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GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

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MIAMI CITY BALLETFALL UNDER THE SPELL OF MIAMI CITY BALLET

PROGRAM THREE:

FIREBIRDFeb 14 – Mar 1

Three inventive works featuring iconic music, each one an exhilarating adventure.

The premiere of Firebird is a fantastical fairy tale with magical special effects. Be seduced by the elegance of Nine Sinatra Songs, as swirling couples dance to Frank Sinatra’s hits. In Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, 15 male dancers and one female enhance Aaron Copland’s beloved American score with an infectious sense of play.

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PROGRAM TWO:

I’M OLD FASHIONEDJan 10 – Jan 26

Glamor, drama, suspense… Four sensational ballets by visionary choreographers.

Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth appear gliding alongside MCB dancers in I’m Old Fashioned. In This Bitter Earth, the powerful duet and Dinah Washington’s haunting vocals will take your breath away. The brilliant Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux is an 8 minute marvel. And, the colorful, lightning-fast Symphonic Dances will have you on the edge of your seat.

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Happy holidays and welcome to George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.

This season, we perform this beautiful ballet in tribute to Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo, who was revered all over the world as one of the

great fashion designers of the last two decades, and who designed the costumes of our new Nutcracker, with her husband, Ruben Toledo, designing the sets.

As we reflect on the life and work of Isabel, as both a friend and an artist, we are reminded of all the beautiful, tender moments when she and Ruben were in our Miami City Ballet studios and how full of joy she was to see her designs move across the studio and stage as our dancers danced. Isabel was beloved by MCB dancers and staff alike. We were thrilled by her unique and vivid sense of style, her meticulous technique and her deep reservoir of creativity. She was always welcoming, thoughtful and gracious, and she brought a tremendous generosity of spirit to every encounter. We were so very fortunate to have these moments in our hearts and feel privileged to now

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Lourdes LopezArtistic Director

Tania Castroverde Moskalenko Executive Director

Dear MCB Family and Friends,

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continue to wear her art on our stages year after year.

This season, we are delighted to welcome an exclusive new partnership with Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, which will allow us to perform The Nutcracker for an even larger, more diverse audience. This collaboration will help Nicklaus Children's Hospital and MCB fulfill the mission of sharing art in every corner of our community in order “to be where the children are.” This sponsorship enables us to expand Nicklaus Children's Hospital’s mission to “inspire hope and promote lifelong health… to every child.” Working with the Nicklaus Children's Hospital Dance Medicine Program, dancers in Miami City Ballet School and students in our Community Engagement program will help extend the magic of Nutcracker throughout South Florida.

May the year ahead be filled with good tidings and much joy.

Warm regards,

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THE COMPANY

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Lourdes Lopez

–EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Tania Castroverde Moskalenko

–MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR

Gary Sheldon

–PRINCIPAL BALLET MASTER Roma Sosenko

– BALLET MASTERS

Joan Latham – Arnold Quintane

–COMPANY PIANISTS

John Camacho – Francisco Rennó

–PRINCIPALS

Tricia Albertson – Katia Carranza

Renan Cerdeiro – Rainer Krenstetter

Jennifer Lauren – Alexander Peters

Carlos Quenedit – Kleber Rebello

– PRINCIPAL SOLOISTS

Nathalia Arja – Emily Bromberg

Lauren Fadeley – Shimon Ito

Chase Swatosh

– SOLOISTS

Samantha Hope Galler – Ashley Knox

Jordan-Elizabeth Long – Kathryn Morgan

–CORPS DE BALLETAlaina Andersen – Itzkan Barbosa – Eric Beckham Bianca Bulle – Adrienne Carter Cameron Catazaro – Julia Cinquemani Bradley Dunlap – Mayumi Enokibara Samivel Evans – Nina Fernandes Maddie Goodman – Julian Goodwin-Ferris Ellen Grocki – Anna Grunewald – Satoki Habuchi Aaron Hilton – Benjamin Lepson – Suzette Logue Petra Love – Alex Manning – Madison McDonough Harrison Monaco – Gustavo Ribeiro – Ariel Rose Helen Ruiz – Alyssa Schroeder – Christie Sciturro Luiz Silva – Christina Spigner – Nicole Stalker Ella Titus – Eric Trope – Ao Wang – Amir Yogev Damian Zamorano

–GUEST ARTISTS

Didier Bramaz – Reyneris Reyes

–FOUNDER

Toby Lerner Ansin

–FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Edward Villella

“Miami City Ballet, a JUBILANT and ENDEARING company, refreshes the eyes and spirit.” New York Times

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TRICIA ALBERTSONSanta Cruz, CA

Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1997.

Promoted to Principal in 2006.

KATIA CARRANZAMonterrey, Mexico

Danced with Ballet de Monterrey.



Rejoined MCB in 2017.

THE COMPANYDANCERS –PRINCIPALS

ALEXANDER PETERSState College, PA

Danced with Kansas City Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet.

Joined MCB as a Principal Soloist in 2017.


CARLOS QUENEDITHavana, Cuba

Danced with San Francisco Ballet, Ballet de Monterrey and National Ballet of Cuba.

Joined MCB as a Principal in 2019.

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KLEBER REBELLORio de Janeiro, Brazil

Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2010.

Promoted to Principal in 2013.*

RENAN CERDEIRORio de Janeiro, Brazil

Joined MCB as a School Apprentice in 2009.

Promoted to Principal in 2013.*

* Miami City Ballet School Alumni+Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient

RAINER KRENSTETTERVienna, Austria

Danced with Vienna State Opera Ballet and Staatsballett Berlin.

Joined MCB as a Principal in 2014.

JENNIFER LAURENTuscaloosa, AL

Danced with Alabama Ballet.



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SHIMON ITONew York, NY

Danced with Ballet San Jose.


Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2019.

EMILY BROMBERGBoston, MA

Danced with Festival Ballet Providence, Colorado Ballet and Ballet San Jose.



CHASE SWATOSHWestlake Village, CA



NATHALIA ARJARio de Janeiro, Brazil


Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2016.*

LAUREN FADELEYOrlando, FL

Danced with New York City Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet.

Joined MCB as a Soloist in 2016.


THE COMPANYDANCERS –PRINCIPAL SOLOISTS

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SAMANTHA HOPE GALLERBedford, MA

Danced with Boston Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet and Alabama Ballet.


Promoted to Soloist in 2018.

JORDAN-ELIZABETH LONGBlacksburg, VA

Danced with Dutch National Ballet and Royal Swedish Ballet.


KATHRYN MORGANMobile, AL

Danced with New York City Ballet.


ASHLEY KNOXShelby Township, MI


Promoted to Soloist in 2017.*

–SOLOISTS


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NINA FERNANDES Rio de Janerio, Brazil Danced with Houston Ballet.


ELLEN GROCKIDamascus, MD

Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2013.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2014.*+

ANNA GRUNEWALDPittsburgh, PA

Danced with Ballet Arizona.


JULIAN GOODWIN-FERRIS Houston, TX Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2019.

BIANCA BULLEQueensland, Australia

Danced with The Los Angeles Ballet.


MADDIE GOODMAN New Bern, NC Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2019.

ADRIENNE CARTER Kennesaw, GA Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2010.

Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2011.*

ALAINA ANDERSEN Milwaukee, WI Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2014.


ITZKAN BARBOSA New York, NY Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2019.*

ERIC BECKHAMColumbia, SC

Danced with The National Ballet of Canada.


THE COMPANYDANCERS –CORPS DE BALLET

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JULIA CINQUEMANI Dallas, TX Danced with The Los Angeles Ballet.


BRADLEY DUNLAP Cleveland, OH Joined MCB as a School Apprentice in 2005.


Company Representative

CAMERON CATAZAROCanton, OH

Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2019.*

MAYUMI ENOKIBARARio de Janerio, Brazil




SAMIVEL EVANSSanta Fe, NM

Danced with Boston Ballet.


SATOKI HABUCHI Osaka, Japan Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2018.*

BENJAMIN LEPSON New York, NY Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2019.

AARON HILTONWashington, D.C.

Danced with Boston Ballet II.


SUZETTE LOGUESarasota, FL

Danced with Pennsylvania Ballet and Boston Ballet.



PETRA LOVENew York, NY


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AMIR YOGEVKibbutz, Israel

Danced with Pennsylvania Ballet.


AO WANGBeijing, China

Danced with The Washington Ballet Studio Company.


ERIC TROPEPoolesville, MD



NICOLE STALKERSt. Petersburg, FL



ARIEL ROSENew York, NY

Danced with Boston Ballet, Ballet Municipal de Lima and Richmond Ballet.


ELLA TITUSClearwater, FL



The Toby Lerner Scholarship Award is given every year to one of Miami City Ballet School’s most promising dancers to help underwrite the cost of their training. Miami City Ballet’s 2019/20 season Apprentice Program has been made possible with a generous gift from Patricia McKay Verbeek in memory of Hope Eric Verbeek.

