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NANTUCKET ATHENEUM FESTIVAL 2011

Featuring stars of City &

Benjamin Millepied Artistic Director

Dorothée Gilbert Tyler Angle Daniel Ulbricht Alessio Carbone

Ana Sofia Scheller Sean Suozzi

Chase Finlay Ashley Laracey Troy Schumacher

Musicians Cenovia Cummins Katy Luo Gillian Gallagher Naho Tsutsui Parrini Maria Bella Jeffers Brooke Quiggins Saulnier

Cover: Photo of by Paul Kolnik

1 Welcometo the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival!

For 177 years the Nantucket Atheneum has enriched our island community through top quality library services and programs. This year the library served more than 200,000 adults, teens and children year round with free access to over 1.4 million books, CDs, and DVDs, reference and information services and a wide range of cultural and educational programs.

In keeping with its long-standing tradition of educational and cultural programming, the Nantucket Atheneum is very excited to present a multifaceted dance experience on Nantucket for the fourth straight summer. This year’s performances feature the world’s best dancers from Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet under the brilliant artistic direction of Benjamin Millepied. In addition to live music for two of the pieces in the program, this year’s program includes an exciting world premier by Justin Peck of the . The festival this week has offered a sparkling array of free community events including two dance-related book author/illustrator talks, Frederick Wiseman’s film La Danse, Children’s Workshop, Lecture Demonstration and two youth master dance classes.

Although it is a public library, the Nantucket Atheneum receives limited funding from government sources. Therefore, performances such as the one you will see tonight are only possible through the generous support of our donors. We wish to express our deepest appreciation to our corporate sponsor Northern Trust and to our individual sponsors of the Atheneum Dance Festival who are listed in this program. Finally we send a special thank you to our wonderful Dance Festival Committee under the leadership of our co-chairs Jane Tyler and Marcia Welch, and our honorary chair Marion Martin, for its hard work, passion, and commitment to bringing this exciting festival to our community.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the Atheneum staff and the Dance Festival Committee, we thank you for joining us tonight for the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival 2011. Enjoy the performance!

Molly C. Anderson Executive Director Nantucket Atheneum

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2 PERFORMANCE Nantucket High School Mary P. Walker Auditorium July 22 & 23, 2011

Interplay Music: (Original title, American Concertette) (1945) by Morton Gould : Premiere: June 1, 1945, Billy Rose’s Concert Varieties, Ziegfield Theatre, New York NYCB Premiere: December 23, 1952, City Center of Music and Drama.

Ashley Laracey Troy Schumacher Chase Finlay Sterling Hyltin Sean Suozzi Daniel Ulbricht Ana Sophia Scheller Georgina Pazcoguin

Morton Gould (1913–1996) was an American composer, conductor, and arranger whose lighter works generally drew on American subject matter and music. In his later works Gould concentrated on abstract, as opposed to programmatic or popular, works. His style became more contrapuntal, dissonant, and complex in its treatment of musical materials. Throughout his career Gould was a skillful orchestrator, sensitive to color and texture, and original in his combinations of instruments. His include Fall River Legend, choreographed by , and Interplay, choreographed by Jerome Robbins, and he composed numerous scores for film, Broadway, and television.

Performed by permission of The Robbins Rights Trust.

3 Scarlatti- Music: Domenico Scarlatti Choreography: Jose Martinez Premier: March 24, 2009, in Chatou, France

Dorothée Gilbert Alessio Carbone

Inspired by the “divertissement” “Robert Macaire,” choreographed in the second act of Les Enfants du Paradis, created for the Paris Opéra in 2008, José Martinez develops in Scarlatti the pas de deux of the Ballerina and Frédéric Lemaître. The ballet accompanies Scarlatti’s sonata K 208 Adaggio and the Cantabile of the Sonata in C major K 159.

INTERMISSION Red Angels Music: Maxwell’s Demon by Richard Einhorn Choreography: Ulysses Dove Originally staged by Premiere: May 19, 1994, The Diamond Project II, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater.

Teresa Reichlen Maria Kowroski Tyler Angle Amar Ramasar

Electric Violin: Cenovia Cummins

A visually dramatic, dynamically charged, abstract ballet highlights the dancers’ power and athleticism. This piece for four dancers is Mr. Dove’s first work for New York City Ballet. Red Angels is a ballet of intense color, sound and sensual impact. Against a jet black curtain, the dancers, dressed in scarlet leotards, are bathed in spots of blinding white or red hot light; the music is a riveting score for electric violin. According to the late Mr. Dove, best known for his choreography, “I wanted to deal with aspects of the Balanchine esthetic I find appealing: the speed, legginess, the formality. As for the title, I think the dancers are angelic. And for me, the angels of the senses are red.”

4 Rubies Pas de Deux Music: Capriccio for Piano and (1929) by Choreography: Premiere: April 13, 1967, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater.

Dorothée Gilbert Alessio Carbone

Jewels is unique: a full-length, three-act plotless ballet that uses the music of three very different composers. Balanchine was inspired by the artistry of jewelry designer Claude Arpels, and chose music revealing the essence of each jewel. He explained, “Of course, I have always liked ; after all, I am an Oriental, from Georgia in the Caucasus. I like the color of gems, the beauty of stones, and it was wonderful to see how our costume workshop, under Karinska’s direction, came so close to the quality of real stones (which were of course too heavy for the dancers to wear!).” Each section of the ballet is distinct in both music and mood. Emeralds, which Balanchine considered “an evocation of France — the France of elegance, comfort, dress, [and] perfume,” recalls the 19th-century of the French Romantics. Rubies is crisp and witty, epitomizing the collaboration of Stravinsky and Balanchine. Diamonds recalls the order and grandeur of Imperial Russia and the Maryinsky Theater, where Balanchine was trained.

The Balanchine ballet presented in this program is protected by copyright. Any unauthorized recording is prohibited without expressed written consent of The Balanchine Trust and the Nantucket Atheneum.

The performance of Rubies Pas De Deux, 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® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.

