A Message from Josefa Villanueva-Reyes, Artistic Director and Founder: I welcome you with great joy and happiness to celebrate the Santa Clara Ballet’s 45th Anniversary of the Nutcracker Ballet. The Santa Clara Ballet continues the legacy left to us by our late Director and choreographer, Benjamin Reyes, by sharing this favorite family Christmas Ballet with our community, our student and professional dancers and our loyal supporters. The Company’s roots started right here in Santa Clara, and has continued despite the usual problems of obtaining funding and support. We can continue because of all of you who are present in our performances, and through your generous donations and volunteer work. The Company continues its work in spreading the awareness and the love of dance to warm families and contribute to the quality of life of the community. For this Sunday’s performance of our 45th Annual Nutcracker, the stage will be graced by our Alumni who serve as a testament to the success of the company’s influence to the community and the world beyond.
Thank you for your presence today and please continue to join us on our journey.
Josefa Reyes
JOSEFA VILLANUEVA-REYES started her training in the Philippines with Roberta and Ricardo Cassell (a student of Vincenzo Celli). She was formerly a member of the San Francisco Ballet Company and the San Francisco Opera Ballet. Previous to that, she performed as a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet Celeste for four years. Her performing experience included multiple lead roles from the classical repertory.
Villanueva-Reyes taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Ballet and Theatre Arts as well as San Jose City College. Her teaching experience is enriched with classes from well known Russian teachers and distinguished teachers in New York City. She has taken classes in New York with Valentina Pereyslavic, Leon Danelien, Frederic Franklin, David Howard, Jurgen Schneider, and master classes with Sergeyev, Dudinskay Golovkina, Kirsten Ralov, and Dina Bjorn. She has also received a Certificate for taking part in the International Vaganova Conference/Demonstration in St. Petersburg, Russia, featuring the entire 8-year system which included Classical Dance, Character, History Dance & Variations.
Villanueva-Reyes was recognized by the Santa Clara Performing Arts Foundation with the 2013 Arts Pioneer Award and also honored by the Isadora Duncan Dance Awards (the “Izzies”) with its Sustained Achievement Award for her work with the Santa Clara Ballet and for offering instruction and training in classical ballet and performance opportunities for children and Bay Area professional dancers. Villanueva-Reyes holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music and has studied post-graduate in Early Childhood Education and Dance Education at both SF State University and San Jose State University. She holds a Lifetime Credential to teach Dance in Community Colleges. Founding Artistic Directors Josefa Villanueva-Reyes She co-founded the Santa Clara Ballet and with husband Benjamin Reyes in 1973. Benjamin Reyes Guest Artists: ANDRE REYES continues the legacy of the Reyes family as Artistic consultant and coach for the Santa Clara Ballet Company Guest Principal Dancers. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Andre received his early dance training from his parents Benjamin Reyes and Josefa Villanueva-Reyes at Santa Clara Ballet School and continued his training on scholarships at Joffrey American Ballet Center, American Ballet Theater School, School of American Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet School. Andre, a longtime favorite of Bay Area audiences, performed as a Principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet from 1980 to 1993, and Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1994 to 1996. He has worked with numerous world-renowned choreographers including David Bintley, Elliot Feld, James Kudelka, Jiri Kylian, Michael Smuin, and Glen Tetley. His work in television includes Dance in America’s “Cinderella” (Smuin/Christensen) and “The Tempest” (Smuin), as well as appearances in “Suites by Smuin” (KQED) and “Symphony in Three Movements” (KQED, Gladstein). Andre's extensive teaching career includes Boston Ballet School, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and guest instruction for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Smuin Ballet, ODC, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Kansas City Ballet School, UNCSA, English National Ballet School, Harvard and Stanford. He has also served as an adjudicator for Dance Masters of America, Denver YDC, and the Japan Grand Prix. In 2016 he and his wife, Cynthia Drayer, were chosen from a national search to direct Tulsa Ballet’s new Hardesty Center for Dance Education. Andre has recently returned to California as Ballet Master for Sacramento Ballet. RILEY HORTON began dancing at the Kansas City Ballet School at age six. He studied at the Kansas School of Classical Ballet for three years then trained at the Houston Ballet Academy with Claudio Muñoz and Andrew Murphy. In Houston, Mr. Horton danced in many ballets including John Neumeier’s Yondering, Ben Stevenson’s The