2013–2014 Annual Report - Advisory Council
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2013–2014 Annual Report - Advisory Council
10TH Anniversary 2014-2015 Transformative encounters with truth and beauty Annual Report 2014 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR As a home for pioneering statements made by today’s artists and a hub of active audience engagement, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center is honored to continue contributing to the dialogue about innovative art and ideas in our contemporary society. As we start the 10th anniversary year season in 2014–15, I am pleased to report that in reviewing the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, there is already cause to celebrate. Our diverse programs, the combined contributions of hundreds of dedicated artists and filmmakers, and the generosity of an increasing number of benefactors are acknowledged within these pages. I am proud to share with you, our supporters and champions, the most recent successes of the center’s strategic plan initiatives. A particularly dedicated and talented staff, operating within the highly supportive University of Notre Dame community, achieved each essential step forward. I extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, University Relations, the Performing Arts Advisory Council, our many collaborators and my staff. It is truly a shared effort to fulfill the center’s mission through remarkable artistic and educational programming. Be assured that the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center is meeting our mission to teach, engage and build community through the performing and cinematic arts. Our stewardship of this irreplaceable campus and community asset is unwavering—we are a beacon for contemporary art and culture in the region. Anna M. Thompson Executive Director, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center MISSION The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center facilitates learning reflective of Notre Dame’s distinctive liberal arts tradition through the informed exploration of universal truths and beauty. We serve to encourage and celebrate the human spirit through the performing and cinematic arts, which connect, stimulate and enrich our communities. In response to life’s great questions, we strive to be a premier university presenter advancing the depth of discourse and wealth of cultural expression in which lies the transformative power of the arts. ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center serves three primary roles: the University’s leading presenter of world-class artistic programming, an exemplary catalyst of arts education and the center’s main steward. Audra McDonald Third Coast Percussion with Sacred Music at Notre Dame’s Vocale, Carmen-Helena Téllez, conductor Timothy Andres, composer Turtle Island Quartet with guest Nellie McKay Project Fusion 2013–14 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES PROGRAMMING WITH A PURPOSE Ambitious, Diverse Programming in Chamber Music > Over 12 weeks of teaching residency were offered to campus and community. > Performances by Kronos, Jerusalem, Pavel Haas, Modigliani and Enso quartets, and ensembleND included select master class or pre-performance talk opportunities. > Third Coast Percussion, January 26, 2014 world premiere, Timothy Andres’ Austerity Measures. > Third Coast Percussion completed six weeks of multidisciplinary arts education and community engagement in their first year as ensemble-in-residence. > Additional chamber music performances included Audra McDonald, Kenny Barron Trio, Turtle Island Quartet with guest Nellie McKay, Project Fusion and Burning River Brass. Third Coast Percussion, ndWAVES. Having Third Coast Percussion as the center’s ensemble- humanities received academic credit for participating in in-residence adds a new dynamic to our performing arts this immersive pilot project that combines STEM (science, programming. Boundary-breaking in their exploration technology, engineering and math) with the arts. of the sonic possibilities of percussion music and live performance, the Chicago-based quartet is particularly STEAM, the acronym for this rapidly emerging educa- interested in collaborative cross-disciplinary projects. tion framework, gave Notre Dame students direct access That interest was demonstrated in this year’s work, which to Third Coast Percussion, the College of Engineering’s brought to Notre Dame a new look at classical music by state-of-the-art design deck in Stinson-Remick Hall and nationally recognized living composers. Projects more than 300 fifth-graders from area schools. Hands-on furthered our priority goal for the five-year residency engagement with South Bend-area youth meant exploring term: to develop, present and record innovative contempo- the various instrument designs, the scientific properties of rary chamber music. the sound capabilities of the distinct instrument selected by the child, and assembling the instrument for the This year, the first of a series of bold residency programs project’s capstone: a performance in the Leighton centers around Third Coast Percussion’s scheduled Concert Hall. October 2014 world premiere of a commission by Jay Brockman, associate professor and associate dean of community engagement and experiential learning in Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. composer Glenn Kotche(bottom left