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Sylvia

OCTOBER 14–25, 2015

20 | Letter from Ashley Wheater 30 | Letter from Greg Cameron 60 | Sylvia Program 80 | Ballet Notes 100 | Synopsis 12 | Artists of the Company 14 | Bios 200| Joffrey Boards 220 | Supporters 37 | On That Note with Scott Speck 40 | Girl Power 44 | Meet John Neumeier

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We are honored to welcome John Neumeier back to Chicago with the American premiere of his ballet Sylvia. Though he was born in Wisconsin and studied ballet here in Chicago, he has spent over forty years of his professional life as Artistic Director and Choreographer of Hamburg Ballet.

He is one of the most highly regarded choreographers working today and his vast repertoire of created work is performed around the world.

Recently he was awarded the prestigious Kyoto Prize as Laureate in the Arts and Philosophy.

This is a very special homecoming! Sylvia is a masterpiece, and we are fortunate to add this ballet to our bank of artistic assets. Created for Paris Opera Ballet in 1997, Mr. Neumeier found a fresh way to tell the story of Diana, mythological Goddess of the Hunt, and her protégé, Sylvia. His inspiration was the beautiful musical score, (composed by Léo Delibes) and Neumeier’s desire to discover the timeless essence of the story.

According to Neumeier, “Dance is a living art form. I want to give life to this work. We are trying to make this text mean something to us today.”

Neumeier compares Diana and her band of female hunters to modern athletes. They are focused on excellence and success, sometimes sacrificing their humanity as a result. Young Sylvia is striving to achieve expertise as a hunter, and is startled by her attraction to a simple shepherd, Aminta. The shepherd, aware of his own humble status, is unable to fully express his desire for Sylvia. The fundamental tension of Neumeier’s story has special resonance today as people struggle to balance the drive for success with the yearning for love.

Some of these characters find their origins in Greek and Roman mythology, over two thousand years ago. Why do we care about Sylvia and Aminta in the twenty-first century? Because this pastoral fable rings true with us today.

From Neumeier’s perspective, “If we do something that is true, if we feel joy, sadness, love, hate, if we can move people…that is the point of our profession.”

Ashley Wheater Artistic Director

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As we celebrate the Joffrey’s 60th anniversary, I invite you to join me on a quick look back to the Joffrey at 25. In a November 1980 Playbill, the respected New York dance and theater critic Clive Barnes shared Joffrey memories…

He (Robert Joffrey) is the only choreographer I have ever encountered whom I would call a ballet fan. For his company’s repertory, he has chosen the kinds of ballets a fan would want. The first time I saw The Joffrey Ballet was in 1965 at the Harper Theater in Chicago. I was surprised by the sheer quality of the dancing, the brilliance of the choreography. This was something quite new, and I was interested in this strange mixture of classic and modern.

Thirty-five years later, we are fortunate to call Chicago home, to have an Artistic Director who is indeed a ballet fan, to share the brilliant choreography of John Neuemier, and to thank our dedicated donors and audience members who embrace a “mixture of classic and modern.”

As we welcome John Neumeier to Chicago, the first of many visits over the next few years, I want to also acknowledge another Joffrey pioneer – Bruce Sagan. Bruce was the prescient presenter of the Joffrey at the Harper Theater in 1965 and his commitment to Joffrey and the health and vitality of Chicago’s cultural community has never waned.

Bruce has served as a Joffrey director since 1955, was part of the team that “moved” Joffrey to Chicago, and with his wife Bette Cerf Hill, generously supports all aspects of our work. Please join us in a standing ovation for Bruce and all of our directors – past and present. It is your leadership, generosity, and stewardship that have enabled Joffrey to thrive in Chicago.

I would also like to extend profound thanks to Susie and Dick Kiphart and Audre Carlin for their generous support of Sylvia.

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Greg Cameron Executive Director

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GERALD ARPINO Founder Artists Of The Company Matthew Adamczyk | Derrick Agnoletti | Yoshihisa Arai | Amanda Assucena Artur Babajanyan | Edson Barbosa | Miguel Angel Blanco | Anais Bueno Valeriia Chaykina | Fabrice Calmels | Raul Casasola | Nicole Ciapponi | April Daly Fernando Duarte | Camila Ferrera | Cara Marie Gary | Anna Gerberich Stefan Goncalvez | Luis Eduardo Gonzalez | Dylan Gutierrez | Rory Hohenstein Anastacia Holden | Dara Holmes | Victoria Jaiani | Hansol Jeong | Gayeon Jung Brooke Linford | Graham Maverick | Caitlin Meighan | Jeraldine Mendoza Jacqueline Moscicke | Amber Neumann | Christine Rocas | Paulo Rodrigues Lucas Segovia | Temur Suluashvili | Elivelton Tomazi | Alberto Velazquez Mahallia Ward | Joanna Wozniak | Joan Sebastian Zamora

SCOTT SPECK Music Director

GERARD CHARLES Director of Artistic Operations | Ballet Master

NICOLAS BLANC Ballet Master | Principal Coach

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SYLVIA A Ballet by John Neumeier Music by LÉO DELIBES Choreography and Light Design by JOHN NEUMEIER Set and Costumes by YANNIS KOKKOS Staged by LAURA CAZZANIGA, LLOYD RIGGINS WORLD PREMIERE: June 30, 1997, Paris Opera Ballet, Paris, France JOFFREY PREMIERE: October 14, 2015, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL

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SYLVIA — To Read Before the Performance: A Note from the Choreographer

BALLET NOTES

More rarely performed than Coppélia, Léo Delibes’ other great ballet, Sylvia, or “La Nymphe de Diane,” has nevertheless played an important role in the history of dance. First performed in 1876 at the Paris Opera with Louis Merante’s choreography, Sylvia was the first ballet to be created at the Palais Garnier. It broke with Romantic ballet and the ethereal image of the fairy or sylphide, which gave way to the maiden warrior, a distant sister of Penthesilea.

But the true rupture with the past only came about at the beginning of the 20th century with a project which saw the light of day in St. Petersburg. Invited in 1900 by the Maryinsky Theatre to supervise a revival of Sylvia, which had first come to Russia in 1891, Diaghilev suggested entrusting the production to his “dream team,” the painters Bakst and Benois. Tensions flared between Diaghilev and the management and he was dismissed. It was to be a turning point. From then on, Diaghilev never ceased searching for other opportunities and places to realize his theatrical ambitions. Would he ever have gone abroad had it not been for this quarrel? Would he ever have created the “Ballets Russes” in Paris in 1909 without this disappointment? For this reason Sylvia turned out, indirectly, to be the key which opened the door to modernity.

However, the interest in Sylvia lies less in its historical and cultural aspects and original choreography than in its music. The score betrays Wagner’s influence and, even though it does not shrink the worst clichés of 19th century ballet, it is still full of poetry and sensuality. “ The characters are pure and eternal, and use a rich and bright language. The ballet is fresh, showing invention and originality, appears to be one of the big successes of the American choreographer.”

—René Servin, Le Figaro

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On rereading Tasso, I realized that the myth was worthier of interest than the anecdote. It is therefore normal to keep a certain distance from the music and rid the work of its “operetta” elements which have seduced certain choreographers. In any case, scenes, movements and emotional situations all maintain a sometimes surprising dialogue with the music.

Although not wanting to recreate the ancient world, I was delighted to collaborate with the great Greek painter, Yannis Kokkos, whose blue tree standing before a green wall is reminiscent of Eluard’s La mer orange and L’orange verte. In this inversion of colors lies all the poetry of Kokkos, all the poetry of Sylvia. —John Neumeier

BALLET NOTES

Do we have to tell a story? And in this case, which one? Torquato Tasso’s pastoral drama Aminta, which is the source of the story?

