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SURPRISING | CAPTIVATING | INTERNATIONAL – Words that speak to what sets TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND apart. Forward-thinking, surprising, intriguing and relevant are all precepts that guide the curation of the annual seasons we put together.

Dance is such a special art form. Athletic, difficult, luscious, inspiring and surprising – Time and time again, these are the descriptions I hear from audience members. For more than 37 years, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND continues to present the coolest, the most innovative, the most remarkable dance artists touring the world today. First-time audience members say they had no idea dance was so cool, something our longtime subscribers have always known.

The 2019/2020 season won’t disappoint. Creative, soulful, gymnastic and breathtaking imagery makes this a very special set of international companies. Funny, stunning, inspiring and exciting, we proudly present a season of ten extraordinary companies from the China, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, France and the . It is a season rich in creativity and soul-stirring performances.

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Artistic Director Executive Director Emily Molnar John Clark

The Company Anna Bekirova, Chase Buntrock, Emily Chessa, Quaba Venza Ernest, Parker Finley, Scott Fowler, Miriam Gittens, Kiera Hill, Patrick Kilbane, Jordan Lang, Justin Rapaport, Dex van ter Meij, Nicole Ward, Sophie Whittome, Kirsten Wicklund, Zenon Zubyk

Emerging Artists Juan Duarte, Kiana Jung, Kierra Kelp, Emily Klukas, Evan Rapaport

Director of Production/Operations Head of Wardrobe Derek Mack Kate Burrows

Resident Lighting Designer/Director Production Electrician James Proudfoot Patrick Smith

Artist Representative and Booking Information: Margaret Selby President, Selby/Artists Mgmt 212.382.3260 | [email protected] | selbyartistsmgmt.com

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Program BUSK World Premiere, March 2009, Aszure Barton & Artists

Choreography and Direction: Aszure Barton Music: Euridice Composed and performed by Slava Grigoryan Ett Bondbrollop Composed by August Soderman and Performed by Orphei Drangar & Eric Ericson, Performed with kind permission by BIS Records, Sweden. Plume Composed and performed by Ljova Queen Elizabeth Whistle Composed and performed by Moondog All is Loneliness Composed and performed by Moondog Amusements Composed and performed by Daniel Belanger Publisher: Editions Achille Cassel, (p) 2007 Dabiel Belanger (exclusive licensed to Audiogram) Love Potion Expired Composed by Ljova and Performed by Ljova and the Kontraband Saltarelle Composed by Camilee Saint-Saens/Christer Solen and performed by Orphei Drangar & Eric Ericson Performed with kind permission by BIS Records, Sweden.

Lighting Design Nicole Pearce Costume Design Michelle Jank Staging Jonathan Alsberry

Performers TBD

INTERMISSION

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B.R.I.S.A. World Premiere, March 2014, Nederlands Dans Theater 2 North American Premiere, November 2017, Ballet BC

Choreography and Set Design: Johan Inger Music: Original music and sound editing Amos Ben-Tal Black Swan Composed by Gian Carlo Menotti Performed by Nina Simone Courtesy of Parlophone Records / Warner Music UK and by arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing, by arrangement with G Schirmer, Inc. publisher and copyright owner Wild is the Wind Composed by Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin Performed by Nina Simone Courtesy of Verve Records, under license from Universal Music Canada Inc. Copyright Chappell & Co, Inc. (ASCAP) (TIOMKIN). All rights reserved. Used by Permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, Inc. on behalf of Catharine Hinen Music Sinnerman Traditional – adapted by Nina Simone Performed by Nina Simone Courtesy of Verve Records, under license from Universal Music Canada Inc., copyright WB Music Corp, (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

Lighting Design Tom Visser Costume Design Bregje van Balen Staging Yvan Dubreuil

Performers TBD

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Founded in 1986, Ballet BC has been under the the creation and performance of new works. Since leadership of Artistic Director Emily Molnar since 2009, the Company has developed a repertoire 2009. Ballet BC is an internationally acclaimed of more than 45 new works by acclaimed collaborative and creation-based contemporary Canadian and international choreographers that is a leader and resource in the including William Forsythe, Cayetano Soto, creation, production and education of contemporary Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Medhi Walerski, dance in Canada. Bold and innovative, the Ohad Naharin, , Johan Inger, Adi Company’s distinctive style and approach has made Salant, Emanuel Gat, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, a unique and valuable national contribution to the Jacopo Godani, Company 605, Jorma Elo, Wen development of dance. In 2019, the Company Wei Wang, Itzik Galili, Serge Bennathan, Walter was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Matteini, José Navas, Emily Molnar, Lesley Telford, Dance Production for their tour to Sadler’s Wells Nicolo Fonte, Fernando Hernando Magadan, Kevin in London which featured Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, O’Day, Shawn Hounsell, Gioconda Barbuto, 16+ a room by Emily Molnar, and Bill by Sharon Simone Orlando, Robert Glumbek and Aszure Barton Eyal and Gai Behar. among others.

Ballet BC’s dancers are a group of open-minded Under the artistic direction of Emily Molnar, and curious artists, each unique for their dynamic former member of The National Ballet of Canada, movement while sharing an intuitive passion for Ballet BC and the Ballett Frankfurt, the Company dance. Ballet BC is committed to its role as a actively fosters collaborations that support artists, leader in the community through dancer training choreographers and audiences alike, furthering the opportunities, community and audience outreach, boundaries of contemporary dance. The company and professional development activities. embraces excellence in the practice of contemporary ballet, with its wide diversity of technique and style, The Company presents a diverse repertoire of honouring its roots and components. Canadian and international work from the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and is a hotbed for

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

EMILY MOLNAR, C.M., Disappearing and Becoming, Aniel, 16 + a room, Artistic Director, has steered the RITE, Keep Dreaming, I’m Driving, When You Left, unique company of 18 dancers and most recently, To This Daywhich premiered into a celebrated era of in 2018. innovation and collaboration. Since the start of her tenure in Named The Globe and Mail’s 2013 Dance Artist 2009, the Company has of the Year, Molnar is the 2016 recipient of the developed a diverse repertoire that includes more Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award, BC Community than 45 new works by celebrated Canadian and Achievement Award and the YWCA Women of international choreographers. Distinction Award in Art, Culture & Design. She was recently appointed to the Order of Canada for Molnar is a graduate of the National Ballet School her artistic leadership of Ballet BC and creative and a former member of the National Ballet of contribution to advancing dance in Canada. Canada, a with the Ballett Frankfurt under director William Forsythe, and a As an active mentor, advocate, and coach, with Ballet BC. An internationally respected and Molnar follows her passion to nurture artists and critically acclaimed dance artist and choreographer, choreographers, to educate and support the research Molnar worked and toured extensively throughout and development of dance and artistic leadership, Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada and the U.S., and explore the role of the artist in society. For six where she created works for Alberta Ballet, years she served as a Director on the Board of the Ballet Mannheim, Ballet Augsburg, Cedar Lake BC Arts Council. Dance, ProArteDanza and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and City Ballet’s In addition to her work with Ballet BC, Molnar Choreographic Institute, among others. Molnar’s is also Artistic Director of Dance at Banff Centre most recent works for Ballet BC are Between for Arts and Creativity, a new position designed to

