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SF Ballet Nutcracker 2017 JOY RETURNS 2017 SOUVENIR PROGRAM EAP full-page template.indd 1 11/7/17 3:55 PM Stanford Shopping Center DecemberLeave 20172.8" for Encore MastheadVolume 95, No. 1 Paul Heppner Publisher Susan Peterson Design & Production Director Ana Alvira, Robin Kessler, Shaun Swick, Stevie VanBronkhorst Production Artists and Graphic Design Mike Hathaway Sales Director Amelia Heppner, Marilyn Kallins, Terri Reed San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives Brieanna Bright, Joey Chapman, Ann Manning Seattle Area Account Executives Carol Yip Sales Coordinator JOY RETURNS Paul Heppner President Mike Hathaway CONTENTS Vice President Genay Genereux 04 Board of Trustees & Endowment Foundation Board Accounting & Office Manager 08 The Story of Nutcracker Sara Keats Marketing Manager 31 Artists of the Company Ciara Caya 45 San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Customer Service Representative & 46 Children & Supernumerary Roles Administrative Assistant 48 San Francisco Ballet Staff 51 Season Sponsors Corporate Office 55 Activity Pages 425 North 85th Street Seattle, WA 98103 p 206.443.0445 f 206.443.1246 [email protected] 800.308.2898 x105 www.encoremediagroup.com San Francisco Ballet | Vol. 25, No. 1 2017–18 Season All editorial material © San Francisco Ballet, 2017 Chris Hellman Center for Dance 455 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 Encore Arts Programs is published monthly by Encore Media Group to serve musical and theatrical events in the Puget Cover: San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson’s Nutcracker // © Erik Tomasson Sound and San Francisco Bay Areas. All rights reserved. ©2017 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. NUTCRACKER 2017 3 First Republic Bank SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION Board of Trustees 2017–2018 CARL F. PASCARELLA, Chair of the Board and Executive Committee Chris Hellman† (1933–2017) Jola Anderson Kurt C. Mobley Pamela J. Joyner† Chair Emerita Kristen A. Avansino Kara Roell David A. Kaplan John S. Osterweis† Richard C. Barker Christine Russell Mary Jo Kovacevich Immediate Past Chair Karen S. Bergman Randee Seiger James J. Ludwig† Gary Bridge Robert G. Shaw Stephanie Marver Chaomei Chen Christine E. Sherry Nancy H. Mohr Margaret G. Gill Vice Chair Hannah Comolli Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Marie-Louise Pratt Christine Leong Connors Catherine Slavonia George R. Roberts James H. Herbert II† Vice Chair David C. Cox David Hooker Spencer Kathleen Scutchfield Susan P. Diekman Fran A. Streets Robert M. Smelick Lucy Jewett Vice Chair Kate Duhamel Judy C. Swanson Susan A. Van Wagner Sonia H. Evers Richard J. Thalheimer Dennis Wu James D. Marver Vice Chair Shelby M. Gans Jennifer M. Walske Akiko Yamazaki Joseph C. Geagea Miles Archer Woodlief Diane B. Wilsey Vice Chair Richard Gibbs, M.D. Timothy C. Wu Beth Grossman Janice Hansen Zakin Nancy Kukacka ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES Treasurer Matthew Hobart Brenda Leff Patrick M. Hogan President, Jennifer J. McCall San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary Secretary Thomas E. Horn TRUSTEES EMERITI Donald F. Houghton (1929–2017) Michael C. Abramson Patricia D. Knight Susan S. Briggs President, BRAVO Assistant Secretary Hiro Iwanaga Thomas W. Allen Christopher Correa Elaine Kartalis Marjorie Burnett President, ENCORE! James C. Katzman Charles Dishman Stewart McDowell Brady, Helgi Tomasson Yasunobu Kyogoku Garrettson Dulin, Jr.† Patrice Lovato Artistic Director & Kelsey Lamond Millicent Dunham Co-Chairs, Allegro Circle Principal Choreographer Marie O’Gara Lipman J. Stuart Francis† Glenn McCoy* Mark G. Lopez Sally Hambrecht Executive Director Alison Mauzé Ingrid Von Mangoldt Hills Marissa Mayer George B. James II† (1937–2017) SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION Board of Directors 2017–2018 JAMES D. MARVER, President John S. Osterweis Kevin Mohr‡ Richard C. Barker Chris Hellman (1933–2017) President Emeritus Chief Financial Officer Susan S. Briggs Director Emerita Hank J. Holland Laura Simpson‡ J. Stuart Francis George B. James II (1937–2017) Vice President Secretary Nancy Kukacka Director Emeritus Thomas E. Horn Elizabeth Lani‡ Hilary C. Pierce Treasurer Assistant Secretary Larissa K. Roesch †Past Chair *Non-Trustee ‡Non-Director 4 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET “First Republic takes extraordinary care of us and provides fl awless service.” HELGI TOMASSON, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer, San Francisco Ballet MARLENE TOMASSON, Former Dancer, Wife and Mother (855) 886-4824 | fi rstrepublic.com | New York Stock Exchange symbol: FRC MEMBER FDIC AND EQUAL HOUSING LENDER EAP full-page template.indd 1 10/23/17 2:31 PM To keep from slipping on the ice, polar bears have fur on the bottoms of their feet. You may have to hold