One thing is for sure, the rather “twee” version by Jules Barbier and the Baron de Reinach is today outmoded. Why not do things more simply? Dance sequences depicting an Amazon at the fragile moment between adolescence and womanhood. Torn between strength and vulnerability, she has difficulty in finding a balance between aggressiveness and tenderness, between denial and self-abandon, and only succeeds in discovering true love with the awakening of her own sensuality.

“ Neumeier’s Sylvia succeeds in sweeping the spectator into a tenderly passionate world of grace and color.”

—Dance Magazine

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SYLVIA

SYNOPSIS

SYLVIA THREE CHOREOGRAPHIC POEMS ON A MYSTIC THEME PART I — Diana’s Sacred Wood The god of Love descends into the wood and takes on the appearance of Thyrsis, a mere shepherd. Aminta, a real shepherd, enters the sacred wood, secretly hoping to find Sylvia, Diana’s nymph. Diana and the nymph-huntresses appear in the woods to take a rest from hunting and to bathe.

Sylvia and Aminta meet. Diana and the huntresses discover the tender exchanges between the shepherd and the nymph.

Taken by surprise, Sylvia betrays Aminta. Left alone, Diana remembers handsome Endymion, doomed to eternal sleep.

At daybreak, the shepherds, their curiosity fired, enter the sacred wood and find Endymion asleep. Love/Thyrsis is with them. Aminta’s heart is broken. He is obsessed by the vision of Sylvia. Love feels sorry for Aminta, but he takes on the form of handsome Orion in order to seduce Sylvia. She lets herself be led on by him.

PART II — First Scene: Love/Orion’s Party Sylvia becomes aware of her femininity. She discovers pleasure.

Her sensuality aflame, Sylvia is overwhelmed by the memory of Diana and Aminta.

Second Scene: Winter Many years later, Aminta returns to the sacred wood. Sylvia too returns to the sacred wood. They meet. Their love seems to live again for an instant. Diana observes them. She is tempted to separate them but Love disarms her. In the end it is life itself that steals Sylvia away from Aminta. As for Diana, she remains alone, the eternal huntress.

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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. 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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BIOS

John Neumeier was born in 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he received his first dance training. He continued his dance studies in Chicago as well as at Marquette University in Milwaukee where he created his first choreographic works. After further ballet study both in Copenhagen and at The Royal Ballet School in London, John Cranko invited him in 1963 to join Stuttgart Ballet, where he progressed to soloist and continued his choreographic development.

In 1969, Ulrich Erfurth appointed Mr. Neumeier Director of Ballet Frankfurt, where he soon caused a sensation with his new interpretations of such well-known ballets as The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. In 1973, August Everding invited him to become Director and Chief Choreographer of The Hamburg Ballet. Under his direction, The Hamburg Ballet became one of the leading ballet companies on the German dance scene and soon received international recognition. As a choreographer, Mr. Neumeier has continually focused on the preservation of ballet tradition, while giving his works a modern dramatic framework. His ballets range from new versions of full-length story ballets to musicals and to his symphonic ballets, especially those based on Gustav Mahler’s compositions, as well as his choreographies to sacred music. His latest creations for The Hamburg Ballet: Christmas Oratorio I-VI in 2013, Tatiana in 2014 and Peer Gynt in 2015.

In 1975, Neumeier conceived the Hamburg Ballet Festival as a climax and end to each season. In 1978, he founded The School of The Hamburg Ballet. In 1989 the school, together with the company, moved into its own “Ballettzentrum” (ballet center) provided by the City of Hamburg. Its facilities include nine studios and a boarding school for over 30 students. Today more than 80% of the company’s dancers are graduates from the school.

Neumeier has worked as guest choreographer with many companies, including The Royal Ballet in London; The Vienna, Munich and Dresden State Operas; The Stuttgart Ballet (for which he has created several works); The Royal Danish Ballet; The Ballet of the Paris Opera; The Tokyo Ballet; American Ballet Theatre in New York; The National Ballet of Canada; The Ballet of the Mariinsky Theater; Moscow Bolshoi and Stanislavsky Ballet; and San Francisco Ballet, among others.

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BIOS Mr. Neumeier holds the Dance Magazine Award (1983), Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and French Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honour. In 2006, he was awarded the prestigious Nijinsky Award for Lifetime Achievement. He received the Herbert von Karajan Musikpreis in 2007 and the Deutscher Jubiläums Tanzpreis in 2008. In 2007, he was made an honorary citizen of the City of Hamburg. In November 2012, he accepted the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation. In 2015, the Inamori Foundation presented Mr. Neumeier with the Kyoto Prize for his contributions to the Arts and Philosophy.

Neumeier established the John Neumeier Foundation in February 2006 with the aim of preserving and eventually making available to the public his collection of dance and ballet-related objects.

The Foundation will maintain and secure his repertoire and related materials for the City of Hamburg.

In 2011, Neumeier founded Germany’s National Youth Ballet.

The young company of eight dancers is based at the Ballettzentrum in Hamburg but finds its performing spaces away from the Hamburg Opera. In addition to international touring this creative young company dances in schools, retirement homes and prisons.

LAURA CAZZANIGA Stager Laura Cazzaniga was born in Cassado d’Adda, Italy, and received her first dance lessons in Bergamo before studying at the Academie de Danse Princesse Grace in Monte-Carlo from 1978 until 1987. She danced at the School of The Hamburg Ballet before she was offered a contract in The Hamburg Ballet in 1988. She was promoted to Soloist in 1993 and to Principal dancer in 1998. She dances a soloist part in the film of John Neumeier’s Illusions – like “Swan Lake,” in St. Matthew Passion and Aschenbach’s assistant, mother and Tadzio’s mother in the film of Death in Venice. Miss Cazzaniga danced as a guest in Moscow, Munich and in Italy. She has been Ballet Mistress at The Hamburg Ballet since 2008. She staged ballets from John Neumeier at the Paris Opera, the Norwegian National Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet, Het National Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada. She gave master classes at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts and at the Academy for the Arts in Chicago. She also worked as a coach at the Prix de Lausanne in 2008 and 2009.

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LLOYD RIGGINS Stager

BIOS

Born in New York, Mr. Riggins completed his dance education at the School of Southern Ballet Theatre in Orlando, Florida. He received his first engagement with the Southern Ballet Theatre (1985–1987), and he joined the Royal Danish Ballet (1987–1995, 1989 as Principal). In 1995, he joined The Hamburg Ballet as Principal.

From 2006 to 2009, he was Assistant Ballet Master and has been Ballet Master since 2009. His awards include Benois de la Danse 2004 and Danza & Danza Prize in 2004 for his interpretation of his roles in Bernstein Dances and Nijinsky.

His repertory during his career with The Hamburg Ballet includes Romeo and Juliet, Lady of the Camellias, Odyssey, Petrushka, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, VIVALDI or What You Will, A Cinderella Story, Illusions – like “Swan Lake,” Nijinsky, Giselle, The Saga of King Arthur, Peer Gynt, As You Like It, Windows on MOZART, Parzival – Episodes and Echo, The Little Mermaid, A Streetcar Named Desire, Seasons – The Colors of Time, La Fille mal gardée A la Françaix, Le Sacre du Printemps, Death in Venice, Purgatorio, Messiah, Saint Matthew Passion, Sylvia, Liliom, Christmas Oratorio I–VI. He has staged John Neumeier’s Sylvia, Odyssey, and The Little Mermaid. In 2014, he staged and choreographed August Bournonville’s Napoli for John Neumeier’s Hamburg Ballet.

