Ballet Preljocaj Program

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Ballet Preljocaj Angelin Preljocaj, artistic director THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2019 • 8PM Jackson Hall, UC Davis Sponsored by

Individual support provided by Donors to the Mondavi Center Artistic Ventures Fund

Post-Performance Q&A Session Jackson Hall Moderator: Ruth Rosenberg Director of Arts Education and Artist Engagement, Mondavi Center, UC Davis

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R O B E R T A N D M A R G R I T M O N DAV I C E N T E R F O R T H E P E R F O R M I N G A R T S P R E S E N T S

Ballet Preljocaj Angelin Preljocaj, artistic director

La Fresque (The Painting on the Wall) (2016) From the traditional Chinese tale “The Painting on the Wall” Choreography Angelin Preljocaj Music Nicolas Godin, with the collaboration of Vincent Taurelle for some music tracks Costumes Azzedine Alaïa Set Design and Video Constance Guisset Studio Lighting Éric Soyer Dancers Déborah Casamatta Margaux Coucharrière Verity Jacobsen Kelvin Mak Cheuk Hung Tommaso Marchignoli Simon Ripert Fran Sanchez Redi Shtylla Anna Tatarova Cecilia Torres Morillo Assistant, Deputy to the Artistic Direction Rehearsal Assistant Choreologist Mask Creation Scenery Construction Technical Director General Production and Sound Manager Lighting Manager Stage Manager Stagehand Wardrobe Manager

Youri Aharon Van den Bosch Cécile Médour Dany Lévêque Michèle Belobradic Atelier du petit chantier Luc Corazza Martin Lecarme Pierre Lafanechere Mario Domingos Juliette Corazza Nina Langhammer

La Fresque is a production of Ballet Preljocaj. It is a co-production with the Grand Théâtre de Provence, Maison des Arts de Créteil, Théâtre de la Ville - Paris / Chaillot – Théâtre national de la danse, Scène Nationale d’Albi, National Taichung Theater (Taïwan).

Performed in memory of Cléo Thiberge Edrom.

The Ballet Preljocaj, National Choreographic Centre is subsidized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication – DRAC PACA, Region Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, Aix-Marseille Provence Metropolis / Aix Regional Territory, City of Aix-en-Provence, supported by Groupe Partouche – Casino Municipal d’Aix-Thermal, individuals and company sponsors, and private partners.

This tour of Ballet Preljocaj is supported by the French Institute.

Exclusive U.S. Representation for Ballet Preljocaj: OPUS 3 ARTISTS 470 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor North, New York, NY 10016 | www.opus3artists.com The artists and fellow audience members appreciate silence during the performance. Please be sure that you have switched off cellular phones, watch alarms and pager signals. Videotaping, photographing and audio recording are strictly forbidden. Violators are subject to removal.

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM BALLET PRELJOCAJ NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC CENTRE

Created in 1985 in Champigny-sur-Marne, Ballet Preljocaj has been based in Aix-en-Provence, South of France, since 1996. Since founding his company, now composed of 24 dancers, Angelin Preljocaj has created 52 choreographic works, ranging from solo to larger formations. The Ballet performs approximately 110 dates per year on tour, in France and abroad.

In addition to its repertory performances, the Ballet Preljocaj has been expanding its local activities in order to share its passion for dance with the broader public with public rehearsals and workshops—all means of viewing and understanding dance from different perspectives.

Since 2006, the Ballet Preljocaj has called the Pavillon Noir, designed by the architect Rudy Ricciotti, its home.

Performances are programmed year-round, featuring Angelin Preljocaj’s creations and performances from invited companies.

Might there be a secret passage that allows us to access the essence of a picture that fascinates us?

Did Francis I, one day in Ambroise, search for the path that would lead him to Mona Lisa?

Did the Prince of Liechtenstein, when he acquired a canvas dating from the 16th century, believe that, if he looked at it assiduously, his imagination would acquire the power to teleport his body to Cranach’s Venus?

The Painting on the Wall, inspired by the famous eponymous Chinese story, tells us about this journey into another dimension where the picture becomes a place of transcendence and physical being enters into a relationship with the picture.

This question of the picture is at the heart of our investigation.

It also evokes Plato’s cave and its shadows, which question our existence.

