Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director David McDermott, Executive Director Lou Conte, Founder
OF PEACE NOVEMBER 2–5, 2023
Program A | May 18 + 19, 2023
FEATURING Dichotomy of a Journey by Darrell Grand Moultrie Coltrane’s Favorite Things by Lar Lubovitch return to patience by Aszure Barton
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Harris Theater for Music and Dance resides on the traditional homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. Many other tribes such as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Sac, and Fox have also called this area home. The region has long been a center for Indigenous people to gather, trade, and maintain kinship ties. Today, one of the largest urban American Indian communities in the United States resides in Chicago, and members of this community continue to contribute to the life and culture of this city. To learn more about the practice of land acknowledgement and the importance of honoring native land, visit usdac.us. The Chicagoland region is home to over 65,000 American Indians and the country’s oldest urban-based Native membership community center, American Indian Center Chicago (AIC). Visit aicchicago.org to learn more about AIC’s mission to foster physical and spiritual health in the community, an active connection with traditional values and practices, stronger families with multigenerational bonds, and a rising generation of educated, articulate, and visionary youth.
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Welcome to Fall Series: Of Peace Thank you for joining us for the first series of Season 46: Abundance! We welcome you in this space as you are, allowing yourself to experience these works body, mind, and soul. In periods of unrest and uncertainty, we recognize how much of a privilege it is to take time and space to rest and engage with art, and we are so grateful to have you with us today. While we are immensely proud of the accomplishments we’ve achieved since re-opening in 2021—including returning to live performance, getting back out on the road, and completing a brand-new, justunveiled strategic plan—we know that the state of live performing arts in this country and around the world remains tenuous at best. This is exactly why, when thinking about how I wanted to approach this season, I wanted to lead with a spirit of abundance. The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago community has a uniquely thoughtful, warm, and inclusive energy, and we intend to share that with you generously in today’s program, Of Peace. It is my hope that you leave today moved, shifted by the exquisite Hubbard Street Dancers as they offer the works of Darrell Grand Moultrie, Lar Lubovitch, and our Resident Artist Aszure Barton. Thank you for letting us share our artistry with you. Yours in motion, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell Artistic Director
Thank you to our Season Partners
This program is funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council Agency. Theater rental and services have been underwritten through the support of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.
Support for Hubbard Street’s Resident Artist, Aszure Barton, is provided in part by Jana French and Peter Gotsch Liza Yntema Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Photo by Michelle Reid. Cover: Hubbard Street Dancer Shota Miyoshi. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.
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ABOUT HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO The mission of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio at LaSalle and Hubbard Streets in 1977, when Lou Conte gathered an ensemble of four dancers to perform in senior centers across Chicago. Barbara G. Cohen soon joined the company as its first Executive Director. Conte continued to direct the company for 23 years, during which he initiated and grew relationships with both emerging and established artists including Nacho Duato, Daniel Ezralow, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and Twyla Tharp. Conte’s successor Jim Vincent widened Hubbard Street’s international focus, began Hubbard Street’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and cultivated growth from within, launching the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop and inviting Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo to make his first work. Gail Kalver’s 23 years of executive leadership provided continuity from 1984 through the 2006/07 season, when Executive Director Jason Palmquist joined the organization. Glenn Edgerton became Artistic Director in 2009 and, together with Palmquist, moved this legacy forward on multiple fronts. In 2021, former company dancer Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell was named the fourth Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Season 44: RE/CHARGE marked her debut season as the artistic leader of the organization, with the goal of continuing to diversify the company’s repertoire and ensemble while building on the incredible legacy and reputation that HSDC has already established. Along with David McDermott, Executive Director since 2017, the company is looking forward to expanding its audience reach and increasing the local, national, and global reputation of Hubbard Street. For 46 years, Hubbard Street has been one of the most original forces in contemporary dance—bringing top choreographers and works to Chicago and beyond. Hubbard Street’s ever-evolving repertory, created by today’s leading choreographic voices, makes us a company that dancers aspire to join and performance venues all over the world are eager to present. To date, the main company has performed globally in 19 countries and 44 U.S. states. At home in Chicago, Hubbard Street performs 20 times a year and delivers renowned education programs in 50 classrooms across 17 Chicagoland schools. HSDC Education utilizes the choreographic process to teach essential problemsolving skills, creativity, and collaboration—expanding our reach beyond traditional concert dance audiences, ensuring that everyone has access to worldclass dance and instruction. 4
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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO Fall Series: Of Peace Dichotomy of a Journey by Darrell Grand Moultrie Coltrane’s Favorite Things by Lar Lubovitch return to patience by Resident Artist Aszure Barton (Company Premiere)
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director David McDermott, Executive Director Lou Conte, Founder
The Company Alexandria Best*
Jack Henderson
Jacqueline Burnett
Alysia Johnson*
Aaron Choate
Shota Miyoshi
Morgan Clune
David Schultz*
Michele Dooley
Simone Stevens
Abdiel Figueroa Reyes*
Cyrie Topete
Elliot Hammans
Matt Wenckowski
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Dichotomy of a Journey (2022) Darrell Grand Moultrie, Choreography Ezio Bosso, Dmitri Shostakovich, V. Michael McKay, Nils Oliver Frahm, Donald Lawrence, Music Branimira Ivanova, Costume Design Michael Mazzola, Lighting Design “From this moment and beyond: May we continue to live with vitality, connection, vision, community, and most importantly, self-encouragement.”—Darrell Grand Moultrie
Dancers Vitality The Company Interlude Michele Dooley (11/2 + 11/3), Morgan Clune (11/4 + 11/5) Connection Morgan Clune, Elliot Hammans (11/2 + 11/3), Jacqueline Burnett, David Schultz (11/4 + 11/5) Interlude Jack Henderson (11/2 + 11/3), Aaron Choate (11/4 + 11/5) Vision Abdiel Figueroa Reyes (11/2 + 11/3), Elliot Hammans (11/4 + 11/5) Community Alexandria Best, Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Morgan Clune, Elliot Hammans, Alysia Johnson, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz, Cyrie Topete, Matt Wenckowski (11/2 + 11/3); Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Morgan Clune, Michele Dooley, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Jack Henderson, Shota Miyoshi, David Schultz, Simone Stevens, Matt Wenckowski (11/4 + 11/5) Resilience Michele Dooley, Jack Henderson, Shota Miyoshi, Simone Stevens (11/2 + 11/3); Alexandria Best, Aaron Choate, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Cyrie Topete (11/4 + 11/5); The Company Music: String Quintet N. 2 The Nights: I’m Born Child (African Skies) by Ezio Bosso, performed by Ezio Bosso, Turin String Quartet; Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by Dmitri Shostakovich, I Musici de Montréal, Maxim Shostakovich; In My Dreams by V. Michael McKay, performed by Daryl Coley, produced by Hal Sacks, Daryl Coley; My Friend the Forest by Nils Oliver Frahm, performed by Nils Frahm, produced by Nils Frahm; Encourage Yourself-Live by Donald Lawrence, performed by The Tri-City Singers, produced by Donald Lawrence.
