Annual Report 2014 - 2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIRMAN Mr. James M. Jordan

PRESIDENT Mrs. Phoebe Tudor

SECRETARY Mission Statement Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams

OFFICERS Ms. Leticia Loya, VP – Academy Mr. James M. Nicklos, VP – Finance To inspire a lasting love and appreciation for dance through artistic excellence, Mr. Joseph A. Hafner, Jr., VP – Institutional Giving Mr. Daniel M. McClure, VP – Investments exhilarating performances, innovative choreography and Mrs. Becca Cason Thrash, VP – Special Events Mrs. Donald M. Graubart, VP – Trustee Development superb educational programs MEMBERS-AT-LARGE In furtherance of our mission, we are committed to maintaining and enhancing our status as: Ms. Michelle Baden Mrs. F. T. Barr Mrs. Kristy Junco Bradshaw • A classically trained company with a diverse repertory whose range Mrs. J. Patrick Burk Mrs. Lenore K. Burke includes the classics as well as contemporary works. Mrs. Albert Y. Chao Mr. Jesse H. Jones II Mrs. Henry S. May, Jr. • A company that attracts the world’s best dancers and choreographers Mr. Richard K. McGee and provides them with an environment where they can thrive and Mrs. Michael Mithoff Mr. Michael S. Parmet further develop the art form. Mrs. Carroll Robertson Ray Mr. Karl S. Stern Mr. Nicholas L. Swyka • An international company that is accessible to broad and growing local, Mrs. Allison Thacker national, and international audiences. Mrs. Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr.

TRUSTEES • A company with a world-class Academy that provides first rate Mrs. Kristen Andreasen Mrs. Richard E. Fant Hon. Mica Mosbacher Mr. Cecil H. Arnim III Mrs. Claire S. Farley Ms. Beth Muecke instruction for professional dancers and meaningful programs for non- Mrs. Isaac Arnold, Jr. Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Mrs. Patti A. Murphy professional dancers. Mr. Philip A. Bahr Hon. Charles C. Foster Dr. Dana Ondrias Mrs. Lorne Bain Mrs. James E. Furr Mrs. Dee S. Osborne Ms. Brenda Bazan Sandra S. Godfrey Mr. Gene J. Oshman • A company with state-of-the-art facilities for performances, rehearsals Mrs. Diane Bazelides Ms. Patricia B. Green Mrs. Steven A. Owsley Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp Ms. Kristen Habich Mr. Colin Parfitt and ongoing operations. Mrs. Gina Bhatia Mrs. Henry R. Hamman Mr. Robert F. Parker Mr. John A. Blaisdell Mrs. Theodore J. Haywood Mr. James J. Parr Mrs. Leslie D. Blanton Mr. William James Hill Mrs. Sara Wright Parr Mrs. Daniel A. Breen Mrs. Gillian A. Hobson Mrs. Amy Pincu Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Brown Mr. Brian B. Hughes Mr. David M. Pincus Mrs. Wendy Wilkins Burks Mrs. Matthew L. Johnson Mrs. Harry M. Reasoner Mr. Richard L. Burleson Mrs. Russell C. Joseph Ms. Martha E. Rocks Mrs. Cecilia Campbell Ms. Melanie Lawson Mrs. Akemi Saitoh Mr. Tripp Carter Mr. E. Daniel Leightman Ms. Louisa Stude Sarofim (L) Mrs. John Clemmons Mr. Mark Loveland Mrs. Thomas H. Scott Ms. Janet Coy Mrs. Kelley S. Lubanko Mrs. Lance Smith Mr. and Mrs. James W. Crownover Mrs. Harry E. Mach Mrs. Reginald R. Smith Mrs. Heidi Cruz Mrs. Steve P. Mach Ms. S. Shawn Stephens Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Mr. Bradley H. Marks Ms. Ann Trammell Mrs. J. Luke McConn III Dr. Kevin E. Varner On the cover: Ms. Sasha Davis Mr. Bastiaan de Zeeuw Mrs. Joseph D. McCord Mr. Marcus A. Watts Karina Gonzalez and Connor Walsh Ms. Jane DiPaolo Mrs. Ginni Mithoff Mrs. Lora Jean Kilroy Wilson Photography by Amitava Sarkar Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mrs. Nicholas J. Zdeblick Mrs. Pamela D. Earthman ROMEO & JULIET Mrs. Donald L. Erskine Ms. Nancy Powell Moore Choreography by Stanton Welch Music by Sergi Prokofiev Scenery and Costumes by Roberta Guidi di Bagno 2 3 Table of Contents

2 Mission Statement

7 Letter from Board President

9 Letter from Executive Director

10 Company

12 2014-2015 Season At A Glance

14 Performance Impact

16 Houston Ballet Premieres

22 2014-2015 Tour Highlights

26 Academy Highlights

32 Education and Outreach Highlights

36 Special Events

42 Nutcracker Market

44 Financials

52 Staff

54 Donors

ONE/end/ONE Dancers: Karina Gonzalez and Connor Walsh Choregraphy: Jorma Elo Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Photography by Amitava Sarkar 4 5 BALLO DELLA REGINA Dancer: Allison Miller Choreography: George Balanchine Letter from Board President Songs: Giuseppe Verdi Photography by Amitava Sarkar Dear Houston Ballet Family and Friends,

As I look back at the 2014-15 season, I could not be more pleased at having such a remarkable season mark my first year as President of Houston Ballet’s Board of Trustees. I want to first express what an honor it is to serve as Board President, and the gratitude I feel for having been given the opportunity to work on behalf of such an institution that continues to grow in prestige and distinction, nationally and internationaly.

The season began last fall with the huge success of the glorious Midsummer Night’s Dream, by John Neumeier. Mr. Neumeier was so impressed with our company that he invited them to participate in Hamburg’s summer dance festival, quite a coup. The highlight of this season was undoubtedly Artistic Director’s Stanton Welch gorgeous new staging of Romeo and Juliet. With designs from Rome, this gem truly captured the essence of Renaissance Italy and gave us a new classic showcasing the beautiful dancing of our amazing company. Stanton’s creativity continued with another brilliant new piece entitled Zodiac, which explored the different astrological signs and their characteristics. We were more than fortunate to have a new piece presented on the same mixed bill with Zodiac this spring, , The Letter V, created for our company by one of America’s best-known choreographers, Mark Morris. We finished our celebration of the 450th year of Shakespeare’s death by staging the ever-popular Taming of the Shrew in June, which never fails to entertain and delight.

I would like to thank our more than one hundred trustees as well as the artistic and administrative staff of the Houston Ballet. Without all of your continued dedication and tireless work, we would be unable to achieve our goal of not only producing world premieres but also attracting some of the world’s finest artists. Each year we strive to increase the breadth of our programming, in hopes of reaching new audiences while offering exciting new works to those devoted fans who continue to see Houston Ballet performances year after year.

Importantly, we continue to make an impact here in our community. Our summer and year-round Academy programs are among the best in the nation. This year was no exception, with over 1,000 enrollments from enthusiastic and talented young dancers from many different states and countries. Our outreach efforts continue to grow, and bring the art of dance to many young people who might not otherwise have access, as our Education and Community Engagement team reached approximately 40,000 students in Houston’s community this year alone.

We are deeply grateful to all the foundations, corporations, individuals, and everyone who has been so generous with their support of Houston Ballet. Thanks to our donors we exceeded our fundraising goals in every category this year, bringing in nearly $1.5 million over our goal, making the total well over $11 million.

As I continue my term as President of the Houston Ballet, I am proud once again to find myself at the helm of such an incredible organization of the highest talent and stellar reputation. I look forward to a continued collaboration with the board members and patrons with whom I share the same vision of greatness for our company. On behalf of all of the Trustees of the Houston Ballet Foundation, I present to you the 2014-15 Annual Report.

Phoebe Tudor Board President 6 7 ETUDES Dancers: Jared Matthews and Artists of Houston Ballet Letter from Executive Director Choreography: Harald Lander Music: Giuseppe Verdi Photography by Amitava Sarkar Dear Friends of Houston Ballet,

Celebrating the Bard, Houston Ballet performed three choreographic masterworks inspired by the writings of William Shakespeare this past season. With the generous underwriting support of Phoebe and Bobby Tudor, we opened the season with John Neumeier’s sensational A Midsummer Night’s Dream—making the ballet the first Neumeier work to enter our repertory and Houston Ballet the only American company to dance the ballet. Another milestone was reached in February when 28 years after the opening of the Wortham Theater and the premiere of Ben Stevenson’s Romeo and Juliet, we raised the curtain on a new, lavish production of Romeo and Juliet with choreography by Stanton Welch and designs by Roberta Guidi di Bagno. This magnificent production was generously underwritten by Melza and Ted Barr, farsighted and steadfast supporters of the company. Kate and Petruchio’s stormy relationship seemed to echo the Houston weather as we closed the 2014-15 season with John Cranko’s masterpiece, The Taming of the Shrew.

Beyond the Bard, two significant world premieres highlighted the season: Stanton’s new Zodiac, generously underwritten by Leticia Loya, and created to the brilliant, commissioned score by Ross Edwards, and Mark Morris’ The Letter V. These works made our May mixed repertory one of the most anticipated and well-received programs of the year.

Beyond our Houston season, we presented two beautiful performances of Giselle at the historic Detroit Opera House and six nearly sold out performances of Stanton’s stunning La Bayadere in Calgary and Edmonton.

We gave a total of 85 performances this season, including 74 at Wortham Theater Center, three at Miller Outdoor Theater and eight on tour. Our education and community engagement programs had another impressive year of increased impact. Houston Ballet’s 12 signature programs reached nearly 40,000 students in over 200 area schools, representing an 18% increase from the previous year. One performance that touched the hearts of everyone privileged to have been in the audience was on March 29, 2015, when Houston Ballet II gave its first autism-friendly performance of Coppelia in the Margaret Alkek Williams Dance Lab.

Our Academy continued its dynamic growth in providing world-class instruction to over 1,000 students in our year-round, summer-intensive and adult-class programs.

Outside of live performances, we have continued to grow our online presence through strong social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, and we presented live-streamed performances of our summer intensive to viewers around the world. On January 17, 2015, we aired our documentary, Breaking Boundaries, on KPRC (Channel 2), and more than two decades after our last commercially produced dance recording, we released the Chopin Dance Project, the gorgeously filmed performances in Paris of Sons de L’âme.

These achievements would not be possible without the continued support of our Board of Trustees and the tireless work from our artistic, production and administration staff. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our over 1,500 volunteers for providing over 8,400 hours of volunteer work assisting Houston Ballet in fulfilling its mission. Finally, I would like to thank Phoebe Tudor for her first year of exceptional leadership as President of Houston Ballet’s Board of Trustees.

James Nelson Executive Director 8 9 PRINCIPALS THE 2014 - 2015 Simon Ball Ian Casady Karina Gonzalez Yuriko Kajiya Melody Mennite Connor Walsh Sara Webb COMPANY SEASON FIRST SOLOISTS Jessica Collado Linnar Looris Jared Matthews Katharine Precourt Aaron Robison ORCHESTRA Charles-Louis Yoshiyama SOLOISTS Soo Youn Cho Christopher Coomer James Gotesky Ermanno Florio, Music Director Oliver Halkowich Richard Reeves, Orchestra Manager Nozomi Iijima Ned Battista, Assistant Conductor Nao Kusuzaki Allison Miller Lauren Strongin FIRST VIOLIN BASS TROMBONE Denise Tarrant, Concertmaster Carla Clark, Principal Thomas Hultén, Principal DEMI SOLOISTS Rachel Shepard, Assistant Concertmaster Curry Duffey, Assistant Principal Michael Warny Emily Bowen Rasa Kalesnykaite Greg Garcia Elise Elliott Linda Sanders BASS TROMBONE Rhodes Elliott Carrie Kauk FLUTE Richard Reeves Christopher Gray Sylvia Ver Meulen Seth Morris, Principal Jim Nowakowski Mary Reed Peggy Russell-Roubicek TUBA Aaron Sharratt Oleg Sulyga Mark Barton, Principal CORPS DE BALLET Megumi Takeda Anabel Ramirez PICCOLO Asia Bui Natalie Varnum Chavdar Parashkevov Colleen Matheu Johnson TIMPANI Ana Calderon Brian Waldrep Nancy Nelson, Principal Chun Wai Chan Harper Watters SECOND VIOLIN OBOE Shahar Dori Joel Woellner Erica Robinson, Principal Elizabeth Priestly, Principal PERCUSSION Derek Dunn Chae Eun Yang Trung Le Trinh, Assistant Principal Robin Hough, Principal Emeritus Christina Carroll, Principal Rupert Edwards III Elizabeth Frederick Pedro Fernandez Rhys Kosakowski Karen Hall Wilkson ENGLISH HORN Karen Slotter Dylan Lackey Barbara Shreffler Spring Hill Zecheng Liang Miriam Belyatsky HARP Jacquelyn Long Noel Martin CLARINET Joan Eidman, Principal Katelyn May Sarah Ludwig Randall Griffin, Principal William Newton Chester Rowell PIANO Madeline Skelly VIOLA Stephanie Key Katherine Burkwall-Ciscon Alyssa Springer Rene Salazar, Principal Hayden Stark Lorento Golofeev, Assistant Principal BASOON Marcia Ryan Michael Frederick, Principal APPRENTICES Mary Fulgham Amanda Swain Kaleigh Courts Dawson White Tyler Donatelli Elizabeth Charles HORN Aoi Fujiwara James Wilson, Principal Satoko Konishi CELLO Steven Newbold Mallory Mehaffey Barrett Sills, Principal Sarah Cranston Deanna Pearson Louis-Marie Fardet, Assistant Principal MIchael Ryan Max Dyer TRUMPET Wendy Smith-Butler Jim Vassallo, Principal MURMURATION Dave Zeger Will Strieder Dancers: Karina Gonzalez and Connor Walsh Choreography: Edwaard Liang Steven Wiggs Theresa Hanebury Music: Ezio Bosso Photography by Amitava Sarkar 10 11 TAMING OF THE SHREW Dancers: Melody Mennite and Connor Walsh Choreography: John Cranko Music: Kurt-Heinz Stolze, after Domenico Scarlatti 2014 - 2015 Photography by Amitava Sarkar Season At A Glance

Main Stage REP 1 | A MIDSUMMER REP 4 | MODERN MASTERS THE NUTCRACKER NIGHT’S DREAM March 12 - 22, 2015 November 28 - December 28, 2014 September 4 - 14, 2014 BALLO DELLA REGINA Choreography by Ben Stevenson, after Houston Ballet Premiere Choreography by George Balanchine Marius Petipa Choreography by John Neumier Music by Giuseppe Verdi Music by Peter I. Tchaikovsky Music by Felix Mendelssohn- Barthholdy and Gyorgy Ligeti JARDI TANCAT JUBILEE OF DANCE and traditional mechanical music Choreography by Nacho Duato December 5, 2014 Scenery and costumes by Songs by Maria del Mar Bonet Jurgen Rose ETUDES ACADEMY SPRING SHOWCASE REP 2 | FROM HOUSTON Choreography by Harald Lander April 24 - 25, 2015 TO THE WORLD Music by Knudage Riisager, after themes Houston Ballet Academy artists cap their September 18 - 28, 2014 of Karl Czerny studies with two performances of a ONE/end/ONE program featuring tailor-made works. Choreography by Jorma Elo REP 5 | MORRIS, WELCH, & KYLIAN Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart May 28 - June 7, 2015 ZODIAC MURMURATION World Premiere Choreography by Edwaard Liang Choreography by Stanton Welch Music by Ezio Bosso Music by Ross Edwards Other Stages

