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Welcome to the 201718 season of Newman Center Presents. We are proud to present an eclectic mix of performances that represents the highest level of artistic excellence. We are dedicated to exploring a broad range of culturally diverse programs and stimulating dialogue on social issues through the performing arts. This season, we launch two new series: the Family Series and the Student Matinee Series. These shows are a great way to introduce young people to the power and magic of live performance. The Newman Center continues to grow and thrive because of your support. We invite you to share your enthusiasm with your friends and family by organizing groups to attend performances or bringing a young person to a performance. I look forward to sharing more unforgettable evenings together. Thank you for being a part of the Newman Center’s 15th season.
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Over the years, Denver audiences have come to count on the Newman Center and its acclaimed performing arts series. This year, we are launching a Family Series and a Student Matinee Series. Both series are results of the realization of DU IMPACT 2025, our strategic vision, which calls on the University to expand its deep roots in the Denver community, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion through our programming, learning and community engagement. The Newman Center’s stages enable our students to demonstrate their remarkable gifts, attracting some of the most promising and talented young people in the nation. This building helps every student production in our Lamont School of Music and the Department of Theatre showcase their extraordinary energy, enthusiasm and dedication. Here at the Newman Center, our students pursue their passions and discover their capacity to collaborate and innovate. May their creativity and talent inspire us all to reflect on what it means to be human—to create and appreciate artistic expression and use it to understand ourselves and our world. Enjoy tonight’s performance. I hope you will return again to another of our many offerings. Rebecca Chopp Chancellor, University of Denver
Opened in 2002, The Robert & Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver is acclaimed as one of the nation’s finest performing arts centers. Unique in the region for its size, acoustic quality, and caliber of artists, the Newman Center is dedicated to showcasing cultural diversity, stretching the imagination, and stimulating dialogue. The Newman Center hosts nearly 500 performances each season with up to 120,000 people in attendance. As a creative and effective leader in arts presenting the NCPA has served as an artistic gathering place and an economic engine elevating Denver’s reputation as the Cultural Capital of the West. In 2016, Kendra Whitlock Ingram joined the Newman Center in the Executive Director position. Heeding the call of DU IMPACT 2025 as well as a parallel directive in the Denver Arts & Venues Imagine 2020 plan to ‘make art unavoidable,’ Ingram is focused on blurring the lines between campus and community by presenting diverse and excellent performances, developing key community partnerships, and creating programming for families in order to introduce new generations to the performing arts.
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This year, the quality of programming continues and the breadth of programming expands. We look forward to long-time favorites like the King’s Singers, Sarah Chang and Gregory Porter as well as new surprises like Cashore Marionettes. We are particularly excited for the new Family and Student Matinee Series that will bring incredible performances to young audiences.
Bob: I very much like musical theater so my first choice would be a reprise of My Fair Lady, with Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway and Audrey Hepburn. Since that will never happen, I would settle for a Lamont production, perhaps showcasing both professionals and DU students in various roles. A second choice: we were fortunate to once have Marvin Hamlisch visit our home in Denver and play for a small gathering. He even composed a short song, with lyrics, for us. What a talent – it was magical! Judi: My fantasy concert would be Frank Sinatra with the Rat Pack including Liza Minelli, Frank with Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr. dancing, Barbra Streisand (no politics), Tony Bennett, Adele, the Irish Tenors, Yo-Yo Ma, Victor Borge and Louis Armstrong. Wow, what a show that would be! Please watch the sound volume – no ear plugs needed!
If you had to choose one performance at the Newman Center from the past 14 years, what would be your favorite? A truly tough question to answer – so many outstanding performances! But perennially, we tend to favor vocal groups like Cantus, King’s Singers and the Whiffenpoofs as well as instrumental groups like Colorado Symphony ensembles, Bluegrass Masters, and Boston Brass. A truly memorable performance was by Manhattan Transfer at the 5th Anniversary concert.
