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OCTOBER 2016

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Top left: Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Leta Biasucci in Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude. Photo © Angela Sterling. Top right: Principal Dancers Carlo Di Lanno and Sofiane Sylve in Forsythe's Pas/Parts 2016. Photo © Erik Tomasson. Bottom: Houston Ballet’s Connor Walsh in Forsythe’s In the middle, somewhat elevated. Photo © Amitava Sarkar. NOTE FROM THE THE MUSIC CENTER 16/17 PRESIDENT AND CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

My first year as president and CEO of The Music OFFICERS Center has flown by, but what a difference a year BOARD CHAIR SECRETARY makes! We just recently completed one of our Lisa Specht Karen Kay Platt most successful summers ever: our DanceDTLA free Friday night dance parties captivated VICE CHAIRS TREASURER more than 15,000 people; our Moves After Dark Robert J. Abernethy Susan M. Wegleitner Michael J. Pagano site-specific dance performances saw sold-out ASSISTANT TREASURER crowds; our multi-sensory Sleepless: The Music PRESIDENT AND AND CHIEF FINANCIAL Center After Hours events introduced thousands to The Music Center; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OFFICER and our Spotlight arts training and scholarship program provided more Rachel S. Moore Lisa Whitney than 500 students and their families with free art workshops at the Spotlight Academy. In addition, we hosted more than 30,000 people at + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party. To top it off, MEMBERS AT LARGE the County Board of Supervisors recently approved the William H. Ahmanson Darrell D. Miller funds to kick start our plans to renovate The Music Center Plaza, which Wallis Annenberg Cindy Miscikowski will help us provide even more access to the arts to all Angelenos. We Darrell Brown Shelby Notkin thank the County, as well as our donors, for their support of our work. Kimaada M. Brown Rory Pullens Dannielle Campos Max Ramberg The momentum continues with the opening of our 14th dance Greg T. Geyer Joseph Rice season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, a Lisa Gilford Richard K. Roeder David Gindler Maria Rosario Jackson season in which we will break boundaries! Kiki Ramos Gindler Joni J. Smith Julie Goldsmith Catharine Soros With Celebrate Forsythe, we salute a choreographer who asks us to Brindell Gottlieb Marc I. Stern reimagine ballet. In fact, William Forsythe, one of the world’s most Glenn Kaino Cary H. Thompson innovative choreographers, has revolutionized classical ballet with Arthur D. Kraus Walter F. Ulloa his bold contemporary approach. We are so pleased to present three Cary J. Lefton Timothy S. Wahl of the nation’s most esteemed ballet companies – Houston Ballet, David Lippman Alyce Williamson Pacific Northwest Ballet and San Francisco Ballet – all hand-picked by Nigel Lythgoe Jay Wintrob Mr. Forsythe – which will perform a triple bill of his works during each Richard Martinez GENERAL COUNSEL performance. I hope you will take the opportunity to also experience Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy Bradley H. Ellis Forsythe Designed: A Costume Exhibition, which launched on Mattie McFadden-Lawson^ our Music Center Plaza earlier this month and now appears in the Diane G. Medina Elizabeth Michelson Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The exhibition showcases the creativity of Mr. Forsythe’s aesthetic and how he has transformed the dance landscape with costume design that is radically different from the norm. DIRECTORS EMERITI Peter K. Barker Kent Kresa Our Celebrate Forsythe engagement and costume exhibition Judith Beckmen Robert F. Maguire, III culminate a month-long series of events called Fall for Forsythe, Ginny Mancini a first-ever partnership of three leading cultural arts institutions, Ronald W. Burkle Edward J. McAniff The Music Center, the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and Lloyd E. Cotsen Walter M. Mirisch the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. John B. Emerson* Fredric M. Roberts Lois Erburu Claire L. Rothman Much like Mr. Forsythe has done with ballet, we continue to reimagine Richard M. Ferry Cynthia A. Telles what it means to be a performing arts center in the 21st century. This Bernard A. Greenberg James A. Thomas dance season is an important part of that, as we showcase world Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Franklin E. Ulf renowned and up-and-coming choreographers who expand the Amb. Glen A. Holden Andrea L. Van de Kamp* Stuart M. Ketchum Paul M. Watson definition, impact and emotionality of movement. I hope you will Amb. Lester B. Korn Thomas R. Weinberger continue to join us on this journey. Carolbeth Korn Rosalind W. Wyman I value your support and welcome your ideas. ^­ LEAVE OF ABSENCE *­ CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Warmly,

The Music Center thanks Board Chair Lisa Specht for her generous donation, helping to launch our fundraising efforts for the NEW Music Center Plaza! Rachel Moore President & CEO, The Music Center

P1 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

AS OF JUNE 1, 2016 Welcome to The Music Center: L.A.’s Performing Arts Destination

The Music Center, L.A.’s performing arts destination, is one of the largest and most highly regarded performing arts centers in the country. Anchoring a roster of world- class arts organizations in , The Music Center has long been at the forefront of presenting innovative and critically acclaimed performances since its opening in 1964.

The Music Center’s 22-acre campus includes four spectacular venues— Ahmanson Theater, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and —displaying iconic architecture that is emblematic of Los Angeles' place on the world stage. Celebrated for its illustrious dance programming, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, and home to four world-class resident companies—Center Group, LA , LA Phil and Los Angeles Master Chorale—The Music Center is a destination where audiences find inspiration in the very best of live performance.

Drawing on proven experience and long-standing relationships, The Music Center continues its tradition of artistic excellence well beyond its stages and into the community through relevant public engagement programming and nationally recognized arts education programs. Breaking the mold of a traditional performing arts center, The Music Center activates outdoor spaces, such as Grand Park and The Music Center Plaza, providing access and imaginative programming that resonates with and reflects the surrounding community. This programming constantly seeks to provide non-traditional avenues for discovery and ensures the vibrancy and relevancy of The Music Center to future generations of arts lovers whose cultural touchstones are as diverse as Los Angeles itself. Though love of the arts can begin at any age, The Music Center recognizes the arts as a pillar of learning and is a proponent of the arts in any well-rounded education. As such, Music Center staff work year-round to provide lifelong learning opportunities that benefit students in grades K-12, in addition to their teachers, in schools located throughout the County of Los Angeles, as well as directly at The Music Center, cultivating the next generation of artists and arts leaders.

