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CONTENTS THE LONG CENTER: 4, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24 THE AUSTIN SYMPHONY: 2, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 ZACH THEATRE: 4, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22 BALLET AUSTIN: 6, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64 ONE WORLD THEATRE: 78, 80 TONIGHT’S PROGRAM NOTES: 25-56

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ZACH 1 Jan and Garry Pickle, ZACH Annual Fund Members. Photo: Charles Quinn Maxx Judd (L) and Donn Gauger, ZACH Annual Fund Members. Photo: Charles Quinn

ZACH’s Annual Fund Donate today and join the community of individuals who provide substantial financial support to ZACH Theatre. With special behind-thescenes events, and exciting benefits like free parking, exclusive parties, and access to the Serra Skyline Lounge, there has never been a better time to become a member of the ZACH family.

The art of theatre inspires our imaginations, enhances our life experience, and helps us to see our world and fellow humans in a different light.

We have been entertained and enlightened by what we have seen on ZACH’S stages, and want others—especially young people—to have that Jan Pickle, Board Trustee same opportunity.

To contribute to ZACH’s Annual Fund, contact: Brittney Woolley, Individual Giving Manager bwoolley@zachtheatre.org | 512-476-0594 x270 4

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BALLET 1 FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, BALLET AUSTIN HAS BUILT AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION. Now, the Ballet Austin Foundation is undertaking a permanent fundraising effort to raise endowment and legacy gifts that will set in motion a bold vision for Ballet Austin’s future. Gifts made today will create a permanent impact beyond our lifetimes, ensuring that future generations will benefit from a legacy that you can create. Ballet Austin is here to INNOVATE, here to TEACH, and here to SERVE… We are Here for GOOD.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SUPPORTING HERE FOR GOOD BY CONTACTING BALLET AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTI LOTZ AT CHRISTI.LOTZ@BALLETAUSTIN.ORG OR 512.476.9151, EXT. 124

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“Wizard of oz”—film with orchestra Saturday, october 27, 2018 Michael & Susan Dell Hall, 8:00 p.m.

See and hear one of the most beloved films of all time, The Wizard of Oz, in a magical new production. John Goberman, Emmy-Award winning producer of “Live from Lincoln Center,” and the creator of the acclaimed “A Symphonic Night at the Movies,” presents Oz with Orchestra. See this masterpiece in its entirety, come to life with live accompaniment from your Austin Symphony Orchestra!

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“ella & louiS” featuring Carmen Bradford and Byron Stripling Saturday & Sunday, december 29 & 30, 2018 Palmer Events Center, 8:00 p.m.

Byron Stripling and Carmen Bradford’s chemistry lights up the stage as they take you on a journey through the most famous duets and solos recorded by two of jazz’s greatest legends. Byron and Carmen are a musical reincarnation of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.

Featuring hits of the Great American Songbook, they recreate one of the most memorable collaborations in music history while entertaining and capturing everyone’s heart along the way.

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“Singin’ in the rain”—film with orchestra Saturday, february 9, 2019 Michael & Susan Dell Hall, 8:00 p.m.

“Everybody should see ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ on the big screen at least once in their lives” (Musical Theatre Review)… now is your chance! Topping the American Film Institute’s list of 25 Greatest Movie Musicals of all time, this film masterpiece comes to life with your Austin Symphony Orchestra accompanying the award-winning on-screen performances by Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds.

Don’t miss this beloved film, live on the projected screen like you have never seen before! A classic in every way, you may find yourself dancing to your car with a smile on your face.

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“the BroadWay SoPrano” featuring lisa Vroman Saturday & Sunday, May 31 & June 1, 2019 Palmer Events Center, 8:00 p.m.

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Masterworks series 2018–19 SeaSon at a Glance Peter Bay, music director/conductor SeaSon oPener! “the Mighty ruSSianS, Part iii” Friday & Saturday, September 14 & 15, 2018 Lise de la Salle, piano GLAZUNOV Carnaval Overture, Op. 45 RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony, Op. 58 LISe De LA SALLe

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“BrahMS’ requieM” Friday & Saturday, February 22 & 23, 2019 Conspirare Symphonic Choir; Heather Phillips, soprano; Paul Tipton, baritone; Craig Hella Johnson, guest conductor* BRAHMS Variations on the St. Antoni Chorale, Op. 56a* BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 JOHANNeS BRAHMS

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“CreatiVe exPreSSionS” Friday & Saturday, March 22 & 23, 2019 Time for Three {Nicolas Kendall, violin; Charles Yang, violin; Ranaan Meyer, double bass}; Michelle Schumann, piano F. MeNDeLSSOHN Overture in C Major BOULANGeR D’un matin de printemps C. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7 KAPRáLOVá Suita rustica, Op. 19 HIGDON Concerto 4-3 “ChaMPionS oF auStria” Friday & Saturday, april 12 & 13, 2019 William Hagen, violin MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218 BRUCKNeR Symphony No. 9 in D Minor

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“a ShakeSPearean eVening” Friday & Saturday, May 17 & 18, 2019 Chorus Austin and Children’s Chorus; Robert Faires, actor BeRLIOZ excerpts from Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 WALTON Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario

All Masterworks Series performances begin 8:00 p.m. at Michael & Susan Dell Hall.

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Messiah

Two performances—two locations!

Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Hyde Park Baptist Church, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Emmaus Catholic Church, 8:00 p.m.

The Austin Symphony presents its Christmas tradition, Handel’s Messiah, accompanied by Chorus Austin for you and your family! Both a holiday classic and a city favorite, these two nights of musicalDownload magic the will comfort app: you through their familiarity and fill you with the joy of rediscovery.

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ZACH 2 Learning life skills through theatre skills.

Theatre education not only trains the next generation of actors, artists, and theatregoers, it trains the next generation of people.

Theatre teaches everyone to be more confident, creative, empathetic, and connected.

2018 Fall classes begin September 10 Acting, dance, voice, improv, and more for ages 1–grade 12.

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This project is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

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DVOŘÁK SERENADE CHOREOGRAPHY: Lar Lubovitch MUSIC: Antonín Dvořák, “Serenade in E major,” Opus 22; movements 1, 2, 4 and 5 ACCOMPANIMENT: Austin Symphony Orchestra | STAGING: Katarzyna Skarpetowska LIGHTING: Jack Mehler | COSTUMES: Wendy Winters Choreography Copyright ©2007, Lar Lubovitch

THE FIREBIRD CHOREOGRAPHY: Stephen Mills MUSIC: Igor Stravinsky | ACCOMPANIMENT: Austin Symphony Orchestra LIGHTING: Tony Tucci COSTUMES AND SCENIC DESIGN: Alun Jones Courtesy of Louisville Ballet

Igor Stravinsky FIREBIRD BALLET, orchestral reduction by Hans Blümer, used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors LLC, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Music GmbH & Co., KG, Mainz, Germany, publisher and copyright owner

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Endowed in part by the generosity of the Martha B. Harrington Curatorial Fund through the Ballet Austin Foundation

ADDITIONAL FUNDING

The project is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. This project is also funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

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Stephen Mills, Sarah & Ernest Butler Family Fund Artistic Director Known for his innovative and collaborative choreographic projects, Stephen Mills has works in the repertoires of companies across the United States and around the world. From his inaugural season as Artistic Director in 2000, Mills attracted attention from around the United States with his worldpremiere production of Hamlet, hailed by Dance Magazine as “...sleek and sophisticated.” The Washington Post recognized Ballet Austin as “one of the nation’s best-kept ballet secrets” in 2004 after Ballet Austin performed Mills’ world premiere of The Taming of the Shrew, commissioned by and performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The Company was first invited to perform at the Kennedy Center in January of 2002 with Mills' production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and at The Joyce Theater (NYC) in 2004. In 2005 after two years of extensive research, Mills led a community-wide human rights collaboration that culminated in the world premiere work Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. In 2006 Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project was awarded the Audrey & Raymond Maislin Humanitarian Award by the AntiDefamation League. In September of 2013, the work made its international debut with a tour in three cities across Israel. In October 2016, Mills led his company of dancers through another "first," a 16-city tour of the People's Republic of China, which included performances in China's largest city, Shanghai, an international economic and cultural center.

In 1998, Mills was the choreographer chosen to represent the United States through his work, Ashes, at les Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis in Paris. Mills was awarded the Steinberg Award, the top honor at le Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur International Choreographic Competition for One / the body’s grace.

Mills has created more than 40 works for companies in the United States and abroad. His ballets are in the repertoires of such companies as Hong Kong Ballet, Ballet Augsburg, American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, Atlanta Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Washington Ballet, Cuballet in Havana, Cuba, BalletMet Columbus, Dayton Ballet, Sarasota Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Louisville Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, The Sacramento Ballet and Dance Kaleidoscope. He has worked in collaboration with such luminaries as the eight-time Grammy Award-winning band, Asleep at the Wheel, Shawn Colvin and internationally renowned flamenco artist José Greco II. As a dancer, Mills performed with a wide variety of companies such as the world-renowned Harkness Ballet and The American Dance Machine under the direction of Lee Theodore. He also performed with the Cincinnati Ballet and The Indianapolis Ballet Theatre before becoming a part of Ballet Austin. Mills has danced principal roles in the Balanchine repertoire, as well as works by Choo-San Goh, John Butler, Ohad Naharin, Vicente Nebrada, Domy Reiter-Soffer and Mark Dendy.

In addition to his work as a choreographer, Mills is a master teacher committed to developing dancers. He has been invited as guest faculty at many pre-professional academies including Jacob’s Pillow, Goucher College, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts in Dallas, The Virginia School of the Arts, The New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, Stephens College and Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Mills is a member of the national dance service organization Dance/USA and has served both in leadership roles and on the board of trustees for the organization. In 2013, Mills was a participant in the Chief Executive Program of National Arts Strategies.

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Cookie Gregory Ruiz, C.F.R.E., Executive Director Cookie Gregory Ruiz has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of strategic planning, organizational development, and nonprofit fund-raising/ management. Since 2002, she has held the professional designation of Certified Fund Raising Executive (C.F.R.E.) by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Her community honors include Austin Business Journal’s "Profiles in Power" Award, Leadership Austin’s Polly Scallorn Community Trustee Award, Austin Community Foundation’s Beverly S. Sheffield Award for Excellence as a Nonprofit Executive, The American Red Cross "Clara Barton Medal of Honor," Volunteer of the Year for the Austin Independent School District, the Lone Star Girl Scout Council "Women of Distinction" Award, the Junior League of Austin’s Volunteer Extraordinaire Award and is a 2016 Austin Arts Hall of Fame inductee. Ruiz served as the city-wide Chair of CreateAustin, a City Council appointee to ImagineAustin’s Citizen’s Advisory Task Force, and is a graduate of the Austin’s City Works Academy. As a graduate of Leadership Austin, Ruiz served four years on its board of directors. Ruiz is a currently president of the board of Texans for the Arts, a member of the executive committee of the board of trustees and former national chair of Dance/USA, the national board of directors of the Performing Arts Alliance, the board of directors of Housing Works Austin, the president of the board of directors of the Mayor’s Better Austin Foundation, and is a member of the Austin Area Research Organization (AARO). She is also a Fellow of the National Arts Strategies International Chief Executive Program. Ruiz joined the staff of Ballet Austin in 1996 as Development Director, became General Manager in 1997, and Executive Director in 1999.

