ASHLEY WHEATER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
GREG CAMERON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JOFFREY BALLET
LIVING ART
Twenty years after first arriving in Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet has become a vital part of our city’s life—where dance lives for all Chicagoans and finds new life on our stage, in our Academy of Dance, and throughout our community.
Inspired by Robert Joffrey’s openness to—and passion for—new, relevant, and deeply felt dance, we have always viewed ballet as a living art form. And this past year, we broke new artistic ground in front of a wider audience than ever before. Across the eight pieces we premiered and the classics we reinvigorated, the season sent our repertoire “catapulting into the 21st century,” in the words of Chicago Sun-Times dance critic Hedy Weiss. And our community responded: with the premier of Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake,© this season set all-time Joffrey sales records—a reminder of the continued power and appeal of this art form today.
As we now look ahead to a vibrant future for our Company, punctuated by our 2016–2017 Season world premiere of a new Nutcracker commissioned especially for Chicago, we also see a robust future for dance emerging from our Academy. This year, diverse dancers and trainees who look like our world today took home the top prize at the Youth America Grand Prix and won new acclaim at Lincoln Center. At the same time, our Academy invited all Chicagoans to experience world-class dance—whether that meant seeing new perspectives in our expanded Winning Works program or coming to Joffrey Tower to take Academy classes, which now welcome nearly 1,000 dance enthusiasts of every age.
Just as importantly, we found new ways to make dance a part of every Chicagoan’s life. Under the leadership of former Joffrey dancer Erica Lynette Edwards—who took over as Director of Community Engagement this year—we expanded our in-school programs to cover all grades, Kindergarten through 12th, making the Joffrey one of the largest and most comprehensive providers of dance education in our city’s schools. And alongside the discipline and creativity these programs promote, we also brought joy throughout our neighborhoods with the groundbreaking 20 for 20! program.
Anniversaries such as this mark a moment between past and future—an opportunity for reflection and an invitation to dream. Twenty years in, with our mission thriving, our Board providing all-in support, and our first-ever endowment supporting the strongest financial foundation we have ever had, The Joffrey Ballet can look ahead to a bright future as Chicago’s world-class dance leader—and it is all thanks to you.
Our community makes everything we do possible—and we cannot wait to see how, together, we bring dance to life in the years ahead.
ASHLEY WHEATER GREG CAMERON Artistic Director Executive Director
The Joffrey Ballet in Alexander Ekman’s Tulle. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Cover: Amanda Assucena & Alberto Velazquez in Nicolas Blanc’s Evenfall Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Above: Ashley Wheater and Greg Cameron Photo by Cheryl Mann.
COMPANY
Bold, athletic, and relevant, the Joffrey brought dance to life for a larger and more diverse audience than ever in 2014–2015.
We make dance that lives today because we make dance about all of us
39 DANCERS
8 PREMIERES
63 PERFORMANCES IN CHICAGO
14
PERFORMANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
In a season infused with the expressive power of narrative dance, we told stories plucked from all over the world, from our great ballet heritage, and from the singular visions of today’s leading artists—and in the process brought dance to life for a larger, younger, and more diverse audience than ever before.
Our opening performance set the stage for the season to follow. With Stories in Motion, we brought together three timeless stories in new forms: George Balanchine’s Prodigal Son, a radical retelling that has since become a classic; Lilac Garden, Antony Tudor’s dark, psychological tale of unhappy love; and the Joffrey premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s RAkU, a blistering update of Japanese folklore taken to new heights by our dancers’ athleticism.
We told entirely new stories on our stage. This winter’s Unique Voices mixed repertory program spanned Johnny Cash’s gritty music, abstract dance narratives, and LED video screens, while spring’s New Works introduced audiences to Justin Peck’s beautifully crafted In Creases and the heartfelt Evenfall, by Joffrey Ballet Master Nicolas Blanc.
And as we welcomed a new classic, our storytelling reached new heights— and new audiences. The Joffrey premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s acclaimed reimagining of Swan Lake© combined “bravura technique and artful characterizations,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times, which called it “a monumental achievement on every level.” Wheeldon’s Swan Lake© set new ticket records for our Company—a sign of our artistic vitality after 20 years in Chicago.
The Joffrey has always been a deeply American ballet company— bold, athletic, and relevant, with performances that speak to the people and world around us. And today, with an ensemble of breathtaking dancers who push new limits each year and a commitment to continually revitalizing our art form, our mission lives like never before.
Victoria Jaiani in Yuri Possokhov’s RAkU. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
LIVING ART
“The Joffrey dancers meet every challenge...they are in glorious form.”
— Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times, Dance Critic
Bringing new life to a classic ballet
A rich tapestry of storytelling that can only be brought to life with a company full of stars, the Joffrey premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake© marked a crowning success.
In summer 2014, a bold new vision came to life. When our Company first began rehearsing English-born, New York-based Christopher Wheeldon’s reimagined Swan Lake,© the choreographer sent our dancers a note of encouragement: “Make every gesture count. Know why you are there and who you are. Then your dancing will be the conduit for communicating a complex character in an even more complex fantasy.”
Months later, he sent another note following the premiere: “It is really wonderful when a company is successful in realizing the vision of the choreographer, but what you achieved last night with your dazzling performance of Swan Lake© exceeded all my expectations.”
In an anniversary year punctuated by new artistic achievements, the Joffrey’s first-ever performance of Swan Lake© marked a crowning success. Traditionally one of ballet’s most difficult classics, this recently reinterpreted version from a contemporary visionary required the full artistry and technical skill our Company brings today.
Steeped not only in fantasy and romance, but also in history, Wheeldon’s Swan Lake© embeds the tragic story of a princess doomed to live as a swan within the elegant and rarefied world of the 19th-century Paris Opera Ballet, with sights reminiscent of Edgar Degas’ famous paintings of ballet dancers in the rehearsal studio. The scene soon shifts from history to fantasy, as a dancer portraying the Prince becomes immersed in the world of the story, before returning to Paris for a decadent gala, where top-hatted patrons lavishly wine and dine their chosen dancers in hopes of gaining personal favors behind the scenes.
Wheeldon’s vast, genre-spanning, narratively intricate ballet requires stretching beyond classical boundaries with more sweeping, dramatic movements—and every dancer to emote as if he or she were in the lead role. It’s a rich tapestry of storytelling that can only be brought to full and vivid life with a company of 39 stars—like the Joffrey today.
Twenty years after making Chicago our permanent home, Swan Lake© stands out as one of the most successful ballets in Joffrey history, breaking ticket sales records and bringing in younger and more diverse audiences than ever before. As Laura Mohlzan of the Chicago Tribune observed, “Witnessing our home troupe’s sensitive performance…produced a thunderclap of civic pride.”
The Joffrey Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake © Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Swan Lake© choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon.
ACADEMY
The Joffrey Academy of Dance has grown into Chicago’s home for ballet education and one of the premier academies in the world.