INTERMISSION

5 Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival World Premiere Music: Piano Quintet in G Minor, opus 57 by Dimitri Shostakovich is performed by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc. Choreography: Justin Peck

Chase Finlay Sterling Hyltin Ashley Laracey Amar Ramasar Teresa Reichlen Ana Sophia Scheller Troy Schumacher

Quintet: Naho Parrini, Brooke Saulnier, Gillian Gallagher, Maria Jeffers,Katy Luo

Encouraged by Benjamin Millpied, Justin Peck, a New York City and choreographer, had created a new work for the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Fest. Peck’s work was inspired by the dynamic music of the last three movements of Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet in G Minor, opus 57. Credit to....

6 2011 DANCE FESTIVAL: Program Notes By Joseph Carman

New York City Ballet and international choreographer, Benjamin Millepied marks his third year as the Artistic Director of the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival.

In keeping with his vision, Millepied has assembled a program of first-rate ballets that display a breadth of vision from the 20th and 21st centuries. Musically savvy and unusually dynamic, the festival program choreography represents talent ranging from the legendary Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine to a rising talent, Justin Peck. The ballets’ composers include Igor Stravinsky, Morton Gould, Richard Einhorn, Dimitri Shostakovich and Domenico Scarlatti.

Fourteen dancers from New York City Ballet will perform on the program: Tyler Angle, Chase Finlay, Amar Ramassar, Sterling Hyltin, Maria Kowroski, Ashley Laracey, Georgina Pazcoguin, Amar Ramasar, Teresa Reichlen, Ana Sophia Scheller, Troy Schumacher, Sean Suozzi and Daniel Ulbricht. Joining them will be Dorothée Gilbert and Alessio Carbone from the Paris Opera Ballet.

Ulysses Dove choreographed Red Angels for the New York City Ballet’s Diamond Project in 1994. This intensely physical work for a quartet of dancers stresses authority and athleticism through classical and modern dance vocabulary. Speaking about his ballet, the late Mr. Dove said, “I wanted to deal with aspects of the Balanchine esthetic that I find appealing: the speed, the legginess, the formality. As for the title, I think the dancers are angelic. And for me, the angels of the senses are red.” The tone of the ballet is immediately set by Richard Einhorn’s gripping score for a five-string electric violin, titled Maxwell’s Demon. Consisting of virtuoso violin solos rooted in rock percussion, the music references an eclectic mixture of styles, like blues-rock, Cajun fiddling and a Scottish reel. The dancers, dressed in bright red leotards, set the stage ablaze with electrifying solos and duets.

Following the resounding success of his first ballet, , Jerome Robbins continued to explore American themes and music in his choreography. For his second ballet, Interplay, Robbins chose Morton Gould’s jazzy score American Concertette for Piano and Orchestra and worked without a literal storyline, concentrating on a formal approach that still evoked the contemporary mood and style of 1945. Using eight dancers, Interplay amplifies the tone of teenagers at play—brash energy, showmanship, boogie-woogie and tender cuddles. While utilizing vocabulary as a basis, Robbins threw in cartwheels and leapfrogging to underscore the casual American feel of the piece. The free-spirited atmosphere of Interplay belies the serious choreographic craft on display; Robbins wanted to be taken seriously as a choreographer and his sophisticated use of formations (lines become diagonals

7 become circles) and meticulous demonstrate his burgeoning genius. The four movements of Interplay consist of an up-tempo opener, “Free Play,” followed by the puckish “Horseplay;” a sensuous pas de deux, “Byplay;” and a brisk coda, “Team Play.” Robbins and Gould made their points well in the ballet. There is the interplay of ballet steps and vernacular movement, the interplay of the dancers and orchestra, the interplay of the piano and orchestra and the interplay of jazz and classical musical elements. Originally created for Billy Rose’s Concert Varieties at the Ziegfeld Theater in June, 1945, Interplay was later produced by Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet and has lately entered the repertoire of other ballet companies, as well.

Justin Peck, an emerging 23-year-old talent from New York City Ballet, has choreographed 5 ballets in his nascent career. His latest, a world premiere for the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival, came at the request of Mr. Millepied, who has encouraged Peck to choreograph. The inspiration for the piece comes from the last three movements of Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet in G Minor, opus 57, which provides a roller coaster of contrasts in style and mood. “It opens with a that is analogous to dumping a bucket of ice water onto the audience,” says Peck. The poignant, reflective intermezzo is then followed by the rousing allegretto finale. In choreographing his ballet for seven dancers, Peck stated that he wanted the ballet’s design to match the challenges of balance and texture inherent in the music.

In Scarlatti-Pas de Deux, choreographer Jose Martinez uses two keyboard sonatas by the Baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti for his study in immaculate classical detail. Starting by enumerating basic dance phrases in silence, the dancers elaborate on ballet’s essential tendus and port de bras through a stately and elegant adagio. A coda-like second section leads the couple into virtuosic steps, combining speed and control. The pas de deux ends as it begins, with silent movement.

In 1967, Balanchine premiered his full-evening ballet Jewels, which, consisting of Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds, is really a compilation of three complete ballets. Set to Stravinsky’s 1929 Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, Rubies presents a free-spirited romp for a and three principal dancers. Alluding to jazzy dance forms and distinctly American speed and lines, Rubies abounds in sophisticated craft while retaining the broad appeal of Hollywood’s golden years of movie musicals. A wonderfully rhythmic Presto is followed by a sexy pas de deux to the Andante rapsodico. The ballet concludes with a brisk Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto for the entire cast.

Millepied has been extremely conscientious about retaining the classical traditions of ballet while moving it forward as an art form. Diverse and sophisticated in its musical and choreographic choices, this program of the 2011 Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival represents the director’s particular wisdom in knowing how to both please and challenge an audience.

Joseph Carman is a Senior Contributing Editor to and the author of Round About the Ballet, which features a chapter on Benjamin Millepied.

