George Balanchine's The Nutcracker Program

DEC 2017

GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER

Performed by M I A M I C I T Y B A L L E T

2017/2018

Note from the

PRESIDENT & CEO t seems so much more challenging these days to get into the winter holiday spirit when the store decorations go up before Halloween! But, with this incredible production and world premiere of an all-new George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ® with Miami City Ballet, the warm feelings of the season are truly starting to set in. I’m so glad you’re here to share this with us.

Los Angeles is home to wonderful traditions all year long, and The Music Center is so pleased to add to that list by bringing back this classic The Nutcracker with live orchestra to our beautiful Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage as part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center season. Versions of The Nutcracker seem boundless, but this one is absolutely exceptional—our co-commission features new sets and costumes by the design and fashion dynamic duo Isabel and Ruben Toledo. Their creativity adds a sense of whimsy to the favorite storyline; rich, iconic Balanchine choreography; and incredible Tchaikovsky score. Couple that with the artistry of the Miami City Ballet dancers, and we are transported to a different time and place, where both children and adults are mesmerized by Marie and her Nutcracker Prince, dancing mice, the Sugarplum Fairy and so much more. Now it’s fair to say the holiday spirit is underway!

To make this experience one that Los Angeles can claim as its own, we invited both the Colburn School and The Gabriella Foundation’s everybody dance! program to partner with us so that local dance students could be a part of these performances. We’re also pleased that members of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus are providing live choral music for this production—a rarity in the world of professional productions.

I would like to add a special note of thanks to our partners at Miami City Ballet, who braved the onslaught of Hurricane Irma and were still able to stay on course for this engagement. The company’s commitment to artistic excellence and collaboration makes it a vital part our plan to bring The Nutcracker back to Los Angeles for many years to come.

I wish you and your family a joyous holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year.

I hope to see you in 2018 as our dance season continues with the return of The Joffrey Ballet to Los Angeles in March with a stunning, reimagined take on Romeo & Juliet.

As always, I value your support and welcome your ideas.

Happy Holidays!

Warmly,

RACHEL S. MOORE President & CEO, The Music Center

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GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER®

BY M IA M I C I T Y BA LLE T

Supported with commissioning funds by The Music Center.

With performances by community partners the Colburn School, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus and The Gabriella Foundation’s everybody dance! program.

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GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER Presents

Performed by M I A M I C I T Y B A L L E T

with the Colburn School, The Gabriella Foundation's everybody dance! program and the Los Angeles Children's Chorus

Sets and Costumes by I S A BE L and RU BE N T OL E D O Co-commissioned by T H E M U S IC CE N T ER Support for this presentation is provided, in part, by: Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation, Center Dance Arts, Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund, Elisabeth Katte Harris, The Music Center Foundation, The Music Center Annual Fund

GEORGE BALANCHINE'S THE NUTCR ACKER ®

SYNOPSIS

A Ballet in Two Acts, Four Scenes and a Prologue Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and The Mouse King (1816) ACT I Scene i A holiday party at the Stahlbaum home Scene ii The battle scene; Marie's dreamland Scene iii A winter wonderland

ACT II The Land of the Sweets Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky* Staged by Miami City Ballet Children staged by Sandra Jennings Costume Design by Isabel Toledo Set and Properties Design by Ruben Toledo Projection Design by Wendall K. Harrington Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls * The Nutcracker

ACT I Scene i It is Christmas Eve. A blanket of snow covers the city of Nuremberg, and a bright Christmas star glows in the sky.

As George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® opens, Dr. and Frau Stahlbaum add last-minute decorations to the magnificent tree in their living room. Their children, Marie and Fritz, are in the drawing room, playing and waiting for family and friends to arrive. When they do, the parents are the first to gather in the living room.

They call the children in and watch their excited reactions to the tree and the fancy wrapped gifts surrounding it. The tree is a marvel, with branches full of sugar plum candies, wooden toys, sparkling candles and marzipan animals.

The children have to wait for Fritz and Marie's grandparents to arrive before gifts will be distributed, so they go back to play. Dr. Stahlbaum starts them off, leading the boys in a military march around the room. That turns into a dance for the children and Frau Stahlbaum, with the fathers joining in.

When the Stahlbaum grandparents arrive, the adults toast the elders and then — finally — give the children their gifts. The presents are traditional and very much appreciated: beautiful dolls for the girls and toy bugles and drums for the boys.

In the midst of the excitement, the grandfather clock begins to chime and startles the children.

A mysterious-looking man enters the room, cloaked in an enormous black cape and top hat and wearing a black patch over one eye.

Oh, it's only Herr Drosselmeier! He's an inventor, a magician and Marie's godfather. Tonight he has brought more than his usual array of strange gadgets — with him is his handsome young nephew. Marie seems bashful when they are introduced, but she keeps her eye on the princely boy after she runs back to her mother.

Noticing her shyness, Herr Drosselmeier pulls a fascinating little watch from his pocket. (Besides inventing gadgets and toys, Drosselmeier also fixes clocks.) He leads Marie to the Stahlbaum's grandfather clock, which he synchronizes to the watch. Marie grabs the watch out of his hands and runs to show it to her friends, who then pester the inventor.

The children eventually quiet down after Drosselmeier performs a magic trick for them, which is just the beginning of his "show." To the party he has brought three large gift boxes, tied with satin bows. From the first two, he and his nephew remove life-sized dancing dolls, Harlequin and Columbine. The third box yields

a toy soldier, who thrills everyone with his military maneuvers.

Once the dolls are returned to their boxes, Drosselmeier brings out more gifts for Marie. The first is a hobby-horse, which becomes the center of a struggle between Marie and her brother, won

by Fritz. Drosselmeier organizes a tug-of-war to try to smooth things over (silly Drosselmeier!), and then unveils his final gift for Marie.

The gift is a charming wooden doll with big expressive eyes, a fuzzy white beard and a special talent for cracking nuts. Drosselmeier demonstrates its abilities before giving the Nutcracker to Marie. As she admires the Nutcracker's dashing uniform, the very jealous Fritz pulls the wooden figure away. He runs across the room, throws the Nutcracker to the floor and stomps on it!

Drosselmeier scolds Fritz and then tries to comfort Marie. He carefully wraps the Nutcracker's now-broken jaw with his handkerchief and returns the doll to the heartbroken little girl. Her friends cluster around her, and Drosselmeier's nephew presents Marie with a special bed for the injured Nutcracker.

The boys return one last time to disrupt the girls, but their play ends when Dr. Stahlbaum invites everyone to dance a final dance of the evening, in tribute to Fritz and Marie's grandparents.

When the dance ends, the guests bid farewell, and the children reluctantly leave. Marie and the nephew are the last to say goodbye: they reach toward each other, but Herr Drosselmeier and Frau Stahlbaum separate the pair. Marie's mother sends Marie upstairs and turns out the lights. As midnight draws near, only the sweet sounds of a violin are heard, floating through the darkened house.

Scene ii The excitement of the evening has been too much for Marie, who is unable to fall asleep.

She sneaks downstairs to visit her beloved Nutcracker and finally falls asleep on the couch with the doll clutched to her heart.

Within moments, a dark shadow — Drosselmeier — crosses the room. He looks for the Nutcracker in the special bed, but it's not there. He notices Marie on the couch and moves to her side.

Drosselmeier loosens the Nutcracker from her grasp, waves his hands as if performing more magic to repair the doll, then carefully replaces the Nutcracker beside her.

All of a sudden, the lights flicker and wake a startled Marie. She sees Drosselmeier, perched on top of the grandfather clock! She runs to hide behind the Christmas tree, but a huge, ragged-looking mouse enters the room and frightens her terribly! Marie dodges the mouse,

but another mouse follows, jumping past Marie's head. A third comes and a fourth!

As they walk, Marie notices that the Prince bears a striking resemblance to Drosselmeier's nephew.

As she backs away, the room starts to spin.

The Christmas tree trembles and starts to grow. Life-sized soldiers appear, and then a rabbit, a sentry and a bugler emerge from the shadows. Marie runs to protect her Nutcracker and manages to place him safely in his bed at the foot of the tree. She looks up to the tree for reassurance, but it, too, continues to change, growing bigger and bigger. Glancing back, she sees that the Nutcracker's toy bed has been replaced by one that is human-sized, and the Nutcracker in it is larger than she!

Golden-winged angels await the arrival of the Sugarplum Fairy, who reigns over the Land of the Sweets. She soon enters and, bearing her magic wand, sweetly dances with the little angels before summoning the other members of her kingdom to join her.

The toy sentry sends a warning shot at the return of a mouse, to no avail: an entire army of mice soon appears! With a toot on his horn, the bugler calls the toy soldiers to war. Led by the sentry and the rabbit drummer, the soldiers look to Marie for a command. She points them toward the mice, then wakes the Nutcracker so he can assume command of his troops. The Nutcracker leads charge after charge. He orders his troops to fire the cannon, but it doesn't shoot a cannonball...it shoots cheese, and the mice grab the food and return to fight. The Nutcracker organizes one last charge into the heart of the army, but the mice surround the soldiers and carry them all away — all but the Nutcracker and the rabbit.