PAQUITA THE LETTER V Miller Outdoor Theater Choreography by Stanton Welch, World Premiere May 9 - 11, 2014 after Marius Petipa Choreography by Mark Morris CLEAR Music by Ledwig Minkus Music by Franz Joseph Haydn Choreography by Stanton Welch Music by Johann Sebastian Bach REP 3 | ROMEO AND JULIET SVADEBKA February 26 - March 8, 2015 Choreography by Jiří Kylián GISELLE World Premiere Music by Igor Stravinksy Choreography by Marius Petipa, after Choreography by Stanton Welch Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot Music by Sergei Prokofiev REP 6 | THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Music by Adolphe Adam Scenery and costumes by June 11 - 21, 2015 Roberta Guidi di Bagno Choreography by John Cranko Music by Kurt-Heinz Stolze, after SONS DE L’ÂME Dancers: Jessica Collado and Connor Walsh Domenico Scarlatti Choreography by Stanton Welch Scenery and costumes by Susan Benson Photography by Amitava Sarkar 12 13 Performance

Performance

Impact 74 3

Performances at World Premieres Wortham Theater Center 11 1

Performances on other stages Houston Premieres

Global Reach

Detroit, Calgary, Edmonton 215,170

Total number of individuals reached through performance and community engagement efforts

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Dancers: Karina Gonzalez and Aaron Robison Choreography: John Neumeier Music: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Gyorgy Ligeti Photography by Amitava Sarkar 14 15 ZODIAC Dancers: Madeline Skelly and Brian Waldrep Choreography: Stanton Welch Music: Ross Edwards Photography by Amitava Sarkar Houston Ballet 2014 - 2015 Premieres

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Dancers: Karina Gonzalez and AaronSeason Robison 2013-2014 Performance Highlights Season 2013-2014 Performance HighlightsDancers: Karina Gonzalez and Artists of Houston Ballet Photography by Amitava Sarkar World Premiere World Premiere Photography by Amitava Sarkar

Rep I | September 4, 2015 Rep III | February 26, 2015 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Romeo and Juliet Houston Premiere World Premiere “ Choreography by John Neumeier Choreography by Stanton Welch “ Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Barthholdy and Gyorgy Ligeti Music by Sergi Prokofiev and traditional mechanical music Scenery and Costumes by Roberta Guidi di Bagno Scenery and Costumes by Jurgen Rose “I knew I was witnessing unfettered greatness, both in the conception of the work and in its execution…this could be the most stunning performance Houston Ballet has offered, and “With so much talent among these dancers, and Welch’s world- that is certainly saying a lot.” class choreographic skills, it is high time Houston Ballet was more regularly seen in Europe. London dance houses, please – Culture Map note.”

– Dance Europe Magazine

18 John Neumeier Dancers: Stanton Welch with 19 Photography by Amitava Sarkar Karina Gonzalez and Connor Walsh “ Photography by Amitava Sarkar “

Dancers: Aaron Sharratt and Charles-LouisSeason Yoshiyama 2013-2014 Performance Highlights Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet Photography by Amitava Sarkar World Premiere Photography by Amitava Sarkar

Rep V | May 28, 2015 Rep V | May 28, 2015

Zodiac The Letter V “ World Premiere World Premiere

Choreography by Stanton Welch Choreography by Mark Morris Music by Ross Edwards Music by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) “ Costumes by Eduardo Sicangco Costumes by Maile Okamura

“Welch’s Zodiac is another success for Houston Ballet’s artistic director. Entertaining, creative, and gorgeously crafted, the piece begs for a second viewing.” “Clever and well made.” – Houston Press “ “ – New York Times 20 Dancers: Jessica Collado and Stanton Welch Mark Morris 21 Photography by Amitava Sarkar Photography by Amitava Sarkar Houston Ballet On Tour

LA BAYADERE Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet Choreography: Stanton Welch Music: Léon Minkus, arranged by John Lanchberry Photography by Amitava Sarkar 22 23

“ Dancer: Derek Dunn Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet

Photography by Amitava Sarkar Photography by John Grigaitis “The magic of Welch’s presentation is found in the uncanny sense of pacing - never too slow - and utterly fluid choreo- graphic narrative structure.” – Calgary Herald “ “

Edmonton, Canada |May 8-9 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium “Don’t miss this utterly outstanding, very special, once-in-a- LA BAYADERE lifetime treasured experience.”

– Calgary Herald Detroit, MI | November 1-2 Music by Léon Minkus, arranged by John Lanchbery Choreography by Stanton Welch

Detroit Opera House Calgary, Canada | April 30-May 2 GISELLE Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Music by Adolphe Adam (1803-1856) “ LA BAYADERE Choreography by Maurius Petipa, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot “

“The Houston Ballet is a joy to watch.”

- Examiner.com “

Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet Dancers: Lauren Strongin and Rhodes Elliott Photography by Amitava Sarkar Photography by John Grigaitis 24 25 Dancers: Emily Seymour and Students of Houston Ballet Academy Houston Photography by Amitava Sarkar Ballet Academy Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition

Dancer: Jack Thomas Photography by Gregory Batardon Houston Ballet II Jack Thomas H In 2014-2015, the Academy registered 617 students from ages 4 and up was a finalist in the 2015 Prix 617 de Lausanne competition for the Year Round Program, resulting in another successful and eventful year. Audiences were able to view 34 performances this year, a significant Y hosted in Switzerland. Out of o increase from last year with 27 performances. Performances included George Number of students 67 contestants, he was placed in the top 20 finalists. Thomas Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Houston Ballet principal Melody Mennite’s receiving training performed a classical piece from Next of Kin, Houston Ballet soloist Oliver Halkowich’s Dear Nancy, and Artistic u The Nutcracker, Act II’s variation Director Stanton Welch’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. HBII also toured Durham, New Hampshire. e of the Prince, as well as a modern piece titled Out of Breath, with s choreography by Louise Deleur.

YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet II Choreography: Stanton Welch a t Photography by Jaime Lagdameo Indianapolis International Ballet Competition $406,305 o Daniel Durrett won first place for pre- professional men in the Indianapolis International Ballet Competition 2015, Amountr in scholarships given to students performing a variation from Victor n Gsovsky’s Grand Pas Classique. The award led to Durrett’s invitation to perform in the Indianapolis City Ballet’s annual Gala, Evening with the Stars, in October. As one of the Top 10 Events in Indianapolis, Evening with the Stars is an event that celebrates works in 128 B classical and contemporary ballet created by choreographers from Europe R and the Americas. Dancer: Daniel Durrett Photography by Amitava Sarkar a Students supported by scholarships given through ALLEGRO BRILLANTE the Academy Partnership In 2014, Houston Ballet II (HBII) Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet II Choreography: George Balanchine joined forces with the San Photography by Jaime Lagdameo l BRIGADE o Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet II and Francisco Ballet School (SFBS) for San Francisco Ballet School Choreography: Stanton Welch a weeklong collaboration. During l Photography by Amitava Sarkar their stay, the SFBS students joined the HBII students in rehearsals and daily classes where they u received coaching from Houston e Ballet’s Artistic Director, Stanton Welch. The Academy provided 34 an unforgettable experience for t the students by offering viewings of Company rehearsals, dining in n some of Houston’s top restaurants, Number of performances and shopping at the world famous given this year Nutcracker Market. HBII will reunite with the SFBS students in November II 2015. d 28 29 Dancers: Students of Houston Ballet Academy Dancers: Students of Houston Ballet Academy Photography by Jaime Lagdameo Photography by Jaime Lagdameo

Dancers: Students of Houston Ballet Academy Photography by Jaime Lagdameo 1,618S Number of students whou auditioned m663 Number of students who attended the summerm intensive eprogram $261,093 Dancers: Students of Houston Ballet Academy Photography by Amitava Sarkar Studentsr supported by Tremendous growth was seen during this year’s audition tour with 1,618 students auditioning scholarships given through for the 2015 Summer Intensive Program. Within a decade, the Academy has more than the Academy doubled the amount of students auditioning, and this year has proven to be the largest yet. 663 students ages 4 to 19 received training from our well-renowned teaching staff. Students traveled from 39 states and 10 countries to dance in our exceptional facility. The summer culminated in six performances, with each performance live streamed to parents across the P39 globe. Nearly 1,000 new audience members attended these performances. Number of states American Festival for the Arts represented by the studentr body For 18 years, the Academy has collaborated over a three week period with the American Festival for the Arts (AFA) Summer Music Conservatory, o resulting in nearly 100 breathtaking 10 pieces of music and dance. This partnership gives students the opportunity to choreograph or dance Countries representedg by the in newly created works, allowing them student body to acquire a depth of knowledge during the process. Houston Ballet and AFA fully support this experience as it is a r chance for young and creative students to evolve at an early age to prepare 6 them for the professional world. Four students within our Summer Intensive aWeeks of Program choreographed new works and training were able to showcase their creation. PRE-MEDITATED Dancers: Students of Houston Ballet Academy Choreography: Levi Teachout m Photography by Amitava Sarkar 30 Education Overview and Community Engagement

Lauren Anderson with HBASP Photography by Amitava Sarkar

Houston Ballet Education and Community Engagement (ECE) is committed to engaging students of all backgrounds and abilities from across Houston and Greater Harris County through high quality programs that create the spark for a lifelong love of dance. In 2015, Houston Ballet ECE reached 39,561 students from 246 different schools and community centers, an 18% increase from 2014.

Dance Exposure

12 246 39,561 Dance Education Education Schools visited by Students reached by Houston Outreach Programs Education Outreach Ballet’s Education Outreach programming programs Dance Integration

Mireille Hassenboehler with Adapted Dance Students Photography by Cameron Durham 33

Autism-FriendlyDance My First Ballet Exposure Dance EducationThe Chance to Dance program is a free Chance to Dance ECE presented its first-ever Autism-Friendly performance program that offers 8 classical ballet

in March. ECE staff worked with Monarch School, a Lauren Anderson with Chance to Dance classes taught at the Houston Ballet therapeutic school in Houston for individuals with Center for Dance for children in 1st and neurological differences and a long-time ECE partner school, 2nd grade. Houston Ballet also provides to make accommodations to the performance and the bussing to and from the school campus. environment to ensure that all families felt welcomed. The At the end of the class series, Academy hour-long performance took place in the Margaret Alkek artistic staff selects talented students for a “ Williams Dance Lab at Houston Ballet Center for Dance. full year scholarship to continue training in Adjustments to the performance included keeping the the Academy. house lights on at 35% to allow audience members to enter and exit with ease and lowering the decibel level of the There are currently 25 Chance to Dance music for those who have sensory processing disorders. scholarships students enrolled in the We staffed the performance with trained volunteers Houston Ballet Academy, an increase of and offered a respite/activity area for families. The 90%. performance was also live-streamed into the lobby, using My First Ballet Photography by Amitava Sarkar Houston Ballet Academy’s Desire to Learn platform, for Other Programming those individuals that needed to leave the theater. After “I had a wonderful time knowing she was able to enjoy the performance, audience members had the opportunity Learning from Houston Ballet the beauty and expressiveness of the ballet just like to meet and have their pictures taken with the dancers. Adapted Dance Dance for Parkinson’s everyone else.” The performance was a resounding success. the Masters After School Program - My First Ballet attendee Dance Talks Originally a pre-performance lecture series in Wortham Theater Center, the Dance Talks series has developed into an engaging and educational program series located in the Margaret Alkek Dance Lab. This year’s program included the following: Dance Integration Teacher Workshops Dance to Learn HISD Teachers in Teacher Workshops Students in Dance to Learn “ Ballet and the Bard - September 5, 2014 A Conversation with Jorma Elo - September 19, 2014 Behind the Scenes of the NEW Romeo & Juliet - February 7, 2015 A Demonstration of the Bournonville Style - March 13, 2015 A Conversation with Mark Morris - May 21, 2015 Looking Back on the Bard - June 2, 2015

Dance to Learn and Teacher Workshops are the two programs that we use dance as a means to access core content. ECE staff work with classroom teachers to create movement activities to support lessons.

Other Programming We offer Dance to Learn programs for: - English/Language Arts (ELA) - Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) subjects Ballet Talks Guest Speaking Student Matinees Studio Series - Social Studies - Character Education

34 35 Houston Ballet’s Ballet Ball Houston Photography by Fulton Davenport Ballet Special Events THANK YOU Houston Ballet Hosts Wortham Theater Center Yasuhiko & Akemi Saitoh, Sasha Davis and Jared Matthews Photography by Fulton Davenport

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Ambassador Party Hosts Gina and Dr. Devinder Bhatia Estela and David Cockrell

Guests of the Green Room Reception President’s Circle Dinner Hosts Meg Goodman and Mike Bonini

Lynn Wyatt and Stanton Welch Mark Sullivan and Diane Lokey Farb Margaret Alkek Williams Shawn Stephens and James Jordan Photography by Fulton Davenport Photography by Fulton Davenport Photography by Fulton Davenport Photography by Fulton Davenport Green Room Hosts Katrina and Cecil Arnim The 2015 Houston Ballet Ball was chaired by Melza and Ted Barr Melissa and Michael Mithoff together with Patrick Benge Henry Richardson and Monsour Taghdisi. Tripp Carter Anne and Albert Chao “The Masked Ball: a Tribute to Romeo and Jerry Ann Woodfin Costa and Juliet” shared the magic and intrigue of Victor Costa Shakespeare’s tragic tale of the star-crossed Jane DiPaolo and Jim Teague Marla and Stewart Feldman Photography by Fulton Davenport lovers. The Ball celebrated Stanton Welch’s Nancy and Ted Haywood world premiere of Romeo and Juliet. The Jay Jones evening honored Phoebe and Bobby Tudor, Patti and Donald Murphy Bobby & Phoebe Tudor, Michael & Melissa Mithoff, Martha Rocks and two of Houston’s most well-respected and Monsour Taghdisi & Henry Richardson Artists of Houston Ballet Photography by Fulton Davenport Photography by Fulton Davenport Marvin McMurrey generous philanthropists. The evening Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan featured a special presentation for the Ann Trammell Phoebe and Bobby Tudor honorees by Houston Ballet Academy students. Nearly 450 attendees enjoyed Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Melissa and Michael Mithoff Honoring a silent auction, exquisite dinner and Wallace S. Wilson Henry Richardson and Monsour Taghdisi Phoebe and Bobby Tudor dancing the night away. The Ball’s proceeds Ball Chairmen exceeded $1.1 million in support of Houston Ballet’s initiatives.