8 BIOGRAPHIES

Benjamin Millepied Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival Artistic Director Principal Dancer New York City Ballet Born in Bordeaux France, Benjamin Millepied began his dance training at the age of eight with his mother, Catherine Millepied, a former modern dancer. From age thirteen to sixteen he attended the Conservatoire National de Lyon, studying classical ballet under Michel Rahn. In the summer of 1992, Millepied made his first appearance in New York City, for a summer program at the School of , the official school of New York City Ballet. The following year, he became a full-time student at the school, having received the “Bourse Lavoisier,” a scholarship award from the French Ministry of Culture. In the 1994 School of American Ballet Spring Workshop, Millepied originated a principal role in Jerome Robbins’ 2 & 3 Part Inventions set to music by J.S. Bach. That same year, he was awarded the “.” In his last year at SAB, Millepied received the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise and was invited to become a member of New York City Ballet. In the spring of 2001, he was promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer. In 2004 and 2005, Millepied directed the Morris Center Dance Workshop in Bridgehampton, New York. From 2006 to 2007, he was choreographer-in-residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York. In 2007, Millepied received the United States Artists Wynn Fellowship. In 2010, he was made Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture. Millepied has served as Artistic Director of the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival since 2009. Millepied’s repertoire includes featured roles in George Balanchine’s , , Coppélia, “Divertimento” from Le Baiser De La Fée, , Harlequinade, Rubies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, , , Stars and Stripes, , , , Theme and Variations, Valse-Fantasie; in Jerome Robbins’ 2 & 3 Part Inventions, , Fancy Free, A , , The Four Seasons, , Interplay, and Suite; in ’s Double Feature, in ’s (A Dance) and Mercurial Manoeuvres; and in ’ and Sleeping Beauty. Additionally, Millepied originated roles in many works, including: Jerome Robbins’ , (revival), and Dybbuk (revival); Peter Martins’ ; ’s La Stravaganza; Mauro Bigonzetti’s and In Vento; and ’s Concerto DSCH. In 1999 and 2002 he appeared in featured roles with the New York City Ballet for the nationally televised Live From broadcast. Millepied is recognized in the dance world both as a dancer and also as a choreographer. His choreographic works include: Passages for the Conservatoire National de Lyon (2001), Triple Duet for performed at Sadler’s Wells, London (2002) and Circular Motion also for

9 Danses Concertantes, London (2004); , a dance film, co-directed by film-maker Olivier Simola (2003); On The Other Side for Danses Concertantes performed at Maison de la Danse, Lyon (2004); Double Aria danced by the New York City Ballet, with the original score of Daniel Ott (2005); 28 Variations of an Theme By for the School of American Ballet (2005); an original full-length Casse-Noisette for the Grand Théâtre de Genève with set designs and costumes by artist Paul Cox (2005); Closer as part of Benjamin Millepied and Company season at the Joyce Theater New York, with live accompaniment by (2006); Capriccio for ’s Studio Company (2006); Years Later, a solo work for in collaboration with Mr. Simola (2006); Amoveo for the Paris Opera Ballet with set design by Paul Cox and costumes by (2006); From Here On Out for American Ballet Theatre, original score by (2007); Petrouchka for the Ballet de Genève with set design and costumes by Paul Cox (2007); Triade for the Paris Opera Ballet with an original score by Nico Muhly (2008); 3 Movements for (2008); Without for Danses Concertantes (2008); Quasi Una Fantasia for the New York City Ballet (2009); Everything doesn’t happen at once for American Ballet theatre (2009); Sarabande for Danses Concertantes, premiered in Lyon (2009); Why Am I Not Where You Are with a commissioned score by Thierry Escaich and scenery by Santiago Calatrava, New York City Ballet (2010); Plainspoken with a commissioned score by , New York City Ballet (2010); One thing leads to another with a commissioned score by Nico Muhly, costumes by Rodarte, Het National Ballet (2010), This Part of Darkness for (2011) and Troika for American Ballet Theatre (2011). In 2010, Millepied choreographed and starred in ’s feature film “Black Swan.”

Dorothée Gilbert Etoile, Paris Opera Ballet Dorothée Gilbert was born in Toulouse, France. At the age of seven she began studying ballet at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, continuing at the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1995. Ms. Gilbert was invited to join Paris Opera Ballet as a member of the Corps de Ballet (quadrille) in 2000 and rising to Etoile in 2007 during a performance of ’s Casse-Noisette (The Nutcracker). In addition to dancing with the Paris Opera Ballet, Ms. Gilbert has also danced in Japan with and Friends, as well as in St. Petersburg and Monaco, amongst other cities. Ms. Gilbert’s repertory includes the leads in Raymonda, Swan Lake, , , La Fille Mal Gardée, and , and ballets by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and others. She has received the Prix AROP (2002), the Circle Carpeaux (2004), the Ballet 2000 (2006), and the Leonid Massine Award (2006).

10 Sterling Hyltin Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet Sterling Hyltin was born in Amarillo, Texas. At the age of six she began studying ballet at the Dallas Metropolitan Ballet, where she studied with Ann Etgen and Bill Atkinson. Ms. Hyltin entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, full time in the fall of 2000. In October 2002, Ms. Hyltin became an apprentice with New York City Ballet, and in June 2003 she joined the Company as a member of the Corps de Ballet. In March of 2006 she was promoted to and then Principal Dancer in May 2007. Since joining NYCB Ms. Hyltin has been featured in works by George Balanchine including: Ballo della Regina, Danses Concertantes, Divertimento No. 15, , George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, Harlequinade, Jewels, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Source, Stars and Stripes, Stravinsky , Symphony in C, Symphony in Three Movements, Tarantella, Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3, , , and Who Cares?; Peter Martins’ , Hallelujah Junction, Jeu de Cartes, Morgen, Naïve and Sentimental Music, Papillons, The Sleeping Beauty, Songs of the Auvergne, Swan Lake and Thou Swell; Benjamin Millepied’s Plainspoken; Angelin Preljocaj’s La Stravaganza; Jerome Robbins 2 & 3 Part Inventions, Fanfare and The Four Seasons and Susan Stroman’s Double Feature. In addition to originating roles in Douglas Lee’s Lifecasting; Wayne McGregor’s Outlier; Peter Martins’ Romeo + Juliet, The Red Violin; and Alexey Miroshnichenko’s The Lady with The Little Dog. Ms. Hyltin was the Janice Levin Dancer Honoree for 2005-2006.

