Dance Series 1 – Digital Program 2022
Photo of Maggie Carey by Chris Hardy
Dear Ballet Patron:
Welcome to the theater as we kick off Season 29 at Smuin Contemporary Ballet. We’re happy you’re here to join us!
Dance Series 1 allows us to continue creative plans that were shelved by the pandemic.
Smuin alum Rex Wheeler’s tribute to American jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, titled Take Five, brings a splash of color and fun to the opening of our program. Wheeler imbues his piece with his own flirtatious wit. Take Five strikes a joyful mood of humor and celebration that highlights both Brubeck’s phrasing and the athleticism of our artists.
We first performed Requiem for a Rose by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa five years ago. Twelve dancers, stylized to represent the roses of a bouquet, dance in contrast to the lone female soloist. Set to the adagio movement of the Quintet in C major by Franz Schubert, Requiem for a Rose is an exceptional example of Lopez Ochoa’s distinct classical and contemporary vocabularies.
Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado contributes a world premiere to our program, created especially for our artists. Sharing his culture and movement with us reaffirms our belief that dance is a universal language that transcends borders. When I met Delgado in Cuba in 2012, I never imagined it would take a decade to realize my dream of exposing our dancers to Delgado’s artistry. The results are mesmerizing.
Thank you for being with us!
Celia Fushille
Artistic Director
With Gratitude
Smuin is grateful to be sponsored in part by San Francisco Grants for the Arts along with:








Take Five
World Premiere: September 20, 2019
Choreography: Rex Wheeler
Music: Recorded by Dave Brubeck
Costume Design: Kaori Higashiyama
Lighting Design: Michael Oesch
Raised in the hay fields as a young cowboy, Dave Brubeck drew early inspiration from the rhythms and sounds in his daily life. It’s this authenticity, coupled with his sense of humor, that has always drawn me to his music.
When listening to his many hits I always knew there was one company with whom I’d have the most fun creating Take Five – one near and dear to my heart. As we dance this, I hope Michael is watching over us, tapping his feet. Keeping an eye on us to make sure we keep things fun.
– Rex Wheeler
Requiem for a Rose
World Premiere: February 2009, Philadelphia Ballet
Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music: Franz Schubert
Additional Soundscape: Almar Kok
Costume and Scenic Design: Tatyana Van Walsum
Lighting Design: Tony Tucci
Lighting Adaptation: Michael Oesch
Supporting sponsorship of Requiem for a Rose is generously provided by Harvey Lynch
The Turntable
World Premiere: September 16, 2022
Choreography: Osnel Delgado
Music: Various artists
Costume and Scenic Concept: Osnel Delgado
Lighting Design: Michael Oesch
The world turns while she remains on pause. Static in the center of space, frozen like someone waiting for the perfect companion, who shares
a bolero in reverse, altered, mystical, and unfinished; the melody
of a heart amplified by the austere needle of oblivion.Away from the eyes, the looks, and the gestures of the others, I slide subtly
in your quest. Through the circles of stillness, I break the inertia of the measures, I rewrite with each step the perfect song of our encounter,
the tired chords of our embrace, and the sublime harmony of our dance.– Osnel Delgado
Leadership
Founder
Michael Smuin
Artistic Director
Celia Fushille
Managing Director
Lori Laqua
Company Manager & Wardrobe
Jo Ellen Arntz
Ballet Master & Education Program Director
Amy London
Production Director
Kathryn T Graham
Team Members
Alicia Tos • Director of Development
Meagan Mod • Senior Development Manager, Individual Giving
Coral Bell • Development Operations Manager
Cassandra Brighter • Marketing Director
Maggie Carey • Digital Marketing Assistant
Claire Buehler • Digital Marketing Assistant
Jason Narin • Finance Associate
Aja De Coudreaux • Patron Services Manager
Ellen Gaintner • Special Projects Manager
Benjamin Warner • Community Engagement Manager
Michael Oesch • Lighting Director
Taylor Ryan Rivers • Technical Director
Kay Park • Sounds & AV Director
Alex Wolfthal • Stage Manager
Vincent Avery • Wardrobe Assistant
Carla Befera & Company • Publicist
Chris Hardy • Photography
Wuthmann Digital • Website
Board of Trustees
Madeleine Boshart • President
Trisha Mount • Vice President
Karen D. Kadushin • Secretary
Hal Louchheim • Treasurer
Lee D. Baxter
Bruce Braden
Robert Challey
Celia Fushille
John Konstin
Linda Membreño, M.D.
