ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 SEASON LOURDES LOPEZ MIAMI CITY BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Above: MCB Artistic Director Lourdes “For many families, Nutcracker is their first introduction to the transformative Lopez coached students from MCB’s Ballet Bus scholarship program in their power of classical ballet and quickly becomes a favorite holiday tradition. Mice, Party Scene and Bunny roles for the Company’s new production of George This year, we were proud to have 12 students from our Ballet Bus scholarship Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Photos © program audition and perform with our professional dancers in our new Alexander Iziliaev. Right: MCB dancers in “Diamonds” from Nutcracker production. With Ballet Bus giving opportunities to underserved the full-length ballet Jewels. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Bal- children in the region, we are paving a solid career path for our next generation anchine Trust. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev. of Miami City Ballet stars, all hailing from the diverse tapestry of communities that we have right here in South Florida.”

Lourdes Lopez, Miami City Ballet Artistic Director

To read more about MCB’s unique Ballet Bus scholarship program, please see Pages 30-31. For a letter from Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, please see Page 10. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 Mission Statement 14 Nutcracker for a New Millennium 26 Gateway to the Americas MCB’s International Connections 5 Board Members 16 A Scintillating Centennial Jerome Robbins’ 100th Year 28 Premier Training 6 A Historic Opening in the Berkshires MCB Glimmers at 85th Anniversary 18 A Postmodernist World Premiere 30 Innovative Arts Education of Jacob’s Pillow Brian Brooks’ One Line Drawn In Its Third Year, Ballet Bus Becomes a National Model of Excellence 7 Company 20 From Russia With Love Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH 32 Share the Dance 8 Letter From the Board Chair MCB Engages a Diverse 10 22 High Tea in the Palm Beaches Tapestry of Communities Letter From the Artistic Director For the Ballerina in All of Us 34 11 Letter From the Executive Director Financial Overview 24 On Pointe 36 12 A Golden Anniversary Alumni Shine at MCB School’s Donors th George Balanchine’s Jewels 25 Anniversary Gala

3 OUR MISSION Left: MCB Dancers Katia Carranza and We exist to impact people’s lives through Renato Penteado in “Rubies.” Chore- the transformative power of dance. ography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

Right: MCB Dancers Simone Messmer OUR and Renan Cerdeiro in Other Dances. VISION Choreography by Jerome Robbins. Deeply rooted in our South Florida Photo © Alexander Iziliaev. community, Miami City Ballet will expand and inspire our audiences locally, nationally, and internationally.

4 MIAMI CITY BALLET BOARD FOR 2017/18 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kristi Jernigan, Barbara K. Eroncig Manny Marquez, Chair Robert Gottlieb City Representative Charles Adelman, Kathy Guttman Jorge Medina, Esq. Treasurer Mamie Jõeveer, Esq. Jimmy Morales, Esq., Jill E. Braufman, City Representative Darla Karlton Chair of the Nominating and Claudia Perles Governing Committee Susan D. Kronick Michael Schultz Jeffrey Davis, Lourdes Lopez, Chair of the Development Committee Artistic Director Dr. Margaret Eidson

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sara Minskoff Allan Miriam Flamm Margot London Madeline Anbinder Ann Fromer Patricia E. Lowry, Esq. Stephen Anbinder Dini Albert Golden Lisa Kott Massirman Toby Lerner Ansin, Founder Roni Goldsmith Jennifer Myerberg Merrill Ashley Francinelee Hand Rosalind Richter Laura Besvinick, Esq. Charles Hanna Juan Js. Roca M. Nora Bulnes Michele Herbert Ophelia Roca M. Mary Cirillo-Goldberg Jane Katcher Diane E. Siegel Rosalee C. Davison Amy Kohan Sara Solomon Malka Fingold Karen Krause Diana S. C. Zeydel, Esq.

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Ana-Marie Codina Barlick Gerri Lebow* *Deceased Mike Eidson Rhoda Levitt Ron Esserman Rita Stein* R. Kirk Landon*

5 A HISTORIC OPENING IN THE BERKSHIRES MCB GLIMMERS AT 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF JACOB’S PILLOW Miami City Ballet began its 2017/18 Season to great critical acclaim by opening the 85th anniversary cele- bration of Jacob’s Pillow in June 2017. After a 19-year hiatus in performing at this world-renowned dance festival in Beckett, Massachusetts, MCB glimmered during its week-long engagement. An art lover’s par- adise, Jacob’s Pillow is the oldest continuous annual celebration of dance in the United States. Works on the program showcased MCB’s wide-ranging artistry and technical prowess, including master choreogra- pher George Balanchine’s challenging Allegro Bril- lante, set to Tchaikovsky’s energetic Piano Concerto No. 3; Tony Award-winning choreographer Christo- pher Wheeldon’s complex Polyphonia, performed to György Ligeti’s eerily melodious score; Peter Martin’s elegant Barber Violin Concerto, created to Samuel Barber’s 1941 Violin Concerto, Opus 14; and Sir Ken- Above: MCB Dancers Jovani Furlan and Kleber Rebello in Polyphonia. Choreography © Christopher Wheeldon. neth MacMillan's Carousel Pas de Deux, from the Photo © Christoper Duggan. Courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow. beloved 1945 musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Left Below: MCB Dancers Jennifer Lauren and Renan Cerdiero in Allegro Brillante. Choreography by George Balanchine Hammerstein II. © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Christoper Duggan. Courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow. Right Below: To great critical acclaim, Miami City Ballet opened the 85th anniversary of Jacob’s Pillow in June 2017 after a 19-year hiatus in performing at the world-renowned dance festival in Beckett, Massachusetts. Photos © Christopher Duggan. Miami City Ballet approaches Balanchine’s ballets in ways that are “fast, space-devouring, clear, [and] outstandingly musical. … [Best of all], the Miamians dance with sunshine.”

Dance Critic Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times, June 23, 2017, at MCB’s opening of Jacob’s Pillow

6 COMPANY PRINCIPALS CORPS DE BALLET Tricia Albertson - Katia Carranza Alaina Andersen - Eric Beckham Renan Cerdeiro - Jeanette Delgado Adrienne Carter - Julia Cinquemani Jovani Furlan - Rainer Krenstetter Maya Collins - Bradley Dunlap Jennifer Lauren - Simone Messmer Mayumi Enokibara Renato Penteado - Kleber Rebello Samantha Hope Galler - Ellen Grocki Reyneris Reyes Aaron Hilton - Rebecca King Suzette Logue - Alex Manning Harrison Monaco Lexie Overholt PRINCIPAL SOLOISTS - Leanna Rinaldi - Émilien Rivoire Ariel Rose Helen Ruiz Nathalia Arja - Didier Bramaz - Alyssa Schroeder Christie Sciturro Lauren Fadeley - Callie Manning - Alexander Peters Luiz Silva - Raechel Sparreo Christina Spigner - Nicole Stalker Ella Titus - Eric Trope - Ao Wang SOLOISTS Amir Yogev - Damian Zamorano Emily Bromberg - Shimon Ito Ashley Knox - Jordan-Elizabeth Long Chase Swatosh

Below: MCB Dancers in Concerto DSCH. Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

7 LETTER FROM MCB Board Chair Kristi Jernigan These are important invitations, as they point to our position in Miami and internationally as a THE BOARD CHAIR world-class ballet company. We continue to export y first year as chair of the Miami City Ballet Miami’s art and culture to the rest of the nation and M Board of Trustees has been busy, challenging, the world. Conversely, dance lovers, critics, and and most of all, rewarding. students from all around the globe are looking to In 2016, as part of the interviews and surveying and coming to South Florida, witnessing and par- conducted during our strategic planning process, taking in the magic we are creating. constituents told us that our greatest strength as a With an unequaled partner in Lourdes, I have been Company was our artistic excellence and that our able to focus my energies on rebuilding our admin- greatest weakness was our administrative organi- istrative capacity, both as Chair and as acting Exec- zational capacity. utive Director. That was clearly evident in 2017/18 as nearly every I am elated at the progress we’ve made, thanks to administrative leadership role was vacant or in tran- the dedication, patience, and engagement of a sition. committed board of trustees, and the energy (and Lesser organizations might have crumbled under patience!) of our staff and some key consultants. such a challenge, but my fellow board members and I understood that our artistic pursuits remained orking together, we have not only navigated paramount to the foundation of one of America’s through administrative challenges but also leading ballet companies. W have seen the Company thrive. I am happy to report As my predecessors can attest, a reputation for that we have concluded our most successful year of excellence is not built overnight, nor is it main- fundraising and achieved 90 percent of our earned tained by a status quo mandate. Artists can only revenue goal while at the same time having reve- create and grow in an environment that feeds the nues exceed expenses. creative process. They need a culture that nurtures, inspires, and invites artistic risk. Perhaps even more important than our financial results was the impact we had on the lives of fam- It is through her inspired and sanguine artistic As stewards of this amazing Company, we vowed to ilies and children in our South Florida community. provide the necessary environment for our artists vision that our brand-new production of George ® to grow and thrive during this time of transition. Balanchine’s The Nutcracker came to life. This For the first time ever in the history of our beloved glorious production, generously supported by George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, 2,000 school $2.5 million in philanthropic investments from our children were able to experience ballet – most believe we have succeeded. Today, our Company donors, was loved by audiences and critics alike. for their first time – during a free performance at I has never been stronger or more virtuous. For We were honored to be invited to perform at the the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts that, we owe the utmost gratitude to Artistic Direc- Spoleto Festival in Charleston and at Les Étés de in Miami. tor Lourdes Lopez. Despite the administrative chal- la Danse festival in Paris. This fall, we are invited as In 2017/18, our Ballet Bus program completed its third lenges, Lourdes has demonstrated the same strong “one of the world’s eight great ballet companies” year of providing underserved children with a com- and humane leadership that she brought to Miami to perform at New York City Center’s 75th Anniversary prehensive, full-scholarship dance training program City Ballet the day she arrived seven years ago. Balanchine Festival. as a gateway to the arts.

