Rite of Spring

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Sponsors Ballet West Board of Directors About Ballet West The Rite of Spring From the Artistic Director From the Executive Director Casting Ballet West Orchestra Profiles Dancer Profiles Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy Wellness Partners Corporate, Foundation, and Government Individual Donors Academy Scholarship Fund Donors Encore Society Gifts Made In Memory and In Honor Ballet West Staff House Rules

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Emily Adams, Katlyn Addison, Hadriel Diniz, Adrian Fry, Tyler Gum, Jenna Rae Herrera, David Huffmire, Amy Potter, Jordan Veit SOLOISTS

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RITE OF SPRING SYMPHONY OF PSALMS Choreography: Jiří Kylián Music: Igor Stravinsky Intermission

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Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Igor Stravinsky Intermission

THE RITE OF SPRING Choreography: Nicolo Fonte Music: Igor Stravinsky

Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra Music Director: Jared Oaks The performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 19 minutes with two intermissions 24–25 SEASON

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From the Artistic Director The 1913 Paris premiere of Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring), presented by the famed Ballets Russes, caused scandal.

Audiences were alarmed by the angular, turned-in stomping of the dancers, who were known for their elegance and grace. But even more, the audience was in shock from the savage, unrelenting score with its incomprehensible, ever-changing time signatures and unprecedented tonal dissonance to their Belle Epoque ears. As legend has it, a riot broke out as outraged patrons tried to grapple with this revolutionary sound and argued over what was ‘proper’ music. But young Igor Stravinsky would go on to become a defining figure in 20th century music, always playing with different styles and approaches, his work influencing countless composers. His broad scope and rhythmic dynamics have also inspired many great choreographers. It’s not surprising as Stravinsky basically got his start as a ballet composer with his early melodic scores such as The Firebird and Petrouchka. No matter how different his compositions were, however, they remain to this day, infinitely danceable.

Welcome to Ballet West’s The Rite of Spring program, a tryptic of works that celebrate Igor Stravinsky’s diverse spectrum of compositions. I have chosen three choreographers – historic and current - who, in turn, help to redefine how we experience ballet and with their own unique approaches, illuminate Stravinsky’s music in different and often surprising ways. Like Stravinsky’s music, these three choreographers work seems completely different on the outside, but there remains a commonality and a generational through line in their creations which I found interesting and which I felt our Ballet West artists could bring out.

The program unfolds in reverse chronological order of the scores. In 1930, Stravinsky was commissioned to do a new orchestral symphony. But in keeping with his slightly rebellious nature, he insisted on creating a symphony for full chorus and orchestra the vocalists acting almost like instruments themselves. Using verses from Psalms 39 and 40 in the Hebrew bible, and all of Psalm 150 as the backbone of this threemovement symphony, it is infused with Renaissance and Baroque modalism. Even with its Biblical texts, however, it is ultimately more orchestral than liturgical. In 1978, renowned Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián created what is now considered a classic of contemporary ballet to Stravinsky’s score. Kylián’s Symphony of Psalms is about community. It is about caring for each other. Throughout the duration of the ballet, the dancers never leave the stage and their energy, while dancing and while not, supports one another as the ballet propels them through a spiritual journey in a series of group sections and duets. As with all of Kylián’s work, it is athletic, fast, acrobatic, and deeply moving. His choreography finds a unique path through Stravinsky’s music, creating a texture, mood, and dynamically its own. Kylián came to prominence as a choreographer in the late 1970’s and has remained one of the foremost creator of dance in the world. One of his choreographic influences by his own admission was George Balanchine.

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From the Artistic Director George Balanchine would certainly be considered one of Stravinsky’s closest collaborators. Balanchine produced many ballets to Stravinsky’s scores and they created a number of works together. In 1928, Balanchine was new to The Ballets Russes and only 24 years old when he was selected by impresario Serge Diaghilev and Stravinsky himself to choreograph Apollon Musagete (Apollo, Leader of the Muses), premiering in Paris with sets and costumes by artist Andre Bauchant (later the costumes were recreated by Coco Chanel). Apollon Musagete had actually premiered earlier that year in America with different choreography by Adolf Bolm. That version did not stand the test of time. But Balanchine’s clean minimalism, with arresting images that range from a sunburst made of humans to indicate Apollo as God of the Sun, or the character of Apollo driving an imaginary chariot pulled by ballerinas made this ballet iconic.

Stravinsky loved the courtly and spare way Balanchine approached his music. For this composition, Stravinsky took his inspiration from the elegant tradition of 17th and 18th century music, in particular, that of composer Jean Baptiste Lully. He wrote libretto with the same sense of minimalism that Balanchine employed. A simple synopsis of Apollo being born, receiving a lute, and being tutored by three of the nine Muses – Calipe, music of poetry and rhythm, Polyhymnia, muse of mime, and Terpsichore, muse of dance. Of the three, Apollo favors Terpsichore the most. In the end they all ascend to Mount Olympus.

Balanchine and Stravinsky were sympatico in how they approached their arts. When Balanchine moved to America after Diaghilev’s death in 1929, he brought his version of Apollo and began streamlining it to his signature simple tights and leotards. He even changed the choreography towards the end of his life doing away with Apollo’s birth and final ascent. We produce the choreographic version that was done through most of Balanchine’s life, with minimalist sets and costumes, but with the story as originally created with Stravinsky. Balanchine would go on to redefine classical ballet and create a uniquely American style of dance. One fun fact linking Ballet West to this particular ballet – Balanchine’s first American interpreter of Apollo was none other than Lew Christensen, brother of Ballet West founder Willam Christensen.

Nicolo Fonte worked as Ballet West’s Resident Choreographer from 2012 through 2022. In 2023, I commissioned him to produce a new conceived version of The Rite of Spring for the 100th anniversary of its creation. Fonte has a gift for taking wellknown pieces of music and reimagining them, bringing out unexpected layers to the music and stretching the dancers’ line and movement beyond classical purity. The exaggerated plasticity of his movement and his own theatrical vision become an excitingly different reflection of Stravinsky’s seminal score. Fonte danced and was mentored by another choreographer – Nacho Duato, a long-time dancer under Jiří Kylián, hence another generational connection. For this season, Fonte has made a whole new version of this work he first produced for Ballet West 12 years ago. He takes Stravinsky’s powerful and at times violent score with its loose libretto of a community selecting a chosen victim to be sacrificed in order to ensure prosperity for the year and turns it inward. Placed in a post- apocalyptic landscape surrounded by monolithic rusted metal walls, without any true narrative or story per se, Fonte gives us a society that is deeply linked but ultimately doesn’t trust one another. It is a community that is the dystopian and profane counterpart to Kylián’s spiritual and sacred one in Symphony of Psalms. Section after section, a different dancer is brought forward for Continued on page 37 24–25 SEASON

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From the Executive Director Ballet West’s final subscription program offers a stark contrast to February’s Cinderella while highlighting the incredible versatility of our dancers. The former featured opulent sets and costumes, Ashton’s unique choreographic style and Prokofiev’s brilliant score that captured the story unfolding on stage so perfectly.

The common thread tying Rite of Spring together is Igor Stravinsky’s brilliant scores and the divergent choreography of George Balanchine, Nicolo Fonte and Jiří Kylián.

Rite of Spring is yet another example of Ballet West’s eclectic and varied repertoire, which introduces audiences to many styles of dance and gives our dancers the opportunity to grow as artists. While some of America’s major companies are noted for focusing on a particular choreographic style, Adam Sklute has chosen to program works by choreographers utilizing assorted styles and techniques in order to inspire and educate our audiences while showcasing how exceptional and adaptable Ballet West dancers are.

By now you may have heard about the exciting season Adam has planned for you next year, with several company premieres: Trey McIntyre’s Peter Pan and Jerome Robbins’s West Side Story Suite, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Carousel (A Dance) are just three of the works our audiences will experience for the first time. Season 62 also features the return of important works such as Michael Smuin’s Romeo & Juliet, and Frederick Ashton’s The Dream. Subscribing early gives you the best choice of seats, so please take advantage of the opportunity to lock those seats in now.