14 TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY guide and inform all Banff Centre Dance initiatives Theatre, the Teatro alla Scala, throughout the year in collaboration with the the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the Canadian and international dance community. , the Nederlands Dans (Photo: Michael Slobodian) Theater, the Martha Graham Dance Company, the National Ballet of Canada, the Bayerisches JOHN CLARK, Executive Staatsballett Munich and the Sydney Dance Director, has built a career in Company, among many others. Her works have non-profit administration, been presented on international stages including focused on fund raising, for the Palais Garnier (Paris), the Mariinsky Theater 24 years. His career has spanned (St. Petersburg), the Kennedy Center (Washington), both the performing arts and the Sadler’s Wells (London), the Alicia Alonso higher education, building Grand Theater (Havana), Teatro alla Scala (Milan) development teams raising upwards of $20 million and Lincoln Center (New York). Barton was also annually. Before joining Ballet BC, he was the Vice involved as a choreographer in the Broadway President of Development at the National production of The Threepenny Opera(directed by YoungArts Foundation in Miami, FL. Scott Elliott), as well as in films, installations and TV formats. Prior to YoungArts, he spent nine years at Georgia State University (GSU) in Atlanta, where he was She has received numerous awards and honors promoted from Senior Director of Development including the Arts & Letters Award (Canada), for the College of Arts & Sciences to Associate Bonnie Bird Choreography Award (UK), the Gross Vice President of Development, overseeing the Prize (USA), among others. Aszure Barton has Annual Fund, Corporate & Foundation Relations, been proclaimed an Ambassador of Contemporary Planned Giving, and Central Major Gifts offices. Choreography in Alberta. She was a longstanding Prior to GSU, Clark was Director of Development resident artist at the Banff Centre and was the for where he started the “Sponsor a first Martha Duffy resident at the Baryshnikov Dancer Program,” oversaw the 75th Anniversary Arts Center. As an educator, Barton has taught at Gala, and established an endowment campaign the Juilliard School, Harvard University, Laban to the Atlanta community. Clark has also raised Institute, and New York University, and is currently funds for The Atlanta Opera, Big Brothers Big a faculty member at the Glorya Kaufman School Sisters of Metro Atlanta, and the North Carolina of Dance at the University of Southern California. Dance Theater. (Photo: Graeme Mitchell)

A classically trained pianist as a teenager, Clark’s JOHAN INGER, (Stockholm) passion for the arts is also evident by his volunteer completed his dance training at commitments and impact in the communities the School where he has resided. He currently serves on the and at the National Ballet board of the College of Arts at Georgia State School in Canada. From 1985 University. Other volunteer engagements have to 1990 he danced with the included serving as board chair of Synchronicity Swedish Royal Ballet in Performance Group, a tutor through the Literacy Stockholm, the last year performing as a soloist. Volunteers of Atlanta, and as a big brother at BBBS Fascinated by the works of Jiří Kylián, Inger was of Metro Atlanta. Clark holds his Masters in English convinced that the next step in his dance career Literature from Georgia State University, and is a should take him to Nederlands Dans Theater. Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of In 1990 he joined Nederlands Dans Theater I and Rochester. (Photo: Michael Slobodian) was a high-profile dancer in this company until 2002. AZSURE BARTON, born in Edmonton, Alberta, studied When Inger tried his hand at Nederlands Dans classical ballet at the National Theater’s annual Choreography Workshops Ballet School in Toronto. Now (entitled Switch), Jiří Kylián noticed his talent for living in Los Angeles, Barton choreography. After four workshop pieces, Inger was tours globally with her allowed in 1995 to make his first choreography for international dance project, Nederlands Dans Theater II. The resultingMellantid Aszure Barton & Artists. As a choreographer she has marked his official debut as a choreographer. It created works for , the was part of the Holland Dance Festival and was

TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 15 WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY immediately a resounding success. It brought him created One on One, for Nederlands Dans Theater 2, the Philip Morris Finest Selection Award 1996 then Bliss for Aterballetto in 2016 and was awarded in the Contemporary Dance category. In 2001, by The Danza y Danza Prize 2016 for best Italian Mellantid was nominated for the Laurence Olivier production. In 2016, Johan received the Benois Award in the Best New Dance Production category. de la Danse prize for his works One on One and Carmen. After a new full-evening piece Peer Gynt Since his debut, Inger has made various works for in 2017 with Basel Ballet, Johan created 3 works Nederlands Dans Theater likeSammanfall, Couple in 2018: Under A Day, for Lyon Opera Ballet, 4 of Moments, Round Corners, Out of Breath. For his Karin for the independent project Dancing with ballets, Dream Play and Walking Mad, he received Bergman co-produced by Productions Sarfati, the Lucas Hoving Production Award in October and Petrushka for Les Ballets de Monte Carlo 2001. Walking Mad – as it was later performed by (Photo: Bengt-Wanselius). Cullberg Ballet – was awarded the Danza & Danza’s Award 2005. Inger himself was nominated with ANNA BEKIROVA, born in Dutch prizes such as the Golden Theatre Dance Amsterdam, started dancing at Prize 2000 by the VSCD Dance Panel and the Merit the Award 2002 from the Stichting Dansersfonds ’79. Academy at age 10 and In 2013, Johan received the prestigious Carina Ari graduated in 2016. After her Award in Stockholm for his worldwide promotion graduation, she moved to of Swedish art and dance. Vancouver to study at Arts Umbrella under the guidance of Artemis Gordon. Inger left Nederlands Dans Theater to take on the Here she had the opportunity to work with world- artistic leadership of Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm renowned artists such as Crystal Pite, in 2003. Over the past years he has made various Wen Wei Wang, Lesley Telford, Tom Weinberger choreographies for this company: Home and Home, and Cayetano Soto. Anna was one of Ballet BC’s Phases, In Two, Within Now, As if, Negro con emerging artists for the 2018–2019 season. She is Flores and Blanco amongst others. And to celebrate incredibly excited to be joining as a full company Cullberg Ballet’s 40th anniversary, he created the member this year. work Point of Eclipse (2007). From the summer of 2008, Inger ended his artistic directorship so as to CHASE BUNTROCK, from devote himself entirely to choreography. Chicago, began as a competitive gymnast for ten years but found In February 2009, he produced a new work for dance at age thirteen in pursuit Cullberg Ballet entitled, Position of Elsewhere. In of a more artistic outlet. After 2009, Inger created Dissolve In Thisfor Nederlands graduating from Chicago Dans Theater I & II to celebrate the 50th jubilee Academy for the Arts in 2015, season of the company. Between 2009 and Chase attended The Juilliard School in New York 2016, Johan Inger held the position as Associate City from which he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Choreographer with Nederlands Dans Theater, degree in dance. Throughout his career, he has creating for both companies (NDT1 and NDT2) performed works by Sharon Eyal, Crystal Pite, regularly. In 2010, the Göteborg Ballet in Sweden Merce Cunningham, Roy Assaf, and more. Chase premièred Falter and, Nederlands Dans Theater has furthered his training at , I premièred Tone Bone Kone, both were new Arts Umbrella, Nederlands Dans Theater, and creations. In 2011, Inger created the successful Rain Springboard Danse Montreal. Additionally, he is Dogs, based on music by Tom Waits, for the Basel grateful to have participated in educational outreach Ballet in Switzerland. In 2012, Inger made, I New programs that served the five boroughs of New York Then for Nederlands Dans Theater 2, and Sunset City. Chase is thrilled to be joining Ballet BC for Logic for the Nederlands Dans Theater 1. the 2019/20 season.

In 2013 he created Tempus Fugit for Basel Ballet EMILY CHESSA, originally in Switzerland. B.R.I.S.A., was created in 2014 from Richmond, BC, began her for Nederlands Dans Theater 2. In 2015, Inger professional dance training at presented his Carmen with the Compaňia Nacional the de Danza in Madrid and another full-evening School in 2006 where she program based on the Sacre du Printemps with the received the Arnold Spohr Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. In 2015, he Scholarship and the Paddy

