February 2018 Free spirited and audacious designer Kenzo Takada, known as "the most Parisian of Japanese Kenzo Takada fashion designers", has designed an exceptional collection of fabrics and ceramics for Roche Bobois. dresses To dress the Mah Jong sofa, he drew inspiration from traditional kimonos of the Nô theater. He reinterpreted the motifs and colors, creating delicate and sophisticated harmonies that symbolize the Mah Jong the three times of the day: Asa (morning), Hiru (noon), and Yoru (evening). Photo: Michel Gibert, image for advertising purposes only. Special thanks: Kubach-Wilmsen. Fondation the of museum Sculpture Stone

Mah Jong. Modular sofa system, design Hans Hopfer. Upholstered in Nô Gaku fabric, Yoru version, designed by Kenzo Takada for Roche Bobois. Manufactured in Europe. French Art de Vivre

SEATTLE - 1922 Fourth Avenue - Tel. (206) 332-9744 - seattle@roche-bobois.com

www.roche-bobois.com

Date: December 19, 2017 Encore Media EAP full-page template.indd 1 Client: Roche Bobois Format:12/22/17 8,375 x 10,875 10:19 in AM Project: RBE1789 Bleed: 0.125 in 4428 boul. Saint-Laurent, suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H2W 1Z5 t. 514.286.9696 f. 514.284.9152 espressocommunication.com Proof number: FINAL CMYK PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

Kent Stowell and Peter Boal February 2–11, 2018 Francia Russell Artistic Director Marion Oliver McCaw Hall Founding Artistic Directors

PRINCIPALS

Karel Cruz Lindsi Dec Rachel Foster Benjamin Griffiths William Lin-Yee James Moore Elizabeth Murphy Sarah Ricard Orza Seth Orza Noelani Pantastico Jonathan Porretta Lucien Postlewaite Lesley Rausch Jerome Tisserand Laura Tisserand

SOLOISTS

Leta Biasucci Kyle Davis Angelica Generosa Joshua Grant Leah Merchant Margaret Mullin Matthew Renko Ezra Thomson

CORPS de BALLET

Madison Rayn Abeo Guillaume Basso Ryan Cardea Nancy Casciano Henry Cotton Dammiel Cruz Cecilia Iliesiu Steven Loch Elle Macy Angeli Mamon Amanda Morgan Sarah Pasch Miles Pertl Christian Poppe Nicole Rizzitano Calista Ruat Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan Carli Samuelson Emma Love Suddarth Price Suddarth Madison Taylor Leah Terada Dylan Wald Apprentices Christopher D’Ariano Clara Ruf Maldonado Genevieve Waldorf

Emil de Cou Music Director/Principal Conductor Allan Dameron Company Pianist/Conductor Otto Neubert, Anne Dabrowski, Paul Gibson Ballet Masters Norbert Herriges Technical Director Randall G. Chiarelli Resident Lighting Designer Larae Theige Hascall Costume Shop Manager Christina Siemens Company Pianist

SEASON SPONSORS:

Cover: Principal dancer Lesley Rausch as Odette in Kent Stowell's Swan Lake. © Angela Sterling. February 2018 Volume 31, No. 4

Live well. Paul Heppner Publisher

At Mirabella Seattle, our goal is for Susan Peterson Design & Production Director you to live better longer. With our Ana Alvira, Robin Kessler, premium fitness and aquatic centers, Shaun Swick, Stevie VanBronkhorst complete with spa-style activities Production Artists and Graphic Design Mike Hathaway and amenities, plus our countless Sales Director

wellness classes, staying active and Brieanna Bright, Joey Chapman, engaged has never been easier. Ann Manning Seattle Area Account Executives

Let go of age. Embrace healthy. Amelia Heppner, Marilyn Kallins, Terri Reed San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives Retire at Mirabella. Carol Yip Sales Coordinator Experience our incredible community today: 206-254-1441 Leah Baltus mirabellaliving.com/seattle Editor-in-Chief

Andy Fife Mirabella Seattle is a Pacific Retirement Services Publisher community and an equal housing opportunity. Dan Paulus Art Director

Gemma Wilson, Jonathan Zwickel Senior Editors

Amanda Manitach Visual Arts Editor

Barry Johnson Digital Engagement Specialist

COME SEE OUR NEWLY REMODELED VISITOR CENTER! Paul Heppner President

Mike Hathaway Vice President

Genay Genereux Accounting & Office Manager

Sara Keats Marketing Manager

Ciara Caya Customer Service Representative & Administrative Assistant

Corporate Office 425 North 85th Street Seattle, WA 98103 p 206.443.0445 f 206.443.1246 [email protected] 800.308.2898 x105

CSM 351959 ©2017 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE, WOODINVILLE, WA 98072 WA WOODINVILLE, MICHELLE, STE. CHATEAU ©2017 351959 CSM www.encoremediagroup.com

Proud supporter of Pacific Northwest Ballet Encore Arts Programs is published monthly by Encore Media Group to serve musical and theatrical events in the Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay Areas. All rights reserved. Open Daily 10:00am–5:00pm | ste-michelle.com | 425.488.1133 ©2018 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited.

4 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET 2017-2018 PNB BOARD OF TRUSTEES From the President

OFFICERS Chairman – David Hadley 3 Dear Friends, President – Joan Fitzmaurice Treasurer – Maria Mackey Gunn For many, Pacific Secretary – Lynn Lindsay Northwest Ballet’s Assistant Secretary – Lynne Graybeal Assistant Secretary – H. David Kaplan Swan Lake is the Immediate Past Chairman – Aya Hamilton 2 3 Chairman Emeritus – Sheffield Phelps2 3 * quintessential ballet. It truly has it all: COMMITTEE CHAIRS Education – Jon Conte stunning costumes, Board Development – Gail James breathtaking Marketing & Public Relations – Sara Jones Leadership – Peter Horvitz 2 3 choreography, a heart-wrenching story, and Major Gifts – Peter Horvitz 2 3 music like none other. This is the stuff of Foundation Board Chairman - Peter Horvitz 2 3 memories—many longtime PNB patrons cite EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES Swan Lake as their first ballet. It draws us in, Artistic Director – Peter Boal1 Executive Director – Ellen Walker1 leaves us wanting more, and shows us the Young Patrons Circle – Andrew Hoge 1 incredible scope of human emotion. Parents Association – Jennifer Gaines 1 35 PNB STARS – Terri Richardson 1 As you sit here today, awash in the beauty of this production, I hope you’ll consider GOVERNING BOARD OF TRUSTEES Donna Barnett Carol Neiman making PNB one of your New Year’s Carl Behnke 2 Susan Okamoto Susan Brotman 2 Alida Oles resolutions. Make a donation to our New Jane Cremin Gwendolyn C. Payton Works Initiative. Buy a ticket for a different Sharon Falkner Betty Pirnat Jerald Farley Mac Powell type of ballet than you usually attend. Come Stephen E. Fuhs Tom A. Puentes to an event, and bring a friend. We want you Robin F. Gainey James Raisbeck Susan Grinstein Barbara Ries here, and we want you to feel like a part of William Grinstein Catherine Ries our community. There are so many ways to W. Daniel Heidt 2 Vivian Schwab Kalen Holmes Elizabeth Stokes get involved; take a look on our website for Toni Hoover Shannon Tierney more details! Christy Jones Aimee Truchard frans.com April Kieburtz Natasha Lalji Verjee Thank you for being here today. Enjoy the Dan Kingston Connie Walsh Wendy Kizzier Sheree Wen masterpiece that is Swan Lake! Alex Lange Jodi Wong Terrel Lefferts Leslie Yamada Warmest regards, Frederick W. McDonald

ADVISORY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Nancy D. Alvord* Rocke Koreis Mariana Ancira Gregory Kusnick Business, Courtney Bear Candy J. Lee Joan Fitzmaurice, President Elisabeth Bodal Helene Mawyer Sue Buske Arnold Ness PNB Board of Trustees Barbara Chaplin Kristin Pastoriza meet Cheryl Clark Mimi Richards Brooke de Boutray Michael Righi Margaret Dell’Osso Alesha Shemwell Elizabeth Dougherty Mel Sturman Patricia Edwards Peggy Swistak Balanchine. Becky Figueroa Christina Tanner Kathy Alvord Gerlich Jennifer Thompson Stacy Graves Russell Wagstaff CathyBeth Hooper Lisa Wahbe Pamela Johnson Stephanie Wallach Encore connects Glenn Kawasaki Katherine Wickham Megan Kirley your business TRUSTEES EMERITI to arts patrons Norma Cugini* Jane McConnell Jane M. Davis* Joe Norman 3 Wendy Griffin2 Rick Redman wherever they are. Cathi Hatch 2 Francia Russell Travis Keeler 3 Kent Stowell Arthur H. Mazzola 2 Carol Wright

BOARD OF TRUSTEES LIFE FELLOWS Patty Barrier Dr. Susan Lindsay Kay Baxter Maria Postnikoff-Downing Robert R. Braun, Jr. Marsha Rich Ingham Ron Elgin Sharon Richardson James A. Elias Susan R. Richey Don C. Franklin Cynthia Stroum To learn what Encore can David F. Hill 3 Linda Warson do for your business, visit Catherine Hobi Hawes David B. Winder 2 3 John Iverson 2 * Linda Wyman encoremediagroup.com. Jim Judson

¹Advisory/Ex Officio ² Past Chairs 3 Past Presidents *Deceased

encoremediagroup.com/programs 5 From the Sponsor

Dear Friends, Welcome to Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake. Chateau Ste. Michelle has been a proud supporter and preferred provider of Pacific Northwest Ballet for the last several years. We are pleased to share our wines in PNB’s Donor Lounges and during signature events such as the season-opening First Look. MUCH ADO The strength of our community is vital to the health and well-being of our entire business. As a founder of the ABOUT Washington wine industry, Chateau Ste. Michelle has proudly supported the communities where we live and work SHAKESPEARE since 1967. PNB brings amazing artistry and beatrice & benedict programming to our community, and our partnership is an extension of Chateau Ste. Michelle’s commitment to championing MUSIC BY HECTOR BERLIOZ programs that support the local economy CONDUCTED BY LUDOVIC MORLOT and provide cultural opportunities. Enjoy the show!

A ONE-OF-A-KIND THEATRICAL HYBRID FEB. 24−MAR. 10 ACT Theatre’s John Langs joins Seattle MCCAW HALL Ted Baseler Symphony’s Ludovic Morlot for an President & CEO, Chateau Ste. Michelle exciting adaptation of Much Ado About In English with English subtitles. Evenings 7:30 PM Nothing—William Shakespeare’s classic Sunday 2:00 PM comedy of overheard confessions, tender reconciliations, and plenty of witty banter. The exuberant Beatrice and Benedict TICKETS FROM $25! opera by Berlioz (acclaimed composer 206.389.7676 of Symphonie fantastique) is paired with SEATTLEOPERA.ORG

sung and spoken English text, including PRODUCTION SPONSORS: Shakespeare’s original dialogue. NESHOLM FAMILY FOUNDATION MARKS FAMILY FOUNDATION Featuring a 55-piece orchestra, the full OFFICE OF ARTS & CULTURE | SEATTLE Seattle Opera Chorus, a principal cast of PHOTO © PHILIP NEWTON world-class opera singers, and your favorite local actors in supporting roles. Don’t miss

this unique cultural crossover event! Guests enjoy wine from Chateau Ste. Michelle in PNB's Donor Lounge, a private lounge in McCaw Hall available to supporters starting at $1,000.

