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Regional America/MidStates Festival May 17-21, 1995 • Fort Wayne, Indiana

Sponsored in part by: Capezio/ Makers, Inc., American Airlines and Covington Travel, Inc. mix, IP VETO AM021OX

Regional Dance America was founded in 1988 to promote the artistic development of dance companies throughout the United States and to continue the important work of the National Association for Regional Ballet.

Built on the legacy of visionaries Dorothy Alexander and Anatole Chujoy, the NARB contributed to the decentralization of dance as regional companies grew in stature and quality nationwide. Under the leadership of Doris Hering, and with the encouragement of Ben Sommers, its membership grew to five geographical areas and over two hundred companies including more than two dozen nationally recognized professional groups.

As we enter a new decade, RDA is dedicated to fostering quality, promoting education and nurturing the talents of dancers and choreographers while exploring new horizons. 35 Performance Advisory Committee

Maria Crandy Robert Barnett Edward Villella Choreography Alfred Terlizzi Dennis Nahat jane Cifford Muriel Topaz Saeko Ichinohe Mel Tomlinson CONFERENCE: July 21-Aug. 2,1995 David Howard Robert Lindgren Florence Warren at The University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa Lyle Cashion Jon Rodriguez Rochelle Zide-Booth Sally Bliss Maria Vegh 1 vJrl Dancers, Composers, Choreographers, Teachers. Artistic Directors rnvULl T Leslie Jane Pessemier, Director of Choreography; Rob Kaplan, Director of Music; Alumni Professional Companies: Frcncoise Martinet, Ballet; Mid States: Madco, Harbinger Dance Company, Minnesota Dance Armando Duarte, Modern Theatre, Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, Ft. Wayne Ballet.

Northeast: Berkshire Ballet, Ballet Metropolitan, , Dayton Contemporary Dance Co., , Philadanco, Princeton Ballet.

Pacific: Sacramento Ballet and Ballet Pacifica.

Southeast: , , Charleston Ballet Theatre, Washington Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Ballet South, Dance Alive!, ^ AMERICA Southern Ballet Theater. ^t Sponsored by Southwest: Dallas Ballet, , Delta Festival Ballet, *\ Regional Dance America. Theater, Ballet Oklahoma. For more information, contact: Glenda Brown, Allegro Ballet of Houston, R.D.A. RDA National Board of Directors: 1570 S. Dairy Ashford, Suite 200 .Houston, TX 77077 (71 3) 496-4670 Phone or FAX President, Lila Zali; Vice President, Clenda Brown; Secretary, Barbara Crockett; Treasurer, Cassandra Crowley; Historian, Peggy Girouard, and Members at Large: Michael Tevlin, Alexandra Zaharias, Nancie Imler, Magdalena Maury, and Maryhelen Mayfield. Festival Highlights l^*Mi0*<%''Pl<>ve* \J Friday, May 19 7:30-9:00 A.M Continental Breakfast Mezzanine, Hilton Wednesday, May 17 9:00 A.M.- Ballet Classes 5:00 P.M. John Whistler Ballrooms A and B, Hilton Check-in at the Hilton Hotel Modern and Jazz Classes 4:30-6:00 P.M. MidStates Board of Directors meeting East and West Rehearsal Halls, PAC Presidential Suite, Hilton Rehearsals for Concert Performance, PAC 7:00 P.M. Director and Faculty Dinner Apprentice Classes, Academy at the home of Richard Baker 3:00 P.M. Round Table Discussion on Funding 1250 West Sherwood Terrace the Arts, chaired by Geoff Gephart, President of Arts United Thursday, May 18 Ian Rolland Gallery, PAC 7:30-9:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast 8:00 P.M. Concert Performance, PAC Mezzanine, Hilton 10:00 P.M. Dancers' Party, Ian Rolland Gallery 9:00 A.M.- Ballet Classes (approx.) Performing Arts Center 5:00 P.M. John Whistler Ballrooms A and B, Hilton VIP Reception (by invitation only) at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Modern and Jazz Classes Gutreuter, 2313 Forest Park Blvd. East and West Rehearsal Halls Performing Arts Center (PAC) Rehearsals for Emerging Choreographers Saturday, May 20 Showcase, Performing Arts Center 7:30-9:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast Apprentice Classes Mezzanine, Hilton Academy of the Fort Wayne Ballet 9:00 A.M.- Ballet Classes 5:00 P.M. fohn Whistler Ballrooms A and B, Hilton 1:00 P.M. Audition Classes ($10 entry fee) fohn Whistler Ballroom A, Hilton Modern and Jazz Classes 3:00 P.M. Round Table Discussion on Community East and West Rehearsal Halls, PAC Volunteerism, chaired by Madelane Elston Rehearsals for Gala Concert, PAC Ian Rolland Gallery, PAC Apprentice Classes, Academy 7:30 P.M. Opening Ceremony 6:00 P.M. VIP Cocktail Reception (invitation only) Emerging Choreographers Showcase Ian Rolland Gallery, PAC, cash bar Performing Arts Center 8:00 P.M. Gala Concert, Performing Arts Center 9:30-11:30 P.M. Opening Reception 11:00 P.M. Gala Banquet (admission by ticket) Foellinger/Freimann Botanical fohn Whistler Ballroom, Hilton, cash bar Conservatory (opposite Hilton) Cash bar Sunday, May 21 9:00 A.M. Evaluation of new companies NOON Performing Arts Center NOON Check-out 1:00 P.M. MidStates Board of Directors meeting Presidential Suite, Hilton i May 17, 1995 I

Dear Festival Participants: On behalf of the citizens of Fort Wayne, I am pleased to welcome the Regional Dance America/MidStates Festival to our city. B Fort Wayne is pleased to be the home of more than 50 exciting arts organizations including the world class Fort Wayne Ballet. The Museum of Art hosts nationally and internationally known exhibitions; Cinema Center is an independent sponsor of films that might not otherwise be seen in Fort Wayne; and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic is celebrating its 50th anniversary season. Fort Wayne offers many other options for entertainment, shopping and dining out. I hope you will have an opportunity to take advantage of some of the many attractions while you are here. All the best to you this week as you exchange ideas, learn from master teachers, observe both new and seasoned choreographers, practice your art and compete for i scholarships. Fort Wayne looks forward to sharing your "Brilliant Moves" as you bring us performances by the best in the midwest this week.

Sincerely, IftKVc Paul Helmke Mayor of Fort Wayne

May 17, 1995

Dear Friends: On behalf of Arts United and the northeast Indiana arts community, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Fort Wayne and the Regional Dance America/ MidStates Festival. It is entirely appropriate for this year's festival to be held in Fort Wayne, a community known nation-wide for the variety and excellence of its cultural opportunities. Along with one of the premier regional ballet organizations in the nation, our city boasts over fifty other groups serving nearly every cultural taste and interest — from classical music to contemporary art, independent cinema to children's theatre — banded together under the Arts United umbrella. As you enjoy the artistry, collegiality, and competition of the next few days, I hope you will also enjoy the hospitality that I know will be extended to you by the citizens of Fort Wayne, and most especially, its arts community. We are delighted that you have chosen to grace us with your Brilliant Moves.

Cordially.

Geoff Gephart President, Arts United May 17, 1995

Hello and welcome to Brilliant Moves '95! The Fort Wayne Ballet is most pleased to welcome you, the participants, and you, our audiences, to Regional Dance America's MidStates Regional Ballet Festival, "Brilliant Moves '95-" As we take part in the festival activities this weekend, let us remember the words of the Southwest Region: "This is a time to renew old friendships and make new ones...to network and exchange ideas.. .to learn from and be inspired by master teachers.. .to experience dance as seen through the eyes of both new and seasoned choreographers... to share our love of dance with the community and enable them to experience outstanding performances by the companies of the MidStates Region.. .to witness once again the breathtaking beauty of dancers' bodies and souls as they move together to the rhythm of music in space." Unless one has been directly involved with hosting a festival, it is difficult to imagine how much behind-the-scenes planning is involved for about a period of 18 months. To the Fort Wayne Ballet staff, committee chairs, the office staff, and many, many volunteers, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. "Brilliant Moves '95" is happening because of you. So stand up, take a bow and enjoy the fruits of your labor!

