april 27, 2014 mca chicago

APRIL 27, 2014
MCA CHICAGO
7
CELEBRATING
YEARS TOGETHER
DANCERS
Greg Blackmon
Kody Jauron
Angela Dice Nguyen
Liv Schaffer
Sarah Elizabeth Stockman
Matt Wenckowski
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andreas Böttcher
Pam Crutchfield
Manuella Frota
Mazen Ghalayini
Julie Nakagawa
Julie O’Connell
Vin Reed
LIGHTING DESIGNER AND
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Matt Miller
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WELCOME, FRIENDS!
WE
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DanceWorks Chicago is committed to build a foundation
for early career artists by providing a laboratory from
which dancers and choreographers propel themselves
and the art form to a new level of artistry through
training, collaboration, mentorship, and performance.
As we cultivate strong individuals, we are
also aware of the importance of simultaneously
emphasizing the WE along with the ME. Broader
than a sole choreographer’s artistic vision, more
encompassing than a single dance genre, DanceWorks Chicago
reflects and celebrates the diversity of voices in the
community.
I think we can all agree that winter 2014 was,
even by Chicago standards, harsh. It was
extreme. It was the kind of extreme that
made you feel things you do not normally
feel, like the inside of your nose when
you breathe.
FRIGID WEATHER ASIDE,
And when
the night is cloudy
There is still a light
that shines on me
Shine on until
tomorrow,
let it be.
-The Beatles
DanceWorks Chicago had a harsh
winter. On January 13, DWC
dancer Marco Antonio Huicochea
Gonzàlez lost his life in a freak
accident. In our short time
together, Marco embodied
DanceWorks Chicago's tag line:
always moving. His charisma,
artistry, and humility touched many
as we trained, danced, taught,
performed, explored, and shared.
Suddenly, Marco was gone. Like
the single-digit temperatures, this
loss made us feel things, regular,
everyday things, in a way and with
an intensity with which we do not
normally feel. Love, friendship,
respect, admiration, joy, sorrow,
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frustration, confusion, emptiness...
those things are part of daily life.
We felt them more profoundly,
though, this winter. We are
grateful for the warmth from the
dance community near and far,
from our families, our friends,
and our colleagues, which
preceded the warmth provided by
Mother Nature. The outpouring
of support gave us strength.
DanceWorks Chicago keeps
moving, embracing moments
of normalcy amid a surreal
situation and flexing that
oh-so-important muscle of
courage. Marco is with us in
spirit, and we with him.
PERFORMANCE
SEASON 7 = 6 +1
Our +1 helps us move forward, no matter if we are Having Words,
taking a hard look at a self-portrait, trying to be Kool, holding court
with a Monologue, or exhaling calmly with an aman. Thank you for
sharing this afternoon with us and being part of the journey.
HAVING WORDS PREMIERE
CHOREOGRAPHY MUSIC COSTUMES
LIGHTING
casebolt and smith
Nico Muhly
casebolt and smith
Matt Miller
Created for and premiered by DanceWorks Chicago at the
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, April 27, 2014.
Demis Volpi’s choreographic
residency was underwritten in
part by the Consulate General
of the Federal Republic of
Germany Chicago.
SELF-PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
CHOREOGRAPHY MUSIC COSTUMES
LIGHTING
Demis Volpi
Nina Simone
Demis Volpi
Philipp Riedl
Created for and premiered by DanceWorks Chicago at the Stadttheater
in Aschaffenburg, Germany, February 8, 2014.
I WANTCHU KOOL ‘CUZ U BLOW MY MIND
CHOREOGRAPHYKristofer
STAGED BY
MUSIC
COSTUMES
LIGHTING Storey
Anne Zivolich
Lennon/McCartney
performed by Bobby McFerrin
Yo Ma Ma
Thomas Fowlkes
First performed by DanceWorks Chicago at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
in Evanston, IL, April 12, 2014.
MONOLOGUE PREMIERE
CHOREOGRAPHY MUSIC COSTUMES
LIGHTING
Joshua Manculich
Sidsel Endresen and The Album Leaf
Joshua Manculich
Matt Miller
Created for and premiered by DanceWorks Chicago at the Museum of
Contemporary Art, Chicago, April 27, 2014.
aman is funded in part by
The Elizabeth F. Cheney
Foundation and Friends of
Pam Crutchfield
AMAN PREMIERE
CHOREOGRAPHY MUSIC COSTUMES
LIGHTING
Harrison McEldowney and Jeremy Plummer
Charlotte Martin
Jeremy Plummer
Matt Miller
Created for and premiered by DanceWorks Chicago at the Museum of
Contemporary Arts, Chicago, April 27. 2014.
