The Joffrey Ballet's Romeo & Juliet

MAR 2018

GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER T H E JOF F R E Y BA L L E T

Joffrey Company Artists: Christine Rocas and Rory Hohenstein. Photo by Cheryl Mann.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Lisa Specht Board Chair

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Rachel S. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer s our dance season continues, it's my pleasure to welcome you to The Music Center’s beautiful Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and also to welcome the return of one of Los Angeles’ favorite ballet companies, The Joffrey Ballet, under the direction of Artistic Director Ashley Wheater. For many in Los Angeles, having the company back at The Music Center is like a homecoming.

The Music Center hosted its first presentation of the Joffrey in 1969. Based originally in New York, the company had its second home here at The Music Center from 1982–1991, presenting a full season at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. While the Joffrey’s move to permanent residence in Chicago provided us with the opportunity to curate and launch an international dance series — Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center— the company’s earlier L.A. residency made it possible for The Music Center to cultivate interest and enthusiasm about the power and artistry of dance for many in our community. Now the Joffrey is back in L.A., and we are thrilled to host the company once again.

The Joffrey's return has special meaning for me. It was the company’s founder, Robert Joffrey, who bolstered my confidence as a dancer, when he offered me a scholarship at the age of 13 to come to New York to pursue my passion. Mr. Joffrey was known for his unwavering support for and cultivation of young talent, and the company continues to work with aspiring dancers at the Joffrey Academy of Dance. The opportunity to transform lives through the arts, from young to old, is something we also hold dear at The Music Center, and, like the Joffrey, our commitment to arts education stems from ourv earliest years. As but one example of that support, we are delighted that 2,500 high school students will experience the Joffrey at a free student matinee during the company’s performances here in Los Angeles.

The Joffrey is featured in both Romeo & Juliet, presented by Dance at The Music Center, and in Orpheus and Eurydice, presented by LA Opera. With Romeo & Juliet, the company gives this timeless story a contemporary twist, showcasing the challenges we face when societal pressures threaten individual freedom. That storyline is particularly relevant today.

We are honored to present the Joffrey and delighted you are here to experience its incredible virtuosity.

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

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GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER Presents

A ballet in three acts based on the play by William Shakespeare Choreography by KRZYSZTOF PASTOR Music by SERGEI PROKOFIEV

Original Set and Costume design by TATYANA VAN WALSUM Lighting by JACK MEHLER

based on the original Lighting Design by BERT DALHUYSEN

Support for this presentation is provided, in part, by: Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation • Bank of America • Center Dance Arts • Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund • Elisabeth Katte Harris • The Music Center Foundation • The Music Center Annual Fund Joffrey Company Artists: Christine Rocas and Rory Hohenstein. Photo by Cheryl Mann.

Romeo & Juliet, op. 64 composed by Sergei Prokofiev. By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC., publisher and copyright owner.

ARTISTIC TEAM

ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director

ROBERT JOFFREY Founder

GREG CAMERON Executive Director

GERALD ARPINO Founder

Artists of The Company

Dylan Gutierrez, Jeraldine Mendoza and Joffrey Company Artists. Photo by Cheryl Mann.

MATTHEW ADAMCZYK DERRICK AGNOLETTI YOSHIHISA ARAI AMANDA ASSUCENA EDSON BARBOSA MIGUEL ANGEL BLANCO EVAN BOERSMA ANAIS BUENO FABRICE CALMELS RAÚL CASASOLA VALERIIA CHAYKINA

NICOLE CIAPPONI LUCIA CONNOLLY APRIL DALY FERNANDO DUARTE OLIVIA DURYEA CARA MARIE GARY STEFAN GONCALVEZ LUIS EDUARDO GONZALEZ DYLAN GUTIERREZ RORY HOHENSTEIN DARA HOLMES

SCOTT SPECK Music Director GERARD CHARLES Director of Artistic Operations NICOLAS BLANC ADAM BLYDE SUZANNE LOPEZ Ballet Masters/Principal Coachs

RILEY HORTON YUKA IWAI VICTORIA JAIANI HANSOL JEONG GAYEON JUNG YUMI KANAZAWA BROOKE LINFORD GREIG MATTHEWS GRAHAM MAVERICK JERALDINE MENDOZA JACQUELINE MOSCICKE

AARON RENTERIA CHRISTINE ROCAS CHLOÉ SHERMAN TEMUR SULUASHVILI OLIVIA TANG-MIFSUD ALONSO TEPETZI ELIVELTON TOMAZI ALBERTO VELAZQUEZ JOANNA WOZNIAK JOAN SEBASTIÁN ZAMORA

BLAIR BALDWIN Company Manager GRACE KIM MICHAEL MORICZ Company Pianists KATHERINE SELIG Principal Stage Manager AMANDA HEUERMANN Stage Manager

Run time: 2 hours and 10 minutes INTRODUCTION Romeo and Juliet are the archetypical tragic forbidden lovers. Their families, friends, gangs and conflicting religious beliefs force them to conceal the love of their lives.