YANNIS KOKKOS Designer Yannis Kokkos was born in Athens. Since 1963 he has lived in France. He studied scenography at the Ecole Supérieure d’Art Dramatique in Strasbourg. One important stage in Kokkos’ career was his collaboration with the theatre director Antoine Vitez, which lasted thirty years (1960 – 1990), together with whom he staged productions at the Comédie Française, the Piccolo Teatro di Milano, the Théâtre National de Chaillot and the Festival of Avignon (Le Soulier de Satin, Elektra and Hamlet). As a set designer, Kokkos has worked with major music theatres throughout the world, among them the Opéra de Paris (Macbeth), La Scala and Covent Garden (Pelléas et Mélisande), the Wiener Staatsoper (Die Zauberflöte), the San Francisco Opera (Elektra) and the Hamburg Staatsballett (Ondine).

Kokkos has been the recipient of numerous awards, among them the Laurence Olivier Prize, two Molière prizes, the golden medal at the Prague Quadrennial, the Critic Prize for his production of the first integral version of Les Troyens. Chevalier of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

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BIOS

LÉO DELIBES (1836–1891) Composer

Léo Delibes excelled in writing music for the theatre: ballet, opera and operetta. His work shows the traditional Gallic qualities of clarity, charm and finesse at their best. Born into a family of musicians, he set off aged 11 for the Paris Conservatoire. There he studied composition with Adolphe Adam, composer of the classic ballet Giselle and many successful operas. After his studies, Delibes launched himself as a theatrical composer. While his career got underway, he eked out a living as a church organist and as an arranger of more established composers’ works.

In 1856 he began writing operettas, going on to produce 15 of them for minor theatres over the next decade. His first big opportunity came in 1866. In collaboration with the specialist ballet composer Ludwig Minkus he produced the full-length ballet La source (The Spring) for the Paris Opera. Its success brought him a commission for a second work: Coppélia (1870).

Written without Minkus’s assistance, it was quickly recognized as a classic and remains so today. Delibes followed it with the even more ambitious Sylvia (1876). Much admired by Tchaikovsky, these works helped raise the quality of ballet music.

It is his ballet scores that give Delibes a special place in musical history. His music shows fine craftsmanship, melodic distinction and orchestral and harmonic know-how. It also dramatizes each scene rather than merely accompanying the narrative with attractive music. Although Tchaikovsky is widely credited with raising the status of ballet music in the nineteenth century, Delibes had beaten him to it (Swan Lake was premiered in 1877, seven years after Coppélia).

His was a quiet musical revolution, carried through with elegance and charm.

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Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Chairman of the Board

Dana Hokin Garvey

Grace Barry

Richard Holson III

Patricia H. Gerber

Lorna Ferguson Sonia Florian Anne Kaplan Vice Chairs

Una C. Jackman

Joseph H. Wender

Donna M. LaPietra

PAST CHAIRPERSONS

Ronald J. Allen Secretary

Barry Litwin

William M. Daley

Judith MacLeod

Fred Eychaner

Adam DeWitt Treasurer

James McDonough

Gary E. Holdren

Patti Eylar Women’s Board President

Coco Meers

Dr. David A. Kipper †

Jess Merten

C. Steve McMillian

Leslie D. Minier

Bruce Sagan

Diane Patience

Maureen Dwyer Smith

Greg Cameron Executive Director

Jeffrey C. Rubenstein

Pamela B. Strobel

Bruce Sagan

Jason J. Tyler

Kathleen Hechinger Assistant Treasurer

Eric C. Schieber, M.D.

Ronald V. Waters

Ashley Wheater Artistic Director

DIRECTORS

Guy Lakonishok

Liz Sharp Carrie L. Shea

As of July 1, 2015

Courtney Shea

† Deceased

Patty Perkins Andringa

Maureen Dwyer Smith

Mary Jo Basler

Rita Spitz

Marc Berman

Dawn M. Stanislaw

Joan Colmar

Lauren F. Streicher, M.D.

Jamie-Clare Colvin

Ben Strobel

Roger Deromedi

Courtney Thompson

Pamella Roland DeVos

MarrGwen Townsend

Terence Donnelly

Jason J. Tyler

Fred Eychaner

Ronald V. Waters III

Shelley MacArthur Farley

Amanda Williamson

Chip Flannagan

Mrs. Joel V. Williamson

Mrs. Robert W. Galvin

Elizabeth Yntema

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WOMEN’S BOARD OF THE JOFFREY BALLET | 2015–2016 Patti S. Eylar President Elisabeth Adams 1st Vice President Joan Colmar Helen Hall Melchior 2nd Vice Presidents Ellie Forman Secretary Lauren D.W. Tatar Treasurer Dana Hokin Garvey Leslie Logsdon Members-at-Large Dora J. Aalbregtse Mrs. Keene Harwood Addington III Julie O’Donnell Allen Laura Ferris Anderson Melissa Anton Annie Atzeff Melissa M. Babcock Priscilla Barlow Grace Barry Kimberly Bartuch Mary Jo Basler Nancy Gottlieb Bauer Rebecca Besser 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 Jamie-Clare Colvin Rachel De Marte Sandra Deromedi Kelly Dettmann Bonnie Deutsch

Pamella Roland DeVos Merritt DeWitt Ellen Distelheim Sheryl Dyer JoNan Eastridge Christine Du Boulay Ellis Deborah Engle Shelley MacArthur Farley Lydia Fisher Katherine Fox Katherine E. Freiburger Annette N. Freyman Astra Gamsjaeger Susan Garland Patricia H. Gerber Sue-Gray Goller Donna Greenberg Mrs. Marjorie E. Habermann Mrs. Michael F. Harron Sandi Hartstein Odele Desmuke Hawkins Kathleen A. Henson Mrs. John W. Higgins Leslie S. Hindman Courtney A. Hoffmann Mrs. David Hoffmann Sharon King Hoge Sherry Lea Holson Marci Holzer Sharman Thornton Hunter Sonya Y. Jackson Melinda Jakovich Candace Collins Jordan Anne Kaplan

Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel Donna M. LaPietra Whitney Lasky Anne Lazar Mary Keough Lyman Judith MacLeod Lisa Klimley Malkin Joan Malliband Mrs. E. Barry Mansur Vida Marks Heather Martin Kristina McGrath Astrid A. McKinnon Katie McLenaghan Amanda Merten Patricia Miller Lucy Minor Anne Simon Moffat Shauna Montgomery Brooks Morgan Kerrie Kennedy Mudd Linda Curtis O’Bannon, MD Sheila O’Grady Christine Ott Mrs. Jay L. Owen, Jr. Mrs. John R. Pacholick Mary Ellen Pavone Mrs. Jerry K. Pearlman Judith Pierpont Ibby Pinsky Victoria Poindexter D. Elizabeth Price Rona Radler Sugar Rautbord Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt

Mrs. Brian Karaba Elizabeth Ann Kasten Wendy Kilcollin Kathleen Klaeser Laura Kofoid

Camille Kearns Rudy Elizabeth Dunkel Ryan Maggie Scheyer Claudine Schramko Sarah Schrup

Kathryn Babcock Shaffer Liz Sharp Anne Shea Carrie L. Shea Courtney Shea Carolyn Sheridan Ms. Veronica Siegel Amelia Silva Mrs. Howard Silverman Ms. Patricia J. Simpson Marilyn Slattery Kathy Kalesperis Smith Maureen Dwyer Smith Rita Spitz Dawn Stanislaw Jessica Steffensen Constance Steinhaus Liz Stiffel Carol J. Stone Cheryl Tama Oblander Marina D.W. Tatar Jennifer Tengelsen MarrGwen Townsend Yolanda Tyler Noren Ungaretti Kathryn Vail Katherine Porter Veach Victoria C. Verity Mrs. John R. Walter Ann Waters Heather G. Webster Mrs. Thomas E. Wells IV Pam Phillips Weston Kim White Diana Weiss Widman Joyce M. Wippman Elizabeth Yntema Leslie Zentner As of September 10, 2015

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SUPPORTERS CORPORATE, FOUNDATION Illinois Arts Council Jane Ellen Murray Foundation AND GOVERNMENT Natoma Partners LLC SUPPORT The Joffrey Ballet would like to extend our many 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 support of the annual fund, special events, or annual programs in the amount of $300 or more between August 1, 2014 and September 18, 2015.