John Schlag
Randy Soso
Susie Stitt
Emeriti
Patti Hume • Founding President
Vicki Fleishhacker
Robert Greenwood
Edie Kirkwood
John Murphy
Sue Steinberg
Allie Weissman (In Memoriam)
Artist Profiles
BRANDON ALEXANDER, originally from Houston, Texas, received his training with Lori Amare and Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. He has danced with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Rochester City Ballet, Teater Vanemuine Ballet in Estonia, and Ballet Hagen in Germany. During his career he has danced works by Cayetano Soto, Itzik Galili, Riccardo De Nigris, Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Giorgio Madia, Jamey Leverett, and Silas Stubbs among others. Alexander joined Smuin in 2020.
Meet the Artist
TESSA BARBOUR, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, trained at Alwin School of the Dance before studying abroad in Warrington, England on a scholarship awarded to her at the Cecchetti International Competition. She has danced with New Mexico Ballet, Connecticut Ballet, and San Diego Ballet. Her favorite past performances include Man in Black by James Kudelka and Indigo by Stanton Welch. Since joining Smuin in 2016, Barbour has performed works by Val Caniparoli, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Trey McIntyre, Helen Pickett, and Amy Seiwert.
Meet The Artist
IAN BUCHANAN hails from Fairfax, California, where he trained with Dance Theatre Seven. He has danced with Houston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, Rochester City Ballet, and Alberta Ballet. Buchanan has performed works by Jiří Kylián, Stanton Welch, Ma Cong, Ben Stevenson, Wen Wei Wang, Aszure Barton, Jean Grand-Maître, Julia Adam, Denise Clarke, and Leiland Charles. Buchanan joined Smuin in 2018.
Meet The Artist
MAGGIE CAREY, of Dayton, Ohio, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance from Butler University, where she performed works by choreographers including George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, and Paul Taylor. Upon graduating, Carey performed as a guest artist with the Dayton Ballet. She spent two years with the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company, performing works by Victoria Morgan, George Balanchine, Ohad Naharin, and working with choreographers such as Garrett Smith, Nicolo Fonte, and Jennifer Archibald. Carey joined Smuin Contemporary Ballet in 2018 and has since performed works by Amy Seiwert, Michael Smuin, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Rex Wheeler, Gina Patterson, and Val Caniparoli.
Meet The Artist
MENGJUN CHEN, a native of Wenzhou, China, trained at the Beijing Dance Academy and Joffrey Ballet Academy of Dance. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Beijing Dance Academy, he joined Milwaukee Ballet where he performed major roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Cinderella, Dracula and La Boheme. Chen also performed contemporary works by Matthew Neenan, Gabrielle Lamb, Ma Cong, Amy Seiwert and Val Caniparoli. In 2014, he was a finalist in the USA International Ballet Competition. Chen joined Smuin in 2015.
Meet The Artist
Gabrielle Collins is from West Hartford, Connecticut and began her pre-professional training at the Hartt School. In 2014, she was a New York City finalist at the Youth America Grand Prix and won the gold medal at the Connecticut Classic for both the senior female and pas de deux categories. From 2014-2017, she danced with Atlanta Ballet II and performed leading roles including Marya in John McFall’s The Nutcracker. Additionally, she had the opportunity to be a guest dancer for The Atlanta Opera’s Romeo and Juliet. Gabrielle is an alumnus of the Ballet Program at Jacob’s Pillow where she was featured in Yury Yanowsky’s World Premiere at the opening gala in 2016. She joined Tulsa Ballet II in 2017 where she appeared in a soloist role in Helen Pickett’s Meðal and in the North American Premiere of Derek Deane’s Strictly Gershwin, among many others. She also performed in works by renowned choreographers such as Ma Cong, Jennifer Archibald and Penny Saunders during her time in Tulsa. In February 2020, Gabrielle performed the title role in Septime Webre’s Carmen with Dayton Ballet. In 2020, Gabrielle joined Cincinnati Ballet under the direction of Victoria Morgan. In Cincinnati, she has performed works including William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Helen Pickett’s Petal, Stephanie Martinez’ Kiss, Alejandro Cerrudo’s Extremely Close, David Morse’s Our Story, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Written and Forgotten, Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, Jennifer Archibald’s SIT, “Spring” and “Autumn” in Victoria Morgan’s Cinderella, Act III Pas de deux from Don Quixote, and Cathy Marston’s Moving, Still, among many others. Gabrielle is thrilled to continue her career with Smuin Ballet.