The ballet seeks to explore the mysterious relations between representation and reality, sites at which the dance creates the bonds that link the fixed image and movement, instantaneity and duration, the live and the inert.

MEET THE ARTISTS

This metaphor running through the Chinese tale raises the question of representation in our civilization. It speaks to us of the place of art in today’s society.

NICOLAS GODIN, Music After seven albums as half of celebrated musical duo Air, Nicolas Godin’s first solo album, Contrepoint, reached back in time to move further forward. Four years in the making, Contrepoint is a dazzling recording

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Once upon a time, there were two travelers, one called Chu and the other Meng. On a rainy, windy day, they arrived at a small temple. In this peaceful place where the silence was disrupted only by squalls of rain, a hermit who lived there invited the two travelers to look at a magnificent fresco painted on a temple wall. The fresco showed a group of girls in a copse of parasol pines. One of them was picking flowers.

She was smiling sweetly, her lips were as bright as the flesh of cherries, and her eyes were bright. Chu was fascinated by her long, loose dark hair, the symbol of young girls and single women. He stared at the girl so intensely for such a long time that he felt as if he was floating in the air and was transported inside the painting. The adventure lasted for several years, years of idyll and happiness, until one day some warriors chased Chu out of the world of the fresco. When he returned to the real world, his friend Meng had only been looking for him for a few minutes. The two friends looked at the fresco.

The girl was still there, but her hair was now in a magnificent chignon, the symbol of married women.

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—Angelin Preljocaj

ANGELIN PRELJOCAJ, Artistic Director and Choreographer Preljocaj was born in Paris, France and began studying classical ballet before turning to contemporary dance, which he studied with Karin Waehner, Zena Rommett, and Merce Cunningham, and later with Viola Farber and Quentin Rouillier. He then joined Dominique Bagouet before founding his own company in December 1985. He works regularly with other artists, including Enki Bilal, Goran Vejvoda, Air, Granular Synthesis, Fabrice Hyber, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Laurent Mauvignier, Natacha Atlas and Azzedine Alaïa. His productions are now part of the repertoire of companies around the world, many of which also commission original productions from him, including New York City Ballet, La Scala of Milan, Staatsoper Berlin and Paris Opera Ballet. He has also directed and collaborated on several films of his own choreographic work. Preljocaj has received numerous awards, including the Benois de la Danse in 1995, a Bessie Award in 1997, les Victoires de la Musique in 1997, a Globe de Cristal for Snow White in 2009, and the Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award in 2014.

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ÉRIC SOYER, Lighting After studying ephemeral architectures at the École Boulle, Éric Soyer has designed stage sets and lighting for many directors and choreographers. He worked with the writerdirector Joël Pommerat in 1997, who has worked on the creation of a repertoire of 20 repeated shows by the Louis Brouillard company. Soyer has been responsible for 10 projects since 2006 with Hermès. His activities also extend from street art to music and contemporary opera. He received the French journalistic critic prize for his work in 2008 and 2012.

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CONSTANCE GUISSET, Stage Design After studying at the ESSEC Business School, Institute of Political Science in Paris and spending a year in the Tokyo parliament, Constance Guisset graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle before establishing her own studio. She has won several prestigious awards, including the Grand Prix du Design from the City of Paris, the Public Prize at the Design Parade festival in Hyères in 2008, the Audi Talent Award in 2010, and the best stage design award at Designer’s Days in 2011. She has created for Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior Parfums.

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KELVIN MAK CHEUK HUNG studied at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he completed the Gifted Young Dance Programme and received several scholarships. He participated in various local and overseas dance competitions before joining City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) in 2013.

He received the Hong Kong Dance Award in 2017 and was also nominated for this award in 2016 for his performance in Soledad.

TOMMASO MARCHIGNOLI was born in Italy and trained at the Rosella Hightower School of Dance in Cannes, studying both classical and contemporary dance. At the age of 15, he entered the Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin, from which he graduated in 2017. He has worked with Marco Goecke, Paolo Mangiola, Catarina Carvallho and Jose Agudo. He joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2018.

SIMON RIPERT was born in France and trained at the National Ballet School of Marseille from 2001 to 2006. He then joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur of Lyon and the Lyon Jeune Ballet in 2008. From 2009 to 2012, he danced with the Ballet de Chemnitz under the direction of Lode Devos. In 2013, he created his own dance and art festival in the Lubéron region. He joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2013.