8 Children excel in MCB’s unique Ballet Bus This combination even has the performing arts scholarship program. Learn more on Pages 30-31. world taking note of Miami City Ballet, where our Artistic and Executive Directors are both female and Cuban-American. Diversity and talent are not only celebrated at the top echelon of MCB’s leadership; they are deep- ening with two more important additions to our administration. This summer, we welcomed Julii Oh as Chief Marketing Officer and AnaMaria Correa as Senior Director of Community Engagement, each bringing a top level of expertise and experience within their disciplines and the performing arts world.

e are, indeed, at an inflection point. In mathe- W matics, this is defined as a point of a curve at which a change in the direction of curvature occurs. In business, it is defined as a time of significant change – a turning point. Thirty-two years is not young in the ballet world, but certainly not old; it is no surprise that our inflection point has arrived now. It is an exciting time for all of us who love and are invested in Twelve of the students from the program deepening community engagement would not Miami City Ballet. I am confident that with incredi- who auditioned earned coveted roles to per- be possible without you and your belief that this ble artistry, new leadership and talent, deepening form on stage in our new Nutcracker produc- powerful and beautiful art form can impact lives. engagement of our board, a staff with a renewed tion – a visible and moving testament to the energy, inspired donors, and the unprecedented program’s success. oday, as I write this, we are at a wonderful economic growth of South Florida, we will look T inflection point – a moment in our history when back at this moment, this inflection point, and we he members of the Company and the students in it all starts to come together. will see a beautiful upward curve that looks, per- T our ballet school have continued to inspire us We were inspired to aim high as we searched haps, like a perfect arabesque. all, especially our loyal donors. It is the philanthropy for a new Executive Director, for a leader whose I look forward to celebrating another beautiful of many of you that brought the Nutcracker to life talents and expertise could quickly transform our season with each of you. on stage. It is you who allowed us to net nearly administration. We found that in Tania Castroverde $500,000 for scholarships during the 25th anniver- Moskalenko. With Tania and Lourdes as partners sary of our acclaimed Miami City Ballet School. at the helm, each one of us can be inspired by Many of our donors have been with us from the their vision, prudence, and exceptional ability to Kristi Jernigan, beginning, while others are new to the family. We turn their dreams for Miami City Ballet into reality. Chair appreciate you! Our ever-growing artistry and

9 world when we talk “Yes! I’m in Party Scene.” MCB Artistic Director about collaborating with Lourdes Lopez The Toledos had just been in our studios for cos- artists from other disci- tume fittings with the children, so I said: “Con- plines to revitalize our gratulations! You will get to wear one of those art form. Three very dif- lovely dresses.” ferent creative geniuses took Balanchine’s 20th She went on to tell me she also was dancing the century holiday favorite role of Fritz and understudying Battle Scene. and recast it for a 21st century audience. Keep- “Busy season!” I said. ing the innocence and She then informed me, “Next year, I’ll dance in joy of the original tale, Polychinelles, then in Hoops the year after that.” fashion designer Isabel Toledo, artist Ruben Nutcracker had captured this child’s imagination, Toledo and projection carrying her into the future. With its magic tree, designer Wendall K. flying bed, gingerbread men, fighting mice, elabo- Harrington created a rate snow scene and Land of the Sweets, beautiful new production that is music and exquisite dancers – this story has nothing as enchanting as a Harry to do with Miami … nothing this girl could relate to Potter film. in her daily life. Yet there she was, travelling forward in her mind’s eye, taking on new challenges each That their magic works year, and shining each step along the way. and that classical ballet continues to have a This story of the girl in the mint-green leotard is a transformative impact true one, and it is also my own. A wide-eyed girl on our community is who received a dance scholarship years ago, I now evident from the effect lead one of the world’s top ballet companies. In her that our new Nutcracker already has had on one dreams, I see how mine became a reality, and how LETTER FROM THE young dancer I visited with in our studios last fall. hers will, too. Thanks to classical ballet, we both After a long day of rehearsals, I was heading to my have been forever changed. And so have many of ARTISTIC DIRECTOR office when I saw a wide-eyed girl in a mint-green the dancers in our company and countless mem- bers of our community, along with those who have We have had an incredible year of artistic achieve- leotard peering through the windows to watch seen our performances here in South Florida and ments at Miami City Ballet, from our stunning new a class of girls in lavender leotards, just one level on tour. I invite you to take the time to read some production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® ahead of her. I recognized her from our Ballet Bus of these heartwarming stories and achievements and the vibrant centennial celebration of Jerome scholarship program. Chatting with the girl in the in the pages that follow. Robbins’ life and work to the world premiere of mint-green leotard, I asked her the usual questions: MCB’s first postmodernist ballet in the commis- “Who are your teachers? Are you enjoying your May our future programming have the same trans- sioned piece One Line Drawn by Brian Brooks and classes? Do you like ballet?” formative power over you – both in MCB’s season the growing success of our exceptional community She politely answered each of my questions, but ahead and for years to come. engagement work, which is perhaps best exempli- never took her eyes off the lavender girls. fied in our Ballet Bus scholarship program. I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming Then I asked, “Are you in Nutcracker?” performances. The new Nutcracker that we launched last fall is a shining example of what we aim for in the dance Her face lit up, she looked straight at me and said: Lourdes Lopez, Artistic Director

10 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors.”

Terry Pratchett

Miami City Ballet was founded in 1985, the In addition, the Board of Trustees has made same year that, as a young woman, I left Miami. a commitment to continue strengthening For 33 years, the company and I have been on the company by investing in its growth and divergent but parallel paths, learning, reach- sustainability. Guided by a comprehensive ing, growing, rising…building our palettes. strategic plan that focuses on four distinct areas – artistic excellence, premier training, Despite my departure and the establishment community engagement, and organizational of my career in various parts of the country, strength – our leadership is determined that my roots always brought me home to South our company rise to the next level, which is Florida. Often returning three to four times demonstrated by the strengthening of our per year, I would catch performances of Miami organizational capacity and the focus on our City Ballet whenever possible. For years I have fiduciary responsibilities. What an exciting been in awe of what the organization has moment in our company’s history! been able to accomplish with talented artists, committed board members, and the support I am incredibly energized to have come back. of a vibrant community. To see this amazing company with new eyes and extra colors. Miami City Ballet’s palette Never in my wildest dreams, however, did I has been created from the diverse, vibrant, imagine that I would one day return home to resilient, and inspired communities that lead this great company alongside our inimi- make up South Florida. We are a reflection table Artistic Director, Lourdes Lopez. It is an of these communities, and we are proud to immense honor and privilege to assume the export these attributes to audiences across role of Executive Director of Miami City Ballet the globe. As we continue to grow and at this critical time in the company’s history. It strengthen, I thank you for allowing me to is a role and a responsibility that I take on with be part of this journey. great reverence and appreciation.

This past year, under the artistic leader- Tania Castroverde Moskalenko ship of Lourdes Lopez and the clear vision Executive Director of our Board Chair, Kristi Jernigan, the com- pany has reached new heights, garnering rave reviews nationally and internationally.

MCB Executive Director Tania Castroverde Moskalenko. Photo © Nick Garcia. 11 A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY GEORGE BALANCHINE’S JEWELS

In celebration of the 50th anni- whom Balanchine created the signature solo. versary of Jewels, Miami City “Rubies,” originally danced by the sparkling Ballet opened its 32nd Season Patricia McBride, conjures up America’s exu- with this brilliant full-length ballet berant Jazz Age through Igor Stravinsky’s by George Balanchine. A cho- vibrant music. And “Diamonds,” with the reographic masterpiece, Jewels regal Suzanne Farrell serving as its original showcases three very different muse, reflects the grandeur of Tchaikovsky’s styles that inspired Balanchine 19 th century Imperial Russia, where Balanchine to create his own unique form first began his professional training and career. of classical ballet. “Emeralds” re- creates the dreamy lyricism of composer Gabriel Fauré and the French Romantic tradition of Violette Verdy, the witty, sup- remely musical lead ballerina for

Left: MCB Dancers Lauren Fadeley and Jovani Furlan in “Diamonds.“ Photo © Alberto Oviedo. Above: MCB Dancer Emily Bromberg in “Emeralds.“ Photo © Alexander Iziliaev. Above Right: MCB Dancers in “Diamonds.“ Photo © Alexander Iziliaev. 12 Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. “Nearly every principal role in every cast of Jewels was a role debut for that dancer. … This ballet company is clearly very serious about investing in their dancers’ full development of artistic range. … Undoubtedly, Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez values this and breeds this kind of environment; indeed, MCB is looking exceptional under her discerning and polished vision.”

Dance Critic Tara Mitton Catao, Palm Beach Arts Paper

MCB Dancer Jordan-Elizabeth Long and MCB MCB Dancers in “Emeralds.” Dancers in “Rubies.” Photo © Gene Schiavone. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

13 Miami City Ballet’s “Caribbean-flavored Nutcracker … [is] a production that adds a new and marvel- filled chapter to the ballet’s long and evolving history. Notably beautiful ballet dresses for the Waltz of the Snowflakes, all soft, bluish whites, and for the Waltz of the Flowers, all layered, blush pinks, heighten the distinct tones of these two ensemble numbers. The energetic artistry of MCB’s female ensemble reveals the former as alive with bolting force; the latter, with lilting shimmer.”

Dance Critic Robert Greskovic, The Wall Street Journal

NUTCRACKER FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM Left Above: A fashionist’s sense of luxury Delighting families for decades, George Balanchine’s that belongs exclusively to Miami City Ballet. abounded in the Party Scene, with each The Nutcracker® has become a holiday tradition On December 7, 2017, the work made its world child wearing a uniquely designed costume. as beloved as Handel’s Messiah and Dickens’ premiere at The Music Center in Los Angeles, Center Above: Giving audiences a sneak A Christmas Carol. To give this ballet a tropical, where MCB will perform the ballet on tour for peek into their work before the world 21st century flair, MCB had costumes and sets the next two years in addition to the Company’s premiere of MCB’s new Nutcracker, designers Ruben and Isabel Toledo created by world-renowned designers Isabel regular annual Nutcracker engagements in Miami, discussed their work with MCB Artistic and Ruben Toledo, with video projections by Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Director Lourdes Lopez during an Open Wendall K. Harrington for a stunning new production Barre performance at MCB’s studios in Miami Beach. Center Below: Isabel and Ruben Toledo ensured that each dancer not only looked gorgeous but also could move freely in the 14 new costumes they had designed. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photos © Alexander Iziliaev.

Miami City Ballet’s new production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® was made possible by the extraordinary philanthropic investment of the following individuals, foundations, and community leaders. Thank you.