Michelle Martin, Associate Artistic Director Michelle Martin had her early dance training at the Alberta Ballet School and danced professionally with the Alberta Ballet Company, Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, Hartford Ballet and Ballet Austin. During her tenure with these companies she performed soloist and principal roles in a range of classical, contemporary and modern works. Martin’s teaching credits include guest teaching engagements in Canada and across the nation, as well as five years on the faculty of Jordan College at Butler University in Indianapolis. Martin began her tenure with Ballet Austin in 1991 as a dancer with the Company and in 1992 she was appointed ballet mistress and curriculum director of the Academy. In 1999 she founded Ballet Austin II, Ballet Austin’s apprentice program, followed by the Trainee Program (now the Butler Fellowship Program) in 2000. In addition to her work in the rehearsal studio, Martin supervises the curriculum and faculty of Ballet Austin Academy, designs arts education and audience engagement programs and writes grants. She has served on the Texas Commission on the Arts peer panels for Arts Education, and Music and Dance and has been a juror for the American Ballet Competition for the past nine years. Martin was the 2001 recipient of the Austin-Under-40 award for contributions in the area of Arts and Entertainment.

Allisyn Paino-Martin, Rehearsal Assistant Allisyn Paino-Martin started her dance training in New York with Ali Pourfarrokh and Kaleria Fedicheva. She has performed principal roles with the Fedicheva Ballet Company, the Indianapolis Opera and Butler Ballet. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Butler University.

Since joining Ballet Austin in 1996, Paino-Martin has performed works by choreographers, including Stephen Mills, George Balanchine, Dwight Rhoden, Thaddeus Davis, Twyla Tharp, David Parsons and Agnes DeMille.

She has danced The Chosen One in Mills’ The Rite of Spring, Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Painter in Cult of Color: Call to Color. In 2005, Paino-Martin debuted the role of The Survivor award-winning Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project. In May of 2009, she retired from the stage dancing the lead role in Stephen Mills’ Cinderella. Her teaching credits include being on the faculty of the Ballet Austin Academy and working as guest faculty at Butler University and Austin Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble. In 2015, she co-created Dancing Into Science, an interactive workshop that teaches physics to elementary school students through dance.

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Bill Sheffield, Director of Production / Stage Manager Bill Sheffield’s long tenure with Ballet Austin extends back to the late 1980s when he served as the first director of production for the organization. Sheffield rejoined the company as production stage manager in 2002 and added the duties as director of production in 2006. An Austin native, Sheffield also produced the summer musicals at Zilker Park, including the recent hits: Seven Brides, Annie Get Your Gun, Into the Woods and the award-winners Crazy for You and Big River. Sheffield formerly worked with the Austin Musical Theater, where he was stage manager for many of their productions. He has worked with many Austin arts groups, serving as stage manager, lighting designer or master electrician. Some of these groups include Austin Opera, Bruce Wood Dance, Conspirare, Roy Lozano Ballet Folklorico, ZTP, Austin Shakespeare Festival, Slavin-Nadal Dance, ADE, ART, ZST and Tapestry.

Tony Tucci, Lighting Designer Residing in Austin, Tony Tucci has been the resident lighting designer for Ballet Austin’s repertory, for more than 25 years and also currently serves as resident lighting designer/director for Ben Stevenson’s Texas Ballet Theater and Bruce Wood Dance. Tucci created the lighting designs for Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Long Center in June 2018. In September 2018, Tucci will design a new production of Cinderella, choreographed by Ben Stevenson for the National Ballet of China. Tucci has created designs for national and international dance companies: Mejia International Ballet, Washington Ballet, Houston Dance Salad, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Colorado Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Cirque Ziva, the Golden Dragon Acrobats, National Ballet of Canada, Royal Danish Ballet, Winnipeg and Swedish Ballets, Hong Kong Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Ballet Contemporaneo de Caracas, Christopher Bruce's Kingdom-Geneva Ballet, Flemming Flindt's Caroline Mathilde and Lucifer's Daughter-Royal Danish Ballet. Tucci has designed for musical theater, including Austin productions of Damn Yankees, Carousel, West Side Story, Annie, Gypsy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Music Man, Oklahoma, A Chorus Line, and Sound of Music as well as Charles Duggan’s productions of Dames at Sea in San Francisco and at the Goodspeed Opera House. For 1996 Summer Olympics, Tucci designed for the Cultural Olympiad, showcasing national and international companies. He is the recipient of two Iden Payne Awards and Critics Table awards for lighting in Austin.

Alexey Korygin, Wardrobe Master Alexey Korygin was born in Donetsk City, Ukraine. He earned a master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Kiev State Ballet School of the Ukraine, and following his graduation in 1984, he danced with Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater as a soloist and toured extensively throughout the USSR, Europe and United States.

In 1992 after auditioning in New York, Korygin joined and danced for four seasons with Ballet Austin. At the same time, he began designing and building costumes for the company. In 1996, Korygin finished his dancing career and assumed the position of Ballet Austin’s wardrobe master. His costumes can be seen in Stephen Mills’ My Wall of Names and Bolero, as well as Lambros Lambrou’s Remembrances, Lady of the Camellias, Evolution of An Angel: Part II, Homecoming and Ulysses. He is also credited for his costumes in Ballet Austin’s production of Fokine’s Les Sylphides, Balanchine’s Pas de Dix, the pas de deux from Le Corsaire, and the principal costumes for Ballet Austin’s Swan Lake production.

In 1996, Ballet Austin unveiled a new production of The Nutcracker with costumes designed by Tommy Bourgeois; Korygin masterfully constructed 40 of the new costumes, while also building all of the costumes for Not Afraid of the Dark—The Show that Glows!® in 2001. Additionally, Korygin has served as resident costume designer and co-designer for Ballet Austin’s New American Talent / Dance competition and has designed and co-designed costumes for 32 fulllength and one-act ballets, while supervising costume construction and wardrobe operations for more than 100 Ballet Austin productions.

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Lar Lubovitch, Guest Choreographer Lar Lubovitch trained at The Juilliard School and founded the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in NYC in 1968. Now celebrating its 50th season, it has gained an international reputation as one of America’s top dance companies.

His works are also included in the repertoires of major dance companies throughout the world. Othello—A Dance in Three Acts, created for American Ballet Theatre and San Francisco Ballet, appeared on PBS’s “Great Performances” (Emmy nomination). Film and television dances include Fandango (International Emmy), My Funny Valentine for Robert Altman’s film The Company (American Choreography Award nomination), and Concerto Six Twenty-two and North Star for BBC. Lubovitch has also made a notable contribution to the advancement of icedancing with pieces for numerous Olympic skaters, as well as ice-dance specials for television: The Sleeping Beauty (PBS), The Planets (A&E) (International Emmy nomination, Cable Ace Award, Grammy Award). His work on Broadway includes Into the Woods (Tony nomination), The Red Shoes (Astaire Award), and Tony Award-winning revival of The King and I. In 2007, Lubovitch founded the Chicago Dancing Festival, in collaboration with the City of Chicago, which presents a full week of performances, in four different theaters, in downtown Chicago by American and international companies. The festival reaches over 18,000 people annually and is completely free to the public. In May, 2016, he premiered a new dance, The Bronze Horseman, at the Mikhailovsky Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the fall of 2016, he was named a Distinguished Professor at the University of California-Irvine. Recent awards: 2007, Chicagoan of the Year (Chicago Tribune); 2008, Chicagoan of the Year (Chicago Magazine); 2011, Ford Fellow (US Artists); 2011, Dance / USA Honors Award; 2012, Prix Benois de la Danse for Choreography, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow; 2013, American Dance Guild Lifetime Achievement Award; 2014, Honorary Doctorate from The Juilliard School; 2015, named one of America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures by the Dance Heritage Coalition; 2016, American Dance Festival / Scripps Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Répétieur Katarzyna Skapetowska is a native of Warsaw, Poland. She is an alumna of the NYC High School of Performing Arts and received a B.F.A. from The Juilliard School in 1999 under Artistic Director Benjamin Harkarvy. In 1992, she performed on Broadway in Metro, directed by Janusz Jozefowicz. Kate was a member of Parsons Dance (1999–2006), where she performed lead roles in the company’s repertory including the iconic Caught. She danced for The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company (2007–2014), performing at many reputable venues such as New York’s City Center, The Kennedy Center, and The Bolshoi Theater, and was a guest artist with The Battleworks Dance Company and Buglisi Dance Theater.

Kate was named Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2016. Her choreography has been performed

by Richmond Ballet, Ailey II, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Parsons Dance, Buglisi Dance Theater, Houston METdance, Hubbard Street 2, and Bruce Wood Dance Project, among others.

Switzerland) and Ballet Manila (Philippines).

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Peter Bay, Music Director / Conductor Maestro Peter Bay became music director and conductor of the Austin Symphony Orchestra in 1998. He is also music director of the Hot Springs Music Festival (Ark.), and Conductor of the Big Sky Festival Orchestra (Mont.).

Bay has appeared with 80 different orchestras including the National, Chicago, St. Louis, Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, Bochum (Germany), Carinthian (Austria), Lithuanian National, and Ecuador National Symphonies; the Minnesota and Algarve (Portugal) Orchestras; the Louisiana, Buffalo, and Boca del Rio (Mexico) Philharmonics; the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Eastman and Aspen Opera Theaters. Summer music festival appearances have included Aspen (Colo.), Music in the Mountains (Colo.), Grant Park and Ravinia (Ill.). Bay is the primary conductor for Ballet Austin. He has conducted four Austin Opera productions and returns for La bohème in April/May 2019. A native of Washington, D.C., Bay is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the Peabody Institute of Music. In 1994, he was one of two conductors selected to participate in the Leonard Bernstein American Conductors Program and was also the first prize winner of the 1980 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Young Conductors Competition. He conducted the Hanan Townshend score for the 2016 film The Vessel and led performances of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass as part of the Bernstein100Austin celebrations.

Bay was inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame in May 2016.

