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ARTISTIC Janet George, Orchestra Personnel Manager James Bartlett, Audience Services Manager Kevin Irving, Artistic Director Kirsten Norvell, Head Music Librarian Candace Bouchard, Marketing Coordinator Lisa Kipp, Rehearsal Director Rachel Rencher, Assistant Music Librarian Erica Anne Bready, Group Sales Manager Jeffrey Stanton, Ballet Master Lauren Cooper, Development Ofﬁ cer FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Niel DePonte, Music Director & Conductor Kristan Knapp, Retail & Volunteer Manager Neville Wellman, Director of Finance & Tracey Sartorio, Executive Assistant to the Keely McIntyre, Grants Manager Operations Artistic Director & Artistic Coordinator Alison Roper, Development Associate Matt Hagen, Temporary Accounting Manager Irina Golberg, Prinicipal Accompanist Emily Tucker, Development Associate Paul Nicholson, Consultant David Saffert, Rehearsal Pianist Sam Cole, Zahra Garrett, Jason Means, Gavin Larsen, Children’s Coach THE SCHOOL OF OREGON BALLET THEATRE Caitlin Nolan, Amy Willis, Customer Olivia Pyne, Assistant Children’s Coach Anthony Jones, School Director Service Representatives Shari Goss, Interim School Administrator PRODUCTION EDUCATION OUTREACH Karin Cravotta, School Receptionist Bill Anderson, Director of Production Kasandra Gruener, Director of Education Gavin Larsen, Elise Legere, Kembe Staley, Shannon Goffe, Production Administrator Outreach Olivia Pyne, Kevin Poe, Katarina Svetlova, & Stage Manager Brook Manning, Dance Historian & Xuan Cheng*, Ye Li*, Alison Roper*, Shari Goss, Production Assistant & Child Teaching Artist Jeffrey Stanton*, School Faculty Coordinator Linda Besant, Archivist/Historian Irina Golberg, David Saffert, Chris Nickels, Michael Mazzola, Resident Lighting Hannah Downs, Zahra Banzi-Horn, Robyn Katie Pyne, Robert Huffman, Ayako Designer Ulibarri, Teaching Artists Matsuo, Susan Peck, Ray McKean, Ian Anderson-Priddy, Master Electrician Alec Pemberton, Accompanists Steve Branson, Sound Designer Playbill assistance provided by *Courtesy of OBT Pam Jett-Goodrich, First Hand Rachel Austen & Bianca McCarthy Eileen Ehlert, Wardrobe Administrator & DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING Cover Photo: Kelsie Nobriga (background). Footwear Specialist Ben Wood, Director of Development, Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert. Design Sara Beukers, Wig & Makeup Designer Marketing & Communications Services by GARD Communications.

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Nutcracker, choreographed by dance icon possibilities. Creating those memories and George Balanchine. The 86 children have sharing this unique experience is a wonderful been hard at work since September! By the holiday tradition—and one that is literally time you are sitting in your seats watching our pleasure to give to all of you. this wondrous spectacle, you will be blithely unaware of anything but the magic and the We hope your experience of OBT isn’t beauty of an experience that you are bound limited to The Nutcracker—this year we to cherish for a long, long time—but the are on a mission to DREAM, REVEAL,

Joni Kabana work leading up to this moment is intense CELEBRATE and CREATE fantastic indeed! performances throughout the entire season. he sun is shining (am I still in All the things you will see and feel in this Portland??), it is brisk, crisp and We work hard to share this wonderful wonderful performance can be experienced Tclear—it feels like winter is about experience with you year after year because in new and exciting ways in February, April to extend its chilly embrace to any and all. we know how much you like to share it with and May, too. We hope you will join us I walk downstairs from my ofﬁ ce at our your loved ones. One of my own earliest again! In the meantime, and from all of us studios in the industrial district, and as I get childhood memories is of my ﬁ rst trip into here at Oregon Ballet Theatre, we wish you closer, the familiar melodies of Tchaikovsky’s the big city and the incredibly exotic event a wonderful holiday and a New Year full of beloved score to The Nutcracker mix and of going to see a ballet! I can assure you hope and promise. mingle with the chatter of the dancers and that I remember absolutely nothing of the the general cacophony of a ballet company dancing—but I remember my excitement, hard at work. Over the course of mere days, and I remember how enthralled I was our company of 21 dancers, plus apprentices when the Christmas tree grew and grew… and advanced students at SOBT, will learn The aunt who gave me that gift has always and perfect the 76 adult parts that are been warmly remembered and thanked for Kevin Irving contained in this wonderful version of The introducing me to an entire world of magical Artistic Director

SUPPORTING OBT JUST GOT PERSONAL Special Thanks to Our Dancer Sponsors: PRINCIPAL DANCER SPONSORS Brett Bauer sponsored by Yale Popowich & Tina Skouras Xuan Cheng sponsored by John Van Buren Chauncey Parsons sponsored by Jeannine Cowles Alison Roper sponsored by Ken Hick & Cheri Cooley-Hick & Paulo Haiyan Wu sponsored by Carol Streeter & Harold Goldstein SOLOIST SPONSORS Candace Bouchard sponsored by John & Linda Lenyo Ansa Deguchi sponsored by Paulo COMPANY ARTIST SPONSORS Eva Burton sponsored by Kathleen Kelly Martina Chavez sponsored by Linda & Scott Andrews Christopher Costantini sponsored by Peter & Cassie Northrup Principal Dancer Chauncey Parsons and Sponsor Jeannine Cowles. Photo by Rachel Austen. Makino Hayashi sponsored by Karen & Mike Weddle Jordan Kindell sponsored by Dan & Don Oregon Ballet Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous support Kohhei Kuwana sponsored by Robert Aughenbaugh of our Dancer Sponsors. The Sponsor a Dancer program affords a Olivia Ornelas sponsored by Luwayne Sammons select number of patrons the chance to be affiliated with the most energetic and public part of our Company – our dancers. Specifically, APPRENTICE SPONSORS the program gives you the opportunity to become acquainted with one Ethan Schweitzer-Gaslin sponsored by Angela Polin of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s dancers and support her/him throughout the season. Dancers can be sponsored by an individual, couple, family, PROFESSIONAL DIVISION SPONSORS or corporation. Elizabeth Lloyd sponsored by Drs. Patrick & Yan Morrissey

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BALLET IN TWO ACTS, FOUR SCENES AND PROLOGUE Based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816)

MUSIC: PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY CHOREOGRAPHY: GEORGE BALANCHINE © THE GEORGE BALANCHINE TRUST OBT PREMIERE: December 11, 2003 ORIGINALLY STAGED BY: ELYSE BORNE & DARLA HOOVER WORLD PREMIERE: February 2, 1954, SET AND COSTUME DESIGN: PETER FARMER New York City Ballet, City Center of Music LIGHTING DESIGN: MICHAEL MAZZOLA and Drama in New York. The children appearing in The Nutcracker are The performance of George Balan- students of The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre chine’s The Nutcracker, a Balanchine® (Gavin Larsen, Children’s Coach) Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust® and has been produced in accordance with All photos are of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine productions of George Balanchine’s The Technique® Service standards estab- Nutcracker, choreography by George Balanchine, lished and provided by the Trust. © The George Balanchine Trust. All photos by Blaine Truitt Covert.

Left: Alison Roper as The Sugarplum Fairy (2006); Center: Kelsie Nobriga as Snowflake (2011); Right: Marie and friends in OBT’s 2009 production.

ACT ONE

It is Christmas Eve in Germany 150 years ago, and Doctor and Frau Stahlbaum, along with their children Marie and Fritz, are hosting an elegant holiday party. In a festive parlor with a splendid Christ- mas tree, they entertain their friends and relatives with games, dances and gifts. At the stroke of eight, an owl suddenly fl aps its wings over the grandfather clock in the corner of the room and the lights fl icker and fail. The party is swept with a sense of wonder as Marie’s godfather, the mysterious Herr Drosselmeier, makes a dramatic entrance with his young nephew. They have brought with them life-sized dancing toys that they unveil to the delight of the assembled guests. Drosselmeier then presents Marie with a special gift: a Nutcracker. Marie proudly shows off her new toy until Fritz, in a jealous tantrum, seizes the doll and breaks it. Drosselmeier mends the Nutcracker with his handkerchief and gives the doll to his nephew, who tucks it into a toy bed beneath the Christmas tree. After a fi nal dance, which Marie shares with the nephew, the guests say goodnight and the family goes off to bed.