RICARDO DYER is a native of Panama based out of New York City. In 2011, he graduated from the dance department at The Governors School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia. He earned a degree in Dance Performance from Butler University where he performed extensively with Butler Ballet. After graduation, Dyer danced with Elements Contemporary Ballet, Charlottesville Ballet, and Ballet Memphis. Some of his favorite works performed include Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie and Square Dance, as well as Trey McIntyre’s Memphis. Dyer joined Smuin in 2019.
CASSIDY ISAACSON, originally from Redmond, Washington, trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet before joining Grand Rapids Ballet Company at age 16. Some favorite works performed during her eight years at Grand Rapids Ballet include Trey McIntyre’s Wild Sweet Love, Alejandro Cerrudo’s Extremely Close, Penny Saunders’ In Frame and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Written and Forgotten. Isaacson joined Smuin in 2019.
Meet The Artist
Sarah Jordan is From Chicago, IL, she received her BFA in Dance Performance and a minor in Art+Design from Butler University. After graduation, Jordan danced with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Cleveland Ballet, and Minnesota Dance Theatre before joining Smuin in 2023. She has performed works by Gerald Arpino, Rena Butler, Alejandro Cerrudo, Loyce Houlton, Ohad Naharin, and Paul Taylor. This is Jordan’s first season with Smuin.
Ramona began her training at Berkeley Ballet Theater and went on to earn a BFA in dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She danced the principal role of ‘Betsy’ in Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away. Ramona went on to work with the Tharp company extensively creating new roles as well as performing repertory works. She has been a principal dancer with Oakland Ballet under the direction of Graham Lustig, and principal guest artist with Minnesota Dance Theater under Lise Holoton. She has also performed in Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris, Dani Rowe’s “Fury,” Dance Lab New York, Isaac Mizrahi’s “The Third Bird,” Sidra Bell Dance NY, and Phantom of the Opera (25th Anniversary Tour) among others. Ramona has taught for Pacific Northwest Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School, NYU’s Tisch Dance, Peridance NYC and others.
TESS LANE trained at South Bay Ballet in Torrance, CA, performing Robert Kelly’s Summertime at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MI. While apprenticing with Sacramento Ballet, she performed works by George Balanchine, Ron Cunningham, and Lila York. Lane joined California Ballet Company in 2013 and was featured in Swan Lake, Giselle, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream as well as Septime Webre’s Peter Pan, The Great Gatsby, and Fluctuating Hemlines. She also danced in the National Choreographers’ Initiative in 2017 and 2018. Lane joined Smuin in 2018.
Meet The Artist
MARC LAPIERRE began his early training at Ballet Etudes in Norwalk CT under the direction of Nanette Vallas. While at Ballet Etudes he trained closely with Christina Fagundes. He then attended Ballet Academy East in New York City under the direction of Darla Hoover and at age 16, Marc furthered his training at The School of American Ballet. He then went on to dance with Los Angeles Ballet, where he had the pleasure of dancing works by August Bournonville, George Balanchine, Aszure Barton and Alejandro Cerrudo. Two years later he joined Oregon Ballet Theatre as an apprentice and was promoted to the Company corps de ballet in his second season. During his time with OBT, he danced works by Alvin Ailey, Ben Stevenson, Nicolo Fonte, Christopher Stowell, and Trey MyIntyre. LaPierre joined Smuin in 2021.
TEREZ DEAN ORR, originally from Hudson Valley, New York, received her training at the prestigious School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. In 2005, she joined the State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara, dancing a wide range of contemporary and classical works. Dean Orr joined Smuin in 2008 and has been featured in works by Jiří Kylián, Trey McIntyre, Val Caniparoli, Helen Pickett, Amy Seiwert, Ma Cong, Adam Hougland, and Michael Smuin. While dancing full time, she received her BA through the Saint Mary’s College LEAP program.
Meet The Artist
Jace Pauly was born in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains where he began his dance training with Melissa Miller-Port. She taught him technique and discipline, but most importantly she taught him to love dancing. At 17, Jace moved across the country to Walnut Hill School for the Arts where he trained under Michael Owen, Denise Lewis and Russell Clarke, graduating with honors in 2015.
