2015|2016 Annual Report

TULSA BALLET ANNUAL REPORT 2015/2016 SEASON

1 MISSION STATEMENT CONTENTS

To serve as an essential asset of our region through exciting A Word from the Artistic Director internationally acclaimed artistic excellence and exemplary 02 education and outreach. 03 2015/16 Season We commit to • Preserve the tradition of classical ballet 05 Tulsa Ballet Main Company • Promote the appreciation of contemporary dance Dear Friends, • Create works of superior and enduring quality 06 Tulsa Ballet II • Educate through exceptional dance training, There are great seasons, and then there are milestone Romeo and Juliet, new works by Dwight Rhoden, Jorma Elo performances and outreach programs 07 Center for Dance Education exceptional seasons. For Tulsa Ballet, the 2015-16 season and Ma Cong, and contemporary masterpieces including was one for the history books. There were so many landmark Jiří Kylián’s Petit Mort, Christopher Bruce’s Rooster, Yuri milestones covered during the year, so many achievements, Possokhov’s Classical Symphony and Balanchine’s Serenade. 08 Community Outreach both artistic and financial, that we are all still in awe. This And, we introduced Tulsa to dances that are shaping the VISION STATEMENT success has long been planned. Years of recruiting and planet’s future: Wayne McGregor’s Infra and Nacho Duato’s 09 Education Outreach To be an innovative leader, powerful partner and retaining very talented dancers, coupled with a repertory Remansos. To wrap up such a great season we need to global cultural representative of a community in which geared to develop their talent, made for great main stage remember the success of our major fundraiser, Icons & Idols, Any Given Child, Backstage at the Ballet the performing arts are valued and promoted as an 10 performances. Years of diligent work, vision and patience through which you, the people who invest in the culture and indispensable resource. provided us with a stellar second company; one that I wish sophistication of our community, continue to support this 11 Icons & Idols I could have hired in its entirety in the ranks of the main great organization. company. Years of good quality and consistency of our We are now set up to celebrate our 60th anniversary. In 12 2016 Italy Tour work reinforced our worldwide reputation, generating more spite of our age, we are still agile, curious, athletic, artistic, than 1,300 audition applicants for the ranks of the first and charismatic and influential, inspiring and inspired. To the next 13 Integrated Campaign second company. The commitment of dancers, artistic staff, 60 years of success! production staff, administrators and our marvelous Board 14 Hardesty Center for Dance Education was exemplified by the success of the company overseas tour. During our first Italian tour: we had an average of 15 minute curtain calls, stunning reviews and sold out theaters. 16 2015/16 Financial Information Taking Tulsa to the world!

17 Donor Recognition By the same token, growth doesn’t happen by accident. We knew that, in order to support our skyward trajectory, Tulsa 21 Integrated Campaign Donors Ballet needed to envision and implement a plan to increase Marcello Angelini its income and assets. With the plan in place, our wonderful George Kaiser Family Foundation Board of Directors Campaign Chair Kayla Vaughn worked her magic and things 23 Artistic Director started to happen. Our satellite school in Broken Arrow, 25 Tulsa Ballet Staff the Tulsa Ballet Hardesty Center for Dance Education, was completed at the end of the fiscal year. The Defining the Future campaign is doing exactly what it was intended to do: it’s securing the future of Tulsa Ballet through increased assets, increased endowment funds and increased capacity of our academy; both locations meant to train dancers and the audience for the future.

As for the season itself, the plan was to use it as the red carpet to usher in our 60th Anniversary Season. We shared with all of you prestigious and entertaining works such as John Cranko’s Cover Photo: Youhee Son and Hyonjun Rhee in Classical Symphony Taming of the Shrew, Edwaard Liang’s dramatic masterpiece 15/16Left Photo: Jennifer Grace in Serenade 1 2 2015/2016 SEASON

CREATIONS IN STUDIO K September 11-13, 17-20 | Studio K Creatures of Prometheus Choreography by Jorma Elo Ballad Unto... Choreography by Dwight Rhoden Just Be(autiful) Choreography by Ma Cong THE TAMING OF THE SHREW October 23-25 | Tulsa PAC Choreography by John Cranko Music by Kurt Heinz-Stolze after Domenico Scarlatti THE NUTCRACKER December 11-13 & 18-20 | Tulsa PAC Choreography by Marcello Angelini Music by Peter Tchaicovsky ROMEO & JULIET February 12-14 | Tulsa PAC Choreography by Edwaard Liang Music by Sergei Prokofiev MASTERS OF DANCE December 11-13 & 18-20 | Tulsa PAC Classical Symphony Choreography by Yuri Possokhov Petit Mort Choreography by Jiří Kylián Rooster Choreography by Christopher Bruce SIGANTURE SERIES December 11-13 & 18-20 | Lorton PC Serenade Choreography by George Balanchine Remansos Choreography by Nacho Duato INFRA Choreography by Wayne McGregor

Photo: Madalina Stoica and Cavan Conley in Romeo & Juliet

4 5 3 4 TULSA BALLET MAIN COMPANY TULSA BALLET ARTISTIC STAFF

Hyonjun Rhee Youhee Son Jonnathan Ramirez Mejia Madalina Stoica Arman Zazyan Principal | Korea Principal | Korea Senior Soloist | Colombia Senior Soloist | Romania Senior Soloist | Armenia Marcello Angelini Daniela Buson Susan Frei Alfonso Martin Ma Cong Artistic Director Ballet Mistress Ballet Mistress Ballet Master Resident Choreographer

TULSA BALLET II

Kevin Cosculluela Caroline Dougherty Nina Fernandes Erick Garnica 2nd Season with TBII 1st Season with TBII 1st Season with TBII 1st Season with TBII

Mario Gaglione Hibiki Higuchi Tomoka Kawazoe Jessica Payne 1st Season with TBII 1st Season with TBII 1st Season with TBII 2nd Season with TBII Erin Pritchard Chandler Proctor Minori Sakita João Pedro Sampaio Andrew Silks Corps de Ballet | USA Corps de Ballet | USA Corps de Ballet | USA Corps de Ballet | Brazil Corps de Ballet | USA