Most sincerely, fJ?Lo(^ FOUR Richard Baker Festival Chair DECADES DESERVE % A HAND

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Jill Eathorne Bahr ill Eathorne Bahr is no stranger to the midwest. She began her training in Michigan with Evelyn Kreason. Ms. Bahr has served as associate artistic director/resident choreographer for Charleston Ballet Theatre (S.C.) since 1987. Her awards include two Astral Awards for choreography, four Monticello Choreography Fellowships, and the prestigious William Habich Choreography Award. In 1990, Ms. Bahr won her second National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, and in 1992, was one of four choreographers J across the country to participate in "The Celebration of Uncommon Women" with The in Oregon. Ms. Bahr has served as adjudicator for the Northeast, Southwest and MidStates regions of Regional Dance America. She has served on the summer school faculty of Boston Ballet, Dance Aspen and Joffrey II summer workshops. Her are in the repertoire of Boston Ballet, Dance Theatre, Indianapolis Ballet Theatre, Joffrey II Dancers, Atlanta Ballet II, Augusta Ballet, Ballet Omaha, Eugene Ballet and Nevada Dance Theatre. HASSLE-FREE P*R*L»NI*N* G Our goal is to deliver your job on time exactly the uoay you want it LINCOLN PRINTING CORP. Award-winning one-color and multi-color printing, bindery, electronic pre-press image setting, typesetting and forms 219-424-5200 1514 St. Joseph Blvd. • Fort Wayne, IN 46805 • FAX 422-1406 Guest Faculty 3-Uiiu^x^Phve^

Mel A. Tomlinson — Ballet Dubbed "the most exciting black dancer in America today" by the late Agnes DeMille, Mel A. Tomlinson is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. After graduating from the acclaimed North Carolina School of the Arts in 1974, Mr. Tomlinson was invited to join the . Under the direction of Arthur Mitchell, Mr. Tomlinson rose to the ranks of principal artist and found fame and favor with New York audiences. Through time and travel his appeal increased as he found himself dancing with other renowned troupes: DeMille's Heritage Dance Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, The , Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Augusta Ballet, Las Cruces Chamber Ballet, Boston Ballet, Charleston Ballet Theatre and Fort Wayne Ballet. Along with this came the opportunity to work with , Frederick Franklin, Duncan Noble, Patricia Wilde, , Liz Williamson, Stanley Williams, Jill Bahr, Keith Lee, Peter Martins, Violette Verdy, Melissa Hayden, and Salvatore Aiello. Mr. Tomlinson's greatest gift and his "mission in transition" is his development of young minds and bodies through dance education and discipline through dance. Mr. Tomlinson has been very present in outreach efforts in North Carolina, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Indiana. In 1990 he was invited to serve on a decision-making panel of the NEA and is present­ ly an advisory board member for Regional Ballet America and the N.C. School of the Arts. In 1991 he served on the Governor's Committee for Physical Fitness (in Massachusetts). Tomlinson has served on the faculties of Harvard University, The Boston Conservatory of Music, The Boston Ballet Center for Dance Education, N.C. School of the Arts and is presently with UNC at Charlotte.

Evelyn Cisneros — Ballet Evelyn Cisneros, principal dancer with the , was born in Long Beach, California, and received her training at the School of and the San Francisco Ballet School. Her illustrious, many-faceted career has taken her around the world, from Cuba to New Zealand; from Jacob's Pillow to the White House; from Mexico to the Hollywood Bowl; from the San Francisco to the covers of many magazines; from the movies to national television. Ms. Cisneros has performed numerous roles in ballets by renowned choreogra­ phers such as Ballanchine, Tudor, Robbins, d'Avila, Ashton, Smuin, Tomasson and Tetley. She has received several awards for her work within the hispanic community in California and was honored as one of the most gifted women in the San Francisco Bay Area, and was presented with the Isadora Duncan Performer's Award for her performance as Odette/Odile in Helgi Tomasson's . Guest Faculty j

Beatrix Rodriguez — Ballet Beatriz Rodriguez, who celebrated the 20th anniversary of her debut with The Joffrey Ballet in 1993, is today considered one of America's outstanding ballerinas. In a company known for the diversity of its repertory and the versatility of its dancers, Ms. Rodriguez stands out for the breadth — in both style and emotion — of her leading roles. In addition to her career achievements in dance, Ms. Rodriguez has continued to give back to the community through her work with children and young people. Her dance accomplishments and her community service have been recognized with many accolades over the years, including, in 1993, the Dance Magazine Award. She has been awarded for "Outstanding Achievement in Dance and Inspiration to the Hispanic Community in New York City" (given by Puerto Rican Dance Theatre); "Excellence in Dance and Service to the Community" (by Institute of Puerto Rico); and "Opening New Frontiers for Latinos in the Entertainment Industry" (by Comision Femenil de Los Angeles). She has received the Gerald Arpino Award given by the Friends of the Joffrey in Los Angeles and presented by Rita Moreno, the L.A. Music Center's Club 100 Award, the "Viva Los Artistos" Award, and a County of Los Angeles Proclamation.

Leslie McBeth — Ballet Leslie McBeth was born in Sacramento, California and began her ballet studies under the guidance of Ingrid Carriker. At the age of 13, she received a Ford Foundation scholarship to study at the School of American Ballet. Upon completion of her studies in New York, she returned to Sacramento Ballet and subsequently joined Roland Petit's Ballet National de Marseille. Ms. McBeth has in her repertoire the following roles: Clara in Florestann; Swanhilda in Coppelia; Odette in Swan Lake, Act II; and Adela in Daughters of Mourning. She has danced principal roles in ballets choreographed by John Cranko, Maurice Bejart, John Neumeier, Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe and Jean-Paul Comelin. In all the roles Ms. McBeth has danced, she received coaching from the choreographers in recreating these roles in their ballets. Other roles included in her repertoire are the balcony scene pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet, , Don Quixote, Raymonda, Mozart's Requiem, Firebird, Scotch Symphony, and Robert Norths Jungle. Ms. McBeth has been a soloist and principal dancer with the Milwaukee Ballet, , Zurich Ballet, Arizona Ballet, and is now a principal dancer with Ballet Du Nord. She has also appeared as a guest artist with many regional ballet companies in the United States. Leslie is married to choreographer Jean-Paul Comelin and they are the proud parents of a daughter, Solange. Guest Faculty Wove*

Adam Liiders — Ballet Adam Liiders was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and entered the School of the in 1962 at age 12. In 1968 he joined the corps de ballet of the Royal Danish Ballet and was soon dancing solo and principal roles in the tradi­ tional classics, as well as ballets by George Balanchine, August Bournonville, John Cranko, Rudy van Danzig and Anthony Tudor. From 1972 to 1975 Mr. Liiders was a principal dancer with the London Festival Ballet, during which time he danced in most full-length ballets including Cinderella, Giselle and The Sleeping Beauty. In addition he danced in Fokine's Les Sylphides as well as several works choreographed for him by Maurice Bejart. He also appeared as a guest artist in Bournonville's La Sylphide in France. In October, 1975, he was invited to join the as a principal dancer. Mr. Liiders has made numerous guest appearances in the United States and Europe, including the in 1977, the Royal Danish Ballet and the National Ballet of Oslo in The Sleeping Beauty. He created the role of the in the Paul Mejia's full-length Cinderella with Suzanne Farrell and the City Ballet. He was invited to appear in Japan with a group of international ballet stars, and he danced at the White House for President and Mrs. Carter's state dinner honoring NATO diplomats. Mr. Liiders is currently a coach and teacher for New York City Ballet as well as on the faculty for the School of American Ballet.