FOUNDING ANGELS The Kirk COSTUME Ana Martin- BENEFACTORS Foundation UNDERWRITING Lavielle $50,000 - Pamela J. Chinese Tea Garrison and R. SUPPORT $500,000 $99,999 Alfred A. Lewis - Kirk Landon* Claudia and Olga and Alex $10,000 - Marie (Nightgown) Raymond James Steven Perles Blavatnik $14,999 Jo Ann Engelhardt Kinga and Edward Mary Spencer Bruce Horten and Margaret and In honor of George Lampert Aaron Lieber Mike Eidson R. Elder: SUGARPLUM Christy and Earl Coffee Arabian Hot Chocolate Powell FAIRY SOLDIER and Hot Chocolate Dr. Elisabeth A. Terra Lead McKeen $100,000 - $25,000 - David and Jamie and Asha In honor of Sara $249,999 $49,999 Christina Elias Mullens: Deborah and James Ansin Martin Soldiers Angel Charles Adelman Stephanie Ansin Wells Fargo Jill Braufman and Mamie and Tarmo Trish and Dan Bell and Spencer Private Bank Daniel Nir Joeveer Stewart Sugarplum Fairy In honor of Sirja B Carlin Joeveer: Foundation, Inc. Tatsiana and PARTNERS Toni and Martin Polichinelles Judith Werner - Andrew Ansin Sosnoff $15,000 - Trustee Toby Lerner Ansin Angels, Dewdrop, Judith and Marvin $24,999 Sugarplum Fairy Weinstein The Music Center and Sanford Evans Funding Arts Bunny Child The Charlesmead Margarita and Network $5,000 - $9,999 Foundation *Deceased Armando Codina Miami-Dade The Adler Family John S. and CMC Group County Tourist In honor of Ella James L. Knight Sara and Ugo Development Adler: Foundation Colombo Council, Angel & Party Girl Swanee and Paul the Miami- Kathy and Steven Fern G. Rose DiMare Dade County Guttman Department of Harlequin Jeffrey Davis and Dunspaugh-Dalton Cultural Affairs, Michael Miller Foundation the Miami-Dade $1,000 - $2,500 Tina and Winston Lett and Kristi and Dean County Cultural William Lane Frank Benoit Jernigan Affairs Council, Janice and Emma the Mayor, and Marie (Nightgown) Susan D. Kronick Feirstein the Miami- The Cooper and Edward Dade County Manno Shumsky Lawrence Herbert Family Board of County In honor of Sara Michele Herbert Commissioners Cooper: Angel

Left Above: MCB Dancers Jordan-Elizabeth Long and Chase Swatosh elegantly portrayed the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier in Act Two. Left Below: Designer Ruben Toledo captured the vibrant colors of the Columbine costume before MCB Dancer Ellen Grocki performed the variation during the Open Barre series at MCB’s studios in Miami Beach. 15 “After seeing countless ballet programs that attempt to cover all of the dance-genre bases in one evening, this all-Robbins program is a refreshing plunge into the deep end of one artist’s astounding body of work. One becomes immersed in the choreographer’s world, ...his effortless partnering, and the choreographic conventions he used to communicate the human experience to his audiences.”

Susan Fulks, The Palm Beach Post

A SCINTILLATING CENTENNIAL JEROME ROBBINS’ 100TH YEAR

For Jerome Robbins’ 100th anniversary, Miami City during MCB’s 2013/14 Season; and In the Night Roof. While working on Broadway in the 1940s and Ballet presented five of his most iconic works in (1970), a set of subtle dance dramas choreographed 1950s, he also created pieces for New York City Program Two. Company premieres included Circus for three couples of very different temperaments. Ballet, where he later worked as associate artistic Polka (1972), featuring 48 students from Miami City director alongside George Balanchine. MCB’s trib- Ballet School; The Cage (1951), with haunting female Recognized by The Guardian as “the first quintes- ute to Robbins was one of the dance world’s most creatures undulating to Stravinsky’s dramatic score; sentially American choreographer,” Robbins began visible ones, with the Company also performing and Other Dances (1976), a pas de deux showcasing his career as a dancer with Ballet Theatre, which his works at the start of its 2018/19 Season on tour Neoclassical ballet’s beauty, fluidity, and demand- later became American Ballet Theatre. He quickly at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Caro- ing technicalities. Beloved revivals rounded out this became one of Broadway’s most successful chore- lina, in May and Les Étés de la Danse festival in Paris exciting Robbins’ lineup, including West Side Story ographers and directors, with key works including in June. Suite (1995), which made its Company premiere On the Town, West Side Story, and Fiddler on the Above: MCB Dancers in West Side Story Suite.

16 Joyfully leading MCB School students through their steps, MCB Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez became the first woman that the Robbins Rights Trust has allowed to perform the role of the Ringmaster in Circus Polka. All works on Pages 16-17: Choreography by Jerome Robbins. Photos © Alexander Iziliaev.

MCB Dancer Nathalia Arja as the Novice in The Cage. MCB Dancers Tricia Albertson and Rainer Krensetter in In the Night.

17 MCB Dancers Simone Messmer and Renan Cerdeiro in One Line Drawn. Choreography by Brian Brooks. Photos © Alexander Iziliaev.

A POSTMODERNIST WORLD PREMIERE BRIAN BROOKS’ ONE LINE DRAWN In Program Three of the 2017/18 Season, Miami City Ballet presented the world premiere of Brian Brooks’ One Line Drawn, a commissioned work created to original music by Michael Gordon, a renowned South Florida alumnus of Miami Beach High School. This pulsating new piece was MCB’s first foray into the postmodernist style that earned Brooks the coveted position of inaugural choreographer-in-residence at The Harris Theater in Chicago, where Miami City Ballet will perform the work on tour November 8-9, 2018. Striking minimalist costumes by Karen Young and stunning lighting by Aaron Copp enhanced the dramatic impact of the ballet. Eager audiences got a sneak peek into the work during Open Barre performances January 30-31, 2018, at the Lynn and Louis Wolfson, II Theatre in MCB’s state-of-the-art studios in Miami Beach. This intimate 200-seat theater offered the perfect way for balletomanes and newcomers alike to learn more about the commissioned work when MCB Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez discussed the collaborative process with Brooks and Gordon.

18 Left: MCB’s Open Barre series at the Company’s studios in Miami Beach gives audiences a behind-the-scenes perspective on upcoming ballets. Discussing One Line Drawn in January were, from left, composer Michael Gordon, choreographer Brian Brooks, and MCB Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez. Left Below: Never before having worked so extensively with classical ballet dancers, postmodernist choreographer Brian Brooks added pointe work to his piece later in the rehearsal process. Right Below: Karen Young’s costume designs and Aaron Copp’s lighting added dramatic impact to Michael Gordon’s minimalist music “That the Miami City Ballet is one of in One Line Drawn. the best companies working in North America today is without question. I applaud the company for its bravery, its boldness, and for the precision of its performances. Their third program of this season is not to be missed.”

Dance Critic Suzanna James, Sophia News

19 During rehearsals of his ballet Concerto DSCH, Choreographer Alexei Ratmanksy, center, coached MCB Dancers, with Nathalia Arja and Kleber Rebello soaring through a signature lift, at left. At FROM RUSSIA right, MCB Dancers Simone Messmer and Jovani Furlan led the WITH LOVE Company in the ballet’s “Andante” movement. Choreography by ALEXEI RATMANSKY’S CONCERTO DSCH Alexei Ratmansky. Photos © Alexander Iziliaev. Miami City Ballet’s talented and diverse roster of 2012 to the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff and The At the work’s world premiere in 2008, Alastair dancers has captured the imagination of Alexei Fairy’s Kiss in 2017 to the music of Igor Stravinsky. Macaulay wrote in The New York Times that Con- Ratmansky, the world’s leading choreographer The overwhelming appeal of these ballets inspired certo DSCH’s “dances pour forth in a continuous and current Artist-in-Residence at American Ballet MCB to present one of Ratmansky’s most popular stream of galvanizing excitement and affectionate Theatre. Successful collaborations with Ratmansky earlier works: Concerto DSCH, with the initials of intimacy. ... [This is] the most captivating classical resulted in two critically acclaimed commissioned the title reflecting the German spelling of the ballet I have seen in years.” works for Miami City Ballet: Symphonic Dances in name of ballet’s composer Dmitri Shostakovich.

20 “Each person carried their role more than substantially with standouts in Nathalia Arja, Renan Cerdeiro, Kleber Rebello, Jovani Furlan, and a sweeping Simone Messmer who is showing a beauty and richness that makes her more accessible with every role. Francisco Rennó delivered the familiar Shostakovich score with witty and frivolous detail. It was exciting to see the audience react in such an immediate exuberant fashion to the festive and difficult piece.”

Cameron Basden, MiamiArtZine

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HIGH TEA IN THE PALM BEACHES For the Ballerina in All of Us On February 1, 2018, the Palm Beach Board of Trust- ees of Miami City Ballet hosted a lavish Afternoon Tea “For the Ballerina in All of Us.” The outreach ini- tiative, chaired by Malka Fingold and Sydell Miller, raised vital funds for educational and engagement activities for children in underserved communities in the Palm Beaches, including MCB’s Ballet For 2 4 7 Young People free performance series for students from Title 1 Public Schools; MCB School’s Palm Beach Summer Dance Camp, which was expanded from two weeks in 2017 to three in 2018; and dance scholarships for talented students of limited finan- cial means. In addition to emphasizing the beauty of ballet, the afternoon focused on the transforma- tive power it has to change lives, providing a key cultural experience for at-risk youth. Attendees at the event enjoyed a runway display of haute cou- ture hosted by Fashion Designer Carolina Herrera and Ken Downing, Senior Vice President and Fash- ion Director at Neiman Marcus. 5

Photos © Capehart Photography.