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SYMPHONY OF PSALMS UTAH PREMIERE

Choreography: Jiří Kylián Music: Igor Stravinsky Lighting Design: Joop Caboort Costume Design: Joop Stokvis Scenic Design: William Katz Technical Supervision: Joost Biegelaar Stagers: Stefan Zeromski, Cora Bos Kroese Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra Conducted by Music Director: Jared Oaks Symphony of Psalms (1978) is a work for 16 dancers that, set to Igor Stravinsky’s choral symphony of the same name, “brings together dance and the divine.” Perpetually onstage and accompanied by a choir, the dancers surge and retreat, becoming one with the music. The work is a celebration of human spirituality, translated into fluid movement by Kylián, where dancers express pain and suffering, but also hope and tenderness, in impassioned duets and ensembles. The choreographer’s geometric bias is accentuated by three vertical patchwork of Oriental carpets that form the backdrop.

Stravinsky’s powerful score, based on three Psalms of David, was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra to mark its 50th anniversary in 1930.

World Premiere: Nov. 24, 1978, The Nederlands Dance Theater, Circustheater, The Hague, Netherlands Utah Premiere: April 4, 2025, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah

4/4, 4/10, 4/12 EVE Katlyn Addison & Hadriel Diniz Amy Potter & Loren Walton (4/5) Anisa Sinteral & Dominic Ballard Lillian Casscells & Tyler Gum Alexis Bull, Kai Casperson, Jacob Hancock, Vinicius Lima Lexi McCloud, Jonas Malinka-Thompson, Kristina Pool, Claire Spainhour

4/5, 4/12 MAT Katlyn Addison & Hadriel Diniz Rylee Rogers (4/10) & Jordan Veit (4/10) Nicole Fannéy & Adrian Fry Victoria Vassos & Joseph Lynch Alexis Bull, Kai Casperson, Kye Cooley, Jacob Hancock David Huffmire, Jonas Malinka-Thompson, Lexi McCloud, Kristina Pool

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Casting CHOIR Soprano Sarah Fawcett Melissa Heath Kiersten Honaker Angela LeBaron Liz Pike Murdock Emily Nelson Claire Phillips Alto Ruth Angerbauer April Iund Bowen Demaree Clayson Brown Cait Clawson Dacia Gray Cherie Hall

Jenny McKay Kimberly Robbins Muhlestein Kelly Nelson Tenor Clifford W. King Clark Lawlor David Martin Ian McDougal David McMurray Mitchell SturgesKershisnik Cecil Sullivan Nathan Wright

Bass George Angerbauer Art Hovley Jordon LeBaron Tyler Oliphant Brian Pappal Ricky Parkinson Matt Robertson Devin Spann Brian Pappal Chorus Master Jane Fjeldsted Choir Manager

Text translated from The Latin Vulgate: Psalm 38: 13-14 Psalm 39: 2-4 Psalm 150 Psalm 38, verses 13 -14 (English Translation from Latin) Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with Thine ears consider my calling: hold not Thy peace at my tears.

For I am a stranger with Thee: and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

O spare me a little.

Psalm 39, verses 2–4 I waited patiently for the Lord: and He inclined unto me, and heard my calling.

He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay and set my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings.

And He Hath put a new song in my mouth: even a thanksgiving unto our God. Many shall see it and fear: and shall put their trust in the Lord.

Psalm 150 Alleluja.

O praise God in his holiness: Praise Him in the firmament of His power.

Praise Him in His noble acts: Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.

Praise Him in the sound of the trumpet: Praise Him upon the strings and pipe.

Praise Him upon the well-tuned cymbals.

Praise Him upon the loud cymbals.

Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.

Alleluja.

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Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Igor Stravinsky Lighting Design: Jim French Lighting Recreation: James K. Larsen Costume Design: Karinska Stager: Colleen Neary Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra Conducted by Music Director: Jared Oaks The ballet depicts Apollo, the young god of music, who is visited and instructed by three Muses, who were also children of Zeus and thus his half-sisters: Calliope, Muse of poetry, whose symbol is a tablet; Polyhymnia, Muse of mime, whose symbol is a mask that represents the power of gesture; and Terpsichore, Muse of dance and song, whose symbol is a lyre. Stravinsky, who possessed a strong interest in Greek mythology, conceived of and composed the score as a ballet. It was with this work, his second ballet set to the music of Stravinsky, that Balanchine, at age 24, achieved international recognition and began his lifelong partnership with the composer.

World Premiere: June 12, 1928, Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev, Théâtre SarahBernhardt, Paris Utah Premiere: Oct. 25, 2019, Capitol Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah

ARTISTS OF BALLET WEST REHEARSING GEORGE BALANCHINE’S APOLLO | PHOTO BY BY ROSS RICHEY

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Casting 4/4, 4/10, 4/12 EVE Leto......................................................................................................Victoria Vassos Hand Maidens.................................................................... Kye Cooley, Maren Florence Apollo.........................................................................Adrian Fry/David Huffmire (4/10) Calliope................................................................................................ Lillian Casscells Polyhymnia........................................................................................Rylee Ann Rogers Terpsichore...........................................................................................Katlyn Addison

4/5, 4/12 MAT Leto........................................................................................................ Anisa Sinteral Hand Maidens..................................................................... Alexis Bull, Mikayla Gyfteas Apollo.........................................................................................................Jordan Veit Calliope..................................................................................................... Kristina Pool Polyhymnia.............................................................................................. Lexi McCloud Terpsichore................................................................................................ Amy Potter

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THE RITE OF SPRING

Choreography: Nicolo Fonte Music: Igor Stravinsky Lighting and Scenic Design: Michael J. Mazzola Lighting Recreation: James K. Larsen Costume Design: David Heuvel Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra Music Director: Jared Oaks Even though I choreographed this powerful and exhilarating music back in 2006, I was fascinated by the idea of inhabiting Stravinsky’s world again. But how was I to make it new and fresh? My 2006 version had a heavy storyline, and I was not interested in exploring that again. Instead, I decided to focus on the DNA of the piece – the music. I wanted to strip this version of all literal narrative content and dive into the rhythmical structure of the score. However, there is something inherently ritualistic and primitive at the core of this music that resonates within our collective subconscious, making it difficult to ignore dramatic content altogether. I did find it liberating in trying to hear this music as if for the first time and allowing it to elicit a visceral response in my body and soul. Ultimately, this Rite of Spring is inspired by those instinctual emotions felt in the music that triggered many connections for me, between the boundlessness of the human spirit and the need for its renewal.

World Premiere/Utah Premiere: April 11, 2014, Capitol Theater, Salt Lake City

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Casting 4/4, 4/10, 4/12 EVE David Huffmire (4/12 MAT) Rylee Ann Rogers, Adrian Fry Kristina Pool, Hadriel Diniz Amy Potter Jordan Veit (4/5)/Kai Casperson (4/12) James Jobson-Larkin (4/12)/Vinicius Lima (4/5) Nicole Fannéy Kai Casperson, Lillian Casscells, Kye Cooley, Tyler Gum, Mikayla Gyfteas, Joseph Lynch, William Lynch, Lexi McCloud, Anisa Sinteral

4/5, 4/12 MAT William Lynch (4/10) Katlyn Addison, Tyler Gum Victoria Vassos, Dominic Ballard Lexi McCloud Jordan Veit (4/5)/Kai Casperson (4/12) James Jobson-Larkin (4/12)/Vinicius Lima (4/5) Nicole Fannéy Jazz Khai Bynum, Lillian Casscells (4/5)/Anisa Sinteral (4/12) Isabella Corridon, Anderson Duhan, Jacob Hancock, Joseph Lynch (4/5)/Robert Fowler (4/12 MAT) , Anisa Sinteral (4/5)/Maren Florence (4/12), Claire Spainhour, Loren Walton

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2nd Violin Krista Utrilla Principal David Price Rachel Karr Linda Duan Ann Cox Hallie Mosteller Viola Sunny Johnson Principal Katie Bradford Candace Wagner Devan Freebairn Mallory Todd Cello Lauren Posey Principal Robin Dunn Megan Richards Ambrynn Bowman Kim Lewin

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Horn Laurence Lowe Principal Nathan Basinger Steve Park Anita Miller Dan Omer Trumpet Kyra Sovronsky Principal Sara Marchetti Lisa Verzella Chris Danz Peyden Shelton Trombone Nick Burnham Principal Steve Hunter Neil Hendriksen Tuba Michael Mccawley Principal Timpani Drew Fallon Principal Percussion Heath Wolf Principal Mike Sammons Chelsea Jones

Music Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Symphony of Psalms (Symphonie de Psaumes; A la Gloire de Dieu) for chorus and orchestra Apollo (Apollon musagète, ballet in two tableaux) The Rite of Spring

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Ballet West Orchestra JARED OAKS

Music Director Jared Oaks, one of the leading young ballet conductors in the United States, is Music Director of Ballet West. Since joining the company in 2008, Jared has maintained a rigorous conducting schedule, in addition to playing for rehearsals and classes. He has conducted performances for Houston Ballet and The Sarasota Ballet, and he has worked with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, among others.

