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TABLE OF CONTENTS Giselle October 18–29, 2017

4 | Letter from Ashley Wheater 5 | Letter from Greg Cameron 7 | Giselle Program 8 | Ballet Notes 10 | Synopsis 16 | Artists of the Company 18 | Bios 22 | Joffrey Boards 24 | Supporters 40 | Decade and Counting 45 | Mayoral Proclamation 46 | Staging Giselle

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Traditionally, near the conclusion of ballet class, dancers perform one final sequence: a révérence. The teacher gives the combination out of respect for the art form and students respond in gratitude for what they have learned. Typically, this is an adagio, like a prayer. No one knows exactly when or where this ritual began, though it runs as a thread through ballet training across the world.

We look back and say thanks.

Giselle was first performed in Paris in 1841. Nearly two centuries after its creation, Giselle is performed by nearly every major ballet company in the world. The lineage includes the French original, revised choreography by Marius Petipa, a faithful staging for the Joffrey by the iconic Frederic Franklin, and contemporary versions

by David Dawson, Mats Ek, and John Neumeier.

Today we present Lola de Ávila’s tender adaptation of this Romantic classic. I have known Lola, as teacher and friend, for many years.

She and I worked together on Giselle when we were at San Francisco Ballet. Lola is a great technician…she understands ballet and how dancers can improve their performance. But Lola’s gift is deeper, and Giselle is a perfect muse. No one is better able to “discover” these characters; to find nuance in their gestures and meaning in their movement.

Like all great works of art, we return to Giselle because we see ourselves in these people. We understand longing, betrayal, and loss.

We learn that love is about forgiveness rather than possession.

In révérence,

Ashley Wheater Artistic Director

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“The art is not one of forgetting but letting go.”

— Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost

I invite you to “let go” with us at the Joffrey this season as we celebrate the artistic vision of Ashley Wheater. For the past ten years he has encouraged us to explore, discover, engage, and to dance outside of the lines. It is his leadership that has sustained us as our Chicago roots have grown deeper. I am proud to say that the Joffrey is now thriving in the great City of Chicago because of you, our stalwart supporters. Your commitment and investment in our mission makes Chicago a stronger, more resilient, and more nimble community. My sincere thanks to you and all of our sponsors including Giselle Production Sponsor JHL Capital Group.

Ashley’s passion and commitment to the power of dance is unmatched — he shares from the heart and cares deeply about the myriad ways that dance changes lives. Please join me as we celebrate his Joffrey legacy — past, present, and future. From a Royal Ballet student to Joffrey Company artist to the third Artistic Director in our 60-plus year history — we shout BRAVO! Here’s to “letting go.”

Warm regards,

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 Edson Barbosa | Miguel Angel Blanco | Anais Bueno | Fabrice Calmels | Raúl Casasola Valeriia Chaykina | Nicole Ciapponi | Lucia Connolly | April Daly | Fernando Duarte Olivia Duryea | Cara Marie Gary | Stefan Goncalvez | Luis Eduardo Gonzalez Dylan Gutierrez | Rory Hohenstein | Dara Holmes | Riley Horton | Yuka Iwai Victoria Jaiani | Hansol Jeong | Gayeon Jung | Yumi Kanazawa | Brooke Linford Greig Matthew | Graham Maverick | Jeraldine Mendoza | Jacqueline Moscicke Aaron Renteria | Christine Rocas | Chloé Sherman | Temur Suluashvili Olivia Tang-Mifsud | Alonso Tepetzi | Elivelton Tomazi | Alberto Velazquez Joanna Wozniak | Joan Sebastián Zamora

SCOTT SPECK Music Director GERARD CHARLES Director of Artistic Operations | Ballet Master NICOLAS BLANC Ballet Master | Principal Coach ADAM BLYDE SUZANNE LOPEZ Ballet Masters GRACE KIM MICHAEL MORICZ Company Pianists Patrons are requested to turn off pagers, cellular phones, and signal watches during performances. The taking of photographs and the use of recording devices is not allowed in this auditorium. Program and artists subject to change.

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Original Choreography by MARIUS PETIPA after JEAN CORALLI and JULES PERROT Staging by LOLA DE ÁVILA Music by ADOLPHE ADAM Scenic and Costume Designs by PETER FARMER Scenery and Costumes Courtesy of PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATER Lighting Design by MICHAEL MAZZOLA

WORLD PREMIERE: June 28, 1841 Theatre de l’Academie Royale de Musique, Paris, France

DE ÁVILA VERSION PREMIERE: February 25, 2012 Oregon Ballet Theatre, Keller Auditorium, Portland, OR JOFFREY PREMIERE: October 18, 2017

Giselle

GISELLE

Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

Music scores edited by Lars Payne from the autograph manuscript held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Casting details for performances of Giselle can be found on the program insert.

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Ballet Notes 8 | Joffrey Ballet

Photo credit: Ballerina Carlotta Grisi as the original Giselle.

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Ballet Notes

Giselle or Giselle ou les Wilis was first performed at the Paris Opéra on Monday, June 28, 1841, and was a success on all levels, gaining critical and public acclaim for the choreography, music, designs, and the dancing.

That a ballet should have endured for over 170 years, triumphantly surviving so many vicissitudes of taste and fashion, is a sufficient tribute to its popularity and widespread appeal. There is no other ballet which in the short space of two acts offers such an immense range of expression to the ballerina; both as dancer and mime. Indeed, Giselle was and remains the supreme achievement of the Romantic Ballet.

Giselle offered audiences an escape to a world of mystery, beauty, danger, and death, a vision that stirred the blood of poetic, as well as prosaic, imaginations. What secures its place at the apex of Romantic ballet is that in place of the usual happy ending, in which virtue is rewarded, a tragic death followed by a ghostly resurrection is substituted.

The legend of the Wilis According to German poet Henrich Heine, the Wilis came from a Slav legend of maidens who are engaged to be married, but die before their wedding. They are unable to rest in their graves because they could not satisfy their passion for dancing when they were alive. Therefore, they gather on the highway at midnight to lure young men and dance them to their death. There is a Slav word ‘vila’ which means vampire. The plural is vile, and Wilis is likely a Germanic pronunciation of that word as a ‘w’ in German is pronounced like a ‘v.’ Throughout folklore, Wilis have been described as ghosts, witches, elves, and vampires. From Heine “Attired in their bridal dresses, with garlands of flowers on their heads, and shining rings on their fingers, the Wilis dance in the moonlight like the Elves; their faces, although white as snow, are beautiful in their youthfulness.

They laugh with such a deceptive joy, they lure you so seductively, their expressions offer such sweet prospects, that these lifeless Bacchantes are irresistible.” It is commonly thought that the phrase “gave me the Wilis” comes from this legend.

De Ávila’s Giselle In de Ávila’s version, there is less stationary pantomime than in most traditional versions. She wants the pantomime to be integrated into the choreography more, so the steps have meaning and it is more organic.

De Ávila brings more characters into the action of the story so the whole story is being told by everyone on stage. The entire first act happens in one day from morning light to the harvest dance at dusk, and the mad scene at sunset. Act II is the night of the first full moon, which is the only night Giselle can save her beloved before she is initiated into the Wilis. *Notes compiled from The Ballet Called Giselle by Cyril W. Beaumont, program notes from Oregon Ballet Theatre, and conversations with Lola de Ávila.

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Synopsis

ACT I Act I is set in the Rhineland of the Middle Ages on the day of the grape harvest festival. When the curtain rises, the cottage of Giselle and her mother Berthe is seen on one side, while opposite is the cottage of Duke Albrecht of Silesia, a nobleman whom the villagers believe is a peasant named Loys. Albrecht comes to the village in disguise before his marriage to Bathilde, the daughter of the Duke of Courland. Against the advice of his squire Wilfrid, Albrecht flirts with Giselle, who falls completely in love with him. Hilarion, a gamekeeper, is also in love with Giselle and warns her against trusting this other suitor, but she refuses to listen. Albrecht and Giselle dance, and she plucks the petals from a daisy to divine his sincerity. The couple is interrupted by Giselle’s mother, who, worried about her daughter’s fragile health, ushers the girl into the cottage.

