Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Program Book

RACHEL S. MOORE

They say, “the third time’s the charm,” and, with the return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for its third year of an exclusive Southern California residency at The Music Center, I know that will be especially true. Welcome to The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion as we continue our 2025/2026 dance season with this extraordinary company. I’m so pleased you’re here.

We are also very excited to welcome Alicia Graf Mack, who is leading her inaugural season as Ailey’s artistic director—only the fourth person to hold this role. She stands on the shoulders of three remarkable leaders and, most notably, Ailey’s first woman artistic director, Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison, whose towering influence shaped generations of artists and audiences alike. It was Ms. Jamison who first brought Ms. Graf Mack into the company as a dancer and championed her artistry, creating a powerful throughline of mentorship, vision and continuity that resonates throughout this residency.

Like The Music Center, Ms. Graf Mack’s commitment to both artistic excellence and arts learning runs deep. Prior to stepping into this role, she served as dean and director of the dance division at The Juilliard School, guiding and inspiring the next generation of dance artists. We are proud that our Ailey residency extends far beyond the stage and into our community with robust learning and participation opportunities for students, educators and older adults across Los Angeles.

From a student matinee for 3,000 middle and high school students, to in-school residencies and active aging workshops, these programs embody the company’s spirit and our pledge to deepen the cultural lives of all Angelenos. We are grateful to our many partners who helped make these moments possible and ensure the impact of this residency is felt well beyond our theatre walls.

I want to congratulate our wonderful colleague Martin Wechsler on his recent retirement. Martin has served as senior advisor, TMC Arts Dance Presentations, for the past five years. It’s also my pleasure to share that Celesta Billeci has joined us as principal strategic dance advisor for our dance series. Celesta has an extraordinary background in dance; she most recently ran the UCSB Arts and Lecture series, a role she held for 25 years.

Looking ahead, we are thrilled to announce the return of New York City Ballet from June 24–28, 2026, in its first appearance at The Music Center in more than 20 years. These glorious performances by one of the world’s premier dance companies will feature masterpieces by George Balanchine and co-founding choreographer Jerome Robbins as well as contemporary works by Justin Peck, Tiler Peck and Christopher Wheeldon, among others. It promises to be a remarkable celebration of ballet’s past, present and future.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, Bluesky and Threads (@MusicCenterLA) for news about upcoming programs—including the much-beloved return this summer of The Music Center’s Dance DTLA. We dedicate this season in memory of Glorya Kaufman, whose visionary leadership made it possible for us to share some of the world’s most celebrated dance companies with Los Angeles. My heartfelt thanks as well to the members of Center Dance Arts, founding supporter of Dance at The Music Center, for their passion and steadfast dedication.

Enjoy the performance!

Warmly,

Rachel S. Moore President & CEO, The Music Center

THE MUSIC CENTER 2025/2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Robert J. Abernethy Chair

Cary J. Lefton

Darrell D. Miller

Vice Chairs

Rachel S. Moore

President & CEO

Michael J. Pagano

Secretary

Susan M. Wegleitner

Treasurer

William Taylor

Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Charlene Achki Repko

Charles F. Adams

William H. Ahmanson

Romesh Anketell

Jill C. Baldauf

Phoebe Beasley

Kristin Burr

Dannielle Campos

Alberto M. Carvalho

Elizabeth Khuri Chandler

Terri B. Childs

Cástulo de la Rocha

William E. Dolan

Amy R. Forbes

Greg T. Geyer

Joan E. Herman

Jeffrey M. Hill

Jonathan B. Hodge

Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen

Maria Rosario Jackson

Ronald D. Kaplan

Richard B. Kendall

Lily Lee

Keith R. Leonard, Jr.

Kelsey N. Martin

Elizabeth Michelson

Cindy Miscikowski

Teresita Notkin

Karen Kay Platt

Susan Erburu Reardon

Joseph J. Rice

Beverly P. Ryder

Thomas L. Safran

Maria S. Salinas

Corinne Jessie Sanchez

Mimi Song

Johnese Spisso

Michael Stockton

Jason Subotky

Timothy S. Wahl

Jennifer M. Walske

GENERAL COUNSEL

Rollin A. Ransom

DIRECTORS EMERITI

Peter K. Barker

Judith Beckmen

Darrell R. Brown

Ronald W. Burkle

John B. Emerson **

Richard M. Ferry

Bernard A. Greenberg

Kent Kresa

Mattie McFaddenLawson

Fredric M. Roberts

Richard K. Roeder

Joni J. Smith

Lisa Specht **

Cynthia A. Telles

James A. Thomas

Andrea L. Van de Kamp **

Thomas R. Weinberger

Alyce de Roulet

Williamson

** Chair Emeritus

Current as of 3/9/26

TMC ARTS

Arts and Cultural Experiences for All

The Music Center is a cultural anchor in Los Angeles and home to some of the world’s greatest and most highly regarded artistic programs and events. Rooted in a strong commitment to equity, excellence and access, TMC Arts, The Music Center’s programming and producing engine, provides year-round events and activities inside The Music Center’s theatres, outdoors on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center and at Gloria Molina Grand Park  —  a 12-acre adjacent green space  —  and in schools and neighborhoods all over Los Angeles County. From Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center and free and low-cost concerts and events, to learning experiences for all ages and more, TMC Arts’ programs reflect the diverse voices and interests of the many communities in the County, bringing Angelenos together in ways that enable them to discover their shared humanity. TMC Arts’ programs connect people, offering participatory and immersive experiences with the chance to be creative and learn.

NEWS ABOUT THE MUSIC CENTER BOARD

FROM ROBERT J. ABERNETHY

As chair of The Music Center's Board of Directors, it was my honor late last year to welcome an outstanding group of new and returning board members whose passion for the arts and commitment to community will help propel The Music Center forward.

Robert J. Abernethy Chair, The Music Center Board of Directors

Romesh Anketell is a senior program officer at The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, where he blends a deep commitment to supporting nonprofits with lifelong advocacy for community equity. A proud resident of Downtown Los Angeles, he lives just steps from The Music Center —a place that inspired him as a child, provided solace to him during the pandemic and now fuels his work as a board member. With more than 12 years in public health, including roles with both the Los Angeles County and Pasadena Public Health Departments, Anketell champions initiatives that position the arts as a vital force for healing, belonging and joy.

Terri Childs’s relationship with The Music Center began when she was a junior in high school, attending the openings of The Music Center’s Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum. As an adult, she built an impressive career in finance before launching a successful Broadway producing career spanning more than 30 years and 15 shows in partnership with her late husband, Timothy. Childs has served on the boards of The Blue Ribbon and Center Dance Arts and was also a board member of The Joffrey Ballet during its residency at The Music Center.

Bill Dolan, senior vice president and regional investment director for U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management, reflects the institution’s longstanding support of The Music Center through its foundation and core commitments to community engagement and cultural investment. Before entering

finance, Dolan was a professional musician. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, he credits early visits to The Music Center with his mother for shaping his appreciation of the performing arts. He studied classical piano, performed in the alternative rock scene and later earned a recording contract as a singer-songwriter.

The Music Center welcomes back Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, who brings 35 years’ experience as an urban planner, policymaker, scholar and educator to its Board of Directors. She is the former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, appointed by President Joseph R. Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, serving from 2022–2025. During her tenure, she advanced an ambitious arts integration strategy and launched innovative arts-based programs in health, education, environment and community development. Jackson is currently university professor of creativity and social impact at Arizona State University (ASU) and is based at ASU’s satellite campus in Downtown Los Angeles.

Ronnie Kaplan, a Cleveland native and lifelong arts enthusiast, traces his love for music to childhood evenings spent listening to classical records spinning on the family turntable. That early spark grew into a deep passion in Chicago, where he supported The Joffrey Ballet, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre and Lookingglass Theatre Company. Now a managing director and portfolio manager at Oaktree Capital Management, Kaplan brings that same dedication to his role as

Welcome

an arts advocate in Los Angeles, where he admires The Music Center’s commitment to accessible, inspiring programming for all Angelenos.

Thomas “Tom” Safran returns to The Music Center Board after a decade-long hiatus, bringing a legacy of civic leadership and a deep belief that the arts are essential to the soul of Los Angeles. As chair of Thomas Safran & Associates, a leading developer of affordable housing, Safran combines his commitment to community development with a longstanding devotion to the arts. In 2022, he was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts, extending his influence from national housing advocacy to local community development.

A classically trained pianist turned financial leader, Jason Subotky brings a rare blend of artistic passion and strategic insight to The Music Center’s Board of Directors, where he represents the LA Phil, one of The Music Center’s resident companies. He was appointed chair of the LA Phil Board of Directors in 2024 and has been a dedicated member since 2017; he serves on its management committee. Subotky’s professional path includes leadership roles at a family office and Goldman Sachs before joining Yacktman Asset Management in 2001, where he is now a partner and portfolio manager.

SUPPORT THE ARTS

FRIENDS OF THE MUSIC CENTER

The Music Center is committed to enriching the cultural lives of all Angelenos, work that is fueled by gifts to our Annual Fund, Friends of The Music Center. Your donations support mainstage dance presentations like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, arts education in schools across Los Angeles County and live performances that inspire a new generation of artists. Every donation makes a difference. Support The Music Center with a gift today!

SCAN TO MAKE A GIFT

At the end of last year, The Music Center welcomed Celesta M. Billeci, the lauded Miller McCune executive director emerita of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Arts & Lectures, as principal strategic dance advisor for the institution’s Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center series.

Billeci recently concluded a distinguished tenure at UCSB Arts & Lectures, where she served as the longest-standing director in the organization’s 65-year history. Under her leadership, UCSB Arts & Lectures grew from a modest campus-focused series into a nationally respected presenting powerhouse; Billeci helped elevate Santa Barbara into a top destination for superb performing arts programming.

Billeci received the Santa Barbara County 2024 Leadership in Arts Individual Award, reflecting her transformational expansion of communitybased cultural initiatives, including ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara!, which shared the rich heritage of Latin America with thousands of local students and community members, and Access for All, providing arts learning experiences for K-12 students.

In her new role, Billeci will work closely with The Music Center President & CEO Rachel S. Moore to further enhance The Music Center’s longstanding commitment to present the highest caliber of dance experiences in Los Angeles. The Music Center is thrilled to have her as a part of the team working to advance the organization’s role as the premier home for dance and dancing in Los Angeles.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center

Alvin Ailey — Founder

Judith Jamison — Artistic Director Emerita

Alicia Graf Mack — Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach Artistic Director

Matthew Rushing — Associate Artistic Director

COMPANY MEMBERS

Leonardo Brito

Patrick Coker

Shawn Cusseaux

Sarah Daley-Perdomo

Caroline T. Dartey

Isaiah Day

Coral Dolphin

Solomon Dumas

Mason Evans

Samantha Figgins

Sebastian Garcia

James Gilmer

Ashley Kaylynn Green

Jacquelin Harris

Yannick Lebrun

Xavier Logan

Xavier Mack

Renaldo Maurice

Corrin Rachelle Mitchell

Jesse Obremski

Kali Marie Oliver

Alisha Rena Peek

Jessica Amber Pinkett

Miranda Quinn

Hannah Alissa Richardson

Deidre Rogan

Constance Stamatiou

Christopher Taylor

De’Anthony Vaughan

Dandara Veiga

Isabel Wallace-Green

Christopher R. Wilson

Clifton Brown — Assistant Rehearsal Director

Kanji Segawa — Assistant Rehearsal Director

Bennett Rink — Executive Director

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2026 U.S. Tour is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major funding of AILEY is provided by AARP, Anonymous, Bloomberg Philanthropies, BNY Mellon, Booth Ferris Foundation, Ford Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Mellon Foundation, New York City Center, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Prudential Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and Thompson Family Foundation.

