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A Uniquely San Francisco Nutcracker A UNIQUELY SAN FRANCISCO NUTCRACKER 2016 SOUVENIR PROGRAM EAP full-page template.indd 1 11/4/16 3:15 PM DecemberLeave 20162.8" for Encore MastheadVolume 94, No. 1 Paul Heppner Publisher Susan Peterson Design & Production Director Ana Alvira, Robin Kessler, Shaun Swick, Stevie VanBronkhorst Production Artists and Graphic Design Mike Hathaway Sales Director DEC 10–29, 2016 Marilyn Kallins, Terri Reed, Rob Scott San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives Brieanna Bright, Joey Chapman, Ann Manning Seattle Area Account Executives Jonathan Shipley Ad Services Coordinator Carol Yip Sales Coordinator CONTENTS 04 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET’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 Corporate Office 51 THE 1915 EXPOSITION OF CLARA'S DREAMS 425 North 85th Street Seattle, WA 98103 52 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET STAFF p 206.443.0445 f 206.443.1246 [email protected] 55 COLORING & ACTIVITY PAGES 800.308.2898 x105 www.encoremediagroup.com 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 Marius Petipa COSTUME DESIGN UNITED STATES PREMIERE MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ December 24, 1944 LIGHTING DESIGN San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; JAMES F. INGALLS San Francisco, California Choreography for this production by PROJECTION DESIGN Willam Christensen WENDALL K. HARRINGTON MUSIC PRODUCTION PREMIERE CASSE-NOISETTE December 17, 2004 (THE NUTCRACKER), 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 San Francisco Opera 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. 4 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET “ First Republic takes extraordinary care of us and provides fl awless service.” HELGI TOMASSON MARLENE TOMASSON Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Former Dancer, Wife and Mother San Francisco Ballet (855) 886-4824 or visit www.fi rstrepublic.com New York Stock Exchange Symbol: FRC Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender EAP full-page template.indd 1 11/7/16 3:22 PM SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION Board of Trustees 2016–17 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 The reindeer are back! Meet our Arctic friends and learn how these sturdy animals adapt to extreme conditions in this one-of-a-kind interactive experience. Plus, enjoy indoor snow flurries, music, and other festivities at our annual winter exhibit—now open every day this holiday season! Get tickets at calacademy.org 26824-CAS-TistheSeason-Nutcracker-8.375x10.875-December-FA.inddUntitled-3 1 1 10/28/16 3:562:39 PM “ City National helps keep my financial life in tune.” So much of my life is always shifting; a different city, a different piece of music, a different ensemble. I need people who I can count on to help keep my financial life on course so I can focus on creating and sharing the “adventures” of classical music. 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