Guests of the Green Room Reception 38 39 Crystal Wright, Chef Danny Trace, and Ting Bresnahan Photography by Michelle Watson

Julie Kent and Stanton Welch Photography by Fulton Davenport

Wortham Theater Center Brennan’s of Houston

Sunday, March 29, 2015 Friday, December 5, 2014 Houston Ballet’s Jubilee of Dance Onstage Dinner Photography by Fulton Davenport

The fifth annual Raising the Barre: “A Dinner in Four Acts” raised more than $80,000. This sold out event was chaired The inaugural Jubilee of Dance by Ting and John Bresnahan & Crystal and Onstage Dinner chaired by Monica Randy Wright. The event featured five of and John Blaisdell & Isabel and Houston’s top chefs including: Chef Olivier Danny David was an incredible Ciesielski (L’Olivier), Chef Rebecca Masson success. The dinner occurred (Fluff Bake Bar), Chef Ryan Pera (Revival immediately after the performance Market), Chef Danny Trace (Brennan’s of and was a coming together of both Houston), and Chef Ja’Nel Witt (Corner guests and Company dancers. Jubilee Chef Ryan Pera, Soo Youn Cho, Chef Ja’Nel Witt, Yuriko Kajiya, Table). Houston Ballet dancers Soo Youn Chef Danny Trace, Christopher Gray, Chef Rebecca Masson, of Dance Onstage Dinner had more Allison Miller, Chef Olivier Ciesielski and Jared Matthews Cho, Christopher Gray, Yuriko Kajiya, Jared than 200 attendees and brought in Photography by Michelle Watson Matthews, and Allison Miller served as nearly $85,000 in revenue. inspiration for each course and as sous John & Monica Blaisdell, Isabel & Randy & Crystal Wright, Tom & Heather O’Connor (BB&T) chefs. Danny David, and Jim Nelson and Ting & John Bresnahan Photography by Fulton Davenport Photography by Michelle Watson

Ting and John Bresnahan Crystal and Randy Wright Raising the Barre Chairmen

Monica and John Blaisdell Isabel and Danny David Jubilee Chairmen Presenting Sponsor

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James Nelson, Cecilia Campbell, and Stanton Welch Photography by Fulton Davenport Ballet 34th Annual Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market November 13-16, 2014 NRG Center Chairman: Cecilia Campbell Nutcracker “Nutcracker Market in Paradise” Thanks to a hard working core of volunteer Allison Flikerski, Kristy Bradshaw, and Beth Wolff committee members, the 2014 Nutcracker Photography by Fulton Davenport Market, chaired by Cecilia Campbell and themed “Nutcracker Market in Paradise,” entertained over 108,000 shoppers. This four day shopping Market extravanganza happily contributed just over $4.6 million to Houston Ballet Foundation.

108,000 $4.6 million shoppers net proceeds Nutcracker Market Volunteers

Thank you to our 2014 Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market Sponsors!

Nutcracker Market Photography by Fulton Davenport 43 43 Houston Ballet Financials

JARDI TANCAT Dancers: Emily Bowen and Melody Mennite Choreography: Nacho Duato Songs: Maria del Mar Bonet Photography by Amitava Sarkar Houston Ballet Foundation and Affiliate Combined Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2015 Financial General Endowment Plant Total Fund Fund Fund

ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $5,032,475 $614,443 $1,935,521 $7,582,439 Overview Pledges receivable, net 685,311 35,000 - 720,311 Other receivables 63,551 - - 63,551 Prepaid and deferred production expenses 953,757 - - 953,757 Investments, at fair value 625,626 68,098,492 - 68,724,118 2014 - 2015 Land, building, equipment and costumes and sets, net 1,493,166 - 45,386,573 46,879,739

TOTAL ASSETS $8,853,886 $68,747,935 $47,322,094 $124,923,915

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $1,416,040 - - $1,416,040 Deferred revenue 4,987,557 - - 4,987,557 Due to (from) other funds (2,405,153) (539) 2,405,692 - TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,998,444 (539) 2,405,692 6,406,597

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NET ASSETS Unrestricted 942,083 36,699,072 44,916,402 82,557,557 Temporarily restricted 3,913,359 - - 3,913,359 Permanently restricted - 32,049,402 - 32,049,402 TOTAL NET ASSETS 4,855,442 68,748,474 44,916,402 118,520,318 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $8,853,886 $68,747,935 $47,322,094 $124,923,915

MURMURATION Dancer: Chun Wai Chan Choreography: Edwaard Liang Music: Ezio Bosso Photography by Amitava Sarkar

46 Full audit is available for viewing on our website : www.houstonballet.org Houston Ballet Foundation and Affiliate Houston Ballet Foundation and Affiliate Combined Statement of Financial Statements Combined Statement of Financial Statements June 30, 2015 June 30, 2015

Temporarily Permanently Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Total Unrestricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted

OPERATING REVENUE ENDOWMENT ACTIVITIES Performance $10,249,129 $ - $ - $10,249,129 Contributions - - 81,983 81,983 Tuition 2,996,628 - - 2,996,628 Net appreciation (depreciation) Special events 7,385,514 - - 7,385,514 on investments (68,232) - 120 (68,112) Investment 1,108,824 - - 1,108,824 Investment expenses, net (150,867) - (7,696) (158,563) Other 1,420,771 - - 1,420,771 Interfund reclassification (500,000) - - (500,000) TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE 23,160,866 - - 23,160,866 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS OPERATING EXPENSES FROM ENDOWMENT ACTIVITIES (719,099) - 74,407 (644,692) Production and company 18,869,173 - - 18,869,173 Ballet academy 3,639,941 - - 3,639,941 PLANT ACTIVITIES Fund-raising 1,198,892 - - 1,198,892 Contributions 497,765 - - 497,765 General and administrative 2,225,307 - - 2,225,307 Interest and other expense, net 615 - - 615 Special events 3,246,059 - - 3,246,059 Depreciation (1,355,408) - - (1,355,408) TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 29,179,372 - - 29,179,372 Interfund reclassification 1,180,000 - - 1,180,000

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATING PLANT ACTIVITIES 322,972 - - 322,972 ACTIVITIES BEFORE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT, RELEASES FROM RESTRICTIONS AND TRANSFERS (6,018,506) - - (6,018,506) TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS (392,049) 46,804 74,407 (270,838)

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT CONTRIBUTIONS 2,836,029 3,913,359 - 6,749,388 NET ASSETS, beginning of year 82,949,606 3,866,555 31,974,995 118,791,156 Increase (Decrease) in Net Assests from Restrictions and Transfers (3,182,477) 3,913,359 - 730,882 NET ASSETS, end of year $82,557,557 $3,913,359 $32,049,402 $118,520,318

NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS 3,866,555 (3,866,555) - - Increase in Net Assests from Operating Activities Before Interfund Transfers 684,078 46,804 - 730,882

INTERFUND RECLASSIFICATION (680,000) - - (680,000) Increase in Net Assets from Operating Activities 4,078 46,804 - 50,882

48 Full audit is available for viewing on our website : 49 www.houstonballet.org Houston Ballet Foundation and Affiliate Houston Ballet Foundation and Affiliate Combined Statement of Financial Statements Combined Statement of Financial Statements June 30, 2015 June 30, 2015 Endowment Plant General Fund Total Fund Fund Program Services Support Services CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING Production Ballet General and Fund- Special ACTIVITIES and Company Academy Administrative raising Events Total

Total increase (decrease) in net assets $50,882 ($644,692) $322,972 ($270,838) Advertising $2,399,937 $157,237 $ - $141,516 $ - $2,698,690 Computer maintenance, software 34,562 69,124 34,561 - - 138,247 Costumes, scenery and designers 1,151,435 - - - - 1,151,435 Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash provided by (used Depreciation 1,016,811 677,704 338,852 - - 2,033,367 in) operating activities: Donor benefit expenses - - - - 3,246,059 3,246,059 Equipment rentals 861 1,721 860 - - 3,442 Net realized and unrealized gains on Insurance 40,124 80,247 40,122 - - 160,493 investments (8,565) 68,232 - 59,667 Investment expense - - 150,867 - - 150,867 Music and royalties 195,816 - - - - 195,816 Depreciation 677,959 1,355,408 2,033,367 - Office supplies 14,895 3,416 35,098 5,853 - 59,262 Changes in operating assests Postage and handling 16,999 2,723 3,420 5,170 - 28,312 and liabilities: Printing 570,144 - - - - 570,144 Professional fees - - 103,964 - - 103,964 Pledges receivable (62,938) - (62,938) - Repairs and maintenance 384,138 165,056 82,527 - - 631,721 Other receivables 690 3 - 693 Salaries, payroll taxes and employee benefits 11,356,172 1,364,537 1,564,991 965,071 - 15,250,771 Prepaid and deferred production Scholarships - 672,000 - - - 672,000 expenses (473,240) - - (473,240) Shipping and freight 170,604 - - - - 170,604 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,213,120 (32,896) (855,563) 324,661 Shoes and tights 203,393 - - - - 203,393 Stage equipment and supplies 157,267 - - - - 157,267 Deferred revenue 282,996 - - 282,996 Stipends - 174,092 - - - 174,092 Summer housing - 447,535 - - - 447,535 NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) Telephone and utilities 130,866 261,732 130,864 - - 523,462 OPERATING ACTIVITIES 1,680,904 (609,353) 822,817 1,894,368 Theater costs 644,258 - - - - 644,258 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING Ticket service, booking fees 240,345 - - - - 240,345 ACTIVITIES Travel and entertainment 416,789 112,562 42,388 - - 571,748 Capital expenditures (1,234,185) - (260,813) (1,494,998) Miscellaneous 62,600 127,959 186,512 81,282 - 458,353 Purchase of investments (150,183) (11,473,043) - (11,623,226) $19,208,025 $4,317,645 $2,715,026 $1,198,892 $3,246,059 $30,685,647 Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 120,684 12,473,268 - 12,593,952 NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES (1,263,684) 1,000,225 (260,813) (524,272)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 417,220 390,872 562,004 1,370,096

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year 4,615,255 223,571 1,373,517 6,212,343

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year $5,032,475 $614,443 $1,935,521 $7,582,439

