Photo by Rachel Neville.
RACHEL S. MOORE
As we continue our 2025–2026
Dance season, it is my pleasure to welcome you to The Music Center’s iconic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. It is an honor to present the incredible Complexions Contemporary Ballet as it celebrates a remarkable milestone—its 30th anniversary.
Founded by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions was among the first companies to truly embrace inclusivity on stage, uplifting artists of color and celebrating dancers of all body types. In fact, long before these values became part of the broader conversation in the arts, Complexions was leading the way.
Complexions’ anniversary is a testament to why the company remains so relevant today. Dance reminds us of our shared humanity—it touches something universal, no matter our background or perspective. Complexions embraced that spirit from the beginning, showing how a centuries-old art form can continue to evolve, while reflecting the world we live in.
The company’s willingness to take artistic risks has borne remarkable fruit. You will witness extraordinary performers from diverse backgrounds shining in their roles and embodying the company’s bold fusion of athleticism, elegance and passion. Their artistry is a testament not only to the vision of Rhoden and Richardson, but also to the power of dance to unite, challenge and inspire us all.
Looking ahead, our season continues in 2026 with the return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for the third year of its exclusive Southern California residency at The Music Center (March 25–29, 2026). You will not want to miss Ailey’s powerful performances, which will include beloved classics from the Ailey repertory alongside new works by contemporary choreographers.
We continue to remember our dance benefactor, Glorya Kaufman, as we dedicate this season in her memory. We are deeply grateful for her visionary leadership and love for dance, which have made it possible for The Music Center to continue its commitment to bringing the foremost companies to our stages. I also offer my thanks to the members of Center Dance Arts for their steadfast support of dance in Los Angeles, and to all of you for joining us as we celebrate the exceptional artistry and success of Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Enjoy the performance!
Warmly,
Rachel S. Moore President & CEO, The Music Center
THE MUSIC CENTER 2025–2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Robert J. Abernethy
Chair
Cary J. Lefton
Darrell D. Miller
Vice Chairs
Rachel S. Moore
President & CEO
Susan M. Wegleitner
Treasurer
William Taylor
Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Charlene Achki Repko
Charles F. Adams
William H. Ahmanson
Romesh Anketell
Jill C. Baldauf
Phoebe Beasley
Kristin Burr
Dannielle Campos
Alberto M. Carvalho
Elizabeth Khuri Chandler
Amy R. Forbes
Greg T. Geyer
Joan E. Herman
Jeffrey M. Hill
Jonathan B. Hodge
Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen
Ronald D. Kaplan
Richard B. Kendall
Lily Lee
Keith R. Leonard, Jr.
Kelsey N. Martin
Elizabeth Michelson
Cindy Miscikowski
Teresita Notkin
Michael J. Pagano
Karen Kay Platt
Susan Erburu Reardon
Joseph J. Rice
Beverly P. Ryder
Thomas L. Safran
Maria S. Salinas
Corinne Jessie Sanchez
Mimi Song
Johnese Spisso
Michael Stockton
Jason Subotky
Timothy S. Wahl
Jennifer M. Walske
GENERAL COUNSEL
Rollin A. Ransom
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Peter K. Barker
Judith Beckmen
Darrell R. Brown
Ronald W. Burkle
John B. Emerson **
Richard M. Ferry
Bernard A. Greenberg
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
Kent Kresa
Mattie McFaddenLawson
Fredric M. Roberts
Richard K. Roeder
Claire L. Rothman
Joni J. Smith
Lisa Specht **
Cynthia A. Telles
James A. Thomas
Andrea L. Van de Kamp **
Thomas R. Weinberger
Alyce de Roulet Williamson
** Chair Emeritus
Current as of 10/6/2025
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COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET
Photo by Rachel Neville.
PROGRAM
Retro Suite
This Time, With Feeling (2025)
Choreography: Dwight Rhoden
Music: David Rozenblatt (original score) Divertimento*
Lighting Design: Michael Korsch
Costume Design: Christine Darch
Performed by: Bilgude Ariunbold, Aeron Buchanan, Michael Cherry, Angelo De Serra, Chloe Duryea, Aristotle Luna, Marissa Mattingly, Laura Perich Villasmil, Lucy Stewart, Manuel Vaccaro, April Watson
PROGRAM NOTE: Beethoven Concerto and This Time With Feeling are two pieces with identical choreography, composed to two different pieces of music. This exploration is a processoriented tool that bolsters the concept of movement as language and places the artist in the driver’s seat to interpret the choreography in different ways according to the music and the story to be told.
