2% - Tulsa Ballet

TULSA BALLET
ANNUAL REPORT
2014/2015 Season
1
A WORD FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
CONTENTS
Dear Friends,
3
A Word from the Artistic Director
4
2014/2015 Season
6
Tulsa Ballet Main Company
7
Tulsa Ballet II
8
Center for Dance Education
As I reflect on my 20th season as Artistic Director of our wonderful
organization, I ask myself what are the tools, and the order of importance of
such means, that allow this organization to drive forcefully and successfully
forward? I believe that, without doubt, the first and foremost reason for our
success is our repertory, followed closely by the ability to recruit, retain and
enable the dancers who are charged with bringing these works to the stage.
Next is the capacity to create a team atmosphere in the studio and in the
offices, a culture of excellence that puts the success of the company above
the success of any individual dancer or administrator.
9
Community Outreach
10 Education Outreach
11 Backstage at the Ballet,
Any Given Child
12 Icons & Idols
13 XX Anniversary
MISSION STATEMENT
To serve as an essential asset of our region through
exciting internationally-acclaimed artistic excellence
and exemplary education and outreach.
We commit to
Preserve the tradition of classical ballet
Promote the appreciation of contemporary dance
Create works of superior and enduring quality
Educate through exceptional dance training,
performances and outreach programs
VISION STATEMENT
To be an innovative leader, powerful partner and
global cultural representative of a community in which
the performing arts are valued and promoted as an
indispensable resource.
Diana Gómez in Carmina Burana photo by J. Shelton Photography
2
14 Donor Recognition
18 Integrated Campaign:
Defining The Furture
20 2014/2015 Financial Information
22 Board of Directors
23 Personnel
Just as important is the ability of an artistic leader to model a company where the sum of its parts is superior
to the sum of the value of each individual member of the company. Add in fiscal responsibility, a good
financial plan to see the artistic goals through, a strong Board with vested interest and pride in the success of
the organization and you get... Tulsa Ballet!
When it comes to repertory, balance is the key word. The company’s repertory needs to allow for dancers’
growth: technical growth, artistic growth and extension of one’s versatility. At the same time it needs to give
our marketing department the tools to attract new audiences, retain current audiences and electrify our
supporters. In all that, we need to keep in mind our national and international status, which is achieved by
performing both the “first tier” repertory, that of the top dance makers of the world, and by creating new
works. Creating art and exporting it outside the boundaries of our state is what makes an organization
relevant to the development of the art form. Achieving all these goals in each and every season is my ultimate
goal.
If we look at the 2014/15 season, I hope you will agree with me that we are on the right path. Adam Hougland’s
Cripple and the Starfish, Luciano Cannito’s Romeo and Ashley Page’s The Grammar of Ornament , the three
creations that opened our 14/15 season, were just off the charts. Each and every one of these works was
superb in quality and entertainment value, and most importantly they worked perfectly together. Three world
renowned choreographers, all in Tulsa, creating new works for our company.
Carmina Burana offered us another opportunity to gather, under the auspices of Tulsa Ballet, the Tulsa
Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Opera and the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus. Nicolo Fonte’s Bolero provided the perfect
opening delight for this mesmerizing evening.
Our The Nutcracker was the highest netting Holiday Season’s classic since the inception of the company in
1956, that alone is a milestone worth celebrating, while The Sleeping Beauty provided a true benchmark for the
level of the company. The Sleeping Beauty is the ultimate test for the classical strength, quality and sophistication of every ballet company. I think our dancers did a marvelous job tackling this masterpiece.
The Three Musketeers by Andre Prokovsky offered our audience the opportunity to enjoy a modern classic, a
work filled with male virtuoso dancing and accessible humor. Of course our Lorton performances closed the
season with a bit of old, a bit of new and something to rejoice: Going for Baroque, the first work I
commissioned during my 20th years in Tulsa, Age of Innocence, one of my favorite works of the past decade,
and Blue Flame, the latest creation by Ma Cong.
To underscore the success of the 2014/15 season we need to point out the
record breaking success of Icons & Idols as well as the great attendance
at the dinner celebrating 20 years of collaboration between the Ballet and
me. Can we repeat the success of such a season? Of course we can! Of
course we will! The Tulsa Ballet team is an unstoppable force in the
cultural life of our community, our state and our country. And we wouldn’t
want it any other way!!
