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Top left: Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Leta Biasucci in Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude. Photo © Angela Sterling.Top right: San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancers Carlo Di Lanno and Sofiane Sylve in Forsythe's Pas/Parts 2016. Photo © Erik Tomasson.Bottom: Houston Ballet’s Connor Walsh in Forsythe’s In the middle, somewhat elevated. Photo © Amitava Sarkar.

P1 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO

THE MUSIC CENTER 16/17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

My first year as president and CEO of The Music Center has flown by, but what a difference a year makes! We just recently completed one of our most successful summers ever: our DanceDTLA free Friday night dance parties captivated more than 15,000 people; our Moves After Dark site-specific dance performances saw sold-out crowds; our multi-sensory Sleepless: The Music

Center After Hours events introduced thousands to The Music Center; and our Spotlight arts training and scholarship program provided more than 500 students and their families with free art workshops at the Spotlight Academy. In addition, we hosted more than 30,000 people at Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party. To top it off, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently approved the funds to kick start our plans to renovate The Music Center Plaza, which will help us provide even more access to the arts to all Angelenos. We thank the County, as well as our donors, for their support of our work.

The momentum continues with the opening of our 14th dance season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, a season in which we will break boundaries!

With Celebrate Forsythe, we salute a choreographer who asks us to reimagine ballet. In fact, William Forsythe, one of the world’s most innovative choreographers, has revolutionized classical ballet with his bold contemporary approach. We are so pleased to present three of the nation’s most esteemed ballet companies – Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and San Francisco Ballet – all hand-picked by Mr. Forsythe – which will perform a triple bill of his works during each performance. I hope you will take the opportunity to also experience Forsythe Designed: A Costume Exhibition, which launched on our Music Center Plaza earlier this month and now appears in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The exhibition showcases the creativity of Mr. Forsythe’s aesthetic and how he has transformed the dance landscape with costume design that is radically different from the norm.

Our Celebrate Forsythe engagement and costume exhibition culminate a month-long series of events called Fall for Forsythe, a first-ever partnership of three leading cultural arts institutions, The Music Center, the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Much like Mr. Forsythe has done with ballet, we continue to reimagine what it means to be a performing arts center in the 21st century. This dance season is an important part of that, as we showcase world renowned and up-and-coming choreographers who expand the definition, impact and emotionality of movement. I hope you will continue to join us on this journey.

I value your support and welcome your ideas.

Warmly,

Rachel MoorePresident & CEO, The Music Center

AS OF JUNE 1, 2016

OFFICERS

BOARD CHAIRLisa Specht

VICE CHAIRS Robert J. Abernethy Michael J. Pagano

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Rachel S. Moore

SECRETARY Karen Kay Platt

TREASURER Susan M. Wegleitner

ASSISTANT TREASURER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERLisa Whitney

MEMBERS AT LARGEWilliam H. AhmansonWallis AnnenbergDarrell Brown Kimaada M. BrownDannielle Campos Greg T. Geyer Lisa Gilford David GindlerKiki Ramos GindlerJulie GoldsmithBrindell GottliebGlenn Kaino Arthur D. Kraus Cary J. Lefton David Lippman Nigel Lythgoe Richard Martinez Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoyMattie McFadden-Lawson^ Diane G. Medina Elizabeth Michelson

Darrell D. MillerCindy Miscikowski Shelby Notkin Rory Pullens Max RambergJoseph RiceRichard K. RoederMaria Rosario Jackson Joni J. SmithCatharine SorosMarc I. SternCary H. Thompson Walter F. UlloaTimothy S. WahlAlyce WilliamsonJay Wintrob

GENERAL COUNSELBradley H. Ellis

DIRECTORS EMERITIPeter K. Barker Judith BeckmenEli BroadRonald W. BurkleLloyd E. CotsenJohn B. Emerson*Lois ErburuRichard M. FerryBernard A. GreenbergStephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.Amb. Glen A. HoldenStuart M. KetchumAmb. Lester B. Korn Carolbeth Korn

Kent KresaRobert F. Maguire, IIIGinny Mancini Edward J. McAniffWalter M. MirischFredric M. RobertsClaire L. RothmanCynthia A. TellesJames A. ThomasFranklin E. Ulf Andrea L. Van de Kamp*Paul M. WatsonThomas R. WeinbergerRosalind W. Wyman

^ LEAVE OF ABSENCE * CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

The Music Center thanks Board Chair Lisa Specht for her generous donation, helping to launch our

fundraising efforts for the NEW Music Center Plaza!


The Music Center, L.A.’s performing arts destination, is one of the largest and most highly regarded performing arts centers in the country. Anchoring a roster of world-class arts organizations in Downtown Los Angeles, The Music Center has long been at the forefront of presenting innovative and critically acclaimed performances since its opening in 1964.