6 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET My legacy. My partner.

You have dreams. Goals you want to achieve during your lifetime and a legacy you want to leave behind. The Private Bank can help. Our highly specialized and experienced wealth strategists can help you navigate the complexities of estate planning and deliver the customized solutions you need to ensure your wealth is transferred according to your wishes.

Take the first step in ensuring the preservation of your wealth for your lifetime and future generations.

To learn more, please visit unionbank.com/theprivatebank or contact: Lisa Roberts Managing Director, Private Wealth Management [email protected] 415-705-7159

Wills, trusts, foundations, and wealth planning strategies have legal, tax, accounting, and other implications. Clients should consult a legal or tax advisor. ©2018 MUFG Union Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. Union Bank is a registered trademark and brand name of MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

EAP full-page template.indd 1 12/12/17 9:49 AM DIRECTOR’S

We are so pleased to have you with us for this singular “masterpiece from our trove of repertoire. I know you will be enthralled with Swan Lake.

© nycdanceproject.com ”

ask anyone to name two ballets Kent, with valuable input from Francia, they have seen. I'm willing to bet is the mastermind behind this production. Nutcracker would come first, Swan He assembled a team of contributors Lake second. We agree. Swan Lake to create PNB’s current version, which is the second-most-attended ballet debuted with the opening of McCaw Hall in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s history. nearly fifteen years ago. Ming Cho Lee, a If Nutcracker is the gateway to the frequent collaborator of Kent’s, created world of ballet, Swan Lake is the portal set designs. These haunting elements of through which one passes into a world crumbling castle and moonlit forest have of infinite discovery. This path is laid out a ghostly pallor. They seem to foretell beautifully for our PNB audiences this tragedy in their imbalance and instability. year. We invite you to discover the many Ming’s artistry is impressively distilled to a Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell in delights of our repertoire this spring simple bold gesture. How the moon holds rehearsal with Elizabeth Murphy and Lucien with more enchanting stories for families hope and love despite its inevitable wan. Postlewaite. © Lindsay Thomas. (Snow White), cutting-edge creations Paul Tazewell’s costumes contrast with (DIRECTOR’S CHOICE), mind-boggling injections of primary and tertiary colors that ensemble work (EMERGENCE), and the lift us up. The fabrics and craftsmanship of intoxicating allure of the duet (LOVE & these vestments remind us PNB has one BALLET). Consider a subscription for this of the finest costume shops in the country. season or next to serve as your navigator All of these elements are enhanced and on this journey into the joys of ballet. underscored by brilliant lighting design. Back to Swan Lake. Why all the fuss? Rico Chiarelli brings a painter’s touch and To start with, Swan Lake has an incredible an artist’s eye to all elements of PNB’s Swan architectural base in Tchaikovsky’s Lake and to so many of the great works you iconic score. Head down to the orchestra will see on our stage. rail during intermission and see all In the end, it is really a story that 64 musicians preparing to play. The compels us to buy tickets, feel our heart Founding Artistic Director Francia Russell in rates increase, shed a tear, and rise to our rehearsal with Elizabeth Murphy. © Lindsay score informs the story beautifully Thomas. with motifs that trigger our memory, feet in collective and euphoric ovation. percussive drama that surrounds, and a Swan Lake is a story of good versus evil, poignancy so crystalline we can almost of temptation and tragedy, and love of the touch it. Add onto the music masterful highest order. We are so pleased to have you choreography. PNB’s Swan Lake, like with us for this singular masterpiece from most versions, employs choreography by our trove of repertoire. I know you will be Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov created enthralled with Swan Lake. Let it be the in the late 1800s. This traditional first or second step of your discovery into choreography was staged by Francia the world of ballet, and be sure to return Russell with a care and reverence that to McCaw Hall this spring to experience brings the ballet to wondrous life. PNB’s more of the treasures PNB has to offer. version also offers ample choreography by Kent Stowell. You’ll see Kent’s contributions in Acts I and III and in Laura Tisserand and Karel Cruz in rehearsal for the exquisite pas de deux in Act IV. Peter Boal Swan Lake. © Lindsay Thomas.

8 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PNB Orchestra

Violin 1 Piccolo Michael Jinsoo Lim, Laura Werner Concertmaster Jennifer Caine- English Horn Provine, Tad Margelli Associate Clarinet Concertmaster Jennifer Nelson, Emilie Choi, Principal Assistant Denise Lum Concertmaster Stephen Daniels Bass Clarinet/ Tom Dziekonski* E-Flat Ella Marie Gray* Denise Lum Lynn Bartlett Johnson Raffaela Kalmar Bassoon Petro Krysa Mona S. Butler*, Christine Olason* Principal Dana Jackson Violin 2 Rita Lee, Principal Horn Ingrid Fredrickson* Rodger Burnett*, FEATHERS OF FIRE William E. Boyd* Principal Anne Cady* Danielle Lemieux Adrianna Hulscher Richard Reed* Laurie Wells Ryan Stewart A PERSIAN EPIC Kim Zabelle Trumpet Viola Richard Werner* March 14 at 8 p.m. Alexander Grimes, Trombone Principal Mark Williams*, Betty Agent*, Principal A thousand-year-old Persian tale Assistant Principal Kay D.Nichols* Tim Christie of star-crossed lovers comes to life Joyce Ramée* Bass Trombone Laura Renz Douglas Nierman* through breathtaking “live animation” Eileen Swanson* Tuba — shadow-casting actors, puppets and Cello Ryan Schultz, projected imagery — plus original Page Smith*, Principal Principal Virginia Dziekonski*, music by acclaimed Iranian-American Assistant Principal Tympani duo Loga Ramin Torkian & Azam Ali. Meg Brennand Phil Hanson*, Andrea Chandler Principal Charles Jacot Percussion Brian Wharton Matthew Bass Kocmieroski*, Todd Larsen**, Principal Principal Gunnar Folsom Stephen Schermer, Harp Assistant Principal John Carrington, Maurice Clubb Principal Ben Musa Keyboard Flute Allan Dameron Karla Flygare*, Christina Siemens Principal Laura Werner Personnel Manager Rodger Burnett Oboe Dan Williams, Music Librarian Principal Mona Butler Tad Margelli*

*Founding members of PNB Orchestra (1989). **25 plus years with PNB Orchestra. The Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra is composed of musicians represented by the PNB Orchestra Players Organization. Steinway & Sons is the official piano of PNB.

encoremediagroup.com/programs 9 10 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET JEWELERS & GALLERY When Only the Best Will Do 3500 Factoria Blvd. S.E., Bellevue, WA . 425.643.2610 . www.dacels.com

EAP full-page template.indd 1 1/5/18 11:07 AM Program Notes

Company dancers in Swan Lake Act Three. © Angela Sterling.

Swan Lake temptress daughter of Baron Von Rothbart, otherwise unknown German ballet master who plots the downfall of Odette’s true Julius Reisinger, was admittedly undistin- MUSIC: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky love, Siegfried. Pacific Northwest Ballet’s guished. Anti-German sentiment fueled (Op. 20, 1875-1876) 1981 production was a significant milestone opinions against both the dance and the CHOREOGRAPHY: Kent Stowell as the first full-length ballet re-created story, which was thought to have originated STAGING: Francia Russell for the Company. The current production in Germanic legend. Tchaikovsky’s score (after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) of Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake, in a revised was admired but considered unsuitable SCENIC DESIGN: Ming Cho Lee staging and featuring new designs, for ballet—not sufficiently dansante. COSTUME DESIGN: Paul Tazewell premiered in 2003 to open PNB’s inaugural Tchaikovsky died in 1893. A memorial LIGHTING DESIGN: Randall G. Chiarelli season in Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. concert in St. Petersburg the next year ORIGINAL PRODUCTION PREMIERE: February 20, The image of a swan has come to included a revival of Swan Lake Act II, 1877, Imperial Ballet, Moscow, choreography represent the lyrical image of a dancer, the first lakeside scene, with new chore- by Julius Reisinger; restaged on January 15, 1895, Imperial Ballet, St. Petersburg, and for that we have to thank three men: ography by Lev Ivanov, ballet master choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa’s assistant. The perfor- STOWELL/RUSSELL PRODUCTION PREMIERE: choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev mance was a success and plans were laid October 1, 1976; Frankfurt Ballet Ivanov. Tchaikovsky composed his score for for a revival of the entire ballet in 1895. PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PREMIERE: April 8, 1981; Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet in 1877, but it was Ivanov choreographed Act IV, the second new production September 25, 2003 not until Petipa and Ivanov’s St. Petersburg lakeside scene, and Petipa supplied dances production of 1895 that Swan Lake took for Acts I and III. Tchaikovsky’s brother, Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake was made the form we know today. The ballet has Modeste, labored to streamline the story, possible by the E.L. Wiegand Foundation. since inspired countless choreogra- while conductor Riccardo Drigo took phers, who, in their own productions, on the unenviable task of editing the seek to extend the ideas and meanings sometimes unwieldy musical score. Swan Lake is considered by many to be the suggested in the work of its creators. What Tchaikovsky had composed greatest classical ballet of all time. With Tchaikovsky longed for a successful was far ahead of its time, but the 1895 its fantastical plot filled with romance, revival of his first ballet. The original team forged on. Some compromises sorcery, and betrayal, Swan Lake offers Moscow production, now generally were inevitable. The score is mammoth ballerinas the ultimate challenge of a regarded as a failure, actually achieved mild and the relative length of the four acts dual role—Odette, trapped in the body success and saw more performances over unbalanced. With Petipa in the lead, of a white swan while awaiting an oath more years than most ballets premiered on some music was transferred between of true love to set her free, and Odile, the the Moscow stage. The choreography, by the acts, some numbers cut, others added.