MARCELLO ANGELINI
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Artistic Director
3
2014/2015 SEASON
CREATIONS IN STUDIO K
September 26-28 & October 2-5 – Studio K
The Grammar of Ornament - Ashley Page
Cripple and the Starfish - Adam Houghland
Romeo - Luciano Cannito
CARMINA BURANA
October 31-November 2 – Tulsa PAC
Featuring Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Oratorio Chorus and Tulsa Symphony
Orchestra
Choreography by Ma Cong
Music by Carl Orff
with Bolero – Nicolo Fonte
THE NUTCRACKER
December 12-14 & 19-21 – Tulsa PAC
Choreography by Marcello Angelini
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
February 20-22, 2015 – Tulsa PAC
Chorography by Marcello Angelini after Marius Petipa
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
March 27-29, 2015 – Tulsa PAC
Choreography by Andre Prokovsky
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
XX (TWENTY)
May 8-10 & 15-17, 2015 – Lorton Performance Center
Going for Baroque – Val Caniparoli
Age of Innocence – Edwaard Liang
Blue Flame – Ma Cong
4
Gabriela Gonzalez, Beatrice Sebelin & Jami Cullen - photo by J. Shelton Photography
5
TULSA BALLET MAIN COMPANY
Hyonjun Rhee
Principal | Korea
Youhee Son
Principal | Korea
Norton Fantinel
Senior Soloist | Brazil
Madalina Stoica
Senior Soloist | Romania
TULSA BALLET ARTISTIC STAFF
Diana Gómez
Soloist | Colombia
Marcello Angelini
Artistic Director
Rodrigo Hermesmeyer
Soloist | Brazil
Jonnathan Ramirez Mejia
Soloist | Colombia
Beatrice Sebelin
Soloist | Italy
Shu Kinouchi
Demi-Soloist | Japan
Daniela Buson
Ballet Mistress
Susan Frei
Ballet Mistress
Alfonso Martin
Ma Cong
Ballet Master Resident Choreographer
José Antonio Checa Romero
Demi-Soloist | Spain
TULSA BALLET II
Joshua A. Stayton
Demi-Soloist | USA
Dallas Blagg
Corps de Ballet | USA
Cavan Conley
Corps de Ballet | USA
Jaimi Cullen
Corps de Ballet | USA
Andres Figueroa
Corps de Ballet | Colombia
Buse Babadag
Kevin Cosculluela
Bobbie Lynn Kandravi
Peter Kurta
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
1st Season with TBII
Gabriela Gonzalez
Corps de Ballet | Mexico
Karina Moreira
6
Jennifer Grace
Corps de Ballet | USA
Erin Pritchard
Reka Gyulai
Corps de Ballet | Hungary
Andrew Silks
Corps de Ballet | Brazil
Corps de Ballet | USA
Corps de Ballet | USA
Hunter Finnegan
Maine Kawashima
Xavier Nuñez
Apprentice | USA
Apprentice | Japan
Apprentice | USA
Carla Lopez
Corps de Ballet | Spain
Shion Yuasa
Hometown: Miami, FL
1st Season with TBII
Anna Craddock
Hometown: Long Island, NY
1st Season with TBII
Luis Delcid
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
1st Season with TBII
Nikolas Gaifullin
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
2nd Season with TBII
Regina Montgomery
Corps de Ballet | USA
Hometown: Houston, TX
2nd Season with TBII
Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
Jessica Payne
Minori Sakita
Julia Turner
Hometown:
San Clemente, California
1st Season with TBII
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
1st Season with TBII
Hometown: Chicago, IL
1st Season with TBII
Sarah Steele
Jesus Arroyo Navarro
Mary Cooper, Apprentice
Corps de Ballet | Japan
Hometown: New York City, NY
2nd Season with TBII
Hometown: Granda, Spain
1st Season with TBII
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
1st Season with TBII
7
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CENTER FOR DANCE EDUCATION
Numbers
378
Enrollment
35
Scholarships
137
(3 Countries, 12 States)
Pointe To The Future Students
2014-2015 was another busy and exciting year for
Tulsa Ballet Center for Dance Education! Here are a
few of the highlights:
Tulsa Ballet is proud to offer Partners in Art and Hope for the Holidays to social service agencies
in the Tulsa area. With these programs our organization is able to provide the excitement of ballet to
members of the community who may not otherwise have the chance to attend a ballet performance.
Our staff and volunteers are delighted each year to see the excitement of the children and adults who
are thankful to have the opportunity to attend the ballet. Last year, Tulsa Ballet provided more
than 7,200 free tickets throughout the season to various performances.
Hope for the Holidays is a benefit
performance of the holiday classic, The
Nutcracker, staged especially for the clients
of Tulsa-area social services agencies.
Since 2000, Tulsa Ballet has provided this
program to see The Nutcracker at no cost
to thousands of individuals in the Tulsa
community. For one magical night each
December, Tulsa Ballet opens its doors to
non-traditional audiences many of whom
are physically, emotionally or cognitively
challenged. They experience their first live
performance of The Nutcracker, complete
with juice and cookies for the family and a
take home holiday gift.
We were happy to announce the promotion of
Mary Cooper, TBCDE graduate, into Tulsa Ballet II,
Tulsa Ballet’s pre-professional ensemble.
Our students had the privilege of working alongside
the main company dancers during performances
including The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.
Performance is a large part of each dancer’s
education, whether alongside the main company or in
school performances. Our students had the opportunity to do both as well as learn from company members.
Students at TBCDE had the special opportunity to
learn and perform cutting-edge choreography by Ma
Cong, Resident Choreographer for Tulsa Ballet, as
well as learning company repertoire from retired Tulsa
Ballet Principal, Alexandra Bergman.
8
9
EDUCATION OUTREACH
Leaps Ahead and Leaps in Motion are two of Tulsa Ballet’s
major outreach programs. The programs were designed
to expand the arts education school curricula. In the 20142015 season, the programs introduced 768 students to the
physical conditioning of classical ballet and ballet training
traditions that help develop concentration skills, strengthen
visual and aural memory, accept without judgement verbal
corrections, and cooperative learning. Participating schools
in Leaps Ahead and Leaps in Motion have student
populations with 89% qualifying for the income-based,
free-lunch program.