The Music Center’s 22-acre campus includes four spectacular venues— Ahmanson Theater, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall—displaying iconic architecture that is emblematic of Los Angeles' place on the world stage. Celebrated for its illustrious dance programming, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, and home to four world-class resident companies—Center Theatre Group, LA Opera, LA Phil and Los Angeles Master Chorale—The Music Center is a destination where audiences find inspiration in the very best of live performance.

Drawing on proven experience and long-standing relationships, The Music Center continues its tradition of artistic excellence well beyond its stages and into the community through relevant public engagement programming and nationally recognized arts education programs. Breaking the mold of a traditional performing arts center, The Music Center activates outdoor spaces, such as Grand Park and The Music Center Plaza, providing access and imaginative programming that resonates with and reflects the surrounding community. This programming constantly seeks to provide non-traditional avenues for discovery and ensures the vibrancy and relevancy of The Music Center to future generations of arts lovers whose cultural touchstones are as diverse as Los Angeles itself. Though love of the arts can begin at any age, The Music Center recognizes the arts as a pillar of learning and is a proponent of the arts in any well-rounded education. As such, Music Center staff work year-round to provide lifelong learning opportunities that benefit students in grades K-12, in addition to their teachers, in schools located throughout the County of Los Angeles, as well as directly at The Music Center, cultivating the next generation of artists and arts leaders.

The Music Center is truly a performing arts center for the 21st century, presenting the very best of the classical arts, yet continually pushing the boundaries to further inspire and contribute to the artistic voice of Los Angeles.

Welcome to The Music Center: L.A.’s Performing Arts Destination

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THE MUSIC CENTER STAFF

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The stage crew, wardrobe crew and box office staff are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States of America and Canada, AFL-CIO, CKC, Local Numbers 33, 768, and 857, respectively. The House Managers employed by The Music Center are represent-ed by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.

LEADERSHIP TEAMRachel Moore President and CEO

Howard Sherman Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Lisa WhitneySenior Vice President, Finance/CFO

Valentine GelmanSenior Vice President, Advancement

Bonnie GoodmanSenior Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Ming NgVice President, Community Engagement

Lucas RiveraVice President, Grand Park

Michael SolomonVice President, Presentations & Education

Carolyn Van BruntVice President, Guest Services


CENTER DANCE ARTS

2016/2017 CENTER DANCE ARTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DANCE AMBASSADOR ($10,000+)

Jane Arnault-Factor, Ph.D.Susan Baumgarten JoAnn and Wade Bourne*Dwight Broadneax and Greg Moesser*Walter Chameides, MD and Ruth ChameidesMorris and Natalie DarnovSharon Darnov Richard E. Fiock and Diego Castrejón*Homeira and Arnold GoldsteinJoan Herman and Richard Rasiej Liz Levitt Hirsch Jane Jelenko and Bill Norris +David B. Katzin, MD, PHD and Cynthia Watson, MD*Carol and Patrick Kinsella Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl Steven Neu/ Neu Foundation of CaliforniaJudith Reichman, MDDominique Shelton Catharine and Jeffrey Soros Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Bradley Tabach-Bank and Dee Dee DorskindSue Tsao U.S. Bank / Hany G. Haddad Alyce and Warren Williamson + Diane Wittenberg and David Minning

DANCE PACESETTER ($5,000 - $9,999)

Charlene Achki-RepkoLibbie Agran Linda Maddocks Brown Elizabeth and Otis Chandler Christopher Combs and Charlotte HughesLisa Field June LiAnita Lorber Fran and Ray Stark Foundation / Wendy Stark Morrissey Ron Watson

LEAD DANCE PATRON ($2,500 - $4,999)

Barry BakerKarla and Richard Chernick Catherine Cristall Jennifer and Royce Diener +Martin FreedmanSusan FriedmanEva Gaustad Frederick and Leslie Gaylord Carla Malden and Norman Beil Beth and Leslie Michelson Kathy and Michael MorayHelene Rosenzweig, M.D. Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles

DANCE PATRON ($1,000 - $2,499)

Stuart and Irene BoydLillian ChinAllison ClagoTama and Paul Deitch Milena DostanichBrian and Cindy FlameJohn FukunagaAnne Grausam Edgar and Marcy GrossChristine M. HesslerRuby Hori Jaycie Ingersoll Tatiana and Todd James Barbara and Richard KernochanDean Marks .Wendy A. Moss The Muriel Pollia FoundationGreg and Renae NilesEllen PanskyDavid Richard Pullman Hadley and Lee Rierson Maxine Savitz Alan and Sherie Schneider David and Mpambo Shaw Jeffrey B. Soref and Paul LombardiCarol Stein-Sterling and James Sterling Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz +Traci Takahara SlacumMignon Thiem and George MurphyLaurie Vender and Stephen Halper Daniel and Janice WallaceGillian Wynn

Catharine SorosPresident

Jane JelenkoFounding President

Jane Arnault-Factor Susan Baumgarten JoAnn Bourne Sharon DarnovHany Haddad Joan Herman Liz Levitt Hirsch Patrick Kinsella Steven Neu Judith ReichmanDominique Shelton Julia Strickland Bradley Tabach-Bank Sue Tsao Alyce Williamson Diane Wittenberg

Mattie McFadden-LawsonChair

Liane WeintraubFOUNDING CHAIR

*The Music Center Dance Founders + Charter Member For information on becoming a Dance Founder, contact (213) 972-3359.

