones Pari Goff Athen Gregory THE NUTCRACKER 20–21 SEASON

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Challenge Match Karen and Dave Gribbin Paul and Janet Griffin John and Ilauna Gurr Debra and Stephen Guthery Corey and Zeina Haase Octavia Haines Barbara Hall and John Eicholtz John and Stacy Hamm Kenneth and Kate Handley Jon and Tami Hansen Scott Hansen and Peggy Norton Anita Hardin Jacki Hardy Christa Harp Stephanie and Tim Harpst Rebecca Harrell Michael and Juliana Harris Robert and Marcia Harris Marc and Mary Carole Harrison Robert Harrison Vicki Hauben Kathleen Haynes Paul Heath Rebecca Held Toni Hempstead Tom and Jan Herbert Frank Heyman Marissa Hodges Laurie Hofmann Connie C. Holbrook Alison Holley Janece Holmes Julie Hopkins Kathie and Charles Horman Daniel Horns and Renee Zollinger Carolee Hosfeld Margaret Hostetter Larry and Tina Howard Robert and Dixie Huefner Jodi Hull Linda Hull Rose Hutchison Beth and Carrie Icard Inwest Title Services, Inc. David and Linda Irvine Gordon Irving Hilary Jacobs and Daniel Schelling Michelle and Brian Jahne Brent and Maren Jensen Lissa Jensen Mandy Jeppsen Deanna Jex David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation Anne and Lawrence Jones Denis Deck and Sandra Jones 49

Kristine Jordan Chris Jorgensen John S. Karls Dr. Siegfried G. and Mrs. Ellen G. Karsten Katherine W. Lamb Lawrence and Linda Kelley Ken Kerr Khong Nerden Jessica and Reese Kidman Jeanne M. Kimball Gene and Richard Klatt Priscilla Klaus Carole Klein and Brad Chesivoir Christine Klein and John Manfredi Richard Koehn and Sheryl Scott Tony and Wendy Kraatz Patricia Kremers Carol and Guy Kroesche James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith Christine Kruskamp Jeffrey Kuo Katharine W. Lamb Scott and Jessica Laroche Conny Larson Kelly Latimer Lawrence Laub Claudia and David Lauret Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation Helle and Jon Le Rette Mary B. and Lindon Leader Jana Leavitt James and Evelyn Lee Maribeth Lehoux Robert and Miriam Lenz David E. and Helane B. Leta Merrill Lewen and Laurence Cooper Charlene Lind Hank and Diane Louis Susan Loving Diane Luke David and Donna Lyon Sally Lyon Megan Machnik Courtney Maclean Margaret Madsen Heidi and Edward Makowski Phyllis Mandel Ronald and Danece Mangone Geoffrey and Jonette Mangum Sandra Manwaring Mark Miller Toyota Jack and Anne Mark Sharon Markos Jessica Mathewson

Anna Matthews Dorothy McBride Rachèle McCarthey and Brock Van de Kamp Thomas and Mary McCarthey Katie McDermott Vicki and Carl McGavin Rebecca McKean Heather McMaster Patricia and John McNamara Kathleen and Larry Mears Carol Mehr Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill Anna Metcalf Denece Mikolash Dan P. Miller John and Andrea Miller Susan L. Miller Dayana Miramontes Peggy Mitchell Terry and Rodney Miyasaki Kimberly Molina David and Sheila Hayes Moore Pat and Jim Morgan Kevin Murray Melonie Murray Sara and Robert Neal Anne and Ila Neeley Anne M. and William C. Nelsen Heidi Nerdin Cheryl Newton John and Katharine Newton Fred and Diane Nichols Joan and Adonis Nielson Trevor and Amy Nielson Suzanne Nissen Hilary and Ben Nitka Michael M. Noga Ralph and Jean Nuismer Marci Numbers JoAnn G. Robertson Dustin and April Ollis Steven L. and June Anne Olsen Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Mark Ott Wade Owen Amy Oxman Michael and Cindy Palumbo Heidi Parker Marjorie and Robert Parry David Paterson Mary Paxman Elodie Payne Tim Payne Linda S. Pembroke Mark Petersen