12 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET “Swan Lake is always changing. That is as it should be.” Nineteenth-century tradition allowed choreographers carte blanche when approaching existing work. Total or partial revision of staging and choreography was standard, as was re-writing of the scenario, and liberties were taken with the musical score. Following tradition, choreographers in our own century often have re-visited Swan Lake, for the ballet lends itself generously to new stagings and new interpretations. Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Swan Lake dates from 1981, when Mr. Stowell and Ms. Russell mounted here the production they had first created for the Frankfurt Ballet in 1976. Preserving the best of the St. Petersburg original as it has come down to us through England’s Royal Ballet, Ms. Russell researched and staged what has long been regarded as the soul of Swan Lake­—nearly all of Ivanov’s Act II, where music and dance are sublimely fused. Petipa’s Act I pas de trois and Act III Black Swan pas de deux were also retained. To enhance the story line, and following in the path Carla Körbes and Karel Cruz in Swan Lake Act Three (2015). © Lindsay Thomas. of many choreographers, Mr. Stowell made important changes in the order of the musical numbers. He also re-cho- These efforts paid off. While not an variety of interpretations. Tchaikovsky’s reographed most of Act I, the national unqualified hit, Swan Lake was a solid score, his first attempt to compose for dances in Act III, and all of Act IV, success. Petipa had a genuine star in ballet, came into its own during the rescuing the usually forgotten last act ballerina Pierina Legnani, who danced twentieth century, as dance and dance with a radiant pas de deux and giving the the role of Odette/Odile at the revival’s production developed to embrace it as conclusion dramatic power and unity. premiere. For years, the ballet master Swan Lake’s motivating force. But, as had imported Italian ballerinas as guest George Balanchine once commented, Notes by Doug Fullington. artists, infusing their strong pointe work with the lyricism of the French style that served as the basis for ballet training in Russia. Likewise, the Italians influ- enced their foreign colleagues, inspiring them to new feats of virtuosity. Although Petipa succeeded with his choreographic contribution, Ivanov’s “white” acts provided the images by which Swan Lake has become iconic. As the choreography has evolved over time, movements and poses suggest swan wings, necks, and bodies and offer images of flying, swimming, and preening in a purely stylized way that enables the choreography to transcend the particular aesthetics of its time and become immemorially expressive. The 1895 revival of Swan Lake has served as the basis for nearly every production since then. The dual role of Odette/Odile, still stamped with Legnani’s artistry and brilliance, remains a coveted challenge for ballerinas and is broad enough in concept to sustain an endless Laura Tisserand and Batkhurel Bold with Company dancers in Swan Lake Act Four. © Angela Sterling.

encoremediagroup.com/programs 13 About The Artists

Kent Stowell Ms. Russell’s most influential teachers Achievement, Outer Critic’s Circle and Drama Founding were Felia Doubrovska, Antonina Desk Awards; the TCG Theatre Practitioner Artistic Director Tumkovsky, Vera Volkova, Robert Joffrey, Award; many others from the theater and Choreographer and George Balanchine. She joined New Chinese communities; and five honorary York City Ballet in 1956 and was promoted degrees. He established a rich collaborative Kent Stowell was to soloist in 1959. She retired from the relationship with Founding Artistic Director Artistic Director company in 1961, danced for a year with Kent Stowell and PNB’s production and principal Jerome Robbins’ Ballets USA, and taught on department, designing sets for The Tragedy choreographer of the faculty of the School of American Ballet of Romeo and Juliet (1987), Firebird (1989), Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1977 until in 1962-1963. In 1964, Balanchine appointed Carmina Burana (1993), Silver Lining (1998) his retirement in June 2005. Mr. Stowell her ballet mistress of NYCB. and Swan Lake (2003). Designs for American began his dance training with Willem Ms. Russell was one of the first ballet masters dance companies include Martha Graham, Christensen at the University of Utah, later chosen by Balanchine to stage his works. She American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Eliot joining San Francisco Ballet. He joined New has staged more than one hundred produc- Feld Ballet, and José Limón. Internationally, York City Ballet in 1962 and was promoted tions of Balanchine ballets throughout North Mr. Lee has designed productions for Covent to soloist in 1963. In 1970, he joined the America and Europe. In 1987, she staged Garden (London), Royal Danish Ballet, Cloud Munich Opera Ballet as a leading dancer the first Balanchine ballet in the People’s Gate Dance Theatre (Taipei), the Hong Kong and choreographer. In 1973, Mr. Stowell was Republic of China for the Shanghai Ballet, Cultural Center, and Buhnen Graz (Austria), appointed ballet master and choreographer and in 1988-1989, she staged the historic among others. of Frankfurt Ballet, and he was named, with first authorized performance of Balanchine’s Francia Russell, Co-Artistic Director of Paul Tazewell the company in 1975. In 1977, Mr. Stowell work in his homeland for the Kirov Ballet Costume Designer and Ms. Russell were appointed Artistic in St. Petersburg. From 1975 to 1977, Ms. Russell and Kent Stowell were Directors of Pacific Northwest Ballet. Paul Tazewell has Co-Artistic Directors of Frankfurt Ballet. His many contributions to the been designing Ms. Russell’s numerous awards include repertory include Swan Lake, Cinderella, costumes for theater, the Washington State Governor’s Arts Nutcracker, Carmina Burana, Firebird, film and television, Award, the Dance Magazine Award, an The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Hail to dance, and opera for Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters the Conquering Hero, Carmen, and Silver more than 25 years. from Seattle University, and the Brava Lining. In 2001, the University of Utah In 2016, he received the 2016 Tony Award Award from Women’s University Club of honored Mr. Stowell with its Lifetime for best costume design for Hamilton and Seattle. In 2004, Ms. Russell received the Achievement Award. Mr. Stowell’s other the Emmy Award for outstanding costume awards and honors include the Washington Arts Fund Lifetime Achievement in the design for The Wiz Live! His extensive State Governor’s Arts Award, the Dance Arts Award, the Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award resume includes work on a number of Magazine Award and an Honorary for Lifetime Achievement, and the Ernst Broadway and off-Broadway shows, Doctorate of Humane Letters from Seattle and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award including Caroline, or Change, A Raisin in University. In 2004, Stowell received the and was recognized by the King County the Sun, Guys and Dolls, Elaine Stritch at ArtsFund Lifetime Achievement in the Council for her achievements in the arts. On Liberty, Def Poetry Jam, On the Town, Dr. Arts Award, the Seattle Mayor’s Arts June 12, 2010, Ms. Russell was awarded an Zhivago, and Side Show. Mr. Tazewell has Award for Lifetime Achievement and the honorary Doctor of Arts from the University received Tony Award nominations for Bring Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year of Washington. in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk, The Color Award and was recognized by the King Purple, In the Heights, Memphis, and A County Council for his achievements in Ming Cho Lee Street Car Named Desire. His awards include the arts. On June 12, 2010, Mr. Stowell Scenic Designer the 1999 Jefferson Award in Chicago, The was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts Ming Cho Lee was Princess Grace Fellowship Award, and four from the University of Washington. born in Shanghai, Helen Hayes Awards, among others. In 2002, Pacific Northwest Ballet commissioned Paul China, in 1930 and Tazewell to design costumes for the world Francia moved to the United premiere of Donald Byrd’s Seven Deadly Sins, Russell States in 1949. A Founding followed by Swan Lake in 2003. Mr. Tazewell renowned theatrical Artistic Director is a graduate of the North Carolina School scenic designer, Mr. Lee is also professor of Stager of the Arts and NYU Tisch School of the design and former co-chair of the Design Arts. He was a resident artist and associate department at Yale University’s School of Francia Russell was Professor of Costume Design at Carnegie Drama. He has designed nationally and Artistic Director of Mellon University from 2003 to 2006. Pacific Northwest internationally for 50 years, for opera, dance, Ballet and Director of Pacific Northwest Broadway, and regional theater, and is the Randall G. Chiarelli Ballet School from 1977 until her recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the Resident Lighting Designer retirement in June 2005. She is responsible highest national award given in the arts. Lighting Designer for the addition to the Company’s repertory Other awards include the Mayor’s Award for of many works of George Balanchine. Arts and Culture; Tony Award for Lifetime (refer to page 16)

14 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET encoremediagroup.com/programs 15 PNB Artistic Staff

for American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, Peter Boal Allan Joffrey Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and San Fran- Artistic Director Dameron cisco Ballet. Examples of his scenic credits with of Pacific Northwest Company Pianist/ PNB are Carmen, Divertimento #15, Slaughter on Ballet and Director Conductor Tenth Avenue, and La Sonambula. His concert of Pacific Northwest credits include designs for Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Ballet School since A native of Charles, and Tony Bennett. 2005. Greensboro, North Carolina, Allan Born in Bedford, Dameron graduated New York, Peter from North Carolina Larae Theige Boal received his School of the Arts Hascall training at the School of American Ballet and studied conducting at the Pierre Monteux while performing children’s roles with New Costume Shop School in Maine. Mr. Dameron has been Music York City Ballet. George Balanchine invited Manager Director and Conductor for Chicago City Ballet Peter to join the company as an apprentice and Assistant Conductor at Chicago Lyric Opera. Born in Spokane, in 1983, and he continued to dance for NYCB Prior to joining PNB he was a chamber music Washington, Larae until his retirement in 2005, when he moved professor at Northern Illinois University. As a Hascall joined PNB to Seattle. He also served as a faculty member chamber music pianist, Mr. Dameron has been in 1983 and became for SAB. In addition to directing PNB School, a guest artist with the Vermeer and Audubon Costume Shop Peter teaches the Professional Division and Quartets and is a member of Ariel Trio. Mr. Manager in 1987. She Company. He has staged works by George Dameron performs piano solo work for PNB supervises both Costume Shop and Wardrobe in Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Ulysses Dove ballets, including Appassionata, The Concert (Or, the creation, alteration, and maintenance of all for PNB, PNB School, and other companies. The Perils of Everybody), Duo Concertant, Für costumes worn in PNB productions. She is also Alina, and Rubies. supervisor for specialty makeup and wigs. Ms. Hascall has been the primary collaborator for Emil de Cou costumes created by such renowned designers Music Director/ Norbert as Martin Pakledinaz (A Midsummer Night’s Principal Conductor Dream), Paul Tazewell (Kent Stowell’s Swan Herriges Lake), Roberta Guidi di Bagno (Coppélia), Santo Emil de Cou Technical Director Loquasto (Waiting at the Station) and Jérôme has been Pacific Kaplan (Jewels). Northwest Ballet’s Norbert Herriges Music Director and began working in Seattle theater after Principal Conductor Otto Neubert since 2011. Previously, receiving his degree he was associate in Theatre Arts at Ballet Master conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra Southern Oregon Otto Neubert has and 2016 will mark his 15th season as conductor State College in been PNB’s Ballet of the NSO performances at Wolf Trap Ashland, Oregon. In 1984, he started at ACT as Master since 1991. Foundation for the Performing Arts. Mr. de Cou a scenic builder and in 1991 moved to Seattle Born in Munich, debuted at Carnegie Hall as guest conductor for Repertory Theatre, where he worked for fifteen Germany, Mr. the New York Pops, and has also conducted the years as a shop carpenter and later as scenic Neubert received his orchestras of Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Coordinator. In the course of his 28-year career training with Alex Saint Louis, Detroit, Montreal, and Boston in local theater, Mr. Herriges worked backstage Ursuliak, the Stuttgart Pops, among others. He was Principal Pops for PNB in various capacities. He was appointed Ballet School, the School of American Ballet, Conductor for the San Francisco Symphony and Interim Technical Director for PNB in February and with Marika Besobrasova in Monte Carlo. also serves as musical consultant for NASA. In 2011 and assumed the position of Technical He danced as a soloist with New York City Ballet 1985, Mikhail Baryshnikov hired Mr. de Cou to Director in July of 2011. Mr. Herriges oversees and at Stuttgart Ballet. Mr. Neubert assists the conduct American Ballet Theatre and in 1994, and coordinates all technical aspects of PNB’s Artistic Director in teaching and rehearsing the he joined the staff of San Francisco Ballet. Other productions, assisted by an exceptional staff of Company, and rehearses PNB School students ballet companies he has conducted include stage technicians and managers. in their roles for Company productions. He New York City Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, has performed as a guest artist in The Sleeping Netherlands Dance Theatre, and Hong Kong Beauty, Don Quixote, Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake, Ballet. Mr. de Cou was born in Los Angeles Randall G. Prodigal Son, and George Balanchine’s The and studied at the University of Southern Chiarelli Nutcracker. California. He was the subject of a documentary Resident Lighting on National Public Radio and was chosen from 200 candidates to study in Leonard Bernstein’s Designer master class at the Hollywood Bowl. Mr. Chiarelli has devoted a career to lighting for dance. For PNB he designed the majority of work by Kent Stowell, Founding Artistic Director. Together with Francia Russell he designed the lighting for the Company’s entire Balanchine repertory. Other choreographers at PNB include Lucinda Childs, Mark Dendy, Susan Stroman, and Christopher Wheeldon. In addition he has designed lighting