CENTER DANCE ARTS MEMBERS From August 15, 2015 through August 15, 2016.

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

Join Center Dance ArtsMEMBERSHIP BEGINS AT $1,000 AND INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS SUCH AS:

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

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

• Opportunity to meet notable choreographers and dance superstars at intimate Dance Salons. Prior guest artists have included Diana Vishneva, Benjamin Millepied, Daniel Ezralow and William Forsythe.


CENTER DANCE ARTS

Center Dance Arts members include L.A.’s leading dance advocates whose vision and philanthropy continue to advance arts and culture in our community.

SUPPORT innovative dance presentations and future commissions with local and emerging artists.

VISIT MUSICCENTER.ORG/CENTERDANCEARTS OR CALL (213) 972-3359 TO JOIN US TODAY!

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INSPIRE creativity and a love for movement through one-of-a-kind performances, school assemblies, workshops, artist residencies and open rehearsals for thousands of students.

CELEBRATE unparalleled events that advocate the importance of dance at The Music Center and throughout Los Angeles.

CONNECT with celebrated dancers, choreographers and fellow dance lovers.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CDA President Catharine Soros, Glorya Kaufman, Diana Vishneva, Michael Pagano and The Music Center's President & CEO, Rachel S. Moore. Dance education sponsor Anita Mann Kohl poses with students attending a special performance of Hubbard Street 2 in the Ahmanson Theatre. Former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, Jenifer Ringer, teaching the opening of George Balanchine's Serenade to CDA members. CDA Board Chair Mattie McFadden-Lawson with Complexions Contemporary Ballet Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. Hip-hop giant, Lil' Cesar, and Vice President of Grand Park Lucas Rivera.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GREG T. GEYERPARTNER, KPMG LLP

Greg Geyer is an audit partner in the Los Angeles office of the global audit, tax and advisory firm of KPMG. With more than 20 years of experience serving large, global clients in a variety of industries, Geyer has served as the lead audit and client service

partner on several Fortune 500 clients. In addition, during his tenure with the firm, he was the partner-in-charge of marketplace activities for the consumer and industrial businesses industry. Throughout his career, he has been involved in various technical accounting consultation projects, developed national training courses and held numerous leadership roles. He is also currently a business school professor at Loyola Marymount University.

MARIA ROSARIO JACKSON, PH.D.SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE KRESGE FOUNDATION

Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson's expertise is in comprehensive community revitalization, systems change, the dynamics of race and ethnicity and the roles of arts and culture in communities. She is Senior Advisor to

the Kresge Foundation and also consults with other national and regional foundations and government agencies on strategic planning and research. In 2013, with U.S. Senate confirmation, President Obama appointed Dr. Jackson to the National Council on the Arts. She is on the advisory boards of the Lambent Foundation and L.A. Commons and on the board of directors for the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. Dr. Jackson has been adjunct faculty at Claremont Graduate University and the University of Southern California. She is a visiting professor at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University.

RICHARD MARTINEZSUPERINTENDENT OF POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Richard Martinez serves as Superintendent of Pomona Unified School District, which services roughly 30,000 students in the cities of Diamond Bar and Pomona. Since assuming the CEO role of PUSD in 2009,

he has focused diligently on closing the achievement gap for inner-city students, and, under his leadership, Pomona Unified School District has reported record acceptances from notable colleges and Ivy League universities throughout the United States. Martinez was lauded, along with a select few superintendents nationwide, by the White House and recognized by President Obama for innovative digital learning initiatives. Additionally, he is the recent award recipient of the prestigious Francis M. Wheat Community Service Award for his tireless advocacy for children’s rights.

RORY PULLENSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARTS EDUCATION, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Rory Pullens is the Executive Director of Arts Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Since assuming the role in 2014, he has been dedicated

to increasing access and equity to the arts for all students. He has spent more than 20 years as an arts teacher and administrator, including administrator of the prestigious Denver School of the Arts, development of the first elementary arts school in the Denver Public Schools and creation of multiple charter school designs. Additionally, Pullens has a long list of Hollywood entertainment credits in film and television, serving in production, scriptwriting and editing for various Hollywood releases. He is on the President of the Arts School Network Executive Board and is a member of the Advisory Board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

JAY WINTROBCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Jay Wintrob is Chief Executive Officer of Oaktree Capital Management, a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $98 billion in

assets under management as of June 30, 2016. He has served as a member of Oaktree's Board of Directors since 2011. Prior to joining Oaktree, Jay served in various senior executive roles at Kaufman and Broad Inc. and SunAmerica Inc. Following the acquisition of SunAmerica by American International Group, Inc. in 1999, Wintrob served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG Life and Retirement, the life and retirement services segment of AIG. He has served as a board member of several non-profit organizations, including the J. Paul Getty Trust, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and California Institute of Technology (CalTech). Currently, he serves on the boards of The Broad Foundations and the Skirball Cultural Center.