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At midnight, Marie sneaks back to look for her Nutcracker. She soon falls asleep and, when she does, the room begins to change. Giant mice scurry through the shadows while the Christmas tree and the toys beneath it grow bigger and bigger. Under a now towering tree, the mice, led by their ﬁ erce King, do battle with the Nutcracker and his army of tin soldiers. It seems the mice will be triumphant until, at the very last moment, Marie throws her slipper at the King, distracting him long enough for the Nutcracker to run him through with his sword and seize victory. Exhausted, Marie falls onto her bed and is magically transported to the Land of Snow. There, where snowﬂ akes dance, she is reunited with the Nutcracker, now transformed into a handsome young Prince.

Top Left: OBT’s Mouse King; Top Right: Haiyan Wu and Yang Zou as the The Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier (2011); Center Left: Chauncey Parsons as Candy Cane (2012); Center Right: Candace Bouchard as Dewdrop; Bottom Right: Kathi Martuza as Arabian Coffee. ACT TWO The Nutcracker Prince leads Marie on a journey to the Palace of the Land of Sweets, where the Sugarplum Fairy reigns. There, the Prince tells the court how Marie saved him in his battle with the Mouse King. As a reward, the Sugarplum Fairy seats them both upon a special throne to enjoy the dancing of Spanish Hot Chocolate, Arabian Coffee, and Tea from China. Candy Canes also perform for the two, along with Marzipan Shepherdesses, Mother Ginger and her Polichi- nelles, and the beautiful Dewdrop and her ﬂ owers. As a ﬁ nal honor, the Sugar- plum Fairy and her Cavalier dance a majestic pas de deux. Marie and the Nut- cracker Prince thank the Sugarplum Fairy for her grand entertainment and everyone in the Land of Sweets gathers to bid them farewell.

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GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER

George Balanchine’s pro- roles in the Maryinsky Theatre duction of The Nutcracker production.” While he was a premiered at New York City student at the Imperial Ballet Ballet in 1954, surprisingly Academy of the Czar of Russia, enough in February rather Balanchine performed in The than December. Balanchine Nutcracker as a Mouse, the Mouse was not the fi rst to stage a full- King and the Nutcracker Prince. length Nutcracker in the United He remembered that the boys who States, however. That honor danced as mice also sang in the belongs to Willam Christensen, Balanchine as a little choir for the Snow Scene. When whose 1944 production for San boy, in the center, with Balanchine joined the Czar’s ballet Francisco Ballet began what he his sister Tamara and company after graduation, he Balanchine performing his brother Andrei. the part of Herr later called an “epidemic” of was an exciting performer of the Drosselmeier in 1958. holiday Nutcrackers. Candy Cane variation. Photo: Fred Fehl The Nutcracker was Balanchine’s fi rst Balanchine based his Nutcracker on the interpretation of a classical story ballet. “I original, which was fi rst performed in Russia have liked this ballet,” he wrote, “from the in 1892, only 12 years before he was born. and all of Tchaikovsky’s score. Throughout time I danced in it as a boy, when I did small He used the same E.T.A. Hoffmann story his life, Balanchine loved and admired Tchaikovsky’s ballet scores. “Tchaikovsky’s music helps you a lot,” he said. “You come out onstage and suddenly . . . you’re fl ying.” Balanchine’s choreography is based on Lev Ivanov’s choreography as he remembered it. The Candy Cane’s Hoop Dance, for example, is “absolutely authentic.” Balan- chine invested The Nutcracker with his own magic too, setting the Snowfl akes whirling and inventing the Dewdrop character to lead #weheartthearts the Waltz of the Flowers. We’re not just into the arts. We are the arts. We’re painters, writers and thinkers. Lovers of the ballet, the symphony, and The Schnitz. Because Terwilliger Plaza is more than a place to live, it’s a place to express yourself. From square dancing to architecture, blogging to fiber arts, we are who we are. We Children performing in the love what we love. And we support original Nutcracker in St. it. Isn’t that what self-expression is Petersburg in 1892. all about? In Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky: Interviews Learn more about how we express with George Balanchine by Solomon Volkov, ourselves – here and in the city – at: Balanchine describes memories from his terwilligerplaza.com/weheartthearts. childhood that he incorporated into his own version of The Nutcracker: “In winter we were A Community for People 62+ • terwilligerplaza.com • 503.808.7870 taken to a Christmas party at a special place

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called the Bolshoi Hall. Many Petersburg children came. We played around the tree— we played rucheyok [stream, something like London Bridge] and leapfrog—that was called slon [elephant]. We ran and skipped, but we tried not to fall down because we were all dressed up: velvet, white bows, lace collars. “Everything that appears in the second act of The Nutcracker is a candy or something tasty. In Petersburg there was a store called Eliseyevsky’s: huge glass windows, rooms big enough for a palace, high ceilings, opulent chandeliers. The store had sweets and fruits from all over the world. I used to walk past and look in the windows often. I couldn’t buy anything there; it was too expensive. But I remember the store as clearly as if I had been staring in the window just yesterday. . . I think that people like The Nutcracker so much because nowadays everyone is interested in how children used to live and play.”

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For dancers behind the curtain—as they race to ﬁ nd their next costume and jump into character—a Nutcracker performance takes many roles and even more wardrobe changes.

he lights dim in the audience, the spotlights ready their Simcoe, who changes from Dr. Stahlbaum to Mouse King to focus on the stage, and the orchestra begins the fi rst strains Candy Cane in a single performance explains, “It is challenging Tof Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. For a child in the audience knowing where to be on any given night, where to set your watching the curtains open for the fi rst time, all is magic. But costumes, what kinds of accessories you need.” Soloist Candace back stage…things tend to be a little more hectic. Bouchard agrees: “You have to slap the pointe shoes on, dress A single dancer may perform three or four roles in one and try to get warm in a short amount of time.” performance, and behind the curtain, this means knowing your With so much activity behind the scenes, the dancers make sure next role, fi nding your costume and getting into character. It means that, on stage, the magic remains. “I always picture the children in putting on pointe shoes, donning a different wardrobe and makeup the audience, so excited to watch this happen,” Bouchard explains. or, if you’re Principal Dancer Brian Simcoe, it means trying to get “We are part of something special to people in the holiday season, and inside a very large mouse costume without falling over. it’s so nice to be a part of that”...no matter what costume you wear.

OBTNUT_CostumesFeature.indd 14 12/9/13 3:15 PM FEATURE ARTISTS CANDACE BOUCHARD Marzipan Shepherdess (opening page) may look “fl uffy and sweet,” but is very technically diffi cult with “so many challenging aspects that can go wrong,” Bouchard explains. Elements of costuming can also go wrong as well. Bouchard laughs remembering one rehearsal where her prop fl ute fl ew right out of her hand during a turn, grazing another dancer’s face before smashing into the wall. “There can be a lot of surprises, but when it goes right you feel really good.” 1 Bouchard is busy in Act II. After often performing Snowfl ake in Act I, she races backstage to prepare for Spanish Hot Chocolate (1) and gets, what Bouchard refers to as, “spicy with the makeup.” But even this comes with its own challenges behind the curtain: “I will draw on spit curls with eyeliner to make it fun, but then you have to take it off for your next character and put it back on for the fi nale.” Whew!

Bouchard enjoys Arabian Coffee (2), her newest role in the production that she has performed the last few years, because “it’s fun, sultry and different”—a step away from the classical feel of the other roles. “You feel kind of sunk into the ground for a little bit, which 2 is a nice change.” Plus, it’s a chance to get out of the frilly tutu for a bit.

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Bouchard often goes from removing her Spanish Hot Chocolate makeup to donning Flower’s (3) ﬂ owing skirt—“any chance I get to swoosh the skirt, I do,” Bouchard laughs—before transforming once again into another character for the ﬁ nale. “There are times 3 you feel really frantic because you have to go on in a few minutes and you’re trying to get ready as fast as you can,” she explains. “Anytime you’re not on stage performing you are changing.”