16 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET Your trusted source for Anne Dabrowski a great night’s sleep. Ballet Master Anne Dabrowski was named a PNB All organic. Ballet Master in 1997. Originally from San All natural comfort. Diego, California, Made in Seattle. Ms. Dabrowski received her training at California Ballet School and with Truman Finney at the School of Hartford Ballet. She danced professionally with Hartford Ballet and then continued there as Company Teacher and Assistant Ballet Master, and as a principal faculty member for Hartford Ballet School. Ms. Dabrowski assists the Artistic Director in teaching and rehearsing the Company and prepares PNB School students for their roles in PNB productions.

Paul Gibson Ballet Master Paul Gibson was appointed a PNB Ballet Master in 2005. Mr. Gibson joined PNB in 1994 and was promoted fremont • bellevue • soaringheart.com to principal dancer in 1996. Upon his retirement in 2004, he was named Assistant Ballet Master. His choreographic work includes ballets for PNB and PNB School, San Francisco Ballet School, the San Francisco Ballet Choreographic Workshop, Allegheny Ballet Company, and the New York Choreographic Institute. Originally from Altoona, Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibson trained at Allegheny Ballet Academy and the School of American Ballet. He won a scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School and joined San Francisco Ballet in 1988, where he rose to the rank of soloist. Mr. Gibson assists the Artistic Director in teaching, rehearsing, and scheduling the Company and rehearsing PNB School students in their roles for Company productions.

encoremediagroup.com/programs 17 Pacific Northwest Ballet Staff

Peter Boal, Artistic Director | Kent Stowell & Francia Russell, Founding Artistic Directors | Ellen Walker, Executive Director

ARTISTIC STAFF COMPANY OPERATIONS & TOURING Kelly Boal, Emily Coello, Caitlin Cooney, Michele Peter Boal, Artistic Director Michael Ann Wilson, Director of Company Curtis, Kyle Davis, Juanita Franke, Kiyon Gaines, Otto Neubert*, Anne Dabrowski, Paul Gibson, Operations Naomi Glass, Susan Gorter, Benjamin Griffiths, Claudia Ballet Masters Houston-Aragon, Deborah Kenner, Miriam Landis, Doug Fullington, Assistant to Peter Boal DEVELOPMENT Dina McDermott, Louise Nadeau, Laurie McKarns Emil de Cou, Music Director/Principal Conductor Elizabeth Damore, Director of Development Perrault, Lesley Rausch, Suzanne Singla, Eva Stone, Allan Dameron*, Company Pianist/Conductor Liza Madison, Associate Director of Development Marjorie Thompson, Julie Tobiason, Malia Vassar, Rodger Burnett*, Orchestra Personnel Manager Carrie Mood, Major Gifts & Planned Giving Amber Willett, Le Yin Christina Siemens, Elisabeth Ellis, Company Pianists Manager Stephen Barnes*, Yelena Golets, Jeff Junkinsmith, Suzanne Erickson, Foundation & Govt. PNB Company dancers, Guest Faculty Randall Plut, Katja Rubin, Shelley Sutton-Bolton, Relations Manager Rob Vienneau, Don Vollema, Annastasia Workman, Hannah Franke, Major Gifts Officer ACCOMPANISTS Class Pianists Kristin Price, Special Events Manager Don Vollema*, Music Staff Coordinator Mona Butler*, Orchestra Librarian Nicole Song, Research Manager Stephen Barnes*, Carol Buschmann*, David Clodfelter, Jon Blake, Birgit Hansen, Librarians Sarah Tackett, Annual Fund Manager David Close, Tatyana Dadayeva, Oleg Dusaev, DJ Sheila Dietrich*, Archivist Rachel Perlot, Individual Giving Associate & Gommels, Irv Huck*, Nathan Jensen, Jeff Junkinsmith, Michele Curtis, Family Matinee Ballet Master Board Liaison Marina Katsel, Adam Kessler, William Kirkpatrick, Lauren Kirchner, Student Cast & Parent Erin Richmond, Development Coordinator Art Koshi, Avi Lasser, Emi Oguri, Michael Owcharuk, Volunteer Coordinator Samantha Sheats, Donor Information Coordinator Susan Paton, Genevieve Peaslee, Megan Phillips, Randall Plut, Angela Rinaldi-Gribas, Katja Rubin, PRODUCTION MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Shelley Sutton-Bolton, Rob Vienneau, Annastasia Norbert Herriges, Technical Director Lia Chiarelli, Director Workmann Sandra Barrack, Production Stage Manager Gary Tucker, Media Relations Manager Leigh’Ann Andrews, Stage Manager Marsha Bennion, Publications Manager PNBCONDITIONING STAFF Meleta Buckstaff, Assistant for Shoes & Rentals Lindsay Thomas,Videographer Andrea Abercrombie, Pilates Coordinator Randall G. Chiarelli*, Resident Lighting Designer Lexi Clements, Marketing Manager Melissa Brown, Carol Elsner, Teresa Hanawalt, Murray Johnson*, Master Carpenter Cassandra Lea-Saxton, Digital Experience Designer Deborah Kenner, Dina McDermott, Uraina Nagy, Dante Leonardi, Master Electrician Caitlin Klask, Senior Marketing Coordinator Kayoko Price, Suzanne Singla, Tara F. Stepenberg, Jeffrey Stebbins*, Master of Properties Kristen Liang, Engagement Manager/Executive Marjorie Thompson Nicolette Vannais, Props Assistant Alan Hiskey*, Flyman Doug Fullington, Audience Education Manager THERAPY Peter Gantt*, Shop Carpenter Jennifer Shealy, Senior Manager of Ticket Operations Steven Anderson, MD, Consulting Physician Howard Neslen*, Tim Casey, Assistant Carpenters Megan Weigley, Patron Experience Manager Boyd Bender, Director of Physical Therapy Services & Jonathan Hackett*, Production Electrician Max Frauel, Patron Experience Supervisor Physical Therapist Reed Nakayama, Assistant Electrician Julie Jamieson, Group Sales Elizabeth Rigsbee, Lisa Van Loben Sels, Physical Jay Gosselin*, Kevin Krist*, Properties Assistants Alex Hagen, Amanda Mulvihill, Amelia Wright, Therapists Jan Harvey-Smith*, Master Scenic Artist Bailey Nations, Customer Service Representatives Lori Brewington, Physical Therapy Assistant Scott Bennett, Jennifer Law, Kelly Staton, Shaliese Rogers, Telesales Campaign Manager Christopher Kagen, Dorothee Wihl, Massage Therapists Scenic Artists Kate Farwell, Manager of Amusements Seattle Gym, Official Fitness Club for PNB Dancers & Dominic Iacono, Lighting Technician Staff Toby Basiliko, Sound COMMUNITY EDUCATION Jim Austin*, John Evans, Follow Spot Kayti Bouljon, Director SCHOOL CONSULTANTS Jack Taylor, Videographer Shannon Barnes, Curriculum Manager Toby Diamond, Ph.D., Psychologist Rochelle Rapaszky, Education Programs Coordinator COSTUME SHOP Peggy Swistak, M.S., R.D., C.D., Nutritionist Ann Marie Caldwell, Education Programs Assistant Alan Woodle, D.P.M., Podiatrist/Foot & Ankle Specialist Larae Theige Hascall*, Costume Shop Manager Ellen Cooper, Adriana Hernandez, Lauren Kirchner, Henry Lu, Physical Therapist Sherri J. Thompson*, Wardrobe Mistress Ciara McCormack, Robert Moore, Miles Pertl, Robin Emerson*, Costume Shop Assistant Fathiya Ritter, Hayley Shannon, Ayako Shapiro, SPECIAL COUNSEL Victoria McFall, Luna Pham, Drapers Suzanne Singla, Perkins Coie, Employment Law Pauline Smith*, Robyn Tarbet, First Hands Teaching Artists Madeleine DeGracia, Patrick Stovall, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless, Immigration Law Becca Baggenstoss, Devin Bews, Jeremy Jones, Moss Adams LLP, Auditors Wardrobe Assistants Max Holmberg, Adam Kessler, Accompanists Terry Frank, Millinery/Crafts Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers are represented Wendy Oberlin, Dyer/Painter PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET SCHOOL by AGMA—the American Guild of Musical Artists, Shelby Richardson-Rogers, Head of Specialty Peter Boal, Director AFL-CIO. Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra Makeup Denise Bolstad*, Managing Director is represented by the PNB Orchestra Players Joyce Degenfelder, Wigmaster Abbie Siegel*, School Principal Organization. Stage Crew is represented by I.A.T.S.E., Andrea Abercrombie, School Supervisor EXECUTIVE OFFICE local #15. Wardrobe attendants are represented by Meg Potter, Assistant Principal Theatrical Wardrobe Union #887, I.A.T.S.E. Stage Ellen Walker, Executive Director Wendy Casper, Assistant to the Managing Director Draperies: I. Weiss, New York. Terrie Flaming, Director of Human Resources Jennifer McLain, DanceChance Manager Craig Big Eagle, IT Manager Kiyon Gaines, Next Step Program Manager PNB is an EOE Jason Darland, Desktop Support Lauren Kirchner, DanceChance Coordinator *25 or more years with PNB David Jensen, Summer Residence Director FINANCE Briana Boche, Katharine Grimm, Associate David Thorpe, Chief Financial Officer Registrars Karen Portzer, Accounting Analyst Bethany Nielcen, FRC Operations Coordinator Kaleriya Maslyak, Accounting/Payroll Associate Andrea Abercrombie, Amy Barkley, Briana Boche, Nia Dickens, Katharine Grimm, Ian Hill, Jennifer OPERATIONS Rudsit, Administrative Assistants Serni Reeves, Office Manager Brian Zenk, Maintenance Supervisor FACULTY Cheryl Gunder, Receptionist Marisa Albee, Peter Boal, Nancy Crowley, Dana Diane Sardeson, Saturday Receptionist Hanson, Dane Holman, Carrie Imler, William Miglino, Kaori Nakamura, Meg Potter, Abbie Siegel*

