2013/14 Annual Report - Alonzo King LINES Ballet

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2013/14 Annual Report - Alonzo King LINES Ballet
ALONZO KING LINES BALLET
2013 - 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Dear Friends,
Thank you for taking the time to learn about Alonzo King LINES Ballet in this 2013-2014 Annual Report. So much
occurred between July 2013 and June 2014 that gave us cause for celebration, pride, and excitement for the future; we
are honored to share it with you.
In FY 2014, LINES Ballet performed to audiences in 23 cities representing four different countries, including five sold-out
performances at Theatre National de Chaillot in Paris, France. This marked our first appearance in Paris, and we were
thrilled to have a number of Board Members, donors, and supporters in attendance. The year 2014 also saw our return
to The Joyce Theater in New York City where we performed the luminous ballet Constellation, with mezzo-soprano Maya
Lahyani live onstage. A California tour sponsored in part by the James Irvine Foundation took us to Arcata, Livermore,
Folsom, and Santa Barbara. And at home in San Francisco, the Company unveiled two new works by Alonzo King: the
stellar Concerto for Two Violins in fall 2013, and The Steady Heart, a provocative ballet which accompanied our spring gala,
which raised an astounding $380,000 for new work and scholarships.
Education lies at the soul of LINES Ballet. The Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program celebrated its ninth academic
year, bringing exceptional pre-professional training to 35 students, including 5 male dancers, and 11 international students
from Brazil, Canada, Guatemala and Mexico. Training Program students spent the year giving back, through outreach
lectures, performances, and after-school classes in schools and organizations around San Francisco. In its eighth year, the
Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican University of California welcomed 13 students into its class of 2018, out of
70 auditions. And all 11 Class of 2014 students graduated from Dominican University with honors. This past summer, the
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Summer Program celebrated its 13th Anniversary. The Summer Program auditioned over 800
students, with a record number 261 attending the two sessions.
The Alonzo King LINES Dance Center helped foster the joy of dance in thousands of people at all stages of training and
experience through their more than 80 classes a week.The Dance Center served over 3,800 adult students from all walks
of life, in disciplines ranging from ballet to jazz to modern and more. With its annual All You Can Dance for $5 and many
free outdoor performances, the Dance Center continued to make dance accessible to all.
In closing, we want to thank the Board, the administrative team, the dancers and friends and supporters for helping us
grow Alonzo King LINES Ballet into the preeminent arts organization it is today.
Sincerely,
Alonzo King
Lucia Choi-Dalton
Artistic Director
Board President
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BALLET
2013-2014 Highlights:
• The 2013-14 touring season began in California, where the company performed in Arcata, Livermore, and Folsom Lake before
heading south to Alonzo King’s hometown of Santa Barbara. These tours were funded in part by a generous grant from the
James Irvine Foundation. Local engagement around LINES Ballet’s visit was high; in partnership with UC Santa Barbara and a local
dance school, King taught an open community class and gave a lecture to over 600 students at the University, while Company
members led workshops in ballet and modern. Students presented flowers to the dancers onstage following their performance
and a standing ovation.
• Back home in San Francisco, the company debuted two new ballets during the fall home season: Concerto for Two Violins (world
premiere) and Writing Ground (US premiere). Choreographed to Bach’s concerto in D Minor (utilized famously by George
Balanchine in 1941), Concerto for Two Violins is a sleek and sharp salute to ballet’s past while marking the continued evolution of
neoclassicism. Balanchine’s training in music theory provided one visual conception of the score; as King investigates the densely
layered contrapuntal voices for himself, we hear beloved melodies anew. Chronicle dance critic Alan Ulrich wrote that the fall
program delivered what LINES audiences have come to expect: “dancing of immense pliancy and emotional resonance by a team
of amazingly resilient performers who relish the challenges that King’s choreography throws their way.”
• Winter found the Company traveling through Israel and France, performing some of Europe’s most respected venues. Audiences
in Lyon welcomed LINES’ fourth visit to the Maison de la Danse, where tickets sold out for the run of eight performances. LINES
closed the season at Le Silo in Marseille, a city named the European Capital of Culture in 2013. In Paris, LINES’ French debut
of Constellation was the best-selling show of the season at the Théâtre National de Chaillot, one of the world’s foremost dance
theaters, that has hosted luminaries from around the world. The LINES family of artistic collaborators, board members, and
friends expanded internationally in support of the Company’s Paris engagement. While in Paris, the BNP Paribas Foundation
hosted LINES for a spectacular luncheon at their historic headquarters. Mezzo soprano Maya Lahyani, now a soloist at the
Metropolitan Opera, rejoined the dancers on stage, and electronic artist Jim Campbell was thrilled to see his set in action. Board
members Lucia Choi-Dalton, Amy and Harry Schoening, Kate Duhamel, Betty Louie, Diane Jones Lowrey, and Jean-Marc-Torre
attended a press conference and post-show reception with LINES’ corporate sponsor, BNP Paribas.
