The Joffrey Ballet 2024-2025 Impact Report

THE JOFFREY BALLET

DEAR FRIENDS,

Impact: It is what defines The Joffrey Ballet. Since our founding, impact continues to guide our every decision—the worlds we draw audiences into, how we open those doors, and why we move forward.

This year, a historic $5 million gift from The Grainger Foundation reshaped what’s possible, endowing and renaming the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet. The result is a stronger, more accessible training pipeline—one that expands scholarships, reinforces holistic student support, and invites everyone, regardless of financial circumstance, to imagine a future here.

Onstage, the Company met the moment with its most ambitious season yet. The year began with the U.S. premiere of Atonement, continued through the shared tradition of The Nutcracker, and introduced Golden Hour, featuring the world premiere of Dani Rowe’s Princess and the Pea. Performances came to a triumphant close with Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the largest production in Joffrey history. As the first American ballet company to present Wheeldon’s Wonderland, the Joffrey brought Chicago audiences a work of rare scale and theatrical force.

Looking back proved just as powerful. The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S., the Company’s first retrospective exhibition, opened at the New York Public Library. Drawn from the complete Joffrey archive, which was acquired by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division as its largest acquisition in more than a decade, the exhibition secured the Joffrey’s story firmly within the history of American dance.

Access remained central. The Women’s Board launched JoffreyNext, a new fundraising event supporting arts education and advancing the next generation. That momentum carried into the Joffrey Celebration, inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which raised $3 million for Joffrey for All—providing free tickets for hundreds of community partners, students, and families across Chicago to experience dance live on the Lyric Opera House stage.

In this report, you will see that impact, in the end, lives through people. We are deeply grateful to our community of artists, staff, board members, donors, partners, and audiences whose commitment gives the Joffrey its strength. Their belief ensures our work continues, with clarity and purpose, into the years ahead.