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1: Sydell Miller, Palm Beaches Honorary Chair, and Karen Krause, Palm Beaches Board. 2: Rita Bronfman and Penny Blumenstein. 3: Madeline Anbinder, Palm Beaches Board, and Jessica Svensson. 4: Nancy Hart and Rosalee Davison, Palm 14 Beaches Board. 5: Kristi Jernigan, MCB Board Chair, and Toby Lerner Ansin, MCB Founder. 6: Elegant china and crystal graced tables at the Afternoon Tea. 7: Lourdes Lopez, MCB Artistic Director; Ken Downing, Neiman Marcus Senior Vice President; and Carolina Herrera. 8: Malka Fingold, Palm Beaches Board Chair, and Carole Gigliotti. 9: Jennifer Myerberg, Palm Beaches Board; Judy Wyman; and Audrey Halperint. 9 15 10: Joan Sydell, Jan Hurwitz, Elayne Hurwitz, and Jill Stempler. 11: Janna Ronert and Michelle Jacobs. 12: Models wore the latest designs by Carolina Herrera. 13: Madeline Forbes and Marilyn Wolpin. 12 14: Among the sponsors was Braman Motorcars, which displayed a Bentley at the event. 15: Carolina Herrera, Fashion Designer, and Ann Fromer, Palm Beaches Board. 16: Patricia E. Lowry, Esq., Palm Beaches Board, and Miriam Flamm, Palm 10 16 Beaches Board.

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PASSIONATELY ON POINTE MIAMI CITY BALLET SCHOOL FETES ITS 25TH YEAR

2 Miami City Ballet School celebrated its 25th anniversary with an exciting On Pointe Gala at Faena Forum on March 10th. The star-studded event featured world-renowned alumni, including Honorary Chairs Patricia and Jeanette Delgado, who both trained extensively at the School before rising through the ranks to become principal dancers at Miami City Ballet. MCB Board Chair Kristi Jernigan and her husband, Dean Jernigan, served as Gala Chairs, helping to raise more than $735,000 for scholarships, education, and outreach programs. With vibrant red décor, the evening paid tribute to the training, passion, and dedication that it takes for dancers to achieve their dreams. A special performance of excerpts from the ballet Le Petite Danse showcased the talents of Miami City Ballet School’s pre-professional students and the choreog- raphy of alumnus Durante Verzola.

1: George Skouras, MCB Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, and MCB School Director of Faculty and Curriculum Arantxa Ochoa with On Pointe Gala Chairs Kristi Jernigan, Chair of the MCB Board of Trustees, and Dean Jernigan. 2: MCB Board Director Kathy Guttman, MCB Dancer Emily Bromberg, and Courtney Lord. 3: MCB Founder Toby Lerner Ansin, center, with MCB School Alumnae and Principal Dancers Patricia Delgado and Jeanette Delgado. 4: Alumnae Jeanette and Patricia Delgado, center, and MCB School Students. 5: MCB Dancer Alexander Peters, Michael T. Miller, and MCB Board Director Jeffrey Davis. 6: Olivia Flatto and Kinga Lampert. 7: MCB Board Director Charles Adelman, MCB Dancer Nicole Stalker, and Deborah Adelman.

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25 MCB’s Ballet For Young People performances for local school children The Ballet For Young People series for celebrate the diverse origins of MCB School’s Pre-Professional Division schoolchildren gives MCB School's students. In this photo, Faculty Member Kris Arias, center, introduced, from Pre-Professional Dancers valuable left: Luis Olivera from Uruguay, Erick Rojas from Mexico, Gregory Molnar performance experience. from Canada, Santiago Castañeda from Colombia, Tsukino Ishii from Japan, Laura Coelho Ferreira from Brazil, Ling Minucci from New York, and Katharine Stevens from Texas. Photos © Alexander Iziliaev.

MCB School Pre- Professional Division Graduate Satoki Habuchi from Japan is now a member of MCB’s Corps de Ballet.

BALLET’S GATEWAY TO THE AMERICAS A vital economic engine for commerce, inter- To ensure a steady influx of talent from Central with other top dancers originating from countries national finance, and tourism, Miami has long and South America, Miami City Ballet School as far away as Turkey, Switzerland, France, and been known as the nation’s Gateway to the Amer- holds a Latin American Audition Tour each spring. Denmark. The success of these scholarship recipi- icas for trade between the hemispheres. In the Spreading its reach further outside of the Ameri- ents is readily apparent in Miami City Ballet’s out- realm of classical dance, MCB serves as Classical cas, MCB’s Ballet Beyond Borders program offers standing roster of professional dancers, with the Ballet’s Gateway to the Americas for talented inter- tuition and housing scholarships to gifted interna- most recent School hires for the 2018/19 Season national students who first attend summer train- tional students who otherwise would not be able to being Pre-Professional Division Graduates Satoki ing at Miami City Ballet School, then progress into pursue their training at Miami City Ballet School’s Habuchi from Japan, who is now a member of the year-round Pre-Professional Division and even- world-renowned academy. In 2017/18, the School MCB’s Corps de Ballet, and Santiago Castañeda tually employment at Miami City Ballet and other had 20 students from Latin America in its Pre-Pro- from Colombia, who is an MCB Apprentice. top U.S. and international companies. fessional Division and Summer Intensive Program,

26 Left: A rising star in MCB School, Pre-Professional Student Laura Coelho Ferreira received the 2018 International Student Scholarship.

Right: MCB Dancer Mayumi Enokibara, who grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, completed her training as a scholarship student at MCB School before becoming a Company member.

MCB’S BRAZILIAN LIAISONS Miami City Ballet is one of the most diverse classical In addition to the many scholarship opportunities ballet companies in the United States, boasting an offered to international students through Ballet eclectic artistic staff hailing from countries through- Beyond Borders, Miami City Ballet School offers a out Latin America, Europe, and Asia – with a partic- two-week Brazilian Summer Intensive Program, with ularly strong contingent from Brazil. Of the 51 danc- 60 Brazilian students participating in the training in ers in the Company during the 2017/18 Season, 11 July 2018. Generous philanthropic support ensures were from Latin America, including Mexico, Brazil, that talented young dancers receive MCB School’s Puerto Rico, and Cuba. Seven of those dancers and world-class training regardless of financial or geo- the company pianist are Brazilians who began their graphic constraints that otherwise would limit their early training in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Joinville, career development. Many Ballet Beyond Borders and Barra Mansa before completing their studies in students have advanced to become some of the the United States. These strong bonds create lasting brightest talents in MCB’s professional company, connections between Miami City Ballet, its devoted including Nathalia Arja, Renan Cerdeiro, Mayumi fans, and its loyal cosmopolitan donors. Enokibara, Jovani Furlan, Luiz Silva, and Kleber Rebello. Be sure to watch for future developments from Laura Coelho Ferreira, a Pre-Professional Divi- sion student from Brazil who received the 2018 Inter- national Student Scholarship from Miami City Ballet

27 PREMIER TRAINING MIAMI CITY BALLET SCHOOL

Marking its 25th year in 2017/18, Miami City Ballet and international companies. Each year, exten- for aspiring dance professionals ages 14-18. To School was founded in 1993 as the official academy sive audition tours across the country and abroad ensure that gifted students are able to pursue the of Miami City Ballet. In recent years, the School’s attract more than 1,500 students. Drawing from training they need to prepare them for rewarding reputation has soared under the leadership of MCB such a wide pool of talent has helped make Miami ballet careers regardless of financial or geographic Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, who serves as the City Ballet one of the most diverse companies in limitations, MCB School offers a generous schol- School’s Chair, and Arantxa Ochoa, longtime prin- the United States, with more than half of the Com- arship program that provides $550,000 in tuition cipal dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet and former pany’s professional dancers having trained exten- and housing scholarships to more than 130 stu- director of The School of Pennsylvania Ballet, sively at MCB School. As an added benefit of these dents each year. who joined MCB School in 2016 as Director of strong international connections, MCB School is Faculty and Curriculum. This strong leadership from able to offer local students unique opportunities to Extending the beauty and joy of classical dance to outstanding ballerinas who thoroughly embody the interact with talented youth from around the globe. everyone in the region, Miami City Ballet School Balanchine training and aesthetic has ensured the also offers a complete roster of classes open to the success of both MCB School and the Company. Students who first attend MCB School’s demand- community, including Adult Ballet and Jazz, and ing five-week Summer Intensive Program and Toddler and Me workshops. As one of the nation’s premier classical ballet demonstrate exceptional talent, potential, and academies, MCB School prepares dancers for commitment are invited to join MCB School’s Pre- careers with Miami City Ballet and other top U.S. Professional Division, a rigorous year-round program

28 Dancers in the Pre-Professional Division train year-round for demanding careers. Photos © Alexander Iziliaev. MCB School’s rigorous programs are led by Arantxa Ochoa, Pre-Professional Dancers master pas de Director of Faculty and Curriculum. deux techniques that lead to jobs at MCB and other companies. In July, Heather Duncan, front left, graduated from MCB School and now dances with Carolina Ballet.

Programs offered at MCB School, 8 including the Children’s Division, Student Division, Pre-Professional Division, Community Division, Summer Intensive, Children’s Summer Dance, Choreographic Intensive, and Spring Break Workshop Countries represented at 10 Miami City Ballet School

Classes offered per week during 153 the five-week Summer Intensive

Adults taught through Miami 699 City Ballet School’s recreational Community Division People reached in six outreach 6,225 performances danced by Miami City Ballet School’s Pre-Professional students Unique views on Facebook 24,000 and YouTube for MCB School’s En Face series

Student Showcase Performances at the end of the school year Families get a peek inside the rigors of the classroom during Children and give budding dancers an opportunity to share their talents Parent Observation Week at MCB School. parents are with family, friends, and peers. introduced to the joys of dance in Toddler and Me classes.

