ProGraM - Music Center

Kevin McKenzie
Rachel S. Moore
Artistic Director
chief Executive officer
Alexei Ratmansky
artist in residence
Dancers
Herman Cornejo · Marcelo Gomes · David Hallberg · Paloma Herrera · Julie Kent · Gillian Murphy · Veronika Part
Xiomara Reyes · Polina Semionova · Hee Seo · Daniil Simkin · Cory Stearns · Ivan Vasiliev
Stella Abrera · Kristi Boone · Isabella Boylston · Misty Copeland · Alexandre Hammoudi · Yuriko Kajiya · Sarah Lane
Jared Matthews · Simone Messmer · Sascha Radetsky · Craig Salstein · James Whiteside
Alexei Agoudine · Sterling Baca · Alexandra Basmagy · Gemma Bond · Kelley Boyd · Julio Bragado-Young · Skylar Brandt · Puanani Brown
Marian Butler · Nicola Curry · Gray Davis · Claire Davison · Brittany DeGrofft · Grant DeLong · Roddy Doble · Kenneth Easter
Zhong-Jing Fang · Thomas Forster · April Giangeruso · Joseph Gorak · Nicole Graniero · Melanie Hamrick · Blaine Hoven · Mikhail Ilyin
Gabrielle Johnson · Jamie Kopit · Vitali Krauchenka · Courtney Lavine · Isadora Loyola · Duncan Lyle · Daniel Mantei · Elina Miettinen
Kaho Ogawa · Patrick Ogle · Luciana Paris* · Renata Pavam · Joseph Phillips · Lauren Post · Kelley Potter · Luis Ribagorda · Calvin Royal III
Jessica Saund · Adrienne Schulte · Arron Scott · Jose Sebastian · Gabe Stone Shayer · Christine Shevchenko · Sem Sjouke · Sarah Smith
Sean Stewart · Eric Tamm · Devon Teuscher · Cassandra Trenary · Leann Underwood · Karen Uphoff · Luciana Voltolini · Paulina Waski
Bryn Watkins · Jennifer Whalen · Katherine Williams · Stephanie Williams · Lily Wisdom · Zhiyao Zhang · Roman Zhurbin
* 2013 Jennifer Alexander Dancer
Victor Barbee
Associate Artistic Director
Ormsby Wilkins
Music Director
Charles Barker
Principal Conductor
David LaMarche
Conductor
Ballet Masters
Susan Jones · Irina Kolpakova · Clinton Luckett · Nancy Raffa
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, The Music Center
Annual Fund and City National Bank
The Music Center gratefully acknowledges Alyce and Warren Williamson
for their generous lead support of this ABT engagement
ABT gratefully acknowledges Avery and Andrew Barth for their sponsorship of the corps de ballet in memory of Laima and Rudolph Barth and in recognition of former ABT corps dancer Carmen Barth.
American Airlines is the Official Airline of American Ballet Theatre.
Northern Trust is the Leading Corporate Sponsor of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre.
ABT is supported, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo
and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
The ABT Artistic Director’s Chair is generously supported through an endowed gift from Edward A. Fox.
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2013-2014 The Music Center Board of Directors
Officers
members at large
Dear Friends,
Wallis Annenberg
Neal S. Millard
Directors Emeriti
Colleen Bell
Cindy Miscikowski
Peter K. Barker
David C. Bohnett
Shelby Notkin
Judith Beckmen
Louise Henry Bryson
Kurt C. Peterson
Eli Broad
Fung Der
Max Ramberg
Ronald W. Burkle
Craig A. Ellis
Joseph Rice
Lloyd E. Cotsen
David Gindler
Richard K. Roeder
John B. Emerson*
secretary
Brindell Gottlieb
Thomas L. Safran
Lois Erburu
Thomas R. Weinberger
Joyce Hameetman
Carla Sands
Richard M. Ferry
Dennis Haysbert
Joni J. Smith
Bernard A. Greenberg
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
Catherine Soros
Joanne D. Hale
Amb. Glen A. Holden
Marc I. Stern
Stuart M. Ketchum
Richard Jones
Cynthia A. Telles
Kent Kresa
Carolbeth Korn
Franklin E. Ulf
Robert F. Maguire, III
Amb. Lester B. Korn
Walter F. Ulloa
Ginny Mancini
Nigel Lythgoe
Timothy S. Wahl
Edward J. McAniff
Martin Massman
Susan M. Wegleitner
Walter M. Mirisch
Patrick S. McCabe
Alyce Williamson
Fredric M. Roberts
Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy
Rosalind W. Wyman
Claire L. Rothman
Lisa Specht
board CHAIR
Robert J. Abernethy
Michael A. Lawson
Michael J. Pagano
vice CHAIRs
Stephen D. Rountree
president and chief
executive officer
Karen Kay Platt
treasurer
William Meyerchak
assistant treasurer and
chief financial officer
Mattie McFadden-Lawson
Elizabeth Michelson
Stephen G. Contopulos
general counsel
This engagement of American Ballet Theatre marks the final
performances of the tenth anniversary season of Glorya Kaufman
Presents Dance at The Music Center as well as the tenth season
that we have been privileged to have the incomparable ABT at the
Pavilion. In 2003, we began this journey with dance audiences and
supporters in Los Angeles and it has been a wonderful success.
The Music Center Board and staff believed that Angelenos would
respond to a thoughtfully curated series of the very finest dance
companies and artists from around the world. And, you have.
The Music Center’s commitment and the audience response
to the new dance program inspired philanthropist Glorya Kaufman. In 2009, Glorya made an
extraordinary $20 million commitment to support the program. Her gift provided a core of
sustaining support that has enabled the dance programming and outreach to grow and reach new
heights of excellence. I know that she takes great delight at every performance and in our work
with children.
Our partners in 2003, and ever since, have been members of Center Dance Arts (CDA), a volunteer
organization formed to initiate and provide sustaining support for The Music Center’s dance
programming, education and community engagement. Since 2003, through members’ donations
and special events, CDA has contributed more than $5 million to Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at
The Music Center.
I wanted to share this story with you because it is rare that, in the span of a single decade, a
community can witness the birth, growth and success of a vital artistic initiative. Our success
demonstrates that great things are possible with the combination of great artists, dedicated
professionals, committed donors at every level and a supportive audience. Glorya Kaufman
Presents Dance at The Music Center now has an international reputation as one of the finest
programs of its kind. We thank you all and, we continue to need your support.
James A. Thomas
Andrea L. Van de Kamp*
Paul M. Watson
*­Chairman Emeritus
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Letter from the President & CEO
Stephen D. Rountree
President & CEO
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programming NOTE
Welcome to the final engagement commemorating our 10th season of
Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center. I don't believe
there’s a more poignant way to conclude a year of celebration than
with a Music Center favorite, American Ballet Theatre.
ABT has called The Music Center its Los Angeles home since the
1960’s and they continue to be a leader in the world, working with
the globe’s most revered dancers and sought-after choreographers.
During the past seasons we have seen unforgettable performances
by many famed ABT dancers such as Angel Corella, Alessandra
Ferri, Ethan Stiefel and witnessed rising stars Hee Seo, Cory
Stearns, Daniil Simkin, LA’s own Misty Copeland and Stella Abrera.
No doubt with a refreshed Le Corsaire, and the return of a mixed
repertory program showcasing the extraordinary company we are
sure to have many more breathtaking moments.
As we continue our focus on the influence of composer Igor Stravinsky, a highlight of the ABT
opening night program is Apollo, which was the first of many incomparable collaborations between
Stravinsky and choreographer George Balanchine (both artists actually lived in LA for some time).
While dance in many different forms has long played a significant part of The Music Center’s almost
fifty year history, it was truly able to flourish with the founding of the dance series, rooted in the
vision to present inspiring and distinct experiences with internationally-renowned dance artists,
support the creation of new major dance works and provide thoughtful educational connections
between visiting artists, our audience and next generation’s dancers and patrons.
We have been able to soar beyond our dreams of ten years ago because of the courageous and
committed board of directors, the visionary leadership of Center Dance Arts established before the
first official season, the monumental and encouraging support from Glorya Kaufman received in 2009
as well as the sustaining gifts from the ever-growing corporations, foundations and subscribers.
We look forward to our next season as we strive to surprise, enlighten and inspire.
Photo by Gene Schiavone.
Enjoy!
Renae Williams Niles
Vice President, Programming
Sascha Radetsky as Lankendem.
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program
program
APOLLO
CHAMBER SYMPHONY
SYMPHONY IN C
choreography by George Balanchine*
staged by Richard Tanner
music by Igor Stravinsky (“Apollon Musagète”)
original lighting by Ronald Bates
lighting recreated by Brad Fields
choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
music by Dmitri Shostakovich
(“Chamber Symphony Op. 110A”)
arranged by Rudolph Barshai
costumes by Keso Dekker
scenery by George Tsypin
lighting by Jennifer Tipton
choreography by George Balanchine*
music by Georges Bizet
staged by Merrill Ashley and Stacy Caddell
costume designs after Karinska
lighting by Mark Stanley
* © The George Balanchine Trust
The performance of Apollo, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by
arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced
in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique®
Services standards established and provided by the Trust.
Stravinsky’s music for Apollo is used by arrangement with Boosey &
Hawkes Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
Balanchine has written: “Apollo—I look back on as the
turning point of my life. In its discipline and restraint, in
its sustained oneness of tone and feeling, the score was
a revelation. It seemed to tell me that I could dare not
use everything, that I, too, could eliminate.”
Apollo was the first classical ballet created and not simply
revived for Diaghilev in the twenty years that followed
Fokine’s Les Sylphides. It was first performed by Diaghilev’s
Ballets Russes on June 12, 1928, at the Théâtre SarahBernhardt in Paris and entered the repertoire of American
Ballet Theatre on April 25, 1943, at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City.
Photo by Rosalie O'Connor.
intermission
Marcelo Gomes in Apollo.
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Music by Dmitri Shostakovich is used by arrangement with G. Schirmer,
Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
Chamber Symphony is co-commissioned by American Ballet Theatre and
San Francisco Ballet.
Design based on a painting by Pavel Filonov.
Scene shop: R.A. Reed-USA, Inc.
Costume shop: Euro Co Costumes, Inc.
Dying: Raylene Marasco, Dyenamix, Inc.
David H. Koch is the Lead Underwriter of Chamber Symphony. Chamber
Symphony is generously supported through an endowed gift from the Toni
and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund. The Susan and Leonard Feinstein
Foundation is the Premier Sponsor and Linda Allard is the Premier Sponsor
of costumes of Chamber Symphony. Mrs. Marjorie S. Isaac, Mary Jo and
Ted Shen, and an anonymous donor are Leading Sponsors. Edward and
Caroline Hyman, Charlotte and Macdonald Mathey, Michele and Steven
Pesner, and Michael and Sue Steinberg are Sponsors. Additional support
has also been generously provided by Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton E. James,
Andrew J. Martin-Weber, and Howard S. Paley. This production has been
made possible with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Chamber Symphony is supported by San Francisco Ballet's New Productions
Fund Lead Sponsors Mrs. Jeannik Méquet Littlefield, and Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Osterweis; Major Sponsors Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation, and Larry and
Joyce Stupski; and Sponsors Richard C. Barker, Christine H. Russell Fund of
the Columbia Foundation, Suzy Kellems Dominik, Stephanie Barlage Ejabat,
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation, and Cecilia and Jim Herbert. The
production is also supported by Elizabeth and Richard Fullerton.
intermission
* © School of American Ballet, Inc.
The performance of Symphony in C, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented
by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been
produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine
Technique® Services standards established and provided by the Trust.
Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C is used by arrangement with European
American Music Distributors, agent for Universal Edition Vienna.
Costumes courtesy of the National Ballet of Canada.
Georges Bizet composed his Symphony in C when he was a 17-year-old
pupil of Charles Gounod at the Paris Conservatory. The manuscript
was lost for decades, and was published only after it was discovered in
the Conservatory’s library in 1933. George Balanchine first learned of
the long-vanished score from Stravinsky. He required only two weeks
to choreograph it as Le Palais de Cristal for the Paris Opera Ballet,
where he was serving as a guest ballet master. When he revived the
work the following year for its United States premiere, he simplified
the sets and costumes and changed the title.
Under the title Le Palais de Cristal, Symphony in C was given its World
Premiere by the Paris Opera Ballet at the Paris Opera House on July
28, 1947, danced by Lycette Darsonval, Tamara Toumanova, Micheline
Bardin, Madeleine Lafon, Alexandre Kalioujny, Roger Ritz, Michel
Renault and Max Bozzoni.
Symphony in C was given its United States premiere by Ballet Society (later
New York City Ballet) at City Center, New York on March 22, 1948, danced
by Maria Tallchief, Tanaquil LeClercq, Beatrice Tompkins, Elise Reiman,
Nicholas Magallanes, Francisco Moncion, Herbert Bliss and Lew Christensen.
Symphony in C was given its American Ballet Theatre Company Premiere
on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at City Center, New York, danced by Paloma
Herrera, Nina Ananiashvili, Ashley Tuttle, Sandra Brown, Ethan Stiefel,
Jose Manuel Carreño, Angel Corella and Sascha Radetsky.
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program
LE CORSAIRE
staged by Anna-Marie Holmes
after Marius Petipa
and Konstantin Sergeyev
music by Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni,
Léo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo
and Prince Oldenbourg
music reorchestrated by Kevin Galie
libretto by Jules-Henri De Saint-Georges
and Joseph Mazilier
in a version by Anna-Marie Holmes
based on the corsair (1814) by Lord Byron
scenic design by Christian Prego
costume design by Anibal Lapiz
lighting design by Brad Fields
There will be two intermissions.
American Ballet Theatre’s performances of Le
Corsaire are generously underwritten through
an endowed gift from Irene and Fred Shen.
Production courtesy of Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires.
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le corsaire Synopsis
Production History
Le Corsaire, with choreography by Joseph
Mazilier, received its World Premiere at the
Paris Opera, Paris on January 23, 1856,
danced by Carolina Galetti Rosati (Medora)
and Domenico Segarelli (Conrad).
Marius Petipa completely re-choreographed
Le Corsaire for the 1899 production by the
Maryinsky Ballet at the Maryinsky Theatre,
St. Petersburg. It is from this production that
the present productions are derived, and from
which the pas de deux, to music by Drigo, is
performed, mostly credited “after Petipa.”
Le Corsaire was given its United States
premiere by the Leningrad-Kirov Ballet at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, on
July 3, 1989, danced by Altynai Asylmuratova
(Medora) and Yevgeni Neff (Conrad).
Boston Ballet became the first non-Russian ballet
company to perform this work, entitled The Pirate
(Le Corsaire), at its premiere at the Wang Center,
Boston, on March 27, 1997 with choreography
by Konstantin Sergeyev, after Petipa, and staged
by Anna-Marie Holmes, Natalia Dudinskaya
and Vadim Denitsky. It was performed by
Natasha Akhmarova (Medora), Pollyana
Ribeiro (Gunlare), Robert Wallace (Conrad),
Laszlo Berdo (Birbanto), Patrick Armand (Ali
the Slave) and Arthur Leeth (Lankendem).
American Ballet Theatre’s Company Premiere
of Le Corsaire, with choreography by Konstantin
Sergeyev, after Petipa, and staging by AnnaMarie Holmes, with the assistance of Tatiana
Legat, Tatiana Terekhova and Sergei Berejnoi,
received its first performance on June 19, 1998,
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. Sets
and costumes were by Irina Tibilova, lighting was
by Mary Jo Dondlinger, and the production was
danced by Nina Ananiashvili (Medora), Ashley
Tuttle (Gulnare), Giuseppe Picone (Conrad), Angel
Corella (Birbanto), Jose Manuel Carreño (Ali the
Slave) and Vladimir Malakhov (Lankendem).
This new production, staged by Anna- Marie
Holmes, with scenic design by Christian Prego,
costume design by Anibal Lapiz and lighting by
Roberto Oswald, premiered at the Teatro Colon,
Buenos Aires, Argentina in December 2011.
Photo by Gene Schiavone.
American Ballet Theatre’s Company Premiere
of this production, with scenic design by
Christian Prego, costume design by Anibal
Lapiz and lighting by Brad Fields was received
on April 11, 2013 at the Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, Washington, D. C., danced
by Paloma Herrera (Medora), Marcelo Gomes
(Conrad), Stella Abrera (Gulnare), Sascha
Radetsky (Lankendem), Herman Cornejo (Ali
the Slave) and Craig Salstein (Birbanto).
Isabella Boylston as Gulnare and
Roddy Doble as Lankendem.
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Prologue
A pirate ship, manned by Conrad, his
slave, and his friend Birbanto sails
toward Turkey.
ACT I: The Bazaar
Dealers and buyers fill a noisy
bazaar where slave girls are being
traded. Conrad and his men arrive as
Lankendem, the owner of the bazaar,
is selling girls. Conrad sees Medora,
a slave girl, and falls immediately
in love. Seyd, a pasha, arrives on
the scene amidst much fanfare.
Lankendem presents three young
women whom the pasha rejects.
Lankendem presents Gulnare, a lovely
slave girl, to the pasha and he buys
her. Finally, Lankendem presents
Medora, and everyone is entranced
by her beauty. The pasha buys her.
Conrad instructs his slave to steal
Medora back, and the pirates raid
the village and kidnap Lankendem.
ACT II: The Grotto
Conrad shows Medora his hideout.
Birbanto calls for all the pirates to
bring in their stolen bounty to the
grotto, as well as the slave girls and
Lankendem. Medora, Conrad, and his
slave dance to entertain the crew.
Afterward, Medora entreats Conrad, in
the name of their love, to free all the
slave girls. He agrees, but Birbanto
rebels against the idea and instead
persuades the pirates to riot against
Conrad. By the force of Conrad’s
commanding personality and physical
presence, he single-handedly instills
terror into the hearts of the pirates
and they abandon their mutinous
plan. Not to be thwarted, Birbanto
devises a new scheme. He sprays
a rose with a sleeping potion and
forces Lankendem to help him pass
the flower to Medora, who unwittingly
gives it to Conrad. He inhales its
aroma and falls into a drugged sleep.
The pirates return to the grotto and
attempt to capture Medora. While
struggling, she snatches a dagger and
cuts Birbanto’s arm. In the confusion,
Lankendem steals Medora back and
escapes. Birbanto is about to kill
Conrad but is interrupted by the
slave. Stunned and broken-hearted,
Conrad discovers Medora missing.
Birbanto feigns ignorance and swears
his loyalty to Conrad.
ACT III, Scene 1: The Pasha’s Palace
The playful Gulnare is interrupted
by Lankendem bringing in a veiled
Medora. The pasha is delighted that
Medora has been recaptured and
declares that she will become his
number one wife.
ACT III, Scene 2: Jardin Animé
Delighted by all his lovely women,
the pasha dreams of them in a
beautiful garden.
them to enter the palace. Medora
recognizes Conrad, disguised as
one of the pilgrims. Suddenly, the
pilgrims throw off their robes and
reveal themselves as pirates. Chaos
erupts within the palace. Conrad
and his men chase away the pasha,
his guard, and wives. They dance in
victory. Suddenly, Birbanto runs in
chasing Gulnare. They collide with
Conrad and Medora. Medora exposes
Birbanto as a traitor, and Conrad
shoots him. Conrad’s slave helps
Medora, Gulnare, and Conrad escape.
They flee to the ship.
ACT III, Scene 4: The Storm
The pirate ship sails upon a calm
sea. Conrad, at the helm, cradles
Medora in his arms. Suddenly
a fierce storm blows across as
lightning illuminates the darkening
sky. Gusting winds shred the sails
and a lightning bolt snaps the ship’s
mast in half. The ship sinks amidst
the relentless, turbulent waters.
Epilogue
As the wind subsides and the sea
calms itself, the moon rises in the
sky. It sheds light upon Conrad
and Medora, clinging to a rock and
offering thanks for their miraculous
survival, a testimony to the strength
of their love.
ACT III, Scene 3: The Pasha’s Palace
The pasha is awakened by the arrival
of Conrad, Birbanto, and the pirates,
disguised as pilgrims. He invites
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WHO’S WHO
American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancers
Los Angeles July 2013
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Herman Cornejo
San Luis, Argentina
Joined ABT 1999
Principal since 2003
Sponsored by
The Sheila Grant Dancer
Sponsorship
Veronika Part
St. Petersburg, Russia
Joined ABT 2002
Principal since 2009
Sponsored by
Edward A. Fox
Marcelo Gomes
Manaus, Brazil
Joined ABT 1997
Principal since 2002
Sponsored by
Ali and Monica Wambold
Xiomara Reyes
Havana, Cuba
Joined ABT 2001
Principal since 2003
Sponsored by
Avery and Andy Barth
Paloma Herrera
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joined ABT 1991
Principal since 1995
Sponsored by
Susan and Leonard Feinstein
Daniil Simkin
Novosibirsk, Russia
Joined ABT 2008
Principal since 2012
Sponsored by Sharon Patrick
and Margaret & Michael Mattes
Julie Kent
Potomac, Maryland
Joined ABT 1986
Principal since 1993
Sponsored by
Jean and Lawrence Shaw
Cory Stearns
Mattituck, New York
Joined ABT 2005
Principal since 2011
Sponsored by
Charlotte and Macdonald Mathey
Gillian Murphy
Florence, South Carolina
Joined ABT 1996
Principal since 2002
Sponsored by
Charlotte and Macdonald Mathey
Ivan Vasiliev
Vladivostok, Russia
Joined ABT as Principal 2012
Sponsored by Brian
and Darlene Heidtke
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acknowledgements
BALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF GOVERNING TRUSTEES
ABT gratefully acknowledges support from The R.
Chemers Neustein ABT Artistic Initiatives Fund.
ABT is grateful to the following sponsors of Soloists and
members of the corps de ballet:
ABT gratefully acknowledges The Linda Allard and Herbert Gallen
Costume Fund.
Isabella Boylston – Arlene C. Cooper
Misty Copeland – Harriette Cole and Kiran Sharma
(INTELLIGENTSIA)
Alexandre Hammoudi – Margaret and Michael J. Mattes
Sarah Lane – Donna and Richard Esteves
Craig Salstein – Linda and Edward Morse
Sterling Baca – The Gayle Jaffe Dancer Sponsorship
Gemma Bond – Avery and Andy Barth, in recognition
of former ABT corps dancer Carmen Barth
Skylar Brandt – The Leslie Ettinger Dancer Sponsorship
Brittany DeGrofft – Margaret King Moore Dancer Award
Zhong-Jing Fang – Fred and Irene Shen
Thomas Forster – Jane and Jerry del Missier
Joseph Gorak – Harlan M. Blake
Duncan Lyle – Dr. Mark A. Vaitkus
Joseph Phillips – Linda and Edward Morse
Luis Ribagorda – Donna and Richard Esteves
Calvin Royal III – Harlan M. Blake
Arron Scott – Avery and Andy Barth,
in memory of Rudolph Barth
Jose Sebastian – Lisa Towbin
Christine Shevchenko – Theresa Khawly
Eric Tamm – Charlotte and Macdonald Mathey
Devon Teuscher – Kirby Woodson and Bradley Radoff
Cassandra Trenary – Kirby Woodson
Leann Underwood – Jane and Jerry del Missier
Katherine Williams – Avery and Andy Barth,
in memory of Laima Barth
ABT’s Apprentices – National YoungArts Foundation
ABT gratefully acknowledges James S. and Amy Regan for their endowed
gift in recognition of the Principal First Violin/Concertmaster Chair.
ABT gratefully acknowledges Barbara Hemmerle Gollust and Keith
Gollust for their endowed gift in recognition of the Principal
Conductor’s Chair.
American Ballet Theatre gratefully acknowledges Karin and Stanley
Schwalb for their generous endowed gift made in recognition of the
amazing artistry and talent of ABT’s dancers.
David LaMarche’s performances with ABT are generously supported
through an endowed gift from Nancy Havens-Hasty and J. Dozier Hasty.
ABT gratefully acknowledges The Peter T. Joseph Foundation for its
endowed gift in recognition of The Special Needs Fund.
ABT gratefully acknowledges Lisa and Dick Cashin for their endowed
gift in support of Ballet for the New Audience.
ABT gratefully acknowledges Charlotte and Macdonald Mathey for their
endowed sponsorship in recognition of a corps de ballet member.
American Ballet Theatre gratefully acknowledges William J. Gillespie as
sponsor of ABT’s California tours.
ABT is proud to partner with the National YoungArts Foundation, which
identifies and supports the next generation of artists in the visual,
literary, and performing arts.
Physical therapy equipment, sprung studio dance floors, and barres
generously donated by The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation
in recognition of Dr. Phillip Bauman for his extraordinary work in the
field of medicine.
Isabella Boylston is the recipient of a 2013 Leonore Annenberg
Fellowship in the Arts.
Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith
Brian J. Heidtke
Founders
Chair, Education Committee
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994)
Lawrence J. Shaw
Honorary Chairman Emerita
Chair, Finance Committee
Wendy Evans Joseph
Caroline Kennedy
Daniel M. Ziff
Christian Keesee
Honorary Chairman
Chair, Human Resources Committee
Theresa Khawly
OFFICERS
Donald Kramer
Chairman
Andrew F. Barth
Mildred C. Brinn
David H. Koch
Vice Chairmen
Sharon Patrick
President
Brian J. Heidtke
Martin Sosnoff
Chair, Investment Committee
Ali Wambold
Chair, Nominating Committee
Sharon Patrick
Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
Mildred C. Brinn
Lisa Smith Cashin
Nancy Havens-Hasty
James S. Regan
William J. Gillespie
Ann L. Hicks
Paul T. Lehr
Paula Mahoney
Andrew J. Martin-Weber
Bill McIntosh
Kevin McKenzie
Rachel S. Moore
Ruth Newman
Anka K. Palitz
TRUSTEES
Victoria Phillips
Linda Allard
Matthew Rubel
Arlene J. Blau
Blaine Trump
David C. Blowers
Jean Volpe
Hamish Bowles
John L. Warden, Esq.
Audre D. Carlin
Joseph A. Wilson
Honorary Chair, Executive Committee
Valentino D. Carlotti
Leslie Ziff
Melissa A. Smith
Susan Feinstein
Vice President & Treasurer
Nancy Havens-Hasty
Secretary
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Donald Kramer
Chairman
Anne M. Tatlock
Chair, Audit Committee
Beth Chartoff Spector
Sonia Florian
Chair, Development Committee
Edward A. Fox
CHAIRMEN EMERITI
COUNCIL CHAIRS
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Charles H. Dyson
Susan Fales-Hill
Ricki Gail Conway
ABT thanks Joseph A. Wilson for his leadership in creating the Joseph A.
Wilson Matching Fund.
ABT gratefully acknowledges Audre Carlin for her generous gift in
support of rehearsals for ABT’s 2013 Tour and Spring Season.
ABT gratefully acknowledges Ruth and Harold Newman for their leading
support of ABT’s Apprentice Program.
ABT wishes to give special thanks to Bumble and bumble. for its
generous support.
ABT is grateful to M•A•C for its generous donation of makeup.
Edward A. Fox
Stephen J. Friedman
Chair, ABT Ambassadors
Hon. Mary Ourisman
Alexander C. Ewing
Chair, International Committee
Deborah, Lady MacMillan
Hamilton E. James
Madeline Eckett Oden
Robin Chemers Neustein
Peter T. Joseph
Chair, Chairman’s Council
Mrs. Byam K. Stevens, Jr.
Lewis S. Ranieri
Patricia Belote
Chair, Golden Circle Council
Nancy Zeckendorf
Melville Straus
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american ballet theatre STAFF
american ballet theatre STAFF
Kevin McKenzie
Brad Fields
Lighting Director
Brannan Berman
Artistic Director
Rachel S. Moore
Dan De Prenger
Jon Haddorff
Manager of Special Gifts and Endowment
Chief Executive Officer
Master Carpenter
ARTISTIC
Esteban Osorio, Chris Miano
Claire Stephanic
Alexei Ratmansky
Brian Zimmerman
Alan Berquist
Carpenters
Manager of Major Gifts
Manager of Institutional Support
Caitlin Williams
Samantha E. Strahota
Meghan Love
Myra Armstrong
Mary Kenson Wilson
Stephanie Rainess
Amanda Tomera
Gene Schiavone
Mary Jo Ziesel
Nina Bennahum, Jenna Bitterman,
Rodica Bordeianu, Melissa Allen Bowman,
Richard Bowman, Harriet Clark, Franco De Vita,
Olga Dvorovenko, Carla Flores, Carmela Gallace,
Adrienne Hurd, Jessica Lang, Ju Yeun Lee,
Pamela Levy, Meghan Love, Raymond Lukens,
Kate Lydon, Clarice Marshall, Keith Sabado,
Lupe Serrano, Richard Toda, Martine van Hamel
Dennis J. Walters
Melissa Rosko, Delaney Wing
Franco De Vita
Zoe Attridge, Jenée Brown, Jordan Carter,
Tara Collins, Renee Liguori, Mikaela Sanders,
Anne Sharp, Jacelyn Szkrybalo, Jewell Wilson,
Katherine Zeigler
Marketing and Merchandising Associate
Press Associate
Press Associate and Staff Photographer
Marketing Coordinator
Artist in Residence
Master Electrician
Victor Barbee
Andrew Blais, Paul Frydrychowski
Associate Artistic Director
Electricians/Board Operators
Patrick Galvin
Cristina Escoda
Paul Wells
Artistic Administrator
Property Master
Erika Lange
Susan Jones, Irina Kolpakova,
Clinton Luckett, Nancy Raffa
Steven Dunbar
Katherine Kantor
Special Events Associate
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bruce Horowitz
Stephanie Havenstein
Director of Education and Training
Ballet Masters
Property Man
Miki Shintani
Wardrobe Supervisor
Amanda Sugino
Hilarie Jenkins, Andrew Corbo,
Tomoko Ueda-Dunbar
Rehearsal Coordinator
Assistant to the Artistic Staff
Wardrobe
Nancy Bielski, Jose Manuel Carreño, Rinat Imaev,
Susan Jaffe, Clinton Luckett, Kate Lydon,
Nancy Raffa, Keith Roberts, Craig Salstein,
Gennadi Saveliev, Vladilen Semenov
Jeffrey Rebelo
Company Teachers
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
AND ADMINISTRATION
David G. Lansky
General Manager
Kyle Pickles
Company Manager
Ashley K. Baer
Associate Company Manager
Laura Simpson
Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
Kimberly Walen
Assistant to the General Manager
PRODUCTION
N. James Whitehill III
Director of Production
Richard Koch
Technical Director
Danielle Ventimiglia
Production Stage Manager
Jennifer McGrath
Stage Manager
Jeremiah Bischoff
Wig & Make-up Supervisor
Riva Pizhadze
Wig & Make-up Artist
Christine Skubish
Resident Scenic Artist
Database and Finance Manager
Daniel Casatelli
Assistant Manager of Major Gifts
Member Events Coordinator
Membership Associate
Fernando Parra
Membership Associate, Patron Ticketing
Maria Teresa Alzuru
Special Events Assistant
Emily Waters
Assistant to the Director of Development
FINANCE
Catherine P. Brown
MUSIC
Payroll and Benefits Manager
Ormsby Wilkins
Controller
Music Director
Charles Barker
Principal Conductor
David LaMarche
Conductor and Music Administrator
Ronald Oakland
Concertmaster
Matthew Dine
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Barbara Bilach, David LaMarche, Henrietta Stern,
Daniel Waite, Emily Wong
Rehearsal Pianists
Mary Sormeley
Vince Lingner
I.T. Manager
Rosalie O'Connor
Associate Staff Photographer
Associate Director of Education and Training
Principal, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Heidi Gunter
Director, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
National Training Curriculum Associate
JKO School Associate
JKO School Faculty
Children’s Division Assistants
Interns
Molly Schnyder
Director of Training Programs
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Melissa Allen Bowman
Dr. William Hamilton
Artistic Director of Summer Intensives,
and Assistant Principal, Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis School
Raymond Lukens
Director, ABT National Training Curriculum
Clinton Luckett
Consulting Orthopedist
Dr. Philip Bauman
Assistant Orthopedist
Peter Marshall, Julie Daugherty
Physical Therapists
Olinda Cedeno
Bookkeeper
Artistic Coordinator
of the Apprentice Program
Folasha Sealey
Kate Lydon
Ann L. Hicks, LCSW
Finance and Payroll Associate
Studio Company Artistic Associate
Advisor, JKO Wellness Program
Roseanne Forni
Richard Toda
Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP
Office Manager
MARKETING AND
COMMUNICATIONS
DEVELOPMENT
Kyle Y. Ridaught
James Timm
Director of Press and Public Relations
Director of Development
Director of Marketing and Brand Management
Grey Johnson
Susie Morgan Taylor
Director of Membership
Manager of Press and Online Media
Brie Wilson
Ellen Koga
Massage Therapist
Artistic Coordinator
for Educational Outreach
Immigration Counsel
Kevin Edwards
Labor Counsel
Manager of Student Life, JKO School
Jenna Bitterman
National Training Curriculum Manager
Rebecca Schwartz
Manager, JKO School
Elizabeth Aymong
Summer Intensive Manager
Naomi Gewanter
American Ballet Theatre is a member of the
American Arts Alliance, the Arts and Business
Council, Inc. and Dance/U.S.A.
The dancers and stage managers of American
Ballet Theatre are represented for the purpose
of collective bargaining by the American Guild
of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.
Education Associate
Marianne Vanaselja
Kelly Ryan
Associate Director of Special Events
Photographer
Summer Intensive Assistant
Kauff, McGuire & Margolis LLP
Trucking by Clark Transfer Inc.
IT consulting service for ABT is provided by
SyNet Solutions, Inc.
Tour booking by Jean-Jacques Cesbron,
Columbia Artists Management, LLC.
Harlequin is the official floor of American
Ballet Theatre.
Wm. Kanabe Pianos, supplied by Frank
and Camille’s West, is the official piano of
American Ballet Theatre.
ABT alumna Gretchen Schumacher generously
volunteers her time as Alumni Coordinator.
VOLUNTEERS
Susan Angermeier, Carol Becker, Hanna Burak,
Paul Cahill, Judi Chandon, John Condon,
Vivien Delugg, Beverly Epstein, Rita Genn,
Bill Gerdes, Judy Ginesi, Norma and Ted Glatzer,
Yvonne and Warren Herbst, Honey Hilzen,
Perin Hurewitz, Phyllis Jacobs, Wanda Jones,
Jo Leondopoulos, Shelley and Stephen Limmer,
Keiko Matsumura, Audrey M. Messer,
Ina M. Mishkin, Barbara Q. Myers, Geri Richards,
Patricia M. Rosenberg, Betsy Ruml, Gail Ryan,
Juanita Seidel, Estelle Selzer, Beth Shapiro,
Nancy L. Sifton, Joy Silber, Linda Sitnick,
Marianne Stegeland, Steven Toback,
Johanna Weber, Hermine Weiss, Elinor Wexler,
Nahomi Yamazaki, Anthony Yazzetti.
Lutz & Carr LLP
Auditor
DeWitt Stern Group
Insurance Broker
Ann Hicks, LCSW
Advisor, JKO Wellness Program
Dr. Gary Wadler
Chair of the Medical Advisory Board
Summer Intensive Coordinator
Group Sales Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
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orchestra
THE MUSIC CENTER STAFF
VIOLINS I
CELLI
HORNS
Roger Wilkie
concertmaster
Lisa Sutton
associate concertmaster
Armen Anassian
assistant concertmaster
Olivia Tsui
Tamsen Beseke
James Stark
Tina Chang Qu
Marina Manukian
Radu Pieptea
Rafael Rishik
Irina Voloshina
Maia Jasper
Rowena Hammill
principal
Xiao-Dan Zheng
associate principal
Nadine Hall
Roger Lebow
Joo Lee
David Mergen
Vahe Hayrikian
Maryann Steinberger
Steven Becknell
principal
Daniel Kelley
James Atkinson
Jenny Kim
VIOLINs II
Ana Landauer
principal
Florence Titmus
associate principal
Leslie Katz
Michele Kikuchi
Cynthia Moussas
Jayme Miller
Susan Rishik
Shelly Shi
Yelena Yegoryan
VIOLAs
Andrew Picken
principal
Dmitri Bovaird
associate principal
Karie Prescott
Kate Vincent
Lissy Wilson
Josephine Moerschel
Aaron Oltman
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BASSES
David Young
principal
Ann Atkinson
associate principal
Frances Liu Wu
Don Ferrone
Tim Eckert
David Parmeter
FLUTES
Heather Clark
principal
Angela Wiegand
Sarah Weisz
OBOES
Leslie Reed
principal
Ted Sugata
CLARINETS
Stuart Clark
principal
Steve Piazza
BASSOONS
William May
principal
Anthony Parnther
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Stephen D. Rountree
First Assistant, Box Office Treasurer
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Jim Bell
director, Annual Programs
William Meyerchak
Cheryl Brown
Elizabeth Kennedy
Tom Bucher
Joan Cumming
Ellen Cheney
Howard Sherman
Marissa Benedict
principal
Andy Ulyate
Marissa Benedict
Kevin Brown
Senior VICE PRESIDENT, advancement
Development Writer
Vice President, Public Relations &
Communications
Mark Slavkin
Jennifer Samsel
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT
FIRST ASSISTANT, BOX OFFICE TREASURER
Michael Solomon
Associate Vice President, Programming
direCTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
Sharon Stewart
Chris Christel
DIRECTOR, SCHEDULING & EVENTS
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
VICE PRESIDENT, EDUCATION
Melissa Tan
Amanda Hallman
Renae Williams Niles
TROMBONES
VICE PRESIDENT, Programming
William Booth
principal
Andrew Malloy
David Goya
bass trombone
Carolyn Van Brunt
Abigail Hollingshead
The Music Center
ENGAGEMENT STAFF
Melissa Joseph
James Self
principal
Eveleen Samayoa
MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER
Assistant Manager, DONOR EVENTS
& STEWARDSHIP
TUBA
Laura Recchi
BOX OFFICE TREASURER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
TRUMPETS
Kimberly Price
Katharine Ballas
COORDINATOR, MARKETING &
COMMUNICATIONS
President & Chief Executive Officer
Vice President, Guest Relations
Debbie Afar
coordinator, annual Programs
MANAGER, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Patrice Thomas
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Lusine Vardanyan
Coordinator, Institutional Giving
Assistant, Marketing & Communications
Lisa Whitney
program manager
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, CONTROLLER
Veronica Meza
ASSISTANT MANAGER, MEMBERSHIP
& ANNUAL PROGRAMS
Cassandra Nwokah
Coordinator, Membership & Stewardship
Rebecca Baillie
PROGRAM MANAGER
HARP
JoAnn Turovsky
principal
TIMPANI
Gregory Goodall
principal
PERCUSSION
Theresa Dimond
principal
Timm Boatman
John Wakefield
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER
Dorothy chandler
pavilion Staff
Jim Payne
James Draper
House Manager
MASTER OF PROPERTIES
Demetra Willis
Steven Lee
Gary Earl
Head Ushers
Jeff Des Enfants
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Lee Smilek
MASTER WARDROBE
MASTER AUDIO
Tim Conroy
MASTER CARPENTER
Brady Steel
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
Studio Fuse
PUBLICITY
Davidson & Choy Publicity
The House Managers employed by The Music
Center are represented by the Association of
Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.
LIBRARIAN
Mark Fabulich
Programming
Committee
Karen Kay Platt chair
Colleen Bell
Elizabeth Khuri Chandler
William C. Hagelstein
Dennis Haysbert
Jane Jelenko
Joyce Kresa
Nigel Lythgoe
Mattie McFadden-Lawson
Shelby Notkin
Joni J. Smith
Catharine Soros
Alyce Williamson
Rosalind W. Wyman
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get involved
leadership
Q&A with Renae
Ways to Get Involved at The Music Center
Williams Niles
The Music Center Annual Fund - $75 and above
Your unrestricted annual gift helps The Music Center bring arts education to more
than 150 schools each year along with 400 school assemblies. It also brings
children and families to The Music Center campus for student performances and
free family programming, and helps mount world-class dance productions
through Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center (KDMC).
is not just about looking back in a
retrospective, but also looking at what
our role is today and in the future.
• Invitations to exclusive rehearsals of dance engagements
• Passes to Spotlight master classes and semifinal auditions
• Access to member/subscriber pre-performance lounges
• Concierge ticket services for KDMC engagements
• Invitations to attend opening night post-performance receptions with artists from KDMC engagements
Center Dance Arts (CDA) - $1,000 and above annual gift
Center Dance Arts members support world-class dance engagements and
inspire thousands of children through education outreach, school lectures and
demonstrations, and community classes with Music Center artists. Members
also attend exclusive events and interact with celebrated dancers and other
luminaries from the dance world.
Photo by Todd Rosenberg.
Spotlight - $1,000 and above annual gift
Hubbard Street Dancers Jesse Bechard and Kellie
Epperheimer in Alonzo King’s Following the Subtle
Current Upstream.
The Music Center’s Spotlight program is one of the nation’s most acclaimed
performing and visual arts education programs for high school students. Each
year, approximately 2,500 teens attend master classes and auditions, with 16
selected to perform at the final Spotlight Awards Performance at the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion.
The Music Center Leadership Council (MCLC) - $2,500 annual gift
The Music Center Leadership Council is an annual support group with monthly
networking and social events. Composed of business and community leaders who
believe the arts can promote future success in young people’s lives, MCLC
members support The Music Center’s arts education programs, including its
signature program—Spotlight.
Board of Ambassadors - $10,000 and above annual gift
Members of the Board of Ambassadors play a leading role in supporting The
Music Center’s education, dance and interactive community programs. Benefits
include exclusive receptions and salons, concierge ticket service for all KDMC
engagements, and backstage tours at select performances.
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mc: what do you look for in a dance
company when planning a new season?
Photo by Alex Pitt
Photo by Eric Politzer
Benefits include (depending on gift level) but are not limited to:
Renae Williams Niles has played a
key role at The Music Center since
2004. As director of programming,
she was responsible for bringing
the best dance companies in
the world to our stages. Now,
as The Music Center’s newest
vice president of programming,
she oversees not just dance
but also outreach and community programs. We caught up
with Renae to chat about what
she has in store for future
programming at The Music Center.
mc: how are you adapting to your new
role as vice president of programming?
rwn: I’m
still very much in transition.
Such a big part of what we all are
involved in right now is planning for
the 50th anniversary. I’m hugely
excited for that and working with the
entire team on ensuring that the 50th
rwn: I love to give our audiences a
sense of discovery. So each season
I’ve tried to balance between
returning companies that everyone
knows and loves as well as new artists
they might not be as familiar with. I
look for distinct choreographic voices.
And even with a lot of those returning
companies there’s a joy when they can
bring something new and fresh.
mc: what’s your vision for glorya
kaufman presents dance at the music
center (kdmc) in the coming years?
rwn: What would be wonderful is to
continue to present major international work. My hope is that we can
continue to grow our commissioning
and co-commissioning of major projects,
which gives us visibility beyond the
immediate presentation. Also, I want
to continue to grow our educational
and outreach efforts tied to dance,
and expand the Artist-in-Residence
program to further our efforts in
K-12 educational programming.
mc: thanks for taking time to talk with
us, renae.
rwn:
My pleasure.
mc: what about your plans for other
areas of programming outside of dance,
such as grand park?
rwn: Grand Park is very collaborative
in terms of the partnerships that
they have been able to successfully
accomplish. We are certainly
continuing to animate the spaces
here on campus and use the park
when it’s available to us. Overall,
what will likely be an ongoing
thematic approach is active
participation. Being able to take
World City into the park each season,
for example, allows us to reach new
audiences and expand who we serve.
And some of our new programs
will be layered. For example, a
performance element might also
have a lounge where people can talk
and engage with each other or there
might be a film showing or a short
class before it.
The Music Center gratefully
acknowledges Glorya
Kaufman for her remarkable
support. Congratulations on
an amazing 10th season of
Glorya Kaufman Presents
Dance at The Music Center!
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about center dance arts
2013-2014 CDA
Board of Directors
Catharine Soros
Be inspired, enriched and fascinated through oneof-a-kind dance experiences. Center Dance Arts
offers members the opportunity to:
• SUPPORT world-class dance engagements
school lectures/demonstrations, community classes with
artists, open rehearsals, and free or low-cost ticket offers.
Mattie McFadden-Lawson
Chair
Jane Jelenko
FOUNDING PRESIDENT
Liane Weintraub
FOUNDING CHAIR
• INTERACT with celebrated dancers and distinguished
dance luminaries
Become a member at the $1,000, $2,500, $5,000 or $10,000 level
and enjoy such benefits as priority seating and concierge ticket
services for all dance engagements, exclusive post-performance
receptions with artists and dancers, salons in private homes with
dance luminaries, and the opportunity to travel internationally with
a dynamic group of dance aficionados!
For more information, call (213) 972-3359
or visit musiccenter.org/centerdancearts.
$10,000 and above
Jane Arnault-Factor
Susan Baumgarten
Maria and William Bell Jr.
Samantha Davies /
City National Bank
Hany Haddad / US Bank
Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej
Liz Levitt Hirsch*
Sydney Holland
Jane Jelenko and Bill Norris*
Carol and Patrick Kinsella /
KPMG LLP
Anita Mann Kohl and Allen Kohl
Mattie McFadden-Lawson
and Michael Lawson
Margaret Morgan and Wesley Phoa
Valeria Rico-Nikolov
and Nicholas Nikolav
Pacific Foundation Inc.
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
Sutton and Christian Stracke
Bradley Tabach-Bank
Sue Tsao
Alyce and Warren Williamson*
Anonymous
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Anne Brilliant
Linda Maddocks Brown
Sharon Darnov
Jennifer and Royce Diener*
Lisa Field
Susan Friedman
Lenore and Bernard Greenberg
Janice Howroyd /
Act 1 Personnel Services
Tatiana and Todd James
Joyce and Kent Kresa
Racquel and Bert Lewitt
Anita Lorber
Dr. Thomas and Marie Maclennan
Olivia and Anthony Neece
Esther and Richard Rosenfield
Ron Watson
Leslie Weisberg
and James Hyman
$2,500 - $4,999
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Jeremy and Tonia Barber
Shelley and Richard Bayer
Robin and Elliott Broidy
Leslie Castanuela Barnes
Karla and Richard Chernick
David Conney
Bert and Leslie Deixler
Milena Dostanich
Bobbi Elliott
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Foundation
Frederick and Leslie Gaylord
Thea, Seaf and Clabe Hartley
Constance Kinnaird
Shelley Miller
Cynthia Molnar
Nan Norwood
Jerry Rosenstock
Carol Stein-Sterling
and James Sterling
Richard and Liane Weintraub
January and Edward Woods
Pablo Woodward
Pamela and Leo Wyler
Janis Nelson
$1,000 - $2,499
Shirley Ashkenas
Karen and Bruce Ballenger
Joan A. Friedman, Ph.D.
and Robert N. Braun, M.D.
Rina Carmel
Otis and Elizabeth Chandler
Susan Cherney
Michelle and Steven Clark
Theodore Cordes
Nancy Cotton
Tama and Paul Deitch
Photo courtesy of Sydney Holland.
Dominique Shelton
Bradley Tabach-Bank
Alyce Williamson
• ACCESS exclusive events that enrich your passion for dance
Sydney Holland surrounded by
students from Arlington Heights
Elementary School after the Alvin
Ailey student performance
Center Dance Arts Members (as of June 1, 2013)
$5,000 - $9,999
Libbie Agran
JoAnn and Wayland Bourne
The Music Center and Center Dance Arts gratefully
acknowledge Sydney Holland for her generous
support, making it possible for 3,000 students to
attend a live performance of Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater in April.
• INSPIRE thousands of children through our education outreach—
President
Jane Arnault-Factor
Susan Baumgarten
Maria Bell
Samantha Davies
Hany Haddad
Joan Herman
Liz Levitt Hirsch
Patrick Kinsella
Valeria Rico-Nikolov
center dance arts events
Martin Freedman
Marcy and Edgar Gross
Katinka and Eugene Holt
Ruby Hori
Jaycie Ingersoll
Franklin and Susanne Konigsberg
Jamie Bishton and Christian Kraus
Reynaldo Lozano
Carla Malden
Ginny Mancini
Kathy and Michael Moray
Wendy Moss
David Pullman
Michael Raedeke
Lois Rosen
Helene Rosenzweig, M.D.
Thomas Safran
Maxine Savitz
Alan and Sherie Schneider
Dominique Shelton
Eleanor and L. Lawrence Sloan
Phillip Sotel
Gayle Elkins Spitz
I. H. Sutnick
Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz*
Kim M. Wardlaw
Hope Landis Warner
Betty Weiner
* Center Dance Arts charter member
Sydney will continue her
support as the student and
community outreach sponsor
for the upcoming American
Ballet Theatre engagement of
Le Corsaire in July. Students
and community groups from
across the region will be
invited, free of charge, to
The Music Center for a prerehearsal lecture and the final
dress rehearsal, which will
include a live orchestra. For
many students, this will be the
first full-length ballet with live
music they have ever seen.
Thank you, Sydney, for helping
to spark the imaginations of
thousands of children!
Flash Back: Meet the Dancers!
Post-Performance Reception with
Hubbard + LINES
Center Dance Arts members and Music Center
Annual Fund members joined the company of
Hubbard + LINES for Meet the Dancers!, following
their opening night performance on Friday, June
21, 2013! The reception featured a discussion
with Artistic Directors Glenn Edgerton and Alonzo
King, and Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo.
The discussion was moderated by Jodie Gates,
Director and Vice Dean of USC Glorya Kaufman
School of Dance.
Photgrapher: RJ Muna. Dancer: Meredith Webster
Flash forward:
2013|14 season's first Meet the
Dancers! Post-Performance Reception
with Nederlands Dans Theater 1
Friday, October 18, 2013
Founders' Room – Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
As an exclusive benefit of your Center Dance Arts
membership, join dancers and Artistic Leadership
of Nederlands Dans Theater 1 and other CDA and
Annual Fund members for the exclusive opening
night post-performance reception.
A very special thank-you to our
generous Meet the Dancers!
Reception Sponsor
Photo by: Rahi Rezvani. Nederlands Dans Theater
1's Chamber.
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leadership
leadership
Jane Jelenko, a tour de force
for Center Dance Arts
After dedicating more than
a decade to growing the
organization, Jane Jelenko
steps down as president of
Center Dance Arts (CDA) this
season, leaving behind a legacy
of distinguished leadership,
enduring friendships, and a
vital organization in support of
Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance
at the Music Center.
was inspired by her love of dance and
by her tireless energy for connecting
other dance lovers. Jane is LA's most
consistent champion of dance in all
its forms. I have been impressed by
her elegance and eloquence in Board
meetings, CDA salons, Barnard Club
events, and shabbats. Jane knows how
to enjoy life and share her joy with
others. I can only hope to emulate the
kind of CDA President she has been for
the past ten years."
In 2000, with the building of Walt
Disney Concert Hall creating an
opportunity for more performances
at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ms.
Jelenko joined a small, passionate
group of people trying to raise funds
for dance programming. A former
member of the Joffrey board who “felt
bereft” after they moved to Chicago,
Ms. Jelenko was eager to become
a charter member of the founding
board of CDA. She became president
in 2004 and continued leading CDA
to exceed all expectations, raising
more than $5 million for dance
presentations, including funds
for commissioning new work and
expanding community engagement.
Renae Williams Niles, Vice President
of Programming at The Music Center,
expressed her gratitude by saying,
“Jane is one of the most genuinely
committed leaders I know. She is so
passionate not only about what we do
here at The Center but about dance
in general - how it can transform and
empower as well as bring joy and
inspiration to many. It has been an
honor to work with CDA under Jane's
leadership and the only solace I have is
in my hope that she will continue to be
connected and involved as we look to
further our growth and positive impact
on the community.”
Perhaps Ms. Jelenko’s greatest
strength is in her role as a champion
ambassador, attracting and sustaining
other members, leaders, and dance
luminaries to help grow dance
programming at The Music Center. Her
powers of persuasion and enthusiasm
for dance are hard to resist. When
asked what she loves most about the
programs, Ms. Jelenko responds, “Renae
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class program which offers diversity of
styles from the most refined classical
ballet to modern masterworks, to edgy
new work that challenges us and opens
us up to new experiences. I love that
it attracts a younger and more diverse
audience than any of the other art forms
presented on our campus. I love that
The Music Center was able to attract
the likes of Glorya Kaufman to support
our program so that it will continue
to thrive and bring the joy of dance to
future generations.”
The Music Center staff and Ms. Jelenko’s
peers are equally enthusiastic in
praising her commitment. Music Center
board member and CDA Chair Mattie
McFadden-Lawson says of her tenure,
“For ten years, Jane Jelenko has led CDA
with a clear vision and purpose. Through
her leadership, CDA has become a force
in the dance community. I applaud her
being both an excellent leader and team
player.” Catharine Soros, who will take
over as CDA President next season,
enthused, "From the moment I met Jane
I knew I had found a kindred spirit. I
Ms. Jelenko plans to continue as a CDA
board member, fully confident with the
leadership in place for next season.
“I am thrilled that I pass the baton to
such exemplary leaders as Catharine
Soros and Mattie Lawson.” She looks
forward to continuing to promote CDA
and dance in Los Angeles, and, in her
own words, “giving this great art form
a credible voice, advocating for its
rightful place at the table.”
The Music Center Welcomes
New Board Chair Lisa Specht
The Board of Directors of
The Music Center is pleased
to welcome Lisa Specht to
the position of board chair.
Formerly vice chair of The
Music Center since 2009, Ms.
Specht has served on The
Music Center board since
2007. In her new role, she
will work closely with The
Music Center board, staff and
resident companies on the
development of programming
and new initiatives as well as
planning for The Music Center’s
upcoming 50th anniversary.
A partner with the law firm of
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP,
Ms. Specht provides developers,
corporations, institutions and
government agencies with strategic
advice and representation on major
business, legal and public policy
matters. She has been recognized
as one of the “Most Prominent
Attorneys in Los Angeles County” by
the Los Angeles Business Journal and
is consistently included in the Best
Lawyers in America guide.
In making the announcement, Music
Center President & CEO Stephen D.
Rountree said, “We are privileged to
have a board composed of the best
business and community leaders,
who have a true passion for the arts.
Lisa Specht’s outstanding record
of civic leadership and support for
the arts and education will help
ensure The Music Center continues to
expand its role as a transformational
leader in bringing the community the
best in the performing arts.”
Highly active in the community and
a proponent of civic engagement,
Ms. Specht chaired the Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum Commission
and served as chief counsel for the
The Music Center Board of Directors Chair
Lisa Specht and Music Center President & CEO
Stephen D. Rountree.
Democratic National Convention in
Los Angeles in 2000. In addition to
her Music Center duties, Ms. Specht
serves as a trustee and vice chair of
Pitzer College (one of the Claremont
Colleges), as an executive committee
board member of Central City
Association and as a board member
of the American Jewish Committee.
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leadership
spotlight
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY,
The Music Center
Educating the Educators
SPOTLIGHT!
The familiar opening strains of Peter and the Wolf filled the room. The trill of a flute signaled the
bird’s arrival and an oboe responded as the duck entered the meadow. Last August, in Rehearsal
Room 4 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Margaret Coleman and Nan Borcherding, both teachers at
La Ballona Elementary School in Culver City, took their places and prepared to mime characters
from the iconic musical symphony.
On May 4, 2013, The Music Center’s
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was
alive with big dreams, spectacular
performances, family, friends,
and nostalgia for Spotlight’s 25th
Anniversary Celebration. Hosted by
the dynamic Charlayne Woodard, the
finale performance showcased 20
phenomenal high school performing
artists and honored more than
2,300 who participated during the
year. Our incredible roster of judges
“We get a very positive response from
the children. They gain confidence.
Children who had hardly spoken
wanted to narrate the shadow puppet
poem in front of the school. Kids
who were very shy volunteered to be
narrators,” Coleman said. “It gives
them confidence in areas where they
are very insecure, especially those
who are English language learners,”
Borcherding added.
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Congratulations to this year’s finalists
(pictured below) and 40,000 others
who have grown with Spotlight
since 1988!
Be sure to save the date for next
year’s finale performance on April
26, 2014. Spotlight events for donors
take place throughout the year, and
include master classes, intimate
showcase performances, and
semifinal auditions. If you would like
to get involved, please contact us at
[email protected]
or (213) 972-4344.
2013 Spotlight Finalists with Host Charlayne Woodard.
teaching artists and classroom
teachers will use Stravinsky’s The
Rite of Spring as a springboard to
engage in transformative learning
experiences through dance, music,
and theatre. Participating educators
then take the work back to their
classrooms and share it with their
students to explore larger themes.
Last year, The Music Center partnered
with more than 150 schools
throughout Southern California, with
approximately 60,000 students
participating in arts education
programs. Thanks to the support of
Music Center friends, the arts are
making a comeback in Southern
California classrooms.
Photo by Alex Pitt
In addition to the Institute for
Educators, The Music Center offers
several other arts education programs.
The Artist Teacher Partnership program
pairs Music Center teaching artists
with teachers to connect classroom art
projects to the core curriculum. Music
Center on Tour brings professional
performances to schools throughout
Los Angeles County to expose students
to the power of live performing arts.
Photo by Alex Pitt
The pantomime exercise is part of
the intensive weeklong Institute
for Educators, one of several highly
regarded education programs The
Music Center offers. Each year the
Institute chooses an “anchor work”
and explores it through a particular
artistic discipline. This year, August
2013, with a theme of “Explore/
Engage/Empower,” Music Center
included world-class artists and
creative executives such as David
Benoit, Loretta Devine, Jodie Gates,
Grant Gershon, Suzanna Guzman,
Christopher Koelsch, Spencer Liff,
Nigel Lythgoe, Julie McDonald, Adam
Sklute, Stanton Welch, and more.
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education
“Coming of Age”:
Spring Dance Partnership with Ramon C.
Cortines School of Visual and Performing
Arts and Gabriella Charter School
When meeting with the leadership at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
in downtown Los Angeles this spring, The Music Center was asked if we could help spark a long
term partnership between the high school and a local “feeder” middle school. This partnership
would promote the school to local, middle school parents as a viable option for high school that
will provide students with the skills and knowledge to make them college and career-ready
through quality academic and arts-based instruction. The Music Center also sought to provide
students from both schools with an experience that combined exploration of theme-based
content (that spanned both high school and middle school curricula) through the performing arts.
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combined sessions and rehearsals
with both schools, twenty-one
4th -8th graders from Gabriella
Charter Middle School’s “Company
K!DS” and thirty 9-12th graders
from Cortines High School’s
advanced “Dance Company”
came together on May 29. The
students performed their three
part dance piece “Coming of Age,”
based on Renaissance themes
of individuality and identity
to an audience of community
members, students and parents.
In addition to the student program,
The Music Center organized a
Parent Reception the afternoon
before the final performance,
where parents and families of the
Gabriella students were led in a
comprehensive tour of the Cortines
campus and participated in a
question and answer session led
by the school’s principal, Dr. Norm
Isaacs and Assistant Principal, Sheri
Henderson. The Parent Reception
provided the middle school
parents a better understanding and
appreciation of the school and its
campus, as well as the opportunity
to take home applications!
With the success of this partnership,
The Music Center hopes to continue
to serve as a connector and support
more long term partnership
opportunities between schools
that will provide students with
appreciation and understanding
of the arts and access to the tools
necessary to become masters of
life and leaders in their various
communities and careers.
The Music Center Leadership Council is a
social and networking group of Southern
California's professional, business and
community leaders who share a passion
for the performing arts. The Leadership
Council supports arts education programs
at The Music Center with a special interest
in the Spotlight program. Members and
their guests enjoy thrilling performances
and a variety of exclusive events that take
place all over Los Angeles. Individual
memberships are available by invitation.
The Music Center Leadership Council was
founded by leading philanthropists in 1978
as Fraternity of Friends of The Music Center.
For more information about The Music Center
Leadership Council, call Laura Recchi at (213)
972-3346 or email [email protected].
2013 official west coast
Music Center Leadership Council (MCLC) members at Spotlight Meet the Finalists
Luncheon. (L to R) Christopher Okimura, Spotlight Non-classical dance Grand
Prize Winner Donovan Okimura, MCLC member Zane Averbach, Ricki Averbach,
and MCLC member Marty Kavinoky.
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A natural fit seemed evident
between Gabriella Charter Middle
School, located in nearby Echo Park,
whose charter principles embrace
the use of dance in every area of
instruction, and Cortines High
School’s Dance Academy. The Music
Center, with the help of teacher
and administrative representatives
from both schools, provided these
school partners with a multi-session
program structure that culminated
in a combined dance performance
at the Cortines HS Spring Dance
Concert. To make this possible,
The Music Center also provided
Music Center Teaching Artist and
accomplished dancer/choreographer,
Elisha Wilson Beach, to work with
students and teachers to develop,
nurture and produce the content
connections and choreography.
After multiple, separate and
CONNECT. INVEST. LEAD.
Photo by Michael Palma
education
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the music center's supporters
The Music Center thanks its supporters who gave $1,000 or more from
June 1, 2012, to June 1, 2013.
$250,000 and above
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
County of Los Angeles
Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation
Brindell Gottlieb
The James Irvine Foundation
$100,000 - $249,999
Bank of America / Fung Der
Helen and Peter Bing
The Blue Ribbon
Geri Brawerman
Dorothy Chandler New Program Fund
Joyce and Kent Kresa
Rubin Postaer & Associates /
Cynthia and William Hagelstein
Weingart Foundation
Wells Fargo / Joseph Rice
$50,000 - $99,999
Robert Abernethy
Adele and Gordon Binder
The Boeing Company
The Capital Group Companies Charitable
Foundation / Darcie Denkert Notkin
and Shelby Notkin
City National Bank / Rose and Michael Pagano
City of LA Department of Cultural Affairs
Ruth and Charles I. Gold
JPMorgan Chase & Co
/ Susan and Kurt Wegleitner
Carolbeth and Ambassador Lester Korn
Los Angeles Fund for Public Education
National Endowment for the Arts
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Allison and Richard Roeder
Lois Rosen
Thomas Safran
Alyce and Warren Williamson
$25,000 - $49,999
Margaret Bloomfield
David C. Bohnett
Louise and John Bryson
The California Endowment
Louise and Bradford Edgerton
Edison International
Entravision Communications Corporation /
Walter Ulloa and Alexandra Seros
Helen Funai Erickson
Kiki and David Gindler
Lee Graff Foundation
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Lenore and Bernard Greenberg
Joyce and Fred Hameetman
Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej
Liz Levitt Hirsch
Gloria and Glen Holden
Sydney Holland
HUB International / Kagan-Kozberg
Dona Kendall
KPMG LLP / MegAnn and Craig Ellis
Mattie McFadden-Lawson and Michael Lawson
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Nigel Lythgoe
Max H. Gluck Foundation
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips / Lisa Specht
and Ron Rogers
Nancy and Patrick McCabe
Cindy Miscikowski
Moss Foundation
Pacific Foundation Inc.
Kurt Peterson
Max Ramberg
The Schow Foundation
Skirball Foundation
Joni and W. Clark Smith
Marc and Eva Stern Foundation
Sutton and Christian Stracke
Bradley Tabach-Bank
Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.
Union Bank
The Walt Disney Company
Walter Lantz Foundation
Thomas Weinberger and Leslie Vermut
$10,000 - $24,999
David Adishian
The Albert Parvin Foundation / Phyllis Parvin
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
Wallis Annenberg
Jane Arnault-Factor
Beverly and Frank Arnstein
Cecile and Fred Bartman Foundation
Susan Baumgarten
Pamela and Dennis Beck
Bernard Beiser
Chantal Burnison
The Carsey Family Foundation
Estate of Ted and Beth Chanock
The Coca-Cola Company
Laurie and Mark Cohen
Felice and Richard Cutler
Samantha Davies
Gina DiBona
Dizzy Feet Foundation
Estate of Bob and Lois Douglass
Maxine Dunitz
Employees Community Fund of
Boeing California
Maude and Richard Ferry
Gladys Turk Foundation
Dennis Haysbert
Ann and Stephen Hinchliffe Jr.
Gloria and Glen Holden
Hudson Group
Randi and Richard Jones
Morton Kay
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Carol and Patrick Kinsella
Anita Mann Kohl
Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald
The Louis and Harold Price Foundation
The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation
Macy's
Maria V. Altmann Foundation
Martin Massman
Barbara and Buzz McCoy
Beth and Leslie Michelson
Milton J. Lear Family Trust
Morrison & Foerster
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Musick Peeler & Garrett / Neal Millard
Nikkei Women Legacy Association
Valeria Rico-Nikolov and Nicholas Nikolav
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Estate of Robert Olsen
Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt
Reed Smith LLP
The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
The Sidley Austin Foundation
Harry and Ellen Sondheim
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
Ray and Fran Stark
Wendy Stark Morrissey
Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl
Cynthia Telles
Sally and James Thomas
Sue Tsao
Betsy and Franklin Ulf
U.S. Bank / Hany Haddad
I.N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys Foundation
Ron Watson
Janis and William Wetsman
Misty Widelitz
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Discretionary Fund,
County of Los Angeles
$5,000 - $9,999
Act 1 Personnel Services /
Janice and Bernard Howroyd
Libbie Agran
Barry Baker
Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter
JoAnn and Wayland Bourne
Selina and Brian Boxer Wachler
Linda Maddocks Brown
Joan and Allan Burns
Chevron Corporation
Chubb Custom Market, Inc.
