Romeo &Juliet

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Romeo & Juliet OCTOBER 13–23, 2016

4 | Letter from Ashley Wheater 5 | Letter from Greg Cameron 7 | Romeo & Juliet Program 8 | Synopsis 12 | Artists of the Company 18 | Bios 23 | Joffrey Boards 25 | Supporters 42 | On That Note with Scott Speck 45 | Music is Love and Love is Music 48 | Ballet Notes

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This year, along with many artists and arts organizations in the city of Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet commemorates the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. In reality, we are celebrating his life… the stories he left for us, capturing our humanity with his words.

Today, we present Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet, a ballet for our century. Pastor finds the shared thread connecting Shakespeare’s world with our own.

The times get worse around them; they had no chance.

But difficult times always bring great romance.

They weren’t from the same tribe, nor did they have the same god.

But they had each other and a dream of escaping out from under it all.

These words were not penned by Shakespeare, but by the Yugoslav rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje in 2013. The song tells the story of a pair of lovers who were shot by a sniper in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war of 1993. Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet was inspired by their deaths and by the endless repetition of this tragic scenario.

Following the killings, the father of the slain Bosnian girl lamented, “In such situations, the laws of love do not exist — only the laws of war.”

We return to Shakespeare’s plays because they ring as true today as when they were written.

Ashley Wheater Artistic Director

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WELC

“If music be the food of love, play on...” — William Shakespeare Welcome to our 2016–2017 season and the dawning of our seventh decade — your Joffrey journey continues with Romeo & Juliet. We thank you for believing in our commitment to telling stories through dance and invite you to explore the timeless prose of Shakespeare as told by movement and music.

Sergei Prokofiev’s masterful score will be performed by the acclaimed Chicago Philharmonic under the baton of Scott Speck. Last year under the leadership of Joffrey Board Chair Zach Lazar, the Joffrey committed to live musical accompaniment when prescribed by the choreographer.

The commitment is threefold — honoring artistic vision, allowing the Company to fully explore their artistry, and to ensure that our valued audiences experience ballet at its best.

Supporting an orchestra of sixty musicians is priceless, but to the Joffrey’s operating budget it is a significant expenditure. As part of our continued transformation both on and off the stage, I am pleased to recognize two couples for their generous support of live music — please join me in thanking Marina and Arnie Tatar for a five-year commitment to supporting live music — yes, we assure you that live music is now a part of Joffrey’s DNA. I also extend thanks to Cheryle and Joel Williamson for their long-standing support of the Joffrey and a gift this year that ensures that we can “play on…”

As a lover of music, poetry, and dance, we are honored to dedicate the performances of Romeo & Juliet to the life and legacy of Dick Kiphart.

Let the music and dance begin.

Sincerely,

Greg Cameron Executive Director

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ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director GREG CAMERON Executive Director ROBERT JOFFREY Founder GERALD ARPINO Founder Artists of The Company Matthew Adamczyk | Derrick Agnoletti | Yoshihisa Arai | Amanda Assucena Artur Babajanyan | Edson Barbosa | Miguel Angel Blanco | Anais Bueno | Fabrice Calmels Raúl Casasola | Valeriia Chaykina | Nicole Ciapponi | Lucia Connolly | April Daly Fernando Duarte | Cara Marie Gary | Stefan Goncalvez | Luis Eduardo Gonzalez Dylan Gutierrez | Rory Hohenstein | Anastacia Holden | Dara Holmes | Riley Horton Victoria Jaiani | Hansol Jeong | Gayeon Jung | Yumi Kanazawa | Brooke Linford Graham Maverick | Jeraldine Mendoza | Jacqueline Moscicke | Aaron Renteria Christine Rocas | Paulo Rodrigues | Chloé Sherman | Temur Suluashvili Olivia Tang-Mifsud | Elivelton Tomazi | Alberto Velazquez | Mahallia Ward Joanna Wozniak | Joan Sebastián Zamora

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ROMEO & JULIET

A BALLET IN THREE ACTS BASED ON THE PLAY BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Choreography by KRZYSZTOF PASTOR Music by SERGEI PROKOFIEV Set and Costume Design by TATYANA VAN WALSUM Lighting by BERT DALHUYSEN Recreated by JACK MEHLER Dramaturgy by WILLEM BRULS WORLD PREMIERE: May 17, 2008, Scottish Ballet, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom JOFFREY PREMIERE: April 30, 2014, Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL Romeo and Juliet, op. 64 composed by Sergei Prokofiev. By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC., publisher and copyright owner.

Casting details for performances of Romeo & Juliet can be found on the program insert.

ROMEO & JULIET

ROMEO & JULIET

OCTOBER 13–23, 2016

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ROMEO & JULIET

SYNOPSIS

INTRODUCTION Romeo and Juliet are the archetypical tragic forbidden lovers. Their families, friends, gangs and conflicting religious beliefs force them to conceal the love of their lives. Although the personal journeys of both Romeo and Juliet are integral to the tale, this is a love story within a clear social and political context — the collective identity of the group is considered more important, and the lovers are destined to lose.

This is a story of parents, children and grandchildren, and especially of a younger generation that tends to suffer and even die from the mistakes and misfortunes of a previous one. Theirs is a tragedy that repeats endlessly, a continuous wheel of violence that flows from one generation to the next. In this story, the conflict is between the Montagues and the Capulets, but it could as easily be between a Catholic and a Protestant, or a Muslim and a Jew. Divisions and conflicts, walls and wars, are timeless.

Prokofiev’s score is a profound analysis of Shakespeare’s play, albeit in notes and tones. The universal qualities he brings to the story allow us to look at what might happen to the work if we pin it to a certain time, period or space. Therefore, Shakespeare’s Renaissance Verona becomes 20th Century Italy, a century with three or four generations whose personal lives are molded by the hostilities of the previous era.

We begin our tale in the 1930s, a time when a rigid dictatorial system had taken over the country. Capulet and his family represent this system. After the eruption of the conflict during the war, we find ourselves in the optimistic post-war 1950s, where the more peaceful Montagues try to re-establish society. But even then the smoldering hate of the two families lurks under the serene surface. Another explosion of enmity seems unavoidable. Even at the end of the century, in the 1990s, Romeo and Juliet are still alive, to die again as victims of the never-ending curse that comes with hatred and strife.

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ROMEO & JULIET (continued)

SYNOPSIS

ACT I

Scene 1 — A street in Italy, sometime in the 1930s. Two rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues, dominate city life, but their feud seems to have calmed for the moment. Everyone takes part in the ritual evening walk. A sudden commotion occurs as a group from the Capulet family crosses the street, threatening to disrupt the evening’s harmony. Romeo, Benvolio, and their friend Mercutio, watch but decide to keep their distance for now. Capulet and Tybalt, the leaders of the Capulet group, also appear. The tension seems to rise again between the two families and a fight is unavoidable. Friar Lawrence appeals for them to stop, warning them about the possible tragic consequences of such public aggression.

Scene 2 — Juliet, accompanied by her friends, prepares herself for the upcoming ball. It will be her first introduction into the world of the adults and her Mother is worried about her daughter’s oncoming departure from childhood and the innocence it guards. Tybalt and other invited guests from the Capulet family arrive and are welcomed

by Juliet’s Mother. Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio, who were not invited, sneak into the ballroom. Capulet enters the ballroom and, at once, the guests are overwhelmed by his dominant presence.

Romeo and Juliet see each other for the first time and there is an obvious attraction between them. Juliet’s father persuades her to dance for the other men; he is looking for a suitable husband for her.

Tybalt, seeing that Romeo is fascinated by Juliet, decides to intervene, but Mercutio, who has also witnessed Romeo’s attraction, deflects Tybalt’s actions to protect his friend.

Romeo and Juliet seek each other out, and, when they finally manage to steal a moment alone, Romeo asks Juliet to dance for him. At first she dances in the same way she had for the other men, but this is not what Romeo wants — he wants her to trust him. The two are falling in love with each other, but as this would be anathema for both clans, Capulet and Tybalt turn against Romeo and he and his friends are thrown out of the house. Later, outside of the Capulet house, Romeo comes to find Juliet, and when they meet, they confess their love for each other. They eventually part with the ominous feeling their families, deadly rivals as they are, will never approve of their love.