Steven Rooks — Modern Steven Rooks began his dance training in Washington, D.C. with Jan Dyke and Greg Reynolds. He continued his training in New York City as a scholarship student at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. Mr. Rooks has danced and toured with the Greg Reynolds Dance Quintet, the Mary Anthony Dance Theatre, Omega Liturgical Dance Company, the Sun Ock Lee Dance Company, Peter Sparling and Dancers, Michiyo and Dancers, Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, and Dancer's Eye, Inc. He joined the Dance Company in the summer of 1981, and was a principal dancer with the company until 1991. Mr. Rooks has appeared in the Metropolitan Opera House presentation of Martha Graham's Diversion of Angels televised for Celebrate! 100 Years of the Lively Arts at the Met, in television commercials and as a featured dancer on the television special The Martha Graham Company in Japan. In October 1989, Mr. Rooks' solo Outside was selected to be presented in the New Choreographers series during the Graham Company's fall season at the City Center Theater in New York. In 1992, Mr. Rooks appeared as a featured dancer in Dennis Grey's musical Black Love Notes, and that summer was a guest artist with the Hakodate Ballet in Japan. He is currently on the faculty of Howard University, The Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey Dance Centers, and has taught internationally for the , Ballet Nacional de Mexico, and the Grado International Festival in Italy. Mr. Rooks thanks Jesus Christ for all that has happened to him.

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Gigi Gardner—Jazz Gigi Gardner is highly respected in the dance industry as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. A Dayton, , native, Gigi performed with Dayton Ballet II and the Dayton , then continued her education at Wright State University, earning her bachelor of fine arts in acting. She began her dance training with Josephine Schwartz and continued with Ben Stevenson, Jon Rodriquez, Stuart Sebastian, Joe Tremaine, Ann Rankin, and Frank Hatchett, to name a few. While with the Dayton Ballet II, she originated the role of Gigiolette in Ballet a la Carte. At 14, she choreographed for the Young Choreographers Performance at the NE Regional Ballet Festival. At 16, she became the youngest member accepted into Dayton Ballet Touring Company. Her dancing and acting credits include perform­ ing at the World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, originating the role in Suzanne Walker's Affair de Couer, Brooke in Noises O/fand May in Fool for Love. Always fascinated with the theatrical aspects of dance, in 1983 Gigi was bitten by the acting bug. She continued with her dance training, but concentrated on act­ ing while at Wright State University. After college, Gigi performed with several pro­ fessional regional theatre companies, before returning home to Dayton where she is currently the director of her own school, South Dayton School of Dance, and her own company, South Dayton Dance Theatre. She has taught at Wright State University, University of Dayton, Treamine Dance Center in Los Angeles, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company's Emerging Choreographers Workshop, as well as DCDC 1st Company.

David Hochoy — Kaleidoscope's artistic director is truly an international ambassador. David Hochoy was born in Trinidad, West Indies. He attended college at McGill University in Montreal where he began studying for a career as a doctor, but during his senior year he discovered his affinity for the theatre. He did go on to receive his B.Sc. from McGill and then continued his theatrical interest with an M.A. in directing from Penn State. At age 20, Mr. Hochoy took his first dance class and dis­ covered his true love of dance. After studying in New York at the Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham schools, he danced with numerous national companies, and in 1980 was invited to join the Martha Graham Dance Company. Made a soloist in 1982 and rehearsal director in 1986, Mr. Hochoy toured the world with Graham until 1989. He has given master classes in Graham technique throughout the United States and Europe, and in 1990 was invited to Guangzhou, China where, for ten weeks, he taught the experi­ mental troupe of the Guangdong Dance Academy. Mr. Hochoy has been on the faculty of the Martha Graham School since 1982, and returns regularly for intensive workshops. In addition he has taught at the American Dance Festival held at Duke University, as well as ADF West in Salt Lake City and ADF Seoul in Korea. In 1991 he was invited to teach and choreograph at the Vienna International Dance Festival. He travelled to Tokyo, Japan to teach for two weeks last summer. Dancers' Seminar kweA'

Jacqui Greene-Haas, A.T.C. Jacqui Greene-Haas grew up in Sanford, Florida, receiving her earliest training at The School of Dance Arts, after which she studied at The School of American Ballet in New York, The Boston Ballet and The . Her professional career began at Southern Ballet Theatre, followed by Tampa Ballet and . Other special credits include Ballet Artists Cincinnati, Cincinnati Opera Company and Cleveland Opera Company. Ms. Greene-Haas holds a B.A. in dance from the University of South Florida, and has completed all requirements in athletic training at the University of Cincinnati. Ms. Greene-Haas teaches anatomy for dance, anatomy barre, Pilates- based floor work and injury prevention. She received her Pilates training from St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Dance Division in San Francisco. Ms. Greene-Haas is currently proud to be the dance medicine coordinator at Spectrum Rehabilitation, Christ Hospital and the certified athletic trainer for The Cincinnati Ballet.

^Z>&/7ce. & '7t7e#fre. *4/t?/?*re/ Al and Char Conrad 3629 N. Clinton Street • Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 • (219) 483-1633 Hours: Monday-Friday 11:30 A.M.-6:30 P.M.; Saturday 10:30 A.M.-5:30 P.M. MIDSTATES REGIONAL BALLET ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael Tevlin, Fort Wayne Ballet President Alexandra Zaharias, Alexandra Ballet Executive Vice President Therese Bullard, Kalamazoo Ballet Past President SPECIAL THANKS TO... Jojean Retrum, Wisconsin Dance Ensemlbe The Fort Wayne Ballet and its board of directors would like to say a Secretary "special thank you" to these firms for their generous contributions of Lou Ann Young, Anderson Young Ballet time, talent, money and in-kind donations. These special people Treasurer have helped make the Regional Dance America/MidStates Festival Mary Geiger, Michigan Classic Ballet Brilliant Moves '95" truly brilliant. Membership Michael Tevlin, Fort Wayne Ballet Coordinator American Airlines Alexandra Zaharias, Alexandra Ballet Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Coordinator Arby's Honorary Members Julia Bennett Edna Dieman Tibor Zana Bandido's Doris Hering Evelyn Kreason Belmont Beverage Capezio/Ballet Makers, Inc. FESTIVAL COMMITTEE China Sea GENERAL CHAIR Richard E. Baker Convington Travel, Inc. HOSPITALITY Gwennjenne DeBrand Chocolates MARKETING Beth Miller Madelane Elston GUILD LIASON Sara Reinking ARTISTIC Michael Tevlin and Robert Kelley Flowers of Canterbury SCHEDULING Judy Jacob Geoff Gephart PRODUCTION JohnEscosa OPENING RECEPTION Linda Iczkovitz Grand Wayne Center Pete and Chris Mailers Hall's Catering Barbara Pingree Hilton Hotel Jim and Jeannette Schmidt Sally Swihart Hi-tech Hair Design Elizabeth Paroczy HPN Inc. DANCERS'PARTY Susyn GiaQuinta Indiana Arts Council Deb Osborne Sue French Kroger Mary Miller Lincoln Printing Beckie Steury Deb Kindness Meijer Betty Scott Pepsi-Cola Bottlers VIP RECEPTION Jill Gutreuter Primadonna Tutus VIP COCKTAIL RECEPTION Elizabeth Paroczy GALA BANQUET Richard E. Baker Rend Runyon BANQUET DECORATIONS Marci Redmond Rogers Markets KITS Tom and Sara Reinking Saxton Nursery Dave and Jaci Beard Sonja Elzey Scott's Food Stores, Inc. Deb Conway Subway Jill Benninghoff Renee Page Zoli's Betty Scott and the staff and management of the Performing Arts Center Cindy Burkhart REGISTRATION DESK Gwenjenne TRANSPORTATION Isabel Hagerman ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GIFTS Judy Jacob SNACKS, PAC STUDIO Susyn GiaQuinta USHERS Mary Miller and Deborah Minick PIANOS Ben Wiseman TICKETS Gwenjenne BOUTIQUE BethMolnar 10 (peter ^ratti&Xn cjrwefers