Alberto Peñalver Tyleigh Baughman Daniel van de Laar Shion Yuasa 1st Season with TBII 1st Season with TBII Corps de Ballet | Netherlands Corps de Ballet | Japan 5 6 CENTER FOR DANCE EDUCATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH

ulsa Ballet Center for Dance Education continued ope for the Holidays is a Tits tradition of excellence and pointed itself for growth Hjoyful evening filled with smiling faces during the 2015-2016 season. and a sense of wonder. Tulsa Ballet NUMBERS developed this annual event out of • TBCDE graduate, TyLeigh Baughman, was promoted the belief that everyone in the Tulsa Total to Tulsa Ballet II, Tulsa Ballet’s pre-professional community should have access to ballet Students ensemble. performances regardless of their socio- Served • CDE students performed onstage in company economic status. 401 productions of The Taming of the Shrew and The /////////////////////////////////////// Developed in 2000, Hope for the Nutcracker. Holidays is a way to give low income Scholarships • Several opportunities to “get up close and personal” families in our community an opportunity 33 with main company dancers through class observation, “The quality of instructors to attend a Tulsa Ballet performance. special demonstrations and master classes with our Pointe to the and high standards This year, more than 2,000 free tickets Principal dancers were the result of CDE and Main Future were circulated to more than 50 social Company collaborative efforts. are unparalleled. The 144 service agencies at no cost to the year end performance clients for the Thursday dress rehearsal students And most exciting, during the summer of 2015, Tulsa performance of The Nutcracker. Hope 3 countries Ballet broke ground on our brand-new second campus in is unlike any "recital" for the Holidays becomes a night to 15 states Broken Arrow, the Hardesty Center for Dance Education! I've ever seen. Access to remember for the families who attend this special performance. Costumed Studio K and the many actors pose with children, families enjoy opportunities to attend refreshments, and children receive a small coloring book as a memory taken events and performances from the event. is invaluable to a budding After the success of Hope for the ballerina. As a parent - I Holidays, Tulsa Ballet created Partners love the facility, live piano in Art for families to attend other ballet performances throughout the year. More during class and the fact than 3,000 tickets were distributed this season for families to attend that I know she's in great the Thursday dress rehearsal of the hands when she's in the performances of Taming of the Shrew and Romeo & Juliet. The children and building. Tulsa Ballet gets families who attend these performances a lot of her time and I always leave enraptured with our dancers and company. feel confident that she's in the very best program in Tulsa.” - TBCDE Parent

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ny Given Child is an initiative of The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. The main goal of the program is to s arts education in the public school system is continuously cut, Tulsa Ballet’s education outreach programs ensureA children in communities around the United States have access to the arts and arts education. In Tulsa, every areA even more important. Leaps Ahead and Leaps in Motion are two education outreach programs created to fill the gap public elementary child has the opportunity to experience the different arts organizations in our community. At Tulsa for students in the Tulsa community. Leaps Ahead is a 45 minute in-studio ballet class for elementary school students Ballet, all fifth grade students come to Tulsa Ballet’s studios to experience Backstage at the Ballet. Because we know designed to introduce students to the physical conditioning of classical ballet. Leaps in Motion is the traveling version that it is most exciting to see our dancers up close, Tulsa Ballet chose to invite these children to our on-site performance of Leaps Ahead. The program allows Tulsa Ballet to extend our reach even deeper into the Tulsa community. In both studio. For us, this means we do more than 20 performances to reach all the students. For the students. it means they programs, each student receives three complimentary tickets to attend a Tulsa Ballet performance with their family. Two have the opportunity to talk with our dancers, watch them perform and learn about the different equipment that is used students from each participating school receive scholarships to continue their studies at the Center for Dance Education. backstage in an intimate setting. Most children who participate in the program show an increased interest in ballet and Students who participate in our programs improve both physically and mentally. Through scientific methods, developed the arts, and walk away knowing more about all of the behind-the-scenes efforts of our Tulsa Ballet staff. by the University of Oklahoma Center of Applied Research to measure the impact and results of these programs, Leaps students are shown to increase flexibility, balance, focus and exhibit better behavior in the classroom. BACKSTAGE AT THE BALLET NUMBERS

Total Students Served 4,948 Leaps Ahead and Leaps in Motion 704 Backstage at the Ballet 4,158 ore than 4,500 students saw Tulsa Ballet II, Tulsa Ballet’s pre-professional ensemble, perform Backstage at the Number of Schools Served 58 MBallet, a 50-minute introduction to ballet and the craft of live performance for students. Through live narration and engaging video, students learn about a dancer’s life and all the behind-the-scenes action that goes into staging a live performance for Leaps Ahead and the audience, including choreography, costumes, lighting, and other important aspects. The show culminates in a one-act Leaps In Motion Participant Demographics ballet performed by members of TBII, followed by a question and answer session with the dancers. White 24.3% American Indian 5.7% African American 37.3% Hispanic 20.5% Asian .6% Mixed Race or Other 11.2% Enrolled in Free/Reduced Lunch Program 86.0% Students with a Learning Disability 9% Students with a Physical Disability 2% Parents with some College Education 2%

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"My daughter truly enjoys her time at Tulsa Ballet. I see her eagerness to start class and her sweet devastation once it is over." -Parent of Leaps Ahead Participant /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Photos: Artists of Tulsa Ballet 9 10 ICONS & IDOLS 2016 ITALY TOUR