Nutcracker, August Bournonville’s Flower Festival in Genzano, Stanton Welch’s Young Person’s Guide to The Orchestra, The Gentleman, The Long and Winding Road, and had the privilege to travel with the company for the Australian tour of Stanton Welch’s Romeo and Juliet. Other credits include Mona Störling-Enna’s Underground and Ave Verum (Störling Dance Theater). Riley then danced for two seasons with The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, where he performed in Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet, Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit, Anabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Mammatus and Christopher Wheeldon’s premier of the Joffrey’s new The Nutcracker. He is currently a Company member with Indianapolis Ballet. This is Riley's first season with the Santa Clara Ballet. (appearance courtesy of Indianapolis Ballet)
ROWAN ALLEGRA was born in Seattle and raised in the Bay Area. A third generation ballet dancer, Rowan made her debut with the Santa Clara Ballet as Clara at the age of 10 and returned as the Sugar Plum Fairy, a role she has performed for seven seasons now. She began her ballet training at Volée Dance in Palo Alto with her parents, Andre Reyes and Cynthia Drayer, and continued her training at world class institutions including Boston Ballet School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Rowan has danced professionally with Texas Ballet Theater, Bay Pointe Ballet, and is currently with the Indianapolis Ballet under the direction of Victoria Lyras. Rowan's repertoire includes works by George Balanchine, Ben Stevenson, Val Caniparoli, Harald Lander, and Ohad Naharin. She is thrilled to be performing in her eighth season with Santa Clara Ballet. (appearance courtesy of Indianapolis Ballet) Guest Artists: SHARON KUNG was born in New York, and currently resides in the bay area. She received her early training at the Jean M Wong School of Ballet in Hong Kong, and continued in the bay area after graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of California, Irvine with a BFA in Dance Performance and BA in Economics. Her repertoire includes works by George Balanchine, Lucas Crandall, William Forsythe, Bob Fosse, José Limon, Graham Lustig, Dexandro “D” Montalvo, Robert Moses, Donald McKayle, and Amy Seiwert. Her experience includes Thodos Dance Chicago, Oakland Ballet Company, KAMBARA+ DANCERS, and freelance projects in Amsterdam, Morocco, Hong Kong, and San Francisco. This is Sharon’s sixth season with the Santa Clara Ballet. CALVIN THOMAS, from Maysville, Kentucky, received his early training at the Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet. He received further training at Boston Ballet School, The School of American Ballet, Ballet Austin Academy and The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre. He has performed with the Cincinnati Ballet, Ballet Austin, Company C Contemporary Ballet, NY Theatre Ballet, Oakland Ballet Company & Kiandanda Dance Theater. His repertoire includes works by Thang Dao, Gregory Dawson, Yuri Zhukov, and Maurice Causey, among others. He has been on faculty at the Contra Costa Ballet Centre and is currently teaching at the Alameda Ballet Academy. Calvin is currently performing with Dance Theatre of San Francisco. This is his first season with the Santa Clara Ballet. CINDY HEEN has been dancing since the age of 2 and currently teaches, choreographs and dances in the Bay Area. She is director of Emergence Dance Company. She received her MFA in dance from Mills College and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida. Cindy danced in the corps de ballet with Space Coast Ballet in Sleeping Beauty, Spartacus and the Nutcracker. She has been a guest performer with Aretuza’s Ballerina Project, Center for Contemporary Dance, and various other companies and choreographers. This is her first season with the Santa Clara Ballet. KAYLA KANE VASKELIS has studied with Josefa Villanueva Reyes from the age of three. She has been featured with the Santa Clara Ballet Company as Clara, The Mechanical Doll, and Rose in The Nutcracker, Blue Bird from Sleeping Beauty, as well as roles from Coppelia, Peter and the Wolf, Les Sylphides, and Alamat. Kayla spent two years with Ballet Arizona in their professional program under the direction of Carlos Varcarcel and Anthony Jones. She performed full length ballets including Cinderella, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, and Giselle. Kayla attended summer intensives at the Kirov Ballet in Washington DC, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and Ballet Arizona and is currently training with Ballet Met. Kayla has been dancing with the Santa Clara Ballet for 16 years. (appearance courtesy of Ballet Met) SIGNA LOVE grew up in Canada and attended summer intensives at The National Ballet School and L’école supérieure de danse du Québec. She trained at Port City Dance Academy and performed with Felicita in Saint John, New Brunswick where her roles included La Sylphide and the Sugar Plum Fairy. She currently dances at Berkeley Ballet Theater. She received her masters in Opera from the University of Toronto. This is Signa's first season with the Santa Clara Ballet.