BACKSTAGE AT THE BALLET
More than 4,500 students saw Tulsa Ballet II, Tulsa Ballet’s
pre-professional ensemble, perform Backstage at the Ballet,
a 50-minute introduction to ballet and the craft of live performance for students. Through live narration and
engaging video, students learn about a dancer’s life and all
the behind-the-scenes action that goes into staging a live
performance for the audience. 2014-2015 marked the
second year of Tulsa Ballet’s partnership with Any Given
Child, an arts initiative of the Kennedy Center. During this
year Tulsa Ballet served every 5th grade student in the Tulsa
Public School system.
Total Students Served:
5,349
Leaps Ahead and Leaps in Motion:
768
Backstage at the Ballet:
4,581
ANY GIVEN CHILD
Number of Schools Served:
62
Leaps Ahead and Leaps In Motion
Participant Demographics:
White: 23.5%
American Indian: 5.4%
African American: 41%
Hispanic: 23%
Asian: .7%
Mixed Race or Other: 8%
Enrolled in Free/Reduced Lunch Program: 89.2%
Students with a Learning Disability:
9%
Students with a Physical Disability:
2%
Parents with some College
Education:
2%
10
Any Given Child, an initiative of The Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C., is expanding arts education to all K-8th
grade students in Tulsa Public Schools. Tulsa is one of only
eleven cities nationally awarded this program.
Between Leaps Ahead, Leaps in Motion and Any Given
Child, Tulsa Ballet has provided a live arts experience to
5,349 students.
11
ICONS & IDOLS
The 4th Annual Icons & Idols was held at the Cox Business
Center on February 7, 2015.
Icons & Idols is Tulsa Ballet’s only major fundraising event. In
the past four years, Icons & Idols has raised nearly $3 million to
fund Tulsa Ballet’s company of 28 highly-skilled professionals
representing ten different countries.
This fantastic evening consisted of cocktails, dinner, a
fabulous live auction and raffle, and a live ask, which helped
fund our education and outreach programs that serve over
5,000 students annually.
Patrons were also treated to a special, table-side
one-night-only performance by Tulsa Ballet.
ICONS & IDOLS COMMITTEE
BONNIE KLEIN, Honorary Chair
SUZANNE & JIM KNEALE, Event Chairs
CASSIE REESE & ANDY KINSLOW, Patron Co-Chairs
CHARLOTTE EDMUNDSON & KATHY WEST, Auction
Co- Chairs
MARIAN MCCARTHY, Communications Chair
LEANNE HELMERICH, Past Presidents Chair
BILLIE BARNETT, Honorary Advisor
XX ANNIVERSARY DINNER
This special one-time event created and organized
through a committee of current and former board
members was more than a fundraising sucess.
• It celebrated 20 years of vision, passion and
transformation under the leadership of
Marcello Angelini
• An evening of friends and supporters, past and
present, raised new funds totaling $101,000
• In continuing Marcello’s dream of building a
premier ballet company, it set the stage for the
approaching 60th anniversay year
XX ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
BILLIE BARNETT
DONNA BOST
MARY WHEELER BROWN
CHERYL CHAMBERS
CHERYL FORREST
JANIE FUNK
JACQUI HAGLUND
STACEY JENKINS
SUZANNE KNEALE
MICHAEL NOLAND
BETH RAINEY
GEORGIA SNOKE
BARBARA SYLVAN
Icons & Idols
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of
Artistic Director Marcello Angelini
A record shattering event featuring food, wine and
decor honoring Marcello’s birthplace and
celebrating his forever home, Tulsa Ballet
$1,359,216
Total Raised
560
Guests
Joshua A. Stayton & Beatrice Sebelin - photo by J. Shelton Photography
12
13
DONOR RECOGNITION
$50,000 and above
L. Avery and H. Michael
The Judith and Jean Pape Adams Krimbill ‡ ^ XX
Charitable Foundation
Lisa Owens ‡ ^ XX
Barnett Family Foundation ‡ ^ XX §
Susan Parrott ‡ ^ XX §
Billie and Howard Barnett ‡ ^ XX §
Ludmila and Frank Robson ^
The Albert and Hete Barthelmes
Lynne and Bill Schonacher ‡ ^ §
Foundation, Inc. §
Selser Schaefer Architects §
Margery Mayo Bird Foundation §
Sky Fitness & Wellbeing
The Mervin Bovaird Foundation §
Georgia and Kenneth Snoke ‡ ^ XX §
H.A. and Mary K. Chapman
Sheri and Charles Stinson ‡ ^ §
Charitable Trust §
Roy “Skip” Teel, Jr. ‡ ^ XX
The Mary K. Chapman Foundation §
Susan and Bill Thomas ‡ ^ §
Ann Graves ^ §
Marian and Max Vowel ‡ ^ §
Hardesty Family Foundation, Inc. §
The Williams Companies, Inc. ‡ §
Helmerich Trust ‡
Patti Johnson Wilson Foundation
George Kaiser Family Foundation +
John Steele Zink Foundation
Bonnie Klein ^ XX §
Debbie Zinke ^
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family
Foundation ^ §
$10,000 to $24,999
The Meinig Family Foundation ‡ §
Shelly and Alan Armstrong ^
Lou and Connie Miller Charitable
The Asbjornson Foundation ^
Foundation ‡ ^ §
Avcom
Oklahoma Arts Council
Bank of Oklahoma ‡ ^
Betty and Stephen Pirnat ‡ ^ XX §
James E. & Mary M. Barnes
Hannah and Joe Robson ‡ ^ XX §
Foundation ‡ ^
Charles and Lynn Schusterman
Grace and Franklin Bernsen
Family Foundation ^
Foundation
Jill and Robert Thomas ‡ ^ §
Joyce Bright and Norman
C.W. Titus Foundation
Asbjornson ^
Kayla and Scott Vaughn ‡ ^ §
Sanford P. and Irene F. Burnstein
Kathy and Bob West ‡ ^ XX §
Charitable Foundation ‡
Mollie Williford ‡ ^ XX §
Cheryl and Larry Chambers ‡ ^ XX §
Monica Williford and
Erin and Donald Chappel ‡ ^ §
Steve Bayles ‡ ^ §
Karen and Carlin Conner ^
Rita Willis Trust ‡
Doerner, Saunders, Daniel &
The Anne and Henry Zarrow
Anderson L.L.P.