When not performing Flower, Bouchard revels in performing Dewdrop (4), her favorite role. “I have a lot of personal choice in it. It’s very demanding, but it’s also very rewarding every time you get through it. I have the most play with it and the most options.” Almost as many options as her costume choices.

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Dr. Stahlbaum (1), Simcoe’s ﬁ rst costume As soon as Simcoe donned the Mouse After his fun as the Mouse King, Simcoe of the performance, allows him the freedom King (2) costume, he jumped right into must clamber out of heavy body suit and to improvise with the other characters on character, striking poses and ready to run to ﬁ nd his next role. The costume stage during the raucous party scene. After attack the then-absent Nutcracker Prince. change for Simcoe’s Spanish Hot this role, Simcoe rushes off stage to begin Simcoe jokes, “I have a mask on, so I can Chocolate (3) might take longer than the climbing into the rather hefty Mouse King do whatever I want since no one knows dance lasts on stage. Simcoe describes the costume with assistance from wardrobe to who I am.” He adds that its always fun to dance as a “short burst of energy. It’s fast, keep the heavy mouse head from falling off die on stage and get carried off. “It’s very there’s a lot to do, and it feels like it is over (like it did repeatedly during the photo shoot). dramatic,” he laughs. in seconds, but it’s a lot of fun.”

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Simcoe may also change into his Candy Cane (4) wardrobe on any given performance night, a role which ranks number one on this year’s list of favorites. After a fi ve-year break, Simcoe is glad to be (quite literally) jumping back into the role. “I love all the jumps—especially jumping through the hoop!” 4 Cavalier (5), another favorite, allows a bit of a costume change respite for Simcoe as he doesn’t don any other costumes while in this character. Instead of running around behind the curtain fi nding his next wardrobe change, Simcoe has to wait…and wait… over an hour and a half into the performance to fi nally leap on stage. Simcoe doesn’t mind the wait though—besides, he likes watching as the magic unfolds.

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KEVIN IRVING She danced with Pacifi c Northwest Ballet, NIEL DEPONTE Artistic Director Pacifi c Ballet Theatre, Ballet Oregon, Ballet Music Director & Conductor of Los Angeles, Ballet Chicago and James As a dancer, Kevin Irving appeared with Sewell Dance, and also performed in the Niel DePonte has been the Music Direc- the Alvin Ailey Training Ensemble, Elisa touring company of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s tor for OBT and its predecessor, Pacifi c Bal- Monte Dance Company, Les Grands Ballets The Phantom of the Opera. Kipp danced let Theatre, since 1985. He has appeared as a Canadiens (as a soloist and principal dancer) principal roles in George Balanchine’s guest conductor for Boston Ballet, the Ballet of and with American icon Twyla Tharp. Rubies, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Square the Mussorgsky (Maly) Theatre in St. Peters- In 1994, Kevin retired from the stage to Dance, Concerto Barocco and Apollo, and burg, Russia, and at the Nureyev Ballet Festi- take a position as ballet master and head of appeared as the Cowgirl in Agnes De Mille’s val. He has also conducted symphonic, pops the artistic department with Nacho Duato’s Rodeo. Prior to joining OBT in 2004, and youth concerts with the symphonies of Compañia Nacional de Danza in Spain. The she was the Ballet Department Head for Oregon, Syracuse and Charlotte, among oth- company, under the direction of the famed the school of Spectrum Dance Theater in ers. He is Artistic Director and conductor of Spanish choreographer, toured extensively Seattle, as well as the company’s Rehearsal the Young Artists Debut! concerto concert and and was generally considered to be one of the Director. served as Bel Canto Northwest’s opera conduc- foremost contemporary ballet troupes in the tor for three seasons. He was a 2003 Grammy world. From 2002 to 2007, Kevin was the JEFFREY STANTON Award nominee for “Best Instrumental Solo- Artistic Director of The Goteborg Ballet; Ballet Master ist Performance with Orchestra” for his per- the company under Kevin’s leadership made formance of Tomas Svoboda’s Concerto for a complete turn-around and was named the Originally from Santa Cruz, California, Marimba with the Oregon Symphony. As most important dance company in Sweden Jeffrey Stanton trained at San Francisco Ballet founder of MetroArts, Inc., he was named a by Ballet International Magazine in 2007. School and the School of American Ballet. Local Hero by Bank of America in 2006 for Since 2007 Kevin has been based in the In addition to classical ballet, he also studied his work with the MetroArts Kids Camp sum- U.S., while still maintaining a vast network of ballroom, jazz and tap dancing. He joined mer arts program. Ekho was his latest in a series contacts abroad. He has been a frequent guest San Francisco Ballet in 1989 and left to join of compositions and arrangements written for teacher and répétiteur with companies and Pacifi c Northwest Ballet as a member of the the ballet stage, which include: Christopher schools such as Alvin Ailey American Dance corps de ballet in 1994. He was promoted to Stowell’s Adin, Carmen and A Midsummer Theater, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Juilliard, soloist in 1995 and was made a principal in Night’s Dream; Houston Ballet’s 2002 produc- etc. He had an ongoing relationship with 1996. Jeffrey retired in 2011 following a 23- tion of Peter Pan; and OBT’s 1993 version of The Royal Danish Ballet from 2007-2012, year career. The Nutcracker. He holds a Master’s degree rehearsing and coaching works by Duato, He originated leading roles in Susan and Performer’s Certifi cate from the Eastman Kylian, Balanchine and Robbins. Irving was also Stroman’s TAKE FIVE…More or Less; School of Music and a degree in Education Associate Director at dance company Morphoses Stephen Baynes’ El Tango; Donald Byrd’s from the State University of New York. (2011-2012) as the company re-emerged from a Seven Deadly Sins; Val Caniparoli’s The creative hiatus. He has continued to stage ballets Bridge; Nicolo Fonte’s Almost Tango and MICHAEL MAZZOLA by Nacho Duato and American choreographer Within/Without; Kevin O’Day’s Aract Resident Lighting Designer Nicolo Fonte and is the Founder/Director of and [soundaroun(d)ance]; Kent Stowell’s Michael Mazzola’s critically acclaimed I-DANCE, a non-profi t organization that sends Carmen, Palacios Dances and Silver Lining; lighting has been seen in venues all over the teachers and choreographers to Latin American and Christopher Stowell’s Zaïs. U.S. and Europe, ranging from opera houses dance communities. He was appointed Artistic Stanton has performed as a guest artist for to circus tents to outdoor amphitheaters. The Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre in June 2013. Le Gala des Étoiles in Montreal, Prague Gala of Stars, and the TITAS Command Performance three-time New York Dance and Performance of International Ballet in Dallas, Texas. In 2000, Award-winner has designed lighting most re- LISA KIPP cently for OBT, the Bebe Miller Company, Rehearsal Director he participated in The George Balanchine Foundation’s Interpreters Archive series, dancing Stuttgart Ballet, Pacifi c Northwest Ballet, the Lisa Kipp began studying ballet in excerpts from Balanchine’s Episodes, coached by Royal Ballet of Flanders, San Francisco Ballet, Olympia, Washington, and fi nished her Melissa Hayden. He is also featured on the 1999 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Liz Lerman training at Pacifi c Northwest Ballet School. danceWORKS fi tness video. Dance Exchange and Whim W’Him.

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Widely regarded as the foremost choreographer in 20th cen- tury ballet, George Balanchine was at the helm of New York City Ballet from its creation in 1948 until his death in 1983. He was born in St. Pe- tersburg, Russia, in 1904 and found an early outlet for his creativity as a member of the legendary Paris company, Ballets Russes. Later, he worked in Denmark and Britain and with the new Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo before forming his own company, Les Ballets, in Paris. In 1934, Mr. Balanchine co-founded the School of American Ballet in New York. This eventually led to the formation of the prestigious New York City Ballet and International Perspective the creation of hundreds of diverse works. In Individual Focus 1983, shortly before he died, Mr. Balanchine 8500 NW JOHNSON STREET | PORTLAND, OR was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. WWW.FAISPDX.ORG | 503.292.7776 His ballets have become a part of nearly every major company’s repertory.