Maria Kowroski Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet Maria Kowroski was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she began her ballet training at age seven with the School of Grand Rapids Ballet. Ms. Kowroski entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 1992. She became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in the summer of 1994 and joined the Company as a member of the Corps de Ballet in January of 1995. In the spring of 1997, Ms. Kowroski was promoted to the rank of Soloist and in the spring of 1999, she was promoted to Principal Dancer. Since joining NYCB Ms. Kowroski has been featured in works by George Balanchine including Agon, , Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, , Chaconne, , Cortège Hongrois, Firebird, The , George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, , “Emeralds,” “Rubies,” and “Diamonds” from Jewels, No. 2, Liebeslieder Walzer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, , Movements for Piano and Orchestra, , , Robert Schumann’s “Davidsbündlertänze”, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Swan Lake, , Symphony in C, , , and Variations pour une Porte et un Soupir; Ulysses Dove’s Red Angels; Eliot

11 Feld’s ; Robert La Fosse’s Concerto in Five Movements; Peter Martins’ Harmonielehrem, Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements), Naïve and Sentimental Music, River of Light, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Suite from Histoire du Soldat, Todo Buenos Aires, and The Project; Jerome Robbins’ , , , Dances at a Gathering, Fanfare, The Goldberg Variations, I’m Old Fashioned, , In the Night, Moves, and Piano Pieces. In addition she has originated roles in Jorma Elo’s Slice to Sharp; Douglas Lee’s Lifecasting; Mr. Martins’ Them Twos, Susan Stroman’s “The Blue Necklace” from Double Feature and “Blossom Got Kissed” from Duke!, Mauro Bigonzetti’s In Vento, Luce Nascosta, Oltremare, Vespro, ’s Musagète, Eliot Feld’s Organon, Mr. Martins’ Thou Swell, Wayne McGregor’s: Outlier, Benjamin Millepied’s Double Aria, Helgi Tomasson’s Prism, and Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain and Variations Sérieuses. Ms. Kowroski appeared in the Live from Lincoln Center broadcasts of New York City Ballets in May of 2002 and 2004 and been a guest artist with the Maryinsky Ballet, and the Munich Ballet among other companies. Ms. Kowroski was the recipient of the Princess Grace Award in 1994.

Teresa Reichlen Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet Teresa Reichlen (Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet) was born in Clifton, Virginia. At the age of ten she began studying ballet at the Russell School of Ballet, continuing at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet in 1999. In October 2000, Ms. Reichlen became an apprentice with NYCB, and in October 2001 she joined the Company as a member of the Corps de Ballet. In January 2005 she was promoted to Soloist and in October 2009 to Principal Dancer. Since joining the Company Ms. Reichlen has been featured in works by George Balanchine including Agon, Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, Concerto Barocco, , , The Nutcracker, “Rubies” from Jewels, Monumentum pro Gesualdo, , Prodigal Son, , Serenade, Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, Union Jack, Western Symphony and Who Cares?; Ulysses Dove Red Angels; Peter Martin’s Barber Violin Concerto, Naïve and Sentimental Music, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake; Jerome Robbin’s The Four Seasons, The Goldberg Variations and Moves and Christopher Wheeldon’s After The Rain. In addition to originating roles in Mauro Bigonzetti’s Luce Nascosta and Benjamin Millepied’s Plainspoken. Ms. Reichlen was the Janice Levin Dancer Honoree for 2004–2005.

12 Tyler Angle Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet Tyler Angle was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania and began his dance training at the age of nine with Deborah Anthony at the Allegheny Ballet Company. He entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, full time in the fall of 2001. As an apprentice with the New York City Ballet, he danced in a featured role in ’s Chopiniana, performed by SAB as part of New York City Ballet’s winter 2004 season. Mr. Angle was a 2002 recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award, a 2003 recipient of the Martin Segal Award, and a Jerome Robbins Scholarship recipient. He joined New York City Ballet in June 2004 and was promoted to Principal in 2009. Mr. Angle has performed in ballets by George Balanchine including Agon, Four Temperaments, Symphony in C, and Vienna Waltzes, Jerome Robbins‘ Fancy Free, Four Seasons and Goldberg Variations, Peter Martins’, The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo + Juliet, Swan Lake and Naïve and Sentimental Music. Mr. Angle has premiered five works by Christopher Wheeldon: Mercurial Manoeuvres, and the Rose, Klavier, An American in Paris and Estancia and performed in works by Eliot Feld, , Angelin Preljocaj and . In 2010, Tyler was invited to bring a group of dancers to the Cuban Dance Festival to critical acclaim.

Amar Ramasar Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet Amar Ramasar was born in , New York. He began his studies at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in 1993. In addition, he studied at the American Ballet Theatre Summer Program and The Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet. In July 2000, Mr. Ramasar became an apprentice with New York City Ballet, and in July 2001 he joined the Company as a member of the Corps de Ballet. In March of 2006 he was promoted to Soloist and in October 2009 was promoted to Principal Dancer. Since joining the Company Mr. Ramasar has been featured in works by George Balanchine including: Agon, , Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, Danses Concertantes, Divertimento No. 15, The Four Temperaments, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Orpheus, La Sonnambula, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, La Valse, and Who Cares?; David Allan’s Reunions, Ulysses Dove’s Red Angels; Peter Martins’ A Fool for You, Concerto for Two Solo , Fearful Symmetries, Les Gentilhommes, , The Infernal Machine, Jeu de Cartes, Naïve and Sentimental Music, Romeo + Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, Songs of the

13 Auvergne, and Swan Lake; Benjamin Millepied’s Plainspoken; Angelin Preljocaj’s La Stravaganza; Jerome Robbins’ Concertino, Dances at a Gathering, Fancy Free, Fanfare, The Four Seasons, The Goldberg Variations, In the Night, Interplay, Piano Pieces, and ; Susan Stroman’s Double Feature; and Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain, and Polyphonia. In addition Mr. Ramasar has originated roles in Mauro Bigonzetti’s Luce Nascosta, Oltremare; Jorma Elo Slice to Sharp; Douglas Lee’s Lifecasting; Peter Martin’s and The Red Violin; Wayne McGregor’s Outlier; Benjamin Millepied’s Why I’m not where you are; and Alexei Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons. Mr. Ramasar was a Mae L. Wien Award recipient for 2000.