18 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET 2017 INDIVIDUAL AND FOUNDATION DONORS GOLD CLUB $50K AND UP MARY PIGOTT; PETE AND JULIE ROSE $25,000 - $49,999 NORMAN ARCHIBALD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; CARL AND RENEE BEHNKE; ALLAN E. AND NORA DAVIS; KATHARYN ALVORD GERLICH; JOHN GRAHAM FOUNDATION; JOSHUA GREEN FOUNDATION; SANDY AND CHRIS MCDADE; NEUKOM FAMILY; NORCLIFFE FOUNDATION; MOCCASIN LAKE FOUNDATION; JUDY PIGOTT; STEPHEN P. AND PAULA R. REYNOLDS; SATTERBERG FOUNDATION; MARY SNAPP AND SPENCER FRAZER; ANONYMOUS (1) CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000 - $24,999 NANCY ALVORD; JUDI BECK AND TOM A. ALBERG; ALAN BRUGGEMAN; JIM AND GAYLEE DUNCAN; CYNTHIA HUFFMAN AND RAY HEACOX; PETER HORVITZ; GLENN KAWASAKI; DEBBIE KILLINGER; ED KIM AND SUSAN SHIN; THOM AND GWEN KROON; CHARLOTTE LIN AND ROBERT PORTER; DOUGLAS AND JOYCE MCCALLUM; CAROL AND DOUG POWELL; ANN RAMSAY-JENKINS AND THE WILLIAM M. JENKINS FUND; FAYE SARKOWSKY; SEQUOIA FOUNDATION; JON AND MARY SHIRLEY FOUNDATION; JAMES AND KATHERINE TUNE FIRST CHAIR $5,000 - $9,999 CHAP AND EVE ALVORD; BILL AND NANCY BAIN; BEEKS FAMILY LEGACY - FOUNDATION; STEVE BEHNEN AND MARY HORNSBY; MICHAEL P. BENTLEY; CARLA AND BRAD BERG; TOBY BRIGHT; CREELMAN FOUNDATION; MRS. JANE DAVIS AND ARTS DR. DAVID R. DAVIS; PETER AND SUSAN DAVIS; ELLEN FERGUSON; KEVIN FOX; WILLIAM FRANKLIN; ROD FUJITA; GABE GARTNER; CHUCK AND BRENDA HANDLEY; DAVID JONES AND GRACE LAO; OMAR AND CHRISTINE LEE; LOEB FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS; BLANCHE AND BUILD STEPHEN MAXWELL; BRUCE AND JOLENE MCCAW; ANTHONY AND ERICA MILES; HERB AND LUCY PRUZAN; COMMUNITIES LEIGH AND LOUISE RABEL; ROBERT CHINN FOUNDATION; Thanks to our donors DARYL RUSSINOVICH; MRS. THEILINE SCHEUMANN; DOYLE AND for strengthening the ALANE SIMONS, GRIDIRON CREEK FOUNDATION; BRAD SMITH AND KATHY SURACE- community by helping SMITH; THE HUGH AND JANE FERGUSON FOUNDATION; TREELINE FOUNDATION; ANN P. WYCKOFF; LYNN HUBBARD AND DAVID ArtsFund support ZAPOLSKY; ANONYMOUS (1) ENCORE $2,500 - $4,999 SHERMAN ALEXIE; KIM A. ANDERSON; BOB AND CLODAGH ASH; JIM AND BARB BARNYAK; KUMI AND ANTHONY over 100 cultural BARUFFI; JOHN H. BAUER; DAVID AND KRISTI BUCK; SUE AND ARTIE BUERK; C. KENT AND SANDRA C. CARLSON; ROBERT FLEMING; ERIC FREYBERG; LYNN AND BRIAN GRANT FAMILY; MARIA GUNN; RICHARD AND organizations MARILYN HERZBERG; MARI HORITA; DAN AND CONNIE HUNGATE; JANET WRIGHT KETCHAM FOUNDATION; KAREN KOON; TIM MAUK AND NOBLE GOLDEN; KAREN AND RICK MCMICHAEL; YAZMIN MEHDI AND LIAM LAVERY; DOUGLAS AND each year. NANCY NORBERG; CHUCK NORDHOFF; THE RABEL FAMILY ADVISED FUND; STAN AND INGRID SAVAGE; KEITH SCHREIBER AND CLARE KAPITAN; JOHN S. TEUTSCH; RICH AND LESLIE WALLIS; GAIL AND BILL WEYERHAEUSER 2017 CORPORATE DONOR LIST $5,000 - $9,999 AEGIS LIVING; ALASKAN COPPER & BRASS COMPANY AND ALASKAN COPPER WORKS; BNY MELLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT; ERNST & YOUNG LLP; FOSS MARITIME COMPANY; GENSLER ARCHITECTS; GETTY IMAGES*; GREATER CHINA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON; HD FOWLER; KING 5; LMN ARCHITECTS; MEDICAL CONSULTANTS NETWORK, INC.*; NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC.; PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL; RAISBECK FOUNDATION; VULCAN INC $10,000 - $24,999 AMAZON; CENTURYLINK; CHIHULY STUDIOS; CLISE PROPERTIES INC.; COLUMBIA BANK; THE COMMERCE BANK OF WASHINGTON*; DAPPER + ASSOCIATES; DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP*; DINGYI NORTH AMERICA SEATTLE, LLC; DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP*; K&L GATES*; KEYBANK; KING COUNTY; NORDSTROM, INC.; R.D. MERRILL COMPANY; SAFECO INSURANCE; U.S. BANK; UNION BANK $25,000 - $49,999 PERKINS COIE*; STOEL RIVES LLP*

*includes employee workplace giving

$25,000–$49,999

$50,000–$99,999 $100,000–$349,999 $350,000 and up

* Support from Microsoft Corporation, The Boeing Company, PHOTO CREDIT Seattle Theatre Group, STG Sellen Construction, POP, and Starbucks Coffee Company AileyCamp. Photo by Christopher Nelson. includes employee workplace giving. DESIGN BY Dapper + Associates

EAP full-page template.indd 1 8/22/17 3:28 PM Révérence Society

The Révérence Society was established to honor those who remember Pacific Northwest Ballet in their long- range financial and estate plans–ensuring the artistic and financial strength of PNB for future generations. Estate gifts come in all sizes and include gifts through wills, living trusts and beneficiary desig­nations on retirement plan accounts, and life insurance policies; other deferred gifts such as charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts provide lifetime income. If you would like more information on how to join the Révérence Society and begin receiving special behind-the-scenes benefits or how to include PNB in your estate plans, please contact Carrie Mood, Major Gifts & Planned Giving Manager, at 206.441.3599 or [email protected], or visit www.PNB.org/support/plannedgiving.

David Akiyama Edith Kraemer Rev. Mary Petty Anderson Betty Kreager Sena Baron Frances J. Kwapil Patty & Jimmy Barrier Joan T. Lasersohn Courtney and John Geist Dr. Frank & Lynn Lindsay Carl & Renee Behnke Leslie* & David Mattson Sharon A. Bidwell Arthur H. Mazzola Elisabeth Bottler Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel* John H. Bowen McConnell Mr. Robert Braun Frederick W. McDonald Susan Brotman Edward McGuirk Lorna Brown David Michaud Mr. Peter Brown & Curt & Mary Mikkelsen Ms. Janet McKinnon Roger F. Miller Carla Körbes bowing after her retirement performance of Serenade, choreography by George Balanchine Carol A. Burch Dr. Armin & Beverly Mohr © The George Balanchine Trust. © Angela Sterling. Diane Burgess Ann D. Molitor Daniel Burkert Lisa & Jonathan Morris Sally S. Cahill Brookbank Phyllis Moss Dorrienne Chinn Carol & Paul Neiman own personal objectives, a planned gift Ferrell Nathan Conn Judy & Arnie Ness Révérence is the perfect way to help. Planned gifts Gail A. Cottle Dr. Joe G. Norman, Jr. Tavia Crowder Ms. Margaret Ordornia often support PNB’s Endowment, which Judith Cushman Quick & Mr. & Mrs. Richard Parsell Society allows PNB to create engaging repertories Bob Quick William & Carol Parsons Michael W. Dabney Richard & Jean Patton and pursue touring opportunities and Rita Daubenspeck Jean E. Phillips Leaving a Legacy education initiatives with confidence. Tatiana Davidson Tony Sepanski & John Delo Ann Logan Phillips Planned gifts not only benefit PNB, but Sheila C. Dietrich Dennis Pierce & Eddie of Dance Jennifer Doscher Edmondson they can also greatly benefit you through William J.* & Sandra B. Dunn Lynn Ries tax savings. In order to make the planning Mrs. Patty Edwards James & Sherry Raisbeck Signaling the end of a ballet class or Jim & Ann Elias E.R.H. process as simple as possible for you, Kristina Erickson Richard C. Redman performance, a révérence is an elaborate PNB provides complimentary planned Thomas & Jane Fadden Ms. Christina Rich curtsey or bow to show a dancer's respect Stockton & Janice Forrest Mimi Richards giving consultations to help you with any Kate Forster Royce & Maura Roberts and appreciation for the instructor, questions or decisions. We are here to assist Russell & Nancy Fosmire Ann Lyda Rogers accompanist, or audience. As our way of Deborah Gates Mary K. Rogers in choosing the gift that works best for you Natalie Gendler Kathryn McPherson Roon showing respect and gratitude to those and your desire to create a legacy at PNB. Gail Goralski Dr. H. Martin Rosa Inger A. Goranson Cornelius & Penny Rosse generous donors who remember Pacific If you’ve already provided for PNB Gene Grantham JoAnne Hardt Rudo Northwest Ballet in their estate plans, in your estate plans, please let us know. Mrs. James S. Griffin John Rudolf Mr. & Mrs. James M. Michael Ann Sagin we have formed the Révérence Society. We would appreciate the opportunity to Halverson Judith Schoenecker By planning deferred gifts—including Aya Hamilton Sam Sebesta thank you and welcome you as the newest Jan Harper John F. & Julia P.* Shaw bequests, beneficiary designations, member of our Révérence Society. Each Cathi & Ken* Hatch Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sheetz charitable gift annuities, and charitable Joann Haugerud John & Melba Short year PNB hosts a special Révérence Society Ms. Amy J. Haugerud Sue Ann Smith trusts—these donors have provided for luncheon featuring PNB artistic guests Catherine Hobi Hawes W. Dyanne Stepanek PNB in their final arrangements alongside W. Daniel Heidt & Dr. Michael & Peggy Swistak followed by a PNB performance. Révérence Michele B. Heidt Sharon Van Valin & family, friends and other loved ones. Society members also receive recognition in Klaus & Joaquenia Heinrich Richard Tait Now in our 45th season, it is a time Paula Hopping Wayne Thurman Encore, PNB’s performance program. Peter Horvitz Dr. Darlene A. Townsend of reflection and celebration. We are Roy L. Hughes Beni Turan Tom* & Gail James Nicholas Utzinger & deeply thankful to those who have Robert C. Jenkins John Rochford helped us become who we are today. This For more information about becoming Spencer A. Johnson & Braiden Elaine Vona part of the Révérence Society with a Rex Johnson Deidra Wager season is also the perfect opportunity to Ms. Karlene Johnson Rebecca Walker dream about the future and where we planned gift to PNB, please contact Barbara A. Johnston Mr. Mike Waters th Carrie Mood, Major Gifts and Planned H. David Kaplan Cathy & Ross Wiggins would like to be in our 50 anniversary Giving Manager, at 206.441.3599 or April & Steven Kieburtz Judy Williams year. If you are looking to help ensure Ken & Claudia Kilbreath Mr. John C. Wilson, Jr. [email protected], or visit PNB.org/ Debby Kim Ms. Jodi Wong future excellence, financial stability, and Support/PlannedGiving. Bruce & Carol Koch Evelyn Zabo longevity at PNB while furthering your Rocke R. Koreis & Anonymous (10) Candy J. Lee