Support for this presentation is provided, in part, by:

Glorya Kaufman Foundation

Center Dance Arts

Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund

Elisabeth Katte Harris

Moss Foundation

The Music Center Foundation

The Music Center Annual Fund

2025/2026 Season Dedicated to the Memory of Glorya Kaufman

PROGRAM

Wednesday, March 25 | 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 27 | 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 | 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 29 | 7:30 p.m.

1 hour and 56 minutes, including two 15 minute intermissions.

BLINK OF AN EYE

(2011, Company Premiere 2025)

Choreography by Medhi Walerski

Staged by Valentina Scaglia

Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Itzhak Perlman

Costumes by Medhi Walerski

Costumes redesigned by Jon Taylor

Original Lighting by Nicole Pearce

A moment—brief yet infinite. Blink of an Eye explores the fragile boundary between presence and absence, change and stillness. Echoing Bach’s ‘Partitas for Solo Violin,’ the work traces a dialogue between rigor and freedom, structure and emotion, the earthly and the divine. Through movement that flows like sound, it reflects on how everything can shift, disappear or begin again in the blink of an eye.

The company premiere of Blink of an Eye is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center. Blink of an Eye was also made possible with support by Leanne Lachman.

Medhi Walerski is currently the artistic director of Ballet BC. Raised in France, Walerski danced at the Paris Opera Ballet and the Ballet du Rhin before joining the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) in 2001. For more than a decade, he was an integral part of the company, contributing to the creative, innovative style for which NDT is famous. Walerski was awarded the prestigious Dutch dance prize VSCD Zwaan in 2013. Walerski has worked closely with many renowned choreographers, creating alongside and performing works by Jiří Kylián, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, George Balanchine, Rudolf Nureyev, Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon, Crystal Pite, Johan Inger and Wayne McGregor, among others. Walerski’s choreographic debut was in 2008 for NDT 2. Since then, he has created numerous acclaimed works for NDT and Ballet BC including Petite Cérémonie (2011), Chamber (2012), GARDEN (2016), Silent Tides (2021), just BEFORE right AFTER (2022), Pieces of Tomorrow (2024) and Last light (2025), as well as works for Bern Ballet, Goteborg Ballet, the Ballet State of Georgia,

StaatBallet Hannover, Staattheater

Wiesbaden and Charlotte Ballet.

“Partita for Solo Violin N2 in D Minor BWV 1004: I. Allemande,” “Partita for Solo Violin N1 in G Minor BWV 1001: I. Adagio” and “Partita for Solo Violin N1 in G Minor BWV 1001: IV. Presto”

PAUSE

A CASE OF YOU

(2004, New Production 2025)

Choreography by Judith Jamison

Staged by Clifton Brown

Music by Joni Mitchell, performed by Diana Krall

Lighting by Al Crawford

Costumes by Jon Taylor

This new production of A Case of You is made possible by Leigh F. Butler, Victoria Cerami, Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Red Moose Charitable Trust, and Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach.

“A Case of You” © 1972 Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp (ASCAP). Rights administered by Reservoir Media

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN (2025)

L.A. Premiere

Choreography by Matthew Neenan

Music written and performed by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts

Costumes by Karen Young

Lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker

For Difference Between, I was deeply inspired by the intricate orchestrations and powerful lyrics of acclaimed singer/songwriter Heather Christian. Her raw vocal power evoked—to me—an intricate world of strange tensions, potent griefs and quiet loves.

“Difference between. Deference, reverence, sever its shoots on the bean Sanity, brevity, bravery, levity—these are the virtues are any restored—or recorded or pored over once the romance of it leaves?”

—Heather Christian, “Tomorrow”

The world premiere of Difference Between is supported by The Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund.

Matthew Neenan, described as “one of America’s best dance poets” by The New York Times, began his dance training at the Boston Ballet School and later attended LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and the School of American Ballet. From 1994–2007, Neenan danced with the Pennsylvania Ballet (now Philadelphia Ballet) where he performed numerous principal roles in the classical, contemporary and Balanchine repertoire. From 2007–2020, he served as choreographer in residence, creating 20 original ballets. Neenan’s choreography has been performed by New York City

Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Ballet West, Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Met, Colorado Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Milwaukee Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Parsons Dance, BODYTRAFFIC, Vail Dance Festival (where he has created five world premieres), Juilliard Dance and USC Kaufman School of Dance. He has received awards and grants for his choreography from the National Endowment for the Arts, Dance Advance funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Choo San Goh Foundation, the Independence Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, New York City Ballet Choreographic Institute’s Fellowship Initiative, Sacramento Ballet’s Capital Choreography Competition and the Jerome Robbins NEW Program Fellowship. In 2019, he directed the Contemporary Ballet Program at Jacob’s Pillow. In 2005, Neenan co-founded BalletX with fellow dancer Christine Cox. BalletX has performed his choreography nationally and internationally at such prestigious institutions as The Joyce Theater, New York City Center and Vail International Dance Festival. His ballet The Last Glass (2013) was on The New York Times Top 10 list.

“Holy Roller,” “Sip o Water,” “Machu Picchu,” “Tomorrow,” “The End (Whatever),” “That’s the Truth” and “The Wicked” rights administered by Kobalt Music Publishing.

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REVELATIONS (1960)

Choreography by Alvin Ailey

Music: Traditional

Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper  Costumes for Rocka My Soul redesigned by Barbara Forbes

Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been ‘Buked Arranged by Hall Johnson* Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel Arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus Arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor

Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water

Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts “Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins. “A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.

I Wanna Be Ready

Arranged by James Miller

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man

Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone

Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On

Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham

Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

Thursday, March 26 | 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 | 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 29 | 2:00 p.m.

2 hours and 3 minutes, including two 15 minute intermissions.

THE HOLY BLUES (2025) L.A. Premiere

Conceived and Directed by Jawole

Willa Jo Zollar in collaboration with choreographers Samantha Figgins and Chalvar Monteiro

Assistant Director: Vincent E. Thomas

Collaborative Dramaturg: Cheri L. Stokes

Music by Various Artists

Costumes by Jon Taylor

Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen

Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito

My roots are also in the Gospel church, the Gospel churches of the South where I grew up… holy blues—paeans to joy, anthems to the human spirit. Alvin Ailey

…But I want to talk about the blues not only because they speak of this particular experience of life that manages to make this experience articulate. I am engaged, then, in a discussion of craft or, to use a very dangerous word, art. And I want to suggest that the acceptance of this anguish one finds in the blues, and expression of it, creates also, however odd this may sound, a kind of joy. James Baldwin

The world premiere of The Holy Blues is supported by Crawford Parker, M.D., and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey—Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar earned her B.A. in dance from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and an MFA in dance from Florida State University. In 1984, Zollar founded Urban Bush Women (UBW) as a performance ensemble dedicated to exploring the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for social change. She

serves as director of UBW’s Summer Leadership Institute and is the Nancy Smith Fichter Professor of Dance and Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University. Zollar has received fellowships from United States Artists (2008), the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2009), and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (2021). She received the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award and honorary degrees from Columbia College, Chicago; Tufts University; Rutgers University; and Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. Zollar received the Dance Magazine Award (2015), the Dance/USA Honor Award (2016) and the Bessie Lifetime Achievement in Dance Award (2017). In 2020, The Ford Foundation recognized UBW as one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Zollar received the 2021 Dance Teacher Award of Distinction, the 2022 APAP Honors Award of Merit and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. Most recently, she received the 2024 Samuel H. Scripps/ American Dance Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.

Chalvar Monteiro hails from Montclair, NJ, trained at Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts and received his BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. As a performer, Monteiro has worked with Sidra Bell Dance New York, Elisa Monte Dance, Keigwin+Company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, BODYTRAFFIC, GALLIM, Ailey II and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In 2019, Monteiro performed in The Cunningham Trust’s Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event and has since participated in numerous events with The Cunningham Trust. As a dancemaker, Monteiro has presented his choreography across the country and founded THE MNTRO PRJCT in 2024, which debuted at the 2024 Fire Island Dance Festival. He was awarded a residency at Baryshnikov Arts Center to further develop and present his choreographic research and developed new work at UNCSA’s Choreographic Institute. His ballet Berry Dreamin is currently in Ailey II’s repertory. Monteiro’s choreography has also been presented at Lincoln Center, Fordham University, Asbury Park Dance Festival and the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. He has led technique classes and repertory workshops nationally and internationally. As a choreographic

assistant and collaborator, Monteiro has assisted Kyle Abraham on numerous ballets, including those for A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, New York City Ballet, Princeton University, Wendy Whelan’s Restless Creature, American Ballet Theatre and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He joined the faculty at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2020 and was appointed Visiting Arts Professor in the Fall of 2025. For Samantha Figgins’ bio, please turn to the WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY section on page 11.

“One More River to Cross” written by Rev. James Cleveland, published by Music and Media International. “Jubilee” and “Oh, Lord, I Want You to Help Me” by The McIntosh County Shouters, published by Smithsonian Folkways. “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” written by Blind Willie Johnson. “Smokestack Lightning” written by Howlin’ Wolf, published by BMG. “Willow Weep for Me” written by Ann Ronell, published by Songwriters Guild of America. “Peace Be Still” written by Rev. James Cleveland, published by Sony Music Publishing.

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EMBRACE (2025) L.A. Premiere

Choreography by Fredrick Earl Mosley

Music by Various Artists

Rehearsal Associates: Amir Baldwin, Tara Bellardini, and Manuela Sanchez

Costumes by Jon Taylor

Lighting by Josh Monroe

Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito

Embrace examines the ups and downs of human connections—messy, beautiful and everything in between. This piece explores what it takes to love deeply, heal fully and embrace the journey with open arms.

The world premiere of Embrace is supported by Michele & Tim Barakett, Maury & Joseph Bohan, Julie C. Down, Denise Littlefield Sobel, The Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.