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Kevin Poe began his training in Portland, and went on to dance as a Soloist with Houston Ballet and as a Princi- pal with the Dallas Ballet. He performed the role of Mr. Mistoffelees in the musical Cats, both on Broadway and throughout Europe. He is married to former OBT dancer Nicole Cuevas and is the co-owner of New Heights Physical Therapy clinic in Portland. He has frequently performed character roles in OBT productions including Drosselmeier in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, the Tu- tor in Swan Lake and Bottom in A Midsum- mer Night’s Dream. Kevin teaches both men’s and women’s classes for School of Oregon Ballet Theatre.

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ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I Brenda Liu CLARINET PERCUSSION Nelly Kovalev, Concertmaster Kim Burton Mike Anderson, Principal* Gordon Rencher, Principal Eva Richey, Assistant Melanie Yamada Brian Gardiner, Principal* Concertmaster* CELLO Robin Baldino Hamilton Cheifetz, Principal BASSOON TIMPANI Casey Bozell Katherine Schultz, Assistant Steve Vacchi, Principal Jeff Peyton, Principal Elizabeth Peyton Principal Elizabeth Paterson Sarah Roth Corey Averill HARP Hai-Jin Kim Dieter Ratzlaf FRENCH HORN Jenny Lindner, Principal Irene Gadeholt Justin Kagan Steve Hayworth, Principal Paloma Grifﬁ n Allan Stromquist KEYBOARD Justin Mackewich BASS Mike Hettwer Yoko Greeney, Principal* Jim McLennan Dave Anderson, Principal* Leander Star David Parmeter, Assistant VIOLIN II Principal* TRUMPET Orchestra Personnel Manager Janet Dubay, Principal Garrett Jallesma, Assistant Charley Butler, Principal* Janet George Janet George, Assistant Principal Principal* Robert Rutherford Ann Medellin Music Librarians Camilla Scott FLUTE TROMBONE Kirsten Norvell Linda Vasey Georgeanne Ries, Principal Henry Henniger, Principal Rachel Rencher Lisbeth Dreier Sarah Tiedemann Dave Bryan Luise Grube Lars Campbell *denotes acting title OBOE Italics denotes substitute VIOLA Kelly Gronli, Principal TUBA Angelika Furtwangler, Principal* Alan Juza Seth Horner, Principal Hillary Schoap, Assistant Principal*

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BRETT BAUER XUAN CHENG CHAUNCEY PARSONS Brett Bauer is from Xuan Cheng is from Chauncey Parsons is from Berkeley, California. He Hunan, China. She joined Santa Barbara, California. joined OBT in 2010 as OBT in 2011. She has He joined OBT in 2008 a Soloist and was pro- also danced with Guang- as a Soloist and was promo- moted to Principal in zhou Ballet of China, La ted to Principal in 2009. BY JONI KABANA 2011. He has also danced La La Human Steps and He has also danced with

with San Francisco Ballet. with Les Grands Ballets State Street Ballet, Colo- PHOTOS Canadiens. rado Ballet and The SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY Washington Ballet. Yale Popowich & Tina Skouras John Van Buren Jeannine Cowles

ALISON ROPER BRIAN SIMCOE * HAIYAN WU Alison Roper is from Port- Brian Simcoe is from Haiyan Wu is from Bei- land, Maine. She joined Grants Pass, Oregon. He jing, China. She joined OBT as an apprentice joined OBT as an OBT in 2011. She has in 1996 and was named apprentice in 2004 and also danced with The Principal in 2007. She was promoted to Soloist National Ballet of China has also danced with in 2011. He trained with and Miami City Ballet. Trey McIntyre Project Beach Ballet Arts Center and Christopher Wheel- and Paciﬁ c Northwest SPONSORED BY don’s Morphoses. Ballet School. SPONSORED BY Ken Hick & Cheri Cooley Carol Streeter & Hick & Paulo Harold Goldstein

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CANDACE BOUCHARD ANSA DEGUCHI YE LI Candace Bouchard is from Ansa Deguchi is from Ye Li is from Liaoning, St. Louis, Missouri. She Nagoya, Japan. She joined China. He joined OBT joined OBT as an appren- OBT as an apprentice in as a Soloist in 2011. He tice in 2003 and was 2003 and was promoted has also danced with promoted to Soloist in to Soloist in 2007. She Guangzhou Ballet of 2008. She trained with trained with Chika Goto China and Les Grands St. Louis Ballet, Central Step Works Ballet and Ballets Canadiens. Pennsylvania Youth Ballet City Ballet School in San SPONSORED BY and Ballet Academy East. SPONSORED BY Francisco. John & Linda Lenyo Paulo

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JARED BRUNSON EVA BURTON MARTINA CHAVEZ Jared Allan Brunson, a Eva Burton is from Martina Chavez is from Saint Petersburg, Fl. na- Woodland Hills, Califor- San Antonio, Texas. tive, trained at the Acad- nia. She joined OBT She joined OBT as an emy of Ballet Arts and the in 2010. She trained apprentice in 2006 and Pinellas County Center with San Francisco Bal- was promoted to the for the Arts. Before join- let School. company in 2007. She ing OBT in 2013, Jared trained with Maryland danced with BalletX in Youth Ballet. Philadelphia. SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY Linda & Kathleen Kelly Scott Andrews

JENNIFER CHRISTIE CHRISTOPHER ADAM HARTLEY Jennifer Christie was COSTANTINI Adam Hartley is from born in Michigan and Christopher Costantini Orange, California. He trained at the Profes- was born in Milan, Italy. joined OBT as an ap- sional Division program He joined OBT in 2012 prentice and was promo- at Paciﬁ c Northwest after training at San Fran- ted to the company Ballet. She was an OBT cisco Ballet School. in 2011. He trained apprentice before joining with Paciﬁ c Coast Aca- the company in 2013. demy of Dance. SPONSORED BY Peter & Cassie Northrup

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ROPER AND SULTANOV TOGETHER AGAIN ONE LAST TIME By Bianca McCarthy

here are partnerships and there are Bringing Sultanov back to dance with a young family, the two were keen to develop legendary partnerships. Principal Roper in Bolero was the inspired idea of new their own business, and the pair has been Dancer Alison Roper has had the Artistic Director Kevin Irving: “My fi rst ever quite successful. chance to partner with some fantastic viewing of OBT was at the 2008 premiere of Meanwhile, Roper has continued to male dancers throughout her career, but Bolero. The combination of Roper’s strength, be a mainstay of the company going from the partnership that most would consider abandon and daring with Sultanov’s long triumph to triumph. Reviewing her recent legendary in her case is that with Artur lines and masculine grace made a huge performance in OBT’s October DREAM Sultanov. “When Artur retired [in 2012] impression on me. I will never forget the program, Catherine Thomas of The I felt like a part of my career concluded. volcanic eruption of applause and cheers Oregonian said: “Roper inhabits romantic I’ve never danced with any other person as when the curtain went down on that fi rst intimacy, free-wheeling comedy and scul- much and as frequently and with so much performance. Selfi shly, I wanted to have that ptural abstraction with utter command of intensity and concentration as with Artur,” experience again, and I instinctively knew her craft.” shares Roper. that there had to be many other audience Alison herself is extremely excited for Artur was a well-loved principal dancer goers here in Portland who would feel the the chance to reunite on stage with Artur. with OBT for nine years, from 2003-2012, exact same way! On top of all that—all of “The few times I’ve danced with him since and when he retired he left a big hole in the dancers are looking forward to having he retired I feel like I’ve come home again. the hearts of many Portland ballet lovers. Artur back in the studio again, if only for a I can try anything and see what he does in In honor of Alison’s upcoming retirement, little while. He is very inspiring to the entire response. I feel especially lucky to dance Artur has been coaxed out of his own company.” Fonte’s Bolero, which was created specifi cally retirement back to the stage of the Keller to Artur was only 32 when he left his for us and our skills and interest in physical dance with Roper one last time! As a special performing career behind in order to open a exploration. Exploring the possible ways to gift to OBT’s fans, Roper and Sultanov will school with his wife Cynthia. The Sultanov move our bodies individually and together reprise their legendary partnership in Nicolo Russian Ballet Academy opened in the through space has been a hallmark of our Fonte’s tour de force ballet Bolero at every Cedar Mill area of Beaverton in 2010 as a partnering relationship.” performance of OBT’s REVEAL program, pre-professional ballet training school for Bolero Choreographer Nicolo Fonte was February 22 – March 1, 2014. children ages 5-17. As an entrepreneur with at fi rst very reluctant to take on such a well-

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known score as Ravel’s Bolero—especially Artur, was just a thrill for me to create and with all the associations it carries including watch, especially since they were obviously Portland Bo Derek in the movie 10 and Torvill and having so much fun together,” shares Fonte. Performing Arts Dean’s Olympic ice dancing routine. But “When Artur and I dance together I don’t Playbills when he fi rst saw Alison and Artur at the think about anything but him, breathing very beginning of the creation process: “It all with him and the physics of what we are Come to your began to fall into place for me. I knew that creating on the stage together,” says Roper. iPad! these two were going to be at the center of According to dance critic Martha Visit the iTunes Store the creation; I started with an enigmatic solo Ullman-West, “If ever there was a red- or pdxartsmedia.com for Alison, soon adding Artur in ... I was just blooded American ballet, it’s this one.” for free app downloads of so fascinated to see these two giants alternate See this fi ery ballet as it was meant to be every program in the between playful seduction, and out-and-out seen with Roper and Sultanov this coming 2013-2014 season. sparks fl ying! The last duet for them, with February when Oregon Ballet Theatre Alison throwing herself through the air to presents REVEAL.

