George Balanchine's Jewels at Pacific Northwest Ballet...

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He knelt on the good knee, still lost in an aura of adoration, and offered his spotted left hand as either an invitation or a testament to his ardor. In his eyes we could see this gesture was the end of his story, no need for a response. And when her arm drifted upwards and her hand descended softly into his, landing like a leaf, he was more surprised than we were. His eyes closed in a deeper satisfaction as he placed his lips gently on her hand.

Then Lesley Rausch, with a hint of a blush, helped Jacques d’Amboise up off of his knee. Big smiles and moist eyes were everywhere.

“I added the kiss!” exclaimed Jacques, “and Mr. Balanchine told me to leave it in.”

Over the past two months, our dancers have enjoyed the privilege of working with five members of the original cast of Jewels, including Jacques d’Amboise, Suzanne Farrell, Mimi Paul, Violette Verdy, and Edward Villella. Our friend Bob Benson is to be thanked for making this possible by helping to bring four out of five to Seattle. (Laura Tisserand and Karel Cruz flew to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, to work with Suzanne.) Bob attended the second performance of Jewels in 1967 and remembers that the ballet had yet to be given its overarching title and existed as three separate works: Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds. It was a critic who referred to the three works as “the jewels” in an early review.

The process of working with these five legends of ballet has been fascinating. Their collective memory and generosity have been tremendous. One might have expected to uncover original steps or timings, but the steps were essentially the same and counts were consistent. The discoveries lay in the

rough edges of individuality which were lost to polish and consistency. Laura asked if the head was down in the penchée and Suzanne responded, “That depends how you’re feeling that night.” Balanchine’s intention behind a specific step was explained. Suzanne offered, “Take her back like you are reclaiming her,” and Karel pulled Laura from the air into him; before, it had been just a lift on the count of one. Diagonals, once flattened, were recut like the facets of a jewel. Jacques

asked us to stand still and just listen as Tchaikovsky introduced the heightened tension of the pas de deux. A favorite comment from Suzanne: “There’s no story, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of drama.”

As I write these notes, we have yet to receive Mimi, Violette, and Edward into our studios, but I’ve had the privilege of working with all three in the past and know they will bring a treasure chest of stories and experience to our rehearsals. Elyse Borne has been the glue for this staging, having taught every step and count, and having collated a few dozen versions into the one we perform. Her steel- trap memory, unmatched efficiency, and unexpected humor are always appreciated at PNB.

We lost the greatest choreographer of our time over thirty years ago with the passing of George Balanchine, but we are surrounded by those artists who shared the studio with him, helping to make his choreography come to life. They bring him back through memories that make us laugh, sigh, and understand. Though this crowd now hovers on either side of eighty, they are brimming with clarity, insight, and uncanny demonstration. They have helped us to rediscover Jewels and the man himself. Fauré, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky were in our studios, too, along with a whole host of characters

from a bygone era. Jacques, Suzanne, Mimi, Violette, and Edward, thank you for sharing and adding luster to an already brilliant ballet. May we remember how beautifully you have passed the torch, and may we one day do the same.

Peter Boal

Laura asked if the head was down in the penchée and Suzanne responded, ‘That depends how you’re feeling that night.’ Balanchine’s intention behind a specific step was explained. Suzanne offered, ‘Take her back like you are reclaiming her,’ and Karel pulled Laura from the air into him.

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Lesley Rausch in rehearsal with Jacques d’Amboise. © Lindsay Thomas.

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Pacific Northwest BalletPeter Boal, Artistic Director

Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, Founding Artistic Directors

September 26 – October 5, 2014 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

PRINCIPALS

Batkhurel Bold Maria Chapman Karel Cruz Lindsi Dec Rachel Foster

Carrie Imler Carla Körbes James Moore Seth Orza Jonathan Porretta

Lesley Rausch Jerome Tisserand Laura Tisserand

SOLOISTS

Leta Biasucci Kiyon Gaines Benjamin Griffiths Kylee Kitchens William Lin-Yee

Margaret Mullin Elizabeth Murphy Sarah Ricard Orza

CORPS DE BALLETChelsea Adomaitis Jessika Anspach Raphaël Bouchard Ryan Cardea Amanda Clark Kyle Davis

Jahna Frantziskonis Angelica Generosa Joshua Grant Eric Hipolito Jr. Steven Loch

Charles McCall Elle Macy Leah Merchant Sarah Pasch Christian Poppe Brittany Reid

Matthew Renko Carli Samuelson Emma Love Suddarth Price Suddarth Ezra Thomson

Apprentice Dylan Wald

Emil de Cou, Music Director/Principal Conductor

Allan Dameron, Company Pianist/Conductor

Otto Neubert, Ballet Master Anne Dabrowski, Ballet Master Paul Gibson, Ballet Master

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Dear Friends,

The Pacific Northwest Ballet Board of Trustees welcomes you back to McCaw Hall after a glorious Seattle summer. I am delighted

you’re with us for the first production of what will be a truly specular season. With George Balanchine’s Jewels, PNB kicks off a year-long 25th anniversary celebration of our renowned orchestra, led by Music Director and Principal Conductor, Emil de Cou.

Throughout the summer, our studios have been bustling with choreographers as well as talented Summer Course students from around the nation. Additionally, our Company dancers on tour drew high praise alongside other world-famous artists at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

PNB’s Annual Meeting (September 24) ushered in a fresh leadership team, with several new committee chairs to invigorate our volunteer efforts. I am honored and privileged to serve as Chairman of the Board of Trustees with Joan Fitzmaurice as Board President. Most importantly, Ellen Walker has stepped into her role as PNB’s new Executive Director. Ellen’s wealth of experience adds depth to our organization; she is a resourceful partner and fully committed to joining forces on plans for PNB’s future.

I am also pleased to announce that an anonymous donor has made a $150,000 challenge gift to inspire unrestricted annual support this season. Such gifts are vital to the success of the arts and are the backbone of PNB. From now until June 30, every dollar a donor provides to the annual fund, beyond their previous giving level, will be matched by this challenge gift.

With the start of the season, I would like to express our deepest gratitude to our Season Sponsors: ArtsFund and Microsoft Corporation. I would also like to thank Bob & Cynthia Benson, Peter & Peggy Horvitz, and H. David Kaplan for their sponsorship of Jewels, and HSBC, the Title Sponsor of First Look Season Opening Gala, for their generous support of this special evening. Finally, PNB is grateful for Jewels Supporting Sponsors: Van Cleef & Arpels and Neiman Marcus. As Mr. Balanchine’s inspiration for Jewels, Van Cleef & Arpels is a longtime supporter of ballet around the world, and we thank them for their commitment to championing ballet here in the Pacific Northwest.

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PROGRAM NOTES

JewelsMUSIC: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky,

and Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyCHOREOGRAPHY: George Balanchine

© The George Balanchine TrustSTAGING: Elyse BorneCOSTUME DESIGN: KarinskaLIGHTING DESIGN: Mark Stanley

PREMIERE: April 13, 1967; New York City BalletPNB PREMIERE: June 1, 2006 (Rubies premiere:

February 3, 1988)

At its New York City Ballet premiere in 1967, George Balanchine’s Jewels was touted as the first “plotless full-length ballet.” The story goes that Balanchine was inspired to create the ballet after a visit to the New York jeweler Claude Arpels of Van Cleef and Arpels. While each of its three ballets—Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds—may not follow any definitive narrative, like real gems themselves, each can be viewed in multiple ways and from a variety of angles. The great American dance critic, Arlene Croce, described Jewels as “unsurpassed as a Balanchine primer, incorporating in a single evening every important article of faith to which this choreographer subscribed and a burst of heresy, too.” Balanchine himself, in his typical noncommittal way, stated, “Of course, I have always liked jewels; after all, I am an Oriental, from Georgia in the Caucasus. I like the color of gems, the beauty of stones, and it was wonderful to see how our costume workshop, under

Karinska’s direction, came so close to the quality of real stones (which were of course too heavy for the dancers to wear!).”