The Sugarplum Fairy is impressed by their courage. She praises the Prince and his Princess, and then leads them to a special throne, specially set to give them the best view of the celebration, which is about to begin.

Without warning, the King of the Mice appears, jumping toward Marie. He's an ugly fellow with a crown on his head and seven smaller heads all around. Drawing his saber, the Nutcracker protects Marie but the Mouse King returns the attack, swinging a gigantic sword of his own.

The Nutcracker jumps on the creature's back but is thrown off and trapped on the ground by the Mouse King's sword. From behind, the rabbit pulls the Mouse King's tail, causing the royal mouse to about-face. The Mouse King draws his sword but misses the rabbit, striking his own tail instead.

Thankful for the rabbit's diversion and back on his feet, the Nutcracker returns to battle the Mouse King but is again driven down.

In desperation, Marie throws her slipper at the evil rodent. He turns and chases her to the Nutcracker's bed where she then faints, frightened by the pursuit. Her brave act has saved the Nutcracker, who pushes his sword through the Mouse King's heart. As the wicked brute lies dead on the floor, the Nutcracker cuts off the king's crown and walks to the bed where Marie now sleeps.

Scene iii The Nutcracker beckons Marie's bed to follow him on a journey. Moving on its own, the bed transports the sleeping Marie into another world, where the Nutcracker is magically transformed into a prince. He wakes Marie and presents her with the crown he captured in battle.

Together, they behold a breathtaking scene, a winter forest come to life in a sparkling dance of snowflakes. They pass through the flurry and begin their journey to the Land of the Sweets.

ACT II

Marie and the Prince come upon the gathering, and are warmly greeted. The Sugarplum Fairy welcomes them to the Land of the Sweets and invites the Prince to tell his tale. He describes the battle: how the toy soldiers fought the mice and how he accepted the Mouse King's challenge to fight for Marie's safety. Finally, he tells of how Marie saved his life.

It's a celebration of things delicious! Sumptuous Spanish Hot Chocolate heat up in a spicy fandango...Arabian Coffee moves languidly through a Middle Eastern dance...three Chinese Teas leap acrobatically around a lacquer box.

Candy Canes exuberantly prance before their royal guests, led by an athletic Peppermint Stick who jumps through a whirling hoop. Marzipan Shepherdesses remind Marie of the decorations on her Christmas tree and, with great fanfare, Mother Ginger reveals miniature Italian polichinelles who dart out and dance in pairs.

Next, a beautiful group of dancing flowers, make their entrance. Marie and the Prince taste sugar petals while the honey Dewdrop spins through the blooms in the Waltz of the Flowers.

Now comes the time when the Sugarplum Fairy, in a green mint tutu, is escorted by her Cavalier to perform for her guests. They begin their classical pas de deux with soft adagio movements and build to an exciting crescendo.

Holding hands, Marie and the Prince are overwhelmed, hoping someday to dance as magically as that. Everyone joins in for a lively finale, a blaze of color and celebration.

As the time to leave draws near, the Sugarplum Fairy leads her guests to a magic air balloon.

The Prince and Princess wave goodbye and are flown to where the moon meets the sun.

Daybreak awaits and Marie will soon wake. It is Christmas Day. — Adapted from a note by Madeline Pober The Balanchine ballet presented in this program is protected by copyright. Any unauthorized recording is prohibited without the expressed written consent of The George Balanchine Trust and Miami City Ballet.

The performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service Standards established and provided by The Trust.

LETTER FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR From the day I arrived at Miami City Ballet — six years ago! — I’ve been dreaming about a new production of George Balanchine’s masterpiece, The Nutcracker. It’s been 27 years since we first presented the version our audience grew up on, and it’s served us faithfully. But, alas, it’s been showing signs of age — the costumes no longer fresh, the settings somewhat outmoded. And every fall we’ve had to face the problem that the original production was made for a considerably smaller stage than those we now perform on and just looked out of scale on them. Finally, during these years, theater technology has changed too, making possible all kinds of effects that simply didn’t exist a quarter of a century ago.

I was very eager to bring into the redesign artists from different disciplines who have a connection to South Florida’s population, just as we did several years ago with Michele Oka Doner’s glorious reimagining of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, another great Balanchine narrative ballet. Ruben and Isabel Toledo are both of Cuban extraction, although their fame and success have been centered in New York, which is where I first worked with them some years ago — a completely happy collaboration, since they are as flexible and practical (and nice) as they are brilliantly talented. They love ballet, they love The Nutcracker, and they love our company.

(And vice-versa.) The look they have given us is as delectable as a sugarplum!

Another piece of good fortune: We’ve been able to harness once again the unique vision of Wendall Harrington, the Queen of Projections. We have worked with her recently on Midsummer and Alexei Ratmansky’s The Fairy’s Kiss, and she now seems an essential member of the Miami team.

Most important: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (in which I danced at least half a dozen roles, from Spanish to Sugarplum) is the crucial gateway for tens of thousands of children and their families into the world of ballet. We owe it the best we can give.

And starting this season, its enchanting music, perhaps the most famous in ballet, will only be performed to live music.

Tchaikovsky will get his due!

Lastly, a thank you to The Music Center, our co-partner in this new glorious production.

We are so grateful to be partnering with them on this new Nutcracker and hopefully bringing joy to children and their families all over, for holidays to come!

Warmly, Lourdes Lopez Artistic Director Miami City Ballet

ARTISTIC TEAM

Lourdes Lopez ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Lourdes Lopez became Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet (MCB) in September 2012, bringing with her a nearly 40-year career in dance, television, teaching and arts management. As a Soloist and Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet, she danced for two legends of the art form, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins.

Lopez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1958 and raised in Miami by her parents along with two sisters. She began taking ballet lessons at the age of five, on the recommendation of a doctor. At age 11, she received a full scholarship to the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, where she continued her school training in Miami during the year and then in New York in the summers. At 14, she moved to New York permanently to devote herself to full-time studies at SAB, and shortly after turning 16, joined the corps de ballet of New York City Ballet.

Under the direction of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, her star rose quickly at New York City Ballet, where she was soon dancing corps and soloist roles in much of the company’s repertory. She was promoted to Soloist in 1981 and Principal Dancer in 1984, performing countless featured roles including Violin Concerto, Firebird, Serenade, Liebeslieder Walzer, Divertimento No. 15, Symphony in C, Agon, The Four Temperaments, Dances at a Gathering, Glass Pieces,

Fancy Free, In the Night, Four Seasons, and Brandenburg.

Lopez’s great interest in children also led to her writing and contributing to many of the company’s Family Matinee series.

Upon retirement, Lopez joined WNBC-TV in New York as a cultural arts reporter, writing and producing feature segments on the arts, artists and arts education. She was also a full-time senior faculty member and Director of Student Placement, Student Evaluation and Curriculum Planning at New York’s Ballet Academy East.

She served on the dance faculty of Barnard College and guest taught at numerous dance institutions and festivals in the United States.

In 2002, Lopez became the Executive Director of The George Balanchine Foundation, which works to educate the public about dance and to further the art of ballet, with a special emphasis on the work and achievements of George Balanchine. In this position, she oversaw the 2004 Balanchine Centennial Celebration, a worldwide festival honoring the choreographer and his legacy. Among the events that year was the symposium Balanchine: Past, Present and Future, which was held in St. Petersburg, Russia, and which was a collaboration among the Mariinsky Theater, the Hermitage Museum, and The George Balanchine Foundation.

Lopez co-founded The Cuban Artists Fund, which supports Cuban and Cuban-American artists in their endeavors. She also co-founded Morphoses with Christopher Wheeldon in 2007 — a New York-based dance company aiming to revitalize dance through innovative collaborations with important artists from the worlds of music, visual arts, design, film and fashion, and by inviting younger and broader audiences to engage in and actively experience dance.

In 2014, Lopez was elected to serve on the Ford Foundation’s Board of Trustees, marking

the first time an artist was elected to serve on its board.

In 2007, she received an award from the American Immigration Law Foundation, honoring Cuban Americans for their accomplishments and contributions to American society, and in 2011, she received the prestigious Jerome Robbins Award for her years in dance. She has served as a dance panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Lopez is married to investment banker George Skouras. They are the parents of two daughters: Adriel and Calliste.

Michael Tiknis INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michael Tiknis brings to Miami City Ballet more than four decades of successful experience in the administration of the performing arts. Tiknis was the first president and managing director of the Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago — guiding the artistic and organizational vision of the Harris Theater since 2004.

Working together with the Theater’s Board and staff, he managed the Theater’s mission of partnership and collaboration with an array of Chicago’s performing arts organizations. Under his leadership, the Harris became home to some of the city’s world-renowned music and dance institutions, such as Hubbard Street Dance, Lyric Opera and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Harris has also produced several commissions given directly to artists to support the creation of new works on diverse subjects.