THE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: MAESTRO PETER BAY Violin 1

Cello

Basson

Timpani

Jessica Mathaes Molly Emerman Eugene Gratovich Karen Stiles Eun Mi Lee Sophie Verhaeghe

Douglas Harvey Anna Park Sara Nelson Betsey Sanders Frank Jenkins

William Lewis Daris Word Hale Daniel Chrisman

Tony Edwards

Violin 2

Jonathan Rouse David Dawson Paul Determan

Bass Richard Kilmer Shana Bey Tracy Seeger Helen Cooper Georgeann DuBell Shockley Joan Ely Carlson Elizabeth Stoppels Girko

Viola Bruce Williams Blake Turner Lana Harris Martha Carapetyan Ames Asbell

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French Horn Tom Hale Ed Tschoepe Kurt Moede Margaret Ayer

Percussion Genaro Gonzalez Dick Berkley Blake Taylor

Keyboard Alex Maynegre-Torra

Trumpet

Harp Elaine Barber

Rebecca Garfield Rachel Lopez

Robert Cannon Kyle Koronka Timothy Shaffer

Flute

Oboe

Trombone

Julianne Webner Ian Davidson Stanley Chyi

Brenda Sansig Salas R. Ben Osborne Philip Arno

Clarinet

Tuba

Stephen Girko Hilary Scop Andrew Leonard

Steve Curtis

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DVOŘÁK SERENADE CHOREOGRAPHY: Lar Lubovitch MUSIC: Antonín Dvořák, “Serenade in E major,” Opus 22; movements 1, 2, 4 and 5 ACCOMPANIMENT: Austin Symphony Orchestra STAGING: Katarzyna Skarpetowska LIGHTING: Jack Mehler COSTUMES: Wendy Winters Choreography Copyright ©2007, Lar Lubovitch

DVOŘÁK SERENADE CAST LEAD COUPLE.................................. Ashley Lynn Sherman

Oliver Greene-Cramer QUARTET........................................... Grace Morton, Jaime Lynn Witts (Sept. 21 and 23), Hailey Dupont (Sept. 22), Ian J. Bethany, Kevin Murdock-Waters ENSEMBLE......................................... Orlando Julius Canova, Edward Carr, James Fuller,

Elise Pekarek, Brittany Strickland, Christopher Swaim

INTERMISSION (20 MINUTES)

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THE FIREBIRD SYNOPSIS In the enchanted garden of Kastchei the Immortal, the Firebird appears, pursued by Prince Ivan. The Firebird tries to pluck golden apples from the magic tree, but Ivan seizes her. Ivan will not release her until she gives him one of her feathers as a pledge of help should he ever need it. She flies off. The darkness dissolves, and Ivan finds himself at the gate of an old castle.

Eight maidens enter, led by the beautiful Tsarevna, who tells Ivan that this is the castle of Kastchei, a magician who waylays passing travelers by casting spells on them. After exchanging tender glances with Ivan, Tsarevna leads her companions in a lively dance. She and Ivan kiss. It is now dawn and the maidens must return to the castle.

In spite of Tsarevna’s warning, Ivan decides to follow them. As soon as he opens the gates, bells ring out and a crowd of strange figures rushes from the castle, followed by Kastchei, before whom they prostrate themselves. Kastchei advances on Ivan and tries to turn him to stone, but Ivan waves the Firebird’s feather in his face, invoking her aid. She reappears and forces the crowd to dance until they fall, exhausted, to the ground. Suddenly, Kastchei reappears and mortally wounds the Firebird. As she lies dead, Ivan steals the great egg that contains Kastchei's soul. He throws it to the ground. Kastchei dies, and his spell is broken.

The crowd of captives is restored to human form and the Firebird is reborn. Tsarevna and Ivan are married, and everyone rejoices.

THE FIREBIRD CAST THE FIREBIRD................................... Aara Krumpe (Sept. 21 and 23) / Jaime Lynn Witts (Sept. 22)* PRINCE IVAN..................................... Morgan Stillman (Sept. 21 and 23) / James Fuller (Sept. 22)* TSAREVNA......................................... Chelsea Marie Renner (Sept. 21 and 23) /

Ashley Lynn Sherman (Sept. 22)* KASTCHEI THE IMMORTAL........... Edward Carr PRINCESSES...................................... Katie Deuitch, Constance Doyle, Hailey Dupont,

Courtney Holland, Elizabeth Kanning, Grace Morton,

Elise Pekarek, Brittany Strickland GUARDS.............................................. Max Azaro, Ian J. Bethany, Maxim Bleeker,

Orlando Julius Canova, Keegan Daley, Craig Freigang,

Oliver Greene-Cramer, Dylan Hesser, Paul Martin,

Kevin Murdock-Waters, Christopher Swaim WOMEN.............................................. Anabel Alpert, Ellis Broderick, Jacy Fletcher, Lexi Garden,

Jasmine Getz, Samantha Howe, Megan McKelvey,

Kelsey Minzenmayer, Elizabeth-Jane Moller, Isabella Phillips,

Audrey Sides, Leilani Tian WEDDING COUPLES....................... Constance Doyle, Hailey Dupont, Courtney Holland,

Grace Morton, Elise Pekarek, Brittany Strickland, Ian J. Bethany,

Orlando Julius Canova, Oliver Greene-Cramer, Paul Martin,

Kevin Murdock-Waters, Christopher Swaim

* T he cast for Saturday, September 22, will perform during Ballet Austin's Night of Community dress rehearsal on Thursday, September 20.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Max Azaro BAII: 2017–2018 | Joined Company: 2018 Max began dancing under Risa Kaplowitz, Director of Princeton Dance and Theater (PDT) Studio in Princeton, N.J. In 2014 Max began studying at American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School after winning a full scholarship through Youth American Grand Prix. He trained at the JKO School from 2014–2017, first under Franco De Vita and then Cynthia Harvey.

In 2016 Max was awarded the prestigious Northern Trust Scholarship.

Max spent his summers at PDT, Orlando Ballet School, the Chautauqua Institute, and American Ballet Theatre, N.Y. He also studied at the Amsterdam International Summer School, IBStage in Barcelona, and International Ballet Masterclasses in Prague. He began performing at age 12 with Princeton Youth Ballet. While at the JKO school, Max performed Jeremy McQueen’s original work, Garden of Dreams, at the Ballet Across America Gala. He performed the Paquita Grand Pas de Deux and George Balanchine’s La Source at JKO’s year-end performance.

Ian J. Bethany BAII: 2008–2009 | Joined Company: 2009 Ian is from Long Island, N.Y. He started dancing as a tap and jazz student at Robert Mann Dance Centre. He started ballet at Tap to Pointe Dance Center, continuing at the Frank Ohman School of Ballet, the School of Ballet Chicago, Ballet Academy East, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. With Ballet Austin, Ian performed in George Balanchine’s Agon and Allegro Brillante, Nicolo Fonte’s Lasting Imprint, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Requiem for a Rose, Gabrielle Lamb’s Dovetail, Bradley Shelver’s The Last Just, Stephen Mills’ Carmina Burana, The Magic Flute, and The Nutcracker, as the Master of Ceremonies in Mills' Cinderella, and the Bluebird Pas de Deux in The Sleeping Beauty. He has performed with project-based company Performa / Dance, has sung with the Austin Opera, was seen in ZACH Theatre's Mary Poppins, in Zilker Theatre Productions' Oklahoma! as Dream Curly, and does numerous juggling gigs around Austin. Ian has choreographed and taught for the Ballet Austin Academy, for Harmony School of Creative Arts, and for Agni Entertainment.

Orlando Julius Canova Joined Company: 2005 Orlando began his ballet training with Lawrence and Sarma Rosenberg at the Anaheim Ballet School. At age 16 he moved to New York City to train at the School of American Ballet (SAB). There he received a full tuition merit scholarship and was sponsored by Debbie Allen. Orlando furthered his ballet training with Miami City Ballet School. In 2001, Orlando became an Arpino Apprentice with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago and in 2003 he joined as a full company member. While at Joffrey, Orlando played the part of apprentice in Robert Altman's film The Company. At Ballet Austin, Orlando has danced lead roles in The Nutcracker, Cult of Color: Call to Color, Truth & Beauty: The Bach Project, Romeo & Juliet, Nine Sinatra Songs, silence within silence, and The Magic Flute. He has worked with such choreographers as Stephen Mills, Twyla Tharp, KT Nelson, Dominic Walsh, Nicolo Fonte, Sonya Delwaide, Toni Bravo, Michelle Thompson, Reginald Harris, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Orlando has also danced for Molly Lynch’s National Choreographers Initiative in 2012 and 2013. There he worked with Darrell Moultrie, Melissa Barak, Val Caniparoli, Frank Chavez, Kitty McNamee, and Susan McCullough. In addition, Orlando teaches dance at Ballet Austin Academy, The Butler Center for Dance & Fitness, Saint Mary’s Hall, Austin City Ballet, and Alamo Heights High School.

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Edward Carr BA Trainee: 2006–2007 | BAII: 2007–2008 | Joined Company: 2008 Growing up in Pittsburgh, Penn., Carr received his first 12 years of ballet training at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School. After graduating high school, he continued his training at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto, where he had the privilege to work with choreographers including James Kudelka, Toer van Schayk, and Rudi van Dantzig. Carr moved to Austin in 2006 to attend Ballet Austin’s trainee program and joined the main company in 2008 after one season as an apprentice. Since joining Ballet Austin, he has been featured in Stephen Mills’ Light / The Holocaust and Humanity Project, premiered as The Beast in Mills' Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & the Beast, and has been featured in work by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Lar Lubovitch, Pam Tanowitz, Pontus Lidberg, Nicolo Fonte, and Jennifer Hart. Carr recently appeared in visual artist Rodney McMillian’s film Untitled (neighbors), part of McMillian’s first solo exhibition Against a Civic Death at The Contemporary Austin. Carr also serves as the associate director to local contemporary dance company Performa/Dance, founded in 2014 by Carr and local choreographer Jennifer Hart. Performa/Dance continues to expand its reach and produce dance for the Austin scene and has been recognized with several Austin Critics Table Awards.

Katherine Deuitch BAII: 2016–2018 | Joined Company: 2018 Katherine is originally from St. Paul, Minn. She began her pre-professional training at Minnesota Dance Theatre under Lise Houlton. She became an apprentice with MDT in 2013, where she danced in works by Loyce Houlton, Lise Houlton, Elliot Feld, and Emery LeCrone, among others. In 2014, she was invited to attend the School of American Ballet. While at SAB, she participated in multiple Choreographic Institute’s where she originated roles by Dana Genshaft and Peter Walker. She also appeared in SAB’s annual Workshop performance in Jerome Robbins' Fanfare as well as George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments. As an apprentice with Ballet Austin, she has had the opportunity to dance in works by Stephen Mills, Michelle Thompson, Thang Dao and Septime Webre. Most recently, she appeared in Jennifer Hart’s Fellow Travelers with Performa/Dance.

Constance Doyle BAII: 2015–2017 | Joined Company: 2017 Born in Frankfurt, Germany, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Constance trained until age 17 under Gigi Hyatt and Janusz Mazon. At 17, she was invited to study year-round at the School of American Ballet in New York City, where she was thrilled to complete her final years of training. She performed George Balanchine's Serenade, Western Symphony, and Valse Fantaisie during the school's Workshop performances, featured in a 2015 PBS Live from Lincoln Center national broadcast. She was repeatedly invited to dance in the annual New York Choreographic Institute and to participate as both dancer and choreographer in SAB's Student Choreographic Workshop. In 2015 she began her apprenticeship with Ballet Austin, and 2017 was invited to join the main company. At Ballet Austin, she has particularly enjoyed dancing the principal couple in Stephen Mill's Touch, George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante, and was honored to join the company in their monthlong tour of China. She is thankful to her parents, whose love and sacrifices made her career possible, and she dances to glorify God and magnify His beauty.

