2023-2024 Season: Program 1 – Progression In Rep

Program 1 | October 20 – 22, 2023

PROGRESSION IN REP

OCT 20 7:30 PM

OCT 21 2:00 PM | 7:30 PM OCT 22 2:00 PM | 7:30 PM

T H E S A R A S O TA B A L L E T 2 0 2 3 - 2 0 2 4 S E A S O N

WELCOME TO THE 2023 - 2024 SEASON Welcome to The Sarasota Ballet's 2023 - 2024 Season!

Thank you for joining us for a Season full of enriching lives, captivating emotions and strengthening the community through the art of dance.

DIRECTOR

IAIN WEBB

It is my privilege to extend my warmest greetings to you as we enter another extraordinary new Season. All of us, from myself, Margaret, and Joe through to our remarkable dancers and staff are thrilled to unveil a lineup that will transport you to new realms of artistic excellence. This Season promises to be a journey of discovery, innovation, and homage to the timeless artform of ballet.

At the heart of our opening program – Progression In Rep, you will witness the World Premiere of an invigorating blend of athleticism and artistry by choreographer Gemma Bond. Alongside her work with The Sarasota Ballet, this Season will see Gemma working with balletic giants like American Ballet Theatre and The Royal Ballet – so it is particularly exciting that you will be the first audiences this Season to experience her creative vision.

Opening the program is Sir Frederick Ashton's Varii Capricci, a ballet that enraptured audiences in New York last year and will form the centerpiece of our Gala Performance during our International Tour to London in June of 2024 where we will perform at The Royal Opera House for a week-long celebration of Ashton.

Program 1 – Progression In Rep culminates with Johan Kobborg's homage to choreographer August Bournonville, Salute. The ballet showcases Kobborg’s wit and humor alongside his remarkable knowledge and grounding in the Bournonville traditions and technique. This piece is a testament to Kobborg's choreographic prowess, and we are delighted for it to return to the Sarasota stage.

As we prepare to embark on this remarkable journey together, I extend my deepest gratitude for your continued support. It is your presence and unwavering enthusiasm that fuel our artistic endeavors. We eagerly await the joy of sharing these moments of dance, emotion, and sheer artistry with you through the Season.

With immense excitement and gratitude,

Program 1 | October 20 – 22, 2023

PROGRESSION IN REP

OCT 20 7:30

OCT 21 2:00 | 7:30

OCT 22 2:00 | 7:30

Program Sponsor

Patricia Golemme and Timothy Fullum

Performance Sponsors Varii Capprici

Sandra and Neil DeFeo

Jan and Bill Farber

Linda A. Fiorelli

Panoramic Score (World Premiere)

Mark Famiglio

Bart Price

Noel and Toby Siegel

Claudia McCorkle and BEAU

Salute

Co-Sponsors Varii Capprici

Panoramic Score

Salute

Darlene J. and Richard P. Carroll, M.D. Lynda and Fred Doery

Patricia Belote

Melliss Kenworthy Swenson

In Loving Memory of Curt Swenson

Jonathan Strickland Coleman and Rick Kerby

TH E SA RASOTA BA L LET Margaret Barbieri Assistant Director

Iain Webb Director

Joseph Volpe Executive Director

Principals Marijana Dominis, Macarena Gimenez, Ricardo Graziano, Jennifer Hackbarth, Maximiliano Iglesias, Ricardo Rhodes, Luke Schaufuss Character Principal