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Stone Scholarship for choreography. SCOTT FOWLER, born in After graduating the school in 2010, she trained at Vancouver, trained at Arts Arts Umbrella in the graduate program under the Umbrella under the direction of guidance of Artemis Gordon. She participated in Artemis Gordon and attended summer programs such as the Movement summer intensive programs at Invention Project in New York and Springboard , the Danse Montreal. Since joining Ballet BC in 2012 National Ballet School and as an apprentice, she has performed works by Jacob’s Pillow. He performed in Alberta Ballet’s The Emily Molnar, Company 605, Johan Inger, Lesley Nutcracker, Ballet BC’s Peter Pan and in the Telford, Medhi Walerski, Crystal Pite, Ohad Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Olympic Winter Naharin and Sharon Eyal. This is Emily’s 8th season Games in Vancouver. In 2011, he toured the with the company. Netherlands, performing at Codarts and worked with Noord Nederlandse Dans. Scott was invited in QUABA VENZA ERNEST, 2013 by James Kudelka to perform See#3 as a guest born and raised in Brooklyn, artist for Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie. Scott New York, began his dance has been privileged to work with choreographers training at Dance Theatre of such as Johan Inger, Aszure Barton, James Kudelka, Harlem under the direction of Emily Molnar, Wen Wei Wang, Medhi Walerski, Arthur Mitchell & William Forsythe, Crystal Pite and Sharon Eyal. Robert Garland. After attending This is Scott’s 9th season with the company. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art & Performing Arts, he later went on to study MIRIAM GITTENS was born dance at State University of New York at Purchase and raised in Fresno, California. College Conservatory of Dance where he was She grew up training at The awarded the Adopt-A-Dancer Scholarship. He has Dance Studio of Fresno where danced in works by Kimberly Bartosik, George she received a diverse dance Balanchine, Sidra Bell, Norbert De La Cruz lll, Ana education. In May of 2017, Maria Lucaciu, Ohad Naharin, Jerome Robbins, Miriam graduated from The Ted Shawn and Doug Varone. He has studied at Juilliard School with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Doug Varone & Dancers, in dance. During her time at Juilliard, Miriam Eastman, Jacob’s Pillow, and Springboard Danse performed in works by Merce Cunningham, Martha Montreal under the direction of Alexandra Wells. Graham, Paul Taylor, Richard Alston, Mathew Quaba is a recipient of the 2019 Thayer Fellowship Neenan, Zvi Gotheiner, Loni Landon, and Takehiro in the Arts and joined Ballet BC in 2019. Ueyama. She furthered her training during summer intensives at chuthis., Bodytraffic, Complexions PARKER FINLEY was born in Contemporary Ballet, Springboard Danse Montreal, Louisiana in 1997. In 2014, she and Nederlands Dans Theater. Miriam has been began her professional training involved in many outreach programs and at the Academy fellowships, which have allowed her to share her under the instruction of Sabrina love for dance with audiences and students across Lenzi and Sally Rojas where she New York City and California. She has most performed works by Stanton recently performed with chuthis. Under the Welch, John Neumeier, Kenneth MacMillan, and direction of Peter Chu. Miriam is thrilled to be Bzson. After graduating in 2016, she was an joining as Ballet BC as a full time member for this apprentice for Hubbard Street 2 during their 2016– upcoming season. 2017 season. As their apprentice, she had the opportunity to learn works from Alice Klock, KIERA HILL, born in Terence Marling, Alejandro Cerrudo, Peter Chu, Vancouver, completed her and Bryan Arias. She has participated in summer professional training at Arts programs such as Houston Ballet Summer Intensive Umbrella under the direction of and Springboard Danse Montreal. This is Parker’s Artemis Gordon. She was a 3rd season with the company. proud recipient of the BC Arts Council Scholarship Award for excellence in dance in 2011. After graduating in

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2012, she apprenticed with Ballet BC for one performed in works by Alejandro Cerrudo and season. In 2013, she joined Les Ballets Jazz de Micaela Taylor. Jordan has had the opportunity to Montreal where she performed leading roles in perform at the Joyce Theater many times through pieces by Andonis Foniadakis, Itzik Galili, Rodrigo the New York City Dance Alliance College Pederneiras, Cayetano Soto, Barak Marshall and Scholarship foundation as a scholarship recipient. Wen Wei Wang. For four years, she toured Jordan is thrilled to be joining Ballet BC this season extensively with BJM performing in France, and is honoured to be in the company of such Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Luxembourg, inspiring artists. Slovenia, China, Israel, Mexico, USA and across Canada. Kiera returned to Ballet BC in 2017 and is JUSTIN RAPAPORT is from thrilled to be back for another season. Miami, Florida, where he began dancing at the age of 8. He went PATRICK KILBANE is on to formally train at New from Bainbridge Island, World School of the Arts and Washington. He discovered The Juilliard School. During his dance at the age of 14 and training, Justin had the studied on full scholarship at opportunity to learn works by Jiří Kylián, Twyla San Francisco Ballet School. He Tharp, Kyle Abraham, Brian Brooks and many more continued his training at the amazing artists. Justin has also studied at various School of American Ballet, , summer intensives such as Nederlands Dans and with Suzanne Farrell at The Kennedy Center. Theater, Springboard Dance Montreal and Jacobs’s Patrick worked with Oregon Ballet Theater where Pillow Contemporary Program. While at Ballet BC, he danced ballets by and Jerome Justin has had the privilege to work with Robbins. He spent five seasons with Sarah Slipper’s choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, NW Dance Project in Portland, Oregon as a Sharon Eyal, Johan Inger, Emily Molnar, Medhi performer, teacher, and choreographer. There he Walerski and Cayetano Soto. This is Justin’s 3rd danced original roles in new works by Ihsan Rustem, season with Ballet BC. Wen Wei Wang, Danielle Agami, Maurice Causey, Noam Gagnon, Lucas Crandall, Didy Veldman, DEX VAN TER MEIJ is Olivier Wevers, Patrick Delcroix, and many others. originally from Amsterdam and Before moving to Vancouver he danced with Kate started his professional dance Wallich + The YC, Whim W’Him, and worked as training at the age of 10 with the a freelance artist in Seattle and internationally. Dutch National Ballet Academy During his time with Ballet BC he has had the for 8 years. Continuing his privilege of performing works by Crystal Pite, training in 2016 at Arts Medhi Walerski, Cayetano Soto, Emily Molnar, Umbrella under the directorship of Artemis Jorma Elo, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, and Gordon, he had the opportunity to work with William Forsythe. This is Patrick’s 3rd season with several brilliant artists such as Crystal Pite, Lesley the company. Telford, Emanuel Gat, Doug Letheren, Eric Beauchesne, Rafael Sady, Lukas Timulak, Tom JORDAN LANG was born and Weinberger, Wen Wei Wang and Cayetano Soto. raised on Long Island, New Dex joined Ballet BC’s Program 2 for the amazing York where he began his dance Romeo + Juliet by Medhi Walerski and feels very training at 12 years of age. After excited about joining Ballet BC this the receiving very diverse training in 2019/20 season. his early years of dancing he went on to pursue a ballet NICOLE WARD, originally concentration at Marymount Manhattan College in from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 2015. While at Marymount Jordan performed Bolivia, in 2004 Nicole’s family works by Alexandra Damiani, Adam Baruch, Jo moved to Vancouver, Canada. Stromgren, Robert Battle, Andrea Miller, Gabrielle In her earlier years, she trained Lamb and many more. While at Marymount Jordan at Caulfield School of Dance participated in many outreach programs where he under the directorship of Cori was fortunate enough to work with children and Caulfield. Later moving to Arts Umbrella to further share his love for dance. Jordan attended develop her professional training under the direction Springboard Danse Montreal in 2018 where he of Artemis Gordon, Lynn Sheppard and Marquita

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Lester. During her time there, she had the SOPHIE WHITTOME was opportunity of working with Lesley Telford, James born in Edmonton, Alberta and Kudelka, Gioconda Barbuto, Crystal Pite, Eric grew up attending Victoria Beauchesne, Francesca Carotti, Fernando Hernando School of the Arts. She began Magadan, Doug Letheren among others. After her professional training in completing the Graduate Program in 2015, Nicole Vancouver in the Arts Umbrella was offered an apprenticeship with Ballet BC and Dance Company and Graduate joined as a full time company member the following Program, under the direction of Artemis Gordon. season. During her time, she has had the honour of There she was fortunate to learn from and be performing works by Johan Inger, Emily Molnar, influenced by many different artists. She also had Medhi Walerski, William Forsythe, Crystal Pite, the privilege to perform works by, among others, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Sharon Eyal, Lesley Telford, Mats Ek, and Crystal Adi Salant, Serge Bennathan, Company 605, Pite and to participate in Arts Umbrella’s 2018 Cayetano Soto, Jorma Elo, Emmanuel Gat and Choreographic Mentorship with Crystal Pite. others. This season will mark her 5th season with In 2018, she joined Ballet BC as an Emerging Artist Ballet BC. and is looking forward to her first season as a full company member. KIRSTEN WICKLUND, Vancouver-born, studied at Goh ZENON ZUBYK, born in Ballet Academy and toured with Toronto, Ontario, Zenon, Canada’s Youth Ballet began his formal dance training Company. Kirsten received at the age of 11 at The scholarships at American Ballet Conservatory of Dance and Theatre, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Music. He furthered his studies , PNB, and Washington Ballet, as well at Elite Danceworx under the as a Vancouver Foundation Arts Study Award and direction of Dawn Rappitt, where he received a the Vancouver Ballet Society’s Memorial diverse dance education. In 2016, he joined the Arts Scholarship. Kirsten received contemporary training Umbrella Graduate Program under the direction of through Tiffany Tregarthen & David Raymond of Artemis Gordon. During his time there, Zenon had M.O. In 2007, she won an artistry award at the the opportunity of performing works by Crystal Youth America Grand Prix Finals in NYC and Pite, Sharon Eyal, Mats Ek and Aszure Barton to earned the only Canadian placement in the Top 12 name a few. In 2017, he toured the Netherlands, Women. She has danced with The Washington performing in the ITS Festival and Netherlands Ballet, Alonzo King’s choreographic workshop, Dans Theater’s Shortcuts XL’17. Zenon worked as LUNGE Dance Collective and toured extensively an Emerging Artist with Ballet BC for the 2018–19 with Rasta Thomas’ Rock the Ballet. She has created season and is absolutely thrilled to be a full time works for Dances for a Small Stage, the Dance Deck company member this year. Series and Arts Umbrella. Kirsten has been privileged to dance works by Lesley Telford, Medhi Walerski, William Forsythe, Johan Inger, Jacopo Godani, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Walter Matteini, Wen Wei Wang, Company 605, Cayetano Soto, Emily Molnar, Crystal Pite, Sharon Eyal, Ohad Naharin, and others. This is Kirsten’s 5th season with Ballet BC.