Jared’s numerous compositions include an oratorio about Joan of Arc, with poems by Suzanne Lundquist, and chamber ballets for Ballet West, Charlotte Ballet, and Mid-Columbia Ballet. Jared is also a fellow of the American-Scandinavian Foundation and cofounder of the Composer Discovery Initiative.

AUBREY WOODS Concertmaster

Aubrey Woods’ rise as a professional violinist vividly demonstrates the versatility that is the sine qua non for twentyfirst century musicians. Her artistic leadership and excellence as concertmaster for Ballet West are consistently on display at the Capitol, Rose Wagner, and Eccles theatres in Salt Lake City.

She frequently performs with the Utah Symphony Orchestra.

She appeared for several years with the Orchestra at Temple Square in weekly worldwide broadcasts and on recordings with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and notable soloists, including Bryn Terfel and Renée Fleming. Aubrey is equally in demand as a studio recording artist for movies, television, and in backing tracks for many popular artists.

Her performances as a chamber musician include appearances with NOVA, Intermezzo, the Park City Chamber Music Series and, on the Baroque violin, with New York Baroque Incorporated, the Sebastians, and Musica Angelica. She may often be heard in company with her husband, Alexander Woods, as the duo Woodsmith. In her free time, Aubrey loves making sourdough bread and spending time with her husband and their five kids.

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Profiles JIŘÍ KYLIÁN

Choreographer, Symphony of Psalms Since the early 1970s, the celebrated Czech choreographer has created 100 works – three-quarters for the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT). His creations draw inspiration from many different sources, combine elements from diverse art forms, and defy categorisation. Kylián was the artistic director of the Nederlands Dans Theater from 1978 until stepping from the role in 1999 to become the resident choreographer until December 2009.

First smitten with the magic of circus, young Kylián started his studies as an acrobat. But, at the age of nine, he began training as a dancer at the Prague National Theatre ballet school. Six years later, in 1962, he was accepted at the Prague Conservatory and, in 1967-68, won a scholarship to London’s Royal Ballet School. There he met the influential choreographer John Cranko, who offered him a contract with the Stuttgart Ballet, and encouraged him to pursue his choreographic career.

Venerated for his choreographic work for dancers of all age groups, Kylián has received many honours, including the “Nijinsky Award” in Monaco, and the “Legion d’Honneur” of France. In 2008 he was distinguished with one of the highest royal honors, the Medal of the Order of the House of Orange, given to him by Her Majesty the Queen Beatrix from the Netherlands. In 2006, he cocreated a film, CAR-MEN, which was choreographed and filmed in the devastated landscape of a surface coalmine in the Czech Republic.

GEORGE BALANCHINE Choreographer, Apollo

George Balanchine is regarded as one of the foremost contemporary choreographers in the world of ballet. He came to America in 1933 and established the School of American Ballet in 1934. In 1948, Balanchine established the New York City Ballet and presented its first program consisting of Concerto Barocco, Orpheus, and Symphony in C. Balanchine served as ballet master for the New York City Ballet fro11111m 1948 until his death in 1983, choreographing the majority of their productions introduced by the company since its inception. An authoritative catalogue of his works lists 425 pieces created by Balanchine in his lifetime. Balanchine’s style has been described as neoclassic. A gifted musician himself, his response to Romantic Classicism was to de-emphasize the plot in his ballets, preferring to let 30

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Profiles “dance and music be the star of the show.” Nevertheless, tantalizing hints of a story color his works in such ballets as Apollo, Harlequinade, Liebesliede Waltzer, and La Sonnambula. The New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet remain dedicated to the preservation of Balanchine’s ideals.

NICOLO FONTE

Choreographer, The Rite of Spring Choreographer Nicolo Fonte is known for his unique movement language as well as the highly developed fusion of ideas, dance and design that is a hallmark of his work. He studied at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet and also completed a Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase. His dance career took him from Peridance in NYC, to Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, and, ultimately to Nacho Duato’s Compañia Nacional de Danza in Madrid.

Mr. Fonte received a Choo San Goh award for Almost Tango, his 2002 choreography for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Almost Tango was also voted as one of Dance Europe’s “Best Premieres” when it was re-staged for The Australian Ballet in 2004. His very first full-length work Re: Tchaikovsky, created for The Gothenburg Ballet in 2005, appeared on the “Best of 2005” lists of both Ballett-Tanz and Dance Europe.

Since that time, Fonte has created an additional two fullevening works, both for BalletX (Philadelphia): Beautiful Decay (2013), and Beasts (2015).

Fonte’s choreography has been performed by companies large and small all over the globe – from Het National Ballet in Amsterdam to the National Dance Company of El Salvador. In addition to his three original full-length ballets, re-invigorated versions of classic scores, and extraordinary collaborations with artists across many disciplines are all well represented in Mr. Fonte’s work over the past twenty years.

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Profiles IGOR STRAVINSKY Composer,

Born in Russia, Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) did not discover his musical talent until he enrolled in law school.

There, under the influence of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky soon found the limelight in composing for the Ballets Russes: Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913). The latter work caused a celebrated scandal at its first performance and remains one of the best-known and most influential pieces of 20th-century music. Stravinsky drew inspiration from a wide range of music, including contemporary artist Pablo Picasso, jazz movements in the United States, and a continuous interest in baroque and classical pieces. The restless, “spiky” rhythms and sharp, pungent harmonies run through Stravinsky’s work like an indelible musical fingerprint. These elements of his style, and the versatile ways in which he used them, help to explain his status as one of the 20th century’s greatest composers.

STEFAN ZEROMSKI

Staging, Symphony of Psalms Stefan Zeromski, born in Poland, completed his formal dance education at the State Ballet in Poznan/Poland.

Upon graduation, he joined the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, where he was promoted to soloist within a year and received the prestigious Leon Wojcikowski Prize for outstanding young dancer. Following this recognition, Zeromski accepted a position as soloist with the Ballett der Deutschen Oper Berlin, where he collaborated with renowned choreographers including Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart, and Lucinda Childs.

Most recently, Zeromski served as principal dancer with Nederlands Dans Theater, where he contributed to the creation of numerous original works by distinguished choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Paul Lightfoot and Sol León, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Johan Inger, and Ohad Naharin. His artistic contributions have been featured in several televised recordings of Nederlands Dans Theater repertoire, including Bella Figura, Sweet Dreams, Petite Mort, Signing Off, Wings of Wax, Swan Song, and Speak for Yourself. Throughout his tenure with Nederlands Dans Theater, Zeromski also developed original choreographic works for the company's annual choreographic workshop.

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Profiles CORA BOS-KROESE

Staging, Symphony of Psalms Cora Bos-Kroese joined Nederlands Dans Theater 2 in 1986, advancing to the main company after two years where she performed until 2001. During her tenure, she collaborated with distinguished choreographers including Jiří Kylián, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Edouard Lock, Nacho Duato, and Hans van Manen. Kylián created numerous pieces specifically for her, including One of a Kind, Falling Angels, Petite Mort, Wings of Wax, Last Touch First, and Anonymous.