Sincerely,

Anne L. Kaplan Chair, Joffrey Board of Directors 2024–2025

Ashley Wheater MBE

The Mary B. Galvin

Artistic Director

Greg Cameron President and CEO

LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors

Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet 2024–2025 Roster

Farissa Knox

President

Cheryl Tama Oblander

1st Vice President

Johanna Ferguson

Jessica Jecmen

2nd Vice Presidents

Heather Martin

Secretary

Jenelle Chalmers

Treasurer

Ms. Carolyn A. Blessing

Linda Curtis O’Bannon, MD

Members-at-Large

MEMBERS

Elisabeth Adams

Julie O’Donnell Allen

Anna Assenmacher

Annie Atzeff

Jackie Avitia-Guzman

Melissa M. Babcock*

Nancy Gottlieb Bauer

Sally K. Bauer

Paula Borg

Halie Lyn Braden

Jaya Canaan

Rachel M. Cannon

Lauren Chazen

Jillian Cole

Lissette Cortes Lade

Kyoko Crawford

April Daly

Nicole Marie Davis

Merritt DeWitt

Ellen Distelheim

Beth Engel

Patti S. Eylar

Bethany Florek

Anne Forman

Ellie Forman

Dana Hokin Garvey

Darcy Goldfarb, MD

Alexis Perez Gross

Heather Gustafson

Elisa D. Harris

Stacie R. Hartman

Sandi Hartstein

Kathryn Hennessey

Leigh Ann Herman

Dominika Malinowska

Hertsberg

Arica Hilton

Jerrilyn M. Hoffmann

Megan N. Hoffmann

Sherry Lea Holson

Qi Holtzman

Lauren Huefner

Mary Blaney Humenansky

Joanna Hwu

Amy Joffe

Marsha Kamen

Anne L. Kaplan

Lauren Keane

Kathleen Klaeser

Laura Kofoid

Kathleen Krehbiel*

Melinda Jackovich Lagrange

Lynda Sue Lane, MD

Kathryn Lattner

Wende Fox Lawson

Anne Lazar*

Dania Leemputte

Kathryn Meneely Leister

Joan Malliband

Sandy Mandel

Elizabeth Marcus, MD

Rachel Martell

Corinne Martindale

Edyta Mazza

Bridgette René McCullough

Monica McGurk

Helen Hall Melchior*

Irene Michaels

Rosemary Milew

Jennifer Minkow

Danijela Neckrysh

Stephanie Nelson

Susan G. Oleari

Mary Ellen Pavone, MD

Karen Peters

Molly Piech

Cynthia Berryman Pinsky

Elizabeth Bowers Pinsky

D. Elizabeth Price

Christine Rahill*

Hallie Blanchard Rehwaldt

Ellen R. Rissman

Emily Rubenstein

Elva Rubio

Amber Samuelson

Dr. Susan Scanlon

Carrie Scharbo

Margaret Scheyer

Molly Lange Schirf

Sarah Schrup

Liz Sharp

Courtney Shea

Veronica Siegel

Alyssa Skekloff

Marilyn Slattery

Maria Smithburg

Rita Spitz

Olga Stambler

Liz Stiffel

Becca Stone

Stacy Straub

Nancy Sussman

Robin Swartzman

Lauren D.W. Tatar

Marina D.W. Tatar

Jaclyn Tholl

Adrienne Traisman

Melissa Trandel

Jennifer Tscherney

Annabelle Santos Volgman

Shala Wagh

Chrissie Walker

Bonalynn Wallach

Genevieve Custer Weeks

Magnes Welsh

Susan L. Welsh

Diana Weiss Widman

Elizabeth Wippman

Laurie Wood

Julie Zuckerman

SUPPORTING AND NON-RESIDENT

Dora Aalbregtse

Melissa Anton

Dr. Emily L. Arch

Mary Jo Basler

Sophie Bross

Marisa Bryce

Joan Colmar

Pamella Roland DeVos

Deborah Gordon Engle

Jennifer Rubin Fabian

Shelley MacArthur Farley

Jamie-Clare Flaherty

Sue-Gray Goller

Stephanie M. Grinage

Marjorie E. Habermann

Diana E. Harris

Julie Harron

Martha Higgins

Courtney A. Hoffmann

Sharon King Hoge

Marci Holzer

Candace Collins Jordan

Beena Joseph

Elizabeth Ann Kasten

Donna M. LaPietra

Leslie Logsdon

Astrid A. McKinnon

Julianne Migely

Anne Simon Moffat

Shauna Montgomery

Shawna Owen

Cynthia Pacholick

Victoria Poindexter

Camille Kearns Rudy

Kathleen Sarpy

Anne Shea

Amelia Silva

Carol J. Stone

Kathleen A. Swien

Yolanda Tyler

Noren Ungaretti

Victoria Verity

Carol A. Walter

Ann Waters

Pam Phillips Weston

Joyce M. Wippman

Marcie L. Wright

Leslie Zentner

*Honorary Member

Generation J Leadership Council

Lauren Huefner

Sarah Shu Co-Chairs

Jacqueline Stewart

Peter Wasik

Abigail Wasserman Council Members

OF FINANCIAL POSITION

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

2024–2025 Revenue

$14,148,336 TICKET SALES AND TOURING

$21,072,242 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EVENTS

$3,206,996 GRAINGER ACADEMY

$180,541 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

$455,855 OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME

2024–2025 Expenses

$21,315,346 ARTISTIC

$3,386,801 GRAINGER ACADEMY

$895,655 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

$3,079,503 FUNDRAISING

$2,436,991 ADMINISTRATION AND OCCUPANCY

OTHER ITEMS

$39,063,970

REVENUE

$31,114,296 TOTAL EXPENSES

ARTISTS

THOSE WHO REVIVE US

Joffrey Company Artist Roster

2024–2025 SEASON

Atonement

OCTOBER 17–27, 2024

Choreographer: Cathy Marston

Music: Laura Rossi

The Nutcracker

DECEMBER 6–28, 2024

Choreographer:

©Christopher Wheeldon

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Golden Hour

FEBRUARY 20–

MARCH 2, 2025

Andante

Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov

Music: Dmitri Shostakovich

Princess and the Pea Choreographer: Dani Rowe

Music: James Stephenson

Under the Trees’ Voices

Choreographer: Nicolas Blanc

Music: Ezio Bosso

Heimat

Choreographer: Cathy Marston

Music: Richard Wagner

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

JUNE 5–22, 2025

Choreographer:

©Christopher Wheeldon

Music: Joby Talbot

The Joffrey Ballet’s 69th season delivered storytelling at its most ambitious. Under The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE, the Company presented captivating narratives that spanned memory and redemption, reimagined classics, and fantastical escape—each work underscoring the transformative artistry that has defined the Joffrey for nearly seven decades.

The season opened with the U.S. premiere of Cathy Marston’s Atonement, a sweeping adaptation of Ian McEwan’s acclaimed novel-turned-Academy Award®-winning film, followed by the return of Christopher Wheeldon’s beloved The Nutcracker, transporting audiences to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. The mixed repertoire program, Golden Hour, bathed the Lyric in warmth and splendor, featuring the world premieres of Dani Rowe’s Princess and the Pea and Yuri Possokhov’s Andante, and audience favorites by Cathy Marston and Nicolas Blanc.

The season closed with the largest production ever mounted by the Joffrey: the Chicago premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. As the first American ballet company to bring Wheeldon’s Wonderland to life, the Joffrey led audiences down the rabbit hole into Lewis Carroll’s fantastical world—a spectacular finale to an extraordinary season.

BEYOND THE LYRIC

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

APRIL 10–13, 2025

Dance and live music belong together. In April, the Joffrey reunited with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for their third artistic collaboration since 2019. Performed at the Symphony Center, the program premiered two newly commissioned works— Second Nature by Amy Hall Garner, set to Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Sinfonietta No. 1, and Les Bœufoons by Nicolas Blanc, set to Darius Milhaud’s exuberant Le Bœuf sur le toit.

Ravinia Festival

SEPTEMBER 13–14, 2024

The Joffrey returned to Ravinia’s Pavilion for a two day celebration featuring Company works alongside a world premiere by Winning Works alum Houston Thomas, performed by the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet. The program included a free, all-ages Community Engagement movement class.

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

SEPTEMBER 27–29, 2024

On the world stage, the Joffrey performed at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden as part of The World of John Neumeier. The Company presented a stunning program of works by Nicolas Blanc, Cathy Marston, and Liam Scarlett—earning a standing ovation and cementing the Joffrey’s global reputation for artistic excellence.

Nashville, Tennessee

JUNE 28–29, 2025

In the final days of the 2024–2025 season, the Joffrey traveled to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center to present a selection of works from Golden Hour. The program featured Under the Trees’ Voices, newly commissioned works Andante and Princess and the Pea, with the addition of Nicolas Blanc’s All that Remains.

THOSE WHO DREAM WITH US

GRAINGER ACADEMY OF THE JOFFREY BALLET

A Historic Gift

THE GRAINGER FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT

A defining investment in the future of dance, the Joffrey received a transformative $5 million gift from The Grainger Foundation, endowing and renaming the Joffrey Academy of Dance to the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet.

The Grainger Academy ranks among the most comprehensive training programs in the country. Scholarships for Studio Company dancers include tuition, housing, dancewear, physical therapy, and stipends—supporting artists holistically as they prepare for professional careers. Today, one-third of Joffrey Company Artists are Academy graduates—a powerful testament to the strength of the pipeline.

With The Grainger Foundation’s landmark gift, the Grainger Academy will build upon its reputation as a world-class school that welcomes anyone with the passion, commitment, and talent to study dance. Scholarships and financial aid awards provide young people of all backgrounds with access to dance education, ensuring that no student is denied an opportunity based on their ability to pay.

About The Grainger Foundation

Established in 1949 by William Wallace Grainger, founder of W.W. Grainger, Inc., The Grainger Foundation supports educational, medical, cultural, and human-service organizations. Over the past eight years, the Foundation’s partnership with the Joffrey has funded Academy scholarships, strengthened the organization’s endowment, and supported major artistic initiatives, including Christopher Wheeldon’s Making a New American Nutcracker documentary. Their historic gift builds on that legacy, securing the future of the Grainger Academy and positioning the Joffrey as a global leader in dance education.

