MARCH 30 | 7:30 PM The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College | New York Tears of the Moon Trois Voix (three voices) Airs Choreography | Kirk Peterson Choreography | Mary Barton Choreography | Paul Taylor Music | Beethoven Music | Poulenc Music | Handel This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Proud to support the American Repertory Ballet ©2015 Bloomberg L.P. All rights reserved. S619816840 0815©2015 Bloomberg L.P. arballet.org | 11 Julie Diana Hench Douglas Martin Aydmara Cabrera Audrée Estey Executive Director Artistic Director School Director Founder The Company Douglas Martin | Artistic Director Mary Barton | Resident Choreographer/Ballet Master Kirk Peterson | Resident Choreographer Tanner Bleck Ruben Rascon Daniel Cooke Erikka Reenstierna-Cates Shaye Firer Ryoko Tanaka Annie Johnson Marie Tender Aldeir Monteiro Journy Wilkes-Davis Emily Parker Nanako Yamamoto ARB2 Greta Battistin, Jonathan Montepara, Moeno Oba, Matanya Solomon, Jorge Urbina, Nina Yoshida Apprentices | Kirara Fuse, Zoya Pavlovsky, Hallie Rumsey-Lasersohn, Elisabeth White, Haley Wright Trainees Sahsha Amaut, Amelia Aroneo, BreAriel Bennett, Kennedy Curtis, Coral Dennison, Madeleine Douglas, Madison Elizabeth, Sydney Faber, Isabela Ferreira, Isabella Fernandes, Paige Finlay, Emma Lissette, Yeonji Heo, Yi-Hsuan Huang, Amanda Hwang, Noe Iwamatsu, Althea Johnson-Staub, Hannah Lipman, Ruixue Monica Lu, Julia Mayer, Grace McCann, Anna McDowell, Lydia Alyse Miller, Ana Beatriz Miranda, Chloe Morales, Martina Panato, Emily Quarantillo, Michelle Quiner, Elizabeth Rainone, Angelica Sofia Salustri, Catherine Sperduto, Iliana Esteli Terrazas, Yu Hsi Wang, Mary Faith Wielgos, Faith Woodyard The Production Team Production Manager/Stage Manager | Rachel Jacquin Macleod Technical Director | Christian (Pepe) Serrano Wardrobe Supervisor | Janessa Cornell Urwin Wardrobe Assistant | Allison Bonin Lighting Supervisor/Master Electrician | Jason Flamos arballet.org | 2 A letter from the Artistic Director American Repertory Ballet is honored to celebrate the life and work of Paul Taylor, a Modern dance giant, with our performances of his great masterpiece Airs. His ingenious and innovative style, movement and musicality influenced generations of dancers and choreographers and he leaves a legacy of more than half a century of work for future generations to explore. I am grateful to Sean Mahoney for his efforts to bring this work to ARB and for his masterful staging and coaching. Mr. Taylor’s work had a profound effect on my early career, and it has long been my dream for the dancers of ARB to have this experience. Kirk Peterson’s beautifully expressive and dazzling Tears of the Moon to Beethoven's exquisite Moonlight Sonata highlights the sparkling technique, beautiful neo-classical lines and speed of ARB's dancers. We also celebrate the world premiere of ARB resident choreographer, Mary Barton's newest work Trois Voix. Set to Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc's Trio of Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, Ms. Barton's unique musical brilliance brings the humor and whimsy and haunting beauty of this delightful music to life. Check out our website, arballet.org for more exciting news about upcoming events at ARB and the Princeton Ballet School. Come celebrate live performance with ARB and feed your soul with the magic of dance. I’ll see you at the ballet. Sincerely, Douglas Martin Artistic Director Photo By: Leighton Chen arballet.org | 3 A letter from the Executive Director Dear Friends, Welcome to American Repertory Ballet's 2019 Spring Season! We are thrilled to once again be dancing at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, one of our favorite venues that enables us to showcase the nuance, intimacy, and depth of our repertoire programs. This season marks another exciting year for American Repertory Ballet (ARB) as we broaden our statewide reach, return to New York City, and nurture our roots at hometown theaters. The Company will be performing 30 shows in 8 different venues, including 2 world premieres, and will reach 20,000 audience members - or more - throughout the season! Our second company, ARB2, has blossomed into a singular troupe of its own, with appearances scheduled for community events and performances at public schools in New Brunswick and Piscataway, New Jersey. At Princeton Ballet School, ARB’s affiliate school, dancers continue to learn from outstanding faculty and benefit from the visionary leadership of new School Director Aydmara Cabrera. Please visit our website, arballet.org, to learn more about our wide range of classes featuring live music and world class training for all levels and abilities. ARB's mixed repertoire program tonight highlights our dancers' versatility and sets the tone for many more entertaining and inspiring performances ahead. We thank you for joining us, and hope to see you at another ARB event in the near future! Sincerely, Julie Diana Hench Executive Director Photos By: Eduardo Patino arballet.org | 4 About American Repertory Ballet American Repertory Ballet’s (ARB) mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences, and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. Led by Executive Director Julie Diana Hench, the organization comprises: the preeminent professional classical and contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and ARB’s Access & Enrichment initiatives, including the acclaimed DANCE POWER program, the longest continuously running community and arts partnership in New Jersey. ARB is committed to presenting classical and contemporary ballets from the 19th and 20th centuries alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, the company is under the leadership of Artistic Director Douglas Martin, former principal dancer at the Joffrey Ballet, Cleveland Ballet and American Repertory Ballet. ARB’s rich history of repertory includes works by leading choreographers including Balanchine, Forsythe, Limón, Parsons, Peterson and many others. ARB has been consistently designated a “Major Arts Institution” by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted the JerseyArts People’s Choice for “Favorite Dance Company” in 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2015-2018. Princeton Ballet School has gained a national reputation for its excellent dance training since its founding in 1954 by Audrée Estey. Under the direction of Aydmara Cabrera, the school serves approximately 1,000 students, starting at age three, and includes a large open enrollment division for adults. The school has studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick and Princeton and offers classes in ballet, modern dance, jazz, hip-hop, CardioBallet, and CoMBo (Conditioning for the Mind and Body). Students have gone on to dance in professional ballet and contemporary dance companies around the world, including New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, Complexions, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet West and on Broadway. The Access & Enrichment wing of ARB reaches into the community through its DANCE POWER program, signature On Pointe lecture series, and with free programming, master classes, residencies, lecture demonstrations and School-Time Matinees. In 1986, ARB partnered with the New Brunswick Board of Education to create DANCE POWER. Today, it is the longest-running uninterrupted arts/community partnership in New Jersey. The legendary Gregory Hines was DANCE POWER’s Honorary Chair for 18 years before his untimely passing in 2003. In 2001, Mr. Hines endowed a scholarship at Rutgers University that earmarks annual funds for a DANCE POWER student to attend the university. In 2019, American Repertory Ballet will be a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. arballet.org | 5 DANCE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 – 7:30pm THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 – 7:30pm BalletX The Pride of Philadelphia FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 8pm Jessica Lang Dance Tesseracts of Time (and other works) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 – 3pm Swan Lake National Ballet Theatre of Odessa SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 – 8pm Farruquito Return of a Flamenco Legend FRIDAY, APRIL 26 – 8pm Trinity Irish Dance Company FRIDAY, MAY 17 – 8pm Mark Morris Dance Group Lou 100: In Honor of the Divine Mr. Harrison TICKETS START AT $25 mccarter.org | 609.258.2787 BalletX, photo by Bill Hebert Sponsored by Made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency The Jerome Robbins Foundation of the National Endowment of the Arts. arballet.org | 6 The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College American Made New York, NY Paul Taylor and Other Works Sat. March 30 | 7:30 PM Tears of the Moon Choreography | Kirk Peterson Music | Ludwig von Beethoven Costumes | Michelle Ferranti Lighting | Kirk Peterson & Todd Loyd 1st pas | Nanako Yamamoto & Jorge Urbina 2nd pas | Emily Parker & Daniel Cooke 3rd pas | Ryoko Tanaka & Aldeir Monteiro 4th pas | Erikka Reenstierna-Cates & Journy Wilkes-Davis Intermission - 15 minutes Trois Voix (three voices) Choreography | Mary Barton Music | Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc - Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano Costumes | Mary Barton & Janessa Cornell Urwin Lighting | Jason Flamos 1st movement | Nanako Yamamoto, Nina Yoshido, Jorge Urbina 2nd