29 BALLET BUS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR EXCEPTIONAL ARTS EDUCATION

Ballet Bus is MCB’s landmark long-term schol- in the program, all the way through high school Below: Children in the Ballet Bus program receive homework arship program serving as a national model graduation. Launched in 2015, Ballet Bus has grown help and mentoring in addition to free bus transportation, full scholarships at Miami City Ballet School, and free healthy snacks for exceptional arts education. Leveling the each year since its inception, serving 17 students in and dance attire. Photos © Alexander Iziliaev and Brenda Krebs. playing field for children from low-income back- Year 1; 29 in Year 2 (with 15 returning from the pilot Right: Kiara McDonald Watson has progressed rapidly through grounds, Ballet Bus eliminates two of the largest year); and 40 in Year 3. Also in Year 3, all children MBC’s Ballet Bus scholarship program. In December, she barriers to their participation in the arts: the cost in the program were invited to participate on full performed with the Company’s professional dancers in George of training and the challenges of securing reliable scholarship in MCB School’s demanding five-week Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, where she got a behind-the- transportation in a city limited by its public transit Summer Intensive Program. scenes perspective on haute couture when world-renowned designers Isabel and Ruben Toledo created new costumes and infrastructure. Created in partnership with Miami- sets for the beloved MCB production. Dade County Public Schools and Superintendent In the 2017/18 school year, 12 Ballet Bus students Alberto Carvalho, Ballet Bus is a comprehensive, auditioned and were selected to perform in George full-scholarship program offering 34 weeks of train- Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® alongside MCB’s ing at Miami City Ballet School to talented students professional Company dancers. These talented from Title I schools, where more than 80 percent of children shared their growing talents with more children receive free or reduced-price lunch. than 30,000 audience members in 19 performances offered throughout South Florida. In addition, for The Ballet Bus scholarship program offers a MCB’s Jerome Robbins Centennial Celebration in holistic approach to arts education. Ballet Bus Program Two in 2018, nine Ballet Bus students per- provides not only transportation to MCB’s state- formed in 10 performances of Circus Polka for more of-the-art studios and full scholarship support, than 15,000 audience members. but also free dance attire, healthy snacks, home- work assistance, and mentoring for up to 10 All Ballet Bus students develop poise, confidence, years of support for each child who progresses discipline, artistic expression, and teamwork, showcased in year-end School performances for families and peers. These experiences in MCB’s innovative scholarship program the classroom and on the stage give students is “a great equalizer. …Through Ballet exposure to wide-ranging career possibilities in the performing arts, from costume designers Bus, students will be immersed in the and lighting technicians to orchestra musicians, professional standards of performing arts box office managers and arts administrators. No other art form so fully encompasses these varied as they continue to develop skills that are job opportunities. Ballet Bus infuses students with the transformative power of classical ballet, so even fundamentally important to their success those who might not eventually become profes- in the classroom and beyond.” sional dancers will be forever changed, possibly working in the performing arts, as many of MCB’s Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of administrative and artistic staff have done. Miami-Dade County Public Schools

30 “With the Ballet Bus, it’s awesome. She gets on the bus, she’s doing her homework, and by the time she gets home, her homework is done. And she is meeting a whole new set of people. It was really important for me that my daughter is exposed to the arts. … I’ve always told her, ‘you want to learn from people who are better than you. If you are interested in something, hang out with the people who are better than you because it’s going to rub off on you.’ And that is what has happened with her, within a year’s time. It’s amazing. … It’s just a great environment for my daughter to be in, and there is not a day that goes by that I don’t talk about it.”

Stan McDonald, father of Ballet Bus Student Kiara McDonald Watson

31 MCB’s many community engagement initiatives include, from left below, the Palm Beach Summer Dance Camp, interactive Ballet For Young People performances that bring public schoolchildren by the busload to the theater where they receive beautiful study guide posters, and Touch Tours for those with visual impairments.

SHARE THE DANCE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

At the heart of everything Miami City Ballet does EXPLORE DANCE OPEN BARRE is our deeply-held belief in classical ballet’s power Explore Dance brings MCB School’s outstand- Open Barre performances in the intimate 200-seat to uplift our souls and unite our region’s diverse ing faculty into local classrooms to teach ballet theater at MCB’s state-of-the-art studios in Miami tapestry of communities through the transformative to 1st and 2nd graders in Miami-Dade County Title Beach provide a sneak peek into upcoming pro- beauty of our multifaceted art form. To ensure that 1 Public Schools, where more than 80 percent of ductions with Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez dis- everyone in the region has access to great art, children receive free or reduced-price lunches. Stu- cussing the creative process and artistic col- MCB’s Share the Dance: Community Outreach dents take weekly dance classes, at no cost to their laborations that go into developing new works for and Educational Programs are as varied as the schools, then showcase their talents in a year-end Miami City Ballet. audiences we serve. Each year we touch the lives of performance for their parents and peers. They are nearly 19,000 youth, seniors, and other traditionally also invited to audition for Ballet Bus scholarships. underserved people through a growing array of PALM BEACH SUMMER DANCE CAMP Share the Dance initiatives. Palm Beach Summer Dance Camp offers free classes BEHIND THE BALLET to Title 1 public schoolchildren in underserved communities in the Palm Beaches. Launched in BALLET BUS Behind the Ballet pre-performance talks intro- duce audiences to a wide range of topics with 2017 as a two-week program, the Camp was such Ballet Bus is MCB’s one-of-a-kind scholarship insights from dancers, choreographers, musi- a success that it was expanded to three weeks in program. To learn more about how Ballet Bus has cians, conductors, and MCB Artistic Director 2018, with classes taught by renowned faculty from quickly become a national model for exceptional Lourdes Lopez. Miami City Ballet School. arts education, see Pages 30-31.

32 People attending Open 681 Barre lectures

Broward County students MCB’S COMPLIMENTARY buses bring students to theaters in their school 1,002 participating in MCB’s districts where they participate in an interactive SEAS (Student Enrichment TICKET PROGRAM educational experience, learning ballet steps and MCB’s Complimentary Ticket Program gives more Through the Arts) theater etiquette from advanced students in Miami than 6,100 free tickets to nonprofit organizations City Ballet School’s Pre-Professional Division. in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach coun- For many children, this is their first exposure to Children learning about ties so that underserved audiences can attend the dance in a theater setting. They leave the event dance through Ballet MCB’s regular season programming. Through this 6,225 with a colorful educational guide that opens out For Young People program, Miami City Ballet has distributed more to a beautiful poster for displaying at home or in than 70,000 tickets to community agencies over their classrooms. A sensory-friendly performance the past six seasons at a total value of more than accommodates children with autism spectrum Patrons benefiting $1 million. Next year, MCB will add two more free disorders. 8,267 from Behind the Ballet performances at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the pre-performance talks Performing Arts: The Nutcracker and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. TOUCH TOURS Touch Tours are tailored to patrons with visual Community members impairments, giving participants a tactile, discussion- reached through Share BALLET FOR YOUNG PEOPLE guided exploration of costumes, props, and sets 20,248 Ballet For Young People brings free performances the Dance initiatives before select performances, with special earphones to more than 7,100 school children in Miami-Dade, providing a live narration of the performance. Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Fleets of school 33 MIAMI CITY BALLET, INC. STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION APRIL 30, 2018 AND 2017

Assets Liabilities and Net Assets

Current Assets 2018 2017 Current Liabilities 2018 2017 Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 1,077,627 $ 852,652 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $ 1,159,881 $ 1,126,112 Pledges, Grants, and Deferred Revenue 2,500,010 2,226,951 Other Receivables 2,779,027 3,325,258 Notes Payable 1,175,000 375,000 Prepaid Expenses 64,821 66,738 Other 335,647 341,947 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $ 4,834,891 $ 3,728,063

Non-Current Liabilities TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $ 4,257,122 $ 4,586,595 Notes Payable $ 750,000 $ 1,121,418 Lease Liability 119,041 125,368 Non-Current Assets Accrued Expenses 71,079 – Restricted Cash $ 20,013 $ 302,871

Investments 1,485,922 1,155,087 TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES $ 940,120 $ 1,246,786 Pledges Receivable 1,451,758 1,337,499 TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 5,775,011 $ 4,974,849 Contribution Receivable from Remainder Trusts 169,513 607,394 Net Assets Property and Equipment 2,697,535 1,712,103 Unrestricted $ (385,391) $ (1,383,127) Other 365,879 458,486 Temporarily Restricted 3,263,896 4,774,087 Permanently Restricted 1,794,226 1,794,226 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS $ 6,190,620 $ 5,573,440 TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 4,672,731 $ 5,185,186

TOTAL ASSETS $ 10,447,742 $ 10,160,035 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 10,447,742 $ 10,160,035

MCB Dancers Simone Messmer and Chase Swatosh in Barber Violin Concerto at Jacob’s Pillow in Beckett, Massachusetts, in June 2017. 34 Choreography © Peter Martins. Photo © Christopher Duggan. 5

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Expenses Program Services 2018 2017 FOR THE YEARS ENDED Ballet Production $ 11,402,444 $ 9,586,390 APRIL 30, 2018 AND 2017 Dance School 1,946,402 2,368,630 Contributed Services and Materials 61,234 103,149

Unrestricted Net Assets TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES $ 13,410,080 $ 12,058,169

Revenues 2018 2017 Supporting Services Marketing $ 2,162,020 $ 2,524,184 Performance Revenues $ 5,878,558 $ 5,479,869 General and Administrative 1,421,527 1,132,203 Development 1,410,627 1,071,451 Contributed Income Contributed Services and Materials 192,454 82,025 Contributed Income $ 7,609,958 $ 6,309,896 Major Events 1,023,152 1,166,521 TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES $ 5,186,628 4,809,863 Net Assets Released 3,296,299 1,294,560 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 18,596,708 $ 16,868,032 from Restrictions CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS $ 997,736 $ (135,888)

TOTAL CONTRIBUTED INCOME $ 11,929,409 $ 8,770,977 Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Less: Major Event Expense (503,400) (326,778) Special Events $ 52,452 $ 180,500

NET CONTRIBUTED INCOME $ 11,426,009 $ 8,444,199 Contributed Income 1,807,445 3,160,953 Change in Present Value Discount (86,508) 11,130 Other Revenues Change in Value of Remainder Trusts 12,719 14,467 Dance School $ 1,821,387 $ 2,318,413 Net Assets Released from Restrictions (3,296,299) (1,294,560) Investment Income 115,119 99,616 Other 99,683 204,873 CHANGE IN TEMPORARILY Contributed Services 253,688 185,174 RESTRICTED NET ASSETS $ (1,510,191) $ 2,072,490 and Materials CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ (512,455) $ 1,936,602 NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR $ 5,185,186 $ 3,248,584 TOTAL OTHER REVENUES $ 2,289,877 $ 2,808,076 NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $ 4,672,731 $ 5,185,186 TOTAL REVENUES $ 19,594,444 $ 16,732,144