Fredrick Earl Mosley is a dance educator and founder/director of Diversity of Dance Inc., which encompasses the programs Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts, Hearts of Men and Dancing Beyond. Part of his mission is to educate, entertain and use dance to enhance and enrich lives, even in the most adverse circumstances. Mosley’s choreographic credits include creations for schools including Marymount Manhattan College, Muhlenberg College, The

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Joffrey Ballet Trainee Program, Rosie’s Theater Kids, National Dance Institute, Dance Institute of Washington, Montclair State University, The Ailey School, Hofstra University, Rutgers University, Adelphi University and numerous other universities and institutions both nationally and internationally. He was awarded Teacher of the Year by Dance Teacher magazine in 2005 and received the Outstanding Artists Award from the Connecticut Dance Alliance in 2012 in recognition of his commitment to and love of mentoring and encouraging young dancers to reach for their dreams. In 2016, Mosley received the Mid-Career Award from the prestigious Martha Hill Dance Fund and, in 2018, he received the Elisa Monte Lifetime Achievement Award. He was the 2021–2022 National Dance Institute Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist in Residence and the 2022 Muhlenberg College Theater and Dance Department’s Baker Artist in Residence. Most recently, he received the 2025 Jose Limon Foundation Award for Innovation in Education. Mosley believes in diversity

in art and the life experiences that each person brings to the process of creating dance that entertains, educates and heals the human spirit.

“Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer” written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright, rights administered by Sony/ ATV Music Publishing. “At Last” written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon, rights administered by CoccoMusic, LLC. “This Woman’s Work” written by Kate Bush, rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “What About Us” written by Johnny McDaid and Steve Mac, rights administered by Universal Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Kobalt Music Publishing. “Photograph” written by Ed Sheeran and Johnny McDaid, rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Concord Music Publishing, and “Kissing You” written by Des’ree and Timothy Atack, rights administered by Faber Music.

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REVELATIONS (1960)

Choreography by Alvin Ailey  Music: Traditional  Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper  Costumes for Rocka My Soul redesigned by Barbara Forbes  Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been ‘Buked

Arranged by Hall Johnson* Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel Arranged by James Miller+

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded by Alvin Ailey on March 30, 1958, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one of the most acclaimed dance companies in the world. With a repertory that boasts close to 300 works by more than 100 choreographers, it has performed in more than 70 countries on six continents and has been designated a “vital American Cultural Ambassador to the world” by a U.S. Congressional resolution. Forged during a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was established to uplift the African American experience

while transcending boundaries of race, faith and nationality with its universal humanity. Mr. Ailey invited dancers of all backgrounds to be a part of his vision while reimagining his company as a “library of dance,” a home for a wide range of choreographers’ works that might otherwise be lost. Before his untimely death in 1989, Mr. Ailey named Judith Jamison as his successor, and, for 21 years, she brought the company to unprecedented success before appointing Robert Battle to steward the company from 2011–2023. In 2025, Alicia Graf

Fix Me, Jesus

Arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor

Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water

Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.

“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.

I Wanna Be Ready

Arranged by James Miller

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man

Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone

Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother

John Sellers

You May Run On

Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother

John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham

Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

Mack became the organization’s fourth artistic director. A former Ailey dancer under both Ms. Jamison and Mr. Battle and a former dean and director of the Dance Division at the Juilliard School, Ms. Graf Mack brings her passion for dance and dance education to the continuation of the AILEY tradition. Today, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues to bring joy to audiences around the globe, while expanding its repertory with works by new choreographers and upholding Mr. Ailey’s legacy for future generations.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gratefully acknowledges The Joan & Sandy Weill Global Ambassador Fund, which provides vital support for Ailey’s national and international tours.

DANCE NOTES: URBAN BUSH WOMEN ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER WHO’S WHO

ALVIN AILEY FOUNDER

Alvin Ailey was born on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, TX. His experiences of life in the rural South would later inspire some of his most memorable works. He was introduced to dance in Los Angeles by performances of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, and his formal dance training began with an introduction to Lester Horton’s classes by his friend Carmen de Lavallade. Horton, the founder of one of the first racially integrated dance companies in the United States, became a mentor for Ailey as he embarked on his professional career. After Horton’s death in 1953,

ALICIA GRAF MACK

DARIA L. AND ERIC J. WALLACH

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Alicia Graf Mack was a star performer on the Ailey stage during a spectacular career between 2005 and 2014, when she was brought into the company and mentored by the incomparable Judith Jamison. In 2025, she returned to serve as Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s fourth artistic director after distinguishing herself as the Dean and Director of the Dance Division of The Juilliard School from 2018–2025. Born in San Jose, CA, Graf Mack grew up in Columbia, MD. She began her career with Dance Theatre of Harlem under the direction of Arthur Mitchell and ascended to become a highly recognized principal ballerina. A celebrated artist, she performed with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and made guest appearances with Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Her versatility led to collaborations with artists including Beyoncé, John Legend, Andre 3000, Alicia Keys and Jon Batiste. Graf Mack has graced the stages of major galas and festivals, performed tributes to luminaries including Carmen de Lavallade at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors, and danced at the memorial services for Arthur Mitchell at NYC’s Riverside Church and Jessye Norman at the Metropolitan Opera House. A Columbia University graduate (magna cum laude, honors in history), she also holds an M.A. in nonprofit

Ailey became director of the Lester Horton Dance Theater and began to choreograph his own works. In the 1950s and ‘60s, Ailey performed in four Broadway shows. In 1958, he founded Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to carry out his vision of a company dedicated to uplifting the African American experience while enriching and preserving the legacy of modern dance. The creation of his masterpiece Revelations in 1960 cemented his reputation as a choreographer of unique vision, with the ability to transcend racial barriers and connect deeply to people’s humanity. Ailey established the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center (now The Ailey School) in 1969 and formed the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble (now Ailey II) in 1974. He was also a

pioneer of programs promoting arts in education. Throughout his lifetime, he was awarded numerous distinctions, including the Kennedy Center Honor in 1988 in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to American culture. In 2014, he posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, in recognition of his contributions and commitment to civil rights and dance in America. Following Ailey’s death on December 1, 1989, The New York Times said of him, “you didn’t need to have known [him] personally to have been touched by his humanity, enthusiasm, and exuberance and his courageous stand for multi-racial brotherhood.”

management from Washington University in St. Louis. Some of her many honors are the prestigious 2023 Dance Magazine Award, Smithsonian Magazine’s American Innovator of the Arts and Sciences and the Ebony Power 100 List of influential Black leaders and innovators. Other accolades include an honorary doctorate from The Juilliard School in 2025, Columbia University’s Medal of Excellence, keynote addresses at Columbia’s School of General Studies in 2008 and 2025, and the 2025 Columbia Black Alumni Heritage Award. Before arriving at Juilliard, Graf Mack was an assistant professor at Webster University and an adjunct professor at the University of Houston and Washington University. She hosted three seasons of Moving Moments, a podcast in which she interviews colleagues and friends to discuss the creative process and living a purposeful life in dance and is now working on a new podcast at Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, to launch later in 2026.

MATTHEW RUSHING

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Matthew Rushing was born in Los Angeles. He began his dance training with Kashmir Blake in Inglewood, CA, and continued his training at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He is the recipient of a Spotlight Award and a Dance Magazine Award and was named a Presidential Scholar in

the Arts. He was a scholarship student at The Ailey School and later became a member of Ailey II. During his career, Rushing has performed as a guest artist for galas in Vail, CO, as well as in Austria, Canada, France, Italy and Russia. He has performed for Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, as well as at the 2010 White House Dance Series. During his time with the company, he has choreographed five ballets: Acceptance In Surrender (2005), a collaboration with Hope Boykin and Abdur-Rahim Jackson; Uptown (2009), a tribute to the Harlem Renaissance; ODETTA (2014), a celebration of “the queen of American folk music”; Testament (2020), a tribute to Alvin Ailey’s Revelations created in collaboration with Clifton Brown and Yusha-Marie Sorzano; and Sacred Songs (2024), which resurrected and reimagined a collection of spirituals from the original 1960 version of Revelations that were later omitted. In 2012, he created Moan, which was set on PHILADANCO! and premiered at the Joyce Theater. Rushing joined the company in 1992. He became Rehearsal Director in 2010, Associate Artistic Director in 2020 and served as Interim Artistic Director from 2023–2025.

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JUDITH JAMISON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITA

Judith Jamison joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965 and quickly became an international star. Over the following 15 years, Ailey created some of his most enduring roles for her, most notably the tour-de-force solo Cry. In 1989, Ailey asked Jamison to succeed him as artistic director, and for the next 21 years, she led the company to unprecedented heights. She was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, among them a Primetime Emmy Award, a Kennedy Center Honor and a National Medal of Arts. As a highly regarded choreographer, Jamison created many celebrated works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Following her retirement from the helm of the company in 2011, she continued to dedicate herself to asserting the prominence of the arts in our culture, and she remained committed to promoting the significance of the Ailey legacy—using dance as a medium for honoring the past, celebrating the present and fearlessly reaching into the future. Jamison’s death on November 9, 2024, prompted an outpouring of love and admiration from people around the world who were touched by her magnificent artistry and extraordinary spirit.

CLIFTON

BROWN ASSISTANT REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

Clifton Brown, from Goodyear, AZ, began his dance training at Take 5 Dance Academy and continued in the first class of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in dance program. Brown began his professional career when he joined the Ailey company in 1999 and served as choreographic assistant to Judith Jamison. He also has danced with Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and was a founding member and rehearsal director for Jessica Lang Dance. He was nominated in the U.K. for a Critics Circle National Dance Award for Best Male Dancer and received a Black Theater Arts Award as well as a New York Dance

and Performance (“Bessie”) Award. As a guest artist, Brown has performed with Miami City Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet, Nevada Ballet and Parsons Dance. He has set the work of Alvin Ailey, Earl Mosley, and Jessica Lang on various companies around the world. Television appearances as a guest artist include So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With The Stars He has had the privilege of performing at the White House for President Obama. Brown became assistant rehearsal director in 2019.