he 5th Annual Icons & Idols ulsa Ballet continues to be invited to perform in prestigious venues nationally and internationally to represent wasT held at the Cox Business Center on theT culture of our city, state and country to the rest of the world. The strong national and international reputation of the February 20, 2016. company shines an international spotlight on the city of Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma as a leader in world-class arts and culture. Icons & Idols is Tulsa Ballet’s only major fundraising event. In the past five years, Tulsa Ballet gave a series of performances throughout Italy in the spring of 2016, which was the Company's fourth Icons & Idols has raised more than international tour. $5 million to fund operating, education and outreach programs. The company left the United States on March 27 (Easter Sunday) and returned on April 9. A small group of donors also joined the company in select venues to show their support. At each location, Tulsa Ballet performed its Masters of Dance This year, the magical evening focusing on program, chosen to showcase the versatility of the company and appeal to diverse audiences. The program included: Pure Form, offered guests an evening of Classical Symphony by Yuri Possokhov, Petit Mort by Jiri Kylian, and Rooster by Christopher Bruce. once in a lifetime dance performance with “...this event is dueling dancers on stages at opposite Tulsa Ballet performed in the following cities: ends of the room. And, as a special treat, March 30 - Trieste, Politeama Rosse like none the main company reprised “Be Italian.” March 31 - Udine, Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine other...only April 01 - Mestre, Teatro Toniolo A Live Auction featuring trips to April 02 - Vicenza, Teatro Comunale Cià di Vicenza Tulsa Ballet Umbria, Sundance Film Festival and the April 03 - Gorizia, Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi Galapagos Islands, a live ask where all April 06 - Perugia, Teatro Morlacchi brings world the dancers were on the stage as guests April 08 - Brindisi, Nuovo Teatro Verdi class dance to contributed money for their pointe shoes and a lovely dinner with fine wines The company overcame the challenge of performing on raked stages to receive multiple curtain calls and standing dinner!” from 32 Winds combined to make an ovations at each venue. The Italian press also took note of Tulsa Ballet, with several publications raving about the - Icons & Idols Patron unforgettable evening. performances, including Il Messagero Veneto, describing Tulsa Ballet as “the fifth most important [company] in the US.”

Ballet 2000 and Dance Europe magazines also covered the tour, writing about the quality of the performances along with multiple photos. Dance Europe said, “If you think for a moment about Oklahoma, what comes to your mind? The 1944 Patrons and guests smash-hit musical? Or perhaps the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. In any case, it’s probably not ballet, contributed $1,241,267 and yet, right here in what was once part of America’s Wild West, ballet is flourishing. Tulsa, Oklahoma…is More than 525 people home to the Tulsa Ballet, and artistic director Marcello contributed to the Angelini has been hard at work over the last twenty years transforming the company into a formidable presence in the festivities adding their personal ranks of America’s top-rated regional ballet companies.” style to the evening

Top Photo: Diana Gomez | Bottom Photo: Artists of Tulsa Ballet

12 12 INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN HARDESTY CENTER FOR DANCE EDUCATION

uring the 2015-2016 Season, Tulsa Ballet began Dthe public phase of its $25 million Defining the Future Integrated Campaign, the largest fundraising initiative in the ground breaking event for the Hardesty history of the company. The Campaign part of a long-range CenterA for Dance Education was held on July 6, 2015. financial plan for the organization to create opportunities for increasing earned revenues through ticket sales, school The facility has been designed by Selser Schaefer tuition, investments, and audience development to provide Architects and the structural and civil engineering has for the long-term sustainability of the organization. Funds raised from the Defining the Future Integrated Campaign been provided by KKT Architects. The 21,000-square- broaden the reach of the Tulsa Ballet Center for Dance Education, build and create new productions, and increase the foot facility will house the Ann and Jack Graves Studios. Tulsa Ballet endowment. In April 2016 Tulsa Ballet successfully met a challenge from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation Each studio will feature a professional basket-woven to receive a $1 million dollar grant. sprung floor with Marley covering, ten-foot mirrors and a state of the art sound system. Administrative office Our lead donors provided a combined $19.4 million in gift commitments for Defining the Future; this group includes: space, separate dressing areas for boys and girls, and a Hardesty Family Foundation; E. Ann Graves; George Kaiser Family Foundation; Bonnie Klein; Mollie Williford; Rita Willis spacious lobby to accommodate waiting parents are all Trust; H.A. & Mary K. Chapman Charitable Foundations; The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation; The Maurice DeVinna part of the floor plan. Marcello Angelini says, “Our initial Charitable Trust; The Margery Mayo Bird Foundation; Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation; Bobbye Ruth design called for a nicely equipped, relatively large, but and Dewitt L. Potter; The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation; Kathy and Bob West; Selser Schaefer Architects; Hannah reasonably modest, structure. Thanks to Ann Graves’ and Joe Robson. visionary support, we will be able to offer a much larger facility with plenty of space to accommodate future Major gift donors pledging a combined $2.3 million in contributions include: The Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation; expansion, a great improvement from our original goal. Barnett Family Foundation; Billie and Howard Barnett; Katrine and Ramez Hakim; Wendy and Gentner Drummond/Blue Sky This facility will be able to serve local area children for Bank; Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation; Lou and Connie Miller Charitable Foundation; Meinig Family Foundation; decades to come.” The site will also include The Anne The Mervin Bovaird Foundation; Sanford and Irene Burnstein Foundation; Oxley Foundation; Kayla and Scott Vaughn; and Henry Zarrow Foundation Performance Studio, Monica Williford and Steve Bayles; Patti Johnson Wilson Foundation; Charles and Marion Weber Foundation; SemGroup; which will serve as a performance venue for ballet Jill and Robert Thomas; Susan and Bill Thomas; KKT Architects; Jo and Jack Babbitt; GlobalHealth; David O. Hogan; IBC students and educational outreach programs, as well Bank; Jackie Kouri and Gary Paxton; Betty and Steve Pirnat; Susan Parrott; Patsy Savage; Will Smith, Karen Young. as a functioning dance studio. Oakridge Builders was selected as the general contractor for the project and construction was scheduled to be complete by July, DEFINING THE FUTURE 2016 in order for dance classes to begin in August. CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP KAYLA VAUGHN, Campaign Chair HANNAH ROBSON, Honorary Chair ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// BILLIE BARNETT, Chairman of the Board JACKIE KOURI, Campaign Advisor DR. KIRBY LEHMAN, Building Committee MARCELLO ANGELINI, Artistic Director SCOTT BLACK, Managing Director

13 14 SEASON FINANCIAL INFORMATION SEASON FINANCIAL INFORMATION

OPERATING INCOME SEASON SEASON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ASSETS 47% Campaign Gifts $4,563,279 2014-2015 2015-2016