MCB Dancers Tricia Albertson and Rainer Krenstetter in La Valse. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev. 35 Cultural Council of Palm Beach Michele Herbert The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation County SAPPHIRES JEWELS Robert Gottlieb Tina and William Lane $100,000 to $249,999 Jeffrey Davis and Michael T. Miller Dr. Millie I. Figueredo and Zeke SOCIETY J. N. McArthur Foundation, Inc. Nina* and William Albert Dr. Margaret and Mike Eidson Delgado We acknowledge the incredi- Nancy Jean Davis Norma and Simon Fireman Stephanie and Dr. Norman Altman ble generosity of friends who Charlene and Ron Esserman Jacqueline and Irwin* E. Kott First Union National Bank of Florida Anonymous have made cumulative gifts of Ethel & W. George Kennedy Family Macy’s Foundation Florman Family Foundation, Inc. Bacardi U.S.A. Inc. $100,000 or more during Miami Miami Herald Media Company City Ballet’s 32-year history. You Ford Foundation Marvin Ross Friedman and Adrienne The Batchelor Foundation Rose Miniaci are our “Jewels” — and invalu- David Herro and Jay Franke bon Haes Edith Andre-Bjork able to our success! † Harriet and Henry A. Pownall A grant in memory of Kristi and Dean Jernigan Adrienne Arsht Diane and Irving* Siegel Sheila Natasha Simrod Friedman Darla and John Karlton Sarah Arison Mary Spencer Freed of London, Ltd. Susan D. Kronick and Edward Bob Avian and Peter Pileski PRICELESS JEWELS The Strauss Foundation Gillian Spreckels Fuller $5,000,000 and above Manno Shumsky Joan Baxt* Eugenia* and Robert P. Strauss Funding Arts Network Anonymous Elaine and I. Stanley* Levine BBX Capital Foundation Jean and Eugene Stark Roni Goldsmith Florida Department of State Division The Louis B. Mayer Foundation The Herbert Bearman Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Inc. Leo Goodwin Foundation, Inc. of Cultural Affairs Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council Inc. Helen F. Furia William Fox Jr. Foundation BellSouth Corporation The Kirk Foundation The Miami Foundation Susan Fox-Rosellini Frances* B. Goodwin R. Kirk Landon* Robert S. Benson National Endowment for the Arts: Sheila Wohl* Elliot P. Borkson John S. and James L. Knight Art Works Alan J. Goldberg Olga and Alex Blavatnik Foundation New Valley Corporation EMERALDS Kathy and Steven Guttman Penny and Harold Blumenstein Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Gerri* and Bennett LeBow $250,000 to $499,999 Francinelee Hand and David Lincoln Betty Madigan Brandt Council Claudia Perles Siegel The Herman Abbott Family Dr. Amy Buchman and Vicki Haupt Ophelia and Juan Js. Roca Charlotte* and Thomas Rodgers Foundation, Inc. Jerome Robbins Foundation Nancy Abbott Jane Carroll and Leo Arnoboldi The Shubert Foundation Tyby and Gerry Klein DIAMONDS Stephen and Madeline Anbinder Dr. Robert and Mrs. Karen Chaikin $1,000,000 to $4,999,999 Rita E. Stein* The Kresge Foundation Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Edwina and Joseph Charyk The Rosenfeld Foundation Morphoses Anonymous Charitable Foundation Chastain Foundation Frosene Sonderling* Movado Group, Inc. The Annenberg Foundation Alamo Tower Advertising Thomas M. Chastain Lynn* and Louis* Wolfson, II Family Northern Trust Bank of Florida Owen Cheatham Foundation Ansin Foundation Foundation, Inc. Altria Group, Inc. Edmund N. Ansin Peacock Foundation, Inc. Celeste and Stephen* Weisglass American Express Charitable Fund Andrew Lerner Ansin RUBIES Lisa and Donald J. Pliner The Citigroup Private Bank James Lerner Ansin AT&T $500,000 to $999,999 The Puopolo Family Charitable Claudia Cisneros Macaya Stephanie Lerner Ansin Bank of America Deborah and Charles Adelman Foundation Ella Fontanals Cisneros Toby Lerner Ansin Trish and Dan Bell Dominick J. Puopolo, Sr. Audrey Love Charitable Foundation The Coca-Cola Company Dianne* and Michael* Bienes Jill Braufman and Daniel Nir Sonia “Tita” Puopolo Bank of America Foundation Rita and Jerome J. Cohen Broward Cultural Council The Catherine Filene Shouse Fern G. Rose* Ana and Robert Barlick, Jr. Foundation Pamela and Todd* Cole B. and Don* Carlin The Rockefeller Foundation Susan Z. Bloom Martha and Bruce Clinton Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl B Carlin Foundation, Inc. Ryder Charitable Foundation The Clinton Family Fund Rosofsky Robert Breier Richard B. Bronson Lora* and Michael Schultz Cordero & Associates Marianna Collins* Gary Dix Carnival Corporation Sara and Martin* L. Solomon Chris Landon Luis Cordero Colson Hicks Eidson Evelyn and Norman* Cohan Squire Sanders & Dempsey, LLP Judy Werner, Trustee The Dauer Family Wileen T. Coyne Paul and Swanee DiMare Pat Lowry and Jim Hopkins City of Miami Beach Carl DeSantis Douglas Cramer and Hubert Bush Bobi and Jim Eroncig Dorothy Usiskin Margarita and Armando Codina Lora and Fred Drasner George Crowley Lawrence Herbert Barbara S. Danielson*

36 † This list recognizes cumulative donations through the end of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2018. Richard and Rosalee Davison Kinga and Edward Lampert Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of West Africa Turbulence Advertising America, Inc. Do Unto Others Trust, Inc. The Lampert Foundation Royal Caribbean International and Union Planters Bank Alicia Celorio Sondra and Martin Landes, Jr. Celebrity Cruises Kendall and Gilbert Spencer United Airlines Malka Fingold Harriet and Ralph Leach* Rundgren Foundation The Stamps Charitable Foundation, Aimee and Albert* Van de Maele Inc. Miriam Flamm Isabel and Marvin* H. Leibowitz Samuel I. Adler Foundation Joanne Warshaver Pinciss, Eric & Bernyce Adler* Roe and Penny Stamps Dr. Kira Flanzraich and Dr. Henry H. Lerner* David Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Mr. Neil Flanzraich Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation In memory of Barry Pinciss Rhoda and Morris Levitt Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. FPL Group Foundation, Inc. Daniel Lewis Mary and Saul Sanders Robert Kofman Watsco, Inc. Albert H. Nahmad Friends of the Cultural Arts Dr. Arthur Litowitz Gloria and Howard* R. Scharlin Lisa Berg Bruce Weber Ann and Robert Fromer Margot and Allen London The School Board of Broward Joy and Milton Steinberg* County Judy and Sherwood* Weiser Funding Arts Broward Martaligia and Carlos Lopez-Cantera Steinger Iscoe & Greene, P.A. The School Board of Miami-Dade Carole Gigliotti Adelaida Muñiz-Iscoe and Gary Wells Fargo Bank Beth and Jay* Lotspeich County Iscoe Evelyn R. Gilbert* Helene Westreich* Magic City Casino Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa Peace Sullivan GRAFF Diamonds Florence Hecht* The Mailman Foundation, Inc. Hon. Pat Seitz and Mr. Alan Greer SunTrust Bank Jody Wolfe Bal Harbour Isabelle and Neal* Amdur Barbara and Fred* Havenick Shutts & Bowen LLP Target Diana Zeydel Ruth Granat* Alexander I. Tachmes, Esq. Nancy and Dr. Bob* Magoon Joni and Stanley G. Tate Dr. Sanford L. and Mrs. Dolores Ziff* The Green Family Foundation Lois H. Siegel Ambassador Steven and Saul Magram* Texaco Latin America Jana Sigars-Malina and Jay* Malina Dorothea Green Boris V. Marchegiani *Deceased Gail* S. Slomin and Perle* R. Slomin Greenberg Traurig, LLP Lisa and Jay Massirman Juan P. Loumiet Olga and David Melin Rose Ellen and Gerald* Greene Miami-Dade County The Heckscher Foundation for Office of Management Children and Budget Gail Meyers Maria Michaels and Nick Studds Diane Star Heller Meike and Dominick Miniaci Fran and Paul Heller Neiman Marcus Betty and Rodger Hess Ocean Drive Dr. Bruce Horton and Aaron Lieber The Palm Beach Post Lisa Huertas Nancy and Ellis Parker Investor Solutions, Inc. Norma and Jack Parker Frank and Gabriele Armstrong Performing Arts Center of Los IPFone Angeles J.M. Family Enterprises, Inc. Estate of Faye A. Phillips* Jan and Jim Moran Claudia and Alan Potamkin Jenny’s Flowers Christy and Earl Powell Mrs. Jenny Kallert Princess Grace Foundation Jane and Gerald Katcher Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Stephen A. and Ethel L. Keller Fund of the Community Foundation of Lewis Ranieri Broward Jack Reed Dr. Robert and Mrs. Miriam* Knapp Rosalind and Daniel* Richter KPMG Margaret* and Godfrey* A. Karen L. Krause Rockefeller

MCB Dancers Renan Cerdeiro, Rainer Krenstetter, and Shimon Ito in “Emeralds.” Choreography 37 by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev. APOLLO SOCIETY INSTITUTIONAL GIVING We honor the champions of the arts who have helped to create CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT a legacy for Miami City Ballet through their financial and estate planning. $500,000 and above $50,000 to $99,999 The Kirk Foundation Anonymous Broward Cultural Council R. Kirk Landon* Toby Lerner Ansin Sylvia Kaye* Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs GRAFF Diamonds Bal Harbour Mapfre: Luis Insurance Joan Baxt* Stephen Keller* Council Harris Theater Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council Dianne* and Michael* Bienes Eric G. Koskoff* $250,000 to $499,999 National Endowment for the Arts: Raymond James Rita and Jerome J. Cohen The Kirk Foundation Ford Foundation Art Works Target R. Kirk Landon* Pamela and Todd* Cole John S. and James L. Knight Performing Arts Center of Los Wells Fargo Foundation Ralph Lutrin* and Alfred Allan Lewis Angeles Gen. Samuel J. Colton Foundation Wells Fargo Private Bank Barbara S. Danielson* Susan Mark $25,000 to $49,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $15,000 to $24,999 Dr. Gene Eng* Estate of Norma K. Perdue The Batchelor Foundation Cultural Council of Palm Beach Bank of America Charitable Sanford Evans Estate of Faye A. Phillips* County Deutsche Bank Foundation Betty Florman* Melissa and William Quesenberry Miami-Dade County Freed of London, Ltd. Carnival Corporation Murray Robbins* Office of Management John* J. and Patricia* C. Foody Trust and Budget Funding Arts Network PNC Foundation Gary Rugg and Wendy Joseph-Rugg Batia Fox* The Louis B. Mayer Foundation The Jerome Robbins Foundation Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Ethel and David* Sommer Inc. Ina Rae Fox and Neil Fox The Shubert Foundation Evelyn R. Gilbert* Frosene Sonderling* Robert Gottlieb Isabelle* and Irving Goldberg Roberta* and Gary Soren Dr. Gloria U. Greenberg The Lawrence and Marjorie Stoll Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Greiner Fred Teger and Dr. Jo Ann Mayer Emil and Lynn Hubschman Sheila Wohl* Edwin A. Huston* Lynn* and Louis* Wolfson, II Family Jonathan Iho Foundation, Inc. Adelaida Muñiz-Iscoe and Gary Dr. Sanford L. and Mrs. Dolores Ziff* Iscoe

ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS We are grateful to the following visionary philanthropists who have provided crucial gifts to Miami City Ballet’s endowment — the foundation of our future.