Although space does not permit us to list all of our friends, we are very grateful for the support from each and every one of our loyal donors. Thank you for your thoughtful generosity. $500,000+ Alphawood Foundation Chicago $100,000–$499,999 Abbott Fund Athletico Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Centers BMO Private Bank Chicago Athletic Clubs Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust JW Marriott The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation NIB Foundation The Satter Foundation $50,000–$99,999 Allstate Insurance Company Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation The Chicago Community Trust The Julius N. Frankel Foundation GCM Grosvenor The Shubert Foundation Wells Fargo $25,000–$49,999 Abbott Laboratories Bill Bass Foundation The Brinson Foundation 22 | Joffrey Ballet 2015–2016 SEASON

Prince Charitable Trusts Walgreens The Wallace Foundation

$5,000–$7,499 Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, PC Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The Irving Harris Foundation Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. Sidley Austin LLP.

$10,000–$24,999 Anonymous The Boeing Company Burberry CNA Financial Corporation Crown Family Philanthropies The DeSantis Foundation DHR International, Inc. Exelon The Hattie A. & Marie V. Fatz Foundation GrubHub, Inc ITW JPMorgan Chase Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP Kehoe Designs Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. Macy’s Robert R. McCormick Foundation National Endowment for the Arts NFL Foundation Negaunee Foundation Nordstrom, Inc. The Northern Trust Company Nuveen Investments, Inc. The Palmer House Hilton Dr. Scholl Foundation The Service Club of Chicago Tampico Beverages U.S. Bank Foundation John and Carol Walter Family Foundation Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet

$2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (2) Citicorp North America, Inc. Crowe Horwath Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lannan Foundation Nathan Tannenbaum Foundation, Inc.

$7,500–$9,999 Ariel Investments, LLC The Colmar Foundation John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. The Siragusa Foundation William Blair & Co. LLC William Wrigley Jr. Company The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation

$500–$749 The Art Institute of Chicago Community Associates Rose Houston Charitable Foundation

$1,500–$2,499 Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP Caterpillar Inc. RR Donnelley & Sons Co. Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Tablescapes Tawani Foundation The Travelers Foundation $1,000–$1,499 Amsted Industries Foundation AVP Jewelry and Beads Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP ComEd, An Exelon Company Lee G. Hall Foundation Koldyke Family Fund New Prospect Foundation Sheehan Partners Tory Burch Wilkins Investment Counsel, Inc. $750–$999 Magnolia Bakery Chicago Neapolitan LLC Southwest Airlines

$300–$499 NYSE Euronext Foundation

SUPPORTERS INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT The Joffrey Ballet would like to extend our many 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 support of the annual fund, special events, or annual programs in the amount of $300 or more between August 1, 2014 and September 18, 2015.

Although space does not permit us to list all of our friends, we are very grateful for the support from each and every one of our loyal donors. Thank you for your thoughtful generosity. $500,000+ Fred Eychaner $100,000–$499,999 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel DeVos Anne Kaplan Susan and Richard Kiphart Margot and Josef Lakonishok Marcus Lemonis $50,000–$99,999 Audre M. Carlin Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark Jay Franke and David Herro Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson $25,000–$49,999 Mary Jo and Doug Basler Kay and Rhett Butler Sandy and Roger Deromedi Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeWitt Melissa S. Fadim and James Fadim Patti S. Eylar and Charles R. Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Holson III George Jewell Elizabeth A. Liebman Lucy Minor Mrs. Jane Ellen Murray and Mr. Edwin Wentz Mr. and Mrs. John Patience Glenn Richter and Danielle Lutz Richter Joseph Semrow Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith, Jr.

Bill and Orli Staley Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III Mr. and Mrs. Miles D. White Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Asher Marc and Sharen Berman Dean L. and Rosemarie L. Buntrock Deborah and Cody Engle Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hartstein Dana Hokin Garvey and Robert Garvey Nancy Gottlieb Bauer Denise and Adam Hoeflich Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hurley Una C. Jackman Dennis D. Kendzora Nancy and Sanfred Koltun Sally and Jonathan Kovler Julie and Guy Lakonishok Mr. and Mrs. Larry Langdon Mr. and Mrs. John K. MacLeod Coco and Ethan Meers Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Mullen David and Suzu Neithercut Mary and John Raitt John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Jeffrey C. Rubenstein Cari and Michael Sacks Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill Eric C. Schieber Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Sharp Ms. Courtney C. Shea Ms. Rita Spitz and Mr. David Blears Marjorie Staples Mr. and Mrs. Erik A. Steffensen Mary Swietnicki and Adam Mortara Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend Tina and Byron Trott Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Weston Ms. Amanda Williamson and Mr. Matthew Johnson $7,500–$9,999 Anonymous (2) Laura and David F. Abbott Dr. and Mrs. Kristopher N. Atzeff Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Barlow Phil and Janice Beck

Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson Richard and Mary L. Gray Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hildy Mr. and Mrs. J. Andrew Langan Mr. and Mrs. Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Ms. D. Elizabeth Price and Mr. Lou Yecies Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Scheyer Mr. and Mrs. William A. Schmalzl Doug Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Orin Steinhaus Jeanette Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Stewart Liz Stiffel Ben Strobel Richard and Noren Ungaretti Ashley Wheater and Brian Johnson $5,000–$7,499 Dr. and Mrs. Whitney W. Addington Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beidler III Lisa and Jim Challenger Mrs. Joyce Chelberg Pamela R. Conant Amina J. Dickerson Ms. Ellen Distelheim and Mr. Richard Tannenbaum Mr. and Mrs. William Farley Chip and Tiffany Flannagan Antonio and Sabrina Gracias Sherry Guthrie Robert A. Helman Lucille M. Jewett Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Klaeser Ms. Laura Kofoid and Mr. David Ricci Mrs. Abby M. O’Neil and Mr. Carroll Joynes Dr. Lynda Lane and Ben Lane-Korn Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lasky Dania and Patrick Leemputte Colleen Loughlin and John Sirek Mr. and Mrs. Jess E. Merten Kevin and Annee Phillips Mayari Pritzker Carol and Robert Rasmus Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shaffer Mr. Irving Stenn, Jr. Kevin and Ellen Van Wart

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SUPPORTERS $2,500–$4,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. R. John Aalbregtse Emily Strobel Amiet and Michael Amiet Mr. and Mrs. John J. Anton, Jr. Carolyn A. Blessing Art and Mary Kay Mudd Bushonville Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Callahan, Jr. Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper Benjamin D. Chereskin Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. John Dugan Dr. and Mrs. David L. Faulk Ms. Jamee C. Field and Mr. Michael Kane Katherine and Richard Freiburger Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Friedman Anthony and Susan Grosch Anastasia Gutting John Hart Leslie S. Hindman Courtney A. Hoffmann George T. Jones Jeffrey Kerr Jen Kurth Michael and Jennifer Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Cary J. Malkin Mr. and Mrs. E. Barry Mansur Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Marks Helen H. Melchior John R. Menninger Michael Miller Keith and Anne Moffat Linda C. O’Bannon Thomas J. O’Keefe Kristie Paskvan Victoria Poindexter and Joseph Gaynor Stephen Ross Susan and David Ruder Richard and Ellen Sandor Veronica Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva Dr. and Mrs. Paul Stanley Ms. Emily Heisley Stoeckel and Mr. Kevin Stoeckel David and Carol Stone Lauren Streicher and Jason Brett