20 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

PNB’s New Works Supporters PNB Audience Service Directory Ms. Anne Holmes Ms. Toni Hoover & Mr. Alfred Nettles Mailing Address: Pacific Northwest Ballet Peter & Peggy Horvitz 301 Mercer Street, Seattle WA 98109 Ms. Ming Hu Administration Main Desk: 206.441.9411 Ms. Laura Hunter Donation and Membership: 206.441.3599 Tom* & Gail James John Tangeman, Manager of Audience H. David Kaplan Services: 206.441.3574 or [email protected] Glenn Kawasaki Web Site: PNB.org Email: [email protected] (general info) April & Steven Kieburtz [email protected] (ticketing) Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kirley [email protected] (membership & giving) Greg Kusnick & Karen Jo [email protected] (PNB Special Events) Gustafson [email protected] (PNB School) Ms. Natasha Lalji Verjee Sharon Lee TICKETS Barbara Lewis PNB Box Office: 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA Dr. Frank & Lynn Lindsay M–F 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–5pm Maria Mackey Gunn McCaw Hall Box Office: 90 minutes prior to Michael & Barbara Malone performance only Mr. David Mattson Online: PNB.org Helene Mawyer Phone: 206.441.2424 Marcella McCaffray Ticket Exchange Fax: 206.441.2420 Frederick McDonald Group Sales: 206.441.2416 Melba Mckay & Paul Gockel PNB SCHOOL Dr. Joe G. Norman, Jr. Seattle School: 206.441.2435 Simon & Carol Ottenberg Angelica Generosa with Company dancers in Justin Peck's Eastside School: 425.451.1241 Year of the Rabbit. © Angela Sterling. Bob & Annette Parks Elizabeth & Stephen Pirnat MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL Suzanne & John Rahn PNB’s New Works Initiative provides a flexible 321 Mercer Street, Seattle WA 98109 Mimi Richards 206.733.9725 environment to create new works, develop dancers Phone: Michael Righi Security Office: 206.733.9735 through performances, and fashion a repertory both Mary-Catherine Schugel Head Usher Emergency Phone: 206.733.9722 firmly rooted in tradition and committed to the Patrick & Dianne Schultheis Prelude: 206.615.0404 evolution of the artistic medium. New works contribute Peyton & Carolann Storli Amusements: 206.774.4990 to the advancement of the art form, while presenting Dr. Michael & Peggy Swistak Parking: 206.684.7180 PNB’s audiences with a wide range of dance to bolster a Ms. Amy Theobald Traffic and Transportation: 206.233.3989 Lost & Found: 206.684.7200 strong appreciation of the versatility of ballet and a true Jennifer Thompson McCaw Hall offers wheelchairs, accessible understanding of various choreographers’ bodies of Virginia B. Toulmin seating and staff assistance for patrons with work. PNB would like to thank the following individuals Foundation mobility challenges. ALD headsets, booster seats and organizations that have supported the New Works Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation and binoculars are available in the lobby. Initiative with a gift of $1,000 or more over the past year. Ms. Maggie Walker Tom & Connie Walsh NOTICE: Toby & Linda Warson Late Seating is at the discretion of Itamar & Christine Abrass Colonel & Mrs. Dennis Cathy & Ross Wiggins management. Late patrons may also view Cunneen Lisa & Richard Altig Ms. Jodi Wong the performance from hi-resolution lobby Michael W. Dabney Chap & Eve Alvord Carol Wright monitors on all levels. Please turn off all Dr. Katharyn Del Beccaro The Art Works Charitable Leslie & Tachi Yamada electronic devices. Photos and recording Fund Donna & Rob Dughi PNB Young Patrons are strictly prohibited. Please escort noisy/ Anthony & Donna Barnett Patty Edwards restless children to the nearest exit to view Dan & Pam Baty William & Carole Ellison from lobby monitors or ask an usher to view Bob Benson Foundation from an available sound room. Jack Blaylock & Jane Evans Ms. Juli Farris in honor of Please use moderation in appyling perfume, Lyndall Boal Norma Cugini cologne, or scented lotion. Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Boyce Joan Fitzmaurice Jeffrey* & Susan Brotman Ms. Anne M. Foster Ms. Susan Y. Buske Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Daniel & Margaret Carper Lynne E. Graybeal & Foundation Scott Harron Meeka Charles David & Cheryl Hadley Cheryl Clark & Stephan Aya Stark Hamilton Coonrod W. Daniel Heidt & In Honor of Norma Cugini Michele B. Heidt

22 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET STATESIDE TO WORLDWIDE. Earn and use miles flying to 900+ destinations worldwide with Alaska and our Global Partners.

EAP full-page template.indd 1 1/18/18 1:23 PM Friends of Pacific Northwest Ballet

the 4Culture • The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation • ArtsFund • ArtsWA • Bank of America • The Boeing Company • Million Jeffrey and Susan Brotman • Jane M.* and David R. Davis • John and Carmen* Delo • Estate of Ruth Hoffman • Dollar gift club Peter and Peggy Horvitz • Glenn Kawasaki • Kreielsheimer Foundation • Office of Arts & Culture-Seattle • David Michaud • Microsoft Corporation • National Pacific Northwest Ballet gratefully Endowment for the Arts • Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield Phelps • acknowledges the following PONCHO • James D. and Sherry Raisbeck Touring Fund • individuals and organizations who Samuel and Althea Stroum* • Seattle Foundation • have committed $1 million or more The Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration of to support the Ballet’s operating the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation needs or capital, endowment, The Wallace Foundation • Washington State Office of touring, and new works initiatives. Community Development • Anonymous

Angeli Mamon in Kent Stowell's Swan Lake. © Lindsay Thomas.

Pacific Northwest Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for Ms. Janet Ketcham SCHOLARSHIP PATRON their generous support of the Annual Fund during the past year. These generous Steven & April Kieburtz $6,000-$9,999 contributors are an integral part of our success, sustaining and enriching artistic Daniel Kingston & Maureen Mooney Linda & Tom Allen productions, dance education, and community outreach programs. For information Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kirley on how to become part of this esteemed group of donors, contact Rachel Perlot, Tom & Jeannie Blank Individual Giving Associate, at 206.441.3589, or [email protected]. Rocke R. Koreis & Candy J. Lee Kent & Barbara Chaplin Greg Kusnick & Karen Jo Gustafson Royce & Aggie Church Francis J. Kwapil ARTISTIC DIRECTORS’ CIRCLE BALLET MASTERS CIRCLE Bertrand & Brooke de Boutray Firoz & Najma Lalji $100,000 AND ABOVE $10,000-$24,999 Mrs. Tatiana Davidson Alex & Sandra Lange Sheila C. Dietrich Mr. William E. Anspach & Carl & Renee Behnke Sharon Lee Jean Enersen & Bruce Carter Mrs. Kari Nelson-Anspach Jeffrey* & Susan Brotman Dr. Frank & Lynn Lindsay Sharon Falkner & Gene Chamberlain Donna & Anthony Barnett Mrs. Patty Edwards Jeff & Nancy Loch Caroline Gallée & Frank Peschel-Gallée Patty & Jimmy Barrier David & Cheryl Hadley Maria Mackey Gunn Stacy & Frank Graves Courtney Bear & John Geist Peter & Peggy Horvitz The MacRae Family Foundation Stephen & Marie Heil Linda Berkman Glenn Kawasaki Christina Marra & Paul Silver Christian Huitema & Neige Gil Jack Blaylock & Jane Evans Anonymous Frederick W. McDonald Ms. Laura Hunter Elisabeth Bodal Carol & Paul Neiman Ned & Pam Johnson CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Elisabeth Bottler Dr. Joe G. Norman, Jr. Ms. Laura Lundgren $50,000-$99,999 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Boyce Susan & Dennis Okamoto Helene Mawyer Ms. Susan Y. Buske Chap & Eve Alvord Alida & Douglas Oles Judy & Arnie Ness Shirlee D. Christensen Dr. & Mrs. Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr.* Gwendolyn Payton & John Neeleman John Parchem & Barbara Lycett Cheryl Clark & Stephan Coonrod Bob Benson Elizabeth & Stephen Pirnat Mr. & Mrs. William G. Reed Jr. Jon R. Conte & Margaret Kerrigan Aya Stark Hamilton PNB School Parents’ Association Susan & Ron Runyon Jane Cremin Marcella McCaffray PNB STARS Eric Schlegel & Mary Stout John Delo & Elizabeth Stokes Dr. Michael & Peggy Swistak Charles M. Powell & Tuan Ngo Mary-Catherine Schugel William J.* & Sandra B. Dunn Deidra Wager Mr. & Mrs. Tom A. Puentes Mel & Leena Sturman William & Carole Ellison Foundation Barbara Ries Christina Tanner PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Jerald E. Farley Catherine & Grant Ries Stephanie Wallach $25,000-$49,000 Ms. Rebecca Figueroa Lynn Ries & Rod Proctor David & Romayne Watt Joan Fitzmaurice Lisa & Richard Altig Anonymous in Honor of Mimi Richards Sally Anne West & Peder Knudsen* Marcus Fontoura & Ana Doliveira Lyndall Boal Haim N. Schoppik Ray & Judy Williams William E. Franklin The Kemper Freeman Family Ms. Vivian Schwab Ms. Virginia D. Wyman Dr. Stephen & Beverly Fuhs Lynne E. Graybeal & Scott Harron Ms. Alesha & Dr. David Shemwell Anonymous (2) Ms. Toni Hoover & Robin Gainey Denise Littlefield Sobel Mr. Alfred Nettles Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Kent Stowell & Francia Russell MEMBERS OF THE BARRE Jim* & Diana Judson Susan & Bill Grinstein Ms. Maryanne Tagney Jones $4,000-$5,999 W. Daniel Heidt & Michele B. Heidt Mr. H. David Kaplan Ms. Jessica Tarzan Kari Anderson & Mark Pavlovic Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Herb Mr. & Mrs. Travis H. Keeler Shannon Tierney, MD Phoebe Andrew Ms. Anne Holmes Jolene McCaw & Family Aimee Truchard The Art Works Charitable Fund Kalen & Sean Holmes James & Sherry Raisbeck Ms. Natasha Lalji Verjee Ms. Katherine Barclay-Robertson CathyBeth & Steven W. Hooper John & Melba Short Sheree Wen Capt. & Mrs. Paul Bloch Tom* & Gail James Tom & Connie Walsh Bagley* & Virginia Wright Gary & Linda Blume Spencer A. Johnson & Braiden Rex Johnson Ms. Jodi Wong Anonymous (4) John & Maralyn Burnley Blume Christy Jones & Rob Lilleness Leslie & Tachi Yamada Daniel & Margaret Carper Foundation Sara A. Jones Ellen C. Carnwath Gilla Kaplan