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Staff Academy Percussionists, Aaron Hermes, Ilya Kolosz, Robert Smalls Administrator, Christine Stone Martin ADMINISTRATION Marketing/PR Consultant, Connie McMillian Turner Kirk Suddreath Artistic Coordinator, Yahudi Castaneda Executive Director, James Nelson* Wortham Theater Center Box Office: Summer Intensive Coordinator, Molly LeBeau General Manager, Jennifer Steiner Customer Service Representatives: Lynn Chung, Shannon Davidson ARTISTIC Administrative Associate, Carly Penrod Company Manager, Angela Uchytil Robert Delatte, Stephan Little, Cristina Muniz, Claudia Pava Artistic Director, Stanton Welch* Education and Outreach Manager, Chase Cobb Executive Assistant & Board Liaison, Daisy Perez Kendra Poz, Berangere’ Ross, Marcela Salisbury Principal Ballet Master, Louise Lester* Outreach Coordinator and Curriculum Specialist, Jennifer Sommers Karla Sanchez, Cristina Vaglienty Ballet Masters, Steven Woodgate* Outreach Associate, Lauren Anderson* FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY Associate Choreographer, Christopher Bruce*, C.B.E. Academy Instructors and Teaching Artists, Paul Appleman, Director of Finance, Cheryl Lynn Zane* PRODUCTION Artistic Administrator, Kelli Gilson Alex Arizpe, Susan Bryant*, Amy Cain, Jeanne Doornbos*, Director of Informatoin Technology, MJ Bavaret Director of Production, Brian A. Walker* Principal Coaches, Siner Boquin, Yannick Boquin, Michele Kitchen, Sarah Oakley, Sandra Organ*, Assistant Controller, Margot Curry Wardrobe Manager, Laura Lynch* Johnny Eliasen, Monique Loudieres Frances Perez-Ball, Sally Rojas*, Michael Remson, Human Resources Manager, Lacey DeLaine Chance Technical Director, Nathan Haworth Coaches, Barbara Bears*, Dawn Scannell* Krissy Richmond*, Sarah Yarbrough Payroll Manager, Carla Cortez Associate Production Managers, Michelle Elliott, Lindsey Byrne Pilates Team, Sasha Davis, Sarah Misfud, Tessitura Services Manager, Bobby Moseley* Resident Lighting Designer, Lisa J. Pinkham ACADEMY Paula Neff, Joyce Yost Ulrich Accounts Payable Manager, Diamantina Peña Production Coordinator, Isabelle Dom Director of Academy, Shelly Power* School Psychologist, Dr. Brian Goonan Facilities Manager, Garth Luther Audio/Video Assistant, David Rivera Ballet Master HBII, Claudio Munoz* Resident Dorm Manager/Student Service Coordinator, Katie Wesche Network and Computer Supervisor, Alpha Parker Production Assistant, Rachael Fernandez Upper School Principal, Sabrina Lenzi Academic Advisor, John Glosup, Nathanial Nakadate, Lillian Schafer SQL Databse & Report Developer, James Carter Shoe Coordinator, Molly Searcy Middle School Principal, Cheryne Busch Desktop Technician Assistant, Alejandro Rivas Wardrobe Assistants, Ruth Dentel, Veronica Stark Lower School Principal, Priscilla Nathan Murphy* Human Resources Assistant, Travis Chambers Costume Shop Supervisor, Sara Seavey Lower School Instructor, Elizabeth Everitt Receptionists, Janet Iden*, Monica Trevino Master Carpenter, Edward Witt Principal Instructor, Andrew Murphy Master Electrician, Barry Thomas* DEVELOPMENT Property Master, Zenon Bareja* Chief Development Officer, Angie Lane Assistant Electrician, Jason Mathis CEO of Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker Market, Patsy Chapman* Assistant Carpenter, Larry Lewis Senior Director of Institutional Giving, Judy V. Waters* Wigs & Make-up Supervisor, Amanda Mitchell Senior Development Officer, Angela Ballantyne Wardrobe Supervisors: Mary Clare Thomas, Donald Sims Assistant Director of Special Events, Suzie Cadey Costume Shop: Glinda Anderson, Kaleb Babb, Fram Carrow, Institutional Giving Manager, Lindsey Hurst Allyson Dilliha, Allison Duke, Pat Ferrier, Monica Guerra, Development Manager, Allyson Krebeck Laurie Husmann, Tina Ladner, Bonnie LeGrande, Kathleen Lothringer, Development Processing Manager, Ana Gonzalez Serhiy Overchko, Marcus Pontello, Claire Robinson, Crystal Schultea, Special Events Associate, Sharon Powers Shanna Tucker, Laura Whittenton, Samantha Wollenberg Development Assistant, Alexandra Di Nunzio Assistant to the CEO of Nutcracker Market, Aimee Crawford MUSIC Music Director, Ermanno Florio* MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Orchestra Manager/Music Administrator, Richard Reeves* Marketing Manager, Elizabeth Cleveland Concertmaster, Denise Tarrant* Box Office Manager, Lauren Gayden Music Librarian/Pianists’ Manager, Theresa Hanebury* Box Office Manager, Carlyn Scott Principal Pianist/Music Coordinator, Katherine Burkwall-Ciscon* Public Relations Manager, Sarah Lam Company Pianist, Tarana Taylor, Phebe Wusan Subscriptions Manager, Jessica Chambers Academy Pianists’ Coordinator, Jennifer Edmondson Ticket Services Manager, Angela Lee* Academy Pianists, Jennifer Edmonson, Grecia Lavanderos*, Web/Digital Media Project Manager, Jared Murphy Jaime Malagon, William Marsden, Janusz Rothbard, Tarana Taylor Public Relations Associate, Kimberly Cedeño Academy Part-Time Pianists, Donna Cameron, Krystel Grauvogl, Group Sales Associate (Corporations), Pamela Perry Tomoe Hayashi, Ning-Chih Hsu, Nara Jeffus, Pelayo Parlade, Group Sales Associate, Catrinia Ruben Alex Winkler 52 53 Mr. and Mrs. James Parr Dr. and Mrs. C. Stratton Hill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Page H. Irving Schweppe, Jr. M.D. Rick and Kathy Plaeger Dr. Gary Hollingsworth and Mrs. Carolyn W. Payne Mrs. Stephanie Schwing Shelly and Marty Power Dr. Ken Hyde Mr. and Mrs. George Rizzo Mr. Philip Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ray Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Barry Samuels Ms. Susan Gardner Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Reckling III Mrs. Neale W. Kempner Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scheiber Alana R. Spiwak and Ms. Martha E. Rocks and Dr. Dale G. Konicek Ms. Rosario Spinoso Sam L. Stolbun Donors Mr. Marvin H. McMurrey, Jr. Ms. Ann Koster Mr. James Stafford and Scott Stevenson ANNUAL FUND Mr. Shannon Sasser and Pat J. and James P. Landers Ms. Deborah Keyser Ms. Selena M. Stuchly Houston Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following generous donors who contributed to the Mrs. Leslie Elkins Sasser Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lapin JM Weltzien Dr. Adaani E. Frost and 2015 Annual Fund. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis E. Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. E. Daniel Leightman Helen B. Wils and Dr. Wadi N. Suki Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Leighton Leonoard A. Goldstein Mr. Tejas Tubular Mr. and Mrs. Lance Smith Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Loveland Peiwen Xia Lynda Lighthouse Transier Corporations, Foundations, and Public Agencies Mr. and Mrs. Reginald R. Smith Ms. Joan H. Lyons Mr. John L. Zipprich II Drs. Peter and Pamela Triolo $500,000+ $25,000-$49,999 Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP Ford + Bergner LLP John and Becca Cason Thrash Mrs. Dorothy B. McCaine Anonymous (3) Mr. Chris Waldhart The Brown Foundation, Inc. Apache Corporation Cadence Bank Goldman Sachs Mr. Georgios Varsamis Dan and Judy McClure Mr. Dean B. Walker City of Houston and Baker Botts L.L.P Friedkin Companies SMG - NRG Park Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wulfe Mimi Reed McGehee $1,000-$1,999 Kristine and Stephen Wallace the Theater District Bank of America George and Mary Josephine Scurlock Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Zdeblick Martha Farish Oti Mrs. Joan Amoroso Mr. and Mrs. James A. Watt Improvement, Inc. Beauchamp Foundation Hamman Foundation Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Gene J. Oshman Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Anderson in Honor of Sherry Wilder ConocoPhillips Greenberg Traurig LLP $2,500-$4,999 Mrs. W. Bernard Pieper Mr. Anthony Benedetto Dr. Loretta Williams $4,000-$7,499 Rick and Kathy Plaeger Ms. Sallymoon Benz and Ms. Jennifer Yager $250,000-$499,999 ExxonMobil H-E-B DeBeers Diamond Jewelers Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. and Mrs. George N. Postolos Dr. Alan Bentz Anonymous (2) The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Fayez Sarofim & Co. The Humphreys Foundation Gatewood Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Ms. Lori Priess Mr. Michael Bollman Freebird Foundation Invesco Green Tree Fund Ms. Jacqueline S. Akins Jean and Lou Pucher Drs. Keith and Kelly Bourgeois $500-$999 Greater Houston Convention and Jerome Robbins Foundation Kaplan Foundation $100,000-$249,999 † Mr. Eric S. Anderson Mrs. Gerald Rauch Mr. John Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Baker Visitors Bureau John P. McGovern Foundation Kinder Morgan Chevron Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Anderson Mr. Greg Ritchie Reagan and Claudia Burch Clarruth Seaton and Houston First Corporation KPMG, LLP Salient Partners L.P. City of Houston through Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Arnim III Mr. Thomas Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Raul Caffesse Greer Barriault Houston Livestock Show and Porter Hedges LLP Texon the Miller Theatre Advisory Maida and Paul Asofsky Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rolland Marilyn and Coleman Caplovitz Beth Chambers Rodeo The Powell Foundation Tootsies Board, Inc. Anne Morgan Barrett Miwa Sakashita and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cato Elinor and Martin Colman Macquarie Group Foundation William E. and Natoma Pyle Harvey The Cullen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Phil Bazelides Dr. John Stroehlein Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cenatiempo Mr. Cecil Conner, Jr. and Macy’s Charitable Trust $1,000-$2,499 The Cullen Trust for the Mr. and Mrs. Philip Belanger Dan Sauls and Brenda Kepner Judy and Art Coen Mr. David Groover M.D. Anderson Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation Bayou Fund Performing Arts Dr. Patrick Benge Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Schlief Baron and Charlotte Craft Mr. Robert Davey Norton Rose Fulbright William A. and Madeline Smith Huffington Foundation Houston Ballet Guild Jonathan Blake Ms. Elizabeth Schwarze Mr. Robert Darwin S. K. and Marie Fay Evnochides Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Foundation Knox Foundation Houston Endowment Inc. Ms. Mary C. Blake Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Septimus Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Denham Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Gracely Riviana Foods, Inc. Sysco Links, Inc. Houston Methodist Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Bourne Lois and George Stark Mr. John Deuss Mrs. Margaret Hawk Shell Oil Company Texas Commission on the Arts Randalls Food Markets, Inc. United Airlines John and Katie-Pat Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stibolt Mr. Christopher Frautschi Rob and Lyn Houk Sterling-Turner Foundation Vinson & Elkins LLP Safeway Inc. Mrs. Ruth W. Brodsky Mrs. Marguerite M. Swartz Mr. Gary Gardner and Anne Lam Kinder Vaughn Foundation Wells Fargo Business Banking $50,000-$99,999 Melinda and Bill Brunger Paul and Sherry Vaughan Mrs. Peg Palisin Mr. and Mrs. William H. Knull III $10,000-$24,999 National Endowment for the Arts Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Mr. and Mrs. William N. Burke Ms. Valerie vonBerg Ms. Lucy Gebhart Ms. Kelley R. Lang Albert and Ethel Herzstein The Shubert Foundation, Inc. $5,000-$9,999 Charles Burnett III Jeanette and Richard Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Geib Dr. and Mrs. Herman Lapin Charitable Foundation Booker-Lowe Gallery Mrs. Lily G. Carrigan Mr. Jack D. Welch III Mr. Frank L. Heard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Maierson

Ms. Nada Chandler Mrs. Sara E. White Mr. and Mrs. Ross K. Hill Ms. Renee Margolin Individual Donors Mrs. Cynthia Christ and Nelda Wilkominski Leigh Hints Ms. Ann Martin Mr. Stephen Strum Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Zaruba Mr. Steve Homer and Ms. Victoria Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Mach Mr. Tripp Carter $100,000+ Dr. Sharon S. Crandell Anonymous (4) Ms. Kathleen Moore Dana Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. May, Jr. Ms. Janet L. Coy Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Barr $15,000-$24,999 Sylvie and Gary Crum Mr. Lonnie Hoogeboom and B. Ross McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. McGee Senator and Mrs. Ted Cruz Gary and Marian Beauchamp Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold, Jr. Ms. Linnet F. Deily 2,000-$3,999 Ms. Betsy Strauch Patti Mullendore Ginni and Richard Mithoff Sasha Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chao Denise and Philip Bahr Dr. and Mrs. Gary Dildy Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O. Aronson Debra W. Jackson Mr. Ralph S. O’Connor Marsha L. Montemayor Joseph Matulevich Lori Gallagher and Curtis Huff Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Bain Mr. Burl M. Drews and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bickel Dr. Igor Kliakhandler Ms. Leigh Ann Ranslem The Honorable Mica Mosbacher Marsha and Sam Dodson Ms. Leticia Loya Dr. and Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Mrs. Jenny W. Drews Naomi H. Black Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Ladd Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rifkind Mr. and Mrs. James M. Nicklos Bruce and Pamela Earthman S. Shawn Stephens and Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Brown Ms. Kay Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brookner Ms. Claire Langston Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Shain Mr. and Mrs. Dee S. Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Fant James M. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Burk † Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. and Mrs. R. Lawrence Brown Dr. and Mrs. J. Parry Lauzon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stovall Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Reasoner Martin and Kelli Cohen Fein Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Burleson Mr. Scott Ensell Dr. and Mrs. William T. Butler George and Helen Littell Paula and Joe Toussaint Karl and Ann Stern Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hamman Mrs. Margaret A. Williams Jerry Ann Woodfin Costa and Mary Ann and Larry Faulkner Dr. Darrell Cass Ms. Judy Liu Robert L. Vick Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas L. Swyka Mr. and Mrs. David L. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr. Victor Costa Sidney and Don Faust Pierre and Keiko Chevray Mr. and Mrs. David C. Loveland Pippa Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Troy Thacker Mr. and Mrs. Brian B. Hughes Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. James W. Crownover Marla and Stewart Feldman Mr. Christian Clark Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lukin Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Ms. Melanie Lawson and Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Dr. and Mrs. Leslie O. Fullerton Ms. Karen Cress Ms. Marilyn Lummis Mr. Wallace Wilson Mr. John F. Guess, Jr. $50,000-$99,999 Mr. and Mrs. Bastiaan de Zeeuw Mrs. Barry J. Galt Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Doneker D. M. Marcinek Dr. and Mrs. Michael Mann Donna Kaplan and Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Erskine Marion and Gary Glober Robert Dowling Ms. Patricia Mayo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mithoff Richard Lydecker Mr. and Mrs. James E. Furr $7,500 - $14,999 Mr. Eric Glueck Mrs. Virgina A. Elkins Dr. Laurence B. McCullough Ms. Beth Muecke Sandy and Lee Godfrey Mr. and Mrs. Walter Andreasen Debra and Mark Gregg Mike and Betty Ezzell and Mrs. Linda Quintanilla Don and Patti Murphy $25,000-$49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Graubart Mrs. A.L. Ballard Dr. and Mrs. George M. Grunert Ms. Carolyn Grant Fay Ted and E’Von Owen James Nelson and Ms. Jane DiPaolo and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Blaisdell Mr. William F. Guest Mrs. Nicci Harrison Kristen Parsons Richard Lapin Mr. Jim Teague Dr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Haywood Mr. and Mrs. Jack S. Blanton, Jr. Ms. Zahava Haenosh Janice and Allan King Mr. Cameron Ray Dr. Dana Ondrias and Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Farley Mr. Jesse H. Jones II Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bradshaw Sunny Sue and Mac Haik Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Klaveness Dr. and Mrs. David E. Reininger Mr. Michael Ondrias William J. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Breen Dr. Linda L. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Leach Mrs. DonNell Rushing Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Owsley Yasuhiko and Akemi Saitoh Mr. and Mrs. Mark Loveland Mr. Robert Bunch and Family Dr. Stephen Hawkins and Mr. Alan McCartney Ms. Jaleh Sallee Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Parmet Ms. Ann Trammell Stephen and Kelley Lubanko Mr. and Mrs. J. Cade Burks Dr. Liliana Soltero Mr. and Mrs. Jordan H. Mintz Barbara Sanford † In Memoriam 54 55 SPECIAL EVENTS Matching Gift Organizations Houston Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following generous donors who contributed to the following Special Events of the 2014-2015 season. AIG EOG Resources Macquarie Bank Foundation AkzoNobel ExxonMobil Microsoft JUBILEE OF DANCE ONSTAGE DINNER