Horns are heard in the distance and Albrecht retreats from the scene. A hunting party enters and refreshments are served. Among the hunters are Bathilde and her father. Giselle is entranced by the nobility, and receives a necklace from Bathilde. When the party departs, Albrecht reappears with the grape harvesters. A celebration begins. Giselle and the harvesters dance, but the merriment is brought to a halt by Hilarion who, having investigated Albrecht’s cottage, now brandishes the nobleman’s horn and sword. Hilarion sounds the horn and the hunting party returns. When Giselle learns the truth of Albrecht’s deception, madness overwhelms her fragile heart and she dies.

ACT II Act II is set in a moonlit glade near Giselle’s grave on the night of her burial. Hilarion is grieving Giselle’s death. He is frightened from the glade by Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, female spirits jilted before their wedding day who rise from their graves at night and seek revenge upon men by dancing them to death. Giselle is summoned from her grave and welcomed by the supernatural creatures, who then quickly disappear. Albrecht enters searching for Giselle’s grave, and her spirit appears before him. Overwhelmed by remorse and grief for the girl he grew to love, he begs forgiveness. Her love undiminished, Giselle readily forgives him. The scene ends with Albrecht in pursuit of Giselle as she disappears into the forest. (continued on page 12)

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Joffrey Artist Christine Rocas. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.

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BARBER Selected Souvenirs Op. 28 BERNSTEIN Arias and Barcarolles BRAHMS Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 52 Susanna Phillips, soprano | Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano Nicholas Phan, tenor | Nathan Gunn, baritone Sebastian Knauer, Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

DVOŘÁK Selected Slavonic Dances BRAHMS Trio in C minor, Op. 101 BRAHMS Selected Hungarian Dances DVOŘÁK Quintet in A major B. 155, Op. 81 Michael Brown, Wu Han, piano Chad Hoopes, Paul Huang, violin Matthew Lipman, viola | Dmitri Atapine, cello

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SCHUBERT Fantasie in F minor, D. 940, Op. 103 SCHUBERT Fantasy in C major, D. 934, Op. 159 KORNGOLD Suite for Piano Left Hand, Two Violins, and Cello, Op. 23 Juho Pohjonen, Wu Qian, piano Sean Lee, Danbi Um, violin | Mihai Marica, cello

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BEETHOVEN Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3 BRAHMS Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1 FAURÉ Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15 Calidore Quartet | Inon Barnatan, piano Augustin Hadelich, violin | Matthew Lipman, viola | Clive Greensmith, cello

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Synopsis ACT II (continued) Hilarion enters pursued by the Wilis, who throw him to his death in a nearby lake. The Wilis then surround Albrecht and sentence him to death. He begs to be spared, but Myrtha refuses. Giselle protects Albrecht from the Wilis as they attempt to dance him to exhaustion.

Day breaks and the Wilis retreat to their graves, but Giselle’s love has saved Albrecht. By not succumbing to the feelings of vengeance and hatred that define the Wilis, Giselle is freed from any association with them and returns to her grave to rest in peace.

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Joffrey Artist Victoria Jaiani. Photo by Temur Suluashvili.

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2017–2018 SEASON SPONSORS

LIVE MUSIC SPONSOR The Marina and Arnold Tatar Fund for Live Music

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS THE NUTCRACKER Margot and Josef Lakonishok

MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Margot and Josef Lakonishok

The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust Hancher Auditorium, The University of Iowa

SEASON PRODUCTION SPONSORS GISELLE

MODERN MASTERS The Estate of Linda and Gary Blumenshine

NICOLAS BLANC WORLD PREMIERE Additional rehearsal support was provided by a Commission Initiative Grant from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of New York City Ballet.

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Joffrey Artists Victoria Jaiani and Temur Suluashvili. Photo by Herbert Migdoll.

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2017 2018 SEASON

Matthew Adamczyk

Derrick Agnoletti

Nicole Ciapponi

Lucia Connolly

Ware, MA

Valeriia Chaykina

St. Petersburg, Russia

Vancouver, Canada

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Los Angeles, CA

April Daly

Rockford, IL

Rory Hohenstein

Dara Holmes* Wilmington, NC

Kansas City, MO

Iwate, Japan

Graham Maverick

Jeraldine Mendoza

Jacqueline Moscicke

Aaron Renteria

Washington, D.C.

San Francisco, CA

Olivia Tang-Mifsud Los Angeles, CA

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San Francisco, CA

Alonso Tepetzi* Orizaba, Mexico

Riley Horton

Yoshihisa Arai

Hiroshima, Japan

Milwaukee, WI

Elivelton Tomazi*

Santa Catarina, Brazil

Yuka Iwai*

Corona, CA

Alberto Velazquez Havana, Cuba

Amanda Assucena* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fernando Duarte*

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Hansol Jeong

Namyangju, South Korea

Chloé Sherman New York, NY

Havana, Cuba

Belton, SC

Gayeon Jung Seoul, Korea

Temur Suluashvili

Tbilisi, Rep. of Georgia

Anais Bueno

Fabrice Calmels

Raúl Casasola

Stefan Goncalvez

Luis Eduardo Gonzalez

Dylan Gutierrez

Córdoba, Mexico

Madrid, Spain

Paris, France

São Paulo, Brazil

Yumi Kanazawa Los Angeles, CA

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BIOS ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director Born in Scotland and raised in England, Ashley Wheater was trained at The Royal Ballet School. 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, 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, Wheater, representing The Joffrey Ballet, was named Lincoln Academy Laureate, the highest honor presented by the State of Illinois. The Chicago Tribune selected Wheater as 2013 “Chicagoan of the Year” for his contributions to dance. In 2014, Wheater accepted the Chicago Spirit of Innovation Award for The Joffrey Ballet and in 2015, he received the University of Chicago Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts.

He also serves as the Artistic Director of the Joffrey Academy of Dance, the Official School of The Joffrey Ballet.

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.

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; Speck 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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LOLA DE ÁVILA Ballet Master and Stager Lola de Ávila was trained in Zaragoza, Spain by her mother Maria de Ávila, and went on to study in Cannes, Cologne, Germany, and Paris.

At the early age of 15, she made her soloist debut in the Claude Giraud Ballet, and throughout her career, performed a wide variety of repertory, including Corrida, La Sylphide, Swan Lake, Giselle, Raymonda, Sleeping Beauty, and Lifar’s Suite en Blanc. As a dancer, de Ávila performed with many companies such as the Royal Chamber Ballet of Spain, Ballet of Madrid, and Teatro de la Zarzuela.

In 1978, de Ávila was named Director of the School of Victor Ullate in Brussels. In 1979, she was appointed Ballet Mistress at the National Ballet of Spain, and in 1983, she was named both Assistant to the Artistic Director and head of the school. While working at the National Ballet of Spain, de Ávila helped form the Ballet of Zaragoza. In 1989, serving as Director, she opened the Maria de Ávila Ballet School in Madrid, where she created a youth ballet.

In 1990, de Ávila first taught at San Francisco Ballet (SFB) School for two weeks as part of The E.L. Wiegand Master Guest Teacher Program. The following year, she returned for a full-semester residency and in fall 1992 and accepted Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson’s invitation to serve as Associate Director for the SFB School, a position she held until September 1999. After returning to Europe, she became Director of the Maria de Ávila Ballet School in Zaragoza. From 2000 to 2002, she was Resident Ballet Mistress at Ballet de Genève. In summer 2006, de Ávila returned to serve as Associate Director of the SFB School.