LEFT PHOTO: Principal Dancers Alison Roper and Artur Sultanov in OBT’s production of Nicolo Fonte’s Bolero. Photo by Angela Sterling.

OTHER PHOTOS: Roper and Sultanov in Fonte’s Bolero in 2010 at Portland’s Keller Auditorium. Photos by Blaine Truitt Covert.

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Gluten Free Ginger Molasses Cookies Reprinted with permission from Sweet Cravings: 50 Seductive Desserts for a Gluten-Free Lifestyle by Kyra Bussanich (Ten Speed Press, © 2013). Photo Credit: Leela Cyd Makes 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups butter, 3 cups granulated sugar, 1 cup packed dark brown sugar, 1 cup molasses, 4 eggs, 2 cups sweet white rice ﬂ our, 2 cups tapioca starch, 2 cups potato starch, 1-1/2 cups millet ﬂ our, 1/2 cup cornstarch, 1 Tbsp plus 1-1/2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp xanthan gum, 1 tsp salt, 1 Tbsp plus 1 tsp ground ginger, 2-1/2 tsp cinnamon, 2-1/2 tsp cloves

Instructions: 1. Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, 2 cups of the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, and the molasses on high speed until very light and fl uffy. Don’t rush this step: it may take 5 minutes or more. Add the eggs, one at a time, and blend thoroughly, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl. In a large bowl, combine the fl ours, starches, cornstarch, baking soda, xanthan gum, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in 3 additions, mixing on low speed after each addition. Chill until cool and fi rm, about an hour. 2. Preheat the oven to 300°F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper. 3. Scoop the dough into golf ball-sized scoops and roll in the remaining cup of granulated sugar. Place the dough balls on the baking sheets 3 inches apart. Bake until set to the touch and lightly golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. If using multiple baking sheets at once, bake for 6 minutes, then rotate and continue baking until the cookies are done.

Wassail Recipe courtesy of Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Clyde Common http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com

Ingredients: 1 cup water, 2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg, 1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger, 6 cloves, 1/2 tsp mace, 6 allspice berries, cinnamon stick, 2 pounds sugar, 4 × 750 ml bottles sherry, 12 eggs, separated, 375 ml brandy, 6 apples, cored and baked

Instructions: In a covered 12-quart stockpot, bring water to a boil. Add nutmeg, allspice, ginger, cloves, mace and cinnamon. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add sugar and sherry and heat until the sugar dissolves completely. Beat the egg yolks and whites separately; fold together. Put egg mixture in a large bowl, and slowly add the heated mixture to the eggs, 1/4 cup at a time at ﬁ rst, stirring each addition to slowly heat the eggs. Once the brew has been thoroughly mixed, add the brandy and the baked apples. Keep Wassail in a large crock pot on low heat to prevent the eggs from curdling. If you don’t have a crock pot, keep it on the stove on low, but be very careful: even on low heat this mixture will get hot—quickly.

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Hot Chocolate Chai Recipe courtesy the Smith Tea Blog http://www.smithtea.com Makes two 8oz servings in 6 minutes

Ingredients for Hot Chocolate Chai: 2 cups lowfat milk 2 sachets of Smith Chai or 2 Tbsp loose leaf Chai 1/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder 2 Tbsp vanilla-infused simple syrup

Ingredients for fresh Whipped Cream: 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

Instructions for Hot Chocolate2 Chai: Steam or froth milk that has been heated to 190°F (88°C). Steep the chai sachet in the milk for 5 minutes. Discard biodegradable tea sachet. Stir in cocoa powder and vanilla simple syrup into the chai-infused milk until sweet, chocolatey and well-combined. The classic tale Pour into two mugs to serve. of friendship you Instructions for Whipped Cream: Chill a bowl and whisk (or an electric know and love! mixer’s whisk attachment) in a freezer for 10 to 15 minutes. Place the cinnamon powder in the bowl before adding the jan 18-feb 16 heavy whipping cream. Whisk vigorously newmark TheaTre until the cream reaches stiff peaks. Extra whipped cream can be stored in an air-tight container and rejuvenated by whisking for about 30 seconds. Spoon or pipe whipped Tickets start at $15 cream on top of served Hot Chocolate Chai. Dust lightly with cinnamon powder or with a cinnamon stick to garnish. www.octc.org

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Sticky Toffee Gingerbread Recipe courtesy of Michelle Vernier of Imperial Restaurant Portland Published November 16, 2012, on http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com Serves 12 Ingredients for the Cake: 1 cup dark beer (stout or porter), 1 cup molasses, 1½ tsp baking soda, 3 eggs, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, 1½ sticks butter, melted, 2 Tbsp grated fresh ginger, 2 cups all-purpose fl our, 1½ tsp baking powder, 1 Tbsp ground ginger, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg (1) Preheat oven to 350. (2) Butter and fl our a 9-by-9-by-2-inch pan, tapping out excess fl our. (3) Bring beer and molasses to a simmer in a large pot, remove from heat, and whisk in

baking soda (mixture will bubble up and triple in volume). PHOTO BY LINCOLN BARBOUR - WWW.LINCOLNBARBOUR.COM (4) Whisk together eggs, sugar, brown sugar, applesauce, melted butter and ginger in a large bowl. (5) Whisk in dry ingredients. (6) Add hot beer mixture slowly, and whisk. (7) Mix batter using a spatula to ensure it is completely blended, and scrape into prepared pan. (8) Bake for 1 hour, or until cake feels ﬁ rm to the touch and a skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs, and remove, keeping oven on. For the Toffee Sauce: (make while the cake bakes) 1¼ sticks butter, 1½ cups sugar, 1½ Tbsp honey, 1½ cups heavy cream, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp vanilla extract

(1) Combine butter, sugar and honey in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil. (2) Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is a deep toffee brown color, about 15-20 minutes. (3) Remove pot from the stove and slowly whisk in cream (mixture will steam). (4) Whisk in salt and vanilla. (5) Spoon 1½ cups toffee sauce over the baked cake and return to oven for an additional 4 minutes, then let cool for 20 minutes before serving. (6) Top with additional toffee sauce and whipped cream, if desired. MAKE IT AHEAD! This cake can be refrigerated for up to three days, and the toffee sauce can be refrigerated for up to one week

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Oregon Ballet Theatre would like to express its sincere gratitude to those listed below for gifts received November 1, 2012 – November 20, 2013. Donations received after this period will appear in the next playbill in February.

