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Welcome to EMERGENCE at Pacific Northwest Ballet!

Today’s triple bill includes the PNB premiere of Yuri

Possokhov’s RAkU, a dramatic tale based on the burning of Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion, featuring a commissioned score by Shinji Eshima. We’re grateful to Aya Stark Hamilton, Glenn Kawasaki, Sharon Lee, Ms. Jodi Wong, and Leslie & Tachi Yamada for their contributions to PNB’s New Works Initiative in support of the acquisition of RAkU.

Our program also sees the return of signature works in our repertory: Alejandro Cerrudo’s Little mortal jump and Crystal Pite’s Emergence. At the end of June, the Company will tour to France and present the Paris premieres of these works as well as other ballets as part of Les Étés de la Danse festival. I hope you’ll consider joining us in Paris on our Patron Trip, which includes PNB’s festival performances and many other exciting experiences.

We also invite you to attend our annual Backstage Bash, a post-performance party hosted by our Young Patron’s Circle, on Friday, April 20. This year’s Bash, “Hive Society,” is inspired by the fascinating world of Pite’s Emergence. Join Company dancers and PNB patrons for food, drink, and entertainment. Bash tickets are available in advance or day of the event.

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On behalf of the City of Seattle, I am pleased to welcome you all to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2018 production of EMERGENCE.

The City of Seattle is proud to support this work by innovative Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. Emergence dramatizes the hard-wired instinct for creating social forms, taking inspiration from the social organization of insects and ballerinas alike. Pite’s choreography is set to the score of composer Owen Belton, whose music draws from acoustic and found sounds as well as electronic instrumentation. These blends of nature, culture, and technology remind us of the complexity of our beloved city and region.

Pacific Northwest Ballet has been a valued institution in Seattle since 1972. Its world-class Company of dancers and the renowned PNB Orchestra continue to inspire audiences at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall and on tour. Pacific Northwest Ballet is also an important center of opportunity, providing jobs for dancers, choreographers, musicians, designers, creative technicians, and teachers.

Since its opening, PNB has fostered many new generations of dancers and ballet aficionados. PNB School serves 2,000 young students each year. PNB School alumni dance for PNB and in companies all around the world. In addition, thousands of children, teachers, and families can participate in dance through school programs, visits to PNB studios, subsidized performances, and community partnerships.

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exciting new work is being commissioned everywhere these days. PNB is a major part of this wave of opportunity and innovation, offering world premieres by talented in-house choreographers and by some of the most sought after dance-makers working today. I try to see as much dance as I can in our community, but I also keep an eye on what’s out there in the world. This spring, I’ll be attending performances in Columbus, San Francisco, Paris, and The Hague, seeing 19 new works in total. I look for the most provocative and thought-provoking pieces to bring to PNB. The program you are about to see offers three recent commissions from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, San Francisco Ballet, and National Ballet of Canada. The oldest work on the program dates from 2009, making this triple bill a prime sampling of where ballet is today.

Alejandro Cerrudo is like a kid in the studio. He plays with bodies, minds, music, and movement like a toddler with new toys. But experimentation quickly moves to expertise under the discriminating eye of this artist. Little mortal jump sneaks up on you. It is well-crafted, moody, and atmospheric, and then, without warning, it makes you cry. PNB is only the second company after Hubbard Street to perform this modern-day classic. The fit seems perfect—as unique as a signature. We are so excited to perform it again before we take it to Paris this summer.

Yuri Possokhov has created many works for San Francisco Ballet, where he was a renowned principal dancer and where he currently serves as the company’s resident choreographer. He has also made works on Oregon Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, and the Bolshoi Ballet. Each piece he creates is unique and daring. RAkU is no exception. It tells the real-life story of the burning of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mark Zappone’s striking costumes paired with Alexander Nichols’ innovative scenic designs and Shinji Eshima’s haunting score create chiaroscuro. The story is sinister and the characters complex. RAkU asks us to confront crimes and conduct that run throughout history. Dark plots have long been a part of

ballet, but RAkU is different. The pain is visceral. Dancers are challenged physically and emotionally. This work pushes the limits of what we expect from ballet and promises to prompt a few heated dialogues.

Created in 2009 for National Ballet of Canada by native daughter Crystal Pite, Emergence is a stunner. The influence of her creative growth with Ballet British Columbia and Frankfurt Ballet, William Forsythe’s petri dish of experimentation, is noteworthy, but Crystal Pite’s voice is all her own. In six months, Seattle audiences have seen Plot Point (PNB), Betroffenheit (Kidd Pivot), and Emergence. No common thread exists between these three beguiling works except brilliance. Crystal is storyteller, rule-breaker, provocateur, sheer genius, and, oh yeah, like the nicest person you’ll ever meet—none of it makes sense. Think dance can’t change your world? Watch Emergence. We’re taking this one to Paris, too. Fasten your seat belt, or attachez votre ceinture.

At PNB, we love new work. These creations keep our profession fresh, with choreographers developing pivotal pieces on today’s dancers whether they are in Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, or Seattle. You play an important role, too, by recognizing the value of these works, by attending today, and by helping to fund commissions through our New Works Initiative. Consider coming to NEXT STEP on June 15, when PNB presents six commissions by six dancers in our Company: three women, three men, six premieres, one thrilling performance. And this year, there’s dance spilling out onto the sidewalk and throughout the lobby. Plenty more information on our website, but if you can’t get enough of new work, join us on June 15 to see the next generation of dancers and choreographers proudly presented by PNB.

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Violin 1Michael Jinsoo Lim,

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Stephen Daniels**Tom Dziekonski*Ella Marie Gray*Lynn Bartlett

Johnson**Raffaela KalmarPetro KrysaChristine Olason*

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Program Notes

Little mortal jumpMUSIC: Beirut (“A Call to Arms” and

“La Banlieue”), Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire (“Beware”), Alexandre Desplat (“See How They Fall—Dans Les Champs De Ble” and “A Self-made Hero—Theme de Heroes”), Philip Glass (“Glassworks/Analog: Orange Mountain Music Archive: Closing”), Max Richter (“The Haunted Ocean 5” and November”), Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan (“Fawn”)

CHOREOGRAPHY: Alejandro CerrudoSTAGING: Pablo PiantinoSCENIC DESIGN: Alejandro CerrudoCOSTUME DESIGN: Branimira IvanovaLIGHTING DESIGN: Michael KorschPREMIERE: March 15, 2012; Hubbard Street Dance

ChicagoPACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PREMIERE: March 18, 2016

The 2016 Pacific Northwest Ballet premiere of Alejandro Cerrudo’s Little mortal jump was generously underwritten by Jeffrey & Susan Brotman. The 2018 production is generously supported by Peter & Peggy Horvitz.

Created for and premiered by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, March 15, 2012. Music by Beirut: “A Call to Arms” and “La Banlieue,” from the album The Flying Club Cup, courtesy of Ba Da Bing! Records. Used by permission of EMI Music Publishing. Music by Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire: “Beware,” from the album Oh! The Grandeur, courtesy of Warner Music Group. Music by Alexandre Desplat: “See How They Fall - Dans Les Champs De Ble” and “A Self-made Hero- Theme De Heroes,” from the album Alexandre Desplat - Jacques Audiard’s Films, courtesy of Silva Screen Records. Music by Philip Glass: “Closing from Mishima” from the album Philip on Film, as recorded by Kronos Quartet for Nonesuch Records. Used by permission of Dungaven Music Publishing. Music by Hans Otte: “Wassermannmusik,” from the album Aquarian Music. Amiata Records ARNR 0496 and ARNR 0394. Used by permission of Amiata Records. Music by Max Richter: “The Haunted Ocean 5,” from the album Waltz With Bashir, courtesy of Caroline World Service. Used by permission of Embassy Music Corp/LT Music Publishing. “November,” from the album Memoryhouse, courtesy of BBC Worldwide. Used by permission of Universal Music Publishing Group. Music by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan: “Fawn,” from the album Alice, courtesy of Anti Records. Used by permission of Jalma Music. Little mortal jump is sponsored by Bill and Orli Staley with additional support provided by members of the Choreographer’s Circle: Marc Miller and Chris Horsman, and Richard L. Rodes. Scenery and costumes for Little mortal jump courtesy of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

Alejandro Cerrudo’s tenth creation for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago takes a cinematic approach to stagecraft, introducing its viewers to a mysterious place where dancers have dreamlike encounters. Their contents unknown, dark objects hide and reveal these characters, and remain once the dancers disappear.Notes courtesy of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

Company dancers in Little mortal jump. © Angela Sterling.