Meet the New Members of The Music Center Board of DirectorsThe Music Center Board of Directors welcomes five new esteemed members of the community to the board.


GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER

PRESENTS

CELEBR AT E F ORSY T HE

Principals Ian Casady, Karina Gonzalez,

Yuriko Kajiya, Jared Matthews, Melody Mennite, Connor Walsh,

Sara Webb, Charles-Louis Yoshiyama

First Soloists Soo Youn Cho, Jessica Collado,

Linnar Looris, Katharine Precourt

Soloists Chun Wai Chan, Christopher Coomer,

Derek Dunn, Elise Elliott, Christopher Gray, Oliver Halkowich,

Jacquelyn Long, Allison Miller

Demi SoloistsRhodes Elliott, Katelyn May,

Madeline Skelly, Aaron Sharratt, Hayden Stark, Brian Waldrep,

Harper Watters

Corps de Ballet Kaleigh Courts, Tyler Donatelli, Caleb Durbin, Daniel Durrett,

Aoi Fujiwara, Syvert Lorenz Garcia,Monica Gomez, Jenna Gooden,

Katy Harvey, Shogo Hayami, Gabrielle Johnson, Shu Kinouchi,

Rhys James Kosakowski, Bridget Kuhns, Dylan Lackey, Zecheng Liang,

Mallory Mehaffey, William Newton, Mackenzie Richter, Michael Ryan, Alyssa Springer, Megumi Takeda, Natalie Varnum, Chae Eun Yang

ApprenticesAlexandra Burman, Chandler Dalton,

Nina Fernandes, Thays Golz, Futaba Ishizaki, Samuel Rodriguez,

Madison Young

Ben Stevenson, O.B.E.Artistic Director Emeritus

Christopher Bruce, C.B.E.Associate Choreographer

Stanton Welch AMArtistic Director

James NelsonExecutive Director

HOUSTON BALLET

Ermanno FlorioMusic Director

Louise Lester Principal Ballet Master

Steven WoodgateBallet Master

Barbara BearsBallet Master

Dancers Leta BiasucciRachel Foster

Angelica GenerosaBenjamin Griffiths

Carrie ImlerMargaret Mullin

Elizabeth MurphyJonathan Porretta

Matthew RenkoDylan Wald

Ballet MastersAnne Dabrowski

Paul GibsonOtto Neubert

Emil de CouMusic Director & Principal Conductor

Peter BoalArtistic Director

Ellen WalkerExecutive Director

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

Principal DancersDores André, Frances Chung,

Carlo Di Lanno, Taras Domitro,Lorena Feijoo, Mathilde Froustey,Jaime Garcia Castilla, Tiit Helimets,

Luke Ingham, Davit Karapetyan,Maria Kochetkova, Vitor Luiz,

Carlos Quenedit, Aaron Robison,Sofiane Sylve, Yuan Yuan Tan,

Sarah Van Patten, Joseph Walsh,Vanessa Zahorian

Helgi TomassonArtistic Director & Principal Choreographer

Glenn McCoyExecutive Director

SAN FR ANCISCO BALLET

†Received training at the San Francisco Ballet School

SoloistsDaniel Deivison-Oliveira†, Sasha De Sola,

Angelo Greco, Koto Ishihara†,Francisco Mungamba†, Julia Rowe†,

James Sofranko, Jennifer Stahl†,Lauren Strongin, Anthony Vincent†,

Wei Wang†, Hansuke Yamamoto,WanTing Zhao†

Corps de BalletKamryn Baldwin†, Sean Bennett†,

Ludmila Bizalion†, Samantha Bristow†,Max Cauthorn†, Thamires Chuvas†,

Diego Cruz†, Isabella DeVivo†,Jahna Frantziskonis, Benjamin Freemantle†,

Jordan Hammond†, Jillian Harvey,Esteban Hernandez, Ellen Rose Hummel†,

Blake Kessler†, Elizabeth Mateer,Norika Matsuyama†, Lee Alex Meyer-Lorey†,

Steven Morse†, Kimberly Marie Olivier†, Sean Orza†, Lauren Parrott†,

Elizabeth Powell†, Alexander Reneff-Olson†,Rebecca Rhodes†, Emma Rubinowitz†,

Skyla Schreter, Natasha Sheehan†,Henry Sidford†, Miranda Silveira†,

John-Paul Simoens†, Myles Thatcher†, Mingxuan Wang†, Lonnie Weeks,

Maggie Weirich†, Ami Yuki†

ApprenticesAlexandre Cagnat†, Shené Lazarus†,

Davide Occhipinti†, Nathaniel Remez†, Isabella Walsh†

Support for this engagement 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


PROGR AM

THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF EX ACTITUDE

Performed by Pacific Northwest Ballet

MUSIC: Franz Schubert (Allegro molto vivace, from Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “The Great”, 1825-1826)

CHOREOGRAPHY: William Forsythe

STAGING: Stefanie Arndt

SCENIC AND LIGHTING DESIGN: William Forsythe

COSTUME DESIGN: Stephen Galloway

PREMIERE: January 20, 1996; Frankfurt Ballet

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PREMIERE: March 13, 2015

The 2015 PNB premiere of William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude was generously underwritten by Jeffrey & Susan Brotman.