Although the personal journeys of both Romeo and Juliet are integral to the tale, this is a love story within a clear social and political context — the collective identity of the group is considered more important, and the lovers are destined to lose.

This is a story of parents, children and grandchildren, and especially of a younger generation that tends to suffer and even die from the mistakes and misfortunes of a previous one. Theirs is a tragedy that repeats endlessly, a continuous wheel of violence that flows from one generation to the next. In this story, the conflict is between the Montagues and the Capulets, but it could as easily be between a Catholic and a Protestant, or a Muslim and a Jew. Divisions and conflicts, walls and wars are timeless.

Prokofiev’s score is a profound analysis of Shakespeare’s play, albeit in notes and tones.

The universal qualities he brings to the story allow us to look at what might happen to the work if we pin it to a certain time, period or space. Therefore Shakespeare’s Renaissance Verona becomes 20th Century Italy, a century with three or four generations whose personal lives are molded by the hostilities of the previous era.

We begin our tale in the 1930s, a time when a rigid dictatorial system had taken over the country. Capulet and his family represent this system. After the eruption of the conflict during the war, we find ourselves in the optimistic post-war 1950s, where the more peaceful Montagues try to re-establish society. But even then the smoldering hate of the two families lurks under the serene surface. Another explosion of enmity seems unavoidable. Even at the end of the century, in the 1990s, Romeo and Juliet are still alive, to die again as victims of the never-ending curse that comes with hatred and strife.

ACT I / SCENE 1 A street in Italy, sometime in the 1930s.

Two rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues, dominate city life, but their feud seems to have calmed for the moment.

Everyone takes part in the ritual evening walk. A sudden commotion occurs as a group from the Capulet family cross the street, threatening to disrupt the evening’s harmony. Romeo and Benvolio and their friend Mercutio, watch but decide to keep their distance for now. Capulet and Tybalt, the leaders of the Capulet group, also appear.

The tension seems to rise again between the

two families and a fight is unavoidable. Friar Lawrence appeals for them to stop, warning them about the possible tragic consequences of such public aggression.

SCENE 2 Juliet, accompanied by her friends, prepares herself for the upcoming ball. It will be her first introduction into the world of the adults and her mother is worried about her daughter’s oncoming departure from childhood and the innocence it guards. Tybalt and other invited guests from the Capulet family arrive and are welcomed by Juliet’s mother. Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio, who were not invited, sneak into the ballroom.

Capulet enters the ballroom and at once the guests are overwhelmed by his dominant presence. Romeo and Juliet see each other for the first time and there is an obvious attraction between them. Juliet’s father persuades her to dance for the other men; he is looking for a suitable husband for her.

Tybalt, seeing that Romeo is fascinated by Juliet, decides to intervene, but Mercutio, who has also witnessed Romeo’s attraction, deflects Tybalt’s actions to protect his friend.

Romeo and Juliet seek each other out, and, when they finally manage to steal a moment alone, Romeo asks Juliet to dance for him.

At first she dances in the same way she had for the other men, but this is not what Romeo wants — he wants her to trust him. The two are falling in love with each other but this would be anathema for both clans. Capulet and Tybalt turn against Romeo and he and his friends are thrown out of the house.

Later, outside of the Capulet house, Romeo comes to find Juliet and when they meet they confess their love for each other. They eventually part with the ominous feeling their families, deadly rivals as they are, will never approve of their love.

INTERMISSION (20 MINUTES) ACT II / SCENE 1 A street in Italy, sometime in the 1950s.

Everyone takes part in the ritual evening walk. As the Capulets parade, Mercutio and Benvolio are leading the Montagues in festive mood. Romeo is wandering around — he is in love with Juliet. He is excited to receive a message from Juliet’s friends. She will meet Romeo with Friar Lawrence.

SCENE 2 Despite his reservations, Friar Lawrence unites the two in a secret wedding ceremony.