Her exceptional talent was recognized in 1996 when she received the Most Talented Dancer award from the Dancers Fund in Holland. Following her time at Nederlands Dans Theater, Cora joined Ballet Frankfurt in 2001, working for two years as a dancer with the renowned choreographer William Forsythe. In recent years, Cora has participated in "Kylworks" productions, a project by Jiří Kylián, performing in Anonymous, Birth-day, Fortune Cookies, and Last Touch First. Since 2004, she has served as the artistic director of C-scope projects, where she has developed numerous innovative site-specific projects that integrate dance with various art forms.

COLLEEN NEARY Staging, Apollo

Colleen Neary, co-founder and former director of Los Angeles Ballet (2004-2022), brings exceptional credentials as a performer, teacher, and stager. Born in Miami and trained at the School of American Ballet, she danced as a soloist with New York City Ballet under George Balanchine (1969-1979), who personally selected her as a Répétiteur for The George Balanchine Trust.

Her distinguished career includes positions with Zurich Ballet, Ballet du Deuxieme Siecle, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and The Royal Danish Ballet.

With husband Thordal Christensen, Neary established Los Angeles Ballet in 2004, choreographing classic productions and staging over 30 Balanchine works.

She continues to stage Balanchine ballets for major companies worldwide and co-founded Los Angeles Ballet School. Throughout her career, Neary has been praised for her meticulous attention to detail and authentic preservation of Balanchine’s vision. Her impact on ballet education extends beyond performance to mentoring multiple generations of dancers through her teaching and community outreach programs. In 2012, Neary and Christensen received The Lifetime Achievement Award from the McCallum Theatre.

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Profiles JOOP CABOORT

Lighting Design, Symphony of Psalms Joop Caboort started working as an electrician at the Nederlands Dans Theater in 1965. Only five years later, he was promoted to manage the technical department, a position he held until 1995. He designed lighting for 350 choreographies by prominent choreographers, including Hans van Manen, Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, Jennifer Muller, Louis Falco, Glen Tetley, Maurice Béjart, and Nils Christe.

Caboort worked as a freelance lighting designer for several prestigious companies, including The Royal Ballet, Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris, the Royal Danish Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. He also made guest appearances at opera houses such as The Royal Opera House, the Wiener Staatsoper, and the Metropolitan Opera. Additionally, he partnered with Carel Birnie to develop specialised theatre systems tailored for dance productions. In 1987, Caboort was responsible for designing and installing the technical stage and lighting systems at the Lucent Danstheater in The Hague, which was designed by Rem Koolhaas. In 2008, he was named a Knight in the Order of OrangeNassau, recognising his outstanding services to the Dutch theatre industry.

JIM FRENCH

Lighting Design, Apollo Jim French designs lighting for the performing arts and live events, with work seen in 25 countries around the globe. Highlights of Jim’s work in dance include over fifteen world premieres for San Francisco Ballet, nine seasons as resident designer for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and long running collaborations with the choreographers Val Caniparoli, Pascal Rioult, and Amy Seiwert, with vertical dance company Bandaloop, and with Ballet West. At home in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has collaborated with Alonzo King Lines Ballet, RAW Dance, Shotgun Players, Kronos Quartet, Joe Goode Performance Group, ODC Dance, Post:Ballet, SF Danceworks, Imagery, Sacramento Ballet, Marin Theater Company, West Edge Opera, and has been house LD at SF Jazz. Favorite credits from further afield include Finnish National Ballet, Ballett Basel, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Playwright’s Horizons, Carte Blanche, Royal Ballet of Flanders, and LA Dance Project. Jim designed lighting for the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, and volunteers for Dancers Responding to AIDS and Bike East Bay. 24–25 SEASON

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Profiles MICHAEL J. MAZZOLA

Lighting Design, Rite of Spring Since the mid 1980's, Michael Mazzola's critically acclaimed designs have been seen in venues all over the US and Europe, ranging from opera houses to circus tents to outdoor amphitheaters. Beyond his work as resident lighting designer for Oregon Ballet Theatre, the two-time New York Dance And Performance Awardwinning designer has created lighting for the Bebe Miller Company, for whom he has designed since 1986; Steve Paxton And Lisa Nelson, Yoshiko Chuma; the multimedia symphony Babar composed by Raphael Mostel, as well any number of regional companies including Milwaukee Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Aspen / Santa Fe Ballet Company, Trinity Irish Dance Company, and Hubbard Street Dance Company. Recent projects have included the lighting design for Nicolo Fonte’s premiere of Within/Without, set on Pacific Northwest Ballet. In August 2000, Michael was the Production Designer for Stars Of The New York City Ballet, performing outdoors in a garden he designed especially for the event in the South of France. Michael’s lighting for music events has been seen many times in venues such as NJPAC’s Prudential Hall and Victoria Theatre, working with artists such as India Irie, Celia Cruz, Michael Feinstein And Guests, and a wide variety of Jazz greats such as Kenny Barron With Regina Carter and Pharoah Sanders.

JOOP STOKVIS

Costume Design, Symphony of Psalms After starting out as a dancer, Joob Stokvis studied costume design in Amsterdam. In 1963, he became the costume designer for the Netherlands Dance Theatre, and later on for Rotterdam's Scapino Ballet and eventually the Dutch National Ballet. Since 1990, he has worked as a freelance costume designer for such ensembles as Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Toulouse's Ballet du Capitole, the ballet company of Berlin's Komische Oper, the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm and the Royal Ballet of Flanders. He has collaborated with choreographers like Alvin Ailey (Knoxville Summer of 1915), George Balanchine, Glen Tetley, Nils Christe, Hans van Manen (Trois Gnossiennes), Benjamin Millepied and Jiři Kylián (Transfigured Night and Symphony of Psalms).

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Adam Sklute The Willam Christensen Artistic Director Chair Sponsored By Peggy Bergmann 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 Utah Diversity Connection’s Business Award for outstanding commitment to diversity initiatives. Most recently, Sklute was included in Deseret Magazine’s 25 Changemakers of the West for his efforts to build greater equity and inclusion in classical ballet.

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Profiles KARINSKA

Costume Design, Apollo Varvara Jmoudsky, better known as Barbara Karinska or simply Karinska (October 3, 1886 – October 18, 1983), was an Oscar-winning costumier of cinema, ballet, musical and dramatic theatre, lyric opera, and ice spectacles. Over her 50-year career, which began at age 41, Karinska earned legendary status time and again through her continuing collaborations with stage designers including Christian Bérard, André Derain, Irene Sharaff, Raoul Pêne du Bois and Cecil Beaton; performer-producers Louis Jouvet and Sonja Henie; and ballet producers René Blum, Colonel de Basil and Serge Denham. Her longest and most-renowned collaboration was with choreographer George Balanchine for more than 70 ballets. The first known work was “The Celebrated Popoff Porcelain,” a one-act ballet for Nikita Balieff’s 1929 La Chauve-Souris with music by Tchaikovsky for which Karinska executed the costumes design by Sergey Tchekhonin. She began to design costumes for Balanchine ballets in 1949 with Emmanuel Chabrier’s Bourrèe Fantasque for the newlyfounded New York City Ballet. Their final collaboration was the 1977 Vienna Waltzes. Balanchine and Karinska together developed the American (or “powder puff”) tutu ballet costume, which became an international costume standard. She was the first costume designer to win the Capezio Dance Award, in 1962, for costumes “of visual beauty for the spectator and complete delight for the dancer.”

DAVID HEUVEL

Costume Design, The Rite of Spring David Heuvel has been associated with Ballet West since 1979. Apart from his work for Ballet West, he has designed and built costumes nationally and internationally, including Ballet Du Nord (France), Singapore Ballet, Washington Ballet, Carolina Ballet, North Carolina School of the Arts, Atlanta Ballet and Richmond Ballet.

