Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Complexions Contemporary Ballet dancer Kelly Marsh IV. Photo by Steven Trumon Gray.

APR 2018

GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS

DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET

Note from the

PRESIDENT

& CEO 2017/2018

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Lisa Specht Board Chair

Diane G. Medina Secretary

Robert J. Abernethy Cindy Miscikowski Vice Chairs

Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer

Rachel S. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer have always been attracted to risk-takers. As a young girl, I took a significant risk when I accepted the opportunity to move from Davis, California, to the “big city” of New York to become a professional dancer. Whether I was dancing with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), or eventually leading the company, I often needed the courage to try something I had not done before. That’s why I am so enamored of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, a company that never says no to trying something new or unexpected. In fact, this presentation of Complexions at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion — our fifth engagement in the 17/18 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center — is a prime example of Complexions’ willingness to take risks and deliver excellence, as a result.

Kudos to company co-founders Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson for bringing us incredible work, in particular StarDust, the company’s celebration of the artistic boldness of David Bowie. A groundbreaking force in his own right, Bowie redefined pop music, and, in fact, gender, with his distinctive personas, glam rock-inspired costumes and unwavering artistic innovation. This powerful dance tribute by a trailblazing company of a breakthrough artist showcases how Complexions breaks boundaries, blurring the lines between ballet and contemporary dance and creating a one-of-a-kind experience. I’m so pleased you have joined us to witness this piece and so much more from this passionate, creative dance company.

Speaking of beauty, lavish costumes and extraordinary dancing, I am thrilled that ABT returns to The Music Center for the 11th time from July 13–15, 2018, with La Bayadère.

MEMBERS AT LARGE William H. Ahmanson Wallis Annenberg Jill Baldauf Darrell Brown Kimaada M. Brown Dannielle Campos Greg T. Geyer Lisa Gilford David Gindler Kiki Ramos Gindler Brindell Gottlieb Maria Rosario Jackson Glenn Kaino Cary J. Lefton David Lippman Richard Lynn Martinez Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy Mattie McFadden Lawson Elizabeth Michelson Darrell D. Miller Shelby Notkin

ABT’s incredible roster of ballet stars will bring this beautiful tale alive.

DIRECTORS EMERITI

And, for an extra special treat, on June 5, 2018, we will present the Grand Finale

Peter K. Barker Judith Beckmen Eli Broad Ronald W. Burkle Amb. (ret.) John B. Emerson* Lois Erburu Richard M. Ferry Bernard A. Greenberg Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Amb. (ret.) Glen A. Holden Stuart M. Ketchum Amb. (ret.) Lester B. Korn

Performance of The Music Center’s Spotlight program at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. This amazing evening will showcase 14 of the most talented high school students in Southern California in a performance of a lifetime as we celebrate the 30 th anniversary of this arts training and scholarship program. One of The Music Center’s many arts education programs, Spotlight provides students with opportunities for personal and artistic growth, helping them develop the skills they need to pursue their dreams, such as self-esteem, preparation and perseverance. For more information about Spotlight, including sponsorship opportunities and tickets, visit musiccenter.org/spotlight.

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Warmly,

RACHEL S. MOORE President & CEO, The Music Center

William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER Presents

A DA N C E T R I B U T E TO

A L S O F E AT U R I N G

BACH 25

APRIL 20–22 COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET 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 Complexions Contemporary Ballet dancer Kelly Marsh IV. Photo by Steven Trumon Gray.

PROGRAM

ACT 1

BACH 25 Run Time: 25 minutes (World Premiere April 2018 — Arcata, CA) Choreography by Dwight Rhoden Music by Johann Sebastian Bach Lighting Design by Michael Korsch Costumes Design by Christine Darch Performed by The Company Featuring Desmond Richardson Program Note BACH 25 is an exploration of love and alliances. This work uses Bach and various transcriptions as its inspiration to explore the chemistry within relationships that can create harmony and discord.

INTERMISSION 15 minutes

CCB Dancer Addison Ector. Photo by Carlos Quezada.

* STARDUST was generously commissioned by Detroit's Music Hall Special Thanks to Vince Paul

ACT 2

STARDUST (World Premiere May 2016 — Detroit, MI) Run Time: 43 minutes A Ballet Tribute to David Bowie Choreography by Dwight Rhoden Music by David Bowie Costumes by Christine Darch Lighting Design by Michael Korsch Performed by The Company I. LAZARUS (Blackstar, 2016) — Brandon Gray & The Company II. CHANGES (Hunky Dory, 1971) — Andrew Brader & The Company III. LIFE ON MARS (Hunky Dory, 1971) — Greg Blackmon & The Company IV. SPACE ODDITY (Space Oddity, 1969) — Addison Ector & The Company V. 1984 (Diamond Dogs, 1974) — Timothy Stickney & The Company VI. HEROES (Heroes, 1977) — Sung by Peter Gabriel Jillian Davis, Brandon Gray, Addison Ector, YoungSil Kim, Kelly Marsh IV and Simon Plant VII. MODERN LOVE (Let’s Dance, 1983) — The Company VIII. ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars, 1972) Simon Plant & The Company IX. YOUNG AMERICANS (Young Americans, 1975) — The Company STARDUST is the first installment of a full evening length ballet tribute to the genre bending innovation of one of the most prolific rock stars of our time — DAVID BOWIE. This ballet takes an array of his hits and lays a visual imprint, inspired by his unique personas and his restless invention, to create a rock opera style production in his honor. With Bowie’s 40+ year career and 25 albums that stretch across musical borders, — STARDUST pays homage to the iconic and chameleonic spirit of what can only be described as...BOWIE.