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Hailey Dupont BAII: 2016–2017 | Joined Company: 2017 Hailey Dupont, originally from Lafayette, La., began her ballet training at The Ballet Studio and later at Lafayette Ballet Theatre. She attended the summer programs of American Ballet Theater, Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Boston Ballet, the School of American Ballet (SAB) and Ballet Austin.

At age 15, Hailey was awarded a full scholarship to study year-round at SAB where she trained for three years. There she performed in the Student’s Annual Workshop performances and performed "Dance of the Little Swans" in George Balanchine’s Swan Lake, and danced in Balanchine’s Danses Concertantes and The Four Temperaments as well as Jerome Robbins’ Fanfare. She also participated in SAB’s Student Choreographic Workshop and was selected to participate in lecture demonstration programs for New York Public schools. Hailey has been featured in lead roles for Ballet Austin II performances, including Michelle Thompson’s Planets and has danced corps de ballet roles in Ballet Austin main stage productions, including The Nutcracker, The Magic Flute, and ALICE (in wonderland).

James Fuller Joined Company: 2010 James Fuller is from Irvine, Calif., and was trained at Ballet Pacifica Conservatory. In 2004, James received a Youth America Grand Prix scholarship to study at the Boston Ballet School, where he completed his final year of training. James apprenticed with Oregon Ballet Theatre for a year before enrolling at Harvard University. At Harvard, James performed works by choreographers such as Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, George Balanchine and Alvin Ailey. In the summers, James studied modern dance with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Dance Festival, and Beijing LDTX. James directed the Harvard Ballet Company in 2009 and graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of the Arts in Philosophy, a secondary field in dramatic arts, and a language citation in Urdu-Hindi.

Since joining Ballet Austin, James has performed in original works by Stephen Mills, including Luminaria and Though the Earth Gives Way, danced in Balanchine’s Agon, performed with the National Choreographers Initiative, and choreographed for Houston City Dance.

Oliver Greene-Cramer BAII: 2013–2014 | Joined Company: 2014 An Austinite by birth, Oliver was raised in southern Vermont and received his early training at the Brattleboro School of Dance and Burklyn Ballet Theatre. He graduated from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance with a BFA—Ballet Concentration and was given the award for Outstanding Senior in Modern Dance. While at Purchase, Oliver danced in works by George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham, Lar Lubovitch, Nicolo Fonte, John Heginbotham, and Gabrielle Lamb. Immediately after graduation, he joined the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in New York City. Since joining Ballet Austin, Oliver has been featured in works by Stephen Mills, Lar Lubovitch, Pontus Lidberg, Pam Tanowitz, Septime Webre, Jimmy Orrante, and Nelly van Bommel. In the summer of 2017, he toured Thang Dao's award-winning duet We Circle the Night to the Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta Festival in Italy. Oliver was recently a performer in Rodney McMillian's Untitled (neighbors) as part of Against a Civic Death funded by the inaugural Susan Deal Booth Art Prize exhibited at the Contemporary Austin. He is also a member of Performa/Dance, an Austin-based dance company directed by Jennifer Hart and Edward Carr.

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Courtney Holland Joined Company: 2016 Courtney Holland was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and at the age of 11 began her professional training at Canada’s National Ballet School. After graduating from NBS in 2010, Courtney moved to New York City to continue her training at the Dance Theatre of Harlem on a full scholarship. In June 2012, she was a finalist at the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition.

She was awarded a full scholarship to the Banff Centre’s Professional Dance Program where she appeared as a guest artist in the Arts Summer Festival, performing George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and Christopher Wheeldon’s Souvenirs. In 2013, Courtney joined Charlotte Ballet II where she performed works by George Balanchine, Dwight Rhoden, Sasha Janes, Mark Diamond and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. There she had the privilege to perform featured roles in The Nutcracker and the role of the Autumn Fairy in Cinderella, under the direction of Kennedy Center Honoree Patricia McBride. Since joining Ballet Austin in 2016, Courtney has had the pleasure of dancing several of Stephen Mills’ ballets as well as works by Septime Webre and Pam Tanowitz. She enjoyed performing Justin Peck’s In Creases and was featured in Paul Vasterling’s Peter Pan as Tinker Bell. Courtney feels very blessed to have the love and support of her family and is excited for her third season with Ballet Austin.

Aara Krumpe BAII: 1999–2001 | Joined Company: 2001 Aara Krumpe is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas. She received her early training from Nancy Sulik and studied for three years at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School under David Holladay. Since joining Ballet Austin, Aara has enjoyed dancing in many Stephen Mills ballets, including the title roles in Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & The Beast, Romeo & Juliet, The Firebird and The Taming of the Shrew, as well as the Desire Pas de Deux, Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Gertrude in Hamlet, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella and The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. She has also danced the principal roles in the classics Swan Lake, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Bournonville’s La Sylphide. Aara is most thankful for the opportunity to perform the role of the Survivor in Mills’ Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project in Austin, Miami and Israel. Aara and her husband, Ambrose, are the proud parents of two wonderful boys, Leo and Lucas.

Paul Martin BAII: 2015–2017 | Joined Company: 2017 Paul Martin has been promoted to the main company after joining Ballet Austin II in 2015 and dancing as an apprentice for two years. Paul began his ballet and dance training in West Des Moines, Iowa, under the tutelage of Hank and Beth Adams. With their guidance, Paul earned scholarships to notable summer intensive programs, including Kansas City Ballet School, Nutmeg Conservatory, San Francisco Ballet School and Ballet Austin. In 2014, Paul received a scholarship to study full time at Kansas City Ballet School where he advanced his training, culminating in a performance opportunity with Kansas City Ballet II. As a Ballet Austin II apprentice, Paul performed lead roles, such as The Judge in Nick Kepley’s Season of Innocence and The Prince in Nelly Van Bommel’s Snow White. Additionally, he’s performed in Jennifer Hart’s Spaces and Stephen Mills’ Touch and The Nutcracker.

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Grace Morton BAII: 2012–2013 | Joined Company: 2013 Grace Morton is from Seattle, Wash. She received her early training at Dance Fremont under the direction of Vivian Little and Mary Reardon. In 2010, she continued her study under Damara Bennett in Oregon Ballet Theater’s professional division. As a member of Ballet Austin II, she enjoyed performing featured roles in Stephen Mills’ Luminaria, Jennifer Hart’s Wavemakers and Nelly van Bommel’s Snow White. After joining the company, Grace has appeared in lead roles such as Snow Queen and Lead French in Stephen Mills’ The Nutcracker, Puss ‘n Boots in The Sleeping Beauty, and has also been featured in Stephen Mills’ One / the body’s grace and CARBON53. She has had the pleasure to appear in repertoire

by George Balanchine, James Gregg, Jennifer Hart, Gabriel Lamb, Pontus Lidberg and Pam Tanowitz. Grace has danced in project-based company Performa / Dance, and appeared in Zilker Theatre Production’s presentation of Oklahoma! as Dream Laurie. She is also a teacher in the Ballet Austin Academy.

Kevin Murdock-Waters BAII: 2013–2015 | Joined Company: 2015 Originally from Roseville, Calif., Kevin began his dance training at The Hawkins School of Performing Arts. He then went on to train at the San Francisco Ballet School for six years, with teachers such as Lola De Avila, Jean-Yves Esquerre, Parrish Maynard, and Jeffrey Lyons. Kevin then joined Ballet Austin II, and later the professional company. He has enjoyed dancing in roles such as Mercutio in Stephen Mills' Romeo and Juliet, the Dodo Bird in Septime Webre's ALICE (in Wonderland), as well as other works by Lar Lubovitch, Pam Tanowitz, Pontus Lidberg, and Justin Peck. Kevin has also worked with the Austin-based company Performa/Dance under the direction of Jennifer Hart and Edward Carr.

Preston Andrew Patterson BAII: 2008–2010 | Joined Company: 2010 Preston Andrew Patterson was born in Atlanta, Ga., and began his dance studies at the Ballethnic Academy of Dance. At age 17, he attended the School of American Ballet and later the National Ballet School of Canada. As a member of Ballet Austin, Preston Patterson has had the privilege of performing in Stephen Mills’ Wolftanzt, Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, Belle REDUX / A Tale of Beauty & The Beast, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, the Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle and the Blue Bird in Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty.

Elise Pekarek BA Trainee: 2007–2009 | BAII: 2009–2011 | Joined Company: 2011 Elise Pekarek is originally from the Chicago area and began her early ballet training with the Judith Svalander School of Ballet under the direction of Judith Svalander and Greg Begley. Since joining the company in 2011, Elise has been honored to have been featured in several works by Stephen Mills' as well as Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, George Balanchine, Lar Lubovitch, Pam Tanowitz, Septime Webre, and Jimmy Orrante. She participated as a dancer in the National Choreographer's Initiative in 2017 and 2018. Elise has also performed in Austin-based projects such as Michelle Thompson's Illusory Impressions as well as with Performa/Dance, directed by Jennifer Hart and Edward Carr. In 2017, she performed Thang Dao's award-winning duet, We Circle The Night, for the Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta festival in Pietrasanta, Italy. Elise teaches classes for Ballet Austin's Pilates Center.

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Chelsea Marie Renner BA Trainee: 2005–2007 | BAII: 2007–2008 | Joined Company: 2008 Chelsea Marie Renner, originally from Bozeman, Mont., received her early training from Ann Bates of Montana Ballet and Campbell Midgley of Queen City Ballet. Since joining Ballet Austin's main company, Chelsea has enjoyed performing principal roles in Stephen Mills' The Nutcracker as the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Paul Vasterling's Peter Pan as Wendy. She has also enjoyed performing in Stephen Mills’ Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, The Magic Flute, Kai, Hamlet, and as Rosalyn in Romeo & Juliet, along with George Balanchine's Agon, Nicolo Fonte's Lasting Imprint, and works by Nelly van Bommel, Gregory Dolbashian, Gabrielle Lamb, Jimmy Orrante, and Pam Tanowitz. In June of 2013, Chelsea was honored to travel to Washington, D.C., to perform Stephen Mills' Hush for Ballet Across America III at The Kennedy Center, and in September of that year joined the company in Israel for a three-city tour of Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. Chelsea was the first recipient of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Scholarship in 2006. When not in the studio, Chelsea loves spending her time with her three-year-old son, Landon, her husband, Aaron, and running her home-based skin care business with Rodan & Fields. Chelsea would like to thank Aaron, her parents, and her grandparents for their endless love and support.