Ricki Bertoni

First Soloists Anna Pellegrino, Daniel Pratt Soloists Evan Gorbell, Yuki Nonaka, Lauren Ostrander, Ivan Spitale Coryphée Sierra Abelardo, Willa Frantz, Sammuel Gest, Dominique Jenkins, Emelia Perkins, Paige Young Corps de Ballet Isabella Benton, Cooper Blankenburg, Kennedy Falyn Cassada, Mihai Costache, Olivia Dugan, Israel Ellis, Joshua Fickling, Josh Fisk, Javier Gutierrez Cuervo, Mark Hare, Lucia Hartvig, Andrea Marcelletti, Jordan Micallef, Alessandra Nova, Bel Pickering, Gabriella Schultze, Samantha Stillwell, Juliano Weber Apprentices Joseph Boswell, Anna Victoria Camacho, Savannah Campbell, Nina Reis, Hailey Stinchcomb, Jessica Templeton, Emmanuelle Watkins Studio Company Tricia Carmody, Haley Dale, Wyatt Dodd, Stephanie Drenckhahn, Joe Huberty, Ella Lau, Riley Putnal, Noah Rodenberger, Cameron Smith, Pearl Smith, Tia Wenkman Company Staff Melissa L. McCoy Kristie Cox

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Jason W. Ettore

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Lauren Stroman Rachael Fisk

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Amy Wensley Katherine Knowles

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William Ingramm John Johnson

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Ethan Vail Jerry Wolf Brienne Cooper Diana Childs

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Christopher Hird Dierdre Miles Burger Jennifer Welch Cudnick Lauren Taylor Ashley Baszto

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Varii Capricci I

n 1983, as part of the Britain Salutes New York Festival at the Metropolitan Opera House, Sir Frederick Ashton created a new ballet. This work, meant to uplift his dear friend, composer Sir William Walton, featured lavish scenery by David Hockney, inspired by the tropical garden on Walton's Ischia island home. The original costumes, designed

by Ossie Clark, exuded the era's stylish extravagance.

The ballet, titled Varii Capricci, humorously subverted expectations of refined English classicism. It portrayed a strutting, sashaying gigolo, Lo Straniero, who romances La Capricciosa, the elegant hostess, at a poolside party. The heart of the ballet lay in the sensuous pas de deux, and notably, the performance featured Anthony Dowell as the gigolo and Antoinette Sibley as Capricciosa, embodying sexual frivolity. This work was both a self-parody and a respectful parody of The Royal Ballet's traditions, intriguing New York audiences.

Varii Capricci had limited performances, but in 2019, The Sarasota Ballet, in collaboration with Grant Coyle and other talents, revived the ballet. They retained the essence of Hockney's scenery, updated the corps costumes, and commissioned a recording of Walton's revised fifth movement, breathing new life into this gem of dance history.

Sir Frederick Ashton CHOREOGRAPHER

Born in Ecuador in 1904, Sir Frederick Ashton's remarkable dance journey began in 1917 after witnessing Anna Pavlova perform. He later honed his skills in London under Léonide Massine and Dame Marie Rambert while briefly dancing with Ida Rubinstein's company (1928-1929).

In 1935, Dame Ninette de Valois invited Ashton to join the Vic-Wells Ballet, which would ultimate become The Royal Ballet. His choreographic talent flourished, contributing to various genres, from revues and musicals to opera and film. During World War II, he served in the RAF before creating groundbreaking works like "Symphonic Variations" in 1946, revitalizing English ballet with classicism and modernity.

Over the next two decades, Ashton's legacy expanded with iconic ballets for exceptional dancers, including Cinderella (1948), Romeo and Juliet (1955), and The Dream (1964).

Appointed Associate Director of The Royal Ballet in 1952 and later its Director from 1963 to 1970, he oversaw the company's remarkable ascent.

Knighted in 1962, Ashton's enduring contributions reflect versatility, lyrical sensibility, and historical reconstruction. Celebrated as the founder of the English classical ballet style, his legacy lives on through timeless ballets that continue to captivate audiences worldwide. Passing in 1988, Ashton left an indelible mark on the world of ballet.

Margret Barbieri REPETITEUR

Having spent 20 years as a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet, Margaret Barbieri’s wealth of knowledge and experience has enabled her to give back to the dance community through her years as a teacher and Repetiteur.

During the last seven years Barbieri has staged productions for The Sarasota Ballet by some of the most important names in ballet, including Ashton, de Valois, Wright and Fokine. In addition to staging ballets for the Company, Barbieri is also Assistant Director. Her other staging credits include Iñaki Urlezaga Company (Argentina), K-Ballet (Japan), Oregon Ballet Theatre, Scottish Ballet, and Tbilisi Ballet Theatre.

