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PLAYBILL Love Stories 2020-2021 SEASON

Presented Virtually JUNE 18 - 27, 2021

Lauren Jonas, Artistic Director Susan Boreliz, Executive Director

Board of Directors Administrative Staff Laurie Miller & Karen Lapointe, Co-Presidents Susan Boreliz, Executive Director Kristina Cipriano, Secretary Krissy Gray, Director of Operations Cheryl DeSimone Michele Johnson, Communications Elizabeth Green-Sah and Development Manager Fred Lambright, Treasurer Dan Meagher, Audience Development Manager Umberto Leone Julie Hahn, Guest Services Manager Lanita Mims Gabriella Giannini, Grants Manager Ashraf Habibiullah, Co-Founder & President Emeritus Rosselyn Ramirez, PEEK Associate Director, Social Media Edward Stegge, PEEK Associate Director Advisory Board Shannon Stowe, Program Design/Public Relations Manager Solomon Belette, MBA Business Development Consultant, Production Staff East Contra Costa County Alliance Jack Carpenter, Lighting Designer Co-Executive Director, US Africa Institute David Hartenstein, Stage Manager Gina Buscheck, Poshmark Ambassador Thomas Roberts, Technical Director Jack Catton, former Vice President of Banking, Renee Rothmann, Wardrobe Mistress US Bank Alex Bull, Lighting Technician John diBene, Assistant Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel at AT&T Film Production Staff Ruth Egherman, Director of Marketing and Sales, Heliomotion Pictures, Film Production Arts Marketing Services Walter Yamazaki, Producer, Director, Lead Editor Ghislaine Escot-Johnson, Compliance Testing Officer, Luke H. Sauer, Director of Photography, Editor Bank of the West Mike Bemesderfer, Audio Engineer Kathy Ferber, Former Director, Nonprofit Management Certificate Program, Diablo School Cal State University East Bay Lauren Jonas, Co-Founder & Director William T. Gallagher, Professor of Intellectual Property Krissy Gray, Co-Founder & Director of Operations Law at Golden Gate University School of Law Rebecca Berke, Associate Director Arturo Jacobus, President & CEO, Atlanta Ballet Raymond Tilton, School Principal Sylvia Perfetto, Pacific Gas & Electric Olivia Cole, School Administrator Gail Murray, Former Mayor & City Council Member, Walnut Creek Faculty Rebecca Berke Edward Stegge Artistic Staff Amanda Farris Jordan Tilton Lauren Jonas, Artistic Director Felipe Leon Raymond Tilton Joanna Berman, Régisseur Olivia Powell Danielle Troyano Sally Streets, Artistic Advisor Rosselyn Ramirez Michael Wells Amanda Farris, Prima Ballerina Club President

Diablo Ballet P.O. Box 4700, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 943-1775 www.diabloballet.org Program Pause Frugivory Coppélia’s Wedding Choreography: Bruno Roque Choreography: Sean Kelly Music: Dead Combo Music: Léo Delibes Staging: Lauren Jonas Costume Design: Noelani Pantastico Costumes: Renee Rothmann & Rebecca Berke Lighting Design: Jack Carpenter after Reed Nakayama Lighting Design: Jack Carpenter OLIVIA POWELL FELIPE LEON Opening AMANDA FARRIS DONGHOON LEE Full Company JACKIE MCCONNELL MICHAEL WELLS OLIVIA COLE Dawn AMANDA FARRIS RAYMOND TILTON World Premiere: July 12, 2019, Vashon Center for the Arts, Washington

Prayer JACKIE MCCONNELL DANIELLE TROYANO FELIPE LEON MICHAEL WELLS

Ribbon Dance MICHAEL WELLS with AMANDA FARRIS DANIELLE TROYANO OLIVIA COLE SOPHIE KIM

Celebration JACKIE MCCONNELL FELIPE LEON

Wedding Pas De Deux & Variations OLIVIA POWELL DONGHOON LEE

Finale Full Company

Diablo Ballet Premiere: June 18, 2021, Diablo Ballet Studio Theatre, Pleasant Hill, California