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ARTISTS OF BALLET WEST REHEARSING GEORGE BALANCHINE’S APOLLO | PHOTO BY BY ROSS RICHEY

Principal Artists

EMILY ADAMS

KATLYN ADDISON

HADRIEL DINIZ

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

Artist 2011, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2018, Principal Artist 2021

Artist 2015, Demi-Soloist 2018, Soloist 2019, First Soloist 2020, Principal Artist 2021

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ADRIAN FRY

TYLER GUM

Omaha, Nebraska

Calhan, Colorado

JENNA RAE HERRERA

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

Ballet West II 2009, Artist 2010, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2018, Principal Artist 2023

Ballet West II 2007, Artist 2010, Demi-Soloist 2015, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2020, Principal Artist 2021

SPONSORED BY JOHN C. AND ANDREA MILLER

SPONSORED BY BEANO SOLOMON

Newtown, Pennsylvania

SPONSORED BY JOHN AND MARCIA PRICE

Ontario, Canada

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ontario, California

Principal Artists

DAVID HUFFMIRE

AMY POTTER

JORDAN VEIT

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2014, Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2018, Soloist 2022, Principal Artist 2024

Ballet West II 2011, Artist 2012-2014, Soloist 2021, Principal Artist 2022

Ballet West II 2012, Artist 2013, Demi-Soloist 2016, Soloist 2018, Principal Artist 2022

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SPONSORED BY THEODORE SCHMIDT

Reno, Nevada

Seattle, Washington

Roanoke, Virginia

Soloists

KRISTINA POOL

VICTORIA VASSOS

Ballet West II 2015, Artist 2017, Demi-Soloist 2022, Soloist 2023

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019, Soloist 2023

Princeton, New Jersey

SPONSORED BY MARK AND MELANIE ROBBINS

Switzerland/Greece

SPONSORED BY VILIJA AVIZONIS AND GREG MCCOMAS

Demi-Soloists

DOMINIC BALLARD

LILLIAN CASSCELLS

NICOLE FANNÉY

Artist 2017, Demi-Soloist 2022

Artist 2017, Demi-Soloist 2024

SPONSORED BY KENT AND MARTHA DIFIORE

SPONSORED BY BRAD AND LINDA WALTON

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020, Demi-Soloist 2023

VINICIUS LIMA

JAKE PREECE

RYLEE ANN ROGERS

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020, Demi-Soloist 2023

Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2019, Demi-Soloist 2022

Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022, Demi-Soloist 2024

SPONSORED BY THEODORE SCHMIDT

SPONSORED BY EILEEN RAGSDALE

Albury, NSW, Australia

Vitoria, Brazil

SPONSORED BY TERESA SILCOX

Washington, D.C.

Vancouver, Canada

Cary, North Carolina

SPONSORED BY JENNIFER AND GIDEON MALHERBE

Orem, Utah

Corps Artists

ALEXIS BULL

JAZZ KHAI BYNUM

KAI CASPERSON

Ballet West II 2023, Artist 2024

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy 2017, BWA Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023, Artist 2024

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Germantown, Maryland

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Logan, Utah

KYE COOLEY

Bowie, Maryland Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023 SPONSORED BY JENNIFER PRICE-WALLIN AND TONY WALLIN

ISABELLA CORRIDON

AMELIA DENCKER

ANDERSON DUHAN

TAYLOR FIKES

Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023

Artist 2024

MAREN FLORENCE

ROBERT FOWLER

MIKAYLA GYFTEAS

JACOB HANCOCK

Ballet West Academy 2012, BWA Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023

Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy 2020, BWA Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023, Artist 2024

Ballet West Academy 2017, BWA Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

Westport, Connecticut

SPONSORED BY JONATHAN AND AMANDA SCHMIEDER

Salt Lake City, Utah

SPONSORED BY STEPHANIE AND TIM HARPST

Rockville, Maryland

Kennewick, Washington

SPONSORED BY SHARI AND DAVID QUINNEY

Holliday, Texas

Anchorage, Alaska

Columbia, Maryland

Lehi, Utah

Corps Artists

JAMES JOBSON-LARKIN

New York City, New York Artist 2024

SCHUYLER LIAN

Wayne, Pennsylvania Ballet West II 2022, Artist 2024

JOSEPH LYNCH

Cumberland, Rhode Island Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019 SPONSORED BY JULIA WATKINS

JONAS MALINKATHOMPSON Salt Lake City, Utah

Ballet West Academy 2012, BWA Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023

WILLIAM LYNCH

San Diego, California Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023 SPONSORED BY JEANNE POTUCEK

LEXI MCCLOUD

ANISA SINTERAL

Ballet West II 2022, Artist 2024

Ballet West II 2014, Artist 2015-2019, Artist 2021

North Salt Lake, Utah

SPONSORED BY LIZ AND JONATHAN SLAGER

SPONSORED BY KENT AND MARTHA DIFIORE

Parker, Colorado

SPONSORED BY MICHAEL BLACK AND KIMBERLY STRAND

CLAIRE SPAINHOUR

TATIANA STEVENSON

LOREN WALTON

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

SPONSORED BY COURTNEY AND JASON HAWKS

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Longview, Texas

Cortlandt Manor, New York

Austin, Texas

Ballet West II

OLIVIA BOOK

JAYA DHAND

ADRIAN FITE

LUND FULLER

Ballet West Academy 2019, BWA Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023

Ballet West II 2023

Ballet West Academy 2021, BWA Trainee 2022, Ballet West II 2024

Ballet West Academy 2011, BWA Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023

VICTOR GALEANA

AVA GRAY

PIETER GUNNING

CALLIE HERBERT

Ballet West Academy 2013, BWA Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2022

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2023, Ballet West II 2024

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2023, Ballet West II 2025

Ballet West Academy 2020, BWA Trainee 2022, Ballet West II 2024

TEA HINCHLEY

MIRIN HIRANO

ANDRE MCGREGOR II

MARIO MERY

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2023, Ballet West II 2024

Ballet West II 2024

Ballet West II 2023

ANNA MURRAY

SOPHIA NANNI

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023

Ballet West II 2024

Ontario, Canada

Salt Lake City, Utah

Castle Rock, Colorado

San Diego, California

Orlando, Florida

Tokyo, Japan

Boston, Massachusetts

Dallas, Texas

Netherlands

Savannah, Georgia

Miami, Florida

Salt Lake City, Utah

Los Gatos, California

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Ballet West Academy Trainee 2023, Ballet West II 2025

Join us for popular favorites like Fantasy Camp and Build-a-Ballet, as well as our partnerships with Hale Theater Orem and SALT Contemporary Dance! There is something for everyone, ages 3 and up: fun themes, imaginative artwork, and offerings in four locations. No experience needed for most camps.

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Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy, the official school of Ballet West, is Utah’s premier source of dance training, providing the highest caliber of ballet instruction to professionally-bound students, as well as to those who simply wish to enjoy this beautiful and athletic art form. Academy students experience a structured curriculum offered in a nurturing, respectful, and positive environment, celebrating and exploring each student’s individual strengths and abilities.

The Ballet West Academy and its distinguished faculty are led by Evelyn Cisneros-Legate, an ever-growing and dynamic leader in the international field of dance.

Pre-professional students are given the unique opportunity to be observed regularly and take classes with Ballet West Artistic Director Adam Sklute, and are considered for future positions with Ballet West.

Avocational students build strength, coordination, and confidence through focused and joyous top-level dance education. frederick quinney lawson ballet west academy director evelyn cisneros-legate

Classes begin at age three and are available at four locations: The Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre, Trolley Corners, Utah County, and Park City.

ballet west academy peggy bergmann park city campus principal allison debona

student dancers from the professional training division.

ballet west academy utah county campus principal heather thackeray

students from ballet west academy and trolley corners campuses principal katherine lawrence

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Wellness Partners We are thankful for all the medical professionals who are committed to helping our dancers perform their best and stay injury-free.

OFFICIAL HEALTH PARTNER OF BALLET WEST Dr. Claire Gross, MD, CAQSM Jennifer Bentley, PT, DPT, OCS Mary Bastian, MS, LAT, ATC Gina Wojnar, DPT Betsy Johnson MS ATC, Pilates

Sarah Poulsen, Pilates Ashley Hagensick, Sports Dietitian Tony Kemmochi, PsyD

Dr. Jeremy Wimmer

Learn more at www. b a l le twest gu i l d . org

Leadership Council 2024-25 Executive Committee

President VP Communications Secretary Treasurer

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Helle LeRette Jennifer Malherbe Ellen Tolstad Cyndalynn Tilley

Leadership Council Awards Chair Kathleen Gardner Dancer Liaisons Lesia Hunter Jeanne Potucek Julie Terry Shulimson Membership Chair Anne Neeley Nominating Chairs Daniel Darger Tami Hansen Outreach Chair Doyle Clayburn Park City Membership Chair Franki Loftus Parliamentarian Susie Funk Young Patrons Chair Kristina Keene

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Corporate, Foundation, and Government Support We thank the following community partners for their generous contributions.