Ashley Lynn Sherman Joined Company: 2002 Originally from the Chicago area, Ashley received her pre-professional training from Sherry Moray. She began her career with Alabama Ballet under the direction of Wes Chapman and Roger Van Fleteren. Since joining Ballet Austin, her personal highlights have been dancing the roles of Giselle, Odette/Odile, Juliet, and Ophelia in Stephen Mills’ Hamlet, receiving an Austin Critic’s Table Award for her performance. Ashley had the honor of originating the role of Pamina in Mills’ The Magic Flute, as well as premiering many of his contemporary works, and touring with the company to China, Israel, Italy, Slovenia, The Joyce Theater, and The Kennedy Center. She has also danced the principal pas de deux in Balanchine’s Agon, Lar Lubovitch’s Dvořák Serenade, and Pontus Lidberg’s Stream. Ashley has made guest appearances with National Choreographer’s Initiative, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, and Performa/Dance. She is an alumna of St. Edward's University, and a private yoga instructor with specialization in Restorative yoga and Ayurveda. When she is not dancing or teaching, Ashley enjoys spending time with her new baby boy. She would like to thank her husband, Joshua, and her family for their generous support.

Morgan Stillman Joined Company: 2017 Morgan Stillman began his ballet training with Project Ballet in Fort Wayne, Ind., and attended Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. In 2014, he joined Nevada Ballet Theatre and performed principal and soloist roles in James Canfield and Balanchine repertoire. Morgan joined Ballet Austin's professional company in 2017.

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Brittany Strickland BA Trainee: 2007–2008 | BAII: 2008–2010 | Joined Company: 2010 Brittany Strickland is originally from Winston-Salem, N.C. She attended the North Carolina School of the Arts (now the University of NCSA) from 2001– 2007, where she trained under Melissa Hayden, Nina Danilova, and Kee-Juan Han. With NCSA, Brittany was privileged to perform George Balanchine’s Serenade at the Hollywood Bowl, as well as performing featured roles in The Nutcracker, La Fille mal Gardee, La Sonnambula and Jardin Anime.

Following graduation, she continued her training with Ballet Austin under full scholarship. With Ballet Austin II she was privileged to perform featured roles in works such as Thang Dao’s Quiet Imprint and Stephen Mills’ Touch, as well as performing with the company in Mills’ Coppelia and his world premiere of The Firebird. Since joining the company, she has enjoyed performing in works such as Mills’ The Taming of the Shrew, The Nutcracker, Carmina Burana, and Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. In her free time, Brittany also teaches in the Butler Center for Dance & Fitness.

Christopher Swaim BAII: 2004–2006 | Joined Company: 2006 Christopher Swaim is originally from Bryant, Ark., where he began his training with Kirt and Linda Hathaway at the Academy of Ballet Arkansas.

He then went on to graduate with distinction from the University of Oklahoma with a B.F.A. in Ballet Pedagogy. Christopher has danced principal roles in The Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, The Nutcracker, Agon and Valse Fantaisie, and has been featured in works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Stephen Mills, Thaddeus Davis, Amy Seiwert, James Clouser, Miguel Terekhov, Septime Webre, Nelly van Bommel, Gina Patterson, Nicolo Fonte, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Jimmy Orrante and Ben Stevenson. He has also performed at the 2010 San Francisco International Arts Festival as a guest with Amy Seiwert’s company, Imagery, with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in 2008 and again in 2013 with Ballet Across America III, with Ballet Arkansas as a guest in 2012 and 2014, and at the 2011 Festival des Arts de SaintSauveur. Christopher teaches in the Butler Center for Dance & Fitness and Ballet Austin Academy and has guest taught across the country.

Jaime Lynn Witts BA Trainee: 2001–2003 | BAII: 2003–2004 | Joined Company: 2004 Jaime Lynn Witts is originally from Bucks County, Penn., where she received most of her training from Maxim Ponomarenko, Oleg Briansky and Mireille Briane. She attended summer programs at CPYB, Boston Ballet and Ballet Austin. There, she continued her studies with Truman Finney in Ballet Austin’s Trainee program and as a member of Ballet Austin II. Since joining the company, Jaime has performed in works by numerous choreographers, including Pontus Lidberg, Pam Tanowitz, KT Nelson, Nicolo Fonte, Loni Landon, Jennifer Hart, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Gabrielle Lamb. She has enjoyed performing principal roles in George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante and Agon. She has also performed the title roles in The Firebird and Cinderella, Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty and Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, for which she earned her second Austin Critics Table Award. Most recently, she has made her premiere as Ophelia in Mills’ Hamlet. Jaime has also had the honor of performing the role of The Survivor in Mills’ Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project in Austin and on tour in Miami and Israel.

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2018 / 19 BALLET AUSTIN VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE President

Chair

Treasurer

At Large Members

Jennifer Guthrie

Sarah Butler

Kristen Day

Hunter Armstrong Renée Gallagher Blake K. Holman Kristin Marcum Polly Shrewsbury

Long Center Liason

Secretary

Alexander C. Ladage

Everett Plante

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Becky Beaver Mike Blue Paula N. Boldt Marla Bommarito-Crouch Nikki Bryant Irion Andy Buchholz, M.D. Bliss Burdett Dan Byrne Greg Casas Socar Chatmon-Thomas Rich Cleary Jeff Coddington Ada Corral Priscilla Cortez Steve Dalbey

Robert Dintzner Cliff Ernst Kathleen Farlow Cynthia D. Fresch Jennifer Garcia, PE, CFM Wade Giles Richard J. Groos Chris Hendel E.D. Hill Aileen Hooks Chris Hosek Bruce Irick Jon Ivester Jannette Keating Craig Kuglen, M.D. Nora Linares-Moeller

Suzanne Mackowiak Dr. Marcella Madera Dr. George Martin, Ph.D. Jennene Mashburn Michael Matula Andrea McWilliams Nikelle Meade Emily Moreland Nidhi Nakra Paul B. Nelson, M.D. Vishal Pahwa Charles Phillips Deborah Portman Elizabeth T. Powdrill Forrest Preece Deanna Rankin

Ryann Reaud Stephen Redman Edie Rogat Shon Saliga Pilar Sanchez Cord Shiflet Jare Smith Matt Swinney Judge George C. Thomas Cathy Thompson Jeffrey M. Trigger Natasa Valocchi David Webber Tom Welch Jason Wills Scott G. Yarborough

BALLET AUSTIN FOUNDATION Chair

Trustees (cont'd)

Advisory Council

Legal Advisor

Sarah Butler

Craig Kuglen, M.D., Secretary Diane T. Land Jennene Mashburn, Vice Chair Emily Moreland Edie Rogat *, Treasurer

Mike Blue Paula Boldt * Blaine Bull Dorothy Drummer Alexander C. Ladage* Ryann Reaud Stephanie Whitehurst Tom Welch

Derry Swanger Giordani, Swanger, Ripp & Jetel, L.L.P.

Trustees Kristen Day Cliff Ernst *, The Legacy Circle Chair Jennifer Guthrie *Denotes

Financial Advisors Lana Macrum-Craig, Gideon Derr, J.P. Morgan

Here for Good Leadership Team Member

BALLET AUSTIN GUILD OFFICERS President

Treasurer

Suzanne Mackowiak

Araceli Tapia

President-Elect

Vice President of Ballet Austin Support

Vice President of Fundraising Events Shane Manning

Jennifer Millspaugh

Ann Russell

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Cassandra King Polidori

Betty Oltorf

Vice President of Communications

Secretary

Lorrie Garcia

Jackie Munger

Vice President of Membership/Events

Vice President of Merchandising Taylor Calvin

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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION ANNUAL SUPPORTERS

SEASON UNDERWRITERS

SEASON PRESENTER

Silicon Laboratories, The Wallace Foundation

Google

SEASON SPONSORS Heritage Title Company of Austin, Inc. JPMorgan Chase

The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Baylor Scott & White Rehabilitation

THE NUTCRACKER UNDERWRITER RetailMeNot.com

GRIMM TALES World Premiere Commissioned by the Butler New Choreography Endowment

GISELLE UNDERWRITER Moreland Properties

PRODUCTION SPONSORS Clara & Paul Bancroft David Booth Boulette, Golden & Marin L.L.P. Sarah & Ernest Butler Dr. Beverly Dale

Ernst & Young The Fifth Age of Man Foundation Greenberg Traurig LLP The Guild

H-E-B JW Marriott Austin Maxwell Locke & Ritter QuadJobs Sterling Events

MEDIA SPONSOR Austin American-Statesman

COMMUNITY EDUCATION SPONSORS The Powell Foundation, Bank of America

IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING SPONSORS Leaps & No Bounds and Dance in the Classroom Dizzy Feet Foundation Texas Women for the Arts 3M

Stantec Texas Commission on the Arts

NIGHT OF COMMUNITY SPONSORS Wells Fargo Bank, Reaud Charitable Foundation

THE NUTCRACKER SCHOOL SHOWS SPONSOR H-E-B Tournament of Champions

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BALLET-O-MANIA SPONSOR Junior League of Austin

ACTIVE LIFE WORKSHOPS SPONSOR Health’s Angels, a program of St. David’s Foundation Community Fund

PINK PILATES PROGRAM SPONSORS NXP Semiconductors, Texas Oncology

COME DANCE! SPONSOR Junior League of Austin

PARTNER’S CIRCLE SPONSORS Sterling Events, TWIN Liquors, Botanical No. 9 Floral & Design, Whim Hospitality

BEWELL TALKS SPONSOR Texas Mutual Insurance

GOVERNMENT FUNDING Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin’s Economic Development Department, Texas Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts

OTHER CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & IN-KIND SUPPORT Amazonsmile Foundation Anderson’s Coffee Austin Community Foundation Bancroft-Clair Foundation Benevity Community Impact Fund Brunetti Foundation Combined Federal Campaign David Yurman Austin The Dianne Smith Goggan Foundation

I Live Here, I Give Here IBM Randall’s Good Neighbor Program Ride Share Austin Royal Blue Grocery Stark Martin Charitable Trust United Way Texas Coffee Traders The Trudy Foundation

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT Consultant Ann H. Messer, M.D.

Chief, Ballet Austin Medical Services Jeffrey Padalecki, M.D.

Physical Therapy Baylor Scott & White Rehabilitation, Official Physical Therapy Provider for Ballet Austin Vanessa Muncrief, P.T., D.P.T.–Onsite Medical Officer

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Acupuncture: Andra Millian, M.S., L.Ac., C.H. Chiropractic Care: Dr. Rosanne Butera Counseling: Shelley Graham, Ph.D., LPC Nutrition: Sally Bowman, M.Ed., RD, LD, Michelle Cross, LMSW, RD, LD, Laura Gruber, RD, LD Orthopedics: Robert Dehne, M.D. Physician: Dr. Eric J. Lambeth, Red River Family Practice Podiatry: Dr. Gary D. Prant

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DONOR BENEFITS YOU KEEP US DANCING! Ticket sales cover only a portion of the cost to bring productions to the stage. Your generous support helps bridge the gap so we can continue to stage the classics, unveil innovative new work and incubate the next generation of dancers.

In appreciation of your gift, you will enjoy a comprehensive collection of carefully selected benefits designed to bring you closer to the art form and offer VIP behind-the-scenes access to the works you see on stage.