Dance lives tomorrow in those who learn it today
From a child’s first lesson to a teenager who aspires to dance professionally, from Chicago and from around the world, people come to the Joffrey Academy of Dance to bring dance into their lives. Since opening our studio doors in 2009, we have grown into Chicago’s home for ballet education and one of the premier academies in the world—and our students reached new heights of performance and international acclaim this year.
158
CLASSES OFFERED EACH WEEK
692
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SUMMER PROGRAMS
42 ADVANCED ACADEMY TRAINEES AND STUDIO COMPANY MEMBERS
8 COMPANY DANCERS WHO HAVE TRAINED WITH THE JOFFREY ACADEMY OF DANCE
Named Outstanding School for the third time by the Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest international student ballet competition, the Joffrey Academy of Dance also saw several students win first and second prizes in this year’s classical and contemporary categories. Our Academy graduates are the faces of tomorrow’s dance companies, bringing our boldness and diversity to stages around the world and to audiences in Chicago—where they now comprise a quarter of the Joffrey’s Company.
Academy students continued to bring their talents to life for today’s audiences while pushing our art forward. On New York’s prestigious Lincoln Center stage, our trainees and newly-minted Joffrey Studio Company captivated new and larger audiences than ever, while our expanded Winning Works program at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art produced powerful new works from three ascendant ALAANA (African, Latino, Asian, Arab, and Native American) choreographers.
Even as we push forward, we lived our commitment to open Joffrey Tower to everyone who loves dance, regardless of age or ability. With more than 1,000 students in classes ranging from ballet to hip hop to tap and even yoga, this year brought more Chicagoans than ever into our studios to experience world-class dance education. And with 158 classes per week, our dance programs thrive year-round.
The joy and discipline a dancer learns in a single class can last a lifetime. Only a few short years after offering its first classes, our Academy is bringing dance into hundreds of lives each year—and ensuring a vibrant future for dance across the world.
Joffrey Academy of Dance Trainee, Taylor Fikes. Photo by Susan Reyman.
Joffrey Academy Trainees. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
LIVING ART
Dance is a living conversation
2015 WINNING WORKS CHOREOGRAPHERS
Jennifer Archibald
Abdul Latif
Stephanie Martinez
For Stephanie Martinez, dance is an ongoing conversation—between choreographers and dancers, artists and audiences—and every movement is an opportunity to draw audiences into new imaginative worlds and intimately connect them to the experiences of others. It is an art with the power to foreground new perspectives, to challenge and transform the way we see the world, and to tell stories that are not often heard or seen— including hers.
Originally a contemporary dancer who began her career with River North Dance Chicago, Stephanie added ballet to her vocabulary at age 19 as a foundation for growth and exploration. Since transitioning from dancer to choreographer in 2009 with her acclaimed debut AviMar, she has rapidly emerged as a creative force in the dance world.
The Joffrey Ballet was delighted to select Stephanie as part of our Winning Works program, created five years ago to recognize emerging ALAANA (African, Latino, Asian, Arab and Native American) artists. An opportunity to share perspectives and talents that too often go overlooked, this year’s Winning Works recognized three new choreographers and expanded to three sold-out performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on March 7 and 8.
Stephanie’s Winning Works piece told the story of her time as a dancer and choreographer in New York City through a series of individual relationships, building toward an open exploration of urban life and the daily pulse of the city. Yet as much as the experience was a chance to share her story, the opportunity to lead and mentor dancers proved even more meaningful for Stephanie.
“It’s really important that women’s voices are heard—not just in choreography, but in everything,” Stephanie says. Ultimately, she sees a dance world that needs more diverse perspectives, particularly in leadership positions—and Winning Works as part of the solution.
“The Joffrey gave me everything I needed,” she says of her experience. “Winning Works was a launching point for me.”
Joffrey Academy of Dance Trainees performing Stephanie Martinez’s Non è Normale Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Winning Works choreographer, Stephanie Martinez.
“Whether
it’s a shy child leading warm-ups or the grin that breaks out when a student masters a difficult step, in every class I see the ways dance can shape attitude, perspective, and communication for the better.”
— Erica Lynette Edwards, Director of Community Engagement
What we learn from dance, we learn for life
5,000 + STUDENTS SERVED
#1
LARGEST PROVIDER OF DANCE PROGRAMS IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
100% OF EXELON STROBEL STEP-UP PROGRAM’S GRADUATING SENIORS ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE
Focus. Perseverance. Collaboration. Self-expression with self-discipline. When children learn to dance, they are not just memorizing steps—they are learning skills that can change their attitudes, their outlooks, their lives.
In 1996, we created our Community Engagement Program to give all of Chicago’s children an opportunity to dance. And this past year, we created more opportunities for them than ever before.
Nearly 600 Chicago Public School students now participate in our classes, beginning with the Lemonis Bridge Program, which introduces children to the basics of classical ballet. The new Dance Exploration program, created this year, builds on that foundation, giving students in grades 3–5 the opportunity to try Latin, jazz, African, and hip hop dance to see where their skills and interests lie. In 2014–2015, we also replicated our Middle School Dance Clubs at the high school level—our first Community Engagement Program specifically for 9th–12th grade students. With a program that now serves every grade level, we are able to create opportunities for students of all levels.
We also expanded our impact beyond the classroom. More than 500 Chicago Public School students now participate in our school-based programs and students from 70 Chicagoland schools attended our student matinee performances of The Nutcracker. Our 20 for 20! program, developed to celebrate our anniversary with our community, led to new performance opportunities for students and new partnerships with community organizations across Chicago, from schools and museums to the Chicago Park District.
In our 20th Anniversary year, we are fully living our vision to bring dance to people in every neighborhood of Chicago. Today, we are one of the largest dance education programs in Chicago’s schools, especially where arts programs are lean and cost is a barrier. Many students from our Community Engagement programs have been given full scholarships to the Joffrey Academy of Dance.
Twenty years after the Joffrey came to Chicago, we have become more than an integral institution in the city’s art scene—we are an integral part of Chicago.
The Joffrey Ballet’s Community Engagement Program students. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Bringing the power of dance to the people of Chicago LIVING ART
From Buckingham Fountain to the Field Museum, family dance workshops at the Auditorium Theatre to the city’s first Halloween Gathering Parade—20 for 20! brought the power of dance to the people of Chicago.
To mark our 20th anniversary in Chicago, the Joffrey undertook a citywide initiative to bring dance beyond our studios, our partner schools, and the Auditorium Theatre and into our city. Executed over the course of a year, our 20 for 20! program featured more than 20 pop-up performances, lectures, and workshops in our communities.
We developed 20 for 20! to celebrate our history—but in mission, in spirit, and in practice, it represents everything we want for the Joffrey’s future.
Our identity as an American ballet company has always meant creating dance and cultivating dancers that reflect America—and 20 for 20! gave us a unique opportunity to live that mission as we partnered with organizations of all types in neighborhoods throughout Chicago. Teens from our Exelon Strobel Step-Up Program performed at the Garfield Park Conservatory, in Millennium Park, for a peace rally at Bronzeville’s K.L.E.O. Community Center, and with the Neolea Hellenic Dancers at the Field Museum’s Greeks exhibit, among many other venues.