KANJI SEGAWA ASSISTANT REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

Kanji Segawa was a dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater under the direction of Robert Battle from 2011–2023 and became assistant rehearsal director in 2024. Originally from Kanagawa, Japan, he began his dance training with his mother Erika Akoh, studying ballet with Kan Horiuchi and Ju Horiuchi in Tokyo. Segawa was awarded the Japanese Government Artist Fellowship in 1997 to train at The Ailey School. A former member of Ailey II and Battleworks, he danced extensively for Mark Morris and performed as a principal dancer in John Adams’ Nixon in China at The Metropolitan Opera. Since 1999, Segawa has been creative associate for Jessica Lang, assisting with her creations for companies worldwide including American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Royal Ballet and The National Ballet of Japan, as well as at The Royal Ballet School and the Partner School Choreographic Project at Prix de Lausanne 2025. With Lang, Segawa co-choreographed the world premiere production of Turandot for The Washington National Opera, directed by Francesca Zambello. He has assisted Robert Battle in staging his works at institutions including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II and The Royal Ballet School. Segawa was a nominee for Dance Europe magazine’s Dancer of the Year 2024 for his performances with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

BENNETT RINK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Bennett Rink became executive director of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation in 2013. He first joined the organization as manager of special events in 1994, became development

director in 1998 and served as senior director of development and external affairs from 2007 to 2012. In his tenure overseeing Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s development and fundraising efforts, Rink led a major capital campaign to establish the organization’s first permanent home, The Joan Weill Center for Dance, which opened in 2005 and attracts more than 200,000 visitors each year. Rink also oversaw the campaign to build the organization’s endowment, which provides vital ongoing support for programmatic initiatives. When the company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, Rink supervised an 18-month celebration including events, promotions, collaborations and special performances, bringing public awareness of the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation to new heights. During his time as executive director, the company has deepened its presence in New York City by establishing an annual spring season to complement its New York City Center winter season, while also extending its role as America’s “Cultural Ambassador to the world” with tours to Africa, Europe and South America. To reach audiences beyond live performances, Rink has broadened the organization’s commitment to creating film and digital content. Rink has also extended the reach and impact of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s educational offerings, including the creation of new curricula and programs that reach across generations, from elementary school children to older adults. In 2017, the organization unveiled the Elaine Wynn and Family Education Wing, providing much-needed additional studios and classroom space. The building now comprises 87,000 square feet and is the largest destination for dance in New York City. In recent years, Rink has overseen a branding initiative to express the totality of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s offerings, creating greater connectivity among Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, The Ailey School, Ailey Arts in Education & Community Programs and Ailey Extension. Most recently, he led the organization’s collaboration with the Whitney Museum on Edges of Ailey (2025), the first largescale museum exhibition celebrating the life, dances, influences and enduring legacy of Alvin Ailey. Rink is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a BFA in theater.

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

LEONARDO BRITO (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) began his training with Projeto Primeiro Passo and later studied at Escola Estadual de Dança Maria Olenewa, Centro de Arte Nós da Dança, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and The Ailey School. He danced with Ailey II and then with Ballet Hispánico for five seasons. Brito has performed with the Mariinsky Ballet, Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro and Focus Cia de Dança. In 2015, he received the III Brazilian Modern Dance Congress Award. He has performed works by Robert Battle, Cassi Abranches, Jae Man Joo, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Marcelo Misailidis, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Eduardo Vilaro and Anabelle Lopez Ochoa. Brito is also proficient in Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art. He has appeared in the FX series POSE, Willy Chavarria’s film Safe From Harm, Out Magazine, Hong Kong Dance Magazine, on the covers of Made in Brazil and SSAW and in many other campaigns. He joined the company in 2024. Instagram: @leonardobrittom

PATRICK COKER (Chester, VA) (he, him) began dancing at Jessica Morgan’s School of Dance in Midlothian, VA, and later the Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts (EVSPA). He graduated from The Ailey/Fordham BFA in dance program in 2014. He has performed with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Jessica Lang Dance, the Mark Morris Dance Group and BODYTRAFFIC. Coker has also danced with Jamar Roberts, The Bob Fosse Foundation, Joshua Beamish’s MOVE: The Company, HopeBoykinDance and Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance. In 2018, he was an assistant to Jessica Lang as she choreographed EN on Ailey, and he joined the company in 2019. Instagram: @pcoke

SHAWN CUSSEAUX (St. Petersburg, FL) began his training at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School where he trained in ballet, modern and jazz. In 2020, Cusseaux received his BFA in modern dance at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, under the direction of Garfield Lemonius. After graduation, he joined BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, where he spent three seasons. During that time, he had the privilege of dancing at the Vail International Dance Festival and Ballet Sun Valley. Cusseaux has performed works by Jae Man Joo, José Limón, Edwaard Liang, Camille A. Brown, Matthew Nenan, Jamar Roberts, Dwight Rhoden, Hope Boykin, Amy Hall Garner, Jennifer Archibald and Nicolo Fonte. He joined the company in 2023.

SARAH DALEY-PERDOMO (South Elgin, IL) began her training at the Faubourg School of Ballet in Illinois under the direction of Watmora Casey and Tatyana Mazur. She is a 2009 graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in dance program and trained at institutions such as the Kirov Academy, National Ballet School of Canada and The San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and intensives at Ballet Camp Illinois and Ballet Adriatico in Italy. Daley-Perdomo was honored to be highlighted in Dance

Magazine ’s “On the Rise” feature in 2014 and to perform in Wayne McGregor’s Chroma for the filming of Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance. She is a recipient of a Youth America Grand Prix Award and an ARTS Foundation Award. She was a member of Ailey II and joined the company in 2011.

CAROLINE T. DARTEY (Geneva, Switzerland) trained in rhythmic gymnastics in her hometown from the age of five, rising to national and international levels and becoming the Swiss champion in her category 2009-2011. She later began dancing at the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre of Geneva. Dartey also trained at The Ailey School as a scholarship student and performed in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during the Company’s 2017 New York City Center season. She was a member of Ailey II from 2018–2020 and has performed works by Darrell Grand Moultrie, Uri Sands, Bradley Shelver, Troy Powell, Robert Battle, Amy Hall Garner, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Andrea Miller, Alia Kache and Yannick Lebrun. Dartey’s commercial work includes Vogue World New York and performances with music artists Omah Lay and Pheelz on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Dartey joined the company in 2021. Instagram: @caroline_dartey

ISAIAH DAY (Chicago, IL) began his dance training with Yielded Vessel Dance Ministry at New Life Covenant Southeast. He also studied at Hubbard Street Youth Dance Center and The Chicago Academy for the Arts. He graduated in 2024 from The Juilliard School under the direction of Alicia Graf Mack. While at Juilliard, Day performed works by Jamar Roberts, Tiler Peck, Justin Peck, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Rena Butler and Ohad Naharin. He was named a YoungArts winner in Modern/Contemporary dance in 2019. Day joined the company in 2023.

CORAL DOLPHIN (Los Angeles, CA) studied modern, West African, flamenco, ballet, hip hop, tap, aerial silk, salsa and acting under the mentorship of Debbie Allen. Dolphin began her professional career in New York as a founding member of BHdos, the second company of Ballet Hispánico. She later spent four years with Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. She has worked with artists Madonna, Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, Cardi B and more. In 2019, she performed the Dream Ballet solo in the Broadway musical Oklahoma! She has choreographed for Miguel, Lauren Jauregui, Kali Uchis and Lenny Kravitz, and for international brands such as Citibank and i-D. In 2020, Dolphin made her directorial debut with a short film in collaboration with renowned composer Raven Bush. Through her art, she aims to magnify universal truths, aspiring for her creations to ignite the remembrance of the divine and higher consciousness that is within us all. Dolphin joined the company in 2023.

SOLOMON DUMAS (Chicago, IL) (he, him) was introduced to dance through AileyCamp. He later began his formal training at The Chicago Academy for the Arts and the Russell Talbert Dance Studio, where he received his most influential training. Dumas studied at New

World School of the Arts and was a Fellowship Level 1 student at The Ailey School. He has performed with companies including Garth Fagan Dance; Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company; and Labyrinth Dance Theater and was a member of Ailey II. Dumas joined the company in 2016.

MASON EVANS (Margate, FL) began his dance training at Performance Edge 2, later graduating from Dreyfoos School of the Performing Arts in 2022. He was named a YoungArts winner in Modern/Contemporary in 2021. Evans is a fourth-year student at Juilliard where, under the direction of Alicia Graf Mack, he has performed works by Chanel DaSilva, José Limón, Hope Boykin, Shen Wei, Pam Tanowitz and Aszure Barton. He joined the company in 2025.

SAMANTHA FIGGINS (Washington, D.C.) began dancing at Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the tutelage of Charles Auggins and Sandra Fortune-Greene and attended summer intensives at Dance Theatre of Harlem under the direction of Arthur Mitchell. She continued her education at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. There, she performed works by George Balanchine, Bill T. Jones, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp. Upon graduating cum laude, Figgins became a member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, performing works by Dwight Rhoden, Jae Man Joo and Camille A. Brown. She also performed at the 2014 DanceOpen Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. Figgins was featured on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine and in Pointe magazine’s “10 Careers to Watch” in 2013. She has worked with Beyoncé and can be seen in the film Enemy Within alongside Tiler Peck and Matthew Rushing. Figgins joined the company in 2014.

SEBASTIAN GARCIA (Bronx, NY) started dancing at AileyCamp New York under the direction of Nasha Thomas and began his formal dance training at the Harlem School of the Arts under the direction of Aubrey Lynch. He was later accepted into the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School under the direction of Cynthia Harvey. He also received the En Avant Award from 2017–2018, which enabled him to work with choreographers including Jessica Lang and Alexei Ratmansky. Garcia continued his training at the Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia under the direction of Bo and Stephanie Spassoff. He has danced for the Black Iris Project and has worked on Broadway projects with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and at Carnegie Hall. He was a member of the Collage Dance Collective for four seasons, performing works by Wayne McGregor, George Balanchine, Christopher Huggins, Durante Verzola, Sandra Holloway and Nacho Duato. Garcia joined the company in 2025.

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JAMES GILMER (Pittsburgh, PA) trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School. After graduating, he performed with Texture Contemporary Ballet and joined Cincinnati Ballet in 2011. While dancing with the Cincinnati Ballet for six seasons, Gilmer was promoted to Soloist in 2015 and performed works by Victoria Morgan, Amy Seiwert, Septime Webre, Ohad Naharin, Val Caniparoli, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Edwaard Liang, Jennifer Archibald and George Balanchine, to name a few. Gilmer was also a member of Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, performing during the summer seasons since 2013, and ODC/dance, performing works by Brenda Way, KT Nelson and Kate Weare. Gilmer performed in New York City Center’s 2021 and 2022 Twyla Tharp celebrations and in Fall for Dance, where he was featured in choreography by Jamar Roberts. He joined the company in 2019. Instagram: @james.agilmer

ASHLEY KAYLYNN GREEN (Charleston, SC) began her training at Columbia City Jazz where she found her love for dance. She trained in a variety of styles including ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip hop. In 2020, Green received her BFA in dance from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, under the direction of Garfield Lemonius. There, she performed works by Peter Chu, Aszure Barton, Kyle Abraham and Darrell Grand Moultrie. After graduation, she joined Whim W’Him Seattle Contemporary Dance where she received a Princess Grace Award in Dance. Green joined the company in 2021 and that year she was named one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. She has performed her own improvisational work at Into the Open Music Festival and Amalgamation and has created work with McKoy Dance Project, Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation and Arkansas Ballet.

JACQUELIN HARRIS (Charlotte, NC) began her dance training at Dance Productions Studios under the direction of Lori Long. Harris received a silver ARTS award from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts and was a Presidential Scholar in the Arts semifinalist. She graduated with honors from the Ailey/Fordham BFA in dance program. In 2016, Harris was named one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. She received a 2017 dance fellowship from the Princess Grace FoundationUSA. Harris has performed as a guest artist with Twyla Tharp, the Merce Cunningham Trust and Roderick George. She was a member of Ailey II and joined the company in 2014.