$500,000 AND ABOVE Emma Eccles Jones Foundation The Kahlert Foundation The Meldrum Foundation Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Utah State Board of Education - Professional Outreach Programs in the School (POPS) Anonymou

JoAnne L. Shrontz Family Foundation Sorenson Legacy Foundation Beverley Taylor Sorenson Foundation Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy Foundation Summit County RAP Cultural Grant Utah Office Of Tourism

$10,000 - 24,999 R. Harold Burton Foundation Cache Valley Bank The Jeffrey and Helen Cardon Foundation Clyde Companies $100,000 - 249,999 CompuNet, Inc. The Church of Jesus Christ of Culinary Crafts* Latter-day Saints Foundation Edison House* Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Every Blooming Thing* Foundation Fuse Weddings* Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Goldman Sachs Frederick Q. Lawson Richard K. and Shirley S. Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation Hemingway Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Hilton Salt Lake City Center* S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Ivy & Varley* Foundation John and Sonia Lingos Family The Shubert Foundation Foundation Utah Division of Arts & Museums Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Utah Toyota Dealers Montage International* William Randolph Hearst Morgan Stanley Foundation OC Tanner Simmons Family Foundation $25,000 - 99,999 So Danca** B. W. Bastian Foundation Norman C. Tanner and Barbara BMW of Murray and Pleasant Grove L. Tanner Second Charitable Bank of America Support Trust Beaver Creek Foundation Twelve30 Creative* Joan and Tim Fenton Family Dr. Jeremy Wimmer with Summit Foundation Chiropractic & Wellness* The Florence J. Gillmor Foundation Youth United of Park City The Grand America Hotel and The Community Foundation Laurel Brasserie* John C. Kish Foundation $5,000 - 9,999 Larry H. and Gail Miller Family 15th Street Gallery* Foundation Grandeur Peak Global Advisors Mark Miller Toyota InterNet Properties McCarthey Family Foundation J. Wong’s Thai & Chinese Bistro* Moreton & Company The KP Group* OOCL* Kilkea Castle* $250,000 - 499,999 George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Intermountain Health**

Laziz Kitcken* Luxe Automotive* Market Street Grill* Occidental Petroleum Ogden’s Own* Osteria Amore* Pathway Group The Jerome Robbins Foundation Ruth’s Chris Steak House* Salt Lake City Arts Council Squatters Pub Brewery* Stewart Education Foundation Williams Companies $1,000 - 4,999 AAA Jewelers* Adobe Avenues Sweets* Ballet West Guild Chevron Matching Employee Fund Elevated Charter School Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche Charitable Foundation Hugo Boss Fashions, Inc. Jenius Bank Mountain West Brands: Market Street Grill* Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation Spencer Fane Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation Summit Sotheby’s International Realty Rowan Utah Hockey Club* Utah Royals* Warehouse Park City* The above lists includes corporate, foundation, and government support received as of March 3, 2025. *Indicates contribution made in-kind ** Indicates contribution made cash and in-kind

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Individual Donors FOUNDER’S CIRCLE We thank our Founder’s Circle donors, each of whom has over $1,000,000 to the company throughout its history, either through collective annual giving or extraordinary, one-time gifts.

B.W. Bastian Foundation Peggy Bergmann Val A. Browning Foundation George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation The Kahlert Foundation Jennifer Horne-Huntsman and Scott Huntsman Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation John and Marcia Price Family Foundation S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Shari and David Quinney Beano Solomon Utah Division of Arts & Museums Utah State Board of Education Professional Outreach Programs in the School HERITAGE CLUB We thank our loyal Heritage Club patrons for their generous annual support.

MR. C. $100,000 AND ABOVE The Bené Arnold Estate Peggy Bergmann The DiFiore Family The Ellis Family Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert Stephanie and Tim Harpst Scott and Jennifer Huntsman Barbara Levy Kipper (Adam’s 10th: and the Kipper Family Foundation) Frederick Q. Lawson John and Andrea Miller 54

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Shari and David Quinney Theodore Schmidt Jonathan and Liz Slager Beano Solomon John and Marcia Price and the Price Family Anonymous $50,000 - $99,999 Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas Kimberly and Jay Heglar Heidi Lamb McLean The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation Brad and Linda Walton MRS. WALLACE $25,000 AND $49,999 Mrs. Wallace $25,000 and $49,999 Drew W. Browning in memory of Judy Watts Brady Frank and Leslie Corbett J. Chase Dreyfous Jr. W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation Courtney Miller Hawks and Jason Hawks Carl and Athelia Woolley LeSueur Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe Caryl Marsh Bronwyn Newport and Todd Bradley David Parkinson Eileen Ragsdale Theodore Schmidt Sharon Seiner Kristin and Tom Stockham Ms. Taylor Swift, The Charitable Fund of the Comm Fdtn of Middle Tenn Brad and Linda Walton Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Anonymous PRINCIPAL $15,000 - 24,999 H. Brent and Bonnie Jean Beesley Michael Black and Kimberly Strand Helen and Jeffrey Cardon Marc and Cammy Fuller Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson Katherine Daines Lindsay

Rachèle McCarthey and Brock Van de Kamp Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker Jeanne Potucek Shauna Bamberger Priskos Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Adam Sklute and Christopher Renstrom Sarah Eccles Taylor and Gary Taylor Jennifer Price-Wallin and Anthony R. Wallin Julia S. Watkins Anonymous FIRST SOLOIST $10,000 - 14,999 Ballet West Guild George & Matthew CardonBystry Brooke Dreyfous Jim Dreyfous Erik and Uzo Erlingsson Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation Mr. and Mrs. E. Dean Hamblin Brent and Maren Jensen Ryan Kelly Alison and Paul Mayfield The Fromer-McCree Living Trust Marcia JS Richards Mark and Melanie Robbins George W. Henry, Jr. and James Rose Michael Scolamiero Samantha Stechschulte and Jordan Atkin Eddie Stone Naoma Tate and the Family of Hal Tate The John D. & Vera E. Eccles Family Foundation Holly Yocom Anonymous (2) SOLOIST $5,000 - 9,999 artEmotion Clisto and Suzanne Beaty The Brown Family Foundation Carol T. Christ Linda S. Daines Joan Firmage Charlie and Shannon Freedman David and SandyLee Griswold Kathie and Charles Horman Karin Hurst

Jeanne M. Kimball Helle Le Rette Shari and Bruce Lindsay James MacInnes Brooke Mangum John & Bria Mertens Scott and JoAnn Narus Anne Neeley Stephen and Melina Nicolatus Jeanie Pollack Chris and Ellen Rossi Sandefur Schmidt Ghazaleh Semnani Teresa Silcox Ashley and Ryan Smith Ruth Stone Nadine Tang Kathy Warren and Luigi Resta Susan Warshaw Jeff and Holly Whiteman Anne Wilson and Peter Lawson Edward Zipser DEMI-SOLOIST $2,500 - 4,999 Peter and Alexandra Agrapides Tika Beard and Cathy Harlin Sandi Behnken Brett Campbell Cecile and Harold Christiansen Donna Conway Jessica Dall Michael Davies Susan and Joel Eaton Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation Aaron and Rachel Eckhauser Dee Gauss John and Ilauna Gurr Jason and Amy Hawkins Elizabeth Huntsman Gordon Irving Adam and Jessie Justis Helen Kennedy David Luker Paul and Melanie Lyon Thomas and Mary McCarthey Trevor Nielson Elizabeth and Vincent Novack Richard and Lois Peterson Rich and Nancy Potashner Margaret P. Sargent Shiebler Family Foundation James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith Kenneth Spitzer

