Program Four: Notes Unspoken

Program Four

January 30 – February 2, 2026 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts T H E S A R A S O TA B A L L E T 2 0 2 5 - 2 0 2 6 S E A S O N

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Margaret Barbieri Assistant Director

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Notes Unspoken, Program Four of The Sarasota Ballet’s 2025 – 2026 Season. This Program is a beautiful reflection of the heritage, artistry, and creative vitality that define our Company.

At the heart of the Program is Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden, a ballet of extraordinary emotional depth and historical significance as it celebrates its 90th anniversary. This work holds a deeply personal place for me. I was coached directly by Mr. Tudor in the role of Caroline, and to share this ballet with new generations of dancers—and with you—feels like a continuation of an unbroken artistic lineage. Mr. Tudor’s ability to reveal the inner lives of his characters with remarkable subtlety, and seeing our dancers embrace that responsibility is profoundly moving.

We are also thrilled to welcome back Gemma Bond, whose return to Sarasota brings fresh energy and imagination. Watching Gemma create ballets on our dancers is always exciting and inspiring—especially as she brings her newest work, The Waiting Room, to life—and we are very proud to present her work on our stage once again.

It is always a special moment for our Company when Ricardo Graziano’s choreography returns to our stage. His distinctive creative voice shines in Valsinhas and continues to evolve, and we take great pride in sharing his work with our audiences as part of our repertory.

Together, these works form a Program that celebrates both legacy and innovation— honoring where ballet has been, and where it continues to go. Thank you for being part of this journey with us, and I hope you enjoy the performance.

Warmest regards,

January 30 – February 2, 2026

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PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Valsinhas

Shari and Steve Ashman

Katherine and Frank Martucci

Lilac Garden

Julie A. Harris

Ginger and Bob Bailey

The Waiting Room World Premiere

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Wendy and Jim Cox

CO-SPONSORS Valsinhas

Lilac Garden

Kay Delaney and Murray Bring

Isabel Ann Becker

Barbara and Stephen Mason

Ellen and Richard Sandor

Rich and Clare Segall

The Waiting Room World Premiere

Keith F. Nelson and Judith K. Marquis Greg and Belle Stikeleather

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Valsinhas Choreography by Ricardo Graziano

Ricardo Graziano’s Valsinhas, Portuguese for “Little Waltzes”, is a series of 25

waltzes from Franz Schubert’s 34 Valses Sentimentales, with less than a minute in length. The work is distinguished by its unusual casting: two separate ensembles, one entirely female and the other entirely male, performing identical choreography. Having originally cast five men, Graziano introduced a second cast during the creative process, this one instead all female, developing a “battle of the sexes” dynamic with its now gender-split cast. Each group brings its own spirited energy, offering a fresh interpretation at every performance. Fast-moving and musically driven, Valsinhas unfolds with live piano onstage, making the music a visible and immediate presence while the dancers respond to it in real time.

Ricardo Graziano Choreographer

Ricardo Graziano started dancing when he was eight years old in his hometown of Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. At the age of 16, he won a scholarship to study at the Academie des Tanzes in Mannheim, Germany, and in 2005 joined Tulsa Ballet.

In 2010, Graziano joined The Sarasota Ballet as a Soloist and in the following year was promoted to Principal. At the start of the 2011 - 2012 Season, Graziano was given the opportunity by Director Iain Webb to choreograph his first ballet, Shostakovich Suite, which The Sarasota Ballet premiered in October 2011. Following this ballet, Graziano choreographed four new ballets before being appointed The Sarasota Ballet’s Resident Choreographer by Webb in 2014 after a performance of Graziano’s Symphony of Sorrows. During his 10 years as Resident Choreographer, he choreographed an additional seven one-act ballets, including In a State of Weightlessness, which premiered August 12, 2015, as a part of The Sarasota Ballet’s first week-long residency at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

His other choreographic works for The Sarasota Ballet include: Pomp and Circumstances, Valsinhas, Before Night Falls, En las Calles de Murcia, Sonata in Four Movements, The Jolly Overture, Somewhere, Amorosa, Sonatina, The Pilgrimage, Schubert Variations, and A Study for One. In 2023, Graziano choreographed his first work outside of The Sarasota Ballet.