Jace was next invited to join Atlanta Ballet II under the direction of John McFall where he danced numerous roles and learned from world renowned choreographers. Jace was then asked to join Oklahoma City Ballet by Robert Mills where he danced leading roles such as Jonathan Harker in Michael Pink’s Dracula and Benvolioin Mills’ Romeo and Juliet. Most recently dancing for Cincinnati Ballet, Jace performed the Act III Pas de Deux from Don Quixote, Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16, and Nine Sinatra Songs by Twyla Tharp amongst other exemplary works by choreographers Val Caniparoli and Garrett Smith.
Jace loves performing for audiences all over the world along with the mental and physical challenges that ballet brings everyday. His parents, Katie and Doug, and his sisters, Skye and Chelan, are his biggest supporters, inspiring him in the studio and beyond. Jace’s other passions in life include music, cooking, and the outdoors. He always enjoys exploring eclectic areas, trying new foods, and will often be found reading in a hammock on sunny afternoons.
YURI ROGERS began his training with the Academy of Ballet San Francisco under the direction of Richard Gibson and Zory Karah. He then had the opportunity to continue his training and perform with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, the Grand Rapids Ballet, and BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio. Rogers has performed works by Lar Lubovitch, Leiland Charles, and Edwaard Liang. Rogers joined Smuin in 2021.
JOÃO SAMPAIO trained in classical ballet in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under Ana Palmieri and Romulo Ramos. He has won national and international dance competitions, including the Youth America Grand Prix and the World Ballet Competition. Sampaio joined Tulsa Ballet in 2014, where he performed featured roles in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Wayne McGregor’s Infra, Nacho Duato’s Remanso, Kurt Jooss’ The Green Table, Yuri Possokhov’s Classical Symphony, and Edwaard Liang’s Romeo and Juliet and Age of Innocence. In 2018, he joined Festival Ballet Providence, performing lead roles in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker. Sampaio joined Smuin in 2019.
Portrait by Maggie Carey
Photos by Chris Hardy
Brennan Wall, originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, studied at Los Angeles Ballet Academy. She danced with Silicon Valley Ballet (previously Ballet San Jose) as a trainee before joining The New Ballet’s Studio Company. In 2017, Wall joined Ballet de Monterrey under director José Manuel Carreño. She performed in Luis Serrano’s La Bayadere, Swan Lake, and Don Quijote, and danced soloist roles in The Nutcracker, Alberto Méndez’s Phantom of the Opera, and Diego Landin’s Shorthand of Emotion. Wall joined Smuin in 2019.
Meet The Artist
Osnel Delgado is Founder, Artistic Director, Dancer, and Choreographer of Malpaso Dance Company. He danced with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba from 2003 to 2011. In 2012 he founded Malpaso Dance Company with Fernando Sáez, and Daileidys Carrazana. Malpaso Dance Company has become one of the most sought after Cuban dance companies with a growing international profile. Emphasizing a collaborative creative process, Malpaso works with top international choreographers while nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. An Associate Company of Joyce Theater Productions, Malpaso — together with The Joyce— has commissioned original works from prominent North American choreographers and tours with 11 dancers.
Delgado has worked with choreographers Mats Ek, Rafael Bonachela, Kenneth Kvarnström, Ja Linkens, Itzik Galili, Samir Akika, Pedro Ruiz, Isidro Rolando and George Cespedes, among others. He has created works for DCC, Rakatan and Ebony Dance of Cuba. Delgado is a 2003 graduate of the National Dance School of Havana, where he is also a professor of dance studies.
Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The Belgian-Colombian Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is an award-winning and sought-after choreographer that has created new works for more than 70 dance companies around the world such as the Dutch National Ballet, English National Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, West Australian Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, San Francisco Ballet, New York City Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, among many others.
After a 12-years long dance career, where she danced in various European companies such as the Scapino Ballet, she decides in 2003 to focus her energies solely on choreography. In that same year she is hailed “rising star of the Dutch dance scene” (NRC newspaper) and only 7 years later the Temecula Performing Arts Examiner wrote; ”Ochoa is truly a masterful choreographer with an edge for what dance can and should be in this constantly changing industry”.
A versatile choreographer, Lopez Ochoa creates within the dance field but also for theatre, opera, musical theatre. Her wide-ranging body of work includes short conceptual pieces, full-length narrative ballets, and dance films.
In 2019, Annabelle became the recipient of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award as well as the program director of the Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Ballet Summer Course.