Apache Corporation Freeport LNG Morgan Stanley $5,000+ Yana and Warren McFatter Catherine and Steven O’Connor Karen J. Hartnett and Michelle and Lorne Bain James Nelson and Richard Lapin Martha Rocks and George S. Gayle III Bank of America Genetech Inc. Murphy Oil Corporation Monica and John Blaisdell/ Shelly and Martin Power Marvin McMurrey Charlotte Hill BP Foundation Goldman Sachs Occidental Petroleum Salient Partners L.P. Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan David Siverling Kelley and Stephen Lubanko Isabel and Danny David/ Allison and Troy Thacker Kris and Richard McGee The Brown Foundation, Inc. Halliburton The Prudential Foundation Baker Botts L.L.P. $350-$499 Lauren and Jordan Mintz Houston Magazine $500-$2,499 The Alkek and Williams Marsha L. Montemayor Chevron Corp. Hewlett-Packard Company Shell Oil Company Porsche Philamena and Arthur Baird Foundation Beth Muecke Coca-Cola Foundation Houston Endowment Inc. SpectraEnergy Akemi and Yasuhiko Saitoh Melza and Ted Barr Marsha and Michael Bourque Patti and Donald Murphy Deenya and Robert Stibolt C.C. Conner and David Groover Kay and Yuki Chevray Anita Smith ConocoPhillips IBM UBS Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Jerry Ann and Victor Costa Janet Coy Leigh and Reggie Smith Sharon and Donald Erskine Sasha Davis and Rhonda and Donald Sweeney Constellation Energy Liberty Mutual Williams Midstream $2,500-$4,999 Jo and Jim Furr Joseph Matulevich Ann G. Trammell Kristy and Chris Bradshaw Merrill and Joe Hafner Carolyn Dorros Jack D. Welch III Rose and Harry Cullen Jay Jones and Terry Wayne Jones Claire and Mike Farley Beth and Nick Zdeblick Marla and Stewart Feldman Kathleen Moore and Morgan Garvey Steven Homer Ludmila Golovine In-Kind Donors A special thank you to the following businesses and individuals for their in-kind support. RAISING THE BARRE $5,000+ Lindley Arnoldy Erin Kellar Phoebe and Bobby Tudor BB&T Gina and Dr. Devinder Bhatia Adam and Tracy Larson Rachael and Jason Volz $100,000+ Houston Public Media Neiman Marcus Crest Printing Mary Rebecca and Cody Dick Drs. Christopher and Hannah Lonergan Evan Wetmore Barbara Davis Gallery Houston Magazine Reef Roberta Guidi di Bagno Melanie Bibb Kathy and Paul Mann Beth and Nick Zdeblick Tenebaum & Co. Paul Fleming Relax the Back Hearsay Gastro Lounge $2,500-$4,999 Pete and Mary Talley Bowden Sharon and Errol McLaughlin, Jr. United Airlines KMA Wine Specialists Review It Magazine Charlotte and Stratton Hill Ting and John Bresnahan Kristy and Chris Bradshaw Josh and Waldina Miller $100-$249 Robert Kelly Jule Soefer Houston Ballet Wine Donors Drs. Randall and Brian and Margaret Bravo Sami and Jud Morrison Lindsey Brown $50,000 - $99,999 Macy’s Swagger Films Simply with Style Catering Crystal Wright Drs. Anthony and Beth Muecke Aryn De Lisi Houston Ballet Guild Mie Olise Tootsies Ann G. Trammell Annette Brissett Mary and Ben Patton Melissa Juneau $1,500-$2,499 Felix Chevalier and Jeremy and Linsay Radcliffe Christina Milligan Houston Chronicle PaperCITY Magazine Total Traffic Network Treebeards Frontier Title Melinda Spaulding Chevalier Ann and Lou Raden Megan and Drew Morris Wagner Family of Wine KPMG LLP Danny Rolph John and Becca Cason Thrash Tracy and William Fuller Audrey and Brandon Cochran Jennifer Denise Reyes Jason and Chelsea Pinnex Randalls Saks Fifth Avenue Lynn Wyatt Cheryl Zane Katie and Bryan Leonard C.C. Conner Jennifer and Gordon Richardson Kara and Dax Sanders Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Silver Stone Events Walker and Shanell Moody Viviana and David Denechaud Caroline and Justin Simons Hannah Thibodeaux Vinson & Elkins LLP Hunt Slonem $2,500-$4,999 Morgan and Julia Norris Tracy and Valerie Dieterich Catherine and W.C. Smith Nicole Yogi Texas Monthly All Star Valet Services Amy and Jordan Pincu Rachel and Wayne Franklin Heidi and Marcus Smith $25,000-$49,999 Ytterberg Deery Knull LLP Andrea Bianconi Jason Presley Steve and Mignon Gill Dr. Tatiana Sorkin and Elegant Events & Catering C.C. Conner and David Groover Eric Glueck Mr. Doug Stinemetz by Michael $5,000-$9,999 D’Alessio Galliano Leathers - $250-$1,499 Lauren Elizabeth Granello Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan Emily and Davis Adams Kara and Hank Hilliard Erin Stewart The Events Company/ Absolutely! Rome, Italy Seth and Joanna Aldridge Monica and Burdette Huffman Drs. Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah Richard Flowers A Fare Extraordinaire David Peck USA Jaquel and Jeremy Andrews Garfield Johnson III, MD and Candace and Brian Thomas Foster, LLP Aramark Dr. Shel Wellness and Georgina and Thad Armstrong Jakeen Johnson, MD Christine and Chris Transier Jackson and Company JoAnna and Todd Brooks Medical Spa PRIME Living Bryan Caswell: Caswell and Co. Fluff Bake Bar/Rebecca Masson Thank You NRG Park Devin Borden Gallery Hotel ICON Anonymous ∙ Blue Bonnet Distributing ∙ Brasserie 19 ∙ Ting and John Bresnahan ∙ JoAnna and Todd Brooks ∙ Derith and Darrell Cass ∙ Maggie Correll Greensheet Jazz Rags LLC Crave Cupcakes ∙ Crest Printing ∙ Define Body and Mind ∙ Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar ∙ Robert Hunziker ∙ Jack Fish Designs $10,000-$24,999 Geoff Hippenstiel Sonja Roesch Gallery JW Marrriott ∙ Nao Kusuzaki ∙ Landmark Houston Hospitality Group ∙ Hannah Lonergan ∙ Lucille’s Restaurant ∙ Minnie Belle Jewels ∙ Neiman Marcus Brennan’s of Houston John Daugherty Realtors Myke Venable Mary and Ben Patton ∙ Erick Sandlin ∙ Rachel Solar ∙ Erin O’Leary Stewart ∙ Hasti Taghi ∙ Tiny’s no. 5 ∙ Christine and Chris Transier ∙ Underbelly Crystal and Randy Wright ∙ YETI Coolers ∙ Beth and Nick Zdeblick Chas. P. Young Co. Kaye Marvins Photography Rebecca Ward

CultureMap Houston Key Magazine Special Thanks ∙ Chef Danny Trace and Brennan’s of Houston for hosting Raising the Barre David Shelton Gallery La Griglia $1,000-$2,499 Cheryl Donegan Lavandula Design Baccarat Guest Chefs ∙ Olivier Ciesielski ∙ Rebecca Masson ∙ Ryan Pera ∙ Ja’Nel Witt Houston Lifestyle & Homes LHMedia Designs Kristy and Chris Bradshaw Magazine Jean and Henry May Anne and Albert Chao Houston Ballet Dancers ∙ Soo Youn Cho ∙ Christopher Gray∙ Yuriko Kajiya ∙ Jared Mattews ∙ Allison Miller

56 57 BALLET BALL NUTCRACKER MARKET $50,000+ Marcia Backus and Mike Hood Mary Alice and Houston Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following generous donors who contributed to the Charles Butt/HEB Patrick Benge Michael Parmet 2014 Nutcracker Market. Diane Lokey Farb Greggory and Patrick Burk Sara and James Parr $50,000+ Mrs. Vicki C. Kanaly JLT USA CBS Radio Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Jerry Ann Woodfin Costa and Katherine and Bill Phelps Andrews Kurth Lockwood Holdings, Inc. Jones Walker, LLP Chamberlin Margaret Alkek Williams Victor Costa Nina and Larry Pugh Wells Fargo Macquarie Energy, L.L.C. Ms. Virginia Kanaly Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Chandler Rose and Harry Cullen Martha Rocks and Matrix Corp Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Klaes Mr. and Mrs. Albert Y. Chao $25,000-$49,999 Patricia and David Dewhurst Marvin McMurrey $25,000-$49,999 Old Republic Title Laredo Energy Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Chapman Melza and Ted Barr Nick Florescu and Phillip and Lori Sarofim Chevron Plains All American Pipeline, LP Latham & Watkins LLP Charles Schwab Anne and Albert Chao Dominique Sachse Millette and Haag Sherman Enbridge Marketing Ms. Kathryn Schultea Legge, Farrow, Kummitt, McGarth Chicago Title Chevron Sarah and Doug Foshee Sarah and Timothy Stephens Williams Midstream Southwestern Energy and Brown, LLP Mr. Stephen Strum and Bruce Eames and Jo and Jim Furr Christie and Mark Sullivan Midstream Co. Mach Industrial Group Mrs. Cynthia Christ Sunday Riley Eames Merrill and Joe Hafner Steve Summers and $15,000-$24,999 Texan Bank Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Mach Cowperwood Company Fayez Sarofim & Co. Jesse H. Jones II Glen Gonzalez Allen Boone Humphries Truluck’s Seafood Steak and Mark III CRC Cherie and Jim Flores Elise and Russell Joseph Tootsies Robinson LLP Crab House Mrs. Donna P. McGinnis Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Cullen, Jr. Carolyn and Steve Mafrige Bill King and Fabené Welch Cigna Upstream Brokers Mega Maintenance Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Cullen, Sr. Melissa and Michael Mithoff Neda Ladjevardian Jane Ann and Jasper Welch Energy Transfer Vega Energy Partners, Ltd. Ms. Kristina Jones Elise’s Family Fun Center Alton LaDay and Jonathon Glus Tiffany and Randall Wong Energy XXI Westside Lexus & Northside Lexus Ms. Faye Mueller Ms. Jolene Evans $15,000-$24,999 Ginni and Richard Mithoff Rini and Edward Ziegler Fayez Sarofim & Co. The Wright Pawn and Jewelry Co. Norton Rose Fulbright Ms. Kim Evans Diane and Phil Bazelides Neiman Marcus Liskow & Lewis Patriot Wealth Management, Inc. Evolve Performance Group BB&T NRG Park $1,500-$2,500 Sequent Energy Management $2,500-$4,999 Saks Fifth Avenue Fairways Exploration & Cecily and Richard Burleson Gervaise and Gary Petersen Joan and Stanford Alexander Texas Children’s Hospital – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Schramme Construction Production, LLC Jane DiPaolo and Carroll and Hugh Ray Karina Barbieri Pavilion for Women Feld LLP Ms. Lesley Sciortino Fieldwood Energy, LLC Jim Teague/EPCO John and Becca Cason Thrash Michelle Bouchard AmWINS Brokerage of Texas Shannon, Martin, Finkelstein, Ms. Myrna Fisch ExxonMobil Stephen and Leticia Trauber Pat Breen $10,000-$14,999 Anadarko Petroleum Alvarado & Dunne Ms. Diane Fitzgerald Houston Methodist Steve Wyatt Myra and Ira Brown Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Aon Risk Solutions Sidley Austin LLP Florida Gas Transmission KPMG LLP Susie and Sanford Criner Mr. and Mrs. David W. Campbell IV Bank of Texas Sprott Newsom Quattlebaum Company, LLC Leticia Loya $3,000-$4,999 Molly and Jim Crownover CCI Barrier Equipment, Inc. Messenger P.C. Ms. Gloria E. Gage Cabrina and Steven Owsley Gina and Devinder Bhatia Hilda and Greg Curran Galveston Island CVB Beth Wolff Realtors Sunoco Logisitics Gastar Exploration Plains All American Luba and Alan Bigman Rania Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Harrison III Boardwalk Swift Energy Company Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gill Pipeline, L.P. Kristy and Chris Bradshaw Nijad and Zeina Fares Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bradshaw The Houstonian Hotel Club & Spa Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Glasgow Allison and Troy Thacker Lenni and Bill Burke Laura Greenberg McGriff, Seibels & Williams Brookfield Office Properties TransCanada-US Pipeline Ms. Dixie Green Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Tripp Carter Sima Ladjevardian Mercer Health & Benefits LLC Mr. and Mrs. William N. Burke Commercial Services Groves Equipment Rental CO, Inc. Kay and Pierre Chevray Barry Mandel North Houston Pole Line Corp. Ms. Kathryn Cam Ms. Lynda L. Transier Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gruen $10,000-$14,999 Haydeh and Ali Davoudi Linda McReynolds Shell Charter Title Triple T Realty Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Gullquist Elva and Truett Akin Bruce and Pamela Earthman Marsha L. Montemayor Stallion Oilfield Services Chic Shears Unum Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner, Jr. Laura and John Arnold Martin and Kelli Cohen Fein Patti Murphy Targa Resources Clearwater Utilities Vinson & Elkins Ms. Roslyn Haikin Monica and John Blaisdell Tracy and Doug Glass Pat and Dee Osborne Towers Watson Dr. Sharon S. Crandell Ms. Vanessa Watson Halliburton Jana and Richard Fant Pat Green and Pamela Parker Ms. Cheryl DeNina Mr. and Mrs. Greg Whalley Mr. and Mrs. Hal V. Haltom, Jr. Lucinda and Javier Loya Thomas A. Anderson III Sabiha Rehmatulla $5,000-$9,999 Ebanks Horne Rota Moos, LLP Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C. Ms. Karen J. Hartnett and Mr. Kelley and Stephen Lubanko Shannon Hall and Rice University Aetna Inc. EDF Trading George S. Gayle III Joella and Steve Mach Marcus Sloan Phillip and Lori Sarofim Apache Corporation EOG Resources, Inc. $1,000-$2,499 Mr. Jeff Henderson Franci Neely Courtney and Bo Hopson Shannon and Leslie Sasser Audi Central Houston Faust Distributing Company The Advisor’s Resource Houston Oaks Petrello Family Foundation Randall Jamail Erin Stewart Baker Botts First Trust Portfolios American Midstream Ms. Jordan Inglish Henry Richardson and Kathleen and James Jennings Y. Ping Sun and David Leebron Baker Hostetler LLP Mr. and Mrs. Adam Flikerski Anslow Bryant J.H. Blades & Co., Inc. Monsour Taghdisi Bridgitte and Eugene Lee Ann G. Trammell BP Forever Cowgirl Ms. Karen Apffel Ms. Rebecca Jackson Alicia and Lance Smith Legacy Community Health Lynn Wyatt Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Freeport LNG Mr. Roy Austin JJD Business Consulting Solutions Leigh and Reggie Smith Services Carlson Wagonlit Travel Friedkin Companies Inc. Axia Resources Mr. James M. Jordan and Shawn Stephens and Rocky and Joe’l Mafrige Castex Energy Frontier Title Aza Ms. S. Shawn Stephens Jim Jordan Tatiana and Craig Massey Enable Midstream Partners Frost Bank Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mr. Jay Jordan Jean and Henry May Chubb Group of Insurance Mr. and Mrs. James E. Furr Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baird Kinder Morgan Inc. $5,000-$9,999 Beth Muecke Companies Goodrich Petroleum Corp. Ms. Theresa Barnes Koenig Dance Company Jana and Scott Arnoldy Judy and Jim Nicklos The Club at Carlton Woods Grant Thornton LLP Ms. Susan Bartos Ms. Jackie Leach Columbia Pipeline Group Ms. Linda Gray BC International Group, Inc. Liberty Mutual Comerica Bank Greater Houston Community Ms. Betsy Bisset Mrs. Malinda R. Liles Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Bob Alford ∙ Laurie and Randy Allen ∙ Avalon Advisors ∙ Denise and Philip Bahr ∙ Katherine and David Bradley ∙ Cathy and Gary T. Brock ConocoPhillips Foundation Ms. Pat Boone Ms. Shelly Liles Nancy and Clint Carlson ∙ Cathy and Paul Chapman ∙ Patsy Chapman ∙ Sara Dodd ∙ Renee and Hugh Fain ∙ Ellie and Michael Francisco ∙ Valerie Fuller DCP Midstream Ms. Julia Gutierrez Ms. Mary Gayle Braman Johnson & Lindley, LLC Catherine Gaharan ∙ Kate and Steve Gibson/Hobby Family Foundation ∙ Kathy and Marty Goossen ∙ Paul and Janet Hobby ∙ Ally and Korsh Jafarnia Deloitte Tax LLP Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hamman Brazoria Telephone Co. Lockton Companies Tama and John Klosek ∙ Eileen and Kase Lawal ∙ Joan Herrin Lyons ∙ Memorial Hermann Health System ∙ Judith Oudt ∙ The Postl Family Foundation Enterprise Products Ms. Barbara Hermis Ms. Celeste Briggs Ms. Celina Longoria Jennifer and Justin Segal ∙ Marcy E. Taub ∙ Debby and Peter Weinberg ∙ Ann and Mathew Wolf ∙ Michele and Robert Yekovich ExxonMobil Corporation HSBC Bank Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bristol Jr. Ms. Leticia Loya Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gordy Mr. and Mrs. Brian B. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. H. Mark Burck Martin Energy Trading LLC Special Thanks ∙ Barbara Davis Gallery ∙The Events Company ∙ Jackson and Company ∙ Tenenbaum & Co. Jeanne Bunnell Leach P.C. Indigo Minerals Ms. Cindy Burris Ms. Beth McIntyre John Daugherty Realtors J.V.S. Cattle Co, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bush Memorial Hermann Healthcare John L. Wortham & Son, L.P. Jane Page Design Group Mr. and Mrs. Sam Byington III System Kanaly Trust JGB Law, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Casey Metlife 58 59 NUTCRACKER MARKET - continued NUTCRACKER MARKET - continued Houston Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following generous donors who contributed to the Houston Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following generous donors who contributed to the 2014 Nutcracker Market. 2014 Nutcracker Market.