Our teaching artists held community classes at Rebuild’s Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative and master classes at Joffrey Tower, giving adults throughout the city the opportunity to learn everything from traditional African dance to hip hop to Bollywood dance. Lectures were held at Randolph Elementary School and Harold Washington College for collegiate dance instructors to speak to interested students about what it takes to major in dance and pursue a career in the field.
We developed 20 for 20! to celebrate our history—but in mission, in spirit, and in practice, 20 for 20! is everything we want for the Joffrey’s future. This is how we can make dance live in every community throughout Chicago— and it’s only the beginning.
Exelon Strobel Step-Up Dancers performing at the 2015 Spring Gala. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Community Engagement students at Garfield Park Conservatory. Photo by Erica Lynette Edwards.
LIVING ART
A gift that opens a world of possibilities
“The Lakonishoks’ philanthropy opens up a world of possibilities, keeping ballet alive for audiences today and bringing the Joffrey forward on the world’s stage.”
— Greg Cameron, Executive Director
The language of dance is as expressive and alive as the spoken word, animating stories and characters with physicality and immediacy, making every twist and turn a dazzling display and a deeply felt experience.
That unique power to tell stories with passion and athleticism is what initially captivated Josef Lakonishok. Growing up in Israel, Josef had always admired the beauty, rigor, and teamwork he saw in his favorite soccer teams. And when his wife Margot—“a sophisticated lady,” in Josef’s loving words— introduced him to ballet, he found that same power and grace drawing him in.
The two soon began to attend performances at every opportunity, in every city they visited. Yet when he first moved to Chicago, Josef was surprised to find the Auditorium Theatre half-empty during Joffrey performances. That has all changed over the last decade, thanks to the support of donors like him and the 2007 arrival of Artistic Director Ashley Wheater.
“I don’t think anybody did so much in such a short period of time as Ashley,” Josef says. “The dancers are better and stronger. The choreographers are the best in the world.”
And now the Joffrey can continue to boldly advance, thanks to the generosity of donors like the Lakonishoks. In 2014, Josef and Margot made a three-year commitment to support the Joffrey’s vision of producing new, relevant, and exciting story ballets that resonate with audiences today: modern takes on the timeless stories and sweeping classics audiences have always loved.
“Artistically, the support has allowed me to say, ‘Yes, we can do these things’—things that push the company forward,” Wheater says.
The Lakonishoks’ philanthropy is opening up a world of possibilities: a Bollywood-inspired La Bayadère, a Romeo & Juliet set amid the war-torn swirl of fascist Italy, a Swan Lake© steeped in the glamor and politics of the 19th-century Paris Opera Ballet, and new commissions created just for Chicago.
It’s a way to keep ballet alive for audiences today, and another step forward on the world’s stage for The Joffrey Ballet.
Christopher Wheeldon in rehearsal. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Margot and Josef Lakonishok. Photo by Dan Rest.
2014–2015 Revenue
$7,292,351 PERFORMANCE
$5,242,610 CONTRIBUTIONS
$2,303,128
JOFFREY ACADEMY OF DANCE
$1,643,158
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Joffrey celebrated many successes in FY 2015—including a year of strong financial results. A surplus of $3.9 million was generated thanks to generous contributions to the annual fund and strategic initiatives, recordbreaking attendance at Joffrey productions, and increased Joffrey Academy of Dance enrollment. Included in this surplus are contributions totaling $1.3 million for the organization’s permanent endowment, The Rudolf Nureyev Fund at The Joffrey Ballet and, thanks to the generosity of the Joffrey Board of Directors, $1 million for the establishment of a cash reserve for operations.
2014–2015 Expenses
$10,282,495 PERFORMANCE
$1,865,789 MARKETING
$1,457,814
JOFFREY ACADEMY OF DANCE
“Joffrey management continues to focus its resources on programs—$0.88 of each dollar of expense was used toward Joffrey productions, Academy of Dance and Community Engagement programs.”
— Kathleen Hechinger, Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer
$1,612,887 SPECIAL EVENTS
$217,457 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT $19,847,760
$1,272,937 ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTIONS
$263,232 IN-KIND AND OTHER
$917,411 FUNDRAISING
$629,248 SUPPORTING
$460,169 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
$361,445 COSTS AND DIRECT BENEFITS TO DONORS RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS
$15,974,371
EXPENSES
Swan Lake© Luncheon
ELLIE FORMAN AND KATHLEEN HENSON CO-CHAIRS
The Swan Lake© Luncheon held on October 1, 2014 at RPM Steak featured “Stories of a Leading Swan”— an intimate conversation with leading Joffrey artist Victoria Jaiani, Artistic Director Ashley Wheater, and Hedy Weiss, Theater and Dance Critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. More than 200 guests joined The Joffrey Ballet Women’s Board as they celebrated the upcoming Joffrey premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake.©
Sponsor Walgreens
Nutcracker Family Dinner
LAURA FERRIS ANDERSON, MAGGIE SCHEYER, AND JESSICA STEFFENSEN CO-CHAIRS
The Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet hosted the Nutcracker Family Dinner on December 7, 2014. More than 450 guests attended the matinee performance of Robert Joffrey’s Nutcracker followed by fun activity stations, lively entertainment, and a delicious family-style dinner in the ballroom at the Radisson Blu Aqua.
Nutcracker Prince Sponsor
JPMorgan Chase
Clara Sponsors
Alicia, Molly, Brooke, and Maeve Mullen Ritz Spitz
Land of Sweets Sponsor Wrigley, A Subsidiary of Mars Inc.
Spring Gala
NOREN UNGARETTI AND ELIZABETH YNTEMA CO-CHAIRS
The Spring Gala, celebrating the Joffrey’s 20th anniversary in Chicago, was held on April 17, 2015 and featured a private performance at the Cadillac Palace Theatre followed by an elegant dinner and dancing at the Chicago Hilton. More than 850 guests celebrated the artistry, innovation, and transformation of the company since it arrived in Chicago in 1995.
Presenting Sponsor
BMO Private Bank
Evening Sponsors
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation, Fred Eychaner, Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson
Premier Grand Benefactor Sponsors
Abbott, Allstate Insurance Company, Sandy and Roger Deromedi, Anne Kaplan, Natoma Partners, Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson with Mayer Brown LLP
Ellie Forman, Victoria Jaiani, Ashley Wheater, and Kathleen Henson. Photo by Barry Brecheisen.
Jessica Steffensen, Liz Sharp, Laura Ferris Anderson, and Maggie Scheyer. Photo by Dan Rest.
Liz Sharp, Elizabeth Yntema, and Noren Ungaretti. Photo by Dan Rest.