TOUR DE FORCE ($25,000 AND ABOVE) ANONYMOUS SUE HORN-CASKEY & RICK CASKEY ARLENE SCHNITZER JEANNINE COWLES CARY JACKSON MARY TOOZE, IN MEMORIAM KEN HICK & CHERI COOLEY-HICK PETE MARK, IN HONOR OF MARY MARK JOHN VAN BUREN HENRY & AMBER HILLMAN DEVIN MEGY GREGORY K. & MARY C. HINCKLEY JEAN PIERCE

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000-$24,999) ANONYMOUS LAURA S. MEIER WENDY WARREN & THOMAS BROWN THOMAS & ELIZABETH GEWECKE BRAD & NANCY MILLER MIKE & KAREN WEDDLE KATHLEEN KELLY SHARON & ADAM MIRARCHI BARBARA YEAGER JOHN LENYO PAULO SHEILA & ROSS LIENHART YALE POPOWICH, M.D. & TINA SKOURAS NANCY LOCKE & DON HARRIS CAROL STREETER & HAROLD GOLDSTEIN

POINTE SOCIETY

BRAVURA POINTE SOCIETY ($5,000–$9,999)

ANONYMOUS KAREN & BILL EARLY JANICE ORLOFF THOMAS ANDERSON & JACK BLUMBERG LETA & MARK GORMAN JOHN PATCHETT & CYNTHIA IBARRA LINDA & SCOTT ANDREWS CHARLES L. JONES LUWAYNE SAMMONS ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH MARGARET KRETSCHMAR DR. KATHY ZELLER & DR. DAVID HILL DAN BERGSVIK & DON HASTLER DR. DOLORES LEON & DR. FERNANDO LEON LINDA BESANT & MARTHA GOETSCH PETER & CASSIE NORTHRUP

ASSOLUTA POINTE SOCIETY ($3,500–$4,999)

ANONYMOUS LANE HICKEY DEAN M. RICHARDSON DIANE BRODIE TANYA & JOHN HUG MARY ROSE & MAXWELL WHIPPS KATHIE BRODIE JUDY KELLEY JONE SAMPSON & SAM WEIRICH RICHARD LOUIS BROWN & THOMAS MARK JUDY & LOUIS MCCRAW VIRGINIA SEWELL EVELYN CURIOSO & PRASHANTH VALLABHANATH ANGELA POLIN

PREMIER POINTE SOCIETY ($2,000–$3,499)

ANONYMOUS DRS. DAVID & KATHARINE HOPKINS VIRGINIA NELSON BRENT BARTON & LIZ FULLER BARTON KEN IVEY ELLEN & CARL NIELSEN JOHN & TORY BATES JAN JACOBSEN & PAUL HART JOHN & GINGER NIEMEYER JILLIAN & RON CAIN LOREN & HEATHER JENKINS MILO & BEVERLY ORMSETH LYN & CHARLES CAMERON NICHOLAS & STAVROULA KONIDARIS LORI & MIKE RUSSELL GUILLERMINA V. CHAVEZ MAI LEOPOLD, IN HONOR OF DOMINIQUE LEOPOLD JORDAN D. SCHNITZER DR. DENNIS CRAWFORD KATHLEEN LEWIS JACQUELINE M. SCHUMACHER MARYANNE DEGOEDE DEREK & LYDIA LIPMAN FUND OF THE OREGON CAROL & TOM SHULTS DEAN & KATHI DORDEVIC JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DR. ALBERT & VICTORIA STARR RITA M. & JOHN G. DUYN JEROME MAGILL JOAN W. STERRETT CHARLES & BARBARA EDGERTON PHILLIP MARGOLIN MURIEL T. STOLZ SUSAN & BOB FRANZEN M. AND L. MARKS FAMILY FUND OF THE OREGON BOB SWEENEY & CATE MILLAR BRITT FROME & AMER MIRZA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAVID & EILEEN THREEFOOT WILLIAM E. GAAR & LAUREN E. BARNES MARILYN MCIVER RANDY & MOLLY TRAUTMAN RICHARD GIBSON & CAROL PETERKORT KIRSTEN & RICHARD MENEGHELLO ROBERT TROTMAN & BILL HETZELSON KATHLEEN GLEESON MARY M. MEYER CYNTHIA WALLACE MARILYN & HANS GRUNBAUM PEGGY MILLER TOBY & LINDA WARSON TOM & SANDY HAGEMAN DRS. PATRICK & YAN MORRISSEY, IN HONOR OF JAY WILT JAMEY HAMPTON & ASHLEY ROLAND ELIZABETH LLOYD SUSAN & JIM WINKLER RONALD & JENNIFER HAPKE KEN & HANA MOYLE FRAN & MIKE WOOLSEY ANDREW & ILENE HARRIS ANNE MUELLER & LARS C. LARSEN SANDRA & STEPHEN HOLMES MARK A. & PATRICIA MUELLER

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PRINCIPAL DANCER’S CIRCLE ($1,000–$1,999)

Anonymous Valarie Grudier Edwards Laurie Hamilton & Elise Legere & James Carolyn & John Parchinsky Jeremy Shibley & Romalia Inga Bennett Katie & Mike Erickson Kaleigh Young Mitchell Jane S. Partridge Stickney-Shibley Kay Bristow Nancy & Paul Frisch Angela Irvine & Shawn Cohrs Diane & Tom Macdonald Roger Pollock Corinne & Lindsay Stewart Suzanne Bromschwig & Christine D. Gay Bernice Ivey Bianca & Ryan McCarthy William & Nancy Rosenfeld John A. Thoren William Dolan Richard & Juliana Gellman Candace Jennings & Gilbert Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Fund of The Oregon Heike & Eric Von der Heyden Nancy & Andy Bryant Jeanne-Marie Guise & Alex Rodriguez McDonald Community Foundation Karen Vorderstrasse Diane Collier Herzberg Helen L. Kreigh Laurie & Gilbert Meigs Gilbert & Barbara Shibley Walter E. & Nancy P. Weyler James F. & Nancy M. Dalton Perry Lee Steve Neighorn

SOLOIST DANCER’S CIRCLE ($500–$999)

Anonymous Kristine Denslow & Don J. Hendrickson & Lucia Markovic Katherine Raff Claudia & Clark Taylor Kirby & Amy Allen Sherman Gavette Carole L. Souvenir Dan & Jackie Moore Carol E. Ratzlaf Dr. Marilyn L. Rudin & John Bagg Leigh & Leslie Dolin Charlene & Eldon Hout Dona M. & Robert E. Morris Sue & Gary Reynolds Richard S. Testut, Jr. Cheryl Balkenhol Peter W. Edgerton Marjorie M. & Stephen Nathan Family Charitable George & Mildred Robles Peter Vennewitz Gretchen Bauer Mark Erickson Kafoury Fund of The Oregon Alice Rogan Claire & Peter Warton Ron & Linda Borkan Conrad Eustis & Roberta Stephen Karakashian Community Foundation Claire H. Russell Richard Wasserman Warren W. Braley, Jr. Kanter Cynthia Kirk & Jim Leisy Jay & McKay Nutt Samuel R. Sadler Weiss Fund of The Oregon Megan Brodie James R. Golden Mary Klein & Francis T. Suzann & Dennis Ott Leslie Sammons Community Foundation Marianne Buchwalter Melissa & Robert Good Schneider Dr. Rodney I. & Sandi Page Carol & Steven Sandor James H. Winkler John Alex Carlson Barbara & Marvin Gordon- Leonard Kuhl Elsa & Magnolia Pollock Kimberly & Robert Schmieg Carol & Rick Crawford Lickey Mary & Joseph Labadie J. Scott Pritchard Jaymi & Francis Sladen Richard & Cheryl Hardy Vida & Jonathan Lohnes Gary Prohaska Sue Stegmiller & William Joy

COMPANY ARTIST DANCER’S CIRCLE ($250–$499)