image). Kotche, Scheduled for completion during Third Coast drummer for the Grammy-winning band Wilco, is well Percussion’s January residency, this winter’s severe known for his interest in new musical instrument design weather delayed realization until May. The unwavering and engineering to realize aspects of his musical composi- commitment of each collaborator resulted in a transforma- tions. Using new instruments and the science of sound tional day, making tangible the similarities in creativity and as the starting point, with the help of 3-D printing and synthesis required by both art and science. Third Coast laser-cutting equipment, Third Coast Percussion designed Percussion returns July 2014 to begin their second and constructed penny whistles, log drums and chimes in summer residency to culminate in concert with Kotche’s a year-long collaboration with Jay Brockman, associate Wild Sound commissioned by the University of Notre professor and associate dean of community engagement Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center with additional and experiential learning in Notre Dame’s College of support from the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Engineering. Music Series. Dubbed ndWAVES (wonder, arts, vibration, energy, science), more than 50 Notre Dame undergraduate students from the College of Engineering and the Notre Dame students also figured prominently this year The center initiated the creation of the first annual on the Presenting Series. The Notre Dame Glee Club TEDxUND, which was held in the Patricia George Decio performed in a combined choir with Saint Mary’s College Mainstage Theater on January 21, 2014. Centered around Women’s Choir during Kronos Quartet’s presentation of the theme “Creating Knowledge Together,” the day-long Terry Riley’s Sun Rings. event featured 19 speakers, who inspired hundreds of live and virtual attendees with a wide range of 12-minute The center hosted many events at the cinema this year, talks containing “ideas worth spreading.” The speakers which positively reflect the mission of the University. included faculty, students, alumni and the South Bend In partnership with the Cushwa Center for the Study of community. As one of the presenters, Third Coast American Catholicism, we hosted filmmaker Joe Tropea Percussion integrated a performance into their engaging who discussed his film, Hit and Stay, a documentary talk about collaborating and comprising. about the Catholic Left. The Harper Cancer Research Institute supported the visit of Julie Mallozzi who Modeled on the wildly popular TED Talks (cumulatively presented her powerful film, Indelible Lalita, a memorable viewed over 400 million times online), TEDxUND created portrait of a woman struggling with cancer. Internation- a unique springboard for new connections and innovative ally renowned director Diane Kurys also visited to present projects. The 19 recorded talks have been viewed more her autobiographical drama, For A Woman, which reflects than 100,000 times in six months. The event was on the life of a Jewish family in France in the aftermath organized with new partnerships across campus, which of the Second World War. These filmmaker visits have not included Hesburgh Libraries, Office of the Provost, only helped raise the center’s international profile but University Communications, Student Government and also provided opportunities to examine important social the center. Marie Bourgeois delivers her talk, “Finding Your Visual Voice: How to Become an Empowered Consumer,” during the TEDxUND 2014 event at Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. issues. In addition to these events, the center hosted screenings of the documentary, Bully, for intermediate school students in the South Bend Community School Corporation. These screenings have inspired the faculty and administrators to incorporate work related to the problem of bullying into the school curriculum. The center also participated in the campus-wide Africana World initiative with several screenings at the cinema including the documentary, King: A Filmed Record, presented in October 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s visit to the Notre Dame campus. Co-Director, Skizz Cyzyk left, and Director, Joe Tropea, from the documentary “Hit & Stay”. The Notre Dame Glee Club performed in a combined choir with Saint Mary’s College Women’s Choir during Kronos Quartet’s presentation of Terry Riley’s Sun Rings. Fluid Infinities co-commissioned by the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center LEAVING A LEGACY FOR THE ARTS AT NOTRE DAME Diavolo Dance Theater premiered the final work in a trilogy commissioned by the University of Notre Dame, Fluid Infinities. The three works, Fearful Symmetries, Foreign Bodies and Fluid Infinities have been premiered in three presentations over the past six seasons. Diavolo’s one-week residency prior to February’s performances gave Notre Dame engineering students the opportunity to pitch Co-chair Susan Saint James Ebersol artistic director Jacques Heim original future set piece in the performing and cinematic arts. Diavolo Dance ideas complete with miniature 3-D printed models. Theater provided a breathtaking performance of Trajectoire, their signature work. The ART+SOUL of Notre We also completed videography of Heim and the company Dame screened during the gala offers the deeply affecting in rehearsal for the Midwest premiere of Fluid