Deeply (2025)
Choreography: Dwight Rhoden
Music: Arvo Pärt (Spiegel im Spiegel)
Lighting Design: Michael Korsch
Costume Design: Christine Darch
Performed by: Jillian Davis, Joe González and Vincenzo Di Primo
* Where The Streets Have No Name, Every Breaking Wave, Vertigo, I Will Follow, Pride (In the Name of Love) performed by U2, written by Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
“BEAUTIFUL DAY” Words and Music by ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, PAUL DAVID HEWSON, LARRY MULLEN (c) UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INT. PUBLISHING, INC. ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INT. B.V. (ASCAP). Not for broadcast transmission. All rights reserved. DO NOT DUPLICATE.
“EVERY BREAKING WAVE” Words and Music by ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, PAUL DAVID HEWSON, LARRY MULLEN (c) UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INT. PUBLISHING, INC. ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INT. B.V. (ASCAP). Not for broadcast transmission. All rights reserved. DO NOT DUPLICATE.
“I WILL FOLLOW” Words and Music by ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, PAUL DAVID HEWSON, LARRY MULLEN (c) UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INT. PUBLISHING, INC. ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INT. B.V. (ASCAP) / Not for broadcast transmission. All rights reserved. DO NOT DUPLICATE.
“PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)” Words and Music by ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, PAUL DAVID HEWSON, LARRY MULLEN (c) UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INT. PUBLISHING, INC. ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INT. B.V. (ASCAP) / Not for broadcast transmission. All rights reserved. DO NOT DUPLICATE.
“VERTIGO” Words and Music by ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, PAUL DAVID HEWSON, LARRY MULLEN (c) UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INT. PUBLISHING, INC. ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INT. B.V. (ASCAP) / Not for broadcast transmission. All rights reserved. DO NOT DUPLICATE.
“WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME” Words and Music by ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, PAUL DAVID HEWSON, LARRY MULLEN (c) UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INT. PUBLISHING, INC. ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INT. B.V. (ASCAP) / Not for broadcast transmission. All rights reserved. DO NOT DUPLICATE.
“WITH OR WITHOUT YOU” Words and Music by ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, PAUL DAVID HEWSON, LARRY MULLEN (c) UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INT. PUBLISHING, INC. ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INT. B.V. (ASCAP) / Not for broadcast transmission. All rights reserved. DO NOT DUPLICATE.
Gone (2000)
Choreography: Dwight Rhoden
Music: Odetta
Lighting Design: Michael Korsch
Costume Design: Christine Darch
Performed by: Michael Cherry, Aristotle Luna, Angelo De Serra (10/24, 10/26)
Michael Cherry, Aeron Buchanan, Manuel Vaccaro (10/25)
Ave Maria (1995)
Choreography: Dwight Rhoden
Music: Giulio Caccini*
Lighting Design: Michael Korsch
Costume Design: Christine Darch
Performed by: April Watson & Joe Gonzalez (10/24, 10/25)
Chloe Duryea & Bilgude Ariunbold (10/26)
Costume Reconstruction made possible by: Tyrone D. Davidson
*Ave Maria by Giulio Caccini
Mercy (excerpt) (2009)
Music: Hans Zimmer*
Performed by: The Company
* Mercy: 160 Bpm by Hans Zimmer.
— INTERMISSION —
For Crying Out Loud (excerpts) (2023)
Choreography: Dwight Rhoden
Music: U2*
Lighting Design: Michael Korsch
Costume Design: Christine Darch
Performed by: The Company
1. “Where The Streets Have No Name”
2. “I Will Follow”
3. “Every Breaking Wave”
4. “Vertigo”
5. “With Or Without You”
6. “Pride”
Desmond Richardson, Igal Perry and Jae Man Joo. In 2012, Kezevadze left touring life to focus on motherhood and to embrace her love for teaching. She has taught at The Joffrey Experience in NYC and Broadway Dancer Center. She was assistant choreographer with the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute and for Dwight Rhoden’s original international production of the Great Gatsby ballet. Today, Kezevadze continues performing with Complexions as rehearsal director, teaching as master faculty at the Complexions Academy and collaborating in various dance projects.