Foundation §
Connie and Terry Doverspike ‡
Drummond Law Firm ‡ ^ §
$25,000 to $49,999
Wendy and Gentner
Jo and Jack Babbitt ‡ ^
Drummond ‡ ^ XX §
Linda and Ray Booker ‡ ^ XX §
E.L. and Thelma Gaylord
Mary Wheeler and Spencer
Foundation ‡ ^
Brown ^ XX §
Charlotte and Wade
L. Virginia Davis Charitable Trust
Edmundson ‡ ^ §
Katrine and Ramez Hakim ‡ XX §
Pam and Lee Eslicker ^
IBC Bank ^ §
Flint Family Foundation
KKT Architects, Inc. ^ §
Janie and Earl Funk ‡ ^ XX §
Teresa Knox and Ivan Acosta ‡ ^
Gelvin Foundation ‡
Jacqueline Kouri and
GlobalHealth ^ §
Gary Paxton ‡ ^ XX §
Jacqui and Roger Haglund ‡ ^ XX §
14
DONOR RECOGNITION
Julia and David Harper ‡ ^ XX §
Leanne Helmerich ‡ ^ XX
David O. Hogan ‡ ^ §
Sandy and Steve Holloway ^
Inasmuch Foundation §
Industrial Oils Unlimited, LLC
Andrew Kinslow and Russ
Kirkpatrick ‡ ^ §
Suzanne and Jim Kneale ‡ ^
Leslie and David Lawson ^
Marian and James McCarthy ‡ ^ XX
Mary McMahon and Lon
Foster ‡ ^ XX §
James D. & Cathryn M. Moore
Foundation ‡ ^
Vincent Mulford Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Rodney Pratz ‡ + ^ XX
Patricia Pape Savage ^ XX
SJS Hospitality, LLC
Alexa Fioroni Slaughter and
Philip Slaughter ^
Janet and Don Stucky ‡
The Robson Companies, Inc.
Sam Viersen Family Foundation, Inc.
Susie and Don Wellendorf ‡ ^ §
Bobbie and Wally Whaling ‡ ^
Marydith and Paul Williams ‡ ^ §
Rita Willis ‡
Diana and Milton Wolff ‡ ^ XX §
Karen Young ‡ ^ XX §
Maxine and Jack Zarrow
Family Foundation
The Zarrow Families Foundation ^
$5,000 to $9,999
AT&T Foundation
Mary and James Barnes XX
Patricia and David Bowman ‡ ^ §
Elise and Terry Brennan ‡ ^ §
Mary Ann and John Bumgarner ^
Irene and Stan Burnstein ^
Rosalie Childs ‡ ^ §
Barbara and Kevin Coffman ‡ ^ XX
Commonwealth Foundation
Crossland Construction Company ^
Marilyn Inhofe Davis ‡ §
Nanu and Frederic Dorwart ^
Dunitz Family Charitable Foundation§
Andrea and Dan Ellinor
Julia and Ralph Evans ^
Raymond Feldman ‡ XX
Cheryl and John Forrest ‡ ^ XX §
The Sharna & Irvin Frank Foundation
Martin Frey ‡
Hall Estill ^
Michelle and Jeff Hartman ‡ ^
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Peggy Helmerich ‡ ^ §
Hispanic American Foundation
Cherine and Howard Janzen ‡ ^
Jim Norton Toyota
Soohyun and Marvin Jin ‡ ^ XX §
Carol Bailey Kamp ‡
The Kerr Foundation, Inc. ^
Kirkpatrick and Kinslow Productions ^
Kivisto Family Foundation Fund
Tracy and David Kyle ^
Geneva and Kirby Lehman ‡ ^ §
Mariner Wealth Advisors §
Matrix Service Company ^
Loaine and Michael McWilliams ‡
Nancy and Peter Meinig ‡
Ruth Nelson and Thomas Murphy ‡ ^
Cindy and Michael Noland ‡ ^ XX §
ONEOK, Inc. ‡ ^
Donna O’Rourke and Thomas
Twomey ‡ ^ §
The Oxley Foundation ^
Kathleen Page and Michael
Graves ‡ XX
Frauke and Oscar Quiroga ‡
Elizabeth and James Rainey ‡ ^ XX §
Maggie and Pete Roth ‡ XX
Janet Selser and Robert
Schaefer ‡ ^ XX
Louise Short ^
Rita Singer §
Julie and Kenneth Smith ‡ ^ §
William Smith ^
Spirit AeroSystems
Belynda and Weldon Spitzer ‡ ^ §
Linda and Bruce Stoesser ‡
Barbara and David Sylvan ‡ XX §
Tallgrass Prairie Table
Sylvia and Edward Taylor ‡ ^
Mary Townsend and Burt Holmes ‡
Walton Family Foundation, Inc.