The Future Starts Here

Completing my second full year as Abbott Academy Director, this season presented an opportunity to strengthen the foundation of the Grainger Academy. With the extraordinary endowment from The Grainger Foundation, we enter a new chapter. This investment expands scholarships, deepens holistic student support, and furthers our mission to create an inclusive space for anyone with the passion to dance.

Planning for 2024–2025 fiscal year began with a comprehensive review of every program. A clear priority emerged: welcoming more male-identifying students at an early age. Our weekly Boys Dance class, led by Company Artists Zachary Manske and Davide Oldano, offers high-level training alongside visible role models for what a professional path can look like. We also increased scholarships in the Pre-Professional Program, directing resources to students demonstrating commitment and readiness for advanced training.

Winning Works celebrated its 15th anniversary, underscoring the Grainger Academy’s lasting influence on the next generation of artists. Alum Houston Thomas returned to create a commissioned work for the Joffrey Studio Company, performed at Ravinia alongside the Joffrey professional Company.

Studio Company dancers and Ballet Trainees also performed with the Reading Symphony Orchestra, gaining invaluable touring experience.

Excellence and access move forward together. Every day, I see young artists step into their potential with focus and courage. The future of the Joffrey is built in our studios— and that future is strong.

Boys in Ballet

At the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet, students receive world-class training that builds strength, discipline, and artistry—skills that prepare them for success in dance and beyond. In a new Boys in Ballet initiative, the Joffrey aims to challenge outdated stereotypes by re-framing dance as a rigorous, athletic art form.

The initiative welcomed special guest Kyler Gordon of the Chicago Bears, who credits his early dance training with developing the agility and coordination that fuel his success on the field. Gordon spent the day with Grainger Academy students and observed Company class, reinforcing the powerful connection between dance and athletic excellence.

The

15th Anniversary of Winning Works

MARCH 14–23, 2025

For fifteen years, Winning Works has been one of the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet’s most enduring artistic commitments. What began as a single performance has expanded into nine this season, a measure of both the program’s influence and its continued urgency.

On this special anniversary, Winning Works culminated in five world premieres drawn from the Joffrey’s national call for emerging choreographers.

Competition winners—Karley Childress, Roderick George (Recipient of the Zach Lazar Winning Works Fellowship), Shota Miyoshi, Alejandro Perez, and Keelan Whitmore—created original works for the Grainger Academy Conservatory, Trainees, and Joffrey Studio Company. Together, their distinct artistic perspectives shaped a resonant anniversary program that captivated audiences at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater.

As Winning Works enters its next fifteen years, its impact builds on a legacy that has launched 51 careers of emerging choreographers from around the world—continuing the Joffrey’s longstanding role as a guiding force in the evolution of dance.

WINNING WORKS SPONSORS

Rita Spitz Wilson Garling Foundation

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Dance Belongs to Everyone

Dance belongs to everyone. By meeting individuals where they are, Joffrey’s Community Engagement programs broaden access while building confidence, creativity, and connection at every stage of life.

Over the past year, that impact took clear and measurable form. Exelon Strobel dancers stepped onto the Lyric Opera House stage at the inaugural JoffreyNext fundraiser, an unforgettable milestone. At the same time, Extensions Pro I and II students came together for an end-of-year program that illustrated the meaningful continuum into our After School Matters program.

Our Dancing with Parkinson’s program advanced in both reach and leadership. The first Midwest Dance for PD conference, hosted at Joffrey Tower, trained more than two dozen new teaching artists—strengthening our capacity to serve individuals living with Parkinson’s disease across the region. In schools, partnerships deepened as Marcus Garvey Elementary School opened its first dedicated dance studio, made possible by the Women’s Board Community Engagement Committee, and students from nine public schools gathered for the annual Middle School Dance Club performance. Beyond Chicago, teaching artists extended the Joffrey’s mission through residencies and community classes.

Across every program, our focus remains the same: creating opportunities that endure. Thank you to the artists, partners, and supporters who make this work possible.

Linda Swayze Director of Community Engagement

30 PARTNER SCHOOLS

ACROSS CHICAGO

24 Returning schools

6 New partner schools

76 IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

40 Bridge programs

15 Dance exploration programs

12 Middle School Dance Club programs

9 Custom residencies

1,600+ Students

1,967 Teaching hours

133 In-school performances

100+ Students performed at the Middle School Dance Clubs showcase

DANCING WITH PARKINSON’S

25+ Certified teachers from Dance for PD’s first Midwest conference

7 Joffrey staff certified

JOFFREY FOR ALL

442 Free tickets provided to CPS families for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

5,107 CPS students and teachers attended The Nutcracker Student Matinees

Lead Joffrey Bridge Program Sponsor SEARLE CONSULTANTS ACCOUNT AT THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

Community Engagement Major Sponsors

DIANE AND JOHN PATIENCE

Community Engagement Sponsors

ANONYMOUS CROWN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES DR. SCHOLL FOUNDATION

ERIC C. SCHIEBER, MD

MAZZA FOUNDATION

PEOPLES GAS COMMUNITY FUND

THE SIRAGUSA FAMILY FOUNDATION

D. ELIZABETH PRICE

U.S. BANK

With additional support from:

CAROL PRINS AND JOHN HART

THE WOMEN’S BOARD OF THE JOFFREY BALLET

ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL | DR. DOMINIKA HERTSBERG | CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT ROSEMARY MILEW AND DANIEL PILCH

JOFFREY EXPANDED

University of South Carolina Residency

MARCH 17–APRIL 5, 2025

For three weeks, the Joffrey brought dance, music, and community engagement programs to the University of South Carolina. Twenty-six Company Artists joined The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE, Rehearsal Director Nicolas Blanc, Music Director Scott Speck, Abbott Academy Director Suzanne Lopez, and Community Engagement Director Linda Swayze for a residency at USC’s Betsy Blackmon Dance Program and School of Music.