Price Suddarth in Little mortal jump. © Angela Sterling.


RAkUMUSIC: Shinji Eshima (2011)LIBRETTO: Gary WangCHOREOGRAPHY: Yuri PossokhovSTAGING: Quinn WhartonSCENIC AND PROJECTION DESIGN:

Alexander V. NicholsCOSTUME DESIGN: Mark ZapponeLIGHTING DESIGN: Christopher DennisPREMIERE: February 3, 2011; San Francisco BalletPACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PREMIERE: April 13, 2018

The 2018 Pacific Northwest Ballet premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s RAkU is generously supported by Aya Stark Hamilton, Glenn Kawasaki, Sharon Lee, Ms. Jodi Wong, and Leslie & Tachi Yamada.

RAkU is a story about love and separation, desire and jealousy, violence and grief, told by San Francisco Ballet Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov to stunning effect. Based on the true story of the burning of Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion in 1950, RAkU (2011) is set in a much earlier time and in a style similar to Noh theater, which presents

the essence of a story rather than a literal depiction. “It’s aesthetic lines,” Possokhov says about his ballet, “but not story lines.” His imaginative approach to the story, a commissioned score, and the dramatic, projection-based scenic design combine to make his 13th work for San Francisco Ballet a perfectly melded artistic whole.

The concept for the ballet was off and running with a libretto, a commissioned score, and a small cast—two lovers, a monk, and four warriors. Possokhov’s inventive, classically based choreographic style shares the stage with folk-based steps for the warriors and even some butoh (a post–World War II Japanese dance form utilizing extremely slow movements). But there’s not a single traditional Japanese dance step. With his forward-thinking attitude, Possokhov is more interested in tone, aesthetics, and visual inven-tiveness than in reenacting history.

According to Possokhov, opera has surpassed ballet in its daring approaches to visual design, particularly in the use of projections. “Opera is using projections in a very good way,” he says. “It’s like you can see a new contemporary vision, because

technically now it’s amazing.” Gone are the days when dancing and images shared the stage but weren’t integrated. “Now [the technology] is different, but in ballet no one uses it. I would like to see how ballet could be sophisticated with projections, movies as part of the performance, not just background. It’s part of the movement. For me it’s important, maybe for the future [of ballet].” To help him do that, Possokhov hired designer Alexander V. Nichols, whose use of projections he admired.

Besides its original libretto and experi-mental visual concept, another element that sets this ballet apart for Possokhov is its commissioned score, his first. He wanted a symphonic score, not traditional Japanese music, and a friend recommended composer Shinji Eshima, a longtime double bassist in the SF Ballet and SF Opera Orchestras. Eshima, who trained at Stanford and Juilliard and taught at San Francisco State University and San Francisco Conservatory of Music, has composed music for chamber orchestras, opera, and theater, along with some Buddhist hymns. A bit of history too intriguing not to mention is that his instrument, made

Noelani Pantastico in rehearsal for RAkU. © Lindsay Thomas.


Program Notesby Charles Plumerel in 1843 and known as “the Plumerel bass,” is depicted in Edgar Degas’ painting The Orchestra of the Opera.

The fact that Possokhov envisions a yet-unseen future for ballet makes complete sense to Eshima, who sees the choreographer as “coming from another time, back in time, to push the art form forward. I think [German philosopher Friedrich] Nietzsche would describe him as a poet from the future.”

As the ballet evolved, Possokhov stripped down the libretto and made choreographic changes that required corre-sponding alterations in the music. Eshima says it’s difficult to make changes once the music has been written, but he under-stands why they’re needed. “[Possokhov is] an amazingly intuitive guy. He knows instantly what will work for him and what won’t. He’s good about recognizing things in music on a purely gut level, and he’s really been challenging me.” But the collab-orative process also has been rewarding, he says, because it “forces me to recognize my faults [as a composer] and confront them, and that forces me to change.”

Possokhov says that he knew he would hire Eshima even before he heard his

music; it was “kind of an instinct,” he says. And when he finally did listen to the sample CD Eshima had given him, it “was perfect,” he says. Because Possokhov particularly liked one piece from the CD, written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, Eshima borrowed from it, creating a love theme that is heard three times: in the prelude, the main pas de deux, and at the end of the ballet. The theme is “very, very simple,” the composer says. “It alternates a 3/5/3 meter, which I meant to imply a haiku 5/7/5 rhythm.” (Haiku poems have three lines—five syllables in the first and third lines and seven syllables in the second.) “So it’s based on something very simple,” Eshima says, “but I hoped it would express the emotions of an unspeakable pain.”

The ballet’s score is written for full orchestra, without the addition of traditional Japanese instruments, yet it conveys a Japanese feeling. According to Eshima, that’s been said about his music before, and it makes him laugh. “My parents are both Japanese and I have a lot of that background in being raised Buddhist, but I’ve never been conscious of it,” he says. “But invariably people say

that what I write sounds Japanese.” One part of the ballet’s score incorporates the rhythms of a Buddhist chant. “It’s like the vibration of the earth. It sinks into something deep, literally like a mantra. And I’ve heard that all my life, in Buddhist temples,” says Eshima. “It’s the same rhythm, literally the same note.”

One version of the legend this ballet is based on says that the monk who burned the temple was “hideous looking, and he stuttered, and he was humiliated by it,” says Eshima. “[Author Yukio] Mishima talks about why [the monk] might have burned the temple down in his book about the Golden Pavilion.” In the ballet, the Monk suffers unrequited love for the Princess. “So I used this stuttering feature orchestrally, in the marimba, to underlie his main scene,” says Eshima. Taking the stuttering effect a step further, he added a Morse code rhythm to the music that taps out the words “I love her.”

The central theme of his score, Eshima says, is “burning. The burning of desire, of passion, of loyalty; the burn of suffering, of jealousy; finally the burning in death—emotions that are so strong that they overcome the discipline of a

Company dancers in Emergence. © Lindsay Thomas.


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Zen monk and overcome the loyalties of samurai. That burn throughout one’s life is what I think is the greatest thing about being human, the beauty of it all. The grief isn’t beautiful, in and of itself, and the loss isn’t. But the empathy for it is, and that’s what I was trying to convey.”

Notes by Cheryl A. Ossola. Cheryl Ossola’s notes for RAkU were originally written for San Francisco Ballet in 2011 and have been revised by the author for Pacific Northwest Ballet.

EmergenceMUSIC: Owen Belton (2009)CHOREOGRAPHY: Crystal PiteSTAGING: Hope MuirSCENIC DESIGN: Jay Gower TaylorCOSTUME DESIGN: Linda ChowLIGHTING DESIGN: Alan BrodiePREMIERE: March 4, 2009; National Ballet of Canada

(Toronto)PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PREMIERE: November 8,

2013

Principal support for the 2013 Pacific Northwest Ballet premiere of Crystal Pite’s Emergence was generously provided by Marcella McCaffray. Additional support provided by Glenn Kawasaki, Katharyn Alvord Gerlich, and Aya Stark Hamilton.

Crystal Pite is known as one of the most innovative and exciting choreographers at work in Canada today. National Ballet of Canada artistic director Karen Kain commissioned Pite to create an original work for the National Ballet’s 2008/09 season as part of Innovation, a program of

new work by Canadian choreographers. The result, Emergence, brought audiences to their feet after every performance and went on to win four Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Choreography, Outstanding Performance and Outstanding Sound Design/Composition by Owen Belton.