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Coltrane’s Favorite Things (2010) COMPANY PREMIERE: 2023 Lar Lubovitch, Choreography Jonathan E. Alsberry, Stager John Coltrane, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Music Jackson Pollock, Scenery Jack Mehler*, Lighting Design “In his time, the music of John Coltrane was described as ‘sheets of sound’, due to the aural environment created by his innovative wall-to-wall, top-to-bottom, overall constancy of sound. Simultaneously, mid-century artist Jackson Pollock was creating pictures depicting a visual environment for which the entire surface of the canvas itself was an overall ‘action field,’ the term coined to describe his paintings. In this dance, I have sought to draw a parallel between Coltrane’s sheets of sound and Pollock’s field of action.” —Lar Lubovitch
Dancers: Duet Alexandria Best, Shota Miyoshi (11/2 + 11/3); Cyrie Topete, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes (11/4 + 11/5) Quartet Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Morgan Clune, Matt Wenckowski (11/2 + 11/3); Michele Dooley, Jack Henderson, Alysia Johnson, David Schultz (11/4 + 11/5) Trio Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Elliot Hammans, Jack Henderson (11/2 + 11/3); Shota Miyoshi, Simone Stevens, Matt Wenckowski (11/4 + 11/5) Music: My Favorite Things. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. This selection is used by special arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein: A Concord Company, www.concord.com. All Rights Reserved. Coltrane’s Favorite Things was commissioned in part by Ronald E. Creamer Jr., Elysabeth Kleinhans, W. Patrick McMullan III, Maxine Pollak, Dale L. Ponikvar and Lewis R. Steinberg. Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), 1950. Jackson Pollock (American, 19121956). Enamel on canvas, H. 105, W. 207 in. (266.7 x 525.8 cm), George A. Hearn Fund, 1957 (57.92) © 2010 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York. Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A. Photo credit: Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Art Resource, NY. Choreography copyright © Lar Lubovitch 2010.
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return to patience (2015) COMPANY PREMIERE Aszure Barton, Choreography Jonathan E. Alsberry, Stager Caroline Shaw, Music Fritz Masten*, Costume Design Nicole Pearce*, Lighting & Stage Design Dancers: The Company Music: Gustave Le Grey by Caroline Shaw, performed by Ruogu Wen. The costumes for return to patience were created by The Juilliard School, New York, NY. hubbardstreetdance.com
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2023-24 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell (Artistic Director, she/her) ascended to this role in 2021, after an extraordinary career as a professional dance artist and educator. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and began her dance training at the Baltimore School for the Arts under the guidance of Sylvester Campbell and Stephanie Powell. She was an apprentice with the Capitol Ballet in Washington D.C. and a full fellowship student at The Ailey School. While a student at The Juilliard School, she was invited by Hubbard Street founder Lou Conte to join the main company at the age of 19, thus beginning her professional dance career. After three seasons with Hubbard Street, she became a Principal Dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, under the direction of Judith Jamison. During her 13-year tenure with the company, she performed all over the world and was featured in the works of Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Talley Beatty, Ron K. Brown, John Butler, Donald Byrd, Ulysses Dove, George Faison, Rennie Harris, Geoffrey Holder, Judith Jamison, Louis Johnson, Alonzo King, Lar Lubovitch, Donald McKayle, Elisa Monte, Jennifer Muller, David Parsons, and Dwight Rhoden. She was invited to give a number of special performances throughout her career, including the White House State Dinner in honor of the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, and the 12th Annual Kennedy Center Gala with Nancy Wilson and Liza Minelli. She has led a distinguished career as a dance educator in her hometown of Baltimore where, since 2005, she has been a Professor of Dance at Towson University and has served on the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts. Her research and scholarship in continuing the Ailey legacy within the Towson University and Greater Baltimore community has resulted in the Ailey II residencies from 2011-2019 hosted by Towson University and the establishment of AileyCamp Baltimore at Towson University in 2014 where she served as Director. She holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in dance from Hollins University and is an ABT® Certified Teacher. As a scholar, her entry “Alvin Ailey” has been published by the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. She and her husband have three children.
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2023-24 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES David McDermott (Executive Director, he/him) manages organization-wide strategy and administrative functions including oversight of Hubbard Street’s finances, operations, marketing, and development departments. Most recently, he led Hubbard Street through a post-COVID-19 restructuring, guided its new access-first digital strategy, and directed the company’s recent move to Water Tower Place. Prior to joining Hubbard Street he served as the First Deputy Commissioner at the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. In this role, he managed the day-to-day operations of the department and played instrumental roles in major initiatives such as creating the Chicago Cultural Plan, revitalizing the Taste of Chicago, and ensured the success of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Prior to his employment with the City, he led the Senator Durbin’s Department of Community Outreach, served as the Senator’s Political Director, and has managed political campaigns at the congressional, county, and municipal levels. He recently completed a fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy and holds a degree in Public Policy from Trinity College at the University of Dublin. Craig D. Black Jr., Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, and Jonathan E. Alsberry. Photo by Frank Ishman.