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 7:30 pm June Swaner Gates Concert Hall Janet Eilber, Artistic Director LaRue Allen, Executive Director
Company Abdiel Jacobsen, Lloyd Knight, Ben Schultz, Xin Ying Natasha M. Diamond-Walker, Charlotte Landreau, Lloyd Mayor, Ari Mayzick, Lorenzo Pagano So Young An, Laurel Dalley Smith, Anne O’Donnell, Anne Souder, Leslie Andrea Williams Marzia Memoli Denise Vale, Senior Artistic Associate Major support for the Martha Graham Dance Company is provided by
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EKSTASIS Choreography by Martha Graham reimagined by Virginie Mécène Costume by Martha Graham Original Music by Lehman Engel Music for reimagined Ekstasis by Ramon Humet† Lighting by Nick Hung Premiere: May 4, 1933, Guild Theatre, New York City Ekstasis (reimagined): February 14, 2017, The Joyce Theater, New York City “The body is a sacred garment.” – Martha Graham Anne Souder “Interludi meditatiu VII” from Homenaje a Martha Graham, © Neu Records 2016, used by arrangement with the copyright owner.
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WOODLAND Xin Ying (center) and other dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company in Pontus Lidberg’s Woodland. Photo by Brigid Pierce.
DARK MEADOW SUITE Choreography and Costumes by Martha Graham Arrangement by Janet Eilber Music by Carlos Chavez† Lighting by Nick Hung
Choreography by Pontus Lidberg Music by Irving Fine† Costumes by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung Mask Patterns by Wintercroft Designs Lighting by Nick Hung Premiere: April 1, 2016, Library of Congress, Washington, DC Xin Ying
Premiere: April 1, 2016, Library of Congress, Washington, DC Through the act of dancing forgotten memories emerge. We sense that we have been all things. “I have been ere now a boy and a girl, a brush, a bird, and a dumb fish in the sea.” (Empedocles) Anne O’Donnell Lorenzo Pagano
Laurel Dalley Smith, Abdiel Jacobsen, Charlotte Landreau Lloyd Mayor, Ari Mayzick, Anne O’Donnell Lorenzo Pagano, Leslie Andrea Williams Co-commissioned by the Verna and Irving Fine Fund in the Library of Congress, Washington, DC and the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. Woodland is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
So Young An, Laurel Dalley Smith, Abdiel Jacobsen Charlotte Landreau, Ari Mayzick, Marzia Memoli Ben Schultz, Leslie Andrea Williams
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ERRAND INTO THE MAZE
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Choreography by Martha Graham Music by Gian Carlo Menotti† Lighting by Lauren Libretti Costumes by Maria Garcia
Dark Meadow Suite (1946) The Dark Meadow Suite is made up of highlights from a much longer work by Martha Graham, Dark Meadow, which premiered on January 23, 1946, Plymouth Theatre, New York City. The Suite, created in 2016, is designed to feature the exceptional choreography that Graham created for the ensemble of dancers in Dark Meadow. Both the unison dancing and the partnering have been recognized as some of Graham’s most architectural, ritualistic and profound creations. They are clearly inspired by Graham’s love of the rituals of the natives of both the American Southwest and Mexico, which she observed as a young woman. The Mexican composer Carlos Chavez wrote the spacious musical score for Graham. The dancers often work in counterpoint to the score using the sound of their feet and other body percussion effects. In her original program note, Graham wrote, “Dark Meadow is a re-enactment of the mysteries which attend the eternal adventure of seeking.” It is an abstract work about life’s journey and the search for connection with one’s self and one’s community. This dance is a prime example of Graham as a leader in mid-20th Century modernism.
Premiere: February 28, 1947, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City There is an errand into the maze of the heart’s darkness in order to face and do battle with the Creature of Fear. There is the accomplishment of the errand, the instant of triumph, and the emergence from the dark. Charlotte Landreau, Ben Schultz Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
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MOSAIC Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Assistants to Mr. Cherkaoui: Jason Kittelberger, Jennifer White Music by Felix Buxton† Costumes by Karen Young Lighting by Nick Hung Premiere: February 15, 2017, The Joyce Theater, New York City Abdiel Jacobsen, Lloyd Mayor, Ari Mayzick Marzia Memoli, Anne O’Donnell, Lorenzo Pagano Anne Souder, Leslie Andrea Williams, Xin Ying Co-commissioned for the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. by Carolina Performing Arts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Christopher Jones and Deb McAlister. “Yedidi Hashakhakhta” from Yedid Nefesh by Meirav Ben David-Harel, Yaïr Harel, Nima Ben David, Michèle Claude; Moses by Fadia Thomb El Hague & Sarband; “Moshé” from Yedid Nefesh by Meirav Ben David-Harel, Yaïr Harel, Nima Ben David, Michèle Claude.