16% Special Events $1,560,817 $3,283,744 $5,000,095 Total Current Assets Pledges Receivable - Long Term 11% Ticket Sales $1,073,123 $5,172,835 $4,779,601 $1,572,831 $1,452,635 Beneficial Interests in Trust Assets 9% Foundation & Government $865,161 $6,008,307 $6,331,094 Investments Net Property Equipment 8% Other Private Gifts $747, 895 $12,334,203 $16,339,230 $28,371,920 $33,902,655 TOTAL ASSETS 5% Center for Dance Education $488,939 LIABILITIES Total Current Liabilities 3% Building Rentals $268,016 $1,161,837 $1,856,868 $900,630 $822,762 Long Term Debt 2% Other Income $184,988 $2,062,467 $2,679,630 TOTAL LIABILITIES $26,309,453 $31,223,025 TOTAL NET ASSETS TOTAL $9,752,218

$28,371,920 $33,902,655 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS OPERATING EXPENSE 50% Artistic/Production $3,100,398 12% Administration Salaries $747,333 SEASON SEASON STATEMENT OF ACTIVITES 2014-2015 2015-2016 11% Center for Dance Education $704,687 10% All Other Expenses $629,939 $1,856,868 $1,856,868 Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets $13,093,893 $9,752,218 Total Revenues and Gains 7% Development $406,849 $6,233,490 $6,704,586 Total Program and Supporting Expenses 6% Marketing $389,917 $6,860,403 $3,047,632 Increase/(Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets 4% Administration $257,819 ($575,933) $1,566,808 Increase/(Decrease) in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TOTAL $6,236,942 $1,524,669 $299,132 Increase in permanently Restricted Net Assets

$7,809,139 $4,913,572 Increase in Net Assets INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN $18,500,317 $26,309,453 Net Assets, Beginning of Year 61% Operating $3,726,318 $26,309,456 $31,223,025 NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR 36% Capital $2,178,883 3% Endowment $205,316