NATALIA ALONSO (Rehearsal Director) began her career in dance when joining Ballet Hispánico in 2001, for which she received accolades in Dance Magazine’s cover story for her work with the company. Shortly thereafter, she joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet where she danced for five seasons. Alonso then performed the role of Maria Tallchief in Nikkolai and the Others at Lincoln Center. She can also be seen in commercial publications such as Discount Dance and Baltogs, as well as several TV shows including Law and Order: SVU. Alonso is currently performing with The Metropolitan Opera and has appeared in productions of Die Rosenkavalier, Carmen, La Nozze de Figaro, Die Fleidermaus, Rigoletto and Turandot. Before beginning her career as a professional dancer, Alonso received a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University, where she also performed and co-directed a student-run dance company. Alonso has taught master classes at institutions such as The Juilliard School, the Joffrey Ballet School, Barnard, Broadway Dance Center, Perry Mansfield and is also a certified GYROTONIC® instructor.
CHRISTINA DOOLING (Rehearsal Director) began her career performing with Complexions Contemporary Ballet after working with Dwight Rhoden at NYU Tisch. After several exhilarating years with the company, Dooling parted ways to pursue additional opportunities. Credits include The Phantom of the Opera, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Flesh & Bone, and performances with artists such as Pharrell and Camila Cabello, to name a few. Dooling is honored
to support Complexions in its 30th season. Represented by Lakey Wolff & Company.
MICHAEL KORSCH (Resident Lighting Designer) is a lighting, projection and scenic designer based in Philadelphia, PA, where he earned
his B.A. in theatre from Temple University. He has worked with numerous directors and choreographers, creating hundreds of visual designs for dance, theatre and other live performances throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Korsch has been the resident lighting designer for Complexions Contemporary Ballet since 1998 and Ballet Arizona since 2001. In addition, Korsch has created designs for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Backhausdance, BalletMet, Ballet Nice Méditerranée, Ballet West, BalletX, Carolina Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Cleveland Play House, Czech National Ballet, DanceBrazil, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Disney Creative Entertainment, English National Ballet, FELA! The Concert, Houston Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, MOMIX, Oakland Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin and Washington Ballet, among others.
CHRISTINE DARCH (Resident Costume Designer) has designed for Complexions since 2006. She designs and builds costumes for many choreographers including Julia Adam, Natasha Adorlee, Jennifer Archibald, Val Caniparoli, Rena Butler, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Jen Freeman, Adam Hougland, Jae Man Joo, James Kudelka, Gabrielle Lamb, Edward Liang, Matthew Neenan, David Parsons, Caili Quan, Amy Seiwert, Merián Soto, Septime Webre and Yin Yue. Darch has been commissioned by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Astana Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Arizona, Ballet Hawaii, Ballet Memphis, Ballet Met, Charlotte Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Gibney Dance, Gwangju City Ballet, Houston Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Madco, Marin Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Le Ballet Nice Méditerranée, Oklahoma City Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Parsons Dance, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Post: ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Seoul Metropolitan Ballet, Singapore
Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Washington Ballet and BalletX. Her full-length works include The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Dwight Rhoden’s Othello. She builds costumes from her studio in East Northport, NY.
DANCE ARTISTS
BILGUDE
ARIUNBOLD (Dance Artist) is originally from Mongolia and trained as a ballet dancer at the Mongolian Conservatory from 2005 to 2012. In 2009, while still a student, he was chosen to join the State Academic Theater of Opera and Dance, where he performed as a soloist until 2015. He then joined Wise Ballet Theatre in South Korea as a principal dancer (2015–2021). Ariunbold studied choreography for three years at Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture, where he created and performed his own choreography called Energy. He joined Complexions in January 2024.
