FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019 Phoenix Art Museum EVENING EVENTS 6:30 pm Cocktails | Greenbaum Lobby 7:30 pm The Making of The Firebird | Great Hall 8:00 pm Dinner and Dancing | Great Hall HONORARY CHAIRS Billie Jo & Judd Herberger The Phoenix-Scottsdale landscape was changed forever Chair: Adrienne Schiffner in 1948 when Bob and Katherine “Kax” Herberger moved Co-Chairs: Barbara Ottosen & Daryl Weil their young family here from Minnesota. Soon, the couple began giving the growing city what it needed to Gala Committee be vibrant: Art. Ellen Andres-Schneider, Joan Berry, Salvador Bretts- “Kax” was an artist and collector. She and Bob wanted Jamison, Carol Clemmensen, Jacquie Dorrance, Mary their sons, Gary and Judd, to enjoy the arts, and Ehret, Barbara Fenzl, Susie Fowls, Stephanie Goodman, encouraged their support of arts groups. Molly Greene, Kate Groves, Linda Herold, Gwen Hillis, Keryl Koffler, Jan Lewis, Sharron Lewis, Linda Lindgren, Over the past 70 years, the Herberger family has Miranda Lumer, Betty McRae, Janet Melamed, Richard launched and supported many of the Valley’s arts Monast, Doris Ong, Camerone Parker McCulloch, Carol organizations including, the Herberger Theater Schilling, Leslie Smith, Colleen Steinberg, Ellen Stiteler, Center, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix Theatre, Valley Vicki Vaughn, Ruth & John Waddell, Nancy White Shakespeare Festival, Arizona Opera, The Phoenix Symphony, Valley Youth Theatre, Childsplay, and our own Artistic Director: Ib Andersen Ballet Arizona. In addition, Billie Jo and Judd have been Executive Director: Samantha Turner major supporters of the Scottsdale Waterfront’s Canal Convergence, Release the Fear, and Kids Read USA. Development Staff: Jami Kozemczak, Natalie Salvione, Elyse Salisz and Ellen Bialek “Mother taught us that involving young people in the arts is most important,” says Judd. “She saw her role as Event Planner: George Abrams providing an incubator for future generations.” Billie Jo agrees: “We are very happy to support Ballet Board of Directors Arizona. I was in a small ballet company in LA for most Chair: Susie Fowls | Vice Chair: David Thompson of my childhood. Ballet gives you gracefulness, strength Secretary: Barbara Ottosen | Treasurer: Jim Heffernan and discipline. Plus, ballet is so beautiful to watch.” Susan Bansak, Joan Berry, Mike Bolar, Salvador We thank you, Billie Jo and Judd, for your dedication Bretts-Jamison, Flavia Campbell, Matt Connell, Molly to the arts in Phoenix and especially for your support Greene, Danielle Hazeltine, Christine Joseph, Sarah of Ballet Arizona these many years. Our community is a Kist, Miranda Lumer, Heather Mahaney, Janet Melamed, better place because of you. Simone Raess, Nina Russell, Adrienne Schiffner, Mary Semma, James Smith, Daryl Weil, Van Wolf Gratefully, Emeritus: Jacquie Dorrance, Jerry Harden, Gwen Hillis, Adrienne Schiffner, Chair Sharron Lewis, Carol Schilling, Carol Whiteman Hazel Hare THE MAKING OF AWARD OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE THE FIREBIRD Thanks to the generous sponsorship from the Donald and Barbara Ottosen Foundation, with additional support provided by SRP, Ballet Arizona began preparations to create the world premiere of The Firebird at the end of its 2017-2018 Season. This is a milestone in Ballet Arizona’s history, having its last full length ballet premiere being Ib Andersen’s The Nutcracker in 2006. The Firebird will usher this company into a new era and add to its extensive repertoire. The Firebird ballet has a long and rich history spanning nearly a century. The original production was conceived in 1910 by Sergei Diaghilev, Michel Fokine, and Igor Stravinsky for the Ballets Russes. Its obscurity and popularity has led to numerous productions and reproductions of the ballet throughout the years. In Ib Andersen’s post 21st century version of The Firebird, the main characters will still be present, but the story will unfold in a futuristic setting with a space- age narrative. Featuring celestials, warrior princesses, and alien monsters, Ib’s The Firebird re-envisions the old-world magic of the original story and presents it in a thrilling and cinematic experience with a 90 foot wide by 28 foot tall screen that will act as the ballet’s backdrop and scenery. CHOREOGRAPHY: Ib Andersen, Artistic Director, Ballet Arizona MUSIC: Igor Stravinsky Hazel Hare was a strong, dedicated woman with a deep passion for the ballet. A generous supporter LIGHTING AND since 1996, Hazel arranged to make a transformational SCENIC/SET DESIGN: gift to Ballet Arizona through her estate, the Hazel Michael Korsch A.S. Hare Charitable Trust, establishing an endowment COSTUME DESIGN: of more than $4 million. As the largest single gift in Fabio Toblini Ballet Arizona’s history, the endowment will help to permanently fund the artistry she so deeply loved. In recognition of the ongoing nature of Hazel’s gift, Ballet Arizona