DONORS
Donors
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
$500,000+
Alphawood Foundation Chicago
$100,000–$499,999
Abbott Fund
BMO Private Bank
Athletico Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Centers
Chicago Athletic Clubs
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation
Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust
Kolcraft Enterprises Inc.
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
JW Marriott
The Anne and Burt Kaplan Fund of The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation
NIB Foundation
The Satter Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Jane Ellen Murray Foundation
The Julius N. Frankel Foundation
Natoma Partners LLC
The Shubert Foundation
Townsend Family Foundation
United Airlines
Wells Fargo
$25,000–$49,999
Anonymous
Abbott
Allstate Insurance Company
Bill Bass Foundation
The Brinson Foundation
DeSantis Foundation
Exelon
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
GCM Grovesnor
Illinois Arts Council
The Marvin and Elaine Gottlieb Family Foundation
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
Macy’s
Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
The Edward and Lucy R
Minor Family Foundation
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
Prince Charitable Trusts
The Patrick G. & Shirley W. Ryan Foundation
Sage Foundation
The Bill and Orli Staley Foundation
United Airlines Foundation
Walgreens
The Wallace Foundation
$10,000–$24,999
Anonymous
Baxter International Inc.
Bessemer Trust
The Boeing Company
Helen Brach Foundation
Burberry
CDCT Land Company LLC
JPMorgan Chase
The Colmar Foundation
The Hattie A. & Marie V. Fatz Foundation
Sonja & Conrad Fischer Foundation
Grubhub, Inc.
Lee G. Hall Foundation
IRI Worldwide
ITW
James S. Kemper Foundation
Kovler Family Foundation
Lee G. Hall Foundation
Lefkofsky Family Foundation
Stanley and Lucy Lopata
Charitable Foundation
Mayer Brown LLP
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
National Endowment for the Arts
Negaunee Foundation Ltd
Nordstrom, Inc.
The Northern Trust Company
The Palmer House Hilton
Jerome Robbins Foundation and Trust
John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Foundation
Sacks Family Foundation
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Searle Family Trust
The Service Club of Chicago
Shea Family Foundation
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Skylark Foundation
Tampico Beverages
U.S. Bank Foundation
John and Carol Walter Family Foundation
Weston Foundation
Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet
Workiva
$7,500–$9,999
Anonymous
Fifth Third Bank
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc.
The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation
William Blair & Co. LLC
William Wrigley Jr. Company
$5,000–$7,499
The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation
Butler Family Foundation
de Grisogono Inc.
Fortune Brands, Inc.
The Irving Harris Foundation
Hasbro, Inc.
Kryolan Professional Make-Up
Litowitz Family Foundation
Stanley and Lucy Lopata Charitable Foundation
Make It Better
The Neiman Marcus Group
Neal Gerber & Eisenberg
Quaker Foods North America, a division of PepsiCo
Sidley Austin LLP
Ventana Charitable Foundation
$2,500–$4,999
Anonymous
Harry F. Chaddick and Elaine Chaddick Foundation Inc.
Citicorp North America, Inc.
Crowe Horwath
DHR International, Inc.
Kirkland and Ellis LLP
John Mark Giragosian in Val Caniparoli’s Incantations. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Greg Cameron and Mary B. Galvin at the Swan Lake© Luncheon.
Photo by Barry Brecheisen.
Donors
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
$2,500–$4,999 (continued)
Lannan Foundation
Legacy
Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC
RBC Wealth Management
Nathan Tannenbaum Foundation, Inc.
The Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation
Tawani Foundation
Tengelson Family Foundation
The George Washington University Inn
Hilary and Barry Weinstein Family Charitable Foundation
$1,500–$2,499
Anonymous
Margaret S. & Philip D. Block, Jr. Family Foundation
Caterpillar Inc.
Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Frankel Family Foundation
Goldman Sachs
Philanthropy Fund
The Holzer Family Foundation
Dr. Morris A. & Celia F. Kaplan Foundation
KPW Family Foundation
Liam Ventures, Inc.
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
The William F. O’Connor Foundation
$1,000–$1,499
A.R.T. League, Inc.
Amsted Industries Foundation
William & Joan Brodsky Foundation
Barack Ferrazzano
Kirschbaum & Nagelberg
LLP Heestand Foundation, Inc.
J & H James Foundation
The Law Offices of Elizabeth D. Sharp, P.C.
Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc.
Network for Good
New Prospect Foundation
Sheehan Partners
Stearns Family Charitable Fund
The Sue and Melvin Gray Foundation
Tengelsen Family Foundation
Tory Burch
Donors
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
$500,000+
Fred Eychaner
Sonia Florian
Anne Kaplan
$100,000–$499,999
Sandy and Roger Deromedi
Pamella Roland DeVos and Daniel DeVos
Susan and Richard Kiphart
Mr. and Mrs. Sanfred Koltun
Margot and Josef Lakonishok
Marcus Lemonis and Beth Levine
Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill
$50,000–$99,999
Mary Jo and Doug Basler
Marc and Sharen Berman
Patti S. Eylar and Charles R. Gardner
Mr. Jay Franke and Mr. David Herro
Stephen Reiss and Rena Hozore Reiss
Pamela and Russ Strobel
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend
Jane Ellen Murray and Edwin Wentz
Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson
Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson
$25,000–$49,999
Mrs. Audre M. Carlin
Joyce Chelberg
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel
Mrs. Lucy Minor
Mr. and Mrs. John Patience
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Smith, Jr.
Bill and Orli Staley
Ms. Rita Spitz and Mr. David Blears
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III
Mr. and Mrs. Miles D. White
$10,000–$24,999
Anonymous (3)
Mr. and Mrs. David Abbott
Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Appel
Mr. Daniel Asher
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Barlow
Ms. Nancy Gottlieb Bauer
Ms. Sarah Beardsley
Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Buntrock
Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeWitt
Mr. and Mrs. S. Cody Engle
Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark
Mr. and Mrs. F. Conrad Fischer
Dana Hokin Garvey and Robert Garvey
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hartstein
Odele and Brent Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hildy
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hoeflich
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hoffmann
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hurley
Ms. Una C. Jackman
Mr. George Jewell
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Klaeser
Ms. Laura Kofoid and Mr. David Ricci
Jonathan and Sally Kovler
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Langan
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Langdon
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary D. Lazar, Jr.
