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BALLET SCHOOL
Annual
Saturday, June 14, 2014
The official school of Pacific Northwest Ballet
SCHOOL
Peter Boal, Director
Staff Peter Boal Director
Denise Bolstad
Administrative Director
Abbie Siegel School Principal
Meg Potter
Assistant Principal
Marjorie Thompson Assistant Principal
Jennifer Panara School Supervisor
Wendy Casper
Assistant to the Administrative Director
Teri McCarthy-Greene Registrar
Jennifer McLain
DanceChance Manager
David Jensen
Summer Residence Director
Benjamin Benne Assistant Registrar
Lauren Kirchner
DanceChance Coordinator
Elizabeth Belyea
Administrative Assistant
Bria Best
Administrative Assistant
Zach Lombardo
Administrative Assistant
Barbara Nakatani
Administrative Assistant
Bethany Pruitt
Director’s Notes
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chool Performance is both a spectacle and celebration. As we applaud the nearly 500 students who perform on the McCaw Hall stage today, we recognize that there are nearly 500 stories unfolding, with one more chapter completed. Fifteen of our Professional Division students are headed for jobs next year. Amy Young toddled into PNB as a Creative Movement student at the age of five and now leaves us to become an apprentice with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Anders Southerland (Level VIII) came to us through DanceChance in the third grade and now joins the Houston Ballet’s second company. Others head to companies around the world and colleges across the country, and many will return in the fall, back from an exciting summer course in a distant city. A few will mark this performance today as the closing of a chapter, as life, sports, academics, and other interests pull them away from the demands of studying ballet. Whether our students have been with us for one year or fifteen, they will carry ballet and PNBS with them for the rest of their lives. The unseen performers number in the hundreds, too, and include our devoted faculty members, who bring inspiration and experience to the studio every day, tirelessly sculpting feet and lengthening necklines in pursuit of the aesthetic of pure classical ballet. Their partners in every class are the accompanists, who contribute to a refined education in musicality. Our School staff, numbering no more than a dozen, checks on injury status, attendance, scheduling, and communication every day for over 1,000 students and their families. Add in our Costume Shop, stage crew, marketing and development departments, and an incredibly devoted Education Committee, and we have a School Performance. It certainly takes a village or perhaps a major metropolis.
Administrative Assistant
Lia Chiarelli
Associate Director of Marketing
Accompanists
Don Vollema, Music Staff Coordinator Ray Allan, Kofi Anang, Stephen Barnes, Nichalas Barnes, John Boatner, Sheila Bristow, Carol Buschmann, Sue Clifford, David Clodfelter, David Close, Rob Cook, Tatyana Dadayeva, Yelena Golets, Irv Huck, Nathan Jensen, Jeff Junkinsmith, Marina Katsel, Genevieve Peaslee, Randall Plut, Katja Rubin, Shelley Sutton-Bolton, Rob Vienneau, Anastasia Workmann
PNBConditioning Staff Marjorie Thompson
PNBConditioning Program Director
Alexandra Dickson, Carol Elsner, Deborah Kenner, Marie Lynah, Dina McDermott, Uraina Nagy, Kayoko Price, Tara Stepenberg, Teresa Hanawalt
School Consultants
Toby Diamond, Ph.D., Psychologist Peggy Swistak, M.S., R.D., C.D., Nutritionist Alan Woodle, Podiatrist/Foot & Ankle Specialist Henry Lu, PT, ATC, Physical Therapist Karen Clippinger, M.S.P.E., Kinesiologist Doug Fullington, Dance Historian
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“School Performance is both a spectacle and celebration. ” With this year’s School Performance, we also bid farewell to a treasured member of our PNBS family. Tim Lynch joined PNB as an apprentice in 1993 and danced as a member of the Company for a decade, after which time he became part of our faculty. Tim has been so much more than a teacher for so many boys who were introduced to ballet through his classes. He’s been the reason they dance and push and succeed. These dedicated young students are such a source of pride for all of us at the School. When the curtain rises this afternoon on the men’s dance, think of Tim’s unbelievable dedication, patience, and belief in our boys. Tim has also taught almost every level in the School, worked with our Outreach and Education programs, choreographed for REACH, taught at Cornish College of the Arts, earned a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin, and founded, performed in, and directed Seattle Dance Project. With a list like that, you’d think he’d be ready to retire, but Tim’s only just beginning. This summer, he and his family are headed for Columbus, Ohio, where Tim will be the Director of the Academy for BalletMet. We’ll miss the whole Lynch clan that has been such a welcome and familiar presence on our stage and in our studios for the past two decades, but we wish them only the best in this exciting new chapter in their lives. Peter Boal
Director of the School
Program cover & back photos © Rex Tranter.
Administrative Director Notes s the curtain goes up on our 33rd Annual School Performance, it is a time of celebration as we mark the end of school year. This has been another exceptional year for the School. As our upper level students secure jobs and accept offers from prestigious universities, I am continually impressed with our students’ high level of commitment to their ballet training and their academics. Whether spending numerous hours in the studio and/or doing homework, our students know that hard work brings rewards. Their achievements make the hour- to- hour, day- to -day business of running a ballet school worth every second. The School Performance encompasses all that is traditional and reassured in ballet education. It is a rite of passage for the youngest Level I students, as they experience the thrill of performing on the McCaw Hall stage for the first time. Students in the middle levels look forward to presenting their progress each year through increasingly complex choreography and upper level students proudly demonstrate the results of many years of training. Pacific Northwest Ballet School is once again honored to be collaborating with the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra. Working with an orchestra enriches the performance experience for both the students and the audience. The relationship between the musicians and dancers is a valued educational experience. We look forward to our continued partnership. It is an honor to work with our wonderful staff, professional and dedicated faculty and gifted accompanist s. I think I speak for all of us in the School: when I say that it is with enormous pride and gratitude that we share each lesson, each conversation and each triumph with your children. Ours is the daily pleasure and privilege to experience their growth, humor, maturity and developing passion for this art form. Let me express heartfelt thanks to all our families and friends for being here and for your supporting our beautiful students.
Denise Bolstad
Administrative Director
Thank You PNBS Parent Association! Students are the core of Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and their parents play a vital role in the School’s mission. Through communication, volunteerism, and fundraising, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Parents’ Association functions as a support organization for the School, students, and parents to further the goal of quality dance education. Every Pacific Northwest Ballet School parent is a member of the Parents’ Association. The Association is led by a Steering Committee that oversees a number of important projects, including: hosting Petite Finale Performance receptions, PNB School merchandising, and raising money through flower sales, merchandise sales, and annual class photos to support the School. Raised funds support School scholarships, costuming for the School Performance, and other needs as identified by the School. Our sincere thanks to the PNBS Parents’ Association Steering Committee for their hard work and dedication this year. Laura Rookstool, Co-President Keri Fenton, Co-President Leigh Staddon-Smith, Treasurer Denise Opper, Secretary Paula Jurion, Flower Chair Laura Rookstool, Petite Finale Seattle Keri Fenton, Acco Kennedy, Petite Finale Eastside Leigh Staddon-Smith, School Performance Chair
(top) Photos © Angela Sterling. (bottom) Photos © Lindsay Thomas.
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HighLights 2013–2014 International Summer Exchange Students
Ailey American Dance Theater dancer Vernard J. Gilmore and studied with guest artists in AfroBrazilian, hip hop, and modern.
Six PNBS students were selected by School faculty to train on exchange this summer at three elite ballet schools: Canada’s National Ballet School, the Royal Danish Ballet School, and the Palucca School Dresden in Germany. Charlotte Nash and Kuu Sakuragi will represent PNBS at the National Ballet School in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1959, NBS is one of the world’s foremost training institutions providing dance training, academic instruction, and residential care on one campus. The summer exchange program, started by Francia Russell and NBS artistic director Mavis Staines, is in its sixteenth year. This is the eighth year that the Royal Danish Ballet and PNB will exchange dance students. Abigail Diedrich and Nicole Rizzitano, selected for the Flemming Halby Dance Student Exchange Program between PNBS and the Royal Danish Ballet School, will travel to Copenhagen for the Royal Danish Ballet School’s program. The exchange, made possible by Support from scan|design Foundation by Inger and Jens Bruun and the Northwest Danish Association, was initiated in honor of Flemming Halby, longtime PNBS faculty member and former Royal Danish Ballet dancer. Angeli Mamon and Amanda Morgan are participating in the sixth summer exchange with the Palucca School Dresden in Germany. Founded in 1925 by Margarethe Palucca, the Palucca School Dresden is the only independent college for dance in Germany. The school offers year-round training and performance opportunities with the Dresden Semperoper Ballet. Canadian-born Jason Beechey, a former PNBS Summer Course student, has been the rector of the college since August 2006.
Two DanceChance graduates joined professional dance companies. Ken Mankin (DanceChance 2002 from Daniel Bagley Elementary) joined Kansas City Ballet II. Anders Southerland (DanceChance 2005 from Kimball Elementary) will join Houston Ballet II.
Petite Finale performers. © Rex Tranter
Students Dazzle on the Mainstage Students joined the Company in Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Giselle as pages, bugs, garland dancers, and of course soldiers, mice, party girls and boys this season. Over 300 roles were danced by the students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School, dazzling audiences all season long.
“There are many reasons that we are all so happy for our son to participate in DanceChance: incredible training in a rich and demanding art form, opportunities to see and hear performances of the highest caliber, incentive to work harder in school.” Parent, Graham Hill Elementary DanceChance congratulates graduating seniors: Alexa Domenden, Jordan Murphy, Bella Ureta and Anders Southerland.
Community Education Programs Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Community Education programs partnered with over 60 public schools to bring dance education to over 21,000 students and teachers this season! Community Education programs are offered at low or no cost through various programs, including in-school residencies, student matinees, and behind-the-scenes fieldtrips to the Phelps Center. PNB also launched a new Family Engagement Program in 2013. This initiative allowed over 400 DISCOVER DANCE students and their families to attend PNB performances and events through funding from DanceUSA. For more info about PNB’s Community Education Programs visit, pnb.org/community.
DanceChance boys at the barre. © Lindsay Thomas
Winter Wonderland Ball
PNBS Summer Exchange students: Nicole Rizzitano, Abigail Diedrich, Kuu Sakuragi, Charlotte Nash, Amanda Morgan, Angeli Mamon.
Petite Finales Three hundred and fifty of PNBS’ youngest students danced for family and friends in the annual Petite Finale performances, held in May at the Phelps Center in Seattle and the Francia Russell Center in Bellevue. Petite Finale performances introduce Creative Movement and Pre-Ballet students (age five to seven) to performing in front of an audience. After demonstrations of classroom work and performing individual class pieces inspired by The Sleeping Beauty, the young dancers were treated to performances by Professional Division students. Following the performances, proud parents snapped photos during a reception hosted by the PNBS Parents’ Association.
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Community Education Programs Manager, Kayti Bouljon with students. © Bill Mohn
The 11th annual Winter Wonderland Ball, held on January 26 at the Francia Russell Center, was a huge success, raising over $28,000 for PNB School! Hosted by the dynamic dancer duo, Laura and Jerome Tisserand, the 250 guests enjoyed a lovely afternoon of dance classes, sweet treats, and community. The Sleeping Beauty-themed cakewalk was a delight and there was lively bidding on the auction items. Special thanks to the Space Needle, Grub, Trophy Cupcakes, and Alan Alabastro Photography for their generous support.
DanceChance Celebrates 20 Years! Since 1994, DanceChance has given over 1200, students the opportunity to explore their unique talent in classical ballet. Started by Founding Artistic Director Francia Russell with four Seattle Public School partners, DanceChance now partners with 19 schools, seeking populations that reflect the diversity of our community. This year, 66 students studied on full-tuition scholarship; dance attire, transportation, and PNB performance tickets were also provided. Students were treated to a Master class with Alvin
Laura and Jerome Tisserand Tisserand greet guests at the Ball. © Alan Alabastro
Teen Night
NEXT STEP
Summer Course 2013
This year’s teens-only event was a night to remember! Young patrons stepped inside the PNB studios with Artistic Director Peter Boal for a private studio rehearsal of NEXT STEP works created by Company dancers for Professional Division students. The night included six world premieres with fabulous dancing, live music from Ezra Thompson, a lively Q&A session, and a reception with the choreographers and dancers. Plus, epic photo booth snaps with our teen guests and members of the Company. We’re looking forward to next year already!
This annual choreographic showcase celebrates PNB’s commitment to new works and emerging talent. Just yesterday, the next generation of dance artists took center stage at McCaw Hall. This year’s program featured PNB School’s Professional Division students in an all-premiere lineup created just for them by Company dancers Andrew Bartee, Jahna Frantziskonis, Angelica Generosa, Margaret Mullin, Matthew Renko, Price Suddarth, and Ezra Thomson. Featuring the musicians of Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra.
In summer of 2013, PNBS welcomed 227 students, ages 12-18 from 41 states, and Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Portugal, and Spain for a fiveweek intensive summer course. We look forward to welcoming this summer’s students on July 7.
Teen Night guests.
PNBS Summer Course students. © Lindsay Thomas
Pinocchio From wooden toy to real boy, Pacific Northwest Ballet School students brought the classic tale Pinocchio to adoring audiences this March at McCaw Hall. Conceived and choreographed by Faculty member Bruce Wells, Pinocchio provides an important performance opportunity for students in Levels VI to Professional Division and a great introduction to dance and theater for PNB’s youngest fans.
Teachers’ Seminar Ballet teachers travelled from near and far to attend the 2014 Teachers’ Seminar, held this April at the Phelps Center. Participants enjoyed four full days of demonstrations with PNBS faculty, master classes for participants, a performance and lecture at A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and discussions on topics ranging from choreography to boys programs, marketing, and costuming on a budget.
Professional Division student, Alison Remmers. Photo © Isaac Aoki.
Scholarship Tea In October 2013, PNBS scholarship students and Members of the Barre Scholarship Patron donors gathered at the home of donors Megan and Tim Kirley for the annual Scholarship Tea. Eighty PNBS scholarship students and donors attended, providing the opportunity for students and donors to mix and mingle over a delicious lunch in a gorgeous home and listen to heartwarming testimonials from inspiring scholarship students.
DanceChance Grads Meet Misty Copeland American Ballet Theatre (ABT) soloist Misty Copeland is making ballet news! Her book, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina was an instant New York Times bestseller; she’s travelled coast to coast sharing her story and inspiring young dancers. Misty is the first African American soloist in two decades to dance at ABT. This September, four DanceChance graduates were treated to front row seats at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s At the Heart lecture series, where Misty talked about her training and career. Following the lecture, the students met privately with Misty to talk ballet and snap photos.
PNBS students with Misty Copeland. © Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Teachers’ Seminar participants take in a demonstration. © Lindsay Thomas
Marywilde Nelson and PNBS student Morganne Campbell. © Greg Hudson.
“...that day was a lifechanging, mesmerizing moment that I am very thankful for...” —Angeli Mamon 5
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School Performance Highlights
Pacific Northwest Ballet School students from Levels I – Professional Division delighted legions of fans, family, and friends at the 2013 School Performance. Enjoy a few of our favorite moments.
Photos Š Rex Tranter
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faculty
2013–2014 Nancy Crowley received her early ballet training in Marshfield, Massachusetts. She joined the faculty of PNB School in 2013 after a performing career in classical and contemporary ballet companies in the United States and Canada. She is a former principal dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, La La La Human Steps, and Ballet Arizona, where, from 2005 to 2012, she served also as school director and company rehearsal assistant. Michele Curtis trained at the Joffrey Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and Merce Cunningham Dance, and she received a BA in Dance from UCLA. She has performed with Connecticut Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Group, and Donald Byrd/ The Group. She served on the faculty of Connecticut Ballet and taught freelance at various studios in New York and Connecticut and throughout the Northwest. Ms. Curtis joined the PNBS faculty in 2006.
Marissa Albee and PNBS students. © Lindsay Thomas.
Peter Boal is Artistic Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) and Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet School (PNBS). Mr. Boal became Artistic Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2005 following a successful career with New York City Ballet as a principal dancer and a faculty member at the School of American Ballet (SAB). Mr. Boal received his dance training from SAB under the directorship of George Balanchine and, as a faculty member, taught technique, variations, men’s and women’s classes, and partnering. He has also been a guest teacher at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Royal Danish Ballet School. Denise Bolstad, Administrative Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet School, trained in Spokane with Thelma Young and performed with Spokane Concert Ballet. She studied on scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School and continued her training in Seattle with Perry Brunson and First Chamber Dance Company. Ms. Bolstad has been on the staff of Pacific Northwest Ballet School since 1980. Abbie Siegel, School Principal, performed with Connecticut Ballet and became the company’s associate ballet mistress. Before joining the PNBS faculty in 1991, she was on faculty at the Harkness School, Eliot Feld Ballet in New York, and Connecticut Ballet. In addition to teaching, Ms. Siegel was Director of PNBS’s DanceChance program from 1999 to 2002 and was appointed Principal of the Francia Russell Center in 2002. Marisa Albee joined PNB as an apprentice in 1989. She was promotes to corps de ballet in 1990 and to soloist in 1994. She studied at the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s summer course. Prior to joining the PNBS faculty, Ms. Albee taught at the Washington Academy of Performing Arts.
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Megan Becker received an MA from The New School and is a professional choreographer and performer. She danced with Katy Hagelin Dance Project, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theater, and Ballet Spokane. She has taught at Gonzaga University and the American Dance Institute, and she has choreographed for Taproot Theater Company, Seattle Pacific University, and Ballet Spokane. Ms. Becker joined PNBS’s Children’s Division faculty in 2011. Kelly Boal trained at the School of American Ballet. She joined New York City Ballet in 1984 and was promoted to soloist in 1989. She left NYCB in 1993 to pursue guesting opportunities that included performances with Dutch National Ballet and Ballet Manila, and participation in the Gala des Etoiles in Montreal. Ms. Boal taught at the School of American Ballet and joined the PNBS faculty in 2005. Kayti Bouljon studied at the Gus Giordano Dance Center in Chicago and graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Dance. Ms. Bouljon joined the PNBS Children’s Division faculty in 2005 and is also PNB’s Outreach Manager. Betsy Cooper performed with Nationaltheater Mannheim, Matthew Nash Music & Dance, Makarova & Company, and Connecticut Ballet, and locally with Seattle Dance Project. Trained at the School of American Ballet and the Ailey School, her repertory includes works from classical and neo-classical, modern and postmodern genres. Ms. Cooper teaches at the University of Washington where she directed the Dance Program from 2001 to 2013 and now serves as the Divisional Dean of Arts. She holds an MFA in Dance from the UW and a BA in Archeological Studies from Yale University.
Sara de Luis danced with Teatro del Baile Español, Madrid, and was also a principal dancer with Ximinez Vargas Ballets Español. She also danced with First Chamber Dance Company and was cofounder of Seattle Dance Lab. In recent years, she has performed with her own company and toured with her production of Homenaje. Ms. de Luis joined the PNBS faculty in 1986. Alexandra Dickson joined PNB in 1990, danced with Ballet British Columbia from 1992 to 1995, and returned to PNB as a soloist in 1995. Ms. Dickson trained at the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver, BC, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She joined the PNBS faculty in 2003 and served as PNBConditioning Manager from 2004 to 2007. Juanita Franke received her early training at the Royal Academy of Dance. She received her BA at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where she danced and choreographed for the Appalachian Dance Ensemble. She taught at the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin, and choreographed for the Verona Youth Ballet. Ms. Franke joined the PNBS faculty in 2012. Susan Gorter studied at the School of the Pennsylvania Ballet and performed as an apprentice with Pennsylvania Ballet. She danced with the Basel Ballet in Switzerland and taught for the Basel Ballet School. Ms. Gorter joined the PNBS faculty in 2001. Dana Hanson began her training on Vashon Island with John Wilkins and continued her studies at Olympic Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and the School of American Ballet. She danced with the New York City Ballet from 1990 to 2006. Prior to joining the PNBS faculty in 2006, Ms. Hanson was a frequent guest teacher at the School of American Ballet.
Dane Holman trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, and School of American Ballet. She danced with American Ballet Theatre II and the Cleveland Ballet. Ms. Holman joined the PNBS faculty in 1997. Lauri-Michelle Houk trained at the School of American Ballet. She danced with Chicago City Ballet, was a soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1987 to 1994, and was a principal dancer with the Nashville Ballet. Ms. Houk most recently directed and taught at the San Elijo Music and Dance Academy in San Marcos, California. She has staged several ballets including works by Kent Stowell and Marius Petipa. Deborah Kenner received her BFA from the University of Arizona. She performed with Colorado Ballet, David Taylor Dance Theatre, and State Street Ballet, and was artistic director of Tucson Regional Ballet from 2008 to 2010. Ms. Kenner joined PNBS faculty in 2010 and on the PNBConditioning staff. Miriam Landis studied at Ballet West Conservatory, San Francisco Ballet School, and the School of American Ballet, and was a member of Miami City Ballet from 1996-2000. Ms. Landis earned a BA in English from Stanford University. She has taught ballet at several schools and universities, including Stanford and the University of Utah. Ms. Landis is also the author of the young adult novel Girl in Motion, about a girl who becomes a professional ballerina. She teaches Children’s Division classes. Timothy Lynch trained at the School of American Ballet and received his BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts. He joined PNB as an apprentice in 1993 and was promoted to corps de ballet in 1994. Mr. Lynch began working with PNB’s Education and Outreach program in 2001, teaching and choreographing for the REACH Student Performance Group, and joined the PNBS faculty in 2003. Dina McDermott holds a BFA in Dance from the Juilliard School and an MFA in dance performance/ choreography. She has been teaching, choreographing, and dancing for over 20 years. Ms. McDermott joined the PNBS faculty in 2001 and is also the PNBConditioning staff.
Adam Miller trained on scholarship at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre School and graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts. He danced with Pennsylvania Ballet and was a principal dancer at PNB, Hartford Ballet, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. From 2008 to 2012, he was artistic director of Cirque du Soleil’s productions of Saltimbanco and Kooza. Mr. Miller joined the PNBS faculty in 2012. Stanko Milov was trained in his native Sofia, Bulgaria, at the State Choreographic School. He took First Place at the Bulgarian National Ballet Competition and received a Princess Grace Award in 1997. Mr. Milov danced with the National Theatre for Opera and Ballet in Sofia, performed internationally as a guest artist, and was a principal dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. He joined PNB as a principal dancer in 1999. Mr. Milov has been teaching ballet for 18 years throughout the United States and is also a choreographer, composer, and producer. His works to his original musical compositions have been presented on PNB’s NEXT STEP programs. In 2006, he released his own piano solos album, Heartfelt. He joined the faculty in 2001 and is working toward a BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts. Meg Potter trained on scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School. She performed with the Joffrey II, American Ballet Theatre, and Oregon Ballet Theatre, where she was also ballet mistress. Ms. Potter joined the Oregon Ballet Theatre School faculty in 1985 and the PNBS faculty in 1998. In addition to her teaching duties, Ms. Potter is also Children’s Division Coordinator. Suzanne Singla trained at Columbia Dance Ensemble in Vancouver, Oregon Ballet Theatre School, and the Ailey School, where she received a Certificate of Dance. She performed with dance ensembles in Oregon, New York, and South Africa. She has been on faculty at Connecticut Dance Theatre, School at Steps, and Ballet Hispanico. Ms. Singla joined the PNBS faculty in 2004.
Eva Stone trained at SUNY Purchase and the Alvin Ailey School. She holds a BFA in Performance and Choreography from Arizona State University and an MA in Choreography and Choreological Studies from the Laban Centre in London, England. She has performed with modern dance companies in Boston and Los Angeles. In 1995, she re-established her modern dance company in Seattle and maintains an extensive teaching and lecturing career throughout the Puget Sound. Ms. Stone joined the PNBS faculty in 2008. Marjorie Thompson trained at the School of American Ballet and danced with New York City Ballet. She has been on faculty at the School of American Ballet, Ballet Arts Minnesota, Eliot Feld Ballet, and Pennsylvania Ballet School. She joined the PNBS faculty in 1996 and was also Director of Therapy and Conditioning. She was Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and School Principal of Minnesota Dance Theatre before returning to the PNBS faculty in 2007. Ms. Thompson is Assistant Principal of PNBS and PNBConditioning Program Director. Julie Tobiason trained at the School of American Ballet. She danced with Chicago City Ballet under the direction of Maria Tallchief and joined PNB in 1986. She was promoted to soloist in 1989 and to principal in 1992. Ms. Tobiason has been a guest teacher at PNBS since 1997 and joined the faculty in 2002. Bruce Wells trained on scholarship at the School of American Ballet. He joined New York City Ballet in 1967 and was promoted to soloist in 1969. He was resident choreographer and principal dancer with Connecticut Ballet and Boston Ballet, was interim and associate artistic director of Boston Ballet from 1984 to 1989, and became resident choreographer at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in 1989. Mr. Wells joined the PNBS faculty in 1997. Le Yin trained at Beijing Dance Academy and Houston Ballet Academy. He was a principal dancer with Houston Ballet and joined PNB as a principal dancer in 2002. He joined the PNB School faculty in 2009 and continues to perform nationally and internationally. Don Vollema joined PNBs as an accompanist at PNBS in 1991 and was appointed Music Staff Coordinator in 2012. He holds a BA in Piano Performance from Whitworth College and an MA in Piano Accompanying from Arizona State University. Mr. Vollema began accompanying ballet classes in 1984 for Spokane Ballet and has also accompanied at Whitworth College, Arizona State University, Ballet Arizona, and Burklyn Ballet in Vermont.
Jennifer McLain trained at State Ballet of Missouri, Boston Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet and graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a ballet concentration. She danced with Nashville Ballet and was on faculty at the School of Nashville Ballet. Ms. McLain became DanceChance Manager at PNBS in 2002 and also teaches on the faculty. William Miglino grew up in Seattle, Washington. He studied at Ballet Chicago and performed with Carolina Ballet as well as a number of Chicago based dance companies. Mr. Miglino served on the faculty of the School of Ballet Chicago and also taught at Chicago High School of the Arts. He joined PNBS in 2013 as an Open Program instructor.
Lauri-Michelle Houk and PNBS students. © Lindsay Thomas.
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Ballet Imperial Second Movement Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sylvia
Act III
Music: Léo Delibes
(excerpts from Sylvia, ou la Nymphe de Diane, 1876)
(Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44, 1879)
Choreography: Kyle Davis
Choreography: George Balanchine
Costume Design: Kyle Davis
© The George Balanchine Trust
Staging: Dana Hanson Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Premiere: June 25, 1941; American Ballet Caravan (Rio de Janeiro) PNB Premiere: November 4, 1997 A sumptuous tutu ballet, with a hierarchical cast, a brilliant courtly atmosphere and fluent references to Swan Lake, Ballet Imperial, in Balanchine’s words, is “a contemporary tribute to Petipa, ‘the father of the classic ballet,’ and to Tchaikovsky, his greatest composer.” It is set to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G. Ballet Imperial has gone through a number of metamorphoses since its creation. One of the most significant is the change of title from Ballet Imperial to Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, which Balanchine effected for a 1973 production by New York City Ballet. That change was accompanied by the replacement of tutus with simple chiffon dresses and the elimination of all scenery. PNB’s production is based on the 1964 version of New York City Ballet, which Francia Russell notated as Ballet Mistress and staged for the PNB premiere in 1997. Notes by Jeannie Thomas, edited (LC)
Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Original Production Premiere: May 25, 1870; Paris Opera Ballet, choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon Professional Division students rehearsing Sylvia. © Lindsay Thomas.
Pacific Northwest Ballet Company dancer Kyle Davis has a vision for a full-length production of Sylvia that began when he first heard the famous Act One fanfare on his car radio one afternoon in 2010. That night, he found an entire recording of the ballet and was “blown away” listening to it. He continued his research and learned that Sylvia, the second full-length ballet by French composer Léo Delibes, followed six years after the triumph of his 1870 Coppélia, and while many choreographers have since tackled the score—including England’s Frederick Ashton and Germany’s John Neumeier—no definitive version has yet been made. Kyle began by choreographing the Act Three pas de deux for PNB’s Next Step in 2012, then followed with the fanfare and waltz from Act One in 2013. This year, he’s tackling the whole of Act Three. Kyle’s choreography is based on classical technique. Music and narrative are important elements, although in presenting Act Three on its own, he has modified the story slightly by omitting the villain Orion, who interrupts the festivities of the act just before the end of the ballet. Looking ahead to one day presenting Sylvia in its entirety, Kyle hopes to align the story of Sylvia, nymph of Diana, and her love, the shepherd Aminta, more closely to the original play by Torquato Tasso (1573). The costuming is not what Kyle originally imagined. While working to find designs that fit his ideal, choreographer Crystal Pite (Emergence) suggested finding something completely different while keeping choreography the same. The result is a classical ballet dressed in contemporary formal wear—a demonstration of the versatility of ballet and the transcendence of its classical technique. Notes by Doug Fullington.
SYLVIA made possible by the PNB Education Committee Thank you! PNB Education Committee members generously provided support for the premiere of Sylvia choreographed by PNB Company member, Kyle Davis, for the Professional Division students to dance at the School Performance. The premiere of this new ballet will be accompanied by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra. The PNB Education Committee is comprised of Trustees and Advisory Board members; this is the seventh year it has provided support to fund a new work for the Professional Division students. Thanks to Dr. Joe G. Norman Jr., Connie & Thomas Walsh, Greg Kusnick & Karen Jo Gustafson, Aya Hamilton & Drew Welk, and Mimi Richards for their generosity.
NEXT STEP Support NEXT STEP is one of the most innovative performances of the season, showcasing the choreographic talents of PNB Company dancers. PNB Advisory Board member Glenn Kawasaki has sponsored Next Step since its inception and returns as the leading sponsor of Next Step 2014. Glenn believes strongly in the performance and the opportunity it provides both to the choreographers and to the PNBS students who perform their work. In addition to Glenn’s important support, several other donors have stepped forward to sponsor the individual works of the choreographers. PNB thanks Bill Aubuchon, Michael W. Dabney, Joan Fitzmaurice, W. Daniel Heidt & Michele B. Heidt, Roy L. Hughes, H. David Kaplan, Carol & Paul Neiman, Dr. Joe G. Norman, Jr., Ms. Jodi Wong, and contributors to PNB’s Power2Give campaign. ArtsWA and National Endowment for the Arts also provided support.
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Guest Artists Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra With a 70-year tradition of excellence and innovation in arts education, the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO) brings life-changing musical experiences to thousands of families throughout the Puget Sound. Under the direction of Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, SYSO is the largest youth orchestra training program in the America, serving over 1,700 diverse students each year through four full orchestras, three summer festival programs, and a nationally recognized partnership with local public schools. SYSO’s flagship orchestra, the Seattle Youth Symphony, is made up of the finest young musicians in the region, and its annual Benaroya Hall concert season presents professional caliber performances that are infused with the unrivaled energy and passion of youthful artistry. Internationally recognized guest conductors and soloists frequently perform with the orchestra, and its distinguished graduates and alumni can be found in major symphony orchestras in America and abroad. BASS Tom Davis Rebecca Lawrence Stanley Ruvinov Isaiah Valera CELLO Hana Cohon, Cello Soloist Peter Lawson Julia LeFond Jonathan Salman Naomi Tran Nathan Woo Noah Ziegenhagel VIOLA Robert Babs Nicholas Culbert Lana Dziekonski Steven (Sung Joon) Ki Oliver Overman Kaylene Stocking VIOLINS Joseph Lorang, Violin Soloist David Bi Kristine Choi Evan Johanson
Sarah Lee Anastasia Nicolov Maria Overman Luisa Rodriguez Fiona Soetrisno Erich Woo Edward Yang Chloe Yugawa Kevin Zhou
FRENCH HORN Andrew Angelos Tayler Baker Knight Courtney Crocker Caeli MacLennan Ryan Saathoff Samuel Spicer
FLUTE Jihyun “Esther” Lee Julia Pyke
TRUMPET Blue Jo Chris Langsted Jason Wilkie
OBOE Bhavani Kotha Isaac Miller Matthew Saathoff
TROMBONE Julia Houser Raine Myrvold
CLARINET Yu “Roy” Cao Kai Hirayama Kent Preston BASSOON Megan Cummings Ian Schneiderman Alfred Yi
PERCUSSION Evan Berge Roger Glerum
Stephen Rogers Radcliffe continues
to fulfill the promise recognized when he made his Lincoln Center conducting debut with Metropolitan Opera sopranos Jan DeGaetani, Susan Graham and Dawn Upshaw. Since then Mr. Radcliffe has conducted orchestras on four continents, produced compact disc recordings of operatic, orchestral, and chamber music works, and has fostered the development of audiences through innovative educational and artistic programs. An Assistant Conductor of the Boston Lyric Opera, Radcliffe was Founder and Music Director of the New York Chamber Ensemble - performing for over a decade at Lincoln Center, Artistic Director of the Cape May Music Festival, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Hungarian Virtuosi, which he led in international touring, television and radio broadcast performances and recording projects. Stephen Rogers Radcliffe served as the Director of Orchestral and Operatic Activities at the University of Massachusetts and Music Director of the Five College Opera Project. Mr. Radcliffe holds a degree in Music Education from the New England Conservatory and has led youth orchestra programs throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. He holds a Masters Degree in conducting from the University of Michigan and has studied conducting at the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Centers as well as at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena where his principal teachers include Gustav Meier, Leonard Bernstein and Franco Ferrara. From 2004-2007 Mr. Radcliffe was the Harry and Mildred Bemis Endowed Fellow at Brandeis University where he received both a Masters Degree and a PhD in Musicology.
HARP Tiffany Chen Ellie Yamanaka
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Thanks Mr. Lynch! I have been going to Mr. Lynch’s class since I was 5. I am 10 now. What I learned from him is that ballet is super fun and cool, but you have to pay attention! If you don’t pay attention, you will be doing tendus and everyone else is doing pirouettes or something like that. My favorite part of class is jumping. We do other cool things in class, but jumping is the coolest actually, but everyone knows that in my class. Mr. Lynch is really funny sometimes. We used to do a puppet thing in Creative Movement and he would be a puppet. It was really cool because he is a really good puppet.
Hundreds of boys have been introduced to the world of ballet through Mr. Lynch’s DanceChance class. Many come to DanceChance very uncertain about the “manliness” of ballet. But many leave inspired, enthusiastic, and passionate about dancing. Tim’s teaching reaches the competitive spirit of young boys, nurturing in them a sense of pride in their abilities. He has the ability to not only harness their incredible energy, but also to turn it into something spectacular. His place as a role model for young boys from Seattle’s widely diverse community will be irreplaceable. —Jennifer McLain, DanceChance Manager
—Jack Neeleman, Level II
During my time at PNB, Tim Lynch was a huge influence on my ballet training. As my first male teacher, Mr. Lynch was able to inspire me in the studio. I remember thinking to myself, “Man, I want to be able to do that”, after watching him demonstrate a turning combination. Through the years, I learned many things from Mr. Lynch. One thing that stuck with me is to always embrace challenges. Each of his classes would include something tricky, whether it be a tendu combination with changing arms on different counts or a reversed petite allegro. Tim would always encourage us to keep going. One day after class, he had me try double tours for the first time. The thought of it seemed impossible, but after seeing him jump with ease, I mustered up the determination to land one for myself. It took a couple years of hard work, but eventually I was able to do it. This idea of embracing challenges has proved beneficial in other areas of my life. As a sophomore in college, I am constantly learning difficult topics and it really helps to have the determination I picked up from Mr. Lynch. I just wanted to thank Tim for all that he has taught me. Ballet Met has got a good one. Congratulations!
Mr. Lynch has helped me become the dancer I am now. He has always helped our class 100% every time he walks into the studio. Mr. Lynch sees the potential that we can’t see in ourselves. I am still surprised how he finds time to teach our class and choreograph, even though he has his own company. His classes have always pushed me to my limits and beyond. Ballet has helped me find who I am and how much am I willing to push myself. I will miss the way he choreographs our School performance, which is never easy and always challenging. I remember when I first took his class. I was very quiet and nervous, but he made the class feel very welcome. Tim made me feel like I was adopted into a warm accepting family, as others call it PNB. Whenever I perform, I feel like I am expressing myself in a way that I cannot explain to others. Thank you, Tim Lynch, for making me the dancer I am now. I would have never made it here without you. —Kuu Sakuragi, Level VIII
“Thank you, Tim Lynch, for making me the dancer I am now. I would have never made it here without you.” During the April 3 Parents Watch Day, I heard Mr. Lynch say to Kyler and his class before they demonstrated a move, “Prepare for greatness.” We loved hearing that, for it encapsulates perfectly what DanceChance is all about on so many levels: the performance of the exercise, the boys’ sense of self-worth, a call for embracing a high level of achievement. —DanceChance Parent, Broadview-Thomson K–8
—Nathaniel Solis, 2012 Level VIII Graduate
Tim Lynch introduced me to the world of dance when I was 9 years old. He was my very first ballet teacher while I was in the DanceChance program. Throughout 10 years of ballet training, I often had doubts and insecurities regarding my commitment in pursuing a dancing career, but I am so thankful for Tim’s constant encouragement and support, which have had a big impact on my own confidence in ballet and in life. —Levi Teachout, Level VIII
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Photos © Rex Tranter
PNB School Students
Studying Near and Far This Summer Pacific Northwest Ballet School Summer Course Gian Calvi Keegan Daley Theodore DePina Gabrielle Eusebio Zoe Groff Sophia Hara Elizabeth Houk Anna Laird Benjohn Magcalas Jr Sebastian Mesler Luchian Munteanu Isabella Ombrellaro Calvin Smale Ayame Strothers Jaimar Sugui Sophia Tanner Samantha Whitney Rowan Williams
Jumping for summer joy. © Lindsay Thomas
Academy of Colorado Ballet Sofia Osuna Alvin Ailey School Maya Darling American Ballet Theatre School Roxanne Alabastro Natalie Folts Bridget Harshman Sara Massey Alexandra Moskalenko Arc Dance Olivia Carpenter Zoe Reynolds Ballet Austin Academy JaNayah Ivy Alexandria Johnson Anna Morris Isobel Pearson Victoria Pearson Levi Teachout Bolshoi Ballet Academy Eunice Bae Boston Ballet School Ashley Baker Annika Blackmer Jade Butler Kate Chandler Alyssa Collister Megan Dean Shamber Goldstein Caroline Haskins Gabriella Keski Genevieve Knight Emma Laplante Amanda Morgan Tiffany Myers Dylan Sherman Claira Smith Miranda Stuck
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Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Riley Grace Borden Amanda Fenton Anneliese Guerin Camille Marrs Deborah Hadley Elizabeth Birkhold Sarah Pickles Erica Schwartz Eglevsky Ballet Elizabeth Rodacker Evergreen City Ballet Jingyi Lovekin Eudora Sheridan Mia Watson Francia Russell Center Summer Course Naomi Bray Sarah Brown Alexis Calonge Gian Calvi Ana Chen Elizabeth Dejanikus Elena Hamblin Ana Laura Hiciano Halle Hwang Julia Martin Sara Massey Joan Theresa Munoz Ava Rhodes Clara Rhodes Josephine Shadle Lina Rose Skalbania Allison Wicklund Elizabeth Zumwalt Grand Rapids Ballet School Enoch Kim-Shinn Sebastian Mesler Houston Ballet Academy Lauren Comer Grace Rookstool Anders Southerland
Jillana School of Ballet Emma Sherrell Joffrey Ballet School NY Veronica Hartling Olivia Pingul Lines Ballet School Madison Otto Long Beach Ballet Mia Griff Julia Honari Los Angeles Ballet School Amanda Allen Danielle Bae Tess Bittner Chloe Brown Alexa Domenden Rose Hayden Katherine Houk Mallory Kilbreath Ariana Nelson Abigail Opper Natalie Parker Natalie Psyhogeos Sue Ellen Zhang Miami City Ballet School Andre Alabastro Isabella Chavez Paris Kirk Abigail Kostolansky Isabelle Mollicone Chandler Sharp National Ballet School, Toronto, Canada Charlotte Nash Kuu Sakuragi Palucca Schule, Dresden, Germany Angeli Mamon Amanda Morgan Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School Ana Ko Glass Kate Guion
Royal Danish Ballet School, Copenhagen, Denmark Abigail Diedrich Nicole Rizzitano San Francisco Ballet School Madison Abeo Chris Brown Carmen Callahan Will Fleming Elias Frantziskonis Anneliese Guerin Mimi Jurion Emily Northrop Bella Ureta School of American Ballet Annika Greenig Abigail Hannuksela
Jack Haskins Gabriella Schultze Caelan Wisont Barret Withington School of Ballet Arizona Caitlin Buri School of Ballet Chicago Tahlia Edgar-Chalker Gabrielle Harder Mimi Jurion Mia Kennedy Enoch Kim-Shinn Grace Klinge Ana Paula Lanzara Jessica Li Maggie Liang Victoria Mathias Arlee Ness Eleanor Pearson Mackenzie Tobin School of Oregon Ballet Theatre Nazirah Taylor Suzanne Farrell Summer Intensive Ireland Adgate Victoria Mathias Charlotte Nash The Rock School of Ballet Alexandria Johnson Walnut Hill School Charlotte Stuck Sophie Zucker
PNBS Corporate Partner Spotlight
Freed of London © Angela Sterling
For nearly a century, Freed of London has been providing dance shoes to dancers all over the world, as well as here at Pacific Northwest Ballet and School. In addition to providing dance shoes and apparel to some of the world’s finest dancers, Freed of London is an invaluable supporter of PNB School’s efforts in training the next generation of professional dancers.
Audition Tour
Since 1996, Freed of London has been partnering with PNB School’s annual Audition Tour for the prestigious Summer Course program. Thanks in part to Freeds longstanding support, PNB continues to discover talented young dancers across the nation and invite them to study with PNBS.
DanceChance
In addition to the Audition Tour, Freed of London provides ballet shoes and attire for the young dancers participating in DanceChance. This support helps PNB provide dance training to deserving children in our community. Pacific Northwest Ballet looks forward to continuing our strong relationship with Freed of London for years to come.
Congratulations to all of our upper level students and their new pursuits! Professional Division
Level VIII Graduates
Laurel Benson
Saho Kumagai
Julia Turner
Morgan Buchart
Henry McCall
Beila Ungar
Abby Cockrell
Alison Remmers
Ballet West
Indiana University
Theatrul de Ballet Sibiu
North Carolina Dance Theatre II
Fordham University
Ballet Arizona Apprentice
Madison Abeo
Devin MuĂąoz
Royal Danish Ballet
Eleanor Clayton
Jordan Murphy
Megan Van Horn
Maya Darling
Madison Otto
Alexa Domenden
Bella Ureta
Tulsa Ballet II
Nevada Ballet Theatre Trainee
Rebecca Cornett
Emily Rose
Dylan Wald
Claire Esielionis
Leah Slavens
Amy Young
Laura Gunder
Madison Sugg
St. Louis Ballet Apprentice
Nashville Ballet II
Kansas City Ballet Apprentice
Grand Rapids Ballet Apprentice
Grand Rapids Ballet Apprentice
PNBS Professional Division
Pacific Northwest Ballet Apprentice
Royal Winnipeg Ballet Apprentice
Alvin Ailey Certificate Program
Cornish College of the Arts
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program
PNBS Professional Division
Amanda Morgan
PNBS Professional Division
Ballet West Apprentice
Calling all
tiny dancers! Students ages 4–7 dance, play, and create in week-long ballet camps focused on famous story ballets. Each three-hour day includes: dance & music class, story time, crafts, and snack. Sessions culminate in a mini-performance with scenery and props created by the students.
Space Available! 425.451.1241
The Francia Russell Center
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Parents— Take a Bow The PNBS Parents Annual Fund Campaign was established to give parents a collective opportunity to support our School. Pacific Northwest Ballet is proud to announce that the campaign has raised over $183,000 this year! We are truly grateful for the many families that contributed throughout the year. Now, more than ever, parent support is invaluable to our School. As a non-profit organization, your gifts make an enormous difference. For those of you who have yet to contribute, there is still time. Honor your child’s great accomplishment this year with a gift to support PNBS. We hope to have 100% parent participation by June 30. Donate and learn more at www.pnbs.org/parents Christine Adams Mr. & Mrs. Michael Adams Mr. Alberts & Ms. Poolsawad Eric Anderson Ms. Shanna Angel Ms. Violeta Arroyo & Mr. Miguel Guererro Mr. Cody Baehr Mr. & Mrs. Craig Baerwaldt Mr. & Mrs. Bajwa Mr. & Mrs. Duane Baker Mr. Scott Baker & Ms. Shaun Kaneshiro David Barbee Julia & Will Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Barnett Mr. & Mrs. Bautista Mrs. Lisa Beard Ms. & Mr. Michelle Beaumont Ms. Aliaksandra Bennett Todd Bennett Ms. Laurie Benton & Mr. David Mitcheltree Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Berger Ms. Janet Bester-Meredith Mr. Blaise Bettencourt Yukari Binstock Mr. & Mrs. Adam Bischoff Ms. Kelly Bittner Mr. & Mrs. Tony Blau Mr. & Mrs. Roger Blume Ms. Brinette Bobb Ms. Sarah Bock Dr. & Dr. Mark Borden Mr. & Mrs. Alan Bortnick Mrs. Mary Ann Brooks Mrs. & Mr. Cynthia Brown Sun Burford Mr. & Mrs. Steve Buri Ms. Patricia Burke & Mr. Brian Conte Mrs. Lucy Butler Stephanie & James Callahan Ms. Emily Carpenter Ms. Amy Carter Ms. Felicia Carter Mr. & Mrs. Chandler Ms. Eugenia Chang Ms. Sharon Chen & Mr. Peter Carlin Ms. Heidi Cheng & Mr. Zhixiong Wu Kenichiro & Kumiko Chiba Mrs. Sylvia Christian Ms. Jennifer Chu Mr. & Ms. Clark Ms. Brooke Coleman & Mr. Mark Liffmann Ms. Lyndia Collister Mrs. & Mr. Alexa Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Derek Crick Nancy Cudlipp & John Morris Mr. & Mrs. James Cunningham Mrs. & Mr. Kristen Daley Ms. Kristl Date-Dopps Mr. James P. Dean & Ms. Katherine Braun Ms. Daphne S. Dejanikus Ms. Meghan Delaney & Mr. Chris Linder Angela Dellinger Ms. Alison Delong & Mr. John Johnson
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Ms. Kristina DePina Mr. & Mrs. Paul Diedrich Jorge Miguel Dos Santos & Ana Claudia Coutinho Mr. & Mrs. Alan Dougherty Mr. Steven Drucker & Ms. Lourdes Romao Mr. Andy Dutton & Mrs. Robin Chun Ms. Orna Edgar Mr. Kirsty Ellison & Mrs. John Misko Ms. Sabine Endrigkeit & Mr. Klaus Mergerner Mrs. Jane England Ms. Heather Enoki Mr. & Mrs. Greg Failla Mr. Argenis Fernandez & Ms. Ana Pulido Michelle Flandreau Daniel Fletcher Jennifer Folts Mr. & Mrs. George Frantziskonis Ms. Audrey Freudenberg Ms. Lisa Friede Mr. Vincent Gao & Mrs. Sherry Ji Mr. & Mrs. James Grant Ms. Cindy Greenig Mr. Dana Groff & Mrs. Jennifer Parker Ms. Julie Grove Jane Gu Mr. & Mrs. Robert Guerin Ms. Katalin Gyulai Katie Hackworth Mr. & Mrs. Chad Hamblin Mr. & Ms. Jim Hammon Ms. Valerie Hamrick & Mr. Randall L. Whiteside Ms. Chi Han Mr. Don Fleming & Ms. Elizabeth Hanna Mrs. & Mr. Tracy Hannuksela Ms. Leng Na Hara Ms. Vanessa Harder Matthew & Anne Haskins Ms. Patricia L. Heffernan Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Herb Mr. & Mrs. Paul Herber Jessica Heringer Mr. & Mrs. Hiciano Ms. & Mr. Lynn Honari Julie Hong Hideatsu Hosokai Deborah Houseworth Erkang Hu Maria Huang Mr. & Mrs. John Hung Carol Husmann Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Hwang Ms. Chelsea Inagawa Ms. Linda Inagawa Brent Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Mike James Ms. Tiffany Jay Mr. Darin Jensen Eden Jnbaptiste Mr. & Mrs. Craig Johnstone Ms. Christina Jones & Mr. Rob Lilleness
