Dance Theatre of Harlem Comes Full Circle in Returning to Jacob’S Pillow This Summer Celebrating Their 50Th Annual Gifts of $10,000 and Above

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PILLOWNOTES JACOB’S PILLOW EXTENDS SPECIAL THANKS by Theresa Ruth Howard TO OUR VISIONARY LEADERS The PillowNotes series comprises essays commissioned from our Scholars-in-Residence to provide audiences with a broader context for viewing dance. VISIONARY LEADERS form an important foundation of support and demonstrate their passion for and commitment to Jacob’s Pillow through Dance Theatre of Harlem comes full circle in returning to Jacob’s Pillow this summer celebrating their 50th annual gifts of $10,000 and above. anniversary, as the company made its debut here in 1970. Half a century later, though much in the world has moved rapidly forward, ironically the state of blacks in ballet has waxed as much as it has waned. Founded by pedagogue Their deep affliliation ensures the success and longevity of the Karel Shook and former New York City Ballet Principal dancer Arthur Mitchell, DTH’s mission was to prove that Pillow’s annual offerings, including educational initiatives, free public blacks could do ballet, and provide a place for them to do so, not to diversify ballet. programs, The School, the Archives, and more. Standing in the midst of ballet’s frenetic efforts to diversify, we see that even as DTH was proving the veracity of black ballet talent, this was not an incentive for white directors to hire them into their companies. It actually had PRESENTS $25,000+ quite the opposite effect, with DTH becoming the default, or catch all. Directors regularly suggested, “Why don’t you go to Dance Theatre of Harlem?” to rejected brown ballet dancers. As a result, DTH became a beautiful oasis DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM Carole* & Dan Burack Christopher Jones* & Deb McAlister for brown dancers, often unique one-of-a-kinds, who didn’t fit into ballet’s status quo but whom Mitchell knew just The Barrington Foundation Wendy McCain how to use and draw the best out of. Ted Shawn Theatre Frank & Monique Cordasco Fred Moses* Hon. Stephan P. Driscoll*, in honor and memory Jennie A. Kassanoff & Dan H. Schulman It is for this reason that DTH has historically been such an interesting and dynamic company to watch. The inherent July 10-14, 2019 of John Lindquist & Barton Mumaw Mark & Taryn Leavitt diversity of the company wasn’t seen elsewhere; it challenged the foundational aesthetics of uniformity in classical Stephanie & Robert ‡ Gittleman Sylvia T. Pope* ballet—not just in color, but in the size and shape of its artists. The DTH ballerina ranged from beige to mahogany, Carolyn Gray & George Peppard Robert & Eileen Rominger waif to womanly, with heights from 5’1” to 6’0”. The uniformity of DTH’s corps de ballet was not in the dancers’ Joan & Jim Hunter physical sameness, but in their classical technique, lines, precision, dynamics, and style. However, even with the FOUNDERS Arthur Mitchell dancers’ mastery of Petipa, Balanchine, Bournonville, Tetley, and the critical successes, artistic directors were not Karel Shook convinced that black ballet dancers (females specifically) were worthy of hiring, especially if their complexions were $10,000+ unmistakably brown. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Virginia Johnson Ann* & Peter Herbst Dr. Norman Abramson DTH revolutionized the concept of ballet far beyond the racial make-up of its dancers. It was the first ballet Deborah & Charles Adelman Laura* & Nick Ingoglia EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Anna Glass Nancy K. Kalodner institution to hold what we now recognize as “outreach” as a fundamental organizational philosophy in finding and Aliad Fund making ballet dancers, by educating the children of Harlem and the community at large. To make ballet accessible Rick & Nurit Amdur Amy & Richard Kohan BALLET MASTER Kellye A. Saunders Lizbeth & George Krupp not only to black audiences, but to those who could not enter its world, Mitchell curated mixed bill programs Candace* & Rick Beinecke featuring multi-genre ballets from the likes of Petipa, Balanchine, Louis Johnson, and Geoffrey Holder, works that Linda & Bob Berzok Jack & Elizabeth Meyer, in honor of INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER Melinda Bloom Diane & Deval Patrick used classical, pop, and African music. This illustrated why Mitchell put “Theatre” rather than “Ballet” into the Sydelle & Lee Blatt company’s title, as it was more than just traditional ballet. Mitchell and Shook reinvented the aesthetic of the David Carlisle & Morene Bodner Hans* & Kate Morris DANCE ARTISTS Derek Brockington Gov. Deval L. & Diane Patrick “classic" with Creole Giselle proving its elasticity. In these ways DTH was so far ahead of the curve that they created Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation it. Seldom are Mitchell and Shook recognized for such groundbreaking work. Lindsey Croop Neil* & Kathleen Chrisman Claudia Perles Kouadio Davis Caren & Barry Roseman Ranny Cooper & David Smith Although the current DTH dancers bear the weight of its legacy, most never had an opportunity to see the Da'Von Doane Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Hunter K. Runnette* & Mark P. VandenBosch Naomi Seligman & Ernie von Simson company perform prior to its eight year absence (from 2004-2012). Those gap years stole the organic, generational Yinet Fernandez David DeFilippo & Lisa Shapiro, in memory of transference of institutional memory. Today’s performers missed the opportunity to experience the ebullience of the Robert Gittleman Mark Sena & Linda Saul-Sena Alicia Mae Holloway Natalie & Howard Shawn large ensemble that operated like a village, with older dancers “adopting” younger dancers into company “families.” Hermine Drezner The organizational credo, “You represent something larger than yourself” was a lived experience. It was embedded Alexandra Hutchinson Sheila Drill Lisbeth Tarlow & Stephen Kay Dustin James Roger Tilles into every dancer who entered DTH with a fervent urgency by a man who personally understood that the world Nancy & Michael Feller was always watching, waiting, and judging. They missed having people like Stephanie Dabney, Lowell Smith, Ronald Choong Hoon Lee David & Nina Fialkow in honor of Stephen Weiner & Donald Cornuet Ellen Weissman Perry, and Virginia Johnson as active role models in the studio. Hence, they have had difficulty connecting to what Daphne Lee* Deval & Diane Patrick and Mark A. Leavitt DTH truly was, and understanding its gravity, importance, and impact. For them, this legacy was folklore. So it was Jeanne Donovan Fisher Mark & Liz Williams Christopher Charles McDaniel* Elaine* & Irving Wolbrom providential that in preparation for The Anniversary Gala they got to work with Mitchell as he restaged Tones, one Joan* & Charlie Gross of his first ballets created for the company. Unfortunately he did not live to see them dance Tones II at City Center in Anthony Santos* April 2019, as he passed away on September 19. Dylan Santos* * Former Trustees, staff, faculty, interns, Crystal Serrano The School’s dancers, or artists-in-residence His Memorial on December 3rd at Riverside Church was an outpouring of acknowledgement and gratitude Ingrid Silva ‡ Deceased from international artists, politicians, family, and friends. Alumni of all varieties traveled from around the world Amanda Smith to pay their respects. His homegoing was a long overdue homecoming for many DTH alumni. In that moment, only a portion of the magnitude of the effect he had on the world was visible, felt, and measurable. This was Anthony V. Spaulding II INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT a transformative experience for the young company dancers. Through his memorialization they could begin Stephanie Rae Williams As of May 23, 2019 major support for Jacob’s Pillow has been generously provided by the to understand the breadth of what Dance Theatre of Harlem truly represents. It gave the once ephemeral and following institutions: The Arison Arts Foundation; Arnhold Foundation; The Barr Foundation; weighted legacy a face, a voice, made it flesh and blood. They now appear to dance with a deeper sense of purpose The Barrington Foundation; Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Blue Cross Blue Shield and pride that is almost palpable. of Massachusetts; The Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation; The Feigenbaum Foundation; Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation; The Ford Foundation; Howard Gilman Foundation; Harkness Their Jacob’s Pillow programming is perfectly reflective of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s past and its future, paying *Alumni of The School at Jacob's Pillow Foundation for Dance; William Randolph Hearst Foundation; The John S. and James L. homage to Mitchell’s roots and honoring diversity in style, gender, and storytelling. The program features George Knight Foundation; Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; MassDevelopment; The Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie, Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth, Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Harlem on My Mind, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; New England Foundation for the and an expanded version of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Balamouk (originally created for Fall for Dance). Arts; National Endowment for the Arts; Onota Foundation; The Prospect Hill Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; The Robert and Tina Sohn Foundation; The Spingold Foundation; But most of all, this engagement offers a chance for a reborn Dance Theatre of Harlem to return to its roots, Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable celebrating its 50th anniversary in the place where it all began. Foundation and Surdna Foundation; The Thompson Family Foundation; The Velmans Foundation; Weissman Family Foundation; and Jacob’s Pillow Business Partners. © 2019 Theresa Ruth Howard and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Theresa Ruth Howard is a journalist, founder of MoBBallet (Memoir of Blacks in Ballet) and a former member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Currently she works as a Diversity strategist and consultant for arts organizations. FIFTY YEARS OF DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM COMPANY MEMBERSHIP SUPPORTS