Ruth K. Behar Memorial Fund Sheila Wohl* Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Union Planters Bank The Florman Family Foundation, Inc. Lynn* and Louis Wolfson, II Family Foundation, Inc. Evelyn R. Gilbert* (posthumously)

MCB Dancer Renan Cerdeiro in the title role in Apollo. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © 38 Alexander Iziliaev. $10,000 to $14,999 Shepard Broad Foundation Kristi and Dean Jernigan Sara and Ugo Colombo Charmaine and J. Randall Waterfield Bank of America TeamLogic IT Claudia Perles Janice Feirstein Linda K. Wilson Braman Audi Terra Sheila Wohl* Dr. Millie I. Figueredo and Zeke Diana Zeydel Delgado Carnival Corporation Ultimate Events $250,000 to $499,999 $10,000 to $14,999 Malka Fingold Community Foundation of Broward $3,000 to $4,999 Jill Braufman and Daniel Nir Anonymous Miriam and Alec* Flamm Florida Department of State Division Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Kathy and Steven Guttman Bob Avian and Peter Pileski of Cultural Affairs Cindy and Robert Friezo Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. Susan D. Kronick and Edward Manno Margaret and Jay Axelrod Funding Arts Broward Shumsky Cindy and Robert Friezo $2,000 to $2,999 Foundation Diane and Siavosh Bozorgi The Gillian S. Fuller Foundation Mary Spencer Joseph S. and Louise B. Rumbaugh Ann and Robert Fromer Do Unto Others Trust, Inc. The Miami Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation $100,000 to $249,000 Alicia M. Celorio of Broward Carole Gigliotti Neiman Marcus Toby Lerner Ansin Heide and Jose Dans William J. and Isobel G. Clarke Dr. Bruce Horten and Aaron Lieber NSI Insurance Group Trish and Dan Bell Nancy Jean Davis Foundation Jane and Gerald Katcher Ocean Bank Margarita and Armando Codina Asha and Jamie Elias $1,000 to $1,999 Jacqueline and Irwin* E. Kott Ortega Foundation Jean and Eugene Stark Patricia and Howard Farber Comerica Bank Kinga and Edward Lampert PNC Wealth Management Louis Wolfson III Mary and Howard Frank The Israel, Rose, Henry & Robert The Lampert Foundation Rundgren Foundation Wiener Charitable Foundation $50,000 to $99,999 Dr. Arthur Litowitz Gillian Spreckels Fuller The School Board of Broward Lynn Wiener Stephen and Madeline Anbinder Meike and Dominick Miniaci Susan R. Goldstein County Sunny & Abe Rosenberg The Lucky Companies Robert S. Benson Rose Miniaci Stephen A. and Ethel L. Keller Fund Foundation, Inc. of the Community Foundation of Ress Family Foundation Olga and Alex Blavatnik Lamis and John Olsen Esta and Lewis Ress Betty and Rodger Hess Broward Blavatnik Family Foundation Christy and Earl Powell Yulman Foundation Elayne Hurwitz SunTrust Foundation Jane Carroll and Leo Arnoboldi Toni and Martin Sosnoff Ruth Ann Marshall and Patricia TD Bank Rosalee and Richard Davison Patricia McKay Verbeeck Houtz Tesla ANNUAL FUND Swanee and Paul DiMare Gail Wasserman Mamie and Tarmo Jõeveer Wilmington Trust Dr. Margaret and Mike Eidson THE ANSIN SOCIETY $15,000 to $24,999 Isabel and Marvin* H. Leibowitz Winston & Strawn Foundation Lawrence Herbert Created in honor of Miami City Ana and Robert Barlick, Jr. Leibowitz Charitable Trust Darla and John Karlton $5,000 to $9,999 Ballet’s Founder, Toby Lerner Audre D. Carlin Lourdes Lopez and George Skouras Amy and Richard Kohan Agency BE Ansin, the Ansin Society is an Dr. Robert and Mrs. Karen Chaikin Beth and Jay* Lotspeich exclusive circle of supporters, Karen L. Krause Anonymous Bobi and Jim Eroncig Eileen and Henry Meudt community leaders and part- Blanca Commercial Real Estate Margot and Allen London Ana Ortega ners whose significant contri- Sanford Evans Lisa and Jay Massirman Ortega Foundation Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP butions are the cornerstone of Lori Ferrell Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family David Parker and Marian Davis Citizens Interested in the Arts the Company’s philanthropic Landmark Charitable Foundation, Foundation ConAgra Brands support. The Ansin Society Inc. Andrew Rosen Jennifer Myerberg The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation was launched in the Compa- Damaris Ford Ruth Wright ny’s historic 30th anniversary Mary and Saul Sanders Cowles Charitable Trust Dini Albert and Michael Golden season with a gift from Char- Hazel Rubin and Michael Schultz Magic City Casino Francinelee Hand and David Lincoln *Deceased lie Cinnamon to celebrate the $25,000 to $49,999 Siegel Micky and Madeleine Arison Family extraordinary vision, tenacity, Sara and Robb Allan Christina Kringstein Foundation and generosity of our founder. Nordstrom, Inc. Penny and Harold Blumenstein Squire Sanders & Dempsey, LLP Pat Lowry and Jim Hopkins Publix Super Markets Charities $500,000 and above Rita and Charles Bronfman Sheila O’Malley Fuchs The Sain Orr Royak Deforest Deborah and Charles Adelman Mary Cirillo-Goldberg and Jay Goldberg Perrotti Family Trust Steadman Foundation Anonymous Martha and Bruce Clinton Sara Solomon Sequoia Foundation for Jeffrey Davis and Michael T. Miller Achievement in Arts and Education The Clinton Family Fund Marjorie Stone and Rick Rodriguez David Herro and Jay Franke 39 ARTIST’S CIRCLE Bonnie and David Gold $3,000 to $4,999 Diane S. Heller Peter S. Mozino Foundation The Artist’s Circle is an influ- Monique and Dan Goldwasser Joan and Clarke Ambrose Beatriz and Paul Hicks Joan Readding ential group of MCB members Paul and Beatriz Hicks Barbara Mozino Seegul and H. Eduardo Gonzalez and Jerry Cody Anonymous David Seegul who provide generous annual Foundation, Inc. Rose Ellen and Gerald* Greene Dr. and Mrs. Robert Appelman Ted Mozino support. Diane and Kenneth Hipkins Marcia and Joel Hochberg The L. Jules Arkin Family Diane and Gilbert Lee Sandler Foundation, Inc. Maria Bechily-Hodes and Scott Olga and Eric Jorgensen Hodes Leah and Bennett Schlenger $7,500 to $9,999 Gabriele and Frank Armstrong David Kislak, Joanne Leibovit, and Lynn and Emil Hubschman Audrey P. Schwartz Nancy Abbott Stephanie Tamposi Sharon and Elliot Asbel The Herman Abbott Family Lisa Huertas Hon. Patricia Seitz and Tyby and Gerry Klein Daniel Ayers and Anthony P. Seguino Alan Greer Foundation, Inc Annette Z. Kolman-Irom Wendy T. Kulberg Stephen M. Bander Carol and Dr. Stanley Shapiro Audrey Halperin Sylvana Klein Iris and Lawrence Lerner Betty and Dr. Gerry Barrios Barbara Sherman Beth Holland Ivonne and Adam Leichtling Larry Levinson and Joe DeLeo Nancy and Jon Batchelor Lois H. Siegel Vicky and Sanjay Kamlani Bonnie Lerner Marta Ligia Lopez-Cantera and Lisa and Bill Bergofin Ana Martin-Lavielle, Esq. Bonnie Lerner Fund at The Miami Dr. Ellen and Gerald Sigal Carlos Lopez-Cantera Dr. Allen H. Bezner Foundation Edith and Martin* Stein Nancy and Ellis Parker Lopez-Cantera Charitable Joyce Bloch Barbara C. Levin William Racolin and Alison Williams Foundation Mark Steinberg and Betty Madigan Brandt Elaine Levine Dennis Edwards Jodi and Etai Timna Ralph Lutrin* and Alfred Allan Lewis Ray Breslin and Patrick Pecoraro Rhoda and Morris Levitt Dr. Stephen Steinberg and Marcos Tychobrojcher and George Camille and Patrick McDowell Dr.Jeanette Mladenovic Dandridge Esta Jo Busker Cynthia and Peter Liebman Dr. Elisabeth A. McKeen Jim Stepp and Peter Zimmer Joe Chai Marie and Harley Lippman $5,000 to $7,499 Olga and David Melin Bonnie and Steven Stern Lila Menowitz Dr. Peter B. Cinelli and Michael Susan and Joel Martin Amanda and Michael Adler LiPuma Rosalie W. Stone Dr. and Mrs. Lewis N. Michaels Cuqui and Isaac Matz Sari and Arthur Agatston Victoria and Dr. Bernard H. Cohen Carmen Tagle and Irene and Michael Nachwalter Michelle Danoff Merlin and Robert Alan Rose Stephanie and Dr. Norman Altman Heidi Cooper Merlin Kamal Pathak, MD Anne B. Tanen Anonymous Gina and John Despres Sheila Mondry Geraldine Polinger Joni and Stanley G. Tate Roy Bartolomei and Peter Wronsky Maria Asela and Gonzalo A. Diaz Sandy and Jesse Morgan Howard and Geraldine Polinger Deborah and Michael Troner Elena and John Brim Foundation Elizabeth and Ralph Dinlocker Linda and Ed Morse Lourdes Tudela Dr. Amy Buchman and Vicki Haupt Adam R. Rose and Peter R. Louis N. Casset Family Foundation Diane and Robert Moss Irene and Dr. Malvin Weinberger Linda and Eric Buermann McQuillan Vanessa Elias-Krelstein Betty Lou C. and William T. Dr. Enrique G. Casuso and Alina Carmen and Rudy Ruiz Sheila and Alec Engelstein Nanovsky Judith and Marvin Weinstein Monnar Sanchez-Tembleque Family Elena and Oscar Feldenkreis Terry and Noel Neelands Ruth Weiss Kay and Elliot Cattarulla Lynn and Meyer Sapoff Rona Forstadt Michael S. Pasano Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Weitz Jacqueline and Jerome A. Chaves Diane and Thomas Smith Naomi and Joel Freedman William S. Pollak Vivian Williams Evelyn and Norman* Cohan Thomas W. Smith Foundation Inc Joan and John Galiardo Dr. Marilyn and Al Pollans Jan Willinger Helen and John Cornell Marsha Soffer Ellen Sanders Galkin Harriet and Henry A. Pownall Betty and Michael Wohl Douglas S. Cramer and Hubert Bush Isobel and Roger Sturgeon Marie and Robert Gallager Juan Quiñones Denise and Dr. Michael Zeide Jo Ann Engelhardt Rosalind and Charles Stuzin Susan M. Ginns Claudia and Irving* Redel Sam Zemsky and Anita Rindner Patricia and Howard Farber Cynthia and Glen Tupler Joanne and Ron Goldfarb Maggie and Guillermo Retchkiman Marvin Ross Friedman and Adrienne FRIENDS Brenton Ver Ploeg Ellen and David* Goldschild Beverly and Ed Robbins $2,000 to $2,999 bon Haes Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A. Corinne and Jerry Gorelick Francene and Charles Rodgers Bernice Lieberman Helen Welch Arlene and Harvey Blau Evelyn and Bruce Greer Donna and Carmen Romeo Joan and David Genser Bonnie Whited Rita and Ernest Bogen Renee Gross Blanca Commercial Real Estate Joan Getz Robin Woodard Joan and Irving Bolotin Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Guest Peter Romero Judy and M. Richard* Wyman Iris and Neil Rosenblum Shelly and Dr. Barry J. Cutler 40 Robert Eichler and Gregory Oram Audrey and John Frank Gail and Melvin Nessel Janna and Marc Ronert Ellen Sussman The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation Sharyn Frankel and Marilyn Silverman Joyce and William Niles Robert Rosenberg D’vera Topol Tova Leidesdorf Susan and Alan Fuirst Alexander Noujaim Carol and Herb Rothman Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Traum Shirley Levy and Sarah Salter-Levy Linda and Glenn Fuller Nedra and Mark Oren Louis F. Ruf Virginia and Fred Uhlmann Marilyn and Richard* Mendelson Dr. Alfredo Garcia Beth Ostrow Adele and Dr. Joel Sandberg Ana Sora-Vadillo and Alberto E. Joanne Mercurio Cecelia and Jeff Garrity Barbara Palmer and George Kramer Linda and Charles Sands Vadillo, MD Sydell Miller Judith Garson Pam and Edward Panzer Martin Segal Ana Veigamilton Jan and William Morrison Melinda and John Geberth Mike and Carol Park Helenann and Jeff Shapiro Nancy and David Wolf Mimi and Robert* Rieder Phoebe and Dr. Donald Giddon Nicholas Pisaris Phyllis M. Siegel Alene and Sidney Workman