• An enthusiastic audience response at the Israeli Opera House in Tel Aviv was only part of an unforgettable evening in Israel,
where the company met with The Parents Circle Families Forum, a grassroots organization of Israeli and Palestinian families who
have lost children in the ongoing conflict. The group of bereaved mothers from both sides of the West Bank wall sat together
in the audience during the performance and spoke to the Company afterwards, sharing their stories. Dancer Courtney Henry
recalls the tears shed in the house that evening. She was humbled to see the women’s shared grief wholly transcended their
divisive political reality. The women spoke without resentment or malice, their identities not fixed as members of warring
factions, but simply as mothers finding solace in their common humanity. Henry was struck by the courage they showed in their
union: reeling from some of the worst pain imaginable, without robust popular support in their communities, these families
embraced forgiveness as the ultimate act of bravery. Performing in this particular setting gave Henry a renewed appreciation of
what it means to be liberated has a dancer on stage. In their own acts of courage as artists expected to give deeply and publically
of themselves, LINES dancers manifest a kind of freedom and empowerment palpable and inspiring to each other and their
audience.
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2013-2014 Highlights Continued:
• In the spring, one such audience was the community in
and around Sonoma State University, where LINES began a
week-long residency in preparation for the 2014 spring home
season. Students had the opportunity to attend classes with
Ballet Master Arturo Fernandez, a dance history lecture
with Training Program faculty Molly Rogers, several open
rehearsals, and finally, a work-in-progress showing of the piece
that eventually became The Steady Heart. A writer for the
student newspaper called the experience “unforgettable,” and
many in the audience appreciated the chance to ask Alonzo
King questions about his work after the show, which was free
and open to the public.
• Back on the road, Jim Campell’s striking set was unfurled once
again for the east coast debut of Constellation. The Company
enjoyed a successful season at New York’s Joyce Theater and
a busy schedule of engagements throughout New England.
Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain met up with the dancers in
Seattle, where he performed live for the remount of Rasa in
a performance called “unexpected and original” by the Seattle
Sun Times. During a run of 5 sold-out shows in Montpellier,
France, 50 people – non-dancers of all ages – waited in the rain
for a chance to take an outdoor movement workshop with
Babatunji, who sadly had to cancel when the rain became a
downpour. At the opera house in Baden Baden, Germany (the
second largest auditorium in Europe), dancers couldn’t sign
posters fast enough to placate an enthusiastic crowd of young
LINES fans who had just attended a lecture-demonstration
and performance of Dust and Light and Scheherazade.
• The dancer roster underwent some big changes this year,
as LINES bid a sad farewell to several veteran Company
members and welcomed some extraordinary new talent
into the studio. Ashley Jackson is continuing her dance career
at Dance Theater of Harlem, while David Harvey is taking
time off to pursue independent projects. Caroline Rocher is
retiring and enjoying preparations for her upcoming wedding.
After seven years as a dancer with the Company, Meredith
Webster has transitioned to her new role as Ballet Master,
utilizing her strong teaching skills and deep knowledge of King’s
work as she co-directs rehearsals with Arturo Fernandez.
Babatunji (a graduate of the LINES Ballet Training Program),
Jeffrey Van Sciver (a graduate of the LINES BFA Program at
Dominican), Robb Beresford, and Adji Cissoko have already
danced both new and old repertory with power and aplomb.
Madeline DeVries, Shuaib Elhassan, and Laura O’Malley can be
seen by San Francisco audiences for the first time this fall. In
the Company office, Jessica Cabrera and Cody Chen bring a
wealth of experience in dance administration and production
to LINES as our new Company Manager and Production Stage
Manager, respectively.
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TRAINING PROGRAM
Serving a diverse population of pre-professionals ages 17-24, the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program (LBTP) takes pride in
cultivating distinguished artists through a philosophy that fosters independent thinking, problem solving, and fearless exploration,
reinforced by a solid technical foundation. The Program promotes a disciplined work ethic and encourages personal depth while
pushing students beyond their preconceived limitations. The program exposes students to a cornucopia of local and international
artists, various styles, and ways of working, with the ultimate goal of developing strong, well-trained, and well-educated artists who
will realize and achieve their full potentials as they pursue professional careers.
2013-2014 Highlights:
• The Training Program commenced its ninth academic year with a full and
colorful student roster of 35 students (20 new and 15 returning), including
five males and 11 international students from Brazil, Canada, Guatemala and
Mexico. The program awarded four, full-tuition scholarships, and 17 partial
scholarships based on need and merit.
• 2014 saw several current and former students venturing into professional
careers with the following companies:
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Katlin Bourgeouis (2014) and Natalie Liebert (2014) accepted
contracts with Hubbard Street II
Alexander Vargas (2014) accepted a contract with DawsonDanceSF
Babatunji Johnson (2012) joined Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Vincent Chavez (2012) contracted with Robert Moses’ KIN and
Oakland Ballet
Nick Korkos (2009) worked with Azure Barton and Artists and
Zhukov Dance Theater, before accepting a contract with Les Ballets
Jazz de Montreal
• Two past guest artists returned to inspire and create memorable works on the dancers: Uri Sands, co-director of TU Dance in
Minnesota, and his assistant Yusha Marie Sorzano, and the established Barcelona artist, Iratxe Ansa. Apart from Sands and Ansa, the
students had the opportunity to work with other wonderful artists, including workshops with Robert Sher-Machherndehl of Lemon
Sponge Cake based in Colorado, Sidra Bell of Sidra Bell Dance NY, Haggai Milo Cohen, a gifted musician who collaborated with Kara
Davis in music/improvisation exploration, and Raphael Boumaile, a 20 year veteran of the Jose Limon Company.