Fledglings’ Playground was created for the Connexus Dance Collective in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the Spring of 2024, he was invited to create One Step Closer, his first ballet for Richmond Ballet, Virginia.

Lilac Garden Choreography by Antony Tudor

Created in 1936, Antony Tudor’s Lilac Garden was a departure from the idealized

settings common in ballet at the time, focusing instead on real human experience.

The backdrop of an evening garden party in Edwardian England centers on a love triangle between the hostess, Caroline, her lover, and “The Man She Must Marry.”

Rigid societal norms dictate behavior, forcing private feelings to remain carefully hidden. Caroline’s brief encounters with her true love are further complicated by the presence of “An Episode in His Past,” a glamorous former mistress of her fiancé.

With Ernest Chausson’s seamlessly paired score, Tudor’s restrained yet expressive choreography shapes every subtle gesture and nuanced movement with deliberate intent, painting a portrait of the tension between duty and desire.

Antony Tudor Choreographer

It took Marie Rambert’s instinct for talent to recognize the potential in 19-year-old William Cook (born 1908 in London), then an invoice clerk at Smithfield Market. Stagestruck and determined, he came to her Ballet Club for lessons after work, becoming her stage manager, pianist, and assistant. Adopting the name Antony Tudor, he soon emerged as Frederick Ashton’s chief British choreographic rival of the 1930s.

Tudor’s debut, Cross-Garter’d (1931), drew praise from Léonide Massine and was followed by Lysistrata, Adam and Eve (1932), The Planets (1934), and the acclaimed Lilac Garden (1936) and Dark Elegies (1937). Witty works such as Judgment of Paris and Gala Performance (1938) displayed his range. That same year, frustrated with Rambert’s demands, he co-founded London Ballet with Andrée Howard, Agnes de Mille, and Hugh Laing, his lifelong partner.

In 1939 Tudor accepted Lucia Chase’s invitation to Ballet Theatre in New York, beginning a long association with the company (later American Ballet Theatre). As Resident Choreographer, he restaged earlier works and created the seminal Pillar of Fire (1942). Retiring from performance in 1950, he directed the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School and taught at Juilliard and UCLA, while choreographing for New York City Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada. He briefly led the Royal Swedish Ballet (1963–64) before returning to ABT in 1974 as Associate Artistic Director, where he created late works including The Leaves Are Fading (1975).

A committed Zen Buddhist, Tudor died in New York in 1987, remembered for choreography of psychological and emotional depth.

Amanda McKerrow Répétiteur

Amanda McKerrow was the first American to win gold at the 1981 Moscow International Ballet Competition. An American Ballet Theatre principal, she danced leading classical roles, worked with major choreographers, and toured worldwide.

Today she is Antony Tudor Ballet Trust trustee, ABT Director of Repertoire, and a sought-after master teacher.

John Gardner Répétiteur

Mr. Gardner distinguished himself with American Ballet Theatre and White Oak Dance Project. Joining ABT in 1978, he became a soloist in 1984 and performed principal roles with leading choreographers. He now serves the Antony Tudor Ballet Trust, is ABT Director of Repertoire, and is a respected teacher, coach, and choreographer.

ANTONY TUDOR’S LILAC GARDEN (JARDIN AUX LILAS) IS PERFORMED BY KIND PERMISSION OF THE ANTONY TUDOR BALLET TRUST, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING ANTONY TUDOR’S ARTISTIC GENIUS AND TO SHARING HIS MASTER WORKS THROUGH RESTAGINGS AND EDUCATION SO THEY MAY BREATHE WITH NEW LIFE THROUGH FUTURE GENERATIONS OF DANCERS.

World Premiere

The Waiting Room Choreography by Gemma Bond

In a shift away from her typically abstract ballet style, Gemma Bond’s The Waiting

Room immerses itself in the unassuming atmosphere of a waiting room—though exactly what kind of waiting room remains undefined. Bond explores the idea of a space free from the distractions, and therefore the limitations, of cell phones and modern technology.

What happens when people are forced simply to exist together in a space? Where does the mind wander? The dancers personify these unfiltered thoughts, allowing them to run wild and transform into tangible moments of contemplation. Dressed in thrifted and tailored pieces, the performers embody a shared experience that expands Bond’s choreographic voice, shaping the work into a meditation on time, loss, and the quiet power of simply existing together.