SCENE 3 Again the people fill the street. The Capulets, led by Tybalt, march by. The tension is rising again. Romeo interrupts an argument between Tybalt and Mercutio.

PROGRAM He wants to maintain the peace, but they start to fight with each other anyway. Tybalt kills Mercutio, stabbing him in the back.

Desperate and enraged, Romeo attacks Tybalt and dispatches him in a lethal duel.

Both families watch.

ACT III / SCENE 1 Italy, sometime in the 1990s. The lovers have spent the night together in Juliet’s bedroom — their only oasis in a forbidden love. The real world, however, continues to pervade their private space and Romeo is haunted by his slaying of Tybalt. Juliet absolves him, but eventually Romeo must leave. Juliet’s mother enters the room — the day has come when Juliet is expected to announce her decision as to whom she will marry — both women are anxious. Juliet’s father enters, accompanied by several men — each possible suitors for Juliet’s hand. She is required to dance for them once more and this time she is even more distraught. Her father and the men leave the room and Juliet is left once more alone with her mother. Inconsolable, she begs for her mother’s help — a way out to escape this sentence imposed by her father, but her mother is duty bound by her name and cannot help. Juliet realizes she must seek the help of Friar Lawrence, possibly her only hope.

SCENE 2 Juliet is driven to despair. At her rendezvous with Friar Lawrence, he suggests that she takes a potion that will put her in a long, death-like sleep, explaining that if her family and friends discover her lifeless body they will assume she is dead, and she will be free of her bounds. Juliet agrees and the Friar promises he will tell Romeo of this deception so that he may join her and they can escape to be together. Left alone, Juliet swallows the potion and faints. She is discovered by a group of friends and family who at once begin to grieve her death.

EPILOGUE Friar Lawrence has been unable to deliver the message to Romeo in time. Romeo returns to discover Juliet’s body and, believing she is dead, is consumed by grief. If he cannot be with her, he does not want to live. Clutching the dagger he used to kill Tybalt he plunges it into his chest and dies beside her. As Juliet awakes from her sleep, her eyes focus on Romeo’s lifeless body. Her true love has been taken from her and with a deep longing to be with her husband for one last time, she takes Romeo’s dagger and takes her own life.

Both families, touched by grief, prepare the bodies for burial.

Written by choreographer Krzysztof Pastor and dramaturge Willem Bruls.

WHO’S WHO KRZYSZTOF PASTOR Choreographer, Romeo & Juliet Director of the Polish National Ballet Artistic director of the Lithuanian National Ballet Krzysztof Pastor is the Director of Polish National Ballet and Artistic Director of Ballet at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. He was born in Gdańsk, where he also began his dance training. He was a soloist with Conrad Drzewiecki’s Polish Dance Theatre in Poznań, Teatr Wielki in Łódź and Le Ballet de l'Opéra of Lyon. In 1985, he joined the Dutch National Ballet (Het Nationale Ballet), where he soon began his choreographic work. Retiring from his stage career, from 1997 to 1999, he was choreographer with Washington Ballet. He continued his choreographic work in Amsterdam, where he took the position of Resident Choreographer with Dutch National Ballet (2003–2017) and where he created most of his original ballets. Pastor created nearly 70 various choreographies with companies in Australia (Australian Ballet), Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain (Scottish Ballet), Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden (Royal Swedish Ballet), Turkey and the United States (Washington Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet).

In 2009, Pastor accepted Waldemar Dąbrowski’s invitation to take the position of the Director of Ballet at Warsaw’s Teatr Wielki — Polish National Opera, which soon gained artistic autonomy and was elevated to the status of Polish National Ballet. Under his directorship, the company began the new period of dynamic development, reinforcing its artistic asset and enriching its repertoire with the world’s finest ballet masterpieces and new works by Polish choreographers. In Warsaw, he staged a few of his earlier productions: Tristan, Kurt Weill, In Light and Shadow, Moving Rooms, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest and Bolero, but also new choreographies: And the Rain Will Pass…, Adagio & Scherzo, Casanova in Warsaw and an original version of Swan Lake.

Pastor received choreographic awards at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition and from Dutch Foundation Dansersfonds’79, and also received special prizes from the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Polish Theatre Artists Union and Polish Society of Authors and Composers. He was awarded the “Merit to Culture — Gloria Artis” Gold Medal, the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and an Honorary Golden Star from the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. In 2017, he was awarded the title of “Outstanding Pole” from the Polish Promotional Emblem Foundation Teraz Polska.