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2023-24 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES Lou Conte (Founding Artistic Director, he/him) after a performing career that included roles in Broadway musicals such as Cabaret, Mame and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, established the Lou Conte Dance Studio in 1974. Three years later, he founded what is now Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Originally the company’s sole choreographer, he developed relationships with emerging and world-renowned dancemakers Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Margo Sappington and Daniel Ezralow as the company grew. He continued to build Hubbard Street’s repertoire by forging a key relationship with Twyla Tharp in the 1990s, acquiring seven of her works as well as original choreography. It then became an international enterprise with the inclusion of works by Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato and Ohad Naharin. Throughout his 23 years as the company’s artistic director, he received numerous awards including the first Ruth Page Artistic Achievements Award in 1986, the Sidney R. Yates Arts Advocacy Award in 1995, and a Chicagoan of the Year award from Chicago magazine in 1999. In 2003, he was inducted as a laureate into the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the state’s highest honor, and in 2014, was named one of five inaugural recipients of the City of Chicago’s Fifth Star Award. He has been credited by many for helping raise Chicago’s international cultural profile and for creating a welcoming climate for dance in the city, where the art form now thrives. Jonathan E. Alsberry (Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives, he/him) from Normal, IL is a dance educator, creator and coach focused on inspiring excellence and joy in the study of Ballet, Jazz, and Modern techniques with a constant dedication to the exploration of artistry and the creative process. Currently the Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, he began dancing with his mother Lyndetta and went on to graduate from The Chicago Academy for the Arts where he has since been a guest faculty member. In 2006, he received his BFA from The Juilliard School where he met Aszure Barton. Jonathan a.k.a “Jojo” is now dancer, rehearsal director, and creative collaborator with Aszure Barton & Artists and has assisted Mrs. Barton in over a dozen creations including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Bayerische Staatsballett and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2007 he also joined the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and is currently a performer, rehearsal director and teaching artist with the company. He has shared two tours with Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Hell’s Kitchen Dance as well as Evolution with Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo. Other credits include The Chase Brock Experience, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Nilas Martins Dance Company, and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. Since 2007, he has been teaching, coaching and creating work at various educational institutions including Arts Umbrella, Harvard University, University of California at Irvine, Springboard Danse Montreal, Ballet Hispánico and University of Southern California. 10
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2022–23 LEADERSHIP & ARTISTIC PROFILES Craig D. Black Jr. (Rehearsal Director, he/they) from San Jose, CA is the Rehearsal Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He was appointed to this role in 2022 for the company’s 45th Anniversary: Sapphire Season. At the age of ten, Craig began dancing at South Bay Dance Center and continued his dance training at Abraham Lincoln High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In 2011, Craig received his BFA from The Juilliard School. He obtained additional training at Springboard Danse Montréal, Nederlands Dans Theater, and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. Craig is a recipient of the 2010 Princess Grace Award in Dance as well as the 2011 Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence from the School at Jacob’s Pillow. For six seasons Craig performed and toured with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet under the direction of Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty. In 2017, Craig joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago where he danced for five seasons before transitioning into the HSDC Rehearsal Director position. He has had the privilege of dancing works by Kyle Abraham, Aszure Barton, Cherice Barton, Rena Butler, Alejandro Cerrudo, Peter Chu, Nacho Duato, Jorma Elo, William Forsythe, Jirí Kylián, Fernando Melo, Robyn Mineko Williams, Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, and Cayetano Soto Ramirez among many others. Craig has had the pleasure of co-choreographing and rehearsal directing Cardi B and Offset’s 2019 BET Awards performance. Craig is a passionate teacher and mentor. He is certified in IMAGE TECH for Dancers™ introductory through advanced level. Craig is on faculty for Dupree Dance and has served as guest faculty for the Hubbard Street Professional Program, Steps on Broadway, Peridance Center, The Joffrey Academy, and New York City Dance Alliance. Hubbard Street Dancers Alysia Johnson, Abdiel Figueroa Reyes, Morgan Clune, and Aaron Choate. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.
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CHOREOGRAPHER PROFILES ASZURE BARTON Artist and choreographer Aszure Barton has collaborated with celebrated dancers and companies including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, National Ballet of Canada, Malpaso Dance Company, Nederlands Dans Theater, Sydney Dance Company, and Teatro alla Scala, among many others. She has received honors including a Bessie Award and the prestigious Arts & Letters Award, joining the ranks of Oscar Peterson, Karen Kain, and Margaret Atwood. She was the first Martha Duffy resident artist at the Baryshnikov Arts Center and is an official ambassador of contemporary dance in Canada. She is the founder of Aszure Barton & Artists, an international interdisciplinary dance project, and is currently embarking on a new creative partnership with trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire. LAR LUBOVITCH is one of America’s most versatile and widely seen choreographers. He founded the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in 1968. Over the course of 53 years, it has gained an international reputation as one of America’s top dance companies, produced more than 120 dances and performed before millions across the U.S. and over 40 countries. Many other major companies throughout the world have performed the company’s dances, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Joffrey Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, and more. Lubovitch has created ice-dancing works for Olympians John Curry, Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Brian Orser, JoJo Starbuck, and Paul Wylie, and he has created featurelength ice-dance specials for TV: The Planets for A&E (nominated for an International Emmy Award, a Cable AceAward, and a Grammy Award) and The Sleeping Beauty for PBS and Anglia TV, Great Britain. His theater and film work includes Sondheim/ Lapine’s Into the Woods (Tony Award nomination), The Red Shoes (Astaire Award), the Tony Award-winning revival of The King and I (on Broadway and in London’s West End), Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame in Berlin, and Robert Altman’s movie The Company (American Choreography Award). In 2016, he premiered The Bronze Horseman, based on the Pushkin poem, for the Mikhailovsky Ballet in Russia. In 1987, he conceived Dancing for Life, which took place at Lincoln Center. It was the first response by the dance community to the AIDS crisis, raising over one million dollars. Together with Jay Franke, in 2007 Lubovitch created the Chicago Dancing Festival, in collaboration with the City of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art. It presented 10 seasons entirely free to the public. Recent awards: 2007 named Chicagoan of the Year by the Chicago Tribune; 2008 named similarly by Chicago Magazine; 2011 designated a Ford Fellow by United States Artists and received the Dance/USA Honors Award; 2012 his dance Crisis Variations awarded the Prix Benois de la Danse for outstanding choreography at the Bolshoi Theatre; 2013 honored for lifetime achievement by the American Dance Guild; 2014 awarded an honorary doctorate by The Juilliard School; 2016 received the Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for lifetime achievement and the Dance Magazine Award, named one of America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures by the Dance Heritage Coalition and appointed a Distinguished Professor at UC/Irvine. In honor of his company’s 50th anniversary, in 2018 he was presented with the Martha Graham Award for lifetime achievement.
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CHOREOGRAPHER PROFILES DARRELL GRAND MOULTRIE A recipient of the Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award, Darrell Grand Moultrie has established himself as one of the most diverse and sought-after choreographers and master teachers. Moultrie has created and staged works for dance companies across the world including American Ballet Theatre, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, BalletX, Atlanta Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet Colorado Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, BalletMet Columbus, Ailey 2, Tulsa Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, The Juilliard School, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, and NBA Ballet in Japan among others. Moultrie served as the choreographer for the Pulitzer Prize Winning & 2023 Tony Nominated Play Fat Ham. His work can currently be seen in Disney’s new revival of the Tony Award winning musical Aida, currently playing The Netherlands. For his work, he received a Best Choreography nomination at the Netherland’s Musical Awards. Additional credits include the world premiere of the new musical, Goddess, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre directed by Tony Nominee Saheem Ali, MCC’s Space Dogs, The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Merry Wives, the world premiere of Jeremy O. Harris’s off-Broadway play Daddy, Witness Uganda at American Repertory Theater directed by Tony Winner Diane Paulus, Sugar in our Wounds at Manhattan Theatre Club, the off-Broadway musical Invisible Thread at Second Stage, the world premiere of Redwood at Portland Center Stage Theater, and Evita and Pride & Prejudice at Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Moultrie has collaborated with Tony Award-winning dancer Savion Glover and choreographed El Publico, a new opera at the world famous Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain directed by Robert Castro and Conducted by Robert Heras-Casado. Darrell served as a choreographer on Beyoncé’s record breaking tour, the Mrs. Carter World Tour. Moultrie is a proud New Yorker, born and raised in Harlem, and a graduate of Laguardia High School and The Juilliard School.