A riveting dark-hued work that casts a swarming, scurrying group of dancers, insect-like, in an eerily subterranean universe, Emergence dramatizes through its mesmerizing choreographic attack the ways in which the instinct for creating social forms seems hard-wired into life itself. Pite’s inspiration for the work came from reading Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software by American popular science theorist Steven Johnson and considering parallels between the social organization of bees and the hierarchical nature of classical ballet companies.

Johnson’s statement that “simple agents following simple rules could generate amazingly complex structures” became a touchstone for the piece. Pite was interested in individual expression and in collective problem solving through movement, often

favoring the visual and kinesthetic appeal of the eccentric over the mundane and the grotesque over the beautiful. Pite rarely works with dancers en pointe and was attracted not only to the dancers’ ease of movement but also to the potential for a creature-like effect. Sometimes fragmented and gestural, with traces of the isolation and popping techniques of hip hop, Pite’s choreographic method was a catalyst for change in the dancer’s bodies.

Key to Pite’s vision for Emergence was her collaboration with composer Owen Belton. Also from the west coast, Belton uses both acoustic and electronic instru-ments, often in combination with computer processing techniques such as granular synthesis, to arrive at atmospheric palettes of sound and tone. Pite and Belton have incorporated drone-like sounds of bees along with sounds of marching to signify the power and ominous presence of the body politic.

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Emergence costumes courtesy of National Ballet of Canada.

Company dancers in Emergence. © Angela Sterling.

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About The Artists

Alejandro Cerrudo Choreographer, Little mortal jump

Alejandro Cerrudo was born in Madrid, Spain, and trained at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Madrid. His professional career began in 1998 and included work with Victor Ullate Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, and Nederlands Dans Theater 2. Mr. Cerrudo joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2005, was named choreographic fellow in 2008, and became the company’s first resident choreographer in 2009. His thirteen works for Hubbard Street include collaborations with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Nederlands Dans Theatre. In March 2012, PNB invited Mr. Cerrudo to choreograph his first work for the company, Memory Glow, upon receiving the Joyce Theater Foundation’s second Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance. Additional honors include an award from the Boomerang Fund for Artists (2011) and a Prince Prize, from the Prince Charitable Trusts (2012), for his first full-length, One Thousand Pieces. Mr. Cerrudo is one of four choreographers invited by New York City Ballet principal Wendy Whelan to create and perform

original duets for “Restless Creature,” and in 2014, he was announced the 2014 USA Donnelley Fellow by United States Artists.

Pablo PiantinoStager, Little mortal jump

Pablo Piantino began dancing at the age of 14. His training included private work with Hector Zaraspe and he also studied and performed at both the Colón Theatre School and The Juilliard School, where he received his BFA. Mr. Piantino joined the San Francisco Ballet in 1999 and became a member of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in August 2005.

Branimira IvanovaCostume Designer, Little mortal jump

Branimira Ivanova is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (MFA in Theater Design- Costume Design) and the International Academy of Design and Technology (BFA in Fashion Design). She is a Chicago-based designer working with local, national, and international companies such as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance,

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet; Breakbone Dance Company, National Portuguese Ballet, and Introdans, NI, among others. She has worked with distinguished choreographers, including Lucas Crandall, Toru Shimazaki, Margueritte Donlon, Lauri Stallings, and Gustavo Ramirez Sansano. Ms. Ivanova was a 2010 Jeff Award nominee for best costume design in Lifeline Theater’s production of Wuthering Heights and, in 2009, for Treasure Island. Her work was part of the United States National Exhibit at the Prague Quadrennial World Stage Expo in 2007. In addition to her work as a costume designer, she also runs a minimalist contemporary sportswear clothing company, HOI Clothing.

Michael KorschLighting Designer, Little mortal jump

Michael Korsch is a lighting, projection, and scenic designer based in Philadelphia, where he earned his BA in theater at Temple University. He has created hundreds of visual designs for dance, theater, and other live performances around the world. Mr. Korsch has been the resident lighting designer and technical director for Complexions Contemporary Ballet since 1998, the resident lighting designer for Ballet Arizona since 2001, and the lighting and technical director for the Laguna Dance Festival since 2005. He has also designed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, BalletX, Charlotte Ballet (formerly North Carolina Dance Theatre), Dance Theatre of Harlem, Disney Creative Entertainment, English National Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, MOMIX, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin, and Washington Ballet, among others.

Shinji EshimaComposer, RAkU

Shinji Eshima, born in Berkeley and a graduate of Stanford and Juilliard, is a double-bassist in the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra (SFBO) and San Francisco Opera Orchestra. He is a faculty member at San Francisco State University and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His compositions include music for theater, film, chamber music, opera, and Buddhist hymns. His first commission for San Francisco Ballet, Possokhov’s RAkU, was recorded by SFBO at Skywalker studio and released on CD and iTunes. In 2011, the city of Berkeley named December 6 as “Shinji Eshima Day” in his honor for his contributions to the arts.

Alejandro Cerrudo (2012). © Angela Sterling.


Yuri PossokhovChoreographer, RAkU

After training at the Moscow Ballet Academy, Yuri Possokhov danced with the Bolshoi Ballet for ten years, where

he was promoted to principal dancer. In 1992, he joined Royal Danish Ballet as a principal dancer, then joined San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 1994. His final engagement as an San Francisco Ballet principal dancer was in 2006. As a choreographer, Mr. Possokhov has created 15 ballets for SF Ballet. In addition he has created works for the Bolshoi Ballet, Georgian National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and Oregon Ballet Theatre. He was named San Francisco Ballet Choreographer in Residence in 2006.

Quinn WhartonStager, RAkU

Quinn Wharton was born in Seattle and raised in Hawaii. He trained at North Carolina School of the Arts, Houston Ballet Academy, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and San Francisco Ballet School. In 2005, he joined San Francisco Ballet, where he performed a number of leading roles. In 2012, he joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, expanding his classical repertory to include works by Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian, Alejandro Cerrudo, and Sharon Eyal. He left the formal dance world in 2014 to pursue freelance photography and choreography. This has taken him to many places, including the Himalayas to film nomadic tribes and to the Bolshoi Ballet to help create a new full-length work.

Alexander V. NicholsScenic and Projection Designer, RAkU

Previous designs for San Francisco Ballet include Death of a Moth, Later, Thread, RAkU, and Trio. Broadway credits include Wishful Drinking, Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway, Nice Work If You Can Get It, off-Broadway productions: In Masks Outrageous and Austere, Los Big Names, Horizon, Bridge and Tunnel, Taking Over, Through the Night, and In the Wake. Regional credits include American Conservatory Theater, Mark Taper Forum, and Berkeley Repertory Theater.

Dance credits include resident designer for Pennsylvania Ballet, Hartford Ballet, and American Repertory Ballet, lighting supervisor for American Ballet Theatre and resident visual designer for the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company since 1989. His designs are in the repertory of Alvin Ailey, Hubbard Street, Hong Kong Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, and ODC/SF.

Mark ZapponeCostume Designer, RAkU

Mark Zappone served Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1983 to 1988 as costume designer, shop supervisor, and wardrobe master. He then moved to Monte Carlo, where he managed costume shops for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo and Le Cabaret de Monte-Carlo, continuing on to Switzerland and Amsterdam with Holiday on Ice. Mr. Zappone has collaborated with many renowned choreographers and designers, including Twyla Tharp, Christopher Wheeldon, and Yuri Possokhov, among others. In addition to his many ballets for PNB, Mr. Zappone has designed costumes for numerous dance companies worldwide.

