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PHOTO CREDIT: DIANA VISHNEVA AS CINDERELLA & KONSTANTIN ZVEREV AS THE PRINCE
GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER
PRESENTS
THE MARIINSKY BALLET
& ORCHESTR A
Gavriel Heine, CONDUCTOR
THE COMPANY
Diana Vishneva, Nadezhda Batoeva, Anastasia Matvienko, Kristina Shapran, Sofia Gumerova,
Ekaterina Ivannikova, Sofia Ivanova-Soblikova, Ekaterina Chebykina, Anastasia Petushkova,
Viktoria Brileva, Margarita Frolova, Anna Lavrinenko, Diana Smirnova, Elena Bazhenova
Vladimir Shklyarov, Konstantin Zverev, Filipp Stepin,
Yury Smekalov, Islom Baimuradov, Andrey Yakovlev
Elena Androsova, Elizaveta Antonova, Olga Belik, Alisa Boyarko, Yuliana Chereshkevich, Ksenia Dubrovina,
Tamara Gimadieva, Olga Gromova, Yulia Kobzar, Lubov Kozharskaya, Alisa Krasovskaya, Maria Lebedeva,
Anastasia Mikheikina, Olga Minina, Anastasiya Sogrina, Alexandra Somova, Ksenia Tagunova, Marina Teterina,
Yana Tikhonova, Alisa Petrenko, Irina Prokofieva, Alisa Rusina, Svetlana Russkikh, Yana Yaschenko,
Anastasia Zaklinskaya, Darina Zarubskaya
Vitaly Amelishko, Alexey Atamanov, Andrey Arseniev, Yaroslav Baibordin, Alexander Beloborodov, Vadim Belyaev,
Roman Belyakov, Oleg Demchenko, Nail Enikeev, Artemiy Ibryanov, Konstantin Ivkin, Alexey Kuzmin, Soslan Kulaev,
Kirill Leontiev, Viktor Litvinenko, Nikita Lyaschenko, Fuad Mamedov, Anatoly Marchenko, Fedor Murashov,
Alexey Nedviga, Maxim Petrov, Alexey Popov, Andrey Soloviev, Dmitry Sharapov, Vasily Tkachenko,
Denis Zainetdinov, Boris Zhurilov
STATE ACADEMIC MARIINSKY THEATRE
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
Valery Gergiev, ARTISTIC & GENERAL DIRECTOR
Yuri Fateyev, ACTING BALLET DIRECTOR
The Global Partners of the Mariinsky Theatre are VTB Bank, Yoko Ceschina, and Sberbank.
The Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra’s 2015 U.S. tour is managed by Ardani Artists Management, Inc.
Support for this engagement is provided, in part, by the Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation,
Center Dance Arts, Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund, Elisabeth Katte Harris,
The Music Center Foundation, and The Music Center Annual Fund.
P1 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
2015-2016 THE MUSIC CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Lisa Specht
William H. Ahmanson
Catalina Joos Vergara
Peter K. Barker
Wallis Annenberg
Timothy S. Wahl
Judith Beckmen
Louise Henry Bryson
Susan M. Wegleitner
Dannielle Campos
Alyce Williamson
BOARD CHAIR
Robert J. Abernethy
Michael J. Pagano
VICE CHAIRS
Rachel S. Moore
PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Karen Kay Platt
SECRETARY
Shelby Notkin
TREASURER
Lisa Whitney
ASSISTANT TREASURER AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Craig A. Ellis
David Gindler
Stephen G. Contopulos
GENERAL COUNSEL
Ronald W. Burkle
Lloyd E. Cotsen
John B. Emerson*
Lois Erburu
Julie Goldsmith
Richard M. Ferry
Brindell Gottlieb
Bernard A. Greenberg
Nancy P. Jacoby
Joanne D. Hale
Arthur D. Kraus
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
Nigel Lythgoe
Amb. Glen A. Holden
Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy
Stuart M. Ketchum
Mattie McFadden-Lawson^
Amb. Lester B. Korn
Carolbeth Korn
Elizabeth Michelson
Kent Kresa
Darrell D. Miller
Robert F. Maguire, III
Cindy Miscikowski
Ginny Mancini
Diane B. Paul
Edward J. McAniff
Max Ramberg
Walter M. Mirisch
Joseph Rice
Fredric M. Roberts
Richard K. Roeder
Claire L. Rothman
Joni J. Smith
James A. Thomas
Catharine Soros
Franklin E. Ulf
Andrea L. Van de Kamp*
Marc I. Stern
Paul M. Watson
Cynthia A. Telles
Thomas R. Weinberger
Cary H. Thompson
Walter F. Ulloa
Eli Broad
Rosalind W. Wyman
^ LEAVE OF ABSENCE
* CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
As The Music Center’s new president and CEO, I am pleased to welcome
you to the opening of the 12th season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at
The Music Center with the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra and the Southern
California premiere of its celebrated work, Alexei Ratmansky’s Cinderella.
We kick off our 2015-2016 dance season with a monumental performance
by this internationally renowned company. I hope you enjoy Cinderella and
that you will continue the journey with us as we present a range of dance
engagements from classical ballet to contemporary expression, with some
interesting twists along the way!
This is an exciting and pivotal time for the performing arts in Los Angeles, and I am thrilled to be
at the helm of the west coast’s pre-eminent performing arts leader, The Music Center. Importantly,
The Music Center must embrace what it takes to be a performing arts center for today’s Los Angeles,
with a commitment to excellence in artistry, relevance, diversity and innovation, as well as work that
strengthens communities with the value of arts education.
We are fortunate to have a strong foundation of artistic prowess upon which to build, with The Music
Center’s world-class resident companies – LA Phil, LA Opera, Center Theatre Group and the Los Angeles
Master Chorale – as well as our highly successful dance series, which established Los Angeles as the
place to see the finest dance performances. Much credit for that goes to Glorya Kaufman whose vision
and contributions put dance philanthropy on the map, as well as to our own Center Dance Arts, which is
celebrating eleven years as the founding supporter of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center.
We will build on that foundation with a pledge to provide even more access and highly relevant
programming that reaches across boundaries, be they age, race, etc., inspiring audiences to discover
new cultures and build greater understanding for each other. Our work in Grand Park has shown that
partnering with the community to develop performances and other events and activities that are
relevant and engaging to Los Angeles’ diverse audiences can be highly successful. If the performing
arts are going to be relevant in 21st century America, then what is on our stages, around our campus
and in the Park must reflect our world.
We will continue to innovate, pioneering new ways to experience the arts – inside and outside
the traditional theatre settings. We have a unique opportunity to capitalize on the progression of
technology, not only to create opportunities for new arts experiences, but to attract and make fans of
young audiences who are growing up alongside the digital tools that impact virtually all aspects of
their lives. And we will couple that with our commitment to lead with arts education programs that
spur creativity and create opportunities for cross-cultural collaboration and understanding.
We know the arts can transform lives. We need to be able to transform ourselves, to keep what is
working well, and to reinvent in other areas with ideas and platforms for new artistic experiences.
They say “it takes a village,” and we know collaboration is key. We are grateful for the leadership and
support of the County of Los Angeles, along with our many donors and supporters. Working together,
we will ensure The Music Center’s place as the premiere destination for the arts. To that end, I
welcome your support, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas.
Warmly,
Rachel Moore
President & CEO, The Music Center
PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P 3
PROGRAM
CINDERELLA
BALLET IN THREE ACTS (WEST COAST PREMIERE)
music libretto by Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Volkov
after motifs from the fairytale by Charles Perrault
choreography by Alexei Ratmansky (2002)
set design by Ilya Utkin and Yevgeny Monakhov (2002)
costume design by Elena Markovskaya (2002)
lighting design by Gleb Filshtinsky
musical director: Valery Gergiev
conductor: Gavriel Heine
coaches: Elena Yevteyeva, Elena Vorontsova, Yuri Fateyev, Viktor Baranov
stage manager: Denis Firsov
world premiere: November 21, 1945, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
premiere at the kirov theatre: April 8, 1946
premiere of alexei ratmanskyʼs version: March 5, 2002, Mariinsky Theatre
running time: Approximately two hours and 50 minutes
The performance has two intermissions
Alexei Ratmansky is famed for his gem-like ballets. The three-act Cinderella is
one of the most monumental scores of Stalinist “grand style” ballet. Nonetheless,
when the two came together, a “grand spectacle” was created. Only the court
balls remind us of ballets based on fairytales and the Soviet period, vaguely
reminiscent of the evening room at the National restaurant, and the Stepmother,
resembling the harridans of communal flats in Zoshchenko’s stories. And,
depicting the seasons, varicoloured punks dart about among the guests, and
the Fairy Godmother goes about as a tramp. The huge, skeletal clock created by
architects Ilya Utkin and Yevgeny Monakhov gently swings round, turning into
a grand chandelier, then back again: what better metaphor could there be for
this mad, exhausting race against time? First it is Cinderella fleeing from the
ball, then the Prince in pursuit of his bride. It is this race that makes Cinderella
stand out from all other ballets that end in a wedding. In fact, Alexei Ratmansky
has created a sad ballet, saying that this race is a race for lost time, a race that
can never be won. But Ratmansky’s Cinderella also honours the whole Mariinsky
Ballet, from the prima ballerina to the “walk-on” parts, the characters who
appear but fleetingly, then leave the stage... (C) THE MARIINSKY THEATRE
GLOBAL PARTNERS OF THE MARIINSKY THEATRE
The Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra’s 2015 U.S. tour is managed by
Ardani Artists Management, Inc.
SYNOPSIS
CINDERELLA
(IN THREE ACTS)
ACT I
ACT II
The ball at the palace is in full swing.
The stepmother and her daughters
arrive. Kubishka, Khudishka, the
stepmother and all the ladies try to
attract the attention of the prince.