PAS/PARTS 2016Performed by San Francisco Ballet

COMPOSER: Thom Willems

CHOREOGRAPHY: William Forsythe

STAGING: Jill Johnson and Christopher Roman

SCENIC AND LIGHTING DESIGN: William Forsythe

COSTUME DESIGN: Stephen Galloway

TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR, FORSYTHE PRODUCTIONS: Tanja Rühl

WORLD PREMIERE: March 31, 1999Paris Opera Ballet, Palais Garnier; Paris, France

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET VERSION, PREMIERE: January 24, 2016, War Memorial Opera House;

San Francisco, California

MUSIC: “Pas/Parts” by Thom Willems, used by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. publisher and

copyright owner.

COSTUMES CONSTRUCTED BY Christopher Read, Toronto, Canada.

William Forsythe was one of the first choreographers Helgi Tomasson engaged after Tomasson became San Francisco Ballet’s (SF Ballet) artistic director and principal choreographer in 1985. Forsythe made New Sleep for San Francisco Ballet in 1987. He has staged several of his ballets here since, and in 2015 returned to the Company to remake his ballet Pas/Parts. In revising the work created for Paris Opera Ballet in 1999, he changed it so significantly that instead of a North American premiere, it became, in effect, a 2016 world premiere. Forsythe had long wanted to revisit this ballet to make it more classical—“it was unnecessarily modern in some respects,” he says. And he wanted to do it at SF Ballet “because of this musical quality I’ve seen here for 30 years,” he says. “It’s something that Helgi has insisted upon.” Working with the Company’s dancers, he “found new freedom in it by revisiting the classicism.” Forsythe is known for his use of syncopation and counterpoint and the three-dimensionality of his movement, in which épaulement (use of the head and upper body in opposition to the rest of the body) figures large. In Pas/Parts 2016, he uses stylistic differences to enhance the counterpoint. “I’m trying to alternate between very symmetrical classical counterpoints and more amorphous counterpoints that flow,” he says. The ballet’s name suggests a series of parts, visible in

PAUSE

the flow of solos, duets, trios and mercurial groupings. “What I like,” Forsythe says, “is that first you think it’s about a few people. Then they diminish as others take over, and then, near the end, another group takes over, people you didn’t see at the beginning.” Forsythe works fast, and he likes to experiment, which means the dancers had to radically change things they’d memorized, and do so on the spot. In playing with movement for the new finale, for example, Forsythe called on one dancer to do her part in a duet, but alone, and double time, leaving out all repeats and adding a cha-cha rhythm. Working in this collaborative way is something Forsythe encourages dancers to do. “Don’t be afraid to offer yourselves,” he tells them. He asks them to help him build structure by inserting pauses, not stopping “in the most logical place,” or doing a phrase backward. Collaboration gives the dancers a sense of ownership. “That’s very important,” he says. “That’s what creates a performing community: ‘These are your steps. They were made for you.”

Program notes by Cheryl A. Ossola, courtesy of San Francisco Ballet. Used by permission.


PROGR AM

ARTIFACT SUITEPerformed by Houston Ballet

CHOREOGRAPHY, STAGE, LIGHTING AND COSTUME DESIGNS: William Forsythe

MUSIC: Johann Sebastian Bach, Chaconne from Partita Nr.2 BWV 1004 in D-Minor

PERFORMED BY: Nathan Milstein and Eva Crossman-Hecht

WORLD PREMIERE: September 15, 2004Scottish Ballet at Theatre Royal in Glascow, Scotland.

HOUSTON BALLET PREMIERE: September 8, 2016, Brown Theater

at Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas.

LIGHTING TECHNICIAN: Tanja Rühl

SOUND TECHNICIAN: Ben Young

STAGING: Kathryn Bennetts and Noah Gelber

INTERMISSION (20 minutes)

Set to the final movement from Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude displays all the traditional accoutrements of classical dance: tutus, point shoes, virtuosity, lyricism and a friendly display of formal manners between the sexes. Originally the last part of the full-length Six Counter Points, the pas de cinq (three women, two men) provides a breathtaking display of classical technique that serves to illustrate the way in which Forsythe sees the ballet vocabulary as part of a range of choreographic possibilities—distilled here to its purest and most brilliant form. An affectionate homage to both Petipa and Balanchine in its courtly partnering conventions, compositional structure (solo variations set amongst pas de deux, pas de trois, and ensemble sections), and speedy, precise allegro work, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude nonetheless belongs utterly to our time in its overt celebration of the dancers’ ability to make technical difficulty into a triumph of physical mastery and in its self-aware embodiment of a whole tradition of dance.