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.

Friday and Saturday Evening

Valsinhas Choreography by Ricardo Graziano Music by Franz Schubert Costume design by Bill Fenner Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed May 3, 2013

Isabella Damico Paige Young

Willa Frantz

Olivia Dugan Emmanuelle Watkins

Friday and Saturday Evening

Lilac Garden Choreography by Antony Tudor Music by Ernest Chausson Designed by Raymond Sovey, after Hugh Stevenson Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Staged by Amanda McKerrow & John Gardner Premiered by Ballet Rambert | January 26, 1936 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | October 24, 2008

Caroline

Marijana Dominis

Her Lover

Samuel Gest

The Man She Must Marry

Ricardo Graziano

An Episode in His Past

Brooke Wilson

Friends & Relations Paige Young

Ella Tuite

Gabriella Schultze

Isabella Nova

Simon Plante

Mark Hare

Mischa Goodman

Daniel Ayala

Friday and Saturday Evening

The Waiting Room Choreography by Gemma Bond Music by John Gibbons, Michael Nyman, Henry Purcell, and Georg Philipp Telemann Costume Design by Lauren Starobin Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed January 30, 2026

Sierra Abelardo Ze Ellis Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Pasha Levy

Dominique Jenkins

Andrea Marcelletti

Gus Payne

Ricki Bertoni

Annie Wilson

Alessandra Nova

Ella Lau

Jonah Glickman

Trevor Stalcup

Jordan Micallef

1. Burlesque de Quixotte: III. Son Attaque des Moulins à Vent – Georg Philipp Telemann 2. Ground in C Minor, Z. D221 – John Gibbons 3. Oh the Sweet Delights of Love – Henry Purcell 4. Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 – Georg Philipp Telemann 5. An Eye for Optical Theory (2004) – Michael Nyman 6. Lost Is My Quiet for Ever – Henry Purcell 7. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III Prelude – Henry Purcell 8. When I Am Laid in Earth – Henry Purcell 9. Concerto in D Major: II. Allegro – Georg Philipp Telemann

LAST CHANCE

UPGRADE YOUR EXPERIENCE

WITH A SEASON SUBSCRIPTION.

INTRINSIC | PROGRAM ONE October 24 - 26, 2025 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts Michel Fokine's Les Sylphides Jessica Lang's The Lorenz Butterfly World Premiere Will Tuckett's Changing Light

WRITTEN MOTION | PROGRAM TWO November 21 - 22, 2025 | Sarasota Opera House Sir Frederick Ashton's Valses nobles et sentimentales Mark Morris' The Letter V Ashley Page's Scorched Sky World Premiere

MASTERS OF MOVEMENT | PROGRAM THREE December 19 - 20, 2025 | Sarasota Opera House George Balanchine's Divertimento No. 15 George Balanchine's Mozartiana Company Premiere Sir Frederick Ashton's Jazz Calendar

NOTES UNSPOKEN | PROGRAM FOUR January 30 - February 2, 2026 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts Ricardo Graziano's Valsinhas Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden Gemma Bond's The Waiting Room World Premiere

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY | PROGRAM FIVE February 27 - March 2, 2026 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts Presented by The Sarasota Ballet

LIFE & LIBERTY | PROGRAM SIX March 27 - 28, 2026 | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes Sir David Bintley's ‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café

FOUNDATIONS OF ROYALTY | PROGRAM SEVEN May 1 - 2, 2026 | Sarasota Opera House Sir Frederick Ashton's Birthday Offering Dame Ninette de Valois' Checkmate Sir Peter Wright's Summertide

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Saturday and Sunday Matinee

Valsinhas Choreography by Ricardo Graziano Music by Franz Schubert Costume design by Bill Fenner Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed May 3, 2013

Andrea Marcelletti Ben Moss

Mischa Goodman

Jonah Glickman

Ze Ellis

Saturday and Sunday Matinee

Lilac Garden Choreography by Antony Tudor Music by Ernest Chausson Designed by Raymond Sovey, after Hugh Stevenson Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Staged by Amanda McKerrow & John Gardner Premiered by Ballet Rambert | January 26, 1936 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | October 24, 2008