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ROMEO & JULIET (continued)

SYNOPSIS

ACT II

Scene 1 — A street in Italy, sometime in the 1950s. Everyone takes part in the ritual evening walk. As the Capulets parade, Mercutio and Benvolio are leading the Montagues in a festive mood. Romeo is wandering around — he is in love with Juliet. He is excited to receive a message from Juliet’s friends. She will meet Romeo with Friar Lawrence.

Scene 2 — Despite his reservations, Friar Lawrence unites the two in a secret wedding ceremony.

Scene 3 — Again the people fill the street. The Capulets, led

by Tybalt, march by. The tension is rising again. Romeo interrupts an argument between Tybalt and Mercutio. He wants to maintain the peace, but they start to fight with each other anyway. Tybalt kills Mercutio, stabbing him in the back. Desperate and enraged, Romeo attacks Tybalt and dispatches him in a lethal duel. Both families watch.

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ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director

BIOS

Born in Scotland and raised in England, Mr. Wheater was trained at The Royal Ballet School. Mr. Wheater began his professional career with The Royal Ballet and danced at the London Festival Ballet, The Australian Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet and San Francisco Ballet.

In 1997, he became Ballet Master at San Francisco Ballet, and in 2002, Assistant to the Artistic Director.

In 2007, Mr. Wheater was appointed Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet. New work is the life blood of a company, and he has introduced numerous premieres to the repertoire. In 2008, the Boeing Corporation recognized his commitment to community outreach and diversity in the world of dance, presenting him the “Game Changer” award. In 2010, Mr. Wheater, representing The Joffrey Ballet, was named Lincoln Academy Laureate, the highest honor presented by the State of Illinois. The Chicago Tribune selected Mr. Wheater as 2013 “Chicagoan of the Year” for his contributions to dance. In 2014, Mr. Wheater accepted the Chicago Spirit of Innovation Award for The Joffrey Ballet. In 2015, Wheater received the University of Chicago Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts.

SCOTT SPECK Music Director Scott Speck has inspired international acclaim as a conductor of passion, intelligence and winning personality. In addition to his position as Music Director for the Joffrey, he is the Artistic Director of the Chicago Philharmonic and Music Director of the Mobile (AL) and West Michigan Symphony Orchestras. He has led major orchestras at London’s Royal Opera House, the Paris Opera, Washington’s Kennedy Center, San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, and the Los Angeles Music Center.

He has been Conductor of the San Francisco Ballet; Music Advisor/ Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony; and Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Opera. He was named Principal Guest Conductor of the China Film Philharmonic in Beijing.

Scott Speck is the co-author of three of the world’s best-selling books on classical music and dance: Classical Music for Dummies, Opera for Dummies, and Ballet for Dummies. These books have been translated into twenty languages and are available around the world.

A Fulbright scholar and summa cum laude graduate of Yale; Scott is a regular commentator on NPR, the BBC, ABC Australia, and Voice of Russia. He has been featured in TED talks and at the Aspen Ideas Festival. His writing appears in numerous magazines and journals.

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KRZYSZTOF PASTOR Choreographer Krzysztof Pastor began his ballet training with the Ballet School in his home town of Gdan´sk. After his training, he joined the Polish Dance Theatre in Poznan´ (1975) where he worked with Conrad Drzewiecki, winning the position of one of the company’s leading young artistic personalities. Four years later, he moved to the Teatr Wielki of Łódz´ .

In 1983, Pastor became a soloist with Le Ballet de l’Opéra of Lyon in France, dancing ballets by Gray Veredon, Hans van Manen, Kurt Jooss and others. From 1985 to 1995, he danced with the Dutch National Ballet (Het Nationale Ballet), working with many well-known choreographers such as Carolyn Carlson, Nils Christe, Nacho Duato, Rudi van Dantzig, Jan Linkens, Édouard Lock, Hans van Manen, Maguy Marin, Toer van Schayk, Nina Wiener, and Peter Wright.

He danced major roles in both classical and neoclassical ballets, as well as modern dance works.

Pastor completed his first choreographic work in 1986 for an international gala performance in Łódz´ . After creating several ballets for the Dutch National Ballet’s workshop programmes, in 1992, he was asked to design a ballet for the company’s main programme: the successful Shostakovich — Chamber Symphony. He worked as a freelance choreographer since 1995. In the 1997/98, season he joined the Washington Ballet as its choreographer in residence, and became the Dutch National Ballet’s choreographer in residence in the 1998/99 season. Pastor has since gained considerable recognition as an international choreographer, creating nearly fifty ballets to date, including the highly acclaimed Do Not Go Gentle…, and In Light and Shadow; the large-scale, full-length production Kurt Weill, Acid City, Don Giovanni, Tristan, and Dangerous Liaisons; as well as Symphony Fantastic for the Australian Ballet.

In 1995, Pastor’s duet Detail IV won the Gold Choreography Award of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. In 2000, he was awarded the Medal of 200 Years of Polish Ballet by the Ministry of Culture in Poland, and the Dancers Fund ‘79 Choreography Prize in the Netherlands. His works: Do Not Go Gentle... (2000) and Kurt Weill (2001) were hailed in the Netherlands as great artistic events of those seasons, and presented as such at the Dutch Days of Dance.

In 2001, his ambitious and challenging production Kurt Weill was also nominated at the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow) for the prestigious international Benois de la Danse Prize in no less than three categories.

In January 2003, Pastor was appointed resident choreographer of the Dutch National Ballet, sharing the position with Hans van Manen. In this capacity, he created Si después de morir, Voice which premiered

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at the Holland Festival 2004, Don Giovanni, as well as Crossing Paths, Suite for Two, and Visions at Dusk. In December 2007, he was invited by the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow to work with the Bolshoi’s star Svetlana Zakharova (duet from Tristan and solo from Voice). In May 2008 in Edinburgh with the Scottish Ballet, Pastor premiered his own original, cutting-edge version of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet and his pieces Moving Rooms (2008) and Sheherezade (2009) were specially prepared for the Holland Festival premiered with the Dutch National Ballet. His latest works in Amsterdam were Dumbarton Dances (2009), Nijinsky — Dancer, Clown, God (2010), Chapters (2012) and Bolero (2012).

Alongside his work for the Dutch National Ballet, Pastor has created ballets for many companies in other countries, such as the Royal Swedish Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, Scottish Ballet, Washington Ballet, Ballet Opera Dresden, Israel Ballet, Royal Flemish Ballet, Ballet of the Polish National Opera in Warsaw (Górecki’s Third Symphony, 1994), National Ballet of Lithuania, National Ballet of Latvia, Donau Ballet, Hungarian National Ballet, National Theatre in Brno, Ankara State Ballet, Australian Ballet, West Australian Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, and Hong Kong Ballet. He has also designed smaller pieces specially for selected ballet soloists.

His works have been featured in the programs of renowned festivals: Holland Festival, Holland Dance Festival, and Edinburgh Festival, and also at international ballet competitions, to great critical and audience acclaim. His choreographic works have been presented by Het Nationale Ballet during the company’s tours of the Netherlands, France, Canada, and Britain. In 2008, the Australian Ballet brought his Symphony Fantastic to its prestigious guest performances in Paris. He has also been invited to be a judge at the International Choreography Competition in Groningen, the Eurovision Young Dancers competition in Warsaw, the New York International Ballet Competition, the Benois de la Danse Prize (ballet Oscar), the International Ballet Festival Dance Open in Saint Petersburg, and the Polish National Dance Competition in Gdan´sk.

After years of artistic absence from Poland, Pastor was invited by the Teatr Wielki — Polish National Opera in Warsaw to stage his Tristan to the music of Richard Wagner. Following the choreographer’s first visits to Warsaw, the theatre’s general director Waldemar Da¸browski asked Pastor to accept the position of director of the Polish National Opera’s ballet company, with the aim of giving the company artistic independence and elevating its position at the Teatr Wielki to that of the Polish National Ballet. Pastor took up his new post on March 18, 2009, while retaining his duties as resident choreographer of Het Nationale Ballet in Amsterdam. His newest work is Adagio & Scherzo, which was created specially for the Polish National Ballet (2014).

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KRZYSZTOF PASTOR Choreographer (continued) In 2010, Pastor received the prestigious Terpsichore Award which was presented by the Polish Theater Artists Union. In 2011, he was awarded by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage the highest cultural award, the “Gloria Artis” Gold Medal for his choreographic achievements around the world and for his artistic and organizational effort to raise the prestige of ballet art in Poland.