Unexpectedly, an unknown figure
appears. The stepmother and the sisters
do not recognise Cinderella.
their feet. The prince leaves to search
the world for the unknown girl. Early in
the morning Cinderella is dozing in her
corner of the house. After waking up, she
remembers the previous night. If it were
not for the slipper she unexpectedly
finds, the whole thing could have been
a dream. The sisters appear. Naturally,
they once again begin to quarrel.
She is busy with the dirtiest household
tasks. Once alone, Cinderella mourns the
past, remembering her happy childhood
days. Her father appears and Cinderella
throws her arms around him. He, however,
has come in drunk with his drinking
companions to ask his daughter for money.
The stepmother appears and launches a
tirade of abuse at her husband. Cinderella
is alone once more. Suddenly, an old
tramp appears. Cinderella pities her. The
final preparations for the ball are being
made. The dance teachers arrive.
The prince is enchanted by her. Her
every movement delights the court.
Cinderella tries to part them, but the
stepmother enters and falls on her.
The hall empties; the prince and
Cinderella are left alone. Cinderella,
carried away by the fact that her dreams
have come true, suddenly remembers
about the time. The clock begins to
chime midnight. Cinderella runs from the
palace and, in her haste, loses one of the
slippers. The prince and the guests rush
after her, but she disappears. The prince
picks up the tiny slipper – it will help
him find the mysterious beauty.
Unexpectedly, the searchers rush in,
looking for the girl who lost her slipper
at the ball. The prince arrives. None
of the girls there remotely remind
him of his mysterious beauty. In vain
Kubishka and Khudishka try to squeeze
their foot into the tiny slipper. Then
the stepmother decides to try it on.
Cinderella, hidden in her corner, drops
the other slipper.
A room in Cinderella’s father’s house. Her
stepmother, a capricious and arrogant
woman, and her two daughters Kubishka
and Khudishka, are occupied with
preparations for the ball. The hairdressers
are styling their hair. The kind and polite
Cinderella, wearing an old dress, is the
image of her dead mother.
They rehearse with Khudishka and
Kubishka, but the slow-witted sisters
are unable to learn the steps. Cinderella
observes the lesson.
The stepmother and the sisters depart for
the palace. Cinderella waltzes dreamily,
thinking up her own dance for the ball.
The old tramp appears again; she is,
in fact, a fairy and has come to reward
Cinderella’s kindness.
INTERMISSION
ACT III
The court ladies of the kingdom are
in despair; the slipper is too small for
The startled prince looks at Cinderella
and recognizes the girl he has been
looking for. The fairy-tramp puts the
slippers back in her bag. They have
served their purpose here, but they will
come in handy somewhere else…
She presents her with a pair of glass
slippers and a dress that she removes from
her heavy bags. The Four Seasons appear
and help with Cinderella’s transformation.
The fairy warns Cinderella that the
effect of the magic charms will cease
at midnight.
If Cinderella does not leave the palace
on time, she will instantly find herself
dressed in dirty rags again.
INTERMISSION
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WHO S WHO
CINDERELLA
CINDERELLA
THE PRINCE
STEPMOTHER
KHUDISHKA
KUBISHKA
FAIRY-TRAMP
CINDERELLA’S MOTHER
CINDERELLA’S FATHER
SPRING
SUMMER
AUTUMN
WINTER
DANCE TEACHERS
HAIRDRESSERS/SEARCHERS
FEMALE DANCE
MALE DANCE
Diana Vishneva (Oct 8)
Anastasia Matvienko (Oct 9, 11)
Kristina Shapran (Oct 10 mat)
Nadezhda Batoeva (Oct 10 eve)
Konstantin Zverev (Oct 8, 10 mat)
Filipp Stepin (Oct 9, 11)
Vladimir Shklyarov (Oct 10 eve)
Sofia Gumerova (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Anastasia Petushkova (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Margarita Frolova (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Ekaterina Chebykina (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Ekaterina Ivannikova (Oct 8, 11)
Sofia Skoblikova (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Anna Lavrinenko (Oct 10 mat)
Elena Bazhenova (Oct 8, 10 eve)
Lubov Kozharskaya (Oct 9, 10 mat, 11)
Lubov Kozharskaya (Oct 8, 10 eve)
Elena Bazhenova (Oct 9, 10 mat, 11)
Andrey Yakovlev
Vasily Tkachenko (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Yaroslav Baibordin (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Alexey Popov (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Boris Zhurilov (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Konstantin Ivkin (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Alexey Nedviga (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Andrey Soloviev (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Vitaly Amelishko (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Viktoria Brileva (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Yury Smekalov (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Diana Smirnova (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Islom Baimuradov (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Oleg Demchenko, Fedor Murashov, Denis Zainetdinov
Diana Smirnova (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Viktoria Brileva (Oct 9, 10 eve)
Islom Baimuradov (Oct 8, 10 mat, 11)
Yury Smekalov (Oct 9, 10 eve)
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WHO S WHO
ARTISTIC STAFF
VALERY GERGIEV has been Artistic
and General Director of The Mariinsky
Theatre since 1996. Following his tenure
as Principal Conductor of the London
Symphony Orchestra for nearly a decade,
he will open his first season with the
Munich Philharmonic in September 2015.
He is also Principal Conductor of the
World Orchestra for Peace. Valery Gergiev is the founder of
many festivals not only in St. Petersburg, such as the Stars
of the White Nights festival, the ballet festival Mariinsky,
The Mariinsky Piano Festival, but also the Moscow Easter
Festival, the Mikkeli Festival (Finland), the Gergiev Festival
(the Netherlands), to name just a few. Under his direction
The Mariinsky Theatre’s opera and ballet repertoires have
become richer and more diverse, now including a broad
range of works from 18th to 20th century classics as well
as music by contemporary composers. Thanks to Gergiev’s
initiative and driving force, 2006 saw the opening of the
Concert Hall, which with its unique stage as well as orchestra
pit provides numerous possibilities for orchestra and staged
performances. Renowned for its excellent acoustics, the
Concert Hall has become the main venue for the recordings of
the “Mariinsky Label”, founded by Valery Gergiev in 2009. To
date, the label has released over twenty-five recordings that
received lavish praise from press and public alike, winning
many awards. The new stage of The Mariinsky Theatre (also
referred to as Mariinsky II) was inaugurated in May 2013.
Ever since, over 100 performances, concerts, and lectures
are presented monthly on the three stages and four chamber
music halls of The Mariinsky complex. Maestro Gergiev has
put great efforts into enhancing music education, not only
by increasing music programs for young audiences, but also
furthering young people’s active participation; one example
was the creation of the Children’s Chorus of Russia, founded
in 2014. Valery Gergiev conducts at leading opera houses
and with orchestras all over the world. His numerous awards
and prizes include prestigious government decorations from
Russia, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, the Netherlands and
Poland. He is Co-Chairman of the Organizational Committee
of the International Tchaikovsky Competition and Chairman of
the All-Russian Choral Society.
YURI FATEYEV is Acting Director of The
Mariinsky Ballet and Honoured Artist of
Russia (2010). Born in Leningrad. Graduated
from the Leningrad Academic Vaganova
Choreography School in 1982 and joined the
Kirov (Mariinsky) Ballet the same year. His
repertoire included the ballets Giselle, La
Bayadère, Paquita, Swan Lake, Romeo and
Juliet, Creation of the World, Le Carnaval, La Fille mal gardée, Knight
in the Tiger’s Skin and Coppélia among others. In 1996 he became
a coach with The Mariinsky Ballet, and in this post he worked on
Mariinsky Theatre premiere performances of ballets by George
Balanchine, Roland Petit, John Neumeier, Alexei Ratmansky,
William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon and José Antonio. He has
been a guest coach with the Royal Ballet in London and Russia’s
Bolshoi Theatre as well as teaching for the Swedish Royal Ballet,
Pacific Northwest Ballet (USA) and the Danish Royal Ballet where
he staged a production of highlights from the ballet Le Corsaire. He
was involved in the Kings of Dance project in Russia and the USA
as well as the project Stiefel and Stars in the USA, where he staged
highlights from classical ballets. Since 2008 he has been Acting
Head of The Mariinsky Ballet.
One of the most exciting conducting talents of
his generation, GAVRIEL HEINE is currently
a resident conductor at The Mariinsky
Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia and Music
Director of Northern Lights Festival Opera
in Minnesota, USA. Born in America and
educated in Moscow and Saint Petersburg,
he was one of Ilya Musin's last pupils at the
Saint Petersburg Conservatory and follows a long line of conductors
who were deeply influenced by the legendary pedagogue. In 2007,
Valery Gergiev invited Heine to make his debut at The Mariinsky
Theatre, resulting in his appointment to the conducting roster. He is
equally at home in symphonic, operatic and ballet repertoire, and
has since led over 300 performances at The Mariinsky, where his
repertoire includes the operas Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, Il
barbiere di Siviglia, Macbeth, La Bohème, Tosca, Il Trittico, Pelléas
et Mélisande, Jenůfa, L’heure Espagnole/Gianni Schicchi, Bluebeard’s
Castle, Turn of the Screw, Pagliacci and La forza del destino, special
versions of The Tale of Tsar Saltan, A Love for Three Oranges and
Wagner's Ring cycle, as well as the ballets The Nutcracker, Sleeping
Beauty, Swan Lake, Sylvia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The
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WHO S WHO
ARTISTIC STAFF (CONT.)