RACHEL LEVIN, from El Cerrito, California, received her ballet training from Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, The Ballet Studio San Francisco, Charles Torres, and Berkeley Ballet Theater, as well as summer intensives across the country, including Milwaukee Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet West and Nashville Ballet. She has previously danced with Oakland Ballet, Alameda Civic Ballet, Peninsula Ballet Theater and Bay Pointe Ballet. This is her seventh season with Santa Clara Ballet. Our Alumni Dancers: CARLA WILSON started her JENNIFER ARAL started her ballet ballet training at age 5 at Pam training at the age of 2 and joined East, Lorraine Evans and Los the Santa Clara Ballet Company at Gatos Academy of Ballet and the age of 12 where she danced with continued ballet in college. As an the company for 6 years. Jennifer adult she studied at Santa Clara currently works in Supply Chain Ballet where she performed in the Management at the SLAC National company's Nutcracker, Peter and Accelerator Laboratory and resides the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals, in Cupertino with her husband, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. She and her partner Uygar, and their two children, Wesley (7) and Aylin (3). enjoy spending time with their blended family of adult She wants to thank her family, especially her husband, and teenage children, three that have preciously performed Uygar, for all the help and support when this opportunity with SCB Nutcracker as mice, angels, Chinese dolls came. She couldn’t have done it without them! and soldiers. She works at Uplift Family Services as an Addiction Prevention Counselor JENNIFER LOU LEE started dancing at Santa Clara Ballet CHRISTINE IBANEZ trained School from the age of four with Frank Ohman, a soloist with and danced with the company New York City Ballet and made her until she left to attend U.C. stage debut in Swan Lake Cygnettes San Diego to study computer at the age of 14. She danced in engineering. Currently, she develops the bay area with San Jose Dance microelectronics for next generation Theatre, Peninsula Ballet Theatre medical devices at Verily, Alphabet’s (Nutcracker Rose Queen and Snow life sciences unit. She and her husband, Simon, live in Princess) and Jamie Wright’s Dance San Jose. Project. She performed with the Santa Clara Ballet in Paquita, Les Sylphides, Alamat and JUDY REYES first took ballet the Nutcracker including the roles of Spanish, Arabian, classes from Janet Van Swoll as a Snow Corps and Waltz of the Flowers. Christine dual San Jose State University student. majored in Accounting and Ballet at University of Utah/ She re-started her ballet training 15 Ballet West. She is the Executive Director of the St. Juan years later with Benjamin and Josefa Diego Women’s Crisis Pregnancy Center and a freelance Reyes at the Santa Clara Ballet and CPA and lives in Los Gatos with her husband, Frederick, danced in SCB's annual Nutcracker and their son, Freddie Jr. Ballet and other ballets including Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, and Don Quixote. Judy is delighted to be on FIONA KAUFMAN received her stage once again with her daughter Jazmine Dugall. classical training from Karen Millar, and later, the professional levels of the San Francisco Ballet School. LAURA SEFCHOVICH received She danced for several bay area her early training in Mexico City companies, including Santa Clara at the Esculea Nacional de Danza. Ballet, where her favorite roles were In California, Laura studied with Snow Queen (Nutcracker), the Lilac Elizabeth Neumann, Karen Millar, Fairy (Sleeping Beauty), and Bird Kristine Elliott and Gloria Mohr (Peter and the Wolf). Fiona is married with two children, She continued her studies at Josh (16) and Abby (almost 12), and is a practicing Boston Ballet School and Boston attorney with her own law practice. Conservatory of Music. Laura performed with the Santa Clara Ballet and Company C. She has a daughter Ella, aged 7 and teaches ballet and runs her own Pilates studio. JAZMINE REYES DUGALL, a native of Cupertino, lives in Brooklyn, NY. She trained at the RHEANNA GIARDINA started Santa Clara