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Ekstasis (1933) Ekstasis is thought to be the 87th creation by Graham. In a 1980 interview, Graham explained that the genesis of this dance came from a pelvic thrust gesture that she discovered one day. This led her to explore “a cycle of distortion” that she found deeply meaningful. “Before Ekstasis, I had been using a more static form, trying to find a ritualist working of the body,” she concluded. Virginie Mécène reimagined this version of Ekstasis based on the sparse documentation of this original solo, which included a few photos by Soichi Sunami and Barbara Morgan. Woodland (2016)
Using Irving Fine’s music as my point of departure, rather than using a concept, I heard structure as well as possible imagery: woodland, moonlight and wandering creatures. I wanted to interact with the music, not just impose choreography on it, so I chose to reorder the movements and add a repeat, turning a linear work into one that is almost cyclical—a structure that I’ve explored continuously in my compositions. I also often take inspiration and impetus from the dancers, and the
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Graham dancers have been a generous and inspiring group of collaborators. Woodland was developed in collaboration with these dancers. In the end, as in many of my works, the individual is a counterpoint to the group—somewhat isolated and looking for the means to connect with others, all the while remaining separated on a singular trajectory. — Pontus Lidberg
Errand Into the Maze (1947)
Errand into the Maze premiered in 1947 with a score by Gian Carlo Menotti, set design by Isamu Noguchi and starring Martha Graham. The duet is loosely derived from the myth of Theseus, who journeys into the labyrinth to confront the Minotaur, a creature who is half man and half beast. Martha Graham retells the tale from the perspective of Ariadne, who descends into the labyrinth to conquer the Minotaur. The current production of Errand into the Maze was created in reaction to the damage done to the sets and costumes by Hurricane Sandy. This version, stripped of the classic production elements, is meant to intensify our focus on the dramatic, physical journey of the choreography itself.
Mosaic (2017)
Inspired by the energies and sensuality of the Middle East, Mosaic is my attempt to piece together, juxtapose, and uncover its different facets and paradoxes. Since my childhood, I have been exposed to the aesthetics specific to the Orient, from the calligraphy to the architecture, and the mosaic in particular have always held a fascination for me. A small repetitive pattern, it is mathematical in its application, and inevitably yielding a finished work that is a total departure from the individual piece and much larger than the sum of its parts. I wanted to use it as a starting point for my choreography, to exploit its fractal quality in dismantling clichés, and use its central idea as a building block, to create movement that is organically reminiscent of creatures and images we associate with the region as well as suggestive of the mystery the Middle East evokes. — Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
the nation has in turn shared with the world. Crossing artistic boundaries, she collaborated with and commissioned work from the leading visual artists, musicians, and designers of her day, including sculptor Isamu Noguchi and composers Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, and Gian Carlo Menotti. Graham’s groundbreaking style grew from her experimentation with the elemental movements of contraction and release. By focusing on the basic activities of the human form, she enlivened the body with raw, electric emotion. The sharp, angular, and direct movements of her technique were a dramatic departure from the predominant style of the time. Graham influenced generations of choreographers that included Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp, altering the scope of dance. Classical ballet dancers Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, and Mikhail Baryshnikov sought her out to broaden their artistry. Artists of all genres were eager to study and work with Graham—she taught actors including Bette Davis, Kirk Douglas, Madonna, Liza Minnelli, Gregory Peck, Tony Randall, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, and Joanne Woodward to utilize their bodies as expressive instruments. During her long and illustrious career, Graham created 181 dance compositions. During the Bicentennial she was granted the United States’ highest civilian honor, The Medal of Freedom. In 1998, TIME Magazine named her the “Dancer of the Century.” The first dancer to perform at the White House and to act as a cultural ambassador abroad, she captured the spirit of a nation. “No artist is ahead of his time,” she said. “He is his time. It is just that the others are behind the time.”