Notes by Roslyn Sulcas, courtesy of Forsythe Productions. Used by permission.

Set for the entire ensemble of a ballet company, William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite contains massive group sections amongst volatile solos and pas de deux. A single dancer labeled as the “Other Person” stands out from the crowd as a remnant from Forsythe’s preceding work, Artifact. Created in three weeks during Forsythe’s first year at Ballet Frankfurt, Artifact is Forsythe’s first full-length ballet, which incorporated theatrical roles for the dancers and paid homage to the great epochs of ballet. Distinguished dance educator and former Forsythe dancer Jodie Gates was the first person to help rework the initial four-act work into a one-act abstraction, titled Suite From Artifact, in 2004 for Scottish Ballet. It contains the dance-only segments but remains highly inquisitive of the traditional elements of ballet. For 32 years, Forsythe has been exploring Artifact Suite with specific companies by encouraging dancers to approach his choreography with curiosity. After spending weeks learning the choreography with stagers Kathryn Bennetts and Noah Gelber and discovering the particulars of hand movements and forming partnerships in the pas de deuxs for a few days with Forsythe, Houston Ballet added its own texture to Artifact Suite with its premiere performances in September. “With Artifact Suite,” Gates recalls, “every dancer on stage is entirely important. They all discover the work together through Bill’s demand for hyper musicality and pointe work, his extreme attention to counterpoint and balance.” Throughout Artifact Suite dancers dissect traditional ballet movements across every corner of the stage in jewel-colored leotards and black tights. Iconic moments from ballet’s history, such as George Balanchine’s enigmatic Rubies from his ballet Jewels, are referenced and transformed in the women’s epaulement and mannerisms during Artifact Suite’s “9 Point” and “1,000 Piques” sections. Forsythe’s meticulous exploration of the performance space and musical composition is also made evident with drastic lighting changes and sudden curtain drops (used to signify the various musical caesuras in the composition) during Bach’s energetic Chaconne from “Partita No 2 in D minor” and Eva Crossman-Hecht’s Chaconne improvisations for piano. After three decades of choreographic investigation, Artifact Suite continues to be one of Forsythe’s stylistic masterpieces for ballet.

Program notes by Jessica MacFarlane, courtesy of Houston Ballet.


WHO'S WHO – SAN FRANCISCO BALLET

ABOUT SAN FR ANCISCO BALLETSan Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in America, has emerged as a globally renowned arts organization since its founding in 1933. Headed by brothers Willam, Lew and Harold Christensen from the late 1930s through the ’70s, it made its mark by staging the first full-length American productions of Swan Lake and Nutcracker in the early 1940s. Helgi Tomasson’s arrival as artistic director in 1985 marked the beginning of a new era. With SF Ballet, he has staged acclaimed full-length productions of Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, Giselle, Nutcracker and others. In recent years, the Company’s touring programs have become increasingly ambitious, with engagements in Washington, D.C.; Moscow; Paris; London; Hamburg; Beijing and Reykjavík, Iceland. A readers’ poll conducted in 2006 by Dance Europe magazine named SF Ballet “Company of the Year,” marking the first time a non-European company took that honor. In 2008, SF Ballet and the SF Ballet School celebrated their 75th anniversary. In October 2013, the Company performed at Lincoln Center in New York, where The New York Times declared SF Ballet “a national treasure.”

HELGI TOMASSONARTISTIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER

In 2015, Tomasson celebrated his 30th anniversary as artistic director of San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet). He is the longest serving sole artistic director of a major ballet company. Under his leadership, SF Ballet has evolved from a respected regional troupe into a world-class company, praised for its diversity and broad repertory. Tomasson was first discovered by Jerome Robbins in his native Iceland and was offered a scholarship to New York’s School of American Ballet. Subsequently, he began his professional career with The Joffrey Ballet and Harkness Ballet. He later joined New York City Ballet where he became one of the company’s most celebrated principal dancers. Tomasson has choreographed more than 40 works. His numerous awards include being named Officier in the French Order of Arts, an honorary degree from The Juilliard School and the Grand Cross Star of the Order of the Falcon, Iceland’s most prestigious honor. He is also the director of San Francisco Ballet School.