FRAN SANCHEZ was born in Spain and began studying jazz dance in 2004 in Madrid; he also attended ballet classes at the Victor Ullate Dance Center for two years. He then worked with Juan Carlos Santamaria’s company, Santamaria Compañia de Danza, for two years, in addition to working with Thomas Noone’s company, Thomas Noone Dance, for the piece Bound. He joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2009.

DANCERS DÉBORAH CASAMATTA joined the Jeune Ballet Corse in 1998, and in 2001, she joined Ballet Studio Colette Armand. She continued her training at Epsedanse Montpellier She works with different companies, including CcanDance, Anne Marie Porras, La Licorne and La Parenthèse. In 2010, she created the Doublefil Company. She joined the G.U.I.D. in 2007, in addition to participating in the tours of the Ballet Preljocaj.

VERITY JACOBSEN was born in Sydney, Australia. She studied at the New Zealand School of Dance and graduated with a National Diploma in Dance Performance. She has worked with Daniel Belton, Dean Walsh, Vicki Van Hout, Fiona Malone and Malia Johnson, as well as with Good Company Arts and with the Royal New Zealand Ballet as a movement coach. She has toured with Empire of the Sun and danced in The Nights by Angelin Preljocaj. She joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2015.

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AZZEDINE ALAÏA, Costumes A graduate of the Beaux-Arts in Tunis, Azzedine Alaïa came to Paris in the 1950s and met Louise de Vilmorin, Simone Zehrfuss and Arletty. He has worked for Cécile de Rothschild, Claudette Colbert and Greta Garbo.

In the 1980s, he presented his first ready-to-wear collection and opened his first store. He designed the famous dress of Jessye Norman for the Bicentenary of the French Revolution and dedicated a dress to Tina Turner. Alaïa has become the spokesperson for modernity in tradition, elevating women with skillful cutting and unusual combinations of fabric.

MARGAUX COUCHARRIÈRE was born in France and studied classical dance in Biarritz. In 2008, she entered Epsedanse, a professional training center in Montpellier, and worked with choreographers such as Gil Roman, Isabelle Sissmann, Bruno Agati, Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche. She joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2009.

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that conjoins Godin’s habitual musical fusions—drawn from modern pop, film soundtracks and retrospective pop (soft rock, exotica, ‘80s Eurodance, Yé-yé)—with the classical forms of Johann Sebastian Bach. In 2003, Godin created Angelin Preljocaj’s music spectacle Near Life Experience in conjunction with Air.

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ANNA TATAROVA was born in Russia and was awarded a Tatiana Galtseva High School Diploma with highest honors from the Moscow Dance School. She joined the Bolshoi Theatre in 2003. Trained by Svetlana Adyrkhaeva, she danced in many Bolshoi ballets, including Coppélia, Giselle and Cinderella. In 2009, she worked with Angelin Preljocaj while at the Bolshoi Theatre; she joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2011.

CECILIA TORRES MORILLO was born in Spain and began studying classical dance at the Conservatory of Córdoba. In 2008, she joined the Andaluz Dance Center, led by Blanca Li, and specialized in contemporary dance. In 2010, she joined the Company La Imperdible. In 2011, she entered the Conservatoire of Madrid and worked with the Company CaraBdanza. She joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2013.

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ARTISTIC ASSISTANTS

YOURI AHARON VAN DEN BOSCH Assistant Deputy to the Artistic Direction After studying at the Ecole Jacques Sausin in Brussels, Youri Aharon Van den Bosch began his career as a professional dancer. He holds a State Diploma as Dance Professor.

He has directed classes for professionals (to prepare for the State Diploma), workshops, and classes for amateurs, as well as many projects to promote dance awareness in schools.

In September 1999, he joined the Ballet Preljocaj, assisting Angelin Preljocaj. He has been the deputy to the artistic direction since 2005. He is also a visiting professor at the International Dance Academy of Biarritz and is a practicing somatopath in Poyet method osteopathy.