onto a friend. Opens November 22 Explore the science behind the season and learn how Arctic polar bears survive and thrive in frozen polar ecosystems at this annual holiday exhibit. This year, falling snow flurries, wintry surprises, and an all-new holiday ice rink await! Get tickets at calacademy.org Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (amnh.org) 26824-CAS-TisSeason-Polar-Nutcracker-8.375x10.875-10.27.17-FA.indd 1 10/27/17 2:52 PM EAP full-page template.indd 1 10/30/17 11:44 AM California Academy of Sciences SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER WORLD PREMIERE COMPOSER PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY December 17, 1892 Shchelkunchik (original Russian title) CHOREOGRAPHY Imperial Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre; HELGI TOMASSON St. Petersburg, Russia SCENIC DESIGN Choreography for this production by Lev Ivanov, MICHAEL YEARGAN Libretto by Marius Petipa COSTUME DESIGN UNITED STATES PREMIERE MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ December 24, 1944 San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; LIGHTING DESIGN San Francisco, California JAMES F. INGALLS Choreography for this production by PROJECTION DESIGN Willam Christensen WENDALL K. HARRINGTON PRODUCTION PREMIERE MUSIC December 17, 2004 CASSE-NOISETTE San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; (THE NUTCRACKER), OP. 71 San Francisco, California The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family. ‘ TIS THE SEASON TO BE SOCIAL Get to know our artists, enjoy videos, learn more about our @San Francisco Ballet @SFBallet @SFBallet productions, and share your love of Nutcracker with your friends. PRODUCTION CREDITS: Nutcracker by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Additional Children’s Rehearsal Assistants: Jeffrey Lyons, Tina LeBlanc, and Kristi DeCaminada. Assistant to the Lighting Designer: Lisa J. Pinkham. Costumes constructed by Barbara Matera, Ltd., New York, New York; Parsons-Meares Ltd., New York, New York; Tricorne, Inc., New York, New York; Ann Beck Dance and Specialty Costumes, San Francisco, California; Seams Unlimited, Racine, Wisconsin and Paul Chang’s Custom Tailor, Chicago, Illinois; Studio Rouge, New York, New York. Religious Sisters’ Habits constructed by Brother Anthony Mary Fidelis, OSF, and the Franciscans of Divine Providence, Little Rock, Arkansas. Fabric dyeing by Gene Mignola, Inc., New York, New York and printing by Dye-Namix, Inc., New York, New York. Fabric painting by Mary Macy, Margaret Peot, Charlotte Stahlbush-Haule, for Parsons-Meares, Ltd. Madame Le Cirque structure constructed by Jon Gellman Effects, Jersey City, New Jersey. Dragon constructed by Marian Hose, New York, New York. Special thanks to the San Francisco Police Department. Masks, Millinery, and Head Dressing by Rodney Gordon, Inc., New York, New York; Lynne Mackey Studio, New York, New York and Arnold S. Levine, Inc., Theatrical Millinery and Crafts, New York, New York. Wigs by Robin Church, Morgan Hills, California. Footwear by J.C. Theatrical, New York, New York; Capezio, New York, New York; Pluma, Portland, Oregon; and Celebrity Dance Shoes, Sun Valley, California. Assistants to Martin Pakledinaz: Janine McCabe, Courtney Logan, Matthew Pachtman, Shura Pollatsek, Sydney Shannon, and Brian Bustos. Magic consultation by Marshall Magoon Magic, Menlo Park, California. Projection Programmer, Paul Vershbow. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments, at the San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios. Susan Tuohy, San Francisco Ballet Scenic Artist in Charge. Mannequin costumes constructed by Nina Parker, San Francisco, California. Nutcracker Doll constructed by Izquierdo Studio, New York, New York. Hobby Horses constructed by Costume Armour, New York, New York. Fabergé Eggs constructed by R.A. Reed Productions, Portland, Oregon. Arabian Lamp constructed by Kreysler & Associates, American Canyon, California. NUTCRACKER 2017 7 01 A C T THE STORY OF NUTCRACKER IN TWO ACTS n a foggy Christmas Eve in 1915, Drosselmeyer puts the finishing // © Erik // Tomasson touches on a magical nutcracker. It’s his gift for © Erik // Tomasson the Stahlbaum family, who have invited him to Nutcracker O join their holiday festivities. Customers drop Nutcracker by his shop for last-minute Christmas gifts, and Drosselmeyer shows them toys and clocks. Val Caniparoli in Tomasson's Tomasson's in Caniparoli Val San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's NUTCRACKER 2017 9 01 A C T THE STORY OF NUTCRACKER IN TWO ACTS n a foggy Christmas Eve in 1915, Drosselmeyer puts the finishing // © Erik // Tomasson touches on a magical nutcracker. It’s his gift for © Erik // Tomasson the Stahlbaum family, who have invited him to Nutcracker O join their holiday festivities. Customers drop Nutcracker by his shop for last-minute Christmas gifts,
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