Becky and Bill Warnock ‡ §
Kathleen Patton Westby Foundation §
WPX Energy ‡ ^
Linda and W. Scott Young ‡
Rachel Zebrowski and Ben
Costello ‡ ^ §
$2,500 to $4,999
Lindsay Alexander ‡
Judy and Ron Altman ^ XX
Alison Anthony and Mark Wilson ‡ §
Jennifer and Jonathan Anthony ‡ ^ §
Lisa and Steve Antry ‡ ^
Lucy and John Barker ^
BKD Foundation ^
Anna and Gary Black ‡ +
Kerri and John Bowen ‡ ^ §
John A. and Donnie V. Brock
Foundation ‡ ^
Pat Bryson and Mike Kojundic ‡ ^ §
Susan and Mark Butterworth ‡ ^
Lisa and Dennis Cameron ‡ ^
Kirk Clausing ‡
Commerce Bank ^
Connie and Jeffrey Cope ^
The Cuesta Foundation, Inc.
Kay Dixon ‡ ^
Chrystal and Jake Dollarhide ‡ ^ §
Carol Ann Drummond ‡ ^
Patty Lou Floyd ‡
Lou Ann and David Gibson ‡ ^ §
Jane Grimshaw ‡
Helen Jo and James Hardwick ‡ ^ §
Bonnie and Frank Henke ‡
Dede and John Hewitt ^
HoganTaylor LLP ^
Jewish Federation of Tulsa ‡ ^
Laurel Johnson and Brandon
Rule ‡ ^ §
Kenco Engineering ^
Lydia and Ted Kronfeld ‡ ^
Thomas Landrum ‡ + ^ §
Langdon Publishing
Jay and Edward Lawson ‡
Marti and Andrew Levinson
Lucia and G. Michael Lewis ‡
Anne and Phil Marshall ‡ ^
Mary Lhevine and George
Schnetzer ‡ ^
Pat and Terry May ^
Janet McGehee and Bryan Close ^
Kathleen McKeown and Gary Betow ^
Amy and John McReady ^
Jose R. & Laura B. Medina
Foundation ‡
MidFirst Bank ^
Nicole and Matt Morgan ‡ + ^ §
Mary Murrays Flowers
ONE Gas, Inc. ^
Virginia Mayo Ownby Charitable
Trust
Jennifer and Tom Palmer ^
Janice and Joe Podpechan ^
Jensica and David Ragland ^
Stephanie and R. Thomas Seymour ‡
Kim Smith and Robert Stanley ‡
Sneed Foundation, Inc. ‡
Jane Sneed ‡
Target
Barbara and John Turner ‡
University of Tulsa ^
Cassandra Wilkinson ‡ ^ §
Pam and Allen Williford ^
Noah Wood ^
Will Woodring
Paul Woodul ‡
Debbie and Terry Zanovich ‡
Christine and William Zollinger ‡ ^
$1,000 to $2,499
Caroline Zink-Hott Abbott ^ §
Anne and Brent Adams ^
Arvest Bank ‡ §
The Bama Companies, Inc. ^
Adrienne Barnett ^
Dana and Kent Basnett ^
Nan and Steven Bertone ^
Black Optical ^ §
Donna Bost ^ XX
Jessica and Phillip Bowman + ^
Robert Brooks ^
Bundren Law Firm P.C. ^
Mary and Clark Bundren ^
Carol and William Burnett ‡ ^
Patricia and Joseph Cappy ^
Patricia Chernicky ^
Donna and Jerry Clack ^
Combined Technology
Continuum Energy
Patricia and Leonard Eaton
Becca Eckstein +
Hope Egan ‡
15
DONOR RECOGNITION
Marion and William Elson ‡
Fabricut, Inc. ^
Toby Fell ^
Margaret and Scott Filstrup
Marnie and John Flegler
Leigh Ann and Chuck Fuller ^
Sarah Jane and Matt Gillett ‡ ^
Beverly Bost Golden XX
Jeannie and David Guthery
Ann and James Halligan ^
Sarah Hansel and Michael Cooke ^
Susan Harrill-Wallace and
Thomas Wallace ^
Shiela and Ted Haynes ^
Deb and Rudy Herrmann
Barbara Hess ^
Hewlett Packard Sales & Service
Catherine and Steven Hickman
Lynne Imhoff and Luiz Weksler ^
Lyndsay and Peter Janzen ‡ §
Paul Johnson ‡ + ^
Bette Jones ‡
Susie and A. D. Kahan ^
Randa and Alex Kronfeld +
Carol and Ken Lackey ^
Merry and Victor Lahti
Lois Lee
Irene and Frank Letcher ‡
Lewis Foundation ‡
Linn Energy
Phil Maltby ^
Nancy and Tom Mason ^ XX
Ryan McDaniel ‡ + ^ §
Barbara and Charles McEntee ^
Tami Melhart +
Robert Middleton ^
Millie Millspaugh ^
Kathy and Djahan Mostofi ^
Dennis Neill and John Southard ‡ §
Julie and John Nickel ^
Gary Novak
Frances O’Hornett ‡
Hillary and Kayvon Olomi ‡
Victoria Owen
Jennifer Pilant ‡
Jane and Henry Primeaux ^
Linda Qualls and James Monroe
QuikTrip Corporation
Raymond James Trust N.A. ^
Cassie Reese +
Francine Ringold ‡
16
John Roberds
Sol Robinowitz Foundation ^
Juley Roffers and Jim Langdon ^
Saks Fifth Avenue
Charles F. Scott ^
Tamra and Robert Sheehan ^
Ginger and Terry Spencer ^
Robert Stewart XX
Tanner Sturm +
T.D. Williamson, Inc.