The Music Center is truly a performing arts center for the 21st century, presenting the very best of the classical arts, yet continually pushing the boundaries to further inspire and contribute to the artistic voice of Los Angeles.

P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE THE MUSIC CENTER STAFF

LEADERSHIP TEAM Rachel Moore Lisa Whitney Bonnie Goodman Lucas Rivera Carolyn Van Brunt President and CEO Senior Vice President, Finance/CFO Senior Vice President, Vice President, Grand Park Vice President, Guest Services Marketing & Communications Howard Sherman Valentine Gelman Michael Solomon Executive Vice President Senior Vice President, Advancement Ming Ng Vice President, & Chief Operating Officer Vice President, Community Engagement Presentations & Education

ACCOUNTING FOUNDERS PRODUCTION Terry Gilleland Senior Accounting Clerk Rosa Bautista Administrator, Founders Chris Christel Director Andy Kayano Manager, Accounting/Financial Systems Jane Jackson Manager, Founders; Board Concierge Shawn Anderson Head Carpenter, Mayra Medina Clerk, Donor Records Keana Jackson Coordinator, Founders James Berger Jr. Head Electric, Ahmanson Theatre David Modisett Senior Budget & Financial Analyst Michael Tanner Coordinator, Founders Brad Brinkman Head Audio, Mark Taper Forum Timothy Conroy Head Carpenter, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Sandor Otott Controller GRAND PARK Lisa Quang Senior Accounting Clerk James Draper Head Property, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Azul Amaral Programming and Production Manager Cindy Rauch Manager, Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Christine Ehanno Production Assistant Alejandra Cisneros Senior Coordinator Lisa Sloot Administrator, Donor Records Ronald Galbraith Head Carpenter, Walt Disney Concert Hall Julia Diamond Programming Director Brenda Spevak-Saito Senior Administrative Assistant Emmet Kaiser Head Carpenter, Mark Taper Forum Katherine Miller Rental Coordinator Terry Klein Head Electric, Walt Disney Concert Hall ADVANCEMENT Simone Oliva Programming and Production Manager William Morner Head Electric, Mark Taper Forum Alex Betzel Annual Giving Officer Tatevik Simonian Marketing Manager John Phillips Head Property, Walt Disney Concert Hall Sara Boretz Prospect Researcher Angela Tsai Business Manager Todd Reynolds Head Audio, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Cheryl Brown Assistant Vice President GUEST SERVICES Robert Ruby Head Property, Mark Taper Forum Justine Fischoff Executive Assistant Robert Smith Head Audio, Ahmanson Theatre Peggy Alvarez Head Usher Sarah Haggerty Membership Officer Stanley Steelmon Head Property, Ahmanson Theatre Jasmine Blackman Head Usher Amanda Hallman Special Events Manager Patrice Thomas Production Manager Alvin Broussard Manager, Special Services Laura Recchi Major Gifts Officer John Vassiliou Production Manager Natalie Castillo Head Usher Christopher Reiner Assistant Director, Institutional Giving Kevin Wapner Head Audio, Walt Disney Concert Hall Christine Cox House Manager, Ahmanson Theatre Eveleen Samayoa Major Gifts Officer Robert Devis Guest Services Coordinator SAFETY Jennifer Samsel Assistant Vice President Lionel Elkins Head Usher Edward Hennings Manager Robin Skale Annual Giving and Membership Coordinator Greg Flusty House Manager, Walt Disney Concert Hall Melanye Taylor Database Manager SCHEDULING & EVENTS Omar Garcia Head Usher Shelby Ulisse Donor Relations Manager Sharon Stewart Director Jose Agustin Garibaldi Head Usher Delaine Ureño Institutional Giving Manager Liliana Gonzalez Coordinator Linda Lawton Event Services Attendant Coordinator Jonathan Vaughn Assistant Vice President Lisa King Steven Lee Head Usher Joie Lopez Booking Manager ARCHIVES David Medina Head Usher Marisol Moro Scheduling Administrator Julio Gonzalez Archivist Seng Neth Head Usher Ken Talley Scheduling Administrator Steve Olear Manager BUILDING SERVICES Ismael Tenorio Coordinator Jim Payne House Manager, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Keith McTague Director & Chief Engineer SECURITY MANAGEMENT Eric Vu Head Usher Sonia Amezcua Coordinator Linda Walker House Manager, Mark Taper Forum & ADMINISTRATION Ramon DeLeon Lead Engineer Bedros Ohanian Interim Director Jeanice Williams Coordinator, Tours & Special Events Erik Ekserjyan Mailroom Clerk William Back Sergeant, Master Scheduler Demetra Willis Head Usher Ruben Enriquez Mailroom Clerk Joe Martinez Lieutenant, Evening Watch Commander Gerardo Zepeda Head Usher Javier Garcia Engineer Mark Miller Commander, Investigations & Support Nick Garcia Engineer HUMAN RESOURCES Jonathan Ng Lieutenant, Day Watch Commander Jose Godinez Engineer Gloria Schaffer Director Johnny Perreira IT Security Specialist Damon Joseph Mailroom Clerk Cynthia Covarrubias Manager Jonathan Pitacua Lieutenant, Early Morning Watch Commander Francisco Loayza Lead Engineer INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Scott Pollack Captain, Security, Event Operations Group Delia Martin Manager Ken Dickinson Network Administrator Adrian Rodriguez Sergeant, Logistics and SOCC Jeremy Murphy Engineer Daniel Sensenbach Sergeant, Adjutant Jose Quintero Gardener MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Marcell Stuart Johnson Sergeant, Security Badges & Keys Ismael Rodriguez Engineer Gary Cannone Web Manager Ed Too Lieutenant, Security Operations, Control Group Manager Alex Romero Engineer Lisa Ducore Director, Public Relations Jeff Rowland Assistant Chief Engineer Maclaine Fiori Coordinator SPOTLIGHT Jose Santillan Engineer Christina O’Connell Manager, Audience Development Jeri Gaile Director Gerard Silva Lead Engineer Melissa Tan Manager, Ticketing & Sales Monique Carroll Program Manager Lusine Vardanyan Manager, Promotions & Social Media Marcus Urvina Engineer TELECOMMUNICATIONS Engineer Brandon Villalobos OPERATIONS Rona Compton Manager Carol Zamora Executive Assistant COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THE BLUE RIBBON Kathy Bonalos Assistant Director, PAYROLL SERVICES Tommy Lee Senior Associate Director Community Partnerships & Programming Lita Acosta Manager Kimberly Linares Senior Coordinator Mitchell Colley Assistant Program Manager Isara Zamora Payroll Clerk Mark Seldis Program Manager CONSULTANTS TO DANCE PRESENTATIONS Lucy Zepeda Program Associate PRESENTATIONS Keith & Co. Graphic Design Studio Fuse, Inc. Graphic Design EDUCATION Rebecca Baillie Program Manager Suzy Boyett Program and Events Manager PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The stage crew, wardrobe crew and box office staff are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Regional Program Manager Patrice Cantarelli Celeste Goblowsky Director, Board Relations Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Juan Sanchez Coordinator, School Programs Marie Valle Executive Assistant Allied Crafts of the of America and , Monk Turner Manager, Music Center On Tour AFL-CIO, CKC, Local Numbers 33, 768, and 857, respectively.