• The fall and spring semesters culminated in showcases featuring work by the guest artists, and were performed at Z Space and
ODC respectively. Each showcase consisted of three performances, including one performance dedicated to the work of alumni
who were invited to either perform or showcase a piece they created. The bi-annual showcases offer students an unparalleled
opportunity to perform, and audiences a chance to see their talent up close.
• Enhancing performance opportunities, and leaving a lasting footprint on the community, continued to be a goal of the Program.
To that end, Training Program students participated in various events in San Francisco: In January, second year students performed
at Vision Series, directed by Donnette Heath of Dance Repertory, one of our annual collaborations as mentors for surrounding
high schools. In February, Claire Fischer performed a beautiful solo for San Francisco’s Black History Month Cultural Experience at
the City Hall Rotunda. In April, LBTP presented two pieces for Dancing in the Park at Golden Gate during National Dance Week.
LBTP joined the LINES Dance Center and BFA at Dominican performing three pieces at Union Square LIVE. In May, Natalie Liebert
created a trio with Katlin Bourgeouis and Alexander Vargas to open the Infinitely Chic Junior League Fashion Show at the Fairmont.
And first year student Dazaun Soleyn choreographed a piece to open San Francisco State University’s Midnight Metropolis Fashion
Show at Ruby Skye.
• This past year we also celebrated Dazaun Soleyn as he simultaneously completed his studies at South Florida University, graduating
with honors, while also training full-time with the Program. Because of his intelligence, talent, drive, and character, the University
provided him assistance in attending LBTP. Soleyn exemplifies the ideal student of the Training Program.
• In 2014, the Training Program held auditions in Los Angeles, New York, Tampa, and San Francisco, and experienced increased
interest and numbers of those auditioning. By June, the Program was fully enrolled for the upcoming fall semester.
• In March 2014, Ashley Trottier joined the staff as the new Training Program Coordinator.
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SUMMER PROGRAM
The Alonzo King LINES Ballet Summer Program is an intensive training experience designed for aspiring dancers ages 11-24.
Young dancers are guided through a collaborative journey of artistic risk-taking and independent thinking, with ballet as the core
discipline. After a highly selective audition process, dancers prepare for a summer intensive that offers a minimum of 40 hours per
week of training with Alonzo King LINES Ballet faculty and a stellar roster of choreographers, culminating in a performance at a
professional theater.
2013-2014 Highlights:
• In January 2014, we welcomed Amy Kingwill as our new Summer Program
Coordinator.
• The 2014 Audition Tour stopped in 15 cities across the United States; had
853 young dancers audition; and the Program welcomed a record number 261
students into the two sessions.
• The 2014 Summer Program awarded $84,345 in scholarships to talented, welldeserving students.
• 2014 saw a regard number of young men attend the Summer Program: 11
males in Session One and 18 in Session Two. The increase in young men created
a wonderful balance and energetic environment.
• We were also fortunate to have students travel to us from a variety of
locations around world including Cuba, South Africa, France, Germany, and British
Columbia.
• The past year saw significant upgrades to our Online Student Portal, creating
greater efficiency and ease around the registration process.
• The Program also switched to TADS, an outside secure tuition aide service,
which played a significant role in assuring our financial awards where fairly
distributed.
• We were pleased to welcome back our 2013 Homer Avila recipients this
summer: 15-year-old Lillie Pincus attended Session One, and 20-year-old Terri
Wright attended Session Two.
• Newly awarded 2014 Homer Avila Scholarship recipients were 15 year old
Joy Ware, and 21 year old Jade Hooper. We look forward to their return in the
summer of 2015.
• Ballet Master LeeWei Chao represented the Summer Program in 2014 at
the South West Regional Dance America Festival. LeeWei observed student
auditions and classes, and selected one student, Kade Cummings, to receive a full
scholarship to the 2015 Summer Program.
• We were also represented in the North West Regional Dance America Festival
and awarded 16 year old Lindsey Clements a scholarship to attend Summer
Program Session One.
• We were thrilled to welcome back our core Master Teachers along with many
visiting artists such as former LINES Ballet dancer Keelan Whitmore, current
Company dancer Kara Wilkes, Teacher/Choreographer Bliss Kohlmyer, and
Teacher/Choreographer Katie Scherman.
• New faculty for the 2014 Summer Program included former LINES Ballet
dancer Caroline Rocher, who taught numerous classes and staged LINES
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SUMMER PROGRAM
2013-2014 Highlights Continued:
repertory, Ballet Teacher Peta Barrett, who also served as mentor for students, Limon Teacher Dante’ Pulerio, Aftro-Cuban teacher
Silfredo la O Vigo, and Ballet Teacher/Choreographer Robert Sher-Machherndl, director of Lemon Spongecake Dance Company, who
also taught a composition class for the students.
• We added live accompaniment to many of our modern classes this summer! This greatly enriched the class experience for both
the students and the teachers.