7th SEASON DANCERS
GREG BLACKMON, from Gary, IN, began his
formal dance training in 2007 at Emerson School
for the Visual and Performing Arts (while majoring
in vocal music) and South Shore Dance Alliance
under the direction of Larry Brewer. He attended
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s summer 2008
intensive and the following year was accepted
into the Ailey School’s summer intensive. Greg
trained in the Ailey School’s Independent Study
and Fellowship Programs and was a member
of the Student Performance Group. After leaving
the Ailey School, Greg received a full scholarship
to the Dance Theater of Harlem school and an
apprenticeship with the DTH Ensemble. During
his time in NYC, Greg was a member of Dance
Iquail! and Opus Dance Theatre, Inc. and had
the opportunity to work with world-renowned
choreographers Christopher Huggins, Sidra
Bell, Pedro Ruiz, Robert Garland, Darrell Grand
Moultrie, and Camille A. Brown. In 2011 he joined
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble in Michigan where
he performed works by Laurie Eisenhower, Joel
Hall, and Harrison McEldowney as well as danced
in the Detroit Opera House’s productions of Carmina Burana and The Pearl Fishers. Greg joined
DanceWorks Chicago in September 2012.
KODY JAURON, from Phoenix, AZ, began his
training under the direction of Andrew Needhammer and later continued his pre-professional studies
at the Miami City Ballet School and Ballet Austin’s
Professional Division Trainee Program. At Ballet
Austin, Kody was honored to become a recipient of
the Sarah & Ernest Butler Scholarship, and after one
season, Kody was promoted to an apprentice to the
company. Kody was privileged to dance featured
roles by George Balanchine, Thang Dao, Viktor
Kabaniaev, Stephen Mills, and Nelly van Bommel.
He has supplemented his training at Houston
Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Hubbard Street
Dance Chicago. Most recently, Kody studied on
scholarship at the Lou Conte Dance Studio under
the direction of Claire Bataille prior to joining
DanceWorks Chicago in January 2014.
ANGELA DICE NGUYEN, raised in Somerset, PA,
began dancing at Laurel Arts Dance Center and
later studied at Rockingham Ballet Theatre. Angela
graduated summa cum laude from Point Park
University, where she earned her BFA in Dance and
was a recipient of a Rising Star Scholarship. She was
a founding dancer of August Wilson Center Dance
Ensemble and has performed with Dayton Arts
Project, Pursuit Productions, Dance in the Parks,
and choreographer Ahmad Simmons. Angela has
had the privilege of working with artists such as
Kyle Abraham, Robert Battle, Cheryl Mann, Jason
McDole, and Darrell Grand Moultrie, among many
others, and has enjoyed performing for local,
national, and international audiences, including
those at Chicago Symphony Orchestra, SummerStage in New York City’s Central Park, and Schrittmacher Dance Festival in the Netherlands. Angela
has appeared in several Dance Chance showings
and Dance Chance: Redux 4.0, presenting a work
of her own in April 2013. Her film credits include
Sorority Row, and she has performed in regional
productions of 42nd Street and The Pajama Game
at Mountain Playhouse. She also is featured in the
New York Times bestselling book Dancers Among
Us, by Jordan Matter. Angela joined DanceWorks
Chicago in September 2011.
LIV SCHAFFER, from Algonquin, IL, received her
early dance training throughout the Chicagoland
area under the direction of Judith Svalander
and Greg Begley. She spent her summers
attending programs hosted by Deeply Rooted
Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,
Luna Negra Dance Theater, and Thodos Dance
Chicago. Liv enrolled in Alonzo King’s LINES
Ballet B.F.A. Program at Dominican University,
where she had the honorable opportunity to
perform works by Sidra Bell, Kara Davis, Gregory
Dawson, Carmen Rozestraten, and Amy Seiwert.
During Liv’s journey with LINES, she joined the
internationally collaborative JUNTOS Collective
as a dancer and choreographer, touring Central
American countries such as Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Nicaragua. In spring 2012,
Liv’s choreography was presented at the American College Dance Festival Association’s Baja
Conference. This was followed by an enriching fall
season apprentice opportunity with ODC/Dance
San Francisco, just prior to graduating summa
cum laude from Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet B.F.A.