THE COMPANY
Firebird,Rite of Spring, Apollo, La Spectre de la Rose, The Swan,
Paquita, Jewels, Bambi/In the Jungle, Chopiniana, Scheherazade and
Cinderella. He also conducted the premiere and all subsequent
performances of Robert Carsen's production of My Fair Lady at The
Mariinsky Theatre (co-production with the Théâtre du Châtelet,
Paris). He conducted on the most recent Mariinsky Ballet tour to
the USA, leading performances of Swan Lake with The Mariinsky
Ballet and Orchestra (BAM, New York) and Rite of Spring/Spectre/
The Swan/Paquita with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
(Kennedy Center, Washington DC). Heine conducted Apollo/A
Midsummer Night's Dream on the 2014 Mariinsky Ballet tour to
London (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden), led The Mariinsky
Orchestra in concert at the Gergiev Festival in Mikkeli, Finland
and made his Bolshoi Theatre debut conducting The Mariinsky’s
production of Bluebeard’s Castle during the Golden Mask festival
in Moscow - all to great critical acclaim. Heine is co-creator and
conductor of The Mariinsky’s first subscription series for young
people - the very popular Academy of Young Theatre-Goers where he created and conducted special versions of The Tale of
Tsar Saltan, Love for Three Oranges and Wagner’s Ring for younger
audiences. He served as Artistic Coordinator/Assistant Conductor
of The Mariinsky’s New Horizons Festival of Contemporary Music,
conducting works by Pierre Boulez, Henri Dutilleux, György Kurtág,
Rodion Shchedrin, Vladimir Tarnopolsky and Boris Tishchenko. As
a guest conductor, Heine has appeared with the Sinfonieorchester
Basel, La Verdi Orchestra of Milan, Orchestra of the Teatro
Comunale di Bologna, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, The
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra
of New Russia (Moscow), the State Academic Cappella Orchestra
(St. Petersburg), Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, Samara
Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikkeli Chamber Orchestra (Finland),
and has led rehearsals with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2003-2007 he
served as Principal Guest Conductor/Acting Music Director of
the Kharkov Symphony Orchestra – Ukraine’s only orchestra for
emerging professional musicians - and has held the position of
Assistant Conductor of Center City Opera Theater (Philadelphia).
He has held the position of Music Director of Northern Lights
Festival Opera (Minnesota) since 2011, where he has conducted
new productions of Gianni Schicchi, Pagliacci, La Bohème and
Carmen. Upcoming events this season include a debut with the
Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra (Tbilisi, Georgia), a return to
the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, conducting both
the opening and closing performances of the XXIII Stars of the
White Nights Festival at The Mariinsky Theatre (Swan Lake and
Nutcracker, respectively) and leading a new production of The
Merry Widow in July 2015 with Northern Lights Festival Opera.
THE MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA is one of the oldest musical
ensembles in Russia. It can trace its history back to the early 18th
century and the development of the Court Instrumental Kapella. In
the 19th century, an extremely important role in the emergence
of The Mariinsky Orchestra was played by Eduard Napravnik, who
directed it for over half a century. The excellence of the orchestra
was recognised on numerous occasions by the world-class
musicians who conducted it, among them Berlioz, Wagner, von
Bülow, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Nikisch and Rachmaninoff. In Soviet
times, the ensemble’s illustrious traditions were continued by
conductors such as Vladimir Dranishnikov, Ariy Pazovsky, Yevgeny
Mravinsky, Konstantin Simeonov and Yuri Temirkanov. The
orchestra has had the honour of being the first to perform many
operas and ballets by Tchaikovsky, operas by Glinka, Mussorgsky
and Rimsky-Korsakov and ballets by Shostakovich, Khachaturian
and Asafiev. Since 1988, the orchestra has been directed by Valery
Gergiev, a musician of the highest order and an outstanding figure
in the music world. Maestro Gergiev’s arrival at the helm ushered
in a new era of rapid expansion of the orchestra’s repertoire, which
today includes every symphony by Beethoven, Mahler, Prokofiev
and Shostakovich, Requiems by Mozart, Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms and
Tishchenko and various works by composers such as Stravinsky,
Messiaen, Dutilleux, Henze, Shchedrin, Gubaidulina, Kancheli
and Karetnikov. The orchestra performs programmes of symphony
music at prestigious concert venues throughout the world.
THE MARIINSKY BALLET is closely linked with the entire history
of the development of Russian choreographic art, which began
more than two and a half centuries ago. An important role in
the establishment and evolution of Russian ballet was played
by foreign dance masters. At the end of the 18th century, Franz
Hilverding, Gasparo Angiolini, Giuseppe Canziani and Charles
le Picq were all working in St Petersburg. As far back as the
1790’s, however, the first Russian ballet teacher, Ivan Valberkh,
came to the fore. The main sphere of his activities was in a small
mime ballet company. He sought to make his productions rich
in subject matter and to create recognizable, lifelike images.
Ballet divertissements, reflecting his response to the events of
the Napoleonic War, occupied a special place in his work. The
history of St Petersburg ballet in the 19th century was associated
with the activities of Charles Didelot, Jules Perrot, and Arthur
Saint-Léon. In 1869, the position of principal ballet master was
entrusted to Marius Petipa who markedly raised the professional
standards of the company. The peak accomplishments of this
famous choreographer were ballets staged in the period of
his collaboration with the composers Pyotr Tchaikovsky and
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WHO S WHO
PRINCIPAL DANCERS
Alexander Glazunov – The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and
Raymonda. The talents of many generations of ballerinas have
been revealed in these works – from Yekaterina Vyazem, Marina
Semenova and Galina Ulanova to younger dancers who are just
starting their careers at The Mariinsky Theatre. At the turn of the
19th century, The Mariinsky Ballet produced such great dancers
as Anna Pavlova, Mathilde Kschessinska, Tamara Karsavina, Olga
Preobrazhenskaya, Olga Spesivtseva, Vaslav Nijinsky and Nikolai
and Sergei Legat. Many of them brought glory to Russian ballet
during the legendary Saisons Russes in Paris which brought the
pioneering works of Mikhail Fokine to Europe. The first years
following the Russian Revolution ushered in difficult times for
The Mariinsky Theatre. Almost all its leading artists abandoned
the company. Nevertheless, the classical repertoire was retained
during this period. In 1922 when Fyodor Lopukhov, a daring
innovator and a brilliant connoisseur of the past, became head of
the company, its repertoire was enriched with new productions,
in particular ballets dealing with contemporary life. Galina
Ulanova, Alexei Yermolayev, Marina Semenova and Vakhtang
Chabukiani all danced at The Mariinsky Theatre during that
period. Ballet in the 1930’s was largely influenced by dramatic
theatre, and this was reflected in such productions as Rostislav
Zakharov’s The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, Vakhtang Chabukiani’s
The Heart of the Hills and Leonid Lavrovsky’s Romeo and Juliet.
The 1960’s saw Spartacus and Choreographic Miniatures by
Leonid Yakobson being staged, as well as productions of The
Stone Flower and The Legend of Love by Yuri Grigorovich and
The Coast of Hope and The Leningrad Symphony by Igor Belsky
– ballets which revived the traditions of symphonic dances.
The success of these productions would obviously have been
impossible without superb performers. During the period
of the 1950’s-1970’s, the company’s dancers included Irina
Kolpakova, Natalia Makarova, Alla Osipenko, Irina Gensler, Alla
Sizova, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Valery Panov and
Yuri Soloviev. La Sylphide and Napoli by August Bournonville
appeared in the repertoire towards the end of the 1970s, as did
fragments of old choreography by Perrot, Saint-Léon and Coralli.
Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart came to work with the company
for some time. The present-day repertoire of The Mariinsky Ballet
includes, along with Petipa’s legacy – Swan Lake, Raymonda, Le
Corsaire, La Bayadére and The Sleeping Beauty – ballets staged
by Michel Fokine, George Balanchine, Frederic Ashton, William
Forsythe, Alexei Ratmansky, Angelin Preljocaj and Wayne
McGregor. Ever since 2001, The Mariinsky Theatre has hosted the
annual International Ballet Festival Mariinsky, its participants
the greatest soloists from leading ballet companies from all over
the globe.
DIANA VISHNEVA
People’s Artist of Russia (2007).
Recipient of the State Prize of
Russia (2000). Prize-winner at the
Prix de Lausanne International
Ballet Competition (1994).
Recipient of the Benois de la
Danse (1995), the Golden Sofit
(1996), the BALTIKA (1998),
the Golden Mask (2001, 2009
and 2013), Dancer of the Year–2002 (Dancer of Europe)
and the Ballet magazine prizes (2003). Prima ballerina
of The Mariinsky Theatre, which she joined in 1995 after
graduating from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
and Prima ballerina of ABT since 2005. She performs both
classical and contemporary repertoires. Appears at the
world’s leading ballet theatres, among them the Teatro
alla Scala, the Opéra de Paris and the Berliner Staatsoper.
In the 2010-2011 season she performed works with
the companies of Édouard Lock and Martha Graham. In
2008 together with Ardani Artists Management and the
Orange County Performing Arts Center she presented the
program Diana Vishneva: Beauty in Motion. In 2011 the
ballerina presented the project Diana Vishneva: Dialogues,
run with support from The Mariinsky Theatre, the Diana
Vishneva Foundation and Ardani Artists. In 2013 she
premiered Diana Vishneva: On the Edge. Her repertoire
includes ballets by Marius Petipa, Michel Fokine, George
Balanchine, Leonid Lavrovsky, Kenneth MacMillan, Martha
Graham, Alberto Alonso, Roland Petit, John Neumeier,
Alexei Ratmansky, Angelin Preljocaj and William Forsythe.
NADEZHDA BATOEVA
Recipient of the Hope of Russia
prize (2008). Born in Neryungri.
Graduated from the Vaganova
Academy of Russian Ballet in
2009. Joined The Mariinsky
Ballet Company the same year.
Her repertoire includes Don
Quixote (Kitri), Le Corsaire
(Gulnare), The Sleeping Beauty
(Princess Florine, the White Cat), Giselle (Classical
Duet), Swan Lake (Friends of the Prince), La Bayadère
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(“Manu” dance, Indian Dance, Trio of Shades), Michel
Fokin's ballets Schéhérazade (Zobeide), Chopiniana and
Le Carnaval (Columbine), Leonid Jakobson's Spartacus
(Etruscans) and Shurale (Fiery Witch), George Balanchine’s
Jewels (Rubies), Apollo (Polyhymnia) and Symphony in C
(I. Allegro vivo, III. Allegro vivace), Alexei Ratmansky's
ballets Cinderella (Cinderella), Anna Karenina (Kitty) and
Concerto DSCH, William Forsythe’s ballet In the Middle,
Somewhat Elevated and Infra by Wayne McGregor.