Pastor took on the additional duties of artistic director of ballet at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Vilnius as of October 10, 2011. Impressed by the achievements of the Polish National Ballet, the general director of the Lithuanian National Theatre, Gintautas Ke˙višas, asked the choreographer to breathe new artistic life into the Vilnius ballet company.

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Composer Sergei Prokofiev was born April 23, 1891, in Sontsovka, Ukraine.

His mother, who devoted her life to music, was a musical influence on young Sergei, beginning to teach him the piano at age three.

He wrote his first composition when he was six, The Indian Galop.

After a trip to Moscow at age eight where he was exposed to The Sleeping Beauty, Faust, and Prince Igor, he declared, “I want to write an opera.” Three or four months later, he presented his parents with The Giant, an opera in three acts and six tableau for solo piano.

Prokofiev eventually was tutored by young Reinhold Glière for whom he developed a great affection, especially after he had accepted Prokofiev’s challenge to a duel with pistols.

By age 12, it was decided that Prokofiev should continue his studies at a conservatory. In 1904, he was sent to the St. Petersburg Conservatory under the direction of Rimsky-Korsakov. Against the established thinking of the Conservatory, Prokofiev became a committed antiRomantic, not liking the music of Chopin and Liszt. In 1914, despite not playing one of the prescribed Classical concertos, he won the Rubenstein Prize for piano performance playing his own composition.

In 1917, he produced the Violin Concerto in D Major and the Classical Symphony. He moved to the U.S. in 1918, where he was greatly discussed, somewhat admired, but little liked. The lack of success for his opera The Love of Three Oranges, commissioned by the Chicago Opera in 1921, was enough to spur his return to Europe. He went on to produce Lieutenant Kijé, Romeo and Juliet, War and Peace, and Cinderella.

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TATYANA VAN WALSUM Set and Costume Designer

BIOS

Tatyana van Walsum was born in England in 1967. She received her degree in costume design at Wimbledon School of Art 1998–91 in London. Later, she studied at the Motley Theatre Design Course in 1994–95 in London. Since 1996, she has her own studio in Amsterdam, where she lives. Over the years, she has been designing for theatre plays, ballet and opera. Her work also includes designs for museum exhibitions and films.

She collaborates often with Krzysztof Pastor, resident choreographer for The Dutch National Ballet on many of his ballets, including set and costume designs for Romeo & Juliet at Scottish Ballet in 2008.

WILLEM BRULS Dramaturge Willem Bruls holds a degree in literature and art history from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He authored books on music and dramatic arts, including studies devoted to Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen and Orientalism in literature. In 2009, he published a collection of essays on music and theatre. He is also a music writer for newspapers such as Belgium’s De Standaard and The Wall Street Journal Europe.

He has worked as dramaturge with many European opera houses and directors such as Ramsey Nasr (Il re pastors, Abduction from the Seraglio) and Pierre Audi (La Jive at l’Opéra Bastille, Partenope at the Theater an der Wien, Orlando Furioso and Medea at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées). He worked as freelance dramatuge in Riga, Erfurt, and Essen. With Krzysztof Pastor, he staged Scheherazade and The Tempest (Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam). He devised a stage adaptation of Pasolini’s Teorema for the Ruhrtriennale and Toneelgroep Amsterdam; the show was selected for the Lincoln Center Festival New York. He has led contemporary music theatre workshops in Barcelona, Hobart, Stavanger, Gent, and Aix-enProvence. Currently, he is writing a book on Venice opera.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2016–2017 HONORARY CHAIRMAN | Mayor Rahm Emanuel OFFICERS Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Chairman of the Board Lorna Ferguson 1st Vice Chair Sonia Florian Anne Kaplan Vice Chairs Adam DeWitt Treasurer Ronald J. Allen Secretary Patti S. Eylar Women’s Board President Ashley Wheater Artistic Director Greg Cameron Executive Director Kathleen Hechinger Assistant Treasurer DIRECTORS Patty Perkins Andringa Mary Jo Basler Marc Berman Jamie-Clare Colvin Roger Deromedi Pamella Roland DeVos Terence Donnelly Fred Eychaner

Shelley MacArthur Farley Chip Flannagan Emily Follas Mrs. Robert W. Galvin Dana Hokin Garvey Linda Chaplik Harris Richard Holson III Una C. Jackman Guy Lakonishok Donna M. LaPietra Michael Larsen Barry Litwin Judith MacLeod James McDonough Coco Meers Jess Merten Stuart Miller Leslie D. Minier Susan Oleari Diane Patience Stephen Reiss Jeffrey C. Rubenstein Bruce Sagan Eric C. Schieber, M.D. Liz Sharp Courtney Shea Ross Shelleman Ildefonso Alvim de Abreu e Silva Chuck Smith Maureen Dwyer Smith Rita Spitz Dawn M. Stanislaw

Lauren F. Streicher, M.D. Ben Strobel Courtney Thompson MarrGwen Townsend Jason J. Tyler Ronald V. Waters III Amanda Williamson Mrs. Joel V. Williamson Bryony Winn Elizabeth Yntema LIFE DIRECTORS Grace Barry Patricia H. Gerber Pamela B. Strobel Joseph H. Wender PAST CHAIRPERSONS William M. Daley Fred Eychaner Gary E. Holdren Dr. David A. Kipper † C. Steve McMillian Bruce Sagan Maureen Dwyer Smith Pamela B. Strobel Jason J. Tyler Ronald V. Waters III As of June 22, 2016 † Deceased

HELPING US GO FURTHER. The Joffrey Ballet thanks Romeo & Juliet Corporate Presenting Sponsor Wells Fargo and Board Director Chip Flannagan for their generous support of our artists, programs, and mission.

Together, we are breaking boundaries, inspiring students, and creating innovative dance.

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WOMEN’S BOARD OF THE JOFFREY BALLET | 2016–2017 Patti S. Eylar President Noren Ungaretti 1st Vice President Merritt DeWitt Kathy Kalesperis Smith 2nd Vice Presidents Ellie Forman Secretary Courtney Shea Treasurer Jessica Steffensen Sandi Hartstein Members-at-Large Dora J. Aalbregtse Elisabeth Adams Mrs. Keene Harwood Addington III Julie O’Donnell Allen Laura Ferris Anderson Melissa Anton Raheela Anwar Dr. Emily L. Arch Annie Atzeff Melissa M. Babcock Grace Barry Kimberly Bartuch Mary Jo Basler Nancy Gottlieb Bauer Heidi Best Jetta Boschen Dorothy Bousseau Sophia P. Bross Marisa Bryce Suzette Bulley Mrs. John E. Burke Mary Patricia Burns Mary Kay Mudd Bushonville Patsy Callahan Wendy Lynn Chronister Joan Colmar Jamie-Clare Colvin

Rachel De Marte Sandra Deromedi Kelly Dettmann Bonnie Deutsch Pamella Roland DeVos Ellen Distelheim Jill Dodds Maia Dunkel JoNan Eastridge Christine Du Boulay Ellis Beth Engel Deborah Engle Shelley MacArthur Farley Lydia Fisher Katherine Fox Katherine E. Freiburger Astra Gamsjaeger Patricia H. Gerber Sue-Gray Goller Darcy E. Goldfarb, MD Donna Greenberg Stephanie Grinage Mrs. Marjorie E. Habermann Helen Hall Melchior* Mrs. Michael F. Harron Kathleen A. Henson Mrs. John W. Higgins Leslie S. Hindman Dana Hokin Garvey Courtney A. Hoffmann Mrs. David Hoffmann Sharon King Hoge Sherry Lea Holson Marci Holzer Brooke Hubbuch Melinda Jakovich Candace Collins Jordan

Kerrie Kennedy Wendy Kilcollin Alissa King Kathleen Klaeser Laura Kofoid Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel* Donna M. LaPietra Whitney Lasky Anne Lazar Dania Leemputte Leslie Logsdon Mary Keough Lyman Judith MacLeod Lisa Klimley Malkin Joan Malliband Traci Mansur Anita Mark Vida Marks Heather Martin Kristina McGrath Astrid A. McKinnon Amanda Merten Ms. Julianne Migely Patricia Miller Lucy Minor Anne Simon Moffat Brooks Morgan Linda Curtis O’Bannon, MD Christine Ott Mrs. Jay L. Owen, Jr. Mrs. John R. Pacholick Mary Ellen Pavone Mrs. Jerry K. Pearlman Judith Pierpont Ibby Pinsky Victoria Poindexter