Individual Donors Sue and Jack Stahl Laura Scott and Rodney Mena Kevin Voyles Jay and Alicia Wilson Jo-Ann Wong CORPS DE BALLET $1,500 - $2,499 Chimgee Anderson Frances and Jerome Battle Carol Baer Vicki and Bill Bennion Pamela and Arthur Bingham Amanda and Winston Bokor Elinor and Martin Colman Deirdre Conway and Andrew Spencer Wilma Corkery and John R. Corkery III M.D. Matthew Crane Leslie and Myles Culhane Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett Dr. Frances Dolloph Metta Driscoll Richard and Pamela Dropek John Eckert Sissy Eichwald Amanda Essex Hot Shot Sprinkler Repair & Landscape LLC Tracy Frankel Keith Frederick Dr. Martin I. and Sheila G. Gelman Bob and Mary Gilchrist Julie and Devon Glenn Andrew and Barbara Goldberg Andrea Golding Elizabeth and Jack Hammond Paul and Patricia Hansen Jon and Tami Hansen Michael R. and Sheila I. Harper Vicki and Ronald Hauben Michael and Kathryn Hayes Mark and Wendi Holland Laura Holleman Robert and Dixie Huefner Steve Jackson David P. Heuvel and Johann Jacobs Marilyn and Chester Johnson G. Frank and Pamela Joklik

John S. Karls Kathleen and Jack Karmel Melissa Knighton Robert and Karla Knox The Kohlburn/Lecointre Family Brandon Labrum Katherine Probert Labrum Dr. Michael and Kimberly Lee Franki Loftus Heidi and Edward Makowski Kenneth Melby Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill David and Colleen Merrill Dan P. Miller Chris and Henry Morrison Anne M. and William C. Nelsen Kirsten Novak Ruth and Phillip Novak Tomi Jean Ossana and Chris Proctor Convergence Planning Linda S. Pembroke Katie Marie Pollard Melanie Preece Corey Rammell Suzanne and David Razor Dan Reeb Stephanie Reid Joy Rocklin Kelley Rogge Irwin and Harriet Ross Mark and Linda Scholl Brylan Schultz Robert and Nancy Schumacker Aharon Shulimson and Julie Terry Lou Ann Stevens Cyndie Taylor Rex Tilton Olga Urbieta-Distefano Beverly and Daniel Vargo Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson Susan Warshaw Mark Weisbender Sarah and Rich West Michelle Wheeler Michael and Judith Wolfe Pearl Wright Anonymous (2) The above lists includes gifts received as of March 3, 2025

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

DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER $500-1499 Christine B. Anderson Alta’s Rustler Lodge Stephen Anderson Ronald and Kathy Aoki Constanza Astorga Michael and Jacqueline Bailey Marcy Barlow Liesl Basile Thomas Bath Thomas and Mary Ann Bauman Ernest and Jane Bebb Chandra and Eric Bergeson Sharon and Michael Bertelsen Kenneth and Melinda Birrell Melissa Blair Richard C. and Jennie Holman Blake Joan and Bryan Bowles Elizabeth Bowman Jeffrey Breglio Nick Brown Carol Ann Christensen Alan S. and Orlene Cohen Janice and Richard Coleman Sandra Covey Debbie Davis Ashby and Anne Cullimore Decker Eric and Shellie Eide Janet Ellsworth Lisa Fassnacht Amy Fulton Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner Cathy Gelwix Mikisha Haeri Scott and Loree Hagen Scott Hansen Drs Marc and Mary Carole Harrison Sandra and David Haughey Kenny and Janeal Hodges Melanie Holbrook Kevin C. Holmes David and Linda Irvine Edith Johnson Gene and Richard Klatt

Jill Koziol Sally and Ron Larkin Toni L. Lehtinen Julie Lewis Lisa Lindbrg and Sean Bennion Rachel Linkletter David and Donna Lyon Courtney Maclean Dr. Ned L. and Mrs. Alene Mangelson Howard Mann Jose Mathews Raven Mathis Irina McGill Will Mciff and Aaron Spades Patricia and John McNamara Robert Miller Stephen and Sandy Morgan Maren and Matt Mullin Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Rachel Otto Taylor and Holly Parkin Pat’s Dancewear Mrs. Elodie Payne Lana and Boris Petkovic Ken and Stacy Potter Delia and Craig Reece Barbara Snarr Reid Carolyn Rich-Denson Leena Rinne Scot and Celeste Roberts Genevieve Maire Rosol Sallie Shatz Dr. Bernard Simbari and William Barnett Cynthia Sinclair David Gray Porter Tiffannie R. Smith Marilyn Smolka George H. Speciale Joan Swain Cynthia Swensen The Vicky Telford Family Margaret and Paul Toscano Jim and Zibby Tozer Lois Williams Richard and Marsha Workman Karen and Mike Zimmerman Joel and Elaine Zuckerman Fund of Park City Community Foundation Anonymous (3) The above lists includes gifts received as of March 3, 2025

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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. artEmotion Amanda and Winston Bokor Helen and Jeffrey Cardon George & Matthew Cardon-Bystry Tiffany Colaizzi Frank Corbett Jessica Dall Aaron and RachelEckhauser Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Joan Firmage Dee Gauss Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert Kimberly and Jay Heglar Janet Holland Elizabeth Huntsman Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson

Whitaker Irvin Brent and Maren Jensen Timothy J. Jones Barbara Levy Kipper (Adam’s 10th: and the Kipper Family Foundation) Jill Koziol Helle Le Rette Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince Ailee Magleby Angelina Mainini Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe Jose Mathews Irina McGill Kenneth Melby John and Bria Mertens Keith Musante Anne Neeley

Youth United of Park City Community Foundation Brooke Peel Chris and Ellen Rossi Kathleen Sacco Ghazaleh Semnani Anda Smith-Elardo Ms. Taylor Swift, The Charitable Fund of the Comm Fdtn of Middle Tenn Sam Vetas Jennifer Price-Wallin and Anthony R. Wallin Brad and Linda Walton Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh The above lists includes gifts received as of March 3, 2025

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* Gladys Banks* 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* Orlando Coryell Debbie Davis 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

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Dr. Esther S. Gross* and Dr. George D. Gross* 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 Adrienne Larson* Gaye Herman Marrash* Willis McCree and John Fromer Glenn H. and Karen Fugal Peterson Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel Joy Rocklin Marian Ream*

Pamela A. Scarpelli* Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Michael Scolamiero Teresa Silcox Steven P. Sondrup* Margot Shott* Nancy Staggers Norman C. Tanner* and Barbara L. Tanner* David Tundermann* Oma W. Wagstaff* Mrs. Glen Walker Wallace* Gladys Walz* Susan Warshaw Afton B. Whitbeck* Carole M. Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Marelynn Weiss Zipser* and Edward Zipser *Indicates donor has passed away

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

IN MEMORY OF Robert Arbogast Ballet West Guild Bené Arnold Ballet West Guild Anonymous Bessa Colleen Hansen Earle R. Bevins III Linda Bevins Judy Watts Brady Drew W. Browning Skip Daynes Ballet West Guild Shirley DeBouzek Michele Dornan Lacey Elliston Cheryl D. Gentle Katharine W. Lamb Heidi Lamb McLean Jon Le Rette Ballet West Guild Helle Le Rette Nina Jonas and Andreas Heaphy

Linda Tricia Fullmer Terri Love Bill Love Lynette Myler Marie Myler Ila Neeley Ballet West Guild Sara Nelson Brad and Teresa Nolen Julia Reagan Frances Reagan Copinga Rulynn Skidmore Andrea Skidmore Reagan Michelle Tolboe Diane Stewart Walker and Sue Wallace Caroline Wallace IN HONOR OF Gabby Bonner-Barcomb Marc A. Barcomb Gracie Bell & Brandy Maack Douglas Maack

Peggy Bergmann Michael Labertew Jenna Talia Camberlango Wade Adam Miller Peter Christie Joel and Frances Harris Krista Delahunty Joe Delahunty Sandy Gillings Amy Lloyd The Huntsman Family Richard and Nancy Potashner Henry Rampton Kendell Allison and Scott Kendell Maralynn and Leo Sant Edith Johnson Adam Sklute Joy Rocklin Harriet and Irwin Ross Beano Solomon Elaine Zuckerman The above lists includes gifts received as of March 3, 2025