ALEX MANNINGState College, PA



MADISON MCDONOUGHMiami Beach, FL

Danced with The Los Angeles Ballet.


HARRISON MONACONew Berlin, WI



GUSTAVO RIBEIRO Vitoria, Brazil Danced with Kansas City Ballet.


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LUIZ SILVABarra Mansa, Brazil



DAMIAN ZAMORANOHavana, Cuba

Danced with Compañia Nacional De Danza.

Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2013.*+

DIDIER BRAMAZGeneva, Switzerland

Danced with American Ballet Theatre.



REYNERIS REYESPinar del Rio, Cuba

Danced with the National Ballet of Cuba, Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Boston Ballet.

Joined MCB as Principal in 2010.

ALYSSA SCHROEDER Portland, OR Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2017.

CHRISTIE SCITURROSterling Heights, MI



Company Representative

*Miami City Ballet School Alumni +Toby Lerner Ansin Scholarship Award Recipient

Dancer headshots: photos © Alberto Oviedo and Alexander Iziliaev.

HELEN RUIZSan Juan, Puerto Rico


Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2009.

CHRISTINA SPIGNER Paradise Valley, AZ Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2012.


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ON POINT WITH…–TRICIA ALBERTSONCompany Position: PrincipalYears with Company: 22Hometown: Santa Cruz, California

Tricia Albertson may exude a “cool eloquence,” (New York Times) on stage, but behind the curtain is a warm, sweet, soft-spoken woman who has spent years developing her craft with a dedication few can attest to.

With the season of giving in full swing, we did a little Q&A with Tricia to talk about the special gifts of being a dancer.

What is the greatest gift given to you as it relates to dance?

Wow! I could go so many directions here. The first thing that comes to mind is my freedom, my identity. Dance gave me my voice.

What inspires you to keep giving of yourself as an artist?

There was a time when I felt very stuck. I joined the Company at 17. I was a kid. A fast dancer. I always danced youthful roles. Nothing that carried much gravitas or was very mature. When Lourdes came on [as Artistic Director in 2012] she saw me with fresh eyes. She saw me in much more mature roles, and I didn’t know that side of myself. Her sitting me down and saying, “You are Tricia, you’re not any other dancer and can’t pretend to be any other dancer.” She said to me, “You have to acknowledge your strengths and let them shine.” Those first two seasons with Lourdes were a huge moment of growth for me and inspiration.

You first performed Sugarplum Fairy about 15 years ago. How do you keep the Sugarplum Fairy alive so many years later?

The kids get to do a few rehearsals with us. When I get out there with my wand and all the little angels are around, I can see how excited they are. I always try to go around to each one and tell them to have fun, to smile. I give them a magic wand tap. That’s when it feels really special to me.

Any special plans this holiday season?

Yes! My parents and my grandparents just moved to Fort Lauderdale, and my sister and her husband already live here. This Christmas will be the first time in twenty years that my entire family will be together.

Tricia Albertson and Rainer Krenstetter in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Daniel Azoulay.

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– ACT I – Scene iIt is Christmas Eve. A blanket of snow covers the city of Nuremberg, and a bright Christmas star glows in the sky.

As George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® opens, Dr. and Frau Stahlbaum add last minute decorations to the magnificent tree in their living room. Their children, Marie and Fritz, are in the drawing room, playing and waiting for family and friends to arrive. When they do, the parents are the first to gather in the living room. They call the

children in and watch their excited reactions to the tree and the fancy wrapped gifts surrounding it. The tree is a marvel, with branches full of sugar plum candies, wooden toys, sparkling candles, and marzipan animals.

The children have to wait for Fritz and Marie’s grandparents to arrive before gifts will be distributed, so they go back to play. Dr. Stahlbaum starts them off, leading the boys in a military march around the room. The march turns into a dance for the children and Frau Stahlbaum, with the fathers joining in.

A Ballet in Two Acts, Four Scenes and a Prologue.Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and The Mouse King (1816).

The original production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® was generously underwritten by The State of Florida Department of Cultural Affairs, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Southeast Banking Corporation Foundation.

Miami City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is dedicated to Toby Lerner Ansin, whose energy, enthusiasm and support provided the spark that ignited Miami City Ballet.

Miami City Ballet premiered The Nutcracker on November 23, 1990 at the Hayes Hall, Artis Theatre; Naples, Florida.

Miami City Ballet dancers in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

ARSHT CENTER DEC 13 – 22, 2019

KRAVIS CENTER DEC 27 – 29, 2019

Choreography by George Balanchine Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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When the Stahlbaum grandparents arrive, the adults toast the elders and then – finally – give the children their gifts. The presents are traditional, and very much appreciated: beautiful dolls for the girls, and toy bugles and drums for the boys.

In the midst of the excitement, the grandfather clock begins to chime, and it startles the children. A mysterious-looking man enters the room, cloaked in an enormous black cape and top hat, and wearing a black patch over one eye.

Oh, it’s only Herr Drosselmeier! He’s an

inventor, a magician, and Marie’s godfather. Tonight, he has brought more than his usual array of strange gadgets – with him is his handsome young nephew. Marie seems bashful when they are introduced, but she keeps her eye on the princely boy after she runs back to her mother.

Noticing her shyness, Herr Drosselmeier pulls a fascinating little watch from his pocket. (Besides inventing gadgets and toys, Drosselmeier also fixes clocks.) He leads Marie to the Stahlbaum’s grandfather clock, which he synchronizes to the watch. Marie grabs the watch out of his hands and

SYNOPSIS

ACT I

Scene iA holiday party at the

Stahlbaum home

Scene iiThe battle scene;

Marie’s dreamland

Scene iiiA winter

wonderland

ACT II

The Land of the Sweets

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runs to show it to her friends, who then pester the inventor.

The children eventually quiet down after Drosselmeier performs a magic trick for them, which is just the beginning of his show. He has brought three large gift boxes tied with satin bows to the party. From the first two boxes, he and his nephew remove life-sized dancing dolls, Harlequin and Columbine. The third box yields a toy soldier, who thrills everyone with his military maneuvers.

Once the dolls are returned to their boxes, Drosselmeier brings out more gifts for Marie. The first is a hobby-horse, which becomes the center of a struggle between Marie and her brother, won by Fritz. Drosselmeier organizes a tug-of-war to try to smooth things over (silly Drosselmeier!), and then unveils his final gift for Marie.

The gift is a charming wooden doll with big expressive eyes, a fuzzy white beard, and a special talent for cracking nuts. Drosselmeier demonstrates its abilities before giving the Nutcracker to Marie. As she admires the Nutcracker’s dashing uniform, the very jealous Fritz pulls the wooden figure away. He runs across the room, throws the Nutcracker to the floor, and stomps on it!

Drosselmeier scolds Fritz and then tries to comfort Marie. He carefully wraps the Nutcracker’s now-broken jaw with his handkerchief, and returns the doll to the heartbroken little girl. Her friends cluster around her, and Drosselmeier’s nephew presents Marie with a special bed for the injured Nutcracker.

The boys return one last time to disrupt the girls, but their play ends when Dr. Stahlbaum invites everyone to dance a final dance of the evening, in tribute to Fritz and Marie’s grandparents.

When the dance ends, the guests bid farewell and the children reluctantly leave. Marie and the nephew are the last to say goodbye. They reach toward each other, but Herr Drosselmeier and Frau Stahlbaum separate the pair before her mother sends Marie upstairs and turns out the lights. As midnight draws near, only the sweet sounds of a violin are heard, floating through the darkened house.– ACT I – Scene iiThe excitement of the evening has been too much for Marie, who is unable to fall asleep. She sneaks downstairs to visit her beloved Nutcracker and finally falls asleep on the couch with the doll clutched to her heart. Within moments, a dark shadow – Drosselmeier – crosses the room. He looks for the Nutcracker in its special bed, but it’s not there. He notices Marie on the couch and moves to her side. Drosselmeier loosens the Nutcracker from her grasp, waves his hands as if performing magic to repair the doll, then carefully replaces the Nutcracker beside her.

All of a sudden, the lights flicker and wake a startled Marie. She sees Drosselmeier, perched on top of the grandfather clock! She runs to hide behind the Christmas tree but a huge, ragged-looking mouse enters the room and frightens her terribly! Marie dodges the mouse, but another mouse follows, jumping past Marie’s head. A third comes and a fourth!

As she backs away, the room starts to spin. The Christmas tree trembles and starts to grow. Life-sized soldiers appear, and then a rabbit, a sentry, and a bugler emerge from the shadows. Marie runs to protect her Nutcracker and manages to place him safely in his bed at the foot of the tree. She looks up to the tree for reassurance but it, too, continues to change, growing bigger and

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bigger. Glancing back, she sees that the Nutcracker’s toy bed has been replaced by one that is life-sized, and the Nutcracker in it is larger than she is!