Infinities. sights and sounds of the center’s arts education programs Already touring the trilogy program nationally and in action, as well as the vision for the future state of the internationally, Diavolo returns April 2016 with L’Espace arts at Notre Dame. du Temps for a significant evening of dance theater. Our contemporary dance audience, having grown in number The Gala Committee, helmed by co-chairs Susan Saint and enthusiasm over the span of the trilogy’s creation, are James Ebersol and Dick Ebersol, and Lauran and avid followers conversant in Diavolo’s unique aesthetic. As Justin Tuck, with the support of vice chairs Meg and such, our ownership of L’Espace du Temps, already a signa- John P. Brogan, set the goal to raise $1 million to benefit ture set of works for the renowned company known for its a new Education Endowment for Excellence in the “architecture in motion,” only grows more momentous Performing and Cinematic Arts. The goal was exceeded over time. reaching $1.2 million. Not only did the ART+SOUL of Notre Dame inaugural gala attain the financial goal, it also SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL CERTAINTY ART+SOUL of Notre Dame Inaugural Gala The ART+SOUL of Notre Dame is education. http://delivr.com/2xdsw completely energized an already amazing Performing Arts Advisory Council. All but two Gala Committee The DeBartolo Performing Art Center’s inaugural members were also council members. The Performing Arts ART+SOUL of Notre Dame gala was a tremendous success. Advisory Council raised 34 percent of the total funds; The gala kicked off the center’s celebratory 10th anniver- Notre Dame family, friends and the new friends created sary year season and went on to ultimately raise through the council’s spheres of influence, contributed $1.2 million to fund a new endowment for education the remaining 66 percent. This special event also brought new attention to the ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES vibrancy of the Arts at Notre Dame. The ART+SOUL of Foreign Film and filmmaker engagement activities funded Notre Dame gala at Cipriani 42 held Monday, April 7, through Endowments for Excellence, which can be created attracted 330 celebrants. at the Distinguished ($500,000) level. The Met: Live in HD Broadcasts opera programming may Last year we announced the center’s inclusion in the be enhanced through Endowments for Excellence, funded University’s upcoming campaign. Increasing the center’s at the Distinguished ($500,000) level. endowments is a top priority. The ART+SOUL of Notre National Theatre Live Broadcasts gives our students and Dame Inaugural Gala contributed to this main goal. Now, faculty unprecedented access to the world’s finest actors, having successfully established the Endowment for funded through Endowments for Excellence at the Prize Excellence in Education for the Performing and Cinematic ($250,000) level. Arts, we look forward to adding a total of $10 million Family Programming initiatives can be supported through before the campaign’s conclusion comprised of: Endowments for Excellence at the Prize ($250,000) level. ENSEMBLE-IN-RESIDENCE $1.5 million This year we also submitted grant proposals to the Mellon COMMISSIONING IN THE ARTS $2 million (starting at $500,000) Foundation and the National Science Foundation totaling $3.7 million for award years covering 2015 to 2018. These SERVICE [Education] $1 million (starting at $100,000) are particularly prestigious proposals as submission is by ECUMENICAL PROGRAMMING $1 million (starting at $250,000) invitation only. Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts awarded total funding of $18,800 for CLASSICAL PROGRAMMING $3 million (starting at $1M) programs this year and for the coming year. COMPONENTS OF THE CENTER’S ENDOWMENTS $20,000,000 $18,000,000 $16,000,000 $14,000,000 GALA CO-CHAIRS Susan Saint James Ebersol and Dick Ebersol Lauran and Justin Tuck GALA VICE CHAIRS Meg and John Brogan HONORARY COMMITTEE Arthur J. Decio Phil Donahue Governor Joe Kernan Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C. Regis Philbin Martin Short Hannah Storm Anne E. Thompson GALA COMMITTEE Jeannelle and Brian Brady Shari and Tom Crotty Sharon Devine Ann Divine Charlie Ebersol Michelle Renaldo Ferguson Barbara and John Glynn Peg McFeeley Golden and Rick Golden Jeanne and Tom Hagerty D. Brooke Harlow and Kevin S. Lynyak Leslie and Tom Maheras Maureen McMeel Lisa and Ken Schanzer PERFORMING ARTS ADVISORY COUNCIL Mike Mountford Jeannelle Brady John Murphy Meg Brogan, Chair Carmel Naughton Robert Conway Jerry O’Grady Shari Crotty Jim O’Neill Sharon Devine John Schaefer Ann Divine Martin Short Susan Saint James Ebersol Jack B. Smith Jr. Micelle Ferguson Tim Strader Gayle Francis Lauran Tuck Barbara Glynn Peg McFeeley Golden Tom Hagerty John Klein Michelle Lee Leslie Maheras Maureen McMeel Growth in Total Endowments from 2011-2014 43.2% $12,000,000 $10,000,000 Endowments Not Yet Active $8,000,000 Unrestricted Budget Endowment Support for Student Tickets $6,000,000 Unrestricted Budget Endowment $4,000,000 Endowment to Support Salaries Endowments for Program Support $2,000,000 Additional Donations to Programming $MV 3/31/11 MV 3/31/12 MV 3/31/13 MV 3/31/14 MV 3/31/15 EST CONTINUE GROWING PARTNERSHIPS AND ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT We partnered on the Presenting Series with the Nanovic Institute for European Studies (France’s Modigliani String