ANASTASIA MATVIENKO
Prize-winner at the Serge Lifar
International Competition (Kiev,
2002) and the International
Ballet and Choreography
Competition (Moscow, 2005).
Recipient of a prize and
the press jury award at the
International Ballet Competition
in Varna (2004). Recipient
of the DANCE OPEN International Ballet Prize (2011).
Born in Sevastopol (Ukraine). Graduated from the
Kiev State School of Dance. Soloist with the National
Opera of Ukraine from 2001. Since 2007 to 2009 was
a Prima ballerina with the Mikhailovsky Theatre in
St Petersburg. Joined The Mariinsky Theatre in 2009
where she performs both classical and contemporary
repertoires. Her repertoire includes Giselle (Giselle),
La Bayadère (Nikia, Gamzatti), The Sleeping Beauty
(Aurora), Swan Lake (Odette-Odile), Raymonda
(Raymonda), Don Quixote (Kitri), Michel Fokine's
Chopiniana, George Balanchine’s Symphony in C, Scotch
Symphony, Serenade, Apollo (Terpsichore), Jewels (Rubies)
and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hippolyta), Leonid
Lavrovsky's Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Alexei Ratmansky's
ballets The Little Humpbacked Horse (Tsar Maiden),
Cinderella (Cinderella), as well as the ballets by Jerome
Robbins, Benjamin Millepied and Wayne McGregor.
YEKATERINA CHEBYKINA
Prize-winner at VII International
Serge Lifar Competition (Gold Medal;
Donetsk, 2011), prize-winner at the
III International Yuri Grigorovich
Competition World Youth Ballet
(Bronze Medal; Sochi, 2010),
diploma-recipient and recipient of
the special prize For Artistic Growth
at the III International Ballet
Competition (Seoul, 2010). Born in Kiev. Graduated from the
Kiev School of Dance in 2011. From 2011-2013 she was a
soloist with the National Shevchenko Opera of Ukraine where
she performed roles in the ballets La Bayadure (Gamzatti),
Swan Lake (Odette-Odile), The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora),
Don Quixote (Queen of the Dryads), The Nutcracker (Clara)
and Class Concert by Asaf Messerer. Joined The Mariinsky
ballet company in 2013. Her repertoire in The Mariinsky
theatre includes Giselle (Myrtha), Swan Lake (Odette-Odile),
La Bayadère (Gamzatti), Don Quixote (Queen of the Dryads),
George Balanchine's ballets Jewels (Diamonds), A Midsummer
Night’s Dream (Hippolita), Sylvia (Diana, Ceres) by Frederick
Ashton and Cinderella (Khudyshka) by Alexei Ratmansky.
KRISTINA SHAPRAN
Academy of Russian Ballet in 2011
and was engaged as a soloist at
the Stanislavsky and NemirovichDanchenko Moscow Music Theatre.
Her repertoire there included Giselle
(Giselle), Don Quixote (Queen of
the Dryads), La Bayadère (Nikia),
La Sylphide (Sylph) and Coppelia
(Swanilda) by Roland Petit. In 2014 was a Prima ballerina
of the Mikhailovsky theatre, where her repertoire included
Giselle (Giselle), La Bayadère (Nikia), Le Corsaire (Medora)
and some ballets by Nacho Duato. Joined The Mariinsky
Ballet Company in 2014. Her repertoire includes Giselle
(Giselle), Le Corsaire (Medora), The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac
Fairy), George Balanchine's Apollo (Terpsichore) and Jewels
(Diamonds), The Legend of Love (Shyrin) by Yuri Grigorovich,
Angelin Preljocaj’s Le Parc, Alexei Ratmansky’s Cinderella
(Cinderella) and Adagio Hammerklavier by Hans van Manen.
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YEKATERINA IVANNIKOVA
Born in Dushanbe. Graduated from
the Vaganova Academy of Russian
Ballet in 2005. Joined The Mariinsky
Ballet Company the same year. Her
repertoire includes La Sylphide (Effie,
Nancy, sylphs), Swan Lake (Friends of
the Prince), Raymonda (Clemance),
The Sleeping Beauty (Gold Fairy,
Sapphire Fairy, Silver Fairy), Le
Corsaire (Gulnare, Trio of Odalisques), Don Quixote (Queen
of the Dryads, Amour, Flower-Seller), La Bayadère (D’Jampe,
Hindu Dance, Bayadères), Michel Fokine's ballets Le Carnaval
(Estrella) and Pétrouchka (Dancers), George Balanchine’s
ballets The Four Temperaments and Jewels (Diamonds), Alexei
Ratmansky’s ballets Cinderella (Khudyshka, Kubyshka) and
The Little Humpbacked Horse (Wet-Nurses), Le Parc by Angelin
Preljocaj, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude by William
Forsythe. Also works with contemporary choreographers
including Nikita Dmitrievsky, Yuri Smekalov and Sasha Waltz.
YULIANA CHERESHKEVICH
Born in Grodno (Belarus).
Academy of Russian Ballet
and joined The Mariinsky
Ballet in 2008. Her repertoire
includes: La Sylphide (sylphs);
Giselle (Monna, Zulma); La
Bayadère (D’Jampe, Grand
pas, Shades); Swan Lake (Two
Swans); The Sleeping Beauty (Gold Fairy, Silver Fairy,
Sapphire Fairy); Raymonda (Variation, Grand pas);
George Balanchine’s ballets Serenade, Jewels (Rubies,
Diamonds), La Valse , Symphony in C, Scotch Symphony;
The Legend of Love (Dance of the Court Dancers) Yuri
Grigorovich; Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia (Ceres); Five
Tango's by Hans van Manen; Alexei Ratmansky's ballets
The Little Humpbacked Horse (Wet-Nurses), Anna Karenina
(a Minister’s Wife); Le Parc by Angelin Preljocaj.
RENATA SHAKIROVA
SOFIA IVANOVA-SKOBLIKOVA
Born in St Petersburg. Graduated
from the Vaganova Academy
of Russian Ballet and joined
The Mariinsky Ballet in 2013.
Her repertoire includes Giselle
(Classical Duet); Swan Lake
(Prince's Friends); The Sleeping
Beauty (Diamond Fairy); La
Bayadère (Trio of Shades);
Le Corsaire (Trio of Odalisques); Don Quixote (FlowerSeller); Le Carnaval (Butterfly) by Michel Fokine; The
Nutcracker (Doll, Chinese Dance, Classical Trio) by Vasily
Vainonen; Romeo and Juliet (Juliet’s Companion) by Leonid
Lavrovsky; George Balanchine's ballets Jewels (Emeralds,
Rubies) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Butterfly);
The Legend of Love (Gold Dance) by Yuri Grigorovich
and Alexei Ratmansky’s ballet Cinderella (Kubyshka).
Academy of Russian Ballet and
joined The Mariinsky Ballet
company in 2015. While still
a pupil at the Academy she
appeared in performances
at The Mariinsky Theatre.
Her repertoire includes The
Sleeping Beauty (Princess
Florine); Don Quixote (Amour); Le Corsaire (Odalisques);
The Nutcracker (Masha) by Vasily Vainonen; George
Balanchine’s ballets Jewels (Rubies) and Apollo
(Calliope); Concerto DSCH by Alexei Ratmansky.
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DIANA SMIRNOVA
Born in Sevastopol. Graduated from
the Vaganova Academy of Russian
Ballet and joined The Mariinsky
Ballet in 2003. Her repertoire
includes La Sylphide (Effie, Sylphs),
Giselle (Zulma, Monna), The Sleeping
Beauty (Candide Fairy, Tenderness
Fairy, White Cat, Sapphire Fairy),
Don Quixote (Flower-Seller), Michel
Fokine’s Chopiniana, George Balanchine’s ballets Apollo
(Latona’s retinue), The Four Temperaments (Melancholy),
Scotch Symphony and Jewels (Diamonds), 5 Tango's by
Hans van Manen, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude by
William Forsythe, Le Parc by Angelin Preljocaj as well
as Alexei Ratmansky's ballets Cinderella (Female Dance,
Dance Teacher) and Anna Karenina (a Minister’s Wife).
ELENA BAZHENOVA
Honored Artist of the Russian
Federation (2008). Born in
St Petersburg. Graduated
from the Vaganova Academy
of Russian Ballet in 1988.
Joined The Mariinsky Ballet
Company the same year. Her
repertoire includes La Sylphide
(Madge), Giselle (Bathilde),
The Sleeping Beauty (the Queen, Carabosse), Swan
Lake (the Princess Regent), Raymonda (Countess
Sybille), Le Sacre du printemps (Three-Hundred-YearOld-Woman) by Millicent Hodson after motifs of the
choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, Leonid Lavrovsky’s
Romeo and Juliet (Capulet’s Wife), Alexei Ratmansky’s
ballets Cinderella (Fairy-Tramp), Anna Karenina
(Countess Vronskaya, Princess Shcherbatskaya), as
well as character dances in ballets by Marius Petipa.
VLADIMIR SHKLYAROV
Prize-winner at the Vaganova-Prix International Competition
(St Petersburg, 2002) and the International Ballet and
Choreography Competition (Moscow, 2009). Recipient of
prizes including the Spirit of
Dance (2008), the Leonid Massine
International Prize (Positano,
2008), the Zegna – Mariinsky
New Talent Award (London, 2008)
and DANCE OPEN international
ballet prize in the category “Mr
Vituoso” (2014). Born in St
Petersburg. Graduated from the
Vaganova Academy of Russian
Ballet and joined The Mariinsky Theatre in 2003. Principal
dancer since 2011. Performs lead roles in all of the theatre’s
classical ballet repertoire La Sylphide (James), Giselle (Count
Albrecht), Le Corsaire (Ali), La Bayadère (Solor), The Sleeping
Beauty (Prince Désiré), Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried),
Raymonda (Jean de Brienne), Don Quixote (Basilio)) as well
as ballets by George Balanchine, Harald Lander, Frederic
Ashton, Hans van Manen, William Forsythe, Wayne McGregor
and Alexei Ratmansky. He was the first performer of the
role Zéphyr (reconstruction of Marius Petipa’s ballet Le
Réveil de Flore, 2007) and Harlequin (reconstruction of
Michel Fokine’s ballet Le Carnaval, 2008). In 2012 at the
Bolshoi Theatre he performed the role of Prince Siegfried
in the ballet Swan Lake. In 2014 he made his debut with
ABT as Solor in the ballet La Bayadère, in 2015 at ABT
he performed the role of Count Albrecht in Giselle.