Warszawa Written by David Bowie & Brian Eno Published by Tintoretto Music (BMI) administered by RZO Music, Inc EMI Music Publishing Ltd

Life on Mars?

Written by David Bowie Published by Tintoretto Music (BMI) administered by RZO Music, Inc; EMI Music Publishing Ltd; BMG Blue (BMI) obo Chrysalis Music Ltd

Lazarus Written by David Bowie Publishers: Nipple Music (BMI) administered by RZO Music, Inc.

1984 Written by David Bowie Published by Jones Music America (ASCAP) administered by ARZO Publishing; Bewlay Brothers Music; EMI Music Publishing Ltd; BMG Blue (BMI) obo Chrysalis Music Ltd

Changes Written by David Bowie Published by Tintoretto Music (BMI) administered by RZO Music, Inc; EMI Music Publishing Ltd; BMG Blue (BMI) obo Chrysalis Music Ltd

Heroes Written by David Bowie & Brian Eno Published by Tintoretto Music (BMI) administered by RZO Music, Inc ; EMI Music Publishing Ltd

Modern Love Written by David Bowie Published by Jones Music America (ASCAP) administered by ARZO Publishing Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide Written by David Bowie Published by Tintoretto Music (BMI) administered by RZO Music, Inc; EMI Music Publishing Ltd; BMG Blue (BMI) obo Chrysalis Music Ltd The Young Americans Written by David Bowie Published by Jones Music America (ASCAP) administered by ARZO Publishing; Bewlay Brothers Music; EMI Music Publishing Ltd; BMG Blue (BMI) obo Chrysalis Music Ltd

ABOUT THE COMPANY

FOUNDING ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER Dwight Rhoden ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER Jae Man Joo COMPANY REPETITEUR Clifford Williams ARTISTIC ADVISORS Carmen de Lavallade, Sarita Allen ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE Christina Dooling, Gary W. Jeter II, Christina Johnson, Natiya Kezevadze, Clifford Williams, Terk Lewis Waters TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER Michael Korsch RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER Christine Darch LIGHTING SUPERVISOR Jesse Muench PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Luis E. Santiago ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE / ASSISTANT TO THE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Sumaya Jackson THE COMPANY Greg Blackmon, Andrew Brader, Daniel Cooke, Jillian Davis, Addison Ector, Larissa Gerszke, Brandon Gray, Shanna Irwin, YoungSil Kim, Kelly Marsh IV, Simon Plant, Kelly Sneddon, Timothy Stickney, Candy Tong Apprentices: Erin Brothers Trainee: Isabella Caso ARTIST REPRESENTATIVE Margaret Selby President Selby / Artists Mgmt (212) 382-3260 mselby@selbyartistsmgmt.com selbyartistsmgmt.com COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET 22 Wilson Drive New Rochelle, NY 10801 (212) 777-7771 complexionsdance.org

STAFF Chief Executive Officer: James Giacopelli Development Associate: Danni Gee Benefit/Donor Relations: Muadi Dibinga Complexions Academy Artistic Directors: Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson Intensive Directors: Heather Guthrie, Meg Paul Complexions Experience Faculty: Natiya Kezevadze, Wendy White Sasser, Mark Caserta, Natalia Alonso Website Design: Jae Man Joo Company Photographers: Steven Trumon Gray, Jae Man Joo, Rachel Neville, Steve Vaccariello

Hailed as a “matchless American dance company” by the Philadelphia Enquirer, 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 Łódź Biennale, 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, Israel, Russia, New Zealand, Bermuda, Serbia, Jamaica and Australia.

Complexions 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.

In the 24 years since its inception, the company has born witness to a world that is becoming more fluid, more changeable and more culturally interconnected than ever before. Today, Complexions represents one of the most recognized and respected performing arts brands in the world. It is poised to continue its mission of bringing unity to the world, one dance at a time.

WHO’S WHO DESMOND RICHARDSON (Co-Founder, Co-Artistic Director) The first black American principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre, Desmond Richardson is hailed by The New York Times as one of the greatest dancers of his time. Nominated for a Tony Award for his role in the original Broadway cast of Fosse and deemed a standout in the Tony-Award winning production After Midnight, Richardson is highly esteemed by the American theater community. He appeared in Twyla Tharp’s Broadway production Movin’ Out, and had his singing debut in Burt Bacharach’s and Hal David’s The Look Of Love, choreographed by Ann Reinking and Scott Ellis.