Daniel Ulbricht Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet Daniel Ulbricht was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, and began his dance training at the age of eleven at the Judith Lee Johnson Studio of Dance, studying with Lenny Holmes. He continued at Les Jeunes Danseurs with Javier Dubraq, the Chautauqua Summer Dance Program, training with Jean Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride and School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet. While a student at SAB, Mr. Ulbricht performed with New York City Ballet as a Jester in Peter Martins’ The Sleeping Beauty. In December 2000, he became an apprentice with NYCB and in November 2001 he joined the Company as a member of the Corps de Ballet. In January 2005, Mr. Ulbricht was promoted to the rank of Soloist and in May 2007 to Principal Dancer. Since joining the Company Mr. Ulbricht has been featured in ballets by George Balanchine including: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, Ivesiana, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mozartiana, Prodigal Son, La Sonnambula, Stars and Stripes, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Tarantella, and Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3; Peter Martins’ Eight More, Fearful Symmetries, Les Gentilhommes, , Jeu de Cartes, Naïve and Sentimental Music, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake; Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, Fanfare, The Four Seasons, and Interplay; Richard Tanner’s Soirée; and Lynn Taylor-Corbett’s Chiaroscuro. In addition he has originated roles in Melissa Barak’s Call Me Ben, Mr. Martins’ Friandises, Grazioso, Romeo + Juliet, Robert La Fosse’s Land of Nod, Alexei Ratmansky’s Namouna, A Grand Divertissement, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Shambards. Mr. Ulbricht has been a guest artist in the United States and Europe and is a guest teacher at SAB, around the country, and at universities. Mr. Ulbricht was the Janice Levin Dancer Honoree for 2003-2004.

14 Ana Sofia Scheller Soloist, New York City Ballet Ana Sofia Scheller was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the age of six she began studying ballet at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colon. As part of Argentina’s National Presidential Prize for Cultural Excellence in Classical Dance, Ms. Scheller received a scholarship for three consecutive years before moving to New York at age thirteen to enroll full time at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet. At SAB, she danced featured roles in the 2002 and 2003 Workshop Performances. Ms. Scheller joined American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company in August 2003, and joined New York City Ballet as a member of the Corps de Ballet in April 2004 and was promoted to Soloist in December 2006. Since joining the Company Ms. Scheller has been featured in ballets by George Balanchine including Ballo della Regina, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, Divertimento No. 15, “Emeralds” from Jewels, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Source, Symphony in C, Symphony in Three Movements, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, Vienna Waltzes, ; Peter Martins’ A Fool for You, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake; Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH; Jerome Robbins’ and Interplay, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Estancia. In addition she originated roles in Tribute by Christopher d’Amboise, Slice to Sharp by Jorma Elo, and Chishester Psalms by Peter Martins. In 2003 Ms. Scheller was the recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award. Alessio Carbone Premiere Danseur, Paris Opera Ballet Alessio Carbone was born in Stockholm, Sweden, studying ballet at La Scala Ballet School in Milan, Italy where he performed with the company and in soloist roles. He joined La Scala Ballet in 1996. Mr. Carbone became a supernumerary of the Paris Opera Ballet in 1997, and a Quadrille in 1998. He was promoted to Coryphée in 2000, Sujet in 2001 and Premier Danseur in 2002. Mr. Carbone’s repertoire includes (Kenneth MacMillan’s and Rudolf Nureyev’s), Capriccio Pas de Deux, Jewels, Prodigal Son, Symphony in C , Concerto Barocco and Four Temperaments (George Balanchine’s); Giselle, Paquita, La Bayadère, Le Mandarin merveilleux (Maurice Béjart’s), Un trait d’union (A.Preljocaj), Doux mensonges, Bella Figura (J.Kylian), Pavane (M. Kelemenis), Don Quichotte and Nutcracker (Nureyev), L’Arlesienne (), White Darkness (Nacho Duato), Coppelia (Patrice Bart) and Appartement (). In addition, Mr. Carbone has been a guest with the National Ballet of Marseille, Rome Opera Ballet, Teatro Comunal in Florence, Talin Opera Ballet and The . He has received the Leonid Massine Award in 1997 and 2006, and a first prize and special jury prize at the International Competition of Perugia.

15 Sean Suozzi Soloist, New York City Ballet Sean Suozzi was born in Glen Cove, New York, and began his dance training at the age of seven with Joyce DiLauro, continuing at the Nutmeg Ballet in Torrington, Connecticut with Sharon Dante, Joan Kunsch, Eleanor D’Antuono, Alexei Tchernichov, and Kevin Martin. Mr. Suozzi attended the 1997 summer session at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet and continued for the winter session as a scholarship student. At SAB, he studied with Stanley Williams, Andrei Kramarevsky, Peter Boal, , and Susan Pillare, among other SAB teachers. Mr. Suozzi become an apprentice with New York City Ballet in April 1999 and joined the Company as a member of the Corps de Ballet in February 2000 and promoted to Soloist in May 2007. Since joining NYCB Mr. Suozzi has been featured in works by George Balanchine including Agon, Cortège Hongrois, The Four Temperaments, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, “Emeralds” from Jewels, Prodigal Son, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. Symphony in C, Symphony in Three Movements, Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, and La Valse; Melissa Barak’s A Simple Symphony; Eliot Feld’s A Stair Dance; Angelin Preljocaj’s La Stravaganza; Peter Martins’ Calcium Light Night, Les Gentilhommes, Romeo + Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake; and Jerome Robbins’ Fanfare, The Four Seasons, and Interplay. In addition he originated roles in Peter Martins’ The Red Violin, Benjamin Millepied’s Why am I not where you are and Alexei Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons. Mr. Suozzi performed with Peter Boal & Company at the Joyce Theater, dancing in the world premieres of John Alleyne’s 2nd Prologue and Marco Goecke’s Mopey.

