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February 9-11, 2018 Tpac's Polk Theater PAUL VASTERLING, Artistic Director & CEO LISA DIXON FRENCH, COO / Presented to the Nashville community through the generosity of LAURIE AND STEVEN ESKIND, GLORIA AND PAUL STERNBERG, JOYCE A. VISE and SHIRLEY ZEITLIN AND FAMILY FEBRUARY 9-11, 2018 TPAC’S POLK THEATER Concept and Choreography by Stephen Mills Assistant to the Choreographer Michelle Martin Music by Steve Reich, Evelyn Glennie, Michael Gordon, Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass* Set and Costume Design by Christopher McCollum Lighting Design by Tony Tucci Media Design by EXOPOLIS Original production funded in part by a Ballet Austin Foundation Endowment through the generosity of Jennene and K. Ray Mashburn Original presenting sponsor: The Fifth Age of Man Foundation This regional premiere of Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project is made possible in part by our generous sponsors. PRESENTING SPONSOR: SUPPORTING SPONSORS: This project is funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. *I. Tehillim by Steve Reich, by arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey & Hawkes company, publisher and copyright owner. II. Music by Evelyn Glennie (Greatest Hits, Paul Smadbeck’s Rhythm Song), by arrangement with Keyboard Percussion Publications. III. Music by Michael Gordon, by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. IV. Music by Arvo Pärt, by arrangement with ECM Records, publisher and copyright owner. V. Music by Philip Glass performed by Dennis Russell Davies, by arrangement with Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. LIGHT / THE HOLOCAUST & HUMANITY PROJECT CAST Mollie Sansone (Fri. & Sun.) or Katie Vasilopoulos (Sat.) Denise Eason* Sarah Cordia, Julia Eisen, Katie Eliason, Keenan McLaren Hartman, Alexandra Meister, Julia Mitchell, Kayla Rowser, Lauren Terry, Daniella Zlatarev Logan Hillman, Nicolas Scheuer, Brett Sjoblom, Christopher Stuart, Bridge Taylor, Owen Thorne*, Jon Upleger, Judson Veach, Gerald Watson, Nathan Young *Guest artists CHOREOGRAPHER’S NOTE “Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project is a story of survival. Situated during the catastrophic events of the Holocaust, this work strives to illustrate the courage, resilience, and sometimes pure luck required to endure and rebuild life after unimaginable and devastating loss. I am grateful to Naomi Warren and the many survivors who shared their testimony during the creation of this work. I am forever changed by this knowledge and hope that by my sharing Naomi’s story, others will be affected to fight indifference and intolerance when witnessed. Past is present and not to be forgotten.” – Stephen Mills, Choreographer SYNOPSIS The work unfolds as a survivor reflects on her life. Section I Steve Reich (Tehillim, Track 1) Life begins with man and woman, Adam and Eve. Civilization develops; families and cultures evolve to include a pattern of daily life and valued traditions, a wedding. As this section ends, change is imminent. Section II Evelyn Glennie (Greatest Hits, Paul Smadbeck’s Rhythm Song) Those deemed “different” become exploited. What is familiar slowly disappears. People retreat from one another, beginning to socially isolate; to hide in hopes of survival. Section III Michael Gordon (Weather, Track 3) No longer seen as individuals, life or death is determined by powers outside of their control. People are treated as property and transported to camps. Many do not survive the trip. Section IV Arvo Pärt (Tabula Rasa) How do relationships develop within confinement? The circle of life is complex with acts of kindness, rescue, survival, frustration and anger. We enter and leave alone. Section V Dennis Russell Davies (Performs Philip Glass, Movement 2) The final section represents the power of the human spirit to cling to hope. Survivors create new relationships; build families and careers, and productive lives. Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project is 90 minutes with no intermission. CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION How are the issues of the Holocaust relevant 1 in our community today? What is our responsibility when confronted 2with acts of bigotry and hate? What actions will we take to promote 3understanding in our community? POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACK Stay after the performance for a talkback with Ballet Austin Artistic Director/Choreographer Stephen Mills, Nashville Ballet Artistic Director & CEO Paul Vasterling and Tennessee Human Rights Commission Executive Director Beverly Watts. Attendees are invited to relocate to the first 10 rows of Polk Theater’s orchestra level to participate. Please line up behind a microphone in the aisles of the theater to ask a question or make a comment. A moderator will cue questions from the audience. COMMUNITY PARTNERS Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project is