The past half century of Dance Theatre of Harlem is a landscape of peaks and valleys inhabited her eighth season with Dance and has perfomed in the works of Administrative Staff EVERYTHING YOU LOVE ABOUT Dance Theatre of Harlem and has Arthur Mitchell, Donald Byrd, Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director by a race of dreamers, achievers, and yes, history makers. DTH co-founder Arthur Mitchell was performed in the works of George Balanchine, John Alleyne, Anna Glass, Executive Director JACOB’S PILLOW Darrell Grand Moultrie, Dianne McIntyre, Liam Scarlett, all of the above as well as premier danseur, choreographer, and teacher. We used to call him Jordan Oldham, Assistant to the “our fearless leader” because he marched forward never thinking that what he sought to do Francesca Harper, Robert Garland, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Executive Director David Fernandez, and Francesca Harper, Robert Garland, JOIN OUR THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS & SUPPORT THE would have been impossible for anyone else. His passing in September has left us bereft but Rodrigo Pederneiras. and David Fernandez. Sharon Duncan, Director, Individual MISSION OF JACOB’S PILLOW. determined that the institution he and Karel Shook incorporated on February 11, 1969, will Giving Trudi Cohen, Development Assistant endure and thrive. AMANDA SMITH (Dance Artist) You can help the Pillow present outstanding dance artists was born in Orange County, CA, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc. Sallie Sanders, Grant Writer from around the world, provide training and support to and trained at the Charlotte Ballet, Everett Center for the Performing Arts Keyana K. Patterson, Marketing Arthur Mitchell believed in the power of art to change lives and open minds. The DTH Company, SUNY Purchase, Joffrey Ballet 466 West 152nd Street Manager talented dancers of The School at Jacob’s Pillow, maintain School, Anaheim Ballet, Pointe of New York, NY 10031-1814 School, and “Dancing Through Barriers,” our arts education program, became the manifestation Neveah Rudder, Marketing Intern our landmark site, and create free community programs of that idea. While the School and DTB served the Harlem community, with the Company, Grace, and Ballet Pacifica. Smith (212) 690-2800, (212) 690-8736 fax performed with Charlotte Ballet, www.dancetheatreofharlem.org Christopher Charles McDaniel, Social that engage people of all ages and backgrounds with dance. Arthur Mitchell was able to take his vision across the globe. The DTH Company, a mix of African New York Theatre Ballet, Black Iris Media Coordinator Americans like me, Hispanics, Asians, and Caucasians, was a vivid demonstration of the premise Project, and is in her third season Nicole Frisina, Controller, Your that the art form of classical ballet belongs to us all. with Dance Theatre of Harlem. Board of Directors Part-Time Controller Smith has performed in the works Michael D. Armstrong, Chairman Mark Rowan, Staff Accountant of George Balanchine, Sasha James, Leslie Wims Morris, Vice-Chairman Nejeree Wallace, Accountant EVERY GIFT MATTERS. The social impact of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s national and international touring over these Mark Diamond, Dwight Rhoden, Ackneil M. Muldrow, III, Vice-Chairman Hero Doucas, Human Resources JOIN AND CHOOSE THE LEVEL RIGHT FOR YOU! 50 years is often noted, but as significant is the depth and breadth of the company’s artistic Alonzo King, Jiří Kylián, Helen Zandra Perry Ogbomo, Treasurer Manager prowess. With a repertoire that ranges from Mitchell’s own neoclassical works (he learned his Pickett, and Dianne McIntyre. Don M. Tellock, Esq., Secretary Kendrick F. Ashton Jr. Kenneth Thomas, Building Explore the full list of benefits, then join as a new Member, renew craft at George Balanchine’s knee, after all), historic Ballet Russes, classics such as Scheherazade Operations Manager ANTHONY V. SPAULDING (Dance Nancy Pforzheimer Aronson your current membership, or upgrade to a higher level and Prince Igor, to great American narrative works such as Billy The Kid, Fall River Legend, Artist) was born in Phoenix, AZ, Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III LaShawn Wallace, Matthew Akins, and trained at Dance Incorporated, Kevin M. Cofsky Kanika Brown, Prema Cruz, at jacobspillow.org/support/membership. and the groundbreaking productions of Creole Giselle and Firebird that linger in the collective Luidgine Faustin, Liz McAllister, consciousness, throughout its history Dance Theatre of Harlem has expanded the notion of what Ballet Arizona, and San Francisco, Isabel Kallman Receptionists where Spaulding later became a Spencer Means You can also make a donation by phone at 413.243.9919 x122 ballet could be. soloist. At age 15, Spaulding won Jessye Norman Alberto Recinos, Lillian Recinos, the 2001 Youth America Grand Prix, Marco Recinos, Altagraciá Tejada, Jennifer Tejada, Maintenance Yes, there have been valleys along the way and, like the phoenix, Dance Theatre of Harlem rose went on to win the Russian Pointe Sustaining members support the Pillow year-round through easy, Ballet competition Gold Medal in National Advisory Board automatic monthly or quarterly gifts. again and again because the expression we bring to the art form is unique and necessary. The 2002, and received the 2016 Boys Dr. Ruby Herd milestone of 50 is not an endpoint but a marker along the way. We glance backward at this & Girls Club Alumni Award. It is Lena Horne* Company Staff Kellye A. Saunders, Ballet Master moment, but our eyes are on the future. Spaulding's second season with Judith Peabody* Dance Theatre of Harlem, where Leontyne Price Robert Garland, Resident Depending on your level, membership gives you access to: he has performed in Giselle, The Alex Radin Choreographer Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Allegro Morleen Rouse Melinda Bloom, Interim General & Early Ticketing Brillante, Four Temperaments, Jackie Rush Company Manager Fan level & above Serenade, and works by Kerry E. Schaeffner Heather Olcott, Production Stage Yuri Possokhov, Agnes de Mille, Edward I. Tishelman, Esq. Manager Admission to Cast Parties Jerome Robbins, and Cicely Tyson William Cotton, Lighting Supervisor Christopher Wheeldon. Ben Vereen Contributor level & above Katy Freeman, Wardrobe Supervisor Virginia Johnson STEPHANIE RAE WILLIAMS (Dance *In Memorium Edward Schoelwer, Booking Pillow Lab showings where you can witness the creative process Manager Artistic Director Artist) was born in Salt Lake Supporter level & above City and trained at Dallas Dance Alison Deleget & Joshua Honrado Academy with Lyndette Galen (Harkness Center for Dance Injuries), Physical Therapists Priority Parking Passes and Fiona Fairrie, Hubbard Street Partners’ Circle level & above Dance Chicago, Springboard Danse Montréal, The Juilliard School, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem School & Invitations to Member-Exclusive Events Dance Theatre of Harlem's engagement at Jacob's Pillow is supported, in part, by a special Houston Ballet Academy. Williams Community Programs contribution from Charles M. Mirotznik. has danced with The Francesca Robert Garland, Director Discounts in The Pillow Store Harper Project, Complexions Augustus van Heerden, Associate Contemporary Dance Company, Director Lower/Upper School Ballet Black, and Texas Ballet Rachel Sekyi, Associate Director, Theatre. Williams was a 2006 Tendu Program Jacob’s Pillow is committed to providing an environment that cultivates the celebration of the art of dance Youth American Grad Prix finalist and received a 2006 National Karen Farnum-Williams, Student Help make dance creation, presentation, education, and and its positive impact on community. Affairs Officer Foundation for the Arts Award. preservation at Jacob’s Pillow possible. While in our theaters, please refrain from behavior that could disturb other patrons and performers during the performance. We ask that you: silence Williams was named "On the Rise" Sophia Morris-Pittman, Arts your cell phone; do not photograph or video record performances; keep