Keith Wyffels Manager, Professional Development The House Managers employed by The Music Center are represent- ed by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 CENTER DANCE ARTS

Join Center Dance Arts As founding supporter of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at MEMBERSHIP BEGINS AT $1,000 AND The Music Center, Center Dance Arts (CDA) plays a vital role in bringing the world’s most illustrious dance companies to Los INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS SUCH AS: Angeles, including school shows for thousands of students. • Personal concierge ticketing service for all Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center engagements.

• Invitations to Meet the Artists receptions, technical rehearsals and select backstage tours.

• Opportunity to meet notable choreographers and dance superstars at intimate Dance Salons. Prior guest artists have included Diana Vishneva, , Daniel Ezralow and William Forsythe.

From August 15, 2015 2016/2017 CENTER DANCE ARTS MEMBERS through August 15, 2016.

CENTER DANCE AMBASSADOR DANCE PACESETTER DANCE PATRON ($10,000+) ($5,000 - $9,999) ($1,000 - $2,499) DANCE ARTS Jane Arnault-Factor, Ph.D. Charlene Achki-Repko Stuart and Irene Boyd Susan Baumgarten Libbie Agran Lillian Chin BOARD OF JoAnn and Wade Bourne* Linda Maddocks Brown Allison Clago Dwight Broadneax and Elizabeth and Tama and Paul Deitch DIRECTORS Greg Moesser* Christopher Combs and Milena Dostanich Walter Chameides, MD and Charlotte Hughes Brian and Cindy Flame Catharine Soros Ruth Chameides Lisa Field John Fukunaga President Morris and Natalie Darnov June Li Anne Grausam Jane Jelenko Sharon Darnov Anita Lorber Edgar and Marcy Gross Founding President Richard E. Fiock and Fran and Ray Stark Foundation / Christine M. Hessler Diego Castrejón* Wendy Stark Morrissey Ruby Hori Jane Arnault-Factor Homeira and Arnold Goldstein Ron Watson Jaycie Ingersoll Susan Baumgarten Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej Tatiana and Todd James JoAnn Bourne Liz Levitt Hirsch LEAD DANCE PATRON Barbara and Richard Kernochan Sharon Darnov Jane Jelenko and Bill Norris + ($2,500 - $4,999) Dean Marks . Hany Haddad David B. Katzin, MD, PHD and Wendy A. Moss Barry Baker Joan Herman Cynthia Watson, MD* The Muriel Pollia Foundation Karla and Richard Chernick Liz Levitt Hirsch Carol and Patrick Kinsella Greg and Renae Niles Catherine Cristall Patrick Kinsella Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl Ellen Pansky Jennifer and Royce Diener + Steven Neu Steven Neu/ David Richard Pullman Martin Freedman Judith Reichman Neu Foundation of Hadley and Lee Rierson Susan Friedman Dominique Shelton Judith Reichman, MD Maxine Savitz Eva Gaustad Julia Strickland Dominique Shelton Alan and Sherie Schneider Frederick and Leslie Gaylord Bradley Tabach-Bank Catharine and Jeffrey Soros David and Mpambo Shaw Carla Malden and Norman Beil Sue Tsao Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl Jeffrey B. Soref and Paul Lombardi Beth and Leslie Michelson Alyce Williamson Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Carol Stein-Sterling and Kathy and Michael Moray Diane Wittenberg Bradley Tabach-Bank and James Sterling Helene Rosenzweig, M.D. Dee Dee Dorskind Allan and Roslyn Holt Swartz + Mattie McFadden-Lawson Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles Chair Sue Tsao Traci Takahara Slacum Liane Weintraub U.S. Bank / Hany G. Haddad Mignon Thiem and George Murphy FOUNDING CHAIR Alyce and Warren Williamson + Laurie Vender and Stephen Halper Diane Wittenberg and Daniel and Janice Wallace David Minning Gillian Wynn

*The Music Center Dance Founders + Charter Member For information on becoming a Dance Founder, contact (213) 972-3359.

P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE CENTER DANCE ARTS

Center Dance Arts members include L.A.’s leading dance advocates whose vision and philanthropy continue to advance arts and culture in our community.

SUPPORT innovative dance presentations and future commissions with local and emerging artists.