Metoyer-Roy Printing Ms. Kathy Watkins Mrs. Kelly Bailey Ms. Lisa Bragg Ms. Linton Checka Ms. Joan Crumpley Ms. Kate Easterling Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fulghum Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mithoff Mrs. Sue T. Whitfield Ms. Shirley Bailey Ms. Stacie L. Brandon Bingham Ms. Debbie Chenevert Ms. Jill Cude EMI Ms. Lisa Gagneaux Mr. and Mrs. Harold Monical Whitney Bank Ms. Jamie Baird Ms. Brenda Brasier Ms. Diana Chenoweth Ms. Pat Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Edelman Mrs. Kathy Galt Ms. Shelly Mulanax WildHorse Resources II, LLC Ms. Georgia Baker Ms. Katina Brauer Cheryl Garcia & Company Mr. Slate Cunningham Ms. Emily Edmonds Ms. Amanda Garcia Ms. Sherly Nissing Mr. and Mrs. Connie Williford Mrs. Jennie Baker Ms. Gail Braun Ms. Pam Chester Ms. Charryl Currie-Wong Ms. Star Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Gardner NMC Global Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson Ms. Wendy Baker Ms. Melody Braun-Wilds Ms. Rebecca Chestnut Ms. Tammi Curtis Ms. Elizabeth Elder Ms. Katie Garrison Dr. Dana Ondrias and Ms. Lisa Yelenick Ms. Tracy Banks Mr. and Mrs. Mark Breeding Ms. Tara Childers Cyltron Partners LP Ms. Judy Elkins Ms. Sharon Garrison Mr. Michael Ondrias Mr. and Mrs. Tom Zabel Ms. Darla Bankston May Ms. Debra Bridwell Dr. Diane Citek Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dabney Ms. Sheila Elliott Ms. Kelly Gartner Ms. Cheryl Ormston Ms. Kristi Barham Ms. Helaine Brochstein Mrs. Glenda Clark Mr. Mithchell Dale Ms. Julia Ellis Ms. Janet Garza Mr. and Mrs. James Parr $100-$999 Ms. Diana Barker Ms. Kayla Brock Judge Letitia Z. Clark and Ms. Wanda Dalton Ms. Mary Ann Emerson Ms. Catherine Gatti Phillips & Reiter 8-GFC LLC Ms. Jill Barker Ms. Jennifer Brockwell Mr. Robert T. Lynch Ms. Vicki Darden Ms. Roseann Engeldorf Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gauche Phillips 66 A & B Labs Ms. Sandra R. Barnett Ms. Cheryl Brogan Ms. Sherry Clark Alex Davenport Ms. Leslie Enloe Mr. and Mrs. Karl Gautschi Mrs. Lisa Pierce A+ Conferencing Ltd Ms. Kathleen Barr Ms. Shannon Brothers Classic Energy, LLC Ms. Andrea Davidson Ms. Amy Ernest Mrs. Robin Geddes Pollard Foundation Ms. Martha R. Abello Ms. Rebecca Bartholomew Mr. Charlie Brown Clerkley Watkins Group Inc. Ms. Myriah Davis Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Erskine Ms. Cheryl George Ms. Laura Ragsdale Ms. Kristina Abercrombie Ms. Deanna Barton Ms. Cheryl Brown Ms. Cassie Cloud Ms. Sakina Davis Ms. Karla Y. Escobar Ms. Patricia George Raveneaux Country Club Mr. Donald Adams Ms. Julie Batche Ms. Claudette Brown Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Coffield Ms. Pam Dean Ms. Emily Essaye Ms. Ann Gibbins Re/Max Ms. Kelli Adkins Mr. and Mrs. Phil Bazelides Mrs. Cynthia M. Brown Ms. Paula Coffman Ms. Lissa Debes Ms. Shauna Ethridge Ms. Laura Gilbert Reed Smith LLP Ms. Dawn Hallaman Ms. Liz Beatty Ms. Suzanne Brown Ms. Cortney Cole Ms. Jeannine M. Dechiro Mr. and Mrs. Carl Evans Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Gill Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. Rensimer Mr. Euqenio Aguilar Mr. and Mrs. Craig Beaty Ms. Betty Browne Ms. Susan Cole Ms. Jan Decoux Dolores Evans Dr. Jacqueline Gilliard Ms. Ashley Rizzutto Mr. Hiri Ahly Ms. Cindy Bedient Mr. Ronnie W. Bryant Ms. Kim Collier Ms. Ann Deery Ms. Lee Evans Ms. Beverly Girbach Ms. Laura Robert Ms. Janet Aigner Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Beirne Ms. Bethany Buchanan Colliers International Ms. Myriam Degreve Mr. and Mrs. Mark Evans Ms. Elizabeth Giroir Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ms. Carolyn B. Aiman Mickey Bell Rose Mary Buckle Ms. Karen Collins Dr. and Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Mrs. Lona B. Eversole Ms. Lauri Gleaves Rommelmann Ms. Mary Coseli Wickman Ms. Amber Benson Ms. Jennifer Buhigas Ms. Liz Collins Ms. Joannie Demeris Mrs. Marshall Ewald Sharon Glenn Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Ms. Carolyn Alessi Ms. Kristin Benton Ms. Jami Bump Ms. Vicki P. Collins Ms. Teresa Deslatte Ms. Helen Ewing Global Quality Imports Inc. Mr. Gary Roy Mrs. Marcia Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Matt Benton Ms. Brittany Bures Ms. Teresa Collis Ms. Ryan Devlin Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ezzell Ms. Lisa Glover Royal Oaks Country Club Ms. Natalie Alexander Dr. Pamela D. Berens Mr. Steven Burgess Ms. Michelle Combs Ms. Louise Dewey Ms. Judy Fanelli Mr. and Mrs. James M. Golden Ladies Association Ms. Shannon Alexander Ms. Connie Berger Mr. and Mrs. Brian Burke Ms. Sandra Concagh The Honorable and Ms. Stacey Farber Ms. Stefani Golub Ms. Kenzie Rush Mr. and Mrs. Albert Allen Mr. Eric Berger Ms. Katie Burkett Ms. Elda Condra Mrs. David H. Dewhurst III Ms. Sylvia Farmer Ms. Geni Gonsoulin Ms. Linda Russell Ms. Doris J. Allen Mrs. Kristen Berger Ms. Sherlynn Burks Ms. Nalley Conley Diamond G Inspection Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferris Ms. Lisa Gonzalez Sabine Pipeline Ms. Lisa Allen Mr. Randee Bernal Ms. Christel Burmaster Mr. Cecil Conner, Jr. and Mr. Dibello Family Interest Ms. Laura Fertak Ms. Stacey Gonzalez Ms. Christine Senter Ms. Twyla Alletag Ms. Paula Berry Ms. Dayna Burnett David Groover Ms. Deborah Dickey Mr. and Mrs. Tilman J. Fertitta Ms. Elizabeth Goodner Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sherwood Alliant Insurance Services Ms. Jana Bethel Dr. Dawn Bush Ms. Vicki Conner Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Dieterich Ms. Randi Fiedler Ms. Martha Gordon Shook Hardy & Bacon Ms. Laura Amaya Ms. Lu Bever Ms. Kathryn Butcher Ms. Patty Cooley Ms. Michele Digiuseppe Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fiegel Ms. Valerie Gordon Ms. Sidney Short Ms. Elisabeth Amburn Dr. and Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Ms. April Butler Ms. Laura Coon Ms. Tiffany Dillard Ms. Laura Filippone Ms. Jacqueline Gotcher Silver Eagle Distributors Ms. Ginny Anderson Mrs. Susan Binney Mr. and Mrs. Brian Butler Coonrod Electric Ms. Jane Dillingham Ms. Pam Finklea Ms. Meredith Gotcher Smith Walker Switzer Ms. Kendra Anderson Ms. Connie Birmingham Ms. Lisa Bynam Mr. Jim Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Dodson III First American Title Ms. Susan Gouraly Foundation Ms. Tamara Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bischoff Ms. Janet Byrd Mr. Walt Coram and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doherty Ms. Peggy Fischer Ms. Daphne Granger Mr. and Mrs. Reginald R. Smith Ms. Carleen Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy M. Blachman BXSI Ms. Joan Erickson Ms. Aubrie Dolan Ms. Dawn Fitzgerald Dr. and Mrs. Walter Grant III Ms. Joanne Sommers Ms. Vanessa Andrews Ms. Teresa Black Ms. Jill Caillouet Ms. Betsy Corbello Mr. and Mrs. W. Sott Dole Ms. Debbie Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Graubart South Houston Engine Service Ms. Marilyn Angelle Ms. Elizabeth Blair Ms. Diane W. Cain Ms. Hope Corbello Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dolman Ms. Robyn Fitzpatrick Ms. Elizabeth Graves Spectra Energy Ms. Kelly Annino Ms. Joy Blakley Ms. Susan Caldwell Ms. Glenda Corley Mr. and Mrs. Chris Domijan Ms. Sheri Fitzpatrick Ms. Sandra Green St. Jean, Dillon & Assoc. Ms. Maria Appling Ms. Shelly Blalock Ms. Carla Calfee Mr. Rufus Cormier, Jr. and Ms. Cindy Donaghy Ms. Marina Fleishman Ms. Wanda Green St. Vincent de Paul Ms. Virginia Araiza Ms. Katherine Blanchard Ms. Chelsie Calhoun Dr. Yvonne Cormier Ms. Margaret Donofrio Ms. Barbara Flesch DDS Ms. Lindsey Greenwood Statesman Business Advisors, LLC Ms. Kacie Araujo Ms. Shelley Blevins Ms. Ashley Campbell Ms. Maggie Correll Ms. Margaret C. Douglas Ms. Carolyn Fletcher Ms. Lindsey Greenwood Ms. Amy Steen Aries Freight Systems Ms. Angela Block Ms. Debbie Campbell Ms. Nancy Costolnick Ms. Patti Douglas Focus Insurance Ms. Melissa Greer Stewart Title Mr. Antonio Armstrong Ms. Leslie Blohm Mr. Phillip Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cotting Ms. Jeanette Doumani Ms. Wendy Foltz Ms. Barbara Grein Ms. Jocelyn Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Arnim III Ms. Margaret Blume Mr. Richard Candea Ms. Andrea Coughin-Rowley Mrs. Colby Doyle Ms. Kim Fontenot Ms. Julie Grieco Subsea7 Ms. Delilah Arolfo Ms. Cathy Blundell Ms. Kristen J. Cannon Ms. Greer Coulter Ms. Tara Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Mike Foreman Ms. Melissa Griffin Summit Midstream Ms. Carolyn Arthurs Ms. Labita Boddie Ms. Amanda Cantley Ms. Linette Courtney Mr. Willie Dragoo Ms. Emily Forman Ms. Therese Griffiths Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mr. and Mrs. Mark Artlip Ms. Ruth Bonney Ms. Crystal Cantu Ms. Lauren Courville Ms. Helen Dreyfus Ms. Judy L. Foster Mr. and Mrs. John Griggs Swedlund Ms. Katherine Asaf Ms. Mimi Boone Capital One Bank Ms. Mary Covington Ms. Ginger Driver Ms. Louise Foster Ms. Jamie Grissom Tabak Insurance Ms. Heather Attaway Mr. and Mrs. George Boss Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. Carnegie Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Craft Ms. Ginger Dudjak Mr. and Mrs. David Frame Ms. Eleanor Grossenbacher Taste of Texas Ms. Sharon Aulds Mr. and Mrs. Ron M. Botkin Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Carr Ms. Raeanne Crain Ms. Lynda Duffy Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Ms. Priscilla Grover Texas Capital Bank Ms. Jennifer Austin Ms. Michelle Bouchard Ms. Linda Carter Ms. Anne Cress Ms. Lauren Duncan Ms. Janis Frank Groves International Travelers Insurance Mr. Rudy Avelar Ms. Andree Boudreaux Ms. Cindy Caryl Ms. Jennifer Crew Mr. and Mrs. David G. Dunlap Ms. Janet Franklin Gulf Coast Audiology Trio Service Ms. Jennifer Aver Ms. Julie Boushka The Center for ENT Dr. and Mrs. Allen Criswell Ms. Amy Dunn Ms. Sheree Frede Mr. and Mrs. Herb Gullquist Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Tudor III Ms. Lynette Avery Bowen, Miclette & Britt Chamberlain Hrdlicka Ms. Caran Crooker Ms. Rebekah Dupre Ms. Lori Freeman Ms. Rhonda Guthrie Ms. Donna Tylka Axtell Rite-Value Pharmacy Inc. Ms. Regan Bowen Ms. Trish Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Steve Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dyer IV Ms. Elizabeth French Mr. Larry Haas Ms. Kimberly Van Belle-Ebel Mr. Jim Aylsworth Ms. Alicia Bowers Ms. Tami Champion Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Crosswell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eardley Ms. Brenda Frishkey Ms. Nuala Haddox Vinmar International Ms. Toni Baches Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bowman Ms. Karlissa Chandler Ms. Margo Crowder Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Earthman Ms. Tena Frith Mr. and Mrs. Mac Haik Ms. Katie Wall Ms. Tammie Bachman Ms. Ann Brady Ms. Brandi Cheak Ms. Jennifer Crowley Mr. Richard Eason Ms. Jennifer Fuentes 60 61 NUTCRACKER MARKET - continued NUTCRACKER MARKET - continued Houston Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following generous donors who contributed to the Houston Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following generous donors who contributed to the 2014 Nutcracker Market. 2014 Nutcracker Market.