your ticket with you at all times; observe that food and beverages are not by Dance Magazine in 2013 and Education and Outreach Manager allowed, with the exception of water; and please let a staff member know if you need help. Community Program Thank you! Thank you for observing these House Rules so that everyone can have an enjoyable experience. in 2017, won the Dallas Dance Theara Ward, Council's Natalie Skelton Award. Associate We are so glad you are here. Enjoy the show! Williams is on her eighth season with Dance Theatre of Harlem COMPANY PROGRAM Theatre, Kirov Academy of Ballet, DUSTIN JAMES (Dance Artist) Ballet, and is in his third season with HARLEM ON MY MIND and Atlantic Contemporary Ballet was born in New Orleans and Dance Theatre of Harlem. McDaniel Theatre. In 2014, Doane was trained at Houston School for has performed in the works of Robert CHOREOGRAPHY Darrell Grand Moultrie named one of Dance Magazine's the Performing Arts and Houston Garland, Ulysses Dove, MUSIC "Idaho"; "Ain’t Misbehavin'"; "It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing" "25 to Watch." Doane danced with Ballet. James danced with Smuin Darrell Grand Moultrie, Colleen performed by Count Basie Orchestra Claudia Schreier & Company, Ballet Ballet, BalletMet, Sierra Nevada Neary, Thordal Christensen, Noir, Classical Contemporary Ballet Ballet, Midland Festival Ballet, and Kitty McNamee, George Balanchine, "My Funny Valentine" performed by Chris Botti Theater, and is in his eighth season is now in his fourth season with and Christopher Stowell. with Dance Theatre of Harlem. Dance Theatre of Harlem. James "El 'Gran' Baile de la Reina" performed by Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center with Doane has performed in the works has performed in the works of ANTHONY SANTOS (Dance Artist) the Los Angeles Philharmonic of George Balanchine, Donald Byrd, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, was born in New York, NY, and Christopher Huggins, Billy Wilson, Michael Smuin, Stanton Welch, trained at Alvin Ailey School and ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY Jesse Stone; Andy Razaf; Fats Waller; Harry Brooks; Duke Ellington; Irving Mills; and Arthur Mitchell. Doane is a Jiří Kylián Helen Pickett, Ma Cong, North Carolina School of the Rodgers & Hart rising choreographer. Dwight Rhoden, Ulysses Dove, and Arts. Santos performed with Zest Robert Garland. Collective and Caitlin Trainor Dance. COSTUME DESIGN Rebecca Turk YINET FERNANDEZ (Dance Artist) Santos is in his third season with was born in Mariano' La Habana, CHOONG HOON LEE (Dance Artist) Dance Theatre of Harlem and has LIGHTING DESIGN Jason Banks Cuba. Fernandez trained at the was born in Seoul, South Korea, performed in the works of Provincial School of the Arts, and trained at Korean National Darrell Grand Moultrie, PERFORMERS Out and About National School of Ballet, and Ballet University of Arts and the School Robert Garland, and Nacho Duato. Wednesday, July 10, 8pm | Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm Nacional de Cuba. She performed of American Ballet. Hoon Lee Alexandra Hutchinson Anthony Santos with Connecticut Ballet and Ballet was a semi-finalist in the Varna DYLAN SANTOS (Dance Artist) Alicia Mae Holloway Derek Brockington Nacional de Cuba. Fernandez is International Ballet Competition was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and Lindsey Croop Dustin James in her third season with Dance and won a gold medal in the trained at Centro de Artes Pavilhão Yinet Fernandez Kouadio Davis Stephanie Rae Williams Christopher Charles McDaniel Theatre of Harlem and has Gwanju International Competition. under Ricardo Scheir and at Harid performed in the works of Hoon Lee danced with Mariinsky Conservatory. Santos was a trainee Friday, July 12, 8pm | Saturday, July 13, 2pm & 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm George Balanchine, Robert Garland, Ballet, Korean National Ballet, at Houston Ballet and performed Alexandra Hutchinson Dylan Santos Christopher Wheeldon, Complexions Contemporary with Orlando Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Alicia Mae Holloway Derek Brockington Darrell Grand Moultrie, and Ballet, and New York Theatre Ballet Chicago, and Paris Opera Ingrid Silva Dustin James Dianne McIntyre. Ballet. He is in his fifth season with Ballet. Santos is in his sixth season Crystal Serrano Kouadio Davis Dance Theatre of Harlem and has with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Stephanie Rae Williams Christopher Charles McDaniel ALICIA MAE HOLLOWAY (Dance performed in the works of has performed in the works of Artist) was born Morgantown, WV, Robert Garland and Ulysses Dove, George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Harlem's Finest and trained at Kate and Company and soloist roles in Othello, Don Robert Garland, Ulysses Dove, and Christopher Charles McDaniel Studio, Morgantown Dance Studio Quixote, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Marius Petipa. with Desiree Witt, Lauren Stone, Spartacus, Paquita, Le Corsaire, Duo de Jazzin' Marilyn Pipes, Eunice Kim, and and Giselle. CRYSTAL SERRANO (Dance Artist) Wednesday, July 10, 8pm | Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm Robert Steele. Holloway also trained was born in Denver, and trained Amanda Smith at the School of American Ballet DAPHNE LEE (Dance Artist) was at Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Anthony Santos with Suki Schorer, Suzy Pilarre, born in Fort Riley, KS, and raised in School of American Ballet, and Darci Kistler, Kay Mazzo, and Rahway, NJ. Lee trained at Rahway Olympic Ballet Theatre. Serrano has Friday, July 12, 8pm | Saturday, July 13, 2pm & 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm Jack Soto. She was an apprentice Dance Theatre and the Dance performed with Ballet San Antonio, Alicia Mae Holloway with Suzanne Farrell Ballet and Theatre of Harlem School. Lee has Oregon Ballet Theatre, Sacramento Derek Brockington is now in her fifth season with a B.F.A. in Dance from Fordham Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Dance Theatre of Harlem. University and a M.F.A. in Dance/ Serrano is in her third season Soul of the Hood Fernandez has performed in the Arts Administration from Hollins with Dance Theatre of Harlem has Wednesday, July 10, 8pm | Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm works of George Balanchine, University. Lee performed with performed in Don Quixote, Choong Hoon Lee Robert Garland, Dianne McIntyre, Collage Dance Collective, Oakland The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Firebird, Friday, July 12, 8pm | Saturday, July 13, 2pm & 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm Christopher Wheeldon, and Ballet, Alvin Ailey II, and Black Iris Donizetti Variations, Cinderella, Ingrid Silva Darrell Grand Moultrie. Project. Lee is in her second season The Four Temperaments, Allegro with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Brillante, The Sleeping Beauty, We Rise ALEXANDRA HUTCHINSON (Dance has performed in the works of Cinderella, Serenade, Swan Lake, The Company Artist) was born in Wilmington, Ulysses Dove, Robert Garland, and the works of Robert Garland, DE, and trained at The Washington Darrell Grand Moultrie, Christopher Wheeldon, and School of Ballet, Wilmington Dwight Rhoden, and John Alleyne. Darrell Grand Moultrie. This work was created to celebrate the memory of my beloved music teacher Academy of Dance, and attended Lee was 2017 Miss Black USA. Ms. Gwendolyn McLoud. She loved Jazz music and made sure her students in Harlem summer intensives with Alvin INGRID SILVA (Dance Artist) was were exposed to its history and brilliance. I would love to keep sharing this great music Ailey, Carolina Ballet, Alonzo King, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES MCDANIEL born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and with the next generation. Ballet Chicago, and Nashville Ballet. (Dance Artist) was born in East trained at Projeto Dançando Para -Darrell Grand Moultrie Hutchinson has her B.S. in Ballet Harlem, NY, and trained at the Não Dançar, Escola Estadual