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2023–24 COMPANY DANCERS
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Alexandria Best*
Jacqueline Burnett*
Aaron Choate
Morgan Clune
Michele Dooley
Abdiel Figueroa Reyes*
Elliot Hammans
Jack Henderson
Alysia Johnson*
Shota Miyoshi
David Schultz*
Simone Stevens
Cyrie Topete
Matt Wenckowski
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2023–24 DANCER PROFILES Alexandria Best (she/her, Raleigh, NC) is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina where she began her pre-professional dance training. During this time, she acquired knowledge from instructors across programs such as American Ballet Theatre, Arts Umbrella, Carolina Ballet, DamianiDance, French Academie of Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She is a 2021 graduate of Pace University where she earned her BFA in dance, with a concentration in performance and pedagogy, and a minor in business. Immediately following post-grad, Alexandria joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a company dance artist under the new direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Now going into her third season, she has had the opportunity to perform many great works by many great-minded artists alike. She is thrilled to be announced as a 2023 Princess Grace Foundation Award winner in Dance and to be joining its community of artists, including many past and present HSDC members as well. Alexandria is elated to continue her time growing her artistry and community with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in its upcoming season. Company member since 2021. Jacqueline Burnett (she/her, Pocatello, ID) received her formative classical ballet training in her hometown of Pocatello, Idaho, from Romanian Ballet Master Marius Zirra. She moved to NYC in 2005 for the Ailey School/Fordham University joint BFA program, graduating magna cum laude with honors (2009). She joined HSDC in 2008 as a Center Apprentice and joined the main company in 2009. She received a Princess Grace Honorarium in 2011 and with HSDC, was part of DanceMotion USA 2013, a cultural diplomacy tour in Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. She has also served as an Artistic Lead and teacher for HSDC Summer Intensives, a repetitor for Penny Saunders, and a freelance dancer with Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists and Seattle Dance Collective. She recently choreographed for Milwaukee Rep’s Murder on the Orient Express and premiered a new work, co-choreographed with David Schultz, for Danza Visual in Mexico City. Company member since 2009. Aaron Choate (they/them, Lexington, KY) is a graduate of The Juilliard School class of 2022. After studying at Diana Evan’s School of Dance in Kentucky, they were named a 2018 Presidential Scholar in the Arts. They have performed the works of renowned choreographers, such as Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith, Rennie Harris, Spencer Theberge, Lar Lubovitch, and Ted Shawn. They are also an avid choreographer. Most recently, they had a process at Gibney Dance called the Moving Towards Justice Fellowship, created by Scott Autry. In 2022, they presented a work at 92nd Street Y as a part of the Future Dance Festival. In 2021, they received the George J. Jakab Grant Award from Juilliard to create a dance film, and upon graduation they were awarded the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship. Company member since 2022. Morgan Clune (she/her, Barrington, IL) graduated from The Chicago Academy for the Arts in 2018. She was recognized as a National YoungArts Winner in New York for Contemporary dance in 2018 where she performed solo at Baryshnikov Arts Center. Upon graduation from Juilliard, Morgan was awarded the Martha Hill Prize for her achievement and leadership in Dance as well as a Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship for her promise as an entrepreneur and engagement in the arts. She is an emerging choreographer, recently choreographing at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s CREATE summer intensive and The Juilliard School in 2023. Morgan is currently entering her second season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago under the direction of Linda-Denise FisherHarrell. Company member since 2022.
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2023–24 DANCER PROFILES Michele Dooley (she/he/they, Philadelphia, PA) is a dance artist and teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She began her dance training at The Institute of the Arts, graduated from The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and later earned her BFA in Dance from The University of the Arts. Michele has completed programs with Bates Summer intensive, BalletX Summer Program, and DCNS Summer Dance Intensive and has worked with choreographers Gary Jeter, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Aszure Barton, Jermaine Spivey, Milton Myers, Spenser Theberge, and Nora Gibson. She has had the privilege of working with Eleone Dance Theatre and Spectrum Dance Theater. She is thrilled to be back for her third season with the company! Company member since 2021. Abdiel Figueroa Reyes (he/they, Las Vegas, NV) was born and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, before moving to the U.S. in 2011. Training: The Rock Center for Dance, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, The Joffrey Ballet summer intensive, Complexions summer intensive, Contemporary West Dance Theater (under Bernard H. Gaddis). In 2017, Figueroa Reyes became a member of Hubbard Street’s Professional Program, HS Pro (under Alexandra Wells with mentorship from Peter Chu, Claire Bataille, Glenn Edgerton, Jonathan Alsberry, and more). In 2018, he became an HSDC apprentice and in 2019, joined the main company. Dance Magazine named him a Top 25 to Watch and recognized him as 1 of 4 LatinX Dancers Breaking Boundaries in 2020. Starting his fifth year as a company member, Figueroa Reyes is delighted to be a 2022 Princess Grace Award Winner and was recently recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Chicago. He is grateful to continue his growth and development with HSDC and the Chicago community. Company member since 2019. Elliot Hammans (he/him, Santa Fe, NM) began his formal dance training in 2008 with Robert SherMachherndl and continued his ballet and modern dance education with Moving People Dance in Santa Fe, NM, under the direction of Curtis Uhlemann. Hammans joined Moving People Dance Company as an apprentice in 2010, trained on full scholarship at the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center in San Francisco, and attended Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 2011 and 2012 Summer Intensives. Following studies abroad at Austria’s Tanzzentrum SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance), Hammans earned his BFA in Dance in 2014 from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Hammans joined Hubbard Street 2 as a full company member in August 2014 and was promoted to Hubbard Street’s main company in August 2016. Company member since 2016. Jack Henderson (he/him, Livermore, CA) grew up in Livermore, California where he began dancing at his local dance studio, Tiffany’s Dance Academy. He attended summer intensives and workshops during this time, including San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, and Hubbard Street intensives. In 2017, he moved to Vancouver, BC, to attend Arts Umbrellas pre-graduate program under the direction of Artemis Gordon. In 2018, Jack joined the graduate program at Arts Umbrella, performing repertoire and new creations by Crystal Pite, Lukas Timulak, Amos Bental, Ihsan Rustem, and Jonathan E. Alsberry, to name a few. Company member since 2022. Alysia Johnson (Alysia/she/her, Dallas, TX) first found dance at Dallas Black Dance Theatre and later went on to graduate from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where she studied ballet, modern, and composition. A graduate of The Juilliard School and a two-time recipient of Juilliard’s Entrepreneurship Grant, she has served the Dallas dance community by founding and directing programs that cater to young artists in the DFW metroplex since 2015. Recently, Alysia was awarded the Princess Grace Honoraria Award for dance and she is endlessly thankful for the dance community at large for their support and unmatched creativity. Company member since 2018.