Richardson has appeared on celebrated stages across the world, namely the Metropolitan Opera, the Kennedy Center, Paris Opera, the Bolshoi Theater, the Mariinsky Theatre, the State Kremlin Palace, Teatro Massimo and Teatro alla Scala for Moise e Pharoné, with Roberto Bolle and Maestro Riccardo Muti. He has been a member and invited guest of prestigious companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Frankfurt Ballet, Royal Swedish Opera Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Washington Ballet and San Francisco Ballet.

Richardson has received numerous awards including the Dance Magazine Award, Capezio Award, Ailey Apex Award, L.A. Ovation Award, Bessie Award and YoungArts Alumni Award. He has been a celebrity guest performer and choreographer for productions across media such as the American Music Awards, the Academy Awards, City Center’s Encore Series, Italy’s AMICI and international franchises of So You Think You Can Dance. Richardson has been featured by famed artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Elton John and Aretha Franklin, and he appears in celebrated films such as the OscarAward winning Chicago, Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe and the recent independent film, Fall to Rise. He has worked with fashion icon, Tom Ford, Chic’s Nile Rodgers and recently contributed to GrammyAward winning Jill Scott’s video Back Together, which features dancers from Complexions.

Internationally and domestically, he is a master teacher for programs like the New York’s All Stars Project, YoungArts Miami, United Way, The Pulse, NYCDA and ASH. He served as co-creative director and choreographer with David Monn for the Park Avenue Armory Gala Masquerade. Richardson is currently guest artist in residence at USC’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and is the visiting adjunct professor of dance at Southern Methodist University.

DWIGHT RHODEN (Founding Artistic Director/ Principal Choreographer) has established a remarkably wide-ranging career, earning distinction from The New York Times as “one of the most sought out choreographers of the day.” A native of Dayton, Ohio, Rhoden began dancing at age 17.

Rhoden has performed with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Les Ballet Jazz De Montreal and as a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In 1994, Rhoden and Desmond Richardson founded Complexions Contemporary Ballet. They have brought their unique brand of contemporary dance to the world for over two decades. Under Rhoden’s direction, Complexions has become a dance institution high in demand, as a center of innovation and cutting edge programming.

Rhoden’s choreography has been the lynchpin of the development of Complexions’ repertory. “Musicality, innovation, purpose, consistency, a brilliant use of stage space and the ability to tell a story — all these qualities make [Rhoden] one of today's elect choreographers” (Los Angeles Times). Since 1994, Rhoden has created over 80 ballets for Complexions, as well as for numerous other

companies, including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Arizona Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Colorado Ballet, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Joffrey Ballet, Miami City Ballet, New York City Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theater, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadanco, Mariinsky Ballet, Minneapolis Dance Theater, Phoenix Dance Company, Sacramento Ballet, Oakland Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, The Washington Ballet and Zenon Dance Company, among others.

Rhoden has also directed and choreographed performances for shows across a range of media, including So You Think You Can Dance, E! Entertainment’s Tribute to Style, Amici, and Cirque Du Soleil’s Zumanity, and he appeared in the feature film One Last Dance. He has also collaborated with a number of celebrated artists, including Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Kelly Clarkson, ELEW, David Rozenblatt, Nicholas Payton, The Drifters, Paul Simon, Billy Strayhorn, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, U2, The Turtle Creek Chorus and Patrick Swayze.

Rhoden is a recipient of various honors and awards including the New York Foundation for the Arts Award, The Choo San Goh Award for Choreography and The Ailey School’s Apex Award. Rhoden recently received an honorary doctorate degree from the Boston Conservatory in recognition of his extensive contributions to the field of dance.

In the spring of 2018, Rhoden will premiere a new work with San Francisco Ballet for Unbound: A Festival of New Works.

JAE MAN JOO (Associate Artistic Director, Resident Choreographer) started his classical ballet training in Kwang-Ju, Korea, where he was born and raised. He graduated from Dankook University in Seoul, where he studied classical ballet and both modern and traditional Korean dances. Joo joined Complexions in 1996, the same year he received the Best Individual Artist Award from the Bagnolet International Dance Festival in Paris, France. He was a principal dancer at both Complexions and Ballet Hispanico, and he has worked with famed choreographers such as Shen Wei, Zvi Gotheiner, Igal Perry, Jessica Lang and Michel Elliman.

Joo is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award for excellence in choreography in 2009. He choreographed Sorrow (Frank Schubert), performed at the Dance Theater Workshop, and Duet (Jules Massenet), performed at the Korean Dance Museum. As a resident choreographer for Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Joo choreographed a number of pieces between 2007 and 2013, including Tears (Sergei Rachmaninoff), Surface (Claude Debussy), Atmosphere (J.S. Bach), Flight (J.S. Bach), and Recur (Max Richter, Valentin Silverstov), all of which premiered at the Joyce Theater in New York City.