Pause

Carousel (A Dance) Choreography: Music: Staging: Joanna Berman Costume Design: Holly Hines, Courtesy of BalletMet

JACKIE MCCONNELL RAYMOND TILTON Pianist: Mungunchimeg Buriad

World Premiere: November 26, 2002, City Ballet, New York State Theater, New York Diablo Ballet Premiere: March 20, 2021, Diablo Ballet Studio Theatre, Pleasant Hill, California Pause

Frugivory Coppélia’s Wedding Choreography: Bruno Roque Choreography: Sean Kelly Music: Dead Combo Music: Léo Delibes Staging: Lauren Jonas Costume Design: Noelani Pantastico Costumes: Renee Rothmann & Rebecca Berke Lighting Design: Jack Carpenter after Reed Nakayama Lighting Design: Jack Carpenter OLIVIA POWELL FELIPE LEON Opening AMANDA FARRIS DONGHOON LEE Full Company JACKIE MCCONNELL MICHAEL WELLS OLIVIA COLE Dawn AMANDA FARRIS RAYMOND TILTON World Premiere: July 12, 2019, Vashon Center for the Arts, Washington

Prayer JACKIE MCCONNELL DANIELLE TROYANO Choreographers FELIPE LEON MICHAEL WELLS Sean Kelly received his training at the Marin Ballet. He performed with II and as a Principal dancer for many years dancing Ribbon Dance principal roles in by renowned choreographers such as George Balanchine, MICHAEL WELLS Christopher Bruce, Jiri Kylian, Ben Stevenson, Paul Taylor and Stanton Welch. He also won Best Partner at the International Ballet Competition in Helsinki, . with Mr. Kelly joined the Houston Ballet staff as a Ballet Master, where he was invited to AMANDA FARRIS DANIELLE TROYANO stage Ben Stevenson's Cleopatra for and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. He OLIVIA COLE SOPHIE KIM created two ballets for Houston Ballet, numerous works for Diablo Ballet, and is a featured guest teacher and choreographer across the country. Mr. Kelly performed in the Tony Award winning touring production of Swing, where he also served as Dance Celebration Supervisor. He also performed in the Tony Award winning Broadway and touring productions of Twlya Tharp's JACKIE MCCONNELL FELIPE LEON Movin' Out and served as the Resident Director. Mr. Kelly was the Resident Choreographer of the Tony Award winning musical Billy Elliot, which toured nationally and throughout . He was the Associate Wedding Pas De Deux & Variations Choreographer for An American in Paris on Broadway and was most recently the Associate Choreographer/ Resident Director for the National Tour of the production. In addition, he served as the Associate Director for OLIVIA POWELL DONGHOON LEE Bad Boys of Dance, which tours extensively throughout the world. Mr. Kelly stages ballets and is a guest teacher for dance companies across the country. Finale Full Company Christopher Wheeldon trained at School and joined the Royal Ballet in 1991. He joined Ballet in 1993 and was promoted to Soloist Diablo Ballet Premiere: June 18, 2021, Diablo Ballet Studio Theatre, Pleasant Hill, California in 1998. He served as NYCB’s first-ever Artist in Residence in 2000/01 and was named NYCB’s first Resident Choreographer in July 2001. He has choreographed Dance of the Hours for the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Ponchielli’s La Pause Gioconda (2006), and ballet sequences for the feature film Center Stage (2000), Sweet Smell of Success on Broadway (2002), and worked with Richard Eyre on a production of Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera House (2012). In 2007, Mr. (A Dance) Wheeldon founded Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and was appointed an Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Associate Artist for Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. He has created works for Music: Richard Rodgers Staging: Joanna Berman NYCB, ABT, The Royal Ballet, , the , The Royal Swedish, Costume Design: Holly Hines, Courtesy of BalletMet Morphoses, and the . His works are in repertory in all the world’s leading companies. In 2014, Mr. Wheeldon directed and choreographed the musical version of An American in Paris, which premiered in Paris in 2014 at the Théâtre du Châtelet. The Broadway production premiered at the Palace JACKIE MCCONNELL RAYMOND TILTON Theatre on April 12, 2015 and won Mr. Wheeldon the 2015 Tony Award for Best Choreography and Outer Pianist: Mungunchimeg Buriad Critics Award for Best Choreography and Direction. Mr. Wheeldon's highly anticipated, premiered in December 2016 for the . His awards include the Martin E. Segal Award from , the American Choreography Award, a Dance Magazine Award, the London Critic’s Circle World Premiere: November 26, 2002, , New York State Theater, New York Award for best new ballet for . In 2013 his production of Cinderella won the Benois De La Danse, Diablo Ballet Premiere: March 20, 2021, Diablo Ballet Studio Theatre, Pleasant Hill, California the Olivier award winner for Aeternum and for A Winter's Tale, the 2014 Leonard Massine Prize for choreography. Choreographers