Camille Kearns Rudy Elizabeth Dunkel Ryan Maggie Scheyer Sarah Schrup Andréa J. Schwartz Kathryn Babcock Shaffer Liz Sharp Anne Shea Carolyn Sheridan Ms. Veronica Siegel Amelia Silva Mrs. Howard Silverman Mrs. Patricia Simpson Wright Marilyn Slattery Maria Smithburg Maureen Dwyer Smith Rita Spitz Dawn M. Stanislaw Constance Steinhaus Liz Stiffel Carol J. Stone Cheryl Tama Oblander Lauren D.W. Tatar Marina D.W. Tatar Melissa Trandel Yolanda Tyler Kathryn Vail Katherine Porter Veach Victoria C. Verity Mrs. John R. Walter Ann Waters Heather G. Webster Mrs. Thomas E. Wells IV Mary Agnes Welsh Pam Phillips Weston Kim White Diana Weiss Widman

Anne Kaplan Mrs. Brian Karaba Jackelyn Kastanis Elizabeth Ann Kasten Heidi Keeling

D. Elizabeth Price Rona Radler Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt Emily Rubenstein

Joyce M. Wippman Leslie Zentner Julie Zuckerman

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As of July 1, 2016 *Honorary Life Member

SUPPORTERS The Joffrey Ballet would like to extend thanks to those who provide us with funding that ensures quality and engaging experiences for a variety of audiences. The following is a list of those who made contributions in the amount of $300 or more between August 1, 2015 and August 31, 2016. Although space does not permit us to list all of our friends, we are grateful for the support from each and every one of our loyal donors. $500,000+ Alphawood Foundation Chicago Fred Eychaner Margot and Josef Lakonishok Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa $100,000–$499,999 Abbott Fund Athletico Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Centers Mary Jo and Doug Basler BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Rosemarie Buntrock and Dean Buntrock Chicago Athletic Clubs ConAgra Foods Dentons Sandy and Roger Deromedi Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation Sonia Florian Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. with BrickStreet Insurance Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company JW Marriott Anne Kaplan Susan and Richard† Kiphart Marcus Lemonis and Beth Levine The Reva and David Logan Foundation NIB Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation The Satter Foundation Bill and Orli Staley Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Tatar The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University The Walter E. Heller Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet

$50,000–$99,999 Allstate Insurance Company BMO Wealth Management City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Patti S. Eylar and Charles R. Gardner Jay Franke and David Herro George Jewell The Julius N. Frankel Foundation ITW The Joyce Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sanfred Koltun JHL Capital Group, LLC The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation MacLean-Fogg The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Sage Foundation The Shubert Foundation Ms. Rita Spitz and Mr. David Blears Pamela and Russ Strobel Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend Wells Fargo $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Abbott Laboratories Francis Beidler Foundation The Boeing Company The Brinson Foundation The Chicago Community Trust Nelson D. Cornelius Trust Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeWitt Dr. Jill S. Dodds and Dr. Gurigbal Nandra Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hoffmann Sherry Lea and Richard Holson III Kendra Scott La Perla Fashions Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Coco B. Meers and Ethan Meers National Endowment for the Arts Negaunee Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Patience Prince Charitable Trusts Ms. Courtney C. Shea Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith, Jr. Stout Risius Ross, Inc. Walgreens Mr. and Mrs. Miles D. White $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Allen

Ariel Investments, LLC Baxter International Inc. Meta S. and Ronald Berger Family Foundation Burberry Kay and Rhett Butler DeSantis Foundation Deborah and Cody Engle Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark Mr. and Mrs. F. Conrad Fischer Suzanne and Albert M. Friedman Dana Hokin Garvey and Robert Garvey GrubHub, Inc. Sherry and Michael Guthrie Sandi and Barry Hartstein Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Jenner & Block LLP Jerome Robbins Foundation and Trust Brian and Yvette Karaba Olivia Kittle and Brian Kittle Kovler Family Foundation Julie and Guy Lakonishok Dr. Lynda Lane and Ben Lane-Korn Mr. and Mrs. Larry Langdon Michael and Jennifer Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Elizabeth Liebman Macy’s Martha Melman and Rich Melman Lucy Minor Ann Nash and Tom Nash New York Choreographic Institute Alexandra Nichols and John D. Nichols The Northern Trust Company Nuveen Investments, Inc. Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt and Thomas Rehwaldt Restoration Hardware John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Jeffrey C. Rubenstein Cari and Michael Sacks Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill Judy A. Saslow Gallery Eric C. Schieber, M.D. Dr. Scholl Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Sharp Shea Family Foundation U.S. Bank Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III †Deceased 2016–2017 SEASON Joffrey Ballet | 25

SUPPORTERS $10,000–$24,999 (continued) Pamela Phillips Weston and Roger L. Weston Diana and Stuart Widman William Blair & Co., LLC Amanda Williamson and Matthew Johnson Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson for the Ferguson-Yntema Family Trust Leslie and Robert K. Zentner $5,000–$9,999 Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV Ada Addington and Whitney Addington Emily Strobel Amiet and Michael Amiet Melissa Anton and John Anton Annie Atzeff and Kristopher N. Atzeff Nancy Gottlieb Bauer Marlene Breslow-Blitstein and Berle Blitstein Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson Mrs. Joyce Chelberg Michael Cragg Credit Suisse Mr. and Mrs. William Farley Hattie A. and Marie V. Fatz Foundation Christine Fisher and Paul Fisher Tiffany Flannagan and Chip Flannagan Emily Follas Katherine and Richard Freiburger Michelle and Larry Goodman The Marvin and Elaine Gottlieb Family Foundation Sabrina Gracias and Antonio Gracias Richard and Mary L. Gray Joan Hall The Irving Harris Foundation Janet W. and Robert A. Helman Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hildy Leslie Hindman Mary Ittelson John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Dennis and Kathleen Klaeser Ms. Whitney Lasky and Mr. Jerry Lasky Meir Lewis Jim and SuAnne Lopata Robert R. McCormick Foundation Jess and Amanda Merten 26 | Joffrey Ballet 2016–2017 SEASON

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Nordstrom, Inc. D. Elizabeth Price and Lou Yecies Stephen Reiss and Rena Hozore Reiss Revel Global Events Tricia Rooney and Ross Shelleman Susan and David Ruder Carol Ann Saikhon Patricia Schmalzl and William Schmalzl Betty Seid and Richard Seid Mr. and Mrs. David Sensibar Kathryn Babcock Shaffer and Jack Shaffer Carolyn and Michael Sheridan Sidley Austin, LLP Lisa Silverberg and Jim Challenger The Siragusa Foundation Denise Littlefield Sobel Liz Stiffel Ben Strobel Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander Jennifer Tengelsen and Erich Tengelsen Andrew Thorrens Dia Weil and Edward Weil Hilary and Barry Weinstein Tamar Weiss Workiva Wrigley, A Subsidiary of Mars, Inc. $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous (3) Dora Aalbregtse and John Aalbregtse Bridgette, David, and Chloë Alexander Evelyn R. Alter Dr. Emily L. Arch Kathryn Berti and Robert Berti Ms. Carolyn A. Blessing Bradford Allen Realty Service Mary Kay Mudd Bushonville and Art Bushonville Wendy Lynn Chronister and Peter Rogers The Colmar Foundation Jamie-Clare Colvin Lawrence Corry Terri and Alfred D’Ancona Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Maureen Dugan and John Dugan Elizabeth Duquette Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation

Marilyn Fields and Larry Fields Mimi Frankel and Bud Frankel Jill Garling and Thomas Wilson Mary Henderson and James Henderson Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper Lauren Huefner Heidi and David Keeling Jeffrey Kerr Laura Kofoid and David Ricci Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Jen Kurth and Brian Van Klompenberg Dania Leemputte and Patrick Leemputte Sherren Leigh Leslie Logsdon and Duncan Bourne Colleen Loughlin and John Sirek Lisa Klimley Malkin and Cary J. Malkin Joan Malliband and David Malliband Elizabeth Marcus and Ira Belcove Heather Martin and Sean Martin Helen Hall Melchior John R. Menninger Pamela Meyer Patricia Miller and Christopher Miller Prof. Keith and Anne Moffat Peggy Morris and Pat Morris Alicia Mullen and Timothy Mullen Gerald T. Nowak, PC, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP Linda Curtis O’Bannon, MD Lee and Sharon Oberlander Thomas O’Keefe Susan G. Oleari Origin Ventures Virginia Owens and James Owens Kristie Paskvan Catherine Perez and William Perez Mary Plauche Victoria Poindexter and Joseph P. Gaynor III Carol Pollock Bonnie Price and Jack Hirsch Leticia Rodriguez-Marsico Mickey Rolfe Christine Ruttenberg and David Ruttenberg The Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation Ms. Maggie Scheyer and Mr. Eric J. Scheyer Veronica Siegel Lynda Silverman and Howard Silverman

SUPPORTERS $2,500–$4,999 (continued) Thomas G. Sinkovic Melissa Smith and Charles Smith Dawn Stanislaw Penelope Steiner and Robert Steiner Constance and Orin Steinhaus Carol J. Stone and David Stone Dr. Lauren Streicher and Mr. Jason Brett Tom Ford International Melissa Trandel Carol Trapp and James Trapp Richard and Noren Ungaretti Mr. and Mrs. John R. Walter Leslie Warner and Stephen Warner Elizabeth Wippman and Tom Wippman Julie Zuckerman and Daniel Zuckerman $1,500–$2,499 Anonymous (3) Greg Albiero Patty Perkins Andringa Raheela Anwar and M. Naveed Anwar Mr. and Mrs. Adam Aron Carey August and Brett August Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beidler III Jennifer Birmingham Gary and Linda† T. Blumenshine Ms. Evelyn Bosenberg Anthony Bruck Carolyn Bucksbaum Tamara Buday and Robert Buday Suzette Bross Bulley and Allan E. Bulley III Burke-Brunger Fund Of Horizons Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Callahan, Jr. Gerald Carter Caterpillar, Inc. Marge and Lew Collens Pamela Conant Ray Coronado The Hunckler Family Bette Jane Crigger Dr. John Dainauskas Amina Dickerson and Julian Roberts Rees Donofrio and Joseph Donofrio Ms. Maia Dunkel Wendy Eager Christine Du Boulay Ellis Dr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Finder Arthur L. Frank

Darcy Goldfarb, MD Keith Goldstein and Rodney Goldstein Sue-Gray Goller Ann Gootee and James Gootee Stephanie Grinage and Richard Grinage Anthony and Susan Grosch Shana Guthman and David Guthman Anastasia and Gary Gutting Christy Hand and Matthew Hand Odele and Brent Hawkins K. Susan Heintz Cynthia Helle and Dan Hell Jim Henry Mr. and Mrs. John W. Higgins Sarai Hoffman and Stephen Pratt Courtney A. Hoffmann and Sebastian Hoffmann Alan J. Hommerding and Robert K. Personett Brooke Hubbuch and Nick Hubbuch Myrna Kaplan Sherry Kaplan and Barry Kaplan Masahiro Kasai and William Myers Marilyn Katz and Scott Chambers Wendy Kilcollin and T. Eric Kilcollin Roberta Killeen and Timothy Killeen Polly Kintzel Sarah Ladgenski and Derek Ladgenski Robin and Jack Lavin Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lawson III Deej and Hunter Leggitt Alexandra Leichtman Dr. Richard E. Leithiser Dana Levinson and James Noonan Mia Levy and Paul Levy Mr. and Mrs. Barry Litwin Beth Loeb Judy and John MacLeod Mr. and Mrs. E. Barry Mansur George Mariner and Michael Payette Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Marks Jean McCabe and Joseph Missbrenner James D. McDonough Astrid A. McKinnon and McKay McKinnon Lynne McNown Ms. Julianne Migely Jazelle Morriss and Daniel L. Morriss Barbara and Jonathan Moss Ken Norgan Mary Jane O’Connor Sharon Olson and Fred Fleischbein Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pacholick Beth Parin

Mary Ellen Pavone, MD and Christopher Novak Kathleen Pipala and Michael Pipala Bluford Putnam Jennifer Ross Adrianne Rotfeld and Steve Rotfeld Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Salamader Resort And Spa A. Sue Samuels Sarah Schrup Terry Schwartz Glenn Selander Anne Shonk Marilyn Slattery Gerard Smetana Ms. Kathy Kalesperis Smith and Mr. Dion Grimes Smith Patricia Smith Smithburg Family Foundation Shirley Stanley and Paul Stanley Patty Sternberg Ms. Jocelyn M. Stoller Lauren D.W. Tatar and Scott Borstein Tawani Foundation Courtney Thompson Nancy Timmers and Michael Timmers Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Vail, Jr. Lauren Vitale John Walcher Debbie Wang and David Hoyt Karen and Richard Weiland Olga Weiss and George Honig Mary Agnes Welsh Ashley Wheater and Brian Johnson William Ziemann

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SUPPORTERS $1,000–$1,499 Anonymous (2) Amsted Industries Anne and Mark Bagan Sandra Bass Christopher Begy Anne Searle Bent and Stephen Bent Bernstein Charitable Foundation Judy Block and Phillip D. Block III† Shaun Block and Andrew Block Virginia Bobins and Norman Bobins Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. L. Bogan, Jr. Bradbury Family Jeanne Brett Debbie Buckley Stephen Burns Carter Chinnis Michelle L. Collins Mrs. John C. Colman Theresa Corrao Chrissy Davis and Matt Davis Dillon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terence Donnelly Margaret Duncan Elisabeth Geraghty and Robert Geraghty Sue and Melvin Gray Marjorie Habermann Tracy Hamilton and Jay Hamilton Patricia and O.J. Heestand Mr. and Mrs. Michael Henson Dennis Holtschneider Zach Huesling and Jonathan Lehman Patricia Huffman and Robert Huffman Melinda Jakovich and Lucien Lagrange Jewell Events Catering Avril Klaff Patricia Koldyke and Martin Koldyke Susan Koltun and Thomas Koltun Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel Lew and Laurie Leibowitz Peggy Lim and Yung Bong Lim Natalie Matwijiszyn Sue Mazzone and Don Mazzone

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Jo Ann McNaughton-Kade and Christopher Kade Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. Lisa Mezzetti Moller Family Foundation Amy Morrison Mary Nixon and Ted Nixon Joanna Norcross Mr. Jonathan F. Orser Sheila Pizer and Howard Pizer Madeleine Plonsker and Harvey Plonsker Richard and Charlene Posner Lisa and Seth Prostic Corinne Corky and Larry Richman Carol Roberts Lois Scott and David May Marcey Siegel and Kenneth Siegel Julia Simpson Craig Sirles Stearns Family Charitable Fund Dr. Steve Stryker Nathan Tannenbaum Foundation The Ann Barzel/Patrick Henry Arts Fund Mr. & Mrs. Todd Vieregg Kathleen Vondran and John Vondran I.B. Weil and Thomas Weil Joyce M. Wippman Susan Schaalman Youdovin and Charlie Shulkin $750–$999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Keene Harwood Addington III AVP Jewelry and Beads Heidy and Phil Best Robyn Bowland Marisa Bryce Ellen Carnahan and Bill Daniels Jennifer Cizner Kelly Dettmann and Brian Dettmann Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron The Holzer Family Foundation David Israel Diane Jacoby Elaine Jaharis and Steven Jaharis Jackelyn Kastanis and Taki Kastanis

Sanja Kirovski Erica Kuhlmann Zach Leonard Magnolia Bakery Chicago Karen McEniry Donna Milanovich The Neiman Marcus Group Lydia Ringwald Deborah Ross and Jeffrey Ross Maya Rubalcuba Laura Sage Jordan Scher Peggy Swartchild and James Swartchild Mr. and Mrs. Jason J. Tyler Robert Veasey Whole Foods Market $500–$749 Anonymous (2) Sara Albrecht James Amend Diane Baj Christine Bakalar and John Bakalar Steven Bashwiner Carol Anne Been and Daniel Freedman Thomas Berry Bloomingdale’s Cary Bomier and David Bomier Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Amy Brock John Bross Sophia Bross Suzanne Burns Dale Caridine Megan Cecil and C.W. Dilts Stephanie Chueh Enid Collins Elizabeth Cournoyer Laura Danforth Cathy Deutsch Paul DiSangro Michelle & Steve Dufault Dorothy Ellesin-Janus and Christopher Janus Joel Farran Joan and James Fencil Kathy Fergemann and Brian Fergemann Ellie Forman and Jeremy Forman Erica Fornari Patricia Gentry Gigi New York Linda Glick and Robert Glick Marc and Carol Gordon Amy and Michael Gordon