In 2015, his pieces Beautiful Imperfection and Into the Light were commissioned by Marymount Manhattan College and a partnership program between The Ailey School and Fordham University and the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, respectively. Ailey/Fordham would later also commission and perform Beautiful Imperfection. In 2016, he re-staged Into the Light for Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. Ailey II, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s junior company, which serves as a bridge between The Ailey School and the professional dance world, recently commissioned his piece Circular.

Joo is currently working on a contemporary piece for Jacob’s Pillow’s 85th anniversary season, in addition to a piece for Complexions’ 24th anniversary season, marking his sixth ballet for the company.

GREG BLACKMON (Dancer) began his formal dance training during his final two years at Emerson School for the Performing Arts. During his time there, he trained at Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and upon graduation, attended The Ailey School’s summer intensive program. After a few semesters at Ailey, he was awarded a scholarship to Dance Theater of Harlem (DTH) and later an apprenticeship with the DTH ensemble. Blackmon went on to dance with Opus Dance Theater Inc., Dance Iquail,

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, DanceWorks Chicago and Chicago Repertory Ballet. This upcoming dance season will be Blackmon’s third with Complexions.

ANDREW BRADER (Dancer) Born and raised in New Orleans, Brader began his training at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts with Karen Hebert, Jan Miller and Miguel Lopez. He attended The Harid Conservatory, receiving a full scholarship; the Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre; and studied privately with former ballerina Susan Jaffe.

He was invited to joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice, dancing with the Company at The Metropolitan Opera House. Brader later joined Houston Ballet for performances by Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, John Cranko, Kenneth MacMillan and George Balanchine.

He danced with the Los Angeles Ballet for four seasons, performing principal roles in George Balanchine's Agon, Four Temperaments, Serenade, and Kammermuzik No.2; Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto; Lar Lubovitch's The Evangelist; Bournonville's Napoli Pas de Six; original works by Josie Walsh, Sonya Tayeh and Olivier Wevers; and Melissa Barak's Scrying, the first dance installation performed at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. In 2009, Brader was nominated for the Lester Horton Award for Outstanding Achievement in Performance and was selected to dance with the National Choreographers' Initiative for four seasons in Orange County, California. He spent two seasons with BalletMet Columbus before joining Stadtische Theater Chemnitz in Chemnitz, Germany as a soloist. He joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet in 2014.

ERIN BROTHERS (Apprentice) joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet in 2017 as an apprentice.

Originally from Dallas, Brothers trained directly under the leadership of Geralyn Del Corso Garner.

In 2017, she graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts with distinguished high honors in dance. While at Booker T. Washington, she performed numerous leading roles in the school’s repertory series, choreographed by notables such as Jodie Gates, Emery LeCrone and Lar Lubovitch. Brothers attended summer intensives at the School of American Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet Academy and the Juilliard School, where she had the opportunity to study with distinguished professionals, including Taryn Kaschock Russell, Shannon Gillen Lipinski, Jeff Edwards, Suki Schorer, Darci Kistler and Complexions’ Christina Johnson, Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden. Upon graduating, Brothers was accepted and offered scholarships to the prestigious USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, Alonzo King LINES BFA program at Dominican University and Point Park University. She is thrilled to be dancing with her dream company and would like to thank her family for their unending love and support.

DANIEL COOKE (Dancer) received his early training in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He went on to study at the Orlando Ballet School and the Patel Conservatory in Tampa, FL. Cooke completed his post-secondary training at Canada’s National Ballet School. He subsequently joined the National Ballet of Canada, dancing works by Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev and James Kudelka, among many others. He was then invited to join the Dutch National Ballet Junior Company, where his repertory included classics by Sir Peter Wright, Alexei Ratmansky and Hans van Manen.

Cooke also danced new works by George Williamson, Eric Gauthier, Remi Wortmeyer, Ted Brandsen and Ernst Meisner. In addition to performing, Cooke began to choreograph in the Netherlands, creating two works for the Dutch National Ballet Junior Company. Noted for his interpretation of classical and modern works, Cooke has been praised by critics as “a gallant partner," carrying off the most “technical [and] fiendish” choreography with “cleanliness [and] aplomb.” After

returning to the United States, Cooke joined The Suzanne Farrell Ballet for its penultimate season, adding the works of George Balanchine to his repertory. This is Cooke’s first season with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

JILLIAN DAVIS (Dancer) started dancing at the age of three, in her hometown of Kutztown, PA. With the encouragement of mentors Jerzy Golek, Janie RossMorgan and Kip Martin, she focused on ballet as a professional career. She studied extensively with Susan Jaffe and Risa Kaplowitz at Princeton Dance and Theater Studio in Princeton, NJ, and also had the opportunity to study at schools including San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and LINES Ballet.

During her time in San Francisco and New York City, Davis explored her interest in choreography. She was a guest choreographer at Missouri Valley College and also developed Jillian Davis Dance Project. Her piece Tiel was featured at Jennifer Muller’s Hatched Series and selected as a finalist at Rider University’s Emerging Choreographer’s Showcase.