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Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander Dr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Tatar Mr. and Mrs. Erich W. Tengelsen Jackie and Glenn Tilton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Warner Hilary and Barry Weinstein Diana and Stuart Widman Rebecca Wight Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Zentner $1,500-$2,499 Anonymous (2) Greg Albiero Evelyn R. Alter John Ansehl Abbe K. Aron Denise L. Ashurst Diane Atwood Carey August Sarah Beardsley Mrs. Jennifer Birmingham Donald H. Bittner Linda Blumenshine Ms. Evelyn Bosenberg Wayne T. Boulais Dr. Audrey Bromberger and Mr. John Birmingham Anthony Bruck Carolyn Bucksbaum Mary P. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Byron Gerald F. Carter Ms. Wendy Lynn Chronister and Mr. Peter Rogers Pamela Conant Mia Connolly Lawrence Corry Keith and Elizabeth Crow Pam Crutchfield Dr. John Dainauskas Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D’Ancona Leon and Mary Deutsch Claire Douglass Maia Dunkel Wendy Eager Lois and Stephen J. Eisen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferraro Dr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Finder Christine and Paul Fisher Arthur L. Frank Bernard Frankel Terri Geifman

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Gerber Sue-Gray Goller Susan Goodenow James Gootee Stephanie Grinage Deborah and John Gross Francia Harrington and Verne Broders Mr. and Mrs. Brent Hawkins K. Susan Heintz and Thomas M. Heintz Patricia Hendrick Kathleen Henson Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hoffmann Marci and Ronald Holzer Sarai Hoffman and Stephen Pratt Melinda Jakovich Bruce Johnson Barry Kaplan Margo Kapor Mr. and Mrs. Frank Karger Mr. and Mrs. T. Eric Kilcollin Polly E. Kintzel Ryan Kubly Karen LeFrak Hunter Leggitt Alexandra Leichtman Sherren Leigh Dr. Richard E. Leithiser Paul A. Levy Mr. and Mrs. Barry Litwin Beth A. Loeb Ms. Leslie A. Logsdon and Mr. Duncan Bourne Daniel Harold Lome Bob Loquercio Ira Marcus Heather and Sean Martin Cathleen McClendon James D. McDonough Roger S. McEniry Mr. and Mrs. Rich Melman Pamela G. Meyer Britt M. Miller Patricia and Christopher Miller Ms. Jani Lesko and Mr. David Moes Jonathan Moss William F. Myers Joanna E. Norcross Ken Norgan John K. Notz Sharon F. Oberlander Mary Jane O’Connor Erin Ohlms

SUPPORTERS $1,500-$2,499 (continued) Christopher Olson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pacholick James and Judith Pierpont Mr. and Mrs. Milton R. Pinsky Carol G. Pollock Mr. Thomas Rehwaldt and Mrs. Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt Rena H. Reiss and Stephen Reiss Mr. and Mrs. James L. Rosenbloom Jennifer Ross Adrianne Rotfeld Mr. and Mrs. James H. Schink Edward Schwartz Terry Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Larry Selander Mr. Thomas G. Sinkovic Marilyn Slattery Mrs. Kathy Kalesperis Smith and Mr. Dion Grimes Smith Patricia C. Smith Robert Stillman Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stoller Donald Suter Ginnee Tallman Courtney A. Thompson Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister Mr. and Mrs. Craig Tuber Mr. and Mrs. Carson Veach Joan Wagner and Paul Haskins Debbie Wang Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weil Olga Weiss and George Honig Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Wells IV Mary Agnes Welsh Evangelina Whittenburg and Eve Rice Diane Zalusky $1,000–$1,499 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Keene H. Addington III Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock, Sr. Mark Bagan Sandra Bass Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Block III Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. L. Bogan, Jr. William J. Brodsky Adela Cepeda Carter Chinnis Mr. and Mrs. John C. Colman

Bette Jane Crigger Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dettmann Ms. Sheila O’Grady and Mr. Dan Duffy James Elliot and Susan Stern John Gibbons Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Sue and Melvin Gray Marjorie E. Habermann Joan M. Hall Tonja Hall Jay Hamilton Patricia and O.J. Heestand Keith Housman David Israel Kennie James Cynthia Kalnow Mr. and Mrs. Brian Karaba Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Koltun Wendy Krimins Thomas O. Kuhns Laurie Leibowitz Judith Lennox Susan Lichtenstein and John Rokacz Jim and SuAnne Lopata Holly and Matt Maloney Lisa M. Mezzetti Mary Murley Marcia Nowak Mr. Jonathan F. Orser Michael Payette Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker Richard and Charlene Posner Lisa and Seth Prostic Donald H. Ratner Carol J. Roberts Leticia Rodriguez-Marsico Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ryan Sue Samuels Todd Schwebel Robin Seegal Anne Shonk Mr. and Mrs. Howard Silverman Craig Sirles William D. Smithburg Patricia F. Sternberg Mary Sutherland Peggy Swartchild Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vieregg Joyce M. Wippman Brett Zbikowski

$750–$999 Anonymous John Ambrose Christine Bakalar Donna Bogdanski Robyn M. Bowland Willard Bransky Susan M. Calvert Annette Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Henrik Clausen Mary Collins Nancy Curran Julie Deutsch Mr. and Mrs. Terence Donnelly Joan D. Flavin Jack and Robin Graham Madeleine Grynsztejn and Tom Shapiro Philip L. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Holstein Gayle Jensen Kathy K. Kinsella Julie Latsko Wanda Maldenado Joan and David Malliband Thomas Manning Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Shea Judie Stein Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Vail, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David C. Van Dyke Antonia R. Vanoni Kristen Wheatley Paula Wise $500–$749 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Anderson John A. Bailey Ms. Katharine Bensen and Mr. C. Richard Johnson Thomas Berry Jennifer Birmingham Marsha Borin Adrianne Boylen Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Beth Sprecher Brooks Dr. and Mrs. John E. Burke Janna Caldarelli Kimberly Collins Kim Dahlborn Matt Davis Virginia Demos

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SUPPORTERS $500–$749 (continued) Hadley Denny John Dern Paul DiSangro Tom Durica Joan Dutton Joan and James Fencil Marilyn Fields Donald Findlay Diane G. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Forman Daniel Freedman Sherwin Friedman Jennifer G. Fritsch Barb Garrett Patricia Gentry Linda Glick Ethel Gofen Michelle Goldish Amy G. Gordon Elizabeth Graham Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Greenberg Joel Guillory Carla Hahn Caryn and King Harris Anne F. Heekin Ross Heim Adrianna Hewings Mary Hickey Ky Hilliker Caroline Huebner Leland Hutchinson Diane Jacoby Paul R. Judy Steve and Nina Kindrick Michael Kornick Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel Ms. Donna M. LaPietra and Mr. William Kurtis Catherine Lee Alan Lerner Laurie Levy Ramsey Lewis Cindy Macfarland Aaron Martell Jeanne Martinez Linda Mason John P. McGee Dr. and Mrs. McKay McKinnon 26 | Joffrey Ballet 2015–2016 SEASON