CÉCILE MÉDOUR Rehearsal Assistant Cécile Médour graduated from the National Conservatory of Music and Dance of Paris in 2010. She also holds the State Diploma in Jazz Dance. Trained as a dancer for Raza Hammadi, she first joined the Krefeld Und Mönchengladbach Theater in Germany in 2012 as a dancer. She then worked as a choreographic assistant and coach for the company ECO and 2Minimum. She is pursuing a career in notation. She joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2018 as a rehearsal assistant.

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REDI SHTYLLA was born in Albania and joined the Albanian National Ballet School in 2004 and danced with the Albanian Opera Ballet. After spending time in Athens in 2012, he joined the Rosella Hightower Superior Dance School in Cannes in 2013. He has danced for Jiří Kylián, JeanChristophe Maillot, Davide Bombana, Hervé Koubi, JeanClaude Gallotta and Jean-Charles Gil. He joined the Ballet Preljocaj in 2015.

DANY LÉVÊQUE Choreologist A student of Solange Golovine, Dany Lévêque studied choreographic notation and graduated from the Benesh Institut of London. She made her first notation for Hervé Robbe. As an assistant to Jean-Christophe Maillot in the organization of the arrival of the Olympic Flame Bearer in Paris (1991), she received the Villa Médicis Hors les Murs for her study of the relationship between video and notation. Since 1992, she has been working for Angelin Preljocaj, for whom she has noted and reconstructed numerous pieces and restaged several productions especially for London Contemporary Dance Theater, Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Staatsoper Berlin and Paris Opera Ballet.

Q&A SESSION MODERATOR RUTH ROSENBERG Director of Arts Education and Artist Engagement, Mondavi Center, UC Davis Ruth Rosenberg directs the Mondavi Center’s Arts Education and Engagement programs, including the School Matinee Series, residency activities by touring artists, Pre-Performance Talks and Q&A sessions with the artists, the Mondavi Center’s partnership with the Esparto Unified School District, and student engagement initiatives for UC Davis students.

Rosenberg started her career as a dancer. She was artistic director of the Sacramento-based Ruth Rosenberg Dance Ensemble from 1990 to 2001, and performed with Sacramento Ballet, Capitol City Ballet and Ed Mock & Dancers of San Francisco. She is featured in the 2017 documentary Unstoppable Feat, The Dances of Ed Mock.

April 7–13, 2019

In honor of National Volunteer Week, Mondavi Center gives thanks to our ushers!

Our volunteer ushers give their time and hospitality to provide our audiences with a memorable performance experience. They are an invaluable asset to our organization with their talent and dedication.

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gateway An Interview with Professor David Grenke

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e visited with Professor David Grenke, chair of Theatre & Dance at UC Davis, and have posted a video with the full interview on our blog. Below is an excerpt from that interview.

MONDAVI CENTER: Talk with us about the structure of the French sponsored ballet companies, how this differs from other nationally sponsored models and why it's been so successful.

DAVID GRENKE: France has a long history of being the cultural center of the universe. Like any cultural narrative, that can be debated, and there are a lot of layers to it, but France has always arguably been about the exploration of art and culture. If we look at the beginnings of ballet—especially experimental ballet, and the Ballet Russe and Sergei Diaghilev and the folks that were running it, like Léonide Massine—the French have always been a part of dance, and have always been discoverers of cultural practices outside of their own.

We always like to say in the dance scene, certainly in the American dance scene, the French are very much known for the national treasures of this country (the United States). Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham—they were supported and made their way primarily overseas and in France in particular. That's really where they were supported.

Then they came back and were embraced by their own country.

It’s interesting, around the time of World War II, there were U.S. state-sponsored tours that allowed us to tour, and that was really effective. It was more about putting a different face of the U.S. on the global stage, so it painted this other side of us.

What that led to was that instead of using funds (there was a huge cultural budget at that time) to support tours going out, what Prime Minister Jacques Chirac and Cultural Minister Michel Guy did is they decentralized it and they put money into the region so that local communities had incentive to do dance festivals and cultural festivals both to support their own artists, but really as an exchange to bring in other cultures.

These festivals popped up everywhere in France, in every town. And that really led to a cultural exchange specifically for dance because at that time, modern dance and contemporary dance weren’t as prevalent in France as they were perhaps in some other countries.