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The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a leader in the development of contemporary dance since its founding in 1926. Today, the Company is embracing a new programming vision that showcases masterpieces by Graham alongside newly commissioned works by contemporary artists. With programs that offer a rich thematic narrative, the Company creates new platforms for contemporary dance and multiple points of access for audiences.
Martha Graham has had a deep and lasting impact on American art and culture. She single-handedly defined contemporary dance as a uniquely American art form, which
Since its inception, the Martha Graham Dance Company has received international acclaim from audiences in more than 50 countries throughout North and South America, Europe,
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Africa, Asia, Russia, and the Middle East. The Company has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, the Paris Opera House, Covent Garden, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as at the base of the Great Pyramids in Egypt and in the ancient Herod Atticus Theatre on the Acropolis in Athens. In addition, the Company has also produced several award-winning films broadcast on PBS and around the world.
BIOGRAPHIES JANET EILBER (Artistic Director) has been the Company’s artistic director since 2005. Her direction has focused on creating new forms of audience access to Martha Graham’s masterworks. These initiatives include contextual programming, educational and community partnerships, use of new media, commissions from today’s top choreographers and creative events such as the Lamentation Variations. Earlier in her career, as a principal dancer with the Company, Ms. Eilber worked closely with Martha Graham. She danced many of Graham’s greatest roles, had roles created for her by Graham, and was directed by Graham in most of the major roles of the repertory. She soloed at the White House, was partnered by Rudolf Nureyev, starred in three segments of Dance in America, and has since taught, lectured, and directed Graham ballets internationally. Apart from her work with Graham, Ms. Eilber has performed in films, on television, and on Broadway directed by such greats as Agnes deMille and Bob Fosse and has received four Lester Horton Awards for her reconstruction and performance of seminal American modern dance. She has served as Director of Arts Education for the Dana Foundation, guiding the Foundation’s support for Teaching Artist training and contributing regularly to its arts education publications. Ms. Eilber is a Trustee Emeritus of the Interlochen Center for the Arts. She is married to screenwriter/director John Warren, with whom she has two daughters, Madeline and Eva. DENISE VALE (Senior Artistic Associate) joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 1985, attaining the rank of principal dancer. Roles performed include the Pioneering Woman in Appalachian Spring, Woman in White in Diversion of Angels, Chorus Leader in Night Journey, Chorus in Cave of the Heart, the Attendant in Hérodiade, Leader in the 1980s reconstruction of “Steps in the Street”, and Night Chant, a ballet created for Ms. Vale by Martha Graham in 1989. Graham solos performed include Lamentation, Frontier, Satyric Festival Song, and Serenata Morisca. LLOYD KNIGHT (Principal) joined the Company in 2005 and performs leading roles in Appalachian Spring, Embattled Garden, Errand into the Maze and others. Born in England and raised in Miami, he trained at Miami Conservatory of Ballet and graduated from New World School of the Arts, under the direction of Daniel Lewis. There he worked with choreographers, Donald McKayle, Robert Battle, and Michael Uthoff. He received scholarships to The Ailey School and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Dance Magazine named him one of the “Top 25 Dancers to Watch” in 2010. Recently he partnered Wendy Whelan in Moon and Misty Copeland in At Summer’s Full. ABDIEL JACOBSEN (Principal), native of Cote D’Ivoire, joined the Company in 2011 and performs lead roles in Graham’s iconic repertory, including Errand
Lloyd Mayor and Anne Souder in Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Mosaic. Photo by Brigid Pierce.