Liz and Eric Lefkofsky
Ms. Elizabeth A. Liebman
Mr. and Mrs. John K. MacLeod
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Meers
Helen H. Melchior
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Minier
Ms. Mary Swietnicki and Mr. Adam Mortara
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Mullen
Mary and John Raitt
Glenn Richter and Danielle Lutz Richter
Julie and Kevin J. Rochford
John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe
Mr. Jeffrey C. Rubenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Scheyer
Dr. Eric C. Schieber
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Sharp
Ms. Courtney C. Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Erik A. Steffensen
Dr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Tatar
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Walter
Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Weston
Ms. Amanda Williamson and Mr. Matthew Johnson
$7,500–$9,999
Anonymous
Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson
Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper
Mrs. Christine Du Boulay Ellis
Richard and Mary L. Gray
Sherry Guthrie
Michael and Jennifer Larsen
Colleen Loughlin and John Sirek
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Schmalzl
Lisa Silverberg and Jim Challenger
Ms. Jeanette Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Stewart
Liz Stiffel
Ms. Courtney A. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ungaretti
Ashley Wheater and Brian Johnson
$5,000–$7,499
Dr. and Mrs. Whitney W. Addington
Dr. and Mrs. Kristopher N. Atzeff
Ms. Kay S. Butler and Mr. Rhett W. Butler
Ms. Pamela Conant
Ms. Sandra Vitantonio and Mr. Tilden Cummings
Mr. and Mrs. William Farley
Katherine and Richard Freiburger
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Gracias
Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Greenberg
Janet W. and Robert A. Helman
Mr. and Mrs. William K. Hokin
Dr. Lynda Lane and Ben Lane-Korn
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lasky
Ms. Jani Lesko and Mr. David Moes
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Litowitz
Jim and SuAnne Lopata
Mr. and Mrs. Cary J. Malkin
Keith and Anne Moffat
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Murphy
Kevin and Annee Phillips
Victoria Poindexter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rasmus
Bert and Joanie Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. David Sensibar
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shaffer
Ms. Rose L. Shure
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Orin Steinhaus
Mr. Irving Stenn, Jr.
Brian Van Klompenberg and Jen Kurth
Kevin and Ellen Van Wart
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Warner
$2,500–$4,999
Anonymous (3)
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Aalbregtse
Emily Strobel Amiet and Michael Amiet
Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Babcock, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beidler III
Ms. Carolyn Blessing
Mr. Gerald F. Carter
Pam Crutchfield
Dr. John Dainauskas
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dettmann
Ms. Ellen Distelheim and Mr. Richard Tannenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Terence Donnelly
Ms. Claire Douglass
Mr. and Mrs. John Dugan
Ms. Maia Dunkel
Dr. and Mrs. David L. Faulk
Ms. Jamee C. Field and Mr. Michael Kane
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fields
Chip and Tiffany Flannagan
Ms. Sue-Gray Goller
Anastasia and Gary Gutting
Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Harris
Mr. Richard Hokin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Holson III
Ms. Melinda Jakovich and Mr. Lucien Lagrange
Kathryn and Bruce Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Kennedy
Mr. Jeffrey Kerr
Mr. and Mrs T. Eric Kilcollin
Deej and Hunter Leggitt
Ms. Susan Lichtenstein and Mr. John Rokacz
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Litwin
Ms. Leslie A. Logsdon and Mr. Duncan S. Bourne
James D. McDonough
John R. Menninger
Mr. and Mrs. Jess E. Merten
Ms. Pamela G. Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Miller
Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Moss
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Notz, Jr. Linda Curtis O’Bannon, M.D.
Cheryle and Joel Williamson, Elizabeth Yntema, and Noren Ungaretti at the Spring Gala. Photo by Bob Carl.
Beth Levine and Marcus Lemonis at the Spring Gala. Photo by Dan Rest.
Donors
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
$2,500–$4,999 (continued)
Mr. Thomas J. O’Keefe
Mr. and Mrs. Milton R. Pinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Plonsker
Ms. D. Elizabeth Price and Mr. Lou Yecies
Carol Prins and John Hart
Mrs. Jennifer Ross and Stephen Ross
Susan and David Ruder
Richard and Ellen Sandor
Terry Schwartz
Ms. Dawn Stanislaw
Ms. Emily Heisley Stoeckel and Mr. Kevin Stoeckel
David and Carol Stone
Dr. Lauren Streicher and Mr. Jason Brett
Ms. Janet Surkin and Mr. Robert Stillman
Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander
Mr. and Mrs. Erich W. Tengelsen
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tilton
Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Vail, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Wells IV
Diana and Stuart Widman
Ms. Rebecca Wight
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Zentner
$1,500–$2,499
Anonymous (3)
Greg Albiero
Evelyn R. Alter
Mr. Glen W. Anderson
Patty Perkins Andringa
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Aron
Mr. and Mrs. Brett August
Anne and Mark Bagan
Mr. and Mrs. John Bakalar
Ms. Cynthia Ballew and Mr. Michael Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Barber
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bess
Mr. Donald H. Bittner
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block III
Gary and Linda Blumenshine
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. L. Bogan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Bomier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner
Ms. Evelyn Bosenberg
Dr. Audrey Bromberger and Mr. John Birmingham
Mr. Anthony Bruck
Mrs. Carolyn Bucksbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Allan E. Bulley III
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Burke
Mary Kay Mudd Bushonville and Art Bushonville
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Callahan, Jr.
Ms. Wendy Lynn Chronister and Mr. Peter Rogers
Mrs. Mia Connolly
Lawrence Corry
Ms. Dale Coudert
The Hunckler Family
Keith and Elizabeth Crow
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D’Ancona
Mrs. Mimi De Castro
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald DeSanto
Leon and Mary Deutsch
Ms. Wendy Eager
Lois and Stephen Eisen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferraro
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fisher
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Finder
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Forman
Arthur L. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Frankel
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Geifman
Ms. Susan Goodenow
Mr. and Mrs. James Gootee
Ms. Margo Kapor and Mr. Burt Gordon
Sue and Melvin Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grinage
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Grosch
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gross
Marjorie Habermann
Ms. Casey Hanley
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Heick
Ms. Patricia Hendrick
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Henson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Heintz
Sarai Hoffman and Stephen Pratt
Marci and Ronald Holzer
Mr. William Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Karaba
Mr. Dennis D. Kendzora
Ms. Polly E. Kintzel
Ms. Donna M. LaPietra and Mr. William Kurtis
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Lawson III
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Leemputte
Ms. Karen LeFrak
Dr. Richard E. Leithiser
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Levy
Dr. Richard Levy
Ms. Beth A. Loeb
Daniel Harold Lome
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Loquercio
Ms. Kathy MacDonald
Elizabeth Marcus and Ira Marcus
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Marks
Dr. and Mrs. McKay McKinnon
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Melman
Mr. William F. Myers
Mrs. Joanna E. Norcross
Ken Norgan
Lee and Sharon Oberlander
Mrs. William F. O’Connor
Ms. Sheila O’Grady and Mr. Dan Duffy
Mrs. Erin Ohlms
Mrs. John R. Pacholick
Ms. Kristie Paskvan
Dr. Mary Ellen Pavone and Mr. Christopher Novak
Mr. Michael Payette
Ms. Carol G. Pollock
Ms. Maya Polsky and Mr. Nicolas Bridon
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Posner
Ms. Bonnie Price and Mr. Jack Hirsch
Mr. Thomas Rehwaldt and Mrs. Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rice
Mr. Peter Rogers
Ms. Courtney Rosen
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Rosenbloom
Ms Adrianne Rotfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Rudy
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ryan
A. Sue Samuels
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Schink
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shannon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sheridan
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Silverman
Thomas G. Sinkovic
Craig Sirles
Marilyn Slattery
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard C. Smetana
Mrs. Kathy Kalesperis
Smith and Mr. Dion Grimes Smith
Ms. Patricia Creed Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Smithburg
Dr. and Mrs. David Song
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Stanley
Ms. Jocelyn M. Stoller
Dr. Audrey Tatar and Dr. Michael Breser
Mr. and Mrs. Erich W. Tengelsen
Mr. Dick Hoffman and Ms. Beth Treacy
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Tuber
Mr. and Mrs. Jason J. Tyler
Mr. Keith and Dr. Annabelle Volgman
Mr. Donald Walther
Ms. Debbie Wang
Mr. Tom Weil
Olga Weiss and George Honig
Stuart Widman
Joyce and Richard Wippman
Diane and Lawrence Zalusky
William Ziemann
$1,000–$1,499
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Keene
Harwood Addington III
Denise L. Ashurst
Ms. Suzette Bernstein
Mr. Thomas Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block
Ms. Meredith Bluhm-Wolf and Mr. William Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Brodsky
Ms. Sophia P. Bross
Ms. Mary Patricia Burns
Mr. C. Cabell Chinnis, Jr.