Chase Finlay Corps de Ballet, New York City Ballet Chase Finlay was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. At the age of eight he began studying ballet at Ballet Academy East, continuing at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet. Mr. Finlay became an apprentice with NYCB in September 2008 joining as a member of the Corps de Ballet in September 2009. Since joining the Company Mr. Finlay has been featured in ballets including George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™; Ulysses Dove’s Red Angels; Sean Lavery’s Romeo and Juliet; Peter Martins’ Mirage and The Sleeping Beauty and Jerome Robbins’ 2 and 3 Part Inventions, and Interplay. In addition he originated roles in Alexey Miroshnichenko’s The Lady with The Little Dog and Alexei Ratmansky’s: Namouna, A Grand Divertissement. Mr. Finlay was a recipient of the first Clive Barnes Award for dance in 2010.

16 Ashley Laracey Corps de Ballet, New York City Ballet Ashley Laracey was born in Sarasota, Florida where she began studying ballet at the age of five at the Carty Academy of Theater Dance in Bradenton, Florida. At age twelve she continued at the of Florida and at fifteen at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida. Ms. Laracey began studying at the School of American Ballet (SAB) the official school of New York City Ballet in the fall of 2001 becoming an apprentice in the fall of 2002 and Corps de Ballet member in February 2003. Since joining the Company Ms. Laracey has danced featured roles in works by George Balanchine including Agon, Ballo della Regina, Cortége Hongrois, The Four Temperaments, The Nutcracker, ‘Emeralds’ from Jewels and La Valse; and in Jerome Robbins’ 2 and 3 Part Inventions, The Concert, Glass Pieces and Interplay, and originated a feature role in Peter Martins’ .

Troy Schumacher New York City Ballet, Corps de Ballet Troy Schumacher was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and began studying ballet with Atlanta Ballet in 2000. In 2001, he began studying ballet in the summer session at Chautauqua, where he worked with Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride, and , becoming a full time student at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 2002. Mr. Schumacher became an apprentice with NYCB in January 2005 and joined the company as a member of the Corps de Ballet in December 2005. Since joining the company, Mr. Schumacher has been featured in ballets by George Balanchine including George Balanchine’s The NutcrackerTM, La Sonnambula and Union Jack; Peter Martins’ Fearful Symmetries, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake; Richard Tanner’s Episodes & Sarcasms and Alexey Miroshnichenko’s Lady with The Little Dog. Mr. Schumacher was the recipient of the 2002 Jackson International Ballet Competition Award of Encouragement.

17 Georgina Pazcoguin Corp de Ballet, New York City Ballet Georgina Pazcoguin was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. At the age of four she began studying ballet at the Allegheny Ballet Academy, continuing at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet in the fall of 2001 and in the summer at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. In October 2002, Ms. Pazcoguin became an apprentice with New York City Ballet, joining the Company as a member of the Corps de Ballet in October 2003. Since joining NYCB, Ms. Pazcoguin has been featured in works by George Balanchine including The Nutcracker and Scotch Symphony; Eliot Feld’s The Unanswered Question; Peter Martins’ The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and The Waltz Project; and Jerome Robbins’ The Concert, Fancy Free, N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz and West Side Story Suite. In addition she originated roles in Peter Martins’ Romeo + Juliet, Alexei Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Estansia. In 2002 Ms. Pazcoguin was a recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award and participated in an exhibition performance at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, performing with the Allegheny Ballet Company.

Justin Peck Corps de Ballet, New York City Ballet Justin Peck was born in Encinitas, California where he began studied ballet at California Ballet for two years. He continued at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official School of New York City Ballet, becoming an apprentice of the Company in 2006 and a member of the Corps de Ballet in the spring of 2007. Since joining NYCB, Mr. Peck has been featured in works by George Balanchine including Brahms- Schoenberg Quartet, Concerto Barocco, Firebird, Libeslieder Walzer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tschaikovsky Suite No 3; Peter Martins The Sleeping Beauty and The Waltz Project; Angelin Preljocaj La Stravaganza and Jerome Robbins The Concert, Fancy Free and The Four Seasons. Mr. Peck was invited to participate in the 10th anniversary of the New York Choreographic Workshop with Tales of a Chinese Zodiac. Tonight’s Premier work, choreographed especially for the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival, is his seventh ballet.

18 Cenovia Cummins Violinist, Red Angels

Cenovia Cummins is a freelance musician in New York City and has served as concertmaster for many including Riverside Symphony, Eos, Roanoke Symphony, Naumberg Orchestra, NY Pops , and School of American Ballet. She is also a chamber musician having played with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Grand Canyon and Moab music festivals. She has appeared on the Show, Saturday Night Live, VH1, Good Morning America, backing up artists such as Tony Bennett, Britney Spears, Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, P. Diddy, Rod Stewart among others. As associate concertmaster she has twice toured with Barbra Streisand. Cummin’s violin solos have been featured in the major motion pictures “Lovely and Amazing” and more recently in the film “Julie and Julia.” She also has two feature violin solos on Nellie Mckay’s 2009 CD release “Normal as Blueberry Pie” a tribute to Doris Day. She was featured this year in the New York City Ballet performances of Ulysses Dove’s Red Angels. Cenovia plays on a violin made in 1716 by Giovanni Grancino of Milan and bows made by contemporary bow makers, Michael Yeats and Jean Pierre Gasq.

Gillian Gallagher Violist, Justin Peck Premier Gillian Gallagher is a multi-dimensional artist and chamber musician, having collaborated with such eminent performers as violinist Arnold Steinhardt, pianists Claude Frank and Emanuel Ax, the Tokyo String Quartet, and violinist and composer Mark O’Connor. She is currently a member of the Osso Quartet, a group that spans classical music and indie rock. Ms. Gallagher tours the United States extensively as violist of both O’Connor’s acclaimed Appalachia Waltz Trio, with whom she has performed since 2007, and the O’Connor Quartet. Gallagher has participated in and performed at festivals around the world, including the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan, the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy, the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, and California’s Music@Menlo. She has also given recitals in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. Ms. Gallagher has premiered over a dozen new works at the Museum of Modern Art’s Summergarden Series in New York since 2005. She has also been on viola faculty at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Mark O’Connor’s String Camps, and the Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival. Originally from Saratoga Springs, New York, Gillian Gallagher received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the , where she studied with Heidi Castleman, Misha Amory, and Hsin-Yun Huang.

19 Maria Bella Jeffers Cellist, Justin Peck Premier Maria Bella Jeffers has been living and performing in New York City since 2001. She has undergraduate degrees from the University of North Texas and a graduate degree from the Manhattan School of Music. She is currently a member of the Osso Quartet, a group that spans classical music and indie rock. Maria has become a part of the indie rock community. She can be heard with My Brightest Diamond, The National, DM Stith, the Polyphonic Spree, DeVotchKa, Meatloaf, and on Paste Magazine’s record of the decade, Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois. Maria is the cellist and founder of the string quartet Osso which is also on the Asthmatic Kitty label.

Katy Luo Pianist, Justin Peck Premier Katy Luo is an active soloist and chamber musician in New York City. Ms. Luo’s performing experience ranges from the classical masters performed on period instruments to the works of Cage, Ligeti, Schnittke, and other contemporary composers. Ms. Luo holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her past teachers have included Jacqueline Chew, Haewon Song, Monique Duphil, and Gilbert Kalish. Ms. Luo is an alumnus of the Young Musicians Program, a community outreach music program at the University of California at Berkeley. Her passion and commitment for community organizations have led to her involvement formerly at the Boys Choir of Harlem and presently at the Bloomingdale School of Music, where she founded the Album for the Young: Student New Music Project, a project which provides young children the opportunity to compose and premiere works by living composers. Known for her innovative programming, Ms. Luo has presented programs such as the horn trios of Brahms and Ligeti at the Staller Center for the Arts, a collection of dance suites by Bach, Albeniz, Schoenberg, and Cage at the Bloomingdale School of Music. Past concerts have also included: “Tradition Begins, Tradition Ends,” show-casing the music of Bach and Stockhausen at Christ and St. Stephens Church; “Recompositions”, a re-appraisal of pre-existing musical styles in the works of Henze, Berg, and Dwarka;, and “Remaking the Past”, exploring modern masters in the role of arrangers, which included works by Stravinsky, Bach, Arvo Pärt, Mozart, and Dominico Gallo. Past collaborations included, Sunday recital Series at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with members of the Boys Choir of Harlem, and at the Goethe Institute with Christian Biegai, in a program of Saxophone music from 1930s Berlin. A Haydn aficionado, Ms. Luo is currently involved in a self-directed film project of the complete book of Haydn’s Piano Sonatas. Each of the films will be a live-taping of a single Sonata. The first film was shot at the Bowery Mission in lower Manhattan.

20 Naho Tsutsui Parrini Violinist, Justin Peck Premier Naho Tsutsui Parrini, a native of Japan, received her BM from North Carolina School of the Arts, and her MM and DMA from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her principal teachers include Philip Setzer, Pamela Frank, Mitchell Stern, and Kevin Lawrence. She is currently a member of the Osso Quartet, a group that spans classical music and indie rock. Since 2003, Naho spends her summers at the Kinhaven Music School in Vermont and, since 2007, she has been serving as a resident teaching artist at the Bloomingdale School of Music in Manhattan, New York. Ms. Parrini has given numerous recitals in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, and Bulgaria, both as a soloist and chamber musician, and has performed at prestigious halls such as Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Izumi Hall in Japan, and the National Palace of Culture in Bulgaria. As a member of the Hyperion String Quartet, she performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Japan from 2007 – 2009. Her live performances have been broadcasted worldwide on WQXR and she was a featured recitalist on the Bulgarian National Television. She is a recipient of numerous scholarships and awards including the first prize of the NCSA Concerto Competition, the Giannini scholarship, and the Liberace scholarship.

Brooke Quiggins Saulnier Violinist, Justin Peck Premier Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Brooke Quiggins Saulnier began her violin studies at age 5. She received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music under the direction of Rosenberg and Lucie Robert. Ms. Quiggins Saulnier currently holds Principal Second Violin positions with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra and the Miami Symphony Orchestra. As well as her orchestral positions, Brooke is a member of the Osso quartet, a group that spans the gap between classical music and indie rock. She has performed in recitals and concerts throughout the United States and Europe and has won top honors in numerous solo and chamber music competitions, including the National Association of Music Teachers National Competition, the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, and the Bergen Orchestra International Concerto Competition. Ms. Quiggins Saulnier has performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Madison Square Garden, , and Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (Jazz at Lincoln Center). In 2004, she received high acclaim for her playing as the solo violinist in the Broadway show “Vivace!” at the New Victory Theater.

21 Mark Stanley Production Supervisor & Lighting Designer New York City Ballet

Mark Stanley, Resident Lighting Designer for New York City Ballet, has designed since 1986 over 180 premiers for the Company’s repertory including works for Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon, Susan Stroman, Kevin O’Day, Christopher D’Amboise, Alexei Ratmansky, William Forsythe, Ulysses Dove, and others. His designs have been seen with other choreographers including Susan Marshall, David Gordon, Doug Varone, Tim Rushton, Nicolo Fonte, Lynn Taylor- Corbett, and numerous ballet companies across Europe and the USA. Mr. Stanley previously served as Resident Designer for the New York City Opera, lighting over 20 new productions for the resident and touring companies. He has designed plays for The Kennedy Center, The Huntington Theatre Co., Long Wharf Theater, The Ordway, Goodspeed Opera House and The Night Kitchen Theater. His designs have been seen nationally on PBS for Live From Lincoln Center and Great Performances, including The Diamond Project, Swan Lake, The Balanchine Celebration, An Evening with Alan J. Lerner, and New York City Opera’s , The New Moon, and . Internationally he has worked with the US tours of the , Kirov Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, Vienna Volksoper, San Kai Juku, The Donestk Ballet, The Kodo Drummers, The National Puppet Theater of Japan, and the Carleton Dance Festival Brazil. Mr. Stanley heads the lighting program at Boston University, is on the board of the Gilbert Helmsley Lighting Programs, and is the author of The Color of Light Workbook. Betsy Ayer Stage Manager New York City Ballet Betsy Ayer, Stage Manager at New York City Ballet, is pleased to be returning to the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival this summer. Other recent projects include Susan Marshall & Company; Buglisi Dance Theater; Kaija Saariaho’s opera La Passion de Simone in Vienna, London, Helsinki, Stockholm, and New York; Nakamura-Za’s Kabuki production The Summer Festival of Osaka at the Lincoln Center Festival; and Shockheaded Peter in New York. She is a graduate of Smith College.