Quartet), the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley (Israel’s Jerusalem String Quartet), Center for Arts and Culture (Hot 8 Brass Band), the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies (Danú), College of Engineering and South Bend Community School Corporation (Third Coast Percussion), Saint Mary’s Women’s Choir and Notre Dame Glee Club (Kronos Quartet), Sacred Music at Notre Dame, Department of Music (ensembleND), and the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre (Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana). Each of these academic partnerships included financial support for the center’s presentation of live performance and student and faculty interaction. Connecting to the University’s strategic goals of stewardship and engagement in external collaborations means providing a vast amount of support to academicsponsored events and programs, as well as sustaining strong relationships with our community arts partners. Over the past year, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center has hosted numerous special events including the College of Arts and Letters’ launch of seven public radio program recordings featuring a variety of topic discussions with University faculty experts. We worked closely with Shakespeare at Notre Dame in presenting a two-day Shakespeare in Prisons conference—one of the world’s first major gatherings of prison arts practitioners. We continue to support our community arts partners with annual programming such as Southold Dance Theater’s presentation of Sleeping Beauty, and hosting the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, which has grown to ensembleND performs “Rothko Chapel” with Notre Dame Vocale and Carmen-Helena Tellez, conductor. be the nation’s largest chamber music competition and is Cinema programming also continues to be a rich source for academic and community partnerships. This year one of the most prestigious classical music prizes attainable today. yielded working relationship developments among following established, renewed and new with these departments and institutes: Department of History, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, Center for Social Concerns, Harper Cancer Research Institute, Kelly Cares Foundation, River Bend Cancer Services, Shakespeare at Notre Dame, Snite Museum of Art, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, Department of English, South Bend Community School Corporation, Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, Department of Africana Studies, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, Higgins Labor Studies Program and the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley. Third Coast Percussion, ndWAVES. The Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Southold Dance Theater’s presentation of Sleeping Beauty. MAXIMIZING NEW TECHNOLOGIES The evidence of progress on all strategic fronts this year presenters, we are fortunate to have strengthened the The implementation of DCP technology in the cinema documents a glorious finale to 2013–14. Time and again when financial foundation of Notre Dame’s home for the arts. has greatly enhanced the film and media experience for faced with new challenges and expanded opportunities, we As we approach the center’s next decade, I believe this our patrons. While this system provides a notable rose to the occasion. We embraced new artistic approaches year will continue to guide us as we advance our commit- technical upgrade over past cinema presentations, it has and refined educational events with visiting artists, and ment to creative experimentation and the engagement of also helped expand the scope of cinema programming. academic and community partners. Even as economic audiences and supporters. During the 2014 spring semester, the center worked with Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcocks’ North by Northwest. volatility continues to affect independent and University the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre to present a 15-week retrospective of films directed by Alfred in upgrading our existing Ticket Office point-of-sale Hitchcock. Because of the center’s unique ability to machines to a new, more secure operating system, with the present both DCP and 35mm film, the retrospective added benefit of improved performance with hardware up- incorporated an impressive selection of Hitchcock’s films grades. Moreover, we added functionality to our website that from his early silent work recently restored by the British improves the accessibility of online ticket sales to patrons Film Institute to digital formats to his more well-known with special needs. late-career works (Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho) which included a mix of film and Along those lines, an extensive barrier-removal project digital formats. focused the safety and usability of the center by its many constituencies neared completion. From the lobbies and Additionally, progress has been made on the Green Belt restrooms to venues and support spaces to dressing and continuous improvement project including mapping green rooms, modifications reduce risk and improve human existing processes and implementing streamlined work interaction within the center’s vast footprint. flows to increase efficiency and improve internal communications. Specific areas targeted this year were Other equipment upgrades centered on projection equip- the cinema