Ballet School under her ballet training in Manila at age 5 Benjamin and Josefa Reyes and and continued at Santa Clara Ballet earned her B.F.A. in Dance from with Benjamin and Josefa Reyes. Marymount Manhattan College. She has participated and danced in Jazmine has been a company SCB Annual Nutcracker Ballet from member of Santa Clara Ballet, 1988 through 2011 and other ballets Washington Reflections Dance Company, INSPIRIT, a including Peter and the Wolf, Paquita, dance company, Hunter Performance Group, Germaul Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty and Barnes/Viewsic Expressions Dance, and Maverick Dance Les Sylphides. She is married with 3 Experience. children and works at Allergan as a QA Analyst. The Santa Clara Ballet Company: MIKHAIL GUZ was trained in Russia at the Krasnoyarsk Choreographic College and upon graduation joined the world famous Krasnoyarsk Dance Ensemble. Mikhail performed as a soloist with the Far East Army Ensemble, Academic Ensemble Siberia, Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet, and Moscow Classical Ballet, Kyoto Classical Ballet in Japan and has toured extensively in China, Japan and Korea. Mikhail is on the faculty of the Santa Clara Ballet School where he teaches ballet and Character Dance. Now in his sixth season with the Santa Clara Ballet Company as principal dancer, Mikhail has been a featured soloist in Peter and the Principal Dancer Wolf, Les Sylphides, Spring Waters and the Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle, as well as the Nutcracker Prince and the Russian Trepak in The Nutcracker.
Ella Levine Diya Kapur Melody S. Williams Aaina Kapur Sophia Anderson Demi-Soloist Demi-Soloist Demi-Soloist Apprentice Apprentice
About the Santa Clara Ballet Company For 45 years, the Santa Clara Ballet Company has been bringing classical ballet productions to Santa Clara, including its annual Nutcracker production. The Company provides vital cultural programming, enriching the community and enhancing the profile of the City of Santa Clara. The Company affords the unique opportunity for aspiring young dancers and children to perform and learn alongside acclaimed professionals in a full scale production. A local favorite, the Santa Clara Ballet’s Nutcracker offers an intimate view of the stage and the performers with an entertaining and engaging rendition of this holiday classic.
History of The Nutcracker Ballet
Marius Petipa created over 50 full-length ballets in his role as chief choreographer of the Imperial Russian Ballet. He teamed with Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky to produce some of the most beloved ballets of all time; The Nutcracker (1892), The Sleeping Beauty (1890), and Swan Lake (1895).
The first performance of The Nutcracker outside of Russia was not until 1934 in England, and the first American full-length Nutcracker was performed by the San Francisco Ballet in 1944 choreographed by William Christensen. George Balanchine then choreographed and premiered his version of The Nutcracker in the New York City Ballet in 1954 which popularized the ballet and brought it into the realm of holiday classic.
A true holiday tradition, The Nutcracker is staged each year at Christmas-time by ballet companies throughout the world to the enjoyment of millions who wish to get lost in a land of sweets and the enchanting auspices of a larger-than-life fairytale.
This year, and for years to come, we hope you enjoy your own journey through the land of sweets in this unforgettable holiday tradition with the Santa Clara Ballet! ACT I Scene I Once upon a time, Herr and Frau Silberhaus and their children, Clara and Fritz, prepare for a festive Christmas party. A special guest is due to arrive... the mysterious toy maker and beloved family friend, Dr. Drosselmeyer. He arrives at the party with gifts for the children and magical dancing toys that amaze and entertain all of the guests. For Clara, his godchild, he brings a special gift - a Nutcracker. A very jealous Fritz tries to take the Nutcracker away from Clara, and breaks it! Dr. Drosselmeyer repairs the toy, and exhausted from the joyous celebration, the guests return home and Clara sleepily says goodnight.