22 Ben Pilat bio?

Production Staff Production Director/Lighting Designer: Event Planners/Logistics Coordinators: Mark Stanley Aisling Glynn ACKtivities Stage Manager: Betsy Ayer Lighting and Sound: Capron Ben Pilat Artistic Coordinator Faith Petrides

Atheneum Staff Amy Cabre Kiley Fitch Lincoln Thurber Bess Clarke Amy Jenness Nancy Tyrer Cheryl Creighton Mary B. Macy Paula K. Williams

23 We are deeply grateful to the following sponsors of the Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival 2011. As a result of their leadership and generosity the Nantucket Atheneum is able to continue its tradition of bringing educational and cultural enrichment to our island. Corporate Sponsor

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24 Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Forster Liz and Jeff Peek Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greenspon Mary Ann and Robb Peglar Wendy and Ben Griswold Marion and Robert Rosenthal Joan and Phil Gulley Ellen and David Ross Sandra Urie and Frank Herron Samantha and Mark Sandler Lois and John Horgan Althea Duersten and Steven Saslow Jean Doyen de Montaillou Catharine and Jeffrey Soros and Michael A. Kovner Daisy and Paul Soros Jill L. Leinbach Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Frances and Craig Lindner Dr. Deborah Pilla and Dr. David Volpi Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lipp Cathy and Stephen Weinroth Livingston Family Fund Marcia and Joe Welch Marion and Terry Martin Stephanie and Jay Wilson Charlotte and MacDonald Mathey Mary and David Wolff Bonnie and Peter McCausland

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25 Plié Anonymous Barry Hughson Mr. and Mrs. John Belash Marjie and Bob Kargman Ginny and Bill Birch Deedie and Ted McCarthy Larry and Margit Breakiron Jeanne and Bruce Miller Laura and Bill Buck Winnie and Chris Mortenson Paula and Bob Butler Nikko Nissen Roxanne and Trip Casscells Sally and Michael Orr Carol and Erik Christensen Valerie and Jeffrey Paley Barbara G. Cohen Dorothy R. P. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Cohen Abby and Steve Perelman Bessie and John Connelly Melissa and Nat Philbrick Evelyn and Ewan Copeland Jenny and Michael Price Ginny and Jim Costello Karen W. Rainwater Susan Deutsch Susan and Kennedy P. Richardson Jane Falk Robin and Mark Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. David C. Farrell Penny Scheerer and John Schwanbeck Trudy Dujardin and Frank Fasanella Judith Lee and Robert Schwarzenbach Lynn and Mark Filipski Susan and L. Dennis Shapiro Judy M. Foley Deidre and Joseph Smialowski Barbara and Elliott Gewirtz Maysie Starr Kitty and Herbert Glantz Esta-Lee and Harris Stone Denise Scruton and Adam Glick Merrielou and Ned Symes Phyllis and Leonard Greenberg Britten Hartnett and Wat H. Tyler Mary Moss Greenebaum Elizabeth and Peter Wareing Julia and William Hobart in honor of Phoebe Tudor Linda and Peter Hoey -Anonymous

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Other Sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erskine Ms. Sally Susman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Richard St. Pierre Linda Johnson

26 Thank You A1 Taxi Kendra Lockley/Simply with Style Catering Aisling Glynn/ACKtivities Andrew Maltby/Custom Event Flooring Michael Molinar/Flowers on Chestnut Mary-Randolph Ballinger Nantucket Golf Club Jordi Cabre Photography Nantucket Public Schools/ Capron Elizabeth Hitchcock Congdon and Coleman Insurance Eileen Powers/Javatime Design Cranberry Transportation Tim Thompson Kathleen Hay Designs Ellen and Ron Winters Curt Livingston The Westmoor Club

Special Thanks to Our Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival Host Families

Suzanne and Tom Albani Dolly and Pete Howell Susie and Ward Belcher Curt Livingston Barbara and Bill Charlton Penny and Alex Nieroth John and Margee Falk Judith and Donald Opatrny Barbara Fife Susan and Harry Rein namesNancy and Al Forster toGleaves come and Dusty Rhodes Cosby and Tim George Jay B. Rosenberg Mary and John Greenebaum Ellen and Ron Winters Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival Information

Late Seating: Those arriving late or returning to their seats will be seated only during a convenient pause in the program. Restrooms: Restrooms can be found by entering the school’s main entrance and walking past the school’s main office. The restrooms are on the right. Lost & Found: Lost and found items will be stored at the check-in table during the performance and then brought to the Atheneum. Intermissions: There are two intermissions on this evening’s program. Each will be 10 minutes in length. The lobby lights will flicker three minutes before the end of each Intermission as a signal for patrons to return to their seat. In case of emergency: Please follow the lighted exit signs out of the building and listen for any instructions. Photography: No photography or taping is permitted during the performance.

Mission The Nantucket Atheneum, a private non-profit organization provides public library service to the island’s year-round and seasonal residents, housed in a historic 1847 building and the Weezie Library for Children. The Atheneum collects, organizes and disseminates books, literature and other materials in a variety of formats to help users of all ages meet their recreational, personal, professional and intellectual needs. In keeping with its heritage, the Atheneum also serves as a cultural center for the Nantucket community by sponsoring educational programming and maintaining special collections related to the history and culture of the island.