An entire army of mice soon appears. With a toot on his horn, the bugler calls the toy soldiers to war. Led by the sentry and the rabbit drummer, the soldiers look to Marie for a command. She points them toward the mice, then wakes the Nutcracker so he can assume command of his troops. The Nutcracker leads charge after charge. He orders his troops to fire the cannon but it doesn’t shoot a cannonball...it shoots cheese, and the mice grab the food and return to the fight. The Nutcracker organizes one last charge into the heart of the army, but the mice surround the soldiers and carry them all away – all but the Nutcracker and the rabbit.

Without warning, the King of the Mice appears, jumping towards Marie. He’s an ugly fellow with a crown on his head and seven smaller heads all around. Drawing his saber, the Nutcracker protects Marie but the Mouse King returns the attack, swinging a gigantic sword of his own. The Nutcracker jumps on the creature’s back but is thrown off and trapped on the ground by the Mouse King’s sword. From behind, the rabbit pulls the Mouse King’s tail, causing the royal mouse to about-face. The Mouse King draws his sword but misses the rabbit.

Thankful for the rabbit’s diversion and back on his feet, the Nutcracker returns to battle the Mouse King but is again driven down. In desperation, Marie throws her slipper at the evil rodent. He turns and chases her to the Nutcracker’s bed, where she faints. Her brave act has saved the Nutcracker, who plunges his sword through the Mouse King’s

Miami City Ballet School students in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

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heart. As the wicked brute lies dead on the floor, the Nutcracker cuts off the King’s crown and walks to the bed where Marie is sleeping.– ACT I – Scene iiiThe Nutcracker beckons Marie’s bed to follow him on a journey. Moving as if by magic, the bed transports the sleeping Marie into another world, where the Nutcracker is magically transformed into a prince. He wakes Marie and presents her with the crown he captured in battle.

Together, they behold a breathtaking scene - a winter forest come to life in a sparkling dance of snowflakes. They pass through the flurry and begin their journey to the Land of the Sweets. As they walk, Marie notices that the Prince bears a striking resemblance to Drosselmeier’s nephew. – ACT IIGolden-winged angels await the arrival of the Sugarplum Fairy, who reigns over the Land of the Sweets. She soon enters and, bearing her magic wand, sweetly dances with the little angels before summoning the other members of her kingdom to join her. The Sugarplum Fairy welcomes Marie and the Prince to the Land of the Sweets, and invites him to tell his tale. He describes the battle: how the toy soldiers fought the mice, and how he accepted the Mouse King’s challenge to fight for Marie’s safety. Finally, he demonstrates how Marie courageously saved his life.

The Sugarplum Fairy praises the Prince and his Princess, and then leads them to a throne specially positioned to give them the best view of the celebration, which is about to begin.

It’s a celebration of all things delicious!

Sumptuous Spanish Hot Chocolate heat up in a spicy fandango – Arabian Coffee moves languidly through a Middle Eastern dance. Three Chinese Teas leap acrobatically around a lacquer box. Candy Canes prance exuberantly before their royal guests, led by an athletic Peppermint Stick, who jumps through a whirling hoop. Marzipan Shepherdesses remind Marie of the decorations on her Christmas tree, and with great fanfare, Mother Ginger reveals miniature Italian Polichinelles who dart out from under her huge skirt and dance in pairs.

Next, a beautiful group of dancing flowers make their entrance. Marie and the Prince taste sugar petals while the honey Dewdrop spins through the blooms in the Waltz of the Flowers.

Now comes the time when the Sugarplum Fairy, in a mint-green tutu, is escorted by her Cavalier to perform for her guests, beginning their classical pas de deux with soft adagio movements, and building to an exciting crescendo. Holding hands, Marie and the Prince are overwhelmed, hoping someday to dance as magically as that. Everyone joins in for a lively finale, a blaze of color, and celebration.

As the time to leave draws near, the Sugarplum Fairy leads her guests to a magic air balloon. The Prince and Princess wave goodbye and are flown to where the moon meets the sun.

Daybreak awaits, and Marie will soon wake. It is Christmas Day.

-- Adapted from a note by Madeline Pober

Mayumi Enokibara in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

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CREDITS

–GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER®

Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine TrustMusic by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky*Staged by Miami City BalletChildren staged by Sandra JenningsCostume Design by Isabel Toledo*Set and Properties Design by Ruben ToledoLighting Design by James F. IngallsProjection Design by Wendall K. Harrington*The Nutcracker, Opus 71

–COSTUME CREDITSCostume Construction by

Arnold LevineBetzabé PujaicoCaryn WellsCatafagno ProductionsCygnet StudioEuro Co Costumes, Inc.Isabel Toledo Entreprise, Inc.Joe ScafatiLynne Mackey Studioand Miami City BalletWardrobe Consulting by Andrea Spiridonakos

–SCENIC CREDITSScenic Design Assistant Robert John AndruskoProjection Programming by Paul VershbowLighting Design Assistant Heather GraffScenery Construction by I. Weiss Theatrical SolutionsScenic Painting by Scenic Art StudiosProperties construction General Scenery, Orlando, Florida

Children’s Ballet Masters Maribel Modrono and DeAnn PetruschkeAudio Description provided by Sara Zajic

The performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.

Miami City Ballet would like to acknowledge Miami City Ballet School students who appear in this production.

The Balanchine ballet presented in this program is protected by copyright. Any unauthorized recording is prohibited without the expressed written consent of The George Balanchine Trust and Miami City Ballet.

*Deceased

Miami City Ballet School students in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

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– FOUNDING BENEFACTORS$500,000Claudia PerlesSteven PerlesMary Spencer– SUGARPLUM FAIRY$100,000–$249,999Deborah and Charles AdelmanB Carlin Foundation

Judy Werner, TrusteeTrish and Dan BellMargarita and Armando CodinaJeffrey Davis and

Michael T. MillerKathy and Steven GuttmanKristi and Dean JerniganJohn S. and James L.

Knight FoundationSusan D. Kronick

and Edward Manno ShumskyThe Music Center

GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER® GIFTSMiami City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is made possible by the extraordinary philanthropic investment of the following individuals, foundations, and community leaders. Thank you.

$10,000–$14,999Jill Braufman and Daniel Nir

Sugarplum Fairy

Dr. Margaret and Mike EidsonArabian Coffee and Hot Chocolate Lead

Jamie and Asha EliasSoldiers

Margot and Allen LondonFlowers

Toni and Martin SosnoffAngels, Dewdrop, Sugarplum Fairy

$5,000–$9,999The Adler Family

Angel & Party Girl

Fern G. Rose*Harlequin

$1,000–$2,500Winston Lett and Frank Benoit

Marie (Nightgown)

The Cooper FamilyAngel

Jo Ann EngelhardtHot Chocolate

Mamie and Tarmo JõeveerPolichinelles

Ana Martin-LavielleChinese Tea

Alfred A. LewisMarie (Nightgown)

Dr. Elisabeth A. McKeenAngel

Judith and Marvin WeinsteinBunny Child

*Deceased

– COSTUME UNDERWRITING SUPPORT

– ANGELS$50,000–$99,999Olga and Alex BlavatnikDr. Bruce Horten and

Aaron Lieber

– SOLDIER$25,000–$49,999James AnsinStephanie Ansin

and Spencer StewartAndrew Ansin

and Tanya YarashevichToby Lerner Ansin

and Sanford EvansBroward Cultural CouncilThe Charlesmead FoundationCMC Group

Sara and Ugo ColomboSwanee and Paul DiMareDunspaugh-Dalton Foundation

Tina and William LaneJanice and Emma FeirsteinLawrence Herbert Michele Herbert

Raymond JamesThe Kirk FoundationKinga and Edward LampertDominick and Meike MiniaciRose MiniaciChristy and Earl PowellTerra

David and Christina MartinWells Fargo Private Bank

– PARTNERS$15,000–$24,999Funding Arts Network

Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioner

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INSIDE ISABEL TOLEDO’S LAND OF SWEETS

Isabel Toledo burst onto the fashion scene in 1985, immediately drawing praise from the fashion industry elite for her bold shapes and expert pattern cutting tinged with an explicit femininity. Known as the ‘radical classicist,’ Vogue, a longtime supporter, labeled her “a designer’s designer,” stating, “she let fabric and material guide her, draping in ingenious and elegant ways."

This design genius is on full display in MCB’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Isabel, with her husband Ruben (who designed the sets) always by her side, created a magical dreamscape to revel in for generations to come. Or, as Ruben explains, “Through

color and the use of beautiful soft-pastels – because of the candy land, and children, and the idea of Miami sunsets and sunrises, the sherbertness of it all – one beautiful vision.”

Throughout her career, Isabel made the statement, “Fashion is what time looks like.” This sentiment is brought to life in staggering proportion with the 200 costumes she created for MCB. Isabel and Ruben frequently expressed the importance of tapping into “all the possibilities of what makes children’s imaginations so vivid and alive.” Look closely, and you will see a Land of Sweets so remarkable, so attentive to detail, that it is near impossible not to lose yourself in Isabel’s snapshot of time.