Wes Gordon Elizabeth Graham Jack and Robin Graham Judie Green and Rich Green Joel Guillory Elleke Haggerty Geoffrey and Adrianna Hewings Elzie Higginbottom and Deborah Higginbottom Don and Ky Hilliker Marci and Ronald Holzer Holzman Design LLC Rose Houston Charitable Foundation IBM International Foundation Ellen Israel and Rich Israel Nancy Jacobs Paul Judy Debbie Kelly Rachel Klein and Neil Klein James Clark and Christina Labate Kathy Lipp and Roman Lipp Susan Loiacano Sandra Mangurian Patricia Hickey Manz Anita Mark Aaron Martell Marion and Terry Martin Jeanne Martinez and John Segreti Michael and Linda Mason Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGrath Barbara Moser and David Moser Drs. Marsha and Robert Mrtek Maggie and Michael Murzanski Ruth O’Brien and Stuart Rice Margaret O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Owen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Papuga Jean Perkins and Leland Hutchinson Alice Perry and Raymond Perry Mary Prescott Karine Provost Julie Pryor and A Keith Housman Kevin Ray Boyd Rice Christine Riker and Walter Riker Theresa Rolloff and William Rolloff Mr. and Mrs. Morton I. Rosen Floyd Rueger

SUPPORTERS $500–$749 (continued) Linda Scheuplein Barbara Schultz Jennifer Seda Elizabeth Shepherd and Scott Kinsloe Julie Sherman Gena Siruno-Roden Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Struthers, Jr. Cynthia Taylor and Gregory Taylor Joan Traynelis Rochelle Trotter Lynne C Walton Paula Wise Susanne Woloson Amy Yi and Peter Yi Zapwater Communications Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zelisko $300–$499 Anonymous (2) Derrick Agnoletti Fillomena Albee Margery Al-Chalabi and Suhail Al-Chalabi Lynn Arensman and Robert Arensman The Art Institute of Chicago Community Associates Margaret Baczkowski Kimberly Bartuch and Brian Bartuch Andrea H. Bauer Nancy Bergner Leigh Bienen and Henry Bienen Marshall Blaise Marie Bousfield and Aldridge Bousfield Thomas Boyd Beth Sprecher Brooks Judy Bross Marion Cameron Tom Cogan Ann Cole and Roger Cole Tarrah Cooper Kim Dahlborn April Daly Virginia Demos Julia and Matt Doherty Gary Drescher Maria Dubycky and Roman Dubycky Lenore Duda Sandra Dumalski and Raymond Dumalski Frank and Faith Dusek Thea Ellesin-Janus Mark Etzel Thelma Evans

Dr. Robert A. Fajardo Adrienne and Robert Z. Feldstein Alison Finley Dr. W. Clinton Fisher and Lois Farrell Fisher Joan Flavin Maureen Flood Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. Fried Niki Gabrielson Christine Geiger Christina Gomez Anne Gottlieb Rebecca Graines Ginger Griffin Deborah Gubin Francia Harrington and Verne Broders Joyce M. Hasmonek Florentino and Kelly Hernandez Marsie R. Hass and Scott D. Hite Joanna Horsnail Elizabeth Houlihan Joyce Ibers and James Ibers Kathleen Ihrig and Glenn Ihrig Sarah and Michael Jacobs Jamberry Nails Jenny Patinkin Gayle Jensen JPMorgan Chase Foundation Marissa Kalman and Gregg Kalman Isabella & Alexandria Kasprisin Gloria Kearney and Daniel Kearney Helen N. Kedo Kelly Kerfin Sandiya Killion Mary Kimble Joanna King Drs. Kristi Kirschner and Raymond Curry Tina Koegel and Ron Koegel Brittany Kottler John Kurtz & Gerry Salvacion Lana Jewelry Barbara Lancaster Anne Laumont Dr. and Mrs. Andrew O. Lewicky Karen Lo Sarah Lombardi Persephone Ma Stephanie Marshall Laura Martinez and Andrew Martinez Thomas McCaffer Judy McCarter

Mykonos Greek Restaurant Meredith Mitchell Sanford Moltz Beverly Mook and Wallace Mook Brooks Morgan and Mr. Howard C. Morgan Dr. and Mrs. David D. Morimoto Steven Morris Suzanne Muchin and David Brown Carol Mullins and Steve Mullins Eileen M Murray Bradley Nelson Pixie Newman Elaine Newquist Shawna Hanson Norsman Northern Trust Matching Gift and Volunteer Grant Program Sharon Perazzoli and Paul Perazzoli Craig Peterson Ibby Pinsky and Milton Pinsky Laura I. Puente Thomas Roberts Linda Rosenson and Harold Rosenson Constance Sampson Patricia Sayre Doug Schmidt Patricia Schnadig and Richard Schnadig Jana Schreuder and Eric Schreuder Mr. and Mrs. Larry Selander Mary Shea and Charles Shea Elisa Shlofrock-Zusman Drs. April and Frank Smith The Solberg Family Rodd Specketer Bruce Stevens Joanne Storm Joani Tarsitano Michael Tiknis TMF Tours and Travel Anita Tyson Danny Valles James Van Metre Arlene Wagner and Albert Wagner Andrea Wald Cliff Wallach Annie Wallis and Tom Whitehead Ann M Warren Sherry Weiss and Albert Weiss Barbara H. West

Barbara Whitney Joan Zajtchuk and Russ Zajtchuk RUDOLF NUREYEV FUND AT THE JOFFREY BALLET The Joffrey shares Rudolf Nureyev’s commitment to storytelling, through great works of the past and compelling new works of today. We gratefully recognize the donors listed below for their gifts and pledges to the Rudolf Nureyev Fund for the creation, production and performance of full length story ballets.

DON QUIXOTE Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation Sonia Florian Susan and Richard† Kiphart Nancy and Sanfred Koltun NIB Foundation Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation SLEEPING BEAUTY Marc and Sharen Berman Stephen Reiss and Rena Hozore Reiss Pamela and Russ Strobel GISELLE Mary Jo and Doug Basler Sandy and Roger Deromedi Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Holson III Jane Ellen Murray Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson LES SYLPHIDES Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Allen Carolyn A. Blessing Torrence Boone and Ted Chapin Robyn Bowland Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper

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SUPPORTERS RUDOLF NUREYEV FUND AT THE JOFFREY BALLET LES SYLPHIDES (continued) Dillon Foundation Mrs. Christine Du Boulay Ellis Deborah G. Engle Mr. and Mrs. William Farley Mr. and Mrs. F. Conrad Fischer Chip and Tiffany Flannagan Dana Hokin Garvey and Robert Garvey Sarai Hoffman and Stephen Pratt Una C. Jackman Brian Johnson and Ashley Wheater Anne Kaplan Julie and Guy Lakonishok Mr. and Mrs. Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Stanley and Lucy Lopata Charitable Foundation Judy and John MacLeod Coco and Ethan Meers Jess and Amanda Merten Barbara and Jonathan Moss Thomas J. O’Keefe Victoria Poindexter and Joseph Gaynor Carol G. Pollock Jeffrey C. Rubenstein Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill Dr. Eric C. Schieber Terry Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Sharp Courtney C. Shea Ms. Rita Spitz and Mr. David Blears Dawn Stanislaw Jeanette Stevens Dr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Tatar Courtney A. Thompson Townsend Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Warner Olga Weiss and George Honig Amanda Williamson and Matthew Johnson Susan Schaalman Youdovin and Charlie Shulkin William Ziemann

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ROMEO & JULIET Patty Perkins Andringa Victor Cassidy and Donna Hapac Ms. Jamie-Clare Colvin and Mr. Nicholas Colvin DeVries Fine Arts International Inc. Julia R. Doherty Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Harris Kathleen and Mark Hechinger Mr. and Mrs. Barry Litwin James D. McDonough Wendy Nicholson Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander Ruth O’Brien and Stuart Rice Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister Sallie Wilson Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson Simone Zurawski As of August 31, 2016 THE JOFFREY BALLET STAR SOCIETY The Joffrey Ballet Star Society recognizes those individuals who have invested in the future of The Joffrey Ballet through a planned gift. We wish to thank the following for their commitment to our legacy.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock Mr. D. Jeffrey Baddeley Christine Du Boulay Ellis Dr. and Mrs. David L. Faulk Patricia H. Gerber Michael Goldberger Sue-Gray Goller Barbara and John Henigbaum Marci and Ronald Holzer Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper Ms. Darlene Johnson Mr. Stuart Kane Ms. Linda Levey Mr. John McAllister Prof. Keith and Anne Moffat Drs. Bill and Elaine Moor Jane Ellen Murray Mr. Jonathan F. Orser

Constance and Orin Steinhaus Elisabeth Wilcox Szegho Ms. Marilyn J. Ward Diana and Stuart Widman Andrea and Rich Winship Mrs. Anna Mary Zarrelli TRIBUTE GIFTS Contributions were made to celebrate the following individuals between August 1, 2015 and August 31, 2016.