INSPIRE creativity and a love for movement through one-of-a- kind performances, school assemblies, workshops, artist residencies and open rehearsals for thousands of students.

CELEBRATE unparalleled events that advocate the importance of dance at The Music Center and throughout Los Angeles.

CONNECT with celebrated dancers, choreographers and fellow dance lovers.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CDA President Catharine Soros, Glorya Kaufman, Diana Vishneva, Michael Pagano and The Music Center's President & CEO, Rachel S. Moore. Dance education sponsor Anita Mann Kohl poses with students attending a special performance of Hubbard Street 2 in the Ahmanson Theatre. Former Ballet Principal Dancer, , teaching the opening of 's to CDA members. CDA Board Chair Mattie McFadden-Lawson with Complexions Contemporary Ballet Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. Hip-hop giant, Lil' Cesar, and Vice President of Grand Park Lucas Rivera.

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PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Meet the New Members of The Music Center Board of Directors The Music Center Board of Directors welcomes five new esteemed members of the community to the board.

GREG T. GEYER RORY PULLENS PARTNER, KPMG LLP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARTS EDUCATION, LOS ANGELES Greg Geyer is an audit partner in the Los UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Angeles office of the global audit, tax and advisory firm of KPMG. With more than 20 Rory Pullens is the Executive Director years of experience serving large, global of Arts Education for the Los Angeles clients in a variety of industries, Geyer has Unified School District. Since assuming served as the lead audit and client service the role in 2014, he has been dedicated partner on several Fortune 500 clients. In addition, during his to increasing access and equity to the arts for all students. tenure with the firm, he was the partner-in-charge of marketplace He has spent more than 20 years as an arts teacher and activities for the consumer and industrial businesses industry. administrator, including administrator of the prestigious Throughout his career, he has been involved in various technical Denver School of the Arts, development of the first accounting consultation projects, developed national training elementary arts school in the Denver Public Schools and courses and held numerous leadership roles. He is also currently creation of multiple charter school designs. Additionally, a business school professor at Loyola Marymount University. Pullens has a long list of entertainment credits in film and television, serving in production, scriptwriting MARIA ROSARIO JACKSON, PH.D. and editing for various Hollywood releases. He is on the SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE KRESGE President of the Arts School Network Executive Board and FOUNDATION is a member of the Advisory Board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson's expertise is in comprehensive community revitalization, JAY WINTROB systems change, the dynamics of race and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ethnicity and the roles of arts and culture OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT in communities. She is Senior Advisor to the Kresge Foundation and also consults with other national Jay Wintrob is Chief Executive Officer and regional foundations and government agencies on strategic of Oaktree Capital Management, a planning and research. In 2013, with U.S. Senate confirmation, leader among global investment President Obama appointed Dr. Jackson to the National Council on managers specializing in alternative the Arts. She is on the advisory boards of the Lambent Foundation investments, with $98 billion in and L.A. Commons and on the board of directors for the Alliance assets under management as of June 30, 2016. He has for California Traditional Arts. Dr. Jackson has been adjunct faculty served as a member of Oaktree's Board of Directors at Claremont Graduate University and the University of Southern since 2011. Prior to joining Oaktree, Jay served in various California. She is a visiting professor at the Herberger Institute for senior executive roles at Kaufman and Broad Inc. and Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. SunAmerica Inc. Following the acquisition of SunAmerica by American International Group, Inc. in 1999, Wintrob RICHARD MARTINEZ served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG Life SUPERINTENDENT OF POMONA and Retirement, the life and retirement services segment UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT of AIG. He has served as a board member of several non- profit organizations, including the J. Paul Getty Trust, Richard Martinez serves as Superintendent Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and California Institute of of Pomona Unified School District, which Technology (CalTech). Currently, he serves on the boards of services roughly 30,000 students in the Foundations and the Skirball Cultural Center. cities of Diamond Bar and Pomona. Since assuming the CEO role of PUSD in 2009, he has focused diligently on closing the achievement gap for inner-city students, and, under his leadership, Pomona Unified School District has reported record acceptances from notable colleges and Ivy League universities throughout the United States. Martinez was lauded, along with a select few superintendents nationwide, by the White House and recognized by President Obama for innovative digital learning initiatives. Additionally, he is the recent award recipient of the prestigious Francis M. Wheat Community Service Award for his tireless advocacy for children’s rights.