• In addition, the students in each Session spent a week training with LINES Ballet Artistic Director Alonzo King. “Alonzo Week” is a
highlight for the students, who often comment on the “transformative” experience.
• Session I and II culminated in performances at the McKenna Theater at San Francisco State University. As always, the showcases
were well attended by family and friends of the students along with the community.The audiences were enthusiastic and the students
dazzling.
• Summer Program students often return to the program year after year, and many go on to join one of our year-round education
programs: eight out of 13 incoming BFA freshmen are Summer Program alums, as are three first-year Training Program students.There
are also 15 students considering joining one of the two program in upcoming years.
DISCOVERY PROJECT
The Discovery Project is an outreach program designed to diversify the scope of LINES Ballet’s impact on young artists and
communities. The Discovery Project addresses ways to use dance to bridge gaps created by diversity of experience, perspective,
culture, and socioeconomic background.
2013-2014 Highlights:
• 2014 marked the sixth year of the Discovery Project in Tampa, Florida. We were grateful to be hosted by Howard W. Blake High
School Magnet, who were joined by two other local schools in funding the project. 108 dancers attended.
• The faculty roster included Ballet Master and former LINES Ballet Company dancer Maurya Kerr, Ballet Master LeeWei Chao, LINES
Ballet Training Program Director Karah Abiog, and LINES Ballet Summer Program Director Tammy Cheney.
• One full-tuition and housing scholarship was awarded to Adia Hollist, who joined us for Session I.
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BFA at DOMINICAN
In its eighth year, Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican University of California combines the dance training and philosophy
of one the nation’s foremost dance institutions with the comprehensive liberal arts education and social values of the Dominican
tradition. The program offers students an unparalleled opportunity to discover themselves as artists and human beings and is the
only BFA program in the country to be led by an active, world-renowned choreographer.
2013-2014 Highlights:
• In May 2014 we graduated 11 talented young artists. For the second year in a row, all of
the graduating seniors did so with honors, beautifully attesting to the academic and artistic
strengths of the students accepted into our program.
• Following graduation, several students launched professional careers in the dance world:
Taylor Collier and Alexis Staley accepted contracts with the SF Opera’s production of Show
Boat, where they distinguished themselves both on the stage and in the rehearsal studio.
Staley followed up her SF Opera stint with an apprenticeship at Chicago’s River North
Dance Company, while Collier headed to Minneapolis to work with TU Dance. Many other
members of the class of 2014 immersed themselves in project-based work post graduation
while simultaneously auditioning in the Bay Area and across the country.
• In the 2013-14 academic year, BFA students had the opportunity to work with guest
choreographers Uri Sands of TU Dance, and Robert Sher-Machherndl of Lemon Sponge
Cake Contemporary Ballet, as well as former LINES Ballet member Keelan Whitmore.These
distinguished artists worked alongside our fantastic faculty choreographers Gregory Dawson,
Christian Burns, Julia Stiefel, and Carmen Rozestraten. Works by these choreographers were
showcased throughout the year to great acclaim.
• The Junior class attended the American College Dance Festival regional conference at
Arizona State University, presenting Robert Sher-Machherndl’s RUSH. The adjudicators
selected RUSH along with pieces from University of Utah and UCLA to represent the
West Region at the National Festival, held bi-annually at the Kennedy Center in Washington
DC. Five hundred pieces were adjudicated at 11 regional conferences. Thirty-one were
ultimately selected for the National Festival. Adjudicator Wendy Perron, former editor of
Dance Magazine, wrote about RUSH in her blog, saying she felt she had discovered a new
program and a new choreographer. The juniors felt honored to step onto the Kennedy
Center stage, and they danced beautifully.
• BFA students Tatiana Barber and Madeline Matuska were awarded Dizzy Feet Foundation
scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each. This marked the second year two of our
students were honored in a single year. Barber has also been invited to perform at the Dizzy
Feet Foundation Gala at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
• The ratings website, ZOOMtens, listed LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican in its top 10
University dance programs in the country.The recognition is a testament to our phenomenal
faculty and the impact our graduates are making on the dance community.
• The Marin Community Foundation renewed its University grant to provide after-school
dance and visual art classes at the Albert Boro Community Center in San Rafael’s Canal
District. Alumna Casey Thorne developed curriculum for the Dance Club and supervised
two BFA student interns. The 12-14 kids ages 8-11 were incredibly enthusiastic and
presented a wonderful end of year showing for friends and family.Thorne has been awarded
a Fulbright scholarship to study in Israel for 10 months. During her absence the program will
be run by an interim director.
• This past year, Dominican sponsored several events to raise funds for dance scholarships.
LINES Ballet has joined the effort, offering to match up to $10k of raised monies. This
growing pool of funds will be used for recruitment and retention of dance students, and to
keep the program thriving for years to come.
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ALONZO KING LINES
DANCE CENTER
Since 1989, Alonzo King LINES Ballet has made its vibrant arts facility available to the public through the Alonzo King LINES Dance
Center (AKLDC). Offering an extensive selection of open adult classes, AKLDC serves over 3,800 dancers annually from absolute
beginner to professional.