Panoramic Score World Premiere I

n Gemma Bond's second choreographic creation for The Sarasota Ballet, she presents a unique exploration of dance's architectural aspects, moving beyond human emotion to focus on the body's structure. Bond used Alberto Ginastera's music as her canvas, drawing inspiration from the Argentinian landscape, evoking rolling hills and itinerant gauchos through movement. Costumes by Lauren Starobin subtly reinforce these concepts, making the physical embodiment of unspoken histories beneath the surface a central theme.

Bond's World Premiere showcases The Sarasota Ballet's athleticism while emphasizing that ballet is, at its core, an art form driven by proportion, rhythm, and shape. These elements, akin to those in satisfying architecture and visual art, form the foundation of her work. Bond lets the structure act as a conduit for beauty, inviting the audience to appreciate the inherent craftsmanship in her choreography. Dance critic and writer Marina Harss aptly describes Bond's work as "expansive, lyrical, handsomely coordinated, with a focus on the beauty of the body's line," bringing to life a dance piece that transcends the boundaries of human emotion.

Gemma Bond

CHOREOGRAPHER

Gemma Bond got her first taste of choreography at 13 when she competed in The Royal Ballet School’s Sir Kenneth MacMillan Choreographic Competition. From 2010 to the present, she has created works for American Ballet Theater and Studio Company, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, The Washington Ballet, New York Theater Ballet, Intermezzo Ballet Company, the Hartt School, Ballet Sun Valley, Kaatsbaan Summer Festival, and City Center’s Fall for Dance. Her choreography has been performed at the prestigious Erik Bruhn Competition, The Royal Opera House, The Joyce, Jacob’s Pillow, New York City Center, and the Metropolitan Opera House.

In 2014 she was awarded the fellowship grant from the New York Choreographic Institute (an affiliate of New York City Ballet) and she has also received grants from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Ms. Bond is a 2017 - 2018 New York City Center Choreography Fellow, the recipient of a 2017 Princess Grace award, 2018 winner of the Clive Barnes Foundation Award for her choreography, and a 2020 Bessie for outstanding breakout choreographer.

Salute T

he brutality of war doesn’t usually give us pause for pleasure, but Johan Kobborg’s Salute takes something of the gallantry and honor we associate with warfare in bygone times to create a good-humored ballet that is a lighthearted vehicle to display the dancers expressive abilities and comic timing.

Set to the irresistible sway of Hans Christian Lumbye’s waltzes and polkas, links to the nineteenth century continue in how Kobborg uses his Danish heritage as a departure point for Salute, taking elements of Bournonville style and restating them anew for contemporary audiences. A loose story illustrates the relationship between soldiers and the women they leave behind before going off to war; danced vignettes imbued with the blithe innocence of youth feature a comically blustering general, and a recruit who isn’t exactly what they seem. Through the well-mannered comedy, Salute presents people coming together in the face of uncertain times ahead. Created in 2010 for North Carolina School of the Arts, Salute has entered the repertoire of the Royal Danish Ballet and Royal New Zealand Ballet.

Johan Kobborg CHOREOGRAPHER

Johan Kobborg, born in 1972 into an artistic family, is celebrated for his distinguished career as a dancer and choreographer. He began his ballet journey at the Royal Danish Ballet School and joined the corps de ballet of the Royal Danish Ballet at seventeen. In 1994, his role as James in Bournonville's La Sylphide led to his promotion to Principal.

In 1999, Kobborg joined The Royal Ballet as Principal Dancer, performing an extensive repertoire, including works by Ashton and MacMillan. He also made guest appearances with leading dance companies worldwide. Notably, his partnership with Alina Cojocaru garnered international acclaim, both on and offstage.

Kobborg embarked on choreography during his time with The Royal Ballet, creating acclaimed productions like La Sylphide in 2005 and Les Lutins in 2009. Following his departure in 2013, he became Artistic Director of the Romanian National Ballet in Bucharest for several years.