YANNICK LEBRUN (Cayenne, French Guiana) began training in his native country at the Adaclam School under the guidance of Jeanine Verin. After graduating high school in 2004, he moved to New York City to study at The Ailey School as a scholarship student. Lebrun was

named one of Dance Magazine ’s “25 to Watch” in 2011, and in 2013 France-Amérique magazine highlighted him as one of the 50 most talented French people in the United States. In November 2016, Lebrun was a guest performer with The Royal Ballet in Wayne McGregor’s Chroma. In 2019, he choreographed Saa Magni, his first work for Ailey II. For ABT Studio Company he created Lora in 2021 and Human in 2024. He was a nominee for the 2024 UK Critic’s Circle National Dance Award for outstanding male modern performance in Dancing Spirit. Lebrun was a member of Ailey II and joined the company in 2008. Instagram: @yannicklebrun

XAVIER LOGAN (Atlanta, GA) trained at Dancemakers of Atlanta. He is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School and has worked with choreographers Medhi Walerski, Tom Weinberger, Sharon Eyal, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, among others. Logan has been featured on The Vampire Diaries, Dance Moms, and So You Think You Can Dance In 2023, his work Welcome To The J(U) became the first-ever hip hop dance to appear on Juilliard’s mainstage. The same year, he was named one of Teen Vogue & GLAAD’s “20 Under 20” rising stars. Logan is in his second season with Ailey II. This is his first tour with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

XAVIER MACK (Washington, D.C.) began his dance training at Divine Dance Institute in Capitol Heights, MD. He went on to earn his B.A. in modern language and linguistics from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. After graduation, Mack spent five seasons with Dallas Black Dance Theatre. In 2018, he had the pleasure of performing alongside legendary soprano Kathleen Battle in her concert Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey Mack has performed as a guest artist in benefit galas and festivals for CityDance, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND, FINTDAZ, Jacob’s Pillow and Dance Fest Skopje. He has performed works by Norbert De La Cruz III, Hope Boykin, Hans van Manen, Aszure Barton and Kyle Abraham. He joined the company in 2022. Instagram: @x.mack

RENALDO MAURICE (Gary, IN) began his training with Tony Washington and graduated from Talent Unlimited High School. He attended Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts, studying with Larry Brewer. Maurice was a scholarship student at The Ailey School, Ballet Chicago, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. He received second place in modern dance from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and received the Dizzy Feet Foundation Scholarship. In 2012, he was honored with the key to the city of his hometown. Maurice has choreographed and performed with Grammy nominated artists Jazzmeia Horn, KEM and Grammy ® Award winner Madonna. He has also incorporated his passion for the arts with social responsibility by becoming the co-artistic director of Indiana’s South Shore Dance Alliance. He was a member of Ailey II and joined the company in 2011. Facebook: @Maurice Gardner; @MauriceGardner; Instagram

CORRIN RACHELLE MITCHELL (Baltimore, MD) began her dance training in her hometown at LeRe’s Performing Arts Center, owned by her mother and father. She attended Baltimore School for the Arts where she trained with Norma Pera and Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Mitchell graduated in 2017 with a BFA in dance from Point Park University where she worked with choreographers Troy Powell, Garfield Lemonius and Debbie Allen. After completing one year of apprenticeship, Mitchell joined Ailey II in 2017, performing works by Uri Sands, Bradley Shelver, Troy Powell, Robert Battle, Darrell Grand Moultrie and Amy Hall Garner. She joined the company in 2019. Instagram: @_slimrin_

JESSE OBREMSKI (New York, NY) (he/they) trained at The Ailey School, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, Springboard Danse Montreal and Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance. He graduated from LaGuardia High School and The Juilliard School. Obremski has performed with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Buglisi Dance Theatre, The Limón Dance Company, and Gibney Company, among others. He is an educator and a restager of José Limón’s works. He received a NYSCA/NYFA 2025 Fellowship in Choreography, the Asian American Arts Alliance’s 2016 Jadin Wong Award, and achieved Boy Scout Eagle Scout rank. Obremski has been mentioned in The New York Times and was featured on NY1 and in Dance Magazine ’s “On the Rise” in 2019. His notable performances have included those at the FINA World Championships in 2019 and at the White House for President Obama. Obremski is the founder/artistic director of Obremski/Works Inc., which has been presented internationally, and a choreographer whose work has been presented at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and Fall for Dance North. He joined the company in 2024. jesseobremski.com. Instagram: @jesse_obremski

KALI MARIE OLIVER (Akron, OH) began her dance training with her mother and went on to train at Nan Klinger’s Excellence in Dance. She attended summer intensives at Chautauqua Institution, Alonzo King LINES Ballet and The Ailey School. Oliver graduated magna cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program. Upon graduating, she worked closely with Karole Armitage as a guest artist with Armitage Gone! Dance. Oliver spent three seasons in Ailey II under the direction of Francesca Harper, during which time she performed in the Holland Dance Festival. She has had the privilege of performing works by Alvin Ailey, William Forsythe, Robert Battle, Andrea Miller, Anna Sokolow, Elizabeth RoxasDobrish, William Isaac, Baye & Asa and Maurya Kerr. She was honored to be a guest artist during Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2023 New York City Center season and was thrilled to officially join the company in 2024.

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ALISHA RENA PEEK (Upper Marlboro, MD) is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program and recently earned her MBA from the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Peek began her formal dance training at the Washington School of Ballet and continued at the Kirov Ballet Academy, Dance Theatre of Harlem Kennedy Center Residency and The Art of Technique. Professionally, Peek has danced in Ailey II, taught Horton in The Ailey School’s Junior Division, served as an assistant to Milton Myers and Hope Boykin, participated in the HopeBoykinDance Bubble Residency, and performed in both An Evening Of Hope and Moments By Hope. Peek appeared in the hit FX series POSE and choreographed a short film produced by BEATS by Dre. She joined the company in 2022. Instagram: @alishapeek

JESSICA AMBER PINKETT (Baltimore, MD) began her dance training at Baltimore Dance Tech under the direction of Stephanie Powell. She graduated from George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology and earned a BFA with honors in dance performance and choreography from Towson University. She has had the privilege of performing works by Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Tally Beatty, Camille A. Brown, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Jamar Roberts and others. She has performed as a guest artist with The Black Iris Project and was a member of Ailey II from 2016-2018. Pinkett made her New York choreographic debut and performed alongside Madison McFerrin in OPEN AIR. In 2023, she led the world premiere of HopeBoykinDance’s States Of Hope at the Joyce Theater. She was a member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 20182021 and rejoined the company in 2024. She continues exploring the depths of her artistry as a freelancer, teacher, choreographer and filmmaker. Instagram: @jessica.a.pinkett

MIRANDA QUINN (Baltimore, MD) (she/her) received her formative and pre-professional training at Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts under the artistic direction of Shannon McHale. Quinn earned a BFA from the Juilliard School under the directorship of Lawrence Rhodes, graduating in 2019 under the directorship of Alicia Graf Mack. Her attendance at the school was made possible by the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship. She joined the company in 2019. Quinn is grateful and honored to be a part of the Ailey community and legacy. Instagram: @mirandaming4

HANNAH ALISSA RICHARDSON (Toronto, Canada) graduated with honors from The Ailey School Certificate Program and danced with Ailey II for one season before joining the company in 2022. She has performed works by Robert Battle, William Forsythe, Ronald K. Brown and Jamar Roberts. Richardson was featured in performances at Jacob’s Pillow and the Holland Dance Festival and performed the world premiere of Grace and Mercy by Ronald K. Brown at Bard SummerScape. She was featured as a dancer in the inaugural Vogue World event and is also a guest artist with Ronald K. Brown/ EVIDENCE, A Dance Company. Her screen credits include Every Day by Orion Pictures and Disney Channel’s Backstage. Through movement, she aims to tell stories that connect, heal and honor the cultures and experiences that have shaped her. Richardson is honored to be part of Alvin

Ailey Dance Foundation and is deeply thankful for the continued support of her community. Instagram: @hannahxrichardson

DEIDRE ROGAN (Fort Myers, FL) began her dance training in Fort Myers under Melinda Roy, Roberto Munoz and Cheryl Copeland. Rogan graduated with honors from the Ailey/ Fordham BFA in dance program in 2015. She is a YoungArts scholarship winner, performed as a United States Arts Ambassador for President Barack Obama during the Opening Ceremony of the Hannover Messe, and was the Associate Choreographer under Choreographer Hope Boykin for the City Center Encores Off-Center production of Promenade in 2019. Rogan danced with Ailey II from 2014 to 2016 and with Parsons Dance from 2016 to 2022. She joined the company in 2022. Instagram: @deidre_rogan

CONSTANCE STAMATIOU (Charlotte, NC) began her dance training at Pat Hall’s Dance Unlimited and North Carolina Dance Theatre. She graduated from Northwest School of the Arts and studied at SUNY Purchase and as a Fellowship student at The Ailey School. In 2009, Stamatiou received the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship. In 2022, she was one of Sports Illustrated ’s “Top 100,” and in 2023, she was nominated for the UK Critic’s Circle National Dance Award for outstanding female modern performance in Cry. She has performed at the White House, in a TED Talk with Judith Jamison, and has appeared on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, Logo’s Trailblazer Honors, Elle ’s movement series, The View and The Jennifer Hudson Show. Stamatiou has danced in the films Shake, Rattle & Roll, Bolden and the commercial I Love NY. She is a mother of two. Stamatiou was a member of Ailey ll and joined the company in 2007. Instagram: @constance.stamatiou

CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR (Newark, NJ) started his dance training at The Ailey School when he was 11. He later attended Arts High School in Newark. During his training, he attended AileyCamp Newark, performing numerous times at The Apollo Theater and Lincoln Center in works by Rennie Harris, Robert Battle and other choreographers. After graduating from Arts High School, Taylor received a scholarship to The Ailey School’s Professional Division. In 2022, he joined Ailey II under artistic director Francesca Harper and went on to perform works by Ms. Harper, William Forsythe, Andrea Miller and Robert Battle. He joined the company in 2022.

DE’ANTHONY VAUGHAN (Kansas City, MO) was introduced to dance at age three by his grandmother. He received his training from AileyCamp, Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, and Kansas City Ballet School. He continued his training in New York City at The Ailey School as a scholarship student. In 2014, Vaughan joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre where he performed works by Matthew Rushing, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Alvin Ailey, Elisa Monte, Donald McKayle and many more. He joined the company in 2023. Instagram: @leedeevaughan

DANDARA VEIGA (Alegrete, Brazil) began her dance training at Social Project Primeiros Passos before receiving a scholarship to her hometown school, Escola de Danca Ballerina. She also studied at Studio Margarita Fernandez in Argentina, Opus Ballet in Italy, Annarella Academia de Ballet e Dança in Portugal and as a scholarship student at The Ailey School in 2016. From 2017 to 2023, Veiga danced with Ballet Hispánico. In 2023–2024, she performed with The Metropolitan Opera and projects including Site-Specific Dances, Opus Ballet, Noname and the Black Iris Project. Veiga was named one of Dance Magazine ’s “25 to Watch” in 2023. She has worked with artists including Charla Gen, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Noah Gelber, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Edwaard Liang, Christopher Huggins and Ray Mercer. She joined the company in 2024. Instagram: @Iamdandaraveiga

ISABEL WALLACE-GREEN (Houston, TX) began her dance training at Houston Ballet Academy where she studied for nine years. She graduated summa cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA in dance program with a double major in dance and African/African American studies. She performed with New Chamber Ballet, Urban Souls Dance Company, and was an ensemble member of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Wallace-Green joined DBDT: Encore! before joining Dallas Black Dance Theatre in 2021. While living in Texas, she partnered with University of Houston and Texas Southern University art museums to premiere her first solo show, Resilience Wallace-Green joined the company in 2023.