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JUAN DUARTE is from Feira outstanding artist including Emanuel Gat, Lesley de Santana, Brazil, where he Telford, Fernando Hernando Magadan, Tom began his dance training at the Weinberger, Wen Wei Wang and more. June 2017, age of 10. In 2013, he joined the Kierra toured Europe with the Arts Umbrella Senior School in Company where she performed Chorus by Lesley Joinville, Brazil, where he Telford in the Netherlands Dans Theater’s/Korzo’s received a diverse dance Shortcuts XL’17. She also performed with Ballet BC education and completed his studies in 2015. Juan in the 2018 Program 2 of Romeo + Juliet by had the opportunity to get involved in a couple of Medhi Walerski. Kierra is overjoyed for the privilege outreach programs and fellowships when he moved to join Ballet BC as an Emerging Artist for the to Canada right after completing his studies with 2019/20 season. Bolshoi Ballet. In 2017, he joined the Arts Umbrella Graduate Program under the direction of Artemis EMILY KLUKAS, from Delta, Gordon. During his time there, Juan had the BC, began her professional opportunity of performing works by Crystal Pite, dance training at the Royal Emily Molnar, Johan Inger, Mats Ek, Aszure Winnipeg Ballet School. Barton, Lesley Telford, James Kudelka, and more. In 2016, she graduated from the Juan is so thrilled to work with Ballet BC as an University of Music and Emerging Artist this season. Performing Arts in Mannheim, Germany with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in KIANA JUNG was born and dance. Emily went on to join the Arts Umbrella raised in Vancouver, BC where Graduate Program under the direction of Artemis she started her dance training at Gordon where she had the privilege to perform Arts Umbrella at the age of 9. works by renowned artists such as Emily Molnar, She then completed the Crystal Pite, Mats Ek, Johan Inger, Lesley Telford professional and the graduate among others. She is a two-time recipient of the BC program under the direction of Arts Council, Outstanding Student of the Arts Artemis Gordon. Kiana has done many summer scholarship award. Emily is honoured and thrilled intensives including the San Francisco Conservatory to join Ballet BC as an Emerging Artist for the of Dance and the AU international Summer 2019/2020 season. Intensive. She has had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Yvan Dubreuil, Rafael Sady EVAN RAPAPORT was born (Mats Ek), Crystal Pite, Cayetano Soto, Lesley and raised in Miami, Florida. Telford, Lukas Timulak, Tom Weinberger and He began dancing at the age of 5 many other artists. She has also performed in and developed his love for Hip- Medhi Walerski’s Romeo + Juliet in Ballet BC’s Hop and popular dance forms. 2017/18 season. Kiana is beyond excited to join He continued to formally train Ballet BC this season as an Emerging Artist. at the New World School of the Arts where he received awards from the YoungArts KIERRA KELP was born and Foundation for Contemporary Dance and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Choreography. Evan then continued his studies at where she began her dance The Juilliard School. He has performed works by training at the age of 5. many incredible artists, including , She attended and graduated Martha Graham, and Richard Alston. Evan from Las Vegas Academy of the furthered his rigorous training through summer Arts in 2016. Later that year she intensives such as Magnus Midwest/Northwest, began her pre-professional dance education under Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Springboard the direction of Artemis Gordon at Arts Umbrella. Danse Montreal. Evan is excited to be joining Ballet While attending she has had the opportunity to BC for his first season as an Emerging Artist. perform works by Crystal Pite, Sharon Eyal and Mats Ek. Kierra was also able to work with

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Conceived and Directed by: Moses Pendleton First Assistant & Associate Director: Cynthia Quinn Production Manager: Woodrow F. Dick, III Technical Crew: Victoria Campbell, Josh Peterson, Ryan Walters Lighting Design: Howell Binkley (TUU), Bruce Goldstein (Table Talk), Joshua Starbuck (Dream Catcher, Marigolds, Echoes of Narcissus, Pole Dance, Aqua Flora), Woodrow F. Dick, III (Baths of Caracalla, If You Need Some Body, Daddy Long Leg, Light Reigns, Aeria, Paper Trails), Michael Korsch (Pleiades, Spawning) Music Collage: Moses Pendleton Video Design: Woodrow F. Dick, III Costume Design: Phoebe Katzin, Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn Costume Construction: Phoebe Katzin Ballet Mistress: Victoria Mazzarelli Company Manager: Paula Budetti Burns

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VIVA MOMIX PLEIADES (MOMIX in Orbit) Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chiceportiche, Heather Magee Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music: El Hadra – The Mystik Dance Courtesy of Aquarius International Music This work was created for the Centennial celebration of FIAT AUTO S.p.A. in Torino, Italy – July 1999

CACTUS WREN / MORNING STAR (Opus Cactus) Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chiceportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Music: Peter Buffet, The Dream from Spirit Dance, Distributed by Hollywood Records

MARIGOLDS (Botanica) Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chiceportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Cynthia Quinn, Simona DiTucci, Cassandra Taylor, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Sarah Nachbauer, Tsarra Baquette Music by: Suphala, Destination and The Wheel by U-zig Michael Paradinas

POLE DANCE (Opus Cactus) Performed by: Steven Ezra, Gregory DeArmond, Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music by: Adam Plack & Johnny (White Ant) Soames and The Hunt (In Respect for Food) Courtesy of Australian Music International.

BATHS OF CARACALLA (ReMIX ) Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chiceportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music: Reverence by David and Steve Gordon

DADDY LONG LEG (35th Anniversary Creation) Performed by: Anthony Bocconi, Gregory DeArmond, Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton, Tim Latta Assisted by: Jonathan Eden, Steven Ezra, Morgan Hulen, Felicity Jones, Cynthia Quinn, Brian Simerson Music: Santa Maria by Gotan Project

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LIGHT REIGNS (35th Anniversary Creation) Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chiceportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Jennifer Chicheportiche, Amanda Hulen, Nicole Loizides, Sarah Nachbauer, Cynthia Quinn, Rebecca Rasmussen, Heather Magee Spilka, Jocelyn Wallace Music: Alchemy by Deuter

PAPER TRAILS (35th Anniversary Creation) Performed by: The Company Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music: Good Bye Brother by Ramin, Djawadi: Progeny by Yvonne Moriarty, Gavin Greenway and the Lyndhurst; Sorrow by Klaus Badelt and Lisa Gerrard; Wisdom Work by Byron Metcalf.