Program in May 2013. Liv joined DanceWorks
Chicago in August 2013.
7th SEASON DANCERS
SARAH ELIZABETH STOCKMAN, from Houston,
TX, began dancing at Houston Ballet Academy
and continued her study at Alexandra Ballet in
St. Louis, MO. She went on to train at The Rock
School for Dance Education, Houston Ballet’s Ben
Stevenson Academy, Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, and
Ballet Austin. Sarah attended summer programs
with Joffrey Ballet School, Central Pennsylvania
Youth Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Miami
Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Sarah
danced with BalletMet Columbus for a season,
where she performed works by James Kudelka,
Harrison McEldowney, Jimmy Orrante, and Gina
Patterson. Sarah studied on scholarship at the Lou
Conte Dance Studio under the direction of Claire
Bataille before joining DanceWorks Chicago in
August 2013.
MATT WENCKOWSKI, from St. Charles, IL, received
his early training at Moves Dance Studio in North
Aurora. As a competitive dancer with Excel Dance
Productions, he was awarded the national title
Senior Mr. Adrenaline at the age of 17. Matt joined
the Joffrey Academy of Dance’s pre-professional
and trainee programs under the direction of
Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik, performing with
the Joffrey in The Nutcracker as well as in pieces
created for the Joffrey Academy by Ray Mercer and
Alexei Kremnev. He has studied on scholarship at
Lou Conte Dance Studio under the guidance of
Claire Bataille. Matt has worked with Ronn Stewart,
the director of Foster Dance Studios; performed
works by Eddy Ocampo and Dionna PridGeon; and
danced with the Chicago Repertory Ballet under the
direction of Wade Schaaf. Matt joined DanceWorks
Chicago in January 2013.
MARCO HUICOCHEA GONZALEZ, from
Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico, began his studies with
jazz classes at the age of 11 with Alfredo Chávez
and started ballet at the age of 14 at Ballet Teatro
del Espacio with Solange Lebourges. His first
professional work was with San Juan de Letrán,
where he worked with Lucero Camarena and
Ema Pulido and became aware of contemporary
dance. Marco was invited to study in Mexico’s
National School of Classical and Contemporary
Dance where he learned from teachers like
Dariusz Blajer, Armando García, Francisco Illescas,
Ester Lopezllera, Alberto (Beto) Pérez, among
others, graduating in July 2013. While in school
Marco traveled to New York to study with Ballet
Hispánico and studied with Cyberdanse Paris in
France. He earned a scholarship from the National
Fund for Culture and Arts in 2010. Marco worked
with professional companies including Camerino
4, Cuarto Oscuro, Eterno Caracol, Gato, and
he was part of the reality tv show Opera Prima
@elcolectivo broadcast in 2012. Marco joined
DanceWorks Chicago in 2013.
We thank you for keeping Marco, his
family, and his DanceWorks Chicago
family in your thoughts. His loss came with
great sadness and continues to infuse
our days with important reminders about
graceful living. We endeavor to uphold
his vision of DanceWorks:
“This group has beautiful energy.
When I saw them dancing, I saw faith
and courage on their moves, that
made me think about their method
and wondered how they train to get
that flow through the air.”
Some of you have inquired about
expressing your support. If you would
like to make a tribute gift, please speak
with “the Captain.” (Marco’s name for
Artistic Director Julie Nakagawa).
JULIE NAKAGAWA Artistic Director
From Evanston, Illinois, Julie was a featured dancer with Christopher
D’Amboise’s Off Center Ballet, Cleveland Ballet, and Twyla Tharp Dance.
She has also performed in Ruth Page’s Nutcracker and Die Fledermaus.
Returning to Chicago upon her retirement from dancing, she has been
especially interested in the development of dance artists and their related
artistic collaborators. At the invitation of Lou Conte, Julie joined the staff
of Lou Conte Dance Studio in January 1994 and rose to the position of
Associate Director. In addition, she led Hubbard Street 2 from its inception
in 1997 through February 2007 as the artistic director of the second company of Hubbard Street Dance
Chicago, nurturing young dancers and establishing the National Choreographic Competition to provide
creative opportunities for emerging dance makers. A sought-after teacher, Julie has taught classes for
dance studios, university programs, and companies, nationally and internationally. She has served as a
co-chair of the Artists Council for Dance/USA, has been a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts
Access to Artistic Excellence category, and is a member of the Citizens Committee for the new Chicago
High School for the Arts. The Chicago Foundation for Women’s Asian American Leadership Council has
honored Julie for her work in the creative arts. Julie is proud to be a member of the Board of Trustees of
Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.