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On behalf of the For Fort Wayne Ballet Guild, The Only Price. I would like to welcome you to Fort Wayne, the Summit City. Our Guild Boutique will be open on Thursday, May 18th, Friday, May 19th and Saturday, May 20th before each performance, at intermission and after each performance. Look for our official MidStates t-shirts for only $11.00. Thank you for coming, and enjoy Fort Wayne. Corvette • Lumina • Caprice • Camaro • Corsica Beretta • Cavalier • APV • Geo • Vans • Trucks. Sincerely, 500 East State Boulevard Susan French Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 President, Fort Wayne (219) 484-5566 Ballet Guild Emerging Choreographers Showcase f^sLMi#*rf7*fove* Thursday, May 18, 7:30 P.M. ^J

BALLET THEATRE NORTH GRAND RAPIDS BALLET The Road Not Taken Trepidation Choreography by Cathy Colmar Choreography by Nic Lincoln Music by Yanni Music by Madonna, "The Beast Within" Costumes by Cathy Colmar Costumes by Marcia VanKuiken "And 1 shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence, Kaarli Heeringa Two roads diverged in a wood, Janelle Abbott Emily Poel And 1, 1 took the road less traveled by, Special thanks to Hannah Leben, Katie Ford-Smith And that has made all the difference" and the dancers for additional support. —Robert Frost

Sarah Evanich Lauren Fonseca Tracy Forster Meggan Humbarger Hillary Nix FLINT YOUTH BALLET Through Her Eyes FORT WAYNE BALLET Choreography by Margaret A. Mead-Finizio Forsaken Music by D. Borden Costume by William P. Ward Choreography by Michelle Floyd Music by Jim Centarino, "Stained Glass Dream" Erica Eufinger

Kristin Scott Emily Reinking Michelle Floyd Leah GiaQuinta Brigitte Hagerman Rebecca Kindness Sara Steury

For all those who know and care, WISCONSIN DANCE ENSEMBLE For all those who know and don't care, Just Inside the Distance But especially for those who are just too blind to see. Choreography by Chris Johnson Music by Melissa Etheridge Shannon Cavanaugh Elizabeth Fosdick Jorene Leonard Janet Viemeister Tonia Yaun

Chris Johnson has choreographed works for WDE in the past. Ms. Johnson is currently head of the Beloit College Dance Department, Beloit, Wisconsin.

15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

12 Emerging Choreographers Showcase, continued l^'LdMicvyCt'Plvve* Thursday, May 18, 7:30 P.M.

MICHIGAN CLASSIC BALLET FORT WAYNE BALLET Body Music Beastie Suite Choreography by Veronica Green Choreography by Sara Taylor Music by Keith Terry Music by The Beastie Boys Works Used Himba-Sandu Costumes by Isabel Hagerman and Sonja Elzey Costume Design by Veronica Green Jeans courtesy of Hudson's Sound Editing by Craig Harding, Buffalo Production Company Jennifer Bell Tovah Feinberg Tara Litynskyj Melissa Rakoczy Lauren Wambsgans Introduction Carl Dean Lash Jimmy James Bret Frank Michelle Floyd Leah GiaQuinta KALAMAZOO BALLET Rebecca Kindness Emily Reinking Kristin Scott Defeating the Rage Sara Steury Brigitte Hagerman Rachael Nix Christina French Monica Smith Erica Lehman Choreography by Jacquelyn Sanders Elizabeth Emilian Music by Terrence D'Arby, "As Yet Untitled' The Blue Nun Carl Dean Lash Emily Reinking Bret Frank Lutin Tanner Something's Got To Give Emily Reinking Kristin Scott Sara Steury with Ensemble 5 Piece Chicken Dinner GRAND RAPIDS BALLET Carl Dean Lash Bret Frank Array of Green with Ensemble

Choreography by Patricia Kavanagh Lighten Up Kristin Scott Patrick Thornberry Michelle Floyd Music by Bill Whelan, "Riverdance" Trini Pulido Costumes by Marcia VanKuiken with Ensemble Amy Sobesky Carl Adams Ask For Janice Janelle Abbott Missy Ignatoski Alison Davis Carl Dean Lash Bret Frank Hannah Leben Mindy Ignatoski Emily Poel Shake Your Rump Ensemble

13 Concert Performance l^'tAii^^'Plvve* Friday, May 19, 8:00 P.M. \^J

SALT CREEK BALLET ACADEMY BALLET THEATRE Lyric Suite Shadows of the Gods A new ballet in the old classical style to the sumptuous music of Glazunov. The choreographic selections are from an original ballet based on the choreographer's parents' experiences during the WWII Holocaust. Choreography by Margaret Faust The choreographer intends for this ballet to increase public awareness Music by Alexander Glazunov of the current situation in Bosnia. Costumes by Kay Johnson Choreography by Barbara Banasikowski Smith Kathryn Berger Aimee Labrador Rachael Nelson Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber Erica Baker Laura DeMink Celine Goetz Program Notes by DJ Krogol Emilie Jedlo Sherry Jursa Carrie Lawler Jennifer March Hayley Nelson Jocelyn Sapaula Jennifer Tepke Sanguine Youth Dancers: Stephanie Fittro and James Marion It is for the young to eternally hope. Just as Anne Frank found mankind's heart in the darkness of World War II, the young of Sarajevo ride sleds down Sniper's Alley. The younger the eyes, the more hope they see. FLINT YOUTH BALLET Roundelay Swaddled in Cold and Hunger Dancers: Molly Johnson and Naoko Harada, Amanda Lopez, Corina Mills Choreography by Lisa Nowak Our hope lies not in generals or politicians, but in the modest individuals who Music by Hamza El Din are thrust into circumstances that require extraordinary responses. Costumes by Lisa Nowak and Karen Mills Jennings These responses echo through time. Danielle Dronko Megan Dufresne Erica Eufinger Jacquana Gentry Jessica Romine Rachel Speidel Exiled in the Shadows Dancers: Stephanie Clark, Bethany DenHerder, Katie Fitch, Stephanie Fittro, Naoko Harada, Molly Johnson, Amanda Lopez, Christopher Lopez, James Marion, Corina Mills Time and orthodoxy tangle the originating mythos and distance the community from its wellsprings. But mankind's redemption lies in its unflagging spirit, the will to try again.

No photographic 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION or recording equipment allowed.