FOUNDER: $7,500+

CORPS: $1,000+

• Personalized benefits package including lunch with Artistic Director Stephen Mills and the opportunity to watch a performance backstage • All Premier Partner benefits

Complimentary Champagne Intermission at all productions* • Concierge ticketing service • All Contributor benefits

PREMIER PARTNER: $5,000+ • Production Sponsorship Opportunity— Be recognized for the production of your choice and join us behind the scenes • Invitation to a complimentary pre-performance appreciation dinner at The Long Center • All Principal Partner benefits

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CONTRIBUTOR: $500+ Invitation to Intermission reception during The Nutcracker • Invitation to a special donor ballet class taught by a Company dancer • All Supporter benefits •

SUPPORTER: $250+ tudio rehearsal viewing followed by lunch S and a Q&A session with Company Dancers • All Patron benefits •

PRINCIPAL PARTNER: $3,500+ omplimentary VIP valet parking, C with expedited service* • O pportunity to watch Company Class at the Long Center prior to a performance • All Preferred Partner benefits •

PREFERRED PARTNER: $2,500+ ost-Performance Parties with Company P dancers in the Kodosky Donor Lounge (All parties for The Nutcracker will be held during intermission) • Invitation to a final dress rehearsal • All Partner benefits •

PATRON: $100+ ame listed in the Season Program N Invitation to a studio rehearsal viewing • All Member benefits • •

MEMBER: $50+ •

pdates from the studio prior to U each Production • Name listed in the Season Finale Program

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PARTNER: $1,500+

Long Center Performances

Complimentary VIP self-parking* Special recognition at your seat* • All Corps benefits • •

PARTNER’S CIRCLE SPONSORS

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2018 / 19 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN DONORS Ballet Austin donors support the annual budget of the organization with a yearly gift.

$150,000+

$90,000+

Ballet Austin Foundation

Ballet Austin Guild

PREMIER FOUNDERS $20,000+ David Booth

Sarah & Ernest Butler

Dr. Beverly Dale

The Fifth Age of Man Foundation

PREFERRED FOUNDERS $10,000+ Clara & Paul Bancroft Virginia & Gilbert Burciaga Annie Chandler E.D. & Joe Hill

Kodosky Family Foundation John Mahan Vicki Roberts/Lexus of Austin & Lakeway

Linda Ball & Forrest Preece Dr. Christy Sue Waters

FOUNDERS $7,500+ Jennene & K. Ray Mashburn

Cathy & Dwight Thompson

PREMIER PARTNERS $5,000+ Anonymous Ann & James Downing Becky Beaver & John Duncan Brenda & Mike Blue Nikki Bryant Irion & Terry Irion Josh Canova Jeffrey P. Coddington Matt & Shana Dudley, Ph.D. with Yaya & Elliot Moulton Kathleen & Robert Farlow Renée Gallagher Carlos & Jennifer Garcia

Jennifer Guthrie Georgia & Don Henrich Blake & Joan Holman Aileen Hooks & Ray Donley Beverly & Bruce Irick Katie & Jordan Jaffe Jannette & Patrick Keating Dr. & Mrs. Craig C. Kuglen Alexander C. Ladage Dr. Marcella Madera Judy & Michael Matula Maryanne McKenzie

Nikelle S. Meade The Monday-Yankus Family Kimberly & Tatum Moore Emily Moreland Jerome Murray & Jason Gallaher Dr. Tanuj & Nidhi Nakra Charlie Phillips Edie Rogat & Cotter Cunningham Jani & Shon Saliga Carolyn & Marc Seriff Tom & Sally Welch Jason Wills

PRINCIPAL PARTNERS $3,500+ Mayor Steve Adler & Diane T. Land Hunter Armstrong Paula & Bob Boldt Bommarito Group Elizabeth & Andy Buchholz Bliss Burdett Darlene & Daniel H. Byrne Mary & Greg Casas Socar Chatmon-Thomas Victoria Cheney Rich Cleary Ada Corral & Matthew Ames John-Michael & Priscilla G. Cortez Charlotte & Steve Dalbey Aaron & Kristen Day Robert Dintzner

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Martha & Cliff Ernst Wade Giles & Jeff Schab Joani & Richard Groos Chris & Abby Hendel / Neiman Marcus Chandra & Chris Hosek Jo & Jon Ivester Debi & Panos Kalaritis Tadd S. Lazarus, M.D. Nora Linares-Moeller & Mike Moeller Kristin & Ryan Marcum Dr. George Martin & Eva Muñoz Andrea & Dean McWilliams Paul Nelson, M.D. & Jessica Shadoian, Ph.D Vishal Pahwa Mandy & Everett Plante

Deborah S. Portman Elizabeth & Brent Powdrill MariBen Ramsey & Karen Kahan Deanna & Marc Rankin Ryann Reaud & Jorge Rangel Steve Redman Wanda A. Reynolds Cookie & Phil Ruiz Jenna Salwen Pilar Sanchez & John Hernandez Quata Schoolar Annie & Cord Shiflet Dr. Polly Shrewsbury Jare & Jim Smith Matt & Kara Swinney Judge George C. Thomas & Jolsna John Thomas

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PRINCIPAL PARTNERS $3,500+ (cont’ d) Kathy Steele & Jeff Trigger Natasa & Michael Valocchi

David Webber & Ransom Baldasare

Eva & Marvin Womack Sarah & Scott Yarborough

PREFERRED PARTNERS $2,500+ Dr. Maureen Alexander Rick Bennett Cheryl & Robert Butler Jessie & Burt Curtis Emily & Ryan Deiss David A. & Constance B. Elko Hollis & Robert Gaston Dave Harrington

Michael Baryshnikov Le Burkien Melanie Lewis Mickey Mann Julia Marsden Movin' Easy Mr. & Mrs. W.S. Romney Carol & Frank Sheppard Danny Snyder

Stephanie Steenstrup Lonnie Karotkin Taub & Albert Taub Valerie & Craig Tyler Betty Marie Welch Polly & Jay Westbrook

Dr. Brent Hasty & Stephen Mills Becky & Richard Herrington Will & Alison Herrington JoAnn & Kenneth Johnson Mark Kernan David Kozak Don Leighton-Burwell Flo & Ren MacNary Arthur J. Manson, III Monica & Jonathan Marler Linda McDavitt Betty & Charles Oltorf The Pacey Family Foundation Francine & Robert Paino Shalini Ramanathan & Chris Tomlinson

Carrie & Taylor Riché Ann Riopel-White & Nikolas White Edward Z. Safady Nancy Scanlan J.B. & Traci Hughes Sigmon Karen & William Steakley Frances & Robin Thompson Sue & Terry Tottenham Tiffany Walker Dr. Desmar Walkes J. Craig Wallace Connie & Dan Weaver David Plaut & Jane Webre Stephanie & Bill Whitehurst Dr. Joseph & Ran Willman Hilary & Stan Young

Cynthia D. Fresch Kelvon Hansen & Neil Ely— In honor of Frank Shott Sean, Teresa, Lilli & Kate Henry Gregory Hodgson & Joy Freeman Mike Hondorp Diane Humphreys Brian Kieley Cynthia & Eric Korman Ms. Anna Lee Jeff & Tracy Miller Chad Neely Roger & Rosie Oberg

Ghadeer Okayli Kate & Hector Perez Jim & Rebecca Popp Joanne M. Ravel Allen Rothman & Carolyn Brooks Ellen Sauer Ms. Kathryn Scarborough Chris & Donna Scheetz Karen Sonleitner Natalie & Charles Thornburgh Greg Underwood Watkins Insurance Group Karlan & Cam Witt

Jim & Debbie Alsup Anne Marie & Paul Michael Bloodgood

Betsy & David Buttross Orlando Julius Canova Elisabeth & Paul Carrell

PARTNERS $1,500+ A Friend Danny Babineaux & Alan Carsrud Delores Baccus Mr. & Mrs. Darnese A. Bell, Jr. Dahl & Joyce Black Tracy Burgess Dr. Rosanne Butera Dr. & Mrs. Gil Cloyd Betty Edmond Rose & Carey Epps Carol & Mark Fernandez Iris Groten Jeremy Guiberteau & Dan Jackson Debra Haas & Marty Hood

CORPS $1,000+ In honor of Brittany Harpole Jenny & Brandon Aghamalian Juliana & Bryan Azar Patrick Beathard Sandra Begalke Casey Blass & Lee Manford Myra & Blaine Bull Lynn Carter & Alan Moore Adam Chibib Rebekkah & Tyson Cole Becky & Tom Cook Marsha & Michael Dyson Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans

CONTRIBUTORS $500+ In honor of Hailey Dupont In memory of Regine Schumaker Lou Agnese

Please review the benefits of giving on page 51.

Listing reflects current cash and in-kind gifts to Ballet Austin’s Annual Campaign as of Sept. 21, 2017–Sept. 4, 2018.

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CONTRIBUTORS $500+ (cont’ d) Patricia Cherico Tana & Joe Christie Cory Covert Barbara & Alan Cox Ryan Cradeur Christi Cuellar Lotz & David Lotz Stacy & Richard Dunavan Janet Eaddy Thomas Edwards Amy & Randall Erben The Fern Family Ryan & Juliet Foster Allison & Matthew Friedlander Tia & Adam Garaas Emma Garcia De Alba & Joe Salinas Adriana & Jonathan Graf Louise & Scott Haigler Marilyn Halpin Judy & David Harris

Wendy Harvey Margaret Herman Jeanne & Van R. Hoisington Jodi & Rocky Holland Krystin C. & Michael B. Johnson Caroline Jones John Kirkpatrick Aara & Ambrose Krumpe Heilla Lain Sebastian Lanphier LDA Family Limited Partnership Lindsey J. Lauder Amanda & Roy Leatherberry Julie & David Loignon Adrienne Longoria SGT William & Rene Macafee Nancy & Aaron Marcus James Martin & Sky Benson Michelle Martin Laura McPartland Matz

Suzanne & John McFarlane Candice & Clayton McKay Anne & John McKinnerney Nicki Mebane Jeff & Tracy Miller Hannah & Cameron Nokes Tom Noonan Mark & Vicki Parsons Michele Pellman Bill Piner Louis Renaud Daniel E. Rodriguez Jennifer & Kirk Schell Vlada & Gennadi Sheber Katie Starley Nicole & Adam Swies Chris & Quenby Swinson-Mitchell Sherry & Richard Wilkison

Aubrey Groves Mr. Daniel Gunter Ms. Joanne Hanifan Sharon & Ken Herman Brooke & Levi Holmes Paula & Parker Jameson Lori A. Keller Jan & Orion Knox Cassie LaMere Natalie & Carl Lauryssen Sandra Littlejohn Jane-Elizabeth Madison Kristen & Steve McPike Virginia Miracle Susan Morehead Mona Morgan Judy Morris Nancy & Leo Mueller Alicia & Robert Nellis Michael Owen

Michael Ellwood Owens De & Jane Peart Harper Rehme Michelle Schumann & Matt Orem Michele Schwartz Elizabeth & Anthony Siela Charles & Carole Sikes Tracy & Jerry Stendara Tabrizi Family Mary & Bill Throop Mary & Lillian Torkelson Phyllis & Eric Waelder Mary Walcutt Michael Walters Wiatrek Family Carol Wood Paula Wood & Family Lital & Arik Yaacob