I think that cultural exchange, the idea of bringing in a cross-pollination to allow artists to dialogue and talk and be influenced by one another is quintessentially French. As an example, the first theaters that were dedicated solely to dance

were in France, and they came out of that cultural exchange outgrowth. The current home of Ballet Preljocaj (Aix-enProvence) is a cultural center that has moved to the next level.

Not only do dance companies perform there, but it is a house for the development of dance where every stage of the work gets done on site. And that's an extraordinary investment.

That's an extraordinary valuing of dance and what it is as an art form and taking responsibility and ownership for it is a part of the culture.

Watch the full interview on our blog mondaviarts.org/blog

DAVID GRENKE is a former principal dancer for the Paul Taylor Dance Company and is the founder of ThingsezIsee’m Dance/ Theater.

He has also danced for Dennis Wayne’s Dancers and The Joffrey Concert Dancers, and he was a founding member of the Armitage Ballet. His choreography has been presented in New York at Lincoln Center, Dance Theatre Workshop’s Fresh Track Series, the Guggenheim Museum’s Works and Process Series, the Dia Center for the Arts, Pace University and Riverside Church. Outside New York his works have been performed at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, The American Dance Festival (ADF), the Cannes International Festival, Kaatsbaan International Festival, and on tours of Russia, Poland, Denmark, Taiwan and Argentina. Support for these tours has come from the U.S. Embassy, Trust for Mutual Understanding, and the Harkness Foundation.

Professor Grenke is a recipient of ADF’s 1998 Doris Duke Award for new work, the 1997 Scripps/ADF Humphrey-Weidman-Limón Fellow for Choreography, and the Nora Kaye Award for dance. He participated in the American Dance Festival’s 1997 International Choreographers Commissioning Program, where he was in residence creating new work on ADF dancers. For the Paul Taylor Company, his choreography inspired the hit Funny Papers, where his work is represented in the first movement, which was filmed for PBS’ Dance in America special The Wrecker’s Ball. His choreography is also in the repertory of Mark Taylor’s Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, the Baltimore School for the Arts and Rutgers University. A former faculty member at Rutgers University, Grenke is currently on the faculty at the Taylor School and teaches master classes both domestically and internationally. He has been guest faculty at Brigham Young University, SUNY Brockport, Denmark’s Oure Academy, and the Baltimore School for the Arts, among others.

Professor Grenke served as chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance for three years beginning in 2008–09. He currently sits on the oversight committee for the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

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The Art of Giving Thank you to our 2018–19 sponsors SERIES SPONSORS

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°In Memoriam

Bonnie and LeRoy Chatfield Gail Clark Linda Clevenger and Seth Brunner James and Linda Cline Sheri and Ron Cole Steve and Janet Collins Terry D. Cook Sheila Cordrey* Larry and Sandy Corman Nicholas and Khin Cornes Fred and Ann Costello James Cothern Cathy Coupal* Victor Cozzalio and Lisa Heilman-Cozzalio Crandallicious Clan Herb and Lois Cross Tatiana Cullen Kim Uyen Dao Joy and Doug Daugherty Nita A. Davidson Relly Davidson Judy and Mike Davis Fred Deneke and James Eastman Joan and Alex DePaoli Carol Dependahl-Ripperda Sabine Dickerson; Marietta Bernoco Linda and Joel Dobris Gwendolyn Doebbert and Richard Epstein Marjorie Dolcini* Gordon and Katherine Douglas Jerry and Chris Drane Leslie A. Dunsworth Noel Dybdal Karen Eagan Laura Eisen and Paul Glenn Sidney England and Randy Beaton Carol Erickson and David Phillips Wallace Etterbeek Andrew D. and Eleanor E. Farrand* Michael and Ophelia Farrell Janet Feil Cheryl and David Felsch Joshua Fenton and Lisa Baumeister John and Henni Fetzer Robin and Jeffrey Fine Curt and Sue Ann Finley Dave and Donna Fletcher Richard Fletcher Glenn Fortini Daphna Fram Marion Franck and Robert Lew Elaine A. Franco Anthony and Jorgina Freese Marlene J. Freid* Larry Friedman and Susan Orton Kerim and Josie Friedrich Myra Gable Sean Galloway Anne Garbeff* Nancy Gelbard and David Kalb P.E. Gerick Patrice and Chris Gibson* Barbara Gladfelter Ellie Glassburner Marnelle Gleason* and Louis J. Fox Mark Goldman and Jessica Tucker-Mohl Pat and Bob Gonzalez* Drs. Michael Goodman and Bonny Neyhart Joyce Gordon Karen Governor Halley Grain Sandra and Jeffrey Granett Jim Gray and Robin Affrime Stephen and Deirdre Greenholz Paul and Carol Grench Don and Eileen Gueffroy Abbas Gultekin and Vicky Tibbs Wesley and Ida Hackett* Myrtis Hadden Ann and Charles Haffer Bob and Jen Hagedorn Jane and Jim Hagedorn Kitty Hammer William and Sherry Hamre M. and P. Handley Jim and Laurie Hanschu Bob and Sue Hansen Alexander and Kelly Harcourt Marie Harlan* Sally Harvey* Anne and Dave Hawke Mary A. Helmich Penny Herbert and Jeff Uppington Rand and Mary Herbert Dr. Calvin Hirsch Pamela Holm Jack Holmes and Cathy Neuhauser