14 Concert Performance\ continued ''Plwefr Friday May 19, 8:00 P.M.

FORT WAYNE BALLET 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION Holberg Suite Choreography by Robert Kelley Music by Edvard Grieg GRAND RAPIDS BALLET Patrick Thornberry Chelsea Teel 4C, B4 It Happens Monica Smith Jessamyn Schmidt Rachael Nix Choreography by Robert Estner Christina French Daisy Paroczy Erica Lehman Music by Carlos Chavez, "Focatta," Elizabeth Emilian Emily Petersen Elizabeth Escosa Christian Roderburg, "Ensemblestruck" Eliza Boerger-McCray Elizabeth Perry Tasha Sperry Costumes by Marcia VanKuiken Sally Felger Sarah Burkhart Natalie Seibert Alison Davis Justin Gibbs Elke Betz Daniel Clingman Kaarli Heeringa Hannah Leben Carl Adams Corey Goei Nic Lincoln KALAMAZOO BALLET "... the woman represents for the man what he isn't, but could become; and the man for the woman stands for her potential... " Being and Dreaming (Premier Performance) Choreography by August Tye Composer: Arvo Part, Music: Annum per Annum Lighting by Bill Hunter Heather Smith or Angela Brant BALLET THEATRE NORTH with Encuentros Elizabeth Buetow Renee Mifsud Rachel Wittkowski Choreography by Laura Wade Jennifer Shafer Karli Schmekel Melissa Mallinson Music by Cumbri Integraciom Andina Annette Barcelona Jacquelyn Sanders Costumes by Jill Zuckerman Shawn Betterly Sarah Evanich Lauren Fonseca Tracy Forster Jennifer Gage Justin Garrick ALEXANDRA BALLET Meggan Humbarger Victor Medina Hillary Nix David Tschudy Still Life Choreography by Robert Kelley Music by Ned Rorem Costumes by Denise Nicholas Lighting Design by Janese Henry Amy Steffen Rodney Hamilton with Sarah Collister Jacqueline Fritz Jennifer Reed Christina Renaud and Rachel Green Angie Heien Cheri Moran Hannah Prize

15 Gala Performance Saturday, May 20, 8:00 P.M. * . _ 5':

ALEXANDRA BALLET ANDERSON YOUNG BALLET Suite for Piano and Dancers Velorio A vigil to those who have died of AIDS. Choreography by Trinette Singleton Music by Peter Tchaikovsky, Ludwig Beethoven and Franz Schubert Choreography by Bill Evans Costumes by Nina Reed Music by Gabriel Faure Lighting Design by Janese Henry Nicole Loza Jessica Kimm Angela Blevins To dance across the floor as nimbly as fingers over the keyboard. —T.S. Daisy Bloome Rhea Covington Martina Hughel I Christan McKay Debbie Poole Audra Sokol Michael Clark Sarah Collister Jacqueline Fritz Rachel Green Angie Heien Cheri Moran Hannah Prize Understudies: Jennifer Reed Christina Renaud Amy Steffen Laura Daugherty Jessica Shields Joe Modlin II Adam Stout Hannah Prize Rodney Hamilton Jennifer Reed This emotional work explores a community's effort to reach out to someone III mourning the death of a loved one. "It has to do with the different stages of the grieving process and the different emotions one feels, " Evans said. Amy Steffen "The attempt is to record the emotion one experiences in a poetic IV rather than a narrative way." Entire Company

15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

SALT CREEK BALLET Huapango Authentic Mexican folk and music provided the inspiration and materials for Enrique Martinez powerhouse ballet. "Huapango" is itself a native dance and Jose Pablo Moncayo's colorful musical setting and exotic percussion showcases the dancing to perfection. Ole! Choreography by Enrique Martinez Music by Jose Pablo Moncayo Costumes by Kay Johnson Aztec Calendar by George Verdak Rachael Nelson Jeremiah O'Connor Jocelyn Sapaula Kathryn Berger Bobby Bernstein Erica Edwards Emilie Jedlo Aimee Labrador Carrie Lawler Jamie McCloud

16 Gala Performancey continued ^^uik^ri^^ Saturday, May 20, 8:00 P.M.

MICHIGAN CLASSIC BALLET GRAND RAPIDS BALLET Forbidden Realm of Light Choreography by Renee Grammatico Choreography by Philip Jerry Music by AI DiMeola, Work Used: Tango Part I Music by Johann S. Bach, Costume Design by Renee Grammatico and Lisa Catiett-Belrose "Brandenburg Concerto #3," "Anna Magdelena Notebook" Costumes by Jill Hamilton and Jamie Heeringa Jennifer Ball Nathan Blume Colleen Mansfield Arthur Robert Lauren Wambsgans Refract Missy Ignatoski Elke Betz Alison Davis Betsy Gast Mindy Ignatoski Patricia Kavanagh Hannah Leben Bridget Lewakowski Emily Poel WISCONSIN DANCE ENSEMBLE Transluce Rhythm on Tap Sandra Deitz Amy Sobesky Carl Adams Justin Gibbs Choreography by Bill Evans Illuminate Music by Artie Shaw Janelle Abbott and Entire Cast Heather Anderson Jill Boyson Shannon Cavanaugh Rana Erickson Katie Evans Elizabeth Fosdick Holly Husom Katie Kujawiak Jorene Leonard Shanuna Mitchell Jeni Myers Katie Rolnick Understudies: FORT WAYNE BALLET Laurie Irwin Kristen Sorum Arbos Choreography by Robert Kelley Music by Arvo Part Costumes by Theresa Kimbrough 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION Lighting Design by Vicki Myers "Arbos" is dedicated to the memory ofBea Senseny, a long-time friend and supporter of the Fort Wayne Ballet. Michelle Floyd Leah Gia Quinta Rebecca Kindness Emily Reinking Kristin Scott Sara Steury Brigitte Hagerman Patrick Thornberry Adam Pries

17 FORT WAYNE BALLET GUILD FORT WAYNE BALLET 1994_95 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARTISTIC STAFF

Executive Committee ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Michael Tevlin Robert Kelley Susan French ACADEMY DIRECTOR Judy Jacob President ACADEMY FACULTY Theresa Hornbacher Amanda LaSalle Elizabeth Paroczy Debbie Dobias Radmila Teodorovic Administrative Vice President/ Isabel Hagerman Kirsten Stevens President Elect Co-Concert Vice Presidents Jessica Jenne-Porfilio Emily Osbun Rhonda Lehman Debra Conway Sara Taylor Secretary Treasurer ACADEMY PIANISTS Sheila Danehy Jean Merkler Linda Iczkovitz Loril Hartman Education Vice President Treasurer-Elect Adrienne Provenzano Virginia Roussel Betty Thieme Board Members Benjamin Wiseman Wendy Anspach Julie High COSTUMER Theresa Kimbrough Delores Banks Deborah Kindness Jaci Beard Chris Mailers Jill Benninghoff Mary Miller Pam Bush Beth Molnar FORT WAYNE BALLET Cindy Burkhart Renee Page Dorothy Dixon Barbara Pingree ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Sonja Elzey Sara Reinking Jeanne Emilian Anne Richard ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Coleen Schinbeckler Carla Escosa Betty Scott BOOKKEEPER Patti Robertson Mary Ann Hart Laura Taylor RECEPTIONIST Leah Wibbeler Rosemary Henderson

Gwen Jenne Advisor FORT WAYNE BALLET TECHNICAL STAFF

PRODUCTION CHAIR John Escosa PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Leslie Hammer LIGHTING DESIGNER Vicki Myers FLY MASTERS Wayne Fitt, Jeff Molnar, Maury Sperry LIGHT BOARD COORDINATOR Carla Escosa SOUND TECHNICIAN JimTeel STAGE MANAGER Darrell Monroe

MIDSTATES REGIONAL ASSOCIATION Welcomes the Evaluating Companies to "Brilliant Moves '95"

Dance West Ballet Ricardo Moyano, Artistic Director Naperville, Illinois

Minnetonka Dance Theatre Marianne Simmons, Artistic Director Minnetonka, Minnesota Academy Ballet Theatre . '&'lA&vi<0i#\sC'7/W<>V'eA' Barbara Banasikowski Smith, Artistic Director i

cademy Ballet Theatre was founded in 1990 to create educational and performing opportunities for aspiring dancers. The company seeks to increase the recognition and enhance the value of dance as an art form throughout the state of Michigan. The company's diverse repertory consists of classical, contemporary and modern choreography with an emphasis on showcasing original choreogra­ Aphy by the artistic director. For the past three seasons, the company has been the recipient of mini-grants from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs Greater Lansing, and this year from the city of Lansing. In addition to presenting two annual concerts, the company, for the last three years, has been invited to present lecture-demonstrations for the Pre View of , Feld Ballet and the New York City Ballet at the Wharton Center in East Lansing. This summer the company is embarking on an exciting cultural/arts exchange project with the State School of Ballet of Gdansk, Poland. The company will be in residence in Poland for four weeks, and will return with the Polish dancers who will be in residence for four weeks. The project will culminate with concerts in Poland in August and in Lansing in September.