24 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PNB News

Stuart H. Coleman & Mery Rosofsky Ms. Collett Cox Welcome to New Michael* & Lois Craig Company Apprentices In Honor of Norma Cugini Judith Cushman Artistic Director Peter Boal is pleased to Nicole & Weiyou Cui announce two new apprentices just in time for John Dagres & Jack Odell Swan Lake. Clara Ruf Maldonado is from New PNB’s Spring Fling Jane M.* & David R. Davis York, New York. She studied on scholarship Phil & Lenore Defliese Sunday, March 4, 2018 1:00-4:00 pm, at the School of American Ballet, where she Kathryn Del Beccaro at the NEW Francia Russell Center was a 2015 Mae L. Wien Award recipient, Margaret A. Dell’Osso 1611 136th Place NE, Bellevue Elizabeth & Shawn Dougherty and was an apprentice with New York City Donna & Rob Dughi Ballet before joining PNB. Genevieve Waldorf Dr. Milton & Nancy English is from West Hills, California, and trained Join PNB dancer hosts Ezra Thomson and Kristina M. Erickson at Los Angeles Ballet Academy and Harvard Sarah Pasch at Spring Fling, PNB School’s Ms. Juli Farris Ballet Company. She was awarded first place annual family friendly event. Enjoy a silent auction with exciting items from PNB Ms. Margaret J. Field in the Youth America Grand Prix regional Michelle & Matt Galvin and local businesses, Level VII and VIII competition for classical and contemporary Natalie Gendler student performances, a DJ Dance Party, Mrs. James L. Goedhart dance in 2014 and contemporary dance a Bonbon Barre candy buffet, the Cake Gail Goralski in 2015. Both dancers attended PNB Walk, and much more! Support PNB Mr. & Mrs. Richard. C. Hedreen Summer Course and trained in the School’s School by purchasing tickets, donating an Ms. Marilyn Lee Huey & Ms. Dorothy Sloan Huey* Professional Division. item for our silent auction, or sponsoring Roy Hughes & Julie Davis a Dance Chance student. Ms. Jo Anne Iaciofano JJ & Erica Jaramillo Studio Presentation: Contact PNB Special Events at Jeanne Kanach 206.441.2429 or [email protected], or Samuel & Melissa Kaufmann Inside William Forsythe’s visit PNB.ejoinme.org/SpringFling18 Ms. Ellen Kowalczyk One Flat Thing, reproduced Bill & Kathie Kreager Tuesday, February 27 @ 5:00-6:00 PM Lisa Kroese Tickets: $25. Call PNB Box Office, 206.441.2424, Stephen & Marleen Land June is for PNB Barbara Lewis or visit PNB.org Studio C, The Phelps Center, Mr. Joshua Lieberman 301 Mercer St., Seattle 98102 Mark your calendars now for exceptional Nikki & Mark Mahan Did you know William Forsythe’s modern annual June performances in addition to Michael & Barbara Malone PNB’s repertory program, LOVE & BALLET. Mr. David Mattson masterwork, One Flat Thing, reproduced, was Watch PNB.org for on-sale dates. All events Jim & Julie McElroy inspired in part by explorer Robert Scott’s Mr.* & Mrs. Curt Mikkelsen Antarctic expedition? Learn this and more take place at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. Thomas A. Nowak M.D about a truly fascinating work (and also a Dr. Jeffrey Okey & Mrs. Paige Franke favorite of the dancers) coming up on PNB’s Season Encore Performance, Barbara Omalev DIRECTOR’S CHOICE mixed bill, March June 10 at 6:30 pm Richard & Jean Patton 16-25. Our studio presentation features PNB Mrs. Marda Phelps Join PNB for a truly once-in-a-lifetime Mrs. Ellen Pottenger & Simone J. Berger dancers, guest stagers, Artistic Director Peter performance celebrating the season and Dick & Alice Rapasky Boal, and twenty metal tables. Don’t miss careers of remarkable PNB artists. Ms. Christina Rich this rare opportunity to add value to your Dr. Mack & Susan Richey performance experience. NEXT STEP Choreographers’ Showcase, Carolyn L. Roe June 15 at 7:30 pm The Rita and Herbert Rosen Family Foundation Maher & Elena Saba SAVE THE DATE: See new works by up-and-coming Company Diane Stevens March 12, 2018 choreographers performed by PNB School’s Jennifer Thompson Professional Division students. John & Eileen Tietze PNB  its subscribers! The big reveal is Mimi A. Tutihasi PNB School 37th Annual Nicholas Utzinger & John Rochford coming, so watch your mailboxes on March 12 Robert & Lisa Wahbe to learn about PNB’s grand 2018-2019 season Student Performances, Toby & Linda Warson line-up. Subscribers are first to get news and June 16 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm Mrs. Carol Wright have the exclusive opportunity to renew their See the stars of tomorrow on stage today! Anonymous (2) series and seating (or make changes) for the Featuring students in Levels I through new season. Early renewal puts you first in line the Professional Division performing for 2018-2019 and helps PNB save resources original works by PNB School faculty, to invest in the performances you love. designed to showcase the students’ skills and accomplishments over the past year. Accompanied by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra.

encoremediagroup.com/programs 25 Pacific Northwest Ballet Endowment

PNB FOUNDATION BOARD John Graham Foundation Adele Golub W. Daniel Heidt & Michele B. Heidt Gerald & Lyn Grinstein Chairman, Peter Horvitz Estate of Pauline Hood Mark & Julie Hutcheson Foundation Immediate Past Chair, Susan Brotman Bruce & Carol Hosford Skip & Jackie Kotkins Jim* & Diana Judson Lisa Kroese President, Aya Hamilton Frederick W. McDonald Diane & Gordon Kuenster Vice President, David Hadley Estate of Shirley Callison Miner Helen L. Luchs* Secretary, Joan Fitzmaurice Margaret Perthou-Taylor* Dennis & Linda Mitchell Treasurer, Dan Heidt John & Elizabeth Rudolf Estate of Beatrice Olson Members at large, Carl Behnke, Phil Schlaepfer, Jeanne Ellen Tweten & James W. Leslie Heidi Orr Dan Kingston Estate of Frankie Wakefield Estate of Opal J. Orr Ron & Carolyn Woodard Cynthia Phelps* Pacific Northwest Ballet gratefully acknowledges the Carol Wright Mr. R. Stewart Phelps following donors to the PNB Endowment, established Barbara Prestrud, In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Louis K. Bye in 1996 to ensure the future stability of PNB. If you $25,000–$49,999 Lynn Ries would like to give a gift to the PNB Endowment that will The Kenneth and Marleen Alhadeff Charitable Foundation Estate of Mary Schneidler help secure the future of PNB, please contact Elizabeth Jerry & Rita Anches Donna & Joshua Taylor Damore, Director of Development, at 206.441.3594 or Sharon & Jay Ballantine Wayne Thurman [email protected]. Patty & Jimmy Barrier Anonymous John & Kay Baxter Rebecca & Jack Benaroya $10,000–$14,999 $1,000,000 and above Benjamin Bevis Erik & Sherilyn Anderson Jeffrey* & Susan Brotman Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Braun, Jr. Betty L. Blakeney John & Carmen* Delo Mr. & Mrs. Anson Brooks, Jr. Tom & Jeannie Blank Kreielsheimer Foundation Ralph E. Bruno* Bill & June Boeing David Michaud Estate of Cordelia Louise Burns Diane Canaday & Daniel Hesse The Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration Dale & Leslie Chihuly Mrs. Phyllis B. Clark of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Cheryl Clark & Stephen Coonrod Steven & Judith Clifford Surdna Foundation Clise Properties, Inc. Tatiana Davidson Anonymous Gail Cottle & Reynold Brown Mrs. Mildred K. Dunn Alex* & Norma* Cugini Jim & Ann Elias $500,000–$999,999 Derdick Trust Dr. Stephen & Beverly Fuhs Estate of Ruth Hoffman Patty Edwards Mr. & Mrs. George M. Galpin Peter & Peggy Horvitz Joan Fitzmaurice G. Keith & Naomi Grim Dr. Joe G. Norman, Jr. Eliza Flug Estate of Margaret T. Hawkes Estate of Althea Stroum Susan E. Foster & Maurice J. Pirio Estate of Mary S. Helmick Arlene A. Wright William Franklin John* & Marli Iverson The Bagley Wright Fund Estate of Merrill Gerstel Estate of Ralph C. Jacobson Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. James S. Griffin Craig & Karen Kennedy David & Cheryl Hadley Lee Kraft Cressman & Paul R. Cressman $250,000–$499,999 Mike & Janet Halvorson Joan T. Lasersohn Jane & Robert Cremin Ross Hartling, MD & Johnese Spisso Patricia & Wilfrid Loeken Mr. & Mrs. William* J. Dunn Cathi & Ken* Hatch Keith & Mary McCaw Family Foundation Estate of Gerard L. Hanauer Catherine Hobi Hawes Estate of Nancy Nuckols Keefe Glenn Kawasaki Luke & Gail Helms Estate of Beatrice R. Olson Estate of Helen C. Kloess David F. Hill & Barbara M. Hyland-Hill Lea Anne & Randall Ottinger Estate of Gloria Peck-Neils Kalen & Sean Holmes PNB Stars Moe & Susan Krabbe Paula Rose* $150,000–$249,999 James A. Kraft & Dominique Posy George* & Nelly Sofer Carl & Renee Behnke Firoz & Najma Lalji Craig Tall Laurie A. Griffith Dr. Frank & Lynn Lindsay Estate of David Wagoner William Randolph Hearst Foundation Michael & Barbara Malone Anonymous Anonymous Marcella McCaffray *Deceased $100,000–$149,999 Audrey McCoy MCM a Meisenbach Company Patrice & Kevin Auld Carol & Paul Neiman Jane M.* & David R. Davis The following named funds have been created in the Laura J. Peterson Aya Stark Hamilton PNB Endowment: In honor of our parents, Sheffield & Patricia Phelps Jeremy & Jacqueline Jaech James & Sherry Raisbeck Louise Nadeau Endowed Fund Henry & Mary Ann James Sharon Richardson Patricia Barker Endowed Scholarship Fund Spencer A. Johnson & Braiden Rex-Johnson Dr. Mack & Susan Richey William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Education H. David Kaplan, In Memory of Dr. Stanley M. Pier John & Sarah Rindlaub & Outreach Fund Travis & Suzanne Keeler Mrs. John S. Robinson* Frank Hobi Endowed Scholarship Fund Catherine S. Leschen Jan Rogers Benjamin Houk Scholarship for Young Men The Norcliffe Foundation Jon & Judy Runstad Lucinda Hughey Endowed Scholarship Fund Mr. & Mrs. Tom A. Puentes John Charles & Mary R. Sellen-Klinker Kreielsheimer Artistic Development Fund Rick & Jennifer Redman Jan & Jim Sinegal Jane McConnell Scholarship John F. & Julia P.* Shaw Estate of Phillip Soth Patricia Phelps Endowed Scholarship Fund Allen & Kathleen Shoup Delphine & Charles Stevens Janet Reed Scholarship Fund Kayla Skinner John Stokes & Laurie McDonald Frankie Ladley Wakefield Endowment for Ballet Education- Sophie Sussman* Harry C. & Joan Stonecipher al Programs Anonymous Kent Stowell & Francia Russell Arlene A. Wright DanceChance Endowment Fund Carmen Elizabeth Delo Endowed Fund for Education & $50,000–$99,999 Dr. Michael & Peggy Swistak Doug & Janet True Outreach Chap & Eve Alvord Toby & Linda Warson Laurie A. Griffith Endowed Scholarship Fund Apex Foundation Richard L. Weisman Helen Kloess Endowed Scholarship Fund Robert M. Arnold* Albrecht Widmann & Kenneth Barlow Catherine S. Leschen Endowed Scholarship Fund Estate of Edward S. Brignall Wyman Youth Trust Alexis Phelps Dancers’ Support Endowed Fund Estate of Evangeline Edwards Leslie & Tachi Yamada Dr. Stanley M. Pier Endowed Scholarship Fund Estate of Erma Erickson Anonymous (3) Tom & Gretchen Puentes Endowed Scholarship Fund Jane Erskine* Paula Rose Endowed Scholarship Fund Reed & Maren Erskine $15,000–$24,999 The Althea Stroum Production Fund Mrs. Paul S. Friedlander* Barry & JoAnn Forman Spencer A. Johnson & Braiden Rex-Johnson Principal Robin Gainey & Jerry Sanford, Jr., In Memory of Ruth & Bill Gerberding Dancers’ Endowed Fund Jerome G. Sanford, Sr. Dr. Hellmut & Marcy Golde Northwest Endowed Fund