In 2010, de Ávila was awarded the 2010 Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts — one of the highest distinctions in the arts given by the King of Spain and the Minister of Culture. In 2011, de Ávila returned to live permanently in Spain and still serves as a guest teacher and répétiteur with SFB. On May 31, 2012, the Mayor of San Francisco declared that date “Lola de Ávila Day.”

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BIOS ADOLPHE ADAM Composer French composer Adolphe Adam was born in Paris on July 24, 1803 and died there on May 3, 1856. He was the son of a musician who did his best to dissuade him from following the same career; but he was eventually allowed to enroll at the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied under Boieldieu. After helping Boieldieu to orchestrate the overture to his opera La Dame Blanche in 1825, he came to the notice of the Opera-Comique and had his first one-act opera Pierre et Catherine produced there in 1829. His brother-in-law, Francois Laporte, was Musical Director at Covent Garden and through him a couple of Adam’s works were staged there in 1832. Up to then he had written in the conventional opera-comique style, but in La Chalet (1834) he wrote what is considered to be the first true French operetta, light and frivolous with music nearer to the popular vaudeville idiom.

PETER FARMER Scenic and Costume Designer Peter Farmer has designed for most of the major ballet companies in the world, including The Royal Ballet, London Festival Ballet, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Houston Ballet, London City Ballet, Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Rome and Cologne Opera Houses, Stuttgart Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, New London Ballet, Ballet Rambert, Scottish Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, the Dutch National Ballet, the Washington Ballet, and Chicago City Ballet.

MICHAEL MAZZOLA Lighting Designer Michael Mazzola’s critically acclaimed lighting and scenery has been seen in venues all over the U.S. and Europe, ranging from opera houses to circus tents to outdoor amphitheaters. The three-time New York Dance and Performance Award winner has designed lighting recently for San Francisco Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet West, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Bebe Miller Company, Rumpus Room and Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Oregon Ballet Theatre and Royal Ballet of Flanders.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2017–2018 HONORARY CHAIRMAN | Mayor Rahm Emanuel Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Chairman of the Board

Emily Follas

Ben Strobel

Patrick M. Gallagher, Jr.

MarrGwen Townsend

Lorna Ferguson First Vice Chair

Mrs. Robert W. Galvin

Jason J. Tyler

Dana Hokin Garvey

Ronald V. Waters III

Linda Chaplik Harris

Amanda Williamson

Sonia Florian Anne Kaplan Vice Chairs

Richard Holson III

Mrs. Joel V. Williamson

Guy Lakonishok Treasurer

Donna M. LaPietra

Bryony Winn

Michael Larsen

Elizabeth Yntema

Ronald J. Allen Secretary

Barry Litwin

Patti S. Eylar Women’s Board President

Coco Meers

Ashley Wheater Artistic Director

Daniel L. (D.L.) Morriss

Greg Cameron Executive Director Kathleen Hechinger Assistant Treasurer DIRECTORS Patty Perkins Andringa Mary Jo Basler Marc Berman Roger Deromedi Pamella Roland DeVos Adam DeWitt Shelley MacArthur Farley Jamie-Clare Flaherty

James McDonough Jess Merten Susan Oleari

LIFE DIRECTORS Grace Barry Patricia H. Gerber Pamela B. Strobel Joseph H. Wender

Diane Patience

PAST CHAIRPERSONS

Stephen Reiss

William M. Daley

Jeffrey C. Rubenstein

Fred Eychaner

Bruce Sagan

Gary E. Holdren

Eric C. Schieber, M.D.

Dr. David A. Kipper †

Liz Sharp

C. Steve McMillian

Courtney Shea

Bruce Sagan

Ross Shelleman

Maureen Dwyer Smith

Ildefonso Alvim de Abreu e Silva

Pamela B. Strobel

Chuck Smith

Jason J. Tyler

Maureen Dwyer Smith

Ronald V. Waters III

Rita Spitz

As of June 30, 2017 † Deceased

Lauren F. Streicher, M.D.

Former Board Chair and Joffrey Director Jason Tyler has been a thoughtful steward of The Joffrey Ballet for twenty years. As a member of the search committee that brought Ashley Wheater to Chicago and a trusted leader at the Northern Trust Company, Jason’s enthusiasm for supporting art, artists, and Chicago’s youth is inspiring. Join us in thanking Jason and the Northern Trust Company for their sustained support.

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WOMEN’S BOARD OF THE JOFFREY BALLET | 2017–2018 Patti S. Eylar President Noren Ungaretti 1st Vice President Merritt DeWitt Kathy Kalesperis Smith 2nd Vice Presidents Dania Leemputte Secretary Courtney C. Shea Treasurer Jessica Steffensen Sandi Hartstein Emily L. Arch, MD Members-at-Large Elisabeth Adams Mrs. Keene Harwood Addington III Julie O’Donnell Allen Raheela Anwar Annie Atzeff Melissa M. Babcock Grace Barry Nancy Gottlieb Bauer Heidy Best Jetta Boschen Sophia P. Bross Marisa Bryce Mary Patricia Burns Mary Kay Mudd Bushonville Jenelle Chalmers Joan Colmar Sandra Deromedi Ellen Distelheim Jill Dodds Maia Dunkel Christine Du Boulay Ellis Beth Engel Shelley MacArthur Farley Jamie-Clare Flaherty Emily Follas Ellie Forman Katherine E. Freiburger Beth Fulkerson

Astra Gamsjaeger Patricia H. Gerber Darcy E. Goldfarb, MD Donna Greenberg Stephanie Grinage Shana Bear Guthman Mrs. Michael F. Harron K. Susan Heintz Mrs. John W. Higgins Leslie S. Hindman Dana Hokin Garvey Courtney A. Hoffmann Mrs. David Hoffmann Sherry Lea Holson Marci Holzer Brooke Hubbuch Melinda Jakovich Anne Kaplan Jackelyn Kastanis Elizabeth Ann Kasten Kathleen Kenehan Wendy Kilcollin Kathleen Klaeser Laura Kofoid Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel* Whitney Lasky Anne Lazar Anita E. Livaditis Leslie Logsdon Judith MacLeod Lisa Klimley Malkin Joan Malliband Anita Mark Heather Martin Kristina McGrath Astrid A. McKinnon Helen Hall Melchior* Amanda Merten Ms. Julianne Migely Patricia Miller Lucy Minor Anne Simon Moffat Brooks Morgan Linda Curtis O’Bannon, MD

Christine Ott* Gigi Owens Mrs. John R. Pacholick Mary Ellen Pavone Judith Pierpont Ibby Pinsky Victoria Poindexter D. Elizabeth Price Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt Emily Rubenstein Camille Kearns Rudy Elizabeth Dunkel Ryan Maggie Scheyer Sarah Schrup Andréa J. Schwartz Liz Sharp Anne Shea Carolyn Sheridan Ms. Veronica Siegel Amelia Silva Mrs. Howard Silverman Marilyn Slattery Maria Smithburg Rita Spitz Dawn Stanislaw Constance Steinhaus Liz Stiffel Carol J. Stone Cheryl Tama Oblander Lauren D.W. Tatar Marina D.W. Tatar Melissa Trandel Yolanda Tyler Chrissie Walker Mrs. John R. Walter Mary Agnes Welsh Pam Phillips Weston Kim White Diana Weiss Widman Elizabeth Wippman Joyce M. Wippman Leslie Zentner Julie Zuckerman

SUPPORTING AND NON-RESIDENT Dora J. Aalbregtse Laura Ferris Anderson Melissa Anton Mary Jo Basler Mary Kay Burke Patsy Callahan Pamella Roland DeVos JoNan Eastridge Deborah Engle Katherine Fox Sue-Gray Goller Mrs. Marjorie E. Habermann Sharon King Hoge Candace Collins Jordan Kerrie Kennedy Donna M. LaPietra Brooks Morgan Maureen Dwyer Smith Kathryn Vail Victoria C. Verity Ann Waters Mrs. Thomas E. Wells IV Mrs. Patricia Simpson Wright As of September 1, 2017 *Honorary Life Member