Barbara Banasikowski Smith Artistic Director Barbara Banasikowski Smith performed profes­ sionally with the Milwaukee Ballet Company and the Operetta Carnival Ballet in Milwaukee. She performed the soloist role in Jose Limon's Concerto Grosso with members of the Jose Limon Dance Company. Ms. Smith received a BFA degree in dance from The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and holds a master's degree in dance from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. In addition to being a dance faculty member at Michigan State University from 1976-1984, Ms. Smith was first co-director then director and choreographer of the MSU Repertory Dance Company. In 1973, Ms. Smith was artist in residence in Oslo, Norway. While in Europe, Ms. Smith was invited to study ballet at the Warsaw Opera and Ballet Company. She has also studied Polish folk dances with Polish Regional and National Folk Dance Ethnographers at the University of Maria Curie Sklodowska in Lublin, Poland.

19 Alexandra Ballet vvefr Alexandra Zaharias, Artistic Director

lexandra Ballet is classically oriented and seeks to cultivate an appreciation for the art of dance as an essential ingredient in the life of the community. Alexandra Ballet raises community consciousness and appreciation of the art of dance through public performances. It also dedicates a portion of its time to presenting lecture/demonstrations for Scouts, as well as educational programs Afor school children through the School Partnership Program. Formed in 1984, the Alexandra Ballet was awarded the first ASTRAL Foundation Choreographer's Project Award (1985) granted in the MidStates Region through the National Association for Regional Ballet. It also hosted the 1989 MidStates Regional Ballet Festival in St. Louis. Alexandra Zaharias, Artistic Director Alexandra Zaharias is the founder and director of the Alexandra School of Ballet, which was established in 1984. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the National Ballet Achievement Fund and past president of the St. Louis chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters. In 1990 she established a summer dance workshop at the Center for Contemporary Arts. In 1991 she received a Hellenic American Achievement Award for her work in the arts. Ms. Zaharias has taught ballet at Fontbonne College in Clayton, Missouri. She also directed four seasons of The Nutcracker and has choreographed Kinder and

Young People's Concerts. For six summers she served as co-director of the Midwestern Music and Art Camp at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. She has served as a dance consultant to the St. Louis Board of Education, Shaw Visual and Performing Arts School, on the advisory panel of the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission, and served as a dance panelist for the Missouri Arts Council. Former students have gone on to careers with , Atlanta Ballet, Basel Ballet, Switzerland, Fort Wayne Ballet, Joffrey II, Joffrey Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, New York City Ballet, , Theatre, Royal Birmingham Ballet, England, International Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and State Ballet of Missouri. „^

20 Anderson Young Ballet Theatre ^^fMup^PJfove^_ Lou Ann Young, Artistic Director

nderson Young Ballet Theatre comes of age with its 21st season. The "hidden jewel" of Anderson, Indiana, is creating a brilliant glow in the city. On October 28, 1994 the board of directors and AYBT Inc. purchased the Big Four railroad station as a permanent home for the company and academy. We are now in the process of renovating the interior to make it more suitable for classes, Arehearsals, and corporate offices. We are writing grants and organizing fund raising projects to help us meet our goals of further renovating the inside and outside of the building. Anderson Young Ballet Theatre has received several grants during the past year. The city of Anderson gave us a $10,000 grant in March at our spring gala. We brought in Bill Evans this year to set a work for us. Our goal is to present a new work in October titled Nosferatu, based on the legend of Dracula. It has taken over 20 years for this to happen but what a joy for our director-founder, Lou Ann Young and our dedicated company May the next 21 years be as great and rewarding.

Lou Ann Young Artistic Director S^fule^on Lou Ann Young, founder of Anderson Young Ballet Theatre and Academy, is an owna- artistic director who strives to educate students and the community in dance and to give members performance experience. Ms. Young is a graduate of Butler University and trained at the National Ballet School in Toronto, Canada. She is a faculty member of Ball State tJJaM&t Theatre and Dance Performance Department and director of Ball State Dance Theatre. Ms. Young danced with the Jordan Ballet (now Butler Ballet) during high school and college and danced professionally for five years in the midwest. She is currently serving as treasurer of MidStates Regional Ballet Association and as NADAA Indiana Chapter 15 secretary and treasurer. She is the recipient of the Women of Achievement Nomination for 1992 and 1993 and was featured as one of Indiana's Own on Channel 8 television. Ms. Young celebrates 24 years as choreographer of Anderson University Musicals and has set all the classics on AYBT plus many original works. Ms. Young is a master teacher trained in Cecchetti and Russian technique and attributes her training to Alexandra Danilova, Muriel Stuart, Eilene Poston and her mentor Margaret Saul, to whom she has dedicated her teaching and principles. 21 Ballet Theatre North Karla Harris, Artistic Director

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allet Theatre North, founded in 1993, seeks to cultivate an apprecia­ tion of dance throughout the community by bringing its unique, diversified repertoire to the Chicagoland area and beyond, and hopes to touch people with the art of dance. The company has established itself in the area as a technically strong and artistically versatile ballet company, known for a variety of choreographic styles, which include the classics as well as innovative new works. Ballet Theatre North performed two classics in concert this season, The Nutcracker Suite and Coppelia. Highlights of The Nutcracker were also taken to Chicago schools and senior clubs. Coppelia variations were performed for benefit

Left, top: Ballet Theatre North junior company. Left, bottom: Ballet Theatre North senior company.

spring luncheons, including the 50th Annual Misericordia luncheon at the Hilton Towers in Chicago, benefiting individuals with mental and physical disabilities. Ballet Theatre North's contemporary works were performed in December at the invita­ tional Holiday Festival of Dance in Wilmette, hosted by Ballet Theatre North; in January at the Daley Center in Chicago and at the April Choreographer's Showcase at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg. Ballet Theatre North includes 10 senior members who enjoyed working this season with choreographers Birute Barodicaite, Roberta Pfeil, Pam Johnson-Tanis, Laura Wade, and alumnus Cathy Colmar. Concetta Petramala and Tamara Harding Sreniawski, former recipi­ ent of the Monticello Emerging Choreographer Award, choreographed for the 12 junior members, two of whom are apprentices in the senior company. Karla Harris, Artistic Director Karla Harris received her early dance training at the Millikin University Conservatory of Music from Annette Van Dyke. While attending Millikin University with a major in foreign languages, she headed the dance department at the Clinton Fine Arts Center. After graduat­ ing with honors from Millikin University with a BA, she danced with at in New York before returning to the midwest to found Northbrook Dance Centre in suburban Chicago. Mrs. Harris holds the Teachers' Advanced Professional Certificate in the Cecchetti method of ballet and annually presents teachers and students from the Chicagoland area for examinations. She travels throughout the country as a guest teacher and serves as an examin­ er in the Cecchetti Method of Ballet for the Cecchetti Council of America. She is currently artistic director of Ballet Theatre North, and on the faculty of several Chicagoland studios, teaching ballet and the Cecchetti method syllabus. 22 Flint Youth Ballet 3^iMU^rC^Ph^e^ Karen Mills Jennings, Artistic Director

lint Youth Ballet was founded in 1987 to provide qualitative and selective performing and training opportunities to serious and advanced dancers from the mid-Michigan area. Dancers ages 12 to 18 audition each winter, and under the artistic direction of Karen Mills Jennings, prepare a repertory of classical, contemporary and modern works.

The Flint Youth Ballet is the most advanced of three dance ensembles at the Flint School of Performing Arts. In addition to the dance division, Flint School of Performing Arts is comprised of a music division and a pre-school division and has a combined enrollment of over 1,400 students. The school offers three dance ensembles. Flint Youth Ballet has nineteen members including the apprentice company, formed in 1994. Dancers come from five different counties, often commuting over an hour, to study and rehearse at the Flint School of Performing Arts. Flint Youth Ballet alumni have gone on to dance with Ballet Michigan, Cleveland Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Demetrius Klein and Dancers and Tulsa Ballet Theatre. The Flint School of Performing Arts is located on the Flint Cultural Center Campus.