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2023–24 DANCER PROFILES Shota Miyoshi (he/him, Kanagawa, Japan), a native of Japan, started to train in jazz and ballet at Nakura Jazz Dance Studio. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from SUNY Purchase college in 2022. He has performed works by Norbert De La Cruz, Jamar Roberts, Martin Løfsnes, Doug Varone, George Balanchine, Martha Graham and José Limón. Additional training includes MOVE|NYC|’s S.W.E.A.T and Paul Taylor Summer Intensive. He hopes to become a versatile dancer who is able to collaborate with a variety of musicians in order to create something the world has never seen before. Company member since 2022. David Schultz (he/him, Grand Rapids, MI) began his training in Michigan with the School of the Grand Rapids Ballet, where he then performed for four seasons with its company, the Grand Rapids Ballet. David joined Hubbard Street 2 in 2009 and was promoted to the main company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, in 2011 where he has worked with many of the world’s leading contemporary choreographers. He is a recipient of a 2012 Princess Grace Award. As a choreographer David has had the honor of creating works for DanceWorks Chicago, Chambered Squared, Boston University, and a Cochoreographed piece with Jacqueline Burnett for Danza Visual in Mexico City. When he is not dancing, or choreographing David has spent many years studying music and has performed and scored many pieces for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as well as for his own works. Company member since 2011. Simone Stevens (she/her, Atlanta, GA) received her dance training in her hometown of Stone Mountain, GA at En Pointe School of Dance before graduating from Kennesaw State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Minor in Anthropology. Upon moving to Chicago in 2018, Simone studied on scholarship at the Lou Conte Dance Studio while simultaneously performing as a freelance artist throughout the city. Since joining the company in 2021, Simone has been recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s 25 To Watch. Simone has also actively sought to further expand her community as an instructor, both regionally at The Rooted Space and Chicago Movement Collective, as well as familiarly at her alma mater. Simone is forever grateful for the spaces that continue to welcome her and the communities that continue to uplift. Company member since 2021. Cyrie Topete (she/they, Peoria, AZ) is from Peoria, Arizona, where she trained in competitive dance starting at the age of 13. She then moved to New York City and received her BFA at The Juilliard School, class of 2022. During her time at Juilliard, she was given Juilliard’s FENDI Vanguard Award and attended programs including Springboard Danse Montreal, Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, B12 in Berlin, Germany, Youngarts LA, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and more. She was also recognized for choreographic opportunities including Juilliard’s Choreography and Composers in 2021, National Sawdust’s Blueprint Fellowship in 2019, and Juilliard’s Choreographic Honors in 2019. Cyrie has had the opportunity to perform works by Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Alan Lucien Øyen, Kyle Abraham, Bobbi Jene Smith, Rennie Harris, Peter Chu, Justin Peck, Aszure Barton, Rena Butler, Jenn Freeman, and Jamar Roberts. During her first season with HSDC, she was featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise”. Company member since 2022. Matt Wenckowski (he/him, St. Charles, IL) received his early training at Moves Dance Studio in North Aurora and trained as a competitive dancer with Excel Dance Productions. In 2009, Matt joined the Joffrey Academy’s pre-professional programs under the direction of Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik, performing in The Nutcracker and more. He studied at Lou Conte Dance Studio under the guidance of Claire Bataille and joined DanceWorks Chicago in 2013 under the direction of Julie Nakagawa. In 2015, he joined the Grand Rapids Ballet performing soloist roles in classical and contemporary works. He’s performed pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo, Trey McIntyre, Ben Stevenson, George Balanchine, Yuri Possokhov, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Val Caniparoli, Robyn Mineko Williams, Penny Saunders, and more. Matt is thrilled and grateful to be part of HSDC and would like to thank his parents for all they’ve done to support him. Company member since 2022. hubbardstreetdance.com
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DESIGNER PROFILES Dichotomy of a Journey Branimira Ivanova (Costume Design) is currently based in New Orleans, LA. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (MFA Costume design) and the International Academy of Design and Technology (BFA Fashion Design). She has been designing costumes for dance companies in Europe and the USA for two decades. She began her stage design career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2002. Branimira has worked with companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Malpaso, Gauthier Dance, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Arizona Ballet, Breakbone Dance Company, National Portuguese Ballet and Introdans to name a few. In addition to being a costume designer, she also runs a minimalist contemporary sportswear company HOI Clothing and is an Interpreter of Design/Technical Director at Hogan McLaughlin. Michael Mazzola (Lighting Design) His critically acclaimed lighting and scenery has been seen in venues all over the U.S., Europe and Asia. The three-time New York Dance and Performance Award winner has designed lighting and scenery for Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Queensland Ballet, AU, National Ballet of Finland, Stuttgart Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Ballet West, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Ballet Hispanico, Trey McIntyre Project, The Washington Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Houston Ballet, Rachel Tess Dance at the Wanås Foundation in Sweden, Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC and LMCC’s River to River Festival, 3rd Rail Theater, Bebe Miller Company and the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. Other credits: Scenery/lighting design for the National Young Arts Foundation Miami Galas (since 2015); lighting, scenic, and video content for the Presidential Scholars / Young Arts Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall (2015-2020). Since 2011, he has collaborated on a wide variety of works across America and Cuba with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Recently, he designed the world premiere of Vespers for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet by James Kudelka. Resident Lighting Designer at Oregon Ballet Theatre since 1994 and Resident Lighting Designer with Whim W’Him Seattle since its inception in 2011. Senior Scenic Designer on Comedy Central Celebrity Roasts and 2015 Lincoln Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for Uplight, Inc.
Coltrane’s Favorite Things Jack Mehler (Lighting Design). Based in New York for over 25 years, Jack Mehler designs a wide variety of live performances including Lar Lubovitch dances for Atlanta Ballet, Austin Ballet, Ballet Florida, Jose Limon, Joffrey Ballet, Lar Lubovitch Dance, Martha Graham, San Francisco Ballet, and others. He received the 2012 Korean Musical Theatre Award (Korean Tony) for Elisabeth and the 2013 award for Rebecca. Other dance work includes Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Ballet Austin, BalletMet, Ballet Memphis, Ballet West, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Donald Byrd/Spectrum Dance (Gypsy award), Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and many others. Theatre work includes Cleveland Play House, Manhattan Theatre Club, North Shore Music Theatre (four IRNE nominations), Paper Mill Playhouse, Princess Cruise Lines/ Stephen Schwartz, Riverside Theatre, Seattle Rep, Walnut Street Theatre. He is a founding board member of ACT of Connecticut.
