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PROGRAM 04 | A MIDSUMMER A NEW NIGHT’S DREAM 07 TABLE OF CONTENTS
07 Greetings from the Artistic Director HOME & Principal Choreographer FOR MUSIC 08 Board of Trustees Endowment Foundation Board Ute and William K. Bowes Jr. 09 SF Ballet Leadership Center for Performing Arts 10 Season News 12 Off Stage 15 A Most Rare Vision: The Ballet Journey of A Midsummer Night’s Dream 16 PROGRAM 04 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 26 Artists of the Company
35 SF Ballet Orchestra 36 SF Ballet Staff 16 38 Donor Events and News 44 SF Ballet Donors Across the street 61 Thank You to Our Volunteers from the War Memorial 63 For Your Information Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall 64 Designing A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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San Francisco Ballet | Program Book | Vol. 27, No. 5 2020 Repertory Season All editorial material © San Francisco Ballet, 2020 Chris Hellman Center for Dance 455 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 415-861-5600 | sfballet.org Join the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s expansion to Cover: Yuan Yuan Tan and Alexandre Cagnat as Titania and Donkey in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // Photo 200 Van Ness Avenue in fall 2020. © Erik Tomasson // Illustration rendering by Sky Alsgaard To make a gift or schedule a site tour, contact us Above, top to bottom: Helgi Tomasson // © Erik Tomasson; Sasha De Sola rehearsing Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Erik Tomasson; at 415-503-6282 or [email protected]. sfcm.edu/bowes SF Ballet 2020 Opening Night Gala with decor by J. Riccardo Benavides // © Drew Altizer
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MAISON RABIH KAYROUZ HAUTE COUTURE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society Presented by Sam Malouf Authentic Luxury
Join us as Parisian Haute Couture designer Rabih Kayrouz presents his Fall 2020 collection and shows a 2020 Ready-to- Wear collection that’s straight off the Paris runway. This elegant afternoon will start with a reception, followed by a seated lunch, runway show, and trunk show of Kayrouz’s collection. Guests who purchase at the VIP level will join the designer for an intimate dinner on March 17 at the Fairmont San Francisco’s Penthouse.
Tickets to this event are extremely limited, and we anticipate selling out quickly.
Proceeds will benefit a wide range of San Francisco Ballet initiatives, including new works, scholarships for San Francisco Ballet School students, and community outreach programs.
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Ann Kathryn Baer Rhonda Mahendroo Jennifer Brandenburg San Francisco Ballet 2020 Fashion Show VIP Dinner Chair Auxiliary President Chair
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Top to bottom: © Maison Rabih Kayrouz; © Roger Mourkazel GREETINGS FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of George Balanchine’s most enchanting and endearing works. His choreography weaves through Shakespeare’s play—with its mixed-up lovers, royal SAN FRANCISCO BALLET quarrels, and fairy antics—so brilliantly that the dance seamlessly propels the narrative forward. I’m thrilled to bring this ballet back AUXILIARY FASHION SHOW to the Opera House stage after a 30+ year absence. Bringing Midsummer back gives a new generation of dancers an opportunity to dance these wonderful, challenging roles. I loved MAISON RABIH KAYROUZ dancing Midsummer when I was a member of New York City Ballet, and I’ve enjoyed being in the studios as the dancers rehearse it. HAUTE COUTURE I’ve passed along some of the details that Mr. B shared with me: a certain way of doing steps, how you stand, what a gesture WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 should be. at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society As magical as the storytelling of the first act is, the pure dance Presented by Sam Malouf Authentic Luxury of the second act is some of Balanchine’s finest choreography. The Divertissement pas de deux is serene, heartbreakingly beautiful, and Balanchine’s vision of the ideal love that eludes so many of the Midsummer characters in the first act.
Join us as Parisian Haute Couture designer Rabih Kayrouz While Balanchine’s Midsummer is faithful to Shakespeare’s play, presents his Fall 2020 collection and shows a 2020 Ready-to- his inspiration came from Felix Mendelssohn’s music. Balanchine Wear collection that’s straight off the Paris runway. This elegant augmented Mendelssohn’s brilliant overture and incidental music afternoon will start with a reception, followed by a seated lunch, for the play with several additional pieces of his music from other runway show, and trunk show of Kayrouz’s collection. Guests who works, weaving together a score that encompasses fluttering purchase at the VIP level will join the designer for an intimate fairies, yearning lovers, a braying donkey, and, in the second act, dinner on March 17 at the Fairmont San Francisco’s Penthouse. a triumphant wedding.
Tickets to this event are extremely limited, and we anticipate Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a wonderful way selling out quickly. to introduce ballet to children, both onstage and off. When he was a child, Balanchine himself played the role of an elf in a Proceeds will benefit a wide range of San Francisco Ballet production of the play. The experience stayed with him throughout his life—decades later he still delighted in reciting lines of the initiatives, including new works, scholarships for San Francisco play in Russian. There are 25 children’s roles in this ballet, and in addition to bringing an innocence and sweetness to the story, Ballet School students, and community outreach programs. it gives students an opportunity to dance alongside our Company in a professional production. I hope this story will have as much of an impact on a few young audience members as my first ballet performance as a child in Iceland had on me. Who knows what TICKET PRICES START AT $500 worlds can be opened by bringing a child to a performance?
415-865-6625 or sfballet.org/fashionshow Our Season continues through May and features more Balanchine and Shakespeare: the complete triptych of Balanchine’s Jewels and my production of Romeo & Juliet. We also have two triple bills with exciting premieres: the world premiere of Cathy Marston’s Mrs. Robinson and the west coast premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s The Seasons. I hope to see you again at the Ann Kathryn Baer Rhonda Mahendroo Jennifer Brandenburg Opera House this spring. San Francisco Ballet 2020 Fashion Show VIP Dinner Chair Auxiliary President Chair Sincerely,
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Helgi Tomasson
Top to bottom: © Maison Rabih Kayrouz; © Roger Mourkazel Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 7 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 2019–20
Sunnie Evers and Robert G. Shaw, Co-Chairs of the Board and Executive Committee
Carl F. Pascarella†, President and Susan P. Diekman David Hooker Spencer James J. Ludwig† Immediate Past Chair Shelby M. Gans Fran A. Streets Nancy H. Mohr Margaret G. Gill, Vice Chair Joseph C. Geagea Judy C. Swanson Marie-Louise Pratt James H. Herbert, II†, Vice Chair Richard Gibbs, M.D. Richard J. Thalheimer George R. Roberts Lucy Jewett, Vice Chair Beth Grossman Timothy C. Wu Kathleen Scutchfield James D. Marver, Vice Chair Thomas E. Horn Zhenya Yoder Robert M. Smelick Diane B. Wilsey, Vice Chair Hiro Iwanaga Janice Hansen Zakin Susan A. Van Wagner Nancy Kukacka, Treasurer Thomas M. Jackson, M.D. Dennis Wu Jennifer J. McCall, Secretary Elaine Kartalis Akiko Yamazaki Susan S. Briggs, Assistant Secretary James C. Katzman Yasunobu Kyogoku TRUSTEES EMERITI Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director Kelsey Lamond Michael C. Abramson & Principal Choreographer Brenda Leff Thomas W. Allen ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES Executive Director Kelly Tweeddale*, Marie O’Gara Lipman Marjorie Burnett Ann Kathryn Baer, President, Alison Mauzé Robert Clegg San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary
Marissa Mayer Charles Dishman Steve Merlo, President, BRAVO Jeff Minick Garrettson Dulin, Jr.† Daniel Cassell, President, Jola Anderson John S. Osterweis† Millicent Dunham ENCORE! Kristen A. Avansino John T. Palmer Stephanie Barlage Ejabat Stewart McDowell Brady, Patrice Lovato, Richard C. Barker† Fritz Quattlebaum J. Stuart Francis† Co-Chairs, Allegro Circle Karen S. Bergman Christine Russell Sally Hambrecht Lydia Bergman Randee Seiger Ingrid von Mangoldt Hills Gary Bridge Christine E. Sherry Pamela J. Joyner† Christine Leong Connors Charlotte Mailliard Shultz David A. Kaplan David C. Cox Catherine Slavonia Mary Jo Kovacevich Lisa Daniels
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2019–20
James D. Marver, President
John S. Osterweis, President Emeritus J. Stuart Francis, Vice President
Thomas E. Horn, Treasurer Richard C. Barker Hilary C. Pierce Kevin Mohr‡, Chief Financial Officer Susan S. Briggs Larissa K. Roesch Elizabeth Lani‡, Assistant Secretary Nancy Kukacka
†Past Chair *Non-Trustee ‡Non-Director
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HELGI TOMASSON KELLY TWEEDDALE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER Helgi Tomasson, one of the most Kelly Tweeddale’s 30-year career venerated classical dancers of his leading arts organizations throughout generation, embarks on his 35th season North America has had one focal point: with San Francisco Ballet in 2020 and connecting people and places through is the longest-serving sole artistic the performing arts. She is recognized director of a major ballet company for forging paths of notable growth in North America. Born in Iceland, he in audience building and innovation. danced with Harkness Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, and New York City During her tenure with the Seattle Opera beginning in 2000, she Ballet, where he distinguished himself as a dancer of technical purity, helped build one of the highest per capita opera attendance rates in musicality, and intelligence. Tomasson assumed leadership of SF Ballet the United States. From 2015 to 2019, Tweeddale was president of the in 1985. Under his direction, SF Ballet has become a company widely Vancouver Symphony and VSO School of Music. Under her direction, recognized as one of the finest in the world. Tomasson has balanced the organization surpassed milestones including a critically lauded devotion to the classics with an emphasis on new works, cultivating centennial celebration, and the appointment of a new music director. frequent collaborations and commissions with choreographers such There she led an experimental live streaming agreement that promised as William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon, Alexei Ratmansky, Liam a new model of digital engagement, and expanded the orchestra’s Scarlett, Cathy Marston, and Mark Morris, among many others. He performance season. Her previous leadership roles include those has choreographed more than 50 works for the Company, including with The Cleveland Orchestra and the Seattle Symphony. Tweeddale full-length productions of Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & is a dedicated advocate for women in leadership, has served as Juliet (taped for Lincoln Center at the Movies’ Great American Dance), an adjunct professor for Seattle University’s graduate program for Giselle, and Nutcracker (taped for PBS’s Great Performances). He Arts Leadership, and was one of the founding board members of conceptualized the 1995 UNited We Dance festival, in which SF Ballet the Tessitura Network. She has a degree in Communications and hosted 12 international companies; the 2008 New Works Festival, which Advertising from the University of Washington, where she also studied included 10 world premieres by 10 acclaimed choreographers; and the ballet with Balanchine protégé Ruthanna Boris. 2018 Unbound: A Festival of New Works. Tomasson has also connected SF Ballet to the world, through co-commissions with American Ballet PATRICK ARMAND Theatre, The Royal Ballet, and Dutch National Ballet; and major tours to Paris, London, New York City, China, and his native Iceland. DIRECTOR, SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL Born in Marseille, France, Patrick Armand MARTIN WEST studied with Rudy Bryans, his mother MUSIC DIRECTOR & Colette Armand, and at the École de PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Danse de Marseille. He won the Prix Martin West leads an orchestra de Lausanne in 1980 and continued his that is as musically excellent as it is studies at the School of American Ballet adventurous. Under his direction, and the Centre de Danse International the SF Ballet Orchestra has greatly Rosella Hightower in Cannes. In 1981, he joined the Ballet Théâtre expanded its catalog of recordings. Français de Nancy and was promoted to principal dancer in 1983. Born in Bolton, England, he studied That same year, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his math at Cambridge. After studying performance in Béjart’s Songs of a Wayfarer, which he danced with music at the Royal Academy of Music in London and St. Petersburg Rudolf Nureyev. He joined English National Ballet (London Festival Conservatory of Music, he made his debut with English National Ballet) in 1984 and Boston Ballet in 1990. Since retiring from the stage Ballet and was appointed resident conductor. As a guest conductor, in 2006, Armand has been a frequent guest teacher for schools and he has worked with New York City Ballet, The National Ballet of companies in Amsterdam, Florence, London, Naples, Tokyo, and Canada, and The Royal Ballet. He was named music director of SF Toronto. He was appointed teacher and ballet master of the Teatro alla Ballet in 2005. West’s recordings with SF Ballet Orchestra include the Scala in Milan in 2006. He became principal of the SF Ballet School complete score of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and an album of suites Trainee Program in 2010, SF Ballet School associate director in 2012, from Delibes’ Sylvia and Coppélia. He also conducted for the award- and director of SF Ballet School in 2017. In 1998 and 2009, he served winning DVD of Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid as well as SF Ballet’s as a jury member of the Prix de Lausanne and since 2010 has been televised recording of Nutcracker for PBS and the 2015 in-cinema part of the competition as a coach and teacher. release of Romeo & Juliet for Lincoln Center at the Movies’ Great
American Dance. Headshots // © Erik Tomasson, Chris Hardy, and Brandon Patoc
PROGRAM 04 | SFBALLET.ORG | 9 2020 SEASON NEWS
Left to right: San Francisco Ballet rehearsing Ratmansky’s The Seasons // © Erik Tomasson; San Francisco Ballet in the finale from Balanchine’s Emeralds // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Erik Tomasson; San Francisco Ballet School Student performing in the school demonstration during the Spring Festival // © Lindsay Thomas
SF BALLET MAKES ITS TORONTO DEBUT THIS FALL This November, San Francisco Ballet will embark on the Company’s debut tour to Toronto, marking SF Ballet’s premiere performances in Canada under the direction of Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson. The Company will open The National Ballet of Canada’s 2020–21 season and will present Justin Peck’s Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, Christopher Wheeldon’s Bound To, and Alexei Ratmansky’s The Seasons. For more information, please visit national.ballet.ca.
RECOGNITION ACROSS THE POND On February 19, San Francisco Ballet received two UK Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards: the Stef Stefanou Award for Outstanding Company and Best Classical Choreography for Alexei Ratmansky’s Shostakovich Trilogy. UK critics saw SF Ballet last spring when the Company performed 10 ballets during a two-week run at Sadler's Wells Theatre. Ratmansky returns to SF Ballet on March 26 with The Seasons, another co-commission with American Ballet Theatre.
CELEBRATING JEWELS EVENT FEATURES BALLET’S ORIGINAL CAST More than 50 years after its creation, George Balanchine’s Jewels still sparkles thanks to the dedicated coaching of ballet répétiteurs around the world. For SF Ballet’s 2020 production of Jewels, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson decided to give it a little extra polish. In addition to renowned stagers Sandra Jennings and the late Elyse Borne, who set the ballet on the Company last summer and fall, he has invited some the ballet’s original cast members and most celebrated interpreters—Mimi Paul, Patricia McBride, Edward Villella, and Kay Mazzo—to San Francisco to share their knowledge with the dancers. In addition to their work in the studio, they will participate in a panel discussion with Helgi on April 7th at 6 pm in the Wilsey Center’s Taube Atrium Theater. This discussion will focus on their memories of Balanchine, Jewels, and what makes each section of this ballet unique. For tickets to the panel: sfballet.org/celebrating-jewels
HELGI TOMASSON RECEIVES 2020 SAN FRANCISCO ARTS MEDALLION On April 23, Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson will receive the 2020 San Francisco Arts Medallion from the Museum of Performance + Design. This award is in recognition of his outstanding leadership of SF Ballet for the past 35 seasons and his contributions to the cultural life of the San Francisco Bay Area. “Helgi’s artistry and love for dance have been a tremendous gift to the city,” says MP+D Board President Pattie Lawton. For information about the ceremony, please visit mpdsf.org.
SF BALLET SCHOOL SPRING FESTIVAL See the next generation of professional dancers at the SF Ballet School Spring Festival, which includes three nights of performances with unique programming, a dinner on opening night, and interactive activities pre-show and in the lobby. Performances are May 20–22 at Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA. Following the May 20 performance, the SF Ballet Auxiliary hosts the SF Ballet School Spring Festival Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco. For more information: sfballet.org/schoolfestival
Bound To © by Christopher Wheeldon
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Looking to deepen your knowledge of SF Ballet and the art form in general? From classes to lectures to social events, we have a wide variety of opportunities to explore the method behind the magic you see onstage. For more: sfballet.org/events
MEET THE ARTIST INTERVIEWS One hour prior to curtain on opening nights, Fridays, and Sundays; immediately following select Thursday evening and Saturday matinee performances.
Want to know more about what it’s like to dance at SF Ballet? Or about a particular ballet? Then join us for a Meet the Artist (MTA) interview. Perfect for newcomers, balletomanes, and everyone in between, MTAs feature a conversation with an artist who worked on the performance.
FREE and open to all ticket holders for selected performances An archive of previous MTAs is available on all podcast players and at sfballet.org/backstage.
POINTES OF VIEW LECTURES WEDNESDAYS, 6–6:45 PM Company artists and visiting scholars invite you to delve deeper into the performance. FREE and open to the public
PROGRAM 05 Ballet Accelerator | March 25 From Isadora Duncan to Cathy Marston, San Francisco has long been a place where the future of dance has been created. Before an evening of three ballets created right here in San Francisco, join Wayne Hazzard, Executive Director of Dancers’ Group, and other members of San Francisco’s dance community for a lively discussion about the legacy of new work in the Bay Area.
PROGRAM 06 Present Perspectives | April 1 First created in St. Petersburg, Russia in the early 20th century by Marius Petipa and then reimagined by Alexei Ratmansky in New York where it premiered at American Ballet Theatre in spring 2019, The Seasons is a ballet that has traveled great distances through both space and time. SF Ballet’s 2020 Scholar in Residence Carrie Gaiser Casey, PhD considers these ideas and others as she gives audiences a sneak peek into her upcoming project on how ballets are staged, restaged, and recreated.
PROGRAM 07 Jewels | April 15 George Balanchine’s iconic Jewels is not only a fan favorite, but an opportunity for a company to explore his many artistic styles. Join Sandra Jennings, répétiteur for the Balanchine Trust, to learn about how this ballet is staged, taught, and preserved for the next generation of dancers and audiences.
PROGRAM 08 Romeo & Juliet | May 6 Romeo and Juliet is one of composer Sergei Prokofiev’s most iconic scores and one of four Prokofiev scores featured on this San Francisco Ballet season. SF Ballet Visiting Scholar Simon Morrison, a professor of musicology at Princeton University, discusses this piece and its relationship to Prokofiev’s life and work.
NEW! CELEBRATING JEWELS OPERA HOUSE TOURS April 7, 6–7:30 pm March 9, 3:30–5:30 pm and 6:30–8:30 pm Former New York City Ballet principal dancers Kay Mazzo, Go behind the scenes with Dennis Hudson, former SF Ballet master Patricia McBride, Mimi Paul, and Edward Villella join SF Ballet Artistic electrician. You’ll learn about the quirky secrets and unique technical Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson to share and structural elements of this 1932 Beaux-Arts theater. Cost: $75 their memories of and insights into George Balanchine’s iconic ballet Jewels. Cost: $25 General Admission / $20 Subscribers & Donors
12 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 BALLET CHAT EXPLORING BALLET March 28, 4:30–6 pm: Present Perspectives April 26, 2–5 pm: Exploring Romeo & Juliet March 29, 4:30–6 pm: Ballet Accelerator Take a closer look at Helgi Tomasson’s spectacular Romeo & Juliet. In this intensive, one-day course, you’ll learn about this ballet’s history April 18, 4:30–6 pm: Jewels and production, as well as hear from the artists who’ve performed in it April 19, 4:30–6 pm: Jewels over the past 25 years. Cost: $50 General Admission / $45 Subscribers You’ve just seen an inspiring performance. Now what? Rather than & Donors heading home, channel that insight and creative energy. Have a glass of wine, mingle with fellow ballet fans, and participate in an informal moderated conversation. Cost: $12 BALLET BASICS June 28, 2–5 pm Curious about life behind the curtain at SF Ballet? This three-hour BALLET BOOK CLUB seminar will give you a deeper understanding of ballet, from its Romeo & Juliet May 9, 5–6:30 pm: classical roots to current practice. Take a ballet class, hear from Delve a little deeper into everyone’s favorite story ballets. Join us as an artist, and learn about the history of classical ballet. we read the story, compare it to the ballet, and, of course, have a glass Cost: $50 General Admission / $45 Subscribers & Donors of wine. Cost: $25 General Admission / $20 Subscribers & Donors
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Adult Ballet Workshop | June 8–13 Join acclaimed SF Ballet School faculty and special guests for the fourth-annual summer dance workshop just for adults. Learn ballet technique and take repertory classes in our beautiful studios with live accompaniment. Register at sfballet.org/adult-ballet.
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Clockwise from upper left: SF Ballet School Level 6 Boys // © Brandon Patoc; Lauren Richter teaching San Francisco Ballet School students // © Brandon Patoc; SF Ballet School Level 4 Boys // © Brandon Patoc; SF Ballet School Level 3 Girls // © Brandon Patoc; SF Ballet School Level 6 Girls // © Brandon Patoc; San Francisco Ballet School Community Program demonstration // © Alexander Reneff-Olson; San Francisco Ballet School students during open house // © Brandon Patoc A MOST RARE VISION: THE BALLET JOURNEY OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
c. 1595 William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream premieres in London. 1826 Composer Felix Mendelssohn 1933 composes his concert overture, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. San Francisco Opera Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School are founded. 1938 Lew Christensen choreographs a 1940 production of Midsummer in Portland, SF Opera Ballet performs Oregon. He casts himself as Oberon, Midsummer at Stern Grove, Janet Reed as Titania, and his brother 1 with Willam Christensen Willam as Bottom. 2 as Oberon. 1948 1962 Choreographer George Balanchine Balanchine’s production of and Lincoln Kirstein found Midsummer premieres; this is the New York City Ballet (NYCB). first original full-length ballet he has created in America. 1964 Frederick Ashton’s short ballet 1966 The Dream premieres NYCB’s Midsummer is filmed, at The Royal Ballet. directed by Balanchine. 1970 3 1977 Helgi Tomasson joins NYCB as 4 John Neumeier’s Ein a principal dancer. Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) premieres at the Hamburg State Opera. Longer 1982 than both Balanchine and Helgi Tomasson receives acclaim Ashton’s ballets, it contains for dancing the role of Oberon music from other composers. in George Balanchine’s production at NYCB. 1985 1985 Helgi Tomasson retires from dancing SF Ballet performs George Balanchine’s and becomes artistic director Midsummer, with current Ballet of SF Ballet. Master Ricardo Bustamante as Oberon.
5 2020 6 A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to the Opera House stage.
1. Dr. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–47), 1847. Portrait by Wilhelm Hensel. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons. 2. Janet Reed in Lew Christensen’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 1938 // Romaine © Courtesy of the Museum of Performance + Design. 3. Julian Montaner as Puck in Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, 1985 // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Marty Sohl, courtesy of SFMPD. 4. Catherine Batcheller and Andre Reyes in Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, circa 1985–86. // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Mark Hanauer, courtesy of SFMPD. 5. Portait of Helgi Tomasson, 1985. Courtesy of SF Museum of Performance + Design. 6. Catherine Batcheller, Julian Montaner, and Gregory Russell in Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, 1985 // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © William Acheson, courtesy SFMPD
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 15 04 // Choreography Choreography // A Midsummer Night’s Dream Night’s Midsummer A Balanchine’s in Puck as Hernandez Esteban Illustration rendering // Tomasson Erik © // Trust Balanchine The © Balanchine George by by Sky Alsgaard
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Ballet in Two Acts and Six Scenes Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Choreographer: George Balanchine Staged by: Sandra Jennings Additional Coaching by: Helgi Tomasson Scenic and Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli
World Premiere: January 17, 1962—New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama; New York, New York San Francisco Ballet Premiere: March 12, 1985—San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California © The George Balanchine Trust
These performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream are made possible by Grand Benefactor Sponsor Yurie and Carl Pascarella; Lead Sponsors Kelsey and David Lamond, and Diane B. Wilsey; Major Sponsors Nancy A. Kukacka, Marie and Barry Lipman, Robert and Diedre Shaw, Catherine and Mark Slavonia, and Innovation Global Capital; and Sponsors John G. Capo and Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, Ms. Laura Clifford, and Joseph and Marianne Geagea.