has established the Hazel A.S. Hare Award of Artistic Excellence. It is awarded to a male and female dancer whose spirit echoes the strength, dedication and passion that Hazel exemplified throughout her life. 2018 RECIPIENTS: Jillian Barrell & Ethan Price Photo by Tim Fuller with sketching by Fabio Toblini. MEET ANNIKA ERICKSON | Spokane, Washington Joined Ballet Arizona: 2018 Training: The School of Ballet Arizona, THE ARTISTS Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, The Rock School for Dance Education, Meet the artists that bring our performances to life. Boston Ballet School, The School of American Ballet From Phoenix, Arizona to Brisbane, Australia, each dancer has a unique journey that led them from their ERICK GARNICA | San Diego, California home town to the main-stage! Joined Ballet Arizona: 2016 Training: Ellison Ballet, Princess Grace Academy, Harid Conservatory, Zurich Dance Academy, The Washington Ballet School Other Companies: Tulsa Ballet II ROCHELLE ANVIK | Phoenix, Arizona Joined Ballet Arizona: 2012 Training: Jeanne’s School of Dance, San Francisco ANNA GRUNEWALD | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Ballet School, Houston Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Joined Ballet Arizona: 2018 Youth Ballet Training: Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh, Boston Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, Ballet West, Charlotte Ballet JILLIAN BARRELL | Wilmington, Delaware Joined Ballet Arizona: 2007 Training: Delaware Dance Company NAYON IOVINO | Goiania, Brazil Other Companies: Boston Ballet Joined Ballet Arizona: 2012 Training: Houston Ballet, The Washington School of Ballet, Studio Dancarte Brazil Other Companies: The Washington Ballet, Houston Ballet COLLEEN BUCKLEY | Rochester, New York Joined Ballet Arizona: 2017 Training: Draper Center for Dance Education, AMBER LEWIS | Brisbane, Australia Indiana University Joined Ballet Arizona: 2012 Training: The Washington School of Ballet, Houston Ballet Academy, Ecole Ballet Studios Other Companies: The Washington Ballet SERAFIN CASTRO | Villa Clara, Cuba Joined Ballet Arizona: 2018 Training: Vocational School of Art of Villa Clara, HELIO LIMA | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Cuban National Ballet School Joined Ballet Arizona: 2015 Training: Ballet Petite Dance School of Dance, New Zealand School of Dance Other Companies: Teatro Municipal del Rio de Janeiro, Royal New Zealand Ballet, West Australian Ballet, Boston Ballet ADRIAN DURHAM | Houston, Texas Joined Ballet Arizona: 2018 Training: Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, KATHERINE LOXTERCAMP | Bemidji, Minnesota The School of Ballet Arizona Joined Ballet Arizona: 2016 Training: Reif Center, Maryland Youth Ballet, The School of Ballet Arizona JACKSON DWYER | Montreal, Canada Joined Ballet Arizona: 2015 Training: Canada’s National Ballet School, John Cranko Schule Other Companies: The National Ballet of Canada cont. on next page MEET THE ARTISTS cont. KAELYN MAGEE | Carmel, California ETHAN PRICE | Phoenix, Arizona Joined Ballet Arizona: 2014 Joined Ballet Arizona: 2016 Training: Studio School of Classical Ballet, Santa Training: The School of Ballet Arizona Cruz Ballet Theatre, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet Other Companies: Utah Regional Ballet ARIANNI MARTIN | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba LYDIA RELLE | Seattle, Washington Joined Ballet Arizona: 2013 Joined Ballet Arizona: 2018 Training: National School of Arts – Jose Maria Heredia, Training: The Rock School for Dance Education, Pacific Cuban National Ballet School Northwest Ballet School, School of American Ballet Other Companies: National Ballet of Cuba Other Companies: Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Alabama Ballet, Oregon Ballet, American Contemporary Ballet, Ballet San Antonio KATHRYN MEEUSEN | Romeo, Michigan ALISON REMMERS | Sudbury, Massachusetts Joined Ballet Arizona: 2018 Joined Ballet Arizona: 2014 Training: The Joffrey Ballet School, Jacob’s Pillow, Training: Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Princeton Pacific Northwest Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Canada’s Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Royal Winnipeg Ballet | Other Companies: Ballet West, Other Companies: Pacific Northwest Ballet Ballet San Jose, Ballet San Antonio ALEJANDRO MENDEZ | La Habana, Cuba RICARDO SANTOS | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joined Ballet Arizona: 2013 Joined Ballet Arizona: 2016 Training: Cuban National Ballet School, National School Training: Conservatorio Brasileiro de Danca, The of Arts – Vincentia de la Torre Australian Ballet School Other Companies: Ballet de Camagüey, National Ballet Other Companies: Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, Joffrey of Cuba Ballet, Boston Ballet RANDY PACHECO | Camagüey, Cuba ANA MARIA SPEAR | Denver, Colorado Joined Ballet Arizona: 2015 Joined Ballet