She continues to choreograph with small companies around the country, including Berks Ballet Theatre, where her work was featured in 2016. Davis’s most recent project was at Contemporary Ballet Dallas in April 2017, where she choreographed a ballet to Tom Waits’ Temptation.

Davis joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet as a company member in 2014. She has performed works by Desmond Richardson and William Forsythe and has been part of the creation process for several Dwight Rhoden world premieres, including Headspace, Strum, Gutter Glitter and the David Bowie tribute StarDust. Davis is also a teacher for Complexions Academy’s summer intensive and master classes. This will be her fourth season with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

ADDISON ECTOR (Dancer) Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Ector began dancing at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy at 13 years old.

After graduating high school, he was accepted into a three-year program at the Alvin Ailey School in New York City on Alistair Butler, Oprah Winfrey and Alvin Ailey scholarships. Ector attended Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program and performed with Germaul Barnes Viewsic Dance domestically and internationally. He has also performed with Company XIV. Ector is featured in The Art of Movement, by NYC Dance Project; Dancers After Dark by Jordan Matter; and Gap’s Fall 2015 Fitness Campaign. This will be Addison’s fifth season with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

LARISSA GERSZKE (Dancer) studied dance through her secondary education at Canterbury Arts High School in Ottawa, ON, where she was born and raised. She spent her summers attending programs at prestigious schools across Canada, including Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Ballet Jörgen and Quinte Ballet School of Canada. In 2016, Gerszke graduated with a BFA in Dance from Fordham University and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Working tirelessly on her craft, she partook in intensive programs with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Alonzo King LINES Ballet to develop a unique style. She has collaborated on various projects with artists across the country. Gerszke has toured, adjudicated and taught dance in over 11 countries and been featured in works by Dwight Rhoden, Bob Fosse, Alvin Ailey, Carmen Rozestraten, Taryn Kaschock Russell and Matthew Rushing. Gerszke is approaching her third dance season with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

WHO’S WHO BRANDON GRAY (Dancer) began his dance training at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., at the age of 13. He has trained under numerous choreographers, including Charles Augins, Katherine Smith, Melvin Deale, Treanna Alexander, and Nikki Sutton-Mackey. In 2012, Gray performed at Darnese Wilkerson’s first Summer Dance Experience at Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. Gray performed in several productions with Alicia Perkins’s Take a Bow Performing Arts group in Waldorf, MD, including The Wiz, A Lion’s Tale, Any Dream Will Do, and Nolan Williams’s The Christmas Gift. Other productions he has taken part of include Black Nativity, the Ailey School’s Roof Breaking Ceremony, Matthew Rushing’s Hudson Yards’ New York unveiling and Alvin Ailey’s Memoria at both the Kennedy Center and New York City Center. He is a recipient of the Capital Scholarship and has just completed his second year at The Ailey School. Gray is currently approaching his second season with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

SHANNA IRWIN (Dancer) grew up in Landing, NJ, where she began training as a competitive dancer. She trained at the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, under the direction of Nancy Turano. She spent her summers with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, World Dance Movement Italy and Vancouver’s Arts Umbrella. Irwin continued her studies at Marymount Manhattan College, under the direction of Katie Langan, and graduated with a BFA in Dance. Irwin began touring with Complexions during her senior year and has been part of the company since.

YOUNG-SIL KIM (Dancer) was born in Okayama City, Japan. She began her ballet training at Sugimoto Sonoko Ballet with Sonoko Sugimoto and Svetlana Assaouliak. At the age of 18, Youngsil moved to New York City to study dance at The Joffrey Ballet School, and she later attended the Ellison Ballet professional training program, where she graduated in 2008. She has danced with Configuration Dance Theatre, Eglevsky Ballet, Connecticut Ballet Company, Ballet Hispanico II and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. She has had the opportunity to perform works by choreographers including Susan Jaffe, Sidra Bell, Enzo Celli, Igal Peri, Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe and Dwight Rhoden. Kim attended summer courses at Walnut Hill, Houston Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Springboard Montreal and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She has been dancing with Complexions full-time since 2013.

KELLY MARSH IV (Dancer) graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in Dance and a concentration in Ballet.

Marsh began dancing at the age of 13 and received a full scholarship to the Center of Creative Arts in his hometown of St. Louis, MO, where he studied under the direction of Lee Noting. He was subsequently accepted into The Ailey School as a fellowship student. He was also accepted into numerous summer intensive programs at reputable schools such as Ailey, Perry Mansfield School of Theatre and Dance, Richmond Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Marsh has performed works by numerous world-renowned choreographers such as William Forsythe, George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham, Eliot Feld, Ethan Stiefel, Susan Jaffe and Darrell Grand Moultrie. Marsh can be seen in music videos including as a feature dancer in Jill Scott's Back Together and Nile Rodgers I’ll Be There. Marsh has been dancing with Complexions since 2014.