PRODUCTION CREDITS Music: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21; selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Incidental Music, Op. 61; Overture to Athalie, Op. 74; The Fair Melusine Overture, Op. 32; Overture to The First Walpurgis Night, Op. 60; Allegro and Andante from Symphony No. 9 for Strings; Son and Stranger Overture, Op. 89. This performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a Balanchine© Ballet, is presented by arrangement with the George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style© and Balanchine Technique© service standards established and provided by the Trust. Scenery, Properties, and Costumes Courtesy of PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET, Peter Boal, Artistic Director.
PROGRAM 04 | SFBALLET.ORG | 17 THE STORY OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
ACT I A FOREST NEAR ATHENS, ONE MIDSUMMER EVE Demetrius and Lysander, now both in love with Helena, begin to quarrel over her. Puck, at Oberon’s order, has separated Bottom, The First Act takes place in a forest near the duke’s palace. Oberon a weaver, from his companions and transformed his head into that of and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, quarrel over the changeling a donkey and placed him at the sleeping Titania’s feet. Awakening, child they both want. Oberon orders Puck to bring the flower pierced by Titania sees Bottom, thinks him fair, and pays him close and loving Cupid’s arrow (which causes anyone coming under its influence to fall in attention. At last Oberon, his anger over, has Bottom sent away and love with the first person the eyes behold) and, while Titania is asleep releases Titania from her spell. and unknowing, he casts the flower’s spell over her.
Hermia now gets no attention, Helena too much. The men, Meanwhile, Helena, wandering in the woods, meets Demetrius, whom completely at odds, quarrel seriously and begin to fight. Puck, by his she loves but who does not love her. Demetrius rejects her and goes his magic, causes them to separate, lose one another and wander apart way. Oberon watches and tells Puck to use the flower on Demetrius that in the forest until, exhausted, they fall asleep, with Puck arranging he may return Helena’s affection. for Helena to fall asleep beside Demetrius and Lysander (his spell removed) by Hermia. Another couple, Hermia and Lysander, very much in love, are also wandering in the forest. They become separated. Puck, eager to carry The Duke and Hippolyta discover the leaders asleep in the forest, out Oberon’s orders, mistakenly anoints Lysander. Helena appears, awaken them, find their differences resolved and proclaim a triple and Lysander, under the flower’s spell, at once and to her amazement wedding for themselves and the two couples. tells her how much he loves her.
Hermia now returns. She is astonished and then dismayed to see Lysander paying attention only to Helena. Puck manages to bring Demetrius, too, under the flower’s spell, much to the delight of Helena, Reprinted from 101 Stories of the Great Ballets, by George Balanchine and Francis Mason who doesn’t care for Lysander at all. Left to right: Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Laura Tisserand and Kyle Davis, with PNB School students, in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Laura Tisserand and Ezra Thomson in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // © Angela Sterling 18 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 ACT II AT THE COURT OF THESEUS
The Second Act opens in the Duke’s palace with parades, dancing, and divertissements in honor of the newly married couples. When the celebrations are over and the mortals retire, we return to the domain of Oberon and Titania, who are now reunited and at peace. And at last, Puck, having put order into disorder, sweeps away the remnants of the night’s doings. The fireflies twinkle in the night and reclaim the forest.
[ INSTANT EXPERT >> MIDSUMMER'S LOVE RECTANGLE ]
Between magical flowers and mischievous fairies, following the love stories in A Midsummer Night’s Dream can be a little daunting. Who is in love with whom again? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here’s where things stand at the beginning of Act One.
Blue couple Hermia Lysander
Red couple Helena Demetrius
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 19 PROGRAM NOTES by Caitlin Sims in movement alone, particularly for a choreographer who had won widespread acclaim for his abstract, plotless ballets. And yet, the “The course of true love never did run smooth,” laments Lysander in genius of Balanchine’s Midsummer is that he makes entirely clear a A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In Shakespeare’s comedy, an evening of complex tangle of relationships among feuding fairies and mismatched mischief, merriment, and mismatched couples reaches a pinnacle when mortals crossing paths in a moonlit forest. “I think Balanchine did such the fairy queen Titania falls madly in love—with an actor with the head of a superb job with Midsummer,” says Artistic Director and Principal a donkey. It’s enchantment as revenge by the fairy king Oberon. The Choreographer Helgi Tomasson, who danced in Midsummer with New mishaps accelerate when the realms of fairies and mortals intersect in York City Ballet. “It has humor. It has suspense. It has love. And even if you the forest after dark. Oberon and his servant Puck’s attempts to simplify are not a ballet aficionado, you immediately understand what’s going on.” the tangled relationships of two human couples only creates more misunderstanding. In Balanchine’s creation, Shakespeare’s five-act play is condensed into two acts, the first of which contains all of the narrative. The second act CREATING BALANCHINE'S MIDSUMMER effectively replaces the “play within a play” with a “ballet within a ballet” in the court of the Duke of Athens. It’s a triple wedding celebration (for As a child, George Balanchine played the role of an elf in a production of the two sets of lovers; plus Theseus, the Duke of Athens, and his bride the play at the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg. The text stayed Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons), a display of pure dance. The first with him; decades later he would recite in Russian, “I know a bank where act illuminates the many ways love can be distorted and derailed, while the wild thyme blows / Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows.” the second act pays tribute—particularly in a tender, sublime pas de Balanchine considered creating a production of Midsummer for years deux—to the vision of an ideal partnership. before he actually created his two-act ballet in 1962. It was his second full-length story ballet (Nutcracker was first) and the first wholly original MIDSUMMER IN SAN FRANCISCO full-length ballet he had choreographed in America. SF Ballet’s first Midsummer was, appropriately, danced alfresco. For For Balanchine, the biggest inspiration for—and obstacle to—a full- the Company’s 1940 appearance at the Stern Grove Festival, Director length Midsummer Night’s Dream had been the score. He adored Willam Christensen restaged a version that had been created by his Felix Mendelssohn’s Midsummer music, but there wasn’t enough of it. brother Lew two years earlier in Oregon. The next taste of Midsummer Mendelssohn had composed music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream in was a pas de deux from Sir Frederick Ashton’s The Dream, which was two parts. After reading the play at age 17, he wrote a concert overture, danced here starting in 1982. Balanchine’s Midsummer opened at SF a shimmering work capturing the magic and whimsy of the play in music. Ballet in 1985, just as Helgi Tomasson was arriving in San Francisco as Sixteen years later, King Frederick William IV of Prussia commissioned the Company’s new artistic director. The ensuing gap in performances Mendelssohn to expand upon this for Ludwig Tieck’s production of was due to a practical rather than an artistic constraint: SF Ballet didn’t the play. Mendelssohn wrote incidental music that included songs (“Ye have a suitable production. When Martin Pakledinaz, who designed spotted snakes”), melodramas (text spoken over music), and purely SF Ballet’s Nutcracker and Don Quixote, designed a Midsummer orchestral music such as the well-known Wedding March.
“Balanchine took time to find all the perfect pieces of music that would weave the ballet together musically,” explains Balanchine Trust répétiteur Sandra Jennings, who staged Midsummer on San Francisco Ballet. His knowledge of music was exceptional for a choreographer; the son of a composer, he grew up playing the piano and studied music theory and piano at the Petrograd Conservatory of Music while dancing in the Mariinsky Ballet. In assembling a score for Midsummer, Balanchine drew from several other Mendelssohn works: overtures to Athalie, The Fair Mesuline, and The First Walpurgis Night for the first act, and Symphony No. 9 and the overture to Son and Stranger in the second act.
MANIFESTING MIDSUMMER THROUGH MOVEMENT
Balanchine believed that when the curtain goes up, audience members should be able to easily grasp both narrative and character relationships. With this mindset, a play with four different plots and almost a dozen central characters would seem monumentally challenging to tell San Francisco Ballet rehearsing Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Erik Tomasson
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PROGRAM 04 | SFBALLET.ORG | 21 production for Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB), incorporating West dancer inhabiting the part. The original Puck, as danced by Arthur Coast flora and fauna, Tomasson took note and requested to rent the Mitchell, was otherworldly and ethereal. “When a dancer really production from PNB. “It’s very, very beautiful,” he says. “Marty’s work, commits to it, I try to let them find it themselves,” says Jennings. “Arthur as always, is of wonderful quality. That’s another one of the many reasons Mitchell was an amazing Puck, light like a fairy and mysterious. I feel I’m delighted that Midsummer will be back this upcoming season.” like Lonnie [Weeks], who has an amazing imagination, is a little like Arthur; whereas Lucas [Erni] is creating a bit of a funnier character, When a ballet hasn’t been danced in more than 30 years, it means that and Esteban [Hernandez] is so cute and mischievous. All of these none of the current dancers have performed it on the Opera House stage. characterizations are completely acceptable and wonderful.” And yet, like so many things in ballet that are passed from generation to generation, it exists in the minds and muscle memory of SF Ballet’s Jennings also stresses that within the confusion among the mismatched artistic staff in a myriad of different ways. Most notably, Artistic Director love rectangle of Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius, there Helgi Tomasson was known for his portrayal of Oberon when he danced is innocent disregard, instead of any malice. “When we first started with New York City Ballet. Oberon’s variation, danced to a scherzo, is one rehearsing, I felt like the Demetrius-es were a little too rough. And of the most challenging male roles in the Balanchine repertory. “I loved that didn’t feel right in this era,” she says. “So then they toned it down, dancing the role,” says Tomasson, “and there were things that I remember but they toned it down too much so that it wasn’t funny. It’s a balance.” Balanchine telling me. So I pass those ideas along so we can incorporate them.” Ballet Master Ricardo Bustamante danced the role of Oberon with The children who dance as bugs have some of the ballet’s sweetest SF Ballet in 1985. Before he departed to join American Ballet Theatre, and most magical moments: introducing the fairy realm; consoling the Bustamante had just one rehearsal with the newly arrived Tomasson. “It’s heartbroken Helena, then falling asleep in a tiny heap; zipping across in his DNA in a way that’s just wonderful,” says Bustamante. “In that one the floor as Oberon skims just above it; and reclaiming the fairy realm rehearsal, he changed the dynamics in my body, from the quickness of at the end of the ballet. There are 25 students from San Francisco Ballet the footwork to my approach to dancing.” And the role of Hippolyta, the School in the ballet: one as the changeling fought over by Titania and Queen of the Amazons, was created on Gloria Govrin, who later became Oberon and 24 bugs who form a corps de ballet. “In my experience, director of SF Ballet School. One of her students, Principal Dancer it’s a life-changing experience for kids to do this ballet,” says Jennings. Jennifer Stahl, has rehearsed the role for this season. “Balanchine was so great with children. He treats them as if they are part of the company. They’re out there dancing with the leading A SERIOUS BALLET WITH A COMEDIC TWIST dancers, in a magical world.”
Balanchine Trust répétiteur Sandra Jennings says that one of the most It’s a magical world Jennings hopes we can all inhabit, at least for a challenging elements of setting the ballet is helping the dancers embody few hours. “I was thinking, the first week I started working on the ballet Shakespeare’s characters in a way that both propels the story forward here in San Francisco, that in this day and age, when it’s a rough time and captures its humor. “A lot of dancers are good at acting in serious in the world, this is a magical place to go to. I wondered if the dancers roles. This is a serious ballet with a comedic twist,” she says. “It shouldn’t would go there, it they could find it,” she says. “But I’m so impressed be over the top, but it does need to be funny.” with this company. These dancers have been really committed to it.”
Jennings balances her own experience and knowledge of the characters with allowing dancers to add their own imprint to the roles. The character of Puck, mischievous and enigmatic, is particularly reflective of the
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Laura Tisserand and Kyle Davis, with PNB School students, in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // © Angela Sterling
22 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 Mariinsky Ballet. He left Russia in 1924 and became ballet master for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in Paris. Balanchine choreographed several ballets, including Prodigal Son and Apollon Musagète (later renamed Apollo) for the Ballets Russes. After Diaghilev’s death, Balanchine worked in Europe until arts patron Lincoln Kirstein invited him to come to the United States to start a company. “But first a school,” was Balanchine’s famous reply, and he founded the School of American Ballet in 1934. In 1946, he and Kirstein started Ballet Society, which later became New York City Ballet. Balanchine served as ballet master and principal choreographer of New York City Ballet until his death in 1983. He created more than 400 dance works, many of which are in the repertory of San Francisco Ballet.
SANDRA JENNINGS Staging
Sandra Jennings is a répétiteur for the Balanchine Trust. Born in Boston, she received a Ford Foundation Scholarship and trained at the School of American Ballet before joining New York City Ballet. There she danced a wide repertory that included roles in many George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins ballets, as well as works by John Taras, Jacques d’Amboise, and Sir Fredrick Ashton. Jennings served as ballet mistress for Pennsylvania Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. She currently stages Balanchine ballets at companies around the world including Paris Opera Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, and La Scala Ballet.
Sasha De Sola rehearsing Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Erik Tomasson
CREATIVE TEAM
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Composer
Felix Mendelssohn(-Bartholdy) (1809–47) was a German conductor and composer of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Mendelssohn and his siblings were musical from an early age. He performed publicly for the first time at age nine and composed many of his most beloved works—including the A Midsummer Night’s Dream concert overture—before the age of 20. Mendelssohn’s music is more conservative in structure and style than many of his contemporaries; he looked to build upon the legacy of past master composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach rather than use more radical techniques. The complete list of Mendelssohn’s works includes five orchestral and 12 string symphonies, as well as numerous piano and voice compositions, oratorios, concertos, and the melody for “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”
GEORGE BALANCHINE Choreographer
Neoclassical choreographer George Balanchine (1904–83) is one of the 20th century’s most influential and innovative artists. Born in St. Petersburg, he trained at the Imperial Ballet School and joined the Wona Park and Benjamin Freemantle rehearsing Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Erik Tomasson
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 23 MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ Scenic and Costume Designer
Martin Pakledinaz (1953–2012) was a costume and scenic designer who worked in theater, dance, opera, and film. Born in Sterling Heights, Michigan, he graduated from Wayne State University and received a master’s in drama from the University of Michigan. Pakledinaz was a prolific designer and his work has been seen throughout the United States and around the world. He collaborated frequently with SF Ballet, designing for choreographers Helgi Tomasson, Mark Morris, and Christopher Wheeldon. Pakledinaz also worked in theater and opera, frequently collaborating with Peter Sellars, and designing works for the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Salzburg, New York City Opera, Lyric Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, and the Canadian Opera Company. He was nominated 10 times for the Tony Award, winning for the 1999 revival of Kiss Me, Kate, and Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002). Pakledinaz was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
RANDALL G. CHIARELLI Lighting Designer
Randall G. Chiarelli has devoted a career to lighting for dance, much of it at Pacific Northwest Ballet. He has also designed lighting for American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet, among others. His collaborators include choreographers Donald Byrd, Justin Peck, Kent Stowell, Susan Stroman, Glen Tetley, Helgi Tomasson, Rudy van Dantzig, and Christopher Wheeldon. For Pacific Northwest Ballet, Chiarelli has created the lighting for the company’s entire Balanchine repertory. Scenic credits include George Balanchine’s Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and Divertimento #15, Donald Byrd’s Love and Loss, Kent Stowell’s Carmen, and Robyn Mineko Williams’ The Trees the Trees. Chiarelli was a student and apprentice to pioneer dance lighting designer, Thomas R. Skelton. He has a degree in painting and sculpture from the University of Washington. From 2005–07, he served as San Francisco Ballet’s Technical Director.
San Francisco Ballet rehearsing Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Erik Tomasson
[ INSTANT EXPERT >> A KITTEN NAMED BOTTOM ] Suzanne Farrell, a former New York City Ballet dancer and Balanchine muse, danced the role of Titania onstage and in a 1966 film of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In her autobiography Holding on to the Air, Farrell recalls that when she had trouble finding the “playful affection” that Balanchine was looking for in her interaction with donkey-headed Bottom, he demonstrated it himself: “He was so wonderful, scratching Bottom under the chin, crowning one long donkey ear with a garland, showing Bottom how to partner his precious cargo, and bourréeing across the studio, pulling Bottom behind.” When Farrell continued to struggle, Balanchine, exasperated, asked if she had a pet at home from which she could draw inspiration. She did not, but adopted one on the way home from rehearsal, naming her new kitten “Bottom.”
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Misa Kuranaga and Angelo Greco in Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet // © Erik Tomasson SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ARTISTS OF THE COMPANY 2019–20 SEASON
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER Helgi Tomasson
PRINCIPAL DANCERS Dores André Mathilde Froustey Jennifer Stahl† Joseph Walsh Ulrik Birkkjaer Angelo Greco Sofiane Sylve John and Barbara Osterweis Principal Dancer Frances Chung Tiit Helimets Diane B. Wilsey Principal Dancer Wei Wang† Herbert Family Principal Dancer Esteban Hernandez Yuan Yuan Tan WanTing Zhao† Sasha De Sola Luke Ingham Richard C. Barker Principal Dancer Carlo Di Lanno Misa Kuranaga Sarah Van Patten Benjamin Freemantle† Aaron Robison Diana Dollar Knowles Principal Dancer
PRINCIPAL CHARACTER DANCERS Ricardo Bustamante† Val Caniparoli† Anita Paciotti†
SOLOISTS Max Cauthorn† Jahna Frantziskonis Sasha Mukhamedov Henry Sidford† Cavan Conley Madison Keesler† Wona Park† Lonnie Weeks Daniel Deivison-Oliveira† Vladislav Kozlov Elizabeth Powell† Hansuke Yamamoto Isabella DeVivo† Steven Morse† Julia Rowe†
CORPS DE BALLET Kamryn Baldwin† Max Föllmer† Davide Occhipinti† Miranda Silveira† Sean Bennett† Gabriela Gonzalez Kimberly Marie Olivier† John-Paul Simoens† Ludmila Bizalion† Anatalia Hordov† Lauren Parrott† Bianca Teixeira Samantha Bristow† Ellen Rose Hummel† Joshua Jack Price† Myles Thatcher† Alexandre Cagnat† Jasmine Jimison† Leili Rackow† Mingxuan Wang† Thamires Chuvas† Blake Johnston† Nathaniel Remez† Joseph Warton† Diego Cruz† Elizabeth Mateer Alexander Reneff-Olson† Maggie Weirich† Estéban Cuadrado† Norika Matsuyama† Skyla Schreter Ami Yuki† Megan Amanda Ehrlich Carmela Mayo† Jacob Seltzer† Lucas Erni† Swane Messaoudi† Natasha Sheehan†
APPRENTICES Rubén Cítores† SunMin Lee† Adrian Zeisel† Lleyton Ho† Tyla Steinbach†
BALLET MASTERS & ASSISTANTS TO THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Ricardo Bustamante† Felipe Diaz†
BALLET MASTERS Betsy Erickson† Tina LeBlanc Anita Paciotti† Katita Waldo†
COMPANY TEACHERS Helgi Tomasson Ricardo Bustamante† Tina LeBlanc Patrick Armand Felipe Diaz†
CHOREOGRAPHER IN RESIDENCE Yuri Possokhov
MUSIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Martin West
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Joseph Walsh John and Barbara Osterweis Principal Dancer
Wei Wang† DORES ANDRÉ MATHILDE FROUSTEY WanTing Zhao† Born in Vigo, Spain, Dores André Mathilde Froustey was born in trained with Antonio Almenara and at Bordeaux, France, and trained at Estudio de Danza de Maria de Avila. the Marseille National School of She joined the Company in 2004 and Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet School. was promoted to soloist in 2012 SASHA DE SOLA She danced with Paris Opera Ballet ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ and principal dancer in 2015. Born in Winter Park, Florida, before joining SF Ballet as a principal Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Esteban Sasha De Sola trained at the Kirov dancer in 2013. Hernandez trained at The Rock School Academy of Ballet. She was named for Dance Education and The Royal an SF Ballet apprentice in 2006 and Ballet School. He joined SF Ballet in joined the Company in 2007. She was 2013 and was promoted to soloist in promoted to soloist in 2012 and 2017. He was promoted to principal Henry Sidford† principal dancer in 2017. dancer in 2019. Lonnie Weeks Hansuke Yamamoto
Miranda Silveira† John-Paul Simoens†
Bianca Teixeira ULRIK BIRKKJAER ANGELO GRECO Myles Thatcher† Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Born in Nuoro, Italy, Angelo Greco Mingxuan Wang† Ulrik Birkkjaer trained at the Royal trained at La Scala Ballet School Danish Ballet School. He danced with in Milan. He danced with La Scala Joseph Warton† the Royal Danish Ballet before joining Ballet before joining SF Ballet as a Maggie Weirich† San Francisco Ballet as a principal soloist in 2016. He was promoted to dancer in 2017. CARLO DI LANNO principal dancer in 2017. LUKE INGHAM Ami Yuki† Carlo Di Lanno was born in Naples, From Mount Gambier, South Australia, Italy, and trained at La Scala Ballet Luke Ingham trained at the Australian School in Milan. He danced with La Ballet School. He danced with Scala Ballet and Staatsballett Berlin The Australian Ballet and Houston before joining San Francisco Ballet as Ballet before joining SF Ballet as a soloist in 2014. He was promoted to a soloist in 2012. He was promoted principal dancer in 2016. to principal dancer in 2014.
FRANCES CHUNG TIIT HELIMETS Born in Vancouver, Canada, Frances Born in Viljandi, Estonia, Tiit Helimets Chung trained at Goh Ballet Academy trained at Tallinn Ballet School. He before joining SF Ballet in 2001. She danced with Estonian National Ballet was promoted to soloist in 2005 and and Birmingham Royal Ballet before principal dancer in 2009. She was joining San Francisco Ballet as a appointed Herbert Family Principal principal dancer in 2005. Dancer in 2018. BENJAMIN FREEMANTLE† MISA KURANAGA Benjamin Freemantle was born in Born in Osaka, Japan, Misa New Westminster, Canada, and Kuranaga trained at Jinushi Kaoru trained at Caulfield School of Dance Ballet School and School of and San Francisco Ballet School. He American Ballet. She was named was named an SF Ballet apprentice an SF Ballet apprentice in 2001, in 2014 and joined the Company in then joined Boston Ballet, where 2015. He was promoted to soloist in she became a principal dancer. 2018 and principal dancer in 2019. She joined SF Ballet as a principal dancer in 2019.
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AARON ROBISON SARAH VAN PATTEN Born in Coventry, England, Aaron Sarah Van Patten, born in Boston, Robison trained at the Institut del Massachusetts, danced with Teatre in Barcelona and at The Massachusetts Youth Ballet and the Royal Ballet School. He has danced Royal Danish Ballet before joining SOFIANE SYLVE WEI WANG† with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ballet SF Ballet as a soloist in 2002. She Corella, Houston Ballet, and English Sofiane Sylve was born in Nice, was promoted to principal dancer in Born in Anshan, China, Wei Wang National Ballet. Robison joined France, where she studied at the 2007. She was appointed Diana Dollar trained at Beijing Dance Academy SF Ballet as a principal in 2016 Académie de Danse. She danced Knowles Principal Dancer in 2013. and SF Ballet School. He was named and returned in 2018. with Germany’s Stadttheater, Dutch an apprentice in 2012, and joined National Ballet, and New York City the Company as a corps de ballet Ballet prior to joining SF Ballet as a member in 2013. He was promoted principal dancer in 2008. She was to soloist in 2016 and to principal appointed Diane B. Wilsey Principal dancer in 2018. Dancer in 2017.
JENNIFER STAHL† JOSEPH WALSH Born in Dana Point, California, Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Jennifer Stahl trained at Maria Lazar’s Joseph Walsh trained at Walnut Hill Classical Ballet Academy and SF School of the Arts and Houston Ballet II. Ballet School. She was named an SF He danced with Houston Ballet before YUAN YUAN TAN WANTING ZHAO† Ballet apprentice in 2005 and joined joining SF Ballet as a soloist in 2014. He the corps de ballet in 2006. She Yuan Yuan Tan was born in Shanghai, was promoted to principal dancer that Born in Anshan, China, WanTing Zhao was promoted to soloist in 2013 and China, and trained at Shanghai Dancing same year. He was appointed John and trained at the Beijing Dance Academy, principal dancer in 2017. School and Stuttgart’s John Cranko Barbara Osterweis Principal Dancer the Rock School for Dance Education, School. She joined SF Ballet as a soloist in 2017. and San Francisco Ballet School. in 1995 and was promoted to principal She joined the Company in 2011 dancer in 1997. She was appointed and was promoted to soloist in Richard C. Barker Principal Dancer in 2012. 2016 and principal dancer in 2019.
†Received training at San Francisco Ballet School Dancer head shots // © Chris Hardy and David Allen
28 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 PRINCIPAL CHARACTER DANCERS
RICARDO BUSTAMANTE† VAL CANIPAROLI† ANITA PACIOTTI† Born in Medellín, Colombia Born in Renton, Washington Born in Oakland, California Joined in 1980 Joined in 1973 Joined in 1968 Named principal character dancer Named principal character dancer Named principal character dancer in 2007 in 1985 in 1987
SOLOISTS
MAX CAUTHORN† JAHNA FRANTZISKONIS Born in San Francisco, California Born in Tucson, Arizona Named apprentice in 2013 Joined in 2015 Joined in 2014 Promoted to soloist in 2017 Promoted to soloist in 2017 DANIEL DEIVISON-OLIVEIRA† VLADISLAV KOZLOV Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Born in Saratov, Russia Joined in 2005 Joined as a soloist in 2018 Promoted to soloist in 2011
CAVAN CONLEY MADISON KEESLER† Born in Bozeman, Montana Born in Carlsbad, California Joined in 2018 Joined in 2009 Promoted to soloist in 2019 Returned in 2017 Promoted to soloist in 2019
ISABELLA DEVIVO† STEVEN MORSE† Born in Great Neck, New York Born in Harbor City, California Joined in 2013 Joined in 2009 Promoted to soloist in 2017 Promoted to soloist in 2017
†Received training at San Francisco Ballet School Dancer head shots // © Chris Hardy and David Allen
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SASHA MUKHAMEDOV HENRY SIDFORD† Born in London, England Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts Joined as a soloist in 2019 Named apprentice in 2011 Joined in 2012 Promoted to soloist in 2018 ELIZABETH POWELL† HANSUKE YAMAMOTO Born in Boston, Massachusetts Born in Chiba, Japan Named apprentice in 2011 Joined in 2001 Joined in 2012 Promoted to soloist in 2005 Promoted to soloist in 2018
WONA PARK† LONNIE WEEKS Born in Seoul, South Korea Born in Los Alamos, New Mexico Joined in 2017 Joined in 2010 Promoted to soloist in 2018 Promoted to soloist in 2018
JULIA ROWE† Born in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Joined in 2013 Promoted to soloist in 2016
†Received training at San Francisco Ballet School Dancer head shots // © Chris Hardy and David Allen
30 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 CORPS DE BALLET
KAMRYN BALDWIN† DIEGO CRUZ† Born in Honolulu, Hawai’i Born in Zaragoza, Spain Joined in 2015 Joined in 2006
SAMANTHA BRISTOW† LUCAS ERNI† Born in Media, Pennsylvania Born in Santo Tomé, Argentina Named apprentice in 2014 Joined in 2018 Joined in 2015
SEAN BENNETT† ESTÉBAN CUADRADO† Born in San Francisco, California Born in Frejus, France Named apprentice in 2011 Named apprentice in 2018 Joined in 2012 Joined in 2019
ALEXANDRE CAGNAT† MAX FÖLLMER† Born in Cannes, France Born in London, United Kingdom Named apprentice in 2016 Named apprentice in 2018 Joined in 2017 Joined in 2019
MEGAN AMANDA EHRLICH LUDMILA BIZALION† Born in Charleston, South Carolina Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Named apprentice in 2011 Named apprentice in 2006 Joined in 2012 Joined in 2007 Returned in 2017 Returned in 2016
THAMIRES CHUVAS† GABRIELA GONZALEZ Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Born in Mérida, Mexico Named apprentice in 2014 Joined in 2017 Joined in 2015
†Received training at San Francisco Ballet School Dancer head shots // © Chris Hardy and David Allen
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ANATALIA HORDOV† SWANE MESSAOUDI† Born in Santa Clarita, California Born in Aix-en-Provence, France Named apprentice in 2017 Named apprentice in 2017 Joined in 2018 Joined in 2018
ELIZABETH MATEER LAUREN PARROTT† Born in Boca Raton, Florida Born in Palm Harbor, Florida Joined in 2016 Named apprentice in 2012 Joined in 2013
ELLEN ROSE HUMMEL† DAVIDE OCCHIPINTI† Born in Greenville, South Carolina Born in Rome, Italy Named apprentice in 2011 Named apprentice in 2016 Joined in 2012 Joined in 2017
NORIKA MATSUYAMA† JOSHUA JACK PRICE† Born in Chiba, Japan Born in Wollongong, Australia Joined in 2014 Named apprentice in 2018 Joined in 2019
JASMINE JIMISON† KIMBERLY MARIE OLIVIER† Born in Palo Alto, California Born in New York, New York Named apprentice in 2018 Named apprentice in 2009 Joined in 2019 Joined in 2010
CARMELA MAYO† LEILI RACKOW† Born in Las Vegas, Nevada Born in Nanchang, China Named apprentice in 2017 Named apprentice in 2018 Joined in 2018 Joined in 2019
BLAKE JOHNSTON† Born in Charlotte, North Carolina Joined in 2017 †Received training at San Francisco Ballet School Dancer head shots // © Chris Hardy and David Allen
32 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 CORPS DE BALLET
NATHANIEL REMEZ† BIANCA TEIXEIRA Born in Washington, DC Born in São Paulo, Brazil Named apprentice in 2016 Joined in 2019 Joined in 2017
NATASHA SHEEHAN† JOSEPH WARTON† Born in San Francisco, California Born in Beaverton, Oregon Joined in 2016 Joined in 2017
ALEXANDER RENEFF-OLSON† MYLES THATCHER† Born in San Francisco, California Born in Atlanta, Georgia Named apprentice in 2012 Named apprentice in 2009 Joined in 2013 Joined in 2010
MIRANDA SILVEIRA† MAGGIE WEIRICH† Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Born in Portland, Oregon Named apprentice in 2013 Named apprentice in 2014 Joined in 2014 Joined in 2015
SKYLA SCHRETER MINGXUAN WANG† Born in Chappaqua, New York Born in Qingdao, China Joined in 2014 Named apprentice in 2013 Joined in 2014
JOHN-PAUL SIMOENS† AMI YUKI† Born in Omaha, Nebraska Born in Saitama, Japan Named apprentice in 2014 Named apprentice in 2014 Joined in 2015 Joined in 2015
APPRENTICES RUBÉN CÍTORES† SUNMIN LEE† ADRIAN ZEISEL† LLEYTON HO† TYLA STEINBACH†
JACOB SELTZER† Born in Washington, DC Named apprentice in 2018 †Received training at San Francisco Ballet School Joined in 2019 Dancer head shots // © Chris Hardy and David Allen
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 33 “First Republic shares our passion for innovation and world-class performance.” ANDREA MILLER Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Gallim Dance 2017-2018 Artist in Residence, Th e Metropolitan Museum of Art
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VIOLIN I CONTRABASS TROMBONE Cordula Merks, Concertmaster Jonathan Lancelle, Acting Principal Jeffrey Budin, Principal Heeguen Song, Associate Concertmaster Shinji Eshima, Associate Principal Michael Cox Beni Shinohara, Assistant Concertmaster Mark Wallace, Assistant Principal** Heidi Wilcox Michael Minor** BASS TROMBONE Robin Hansen Scott Thornton, Principal Brian Lee FLUTE Mariya Borozina Barbara Chaffe, Principal TUBA Minsun Choi Julie McKenzie Peter Wahrhaftig, Principal Wenyi Shih* Laura Albers* PICCOLO TIMPANI Julie McKenzie John Burgardt, Principal** VIOLIN II Ani Bukujian, Principal OBOE PERCUSSION Craig Reiss, Associate Principal Laura Griffiths, Principal David Rosenthal, Principal Jeanelle Meyer, Assistant Principal Marilyn Coyne Tyler Mack* Marianne Wagner Laura Keller CLARINET HARP Jeremy Preston Andrew O’Donnell** Annabelle Taubl, Principal Rebecca Jackson* Barret Ham** Karen Shinozaki Sor* ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER BASSOON & MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR VIOLA Rufus Olivier, Principal Tracy Davis Yi Zhou, Principal Patrick Johnson-Whitty Anna Kruger, Associate Principal MUSIC LIBRARIAN Joy Fellows, Assistant Principal CONTRABASSOON Matthew Naughtin Caroline Lee Patrick Johnson-Whitty “First Republic shares our passion for innovation Paul Ehrlich Elizabeth Prior* HORN and world-class performance.” Kevin Rivard, Principal CELLO Keith Green ANDREA MILLER Eric Sung, Principal Brian McCarty, Associate Principal Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Gallim Dance Jonah Kim, Associate Principal William Klingelhoffer 2017-2018 Artist in Residence, Th e Metropolitan Museum of Art Victor Fierro, Assistant Principal Thalia Moore TRUMPET Ruth Lane** Adam Luftman, Principal Mark Votapek* Joseph Brown Scott Macomber* **Seasonal Substitute *Extra Player
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HELGI TOMASSON ADMINISTRATION MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DARIN CONLEY-BUCHSIEB, JULIE BEGLEY, Chief Marketing Officer & PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER Human Resources Director You You Xia, Director of Communications KELLY TWEEDDALE Carmen Creel, Board Relations Manager Fran Jamison, Director of Marketing EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Angela Gonzalez, Human Resources Mary Goto, Associate Director, Generalist Analytics & Relationship Marketing ARTISTIC Sebastian Adrian, Valerie Megas, Senior Manager, Ricardo Bustamante, Felipe Diaz, Human Resources Associate Retail Operations Ballet Masters & Assistants Katharine Chambers, Assistant to Caitlin Sims, Senior Manager, to the Artistic Director Content & Editorial Senior Executive Staff Betsy Erickson, Tina LeBlanc, Anita Paciotti, Jane Ann Chien, Web & Digital Katita Waldo, Ballet Masters Platforms Manager DEVELOPMENT Yuri Possokhov, Choreographer in Residence Jillian Vasquez, Marketing & Promotions Amelia Bear, Artistic Administrator DANIELLE ST.GERMAIN-GORDON, Manager Chief Development Officer Alan Takata-Villareal, Logistics Manager Abby Masters, Marketing Operations Manager Elizabeth Lani, Deputy Director Mateo Santos Perry, Assistant to the Kate McKinney, PR & Communications of Development/Planned Giving Artistic Staff Manager
Elspeth Sweatman, Publications & Digital
Operations & Membership Media Manager OPERATIONS Laurel Skehen, Senior Manager, Nannette Mickle, Group Sales Representative Membership & Operations DEBRA BERNARD, General Manager Emily Munoz, Relationship Marketing Juliette LeBlanc, Company Manager Hannah Young, Donor Communications Coordinator Michelle Symons, Operations Manager Manager Media Asset Administrator Rachel Bauer, Ashley Rits, Development Operations Francis Zhou, Graphic Design Specialist Manager Sky Alsgaard, Visual Designer PRODUCTION Juanita Lam, Development Coordinator Production Director CHRISTOPHER DENNIS, Allison Shiba, Development Operations Daniel Thomas, Technical Manager Associate TICKET SERVICES Kate Share, Manager of Wardrobe, Wig, Jim Sohm, Research Manager BETSY LINDSEY, Director of Ticket Make-up & Costume Construction & Patron Services Jim French, Lighting Supervisor Institutional Giving Mark Holleman, Sales & Service Manager Production Stage Manager Jane Green, Elizabeth Luu, Associate Director Elena Ratto, Patron Services Specialist Kathryn Orr, Stage Manager of Development, Institutional Giving Megan Quintal, Ticket Services Nixon Bracisco, Master Carpenter Colette Whitney, Corporate Giving Manager Database Specialist Kelly Corter Kelly, Master Electrician Arielle Hazan, Jericho Lindsey, Patricia Pearson, Cherryl Usi, Kenneth M. Ryan, Master of Properties Special Events Ticket Services Associates Zachary Tomcich, Interim Head of Audio Ingrid Roman, Associate Director John O’Donnell, Flyman of Development, Events Megan Gulla, Head of Women’s Wardrobe Emma Lundberg, Special Events Manager FINANCE Paige Howie, Head of Men’s Wardrobe Meg Sullivan, Special Events Coordinator KEVIN MOHR, Chief Financial Officer Thomas Richards-Keyes, Niki Naftzger, Events Associate Kristin Klingvall, Controller Head of Hair & Make-up & Auxiliary Liaison Valerie Ruban, Accounting Supervisor Maurisa Rondeau, Assistant Head Evangelina Maravilla, Payroll Manager of Hair & Make-up Individual Giving Matthew Czarnecki, Senior Accountant Sarah Warner, Associate Director Caroline Lee, Leanna Wright, Staff Accountants of Development, Individual Giving MUSIC Brent Radeke, Major Gifts Officer MARTIN WEST, Music Director FACILITIES & Principal Conductor Derek Lance, Major Gifts Officer Individual Giving Officer NATHAN BRITO, Facilities Manager Mungunchimeg Buriad, Natal’ya Feygina, Tilly Chiles, Facilities Supervisor Nina Pinzarrone, Company Pianists Haley O’Neil, Donor Relations Manager Scott Christenson, Julianne Blunt, Donor Relations Associate Todd Martin, Neil Miller, Stanley Wong, Tracy Davis, Orchestra Personnel Manager & Music Administrator Facilities Assistants Matthew Naughtin, Music Librarian Andreana Banks, Tamara de la Cruz,
Yana Vincent, Receptionists
36 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Lauren Richter Matt McCourt, Kayla Murkison, MURRAY BOGNOVITZ, Director of Anne-Sophie Rodriguez Resident Assistants Information Technology Henry Berg, Conditioning Leslie Donohue, Chris Fitzsimons, School Physical Therapists Stacy Desimini, IT Operations Brian Fisher, Dexandro Montalvo, & Project Manager Contemporary Dance Karen Irvin, Application Administrator Dana Genshaft, Ballet, Choreography Dance in Schools & Communities & Help Desk Coordinator Workshop & Conditioning Teaching Artists Josh Marshall, Web Administrator Jamie Narushchen, Daniel Sullivan, Alisa Clayton Jiapeng Jiang, IT Specialist Music Sammay Dizon Jennie Scholick, PhD., Dance History Phoenicia Pettyjohn
FRONT OF HOUSE Cecelia Beam, Adult Ballet & Dance for Jessica Recinos Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease JAMYE DIVILA LARGENT, House Manager Joti Singh Lisa Giannone, Marialice Dockus, Head Usher Genoa Sperske Conditioning Class Consultant Rodney Anderson, Wayne Noel Bahr, Maura Whelehan Jacquelin Barrett, Principal Guest Faculty Danica Burt, Frank Chow, Martin Dias, Sofiane Sylve, Guest Faculty Dave Doering, Jonathan Drogin, Dance in Schools & Communities Jorge Gonzalez Rodriguez, Accompanists Chip Heath, Elaine Kawasaki, School Pianists Manolo Davila Eileen Keremitsis, Ryszard Koprowski, Jamie Narushchen, School Pianist Supervisor, David Frazier Bill Laschuk, Sharon Lee, Marilyn Leong, Lee R. Crews Endowed Pianist Omar Ledezma Lenore Long, Doug Luyendyk, Ella Belilovskaya, Ritsuko Micky Kubo, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Sam Mesinger, Zeke Nealy Geoffrey Lee, Astghik Sakanyan, Dale Nedelco, Beth Norris, Jan Padover, Wade Peterson Daniel Sullivan, Katelyn Tan, Sky Tan, Julie Peck, Robert Remple, Bill Repp, Bongo Sidibe Galina Umanskaya, Linli Wang, Rilla Reynolds, Robyn Sandberg, Billy Wolfe, Xiao Xiao, School Pianists Kelly Smith, Stephanie Somersille, Melissa Stern, Theresa Sun, COMPANY PHYSICIANS ClaireTremblay, Richard Wagner, Education & Training Administration Richard Gibbs, M.D. & Rowan Paul, M.D., Steve Weiss, Elaine Yee, Ushers ANDREA YANNONE, Director of Education Supervising Physicians Hui Ming Wu, Show Maid & Training Michael Leslie, PT, Jennie Scholick, PhD., Associate Director Director, Dancer Wellness Center EDUCATION & TRAINING of Audience Development Kristin Wingfield, M.D., San Francisco Ballet School Christina Gray Rutter, Associate Director Primary Care Sports Medicine HELGI TOMASSON, Artistic Director of School Administration Frederic Bost, M.D., On-site Orthopedist PATRICK ARMAND, Director Jasmine Yep Huynh, Associate Director Peter Callander, M.D., Keith Donatto, M.D., of Youth and Community Programs Jon Dickinson, M.D., Orthopedic Advisors School Faculty Tai Vogel, School Registrar and to the Company Summer Session Coordinator Patrick Armand Karl Schmetz, Consulting Physical Therapist Karen Maloney, School Programs Coordinator Sandrine Cassini Active Care, Lisa Giannone, Aurelia Moulin, School Logistics Coordinator Director, Off-site Physical Therapy Kristi DeCaminada Amanda Alef, Education Coordinator & Conditioning Classes Karen Gabay Cecelia Beam, Audience Engagement Leonard Stein, D.C., Chiropractic Care Jeffrey Lyons Coordinator Henry Berg, Rehabilitation Class Instructor Ilona McHugh Pamela Sieck, Community Programs Gabrielle Shuman, Wellness Program Manager Pascal Molat, Ballet & Trainee Program Coordinator Assistant, Lee R. Crews Endowed Kyra Katagi, Emma Yee, School Assistants Faculty Member John Hanpadungvongs, Manager of Alyssa Puleo Residential Life
The artists employed by San Francisco Ballet are members of the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO, the Union of professional dancers, singers, and staging personnel in the United States. The San Francisco Ballet Association is a member of Dance/USA; American Arts Alliance; the Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; and the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. Legal Services provided by Adler & Colvin; Fallon Bixby Cheng & Lee; Fettmann Ginsburg, PC; Blue Skies Immigration Services; Epstein Becker & Green, PC; Littler Mendelson, PC; Miller Law Group; and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Audit services provided by Grant Thornton LLP. Insurance brokerage services provided by DeWitt Stern Group.
The Centers for Sports and Dance Medicine at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital are the official health care providers for San Francisco Ballet School. Special thanks to Dr. Susan Lewis, Dr. Jane Denton, Dr. Rémy Aridizzone, Christine Corpus, and the Physical Therapy Department for generously providing their services.
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 37 DONOR EVENTS
Donors are invited to join us behind-the-scenes for on-stage rehearsals, insider lectures, and other events designed to deepen their connection with the Company. To make your gift and receive exclusive benefits designed to enhance your SF Ballet experience, visit sfballet.org/donate or contact the Membership Office [email protected] or 415-865-6568. Throughout the 2020 Repertory Season, members of the Artistic Directors Council, Chairman’s Council, Christensen Society, Friends of SF Ballet, and The Jocelyn Vollmar Legacy Circle are invited to exclusive events outlined below. For more information on our donor benefits, contact the Christensen Society Office [email protected] or 415-865-6622.
MARCH MAY ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL (PAT+/VLC) Pre-Curtain Dinner, Friday, March 20 at 11 am Romeo & Juliet (CHO+) Taube Atrium Theater, Wilsey Center for Opera Friday, May 1 at 5:30 pm Pre-Curtain Dinner, Ballet Accelerator (CHO+) The Green Room, Veterans Building Tuesday, March 24 at 5 pm CS Cast Party, The Green Room, Veterans Building Romeo & Juliet (ASO+) CS Cast Party, Ballet Accelerator (ASO+) Friday, May 1 at 10:30 pm Tuesday, March 24 at 10 pm The Green Room, Veterans Building The Green Room, Veterans Building Ballet History Lecture (CON+) On-Stage Rehearsal, Present Perspectives* Thursday, May 7 Thursday, March 26 Location TBD War Memorial Opera House * Contributor Level and above members may use their allotted number of single-use passes at the On-Stage Rehearsal(s) of their choice. Capacity is APRIL limited and tickets are required. ON-STAGE REHEARSAL, JEWELS* Tuesday, April 14 EVENT DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS War Memorial Opera House ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Company Class Observation and Reception (SUP+)
Saturday, April 18 IDEAS EVENTS.COM 415.558.8900 INFO@IDEAS EVENTS.COM War Memorial Opera House WE BRING YOUR IDEAS TO LIFE! LEGACY LUNCHEON & TECH REHEARSAL (VLC) Thursday, April 30 at 11:30 am War Memorial Opera House
MEMBERSHIP LEVEL KEY ADC | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL ($100,000+) FRIENDS OF SF BALLET CHM | CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL ($15,000–$99,999) PAT | PATRON ($1,000–$2,499) SUP | SUPPORTER ($500–$999) CHRISTENSEN SOCIETY CON | CONTRIBUTOR ($200–$499) CHO | CHOREOGRAPHER’S COUNCIL ($7,500–$14,999) DAN | DANCER’S COUNCIL ($5,000–$7,499) VLC | JOCELYN VOLLMAR LEGACY CIRCLE ASO | ASSOCIATE’S COUNCIL ($2,500–$4,999)
38 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 DONOR NEWS
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET 2020 OPENING NIGHT GALA
On January 16, San Francisco Ballet celebrated the opening of the 2020 Repertory Season with SPELLBOUND, the Opening Night Gala hosted by the SF Ballet Auxiliary. The elegant evening included cocktails and dinner at City Hall, a one-night-only performance, and a lively After Party. The event raised $3 million to benefit a wide range of SF Ballet initiatives, including new works, scholarships for SF Ballet School students, and community education programs. All photos by Drew Altizer Photography.
General Manager Debra Bernard, Executive Director Kelly Tweeddale, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson and Marlene Tomasson Board Co-Chair Sunnie Evers, and Gala Honorary Chair and Trustee Tom Horn
AUXILIARY GALA COMMITTEE Sarah Newmarker, Pam Preston, Auxiliary President Ann Kathryn Baer, Dr. Shokooh Miry, Trecia Knapp, Samantha Walravens, Dinner Chair Freddi Wilkinson, René Rodman Diamond, Elizabeth Mitchell, Gala Chair Patricia Dale Roberts, Lori Harmon, Kate Coffino, Décor Chair Heather Cassady Martin, Rada Brooks, Maria Grace Conley, Holli Thier, Katie Colendich, Wendy Armstrong, Rebecca Kaykas-Wolff, Alston Calabrese
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Barbara Ravizza Osterweis and Trustee Diane B. Wilsey Board Co-Chair Robert Shaw and Diedre Shaw Trustee John Osterweis
SF Ballet 2020 Opening Night Gala with decor Trustee Kelsey Lamond and David Lamond Trustee Jim Herbert and Cecilia Herbert by J. Riccardo Benavides
Paula West, Tim Marks, Suzanne Tucker, Michael P. Nguyen-Hormel, Wine Sponsor Rodney Strong Barry Lipman and Trustee Marie Lipman Fred Levin, and James C. Hormel Vineyards’ Tom and Kate Klein
40 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 President and Immediate Past Chair Carl Pascarella, Miho Nedvigin, Trustee Beth Grossman, Trustee Nancy Kukacka, and Scotty Young Yurie Pascarella, and Gennadi Nedvigin
Michael Mauzé and Trustee Trustee Jim Marver and Denise Littlefield Sobel and Lynn and Dr. Peter Callander Alison Mauzé Shirin Kaufman Roman Gronkowski
ENCORE! BOARD Jaqueline Barrett, Elizabeth Schmidt, Brittany Whitmer, Jeannie Gill, ENCORE! Gala Vice-Chair Alana Naber, ENCORE! President Daniel Cassell, SF Ballet 2020 Opening Night Gala Allegro Circle Co-Chairs ENCORE! Gala Chair Gary S. Williams, Jr, Jamie Lee Taylor, Susan Lin, with decor by J. Riccardo Benavides Stewart McDowell Brady and Patrice Lovato Maggie Winterfeldt Clark, and Angela Zhang
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INNOVATION GLOBAL CAPITAL: BARBARA FRACCHIA PROUD SPONSOR OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Innovation Global Capital, a venture capital firm, serves as a proud sponsor of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Leveraging decades of operational expertise, Innovation Global Capital builds disruptive, early stage companies leading the digital transformation of the economy. Yasunobu Kyogoku, founder of Innovation Global Capital, has been a San Francisco Ballet Trustee since 2014. SF Ballet would like to extend a special acknowledgement to Yasunobu and his wife, Reiko Kyogoku, for their generous commitment and support over the years. “San Francisco Ballet’s commitment to global excellence and pushing the creative envelope with innovative pieces directly reflect the values we cherish at Innovation Global Capital,” Yasunobu says. “We are honored to invest in this world-renowned company helping to anchor the San Francisco community.”
MAKING A GIFT USING YOUR IRA Donors to San Francisco Ballet who use IRA distributions to make gifts to the annual fund not only offer valuable support for institutional operations, but are also entitled to enjoy non-taxable membership benefits for their gift. If you are 70½ or older, you can make a tax-deductible distribution from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The IRA charitable rollover, first enacted in 2006, has resulted in millions of dollars of charitable gifts that would not otherwise have been made. Recent tax law updates passed through the Secure Act in late 2019 have increased the age when IRA owners must take a required minimum distribution to 72. This means that though you can still make a gift at 70½ using your IRA, the additional benefit of the rollover amount not impacting your adjusted gross income is not applicable unless you are 72. This creates a one- to-two-year window in which IRA distributions qualify as charitable contributions, but not as required minimum distributions.
Please join us as we celebrate Yuan Yuan Tan’s 25th anniversary with San Francisco Ballet. Following the matinee performance of Jewels—during which Tan will dance the lead role in Diamonds—a reception and dinner will be held at the Palace Hotel.
Sunday, April 19, 2020 5 pm
Dinner tickets from $400–$2,500 per person
For tickets, please visit sfballet.org/YYTanDinner or contact Meg Sullivan at [email protected] or 415-865-6625. B is for Ballet, 20” x 16”. oil on canvas (The Alphabet Collection Book) Photograph by Russel Kiehn Yuan Yuan Tan in Possokhov’s Diving Into the Lilacs // © Erik Tomasson Barbara Fracchia [email protected] • 510-525-7057 • www.barbarafracchia.com 42 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 Classical Paintings of Ballet and Opera by BARBARA FRACCHIA
B is for Ballet, 20” x 16”. oil on canvas (The Alphabet Collection Book) Photograph by Russel Kiehn Barbara Fracchia [email protected] • 510-525-7057 • www.barbarafracchia.com PROGRAM 04 | SFBALLET.ORG | 43 SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SEASON SPONSORS 2020 REPERTORY SEASON
PROGRAM O1 The Big Hunger World Premiere Mrs. Robinson World Premiere
Cinderella LEAD SPONSORS LEAD SPONSORS GRAND BENEFACTOR Christine Russell and Mark Schlesinger Thomas E. Horn Mrs. Henry I. Prien Randee Seiger Mr. and Mrs. John S. Osterweis
LEAD SPONSORS Etudes Anima Animus Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich SF Ballet Auxiliary LEAD SPONSOR MAJOR SPONSORS Dr. Sunnie Evers Kathleen Grant, M.D. and MAJOR SPONSORS Thomas Jackson, M.D. Lydia and Steven Bergman SPONSOR Beth and Brian Grossman Stephen and Margaret Gill BRAVO SPONSORS Jim and Cecilia Herbert Dr. Timothy Marten and Ms. Mary Heylin Elaine Kartalis PROGRAM O4 ENCORE! SPONSORS A Midsummer Night’s Dream Brian and Rene Hollins Christine and Pierre Lamond GRAND BENEFACTOR PROGRAM O6 Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Pease Yurie and Carl Pascarella Classical Symphony Barbara and Stephan Vermut LEAD SPONSORS SPONSOR Kelsey and David Lamond Joan and Alan Henricks Diane B. Wilsey
PROGRAM O2 MAJOR SPONSORS Appassionata Sandpaper Ballet Nancy A. Kukacka SPONSORS LEAD SPONSOR Marie and Barry Lipman Kara and Charles Roell Shelby and Frederick Gans Robert and Diedre Shaw Almaden Catherine and Mark Slavonia MAJOR SPONSOR Michael and Mary Schuh Innovation Global Capital The Seasons SF Ballet Premiere SPONSORS SPONSORS MAJOR SPONSOR John G. Capo and Orlando Diaz-Azcuy Kacie and Michael Renc Mrs. Joyce L. Stupski Ms. Laura Clifford O.J. and Gary Shansby SPONSOR Joseph and Marianne Geagea Paul A. Violich Denise Littlefield Sobel
PROGRAM O5 PROGRAM O3 PROGRAM O7 The Infinite Ocean PROGRAM SPONSOR Jewels The Bernard Osher Foundation MAJOR SPONSOR Emeralds
Brenda and Alexander Leff 7 for Eight MAJOR SPONSORS SPONSORS LEAD SPONSORS Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue Karen S. Bergman Fang and Gary Bridge John and Amy Palmer
Larissa Roesch and Calder Roesch Teri and Andy Goodman Rubies SF Ballet Allegro Circle MAJOR SPONSORS SPONSORS David and Vicki Cox James C. Gries Kathleen Scutchfield James C. Hormel and Michael P. Nguyen-Hormel
Cinderella© by Christopher Wheeldon
44 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 Diamonds SATURDAY NIGHT WINE SPONSOR MAJOR SPONSOR SUBSCRIPTION SERIES Rodney Strong Vineyards Sue and John Diekman Lucy and Fritz Jewett Saturday Night Series SPARKLING WINE SPONSOR Mr. and Mrs. James C. Katzman Scharffenberger Cellars
PROGRAM O8 SPELLBOUND Romeo & Juliet 2020 OPENING NIGHT GALA TOURING LEAD SPONSORS PRESENTING SPONSOR Copenhagen, The Royal Danish Mr. Richard C. Barker Osterweis Capital Management Opera House,
Mr. James D. Marver BENEFACTOR DINNER SPONSOR October–November 2019 Alison and Michael Mauzé KPMG GRAND BENEFACTOR SPONSOR MAJOR SPONSORS Denise Littlefield Sobel PATRON DINNER SPONSOR Anonymous JPMorgan Chase & Co. LEAD SPONSORS Judy C. Swanson Jim and Cecilia Herbert Richard Thalheimer COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSOR Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP SPONSORS Ms. Laura Clifford MAJOR SPONSOR Katherine and Gregg Crawford Mr. and Mrs. John S. Osterweis Alex and Carolyn Mehran Wylie Peterson and Anne-Marie Peterson
GENERAL Proud to Support
San Francisco Ballet gratefully acknowledges San Francisco Grants for the Arts, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts for their support. the Arts in San Francisco Official Gym of San Francisco Ballet Media Sponsor
Personal attention thoughtful litigation final resolution EDUCATION & TRAINING
Our goal is to preserve our LAW FAMILY client’s dignity and humanity.
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575 Market Street, Suite 4000 Lead Sponsors of San Francisco Ballet’s Education Programs San Francisco, CA 94105
Additional support is provided by Gap Foundation, U.S. Bank Foundation, and Zellerbach Family Foundation. 415.834.1120 www.sflg.com The Dance in Schools and Communities program is supported by The Charles Henry Leach, II Fund, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 45 GREAT BENEFACTORS
Our most loyal donors are dedicated to supporting ballet as an art form and realize that an investment in San Francisco Ballet makes a difference in the cultural life of the Bay Area. SF Ballet has pushed boundaries in dance and changed lives over the years due in large part to those donors whose cumulative giving to SF Ballet is $1 million or more. For more information about investing in SF Ballet, please contact Chief Development OfficerDanielle St.Germain-Gordon at [email protected] or 415-865-6615.
$10,000,000 AND ABOVE $1,000,000–$2,499,999 Grants for the Arts American Airlines Estate of Diana Dollar Knowles The Hellman Family Estate of Helen Anderton Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich William and Flora Hewlett Foundation AT&T Kelsey and David Lamond Lucy and Fritz Jewett Bank of America Foundation The Charles Henry Leach, II Foundation, Bingham McCutchen LLP Jennifer Jordan McCall, Foundation Trustee Athena and Timothy Blackburn Catherine Lego $5,000,000–$9,999,999 BRAVO Paul Lego Estate of Dora Donner Ide Fang and Gary Bridge Marie and Barry Lipman The James Irvine Foundation Jennifer Caldwell and John H. N. Fisher The Marver Family Mrs. Jeannik Méquet Littlefield The State of California Stephanie and James Marver National Endowment for the Arts Estate of Lewis and Emily Callaghan Alison and Michael Mauzé The Bernard Osher Foundation Mrs. Daniel H. Case III Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue John Osterweis and Barbara Ravizza Chevron Corporation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Diane B. Wilsey Estate of Barbara A. Daily Nicola Miner and Robert Mailer Anderson Deloitte Pacific Gas and Electric Company Susan and John Diekman The Thomas J. and Gerd Perkins Foundation $2,500,000–$4,999,999 Suzy Kellems Dominik Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Richard C. Barker Rudolph W. Driscoll Mrs. Henry I. Prien California Arts Council Kate and Bill Duhamel Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock First Republic Bank Sonia H. Evers Bob Ross Ford Foundation Ann and Robert S. Fisher Gordon Russell Diana Stark and J. Stuart Francis Estate of Georg L. Frierson San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary Gaia Fund Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation The San Francisco Foundation Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Randee Seiger Estate of Richard B. Gump Colleen and Robert D. Haas O.J. and Gary Shansby Mimi Haas Walter & Elise Haas Fund Shubert Foundation, Inc. Estate of Katharine Hanrahan Estate of Lillian Hastings The Smelick Family The Hellman Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Hays Denise Littlefield Sobel The Herbert Family William Randolph Hearst Foundation Estate of Norma Stanberry Donald F. Houghton The Edward E. Hills Fund Estate of Natalie H. Stotz G. William Jewell James C. Hormel and Michael P. Nguyen Joyce Stupski Koret Foundation The William G. Irwin Charity Foundation Estate of Arlene H. Sullivan Yurie and Carl Pascarella George F. Jewett Foundation Richard J. Thalheimer Kenneth Rainin George F. Jewett, Jr. 1965 Trust Ms. Susan A. Van Wagner Mr. George R. Roberts Estate of Mildred Johnson Visa Inc. Kathleen Scutchfield JPMorgan Chase & Co. Wallis Foundation The Swanson Foundation Maurice Kanbar Estate of Mason B. Wells Phyllis C. Wattis Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Ormond Kirschbaum The E. L. Wiegand Foundation Wells Fargo Diana Dollar Knowles Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang
The Zellerbach Family
46 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S COUNCIL
We gratefully acknowledge our Artistic Director’s Council, whose investment of $100,000 or more annually is instrumental to the success of all that we do at San Francisco Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School. Please note that gifts made to special events and special projects are recognized separately. To learn more about the exclusive benefits associated with being an Artistic Director’s Council member, please contact Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving Sarah Warner at [email protected] or 415-865-6634.
GRAND BENEFACTORS $250,000 and above The James Family Trust Yurie and Carl Pascarella Mrs. Henry I. Prien Denise Littlefield Sobel Diane B. Wilsey
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL $100,000–$249,999 Mr. Richard C. Barker Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Fang and Gary Bridge Cui Lihong and Wang Wei Dr. Sunnie Evers SHOPPING MADE EASY Shelby and Frederick Gans Teri and Andy Goodman Jim and Cecilia Herbert Visit The Shop at SF Ballet on the South Mezzanine, Thomas E. Horn where you’ll find a spectacular assortment of gifts for all ages. Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich Kelsey and David Lamond The Shop is open one hour before the performance, Marie and Barry Lipman during intermission, and 30 minutes after weekend matinees. Mr. James D. Marver Alison and Michael Mauzé Mr. and Mrs. John S. Osterweis Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Christine Russell and Mark Schlesinger Randee Seiger Richard Thalheimer 2020 shop products // © San Francisco Ballet
PROGRAM 04 | SFBALLET.ORG | 47 CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL
We are pleased to recognize our Chairman’s Council members; individuals and families who commit $15,000 or more each year to the annual fund. Please note that gifts made to special events and special projects are recognized separately. To learn more about the exciting behind-the-scenes benefits afforded Chairman’s Council members, please contact Major Gifts Officer Brent Radeke at [email protected] or 415-865-6638. The names of donors who have been honored as ten-year members of the Christensen Society are followed by a plus sign (+) in this section. Former SF Ballet Trustees and Associate Trustees are noted with an asterisk (*).
PRODUCER’S COUNCIL CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL $75,000–$99,999 John G. Capo and $15,000–$24,999 Arlene and Steve Krieger+ Beth and Brian Grossman+ Orlando Diaz-Azcuy+ Anonymous (4) Katherine and James Lau Robert and Laura Cory Joseph and Brooke Roberto and Kevin Lee-Ruiz PRESENTER’S COUNCIL Katherine and Gregg Crawford+ Maya Alex Patrice and Walther Lovato Dana and Robert Emery+ $50,000–$74,999 Brenton and Melanie and Peter Maier, John Brockway Huntington Foundation Anonymous Carl Emory and The Wingate Lysbeth Warren Anderson+ Foundation+ Ms. Susan Marsch Lydia and Steven Bergman Kristen A. Avansino+ Joseph and Marianne Geagea Mr. Gregg Mattner+ Ms. Laura Clifford Mr. and Mrs. Bartley B. Baer James C. Gries+ Jane and Roger McCarthy+ David and Vicki Cox+ Rosemary B. Baker*+ Joan and Alan Henricks Stewart McDowell Brady and Philip Brady Sue and John Diekman+ Courtney Benoist and Brian and Rene Hollins+ Jason M. Fish*+ Linda and Benjamin Miller Drs. Richard D. and Patricia Gibbs James C. Hormel and Diana Bersohn Mrs. Stuart G. Moldaw+ Margaret and Stephen Gill+ Michael P. Nguyen-Hormel+ Ms. Susan Blake+ Mr. David Morandi Kathleen Grant, M.D. Ms. Jeri Lynn Johnson+ and Thomas Jackson, M.D.+ Bruce Braden+ Marta L. Morando+ Mrs. Maja Kristin Lucy Jewett+ Rachel Brass and Richard Foster Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Newman+ Reiko and Yasunobu Kyogoku Elaine Kartalis Ron and Susan Briggs+ Karl F. Nygren and Beth DeAtley Christine and Pierre Lamond+ Mr. and Mrs. James C. Katzman+ Stacey B. Case+ Michel and Mekhala Oltramare Kelsey Lamond Scholarship Fund Nancy A. Kukacka Antoinette Chatton+ Beth Price+ Dr. Timothy Marten and Brenda and Alexander Leff Rosalyn Chen Chavez Mr. Fritz Quattlebaum+ Ms. Mary Heylin+ Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue+ Mr. and Mrs. Sol Coffino Dave and Judy Redo+ Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman John and Amy Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Scott Connors Glenn H. Reid+ Alexander R. Mehran*+ Michael and Mary Schuh+ Mrs. Courtney C. Dallaire Mr. Jeremy Rishel and Michael Moritz and Jill Daly Dr. Heather Irina Rishel Kathleen Scutchfield+ Harriet Heyman Dr. Jordan Deschamps-Braly Dorothy Saxe+ Robert and Diedre Shaw Roland G. Ortgies and Paula M. Elmore* Christine Sherry and Lawson Fisher+ Catherine and Mark Slavonia Carmela C. Anderson-Ortgies+ Mr. Frank J. Espina and The Honorable and Mrs. George P. Shultz+ David H. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Pease Mrs. Andrea Valo-Espina Marc Sinykin and Kevin Osinski Mrs. Joyce L. Stupski+ Wylie Peterson and Lynn Feintech and Tony Bernhardt+ Michael and Susanna Steinberg Judy C. Swanson+ Anne-Marie Peterson Randi and Bob Fisher Ms. Nadine Tang and Mr. Bruce Smith Ms. Zhenya Yoder Kacie and Michael Renc+ Mrs. Mortimer Fleishhacker+ Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roach+ Adam J. Thaler Patty Garbarino SPONSOR’S COUNCIL Mr. George R. Roberts+ Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Thornton+ James K. and Helen L. Goodwine+ $25,000–$49,999 Kara* and Charles Roell Mr. and Mrs. William R. Timken+ Brian and Elizaveta Gustafson Anonymous Larissa Roesch and Ms. Susan A. Van Wagner+ Mr. Isaac Hall Gioia and John Arrillaga+ Calder Roesch+ Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Vidinsky Mr. and Mrs. Terry Houlihan In memory of Edward and O.J.* and Gary Shansby+ Jennifer* and Steven Walske+ Eleonore Aslanian Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Smelick+ Fred Isaac and Robin Reiner Daniel and Marie Welch Karen S. Bergman+ The Spero Family Basheer Janjua Cynthia and Edgar Whipple+ Ms. Eliza M. Brown+ Mr. and Mrs. William Truscott Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jasen The Whitman Family Foundation Barbara and Stephan Vermut John G. Kerns*+ Beatrice Wood Paul A. Violich+ William and Gretchen Kimball Ms. Patricia Wyrod Fund+ Diane and Howard Zack+ Jan Koum
48 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 CHRISTENSEN SOCIETY
We are grateful for the generosity of our Christensen Society members, those donors who donate between $2,500 and $14,999 annually. Support from this group of donors is core to all that we do at San Francisco Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School, including acquiring and commissioning new work, national and international touring, as well as community engagement and impactful public school programs. Please note that gifts made to special events and special projects are recognized separately. To learn more about how to become part of the Christensen Society, please contact Donor Relations Manager Haley O’Neil at [email protected] and 415-865-6632. The names of donors who have been honored as ten-year members of the Christensen Society are followed by a plus sign (+) in this section. Former SF Ballet Trustees and Associate Trustees are noted with an asterisk (*).
CHOREOGRAPHER’S COUNCIL Cynthia Hersey Miriam Sedman and Katie Budge $7,500–$14,999 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hoch Ralph Nyffenegger+ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cauthorn Anonymous (3) Ms. Kathryn Huber and Mr. and Mrs. Roderick W. Shepard Mr. Donald Chaiken and Sig Anderman Mr. William Larry Binkley Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Sherwin+ Ms. Frances Greenberg+ Norby Anderson Arnold and Laurel Jacobson Ms. Cherida Collins Smith+ Drs. Valerie and Devron Char+ Jeanne and William Barulich Guyton Jinkerson+ Ms. Ellice Sperber and Gloria and Jack Clumeck Ms. Emma Elizalde Margaret Bates, M.D. and Mrs. Barbara L. Johnson Ms. Margaret Coblentz Scott Johnson+ Mr. David A. Kaplan and Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Spolin+ Hannah* and Kevin Comolli Mr.* and Mrs. Joachim Bechtle+ Mr. Glenn Ostergaard+ Susanne Stevens+ Richard and Sylvia Condon+ Davidson Bidwell-Waite and Jim and Barbara Kautz The Streets Family+ Ms. Phyllis Cook+ Edwin A. Waite+ Ms. Lisa A. Keith+ Maureen and Craig Sullivan Alice M. Corning+ Claire and Jared Bobrow+ Linda and Robert Klett+ Alan and Patricia Tai+ Ms. Sandi Covell+ Dr. Thomas and Janice Boyce+ Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kostic In honor of Helgi Tomasson Ms. Phoebe Cowles+ Mr. and Mrs.* William S. Brandenburg Ms. Linda Kurtz Helgi and Marlene Tomasson Mary B. Cranston*+ Kelly and Samuel* Bronfman II+ Captain Witold Klimenko and The Watkins Family+ Ms. Nancy Curtiss Dr. Darlene Lanka-Klimenko+ James R. and Melinda M. Brown Helena and William Wheeler Ms. Lisa Daniels Mark and Debra Leslie+ Dr. Heidi H. Cary Mr. Paul Wilson Dr. Stephen J. Danko Ms. Betsy A. Linder+ Jon B. Chaney+ Mr. and Mrs. Michael Woodall Ms. Bonnie De Clark and Ms. Karen K. Christensen+ Mark and Lori Litwin+ Mr. Tim C. Wu and Mr. Eric Murphy+ Ms. Jill D. Hollander Robert Clegg*+ Carol and Hal Louchheim+ Dr. Janice and Mr. Jonathan Zakin+ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dickson Ms. Katie Colendich Mr. and Mrs. Allen Luniewski Kenneth and Anna Zankel, The Grove Mr. and Mrs. David Dossetter+ Dr. Charles Connor+ Mr. and Mrs. Laurence R. Lyons Mr. and Mrs. David Eckert Michèle Beigel Corash and Lori and David F. Marquardt+ DANCER’S COUNCIL Douglas and Barbara* Engmann+ Laurence Corash+ Mr. and Mrs. John A. McQuown $5,000–$7,499 Brent and Sandra Fery Peter and Quin Curran Dr. Maya Meux Anonymous (4) Ms. Linda Jo Fitz+ Ms. Caroline Daniels Mary Mewha* Ms. Diane K. Aaron Mr. and Mrs. David Fleishhacker+ Mr. and Mrs. Angelos Dassios Ms. Alexandra Moses+ Andrew and Linda Rosenberg Ach Ms. Sonia Florian Mr. and Mrs. James A. Davidson Manfred K. Mundelius+ Judy and David Anderson Mr. Dennis N. Fluet+ Juanita and Manuel Del Arroz+ Paul Nordine Ms. Christine DeSanze and Camille and Sean Flynn+ Mrs. Suzy Kellems Dominik*+ Ms. Carla Oakley and Mr. Scott Anthony John and Kelly Foley Mr. Kevin McCarthy+ Ms. Paulette Doudell+ Mr. John Atwater and Ms. Diana L. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Fortune Jr Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Sullivan Robert and Judith Duffy+ Donna Bachle and F. Thomas Aden Mr. David B. Franklin and Sandy Otellini+ Jacqueline* and Christian P. Erdman+ Dr. Thomas and Julie Ballard Mr. Ruedi F. Thoeni Mr. Dennis Otto & Tawna and John Farmer+ Ms. Deborah Taylor Barrera Mr. Douglas Frantz Mr. Robert Meadows Mr. Edward G. Fernandez Mr. Charles Barrett Mr. Ian Friedland Ms. Mindy Owen+ Ms. Katherine M. Fines and Mr. and Mrs. David W. Beach+ Marilyn & Robert Funari Family Mr. Henry Heines+ Mr. William D. Parent+ Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gene Becker Doris Fisher+ Mr. James Parsons and Ms. Jane Gazzola Ms. Lydia Beebe J. Stuart Francis and Diana Stark+ Ms. Andrea Hong Ms. Malin Giddings and Valli Benesch and Bob Tandler John and Marcia Goldman+ Ms. Elizabeth A. Peace Mr. Richard Hechler Dr. Anne Leland Benham and Leslie and Nick Podell+ Sally L. Glaser and David Bower+ Nonie H. Greene and Todd Werby+ Dr. Ian Benham Mr. and Mrs. Neal I. Powers Mr. Michael Grady William J. Gregory Curtis Grisham and Charles Black, Jr. Virginia Leung Price and Mary and Nicholas Graves+ Ann M. Griffiths+ Athena and Timothy Blackburn+ Walter C. Price, Jr. Donald W. and Patricia L. Green Claude and Nina Gruen+ Mr. William Bonville and Ms. Ruth Quigley Dr. Elizabeth A. Harrison Ms. Virginia Jordan Linda Kay Groah Mr. Gordon L. Radley+ Dr. Birt Harvey Mr. and Ms. Ron Borelli Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Guggenhime Georgia and Alan Rittenberg Jeannette and Grant Heidrich+ Cynthia and Frederick Brinkmann+ Duncan and Jeanie Gurley Ms. Patricia Rock and Mr. John Fetzer Dr. and Mrs. I. C. Henderson+ Mr. and Mrs. Kent F. Brooks Lucie and John Hall Mr. Gordon Russell and Dr. Bettina McAdoo+
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 49 CHRISTENSEN SOCIETY CONTINUED
Michael and Julie Hawkins Anne and Michelle Shonk+ Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bentley Ms. Susan J. Davenport Margaret and Will Hearst Dr. Dale Skeen+ Ms. Carol Benz Mr. Dan Davies Miranda Heller and Mark Salkind+ Ms. H. Marcia Smolens+ Mrs. LaVerne Beres Dr. and Mrs. R.L. Davis+ Mindy Henderson Mrs. Linda Snyder Ms. Sandra Moore Berrey Ms. Joan Dea and Mr. Lionel Conacher Mr. Patrick M. Hogan* Ms. Leah Solivan Ms. Cameron L. Best Mr. Keith Dehoff Ms. Billye Howard Mary Ann Somerville+ Philip Bettens in memory Dr. Richard M. Delfs+ Ms. Kimberly M. Hughes+ Mr. and Ms. Keith Stephens of Marcella Dodge Mr. Curtis E. Dennison Mr. Churn Hwang Mrs. Dwight V. Strong+ Mrs. Jan Birenbaum Julie Desloge and George A. Newhall+ Ms. Giovanna Jackson* Mr. and Mrs. Jim Swartz+ RADM and Mrs. John W. Bitoff+ Mr. Yilun Ding Allison and Brian Jacobs Ms. Jody K. Thelander Alaina Bixon and David DeMartini Ms. Patricia Dobashi and Ms. Andrea Jacoby+ Ms. Holli P. Thier, J.D. Amos and Carla Blackmon Mr. Daro Inouye Mr. Peter Joshua Mr. and Mrs. William L. Thornton+ Ms. Martha E. Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Dobos+ Loren B. Kayfetz and Pat Pannell Mr. Dana Tom Dr. Phyllis Blair Alicia Dougherty-Wold and Thomas Wold Mr. and Mrs. Jascha Kaykas-Wolff Kelly and Dean Tweeddale Ms. Kathleen Blanchard Michael E. Dreyer and Harry B. Ugol+ Mrs. Kristen Kelly Jenise Uehara Mr. Noel T. Blos+ Mrs. Jennifer M. Duarte Rev. Keenan C. Kelsey Ms. Lida Urbanek Ms. Janet M. Bollier Mr. Garrettson Dulin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Klein+ Drs. Oldrich and Silva Vasicek+ Bon Air Center Ms. Jane Durie Ms. Patricia D. Knight Dr. Conrad Vial and Dr. Stephen C. Born Samantha DuVall and Darren Bechtel Mr. and Mrs. James Knoll Mrs. Catalina Zapata-Vial Rebecca and Michael Bradley Mr. Fritz Eberly Ms. Suzanne Knott and Mr. Tom Rose Ms. Susan Warble Ms. Carolyn J. and Mr. David W. Brady Diane and Joseph Ehrman III+ Sharon Lambert and Charles Cohen+ Ms. Carol A. Weitz Mr. Lawrence Brakmo Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Engelman Ms. Judy Lichterman Daphne and Stuart Wells Julie Brown-Modenos Mr. Stephen W. Etter Christa and Mark* Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wertsch+ Ms. Barbara Brown+ Greg and Anne Evans Ms. Pirkko Lucchesi Karen and Stephen Wiel+ Catherine Brown and Mrs. Mickey Evans Dr. and Mrs. G. Karl Ludwig, Jr.+ Mr. and Mrs. David Wilner Gerald Gwathney Mr. Robert S. Fisher*+ Ms. Dosia Matthews Dr. Keith R. Yamamoto+ Josephine Brownback+ Mr. William E. Fisher+ Mr. Patrick McCabe Sharon and Robert Yoerg Mr. Peyton Bryars Susan and David Folkman Mr. Glenn McCoy+ Betty C. Bullock and Robert Murray Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Francies Jr Dr. Jack M. McElroy and ASSOCIATE’S COUNCIL Julie and David Burns Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frankel+ Dr. Mary Ann Skidmore+ $2,500–$4,999 Adrian and Carol Byram Mr. Douglas Frantz Joan and Robert McGrath+ Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Calabrese Mr. Ernest Freeman Lisa and Jason McPhate Ms. Marcia Abrams Mr. Bruce Callander Ms. Baerbel Freytag Mr. Steve Merlo Michael C Abramson+ Mrs. John Callander+ Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Fricke Mr. Ted E. Mitchell+ Norman Abramson Mrs. Nancie Cameron Ms. Joyce Friedman Mrs. Janet Morris+ Molly and Stewart Agras+ Dr. Paula Campbell E Fujikawa Kathleen Much and Stanley Peters Ms. Melissa Allen Libi Cape+ Ms. Ayumi Funaki Ms. Donna Neff Lisa and Maria Alvarez Ms. Linda Carson+ Mr. John Garfinkle Peggy and Willis Newton Jola and John M. Anderson+ Charles R. Castellano and Drs. Louis Chang and Mr. Richard Oppenheimer Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Andresen+ Deryl Castellano S. Courtney Gelberman Hilary C. Pierce and Keir J. Beadling Mr. and Mrs. Robert Benton Armstrong Mrs. Maggie Chafen David Getchell and Allison Gonzalez Patricia Sanderson Port Mr. and Mrs. Greer Arthur+ Ben Chai and Bob Nelson Laurie Ghielmetti Tanya Marietta Powell+ Mr. and Mrs. Hiroki Asai Mr. Marvin Charney Joy Gim Ms. Teresa Remillard Asmus Family Mr. Philip Chou Mr. Brendan Glackin Mr. and Mrs. Fredric H. Roberts Ms. Corine Assouline Ms. Carol Christ Glaucoma Center of San Francisco Ms. Kathryn Roberts Ms. Mary Atwater Mr. Paul Clifford Ms. Georgie Gleim Mr. Sanford R. Robertson+ Brenda, Dan, and Anja Austin Douglas Clough and Erin Uesugi Nora Goldschlager Ms. Marianne B. Robison+ Ms. Nancy R. Axelrod+ Mitchell and Susan Cohen+ Drs. Meryl Gordon and Ms. Susan Rosin and Mr. Brian Bock Chris and Janet Bajorek Ms. Claudia Coleman+ Robert Schermer Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Ryan+ Mr. Stephen A. Bansak III Comaroto-Raynal Trust Phillip and Philippa Newfield Gordon+ Paul Sack+ Ms. Olivia Barbee Mr. and Mrs. Paul Conley Shelley Gordon Mr. Michael Scagliotti and Karen Bartholomew Sandi Conniff Mr. James Gosling+ Mrs. Miya R. Peard Marie-José and Kent Baum+ Mrs. Glenna Cook Richard L. Grant and James L. Miller+ William and Linda Schieber Ms. Betina Baumgarten Joan and Victor Corsiglia Elizabeth Green-Sah and Richard Sah Carolynne Schloeder George Becker MD Ms. Carmen Côté De Vaughn Ms. Joan Green Mr. and Mrs. Jack Self Mr. Daniel C. Belik Ms. Lilly Creighton Judy and Josh Green Ian and Renee Shaeffer Ms. Desa C. Belyea Jennifer & Brian Worth Sara G. Griffith Kamran and Helena Shamsavari+ Mr. Robert G. Benson Yi Cui Mimi Haas+ Dr. David Tai-Man Shen and Mrs. Elaine Shen+
50 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 Stephen Halprin+ Ms. Debra A. Leylegian+ Ms. Linda L. Olson and Mr. Jeffrey Sloan Alexander and Catherine Hargrave+ Dr. Mary Jane W. Loda Mr. David Polnaszek Ms. Hillary B. Smith Sara and Catherine Harkins+ Carol and Bill Lokke Sandy Osgood and Robert Montevaldo Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harris, Jr. John and Kate Lord+ Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ouyang+ Mr. Stephen R. Smith and Mr. and Mrs.* Kenneth Hecht Mr. and Mrs. Steve Love Dr. Dennis Paustenbach Ms. Theresa E. Lahey Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Heckmann Dan Lowenstein and Mylo Schaaf Dr. Eugene H. Peck Mr. Scott C. Sollers Martha and Michael Helms Mr. Harvey Lynch Hon. Nancy Pelosi and Mr. Paul Pelosi Mr. and Mrs. George H. Sollman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hemphill Leslie MacDonald Dr. Barbara A. Peters Dr. and Mrs. James Y. Soong Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hendrick III Mrs. Rhondalee Mahendroo Mrs Lois M Peterson Mr. Matthew Stepka Ms. Mary Herman Howard and Siesel Maibach+ Ms. Patricia Peterson Lisa J. Stern-Hazlewood+ Ms. Shelly Hernandez Dr. Aditi Mandpe Ms. Georgene Petri Mr. Paul Stone Virginia Hind Hodgson Ms. Joan Mann Dr. Ben M. Picetti Mrs. Mary Stuard Susan and Russell Holdstein Mr. Hal Marcus and Mrs. Elizabeth Paez Edward and Linda Plant+ Erika Stuart and Jonathan Feinstein Philanthropic Fund Dr. and Mrs. David Joseph Martin Melissa and Ritchie Post+ Joseph J. Sturkey+ Sunny Holland and Alan Pryor+ Ms. Virginia Martin Dennis and Yvonne Powell Kimberly and Philip Summe Ms. Carol Ann Holley Mr. Adolph V. Martinelli Mr. and Mrs. Patrick V. Powers Darian and Rick Swig+ Amal and Denis Hommais Ms. Connie V. Martinez Burr Preston Roselyne C. Swig*+ Dr. Serena Hu Ms. Mary E. Massee Ms. Sandra Price+ Ms. Lita Swiryn Susan and Lyman Hurd Holly and Stephen Massey Mr. John Pringle+ Ms. Leela J. Tabari Ms. Margaret C. Hutchins Niko and Steven Mayer+ Louis Ptacek and Ying-Hui Fu+ Jane and Jay Taber Carolyn T. Hutton Jennifer J. McCall+ Ms. Norma Quan Teresa Tang Ms. Corey Hyde Dr. and Mrs. W. D. McCallum+ Ms. Sandra A. Radtka Ms. Trecia Knapp and Mr. Bruno Tapolsky Ms. Karen J. Irvin+ Mr. and Mrs. George McCown+ Alex and Maria Raitz Mrs. Bente Tellefsen+ Jackson Family+ Ms. Jean A. McIntyre Barbara Rambo* and Thomas A. Goossens+ Mr. James Teter Dennis and Paula Jaffe Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Mebine Mr. Joseph E. Ratner Mr. and Mrs. David E. Thomson+ Dr. Michael Jaffe Mr. David E. Meders James Deveney and Steve Rausch Judy and Harold Ticktin Ms. Jane L. Johnson Mr. Sean B. Meehan Drs. Garry and Kathy Rayant+ Howard and Ann Timoney Todd Jolly and Judith Murio Mr. Martin Melia Ms. Sherri M. Relerford Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Tobkin Ms. Toni K. Jones Dr. Beryl Mell and Renee Mell+ Judge and Mrs. Charles B. Renfrew Lowell Tong and Alasdair Neale Debbie and Blake Jorgensen Mr. Wallace Mersereau Ms. Kathryn Renschler Ms. Amanda Topper+ Ms. Roberta Kameda Byron R. Meyer*+ Ann and Jon Reynolds+ Lee Travers Rebecca and Douglas Karlson Mr. and Mrs. Lou Meylan Prof. and Ms. Paul L. Richards Charles W. Tuttle, Jr. Bruce and Dagmar Katz+ Carole Middleton Thomas C. Rindfleisch and Janet Sassoon-Upton and Mr. Brent Kauffman Fred A. Middleton+ A. Carlisle Scott+ John R. Upton, Jr.+ Dr. Amelia Kaymen Mr. John Miller Deborah Robbins and Henry Navas Mr. David Vogel Damien Keller and James Sokol Richard Miller and John Vinton+ L.L. Roberts and A.R. Wilbanks+ Mrs. Virginia Wade Mrs. Jennifer L. Kercher Ms. Suzanne M. Miller Mrs. Pauline Roothman Ms. Adrian Walker+ Drs. Douglas and Carol Kerr Ms. Elizabeth Mitchell Ms. Patricia Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wallace Ms. Kathryn Kersey Ms. Margaret Mitchell Mr. Paul L. Rowe and Mr. Michael Sereno Mr. Richard Walsh Mehrzad Khajenoori Susan and Jack Molinari+ Tiffany Loren Rowe Emily and Bob Warden Ms. Jennifer H. Kilpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Ken Moonie+ Elizabeth Salveson Rosalie V. Weaver Kevin King and Meridee Moore+ Mr. Patrick Moore and Louise Adler Sampson+ Melanie and Ronald Wilensky Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Koffel Dr. Cynthia K. Wallace Mr. Warren H. Sandell Ms. Faye Wilson Mr. Abner Korn Mr. and Mrs. David Moreland Ms. Letitia Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Terry Winograd Ms. Joan Kwansa Gary and Eileen Morgenthaler Donald and Terry Sarver+ Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wold Mr. Bryan Lamkin and Dianne and Brian Morton Gwendy and Anthony Scampavia+ Ms. Muriel Wolverton Ms. Arianna Carughi Mr. Milton J. Mosk and Ms. Sandy S. Lee Mr. Thomas Foutch+ Kathleen Schiebold Sharon* and Russell Woo+ Patricia W. Leicher Chris Motley & Neil O’Donnell Ms. Deborah Schultz and Mr. Gary Cohen Ms. Margaret Wrensch Julius Leiman-Carbia & Ms. Sharon S. Muir Mrs. S. D. Schwabacher+ Ms. Kelly Wulff Kyle Thomas Smith Mr. Roger Murray Mrs. Avé M. Seltsam and Mr. Babak Yazdani Mr. James D. Seltsam, Jr. Patricia Lekas and John Wentz+ Ms. Momoko Kato Myre Jacqueline Young Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Leonard+ Dr. Alex Nellas Joan and Lynn Seppala Ms. Tatyana Yurovsky Ms. Sabrina Leong Drs. Andrew and Lynn Newman+ Ms. Teresa Serata Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Zaragoza Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Lepper+ Jeanne Newman Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Shapiro+ Mr. James Zawada Robert Levenson and Michelle Shiota Ms. Allison Nielsen Sharon Shaw and Emmett Cunningham Catherine Zimmerman Mr. Fred M. Levin Ms. Janelle A. Noble and Mr. and Mrs. Drew Sievers Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zlot Mr. Roy Levin and Mrs. Jan Thomson Mr. George A. Martin Mr. Lawrence J. Simi and Mrs. Sandra J. Zrnic Pam G. Lewis+ Patricia and Hayes Noel Mrs. Janet Rogers Mrs. Wilma J. Nurenberg Earl Singer
PROGRAM 04 | SFBALLET.ORG | 51 INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
San Francisco Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following foundation, government, and corporate partners, whose support helps the Ballet to sustain excellence on stage, in San Francisco Ballet School, and in our community.
To learn more about Foundation giving, contact Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving Elizabeth Luu at [email protected] or 415-865-6616. To learn more about the benefits afforded our Corporate donors, including exceptional client engagement opportunities and impactful recognition, contact Corporate Giving Manager Colette Whitney at [email protected] or 415-865-6651.
FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
GRAND BENEFACTORS CHOREOGRAPHER’S COUNCIL PRESENTER’S COUNCIL $250,000 and above $10,000–$14,999 $50,000–$99,999 San Francisco Grants for the Arts California Arts Council Bank of America Foundation Koret Foundation Walter & Elise Haas Fund Chevron Taube Philanthropies Innovation Global Capital ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL The Woodbury Foundation JPMorgan Chase & Co. $100,000–$249,999 Zellerbach Family Foundation Kaiser Permanente The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation KPMG Hellman Foundation DANCER’S COUNCIL Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation $5,000–$9,999 CHAIRMAN’S COUNCILL The Bernard Osher Foundation The Aaron Copland Fund for Music $15,000–$24,999 Council For Canadian American Relations Almaden PRESENTER’S COUNCIL Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation Inc. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. $50,000–$99,999 Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund Freed of London Flora Family Foundation Heising-Simons Foundation Gibson Dunn George F. Jewett Foundation Walter S. Johnson Foundation U.S. Bank Foundation The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation Bob Ross Foundation ASSOCIATE’S COUNCIL CHOREOGRAPHER’S COUNCIL The Shubert Foundation, Inc. $2,500–$4,999 $10,000–$14,999 Lakeside Foundation B|O|S (Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough, LLC) SPONSOR’S COUNCIL Dodge & Cox $25,000–$49,999 Gap Foundation The Charles Henry Leach, II Fund CORPORATE SUPPORT Mechanics Bank Wealth Management National Endowment for the Arts Willis Towers Watson GRAND BENEFACTORS CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL $250,000 and above DANCER’S COUNCIL $15,000–$24,999 $5,000–$9,999 The Guzik Foundation Denning and Company Mimi and Peter Haas Fund Jimmy Choo Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts Jerome Robbins Foundation ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL ASSOCIATE’S COUNCIL $100,000–$249,999 $2,500–$4,999 Osterweis Capital Management GI Partners SpotHero
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IN-KIND SUPPORT
GRAND BENEFACTOR $250,000 and above Bay Area Rapid Transit
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL $100,000–$249,999 FITNESS SF J Riccardo Benavides McCalls Catering & Events Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
PRESENTER’S COUNCIL $50,000–$99,999 Rodney Strong Vineyards
SPONSOR’S COUNCIL $25,000–$49,999 Q. Digital Media
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL $15,000–$24,999 Allegra Entertainment & Events Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. Ernest Vineyards Piedmont Piano Scharffenberger Cellars
CHOREOGRAPHER’S COUNCIL $10,000–$14,999 Almaden Miette Oakville Ranch
DANCER’S COUNCIL $5,000–$9,999 Blue Angel Vodka Etude Wines Fort Point Beer Company
ASSOCIATE’S COUNCIL $2,500–$4,999 Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards Lily’s Sweets
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Jonathan Porretta with company dancers in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // © Angela Sterling
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 53 JOCELYN VOLLMAR LEGACY CIRCLE
Your estate gift to SF Ballet puts you in very special company: the Jocelyn Vollmar Legacy Circle. Jocelyn Vollmar’s career extended from performing roles in SF Ballet’s first Nutcracker and Swan Lake to training generations of dancers in SF Ballet School. We created the Jocelyn Vollmar Legacy Circle to recognize and thank those individuals who, as a part of their own legacy, make an investment in the future of SF Ballet. Members gain special insight into SF Ballet and the creative process of dance through an annual celebratory luncheon and other behind-the-scenes events. Legacy gifts come in all sizes and include gifts from wills and living trusts; gifts that return lifetime income, such as charitable gift annuities; our pooled income fund; and other planned gifts. For information about Legacy Circle membership and estate gift options, please contact Elizabeth Lani, Deputy Director of Development/Planned Giving, at [email protected] or 415-865-6623.
Anonymous (68) Julie and David Burns Joan Falender Marie Louise Hurabiell Michael C. Abramson Patricia Butler Merritt and Mary Lou Fink Gary Isoardi Norman Abramson and David Beery Adrian and Carol Byram C. Candace Fitzgerald Dorothy and Bradford Jeffries Sophie and Ted Aldrich Patricia J. Campbell Richard Fitzgerald Berdine Jernigan Anthony J. Alfidi Jack Capito Victoria Flavell Mrs. Barbara Johnson Cal Anderson Linda Parker Cassady Frannie Fleishhacker Susan E. and John E. Jola and John M. Anderson Michaela Cassidy John and Kelly Foley Johnson Jr. David and Judith Preves Anderson Ben Chai and Bob Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Foote Mark G. Jones Steven D. Arias Annag Rose Chandler Mary Jo Francis Mrs. René Jopé Roulhac and Tom Austin Antoinette Chatton Douglas Frantz Dr. Devorah Joseph in Nancy R. Axelrod Larry Chow and Ralph Wolf Sandra and Alfred Fricke memory of Nerrissa Joseph ML Baird, in memory of Travis Diane and William Clarke Joseph and Antonia Friedman David A. Kaplan and Marion Baird Robert Clegg Connie Marie Gaglio Rose Adams Kelly Rosemary B. Baker Bette Jean Clute Shelby and Frederick Gans John Kerns Richard C. Barker Michael Q. Cohen and John Garfinkle Mrs. Jerome Ormond Valera Ferrea Barnhart Carol Berman Cohen Jacqueline Ghosin Kirschbaum Marie Schoppe Bartee Brendan Collins and Stephen and Margaret Gill Linda and Robert Klett Margaret Bates, M.D. Gail Sher S. Bradley Gillaugh Suzanne Knott and Tom Rose Richard and Kathy Beal Maggie Collins Jane Gitschier Carole Dillon Knutson Cecelia Beam Jane A. Cook Teri and Andy Goodman Ms. June Kronberg Dr. and Mrs. Walter E. Berger Mary Ellen Copner Meryl Gordon, M.D. Joan Shelbourne Kwansa Karen S. Bergman Colette V.A. Cornish Michael W. Grady Sharon Lampton Ms. Catherine Bergstrom Sandi Covell Jeneal Granieri Mr. and Mrs. Norman Graham Leaper Shannyn Bessoni Deborah Pearson Cowley Lawrence Grauman, Jr. Kimun Lee Davidson Bidwell-Waite Kenneth and Diane Cox Joan and Michael Green Marcia Lowell Leonhardt and Edwin A. Waite Lynda Meyer Cronin Patricia Lindsay Arthur Bienenstock Gerald Currier and Donald W. Green Irv Lichtenwald and Stephen R. Ripple Patricia Ellis Bixby Ramona Manke Davis Roger W. Green Betsy Lim Phyllis B. Blair Cornelia Y. de Schepper William J. Gregory Susan R. Lin Aviva Shiff Boedecker Martha Debs James Gries Mark and Lori Litwin Jon Borset David and Alaina DeMartini Martin C. Hamilton Carol and Hal Louchheim Dr. Carol Bowden Karel and Mark Detterman Rosemary (Rosie) Hayes Barbara Lowe Bruce Braden Charles Dishman Terry Hynes Helm James J. Ludwig Lisa K. Breakey Christine H. Dohrmann Cecilia and Jim Herbert Mr. and Mrs. Laurence R. Ron and Susan Briggs Sam Alicia Duke Jerry Hill Lyons Leonard Brill and Richard Sanjour Peter and Ludmila Eggleton Linda K. Hmelo Susan Adair Malecki Cynthia and Frederick Brinkmann Garrettson Dulin, Jr. Betty Hoener Jo Markovich Agnes Chen Brown, Joseph Ehrman III Holly and Chris Hollenbeck Ms. Susan Marsch in memory of Robert Elliott Brown Gloria A. Elissha Thomas E. Horn John Robert Martin James R. and Melinda M. Brown Carol Emory Mr. and Mrs. Terry Houlihan Connie V. Martinez William C. Bullock Ms. Frances Eubanks Vija M. Hovgard Mr. James D. Marver Marjorie and Gerald Burnett Dr. Sunnie Evers Harold D. and Jocelyn P. Hughes 54 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 Dosia Matthews Tom Nicoll Norman Schlossberg Mrs. Dwight V. Strong Gwen and Hamp Mauvais Jeffrey A. Nigh Ms. Catherine Schmidt Jane and Jay Taber Alison and Michael Mauzé Norman and Hillevi Null Walter and Sharon Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Alan Tai Steven and Niko Mayer Peter Nye and James Marks Al Schroeder Jack Eugene Teeters Ms. Shawna Marie McDonald John S. Osterweis Leonard C. Schwab Sam Thal, M.D. Kathlyn McDonough The Reverand David F. Pace Harold E. Segelstad Richard J. Thalheimer and Dennis Yamamoto John and Amy Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Jack Self Suzanne and Charles Thornton Donald L. McGee James O. Pearson, Jr. Christine Selle Jazz Tigan Mrs. William L. McGee Cynthia Pepper and Val Hornstein Michael and Daryl Shafran Mr. and Mrs. Howard Timoney Dr. Terri McGinnis Laura Holmes Peters J. Gary and O.J. Shansby Michael E. Tully Betsy and Ed McGuigan Barbara Picarelli Foundation Yvonne Upsher Robert L. Merjano Michael C. Pirrung John-Luke Sheridan Janet Sassoon-Upton Steve Merlo Karen Posner Mrs. Carter Parrish Sherlin and John R. Upton, Jr. Karl Meyer and Kelly Hails Steve and Cleo Postle Carol R. Sholin Carolyn and Terry Voet J. Sanford Miller Roger and Deborah Potash Edward M. Silva and Mrs. Katherine Wallin Ms. Joyce E. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Price James H. McMurray Mrs. Barbara W. Wanvig Sandra M. Miraglia Dave and Judy Redo Marc Sinykin and Kevin Osinski Rosalie V. Weaver Mr. Sidney F. Mobell Glenn H. Reid Charles G. Smith Dr. Frieda Weiner Nancy and Larry Mohr M.A. Rey-Bear Trust Cleveland M. Smith Daphne and Stuart Wells Patricia Mok Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Ringe Dr. W. Byron Smith Benjamin and Mary Ann Whitten Milton J. Mosk Pat Roberts M. Eileen Soden Karen and Stephen Wiel Elise Mosse Elsie Robertson Scott C. Sollers Mr. Burlington Willes Kathleen Much Pauline and Richard Roothman Sue Sommer Michael Williams Tom and Anne Muller Renee and Dennis Ross Sharon St. James Miles Archer Woodlief Manfred K. Mundelius Renee Rubin Stephen B. Steczynski Dr. Robert and Sharon Yoerg Peter Johnson Musto Karl Ruppenthal and Jo Maxon Nancy Stern Janice Hansen Zakin Virginia Mylenki Pat Sanderson Barbara and Charles Stevens Kristine A. Zeigler and James J. Pidgeon Dorothy Saxe Susanne Stevens Mrs. Stephen A. Zellerbach Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Newman
ESTATE GIFTS San Francisco Ballet gratefully recognizes the following patrons whose contributions to SF Ballet through their estates have provided meaningful support since July 1, 2015. The Ballet is honored by their generosity and vision for the future of the institution. Bequests and other estate gifts, both large and small, are an integral part of the Ballet’s financial well-being.
$1,000,000 and above $250,000–$499,999 $50,000–$99,999 Arnold A. Grossman Barbara A. Daily Anonymous Ms. Edith Hammerslough John E. Leveen Lillian Hastings Ruth A. Copley Ruth Morse Chris Hellman Laureen and Wayne R. Woodruff Up to $50,000 Julia Nash Donald F. Houghton Anonymous (10) Rachel H. Norman Norma Stanberry $100,000–$249,000 Ms. Louise Aliano Jessica M. Putney Natalie H. Stotz Anonymous Carol S. Arnold R. L. Sauer Arlene H. Sullivan Earl Diskin Eileen Bobrow Michelle Scholz Mason B. Wells Gloria R. Hendricks Barbara Deepe Betty S. Thal Bernice Itkin Mr. and Mrs. $500,000–$999,999 George W. Lord Rudolf Glauser Milan Milton Holdorf Dr. Florence R. Oaks
San Francisco Ballet in Wheeldon’s Cinderella© // © Erik Tomasson
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We are pleased to list the following donors who
contributed at the Patron and Supporter levels as of OR
TER January 22, 2020. This list does not include gifts made in support of special events, as they are recognized ATRON separately. For more information or to donate, please BENEFITS MEMBER $75–$199 CONTRIBUT $200–$499 SUPPOR $500–$999 P $1,000–$2,499
contact our Membership Office [email protected] Donor Flash Sales or 415-865-6568. Discounts on Audience Engagement Events
Annual Donor Newsletter PATRONS 15% Shop Discount $1,000–$2,499 Season Guide Anonymous (14) Ms. Jo Anne Boorkman Mr. Yeturu Aahlad Ms. Jeannette Boudreau Mr. John Abbott and Mr. Clifford Clark Mr. Ben Bowen Priority Single Ticket Access James Abrams and Thomas Chiang Mr. David P. Bowman and Ms. Judy Ackerhalt Ms. Melissa A. del Sol Ballet History Lecture Mrs. Tami J. Adachi Drs. Stuart and Jane Bowyer Ms. Julia Adam and Mr. Aaron Lucich Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Bradley Passes for On-Stage Rehearsals 2 4 6 Ms. Marcia Addison Eugene E. Braga and Mr. Elie Alcheck MingHai Wu Company Class Observation and Reception Mrs. Sophie Aldrich Mr. Robert C. Brandt Ms. Natalya Alexei Ms. Marilyn Bray and Program Book Listing Ms. Myphi Alloy and Mr. Dan Knox Mr. George Bray Ann Alpers and Shawn Hanson Germaine Brennan Foundation On-Stage Rehearsal Reception Ms. Laura Ambroseno Gordon Brody and Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Anderson Beatrice Bienaime Orchestra Rehearsal Mr. Arthur Andreas The Brody-Rule Family Benefits subject to change Jeffrey Andrews and Jeremy Hough Carole and Ed Brown Mr. Juan C. Aninao and Mr. Jess Brown Mr. James P. Brady Mrs. Kathleen M. Brown Michael and Carol Cohen Mr. Sean Dowdall and Ms. Jane Freeman Ms. Gigi Anthony Ms. Lynn H. Brown Ms. Lisa Cohen Mr. David Landis Eliot and Cynthia Fried Dr. and Mrs. James P. Anthony Ms. Lynn Dickson Brown Ms. Devon Cohn Martine and Dan Drackett Mr. Ian Friedland Mr. Brian Apgar Vivian and Michael Brown Ms. Josephina Colon Mr. William H. Draper III Markus Fromherz and Leilani and Szasz Apperley Ms. Karen Bruehl J. Geoffrey Colton and Mr. Alan S. Driscoll Heike Schmitz Ms. Carol Blake Applebury Mrs. Ellen Buchen Dana L. Gordon Dr. Denise M. Dudley Sally Siao and Aki Fujimura Mrs. Shannon Archila Rachel Buckley Mary Combs Ms. Catherine Duggan Dr. Jon D. Fuller Ms. Monica Y. Arima Dr. and Mrs. Roger Budge Ms. Kobi Conaway Mr. Paul J. Duhamel Ms. Desley Fuquay Mr. Patrick Armand Ms. Sherry Bullock Ms. Laura Conrow Ms. Happy Dumas Doré Selix Gabby Ms. Maren Armour Mr. Wesley Burwell Jane A. Cook Ms. Marilyn Dunn Susan and Robert Gadomski Patricia Armstrong Mrs. Susan Busing Mr. Daniel Cooke Mr. and Mrs. Alan Dye Penny and Gregory Gallo Ms. Gisele Aronson Mr. Lincoln Bynum and Mr. Thomas J. Cooney Mr. Ernest P. Eastman Mary Isabelle Gallo Lori Arthur Stroud Ms. Lannie Tonti Mrs. Marion M. Cope Dr. Wendy Eberhardt Mr. Eric Gard and Ms. Patricia Ashley Mrs. Carolyn Caligiuri Colette V.A. Cornish Dr. Michael Echavez Ms. Rhona O’Leary Mr. Michael Attaway Dr. and Mrs. Peter Callander Ms. Kristen Correll Mr. and Mrs. Larry Edelman Ms. Brett E. Gardner and Roulhac Garn Austin Dr. Nora Canty Ms. Jeanette Cottle Mr. Ralph Edler Mr. Joe Stampleman Ms. Elizabeth Avakian Dr. and Mrs. William Caplan Bill and Bridget Coughran Ellen and Tom Ehrlich Ms. Nicole Gardner Ms. Mary Bachman and Dolores Carr Mr. Tyler Cozzens Diane Elder and Bruce Noble Ms. Peggy Garner Mr. William Downing Ms. Patricia Carroll Mr. and Mrs. David Crane Kirsty Ellis Dr. Christopher J. Garrett Mr. David Baldwin Mr. Jim Carter Ms. Ginger Crane Ms. Patti Englander Ruth and Thomas Gay Laima Baltusis Mark and Carrie Casey Ms. Christine Crawford Ms. Susan English and Mr. Walt Gebauer Ms. Virginia Bamford Mr. Ken Cassell Ms. Nora C. Cregan Mr. Michael H. Kalkstein Ms. Elise Gerich Ms. Bette Bardeen Linda Cassell and Suzanne and Bruce Crocker Ms. Lauran Epstein Ballinger Mr. Merrill Gershwin Ben C. Barnes John Chamberlain Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Crowder Ms. Lisa Erburu Nora L. Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Bartlett Michaela Cassidy and Dr. Bradford A. Crowell Ms. Judith S. Erdberg William L. Hudson Mr. Albert J. Bartridge, Jr. Terry Whitney Ms. Anne Curran Frank and Marcella Ettin Ms. Svetlana Gites Ms. Dina A. Basile Ms. Heidi Castelein Ms. Susannah D’Oench Ms. Lynn Evans Mrs. Ann Gladding Ms. Lee D. Baxter Mr. Sandro Centofanti and Mr. and Mrs. James Daughters Evans Fund Ms. Barbara Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bayer Mrs. Joan Centofanti Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Davies Ms. Valerie Evans Mr. Alberto Gobbi Ms. Kelly Bayer Solomon B. Cera Drs. Claire and James Davis Mr. and Mrs. Coburn Everdell Ms. Diane Goetz Mr. Steve Beal Ms. Eva Chan Ms. Ramona Davis Reverend Richard Fabian Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Goldstein Martha Nell Beatty Ms. Janet Chang Mrs. Leela de Souza Bransten Buck Farmer and Mrs. Gail Goldyne and Ms. Jennifer Bennett Ms. Bootie Charon Martha and Virginia Debs Leida Schoggen Mr. Irving Zaretsky Mr. Carroll Benter Ms. Millie Chauser Ms. Donna Deibold Dr. Andrew M. Faulk and Beatrice and Paul Gomory Ms. Gail Berger Ms. Lydia Chavez Mrs. Smornrat Toy Demanes Mr. Frank H. Jernigan Ms. Diana Goodman Ms. Barbara Berk Julia Cheng Mr. Robert W. DeMars Dr. and Mrs. Willard E. Fee Mr. David M. Goodstein Ms. Susan Berland Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chiang Gary Demyen and Les Partridge Ms. Betty Fehring Kelly Gorman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Nina Berman Mrs. Eunice Childs Dr. Don Denevi Mr. David Feig Mr. John Gosselin Ms. Debra Bernard Ms. Tiffany Chin Mr. Joe Derouin Mr. and Mrs. Matt Field Mr. Michael Gough Jennie and Doug Bernheim Ms. Gabrielle Chow Mr. and Mrs. Chuck S. Desmond Mr. Patrick Finn Angela Grady Tom and Sandy Bertelsen Ms. Diana Chulick Mrs. Karel L. Detterman Mr. and Ms. Mark Fisher Mrs. Lynda Graham-Helwig Arthur and Roslyn Bienenstock Mr. and Mrs. Victor Chung Thomas P. and Veronica C. Devitt C. Candace Fitzgerald Elizabeth C.P. Graham Mr. Kenneth Birdwell Ms. Andrea Clague Ms. Shamini Dhana Miss Meghan J. Fitzpatrick and Marie Graham Deborah Bishop and Miss Lauren E. Clark Sue E. Dickey Ms. Rebecca Fitzpatrick Mr. James L. Grant Michael Lieberman Mr. Mike Clark Ms. Kennon Dickson Dr. and Mrs. Keith Flachsbart Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Green Mr. and Ms. Jordan Bloom Dr. Robert E. Clark Ms. Marsha Dillon Miss Jasmine Flanagan Roger W. Green Ms. Karen Bodnaruk Diane and William L. Clarke Ms. Polly Dinkel Ms. Stephanie Fohn Janet Greene and Dr. Renee Boeche Scott Clarke and Donna Wei Mr. Manuel A. Donesa Mr. Glenn D. Fong Matt Wandschneider Mr. and Mrs. David Bogolub Annelle Clute Calvin B. Doucet James and Carol Fotenos Dr. John Griffiss Mr. Laszlo G. Bonnyay Ms. Linda M. Cogozzo Ms. Joanne Fox Dr. Gerold M. Grodsky 56 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 Crystal Gromer and Geoffrey Smith Ms. Kristine M. Kelly Ms. Janet MacKinnon Mr. Joseph Newell and Ms. Katheryn S. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. David Grove Mrs. Maria Kelly Mr. Matthew B. MacLaurin Mr. Eric Collier Mr. Kevin Rogers Dr. Carl Grunfeld Mr. Scott Kenison Mrs. Peter MacPhail Cathy and Raul Nicho Jack and Fran Rominger Genevieve and Jay Gudebski Mr. George Kenny Sheila and Marie Maffei Tom Nicoll Mr. John Rootenberg Ms. Isabelle Guis Jill Dore Kent Ms. Susan Magnone Ms. Alvina Nishimoto Ms. Suzanne Rosales Ms. Marijane Guy Ms. Susan Kenward Ms. Joycelyn J. Maguire Wendy and Craig Nishizaki Ms. Jeanne Rose Ms. Kathleen Gwynn Ms. Sarah Khayat Mr. Gregory R. Malin Ms. Sandra Norberg and Dr. Stephen G. Rosenbaum Mr. Paul Haahr and Ms. Susan Karp Anne and Loren Kieve Janice Maloney Mr. Richard Drake Ms. Marguerite Ross and Ms. Saina Hadden Mr. James Killoran Ms. Isabelle Manning Mr. and Ms. Ken Nussbacher Mr. Alexander Ross Ms. Susan Hadley Mrs. Jerome Ormond Kirschbaum Mr. Alan Marcus and Pat O’Connor Kate Rowe Ms. Kathryn Hahn Ms. Nancy Kivelson Ms. Linda Showaihat Ms. Christine O’Neill Ms. Sylvia Roye Ms. Julie Hambleton Mr. Mike Klimentiev Mrs. Diane F. Marcus Mr. Hugh O’Neill and Mrs. Ruta O. Rudisill Jill Hamer Daniel and Susan Kocher Ms. Amy Margolis Ms. Patricia Walsh Ms. Dylan Rumley Dr. William Hamm Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Kochis Mrs. Susan G. Marineau Mr. Richard J. Okiuye Nancy Runyan Margaret Handelman Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Koenig Mr. John L. Martin Mr. David Oldroyd and Mrs. Nancy Rutsch Ms. Lori Harmon Ms. Lauren E. Kohlhoff Mrs. Rosemary C. Martin Mr. Ronnie Genotti Ms. Meg Ruxton Ms. Anette Harris and Mr. Marc Loupe Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Kon Ms. Margaret Mason and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Oleson Mr. Alex Rynecki Ms. Katherine A. Harris Mr. Bruce Koon Mr. David Barker Mr. Lester Olmstead-Rose and Mrs. Deborah Sagues Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hartz Ms. Susan Korn Mrs. Barbara B. Mavko Mr. Arnel DeLeon Ms. Vernie Salim Mrs. Charlene C. Harvey Hal and Iris Korol Mr. Karl May Amy Olson Ms. Maryla Salt Dr. Andrea Hasenstaub Dr. James Krajeski Mr. John McAulay Ms. Jill Olson Jolie and Susan Jo Sanfilippo Ms. Carla Hashagen Jordan Kramer Justin T. McBaine Ms. Sharon Oosterman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Saveri Maya Hattangady Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Krassner Mr. Michael K. McCall The Orr Family Ms. Lori A. Schechter Frederick and Barbara Hayes-Roth Ms. Angella Kriens Dr. Sean McCarthy and Ms. Louise Ow Ling Mr. Brendan Scherer Mrs. Eleanor J. Hayes Dr. and Mrs. Joel Kudler Mr. Bert Salyga Mrs. Ruth Owades Peter Lotnar Schmidt Ms. Lucy A. Heller Ms. Rebecca L. Kuhn Ms. Milla McConnell-Tuite Ms. Lori Panziera Mr. Robert Schneider Mr. L. Jay Helms and Mr. Kevin Kumana Ms. Rachel McCown Mr. Christopher Passanisi Ms. Cynthia Schroeder Ms. Theresa O’Loughlin Kevin Kung Ms. Linda McGeever Dr. Hemalee K. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Herman Patricia Kwan Mr. John McGehee Mr. Frank Patt Mr. Michael Schubert Mr. and Mrs. John Herrell Mr. Anthony Kwiecien Ms. Terri McGinnis Mr. and Mrs. Tom Patterson Mr. Leonard C. Schwab Mr. Mattew Herreras Mr. Jim Labe Ms. Kathleen F. McGuire Ms. Marquiss T. Pattinson Ms. Ayse Schwartz and Mr. John Hess and Ms. Rochelle Lacey Linda M. McKay Mr. Edward Perez Mr. Bruce Schwartz Mr. Timothy Zerlang Mr. Richard Laiderman Michele A. McLaughlin Georganne Perkins Dr. Marc Schwartz Ms. Laura Hill Ted Lakey and Kenneth Yang Claudio and Jameson Avila-McLean Mr. Jason Perry Peter and Linda Schwarz Ms. Martha M. Hill Ms. Joyce Lakritz Ms. Mim McNulty Ms. Marion G. Peters Mr. James Scillian Reverend Michael T. Hiller Mr. Hari Lakshmanan Mr. Jack McPhail Linda Philipps James M. Seff and Margene Fudenna Sharon and Dale Hilpert Dr. J. R. Lally Mr. Dan McPherson The Phillips Family Miss Camille Seghesio Mr. Spencer Hinkle Ms. Donnalee Lampert Mrs. Tanya McVeigh Peterson and Ms. Mary Pickard Michael Remez and Anita Seline Mr. Jimmy Ho Ms. Irene Landaw Mr. Richard Peterson, Jr. Ms. Janice Pinkston Ms. Lorraine Selman Ms. Deirdre Hockett Ms. Nicole Lange Ms. Susan Meckel Mr. and Ms. Timothy Poirier Mrs. Priscilla M. Sensi Mr. and Ms. Michael Hodos Mary Jane Large and Marc Levinson Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Medearis Mrs. Lee L. Pollak Dr. Stacy Serber Ms. Laura L. Hoedl Robert and Gail LaRoque Ellen and John Mehl Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pollay Ms. Nava Shaham Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Hoefer Mr. Jon H. Larson Mr. Peter Meier Mr. and Mrs. Edward Poole Mrs. Louise Shalit Mr. Michael Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Merlin D. Larson Dr. Jane Meill Charlene and Jerry Porras Ms. Patricia Shanks Laura Hogan Mrs. Catherine D. Lasky Mr. Edmund Merrill Ms. Wendy Portnuff Ms. Diane Sheardown Mr. Stephen Holing Mr. Joseph W. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Merrill Ms. Karen Posner Mrs. Mercedes Sheets Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hollenbeck Ms. Stacey Leadem Ms. Rutka Messinger Cleo Postle Carole and Douglas Sheft Mr. Douglas Holman Mr. Bill L. Lee Phil and Jan Meyer Ms. Damiana Potts Mr. Boris Shekhter Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott Hoopes Ms. Sarah Levantine Mr. Karnig Mikaelian Patric and Mary Powell Mr. Barry Shiller James Horio and Linda Cahill Mr. Eric Levenson Ms. Joyce E. Miller Dale and Danielle Power Mr. Matthew Shriber Ms. Adrienne Horn and Ms. Marlene Levenson Mr. Knute Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Pownall Ms. Cornelia Sias Mr. Stephen Horn II Ms. Sharon Levine Mrs. Ginna Dean Miller Pam Preston Dr. M. Eugene Sigler Hover Family Trust Ms. Ardelle Levy Mr. Raymond C. Miller Leanne C. Price Ms. Davida Silva Mr. and Ms. Chenming Hu Mrs. Barbara J. Lewis Ms. Rebecca Miller Ms. Sherry Prickett Ms. Erin Silva and Ms. Carmen Silva Ms. Carolyn Hughes Mr. Clinton Lewis Mr. and Ms. Richard Miller Mrs. Sarah Procter Dr. Jack H. Silveira Nan T. Hughes Mr. Chris Liberty Ms. Stephanie Milligan Mr. and Mrs. Merle Rabine Mrs. Judith Silverman and Mr. Barry M. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Norman Licht Mr. and Mrs. Michael Millman Mr. Shweth K. Rai Dr. Robert J. Silverman Ms. Rita Jacques David and Sylvia Lichtenger Mr. Dennis Mills Ms. Barbara Ramsey Ms. Rebecca Simone Mr. Cliff Jarrard and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Lieberman Mr. Leroy Milman and Mr. Robert Rankin Mr. Alan J. Smith and Ms. Helen Lew Ms. Dorothy Schimke Mr. David Lieberman Mrs. Katherine Miles Ms. Jean Rapoport Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith Mr. Glen Jarvis Ms. Shirley Liebhaber Ms. Wendy S. Mines Ms. Therese Rappazini Ms. Carol A. Smith Anne and Doug Jensen Ms. Suzanne Lilienthal and Mr. Jeff Minick Ms. Joyce Ratner Lyn Swyryd-Smith and Michael Smith Ms. Berdine Jernigan Mr. David Roe Dr. Shokooh Miry Reach-A-Star Foundation Mr. Steven C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Cole Jimison Ms. Nancy D. Lilly Robert B. Mison Dr. Melissa M. Reading Dr. W. Byron Smith Ms. Gayle Johnson Ms. Susan R. Lin Nancy and Larry Mohr Mr. Kyle Reddick Ms. Laura Snideman Ms. Patricia Johnson Mr. Edwin Linares Ms. Patricia Mok and Ms. Angela Mok Clifton and Liane Redford Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Sobol Dr. Henry Jones III and Ms. Judith Lipsett Janet Monaghan Ms. Lauren H. Reese Mrs. Colleen Soracco Margaret D. Turnbull Ms. Janet Littlefield Ms. Mary L. Mongan Ms. Wendy Reichardt Mr. and Mrs. Parker E. Sorg Mr. Les Jones Mr. Malcolm Litwiller Mr. and Mrs. John W. Monroe Mr. William Reller Ms. Marene Sorgen Ms. Joann Joye Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Loarie Cassandra Chrones Moore Louise and Paul Renne Prof. Yoram Sorokin Pamela J. Joyner and Ms. Lynda Locke Ms. Elizabeth A. Moore Susie Richardson Ms. Cheryl Spence Alfred J. Giuffrida Ms. Tiffany Lockridge Ms. Alison Morr Ms. Susan Richmond Ms. Nancy Spero and Sandra Juracich Drs. John and Penny Loeb Phil Bucksbaum and Roberta Morris Brian Ashe and Cynthia Rigatti Mr. Norman Brand Mr. and Mrs. George Jurkowich Mr. Fritz Loechner Ms. Monika Moscoso-Riddle Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rino Ms. Debra A. Spurrier Mr. and Mrs. David Kaiser Mrs. Suzanne Long Noel Moskowitz Ms. Sandy Roberts Mr. Adam Stanford and Ms. Emily True Ms. Lynda Kanzler Mr. Mark Loretan Ms. Kathleen Mulaney Mr. and Ms. Francis Robertson Drs. Pamela and Jim Starr Dr. William J. Kapla and Mark H. Kono Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vernon Loucks Paul Munro Mrs. Ginger M. Robin Lorenzo Dicarlo MD and Mr. Stuart Kaplan Dr. David Loughhead and Mr. James Munson and Ms. Muriel Robins Sally Stegeman Ms. Anne Marie Katz Ms. Sandra McNabb Mr. Simon Pitchford Ms. Carole J. Robinson and Ruth and Alan Stein Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kaufman Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Louie John H. and Elizabeth B. Munz Mr. Zane Gresham Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Steinhardt Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Kavounas Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ludgus Ms. Linda L. Murray Victoria H. and Charles F. Robinson Ms. Christina Stephens Ms. Daru H. Kawalkowski Ms. Carol A. Ludwig Peter Johnson Musto Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Rock Dr. Richard Stern and Risa Kagan Ms. Deborah Kay Mrs. Christine Lun Ms. Vija Hovgard Nadai Ms. René E. Rodman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens Robert S. and Pamela M. Keagy The Maass Family Deborah S. and Peter C. Nelson Mrs. Ann L. Rodriguez Mr. Rand Stewart John J. Keeley Mr. Ward MacDonald Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Ness Mr. and Mrs. James Rogers Mr. Douglas M. Stoddard
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Dr. Norman Stone Ms. Deann Wright and Susan and William Beech David and Karin Chamberlain Ms. Athena Drury Dr. Aron Storch Dr. Luke Evnin Ms. Julie Begley and Ms. Kate Champion Ms. Jane Derner Dubuque Mr. Timothy P. Streb Miss Carla J. Wytmar Mr. Peter Butt Ms. Hsinkai Serena Chang Kate and Bill Duhamel Mr. Tyrone A. Strickland Shelley Yamamoto, MD Mr. Douglas Bell Ms. Karen Chapman Linnea A. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. James C. Sturdevant Mr. Thomas Yamashita Mr. Andrew K. Belschner Daniel N. and Katherine Chappelear Ms. Melinda Dunn Robert and Joan Succa Ms. Andrea Yannone Ms. Denise Belt Dr. Denise Chavez Ms. Mischa N. Dunton Mr. Peter Sullivan Ms. Dale Young Mrs. Yael Ben-Efraim Ms. Linda Cheng Mr. Timothy C. Duran Ms. Julie Supan Ms. Sally X. Yu and Mr. and Mrs. August D. Benz Ms. Susan Cherney Mr. and Ms. James Dwyer Ms. Joan Sutton and Mrs. Jean Dana Mr. Yuqing Shen The Berelson Company Mrs. Jane Ann Chien Dr. Glenn Egrie and Dr. Lisa Kessler Mr. and Mrs. Paul Svec Ms. Alice Wall Zacherle Mr. Isaac Berezovsky Mr. William C. Chiles Mr. Nathan R. Ehmer Ms. Lynda Swanson Ms. Anna Zara Mrs. Frances Berger Ms. Robin Ching Dr. Elliot S. Eisenberg Mr. and Mrs. Peter Swartz Evyn Zell Ms. Elizabeth Berkowicz Jacky Chow, Ph.D. Dr. Mark D. Eisner Mr. Don Taka Mr. and Dr. Philip Zigoris Stephanie and Faxon Bishop Judy Chow Mr. Robert Eklund Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tan Mr. Norman A. Zilber Terrence and Marge Blaine Ms. Holly Christensen Dr. Robert Elfont and Mr. Russ Taplin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zitrin Mrs. Nancy Blair Mrs. Amy Christodoulo Ms. V’Anne Singleton The Taylor Family Ms. Debra L. Zumwalt Mr. James F. Blake Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ciabattoni Ms. June I. Elia and Mr. Fred Elia Mrs. Gretchen Tenenbaum Ms. Anna Zvagelskaya Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bleadon Mr. Frank C. Clapp Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Elkind Susan Terris Mr. Robert C. Blink Mr. and Ms. Walter B. Clark Ms. Margaret F. Ellis Dr. Michael David Thier and Susan Blomberg Ms. Carlyn Clause Dr. Jan Ellison Dr. Elizabeth Lewis SUPPORTERS Ms. Judith Blommer Dr. Ronald E. Clement Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Engel Drs. Avghi and Bert Thunstrom $500–$999 Ms. Betsy Blumenthal Mr. Michael Clune Mr. Steven Englander Ms. Linda J. Thurston Ms. Alison Boeckmann Ms. Elaine Cohen Ms. Becky Enneking Ms. Mary Tobias Anonymous (20) Ms. Linda Bogue Mrs. Lenore Fithian Mr. and Ms. Joseph Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tortorici Mrs. Melissa Abbe and Michael D. Bolden Ms. Trudie Coker Ms. Carol Erickson Michael and Aleana Trainor Mrs. Helen Stroud Ms. Susan Bolle Francis and Erin Collins Ms. Gail Erwin Ms. Onnolee Trapp Mr. and Ms. Evan A. Adams Ms. Coralyn A. Bond Maggie Collins Mr. Brooks Esser Ms. Susan Treadway John Adams Ms. Jan L. Booth Dr. Michael V. Collins Ms. Susan Etezadi Ms. Marcia Trethric Ms. Sheila Aharoni Ms. Rosalind Borba Mr. Donald S. Colton Dr. Cheri Etheredge Dr. Jonna F. Triggs Ms. Kirsti Aho and Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Borrison Ms. Sally Confer Ms. Joyce Ettinger Mrs. Marcia Trimble Mr. Dale Underwood Giselle Bosc Mrs. Jane Cooper Ann Eileen Laxamana Eugenio Mr. Lee Trucker Mr. Jay Aleck Dr. Meryl Botkin Dr. and Mrs. Norman Coplon Ms. Laurie Everson Ms. Piyun Tsai Mr. and Mrs. James Michael Allen Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Bouton Jr. Dr. Kristine Coryell Mrs. Eva Facey Suzanne M. Tucker and Ms. Linda Alm Ms. Pascale Bovie Ms. Kathi Costello Joan and Fred Falender Timothy F. Marks Raymond and Rhoda Alvarez Mr. Laramie Bowron Mr. Frank Cottet Ms. Pauline Farmer-Koppenol Dr. and Mrs. Denny Tuffanelli Mrs. Setsuko Amann Suzanne and Ms. Maggie Murray Courtney Mr. John Farnham and Mr. and Ms. Harry A. Turner Mr. Daniel T. Amend Gerald Boxer-Gassman Ms. Beatrice N. Coxhead Dr. William Glass Ms. Misty Tyree Ms. Abigail Anderson Dr. Mark F. Bregman Bruce and Hala Kurdi Cozadd Ms. Mary Farquhar Nancy and Sidney Unobskey Mrs. Diane E. Anderson Ms. Marilyn Brennan Mr. Mark Crowley Mrs. Marcia Farrar Leon Van Steen Mr. and Mrs. Jon T. Anderson Ms. Nancy W. Brewer Mr. Carter Crum Ms. Jennifer Faye Ms. Eileen Van Zandt Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Bridgeford Ms. Tracy Cummings Ms. Anne-Renee Feldman Mr. Ronald G. VandenBerghe Theodore W. Anderson Mr. Andrew Bright Ray and Mary Curtis Cantor Martin and Linda Vaughn Mr. John T. Andrews Ms. Marti Brindle Patricia Curtis and Lawrence Siegel Nancy H. Feldman Karina Velasquez, Esq. Mr. Fernando Armas Ms. Lucinda Brisbane Jamie and Amy Dananberg Dr. Shirley Feldman and Ms. Diana Venegas Mr. David P. Arnesen Mr. Jeff Brittan Ms. Judith L. Daunell Ms. Karen Kaufman Ms. Linda Rose Victoire Byers Mrs. Marsha Arutunian Sara Brody and Robert Gailey Susan David Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Felson Mrs. Eva Vincenti Ms. Marian Atcheson Ms. Jean Bronstein Ms. Jane Davis Mrs. Alison Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Gregg von Thaden Ms. Irene Au Mr. and Mrs. Craig Brothers Mrs. Rebekah Davis Mr. Robert Ferguson Ms. Tamisie H. Vrolyk Mr. Eloy Avila Mr. Claiborne Brown Mr. William J. Dawson Melanie and Robert Ferrando Mr. Mark Waite Dr. Marc Awobuluyi Ms. Darcy Brown Mr. Wesley Day James Feuille and Nancy Murray Ms. Kathleen Wallace Mrs. Mary Kate Bacalao Ms. Faith Brown Ms. Melissa L. Daymond Mr. Jorge M. Figueira Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Walravens Ms. Robin Bacci Sandra Brown and Helen Twiss Mrs. Marsha A. Dean Dr. James P. Finerty Mr. and Mrs. Dale Walwark Mrs. Jean M. Bader Mr. Dan Browne Ms. Alanna Deely Dr. and Mrs. Richard Fletcher Ms. Winnie H. Wan and Lynne Baer Mr. Neill Brownstein Ms. Linda Deer Ms. Judith Flinn Mr. Stefan K. Lai Mrs. Marilyn Baker-Venturini Angela Brunton Ms. Marla Degner Mr. Noel M. Flores Ms. Jenny M. Wang Ms. Elizabeth Baker Ms. Michele Buda Ms. Elaine Marie Dekker Shelley Floyd and Albert Loshkajian Ms. Kay Wangelin Miss Roxane Bal Ms. Carol Budzinski Reverend James W. DeLange Mr. and Mrs. Greg Flynn Ms. C. A. Wantland Steve and Melissa Balentine Ms. Marilyn Buehler Ms. Sharon E. Delano Gerrda Focardi Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ward Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Bales Katherine and Roy Bukstein Ms. Ofelia M. Delgadillo Barbara J Foley Ms. Renee Ward Mrs. Tal Banon Mr. William Bullock Ms. Patricia Deluca Ms. Shirley Forbes Scott Ward and May Yong Mrs. Kim K. Barker Mr. Tom Burke Ms. Cecilia M. Delury Mr. Jean Louis Forcina Mr. and Mrs. Jay Warner Ms. Helene Barkin Allison Butler and Richard Peers Mrs. Bonnie Demergasso Ms. Marilyn A. Forni Judge James L. Warren (Ret.) Ms. Sharon Barncord Ms. Alondra A. Flores Marilyn Denham Mrs. Marge Fraenkel Mrs. Carolyn Watson Ms. Elizabeth Barnum Nelson and Janice Byrne Mr. and Mrs. Mark Devereaux Dr. Zephyr Frank Andrew and Joanie Weber Ms. Marti Baroody Mrs. Joyce Byrne Ms. Mavis H. DeWees Arthur S Freed Ms. Deborah Webster Nate Hennings and Ms. Sara Byruck Ms. Mariann Di Minno Tom and Sally Freed Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Weil Nora Barr Hennings Mr. Michael Caldarola Elisabeth Diana Ms. Holly A. French Dr. Dana Weisshaar Mr. Duncan Barr Ms. Eugenia Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Michael James Dickman Messrs. Jeffrey Frese and Mr. and Mrs. Steve West Mr. Thomas Barrett Ms. Margaret A. Cameron Dr. Diana Do John Ghera, Jr Mr. Herbert and the Rev. Jan West Ms. Marie Bartee Mr. Anthony Caminata David and Barbara Dobrinen Ms. Lila Friday Dr. Monte Wetzel Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Diane E. Campagna Mr. Don C. Dodson Sharon amd Joel Friedman Dr. Judie Wexler Armando L. Basarrate II Ms. Martha C. Campbell Ms. Marca Doeff Mr. James Fronk Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Wexler Tamar Yehoshua, Brad and Lisa Cantwell Richard and Linda Dondanville Ms. Lynn Fuller Ms. Gail Whelan Baskin Family Foundation Kevin Cardenas Mr. Paul Donlon Ms. Susan Fuller Mr. Jeffrey White Ms. Sara Basque Ms. Carole Carlson Ms. Elisabeth B. Dorfman Ms. Kimberly Fullerton Mr. Jeffrey White and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Battat Mrs. Vera Carpeneti Ms. Martha Dorn and Ms. Shirley Furuichi Ms. Yoko Fukumura Ms. Jane Baughman Nina Carroll Mr. John D. Scandling Ms. Kathryn Gaehwiler Alvin and Janice Wilkins Josephine Baurac Shelley Carroll Dr. William R. Dorrance Ms. Portia L. Gage Mrs. Freddi Wilkinson Mrs. Steve Beals John and Linda Carter Ms. Joyce Dostale Mr. and Mrs. David Gale Mr. Michael Williams Jim Beatty Quentin Carter Ms. Cynthia Doubleday and Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Gallagher Mrs. Melissa C. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. John P. Beatty Ms. Jennifer Casler Ms. Ellen Edwards Mr. Kenneth Gallardo George and Kathleen Wolf Ms. Marlene Becking Mr. and Ms. David Cassel Mr. Christian Dowell Ms. Mariel Garcia Mr. Darren A. Wollrich Mr. and Mrs. David Beckman Dr. Phyllis Cedars Mr. Colm Doyle Mr. Jerry Gardner
58 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 Ms. Kirsten Garen Ms. Deborah Hensler Mrs. Anne Keyser Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lucheta Ms. Marilynn Nelson Mr. Todd Garrett Ms. Ninette Hereford Mr. Daniel Killar Mr. Lynn D.W. Luckow Ms. Vivian Nelson Renata Gasperi Ms. Edith Hereso Ms. Diana T. Killen Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lund Ms. Emily L. Newell Kirstin Gavin Mr. William Herkelrath Julie and Steve Kimball Ms. Kelly Lynch Ms. Debra Newman Ms. Kathy Gay Ms. Jessie Herr Mr. Kiyoshi Kimura Sarah and Harrison Lynch Mr. William Newmeyer Dr. David W. George Ms. Jill Hersh Ms. Lily King Ms. Beth Lyon Mr. William K. Nice Ms. Kathy Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Herst Ms. Nancy Kittle Ms. Anne Mackenzie Ms. Shelia Farr Nielsen Mr. Thomas H. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Herzen Michele and Randy Kitts Mr. Graham Madarasz Ms. Pam Nikias Ms. Nicki Gilbert Ms. Elinor Hessl Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Klein Miss Anne L. Magoffin Ms. Melodee Nobmann Mr. and Mrs. Dane Gillette Ms. Christine A. Heubach Mrs. Phyllis Kligman and Ms. Jan Maisel Ms. Ann Noel Ms. Gayle Ginsburg Ms. Deborah L. Higgins Mr. Robert Kligman Ms. Brent Malarkey Mr. and Mrs. Steve Noonan Ms. Carol Gittleson Fran Hildebrand John and Beverly Klinestiver Ms. Susan A. Malecki Mr. D. Warner North Mr. and Mrs. Gary Goddard Jerry Hill Mr. Harold Klingsporn Dr. Charlene Maltzman and Ms. Linda Northrup-Sondheimer Mr. Douglas Goelz Ms. Lorraine Hilleman Ms. Kay Klumb Mr. Dick Maltzman and Mr. Fred Sondheimer Ms. Gail Goldman Leslea J. Hlusko Mr. Walter Knoepfel Mrs. Janie Mangus Mrs. Carol E. Notaras Ms. Kathryn S. Goldman Mr. Randall Hobbet Ms. Rita Kohl Mr. Petros Maniatis Hillevi Null Mrs. Joanne Goldstein Betty Hoener Ms. and Mr. Eileen B. Kopec Mr. Charles Mann Ms. Parisa O’Connell Ms. Sandra Goldstein Mr. Nathaniel Hoffelmeyer Ms. Barbara Kornstein Ms. Beth Mannix Ms. Darcy Oikawa William Goldstein and Ms. Catharine C. Holden Ms. Lisa Kossiver Mr. Bryant Mantiply Ms. Susan Olsen Christopher Archuleta Mr. Jerry Hollister Norm and Cynthia Kramer Ms. Karen Mar Ms. Pamella Olson Ms. Suzanne Golter Ms. Dorothy Holmes Mrs. Carole Krause Mr. Alan Marcum Ms. Diana Pace Ms. Ilene Gonzalez Ms. Marcia Holmes Mr. Stephan J. Krause Mr. Alan Mark Mr. and Mrs. Matt Paige Dr. Bernard Gordon Joanne A. Hom, M.D. Krauskopf Family Ms. Amy J. Markowitz Mr. Donald Paisley Ralph and Katherine Gordon Ms. Pam Hommeyer Ms. June Kronberg Victoria and James Maroulis Mrs. Ann M. Paras Ms. Linda Gore Ms. Marilyn Hopkins Mrs. Martha Kropf Ms. Pearl M. Martin-Eagle Ms. Kathryn Parish Mrs. Rinat Goren Ms. Rebecca R. Hopkins Mr. and Ms. Donald Lafler Mr. Darrin Martin Mr. and Mrs. Will Parker Ms. Patricia Goss Dr. Josephine L. Howard and Ms. Inger Laidley Ms. Janet A. Martin Ms. Suzann J. Passanisi and The Goudey Family Dr. Mark A. Berman Mr. and Mrs. David S. Laity Henry Massey and Amie Chang Mr. Dominic Passanisi Ms. Nancy Graham and Ms. Kathleen Howard Ms. Inese Lakis Ms. Irena Matijas Roberta Pasternack Mr. Loran Graham Ms. Pamela Howland Ms. Sandra Lambert Mrs. Charlotte Matityahu James Pearson Ms. Deborah Granger Shang-Pin Hsiao Ms. Tracy A. Lamond Mrs. Claudia N. Mattos Mr. and Ms. Travis Pearson Mr. David Grattan Mr. Hugh Huddleson Mr. Gary M. Lang Ms. Wendy Maynard Ms. Diane Penn Mr. Henry Greely and Ms. Ellen Huffman Mr. Peter J. Langley Mr. Steven McCollom Mr. Neil Pering Ms. Laura L. Butcher Mr. H. Lee Hufford and Ms. Gail Lapidus Ms. Carol McDevitt Ms. Marlene Perl Dr. and Mrs. Edward Green Mr. Bill Wells Mr. Michael Lardner and Mr. Donald L. McGee Ms. Ellen Peterson Ms. Kera Jewett and Dr. Evangelos Hytopoulos Mrs. Nancy Lardner Ms. Pamela McGowan Mr. Laurie Petipas Dr. William Greene Ms. Karen Iacobucci Mr. Omar Lari Ms. Pamela McKay Mr. Dmitri Petrov Ms. Alexandra Grippando Mr. Stephen Imbler Ms. Heather Larrick Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Sandra Petty Mr. Gray Grodzicki Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Ingham Ms. Taia Larse Thomas G. McKinley Mr. Michael Pfeffer Mrs. Barbara Gross Ms. Anne Irwin Ms. Holly Larsen Mrs. Susan McLaughlin Duane E. Phillips F. Scott and Terry Gross Mary R Jackman Mrs. Cecilia Lasky Ms. Dorothy McMath Mr. and Mrs. Julien R. Phillips Dr. Barry B. Grossman Jane and David Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lawn Edward M. Silva Ms. Nancy Phillips Ms. Lisa Grote Mr. Jerome Jackson Ms. Anne A. Lawrence Mr. Richard L. Meiss Ms. Paige Phillips Ms. Rose Grymes Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Jacobson Mr. and Ms. James Lazarus Dr. Rosemarie Menager Ms. Susan Piallat Mr. Ram Gupta Joan Jacobson Ms. Rojean K. Leaper Terrie Mendelson Mark and Tia Pierce Mr. Richard J. Guth Evelyn and Robert B. Jaffe, M.D. George and Angela Lebedeff Mr. Robert Meshel Ms. Rosalie Pinkert Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Haber Ms. Cindy Jansen and Mr. Emory M. Lee Ms. Elizabeth A. Meyer Ms. Lena Plamondon Mr. David C. Hale Ms. Lynn Jansen Ms. Georgia Lee Ms. Danielle K. Michel Ms. Sue Plasai Mr. and Mrs. Linda Hale Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Jaron Mrs. Nancy Lee and Ruth and Scott Mikusko Cynthia Plevin Ms. Kristina Haley Mr. Robert Jennings Mr. Dinesh Nandan Ms. Elizabeth Milano Steve and Kirsten Polsky Mr. Paul J. Hall Dr. Joanne H. Jepson Mrs. Robin Lee and Dr. David Lee Ms. Adrienne Miller Ms. Barbara S. Poole Martin C. Hamilton in memory of Dr. and Mrs. John J. Jernick Mr. Steven Lee Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. Miller Ed and Barbara Posch-Mitchell Beverly E. Hamilton Ms. Beverly K. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Leek Mr. Robert W. Miller and Ms. Ariel Posner Mr. Charles Hanes Mrs. Holly L. Johnson Mr. James Leeper Ms. Deborah A. Hernas Mrs. Mary M. Powell Mr. and Mrs. John and Paty Hanna Ms. Susan Johnson Mr. Warren R. Leiden Mr. Robert C. Miller Dr. Jan W. Prak and Mr. Craig W. Harding Ms. Abigail Johnston Mrs. Gloria Leitstein Ronald and Patricia Miller Mrs. Karen L. Burtness Prak Phyllis Harlick and Bruce Harlick Ms. Jennifer Jones Ms. Susan G. Lempert Ms. Mary Mills Mrs. Joni Pratt and Mr. Russ Pratt Mr. and Mrs. David J. Harra Dr. Lee Jones Ms. Debra Leong Ms. Marisa N. Mitchell and Ms. Merilyn S. Presten Ms. Pamela Harrington Nancy Jones Mr. David Lesnini Mr. Drevet Hunt Mr. James Prince Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrington Mr. Rick Jones Ms. Sondra Leverton-Landberg Neal Miura and Mrs. Lidia Pringle Mr. and Mrs. Jerrol L. Harris Ms. Nancy Jorgensen Mr. Douglas G. Levick Jennifer Yamagishi Ms. Mary Beth Pudup and Mr. Michael Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Joseph Ms. June G. Levin Ms. Mary Mix Mr. Michael Watts Ms. Becca Foster Giselle A Jurkanin Ms. Nancy Levine Ms. Ania Moniuszko Mr. Anthony Pugliese Mr. Ronald Harris Dr. Jennifer A. Kaae Susan B. Levine and Ms. Linda G. Montgomery Mrs. Ingrid Purcell and Ms. Shelley Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kahn James W. Lauer Ms. Jacqui Moore Ms. Bente Martinsen Mr. John Harron Joan and Andrew Kahr Dr. Ricardo Levy Ms. Joanne Moore Ms. Dominique Quincy Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Hart Ms. Maria Kalinina Ms. Belita J. Lewis David and Lisa Mooring Ms. Mary J. Quinn Ms. Judy Hart Daniel Kane and Silvia Sorell Mr. Jonathan C. Lewis Ms. Sheila T. Moran Ms. Susan Quinn Ms. Shirley Hasley Miss Jina S. Kang Dr. F. Chaney Li Dr. Beverly J. Morgan Dr. Michael Rabbino Mrs. Margaret C. Hauben Mrs. Patricia Kaplan Mrs. Martha Liao Ms. Deborah Morgan Ms. Jane Rabinovitz Mr. Jim Hawley Ms. Carol Karp Ms. Marcia C. Linn Ms. Karen Mosher Mr. Jason R. Rachel Ms. Eriko Hayashi Mr. Ken Katen Mrs. Annette Lipkin Ms. Abigail Moskowitz Mrs. Aneita Radov Mr. Joseph R. Hearst Dean Kauffman and Ms. Sandra G. Lipkowitz David Mack and Ms. Pamela Rafanelli Mr. and Mrs. Michael Heaton Carlos Mosquera Tangarife Ms. Karae Lisle Kathleen Mulligan Ms. Judith Rainin Ms. Lenore Heffernan Robert and Idgi Kaufman Ms. Vanessa Lo Mr. David Murphy Ursula Elisabeth Ralph Mr. and Mrs. Michael Heffernan Joel Kaufmann and Susan Blake Mrs. Laura Lockwood Ms. Molly Murphy Mr. Christopher Rankin Peggy Heineman Mrs. Albina Kehoe Ms. Mary A. Logan Ms. Virginia Mylenki Mr. Morton Raphael Mr. and Mrs. Michael Helft Ms. Mary Keller Ms. Diana Long Ms. Ioulia Napalkova Ms. Dalia Rawson Ms. Nili Helman Ms. Katherine Kelly Kathie & Jack Longinotti Ms. Marilyn Nasatir Mrs. James P. Read, Sr. Mr. Spencer B. Hemphill Ms. Rose A. Kelly Karen Butcher and Kirk A. Nass and Mr. Phil Reagan Mr. Alan Hendin Ms. Therese Kemmitt Henry Lowman Michael E. Gillespie Dr. Danielle Rebischung Mr. Christopher A. Hendrix Ms. Eileen Keremitsis Ms. Concepcion Lozano Dr. E. K. Neely and Ms. Jessica Reddell Ms. Arlene Henry Elizabeth Kessler Ms. Elizabeth A. Lucchesi Ms. Holly Myers Ms. Carole Reeves