CHRISTOPHER R. WILSON (Augusta, GA) is a graduate of John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School and graduated cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA in dance program. He trained at Colton Ballet School, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and The School at Jacob’s Pillow before beginning his professional career with BHdos, the second company of Ballet Hispánico. He has performed for Queen Sofía of Spain and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and has had the privilege of performing on the main stage of the 2017 Essence Festival in New Orleans. Wilson has performed works by Judith Jamison, Alonzo King, Wayne McGregor, Camille A. Brown, Kyle Abraham and Hans van Manen, among others. He has been a guest artist for Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and with The Black Iris Project, starring in the Emmynominated film, A Mother’s Rite. Wilson was a member of Ailey II and joined the company in 2018. Instagram: @christopher.r.wilson

The Ailey dancers are supported, in part, by The Judith McDonough Kaminski Dancer Endowment Fund

DANCE NOTES: URBAN BUSH WOMEN ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Daria L. Wallach, Chairman

Anthony S. Kendall, President

Jolen V. Anderson

Eleanor S. Applewhaite

Esi Eggleston Bracey

Janice Brathwaite

Laura D. Corb

Georgette C. Dixon

Nailah Flake

Jaileah X. Huddleston

Vickee Jordan Adams

Jaishri Kapoor

Suzan Kereere

Kristin LaRoche

Allegra Lawrence-Hardy

Anthony A. Lewis

Alicia Graf Mack

Johnbull Okpara

Jack Pitts

Paula Price

Muhammad Qubbaj

Lata N. Reddy

Bennett Rink

Oti Roberts

Cara Robinson

Danielle M. Robinson, Ph.D.

Tara L. Smith

Joan H. Weill

Jean-Rene Zetrenne

Pamela D. Zilly

Philip Laskawy, Stanley Plesent, Esq.*, Joan H. Weill, Chairmen Emeriti

Debra L. Lee, Henry McGee, Presidents Emeriti

Gina F. Adams, Simin N. Allison*, Anthony M. Carvette, Kathryn C. Chenault, Bruce S. Gordon, Robert Kissane, Leslie Maheras, Stephen J. Meringoff, John H. Schaefer, Lemar Swinney, Honorary Trustees

*In Memoriam

ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION

Recipient of the National Medal of Arts

Bennett Rink, Executive Director

Pamela Robinson, Chief Financial Officer

Eric D. Wright, General Manager

Isabelle Mezin, Director of Company Business Affairs

Gregory Stuart, Company Manager

Joseph Anthony Gaito, Technical Director

HaeJin Han, Production Stage Manager

Yi-Chung Chen, Lighting Director

Jon Taylor, Wardrobe Supervisor

Michel Harruch, Sound Engineer

Jorge Lanuza, Master Carpenter

David Trudeau, Master Electrician

Manuel Antonio Andino, Property Master

Justin Coffman, Assistant Company Manager

Kait Mahoney, Assistant Stage Manager

Natalia Carlson, Assistant Lighting Director

Danté Baylor, Wardrobe Assistant

Katie Chihaby, Wardrobe Assistant

Justin Hernandez, Flyman/Assistant Carpenter

BOOKING AGENT

OPUS 3 ARTISTS

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

Brendan Mullenix, Assistant Electrician

Amadea Edwards, Director of Administration

Chelsea Gillespie, Licensing & Clearance Manager

Michelle Grazio, Company Business Affairs Manager

Ebonie C. Pittman, Managing Director of Development

Christopher Zunner, Managing Director of Public Relations

Elizabeth Kandel, Managing Director of Marketing

Lynette P. Rizzo, Associate Director of Marketing

Donald J. Rose, M.D., Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, NYU Langone Orthopedics

Sheyi Ojofeitimi, PT, DPT, OCS, Director of Therapy Services / Health & Safety Advisor

Jessi Patz, PT, DPT, CKTP, Physical Therapist

Dionne Vernon, PT, DPT, PES, MBA, Physical Therapist

Amy Zink, PT, DPT, CSCS, CPI, Physical Therapist

Ronnell Kitt, Physical Therapy Aide

Lighting system provided by 4Wall Entertainment. Touring sound system provided by Gibson Entertainment Services. Domestic trucking services provided by Stage Call Corporation.

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation is a proud member of Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.

Dancers appear courtesy of the American Guild of Musical Artists. Ailey crew members belong to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

AILEY TOUR MERCHANDISE

Ailey Tour Merchandise and AileyShop.com are managed by The Araca Group.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | The Joan Weill Center for Dance 405 West 55th Street, NY, NY 10019-4402 | Tel: (212) 405-9000 | ailey.org

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Headshots: Alvin Ailey photo by Jack Mitchell. Matthew Rushing, Clifton Brown photos by Andrew Eccles. All other photos by Nir Arieli.

June

Center Dance Arts (CDA) is the founding sponsor of Dance at The Music Center. For over 25 years it has been a dynamic community of patrons with a passion for dance. CDA strives to elevate and advance Los Angeles as a vibrant hub of exceptional dance, supporting Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center’s world-class performances and building a community of dance throughout Los Angeles County and offering impact, access and fun!

IMPACT

Support extraordinary performances on The Music Center’s stages and dance company residencies offering student matinees, panel discussions and workshops.

ACCESS

Enjoy behind-the-scenes access such as salons, receptions and artist talks featuring dance luminaries.

FUN

Connect with arts patrons and dance enthusiasts in inspiring and fun social settings around Los Angeles.

The Music Center Thanks Center Dance Arts

From all of us at The Music Center, we thank Center Dance Arts members for their unwavering support of dance. We welcome you and look forward to many seasons of dance ahead!

Center Dance Arts Members

Center Dance Arts Board of Directors

Charlene Achki Repko

President Jane Jelenko* Founding President

Liane Weintraub† Founding Chair

Mattie McFadden

Lawson Chair Emerita

Catharine Soros

Chair Emerita

Jane ArnaultFactor, Ph.D.†

Susan Baumgarten

JoAnn Bourne

Robert Braun, M.D.

Brian Duck

Mira Hashmall

Joan Herman

Liz Levitt Hirsch† In memoriam

Edward Lazarus

Judith Reichman, M.D.

Julia Strickland

Sue Tsao

Cynthia Watson

†Founding Member Center Dance Arts

DANCE SPONSOR

($25,000+)

Allen and Anita Kohl

Olivia and Anthony Neece*

Cynthia Watson M.D. and David B. Katzin M.D., Ph.D.*

DANCE AMBASSADOR

($10,000 – $24,999)

Charlene Achki Repko

Jane Arnault-Factor

Susan Baumgarten

JoAnn and Wayland

Bourne

Sara Chameides and John McFadden

Brian Duck and Chad Olsen

Lisa Field

Joan A. Friedman, Ph.D. and Robert N. Braun, M.D.

Mira Hashmall, Esq.

Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej

Gail Hershowitz

Jane Jelenko*

Carol and Patrick Kinsella

Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

Edward Lazarus and Amanda Moose

Judith Reichman, M.D.

Koni Rich

Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl

Sue Tsao

Alyce Williamson

Use your camera to scan the QR code to join today.

Membership benefits start immediately.

DANCE ADVOCATE

($5,000 – $9,999)

Jim Bright and Lucy Farber

June Li

Anita Lorber

David Minning and Diane Wittenberg

Mary Nichols

David and Janet Polak

Audrey Prins and Josh Trachtenberg

Jeffrey Winant

DANCE ENTHUSIAST

($2,500 – $4,999)

Nicole and Paul M. Barkopoulos, M.D.

Josephine Baurac

Terri and Timothy Childs*

Allison Clago

Aviva Covitz

Sharon and Gray Davis

Beverly and Stuart

Denenberg

Jennifer Diener

Brack and Elizabeth Duker

Gerry Friedman

Leslie and Frederick

Gaylord

Marcy Gross

Penny Haberman

Robert Heron

David and Susan Hirsch Household

AC Hoffing

Bonnie Oda Homsey and Philip R. Homsey II

Linda and David Kagel

Jay Kinn and Jules Vogel

Christopher Lavagnino

Beth and Leslie Michelson

Kathy and Michael Moray

Renae Williams Niles and Greg Niles

Ellen Pansky

Helene Rosenzweig, M.D.

USC Glorya Kaufman

School of Dance

I.H. Sutnick

Catharine and Jeffrey Soros

Karen and Les Weinstein

DANCE PATRON

($1,000 – $2,499)

Alexis Deutsch-Adler and Robert Adler

Joanne Baizer

David Shaw and Sheila Blackwell

Judith Blumenthal

Irene and Stuart Boyd

Cheryl and David Brickey

Rose Chan and Warren Loui

Marlene Chavez, Ph.D

Lillian Chin

Nancy Cotton

Nancy Neal Davis

Judy and Arnie Fishman

Tony Foster

Susan Friedman

Susan and Alan Friedman

Katherine Gavzy

Andrea Ghez

Paul Greenberg Household

Christine M. Hessler

Anne Hong

Mary Ann HuntJacobsen

*Inaugural supporters of The Music Center’s Ballet Circle dedicated to championing the growth of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center through legendary ballet companies and emerging artists alike.

Martin and Cari Kavinoky

Vivian Krepack

Carl Large

Rhonda Leal

Stephen and Jennifer Maguire Household

Paula Marcus

Kim Margolin

Julie McDonald

Dr. John Miller

Vibiana Molina

Diane Morton

Beatrice H. Nemlaha

Joan Oliver

David Richard Pullman

Richard Rho and Steven DeMille

Desiree Samuels

Kirsten Sarkisian

Maxine Savitz

Bob and Helene

Schacter

Sherie and Alan Schneider

Sabrina Heron Strong

Joanne Takahashi

Daniel and Janice

Wallace

Laura Wallace

Lydia Theon Ware i Marcia and Charles Wasserman

Dianna Wong

Thank you to our Dorothy Chandler Society members, who have generously established a lasting legacy of support for The Music Center — inspiring and uplifting future generations of patrons, students and young artists.

At The Music Center, we believe the arts have the power to inspire, unite and transform lives.

Dorothy Chandler Society members’ commitments ensure that future generations will experience world-class dance performances, innovative arts education programs and vibrant community events — nurturing creativity for decades to come.

We thank our generous Dorothy Chandler Society members and invite you to join us in establishing a legacy of support for the arts.