P6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER

PRESENTS CELEBRATE FORSYTHE

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET PACIFIC NORTHWEST HOUSTON BALLET BALLET Helgi Tomasson AM James Nelson Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Artistic Director Executive Director Peter Boal Ellen Walker Glenn McCoy Artistic Director Executive Director Ermanno Florio Executive Director Music Director Dancers Louise Lester Principal Dancers Leta Biasucci Principal Dores André, Frances Chung, Rachel Foster Carlo Di Lanno, Taras Domitro, Steven Woodgate Ballet Master Lorena Feijoo, Mathilde Froustey, Angelica Generosa Jaime Garcia Castilla, Tiit Helimets, Benjamin Griffiths Luke Ingham, Davit Karapetyan, Carrie Imler Ballet Master Maria Kochetkova, Vitor Luiz, Margaret Mullin Principals Carlos Quenedit, , Elizabeth Murphy , Karina Gonzalez, Sofiane Sylve, Yuan Yuan Tan, , Jared Matthews, , Joseph Walsh, Jonathan Porretta Melody Mennite, Connor Walsh, Vanessa Zahorian Matthew Renko , Charles-Louis Yoshiyama Dylan Wald Soloists First Soloists Soo Youn Cho, Jessica Collado, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira†, Sasha De Sola, Ballet Masters Angelo Greco, Koto Ishihara†, Linnar Looris, Katharine Precourt Anne Dabrowski Francisco Mungamba†, Julia Rowe†, Paul Gibson Soloists James Sofranko, Jennifer Stahl†, Chun Wai Chan, Christopher Coomer, Otto Neubert Lauren Strongin, Anthony Vincent†, Derek Dunn, Elise Elliott, Wei Wang†, Hansuke Yamamoto, Christopher Gray, Oliver Halkowich, Emil de Cou WanTing Zhao† Jacquelyn Long, Allison Miller Music Director & Principal Conductor Corps de Ballet Demi Soloists Kamryn Baldwin†, Sean Bennett†, Rhodes Elliott, Katelyn May, Ludmila Bizalion†, Samantha Bristow†, Madeline Skelly, Aaron Sharratt, Max Cauthorn†, Thamires Chuvas†, Hayden Stark, Brian Waldrep, Diego Cruz†, Isabella DeVivo†, Harper Watters Jahna Frantziskonis, Benjamin Freemantle†, Jordan Hammond†, Jillian Harvey, Support for this Corps de Ballet Kaleigh Courts, Tyler Donatelli, Esteban Hernandez, Ellen Rose Hummel†, engagement is Blake Kessler†, Elizabeth Mateer, Caleb Durbin, Daniel Durrett, Norika Matsuyama†, Lee Alex Meyer-Lorey†, provided, in part, by: Aoi Fujiwara, Syvert Lorenz Garcia, Steven Morse†, Kimberly Marie Olivier†, Glorya Kaufman Monica Gomez, Jenna Gooden, Katy Harvey, Shogo Hayami, Sean Orza†, Lauren Parrott†, Dance Foundation Elizabeth Powell†, Alexander Reneff-Olson†, Gabrielle Johnson, Shu Kinouchi, Rebecca Rhodes†, Emma Rubinowitz†, Center Dance Arts Rhys James Kosakowski, Bridget Kuhns, Skyla Schreter, Natasha Sheehan†, Dylan Lackey, Zecheng Liang, Henry Sidford†, Miranda Silveira†, Mallory Mehaffey, William Newton, John-Paul Simoens†, Myles Thatcher†, Program Fund Mackenzie Richter, Michael Ryan, Mingxuan Wang†, Lonnie Weeks, Alyssa Springer, Megumi Takeda, Maggie Weirich†, Ami Yuki† Elisabeth Katte Harris Natalie Varnum, Chae Eun Yang Apprentices The Music Center Foundation Apprentices Alexandre Cagnat†, Shené Lazarus†, Alexandra Burman, Chandler Dalton, Davide Occhipinti†, Nathaniel Remez†, The Music Center Nina Fernandes, Thays Golz, Isabella Walsh† Annual Fund Futaba Ishizaki, Samuel Rodriguez, Madison Young †Received training at the San Francisco Ballet School Ben Stevenson, O.B.E. Artistic Director Emeritus Christopher Bruce, C.B.E. Associate Choreographer

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P7 PROGRAM

PAS/PARTS 2016 the flow of solos, duets, trios and mercurial groupings. Performed by San Francisco Ballet “What I like,” Forsythe says, “is that first you think it’s about a few people. Then they diminish as others : Thom Willems take over, and then, near the end, another group takes over, people you didn’t see at the beginning.” Forsythe CHOREOGRAPHY: William Forsythe works fast, and he likes to experiment, which means STAGING: Jill Johnson and Christopher Roman the dancers had to radically change things they’d memorized, and do so on the spot. In playing with SCENIC AND LIGHTING DESIGN: William Forsythe movement for the new finale, for example, Forsythe COSTUME DESIGN: Stephen Galloway called on one dancer to do her part in a duet, but alone, and double time, leaving out all repeats and TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR, FORSYTHE PRODUCTIONS: adding a cha-cha rhythm. Working in this collaborative Tanja Rühl way is something Forsythe encourages dancers to do. WORLD PREMIERE: March 31, 1999 “Don’t be afraid to offer yourselves,” he tells them. , Palais Garnier; Paris, He asks them to help him build structure by inserting pauses, not stopping “in the most logical place,” or SAN FRANCISCO BALLET VERSION, PREMIERE: doing a phrase backward. Collaboration gives the January 24, 2016, War Memorial Opera House; dancers a sense of ownership. “That’s very important,” he San Francisco, California says. “That’s what creates a performing community: ‘These MUSIC: “Pas/Parts” by Thom Willems, used by are your steps. They were made for you.” arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. publisher and copyright owner. Program notes by Cheryl A. Ossola, courtesy of San Francisco Ballet. Used by permission. COSTUMES CONSTRUCTED BY Christopher Read, Toronto, Canada.

William Forsythe was one of the first choreographers Helgi Tomasson engaged after Tomasson became San PAUSE Francisco Ballet’s (SF Ballet) artistic director and principal choreographer in 1985. Forsythe made New Sleep for San Francisco Ballet in 1987. He has staged several of his here since, and in 2015 returned to the to remake his ballet Pas/Parts. In THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL revising the work created for Paris Opera Ballet in 1999, he changed it so significantly that instead of OF EXACTITUDE a North American premiere, it became, in effect, a Performed by Pacific Northwest Ballet 2016 world premiere. Forsythe had long wanted to MUSIC: (Allegro molto vivace, from revisit this ballet to make it more classical—“it was Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, “The Great”, 1825-1826) unnecessarily modern in some respects,” he says. And he wanted to do it at SF Ballet “because of CHOREOGRAPHY: William Forsythe this musical quality I’ve seen here for 30 years,” he STAGING: Stefanie Arndt says. “It’s something that Helgi has insisted upon.” Working with the Company’s dancers, he “found new SCENIC AND LIGHTING DESIGN: William Forsythe freedom in it by revisiting the classicism.” Forsythe COSTUME DESIGN: Stephen Galloway is known for his use of syncopation and counterpoint and the three-dimensionality of his movement, in PREMIERE: January 20, 1996; Frankfurt Ballet which épaulement (use of the head and upper body in opposition to the rest of the body) figures large. PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PREMIERE: March 13, 2015 In Pas/Parts 2016, he uses stylistic differences to The 2015 PNB premiere of William Forsythe’s The enhance the counterpoint. “I’m trying to alternate Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude was generously between very symmetrical classical counterpoints and underwritten by Jeffrey & Susan Brotman. more amorphous counterpoints that flow,” he says. The ballet’s name suggests a series of parts, visible in