Lynne E. McNown Herbert Meltzer Susan Milanak David N. Missner Barbara Moser Mary P. Murley Margaret M. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pantuso Stanley Papuga Eric and Lashondra Peebles Mandy Pekin Cecelia Pikul Mary Prescott Anne Puotinen Nancy Reinsdorf Brooke Remes Boyd V. Rice Walter Riker Leora Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Rudy David W. Ruttenberg Linda Scheuplein Sandra Schirmang David N. Schultz Carolyn and Michael Sheridan Julie Sherman Courtney Sherrer Kenneth E. Siegel Marcey Siegel Michael Simon Diane Smith Carrie Stanton Joseph Stock Mary R. Struthers Emanuel M. Tabachnik Jessica H. Tesarik Elizabeth B. Van Ness Robert Veasey Johanna Vetter Keith Volgman Lynne C. Walton Sharon Watrous Sherry Weiss Elizabeth Wippman Arlene Wymer Dave Yaccino Marcy Zoller

$300–$499 Anonymous (2) Margery and Suhail Al-Chalabi Mr. and Mrs. James M. Amend Maureen and David Anderson Michael Andrews and Ryan Ruskin Lynn Arensman Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock Sr. Paul M. Barron Marilyn and Brit Bartter Ann Bates Andrea H. Bauer Donald A. Belgrad Cynthia Berryman Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Bienen Lois Birer David C. and Luann Blowers Joan Blumenthal and D. Jeffrey Blumenthal Aldridge K. Bousfield James Boves Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boyd Steve Brown Mr. and Mrs. Allan E. Bulley III Mr. and Mrs. Michael Canmann Megan Cecil James Clark Marvin Cohen Ann S. Cole Enid W. Collins Antonia Contro Frank Cooper and David da Ponte Anna Cooper-Stanton James Darby M. Kristina DeGuzman Ms. Kyriakoula Demopoulos Jill S. Dodds Margaret Dolan Gary W. Drescher Raymond Dumalski Faith B. Dusek Warren Eagle Rebecca Eby Julia Ellis Andrena Enzor Thelma M. Evans Dr. Robert A. Fajardo Brett Farris Alison Finley

SUPPORTERS $300–$499 (continued) W. Clinton Fisher Erica Fornari Amy Forrest Julia A. Foster Mr. and Mrs. John N. Fox, Jr. Sandra B. Freebery Christine M. Geiger Samantha J. Giffin Susan G. Gohl Carol and Marc Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Morgan Georgas Connie Gerber Yanling L. Gould Ginger Griffin Deborah Gubin Ronne and Robert Hartfield Joyce M. Hasmonek Marsie R. Hass Gregg Helfer Elizabeth A. Hess Mr. Richard Higginbotham Joanna Horshail Lauren Huefner Joyce Ibers Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Ihrig Rich Israel Kristin Izenstark Sonya Y. Jackson Alexander B. Jacobs Sarah B. Jacobs Janet and Carl Kalbhen Arnold Kanter James R. Kasprzyk Shirley Ann Kazmierski Helen N. Kedo Mr. Robert Kemp Jack Kessler Martha and Kunaal Khanna David P. Kimball Mary Kimble Frances Kras Erica T. Kuhlmann Sarah Ladgenski Barbara Lancaster Peggy Lanigan Heather L. LaRiviere Burt B. Lasko Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lawson III Daria Lewicky Jahna Lindsay-Jones

Linda Loving Ronald Lucchesi Patricia Mann Anita Mark Andrew J. Martinez Douglas Masters Carol McCordell Adrienne Meisel Suzanne Miller Sanford Moltz Beverly Mook J. C. Moos David D. Morimoto Steven Morris Drs. Marsha and Robert Mrtek M. Kathleen Mueller Carol R. Mullins Maggie Murzanski Bradley Nelson Pixie Newman Elaine T. Newquist Karen Nickelson Richard Nikchevich Tara and Brian Norris Marjory M. Oliker Brooke Patterson Jessica Paul Lynn B. Pearl Alice Perry Craig N. Peterson Betha Piper Shawn Porter Terri and John Reuter Thomas A. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roscoe Harold Rosenson Floyd Rueger Snow Rutkowske Andrew Schaye Barbara Schneider Jana and Eric Schreuder Jennifer Sensenbrenner Mr. and Mrs. V.R. Shackelford IV Timothy C. Sherck April R. Smith Mort Speck Rodd Specketer Kimberly Stephens Adrienne S. Traisman James Trapp Joan Traynelis Rochelle Trotter

Etti Van Etten Megan Van Pelt Marlene A. Van Skike Arlene M. Wagner John Walcher Cliff Wallach Patrick Woolridge Amy and Peter Yi Sally and Shep Young Russ Zajtchuk

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SUPPORTERS TRIBUTE GIFTS Liz Adams Ronald J. Allen Gerald Arpino Fern Batchko Ava and Natalie Bednyak Frank and Prue Beidler Harriet Bloom Annies Blum Jamie Borkan and Miranda Borkan Greg Cameron Cristina De Guia Sandy and Roger Deromedi Merritt DeWitt The DeWitt Family Ann Dickerson Miss Grace Duffy J. Elise Edwards Deborah Engle Fred Eychaner Shelley Farley The Fiala Family Juliana Forrest Jay Franke Yumelia Garcia Dana Hokin Garvey John Mark Giragosian Sue-Gray Goller Janet Helman Jerri Hoffmann Jackie Jaffe Joffrey Academy of Dance Brian Johnson Anne Kaplan Rosalie and Victor Klein Ms. Laura Kofoid and Mr. David Ricci Dr. Lynda Lane Coco Meers Lucy Minor Shauna Montgomery Marilyn O’Connor Ibby Pinsky Anne Puotinen Bennett Rosenberg Geri Rosenfeld Jeffrey Rubenstein Saul Sanders Maggie and Nina Scheyer Elizabeth Sharp Willy Shives Marilyn Slattery Brian Smith and Geyer Morford 28 | Joffrey Ballet 2015–2016 SEASON

Scott Speck Rita Spitz Ryan Strum Petrina Suiter Dr. Arnold Tatar Michael C. Walters Ashley Wheater Kim White Diana Widman Joel and Cheryle Williamson Pera Wirszup Elizabeth Yntema

MEMORIAL GIFTS Debbie Beitler Nora Brown Lawrence Davis Sam and Katherine DeDakis Eric Eatherly Richard Ellis Sheldon Epstein Bruce Goers Mr. and Mrs. Max Hart Jean Hillbruner Urby L. Hobbs Wesley L. Humphrey Jen Jansma Virginia Kepil Roselyn Kerstein Maggie Miretzky and Aunt Ruth Elaine Sticca Walter F. Tama Richard P. Wippman

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 Mr. Paul Chasnoff and Mr. Joe Hopper Mrs. Christine Du Boulay Ellis Dr. and Mrs. David L. Faulk Mrs. Patricia H. Gerber Mr. Michael Goldberger Barbara and John Henigbaum Mr. Richard Higginbotham

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Holzer Ms. Darlene Johnson Mr. Stuart Kane Ms. Linda Levey Mr. John McAllister Mr. and Mrs. Keith Moffat Drs. Bill and Elaine Moor Mrs. Jane Ellen Murray and Mr. Edwin R. Wentz Mr. Jonathan F. Orser Mr. and Mrs. Orin Steinhaus Ms. Elisabeth W. Szegho Ms. Marilyn J. Ward Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Widman Mrs. Anna Mary Zarrelli

JOFFREY CIRCLE COMMITTEE 2015–2016 K. Susan Heintz Dawn Stanislaw Co-Chairs Ronald Allen Carolyn Blessing Patti Eylar Ann Finder Charlie Gardner Melinda Jakovich Jeffrey Kerr Wendy Kilcollin Lynda Lane Richard Leithiser Barry Litwin Helen Melchior Anne Moffat Barbara Moss Linda O’Bannon Thomas O’Keefe Mary Ellen Pavone Carol Pollock Terry Schwartz Amelia Silva Marilyn Slattery Constance Steinhaus Lauren Streicher Cheryl Tama Oblander Marina D.W. Tatar Dana Shepard Treister Diana Weiss Widman Olga M. Weiss Susan Youdovin Leslie Zentner