Mrs. John C. Colman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. DelGrande
Ms. Kyriakoula Demopoulos
Ms. Amina J. Dickerson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dowd
Mr. and Mrs. William Dutton
Ms. Sheryl L. Dyer
Mr. James Elliott
Albert and Suzanne Friedman
Astra Gamsjaeger
Ms. Jacqueline Griesdorn
Dr. Joel Guillory
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hahn
Ms. Joan M. Hall and Mr. George J. Cotsirilos
Patricia and O.J. Heestand
Michael C. Henkel
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Higgins
Mr. Richard Hoffman
Alan J. Hommerding and Robert K. Personett
Christopher Olson and Charlene Huang Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Ihrig
Ms. Deone G. Jackman
Ms. Kennie James
Ms. Lucille McIntyre Jewett
Ms. Cynthia Kalnow
Ms. Wendy Krimins
Mr. Thomas O. Kuhns
James Clark and Christina Labate
Lew and Laurie Leibowitz
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Leiden
Ms. Sherren Leigh
Judith Lennox
Mr. and Mrs. Yung Bong Lim
Dr. Mark Lundell Mr. and Mrs. E. Barry Mansur
Heather Martin
Ms. Lisa M. Mezzetti
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Murley
Mr. Robert Newman
Mr. Gerald Nowak
Mr. Jonathan F. Orser
Ms. Sandy Lee Pokuta
Ms. Mary Prescott Lisa and Seth Prostic
Donald H. Ratner
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reid
Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Reum
Ms. Carol J. Roberts
Ms. Leticia Rodriguez-Marsico
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ross
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Ruttenberg
Ms. Linda Scheuplein
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Seegal
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Selander
Ms. Anne Shonk
Mrs. Veronica Siegel
Ms. Patricia J. Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Singerman
Ms. Diane Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Neele E. Stearns, Jr.
Ms. Denise Stefan Ginascol and Mr. John Ginascol
Patricia F. Sternberg
MarrGwen and Stuart Townsend, and Anne Kaplan at the Unique Voices Opening Night Dinner. Photo by Dan Rest.
Maureen Dwyer Smith, Zach Lazar, and Abby M. O’Neil at the Swan Lake© Opening Night Dinner. Photo by Dan Rest.
Donors
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
$1,000–$1,499 (continued)
Ms. Lauren D.W. Tatar and Mr. Scott Borstein
Mr. Robert Veasey
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vieregg
Mr. John Walcher
Ms. Vanya Weglarz
Dia and Edward Weil
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Zbikowski
Memorial Gifts
Mr. Gerald Arpino
Debbie Beitler
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bensen
Terry Borkan
Nora Brown
Dr. Herbert H. Cibul
Gloria Josephine Cinelli
Sam and Katherine DeDakis
Shirley Gleason Dillon
Eric Eatherly
Bruce Goers
Margie Golden Jean Hillbruner
Wesley L. Humphrey
Burt Kaplan
Dr. David Kipper
Mary Lou McCollum
Susie Rubenstein
James J. Scott
Eleanor Schulz
Elaine Sticca
Rose Stein
Walter F. Tama
Mr. Arvin Williams
Tribute Gifts
Mary Jo Basler
Fern Batchko
Annie Blum
Jamie and Miranda Borka
Jillisa Brittan
Greg Cameron
The Deromedi Family
Adam and Merritt DeWitt
Ms. Grace Duffy
J. Elise Edwards
Christine DuBoulay Ellis
Deb Engle
Fred Eychaner
Shelley and Bill Farley
The Fiala Family
Juliana Forest
Jay Franke
Yumelia Garcia
John Mark Giragosian
Sue-Gray Goller
Janet Helman
Jerri and David Hoffmann
The Holzer Family
Bernice Horwitch
Jackie Jaffe
Jenn Jansma
The Joffrey Ballet Company
Brian Johnson
Anne Kaplan
Abbe Kaye
Dr. Lynda Lane
Elly Laser
Helen Melchior
Shauna Montgomery
The staff of North Shore School of Dance
Marilyn O’ Connor
Diane Patience
Ibby Pinsky
Aaron Rogers
Bennett Rosenberg
Geri Rosenfeld
Emily Rostlund
Bruce Sagan
Saul Sanders
Maggie and Nina Scheyer
Angelica and Gabriella Schildwachter
Elizabeth Sharp
Willy Shives
Emma Sidari
Brian Smith and Geyer Morford
Scott Speck
Rita Spitz
Marilyn Slattery
Carol Stone
The Stone Family
Jocelyn Stoller
Pam and Russ Strobel
Dr. Arnold Tater
Jon Teeuwissen
Joyce and Dick Wippman
Ashley Wheater
Kim White
Elizabeth Yntema
Jianhong Zhou
Star Society
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
The Joffrey shares Rudolf Nureyev’s commitment to storytelling, through works of the past and compelling new works of today.
RUDOLF NUREYEV
DON QUIXOTE
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation
Sonia Florian
Susan and Richard Kiphart
Nancy and Sanfred Koltun NIB Foundation
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Marc and Sharen Berman
Stephen Reiss and Rena Hozore Reiss
Pamela and Russ Strobel
GISELLE
Mary Jo and Doug Basler
Sandy and Roger Deromedi
Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Holson III
Jane Ellen Murray Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson
LES SYLPHIDES
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Allen
Patty Perkins Andringa
Carolyn A. Blessing
Torrence Boone and Ted Chapin
Robyn Bowland
Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP
Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson
Victor Cassidy and Donna Hapac
Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper
Ms. Jaime-Clare Colvin and Mr. Nicholas Colvin
DeVries Fine Arts International Inc.