Lourdes Lopez, Isabel Toledo and Ruben Toledo with Miami City Ballet dancers. Photos © Alexander Iziliaev.

Isabel and Ruben Toledo fit a young MCB School student. Over 100 area children perform in MCB's Nutcracker.

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Isabel and Ruben Toledo place Mother Ginger's headpiece on dancer.

Lourdes Lopez and Isabel Toledo share a tender moment at MCB's Ballet Barre.

Isabel Toledo shares her creative process behind the costume.

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WENDALL HARRINGTON PROJECTION DESIGNER

Wendall K. Harrington received the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and American Theatre Wing awards for “The Who’s Tommy.” Her Broadway credits include: “All The Way,” “Grey Gardens,” “Putting It Together,” “The Capeman,” “Ragtime,” “Company,” “Driving Miss Daisy,” “The Will Rogers Follies,” “The Heidi Chronicles,” “My One and Only” and “They’re Playing Our Song.” Work in opera includes: “Werther,” “The Grapes of Wrath,”“Nixon In China,” “A View from the Bridge,” “The Photographer” and “The Magic Flute;” in ballet Cinderella, Pictures at an Exhibition, Firebird, Anna Karenina, Seranata Ratmansky, Ballet Mecanique as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Fairy’s Kiss at Miami City Ballet. She is the head of the projection design concentration at the Yale School of Drama.

JAMES INGALLS LIGHTING DESIGNER

James F. Ingalls designed MCB’s The Fairy’s Kiss, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky.

Designs for dance include Unbound (San Francisco Ballet’s New Works Festival); several pieces for Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance including Concertiana, Continuum, The Weight of Smoke, The Beauty of Gray and Half Life; many pieces for Mark Morris Dance Group including Layla and Majnun, Mozart Dances, The Hard Nut and L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Twyla Tharp’s 50th Anniversary Tour; George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (Pacific Northwest Ballet) and John Cranko’s Onegin (National Ballet of Canada).

His designs for opera include Orfeo et Euridice (Metropolitan Opera); Idomeneo and La Clemenza di Tito (Salzburger Festspiele), several world premieres by John Adams and Kaija Saariaho, all directed by Peter Sellars and Il Farnace and Kat’a Kabanova, both directed by Garry Hynes (Spoleto Festival/USA).

His recent work in theatre includes Richard III (White Light Festival/NYC), The Beacon (Druid Theatre/Galway, Ireland) and Ghosts with Uma Thurman (Williamstown Theatre Festival). He often collaborates with the Wooden Floordancers in Santa Ana, CA.

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GARY SHELDON PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR

Gary Sheldon returns for his tenth season as principal conductor and was recently appointed Music Director for Miami City Ballet. He previously held positions with San Francisco Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and Ballet Met. He has guest conducted for numerous ballet companies throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, as well as at the Aspen Festival, Artpark, Grant Park Concerts, Spoleto Festival, Meadowbrook Festival and Tanglewood. Sheldon was a prizewinner in the BBC’s Rupert Competition and the American Symphony Orchestra’s Stokowski Competition. He also recently won top prize in the American Prize for Orchestral Conducting Competition. Sheldon currently holds positions with the Lancaster Festival in Ohio (Artistic Director) and the Festival at Sandpoint in Idaho (Principal Conductor). He is a native of Bay Shore, NY. and a graduate of the Juilliard School and Institut de Hautes Etudes Musicales in Montreux, Switzerland.

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BACKSTAGE AT THE BALLET

LOURDES LOPEZ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Lourdes Lopez became Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet in 2012, bringing with her a nearly 40-year career in dance, television, teaching, and arts management. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1958 and raised in Miami, Lopez began taking ballet lessons at the age of five, and when she was eleven, received a full scholarship to the School of American Ballet (SAB). Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, she joined New York City Ballet's corps de ballet, and her star rose quickly. As a soloist and principal dancer, she danced countless featured roles, including Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Liebeslieder Walzer, Firebird, Serenade, Symphony in C, Agon, The Four Temperaments, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering, Glass Pieces, Fancy Free, In the Night, Four Seasons and Brandenburg.

Upon retiring from the company, Lopez joined WNBC-TV in New York as a Cultural Arts reporter, writing and producing feature segments on the arts, artists and arts education. She also served as a full-time senior faculty member at New York’s Ballet Academy East and on the dance faculty of Barnard College.

In 2002, she became the Executive Director of The George Balanchine Foundation, where among other things she oversaw the 2004 Balanchine Centennial Celebration. Lopez co-founded The Cuban Artists Fund, which supports Cuban and Cuban-American artists in their endeavors, and has served as a dance panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. She also co-founded Morphoses with Christopher Wheeldon — a New York-based dance company aiming to revitalize dance through innovative collaborations. In 2011, she also received the prestigious Jerome Robbins Award for her years in dance.

In 2014, she was elected to serve on the Ford Foundation’s Board of Trustees, marking the first time an artist was elected to serve on its board.

Under Lopez’s direction, Miami City Ballet has become one of the country’s premier ballet companies. Celebrating her for her “…admirable stewardship of Miami City Ballet, building upon the company’s Balanchine legacy while also embracing the local culture and community of Miami,” Dance Magazine named her a 2018 recipient of its Dance Magazine Awards. In 2017, the magazine also named her one of 'The Most Influential People in Dance Today'.

Lopez is married to investment banker George Skouras and is the mother of two daughters, Adriel and Calliste.

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TANIA CASTROVERDE MOSKALENKO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Tania Castroverde Moskalenko joined Miami City Ballet as Executive Director in August 2018, bringing with her more than 20 years of experience leading successful performing arts institutions. Most recently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, Castroverde Moskalenko worked to revitalize the organization’s financial health and oversaw a dramatic increase in programming, ticket sales, and philanthropic support. In 2017, she was named 'Chicagoan of the Year for Dance' by the Chicago Tribune.

Prior to her tenure at Auditorium Theatre, Castroverde Moskalenko spent four years as the President and CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation in Indiana, where she provided both the artistic vision and the strategic direction for the organization. She created and implemented a strategic plan resulting in new programming that expanded the Center’s reach, engaged a broader audience, increased board membership, and engaged new partners.

Before that, she spent seven years as the Executive Director of the Germantown Performing Arts Centre in Tennessee.

Castroverde Moskalenko holds a BFA from the University of Memphis and a master’s Degree in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University. In October 2013, she was honored with a Women of Influence award by the Indiana Business Journal.

Castroverde Moskalenko returns to Miami after 30 years where she and her family arrived as political refugees from Cuba when she was six years old. She grew up in the city and her parents and extended family continue to live here. She studied classical ballet in Miami and is married to a former Russian ballet dancer, Alexei Moskalenko, who is Assistant Artistic Director of the Youth America Grand Prix. She is the mother of five children.

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JOHN HALL PRODUCTION & LIGHTING DIRECTOR JOINED MCB IN 1995.

ROMA SOSENKO PRINCIPAL BALLET MASTER JOINED MCB IN 1999.

JOAN LATHAM BALLET MASTER JOINED MCB IN 1992 AS A DANCER.

GARY SHELDON MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR | JOINED MCB IN 2010.

FRANCISCO RENNÓ COMPANY PIANIST JOINED MCB IN 1999.

ARNOLD QUINTANE BALLET MASTER JOINED MCB IN 1991 AS A DANCER.

Staff headshots: Photos © Alberto Oviedo, Alexander Iziliaev

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GARY SHELDON MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR

– FIRST VIOLINSMei Mei Luo CONCERTMASTER Geremy Miller ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTERErika Venable ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Victoria Stepanenko Georgetta Miller Tony Seepersad Michael O’GieblynSiobhan Cronin

– SECOND VIOLINSDina Kostic* Sheena GutierrezEricmar Perez Marian Myszko Eduardo Martinez Akiko Rivera – VIOLASRichard Fleischman* Greg Perrin Debbie Spring Yael Kleinman-Hyken – CELLOSAshley Garritson* Angela Maleh Phillip Lakofsky Elizabeth Aron

–BASSESJanet Clippard* Susan Friend Douglas Ferreira

– FLUTESKaren Fuller* Elizabeth Lu – OBOESErin Gittelsohn* Kendra Hawley – CLARINETSRichard Hancock* Molly Wyrick-Flax – BASSOONSMichael Ellert* Noemi Rivera – FRENCH HORNSHector J Rod* Raul Rodriguez Stan Spinola Sharon Janezic – TRUMPETSCraig Morris* Federico Montes

– TROMBONEKarla Rojas* David Brubeck Hugh Harbison

–TUBACalvin Jenkins*

– TIMPANIFaye Kokkeler* – PERCUSSIONMikhail Mikhelson* Doug Friend –HARPDeborah Fleisher* –CELESTEFrancisco Renno *Principal Janet Clippard ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Geremy Miller ORCHESTRA CONTRACTOR

OPUS ONE ORCHESTRA

“Bold, light,immediate, intenselymusical, the dancingof Miami City BalletFLIES STRAIGHTTO THE HEART.” New York Times

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BOYS WHO DARE TO DREAM –MEET ERICK BERNARDO ROJASPRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENT AT MIAMI CITY BALLET SCHOOL

Age: 16Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico This summer, the global dance community came out in full force to shine a light on the strength and power of males in dance after a gaffe made by a Good Morning America host about boys in ballet. When Lourdes Lopez took the helm of Miami City Ballet in 2012, the company was short seven male dancers required to fill the roles in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Since then, she’s not only grown the overall company to 53 company members –its biggest size yet –, but she’s also grown the number of male dancers on the roster to 22 – sixteen of which are corps de ballet dancers.