Nancy and Phil Tholen
Kathryn Thomas ‡ ^
Tricorn Foundation, LLC ‡
Unit Corporation
Lisa and Michael Webb ‡ ^
Patricia Wheeler ‡
Willbros USA, Inc.
Blair and Bob Williams ‡
Richard Allen Williford, Jr. ^
Josephine Winter ^
$500 to $999
Tami Anderson and Raul Velarde
Jill Balch ^
Micah Barnard +
Betsy and Charles Blue
Brier Law Firm, PLLC ^
Taylor Carpenter + ^
Tami and Brady Carson
Lindsey and Scott Caswell ^
Janet Cheek
Cimarron Technology, Inc. ^
John Cowling ^
Christy Craig and Dustin Thames +
Nancy Eggen and Mark McElmurry
Shelley Floyd
Diane Glass
Linda Goldsmith
Jeanne Hayes ^
Nancy and Bill Hermann ^
Hilti Corporation
Hodges Transportation, Inc.
Stephanie and Greg Horne
Paula Jenkins
Patti and Franklin Kastl
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Adriane and Phil Lakin ^
Denise and Steven Landgarten
Martha and Richard Laughlin
Holbrook Lawson and Rick Holder ^
Jenny Lessley ^
DONOR RECOGNITION
Rita Levit ‡
Luna Sol Consulting
Andrew Malati + ^
Wesley Maples
Amy and Chad Mariska ^
Grace McMahon
Amy Miller and Robert Raskin +
Calvin Moniz + ^
Katie Oliver +
Natalie and Chad Osgood ^
Mia Mascarin Oven and
Herbert Oven ^
Laura Parrott ^
Lynn and Bill Peacher
Maurine Perry ^
Heather and BJ Pohl ^
RECO Construction Company ^
Marcialyn and Bernard Robinowitz ^
Helen Savage
Helen Savage Family Fund
Kent Schell
Ann and Bryan Smith
James Swindle
The Dance Insider
Amy and Clark Tingleaf ^
The Robert S. and Helen Grey Trippet
Foundation, Inc.
Tulsa Opera +
Paula and Mike Viseur ^
Elena Waechter +
Sandra Wood
$250 to $499
Janet Anduss
Michael Balp +
BancFirst
Alison Barto +
Rebecca and Anthony Bascone ^
Sharon Bell and Gregory Allen Gray
Mary and Roger Blais
Catherine Bollinger ^
Cherry and James Bost
Bright Beginning Learning Center
Blair and Todd Brockman
Marcia and Dan Brueggenjohann ^
Robert Bull ^
Stephanie Cameron + ^
Robin and Alex Carson +
Hillary and Jonathon Cinocca
Lisa and David Clark ^
Kathleen Coan
Theresa and Raymond Cope
Brenda and Mark Craige
Jan and Dwight Creveling
Michael Criss +
Jacque Croudy +
Sherry Duvall
Leslie and John Enlow
Chris and Dallas Ferguson
Sherri and Stuart Goodall
Tuesday and Clay Guthery
Audra Hamilton
Carol Hanson
Janet and Alan Hasegawa
Gail and Jeff Huber
Anna Inhofe +
Marilyn Inhofe-Tucker and Ralph
Tucker
Jeanette and Terence Kern
Hannah and W. H. Kopczynski +
Marjorie and David Kroll
Allison and Mark Lauinger
Wesley Lawhorn +
Amanda and Kenneth Lawrence
Madalyn Lester
Bob McCormack Studio
Diane and John McCormack
Tyler McKeon ^
Susan Meeker +
Annette Miller
Debra and Keith Montgomery
Leigh Ann Moss and Eric Sherburn
nJoy Vision – Tulsa +
Viola Pitts
Martha and Jeffrey Roblyer
Jean and Wilfred Sanditen
Sue and Kent Schobe
April Schweikhard +
John Senger ^
Gary Shaffer +
Anna and Andre Siegenthaler
Beth and Randall Snapp ^
Carolyn Snively
Robert Sutton ^
Lacey Taylor + ^
Tom Taylor II + ^
Allie Thomas +
Judith and David Thompson
Ralph Urmson-Taylor
Utica Physicians Association
Leanna and Tom Van Eman
Tom Warburton ^
Barbara and Peter Wilson
Rick Wooldridge
‡ = Founders’ Society
+ = Barre Society
^ = Icons and Idols
XX = Anniversary Dinner
§ = Integrated Campaign Donor
Hyonjun Rhee & Youhee Son in The Sleeping Beauty photo by J. Shelton Photography
17
INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN
For the 2014/2015 fiscal year, Tulsa Ballet was in the quiet phase of its Defining the Future Integrated
Campaign, the largest fundraising initiative in the history of the organization. The Campaign is part of a
long-range financial plan for the organization that will create opportunities for increasing earned
revenues through ticket sales, school tuition, investments, and audience development.