Tiknis created Harris Theater Presents, a series of acclaimed performances by national and international companies

including a historic Paris Opera Ballet performance and simulcast in 2012, reaching more than 16,000 people in Millennium Park. He initiated a strong collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Chicago to introduce the Beyond the Aria series, pairing internationally renowned opera stars with performers from the Ryan Opera Center. In support of his vision to develop and foster a young arts audience, Tiknis crafted the successful Mix at 6 series — a cocktail hour performance showcasing international artists for as little as $10 a ticket. In 2016, Tiknis appointed Brian Brooks as the theater’s first ever Choreographer in Residence with three new commissions to be set for several dance companies across the country — one of which is Miami City Ballet. Brooks’ commission will have its world premiere on Feb. 9 during Program Three of MCB’s 2017-18 season.

Tiknis previously held the position of President/CEO of the Midland Center for the Arts in Midland, Michigan, as well as Managing Director of the Virginia Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and Houston’s Tony Awardwinning Alley Theatre. In addition, he has worked as the marketing and public relations director with the San Antonio Symphony and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and its May Festival.

He has served on the music panel for the United States Artists, recognizing the country’s most accomplished and innovative artists. He has also demonstrated his commitment to the industry by serving on panels, teaching at the college level and acting as consultant for organizations across the country.

Tiknis did his undergraduate study at Seton Hall University and has pursued graduate coursework at Catholic University of America and at New School University.

He was recently a Roman Nomitch Fellow of the Harvard

Business School Club of Chicago and a participant in Harvard’s Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management seminar.

John Hall PRODUCTION & LIGHTING John Hall joined Miami City Ballet in 1995 and is responsible for coordinating all production, lighting and scenic design elements for the Company. Some of his lighting design highlights since joining MCB include George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jewels and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Giselle, Coppélia, Edward Villella’s The Neighborhood Ballroom, Twyla Tharp-Elvis Costello’s NIGHTSPOT, and Liam Scarlett’s Viscera and Euphotic.

Hall and his wife Shannon have two sons, John and William.

Gary Sheldon PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Gary Sheldon returns for his seventh season as principal conductor for Miami City Ballet.

He previously held positions with San Francisco Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and Ballet Met. He has guest conducted for numerous ballet companies throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, as well as at the Aspen Festival, Artpark, Grant Park Concerts, Spoleto Festival, Meadowbrook Festival and Tanglewood.

Sheldon was a prizewinner in

the BBC's Rupert Competition and the American Symphony Orchestra's Stokowski Competition, and he recently won top prize in the American Prize for Orchestral Conducting Competition. Sheldon currently holds positions with the Lancaster Festival in Ohio (artistic director) and the Festival at Sandpoint in Idaho (principal conductor).

He is a native of Bay Shore, N.Y., and a graduate of the Juilliard School and Institut de Hautes Etudes Musicales in Montreux, Switzerland.

Roma Sosenko PRINCIPAL BALLET MASTER Roma Sosenko is a former soloist with New York City Ballet, with whom she performed for 18 years. During her dancing career there she was featured in Jerome Robbins’ The Four Seasons, The Goldberg Variations and Interplay, as well as George Balanchine’s Ballo della Regina, Symphony in C, Chaconne, Coppélia, Jewels, and Scotch Symphony. In all these roles, and many others, she consistently stood out with the clarity of her dancing and her piquant charm. She has been seen on PBS in several productions: Balanchine’s L’Enfant et les Sortiléges, A Lincoln Center Special: A Tribute to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, Live From Studio 8H and as “Columbine” in the film of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Since 2001, she has been a key member of Miami City Ballet, teaching class, restaging ballets and supervising almost the entire repertory.

She and her husband — MCB principal dancer Renato Penteado — share their lives with Cruiser, their much-loved golden retriever.

Francisco Rennó COMPANY PIANIST Francisco Rennó is the winner of several major piano competitions and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in North and South America. He has given solo and chamber-music recitals throughout the two continents, including appearances at Carnegie Recital Hall and The Phillips Collection. For ballet performances, he has performed as a soloist with the symphony orchestras of Kansas City, St. Louis, Berkeley, Naples, and on tour with Miami City Ballet at The Kennedy Center, Torino Danza in Torino, Italy and at Les Étés de la Danse in Paris. Rennó was company pianist for the Kansas City Ballet from its inception in 1981, joining Miami City Ballet in 1999. He composed the music to Edward Villella’s THE WALTZ: Our Lady of Oblivion.

Joan Latham BALLET MASTER Joan Latham joined Miami City Ballet in 1992 as a dancer and now serves as ballet master, responsible for re-staging and rehearsing the dancers in much of the Company’s repertoire.

She began her dance training with Damara Bennett at City Ballet School in her native city of San Francisco. She also studied at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School, where she performed and

toured with their company.

As a soloist with Miami City Ballet, she performed soloist and principal roles in much of the Balanchine repertory including Apollo, Symphony in C, Agon, Divertimento No. 15, Scotch Symphony, Valse Fantasie, the “Sugarplum Fairy” in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ®, and others. She was also featured in works

by Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp and Edward Villella, as well as classics such as Swan Lake, Giselle and Coppélia. Latham and her husband Arnold Quintane have three children: Emma, Olivia and Arthur.

Arnold Quintane BALLET MASTER Arnold Quintane is a native of France and former principal dancer for Miami City Ballet.

He is now responsible for directing the dancers during rehearsals. Quintane was trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School under the direction of Claude Bessy.

After graduating, he went on to dance with Belgium’s Royal Ballet of Wallonia, under the direction of Afro Cuban choreographer Jorge Lefebvre, where he gained prominence as a principal dancer. In 1991, he was invited by Edward Villella to join MCB, where he danced principal roles in most of the company’s repertory.

After retiring from the stage in 2001, he earned his BFA from New World School of the Arts/ University of Florida and an MFA from Hollins University.

During this time he was a teacher at The New World School of the Arts, where he was a rehearsal director on pieces by choreographers such as Garth Fagan, Merce Cunningham and Paul Taylor and created several new works of his own.

WHO'S WHO

PRINCIPALS

TRICIA ALBERTSON

Santa Cruz, CA Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1997.

Promoted to Principal in 2006.

KATIA CARRANZA

Monterrey, Mexico Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1998.

Promoted to Principal in 2004.

Rejoined MCB in 2017.

RENAN CERDEIRO

Monterrey, Mexico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joined MCB as School Apprentice in 2009.

Promoted to Principal in 2013.*

JEANETTE DELGADO**

Miami, FL Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2003.

Promoted to Principal in 2008.*

JOVANI FURLAN

Joinville, Brazil Joined MCB as School Apprentice in 2011.

Promoted to Principal in 2017.

JENNIFER LAUREN

Tuscaloosa, AL Joined MCB as member of the Corps in 2007.

Promoted to Principal in 2017.

SIMONE MESSMER

Minneapolis, MN Joined MCB as a Principal in 2015.

— Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient

RAINER KRENSTETTER

Vienna, Austria Joined MCB as a Principal in 2014.

RENATO PENTEADO

Sao Paulo, Brazil Joined MCB as member of the Corps in 1999.

Promoted to Principal in 2004.

KLEBER REBELLO

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joined MCB as Company Apprentice in 2010.

Promoted to Principal in 2013.*

REYNERIS REYES

Pinar del Rio, Cuba Joined MCB as Principal in 2010.

WHO'S WHO

PRINCIPAL SOLOISTS

NATHALIA ARJA

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joined MCB as School Apprentice in 2009.

Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2016.*

DIDIER BRAMAZ

Geneva, Switzerland Joined MCB as member of the Corps in 1996.

Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2008.

LAUREN FADELEY

Orlando, FL Joined MCB as a Soloist in 2016.

Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2017.

CALLIE MANNING

Hummelstown, PA Joined MCB as Coryphée in 1999.

Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2012.

— Company Representative

ALEXANDER PETERS

State College, PA Joined MCB as a principal soloist in 2017.

SOLOISTS

EMILY BROMBERG

Boston, MA Joined MCB as member of the Corps in 2010.

Promoted to Soloist in 2015.

SHIMON ITO

New York, NY Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2011.

Promoted to Soloist in 2016.

ASHLEY KNOX

Shelby Township, MI Joined MCB as Company Apprentice in 2002.

Promoted to Soloist in 2017.*

JORDAN-ELIZABETH LONG

Blacksburg, VA Joined MCB as Soloist in 2014.

CHASE SWATOSH

Westlake Village, CA Joined MCB as Company Apprentice in 2010.

Promoted to Soloist in 2016.

WHO'S WHO

CORPS DE BALLET

ALAINA ANDERSEN

Milwaukee, WI Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2014.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2016.*

JULIA CINQUEMANI

Dallas, TX Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2017.

MAYUMI ENOKIBARA

Rio de Janerio, Brazil Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2013.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2015.*

— Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship

— Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship

Award Recipient

Award Recipient

ERIC BECKHAM

Columbia, SC Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2017.

ADRIENNE CARTER

Kennesaw, GA Joined MCB as Company Apprentice in 2010.

Promoted to member of the Corps in 2011.*

MAYA COLLINS

San Francisco, CA Joined MCB as member of the Corps in 2011.