JORDAN BEASLEY (Dance Artist) began his training in competitive dance and classical ballet in Los Angeles before continuing his studies at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Miami City Ballet on full scholarships. He launched his professional career with IAF Company, performing in a range of on-camera commercial projects and creating work as both a dancer and choreographer for music videos and live productions. Beasley has appeared as a guest artist with American Contemporary Ballet and Pacific Festival Ballet and was a featured soloist in an immersive cabaret performance at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Now pursuing his career in New York, he is dedicated to further expanding his artistry and exploring new performance opportunities.
AERON BUCHANAN (Dance Artist) began his formal training at 10 at Maryland Youth Ballet, but Buchanan’s passion for dance has been there since
WHO’S WHO
birth. Having a mother who was a former dancer and studio owner, Buchanan’s love of movement came naturally. He trained at The Washington Ballet and then at Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA), graduating in 2017. He spent summers attending programs such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The School of American Ballet, Boston Ballet, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and Dance Theatre of Harlem. After graduating from BSA, he attended the year-round programs at Boston Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet before joining Cincinnati Ballet’s second company, followed by Nashville Ballet as an apprentice in 2020 and was promoted to company artist in 2022. During his four seasons with the company, he was featured in works by Jermaine Spivey, Jennifer Archibald, Justin Peck, Jiří Kylián and Matthew Neenan. Buchanan joined Complexions in 2024.
MICHAEL CHERRY (Dance Artist) was born and raised in Spring field, VA. He is a graduate of George Mason University and received a BFA in dance as well as a minor in arts management. Cherry has had the opportunity to dance in works created or set by Camille A. Brown, Alejandro Cerrudo, Doug Varone, Manuel Vignoulle, Rafael Bonachela, Rena Butler, Fiona Jopp, Susan Shields, Shaun Boyle-Darcy and Christopher d’Amboise. He has had the opportunity to attend the Juilliard Summer Dance Intensive twice, Complexions’ summer and winter intensives, as well as LINES’ summer dance intensive. He joined Complexions in 2024.
ANGELO DE SERRA (Dance Artist) grew up in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. He began his professional training at the age of 14 with Sharon Podesva, his private American Ballet Theatre (ABT) teacher. He attended summer intensives at The Royal Ballet School, American Ballet Theatre and Academie Princesse Grace. At the age of 17, he was awarded senior male classical top six at Youth America Grand Prix Italy and, a year later, won first place as a classical soloist in the Expression International
Dance Competition in Florence were he received a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School. He then moved to Cannes, France, graduated from PNSD-Rosella Hightower and joined Cannes Jeune Ballet. After moving to New York City to attend The Ailey School, he attended intensives at the Complexions Academy. He joined Complexions as an apprentice in 2022 and was promoted to company member in 2024.
VINCENZO DI PRIMO (Artist in Residence) grew up in Adrano, Sicily, Italy, and graduated from the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy. Di Primo performed with some of the world’s most reputable dance companies including The Royal Ballet of London and danced works from choreographers including Kenneth MacMillan, Crystal Pite, Marius Petipa, Peter Wright, Frederick Ashton, Morgann Runacre-Temple, Nacho Duato, Natalia Horecna, Dwight Rhoden, Justin Peck, Jae Man Joo, Ricardo Amarante and Jenn Freeman. Di Primo received several awards including prize winner and contemporary prize at The Prix de Lausanne, gold medal and Nureyev prize at Grand Prix de Paris, outstanding artistry prize at Youth America Grand Prix New York, and bronze medal at the Beijing International Ballet Competition. In 2019, he was a contestant and finalist on the Italian TV show Amici, followed by his joining of the company. In 2021, Di Primo was included in Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.” Di Primo joined Complexions in 2019.
CHLOE DURYEA (Dance Artist) received her early dance training near her hometown of Haslett, MI. At ages 16 and 17, she attended American Ballet Theatre’s summer intensive as a national training scholar on full scholarship. Duryea graduated from Indiana University’s Jacob School of Music with highest distinction, earning a B.S. in ballet with an outside field of kinesiology. At Indiana University, she was featured in works by Twyla Tharp, Dwight Rhoden and, as Princess Aurora, in The Sleeping Beauty. Duryea has performed as a guest artist with the Ruth Page Civic Ballet and the Indianapolis School of Ballet, where she performed George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker pas de deux. Prior to joining Complexions, Duryea has danced professionally with Elements Contemporary Ballet, James Sewell Ballet
and performed at the Cannes Dance Festival. Since joining Complexions, Duryea has had the opportunity to dance works by Dwight Rhoden, Justin Peck, Ricardo Amarante and Jae Man Joo, as well as perform at the Jacob’s Pillow dance festival. Duryea joined Complexions in 2023.