Christopher DennisLighting Designer, RAkU

Christopher Dennis served as resident lighting designer and lighting coordinator at The National Ballet of Canada for 14 seasons before joining San Francisco Ballet as technical director in 2010. He created lighting for The National Ballet

of Canada’s Watch Her, Cinderella, A Delicate Battle, and The Comforts of Solitude. His work for San Francisco Ballet includes Yuri Possokhov’s Francesca da Rimini and RAkU and Helgi Tomasson’s Trio and Caprice. Mr. Dennis’ designs are in the repertoires of American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, and West Australia Ballet. He served as lighting director for White Oak Dance Project and assistant resident lighting designer for the Metropolitan Opera. Mr. Dennis has also designed lighting for the Shaw and Stratford Festivals in Canada.

Owen BeltonComposer, Emergence

Owen Belton has been composing for dance since 1994 when he created the music for Shapes of a Passing, Crystal Pite’s work for Ballet Jorgen. Since then, he has composed for dance companies including Kidd Pivot, BJM Danse, The National Ballet of Canada, Stuttgart Ballet, Ballet BC, Ballett Frankfurt, Nederlands Dans Theatre, and Cullberg Ballet. In 2009, he won the Dora Mavor Moore award for best dance score for Emergence which was premiered by The National Ballet of Canada.

Mr. Belton graduated from Simon Fraser University School for the Contemporary Arts where he studied computer music and was introduced to granular synthesis. He also creates sound design and scores for theater and film and performs as a singer-songwriter with the band Lost Hombre.

Yuri Possokhov. © Chris Hardy.

RAkU costume designer Mark Zappone in a fitting with Jerome Tisserand. © Lindsay Thomas.


About The Artists

Crystal PiteChoreographer, Emergence

Crystal Pite is a former company member of Ballet British Columbia and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt. She made her professional choreographic debut in 1990 with Ballet British Columbia, and has since created more than 40 works for companies including Nederlands Dans Theater (where she has been an Associate Artist since 2008), Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Ballet, Cullberg Ballet, Ballett Frankfurt, The National Ballet of Canada, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (where she was resident choreographer 2001–04), Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and Louise Lecavalier/Fou glorieux. She is an Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre and in 2013, was made an Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells.

Ms. Pite formed her company Kidd Pivot in 2002. Incorporating movement, original music, text, and rich visual design, Kidd Pivot’s distinct choreographic language is marked by a strong theatrical sensibility and a keen sense of wit and invention. The company has gone on to win international acclaim with such works as Dark Matters,

Lost Action, The You Show, The Tempest Replica, and Betroffenheit.

Ms. Pite’s many awards include the Dora Mavor Moore Award (2009, 2012), a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award (2006), the 2008 Governor General of Canada’s Performing Arts Award, the 2011 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, the inaugural Lola Award in 2012, Canada Council’s 2012 Jacqueline Lemieux Prize, two Olivier Awards (2015 for Polaris, and 2017 for Betroffenheit, and the 2017 Benois de la Danse for The Seasons’ Canon.

PNB staged the American premiere of Emergence in 2013, the first of Ms. Pite’s works to enter the repertory. In February, 2014, the ballet performed it to sold-out houses on the Company’s tour to New York City Center. In November 2017, PNB staged the American premiere of Ms. Pite's Plot Point.

Jay Gower TaylorScenic Designer, Emergence

Canadian designer Jay Gower Taylor danced for 20 years with companies including Ballet British Columbia. Early designing opportunities included works with Dancemakers, collaborating with

Serge Bennathan on Absences, The Invisible Life of Joseph Finch, and the film Quand les grandmères s’envolent for CBC’s Opening Night. More recently, he designed Conversation (the play version of Finch), Elles for Bennathan, and the Electric Company’s live-cinematic interpretation of Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit.

For Crystal Pite, Mr. Taylor designed Plot Point, Frontier, and Solo Echo at Nederlands Dans Theater, Emergence at the National Ballet of Canada, Dark Matters and The Tempest Replica for Kidd Pivot, and Flight Pattern for The Royal Ballet.

Linda ChowCostume Designer, Emergence

Linda Chow graduated from the Ryerson theatre program in1982. She has worked as a cutter and seamstress in theater, dance, opera, and film. Through dance Ms. Chow has incorporated design into her work. In 2003, she collaborated with Crystal Pite on Uncollected Work. This led to Lost Action, Fault, Decembering, A Portrait of You Falling, Dark Matters, and The You Show for Ms. Pite’s company Kidd Pivot. Other collaborations with Ms. Pite include Arietta and 24 Short Works for Ballet BC and Emergence for The National Ballet of Canada.

Alan BrodieLighting Designer, Emergence

Canadian lighting designer Alan Brodie holds a BFA in theater studies from the University of British Columbia and a MFA in directing from the University of Victoria. Since 1989, Mr. Brodie has worked for regional theater, opera, and dance companies across Canada. On the international stage, his work has been seen in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hartford, London, Adelaide, Wellington, Bergen and The Hague. He has served on faculty at UBC, the Banff Centre, Langara College (Studio 58), and National Theatre School of Canada. Mr. Brodie has been recognized with ten Jessie Richardson Awards for Lighting Design, and in 2012, he was short-listed for the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre.

Crystal Pite backstage with Company dancers. © Angela Sterling.


Peter BoalArtistic Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet School since 2005.

Born in Bedford, New York, Peter Boal received his

training at the School of American Ballet while performing children’s roles with New York City Ballet. George Balanchine invited Peter to join the company as an apprentice in 1983, and he continued to dance for NYCB until his retirement in 2005, when he moved to Seattle. He also served as a faculty member for SAB. In addition to directing PNB School, Peter teaches the Professional Division and Company. He has staged works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Ulysses Dove for PNB, PNB School, and other companies.

Emil de CouMusic Director/Principal Conductor

Emil de Cou has been Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor since 2011. Previously, he was associate

conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra and 2016 will mark his 15th season as conductor of the NSO performances at Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Mr. de Cou debuted at Carnegie Hall as guest conductor for the New York Pops, and has also conducted the orchestras of Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Saint Louis, Detroit, Montreal, and Boston Pops, among others. He was Principal Pops Conductor for the San Francisco Symphony and also serves as musical consultant for NASA. In 1985, Mikhail Baryshnikov hired Mr. de Cou to conduct American Ballet Theatre and in 1994, he joined the staff of San Francisco Ballet. Other ballet companies he has conducted include New York City Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Netherlands Dance Theatre, and Hong Kong Ballet. Mr. de Cou was born in Los Angeles and studied at the University of Southern California. He was the subject of a documentary on National Public Radio and was chosen from 200 candidates to study in Leonard Bernstein’s master class at the Hollywood Bowl.

Allan DameronCompany Pianist/Conductor

A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Allan Dameron graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts

and studied conducting at the Pierre Monteux School in Maine. Mr. Dameron has been Music Director and Conductor for Chicago City Ballet and Assistant Conductor at Chicago Lyric Opera. Prior to joining PNB he was a chamber music professor at Northern Illinois University. As a chamber music pianist, Mr. Dameron has been a guest artist with the Vermeer and Audubon Quartets and is a member of Ariel Trio. Mr. Dameron performs piano solo work for PNB ballets, including Appassionata, The Concert (Or, The Perils of Everybody), Duo Concertant, Für Alina, and Rubies.

Norbert HerrigesTechnical Director

Norbert Herriges began working in Seattle theater after receiving his degree in Theatre Arts at Southern Oregon State College in

Ashland, Oregon. In 1984, he started at ACT as a scenic builder and in 1991 moved to Seattle Repertory Theatre, where he worked for fifteen years as a shop carpenter and later as scenic Coordinator. In the course of his 28-year career in local theater, Mr. Herriges worked backstage for PNB in various capacities. He was appointed Interim Technical Director for PNB in February 2011 and assumed the position of Technical Director in July of 2011. Mr. Herriges oversees and coordinates all technical aspects of PNB’s productions, assisted by an exceptional staff of stage technicians and managers.