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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 September 1, 2016 and September 1, 2017. 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 Clear Channel Airports Fred Eychaner The Grainger Foundation The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust $100,000 – $499,999 Abbott Fund Athletico Physical Therapy BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Chicago Athletic Clubs Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation Sonia Florian Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust JW Marriott Anne L. Kaplan Margot and Josef Lakonishok Beth Levine The Reva and David Logan Foundation NIB Foundation Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill The Satter Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Tatar $50,000 – $99,999 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The Estate of Linda and Gary Blumenshine BMO Wealth Management BrickStreet Insurance Audre Carlin Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation Sandy and Roger Deromedi Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeWitt The Julius N. Frankel Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hoffmann ITW JHL Capital Group The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 24 | Joffrey Ballet

The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Jane Ellen Murray Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Patience Polk Bros. Foundation The Shubert Foundation Denise Littlefield Sobel Pamela and Russ Strobel Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III Mr. and Mrs. Miles D. White $25,000 – $49,999 Abbott Laboratories The Allstate Foundation Allstate Insurance Company Mary Jo and Doug Basler Francis Beidler Foundation Marc and Sharen Berman The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation Neil Bluhm The Brinson Foundation Cheryl Broadhurst and Daniel Broadhurst Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation The Chicago Community Trust The Crown Family Janet and Craig J. Duchossois Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Mr. and Mrs. William Farley Mr. and Mrs. F. Conrad Fischer Fox Ford Lincoln Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Jill Garling and Thomas Wilson Karen Gray-Krehbiel and John Krehbiel, Jr. Harris Family Foundation Sherry Lea and Richard Holson III Illinois Arts Council Agency Jerome Robbins Foundation and Trust Margaret MacLean Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Mayer Brown LLP Merrill Lynch & Company Negaunee Foundation Alexandra Nichols and John Nichols The Northern Trust Company The Poetry Foundation Prince Charitable Trusts Shirley Ryan and Patrick Ryan Sage Foundation Eric C. Schieber, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith, Jr. Maria Smithburg and William D. Smithburg Rita Spitz and David Blears Bill and Orli Staley Target Data Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend

U.S. Bank Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson for the Ferguson-Yntema Family Trust $10,000 – $24,999 Anonymous (3) Avatar Corporation Nancy Gottlieb Bauer The Boeing Company Rosemarie and Dean Buntrock Kay and Rhett Butler Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper Michael I. Cragg, Ph.D. Kyle DeSantis and Mitchell Hatcher Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark Ms. Jamee C. Field and Mr. Michael Kane Nancy Follis Karen Frank and James Frank Jennifer and Patrick M. Gallagher Linda Gantz and Wilbur Gantz Sabrina and Antonio Gracias Sherry and Michael Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hildy Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Hyatt Hotels Foundation Jenner & Block JPMorgan Chase Olivia Kittle and Brian Kittle Margaret Kittle-Kamp and Thomas Kittle-Kamp Nancy and Sanfred Koltun Kovler Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Krueger Kryolan Professional Make-Up Julie and Guy Lakonishok Dr. Lynda Lane and Ben Lane-Korn Michael and Jennifer Larsen Latham & Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Leibovitz Family Philanthropic Fund Jay Leibovitz MacLean-Fogg Company Macy’s Make It Better Media Coco B. Meers and Ethan Meers Stuart Miller Lucy Minor National Endowment for the Arts Nuveen Investments, Inc. Cathy and Bill Osborn D. Elizabeth Price and Lou Yecies Ms. Julie M. Kaltenrieder

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$10,000 – $24,999 (continued) John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Jeffrey C. Rubenstein Sacks Family Foundation Ms. Maggie Scheyer and Mr. Eric J. Scheyer Patricia Schmalzl and William Schmalzl Dr. Scholl Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Sharp Ms. Courtney C. Shea Melissa de Abreu e Silva and Ildefonso Silva Siragusa Family Foundation Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Southwest Airlines Jessica and Erik Steffensen Jeanette Stevens Ben Strobel Andrew Thorrens and Donald Mizerk Tina Trott and Byron Trott Ms. Tracy Rose Mr. and Mrs. John R. Walter Wells Fargo Pamela Phillips Weston and Roger L. Weston Amanda Williamson and Matthew Johnson Workiva Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Zentner $5,000 – $9,999 Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV Emily Strobel Amiet and Michael Amiet Annie Atzeff and Kristopher Atzeff Edward Beam Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beidler III Meta S. and Ronald Berger Family Foundation Luann Blowers and David Blowers Suzette Bross Bulley and Allan E. Bulley III Lisa and Jim Challenger Mrs. Joyce Chelberg Paula Crown and James Crown Geoffrey Davis Paula Fasseas and Peter Fasseas Tiffany Flannagan and Chip Flannagan Emily Follas and Timothy Jacobs Christine Gallagher and Greg Gallagher Elisabeth Geraghty and Robert Geraghty Ethel and William Gofen Richard and Mary L. Gray Joan Hall John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

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The Irving Harris Foundation Janet W. and Robert A. Helman HOLLY HUNT Dennis and Kathleen Klaeser Mr. and Mrs. Larry Langdon Ms. Whitney Lasky and Mr. Jerry Lasky Susan Lichtenstein and John Rokacz Luminarts Cultural Foundation Fellowship by Myrna Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. E. Barry Mansur George Mariner and Michael Payette John R. Menninger David and Suzu Neithercut Nordstrom, Inc. Thomas O’Keefe Audrey Ratner and Albert Ratner Susan and David Ruder Mr. and Mrs. David Sensibar Sidley Austin, LLP Sills Foundation Melissa and Chuck Smith Steak 48 Chicago, LLC Liz Stiffel The Lyric Opera of Chicago Lorraine Trachtenberg Mr. and Mrs. Jason J. Tyler Richard and Diane Weinberg Magnes Welsh Bryony and David Winn Elizabeth Wippman and Tom Wippman $2,500 – $4,999 Anonymous (2) Ada Addington and Whitney Addington Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Allen Evelyn Alter Patty Perkins Andringa Emily L. Arch, MD Ms. Carolyn A. Blessing John Brazzale Burberry Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Christine Du Boulay Ellis Amy Rule and Rahm Emanuel Mimi Frankel and Bud Frankel Beth Fulkerson and Joshua Kellman Michelle Goodman and Larry Goodman Stephanie Grinage and Richard Grinage Anthony and Susan Grosch Shana Guthman and David Guthman Sandi and Barry Hartstein Leslie Hindman Marci and Ronald Holzer Lauren Huefner

Masahiro Kasai and William Myers Jackelyn Kastanis and Taki Kastanis Jeffrey Kerr Roberta Killeen and Timothy Killeen Elise Klein and Christopher Klein Laura Kofoid and David Ricci Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Jen Kurth and Brian Van Klompenberg Dania Leemputte and Patrick Leemputte Mr. and Mrs. Barry Litwin Jim and SuAnne Lopata Jessica Lundevall and Torjus Lundevall Lisa Klimley Malkin and Cary J. Malkin Holly and Matt Maloney Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Marks Lynne McNown Pamela Meyer Mrs. Julianne Migely Jazelle Morriss and Daniel L. (D.L.) Morriss Barbara and Jonathan Moss Linda Curtis O’Bannon, MD Marsha O’Bannon Susan G. Oleari Virginia Owens and James Owens Mary Ellen Pavone, MD and Christopher Novak Ibby Pinsky and Milton Pinsky Kathleen Pipala and Michael Pipala Victoria Poindexter and Joseph P. Gaynor III Carol Pollock The Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation Judy A. Saslow Gallery Veronica Siegel Amelia Silva and Alejandro Silva Shari Slavin and Mark Slavin Ms. Kathy Kalesperis Smith and Mr. Dion Grimes Smith Dawn Stanislaw Constance and Orin Steinhaus Susan Stern and James Elliott Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander Nathan Tannenbaum Foundation Inc. Melissa Trandel Richard and Noren Ungaretti Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Vail, Jr. Leslie Warner and Stephen Warner Diana and Stuart Widman Julie Zuckerman and Daniel Zuckerman † Deceased