Challenge Match Kyndra and Douglas Peterson Jo Baird And Jane Peterson Ray Pickup Candice Pitcher Marcia and Richard Plothow Susan Prater Casey Preece John and Marcia Price Family Foundation Mary Price Joy Prout S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel Suzanne and David Razor Courtney Reeser Barbara Snarr Reid Jeanette and Talia Ricci Convergence Planning Carolyn Rich-Denson Eric Rickart Victor and Susan Rickman Becky Roberts Brian Roberts Shelli Roberts Rosann Robinson Scott Robinson Joy Rocklin Kathe Rogers Rebecca Rogers Patricia Rohane 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 Steven Schamel Sandefur Schmidt Theodore Schmidt Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Mark and Linda Scholl Robert and Nancy Schumacker Mary and James Schwing Laura Scott and Rodney Mena Antonia Sears Natalie Segall Sally Shaffer Sallie Shatz Justine Sheedykramer Aharon Shulimson and Julie Terry Sascha and Richard Shutkind Teresa Silcox

Jonathan and Liz Slager L. Wayne and Betty Jo Slagle Eric Smith J Smith Linda F. Smith Melissa Smith Karl and Laverne Snow John Sonnenberg Sorenson Legacy Foundation Beverly Souder Steven and Carolyn M. Souza Diana Major Spencer Dwain Stephenson Alice Storm and Doug Fabrizio Michele Straube D. Stringham Annie and Cory Strupp Thomas Sturgeon Becky Suchy* Summerhays Music Amanda Sutton Jill Swensen Jeanine Taylor Sally Teal-Holman Bronson Thackeray Kate and Alonzo Thayn Brenda Thompson Don Thompson Mary Lynne Thompson Ellen Tolstad Dorothy J. Tong Renee Toomey Mr. and Mrs. William L. Townsend Scott and Sara Trageser Jennifer Treadway Lindsey Tripp Melanie and Mike Trottier Ed Turner and Steve Baker Leonore Tyler Neli Ulrich Farrah N. Valdez Rick and Chris Veit Martha and John Veranth Phyllis and Rusty Vetter Grace Vianney Amy Vidmar Steven Vigil Raymond Vismantas Kevin Voyles Allen and Lucinda Wald Rosalie Walker-Kimball Dhyan Walters Jerry and Ann Walters Brad and Linda Walton George Wardell Deanna Warden

Susan Warshaw Andrea Watkins Julia S. Watkins Jack Watson Steven Webb Mark Weisbender Donald West Susan and Brent Westergard James T. Wheeler and Margaret S. Dice Danyelle White Linda Whittington Lindsay Wilcox Courtney Williams Kellie Willits Jay and Alicia Wilson Claudia Wilson James Wilson John and Nancy Wingelaar Heather Caress Winkler Carolyn B. Wold Katherine Wonnacott Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Mary Bird and Lance Wood Shirley Wood Dawn Woolner Brandi Wynne Marelynn and Edward Zipser Karen Zundel Anonymous (23) The above lists include donations received before November 30, 2020.

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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 Kathie and Charles Horman

Barbara Levy Kipper Shari and David Quinney

Keith and Nancy Rattie Visit Salt Lake

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 Dorothy McBride 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 November 30, 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 Joy Rocklin Marian Ream* 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 Anne Merrick John Merrick In Memory of Jed Moss Ballet West Betsy Hijazi In Memory of Emily Johnson Ott Mark Ott

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 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 the Curtis Children Robert and Caprene Curtis In Honor of Dr. Joel M. Harris Carolyn and Dennis Bernard

In Honor of Lucas Horns Gordon Irving In Honor of Madeline Howell Karen Freed In Honor of Elliott Mumm Anita Harding 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 In Honor of William Wood Jr. John and Michelle Flynn

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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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 Director of Company Management 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 Manger 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 Director of Academy Men’s Program 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 Senior Academy Operations Manager Deanna Richardson Trolley Corners Operations Manager Jennifer Hildreth Park City Operations Manager Katrin McCallum Thanksgiving Point Administrator Samantha Abrahamson, Katlyn Addison, Silver Barkes, Jessica Baynes,

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Tonia Blomquist, Jazz Bynum, Jenna Clark, Ashley Creek, Allison DeBona, 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, 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 Kim Stafford, Scout Sutton, Jessica Thompson, Rex Tilton, Jordan Veit, Kristina Weimer, Jaclyn Weisenbeck, 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 Summer Intensive Coordinator Ginabel Peterson Academy Marketing Specialist Maggie Wright-Tesch Summer Intensive Coordinator Ginabel Peterson, Academy Marketing Specialist 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 Seretta Hart Orchestra Personnel 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 (IATSE) Company.

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