GLENN MCCOYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

McCoy’s career spans more than 30 years of operations management and marketing in ballet and opera. He joined SF Ballet in 1987 and has held the positions of company manager, general manager and managing director. He was appointed to the position of executive director in April 2002. McCoy has overseen the production of more than 60 new repertory and full-length ballets for SF Ballet and more than 45 domestic and international tours, including engagements in Paris, London, New York, Beijing and Washington, D.C. He supervised SF Ballet’s operations for the critically acclaimed international dance festival, United We Dance, in 1995; SF Ballet’s 75th Anniversary Season in 2008; and tapings of Lubovitch’s Othello, Tomasson’s Nutcracker and Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid, which were broadcast on PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York’s performing arts series Great Performances. Prior to joining SF Ballet, McCoy held marketing positions at San Francisco Opera and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

DANCERSDORES ANDRÉ was born in Vigo, Spain. She joined SF Ballet in 2004 and was promoted to soloist in 2012 and to principal dancer in 2015.

FRANCES CHUNG was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She joined SF Ballet in 2001 and was promoted to soloist in 2005 and to principal dancer in 2009.

DIEGO CRUZ was born in Zaragoza, Spain. He joined SF Ballet as a corps de ballet member in 2006.

CARLO DI LANNO was born in Naples, Italy. He joined SF Ballet as a soloist in 2014 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2016.

LORENA FEIJOO was born in Havana, Cuba. She joined SF Ballet as a principal dancer in 1999.

MARIA KOCHETKOVA was born in Moscow, Russia. She joined SF Ballet as a principal dancer in 2007 and was appointed Herbert Family Principal Dancer in 2012.

FRANCISCO MUNGAMBA was born in Madrid, Spain. He joined SF Ballet in 2011 and was promoted to soloist in 2016.

JULIA ROWE is from Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. She joined SF Ballet as a corps de ballet member in 2013 and was promoted to soloist in 2016.

SKYLA SCHRETER is from Chappaqua, New York. She joined SF Ballet as a corps de ballet member in 2014.

HENRY SIDFORD, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He was named an SF Ballet apprentice in 2011 and joined the Company as a corps de ballet member in 2012.

JAMES SOFRANKO is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He joined SF Ballet as a corps de ballet member in 2000 and was promoted to soloist in 2007.

JENNIFER STAHL was born in Dana Point, California. She joined SF Ballet as a soloist in 2006.

SOFIANE SYLVE was born in Nice, France. She joined SF Ballet as a principal dancer in 2008.

JOSEPH WALSH was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He joined SF Ballet as a soloist in 2014 and was promoted to principal dancer that same year.

WEI WANG was born in Anshan, Liaoning, China. Named an SF Ballet apprentice in 2012, he joined the Company as a corps de ballet member in 2013 and was promoted to soloist in 2016.

The artists employed by San Francisco Ballet are members of the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO, the Union of professional dancers, singers, and staging personnel in the United States. The San Francisco Ballet Association is a member of Dance/USA; American Arts Alliance; the Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; and the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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WHO'S WHO – PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

ABOUT PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB), one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, who were artistic directors since 1977. The Company of 47 dancers presents more than 100 performances each year of full-length and mixed repertory ballets at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle and on tour. The Company has performed in Europe, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Canada and throughout the United States with celebrated appearances at Jacob’s Pillow, in New York City and in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1974, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, under the direction of Francia Russell since 1977 and now under Mr. Boal’s direction, is nationally recognized as setting the standard for ballet training and offers a complete professional curriculum to more than 950 students. The Company and school also provide comprehensive dance education to the greater Seattle area and reach more than 10,000 adults and children each year through DanceChance, Discover Dance and other outreach programs and activities. Pacific Northwest Ballet has performed the work of William Forsythe since 1998. The six Forsythe ballets in the Company's repertory include Artifact II, In the middle, somewhat elevated, New Suite, One Flat Thing, reproduced, Urlicht and The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude.

PETER BOALARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET AND DIRECTOR OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET SCHOOL

Boal became artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and director of Pacific Northwest Ballet School in 2005, following a 22-year career as a dancer with New York City Ballet. In addition to working with George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins, Boal originated roles in over 30 new works. He received his training at the School of American Ballet, joined New York City Ballet in 1983 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1989. From 1997 to 2005, he was a full-time faculty member at the School of American Ballet. In 2004, he founded Peter Boal and Company, a critically acclaimed chamber ensemble. In 1996, Boal received the Dance Magazine Award, and in 2000, he received a New York Dance and Performance Award. Under Boal’s direction, PNB has continued to expand and diversify its repertory to include works by Trisha Brown, Alejandro Cerrudo, David Dawson, Ulysses Dove, Molissa Fenley, Marco Goecke, Jiri Kylian, Jessica Lang, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Susan Marshall, Benjamin Millepied, Mark Morris, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, David Parsons, Justin Peck, Crystal Pite, Victor Quijada, Alexei Ratmansky, Susan Stroman, Twyla Tharp, and Christopher Wheeldon, among others, as well as additional works by George Balanchine, William Forsythe and Jerome Robbins. Mr. Boal has staged the works of Balanchine, Dove and Martins for PNB and other companies.