WAYS TO GIVE:

• Make a future gift through your will or living trust

• Designate The Music Center as a beneficiary of your retirement plan, life insurance policy or donor-advised fund

• Receive income for life, while supporting The Music Center in the future, via a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust

• Create an endowed fund, which exists in perpetuity and can be named after you

If you are interested in learning more, or if you have already included The Music Center in your estate plans, please contact: Becky Birdsong at (213) 972-3358 or legacy@musiccenter.org.

PLANNED GIFTS AND ENDOWMENT GIFTS

$1 MILLION+

The Ahmanson Foundation

The Ashkenas and Fabian Family Bank of America Foundation

Samir Bitar

The Blue Ribbon

Terri and Timothy Childs

David Conlon

Jill and Curtis Kaufman

Diane and Leon Morton

Merle and Peter Mullin

National Endowment for the Arts

Robert Olsen

Fredric M. Roberts

Frank J. Sherwood

Dorothy C. Waugh

PLANNED GIFTS AND ENDOWMENT GIFTS

UP TO $999,999

Anonymous (5)

Phyllis Abrams and Jules Smith

Caroline L. Ahmanson

The Annenberg Foundation

Kathryn A. Ballsun

Pamela and Dennis Beck

Judith and Thomas Beckmen

Miriam Birch

Judith Blumenthal

Borden-Rozner Trust

Linda and Maynard Brittan

Maurice and Jane Cattani Club 100

Margaret

Sheehy Collins

Dorothy and Sherrill Corwin

Mary Levin Cutler

James A. Doolittle Foundation

Kimberly Marteau and John Emerson

Sylvia Kunin Eben

Carolyn Dirks/Joseph B. Gould Foundation

Thomas F. Grose

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Joan E. Herman and Richard M. Rasiej

Ann and Steve Hinchliffe

Joan E. and John Hotchkis

Freya and Mark Ivener

Robert Jesberg and Michael J. Carmody

Carrie and Stuart Ketchum

Joyce and Kent Kresa

Helen Lamm

Dr. Stephen Lee

Mrs. J. Hart Lyon

Rachel S. Moore and Robert Ryan

Stephen D. Moses

Olivia and Anthony Neece

Robin and Gerald Parsky

James B. Pendleton Foundation

Barbara and Sheldon

Pinchuk

Nan Rae

Lee and Larry Ramer

Penelope C. Roeder

Eric Rolnick

Constance E. Ropolo

Mimi Rotter

Barbara & Charles

Schneider

Mary Shambra

Howard Sherman and J.

Gregg Houston

Lisa Specht

I.H. Sutnick

Gretchen Valentine

Andrea and John

Van de Kamp

Dietrich Eugene Wagner

Washington Mutual

THE MUSIC CENTER THANKS ITS SUPPORTERS

INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS

Donors from 11/1/2024–12/31/25

$1,000,000 AND ABOVE

Terri and Timothy Childs* Glorya Kaufman Foundation

Cindy Miscikowski/ The Ring-Miscikowski Foundation/The Ring Foundation

Moss Foundation

Fredric Roberts

Mimi Song

$100,000–$999,999

Robert J. Abernethy

Pamela and Dennis Beck

Helen and Peter Bing

The Blue Ribbon

Dorothy Chandler Program Fund

Helen Funai Erickson

Faye Greenberg and David Lawrence

Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen

Victoria Jenkins

Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl

Sascha Brastoff Foundation

$50,000–$99,999

Gregory Adams

Margaret Sheehy Collins

Edgerton Foundation

Robert Gold

Marcia Israel Foundation

Marla and Cary Lefton

Alfred E. Mann Charities

Shannon and Darrell D. Miller

Teresita and Shelby Notkin

Ann Park

Nan Rae

Thomas Safran

Lisa See and Richard Kendall

Cathy Stone

Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl

Jennifer and Steven Walske

Kurt and Susan Wegleitner

Alyce de Roulet Williamson

$25,000–$49,999

Kathy and Charles Adams

Susan Baumgarten

Claire and Brad Brian

Kristin Burr

Sara Chameides and John McFadden

Elizabeth and Otis Chandler

Maria and Riley Etheridge

Richard Ferry

Shelby and Greg Geyer

Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej

Erika and Jeff Hill

Tomoko Iwakawa

Heather and Ronald Kaplan

Terri and Jerry Kohl

Lily Lee and Tom Chang

Susan and Steven Matt

Beth and Leslie Michelson

Olivia and Anthony Neece*

Michael Nissman

Rose and Michael Pagano

Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt

Lois Rosen

Wendy Ruby

Johnese Spisso and Ross Hartling

Julie and Michael Stockton

Cynthia Watson, MD and David B. Katzin, MD, PHD*

Wendy and Jay Wintrob

$10,000–$24,999

Charlene Achki Repko

Maria V. Altmann Foundation

Jane Arnault-Factor

Jill Baldauf and Steven Grossman

JoAnn and Wayland Bourne

Louise Bryson

Marcy Carsey

Thomas Chou

Lucy Farber and

James Bright

Lisa Field

Joan A. Friedman, PhD and Robert N. Braun, MD

Mira Hashmall, Esq.

Gail Hershowitz

Jane Jelenko*

Lisa Hofert Kasimow and Lawrence Kasimow

Jackie and Gerald Kehle

Carol and Patrick Kinsella

Kent Kresa

Edward Lewis

Amanda Moose and Edward Lazarus

Chad Olsen and Brian Duck

Cynthia M. Patton

The Albert Parvin Foundation

Phyllis Present

Rollin A. Ransom Esq

Judith Reichman, MD

Monica and Joseph Rice

Koni Rich

Robert Ronus

Melissa Rosenberg and Lev L. Spiro

Beverly Ryder

Jenny Schwing

Lynne Silbert and Seth Weingarten

Eric Simon

Lisa Specht

Sue Tsao

Jennifer and Ken Waltzer

Mary Ann Weisberg and Bryce Perry

Sheila and Wally Weisman

The Wetsman Foundation/ Janis Wetsman

$5,000–$9,999

Libbie Agran

Maynard and Linda Brittan/Traub-Brittan

Family Foundation

Renate and Mel Cohen

Michael Dreyer

Gerry Friedman

Amy Forbes and Andrew Murr

Cindy and Robert Gelber

Cynthia Griffin

Laura C. Guthman

Paul A. James

Judith Jenkins

Randi and Richard Jones

Linda and Bill Krantz

Lisa and Howard King

Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald

Deborah B. Lewis

June Li

Anslyene Lloyd

Anita Lorber

Marlene Louchheim

Kelsey and Jennifer Martin

Jennifer and Mark McCormick

Wendy Stark Morrissey

Merle Mullin

Mary D. Nichols

Jose Luis Nazar

David and Janet Polak

Audrey Prins

Ricki and Marvin Ring

Rosemary and Robert Risley

Steven Rosen

Susan and George Reardon

Corinne Sanchez and Efren Cruz Manjarrez

Howard Sherman and Gregg Houston

Noriko Tachibana and David Niemetz

Leslie Vermut and Thomas Weinberger

Jeffrey Winant

$1,000–$4,999

Laura and Kenneth Adler

Michelle Alfonso

Donna Altmann

Romesh Anketell

Robert Attiyeh

Susan Avila

Joanne Baizer

Howard Banchik

Paul N. Barkopoulos, M.D.

Josephine Baurac

Maralee Beck and Andrew Safir

William Bergens

Susan and Jeffrey Berman

Beverlee Bickmore

Beverly Bittle

Sheila Blackwell and David Shaw

Judith Flinder Blumenthal

Irene and Stuart Boyd

Cheryl and David Brickey

Darrell R. Brown

Diana Buckhantz

Mary Lou Byrne and Gary Kearney

Reynolds Cafferata

Marlene and Lee Canter

Susan and Stephen Chandler

Marlene Chávez

Lillian Chin

Allison Clago

J.Renée Cline

Traci Coble

Jacqueline Cochran

Marilyn and Don Conlan

Janet Cooper

Nancy Cotton

Aviva Covitz

Sharon and Gray Davis

Nadine and Harold Davidson

Sherwin Dela Cruz

Stephanie Dencik

Beverly and Stuart Denenberg

Loraine Despres and Carleton Eastlake

Alexis Deutsch-Adler and Robert Adler

Julia Diamond

Jennifer Diener

Laura Donnelley

Jackie and Don Feinstein

Joyce Fienberg

Judy and Arnie Fishman

Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy

Elizabeth Fowler and Gary Sumer

Susan and Alan Friedman

Susan Friedman

Wallace E. Fullmer

G!

Constance Gavin

Katherine Gavzy

Leslie and Frederick

Gaylord

Matthew Gelfand

Andrew Ghez

Patricia Glaser and

Sam Mudie

Roslyn and Abner

Goldstine

Kelly and Louis Gonda

Diane Green

Paul Greenberg

Marcy Gross

Penny Haberman

Meloni Hallock

Sylvia and Steven Harrison

Diane J. Henderson

Claire and Robert Heron

Christine M. Hessler

Kenneth and Freddi Hill

Lowell Hill

Susan and David Hirsch

Jonathan B. Hodge

Fritz Hoelscher

AC Hoffing

Greg Holcomb

Bonnie Oda Homsey and Philip R. Homsey II

Anne Hong

Virginia Huey

Samira Jackson

Linda and David Kagel

Cari and Marty Kavinoky

Todd Kirshner

Kathleen Komar and Ross Shideler

Vivian Krepack

Debi and Scott Kroman

Grace Latt

Rosalyn Laudati and James Pick

Carl W. Large

Christopher Lavagnino

Rhonda Leal

Aliza Lesser

Adriana Lim and Stephen Smith

Leigh Lindsey and Andrew Blaine

Henry Lubow

Paula Marcus

Kim Margolin

Pauline Marks

Julie McDonald

Beth McGlynn and James Zapp

Diane G. Medina

Jodie Mendelson

John Miller

Vibiana Molina

Rachel S. Moore and Robert Ryan

Kathy and Michael Moray

Bonnie Nash and Donald Wing

Beatrice H. Nemlaha

Renae Williams Niles and Greg Niles

Michael I. Nissman

Judi and Franklin Niver

Frank O’Dea

Margaret O’Donnell

Joan Oliver

Ellen Pansky

H. Scott Partridge

Tanvi Patel

Susan and Michael Patzakis

Debbie and Rick Powell

Samuel Price

David Richard Pullman

Dr. Richard Rho and Mr. Steven DeMille

Margaret and Robert

Rodgers

Jaclyn Rosenberg

Helene Rosenzweig, M.D.

Brandi Roth and Bruce Clemens

Mimi Rotter

Carol Saikhon

Kirsten and Keith Sarkisian

Maxine Savitz

Mariette and Alexander Sawchuk

Helene and Bob Schacter

Sherie and Alan Schneider

William Shipman

Joan Snyder

Catharine Soros

Ronald B. Stein

Rosa Stevens

*Inaugural supporters of The Music Center’s Ballet Circle, which is dedicated to championing the growth of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center by uplifting legendary ballet companies and emerging artists.