BRADLEY DUNLAP

SAMANTHA HOPE GALLER

Bedford, MA Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2014.

ELLEN GROCKI

Cleveland, OH Joined MCB as School Apprentice in 2005.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2008.*

Damascus, MD Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2013.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2014.*

— Company Representative

— Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient

AARON HILTON

Washington, D.C. Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2017.

REBECCA KING**

San Ramon, CA Joined MCB as School Apprentice in 2007.

Promoted to member of the Corps in 2008.*

SUZETTE LOGUE

Sarasota, FL Joined MCB as Company Apprentice in 2010.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2011.*

ALEX MANNING

State College, PA Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2013.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2014.*

HARRISON MONACO

New Berlin, WI Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2017.

LEXIE OVERHOLT

Oakton, VA Joined MCB as Company apprentice in 2011.

Promoted to member of the Corps in 2012.* — Company Representative

WHO'S WHO

LEANNA RINALDI

Frisco, TX Joined MCB as Company Apprentice in 2013.

Promoted to member of the Corps in 2014.*

ÉMILIEN RIVOIRE

Lille, France Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2013.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2014.*

ARIEL ROSE

New York, NY Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2013.

HELEN RUIZ

San Juan, Puerto Rico Joined MCB as Company Apprentice in 2007.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2009.

CHRISTIE SCITURRO

Sterling Heights, MI Joined MCB as School Apprentice in 2006.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2008.*

ALYSSA SCHROEDER

Portland, OR Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2017.

LUIZ SILVA

Barra Mansa, Brazil Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2015.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2016.*

RAECHEL SPARREO

Buffalo Grove, IL Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2013.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2014.*

CHRISTINA SPIGNER

Paradise Valley, AZ Joined MCB as Company Apprentice in 2012.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2013.*

NICOLE STALKER

St. Petersburg, FL Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2008.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2009.*

ELLA TITUS

Clearwater, FL Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2013.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2015.*

ERIC TROPE

Poolesville, MD Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2013.

AO WANG

Beijing, China Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2016.

AMIR YOGEV

Kibbutz Tzuba, Israel Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2016.

DAMIAN ZAMORANO

Havana, Cuba Joined MCB as Corps de Ballet in 2013.* — Toby Lerner Scholarship Award Recipient

*Miami City Ballet School Alumni **On leave for 2017/18 Season

CREDITS Founder Toby Lerner Ansin Founding Artistic Director Edward Villella ARTISTIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez Interim Executive Director Michael Tiknis ARTISTIC Director of Artistic Administration Anne-Camille Hersh Principal Ballet Master Roma Sosenko Ballet Master Joan Latham Ballet Master Arnold Quintane MUSIC Principal Conductor Gary Sheldon Company Pianist Francisco Rennó PRODUCTION

WARDROBE Director of Wardrobe Ricardo Asturias Wardrobe Mistress Jennifer Conrad Costume Shop Coordinator Pamela Tarantino School Wardrobe Mistress Ibis Hernandez Seamstresses Martha Dornasimento Carmen Wilson

Senior Accountant Jesus Valdes Human Resources Administrator and Accountant Gisselle Porta DEVELOPMENT

COSTUME CREDITS

Development Consultant Melissa Chaykin

Costume Construction Arnold Levine Betzabé Pujaico Caryn Wells Catafagno Productions Cygnet Studio Euro Co Costumes, Inc. Isabel Toledo Entreprise, Inc. Joe Scafati Lynne Mackey Studio Miami City Ballet Wardrobe Consulting Andrea Spiridonakos SCENIC CREDITS

Production Stage Manager Kelly Brown

Projection Programming Paul Vershbow

Assistant Stage Manager Gabe Friend-Jones

Lighting Design Assistant Heather Graff

Production Carpenter Brian Harris

Scenery Painting Scenic Art Studios

Property Master Edward Curington

Scenery Construction I. Weiss Theatrical Solutions

Production Electrician William Schwendel

Properties Construction General Scenery Michael Amico

In Memorium Richard Carter

Chief Financial Officer John J. Shumaker, C.P.A

Senior Gifts Officer Orene Tross-Harris

Scenic Design Assistant Robert John Andrusko

Sound Engineer Sean M. Deceunick

FINANCE

Make-up Artist Carol Raskin

Production and Lighting Director John Hall

Assistant Electrician Apon Nichols

Database Manager Sandra Rodriguez

ADMINISTRATION Office Manager and Administrative Assistant Michael Sebesto

Foundation and Government Relations Manager Michele Scanlan Senior Manager, Membership and Community Relations Morgan Stockmayer Grants Writer Brenda Krebs Development Events Director Lisa Pollack

MCB Store Manager Susan Black Olson Customer Service Representatives Mariajose Bodden-Miranda Roger Mejia Kaaren Mils Yamileth Morales Sergio Rodriguez Bert Suarez OUTREACH Director of Outreach and Special Projects Terry Schechter MIAMI CITY BALLET SCHOOL Chair Lourdes Lopez Director of Faculty and Curriculum Arantxa Ochoa School Administrative Manager Christina Soto School Programs and International Relations Manager Stella Ford

Associate Executive Director Alfredo Garcia

School Administrator and Community Division Coordinator Stephanie Ponce-Facio

Development Assistant Gradon Hadaway

School Operations Manager Jessica Bork

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Psychologist Dr. Migdalia Figueredo

Assistant Director of Marketing Caroline Murray Graphic Designer Stefanie López Marketing Coordinator Maggie Adler Digital Marketing Specialist Amelia Arce Box Office Manager Matt Saurusaitis Box Office Supervisor Maritza Castro Outbound Sales Manager James Perez

Student Life and Housing Manager Guerdiana Thelomar Principal Faculty Alexander Iziliaev Kathryn Moriarty FACULTY Mariana Alvarez Brake Kris Arias Kareen Pauld Camargo Rafi Maldonado-López Maribel Modrono Herman Payne DeAnn Petruschke Reyneris Reyes

CREDITS Emily Ricca Francis Veyette Antonella Vichidomini Pianists: Freda Afonin Marianela Castro Juvenal Correa-Salas Maria Eugenia Del Frade Gladys Fariñas Vivian Gonzalez Yraima Menendez Teresa Valdivia Egusquiza PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS Employment and Labor Law Lisa Berg, Esq. — Stearns Weaver Miller, et al, P.A. Immigration Law Glenn Rissman, Esq. — Stearns Weaver Miller, et al, P.A. Marketing Agency WOW MKTG Public Relations WOW MKTG, Helene Davis PR HR Consultant Belinda Turner Lawrence Lisa Nass Photographers Sasha Iziliaev Daniel Azoulay Auditor Michael Robbins, C.P.A. — Robbins & Landino, P.A. MEDICAL PROVIDERS Company Physician Kathleen Davenport MD Director of Dance Medicine Kathleen Bower PT, DPT, MTC Physical Therapist Elizabeth Maples PT, DPT Massage Therapist Alexis Somoano LMT The performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ®, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.

COLBURN SCHOOL AND THE GABRIELLA FOUNDATION'S EVERYBODY DANCE! PROGRAM COLBURN SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS Jenifer Ringer, Dean Kelly Ann Sloan, Chair Katherine Cowgill, Faculty Genevieve Labean, Faculty Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School DANCE COACH Jenifer Ringer, Dean Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School DANCERS Clio Anesti Mercedes Angulo Sabrina Araiza Lilou Bachelin Olivia Ben-Ari Caitlin Berry Katelyn Bright Keira Chang Celine Chen Ava Cherniss Victoria Chun Rhianna Cohen Mila Dahm Chloe Dahm Lou Davidson Ashley Dietrich Alexa Dollar Bridget Duffy Mia Escobar Alexis Escuadro Amia Eshed Elyria Eshed Naya Farrell-Katseanes Grace Fayette Emily Gonzalez Agnes Aju Huskey Dagmar Huskey Hana Hyers Michaela Kautzman Stella Keyes Ayne Kim Josephine Kim Peachan Larson-Gill Bear Larson-Gill

Greta Lippman Chloe Liskey Trinity McKenny Ruby Lucille Miller Hailey Montano Miku Moore Addison Moss Lauren Norrix Reila Post Haper Powell Quinn Powell Calixte Emma Rauda Opal Rierson Ayva Royster Daria Salazar Isadora Saucedo Naya Sevilla Eloise Sherak Amy Sierra Valeria Solalindez Renata Solalindez Sophia Springer Isabella Taglioli Tulia Temple Dayenuh Urutia Jacgueline Ward Keira Wyatt Minami Yano Sky Yordan

LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S CHORUS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Anne Tomlinson ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Mandy Brigham PIANIST Jackie Koo SINGERS Jemma Ancui Lawler Harrison Andrews Alejandra Ayala Gabriela Ayala Victoria Barry Amelie Besch Andrew Bigelow Ian Bogue Isabella Bonfante Elisa Booth Finn Brakeley