Caroline

Iku Okura

Her Lover

Nathan Smith

The Man She Must Marry

Trevor Stalcup

An Episode in His Past

Willa Frantz

Friends & Relations Ella Lau

Olivia Dugan

Haley Dale

Alessandra Nova

Trevin Ralphs

Ben Moss

McKibben Needham

Gavin Talbot

Saturday and Sunday Matinee

The Waiting Room Choreography by Gemma Bond Music by John Gibbons, Michael Nyman, Henry Purcell, and Georg Philipp Telemann Costume Design by Lauren Starobin Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed January 30, 2026

Sierra Abelardo Ze Ellis Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Pasha Levy

Dominique Jenkins

Andrea Marcelletti

Gus Payne

Ricki Bertoni

Annie Wilson

Alessandra Nova

Ella Lau

Jonah Glickman

Trevor Stalcup

Jordan Micallef

1. Burlesque de Quixotte: III. Son Attaque des Moulins à Vent – Georg Philipp Telemann 2. Ground in C Minor, Z. D221 – John Gibbons 3. Oh the Sweet Delights of Love – Henry Purcell 4. Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 – Georg Philipp Telemann 5. An Eye for Optical Theory (2004) – Michael Nyman 6. Lost Is My Quiet for Ever – Henry Purcell 7. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III Prelude – Henry Purcell 8. When I Am Laid in Earth – Henry Purcell 9. Concerto in D Major: II. Allegro – Georg Philipp Telemann

Sunday Evening

Valsinhas Choreography by Ricardo Graziano Music by Franz Schubert Costume design by Bill Fenner Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed May 3, 2013

Isabella Damico Paige Young

Willa Frantz

Olivia Dugan Emmanuelle Watkins

Sunday Evening

Lilac Garden Choreography by Antony Tudor Music by Ernest Chausson Designed by Raymond Sovey, after Hugh Stevenson Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Staged by Amanda McKerrow & John Gardner Premiered by Ballet Rambert | January 26, 1936 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | October 24, 2008

Caroline

Marijana Dominis

Her Lover

Samuel Gest

The Man She Must Marry

Ricardo Graziano

An Episode in His Past

Brooke Wilson

Friends & Relations Paige Young

Ella Tuite

Gabriella Schultze

Isabella Nova

Simon Plante

Mark Hare

Mischa Goodman

Daniel Ayala

Sunday Evening

The Waiting Room Choreography by Gemma Bond Music by John Gibbons, Michael Nyman, Henry Purcell, and Georg Philipp Telemann Costume Design by Lauren Starobin Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed January 30, 2026

Camille Gentes Ze Ellis Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Pasha Levy

Dominique Jenkins

Andrea Marcelletti

Gus Payne

Ricki Bertoni

Emmanuelle Watkins

Alessandra Nova

Ella Lau

Jonah Glickman

Simon Plante

Jordan Micallef

1. Burlesque de Quixotte: III. Son Attaque des Moulins à Vent – Georg Philipp Telemann 2. Ground in C Minor, Z. D221 – John Gibbons 3. Oh the Sweet Delights of Love – Henry Purcell 4. Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 – Georg Philipp Telemann 5. An Eye for Optical Theory (2004) – Michael Nyman 6. Lost Is My Quiet for Ever – Henry Purcell 7. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III Prelude – Henry Purcell 8. When I Am Laid in Earth – Henry Purcell 9. Concerto in D Major: II. Allegro – Georg Philipp Telemann

Monday Evening

Valsinhas Choreography by Ricardo Graziano Music by Franz Schubert Costume design by Bill Fenner Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed May 3, 2013

Andrea Marcelletti Mark Hare

Mischa Goodman

Jonah Glickman

Andrew Buckley

Monday Evening

Lilac Garden Choreography by Antony Tudor Music by Ernest Chausson Designed by Raymond Sovey, after Hugh Stevenson Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Staged by Amanda McKerrow & John Gardner Premiered by Ballet Rambert | January 26, 1936 First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | October 24, 2008