WILLEM BRULS Dramaturge, Romeo & Juliet Author and dramaturge Willem Bruls finished his studies of Literature and History of Art in 1990 at the Free University in Amsterdam. As an author of music and theatre, he has written several books, most notably a study on Wagner’s Ring-cycle and on Orientalism in Opera. In 2009, his collected essays on music and theatre were published. As a music journalist, he contributed to newspapers such as De Standaard (Belgium) and The Wall Street Journal Europe. He has written dramaturgical texts for several opera houses in Europe. As a dramaturge, he also collaborated with directors such as Ramsey Nasr (Il re pastore and The Abduction from the Seraglio) Pierre Audi (La Juive Bastille), Partenope (Theater an der Wien), Orlando furioso and Médée (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées). As a freelance dramaturge, he has also been involved in productions in Riga, Erfurt and Essen. Together with choreographer Krzysztof Pastor, he realized Shéhérazade and The Tempest (National Ballet Amsterdam). For the Ruhrtriennale and Toneelgroep Amsterdam, he wrote a stage adaptation of Pasolini’s Teorema, which was selected for the Lincoln Center Festival in New York. Bruls has given workshops on contemporary music theatre in Barcelona, Hobart, Stavanger, Ghent and Aix-en-Provence. Future projects include a book on opera in Venice and a dance performance based on Calderón’s Life is a Dream with the music of Lutoslawski.

BERT DALHUYSEN Lighting Designer, Romeo & Juliet Born in 1958, Dalhuysen studied at the Academy of Photography and Phototechnics in The Hague, graduating in 1978. He then went on to freelance in photography and theatre lighting before becoming managing director of the Arinde Visualdesign photography and design studios

in Amsterdam in 1982. In 1986, he joined the lighting department of Amsterdam’s Het Muziektheater, eventually becoming artistic supervisor and residential light designer for The Dutch National Ballet.

He continues to work as a freelance light designer for ballet, opera and theatre. He has worked with leading choreographers, such as Hans van Manen, Krzysztof Pastor, Jan Fabre, David Dawson, Nicolo Fonte, Wayne Eagling, Ashley Page, Xing Peng Wang, Itzik Gallili, Krisztina de Chatel, and Ted Brandsen. With Krzysztof Pastor, he worked closely on his last productions, the full evening Kurt Weill for the Dutch National Ballet (2001); Romeo and Juliet for the Scottish Ballet (2008); Moving Rooms (2008); Sheherazade for the Dutch National Ballet (2009), for which he also created the video and set designs; Kurt Weill (2009); In Light and Shadow (2010); And the Rain Will Pass… (2011), and The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (2011) for the Polish National Ballet.

TATYANA VAN WALSUM Set and Costume Designer, Romeo & Juliet Tatyana van Walsum was born in England in 1967. She received her degree in costume design at Wimbledon School of Art (1998–91) in London. She studied at the Motley Theatre Design Course in 1994–95 in London.

She lives in Amsterdam and has had her own studio there since 1996. Over the years, she has designed for theatre plays, ballet and opera. Her work also includes designs for museum exhibitions and films.

She collaborates often with Krzysztof Pastor, resident choreographer for The Dutch National Ballet, on many of his ballets, including set and costume designs for Scottish Ballet's 2008 Romeo and Juliet.

ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director Born in Scotland and raised in England, Ashley Wheater was trained at The Royal Ballet School. He began his professional career with The Royal Ballet and danced at the London Festival Ballet, The Australian Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. In 1997, he became Ballet Master at San Francisco Ballet, and, in 2002, Assistant to the Artistic Director.

In 2007, Wheater was appointed Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet.

New work is the life blood of a company and Wheater has introduced numerous premieres to the company's repertoire. In 2008, the Boeing Corporation recognized his commitment to community outreach and diversity in the world of dance, presenting him the “Game Changer” award. In 2010, Wheater, representing The Joffrey Ballet, was named Lincoln Academy Laureate, the highest honor presented by the State of Illinois. The Chicago Tribune selected Wheater as 2013 “Chicagoan of the Year” for his contributions to dance. In 2014, Wheater accepted the Chicago Spirit of Innovation Award for The Joffrey Ballet, and, in 2015, he received the University of Chicago Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts. He also serves as the Artistic Director of the Joffrey Academy of Dance, the official school of The Joffrey Ballet.