So we salute and celebrate boys who dare to dream – to be dancers who take flight and inspire us. Erick Bernardo Rojas is one of these boys, currently receiving a scholarship to attend MCB School’s pre-professional program. Introduced to dance by his mother who taught local children, he took his first dance steps at age two along with his two sisters; And while his sisters enjoy ballet casually, it was Erick whose passion was ignited by those very first steps.

At thirteen Erick took a major leap. He packed up, leaving his loving family behind for a shot at achieving his number one

dream – to one day dance with Miami City Ballet. “Leaving my home was scary. My English wasn’t very good, but everybody helped me and made me feel like I have a family here. I want to make myself proud first, and my family. My family supports me a lot. I couldn’t do this without them,” Erick explains.

Arantxa Ochoa, School Artistic Director, shares, “There is a need for social support for male dancers. One of the biggest challenges for any boy in ballet is the stereotyping and at times the bullying that questions their masculinity. Young male dancers must get past the teasing and walk through the ballet school door. Without support and understanding, even those with incredible talent may quit.”

Aranxta continues, “When Erick came to us, he showed potential, but he didn’t yet possess the technique. What he has accomplished in three years…it’s incredible. He was injured last year. He had to learn how to listen to his body and be patient. That was not an easy task, but he listened and came back stronger.”

When Erick’s asked to name his biggest role model, he says, “Ms. Arantxa. When I hear her talk about her career, everything she’s accomplished, I say yeah, I want to be just like her.”

Miami City Ballet School student Erick Rojas in William Tell Pas de Deux. Photo © Alexander Iziliaev.

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ISABEL & RUBEN TOLEDO DESIGNERS, MIAMI CITY BALLET’S NEW PRODUCTION OF GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER®

Isabel Toledo, was born in 1960 in Cuba. She moved to New Jersey at a young age, where she attended high school and met her future husband, Ruben Toledo. Isabel attended the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design.

Isabel designed her eponymous fashion collection, which was handmade in her legendary atelier for 35 years and staged runway shows in both New York and Paris. From 2006-2008, she was Design Director for the Anne Klein designer collection for Jones New York. She has also collaborated with many mass-market companies such as Payless, Target and Lane Bryant.

Isabel was the recipient of the Cooper-Hewitt Design Award for her work in fashion in 2005. She was also the recipient of an Otis Critics' Award by the Otis College of Art and Design. In 2008, Isabel was presented with the third annual Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion from the Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology. Isabel’s costumes for After Midnight, a Broadway musical about the legendary Cotton Club, resulted in a Tony Nomination.

Isabel and Ruben were awarded honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees from Otis College of Fine Art and Design and Columbus College of Art and Design.

Ruben Toledo was born in Havana, Cuba in 1961. He designs mannequins, store windows, award statuettes, scarves, fabrics, dishes, carpets and an animated film

on the history of French fashion entitled Fashionation for the Syndicate De Couture in Paris. He has also created witty and incisive illustrations for top fashion magazines and journals, among them The New Yorker, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Paper, Visionaire, Interview and The New York Times.

He created and illustrated Nordstrom’s national designer ad campaign and his drawings of 100 cities around the world can be found in Louis Vuitton’s City Guides. Toledo’s work has been on exhibit internationally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Victoria and Albert Museum in the U.K. He is the author of Style Dictionary, a collection of his drawings and watercolors, as well as the ‘Fashion Almanac’.

His collaboration with Isabel was the subject of a book and museum exhibition titled Toledo/Toledo: A Marriage of Art and Fashion at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. They launched their first fragrance collection, Hot House Beauties, with the fragrances Crystal Honey and Kuba Rose, an homage to their birthplace of Cuba. They are the subject of an upcoming auto-documentary.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JILL E. BRAUFMANCHAIR - SCHOOL/COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

DARLA KARLTONREPRESENTATIVE

KRISTI JERNIGANCHAIR

JEFFREY DAVISCHAIR - DEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEE

LOURDES LOPEZARTISTIC DIRECTOR

KATHY GUTTMANREPRESENTATIVE

TANIA CASTROVERDE MOSKALENKOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ROBERT GOTTLIEBREPRESENTATIVE

JIMMY MORALESCITY REPRESENTATIVE

SUSAN D. KRONICKREPRESENTATIVE

CHARLES ADELMANTREASURER, CHAIR -FINANCE COMMITTEE

DR. MARGARET EIDSONREPRESENTATIVE

MANNY MARQUEZCITY REPRESENTATIVE

MICHAEL SCHULTZREPRESENTATIVE

MAMIE JÕEVEER, ESQ.REPRESENTATIVE

SAUL SANDERSCHAIR - AUDIT COMMITTEE

VERONICA DE ZAYASCHAIR - GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING COMMITTEE

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

TOBY LERNER ANSIN FOUNDER

TRUSTEES EMERITI NOT PICTURED

ROSALEE C. DAVISON

PATRICIA E. LOWRY, ESQ.

WILLIAM “BILL” JONES

MADELINE ANBINDER MERRILL ASHLEY NORA BULNES

MALKA FINGOLD MIRIAM FLAMM SHEILA O’MALLEY FUCHS

LISA KOTT MASSIRMAN JENNIFER MYERBERG ROSALIND RICHTER

JUAN JS. ROCA M. OPHELIA ROCA M.

ANA-MARIE CODINA BARLICK MIKE EIDSONRON ESSERMANJACQUELINE KOTT R. KIRK LANDON*

GERRI LEBOW*RHODA LEVITTRITA STEIN**Deceased

SARA MINSKOFF ALLANDINI ALBERT GOLDEN

SARA SOLOMON GAIL WASSERMAN DIANA S.C. ZEYDEL

AMY KOHAN KAREN KRAUSE MIMI KUPPIN

MARGOT LONDON

STEPHEN ANBINDER

MARY CIRILLO GOLDBERG

FRANCINELEE HAND

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INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS

Miami-Dade County support is provided by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. Performances and programming in Miami Beach is provided with the generous support of the City of Miami Beach and the Cultural Arts Council. Support for Miami City Ballet in the Palm Beaches is generously sponsored in part by the Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. Broward County funding is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council. The Company is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

$250,000 - $999,999ANNUAL FUND

$100,000 - $249,999

$10,000 - $99,999

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has been a generous supporter of Miami City Ballet with over $10 million in cumulative giving since the company’s founding.

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CORPORATE COUNCIL

CORPORATE LEADER $25,000 and Above

CORPORATE CREATOR $10,000 and Above

CORPORATE BENEFACTOR $5,000 and Above

CORPORATE IN–KIND CONTRIBUTORS

SOHO BEACH HOUSEMIAMI

Miami City Ballet wishes to recognize Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for their sponsorship of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.

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APOLLO SOCIETY

ANNUAL FUND

We honor the champions of the arts who have helped to create a legacy for Miami City Ballet through their financial and estate planning.

The Ansin SocietyCreated in honor of Miami City Ballet’s Founder, Toby Lerner Ansin, The Ansin Society is an exclusive circle of supporters, community leaders and partners whose significant contributions are the cornerstone of the Company’s philanthropic support. The Ansin Society was launched in the Company’s historic 30th Anniversary Season with a gift from Charlie Cinnamon to celebrate the extraordinary vision, tenacity and generosity of our Founder. Represents cumulative giving during the twelve months prior to Nov. 1, 2019.