Julia R. Doherty
Mrs. Christine Du Boulay Ellis
Deborah G. Engle
Mr. and Mrs. William Farley
Mr. and Mrs. F. Conrad Fischer
Chip and Tiffany Flannagan
Dana Hokin Garvey and Robert Garvey
Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Harris
Kathleen and Mark Hechinger
Sarai Hoffman and Stephen Pratt
Una C. Jackman
Brian Johnson and Ashley Wheater
Anne Kaplan
Julie and Guy Lakonishok
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary D. Lazar, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Litwin
Stanley and Lucy Lopata
Charitable Foundation
James D. McDonough
Judy and John MacLeod
Coco and Ethan Meers
Jess and Amanda Merten
Barbara and Jonathan Moss
Wendy Nicholson
Thomas J. O’Keefe
Victoria Poindexter and Joseph Gaynor
Carol G. Pollock
Jeffrey C. Rubenstein
Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill
Dr. Eric C. Schieber
Terry Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Sharp
Courtney C. Shea
Rita Spitz and Mr. David Blears
Rudolf Nureyev from L’Apres-midi d’un faune, performed with The Joffrey Ballet, 1979
Photo by Herbert Migdoll.
Sandy and Roger Deromedi at the Spring Gala. Photo by Dan Rest.
Sponsors
SEASON SPONSORS
Abbott Fund
Alphawood Foundation Chicago
NIB Foundation
New Work Presenting Sponsor
The Anne and Burt Kaplan Fund of the Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation
PARTNERS
Presenting
Prodigal
Patti S. Eylar and Charles R. Gardner
RAkU Production Sponsor Jane Ellen Murray Foundation
Lilac Garden performances
dedicated to Audre M. Carlin
SWAN LAKE © SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsor
Margot and Josef Lakonishok
Production Sponsor
Walgreens
NUTCRACKER SPONSORS
Presenting Corporate Sponsor Wells Fargo
Presenting Sponsors
pamella roland
Fox
Joffrey Ballet 2014–2015 Season
Stories in Motion
SEPTEMBER 18–21, 2014
Prodigal Son
Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Lilac Garden
Choreography by Antony Tudor
Music by Ernest Chausson
RAkU
Choreography by Yuri Possokhov
Music by Shinji Eshima
Swan Lake©
OCTOBER 15–26, 2014
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker
DECEMBER 5–28, 2014
Conceived and Directed by Robert Joffrey
Choreography for The Waltz of the Snowflakes and The Waltz of the Flowers after the choreography of Gerald Arpino
Unique Voices
FEBRUARY 11–22, 2015
Maninyas
Choreography by Stanton Welch
Music by Ross Edwards
The Man in Black
Choreography by James Kudelka
Music by Johnny Cash
Tulle
Choreography by Alexander Ekman
Music by Mikael Karlsson
New Works
APRIL 22–MAY 3, 2015
In Creases
Choreography by Justin Peck
Music by Philip Glass
Liturgy©
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon
Music by Arvo Pärt
Evenfall
Choreography by Nicolas Blanc
Music by Max Richter
Incantations
Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Music by Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky
Ms.
Trayce
RAkU Composer Shinji Eshima, Jane Ellen Murray, and Ed Wentz at the Stories in Motion Opening Night Dinner. Photo by Bob Carl.
Ashley Wheater and Sonia Florian at the New Works Opening Night Dinner. Photo by Dan Rest.
LEADERSHIP
Board of Directors
HONORARY CHAIRMAN
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
OFFICERS
Zachary D. Lazar, Jr. Chairman of the Board
Sonia Florian
Anne Kaplan
Vice Chairs
Ronald J. Allen
Secretary
Adam DeWitt
Treasurer
Liz Sharp
Women’s Board President
Ashley Wheater
Artistic Director
Greg Cameron
Executive Director
Kathleen Hechinger
Assistant Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Patty Perkins Andringa
Mary Jo Basler
Marc Berman
Joan Colmar
Jamie-Clare Colvin
Roger Deromedi
Pamella Roland DeVos
Terence Donnelly
Fred Eychaner
Shelley MacArthur Farley
Lorna Ferguson
Chip Flannagan
Mrs. Robert W. Galvin
Linda Chaplik Harris
Dana Hokin Garvey
Richard Holson III
Una C. Jackman
Guy Lakonishok
Donna M. LaPietra
Barry Litwin
Judith MacLeod
James McDonough
Coco Meers
Jess Merten
Leslie D. Minier
Diane Patience
Jeffrey C. Rubenstein
Bruce Sagan
Eric C. Schieber, M.D.
Carrie L. Shea
Courtney Shea
Maureen Dwyer Smith
Rita Spitz
Dawn M. Stanislaw
Dr. Lauren Streicher
Ben Strobel
Courtney Thompson
MarrGwen Townsend
Jason J. Tyler
Ronald V. Waters, III
Amanda Williamson
Mrs. Joel V. Williamson
Elizabeth Yntema
LIFE DIRECTORS
Grace Barry
Patricia H. Gerber
Joseph H. Wender
PAST CHAIRPERSONS
William M. Daley
Fred Eychaner
Gary E. Holdren
Dr. David A. Kipper †
C. Steve McMillian
Bruce Sagan
Maureen Dwyer Smith
Pamela B. Strobel
Jason J. Tyler
Ronald V. Waters
† Deceased
as of June 30, 2015
Greg Cameron, Liz Sharp, Ashley Wheater, and Zach Lazar at the Spring Gala. Photo by Dan Rest.