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$1,500 – $2,499 Anonymous (6) Greg Albiero Abbe Aron and Adam Aron Carey August and Brett August Oliver Badgio Christopher Begy Jennifer Birmingham Gary† and Linda T.† Blumenshine Cary Bomier and David Bomier Jetta Boschen and Dallas Boschen Ms. Evelyn Bosenberg Anthony Bruck Carolyn Bucksbaum Tamara and Robert Buday Jenelle Chalmers and Stephen Chalmers Clark Chandler The Colmar Foundation Raymond Coronado Earle Cromer Pamela Crutchfield Dr. John Dainauskas Katherine Devers and William Devers Amina Dickerson and Julian Roberts Dr. Jill S. Dodds and Dr. Guriqbal Nandra Mr. and Mrs. Terence Donnelly Maia J. Dunkel Wendy Eager The Elia Group, LLC Christine Du Boulay Ellis Deborah and Cody Engle Hattie A. and Marie V. Fatz Foundation Sharon Ferrill Dr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Finder Jamie-Clare Flaherty Francis Beidler III and Prudence R. Beidler Foundation Arthur Frank Katherine and Richard Freiburger Darcy Goldfarb, MD H. Goldstein and Rodney Goldstein Sue-Gray Goller Ann Gootee and James Gootee Jo Ellen Granson Madeleine Grynsztejn and Thomas Shapiro Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Harris Stacie R. Hartman Kathleen and Mark Hechinger Ross Heim K. Susan Heintz and Thomas Heintz Mr. and Mrs. John W. Higgins Sarai Hoffman and Stephen Pratt Courtney A. Hoffmann and Sebastian Hoffmann Alan J. Hommerding and Robert K. Personett 26 | Joffrey Ballet

Melinda Jakovich and Lucien Lagrange Jewell Events Catering Mrs. Abby McCormick O’Neil and Mr. Carroll Joynes Sherry Kaplan and Barry Kaplan Wendy Kilcollin and T. Eric Kilcollin Polly Kintzel Sarah Ladgenski and Derek Ladgenski Lannan Foundation Robin and Jack Lavin Deej and Hunter Leggitt Sherren Leigh Dr. Richard E. Leithiser Ms. Dana Levinson and Mrs. Barbara Levinson Mia Levy and Paul Levy Beth Loeb Leslie Logsdon and Duncan Bourne Colleen Loughlin and John Sirek Victoria Lyman Judy and John MacLeod Elizabeth Marcus and Ira Belcove Martha Melman and Rich Melman Patricia Miller and Christopher Miller Prof. Keith and Anne Moffat JoAnne Nathan and Stuart Nathan Lee and Sharon Oberlander Mary Jane O’Connor Anthony and Izabel Olson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pacholick Bonnie Price and Jack Hirsch Donald H. Ratner and Bruce A. Gober Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt and Thomas Rehwaldt Stephen Reiss and Rena Hozore Reiss Harriet Ross and Irwin Ross Jennifer Ross Emily Rubenstein and Angel Rivera Camille Kearns Rudy and Robert M. Rudy Barbara and Donald Ruhman Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Jane Nicholl Sahlins Sarah Schrup Lois Scott and David May Anne Shonk Thomas G. Sinkovic Craig Sirles Marilyn Slattery Greg Sleight Beth Smetana and Gerard Smetana Patricia Smith Shirley Stanley and Paul Stanley Edwin Stebbins Patricia Sternberg Carol Stone and David Stone Dr. Lauren Streicher and Mr. Jason Brett

Lauren D.W. Tatar and Scott Borstein Tawani Foundation Courtney Thompson Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister Robert and Etti Van Etten Debbie Wang and David Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Wells IV Angie Wilcox and Gary Wilcox Joyce M. Wippman Susan Wislow and Robert Wislow William Ziemann $1,000 – $1,499 Anonymous (3) Amsted Industries Anderson-Barnicle Family Foundation The Ayco Charitable Foundation Anne and Mark Bagan Christine Bakalar and John Bakalar Sandra Bass Thomas Berry Judy Block and Philip Block Margaret Block and Philip Block Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. L. Bogan, Jr. Robyn Bowland Bradbury Family Marion Cameron Wendy Lynn Chronister and Peter Rogers Francesca Connell Lawrence Corry Patricia O’Neill Cox Bette Jane Crigger Lois Eisen and Stephen Eisen Paul Fangman Norman Finch Regan Friedmann and Philip Friedmann Victoria Galbraith and John Galbraith Linda Graubart and Jeffrey Graubart Heestand Foundation, Inc. Beth Karmin and Kenneth Karmin Vicki Kaufman and Barry Kaufman Howard Kirschbaum Patricia Koldyke and Martin Koldyke Larry Krueger Lew and Laurie Leibowitz Thaddeus Makarewicz Joan Malliband and David Malliband Puneet Mansharamani Heather Martin and Sean Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGrath Helen Hall Melchior Richard & Martha Melman Foundation Julie Moller and Scott Moller Morgan Stanley-Shayne Fund Nike, Inc. Mr. Jonathan F. Orser

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$1,000 – $1,499 (continued) Christine Ott Catherine Perez and William Perez Madeleine Plonsker and Harvey Plonsker Richard and Charlene Posner Allan Reich Carol Roberts Jana Schreuder and Eric Schreuder Schwab Charitable Fund Andréa J. Schwartz and Dr. Steve Stryker Joann Seagren and Scott Lang Mr. and Mrs. Larry Selander Stephanie Sick and William Sick Marcey Siegel and Kenneth Siegel Beth Silverman Lynda Silverman and Howard Silverman Stephen Smith Mr. and Mrs. Neele E. Stearns, Jr. Joanne Storm Ann-Marie Streibich and James Streibich Peggy Swartchild and James Swartchild Julie Valenti and Steven Valenti Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vieregg Dia Weil and Edward Weil I.B. Weil and Thomas Weil Eric Weinheimer Robin Zafirovski and Michael Zafirovski $750 – $999 Anonymous Dora Aalbregtse and R. John Aalbregtse Fillomena Albee Frances Chapman David Israel Elaine Jaharis and Steven Jaharis Brian and Yvette Karaba Erica Kuhlmann Karen and Richard Weiland $500 – $749 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. James M. Amend Mina Amir-Mokri Lynn Arensman and Robert Arensman Courtney Ashley Neda Ashourian Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock, Sr. Jenny Barish and Robert Barish Carol Anne Been and Daniel Freedman Susan Belgrad and Donald Belgrad Linda Bergonia and David Bergonia