Madeline and Stephen AnbinderToby Lerner AnsinJoan Baxt*Dianne and Michael Bienes*Anne and George Chamberlin*Rita and Jerome J. CohenPamela and Todd* ColeGen. Samuel J. ColtonBarbara S. Danielson*Dr. Gene Eng*Sanford EvansBetty Florman*John J. and Patricia C. Foody* TrustBatia Fox*Neil and Ina Rae FoxEvelyn R. Gilbert*Isabelle and Irving Goldberg*Dr. Gloria U. Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin GreinerLynn and Emil HubschmanEdwin A. Huston*Jonathan IhoAdelaida Muñiz-Iscoe and Gary IscoeSylvia Kaye*Stephen Keller*The Kirk FoundationEric G. Koskoff*Ralph Lutrin* and Alfred Allan LewisSusan MarkFrank J. and Adeline PannizzoThe Estate of Norma K. PerdueEstate of Faye A. Phillips*Melissa and William QuesenberryMurray Robbins*

Gary Rugg and Wendy Joseph-RuggEthel and David* SommerFrosene Sonderling*Roberta* and Gary SorenThe Lawrence and Marjorie Stoll FoundationRosalie W. Stone*Fred Teger and Dr. Jo Ann MayerSheila Wohl*Lynn and Louis Wolfson*, II Family Foundation, Inc.Dr. Sanford L. and Mrs. Dolores Ziff*

*Deceased

$3,000,000 AND ABOVEKristi and Dean JerniganJohn S. and James L. Knight Foundation

$500,000 TO $999,999Deborah and Charles AdelmanAnonymousDavid Herro and Jay FrankeJeffrey Davis and Michael T. MillerMiami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council

$250,000 TO $499,999AnonymousThe Ansin FamilyFord FoundationMary and Saul Sanders

$100,000 TO $249,000Stephen and Madeline AnbinderJill Braufman and Daniel NirMargarita and Armando CodinaCultural Council of Palm Beach CountyRosalee and Richard Davison Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs

Kathy and Steve GuttmanLawrence HerbertEstate of Eric Gilbert Koskoff*Karen and Alan KrauseLouis. B Mayer FoundationThe Kott & Massirman FamiliesMiami-Dade County Office of Management and BudgetThe Miami FoundationNicklaus Children's HospitalThe Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation at The Miami FoundationHazel Rubin Schultz and Michael SchultzThe Shubert FoundationJean and Eugene Stark

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Estate of Rosalie W. Stone*Lynn and Louis Wolfson*, II Family Foundation, Inc.Ruth Wright

$50,000 TO $99,999Robert S. BensonCanero Immigration Law Firm Antonia Canero DavisDarla and John KarltonSusan D. Kronick and Edward Manno ShumskyMargot and Allen LondonLourdes Lopez and George SkourasTania and Alexei MoskalenkoSheila O’Malley Fuchs and R. Joseph Fuchs

$25,000 TO $49,999Sarah ArisonThe Batchelor FoundationJane Carroll and Leo ArnoboldiStuart H. Coleman and Meryl RosofskyBeth and Ronald DozoretzDr. Margaret and Mike EidsonJanice FeirsteinDr. Millie I. Figueredo and Zeke DelgadoFreed of London, Ltd.Cindy and Robert Friezo Cindy and Robert Friezo FoundationAnn and Robert FromerFunding Arts NetworkThe Kirk FoundationAmy and Richard KohanLandmark Charitable Foundation, Inc. Damaris D.W. FordRhoda and Morris LevittFrayda and George LindemannMiami Beach Cultural Arts CouncilMeike and Dominick MiniaciRose MiniaciAlvin and Louise Myerberg Family Foundation Jennifer Myerberg

National Endowment for the Arts: Art WorksNSI Insurance GroupToni and Martin SosnoffStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.TD BankPatricia McKay VerbeeckGail WassermanWells Fargo Bank

$15,000 TO $24,999Dini Albert and Michael GoldenBank of AmericaAudre D. CarlinCarnival FoundationDo Unto Others Trust, Inc. Alicia CelorioCentner AcademyNancy Jean DavisDeutsche Bank Wealth ManagementDunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Tina and William LaneMalka FingoldMiriam and Alec* FlammFoundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc.Francinelee Hand and David Lincoln SiegelDr. Bruce Horten and Aaron LieberChristina and Barry KringsteinMimi and Larry KuppinShana Willinsky MolinaSandy and Jesse MorganClaudia PerlesSamuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Inc. Robert GottliebShutts & Bowen LLPSara SolomonMarjorie Stone and Rick RodriguezStroock & Stroock & Lavan LLPTD Charitable FoundationDiana Zeydel

$10,000 TO $14,999 Nancy Abbott The Herman Abbott Family Foundation, Inc.AnonymousMargaret and Jay AxelrodBrickell City CentreDr. Robert and Mrs. Karen ChaikinCommunity Foundation of BrowardConAgra BrandsCornelia T. Bailey FoundationDSS ConsultantsFunding Arts BrowardGillian FullerDenise GlasserSusan R. Goldstein Susan R. Goldstein, Sunny & Abe Rosenberg Foundation, Inc.Audrey HalperinBetty and Rodger HessMamie and Tarmo JõeveerStephen A. and Ethel L. Keller FundBeth and Jay* LotspeichAna Martin-Lavielle, EsqEileen and Henry MeudtOcean BankAna Ortega Ortega FoundationDavid Parker and Marian DavisRundgren FoundationSunTrust FoundationWinston & StrawnWynwood Business Improvement District

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$7,500 TO $9,999AnonymousHelen and John CornellCharlene and Ron EssermanIleana JanouraVicky and Sanjay KamlaniMiu MiuTerry and Noel NeelandsKamal Pathak, MDPublix Super Markets CharitiesWilliam Racolin and Alison WilliamsMichael and Roberto RaynesDr. Bruce Halpryn and Mr. Chas RiebeJodi and Etai TimnaMarcos Tychobrojcher and George Dandridge

$5,000 TO $7,499Sari and Arthur AgatstonStephanie and Dr. Norman AltmanAnonymousAlberto A. Arias and Wood KinnardBob Avian and Peter PileskiAXS Law GroupRoy Bartolomei and Peter WronskyNancy and Jon BatchelorTrish and Dan BellBill Ussery Motors, Inc.Joyce BlochDiane and Siavosh BozorgiRita and Charles BronfmanCalfee, Halter & Griswold LLPAnirays Bolivar CaminoDr. Enrique G. Casuso and Ms. Alina MonnarKay and Elliot CattarullaJacqueline and Jerome ChavesCitizens Interested in Arts, Inc.Evelyn and Norman Cohan*The Cowles Charitable TrustEggersmann USAJamie and Asha EliasPatricia and Howard Farber

Neil and Ina Rae FoxJoan and David GenserMrs. Joan GetzBonnie and David GoldMerle and Stanley GoldsteinMonique and Dan GoldwasserEduardo Gonzalez and Jerry CodyDanielle GonzalezAlvin Schechter and Janine GordonGreenberg TraurigRose Ellen and Gerald* GreeneMr. and Mrs. Frederick Guest Diane Star HellerMarcia and Joel HochbergOlga and Eric JorgensenWilliam Karatz and Joan SmithWendy T. KulbergKinga and Edward LampertSamantha LangIris and Lawrence LernerLarry Levinson and Joe DeLeoRalph Lutrin* and Alfred Allan LewisCynthia and Peter LiebmanMartaligia Lopez-Cantera and Carlos Lopez-Cantera Lopez-Cantera Charitable FoundationNancy and Edward Madden Magic City CasinoRuth Ann Marshall and Patricia HoutzCamille and Patrick McDowellDr. Elisabeth A. McKeenOlga and David MelinLila MenowitzDr. and Mrs. Lewis N. MichaelsNina MiguelLinda and Ed MorseMike and Renny NachwalterNordstrom, Inc.Nancy and Ellis ParkerGeraldine Polinger Howard and Geraldine Polinger FoundationChristy and Earl Powell

Claudia and Irving* RedelBlanca Commercial Real EstatePeter RomeroCarmen and Rudy RuizLinda Stocknoff and Morrie SandlerLynn and Meyer SapoffSelma Ankist Family TrustClark Nobil TrusteeDiane and Irving* SiegelDiane and Thomas Smith Thomas W. Smith Foundation IncMark SonninoSQA FoundationIsobel and Roger SturgeonRosalind and Charles StuzinPeace SullivanTeamLogic ITCynthia and Glen TuplerBrenton Ver Ploeg Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A.Charmaine and J. Randall WaterfieldHelen WelchBonnie WhitedAlexa and Adam WolmanRobin WoodardJudy and M. Richard* Wyman

$3,000 TO $4,999Amanda and Matt AdlerLou Ann AlsipJoan and Clark AmbroseAnsin Foundation - WSVN 7Dr. and Mrs. Robert AppelmanLaurie and Louis AppignaniThe L. Jules Arkin Family Foundation, Inc.Gabriele and Frank ArmstrongSharon and Elliot AsbelDaniel Ayers and Anthony P. SeguinoStephen M. BanderMaria Bechily-Hodes and Scott HodesBetty Madigan BrandtRay Breslin and Patrick Pecoraro

Artist’s CircleThe Artist’s Circle is an influential group of MCB members who provide generous annual support. Represents cumulative giving during the twelve months prior to Nov. 1, 2019.