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DESIGNER PROFILES return to patience Caroline Shaw (Music) is a musician who moves among roles, genres, and mediums, trying to imagine a world of sound that has never been heard before but has always existed. She is the recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Music, several Grammy awards, an honorary doctorate from Yale, and a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. She has worked with a range of artists including Rosalía, Renée Fleming, and Yo Yo Ma, and she has contributed music to films and tv series including Fleishman is in Trouble, Bombshell, Yellowjackets, Maid, Dark, and Beyonce’s Homecoming. Her favorite color is yellow, and her favorite smell is rosemary. Fritz Masten (Costume Design) has designed for theater internationally. He is pleased to have work being shown by Hubbard Street for the third time. Nicole Pearce (Lighting & Stage Design) is a multidisciplinary artist living in Queens, NY. Her work has been seen across the United States, Cuba, England, Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy, New Zealand, and Russia. Recent works include The Look of Love choreographed by Mark Morris with the Mark Morris Dance Group, Catch Me If You Can directed by Molly Smith with Arena Stage, and Children’s Songs choreographed by Jessica Lang with American Ballet Theatre. Her installation of 1,000 paintings entitled Tiny Paintings for Big Hearts is open to doctors, nurses, staff, and patients of Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, NY. Ruogu Wen (Musician) began his piano studies at age 4, and is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky. As a pianist with rich performance experiences, Ruogu has made his solo and chamber music performances in the United States, Italy, Germany, and China. During his studies at Juilliard, Ruogu actively engages in performances with the AXIOM, the Juilliard Orchestra, and the Juilliard Dance Division in inter-divisional collaborative projects, and is currently an accompanist for the Juilliard Preparatory Division and College Vocal Arts Division. As a highly gifted composer, Ruogu has composed over 30 works for solo piano, and has made world premieres of his own compositions in the US and China in the past 6 years. Ruogu is one of the two pianist cohort members in the 60th season of Taos School of Music. Hubbard Street Dancers Jacqueline Burnett, Alysia Johnson, and Abdiel Figueroa Reyes in on a PATH by Hope Boykin. Photo by Michelle Reid.
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SPOTLIGHT ON: Darrell Grand Moultrie The busy choreographer of Hubbard Street’s Dichotomy of a Journey addresses inspiration, and creating for a collective moment. Tell us about your inspiration for this work, which premiered in 2022 as part of Season 44: RE/CHARGE. Initially, I knew I wanted to do a work that spoke to the times that we’re in. I also knew I wanted to do something that foundationally and musically connected to me being from Harlem and growing up listening to Gospel, and then going to The Juilliard School and being surrounded by classical music. The piece is called Dichotomy of a Journey; it’s a play on the music, classical and Gospel meshing together, but it’s also about how we both survive and celebrate this moment we are in. The work represents persevering together.
What was unique about creating Dichotomy of a Journey on Hubbard Street? The use of Gospel music is new for Hubbard Street. It’s the soundtrack of my life– but coming into this process I found myself wondering, why haven’t I choreographed with Gospel music? So, this is the place where I knew I wanted to share this experience as we open up and push to diversify audiences. What’s beautiful about Gospel is that the audience is universal. It’s not [necessarily] about the word of the Lord—it’s the message of the song that has pulled so many people together, inspiring hope across so many different backgrounds—and I’m excited about that.
What do you hope the audience takes away from this piece? This is a really difficult moment, but also a beautiful moment for those of us who have the opportunity to share art. I wanted to create a work that can move people—physically, emotionally, lyrically—to help you, energize you, and inspire you to keep dreaming and encouraging yourself. At the same time, I want to help people to escape. I would love the audience to identify with the humanity of the dancers in front of them—who have worked their tails off to present this work!—and connect on a human level.
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SPOTLIGHT ON: Coltrane’s Favorite Things Lar Lubovitch In Lubovitch’s energetic, animated piece, he explores the relationship between the work of two mid-century artists: John Coltrane and Jackson Pollock. The “sheets of sound” phrase was first coined by music critic Ira Gitler to describe the 1958 Coltrane album Soultrane. Similarly the term “action painting” was applied to Pollock’s work to describe his gestural drip painting style, resulting in rhythmic patterns of paint dancing across huge, full canvases. “ Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts.”—John Coltrane John Coltrane, April 1966 Chuck Stewart Jazz Photographs, Courtesy of Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. ©Chuck Stewart. Detail of Autumn Rhythm Number 30 by Jackson Pollock. Image courtesy of galleryIntell.
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SPOTLIGHT ON: Aszure Barton return to patience choreographer Aszure Barton has been named Hubbard Street’s next Resident Artist Partnering with HSDC, Barton embarks on a three-year, processbased period of collaboration, creation, and mutual growth with the Company.
“Making dances has always been about bringing people together to facilitate deeper connections,” says Barton. “I’m continually looking for new insight with collaborators that inspire and challenge me, and I’ve really enjoyed working with the Hubbard artists in the past, so I’m honored that LindaDenise is interested in collaborating. The coming-together is just so exciting!” Stay tuned for upcoming event, programming, and season announcements to learn more about what this exciting partnership has in store. HSDC Resident Artist Aszure Barton. Photo by Michelle Reid.
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Thursday February 22, 2024 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Led by Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Hubbard Street invites you to a curated conversation on the process behind creation with award-winning writer, producer, and educator, Tarell Alvin McCraney and acclaimed Choreographer and HSDC Resident Artist, Aszure Barton, whose newest work will premiere during the program. Bold Moves for Bold Voices is a fundraising event that brings together rising artists and innovative leaders in our community to celebrate their inspired vision for our city and beyond. An elevated dessert and open bar reception will take place following the Program in the Commons of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
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SPOTLIGHT ON: HSDC Education Movement as Partnership For more than 20 years, our in-school Movement as Partnership (MAP) residency programs have transformed classrooms into living laboratories of movement and learning.
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We partner with schools and community organizations across Chicago to provide access to our programs in support of our mission to enrich, engage, educate, and change lives through the experience of dance.
Interested in partnering with HSDC Education? Open this QR code with your camera app to complete our Residency Interest form. Pictured: Students at Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy and the Academy for Global Citizenship during HSDC MAP Residencies. Photos courtesy of HSDC Education.