KONSTANTIN ZVEREV
Prize-winner at the International
Ballet Competition in Seoul in
2009. Joined The Mariinsky Ballet
in 2005 after graduating from the
Vaganova Academy of Russian
Ballet. His repertoire includes roles
in such ballets as Giselle (Count
Albrecht, Hans), Swan Lake ( Prince
Siegfried, von Rothbart), Don Quixote (Basilio and Espada),
Raymonda (Abderakhman), Le Réveil de Flore (Apollo),
George Balanchine’s ballets Theme and Variations, Jewels
(Diamonds, Emeralds), La Valse and A Midsummer Night’s
Dream (Oberon, Pas de deux from Act II), Leonid Yakobson's
Shurale (Shurale), Leonid Lavrovsky's Romeo and Juliet
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(Romeo, Paris), Alexei Ratmansky's ballets Anna Karenina
(Count Vronsky), Cinderella (the Prince) and Concerto DSCH,
Alberto Alonso's Carmen-Suite (José, Torero), In the Middle,
Somewhat Elevated by William Forsythe and the ballets
by Jerome Robbins, Harald Lander and Angelin Preljocaj.
(James), Giselle (Count Albrecht, Classical Duet), La
Bayadure (Idol) and Leonid Lavrovsky's Romeo and Juliet
(Romeo), William Forsythe’s Steptext and In the Middle,
Somewhat Elevated, ballets of Michel Fokine, Leonid
Yakobson, George Balanchine, Frederic Ashton, Alexei
Ratmansky, Benjamin Millepied and Wayne McGregor.
YURI SMEKALOV
Prize-winner at the XI
International Ballet Dancers’ and
Choreographers’ Competition,
“Choreography” category (1st
prize, Moscow, 2009). Recipient
of St Petersburg's theatre prize
the Golden Sofit in the category
"Best Male Role in Ballet" for the
lead role in Angelin Preljocaj's
ballet Le Parc (2011). Prize-winner at the VII International
Competition of Choreographers and Ballet Masters under the
patronage of the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO
in the category "Ballet Video" (1st prize, Novosibirsk,
2012). Born in Nizhny Tagil. In 1998 he graduated from
the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. From 1998-2009
he was a soloist with the Boris Eifman St Petersburg State
Academic Ballet Theatre. Yuri Smekalov was invited to join
The Mariinsky Theatre in 2009. At The Mariinsky Theatre
his repertoire includes Don Quixote (Espada), Giselle (Hans),
Swan Lake (von Rothbart), Raymonda (Abderakhman),
Leonid Yakobson’s ballets Shurale (Ali-Batyr) and Spartacus
(Spartacus, Harmodius) and lead roles in ballets by George
Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Michel Fokine, Frederic
Ashton, Angelin Preljocaj and Alexey Ratmansky.
FILIPP STEPIN
Born in St Petersburg. Graduated
from the Vaganova Academy of
Russian Ballet in 2005 and joined
The Mariinsky Ballet Company
the same year; soloist since
2009. His repertoire includes a
vast range of roles in classical
ballets: Don Quixote (Basilio),
Le Corsaire (Ali, Lankedem),
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Dèsirè), La Sylphide
ISLOM BAIMURADOV
Born in Moscow. Trained at the
Ballettschule der Österreichischen
Bundestheater and completed
his studies at the Vaganova
Academy of Russian Ballet.
Joined The Mariinsky Ballet
Company in 1993. Principal
Character Artist since 1998.
His repertoire includes La
Sylphide (Madge), Giselle (Hans), Le Corsaire (Birbanto,
Forban Dance), La Bayadère (Hindu Dance), The Sleeping
Beauty (the Fairy Carabosse), Swan Lake (Spanish Dance),
Raymonda (Saracen Dance, Hungarian Dance, Panaderos),
Don Quixote (Espada, Gypsy Dance), Michel Fokine's La
Carnaval (Pierrot) and Pétrouchka (the Moor), The Fountain
of Bakhchisarai (Nurali), Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt, Jester,
Benvolio, Paris) and Alexei Ratmansky's Anna Karenina
(Alexei Karenin), as well as ballets by George Balanchine,
Roland Petit, John Neumeier and William Forsythe.
ALEXEI POPOV
Prize-winner at the Yuri
Grigorovich World Youth Ballet
International Competition (1st
prize; Sochi, 2014). Born in
Chisinau. Graduated from the
Vaganova Ballet Academy in
2010. Joined The Mariinsky
Ballet Company the same year.
His repertoire includes: La
Sylphide (James); Giselle (Count Albrecht, Classical Duet);
Swan Lake ( the Prince's Friends, Neapolitan Dance); Le
Corsaire (Lankendem); The Nutcracker (The Nutcracker
Prince); Michel Fokin's ballets Le Spectre de la rose
(Le Spectre de la rose), Le Carnaval (Harlequin); The
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Legend of Love (Ferkhad’s Friends) by Yuri Grigorovich;
George Balanchine's ballets The Prodigal Son (Friend
of the Prodigal Son), Jewels (Emeralds, Rubies),
Symphony in C (III movement); Le Jeune Homme et la
mort (the Youth) by Roland Petit; Alexei Ratmansky's
Cinderella (Summer) and The Little Humpbacked Horse
(Ivan the Fool); Without by Benjamin Millepied.
ANDREI SOLOVYOV
Academy of Russian Ballet
and joined The Mariinsky
Ballet Company in 2007. His
repertoire includes The Sleeping
Beauty (Bluebird); Swan
Lake (von Rothbart, Friends
of the Prince); Raymonda
(Bernard, Béranger, Grand
pas, Pas d’action); La Bayadére (Grand pas); George
Balanchine's ballets Symphony in C (4th movement),
Jewels (Diamonds) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(Lysander); Romeo and Juliet (Paris, Troubadour) by
Leonid Lavrovsky; Spartacus (Thessalonian, Mirmillon)
by Leonid Yakobson; The Legend of Love (Friends of
Ferkhad) by Yuri Grigorovich; Angelin Preljocaj's Le
Parc; Alexei Ratmansky's ballets Cinderella (Winter)
and The Little Humpbacked Horse (Horses, Sea Horses).
VITALY AMELISHKO
Born in Minsk (Belarus).
Academy of Russian Ballet and
joined The Mariinsky Ballet in
2014. His repertoire includes: The
Sleeping Beauty (the Bluebird);
Swan Lake (von Rothbart);
Raymonda (Bernard, Grand pas);
Le Corsaire (Conrad); George
Balanchine's ballets Jewels (Emeralds, Diamonds) and A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theseus); Spartacus (Granik)
by Leonid Yakobson; Alexei Ratmansky’s ballets The
Little Humpbacked Horse (Danilo, Horses, Seahorses) and
Cinderella (Winter) and Bambi (Ronno) by Anton Pimonov.
SOSLAN KULAEV
Born in Vladikavkaz. Graduated
from the Perm Ballet School
in 1996. In 1996 – 1997 he
trained at the Vaganova Academy
of Russian Ballet. Joined The
Mariinsky Ballet Company in
1997. His repertoire includes:
La Sylphide (Gurn), La Bayadère
(High Brahmin), The Sleeping
Beauty (Catalabutte, Galifron), Swan Lake (Mazurka,
the Prince’s Tutor), Raymonda (Abderakhman), Le
Corsaire (Seid-Pasha), Don Quixote (Gamache), Michel
Fokine’s ballets Schéhérazade (Shakhezman, Shakhriar),
Pétrouchka (Magician, Organ-Grinder) and The Firebird
(Kashchei the Immortal), Rostislav Zakharov's The
Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Ghirei), George Balanchine’s
ballets Prodigal Son (the Father) and La Valse, Alexei
Ratmansky’s The Little Humpbacked Horse (Danilo)
and Anna Karenina (His Majesty’s Aide-de-Camp).
ANDREI YAKOVLEV
Born in Leningrad. Graduated
from the Vaganova Academy of
Russian Ballet and joined The
Mariinsky Ballet in 1983. His
repertoire includes: Giselle (the
Duke); Swan Lake (the Prince’s
Mentor, Mazurka, Hungarian
Dance); The Sleeping Beauty
(the Grey Wolf, Catabalutte,
Galifron); Raymonda (Abderakhman, Hungarian Dance,
Panaderos, Mazurka, Seneshal); Michel Fokine’s ballets
Schéhérazade (Shakhriar, Shakhezman) and Le Carnaval
(Pantalone), The Nutcracker (Drosselmeyer) by Vasily
Vainonen; Romeo and Juliet (Prince Escalus, Tybalt,
Lorenzo, Montagues) by Leonid Lavrovsky; Spartacus
(Lentulus Batiatus, Chrysogonus) by Leonid Yakobson;
Alexei Ratmansky’s ballets The Little Humpbacked
Horse (Old Man), Cinderella (Cinderella’s Father) and
Anna Karenina (Prince Shcherbatsky, Kapytonich).