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Cynthia Berryman Aaron Boesky Marie Bousfield and Aldridge Bousfield Adrianne Boylen Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Judy Bross and John Bross Myrtle Buchanan Tania Castroverde Moskalenko and Alexei Moskalenko Enid Collins Doris Cook and Robert Cook Julia and Matt Doherty David Dranove Joseph Eatherly Krista Fiedler Marilyn Fields and Larry Fields Erica Fornari J. Victor Frandel Sara Friedle Suzanne and Albert M. Friedman Patricia Gentry Cidney Golman and Jeffrey Golman Marc and Carol Gordon Amy and Michael Gordon Josh Green and Stewart Chapman Donna Greenberg and Jack Greenberg Colleen Grosz and Joseph Grosz Joel Guillory Patrick and Karen Heick Kathleen Kenehan Geoffrey and Adrianna Hewings Ellen Horween Rose Houston Kathleen Ihrig and Glenn Ihrig Nancy Jacobs Eric Jacobson Paul Judy Melvin M. Kaftan Revocable Living Trust Myrna Kaplan Cher Keck and Sean Keck Russell Klein JC Lapiere Ms. Donna M. LaPietra and Mr. William Kurtis Scott Leibovitz Douglas Leister Anne Lerner and Alan Lerner Sharon Mackes Marc Marin and Pejman Hanafi Jeanne Martinez and John Segreti Erika Maschmeyer and Jon Maschmeyer Michael and Linda Mason Jennifer McClary Dawn G. Meiners

Lisa Mezzetti Barbara Moser and David Moser Meryl Lyn Moss and Charles Moss Kathleen Mueller Maggie and Michael Murzanski Neapolitan, LLC Joanna Norcross Sharon Olson and Fred Fleischbein Pappas Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Papuga Lynn Pearl Leland Hutchinson and Jean Perkins Sheila Pizer and Howard Pizer Linda Pladson Mary Prescott Karine Provost Julie Pryor and A. Keith Housman Boyd Rice Christine Riker and Walter Riker James Rocks Janice Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Morton I. Rosen Cheryl Seder and John Seder Victoria Severson Elizabeth Shepherd and Scott Kinsloe Margaret Siber Caryn Skurnick and Gerold Skurnick Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Struthers, Jr. Kartika Sujdak Mary Summers and William Summers Supera Family Foundation Cynthia Taylor and Gregory Taylor Robert Veasey Lynne Walton Michelle Wasson and Joel Farran Sherry Weiss and Albert Weiss Paula Wise Alice and Herb Zarov $300 – $499 Anonymous (3) Linda Abrahamson Margery Al-Chalabi and Suhail Al-Chalabi Ero Amiridis and Michael Amiridis Kristine Anderson and Tom Coonan Suzanne Arch and David Arch Nancy Aversa Natali Balog Bryndl Bartter Rachel Bartunek and Jeremy Bartunek Steven Bashwiner Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bates Jr. Andrea H. Bauer Stephen Benson Suzanne Bessette-Smith

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$300 – $499 (continued) Leigh Bienen and Henry Bienen Lois and Stanley Birer D. Jeffrey and Joan H. Blumenthal Dr. and Mrs. John E. Burke Cathleen Choi Katherine Clark Liz Cleveland Jane Clifford Tom and Bette Cogan Frederick Cohen Arlene Coustan and Harvey Coustan Dan Crowe Terri and Alfred D’Ancona Robert Delaney Patty Delony Ronald and Sheryl Desanto Maria Dubycky and Roman Dubycky Sandra Dumalski and Raymond Dumalski Adam Dunn Frank and Faith Dusek Joan and Warren Eagle Rebecca Eby Larisa Elizondo Dorothy Ellesin-Janus and Christopher Janus Regina Murphy Thelma Evans Dr. Robert A. Fajardo Dr. W. Clinton Fisher and Lois Farrell Fisher Katherine Fox and John N. Fox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. Fried Stephen Fussell Astra Gamsjaeger Christine Geiger John Giragosian Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunn Glick Hannah Goldberg Susan Goldman Jack and Robin Graham Deborah Gubin Jacob Hamlin Joyce Hasmonek

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Marsie R. Hass and Scott D. Hite Richard Higginbotham Joanna Horsnail Caroline Huebner and Charles Huebner Joyce Ibers and James Ibers Giovanna Imbarrato and Mario Imbarrato Ellen Israel and Rich Israel Sarah and Michael Jacobs John Jawor Gayle Jensen Joyce Johnston Helen N. Kedo Sandiya Killion David Kimball Mary Kimble Sheila Kirscher and John Kirscher Drs. Kristi Kirschner and Raymond Curry Kirsten Klevar Sue Cleary Koch Roger Kramer Lynn Kresch and Ari Kresch John Kurtz & Gerry Salvacion James Clark and Christina Labate Alison Leff Maura Lennon and Kevin Lennon Jacqueline Lentz Saralyn Levine Dr. and Mrs. Andrew O. Lewicky Kathleen Lewis Sarah Lombardi Brittany Malone George Mann Laura Martinez and Andrew Martinez Natalie Matwijiszyn Thomas McCaffer Renee Menegaz and R.D. Bock Rebecca Miles-Steiner Lois and Robert Moeller Sanford Moltz Beverly Mook and Wallace Mook Dr. and Mrs. David D. Morimoto Steven Morris

Marci Moses and Michael Moses Carol Mullins and Steve Mullins Eileen M Murray Laura Niekamp Ed Oldfield Ann O’Neill and Thomas O’Neill Sharon Perazzoli and Paul Perazzoli Craig Peterson Mary Pierson Nadine Pool and Thomas Pool Drs. Thomas & Cynthia Roberts Eleanor Rodini and Robert Rodini John Rosenheim Linda Rosenson and Harold Rosenson Floyd Rueger M. Catherine Ryan and Allan Ryan Elizabeth Saar Carol Ann Saikhon Marilyn Schmitt Sandra Schmoll and Jon Schmoll Lewis and Barbara Schneider Illeane Schwartz and Sheldon Schwartz Ravi Shah Mary Shea and Charles Shea Carolyn and Michael Sheridan Elisa Shlofrock-Zusman Sarah Shu Drs. April and Frank Smith Shirley Solomon Alison Suzukamo James Van Metre Marlene Van Skike Theodora Vanderzalm Arlene Wagner and Albert Wagner John Walcher Cliff Wallach Kathleen Warner Barbara H. West John Wheeler LaDonna Wicklund and Gary Wicklund Kathy Wilders and Rich Wilders Linda Wise Robyn Yochem Joylene Yoor and Brian Yoor Joan Zajtchuk and Russ Zajtchuk

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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, Sr. Mr. D. Jeffrey Baddeley D. Jeffrey and Joan H. Blumenthal Mr. Paul Chasnoff and Mr. Joe Hopper Christine Du Boulay Ellis Deborah Gordon Engle Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Dr. and Mrs. David L. Faulk Patricia H. Gerber Mr. Michael Goldberger Sue-Gray Goller Barbara Henigbaum Marci and Ronald Holzer Ms. Darlene Johnson Ms. Linda Levey Mr. John McAllister Prof. Keith and Anne Moffat Drs. Bill and Elaine Moor Jane Ellen Murray and Ed Wentz Mr. Jonathan F. Orser Doug Schmidt Constance and Orin Steinhaus Elisabeth Wilcox Szegho Ms. Marilyn J. Ward Diana and Stuart Widman Andrea and Rich Winship Mrs. Anna Mary Zarrelli HONOR GIFTS Sara Albrecht Emily L. Arch, MD Annie Atzeff Mary Jo and Doug Basler Meta S. Berger Marc Berman Nicolas Blanc Luann Blowers Adam Blyde Greg Cameron Gerard Charles Ellie Cotey

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Terri D’Ancona Sandy and Roger Deromedi Adam DeWitt Merritt DeWitt Ellen Distelheim Becky Dorsey J. Elise Edwards Deborah Engle Patti S. Eylar Shelley MacArthur Farley Joel Feldman Mary B. Galvin Astra Gamsjaeger Sue-Gray Goller Ms. Sandi Hartstein Rivian Hartman Jerrilyn and David Hoffmann Bernice Horwitz Brian Johnson Mary E. Johnson Sarah M. Jordan Anne L. Kaplan Laura Kofoid Cindy A. Kronman Michael and Jennifer Larsen Dr. Lizzie Mazzaferri Prof. Keith and Anne Moffat Susan G. Oleari Diana Reczek Hallie Rehwaldt Stephen Reiss Jeffrey C. Rubsenstein Camille Rudy Bruce Sagan Eric C. Schieber, M.D. Liz Sharp Courtney C. Shea John Shimkus Lynda Silverman Kathy Kalesperis Smith Maria Smithburg Miss Sofia Speyer Cheryl Tama Oblander Gayle R. Tama Lauren D.W. Tatar Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister Magnes Welsh Ashley Wheater Christopher Wheeldon Diana Widman Elizabeth Yntema