Herr Silberhaus Vladimirovich Guz Frau Silberhaus JOSEFA VILLANUEVA-REYES
Clara Yaroslava Klymenko Fritz Emma Lenchenkova
Governess Deborah Hassy Maid Christine Ibanez* Merry Widow Kristina Schmidt
Party Guests Carla Wilson, Cary Tucker, Judy Reyes, Kristina Schmidt, Molly Barber, Remington Stone, Sylvia Heslin, Tom Flynn
Party Girls Anvitha Athreya, Isabella Flynn, Luna Trisko, Olivia Fritsch Party Boys Anastasiia Klymenko, Eivie Roman-Cabral, Mia Danieli, Bethany Kim
Drosselmeyer Dennis Mullen
Mechanical Doll Diya Kapur Toy Soldier Melody Summer Williams
Awakened in the middle of the night, Clara visits the Christmas tree to search for her Nutcracker. She finds him, but is startled by mice who are as big as Fritz! The Mouse King arrives and orders his mice to scare Clara away, but Dr. Drosselmeyer appears to help her. As he uses his magic to make the Christmas tree grow bigger and bigger, the toy soldiers and the Nutcracker come to life. A battle begins, and just when it looks as though the Mouse King might win, Clara throws her slipper and distracts him. The Nutcracker stabs the Mouse King, and wins the battle.
Nutcracker Prince MIKHAIL GUZ
Mouse King ANDRE REYES
Mice Alexandra Day, Dev Darji, Dhriya Darji, Eiden Roman-Cabral, Eivie Roman-Cabral, Elizabeth Traverso, Emilija Sutic, Emma Traverso, Evelyn Pond, Josephine Traverso, Luna Trisko, Matthew Lenchenkov, Olivia Fritsch, Zoey Drew
Soldiers Lead Soldier - Diya Kapur Drummer - Sylvia Heslin Trumpeteer - Ella Levine Aaina Kapur, Anastasiia Klymenko, Anvitha Athreya, Bethany Kim, Emma Lenchenkova, Isabella Flynn, Mia Danieli, Sophia Anderson Scene II
Thankful for her help in the battle, the Nutcracker Prince takes Clara to celebrate in the Kingdom of the Sweets. They begin their journey through the beautiful Winter Forest where they meet the Snow Queen and King, and dazzling snowflakes dance joyously around them.
Snow Queen Sharon Kung Snow King Calvin Thomas
Snowflakes Aaina Kapur, Cindy Heen, Diya Kapur, Ella Levine, Melody Summer Williams, Rachel Levin, Signa Love, Sophia Anderson
– 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION –
ACT II
Arriving in the Kingdom of the Sweets, Clara and the Nutcracker Prince are welcomed by the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier. Upon hearing the exciting story of victory over evil, the Sugarplum Fairy declares that there will be a festival in honor of their guests. All the Sweets in the Kingdom appear to dance for Clara and her Nutcracker Prince, including the Sugarplum Fairy! But soon it is time to go home, and as she waves goodbye to her magical friends, Clara knows that this will always be her most special Christmas.
Sugarplum Fairy ROWAN ALLEGRA
Cavalier RILEY HORTON
Angels Alexandra Day, Denis Feldman, Dev Darji, Dhriya Darji, Elizabeth Traverso, Emilija Sutic, Evelyn Pond, Josephine Traverso, Kaitlyn Pond, Matthew Lenchenkov, Natalija Sutic, Zoey Drew
Court Flowers Aaina Kapur, Christine Ibanez*, Diya Kapur, Ella Levine, Melody Summer Williams, Rachel Levin, Signa Love, Sophia Anderson Buds: Bethany Kim, Emma Lenchenkova
Moors Aaina Kapur, Ella Levine
Spanish Chocolate Jasmine Dugall*, Laura Sefchovich*
Arabian Coffee Calvin Thomas & Sharon Kung
Arabian Attendants Carla Wilson*, Jennie Lou Lee*, Judy Reyes*, Sylvia Heslin
*Santa Clara Ballet Alumni performers Chinese Tea Jennifer W. Aral*, Rheanna Giardina-Erolin*
China Dolls Alexandr a Day, Denis Feldman, Dev Darji, Dhriya Darji, Elizabeth Traverso, Emilija Sutic, Evelyn Pond, Josephine Traverso, K aitlyn Pond, Matthew Lenchenkov, Natalija Sutic, Zoey Drew
Russian Trepak MIKHAIL GUZ
Ribbon Candies Fiona Kaufman*, May Mullen*, Melody Summer Williams
Mother Gigonne Dennis Mullen
Her Buffoons Anvitha Athreya, Eiden Roman-Cabral, Eivie Roman-Cabral, Emma Traverso, Isabella Flynn, Luna Trisko, Mia Danieli, Olivia Fritsch
Waltz of the Flowers Rose Melody Summer Williams Flowers Aaina Kapur, Diya Kapur, Ella Levine, Melody Summer Williams, Rachel Levin, Signa Love, Sophia Anderson
Alumni*: Christine Ibanez, Fiona Kaufman, Jazmine Dugall, Jennie Lou Lee, Jennifer W. Aral, Laura Sefchovich, May Mullen, Rheanna Giardina-Erolin
Grand Pas de Deux ROWAN ALLEGRA and RILEY HORTON
Finale & Apotheosis ENTIRE CAST
Guests Artists Courtesy of Indianapolis Ballet, Dance Theatre of San Francisco, Berkeley Ballet Theater and Ballet Met.
