American Ballet Theatre
ABT Across America
Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa
Sunday, July 4, 2021, 8:00 pm
Outdoors on the Hancher Green
Hancher is grateful to our wonderful partners for this event:
Anonymous Family Foundation
Jeffrey and Kristine Nielsen
Bill Rubright in loving memory of Karen G. Rubright and Emilie J. Rubright
American Ballet Theatre
Kevin McKenzie, Artistic Director
Kara Medoff Barnett, Executive Director
David G. Lansky, General Manager
LAUREN BONFIGLIO* · JACOB CLERICO · MICHAEL DE LA NUEZ · CARLOS GONZALEZ · KIELY GROENEWEGEN · SUNG WOO HAN · CATHERINE HURLIN · ANABEL KATSNELSON · KANON KIMURA · MELVIN LAWOVI · TYLER MALONEY · JOSEPH MARKEY · ABBEY MARRISON · HANNAH MARSHALL · BETSY MCBRIDE · DUNCAN MCILWAINE · JOÃO MENEGUSSI · CHLOE MISSELDINE · CORY STEARNS · DEVON TEUSCHER
Clinton Luckett, Associate Artistic Director
Irina Kolpakova, Principal Répétieur
Carlos Lopez, Director of Repetoire
*2021 Jennifer Alexander Dancer
ABT Across America is generously supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
American Ballet Theatre recognizes Dalio Philanthropies and one anonymous donor for their champion support of ABT Across America. Additional major support provided by John Rallis and Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis.
ABT ACROSS AMERICA
20 dancers. 8 cities. 21 days. 3,100 miles. In the 1950s, American Ballet Theatre’s tour bus, “The Pioneer,” introduced world-class ballet to cities and towns across America. In Summer 2021, ABT’s extraordinary artists will continue that tradition.
American Ballet Theatre is delighted to share ABT Across America, a unique tour traveling by a caravan of six sleeper buses and three production trucks, bringing the artistry and vitality of ABT’s dancers to outdoor venues. After months of virtual performances and digital channels, ABT will inspire audiences across the country through the joy of live performance.
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Iowa City, Iowa
July 4, 2021
La Follia Variations
Choreography by LAUREN LOVETTE
Music by FRANCESCO GEMINIANI, arranged by MICHI WIANCKO
performed by EAST COAST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Costumes by VICTOR GLEMAUD
Lighting by BRAD FIELDS
LAUREN BONFIGLIO
CARLOS GONZALEZ
KIELY GROENEWEGEN
TYLER MALONEY
ABBEY MARRISON
JOSEPH MARKEY
CHLOE MISSELDINE
JOÃO MENEGUSSI
La Follia Variations was given its digital World Premiere by ABT Studio Company on February 9, 2021. It received its American Ballet Theatre Company Premiere at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California on April 23, 2021.
Costumes constructed by Jolibe Atelier, New York, NY
Sketches by Joel Diaz for Victor Glemaud
Swan Lake
(Act II Pas de Deux)
Choreography after LEV IVANOV
Music by PETER ILYITCH TCHAIKOVSKY
Costumes by ZACK BROWN
Lighting by BRAD FIELDS
CATHERINE HURLIN
SUNG WOO HAN
Excerpt from Minkus: Don Quixote Act 3 (Arr. John Lanchbery) performed by the State Orchestra of Vienna is used courtesy of ABC Classics & Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Let Me Sing Forevermore
Choreography by JESSICA LANG
Songs performed by TONY BENNETT
Costumes by BRADON MCDONALD
Lighting by BRAD FIELDS
DEVON TEUSCHER
CORY STEARNS
Let Me Sing Forevermore received its World Premiere on March 23, 2019 at the Erik Bruhn Competition in Toronto, Canada performed by Catherine Hurlin and Aran Bell.
Let Me Sing Forevermore is generously supported through an endowed gift from The Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund.