The Joffrey Ballet thanks the donors for their generosity.

IN HONOR OF Anonymous (3) Patty Andringa Yoshihisa Arai Emily L. Arch Janice Arnold Annie Atzeff Donna Bast Brett Batterson Christina Bourne Greg Cameron Dale Cherry Howard Clauser Joan Colmar Jamie-Clare Colvin April Daly Abbey DeWitt Adam DeWitt Chase DeWitt Maya DeWitt Merritt DeWitt Ellen Distelheim Jill Dodds J. Elise Edwards Patti Eylar Taylor Fikes Charlie Gardner Sue-Gray Goller Sandi Hartstein Katerina Herder Sarai Hoffman Jacqueline Jaffe Brian Johnson Yvette Karaba Cindy A. Kronman Julie and Guy Lakonishok Erin and Peter Lane Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Barry Litwin Anita Marks Helen Melchior Anne Moffat Jeffrey C. Rubenstein

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ROMEO & JULIET (continued)

Scene 1 — Italy, sometime in the 1990s. The lovers have spent the

night together in Juliet’s bedroom — their only oasis in a forbidden love. The real world, however, continues to pervade their private space and Romeo is haunted by his slaying of Tybalt. Juliet absolves him, but eventually Romeo must leave. Juliet’s Mother enters the room — the day has come when Juliet is expected to announce her decision as to whom she will marry — both women are anxious.

Juliet’s Father enters, accompanied by several men — each possible suitors for Juliet’s hand. She is required to dance for them once more and this time she is even more distraught. Her Father and the men leave the room and Juliet is left once more alone with her Mother.

Inconsolable, she begs for her Mother’s help — a way out to escape this sentence imposed by her Father, but her Mother is duty bound by her name and cannot help. Juliet realizes she must seek the help of Friar Lawrence, possibly her only hope.

Scene 2 — Juliet is driven to despair. At her rendezvous with Friar Lawrence, he suggests that she takes a potion that will put her in a long, death-like sleep, explaining that if her family and friends discover her lifeless body they will assume she is dead, and she will be free of her bounds. Juliet agrees and the Friar promises he will tell Romeo of this deception so that he may join her and they can escape to be together.

Left alone, Juliet swallows the potion and faints. She is discovered by a group of friends and family who at once begin to grieve her death.

SYNOPSIS

ACT III

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Friar Lawrence has been unable to deliver the message to Romeo in time. Romeo returns to discover Juliet’s body and, believing she is dead, is consumed by grief. If he cannot be with her, he does not want to live. Clutching the dagger he used to kill Tybalt, he plunges it into his chest and dies beside her. As Juliet awakes from her sleep, her eyes focus on Romeo’s lifeless body. Her true love has been taken from her, and with a deep longing to be with her husband for one last time, she takes Romeo’s dagger and takes her own life. Both families, touched by grief, prepare the bodies for burial.

Written by choreographer Krzysztof Pastor and dramaturge Willem Bruls

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ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director

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ARTISTIC Gerard Charles Director of Artistic Operations/ Ballet Master

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Nicolas Blanc Ballet Master/Principal Coach Adam Blyde Suzanne Lopez Ballet Masters ACADEMY Karine Provost Academy Director

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This year, we celebrate the 125th anniversary of composer Sergei Prokofiev’s birth and the 400th anniversary of writer William Shakespeare’s death, making it the perfect time to bring back Krzysztof Pastor’s modern retelling of the tragedy Romeo & Juliet. The Bard’s timeless tale of young, ill-fated love is brought to life through the power of expressive dancing and Prokofiev’s dramatic score.

In addition to these celebrations, this is also the perfect time to announce The Marina and Arnold Tatar Fund for Live Music, a multi-year gift to support live music for all Joffrey performances. The seamless marriage of live music and dance allows each dancer’s technique, personality, and emotion to be fully expressed. For a dancer, each performance will be slightly different, holding a pose en pointe for one second longer than the night before, and knowing that the conductor will follow the movement with precision, providing breathtaking musical accompaniment and emphasizing each expression by the dancer.

“We are passionate about music, dance, and The Joffrey Ballet. Our gift allows us to enhance all three of our passions at the same time.”

— Dr. Arnold Tatar

Dr. Arnold “Arnie” Tatar, along with wife Marina (a long-time member of the Joffrey Women’s Board and past co-chair of the Joffrey Circle), are enthusiastic philanthropists for the arts in Chicago. Who better to thank the couple for their generous donation supporting live music than the man who conducts almost every single Joffrey performance — Music Director Scott Speck.

Speck visited the Tatar’s Streeterville apartment this summer to discuss ballet, music, and Prokofiev. Apropos: Prokofiev’s glorious score for Romeo and Juliet served as the melodious backdrop for their conversation.

“Arnie has always loved the music for Romeo and Juliet, and has many recordings of it,” said Marina. “I’m not alone in thinking this is one of the greatest ballet scores ever composed,” Arnie replied. “Scott, what’s your favorite part of the score?”

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THINGS TO LISTEN FOR:

✶ Bombastic theme when we meet the Capulet family at the ball

✶ Modern saxophone, which

injects a note of worldliness (and a hint of sarcasm)

✶M usical representations

of the moment of death — and the deceptively simple depiction of souls unified in peace (in C major) in the final scene at the end of the ballet

“ The Balcony Scene remains one of my “ The orchestra and I really favorites,” said Scott. “This moment is appreciate that,” Scott said. indescribably beautiful in any setting, “ We are so touched when but it’s doubly powerful when heard live. the musicians’ hard work is I also love the very opening of the ballet, which tells us immediately that our acknowledged. We truly lovers are star-crossed, and something appreciate your support for deeply felt and tragic is about to live music.” happen. Prokofiev is capable of a simple, honest expression that can take your “The pleasure is ours,” said Arnie. breath away. I think the hallmark of all “We are passionate about music, dance, great composers is that they make us and The Joffrey Ballet. Our gift allows feel something and Prokofiev could do us to enhance all three of our passions this with very few notes.” at the same time. We realize that live music is costly, but it is essential to “ Marina and I are certain that you and the continuing growth of the Joffrey the Chicago Philharmonic will give as a pre-eminent ballet company.” the score the superb performance it Marina agrees, “We are excited about deserves,” Arnie said. “Arnie is one being able to support our great ballet of your biggest fans,” said Marina. company. It is our way of paying back for “He cheer-leads the audiences with all the ways the Joffrey has enriched our the most enthusiastic bravos.” lives and the lives of the people of Chicago.”

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Not all love stories are tragic.

Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet reminds us about the devastating effects of national conflicts, family turmoil, and forbidden love — but as love remains a force for good in the world, what better time to celebrate the love Cheryle and Joel Williamson have for each other and for the art form of ballet.

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When Cheryle and Joel, a partner and co-head of Mayer Brown LLP’s Tax Litigation Practice, arrived in Chicago in 1986 there was not an established ballet company. This was disappointing for Cheryle, who was a dancer in North Carolina and Ohio where she was a Board Member of the Cincinnati Ballet and taught ballet at her own school, The Cheryle Williamson School of Dance. The Joffrey’s arrival in Chicago in 1995 solved this very critical gap in the Williamsons’ decades long involvement in the dance world, and Cheryle joined the Joffrey Board of Directors in 1997.