This season Annabelle will create her 10th narrative ballet “Coco Chanel, the life of a fashion icon” for the Hong Kong Ballet.
Photo by Julio Cesar Herrera
James Kudelka is among today’s most versatile and innovative dance artists. He has choreographed for many of the world’s leading ballet companies and for smaller contemporary troupes. His creative range reflects his eclectic musical interests, command of diverse movement idioms and commitment to working collaboratively with artists from other disciplines. James is renowned for distinctive versions of such classics as The Nutcracker and Cinderella – signature works of The National Ballet of Canada where he served as Artistic Director (1996 – 2005). Equally, James excels in making smaller-scaled dances that are rich in psychological implication and human drama. Born in Newmarket, Ontario and trained at Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS), he began choreographing as a student and continued throughout his dancing years with the National Ballet (1972 – 1981) and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (1981 – 1990). He began an affiliation with Toronto’s Citadel + Cie in 2006 and has been resident choreographer since 2008 where he has experimented with cross-disciplinary collaborations. As a teacher, James has worked with Vancouver Arts Umbrella, Ryerson University and NBS and he continues to work internationally as a choreographer. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 and is among the 2020 Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame inductees.
AKA Lady Camden, is originally from London, England, and trained at the Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst School for Dance. After dancing with Birmingham Royal Ballet as a student, he performed with Slovak National Ballet and Sacramento Ballet before dancing with Smuin from 2015-2018. A San Francisco-based choreographer and a founding member of Capital Dance Project, Wheeler has created works for many organizations across the country including Sacramento Ballet, Richmond Ballet, the New York Choreographic Institute, and Smuin Contemporary Ballet.
Photo by Maximillian Tortoriello
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, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, BalletX, Atlanta Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet Colorado Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, BalletMet Columbus, Ailey 2, Tulsa Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Sacramento 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.
Casting for Live Performances
We will see you at the theater!
Performing Now (casting will be provided before the shows)
October 7-8, 2022: Lesher Center for the Arts,1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek – Click the link to open, view and print casting
Past Performances
September 23-October 2, 2022: Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco
9/30-10/2 – Click this link to open, view and print week 2 casting.
9/23-25 – Click this link to open, view and print week 1 casting.
September 16-18, 2022: Mountain View Center for the Arts, 500 Castro Street, Mountain View
Click this link to open, view and print Mountain View casting.
Music Credits
Take Five
“Theme from Mr. Broadway”
“Unsquare Dance”
“Blue Rondo a la Turk” (Dave Brubeck/Derry Music Company)
“Take Five” (Paul Desmond/Desmond Music Company)
“I‘m in a Dancing Mood” (Al Goodhart/Campbell Connelly Inc, Maurice Siegler/Warner Chappell Music, Al Hoffman/Al Hoffman Songs)
“Perfidia” (Alberto Dominguez and Milton Leeds/APRS)
“Memories of You” (Andy Razaf/Razaf Music and Eubie Blake/Shapiro Bernstein & Co Inc)
Requiem For a Rose
String Quintet in C, D956: Adagio, performed by Alban Berg Quartet, Heinrich Schiff, cellist
The Turntable
“Tashweesh” (Ramallah Underground, arrangement by Kronos Quartet &
Jacob Garchik) from Floodplain, Nonesuch Records, Warner Music Group
“El Sinaloense” (Kronos Quartet, remix by Terrestre) from El Sinaloense Remixes EP, Nonesuch Records, Warner Music Group
“Los pasos perdidos, II: Largo viaje hacia la noche” (Leo Brouwer) from Homo Ludens,Producciones Colibri
“Wayne’s Thang” (Kenny Garrett, arranged & recorded by William Roblejo),
“En las Tinieblas (Bolero)” (Alfredo Gil, arranged and recorded by Miguel de Gonzalo & Aldemaro Romero y Su Orquesta)
from Carnival Con Aldemaro y Sanoja.