de from Indiana University. Hutchinson Dance Theatre of Harlem School, Dança Maria Olenewa, and Centro is in her second season with Dance LaGuardia School of Performing de Movimento Deborah Colker. This work was commissioned by the University of Wyoming Office of the President Theatre of Harlem and has danced Arts, Ballet Academy East, Boston Silva studied at Universidad da in support of the Eminent Artist-in-Residence program. leeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, in S Ballet, and The School at Jacob's Cidade, was an apprentice with World Premiere, September 2017 Western Symphony, Swan Lake, Pillow. McDaniel has performed Grupo Corpo, and performed with Concerto Barocco, and Giselle. with American National Ballet, Armitage Gone! Dance, and the Ballet San Antonio, Los Angeles Francesca Harper Project. Silva is in COMPANY THIS BITTER EARTH© '50s he opened Studio Arts, one of for Dance Theatre of Harlem's Hub Site for the New England CHOREOGRAPHY Christopher Wheeldon the few dance studios in the city Harlem Dance Works 2.0 Series, a Foundation for the Arts’ National where African Americans could series of choreographic workshops Dance Project grant program. After study ballet. Among his students whose purpose was to produce new receiving her Juris Doctor from MUSIC Clyde Otis, performed by Max Richter and Dinah Washington were Carmen de Lavallade, repertoire for the Dance Theatre of the University of Dayton School Pearl Primus, Geoffrey Holder, Harlem Company. She is currently a of Law, Glass became the Artist COSTUMES Katy Freeman Louis Johnson, Alvin Ailey, and Ballet Master of the Dance Theatre Representative for the Dayton Arthur Mitchell, who first came of Harlem Company. Contemporary Dance Company, LIGHTING William E. Cotton to him at age 17. Shook left New a company she performed with York in 1959 to become the ballet ROBERT GARLAND (Resident for three years (DCDC2). She is a master of the Dutch National Choreographer) was a member licensed attorney in the State of PERFORMERS Wednesday, July 10, 8pm |Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm Ballet, where he was when his of the Dance Theatre of Harlem New York and lives in Harlem with Crystal Serrano former student, Arthur Mitchell, Company achieving the rank of her husband and daughter. Dylan Santos asked him to return to New York to principal dancer. After creating a help create the Dance Theatre of work for the DTH School Ensemble, DEREK BROCKINGTON (Dance Friday, July 12, 8pm | Saturday, July 13, 2pm Harlem. Shook was an advocate of Arthur Mitchell invited Garland Artist) was born in Chicago and Yinet Fernandez the universality of classical ballet. to create a work for The Dance trained at Grand Rapids Ballet Anthony Santos His book Elements of Classical Theatre of Harlem Company and School, Interlochen Arts Academy, Ballet explores the development appointed him the organization’s Ballet West, and Pennsylvania Ballet of classical ballet in such countries first Resident Choreographer. He summer intensives. Brockington Saturday, July 13, 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm across the globe as China, Turkey, is also Director of the Professional danced with Cincinnati Ballet and Stephanie Rae Williams Iran, Japan, Cuba, and Mexico. In Training Program of the DTH school Grand Rapids Ballet. Brockington Choong Hoon Lee 1980 he was awarded the United and the organization's webmaster. is in his second season with States Presidential Award for In addition to choreographing Dance Theatre of Harlem and “Excellence and Dedication in several ballets for DTH, Garland has has performed in works by Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s sublime pas de deux, This Bitter Earth, Education.” also created works for New York George Balanchine, City Ballet, Britain's Royal Ballet, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and is set to a mashup of Max Richter’s minimalist “On the Nature of Daylight” and KELLYE A. SAUNDERS (Ballet Oakland Ballet, and many others. Kirk Peterson. Dinah Washington’s soulful rendition of the 1960s rhythm and blues hit, Master) began her dance training at His commercial work has included “This Bitter Earth.” The resulting brief encounter between a man and a woman the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet music videos, commercials, and LINDSEY CROOP (Dance Artist) leads one to believe that “…this bitter earth may not be so bitter after all.” in Washington, DC. She continued short films, including the children’s was born in Midland, TX, and her dance education under tutelage television show Sesame Street, a trained at A Petite Dance Studio of Rosella Hightower at Le Centre Nike commerical featuring New and Midland Festival Ballet under World Premiere, August 2012; DTH Premiere, March 2018 de Danse International in Cannes, York Yankee Derek Jeter, the NAACP Susan Clark. Croop studied Dance France, before joining DTH. Image Awards, a short film for Arts Administration and Journalism Saunders spent most of her career designer Donna Karan, and the at Butler University. Croop trained with the Dance Theatre of Harlem “Charmin Cha-Cha” for Proctor and with Nashville Ballet and is in her where she was a principal dancer. Gamble. Garland holds a B.F.A. from eighth season with Dance Theatre Some of Saunders’ featured roles the Juilliard School in New York City. of Harlem. Croop has performed - INTERMISSION - include Firebird, Giselle, A Song for in the works of Robert Garland, Dead Warriors, Apollo, Serenade, ANNA GLASS (Executive Director) Nacho Duato, Ulysses Dove, Adrian (Angel on Earth), The Four has been involved in the performing George Balanchine, Donald Byrd, Temperaments, The Moor’s Pavane, arts as both an artist and arts Elena Kunikova, and Allegro Brillante, and Fancy Free. administrator for over Dianne McIntyre. Saunders has also appeared in twenty years. She produced the Broadway productions of The Carmen de Lavallade’s solo show, KOUADIO DAVIS (Dance Artist) Red Shoes, Porgy and Bess, and As I Remember It, an intimate was born in Oneonta, NY, and as a guest artist dancing the role portrait of this legendary artist. trained at Fokine Ballet, New York of the striptease girl in Slaughter Glass previously served as State Summer School of the Arts on Tenth Avenue in a collaborative the Managing Director of 651 with Daniel Ulbright, New York City project with New York City Ballet. ARTS, a presenting/producing Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Nutmeg Ballet, After leaving DTH, Saunders arts organization dedicated Charlotte Ballet, Alonzo King Lines, joined Ballet NY and Collage to celebrating contemporary French Academie of Ballet, Pacific Dance Collective as a principal performing arts of the African Northwest Ballet, and Springboard dancer. Some of her other guest Diaspora. While at 651 ARTS, Danse Montréal. Davis and his appearances include performances she co-produced numerous partner won second place in the with Washington Ballet, Maryland projects, including the highly 2017 Youth American Grand Prix Ballet, Ballethnic Dance Company, regarded national tour of FLY: Five in the contemporary pas de deux Gala of International Ballet Stars, First Ladies of Dance. Glass has category and won first in 2018. Configurations Dance Company, served as a consultant providing Davis is in his first season with The Flint Institute of Music, strategic planning and fundraising Dance Theatre of Harlem. Complexions Contemporary Dance, guidance to various non-profit arts and The Metropolitan Opera. organizations, including Urban DA'VON DOANE (Dance Artist) was Saunders has extensive experience Bush Women and the Weeksville born in Salisbury, MD, and trained teaching and coaching dancers in Heritage Center. She currently at the Salisbury Studio of Dance both academic and professional serves on the board of the (now Salisbury Dance Academy), levels. From 2010-13, Saunders Association of Performing Arts Atlantic Contemporary Ballet served as the project coordinator Presenters. She has served as a Theatre, Eastern Shore Ballet VALSE FANTAISIE CHOREOGRAPHY George Balanchine, ©The George Balanchine Trust