ANDREAS BÖTTCHER Chief Executive Officer
From Augsburg, Germany, Andreas brings more than 25 years of on and
off stage experience to DanceWorks Chicago. After receiving his dance
education at the prestigious ballet schools of the John Cranko School in
Stuttgart as well as the Heinz Bosl Foundation in Munich, he joined the
Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf under the artistic leadership of
Paolo Bortuluzzi. Eager to learn more, Andreas moved to New York City
and immersed himself in further studies at the Martha Graham School and
the Merce Cunningham Foundation while actively working as a free-lance
dancer. After exploring the more modern approaches of
contemporary choreographers he joined Ballet Chicago in 1991 to dance in works by Balanchine, Duell,
Parsons, and others. Guest engagements included appearances with Augsburg Ballet, Cleveland Ballet,
Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Ruth Page’s Nutcracker. After his retirement from performing, he joined
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 1996 as an assistant to Executive Director Gail Kalver. Andreas became
HSDC’s first Director of Education, serving in that position for 8 years while also establishing and managing Hubbard Street 2 from its inception in 1997 until his departure from Hubbard Street in February 2007.
Andreas co-founded DanceWorks Chicago in May 2007.
casebolt and smith. They talk and dance. They sing and dance.
And sometimes, they just dance. Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith craft
duets that reveal a shared commitment to artistry and experimentation.
The two move between chatty and scripted conversation, with each
other and the audience, offering honest insights into their choreographic methods and collaborative rapport. Their work plays with
the gender and sexuality politics embedded in male/ female
partnerships, and comments on the sometimes overly serious
traditions of modern dance. Founded in 2006 and based in Los Angeles, casebolt and smith is on
a mission to share their work with broad and diverse audiences through performance, teaching
residencies and commissions.
Liz Casebolt is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Los Angeles Valley College,and Joel Smith is an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance at University of California, Riverside.
JOSHUA MANCULICH from Windber, PA, graduated as
valedictorian in 2005 and went on to pursue dance and psychology
studies at Point Park University. While there, Josh was a recipient
of the Conservatory’s Outstanding Graduate Award for his artistic
involvement in the Pittsburgh community. He had the opportunity
to perform works by Douglas Bentz, Jennifer Keller, Kiesha
Lalama-White, Peter LeBreton Merz, Whitney Moncrief, Caroline
Skjorshammer, and Paul Sutherland. Joshua’s performance credits
include The Pillow Project, an innovative Pittsburgh-based company under the direction of
Pearl Ann Porter and JMT-JLS Productions, under the direction of The A.W.A.R.D. Show!
winners Jessica Miller Tomlinson (2009) and Jacqueline Stewart (2010). While in Chicago, he
has danced three seasons with Thodos Dance Chicago, participated in Autumn Eckman’s
Dance Chance, and in the summer of 2012, was fortunate to be a founding performance
member of Pursuit Productions, an up-and-coming dance theater force, under the direction
of Ahmad Simmons and Kacie Smith. Josh’s choreography and class structure are known
throughout the Chicagoland area for their emotional resonance. Josh could not be happier
that he spends the majority of his time moving!
HARRISON McELDOWNEY has choreographed for Hubbard
Street Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street 2, River North Chicago
Dance Company, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Cerqua/Rivera
Art Experience, Ballet Met, American Repertory Ballet, Louisville
Ballet, Chicago Shakespeare Repertory, and he is the resident
choreographer for Configurations Dance Company. He has
created original dances for special occasions of the 97th Birthday
Celebration of noted dance historian, critic, and friend Ann Barzel,
a work to open the 10th Anniversary of Dance for Life, and the Finale for Dance Chicago’s 10
Year Anniversary. Harrison is the recipient of the Prince Prize and the Ruth Page, After Dark,
and Choo-San Goh Awards for choreography. He is also choreographer of the nationally
renowned Baton Show Lounge. He choreographed the 35th Anniversary Tour of American
Bandstand and directed the Australian Tour of More Dirty Dancing. His work was seen at
the ’92 Barcelona Olympics’ Closing Ceremonies and Carnegie Hall’s Celebration of 125
Years of Musical Theater. He has choreographed for film and television and starred in the
revival and re-imagining of the Ruth Page ballet Billy Sunday for both stage and the televised
documentary of the same name. Harrison is a Creative Director for Chicago’s Wilson Dow
Group, an opportunity that has lead to conceiving and directing shows for Royal Caribbean
Cruise Lines including Freedom of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship.