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Lisa Jensen retail sales and boutique manager Julia Young EDUCATION & OUTREACH special events & corporate Peter Christie benefits manager director of education and Jessica Magelsen outreach foundations & government Dana Rossi giving manager education associate / Amy O'Connor assistant director i can do annual giving manager Heather Fryxell Deanna Richardson creator and founder external affairs project movement mentor manager Audrey Dodd Beau Pearson associate director movement photographer and ARTISTIC mentor/adaptive dance videographer Pamela Robinson-Harris Shelly Cordova Ross Richey principal rehearsal assistant director senior visual coordinator director steps/forward steps Matthew Barrett Jane Victorine Wood Silas Campos graphic designer interim principal rehearsal manager education and director outreach virtual and FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON Calvin Kitten technology programs BALLET WEST ACADEMY director of ballet west ii Shelly Cordova, Jenny Evelyn Cisneros-Legate and rehearsal director Bradley, Ashley Creek, director Bruce Caldwell Lauren Devall, Audrey Sarah Taylor rehearsal director and Dodd, Sofia Gorder, director of business company archivist Jennifer Heighton, Wendee operations Michele Gifford Fiedeldey-McCulloch, Allison DeBona assistant rehearsal Daisy Jeffers, Amanda principal of peggy bergmann director Kindt, Moisés Próspero, park city campus Reuben Lehr Anne Marie Smith, Elease Katherine Lawrence artistic operations manager/ Stice, Joshua Trader, Alicia principal of jessie eccles assistant to the artistic Trump, Ashlee Vilos, Trisha quinney ballet centre and director Wilstead educators trolley corners campuses Courtney Hellebuyck Heather Thackeray student rehearsal director EXTERNAL AFFAIRS principal of utah county Andrew Goldberg campus COSTUME PRODUCTION senior director of external Eunice Stafford Jason Hadley affairs associate principal, trolley director of costume Angela Krull corners campus and student production director of major gifts and life manager Cindy Farrimond corporate sponsorships Catherine Batcheller costume shop manager Dana Rimington principal faculty and Barbara Arcolio director of communications artistic engagement head stitcher and publications coordinator Vicki Raincrow Mika Seltenrich Courtney Hellebuyck costume painter/dyer marketing and revenue principal faculty/student Vanessa Startup manager rehearsal director stitcher ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Elizabeth Crawford chief financial officer Misha Eady-Harbold director of company management & touring Felicia Cowan director of human resources Katreena Newman administrative assistant Jennifer Bailey senior accounting manager Ashley Richardson accounting coordinator

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David Heuvel director of costume production emeritus

Ballet West Staff Stacey Mahan Gomm, Tyler Gum, Hannah principal faculty and Higgs, David Huffmire, associate director of Daisey Jeffers, Calvin Kitten, curriculum Vera Kotova, Lindsey Larsen, Bridget Payne Nicole Lawrence, Katelyn principal faculty and Milner-Packer, Sophia Nanni, costume coordinator Kendra Rangel, Ashleigh James Payne Richardson, Alesha Ramos, principal faculty and Autumn Ryskoski, Mary trainee coordinator Ann Shaefer, Heidi Slagle, Jeffrey Rogers Connie Smith, Kramer principal faculty and men’s Snead, Sophia Nanni, program director Kristen Stringham, Scout Michael Waldrop Sutton, Samantha Taggart, full time faculty and Jessica Harston Thompson, contemporary program Rex Tilton, Joshua Trader, manager Barbara Valles, Elizabeth Jordan Debona Weldon, Ella Whitney, senior manager of student Hannah Willis, Jane Wood, life and summer intensive Kyohei Yoshida coordinator instructors Jennifer Hildreth Maggie Wright-Tesch senior manager of academy u of u/bw joint trainee operations and board liaison liaison Hannah Lowell peggy bergmann park city MUSIC campus administrator Jared Oaks Jenny Lowell music director trolley corners campus Emily Barrett administrator company pianist Nanette Reimschussel Seretta Hart Chertudi orchestra manager utah county campus Hope Dalton administrator principal academy and Amanda Kindt company pianist resident advisor Nicholas Maughan Madeline Franz, MaryClare pianist Gehring, Stefany Jaurrieta, Rob Wood Sasha Lowell, Symonne guest class pianist Martelly, Chase Peterson, Penelope Brown, Douglas Kate Weeks, Marit van der Corbin, Adam Fifield, Brady Wolde-Trader Giles, Max Hall, Lisa Haddon, administrative assistants John Rukavina, Heidi Slagle, Hannah Argyle, Izzy Arrieta, Aili Yu Silver Barkes, Estella academy pianists Birkenshaw, Liesel Blue, Jamie Butler, Bruce Caldwell, TECHNICAL PRODUCTION Claire Campbell, Emma Michael Andrew Currey Capen, Dantzel Cherry, director of production Nanette Reimschussel Michael McCulloch Chertudi, Natalie Desch, production stage manager Hadriel Diniz, Ivy Drumm, Liz Wiand Mariah Edmunds, Isabella stage manager and Flanigan, Jennifer Fjeldsted, production operations Solange Gomes, Sammy coordinator

Robert Clifford technical director/ head carpenter Ethan Daughton assistant carpenter Jeff F. Herbig properties master James K. Larsen lighting supervisor/ head electrician Juliana Hedges assistant electrician Lizzie Fisher wardrobe supervisor Daniel Streed assistant wardrobe supervisor Yancey J. Quick wig master I.A.T.S.E. Local 99 run of show crew TICKETING AND SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Jack E Stahl associate director of technology and ticketing Natalie Thorpe senior manager of patron services Brooke Christensen assistant manager of patron services Jane Harris patron services and group sales lead advisor Ballet West is an American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), American Federation of Musicians (AFM), and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) company.

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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 babes in arms.

• No smoking is permitted in the auditorium.

• Outside food and beverages are not allowed in the auditorium; as a courtesy to all patrons in attendance, food consumption is discouraged in the theatre during the performance.

• 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 timepieces and cell phones for the period of the performance.

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

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

Reglas de Casa Para garantizar el disfrute de la mayoría de nuestros asistentes que llegan a tiempo, y en deferencia a los artistas, no se permitirá el ingreso al auditorio a quienes lleguen tarde hasta que haya una pausa adecuada en la función. Durante algunas producciones, esta pausa puede no ocurrir hasta el final del primer acto.

• Todos los actores están sujetos a cambios.

• Por su propia seguridad y la seguridad de los demás asistentes no abandone el teatro antes de que se enciendan las luces de la sala.

• Está estrictamente prohibido el uso de cámaras y equipos de grabación • en el teatro que no estén autorizados por la • administración.

• No se permiten bebés en brazos.

• No se permite fumar en el auditorio.

• No se permite la entrada de alimentos ni bebidas del exterior al auditorio; como cortesía a todos los asistentes presentes, ni se permite el consumo de alimentos • en el teatro durante la función.

• Los objetos perdidos se pueden reclamar en seguridad.

• Se insta a cualquier persona que espere llamadas de emergencia a que deje sus asientos y sus teléfonos móviles con el director de la sala.

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• Por favor silencie todos los relojes electrónicos y teléfonos móviles durante el período de la función.

INFORMACIÓN SOBRE EVACUACIÓN DE EMERGENCIA En caso de emergencia, PERMANEZCA SENTADO y escuche la información que le proporcionen la dirección y los acomodadores.

DISPOSITIVOS DE AYUDA AUDITIVA Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre ofrece dispositivos de ayuda auditiva gratuitos que se pueden retirar en el guardarropa ubicado en el vestíbulo.

Para garantizar el disfrute de la mayoría de nuestros clientes que llegan a tiempo, y en deferencia a los artistas, no se permitirá el ingreso al auditorio a quienes lleguen tarde hasta que haya una pausa apropiada en la presentación. Durante algunas producciones, esta pausa puede no ocurrir hasta el final del primer acto.

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