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Dr. Amy Buchman and Vicki HauptMary Jo and John BulfinEsta Jo BuskerDr. Peter B. Cinelli and Michael LiPumaDr. and Mrs. Bernard H. CohenHeidi CooperMartin L. Coyne and Melissa Ann Coyne Coyne Family FoundationDouglas S. Cramer and Hubert BushGina and John DespresMaria Asela and Gonzalo A. DiazStephanie DiazElizabeth and Ralph* DinlockerLouis N. Casset Family Foundation Vanessa Elias-KrelsteinDiane and Edward EisenbergJo Ann EngelhardtSheila and Alec EngelsteinMark Feldberg and Emilyn PageRona ForstadtSharyn Frankel and Marilyn SilvermanNaomi and Joel FreedmanMarvin Ross Friedman and Adrienne bon HaesEllen Sanders GalkinMarie and Robert GallagerPamela J. GarrisonJudith and Phillip GeorgeCristy and David GiacominiSusan M. GinnsEllen and David* GoldschildGene GoldsteinCorinne and Jerry GorelickCheryl GowdyVicki and Michael GreenbergEvelyn and Bruce GreerRenee GrossVictoria GutierrezBeatriz and Paul Hicks Paul and Beatriz Hicks Foundation, Inc.Diane and Kenneth HipkinsBeth HollandLisa Huertas

Veronica de Zayas and Andrew IngallsTyby and Gerry KleinDr. Robert and Mrs. Miriam* KnappSylvana KleinAnnette Z. Kolman-IromCecilie JorgensenDavid Kislak*, Joanne Leibovit, and Stephanie Tamposi Ivonne and Adam LeichtlingBonnie Lerner Bonnie Lerner Fund at The Miami FoundationBarbara C. LevinElaine LevineMarie and Harley LippmanMapfre: Luis InsurancePablo and Margie Martin LuisUliana MalyshkoSusan and Joel MartinCuqui and Isaac MatzGeorgia and Brian McDonoughSergio MendozaMichelle Danoff Merlin and Robert MerlinInna and Miroslav MladenovicSheila MondryPeter S. Mozino Foundation Joan Readding Barbara Mozino Seegul and H. David Seegul Ted MozinoBetty Lou C. and William T. NanovskyChristine and Alex NiemeyerRobert O'DonnellMichael OhevzionLamis and John OlsenMichael S. PasanoWilliam S. PollakHarriet and Henry A. PownallPercy Rivington Pyne IVJuan QuiñonesMaggie and Guillermo RetchkimanBeverly and Ed RobbinsFrancene and Charles RodgersDonna and Carmen RomeoHunter Runnette and Mark VandenboschDiane and Gilbert Lee SandlerDiana and Andrew Schultz

Audrey P. SchwartzHon. Patricia Seitz and Alan GreerJane and John ShalamCarol and Dr. Stanley Shapiro Barbara ShermanLois H. SiegelDr. Ellen and Gerald SigalValerie SitlerCarol and Frank SobelEdith and Martin* SteinMark Steinberg and Dennis EdwardsJim Stepp and Peter ZimmerBonnie and Steven SternSiobhan and Mark SutcliffeCarmen Tagle and Alan Rose Mrs. Anne B. TanenJoni and Stanley G. Tate Miriam and Troy TempletonJacqueline and Albert TogutDeborah and Michael TronerLourdes TudelaTina and Alex Van Der VenGabriel Villar del SazDr. Norma J. Schulman-Waltzer and Neil WaltzerIrene and Dr. Malvin WeinbergerJudith and Marvin WeinsteinDr. and Mrs. Michael A. WeitzLynne WheatJan WillingerBetty and Michael Wohl Denise and Dr. Michael Zeide

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$2,000 TO $2,999Willa Rose and Edmund AbramsonMr. & Mrs. Richard BehrJoan and Irving BolotinShelly and Dr. Barry J. Cutler Maureen DaffnerFaena Hotel Miami BeachCari FundMary and Howard FrankLinda and Glenn FullerPhoebe and Dr. Donald Giddon GRAFF Diamonds Bal HarbourLinda HalperinSally-Jane HeitVivien and Melvin HowardIsabel and Marvin* H. Leibowitz Leibowitz Charitable TrustShirley Levy and Sarah Salter-LevyMarilyn and Richard* MendelsonJoanne MercurioBronwyn MillerAmy and Eric PetersonMimi and Robert* RiederDr. and Mrs. Robert RosenblumLinda and Harold RosensonRaquel and Michael ScheckClara SredniKirsten VogelWarren Henry Auto GroupElina Weisberg $1,000 TO $1,999Edward Abraham and Norma-May IsakowIsabelle and Neal* Amdur AnonymousTania BabicOlga BahdanavaDaiva BajorunasBest FoundationSusanne Birbragher

Rita and Ernest BogenJoseph D. BoltonMargaret Fronefield CardilloSydney CarpelHarvey ColemanDonald ComrasFrancesca CravenBarbara Dacquino and Thomas RichersonJoseph De Carlo, Jr. and Nancy KanterDeane M. DorwartDiana DubinskyMrs. Elizabeth H. DudleyRabia DugganLori DunniganLynn and Stuart EdinoffElaine and Edward EskindSanford EvansClaire FairDr. Alfred and Susan Feingold Lisa FrankelElena FreyreSusan and Alan Fuirst Mr. Gerald FultzRachel FurstJoan and John GaliardoSusan and David GallerLaura GarciaMelinda and John GeberthTerri and Stephen GeifmanSusan and Laurence GoldfeinJohn GoodLora and Kieth GordonMr. and Mrs. K. Lawrence GraggJohn HaleyElizabeth HalverstamThe Israel, Rose, Henry & Robert Wiener Charitable Foundation Lynn WienerAlice and Mike JacksonMr. William J. JonesSheila JosephbergSue and Eugene KarpRebecca and Arnaud Karsenti

Glenn Kaufhold and Andres ClavijoDr. Fred and Sandi KhaniSue and Dr. Irwin KlauMaura KobuschValerie KohlmannLeona KoshBarbara Palmer and George KramerJose LamelaEdie Langner and Michael ColesMarian and Stuart Lemle Winston Lett, Esq. and Frank BenoitRosalyn LichtmanElizabeth and Marcus Long Courtney LordBill Lough and Barbara PinaireGloria LuriaDanielle and Osvaldo MaffeiDavid and Sally ManzAtty. and Mrs. Harry D. MartinMildrey MathewesJennifer McShaneLaura MillerDanielle MilotaLinda MondragonJoan MorrisonDr. and Mrs. Samuel MowermanEduardo and Yael MullerJoyce and William NilesInsu and James NuzziCarol and Mike ParkPerrotti Family TrustTammie PlantSue RapperportSenator Nan and Mr. David RichKenneth Rivkin and Deborah SlottMr. Richard RoerSheryl RosenfieldCarol and Herb RothmanAdele and Dr. Joel Sandberg Susan Sandford

FriendsFriends memberships allow individuals to connect directly to the art and artists they love, while providing essential support to Miami City Ballet each year. Represents cumulative giving during the twelve months prior to November 1, 2019.

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles SandsJacqueline and David SavirLeah and Bennett* SchlengerMartin SegalSeren ShvoDr. Harvey and Drazia SimonSandra and Charles* SimonCulver SmithAlice and Glenn SpearNikki and Robert SquireNancy StavisDr. Steven Steinberg and Dr. Jeanette MladenovicNorma SuarezEllen SussmanSandra ThompsonD'vera TopolAna Sora-Vadillo and Alberto E. Vadillo, MDSara WienerLinda K. WilsonSteven WilsonBruce Wolfe and Mark HendersonAlene and Sid WorkmanAbigail WyssKara YarckinMaria ZaffaroniNicole Zinn

$500 TO $999Robin and Richard AbedonTerry and Sheldon Adelman Ruth and Robert AlbertsonDale AllenPaul Anagnostos and Brian PricePhyllis AniksteinAnonymousJolie BalidoJoAnne and Michael Bander Robert BarraMary and Thomas BechtMarylin and Fred BerensHelene BergerJill BerkeJacali International Toby BermanMr. and Mrs. David BernsteinHenry D. BlinderAnne BodnarJalila BoucharebLoretta and Laurence Brody

Nancy and Peter BrownLyle and Joan BrundageMichael BuchananCarole BurackDr. and Mrs. Jack BurstinerMary and Thomas CadiganRona and Edward CaselStephanie ChaissanClaire and Jon ChassenRoss ClaibornePhyllis CohenSuzi Rudd CohenCarolyn Coleman and Lisa EvansLucette B. ComerCamila CoteWileen T. CoyneDuke Dang and Charles E. RosenPamela A. DowneyLeigh and William DuffDr. Richard B. Edelman and Nancy AvitabileKim and Al EiberJoan FiedlerSheldon FinkelAmelia FinkleConstance and Wood FischerDr. Rebecca FoxStanford W. FreedmanDr. and Mrs. Rudolph J. FreiLenore GaynorDonna GenetMr. and Mrs. Isaac GilinskiJoanne and Ron GoldfarbRagnhild Greve-IsdahlAlice GrossmanArlene and Richard HaftDr. and Mrs. Kermit* J. HalperinDr. Bernard HorowitzPatrick HuntFrancesca CravenDr. Stanley and Judy JacobsMelissa KalmanJane KarpErin KnightLouise and Stephen KornfeldLisse KravetzJosh LevineMr. and Mrs Irwin LevyGregory Liebman