Bruno Roque was born in Lisbon, Portugal. At the age of thirteen he was accepted into the National Conservatory in Portugal, which began his express route to becoming a professional dancer. After graduating in 1995, he received a scholarship from the Ministry of Education to study at the prestigious Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg, . In 1996 he was offered a contract with the National Ballet of Portugal and in 2001 joined the Royal Ballet of Flanders in Antwerp, . From 2004 to 2016 he danced with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. During his career, he performed numerous ballets by celebrated choreographers and had the privilege of working with many of them. In 2007 he created his first work for the Young Choreographers Initiative at Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo and has choreographed dozens of commissions since then including, The Background Hum of Stimuli for the contemporary company Whim W’him in Seatlle, Anamnesis for Solo, A Festival of Dance at On the Boards, and Frugivory and The Space Between Us for Seattle Dance Collective. Since 2015 Mr. Roque has directed and choreographed a pedagogical project co-produced by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and the Monaco Ministry of Education. The goal of this project is to bring dance, music and theatre in a high level context to children (ages 9 to 12) that don’t have a background in any of these disciplines. More than 400 children have been involved along with 100 adults, teachers and child therapists. In conjunction with his choreography, Mr. Roque has participated in several dance films as a choreographer, director and editor. Alice, choreographed by Penny Saunders and co-produced by Seattle Dance Collective and Pacific Northwest Ballet, was selected for the Opine Dance Film Festival, Espoo Digi-Dance International and Utah Dance Film Festival. The Space Between Us, part of Seattle Dance Collective’s Continuum: Bridging the Distance, won best short film at the Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival. Also selected to the Paris Play Film Festival and Seattle Queer Film Festival respectively, were two short documentaries directed and edited by Bruno Roque, The Making of The Space Between Us as semi-finalist in its category, and The Making of A Headlamp or Two. In May 2021, he collaborated with choreographer Penny Saunders in a dance film with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. The film was choreographed by Saunders and directed by Mr. Roque and Penny Saunders.

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September 9, 2021

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Artists of the Company

Amanda Farris Donghoon Lee Felipe Leon Born: Modesto, California Born: Seoul, Korea Born: Bogotá, Colombia Companies performed with: Companies performed Companies performed The Ballet with: Korean National Ballet with: Compania Colombiana de Danza

Jackie McConnell Olivia Powell Jordan Nicole Tilton Raymond Tilton Born: Salem, Oregon Born: Boston, MA Born: Irvine, California Born: San Marcos, California Companies performed with: Companies performed with: Companies performed with: Companies performed with: Bodyvox, Company C, The Alabama Ballet, San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet Post:Ballet Ballet Memphis

Danielle Troyano Michael Wells Olivia Grace Cole Born: Long Island, New York Born: Atlanta, Georgia (Apprentice) Companies performed with: Companies performed with: Born: Chicago, Illinois Montgomery Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Companies performed with: Diablo Ballet Ballet Idaho New York Theatre Ballet, Smuin Ballet

Diablo Ballet JR Trainees

Alina Gonzalez Sophie Kim 2020 – 2021 SEASON SPONSORS

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Supporting Sponsors

Raymond Tilton Born: San Marcos, California Companies performed with: San Francisco Ballet Friends of Diablo Ballet