MUSIC "Valse Fantaisie in B minor," Mikhail Glinka (1839, orchestrated 1856)

COSTUMES Larae Theige Hascall, through special arrangement with Pacific Northwest Ballet

LIGHTING Inspired by the original lighting of Jean Rosenthal

PERFORMERS Wednesday, July 10, 8pm Ingrid Silva & Christopher Charles McDaniel Alicia Mae Holloway Yinet Fernandez Amanda Smith Alexandra Hutchinson

Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm Crystal Serrano & Dylan Santos Alicia Mae Holloway Yinet Fernandez Amanda Smith Alexandra Hutchinson

Friday, July 12, 8pm Crystal Serrano & Dylan Santos Lindsey Croop Yinet Fernandez Stephanie Rae Williams Alexandra Hutchinson

Saturday, July 13, 2pm Crystal Serrano & Dylan Santos Lindsey Croop Yinet Fernandez Stephanie Rae Williams Alexandra Hutchinson

Saturday, July 13, 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm Crystal Serrano & Dylan Santos Alicia Mae Holloway Yinet Fernandez Amanda Smith Alexandra Hutchinson

When George Balanchine created this version of Valse Fantaisie to Mikhail Glinka’s music of the same name, he employed his signature musicality, fleetness and brilliance. New to the Dance Theatre of Harlem repertoire, Valse Fantaisie is performed by five women and one man who capture the music’s joyful spirit in this gem of neoclassicism.

The performance of Valse Fantaisie, a Balanchine Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique©. Service standards established and provided by the trust.