Sydney Brakeley Hannah Cahalan Natalie Chan Nitya Chawla Jacob Cho Elizabeth Christian Isabel Cucchiaro Aleina Cummings Anne-Elizabeth Debreu Trinity Dela Cruz Rachel DeMerit Lauren DuBria Stephanie Endara Atziri Fernandez Anna Fratto Sophi Gilbert Sophia Goretsky Piper Guthrie Alejandra Hampton Mariacatherine Hampton Charlotte Hart Aidan Helgeson Amelia Hemmings Sara Hightower Megan Hoffman Eliza Jacobs Dahlia Kasson Kennedy King Rachel Knell Phoebe Li Emily Manookian Natalia Mathias Caius McGlothlin Amelia Monsour Gavon Muraoka Angeline Nim Charlotte O’Brien Aidan O’Connor Roy Otamura Clara Pierce Bianca Ramirez Gabby Roberts Elena Ruiz Esme Salzman Emily Savage Samantha Savage Isabella Sawoski Matilda Scott Mary-Katherine Seley Amelia Seropian Leah Taylor Rachel Yang Oscar Yum Ava Zhang

GEORGE BALANCHINE'S THE NUTCR ACKER® GIFTS

ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN I

BASSES

TROMBONES

Roberto Cani Concertmaster

Nathan Farrington Principal

William Booth Principal

Armen Anassian Associate Concertmaster

Frances Liu Wu Associate Principal

Alvin Veeh

Marisa Sorajja Assistant Concertmaster

James Bergman

Nina Evtuhov

Don Ferrone

Etienne Gara Loránd Lokuszta Dongfang Ouyang Radu Pieptea Heather Powell Olivia Tsui Margaret Wooten VIOLIN II Ana Landauer Principal Kathleen Sloan-Steele Associate Principal Elizabeth Hedman Leslie Katz

Tim Eckert

FLUTES Heather Clark Principal Angela Wiegand Sarah Weisz Piccolo OBOES Leslie Reed Principal Sarah Beck English horn Jennifer Johnson English horn

Michele Kikuchi

CLARINETS

Cynthia Moussas

Josh Ranz Principal

Tina Chang Qu Florence Titmus Ina Veli VIOLAS Andrew Picken Principal Dmitri Bovaird Associate Principal Karolina Naziemiec

Laura Stoutenborough Bass clarinet Steve Piazza Bass clarinet

Judith Farmer

Steven Becknell Principal

Carolyn Riley

Daniel Kelley

Kate Vincent

Jenny Kim

Maggie Edmondson Ira Glansbeek Nadine Hall

Allison Allport Principal CELESTE Jeremy Frank Principal TIMPANI Gregory Goodall Principal PERCUSSION John Wakefield Principal Scott Higgins ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Brady Steel

KT Somero

Kate Reddish

Helen Z. Altenbach

HARP

William May Principal

HORNS

Dane Little Associate Principal

P. Blake Cooper Principal

LIBRARIAN

Karie Prescott

Rowena Hammill Principal

TUBA

BASSOONS

Aaron Oltman

CELLOS

Terry Cravens Bass trombone

James Atkinson TRUMPETS Ryan Darke Principal Steve O'Connor

Miami City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ® is made possible by the extraordinary philanthropic investment of the following individuals, foundations and community leaders. Thank you.

LEAD SPONSORS $500,000 Claudia and Steven Perles Mary Spencer UNDERWRITERS $200,000 Margarita and Armando Codina Ana and Robert Barlick, Jr. SPONSORS $100,000 Deborah and Charles Adelman B Carlin Foundation, Inc. Robert Breier Gary Dix Chris Landon Judith Werner Kathy and Steven Guttman Kristi and Dean Jernigan Susan D. Kronick and Edward Manno Shumsky Jeffrey Davis and Michael Miller John S. and James L. Knight Foundation SUPPORTERS $50,000 – $99,999 Aaron Lieber and Bruce Horten Olga and Alex Blavatnik PARTNERS $25,000 – $49,999 James Ansin Stephanie Ansin and Spencer Stewart Toby Lerner Ansin and Sanford Evans Tatiana and Andrew Ansin CMC Group Sara and Ugo Colombo Paul and Swanee DiMare Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Tina and William Lane Janice and Emma Feirstein Lawrence Herbert Michele Herbert The Kirk Foundation Pamela J. Garrison and R. Kirk Landon* Kinga and Edward Lampert The Lampert Foundation Terra Christy and David Martin Wells Fargo Private Bank The Charlesmead Foundation Raymond James

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

COLBURN SCHOOL The Colburn School comprises four academic units united by a single philosophy that all who desire to study music and dance should have access to top-level instruction. The degree granting Conservatory of Music, a preeminent training ground for professional musicians; the Community School of Performing Arts, a vital entry point for the study of music and drama; the Music Academy, which prepares pre-college musicians to study at top conservatories; and the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute, which includes the elite Dance Academy pre-professional program, all provide performing arts instruction to over 2,000 students from around the world.

The renowned teachers and scholars that make up Colburn’s faculty serve as invaluable mentors to guide students’ artistic development.

Colburn’s robust community engagement initiative delivers performing arts education to low-income students, and each season, the school presents over 300 concerts and performances at its Downtown Los Angeles home and throughout Southern California.

THE GABRIELLA FOUNDATION

LOS ANGELES CHILDREN’S CHORUS

A program of The Gabriella Foundation, everybody dance! provides high quality, in- and after-school dance instruction to underserved youth ages 4 to 19 at little or no cost. Everybody dance! engages children physically and mentally, helps them to acquire dance skills, knowledge and self-discipline, strengthens their life skills, and develops in them a love and appreciation for dance and the arts.

Through a variety of dance classes — ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip-hop, break-dancing — students find mentorship, caring, and a safe place to build positive friendships and explore creative outlets in communities often characterized by gang activity and drugs. In 2017-18, 3,500 youth will participate in the everybody dance! program at 18 sites across Los Angeles. Tina Banchero, Artistic Director, is delighted for everybody dance! students, "this is such an extraordinary opportunity for our dancers. They are so excited to be a part of The Nutcracker and we are truly grateful to the Colburn School and The Music Center for making this possible!"

Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC), lauded as “hauntingly beautiful” (Los Angeles Times), is noted for its agile bel canto sound and artistic excellence.

Founded in 1986, LACC is led by Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson. It performs with LA Opera, LA Phil, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Calder Quartet and Jacaranda, among others. LACC serves more than 400 children, ages 6 to 18 in six progressive choirs and a First Experiences in Singing program. LACC received Chorus America’s 2014 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence and tours extensively. The subject of three documentaries, it has appeared on NBC's “The Tonight Show,” PBS’s “Great Performances” and BBC Radio and is featured on John Williams' latest recording, John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection.

The Gabriella Foundation was established in 1999 by Liza Bercovici in memory of her daughter, Gabriella Axelrad, a 13-year-old who loved to dance. Together, with our flagship partner, Gabriella Charter Schools, we are transforming thousands of young lives every year through high-quality dance and academics.

For more than 15 years, The Music

Center has presented a signature dance series with support from Center Dance Arts and philanthropist Glorya Kaufman. This series has included some of the world’s most prestigious companies, which have enchanted and mesmerized audiences. Such artistic excellence invites our hearts to be moved, swelling to the beauty of a ballerina’s grace or nearly stopping to an impossible set of turns and jumps by a contemporary dance troupe.

We will expand our role as the

leading presenter of dance on the West Coast, hosting exceptional dance productions featuring traditional

“ Dance is so much more than just an art form…[it is] a healing tool for the mind, body and spirit of the people.”

—GLORYA KAUFMAN, PHILANTHROPIST

favorites that can move our hearts, offering innovative productions that surprise and electrify us and cultivating a new generation who are passionate about dance.

The arts engage, educate and transform us. Art lives all around us, and engagement with the arts is all-inclusive. We are all moving or being moved by the creative process.

The Music Center is poised to present, facilitate and create inspiring and innovative programs for arts engagement. To accomplish this, we are launching The Music Center's Inclusive Movement, a campaign to raise significant support to move hearts, move minds, move forward, and move together.

Arts education has been

expanding minds for decades, both in performance spaces and in classrooms. Studies have long shown that children develop focus, confidence and problem-solving skills if they learn to sing, dance, play an instrument, perform a role or create a work of art. If exposed to the arts and encouraged early on, children learn empathy. The Music Center, with support from The Music Center Leadership Council, has long championed arts education with programs that engage children, teachers and aspiring young talent with the thrill of performance. Thanks to The Music Center, arts education has moved over 10 million minds with a set of successful interactive programs that both take the arts to schools and bring young audiences to The Music Center.

We will refine and expand our

thriving arts education program so we continue to move minds and to inspire and delight the children of Los Angeles County.

“ The Music Center is an immense creative force, especially when it comes to bringing important education programs to the community.”

— WALLIS ANNENBERG, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CEO, ANNENBERG FOUNDATION

The 21st century has ushered

in new ways of communicating and creating. With the dominant use of social media and instant images, the arts are no longer the exclusive purview of those who purchase tickets to sit in a concert hall or theatre.

Often, the audience IS the art, invited to make and do, to move and perform, and to celebrate the creativity that is the core of our common humanity.