Ms. Amy Hairr Ms. Althea Hoelscher Ms. Leah Kasparek Mr. and Mrs. Henry Legendre Ms. Joan Mauldin Ms. Cindy Moore Mr. Harry Painter Mr. and Mrs. Brian Redd Ms. Tiffany Halik Ms. Amanda Hofstetter Ms. Lynn Kaucher Ms. Trudy Leidich Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. May, Jr. Mrs. Deann Thoms Moore Ms. Jenny Palermo Mr. Tom Redd Ms. Lisa Hall Ms. Sarah Hogan Ms. Melanie Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. E. Daniel Leightman Ms. Diane Mayfield Ms. Robyn Moore Ms. Vicki Palmer Mrs. Connie Reddy Ms. Nancy Hamilton Ms. Dede Holbrook Kay Staffing Services Ms. Simone C. Leland Ms. Lynne McCall Ms. Mary Moorman Ms. Sue Parker Ms. Tammy Reese Ms. Stacey Hamilton Ms. Laura Holman Ms. Denise G. Kay Ms. Linda Leonard Ms. Gwen McCauley Mr. and Mrs. W. Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Parmet Ms. Rachelle Reeves Ms. Jennifer Haney Mrs. Mary Dee Neal and Ms. Mary Kebodeaux Ms. Jacquelyn Leone Ms. Carol McClain Moreland Ms. Nancy Parr Ms. Linda Reichle Ms. Disney Hanka Mr. Ray A. Holtzapple Mrs. Katherine Keenan Dr. Lara V. Leonhardt Ms. Kati McClendon Ms. Jennifer Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parsley Ms. Paula Reidler Ms. Suzanne Hanse Ms. Sherry Honore Ms. Denise Kellison Dr. and Mrs. Moise Levy Ms. Marian McClendon Ms. Melissa Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Parsons Ms. Beatriz Reiner Ms. Amanda Hansen Ms. Kathy Hood Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Kelly Ms. Amanda Lewis Ms. Darlene McConathy Ms. Pam Morgan Ms. Natasha Parvizian Ms. Carol Reinhardt Mr. and Mrs. Rick Hargrove Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Hope Mr. John A. Kendall Ms. Donna Lewis Ms. Stephanie McConnell Ms. Cynthia Moriarty Mr. Pete Paske Ms. Lisa Reisack Ms. Mary Ann Harper Mr. and Mrs. Bo Hopson Mrs. Cammie Kennedy Ms. Victoria Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. McCord Ms. Mistie Morman Patrick B. Padon & Co, P.C. Ms. Janie Reister Ms. Dixie Harrel Ms. Carol Howenstine Ms. Jennifer Kennedy Ms. Julie Lindley Ms. Lisa McCord Ms. Karen Morton Ms. Celeste Patsouras Reo Management Solutions Ms. Kelley Harrell Ms. Jennine K. Huet Mr. and Mrs. David Kent Ms. Stefani Lisbony Ms. Kate McCormick Ms. Krista Moser Ms. Nicole Pattillo Ms. Janie Reyes Harris Machine Tools Inc. Ms. Melinda Huffman Ms. Amy Kerr Ms. Margaret K. Little Ms. Charles McDaniel Ms. Suzanne Muchard Mr. and Mrs. Ben Patton Ms. Isabel Reyna Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris Mr. Donald Hugonin Ms. Gerri L. Kesterson Ms. Susan Little Ms. Jennifer McDowell Ms. Trisha Mumm Ms. Gail Payne Ms. Kate Reynolds Ms. Taren Harris Ms. Kay Hunsucker Ms. Thaner Kiley Littler Mendelson Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. McGee Murphy Oil All Matching Ms. Sue Payne Ms. Pamela Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Titus Harris III Ms. Peggy Hunt Mr. Mark Kilkenny Ms. Donna Lively Ms. Laura McGlothlin Ms. Dana Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pekmezaris Ms. Janet Rhodes Ms. Carolyn Harrison Ms. Shirley Hunter Ms. Kara Kinder Vidal Mr. Joseph Lively Ms. Linda McIlwain Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Murphy Ms. Teresa Pelanne Ms. Larue Rhodes Mrs. Francesca Harrison Ms. Kim Hurst Ms. Deborah King Locke Lord Mr. Rick McKellop II Ms. Janice Murphy B. Pennington Commercial Ms. Niki Rhodes Ms. Kathryn P. Harrison Ms. Amy Hurt Ms. Cherie Kingshill Mr. Aaron Loeb Mr. Tim McKone and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Murphy Real Estate Ms. Kimberly Rice Mr. and Mrs. William Harrison Ms. Alisha Ingraham Ms. Kathy Kirk Ms. Debbie Loesch Ms. Lisa S. Sternschuss Mr. Robert Nahas Ms. Deb Perl Ms. Sara Richards Dr. Linda L. Hart Ms. Jill Inserra Ms. Karen Kirtley Ms. Elizabeth Logan McKool Smith PC Ms. Delma Naiser Ms. Jo Ann Petersen Ms. Bonnie Richardson Ms. Heather Harvey Ms. Kylene Isenberg Ms. Carolyn Klevenhagen Ms. Therese Lohman Mr. and Mrs. Errol McLaughlin Ms. Tambrey Naron Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Peterson Ms. Katie Rickle Ms. Tracey Hasbun Ms. Sondra Ives Ms. Melissa Klute Ms. Nancy Loncarich Ms. Lucy McLaughlin Ms. Tyann Nathan Ms. Patricia Pezzia Ms. Julie Riddle Ms. Sherrye Hatch Ms. Dana Jackson Ms. Cynthia Knies Ms. Stacy Lord Ms. Fotoula McLin Ms. Mary Ann Navarro Mr. and Mrs. James L. Phillips Ms. Michelle Riddle Mr. John Hatcher Ms. Randi Jackson Ms. Jane Knowlton Ms. Beth Lousteau Ms. Bette McManus Ms. Teresa L. Naylor Dr. Robert Phillips and Mr. Allyn Riley Mr. Jon Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jaco III Ms. Suzanne Kobza Mr. Eugene F. Loveland Ms. Marlena McQueen Ms. Zoria E. Neda Dr. Julia Andrieni Mr. Christopher Riley Ms. Robin Hause Ms. Candace Jacob Ms. Renee Koch Ms. Monica Lovoi Ms. Erika McReaken Ms. Diana Neely Mr. and Mrs. Jordan A. Pincu Ms. Lee S. Rippel Ms. Renee Hawkins Mr. Brian Jahrsdoerfer and Ms. Rena L. Koinis Ms. Maria Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. Steven McReynolds Mr. and Mrs. Robert Negro Mr. David M. Pincus Mr. and Mrs. George Rizzo Ms. Sharon Hawkins Ms. Maria Arcilla Ms. Marian Kolojaco LPL Financial Ms. Janice Meador Ms. Amparo Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Pirtle Ms. Linda Roark Ms. Anna Hawley Ms. Danna Jankowski Ms. Dore Koontz Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Lubanko Ms. Rachel Means Ms. Marsha Nelson Ms. Jenny Pisio Ms. Jan Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hay Ms. Linda Jeanes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Koza Ms. Joanna Luebe Ms. Megan Medina Ms. Norma Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Plaeger II Ms. Brooke Robertson Ms. Sharon Haydon Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jebbitt Ms. Sue Krueger Ms. Jan Lynch Ms. Vali Medina Ms. Kristin Netherland Plum Dental Associates Ms. Dena Robinson Mrs. Deana Haygood Ms. Michelle Jeffery Ms. Bianca Krukiel LyondellBasell Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Medors Ms. Felicia Neubig Ms. Jennifer Pomadchin Mr. and Mrs. James T. Robinson Ms. Phylis Hazel Mrs. Susan Jensen Mr. and Mrs. S M. Kudla Ms. Cyndi Lyons Ms. Laura Meijer Ms. Renee Neville Mr. and Mrs. David C. Porter Ms. Jacquelyne M. Rocan Ms. Leslie Hazelwood Mr. and Mrs. Chico Jimenez Ms. Melissa Kulkarni Ms. Roxane Lyons Ms. Berta Mejia Ms. Diana Nevins Ms. Carole Poulter Ms. Judy Rodgers Ms. Cynthia Heard Ms. Tiffani Jinks Ms. Chris Kurtz Ms. Natalie Mabry Ms. Wanda Mendicino Ms. Karen Newell Ms. Jacqueline Powell Ms. Denise Roeder Ms. Michelle Duckett-Hedgebeth Mr. and Mrs. David W. Johnson Ms. Jennifer Kushner Ms. Melody Macaulay Ms. Linda Messner Ms. Sheila Newell Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Power Ms. Lauren Rogers Mrs. Barbara Hedrick Ms. Jerry Ayers and Ms. Mary Kushnir Ms. Susan MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Ron Messner Ms. Sheila Neylon Prada USA Corp. Ms. Karen Rohan Heikkinen Energy Mr. James A. Johnson Ms. Jamie Kutter Ms. Allison MacKinnon Ms. Tami Meyer Mr. and Mrs. John D. Nguyen Ms. Stephanie Preto Ms. Alice Rohrman Mr. Dale Heinsohn Ms. Kathy Johnson Ms. Tori Kuykendall Ms. Debra MacKinnon Ms. Susan Meyers Mr. Linh Nguyen Ms. Dena Price Ms. Julie Rojas Ms. Sherry Heller Ms. Kimbra Johnson Ms. Kathy Kyrish Ms. Leah A. Magee Ms. Anne Meyn Mrs. Tassie Nicandros Ms. Cindi Priebe Ms. Sonya Rojas-Zirilli Mr. and Mrs. William T. Heller IV Ms. Michelle Johnson Ms. Ann Laird Magi Crofcheck DDS, PA Ms. Sheryl Michalak Mr. Seth Nichamoff and Ms. Angela Prince Ms. Patricia Rorschach Ms. Maria Hendrix Ms. Julia Jane Johnston Ms. Joann Laitkep Mr. Kevin Maher Ms. Beatrice Mieth Ms. Heidi Seifert Somer Pringle Ms. Kacie Rose Ms. Stephanie Henke Mr. Jesse H. Jones II Ms. Judy Lakin Ms. Jennifer Maingot Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Migit Mr. and Mrs. Kim Norman Ms. Sharon Pruitt Ms. Lisa Rosenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Rob Henshaw Ms. Luanne Jones Ms. Jennifer Lamb Ms. Karen Maley Ms. Allyson Mihalick Ms. Charlene Norvell Ms. Michelle Purvis Ms. Jill Rotta Heritage Texas Properties Mr. and Mrs. Monroe W. Jones Ms. Shemeika Landry Mr. and Mrs. Sam Malone Ms. Jaqueline Miller Mr. Bob Nowak Ms. Terry Putscher Ms. Mandi Rouhselang Ms. Beth Hernandez Ms. McKenna Jordan Ms. Jennifer Lange Ms. Lauren Maloy Ms. Linda Miller Ms. Rachele Nowling Ms. Alicia Pyron Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Rowe Ms. Stephanie Hernandez Ms. Melissa Jordan Ms. Katarina Lange Ms. Martha Mansfield Mr. Tod M. Miller Ms. Darla Nunley Ms. Beth Qualia Ms. Jessica Roy Mr. Paul Herndon Ms. Jill Jorden Ms. Sally A. Larrabee Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marino Mr. and Mrs. Brook Minx Ms. Angela Oberoi Questar RR Donnelly Ms. Amanda Hesse Ms. Jill Journeay Ms. Terry Larson Ms. Sharon Marion Ms. Terese Miranda Ms. Ashley Odell Ms. Patricia Ralston Ms. Teresa Rudell Ms. Erika Heule Ms. Sandy Judson Ms. Niki Lassiter Ms. Linda Mark Ms. Erica Mire Ms. Janet O’Dell Mr. Bill Ramsey Ms. Heather Rudolph Ms. Tassie Hewitt Ms. Penny Juergen Ms. Luther Lau Ms. Bennie Marroquin Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mitten Mr. and Mrs. Michael Olson Ms. Lisa Ramsey Mr. Daniel Ruppa and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hickerson Mr. Ron J. Juwa Ms. Virginia Laurence Ms. Susan Martens Ms. Heather Mize Ms. Lisa Olsson Ms. Patricia Rand Ms. Sandy Alvarez Ms. Diane Hickox Ms. Mady Kades Ms. Margaret Leal Ms. Deborah Martin Ms. Paula Mobley Ms. Elise Oren Ms. Jennifer Randle Mr. David Russell Miss Maureen Y. Higdon Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kades Ms. Mary-Anne LeBlanc Ms. Lynne Martin Ms. Rose Molbert Ms. Pam Ortiz Ms. Tori Rasberry Mr. Jerry Lee Rutherford Ms. Lisa Hightower Ms. Dorothy Kaldis Ms. Marie Ledford Ms. Pamela Martin Ms. Angela Momeier Mr. Robert Osoria Ms. Melissa Ratnala Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Ruthven, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Hildebrand Ms. Beatrice Kalkomey Ms. Paula Ledger Ms. Angie Massey Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Dr. Susan Osterberg and Mrs. Lila Rauch Ms. Robin Rutter Ms. Beth Hill Ms. Priscilla Kanady Ms. Edith Kayser and Ms. Nancy Mathe Ms. Kristy Montgomery Mr. Edward Osterberg Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Reasoner S.E. Covington & Company, Inc Ms. Cynthia Hill Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kapche Mr. David Lee Ms. Marnie Matheny Ms. Mary Ann Montgomery Ms. Carla Padbury Mr. Jim Recer Ms. Sandy Sales Ms. Michelle Hill Mr. and Mrs. Rick Kaplan Ms. Karen Lee Ms. Joy Matin Ms. Susan Mooney Ms. Gail Page Ms. Shannon Rechter Ms. Sally Salners Ms. Gayle Hoefling Ms. Myrna Karlins Ms. Lisa Lee Mr. and Mrs. William Matthews 62 63 NUTCRACKER MARKET - continued Houston Ballet gratefully acknowledges the support of the following generous donors who contributed to the DANCE WITH US CAMPAIGN 2014 Nutcracker Market. Houston Ballet thanks the following leadership donors for their generous support of the Dance With Us! Campaign to build our new Center for Dance and to strengthen Houston Ballet’s Endowment. Ms. Joanne Salvato Ms. Kim Smith Ms. Kelli Tonn Wells Manufacturing Ms. Marilyn Salzar Ms. Laurie Smith Tootsies Mr. and Mrs. Bret Wells $5,000,000 + S. Shawn Stephens and James M. Jordan Ms. Linda Sampson Ms. Shannon Smith Ms. Denise Trahan Ms. Susan Wesson Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation Nicholas L. and Shannon Swyka Ms. Carolyn Sanders Ms. Shirley Smith Ms. Ann Trammell Ms. Jamie West The Brown Foundation, Inc. † Carol E. Tag Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Sanders Mr. and Ms. Tab R. Smith Ms. Susan Trapp Ms. K.K. West Houston Endowment Inc. Lynn Wyatt Ms. Wendy Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Smith III Ms. Tamara Tricoli Wheeler Boot Co. Ms. Summer Sanford Ms. Melinda L. Snell Ms. Angela Trinh Ms. Susan Whisner $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 $50,000 - $99,999 Ms. Pam Santini Ms. Leann Snody Dr. and Dr. Peter Triolo Ms. Allison Whitaker Melza M. and Frank Theodor Barr Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Adler Mr. Shannon B. Sasser and Mrs. Ms. Dorothy Snyder Ms. Kelly Tumey Ms. Margie White The Cullen Foundation Bank of America Leslie Elkins Sasser Ms. Lori Snyder Ms. Cheryl Turner Ms. Nancy White The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Ellen and John Bass and Family Ms. Darlene Sauvageau Ms. Jessica Sola Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Ullman Mrs. Sara E. White Downtown Redevelopment Authority Estate of Mary Frances Newton Bowers Sava Senior Care Ms. Suzanne Speak O.D. Ms. Tamara Whitehead The Elkins Foundation Pat Breen Mr. and Mrs. Rick Sawyer Ms. Lori Speer Ms. Jennifer Underwood Ms. Amy Whitfield David Haber and Dr. Didier Piot Rosanette and Harry Cullen Ms. Valerie Saye Mr. Stephen Spielman United Valve Ms. Patricia Whitfield Jesse H. Jones II Sasha Davis Ms. Denise Saylor Ms. Cari Stancik USI Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Wildenstein Anita and Mike Stude Francoise and Edward Djerejian Ms. Pat Scarbarough Ms. Terrice Stanley Ms. Julie Valentine Mr. Bill Wilder The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Bruce and Pamela Earthman Ms. Patricia Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Stein Ms. Susan Van Allen Mr. and Mrs. Clay Williams Enbridge Energy Partners LP Ms. Rebecca Schaulin Ms. Michelle Stein Ms. Ann Van Liew Ms. Connie Williams $500,000-$999,999 EOG Resources, Inc. Ms. Michele Scheffer Ms. Kelly Stephenson Ms. Susan Vandenbossche Mr. and Mrs. Dan Williams Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chao Jo and Jim Furr Ms. Deanne Schillaci Ms. Pamela Sterling Ms. Kathryn Vanhulzen Mr. Dennis T. Williams The Fondren Foundation Gensler Ms. Brenda Schiro Ms. Karrie Steward Ms. Adriana Vargas Ms. Jill Williams Anne and Donald Graubart Sandy and Lee Godfrey Ms. Sandra Schleicher Ms. Jan Stewart Mr. and Mrs. David E. Varner Ms. Kara Williams Kitty King Powell Houston Ballet Barre Ms. Judy Schmidt Mr. Jonathan Stewart Dr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Varner Ms. Kim Williams Ann Gordon Trammell Houston Ballet Guild Ms. Lisa Schmidt Mrs. Tracy Stoker Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Vaughan Ms. Patricia Williams Phoebe and Bobby Tudor Marilyn Jones and Stanton Welch Ms. Karen Schnake Ms. Laura Stoltenberg Ms. Belinda Vaughn Ms. Anna Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Joseph Ms. Jennifer Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Stone, Jr. Ms. Sherry E. Verburgt Mr. and Mrs. Conner Williford $250,000-$499,999 Vicki C. Kanaly Ms. Neva Jo Schreier Ms. Lisa Story Ms. Lori Vetters Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Wilson Myra and Ira B. Brown Donna Kaplan and Richard Lydecker Ms. Katherine Schrock Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Strange Ms. Cindy Vidal Ms. Renita Wilson Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation William S. and Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation Mr. Eric Schuele Mrs. Julie Styles Vidrine Consulting Mr. William C. Wilson ConocoPhilips Evelyn and Daniel Leightman Mr. Mary Schuler Ms. Ann Marie Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Viereck Ms. Ashley Windsor George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Mach Family Fund Mr. Jeff Scrivener Summit Company, LP Ms. Tiffany Villasana Mrs. Carol Winkler Leticia Loya Carolyn and Mike Mann Mr. and Mrs. John Seaberg Ms. Janie Suthoff Ms. Maegan Vinson Ms. Susan Wise Sterling-Turner Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. May, Jr. Ms. Erin Seabolt Ms. Dana R. Sutton Ms. Elizabeth Vittor Ms. Allison Witt Vinson & Elkins LLP Dan and Judy McClure Ms. Melanie P. Seale Ms. Dorothy Swanson Mr. Darrell Vojacek Wolff Family Foundation Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Foundation Ms. Allyson Seder Ms. Wendy Swantkowski Ms. Stephanie Vojacek Ms. Tracey Wolverton $100,000-$249,999 Marsha L. Montemayor Ms. Connie Seegmiller Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swartz Ms. Megan Vondra Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wood Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold, Jr. Beth and Bryan Muecke Ms. Ashley Seippel Ms. Jody Sweed Ms. Lisa Vote Mr. David Keith Wright Denise and Philip Bahr James Nelson and Richard Lapin Ms. Amanda Sek Ms. Frances Talmage Ms. Janis Vyoral Ms. Mary Ann Wright Michelle and Lorne Bain Cabrina and Steven Owsley Ms. Shirley Sekula Ms. Rebecca Tate Ms. Diana Waguespack Mr. Mike Young Carol and Les Ballard Sara and James Parr Ms. Karen Selzer Ms. Cindy Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Ms. Linda Zamorano The Estate of Harriet Bath Karen and Mel Payne Ms. Kari Sezonov Ms. Lisa Teel Walker Ms. Cheryl L. Zane Beauchamp Foundation Shelly and Marty Power Mr. Winford Shaddock Ms. Bonnie Terrell Ms. Heather Wallace Ms. Megan Zapalac Bob and Cindi Blakely David G. Puckett and Jerome L. Rosenbloom Ms. Kristin Sharp Ms. Courtney Teshoian Ms. Pamela A. Wallace Ms. Joni Zavitsanos Greggory and Patrick Burk and JD Fields & Company, Inc. Macey and Harry Reasoner Ms. Lori Shellist Texas T Ranch, LLC Ms. Caroline Walter Ms. Ann Zwiacher Estate of Lawrence E. Carlton Martha E. Rocks and Marvin H. McMurrey, Jr. Ms. Dottie Shewmake Texon Ms. Cathy Walton C.C. Conner and David Groover Scurlock Foundation Ms. Natalie Shields Ms. Michelle Thiry Mr. Sheridan Walton James and Molly Crownover Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Shanks Ms. Carolyn Show Ms. Becky Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Brett Waltz Sharon and Donald Erskine Karl and Ann Stern Ms. Jackie Shrode Ms. Kim Thompson Mr. James Ward Drs. Jerry and Polly Gauthier Anita B. Stude Memorial Fund Ms. Rhonda Shuman Ms. Linda Thompson Ms. Kathy Ward H-E-B The Trammell Foundation Ms. Shelby Shurt Ms. Patrica Thompson Ms. Michelle Ware Merrill and Joe Hafner Lynda Lighthouse Transier Ms. Emily Shushtari Ms. Karen Thomson Ms. Elizabeth Webb Karen J. Hartnett Cheryl Lynn Zane Mr. John A. Sicola Ms. Audrey Thorpe Ms. Lori Webb JPMorgan Chase Foundation Susan “Sudy” Reinauer Zane Memorial Fund Ms. Angie Signorelli Ms. Leslie Thurman Ms. Kathy Weber Neil and Carol Kelley Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons Ms. Carol Tindall Ms. Susan Wedelich Kinder Foundation Ms. Kelly Sklar Ms. Cathy A. Tiner Ms. Amanda Weeks Kris and Richard McGee and Family Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Skolnik Ms. Maryan Tinney Ms. Heidi Wehring The Mithoff Family Foundation Ms. Ashley Skrljac Ms. Paula Tippit Mr. and Mrs. Steve Weiman Nancy Powell Moore Mrs. Denise Skyler Tinkham Mr. Sam Tisci Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Weinberg Honorable Robert Mosbacher, Sr. and Honorable Mica Mosbacher Mr. and Mrs. Jim Slater Ms. Vicky Titus Mr. and Mrs. Kane C. Weiner Norton Rose Fulbright Ms. Arlene Smart Ms. Deidre Tognietti Ms. Mary Weir Dee and Pat Osborne Ms. Cyndi Smink Ms. Angela Tombrella Ms. Cynthia Welborn Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Reckling III Ms. Alaina Smith Ms. Tara Tomicic Ms. Lola Weller The William A. and Madeline Smith Foundation † In Memoriam 64 65 ENDOWMENT FUND Endowment Fund Donors The Endowed Artistic Positions Fund assists Houston Ballet in attracting talented artists. $5,000,000+ $1,000 - $29,999 The Brown Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Anderson, Jr. Estate of Frederick Adrian Lee The Honorable and Mrs. Mike Andrews The Mark Arvin Scholarship Fund The Harris Masterson III Artistic Director - Stanton Welch $3,000,000 - $4,999,999 Mrs. Ray B. Bailey The Fondren Foundation Principal Dancer - Connor Walsh Estate of Mr. George W. Ernst Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Blakely III The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation Principal Dancer - Simon Ball The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Barbara S. Boughton The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Principal Dancer - Sara Webb Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brooks The Anita B. Stude Principal Dancer - Ian Casady $1,000,000 - $2,999,999 Ira and Myra Brown The Robert F. Parker Principal Dancer - Yuriko Kajiya The Cullen Foundation † Mr. and Mrs. John B. Carter, Jr. The Melza M. Barr Principal Dancer - Melody Mennite The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts † Emily F. Coates The Houston Ballet Guild Principal Dancer - Karina Gonzalez Houston Endowment Inc. Mr. Cecil C. Conner, Jr. The Houston Ballet Guild First Soloist Dancer - Jessica Collado Estate of Harry Masterson Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cullen Mr. Stewart Cureton $500,000 - $999,999 Mr. Jack Curtin The Fayez Sarofim & Co. Touring Fund National Endowment for the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Dodson III sponsors Houston Ballet’s domestic and international tours. Mr. Fayez Sarofim Drexel, Burnham & Lambert Mr. and Mrs. John J. Eikenburg The Carolyn Lee and Frederick Adrian Lee Production Fund $100,000 - $499,999 Mr. and Mrs. Grover Ellis supports the creation of new productions and the restoration of existing works. AIG American General/AIG VALIC Estate of Frank R. Eyler Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation Dr. Kelli Fein and Mr. Martin Fein The Margaret Wiess Elkins Young Artist Fund Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Finger trains talented, young people for careers in dance. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation † Mr. Preston Frazier, Jr. Estate of Audrey Jones Beck The Gailo Trust The AIG American General/AIG VALIC Education and Community Outreach Programs Fund Mrs. Laurie Champion Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Gard helps Houston Ballet reach a broad population of all ages and economic levels. The Cockrell Foundation Leslie M. and Genevieve Dutton Gundry Endowment Fund Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Coneway Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Gunter III † Mr. James A. Elkins, Jr. The David Haber and Dr. Didier Piot Scholarship Fund The Elkins Foundation † Mr. and Mrs. William R. Haynes The Endowed Scholarships allow Houston Ballet to provide the highest quality ballet training for students The Fondren Foundation Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation and offer a first introduction to the artform through a full course of professional ballet study. Scholarships are † Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gillingham The Chris Hite Scholarship Fund essential to ensuring every aspiring student can access world-class training. William Randolph Hearst Foundation † Mr. and Mrs. Ford Hubbard, Jr. Mr. William James Hill Mrs. Elizabeth R. Jones Barbara and Gerald D. Hines Mr. Jesse H. Jones II Hobby Family Foundation The William S. and Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation Houston Ballet Guild Mr. and Mrs. Levi Laub Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long Mr. and † Mrs. Eugene F. Loveland 2014-2015 Endowed Scholarship Recipients Mary Ralph Lowe The Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Foundation † Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III Mr. W. James Murdaugh, Jr. The Anita Borges Stude Scholarship Fund † Mr. and Mrs. George P. Mitchell † Mrs. Joseph R. Neuhaus Anabel Katsnelson, Level 8 Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. Mr. Roy L. Nolen The C. C. Conner Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Roy S. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Dee S. Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Parker Alvin and † Barbara Owsley Chandler Dalton, Level 8 Scurlock Foundation Myrna G. Phillips The Roy M. Huggington Scholarship Fund Tarrant Hancock Trust Ms. Regina Rogers Mackenzie Richter, Houston Ballet II Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Omar S. Sawaf Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Shapiro The Billie Bath Perlman Scholarship Fund $30,000 - $99,999 The William and Madeline Smith Foundation Daniel Durrett, Houston Ballet II † Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Allen The John H. Smither Scholarship Fund Mr. Robert T. Arnold The Laura Smither Scholarship Fund The Ben Stevenson Scholarship Fund † Miss Harriet Bath † Mr. Tas C. Thornhill Jr. Justin Geiss, Level 7 Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation The Trammell Foundation Cathy and Giorgio Borlenghi Ann Gordon Trammell The Winifred Wallace Scholarship Fund Daniel Durrett, Mackenzie Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duncan, Jr. The Trotter Foundation Emily Seymour, Houston Ballet II Chandler Dalton, Anabel Katsnelson Not pictured: Justin Geiss and Emily Seymour The Favrot Fund Turner Charitable Foundation † Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Glassell, Jr. † Mr. McClelland Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. Gover Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Wells The Mickey Hagey Scholarship Fund Westlake Group The Judy M. Johnson Scholarship Fund † Mr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Wickman † Mr. and Mrs. John D. Kirkland Mr. and Mrs. George Stark † Dorothy Barton Thomas † Mrs. Wesley West