Premiere, January 1953, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama BALAMOUK CHOREOGRAPHY Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

MUSIC Les Yeux Noirs; Lisa Gerrard; René Aubry

COSTUME DESIGN Mark Zappone

LIGHTING DESIGN Les Dickert

PERFORMERS Ingrid Silva Dustin James Crystal Serrano Dylan Santos Amanda Smith Anthony Santos Stephanie Rae Williams Christopher Charles McDaniel Lindsey Croop Choong Hoon Lee

Commissioned by New York City Center for the Fall For Dance Festival, the development of Balamouk was supported through 50th anniversary commissioning support provided by the Seattle Theater Group and by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation through Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Women Who Move Us Initiative. Support for new dance works at City Center is provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

World Premiere, October 2018

COMPANY VIRGINIA JOHNSON (Artistic ARTHUR MITCHELL (Co-Founder Mitchell founded Dance Theatre of Director) is a founding member & Artistic Director Emeritus) Harlem with his mentor and ballet of Dance Theatre of Harlem and was known around the world instructor Karel Shook. With an was one of its principal ballerinas for creating and sustaining the illustrious career that has spanned over a career that spanned nearly Dance Theatre of Harlem, the over fifty years, Mitchell is the 30 years. After retiring in 1997, internationally acclaimed ballet recipient of the Kennedy Center Johnson went on to found Pointe company he co-founded with Karel Honors, a National Medal of the Magazine and was Editor-in- Shook in 1969. Following a brilliant Arts, a MacArthur Foundation Chief for 10 years. A native of career as a principal artist with Fellowship, the New York Living Washington, D.C., Johnson began the New York City Ballet, Mitchell Landmark Award, the Handel her training with Therrell Smith. dedicated his life to changing Medallion, the NAACP Image She studied with Mary Day at the perceptions and advancing the Award, and more than a dozen Washington School of Ballet and art form of ballet through the first honorary degrees. graduated from the Academy of permanently established African the Washington School of Ballet American and racially diverse ballet KAREL SHOOK (Co-Founder) played and went on to be a University company. Born in New York City a key role as teacher and mentor to Scholar in the School of the Arts in 1934, Mitchell began his dance African American dance artists in at New York University before training at New York City's High New York in the 1950s. In addition joining Dance Theatre of Harlem. School of the Performing Arts, to cofounding Dance Theatre of Johnson is universally recognized where he won the coveted annual Harlem with Arthur Mitchell in as one of the great ballerinas of dance award and subsequently 1969, he also was a ballet master, her generation and is perhaps best a full scholarship to the School choreographer, and author. Born known for her performances in the of American Ballet. In 1955, he in 1920, he was a native of Renton, ballets Giselle, A Streetcar Named became the first African American Washington. Encouraged to study Desire, and Fall River Legend. She male to become a permanent ballet, at age 13 he was a protégé of has received such honors as a Young member of a major ballet company Nellie Cornish and received a Achiever Award from the National when he joined New York City scholarship to the Cornish School Council of Women, Outstanding Ballet. He rose quickly to the rank of of Allied Arts in Seattle. While his Young Woman of America, the Principal Dancer during his 15 year performance career was brief, he Dance Magazine Award, a Pen career with New York City Ballet appeared on Broadway and also and Brush Achievement Award, and electrified audiences. danced with the Ballet Russe de the Washington Performing Arts Upon learning of the death of Monte Carlo and New York City Society’s 2008-09 Pola Nirenska Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ballet. Shook’s brief performance Lifetime Achievement Award, and and with financial assistance from career led to teaching and the 2009 Martha Hill Fund Mrs. Alva B. Gimbel, the Ford choreographing, mainly in Europe Mid-Career Award. Foundation, and his own savings, but also in New York. In the early COMPANY THIS BITTER EARTH© '50s he opened Studio Arts, one of for Dance Theatre of Harlem's Hub Site for the New England CHOREOGRAPHY Christopher Wheeldon the few dance studios in the city Harlem Dance Works 2.0 Series, a Foundation for the Arts’ National where African Americans could series of choreographic workshops Dance Project grant program. After study ballet. Among his students whose purpose was to produce new receiving her Juris Doctor from MUSIC Clyde Otis, performed by Max Richter and Dinah Washington were Carmen de Lavallade, repertoire for the Dance Theatre of the University of Dayton School Pearl Primus, Geoffrey Holder, Harlem Company. She is currently a of Law, Glass became the Artist COSTUMES Katy Freeman Louis Johnson, Alvin Ailey, and Ballet Master of the Dance Theatre Representative for the Dayton Arthur Mitchell, who first came of Harlem Company. Contemporary Dance Company, LIGHTING William E. Cotton to him at age 17. Shook left New a company she performed with York in 1959 to become the ballet ROBERT GARLAND (Resident for three years (DCDC2). She is a master of the Dutch National Choreographer) was a member licensed attorney in the State of PERFORMERS Wednesday, July 10, 8pm |Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm Ballet, where he was when his of the Dance Theatre of Harlem New York and lives in Harlem with Crystal Serrano former student, Arthur Mitchell, Company achieving the rank of her husband and daughter. Dylan Santos asked him to return to New York to principal dancer. After creating a help create the Dance Theatre of work for the DTH School Ensemble, DEREK BROCKINGTON (Dance Friday, July 12, 8pm | Saturday, July 13, 2pm Harlem. Shook was an advocate of Arthur Mitchell invited Garland Artist) was born in Chicago and Yinet Fernandez the universality of classical ballet. to create a work for The Dance trained at Grand Rapids Ballet Anthony Santos His book Elements of Classical Theatre of Harlem Company and School, Interlochen Arts Academy, Ballet explores the development appointed him the organization’s Ballet West, and Pennsylvania Ballet of classical ballet in such countries first Resident Choreographer. He summer intensives. Brockington Saturday, July 13, 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm across the globe as China, Turkey, is also Director of the Professional danced with Cincinnati Ballet and Stephanie Rae Williams Iran, Japan, Cuba, and Mexico. In Training Program of the DTH school Grand Rapids Ballet. Brockington Choong Hoon Lee 1980 he was awarded the United and the organization's webmaster. is in his second season with States Presidential Award for In addition to choreographing Dance Theatre of Harlem and “Excellence and Dedication in several ballets for DTH, Garland has has performed in works by Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s sublime pas de deux, This Bitter Earth, Education.” also created works for New York George Balanchine, City Ballet, Britain's Royal Ballet, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and is set to a mashup of Max Richter’s minimalist “On the Nature of Daylight” and KELLYE A. SAUNDERS (Ballet Oakland Ballet, and many others. Kirk Peterson. Dinah Washington’s soulful rendition of the 1960s rhythm and blues hit, Master) began her dance training at His commercial work has included “This Bitter Earth.” The resulting brief encounter between a man and a woman the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet music videos, commercials, and LINDSEY CROOP (Dance Artist) leads one to believe that “…this bitter earth may not be so bitter after all.” in Washington, DC. She continued short films, including the children’s was born in Midland, TX, and her dance education under tutelage television show Sesame Street, a trained at A Petite Dance Studio of Rosella Hightower at Le Centre Nike commerical featuring New and Midland Festival Ballet under World Premiere, August 2012; DTH Premiere, March 2018 de Danse International in Cannes, York Yankee Derek Jeter, the NAACP Susan Clark. Croop studied Dance France, before joining DTH. Image Awards, a short film for Arts Administration and Journalism Saunders spent most of her career designer Donna Karan, and the at Butler University. Croop trained with the Dance Theatre of Harlem “Charmin Cha-Cha” for Proctor and with Nashville Ballet and is in her where she was a principal dancer. Gamble. Garland holds a B.F.A. from eighth season with Dance Theatre Some of Saunders’ featured roles the Juilliard School in New York City. of Harlem. Croop has performed - INTERMISSION - include Firebird, Giselle, A Song for in the works of Robert Garland, Dead Warriors, Apollo, Serenade, ANNA GLASS (Executive Director) Nacho Duato, Ulysses Dove, Adrian (Angel on Earth), The Four has been involved in the performing George Balanchine, Donald Byrd, Temperaments, The Moor’s Pavane, arts as both an artist and arts Elena Kunikova, and Allegro Brillante, and Fancy Free. administrator for over Dianne McIntyre. Saunders has also appeared in twenty years. She produced the Broadway productions of The Carmen de Lavallade’s solo show, KOUADIO DAVIS (Dance Artist) Red Shoes, Porgy and Bess, and As I Remember It, an intimate was born in Oneonta, NY, and as a guest artist dancing the role portrait of this legendary artist. trained at Fokine Ballet, New York of the striptease girl in Slaughter Glass previously served as State Summer School of the Arts on Tenth Avenue in a collaborative the Managing Director of 651 with Daniel Ulbright, New York City project with New York City Ballet. ARTS, a presenting/producing Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Nutmeg