JEREMY PLUMMER, is a director, choreographer and aerial creator
with shows running all around the world. His company C5 has
showcased Dance for Life for the past 6 years. In 2012 the company
was featured at Dance Chicago. Jeremy Plummer, an accomplished
dancer, gymnast, and diver, was a company member with River
North Chicago Dance Company performing the choreography of
Sherry Zunker, Frank Chaves, Randy Duncan, and Daniel Ezralow
in addition to choreographing for the company. He may also be
seen in the company’s Emmy award winning documentary River North Rising. He is featured
in the films Vanilla City, The Visitor, and Road to Perdition. In 2013 he was the recipient of
the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters highest honor the Artistic Achievement
Award. He has taught at Wisconsin Dance Masters and the Southern Association of Dance
Educators. His most recent youth production was with the Minnesota Ballet Theater where he
directed there production of “Teenage Wasteland”, Jeremy’s broad experience extends
to choreographing for national level competitors and winners in cheerleading, aerobics, and
solo dance competition. Jeremy has directed and choreographed for over 30 productions
worldwide. He directed and the first-ever aqua show at sea featuring world-class divers,
gymnasts, synchronized swimmers and specialty acts. He has developed and created aerial
shows and “living art” installments for cruise lines and special events, and most recently the
International Balloon Competition in Michigan, which brought together aerialists and dancers
from around the country. He conceived and directed the first all aerial show for a Cruise Line
setting an industry standard that helped propel Royal Caribbean to number one in the cruise
entertainment industry. Additionally he has directed and choreographed for (in addition to
performing) numerous product launches,trade shows, industrials and national sales meetings
for Fortune 500 companies. Jeremy and C5 integrate art and live performance with advanced
technologies such as 3D video mapping, creating one-of-a-kind experiences.
DEMIS VOLPI trained as a dancer in Buenos Aires, Toronto,
and Stuttgart and was a dancer at the Stuttgart Ballet for nine
years. He began to choreograph in 2006 and created four works
for the Noverre Society’s “Young Choreographers”. His first
commissioned work for the Stuttgart Ballet, Big Blur, premiered
in 2010. He went on to create commissioned works for American
Ballet Theatre in New York, Baden State Theatre in Karlsruhe,
Stuttgart Ballet and the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Ballet
Augsburg, the Ballet Municipal de Santiago de Chile, and Dortmund Ballet.
Little Monsters, a pas de deux made for dancers of the Stuttgart Ballet, premiered at
the competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize in Toronto in 2011 where Volpi was awarded the
choreographic prize for the best original piece of choreography. His Carnival of the Animals,
originally created for the John Cranko School, was re-staged at John Neumeier’s Ballet
School in Hamburg. The solo Spaceman, which Volpi choreographed for the Ballet de
Santiago de Chile, was awarded by the Chilean Association of Art Critics as the best dance
piece in Chile in 2012. On March 22, 2013, opening night of his first full evening ballet Krabat,
Demis Volpi was appointed resident choreographer at Stuttgart Ballet by its artistic director
Reid Anderson
KRISTOFER WEINSTEIN-STOREY was born and raised in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he began his dance training with
Roberto Muñoz at Point Park Conservatory, and went on to study
under David Holladay and Patricia Wilde at Pittsburgh Ballet
Theatre. After obtaining his BFA in Dance from the Juilliard School
under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy he went on to dance with
the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, under the direction of
Judith Jamison. He also worked with Donald Byrd and Mark Morris
while freelancing as a choreographer and teacher, before moving to Germany to help Kevin
O’Day and Dominique Dumais in their inaugural years as directors of the comapany of the
National Theater of Mannheim. Kris transitioned out of performing concert dance when he
was cast in the roles of Scar, Mufasa and Banzai in the Hamburg production of Disney’s, The
Lion King, where he was engaged until 2012. He kept and continues his connection to dance
as choreographer and master teacher, having choreographed pieces for John Neumeier’s
German National Youth Ballet, Juilliard, Hubbard Street 2 and Point Park University among
others. He is currently studying to become a high school teacher majoring in English and
Social Sciences. The roles and ‘jobs’ that have brought him the most joy and reward have
been those of father, husband and son to a loving and wonderful family.