into the Maze with prima ballerina Diana Vishneva. As well, he performs works by Nacho Duato, Robert Wilson, Sonya Tayeh, Luca Veggetti, Andonis Foniadakis, Michelle Dorrance, Larry Keigwin, Doug Varone, Richard Move, and Bulareyaung Pagarlava. Mr. Jacobsen received a B.F.A. in Modern Dance from the University of the Arts. He is also a Professional Competitive Ballroom and Latin dancer/instructor, and a guest artist with the Cecilia Marta Dance Company. BEN SCHULTZ (Principal) joined the Company in 2009 and dances leading roles including King Hades in Clytemnestra and Jason in Cave of the Heart. He premiered Martha Graham’s work in Russia performing Errand into the Maze with prima ballerina Diana Vishneva at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg. Earlier dance credits include the Tony Award® winning Blast!, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, and Hannah Kahn Contemporary Dance. Mr. Schultz has served as faculty and resident choreographer for the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Mr. Schultz starred in the world premiere of AXE, a work created by Mats Ek for the Company. XIN YING (Principal) joined the Company in 2011 and performs lead roles in Diversion of Angels, Clytemnestra, Woodland and I used to love you among others. In 2008 she received the China Dance Lotus Award. She was the director of the Dance Department at Sichuan College of Arts & Culture and a guest teacher at the Graham School, the Beijing Dance Academy and Nanjing University of Arts. She was awarded a full scholarship to the Graham School, and was a member of Graham 2.
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NATASHA M. DIAMOND-WALKER (Soloist) hails from Los Angeles, CA, and joined the Company in 2011. Ms. Diamond-Walker performs lead roles in Graham’s Appalachian Spring, Diversion of Angels, Cave of the Heart, Embattled Garden, and has worked with Annie-B Parson, Kyle Abraham, Sonya Tayeh, Liz Gerring and Nacho Duato. She graduated with a BFA in Dance from Fordham University and directs, alongside Don Martin, The Lester Horton Dance Theater in L.A. She writes for Moesley Road Inc., and works within commercials, TV/Film as an actress, dancer, and model. CHARLOTTE LANDREAU (Soloist) a native of France, joined the Company in 2013. She dances lead roles in Graham’s Appalachian Spring (The Bride), Errand into the Maze, The Rite of Spring (The Chosen One) and Maple Leaf Rag. She trained as a rhythmic gymnast and studied ballet, circus, acting, and modern dance at the Maurice Béjart School (Switzerland). In 2012 she received a scholarship to study at the Martha Graham School. Ms. Landreau danced with Graham 2 and was honored with the Pearl Lang Award. LLOYD MAYOR (Soloist) joined the Company in 2012 and performs lead roles in Appalachian Spring, Diversion of Angels, Embattled Garden, Andonis Foniadakis’s Echo, and Richard Move’s The Show (Achilles Heels), first danced by Mikhail Baryshnikov. In 2014, Mr. Mayor was honored with the Clive Barnes Dance Award and is now a board member of the Foundation. For the Company’s 90th anniversary in April 2016, Mr. Mayor danced an excerpt of Appalachian Spring with former Étoile and Artistic Director of the Paris Opera Ballet, Aurélie Dupont. ARI MAYZICK (Soloist) hails from New York where he began his professional dance training at the age of 11. Ari has danced with Pearl Lang Dance Theater, Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre (now Rioult), Scapino Ballet (Holland), Washington Opera as a guest soloist, Les Ballets Grandiva, Buglisi Dance Theatre and Dance Iquail just to name a few. He is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award of Excellence in Dance and is currently on faculty at The Ailey School.
ANNE O’DONNELL (Dancer) joined the Company in 2014 and performs lead roles in Graham’s Appalachian Spring and Dark Meadow Suite and in new works by Marie Chouinard, Mats Ek, Pontus Lidberg, Annie-B Parson and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. She danced with Ailey II and Buglisi Dance Theatre and attended Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, Glimmerglass Opera Festival, and Springboard Danse Montreal. She appeared on the cover of Dance Spirit’s February 2016 Issue “Young and Modern”. ANNE SOUDER (Dancer) joined the Company in 2015. Ms. Souder began her dance training in Maryville, Tennessee and continued to earn her degree in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program, graduating with a double major in Dance and Theology. There she performed works by Alvin Ailey, Ronald K. Brown, Dwight Rhoden, and more. Upon graduation, Ms. Souder joined Graham 2 and was awarded a Dizzy Feet Foundation scholarship. LESLIE ANDREA WILLIAMS (Dancer), raised in Raleigh, NC, received her BFA degree from The Juilliard School, under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes. During her senior year, she performed the lead role of “She of the Ground” in Martha Graham’s Dark Meadow. She has been described in an Oberon’s Grove review as “a girl who dances in her own sphere.” MARZIA MEMOLI (New Dancer) is originally from Palermo, Italy. She began her training at the age of 16 at the Academy of Teatro Carcano in Milan where she graduated with high honors. In 2016 she graduated from The Rudra Bejart School.