Children’s roles are danced by the students of the Santa Clara Ballet School and participating schools: Creative Culture Dance, Dance Attack, Academy of Classical Ballet
*Santa Clara Ballet Alumni performers This production is made possible with Partial Funding from the City of Santa Clara
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Rehearsal Assistant Mikhail Guz
Production Crew
Lighting Design Craig deManty, SLC Design Mask Construction Patty de Loche Sound Paul McElherne Scenery Margaret Graziano (Act I), Paul Manchester (Act II) Christmas Tree - Lotus Song & Sunflower Art Academy Stage Management Paul Vaskelis Wardrobe Deborah Hassy (Supervisor) Valerie Williams, Danielle Drew, Mariko Gjovig, Galyna Klymenko, Nao Trisko, Olga Lenchenkova, Rajeshri Darji, Sabrina Lee Volunteer Staff
Publicity & Marketing Prakash Darji, Molly Barber Ticket Sales Missy Kim Parent Coordination Missy Kim Backstage Management Kristina Schmidt Boutique & Concession Missy Kim, Ellen Akerlund-Gonella Graphics & Lobby Display Molly Barber Program Molly Barber, Efrat Orkin
Santa Clara Ballet... 45 Years of Classical Ballet
Grand Pas de Quatre Don Quixote Alamat Board of Directors President Dennis Mullen Treasurer Josefa Reyes Publicity/Marketing Molly Barber Members Prakash Darji, Deborah Hassy, Missy Kim
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The Santa Clara Ballet is funded in part, by the generous contributions of the City of Santa Clara and our other valued sponsors PLATINUM SPONSOR ($10,000+) The City of Santa Clara GOLD SPONSOR ($1000-9,999) Silicon Valley Bank, Anonymous, Uygar and Jennifer Aral, The Barber & Klicek Family, Fiona & Adam Kaufman SILVER SPONSOR ($250-$999 AmazonSmile, Apple, Intel Corporation, In Memory of May C. Mullen & Lynn Hilovsky, Anonymous, Kim Family, Joe and Maryanne Santos, Kapur Family, Lee & deQuinto Family, Chito and Maria de Quinto, Jenny and Simon Lee BENEFACTOR ($150-249) Anonymous, Dennis Mullen, Paul & Rosemary McElherne, Traverso Family PATRON ($50 - $149) In Memory of Helmut Hassy, Klymenko Family, Laura Sefchovich, Christine Ibanez, Filotea Tan, Elizabeth Roman, Steve Brooks, Network for Good, The Arellano Family CONTRIBUTOR (under $50) Eiden Roman-Cabral Kaitlyn Pond Aaina Kapur Elizabeth Traverso Lindsey Odermatt-Rapone Alexandra Day Ella Levine Luna Trisko Alicia Glynn Elvie Roman-Cabral Mary Preston Darby Anastasiia Klymenko Emilijia Sutic Matthew Lenchenkov Anvitha Atheya Emma Lenchenkova Melody Summer Williams Bethany Kim Emma Traverso Mia Danieli Brittany Rapone Evelyn Pond Natalia Sutic Denis Feldman Geoff Ledbetter Olivia Fritsch Dhriya Darji Hula Eagle Venie Smith Diya Kapur Isabella Flynn Yaroslava Klymenko Efrat Orkin Josephine Traverso Zoey Drew
Thank you to our Sponsors, Supporters and Volunteers for their immeasurable gift to the art of ballet.