Since that day, both Williamsons have demonstrated their passion for the Joffrey. “Cheryle and Joel have been incredibly supportive to me personally but also to the Joffrey — Cheryle as a board member and member of the search committee that brought me to Chicago, and together they have been consistent supporters of the Spring Gala, and to the dancers of the Company.

They follow the dancers’ career paths.” said Artistic Director Ashley Wheater.

“ They know the value of the art form and understand we need to constantly find ways to nurture and support it. We are really grateful at the Joffrey to have passionate people who believe in what we want to do.”

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Cheryle understands the difference live music makes for her favorite dancer, Fabrice Calmels: “Because Fabrice is 6’7,” he moves differently than a shorter dancer.

Live music can be calibrated to his movement style, giving us the full effect of his expression and line.”

This year, the Williamsons have added to their already generous legacy of giving a leadership gift to support live music, making it possible for the Joffrey to commit to an expense that would never be affordable without donor support.

“Cheryle knows what it takes to make a world-class ballet company, and that is why we’ve decided to support live music at the Joffrey. We are fortunate to have the standard of excellence the Chicago Philharmonic has brought to the Joffrey with our music director Scott Speck,” Joel shares. Cheryle adds, “We have always

believed in the Joffrey and it is wonderful to be a part of helping it grow into its reputation.”

Photos by: Cheryl Mann

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ROMEO & JULIET — Few tales of star-crossed lovers resonate as powerfully as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. They are the classic tragic forbidden lovers; their story is always popular and relevant and continues to be retold and rediscovered in all art forms, and in the real world. Mixing the aesthetic allure of contemporary dance steeped in classical ballet technique, Krzysztof Pastor translates Shakespeare’s most famous tale for a dance audience.

Choreographer Pastor and his collaborator, dramaturge Willem Bruls, began their process of creating their Romeo & Juliet with the play and the score in their hands, but had no preconceptions about where to go with them. However, the influence society exerts on how individuals may live their lives soon became a central theme.

While he was working in Zagreb during the Balkan war of the early 1990s, Pastor remembers “...being told a true story about two lovers who used to meet on a bridge in Sarajevo. They were both shot by a sniper because one was a Muslim, and the other an orthodox Christian. Recently, a similar thing happened to an Israeli boy and a Palestinian girl. So this idea of Romeo and Juliet is not just my fantasy but something that is real, all the time, even now.” Pastor says, “It’s also very much about the conflict of the parents, and probably their parents before them. So it keeps going over different generations.”

While the personal journeys of both Romeo and Juliet are integral to the tale, Pastor and Brul’s telling is a love story within a social and political context. There is hardly any privacy for the couple — there are always people there, watching, looking on. Their families, friends, and society force them to conceal the love of their lives. The pas de deux between Romeo and Juliet are made more poignant and defiant by the forces surrounding them. The persistence of the group is more important, and the lovers are destined to lose.

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Van Walsum wanted the costume design to convey the shifts in era; there were to be no tights or tutus, but a sleek and straightforward, almost street fashion feel. Shop-bought clothes were not suitable to dance in so all the costumes are handmade to look off the peg, but adapted to be able to be danced in. Color choices were also important. A black and white world turns into one of sepia tones with a feeling of hope and love and then full color brings us to the contemporary world. Red is used to express passion and drama (the exact shade was subject to much debate), while the blue worn by Romeo and Juliet expresses innocence and has a softer quality.

Pastor and Bruls shared the opinion that not every aspect of the story or music was necessary, so they concentrated on what they believed was most relevant for today’s audiences. They aspired to present a focused narrative that would drive the dramatic impact of the ballet’s story. Much of the romanticism and the padding that was

BALLET NOTES

Although Pastor and his creative team have taken the play’s timeless quality (“You can set it in the Renaissance, now or in the future, because this conflict and this impossible love has always been here, and always will be”), they have, with the help of designer Tatyana van Walsum, shifted the setting to 20th century Italy, a period where three or four generations were molded by the hostilities of the previous era. Van Walsum says, “We wanted to take the audience on a journey, creating a sense of timelessness for the characters of Romeo and Juliet, while time was effectively changing around them. As the audience watches the story move through time, Romeo and Juliet stay the same.” Flowing from the 1930s, to the 1950s, to the 1990s — from Mussolini to Berlusconi — the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets continues unabated by the passage of time. The doomed couple act out their passion against a backdrop of war, fascism, terrorism, and modern demagoguery.

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ROMEO & JULIET

BALLET NOTES

necessary for a play in Shakespeare’s day have been trimmed. The Nurse and Paris, have been eliminated in order to maintain a sharper focus on their central story. Prokofiev’s evocative score, an amazing embodiment of Shakespeare’s play in notes and tones, has been trimmed to match. Pastor “...wanted the ballet to move fast. Not to have one market scene after another just for decoration...there’s enough dancing in it without using the full score.” The fight scenes are edgier than you would typically find in ballet, using hand-to-hand combat rather than sword play to convey the violence. This adds to the feeling of reality — that these are ordinary human beings. “It’s not a ballet with swords and it’s not a fairytale. We want people to look for associations with the modern times,” Pastor said. By paring down the action, it works to produce a powerful narrative drive that heightens the dramatic impact of the ballet.

This is a story of generations where one suffers, and even dies, for the mistakes and misfortunes of a previous one.

Rory Hohenstein & Fabrice Calmels | Photo by: Cheryl Mann

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IN CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE AND LEGACY, we dedicate this season’s performances of Romeo & Juliet to Richard Kiphart. An entrepreneur with a big heart and broad interests, Dick encouraged us all to think creatively about investing in children, connecting with audiences, and strengthening our institutions.

His voice will always be with us.

Susan & Richard Kiphart at the Joffrey’s 2014 gala | Photo by: Dan Rest

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BERT DALHUYSEN Lighting Designer

BIOS

Born in 1958, Dalhuysen studied at the Academy of Photography and Phototechnics in The Hague, graduating in 1978. He then went on to freelance in photography and theatre lighting before becoming managing director of the Arinde Visual design photography and design studios in Amsterdam in 1982. In 1986, he joined the lighting department of Amsterdam’s Het Muziektheater, eventually becoming artistic supervisor and residential light designer for The Dutch National Ballet.

He continues to work as a freelance light designer for ballet, opera and theatre. He has worked with leading choreographers, such as Hans van Manen, Krzysztof Pastor, Jan Fabre, David Dawson, Nicolo Fonte, Wayne Eagling, Ashley Page, Xin Peng Wang, Itzik Galili, Krisztina de Châtel, and Ted Brandsen. With Krzysztof Pastor he worked closely on his last productions, the full evening Kurt Weill for the Dutch National Ballet (2001), Romeo & Juliet for the Scottish Ballet (2008), Moving Rooms (2008), Sheherazade for the Dutch National Ballet (2009), for which he also created the video and set designs, Kurt Weill (2009), In Light and Shadow (2010), And the Rain Will Pass… (2011) and The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (2011) for the Polish National Ballet.

JACK MEHLER Lighting Designer Based in New York for 25 years, Jack Mehler designs a wide variety of Musicals, Dance, Plays and Corporate Projects. He received the 2013 Korean Musical Theatre Award (Korean Tony) for his lighting of Rebecca and the 2012 award for Elisabeth. He received IRNE nominations for A Christmas Carol, Nine and Camelot, all at North Shore Music Theatre. Previous designs for the Joffrey include Bells, Don Quixote, Evenfall, Motown Suite, To Know Her, Othello, Reflections, Sea Shadow, Son of Chamber Symphony, Woven Dreams and from 2007–2015, Robert Joffrey’s The Nutcracker. Other Dance projects include Alvin Ailey, Ballet Memphis, BalletMet, Donald Byrd/ Spectrum Dance, Houston Ballet, Hubbard Street, José Limón, Lar Lubovitch, and San Francisco Ballet, among many others. Theatre designs include Barrington Stage, Cleveland Play House, Kansas City Starlight, Manhattan Theatre Club, North Shore Music Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Syracuse Stage, Victory Gardens, Walnut Street Playhouse, The Working Theatre and the WPA Theatre, among many others.

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