TOTAL $6,110,517

15 16 DONOR RECOGNITION DONOR RECOGNITION

*Listing excludes gifts or pledge payments to Sanford P. and Irene F. Burnstein Charitable E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation ‡ ^ § Mary Lou and Sam Daniel ‡ Dana and Kent Basnett ^ Julie and John Nickel ^ Defining the Future: Integrated Campaign Foundation ‡ § Gelvin Foundation ‡ Marilyn Inhofe Davis ‡ § Nan and Steven Bertone ^ Helen and Don Oden Irene and Stan Burnstein ^ Jeannie and David Guthery ‡ Kay Dixon ‡ ^ Jessica and Tom Biolchini ^ Frances O’Hornett ‡ Cheryl and Larry Chambers ‡ ^ § Jacqui and Roger Haglund ‡ ^ § Drummond Law Firm ‡ ^ § Lauren and Casey Bingham ‡ Jamie and Gregory Oliphant ^ $50,000 and Above Erin and Donald Chappel ‡ ^ § Hall Estill ^ Cheryl and John Forrest ‡ ^ § Donna Bost ^ Hillary and Kayvon Olomi ‡ The Judith and Jean Pape Adams Charitable Cox Communications ^ Michelle and Jeff Hartman ‡ ^ Lou Ann and David Gibson ‡ ^ § Robert Brooks ^ Onefire Holding Company + Foundation L. Virginia Davis Charitable Trust Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Sarah Jane and Matt Gillett ‡ ^ § Bundren Law Firm P.C. ^ ONEOK, Inc. ‡ ^ Shelly and Alan Armstrong ^ Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson L.L.P. Betsy and Bryan Hendershot ‡ ^ Jane Grimshaw ‡ Mary and Clark Bundren ^ Natalie and Chad Osgood ^ Barnett Family Foundation ‡ ^ § Connie and Terry Doverspike ‡ Hispanic American Foundation Julia and David Harper ‡ ^ § Susan and G.T. Bynum ^ Victoria Owen Billie and Howard Barnett ‡ ^ § Pam and Lee Eslicker ^ Lynne Imhoff and Luiz Weksler ^ Bonnie and Frank Henke ‡ Patricia and Joseph Cappy ^ Laura Parrott ^ § Margery Mayo Bird Foundation § Flint Family Foundation Inasmuch Foundation § Dede and John Hewitt ^ Robin and Alex Carson + Erin and John Peters ^ The Mervin Bovaird Foundation § GlobalHealth ^ § Jim Norton Toyota HoganTaylor LLP ^ Candice Cheeseman and Mark Berman ^ Charles L. Peterson § H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust § Hardesty Family Foundation, Inc. § Soohyun and Marvin Jin ‡ ^ § Oliver Holcomb Donna and Jerry Clack ^ Photomementos The Mary K. Chapman Foundation § Pearl M. and Julia J. Harmon Foundation Carol Bailey Kamp ‡ Jewish Federation of Tulsa ‡ ^ Combined Technology Tamara Piety Ann Graves ‡ ^ § Leanne Helmerich ‡ ^ § Kirkpatrick and Kinslow Productions ^ Paul Johnson ‡ + ^ § Commerce Bancshares Foundation § Jennifer Pilant ‡ Helmerich Trust ‡ David O. Hogan ‡ ^ § Kivisto Family Foundation Fund Kenco Engineering ^ Commerce Bank ^ Rebecca and Scott Pohlenz ‡ § George Kaiser Family Foundation + § Sandy and Steve Holloway ^ Suzanne and Jim Kneale ‡ ^ § Lydia and Ted Kronfeld ‡ ^ Brian Connally ^ Jane and Henry Primeaux ^ KKT Architects, Inc. ‡ ^ § IBC Bank ^ § Tracy and David Kyle ^ Thomas Landrum ‡ + ^ § Mollie and Joseph Craft ^ Megan and Joseph Quickle + Bonnie Klein ^ § Industrial Oils Unlimited, LLC La Villa Restaurant at Philbrook Jay and Edward Lawson ‡ Continuum Energy QuikTrip Corporation Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation ^ § Andrew Kinslow and Russ Kirkpatrick ‡ ^ § Geneva and Kirby Lehman ‡ ^ § Marti and Andrew Levinson The Dance Insider Elizabeth and James Rainey ‡ ^ § L. Avery and H. Michael Krimbill ‡ ^ Jacqueline Kouri and Gary Paxton ‡ ^ § Anne and Phil Marshall ‡ ^ § Lucia and G. Michael Lewis ‡ Sherry Duvall Raymond James Trust N.A. ^ J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation § Leslie and David Lawson ^ Mary McMahon and Lon Foster ‡ ^ § Lewis Foundation ‡ Patricia and Leonard Eaton Faye and Marvin Robinowitz ^ The Meinig Family Foundation ‡ § Mabrey Bank ^ Loaine and Michael McWilliams ‡ Mary Lhevine and George Schnetzer ‡ ^ Becca Eckstein + Sol Robinowitz Foundation ^ Oklahoma Arts Council James D. & Cathryn M. Moore Foundation ‡ Nancy and Peter Meinig ‡ LJS Revocable Trust ‡ Hope Egan ‡ Juley Roffers and Jim Langdon ^ Hannah and Joe Robson ‡ ^ § National Endowment for the Arts Nicole and Matt Morgan ‡ + ^ § Matrix Service Company ^ Marion and William Elson ‡ Saks Fifth Avenue Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Leigh and John Reaves ^ Vincent Mulford Foundation Pat and Terry May ^ Fabricut, Inc. ^ Tamra and Robert Sheehan ^ Foundation ^ § Ludmila and Frank Robson ^ Nabholz Construction Corporation ‡ ^ Marian and James McCarthy ‡ ^ Raymond Feldman ‡ Ginger and Terry Spencer ^ Selser Schaefer Architects § The Robson Companies, Inc. Ruth Nelson and Thomas Murphy ‡ ^ Janet McGehee and Bryan Close ^ Marnie and John Flegler Ryan Tanner and Jay Krottinger ^ Sherman E. Smith Family Charitable Foundation Patricia Pape Savage ^ § Cindy and Michael Noland ‡ ^ § Kathleen McKeown and Gary Betow ^ Patty Lou Floyd ‡ Nancy and Phil Tholen Jill and Robert Thomas ‡ ^ § Lynne and Bill Schonacher ‡ ^ § Donna O’Rourke and Thomas Twomey ‡ ^ § Amy and John McReady ^ Travis Frizzel ^ Tricorn Foundation, LLC ‡ C.W. Titus Foundation SJS Hospitality, LLC The Oxley Foundation ^ § Jose R. & Laura B. Medina Foundation ‡ Leigh Ann and Chuck Fuller ^ Unit Corporation Susan and Bill Thomas ‡ ^ § Alexa Fioroni Slaughter and Philip Slaughter ^ Frauke and Oscar Quiroga ‡ MidFirst Bank ^ Beverly Bost Golden Patricia Wheeler ‡ Kathy and Bob West ‡ ^ § Georgia and Kenneth Snoke ‡ ^ § Cassie Reese ‡ + Mary Murrays Flowers Kirsten and Mark Graham ^ T.D. Williamson, Inc. Mollie Williford ‡ ^ § Sheri and Charles Stinson ‡ ^ § Anthony Reiss ^ NORDAM Brooke Hamilton ^ University of Tulsa ^ Rita Willis Trust § Sam Viersen Family Foundation, Inc. Resolute PR ^ § ONE Gas, Inc. ^ Sarah Hansel and Michael Cooke ^ Warburton Family Foundation § Patti Johnson Wilson Foundation § Charles and Marion Weber Foundation § Maggie and Pete Roth ‡ Virginia Mayo Ownby Charitable Trust Helen Jo and James Hardwick ‡ ^ § Becky and Bill Warnock ‡ § Debbie Zinke ^ Susie and Don Wellendorf ‡ ^ § Isabel Sanditen ‡ Kathleen Page and Michael Graves ‡ Susan Harrill-Wallace and Thomas Wallace ^ Meg and Ashley Webb + Bobbie and Wally Whaling ‡ ^ Janet Selser and Robert Schaefer ‡ ^ Jennifer and Tom Palmer ^ Rosemary Harris ^ Cassandra Wilkinson ‡ ^ § $25,000 to $49,999 Monica Williford and Steve Bayles ‡ ^ § Louise Short ^ Janice and Joe Podpechan ^ Shiela and Ted Haynes ^ Willbros USA, Inc. The Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation, Inc. § Rita Willis ‡ Rita Singer § Stephanie and R. Thomas Seymour ‡ Peggy Helmerich ‡ ^ § Richard Allen Williford, Jr. ^ Citizens Bank of Oklahoma ^ Maggie and Kajeer Yar ^ Kim Smith and Robert Stanley ‡ ^ Julie and Kenneth Smith ‡ ^ § Deb and Rudy Herrmann Josephine Winter ^ Karen and Carlin Conner ^ The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation § William Smith ‡ ^ § Sneed Foundation, Inc. ‡ Barbara Hess ^ Rachel Zebrowski and Ben Costello ‡ ^ § Wendy and Gentner Drummond ‡ ^ § Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation Spirit AeroSystems Jane Sneed ‡ Hewlett Packard Sales & Service Katrine and Ramez Hakim ‡ § The Zarrow Families Foundation ^ Janet and Don Stucky ‡ Belynda and Weldon Spitzer ‡ ^ § Catherine and Steven Hickman $500 to $999 Teresa Knox and Ivan Acosta ‡ ^ Zoellner Chiropropractic Barbara and David Sylvan ‡ § Linda and Bruce Stoesser ‡ Margaret and Curtis Holdridge Ellen and Stephen Adelson Lou and Connie Miller Charitable Foundation ‡ ^ § Tallgrass Prairie Table Crystal and Jim Stovall ‡ The Joseph L. Hull, Jr. Family Foundation, Inc. Lauren Allen ^ Bob Moore Auto Group ^ $5,000 to $9,999 Sylvia and Edward Taylor ‡ ^ Talmadge Powell Creative ^ Cherine and Howard Janzen ‡ ^ Tami Anderson and Raul Velarde Lisa Owens ‡ ^ Jack Allen, Jr. ^ Roy “Skip” Teel, Jr. ‡ ^ § Target Lyndsay and Peter Janzen ‡ § Micah Barnard + Susan Parrott ‡ ^ § Judy and Ron Altman ‡ ^ Mary Townsend and Burt Holmes ‡ Kathryn Thomas ‡ ^ Laurel Johnson and Brandon Rule ‡ ^ § Rebecca and Anthony Bascone ^ Betty and Stephen Pirnat ‡ ^ § Jennifer and Jonathan Anthony ‡ ^ § Walton Family Foundation, Inc. Lisa and Michael Webb ‡ ^ § Bette Jones ‡ Stephen Bird SemGroup Corporation ^ § AT&T Foundation Kathleen Patton Westby Foundation § Blair and Bob Williams ‡ The Kerr Foundation, Inc. ^ § Meray Boustani and Sean Blanton + Shubert Foundation Elise and Terry Brennan ‡ ^ § Diana and Milton Wolff ‡ ^ § Pam and Allen Williford ^ Randa and Alex Kronfeld + Brier Law Firm, PLLC ^ Sky Fitness & Wellbeing John A. and Donnie V. Brock Foundation ‡ ^ WPX Energy ‡ ^ § Noah Wood ^ Carol and Ken Lackey ^ Marcia and Dan Brueggenjohann ^ Kayla and Scott Vaughn ‡ ^ § Mary Ann and John Bumgarner ^ Linda and W. Scott Young ‡ Will Woodring Merry and Victor Lahti Janet and Jim Cameron Marian and Max Vowel ‡ ^ § Lisa and Dennis Cameron ‡ ^ § Paul Woodul ‡ Denise and Steven Landgarten Stephanie Cameron + ^ The Williams Companies, Inc. ‡ ^ § Patricia Chernicky ^ § $2,500 to $4,999 Karen Young ‡ ^ § Langdon Publishing Janet and Curt Carmichael ^ Marydith and Paul Williams ‡ ^ § Barbara and Kevin Coffman ‡ ^ Anne and Brent Adams # ^ Susan and Timothy Young ‡ Lois Lee Tami and Brady Carson John Steele Zink Foundation Commonwealth Foundation Mary and James Barnes ‡ Debbie and Terry Zanovich ‡ Irene and Frank Letcher ‡ Lindsey and Scott Caswell ^ Crossland Construction Company ^ Benevity Community Impact Fund ‡ ^ Christine and William Zollinger ‡ ^ Rita Levit ‡ Janet Cheek $10,000 to $24,999 Chrystal and Jake Dollarhide ‡ ^ § Shelby and Henry Bennett ‡ Linn Energy Cimarron Technology, Inc. ^ Alison Anthony and Mark Wilson ‡ § Nanu and Frederic Dorwart ^ BKD Foundation ^ $1,000 to $2,499 Karin and Dennis Loudermilk Lisa and David Clark ^ The Asbjornson Foundation ^ Carol Ann Drummond ‡ ^ § Anna and Gary Black ‡ + Caroline Zink-Hott Abbott ^ § Luxa Enterprises, LLC ^ John Cowling ^ Jo and John Babbitt ‡ ^ § Dunitz Family Charitable Foundation § Black Optical ^ § Lisa and Steve Antry ^ Phil Maltby ^ Christy Craig and Dustin Thames + Bank of Oklahoma ‡ ^ Charlotte and Wade Edmundson ‡ ^ § Linda and Ray Booker ‡ ^ § Arvest Bank ‡ § Mariner Wealth Advisors § Crowe & Dunlevy James E. & Mary M. Barnes Foundation ‡ ^ § Andrea and Dan Ellinor Kerri and John Bowen ‡ ^ § Elizabeth and Robert Austin ^ Nancy and Tom Mason ^ Becky and Matthew Davis ^ Grace and Franklin Bernsen Foundation Julia and Ralph Evans ^ Patricia and David Bowman ‡ ^ § AVB Bank ^ Ryan McDaniel ‡ + ^ § Nancy Eggen and Mark McElmurry Joyce Bright and Norman Asbjornson ^ The Sharna & Irvin Frank Foundation § Brad and Betty Bradstreet Fund Avcom Barbara and Charles McEntee ^ Whitney and Dan Eslicker ^ Mary Wheeler and Spencer Brown ^ § Martin Frey ‡ Pat Bryson and Mike Kojundic ‡ ^ § The Bama Companies, Inc. ^ Tami Melhart + Jean Ann and Thomas Fausser Janie and Earl Funk ‡ ^ § Carol and William Burnett ‡ ^ Lucy and John Barker ^ Millie Millspaugh ^ Anne and William Finger 17 18 DONOR RECOGNITION