Karen Mills Jennings, Artistic Director Karen Mills Jennings moved to Flint in 1980 when she was invited by Gayla Zukevich to dance with Ballet Michigan. While principal dancer with Ballet Michigan she worked with choreographers David Anderson, Jill Eathorne Bahr, Victoria Uris and Loyce Houlton. Because of her enthusiasm and talent for teaching, Ms. Zukevich invited her to become a full-time teacher in the company's ballet school in 1980. In 1986, Ms. Jennings retired from performing and was appointed department chair of the Dance Division at the Flint School of Performing Arts. As department chair, she currently leads a faculty of four as they implement a curriculum of creative dance, ballet, modern dance and three performance ensembles for nearly 300 students. She founded Flint Youth Ballet in 1987 to provide the advanced students of the school qualitative performance opportunities. Ms. Jennings received her early dance training in the Detroit area with Christopher Flynn. She traveled with Mr. Flynn and his company to the first MidStates Regional Ballet Festival in Kansas City in 1972. She received a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance/theatre from Marygrove College in Detroit and has studied with David Howard in New York. Ms. Jennings is married to Martin W Jennings, director of theatre at the Flint Central High School Fine Arts Magnet. They have three children, Alexandra, Benjamin and Michael. ' 23 Fort Wayne Ballet

ow in its 39th year, the Fort Wayne Ballet is renowned for its high quality performances. With funding from the NIndiana Arts Commission , and as the only Fort Wayne dance company to be a funded member of Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne Ballet is recognized as an important cultural asset to the Summit City and the surrounding counties in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Under the direction of artistic directors Michael Tevlin and Robert Kelley and Academy Director Judy Jacob, the company has grown in stature. It has been named an honor company by the MidStates Regional Ballet Association and was selected as one of only five companies from the United States to perform at the 1990 International Ballet Competition. The company is composed of a nucleus of professional dancers, supplemented by an outstanding group of pre-professional high school and college age dancers. The Fort Wayne Youth Ballet and children from the Academy of the Fort Wayne Ballet are used in larger productions. The ballet company maintains a strong classical and contemporary repertoire with works by choreographers Jill Eathorne Bahr, Victoria Uris, Joseph Wyatt, Patricia Olalde, Robert Kelley, Ron Cunningham, Norbert Vesak, Philip Jerry, Marek Kholeva and Michael Tevlin.

Top: Fort Wayne Ballet trainees with Judy Jacob.

Bottom: Fort Wayne Ballet youth and junior youth company members.

24 ^^^^^^^i^/^^K^^ Michael Tevlin, Robert Kelley, Artistic Directors

Robert Kelley, Co-Artistic Director Robert Kelley is one of the most sought-after choreographers in regional ballet. Mr. Kelley's ballets have been performed by the Ruth Rosenberg Ensemble, Santa Cruz Ballet, University of Iowa Ballet, Mendocino Ballet and Alexandra Ballet. In past seasons, Fort Wayne Ballet has performed numerous Robert Kelley ballets, including In Tangled Passages, Barcarola, Veneziana and full-length ballets Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella. Fort Wayne Ballet has also performed Night Tides and Ascending, both of which were honored by being selected for the National Choreography Plan. Fort Wayne audiences have enjoyed Mr. Kelley's talents as principal dancer since 1988 in such ballets as Jill Eathorne Bahr's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Norbert Vesak's Dayscape, Ron Cunningham's Ten to One, Philip Jerry's Our Town and Apple Waltzes, and Michael Tevlin's The Nutcracker. Robert Kelley also performed as principal dancer with the Charleston Ballet Theatre and Sacramento Ballet as well as Santa Fe Opera and the San Francisco Opera. This past summer Mr. Kelley's ballet Barcarola Veneziana was performed at the Fifth International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. Mr. Kelley also had the pleasure of traveling to Italy, where he worked with several dance academies and companies.

Michael Tevlin, Co-Artistic Director A native of St. Louis, Mr. Tevlin came to Fort Wayne Ballet in 1982 from the Memphis Ballet Company where he served as artistic director for seven years. He is a graduate of the Jordan College of Music at Butler University and received his masters degree in ballet from Indiana University. An award-winning dancer, choreographer and teacher, Mr. Tevlin was the recipient of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Award from the Royal Academy of Dancing in London, England. He has received a National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, twice been named a Master Artist by the Indiana Arts Commission, and has received an Individual Artist Fellowship from Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne. He has taught for dance teacher organizations and conferences around the country and served as an adjudicator for festivals and competitions. Mr. Tevlin has served on the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Indiana Arts Commission Dance Panels. He was a two-term president of the Southeastern Regional Ballet Association and is currently an officer of the MidStates Regional Ballet Association and a member of the board of directors of Regional Dance America.

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26 Grand Rapids Ballet 'ove^ Charthel Arthur, Artistic Director

rand Rapids Ballet is a semi-professional regional ballet company that continues to enrich the cultural lives of Michigan residents. Grand Rapids Ballet was established in 1973 under the director­ ship of former Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo ballerina Sally Seven. Since its inception, the company has dedicated itself to bringing a diversified dance repertory to the Grand Rapids community. Our Gin-school programs, lecture-demonstrations, outreach programs, and tours through­ out lower Michigan help us touch people with the art of dance. Grand Rapids Ballet supports both a junior and senior company and professional dancers that number 60 artists. They perform to audiences totaling 50,000 people. International guest artists and choreographers work with the com­ pany on a tegular basis. Grand Rapids Ballet does a great deal of networking with the other companies in the Mid-States Ballet Association. Dancers from the company have left their community and have secured contracts with major companies including New York City Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, Boston Ballet, Cleveland Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Tulsa Ballet Theatre and Dayton Ballet. Our performances, outreach programs and teaching underscore our continuing effort to fulfill our mission: Lifting the human spirit through the art of dance.

Charthel Arthur, Artistic Director Charthel Arthur was raised in Pasadena, California. She studied with Eva Lorraine and had Grand Rapids Ballet performs one year of classes with Mme. Bronislova Nijinska. "The Nutcracker" (left) and Robert Joffrey gave her an audition which resulted "Beauty and the Beast" (below). in a full scholarship to the Joffrey School. Within a year she became a member of the Joffrey Ballet. Ms. Arthur was a principal dancer with the company for 13 years, touring throughout the U.S. and Canada, Europe and the former USSR. She performed leading roles in numerous ballets includ­ ing Fokine's Petrouchka, Jooss' The Green Table, Balanchine's Pas De Dix and Square Dance, Ashton's The Dream, DeMille's , Ailey's Feast of Ashes, Joffrey's Pas De Desses and many Arpino ballets. Ms. Arthur performed twice at the White House and has been in Who's Who in America. For many years she taught with Robert Joffrey at his Joffrey workshop. In 1987 he asked her to set Sir Frederick Ashton's The Dream for the Joffrey Ballet. In 1988 Ms. Arthur became artistic director of the Grand Rapids Ballet. She has raised it from an intern company to a semi-professional company in the MidStates Ballet Association, Regional Dance America.

27 Kalamazoo Ballet Company (fflwefr Therese Bullard, Artistic Director

he Kalamazoo Ballet Company was founded by Therese Bullard in 1969. The company has a varied repertoire that includes ballet, Renaissance, Scottish Highland, Irish and modern dance. It offers school residencies, workshops, lecture-demonstrations and concerts in addition to complete compressed ballets — all of which are available for touring. The three major ballets, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, are available every two to three years, while The Nutcracker and repertoire are available annually. With lavish sets, exquisite costumes and narrated stories, the programs are a sensory delight designed to please audiences of all ages. Particularly popular this season have been Alice in Wonderland and. Dance of Many Lands. The company has an extensive apprentice and teachers training program. Performances number up to 100 per season, with audiences numbering 40,000 annually. The Kalamazoo Ballet Company plans a European tour this summer.