PRINCIPALSBatkhurel BoldKarel CruzLindsi Dec*Rachel FosterBenjamin Griffiths* Carrie Imler*William Lin-YeeJames MooreElizabeth Murphy*Seth OrzaNoelani Pantastico*Jonathan PorrettaLesley Rausch*Jerome TisserandLaura Tisserand*

SOLOISTSLeta BiasucciKyle Davis*Angelica Generosa*Joshua Grant*Leah Merchant*Margaret Mullin*Sarah Ricard OrzaMatthew Renko

CORPS DE BALLETGuillaume BassoNancy Casciano*Ryan Cardea*Amanda Clark*Henry Cotton*Dammiel Cruz*

Cecilia IliesiuSteven Loch*Elle Macy*Angeli Mamon*Miles Pertl*Christian Poppe*Sarah Pasch*Nicole Rizzitano*Carli Samuelson*Emma Love Suddarth*Price Suddarth*Madison Taylor*Leah Terada*

Ezra Thomson*Dylan Wald*

APPRENTICESMadison Rayn Abeo*Amanda Morgan*Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan*

* Indicates training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET TOURING STAFF

Peter BoalArtistic DirectorEllen WalkerExecutive DirectorMichael Ann WilsonDirector of Company Operations

Paul GibsonBallet MasterNorbert HerrigesTechnical DirectorSandra BarrackProduction Stage Manager

Larae Theige HascallCostume Shop ManagerSherri J. ThompsonWardrobe Mistress

Doug FullingtonAssistant to Peter Boal/Audience Education ManagerBoyd BenderPhysical Therapist


WHO'S WHO – HOUSTON BALLET

ABOUT HOUSTON BALLETOn February 17, 1969, a troupe of 15 young dancers made its stage debut at Sam Houston State Teacher’s College in Huntsville, Texas. Since that time, Houston Ballet has evolved into a company of 59 dancers with a state-of-the-art performance space build especially for the company, the Wortham Theater Center. The company is housed in Houston Ballet's $46.6 million Center for Dance, the largest professional dance facility in America which opened in April 2011. Australian choreographer Stanton Welch has served as artistic director of Houston Ballet since 2003, raising the level of the Company’s classical technique and commissioning many new works from dance makers such as Christopher Bruce, Jorma Elo, James Kudelka, Trey McIntyre, Julia Adam, Natalie Weir, Nicolo Fonte and Edwaard Liang. Executive Director James Nelson serves as the administrative leader of the company, a position he assumed in February 2012 after serving as the company’s general manager for over a decade. Houston Ballet has toured extensively both nationally and internationally. Over the past 15 years, the company has appeared in London at Sadler’s Wells; at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia; in six cities in Spain; in Montréal and Ottawa; at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; in New York at City Center and The Joyce Theater; at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris; at the Arts Centre Melbourne State Theatre in Melbourne, Australia; and in cities large and small across the United States. Houston Ballet has emerged as a leader in the expensive, labor-intensive task of nurturing the creation and development of new full-length narrative ballets. Houston Ballet Orchestra was established in the late 1970s and currently consists of 61 professional musicians who play all ballet performances at Wortham Theater Center under Music Director Ermanno Florio. Houston Ballet’s Education and Outreach Program has reached approximately 50,000 Houston area students (as of January 2016). Houston Ballet’s Academy has over 1,000 students and has had five academy students win awards at the prestigious international ballet competition, the Prix de Lausanne, with one student winning the overall competition in 2010.

For more information on Houston Ballet, visit houstonballet.org.

STANTON WELCH AMARTIST DIRECTOR OF HOUSTON BALLET

In July 2003, Australian, Stanton Welch, assumed leadership of Houston Ballet, America’s fifth largest classical ballet company. Since he took the helm of the company, Welch has revitalized Houston Ballet, bringing in new dancers, commissioning new works and attracting a top-flight artistic staff. Welch has created works for such prestigious international companies as Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Australian Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Danish Ballet. Welch was born in Melbourne to Marilyn Jones, O.B.E., and Garth Welch, A.M., two of Australia’s most gifted dancers of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1989, he was engaged as a dancer with The Australian Ballet, where he rose to the rank of leading soloist, performing various principal roles. He has also worked with internationally acclaimed choreographers such as Jiří Kylían, Nacho Duato and Maurice Béjart. In 1995, Welch was named resident choreographer of The Australian Ballet. For his contributions to the world of dance, he was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in June 2015. For Houston Ballet, he has choreographed more than 20 works including a new full-length narrative ballet, Marie (2009), inspired by the life of the legendary Marie Antoinette, and spectacular stagings of Swan Lake (2006), La Bayadère (2010), Romeo and Juliet (2015) and Giselle (2016).

HOUSTON BALLET TOURING STAFF:

Stanton Welch AMArtistic Director

James NelsonExecutive Director

Andrew NielsenDirector of Production

Barbara BearsBallet Master

Kelli GilsonAssociate Director of Artistic Operations

Michelle De Los ReyesStage Manager

George PiresWardrobe Coordinator

Katherine Burkwall-Ciscon Pianist

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