Michelle, Sidkid, Savanah & Xavier Bell Marybeth & Tom Bolerjack Ursula Brinkmann Julia Brown Judy Bush Deborah Casati Alania Cater Flesher Frank Cheff & Sharon Shuppert Michael & Robin Clark

Susan M. Coe Barbette & John Cooper Stacia Crescenzi David de la Pena Joan Dean Mary Dickerson Ms. Sharon Dockery Beth Domel Connie & Charles Doubrava Christopher Dragomanovich

SUPPORTERS $250+ In honor of Marc & Deanna Rankin Jolene Bean Beth Bergen & Jay Weiner Mr. Monte Bisher Billie Bledsoe Rosalie & Jim Boldin Cynthia Brown Pei-San & Daniel Brown Julia & Bill Buchholz Ms. Elizabeth Christian C. Countryman Monica Cunningham Dale & Marlyn Davis Jill Fatzer Claudia Garvey Ms. Bonnie Glass Delilah Grad Anne J. Gray & David J. Carr Rich Gregasko

PATRONS $100+ In honor of Brooke Holmes In honor of Cookie Ruiz Eugene Alvarez Lisa Ashby Linda Ashton Daphney Lee Augustin Ed & Lanie Bailey Barnhart Family Christopher Beck David Beck

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PATRONS $100+ (cont’ d) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Driscoll Jim Durkin Ingeborg L. Eichberg Jeanne Ellenstein Amy Evors Edie Finch Sherrie Frachtman—In honor of Cookie Ruiz Dan & Jacque Fowler Lauren Frey Mark Gagnon Laura Galt & Mike Snavely Lorrie & Carlos Garcia Charles & Dora Gembinski Fred Gibson Ms. Dawn Ginestra Brian Gleason Priscilla Gonzales Lois & Ira Goodman Mrs. Shelby Goodrum Anne Marie Harrison Kathleen Hausenfluck Elizabeth Hendrix Mrs. Deborah Hensley Lydia Hoffman Mr. Scott Joslove Linda & Peter Kangos Kellye King Beverly Kuenast Kurt & Ulrike Lapham Mary & Christopher Larosa Laraine Lasdon & Associates, Inc.

Jessica & Andrew Lee Kevin Leiske & Marina Maxwell Brad McCabe Kat McCartney David Mellencamp Laura Merritt Margaret Miller David & Laura Mills Mary Ellen Mondi Maureen Mulrooney Edna Nation Katie & Jesse Newland Leslie Noble & Chris Brown Laquieta O'Dell Parsons i.d.

Michael Angel Peña Virginia Phillips Joan Pinkham Coralie & Jim Pledger Debra Sabah Press Cristina Rangel Marianne Reat & Mark Estes Sharon & Katie Reeves Justin Robbins Tara Jean Rosado Rachel Rosen Debra Russell Alissa Saenz—In honor of Brett Smith Deena & Michael Santori Jennifer Schwenker Marilyn Sharratt

Ron & Jo Ann Stehle Kimberley Stengel Justin Robbins Kay & Del Taebel Maria Talamo Mona Taylor & Family The Taylor Family Vickie & Rex Taylor Lindsay Titualer Sarah Tober & Robert Tober Kathryne Tovo Virginia Urban Daylia Vaughan Jyll Vertuno Mr. Shan Wang Chris & Darcie Ward Diane Warren Milissa & Gary Warren Michael Waters Louise & Steven Weinberg Barbara Wensel Donald R. Wertz Birdie White Thomas Wilson Suzanne & Marc Winkelman Margaret Wofford Joelyn Wooldridge Homer, Katie & Ailyn Yarchak Christine Yonge Coralinn Young Debbie Zappen

Please review the benefits of giving on page 51.

Listing reflects current cash and in-kind gifts to Ballet Austin’s Annual Campaign as of Sept. 21, 2017–Sept. 4, 2018.

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FÊTE CO-CHAIRS: Natasa & Michael Valocchi fête*ish CO-CHAIRS: Cassandra King Polidori & Cassie LaMere FÊTE AND fête*ish SPONSORS Event Sponsor Natasa & Michael Valocchi Lexus of Austin & Lakeway

Premium Table Gifts Neiman Marcus

Décor Strong Events

Event Coordination Creative Consultants

Wine Twin Liquors

Audio/Visual Markey’s Rental & Staging

Media & Swag Bag The Scout Guide Austin Austin Social Planner

Dinner JW Marriott Austin

Spirits Grey Goose Vodka

Audio StageTech, Inc.

Floral & Décor Mandarin Design Lab

Lighting Illios Lighting Design

Media Austin AmericanStatesman The Society Diaries

FÊTE DINNER TABLE AND TICKET SPONSORS RED AS BLOOD TABLE HOSTS Michael & Natasa Valocchi Beverly Dale / Jeff Coddington Lexus of Austin & Lakeway Merrill Lynch—The Heidmann / Jefferson Group Texas Capital Bank / Moreland Properties TICKETS Linda Ball & Forrest Preece Sarah & Ernest Butler Martha & Cliff Ernst E.D. & Joe Hill Jo & Jon Ivester Mandy & Everett Plante

WHITE AS SNOW TABLE HOSTS Kate & Hector Perez Cord & Annie Shiflet TICKETS Dan & Darlene Byrne Kristen & Aaron Day Renée Gallagher

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TICKETS (cont'd) Amy Hiemstra Ed Jaroski Kevin Lyons

DREAMS COME TRUE TABLE HOSTS AT&T Austin American-Statesman Ballet Austin Guild Becky Beaver /O rlando Canova & Morgan Stillman Chris Bradley / Capital Excavation EZ Corp, Inc. Wade Giles & Jeff Schab Chandra & Chris Hosek IBC Bank Jannette & Patrick Keating Maryanne McKenzie / Forza Vacation Homes Leanne Raesner Jenna Salwen / Bliss Burdett Charlie Phillips St. David’s Healthcare Texas Women for the Arts

TICKETS 3M/Rich Cleary Christopher J. Ameel, PLLC, Attorney at Law Mary Bakatsa & Clark Wilkinson Josh Canova Elizabeth Christian & Mayor Bruce Todd Shana Dudley & Elliot Moulton Dana & Ian Kemp Ashley & Patrick Lowry Kate Matthews Meg & Gary Meo Teshana Murray Neiman Marcus Christopher Scheetz & Grace Sharington Ingrid & Eric Sprangle Matt & Kara Swinney

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VISION To build the financial base and secure the future of Ballet Austin.

FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, Ballet Austin has built an international reputation for artistic excellence and innovation. Now, the Ballet Austin Foundation is undertaking a permanent fundraising effort to raise endowment and legacy gifts that will set in motion a bold vision for Ballet Austin’s future. Gifts made today will create a permanent impact beyond our lifetimes, ensuring that future generations will benefit from a legacy that you can create.

Ballet Austin is here to INNOVATE, here to TEACH, and here to SERVE…We are Here for GOOD.

BALLET AUSTIN FOUNDATION THANKS OUR ENDOWMENT DONORS! $5,000,000+ Dr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler

$100,000 + Anonymous Ballet Austin Board of Directors Mr. & Mrs. Joe Long

$50,000+ Anonymous (2) Ballet Austin Guild Dr. & Mrs. Craig C. Kuglen Edie Rogat & Cotter Cunningham

$25,000+ Mayor Steve Adler & Diane T. Land Martha & Cliff Ernst In Memory of Marilyn H. Ferguson In loving memory of Martha B. Harrington Jo & Jonathan Ivester Jennene & K. Ray Mashburn Emily Moreland / Moreland Properties Cathy & Dwight Thompson

Learn more about supporting Here for Good by contacting Ballet Austin Development Director Christi Lotz at christi.lotz@balletaustin.org or 512.476.9151, ext. 124

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THE LEGACY CIRCLE The Legacy Circle invites donors to include the Ballet Austin Foundation in their wills, life insurance, retirement plans, charitable remainder or charitable lead gifts to help preserve the future of Ballet Austin, enriching the lives of future generations.

BALLET AUSTIN THANKS THE LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS! Mayor Steve Adler & Diane T. Land Becky Beaver & John Duncan Rick Bennett Paula Boldt Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Butler Darlene & Dan Byrne Ann & Jim Downing Martha & Cliff Ernst Dr. Harvey Evans & Gloria Evans Malcolm Ferguson Jennifer Guthrie Dave Harrington Becky & Richard Herrington Terry & Nikki Bryant Irion Caroline C. Jones Alexander C. Ladage

Laraine & Leon Kentridge Lasdon Mike Baryshnikov Le Burkien Jennene & K. Ray Mashburn Helen G. Miller Michael Ellwood Owens Forrest Preece & Linda Ball Joanne Ravel Wanda A. Reynolds Cookie & Phil Ruiz Peter Schram & Harry Ullmann Rosemarie L. Schwarzer Jare & Jim A. Smith Karen Sonleitner Mary & Bruce Walcutt J. Craig Wallace Bill & Stephanie Whitehurst

Please contact the Development Office at 512.476.9151, ext. 1 24 if you would like to have a conversation about a gift or charitable planning.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES ENDOWED BY SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER THROUGH THE BALLET AUSTIN FOUNDATION

REHEARSAL ASSISTANTS Christopher Swaim (Left) Alexa Capareda (Right)

Anabel Alpert

Maxim Bleeker

Jasmine Getz

Dylan Hesser

Delray Beach, FL

Novato, CA

Sleepy Hollow, IL

El Paso, TX

Samantha Howe

Elizabeth Kanning

Kelsey Minzenmayer

Elizabeth-Jane Moller

Deerfield, MA

Redmond, WA

San Angelo, TX

Staten Island, NY

Isabella Phillips

Leilani Tian

Union City, CA

Stanford, CA

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Ryanne Anderson Ellis Broderick Casey Cisler Keegan Daley

Jacy Fletcher Craig Freigang Kellie Fulton Lexi Garden

Chloe Hebdon Lucia Lorenzo Eva Kahn Megan McKelvey

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BALLET AUSTIN STAFF ARTISTIC TEAM Stephen Mills, Sarah and Ernest Butler Family Fund Artistic Director Michelle Martin, Associate Artistic Director Eugene Alvarez, Company Manager

Allisyn Paino-Martin, Rehearsal Assistant Paul Michael Bloodgood, Creative Brand Producer & Licensing Manager

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM Cookie Gregory Ruiz, C.F.R.E., Executive Director Billie Bledsoe, Director of Business Development Pei-San Brown, Community Education Director Tony Casati, Operations Director Christi Cuellar Lotz, C.F.R.E., Development Director Julie Loignon, Audience Engagement Sales and Services Director

Vicki Parsons, Butler Center for Dance & Fitness Director William Piner, Academy Director Gail Romney, Finance Director Bill Sheffield, Production Director / Stage Manager Lital Yaacob, Executive Administrator

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Anne Marie Bloodgood, Digital Content Coordinator Sarah Brazier, Audience Services Manager Emma Garcia De Alba, Accounting & HR Manager Diana Lynn Gembinski, Audience Sales & Services Manager Chris Glenn, Audience Services Brooke Holmes, Associate Director of Individual Giving Jordan Moser, Creative Content Producer Maria Murphy-Mayberry, Grants Manager

Arminé Olivas, Senior Marketing Manager Kylie Phillips, Community Education Associate Lily Pipkin, Development Administrator Kent Pool, Facilities Manager Nina Staeben, Audience Services Associate Erin Marie Williams, Development & Special Events Manager Boo Wong, Business Development Manager

PRODUCTION TEAM* Bill Sheffeld, Production Director / Stage Manager Tony Tucci, Lighting Supervisor Alexey Korygin, Wardrobe Master Conrad Haden, Head Carpenter Ryan Gallagher, Master Electrician C.J. Swinburn, Master Electrician Valerie Sadorra, Props Mistress James Cameron, Assistant Carpenter George Wenning, Props Assistant Glenn Dunn, Flyman

Larry Jameson, Flyman Bill Mester, Head Audio Steven Myers, Technical Director Brad Wilson, Assistant Production Manager Joan Miller, Head Wardrobe Elizabeth Arlene Waghalter, Lead Stitcher * Stage employees of Ballet Austin are represented by I.A.T.S.E. Local 205.