Programs assembled artists, students, and faculty across disciplines. Nicolas Blanc developed his new work, Les Bœufoons, while Suzanne Lopez staged two Gerald Arpino works on USC students. Company Artist Xavier Núñez set his Winning Works choreography Camelia for USC’s gala, and Scott Speck participated in guest lectures. Company Artists Ao Wang, Valentino Moneglia, and Amanda Assucena led masterclasses, sharing the technique and artistry central to the Joffrey.

Bringing dance into the broader community, Linda Swayze led a Dancing with Parkinson’s class for the Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group, while Community Engagement Coordinator Michael Smith taught public classes and led joint sessions with USC’s School of Dance. Free movement classes at Soda City Market Plaza invited residents to experience dance firsthand.

Performances at the Koger Center for the Arts concluded the engagement, featuring Joffrey Company Artists, USC students, and the USC Symphony Orchestra. It was collaboration at its finest—a celebration of artistry and partnership that embodies the heart of the Joffrey’s mission.

JOFFREY RETROSPECTIVE

The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.

PRESENTED BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Four years ago, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division acquired the complete Joffrey archive— it’s largest acquisition in a decade. In September 2024, the New York Public Library unveiled the collection in the Company’s first major retrospective, The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S., examining nearly 70 years of the Joffrey’s role in American ballet.

Curated by Julia Foulkes, the exhibition posed foundational questions—Who is ballet for? What role should it play today?—These ideas

were explored through archival materials, photographs, and costumes representing pivotal moments across the Company’s history.

Tracing the Joffrey’s pioneering journey from its New York origins to its rebirth in Chicago, the retrospective highlighted a legacy marked by artistic risk, cultural relevance, and expanded access. The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. framed the Company as a defining force and an active participant in the ongoing evolution of dance.

Opening Reception

The opening reception welcomed more than 300 members of the Joffrey family, spanning seven decades of the Company’s history. Remarks by The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE, President and CEO Greg Cameron, exhibition curator Julia Foulkes, and New York Public Library Executive Director Roberta Pereira marked the occasion. The evening reflected the Joffrey’s enduring community of artists, colleagues, and supporters brought together through a shared history and purpose.

LOYAL FRIENDS AND DONORS

THOSE WHO SUSTAIN US

Donors

The Joffrey Ballet is grateful to our donors for their generous support, which ensures high-quality and engaging experiences for a variety of audiences. The following is a list of donors who made gifts and pledges of $1,000 or more in support of the Joffrey’s 2024–2025 season’s projects, programs, and endowment fund.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

$1,000,000+

The Grainger Foundation

Searle Consultants Account at

The Chicago Community Trust

$100,000–$999,999

Chicago Free For All Fund at The Chicago Community Trust

The Julius N. Frankel Foundation

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

$25,000–$49,999

$5,000–$9,999

JPMorgan Chase

Luminarts Cultural Foundation and Cherilyn G. Murer

Mazza Foundation

Museum of Contemporary Art

Sidley Austin, LLP

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

$2,500–$4,999

Anonymous Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Plante Moran

William Blair

Young Presidents’ Organization

Sage Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

$50,000–$99,999

The Brinson Foundation

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

$10,000–$24,999

Anonymous

Capital Group Companies

Dr. Scholl Foundation

Driehaus Museum

Fifth Third Bank

The Irving Harris Foundation

Jerome Robbins Foundation and Trust

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

Mayer Brown LLP

Peoples Gas Community Fund

PNC

R1 RCM

The Siragusa Family Foundation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Winston & Strawn, LLP

$1,000–$2,499

Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University

Chicago Park District

CME Group

Facility Foundation

Harris Associates

The Lebermuth Company, Inc.

MATCHING GIFTS

Assured Guaranty

CNA Financial Corporation

Coca-Cola Refreshments

Goldman Sachs Gives

Google

LinkedIn Morningstar, Inc.

Munich Re America Services, Inc

Raytheon Technologies

Individual Donors

$500,000+

Anonymous

Anne L. Kaplan

Margot and Josef Lakonishok

$100,000–$499,999

Anonymous

Mary Jo and Doug Basler

Bluhm Family Foundation

Sandy and Roger Deromedi

Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation

Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark

Sonja† and Conrad Fischer

The Florian Fund

Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust

Ethel and William† Gofen

The Charlie Kaplan, Michael Kaplan, and Beth Karmin Families

Lynda Sue Lane, MD

Jane Ellen Murray Foundation

Negaunee Foundation

Denise Littlefield Sobel

Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Tatar

Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson

Wilson Garling Foundation

The Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet Zell Family Foundation

$50,000–$99,999

The Crown Family

Ann M. Drake

Lindy and Mike Keiser

Kiphart Family Foundation

Liz and Eric Lefkofsky

Mr. and Mrs. John Patience

Pritzker Traubert Foundation

Cari and Michael Sacks

Courtney C. Shea

Rita Spitz and David Blears

Jeanette Stevens

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III

Audrey L. Weaver

$25,000–$49,999

Anonymous

Annie and Kristopher Atzeff

Edward B. Beam, Jr. in Loving Memory of John Palatinus and Jack Alexander

Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson

Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper

Rebecca Coke and Chris Beukenkamp

Martin John Gorbien, MD

Kenneth Griffin

Harris Family Foundation

Nancy Koltun

Julie and Guy Lakonishok

Michael and Jennifer Larsen

Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel

Alexandra C. Nichols

Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes

D. Elizabeth Price

Carol Prins and John Hart

Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill

Eric C. Schieber, MD

Bill and Orli† Staley

Marjorie Staples

Liz Stiffel

Krystyna Kiel and Alexander Templeton

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend

The Trachtenberg Family Charitable Fund

Dia S. Weil

Richard and Diane Weinberg

Mr. Miles D. White

Judy Wise

Richard Yulman

$10,000–$24,999 Anonymous Liz Boshardy Memorial Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Buntrock

Suzanne and Stephen Cameron

Crigger Pamela Crutchfield

Melissa de Abreu e Silva and Ildefonso Silva

Marc DeMoss Jon and Eleanor DeMoss

Mike DelBene

Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeWitt

Lois and Stephen Eisen

Ambassador Rahm Emanuel and Amy Rule

Mr. and Mrs. William Farley

Marilyn and Larry Fields

Virginia and Peter Foreman

Dedrea and Paul Gray

Karen Gray-Krehbiel and John Krehbiel, Jr.