Anonymous Ralph K. Cook, Jr. Mark Hochgesang Gary LeClair & Janice Friend Roma Peyser & OB O’Brien Judith & Gordon Umaki The Acorn Fund of The John M. & Sherie P. Corley Jack D. Hoffman Jill & Richard Lee Theresa Papas & David May Barbara & Vernon Utz Oregon Community Paris Cote Maryanne & David Holman Joyce Loeb Stasi Phillips Rick Veit Foundation Arthur & Winnifred Danner Robert H. & Cecelia Martha J. Logan Gerald Pittman Drs. R. Bastian & Barbara Kelsey Anglin Niel DePonte Huntington Fund of Anne Lynch & Jim Anderson Kevin Poe & Nicole Cuevas Wagner Family Charitable Paula M. Arsenault Josephine Drew & T. Robert The Oregon Community Austin & Doris Mack Charles & Ruth Poindexter Fund Gennaro & Marilyn Avolio Knowles Foundation Linda J. Magness Peter H. Reader Maryanne Wakeﬁ eld Charles G. Barany Anne Egan & Tim Pat & Gary Jacobsen John F. Mathews Mark Rittenbaum Philip Walchli Tom Bard Macnichol Jerry Jeli Oscar & Mary Mayer Carolyn & Hank Robb April Walker Antony & Amy Barton Justin Oskar Englund David Jensen Caryl McIvor Barbara Roper Kent & Susan Ward Barbara & Sidney Bass Doris Ennis Fletcher & Ellin Johnson Susan Sammons Meyer & Miriam & Charles Rosenthal David Wardell Nola & Paul Becket Mary & John Evans Becky & Jarrett Jones Dennis Meyer Davia & Ted Rubenstein Patti & Jeff Warner P & P Benninghoff Philip Fidler & Jane Cummins Tiffany Jorgensen Robert E. Monson Daniel & Kathleen Saucy Michelle & Steve Watson Walter Bowen Rebecca Fleischman Marcia Kahn & Howard Bertha A. Moseson Drs. Martha Sharman & Bruce Weber Charles Brasher & Betty Lavis Zoe & Charles Foster Rosenbaum Martha Moyer Warren Reid Judy & Benjamin Werner Irene & Patrick Burk Ray & Joyce Gee Marilou Kelly Denise Mullen Eric Skinner Dave & Shawn West Connie Butler Gail C. Gengler Paul Kerley Melissa & Bob Naito Gary & Lydia Slangan Janet Williamson Susan Carey Teri Gerlt Laura Korman & Chris Hill Tammy Neeley John D. Smith V Reed & Christina Wilson Chuck Carson William Gilliland Richard Kozak Nicole Nelson Matthew Soloman Dave Young Dawn Cheek Helen A. Goodwin Victor & Tammie Krisciunas Rob Nelson Les & Elizabeth Stoessl Tamara Yunker Timothy & Theresa Chen Kasandra & Robert Gruener Nancy Lapaglia & Stephen John Parry & Andrea Sue & John Stringer Nancy & John Zernel Lawrence & Catherine Chow Beth Harper Slusarski Hibbard George & Nancy Thorn Kurt R. & Heather Zimmer Judith Lynne Collins Bobby & Lauren Heagerty Mary N. Laughlin Melissa & Steven Peterman Glen F. Ulmer & Marcelo Alan Coogan & Frank Hilton Beatrice & John Hedlund Abigail & Don Lawton Dennis Petrequin Santibanez

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oin us at The Benson, 309 SW Broadway in Portland, January 30th, from 5pm until 8pm for a special wine and food event to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Oregon and JSouthwest Washington. Taste current wine releases from Ken Wright Cellars and over 2 dozen other Yamhill-Carlton producers. To accompany our wine, concert rock violinist Aaron Meyer and guitarist Tim Ellis will be performing for your listening pleasure and The Benson will be preparing a spectacular menu for your enjoyment. Tickets are $100 per person and can only be purchased online at the Yamhill-Carlton AVA website, http://www.yamhillcarlton.org For questions regarding the event please either email: [email protected] or call (503) 852-7070. To arrange for hotel accommodations at The Benson, please call (888) 523-6766 or go to http://coa.st/qpg5. Please join us for an evening of terrific food and wine while supporting a most worthy cause!

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APPRENTICE DANCER’S CIRCLE ($100-$249)

Anonymous Julia & Robert Ball John Bissonnette & Virginia Robert Carlson Gretchen Dakin Margaret & David Jeans David & Katherine Abdun-Nur Rebecca & Edward Bard Smith Carolyn & Walter Carr Judy Dauble Lenka Jelinek & Veronica Aguilar-Guerrero Jeanette Bardsley Merv & Jan Blas David G. Cassard Gail Hayes Davis Geoff Peters James Alterman David Barey Stephen Bloom Sandy Chamness Marye Davis Joanne Jene J. Robert Alvis Linda Barkus Mary & Dean Boyer Pat & Jack Clopper William DeBolt & Martha Jonathan & Suzanne Jensen Jenny Anderson Tom & Molly Bartlett Joyce Brehm Tamara Cook Graner Trish Jilot Patricia & John C. Andrews Howard Beckerman Alan Brickley Thomas & Marilyn Councell Nancy Delbrueck Damien & Katie Jo Johnson Sandra Armstrong Richard Beckwith Karin P. Brocksbank Terri Cross Martha Dibblee Dennis Johnson Andrea & Steve Arnot Janice Belknap Julia & Eugene Brown Lorie and Dan Crowell Julia Dolan Mary Johnson Wade Askew The Beller Family Denis Burger & Elaine McCall Cynthia & Christopher Edward J. Doyle, MD Elizabeth Baker Joste Sharon Atwater Laurie Benjamin Kenneth Burton Cunningham Cynthia R. & Thomas V. Allison Juster Ashby Baldock Barry & Jacqueline Bennett Robert C. Byrne Robert & Darlene Cusick Dulcich Michael & Juliet Kane George & Susan Durrie Allan Karsk Deborah Farrington Marla Kazell Carolyn N. Ferguson Arthur & Kristine Keil Nancy Ferguson Estelle Kelley Dr. Scott & Vicki Fields Doris & Eric Kimmel Katherine A. Finstuen Dr. & Mrs. Thorn Kinersly Christina J. Flaxel Mary King George Fleerlage William Kinsey Cindy Fletcher Mary A. & Peter T. Kirschner Doreen Flores Marsha Kitchen Constance French Heather Kmetz & Stanley Kelly Freuler Cocke, Jr. Zuzana Friberg Nancy & Steven Kraushaar Sara Gabin Jean S. Krosner Jim & Mary Ann Gabriel The Krygiers Francis Geer Marjorie Kundiger Connie Gettinger Barbara Lamack & James Arthur & Judith Ginsburg Kalvelage Marvin & Muriel Goldman Sloane Lamb & Karl Smith Dr. Joseph Graffeo & Jyoti Christine Larsen Smith Kaisa Laukkanen & Bill Coons Rebecca Granquist Ben & Heather Lee Susan Greening Patricia Lee Joann Gribble John LeFebvre Brenda Grootendorst & Joyce L. Lew Mark Haggard Barton T. Lewis Marjorie Grootendorst David Lezak Tasca & Paul Gulick Patricia Liddell Anton Haas, Jr. John & Julie MacDiarmid Kirk & Lisa Hall Erin Machell John & Barbara Halle Kate Machell $25,000 $25,000 Mary Jo & Robert Harris Christine Mackert Amy Harrison Jim Main Morgan & Hayli Hay Eileen Markson Susan Helzer Blanche Massey Karen Henell & Gregg McCarty Linda McCoy Mattox Susan E. Herron, In Honor of Susan & Doug McDonald Carol Herron Judith & Ed McKenney Shirley Hess Jack & Carolyn McMurchie Value is Relative. Whether you donate an old master to your local art museum, or Roy Hildestad Michael Menashe support the next generation of “abstract expressionists”, it’s your connection to the Stephen Hillis Matthew & Polly Merten community that counts. With The Oregon Community Foundation, you can create a Derek C. Hills Roger Miller fund that puts your resources to creative use — locally — for the causes you care about most. For more information, call us at 503.227.6846 or visit www.oregoncf.org. Manuelita & James Hinds, Jr. Rob & Sally Miller Beverly Hoeffer Tana Miller Joseph Holloway Jay & Carrie Mofﬁ tt Thomas Huff & Stephanie Elaine & Ted Molskness McAndrew Monica & Dale Monroe Margaret Hug Doug & Malinda Moore Jonah P. Hymes Gian Morelli Linda Illig Carol Morgan Martha Ireland Jeffrey Morgan Elizabeth A. Javens Patricia G. Moss