Therese Bullard, Artistic Director Artistic director and founder of the Bullard School and Kalamazoo Ballet Company, Therese Bullard hails from Purley, Surrey, England. She studied with

Phyllis Atkins and the Cone-Ripman School while in England. In Canada Ms. Bullard danced on C.B.C. Television, performed in and musicals and became a member of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company. Ms. Bullard danced with the Ballet Company at Radio City Music Hall in New York while studying with Margaret Craske and Anthony Tudor. She also toured the eastern states as Jeanie in Brigadoon. Ms. Bullard holds a master's degree in communication from Western Michigan University, and held the rank of adjunct associate professor at Nazareth College until its closing. She is an advanced member of the Royal Academy of Dancing, London, England, and holds teachers certificates from the Cecchetti Society, the Highland Division of the British Dancing Teachers Association, and the Royal Academy. Therese Bullard has been asked to teach dance in Europe, Canada and Malaysia, and she most recently visited Russia. She was the recipient of the Irving & Gilmore Kalamazoo Community Medal or Arts award in 1988.

Photo by Michael Winegar Photography 28 Michigan Classic Ballet Company 3'Uilwrvt'Plove* Mary Geiger, Artistic Director

he Michigan Classic Ballet Company, founded by Mary Celeste Geiger in 1989 as a non-profit arts organization, offers superior ballet productions to residents of the Detroit metropolitan area, creates a performance outlet for Michigan artists, and provides educational programs in classical Russian technique to serious ballet students. A Michigan Council for the Arts grant recipient since T1990, MCBC performs its annual production of The Nutcracker in December with the award-winning Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra, and also performs other traditional ballets such as Giselle, Cinderella, and Coppelia as part of its classic repertoire. For the 1996 season, MCBC and the BBSO are planning a new ballet-concert series. The MCBC board of directors and Artistic Director Mary Geiger envision a future role in metropolitan Detroit as a provider not only of quality ballet produc­ tions, but also as an educator of the public in the appreciation of serious classical ballet history and technique. In our upcoming Seasons of Spring Concert, we will offer the public pre-performance ballet and jazz workshops by the choreographers, funded by the Oakland County Cultural Arts Council. In an ongoing effort to increase accessibility to ballet in the community, the company also presents lectures and mini-performances for school, business and civic groups, such as our classical radio station's recent Brunch with the Classics, to benefit the Interlochen Arts Academy

Mary Celeste Geiger Artistic Director Mary Celeste Geiger, artistic director and founder of the Michigan Classic Ballet Company, danced professionally for over ten years. She performed with three major European companies, touring three continents, and culminating as principal dancer with of Flanders. As principal dancer, she danced Balanchine roles, classic roles, and contemporary roles such as Carmina Burana and La Peri, which was created especially for her by the late John Butler. Mrs. Geiger is currently the ditector of the Geiger Classic Ballet Academy, the official school of The Michigan Classic Ballet Company. As a child, she studied with Sandra Severo, performed extensively with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and received the American Ballet Ford Foundation Scholarship. At eighteen, she was awarded scholar­ ships to the American Theatre School, The Vaganova School of Russia, and the John Cranko School, Germany, the latter of which she attended.

29 Salt Creek Ballet 3ve* Patricia Sigurdson, Artistic Director

alt Creek Ballet was founded in 1985 by Patricia Sigurdson and other visionary ballet supporters from the Chicago suburbs. Its purpose is to bring professional-quality performances to area audiences, to provide high-level performing opportunities for deserving dancers and to encourage appreciation of dance by the public at large.

The company's high standards and unique blend of major classical and original works have brought critical acclaim, sold-out performances, and a loyal following throughout the Chicagoland area. Salt Creek Ballet members have gone on to dance with leading professional companies including San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, , Ballet Iowa and Lexington Ballet.

Patricia Sigurdson Artistic Director Patricia Sigurdson trained at the Royal Ballet School in London and in New York City with Frederick Franklin and Robert Joffrey. She was a member of the American Ballet Theatre and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She was dancer-choreographer for the Santa Fe Opera and Goldovsky Opera and has choreographed for Hinsdale Opera Theatre. Ms. Sigurdson has taught at National Music Camp and Interlochen Arts Academy and at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She has been founder/director of the School of the Salt Creek Ballet for the past 17 years.

30 Wisconsin Dance Ensemble Jojean Retrum, Artistic Director

he Wisconsin Dance Ensemble (WDE), now in its nineteenth year, grew out of the tradition of performing The Nutcracker in the community of Madison, Wisconsin's capital. Throughout the years, The Nutcracker has grown from a small production with taped music to its present version on the magnificent stage of the Madison Civic Center's Oscar Meyer Theatre, with live music by Tthe Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and a cast that includes hundreds of children. Guest artists have included Charles Maple and Gilma Busillo, Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner, and Rex Harrington, and Madison's hometown dancers Julie Janus (Joffrey Ballet) and Ethan Stiefel (New York City Ballet). In 1984, Peter Rabbit's Ballet was added to WDE's repertoire with an original score by David Lewis Crosby and choreography by WDE artistic director Jojean Retrum. Other ballet's in WDE's repertoire include La Fille Mai Gardee, Les Sylphides and Peter and the Wolf WDE also presents a lecture-demonstration series in schools throughout Wisconsin. The company presents a New Works Concert annually, and encourages local choreographers to participate. Professional guest choreographers including Charles Maple, Carl Corry, Susan O'Connell, Dane Lafontsee and Bill Evans have set new works on the company. WDE has also developed an intensive dance teaching pro­ gram that is being used in schools in the Madison area.

Jojean Retrum, Artistic Director and with Lupe Serrano and Jory Gottshalks in Jojean Retrum has been the artistic director for the Wisconsin Dance Ensemble Milwaukee. for the past nineteen years. She received her early training from her mother, Jean Adams, and from Virginia MacKesey and Tibor Zana of the Wisconsin Ballet Ms. Retrum holds a bachelor of fine arts degree Company. She later studied extensively with the Stone-Camryn Ballet in Chicago from the University of Milwaukee and has danced with the Milwaukee Ballet, Wisconsin Ballet and . Ms. Retrum also performed with the Milwaukee Melody Top Theatre for ten seasons in a variety of leading roles. She is currently the director of Monono Academy of Dance. Ms. Retrum's choreographic accomplishments include Pipin, Godspell and Hello Dolly for local dinner theaters and schools, as well as Brigadoon for the Madison Opera, Hansel & Gretel and Babes in Toylandioi the Madison Symphony, and Peter and the Wolf m conjunction with the Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, David Lewis Crosby, Artistic Director. Ms. Retrum has also choreographed The Nutcracker (after Ruth Page) for WDE, as well as the original Peter Rabbit's Ballet and La Fille Mai ^^^wwfc.. "^aPBH p Gardee (after Sir Frederick Ash ton). Ms. Retrum is '"?'i '.. listed in Who's Who in Outstanding Young Women of America, was honored in Know Madison, is listed in Who's Who in Global Business Leaders and was recently honored by the Madison Civics Club for her contribution to the community in dance.

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CoVTqgtoTiW&veLnc 6214 Covington Road 432-5995 5001 U.S. Hwy. 30 West 429-2357 1330 Directors Row 429-8300 SOMETIMES, ALL You NEED Is A IJFI Hosted by: Tort IVayneBallet Michael Tevlin & Robert Kelley, Artistic Directors 324 Penn Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46805-1938 Phone 219/484-9646, Fax 219/484-9647

The Fore Wayne Ballet is a funded member of Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, with the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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