SIMON PLANT (Dancer) began training at the age of seven in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. Plant attended The Australian Ballet School under a scholarship grant from The Pratt Foundation and, in 2013, graduated with a degree in Classical Ballet and subsequently received the Murphy Award for Excellence in Contemporary Dance.

Upon graduating, Plant joined The Australian Ballet for two years, where he performed works by locally and internationally renowned choreographers such as Wayne McGregor, Graeme Murphy, Kenneth MacMillan, Simon Dow, Peter Wright, Stanton Welch, Jiri Kylian and Tim Harbour. In 2016, Plant joined Sydney Dance Company to dance in a commissioned piece by Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton.

Plant now lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is excited to be joining the dancers of Complexions Contemporary Ballet for their 2017-18 Season.

KELLY SNEDDON (Dancer) Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, Sneddon began her dance education under the direction of her mother, Susan Joines.

She continued her studies at North Carolina School of the Arts, under the direction of Brenda Daniels. Upon graduation, Sneddon took her dance education to The Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, where she studied with Davis Robertson and Brian McSween and became a member of The Joffrey Ballet Touring Company. In 2009, Kelly received the Maryland Distinguished Scholar Award for dance and was a ballet finalist for the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts.

In 2012, Sneddon joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet. In 2014, she debuted as a solo artist in Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles LOVE in Las Vegas. Sneddon became a Capezio athlete in 2015 and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Dance Informa Magazine and Dance Magazine. In 2017, she rejoined Complexions and has been dancing with the company since.

TIMOTHY STICKNEY (Dancer) began his dance training at the age of three, most notably under the direction of Rennie Gold at the Gold School in Massachusetts. While there, he was featured in a 2010 episode of DanceLife’s TV's Male Voices documentary series, and he won four Telly Awards.

In 2014, he graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program. He has performed the works of Alvin Ailey, Dwight Rhoden, Ronald K. Brown, Karole Armitage, Alejandro Cerrudo and Malcolm Low, among other reputable choreographers. He worked with the Equus Projects in New York and Sweden from 2012 to 2014, and has been working with the Francesca Harper Project since 2012. In 2014, Stickney began dancing with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

CANDY TONG (Dancer) was born in San Francisco, CA, where she received a full scholarship to train at San Francisco Ballet School. At the age of 13, Tong won Miss Dance of California, receiving top marks at nationals. At age 16, Tong studied at the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, where she had the opportunity to perform with the company, training privately under the direction of Drew Jacoby and Muriel Maffre. She placed 3rd at both Youth America Grand Prix and the American Ballet Competition and was invited to participate in the Helsinki International Ballet Competition in Finland. Tong performed throughout England with the English National Ballet School, where she received a diploma in Dance and has danced in numerous dance festivals and galas across the country. Her work has been showcased at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris by the Huffington Post and on Nikon Europe's ad campaigns.

Tong recently joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet and is approaching her first season with the company.

THE MUSIC CENTER’S SUPPORTERS

The Music Center thanks all its supporters and is proud to recognize those who gave $1,000 or more between January 2017 and April 2018. $1,000,000 and above Robert J. Abernethy The Ahmanson Foundation The Annenberg Foundation County of Los Angeles The James Irvine Foundation Merle and Peter Mullin Ring-Miscikowski Foundation/ The Ring Foundation/ Cindy Miscikowski $250K–$999,999 The Getty Foundation Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Lisa Specht $100K–$249,999 Bank of America / Cary H. Thompson / Dannielle Campos Helen and Peter Bing The Blue Ribbon Dorothy Chandler Program Fund Kiki and David Gindler Cynthia Watson, MD and David B. Katzin, MD, PHD Rao Makineni Jeffrey S. Saikhon Marc and Eva Stern Foundation Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl Wells Fargo Bank / Joseph Rice $50K–$99,999 CC Capital Edgerton Foundation Entravision Communications Corporation / Walter F. Ulloa Diego Castrejón and Richard E. Fiock Marcia Israel Foundation Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl Terri and Jerry Kohl Lauren Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation Marla and Cary Lefton Moss Foundation The Music Center Foundation Shelby Notkin Porsche Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP U.S. Bank / Darrell Brown Alyce and Warren Williamson

$25K–$49,999 Amgen Foundation / Cynthia M. Patton Pamela and Dennis Beck The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation California Arts Council The Capital Group Companies / Kimaada Brown City National Bank / Michael Pagano Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs James A. Doolittle Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase / Susan M. Wegleitner Helen Funai Erickson Fox Rothschild LLP / Darrell D. Miller The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Lee Graff Foundation Guggenheim Partners Nancy and Michael Harahan Gloria and Glen Holden Tylie Jones and John Towey KPMG LLP / Greg Geyer The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Jody and David Lippman LSMK Investments Los Angeles County Arts Commission Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Diane Medina Dwight Broadneax and Greg Moesser Merle and Peter Mullin National Endowment for the Arts Joyce and David Rabinov Max Ramberg Judith Reichman, MD Fredric Roberts Allison and Richard Roeder Laura and James Rosenwald Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom / Lisa Gilford Joni J. Smith Marie H. Song Catharine and Jeffrey Soros Union Bank