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rosenblum Denise Glasser Tammie Plant Dr. Harvey and Drazia Simon *Deceased Linda and Harold Rosenson Susan and Laurence Goldfein Percy Pyne Larry and Ellen Sosnow MCB truly appreciates gifts of all Dr. Norma J. Schulman-Waltzer and Valerie Goldfein Sue Rapperport Culver Smith levels, including those made at or Neil Waltzer Roni and Gerald Goldsmith Michael and Roberto Raynes Maj. Mark H. Snyder below the $499 level. Raquel and Michael Scheck Lora and Kieth Gordon Esta and Lewis Ress Nancy Stavis Arthur T. Shorin Mr. and Mrs. K. Lawrence Gragg Senator Nan and Mr. David Rich Marlene and Harold Strauss Sandra Simon Linda Halperin

Clara Sredni Ronnie Heyman Teresa Torres Sheila Josephberg $1,000 to $1,999 Sue and Eugene Karp Terry and Sheldon Adelman Elaine and Henry Kaufman Anonymous James R. Kaufman Brenda Axelrod Dr. Fred and Sandi Khani Lou Ann Alsip Francine S. Kittredge Mr. and Mrs. Richard Behr Leona Kosh Judith and Ron Berk Edie Langner and Michael Coles Kathy Bleznak Winston Lett, Esq. and Frank Benoit Joan and Lyle Brundage Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Levin Mary and Thomas Cadigan Elizabeth and Marcus Long Phil Chan Paula Lunder Harvey Coleman Gloria Luria Wileen T. Coyne Adriana Machado Duke Dang and Charles E. Rosen Lawrence E. Mann Kemo Duddle David and Sally Manz Lynn and Stuart Edinoff Atty. and Mrs. Harry D. Martin Maya Ezratti Zelda and Allen Mason Clair Fair Drayton Mayers Dr. Alfred and Susan Feingold Antonio E. Mendez Matthew Ferrara Cesar Molina Madeline and Sydney Forbes Joan Morrison Dr. Rebecca Fox Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Mowerman

MCB Dancers Ashley Knox and Jovani Furlan in Polyphonia. Choreography © Christopher Wheeldon. Photo © Brooke Trisolini. Courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow. 41 1

BALLET BY THE BUSLOAD WIDE-EYED WONDER, THANKS TO OUR CORPORATE COUNCIL On December 21, 2017, more than 1,200 children from Miami- Dade County Public Schools received an early holiday gift when they saw a free performance of MCB’s new production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, with brilliant costumes and sets by Isabel and Ruben Toledo and video projections by Wendall K. Harrington. For many children that day at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, this was their first introduction to a live classical ballet in a state-of-the-art theater. Each child left with an informative education guide that opened into a beautiful full-color poster for displaying at home or in the classroom. Miami City Ballet 2 3 thanks the following members of its Corporate Council for their generous support of this transformative performance:

BRAMAN MOTORCARS OCEAN BANK DEUTSCHE BANK RAYMOND JAMES FREED OF LONDON, LTD. TD BANK GRAFF DIAMONDS BAL TESLA HARBOUR WELLS FARGO PRIVATE BANK MAPFRE/LUIS INSURANCE WINSTON & STRAWN NEIMAN MARCUS FOUNDATION NSI INSURANCE GROUP

4 1: More than 1,200 children from Miami- Dade County Public Schools received an early holiday gift when they saw a free performance of MCB’s new production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. 2: MCB’s education guide teaches children lessons about ballet history, theater etiquette and dance terms. 3: Members of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs witnessed firsthand how MCB is building the next generation of performing arts lovers through free performances for schoolchildren. 4: The schoolchildren’s enthusiasm was contagious for Jeff Davis, the Development Committee Chairman on MCB’s Board of Directors.

42 Photos © Alexander Iziliaev. MCB’s Ballet Bus is a national model for exceptional performing arts education that provides talented children from underserved Title 1 Public Schools in Miami-Dade County with free bus transportation, full-tuition scholarships at Miami City Ballet School, free dance attire, healthy snacks, homework assistance, mentoring, and more for up to 10 years per child through high school graduation. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

MCB gratefully acknowledges the generosity and support of the following individuals, corporations and foundations:

American James Freeze Marilyn Ostrow Endowment Harold Gaffin Kamal Pathak Foundation David Gilden Miguel Perrotti Bank of America GoodCoin Nicholas Pisaris Bank of America Foundation Charitable PNC Foundation Foundation Nancy Abbott and PNC Wealth Diana Goudreau The Batchelor Management Foundation Benjamin Susan Roraff Hartmann Alan Behmoiras Rundgren Nancy Hartmann Caroline Foundation Bidermann Lynn Herald Meyer and Lynn Richard Biviano Kristi and Dean Sapoff Jernigan Charles and Rita Rosemarie Scher Bronfman Robert Jones Martin Segal Broward County Karen Kelner Sequoia Public Schools Arlene Kern Foundation for “SEAS” (Student Heidi Klein Achievement in Enrichment in the Arts & Education Arts) Richard and Amy Kohan Shepard Broad Carnival Foundation Corporation Giselle Kovac Eugene and Jean Alicia Celorio John Kovacs Stark Robert and Karen David Lefkowitz Target Chaikin Beth Lotspeich The Hearst Citizens Interested Susan Lucas Foundations in Arts, Inc. Lawrence E. Mann The Miami Comerica Bank Foundation Miami-Dade SHARE Community County Cultural The Sain-Orr and THE DANCE Foundation of Affairs Council Royak-DeForest Broward Steadman COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Miami-Dade Foundation ConAgra Brands County Office of During the 2017/18 Season, MCB’s Share the Dance: Community Outreach and Peter Constance Management and The William J. And Budget Isobel G. Clarke Educational Programs reached more than 20,000 students and families through Dancing Supplies Foundation Depot, Inc. Deborah Miller these diverse initiatives: TRX Investments Jane Dee Dorothy Miller Yuya Uemura The Educational Mark Miller Ballet Bus Explore Dance Wilhelm Wille Foundation of Drew Mosley Ballet Beyond Borders Lecture and Master Class Series America Linda Wilson Nordstrom, Inc. Ballet For Young People Open Barre Series Juan Espadas Yulman Ortega Behind the Ballet: Pre-Performance Talks School and Community Presentations Foundation John and Audrey Foundation Complimentary Ticket Program Touch Tours with Live Audio Descriptions Frank

43 Cover: Miami City Ballet Dancers in One Line Drawn. Choreography © Brian Brooks.

Back Cover: MCB Dancers Kleber Rebello, Nathalia Arja, Katia Carranza, and Ashley Knox in Apollo. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust.

Photos © Alexander Iziliaev.