booking process and the visiting artist ment. Three performance venues were updated to provide advance communication process. HD projectors and 16:9 screens. Comprehensive technical specifications for the Leighton Concert Hall and Patricia There have been a fair amount of technological improve- George Decio Mainstage Theatre detail these improvements ments as it relates to ticketing at the center. We finished and the maintenance of the “state of the arts” within these the implementation of a new version of Tessitura, v12. This two venues at the center and are available upon request. upgrade, part of Tessitura’s ongoing “next generation” project, adds functionality beyond any previous upgrade. Safety upgrades have included the installation of a stage This improvement allows staff to use the system more edge marker light system in the Decio that is integrated with effectively, efficiently and thus maintain our promise of the lighting system and the orchestra pit lift as well as excellence in patron service. We were also successful replacing parts in the Leighton’s adjustable acoustics system. Nanovic Fall 2013 Film Series: “Oh Boy” introduced by director Jan-Ole Gerster. ART+SOUL OF NOTRE DAME INAUGURAL GALA SPONSORS PLATINUM TITLE SPONSORS FRIENDS Scott and Loretta Dahnke Marie Denise DeBartolo York and Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. Greg Aiello Brian and Michelle Alexander Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Liz and Tom Borger Steve and Carol Bornstein Jack and April Callahan Patrick Cogny | Genpact Ltd James Connolly Jim and Chris Corgel Mr. and Mrs. Bob Costas Courtland Cox Niall Cullinane Nikki and Mike Denvir Karen McCartan DeSantis and Victor J. DeSantis Sharon and Ed Devine Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Diebold Ann and Paul Divine Phillip Donahue Susan and Justin Driscoll Michael, Mary Ellen and Katherine Dudas Annabelle Duncan Buell Duncan III Buell Duncan IV Tracy Duncan Mr. Marc Carlson and Dr. Jacqueline DuPont Drew Esocoff Jay Ferriero Daniel Flatley and Dr. Patricia White Fred Gaudelli Emily Golden Margaret McFeeley Golden Edward T. Hill, CFP Meltzer and Hill Wealth Advisory, LLC Stephen and Meg Katter Howard and Janet Katz Ed and Judy Keenan Randy and Jory Fitzgerald Kelly Kelly Cares Foundation Tom Klamka Lisa Klunder Sarah and Steve Kraemer Mark and Nicole Lawrence Stuart Levi and Lauren Aguiar Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP Harold McGraw III John P. McMahon Jr. McNamara Purcell Foundation MichaelAngelos The Event Company Martin C. Murrer Dr. and Mrs. John S. Passarelli Heidi Smith Passarelli Jeff Powers Daniel F. Rahill Dan Renaldo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Renaldo Paul and Elizabeth Rossetti Tommy and Anne Roy Anne Russell Dr. and Mrs. Raju Sarwal Lisa and Ken Schanzer Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Schweihs Patrick Shields Petra S. Slater, Aon Foundation Frank E. Smurlo Jr. GOLD SPONSOR Meg and John Brogan SILVER SPONSORS Shari and Tom Crotty Dick and Susan Saint James Ebersol Hagerty Family Foundation Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer Jeanne and Tom Hagerty BRONZE SPONSORS Jeannelle and Brian Brady Patrick Brogan Robert M. and Ricki Conway Arthur Decio Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. DeSalvo | CRT Capital Group, LLC Philip J. Eagan Michelle Renaldo Ferguson Barbara and John Glynn Peg McFeeley Golden and Rick Golden Kirkland & Ellis Leslie and Tom Maheras Major League Baseball Carmel and Martin Naughton PGA Tour Janet and Keith Sherin BENEFACTORS Clare and Dave Butler Chad Chronister Holly and Cris Collinsworth David and Catherine DeVoe James J. Dunne John and Dorette Gerspach Tom and Patty Guilfoile Kay and Jerry O’Grady Clare and Jerry Richer Dianne and David Stern Laura and Jack B. Smith Jr. Timothy L. Strader and Susan M. Strader Lauran and Justin Tuck Suzy and Jack Welch PATRONS Dr. Bernadette Boyd Gary and Healy Cosay Bill and Anna Jean Cushwa Bill and Patty Indelicato Lisa DeCrane and Alvaro Saralegui Fallen Angels Foundation Guardian Life Matthew T. Lauer Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lynyak Dennis and Kathy Manning McGraw Hill Financial Mark and Brenda Michuda Carmi and Chris Murphy Mike and Pam Pasquale Franklin D. Schurz Jr. Steven R. Shoemate John Edward York Nicole Swartzentruber Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sweetman Stephen Thieke Patrick Toole Shishir Verma | Genpact Ltd Fidelma and Bill Woodley Jerry and Kathi Woods CONTRIBUTIONS Thomas Ayers Kim Biagini Ned Bolcar Christine Brogan Paul Browne Stephen and Carol Ann Conti Whitney and Drew DeWalt Vera Downs Valerie and Larry Doyle Dennis Ever Mr. and Mrs. Michael Farello Terry Hanratty Sarah and Steve Kraemer Micki Kidder Nicole Lawrence Chris Losco Patrick and Lois McCartan John and Judy McNulty The Meehan Consulting Group, Inc. Chet and Rosemary Meisel Lou Nanni Dyan K. Rohol James Ryan Valerie Stryker Elaine and Patrick Wackerly Gerald T. Woods Thomas York “Transformative encounters with truth and beauty, as communicated through the arts, are a treasure that the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center makes available to patrons from a remarkably diverse cross-section of the local and campus community.” Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. President, University of Notre Dame DEBARTOLO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER +