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CONTENTS

04 ’S NUTCRACKER 06 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Paul Heppner ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION BOARD President 09 THE STORY OF NUTCRACKER Mike Hathaway Vice President 27 ARTISTS OF THE COMPANY

Genay Genereux 41 ORCHESTRA Accounting & Office Manager 43 STUDENT & SUPERNUMERARY ROLES Sara Keats 45 NUTCRACKER INTERACTIVE STORYBOOK APP Marketing Manager Ryan Devlin 46 SEASON SPONSORS Business Development Manager 48 SF BALLET’S NUTCRACKER: SHAPED BY TRADITION, RE-CREATED FOR A NEW PLACE AND TIME

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San Francisco Ballet | Vol. 24, No. 1 2016–17 Season All editorial material © San Francisco Ballet, 2016 Chris Hellman Center for Dance 455 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 Encore Arts Programs is published monthly by Encore Media Group to serve musical and theatrical events in the Puget Cover: San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson’s Nutcracker // © Erik Tomasson Sound and San Francisco Bay Areas. All rights reserved. ©2016 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited.

NUTCRACKER 2016 3 COMPOSER WORLD PREMIERE PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY December 17, 1892 CHOREOGRAPHY Shchelkunchik (original Russian title) HELGI TOMASSON Imperial Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre; St. Petersburg, Russia SCENIC DESIGN Choreography for this production by Lev Ivanov, MICHAEL YEARGAN Libretto by

COSTUME DESIGN PREMIERE MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ December 24, 1944 LIGHTING DESIGN San Francisco Ballet, ; JAMES F. INGALLS San Francisco, Choreography for this production by PROJECTION DESIGN WENDALL K. HARRINGTON

MUSIC PRODUCTION PREMIERE CASSE-NOISETTE December 17, 2004 (), OP. 71 San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California

The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and

The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella,

Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family. ‘ TIS THE SEASON TO BE SOCIAL Get to know our artists, enjoy videos, learn more about our productions, and share your love of Nutcracker with your friends.

PRODUCTION CREDITS: Nutcracker by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Additional Children’s Rehearsal Assistants: Jeffrey Lyons, Tina LeBlanc, and Kristi DeCaminada. Assistant to the Lighting Designer: Lisa J. Pinkham. Costumes constructed by Barbara Matera, Ltd., New York, New York; Parsons-Meares Ltd., New York, New York; Tricorne, Inc., New York, New York; Ann Beck Dance and Specialty Costumes, San Francisco, California; Seams Unlimited, Racine, Wisconsin and Paul Chang’s Custom Tailor, Chicago, Illinois; Studio Rouge, New York, New York. Religious Sisters’ Habits constructed by Brother Anthony Mary Fidelis, OSF, and the Franciscans of Divine Providence, Little Rock, Arkansas. Fabric dyeing by Gene Mignola, Inc., New York, New York and printing by Dye-Namix, Inc., New York, New York. Fabric painting by Mary Macy, Margaret Peot, Charlotte Stahlbush-Haule, for Parsons- Meares, Ltd. Madame Le Cirque structure constructed by Jon Gellman Effects, Jersey City, New Jersey. Dragon constructed by Marian Hose, New York, New York. Special thanks to the San Francisco Police Department. Masks, Millinery and Head Dressing by Rodney Gordon, Inc., New York, New York; Lynne Mackey Studio, New York, New York and Arnold S. Levine, Inc., Theatrical Millinery and Crafts, New York, New York. Wigs by Robin Church, Morgan Hills, California. Footwear by J.C. Theatrical, New York, New York; Capezio, New York, New York; Pluma, Portland, Oregon and Celebrity Dance Shoes, Sun Valley, California. Assistants to Martin Pakledinaz: Janine McCabe, Courtney Logan, Matthew Pachtman, Shura Pollatsek, Sydney Shannon, and Brian Bustos. Magic consultation by Marshall Magoon Magic, Menlo Park, California. Projection Programmer, Paul Vershbow. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments, at the Scenic Studios. Susan Tuohy, San Francisco Ballet Scenic Artist in Charge. Mannequin costumes constructed by Nina Parker, San Francisco, California. Nutcracker Doll constructed by Izquierdo Studio, New York, New York. Hobby Horses constructed by Costume Armour, New York, New York. Fabergé Eggs constructed by R.A. Reed Productions, Portland, Oregon. Arabian Lamp constructed by Kreysler & Associates, American Canyon, California.

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CARL F. PASCARELLA, CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CHRIS HELLMAN† JOLA ANDERSON DEBORAH M. MESSEMER PAMELA J. JOYNER† Chair Emeritus KRISTEN A. AVANSINO KURT C. MOBLEY DAVID A. KAPLAN JOHN S. OSTERWEIS† ROSEMARY B. BAKER KARA ROELL MARY JO KOVACEVICH Immediate Past Chair RICHARD C. BARKER CHRISTINE RUSSELL JAMES J. LUDWIG† KAREN S. BERGMAN RANDEE SEIGER STEPHANIE MARVER GARY BRIDGE ROBERT G. SHAW NANCY H. MOHR MARGARET G. GILL Vice Chair CHAOMEI CHEN CHRISTINE E. SHERRY MARIE-LOUISE PRATT HANNAH COMOLLI CHARLOTTE MAILLIARD SHULTZ GEORGE R. ROBERTS JAMES H. HERBERT, II† Vice Chair CHRISTINE LEONG CONNORS CATHERINE SLAVONIA KATHLEEN SCUTCHFIELD DAVID C. COX DAVID HOOKER SPENCER ROBERT M. SMELICK LUCY JEWETT Vice Chair SUSAN P. DIEKMAN FRAN A. STREETS SUSAN A. VAN WAGNER KATE DUHAMEL JUDY C. SWANSON DENNIS WU JAMES D. MARVER Vice Chair SONIA H. EVERS RICHARD J. THALHEIMER AKIKO YAMAZAKI JULIE A. FLYNN JENNIFER M. WALSKE DIANE B. WILSEY Vice Chair SHELBY M. GANS MILES ARCHER WOODLIEF JOSEPH C. GEAGEA TIMOTHY C. WU NANCY KUKACKA ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES Treasurer RICHARD GIBBS, M.D. JANICE HANSEN ZAKIN BRENDA LEFF BETH GROSSMAN President, JENNIFER J. MCCALL San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary Secretary PATRICK M. HOGAN PATRICIA D. KNIGHT THOMAS E. HORN TRUSTEES EMERITI SUSAN S. BRIGGS President, BRAVO Assistant Secretary DONALD F. HOUGHTON MICHAEL C. ABRAMSON HIRO IWANAGA THOMAS W. ALLEN CHRISTOPHER CORREA President, ENCORE! JAMES C. KATZMAN MARJORIE BURNETT STEWART MCDOWELL BRADY, HELGI TOMASSON YASUNOBU KYOGOKU CHARLES DISHMAN Artistic Director & KELSEY LAMOND GARRETTSON DULIN, JR.† PATRICE LOVATO Co-Chairs, Allegro Circle Principal Choreographer IRV H. LICHTENWALD MILLICENT DUNHAM GLENN MCCOY* MARIE O’GARA LIPMAN J. STUART FRANCIS† Executive Director MARK G. LOPEZ SALLY HAMBRECHT ALISON MAUZÉ INGRID VON MANGOLDT HILLS MARISSA MAYER GEORGE B. JAMES II†

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION Board of Directors 2016–17

JAMES D. MARVER, PRESIDENT

JOHN S. OSTERWEIS KIM ONDRECK CARIM‡ RICHARD C. BARKER CHRIS HELLMAN President Emeritus Chief Financial Officer SUSAN S. BRIGGS Director Emeritus

LAURA SIMPSON‡ J. STUART FRANCIS GEORGE B. JAMES II Secretary NANCY KUKACKA Director Emeritus HANK J. HOLLAND ELIZABETH LANI‡ HILARY C. PIERCE Vice President Assistant Secretary LARISSA K. ROESCH THOMAS E. HORN Treasurer

†PAST CHAIR *NON-TRUSTEE ‡NON-DIRECTOR

6 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ‘Tis the Season for Science November 23 through January 8

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IN TWO ACTS

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n his shop on a foggy Christmas Eve in 1915, Drosselmeyer puts the finishing touches on a magical nutcracker doll. The toy is a gift for his relatives, the Stahlbaum family, who have invited him to join their holiday festivities that evening. Customers drop by, searching for last-minute Christmas gifts and Drosselmeyer shows them the many toys he has crafted. Outside the Stahlbaum house, people pass by, hurrying home for Christmas fun. IDrosselmeyer arrives with a beautifully wrapped gift. In the sitting room of the Stahlbaum house, the family is merrily trimming the tree. Clara and Fritz, followed by their friends, arrive downstairs to see the tree lighted. For the very first time in their lives, the tree glows with electric lights! The children dance with glee before receiving their Christmas gifts. As the children settle down to play with their new toys, Dr. Stahlbaum invites the adults—including Clara—to dance. // © Erik // Tomasson Nutcracker Yuri Possokhov In Tomasson's

10 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER 2016 11 12 in Tomasson's Nutcracker // © Erik Tomasson SAN FRANCISCO BALLET rosselmeyer—“Uncle Drosselmeyer” to the Stahlbaums—arrives and entertains the families with magic. He captivates Clara and the other children with a performing jack-in-the-box and a beautiful, life-sized ballerina. At last, Uncle Drosselmeyer opens his gift for the family and places the nutcracker doll in Clara’s arms. Delighted, she dances with the nutcracker, but Fritz is jealous of his sister’s new toy. He grabs the nutcracker from her, causing it to fall and break. Uncle DDrosselmeyer bandages the doll and returns it to Clara, who plays with it quietly. The Stahlbaum grandparents draw the evening to a close with their annual holiday dance. All of the guests soon join in.

NUTCRACKER 2016 13 t is late, and guests begin their good-byes. Fritz and Clara go upstairs to their bedrooms, and the house quiets down. Clara soon returns to the darkened room in search of her nutcracker doll. As the clock strikes midnight, she settles onto the sofa and falls asleep with her nutcracker. In Clara’s dream, she relives memories of the evening. Deep within her dream, Uncle Drosselmeyer appears and mends the nutcracker doll. Clara wakens into her Idream, and her house begins to change around her. The Christmas tree grows to tower over tiny Clara. // © Erik // Tomasson Nutcracker San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's

14 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER 2016 15 hen mice appear, frightening her. The nutcracker magically comes to life in her defense. He summons an army of toy soldiers from the cupboard to fight a terrible battle. The fierce Mouse King arrives and challenges the Nutcracker in a duel. Clara bravely aids the Nutcracker and together they defeat the Mouse King. The Nutcracker collapses with exhaustion. Clara is worried, but Uncle Drosselmeyer reappears and consoles her. TThen, he transforms the Nutcracker into a dashing Prince. Together, Clara and the Prince begin a journey to the Land of Snow. // © Erik // Tomasson Nutcracker San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's

16 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER 2016 17 lara and the Prince are welcomed to the Land of Snow by the Snow King and Snow Queen. As snow falls over the land, snowflakes begin to dance. The King and Queen send off Clara and the Prince in a beautiful sleigh that will carry themC to their next adventure. // © Erik // Tomasson Nutcracker San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's

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20 San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Nutcracker // © Erik Tomasson SAN FRANCISCO BALLET I lovely FrenchMirlitons. mysterious Arabians,whirlingdancersfromChina,and begins withSpanishflair, followedbyperformancesfrom filled withdancing,tohonorherguests.Thecelebration bravery. TheSugarPlumFairycommandsafestival, describes hisbattlewiththeMouseKingandClara’s the journeythatbroughtthemtoherworld.ThePrince Clara andthePrinceasksthemtotellherabout dance. TheSugarPlumFairywelcomes ladybugs, dragonflies,andbutterflies n thegardenofaCrystalPalace, 02 ACT NUTCRACKER 2016 21 02ACT

n the garden of a Crystal Palace, ladybugs, dragonflies, and butterflies dance. The Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes Clara and the Prince and asks them to tell her about the journey that brought them to her world. The Prince describes his battle with the Mouse King and Clara’s bravery. The Sugar Plum Fairy commands a festival, filled with dancing, to honor her guests. The celebration begins with Spanish flair, followed by performances from Imysterious Arabians, whirling dancers from China, and lovely French Mirlitons.

NUTCRACKER 2016 21 22 San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Nutcracker // © Erik Tomasson SAN FRANCISCO BALLET haring in the festivities are Russian entertainers and the famous Madame Du Cirque, who brings many small surprises—including a dancing bear! In the final celebratory dance, the Sugar Plum Fairy waltzes with her court of flowers, dazzling Clara and the Prince. As the party draws to a close, the Sugar Plum Fairy and Uncle Drosselmeyer grant Clara her greatest Christmas wish by transforming her into a beautiful ballerina so Sthat she may dance in the arms of her Prince.

NUTCRACKER 2016 23 t is Christmas morning.

Clara wakes up on the sofa, the I nutcrack er toy safe in her arms. // © Erik // Tomasson Nutcracker San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & SOLOISTS NATASHA SHEEHAN† PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER DANIEL DEIVISON-OLIVEIRA† HENRY SIDFORD† HELGI TOMASSON MIRANDA SILVEIRA† KOTO ISHIHARA† JOHN-PAUL SIMOENS† ANGELO GRECO MYLES THATCHER† FRANCISCO MUNGAMBA† MINGXUAN WANG† JULIA ROWE† LONNIE WEEKS JAMES SOFRANKO MAGGIE WEIRICH† JENNIFER STAHL† AMI YUKI† LAUREN STRONGIN ANTHONY VINCENT† WEI WANG† APPRENTICES HANSUKE YAMAMOTO ALEXANDRE CAGNAT† WANTING ZHAO† SHENÉ LAZARUS† DAVIDE OCCHIPINTI† PRINCIPAL DANCERS NATHANIEL REMEZ† DORES ANDRÉ CORPS DE BALLET ISABELLA WALSH† KAMRYN BALDWIN† CARLO DI LANNO SEAN BENNETT† TARAS DOMITRO LUDMILA BIZALION† & LORENA FEIJOO SAMANTHA BRISTOW† ASSISTANT TO THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MAX CAUTHORN† RICARDO BUSTAMANTE† JAIME GARCIA CASTILLA THAMIRES CHUVAS† TIIT HELIMETS DIEGO CRUZ† LUKE INGHAM ISABELLA DEVIVO† BALLET MASTERS DAVIT KARAPETYAN JAHNA FRANTZISKONIS FELIPE DIAZ† John & Barbara Osterweis BENJAMIN FREEMANTLE† BETSY ERICKSON† ANITA PACIOTTI† Herbert Family Principal Dancer JORDAN HAMMOND† KATITA WALDO† VITOR LUIZ JILLIAN HARVEY

CARLOS QUENEDIT ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ

AARON ROBISON ELLEN ROSE HUMMEL† SOFIANE SYLVE BLAKE KESSLER† COMPANY TEACHERS HELGI TOMASSON YUAN YUAN TAN ELIZABETH MATEER Richard C. Barker Principal Dancer NORIKA MATSUYAMA† PATRICK ARMAND LEE ALEX MEYER-LOREY† RICARDO BUSTAMANTE† Diana Dollar Knowles Principal Dancer STEVEN MORSE† FELIPE DIAZ† JOSEPH WALSH KIMBERLY MARIE OLIVIER† VANESSA ZAHORIAN SEAN ORZA† Diane B. Wilsey Principal Dancer CHOREOGRAPHER IN RESIDENCE LAUREN PARROTT† YURI POSSOKHOV PRINCIPAL CHARACTER DANCERS ELIZABETH POWELL†

RICARDO BUSTAMANTE† ALEXANDER RENEFF-OLSON†

VAL CANIPAROLI† REBECCA RHODES† MUSIC DIRECTOR & RUBÉN MARTÍN CINTAS EMMA RUBINOWITZ† PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR ANITA PACIOTTI† SKYLA SCHRETER MARTIN WEST

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DORES ANDRÉ JAIME GARCIA CASTILLA

Born in Vigo, Spain Born in Madrid, Spain Joined in 2004 Named apprentice in 2001 Promoted to soloist in 2012 Joined in 2002 Promoted to principal dancer in 2015 Promoted to soloist in 2006 Promoted to principal dancer in 2008

FRANCES CHUNG TIIT HELIMETS

Born in Viljandi, Estonia Born in Vancouver, Canada Joined as principal dancer in 2005 Joined in 2001 Promoted to soloist in 2005 Promoted to principal dancer in 2009

CARLO DI LANNO LUKE INGHAM

Born in Naples, Italy Born in Mount Gambier, South Australia Joined as soloist in 2014 Joined as soloist in 2012 Promoted to principal dancer in 2016 Promoted to principal dancer in 2014

TARAS DOMITRO DAVIT KARAPETYAN

Born in Havana, Cuba Born in Yerevan, Armenia Joined as principal dancer in 2008 Joined as principal dancer in 2005 Appointed John and Barbara Osterweis Principal Dancer in 2013

LORENA FEIJOO MARIA KOCHETKOVA

Born in Havana, Cuba Born in Moscow, Russia Joined as principal dancer in 1999 Joined as principal dancer in 2007 Appointed Herbert Family Principal Dancer in 2012

MATHILDE FROUSTEY VITOR LUIZ

Born in Bordeaux, France Born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil Joined as principal dancer in 2013 Joined as principal dancer in 2009 Dancer headshots © Chris // Hardy and David Allen †Received training at San Francisco Ballet School

NUTCRACKER 2016 29 DEC 21–24 KIDS UNDER 18 HALF PRICE* A Charlie Brown Christmas Live! Dance and sing along to a live-action performance with animated backdrops on the big screen! The SF Symphony and Chorus will accompany your favorite Peanuts pals in this family-friendly holiday classic. © SNOWMAN ENTERPRISES LTD ENTERPRISES © SNOWMAN

DEC 7–8 DEC 16–18 KIDS UNDER 18 HALF PRICE* A Classic Christmas The Snowman with the SF Symphony Holiday film with the SF Symphony It’s the perfect Christmas concert, featuring selections from Take part in this extraordinary tale of friendship as the movie is Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and highlights from Humperdinck’s projected on the big screen and the SF Symphony performs the score storybook opera Hansel and Gretel (in English). Then, stay for favorite live. Also on the program, jazzy Christmas hits with the Symphony. carols played by the SF Symphony and sung by the . ©Snowman Enterprises Limited “The Snowman” by Raymond Briggs is published by Puffin

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CARLOS QUENEDIT SARAH VAN PATTEN

Born in Havana, Cuba Born in Boston, MA Joined as soloist in 2012 Joined as soloist in 2002 Promoted to principal dancer in 2014 Promoted to principal dancer in 2007 Appointed Diana Dollar Knowles Principal Dancer in 2013

AARON ROBISON JOSEPH WALSH

Born in Doylestown, PA Born in Coventry, England Joined as soloist in 2014 Joined as principal dancer in 2016 Promoted to principal dancer in 2014

SOFIANE SYLVE VANESSA ZAHORIAN

Born in Nice, France Born in Allentown, PA Joined as principal dancer in 2008 Joined in 1997 Promoted to soloist in 1999 Promoted to principal dancer in 2002 Appointed Diane B. Wilsey Principal Dancer in 2014

YUAN YUAN TAN

Born in Shanghai, China Joined as soloist in 1995 Promoted to principal dancer in 1997 Appointed Richard C. Barker Principal Dancer in 2012

PRINCIPAL CHARACTER DANCERS

RICARDO BUSTAMANTE† RUBÉN MARTÍN CINTAS

Born in Medellin, Colombia Born in Reus, Spain Joined in 1980 Joined in 2000 Named principal character dancer in 2007 Named principal character dancer in 2014

VAL CANIPAROLI† ANITA PACIOTTI†

Born in Renton, WA Born in Oakland, CA Joined in 1973 Joined in 1968 Named principal character dancer in 1987 Named principal character dancer in 1987 Dancer headshots © Chris // Hardy and David Allen †Received training at San Francisco Ballet School

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DANIEL DEIVISON-OLIVEIRA† JENNIFER STAHL†

Born in Dana Point, CA Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Named apprentice in 2005 Joined in 2005 Joined in 2006 Promoted to soloist in 2011 Promoted to soloist in 2013

SASHA DE SOLA LAUREN STRONGIN

Born in Los Gatos, CA Born in Winter Park, FL Joined as soloist in 2015 Named apprentice in 2006 Joined in 2007 Promoted to soloist in 2012

ANGELO GRECO ANTHONY VINCENT†

Born in Nuoto, Sardinia, Italy Born in Phoenix, AZ Joined as soloist in 2016 Named apprentice in 2004 Joined in 2006 Promoted to soloist in 2008

KOTO ISHIHARA† WEI WANG†

Born in Nagoya, Born in Anshan-Liaoning, China Joined in 2010 Named apprentice in 2012 Promoted to soloist in 2014 Joined in 2013 Promoted to soloist in 2016

FRANCISCO MUNGAMBA† HANSUKE YAMAMOTO

Born in Madrid, Spain Born in Chiba, Japan Joined in 2011 Joined in 2001 Promoted to soloist in 2016 Promoted to soloist in 2005

JULIA ROWE† WANTING ZHAO†

Born in Elizabethtown, PA Born in Anshan-Liaoning, China Joined in 2013 Joined in 2011 Promoted to soloist in 2016 Promoted to soloist in 2016

JAMES SOFRANKO

Born in Marion, IN Joined in 2000 Promoted to soloist in 2007 Dancer headshots © Chris // Hardy and David Allen †Received training at San Francisco Ballet School

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KAMRYN BALDWIN† ISABELLA DEVIVO†

Born in Honolulu, HI Born in Great Neck, NY Joined in 2015 Joined in 2013

SEAN BENNETT† JAHNA FRANTZISKONIS

Born in Tucson, AZ Born in San Francisco, CA Joined in 2015 Named apprentice in 2011 Joined in 2012

LUDMILA BIZALION† BENJAMIN FREEMANTLE†

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Born in Port Moody, BC, Canada Named apprentice in 2006 Named apprentice in 2014 Joined in 2007 Joined in 2015 Returned in 2016

SAMANTHA BRISTOW† JORDAN HAMMOND†

Born in Media, PA Born in Irvine, CA Named apprentice in 2014 Joined in 2012 Joined in 2015

MAX CAUTHORN† JILLIAN HARVEY

Born in San Francisco, CA Born in Allegheny, PA Named apprentice in 2013 Named apprentice in 2012 Joined in 2014 Joined later that year

THAMIRES CHUVAS† ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Born in Guadalajara, Mexico Named apprentice in 2014 Joined in 2013 Joined in 2015

DIEGO CRUZ† ELLEN ROSE HUMMEL†

Born in Zaragoza, Spain Born in Greenville, SC Joined in 2006 Named apprentice in 2011 Joined in 2012 Dancer headshots © Chris // Hardy and David Allen †Received training at San Francisco Ballet School

NUTCRACKER 2016 35 Go from stage lights to Bay sights Let Hornblower add some sparkle to your holidays! Our lunch, brunch, and dinner cruises run all through December, entertaining family and friends with spectacular views and great food.

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BLAKE KESSLER† LAUREN PARROTT†

Born in Jacksonville, FL Born in Palm Harbor, FL Named apprentice in 2015 Named apprentice in 2012 Joined in 2016 Joined in 2013

ELIZABETH MATEER ELIZABETH POWELL†

Born in Boston, MA Born in Boca Raton, FL Named apprentice in 2011 Joined in 2016 Joined in 2012

NORIKA MATSUYAMA† ALEXANDER RENEFF-OLSON†

Born in Chiba, Japan Born in San Francisco, CA Joined in 2014 Named apprentice in 2012 Joined in 2013

LEE ALEX MEYER-LOREY† REBECCA RHODES†

Born in Zurich, Switzerland Born in Chicago, IL Named apprentice in 2003 Named apprentice in 2008 Joined in 2004 Joined in 2009 Returned in 2013

STEVEN MORSE† EMMA RUBINOWITZ†

Born in Harbor City, CA Born in San Francisco, CA Joined in 2009 Named apprentice in 2012 Joined in 2013

KIMBERLY MARIE OLIVIER† SKYLA SCHRETER

Born in New York, NY Born in Chappaqua, NY Named apprentice in 2009 Joined in 2014 Joined in 2010

SEAN ORZA† NATASHA SHEEHAN†

Born in San Francisco, CA Born in San Francisco, CA Named apprentice in 2007 Joined in 2016 Joined in 2008 Dancer headshots © Chris // Hardy and David Allen †Received training at San Francisco Ballet School

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HENRY SIDFORD† MINGXUAN WANG†

Born in Marblehead, MA Born in Shandong, China Named apprentice in 2011 Named apprentice in 2013 Joined in 2012 Joined in 2014

MIRANDA SILVEIRA† LONNIE WEEKS

Born in Chicago, IL Born in São Gonçalo, Brazil Joined in 2010 Named apprentice in 2013 Joined in 2014

JOHN-PAUL SIMOENS† MAGGIE WEIRICH†

Born in Omaha, NE Born in Portland, OR Named apprentice in 2014 Named apprentice in 2014 Joined in 2015 Joined in 2015

MYLES THATCHER† AMI YUKI†

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Born in Grasse, France Born in Washington, DC Named apprentice in 2016 Named apprentice in 2016

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Born in Durban, South Africa Born in Rolling Hills, CA Named apprentice in 2016 Named apprentice in 2016

DAVIDE OCCHIPINTI†

Born in Rome, Italy Named apprentice in 2016 Dancer headshots © Chris // Hardy and David Allen †Received training at San Francisco Ballet School

NUTCRACKER 2016 39 SEASON 2017

2017 OPENING NIGHT GALA Jan 19

REPERTORY SEASON Jan 24–May 7

01 THE JOY OF DANCE Haffner Symphony Fragile Vessels | World Premiere In the Countenance of Kings

02 MODERN MASTERS Seven Sonatas Optimistic Tragedy | World Premiere Pas/Parts 2016

03 FRANKENSTEIN* North American Premiere

04 MUST-SEE BALANCHINE Stravinsky Violin Concerto Prodigal Son Diamonds

05 CONTEMPORARY VOICES Fusion Salome* | World Premiere Fearful Symmetries

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07 MADE FOR SF BALLET Trio Myles Thatcher | World Premiere Within the Golden Hour©

08 CINDERELLA©

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40 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ORCHESTRA

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44 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER STORYBOOK SEE NUTCRACKER IN A WHOLE NEW WAY

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KEY APP FEATURES • “Listen to Story” or “Read It Myself” modes • Turn pages with a swipe • Playful animations on tap • Audio clips of the musical score accompany each scene • Pop-up info pages take users behind the scenes with photos and videos • Tutorials teach basic ballet positions and simple choreography • A companion micro-site features more in-depth information about dance, ballet, SF Ballet, and Nutcracker

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NUTCRACKER 2016 45 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SEASON SPONSORS

2016 NUTCRACKER PROGRAM 03 PROGRAM 06

LEAD SPONSORS Frankenstein Swan Lake The Herbert Family LEAD SPONSORS LEAD SPONSORS The Swanson Foundation Bently Foundation Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue SPONSORS The Hellman Family Diane B. Wilsey Yurie and Carl Pascarella COSTUME SPONSOR MAJOR SPONSORS Kathleen Scutchfield E. L. Wiegand Foundation Sonia H. Evers The Smelick Family Stephen and Margaret Gill SPONSORS Ms. Laura Clifford Family Foundation OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF Stephanie and James Marver SPONSORS NUTCRACKER Anonymous Katherine and Gregg Crawford United with additional support from Joseph and Marianne Geagea Elizabeth Pang Fullerton Richard Thalheimer Family 2017 REPERTORY SEASON Marie and Barry Lipman LEAD SPONSORS Karl and Holly Peterson Stephanie and James Marver PROGRAM 07

SATURDAY NIGHT Trio

SUBSCRIPTION SERIES PROGRAM 04 MAJOR SPONSOR Lucy and Fritz Jewett Stravinsky Violin Concerto Mrs. Henry I. Prien Saturday Night Series MAJOR SPONSOR Myles Thatcher | World Premiere Ms. Jeri Lynn Johnson LEAD SPONSORS PROGRAM 01 Prodigal Son David and Kelsey Lamond MAJOR SPONSOR The Seiger Family Foundation Haffner Symphony Sue and John Diekman © LEAD SPONSOR Within the Golden Hour Donald F. Houghton Diamonds LEAD SPONSOR MAJOR SPONSOR SPONSORS Marie and Barry Lipman Kathleen Scutchfield Michael and Mary Schuh MAJOR SPONSORS SPONSOR BRAVO Hannah and Kevin Comolli Catherine and Mark Slavonia Almaden Press SPONSORS Fragile Vessels | World Premiere PROGRAM 05 O.J. and Gary Shansby LEAD SPONSOR ENCORE! Gaia Fund Fusion MAJOR SPONSOR

In the Countenance of Kings Athena and Timothy Blackburn PROGRAM 08 SPONSOR SPONSOR San Francisco Ballet Allegro Circle © Kacie and Michael Renc Cinderella LEAD SPONSORS Fearful Symmetries Alison and Michael Mauzé PROGRAM 02 San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary MAJOR SPONSOR Charles and Kara Roell Optimistic Tragedy | World Premiere SPONSORS LEAD SPONSORS SPONSORS Ms. Laura McCabe-Edgar Mr. Richard C. Barker Brenda and Alexander Leff Barbara and Stephan Vermut Yurie and Carl Pascarella Larissa Roesch and Jason Crethar Miles Archer Woodlief

TOURING The following funds of the San Francisco Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida , Napa, CA Ballet Endowment Foundation provide Touring Fund July 2016 permanent support for touring by Bob Ross Foundation Touring Fund The Music Center, , CA San Francisco Ballet: Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang

October 2016 Touring Fund LEAD UNDERWRITERS The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC Osher Touring Fund UNDERWRITERS October 2016 G. William Jewell Touring Fund Davidson Bidwell-Waite and The Hellman Family Touring Fund Edwin A. Waite Touring Fund Glenn McCoy Touring Fund MAJOR UNDERWRITERS Vinie and J. Sanford Miller Touring Fund Frannie and Mort Fleishhacker Phyllis W. Nelson Touring Fund Touring Fund Anne and Michelle Shonk Touring Fund Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation Touring Fund Teri and Andy Goodman Touring Fund

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GRAND BENEFACTOR San Francisco Ballet’s performances are made possible in part by grants from Grants for the Arts, DINNER SPONSOR The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tiffany & Co. Kryolan Professional Make-up is the preferred make-up provider of San Francisco Ballet. BENEFACTOR DINNER SPONSOR KPMG EDUCATION AND TRAINING PATRON DINNER SPONSOR JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSOR Additional support is provided by Major Sponsor Kaiser Permanente and Sponsors Gap Foundation and the Zellerbach Family Foundation. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP The Dance in Schools and Communities program is supported by Major Sponsor The Charles Henry Leach, INVITATION SPONSOR II Fund, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Pacific Union – Christie’s International The Student Matinee Series is supported by the Gaia Fund of the San Francisco Ballet Endowment Foundation. Real Estate

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THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR FIRST NUTCRACKER BENEFIT LUNCHEON A SUCCESS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016

SF Ballet thanks donors and attendees at the Nutcracker Suite, Snow Queen’s Court, and Sugar Plum Fairy Circle levels for their participation in our sold-out benefit. Event Co-Chairs Kelsey Lamond and Christine Leong Connors Event Host Committee Amy Burnett, Hannah Comolli, Beth Grossman, Pierre and Christine Lamond, Randee Seiger, Catherine Slavonia, David and Susan Viniar, and

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Brunello Cucinelli Nutcracker Proceeds from this event benefit SF Ballet School, SF Ballet School Scholarship Fund, and our Youth Programs.

Want to join us next year? Members at the Christensen Society level and above get early access. Learn more at sfballet.org/donate. Gennadi Nedvigin in Tomasson's 48 Gisella Caccialanza Christensen and Willam Christensen in San Francisco Ballet's 1944 Nutcracker SAN FRANCISCO BALLET America’s First Nutcracker SF Ballet’s Nutcracker: Shaped by Tradition, Re-created for a New Place and Time

A beloved American holiday tradition started right here in San Francisco in 1944. San Francisco Ballet Director Willam Christensen, wanting to fill an opera house that was dark in the month of December, wrote to the Library of Congress for a copy of the complete Tchaikovsky score of Nutcracker. The original production had premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in December 1892—to decidedly mixed reviews. An abridged version had been danced in the United States by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1940, but Christensen wanted to create the first complete production of Nutcracker in America.

When the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo toured to San Francisco, Christensen invited dancer Alexandra Danilova and ballet master to dinner at his apartment. Both had danced in Nutcracker as children in Russia. “Balanchine described the Mariinsky production: how the big doors opened on the tree, the mime of Drosselmeyer, all the details,” recalls Christensen. "At one point, Danilova started dancing Clara’s variation, in her stocking feet and street dress. Balanchine put an end to that with his admonishment, ‘No, no, Alexandra, don't try to show him the actual steps. Let him create his own choreography.’ We worked all night, and that is how I got my first Nutcracker.”

NUTCRACKER 2016 49 The 1944 premiere, with set design by artist Antonio Christensen’s 1944 Nutcracker played to delighted Sotomayor and costumes by Russell Hartley, had a audiences and enthusiastic critics. It was not yet an $1,000 budget. Because of wartime rationing, company annual December tradition—Nutcracker didn’t return to members stood in long lines to purchase costume fabric the Opera House until 1949, a revival for which Willam in the allocated 10-yard lengths. Five dollars bought all Christensen collaborated with his brother Lew on the the necessary artificial flowers, feathers, and rhinestone choreography. San Francisco Ballet has since presented necklaces from a local Goodwill store. The company also Nutcracker every winter, with new productions in 1954 purchased velvet stage curtains from what had been and 1967 as well as Helgi Tomasson’s current production, The Cort Theater in San Francisco (where ballerina Anna which debuted in 2004. Hundreds of Pavlova had danced her last San Francisco seasons) and companies large and small now present their own fashioned them into soldiers’ uniforms for Act 1. take on Nutcracker each year, a beloved tradition that celebrates the magic of the holidays and a child’s dream. Gisella Caccialanza Christensen, the first American Sugar Plum Fairy, danced with SF Ballet while her husband, , served in the army. “ helped me make my costume, which was really "...The zipper on my costume split awful,” she remembers. “We made our own tights then too. We had to sew our stockings onto little pants and, while I was dancing in the dress like old-style tights, they’d bag out and wouldn't bounce rehearsal of Nutcracker. I remember back and cling to your legs. You couldn’t practice plies or Willam saying to me, ‘Good luck, sis, anything before a performance or else you’d be standing there with baggy knees when the curtain came up. The and don't breathe!’” zipper on my costume split while I was dancing in the —Gisella Christensen dress rehearsal of Nutcracker. I remember Willam saying to me, ‘Good luck, sis, and don't breathe!’” on "" television show in 1952 Right: SF Ballet's Nutcracker Left: Autographed image of Celina Cummings as the Rose from Waltz of the Flowers1944 in Nutcracker. San Francisco Ballet's

50 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET The 1915 Exposition of Clara's Dreams

W hile the technology is vastly different, the spirit of innovation and connectivity that flows through today’s San Francisco might be familiar to San Franciscans of 1915, the time in which Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker is set. The engineering wonder of the Panama Canal had recently opened, shaving 8,000 miles off the trip from San Francisco to New York City. The first transcontinental plane flight, inspired by a prize offered by San Francisco- born publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, took place a few years earlier (lasting 49 days, with 70 stops and 15 crash landings). And the first transcontinental telephone cable, stretching between New York City and San Francisco, had been laid and was ready for use (at a cost of $20.76 for the first three minutes). Then, as now, technological developments brought previously distant parts of the world closer, inspiring wonder and creativity.

A young San Franciscan, like Clara in SF Ballet’s Nutcracker, would have been entranced by the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) in San Francisco, which both celebrated these new technologies and showcased San Francisco as a city gloriously rebuilt from the devastation of the 1906 earthquake and fire. Today, through technology, the world is virtually at our fingertips, but in 1915, many people learned about the world beyond their immediate environment at a world’s fair. From February 20 to

December 4, 1915, nearly 19 million people came Postcard, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California 1915// Courtesy of the California Historical Society to see the fair’s many spectacles: stunt flights by a pioneer aviator, the new transcontinental telephone entertained fairgoers—from folk and ethnic dances to line, sensational displays of outdoor illumination, the ballet and modern dance. Visitors danced, too, at grand amusements of the Joy Zone, performances from around balls and the popular Sunday afternoon tea dances in the world, and much more. the California Building. Dances from , Norway, Ireland, Japan, China, Mexico, and many other countries In SF Ballet’s Nutcracker, Clara dreams of a series of gave many fairgoers their first taste of foreign culture. dances from around the world: it’s easy to imagine such a dream inspired by the range of art forms In addition to being one of the most colorful chapters performed at the PPIE. The Exposition brought the in San Francisco history, the PPIE celebrated a new cultures of the globe to San Francisco, with more than age of technology and mobility that connected San 80,000 exhibits from more than 40 countries. Music Francisco with the world like never before. How the filled the fairgrounds—there were more than 2,000 wide-ranging cultural experiences enabled by this musical presentations, from concerts on the grand connectivity inspired Clara’s dream at the heart of the Exposition organ to Hawaiian ukulele music, the fair’s ballet make SF Ballet’s Nutcracker a uniquely biggest musical craze. Dancers from all over the world San Francisco production.

SF Ballet would like to thank the California Historical Society for contributing to this article.

NUTCRACKER 2016 51 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET STAFF

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JENNIFER MEWHA, Associate Director JOLE MENDOZA, Ticketing Database Specialist OPERATIONS of Development DAVID CLARK, Box Office Supervisor DEBRA BERNARD, General Manager FERMIN NASOL, Senior Manager, Capital & MICHELLE HUGHES, PATRICIA PEARSON, LAUREN CHADWICK, Company Manager Principal Gifts CHERRYL USI, Ticket Services Associates JULIETTE LEBLANC, Production Analyst ELIZABETH LANI, Planned Giving Manager JIM SOHM, Research Manager

EMILY MARKOE, Membership Manager FINANCE PRODUCTION INGRID ROMAN, Special Events Manager KIM ONDRECK CARIM, Chief Financial Officer CHRISTOPHER DENNIS, Production Director ARI LIPSKY, Christensen Society Manager NATALIE QUAN, Controller DANIEL THOMAS, Technical Manager AMY DREW, Corporate Giving Officer & VALERIE RUBAN, Accounting Supervisor KATE SHARE, Manager of Wardrobe, Wig, Interim Institutional Giving Officer NICOLE MARKOVICH, Senior Accountant Make-up & Costume Construction NICOLE LUGTU, Christensen Society Officer ANNETTE ORTEGA, Payroll Manager JIM FRENCH, Lighting Supervisor ASHLEY RITS, Development Database MARIE MORROW-WRIGHT, Staff Accountant JANE GREEN, Production Stage Manager Coordinator JACQUELYN LEE, Staff Accountant JESSICA BARKER, Stage Manager HALEY O’NEIL, Individual Gifts Associate JENNIFER KOVACEVICH, Lean Ops NIXON BRACISCO, Master Carpenter CATHERINE DAVIS, Special Events Associate Project Manager KELLY CORTER KELLY, Master Electrician ESTHER LIM, Special Events Assistant KENNETH M. RYAN, Master of Properties LYNN NOONAN, Principal Gifts Consultant

KEVIN KIRBY, Audio Engineer FACILITIES JOHN O'DONNELL, Flyman NATHAN BRITO, Facilities Manager GEORGE ELVIN, Wardrobe Manager MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS ZACHARY HUFFAKER, Facilities Supervisor PATTI FITZPATRICK, Head of MARY BETH SMITH, Director of Marketing & Women’s Wardrobe Communications ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ, Facilities Coordinator RICHARD BATTLE, Head of Hair & Make-up MASSIMO CHISESSI, Associate Director, TODD MARTIN, STANLEY WONG, Facilities Marketing Assistants THOMAS RICHARDS, Assistant Head of Hair & Make-up KYRA JABLONSKY, Associate Director, TAMARA DE LA CRUZ, NICOLE DRYSDALE, Communications YANA VINCENT, Receptionists SHERRI LEBLANC, Company Shoe Administrator THOMAS WEITZ, Associate Director, SENG SAECHAO, Weekend Facilities Assistant Digital Strategy VALERIE MEGAS, Senior Manager, Retail Operations INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MARY GOTO, Senior Manager, Marketing & Sales MURRAY BOGNOVITZ, Director of Information Technology APRIL JOHNSTON, Marketing & Promotions Manager STACY DESIMINI, IT Operations & Project Manager

52 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET KAREN IRVIN, Application Administrator & School Pianists MICHAEL LESLIE, Director, Help Desk Coordinator JAMIE NARUSHCHEN, School Pianist Dancer Wellness Center JOSH MARSHALL, Web Administrator Supervisor, Lee R. Crews Endowed Pianist KRISTIN WINGFIELD, M.D., JIAPENG JIANG, IT Specialist ELLA BELILOVSKAYA, RITSUKO MICKY KUBO, Primary Care Sports Medicine DANIEL SULLIVAN, GALINA UMANSKAYA, FREDERIC BOST, M.D., On-site Orthopedist BILLY WOLFE, School Pianists PETER CALLANDER, M.D., KEITH DONATTO, M.D., JON DICKINSON, M.D., FRONT OF HOUSE Dance in Schools & Communities Orthopedic Advisors to the Company Teaching Artists JAMYE DIVILA, House Manager KARL SCHMETZ, Consulting Physical Therapist ALISA CLAYTON MARIALICE DOCKUS, Head Usher ACTIVE CARE, LISA GIANNONE, SAMMAY DIZON Director, Off-site Physical Therapy & RODNEY ANDERSON, DANICA BURT, CYNTHIA PEPPER Conditioning Classes ANTHONY CANTELLO, LAURENT DELA CRUZ, MARTIN DIAS, STARSKY DIAS, JONATHAN PHOENICIA PETTYJOHN LEONARD STEIN, D.C., Chiropractic Care DROGIN, CHIP HEATH, ELAINE KAWASAKI, JOTI SINGH HENRY BERG, Rehabilitation Class Instructor EILEEN KEREMITSIS, RYSZARD KOPROWSKI, GENOA SPERSKE KELSEY ANDERSON, BILL LASCHUK, SHARON LEE, LENORE LONG, MAURA WHELEHAN Wellness Program Manager DOUG LUYENDYK, EVELYN MARTINEZ,

LEONTYNE MBELE-MBONG, DALE NEDELCO,

WAYNE NOEL, BETH NORRIS, JAN PADOVER, Dance in Schools & Communities JULIE PECK, ROBERT REMPLE, BILL REPP, Accompanists The artists employed by San Francisco Ballet RILLA REYNOLDS, ROBYN SANDBERG, are members of the American Guild of Musical JOE SAVIN, KELLY SMITH, STEPHANIE DAVID FRAZIER Artists, AFL-CIO, the Union of professional SOMERSILLE, THERESA SUN, TOM TAFFEL, OMAR LEDEZMA dancers, singers, and staging personnel in RICHARD WAGNER, STEVE WEISS, JOANNE ZEKE NEALY the United States. The San Francisco Ballet WESTFALL, ELAINE YEE, Ushers Association is a member of Dance/USA; WADE PETERSON American Arts Alliance; the Greater San BONGO SIDIBE Francisco Chamber of Commerce; and the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. EDUCATION & TRAINING Administration Legal Services provided by Adler & Colvin; San Francisco Ballet School ANDREA YANNONE, Director of Education & Fallon Bixby Cheng & Lee; Fettmann Ginsburg, HELGI TOMASSON, Director Training PC; Blue Skies Immigration Services; Epstein Becker & Green, PC; Littler Mendelson, PC; PATRICK ARMAND, Associate Director CHRISTINA GRAY RUTTER, School Assistant Administrative Director Miller Law Group; and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Audit services provided by JASMINE YEP HUYNH, Manager of Youth Grant Thornton LLP. Insurance brokerage School Faculty Programs & Teacher Support services provided by DeWitt Stern Group. PATRICK ARMAND JENNIFER BAKANE, School Operations KRISTI DECAMINADA Manager The Centers for Sports and Dance Medicine KAREN GABAY ELIZABETH RODDY, School Programs at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital are the Coordinator official health care providers for the YUKO KATSUMI San Francisco Ballet School. Special thanks TINA LEBLANC TAI VOGEL, School Registrar & Summer to Dr. James G. Garrick, Dr. Susan Lewis, Session Coordinator JEFFREY LYONS Dr. Jane Denton, Dr. Selina Shah, CECELIA BEAM, Adult Education Dr. Rémy Aridizzone, Chris Corpus, RUBÉN MARTÍN CINTAS, Seminar Coordinator Joseph Levinson, and the Physical Therapy Lee R. Crews Endowed Faculty Member LAUREN CHERTUDI, Administrative Assistant, Department for generously providing ILONA MCHUGH Education & Training their services. PASCAL MOLAT NICOLE SIKORA, Education Assistant WENDY VAN DYCK, Trainee Program Assistant MAPLE LAW, School Assistant JAIME DIAZ, Strengthening NAIMA MCQUEEN, Residence Manager BRIAN FISHER, Contemporary Dance ELIZABETH IAN, WILL REESE, Resident DANA GENSHAFT, Contemporary Dance & Assistants Conditioning LESLIE DONOHUE, CHRIS FITZSIMONS, HENRY BERG, Conditioning School Physical Therapists LEONID SHAGALOV, Character Dance

JAMIE NARUSHCHEN, DANIEL SULLIVAN,

Music COMPANY PHYSICIANS SOFIANE SYLVE, Principal Guest Faculty RICHARD GIBBS, M.D. & ROWAN PAUL, M.D.,

Supervising Physicians

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COLOR YOUR OWN ORNAMENT Make SF Ballet’s Nutcracker a part of your holiday decorations with this ornament taken from our Nutcracker Storybook (see page 45). Use colors, glitter, and craft materials to personalize the drawing and then get a grown-up to help you cut it out. Insert a hook, and hang it in a window or on your tree.

NUTCRACKER 2016 55 BE A PART OF NUTCRACKER The holiday season is here and it's time to get nutty! Just cut out these selfie props, strike a pose, and snap some photos. Post them to social media using the hashtag #SFBNUTTY for a chance to win an exclusive prize package. See sweepstakes details and official rules atsfballet.org/sfbnutty .

Shop, visit Candyland, and take SFBNutty selfies at our new Nutcracker Fun Zone on the Grand Tier Level.

56 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER 2016 57 FIND THE NUTCRACKER CHARACTERS Can you find the Nutcracker characters in this puzzle? The words are written forward or down, and are always in a straight line. When you find a character, cross it off in the diagram and on the list. We’ve started you off with UNCLE DROSSELMEYER to show you how it’s done.

S N O P K A C L M A S F W Q I T J K A R

Q Z E R T I S N O W K I N G B A R E N E

U B R O I N E E M E I N S A R B S U R C E R O M R I P M O R C S T J U X U E D A

CHARACTERS M I R L I T O N S O K R Z A N L S T S J ARABIANS S T M A T I C O T X C Z U E C C S T S J BUTTERFLIES CLARA N A R D R A F B U T T E R F L I E S H U DANCING BEAR I R T Y I B S F R A W O P I E B U H A Y DRAGONFLIES DR STAHLBAUM T G I B L O I N T R O L R V D R Z I R X FRITZ LADYBUGS F I S U G A R P L U M F A I R Y O N I D MADAME DU CIRQUE R C O G R A G O R D I N G R O R N I B J MIRLITONS NUTCRACKER A H I S A L A D A R R M O U S E K I N G MOUSE KING N A I T I C L A R A I R L I S Y E T R O PRINCE SNOW KING C M M E G L I E N R N C R S E P R Z O E SNOW QUEEN SUGAR PLUM FAIRY H K C O C A E R C A D R O T L A G L E S UNCLE DROSSELMEYER I I D A N C I N G B E A R O M I J U R N

O E R R E N C I B I A R T U E R D M B U T R A R D C D R X A F E S R Y E R F L T

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E G O H P E S W A S W V U R R F O A G S

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J K F O D Y A W H N U T C R A C K E R E K P L X E R H M I R G E T Y I K R A I Y

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C D S T E M A D A M E D U C I R Q U E R B F F U N S U M R O B L U R T E B S T O

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58 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET HOLIDAY SHOPPING MADE EASY

Visit The Shop at SF Ballet, where you’ll find a spectacular assortment of nutcrackers, ballet-themed ornaments, toys, and books—plus one-of-a-kind jewelry and gifts for all ages. Dance fans will love our SF Ballet-branded tote bags, clothing, and more.

SHOP, VISIT CANDYLAND, AND TAKE SFBNUTTY SELFIES AT OUR NEW NUTCRACKER FUN ZONE ON THE GRAND TIER LEVEL.

Located in the War Memorial Opera House on the South Mezzanine level, The Shop is open one hour before the performance, during intermission, and one-half hour after the curtain comes down.

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