Colburn Foundation
CVS Caremark
Patricia Devin
Milena Dostanich
Liane Weintraub
Bobbi and Henry Fields
Susan Friedman
Nancy and Eric Garen
Louis Goren
Tricia and Richard Grey
Kevin Hanley
Leslie Weisberg and James Hyman
Tatiana and Todd James
Kayne Foundation / Suzanne and Richard Kayne
Paul and Susanne Kester
Supervisor Don Knabe Arts Education
Partnership Program, County of Los Angeles
Rita Lear
Jo Ellen and Stephen Lee
Racquel and Bert Lewitt
Anita Lorber
Cathy and Mark Louchheim
Elizabeth and Robert Lowe
Lowitz Foundation
Dr. Thomas and Marie Maclennan
Gary Malouf
Claude and Alfred Mann
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
NAMM Foundation
Olivia and Anthony Neece
Marni and Bennett Pozil
Phyllis and Henry Present
Dudley Rauch
Esther and Richard Rosenfield
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC
Alexander and Mariette Sawchuk
Randy and Susan Snyder
Sotheby's International Realty
Elinor and Rubin Turner
Catherine and Leonard Unger
WHH Foundation
Robert Zarnegin
$1,000 - $4,999
Gay and Harry Abrams
Marc Ackerman
Christine Adams and James Asperger
Alice and Julius Kantor Charitable Trust
Alphonse Burnand & Charles Partridge
Scholarship Trust
Charles and Donna Altmann
Dean V. Ambrose
Shirley Ashkenas
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Ricki and Zane Averbach
Jonathan and Karen Axel
Karen and Bruce Ballenger
Jackie and Howard Banchik
Rise and Alan Barbakow
Avery and Andrew Barth
Robert and Suzy Barth
Shelley and Richard Bayer
Janice and Jeffrey Beckmen
Paul Beigelman
David Bender
Marjorie Bender
Miles and Joanne Benickes
Lanie Bernhard
Marlene and Brian Billington
Charles Block
Carolyn and Martin Bloom
Rosanna Hirshon Bogart
Jean Bonini
Stacey and Jeryl Bowers
Deborah and Gabriel Brener
Robin and Elliott Broidy
Andrea and Henry Burroughs
Debbie and Jim Burrows
Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Foundation Inc.
Judy Carroll
Casey & Sayre Inc.
Leslie Castanuela Barnes
Bridget Baker and Robert Cerny
Walter Chameides
Otis and Elizabeth Chandler
Susan Cherney
Karla and Richard Chernick
Arthur and Katheryn Chinski
Chubb & Son, Inc.
Helen and Steven Clarke
Daniel Clivner and Steven Cochran
Jane and Lawrence Cohen
Ann and Philip Colburn
David M. Conlon
David Conney
Consul General of Canada
Barry Cooper
Corday Family Foundation
Stephen Corday
Theodore Cordes
Nancy Cotton
Leah Coulter
Janis Nelson
Sharon Darnov
Eunice David
Suzanne and Robert Davidow
Harold and Nadine Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Decker
Tama and Paul Deitch
Bert and Leslie Deixler
Jennifer and Royce Diener
Robin and Michael Dreyer
Gerald and Carla Du Manoir
Margaret and Jerrold Eberhardt
Marcel and Doris Einhorn
Bobbi Elliott
Kimberly and John Emerson
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation
Joan and William Feldman
Judith and Jerrold Felsenthal
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Polly Fleming
Nanette and Burton Forester
James Franke
Martin Freedman
Diane Futterman
Susan and Franklin Garfield
Lisa Garner
Frederick and Leslie Gaylord
General Electric Foundation
Lewis and Genevieve Geyser
Elaine and David Gill
Jeffrey and Cecilia Glassman
Doris Gold
Stanley and Ilene Gold
Roslyn and Abner Goldstine
Marjorie Goodson
Marcy and Edgar Gross
Renee and Paul Haas
Roberta and Bruce Hammer
Philip and Kyoko Handler
Ilene Harker
William and Ann Harmsen
Thea, Seaf and Clabe Hartley
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co.
Mary Ann and John Heidt
Drs. Vikki and Sidney Helperin
Katinka and Eugene Holt
Katie and Philip Holthouse
Ruby Hori
Jeffrey Horn and Laurie Zaks
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Joan and John F. Hotchkis
Anne Howell
IATSE - Local 33
Jaycie Ingersoll
Larry and Cindy Iser
J. Paul Getty Trust
Linda and Jerome Janger
Susan and Michael Jeffries
Sydney and Peter Julien
Julie and Richard Kagan
Cheryl and David Karton
Gerald Katell
Don Kates
Cari and Marty Kavinoky
Anita and Fred Kemmerling
Jeanie J. Kim
Constance Kinnaird
Gai Klass and Michael Stern
Franklin and Susanne Konigsberg
Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan
Roger and Joanne Kozberg
Judith Krantz
Rini and Arthur Kraus
Jamie Bishton and Christian Kraus
Suzanne and Michael Kraus
LA Financial Credit Union
Samuel and Carly Landis
Rosalyn Laudati and James Pick
Anita Layton
CC Pulitzer-Lemann and Monte Lemann II
Leeba Lessin
Janell and Randall Lewis
John Liebes
Jody and David Lippman
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Reynaldo Lozano
Rao and Padma Makineni
Carla Malden
Carol and Douglas Mancino
Barbara and Joel Marcus
Claudia and Michael Margolis
Pauline Marks
Ilene and J. Howard Marshal III
Pauline and Roger Mayer
McColl Partners
Kathleen and Peter McCoy
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Irene Mecchi
Linda and Sheldon Mehr
Metropolitan Associates
Barbara and Fred Miller
Shelley Miller
Haydee and Carlos Mollura
Cynthia Molnar
Bob and Val Montgomery
Kathy and Michael Moray
Wendy Moss
Merle and Peter Mullin
The Muriel Pollia Foundation
Ann and Greg Myer
Abby and Alan Myerson
Harry and Cheryl Nadjarian
Monica Nelsen
Jolie Nelson
Richard Neu
Steven Neu
New England Foundation for the Arts
Richard and Chris Newman
Betty and George Nicholaw
Nan Norwood
Sean and Davina O'Donnell
Ronald Olson
Alan Oppenheimer
Nancy Rahnasto and Alfred Osborne
Miao Pan
Ellen Pansky
Jeffrey and Nancy Paul
Carey Pearlman and Tracy Albert
Nina and Leo Pircher
Laura Pope
Michael Raedeke
Lee and Lawrence Ramer
Simon Ramo
Timothy Regler
Vicki Reynolds and Murray Pepper
Hadley and Lee Rierson
Ricki and Marvin Ring
Fredric Roberts
Robert Robinson
Jill and Dennis Roach
Nancy and Brad Rosenberg
Jerry Rosenstock
Alison and Larry Rosenthal
James and Laura Rosenwald
Helene Rosenzweig, M.D.
Deane and Joyce Ross
Carol and Steve Rountree
Suzanne and Paul Rubenstein
Maggie Russell
Sable Arms Productions, LLC
Peggy and Harvey Saferstein
Maralee Beck and Andrew Safir
Carla and Fred Sands
Maxine Savitz
Fred Schiffman
Sherrie and Alan Schneider
Janet and Michael Schwartz
See's Candy Shops, Inc.
Larraine and Clive Segil
Joan and Arnold Seidel
Dr. and Mrs. P.K. Shah
Dominique Shelton
Traci Shelton
Jeneane Shield
Anita Silverstein
Ruth and David Simon
Eleanor and L. Lawrence Sloan
Lucerne Snipes
Phillip Sotel
Gayle Elkins Spitz
Carol Stein-Sterling and James Sterling
Amanda and Nicholas Stonnington
Gloria Strasburger
Lynda Lamberti Stubblefield
Victoria Swackenberg
Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz
Suzanne and Michael Tennenbaum
Thornton Foundation
Karen Todman
Reva and William Tooley
Transamerica
Sorrell and Linda Trope
Elinor and Rubin Turner
Kay and Richard Van Horn
Joanne and Johannes
Van Tilberg
Wallis Foundation
Pat Walter
Mr. and Mrs. Wardlaw
Hope Landis Warner
Julie Waxman and Seth Freedman
Dorothy and Robert Webb
Betty Weiner
Brian Weinstock
Daniel and Vinnet Weintraub
Richard and Liane Weintraub
Susan and Geoffry Wharton
Patty and Richard Wilson
January and Edward Woods
Rosalind Wyman
Gillian Wynn
Kenneth and Susan Yamada
James Zapp and Beth McGlynn
Howard and Marcie Zelikow
Arnold and Ellen Zetcher
Courtney and David Zifkin
Jennifer and Craig Zobelein
Arline Zuckerman
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle
the music center's supporters (continued)
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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
Gloria Molina
first district
Mark Ridley-Thomas
second district, chairman
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Zev Yaroslavsky
third district
Don Knabe
fourth district
Michael D. Antonovich
fifth district
William T Fujioka
chief executive officer