Jo Lynn Haley and Timothy French

Joan M. Hall

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

Dr.† and Mrs. Alan G. Harris

Sandi and Barry Hartstein

Janet W. Helman

Sherry Lea and Richard Holson III

Holly Hunt

Lashana Jackson and Faheem Majeed

Jessica Jecmen and Dave Morris

Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Kovler Family Foundation

Margaret and Eugene Kuhajek

Mr. and Mrs. Zachary D. Lazar, Jr.

Alison Cisek and Paul Legac

Lefkofsky Family Foundation

Coco B. Meers and Ethan Meers

Jess and Amanda Merten

Dr. Elaine Moor

Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson

Michael Payette and George Mariner

Stephen Reiss and Rena Hozore Reiss

Jeffrey C. Rubenstein

Joan and Paul Rubschlager

Susan and David Ruder

Shirley and Patrick Ryan in honor of Mary Galvin

Sara and Axel Schupf

Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund

Peter and Deborah Smith

Jennifer Steans and James Kastenholz

Robin Steans

Pamela and Russ Strobel

Hilary Weinstein

Pamela Phillips Weston and Roger L. Weston

Diane and Micheal Ziering

$5,000–$9,999

Prof. and Mrs. Ronald J. and Julie O. Allen

Michael Amiet and Emily Strobel Amiet

Janet and Steven Anixter

Marilyn Archer and Jack Eby

Susan and Stephen Baird

Luann and David Blowers

Barbara Bluhm-Kaul and Donald Kaul

Mrs. Joyce Chelberg

Jillian Cole

Kyoko and James Crawford

Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation

Nancy Follis

Kristen Fondriest

Arthur L. Frank

Jana French and Peter Gotsch

Philip Friedmann

Mr. and Mrs. Sean & Heather Martin

Sally Metzler and George Dunea Ms. Karen K. Migaldi and Mr. Scott F. Migaldi Mrs. Jennifer Minow

Daniel L. (DL) Morriss

Barbara And Jonathan Moss Family Foundation

Linda Curtis O’Bannon, MD Lee and Sharon Oberlander

Marjory Oliker Darrell, Carmen, Alexander, Gabrielle Ortiz

Mary Ellen Pavone, MD and Christopher Novak

Rheva Phillips

$1,000–$1,499

Sophia Bross

Ally and Suzette Bulley Susan Burman

A. Schwartz

Erin C. Court and Mr. Stephen Court

Michael Crowley and Danny Miller

Carol and Bob Cudd

Janet and R. Cummings

Catherine Danz and Robert Schildgen

Stephen Degenhardt

M. J. Demetras Wendy Eager

Laura Ferrell and Grant Riedesel

Geoffrey A Flick

Aura de la Fuente

Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet Scholarship Sponsors

LEAD SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR

The Grainger Foundation

SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS

Edward B. Beam, Jr. in loving memory of John Palatinus and Jack Alexander

Liz Boshardy Memorial Scholarship

Eric B. Eatherly Memorial Scholarship

Richard Ellis and Christine DuBoulay Ellis Scholarship

Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark

Martin John Gorbien, MD

Joanna Hwu

Lefkofsky Family Foundation

Luminarts Cultural Foundation and Cherilyn G. Murer

Rose L. Shure and Sidney N. Shure Endowed Scholarship

Marjorie Staples

Jeanette Stevens

The Trachtenberg Family Charitable Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III

Tribute Gifts

IN HONOR OF 2024–2025 Joffrey Company Dancers

From Linda Novak

From Ellen Distelheim and Richard Tannenbaum, Sandi and Barry Hartstein Mary Jo Basler

From Roderick Branch Colene Byrd

From Kathleen and Mark Hechinger Greg Cameron

From Steve Cameron, Kristi Kirschner and Raymond Curry, Pamela P. Weston and Roger L. Weston, Scott Yonover

Ellen Distelheim

From Carol Stone Fred Eychaner

From Roy Wesley

Patti Eylar

From Mollie Alexander, Sandi and Barry Hartstein

Brendan Fernandes

From Kurt Balder Johanna Ferguson

From Sandi and Barry Hartstein, Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander

Jamie-Clare Flaherty and Andrew Pickens

From Phillip Adams, Sandi and Barry Hartstein

Ellie Forman

From Taryn Gluskin, Sandi and Barry Hartstein

Nancy Follis

From Martha E. Beavers

Mary B. Galvin

From Ms. Shirley W. Ryan and Mr. Patrick G. Ryan

Sandi Hartstein

From Janet and Steven Anixter

Dana Hokin Garvey

From Sophia Bross Shana Guthman

From Ellen Distelheim and Richard Tannenbaum

Anne L. Kaplan

From Janet Alberti and Fred Schneider, Maggie Baczkowski, Leslie Bluhm and David Helfand, Barbara Bluhm-Kaul and Donald Kaul, Heiji Choy Black and Brian Black, Susan Burman, Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson, Bette Cerf Hill and Bruce Sagan, Carol and Bob Cudd, Alex Cyrus, Marilyn and Larry Fields, Ronald Foreman, Philip Friedmann, Aura de la Fuente, Adrian Fulea, Amy and Bob Greenebaum, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gray, Karen Gray-Krehbiel and John Krehbiel, King and Caryn Harris, Linda and Alan Harris, Sandi and Barry Hartstein, Fay Hartog-Levin, Julie Hoffmann, Jean Kaplan, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kaplan, Christina and Richard Karger, Beth and Kenneth Karmin, Shawn Donnelley and Christopher Kelly, Anne and Zachary Lazar, Janet and Thomas Leopold, Anne Lerner, Felicia and Ronald Levin, Henry Loeb, Jessica and Torjus Lundevall, Anne and Keith Moffat, Museum of Contemporary Art, Susan G. Oleari, Rhoda Pierce, Cheryl and John Seder, Elizabeth and Jeffrey Sharp, Brian Smith and Geyer Morford, Caryn and Gerold Skurnick, Jennifer Steans and James Kastenholz, Robin M. Steans, Elaine Sun and Charlie Kaplan, Kay and Craig Tuber, Steven Tumen, Ashley Wheater and Brian Johnson

Farissa Knox

From Sandi and Barry Hartstein, Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson

Suzanne Lopez

From Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson

James McDonough

From an Anonymous donor, Therese Obringer

Julianne Migely

From Sandi and Barry Hartstein, Ellen Distelheim and Richard Tannenbaum

Cheryl Tama Oblander

From Ms. Anne and Prof. Keith Moffatt

Bruce Sagan

From Sandi and Barry Hartstein

Elizabeth Sharp

From Mary Jo Basler and Douglas S. Basler, Katherine T. Donaldson, Sandi and Barry Hartstein, Ela James, Wende F. Lawson and L. J. Lawson, Nancy and Ira Sussman, Leslie and Robert Zentner

Courtney C. Shea

From Elaine and Steve Jaharis, Lois Scott and David May

Brian Smith and Geyer Morford

From Ellen Distelheim and Richard Tannenbaum, Mr. and Mrs. James Mark Connelly

Rita Spitz

From Mary L. Pierson

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Solow

From Sandi and Barry Hartstein

Linda Swayze

From Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson

Nancy Sussman

From Ellen Distelheim and Richard Tannenbaum, Sandi and Barry Hartstein

Magnes Welsh

From Deborah and S. C. Engle

Ashley Wheater

From Kenneth Norgan, Pamela P. Weston and Roger L. Weston, Alice White-Zarov and Herbert Zarov

Sarah Wills

From Sarah Kammerer, Nina Von Moltke, Alex and Ann Ross

IN MEMORY OF

Brian W. Babcock, Sr.

From Annie and Kristopher Atzeff, Cheryl Tama Oblander

From Kathy and Scott Stanton

and Marilyn Brazzale

From John Brazzale

B. Eatherly

From Nancy Follis

From Ellen Distelheim and Richard Tannenbaum

From Anne Forman

From

From Robin Swartzman

Koltun

From Nancy Koltun Marti and Gary Kruse

From Steph Kruse Rose Martindale

From Corinne Martindale

Phyllis and Joe Oblander

From Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander

Kathy Smith

From Darcy Goldfarb Maureen Dwyer Smith

From Suzette and Allan Bulley III, Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson, Anne L. Kaplan, Shirley W. Ryan and Patrick G. Ryan, David Waud George Stenger

From Anne Pelczar James Swartchild

From Philip Block IV and Margaret S. Block, Shaun and Andrew Block, Judy Blunck, Tim Coleman, Julie Foley, Phillip Friedmann, Anne L. Kaplan, Elizabeth Kendall, Susan Lichtenstein and John Rokacz, Michael Perlstein, Lorna and Ellard Pfaelzer, Ramdee Seoger, Pamela and Russ Strobel, Dia S. Weil, Hilary Weinstein

Gayle and Walter Tama

From Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander

Carey Rose Winski

From Evelyn R. Alter

Charlie Sussman

From Sarah Geocaris, Sandi and Barry Hartstein

Priscilla Wheater

From Shirley and Paul Stanley, Ashley Wheater and Brian Johnson

Joseph Michael Zinksy

From Linda Levey

In-Kind Support

Mary Jo and Doug Basler Marc DeMoss Anne L. Kaplan Penelope Steiner

$100,000–$499,999 Athletico Physical Therapy Chicago Athletic Clubs

Chicago Business Jewell Events Catering Latham & Watkins LLP

Sidley Austin, LLP

$50,000–$99,999 J&L Catering Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

$10,000–$49,999

Big Foot Media HMR Designs Masuda, Funai, Eifert, & Mitchell, Ltd

$5,000–$9,999 Chirp Design, Inc.

Star Society

The Star Society is a visionary group of

Joffrey’s

IMPACT SPOTLIGHT

The Jane Ellen Murray Foundation

The Jane Ellen Murray Foundation has demonstrated a more than decade-long commitment to advancing artistic innovation at The Joffrey Ballet. Most recently, the foundation served as Costume Sponsor for Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Over the years, it has helped bring more than a dozen major productions to life, including Don Quixote (2011), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2017), the world premiere of Anna Karenina (2018), The Times Are Racing (2019), and Frankenstein (2023). The foundation’s philanthropy reflects the creative spirit and artistic curiosity of its founder, Jane Ellen Murray. Her life and career embodied a deep appreciation for imagination, storytelling, and design—values that continue to shape the foundation’s support of the Joffrey’s most ambitious work.

Patrick M. Gallagher epitomizes the distinct, wholehearted spirit with which Chicagoans approach philanthropy. Curiosity and a sense of civic duty led him to join the Joffrey Board of Directors in 2017. Since then, Patrick has helped bring the expertise and partnership of Gallagher, including consulting services, insurance brokerage, retirement plan consulting, workers’ compensation advisement, and corporate sponsorships to support the Joffrey.

During his tenure, Patrick has served as Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee from 2019 to 2024. He has been a steadfast champion of arts access and community engagement, including Gallagher’s Presenting Sponsorship of the Joffrey for All free performance in Millennium Park in 2024, hosting the Grainger Academy’s free performance of Rita Finds Home at Gallagher Way, and returning as Presenting Sponsor of the 2025 Joffrey Celebration, which included donating hundreds of tickets for Chicago non-profit partners to attend Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

IN MEMORIAM

BRIAN W. BABCOCK SR.

Husband of former Women’s Board President Melissa Babcock.

D. JEFFREY BLUMENTHAL

Longtime Joffrey Circle donor and Star Society member along with his wife, Joan Blumenthal.

HOWARD GOTTLIEB

Philanthropist, musician, and dedicated arts patron along with his wife, Barbara Greis.

ROBERT A. HELMAN

Husband of Janet Helman, longtime Joffrey Circle donor.