—INTERMISSION—

ECHOES OF NARCISSUS (Botanica) Performed by: Jennifer Chicheportiche Choreography: Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn Music: Space Weaver by Lisa Gerrard

SNOW GEESE (Lunar Sea) Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chiceportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music: Treasure by Elliot Morgan Jones and Nick Woolfson from the Waveform release Terra Firma

DREAM CATCHER (Opus Cactus) Performed by: Heather Magee, Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Craig Berman, Brian Sanders Sculpture Design and Construction: Alan Boeding Music: Mountain Walk East, by NOMAD courtesy of Australian Music International

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BRAINWAVE (Classics) Performed by: Anthony Bocconi, Gregory DeArmond, Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton

MAN FAN (Botanica) Performed by: Steven Ezra or Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton Prop by: Michael Curry Music: Azam Ali, Aj Ondas on Portals of Grace

SPAWNING (Classics) Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Heather Magee Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Lisa Giobbi, Diana Horvath, Cynthia Quinn Music: Mercy Street by Peter Gabriel, Used with permission of Cliofine Ltd.(PRS)/ HIDDEN PUN MUSIC, INC. (BMI)

TABLE TALK (Classics) Performed by: Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Karl Bauman Music: Safe From Harm R Del Naja, A. Vowles, G. Marshall (KA Massive Attack)

AQUA FLORA (Botanica) Performed by: Jennifer Chicheportiche Choreography: Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn Assisted by: Nicole Loizides Prop by: Michael Curry Music: Deva Premal, Gayatri Mantra is used in this performance with permission of Prabhu Misc. © 1998 Prabhu Music. Music composed by Deva Premal and Miten. All rights reserved. www.prabhumusic.net *

IF YOU NEED SOME BODY (ReMIX ) Performed by: The Company Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Sam Beckman, Steven Ezra, Cynthia Quinn, Rebecca Rasmussen, Brian Simerson, Jared Wootan. Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Allegro)

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MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists under film of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with the direction of Moses Pendleton, has been MOMIX and the Montreal Symphony was winner presenting work of exceptional inventiveness of an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts and physical beauty for 40 years. From its base Special. MOMIX was also featured in IMAGINE, in Washington, Connecticut, the company one of the first 3-D IMAX films released in IMAX has developed a devoted worldwide following. theaters worldwide. MOMIX dancers Cynthia In addition to stage performances, MOMIX has also Quinn and Karl Baumann, under Moses Pendleton’s worked in film and television, as well as corporate direction, played the role of “Bluey” in the feature advertising, with national commercials for Hanes film F/X2, and White Widow, co-choreographed and Target, and presentations for Mercedes-Benz, by Pendleton and Quinn, was featured in Fiat, and Pirelli. With performances on PBS’s Dance Robert Altman’s movie The Company. With nothing in America series, France’s Antenne II, and Italian more than light, shadow, fabric, props, and the RAI television, the company’s repertory has been human body, MOMIX continues to astonish and beamed to 55 countries. The Rhombus Media delight audiences on five continents.

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

MOSES PENDLETON (Artistic Mr. Pendleton has also been active as a performer Director) has been one of and choreographer for other companies. He staged America’s most innovative and Picabia’s Dadaist ballet Relâche for the Paris Opera widely performed choreographers Ballet and the , and Tutuguri, based on and directors for almost 50 years. the writings of Artaud, for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. A co-founder of the ground- He created the role of the Fool for Yuri Lyubimov’s breaking Pilobolus Dance production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at La Theater in 1971, he formed his own company, Scala, choreographed Rameau’s Platée for the MOMIX, in 1980. Mr. Pendleton has also worked U.S. Spoleto Festival, and contributed choreography extensively in film, TV, and opera and as a to Lina Wertmuller’s production of Carmen at the choreographer for ballet companies and Munich State Opera. Mr. Pendleton has created new special events. works for the Arizona Ballet and the , and he teamed up with Danny Ezralow and Mr. Pendleton was born and raised on a dairy farm David Parsons, both former MOMIX dancers, to in Northern Vermont. His earliest experiences as a choreograph AEROS with the Romanian National showman came from exhibiting his family’s dairy Gymnastics Team. Most recently, Mr. Pendleton cows at the Caledonian County Fair. He received his choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana BA in English Literature from Dartmouth College Vishneva and 50 Russian ballerinas, for the Opening in 1971. Pilobolus began touring immediately, and Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi. the group shot to fame in the 1970s, performing on Broadway under the sponsorship of Pierre Cardin, Mr. Pendleton’s film and television work includes touring internationally, and appearing in PBS’s the feature film F/X2 with Cynthia Quinn, Dance in America and Great Performances series. Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton for ABC ARTS cable (winner of a CINE Golden Eagle By the end of the decade, Mr. Pendleton had award), and Pictures at an Exhibition with Charles begun to work outside of Pilobolus, performing Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, which received in and serving as principal choreographer for the an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Paris Opera’s Intégrale Erik Satie in 1979 and Special in 1991. Mr. Pendleton has also made choreographing the Closing Ceremony of the Winter music videos with Prince, Julian Lennon, and Cathy Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. In that same year Dennis, among others. he created MOMIX, which rapidly established an international reputation for inventive and often Mr. Pendleton is an avid photographer whose work illusionistic choreography. The troupe has now been has been presented in Rome, Milan, Florence, and creating new work under his direction and touring Aspen. Images of the sunflower plantings at his home worldwide for four decades. in northwestern Connecticut have been featured in numerous books and articles on gardening. He is the subject of Salto di Gravita by Lisavetta Scarbi

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(1999), and his photographs accompany the Ms. Quinn is co-choreographer of White Widow, sixteen cantos of Phil Holland’s The Dance Must which is featured prominently in the Follow (2015), which takes Mr. Pendleton’s own Robert Altman’s The Company. Ms. Quinn was also creative process as its subject. Mr. Pendleton was featured in the film First Born, with Elisabeth Shue. a recipient of the Connecticut Commission on Most recently, she co-choreographed The Doves of the Arts Governor’s Award in 1998. He received Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva, for the Opening the Positano Choreographic Award in 1999 and Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Her the 2002 American Choreography Award for most rewarding and challenging role, however, has his contributions to choreography for film and been as a mother to her daughter, Quinn Elisabeth. television. In 2010, Mr. Pendleton received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (HDFA) from the ANTHONY BOCCONI University of the Arts in Philadelphia and delivered (Dancer) was born in Brooklyn, the commencement address to the graduates. He New York. He attended Fiorello was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1977. H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art, and the Performing CYNTHIA QUINN (Associate Arts and it was there he found Director) grew up in Southern his niche in modern dance while California. She graduated studying Graham and Horton techniques. Anthony Phi Beta Kappa from the continued his dance training in the Ailey/Fordham University of California at BFA program under the direction of Melanie Person Riverside and continued there as while spending his summers at Jacob’s Pillow Dance an Associate in Dance for five Festival, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, years. In 1988 she received the University’s Alumni Nederlands Dans Theatre, and Springboard Dance Association’s Outstanding Young Graduate Award. Montreal. Anthony graduated in 2013 and has since As a member of Pilobolus in the 1980s, she performed with Lydia Johnson Dance, The performed on Broadway and throughout the United Metropolitan Opera, The Santa Fe Opera, and Lar States, Europe, Canada, Israel and Japan, and she Lubovitch Dance Company. Bocconi joined collaborated on the choreography of Day Two, Elegy MOMIX in 2015. for the Moment, Mirage, What Grows in Huygens Window and Stabat Mater. Ms. Quinn began BEAU CAMPBELL (Dancer) is performing with MOMIX in 1983 and has toured a professional dancer, yoga and worldwide with the company. She has appeared in barre instructor, and numerous television programs and music videos, photographer from Southern and has assisted Moses Pendleton in the California. Beau trained in choreography of for the Ballet Nancy in classical ballet in Malibu, France, Tutuguri for the Deutsche Oper Berlin, California with Joanna Jarvis Platée for the Spoleto Festival USA, Les Mariés de la and at the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Tour Eiffel in New York, AccorDION for the Center. Beau also received extensive training from Zurich-Volksbuhne Theatre, Carmen for the Zippora Karz, Amanda McKerrow, and John Munich State Opera, as well as Opus Cactus for the Gardner. She performed with the Malibu Civic Arizona Ballet and Noir Blanc for the Aspen Santa Ballet for 6 years, dancing several principal roles. In Fe Ballet. She has also appeared as a guest artist with 2005, Beau was awarded the coveted Solo Seal by the Ballet Théâtre Française de Nancy, the Deutsche London’s Royal Academy of Dance and later that Oper Berlin Ballet, and the Munich State Opera, as year, joined Ballet Pacifica under the direction of well as international galas in Italy, France and Japan. Ethan Stiefel. Beau joined in 2006 Ms. Quinn made her film debut as “Bluey” (a role under the direction of Ib Anderson, where she spent she shared with Karl Baumann) in F/X2. She was a 8 seasons. She has performed soloist and principal featured performer in the Emmy Award-winning roles in several classical, neoclassical, and Pictures at an Exhibition with the Montreal contemporary works by choreographers including Symphony and has also appeared in the 3D IMAX Ib Anderson, Petipa, Bournonville, Fokine, film IMAGINE. Ms. Quinn is a board member of Balanchine, and Christopher Wheeldon. Beau has the Nutmeg Conservatory in Torrington, Conn., performed principal roles with Nova Ballet, and is on the advisory board of the Torrington’s including Emery Lecrone’s Pulling to Break, Susan B. Anthony Project. She was featured with Adam Hougland’s Beyond, and Yanis Pikieris and Ru Paul and k.d. lang for M.A.C. Cosmetics’ David Palmer’s Adiemus. Most recently, Beau has Fashion Cares benefits in Toronto and Vancouver. performed as a guest artist with Post:Ballet in Triads

TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 27 WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY under the director of Robert Dekkers in San Ulbricht, George Balanchine, Jose Limon, Kyle Francisco, and for Les Grands Ballet Canadiens in Abraham, Bill T. Jones, and Darshan Bueller. their production of in Montreal. For Nathaniel joined MOMIX in 2016. the past two years, Beau has performed with Quixotic Fusion, sharing a variety of dance styles AMANDA HULEN (Dancer) is and projection interaction pieces. Beau is a certified a native of Spokane, Washington yoga and barre instructor (200 hour RYT). She has who graduated from North taught at several different studios and festivals across Carolina School of the Arts. She North America, including Wanderlust Studio joined the in Montreal, Sutra Midtown, Woodside Health and 2000 and was promoted to Tennis Club, Wanderlust Festival, and the Arise Soloist in 2007 where she Festival. Beau joined MOMIX in 2016. danced until 2013. Amanda’s repertoire has included a variety of classical and contemporary JENNIFER works. She has participated in the National CHICHEPORTICHE Choreographers Initiative in Irvine California for 3 (Dance Captain) was born in years. In 2013 Amanda joined MOMIX, touring all Bordeaux, France. She trained over the world with her husband and fellow dancer, at the Academie Besso Ballet as well as with their daughter. Amanda is looking de Toulouse and completed forward to being on the road and dancing again her studies in Paris with after recently having her second child, and is excited Dominique Khalfouni. At the age of 19, she to share the world with him. joined the Jeune Ballet International de Rosella Hightower in Cannes, where she performed works MORGAN HULEN (Dancer) from Prejlocaj, Balanchine, Renatto Zanella, grew up in Columbia, MO. He Jhon Butler, before becoming a member of left home to complete high Balletto Teatro Di Torino. While in the Italian school and attend the college company, she toured Europe and performed at program at North Carolina the International Ballet Festival de Miami. In School of the Arts. During the 2004, she moved to Scotland to dance with The summers he studied with the Ensemblegroup. Jennifer continued her career in the Hungarian National Ballet, Pacific Northwest UK with Opera North, doing the national tour of Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, , and the One Touch Of Venus. While in Europe, she worked Broadway Theatre Project. Morgan began his with internationally renowned choreographers such professional career with the Louisville Ballet in 2000 as Luca Vegetti, Carol Armitage, William Tuckett and later enjoyed his role principal role with and Christopher Hampson. After coming to NYC, Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, TX. As a she performed with Chamber Dance Project, highly sought after guest artist, he has performed International Ballet Theater, Lydia Johnson, with numerous dance companies across the U.S. In New Generation Dance and Adam Miller Dance 2007 Morgan returned to the Louisville Ballet for Company. Jennifer joined MOMIX in 2007. three more seasons performing soloist and principal She has participated in new creations, performed roles. He teaches master classes in tap, ballet, and several of their full-length productions, and toured partnering, and has choreographed many pieces, the world with MOMIX. She also assists with including several that have won top choreographic choreography for a variety projects as well as teaches honors. He also formed the dance company Impact Ballet, professional workshops and Pilates both in as an expressive outlet for his and others’ the U.S and Europe. choreography. His wife Amanda is also part of the MOMIX family and together, they have toured NATHANIEL DAVIS (Dancer) with MOMIX extensively. They are raising a family was born in Toronto, Canada of their own back in MO. Morgan joined MOMIX and started his training at the in 2011. age of seventeen. He attended the New World School of the HEATHER MAGEE (Dancer) Arts college graduating cum began her relationship with laude in 2015 with a BFA in MOMIX back in 2002 with the dance. He has previously worked with the Peter mesmerizing show Opus Cactus. London Dance Company in Miami, Florida and She has participated in new Artichoke Dance Company in Brooklyn, New York. creations, performed several of He has performed works by Robert Battle, Daniel their full-length productions,

28 TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY and toured the world with Lunar Sea, The Best of Movement Analysis, and Pedagogy. Jason Williams MOMIX, Viva MOMIX 35th Anniversary Tour, and is a 2011 summa cum laude B.F.A. Graduate of Baseball. Since 2011 Heather has also performed as New World School of the Arts. During his time a dancer and principle character actress for Franco there he worked with noted choreographers such as Dragone in his water spectacular called The House Robert Battle, Michael Uthoff, Daniel Lewis, Peter of Dancing Water located in Macau, China. She is London, Darshan Bhueller, Gerard Ebitz, to name honoured and delighted to be able to return to a few. During his summers he has performed in the MOMIX for this current season. Raised in New Prague Dance Festival in Prague, Connecticut, she began her training with Arlene Czech Republic and Semana de Internacional de Begelman and Robert Maiorano at the School of Baile in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since completing Performing Arts and graduated from the School of his degree he has danced with DanceNow! the Hartford Ballet. She performed with Ballet MOMIX, Joseé Garant Dance Company, and Arizona, Atlanta Ballet and Madison Ballet Theatre. Miami Contemporary Dance Company. Jason Under the direction of George Jagatic (Axis Danz), joined MOMIX in 2011. she learned “flagging” and has enjoyed sharing and exploring the craft. After touring internationally WOODROW F. DICK III (Production Manager with the Phantom of the Opera and dancing in the & Lighting Supervisor) is MOMIX’s go-to guy for musical Carousel she found MOMIX… and the rest anything and everything production-related. He is history! has worked on numerous productions both big and small. Woody joined MOMIX in 2005. ELISE PACICCO (Dancer) is from Charlotte, NC and PHOEBE KATZIN (Costume Designer) After currently resides in Brooklyn, graduating from Endicott College’s fashion design New York. She graduated program, Phoebe worked for Kitty Daly, building magna cum laude from Wake dance costumes and dressmaking. For several years Forest University where she was she lived in New York making costumes for Kitty a recipient of the Presidential Leach, Greg Barnes, and Allison Conner, among Scholarship and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa others. Phoebe has been instrumental in designing honor society. Elise earned her MFA in dance and constructing costumes for MOMIX and performance and choreography from NYU’s Tisch Pilobolus for more than 20 years. School of the Arts in 2015. She has performed in works of Bill T. Jones, Pilobolus, Paul Taylor, VICTORIA MAZZARELLI (Ballet Mistress). Shannon Gillen, Helen Simoneau, and others. Elise Following an impressive and extensive professional was a member of Carolyn Dorfman Dance from international ballet career, Mazzarelli returned to 2015–2019, where she worked nationally and her roots at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory in internationally as a teaching and performance artist. Torrington, Conn., where she serves as Artistic She also dances for Rovaco Dance Company, based Director, training the next generation of dancers. in New York, under the direction of Rohan Bhargava. She is also passionate about teaching yoga MOMIX and Pilates and currently teaches at Y7 Studios PO Box 1035 throughout New York City. Elise joined MOMIX Washington, Connecticut 06793 in 2019. Tel: 860.868.7454 Fax: 860.868.2317 JASON WILLIAMS (Dance Captain) began his dance career info@.com and training at Boca Ballet www.momix.c om Theater at the age of 16 under Instagram @MOMIXOfficial the direction of Dan Guin and Facebook @OfficialMOMIX Jane Tyree. He then decided to Twitter @MOMIX further his studies at New World #MOMIXALICE School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. This is where he became proficient in Graham, Limon, Horton, Classical and Contemporary Ballet techniques. While there he deepened his studies by being exposed to Anatomy, Kinesiology, Labon