On May 20, 2015 Tulsa Ballet announced that the Hardesty Family Foundation had donated a gift of
13.72 acres of land to support the development of a Tulsa Ballet satellite school in Broken Arrow. The
future site of the Hardesty Center for Dance Education is located just east of the intersection of Aspen
Ave (145th) and 101st (New Orleans). The generous lead gift for this project, valued at $4.185 million, is
one of the largest gifts ever awarded by the Foundation and its founders, Roger and Donna Hardesty.
Providing a combined $16 million in lead gift commitments for Defining the Future are: The Hardesty
Family Foundation; E. Ann Graves; Mollie Williford;
Bonnie Klein; H.A. & Mary K. Chapman Charitable
Foundations; The Maurice DeVinna Charitable Trust;
The Margery Mayo Bird Foundation; The Anne and
Henry Zarrow Foundation; Kathy and Bob West;
Selser Schaefer Architects; Hannah and Joe Robson.
The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation has awarded a
$1 million challenge grant, which is contingent on
raising the balance of the funds.
Major gift donors pledging a combined $1.7 million in
contributions include: The Albert and Hete
Barthelmes Foundation; Barnett Family
Foundation; Billie and Howard Barnett;
Katrine and Ramez Hakim; Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation; Lou and Connie Miller
Charitable Foundation; Meinig Family Foundation; The Mervin Bovaird Foundation; Kayla and Scott
Vaughn; Monica Williford and Steve Bayles; Jill and Robert Thomas; Susan and Bill Thomas; Kinslow,
Keith and Todd; GlobalHealth; David Hogan; IBC Bank; Jackie Kouri and Gary Paxton; Betty and Steve
Pirnat; Susan Parrott; Patsy Savage; Karen Young.
DEFINING THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP
KAYLA VAUGHN, Campaign Chair
HANNAH ROBSON, Honorary Chair
BILLIE BARNETT, Chairman of the Board
JACKIE KOURI, Campaign Advisor
DR. KIRBY LEHMAN, Building Committee
MARCELLO ANGELINI, Artistic Director
SCOTT BLACK, Managing Director
18
To kick off its 60th anniversary season in 2016, Tulsa Ballet will open
the doors to The Hardesty Center for Dance Education, to be located
in Broken Arrow, just east of the intersection of Aspen Ave (145th) and
101st (New Orleans).
The facility has been designed by Selser Schaefer Architects, and the
structural and civil engineering has been provided by KKT Architects.
The 21,000-square-foot facility will house the Ann and Jack Graves
Studios. Each studio will feature a professional basket-woven sprung
floor with Marley covering, ten-foot mirrors and a state of the art sound
system. Administrative office space, separate dressing areas for boys
and girls, and a spacious lobby to accommodate waiting parents are all
part of the floor plan. Marcello Angelini says, “Our initial design called
for a nicely equipped, relatively large, but reasonably modest, structure.
Thanks to Ann Graves’s visionary support, we will be able to offer a
much larger facility with plenty of space to accommodate future
expansion, a great improvement from our original goal. This facility will
be able to serve local area children for decades to come.” The site
will also include The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Performance
Studio, which will serve as a performance venue for ballet students and
educational outreach programs, as well as a functioning dance studio.
Tulsa Ballet II, the organization’s pre-professional ensemble and
performing arm of the Center for Dance Education, will also offer
performances in the Zarrow Studio.
19
SEASON FINANCIAL INFORMATION
OPERATING INCOME
28%
Fundraising Events
28%
Private Gifts
$ 1,498,403
23%
Ticket Sales
$ 1,224,696
10%
Center for Dance Education
$ 525,459
4%
Campaign Gifts
$ 239,050
3%
Endowment / Interest
$ 181,555
2%
Sales and Rentals
$ 128,043
2%
Government Grants
TOTAL:
$ 1,540,229
$ 98,273
$ 5,435,708
OPERATING EXPENSE
62%
Artistic / Production
13%
Administration Salaries
$ 693,777
8%
Development
$ 414,529
8%
Marketing
$ 406,349
5%
Center for Dance Education
$ 277,625
5%
Administration
$ 246,577
TOTAL:
$ 3,275,177
$ 5,314,034
INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN
55%
Capital
$ 4,903,691
26%
Endowment
$ 2,352,260
18%
Operating
TOTAL:
20
$ 1,645,719
$ 8,901,670
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASSETS Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Pledges receivable Temporary cash investments, at cost
Prepaid expenses and other
Total Current Assets
Pledges Receivable - Long Term
Beneficial Interests in Trust Assets
Investments
Net Property and Equipment
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Line of Credit
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred performance revenue
Total Current Liabilities
Long Term Debt
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
Unrestricted - Board Designated
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
TOTAL NET ASSETS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES
Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets
Revenues and Gains
Contributions
Ticket sales
Net Investment income (Loss)
Building rental operations
Center for Dance Education
Other income
Net assets released from restrictions
Total Revenues and Gains
Program and Supporting Expenses
Artistic fees
Production
Marketing and promotion
Administrative
Center for Dance Education
Depreciation and amortization
Building rental operations
Contributed services
Interest
Total Program and Supporting Expenses
Increase/(Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets
Increase/(Decrease) in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
Increase in Permanently Restricted Net Assets
Increase in Net Assets
Net Assets, beginning of year
Net Assets, end of year
Season
2014-2015 2013-2014
$2,244,187 $189,943
$560,775
$4,814,243
$322,046
$84,557
$156,736
$216,443
$3,283,744 $5,305,186
$5,172,835 $310,000
$1,572,831 $1,568,975
$6,008,307 $5,444,504
$12,334,203 $8,214,712
$28,371,920
$20,843,377
$300,000 $600,000
$74,948
$71,656
$325,395
$254,720
$461,494
$441,539
$1,161,837 $1,367,915
$900,630
$975,145
$2,062,467 $2,343,060
$13,604,272 $7,043,871
$300,000
$6,171,252
$6,747,185
$6,233,929
$4,709,261
$26,309,453 $18,500,317
$28,371,920
$20,843,377
Season
2014-2015
2013-2014
$5,473,732 $2,328,734
$1,192,887
$1,081,423
$226,088
$433,755
$246,039
$269,565
$525,460
$504,535
$116,644
$122,275
$5,313,043
$609,062
$13,093,893 $5,349,349
$1,808,045 $1,715,653
$1,119,148
$1,039,075
$809,775
$776,201
$922,579
$794,840
$611,630
$650,357
$450,188
$455,110
$319,745
$302,015
$123,908
$134,232
$68,475
$65,385
$6,233,493 $5,932,868
$6,860,400 ($583,519)
($575,933)
$4,814,716
$1,524,669 $250,000
$7,809,136 $4,481,197
$18,500,317 $14,019,120
$26,309,453 $18,500,317
Jonnathan Ramirez Mejia & Madalina Stocia in Blue Flame
photo by J. Shelton Photography
21
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TULSA BALLET STAFF
Board President
Billie Barnett
Immediate Past President
Bill Schonacher
Presidents Emeriti
Cheryl Forrest • Leanne Helmerich • Jackie Kouri • Betty Pirnat
Hannah Robson • Bill Schonacher • Georgia Snoke • Skip Teel • Mollie
Williford
Elected Directors
Alison Anthony
Jennifer Anthony
Billie Barnett
Gary Black
Kerri Bowen
Pattie Bowman
Elise Brennan
Dennis Cameron
Larry Chambers
Rosalie Childs
Kathleen Coan
Charlotte Edmundson
Sarah Jane Gillett
Jacqui Haglund
Julia Harper
Soohyun Jin
Paul Johnson
Andy Kinslow
Bonnie Klein
Suzanne Kneale
Thomas Landrum
Phil Marshall
Nicole Morgan
Donna O’Rourke
Jennifer Pilant
Rebecca Pohlenz
Cassie Reese
Janet Selser
John Southard
Belynda Spitzer
Barbara Sylvan
Kayla Vaughn
Bill Warnock
Kathy West
Monica Williford
Milt Wolff
Rachel Zebrowski
22
Production
Daniel Wellman, Director of Production
Jerry Wolf, Costume Department Manager
Amy Zvacek, Wardrobe Supervisor
Madison Rice, Costume Assistant
Center for Dance Education
Colleen Lahti, Education and Outreach Manager
Lauren Trew, Administrative Assistant
Anita Winn, Administrative Assistant
Pia Russo, School Principal
Stephanie Murrish, CDE Faculty
Daniil Gaifullin, CDE Faculty
Administration
Scott Black, Managing Director
Stacey Jenkins, General Manager
Kay Wulf, Director of Finance
Cheri Barrington, Accountant
Jessica Novak, Marketing & Sales Manager
Kara Przybyl, PR/Communication Manager
Julie Shelton, Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant
Charlotte Brown, Marketing Associate/Group Sales
Shannon Huntley, Box Office Coordinator
Jill Thompson, Senior Development Manager
Erin Hauser, Development Manager
Brian Parker, Development Manager
Anna Potts, Database Administrator
Colette Wellman, Office & Facilities Manager
Tulsa Ballet
1212 East 45th Place South
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105
p: 918.749.6030
www.tulsaballet.org
Presidential Appointees
Advisory Directors
Caroline Abbott
Jo Babbitt
Dr. Robert Brooks
Mary Wheeler Brown
Pat Bryson
Mark Butterworth
Don Chappel
Kirk Clausing
Becky Dixon
Jake Dollarhide
Wendy Drummond
Jane Emanuel
Lon Foster
Linda Frazier
Janie Funk
Ann Graves
Artistic
Marcello Angelini, Artistic Director
Daniela Buson, Ballet Mistress
Susan Frei, Ballet Mistress
Alfonso Martín, Ballet Master & TBII Artistic Manager
Ma Cong, Resident Choreographer
Daiva Neal, Company Manager
Andrew Lahti, Principal Company & CDE Pianist
Yee Sik Wong, Company & CDE Pianist
Helen Jo Hardwick
Peggy Helmerich
David Hogan
Lou Kerr
Nancy Meinig
Beth Rainey
Brandon Rule
Patsy Savage
Randall Snapp
Ed Taylor
Max Vowel
Lisa Webb
Karen Young
Chris Zollinger
Leadership Intern
Katie Sawicki
Ava Weber
Kevin Coffman
Hope Egan
Lou Ann Gibson
Lyndsay Janzen
Kirby Lehman
Ryan McDaniel
Susan Parrott
Rodney Pratz
Susie Wellendorf
Cassandra Wilkinson
DaeHan Na, Jonnathan Ramirez, Norton Fantinel, & Cavan Conley in The Three Musketeers photo by J. Shelton Photography
23
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Artistic Director
24