a full-length contemporary ballet and Holocaust education partnership that promotes tolerance and the protection of human rights against bigotry and hate through art, education and public dialogue. This performance is the culmination of weeks of educational community programming. We would like to thank our community partners for making these efforts possible. Lead Partner Tennessee Human Rights Commission Community Partners Belcourt Theatre, Fisk University, Nashville Symphony, Tennessee Holocaust Commission, Williamson County Performing Arts Center at Academy Park VIOLINS OF HOPE Nashville Ballet is a partner of Violins of Hope, a community-wide Holocaust and human rights education initiative. The Violins of Hope are a collection of instruments played by musicians interned in concentration camps during the Holocaust. The Nashville Symphony is bringing these instruments to Nashville to facilitate a citywide dialogue about music, art, social justice and free expression. The sound, presence and stories of these instruments will drive the creation of new music, visual art, live performances, public conversation and interfaith dialogue, reading and educational activities throughout Middle Tennessee. Learn more and view upcoming community events at violinsofhopensh.com. NASHVILLE BALLET LEADERSHIP & STAFF PAUL VASTERLING, Artistic Director & CEO Paul Vasterling’s artistic career begin at age 10 when he started studying piano, then expanded at age 16 when he started dancing. From this start, Mr. Vasterling landed at Nashville Ballet where he became a company dancer, teacher, ballet master and choreographer. He stepped into the role of Artistic Director of Nashville Ballet in 1998, and was promoted to CEO for the ballet in the spring of 2010, at the board’s request. His choreography maneuvers between classical full-length story ballets, contemporary one-acts set to the music of local artists and everywhere in between. He has a particular penchant for collaborating with nationally and internally renowned composers, songwriters and institutions such as Nashville’s own Bluebird Cafe, Ben Folds, Matthew Perryman Jones, Fisk Jubilee Singers and others. His artistry as a storyteller has led him to create pieces such as Dracula, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Pan and Layla and the Majnun. Beyond his own choreography, Mr. Vasterling has expanded the company’s repertoire to include works by Salvatore Aiello, George Balanchine, James Canfield, Lew Christensen, Twyla Tharp and Jirí Kylián, among many others. In addition, he has edited and updated classic productions of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. In 2004, Mr. Vasterling received a Fulbright Scholarship that enabled him to work with three different companies in Argentina, paving the way for Nashville Ballet’s tour there a year later. His ballets have also been performed internationally in Asia as well as across the U.S. to great acclaim, including a debut appearance on stage at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in April 2017. Most recently, Mr. Vasterling was selected as one of the Fellows in residence for the 2017-18 academic year at The Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University, the first international institute devoted to the creation and academic study of ballet. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Loyola University, Mr. Vasterling has set a new standard for arts development. Under his leadership as CEO, the company’s operating budget has doubled and Nashville Ballet became the first local performing arts organization to purchase its own building. He oversaw a capital campaign to raise $5.8 million to renovate and reopen as The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet in 2015. He has transformed a troupe of 12 professional dancers into a company of 25, and his commitment to developing the dancers of tomorrow inspired him to establish a second pre-professional company of over 20 dancers. Mr. Vasterling has shaped Nashville Ballet into a company high on artistry and dramatic power as well as commanding technical ability and virtuosity. LISA DIXON FRENCH, COO Lisa Dixon French recently moved to Nashville following a successful tenure as Executive Director of the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra. While in Portland, Mrs. French led a highly inclusive strategic planning process that focused the organization on service to the community by enriching lives through music. Mrs. French also strengthened the orchestra’s financial stability, with increased contributed and earned income, increased endowment funds and five years of balanced operating budgets that grew from $2.5 million to $3.3 million from 2010-2015. Originally from Edina, Minn., Mrs. French went to Portland from her role as the Chief Operating Officer of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. French is also a graduate of
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