$10K–$24,999 Gay and Harry Abrams Maria V. Altmann Foundation Jane Arnault-Factor Susan Baumgarten JoAnn and Wayland Bourne Joan A. Friedman, PhD and Robert N. Braun, MD Claire and Brad Brian Carsey Family Foundation Walter and Ruth Chameides Elizabeth and Otis Chandler Richard and Karla Chernick Charlotte Hughes and Christopher Combs Ana and Robert Cook Mark H. Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell Sharon Darnov Gina DiBona Jennifer F. Diener Dizzy Feet Foundation Edison International Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Vera and Paul Guerin Ariella Herman Liz Levitt Hirsch Carole Shammas and Darryl Holter Randi and Richard Jones Kaiser Permanente Carol and Patrick Kinsella Rini and Arthur Kraus Kent Kresa Carl W. Large Anita Lorber Cathy and Mark Louchheim Macy's Malouf Foundation Nancy and Patrick McCabe Barbara and Buzz McCoy Beth and Leslie Michelson Diane Wittenberg and David Minning Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Ann and Greg Myer Olivia and Anthony Neece Jane Jelenko The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Nova Ortho-Med Inc. The Estate of Robert W. Olsen Amy B. Ortner Rose and Michael Pagano Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt Anne and Arnold Porath The Louis and Harold Price Foundation Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej The Rauch Family Foundation Rosemary Ringwald

Marna and Rockwell Schnabel The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation The Sidley Austin Foundation Dee Dee Dorskind and Bradley Tabach-Bank Sally and James Thomas Sue Tsao I.N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys Foundation Leslie Vermut and Thomas Weinberger The Wetsman Foundation / Janis and William Wetsman Wendy and Jay Wintrob $5K–$9,999 Charlene Achki-Repko Libbie Agran Dean V. Ambrose Beverly and Frank Arnstein Barry Baker Joni and Miles Benickes Lynn A. Booth Sonia Boyajian Joan and Allan Burns Chevron Corporation Colburn Foundation Suzanne and Robert Davidow Nancy and Donald de Brier Lynne and James DeWitt Robin and Michael Dreyer Maxine Dunitz Margaret and Jerrold Eberhardt Joan and William Feldman Maude and Richard Ferry Lawrence N. Field Joan and Larry Flax Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy Gerald D. Friedman Susan Friedman Frederick and Leslie Gaylord Ellie Kitta and Ron Goldie Homeira and Arnold Goldstein Roberta and Bruce Hammer Kevin Patrick Hanley Hollywood Foreign Press Association Katie and Philip Holthouse Joan and John F. Hotchkis Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation Alice and Julius Kantor Charitable Trust Anita and Fred Kemmerling Carrie and Stuart Ketchum June Li Marlene and Sandy Louchheim Charles P. Souw and Bill Maldonado Sherry Martin Kathleen and Peter McCoy The Albert Parvin Foundation

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; and • 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 the Legacy Society, contact Dasha Thomas at (213) 972-4319.

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Nina and Leo Pircher Phyllis and Henry Present Rios Clementi Hale Studios Ann and Robert Ronus Jerry Rosenstock Helene Rosenzweig, M.D. Peggy and Harvey Saferstein Thomas Safran Carol Saikhon Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC Loren Schlachet and Brooke Elliott Mpambo and David Shaw Socius Group, LLC Gladys Turk Foundation Catherine and Leonard Unger Hope Landis Warner Ron Watson $1K–$4,999 Keith and Ingrid Agre Maralee Beck and Andrew Safir Katherine Beyda and Michael Amundson Shirley Ashkenas Howard Banchik Sandy and Dan Bane Mary Jane Boggs Barger Paul N. Barkopoulos Laurel Beebe Barrack Margaret and David Barry Avery and Andrew Barth Paul M. Beigelman, MD Carla Malden and Normal Beil Constance Chesnut and Sheldon Benjamin James E. Berliner Lanie Bernhard June and Paul Bilgore Debra and Norris Bishton Leigh Lindsey and Andrew Blaine Yvonne Bogdanovich David C. Bohnett Mary Lou Boone Jocelyn and Thomas Borys Selina and Brian Boxer Wachler Irene and Stuart Boyd Geri Brawerman Linda Maddocks Brown Marcia Caden Rebecca and Reynolds Cafferata Fanya Carter Christopher Chandler Lillian Chin Katheryn and Arthur Chinski Allison Clago