EmeraldsMUSIC: Gabriel Fauré (from Pelléas et

Melisande, 1898, and Shylock, 1889)

Emeralds is a romantic evocation of France. It is also Balanchine’s comment on the French school of dancing and its rich heritage. France is the birthplace of classical ballet and French is its language. With a score by Gabriel Fauré and dancers dressed in Romantic-length tutus, Emeralds can also be a window on the nostalgia inherent in much late 19th-century art, with its idealized view of the Middle Ages, chivalry, and courtly love. The ballet features two balle-rinas, roles originally choreographed for Violette Verdy and Mimi Paul. Balanchine considered Emeralds “an evocation of France – the France of elegance, comfort, dress and perfume.”

RubiesMUSIC: Igor Stravinsky (Capriccio for piano

and orchestra, 1929)

Rubies is the central ballet of Balanchine’s full-length Jewels, which premiered in its entirety in 2006 at Pacific Northwest Ballet. Choreographed for Patricia McBride and Edward Villella, two of the most vivacious dancers in American dance history, plus a supporting female lead and a corps of twelve, Rubies effuses glam wit and jazzy chic. The saucy leading couple plays

and competes as equals, and a second, siren-like ballerina takes on the men of the corps de ballet, requiring all four of them to partner her at once. Former PNB Director of Education Jeanie Thomas wrote, “‘Capriciousness’ [referring to the title of Stravinsky’s score] might also be said to characterize Balanchine’s choreography, which is half elegant, half street-smart. With its jutting hips, flexed feet, show biz kicks and witty counter-rhythms, Rubies is a many-faceted example of the exuberantly distorted classicism that Balanchine invented to render Stravinsky’s musical idiom three-dimensionally.”

DiamondsMUSIC: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Symphony

No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, 1875, first movement omitted)

Diamonds is George Balanchine’s homage to his native St. Petersburg, Russia. The ballet pays homage to Balanchine’s youth: the grandeur of St. Petersburg, the Maryinsky Theater, and the Imperial Ballet, where Balanchine trained. Echoes of Petipa’s Swan Lake and Raymonda abound. The centerpiece of the ballet is an intimate pas de deux, potent in its chivalrous reserve, for the ballerina and her cavalier, originally choreographed for Suzanne Farrell and Jacques d’Amboise. At its end, the entire cast joins the principal couple for a gloriously spirited polonaise.

Notes by Doug Fullington.

Igor Stravinsky’s Capriccio for piano and orchestra (Rubies) by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

Carla Körbes in Diamonds, choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. © Angela Sterling.

Jodie Thomas and Jonathan Porretta in Rubies, choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. © Angela Sterling.


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Dear Friends,

We are so pleased to welcome you to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2014-2015 season-opening production of George Balanchine’s Jewels.

HSBC is proud to sponsor PNB’s vision to enrich lives in the Pacific Northwest through world-class artistry, education, and outreach programming. HSBC views education as the key to opportunity, and we strive to create a culture of engagement, loyalty, dedication to common purpose, and a willingness to go the extra mile. These values and principles are embodied by our employees and extend beyond our walls. They drive our organization’s commitment to giving back to the communities we serve.

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Left: Maria Chapman with baby Eleanor. © Lindsay Thomas.Above: Simon David Ruane. © Kylee Kitchens.

DANCER NEWS

On September 26, opening night of the 2014-2015 season, Artistic Director Peter Boal was pleased to announce three Company promotions: soloist Jerome Tisserand was promoted to principal dancer, corps de ballet member Leta Biasucci was promoted soloist, and apprentice Christian Poppe was promoted to the corps de ballet. Mr. Boal is also pleased to announce the Company’s new apprentice, Dylan Wald, a graduate of PNB School’s Professional Division and a Summer Course alumni. Please join us in congratulating these remarkable dancers on career milestones.

TOURING

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival: August 6-9, 2014

This August, Company dancers and staff members returned to the renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts, for performances of David Dawson’s A Million Kisses to my Skin, Nacho Duato’s Rassemblement, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Before After, Susan Stroman’s TAKE FIVE...More or Less, and Molissa Fenley’s State of Darkness. The Boston Globe praised, “Distinguished by the high quality of its dancers—

Hello (PNB) Baby!

This summer, two of the Company’s treasured ballerinas took on their biggest role yet: new mom. On July 9, principal dancer Maria Chapman and husband Brendan Kennedy welcomed a new baby girl. Born at home, Eleanor Cavendish Kennedy weighed 7 pounds and was 20¾ inches long.

Soloist Kylee Kitchens and husband Steven Ruane became the proud new parents of Simon David Ruane on August 28. Baby Simon weighed 7 pounds and was 20¼ inches.

Following eleven seasons as Director of Marketing & Communications, Ellen Walker was named PNB’s new Executive Director, effective July 1, 2014. Upon her appointment by the Board of Trustees, Ms. Walker reflected, “I’m thrilled to partner with Peter Boal and our incredible staff, dancers, orchestra, and Board of Trustees as PNB moves forward. I feel enormously lucky to have the opportunity to serve an institution and people about which I care so deeply.” The past two years, Ms. Walker was also a faculty member for Seattle University’s MFA program, where she taught arts marketing. Prior to joining PNB, she was a marketing and sponsorship consultant to arts and civic organizations and managed

a number of projects for Seattle Center and Seattle Center Foundation. From 1988 to 2000, she was Director of Marketing for Seattle Children’s Theatre. Ms. Walker is a native of Seattle, Washington with degrees from the University of Washington and Trinity College, Dublin.

PNB is also pleased to announce its new Director of Marketing & Communications, Lia Chiarelli, who has served the past ten years as Associate Director of Marketing & Communications. Ms. Chiarelli earned her degree from the University of Washington and worked previously as a marketing and social media consultant and in PNB’s Development department.

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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: August 27, 2014

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers traveled to Vienna, Virginia, to perform former PNB dancer Andrew Bartee’s Dirty Goods, which included a video montage filmed on location in Olympic National Park. A program of contemporary ballet, indie rock, and film, the work was commissioned by Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts as a Face of America™ production.

The Joyce Theater, New York City: October 8-12, 2014

PNB will return to the Joyce Theater with a program featuring the New York premieres of works by Christopher Wheeldon and Alejandro Cerrudo. Wheeldon’s Tide Harmonic for four couples had its world premiere in Seattle on May 31, 2013. Cerrudo’s Memory Glow, a Joyce commission and the first piece by the choreographer for PNB, premiered last season on March’s DIRECTOR’S CHOICE mixed bill. The tour will also feature a preview of Justin Peck’s Debonair, which will have its world premiere on this season’s DIRECTOR’S CHOICE program, November 7-16.

PNB SCHOOL NEWS

Just like the swallows to Capistrano, hundreds of young dancers flock to Seattle at the same time every year for PNB School’s acclaimed Summer Course. From July 7-August 8, outstanding ballet students from across the country (and around the globe) attended PNBS’s highly selective and competitive intensive at Phelps Center, PNB’s state-of-the-art studios at Seattle Center. This summer, 241 students ages 12-18 came from 33 states and five other countries. Training includes 14-17 classes per week, Monday through Saturday, and curriculum includes ballet technique, pointe, variations, repertory, and pas de deux, as well as modern, jazz, character, Flamenco dance, and Pilates mat classes. Students also attend seminars on nutrition, music, choreography, foot health, stress and time management, injury prevention, and stage make-up. The stellar Summer Course faculty includes the School’s regular faculty along with several guest instructors and seminar speakers.

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H I S T O R Y A N D F O U N D I N G

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The Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra. © Rodger Burnett

Although the mighty PNB Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary on November 7 of this year, Pacific Northwest Ballet has demonstrated a dedication to live orchestral accompaniment since its inception as Pacific Northwest Dance in 1972.

Early programs, including PND’s first Nutcracker, credit the Pacific Northwest Dance Orchestra. For most of the early perfor-mances, ballet programs noted either that the orchestra was composed of members of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra or that the orchestra consisted of SSO members and members of the Musicians’ Association of Seattle.

During this time, PNB participated in a tri-partite agreement with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Seattle Opera; the musicians were members of the Musicians’ Union, Local 76. PNB was not completely satisfied with its participation in the agreement and throughout the 1980s pursued ways to separate itself from it.

In 1988, the musicians affiliated with the International Guild of Symphony, Opera, and Ballet Musicians. Around that same time, PNB took steps to establish its own orchestra totally independent from the Seattle Symphony and negotiated on its own with the Guild. As PNB President and CEO Arthur Jacobus described, PNB signed a three-year contract with Guild musicians on November 7, 1989, “to form an orchestra of 49 musicians to play for all Ballet performances.” (Nutcracker program, December 1989)

Jacobus continued:

“While the use of the Seattle Symphony musicians over nearly the past two decades has played a significant role in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s development, the availability of a single orchestra to three grown and successful organiza-tions has become increasingly tight. This is a positive move for everybody. It gives the Symphony and Opera more access to their orchestra, and it gives the players a more reasonable performance and rehearsal schedule.

What it does for Pacific Northwest Ballet is to provide a consistent orchestra for all of our performances—an ensemble of excellent musicians who are dedicated to performing for the ballet.”

Twenty-five years on, the PNB Orchestra has expanded to a roster of 57 musicians, of which 10 are founding members. Its legacy as a standard-bearer for ballet orchestras nationwide is a gift to PNB dancers and audiences alike.

For more information on PNB Orchestra’s 25th anniversary, please visit our exhibit in the McCaw Hall lobby.

By Kristen Ramer Liang.

Special thanks to Sheila Dietrich.

“The playing of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra…remains the finest of any American ballet troupe.” — Alastair Macaulay (The New York Times, June 11, 2014)


Violin 1Michael Jinsoo Lim,

ConcertmasterBrittany Boulding, Associate

ConcertmasterLynn Bartlett-JohnsonNatasha BazhanovStephen DanielsTom Dziekonski*Ella Marie Gray*Peter KrysaRebecca Lowe*Christine Olason*

Violin 2Ingrid Fredrickson*, PrincipalBryan Boughton, Assistant

PrincipalWilliam Boyd*Anne Cady*Adrianna HulscherRita LeeLaurel WellsKim Zabelle

ViolaScott Ligocki, PrincipalBetty Agent*, Assistant

PrincipalTim ChristieJoyce Ramée*Laura RenzEileen Swanson*

CelloPage Smith*, PrincipalVirginia Dziekonski*, Assistant

PrincipalMeg BrennandAndrea ChandlerCharles JacotBrian Wharton

BassTodd Larsen, PrincipalStephen Schermer, Assistant

PrincipalMaurice ClubbBen Musa

FluteKarla Flygare*, PrincipalLaura Werner

PiccoloLaura Werner

OboeTad Margelli*

English HornTad Margelli

ClarinetJennifer Nelson, PrincipalDenise Lum

Bass Clarinet/E-flatDenise Lum

BassoonMona Butler*, PrincipalDana Jackson

HornRodger Burnett*, PrincipalDanielle LemieuxRichard Reed*Ryan Stewart

TrumpetRichard Werner*

TromboneMark Williams*, PrincipalKay Nichols*

Bass TromboneDouglas Nierman*

TubaRyan Schultz, Principal

TympaniPhillip Hanson*, Principal

PercussionMatthew Kocmieroski*,

PrincipalGunnar Folsom

HarpJohn Carrington, Principal

KeyboardAllan DameronAnastasiya Popova-KirovChristina Siemens

Personnel ManagerRodger Burnett

Music LibrarianMona Butler

*Founding members of PNB Orchestra (1989).

Revolving members of the string sections are listed alphabetically.

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PNB ORCHESTRA

Kent Stowell and the PNB Orchestra. © Kurt Smith.

“ The music is of paramount importance. Because a ballet company presents new works all the time, it is possible to offer a more varied musical menu than most symphony orchestras...we like to think of our performances as concerts as well as dance events.

“ Stewart Kershaw, music director and friend of many, many years, has shaped an orchestra that we believe is supreme in the dance world, certainly now surpassing any other ballet orchestra in this country. Allan Dameron, conductor and pianist, is the consummate musician and enthusiastic collaborator. Whether on the podium or at the piano Allan finds joy in every note.

“We are especially proud of the rapport between the musicians and the rest of the Company…we are even more proud of the superb quality of the PNB Orchestra…it is obvious that our perceptive audiences understand just how fortunate we are to have these fine artists in the orchestra pit. Over the years we have developed very real bonds with the members of our orchestra. We thank them for their hard work, we thank them for their loyal support, and, above all, we thank them for the thrill of their performance.”

ArtsLine, March 1986; Encore, April /June, 2005.

For more PNB Orchestra information and photos, please visit our exhibit case in the Kreielsheimer Promenade Lobby.

From PNB Founding Artistic Directors Francia Russell and Kent Stowell:


ABOUT THE ARTISTS

George BalanchineChoreographer, Jewels

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, George Balanchine (1904-1983) is regarded as the foremost contem-porary choreographer in the world of ballet. He came to the

United States in late 1933, at the age of 29, accepting the invitation of the young American arts patron Lincoln Kirstein (1907-96), whose great passions included the dream of creating a ballet company in America. At Balanchine’s behest, the School of American Ballet was founded in 1934, the first product of the Balanchine-Kirstein collaboration. Several ballet companies directed by the two were created and dissolved in the years that followed, while Balanchine found other outlets for his choreography. Eventually, with a performance on October 11, 1948, the New York City Ballet was born. Balanchine served as its ballet master and principal choreographer from 1948 until his death in 1983.

Balanchine’s more than 400 dance works include Serenade (1934), Concerto Barocco (1941), Le Palais de Cristal, later renamed Symphony in C (1947), Orpheus (1948), The Nutcracker (1954), Agon (1957), Symphony in Three Movements (1972), Stravinsky Violin Concerto (1972), Vienna Waltzes (1977), Ballo della Regina (1978), and Mozartiana (1981). His final ballet, a new version of Stravinsky’s Variations for Orchestra , was created in 1982. He also choreographed for films, operas, revues, and musicals. Among his best-known dances for the stage is Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, originally created for Broadway’s On Your Toes (1936). The musical was later made into a movie.

A major artistic figure of the twentieth century, Balanchine revolutionized the look of classical ballet. Taking classicism as his base, he heightened, quickened, expanded, streamlined, and even inverted the funda-mentals of the 400-year-old language of academic dance. This had an inestimable influence on the growth of dance in America. Although at first his style seemed particularly suited to the energy and speed of American dancers, especially those he trained, his ballets are now performed by all the major classical ballet companies throughout the world.

Copyright © 2002 The George Balanchine Foundation. Reprinted by permission.

KarinskaCostume Designer, Jewels

Barbara Karinska was one of the great dance costumers of the twentieth century. Her fifty-year career cannot be separated from that of her principal collaborator, chore-

ographer George Balanchine, who said of her, “There is Shakespeare for literature and Madame Karinska for costumes.” She designed costumes for more than seventy-five of his ballets, and was the first costumer ever to win the Capezio Dance Award, for costumes “of visual beauty for the spectator and complete delight for the dancer.”

Karinska was born in the Ukraine in 1886, and she fled the Bolsheviks and Russia forever in 1924 with the family jewels stitched inside her daughter’s hat and muff. She first designed for Balanchine in 1932 for the Ballets Russes, and though her most remarkable achievement is the 9,000 costume collection she made for New York City Ballet, she inspired design throughout the performing arts—from musicals and dramas on Broadway to ice shows, cabarets, and burlesque revues. Karinska costumed top Hollywood stars in eleven movies of the 1940s and ‘50s, and she won the first Oscar given for costume design for “Joan of Arc,” starring Ingrid Bergman.

Karinska designed a tutu that wholly changed the look of Balanchine ballets and dancers. The “powder-puff” tutu was the answer to Balanchine’s search for a more flattering tutu than the flat nineteenth-century “pancake” style. Karinska shortened the tutu to expose more leg, layered the skirt so it would fall softly on the hips and have a lively bounce, and cut the bodice panels on the bias for a corseted look that would allow the dancer to breathe.

“To the New York City Ballet, I gave my heart,” said Karinska. She took her farewell bow in New York City at age 92, dressed in a glorious swirl of Parisian satin that adorned the stage in Balanchine’s Vienna Waltzes. At her death, in 1983, she left behind a legacy of thousands upon thousands of costumes and an unprecedented union of choreog-raphy and design.

Elyse BorneStager, Jewels

Elyse Borne began dance training in her native Los Angeles and finished at the School of American Ballet in New York as a recipient of a Ford Foundation scholarship. She was

invited to join New York City Ballet, where she danced for thirteen and a half years, rising to the rank of soloist in 1983. Her principal Balanchine roles include The Nutcracker (sharing a debut with Mikhail Baryshnikov), Vienna Waltzes, Apollo, Harlequinade, Tchaikovsky Suite #3, Divertimento No. 15, Symphony in C, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Union Jack, and Emeralds. She also made several television appearances in “Dance in America” and “Live from Lincoln Center.” She traveled nationally and internationally with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Martins, Suzanne Farrell, Jean Pierre Bonnefous, Patricia McBride, and Edward Villella.

In 1986, she became the principal ballet mistress for Miami City Ballet, and in 1994, she began devoting herself full time to staging ballets for the George Balanchine Trust and teaching. She has staged more than 30 ballets for Miami City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Central Ballet of China, Alberta Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, South African Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Norwegian National Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, and San Francisco Ballet, among others. Borne has also taught and coached at Royal Swedish Ballet and was a ballet mistress with San Francisco Ballet from 1997 to 2002.

Mark StanleyLighting Designer, Jewels

Mark Stanley is currently the Resident Lighting Designer for the New York City Ballet where he has designed over 150 premiers for their repertory including works for Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon, Susan Stroman, Christopher D’Amboise, Kevin O’Day, William Forsythe, Ulysses Dove, and others. In addition, he has designed for Susan Marshall, David Gordon, Doug Varone, Tim Rushton, Nicolo Fonte, Lynn Taylor-Corbett,

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Peter Boal Artistic Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Director of PNB School

Peter Boal assumed artistic directorship of Pacific Northwest Ballet and PNB School in 2005 following a 22-year career as a dancer with New York City Ballet. In addition to working

with George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Peter Martins, Mr. Boal originated roles in over 30 new works. He received his training at the School of American Ballet, joined New York City Ballet in 1983, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1989. From 1997 to 2005, he was a full-time faculty member at SAB. In 2004 he founded Peter Boal and Company, a critically acclaimed chamber ensemble. In 1996 Mr. Boal received the Dance Magazine Award, and in 2000 he received a New York Dance and Performance Award.

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 2014 will mark his 10th 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 Phila-delphia, Chicago, Houston, Saint Louis, Detroit, Montreal, and Boston Pops, among others. He was Principal Pops Conductor for the San Francisco Symphony and also serves 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 Dual Lish, 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 Lighting Designer

Randall G. Chiarelli has served as PNB’s lighting designer since 1979. During that time he worked with choreographers such as Donald Byrd, Lucinda Childs, Mark Dendy,

Glen Tetley, Helgi Tomasson, Rudi van

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Maurico Weinrott, Lar Lubovitch, Laura Dean, and ballet companies across Europe and the USA. Mr. Stanley previously served as Resident Designer for the New York City Opera, lighting over 20 new productions for the resident and touring companies. He continues to design opera for numerous regional companies. He has designed plays for The Kennedy Center, The Huntington Theatre Co., Long Wharf, The Ordway, Goodspeed, and many Off-Broadway companies. His designs have been seen nationally on PBS for “Live from Lincoln Center” and “Great Performances”. Mr. Stanley is Associate Professor of Lighting at The School of Theatre, Boston University and is the author of The Color of Light Workbook. Mark received his Master of Fine Arts in lighting design from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1981.

These performances of George Balanchine’s Jewels, a Balanchine Ballet®, are presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and have been provided in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® service standards established and provided by The Trust.

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Dantzig, and Christopher Wheeldon. A prime collaborator with founding artistic directors Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, Mr. Chiarelli designed the lighting for the majority of Mr. Stowell’s work and re-created the lighting for the Company’s entire Balanchine repertory with Ms. Russell. His scenery credits for PNB include Carmen, Divertimento #15, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, and La Sonnambula. Mr. Chiarelli currently serves as set and lighting designer for Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle. Mr. Chiarelli is a graduate of the University of Washington with degrees in painting and sculpture.

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 Theoni V. Aldredge (Carmina Burana), Martin Pakledinaz (Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Paul Tazewell (Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake), and Roberta Guidi di Bagno (Coppélia).

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 Nutcracker and other productions. He has performed as a guest artist in The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, and Prodigal Son.

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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 Nutcracker and other 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 choreo-graphic 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 the scheduling the Company and rehearsing PNB School students in their roles for Company productions.

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RÉVÉRENCE SOCIETYThe Révérence Society was established to honor those who remember Pacific Northwest Ballet in their long-range financial and estate plans–ensuring the artistic and financial strength of PNB for future generations. Estate gifts come in all sizes and include gifts through wills, living trusts and beneficiary desig nations on retirement plan accounts, and life insurance policies; other deferred gifts such as charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts provide lifetime income. If you would like more information on how to join the Révérence Society and begin receiving special behind-the-scenes benefits or how to include PNB in your estate plans, please contact Carolyn Radakovich, Major Gifts & Planned Giving Officer at 206.441.3589 or [email protected], or visit www.pnb.org/support/plannedgiving.

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Candy J. LeeEdith KraemerBetty KreagerFrances J. Kwapil

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Did you know that contributions from our donors make up over 32% of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s annual operating budget? The ability to offer our audiences the high level of artistic excellence that has become synonymous with PNB hinges on the generosity of our donors. By making a contribution of any size to PNB, you make a direct impact on the art you see on stage, the creative experience we share through our collection of outreach programs serving over 22,000 students and adults, and the acclaim we garner internationally.

Understanding the annual fund’s critically important role to PNB’s continued success, an anonymous donor has recently stepped forward with a pledge of $150,000 as a challenge to increase annual fund gifts to the ballet. Thanks to their generosity, every dollar you contribute over and above what you gave last year will be matched—dollar for dollar.

Company dancers in Don Quixote. © Angela Sterling.

Are you up for the challenge? Renew your support with an increased gift to the Annual Fund and, by doing so, increase the impact of your gift and join a community of donors who enjoy

an array of exciting opportunities to come behind the curtain and see more of the art form you love.

Giving is simple. Donate online at www.pnb.org/members, by phone at 206.441.3593, or by mail, sending checks to 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109 ATTN: Annual Fund Challenge.

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Company dancers in Emergence. © Angela Sterling.

PNB’s New Works Initiative provides a flexible environment to create new works, develop dancers through performances, and fashion a repertory both firmly rooted in tradition and committed to the evolution of the artistic medium. New works contribute to the advancement of the art form, while presenting PNB’s audiences with a wide range of dance to bolster a strong appreciation of the versatility of ballet and a true understanding of various choreographers’ bodies of work. PNB would like to thank the following individuals and organiza-tions that have supported the New Works Initiative with a gift of $500 or more over the past year.

Itamar & Christine AbrassChap & Eve AlvordDr. & Mrs. Ellsworth* C. Alvord, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ray AspiriBill AubuchonMrs. Eleanor BarnhillPatty & Jimmy BarrierDan & Pam BatyMs. Courtney BearCarl & Renee BehnkeMs. Pamela BendichJack Blaylock & Jane EvansLyndall BoalMarcia & Les BooksJeffrey & Susan BrotmanMr. and Mrs. Ellsworth A. Brown Jr.Ernest & Diane BurgessMs. Corinne A. CampbellMs. Arlene CarpenterKent & Barbara ChaplinCheryl Clark & Stephan CoonrodAlex & Norma CuginiColonel & Mrs. Dennis M. CunneenMichael W. DabneyJohn Delo & Elizabeth StokesMr. & Mrs. John DemakasMr. & Mrs. Philippe DorPatty EdwardsWilliam O. & Carole Ellison FoundationJerald E. FarleyJoan FitzmauriceMrs. Priscilla A. FortinerFowler Martin & Barbara WarrenDr. Joerg GablonskyKatharyn Alvord Gerlich

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Gail GoralskiStacy & Frank GravesLynne E. Graybeal & Scott HarronMrs. James S. GriffinSusan & Bill GrinsteinMaria C. GunnDavid & Cheryl HadleyAya Stark HamiltonCoral Hanevold & William HarlestonRoss Hartling, MD & Johnese SpissoCatherine Hobi HawesW. Daniel Heidt & Michele B. HeidtMr. and Mrs. Michael HendrickKalen & Sean HolmesPeter & Peggy HorvitzSusanne F. HubbachRoy L. HughesDr. Craig Jackson and Mrs. Joyce JacksonTom & Gail JamesNed & Pam JohnsonSara A. JonesJim & Diana JudsonGilla KaplanH. David KaplanGlenn KawasakiApril & Steven KieburtzKyle & Wendy KizzierLisa KroeseMs. Jeanne KubanGreg Kusnick & Karen Jo GustafsonDr. Frank & Lynn LindsayMr. Elbert LubasHelene MawyerJolene McCaw and Family

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

ARTISTIC STAFFPeter Boal, Artistic DirectorOtto Neubert, Ballet MasterAnne Dabrowski, Ballet MasterPaul Gibson, Ballet MasterDoug Fullington, Assistant to the Artistic DirectorEmil de Cou, Music Director/Principal ConductorAllan Dameron, Company Pianist/ConductorRodger Burnett, Orchestra Personnel ManagerChristina Siemens, Anastasiya Popova-Kirov,

Company PianistsStephen Barnes, Yelena Golets, Jeff Junkinsmith, Randall Plut, Katja Rubin, Shelley Sutton-Bolton, Rob Vienneau, Don Vollema, Annastasia Workman, Class PianistsMona Butler, Orchestra LibrarianJon Blake, Birgit Hansen, LibrariansSheila Dietrich, ArchivistLauren Kirchner, Student Cast, Parent Volunteer &

DanceChance Coordinator

PRODUCTIONNorbert Herriges, Technical DirectorSandra Barrack, Production Stage ManagerLiz Willett, Assistant Stage ManagerRandall G. Chiarelli, Resident Lighting DesignerMurray Johnson, Master CarpenterDante Leonardi, Master ElectricianJeffrey Stebbins, Master of PropertiesAlan Hiskey, FlymanPeter Gantt, Shop Carpenter Howard Neslen, Tim Casey, Assistant CarpentersJonathan Hackett, Production ElectricianReed Nakayama, Assistant ElectricianJay Gosselin, Kevin Krist, Properties AssistantsJan Harvey-Smith, Master Scenic ArtistCharlene Hall, Scene Design AssociateScott Bennett, Ruth Gilmore, Jennifer Law, Kelly Staton, Scenic ArtistsJeff Doll, Lighting TechnicianToby Basiliko, SoundJim Austin, Chris Balducci, Follow SpotJack Taylor, Videographer

COSTUME SHOP STAFFLarae Theige Hascall, Costume Shop ManagerSherri J. Thompson, Wardrobe MistressBarbara Pritchard, Assistant Wardrobe MistressRobin Emerson, Costume Shop AssistantVictoria McFall, Mark Zappone, DrapersLisa Peterson, Luna Pham, Pauline Smith, First HandsPatrick Stovall, Wardrobe AssistantTerry Frank, Millinery/CraftsWendy Oberlin, Dyer/Painter

EXECUTIVE OFFICEEllen Walker, Executive DirectorTerrie Flaming, Director of Human ResourcesCraig Big Eagle, IT ManagerJason Darland, Desktop Support

FINANCEDavid Thorpe, Chief Financial OfficerKaren Portzer, Accounting AnalystKaleriya Maslyak, Accounting/Payroll Associate

OPERATIONSSerni Reeves, Office ManagerBrian Zenk, Maintenance SupervisorCheryl Gunder, ReceptionistDiane Sardeson, Saturday Receptionist

COMPANY MANAGEMENT & TOURINGMichael Ann Mullikin, Company Manager

DEVELOPMENTKatherine Cardinal, DirectorLilah Helton, Associate DirectorCarolyn Radakovich, Major Gifts & Planned Giving

ManagerGeri Morris, Annual Fund ManagerErin Hulme, Corporate Relations ManagerSuzanne Erickson, Foundation &

Govt. Relations ManagerPaula Wilkinson, Special Events ManagerMatthew Echert, Research ManagerCarrie Mood, Individual Giving Associate &

Board LiaisonErin Richmond, Development Coordinator Yelena Brandman, Donor Information Coordinator

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONSLia Chiarelli, DirectorJosh TerAvest, Associate Director Gary Tucker, Media Relations ManagerMarsha Bennion, Publications ManagerJamon Siefert, Webmaster/Digital Media SpecialistLindsay Thomas, VideographerDoug Fullington, Education Programs ManagerKayti Bouljon, Community Programs ManagerShannon Barnes, Community Programs CoordinatorAna Maria Campoy, Community Programs AssistantSuzanne Singla, Rochelle Rapaszky, Lauren Kirchner, Ann Marie Caldwell, Ellen Cooper, Adriana Hernandez, Community Programs Teaching ArtistsAdam Kessler, Becca Baggenstoss, Jeremy Jones, Morgan Gilkeson, Daniel Zwelling, Community Programs AccompanistsJennifer Maier, Senior Manager of Ticket OperationsJohn Tangeman, Manager of Audience ServicesMegan Weigley, Customer Service ManagerJulie Jamieson, Group SalesElizabeth Belyea, Andy Frank, Max Frauel, Comfort Olagunju, Customer Service RepresentativesShaliese Rogers, Telesales Campaign ManagerKate Farwell, Manager of Amusements

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET SCHOOLPeter Boal, DirectorDenise Bolstad, Administrative DirectorAbbie Siegel, School PrincipalOlivia Ruggieri, School SupervisorMeg Potter, Assistant PrincipalMarjorie Thompson, Assistant PrincipalWendy Casper, Assistant to the Administrative

DirectorTeri McCarthy-Greene, RegistrarJennifer McLain, DanceChance ManagerDavid Jensen, Summer Residence DirectorBenjamin Benne, Assistant RegistrarZach Lombardo, FRC Operations CoordinatorElizabeth Belyea, Bria Best, Barbara Nakatani,

Bethany Pruitt, Administrative Assistants

FACULTYMarisa Albee, Peter Boal, Nancy Crowley, Dana Hanson, Dane Holman, Lauri-Michelle Houk, Meg Potter, Abbie Siegel, Marjorie Thompson

Megan Becker, Kelly Boal, Kayti Bouljon, Michele Curtis, Juanita Franke, Susan Gorter, Iyun Harrison, Benjamin Houk, Deborah Kenner, Caitlin Cooney Mack, Miriam Landis, Sara de Luis, Dina McDermott, William Miglino, Adam Miller, Kaori Nakamura, Suzanne Singla, Eva Stone, Julie Tobiason, Le Yin

PNB Company dancers, Guest Faculty

ACCOMPANISTSDon Vollema, Music Staff CoordinatorKofi Anang, Stephen Barnes, John Boatner, Sheila Bristow, Carol Buschmann, David Clodfelter, David Close, Rob Cook, Tatyana Dadayeva, Yelena Golets, Irv Huck, Nathan Jensen, Jeff Junkinsmith, Marina Katsel, Adam Kessler, Avi Lasser, Susan Paton, Genevieve Peaslee, Randall Plut, Katja Rubin, Shelley Sutton-Bolton, Rob Vienneau, Anastasia Workmann

PNBCONDITIONING STAFFMarjorie Thompson, PNBConditioning

Program DirectorCarol Elsner, Deborah Kenner, Dina McDermott, Uraina Nagy, Kayoko Price, Suzanne Singla, Tara Stepenberg, Teresa Hanawalt

THERAPYSteven Anderson, MD, Pierce E. Scranton Jr., MD,

Consulting PhysiciansBoyd Bender, Physical TherapistChristopher Kagen, Ellie Pierce, Massage TherapistsSeattle Gym, Official Fitness Club for PNB Dancers

& Staff

SCHOOL CONSULTANTSToby Diamond, Ph.D., PsychologistPeggy Swistak, M.S., R.D., C.D., NutritionistAlan Woodle, D.P.M., Podiatrist/Foot & Ankle

SpecialistHenry Lu, Physical Therapist

SPECIAL COUNSELPerkins Coie, Employment LawAmy M. Royalty, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless,

Immigration LawMoss Adams LLP, Auditors

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers are represented by AGMA—the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO. Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra is represented by the PNB Orchestra Players Organization. Stage Crew is represented by I.A.T.S.E., local #15. Wardrobe attendants are represented by Theatrical Wardrobe Union #887, I.A.T.S.E. Stage Draperies: I. Weiss, New York.PNB is an EOE.

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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 Carrie Mood, Individual Giving Associate, at 206.441.3597, or [email protected].

Individual DonorsStowell SocietyArtistic Directors’ Circle $100,000 and aboveCarl & Renee BehnkeJeffrey & Susan BrotmanMrs. Patty EdwardsPeter & Peggy HorvitzJolene McCaw and FamilyTom & Connie WalshAnonymous (1)

Chairman’s Circle $50,000 - $99,999Bob BensonLyndall BoalMichael & Lois CraigDavid & Cheryl HadleyJim & Diana JudsonMr. H. David KaplanGlenn KawasakiMarcella McCaffrayAnonymous (1)

President’s Circle $25,000 - $49,000Chap & Eve AlvordRobert W. CreminJane M. & David R. DavisJoan FitzmauriceAya Stark HamiltonMr. & Mrs. Travis H. Keeler

Greg Kusnick & Karen Jo GustafsonFiroz & Najma LaljiStewart & Barbara PearsonMr. & Mrs. Tom A. PuentesJames & Sherry RaisbeckRamiro TorresDeidra Wager

Ballet Masters Circle $10,000 – $24,000Lisa & Richard AltigDr. & Mrs. Ellsworth* C. Alvord, Jr.Patrice & Kevin AuldJack Blaylock & Jane EvansElisabeth BottlerDaniel BurkertDaniel & Margaret Carper FoundationRoyce & Aggie ChurchCheryl Clark & Stephan CoonrodAlex & Norma CuginiMelonee Daniels & Stuart PlattJohn Delo & Elizabeth StokesWilliam J.* & Sandra B. DunnJerald E. FarleyDr. Stephen & Beverly FuhsDr. Joerg GablonskyRobin GaineyKatharyn Alvord GerlichLynne E. Graybeal & Scott HarronSusan & Bill GrinsteinMaria C. GunnW. Daniel Heidt & Michele B. HeidtKalen & Sean HolmesNed & Pam JohnsonSteven & April KieburtzMr. & Mrs. Tim KirleyRocke R. Koreis & Candy J. LeeMoe & Susan KrabbeLisa KroeseSharon LeeMr. James W. Leslie &

Ms. Jeanne E. TwetenDr. Frank & Lynn LindsayMr. & Mrs. Robert I. LippThe MacRae Family FoundationChristina Marra & Paul SilverFrederick W. McDonaldCarol & Paul Neiman

Dr. Joe G. Norman, Jr.John Parchem & Barbara LycettMichele & Steve PesnerPNB LeaguePNB STARSMs. Christina RichSharon RichardsonBarbara RiesCatherine & Grant RiesMr. Scott SchererJohn & Melba ShortW. Dyanne StepanekDr. Michael & Peggy SwistakBonnie TowneDavid VaskevitchMs. Jodi WongBagley* & Virginia WrightBarbara & Charles B. Wright, IIILeslie & Tachi YamadaAnonymous (1)

Scholarship Patron $6,000 - $9,999Heidi AlessiLinda & Tom AllenRev. Mary Petty AndersonPatty & Jimmy BarrierTom & Jeannie BlankElisabeth BodalDr. & Mrs. Thomas R. BoyceRenee BraunRobert BraunErnest & Diane BurgessMs. Susan Y. BuskeCatherine Cantrell and Joseph DionneKent & Barbara ChaplinDr. Terrence CroninMr. Michael W. DabneyMr. & Mrs. William* O. EllisonMs. Kristina EricksonCaroline Gallee & Frank Peschel-GalleeNatalie GendlerMrs. James L. GoedhartGail GoralskiStacy & Frank GravesSerena Harding-Jones & William LeseSteven HarlowOystein & Tracy Harsvik

Ross Hartling, MD & Johnese SpissoCatherine Hobi HawesCathy Beth & Steven W. HooperChristian Huitema & Neige GilTom & Gail JamesGilla KaplanDaniel KingstonMs. Deborah LambJoan & Bob LawlerBarbara LewisMs. Lynn LoackerJeff & Nancy LochHelene MawyerCharles Maxfield & Gloria F. Parrish

FoundationPaul M. MockettDr. Armin & Beverly MohrSusan & Dennis OkamotoAlida & Douglas OlesGwendolyn Payton & John NeelemanDick & Alice RapaskyRick & Jennifer RedmanLynn Ries & Rod ProctorLaura & Adam SelipskyJohn F. & Julia P. ShawSusan & Philip StollerMel & Leena SturmanAngela & Carl SutterChristina TannerRobert & Lisa WahbeStephanie WallachToby & Linda WarsonDeborah & Jim WatsonDavid & Romayne WattJohn W. Westergaard &

Allison BurgwinRay & Judy WilliamsCarol WrightJack WulfekuhleMs. Virginia D. WymanAnonymous (3)

Members of the Barre $4,000 - $5,999Jerry & Rita AnchesBill & Lisa AndersonKari Anderson & Mark PavlovicMs. Katherine Barclay-Robertson

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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.

FRIENDS OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

4Culture • King County Lodging Tax • The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation • ArtsFund • ArtsWA • 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* • Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation • The Seattle Foundation • The Wallace Foundation • Washington State Office of Community Development • Anonymous


Jane & Peter BarrettCourtney BearLinda & George BerkmanCapt. & Mrs. Paul BlochGary & Linda BlumeMitchell & Margo Blutt Family FoundationGardner & Victoria BrownJohn & Maralyn Burnley BlumeJoe* & Dorothy CanavanEllen C. CarnwathSteven & Judith Clifford/The Sprague FoundationStuart H. Coleman and Mery RosofskyJon R. Conte & Margaret KerriganJudith CushmanMrs. Tatiana DavidsonBertrand & Brooke de BoutrayKathryn Del BeccaroSuzanne DeWitt & Arie SteinbergSheila C. DietrichElizabeth Giblin Designated FundDr. Milton & Nancy EnglishSharon Falkner & Gene ChamberlainWilliam E. FranklinAlyce & Lowell FritzMrs. Stanley GolubIn memory of Dr. Geraldine N. GravesMr. & Mrs. Richard C. HedreenStephen & Marie HeilJon and Laura HonhartMs. Toni Hoover & Mr. Alfred NeetlesMs. Marilyn Huey & Ms. Dorothy Sloan Huey*Roy Hughes & Julie DavisSara A. JonesMs. Joan Matthews JulnesSeymour & Evelyn KlebanoffBruce & Carol KochRob and Claudette KrauseBill & Kathie KreagerMr. John KruperFrances J. KwapilMs. Natasha LaljiStephen & Marleen LandMs. Cathy LeschenMr. Joshua LiebermanMs. Susan D. LouieBarbara & Michael LuxenbergNikki & Mark MahanMr. Fowler Martin & Ms. Barbara WarrenJim & Julie McElroyMary MikkelsenMarywilde NelsonBarbara OmalevRichard & Jean PattonAlexis* & Stewart PhelpsMrs. Marda PhelpsMrs. Ellen PottengerDorrit SaviersMary-Catherine SchugelKaren ShermanLandry Slade & Gretchen Van MeterNorm & Cheryl SmithDr.* & Mrs. George SoferMr. & Mrs. David G. SpragueDiane StevensDavid and Jane Stockert in honor of

Howard F. WeckelBonnie and Tom StraussMs. Jessica TarzanMichael TempleSusan ThurstonJames TruchardMimi A. TutihasiNicholas Utzinger & John RochfordMary ZorotovichAnonymous (5)

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PNB FOUNDATION BOARD

Chairman, Peter HorvitzFoundation Immediate Past Chair, Susan Brotman

President, Aya HamiltonAssociation Immediate Past Chair, Carl Behnke

Vice President, Joe NormanSecretary, Jim JudsonTreasurer, Dan HeidtAt Large, Dan Kingston, Phil Schlaepfer

Pacific Northwest Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following donors to the PNB Endowment, established in 1996 to ensure the future stability of PNB. If you would like to give a gift to the PNB Endowment that will help secure the future of PNB, please contact Lilah Helton, Associate Director of Development, at 206.441.3594 or [email protected].

$1,000,000 and aboveJeffrey & Susan BrotmanJohn & Carmen* DeloKreielsheimer FoundationDavid MichaudTalented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration

of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

$500,000 - $999,999Carl & Renee BehnkeEstate of Ruth HoffmanPeter & Peggy HorvitzDr. Joe G. Norman, Jr.Northwest Endowed Fund Arlene A. WrightMrs. Althea Stroum*The Bagley Wright Fund

$250,000 - $499,999Mr. & Mrs. William* J. DunnEstate of Gerard L. HanauerGlenn KawasakiEstate of Helen C. Kloess Estate of Gloria Peck-Neils

$150,000 - $249,999Robert W. Cremin Laurie A. GriffithWilliam Randolph Hearst FoundationEstate of Helen C. Kloess Anonymous (2)

$100,000 - $149,999Patrice & Kevin Auld Jane M. & David R. DavisJeremy & Jacqueline JaechHenry & Mary Ann JamesH. David Kaplan, In Memory of Dr. Stanley M. PierTravis & Suzanne KeelerThe Norcliffe FoundationRick & Jennifer Redman Mr. & Mrs. Tom A Puentes John F. & Julia P. ShawAllen & Kathleen ShoupKayla SkinnerAnonymous

$50,000 - $99,999Chap & Eve AlvordApex FoundationRobert M. Arnold*Elizabeth BottlerEstate of Edward S. BrignallEstate of Evangeline EdwardsEstate of Erma EricksonJane Erskine*Reed & Maren ErskineMrs. Paul S. Friedlander*Robin Gainey & Jerry Sanford, Jr.,

In Memory of Jerome G. Sanford, Sr. Estate of Merrill Gerstel

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ENDOWMENT

John Graham FoundationAya Stark HamiltonMichele B. & W. Daniel HeidtEstate of Pauline HoodBruce & Carol HosfordJim & Diana JudsonFrederick W. McDonaldEstate of Shirley Callison MinerMargaret Perthou-Taylor*John & Nancy RudolfJeanne Ellen Tweten & James W. LeslieEstate of Frankie WakefieldRon & Carolyn WoodardCarol Wright

$25,000 - $49,999The Kenneth and Marleen Alhadeff Charitable

FoundationJerry & Rita AnchesSharon & Jay BallantinePatty & Jimmy BarrierJohn & Kay BaxterRebecca & Jack BenaroyaBenjamin BevisMr. & Mrs. Robert R. Braun, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Anson Brooks, Jr.Cheryl Clark & Stephen Coonrod Clise Properties, Inc.Gail Cottle & Reynold BrownEstate of Cordelia BurnsDale & Leslie ChihulyDerdick TrustMrs. Patty EdwardsJoan Fitzmaurice Eliza FlugSusan E. Foster & Maurice J. PirioWilliam FranklinMr. & Mrs. James S. GriffinDavid & Cheryl HadleyMr. Mike & Mrs. Janet HalvorsonRoss Hartling, MD & Johnese Spisso Cathi & Ken HatchMrs. Catherine Hobi Hawes & Mr. Edward M. HawesLuke & Gail HelmsDavid F. Hill & Barbara M. Hyland-HillKalen & Sean Holmes Moe & Susan KrabbeLisa Kroese James A. Kraft & Dominique PosyFiroz & Najma Lalji Dr. Frank & Lynn LindsayMichael & Barbara MaloneMarcella McCaffrayAudrey McCoyMCM a Meisenbach CompanyCarol & Paul Neiman Laura J. PetersonIn honor of our parents, Sheffield & Patricia PhelpsPNB STARSJames & Sherry RaisbeckSharon RichardsonDr. Mack & Susan RicheyJohn & Sarah RindlaubMrs. John S. Robinson*Jan RogersPaula Rose*Jon & 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 Barlow Wyman Youth TrustLeslie & Tachi Yamada Anonymous (3)

$15,000 - $24,999Alex & Norma CuginiBarry & JoAnn FormanRuth & Bill GerberdingDr. Hellmut & Marcy GoldeAdele GolubGerald & Lyn GrinsteinMark & Julie HutchesonSkip & Jackie KotkinsDiane & Gordon KuensterHelen L. Luchs*Dennis & Linda MitchellHeidi OrrEstate of Opal J. OrrCynthia Phelps*Barbara Prestrud, In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Louis K. ByeEstate of Mary SchneidlerWayne ThurmanAnonymous (2)

$10,000 - $14,999Erik & Sherilyn AndersonBetty L. BlakeneyTom & Jeannie BlankBill & June BoeingDiane Canaday & Daniel HesseMrs. Phyllis B. ClarkSteven & Judith CliffordTatiana DavidsonMrs. Mildred K. DunnJim & Ann EliasDr. Stephen & Beverly FuhsMr. & Mrs. George M. GalpinMr. G. Keith & Mrs. Naomi N. GrimEstate of Margaret T. HawkesEstate of Mary S. HelmickJohn & Marli Iverson Estate of Ralph C. JacobsonCraig & Karen KennedyLee Kraft Cressman & Paul R. CressmanJoan T. LasersohnPatricia & Wilfrid LoekenKeith & Mary McCaw Family FoundationEstate of Nancy Nuckols Keefe Lea Anne & Randall OttingerLynn RiesGeorge* & Nelly SoferCraig TallDonna & Joshua Taylor Anonymous (1)*deceased

The following named funds have been created in the PNB Endowment:

Patricia Barker Endowed Scholarship FundCarmen Elizabeth Delo Endowed Fund for

Education & OutreachWilliam Randolph Hearst Foundation

Endowed Education & Outreach FundFrank Hobi Endowed Scholarship FundLaurie A. Griffith Endowed Scholarship Fund Benjamin Houk Scholarship for Young MenLucinda Hughey Endowed Scholarship FundHelen Kloess Endowed Scholarship Fund Kreielsheimer Artistic Development FundCatherine S. Leschen Endowed Scholarship Fund Jane McConnell ScholarshipLouise Nadeau Endowed FundNorthwest Endowed Fund Alexis Phelps Dancers’ Support Endowed FundPatricia Phelps Endowed Scholarship FundDr. Stanley M. Pier Endowed Scholarship FundTom & Gretchen Puentes Endowed Scholarship Fund Janet Reed Scholarship FundPaula Rose Endowed Scholarship FundThe Althea Stroum Production FundFrankie Ladley Wakefield Endowment for