We will embrace a new vision

of arts engagement that will better reflect and serve all of Los Angeles by activating The Music Center, on the Plaza, in Grand Park and On Location in various venues throughout the County and at a festival. The Music Center will become L.A.’s catalyst for creativity, bringing together artists, communities and ideas to create common unity. By launching a series of free and low-cost community programs, The Music Center will be an engine for creatively moving the arts and audiences forward.

“ To see so many different people enjoying themselves…is nothing short of spectacular and an honest testament to why Los Angeles continues to be a mecca of creative and open-minded individuals.”

—SLEEPLESS: THE MUSIC CENTER AFTER HOURS PARTICIPANT

“I believe the arts are important to a well-functioning community …

The arts encourage people to see the world in new and different ways, and they allow us to express and share our common humanity.”

—RACHEL MOORE, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Dorothy Chandler’s prescient

1960s, thousands of donors have

vision spurred the growth for the

made regular annual gifts, small and

complex of spaces and places and

large, that have provided significant

world-class resident companies,

unrestricted core funding.

stirring performances in elegant

halls and exciting gatherings on the

our minds forward. At The Music Center,

Plaza and in Grand Park. The Music

the arts can move the world, making

Center is the heart of the arts in

Los Angeles an international center for

Los Angeles, one of the world’s most

the arts in the 21st century. However

dynamic diverse and international

you engage with the arts, we hope you

cities. While Mrs. Chandler’s profound

will join The Music Center’s Inclusive

philanthropy launched The Music

Movement. Invest now and help shape

Center, generous patrons have helped

the future of The Music Center and the

enliven and expand it. Since the early

arts in Los Angeles.

The arts move us, our hearts and

For more information on The Music Center's Inclusive Movement, please contact Cheryl Brown at 213.972.3316.

JOIN CENTER DANCE ARTS

As the founding supporter of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, Center Dance Arts (CDA) plays a vital role in bringing the world’s most illustrious dance companies to Los Angeles, including school shows for thousands of students.

MEMBERSHIP BEGINS AT $1,000 AND INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS SUCH AS: •

Personal concierge ticketing service for all Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center engagements;

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Invitations to Meet the Artists receptions, technical rehearsals and select backstage tours; and

• Opportunities to meet notable choreographers and dance superstars at intimate Dance Salons. Past guest artists have included Diana Vishneva, Benjamin Millepied and William Forsythe, among others.

2017/2018 CENTER DANCE ARTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Catharine Soros President Jane Jelenko Founding President Jane Arnault-Factor, Ph.D † Susan Baumgarten JoAnn Bourne Sharon Darnov Hany Haddad Joan Herman Liz Levitt Hirsch Patrick Kinsella Steven Neu Judith Reichman, MD Dominique Shelton Julia Strickland Bradley Tabach-Bank Sue Tsao Alyce Williamson Diane Wittenberg Mattie McFadden-Lawson (Chair) Liane Weintraub (Founding Chair) CENTER DANCE ARTS MEMBERS From July 2016 through October 2017 DANCE AMBASSADOR ($10,000+) Jane Arnault-Factor, Ph.D. Susan Baumgarten JoAnn and Wade Bourne Joan A. Friedman, PhD and Robert N. Braun, MD Dwight Broadneax and Greg Moesser Walter and Ruth Chameides Morris and Natalie Darnov Sharon Darnov Richard E. Fiock and Diego Castrejón Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej Liz Levitt Hirsch† Jane Jelenko† David B. Katzin, MD, PHD and Cynthia Watson, MD Carol and Patrick Kinsella Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl Steven Neu/Neu Foundation of California

Judith Reichman, MD Dominique Shelton Marie H. Song Catharine and Jeffrey Soros Fran and Ray Stark Foundation/ Wendy Stark Morrissey Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl Bradley Tabach-Bank and Dee Dee Dorskind Sue Tsao U.S. Bank/Hany G. Haddad Alyce and Warren Williamson† Diane Wittenberg and David Minning DANCE PACESETTER ($5,000 – $9,999) Charlene Achki-Repko Libbie Agran Linda Maddocks Brown Elizabeth and Otis Chandler Richard and Karla Chernick Christopher Combs and Charlotte Hughes Lisa Field June Li Anita Lorber Sherry Martin Ron Watson LEAD DANCE PATRON ($2,500 – $4,999) Donna Altmann Barry Baker Irene and Stuart Boyd Catherine Cristall Lynne and James DeWitt Jennifer F. Diener † Martin Freedman Susan Friedman Gerald D. Friedman Eva Gaustad Frederick and Leslie Gaylord Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz † Fabio Madonna Beth and Leslie Michelson Kathy and Michael Moray Olivia and Anthony Neece Greg and Renae Niles Christine Marie Ofiesh Jerry Rosenstock

Helene Rosenzweig, MD Desiree and Joel Samuels Mpambo and David Shaw I.H. Sutnick DANCE PATRON ($1,000 – $2,499) Shirley Ashkenas Paul N. Barkopoulos Lillian Chin Allison Clago Nancy Cotton Rafael de Marchena-Huyke Milena Dostanich Elisabeth Familian Erik Fleming John Fukunaga Genevieve and Lewis Geyser Anne Grausam Marcy Gross Penny Haberman, David Jacoby and Jacoby Family Fund Robert and Claire Heron Christine M. Hessler Ruby Hori Freya and Mark Ivener Tatiana and Todd James Barbara and Richard Kernochan Vivian Krepack Thomas and Marie Maclennan Carla Malden and Norman Beil Dean Marks Shelley and Paul Miller Patrick Morrow The Muriel Pollia Foundation Ellen Pansky David Richard Pullman Hadley and Lee Rierson Maxine Savitz Alan and Sherie Schneider Traci Takahara Slacum Laurie Vender and Stephen Halper Daniel and Janice Wallace Stuart Warren Gillian Wynn †

Charter Member

VISIT MUSICCENTER.ORG/CENTERDANCEARTS OR CALL (213) 972-3359 TO JOIN TODAY! We strive to acknowledge all of our supporters appropriately. Should you see an error or have questions, please call (213) 972-3359.

CDA Cultural Trips

The Music Center President and CEO Rachel S. Moore, Vice President of Presentations and Education Michael Solomon, New Adventures dancers Sam Archer and Ashley Shaw, Sir Matthew Bourne, and CDA members Desiree Samuels and Jane Jelenko.

Meet the Artists Receptions Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center opened its season with a co-presentation with Center Theatre Group of Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes, which made its U.S. premiere in September at The Music Center's Ahmanson Theatre to rave reviews. Members of Center Dance Arts enjoyed a private reception and discussion with Matthew Bourne and lead dancers Sam Archer and Ashley Shaw. The discussion was moderated

by Vice President of Presentations and Education, Michael Solomon with welcome remarks by The Music Center’s President and CEO, Rachel S. Moore.

CDA members on a private tour of Jacob’s Pillow after watching a dance rehearsal, visiting the archives and a discussion with leadership.

Journey to see the world’s finest dance and culture through one-of-a-kind CDA trips.

Past experiences have included exclusive meet-and-greets with ballet’s leading choreographers and artists and behind-thescenes access to some of the most historic theatres, festivals and ballet schools in Buenos Aires, Moscow, London, Paris, St. Petersburg and, most recently, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

DON’T MISS OUT ON FUTURE CUTLURAL TRIPS! Join our trip mailing list by contacting (213) 972-3359.

In-kind support for the visiting artists at our Meet the Artists receptions.

The Music Center would like to thank our institutional funders who invest in the power of the arts to transform our community.

$3 MILLION to advance The Music Center’s pioneering work in arts education

$1.2 million as part of the final phase of the foundation’s New California Arts Fund (NCAF)

$365,000 to support The Music Center’s participation in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA in the fall of 2017

The Annenberg Foundation

The grant from the Annenberg Foundation will advance the performing art center’s pioneering work in arts education, which has been an important focus of The Music Center since its founding in 1964. The three-year grant will be used to create a new initiative called The Annenberg Next Generation Arts Education Program that motivates students to think creatively and express themselves, encouraging them to be innovative thinkers who are prepared to work strategically in today’s global economy. These funds will expand or develop three specific programs: The Music Center’s Institute for Educators, during which master teaching artists work with classroom teachers, immersing educators in multiple arts disciplines during a dedicated week-long intensive course; Teaching Artist Training, where The Music Center provides extensive training for teaching artists on how to integrate lessons for their art form into curriculum and align with Common Core and the California Department of Education Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards; and The Music Center On Tour, which are professional performances for school assemblies and community groups; student performances; and professional development programs for educators.

The James Irvine Foundation

Funds from the James Irvine Foundation will help The Music Center create and optimize new and existing spaces for arts engagement on The Music Center campus; enhance its delivery of compelling, relevant arts experiences to continue to engage Los Angeles’ ethnically diverse young adult population; and build on the success of programs such as the highly successful Sleepless: The Music Center After Hours, which was developed during NCAF’s first phase. The Music Center will employ NCAF funds to maximize the use of The Music Center’s many venues, including its work in Grand Park, with new arts engagement initiatives that provide ways members of the community can express their artistic voices and participate in civic life.