ARISTOTLE LUNA (Dance Artist) began as a trainee with Complexions Contemporary Ballet in the spring of 2022 while in college. He grew up on Salt Spring and Orcas Islands in the Salish Sea and began dancing full-time at age 10 under the direction of Anthony the Dancer. He was a member of The Island Inspiration All Stars; studied ballet, contemporary, tap, hip-hop, salsa, jazz and aerial acrobatics; and performed in many shows, including Billy in Billy Elliot. He also trained with Ariel Serrano at the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School, Homer Bryant of the Chicago MultiCultural Dance Center and did an apprentice-residency with Dance Now! Miami. Summer intensives include Jacob’s Pillow, Orsolina28, Hubbard Street, Houston Ballet and Interlochen. Luna completed his BFA in dance and graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in May 2024. In his spare time, Luna is an avid capoerista and Charles Mingus devotee. He became an apprentice with Complexions in 2024 and was promoted to company member in 2025.
MARISSA MATTINGLY (Dance Artist) grew up in Tampa, FL, where she was trained in several different styles of dance since three. She started to take ballet and contemporary more seriously at 13 when she began training at All American Dance Factory and Classical Ballet School under the direction of Terri Howell and Julio Montano. With this training, she took part in many ballet competitions. She is a four-time YAGP finalist and performed in the UBC 2022 finals gala as a legacy award winner. She attended her first Complexions’ summer intensive in 2021 and was invited to take part in the company’s two-week trainee program in the spring of 2022. She then joined Complexions in August of 2022 at 17. Since then, she has performed in numerous ballets by Dwight Rhoden, including four world premieres at The Joyce Theater of Endgame, For Crying Out Loud, Bolero and Deeply. @marissa_mattingly_
LAURA PERICH
VILLASMIL (Dance Artist) was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where she began training at three. She then moved to Houston, TX, where she continued her training with Catriona Steel and completed The Royal Academy of Dance Ballet exams under Steel’s direction. After graduating, Villasmil then joined Texas Ballet Theater’s Studio Training Company completing two full years in the program. In 2021, Villasmil moved to New York City and joined Ballet Hispánico’s professional studies program as part of the inaugural cohort on full scholarship where she had the opportunity to tour and be a guest artist for the main company. Villasmil then joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet as an apprentice. Villasmil has had the opportunity to work with and perform works by Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, Gustavo Ramirez-Sansano, Pedro Ruiz, Eduardo Vilaro, Norbert De La Cruz III, Tsai-Hsi Hung, Morgan McEwen, Ben Stevenson and more. She joined Complexions as a full-time dancer in 2025.
JASMINE
ROBINSON (Dance Artist) was born in Long Island, NY and raised in Scottsdale, AZ where she discovered her passion for dance and art at an early age. She trained at Master Ballet Academy, studying the Vaganova Method, while gaining a diverse dance education through competition dance. She went on to join Phoenix Ballet Studio Company and was a trainee and guest artist with Complexions during their 2021-2022 season. She pursued higher education at the University of Southern California (USC), earning a BFA in Dance with a minor in Psychology. During her time at USC, she performed works by Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck and Kyle Abraham. She furthered her training at intensives such as Nederlands Dans Theater, Orsolina28, Complexions Academy, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and assists with New York City Dance Alliance (NYCDA). Robinson joined Complexions in 2025.
IMANI SAILERS (Dance Artist) is a native Chicagoan and began her dance training at the Chicago MultiCultural Dance Center at three. Throughout her early training, she attended various summer courses including Pacific Northwest Ballet,
Charlotte Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The School at Jacob’s Pillow. In 2013, she graduated from Indiana University’s (IU) Jacobs School of Music with a B.S. in ballet with an outside field in political science. At IU, Sailers performed works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor and more. Sailers joined Nashville Ballet’s second company in 2017, was promoted to company apprentice in 2018 and advanced to company artist in 2019. In 2018, she was named one of Pointe Magazine’s “Stars of the Corps.” During her eight seasons with Nashville Ballet, she performed works by Paul Vasterling, Val Caniparoli, Matthew Neenan, Jennifer Archibald, Justin Peck, Jermaine Spivey, Jiří Kylián and more. Sailers joined Complexions in 2025.