P8 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE PROGRAM

Set to the final movement from Franz Schubert's Set for the entire ensemble of a , William Symphony No. 9, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude Forsythe’s Artifact Suite contains massive group sections displays all the traditional accoutrements of classical amongst volatile solos and pas de deux. A single dancer dance: tutus, point shoes, virtuosity, lyricism and labeled as the “Other Person” stands out from the crowd a friendly display of formal manners between the as a remnant from Forsythe’s preceding work, Artifact. sexes. Originally the last part of the full-length Six Created in three weeks during Forsythe’s first year at Counter Points, the pas de cinq (three women, two Ballet Frankfurt, Artifact is Forsythe’s first full-length men) provides a breathtaking display of classical ballet, which incorporated theatrical roles for the technique that serves to illustrate the way in which dancers and paid homage to the great epochs of ballet. Forsythe sees the ballet vocabulary as part of a Distinguished dance educator and former Forsythe range of choreographic possibilities—distilled here dancer Jodie Gates was the first person to help rework to its purest and most brilliant form. An affectionate the initial four-act work into a one-act abstraction, homage to both Petipa and Balanchine in its courtly titled Suite From Artifact, in 2004 for . It partnering conventions, compositional structure (solo contains the dance-only segments but remains highly variations set amongst pas de deux, pas de trois, inquisitive of the traditional elements of ballet. For 32 and ensemble sections), and speedy, precise allegro years, Forsythe has been exploring Artifact Suite with work, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude nonetheless specific companies by encouraging dancers to approach belongs utterly to our time in its overt celebration of his choreography with curiosity. After spending weeks the dancers’ ability to make technical difficulty into learning the choreography with stagers Kathryn Bennetts a triumph of physical mastery and in its self-aware and Noah Gelber and discovering the particulars of embodiment of a whole tradition of dance. hand movements and forming partnerships in the pas de deuxs for a few days with Forsythe, Houston Notes by Roslyn Sulcas, courtesy of Forsythe Productions. Ballet added its own texture to Artifact Suite with its Used by permission. premiere performances in September. “With Artifact Suite,” Gates recalls, “every dancer on stage is entirely important. They all discover the work together through Bill’s demand for hyper musicality and pointe work, his extreme attention to counterpoint and balance.” INTERMISSION (20 minutes) Throughout Artifact Suite dancers dissect traditional ballet movements across every corner of the stage in jewel-colored leotards and black tights. Iconic moments from ballet’s history, such as George Balanchine’s enigmatic Rubies from his ballet , are referenced ARTIFACT SUITE and transformed in the women’s epaulement and Performed by Houston Ballet mannerisms during Artifact Suite’s “9 Point” and “1,000 Piques” sections. Forsythe’s meticulous exploration of CHOREOGRAPHY, STAGE, LIGHTING AND the performance space and musical composition is also COSTUME DESIGNS: William Forsythe made evident with drastic lighting changes and sudden MUSIC: Johann Sebastian Bach, curtain drops (used to signify the various musical from Partita Nr.2 BWV 1004 in D-Minor caesuras in the composition) during Bach’s energetic Chaconne from “Partita No 2 in D minor” and Eva PERFORMED BY: Nathan Milstein and Eva Crossman-Hecht Crossman-Hecht’s Chaconne improvisations for piano. After three decades of choreographic investigation, WORLD PREMIERE: September 15, 2004 Scottish Ballet at Theatre Royal in Glascow, Scotland. Artifact Suite continues to be one of Forsythe’s stylistic masterpieces for ballet. HOUSTON BALLET PREMIERE: September 8, 2016, Brown Theater Program notes by Jessica MacFarlane, courtesy of Houston Ballet. at Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas.

LIGHTING TECHNICIAN: Tanja Rühl

SOUND TECHNICIAN: Ben Young

STAGING: Kathryn Bennetts and Noah Gelber

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P9 WHO'S WHO – SAN FRANCISCO BALLET

HELGI TOMASSON GLENN MCCOY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

In 2015, Tomasson celebrated his 30th anniversary as artistic McCoy’s career spans more than 30 years of operations director of San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet). He is the longest management and marketing in ballet and opera. He joined SF serving sole artistic director of a major ballet company. Under Ballet in 1987 and has held the positions of company manager, his leadership, SF Ballet has evolved from a respected regional general manager and managing director. He was appointed to the troupe into a world-class company, praised for its diversity position of executive director in April 2002. McCoy has overseen and broad repertory. Tomasson was first discovered by Jerome the production of more than 60 new repertory and full-length Robbins in his native Iceland and was offered a scholarship to ballets for SF Ballet and more than 45 domestic and international New York’s School of American Ballet. Subsequently, he began tours, including engagements in Paris, London, New York, his professional career with The and Harkness and Washington, D.C. He supervised SF Ballet’s operations for the Ballet. He later joined where he became one critically acclaimed international dance festival, United We Dance, of the company’s most celebrated principal dancers. Tomasson in 1995; SF Ballet’s 75th Anniversary Season in 2008; and tapings of has choreographed more than 40 works. His numerous awards Lubovitch’s Othello, Tomasson’s Nutcracker and Neumeier’s The include being named Officier in the French Order of Arts, an Little Mermaid, which were broadcast on PBS by Thirteen/WNET honorary degree from The Juilliard School and the Grand Cross New York’s performing arts series Great Performances. Prior to Star of the Order of the Falcon, Iceland’s most prestigious honor. joining SF Ballet, McCoy held marketing positions at San Francisco He is also the director of San Francisco Ballet School. Opera and at the in New York City. ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO BALLET San Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in America, has emerged as a globally renowned arts organization since its founding in 1933. Headed by brothers Willam, Lew and Harold Christensen from the late 1930s through the ’70s, it made its mark by staging the first full-length American productions of and Nutcracker in the early 1940s. Helgi Tomasson’s arrival as artistic director in 1985 marked the beginning of a new era. With SF Ballet, he has staged acclaimed full-length productions of Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, , Nutcracker and others. In recent years, the Company’s touring programs have become increasingly ambitious, with engagements in Washington, D.C.; ; Paris; London; Hamburg; Beijing and Reykjavík, Iceland. A readers’ poll conducted in 2006 by Dance Europe magazine named SF Ballet “Company of the Year,” marking the first time a non-European company took that honor. In 2008, SF Ballet and the SF Ballet School celebrated their 75th anniversary. In October 2013, the Company performed at in New York, where declared SF Ballet “a national treasure.”