DONORS
CO-CHAIRS
SPECIAL THANKS
For her outstanding
leadership and
generosity as board
president, aman is
dedicated to Pam
Crutchfield and has
been funded by her
friends:
Pam Crutchfield
Vin Reed
EVENT SPONSORS
Athletico
HMS Media
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Puck’s Cafe
Vin Design
WISH LIST DONORS
Wally + Jeanne Braun
Phil + Marsha Dowd
David Herro
+ Jay Franke
Charlie Gardner
+ Patti Eylar
Jim + Kay Mabie
Sandy McNaughton
Michael Cleavenger
Phil + Marsha Dowd
Patti Eylar + Charlie Gardner
Mike + Dolores Jackson
Richard + Sherry Lea Holson
Sandra McNaughton
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin
Abby O’Neil + Carroll Joynes
Cathy Peponis
Arlen + Elaine Cohen Rubin
Richard + Diane Weinberg
Helen Melchoir
Abby O’Neil
+ Carroll Joynes
Cathy Peponis
TABLE PATRONS
Athletico
Pam Crutchfield
West Monroe Partners + Mazen Ghalayini
The O’Connell Family
Dan McEnerney + Melissa Matarrese
Sondra Epstein + Marge Collens
MENTORSHIP COUNCIL
Juli Bark, Executive VP in Marketing & Strategic Development, Computershare
Art Becofsky, Director, Art Becofsky Associates
Richard Christiansen, Former Chief Critic, Chicago Tribune
Lou Conte, Founder, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Allan R. Drebin, Professor of Accounting, Information and Management,
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Charlie Grode, VP for The Institute for Learning, Access and Training at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Katie Hawkey, Vice President, Astek Consulting
Paul King and Walter Jaffe, Co-Founders, White Bird
Jule Kucera, Director of Talent Management, Fifth Third Bank
Deidre-Ann Perry Senior Marketing Manager of Global Marketing, in Nutrition at Baxter Healthcare
Cynthia Quick, Arts Management Consultant
Tim Robinson, Director of Tour Engagements, Paul Taylor Dance Company
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin, Art and Culture Consultant
Robert A. Subkowsky, Partner, Lewis, Overbeck & Furman, LLP
Carmelita Tiu, corporate counsel at VSA Partners
7th SEASON SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Anonymous (3), Jasmine Arnold, Baxter International Foundation, Gabriel & Paige Ben-Dashan,
Charles & Marjorie Benton, Gary Beu, Jeanne & Wally Braun, Career Transition For Dancers – Chicago,
Michael Cleavenger, Kim Coventry, Patricia Culbertson, Daniel Daly, Catherine Davis, Orbert Davis
& Lisa Parker-Davis, Donna Del Principe, Marsha & Phil Dowd, Alexander Dubé, Jennifer Edgcomb,
Exelon Foundation, Hyman & Susan Feldman Family Foundation, Charlie Gardner & Patti Eylar, David
Herro & Jay Franke, Sherry & Richard Holson, Holson Family Foundation, Adam Hirsh & Jodi Epstein,
Dolores & David Jackson, Leah Kaiser, The Mark & Mary Ann Kaufman Family Fund, Paul King & Walter
Jaffe, Theresa Lieber, Laura Lundin, Jim & Kay Mabie, Daniel McEnerney & Melissa Matarrese, Sandra
McNaughton, Helen Melchior, Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin, Sue Murray, Lawrence & Dorothy O’Connell, Abby
O’Neil & Carroll Joynes, Barbara Pace-Moody, Cathy Peponis, Deidre-Ann Perry, Lynn & Mike Pregont,
Barb & Monty Reed, Harriet Ross, Arlen & Elaine Cohen Rubin, Kim Sagami, David & Patricia Schulte
Foundation, John Shea & Beth Tsunoda, Anthea Slotar, Janet Carl Smith & Mel Smith, Ungsuman Soti,
Robert & Elizabeth Subkowsky, Maria Suh, Clintina Taylor, Larry & Laura Todt-Stockman, Dana Shepard
Treister & Dr. Michael Roy Treister, Christy Uchida, The Weasel Fund, Richard & Diane Weinberg, West
Monroe Partners, Robert Welcher, Trudy & Jim Westerman | as of April 2014