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As of October 4, 2019 Rishi Ganti Lynn and Hisashi Nikaidoh Alan H. Levi, CPA and E. Michael Ginsberg and Joe Pacetti and Tristan Nieves Kelly Nitsche, DVM PLATINUM $20K Lorri Michel/Sterlizia Sally Pian and Ira Silverman Maria May American Airlines Foundation Joseph Patti Meadows Collier Beverly Blumenthal Gail Griswold~ and MPWS Company, LLC/ Stacey Mickelson City of Dallas, Office of Bill Brice, Jr. Pioneer Wine Company Regina Montoya and Arts and Cultural Craig and Kathryn Hall/ Janine and Charles Pulman Paul Coggins Trammell S. Crow Hall Group Deedie Rose Christi Nicolas Dallas Morning News Zoe DeRopp-Hart~ and Melissa and Lee Shore Christi Neill Dallas Tourism Public Todd Hart Karen and Martin Sosland Mary and Sean O’Brien Improvement District Maria and Michael Hasbany Saundra Steinberg and Scott O’Neill Program Madeline Jobst Matthew Wilner Jay Oppenheimer Claire Dewar~ KERA Arlene Switzer Steinfield~ Mary and Robert Potter Gayle~ and Jim Halperin/ Ann and Fred~ Margolin and David Steinfield Tracy Preston Heritage Auction Galleries Carolyn and David Miller Texas Women’s Foundation/ Andrew Rosen Lola~ and Todd Lott/ Susan and Bill Montgomery Roslyn Dawson Thompson Capera Ryan/Christie’s charlieuniformtango Harry S. Moss Foundation and Rex Thompson Auction House Neiman Marcus Dana Nearburg Stacey and Michael~ Titens Charles Santos~ and DeMetris Sampson~ Ralph Randall Thompson & Knight Rick Bond Sheraton Dallas Hotel Cindy and George Santos Foundation Gloria Snead TACA Eugene Sepulveda and Molly Byrne/Turningpoint Smith Limousine Texas Commission on the Arts Steven Tomlinson Foundation Mandy Strauss The Dallas Foundation Simmons Sisters Fund of Jacques Vroom III~ and Mary Suhm Donna M. Wilhelm The Dallas Foundation Anne Clayton Lori White and Family Fund Nancy Whitenack Kate Walker~ Anthony Tillman GOLD $10K Lily~ and Jeff Weiss Roslyn Thompson BRONZE $2K Anonymous Linda and Ralph Williams Anonymous PRODUCER’S CIRCLE CBS TV Association of Performing $1K DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Audrey and Joel~ Bines/ Arts Professionals Cultural Anonymous $500 AlixPartners Exchange Fund Steve Atkinson and Naomi Aberly and Larry Lucilo A. Peña and Janice Berman Ted Kincaid Lebowitz for the Lebowitz Lee A. Cobb~ Arthur Bollon~ and Richard Babb and Family Foundation Trammell and Margaret Crow Rhonda Porterfield Phillip Neely Suzanne and Ansel Aberly Museum of Asian Art of the Alana and Ron Brame William Benac Jorge Baldor University of Texas Dallas Howard Brown~ Paula Blackmon Rebecca and Chuck Bauer Carol A. Crowe Kitty~ and Keith Carter Julie Bleicher Mike Birrer Read and Steven~ Gendler Communities Foundation Lois Anne Bond Debra Bishop Mona and Bill~ Graue of Texas Mickie and Jeff Bragalone David Brochu The Jewish Federation of Delia and Michael~ Crossley Robert Briggs Mary Dolan Greater Dallas Lenore Diamond~ Rebecca Bruder Patsy Fagadau Ambassador Ron Kirk and Veronica Erickson~ Jerry Bywaters Cochran Kim Fredenberg Matrice~ Ellis-Kirk Helen and Jerome Frank The Dallas Voice Alex Hamerman National Endowment Rebecca and Barron Fletcher Lisa Dawson Sally Hansen for the Arts Wanda Gierhart~ Doodlebug Keith Hughes Meaders and Robert Ozarow/ Michelle Gill~ Diana Dutton and Susan and Empire Baking Co. David Glover and Tony Grindl Donald Paul Jarzemsky Jacqueline Porter/ Jorge Martinez Leslie el-Effendi JCB by Jean Charles Boisset The Dallas Conservatory Steven Goldfine and Julie and Bob England Louise W. Kahn Roberto Powers Deborah Deitsch Perez Bess and Ted Enloe Endowment Fund Greg Swalwell and Kathy and Graham Greene Anna Gomez Sheilon King Terry Connor, Carter Emilio Gomez~ Maria Gomez and Joe Kobell Thomas and Rod Bowman Linda and Scott Greer Luis Escobar Sarah and Alan Losinger TACA Bowdon Family Tracey and David Huntley Jose Gomez and Doug Mitchell and Foundation Artist Patty and Tom Hussey Francis Luttmer Ed Calcote Residency Fund JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset Paul Hale and Oscar Gomez Kim Noltemy SILVER $5K Norman Kaplan Denise Huddle Thomas Pullano and Ric Abel Bill Leazer Leslie Irwin Brad Waites Anonymous Veronica Lewis Rusty and John Jaggers Raymond Vineyards Arts Midwest Touring Fund Veletta Forsythe Lill and Janet and Terry Kafka Debbie and Michael Richman John R. Blanton, Jr. and John C. Lill Philanthropic Fund of the Genie and Gary Short Deborah Handler Enrique MacGregor and Dallas Jewish Community Britt Stark Diane and Hal Brierley Mark Niermann Foundation Suzanne V. Walker Kathy Chamberlain/ Jill~ and Brent Magnuson The Kob Family Aurelia C. Weiss Chamberlain Ballet Gail and Guillermo Marmol Lisa and Peter Kraus Michelle Wilson Harlan R. Crow Foundation Tom and Charlene Marsh Mary Noel Lamont Lauren Embrey/Embrey Family Foundation Robert Langdon Family Foundation Carla Nichols Alexandra and Robert Lavie