BALLET AUSTIN ACADEMY Bill Piner, Academy Director Michelle Martin, Curriculum Director Janet Alvarado, Academy Administrator Katelyn Yeary, Program Coordinator & Faculty Member

Jennifer Hart, Levels 1–5 Curriculum Director Joan Wolfe, Creative Movement Curriculum Leader Joshua Piper, Pianist Coordinator

BUTLER CENTER FOR DANCE & FITNESS Vicki Parsons, Butler Center for Dance & Fitness Director Vlada Sheber, Pilates Program Director Stephanie Albrecht, Senior Manager Melody Abraham, Customer Experience Team Michelle Ballesteros, Customer Experience Team Stacy Dunavan, Customer Experience Team

Monica Martinez, Customer Experience Team Alex Morphew, Customer Experience Team Michael Owens, Customer Experience Team Mariya Raleigh, Customer Experience Team Rachel Rosen, Customer Experience Team Studio Manager Nina Staeben, Customer Experience Team

ACADEMY AND BUTLER CENTER INSTRUCTORS Jenny Alperin Ian J. Bethany Hannah Brightwell Pei-San Brown Dane Burch Isabelle Burnetta Orlando Julius Canova Alexa Capareda Lisa del Rosario Danielle Ehoff

Rebekah Fowler James Fuller Emily Furillo Tyler Guthrie Amir Hammoudeh Arletta Howard Logan Libby James Elizabeth Kanning Vivian Kaw Jean Claude Lessou

Mia Moi Allyson Morales Grace Morton April Nygaard Selena Offenberg Lauren Parra Preston Andrew Patterson Sara Paul Elise Pekarek Rohit Ramachandran

Lucy Record Morgan Stillman Brittany Strickland Christopher Swaim Ramsay Wall Kelsey Walsh Taylor Williams Carla Wright Terri Lynn Wright Erick Yanez

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Our medical practice style is unique and appeals primarily to a more sophisticated clientele such as those who attend theatrical and cultural events. In the past we have found it a waste of advertising dollars to attempt to reach our small target audience via the expensiveFor mass media. For the past several years the Performing Arts Advertising Information,Visit Program has proven to be a very cost-effective way for us to inform potential patients www.papiaustin.com about the more personal medical service we provide.

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Ballet Austin annually raises almost $2 million to produce works brought to the stage, to reach more than 50,000 people through community engagement and educational programming, and to award more than $250,000 in scholarships.

Consider a gift to Ballet Austin and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, bringing you closer to the art form and VIP behind-the-scenes access to our productions. Every gift makes a difference.

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ADDITIONAL FUNDING The project is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. This project is also funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

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Elevate your show night experience with Chef David Garrido’s signature menu at Dine, perched lakeside in downtown Austin. Featuring fresh, American fare, enjoy a take on classic favorites such as steak and frites, mushroom truffle mac and cheese, baby back ribs with escabeche, ancho chile NY Strip, as well as Garrido’s signature fried oysters. Sip on craft cocktails, frozen margaritas and a thoughtful wine list in the restaurant’s stylish space, that perfectly harmonizes with Chef’s straightforward yet distinctively unique cuisine.

Duck-filled enchiladas in poblano-spinach sauce, watermelon-infused tequila and crepes smothered in goat’s milk caramel - now that’s Mexican cuisine. For more than 30 years, Fonda San Miguel restaurant has remained the premier Mexican cultural experience in Austin. Offering gallery-level fine art, an impressive wine list and the highest-quality interior Mexican dishes in town. Now featuring homegrown organic vegetables from our garden!

111 E Cesar Chavez | www.dineaustin.net 512.478.2991

2330 W North Loop Blvd. www.FondaSanMiguel.com | 512.459.4121

III Forks is a contemporary evolution of the classic steakhouse.

The menu features the finest USDA Prime beef, ocean-fresh seafood and an extensive wine list. The perfect table is available for your party, five private rooms available for 12 to 60 guests with audio/visual capabilities. Located in the 2nd Street district at Lavaca Street and Cesar Chavez.

Beginning as a modest butcher shop in 1979, award-winning Perry’s Steakhouse in Austin features a two-story wine wall and five private dining rooms. Famous for a mouth-watering, seven-finger high pork chop, butcher-fresh USDA-aged prime beef, table side carvings and vibrant Bar 79, Perry’s provides a dining experience that is truly Rare and Well Done®.

111 Lavaca St. | www.3Forks.com | 512.474.1776

114 West 7th St. | PerrysSteakhouse.com | 512.474.6300

Manuel’s is an Austin favorite featuring delicious dining from Mexico’s interior and coastal regions. Our restaurants are locally owned and operated, and we regularly support non-profit and arts organizations. Consistently voted “Best Happy Hour” with 16 half price appetizers and $2 house Margaritas EVERYDAY from 4 to 6 p.m.

We promise to provide our customers the most pleasant dining experience by preparing with the freshest ingredients, serving the highest quality cuisines and with a simple smile. Dim Sum brunch is served at our North and Westlake locations on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

310 Congress Ave. | 512.472.7555 10201 Jollyville Rd. | 512.345.1042 | www.Manuels.com

www.AustinChinatown.com 3407 Greystone Dr. | 512.343.9307 | 107 West 5th Street 512.637.8888 | 712 Bee Caves Rd | 512.328.6588

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We invite you to escape to Truluck’s. A getaway for the senses. Come savor the freshest Crab, direct from our own fisheries. Delight in our fresh-catch seafood menu or select tender, juicy steaks prepared to perfection. Then complement it all with delicious wines by the glass and bottle.

Austin’s original USDA Prime Steak House has been serving sizzling steaks since 1985. Served on a 500° sizzling plate, Ruth’s Chris guarantees your steak will be hot, juicy and delicious until the very last bite.

400 Colorado St. | www.Trulucks.com | 512.482.9000

107 W 6th St. | www.RuthsChris.com | 512.477.7884

Offering fresh takes on traditional Asian street food, Street is the latest concept from Austin restaurant veteran Ronald Cheng of Chinatown. The versatile menu features creative hot and cold “snacks,” sushi, dumplings, as well as vegan and gluten free options. It’s the perfect spot for a quick, healthy lunch, after-work drinks, or a fun night out with friends.

Chez Zee American Bistro, locally owned for over 20 years, serves lunch, happy hour, dinner, award-winning weekend brunch and house-made desserts. Cookin’ ‘til midnight, Friday and Saturday. Reservations any time; please come in before or after the show. Book your private party at Chez Zee! Visit us online for menus, maps and more.

3407 Greystone Drive | www.streetatx.com | 512.382.9567

5406 Balcones Dr. | www.Chez-Zee.com | 512.454.2666

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MICHAEL NESMITH & THE FIRST NATIONAL BAND SAT, SEPT 8 K.D. LANG TUE, SEPT 18 GRAHAM NASH WED, SEPT 19 SHINYRIBS FRI, SEPT 21 THE FLATLANDERS SAT, SEPT 22 DARDEN SMITH SAT, SEPT 22 PAUL REISER SAT, SEPT 29 NEAL BRENNAN THU, OCT 18 TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY SUN, OCT 21 BOZ SCAGGS WED, OCT 24 ILIZA FRI, NOV 2 TOM PAPA FRI, NOV 2 CAPITOL STEPS SAT, NOV 3 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD SAT, NOV 10 POTTED POTTER TUE–SUN, NOV 13–18 WYNTON MARSALIS FRI, NOV 30 THE WOOD BROTHERS SAT, DEC 1 BASSEM YOUSSEF WED, DEC 5 JOHN BUTLER TRIO+ FRI, DEC 7 IRA GLASS SAT, DEC 8 THE MOTH THU, DEC 13 BRUCE & KELLY’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW SAT, DEC 15 MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY A COWBOY CHRISTMAS FRI, DEC 21 GRETEL! THE MUSICAL MON, JAN 7 TERRY ALLEN SAT, JAN 19 RUTHIE FOSTER SAT, JAN 26 THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SUN, JAN 27 ABBA MANIA WED, FEB 20 ME… JANE SUN, FEB 24 JOAN BAEZ WED, APR 17 DAVID SEDARIS THU, MAY 2

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edwin mccain

7.27

dave Koz Summer HornS witH ricHard elliot, Gerald albriGHt, ricK braun, & aubrey loGan

8.3

terry bozzio

8.23

walter beaSley

8.24

ana popovic

8.26

Kyle turner & FriendS FeaturinG micHael ward, tHereSa GraySon, pamela Hart

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SHawn colvin

9.8

Strunz & FaraH

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bob jameS

9.14

al di meola

9.15

tucK & patti

9.16

micHael Grimm

9.20

tHree women & tHe trutH (eliza GilKySon,mary GautHier , & GretcHen peterS)

9.23

SticK men Ft. tony levin, marKuS reuter , pat maStelotto

9.27

Stanley clarKe band

9.28

jane monHeit

9.30

tHe SteeldriverS

10.11

blind boyS oF alabama

10.21

tower oF power

10.24

jimmy webb

10.25

acouStic alcHemy

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ottmar liebert

11.16

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11.18

peter wHite cHriStmaS witH ricK braun & euGe Groove

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peter cincotti

11.28

tHe GueSS wHo

11.30

norman brown’S joyouS cHriStmaS witH bobby caldwell & marion meadowS

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Steve tyrell

1.12.19

Herman’S HermitS

1.15.19

arturo Sandoval

1.25.19

FireFall

1.27.19

joan oSborne

1.31.19

jim meSSina

2.7.19

blueS brotHerS revue

2.10.19

GeorGe winSton

2.12 & 2.13

bj tHomaS

2.17.18

atlanta rHytHm Section

2.24.19

poco

3.1.19

1964 tHe tribute

3.2.19

ricKy SKaGGS

4.5.19

Stanley jordan

4.11.19

Gino vannelli

9.27 & 9.28

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