2013-2014 Highlights:
• Programming efforts focused on expanding workshop offerings for
intermediate, advanced, and professional dancers. AKLDC’s new Guest
Artist Workshop Series launched in August 2013. Participating artists
included: New York based Limon Dance Company principal dancer Dante
Puleio, Bay Area favorite Robert Moses – Artistic Director of Robert
Moses’ Kin, an audition workshop with local choreographer Raissa Simpson
of Push Dance Company, choreographic exploration with Aszure Barton,
NYC, and Barcelona native Iratxe Ansa, among others.
• AKLDC continued to partner with neighborhood organizations to
produce public events and outdoor performances including Summer
of Art at UN Plaza, Bay Area National Dance Week at Union Square,
and HeART of Market at Mint Plaza. These mini-festivals featured
performances by Dance Center Performance Workshop students, LINES
Education Program students, our Outreach community partners, as well
as participatory dance classes led by Dance Center faculty.
• The Dance Center offered its popular bi-annual open house, All You
Can Dance for Just $5. Over 350 dancers joined us for two afternoons of
half hour sampler classes, enjoying a preview of the many styles of dance
the Center has on its schedule. More than half of the participants were
new to the Dance Center.
• The Dance Center launched a citywide MUNI bus campaign in March
2014 which introduced the Center’s 2014 anniversary year tagline Moving
the Community for 25 Years.
• This year saw new faculty at the Dance Center: Robert Dekkers and
Britt Juleen for Intermediate Ballet, James Graham for Intermediate
Contemporary, Suzy Myre for Advanced Beginning Jazz, and Clint Calimlim
for Absolute Beginner Hip Hop.
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ALONZO KING LINES
OUTREACH
LINES Outreach efforts are supported in part by funding from Kaiser Permanente, the Littlefield Foundation, and the
Kimball Foundation.
2013-2014 Highlights:
• LINES Outreach continued its relationship with community partners DeMarillac Academy, Tenderloin Boys and Girls Club, and
Presidio Middle School. Four Training Program students were selected as outreach teachers. Training Program teachers received
pedagogy training by master teacher Mary Carbonara and weekly mentoring with LINES faculty member Katy Warner.The students,
ranging from 4th to 8th grade, took classes both offsite and in the LINES studios, and performed at the SFUSD Arts Festival, HeART
of Market at Mint Plaza, and Summer Arts at UN Plaza.
• In October 2013 LINES Outreach and Dance Center hosted Dance at Mint Plaza. Lunchtime offerings included performances
by the Training Program and BFA students and demonstrations by Tango and Folkloric Dance teacher, Gigi Jenson. The highlight of
the series was the second edition of our annual community event, HeART of Market: Dance, Create, Connect. The day featured
175 community partners and LINES performers, including: the School Choir of DeMarillac Academy, choreographic demonstrations
led by LINES Ballet company members Meredith Webster, David Harvey, and Babatunji Johnson, fifty Dance Center students, and
participatory classes in jazz, Bollywood, and partnering.
• In January 2014 LINES students and staff spent a day with members of Wayne McGregor’s Random Dance (WMRD). The Dance
Center partnered with SF Performances and WMRD to run a series of outreach workshops for students from Downtown HS,
Lowell HS, SOTA, as well as a class for the Dance Center public, which was also attended by second-year Training Program dancers.
The goal was for this to be the start of an ongoing outreach partnership with WMRD and SF Performances.
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ALONZO KING LINES
BALLET
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION JUNE 30, 2013
(WITH SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2013)
June 30
2014
2013
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSESTS
Cash and Equivalents
$1,053,635
$901,637
-
-
Grants Receivable
$737,359
$475,970
Accounts Receivable
$212,475
$256,906
Investments
Refundable Deposits
$13,434
$24,703
Prepaid expenses
$23,528
$32,413
Merchandise Inventory
$44,905
$14,067
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
$2,085,336
$1,705,696
$309,122
$374,293
$750
$750
$2,395,208
$2,080,739
Accounts payable and accured liabilities
$341,962
$199,390
Deferred tuition
$313,663
$301,281
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
$ 55,625
$500,671
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$655,625
$500,671
Unrestricted
$966,509
$947,604
Temporarily Restricted
$773,074
$632,464
TOTAL NET ASSETS
$1,739,583
$1,580,068
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND ASSETS
$2,395,208
$2,080,739
Property and Equipment, net
Building Security Deposits
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS <DEFICIT>
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
(WITH SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013)
Total all Funds
Unrestricted
Temporarily
Restricted
2014
2013
REVENUE
Performances
$1,003,635
Class sales
$1,003,635
$917,428
$1,529,766
$1,529,766
$1,347,866
Studio rental income
University program
$175,988
$172,306
$175,988
$172,306
$163,428
$220,886
Summer housing fee
$242,620
$242,620
$187,700
Merchandise & concessions
$64,127
$64,127
$34,106
Interest and dividend income
Other revenue
$629
$21,095
$629
$21,095
$3,478
$11,808
PUBLIC SUPPORT
Government grants
Foundation grants
Corporate contributions
Individual contributions
Fundraising events
In-kind contributions
Net Assets Released from
Restrictions
Total Support and Revenue
-
$3,210,166
-
$3,210,166
$2,886,700
$84,750
$73,600
$165,610
$620,600
$250,360
$694,200
$109,200
$80,000
$25,000
$304,137
$296,516
$32,501
$816,504
$55,500
$130,935
$1,000
$973,645
$80,500
$435,072
$296,516
$33,501
$1,790,149
$193,800
$395,309
$360,349
$81,088
$1,219,746
$4,026,670
$973,645
$5,000,315
$4,106,446
$833,035
$4,859,705
($833,035)
$140,610
$5,000,315
$4,106,446
EXPENSES
Program services
General and administrative
Fundraising
$4,110,380
$279,128
$451,292
$4,110,380
$279,128
$451,292
$4,096,960
$176,458
$259,731
TOTAL EXPENSES
$4,840,800
$4,840,800
$4,533,149
Change in net assets
$18,905
$140,610
$159,515
($426,703)
NET ASSETS <DEFICIT>,
beginning of year
$947,604
$632,464
$1,580,068
$2,006,771
NET ASSETS, end of year
$966,509
$773,074
$1,739,583
$1,580,068
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Alonzo King LINES Ballet Contributors
Alonzo King LINES Ballet gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our donors, whose annual support enables us to fulfill our mission to
create works of illuminating beauty and share them with the widest possible audiences. The following represents donors of $100 or more
between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. We regret that errors occasionally occur. Please contact us at 415.863.3040 ext 257 if you have
been inadvertently listed incorrectly.