Randall G. ChiarelliResident Lighting Designer

Mr. Chiarelli has devoted a career to lighting for dance. For PNB he designed the majority of work by Kent Stowell,

Founding Artistic Director. Together with Francia Russell he designed the lighting for the Company’s entire Balanchine repertory. Other choreographers at PNB include Lucinda Childs, Mark Dendy, Susan Stroman, and Christopher Wheeldon. In addition he has designed lighting

for American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and San Fran-cisco Ballet. Examples of his scenic credits with PNB are Carmen, Divertimento #15, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, and La Sonambula. His concert credits include designs for Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, and Tony Bennett.

Larae Theige HascallCostume Shop Manager

Born in Spokane, Washington, Larae Hascall joined PNB in 1983 and became Costume Shop Manager in 1987. She

supervises both Costume Shop and Wardrobe in the creation, alteration, and maintenance of all costumes worn in PNB productions. She is also supervisor for specialty makeup and wigs. Ms. Hascall has been the primary collaborator for costumes created by such renowned designers as Martin Pakledinaz (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Paul Tazewell (Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake), Roberta Guidi di Bagno (Coppélia), Santo Loquasto (Waiting at the Station) and Jérôme Kaplan (Jewels).

Otto NeubertBallet Master

Otto Neubert has been PNB’s Ballet Master since 1991. Born in Munich, Germany, Mr. Neubert received his training with Alex Ursuliak, the Stuttgart

Ballet School, the School of American Ballet, and with Marika Besobrasova in Monte Carlo. He danced as a soloist with New York City Ballet and at Stuttgart Ballet. Mr. Neubert assists the Artistic Director in teaching and rehearsing the Company, and rehearses PNB School students in their roles for Company productions. He has performed as a guest artist in The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake, Prodigal Son, and George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

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Anne DabrowskiBallet Master

Anne Dabrowski was named a PNB Ballet Master in 1997. Originally from San Diego, California, Ms. Dabrowski received her training

at California Ballet School and with Truman Finney at the School of Hartford Ballet. She danced professionally with Hartford Ballet and then continued there as Company Teacher and Assistant Ballet Master, and as a principal faculty member for Hartford Ballet School. Ms. Dabrowski assists the Artistic Director in teaching and rehearsing the Company and prepares PNB School students for their roles in PNB productions.

Paul GibsonBallet Master

Paul Gibson was appointed a PNB Ballet Master in 2005. Mr. Gibson joined PNB in 1994 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1996. Upon his

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

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David AkiyamaRev. Mary Petty AndersonSena BaronPatty & Jimmy BarrierCourtney and John GeistCarl & Renee BehnkeSharon A. BidwellElisabeth BottlerJohn H. BowenMr. Robert BraunSusan BrotmanLorna BrownMr. Peter Brown &

Ms. Janet McKinnonCarol A. BurchDiane BurgessDaniel BurkertSally S. Cahill BrookbankDorrienne ChinnFerrell Nathan ConnGail A. CottleTavia CrowderJudith Cushman &

Bob QuickMichael W. DabneyRita DaubenspeckTatiana DavidsonJohn DeloSheila C. DietrichJennifer DoscherWilliam J.* & Sandra B. DunnMrs. Patty EdwardsJim & Ann EliasKristina EricksonThomas & Jane FaddenStockton & Janice ForrestKate ForsterRussell & Nancy FosmireDeborah GatesNatalie GendlerGail GoralskiInger A. GoransonGene GranthamMrs. James S. GriffinMr. & Mrs. James M.

HalversonAya HamiltonJan HarperCathi & Ken* HatchJoann HaugerudMs. Amy J. HaugerudCatherine Hobi HawesW. Daniel Heidt &

Michele B. HeidtKlaus & Joaquenia HeinrichPaula HoppingPeter HorvitzRoy L. HughesTom* & Gail JamesRobert C. JenkinsSpencer A. Johnson & Braiden

Rex JohnsonMs. Karlene JohnsonBarbara A. JohnstonH. David KaplanApril & Steven KieburtzKen & Claudia KilbreathDebby KimBruce & Carol KochRocke R. Koreis &

Candy J. Lee

Edith KraemerBetty KreagerFrances J. KwapilJoan T. LasersohnDr. Frank & Lynn LindsayLeslie* & David MattsonMs. Penny LorenzArthur H. MazzolaMr. & Mrs. J. Daniel*

McConnellFrederick W. McDonaldEdward McGuirkDavid MichaudCurt & Mary MikkelsenRoger F. MillerDr. Armin & Beverly MohrAnn D. MolitorLisa & Jonathan MorrisPhyllis MossCarol & Paul NeimanJudy & Arnie NessDr. Joe G. Norman, Jr.Ms. Margaret OrdorniaMr. & Mrs. Richard ParsellWilliam & Carol ParsonsRichard & Jean PattonJean E. PhillipsTony Sepanski &

Ann Logan PhillipsDennis Pierce & Eddie

EdmondsonLynn RiesJames & Sherry RaisbeckE.R.H.Richard C. RedmanMs. Christina RichMimi RichardsRoyce & Maura RobertsAnn Lyda RogersMary K. RogersKathryn McPherson RoonDr. H. Martin RosaCornelius & Penny RosseJoAnne Hardt RudoJohn RudolfMichael Ann SaginJudith SchoeneckerSam SebestaJohn F. & Julia P.* ShawMr. & Mrs. Michael SheetzJohn & Melba ShortSue Ann SmithW. Dyanne StepanekDr. Michael & Peggy SwistakSharon Van Valin &

Richard TaitWayne ThurmanDr. Darlene A. TownsendBeni TuranNicholas Utzinger &

John RochfordElaine VonaDeidra WagerRebecca WalkerMr. Mike WatersCathy & Ross WigginsRay & Judy WilliamsMr. John C. Wilson, Jr.Ms. Jodi WongEvelyn ZaboAnonymous (10)

Révérence Society

Jon R. Conte & Margaret Kerrigan

In Honor of Norma CuginiColonel & Mrs. Dennis

CunneenMichael W. DabneyDr. Katharyn Del BeccaroDonna & Rob DughiPatty EdwardsWilliam & Carole Ellison

FoundationMs. Juli Farris in honor of

Norma CuginiJoan FitzmauriceMs. Anne M. FosterKatharyn Alvord GerlichNatalie GendlerLynne E. Graybeal &

Scott Harron

David & Cheryl HadleyAya Stark HamiltonW. Daniel Heidt &

Michele B. HeidtMs. Anne HolmesMs. Toni Hoover &

Mr. Alfred NettlesPeter & Peggy HorvitzMs. Ming HuMs. Laura HunterTom* & Gail JamesH. David KaplanGilla KaplanGlenn KawasakiApril & Steven KieburtzMr. & Mrs. Tim KirleyGreg Kusnick & Karen Jo

GustafsonSharon LeeBarbara LewisDr. Frank & Lynn LindsayMaria Mackey GunnMichael & Barbara MaloneMr. David MattsonHelene MawyerMarcella McCaffrayFrederick McDonaldMelba Mckay & Paul GockelDr. Joe G. Norman, Jr.Simon & Carol OttenbergBob & Annette ParksElizabeth & Stephen PirnatSuzanne & John RahnMimi RichardsMichael RighiMary-Catherine SchugelPatrick & Dianne SchultheisPeyton & Carolann StorliDr. Michael & Peggy

SwistakMs. Jessica TarzanMs. Amy TheobaldJennifer ThompsonVirginia B. Toulmin

Foundation Martha-Ellen Tye

FoundationMs. Natasha Lalji VerjeeMs. Maggie WalkerTom & Connie WalshToby & Linda WarsonCathy & Ross WigginsMs. Jodi WongCarol WrightLeslie & Tachi YamadaPNB Young Patrons CircleAnonymous


Laura Tisserand in William Forsythe's Slingerland Duet. © Angela Sterling.

theMillionDollar gift club

Pacific Northwest Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations who have committed $1 million or more to support the Ballet’s operating needs or capital, endowment, touring, and new works initiatives.