“Steppin’ Out With My Baby” Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. This selection is used by special arrangement with Rodgers and Hammerstein: A Concord Company. www.irvingberlin.com All Rights Reserved. “Fly Me to the Moon (in other words)” Words and music by Bart Howard. TRO Copyright 1954 (Renewed) Palm Valley Music, LLC, New York, NY. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved Including Public Performance for Profit. “I Got Rhythm” from the album Tony Bennett, Here’s to the Ladies [1995], written by Ira Gershwin, published by Warner Chappell Music Publishing. THE WORLDWIDE COPYRIGHTS IN THE MUSIC OF GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN FOR THIS PRESENTATION ARE LICENSED BY THE GERSHWIN FAMILY
Indestructible Light
Choreography by DARRELL GRAND MOULTRIE
Music by DUKE ELLINGTON, COUNT BASIE, NEAL HEFTI, BILLY STRAYHORN, and CHUCK HARMONY
Costumes by MARK ERIC
Lighting by BRAD FIELDS
JACOB CLERICO
MICHAEL DE LA NUEZ
KANON KIMURA
MELVIN LAWOVI
HANNAH MARSHALL
BETSY MCBRIDE
DUNCAN MCILWAINE
Indestructible Light was created on ABT dancers and filmed during the COVID-19 crisis, while safely quarantined at PS21, Performance Spaces for the 21st Century in Chatham, New York. The filmed performance received its World Premiere as part of the ABT Today virtual gala on November 23, 2020. It received its stage premiere at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California on April 23, 2021.
“Battle Royal” performed by Duke Ellington & Count Basie is used courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment. “Little Pony (Instrumental) by Neal Hefti is used courtesy of WC MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP) “Tricky’s Licks” performed by Duke Ellington, Svend Asmussen, Stephanie Grappelli, Ray Nance, and Billy Strayhorn, is used by arrangement with Warner Music Group. “The Star-Crossed Lovers” (From Such Sweet Thunder) by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn is used courtesy of Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP) o/b/o Itself, Tempo Music Inc and Sony ATV Harmony. “Trick or Tricky” composed and recorded by Chuck Harmony.
PRINCIPAL DANCERS
Cory Stearns
Mattituck, New York
Joined ABT 2005
Principal since 2011
Devon Teuscher
South Burlington, Vermont
Joined ABT 2007
Principal since 2017
SOLOIST
Catherine Hurlin
New York, New York
Joined ABT 2013
Soloist since 2018
CORPS DE BALLET
Lauren Bonfiglio
Red Bank, New Jersey
Joined ABT 2014
Jacob Clerico
Natick, Massachusetts
Joined ABT 2018
Michael de la Nuez
Cincinnati, Ohio
Joined ABT 2018
Carlos Gonzalez
Madrid, Spain
Joined ABT 2016
Kiely Groenewegen
Williamstown, Australia
Joined ABT 2017
Sung Woo Han
Seoul, South Korea
Joined ABT 2013
Anabel Katsnelson
New City, New York
Joined ABT 2016
Kanon Kimura
Tokyo, Japan
Joined ABT 2019
Melvin Lawovi
Toulouse, France
Joined ABT 2019
Tyler Maloney
Wyckoff, New Jersey
Joined ABT 2015
Joseph Markey
Jacksonville, Florida
Joined ABT 2019
Abbey Marrison
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Joined ABT 2018
Hannah Marshall
New York, New York
Joined ABT 2013
Betsy McBride
Coppell, Texas
Joined ABT 2015
Duncan McIlwaine
Worcester, Vermont
Joined ABT 2019
João Menegussi
Vitória, Brazil
Joined ABT 2017
Chloe Misseldine
Orlando, Florida
Joined ABT 2019
BALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF GOVERNING TRUSTEES
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), Honorary Chairman Emerita
OFFICERS
Andrew F. Barth, Chairman
Sharon Patrick, Martin Sosnoff, Vice Chairmen
Sarah Arison, President
Stewart R. Smith, Treasurer
Melissa A. Smith, Secretary
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Andrew F. Barth, Chairman
Sarah Arison, President
Sharon Patrick, Vice Chair
Beth Chartoff Spector, Chair, Audit Committee
Kara Moore, Chair, Development Committee
Carrie Gaiser Casey, Co-Chair, Education Committee
Karen C. Phillips, Co-Chair, Education Committee
Stewart R. Smith, Chair, Finance Committee
Martin Sosnoff, Co-Chair, Investment Committee
Douglas C. Wurth, Co-Chair, Investment Committee
Jenna Segal, Chair, Nominating Committee
James Hexter, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
Valentino D. Carlotti, Member-at-Large
Lisa Smith Cashin, Member-at-Large
Brian J. Heidtke, Member-at-Large
Patricia R. Morton, Member-at-Large
Melissa A. Smith, Member-at-Large
TRUSTEES
Linda Allard
Kara Medoff Barnett
Francesca Macartney Beale
Hamish Bowles
Damien Calderini
Iain Drayton
Susan Fales-Hill
Pamela Ford
Gwendolyn M. Fragomen
Angela H. Ho
Yongsoo Huh
Wendy Evans Joseph
Reynold Levy
Shelly London
Alissa Hsu Lynch
Paula Mahoney
Diego Marroquin
Nancy McCormick
Kevin McKenzie
Ruth Newman
Michael Paull
Dmitri Potishko
David Rabkin
Janine Racanelli
Matthew Rubel
Shari Siadat
Sutton Stracke
Douglas Tabish
Rutger von Post
John L. Warden, Esq.
CHAIRMEN EMERITI
Donald M. Kendall†
Melville Straus†
Charles H. Dyson†
Stephen J. Friedman
Peter T. Joseph†
Hamilton E. James
Lewis S. Ranieri
Edward A. Fox
Donald Kramer
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Andrew F. Barth, Co-Chair
Susan Fales-Hill, Co-Chair
Dr. Joan Taub Ades
Cheryl Bergenfeld
Arlene J. Blau
Amy R. Churgin
Susan Feinstein
Nancy Havens-Hasty
Judith M. Hoffman
Christian Keesee
Anka K. Palitz
Cindy Sites
William Henry Told, Jr.
Jean Volpe
Ali E. Wambold
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Mildred C. Brinn†
Ricki Gail Conway
Deborah, Lady MacMillan
Robin Chemers Neustein
Anne M. Tatlock
Blaine Trump
Nancy Zeckendorf
† In Memoriam
ABT Across America is generously supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
American Ballet Theatre recognizes Dalio Philanthropies and one anonymous donor for their champion support of ABT Across America. Additional major support provided by John Rallis and Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis.
American Ballet Theatre is proud to recognize:
American Airlines, the Official Airline of American Ballet Theatre
Bank of America, Lead Corporate Partner of ABT Studio Company
LG Electronics, Global Electronics Partner of American Ballet Theatre
ABT extends deepest gratitude to:
Dr. Robert Galvin, Medical Advisor
The Straus Family Foundation for their leadership support in honor of ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.
Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey for their leading support of ABT’s Apprentice Program.
Avery and Andrew F. Barth for their sponsorship of the Corps de Ballet in memory of Laima and Rudolph Barth and in recognition of former ABT Corps dancer Carmen Barth Fox.
ABT’s Choreographic Innovation and Inspiration and Inclusion programs are generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Additional major support of ABT’s Innovation and Inclusion programs is provided by Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey, the Ford Foundation, The Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund and through an endowed gift from the Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund.
Commissions and presentations of new works by women choreographers are supported by the ABT Women’s Movement. Champion support for the ABT Women’s Movement is provided by Jenna Segal. Additional leadership support is provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Special thanks to Denise Littlefield Sobel for her leadership gifts to: ABT’s Media Fund, advancing the Company’s digital endeavors; and ABT RISE, fueling the Company’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
M•A•C
The Peninsula New York
ABT is supported, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
American Ballet Theatre thanks the individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose contributions support the Company’s dancers, productions, education and training programs.
DANCER SPONSORSHIP
ABT’s most important asset is its incredible dancers. Contributions to the ABT Dancer Fund help to develop, train, and sustain these remarkable artist/athletes at every stage of their careers. Support for the training pipeline is crucial to the success of the Company. We extend heartfelt thanks to our Dancer Sponsors for honoring ABT’s brilliant dancers.
ABT thanks the following individuals who sponsor dancers participating in ABT Across America:
Alexandra Airth
Sarah Arison
Steven Backes
Donna Calamari
Kathleen Condon
Mr. Roger Fine and Dr. Rebecca Fine
Yubeteh and Dennis Fitzgerald
The Georgia Hiden Charitable Foundation
The Mathey Family
Linda and Edward Morse
Patricia R. Morton
The John Palatinus Trust
Jennifer L. Rizzuto
Jonathan Schiller
Mary Jo and Ted Shen
Theodore Stuart Harkins Ueng
ABT STAFF ON TOUR
Kevin McKenzie, Artistic Director, Hamilton E. James Chair
Kara Medoff Barnett, Executive Director
David G. Lansky, General Manager
Clinton Luckett, Associate Artistic Director
Irina Kolpakova, Principal Répétiteur
Carlos Lopez, Director of Repertoire
Kyle Pickles, Associate General Manager
Ashley Baer, Company Manager
Julie Solomon, Assistant to the General Manager
Vincent Roca, Production Manager
Richard Koch, Technical Director
Danielle Ventimiglia, Production Stage Manager
Jeremiah Bischoff, Stage Manager
Brad Fields, Lighting Director
Vernon Ross, Wardrobe
James Graber, Wardrobe
Rena Most, Wig and Makeup Supervisor
Julie Daugherty, Physical Therapist
Emma Alteri, Company Management Assistant
SILVERBACK PRODUCTIONS
Andrew Gasparro, Partner
William “Stoney” Stonecypher, Partner
Jimmy Mistler, Partner
Michael Magovern, Head Rigger/Lighting Tech Assistant
Paul Chimenti, Head Carpenter/Sound Tech
Shane Crittenden, Carpenter
Will Brown, Lighting Tech/Board Operator
Adam Lopez, Generator Tech
Phil LaDue, G2 Mobile Stuctures Tech
PIONEER COACH
Tommy Ledford
Matt Brabson
John Harman
Antwon Stigger
Anthony Rivera
Eddy Watts
Aggreko
Christie Lites
Clark Transfer
G2 Mobile Structures
Pioneer Coach
Sound Associates
American Ballet Theatre would like to thank the following people and organizations for their enormous and invaluable contributions towards ABT Across America:
For your partnership…
William Stephan, Lied Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln, NE
Chuck Swanson, University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
Rich Regan, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
Kristen Brogdon, Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Susan Sherman, St. Louis
Tom Ridgely, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis
Pam Mandelker, Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis
Therese Spaseff, Gaillard Center, Charleston
Sheila Johnson, Salamander Hotels & Resorts, Middleburg, VA
Giardy Ritz, Salamander Hotels & Resorts, Middleburg, VA
Lorna-Rose Simpson, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
Robyn Baskin, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
Casey Reitz, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
Judy Morr, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
John Oliphant, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
For your expertise…
Andrew L. Gasparro, William “Stoney” Stonecypher, and Jimmy Mistler, Silverback Productions
Danielle Whiteley, Stephanie Hester, Rikke Norby, Linda Cockrell, and Jana Leighty, Road Rebel
Cecelia Gilchriest
Michael Zradicka and Neville Shende, Pioneer Coach
Kevin O’Brien, Christie Lites
Brian Wander, G2 Mobile Structures
Bob Hanlon and Greg Reif, Sound Associates
Jamie Mullican, WrapArtist, bus wrapping
Ben Shobaken, The Vomela Companies, truck wrapping
For helping make this dream a reality…
Amy Lansky
Esteban Osorio
Emma Alteri
Kimberly Ayers Shariff
Janine Racanelli
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ABOUT AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
American Ballet Theatre is one of the greatest dance companies in the world. Revered as a national treasure since its founding season in 1940, its mission is to create, present, and extend the great repertoire of classical dancing for the widest possible audience. Headquartered in New York City, ABT is the only cultural institution of its size and stature to extensively tour, engaging and inspiring audiences for eight decades in 50 US states, 45 countries, and over 480 cities worldwide. ABT’s extraordinary dancers hail from 14 countries and 24 US states. ABT’s repertoire includes full-length classics from the nineteenth century, the finest works from the early twentieth century, and diverse and dynamic contemporary work by the leading choreographers of today. In 2006, by an act of Congress, ABT became America’s National Ballet Company®.