Diablo Ballet acknowledges the generosity of the following people and organizations whose support makes our performances possible. This list reflects donations and contributions made to Diablo Ballet between January 1, 2020 - June 10, 2021. We thank you for your continued support and apologize for any omission or errors in the Dr. Yuriria Lobato & Steve Steel Richard Sah Memorial listing. Dr. Hilary Lerner Elizabeth Takoa Fund for New Work Nicole Liboiron Mildred Tinkler Eizabeth Green-Sah, Chair Amy Lopez Benjamin & Pearl Tolosa Pamela & David Bernal Elaine Luo Rachel Torres Susan & Rick Boreliz Lanita Mims Mai & Steven Lynn Debbie Toth Distinguished Gifts Encore Carol Mather $25,000 + $1,000 - $2,499 Gwaltney & Carl Mountford Sylvia Maldonado Kim Trupiano Jennifer Wilson Anonymous 1 Business Development Network Russell Nelson Denise & Frank Mallozzi Roberta Vassallo Anonymous 2 Marlene & Keith Dines Lee & Arthur Oller Laura Martin Kristie & Jim Vetterli Anonymous 3 Ann Dzuna Carolyn & Gary Soto Greg Matiuk Jean Vieth Bilha Sperling Outreach Computers & Structures, Inc. Joseph Ficurelli Ronald Turner Sheila & David Matz Grace Wang Fund California Arts Council Patricia & William Gallagher The Wilson Family Gary Masters & Fred Mathews Scott Williams Susan & Rick Boreliz Dean & Margaret Lesher Melissa & Jim Hardy Contributor Corinne & Jonathan Jonas Mayer Beverly Wilson Business Development Network Foundation Loella & Ralph Haskew $100 - $499 Diane Mauch (In honor of Penelope Wong Jack Catton Bruce Henderson Joy Atchison Edward Stegge & In memory of Margaret & Martin Yeaman Melissa & Steven Casas Founders' Circle Gary Hollander (In honor of Paul James Arnold Shirley Weil) Janet Reinsta $15,000 - $24,999 Mandracchia & Gary Hollander Vicki Andrews Linda McClain Diablo Ballet School John Muir Health Foundation Pride Foundation) Katherine Bacher Andrew Hansen & Mason's Dragonfly Founding Members Quest Foundation Felice & Alan Jonas Alex Barlow Dr. Donald McKillop Scholarship Fund Lauren Jonas Cynthia McMillen Solomon Belette Richard Leavitt Barry Benioff Jennifer Davidson Elizabeth & Dan Joviette Donald Monaco Mary and Kirk Bennett US Bank Foundation Mary & Kirk Bennett Elaine Kaufman Pamela Gordon & John Marvin Bielle Moore Susan and Rick Boreliz Jan Berletti Donald Lucas Carol B. Mitchell Gail Murray Melissa and Steven Casas Choreographers' Circle Arlynn & Craig Bloom The Wilson Family Carol Lowenberg & Robert Morris Robert Muller Jack Catton $10,000 - $14,999 Lois Boyd Oshay Family Foundation Kathy Nelson Cipriano Family Anonymous 1 Melissa & Stephen Casas Pacific Service Credit Union Norman Nichols Kerry Silverstone and Mari Matching Gifts Anonymous 2 Jack Catton Sylvia Perfetto Jean Nobbe Cyphers AT&T Felice & Alan Jonas Chelsea Chan Carla Ratliff Lori Bungarz & Tom Nootbar Cheryl and Chris DeSimone Chevron Koret Foundation Wai & Frances Chan Family Trust Kelly & Brian Roy George Nunes Azlan Ezaddin PG&E Elizabeth Green-Sah David Chase Cindy & Thomas Silva Abigail O’Neill Patricia and Bill Gallagher US Bank Janice Hamill The Classical Girl Mari Cyphers & Kerry Silverstone Ellen Pastore Lorie and Werner Gehrke Laurie Miller & Ian McNeill