Pacific Northwest Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their generous support of the Annual Fund during the past year. These generous contributors are an integral part of our success, sustaining and enriching artistic productions, dance education, and community outreach programs. For information on how to become part of this esteemed group of donors, contact Hannah Franke, Major Gifts Officer, at 206.441.3597, or [email protected]

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS’ CIRCLE$100,000 AND ABOVECarl & Renee BehnkeJeffrey* & Susan BrotmanMrs. Patty EdwardsDavid & Cheryl HadleyPeter & Peggy HorvitzAnonymous

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE$50,000-$99,999Chap & Eve AlvordDr. & Mrs. Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr.*Bob BensonAya Stark HamiltonGlenn KawasakiMarcella McCaffrayTom & Connie Walsh

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE$25,000-$49,000Richard & Lisa AltigLyndall BoalThe Kemper Freeman FamilyLynne E. Graybeal & Scott HarronMs. Toni Hoover & Mr. Alfred NettlesJim* & Diana JudsonMr. H. David KaplanMr. & Mrs. Travis H. KeelerJolene McCaw & FamilyJames & Sherry RaisbeckJohn & Melba ShortDr. Michael & Peggy SwistakDeidra WagerMs. Jodi WongLeslie & Tachi Yamada

BALLET MASTERS CIRCLE$10,000-$24,999Mr. William E. Anspach &

Mrs. Kari Nelson-AnspachDonna & Anthony BarnettCourtney Bear & John GeistLinda BerkmanJack Blaylock & Jane EvansElisabeth BodalElisabeth BottlerDr. & Mrs. Thomas R. BoyceMs. Susan Y. BuskeShirlee D. ChristensenJon R. Conte & Margaret KerriganJane CreminJohn Delo & Elizabeth StokesWilliam J.* & Sandra B. DunnWilliam & Carole Ellison FoundationJerald E. FarleyMs. Rebecca FigueroaJoan FitzmauriceMarcus Fontoura & Ana DoliveiraWilliam E. FranklinDr. Stephen & Beverly FuhsRobin GaineyKatharyn Alvord GerlichSusan & Bill GrinsteinW. Daniel Heidt & Michele B. HeidtMr. & Mrs. Charlie HerbMs. Anne HolmesKalen & Sean HolmesCathyBeth & Steven W. HooperTom* & Gail JamesSpencer A. Johnson & Braiden Rex JohnsonChristy Jones & Rob LillenessSara A. JonesGilla KaplanMs. Janet KetchamSteven & April Kieburtz

Daniel Kingston & Maureen MooneyMr. & Mrs. Tim KirleyRocke R. Koreis & Candy J. LeeGreg Kusnick & Karen Jo GustafsonFrancis J. KwapilFiroz & Najma LaljiAlex & Sandra LangeSharon LeeDr. Frank & Lynn LindsayJeff & Nancy LochMaria Mackey GunnThe MacRae Family FoundationChristina Marra & Paul SilverFrederick W. McDonaldCarol & Paul NeimanDr. Joe G. Norman, Jr.Susan & Dennis OkamotoAlida & Douglas OlesGwendolyn Payton & John NeelemanElizabeth & Stephen PirnatPNB School Parents’ AssociationPNB STARSCharles M. Powell & Tuan NgoMr. & Mrs. Tom A. PuentesAnonymous in Honor of Mimi RichardsBarbara RiesCatherine & Grant RiesLynn Ries & Rod ProctorHaim N. SchoppikMs. Vivian SchwabDenise Littlefield SobelKent Stowell & Francia RussellMs. Maryanne Tagney JonesShannon Tierney, MDAimee TruchardMs. Natasha Lalji VerjeeSheree WenBagley* & Virginia WrightAnonymous (4)

SCHOLARSHIP PATRONS$6,000-$9,999Linda & Tom AllenPatty & Jimmy BarrierTom & Jeannie BlankKent & Barbara Chaplin

Royce & Aggie ChurchCheryl Clark & Stephan CoonrodIn Honor of Norma CuginiMrs. Tatiana DavidsonBertrand & Brooke de BoutraySheila C. DietrichJean Enersen & Bruce CarterSharon Falkner & Gene ChamberlainCaroline Gallée & Frank Peschel-GalléeNatalie GendlerStacy & Frank GravesStephen & Marie HeilChristian Huitema & Neige GilMs. Laura HunterNed & Pam JohnsonLisa KroeseMr. Joshua LiebermanMs. Laura LundgrenHelene MawyerJudy & Arnie NessMr. John O’Connell & Mrs. Joyce LatinoJohn Parchem & Barbara LycettMr. & Mrs. William G. Reed Jr.Susan & Ron RunyonEric Schlegel & Mary StoutMary-Catherine SchugelMel & Leena SturmanChristina TannerStephanie WallachDavid & Romayne WattSally Anne West & Peder Knudsen*Ray & Judy WilliamsMs. Carol WrightMs. Virginia D. WymanAnonymous (2)

MEMBERS OF THE BARRE$4,000-$5,999Mariana AnciraKari Anderson & Mark PavlovicPhoebe AndrewThe Art Works Charitable FundMs. Katherine Barclay-RobertsonMr. and Mrs. Keith BirdwellCapt. & Mrs. Paul BlochGary & Linda Blume

4Culture • The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation • ArtsFund • ArtsWA • Bank of America • The Boeing Company • Jeffrey and Susan Brotman • Jane M.* and David R. Davis • John and Carmen* Delo • Estate of Ruth Hoffman • Peter and Peggy Horvitz • Glenn Kawasaki • Kreielsheimer Foundation • Office of Arts & Culture-Seattle • David Michaud • Microsoft Corporation • National Endowment for the Arts • Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield Phelps • PONCHO • James D. and Sherry Raisbeck Touring Fund • Samuel and Althea Stroum* • Seattle Foundation • The Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation The Wallace Foundation • Washington State Office of Community Development • Anonymous

Friends of Pacific Northwest Ballet


Ellen C. CarnwathDaniel & Margaret Carper FoundationStuart H. Coleman & Mery RosofskyMs. Collett CoxMichael* & Lois CraigNicole & Weiyou CuiJudith CushmanJohn Dagres & Jack OdellJane M.* & David R. DavisPhil & Lenore DeflieseKathryn Del BeccaroMargaret & Luino Dell'OssoElizabeth & Shawn DoughertyDonna & Rob DughiDr. Milton & Nancy EnglishKristina M. EricksonMs. Juli Farris in honor of Norma CuginiMs. Margaret J. FieldMichelle & Matt GalvinMrs. James L. GoedhartGail GoralskiMr. & Mrs. Richard. C. HedreenMs. Marilyn Lee Huey & Ms. Dorothy Sloan Huey*Roy Hughes & Julie DavisMs. Jo Anne IaciofanoJJ & Erica JaramilloJeanne KanachSamuel & Melissa KaufmannMs. Ellen KowalczykBill & Kathie KreagerStephen & Marleen LandBarbara LewisNikki & Mark MahanMichael & Barbara MaloneMr. David MattsonJim & Julie McElroyMr.* & Mrs. Curt MikkelsenThomas A. Nowak M.DDr. Jeffrey Okey & Mrs. Paige FrankeBarbara OmalevRichard & Jean PattonMrs. Marda PhelpsMrs. Ellen Pottenger & Simone J. BergerDick & Alice RapaskyMs. Christina RichDr. Mack & Susan RicheyCarolyn L. RoeJudy & Lellius RoseThe Rita and Herbert Rosen Family FoundationMaher & Elena SabaMs. Alesha & Dr. David ShemwellDiane StevensAndre Suttles & Natalie ScarellaJessica TarzanJennifer ThompsonJohn & Eileen TietzeMimi A. TutihasiNicholas Utzinger & John RochfordRobert & Lisa WahbeMrs. Maggie WalkerToby & Linda WarsonAnonymous (3)

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET F R O M B A C H T O B O W I E

May 17-19, 8 p.m.

“[Complexions makes it] sensationally, jaw-droppingly

clear that we live in the age of the super dancer, at a time

when technical virtuosity is being redef ined as an

expressive state.”