Ballet Educational ProgramsArlene A. Wright DanceChance Endowment Fund


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*

$100,000 & AboveAlaska AirlinesThe Boeing CompanyOffice of Arts & Culture | SeattleThe Seattle Times*

$50,000-$99,9994Culture—King County Lodging TaxThe Hearst FoundationsMicrosoft CorporationPerkins Coie LLP*The Shubert FoundationSnoqualmie Tribe

$25,000-$49,999AnonymousBank of AmericaFreed of LondonHSBCThe Jerome Robbins Foundation

John Graham FoundationMoss Adams LLP*National Endowment for the ArtsNesholm Family FoundationSAVOR*The Seattle FoundationU.S. Bank

$10,000-$24,999ArtsFund/The Ned & Kayla Skinner

Arts Enrichment FundArtsWAThe Harvest FoundationDilettante Chocolates*Jean K. Lafromboise FoundationLane Powell PCMacDonald, Hoague & Bayless*Muckleshoot Indian TribeNorman Archibald Charitable

FoundationNorthwest Danish AssociationPJ Hummel*Professional Claims Intervention

Services*

RealNetworks Safeco Insurancescan | design Foundation by

Inger & Jens BruunSeattle Met*Starbucks Coffee Company*Wells Fargo

$2,500-$9,999Acción Cultural EspañolaAnonymousArtsFund/the Jean T. Fukuda

Memorial Fund for Performing ArtsBellevue Arts CommissionCanterbury ConsultingCreag Foundation Fales Foundation TrustFour Seasons Hotel* Goldman, Sachs & Co.The Harkness Foundation for DanceHorizons FoundationK&L Gates LLPKeyBank FoundationJP Morgan Chase & Co.

Byron & Alice Lockwood FoundationLuly Yang Couture*Neiman MarcusNorthern Trust BankPlum Creek TimberRegence BlueshieldTalking Rain*Ten Mercer*UW MedicineVan Cleef & ArpelsThe Peg & Rick Young Foundation

$1,000–$2,499Alabastro Photography*AnonymousBossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation Kelly Foundation of WashingtonRoger F. Miller*Stella Artois* SuperGraphics, a division of GM

Nameplate*Harold L. Wyman Foundation

*In-kind support

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET DANCERS

Batkhurel Bold is from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. He joined PNB in 1996 and was promoted to soloist in 1999 and principal in 2004.

Jonathan Porretta is from Totowa, New Jersey. He joined PNB as an apprentice in 1999 and was promoted to soloist in 2002 and principal in 2005. Mr. Porretta has also danced with Dances Patrelle in New York.

Carrie Imler* is from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She joined PNB as an apprentice in 1995 and was promoted to soloist in 2000 and principal in 2002.

Lesley Rausch* is from Columbus, Ohio. She joined PNB as member of the corps de ballet in 2001, was promoted to soloist in 2007 and principal in 2011.

Karel Cruz is from Havana, Cuba. He joined PNB as a corps de ballet member in 2002 and was promoted to soloist in 2007 and principal in 2009. Mr. Cruz also danced with Ballet Nacional de Cuba and in Venezuela with Ballet Clasico de Camara and Teatro Teresa Carreno.

Rachel Foster is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2002. She was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal in 2011. Ms. Foster has also danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.

Seth Orza is from San Francisco, California. He joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2007, was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal in 2010. Mr. Orza was formerly a soloist with New York City Ballet.

Maria Chapman* is from Macon, Georgia. She joined PNB as an apprentice in 1995 and was promoted to soloist in 2005 and principal in 2009.

Carla Körbes is from Porto Alegre, Brazil. She joined PNB as a soloist in 2005 and was promoted to principal in 2006. Ms. Körbes was formerly a soloist with New York City Ballet.

Principals

Lindsi Dec* is from Fairfax, Virginia. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2001, and was promoted to soloist in 2009, and principal in 2014.

James Moore is from San Francisco, California. He joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2004, was promoted to soloist in 2008, and principal in 2013. Mr. Moore also danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.

Laura Tisserand* is from Hammond, Louisiana. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2003 and was promoted to corps de ballet in 2004, soloist in 2010, and principal in 2014.

Jerome Tisserand is from Lyon, France. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2007, was promoted to soloist in 2012, and principal in 2014. Mr. Tisserand also danced with Miami City Ballet.

*denotes former Pacific Northwest Ballet School student.

Learn more about the artists of Pacific Northwest Ballet by visiting www.pnb.org.

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. PNB artist headshot photography by Angela Sterling and Lindsay Thomas.

WONDERING WHO THAT YOUNG BALLET-GOER IS, SITTING IN THAT SEAT NEXT TO YOU?

They could very well be a member of Teen Tix. Since the inception of this arts access program for teenagers, Pacific Northwest Ballet has been a proud and passionate participant. Teen Tix provides access to over 40 arts organi-zations in an effort to engage young people in Seattle’s vibrant cultural scene. Teen Tix members may purchase day-of-show tickets to music, dance, theater, and arts events for only $5.

For more information, visit TEENTIX.org or just lean over and ask the teen sitting next to you.

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TEENS



Benjamin Griffiths* is from Boise, Idaho. He joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2005 and was promoted to soloist in 2008. Mr. Griffiths also danced with Boston Ballet.

Elizabeth Murphy*is from Chelmsford, Massachusetts. She joined PNB as a corps de ballet member in 2011 and was promoted to soloist in 2014. Ms. Murphy also danced with North Carolina Dance Theater, Pennsylvania Ballet, and Ballet West.

Sarah Ricard Orza is from Amherst, Massachusetts. In 2007, she joined PNB as a corps de ballet dancer and was promoted to soloist in 2010. Ms. Orza also danced with New York City Ballet.

Leta BiasucciLeta Biasucci is from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She joined PNB in 2011 as a member of the corps de ballet and was promoted to soloist in 2014. Ms. Biasucci also danced with Oregon Ballet Theatre.

Kiyon Gaines* is from Baltimore, Maryland. He joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2001 and was promoted to soloist in 2012.

Kylee Kitchens* is from Laguna Hills, California. She joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2000 and was promoted to soloist in 2012.

William Lin-Yee is from San Francisco, California. He joined PNB as a corps de ballet dancer in 2008 and was promoted to soloist in 2014. Mr. Lin-Yee also danced with New York City Ballet.

Margaret Mullin* is from Tucson, Arizona. She joined PNB as an apprentice in 2008, was promoted to corps de ballet in 2009, and soloist in 2014.

Soloists

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Kyle Davis* Joined in 2008 Green Bay, WI

Amanda Clark* Joined in 2008 Fairfax, VA

Eric Hipolito Jr.* Joined in 2008 Seattle, WA

Joshua Grant* Joined in 2001; 2011 Niceville, FL

Corps de Ballet

* denotes former Pacific Northwest Ballet School student.

Angelica Generosa* Joined in 2011 South River, NJ

Raphaël Bouchard Joined in 2013 Quebec City, Quebec

Steven Loch*Joined in 2011 Dallas, TX

Charles McCall*Joined in 2011 St. Louis, MO

Ryan Cardea* Joined in 2009 New York, NY

Jessika Anspach* Joined in 2004 Bellevue, WA

Chelsea Adomaitis* Joined in 2009 Boston, MA

Leah Merchant* Joined in 2007 Mobile, Alabama

Elle Macy* Joined in 2012 Huntington Beach, CA

Jahna Frantziskonis* Joined in 2012 Tucson, AZ

Sarah Pasch*Joined in 2011 Dublin, CA



Price Suddarth*Joined in 2010Westfield, IN

Brittany Reid* Joined in 2000 Huntington Beach, CA

Ezra Thomson* Joined in 2009 San Bernardino, CA

Carli Samuelson* Joined in 2008 Boiling Springs, PA

Matthew RenkoJoined in 2011Sumter, SC

APPRENTICE

Dylan WaldMinneapolis, MN

Christian Poppe* Joined in 2013 Lake Stevens, WA

Emma Love Suddarth* Joined in 2008 Wichita, KS


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