SCOTT SPECK Music Director Scott Speck has inspired international acclaim as a conductor of passion, intelligence and winning personality. He is the Artistic Director of the Chicago Philharmonic and Music Director of the Mobile (AL) and West Michigan Symphony Orchestras. He has led major orchestras at London’s Royal Opera House, the Paris Opera, Washington’s Kennedy Center, San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House and The Music Center.

He has been Conductor of the San Francisco Ballet, Music Advisor/ Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony and Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Opera. He was named Principal Guest Conductor of the China Film Philharmonic in Beijing.

Speck is the co-author of three of the world’s best-selling books on classical music and dance: Classical Music for Dummies, Opera for Dummies and Ballet for Dummies. These books have been translated into twenty languages and are available around the world.

A Fulbright scholar and summa cum laude graduate of Yale; Speck is a regular commentator on NPR, the BBC, ABC Australia and Voice of Russia.

He has been featured in TED talks and at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

His writing appears in numerous magazines and journals.

DANCERS

MATTHEW ADAMCZYK

DERRICK AGNOLETTI

YOSHIHISA ARAI

AMANDA ASSUCENA

EDSON BARBOSA

MIGUEL ANGEL BLANCO

ANAIS BUENO

FABRICE CALMELS

RAÚL CASASOLA

VALERIIA CHAYKINA

NICOLE CIAPPONI

LUCIA CONNOLLY

APRIL DALY

FERNANDO DUARTE

OLIVIA DURYEA

EVAN BOERSMA

CARA MARIE GARY

STEFAN GONCALVEZ

LUIS EDUARDO GONZALEZ

DYLAN GUTIERREZ

RORY HOHENSTEIN

DARA HOLMES

RILEY HORTON

YUKA IWAI

VICTORIA JAIANI

HANSOL JEONG

GAYEON JUNG

YUMI KANAZAWA

BROOKE LINFORD

GREIG MATTHEWS

GRAHAM MAVERICK

JERALDINE MENDOZA

JACQUELINE MOSCICKE

AARON RENTERIA

CHRISTINE ROCAS

CHLOÉ SHERMAN

TEMUR SULUASHVILI

OLIVIA TANG-MIFSUD

ALONSO TEPETZI

ELIVELTON TOMAZI

ALBERTO VELAZQUEZ

JOANNA WOZNIAK

JOAN SEBASTIÁN ZAMORA

ORCHESTRA

THE JOFFREY BALLET STAFF

VIOLIN I Roberto Cani Concertmaster Armen Anassian Associate Concertmaster Margaret Wooten Assistant Concertmaster Olivia Tsui Dongfang Ouyang Lucy Chiu Radu Pieptea Kathleen Sloan Heather Powell Chloe Chiu

Joffrey Company Artists: Christine Rocas and Rory Hohenstein. Photo by Cheryl Mann.

ASHLEY WHEATER Artistic Director GREG CAMERON Executive Director ARTISTIC Gerard Charles Director of Artistic Operations/Ballet Master Nicolas Blanc Adam Blyde Suzanne Lopez Ballet Masters/ Principal Coachs ACADEMY Karine Provost Academy Director Keesha Beckford Youth Division Liaison Allie Deaver-Petchenik Administrative Assistant Karin Ellis-Wentz Head of Pre-Professional Programs Bridget Holmes Communications Coordinator Grace Kowalski Academy Coordinator Sarah Mazzulla Student Services Manager Raymond Rodriguez Head of Studio Company and Trainee Program Cara Scrementi Academy Production Manager Kyle Seguin Pre-Professional Division Liaison Trish Strong Children’s Division Liaison Annie Wright Temporary Student Services Administrator

Jordan Brown Caitlyn Carr Molly Hillson Katarina Ivanovic Celina Wu Academy Receptionists COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Erica Lynette Edwards Director of Community Engagement Caitlyn Hunyh Community Engagement Associate Elizabeth Salmonowicz Community Engagement Manager Evelyn Sanchez Michael Smith Community Engagement Program Coordinators Linda Swayze Community Engagement Program Supervisor COMPANY ADMINISTRATION & PRODUCTION Blair Baldwin Company Manager Jake Fine Lighting Supervisor Erin Brown Artistic & Production Administrative Assistant Katherine Selig Principal Stage Manager Amanda Heuermann Stage Manager Ellie Cotey Head of Wardrobe Gregg Benkovich First Assistant/ Shoe Manager Kate Shattock Second Assistant Debra Schoell Lead Stitcher