— DANCE MAGAZINE

http://meanycenter.org

http://anacortes.org


PNB FOUNDATION BOARDChairman, Peter HorvitzFoundation Immediate Past Chair, Susan Brotman

President, Aya Hamilton

Vice President, David HadleySecretary, Joan FitzmauriceTreasurer, Dan HeidtMembers at large, Carl Behnke, Phil Schlaepfer,

Dan Kingston

Pacific Northwest Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following donors to the PNB Endowment. Established in 1996 to ensure the future stability of PNB, the Endowment stands at $16 million in current and planned gifts. If you would like to give a gift to the PNB Endowment that will help secure the future of PNB, please contact Elizabeth Damore, Director of Development, at 206.441.3594.

$1,000,000 and aboveJeffrey* & Susan BrotmanKreielsheimer FoundationDavid MichaudAnonymous

$500,000–$999,999Estate of Ruth HoffmanPeter & Peggy HorvitzDr. Joe G. Norman, Jr.Estate of Althea StroumArlene A. WrightThe Bagley Wright FundTalented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration

of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation

Anonymous

$250,000–$499,999Mr. & Mrs. William* J. DunnEstate of Gerard L. HanauerEstate of Helen C. KloessEstate of Gloria Peck-Neils$150,000–$249,999Carl & Renee BehnkeJane & Robert CreminJohn & Carmen* DeloLaurie A. GriffithWilliam Randolph Hearst FoundationGlenn KawasakiAnonymous (2)

$100,000–$149,999Patrice & Kevin AuldEstate of Louise V. BlanksEstate of Mrs. Jack CluckJane M.* & David R. DavisAya Stark HamiltonJeremy & Jacqueline JaechHenry* & Mary Ann JamesSpencer A. Johnson & Braiden Rex-JohnsonH. David Kaplan, In Memory of Dr. Stanley M. PierTravis & Suzanne KeelerCatherine S. LeschenThe Norcliffe FoundationMr. & Mrs. Tom A. PuentesRick & Jennifer RedmanJohn & Elizabeth Rudolf John F. & Julia P.* ShawAllen & Kathleen ShoupKayla Skinner*Sophie Sussman*Estate of Jack D. Wulfekuhle

$50,000–$99,999Chap & Eve AlvordApex FoundationRobert M. Arnold*Estate of Edward S. BrignallEstate of Evangeline EdwardsEstate of Erma EricksonJane Erskine*Reed & Maren ErskineEstate of George FranzMrs. Paul S. Friedlander*Robin Gainey & Jerry Sanford, Jr., In Memory of

Jerome G. Sanford, Sr.

John Graham FoundationW. Daniel Heidt & Michele B. HeidtEstate of Pauline HoodBruce & Carol HosfordEstate of Susanne F. HubbachJim* & Diana JudsonFrederick W. McDonaldEstate of Shirley Callison MinerMargaret Perthou-Taylor*Jeanne Ellen Tweten & James W. LeslieEstate of Frankie WakefieldEstate of Barbara L. WeinsteinRon & Carolyn WoodardCarol Wright

$25,000–$49,999The Kenneth and Marleen Alhadeff Charitable FoundationJerry* & Rita AnchesSharon & Jay BallantinePatty & Jimmy BarrierJohn & Kay BaxterRebecca & Jack* BenaroyaBenjamin Bevis*Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Braun, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Anson Brooks, Jr.Ralph E. Bruno*Estate of Cordelia BurnsDale & Leslie ChihulyCheryl Clark & Stephan CoonrodClise Properties, Inc.Gail Cottle & Reynold BrownAlex* & Norma* CuginiEstate of Trudel DeanDerdick TrustPatty EdwardsJoan FitzmauriceEliza FlugSusan E. Foster & Maurice J. PirioWilliam FranklinEstate of Merrill GerstelMr.* & Mrs. James S. GriffinDavid & Cheryl HadleyMike & Janet HalvorsonRoss Hartling, MD & Johnese SpissoCathi & Ken* HatchCatherine Hobi HawesLuke & Gail HelmsDavid F. Hill & Barbara M. Hyland-HillKalen & Sean HolmesMoe & Susan KrabbeJames A. Kraft & Dominique PosyFiroz & Najma LaljiDr. Frank & Lynn LindsayMichael & Barbara MaloneMarcella McCaffrayAudrey McCoyMCM a Meisenbach CompanyRoger F. MillerCarol & Paul NeimanLaura J. PetersonIn honor of our parents, Sheffield & Patricia PhelpsJames & Sherry RaisbeckDr. Mack & Susan RicheyJohn & Sarah RindlaubMrs. John S. Robinson*Jan RogersJon & Judy RunstadJohn Charles & Mary R. Sellen-KlinkerJan & Jim SinegalEstate of Phillip SothDelphine & Charles StevensJohn Stokes & Laurie McDonaldHarry C. & Joan StonecipherKent Stowell & Francia RussellDr. Michael & Peggy SwistakDoug & Janet TrueToby & Linda WarsonRichard L. WeismanAlbrecht Widmann & Kenneth BarlowWyman Youth TrustLeslie & Tachi YamadaAnonymous (3)

$15,000–$24,999Mrs. Phyllis B. Clark*Barry & JoAnn FormanRuth & Bill GerberdingDr. Hellmut & Marcy Golde

Adele GolubGerald & Lyn GrinsteinMark & Julie HutchesonSkip & Jackie KotkinsLisa KroeseDiane & Gordon KuensterHelen L. Luchs*Dennis & Linda MitchellEstate of Beatrice R. OlsonHeidi OrrEstate of Opal J. OrrCynthia Phelps*Mr. R. Stewart PhelpsBarbara Prestrud, In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Louis K. ByeLynn RiesEstate of Mary SchneidlerDonna & Joshua TaylorWayne ThurmanAnonymous

$10,000–$14,999Erik & Sherilyn AndersonBetty L. BlakeneyTom & Jeannie BlankBill & June BoeingDiane Canaday & Daniel HesseTatiana DavidsonMrs. Mildred K. Dunn*Jim & Ann EliasDr. Stephen & Beverly FuhsMr. & Mrs. George M. GalpinG. Keith & Naomi GrimEstate of Mary S. HelmickJohn* & Marli IversonEstate of Ralph C. JacobsonCraig & Karen KennedyLee Kraft Cressman & Paul R. CressmanJoan T. LasersohnPatricia & Wilfrid LoekenKeith & Mary McCaw Family FoundationGalen Mohr*JPMorgan Chase & Co.Estate of Nancy Nuckols KeefeLea Anne & Randall OttingerJohn Parchem & Barbara LycettSafeco CorporationEstate of Amy L. SidellPNB STARSGeorge* & Nelly SoferPaula Rose*Craig TallEstate of David Wagoner

* Deceased

The following named funds have been created in the PNB Endowment:Alexis Phelps Dancer’s Support Endowed FundThe Althea Stroum Production FundArlene A. Wright DanceChance Endowment FundBenjamin Houk Scholarship for Young MenCarmen Elizabeth Delo Endowed Fund for Education

and OutreachCatherine S. Leschen Endowed Scholarship FundDr. Stanley M. Pier Endowed Scholarship FundzFrank Hobi Endowed Scholarship FundFrankie Ladley Wakefield Endowment for Ballet

Educational ProgramsHelen Kloess Endowed Scholarship FundJane McConnell ScholarshipJanet Reed Scholarship FundKreielsheimer Artistic Development FundLaurie A. Griffith Endowed Scholarship FundLouise Nadeau Endowed FundLucinda Hughey Endowed Scholarship FundNorthwest Endowed FundPatricia Barker Endowed Scholarship FundPatricia Phelps Endowed Scholarship FundPaula Rose Endowed Scholarship FundSpender A. Johnson & Braiden Rex-Johnson Principal

Dancers’ Endowed FundTom & Gretchen Puentes Endowed Scholarship FundWilliam Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Education