Shelley Floyd Blair and Todd Brockman Judith and David Thompson Jeanne Hayes ^ Robert Bull ^ Barbara and John Turner Nancy and Bill Hermann ^ Kathryn Burke Ralph Urmson-Taylor § Hilti Corporation India and Jason Carter Utica Physicians Association Hodges Transportation, Inc. Citizen Energy II, LLC Elena Waechter + Stephanie and Greg Horne Kathleen Coan Chelley and Robert Wallack Gail and Jeff Huber Virginia Ann Coogan Peter Walter ^ Paula Jenkins Theresa and Raymond Cope Tom Warburton ^ Patti and Franklin Kastl Brenda and Mark Craige Mark Weathers Kimberly-Clark Foundation Jan and Dwight Creveling Vicky Weidner Abby Kurin ^ Michael Criss + Margaret Woods Adriane and Phil Lakin ^ Jacque Croudy + Rick Wooldridge Martha and Richard Laughlin Beverly and Bruce Dieterlen Amanda and Kenneth Lawrence Regina Dunlap and Stephen Collinson ‡ = Founders’ Society Suzanne and David Lee Leslie and John Enlow + = Barre Society Jenny Lessley ^ Diane and George Erbacher ^ = Icons and Idols Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Chris and Dallas Ferguson § = Integrated Campaign Donor Ellen Lucas Margaret and Scott Filstrup Lynn Luebke Kathleen Gerety and James Howard Luna Sol Consulting Diane Glass Andrew Malati + ^ Linda Goldsmith Wesley Maples Vincent Gonzales Amy and Chad Mariska ^ Ann and James Halligan ^ Grace McMahon Audra Hamilton Calvin Moniz + ^ Carol Hanson Trude and Mike Norman Katie Hutchison Gary Novak Anna Inhofe + Mia Mascarin Oven and Herbert Oven ^ Susan Jones OwnTulsa + Jeanette and Terence Kern Tina and Lance Parkhill ^ Hannah and W. H. Kopczynski + Lynn and Bill Peacher Marjorie and David Kroll Maurine Perry ^ Allison and Mark Lauinger Heather and BJ Pohl ^ Wesley Lawhorn + Linda Qualls and James Monroe + Holbrook Lawson and Rick Holder ^ Kelley Rash ^ Dana and Larry Lebold RECO Construction Company ^ Mary and Scott Lewis Chad Renfro ^ Bob McCormack Studio Francine Ringold ‡ Diane and John McCormack Marcialyn and Bernard Robinowitz ^ Tyler McKeon ^ Helen Savage Susan Meeker + Helen Savage Family Fund Amy Miller and Robert Raskin + Ann and Bryan Smith Debra and Keith Montgomery James Swindle Leigh Ann Moss and Eric Sherburn Amy and Clark Tingleaf ^ Daiva and Daxton Neal + The Robert S. and Helen Grey Trippet Foundation, nJoy Vision – Tulsa + Inc. Katie Oliver + Tulsa Opera + Jon Otto ^ Leanna and Tom Van Eman Panera Bread Paula and Mike Viseur ^ Deborah Pinkerton Elizabeth and Frederick Warren Martha and Jeffrey Roblyer Andrea Watts ^ Lindsay Rogers + ^ Barbara and Peter Wilson Jo Rowan and John Bedford Sandra Wood Saint Simeon’s Foundation Kay and David Wulf Jean and Wilfred Sanditen Christina Scalzo ^ $250 to $499 Sue and Kent Schobe Academy of Ballet and Theatre Arts, Inc. April Schweikhard + Susannah and James Adelson Stella and Edmund Seiders Janet Anduss John Senger ^ Dana Baldwin ^ Gary Shaffer + Michael Balp + Anna and Andre Siegenthaler BancFirst Angela Simants + ^ John Barcroft Beth and Randall Snapp ^ Alison Barto + Carolyn Snively Sharon Bell and Gregory Allen Gray Rebecca Stavros Mary and Roger Blais Lacey Taylor + ^ Catherine Bollinger ^ Tom Taylor II + ^ JoAnne and James Bottomley Rebekah Tennis and Raj Basu ^ Allie Thomas + Bright Beginning Learning Center Photos: Artists of Tulsa Ballet Photo: Arman Zazyan and Madalina Stoica in The Taming of the Shrew 19 20 INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN DONORS INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN DONORS