Jeraldine Mendoza in Antony Tudor’s Lilac Garden Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Women’s Board of
The Joffrey Ballet
Liz Sharp
President
Elisabeth Adams
1st Vice President
Joan Colmar
Helen Hall Melchior
2nd Vice Presidents
Deborah Engle
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
Mrs. James G. Andress
Annie Atzeff
Melissa M. Babcock
Priscilla Barlow
Grace Barry
Kimberly Bartuch
Mary Jo Basler
Nancy Gottlieb Bauer
Kate Bensen
Rebecca Besser
Carolyn LeBlanc Blatt
Dorothy Bousseau
Sophia P. Bross
Marisa Bryce
Suzette Bulley
Mrs. John E. Burke
Cindy Burns
Mary Patricia Burns
Mary Kay Mudd Bushonville
Patsy Callahan
Wendy Lynn Chronister
Sandra Deromedi
Kelly Dettmann
Bonnie Deutsch
Pamella Roland DeVos
Merritt DeWitt
Ellen Distelheim
Sheryl Dyer
JoNan Eastridge
Christine Du Boulay Ellis
Patti S. Eylar
Shelley MacArthur Farley
Jamee C. Field
Lydia Fisher
Ellie Forman
Katherine Fox
Katherine E. Freiburger
Annette N. Freyman
Astra Gamsjaeger
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
Mrs. David Hoffmann
Sharon King Hoge
Marci Holzer
Sharman Thornton Hunter
Sonya Y. Jackson
Melinda Jakovich
Candace Collins Jordan
Anne Kaplan
Mrs. Brian Karaba
Elizabeth Ann Kasten
Wendy Kilcollin
Kathleen Klaeser
Laura Kofoid
Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel
Donna M. LaPietra
Whitney Lasky
Jani L. Lesko
Kathy Corday Lidbury
Mary Keough Lyman
Judith MacLeod
Lisa Klimley Malkin
Mrs. E. Barry Mansur
Vida Marks
Kristina McGrath
Astrid A. McKinnon
Katie McLenaghan
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
Mrs. Jerry K. Pearlman
Judith Pierpont
Ibby Pinsky
Victoria Poindexter
D. Elizabeth Price
Rona Radler
Sugar Rautbord
Courtney Ann Rosen
Camille Kearns Rudy
Elizabeth Dunkel Ryan
Maggie Scheyer
Claudine Schramko
Kathryn Babcock Shaffer
Anne Shea
Carrie L. 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
Jessica Steffensen
Constance Steinhaus
Liz Stiffel
Carol J. Stone
Kathleen A. Swien
Cheryl Tama Oblander
Marina D.W. Tatar
Jennifer Tengelsen
MarrGwen Townsend
Yolanda Tyler
Margaret Unetich
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 June 30, 2015
Joffrey Auxiliary Board
John Walcher
Chair
Emily Strobel Amiet
Michael Amiet
Communications Co-Chairs
Laurent Huefner
Ragan Memmott
Community Service Co-Chairs
Carolyn Blessing
Kristina Mulhall
Membership Co-Chairs
Brett Jeffries
Dan Patton
Social Co-Chairs
Coco Meers
Ben Strobel
Founding Members
Jennifer Birmingham
Diane Crary
M. Kristina DeGuzman
Ashley Edmund
Dana Emanuel
Katelyn Geoffrion
Hannah Goldberg
David P. Kimball
Samantha H. Klein
Jacqueline Lentz
Jahna Lindsay-Jones
Brittany Malone
Rees Mason
Catherine Napier
Johnathan Norton
David B. Patience
Jessica Paul
Krista C. Paulsen
Rebecca Pollick
Shawn Porter
Teresa Reuter
Snow Rutkowske
Katrina Shackelford
Julia Siegfriedt-Wilson
Ashlee Vorachek
Bianca Buena Yarborough
Peter Yi as of June 30, 2015
Joffrey Circle Committee
K. Susan Heintz
Terry Schwartz 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 Hall Melchior
Anne Moffat
Barbara Moss
Linda O’Bannon
Thomas O’Keefe
Mary Ellen Pavone
Carol Pollock
Amelia Silva
Marilyn Slattery
Dawn Stanislaw
Constance Steinhaus
Lauren Streicher
Cheryl Tama Oblander
Marina D.W. Tatar
Dana Shepard Treister
Diana Weiss Widman
Olga M. Weiss
Susan Youdovin
Leslie Zentner
as of June 30, 2015
Coco Meers, Erica Lynette Edwards, Ben Strobel, and Laura Ferrell at the Stories in Motion Opening Night Dinner. Photo by Bob Carl.
Marilyn Slattery, Sarai Hoffman, Courtney Shea, and Lauren Tatar at the Spring Gala. Photo by Dan Rest.
Staff
Ashley Wheater
Artistic Director
Greg Cameron
Executive Director
ARTISTIC
Gerard Charles
Director of Artistic Operations/ Ballet Master
Nicolas Blanc
Ballet Master/Principal Coach
Graça Sales
Ballet Master/Principal Coach
COMPANY ADMINISTRATION AND PRODUCTION
Claude Binder
Director of Production
Kirsty Mackellar
Company Manager
Blair Baldwin Artistic and Production
Business Administrator
Katherine Selig
Principal Stage Manager
Amanda Heuermann
Stage Manager
Marianne Marks
Head of Wardrobe
Gregg Benkovich
Shoe Manager
Kate Shattock
Second Assistant
Ellie Cotey
Lead Stitcher
Barbara Luchsinger
Debra Schoell Stitchers
Alicja Klosek
Head of Hair and Make-up
Brady Jarvis
Head Electrician
Bryan Schoettle
Head Carpenter
Gregg Moeller
Head Props
George Paulin
Sound Engineer
Marybeth Cave
Assistant Electrician
Steven Lange
Flyman
DEVELOPMENT
Sarai Hoffman
Chief Development Officer
Petrina Arneson
Women’s Board Coordinator
Julia Doherty
Director of Development
Chelsea Lyman
Special Events Manager
Allie McCarthy
Development Assistant
MARKETING
Brian Smith
Chief Marketing Officer
Colene Byrd
Director of Sales and Patron
Services
Vicki Crain
Marketing Associate
Sarah Fiala
Marketing Director
Claire Kaiser
Patron Services Associate
Herbert Migdoll
Director of Special Projects
Maggie Miller
Group Sales Manager
Casey Peek
Patron Services and Marketing
Associate
Alisa Phillips
Connor Pickett
Patron Services Associates
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Kathleen Hechinger
Deputy Director and Chief
Financial Officer
Whitney Augustine Controller
Paul Key
Director of Technology
John Kurtz
Director of Facility Operations
Stephanie McNicholas Senior Staff Accountant
Christine O’Brien
Board Manager and Executive
Assistant to the Executive Director
Amy Wicklund Director of Human Resources
MUSIC
Scott Speck
Music Director
Paul James Lewis
Senior Pianist/Music Administrator
Grace Kim
Company Pianist
Russell Vinick Cover Conductor
ACADEMY
Alexei Kremnev
Anna Reznik
Academy Artistic Directors
Karine Provost
Academy Managing Director
Anna Amini
Communications and Relations Coordinator
Karin Ellis-Wentz
Academy Faculty
Katerina Herder
Academy Production Manager
Bridget Holmes
Academy Associate
Casey Mang
Student Services Manager
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Erica Lynette Edwards Director of Community Engagement
A.J. Gaither
Community Engagement
Business Administrator
Willy Shives
Michael Smith
Linda Swayze
Community Engagement Coordinators
as of June 30, 2015
Company Dancers
Matthew Adamczyk Derrick Agnoletti
Yoshihisa Arai
Amanda Assucena Artur Babajanyan Edson Barbosa Guillaume Basso
Miguel Angel Blanco
Ogulcan Borova
April
Dylan
The Joffrey Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake.© Photo by Cheryl Mann.
Patti Eylar, Charlie Gardner, and Ashley Wheater at the Stories in Motion Opening Night Dinner. Photo by Bob Carl.
AT A GLANCE
2014–2015 At A Glance
438,158 website visitors to joffrey.org 2.1M page views &
44 Community Engagement programs in 24 schools
6,300 Instagram followers
students enrolled at the Joffrey Academy of Dance 594
63 Company performances in Chicago
29,300 Twitter followers
92,315 tickets sold (12% increase from previous year)
117,277 friends on Facebook
692 young dancers enrolled in Joffrey Academy of Dance summer programs
39 Company dancers
Alberto Velazquez in George Balanchine’s Prodigal Son. Photo by Cheryl Mann.