Barbara Luchsinger Stitcher Erin Tinsley Head Electrician Steven Lange Head Carpenter Gregg Moeller Properties Head George Paulin Sound Engineer Marybeth Cave Assistant Electrician Joe Principe Flyman DEVELOPMENT Sarai Hoffman Chief Development Officer Afton Battle Director, Annual Campaign Clare Brody Assistant Director, Grants & Sponsorships Jimmy Byrne Associate Director, Planned Giving and Major Gifts Mimi de Castro Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships Rose Dillon Development Associate Julia Doherty Director of Major Gifts Alex Goodman Development and Events Assistant Chelsea Robinson Director of Events FINANCE & OPERATIONS Kathleen Hechinger Deputy Director & Chief Financial Officer Aaron Glynn Database Analyst Paul Key Director of Technology

John Kurtz Director of Facility Operations Lauren Martin Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Terry McDonough Controller Abby Smith Administrative Assistant Amy Wicklund Director of Human Resources Erin Winkler Payroll & Accounts Payable Coordinator MARKETING Brian Smith Chief Marketing Officer Colene Byrd Director of Sales & Patron Services Vicki Crain Marketing Manager Matt de la Peña Director of Communications Sam Fain Group Sales Manager Sarah Fiala Marketing Director Christina Grant Director of Audience Development Casey Peek Patron Services Manager Allison Diamond Chelsea Dvorchak Fernando Fernandez Alisa Phillips Patron Services Associates MUSIC Scott Speck Music Director Grace Kim Michael Moricz Company Pianists

VIOLIN II Grace Oh Principal Florence Titmus Associate Principal Michele Kikuchi Cynthia Moussas Loránd Lokuszta Tina Chang Qu Ina Veli Leslie Katz Irina Voloshina VIOLAS Shawn Mann Principal Andrew Picken Associate Principal Dmitri Bovaird Karie Prescott Kate Vincent Gina Coletti Karolina Naziemiec CELLI Dane Little Principal Nadine Hall Associate Principal Ira Glansbeek Charlie Tyler Maggie Edmondson Joo Lee BASSES Frances Liu Wu Principal Don Ferrone Assoc. Principal Peter Doubrovsky Thomas Harte Eric Shetzen FLUTES Heather Clark Principal Angela Wiegand Sarah Weisz Piccolo OBOES Leslie Reed Principal Jennifer Johnson Sarah Beck English horn

CLARINETS Stuart Clark Principal Laura Stoutenborough Steve Piazza Bass clarinet BASSOONS William May Principal Judith Farmer Paul Curtis Contrabassoon SAXOPHONE Doug Masek Principal HORNS Steven Becknell Principal Daniel Kelley Jenny Kim James Atkinson Kristy Morrell Nathan Cambell CORNET Ryan Darke Principal TRUMPETS Barry Perkins Principal Jennifer Marotta Andy Ulyate TROMBONES William Booth Principal Alvin Veeh Terry Cravens Bass trombone TUBA Doug Tornquist Principal HARP JoAnn Turovsky Principal KEYS Lisa Edwards Principal TIMPANI Gregory Goodall Principal PERCUSSION Theresa Dimond Principal Scott Higgins John Wakefield ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Brady Steel LIBRARIAN KT Somero

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 December 2016 and January 2018. $1,000,000 and above Robert J. Abernethy 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 Rao Makineni Jeffrey S. Saikhon Marc and Eva Stern Foundation Wells Fargo Bank / Joseph Rice $50K–$99,999 Edgerton Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase / Susan M. Wegleitner 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 LSMK Investments Porsche Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl 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 Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles Costa de Oro Television City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs James A. Doolittle Foundation 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 Los Angeles County Arts Commission Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Diane Medina Merle and Peter Mullin 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 Cynthia Watson, MD and David B. Katzin, MD, PHD 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 Dwight Broadneax and Greg Moesser 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 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 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 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 Nina and Leo Pircher Phyllis and Henry Present Glenn and Charlene Repko

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 our Legacy Society, contact Cheryl Brown at (213) 972-3316.

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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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 Gladys Turk Foundation Catherine and Leonard Unger Hope Landis Warner Ron Watson $1K–$4,999 Keith and Ingrid Agre 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 Buchalter Nemer Marcia Caden Rebecca and Reynolds Cafferata Fanya Carter Christopher Chandler Lillian Chin 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 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 Judith Krantz Vivian Krepack Ellen and David Li Lee Mee Mong Lee Aliza and Mike Lesser 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 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 Lori and Kenneth Polin The Muriel Pollia Foundation 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 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 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 Traci Takahara Slacum 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 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 County of Los Angeles 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