Ms. & Mr. Paula Jurion Mr. & Mrs. Yosuke Kameoka Ms. Susanne Kanning Mrs. Karen Kasameyer & Mr. John Laplante Ms. Adriann Kelly Karlin & Mollie Kersavage Mrs. & Mr. Kristine Keski Mr. & Mrs. Ken Kilbreath Mr. & Mrs. Kim Gur Kimchi Christopher Kinney J W Kirby Elliot Kirk Ms. & Mr. Julia Kitamura Melinda Kleven Mrs. Dawn Klinge Mr. & Mrs. Damon Knight Ms. Ada Ko Mr. Joseph Kostolansky & Ms. Teresa Sorrentino Ms. Leslie Koutroulis Ms. Audrey Kozel Ms. Miho Kuroda Kuan-Ying Lai Ms. Jessica Lambert Ms. Anne Laughlin Ms. Ilsa Lawler Mr. & Mrs. David Lawton Michelle Lee Simon Lee & Alice Chao Mr. & Mrs. Scott Liang Elise Lister Larry Liu & Jennifer Yuan Mr. & Mrs. Scott Longheyer Ms. Curtis Low Mr. & Mrs. Joe Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Dan MacFetridge Kristina Madden Attilio Mainetti & Jia Na Amy Manne Mr. Mikko Mannisto Ms. & Mr. Christy Mansfield Ms. Teresa Martineau Ms. Donna Masumoto Mr. & Mrs. Thanhy Mather Sandy Mathias Ms. Cara Mathison & Ms. Helen Perry Jacob Matthew & Naomi Sano Ms. Siri Mehus Ms. Anne Meurn Mr. & Mrs. Laurent Mollicone Kimberly Montgomery Tom & Beth Morgan Arash Moshfeghi & Mahtab Haghi Laurie Mucha Ms. Laura Munteanu Amy & Robert Nash Ms. Inna Nekorystnova Ms. Leah Ngoche Ms. Lisa Nozari Ms. Ontiveros Mr. Diego Osuna & Mrs. Sara Tobon Ms. Anouk Pape Ms. Katherine Park Ms. Deeann L. Partlow Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Pearson Ms. Stephanie Peterson Mr. Kurt Phillips & Ms. Yvette O’Meally Mr. & Mrs. Mike Pickles Mrs. Miyuki Pier Mrs. Joanna Poznanska & Mr. Kazimierz Poznanski Mr. Matthew Quest Rafe Quinn Tom Rabideau & Nicole Rendahl Mr. Gregory Raece & Mrs. Kimberly Sawada Ms. Katherine Randolph & Mr. Kyle Wang Mrs. Sally Reiquam Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Rhett Ms. Pamela Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Richmond Heather Ring Dr. & Mrs. Robert Rookstool Christy Roskos Ms. Emily Russin Ms. & Ms. Jennifer Schmidt Ms. Kirsten Schubring Mr. & Mrs. Ted Schuehle Catherine & Dan Schultze Mr. & Mrs. Jim Schwartz Mrs. Gwen Seaver Mr. David Shadle & Mrs. Dorothee Wihl Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Shchetnikova Mr. & Mrs. Dave Shemwell Huitao Sheng Mr. Andrew Siegel & Mrs. Deborah Ahrens Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Siegfried III Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Simpson Mr. & Mrs. Sandeep Sinha Mr. & Mrs. Alex Skalbania Mr. & Mrs. Dan Sluss Karen Spaid Mr. & Mrs. Michael Spaid Mr. & Mrs. Alex Staddon-Smith Dan Stockwell Mr. Granger Stuck & Ms. Mia Todd Stephanie Su Mari Sullivan Edward Sumanaseni & Tien Suwandy Mr. & Mrs. Dave Suzuki Jamie Svoboda Mr. & Mrs. Hiroaki Takamatsu Mr. John Tanner Daiva Tautvydas Hui Teoh & Seng Eu Ms. & Mr. Irene Terada Mr. & Mrs. Gary Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ting Emo Todorov & Fang Liu Billy Tran & Hien Phan Mr. Phuoc Tran & Mrs. Phoebe Lam Mr. Mikhail Traskina & Ms. Inna Nekoiystnova Mrs. Aimee Truchard & Mr. Jesse Rothstein Mr. Howard Ungar & Mrs. Rachel Goldsmith Mr. & Mrs. Karl Uselman Mr. & Mrs. Brian Utter Ms. Tracy Van Horn Ms. Brooke Vaughey Ms. Eliza Vysotsky Dr. & Mrs. Bill F. Wagner Ms. Amy Walker Guang Wang & Guang Yang Jiaming Wang & Xiaochong Yang Mrs. & Mr. Jarvis E. Weld Mr. & Mrs. Edward Whatley Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wicklund Mr. & Mrs. Brenin Williams Mr. Holden Withington Mr. & Mrs. Zac Woodall Shuguang Yan & Dang Zheng Mrs. & Mr. Amy Young Jan Young Ms. Carla Youngblut J.D. Yu & Sherry Zuo Feng Yue Mr. & Mrs. Asaph Zemach Zhimin Zhai & Jack Li Miao Zhang & Ye Chen Mr. & Mrs. Zhengyou Zhang Ms. Sue Ellen Zhang Mr. & Mrs. Earl & Janet Zimmermann Mr. Daniel Zucker Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Zumwalt
This list comprises donors who gave between July 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Corporate, Foundation & Government Sponsors
MEMBERS OF THE BARRE & STOWELL SOCIETY Pacific Northwest Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following MEMBERS OF THE BARRE & STOWELL SOCIETY members who have given generously to support Pacific Northwest Ballet School, School scholarships, DanceChance, DISCOVER DANCE, and other education programs. This list comprises donors who gave between July 1, 2013 and May 8, 2014.
Jerry & Rita Anches Kent & Barbara Chaplin Lynne E. Graybeal & Mr. Scott Harron
Greg Kusnick & Karen Jo Gustafson Dr. Armin & Beverly Mohr Carol & Paul Neiman
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Puentes Ms. Mimi Richards
Dr. Joe G. Norman Jr.
Ms. Maria C. Gunn
Susan & Dennis Okamoto
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Swistak
Aya Hamilton & Drew Welk
Stewart & Barbara Pearson
Ms. Christina Tanner
Kalen & Sean Holmes
PNB School Parent’s Association PNB STARS
Bellevue Arts Commission
Freed of London
KeyBank Foundation
The Hearst Foundations
Byron and Alice Lockwood Foundation
ArtsWA
Ms. Laurie A. Griffith
Peter & Peggy Horvitz
$3,000–$9,999
Anonymous
$10,000–$24,999
Mr. & Mrs. Norm Smith Ms. Johnese Spisso & Dr. Ross Hartling
Jon & Laura Honhart
$25,000 & Above
Dance/USA’s Engaging Dance Audiences Harvest Foundation Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Mrs. Aimee Truchard & Mr. Jesse Rothstein
Northwest Danish Association
Connie & Thomas Walsh
Safeco Insurance Foundation scan|design Foundation by Inger & Jens Bruun U.S. Bancorp Foundation
Peg & Rick Young Foundation Gifts up to $2,999 Creag Foundation Kelly Foundation of Washington The Talented Students in the Arts Initiative,
a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation
Harold L. Wyman Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank
The PNBS Parents Campaign Committee is made up of involved parents who work with PNB Development staff liaisons to help champion for annual support of school activities such as support for student scholarships, high quality curriculum and faculty, and student performance opportunities like the Annual School Performance. We extend our thanks to this year’s PNBS Parents Campaign Committee members: Barbara Pearson, Chair
Emily Carpenter
Vanessa Harder
Nobuko Dougherty
© Lindsay Thomas.
© Angela Sterling.
© Isaac Aoki.
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