Xin Ying in Pontus Lidberg’s Woodland. Photo by Brigid Pierce.
LORENZO PAGANO (Soloist) joined the Company in 2012 and dances lead roles in Graham’s Appalachian Spring, Embattled Garden, Night Journey, Dark Meadow, and Diversion of Angels and in contemporary works by Andonis Foniadakis, Nacho Duato, Pontus Lidberg and Sonya Tayeh. A native of Torino, Italy, he moved to the US and trained as a scholarship student at The School at Jacob’s Pillow and the Martha Graham School. In 2016 Pagano received the Italian International Dance Award for “Male Rising Star”. SO YOUNG AN (Dancer) joined the Company in 2016. Ms. An received a BFA from Dong-Ah University in Korea. She is the recipient of the 1995 International Arts Award and the Grand Prize at the Korea National Ballet Grand Prix in 2001. She has danced with Korea National Ballet Company and Buglisi Dance Theatre and has also performed works by Yuri Grigorovich, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Mats Ek, Patricia Ruanne and Samantha Dunster. LAUREL DALLEY SMITH (Dancer), from England, joined the Company in 2015. She performs lead roles in Graham’s Errand into the Maze, Maple Leaf Rag and Diversion of Angels, and roles in contemporary works by Marie Chouinard, Pontus Lidberg and Annie-B Parson. Ms. Dalley Smith graduated from Central School of Ballet with 1st class Honours. Before joining Graham she performed with the UK Tour of West Side Story, Joss Arnott Dance and Yorke Dance Project, creating roles in Robert Cohan’s 2014 Lingua Franca and Lacrymosa.
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MARTHA GRAHAM CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE Staff
LaRue Allen, Executive Director Janet Eilber, Artistic Director Denise Vale, Senior Artistic Associate Faye Rosenbaum, General Manager Simona Ferrara, Company Manager A. Apostol, Development Officer / Executive Associate Amanda Hameline, Director of Individual Giving Charley Harris, Development Associate Oliver Tobin, Director of Martha Graham Resources Melissa Sherwood, Marketing Manager Luisa Hill, Administrative Associate Haejin Han, Production Supervisor Nick Hung, Resident Lighting Designer Yi-Chung Chen, Lighting Supervisor Karen Young, Costume Supervisor Jennifer O’Donnell, Wardrobe Supervisor Anne Posluszny, Theatrical Property Restorer Jennifer Patten, Head of School Tadej Brdnik, Director of Teens@Graham Virginie Mécène, Program Director / Director of Graham 2 Tami Alesson, Dean of Student and Government Affairs Kyle Henning, School Administrator Janet Stapleton, Press Agent
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Kenneth Bloom, Chairman Judith G. Schlosser, Chairman Emerita Inger K. Witter, President Lorraine Oler, Secretary LaRue Allen, Executive Director Janet Eilber, Artistic Director Amy Blumenthal Audra D. Cohen Barbara Cohen Merrie S. Frankel Inga M. Golay Sandra Harris Emil Kang Jayne Millard Kathryn White Hooman Yazhari North American Representation Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. (www.shaganarts.com) International Representation LaRue Allen, Executive Director (lallen@marthagraham.org)
If you or someone you know has ever performed with the Martha Graham Dance Company or attended classes at the Martha Graham School, please send us names, addresses, telephone numbers and approximate dates of membership. We will add you to our alumni mailing list and keep you apprised of alumni events and benefits. Call +1.212.229.9200 or e-mail info@marthagraham.org. The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance is a not-for-profit corporation, supported by contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies. Contributions in support of the Martha Graham Center will be gratefully received at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc., 55 Bethune Street New York, NY 10014, or visit www.marthagraham.org/contribute. For more information, visit www.marthagraham.org
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