The Getty Foundation

With the grant from the Getty Foundation, The Music Center joins Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA as one of three performing arts institutions, helping to expand the initiative beyond the more than 70 participating arts institutions with concerts, performances and other events. The Music Center presented Cuba: Antes, Ahora/Then, Now, a three-day exploration of traditional and contemporary Cuban music and dance, incorporating opportunities for family-friendly participatory and educational programs alongside more traditional performing arts events. The Music Center provided audiences with an immersion into the current artistic conversation alive in Cuba today; it presented works by Cuban-based Malpaso Dance Company with live music performed by Grammy-award winning jazz composer Arturo O’Farrill, along with a diverse group of artists and art that honor contemporary and traditional Cuban voices.

Celebrating 30 years

Save The Date

JOURNEY TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

The Music Center’s Spotlight 30th Anniversary Grand Finale Performance June 5, 2018 Walt Disney Concert Hall

This season, we celebrate 30 years of transforming lives through The Music Center's Spotlight program. From the Spotlight Academy in September, to the Grand Finale Performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall in June, we honor the achievements of this year’s participants and more than 42,000 alumni.

BE A PART OF THEIR JOURNEY Join The Music Center as we develop tomorrow’s most outstanding artists and leaders.

The Spotlight program is poised for exciting growth with more in-depth training, college and career workshops and support for our alumni network.

The Music Center's Spotlight scholarship and arts training program guides young performing artists to focus their passions, to strive and to succeed. Through coaching, personalized feedback, auditions, master classes, college and career workshops and more, the Spotlight program empowers students to pursue excellence and develop professional skills within a supportive environment.

Offered to all Southern California high school students at no cost, the year-long Spotlight program provides pathways to personal, professional and artistic growth at every talent level.

To learn more or get involved, please contact Laura Recchi at (213) 972-4344 or spotlightsupport@musiccenter.org, or visit www.musiccenter.org/spotlightsupport.

SUPPORT THE MUSIC CENTER MEMBERSHIP BEGINS AT $75 AND INCLUDES BENEFITS SUCH AS:

• Advance notice and priority handling of dance subscriptions and single ticket purchases • Priority access to community events at The Music Center

• Complimentary parking passes • Special access to master classes and arts education programs

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Become a member at The Music Center and support arts programs that impact, educate and engage our community.

For information, please call (213) 972-4349.

Every Gift Makes a Difference With the help of generous supporters, The Music Center is able to invite the community to experience all-inclusive arts education and engaging public programs, including:

The Music Center’s Dance DTLA Every summer, The Music Center offers a free familyfriendly series, outdoors, with dance lessons and curated DJ sets for more than 15,000 attendees.

Student Matinee Performances Every season, more than 4,000 Los Angeles County students attend special Dance at The Music Center performances.

The Music Center’s Very Special Arts Festival More than 5,000 kids of ALL abilities are invited to experience, exhibit and perform artistic work at The Music Center at this free annual event.

THE MUSIC CENTER’S SUPPORTERS

The Music Center thanks all of its supporters and is proud to recognize those who gave $1,000 or more between July 2016 and November 2017. $1,000,000 and above Robert J. Abernethy The Annenberg Foundation County of Los Angeles The James Irvine Foundation Ring-Miscikowski Foundation/ The Ring Foundation/ Cindy Miscikowski Merle and Peter Mullin $250,000–$999,999 The Getty Foundation Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Frank J. Sherwood Performing Arts Fund Lisa Specht $100K–$249,999 Bank of America/ Dannielle Campos Helen and Peter Bing The Blue Ribbon Dorothy Chandler Program Fund Kiki and David Gindler J.P. Morgan Chase / Susan M. Wegleitner Rao Makineni Jeffrey S. Saikhon Marc and Eva Stern Foundation Wells Fargo Bank / Joseph Rice $50K–$99,999 The Capital Group Companies / Kimaada Brown City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs Edgerton Foundation Entravision Communications Corporation / Walter F. Ulloa Richard E. Fiock and Diego Castrejón Guggenheim Partners Marcia Israel Foundation Freya and Mark Ivener Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl Lauren Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Moss Foundation The Music Center Foundation †

Deceased

Shelby Notkin Carol Saikhon Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP U.S. Bank/Darrell Brown/ Hany G. Haddad Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl Alyce and Warren Williamson $25K–$49,999 Adams-Mastrovich Family Foundation Amgen Foundation / Cynthia M. Patton Avery and Andrew Barth Claire and Brad Brian The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation City National Bank / Michael Pagano The Coca-Cola Company James A. Doolittle Foundation Edison International Helen Funai Erickson Fox Rothschild LLP / Darrell D. Miller Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Max H. Gluck Foundation Lee Graff Foundation Superior Grocers Nancy and Michael Harahan Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej Gloria and Glen Holden Terri and Jerry Kohl KPMG LLP / Greg Geyer Marla and Cary Lefton The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Jody and David Lippman Los Angeles County Arts Commission Diane Medina Beth and Leslie Michelson National Endowment for the Arts The Estate of Harlyne Norris The Private Bank at Union Bank Joyce and David Rabinov Max Ramberg Judith Reichman, MD Lloyd E. Rigler Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation

Fredric Roberts Allison and Richard Roeder Laura and James Rosenwald LSMK Investments The Schow Foundation Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom/Lisa Gilford Joni J. Smith Marie H. Song Catharine and Jeffrey Soros Cary and Karen Thompson Sue Tsao Union Bank Wendy and Jay Wintrob $10K–$24,999 Gay and Harry Abrams Maria V. Altmann Foundation Jane Arnault-Factor The Sidley Austin Foundation Susan Baumgarten Pamela and Dennis Beck Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa JoAnn and Wayland Bourne Joan A. Friedman, PhD and Robert N. Braun, MD Dwight Broadneax and Greg Moesser Huaiyu and Barak Bussel Carsey Family Foundation Walter and Ruth Chameides Elizabeth and Otis Chandler Daniel Clivner and Steven Cochran Christopher Combs and Charlotte Hughes Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles Ana and Robert Cook Alison Bryan Crowell and Richard Crowell Sharon Darnov Gina DiBona Jennifer F. Diener Dizzy Feet Foundation Vera and Paul Guerin Ariella Herman Darryl Holter and Carole Shammas Barbara and Dan Horwitz Jane Jelenko Randi and Richard Jones David B. Katzin, MD, PHD and Cynthia Watson, MD Carol and Patrick Kinsella Rini and Arthur Kraus Yvonne Lee Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Fourth District Cathy and Mark Louchheim Nigel Lythgoe Malouf Foundation Barbara and Buzz McCoy

Diane Wittenberg and David Minning Liz Levitt Hirsch Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Olivia and Anthony Neece The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Nova Ortho-Med Inc. The Estate of Robert W. Olsen Amy B. Ortner Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt Anne and Arnold Porath Rosemary Ringwald Sharon and Nelson Rising Marna and Rockwell Schnabel Dominique Shelton The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation Fran and Ray Stark Foundation / Wendy Stark Morrissey Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Bradley Tabach-Bank and Dee Dee Dorskind Maynard and Linda Brittan/ Traub-Brittan Family Foundation I.N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys Foundation Thomas Weinberger and Leslie Vermut The Wetsman Foundation/ Janis and William Wetsman $5K–$9,999 Libbie Agran Dean V. Ambrose Margot and Mark Armbruster Beverly and Frank Arnstein David Ayón and Monica Lozano Barry Baker Martha and Barry Berkett Sonia Boyajian and Alexander Rousmaniere Linda Maddocks Brown Louise and John Bryson Joan and Allan Burns Jane Centofante Richard and Karla Chernick Chevron Corporation Colburn Foundation Neda and Timothy Disney Maxine Dunitz Lois Erburu Joan and William Feldman Maude and Richard Ferry Lawrence N. Field Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy Julie and Bruce Goldsmith Lenore and Bernard Greenberg Roberta and Bruce Hammer Angela and Anthony Harris

THE DOROTHY B. CHANDLER LEGACY SOCIETY

A LEGACY DARES TO INSPIRE

The Dorothy B. Chandler Legacy Society honors and recognizes individuals who express their commitment to the arts by including The Music Center in their estate plans or creating an endowed fund.

Opportunities are provided for members to find camaraderie with others who share their passion and love of the arts at special programs and events. Perhaps the greatest benefit in becoming a member is the knowledge that you have established an enduring legacy - a lasting heritage for the community that will continue to touch lives for generations to come.

WAYS TO GIVE

• Include a bequest in your will or living trust • Create an estate note, an irrevocable pledge against one’s estate • Create an endowed fund.

• Establish a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust • Designate The Music Center as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance policy If you have made a provision for The Music Center in your estate plans or would like to learn more about our Legacy Society, contact Cheryl Brown at (213) 972-3316.