Named Endowment Funds Pledges as of May 31, 2016 $1,000,000+ Bonnie Klein Audience Favorite Endowment Fund The H.A. & Mary K. Chapman Charitable Foundations, Maurice Devinna Charitable Trust, E. Ann Graves, Providing support for productions with mass audience appeal Hardesty Family Foundation, George Kaiser Family Foundation, Bonnie Klein, J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation, Mollie Williford, The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation, and Rita Willis Trust Kathy and Bob West World Premiere Endowment Fund Providing support for productions that foster the creation of new works $500,000 - $999,999 Margery Mayo Bird Foundation, Kathy & Bob West, and Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Margery Mayo Bird Classical Masterpiece Endowment Fund Providing support for productions that preserve the tradition of classical ballet $250,000 - $499,999 Hannah & Joe Robson, Selser Schaefer Architects, and Bobbye Potter Sanford and Irene Burnstein Arts Access Endowment Fund Providing access to ballet performances for at risk youth $100,000 - $249,999 The Albert & Hete Barthelmes Foundation, The Barnett Family Foundation, Katrine & Ramez Hakim, Suzanne & Jim Kneale, Lou & Connie Miller Charitable Foundation, Meinig Family Foundation, The Mervin Bovaird Foundation, The Oxley Foundation, Jill & Robert Thomas, Kayla & Scott Vaughn, Monica Williford & Steve Bayles, SemGroup, Special Recognition for Endowment Gifts and the Sanford & Irene Burnstein Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999 Funds for General Support Billie and Howard Barnett, GlobalHealth, David Hogan, IBC Bank, Jackie Kouri & Gary Paxton, KKT Architects, Jo and Jack Babbitt, Barnett Family Foundation, Katrine and Ramez Hakim, Susan Parrott, Betty & Steve Pirnat, Patsy Savage, Will Smith, Susan & Bill Thomas, Patti Johnson Wilson Foundation, Lou and Connie Miller Charitable Foundation, Hannah and Joe Robson, Patsy Savage, Will Smith, Karen Young, Charles & Marion Weber Foundation, and Jo & Jack Babbitt Jill and Robert Thomas, Monica Williford and Steve Bayles, Karen Young $25,000 - $49,999 Funds for Education and Outreach Wendy & Gentner Drummond, Lon Foster & Mary McMahon, El & Thelma Gaylord Foundation, Inasmuch Foundation, The Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation, and Sanford and Irene Burnstein Foundation Rodney Bryan Pratz, Georgia & Kenneth Snoke, Roy M. “Skip” Teel, Williams, and Diana & Milton Wolff