Patricia Guinn and Jared LiliensteinSarina and Jerol M. LindRonald MagersClaudia MaghidmanPhyllis and Laurence Malmuth Mr. and Mrs. Larry MarbertLeo MazurRichard Milstein and Eric HankinBeverly MyersCruz H. Otazo and Virginia OtazoMrs. Anita Pearlman and Mr. Ronald SchneiderCharles PrimerLouis ProiettoDiana PuigMichele and Frank RellaMichael and Fran RichmondAbby and Reid RuttenbergNicole SayfieMr. and Mrs. Richard J. SchlengerKarl W. SchwarzLarry Siedlik and Carmen SanchezMr. and Mrs. Morrie H. SiegelDr. and Mrs. Bernard SilversteinToby SloaneAudrey Weiner and Jeffrey SolomonAlan B. SpitzerMark and Katie StalkerHarold L. StraussSusan SullivanCheryl SwackLinda and Myron TeitelbaumAmy E. TobinDr. and Mrs. James E. Vaux, Jr.Thomas Wade and Daniel RooseLenore and Donald WarrenRobert WarrenMr. Stuart and Dr. Bonnie WolfKaty Yang-PageDr. Alan A. ZelcerJohann Zietsman

*Deceased

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GIFTS IN HONOR

GIFTS IN MEMORY

Charles AdelmanGerry and Hank Alpert Bernardine AtkinsRobert and Robin Cohen Duke Dang and Charles E. Rosen Joseph De Carlo, Jr. and Nancy KanterSharon and Timothy HarrisDonna RichAndrea Schechter

Deborah AdelmanDuke Dang and Charles E. RosenDonna Rich

Toby Lerner AnsinWileen T. CoyneSteve and Michele KlausnerDianne and Sid LamberskyHon. Patricia Seitz and Alan GreerDr. & Mrs. Bernard SilversteinPeace Sullivan

Rita and Jerome CohenNora and Ted Weinreich

Sanford EvansSteve and Michele Klausner

James FreezeDeborah Heller and Ann Sanders

Cindy and Robert FriezoIva Kosovic

Gradon HadawaySuzanne C. Kraus

Orene T. HarrisSusan Z. BloomIsrael, Rose, Henry & Robert Wiener Charitable FoundationLynn Wiener

Lawrence HerbertBonnie Pfeifer EvansLouise and Stephen Kornfeld H. Irwin and Ellen LevyMichele and Frank Rella

Lisa HuertasAlexander BrunerMargaret C. DonnelleyElizabeth H. DudleyJo Ann EngelhardtMichele Kaufman

Dean JerniganJohn Good

Kristi JerniganJohn GoodAlice and Mike JacksonGail Wasserman

Susan KronickAdele Jean Gottdiener

Margot and Allen LondonMr. and Mrs. Edward EisenbergSheldon FinkelArlene and Richard HaftLinda and Edward Morse

Lourdes LopezWileen T. CoyneSanford Evans

Lisa and Jay MassirmanYael and Eduardo MullerSusan Schaffer and Dr. Ronald Gup

James PerezRose Price

Saul SandersFran MillerJames and Insu Nuzzi

Matt SaurusaitisNancy StavisRose Price

Chase SwatoshSuzi Rudd Cohen

Frank TonkonowAlice and Glenn Spear

Nora WeinreichCorwin Family Charitable FoundationKerry MuskatMr. and Dr. Barton Udell

Abraham and Ann BuchmanDr. Amy Buchman and Vicki Haupt

Mary Lou CoklKaren Spigler

Patricia FrankPriscilla Adler Richard M. GalkinEllen Sanders Galkin

Kathleen D. KallmeyerMaureen Daffner

Eric KoskoffDr. Amy Buchman and Vicki Haupt

Isabel ToledoMelissa and Bill Quesenberry

Hope Eric VerbeeckPatricia McKay Verbeeck

Represents cumulative giving during the twelve months prior to November 1, 2019.

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ADMINISTRATION Lourdes LopezArtistic Director

Tania Castroverde MoskalenkoExecutive Director

ARTISTICDirector of Artistic Administration:

Anne-Camille HershCompany Manager: Michael Sebesto

PRODUCTION AND WARDROBEProduction and Lighting Director: John HallProduction Stage Manager: Kelly BrownAssistant Stage Manager:

Gabe Friend-JonesHead Carpenter: Brian HarrisProperty Master: Marc StoudtAssistant Property Master: Gary DarlingHead Electrician: William SchwendelAssistant Electrician: Apon NicholsAssistant Carpenter/Flyman:

James SampedroProjection Operator: Steve CoveySound Engineer: Sean M. DeceunickIn Memorium: Richard CarterDirector of Costume Department:

Eleanor WolfeWardrobe Master: Ricardo AsturiasWardrobe Mistress: Jennifer ConradCostume Shop Coordinator:

Pamela TarantinoSchool Wardrobe Mistress: Ibis HernandezSeamstresses: Julia Villalobos,

Carmen WilsonMake-up Artist: Carol Raskin

DEVELOPMENTChief Development Officer: Elena QuevedoSenior Director of Donor Relations:

Courtney K. FordSenior Director, Major Gifts:

Orene Tross-HarrisDirector of Special Events: Lisa Pollack

Director of Foundation and Government Relations: Michele Scanlan

Associate Director of Membership: Gradon Hadaway

Manager of Foundation and Government Relations: Melissa Rosko, CFRE

Manager of Development and Community Engagement—Palm Beach: Meghan Bulfin Monteiro

Donor Relations Manager: Isabel Von der Mühll

Development Assistant: Sydney HartmanDevelopment Consultants:

Susan Galler, Glenn Kaufhold, Ruth Robinson

MARKETINGChief Marketing Officer: Julii OhDirector of Marketing &

Audience Acquisition: Stephanie ZappalaMarketing Services Manager:

Maggie Adler SebestoMarketing Manager: Anne MortomoreDatabase Manager: Sandra RodriguezMarketing Assistant: Eileen LópezBox Office Manager: Matt SaurusaitisCustomer Relations Assistant Manager:

Maritza CastroCustomer Service Representatives:

Roger Mejia Kaaren Mils Sergio Rodriguez Claudia Roque Karen Silva

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTChief Community Engagement Officer:

AnaMaria CorreaCommunity Engagement

Programs Manager: Tharesa Z. PerryArts in Education Program Manager:

Melissa Anduiza

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Community Engagement Coordinator: Marie Colom

Teaching Artists: Vanya Allen, Meredith Barton, Stephanie Fuentes, Jennifer Puig, Kelly Robotham

Ballet Bus Group Leaders: Gisel Hernandez, Rhonda Hopkins, Kristina M. Jackson

FINANCE AND OPERATIONSDirector of Finance: John J. Shumaker, C.P.ASenior Accountant: Jesus ValdesPayroll Coordinator: Marisa Rios-LopezStaff Accountant: Carlos LopezHuman Resources Director: Lina AguirreOffice Manager and Executive Assistant:

Joy StanfieldBoard Liaison and Executive Coordinator:

Kelsey Irl

MIAMI CITY BALLET SCHOOLChair: Lourdes LopezSchool Artistic Director: Arantxa OchoaManaging Director: Lisa De RavelSchool Operations Manager:

Jessica BorkSchool Programs Manager: Brian GananSchool Administrative Coordinator:

Tainisel RodriguezStudent Life and Housing Manager:

Roslyn RuizSchool Administrative Assistant and

Artistic Liaison: David Esteban RodriguezPrincipal Faculty: Alexander Iziliaev,

Reyneris ReyesFaculty: Mariana Alvarez Brake

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Emma Reed Emily Ricca Francis Veyette Antonella Vichidomini Toranika Washington

Pianists: Marianela Castro Juvenal Correa-Salas Gladys Fariñas Vivian Gonzalez Yraima Menendez Teresa Valdivia

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTSEmployment and Labor Law: Lisa Berg, Esq.

— Stearns Weaver Miller, et al, P.A.Immigration Law: Glenn Rissman, Esq. —

Stearns Weaver Miller, et al, P.A.Auditor: Robbins and Moroney, P.A.

MEDICAL PROVIDERSCompany Physician: Kathleen Davenport MDDirector of Dance Medicine:

Kathleen Bower PT, DPT, MTCPhysical Therapist: Elizabeth Maples PT, DPTMassage Therapist: Alexis Somoano LMT

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