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CHOREOGRAPHER’S Kenneth Mays Crystal Carter Abbie Meyering CIRCLE $250 Kate McBride Dorothy Cawley Margaret Miesch Cordell Adams Monica Simon McCray Richard Cerrone Lynette Miller Brady Allen Susan McNabb Nancy Childs Paul Miller C. and Jo Blackburn The Meadows Foundation Mary Cloutier Muriel Mimura Heather and Ray Balestri Gift Match Program Sean Cooper Barry Moore Jeff Christenson Donovan Miller Sherry Copeland Chet Morrison Joan Davidow Ben Needham-Wood Jacqueline Czitrom Geraldine Mullane Paulette Deutman Linda O’Connor Ruth Dandalides Alejandro Munoz Pedro Fernandez Joe Parker, III Audrey Decherd Donna Nickels Marge and Larry Goodman Rebecca Posten Patty Delaney Christina Parker Debbie and Stratton Horres Susan Paul and James Kipp Louise Delano Michelle Parker Heather and John Knapowski Lynnette Rakuskin and Kathleen Delsanter Diana and Michael Payer Janice Lombardi Hank Garrett William Deniger Riana Pellicane-Hart and Darrell Mueller Linna and Richard Robinson Constance DePaula Tami Pellicane Kathleen Muldoon and Lisa Ryan Laura Doolittle Susan Perez Bob Hendler Joyce Sanders and Stefania Dragomir Annette Pinkerton Lynn and Mark Oristano Bob Lebovitz Karen Eaves Marianne Pohle Annita and Mark Russ Ryan Patricia Santiago Jodie Elder Ellen Presby Erin A. Smith Christine and Ken Sherman April Ellis Debra Priest Norma and Don Stone Nancy Somodevilla James Engelbrecht JC Puckett Dale Van Vleck Melanie Spiegel Debra Engstrom Alejandro Puerto Marilyn and Larry Waisanen Dorit and Michael Suffness Susan Ernst Susan Rumsey Lenore M. Sullivan and Neil Erwin and Lauren Partovi Cynthia Rollow and COMPOSER’S CIRCLE Barry N. Henry Osvaldo Fajardo Edward Bennett $100 Lester Taub Tony Farrer Rochelle Rubin Anonymous James Thomas Diana Fenves Keira Scanks Anonymous Lynn and Jim Thomas Paul Ferraro Ninon Schalk Brenda Anderson Meagan Kirk Thompson Sharon Fisher John Schmerein Kathryn Anderson Linda and Hubert Threats Melissa Fleming Alexandra Schwartz Karl Berger Dr. Martin and Judy Tobey Mallory Fosdick and Sarah Schweitzer The Boeing Company Bruce E. Turner Bobby Gibbs Tanya Scott Gift Match Program Douglas Unger Evelyn Fox Karen Shumway Laura Bowers Elizabeth Van Vleck Nancy Franks Linkie Seltzer Kathy Brown Nancy Vasto James Garza Dr. D.D. Sety Teresa Byrd Georgia Vickers Larry Glazer Efrain Sain Jan Callender Barbara and Bill Walton Sharon and David Gleeson Douglas Stark Cheryl Chase Chalmers Ward Amber Green Patricia Stella Patricia and James Chatt Michael Weinman Shannon Green Richard Stern Michael Chilen Donna and Ronald Whitehead Jack Greenman Bennett Stokes Laura Vickers Chittick and Michael Wilson Ginny Hajek Kevin Tillet Graham Goodkin Andrea Wolf Susan Hanlon Fred Toothman Cece Cox Vanessa Harrington-Brooks Grethel Toothman Tom De Arman and ARTIST’S CIRCLE Jana Hartline Walker Trigg John Frazier $0 and up Chris Heinbaugh Jeffrey Underwood Kevin Demel Almeida Adiarys Karen Hill Carolyn and William Vandiver Michele DeSalme and Chrystal Almeida Pamela Hill Moriah Wallace Frederick Toulmin Talal Al-Muhanna Elizabeth Hirsch Liz Wally Nora and Les Elledge Anonymous Sharon Holland Nancy Walker Tammy Elkins Anonymous Elizabeth Jeffett Durward Watson and Linda Evans Renee Baker Mollie Johnson Michael Kaufman Faynetta Fort Catherine Barnes Thomas Kemper Monda Watson Barbara and Stowe Gardner Jerod Barnes Dennis Kniery B Weinstein Wayne Gilbert Maura Bartley Lois Kowalsky Janis and Dennis Wells Daniel Guenther Andrea Beck David Leggett Joan L Weltman Marcie Guidry Jerome Bell Karin Lesica Mary Westfall Debbi Haacke Laura Billingsley Jeff Lewis Cheryl White Milinda Hall and Jerry Wright J Blackwell Patricia Magadini William Wilcox Callie and Zach Hamilton Karyn Bloom Robert Magnusson Mary Williford-Shade Jennifer Heffernan Frances Branham David Mairs Jack Wrightson Kristi and Ron Hoyl Jean Brock Joan Martin Judy Youngblood and Maureen and Hilton Israelson Brandye Brown Nina Martin Dan Butler Scott Johnson Nichol Bunn Julie and Anthony Matt Kathryn Jordan Danny Buraczeski and Abby McCartney Bonnie Kudlicki Les Johnson Hunter McGrath ~ denotes Kelley Lindquist Stan Carpenter and Chris Mcintyre TITAS/DANCE Candace MacMahon Jerry Baden Mitchell Menezes UNBOUND Board of Madeline Mandell Fran Carris Olga Metz Trustee

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES DeMetris Sampson, President Joel Bines Veronica Erickson Jill Magnuson Arthur P. Bollon Steven Gendler Fred Margolin Howard Brown Wanda Gierhart Charles Santos Kitty Carter Emilio Gomez Arlene Switzer-Steinfield Lee Cobb Bill Graue Michael Titens Michael Crossley Gail Griswold Jacques Vroom III Claire Dewar Gayle Halperin Kate Walker Lenore Diamond Zoe DeRopp Hart Lily Cabatu Weiss Matrice Ellis-Kirk Lola Lott

HONORARY BOARD Tom Adams Lauren Embrey Sally Hansen Penny Atkiss Bess Enloe Alan Lerner William P. Benac Rebecca Enloe Fletcher Charlene Marsh Beverly Blumenthal Kathryn D. Greene Lynn Nikaidoh Jeanne Marie Clossey Carol Hall Deedie Rose

Charles Santos Executive Director/Artistic Director

Tammy Elkins Director of Finance

John Frazier Operations Manager

Elizabeth Van Vleck Development Officer

Tom Adams and Gene Leggett Co-Founders of TITAS

700 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201 Administrative Office: 214.978.2855 · Box Office: 214.880.0202 Titas.org

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AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CENTER STAFF SENIOR STAFF MARKETING Paul Cathey General Manager Cindy Evans Director of Publicity Kelli Criswell Administrative Assistant Brian Irvin Senior Graphic Designer Tracy Hargis Vice President of Human Resources Shaliyah Johnson Graphic Designer Chris Heinbaugh Vice President of External Affairs Matt Lyle Digital Marketing Manager Michelle Holmes Vice President of Marketing Chris McDonald Senior Marketing Manager Kathie Parsons Chief Financial Officer Natasha Porizkova Digital Marketing Manager Debbie Storey President & CEO Greg Robertson Group Sales Manager Stephanie Spaulding Senior Director of Marketing BOX OFFICE & TICKETING SERVICES Bill Spellman Director of Digital Marketing Blanca Carranza Ticket Services Manager Ashley Davis Ticket Services Supervisor OPERATIONS John McCoy Ticket Services Manager Graeme Bice Director of Operations Curtis Meek Sr. Director of Ticket Services & Analytics Richard Bowlin Facilities Technician Supervisor TJ Micallef Ticket Services Manager Jabari Earl Event Manager Alan Pollard Senior Ticket Services Agent Steve Green Facilities Lead Technician Priscilla Schmitt Ticket Services Supervisor Linda Keogh Administrative Operations Manager Katie Spanos Associate Director of Ticket Services Naomi Link Event Manager Tim McCaghren Facilities Technician CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Rian Mendez Facilities Technician Erika Bocanegra Corporate Partnerships Associate Chuck Thomas Director of Facilities Kathryn Cox Director of Corporate Partnerships Jennifer Ulich Senior Event Manager Jefferson Ferguson Account Manager Ted Whitehead Safety Operations Manager DEVELOPMENT PATRON SERVICES Kathy Everitt Board & Donor Relations Manager Marissa Bateman Front of House Manager Meagan Hemenway Director of Annual Fund Robert McDowell Director of Patron Services Savannah Saxton Development Associate Charles Moore Senior Front of House Manager EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Anastasia Pharr Senior Front of House Manager Autumn Garrison Director of Ed & Comm Engagement PRODUCTION Ahila Gulasekaram Ed & Comm Engagement Asst. Mgr Alex Benningfield Technical Coordinator I Joya Johnson Ed & Comm Engagement Coordinator Adam Bowlin Carpentry & Rigging Manager EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Tim Callahan Head Carpenter Weston Keifer Technical Director Drew Eubank Communications & External Affairs Manager Patrick Keller Head Flyman Hector Garcia Strategic Services Manager Aaron Johansen Lighting Manager FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Bart McGeehon Production Manager Caleb Adeogun Director of Financial Planning & Analysis Candice Miears Technical Coordinator II Don Anderson Controller Eric Miller Production Senior Manager Robin Kong Financial Analyst Matt Pearce Technical Coordinator I Carol Taino-Chew Staff Accountant Lee Terry Head Electrician Jeff Waite Technical Coordinator II INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Amanda West Director of Production Erik Bowers Shared Data Support Specialist Jonathan White II Head Audio Phillip De Leon Shared Data Services Manager John White Head Properties Stewart Fowler Technology Infrastructure Manager Adam Hourigan Director of Information Technology PROGRAMMING Sterling Vicks IT Support Specialist Caroline Crocker Director of Broadway Presentations Matt Winchester Director of Shared Data Services Ryan Henry Talent Buyer Anne Kogan Programming Manager Alex Reyes Programming Coordinator Greg Seamon Director of Programming

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