DANCERS DORES ANDRÉ was born in Vigo, Spain. FRANCISCO MUNGAMBA was born in JOSEPH WALSH was born in Doylestown, She joined SF Ballet in 2004 and was Madrid, Spain. He joined SF Ballet in 2011 Pennsylvania. He joined SF Ballet as a promoted to soloist in 2012 and to and was promoted to soloist in 2016. soloist in 2014 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2015. principal dancer that same year. JULIA ROWE is from Elizabethtown, FRANCES CHUNG was born in Vancouver, Pennsylvania. She joined SF Ballet as WEI WANG was born in Anshan, British Columbia. She joined SF Ballet a corps de ballet member in 2013 and Liaoning, China. Named an SF Ballet in 2001 and was promoted to soloist in was promoted to soloist in 2016. apprentice in 2012, he joined the 2005 and to principal dancer in 2009. Company as a corps de ballet member in SKYLA SCHRETER is from Chappaqua, 2013 and was promoted to soloist in 2016. DIEGO CRUZ was born in Zaragoza, New York. She joined SF Ballet as a Spain. He joined SF Ballet as a corps de corps de ballet member in 2014. ballet member in 2006. HENRY SIDFORD, born in Marblehead, CARLO DI LANNO was born in Naples, . He was named an SF . He joined SF Ballet as a soloist Ballet apprentice in 2011 and joined the in 2014 and was promoted to principal Company as a corps de ballet member dancer in 2016. in 2012. The artists employed by San Francisco Ballet are LORENA FEIJOO was born in Havana, JAMES SOFRANKO is a native of members of the American Guild of Musical Artists, Cuba. She joined SF Ballet as a Cincinnati, Ohio. He joined SF Ballet as AFL-CIO, the Union of professional dancers, singers, and principal dancer in 1999. a corps de ballet member in 2000 and staging personnel in the United States. The San Francisco Ballet Association is a member of Dance/USA; American was promoted to soloist in 2007. MARIA KOCHETKOVA was born in Arts Alliance; the Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; and the San Francisco Convention and Moscow, Russia. She joined SF Ballet JENNIFER STAHL was born in Dana Visitors Bureau. as a principal dancer in 2007 and was Point, California. She joined SF Ballet appointed Herbert Family Principal as a soloist in 2006. Legal Services provided by Adler & Colvin; Fallon Bixby Cheng & Lee; Fettmann Ginsburg, PC; Epstein Becker & Dancer in 2012. SOFIANE SYLVE was born in Nice, Green, PC; Littler Mendelson, PC; Miller Law Group; and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Audit services France. She joined SF Ballet as a provided by Grant Thornton LLP. Insurance brokerage principal dancer in 2008. services provided by DeWitt Stern Group.

P10 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE WHO'S WHO – PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

ABOUT PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PETER BOAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET AND Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB), one of the largest and most DIRECTOR OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET SCHOOL highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In 2005, Peter Boal became artistic Boal became artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, director of Pacific Northwest Ballet School in 2005, following a who were artistic directors since 1977. The Company of 22-year career as a dancer with New York City Ballet. In addition 47 dancers presents more than 100 performances each to working with George Balanchine, and Peter year of full-length and mixed repertory ballets at Marion Martins, Boal originated roles in over 30 new works. He received Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle and on tour. The Company his training at the School of American Ballet, joined New York has performed in Europe, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, City Ballet in 1983 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1989. Canada and throughout the United States with celebrated From 1997 to 2005, he was a full-time faculty member at the appearances at Jacob’s Pillow, in New York City and in School of American Ballet. In 2004, he founded Peter Boal and Washington, D.C. Founded in 1974, Pacific Northwest Ballet Company, a critically acclaimed chamber ensemble. In 1996, Boal School, under the direction of Francia Russell since 1977 received the Dance Magazine Award, and in 2000, he received a and now under Mr. Boal’s direction, is nationally recognized New York Dance and Performance Award. Under Boal’s direction, as setting the standard for ballet training and offers a PNB has continued to expand and diversify its repertory to complete professional curriculum to more than 950 students. include works by Trisha Brown, Alejandro Cerrudo, David The Company and school also provide comprehensive Dawson, Ulysses Dove, Molissa Fenley, Marco Goecke, Jiri Kylian, dance education to the greater Seattle area and reach Jessica Lang, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Susan Marshall, Benjamin more than 10,000 adults and children each year through Millepied, Mark Morris, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, David Parsons, DanceChance, Discover Dance and other outreach programs , , Victor Quijada, , Susan and activities. Pacific Northwest Ballet has performed the Stroman, , and , among others, work of William Forsythe since 1998. The six Forsythe ballets as well as additional works by George Balanchine, William in the Company's repertory include Artifact II, In the middle, Forsythe and Jerome Robbins. Mr. Boal has staged the works of somewhat elevated, New Suite, One Flat Thing, reproduced, Balanchine, Dove and Martins for PNB and other companies. Urlicht and The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude.