THE MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA
FIRST VIOLINS
DOUBLE BASSES
TROMBONES
Lyudmila Tchaikovskaya
Stanislav Izmailov
Garkush Tatiana
Xenia Yevtoshenko
Alexander Shirokov
Boris Vasiliev
Anna Vinogradskaya
Liana Zingarenko
Michael Schaffarczyk
Yana Yukhmanova
Elizaveta Goldenberg
Vladimir Shostak
Dmitry Popov
Alexander Belokon
Sergei Trafimovich
Andrei Smirnov
Fedor Arkhipov
Vladimir Polevin
FLUTES
Yevgeny Borodavko
SECOND VIOLINS
Zumrad Ilieva
Anastasia Lukirskaya
Alexander Bulov
Dmitry Neklyudov
Elena Shirokova
Olga Sayenko
Tatiana Lazarova
VIOLAS
Vladimir Litvinov
Yevgeny Barsov
Viktor Zakharov
Andrei Petushkov
Olga Klyueva
Dmitry Starikov
Alexei Titov
CELLOS
Alexander Ponomarenko
Daniil Bryskin
Kirill Yevtushenko
Natalia Baikova
Dmitry Kirillov
Tatiana Kozhevnikova
Denis Lupachev
Ekaterina Rostovskaya
Aglaya Schuplyakova
OBOES
Pavel Kundyanok
Pavel Terentiev
Viktor Ukhalin
CLARINETS
Vadim Bondarenko
Vasily Zhuchenko
Vitaly Komissarov
TUBA
PERCUSSIONS
Arseny Shuplyakov
Alexander Novikov
Yury Alekseev
Nikolay Khotin
Daniil Ivanov
HARP
Elena Klass
PIANO
Olga Okhromenko
BASSOONS
CARPENTER
Arseny Makarov
Miroslav Romanchak
Maxim Karpinsky
Alexander Pyshkin FRENCH HORNS
Igor Prokofiev
Alexei Pozin
Alexei Tses
Nikita Vzyatishev
TRUMPETS
Gennady Nikonov
Vasily Kan
Alexei Nikoforov
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THE MARIINSKY BALLET
ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF
ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE BALLET
Yuri Fateyev
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Elena Serapina
BALLET MASTERS
Redzhep Abdyev
Nina Ukhova
Gabriela Komleva
FEMALE CORPS DE BALLET SUPPLEMENTARY
BALLET CAST COORDINATOR
Nadezhda Demakova
MALE CORPS DE BALLET SUPPLEMENTARY
BALLET CAST COORDINATOR
Soslan Kulaev
ASSISTANT TO ACTING
BALLET DIRECTOR
Sergey Proskuryakov
PIANISTS
Alexandra Zhilina
Elena Sinitsyna
MASSEURS
Zoya Kharlanova
Igor Maximov
STAGE MANAGER
Denis Firsov
MARIINSKY PRODUCTION TEAM:
PRODUCTION MANAGER:
Baskakov Dmitry
CARPENTERS
Obukhov Vitaly
Pinchuk Eduard
Egorov Vladimir
Malyavin Nikolay
Smirnov Vladimir
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR
Naumov Alexander
ELECTRICIANS
Zamaraev Vladimir
Bodrov Ivan
PROPS
Asaturian Semen
Voluzhev Nikolay
MECHANIC
Golynchik Alexey
WOMEN’S WARDROBE
Sukhodolets Tatiana
Chubachina Natalia
Belyaeva Yulia
MEN’S WARDROBE
Petrova Elena
Nadezhda Vasileva
Moskvina Anna
Iakovleva Daria
WOMEN’S MAKE-UP
Kipirina Elena
Mezentseva Tatiana
MEN’S MAKE-UP
Borisova Natalia
Mikhaylov Vladimir
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Sergei Danilian
PRESIDENT & CEO
Michael Vool
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Laura Aswad
LEGAL SERVICES
Gaia Danilian
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Alexander Shargorodsky
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TOUR MANAGER
Beth Shvarts
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OOCL
Clark Transfers
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BUILDING SERVICES
Sonia Amezcua
Jose Chavez
Ramon Deleon
Javier Garcia
Nick Garcia
Jose Godinez
Francisco Loayza
Delia Martin
Keith McTague
Jeremy Murphy
Ismael Rodriguez
Alex Romero
Jeffrey Rowland
Jose Santillan
Gerard Silva
Marcos Urvina
Brandon Villalobos
EDUCATION
Suzy Boyett
Patrice Cantarelli
Monique Carroll
Jeri Gaile
Beniamino Turner
Keith Wyffels
FINANCE
Lita Acosta
Benjamin Bank
Terry Gilleland
Andrew Kayano
Mayra Medina
John Modisett
Lisa Quang
Cynthia Rauch
Lisa Sloot
Brenda Spevak-Saito
Isaura Zamora
FOUNDERS
Rosa Bautista
Jane Jackson
Keana Jackson
Michael Tanner
GRAND PARK
Alejandra Cisneros
Julia Diamond
Simone Oliva
Lucas Rivera
Rachel Scandling
Tatevik Simonian
Angela Tsai
GUEST RELATIONS
Alvin Broussard
Robert Devis
Linda Lawton
Stephen Olear
Jeanice Williams
HOUSE MANAGERS
Christine Cox
Greg Flusty
James Payne
Linda Walker
HUMAN RESOURCES
Cynthia Covarrubias
Gloria Schaffer
INFORMATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
Kenneth Dickinson
LANDSCAPING
Jose Quintero
MAIL ROOM
Ara Ekserjyan
Ruben Enriquez
Damon Joseph
MARKETING &
COMMUNICATIONS
Guerino Cannone
Christina O’Connell
Melissa Tan
Heather Toner
Lusine Vardanyan
OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH & SAFETY
Edward Hennings
OPERATIONS
Monica Hidrovo
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
Celeste Goblowsky
Marie Valle
PRODUCTION
Shawn Anderson
Andrew Arnold
James Berger Jr.
Brad Brinkman
HOUSE MANAGER
Demetra Willis
Steven Lee
HEAD USHERS
Jeff Des Enfants
MASTER AUDIO
Tim Conroy
MASTER CARPENTER
James Draper
MASTER OF PROPERTIES
Gary Earl
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Lee Smilek
MASTER WARDROBE
PROGRAMMING
Rebecca Baillie
Katherine Bonalos
Ming Ng
Mark Seldis
Michael Solomon
Lucy Zepeda
SCHEDULING & EVENTS
Liliana Gonzalez
Lisa King
Joie Lopez
Marisol Moro
Sharon Stewart
Kenneth Talley
Ismael Tenorio
SECURITY
MANAGEMENT
Ronald Archila
William Back
Alexis Binder
Louie Caraballo
Daniel Dang
Veronica Garcia
Larry Goebel
Nicholas Iturriaga
Javier Jimenez
Nathan Lukaszewski
Joe Martinez
Mark Miller
Edna Montijo
Jonathan Ng
Bedros Ohanian
Jonathan Pitacua
Scott Pollack
Christopher Ramos
Adrian Rodriguez
Daniel Sensenbach
Cindy Sepulveda
Marcell Stuart Johnson
Edward Too
Alberto Villanueva
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Rona Compton
The Music Center Staff also includes several hundred part-time employees.
DOROTHY CHANDLER
PAVILION STAFF
Jim Payne
Chris Christel
Timothy Conroy
Jeff Des Enfants
James Draper
Gary Earl
Christine Ehanno
Ron Galbraith
Emmet Kaiser
Terry Klein
William Morner
John Phillips
Robert Ruby
Robert Smith
Stanley Steelmon
Patrice Thomas
John Vassiliou
Kevin Wapner
CONSULTANTS TO
DANCE PRESENTATIONS
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.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Ferroconcrete
Studio Fuse
PUBLICITY
Goodman Communications Group
The House Managers employed by The Music
Center are represented by the Association of
Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.
MEMBERSHIP
LET'S INSPIRE TOGETHER.
Your donation to The Music Center
Annual Fund directly supports our
dynamic arts education programs,
interactive community events and
world-class dance presentations
throughout the year.
IN THE 2015 SCHOOL YEAR, OUR
ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
Went to 744 schools in 124 school districts
Presented 452 school assemblies
And Served 130,188 students, teachers & families in Southern California
Children enjoying National Dance Day on The Music Center Plaza
ARTS EDUCATION
We are proud to have served more
than 10 million children, teachers
and families over the last 35 years.
“As a teacher of fifteen years, I had
completely underestimated the
power and the value of the arts in
education. This opportunity has
opened my eyes and helped me see
that the arts have so much to offer
our students!”
$75
Offers one free dance
lesson for 250 people at
a Dance Downtown event
$150
COMMUNITY
PROGRAMMING
Provides one free workshop
for high school students
interested in the Spotlight
Performing Arts Academy
$250
Art is experienced all around
our campus, not just on
our stages. Our nationallyrecognized programs serve to
extend the reach and visibility
of the performing arts. Our programs are uniting The Music Center
and its community in lasting and dynamic ways.
Engages up to 30 Very Special
Arts Festival participants
with one free visual and
performing arts workshop
$500
Educates as many as 350
elementary school students
with a Music Center On
Tour performance
$1,000
Inspires over 6,000 children,
parents and teachers with a
professional performing artist
at the Very Special Arts Festival
“I had the best time ever! It was a gathering of different people
from all walks of life gathered to sing, dance, release our
stress and have a great time.” —Dance Downtown participant
The Mariinsky Ballet's Diana Vishneva. Photo by N. Razina
YOUR GIFT MAKES
A DIFFERENCE!
GLORYA KAUFMAN
PRESENTS DANCE AT
THE MUSIC CENTER
Throughout the dance season, The
Music Center provides learning
opportunities on our campus, as
well as across the county for
children and adults. The Music
Center offers free pre- and postperformance talks, school lectures/
demonstrations and community
classes with visiting artists.
“In a town with so much entertainment, The Music Center
presents a little bit of culture and a whole lot of talent
that I would normally never get to see. Thank you for
bringing these awe-inspiring artists to LA!”
JOIN TODAY AND RECEIVE
EXCITING MEMBER BENEFITS,
SUCH AS (DEPENDING ON GIFT LEVEL):
•Passes to invitation-only technical rehearsals
throughout the year
•Passes to Spotlight semifinal auditions and
master classes
•Complimentary Parking Pass for The Music
Center garage
•Advance notice and priority member handling of
dance subscriptions, single ticket purchases and
select "The Music Center Presents" programs
For more information about getting involved, please call (213) 972-4349.