Elizabeth Honeysett Sarah and Dan Hrdy Pam Hullinger David Kenneth Huskey Lorraine J Hwang L. K. Iwasa Stephen Jacobs and Diane Moore Dr. and Mrs. Ron Jensen Mun Johl Gary and Karen Johns* Don and Diane Johnston Michelle Johnston and Scott Arrants D.M. Jonsson Family Andrew and Merry Joslin Shari and Timothy Karpin Patricia Kelleher* Michael S. Kent Sharmon and Peter Kenyon Leonard Keyes Nicki King Roger and Katharine Kingston Ruth Ann Kinsella* Camille Kirk Bob and Bobbie Kittredge Don and Bev Klingborg John and Mary Klisiewicz* Michael Koltnow Kerik and Carol Kouklis Sandra and Alan Kreeger Marcia and Kurt Kreith Sandra Kristensen Cynthia and Roy Kroener C.R. and Elizabeth Kuehner Kupcho-Hawksworth Trust Leslie Kurtz Laura and Bill Lacy Kit and Bonnie Lam* Allan and Norma Lammers Marsha Lang Larkin Lapides Diane and Renzo Lardelli Nancy Lazarus and David Siegel Peggy Leander* Evelyn A. Lewis Jeff Lloyd Motoko Lobue Dr. Joyce A. Loeffler Mary Lowry Karen Lucas* Melissa Lyans and Andreas Albrecht Ariane Lyons Jeffrey and Helen Ma Judy Mack* David and Alita Mackill Karen Majewski Vartan Malian and Nova Ghermann Julin Maloof and Stacey Harmer T. Mann Pam Marrone and Mick Rogers J. A. Martin Leslie Maulhardt* Carole Mayer Keith and Jeanie McAfee Karen McCluskey* and Harry Roth* James and Jane McDevitt Nora McGuinness* John and Andrea McKenna Tim and Linda McKenna Martin A. Medina and Laurie Perry Linda and Joe Merva Cynthia Meyers Beryl Michaels and John Bach Leslie Michaels and Susan Katt Jean and Eric Miller Lisa Miller Sue and Rex Miller Kei and Barbara Miyano Vicki and Paul Moering Hallie Morrow Marcie Mortensson Rita Mt. Joy* Robert and Janet Mukai Bill and Anna Rita Neuman Robert Nevraumont and Donna Curley Nevraumont* R. Noda Jay and Catherine Norvell Bob Odland and Charlotte Kelly Jeri and Clifford Ohmart Jim and Sharon Oltjen In Memory of Robert Orlins Mary Jo Ormiston* John and Nancy Owen Jessie Ann Owens Mike and Carlene Ozonoff Michael Pach and Mary Wind Thomas Pavlakovich and Kathryn Demakopoulos