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

The Honorable Rahm Emanuel Mayor of Chicago Honorary Chairman

Kim Backe Director of Finance

Board of Directors Charles R. Gardner Chairman, Board of Directors

Denise Cosman Controller Vanessa Moreno Accountant

Kathy Bliss Norman R. Bobins | Vice-Chairman Asst. to the Executive Director/ John Svoboda | Vice-Chairman Board Liaison Bruce Crown | Treasurer Ann Nash | Secretary Nicholas S. Amatangelo Bruce R. Bachmann Thomas R. Baryl Brett Batterson Lew Collens Joan Colmar Bruce Crown Gisela Riba DiSpigno Henry Fogel Robert S. Held Richard Helldobler Mel Katten John R. Kaufman Sidney Kerley Miroslava Mejia Krug Phil Lumpkin Ali Malekzadeh Helen Hall Melchior Linda C. O’Bannon McGhee Williams Osse Maria L. Pasquinelli John F. Sandner Seymour Taxman Edward S. Weil, Jr. Robert L. Wieseneck EMERITUS DIRECTORS

Sondra Berman Epstein David D. Hiller Kenneth L. Tucker EXECUTIVE STAFF

Brett Batterson Executive Director Judie Moore Green Chief Development Officer Colleen Flanigan Chief Marketing Officer C.J. Dillon Chief Operating Officer

DEVELOPMENT

Amanda Martinez Byrne Associate Director of Individual Giving Kathryn TeBordo Associate Director of Institutional Giving Erica Bittner Development Associate MARKETING AND SALES

Nicole Wetzell Director of Sales Joelle Weber Marketing Manager Natasha Burroughs Communications Manager Kerri Martin Marketing Associate Lisa Klier Sales Associate CALL CENTER

Chris Dorsey Miguel Garcia Julian Otis Melanie Vitaterna PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS

Noé Villagómez, Jr. House Manager Annie Slaughter Patron Services Coordinator Ashley Young Event Coordinator Sharon Butler Patron Services Kam Hobbs Operations and Production Associate Carl Ward Assistant House Manager Clayton Wilson Auditorium Theatre Ambassador Michael Green Assistant Concession Manager Steven Olvera Assistant Concession Manager Robert Patterson Properties Tim Steimle Carpenter Pat Donahue, Jr. Electrician Brad Friebolin Audio Engineer William Karcz Flyman Dale Kuypers Volunteer Usher Coordinator Frank Romeo Custodial Foreman Emeritus Marie A. Cali Theatre Manager Emeritus Bart Swindall Historian

Stephen Sell Director of Production and Facilities

CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT

Beth Kaskel Director of Operations

Kristen Hansel Education Program Manager

Christina Bourné Director of Education

Mary Mazza Box Office Treasurer Scott Zissman Assistant Box Office Treasurer 2015–2016 SEASON Joffrey Ballet | 29

DONORS $100,000+ Efroymson Family Fund Loop Auto Parks The MacArthur Foundation NIB Foundation Denise Sobel $50,000-$99,999 BMO Harris Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner Illinois Arts Council Dia S. and Edward S. Weil, Jr. $25,000-$49,999 Nicholas and Kathleen Amatangelo The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation Chicago Community Trust Philip and Marsha Dowd The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Exelon David Herro and Jay Franke The Joyce Foundation Mel and Renee Katten Pasquinelli Family Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation $10,000-$24,999 The Allstate Foundation Bruce Bachmann Martin R. Brown Robert and Geneva Calloway Lew and Marge Collens Colmar Family Foundation Bruce and Deborah Crown Crown Family Foundation William and Shelley Farley Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein George Jewell JPMorgan Chase Foundation Anne Kaplan Kipper Family Foundation Lauri S. Bauer Foundation Dr. Paul Lisnek Louise Landau Foundation Phil Lumpkin Helen Hall Melchior National Trust for Historic Preservation Rivers Casino Sage Foundation John and Jill Svoboda The Private Bank The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Robert and Sue Wieseneck $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous John P. Brazzale Broadway in Chicago Robert and Tammy Campbell Center for Latin American Studies University of Chicago Joyce Chelberg Jack and Carole Sandner - CME Group Pamela Crutchfield Kyle Desantis - The DeSantis Foundation Dr. Guy and Gisele Di Spigno Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Mike and Sherry Guthrie The Helen Brach Foundation David Hiller Ira J. Kaufman Family Foundation

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THE OFFICIAL ORCHESTRA OF THE JOFFREY BALLET OCTOBER 2015 SYLVIA SCOTT SPECK Artistic Director JAMES BERKENSTOCK Artistic Advisor THOMAS MANNING Chairman DONNA MILANOVICH Executive Director

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Music Director SCOTT SPECK Discusses Delibes’ Score, Sylvia

When John Neumeier re-envisioned Sylvia for the Paris Opera, he knew that the ballet had a very special place in that company’s history.

Sylvia had been the first ballet ever performed at the Opéra Garnier – and so, creating a new choreography for that very same company was an extremely bold step. John tells us that he chose that ballet largely because of the music. I really admire his modern vision, and his devotion to Sylvia’s groundbreaking score.

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THINGS TO LISTEN FOR Woodland horn call quiet

Slow waltz music love theme for Sylvia and Aminta

Pizzicato almost feels like a polka

Violin solo main pas de deux

Saxophone solo Horn call fanfare Entrance of the huntresses, similar to Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries

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On That Note (Continued)

When people think of Léo Delibes at all, they think of this ballet or Coppélia, or his opera Lakmé. But he isn’t known for much else, and he is relegated to an asterisk in music history. And that’s a shame, because the music of Léo Delibes is essential in the progression of music in the late nineteenth century. The six months I‘ve spent with this score, I’ve developed a huge respect for Delibes.

In the world of professional symphony orchestras, all the rehearsals happen the same week as the concert. So when I conduct a purely symphonic program, my preparation is thoroughly on my own, almost in a vacuum. But working with ballet is refreshingly different. The ballet rehearsal process takes place over a period of months – we began rehearsing Sylvia in July. So I’ve had weeks and weeks to prepare the music together with other people, as opposed to imagining it all in my own head. That’s a really nice thing about ballet: I get to interact with the dancers who are doing the steps, the people whom the music will affect, long before I get in front of the orchestra.

At Joffrey, music is revered. I credit Ashley with that – he sets the tone of respect for the dramatic flow of the music, and the musicians who create it at each performance. Sylvia in particular has so many unforgettable melodies, many of which come back in order to evoke an earlier scene or emotion.

There is a very tentative pas de deux when Sylvia first meets Aminta, an extremely slow waltz. That waltz comes back at the end of the ballet – and the way John choreographs it, it’s as if Aminta is saying, “Do you remember when we first met?” It’s a dramatic moment full of deep, unspoken emotion. This music that worked beautifully for their first tentative steps together also works beautifully at the end for his remembrance of that moment. Like so much of the score, it’s ingenious.

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We now turn to you, the Joffrey community, and invite you to join us in nurturing talent by supporting our scholarship initiative. Your contribution ensures the highest caliber education is accessible to all.

Together we will transform lives.