26 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET Corporate, Foundation, and Government Sponsors

Pacific Northwest Ballet applauds the following corporations, foundations, agencies, and government institutions for their commitment to enrich the cultural life of our community through support of PNB. Their generosity provides vital funding needed to fulfill PNB’s mission of artistic excellence, innovation, and creativity along with dance education and wide-reaching community programs.

2017-2018 SEASON SPONSORS

SEASON PARTNERS

THE HEARST FOUNDATIONS

MAJOR SUPPORTERS

Nesholm Family Foundation

JOHN GRAHAM FOUNDATION

$200,000 & Above $25,000-$49,999 $2,500-$9,999 Professional Claims Intervention ArtsFund Chateau Ste. Michelle* Aetna Services KOMO 4* Freed of London Alabastro Photography* Seattle Rotary Service Foundation The Seattle Times* The Jerome Robbins Foundation Amazon Talking Rain* The Wallace Foundation John Graham Foundation Bank of America Ten Mercer* John T. Vistica Ben Bridge Jeweler* Anonymous $100,000-$199,999 Providence St. Joseph Health Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Alaska Airlines SAVOR* Foundation $1,000-$2,499 The Boeing Company Seattle Foundation Byron & Alice Lockwood Alaska Airlines* Office of Arts & Culture|Seattle U.S. Bank Foundation Bossa in Wonderland* Perkins Coie LLP* Chris Graves Music* Crimson Haze Event Lighting* PricewaterhouseCoopers* $10,000-$24,999 City of Bellevue Harold L. Wyman Foundation The Shubert Foundation ArtsWA CliftonLarsonAllen LLP* Kendra Scott* Dilettante Chocolates* Delta Dental Luly Yang Couture* $50,000-$99,999 Harvest Foundation Fales Foundation Trust Servco Pacific Insurance 4Culture Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation Freed of London* Anonymous The Hearst Foundations JPMorgan Chase & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Microsoft Corporation Lane Powell PC Kilpatrick Townsend *In-Kind Support National Endowment for the Arts MacDonald Hoague & Bayless* & Stockton LLP Nesholm Family Foundation Moss Adams LLP* KUOW 94.9 Public Radio* Starbucks Coffee Company* Northwest Danish Association Macy’s Anonymous Perkins Coie LLP Muckleshoot Indian Tribe scan|design Foundation by Neiman Marcus Inger & Jens Bruun Northern Trust Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Precept Wine* Wells Fargo

PREFERRED PROVIDERS

encoremediagroup.com/programs 27 PNB Dancers / PRINCIPALS

Karel Cruz William Lin-Yee Seth Orza Havana, Cuba. Corps de ballet 2002, San Francisco, California. Corps de ballet San Francisco, California. Corps de ballet in 2007, soloist in 2007, principal in 2009. in 2008, soloist in 2014, principal in 2016. soloist in 2008, principal in 2010.

Lindsi Dec* James Moore Noelani Pantastico* Fairfax, Virginia. Apprentice in 2001, corps de San Francisco, California. Corps de ballet Oahu, Hawaii. Apprentice in 1997, corps de ballet in ballet in 2002, soloist in 2009, principal in 2014. in 2004, soloist in 2008, principal in 2013. 1998, soloist in 2001, principal in 2004 and 2015.

Rachel Foster Elizabeth Murphy* Jonathan Porretta Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Corps de ballet in 2002, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Corps de ballet in 2011, Totowa, New Jersey. Apprentice in 1999, corps de soloist in 2008, principal in 2011. soloist in 2014, principal in 2015. ballet 2000, soloist in 2002, principal in 2005.

Benjamin Griffiths* Sarah Ricard Orza Lucien Postlewaite* Boise, Idaho. Corps de ballet in 2005, Amherst, Massachusetts. Corps de ballet in 2007, Santa Cruz, California. Apprentice in 2003, soloist in 2008, principal in 2016. soloist in 2010, principal in 2017. corps de ballet in 2004, soloist in 2007, principal in 2008 and 2017.

Learn more about the artists of Pacific Northwest Ballet 28 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET *Indicates training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School. by visiting PNB.org. SOLOISTS

Lesley Rausch* Leta Biasucci Leah Merchant* Columbus, Ohio. Corps de ballet in 2001, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Corps de ballet Mobile, Alabama. Apprentice in 2007, soloist in 2007, principal in 2011. in 2011, soloist in 2014. corps de ballet in 2008, soloist in 2016.

Jerome Tisserand Kyle Davis* Margaret Mullin* Lyon, France. Corps de ballet in 2007, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Apprentice in 2008, Tucson, Arizona. Apprentice in 2008, soloist in 2012, principal in 2014. corps de ballet in 2009, soloist in 2016. corps de ballet in 2009, soloist in 2014.

Laura Tisserand* Angelica Generosa* Matthew Renko Hammond, Louisiana. Apprentice in 2003, South River, New Jersey. Apprentice in Sumter, South Carolina. corps de ballet in 2004, soloist in 2010, 2011, corps de ballet in 2012, soloist in 2016. Corps de ballet in 2011, soloist in 2016. principal in 2014.

Joshua Grant* Ezra Thomson* Niceville, Florida. Corps de ballet in San Bernardino, California. Apprentice in 2009, 2001–2004 and 2011, soloist in 2015. corps de ballet in 2010, soloist in 2017.

The dancers of Pacific Northwest Ballet are members of AGMA — the American Guild of Musical Artist, AFL-CIO. Pacific Northwest Ballet School Professional Division students perform courtesy of AGMA. Headshot photography by Lindsay Thomas. encoremediagroup.com/programs 29 CORPS de BALLET

Madison Rayn Abeo* Henry Cotton* Elle Macy* Miles Pertl* Seattle, Washington. Portland, Oregon. Corps de ballet Huntington Beach, California. Seattle, Washington. Corps de ballet Apprentice in 2016, corps de ballet in 2017. in 2015. Apprentice in 2012, corps de ballet in 2013. in 2015.

Guillaume Basso Dammiel Cruz* Angeli Mamon* Christian Poppe* Dijon, France. Corps de ballet in 2015. New York, New York. Apprentice in 2016, Seattle, Washington. Apprentice in 2015, Lake Stevens, Washington. Apprentice corps de ballet in 2016. corps de ballet in 2016. in 2013, corps de ballet in 2014.

Ryan Cardea* Cecilia Iliesiu Amanda Morgan* Nicole Rizzitano* New York, New York. Apprentice in New York, New York. Tacoma, Washington. Apprentice in 2016, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Apprentice in 2009, corps de ballet in 2010. Corps de ballet in 2015. corps de ballet in 2017. 2014, corps de ballet in 2015.

Nancy Casciano* Steven Loch* Sarah Pasch* Calista Ruat Decatur, Georgia. Apprentice in 2014, Denton County, Texas. Apprentice in Dublin, California. Apprentice in 2011, Paris, France. Corps de ballet in 2017. corps de ballet in 2015. 2011, corps de ballet in 2012. corps de ballet in 2012.

30 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET APPRENTICE

Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan* Madison Taylor* Clara Ruf Maldonado* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Apprentice Gig Harbor, Washington. Corps de ballet New York, New York. Apprentice in 2018. in 2016, corps de ballet in 2017. in 2015. APPRENTICE

Carli Samuelson* Leah Terada* Genevieve Waldorf* Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Dallas, Texas. Apprentice in 2015, West Hills, California. Apprentice Corps de ballet in 2008. corps de ballet in 2016. in 2018.

Listen to the Ballet on KING FM 98.1!

Pacific Northwest Ballet partners with Classical KING FM 98.1 to bring listeners Emma Love Suddarth* Dylan Wald* performances by the acclaimed PNB Wichita, Kansas. Apprentice in 2008, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Apprentice Orchestra, live from McCaw Hall. corps de ballet in 2009. in 2014, corps de ballet in 2015. Featuring some of the most popular ballet scores of all time, PNB’s 2017-2018 on-air season concludes with the

APPRENTICE broadcast of Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Join us when the curtain goes up on Classic KING FM 98.1, or online at king.org/listen.

Price Suddarth* Christopher D’Ariano* Westfield, Indiana. Apprentice in 2010, Yonkers, New York. Apprentice in 2017. corps de ballet in 2011.

*Indicates training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School. encoremediagroup.com/programs 31 EAP full-page template.indd 1 12/22/17 10:15 AM