Dianne J. Pellissier Erin Peltzman Ann Peterson and Marc Hoeschele Jill and Warren Pickett Jane Plocher Mrs. Merrilee A Posner Harriet Prato Otto and Lynn Raabe Olga Raveling Sandi Redenbach* and Ken Gelatt Fred and Martha Rehrman* Francis Resta Russ and Barbara Ristine Jeannette and David Robertson Denise Rocha Mary and Ron Rogers Carol and John Rominger Richard and Evelyne Rominger Janet Roser Shery and John Roth Cathy and David Rowen* Cynthia Jo Ruff* Paul and Ida Ruffin Dagnes/Vernon Ruiz Jacquelyn Sanders Elia and Glenn Sanjume Fred and Pauline Schack John and Joyce Schaeuble Patsy Schiff Leon Schimmel and Annette Cody Dan Shadoan and Ann Lincoln Jay and Jill Shepherd Bruce Sheridan Jeanie Sherwood Jennifer L. Sierras Jo Anne S. Silber Teresa Simi Robert Snider and Jak Jaras Jean Snyder Ronald and Rosie Soohoo Curtis and Judy Spencer Dolores and Joseph Spencer Marguerite Spencer Alan and Charlene Steen Tim and Julie Stephens Judith and Richard Stern Deb and Jeff Stromberg A Supporter George and June Suzuki Yayoi Takamura Stewart and Ann Teal Julie A. Theriault, PA-C Virginia Thigpen Bud and Sally Tollette Victoria and Robert Tousignant` Justine Turner* Ute Turner* Sandra Uhrhammer* Peter Van Hoecke Ann-Catrin Van Barbara Smith Vaughn* Marian and Paul Ver Wey Elizabeth Villery Richard Vorpe and Evelyn Matteucci Craig Vreeken and Lee Miller Maxine Wakefield and William Reichert Carol L. Walden Andrew and Vivian Walker Naomi J Walker Andy and Judy Warburg Don and Rhonda Weltz* Doug West Martha West Robert and Leslie Westergaard* Nancy and Richard White* Mrs. Jane Williams Sharon and Steve Wilson Janet G. Winterer Suey Wong* Jean Wu Timothy and Vicki Yearnshaw Jeffrey and Elaine Yee* Dorothy Yerxa and Michael Reinhart Phillip and Iva Yoshimura Phyllis and Darrel Zerger* Marlis and Jack Ziegler Timothy and Sonya Zindel Linda and Lou Ziskind Dr. Mark and Wendy Zlotlow And 28 donors who prefer to remain anonymous

Artistic Ventures Fund

We applaud our Artistic Ventures Fund members, whose major gift commitments support artist engagement fees, innovative artist commissions, artist residencies, and programs made available free to the public.

James Bigelow Ralph and Clairelee Leiser Bulkley John and Lois Crowe Patti Donlon Richard and Joy Dorf Nancy McRae Fisher Wanda Lee Graves and Steve Duscha Anne Gray Barbara K. Jackson° Rosalie Vanderheof

Legacy Circle

Thank you to our supporters who have remembered the Mondavi Center in their estate plans. These gifts make a difference for the future of performing arts and we are most grateful.

Wayne and Jacque Bartholomew Karen Broido Ralph and Clairelee Leiser Bulkley John and Lois Crowe Dotty Dixon Nancy Dubois° Anne Gray Benjamin and Lynette Hart L. J. Herrig Estate° Mary B. Horton Margaret Hoyt Barbara K. Jackson° Roy and Edith Kanoff° Robert and Barbara Leidigh Yvonne LeMaitre° Jerry and Marguerite Lewis Robert and Betty Liu Don McNary Ruth R. Mehlhaff° Joy Mench and Clive Watson Trust Verne Mendel Kay Resler Hal° and Carol Sconyers Joe and Betty° Tupin Lynn Upchurch 1 Anonymous If you have already named the Mondavi Center in your own estate plans, we thank you. We would love to hear of your giving plans so that we may express our appreciation.

If you are interested in learning about planned giving opportunities, please contact Nancy Petrisko, Director of Development, 530.754.5420 or npetrisko@ucdavis.

Thank you to the following donors for their special program support.

Young Artists Competition and Program

Jeff and Karen Bertleson Karen Broido John and Lois Crowe Merrilee and Simon Engel Mary B. Horton Barbara K. Jackson° Debbie Mah Linda and Lawrence Raber

Note: We apologize if we listed your name incorrectly. Please contact the Mondavi Center Development Office at 530.754.5438 to inform us of corrections. * Friends of Mondavi Center

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†Mondavi Center Advisory Board Member

°In Memoriam

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