Ballet, After leaving DTH, Saunders arts organization dedicated Charlotte Ballet, Alonzo King Lines, joined Ballet NY and Collage to celebrating contemporary French Academie of Ballet, Pacific Dance Collective as a principal performing arts of the African Northwest Ballet, and Springboard dancer. Some of her other guest Diaspora. While at 651 ARTS, Danse Montréal. Davis and his appearances include performances she co-produced numerous partner won second place in the with Washington Ballet, Maryland projects, including the highly 2017 Youth American Grand Prix Ballet, Ballethnic Dance Company, regarded national tour of FLY: Five in the contemporary pas de deux Gala of International Ballet Stars, First Ladies of Dance. Glass has category and won first in 2018. Configurations Dance Company, served as a consultant providing Davis is in his first season with The Flint Institute of Music, strategic planning and fundraising Dance Theatre of Harlem. Complexions Contemporary Dance, guidance to various non-profit arts and The Metropolitan Opera. organizations, including Urban DA'VON DOANE (Dance Artist) was Saunders has extensive experience Bush Women and the Weeksville born in Salisbury, MD, and trained teaching and coaching dancers in Heritage Center. She currently at the Salisbury Studio of Dance both academic and professional serves on the board of the (now Salisbury Dance Academy), levels. From 2010-13, Saunders Association of Performing Arts Atlantic Contemporary Ballet served as the project coordinator Presenters. She has served as a Theatre, Eastern Shore Ballet COMPANY PROGRAM Theatre, Kirov Academy of Ballet, DUSTIN JAMES (Dance Artist) Ballet, and is in his third season with HARLEM ON MY MIND and Atlantic Contemporary Ballet was born in New Orleans and Dance Theatre of Harlem. McDaniel Theatre. In 2014, Doane was trained at Houston School for has performed in the works of Robert CHOREOGRAPHY Darrell Grand Moultrie named one of Dance Magazine's the Performing Arts and Houston Garland, Ulysses Dove, MUSIC "Idaho"; "Ain’t Misbehavin'"; "It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing" "25 to Watch." Doane danced with Ballet. James danced with Smuin Darrell Grand Moultrie, Colleen performed by Count Basie Orchestra Claudia Schreier & Company, Ballet Ballet, BalletMet, Sierra Nevada Neary, Thordal Christensen, Noir, Classical Contemporary Ballet Ballet, Midland Festival Ballet, and Kitty McNamee, George Balanchine, "My Funny Valentine" performed by Chris Botti Theater, and is in his eighth season is now in his fourth season with and Christopher Stowell. with Dance Theatre of Harlem. Dance Theatre of Harlem. James "El 'Gran' Baile de la Reina" performed by Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center with Doane has performed in the works has performed in the works of ANTHONY SANTOS (Dance Artist) the Los Angeles Philharmonic of George Balanchine, Donald Byrd, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, was born in New York, NY, and Christopher Huggins, Billy Wilson, Michael Smuin, Stanton Welch, trained at Alvin Ailey School and ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY Jesse Stone; Andy Razaf; Fats Waller; Harry Brooks; Duke Ellington; Irving Mills; and Arthur Mitchell. Doane is a Jiří Kylián Helen Pickett, Ma Cong, North Carolina School of the Rodgers & Hart rising choreographer. Dwight Rhoden, Ulysses Dove, and Arts. Santos performed with Zest Robert Garland. Collective and Caitlin Trainor Dance. COSTUME DESIGN Rebecca Turk YINET FERNANDEZ (Dance Artist) Santos is in his third season with was born in Mariano' La Habana, CHOONG HOON LEE (Dance Artist) Dance Theatre of Harlem and has LIGHTING DESIGN Jason Banks Cuba. Fernandez trained at the was born in Seoul, South Korea, performed in the works of Provincial School of the Arts, and trained at Korean National Darrell Grand Moultrie, PERFORMERS Out and About National School of Ballet, and Ballet University of Arts and the School Robert Garland, and Nacho Duato. Wednesday, July 10, 8pm | Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm Nacional de Cuba. She performed of American Ballet. Hoon Lee Alexandra Hutchinson Anthony Santos with Connecticut Ballet and Ballet was a semi-finalist in the Varna DYLAN SANTOS (Dance Artist) Alicia Mae Holloway Derek Brockington Nacional de Cuba. Fernandez is International Ballet Competition was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and Lindsey Croop Dustin James in her third season with Dance and won a gold medal in the trained at Centro de Artes Pavilhão Yinet Fernandez Kouadio Davis Stephanie Rae Williams Christopher Charles McDaniel Theatre of Harlem and has Gwanju International Competition. under Ricardo Scheir and at Harid performed in the works of Hoon Lee danced with Mariinsky Conservatory. Santos was a trainee Friday, July 12, 8pm | Saturday, July 13, 2pm & 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm George Balanchine, Robert Garland, Ballet, Korean National Ballet, at Houston Ballet and performed Alexandra Hutchinson Dylan Santos Christopher Wheeldon, Complexions Contemporary with Orlando Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Alicia Mae Holloway Derek Brockington Darrell Grand Moultrie, and Ballet, and New York Theatre Ballet Chicago, and Paris Opera Ingrid Silva Dustin James Dianne McIntyre. Ballet. He is in his fifth season with Ballet. Santos is in his sixth season Crystal Serrano Kouadio Davis Dance Theatre of Harlem and has with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Stephanie Rae Williams Christopher Charles McDaniel ALICIA MAE HOLLOWAY (Dance performed in the works of has performed in the works of Artist) was born Morgantown, WV, Robert Garland and Ulysses Dove, George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Harlem's Finest and trained at Kate and Company and soloist roles in Othello, Don Robert Garland, Ulysses Dove, and Christopher Charles McDaniel Studio, Morgantown Dance Studio Quixote, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Marius Petipa. with Desiree Witt, Lauren Stone, Spartacus, Paquita, Le Corsaire, Duo de Jazzin' Marilyn Pipes, Eunice Kim, and and Giselle. CRYSTAL SERRANO (Dance Artist) Wednesday, July 10, 8pm | Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm Robert Steele. Holloway also trained was born in Denver, and trained Amanda Smith at the School of American Ballet DAPHNE LEE (Dance Artist) was at Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Anthony Santos with Suki Schorer, Suzy Pilarre, born in Fort Riley, KS, and raised in School of American Ballet, and Darci Kistler, Kay Mazzo, and Rahway, NJ. Lee trained at Rahway Olympic Ballet Theatre. Serrano has Friday, July 12, 8pm | Saturday, July 13, 2pm & 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm Jack Soto. She was an apprentice Dance Theatre and the Dance performed with Ballet San Antonio, Alicia Mae Holloway with Suzanne Farrell Ballet and Theatre of Harlem School. Lee has Oregon Ballet Theatre, Sacramento Derek Brockington is now in her fifth season with a B.F.A. in Dance from Fordham Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Dance Theatre of Harlem. University and a M.F.A. in Dance/ Serrano is in her third season Soul of the Hood Fernandez has performed in the Arts Administration from Hollins with Dance Theatre of Harlem has Wednesday, July 10, 8pm | Thursday, July 11, 2pm & 8pm works of George Balanchine, University. Lee performed with performed in Don Quixote, Choong Hoon Lee Robert Garland, Dianne McIntyre, Collage Dance Collective, Oakland The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Firebird, Friday, July 12, 8pm | Saturday, July 13, 2pm & 8pm | Sunday, July 14, 2pm Christopher Wheeldon, and Ballet, Alvin Ailey II, and Black Iris Donizetti Variations, Cinderella, Ingrid Silva Darrell Grand Moultrie. Project. Lee is in her second season The Four Temperaments, Allegro with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Brillante, The Sleeping Beauty, We Rise ALEXANDRA HUTCHINSON (Dance has performed in the works of Cinderella, Serenade, Swan Lake, The Company Artist) was born in Wilmington, Ulysses Dove, Robert Garland, and the works of Robert Garland, DE, and trained at The Washington Darrell Grand Moultrie, Christopher Wheeldon, and School of Ballet, Wilmington Dwight Rhoden, and John Alleyne. Darrell Grand Moultrie. This work was created to celebrate the memory of my beloved music teacher Academy of Dance, and attended Lee was 2017 Miss Black USA. Ms. Gwendolyn McLoud. She loved Jazz music and made sure her students in Harlem summer intensives with Alvin INGRID SILVA (Dance Artist) was were exposed to its history and brilliance. I would love to keep sharing this great music Ailey, Carolina Ballet, Alonzo King, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES MCDANIEL born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and with the next generation. Ballet Chicago, and Nashville Ballet. (Dance Artist) was born in East trained at Projeto Dançando Para -Darrell Grand Moultrie Hutchinson has her B.S. in Ballet Harlem, NY, and trained at the Não Dançar, Escola Estadual de from Indiana University. Hutchinson Dance Theatre of Harlem School, Dança Maria Olenewa, and Centro is in her second season with Dance LaGuardia School of Performing de Movimento Deborah Colker. This work was commissioned by the University of Wyoming Office of the President Theatre of Harlem and has danced Arts, Ballet Academy East, Boston Silva studied at Universidad da in support of the Eminent Artist-in-Residence program. leeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, in S Ballet, and The School at Jacob's Cidade, was an apprentice with World Premiere, September 2017 Western Symphony, Swan Lake, Pillow. McDaniel has performed Grupo Corpo, and performed with Concerto Barocco, and Giselle. with American National Ballet, Armitage Gone! Dance, and the Ballet San Antonio, Los Angeles Francesca Harper Project. Silva is in