The Inner Circle is a group of individuals who contribute a minimum of $1,000 annually helping Alonzo King LINES Ballet create world
premiere ballets, collaborate with phenomenal artists from around the world, attract the highest caliber of dancers to the company, and
provide scholarships to aspiring young dancers who wish to study at LINES Ballet Education Programs. Please join us!
Individual Donors
Director
Gifts of $25,000 and above
Stephen Brady
Lucia Choi-Dalton and Greg Dalton
Kate and Bill Duhamel
Karen Jenkins-Johnson and Kevin Johnson
Lisa and John Pritzker
Lisa Sardegna and David Carrillo
Partner
Gifts of $10,000 and above
Lisa Dolby Chadwick
Randi and Bob Fisher
Megan Gorman and Roger Nabedian
Frances Hellman and Warren Breslau
Darril Hudson
Sadik Huseny and Doniece Sandoval
Alonzo King
Sally P. Lannin
Betty J. Louie
Diane Jones Lowrey and Paul Lowrey
Sara McGhie
Ran and Wilhelm Oehl
Millicent and John Powers
Amy and Harry Schoening
Al and Mei Wong
Anonymous (2)
Visionary
Gifts of $5,000 and above
Shellye Archambeau and Clarence Scott
Suzanne Badenhoop and Guy Lampard
Janet M. Brown
Craig Cramer
Jill and Stephen Davis
Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein
Larry and Karen Furukawa-Schlereth
Clarke Howatt
Kimberly M. Hughes
David Low
Jamie and Marc Lunder
Maja
Isabelle and Charles Picasso
Nicola Pitchford
Gary Sullivan and Timothy Lynn
Darian Swig
Earlene Taylor
Melanie and Chuck Webster, Jr.
Teddy Zmrhal and Aimee Machado
Anonymous
Producer
Gifts of $2,500 and above
Donna Ames-Heldfond
Yat-Pang and Helina Au
Maureen Blanc
Christine Herron
Jennifer Ho
Ambassador Eleni and Markos Kounalakis
Carlene Laughlin
Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman
Mark and Sara Midkiff
Tony Politopoulos
Karla Populus and Michael Tate
Leonard and Sargina Silvani
Martin Skea and Christopher Mondini
Tim Stannard
Annemieke van der Werff and
Franklin Delfgaauw
Anonymous (2)
The Inner Circle
Gifts of $1,000 and above
Julie Armistead and Fred McNear
Valerie Barth and Peter Wiley
Dr. Ernest A. Bates
Susan Black
William F. Boyer
Gregg Brockway
JC Cannon
Deborah Carson
Steve and Paula Child
Beezer Clarkson and Brad Sutton
Penny Cooper and Rena Rosenwasser
Donald and Mary Crocker
Linda Enger
James Patrick Finerty
Robert and Michelle Friend
Shelby and Frederick Gans
Green Couch
Nina and Claude Gruen
Irina, Robert, Tasha, and Misha Hamilton
Katherine Hansen
Janet M. Harris
Doni Harvey
Barry and Jackie Hoffner
James C. Hormel and Michael P. Nguyen
Patti Hughes
Valeria Huneeus
Lori Cook and Stephen Juelsgaard
Karen Justis
Joan Lazarus
Susan Levine
Toby and Jerry Levine
Elvia Marta and Bayan Jamay
Carolyn North
Shanna O’Hare
Robert Rosenwasser
Ian Schmidt
Marjorie and Tomas Sennett
Sal Sferlazza
David and Debbie Shapiro
Richard and Barbara Silverman and Family
Slim Pictures
Stacey G. Smith and Paul Bradshaw
Britt and JP Stallard
Kem Theilig
Sloane Thomas and Dennis Maio
Noriko Tojo
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Topham
Jean-Marc Torre
Katy and Craig Trettau
Tulsa and Simone Fund
Linda and Robbie Vann-Adibe
Cheryl and Charles Ward
Lauren Williams and Lou Hack
Diane B. Wilsey
Shay Zak
Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation
Joanne Zorkendorfer
Ron Zuckerman
Anonymous (2)
Benefactor
Gifts of $500 and above
Osanna Avanesova
Mona Baroudi and Patrick Whitgrove
Gail and Howard Berman
Rena Bransten
Marguerite Casillas
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Individual Donors
(continued)
Gilberto A. Cooper
Lucille Dean
Markus Diebel
Colin Eykamp
Gaby Federal
Arturo Fernandez and Derek Gordon
John Ferrare
Judy Flannery
Nancy E. Fleischer
Erby L. Foster Jr.