PRINCIPALS SOLOISTS Cecilia Iliesiu APPRENTICES Batkhurel Bold Leta Biasucci Steven Loch* Madison Rayn Abeo* Karel Cruz Kyle Davis* Elle Macy* Amanda Morgan* Lindsi Dec* Angelica Generosa* Angeli Mamon* Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan* Rachel Foster Joshua Grant* Miles Pertl* Benjamin Griffiths* Leah Merchant* Christian Poppe* * Indicates training with Pacific Carrie Imler* Margaret Mullin* Sarah Pasch* Northwest Ballet School. William Lin-Yee Sarah Ricard Orza Nicole Rizzitano* James Moore Matthew Renko Carli Samuelson* Elizabeth Murphy* Emma Love Suddarth* Seth Orza CORPS DE BALLET Price Suddarth* Noelani Pantastico* Guillaume Basso Madison Taylor* Jonathan Porretta Nancy Casciano* Leah Terada* Lesley Rausch* Ryan Cardea* Jerome Tisserand Amanda Clark* Ezra Thomson* Laura Tisserand* Henry Cotton* Dylan Wald* Dammiel Cruz*

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET TOURING STAFF

Peter Boal Paul Gibson Larae Theige Hascall Doug Fullington Artistic Director Ballet Master Costume Shop Manager Assistant to Peter Boal/ Ellen Walker Norbert Herriges Sherri J. Thompson Audience Education Manager Executive Director Technical Director Wardrobe Mistress Boyd Bender Michael Ann Wilson Sandra Barrack Physical Therapist Director of Company Operations Production Stage Manager

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P11 WHO'S WHO – HOUSTON BALLET

ABOUT HOUSTON BALLET STANTON WELCH AM On February 17, 1969, a troupe of 15 young dancers made ARTIST DIRECTOR OF HOUSTON BALLET its stage debut at Sam Houston State Teacher’s College in Huntsville, Texas. Since that time, Houston Ballet In July 2003, Australian, Stanton Welch, assumed leadership has evolved into a company of 59 dancers with a state- of Houston Ballet, America’s fifth largest classical ballet of-the-art performance space build especially for the company. Since he took the helm of the company, Welch company, the Wortham Theater Center. The company has revitalized Houston Ballet, bringing in new dancers, is housed in Houston Ballet's $46.6 million Center for commissioning new works and attracting a top-flight Dance, the largest professional dance facility in America artistic staff. Welch has created works for such prestigious which opened in April 2011. Australian choreographer international companies as Houston Ballet, San Francisco Stanton Welch has served as artistic director of Houston Ballet, , , Ballet since 2003, raising the level of the Company’s Royal Ballet and The . Welch classical technique and commissioning many new works was born in Melbourne to Marilyn Jones, O.B.E., and Garth from dance makers such as Christopher Bruce, Jorma Welch, A.M., two of Australia’s most gifted dancers of the Elo, James Kudelka, Trey McIntyre, Julia Adam, Natalie 1960s and 1970s. In 1989, he was engaged as a dancer with Weir, Nicolo Fonte and Edwaard Liang. Executive Director The Australian Ballet, where he rose to the rank of leading James Nelson serves as the administrative leader of soloist, performing various principal roles. He has also the company, a position he assumed in February 2012 worked with internationally acclaimed choreographers after serving as the company’s general manager for over such as Jiří Kylían, Nacho Duato and Maurice Béjart. In 1995, a decade. Houston Ballet has toured extensively both Welch was named resident choreographer of The Australian nationally and internationally. Over the past 15 years, Ballet. For his contributions to the world of dance, he the company has appeared in London at Sadler’s Wells; was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in June 2015. For at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia; in six cities in Houston Ballet, he has choreographed more than 20 works Spain; in Montréal and Ottawa; at The Kennedy Center including a new full-length narrative ballet, Marie (2009), in Washington, D.C.; in New York at City Center and inspired by the life of the legendary Marie Antoinette, and The Joyce Theater; at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées spectacular stagings of Swan Lake (2006), La Bayadère in Paris; at the Arts Centre Melbourne State Theatre (2010), Romeo and Juliet (2015) and Giselle (2016). in Melbourne, Australia; and in cities large and small across the United States. Houston Ballet has emerged as a leader in the expensive, labor-intensive task of nurturing the creation and development of new full- HOUSTON BALLET TOURING STAFF: length narrative ballets. Houston Ballet Orchestra was established in the late 1970s and currently consists Stanton Welch AM Kelli Gilson of 61 professional musicians who all ballet Artistic Director Associate Director performances at Wortham Theater Center under Music of Artistic Operations James Nelson Director Ermanno Florio. Houston Ballet’s Education and Executive Director Michelle De Los Reyes Outreach Program has reached approximately 50,000 Stage Manager Houston area students (as of January 2016). Houston Andrew Nielsen Ballet’s Academy has over 1,000 students and has had Director of Production George Pires five academy students win awards at the prestigious Wardrobe Coordinator competition, the , Barbara Bears with one student winning the overall competition in 2010. Ballet Master Katherine Burkwall-Ciscon Pianist For more information on Houston Ballet, visit houstonballet.org.

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P12 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE SPOTLIGHT

Congratulations and Welcome Back!

We are thrilled to congratulate and welcome back San Francisco Ballet Soloist Jennifer Stahl and Houston Ballet dancers, Tyler Donatelli, Katarine Precourt and Alyssa Springer to The Music Center! All four Spotlight alumni are performing in Celebrate Forsythe this weekend at The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Our hallmark education program for high school students, The Music Center’s Spotlight program provides young artists the professional skills and encouragement they need to succeed in any career. With more than 40,000 alumni and over $2 million awarded in scholarships, Spotlight’s journey to artistic excellence includes personalized feedback, college and career above: San Francisco Ballet's Jennifer Stahl and Wei Wang workshops, master classes and a in Forsythe's Pas/Parts 2016. Photo by Erik Tomasson. chance to perform on the stage of right: Jennifer Stahl performing in The Music Center's The Music Center's Walt Disney Spotlight in 2003. Concert Hall.

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PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P13 THE MUSIC CENTER'S SUPPORTERS

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PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P15 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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