MEMORY GIFTS Gary Blumenshine Linda Blumenshine John E. Burke Eric B. Eatherly Ronald Fishman Saul Gerber Ruth Altenberg Gold Burt Kaplan Mrs. Francis J. Klimley Elizabeth E. Mertz Dianne Nishimura John O’Neal Barbara Rich Natalie Senoff Virginia Tallman Walter F. Tama JOFFREY AUXILIARY BOARD GOVERNING COUNCIL 2017-2018 Emily Strobel Amiet Carolyn Blessing Co-Chairs Michael Amiet Rachel Bartunek Lauren Huefner Nichole Mann Kerber Jacqueline Lentz Sarah Lombardi Natalie Matwijiszyn Sarah Shu John Walcher

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INSPIRE. NURTURE. TRANSFORM. The Joffrey is committed to ensuring that high-quality dance education is available to all.

To make an investment in the next generation of young dancers, visit Joffrey.org/scholarship.

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Joffrey Academy Trainee: Taylor Fikes I Photo by: Susan Reyman

DONORS The Auditorium Theatre would like to thank our donors from August 15, 2016 through September 15, 2017. If you have questions or concerns, please call 312.341.2364. $100,000+ The Baryl Family Thomas Baryl Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund Elissa Efroymson and Adnaan Hamid Sonia Florian MacArthur Foundation Linda and Jim Mitchell NIB Foundation $50,000 – $99,999 Denise Littlefield Sobel $25,000 – $49,999 The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation Deborah and Bruce Crown Exelon Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner Anne L. Kaplan Morgan Stanley Ann and Tom Nash Pasquinelli Family Foundation Maria Pasquinelli Polk Bros. Foundation Caryn and Jerry Skurnick Jill and John Svoboda Dia S. and Edward S. Weil, Jr. $10,000 – $24,999 Allstate Insurance Company Kathleen and Nicholas Amatangelo Kristopher and Annie Atzeff Avison Young Scott Bauer Virginia and Norm Bobins Amanda Brimmer and Scott Crawford Joyce Chelberg CIBC Marge* and Lew Collens The Colmar Foundation Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church Shelley and William Farley Howard Gottlieb and Barbara Greis Suzan and Robert Held Richard Helldobler, PhD. and Robbie Brown Illinois Arts Council Agency Renee and Mel Katten Graziela and John Kaufman Lauri S. Bauer Foundation Phil Lumpkin Suzanne Martin and Hart Weichselbaum Bill McIntosh Helen Hall Melchior National Endowment for the Arts National Trust for Historical Preservation Rivers Casino Robert M. and Diane v.S. Levy Family Foundation The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Sage Foundation Nancy and Sy Taxman Anne Voshel The Walsh Group Patty and Dan Walsh Sue and Bob Wieseneck

$5,000 – $9,999 Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust Maria Bechily and Scott Hodes Sondra Berman Epstein J. Kamala Buckner Marsha and Philip Dowd The Grainger Foundation Jody and Stephen Griffitts Sherry and Mike Guthrie Marguerite D. Hark Harrison & Held LLP David Herro and Jay Franke David Hiller Amy and John Jacobsson The Joffrey Ballet John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation, Inc. Janet and Thomas Leopold Pamela G. Meyer Tania and Alexei Moskalenko New England Foundation for the Arts Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local Two Ken and Marsha Tucker Betty Lou and Walter Weiss $2,500 – $4,999 Arts Midwest Touring Fund Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Foundation John P. Brazzale Geneva and Robert Calloway Tammy and Rob Campbell Chicago Cabaret Professionals Keith and Barbara Clayton Pamela Crutchfield Dr. Guy and Gisela Di Spigno C.J. Dillon and Steve Clements Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Larry Glowczewski Judie and Richard Green IBM International Foundation Karen and Matthew Kaplan Clark Pellett and Robert Kohl D. Elizabeth Price Roosevelt University Lynda Jo and Noah Shlaes Karen and Ed Weil, III $1,000 – $2,499 Anonymous Floy and Lee Barthel Gail Beedie Linda and Eric Boasmond Douglas Bragan Crowe Horwath LLP Terri R. and Alfred E. D’Ancona III Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation Lois and Stephen J. Eisen Joan and Robert Feitler Fran and Henry Fogel Virginia and Peter Foreman Franczek Radelet, P.C. Regan and Philip Friedmann Friends of Edward M. Burke Mary B. Galvin Madeleine and Joseph Glossberg Madeleine Grynsztejn and Thomas Shapiro Marjorie Habermann Patricia Harris Rose Houston Ivanhoe Theater Foundation

Dr. Jennifer R. Jackson Amy and Kent Jidov Nancy and Frank Karger, Jr. Sidney Kerley Polly Elizabeth Kintzel Margie Korshak and Charles H. Goodman Sally and Jonathan Kovler Louise Lane Janet A. Lang Leah Laurie Anne and Alan Lerner Fifi and Ronald Levin Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Jessica and Torjus Lundevall M & J Kennelly Foundation Elizabeth and Matthew McNicholas Carolyn Meyer and Michael Prussian MGLM Architects Lucy Minor Catherine and Leo Miserendino Kenneth R. Norgan Thomas J. O’Keefe McGhee and Frantz Osse Grayce Papp Patricia and Ken Pell Lorna and Ellard Pfaelzer Margaret and Dave Radelet Nancy and Ben Randall Carol Roberts Mary and Charles Rubens, II Dani and Peter Rusnak Dave Samber and Darrell Windle Pauline M. Scharres Dr. Ken Shanoff and Stephen Young John B. Simon Sofia Solomon Pamela and Russ Strobel Peggy and James Swartchild, Jr. Ginnee Tallman* and Bill Ziemann Dr. Eugene Thomas Nancy and Steven Tumen Janice Van Dyke and John Zeilstra Elizabeth and Daniel E. Weil I.B. and Tom Weil Robert L. Weil Jane Wells and Burt Ferrini Nike B. Whitcomb and Jim McKechnie* Sally and Shepherd Young Echo Society Evy J. and Robert A. Alsaker Brett and Veronica Batterson Gail Beedie Patricia and Laurence Booth Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner John T. Geary* Michael Goldberger Dar Johnson Renee and Mel Katten Dr. Paul M. Lisnek Kevin McGirr D. Elizabeth Price Walter Renfftlen Slesur Famiy Trust* Brenda Sollitt* Marsha and Ken Tucker Dia S. and Edward S. Weil, Jr. Nike B. Whitcomb and Jim McKechnie* Darrell R. Windle *Our friends remembered Joffrey Ballet | 31

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE STAFF

PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS

The Honorable Rahm Emanuel Mayor of Chicago Honorary Chairman, Board of Directors

Tania Castroverde Moskalenko Chief Executive Officer

Stephen Sell Director of Production & Facilities

John Svoboda Chairman, Board of Directors

Judie Moore Green Chief Development Officer

Norman R. Bobins Vice Chair, Development

Colleen Flanigan Chief Marketing Officer

Lew Collens Vice Chair, Strategic Planning

C.J. Dillon Chief Programming Officer

Bruce Crown | Treasurer

Rachel Freund Chief Financial Officer

Thomas R. Baryl | Secretary Amanda Brimmer Tania Castroverde Moskalenko Joan Colmar Henry Fogel Charles R. Gardner Immediate Past Chair Robert Held Richard Helldobler Mel Katten | Chair Emeritus John R. Kaufman Phil Lumpkin Tangella Maddox Ali Malekzadeh Suzanne Martin Helen Hall Melchior Ann Nash Maria L. Pasquinelli Denise Littlefield Sobel Edward S. Weil, Jr. Robert L. Wieseneck EMERITUS DIRECTORS