LUCY STEWART (Dance Artist) grew up in Lakewood, CO, dancing at Colorado Ballet and Kinetic Arts Dance Studio. She spent her summers training with American Ballet Theatre, The Joffrey Ballet, Complexions and Colorado Ballet. Stewart attended numerous Complexions’ summer intensives from 2017 to 2021, in addition to its pre-professional program in New York in 2019 and 2020. Prior to joining Complexions in 2022, Stewart studied at The Juilliard School in the dance division. She has had the opportunity to study with various leading artists in the dance world, including Ohad Naharin, Francesca Harper, Houston Thomas, Tiler Peck, Rena Butler, James Whiteside, Karole Armitage, Matthew Neenan, Jae Man Joo, Jenn Freeman and Ricardo Amarante, as well as the opportunity to perform Set and Reset by Trisha Brown. In addition to dancing with Complexions, she has had various teaching opportunities, is a Bloch Influencer and is attending Fordham University’s professional and continuing studies program part-time.
MANUEL VACCARO (Dance Artist) was born in Modica, a small Sicilian city in Italy. His passion for dance has lived since he learned how to walk. He began his dance studies at the age of six at a private school in Sicily. When he turned 10, Vaccaro was admitted to the Rome Opera House dance school where he studied for four years. In September 2018, he started studying at the Rosella Hightower dance school in France. After sending a video audition to the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia,
in 2019, he was admitted and studied there for three years. In June 2022, Vaccaro received his diploma in professional dance and ballet teaching from the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Vaccaro joined Complexions in 2023. @manuel_vaccaro_
APRIL WATSON (Artist in Residence) began her dance training at eight at University North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) preparatory program and graduated from its high school program in 2016. She spent her summers with the School of American Ballet, Houston Ballet, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Charlotte Ballet, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Joffrey Academy —all on scholarship. After graduating from UNCSA, she spent two years in Los Angeles studying under the direction of Debbie Allen as an artist in residence. Watson joined Complexions in 2019 and has recently become part of the Complexions Academy faculty. In January 2025, Watson was highlighted as the digital cover star of Pointe Magazine. @wca_
DRAZEN WILMERS (Apprentice) is a dancer who is grounded in curiosity, discipline and a genuine love for movement. Originally from Cincinnati, OH, Wilmers received his BFA in dance from Point Park University, where he trained in a range of techniques that shaped his versatility. Wilmer’s expansive skill set is exemplified through his performances of works by some of the most influential choreographers in the field. His repertoire includes Sweet Fields by Twyla Tharp, Cry Me by Jae Man Joo, Serenade by George Balanchine, Boots on the Ground by Mike Tyus and Luca Renzi, Cloudline by Robyn Mineko and Steel City by Houston Thomas—each piece contributing to his rich and diverse dance experience. These works have deepened his understanding of movement, storytelling and collaboration. With a strong educational foundation and a steadily growing professional career, Wilmers continues to establish himself as a remarkable and evolving talent within the dance community. He joined Complexions in 2025.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Hailed as a “matchless American dance company” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Complexions Contemporary Ballet transcends dance tradition through a groundbreaking approach to the art. Founded in 1994 by master choreographer Dwight Rhoden and the legendary Desmond Richardson, Complexions’ foremost innovation is to remove boundaries, not reinforce them. The company blends methods, styles and cultures from across the globe, and the result is a continually evolving form of dance that reflects the movement of our world — and all its cultures — as an interrelated whole.