Daniel Clivner and Steven Cochran Pamela and V. Shannon Clyne Jane and Lawrence Cohen Ann and Philip Colburn Eleanor Congdon David Conney, MD Nancy Cotton Catherine Cristall Alison Bryan Crowell and Richard Crowell Nadine and Harold Davidson Rafael de Marchena-Huyke Paulette and Audney DePaulo Laura Donnelley Elizabeth and Ken Doran Betty J. Dranow Elizabeth and Brack Duker Phyllis and Jim Easton Constance B. Elliot MegAnn and Craig Ellis Lois Erburu Elisabeth Familian Fauci Companies, Inc. Bonnie and Ronald Fein Leah and Sam Fischer Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald Erik Fleming Aviva Weiner and Paulino Fontes Nanette and Burton Forester Harold Frankl Martin Freedman Diane Futterman Allison Galloway Nancy and Eric Garen Hilary D. Garland Eva Gaustad Carol S. Gee Genevieve and Lewis Geyser Gold Family Charitable Foundation / Stanley Gold Denise and Andy Goldfarb Elaine Goldsmith Julie and Bruce Goldsmith Roslyn and Abner Goldstine Good Works Foundation Marjorie Goodson Gary Gordon Louis Goren Phyllis L. Gottlieb Deborah Hyde and Tom Graffy Anne Grausam Lenore and Bernard Greenberg Tricia and Richard Grey Marcy Gross Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, MD

Penny Haberman Maria Hall-Brown Lisa and Steven Hansen Laurie Vender and Stephen Halper Jeanne and Michael Harris Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co. Eugene Hawkins Morris A. Hazan Family Foundation Drs. Vikki and Sidney Helperin Diane J. Henderson Phyllis and Michael Hennigan Claire and Robert Heron Gail Hershowitz Christine M. Hessler Anita Hirsh Linda Joyce Hodge Valerie Foster Hoffman Ruby Hori Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen Ingrid and Frederic Ingram Callan and Greg Irvin William H. Isacoff, MD Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D. Cynthia Monaco and Daniel Jaffe Tatiana and Todd James Ruth M. Jones Mary Ann Skoko and Katherine Jordan Sydney and Peter Julien Mary Ann Rosenfeld Kadish and Sheldon Kadish Gerald Katell Don Kates Suzanne and Richard Kayne Barbara and Richard Kernochan KOCE-TV Bettina Korek Greg Korman Joanne Kozberg KPMG Community Giving Campaign Judith Krantz Vivian Krepack Ellen and David Li Lee Mee Mong Lee Aliza and Mike Lesser Linda Levie Drs. Shawn and Jo Libaw Library Foundation of Los Angeles Joanne and Ethan Lipsig Arleen Sorkin and Chris Lloyd LLWW Foundation Elizabeth and Robert Lowe

Barry Lowitz Kirk Luetkehans M. A .C . Cosmetics Dr. Thomas and Marie Maclennan Fabio Madonna Carol and Douglas Mancino Pauline Marks Ilene and J. Howard Marshall III Mary and David Martin Jane and Edward McAniff Irene Mecchi Linda and Sheldon Mehr Vibiana Molina Haydee and Carlos Mollura Kathy and Michael Moray Morrison & Foerster Foundation Susan and Gene Morrissey Patrick Morrow Carol and Jerome Muchin Network for Good Nevada Community Foundation Greg and Renae Niles Annette and Peter O'Malley Alan Oppenheimer Ellen Pansky Alphonse Burnand & Charles Partridge Scholarship Trust Judi and James Perzik Alexandra Scharff and Tom Pierson Nina and Leo Pircher Lori and Kenneth Polin The Muriel Pollia Foundation Laura Pope Probity International Corp.

David Richard Pullman Pun'kin's Feiman Family Foundation Joyce Rey Murray Pepper and Vicki Reynolds Hadley and Lee Rierson Ricki and Marvin Ring Sharon and Nelson Rising Rodriguez, Horii, Choi & Cafferata LLP Nancy and Brad Rosenberg Beverly and Melvin Rosenthal Richard S. Roth Linda and Tony Rubin S and A Agate Foundation, Inc. Desiree and Joel Samuels Ariane and Lionel Sauvage Maxine Savitz Mariette and Alexander Sawchuk The Schlum Charitable Trust Sherie and Alan Schneider

Kim Schneider Sandra and Vin Scully See's Candies Joan and Arnold Seidel Stanley E. Sellers, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. P.K. Shah Margarete Sikand Rosemary Simmons Maggy and John Simon Rosa and Robert Sinnott Traci Takahara Slacum Lucerne Snipes Lisa Spector St. Nick's Christmas Lighting Service Terry and Dennis Stanfill Marjorie Bender and Richard Stone I.H. Sutnick Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation Thornton Foundation Karen Todman Elinor and Rubin Turner Mary Lu Tuthill Gretchen Garrett Valentine Joanne and Johannes Van Tilburg Meredith and Jan Voboril Ann Wagner Daniel and Janice Wallace Susan and Stuart Warren Hope Warschaw Dennis Wasser and Ruth Roberts Wasser Marcia and Charles Wasserman Ph.D. Lisa and Ronald Weckbacher Eleanor Weintraub Sheila and Wally Weisman David & Sylvia Weisz Family Foundation Wells Family Charitable Foundation Susan and Josh Wieder Patty and Richard Wilson Margie Woo Beth McGlynn and James Zapp Ellen and Arnold Zetcher Courtney and David Zifkin And 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 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

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