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HUBBARD STREET STAFF AND BOARD Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell Artistic Director David McDermott Executive Director Artistic Staff Jonathan E. Alsberry Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives Craig D. Black, Jr. Rehearsal Director Krista Ellensohn Manager of Training Operations Administrative Staff Abby Olson General Manager Jessica Adler, Corinne Kibler, and Jen Soloway, Arts FMS Financial Management Services External Affairs Katie Grogan Director of Development Melissa Rosenberg Special Events & Development Operations Manager Clara Trippe Development Storyteller Haley Gillespie Development Coordinator Erik Kaiko Director of Marketing & Communications Megan Moran Manager of Marketing & Communications
Youth, Education, and Community Programs Eboné Harden Director of Education Teaching Artist Faculty Jamie Brunson Rebeca G. Griffin Anne Kasdorf Danielle “Dani” Kfoury Mara Noguez Daisy Rueda Julia Rzonca Molly Strom Desiree “Desi” VanDyke
Michael Kroll Head Carpenter
Life Directors John W. Ballantine+ Corinne Brophy* Meg Callahan+ Edythe R. Cloonan++* Pam Crutchfield Sondra Berman Epstein+* Stanley M. Freehling* Charles R. Gardner Paul Gignilliat Sandra P. Guthman+ Gail Kalver James Mabie++* Marie E. O’Connor++* Byron Pollock++* Timothy Schwertfeger++ Jack D. Tovin Randy White William N. Wood Prince+
Board of Directors Steven Collens Chair
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Kristin Conley President
Program Book Erik Kaiko Editor
Education Special Projects Michelle Modrzejewski June Tanoue Production Harrison Pearse Burke Director of Production Kate Darby Stage Manager and Head of Props Jenah Hensel Head of Wardrobe Jack Horwitch Head Electrician
Camille E. Rudge Treasurer Jodi Patt Secretary Marc Miller VP of Development Debra Moritz VP of Membership
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SUPPORT We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following corporations, foundations, government agencies, and individuals who made gifts to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago between July 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. Their support kept the company moving and made the performance you enjoy today possible.
Corporate, Foundation & Government Support $100,000 and above Athletico Physical Therapy Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Polk Bros. Foundation Pritzker Foundation The Shubert Foundation $50,000–$99,999 Chicago Athletic Clubs Julius N. Frankel Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $25,000–$49,999 Conagra Brands Foundation Crown Family Philanthropies Illinois Arts Council Agency Illinois Tool Works Inc. PPM America, Inc./ Jackson National Life Insurance Prince Charitable Trusts Elizabeth Louise Smith Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Anonymous (1)
$10,000–$24,999 CIBC Commercial Banking John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation Georges & Synowiecki Ltd National Endowment for the Arts Sage Foundation The Siragusa Family Foundation William Blair and Company, LLC Anonymous (1) $5,000–$9,999 Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. The Irving Harris Foundation Jenner & Block, LLP The Poetry Foundation Sterling Bay Dr. Scholl Foundation Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation $1,000–$4,999 CNO Financial Group Cushman & Wakefield Council for Canadian American Relations JLL Kovler Family Foundation Sahara Enterprises Inc. Skyline Construction WAWOS
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Individual Support $100,000 and above Nancy A. Lauter and Alfred L. McDougal Charitable Fund $25,000–$99,999 Ginger Farley and Bob Shapiro, Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C. Farley, Jr. Family Foundation Jana French and Peter Gotsch Marla and Larry Gilbert Sandra and Jack Guthman Kristen Otterson Richard L. Rodes Judy Wise $10,000–$24,999 Meg and Tim Callahan Joyce Chelberg Collens Family Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation Steven and Caralynn Collens Charlie Gardner and Patti Eylar Kristin Conley and Andrew Sudds Solange Sandy Lloyd and Arnold Schraa Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Debra and Blake Moritz Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes Adrienne Parker Alison Richards Burton X. and Sheli Z. Rosenberg Camille and Kevin Rudge Yasmine and George Winkler Liza Yntema, In support of female leadership in dance
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$5,000–$9,999 John and Caroline Ballantine John Blosser Ross B. Bricker and Nina Vinik Robert Celin and Oscar Carrillo Joel and Katie Cory Cathleen McCarthy Cramer Dafne Guisard Mirja Spooner Haffner Kay Mabie Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson Nabeela Rasheed Eleanor and William Revelle Anonymous (2) $2,500–$4,999 Katie Grogan and James Schulte Bruce and Jamie Hague Howard and Gail Lanznar Jae Lee and Michael Heffernan Ron and Elise Magers Jen and Josh Mallamud Mary Lou Marinas David McDermott and Molly Graber Thomas J. O’Keefe Jack and Niki Tovin Randy and Lisa White $1,000–$2,499 Greg Albiero and Mark Zampardo Sandra Bass Andrew and Shaun Block Hugo and Catherine Chavez Sandi Cooksey and Todd Clark Jeff Corbin and Massimo Pacilli David and Terri Dieter Thomas Durica and Susan Jacob Thomas J. Feie
Siobhan Flynn and Alec Dike Lynn and James Grogan Ada M. Guggenheim James Huberty and Marc Giles Lauren Huefner In the Works Fund Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund Jonathan and Sally Kovler Walter Mah Suzet McKinney Kathleen Miles JD Miller and Mike Aden Sally and Ted Miller Jasminka Milpak and Daniel Lapish Steve and DeeDee Morcos Jennifer Lynne Nelson Susan C. Nutson Kesha Pate Eleanor Pollack Jeaneane and John Quinn Barbara Reed Lynn Ritchie Janice Rodgers Lee Rosenberg Charles and Bea Schutz Mary Kay Shaw Ziemowit Smulkowski Eric and Tammy Steele Peter Vale Holly Wathan Michael Wilczynski Benna and Hal Wilde Anonymous (3)
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$500–$999 Susan Bass and Stephen Marcus Stuart Brainerd and Elise Paschen Jeanne Brett Heather Caruso Kellie and Dean Clune Jessica and Evan Dadosky Kathy DeHoff Scott Deininger Judy Desenis and Scott Peterson Brandon and Tracy Frein Burt Fujishima Julie L. Gentes Meredith George Jeffrey Griffin Elizabeth Halajian and Andrew Burdick Ashley Hartman Lianne and Daniel Jacobs Nicholas and Rachael Kanich Gina Kennedy Mark Larsen Zarah Latif and Sandeep Mannur Jim and Beverly Maguire Michael McStraw Bill Melamed and Jamey Lundblad Geoff Myers Katlyn Nicolai A. Paton
Suzie Pretekin Robert and Marsha Rosner Bonnie and Michael Rothman Earl and Sandra Rusnak Saf Sarich Carleen Schreder Jim Suehr Marilee C. Unruh Giorgiana Varvaroi Paul Waas Debora Thompson-Widmer William Ziemann Anonymous (2) $250–$499 Randy and Lorraine Barba Jonathan Basofin Henry and Leigh Bienen Linda Bierig Jennie Berkson and David Edelstein Larry Berlin Erick Brethenoux Dr. Nancy Church and Mr. Charles Jett Azurii Collier Victoria Darrow Barbara and Michael Davis Cindy Delmar Brian Dukerschein Janet Elkins Sarah Eng Cathy Ethridge Molly Flanagan Christine Galloway
Sheldon and Susan Good Harry and Lyne Halme Jacqueline Haywood Leslie Jeffery Marsha Kamen Alisa Katzen Susan and Steve Kaufman Brian and Christina King Michael Krauss Veronica Levine Donald L. MacCorquodale Sandra McNaughton Andrew and Judy L. Porte Emma Rodriguez-Ayala Anne Rogers Hadassah Rosen Linda Rosencranz Steve Roy and Lloyd Kohler Alla and Richard Rusz David Shulman William and Edith Shannon Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith Maria Stamas Patricia Sternberg Dr. Cynthia Stewart Carol Stone Mary Toll and William Heimann Sandra Van Tilburg Michael and Linda Welsch Marc Wilkow Karen Wilmot Caren Yanis
Hubbard Street appreciates the support of all its donors and regrets the inability to list those who contributed less than $250 due to space limitations. For any corrections to program name listings please contact the Development Office at giving@hubbardstreetdance.com.