& Outreach Fund

Pacific Northwest Ballet Endowment


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

$200,000 & AboveArtsFundKOMO 4*The Seattle Times*The Wallace Foundation

$100,000-$199,999Alaska AirlinesThe Boeing CompanyOffice of Arts & Culture|SeattlePerkins Coie LLP*PricewaterhouseCoopers*The Shubert Foundation

$50,000-$99,9994CultureThe Hearst FoundationsMicrosoft CorporationNational Endowment for the ArtsNesholm Family FoundationStarbucks Coffee Company*Anonymous

$25,000-$49,999Anonymous Fund of

The Philadelphia FoundationChateau Ste. Michelle*Freed of LondonThe Jerome Robbins FoundationJohn Graham FoundationJohn T. Vistica*Providence St. Joseph HealthSAVOR*Seattle FoundationU.S. Bank

$10,000-$24,999ArtsWADilettante Chocolates*Harvest FoundationJean K. Lafromboise FoundationJPMorgan Chase & Co.MacDonald Hoague & Bayless*Moss Adams LLP*Northern TrustNorthwest Danish AssociationPerkins Coie LLPscan|design Foundation by

Inger & Jens Bruun

Virginia B. Toulmin FoundationWells Fargo

$2,500-$9,999AetnaAlabastro Photography*Bank of AmericaBen Bridge Jeweler*Bossak/Heilbron Charitable

FoundationByron & Alice Lockwood

FoundationChris Graves Music*City of BellevueCliftonLarsonAllen LLP*Delta DentalFales Foundation TrustFreed of London*Goldman, Sachs & Co.Kendra Scott*Kilpatrick Townsend

& Stockton LLPKUOW 94.9 Public Radio*Macy’sMuckleshoot Indian Tribe

Neiman MarcusPrecept Wine*Professional Claims Intervention

ServicesSeattle Rotary Service FoundationTEGNA FoundationTalking Rain*Anonymous

$1,000-$2,499Alaska Airlines*Amore Events & Entertainment,

LLC*Bossa in Wonderland*Crimson Haze Event Lighting*Crisp Creperie*Harold L. Wyman FoundationLuly Yang Couture*Magnolia Kitchen*Servco Pacific InsuranceSOLO Bar*Trophy Cupcakes*Anonymous

*In-Kind Support

SEASON PARTNERS

2017-2018 SEASON SPONSORS

MAJOR SUPPORTERS

PREFERRED PROVIDERS

THE HEARST FOUNDATIONS

Nesholm FamilyFoundation

JOHN GRAHAM FOUNDATION

Corporate, Foundation, and Government Sponsors

Anonymous Fund of The Philadephia Foundation


Karel Cruz Havana, Cuba. Corps de ballet 2002, soloist in 2007, principal in 2009.

Lindsi Dec* Fairfax, Virginia. Apprentice in 2001, corps de ballet in 2002, soloist in 2009, principal in 2014.

James Moore San Francisco, California. Corps de ballet in 2004, soloist in 2008, principal in 2013.

Noelani Pantastico*Oahu, Hawaii. Apprentice in 1997, corps de ballet in 1998, soloist in 2001, principal in 2004 and 2015.

Jerome Tisserand Lyon, France. Corps de ballet in 2007, soloist in 2012, principal in 2014.

Rachel Foster Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Corps de ballet in 2002, soloist in 2008, principal in 2011.

Benjamin Griffiths* Boise, Idaho. Corps de ballet in 2005, soloist in 2008, principal in 2016.

Elizabeth Murphy* Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Corps de ballet in 2011, soloist in 2014, principal in 2015.

Jonathan Porretta Totowa, New Jersey. Apprentice in 1999, corps de ballet 2000, soloist in 2002, principal in 2005.

Laura Tisserand* Hammond, Louisiana. Apprentice in 2003, corps de ballet in 2004, soloist in 2010, principal in 2014.

Sarah Ricard Orza Amherst, Massachusetts. Corps de ballet in 2007, soloist in 2010, principal in 2017.

Lucien Postlewaite*Santa Cruz, California. Apprentice in 2003, corps de ballet in 2004, soloist in 2007, principal in 2008 and 2017.

William Lin-Yee San Francisco, California. Corps de ballet in 2008, soloist in 2014, principal in 2016.

Seth Orza San Francisco, California. Corps de ballet in 2007, soloist in 2008, principal in 2010.

Lesley Rausch* Columbus, Ohio. Corps de ballet in 2001, soloist in 2007, principal in 2011.

PNB Dancers / PRINCIPALS

*Indicates training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School.Learn more about the artists of Pacific Northwest Ballet by visiting PNB.org.


Leta Biasucci Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Corps de ballet in 2011, soloist in 2014.

Kyle Davis* Green Bay, Wisconsin. Apprentice in 2008, corps de ballet in 2009, soloist in 2016.

Leah Merchant* Mobile, Alabama. Apprentice in 2007, corps de ballet in 2008, soloist in 2016.

Angelica Generosa* South River, New Jersey. Apprentice in 2011, corps de ballet in 2012, soloist in 2016.

Margaret Mullin* Tucson, Arizona. Apprentice in 2008, corps de ballet in 2009, soloist in 2014.

Joshua Grant* Niceville, Florida. Corps de ballet in 2001–2004 and 2011, soloist in 2015.

Steven Loch* Denton County, Texas. Apprentice in 2011, corps de ballet in 2012, soloist in 2018.

Price Suddarth* Westfield, Indiana. Apprentice in 2010, corps de ballet in 2011, soloist in 2018.

Ezra Thomson* San Bernardino, California. Apprentice in 2009, corps de ballet in 2010, soloist in 2017.

Matthew Renko Sumter, South Carolina. Corps de ballet in 2011, soloist in 2016.

The dancers of Pacific Northwest Ballet are members of AGMA — the American Guild of Musical Artist, AFL-CIO. Pacific Northwest Ballet School Professional Division students perform courtesy of AGMA. Headshot photography by Lindsay Thomas.

SOLOISTS


Madison Rayn Abeo*Seattle, Washington. Apprentice in 2016, corps de ballet in 2017.

Guillaume Basso Dijon, France. Corps de ballet in 2015.

Dammiel Cruz* New York, New York. Apprentice in 2016,corps de ballet in 2016.

Amanda Morgan* Tacoma, Washington. Apprentice in 2016, corps de ballet in 2017.

Nicole Rizzitano* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Apprentice in 2014, corps de ballet in 2015.

Ryan Cardea* New York, New York. Apprentice in 2009, corps de ballet in 2010.

Nancy Casciano* Decatur, Georgia. Apprentice in 2014, corps de ballet in 2015.

Cecilia Iliesiu New York, New York. Corps de ballet in 2015.

Sarah Pasch* Dublin, California. Apprentice in 2011, corps de ballet in 2012.

Calista RuatParis, France. Corps de ballet in 2017.

Elle Macy* Huntington Beach, California. Apprentice in 2012, corps de ballet in 2013.

Miles Pertl* Seattle, Washington. Corps de ballet in 2015.

Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Apprentice in 2016, corps de ballet in 2017.

Henry Cotton* Portland, Oregon. Corps de ballet in 2015.

Angeli Mamon* Seattle, Washington. Apprentice in 2015,corps de ballet in 2016.

Christian Poppe* Lake Stevens, Washington. Apprentice in 2013, corps de ballet in 2014.

CORPS de BALLET


Carli Samuelson* Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Corps de ballet in 2008.

Emma Love Suddarth* Wichita, Kansas. Apprentice in 2008, corps de ballet in 2009.

Christopher D’Ariano*Yonkers, New York. Apprentice in 2017.

Madison Taylor* Gig Harbor, Washington. Corps de ballet in 2015.

Clara Ruf Maldonado* New York, New York. Apprentice in 2018.

Leah Terada* Dallas, Texas. Apprentice in 2015,corps de ballet in 2016.

Dylan Wald* Minneapolis, Minnesota. Apprentice in 2014, corps de ballet in 2015.

*Indicates training with Pacific Northwest Ballet School.

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