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APPRENTICE DANCER’S CIRCLE

Christina & John Mullooly Jay & Michelle Rafter Jason Skelton, P.C., Attorney Robert Todd Lorraine & Robert Watzke Linda Wood Rosslyn & Robert Nayer May E. Rawlinson Carolyn Smith Susan Todd David & Tica Wedge Stan Wood Joan Nordt Betty & Jacob Reiss Margaret Smith Julia Tomes Dale West Jack Wussow & Kyle Adams Heidi & Randy O’Connor Brooke Renard Connie Speros-Literal Brian & Margaret Treece Anna & Stephen White Cynthia A. Yee Stuart Oken & Laura Wozniak Katherine & Edward Richman Randy Squires Heidi E. Tschan Ann C. Whitehouse Gary P. Yencich Barry Olson & Barbara Telfold Nancy Richmond James Stein Lyle M. Tucker Elisabeth Williams & Jim Sam Yoder Madeline M. Olson Margot Vaughan Riordan- Monique Stevenson, In Joanne & Ronald Turco Desmond Janet & Alan Zell Susan Olson Eva Honor of Don Hastler & Nancy A. Ullrich Laurie Williams Ernest ZumBrunnen & JoAnn K. Onstott Alden Roberts Dan Bergsvik Mary C. Ulmschneider Julie Wilson Grace Hawes Paula Ousley Rob & Marcia Robison, In Patricia Styer & Mark A. Mimi & Philip Underwood Mary Ann & Jim Wilson Gail & Fred Panzer, In Honor Honor of Karen & Glenn Shibley Patricia & James Walker Mary Ann Wish of Michael Rios Prohaska Nanwei Su Douglas Watson George Wittemyer Judy Parsons Liz Rogers & David Rogo Jodi Peck, In Honor of Anne Sarah Rosenberg Mueller Elise Rosenfeld Martha Pelster & Timothy Cathy Rote Butzr Michael Sagun Jane & Thomas Pence David & Julie Sauer John & Christine Pendleton Anne J. Schagen & Michael Robert Peterson E. Allen Marilyn & Gaynor Petrequin Clifford Schrock Brynda Petrie John & June Schumann Diana Petty & John Bosshardt Valerie Schuyler Sara & Rebecca Pickett Jo Senters Carole Pool Carol Sherbenou Karen Prohaska Karen Sheridan Bea & Bartek Prusiewicz Daniel & Dawn Simcoe David Rabin & Ingrid Story Tamira Simmons MEET CHARACTERS FROM RÉVÉRENCE CIRCLE The Révérence Circle has been established to recognize those who have included OBT in their estate plan. including the ANONYMOUS Sugarplum Fairy herself! JOHN & TORY BATES DANIEL BERGSVIK & DONALD HASTLER Take home a LINDA BESANT & MARTHA GOETSCH SUZANNE BROMSCHWIG & WILLIAM DOLAN commemorative photo, DAVID & ELAINE BROWN along with some DEBI COLEMAN sweet holiday treats. FERRELL N. CONN PETER W. EDGERTON MARILYN & HANS GRUNBAUM CHARLES L. JONES The BELINDA & FREDERICK KINYON is located on the First Balcony level. PERRY LEE DR. DOLORES LEON & DR. FERNANDO LEON Passes may be purchased at DEREK & LYDIA LIPMAN any OBTique location. MARTHA J. LOGAN MARNA MCCOMB KIRSTEN & RICHARD MENEGHELLO Alison Roper BRAD & NANCY MILLER SHARON & ADAM MIRARCHI CAROL MORGAN VIRGINIA NELSON SUZANN & DENNIS OTT JANE S. PARTRIDGE DR. MARILYN L. RUDIN & RICHARD S. TESTUT, JR. JACQUELINE M. SCHUMACHER ANNE STEVENSON CAROL STREETER & HAROLD GOLDSTEIN JOHN & ANN SYMONS DAVID WARDELL OREGON BALLET THEATRE, KEVIN IRVING / ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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COMMUNITY CORPS DE BALLET Gifts received November 1, 2012, through November 20, 2013

$100,000 AND ABOVE James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation

$50,000–$99,999 The Collins Foundation Meyer Memorial Trust The Shubert Foundation Henry Lea Hillman, Jr. Foundation The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland and Multnomah County $25,000–$49,999 Cascadia Foundation Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Roy & Diane Marvin Fund of The Oregon Oregon Community Foundation Fred W. Fields Fund of The Oregon Foundation Community Foundation Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Community Foundation The Intermec Foundation Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund The Standard GARD Communications* Melvin Mark Properties*

$10,000–$24,999 The Boeing Company Oregon Arts Commission, This activity Portland Monthly Magazine* U.S. Bank/U.S. Bancorp Foundation The Clark Foundation is supported in part by a grant from the Raymond Family Foundation Wells Fargo Private Bank Jackson Foundation Oregon Arts Commission and the National Russell Development/200 Market Street* Work for Art, including contributions from Jerome Robbins Foundation Endowment for the Arts SeaWatch* more than 70 companies and 1900 employees Mentor Graphics Foundation $5,000–$9,999

Barran Liebman LLP* Oregon College Savings Plan Sam Wheeler Fund of The Oregon William H. & Mary L. Bauman Foundation Idaho River Adventures* The Paramount Hotel* Community Foundation Your Own French Home & The Partners in Juan Young Trust Poster Garden* Steinfeld Family Fund of The Oregon Maison Venasque* Old Town Florist* Community Foundation $2,000–$4,999

Alaska Airlines* Harsch Investment Properties Oregon Jewish Community Foundation Summit Orthopaedics Buckley Law P.C. Ivey Jacobson & Co. LLC Paciﬁ c Power Foundation West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic* El Hispanic News Jim Buell & Associates* PQ Monthly Wintz Family Foundation Elephants Delicatessen* Leupold & Stevens Foundation Ann Ruttan, Artist* Yale Popowich, MD, FACS Grand Avenue Florist* Northwest Natural Gas Neissan Saber, LMT* $1,000–$1,999 Randall G. Chiarelli* Jordan Harris, Guy Dilley & The Powers* M Realty* Vibrant Table Catering & Events* Clearwater Clinic* The Heathman Hotel* Mercantile Zipcar, Inc. Gameplan Lee Davies Real Estate* Torii Mor Winery*

UNDER $1,000

Dr. Simon Agger* Bunk Sandwiches* Driftwood Restaurant* Dr. Andrea Herrst* The Maritime Inn* Skamania Lodge* Dr. Seth Alley* Cana’s Feast Winery* The Duck Inn* Higgins Restaurant & Bar* Martin Hospitality* Skamokawa Resort* The Allison Inn & Spa* Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa* Elmer’s Restaurants* Holiday Inn Express & Mercedes Benz of Portland* Skylab Architecture* Ball Janik LLP Carlton Farms* Empowered Health & Suites - Astoria* Molly & Michael Klupfell, Stark Street Pizza Co.* barre3* Carlton Winemakers Studio* Movement, LLC* Hosmer Chiropractic Health* Grace House* Stephanie Schaaf Embody* Baryshnikov Arts Center* Carriage House Car Wash* Equipoise - Enlightened Hotel Monaco* Mucca Osteria* Sunset Porsche Audi* Batchpdx* Cathedral Ridge Winery* Exercise LLC* Intel Charitable Match Trust Ocean Lodge Motel* Tall Tree Cafe & Coffeehouse* Be Well LLC* The Cellar Door* ESCO Foundation Ivey Jacobson & Co. LLC* Perfect Picnics TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. Best Western Hood River Inn* Cellar Door Coffee Roasters* Expedia, Inc.* Laika, Inc.* PGE Company Uptowne Papers* Blue Gull Inn Bed & Breakfast* Cielo Home/Cielo Home Flowers ‘N Fluff* Dr. Anita LeBlanc, D.C.* Portland Playhouse* The Warren Foundation Bob Ratzow, Doctor of Interior Design* Fulio’s Pastaria* Lewis River Bed & Breakfast* Portland Spirit* Zerba Cellars* Chiropractic* City Center Parking* Geri Randles LMT LLC* Lewis River Golf* Portland Timbers* Bridgewater Bistro* Classic Chauffeur Co., Inc.* Google, Inc. Jonathan Lohnes, LMT* Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club* Broadway Physical Therapy Coffee Villa* Gracie’s Restaurant* Longbottom Coffee & Tea* Rainshadow Properties* & Sports Rehabilitation* Cupcake Jones* HairM* Manresa Castle* Riccardo’s Ristorante* Bruce Carey Restaurants* din din* Hanlon Estate Vineyard* Marin Community Foundation Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen* CORPORATE MATCHING COMPANIES AND FOUNDATIONS

Axium Chevron Humankind Matching Google, Inc. Paciﬁ c Power Foundation The Standard The Boeing Company Gift Program The Intermec Foundation PGE Company TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. GlobalGiving Foundation Northwest Natural Gas

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