LIVING ART: DONORS
LIVING ART: SEASON
Joffrey Ballet 2014–2015 Season
Sponsors SEASON SPONSORS
Abbott Fund Alphawood Foundation Chicago
Stories in Motion
Unique Voices
NIB Foundation
SEPTEMBER 18–21, 2014
New Work Presenting Sponsor
Prodigal Son Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Maninyas Choreography by Stanton Welch Music by Ross Edwards
Lilac Garden Choreography by Antony Tudor Music by Ernest Chausson
The Man in Black Choreography by James Kudelka Music by Johnny Cash
RAkU Choreography by Yuri Possokhov Music by Shinji Eshima
Tulle Choreography by Alexander Ekman Music by Mikael Karlsson
Swan Lake
New Works
The Anne and Burt Kaplan Fund of the Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation SEASON PARTNERS Official Provider of Physical Therapy
Athletico
Official Airline
United Airlines Official Hotel
FEBRUARY 11–22, 2015
JW Marriott
Official Healthclub
Chicago Athletic Clubs
OCTOBER 15–26, 2014
STORIES IN MOTION SPONSORS
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Presenting Sponsor
Alphawood Foundation Chicago Prodigal Son Production Sponsor
The Nutcracker
Patti S. Eylar and Charles R. Gardner
DECEMBER 5–28, 2014
RAkU Production Sponsor
Jane Ellen Murray Foundation Lilac Garden performances dedicated to Audre M. Carlin
Ashley Wheater and Sonia Florian at the New Works Opening Night Dinner. Photo by Dan Rest.
SWAN LAKE © SPONSORS
UNIQUE VOICES SPONSORS
WINNING WORKS SPONSORS
COMMUNIT Y ENGAGEMENT SPONSORS
Marcus Lemonis and Beth Levine
Presenting Sponsor
Maninyas Production Sponsor
Margot and Josef Lakonishok
Bill and Orli Staley
Allstate Insurance Company
Production Sponsor
Tulle Production Sponsors
The Edward and Lucy R. Minor Family Foundation
Walgreens
NUTCRACKER SPONSORS
In Celebration of Jay Franke’s Birthday
Presenting Corporate Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts
Presenting Sponsors
NEW WORKS SPONSORS
Wells Fargo
pamella roland
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The Chicago Community Trust
Katten Munchin Rosenman LLP
The New York Community Trust Wallace Special Projects Fund
Big Foot Media
Fox Ford Lincoln
BMO Harris
Generous support provided by the Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation
Production Sponsors
Macy’s
Sole Goddess Evenfall Production Sponsor
Elizabeth Yntema and Mark Ferguson
JOFFREY ACADEMY OF DANCE SPONSOR
Athletico
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
Polk Bros. Foundation
Patti S. Eylar and Charles R. Gardner
Presenting Sponsor
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
APRIL 22–MAY 3, 2015
Allstate Insurance Company The Crown Family GCM Grosvenor Circle of Service Foundation The Siragusa Foundation Exelon Ms. D. Elizabeth Price and Mr. Lou Yecies Trayce Griffies
RAkU Composer Shinji Eshima, Jane Ellen Murray, and Ed Wentz at the Stories in Motion Opening Night Dinner. Photo by Bob Carl.
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