$10,000 - $24,999 Funds for Contemporary and New Works James E. & Mary M. Barnes Foundation, Linda & Ray Booker, Elise & Terry Brennan, Mary Wheeler & Spencer Brown, Jackie Kouri and Gary Paxton, Betty and Steve Pirnat, Kayla and Scott Vaughn Don & Erin Chappel, Patricia Chernicky, Commerce Bancshares Foundation, Dunitz Family Charitable Foundation, Cheryl & John Forrest, Sharna & Irvin Frank Foundation, Janie & Earl Funk, Jacqui & Roger Haglund, Julia & David Harper, Soohyun & Marvin Jin, Leanne Helmerich, Paul Johnson & Johnson Family Foundation, Cindy & Michael Noland, Sheri & Charles Stinson, Barbara & David Sylvan, Walsh Branding, Bill & Becky Warnock, Susie & Don Wellendorf, Special Recognition for Operating Gifts and Marydith & Paul R. Williams $5,000 - $9,999 Funds for General Support Jennifer & Jonathan Anthony, Lisa & Dennis Cameron, Cheryl & Larry Chambers, Rosalie Childs, Kathleen Coan, Barbara & Kevin Coffman, Marilyn Inhofe Davis, Carol Ann Drummond, Charlotte & Wade Edmundson, Billie and Howard Barnett, Barnett Family Foundation, Margery Mayo Bird Foundation, GlobalHealth, Andy Kinslow & Russ Kirkpatrick, Geneva & Kirby Lehman, Anne & Philip Marshall, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Laura Parrott, Susan Parrott, Susan and Bill Thomas Beth & Jim Rainey, Cassie Reese, Lynne & Bill Schonacher, Rita Singer, Julie & Ken Smith, and Rachel W. Zebrowski & Ben Costello

Funds for Education and Outreach $1,000 - $4,999 IBC Bank, George Kaiser Family Foundation, The Oxley Foundation, Caroline Abbott, Alison Anthony & Mark Wilson, Arvest, Black Optical, Kerri & John Bowen, Pattie & David Bowman, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation , The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Pat Bryson & Mike Kojundic, Susie & Mark Butterworth, Kathleen Coan, Chrystal & Jake Dollarhide, Lou Ann & David Gibson, Sarah Jane & Matt Gillett, Peggy Helmerich, Lyndsay & Peter Janzen, Laurel Johnson & Brandon Rule, The Kerr Foundation, Inc., Thomas Landrum, Ryan McDaniel, Resolute PR, Rebecca & Scott Pohlenz, John Southard & Dennis Neill, Belynda & Weldon Spitzer, Warburton Family Foundation Fund, and The Kathleen Patton Westby Foundation

Up to $999 W. Kirk Clausing, Helen Jo & Jim Hardwick, Father Ralph Urmson Taylor, Donna O’Rourke & Tom Twomey, Max & Marian Vowel, Lisa Webb, Cassandra Wilkinson, and Steve Aberson 22 23 21 22 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Chair Billie Barnett

Immediate Past President Bill Schonacher

Presidents Emeriti Cheryl Forrest • Leanne Helmerich • Jackie Kouri • Betty Pirnat Hannah Robson • Bill Schonacher • Georgia Snoke • Skip Teel Mollie Williford

Presidents Emeriti Jennifer Anthony • Gary Black • Kerri Bowen • Pattie Bowman • Rosalie Childs • Kevin Coffman Lou Ann Gibson • Sarah Jane Gillett • Julia Harper • Soohyun Jin • Paul Johnson • Andy Kinslow Bonnie Klein • Thomas Landrum • Kirby Lehman • Phil Marshall • Ryan McDaniel • Nicole Morgan Donna O’Rourke • Susan Parrott • Rebecca Pohlenz • Cassie Reese • Janet Selser • Belynda Spitzer Barbara Sylvan • Kayla Vaughn • Bill Warnock • Susie Wellendorf • Kathy West • Wally Whaling Monica Williford • Milt Wolff • Rachel Zebrowski

Advisory Directors Alison Anthony • Mary Wheeler Brown • Pat Bryson • Don Chappel • W. Kirk Clausing • Kathleen Coan Jake Dollarhide • Wendy Drummond • Charlotte Edmundson • Lon Foster • Janie Funk Ann Graves Jacqui Haglund • Helen Jo Hardwick Peggy Helmerich • David Hogan • Lou Kerr • Suzanne Kneale Michael Noland • Beth Rainey • Brandon Rule • Patsy Savage • Julie Smith • Will Smith • John Southard Max Vowel • Lisa Webb • Paul Williams • Karen Young

Presidential Appointess Anne Adams • Shelby Stauffer Bennett • Lauren Bingham • Lyndsay Janzen • Teresa Knox • Kayvon Olomi Laura Parrott • Rodney B. Pratz • Cassandra Wilkinson

Leadership Interns Kristin Bohanan • Katie Oliver • Ava Weber

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Artistic Administration Marcello Angelini, Artistic Director Scott Black, Managing Director Daniela Buson, Ballet Mistress Stacey Jenkins, General Manager Susan Frei, Ballet Mistress Kay Wulf, Director of Finance Alfonso Martín, Ballet Master & TBII Artistic Manager Cheri Barrington, Accountant Ma Cong, Resident Choreographer Jessica Novak, Marketing & Sales Manager Dallas Blagg, Company Manager Ryan Allen, PR/Communication Manager Andrew Lahti, Principal Company & CDE Pianist Genny Pankey , Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant Yee Sik Wong, Company & CDE Pianist Carol Mandlebaum, Marketing Associate/Group Sales Production Shannon Huntley, Box Office Coordinator Cindy Webb, Director of Development Daniel Wellman, Director of Production Brian Parker, Development Manager Colette Wellman, Associate Production Manager Randi Gill, Grants Manager Jerry Wolf, Costume Department Manager Brenna Gustafson, Development Manager Amy Zvacek, Wardrobe Supervisor Cait Thompson, Development Coordinator Madison Rice, Costume Assistant Heather Brindle, Receptionist Center for Dance Education Tulsa Ballet Colleen Lahti, Education and Outreach Manager Rachel Gentges, Administrative Assistant 1212 East 45th Place South Anita Winn, Administrative Assistant Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 Pia Russo, School Principal p: 918.749.6030 Stephanie Murrish, CDE Faculty Daniil Gaifullin, CDE Faculty www.tulsaballet.org Yee Sik Wong, Company & School Pianist

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