Nicholas S. Amatangelo Sondra Berman Epstein David D. Hiller Seymour Taxman FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Denise Cosman Senior Director of Accounting Cynthia Darling Director of Accounting Kathy Bliss Assistant to CEO/Board Liaison

Nick Tigue Chief Operating Officer

DEVELOPMENT

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THE OFFICIAL ORCHESTRA OF THE JOFFREY BALLET GISELLE SCOTT SPECK Artistic Director JAMES BERKENSTOCK Artistic Advisor

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Gerard Charles Director of Artistic Operations/ Ballet Master

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COMPANY ADMINISTRATION & PRODUCTION Blair Baldwin Company Manager Louie Baxter Production Manager Gregg Benkovich First Assistant/Shoe Manager Erin Brown Artistic & Production Administrative Assistant Marybeth Cave Assistant Electrician Ellie Cotey Head of Wardrobe Jake Fine Lighting Supervisor Amanda Heuermann Stage Manager Steven Lange Head Carpenter Barbara Luchsinger Stitcher

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DECADE

AND COUNTING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ASHLEY WHEATER CELEBRATES TEN YEARS WITH THE JOFFREY Judging by the results, you could argue that the ten-year union between The Joffrey Ballet and Artistic Director Ashley Wheater has been a match made in dance heaven.

Which is why it’s hard to believe that it almost didn’t happen.

In 2007, as the Joffrey was coming to terms with the retirement of former Artistic Director and co-founder Gerald Arpino, a shroud of uncertainty clung to the organization like a perpetual shadow. The Board of Directors diligently went to work evaluating candidates, hoping one of them might lead the Company through a decidedly delicate period in its history. Wheater, a former Joffrey dancer who was then Assistant to the Artistic Director at the San Francisco Ballet, topped the Board’s list. Did he have interest?

“I was very interested,” Wheater says. “But things were going really well [at San Francisco Ballet] and it was hard to think about leaving. I remember [the Joffrey] asked me to come back and teach. We kept the door open.” (continued on page 42)

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A few guest-teaching stints later and the Board’s courtship picked up steam. So did the phone calls, one of which came from choreographer and Chicago Dancing Festival co-founder Lar Lubovitch. He implored his long-time friend to consider the job more seriously — for the sake of the Company and for the City of Chicago.

By the time Wheater sat down for dinner one night with Joffrey board members Pam Strobel and Fred Eychaner, he was so charmed by their generosity and eagerness that he was rendered speechless. “I don’t know what to say — those were my exact words,” Wheater recalls. “Fred looked at me and said, Just say ‘yes’.”

A decade later, as Wheater marks his tenth anniversary as Artistic Director of the Joffrey, it’s no stretch to describe his tenure as a resounding success. In his first year on the job, Wheater marshalled the Company to its new headquarters in the heart of Chicago’s downtown theater district. In 2009, he helped found the Joffrey Academy of Dance, which funnels young, prodigious talent directly to the main Company.

The Community Engagement program now touches 28 schools in some of Chicago’s underserved communities, and the Company has gone from one of the country’s most revered brands to one of the most cutting-edge dance companies in the world.

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The evolution was perhaps most evident in 2016, when Wheater and the Company unveiled the world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Nutcracker, a $4 million undertaking that earned widespread critical and commercial success. In many ways, the debut of Wheeldon’s Nutcracker signaled a turning point for the Joffrey, one that’s been marked by a long string of successes dating back to those first few rehearsals with the Joffrey dancers back in 2007.

But if Wheater himself has a barometer for success, it’s a sense of longevity that isn’t necessarily defined by big productions or critical acclaim. He points to his relationship with the Company — where it was, where it is, where it’s going — as one of his most treasured accomplishment over the last ten years, perhaps the greatest indication that the Joffrey’s future is brighter than ever.

“I love them,” Wheater says. “Seeing their growth has been truly remarkable. It’s been wonderful to grow together.”

Photos by Cheryl Mann.

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CELEBRATING 10 years of Ashley Wheater’s visionary direction at The Joffrey Ballet.

Looking forward to continued artistic excellence.

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Artistic Director Ashley Wheater with Joffrey Artists Victoria Jaiani and Fabrice Calmels.

Photo by Temur Suluashvili.

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STAGING G When asked what her favorite ballet is, stager Lola de Ávila thinks for a second, then says, “It’s probably Giselle.” Lucky for Joffrey, the former ballerina and dear friend of Artistic Director Ashley Wheater, is somewhat of an expert on the ballet having learned all the female roles from ballet legend Anton Dolin at age 14. She’s in Chicago staging Giselle and working with the Joffrey artists on the nuances of this dramatic Romantic ballet.

“For me, everything should be very organic,” said de Ávila. “I try to make them feel organic in the Romantic style, which isn’t easy. It has to be your Giselle. If you’re faking it, it’s not the same. The challenge and what I like about it is to make it alive and real and that takes time. There is simplicity in the gestures. Sometimes less is more, but you need to really be in love.”

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Lola de Ávila in rehearsal at Oregon Ballet Theatre. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.

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For de Ávila dance is a part of life. Her mother, Maria de Ávila, was a dancer and owned a ballet school. “I really don’t know when I learned to dance,” said de Ávila. “I don’t remember learning steps; it was just in my life. I didn’t make a decision that I wanted to be a dancer; it’s just what I am.”

De Ávila was dancing en pointe by the age of eight, went to study ballet in Cannes and Paris at age 11, and began her professional career at of the tender age 14, when she replaced an injured dancer as the female soloist in Act II of La Sylphide.

Taking daily classes with the likes of ballet stars Eric Bruhn and Rudolph Nureyev (“They would give me the opposite corrections!”) was completely normal in her world.

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She also began teaching at a young age. Initially, she didn’t think she would like it, but soon found herself teaching more than she was dancing. Still in her early twenties, de Ávila found herself in a new career and loving it. “I grew Giselle by teaching Giselle. When you teach, you understand in a different way. You are capable of giving more and going deeper.”

Her favorite part of the ballet is when Giselle falls in love with Albrecht (disguised as Loys) in Act I. “In that first pantomime — ‘he loves me, he loves me not’ — she goes from being flattered to being completely in love,” she said. “We must see how she almost doesn’t touch the floor. She’s so in love, she’s almost flying.”

And like any caretaker, she can’t pick just one favorite. She also cites all of the pas de deux in Act II, but clearly remembers a moment from the first time she ever saw Giselle. “The moment at the end of the first act when she runs to him and she dies… that had an impact on me. It’s like I saw it last week.”

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Meet the Dancers

MEET OUR NEW COMPANY DANCERS FOR THE 2017-2018 SEASON!

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OLIVIA DURYEA was born and raised in Haslett, Michigan. She was accepted into the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet in 2014. Ms. Duryea danced as a Trainee from 2014–2016 and in the Joffrey Studio Company for the 2016–2017 season. She joins the main Company for the 2017–2018 season.

YUKA IWAI was born and raised in Iwate, Japan. In 2014, Ms. Iwai joined the Trainee Program at the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet. In 2015, she was promoted to the Joffrey Studio Company and joins the main Company for the 2017–2018 season.

GREIG MATTHEW was born in Aberdeen, Great Britain. He graduated from The Royal Ballet Upper School and performed with The Royal Ballet and the Wiener Staatsballett (demisoloist) before joining the Joffrey for the 2017–2018 season.

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