Laurie Ghielmetti
Beth Harris Hoenninger
Wayne Johnson
Jane and Robert Kahan
Jasmine Kim
Tracy Kirkham
Alan Lessik
Robert Levenstein and Jill Cole
Carla Marcinkus
Lulu Mazhari
Pam Moore
Carla Beth Oakley
Kristina Omari
Madan Paidhungat
Karen Plastiras
Cheryl Polk
Dr. Sophia Reinders and Mr. Paul Peterzell
Deborah Robbins and Henry Navas
Diana V. Rogers
Andy and Stacey Scott
Meg Spriggs
Reid and Ranada Stephenson
Fran and Cleo Streets
Roselyne C. Swig
Alan Taylor
Michael Tilson Thomas and Joshua Robison
Ken and Christina Waldeck
Laura Ware
Emily Webster
Kathy Williams and Doug Carlston
Maria Winston and Robert Hoffman
Charlotte and David Winton
Shannon Wolfe and Kayvaan Ghassemieh
Advocate
Gifts of $250 and above
Andi and David Arrick
Nicole Avril and Dan Gelfand
Axelrode
Laura Fly Bellows
Victor P. Bonfilio
Ruth Braunstein
Jaemin Chang
Marna Clark
Norah Conway
Timothy Dougan
Libby Dye and Carl Peterson
Angela Erdman
Kyle Harris
Larry and Rebekah Helzel
Adrienne Hirt and Jeffrey Rodman
Cheryl Howell
Iroquois Capital Group, Inc.
Catherin Warner Johnson
Alex Oleg Kiforenko
Barbara J. Knego
Suzanne and Edmond Kuan
Paul Laland
Carol and Mark Lerdal
Gary L. Lomax
Janet M. Long
Billy Manning and Kristin Bijur
Claudine Marken and John Domingos
Desanne Martin
Silvia Martins
Missy Sue Mastel and Scott Horwitz
Kathy Mata
Maureen McAvoy
Mark McCormick
Dr. Michael and Avrah Medvin
Ms. Bridget Mullen and Dr. Michael Stern
Maureen Murphy
Valencia King Nelson
Alison Nichol
Monica Pressley
Keith and Fran Puccinelli
Amanda Rees
MaryAnn Robertson
John Rogers and Wendy Parkman
Ana Roth
Nina Saltman and James Bullock
Murray H. Smith
Hilgard Sternberg
Kendra Stewart
Stone Interiors
Heather M. Streets
Susan Sutherland and David Mustelier
Rob and Debbie Verity
Andrea Walt
Bootz Weber
Stephanie Weber
Dave and Adrienne Weil
Fifi White
Marvina White
Michael Yarne
Anonymous (3)
Sustaining
Gifts of $100 and above
Andrew Aldrich
Ali Amaro
Karen Baker
Marti Baroody
Sheila and Murray Baumgarten
Roy Bergmann, The Mindful Body
Michel Boynton
Barbra Bright
Rebecca Bruce
Cindy Bruneman
Fritz Brunner
Deidre Campino
George Castion
Agnes I. Chan
David Chase
Christopher Chin
Ranjana Clark
Terri Clark
Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman
Gail Coney
Mark Corden
Jeff and Barb Couture
Jeremy Crandell
Karen Dantzler
Darick Dayne
Patricia DeLuna
DGLF CPAs & Business Advisors
Michele Dilworth
Robert and Ellen Docili
Eakin Partners, LLC
Christine Evans and Nicolas Ross
Judith N. Fast and Kenneth H. Fast
Jennifer Fisher
David Fleishman
Laura B. Fleming
Liz and Charles Fracchia
Karen Goldstein
Roy and Jodie Gordon
Courtney Greteman
Linsey Grinder
Chris and Lisa Gruwell
Roger Guy-Bray
Elna Moore Hall
Rhyena Halpern
Lawrence Hammer
Douglas Hanlin
Catherine Hargrave
Carla Hartley
Lisa Hines
Liz Horner and Mark Woollen
Maaeah Howell
Virginia Iglesias
Mari Iki and Martin Maguss
Arkady Itkin
Stephanie Jee
Mike Johnson
Jenny Josephian
Kishore Kagolanu
Kerry Keen
Michelle Keene
Naina Khanna
Patricia King
Barbara Kirsch
Walter and Murni Knoepfel
Laura Kretschmar
Sheri Kuehl
Kristin Kulp
Armene Lamson
Michael Lee, LCSW
Kathy and Richard Leventhal
Connie S. Lin and Patrick Fleisch
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Sustaining Donors
(continued)
Linda Long
Eileen Marrinan
Victoria Mason
Margaret Mathias
Andrea McCall
Randy McMullen
Abigail Melamed
Kabby Mitchell III
Patience Mlingo
Dawn Morris
Annette Muller
Susan Munday
Hilary Naylor
Juan Nuno
Monique Olivier
Gerri Poindexter
Marcelyn Potter
Perrin Pownall
George Queeley
Robert Ripps and Steven Spector
Ivy Ross and Arthur Drooker
Sally Schofield
Valerie Schutz
Annie Sedeau
Marci Seville
Boris Shekhter
Danielle Siegel
Laurie Skophammer
Birute Skurdenis
Meredith Slater
Carra Sleight
Leonard Stein
Harlan and Madelyn Stelmach
Lisa Stevens
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Betsy Strausberg
J. Mark Strawn
Karen L. Stroud
Linda Taylor