FIFTY YEARS OF DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM COMPANY MEMBERSHIP SUPPORTS

* Former Trustees, staff, faculty, interns, Crystal Serrano The School’s dancers, or artists-in-residence His Memorial on December 3rd at Riverside Church was an outpouring of acknowledgement and gratitude Ingrid Silva ‡ Deceased from international artists, politicians, family, and friends. Alumni of all varieties traveled from around the world Amanda Smith to pay their respects. His homegoing was a long overdue homecoming for many DTH alumni. In that moment, only a portion of the magnitude of the effect he had on the world was visible, felt, and measurable. This was Anthony V. Spaulding II INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT a transformative experience for the young company dancers. Through his memorialization they could begin Stephanie Rae Williams As of May 23, 2019 major support for Jacob’s Pillow has been generously provided by the to understand the breadth of what Dance Theatre of Harlem truly represents. It gave the once ephemeral and following institutions: The Arison Arts Foundation; Arnhold Foundation; The Barr Foundation; weighted legacy a face, a voice, made it flesh and blood. They now appear to dance with a deeper sense of purpose The Barrington Foundation; Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Blue Cross Blue Shield and pride that is almost palpable. of Massachusetts; The Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation; The Feigenbaum Foundation; Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation; The Ford Foundation; Howard Gilman Foundation; Harkness Their Jacob’s Pillow programming is perfectly reflective of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s past and its future, paying *Alumni of The School at Jacob's Pillow Foundation for Dance; William Randolph Hearst Foundation; The John S. and James L. homage to Mitchell’s roots and honoring diversity in style, gender, and storytelling. The program features George Knight Foundation; Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; MassDevelopment; The Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie, Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth, Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Harlem on My Mind, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; New England Foundation for the and an expanded version of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Balamouk (originally created for Fall for Dance). Arts; National Endowment for the Arts; Onota Foundation; The Prospect Hill Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; The Robert and Tina Sohn Foundation; The Spingold Foundation; But most of all, this engagement offers a chance for a reborn Dance Theatre of Harlem to return to its roots, Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable celebrating its 50th anniversary in the place where it all began. Foundation and Surdna Foundation; The Thompson Family Foundation; The Velmans Foundation; Weissman Family Foundation; and Jacob’s Pillow Business Partners. © 2019 Theresa Ruth Howard and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Theresa Ruth Howard is a journalist, founder of MoBBallet (Memoir of Blacks in Ballet) and a former member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Currently she works as a Diversity strategist and consultant for arts organizations. FIFTY YEARS OF DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM COMPANY MEMBERSHIP SUPPORTS