Complexions’ artistic directors and company members teach master classes around the world to dancers of all levels, bringing the company's inventive vision of human movement to five continents, over 20 countries and over 20 million television viewers. The company has also performed at major dance festivals throughout Europe. These include Italy’s Festival of Dance; France’s Isle De Dance Festival and Maison De La Dance Festival; the Holland Dance Festival; Switzerland’s Steps International Dance Festival; Poland’s kódźBiennale, Warsaw Ballet Festival and Kraków Spring Ballet Festival; and Spain’s Dance Festival of Canary Islands. Complexions has toured extensively throughout the Baltic Regions, Korea, Brazil, Japan, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Israel, Russia, New Zealand, Bermuda, Serbia, Jamaica and Australia.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet has received The New York Times Critics’ Choice Award, among numerous other awards. It has appeared in theaters across the U.S., including The Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New Victory Theater (New York City), the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts (New Orleans), Paramount Theatre (Seattle), The Music Center (Los Angeles), Winspear Opera House (Dallas), Cutler Majestic Theatre (Boston), the Music Hall (Detroit) and the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), as part of the 2017 Ballet Across America. Prominent theaters abroad that have hosted Complexions include the Bolshoi Theatre, the Kremlin Theatre (Moscow), The Mikhailovsky Theater (St. Petersburg) and the Melbourne Arts Center. Over the past three decades, the company has witnessed a world becoming more fluid, more changeable and more culturally interconnected than ever before. Today, Complexions Contemporary Ballet represents one of the most recognized and respected performing arts brands worldwide.
STAFF
Production Supervisor: Harrison Hoffert
Stage Manager: Madison Ellis
Lighting Supervisor: Jenni Propst
Programming And Logistics Manager: Bex Silberfein
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Everick Brown
Dwight Rhoden
Desmond Richardson
Carl Nelson
Sarah Picot
Felicia Swoope
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Debbie Allen
Angela Bassett
Wren T. Brown
Susan Jaffe
Carmen de Lavallade
Lisa Niemi Swayze
Courtney B. Vance Pauletta Washington
COLLABORATORS
Publicist: Richard Kornberg & Associates
Photographers: Rachel Neville, Steve Vaccariello Company, Taylor Craft, PhotosbyDrizzy, The Gingerb3ardman Photography
Accompanists: Ai Isshiki, Dan Meinhardt, Alice Hargrove
Videographer: Jacob Hiss
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CDA dance season preview brunch at the Jonathan Club. Photo by Michelle Shiers.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Caroline T. Dartey. Photos by Dario Calmese.
The Music Center Thanks Center Dance Arts
From all of us at The Music Center, we thank Center Dance Arts members for their unwavering support of dance. We welcome you and look forward to many seasons of dance ahead!
Center Dance Arts Board of Directors
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Jane Jelenko*
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Lawson
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Julia Strickland
Sue Tsao
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Photos (left to right): CDA President Charlene Achki Repko (far left) with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Interim Artistic Director Matthew Rushing (far right); past CDA President Sue Baumgarten asks a question of the artists; and President & CEO of The Music Center Rachel S. Moore (second from left) with guests at the Meet the Artists Reception. Photos by Michelle Shiers.
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
As a steward of The Music Center of Los Angeles County, we recognize that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants — past, present and emerging — as they continue their stewardship of these lands and waters. We acknowledge that settler colonization resulted in land seizure, disease, subjugation, slavery, relocation, broken promises, genocide and multigenerational trauma. This acknowledgment demonstrates our responsibility and commitment to truth, healing and reconciliation and to elevating the stories, culture and community of the original inhabitants of Los Angeles County.
We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these ancestral lands. We are dedicated to growing and sustaining relationships with Native peoples and local tribal governments, including (in no particular order) the:
• Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
• Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council
• Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians
• Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation
• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
• San Fernando Band of Mission Indians
Janice Hahn Supervisor, Fourth District
Lindsey P. Horvath Supervisor, Third District
Kathryn Barger Chair, Fifth District
Holly J. Mitchell Supervisor, Second District
Hilda L. Solis Chair Pro Tem, First District
(From left to right)
This acknowledgment, however, is empty without our efforts to counter the effects of structures that have long enabled injustice against Native Americans. The Music Center is committed to working with First Peoples to build and sustain partnerships and grow collaborations that engage and respect the knowledge, expertise and agency of First Peoples, past, present and future. The Music Center strives to be a champion of the arts in Los Angeles for all people. We are listening, learning, unlearning, and will evolve in the work ahead.
To learn more about the First Peoples of Los Angeles County, please visit the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission website at lanaic.lacounty.gov
Photo Credit: David Franco, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Photographer.