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HMS Host Pamela and Steven Hoefflin M.D., F.A.C.S Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen Kaiser Permanente Karisma Foundation Gerald Katell Carrie and Stuart Ketchum Judith Krantz Carl W. Large June Li Anita Lorber Marlene and Sandy Louchheim Bill Maldonado and Charles P. Souw Mark Mandel and Emilia Pirro-Mandel Nancy and Patrick McCabe Kathleen and Peter McCoy McKool Smith Ann and Greg Myer Steven Neu Annette and Peter O'Malley The Albert Parvin Foundation Phyllis and Henry Present Probity International Corp.

The Rauch Family Foundation Rios Clementi Hale Studios Ann and Robert Ronus Thomas Safran Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC Loren Schlachet and Brooke Elliott Lisa See and Richard Kendall Howard Sherman and Gregg Houston Marilyn and Eugene Stein Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz Cynthia Telles and Joseph Waz Gladys Turk Foundation Elinor and Rubin Turner Hope Landis Warner Dennis Wasser and Ruth Roberts Wasser Ron Watson $1K–$4,999 S and A Agate Foundation, Inc. Keith and Ingrid Agre Carey Pearlman and Tracy Albert Betsy and Harold Applebaum Lila Ash Shirley Ashkenas Jacqueline and Clarence Avant Alice Huang and David Baltimore Howard Banchik Sandy and Dan Bane Mary Jane Boggs Barger Paul N. Barkopoulos Margaret and David Barry

Margaret Bates and Scott Johnson Paul M. Beigelman, MD David Bender Joni and Miles Benickes Constance Chesnut and Sheldon Benjamin June and Paul Bilgore Leigh Lindsey and Andrew Blaine Rosanna Hirshon Bogart Yvonne Bogdanovich Pauline and Glenn Boghosian David C. Bohnett Mary Lou Boone Jocelyn and Thomas Borys Jill Bowman and Robert Ivey Selina and Brian Boxer Wachler Irene and Stuart Boyd Geri Brawerman Buchalter Nemer Alphonse Burnand & Charles Partridge Scholarship Trust Debbie and Jim Burrows Marcia Caden Rebecca and Reynolds Cafferata California Arts Council Thomas S. Campbell Fanya Carter Christopher Chandler Steven Chen and En-Hsien Liu Lillian Chin Allison Clago Jane and Lawrence Cohen Michelle Conroy Barry Cooper Nancy Cotton Catherine Cristall Mari L. Danihel Suzanne and Robert Davidow Nadine and Harold Davidson Gabrielle Davis Nancy and Donald de Brier Rafael de Marchena-Huyke Paulette and Audney DePaulo Lynne and James DeWitt Laura Donnelley Elizabeth and Ken Doran The Estate of Milena Dostanich Douglas Charitable Foundation Betty J. Dranow Robin and Michael Dreyer Elizabeth and Brack Duker Margaret and Jerrold Eberhardt Constance B. Elliot Bradley Ellis, Esq. and Grace Chen-Ellis MegAnn and Craig Ellis Dennis S. Ellis, Esq. Elisabeth Familian Farwest Insulation Contracting Fauci Companies, Inc. Bonnie and Ronald Fein Leah and Sam Fischer

THE MUSIC CENTER’S SUPPORTERS Erik Fleming Nanette and Burton Forester Harold Frankl Avis Frazier-Thomas and William Pearson Martin Freedman Gerald D. Friedman Susan Friedman John Fukunaga Diane Futterman Susan Brauneiss and Marc Gamsin Nancy and Eric Garen Hilary D. Garland Eva Gaustad Frederick and Leslie Gaylord Genevieve and Lewis Geyser Gold Family Charitable Foundation / Stanley Gold Denise and Andy Goldfarb Elaine Goldsmith Roslyn and Abner Goldstine Good Works Foundation Marjorie Goodson Louis Goren Anne Grausam Tricia and Richard Grey Marcy Gross Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, MD Glory D. Hammes Kevin Patrick Hanley Lisa and Steven Hansen Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co. Betty and Fred Hayman Laura Hein Drs. Vikki and Sidney Helperin Diane J. Henderson Phyllis and Michael Hennigan Stacey and Harold Henry Carol and Warner Henry Fabiola Hensley Claire and Robert Heron Gail Hershowitz Christine M. Hessler Linda Joyce Hodge Katie and Philip Holthouse Ruby Hori Deborah Hyde and Tom Graffy Ingrid and Frederic Ingram Innovative Artists Callan and Greg Irvin William H. Isacoff, MD Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D. David Jacoby Daniel Jaffe and Cynthia Monaco Tatiana and Todd James Ruth M. Jones Katherine Jordan and Mary Ann Skoko

Sydney and Peter Julien Mary Ann Rosenfeld Kadish and Sheldon Kadish Don Kates Leslie and Jack Kavanaugh Suzanne and Richard Kayne Anita and Fred Kemmerling Joanne Curley Kerner Barbara and Richard Kernochan KOCE-TV Joanne Kozberg Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald Vivian Krepack Lisa Kring Jacqueline and Jordan Kruse Tam and David Lachoff Grace Latt Mattie Mcfadden-Lawson and Michael C. Lawson Ellen and David Li Lee CC Pulitzer-Lemann and Monte Lemann II Drs. Shawn and Jo Libaw Anslyene Lloyd Chris Lloyd and Arleen Sorkin Christy and Michael Lowe Elizabeth and Robert Lowe Barry Lowitz Kirk Luetkehans Dr. Thomas and Marie Maclennan Fabio Madonna Carla Malden and Normal Beil Carol and Douglas Mancino Barbara and Joel Marcus Claudia and Michael Margolis Dean Marks Pauline Marks Ilene and J. Howard Marshall III Pamela and Ronald Mass Janis B. McEldowney Irene Mecchi Linda and Sheldon Mehr Barbara and Fred Miller Patricia Miller Shelley and Paul Miller Vibiana Molina Haydee and Carlos Mollura Kathy and Michael Moray Margaret Morgan and Wesley Phoa, Ph.D. Morrison & Foerster Foundation Susan and Gene Morrissey Patrick Morrow Anita and Mark Mothersbaugh Carol and Jerome Muchin Abby and Alan Myerson Network for Good Nevada Community Foundation Chris and Richard Newman

Rozann Newman Greg and Renae Niles Christine Marie Ofiesh Alan Oppenheimer Ellen Pansky Paradigm Talent Agency Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg Janet Petersen Nina and Leo Pircher The Muriel Pollia Foundation The Louis and Harold Price Foundation David Richard Pullman Pun'kin's Feiman Family Foundation Ina Lee Ramer Linda Reisian Vicki Reynolds and Murray Pepper Irene and Eytan Ribner Hadley and Lee Rierson Jill and Dennis Roach Katherine A. Robertson Rodriguez, Horii, Choi & Cafferata LLP Donna and Harvey Rosen Nancy and Brad Rosenberg Jerry Rosenstock Beverly and Melvin Rosenthal Helene Rosenzweig, M.D. Richard S. Roth Linda and Tony Rubin Susan Goldman Rubin Patricia and Daniel Ryan Peggy and Harvey Saferstein Maralee Beck and Andrew Safir Desiree and Joel Samuels Tawny and W.J. (Jerry) Sanders III Maxine Savitz Mariette and Alexander Sawchuk Valerie and Thomas Sayles The Schlum Charitable Trust Kim Schneider Sandra and Vin Scully Sedgwick LLP Joan and Arnold Seidel Stanley E. Sellers, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. P.K. Shah Mpambo and David Shaw The Estate of Jeneane Shield Doris M. Shimabukuro Ruth and David Simon Maggy and John Simon Rosa and Robert Sinnott Pamela J. Smith Lucerne Snipes Victoria Sofro Michael Solomon Sony Pictures Television

Jeffrey B. Soref and Paul Lombardi Lisa Spector St. Nick's Christmas Lighting Service Terry and Dennis Stanfill Katharine and Thomas Stoever Richard Stone and Marjorie Bender Strauss Foundation Ellen and James Strauss Tammy E. Strome I.H. Sutnick Traci Takahara Slacum Clare Phillips Tayback and Christopher Tayback Thornton Foundation Karen Todman Michael Towbes and Anne Smith Towbes Alex Trebek Catherine and Leonard Unger Joanne and Johannes Van Tilburg Laurie Vender and Stephen Halper Ann Wagner Daniel and Janice Wallace Carol and Stephen Warren Stuart M. Warren Hope Warschaw Marcia and Charles Wasserman Ph.D. Watson Land Company Lisa and Ronald Weckbacher Aviva Weiner and Paulino Fontes Eleanor Weintraub Sheila and Wally Weisman Luanne Wells Elizabeth Whiteman and Arash Kharestan Susan and Josh Wieder Patty and Richard Wilson Madeline and Kenneth Wolf Lucy and Jason Wolff Margie Woo Gillian Wynn YPO Manhattan Zao Management Beth McGlynn and James Zapp Ellen and Arnold Zetcher Ruth B. Ziegler Courtney and David Zifkin And to those who wish to remain anonymous

The Music Center strives to acknowledge all of our supporters appropriately. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Advancement Office at (213) 972-3356.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Support from the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: SHEILA J. KUEHL Third District, KATHRYN BARGER Fifth District, MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS Second District, Chairman, JANICE HAHN Fourth District, HILDA L. SOLIS First District