Costume Construction
Requiem for a Rose – Costumes courtesy of Philadelphia Ballet
Take Five – Kaori Higashiyama
The Turntable – Jo Ellen Arntz, Vincent Avery & Joan Pino
Special Thanks
Richard Binkoff, Frank Ching & Charley Kearns, Ted Helminski, and James Horio
Company Teachers
Sandra Chinn
Robin Dekkers
Celia Fushille
Valerie Harmon
Xiao Liu Moore
Amy London
Rika Onizuka
Amy Seiwert
Julianne Spratlin
Katarina Wester
Company Pianists
Raymond Fabrizio
Donald White
Lynn Inglese
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Lead Physical Therapist
Suzanne Martin DPT and Shirley Kollmann
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Stephen Coleman
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Kristina Yotive
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John DeRoy
Leonard Stein
Allen Wood
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Alyssa Herrera-Set DPT
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Robin Tobias DPT
Orthopedic & Physical Therapy
Dr. Michael Dillingham
Dr. Kevin Stone and the Stone Clinic
Dr. Alicia Knee Center for Sports Medicine
Lisa Giannone Active Care Physical Therapy
Jeffrey Cohen Hilot Therapy
With Our Thanks
Smuin is deeply grateful to the following individuals and organizations for their generosity. It is through their support that we are able to create innovative works and share the beauty of dance. This list acknowledges contributions made between July 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022.
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Massion Giving Fund
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A gift of $150+
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Tobias Physical Therapy
Lilian Wagner
Alice Weigel, in Honor of Jason Narin
Ms. Jennifer Winch
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Wollack
Mr. Al Zemsky
In-Kind Donors
Smuin offers heartfelt thanks to the following individuals and businesses for their generous in-kind donations:
Almanac Beer Co
Chronicle Flight
Clement Chen & InterContinental | Clement Monterey
Diane Theodorelos & Cow Hollow /Catering & Concessions
Grgich Hills Estate
John Silva & Culinary Eye Catering
Lily Spruce Events
Mercury News
McCalls Catering & Events
Palo Alto Weekly
Programmatic Online Ads
Richard Binkoff
San Francisco Bay Times
San Francisco Chronicle
SF Gate
SF/Arts
Stacy Jed & Bluestem Brasserie
Susie & Britt Stitt
Friends of Smuin
A huge thank you to the following members who serve as Company ambassadors:
Barbara Bessey
Richard Binkoff
Paula Blank
Lorinda Clemens
Alan Crouch
Pamela Rummage Culp
Bill Gregory
Tracy Jaquier
Jacqueline Jacoby
Carol Kaganov
John Lazlo
Debra Leylegian
Sam Leftwich
Susan Lowe
Lynn Luckow
Karen Maguire
Sharon Melodia
Vickie Nelson
Maureen O’Shea
Becky Pringle
Robin Raborn
Suzanne Stroh
Leslie Taglio
Suzanne Taves
Kinman Tong
Lilian Wagner
Lindsay Ward
Karen & Steve Wiel
Monique Yohanan
Legacy Circle
Please consider sharing your passion for innovative, evocative, contemporary ballet with future generations. By naming Smuin as a beneficiary in your estate plans and joining our Legacy Circle, your planned gift transforms your passion into a lasting legacy and investment into Smuin‘s future. We are deeply grateful to the following individuals for their generosity and forethought:
Anonymous
Jan & Dennis Adair
William Bason*
Bruce Braden
James Brennock
Patricia & Richard Campbell
Mary Canning
Marilyn Charm
Clara Degen*
George Doubleday II*
Edmund Eger* & Lynn Spitler
Teren D. Ellison
Trisha Mount & Andrew Etherington
Frederic Freund*
Emily & Russell Fudge
Celia Fushille
Rudolph Glauser*
Beverly & Tom Gorley*
Marguerite E. Griffith*
Milan Milton Holdorf*
Mary Greer & Joie Hubbert*
Diane & Rob Johnson
Karen Kadushin
Carol & Alan Kaganov
Joanna & Danny Kemper
John Lazlo & Robin Raborn
Dr. Richard & Sharonjean Leeds
Cliff Leventhal
Jan Loomis
Kevin McCoy
David Meders
David & Violaine M’Raihi
Heidi Munzinger & John Shott
Deborah Ogden*
William Oman & Larry Crummer
Mary Jo Pace*
AnMarie Roache
Fred Saunders & Charles Kredensor
Dorothy Saxe
Barbara Schurhoff
Hal Segelstat
Ralph D. Sikes
Jeanette Sperry*
Jan Spielberger
Bert & LeAnne Steinberg
Susan & Michael Steinberg
Mike Tully
Lauri Vaughan*
Rosemary Welde
*(deceased)
Printable Program PDF
In order to be more conscious of our single-use materials, there are limited copies of our print program offered at the door this year. If you would like to ensure you have a physical copy, you have the option to print your own or save and view it as a PDF. Our program is linked below.