Diane Claytor Carolyn & Gary Soto David Nicolls & John Collins Isabel Paul Janet Grattan In Kind Cecelia Tutt Karyn Connell Cynthia Pepper Ashraf Habibullah Buckley Patchen Joyce & Rob Vandermeyde Billie & Jerry Cronen Carol Polombo Erika Johnson Contra Costa Dancewear Dancers' Circle Julie Walters John diBene Denise S. Powell (In honor of Sean Kelly Don Francisco Coffee $5,000 - $9,999 Jennifer Wilson (In honor of Alison Tucker & Joe DiBernardo Olivia Powell) Jenny Yip and Michael Kim FORMA Gym Susan & Rick Boreliz Susan Boreliz) Mindy Jonas & Jonathan Delson Catharine Pronzini Richard Leavitt Denise Hillard, MD Jenny Yip & Michael Kim Lucinda Ely June Rando Macy's Growers Square Macy’s Patron Wilyne Francois-Rosa Janet Reinsta Dan Meagher Holistic Chiropractic and Geraldine & Marco Magarelli Erich Rex (In honor of Susan King) Sylvia Perfetto Kinesiology- Dr. James Huang $500 - $999 Kathy Ferber Carol Mather Joseph Roach Mayo Sugano and Michael Raab Pacer Physical Therapy, Inc. Mary Baca (In honor of Joan Feury Mechanics Bank Vicki Robinson Judith Kunofsky Paynton Chiropractic & Sports Susan Boreliz) Daria Fireman Louise Morrison Lana & William Rocha Melissa and Jim Hardy Therapy Pam & David Bernal Dianne Gallagher PG&E Maria Romeis Lauren Jonas Payroll to Go Gina Buschek Mark Garibaldi Portner Charitable Trust Alisa Roth Karen and Sylvain Lapointe Selina Shah, MD, FACP Christine Bush Christine Gregory Joyce Ratner (In memory of Isobel Paul) Anne Woodson Launt Steinway Piano Gallery Michelle & Sherman Chu Marcy Gray Wells Fargo Foundation Angela Rundles Elizabeth Masten Suzanne & Walter Cook Marta Guevara Wente Foundation Nelson Russell Laurie Miller and Ian McNeill Lorraine Donovan Craig Hammond Kent Sack, MD Louise Morrison Shirley Perez-Gierak & Charles Hartman Hanson Kevin Safine Maureen and George Pereira Ambassadors’ Circle Richard Gierak David Hicks (In Memory of $2,500 - $4,999 Jerry & Barbara Schauffler Fund Cindy and Tom Silva Helen Choi & David Glazer Jocelyn Vollmar) Shirley & Patrick Campbell Kathy K. Hirai Ellen & Bruce Smith Debbie Toth Elizabeth & Tom Henry US Bank Kristina & Adam Cipriano Dennis Irving Charlie Houston Cheryl & Chris DeSimone (In Memory of Sharon Irving) Miwako & Carl Hsu Diana Cohen & Bill Falik D’Arcy & Steven James Erika Johnson Umberto Leone Beth Kyman (In Memory of Diane Kamrin Elizabeth Masten Abraham Greenhouse) Elaine Kaufman Sharon & Don Ritichie Katy Young & Christopher Lee Susan King Miriam & Moe Storch Paul Mandracchia (Gary Hollander Judith Kunofsky Wagner Family Community Fund) Fred Lambright Marilyn Wilkes Bobbi Chaville & Greg Maunz Bonnie Landini Carmen Leighton Friends of Diablo Ballet Diablo Ballet acknowledges the generosity of the following people and organizations whose support makes our performances possible. This list reflects donations and contributions made to Diablo Ballet between January 1, 2020 - June 10, 2021. We thank you for your continued support and apologize for any omission or errors in the Dr. Yuriria Lobato & Steve Steel Richard Sah Memorial listing. Dr. Hilary Lerner Elizabeth Takoa Fund for New Work Nicole Liboiron Mildred Tinkler Eizabeth Green-Sah, Chair Amy