CENTER DANCE ARTS
2015-2016 CDA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Catharine Soros
PRESIDENT
Sutton Stracke
FOUNDING PRESIDENT Julia Strickland
Jane Arnault-Factor Bradley Tabach-Bank
Sue Tsao
Susan Baumgarten
Alyce Williamson
JoAnn Bourne
Diane Wittenberg
Sharon Darnov
Mattie McFadden-
Hany Haddad
Lawson
Joan Herman
CHAIR
Liz Levitt Hirsch
Liane Weintraub
Patrick Kinsella
FOUNDING CHAIR
Steven Neu
Dominique Shelton
Jane Jelenko
As founding supporter of Glorya Kaufman Presents
Dance at The Music Center, Center Dance Arts (CDA)
members include LA's leading dance advocates
whose vision and philanthropy continue to advance
arts and culture in our community.
CDA plays a vital role in bringing the world's most illustrious
dance companies to Los Angeles.
Membership begins at $1,000 and exclusive benefits include:
• Concierge ticket services for all Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center engagements
• Invitations to six post-performance receptions featuring dancers and artistic leadership
• Invitations to pre-performance Afternoon Tea service in the Founders Room for select matinee performances
• Invitations to all Dance at The Music Center technical rehearsals and backstage tours
• Intimate Dance Salons in private homes. Past guest artists have included Jennifer Ringer, Paloma Herrera and Benjamin Millepied.
CENTER DANCE ARTS MEMBERS (as of September 1, 2015)
$10,000 AND UP
Jane Arnault-Factor
Susan Baumgarten
JoAnn and Wayland Bourne
Joan A. Friedman, PhD
and Robert N. Braun, MD
Dwight Broadneax
and Greg Moesser
Walter and Ruth Chameides
Cornerstone Research
Sharon Darnov
City National Bank /
Samantha Davies
Richard E. Fiock and
Diego Castrejón
Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej
Liz Levitt Hirsch
Jane Jelenko and Bill Norris*
David Katzin
Carol and Patrick Kinsella
Anita Mann Kohl
and Allen D Kohl
Dominique Shelton
Marie Song
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
Julia Strickland
and Timothy Whal
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Bradley Tabach-Bank
Sue Tsao
U.S. Bank / Hany G. Haddad
Mary Ann Walker /
Walker Advertising
Ron Watson
Alyce and Warren Williamson*
Diane Wittenberg and
David Minning
$5,000 - $9,999
Libbie Agran
Linda Maddocks Brown
Lisa Field
Susan Friedman
Racquel and Bert Lewitt
June and Simon Li
Steven Neu/Neu Foundation
Fran and Ray Stark Foundation /
Wendy Stark Morrissey
Valeria Rico-Nikolov
and Nicholas Nikolov
$2,500 - $4,999
Maria V. Altmann Foundation /
Donna and Charles Altmann
Barry Baker
Martin and Linda Blank
Elizabeth and Otis Chandler
Karla and Richard Chernick
David Conney
Catherine Cristall
Theodore Cordes
Aviva and Carl Covitz
Jennifer and Royce Diener*
Martin Freedman
Frederick and Leslie Gaylord
Genevieve and Lew Geyser
The Rosalinde & Arthur
Gilbert Foundation
Marcy and Edgar Gross
Anita Lorber
Beth and Leslie Michelson
Kathy and Michael Moray
Judith Reichman
Laurie Vender and Stephen Halper
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous
Helen and Steven Clarke
Tama and Paul Deitch
Patricia Devin
Cindy and Brian Flame
Eva Gaustad
Anne Grausam
Thea, Seaf and Clabe Hartley
Ruby Hori
Jaycie Ingersoll
Tatiana and Todd James
Barbara and Richard Kernochan
Susanne and Franklin Konigsberg
Jamie Bishton and Christian Kraus
Rey Lozano
Fabio Madonna
Carla Malden and Norman Beil
Shelley Miller
David Richard Pullman
Hadley and Lee Rierson
Jerry Rosenstock
Helene Rosenzweig, M.D.
Thomas Safran
Desiree and Joel Samuels
Maxine Savitz
Sherie and Alan Schneider
David and Mpambo Shaw
Carol Stein-Sterling
and James Sterling
Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz*
Maia and Matthew Wapnick
* Center Dance Arts charter members
CENTER DANCE ARTS
FLASH BACK:
Meet the Artists PostPerformance Receptions
featuring BalletNow CoArtistic Directors Roberto
Bolle and Herman Cornejo
Members and guests enjoyed intimate receptions
featuring Guest Artistic Directors and American
Ballet Theatre principals Roberto Bolle and
Herman Cornejo, along with the international
ensemble of 17 major dancers from 12 countries
who graced the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage
to perform some of their most famous and beloved
roles. The engagement was a great success – it
received well-deserved ovations, was attended by
over 6,000 guests, and got the audience on its feet.
What a fabulous way to close the 14/15 season!
CDA Members and Music Center Leadership with Roberto Bolle and Herman Cornejo
The Music Center gratefully recognizes in-kind
support from The Patina Group for providing food
for the dancers at our Meet the Artist Receptions.
FLASH FORWARD:
Meet the Artists Post-Performance
Reception with dancers and
artistic leadership from Hubbard
Street + The Second City
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Ahmanson Theatre, Founders Room
Celebrate the West Coast premiere of Hubbard Street
+ The Second City’s ingenious collaboration, The Art
of Falling, at the Meet the Artists post-performance
reception with Music Center members who share your
passion for dance. Mingle with dancers and artistic
leadership in an intimate setting to learn more about
the companies and repertoire at this exclusive event.
Hubbard Street + The Second City, clockwise from top left: Tim
Mason, Jonathan Fredrickson, Tawny Newsome, David Schultz,
Travis Turner, center, and Jessica Tong. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
CENTER DANCE ARTS
THE MUSIC CENTER
gratefully acknowledges
CENTER DANCE ARTS
Lead Sponsor of
MOVES AFTER DARK
a groundbreaking new site-specific performance series that took place this summer. Performances by four local,
female-led dance troupes, Ate9, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Bodytraffic and a group assembled by Ana María
Alvarez of Contra-Tiempo, dazzled audiences and critics alike.
Lula Washington Dance Theatre
“These bodies were
well-oiled machines
– finely tuned to tick,
pulse and undulate
under their own
meticulous volition.”
– L.A. Times
Ate9
Bodytraffic
“L.A. Dance seemed to be knocking
with a vengeance.” – L.A. Times
Ana Maria Alvarez
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CENTER DANCE ARTS and THE MUSIC CENTER
gratefully acknowledge
for sponsoring the
Dance Salon featuring Diana Vishneva
Mariinsky Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer
The Music Center gratefully acknowledges
for their lead support
of Moves After Dark
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THE MUSIC CENTER’S SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM
PROVIDES A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS
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Extensive
educational
outreach to public
and private schools
Spotlight Academy,
free college and
career workshops
with leading
professionals
Live Auditions
with written
feedback
Master Classes
with worldclass teaching
artists
More than
$100,000 in
scholarships
each year
For more information about The Music Center’s Spotlight program, visit musiccenter.org,
email [email protected], or call (213) 972-4344.
ARTS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
ENERGETIC. INTERACTIVE.
EDUCATIONAL. FUN.
These are just a few words that teachers
use to describe one of our core education
programs—Music Center on Tour. For over 30
years, The Music Center has been bringing
the arts to life for students throughout Los
Angeles County through music, dance and
theatre. From the colorful regional dances of
Mexico to the exquisite music of the Middle
East and the golden harmonies of early 20th
century America, performances celebrate the
stories, histories, arts and cultures of the
world we live in.
Not only do we bring these artists into schools, we also provide
students and teachers with curriculum materials that enrich the
learning experience with background information on the artists,
classroom activities and connections to school subjects.
Last year, we had a record breaking year with a total of 452
performances for 86,500 students! This represents a 35 percent
increase from the previous school year. The Music Center would
like to extend special thanks to major sponsors of Music Center on
Tour including: Mrs. Dona S. Kendall and Dr. Susan E. Kendall, the
Los Angeles County Arts
Commission, the Max H.
Gluck Foundation, and Wells
Fargo as well as all of our
86,500
donors to The Music Center
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Annual Fund. Programs like
this are only possible through
452
strong community support.
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES
2014/15 TOTALS
190
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
48
NUMBER OF DISTRICTS
To learn more about
Music Center On Tour or to
support our arts education
outreach, please visit us
at musiccenter.org or call
(213) 972-3329.
“Music Center on Tour totally
engaged my students in learning
about music, dance, and different
cultures in a fun and exciting way.”
– Camino Grove Elementary School Teacher
13 FRIDAYS AT THE MUSIC CENTER
Thank you Los Angeles for sharing your
dance moves with us this summer!
#BYODM WAS A REMINDER OF OLD
#LOSANGELES, & CONFIRMED
THE COMMUNITY, POSITIVE
ENERGY, & CREATIVE FIRE WITHIN
L.A.'S NATIVE LOCAL CULTURE.
MY FAVORITE NIGHT OF THE YEAR!
BOLLYWOOD NIGHT @MUSICCENTERLA
#DANCEDOWNTOWN
This summer, The Music Center hosted free outdoor dance
parties every Friday night! Alternating between local DJ’s
in our new summer series BYODM (bring your own dance
moves) and our signature series Dance Downtown, we
welcomed more than 10,000 Angelenos to dance under
the stars on The Music Center Plaza.
THE SOUNDS
#DANCEDOWNTOWN
IS KINDA THE BEST.
70S
80S
90S
ADRIAN YOUNGE
ANTHONY VALADEZ
ARGENTINE TANGO
AZUL NIÑO
BENEDEK
BOLLYWOOD
COOPER SAVER
CUMBIA
CUT CHEMIST
DISCO
DJ CARLOS NIÑO
& FRIENDS
#BYODM #LAMUSICCENTER #DANCE MUSIC
BRINGS OUT THE BEST VERSION OF ME.