LUCY MINOR

Longtime Women’s Board member, champion of Winning Works and Community Engagement programs.

KEN NORGAN

Dedicated arts patron and dear friend to many.

BARBARA HENIGBAUM PAPP

Musician, longtime Joffrey supporter, and dedicated Star Society member.

DANIEL RAHILL

Husband of former Women’s Board President Christine Ott Rahill.

LOU YECIES

Husband of Women’s Board member and donor D. Elizabeth Price.

Maureen Dwyer Smith

Sonja Fischer

Maureen Dwyer Smith was a founding member of the Joffrey Board of Directors in 1995 and established the Women’s Board in 2002. As its inaugural President, Maureen ushered in a new era of philanthropic support, ensuring the organization’s continued growth. During her tenure as Board Chair from 2007 to 2009, the Company celebrated the opening of Joffrey Tower and appointed The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE. In 2023, she was rightfully named a Life Director in recognition of her contributions.

Maureen’s love for dance will live on through the Maureen Dwyer Smith Scholarship, an endowed fund established in honor of her 80 th birthday and supported by ITW, Northern Trust, family, and friends. Awarded annually to a student of the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet, the scholarship embodies her commitment to nurturing future generations of artists.

More than a leader, Maureen was a friend, mentor, and champion. We are eternally grateful for her impact and will honor her legacy by continuing the work she so passionately supported.

Sonja Fischer was a devoted supporter whose generosity strengthened the Joffrey at every level. Through the Sonja & Conrad Fischer Foundation, she provided leadership support for the Company’s endowment, the Academy Scholarship Fund, annual Celebration events, and major productions—including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Her partnership advanced both artistic ambition and institutional stability, reinforcing the vision of The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE.

Sonja brought a deep appreciation for the transformative power of dance. Her support reflected a thoughtful commitment to excellence and access. We remember Sonja with profound gratitude.

Christian Holder is regarded as one of the most iconic dancers in the history of the Joffrey Company. A leading artist from 1966 to 1979, he shaped a pivotal era for the Company with his commanding stage presence and unforgettable artistry. Christian’s repertoire spanned the breadth of 20 th -century choreography, including his portrayal of Death in The Green Table— a defining example of his dramatic authority and technical precision.

Christian’s creative life extended well beyond the stage as a choreographer, cabaret singer, painter, theater director, and playwright.

Herb Migdoll was an extraordinary artist whose photography captured the evolving story of The Joffrey Ballet for more than five decades. Herb joined the Joffrey in 1968 as Company photographer and later as design director. His iconic images appeared on the covers of The New York Times, LIFE, Time, and Dance Magazine, and reside in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection.

Through his landmark book Dancers Dancing and his 25year tenure as Art Director of Dance Magazine, he made the ephemeral beauty of dance everlasting. Herb’s work preserved the heart of a company in motion: its triumphs, transformations, and spirit.

Deuce Coupe, 1973.

IN MEMORIAM

OCTOBER 22, 2024

JoffreyNext marked a new approach to Women’s Board fundraising—an inaugural event designed to advance education, elevate student artistry, and spotlight the next generation of artists.

The program placed impact front and center, with performances by Community Engagement and Grainger Academy students. Featured works included This Town by Carly Liegel, Woman by Michelle Skiba, and For Mr. Ramsey Lewis by 2024 Winning Works Choreographer Houston Thomas—a vivid tribute connecting Chicago’s jazz and dance legacies.

The evening closed with a conversation between Houston Thomas and The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE, offering insight into the creative process and the pathway from early training to the professional stage. In classic Women’s Board style, it was a standout night.

With thanks to JoffreyNext Producing Sponsors D. Elizabeth Price, Make It Better Foundation, and Robert’s Pizza and Dough Company.

JOFFREY CELEBRATION

Honoring

Anne L. Kaplan and Fred Eychaner

GLASS GLASS LOOKING LOOKING THE THE THROUGH THROUGH

WONDERLAND WONDERLAND INTO INTO

Joffrey Celebration

MAY 31, 2025

Inspired by the season finale, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the Joffrey Celebration honoring Anne L. Kaplan and Fred Eychaner transported guests through the looking glass. Partygoers entered a keyhole-shaped portal into a world turned upside down—complete with Living Frames, a Parisian Caterpillar, Swinging Tulips, and Lampshade Gals.

The evening emerged with something extraordinary: $3 million raised for Joffrey for All—expanding access to performances of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for Chicago’s youth and community partners.

Curators of Magic

Anne Kaplan and Fred Eychaner are champions of The Joffrey Ballet. As Board Chair, Anne’s tenacious leadership drove recordbreaking Joffrey for All fundraising. She spearheaded the Crisis Stabilization Fund, and advanced the Company’s global profile through international touring. Fred’s visionary philanthropy navigated the organization through defining moments, from its move to Chicago to the building of Joffrey Tower. Anne and Fred’s legacy is everlasting—they are true curators of magic.

WITH GRATITUDE

The Joffrey Ballet gratefully acknowledges Celebration sponsors for bringing this unforgettable evening to life.

Presenting Sponsors

Fred Eychaner

Gallagher

Charlie Kaplan, Michael Kaplan, and Beth Karmin Families

Queen of Hearts Sponsors

Anne L. Kaplan

Chicago Free for All Fund through the Chicago Community Trust

The Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet

Zell Family Foundation

Mad Hatter Sponsors

Abbott

Bluhm Family Foundation

Neil and Kimberly Bluhm

Crain’s

The Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation

Guarantee Trust Life

ITW

Latham & Watkins LLP

Liz and Eric Lefkofsky

Negaunee Foundation

Cari and Michael J. Sacks

JOFFREY STAFF

Staff

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

ASHLEY WHEATER MBE

The Mary B. Galvin

Artistic Director

GREG CAMERON

President & Chief Executive Officer

ACADEMY

Suzanne Lopez Abbott Academy Director

Keesha Beckford

Youth Division Liaison

Oğulcan Borova

Head of Studio Company and Ballet Trainee Program

Katlin Bourgeois

Head of Contemporary Ballet Trainee Program

Brianna Brandon

Academy Managing Director

Alexandra Bray

Lead Academy Services

Associate

Raúl Casasola

Head of Adult Division and Principal Teacher

Karin Ellis-Wentz

Head of Conservatory and Pre-Professional Program

Amy Giancarlo

Head of Children’s Program

Meghann Mueller

Adaptive Program Liaison

Hannah Ogunnubi

Academy Production Coordinator

Megan Peters Student Services Specialist

Deirdre Shore

Academy Services Associate

Rhiannon Spoelhof

Academy Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Sherry Urton

Registrar and Student Life Manager

ADVANCEMENT

Brian Smith

Chief Advancement Officer

Ellen Bialek

Associate Director of Individual Giving

Kristen Bigham

Director of Major & Planned Gifts

Tatiana Bustos Advancement Fellow

Colene Byrd Director of Sales & Patron Services

Jade Capua

Associate Director of Marketing

Daria Caravette

Institutional Giving Manager

Bryce Coachman

Patron Services Associate

Julia Doherty

Artistic Innovation Fund

Project Manager

Sarah Fiala

Marketing Director

Sarah Freeman

Development Assistant

Sarah Geocaris

Director of Individual Giving

Emily Hensley

Annual Giving Manager

Alex Hinand Director of Development Operations

Ramsey Hoey

Communications and Digital Media Director

Austin Jennings

Patron Services Supervisor

Caitlin Kirchberg

Major & Planned Gifts Manager

Lily Koltun

Marketing Coordinator

Claire Leon

Patron Services Associate

Carolyn McCabe

Digital Strategy Manager

Alexandra Michel Director of Events and Corporate Partnerships

Alicia Petrone

Associate Director of Major & Planned Gifts

Paige Rannells

Marketing Intern

Ryan Sandy

Patron Services Associate

Meaghan Smallwood Director of Development

Sierra Taylor

Patron Services Associate

Elina Walchuk

Patron Services Associate

ARTISTIC AND MUSIC

Nicolas Blanc

Rehearsal Director

Adam Blyde

Rehearsal Director

Jorge Ivars

Company Pianist

Michael Moricz

Company Pianist

Christine Rocas Rehearsal Director

Scott Speck Music Director

COMPANY

ADMINISTRATION AND PRODUCTION

Cody Chen General Manager

Gregg Benkovich Shoe Manager

Matthew Carney Head Electrician

Ellie Cotey

Costume Manager

Brittany Crinson

Head of Wig and Makeup

Catherine Eby

Company Manager

Jeremy Gubman

Artistic Administrator and Assistant to the Artistic Director

Amanda Heuermann

Stage Manager

Jerica Hucke

Draper

Barbara Luchsinger

Lead Stitcher

Chris Maravich

Lighting & Video Supervisor

Alyssa Pietrzyk Stitcher

Finlay Ross Sound Person

Katherine Selig

Principal Stage Manager Adam Todd Head Carpenter Joshua Townsend

Shandee Vaughan Production Manager

Cassandra Westover Head Props

John Wilson

Assistant Electrician/ Programmer

Scott Wolfson

Technical Supervisor

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Linda Swayze

Director of Community Engagement

Ivy Anderson

Community Engagement

Program Coordinator

Annika Hileman

Community Engagement Program Coordinator

Julianna Jarik

Community Engagement Manager

Ari Meixner

Community Engagement

Business Administrator

Michael Smith

Community Engagement Program Supervisor

FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

Shari Massey

Deputy Director & Chief

Financial Officer

Michelle Dunbar

Human Resources Generalist

Katie Dysard

Senior Accountant

Paul Key Director of Technology

John Kurtz

Director of Facility Operations

Gee Lim Director of Finance

Lauren Martin

Assistant to the President & CEO

Luisa Torres

IT Technician

Emily Rasmussen Office and Facilities Coordinator

Pablo Sanchez

Board Relations Manager

Marisa Woock

Payroll and Accounts Payable

Coordinator

Sarah Venuti Yates

Director of Human Resources

SPONSORS

2024–2025 SEASON SPONSORS

THE FLORIAN FUND

LIVE MUSIC SPONSORS

Sandy and Roger Deromedi

Sage Foundation

2024–2025 PRODUCTION SPONSORS

ATONEMENT

COMMISSIONING SPONSORS

PRODUCING SPONSORS

Anne L. Kaplan

Denise Littlefield Sobel

PRESENTING SPONSORS

Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark

Rudolf Nureyev Fund at The Joffrey Ballet

Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Jon and Eleanor DeMoss

Ted Grady & Ross Slotten

THE NUTCRACKER SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSOR

PRODUCTION SPONSOR

WITH GRATITUDE TO THE NUTCRACKER

Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation

The Marina and Arnold Tatar Fund for Live Music

COMMISSIONING SPONSORS:

Margot and Josef Lakonishok Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust

Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa And the many “Believers”

GOLDEN HOUR SPONSORS

PRINCESS AND THE PEA MAJOR COMMISSIONING SPONSOR

Courtney C. Shea

PRINCESS AND THE PEA COMMISSIONING SPONSOR

Mary Jo and Doug Basler

PRINCESS AND THE PEA COMMISSIONED SCORE SPONSOR Anonymous

UNDER THE TREES’ VOICES SPONSOR

Mary Jo and Doug Basler

CSO & JOFFREY PROGRAM

SPONSORS PRODUCTION SPONSOR

Bill and Orli Staley Foundation

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND SPONSORS

PRODUCING SPONSOR

Margot and Josef Lakonishok

PRESENTING SPONSORS

Sonja† and Conrad Fischer

Ethel Gofen

The Negaunee Foundation

MAJOR SPONSORS

Mary Jo and Doug Basler

Dancing Skies Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Waters III

Audrey Weaver

The Women’s Board of The Joffrey Ballet

PRODUCTION SPONSORS Anonymous

Lynda Sue Lane, M.D.

Holly Palmer Foundation

Jeanette Stevens

Richard and Diane Weinberg

COSTUME SPONSOR

Jane Ellen Murray Foundation

† Deceased