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Mr. and Mrs. Todd G. Regenold Mr. Edward Schaffnit Ms. Danielle St.Germain- Mr. Ronald R. Titus Ms. Erin West Ms. Tempe Reichardt Mrs. Mary Scheinoha Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tomtania Ms. Sarah Wheaton Gayle and Robert D. Reid Mr. John Schermerhorn Ms. Ina Stangenes Ms. Haley Tone Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Widmar Ms. Harriet Reininger Mr. Frank Schirrmeister Mr. Jeffrey Stark Ms. Christine Z. Tooby Ms. Anne Wilbur Ms. Christina Reynolds Mrs. Delia Schletter Peggy and Art Stauffer Ned Topham Mr. Burlington Willes Ms. Roberta Rhudy Mrs. Sharon Schneider Ms. Judy Stead Mr. and Mrs. Jean Paul Trelaun Dr. and Mrs. Larry William Ms. Stephanie Ricardo Mr. and Ms. Andrew Schnur Mr. Michael J. Steel Ms. Keiko Trenholm Donna M. Williams Ms. Diana Rich Ms. Jan Schreiber Ms. Pamela Stefan Ms. Becky Troutman Ms. Mia Wilson Mr. and Ms. Albert Richards Ms. Helen Schulak Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Steiner Mr. Philip Trudeau Mr.Guildford H Windley and Mrs. Kristina Riemer Ms. Ingrid Schultz Jennifer Steinmann Mrs. Maureen A. Tully Mrs. Margaret Windley Dr. Bonnie Ring Ms. Lauren Schutz Ms. Gail W. Stern Mr. Richard G. Turner Mr. Gerald W. Winsor Mr. Art Ringness Ms. Joan Schwing Ms. Karen Stern Ms. Sandra Turner Mr. and Ms. Noah Wintroub Ms. Nancy Riveland-Har Barbara Schwoerer Ms. Nancy Stern Ms. Karen Tysinger Barbara Wintrup Mr. Dennis Roberts Mr. Anthony Sciortino Ms. Holly Stewart Carey Patricia Unterman and Tim Savinar Lara Witter and Curt Sigfstead Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Roberts Ms. Lorraine Seelig Mrs. Diana G. Stewart Mr. Igor Ushomirsky Mr. Barry Wolf Mr. N. D’Arcy Roche and Ms. Cynthia Shaver Brian and Sherri Bunger Mr. Cornelis T. van Aalst Ms. Susan J. Wolfe Mrs. Stephanie Twomey Roche Ms. Ann M. Sheehan Ms. Kim T. Stibich Julie C. Van Camp Ms. Grace Won Ms. Soo Romberg Mrs. Edith Sheffer Ms. Laura Stillman Mrs. Amy Van Emmerik Dr. and Mrs. Art B. Wong Mrs. Mary B. Rose Ms. Katrina Shelton-Malone Mr. Ethan Stock Cynthia Van Osdol and Mr. Dennis Wong Mrs. Bernard Rosen Ms. Carola Sullam Shepard Mr. and Mrs. Philip Strause John Sandwick Ms. Glenda Wong Ms. Jane Rosenberg Ms. Tatyana Shtyrkova Ms. Fran A. Streets Mr. Stefan Van Winkel Ms. Kathy M. Wong Mrs. Lisa Rosenthal Dr. Edward A. Sickles Ms. Nancy Stretch Mr. Han Vanholder and Ms. Shirley Wong Mrs. Barbara J. Ross Ms. Leslie B. Siegel Mr. Edward Strohbehn Ms. Sofie De Ceuster Mr. Ronnie Woods Ms. Renee Ross Sheri and Paul Siegel Dr. Susan Stuart Mr. Paul W. Vapnek Mr. and Ms. David Woodward Mr. Michael B. Rothman Ms. Elizabeth Silver Mr. Mark Sue Mr. and Mrs. David Vass Ms. Valerie Wookey Miss Megan Rothney Dr. and Mrs. David Silverstein Megumi Sugiura Ms. Patricia Vaughn Patricia R. Workman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rothschild Mr. Sol Simkin Mrs. Doria Summa Ms. Lorraine Vega Ms. Daphne Wray Kay Rousseau Ms. Patricia Sims Ms. Marilyn A. Swarts Mr. Robert Visser Ms. Janet S. Wright Mrs. Jennifer Ellies Dr. Kashmir K. Singh Ms. Nancy C. Swearengen Ms. Elizabeth W. Vobach Ms. Jin Wu Ms. Nancy Ruskin Herminio Sinoy Jr. Ms. Theresa Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. James Von Germeten Ms. Robin Wu Mrs. Caryl Russell Mrs. Alice J. Sklar Mr. Donald Sweet Dr. and Mrs. Wyn Wachhorst Professor Sau Lan Wu Ms. Isobel Russell Mr. Kevin Slaughter Sandy Ta Dr. Ching-Shu Wagner Ms. Amy Wurtzburger and Mr. Frank Russow Ms. Bonnie Slavitt Moore Dr. Edmund Tai Ms. Meyoung Waissar Dr. Pravin Soni Ms. Margaret Rust Mr. Frederic H. Smith Mrs. Firozeh M. Tehrani Peter A. Wald and Christina Hall Ms. Chiye Yamamoto Ms. Allyson Rusu Ms. Judith Smith Mr. H. James Tellefson Ms. Barbara Waldman and Ms. Pamela Yazell Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ryder Mrs. Loretta R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Terman Mr. Dennis Winger Ms. Karen Yokoo Julie and Matthew Sachse Emma Smith-Reeves Mr. Hubert Theiblot Ms. Ludmila Waluto Ms. Karen S. Yoshioka and Nancy Sakamoto and Joseph DiSabato Ms. Margaret Snape Ms. Vandana Thirumale Ms. Virginia Wanger Mr. Steven T. Sanford Ms. and Ms. Melanie Sakoda Mr. Gary B. Sokol David J. Thomas Barbara W. Wanvig Ms. Barbara Young Mr. Fredric V. Saland Ms. Carol Solfanelli Mr. Norman C. Thomas Ms. Cheryl Warren Mr. JC Young Ms. Ophelia Salazar and Mrs. Harriet J. Sollod Mr. David Thompson Liz C. Watson Ms. Julia L. Young Ms. Melinda Ramm Dr. and Mrs. Mr. Thatcher Thompson Mrs. Nancy S. Weatherford Mr. Lowell Young Mrs. Christi Saltonstall Herschel Solomon Ms. Suzanne Thoreson Ms. Virginia Weber Mr. Ling Yuan Ms. Deborah Saltzman Mrs. Susan Southworth Mr. Steven Thorne Mr. Misha Weidman Carol and Jim Zeitlin Ms. Jade Samulski Ms. Jessica C. Spaly Ms. Sonja R. Thorp Ms. Merri Weiner Ms. Trudi Zelikson Dr. Pavi Sandhu Joan Spiegel Rick and Beth Thurber Marvin and Ilene Weinreb Mr. and Mrs. Thos Zellerbach Ms. Nancy Sandoval Ms. Michele Spitz Ms. Gabrielle Tierney and Ms. Laura Weinstein Dr. and Mrs. Mark Zeme Carla J. Sarett Edgar and Clorinda Springer Mr. Eric Bindelglass Mr. Sam Weirich Mrs. Donald Zimmerman Ms. Jean A. Sarris Ms. Laura Spry Mr. Harry Tierney Mr. Justin Welch Ms. Kristin Zoller Ms. Nancy H. Saunders Ms. Mary Ann St. Peter Ms. Jennifer Tipton Mrs. Pamela C. Wentworth Ms. Anne M. Zucchi
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60 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
The San Francisco Ballet “family” extends beyond the stage to include a large community of dedicated and generous volunteers who are personally involved in the Company’s success. The tireless efforts of these volunteers contribute greatly to SF Ballet’s accomplishments.
AUXILIARY Vibrant, energetic, and passionately committed to the success of each ballet season, SF Ballet Auxiliary members comprise an exclusive group of women who leverage their talents in fundraising events that raise more than $4 million for SF Ballet each year.
LEADERSHIP Ms. Ann Kathryn Baer, President Mrs. Ally Sievers, Recording Secretary Mrs. Robert W. Wood, Treasurer Mrs. Michelle Gilman Jasen, Vice President Miss Carla Wytmar, Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Rada Brooks, Events Treasurer
ACTIVE MEMBERS Mrs. Wendy Armstrong Ms. Hemalee K. Patel Ms. Christine Leong Connors* Ms. Sandra Mandel* Ms. Deborah Barrera Mrs. Jack Preston Ms. Rebecca Cooper Mrs. Michael L. Mauzé* Mrs. Kevin W. Bartlett Ms. Virginia Leung Price Mrs. Daniel P. Cronan* Mrs. Lynn McGowin Ms. Louisa Basarrate Ms. Kacie Renc Ms. Patricia I. Dassios* Mrs. Mark A. Medearis* Betina Baumgarten Mrs. Patricia D. Roberts Ms. Gail De Martini* Mrs. James J. Messemer Ms. Carol Benz Ms. Patricia Rock Ms. Carleen Hawn DeLay Ms. Laura V. Miller Ms. Catherine Bergstrom Ms. Tiffany Loren Rowe Ms. Christine DeSanze* Ms. Margaret Mitchell* Ms. Karen Bodnaruk Ms. Meg Ruxton Mrs. Theodore S. Dobos* Mrs. Timothy Michael Ms. Beverley Siri Borelli Mrs. James D. Seltsam, Jr. Mrs. David Dossetter* Monahan Mrs. William S. Brandenburg Ms. Grace Nicolson Sorg Mrs. Happy Dumas* Mrs. Dennis Mooradian Mrs. Rada Brooks Mrs. Christy Swartz Dr. DiAnn Ellis* Mrs. Jane S. Mudge Mrs. Alston Calabrese Ms. Holli P. Thier Mrs. Douglas J. Engmann* Ms. Vickie Nelson* Mrs. Kathleen Coffino Mrs. Andrea Valo-Espina Mrs. Christian P. Erdman* Mrs. Robert L. Newman* Ms. Katie Colendich Mrs. Patrick Walravens Ms. Patricia Ferrin* Mrs. Peggy L. Newton* Mrs. Maria Grace Conley Ms. Michelle Warner Ms. Dixie D. Furlong* Ms. Carole A. Obley* Mrs. Courtney Dallaire Amy Wender-Hoch Mrs. Alison Morr Gemperle* Ms. Margrit Paul Mrs. René Rodman Diamond Mrs. Freddi Wilkinson Mrs. Vincent Golde Mrs. Edward Plant* Ms. Jane Gazzola Mrs. Eric Wold Mrs. William E. Grayson Mrs. Nick Podell* Ms. Diane Goetz Mrs. Helgi Tomasson, Honorary Member Ms. Nonie H. Greene* Dame Tanya Marietta Powell* Ms. Shelley Gordon Ms. Barbara S. Hager Ms. Merrill Randol* Mrs. David Grove SUSTAINING MEMBERS Ms. Catherine D. Hargrave* Mrs. Todd G. Regenold* Ms. Lori Harmon Jola Anderson* Ms. Constance Harvey Ms. Katherine Robertson* Mrs. Joseph Harris, Jr. Mrs. Judy Anderson* Mrs. Michael R. Haswell* Mrs. Jay Ryder* Mrs. Ronald R. Heckmann Mrs. James P. Anthony* Mrs. Terrence M. Hazlewood* Ms. Lita Sam-Vargas* Mrs. Christopher Hemphill Mrs. Thomas G. Austin* Ms. Terry Hynes Helm* Mrs. Elaine Wong Shen* Ms. Corey Hyde Ms. Rosemary B. Baker* Ms. Mindy Henderson* Mrs. John P. Shuhda Mrs. Jonathan Kaufman Ms. Katherine Banks* Ms. Kelli Hill* Ms. V’Anne Singleton* Mrs. Rebecca Kaykas-Wolff Mrs. Patrick V. Barber* Mrs. Kurt Hoefer Ms. Karen L. Skidmore* Mrs. Trecia Knapp Mrs. Kent T. Baum* Mrs. Mavin Howley Mrs. Susan Solinsky* Ms. Maureen Knoll Ms. Alletta Bayer Ms. Marie Louise Hurabiell* Mrs. Mathew Spolin* Mrs. Carolyn Koenig Mrs. Barbara Bechelli Mrs. Michael F. Jackson* Mrs. Jerome J. Suich II Ms. Claire Stewart Kostic Mrs. Lydia Bergman* Ms. Daru H. Kawalkowski* Mrs. Judy Swanson* Ms. Rochelle Lacey Mrs. Peter Berliner* Ms. Lisa A. Keith* Ms. Jody K. Thelander* Ms. Brenda Leff Ms. L’Ann Bingham Mrs. James C. Kelly Mrs. Charles V. Thornton* Ms. Betsy A. Linder Mrs. John W. Bitoff* Mrs. Robert D. Kroll Ms. Elizabeth W. Vobach* Mrs. Carol Louie Mrs. Athena Blackburn Mrs. William D. Lamm* Mrs. Gregg von Thaden* Mrs. Rhonda Mahendroo Mrs. Richard A. Bocci* Ms. Jean Larette Ms. Barbara Waldman* Mrs. Heather Cassady Martin Ms. Caroline Krawiec Brownstone* Miss Elizabeth Leep* Mrs. Wallace Wertsch* Mrs. Emily Millman Mrs. David John Byers Mrs. Christopher E. Lenzo Ms. Patricia Wyrod Dr. Shokooh Miry Ms. Alison Fogg Carlson* Ms. Debra A. Leylegian* Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson Mitchell Mrs. Walter Carpeneti Mrs. Barry R. Lipman* Ms. Monika Moscoso-Riddle Dr. Carolyn C. Chang Ms. Sheila M. Lippman* Ms. Momoko Kato Myre Mrs. Allen Chozen Mrs. John C. Lund* Mrs. Sarah Newmarker Mrs. Charles E. Clemens* Mrs. Robert W. Maier* Mrs. Michael O’Sullivan Miss Robin Collins* Ms. Susan A. Malecki*
PROGRAM 04 | 415-865-2000 | 61 THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED
ALLEGRO CIRCLE Allegro Circle is a group of donors who also volunteer their networks and their professional expertise to SF Ballet. Learn more at sfballet.org/allegrocircle.
LEADERSHIP
Patrice Lovato and Stewart McDowell Brady Rosalyn Chen Isaac Hall Gregg Mattner Co-Chairs Paula Elmore Susan Marsch
ENCORE! If you’re a young professional who loves dance and a great party, join our 300 plus ENCORE! members at a wide variety of social, educational, and networking events. Learn more at sfballet.org/encore.
LEADERSHIP Daniel Cassell, President Christopher Correa Brittany Whitmer Elizabeth Sgarrella, Vice President Jacqueline Barrett Gary Williams, Jr. Jamie Lee Taylor, Secretary Jeannie Gill Maggie Winterfeldt Clark Susan Lin, Treasurer Alana Naber Angela Zhang
BRAVO Each year BRAVO members contribute a collective total of more than 16,000 hours of volunteer assistance to SF Ballet. In the process they get a personal close encounter with the inner workings of the world of SF Ballet. Learn more at sfballet.org/bravo.
LEADERSHIP Steve Merlo, President Paulette Cauthorn Julie Hawkins Pirkko Lucchesi, Vice President Martha Debs Giovanna Jackson Patricia Knight, Secretary Joan Green Kathryn Roberts
We are pleased to recognize BRAVO members who contributed 40 hours or more during the 2018–19 Season.
250+ HOURS Corine Assouline* Roger Green Julie Brown-Modenos* Daphne Wray Paulette Cauthorn Jim Gries* Mary Davi May Yasui Martha Debs Carolyn Hutchinson Sharon Dougherty Sara Young Joan Green Susanne Johnson Linda Drake Eve Znang Julie Hawkins Carrie Kost Doris Duncan Giovanna Jackson* Elmira Lagundi* Janet Gamble 40– 54 HOURS Kathy Judd Lucy Lo Jenny Huang Jenny Au-Yeung Patricia Knight John Mazurski Ken Kitch Lynn Barbaria Suzanne Knott* Roberta McMullan Christine Lasher Kiyoshi Kimura Sabrina Leonng Patrick Moglia Cyndy Lee* Robin Kinoshita Pirkko Lucchesi Erin Noble David Liang Maria Lawrence Dosia Matthews Deric Patrick Aldona Lidji Betsy Lim Steve Merlo Blaine Shirk Sharon London Sara Osaba Twyla Powers Herm Sinoy Alicia McClung-Hetz Sara Pope Sherri Relerford Eileen Soden Keiko Moore* Claire Sheridan Kathryn Roberts Lacy Steffens Pat Nelson Anne Snowball* Pauline Roothman Karen Wiel* Gale Niess Steve Trenam Michael Williams Deborrah Ortego Audrey Tse Treanor 100–249 HOURS Steve Wong Johanna Payne Sylvia Walker* Carolyn Balsley Susan Sakai-McClure Marilyn Breen 55–99 HOURS Tracy Stoehr Mary Jo Campbell Margaret Anderson Brad Stokes Hao Do Monique Bouskos Erika Stuart Philip Fukuda* Bill Brockett Sherrie Szalay* Vicente Garcia Tom Brown Susan Warble
62 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 *Denotes 25 or more years of BRAVO membership FOR YOUR INFORMATION
IN THE OPERA HOUSE TICKET SERVICES is open Mon–Fri, 10 am–4 pm. Visit sfballet.org or call 415-865-2000. DINING and refreshment options are offered pre-show and at intermissions throughout the War Memorial Opera House THE SHOP at SF Ballet is open one hour before each performance, by Global Gourmet. For reservations, call 415-861-8150, email during intermissions, and after weekend matinees. The Shop is also [email protected], or visit opentable.com. online at sfballet.org/shop. Gregg Mattner Beverages in the auditorium are allowed if they are purchased RESTROOMS are located on all floors except Main Lobby level in the Opera House and are in the approved compostable cup (first floor). with a lid. COAT AND PARCEL CHECK ROOMS are located on the north and south side of the Main Lobby. All parcels, backpacks, and luggage must be checked.
IMPORTANT POLICIES OPERA GLASSES are available for $5 rental at the north lobby Late seating isn’t allowed while a performance is in coat check room and require a valid ID as a deposit. Brittany Whitmer progress. You’ll be asked to stand until a break in the COURTESY TELEPHONES, for local calls only, are on the Gary Williams, Jr. action, which might be at intermission. Main Lobby level, across from the elevators. Maggie Winterfeldt Clark Occupying a seat other than the seat for which you hold TAXIS line up after performances at the Grove Street Taxi Ramp Angela Zhang a ticket isn’t allowed. Please sit only in your ticketed seat. on the south side of the Opera House. Audio/visual recordings of any kind of the performance are strictly forbidden. ACCESSIBILITY SF Ballet is committed to providing access for all of our patrons. Mobile devices should be turned off and put away before Please contact Ticket Services at 415-865-2000 prior to the the performance; the lights and sounds are a distraction. performance with questions so that we can ensure your comfort. Children attending a performance must have a ticket Wheelchair-accessible entrances are available on the north, east, and occupy that seat; no infants or lap sitting, please. Julie Hawkins and south sides of the Opera House. Children need to be at least five years old to attend Giovanna Jackson Repertory Season performances. Wheelchair seating positions are on the Orchestra and Dress Circle levels. Kathryn Roberts Management reserves the right to remove any patron Wheelchair accessible stalls in restrooms can be found on all floors except who is creating a disturbance. the Main Lobby and fifth floor Balcony level. A single user/special needs We are pleased to recognize BRAVO members who contributed 40 hours or more during the 2018–19 Season. Smoking is not permitted in the Opera House. restroom is located on Floor 3. Please see an usher for access. Accessible drinking fountains are located on all floors except the Balcony level. Daphne Wray Emergency services are available in the Opera House May Yasui Lower Lounge level, where an EMT is on duty. Assistive listening devices are available at both coat check locations. Sara Young A major credit card or driver’s license is required for deposit. A live audio Lost & Found is located at the north coat check room. Eve Znang description by Gravity Access Services will be provided during the March 14 Call , Mon–Fri, 8:30–11:30 am, or email 415-621-6600 matinee performance. After purchasing a performance ticket, please email . 40– 54 HOURS [email protected] You You Xia at [email protected] to reserve your headset and receive further Jenny Au-Yeung information. Headsets are subject to availability. Lynn Barbaria Kiyoshi Kimura Robin Kinoshita SAN FRANCISCO WAR MEMORIAL & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Maria Lawrence Betsy Lim The War Memorial Opera House is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco through the Board of Trustees Sara Osaba of the War Memorial of San Francisco. Sara Pope The Honorable London N. Breed, Mayor Claire Sheridan Anne Snowball* TRUSTEES Steve Trenam Thomas E. Horn, President Audrey Tse Treanor Sylvia Walker* Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, Vice President
Nancy H. Bechtle Mrs. George R. Moscone Belva Davis MajGen J. Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret.) Stanlee Ray Gatti Paul F. Pelosi Lt. Col. Wallace I. Levin, CSMR (Ret.) Diane B. Wilsey Gorretti Lo Lui John Caldon, Managing Director Jennifer E. Norris, Assistant Managing Director Elizabeth Murray, Managing Director Emerita
PROGRAM 04 | SFBALLET.ORG | 63 DESIGNING A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
When the Balanchine Trust, which has stylistic approval of all Balanchine BALANCHINE productions, allowed A Midsummer Night’s Dream to be redesigned in 1997, AND THE BARD Pacific Northwest Ballet turned to Martin Pakledinaz. A set and costume designer who is well-known to SF Ballet audiences (Don Quixote, Nutcracker), COME TO Pakledinaz drew inspiration for the beloved story ballet from his surroundings. He tailored the production to the Pacific coast, adding local flora and fauna, THE BAY AREA hanging fog, conch shells, and even a 12-foot spider.
Pakledinaz’s vision started a trend for Midsummer productions with a similar local focus. Couturier Christian Lacroix designed opulent costumes—featuring Sophie Hallette lace and Swarovski crystals—for Paris Opera Ballet’s 2017 production. And artist Michele Oka Doner designed a new production for Miami City Ballet that’s set under the sea, with seahorses and the character of Bottom transformed not into a donkey, but a manatee.
Pacific Northwest Ballet School students in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // © Angela Sterling
64 | SAN FRANCISCO BALLET | PROGRAM 04 YOUR LEGACY, THE FUTURE OF BALLET
JOAN KWANSA “I first got involved with San Francisco Ballet as an usher and subscriber. As a BRAVO (Ballet Resource and Volunteer Organization) member—45 years and counting!—I have done just about every job— from chaperoning children during Nutcracker, working in the office, helping at events, and, my favorite, serving as a supernumerary. Over time, I have played my fair share of nuns and chestnut ladies in ballet productions. I have enjoyed the ballet so much, I really feel it’s important to have this beautiful art form live on for future audiences to enjoy. This is why I have included the Ballet in my plans.”
For information about bequests, charitable gift annuities, and other estate gift options, contact Elizabeth Lani in SF Ballet’s planned giving office at 415-865-6623 or [email protected]. Patrons who include the Ballet in their will or other estate plans are welcomed to membership in The Jocelyn Vollmar Legacy Circle and celebrated as essential members of the Ballet family.
San Francisco Ballet Legacy Donor Joan Kwansa // © Chris Hardy Untitled-2 1 1/29/20 11:25 AM