DJ DAY
DJ EXPO
DJ PLATURN
EGYPTIAN LOVER
GARTH TRINIDAD
HEIDI LAWDEN
JEREMY SOLE
JIMI HEY
JT DONALDSON
LEFTO
LINE DANCE/TWO-STEP
ALL AGES... ALL COLORS...
ALL PERSUASIONS HAVING
AN ABSOLUTE BLAST!!!
THANKS @MUSICCENTERLA!
#BYODM
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!
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The Music Center gratefully acknowledges
as the Saturday Matinee
Performance and Outreach Sponsor
for The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra - Cinderella
A “JUMPSTART” FOR JOB SKILLS
This year, 30 young people are learning the
ins and outs of guest relations, scheduling,
security, and other departments at The
Music Center by participating in our new
“Jumpstart TMC” workforce readiness
initiative, supported by a grant from
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Summer and fall recruits work as paid trainees and are exposed
to the wide variety of job opportunities in and around the arts. These young people learn skills including team work, personal
presentation, resume writing, successful interviewing and even
the basics of financial planning that will help prepare them for a
future in today’s workplace.
“With the region forecasted to continue its growth as the
creative capital of the state and the nation, JPMorgan Chase is
thrilled to work with The Music Center to pull back the curtain
on the full range of careers available to a new generation
of students,” said Sue Wegleitner, head of Corporate Client
Banking for JPMorgan Chase in Los Angeles.
Carolyn Van Brunt, Vice President of Guest Relations, said,
“The Music Center shares that goal, and we are delighted to
work with JPMorgan Chase to help build a variety of job skills."
“Jumpstart TMC” participants spend ten weeks in the program,
and when they have completed their internship, they will have
the opportunity to apply for long-term employment at The
Music Center.
The program, which builds upon The Music Center’s training
program for ushers and other staff, has been a tremendous
success. When the pilot phase is completed this winter, The
Music Center and JPMorgan Chase will evaluate it and focus on
strategies for continuing the program with additional support
from corporate, foundation and individual donors.
Misty Copeland in Firebird. Photo by Gene Schiavone.
The Music Center’s
Summer Celebration
featuring a special
benefit performance
of Firebird by
American Ballet
Theatre
FIREBIRD
July 7, 2016
SAVE THE DATE
More information to come. (213) 972-3333
THE MUSIC CENTER’S SUPPORTERS
The Music Center thanks its supporters who gave $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund between
August 1, 2014 and August 14, 2015.
$250,000 AND UP
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation
$100,000 - $249,999
Bank of America
Helen and Peter Bing
The Blue Ribbon
Dorothy Chandler New Program Fund
Cindy Miscikowski
J.P. Morgan Chase /
Susan M. Wegleitner
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation / Franklin E. Ulf
Wells Fargo Bank / Joseph Rice
$50,000 - $99,999
Robert Abernethy
The Bob Hope Legacy
The Boeing Company
The Capital Group Companies
City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs
Mrs. Dona S. Kendall and
Dr. Susan E. Kendall
Los Angeles Fund for Public Education
LSMK Investments
Marcia Israel Foundation, Inc.
The Music Center Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Marc and Eva Stern Foundation
$25,000 - $49,999
Adele and Gordon Binder
Lynn A. Booth
Louise and John Bryson
Chantal Burnison
City National Bank /
Rose and Michael Pagano
The Coca-Cola Company
Cornerstone Research
Sharon Darnov
The Derfner Foundation
The Walt Disney Company
Louise and Bradford Edgerton
Edison International
Entravision Communications
Corporation / Walter F. Ulloa
Helen Funai Erickson
Liz Levitt Hirsch
Anita Hirsh
Gloria and Glen Holden
HUB International
Insurance Services
Nancy and Len Jacoby
Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl
KPMG LLP / Craig Ellis
Lee Graff Foundation
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Nigel Lythgoe
Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP /
Lisa Specht
Max H. Gluck Foundation
Nancy and Patrick McCabe
Beth and Leslie Michelson
Moss Foundation
Shelby Notkin and
Darcie Denkert Notkin
O'Melveny & Myers, LLP / Catalina Joos Vergara
Max Ramberg
Allison and Richard Roeder
The Rosalinde & Arthur
Gilbert Foundation
The Schow Foundation
Joni and W. Clark Smith
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Superior Grocers
Sue Tsao
Union Bank
US Bank / Hany G. Haddad
Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl
Alyce and Warren Williamson
Diane Wittenberg and David Minning
Neiman Marcus
Steven Neu
Robert W. Olsen ◊
Phyllis Parvin
Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt
Anne and Arnold Porath
Phyllis and Henry Present
Judith Reichman, MD
Rosemary Ringwald
The Rose Hills Foundation
Estate of Louise H. Rossi
Jeffrey S. Saikhon
Joan and Arnold Seidel
Allen E. Shay
Marie H. Song
Bradley Tabach-Bank
Sally and James Thomas
Maynard and Linda Brittan /
Traub-Brittan Family Foundation
Walker Advertising
Ron Watson
Janis and William Wetsman
Rosalind Wyman
$10,000 - $24,999
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
Jane Arnault-Factor
Beverly and Frank Arnstein
The Bartman Foundation
Susan Baumgarten
Pamela and Dennis Beck
JoAnn and Wayland Bourne
Joan A. Friedman, PhD and
Robert N. Braun, MD
Claire and Brad Brian
Dwight Broadneax and Greg Moesser
Carsey Family Foundation
Walter and Ruth Chameides
Ana and Robert Cook
The David Geffen Foundation
Patricia Devin
Gina DiBona
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Richard E. Fiock and Diego Castrejón
Gladys Turk Foundation
Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej
Darryl Holter
Jane Jelenko and Bill Norris
Randi and Richard Jones
David B. Katzin
The Kenneth T. and
Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Carrie and Stuart Ketchum
Carol and Patrick Kinsella
Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald
Kent Kresa
The Louis and Harold Price Foundation
The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation
Macy's
Maria V. Altmann Foundation
Barbara and Buzz McCoy
$5,000 - $9,999
Ace Beverage Co.
Libbie Agran
Allied Integrated Marketing
Barry Baker
Selina and Brian Boxer Wachler
Linda Maddocks Brown
Joan and Allan Burns
Chubb & Son, Inc.
In Memory of Yolande Chun
Colburn Foundation
Comcast Corporation / Cynthia Telles
David M. Conlon
Jennifer and Royce Diener
Maxine Dunitz
Maude and Richard Ferry
Lisa Field
Susan Friedman
The Goldhirsh Foundation
In memory of Walter Grauman
Kevin Patrick Hanley
D. Alan Harris
Betty and Fred Hayman
Barbara Herman
Joanne Kozberg
Rini and Arthur Kraus
Simon and June Li
Jody and David Lippman
Cathy and Mark Louchheim
Lillian Lovelace
Padma and Rao Makineni
Gary Malouf
Claude and Alfred Mann
Darrell Douglas Miller
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Nestle USA, Inc.
Valeria Rico-Nikolov and
Nicholas Nikolov
Kurt Peterson
Probity International Corp.
Dudley Rauch
Carol and Steve Rountree
Wendy Stark Morrissey
Transamerica
Elinor and Rubin Turner
Wallis Foundation
Thomas Weinberger and Leslie Vermut
Claudia and David Zuercher
$1,000 - $4,999
Gay and Harry Abrams
Marc A. Ackerman
Carey Pearlman and Tracy Albert
Alphonse Burnand & Charles Partridge Scholarship Trust
Dean V. Ambrose
Margot and Mark Armbruster
Shirley Ashkenas
Association of Performing
Arts Presenters
Ricki and Zane Averbach
Jackie and Howard Banchik
Sandy and Dan Bane
Avery and Andrew Barth
Lucie and Gordon Bava
Paul M. Beigelman, MD
Marjorie Bender
Joni and Miles Benickes
Constance Chesnut and
Sheldon Benjamin
Lanie Bernhard
June and Paul Bilgore
Debra and Norris Bishton
Leigh Lindsey and Andrew Blaine
Mary Anne and Bradford Blaine
Linda and Martin Blank
Charles X. Block
Bloomingdale's West Coast
Rosanna Hirshon Bogart
Yvonne Bogdanovich
Jocelyn and Thomas Borys
William W. Brien
Debbie and Jim Burrows
Adri and Robert Butler
Rebecca and Reynolds Cafferata
Fanya Carter
Casey & Sayre Inc.
Bridget Baker and Robert Cerny
Elizabeth and Otis Chandler
Susan and Stephen Chandler
Richard and Karla Chernick
Chevron Corporation
Marjore Chronister
Helen and Steven Clarke
Kevin G. Clifford
Carol and Jerry Coben
Jane and Lawrence Cohen
Laurie and Mark Cohen
Elana Cohen-Roth
Ann and Philip Colburn
David Conney, MD
Barry Cooper
Theodore Cordes
Leah Coulter
Karen and Theodore Coyne
Michele McGarry Crahan
Catherine Cristall
Alison Bryan Crowell and
Richard Crowell
Joan and Douglas Cumming
Judy and Bryant Danner
Suzanne and Robert Davidow
Nadine and Harold Davidson
Nancy and Donald de Brier
Tama and Paul Deitch
Laura Donnelley
Robin and Michael Dreyer
Elizabeth and Brack Duker
Margaret and Jerrold Eberhardt
Nancy Griffin and Steven Ehrlich
Constance B. Elliot
Lois Erburu
Gabriel Eshaghian
Fauci Companies, Inc.
Joan and William Feldman
Dr. James J & Sue Femino
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Arline Zuckerman
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Through the support of the Board of Supervisors, the County
of Los Angeles plays an invaluable role in the successful
operation of The Music Center.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Hilda L. Solis
Sheila J. Kuehl
Michael D. Antonovich
FIRST DISTRICT
THIRD DISTRICT
FIFTH DISTRICT, CHAIRMAN
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Don Knabe
Patrick Ogawa
SECOND DISTRICT
FOURTH DISTRICT
ACTING EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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