Caroline

Iku Okura

Her Lover

Nathan Smith

The Man She Must Marry

Trevor Stalcup

An Episode in His Past

Willa Frantz

Friends & Relations Ella Lau

Olivia Dugan

Haley Dale

Alessandra Nova

Trevin Ralphs

Ben Moss

McKibben Needham

Gavin Talbot

Monday Evening

The Waiting Room Choreography by Gemma Bond Music by John Gibbons, Michael Nyman, Henry Purcell, and Georg Philipp Telemann Costume Design by Lauren Starobin Lighting Design by Ethan Vail Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet First Performed January 30, 2026

Camille Gentes Ze Ellis Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Pasha Levy

Dominique Jenkins

Andrea Marcelletti

Gus Payne

Ricki Bertoni

Emmanuelle Watkins

Alessandra Nova

Ella Lau

Jonah Glickman

Simon Plante

Jordan Micallef

1. Burlesque de Quixotte: III. Son Attaque des Moulins à Vent – Georg Philipp Telemann 2. Ground in C Minor, Z. D221 – John Gibbons 3. Oh the Sweet Delights of Love – Henry Purcell 4. Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9 – Georg Philipp Telemann 5. An Eye for Optical Theory (2004) – Michael Nyman 6. Lost Is My Quiet for Ever – Henry Purcell 7. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III Prelude – Henry Purcell 8. When I Am Laid in Earth – Henry Purcell 9. Concerto in D Major: II. Allegro – Georg Philipp Telemann

February 2026 Showcase Luncheon

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Join us on February 9 for the Friends Showcase Luncheon, featuring former Principals of The Sarasota Ballet. Victoria Hulland, Octavio Martin, and Amy Miller will share insights from their dancing careers and their journey from the stage to leadership.

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February Luncheon reservations are accepted until Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

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Please contact Doricha Sales at friends@sarasotaballet.org or 941.225.6504.

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Bishop-Parker Foundation Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation

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engagement are made possible each year through the generosity of foundations, corporations, and individuals like you. Ticket sales alone cover only a portion of the cost of producing the extraordinary ballets you see on stage. It is through philanthropic support that we are able to preserve ballet’s greatest legacies, commission innovative new works, and bring accessible arts education to people of all ages in our community.

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Summer

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The Sarasota Ballet offers summer programs for all ages for ballet enthusiasts looking to grow, refine technique, and enjoy the art of dance.

Summer

Intensive

June 22 - July 25, 2026

The Sarasota Ballet Summer Intensive is designed for dancers ages 12-21 to holistically develop every student’s technique alongside artistry.

Junior

Intensive

June 8 - 19, 2026

The Junior Intensive is designed for dancers ages 8-12 eager to grow both technically and artistically, offering a dynamic and engaging summer experience.

Summer

Camps

June 1- July 3, 2026 Our Summer Camps for ages 3–7 spark creativity and imagination through fun, themed weeks filled with dancing, crafts, storytelling, and movement exploration!

Adult

Intensive June 1 - 5, 2026

Our Adult Intensive is designed especially for adult ballet enthusiasts! Whether you’re looking to refine your technique, challenge yourself, or simply immerse in the joy of ballet, this program offers a welcoming and supportive environment for all participants.

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Program Five

February 27 – March 2, 2026 | FSU Center The Sarasota Ballet Presents Martha Graham Dance Company

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THE SARASOTA BALLET

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF IAIN WEBB JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL JULY 2025 Ted Shawn Theatre, Becket, Massachusetts ASHTON CELEBRATED JUNE 2024 The Royal Opera House, London, UK THE JOYCE THEATER AUGUST 2022 Joyce Theater, New York, US THE JOYCE THEATER AUGUST 2018 Joyce Theater, New York, US GUGGENHEIM WORKS & PROCESS NOVEMBER 2017 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL MAY 2017 Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US ARCADIA CENTENNIAL AUGUST 2016 Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor, Maine, US THE JOYCE THEATER AUGUST 2016 Joyce Theater, New York, US FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 2015 New York City Center, New York City JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL AUGUST 2015 Ted Shawn Theatre, Becket, Massachusetts FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 2014 New York City Center, New York City BALLET ACROSS AMERICA III JUNE 2013 John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC THE SUZANNE FARREL BALLET OCTOBER 2011 John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC

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