He expanded his artistic horizons by working as the lead choreographer for the 2018 film The White Crow and premiered his production of Romeo & Juliet in 2019 at the Arena di Verona, Italy.

Today, Johan Kobborg remains a prolific choreographer, sharing his expertise with ballet companies worldwide, leaving an indelible mark on the dance world.

Friday Evening | Saturday Evening

VARII CAPRICCI Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton Music by Sir William Walton Costume Design after Ossie Clark Revival Staged by Grant Coyle Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail Restaged by Margaret Barbieri First Performed by The Royal Ballet April 19, 1983 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 25, 2019

La Capricciosa

Lo Straniero

Jennifer Hackbarth

Ricardo Rhodes

Kennedy Falyn Cassada Yuki Nonaka

Sierra Abelardo Andrea Marcelletti

Paige Young Evan Gorbell

Gabriella Schultze Jordan Micallef

PERFORMED BY KIND PERMISSION ANTHONY RUSSEL-ROBERTS. THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION EXISTS TO ENRICH THE LEGACY OF SIR FREDERICK ASHTON (1904-1988) AND HIS BALLETS. VARII CAPRICCI IS ONE OF OVER ONE HUNDRED BALLETS CREATED BY SIR FREDERICK ASHTON TM. THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION, A REGISTERED CHARITY WORKING INDEPENDENTLY OF, BUT IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH, THE ROYAL BALLET, EXISTS TO ENRICH THE LEGACY OF FREDERICK ASHTON TM AND HIS BALLETS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO WWW.FREDERICKASHTON.ORG.UK. SPECIAL THANKS TO BARRY WORDSWORTH, THE ROYAL BALLET SINFONIA, AND JOHN BEADLE FOR THEIR RECORDING OF THE FIFTH MOVEMENT OF WALTON'S VARII CAPRICCI.

PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 33 - 39

Friday Evening | Saturday Evening

PANORAMIC SCORE Choreography by Gemma Bond Music by Alberto Ginastera Costume Design by Lauren Starobin Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet October 20, 2023

Emelia Perkins

Jennifer Hackbarth

Daniel Pratt

Maximiliano Iglesias

Anna Pellegrino

Evan Gorbell

Gabriella Shultze Israel Ellis

Yuki Nonaka

Bel Pickering

Mihai Costache Paige Young

PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 33 - 39

Friday Evening | Saturday Evening

Salute Choreography by Johan Kobborg Music by Hans Christian Lumbye Costume Design by Natalia Stewart Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail First Performed by North Carolina School of the Arts May 6, 2010 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 27, 2012

Pas de deux Jennifer Hackbarth Ricardo Rhodes

Dominique Jenkins

1st Pas de Quatre Sierra Abelardo Daniel Pratt

Emelia Perkins

Dominique Jenkins

Pas de Trois Anna Pellegrino

Evan Gorbell

Yuki Nonaka

2nd Pas de Quatre Hailey Stinchcomb Joshua Fickling

Josh Fisk

General Ricki Bertoni

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The Sarasota Ballet Gala

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Saturday Matinee | Sunday Matinee

VARII CAPRICCI Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton Music by Sir William Walton Costume Design after Ossie Clark Revival Staged by Grant Coyle Restaged by Margaret Barbieri First Performed by The Royal Ballet April 19, 1983 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 25, 2019

La Capricciosa

Lo Straniero

Anna Pellegrino

Maximiliano Iglesias

Bel Pickering Emelia Perkins

Mihai Costache Josh Fisk

Dominique Jenkins Emmanuelle Watkins

Israel Ellis Daniel Pratt

PERFORMED BY KIND PERMISSION ANTHONY RUSSEL-ROBERTS. THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION EXISTS TO ENRICH THE LEGACY OF SIR FREDERICK ASHTON (1904-1988) AND HIS BALLETS. VARII CAPRICCI IS ONE OF OVER ONE HUNDRED BALLETS CREATED BY SIR FREDERICK ASHTON TM. THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION, A REGISTERED CHARITY WORKING INDEPENDENTLY OF, BUT IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH, THE ROYAL BALLET, EXISTS TO ENRICH THE LEGACY OF FREDERICK ASHTON TM AND HIS BALLETS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO WWW.FREDERICKASHTON.ORG.UK. SPECIAL THANKS TO BARRY WORDSWORTH, THE ROYAL BALLET SINFONIA, AND JOHN BEADLE FOR THEIR RECORDING OF THE FIFTH MOVEMENT OF WALTON'S VARII CAPRICCI.

PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 33 - 39

Saturday Matinee | Sunday Matinee

PANORAMIC SCORE Choreography by Gemma Bond Music by Alberto Ginastera Costume Design by Lauren Starobin Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet October 20, 2023

Saturday Matinee Jennifer Hackbarth

Daniel Pratt

Maximiliano Iglesias

Anna Pellegrino

Evan Gorbell

Gabriella Shultze Israel Ellis

Yuki Nonaka

Bel Pickering

Mihai Costache Paige Young

Sunday Matinee Jennifer Hackbarth

Ricardo Rhodes

Maximiliano Iglesias

Anna Pellegrino

Evan Gorbell

Gabriella Shultze Israel Ellis

Yuki Nonaka

Bel Pickering

Mihai Costache Paige Young

PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 33 - 39

Saturday Matinee | Sunday Matinee

Salute Choreography by Johan Kobborg Music by Hans Christian Lumbye Costume Design by Natalia Stewart First Performed by North Carolina School of the Arts May 6, 2010 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 27, 2012

Pas de deux Bel Pickering Maximiliano Iglesias

Cooper Blankenburg

1st Pas de Quatre Olivia Dugan Jordan Micallef

Paige Young

Cooper Blankenburg

Pas de Trois Willa Frantz

Israel Ellis

Andrea Marcelletti

2nd Pas de Quatre Nina Reis Joseph Boswell

Mark Hare

General Ricki Bertoni

PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 33 - 39

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The Relevé Experience Performance Meetups Saturday evening’s performances are Relevé’s night at The Ballet! Specialized meetups are held for Relevé members in collaboration with each Program featuring social networking events, talkbacks with creatives and choreographers, and post-performance after-parties in the community.

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Sunday Evening

VARII CAPRICCI Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton Music by Sir William Walton Costume Design after Ossie Clark Revival Staged by Grant Coyle Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail Restaged by Margaret Barbieri First Performed by The Royal Ballet April 19, 1983 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 25, 2019

La Capricciosa

Lo Straniero

Jennifer Hackbarth

Ricardo Rhodes

Kennedy Falyn Cassada Yuki Nonaka

Sierra Abelardo Andrea Marcelletti

Paige Young Evan Gorbell

Gabriella Schultze Jordan Micallef

PERFORMED BY KIND PERMISSION ANTHONY RUSSEL-ROBERTS. THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION EXISTS TO ENRICH THE LEGACY OF SIR FREDERICK ASHTON (1904-1988) AND HIS BALLETS. VARII CAPRICCI IS ONE OF OVER ONE HUNDRED BALLETS CREATED BY SIR FREDERICK ASHTON TM. THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION, A REGISTERED CHARITY WORKING INDEPENDENTLY OF, BUT IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH, THE ROYAL BALLET, EXISTS TO ENRICH THE LEGACY OF FREDERICK ASHTON TM AND HIS BALLETS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO WWW.FREDERICKASHTON.ORG.UK. SPECIAL THANKS TO BARRY WORDSWORTH, THE ROYAL BALLET SINFONIA, AND JOHN BEADLE FOR THEIR RECORDING OF THE FIFTH MOVEMENT OF WALTON'S VARII CAPRICCI.

PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 33 - 39

Sunday Evening

PANORAMIC SCORE Choreography by Gemma Bond Music by Alberto Ginastera Costume Design by Lauren Starobin Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet October 20, 2023

Emelia Perkins

Jennifer Hackbarth

Ricardo Rhodes

Maximiliano Iglesias

Anna Pellegrino

Evan Gorbell

Gabriella Shultze Israel Ellis

Yuki Nonaka

Bel Pickering

Mihai Costache Paige Young

PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 33 - 39

Sunday Evening

Salute Choreography by Johan Kobborg Music by Hans Christian Lumbye Costume Design by Natalia Stewart Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail First Performed by North Carolina School of the Arts May 6, 2010 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet January 27, 2012

Pas de deux Jennifer Hackbarth Ricardo Rhodes

Dominique Jenkins

1st Pas de Quatre Sierra Abelardo Daniel Pratt

Emelia Perkins

DominiqueJenkins

Pas de Trois Anna Pellegrino

Evan Gorbell

Andrea Marcelletti

2nd Pas de Quatre Hailey Stinchcomb Joshua Fickling

Josh Fisk

General Ricki Bertoni

PLEASE SEE OUR SEASON PROGRAM BOOK FOR FULL PROGRAM NOTES PAGES 33 - 39

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Upcoming Events Friends of The Sarasota Ballet Showcase Luncheon – “Behind the Scenes" October 30, 2023 | 11:30 AM | Michael’s on East Ballroom The Development of the Season Wardrobe with Jerry Wolf, Head of Wardrobe

Program 2 - Conflicted Beauty November 17 - 18, 2023 Key Chorale with The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company November 26, 2023 | Sarasota Opera House Holiday Festival December 2, 2023 | Rosemary Square The Nutcracker December 8 - 9, 2023 | Venice Performing Arts Center Friends of The Sarasota Ballet Showcase Luncheon – Special Holiday Luncheon December 11, 2023 | 11:30 AM | Michael’s on East Ballroom Program 3 - Moments of Meaning December 15 -16, 2023 The Nutcracker December 17-18, 2023 | Sarasota Opera House

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Performances Venice Performing Arts Center December 8th and 9th, 2023

Sarasota Opera House

December 17th and 18th, 2023

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London Sponsors The Sarasota Ballet would like to thank and recognize the following Foundations for their vital support of The Sarasota Ballet’s Touring Fund and the London 2024 International Tour.

JEAN ALLENBY GOLDSTEIN TOURING FUND

PHILIP AND JANICE LEVIN FOUNDATION

RICK MATHER DAVID SCRASE FOUNDATION

William A. Farber, Trustee

Richard Jarman, Chairman

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$100,000+ Florida Department of State, Division of Arts & Culture Sarasota County- Tourism Development Tax, Paid for in part by Sarasota County

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$100,000+ Phillip & Janice Levin Foundation, William A. Farber, Trustee $50,00 - $99,999 Alfred & Ann Goldstein Foundation Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Community Foundation of Sarasota County Gulf Coast Community Foundation The Shubert Foundation Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation $20,000 - $49,999 Bank of America Client Foundation Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation The Exchange Lela D. Jackson Foundation for the Arts $10,000 - $19,999 Charles Henry Leach II Fund At Dusquesne University Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation $5,000 - $9,999 Suncoast Credit Union The Muriel O’Neill Fund For The Performing Arts – At the Community Foundation of Sarasota County $1,000 - $4,999 Fay A. Schweim Memorial Children’s Dance Fund Gilbert Waters Charitable Fund Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Women’s Outreach Ministry, Church of the Redeemer Publix Foundation

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Program 2 | Sarasota Opera House

CONFLICTED

BeAuty

Edwaard Liang’s The Art of War Sir Frederick Ashton’s Dante Sonata Paul Taylor’s Company B

NOV 17 7:30 PM

NOV 18 2:00 PM | 7:30 PM

Program Media Sponsor

Presents

Ashton Celebrated

JUNE 4 - 9, 2024 | ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON UK

PROGRAM 1 - JUNE 4, 5, 8

Valses nobles et sentimentales Dante Sonata Sinfonietta

GALA PERFORMANCE - JUNE 8

Valses nobles et sentimentales Varii Capricci Façade

PROGRAM 2 - JUNE 6, 7, 9

Valses nobles et sentimentales Ashton Divertissements Façade