Mary and Fitzhugh Taylor
Randy Theume
Stephanie Tomao
Ellen Uyenco
Heidi Wagner
Anne L. Washington
Charles M. Webster III
Tim and Lynne Wilson
Rose Works
Anonymous (11)
Amanda Pineda
Christopher Rankin
Robert Ripps and Steven Spector
Lily Robillard
Diana V. Rogers
Amy Rosen
Diane Sanchez
John Michael Schert
Valerie Schutz
Annie Sedeau
Ms. Baraka Sele
Marci Seville and Lisa Riordan Seville
Boris Shekhter
Christina Smith
Leonard Stein
Harlan and Madelyn Stelmach
Luis F. Stevens
Barbara Traub Stuart and Welton Rotz
Oni Szeto
Michael Tully
Lisa and Anthony Vidergauz
Betty Viering
Peter Waenink and Jane Schneider
Paul Wyman
Trudi and Jeffrey Zelikson
Corporate, Foundation,
and Government Donors
Principal
Gifts of $100,000 and above
Bank of the West/BNP Paribas Group
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
Lisa and John Pritzker Family Fund
San Francisco Grants for the Arts
Surdna Foundation
Director
Gifts of $25,000 and above
Anonymous
Crescent Porter Hale Foundation
GAP Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
National Dance Project
Kaiser Permanente
Princess Grace Foundation - USA
The San Francisco Foundation
San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development
The Shubert Foundation
Partner
Gifts of $10,000 and above
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Dominican University of California
Kimball Foundation
Edmund and Jeannik Littlefield Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Foundation at the San Francisco Foundation
Union Bank
Veritas Investments, Inc.
Visionary
Gifts of $5,000 and above
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Dora Donner Ida Core Trust
Eight, Inc.
Vanguard Properties
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Reflecting May 25, 2014
ALONZO KING LINES BALLET BOARD & STAFF
CURRENT STAFF
CURRENT DANCERS
Executive
Alonzo King, Founder and Artistic Director
Robert Rosenwasser, Founder and Creative Director
Janette Gitler, Executive Director
Babatunji
Robb Beresford
Adji Cissoko
David Harvey
Courtney Henry
Yujin Kim
Michael Montgomery
Caroline Rocher
Jeffrey Van Sciver
Meredith Webster
Kara Wilkes
Production
Arturo Fernandez, Ballet Master
G. Chris Griffin, Production and Technical Director
Jessica V. Cabrera, Company Manager
Cody Chen, Production Stage Manager
Molly Rogers, Company Administrative Assistant
Administration
Syam Waymon, Administrative Assistant
Development
Sheri Kuehl, Development Director
Libby Dye, Associate Director of Development
Finance
Cindy Bruneman, Finance Director
Jennifer Szeto, Staff Accountant
Olivia Avilla, Office Manager
Marketing
Annette Muller, Marketing Manager
Katherine Disenhof, Graphic Designer
Katerina Wong, Digital Engagement Specialist
Mona Baroudi, Publicity Consultant
Education
LINES Ballet Training Program
Karah Abiog, Director
Ashley Trottier, Coordinator
LINES Ballet Summer Program
Tammy Cheney, Director
Amy Kingwill, Coordinator
LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican
Marina Hotchkiss, Director
Katherine Disenhof, Coordinator
LINES Dance Center
Katherine Nauman, Director
Jennifer Innes, Coordinator
Jamie Wright, Coordinator
Kelsey McFalls, Coordinator
Community Outreach and Teen Program
Mary Carbonara, Manager
CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stephen Brady
Lucia Choi-Dalton (President)
Craig Cramer
Kate Duhamel
Megan Gorman
Karen Jenkins-Johnson
Diane Jones Lowrey
Alonzo King (Company Founder and
Artistic Director)
Sally P. Lannin
Betty Louie
Sara McGhie
Nicola Pitchford (Secretary)
Robert Rosenwasser (Company Founder and
Creative Director)
Lisa Sardegna
Jean-Marc Torre (Treasurer)
Annemieke van der Werff
Al Wong
Teddy Zmrhal
Honorary Board of Directors
Denise Bradley Tyson
Pam Hagen (Company Founder)
Amy Schoening
Cheryl Ward
Dennis Williams
ALONZO KING LINES BALLET
26 Seventh Street
San Francisco, California 94103
415.863.3040
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