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Gifts in Honor and Memory Tribute and Memorial gifts are a meaningful way to recognize individuals who have a connection to Hubbard Street. For more information or to make a gift please contact the Development Office at giving@hubbardstreetdance.com. In honor of Abby, Linda-D, David, and all the amazing HS dancers Kesha Pate In honor of Sara Albrecht Dedrea Gray In honor of Michael and Nancy Basofin Jonathan Basofin In honor of Craig D. Black, Jr., and Kevin Shannon Kristen Otterson In honor of Steven Collens’s birthday Terry and Todd Holzman In memory of Mamie Dooley and Lula Calwise Teresa Dooley
In honor of Sara Fox Seth Lawrence Fox In honor of Christina King Brian King In honor of Debra Moritz Edith Falk In honor of Kevin J. Shannon Meredith George Kristen Otterson William and Edith Shannon Barbara Grunewald Mary Kay Shaw In honor of Yasmine Winkler Emma Rodriguez-Ayala
In honor of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell Josianne Pennington
Contributed Materials and Services Alexandra Wells Arts Consulting Group Athletico Physical Therapy
Chicago Athletic Clubs Microsoft Corporation SoundLight Entertainment Tessitura
Hubbard Street Dancers Elliot Hammans, Jack Henderson, Simone Stevens, and Abdiel Figueroa Reyes in Nevermore by Thang Dao. Photo by Michelle Reid.
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Special Services Allied Integrated Marketing Advertising
Franczek P.C. Legal Services
Athletico Physical Therapy Official Provider of Physical Therapy
Jenner & Block Legal Services
Chicago Athletic Clubs Official Health Club
Michelle Reid HSDC Resident Photographer; Season 46 Identity Photography
Arts Consulting Group Executive Search and Strategic Planning Mallory Baker, Taylor Ford, Joyce Lindsey, Jonathan Schang, Greg Smith Accompanists
Imani Sade Season 46 Identity Styling Frank Ishman Headshots and Bio Photography
Meredith Dincolo, Kimberly Dulac, Roderick George, Nan Giordano, Daniel “BRAVEMONK” Haywood, Kelsa “K-Soul” Rieger-Haywood, Noelle Kayser, Andrew Murdock, Wade Schaaf, Kevin Shannon, Kia Smith, Risa Steinberg, Jasmin Taylor, Jessica Tomlinson, Laura Wade, Chicago Repertory Ballet*, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater*, Giordano Dance Chicago*, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre*, South Chicago Dance Theatre*, Red Clay Dance Company*
David Schultz Rehearsal Photography
Company Teachers
Carol Fox & Associates Public Relations
Savills Real Estate Quarles & Brady Legal Services
Motion/Pictures Dance Project Inside the Studio Production Team Kendall Karg Consulting 2023 Spotlight Ball Event Production SoundLight Entertainment 2023 Spotlight Ball Video Production & HSDC Resident Videographers
Communiqué Graphic Design Graphic Design *Community Class Partners
Lou Conte Founders Society Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is grateful to the following individuals who have included us in their estate plans. Our future is more secure because of their generosity. Meg and Tim Callahan Josephine H. Deutsch* Marge* and Lew Collens Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Jane Ellen Murray Edward and Gayla Nieminen Sarah J. Nolan James F. Oates*
Edna K. Papazian* Byron Pollock* Alyssa J. Rapp Richard L. Rodes Richard Schieler* Landon N. Stigall* Sandra Van Tilburg J. Randall White *deceased
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Endowments Hubbard Street Dance Chicago gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following donors to the Endowment for Health and Wellness and the Endowment for Artistic Programs, which was established with a generous grant from the Ford Foundation. $100,000 and above Meg and Tim Callahan Pamela Crutchfield The Davee Foundation Josephine H. Deutsch Trust The Ford Foundation Jay Franke and David Herro The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Jim* and Kay Mabie Nancy A. Lauter & Alfred L. McDougal Charitable Fund Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller $50,000–$99,999 Sara Albrecht John and Caroline Ballantine Deborah Bricker Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein* Sandra and Jack Guthman Mrs. Eleanor Wood Prince William N. Wood Prince The Rhoades Foundation Earl and Sandra Rusnak Randy and Lisa White $25,000–$49,999 Lew Collens Harold Florsheim Paul and Ellen Gignilliat Bernard and Averill Leviton Dale and Dana Machalleck James F. Oates* Randy White and Hope Wollman $10,000–$24,999 Dean Balice Katherine and Christopher Barber 38
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Roger and Julie Baskes Joseph and Anne Bohne Janice Y. Burnham and Raymond B. Carney James and Edie Cloonan Joel and Katie Cory Allan and Ellen Drebin Susan and Bryan Erler Trudy Giesel Denise Stefan Ginascol and John Ginascol Mary Louise Gorno Jacqueline Hurlbutt and Norman Waite Sarah J. Nolan Dina Norris and Steve Young Byron* and Judy Pollock Sally and Ellis Regenbogen Eleanor and William Revelle Dana and Andre Rice Kevin and Camille Rudge Warren D. Shifferd Jr. Richard and Ann Tomlinson Robert and Nancy Unglaub Earl and Susan Webb Sallyan Windt $5,000–$9,999 Julia Antonatos Sanchen Barnum William and Donna Barrows The Sidney and June Barrows Foundation Corinne Brophy* Carla J. Eyre and Peter F. Gallagher Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner Judith Grubner and Craig Jobson Stephanie Hickman Linda Hutson
Marc Miller and Chris Horsman Pat Pulido Sanchez and Manuel Sanchez John Schwartz Kenneth Shanoff and Steve Young Deborah and Kelly Stonebraker Jack and Niki Tovin $1,000–$4,999 Kathy Catrambone Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Carolyn Clift Thomas and Lois Colberg Jocelyn B. Hamlar and Leighton J. Toney Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund Rachel Corn Kluge and Scott Kluge David Mekemson and Irene Petruniak Maureen Mosh Donald Ratner Patrick J. Schieble Richard Turner and David Jenkins $250–$999 Bill Nygren Foundation Todd Magazine Sheila Owens Steven and Frances Shapiro *deceased
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UP NEXT Winter Series
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February 23–March 3, 2024 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tickets available now at hubbardstreetdance.com Hubbard Street Dancers Abdiel Figueroa Reyes and Alysia Johnson. Photo by Michelle Reid, styling by Imani Sade.