† In Memoriam 66 67 The Arabesque Society, Houston Ballet’s planned giving program, allows you to ensure that our company thrives well into the future. By including Houston Ballet in your estate plans, you help create a legacy of fine dance for generations to come.

Planned gifts can provide important benefits to both you, your heirs and Houston Ballet. Through planned giving, you can substantially decrease your income tax, estate tax, and capital gains tax burdens while giving a charitable gift.

There are many different and creative ways to make a contribution to Houston Ballet. These include: bequests (cash, stock, bonds, personal property), gifts of real estate, gifts of life insurance policies, life income plans and charitable lead trusts. Donors can choose to direct their gifts to the Annual Operating Fund or the Endowment Fund.

If you would like more information about The Arabesque Society, please contact C. C. Conner at (713) 535-3213 or Houston Ballet [email protected]. All information you provide will be held in confidence. 601 Preston St. Houston, TX 77002 With deep gratitude, we acknowledge the following donors for including Houston Ballet in their estate plans.

Dr. and Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. John S.W. Kellett (713) 523-6300 Susan Battlestein Evenlyn and Daniel Leightman Edna Madden and Paul John Berres 1997 Charitable Trust Mr. William McAnear [email protected] Myra and Ira B. Brown Mr. Juan R. Morales Orand Carroll Ms. Kathleen Much houstonballet.org Tripp Carter Mrs. Patti Murphy Cecil C. Conner, Jr. James D. Nelson Sasha Davis Dr. Susan Osterberg Myrna Fisch Rick and Kathy Plaeger Mrs. Barry Galt Shelly and Marty Power Mitchell George Sharon Roark Mr. Samuel F. Gorman Jon and Nell Schwartz Anne and Donald Graubart Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Toth Mr. Jas A. Gundry Ann Gordon Trammell Linda Lloyd Hart Lynda Lighthouse Transier Ms. Karen J. Hartnett Elba L. Villarreal Nancy Ferguson Haywood Cecily and Jim Young Debra Hovnatanian Mr. John Zipprich Dr. Lamar and Jane Jackson Charitable Remainder Trust Anonymous (5) Jesse H. Jones II Mr. John S.W. Kellett

We honor the memory of those who included Houston Ballet in their estate plans Harriet Bath Mickey Hagey Audrey Jones Beck Frederick Adrian Lee Ramona Brown Bomar Harris Masterson III Mary Frances Newton Bowers Charles Edward McKerly Suzanne S. Braden Robert A. Moody Lawrence E. Carlton David Glenn Puckett George W. Ernst, Jr. Gloria E. Roberti Frank R. Eyler Anita B. Stude Linda K. Finger

68 ZODIAC Dancers: Natalie Varnum and Ian Casady Choreography: Stanton Welch Music: Ross Edwards Photography by Amitava Sarkar