Lopez Benjamin & Pearl Tolosa Pamela & David Bernal Elaine Luo Rachel Torres Susan & Rick Boreliz Lanita Mims Mai & Steven Lynn Debbie Toth Distinguished Gifts Encore Carol Mather $25,000 + $1,000 - $2,499 Gwaltney & Carl Mountford Sylvia Maldonado Kim Trupiano Jennifer Wilson Anonymous 1 Business Development Network Russell Nelson Denise & Frank Mallozzi Roberta Vassallo Anonymous 2 Marlene & Keith Dines Lee & Arthur Oller Laura Martin Kristie & Jim Vetterli Anonymous 3 Ann Dzuna Carolyn & Gary Soto Greg Matiuk Jean Vieth Bilha Sperling Outreach Computers & Structures, Inc. Joseph Ficurelli Ronald Turner Sheila & David Matz Grace Wang Fund California Arts Council Patricia & William Gallagher The Wilson Family Gary Masters & Fred Mathews Scott Williams Susan & Rick Boreliz Dean & Margaret Lesher Melissa & Jim Hardy Contributor Corinne & Jonathan Jonas Mayer Beverly Wilson Business Development Network Foundation Loella & Ralph Haskew $100 - $499 Diane Mauch (In honor of Penelope Wong Jack Catton Bruce Henderson Joy Atchison Edward Stegge & In memory of Margaret & Martin Yeaman Melissa & Steven Casas Founders' Circle Gary Hollander (In honor of Paul James Arnold Shirley Weil) Janet Reinsta $15,000 - $24,999 Mandracchia & Gary Hollander Vicki Andrews Linda McClain Diablo Ballet School John Muir Health Foundation Pride Foundation) Katherine Bacher Andrew Hansen & Mason's Dragonfly Founding Members Quest Foundation Felice & Alan Jonas Alex Barlow Dr. Donald McKillop Scholarship Fund Lauren Jonas Cynthia McMillen Solomon Belette Richard Leavitt Barry Benioff Jennifer Davidson Elizabeth & Dan Joviette Donald Monaco Mary and Kirk Bennett US Bank Foundation Mary & Kirk Bennett Elaine Kaufman Pamela Gordon & John Marvin Bielle Moore Susan and Rick Boreliz Jan Berletti Donald Lucas Carol B. Mitchell Gail Murray Melissa and Steven Casas Choreographers' Circle Arlynn & Craig Bloom The Wilson Family Carol Lowenberg & Robert Morris Robert Muller Jack Catton $10,000 - $14,999 Lois Boyd Oshay Family Foundation Kathy Nelson Cipriano Family Anonymous 1 Melissa & Stephen Casas Pacific Service Credit Union Norman Nichols Kerry Silverstone and Mari Matching Gifts Anonymous 2 Jack Catton Sylvia Perfetto Jean Nobbe Cyphers AT&T Felice & Alan Jonas Chelsea Chan Carla Ratliff Lori Bungarz & Tom Nootbar Cheryl and Chris DeSimone Chevron Koret Foundation Wai & Frances Chan Family Trust Kelly & Brian Roy George Nunes Azlan Ezaddin PG&E Elizabeth Green-Sah David Chase Cindy & Thomas Silva Abigail O’Neill Patricia and Bill Gallagher US Bank Janice Hamill The Classical Girl Mari Cyphers & Kerry Silverstone Ellen Pastore Lorie and Werner Gehrke Laurie Miller & Ian McNeill Diane Claytor Carolyn & Gary Soto David Nicolls & John Collins Isabel Paul Janet Grattan In Kind Cecelia Tutt Karyn Connell Cynthia Pepper Ashraf Habibullah Buckley Patchen Joyce & Rob Vandermeyde Billie & Jerry Cronen Carol Polombo Erika Johnson Contra Costa Dancewear Dancers' Circle Julie Walters John diBene Denise S. Powell (In honor of Sean Kelly Don Francisco Coffee $5,000 - $9,999 Jennifer Wilson (In honor of Alison Tucker & Joe DiBernardo Olivia Powell) Jenny Yip and Michael Kim FORMA Gym Susan & Rick Boreliz Susan Boreliz) Mindy Jonas & Jonathan Delson Catharine Pronzini Richard Leavitt Denise Hillard, MD Jenny Yip & Michael Kim Lucinda Ely June Rando Macy's Growers Square Macy’s Patron Wilyne Francois-Rosa Janet Reinsta Dan Meagher Holistic Chiropractic and Geraldine & Marco Magarelli Erich Rex (In honor of Susan King) Sylvia Perfetto Kinesiology- Dr. James Huang $500 - $999 Kathy Ferber Carol Mather Joseph Roach Mayo Sugano and Michael Raab Pacer Physical Therapy, Inc. Mary Baca (In honor of Joan Feury Mechanics Bank Vicki Robinson Judith Kunofsky Paynton Chiropractic & Sports Susan Boreliz) Daria Fireman Louise Morrison Lana & William Rocha Melissa and Jim Hardy Therapy Pam & David Bernal Dianne Gallagher PG&E Maria Romeis Lauren Jonas Payroll to Go Gina Buschek Mark Garibaldi Portner Charitable Trust Alisa Roth Karen and Sylvain Lapointe Selina Shah, MD, FACP Christine Bush Christine Gregory Joyce Ratner (In memory of Isobel Paul) Anne Woodson Launt Steinway Piano Gallery Michelle & Sherman Chu Marcy Gray Wells Fargo Foundation Angela Rundles Elizabeth Masten Suzanne & Walter Cook Marta Guevara Wente Foundation Nelson Russell Laurie Miller and Ian McNeill Lorraine Donovan Craig Hammond Kent Sack, MD Louise Morrison Shirley Perez-Gierak & Charles Hartman Hanson Kevin Safine Maureen and George Pereira Ambassadors’ Circle Richard Gierak David Hicks (In Memory of $2,500 - $4,999 Jerry & Barbara Schauffler Fund Cindy and Tom Silva Helen Choi & David Glazer Jocelyn Vollmar) Shirley & Patrick Campbell Kathy K. Hirai Ellen & Bruce Smith Debbie Toth Elizabeth & Tom Henry US Bank Kristina & Adam Cipriano Dennis Irving Charlie Houston Cheryl & Chris DeSimone (In Memory of Sharon Irving) Miwako & Carl Hsu Diana Cohen & Bill Falik D’Arcy & Steven James Erika Johnson Umberto Leone Beth Kyman (In Memory of Diane Kamrin Elizabeth Masten Abraham Greenhouse) Elaine Kaufman Sharon & Don Ritichie Katy Young & Christopher Lee Susan King Miriam & Moe Storch Paul Mandracchia (Gary Hollander Judith Kunofsky Wagner Family Community Fund) Fred Lambright Marilyn Wilkes Bobbi Chaville & Greg Maunz Bonnie Landini Carmen Leighton Diablo Ballet School’s 2021 Summer Program

• Intensives, Camps and Technique Classes by level for ages 3 through adult.

• Classes will be offered in-person with a virtual option if preferred.

Visit diabloballet.org for more information.

Special Thanks

Tania & Daniel Bajada, Directors, Denise Hilliard, MD Pacer Physical Therapy Laura Lehmann, Payroll to Go Rebecca Berke Coco Liboiron, Contra Costa Dancewear Aris Bernales Rosselyn Ramirez Chris Bess, Island Creative Management, LLC Thomas Roberts Jack Carpenter Renee Rothmann Renee DeWeese, Rena Wilson Luke H. Sauer Carmen Lessa, Performing Academy Selina Shah, MD, FACP Michael Gray Jordan Tilton Ashraf Habibullah, Co-Founder Joyce Vandermeyde David Hartenstein Hiromi and Walter Yamazaki

Wellness & Fitness Team

Sports Medicine Physician: Selina Shah, MD, FACP

Primary Care Physician: Denise Hilliard, MD

Physical Therapists: Pacer Physical Therapy

Chiropractor: James Huang DC, Applied Kinesiologist Paynton Chiropractic & Sports Therapy

Gym & Cross Training: Forma Gym