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INSPIRE. NURTURE. TRANSFORM. Joffrey Academy of Dance Students | Photo by Cheryl Mann

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GIRL POWER

Karine Provost

TWO JOFFREY WOMEN EMPOWERING YOUTH ONE PLIÉ AT A TIME Both began taking dance classes at a very young age. Both went to Butler University to study Arts Administration with a Dance Concentration. One joined The Joffrey Ballet, where she danced for 15 years. The other felt an administrative calling, working at the Washington Ballet (DC) and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

Now, Erica Lynette Edwards and Karine Provost, as Director of Community Engagement and Academy Managing Director respectively, are two women changing lives and positively impacting Chicago’s youth.

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Erica Lynette Edwards

How has dance shaped your life?

ELE: Dancing had a lot to do with my discipline and my work ethic, because you have to try so hard to master even one step. That relates to working in the office. It also helped with my self-confidence and how I carry myself.

KP: Having gone through similar dance training, it helps me understand what the students are going through, and it is a huge benefit in how I connect and relate to the families. As a student, dance helps with time management. You’re in class for hours every day and you still have to get your homework done and make sacrifices in your social life. It makes you realize what is important to you and what you are willing to give up for it.

In your jobs, how do you empower kids every day?

KP: When students are in dance class, they can forget what happened at school or at home.

Whether they’ve had the best day or worst day, they get to express that in the studio. That’s very empowering. We’ve had kids cry in class because they’re being bullied at school. Joffrey is their safe space. This is where they can let it out and deal with it through movement.

ELE: In the CPS schools, the kids don’t have a dance background. From the beginning of the school year to the end, you can see how proud they are by how far they’ve come. You can see how they hold themselves as they walk down the hall because they’re going to dance class. It gives them something to look forward to in their day.

What’s your favorite part of your job?

KP: Seeing the students’ enthusiasm makes me remember why I do this. From the little ones to the pre-professional dancers, they want to be here and work hard. We’re creating these programs for them and it’s great to see their smiling faces and the twinkle in their eyes.

ELE: I agree. I love working with the students. I love being one of the people that develops the programs that give them access to dance. I love the family atmosphere at the Joffrey. We have the support of the whole company to try new things.

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JOHN NEUMEIER MEET

JOHN NEUMEIER IS A MIDWEST NATIVE SON. Although born in Milwaukee and classically trained in Chicago, his career path in dance lead him to Europe to The Royal Ballet School, Stuttgart Ballet, Ballet Frankfurt, and ultimately to Hamburg Ballet where he currently is Director and Chief Choreographer. Over four decades and over 120 ballets later, he is still creating ballets in Hamburg to worldwide, critical acclaim and loving every minute of it. Earlier this year, he won the prestigious Kyoto Prize for his contributions to the Arts and Philosophy, adding to his numerous other awards including a Dance Magazine Award and the Nijinsky Award for Lifetime Achievement. Learn more about the mind behind Sylvia as he talks about the people that influenced his career, and his passion for and philosophy on choreography.

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INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE I went very early to the University of Marquette in Milwaukee, where the Jesuit priest who was head of the theater department there was Father John Walsh. He emphasized dance a great deal and seemed to set me on the right path, feeling that I was a dancer. He arranged for a scholarship for me at Stone-Cameron School of Ballet in Chicago.

It was also Father Walsh who introduced me to Sybil Shearer (modern dancer/choreographer). She was a truly great inspiration for me. In terms of pure movement, the communicative, expressive quality of pure movement, it was Sybil who inspired me. I began working with her company and would spend four days a week commuting to Northbrook where she had her wonderful studio in a meadow.

My time at The Royal Ballet School I found rather depressing. I had suppressed all my thoughts about creation, wanting to concentrate on myself as a classical ballet dancer. It was Vera Volkova (teacher at the Royal Danish Ballet School) who encouraged me and believed in me and made me the dancer that I was. At one point, she was speaking about the lack of choreographers in Copenhagen and Denmark and said she thought I could be a choreographer. I told her that was my intention. Those three – Father Walsh, Sybil Shearer, Vera Volkova – are the most important influences of my early life.

PASSION Choreographing is a labor of love. It is, for me, the most intensive form of living. The inspiration, the beginning of any movement is an emotional response of a human being, but it doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a story. It simply means that the human being is capable of living stories. These stories may be ones that are written down, as in literature, or the story you feel while listening to music. I feel that dance is that expression. Dance is the living shape of emotion.

CHOREOGRAPHIC PHILOSOPHY The fascination (and maybe the reason I have a stayed with my own company for 42 years), is that the works I’ve done are never finished.

They are finished for that day, that moment, but they are not finished in my long-term sense. It’s important to stay with them and to be critical about them, so you constantly believe in them. That way you can communicate this to the dancers, who in turn, can communicate it to the audience. As you mature as a choreographer, you may still want to say the same thing, but your experience allows you to say it more clearly. The works are never finished. They are there to be made alive by me through new dancers. Dance is a living art. I want to give life to the work now, not reconstruct.

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ADMINISTRATION

ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director

GREG CAMERON Executive Director

ARTISTIC Gerard Charles Director of Artistic Operations/ Ballet Master

Chelsea Lyman Manager of Events

Christine O’Brien Board Manager & Executive Assistant to the Executive Director

Nicolas Blanc Ballet Master/Principal Coach COMPANY ADMINISTRATION AND PRODUCTION Claude Binder Director of Production Blair Baldwin Company Manager Erin Brown Artistic & Production Administrative Assistant Katherine Selig Principal Stage Manager Amanda Heuermann Stage Manager Gregg Benkovich Interim Head of Wardrobe Ellie Cotey Interim First Assistant Kate Shattock Second Assistant Debra Schoell Lead Stitcher Barbara Luchsinger Stitcher Alicja Klosek Head of Hair & Make-up Brady Jarvis Head Electrician Bryan Schoettle Head Carpenter Gregg Moeller Head Props George Paulin Sound Engineer Marybeth Cave Assistant Electrician Eric Branson Head Flyman DEVELOPMENT Sarai Hoffman Chief Development Officer Julia Doherty Director of Major Gifts 46 | Joffrey Ballet 2015–2016 SEASON

Allie McCarthy Assistant Director of Individual Giving Anne Puotinen Director of Development Petrina Suiter Assistant Director of Institutional Giving Courtney Tan Women’s Board Coordinator Dan Toot Development Assistant MARKETING Brian Smith Chief Marketing Officer

Alison Plott Development and Finance Administrative Assistant Amy Wicklund Director of Human Resources Erin Winkler Payroll & Accounts Payable Coordinator MUSIC Scott Speck Music Director Grace Kim Company Pianist

Colene Byrd Director of Sales & Patron Services

Paul James Lewis Senior Pianist/Music Administrator

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Russell Vinick Cover Conductor

Sarah Fiala Marketing Director

ACADEMY Alexei Kremnev, Anna Reznik Academy Artistic Directors

Herbert Migdoll Director of Special Projects Casey Peek Patron Services & Marketing Associate Natalie Del Ricco, Alisa Phillips, Connor Pickett Patron Services Associates

Karine Provost Academy Managing Director Anna Amini Communications & Relations Coordinator Karin Ellis-Wentz Academy Faculty

FINANCE & OPERATIONS Kathleen Hechinger Deputy Director & Chief Financial Officer

Bridget Holmes Academy Associate

Paul Key Director of Technology

Cara Scrementi Academy Production Manager

John Kurtz Director of Facility Operations Lakesha Kuye Senior Accountant Terry McDonough Controller

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Erica Lynette Edwards Director of Community Engagement A.J. Gaither Community Engagement Manager Willy Shives, Michael Smith, Linda Swayze Community Engagement Program Coordinators

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Dreams are held together with the right support.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is proud to support the arts and education programs throughout our communities. We know if we stay active and inspired, so will our future.

A Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

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