Special thanks to our donors who wish to remain anonymous.

The Music Center strives to acknowledge all our supporters appropriately. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Advancement Office at (213) 972-3333.

Sabrina Strong

Susan and George Sugarman

I.H. Sutnick

Joanne Takahashi

Barbara Augusta Teichert

Cynthia Telles and Joseph Waz

Linda and Sorrell Trope

Elinor and Rubin Turner

Andrea Van de Kamp

Scott Vandrick and Tony Foster

Bonnie Vitti

Jules Vogel and Jay Kinn

Janice and Daniel Wallace

Laura Wallace

Lydia Theon Ware i

Hope Landis Warner

Marcia and Charles Wasserman

Martin Wechsler

Karen and Les Weinstein

Susan and Josh Wieder

Hashim Williams

Libby Wilson

Albert Wolsky

Dianna Wong

Jeff Wood

Sharon and Fillmore Wood

Adrianne and Robert Zarnegin

THE MUSIC CENTER THANKS ITS SUPPORTERS

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT

$1,000,000 AND ABOVE County of Los Angeles

$100,000–$999,999

Agog, LLC

The Ahmanson Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Max H. Gluck Foundation

Hearst Foundations

The Music Center Foundation

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Perenchio Foundation

$50,000–$99,999 Bank of America

Colburn Foundation

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

Snap Foundation

Superior Grocers

Anonymous

$25,000–$49,999

The Baldwin Group

CA Office of the Small Business Advocate

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

The Capital Group Companies

Dwight Stuart Youth Fund

The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation

Honda

KPMG LLP/Greg Geyer

The Robert Nelson Foundation

The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation

Munger Tolles & Olson LLP

The Music Man Foundation

The Louis and Harold Price Foundation

Edward A. and Ai O. Shay

Family Foundation

U.S. Bank / William E. Dolan

U.S. Bank Foundation

Anonymous (2)

$10,000–$24,999

Amazon

Edison International

David Geffen Foundation

HUB International Insurance Services, Inc.

Kaiser Permanente

Fox Rothschilld, LLP

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts

The Sidley Austin Foundation

The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation

Sony Pictures Entertainment

UCLA Health

Villa Gardens

$5,000–$9,999

Morrison & Foerster Foundation

Sidney Stern Memorial Trust

$1,000–$4,999

Anthem Blue Cross

Bessemer Trust Company, N.A.

Friars Charitable Foundation

I.A.T.S.E. - Local 33

Justin Construction

M.J. Hellmuth Plumbing, Inc.

Macy’s

MonteCedro

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation / Romesh Anketell

SJM Industrial Radio

Sunrise Window Cleaners, Inc.

Whittier Trust Company of California

Anonymous

THE MUSIC CENTER EXECUTIVE TEAM

Rachel S. Moore

President & CEO

Howard Sherman

Executive Vice President & COO,

TMC Ops

William Taylor

Senior Vice President, Finance / CFO

Susan Avila

Senior Vice President, Advancement

Shelby D. Boagni

Senior Vice President, People & Culture

Bonnie M. Goodman

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications

TMC OPS

BUILDING SERVICES

Carlos Acosta Engineer

Eduardo Aguilar Arreola Engineer

Emmanuel Campos Engineer

Ramon DeLeon Assistant Chief

Erik Ekserjyan Mailroom Clerk

Ruben Enriquez Mailroom Clerk

Nick Garcia Engineer

Jose Godinez Engineer

Damon Joseph Engineer

Adrian Martinez Engineer

Adrian Padilla Engineer

Jorge Padilla Engineer

Jose Quintero Landscaping

Alex Romero Lead Engineer

Jose Santillan Lead Engineer

Edgar Vasquez Coordinator

Brandon Villalobos Engineer

FOUNDERS

Daniel Cristante Coordinator

Lisa King Manager

Georgi Nikolov Director

Elia Ortega Coordinator

GUEST RELATIONS

Peggy Alvarez Head Usher

Gabriel Figueroa Head Usher

Abraham Gonzalez Head Usher

Adrian Romero Head Usher

Alvin Broussard Assistant Director, Guest Services

Christine Cox House Manager, Ahmanson Theatre

Robert Devis House Manager, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Omar Garcia Head Usher

Jose Agustin Garibaldi Head Usher

Sydney Ko Uniform Attendant

Alexander Mochizuki Event Staff Coordinator

Seng Neth Head Usher

Steve Olear Logistics & Scheduling Manager

Courtney Rabena Head Usher

Jose L. Rivas Head Usher

Santa Roman-Garcia Head Usher

Carolyn Van Brunt Vice President

Jeanice Williams Coordinator, Tours & Special Events

Demetra Willis Head Usher

OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION

Carol Zamora Executive Assistant

PRODUCTION

Shawn Anderson Head Carpenter, Ahmanson Theatre

Shane Anderson Head Flyman, Ahmanson Theatre

Jared Batty Head Electric, Ahmanson Theatre

Jason Clark Director, Production

Marcus Conroy Head Electrician, Walt Disney Concert Hall

Timothy Conroy Head Carpenter, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Emmet Kaiser Head Carpenter, Mark Taper Forum

Ryan Lebetsamer Head Electric, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Christian Lee Head Audio/Video, Mark Taper Forum

Scott Lucas Head Property, Ahmanson Theatre

Charlie Miledi Head Property, Walt Disney Concert Hall

Katie Miller Production Manager

Serge Quintanar Head Carpenter, Walt Disney Concert Hall

Lisa Quang Senior Production Coordinator

Mary Romero Head Property, Mark Taper Forum

Lee Smilek Head Wardrobe

Robert Smith Head Audio/Video, Ahmanson Theatre

Aaron Staubach Head Electrician, Ahmanson Theatre

Kevin Wapner Head Audio/Video, Walt Disney Concert Hall

SCHEDULING & EVENTS

Liliana Gonzalez Assistant Director, Events

Ruben Lopez Event Conversions Coordinator

Jenny Calvo Mackay Events

Operations Coordinator

Marisol Moro Garcia Scheduling & Lease Events Administrator

Colin Perkins Lease Events Manager

Felipe Roque Events Operations Coordinator

Sharon Stewart Director

SECURITY MANAGEMENT

& ADMINISTRATION

Brenda Hernandez Commander FSD

Bedros Ohanian Director, Security & Life Safety

Scott Pollack Commander, Events Operation Group

Vivian Sanchez Adjutant

Gonzalo Silva Assistant Director of Security

Edward Too Commander, Field Services

Curtis Vanterpool Logistics and Scheduling Manager

THE BLUE RIBBON

Suzy Boyett Director

Cinda Rosenberg Senior Coordinator

TMC ARTS

Julia Diamond Vice President

CIVIC STRATEGIES, PARTNERSHIPS & IMPACT

Caroline Chang Program Manager

Letitia Fernandez Ivins

Senior Director

Cristina Lucio Program Manager

Victoria Perera Rojas Associate Director, Evaluation & Learning

DANCE & DANCING PROGRAMS

Jocelyn Garcia Program Manager

DIGITAL INNOVATION

Beata Calinska Associate Director

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS

Keith Wyffels Associate Vice President

Patrice Cantarelli Associate Director, School Programs

Ebony Ruffin Manager, Professional Development

Monk Turner Director, The Music Center On Tour

Vincent Lopez Coordinator

Juan Sanchez School Programs Coordinator

Jill Sowell Program Manager

GLORIA MOLINA GRAND PARK

Cristabel Campos Ruiz Marketing Manager

Cara Delaporta Senior Coordinator

Leave Events & Locations

Adam Epelbaum Senior Digital Marketing Coordinator

Brian Foreman Production Manager

Robert Gonzalez Director

Anna Morrison Events Promotion Coordinator

Angela Tsai Business Manager

Carolina Xique Senior Programming Coordinator

PRODUCING & CONCERTS

Taylor Comen Senior Director, Producing

Lauren Evans Business Manager

U-Jung Jung Coordinator

Patrick Traylor Producing Production Manager

SPOTLIGHT & CREATIVE WORKFORCE READINESS

Jeri Gaile Fredric Roberts Senior Director, Spotlight program

Monique Carroll Program Manager

BUSINESS RESOURCES

ADVANCEMENT

Belby Aguillon Manager, Advancement Business Operations

Becky Birdsong Director, Legacy Giving

Colleen Blackler Senior Manager, Center Dance Arts

Cheryl Brown Vice President, Advancement

Corinne Burch Program Coordinator, Advancement

Hillary Chisum Senior Director, Advancement & Board Relations

Jason Frazier Assistant Director, Corporate Giving

Veronica E. Green Director, Annual Giving

Rosalind Grush Assistant Director of Grants & Philanthropy

Valeryee Jimenez Senior Coordinator, Advancement Events

Mayra Medina Gift Administration

Manager

Chelsea Onyeokeziri Coordinator, Advancement & Board Relations

Jennifer Rivera Director of Major Gifts and Dance Philanthropy

Laurie A. Selik Senior Director, Institutional Giving

Heather Siemienas Senior Director, Principal Giving

FINANCE

Michelle Alfonso Controller

Laura Canon Accounts Payable

Specialist

Jazmine Centeno Payroll Clerk

Maria Justo Clerk, Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable

Andrew Kayano Manager, General Accounting and Financial Systems

Jane Lin Senior Payroll Specialist

David Modisett Manager, Financial Planning

Kirman Ng Staff Accountant

Cindy Rauch Manager, Accounts Payable /Accounts Receivable

Sandra Wright Director of Payroll Services

PEOPLE & CULTURE

Carol Farag HR Manager

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Danielle Bliss Marketing Specialist, Ticketing & Marketing Strategy

Gil Diaz Manager, Media Relations

Lisa Ducore Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Brand Communications

Stephanie Kao Manager, Web Content and Digital Analytics

Hillary Litherland Manager, Social Media & Content Creation

Mike Mancillas Manager, Digital Programming

Daniela Messarina Marketing & Communications Manager

Sofia Saenz Marketing Specialist, Marketing & Brand Communications

Marielle Shrock Marketing Communications Manager, Brand & Marketing Communications

Melissa Tan Assistant Vice President, Ticketing and Marketing Strategy

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

Susan Hutcheon Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

CREATIVE SUPPORT

Keith & Co. Graphic Design

The stage crew, wardrobe crew and box office staff are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States of America and Canada, AFL-CIO, CKC, Local Numbers 33, 768 and 857, respectively.

The house managers employed by The Music Center are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

As a steward of The Music Center of Los Angeles County, we recognize that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants — past, present and emerging — as they continue their stewardship of these lands and waters. We acknowledge that settler colonization resulted in land seizure, disease, subjugation, slavery, relocation, broken promises, genocide and multigenerational trauma. This acknowledgment demonstrates our responsibility and commitment to truth, healing and reconciliation and to elevating the stories, culture and community of the original inhabitants of Los Angeles County.

We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these ancestral lands. We are dedicated to growing and sustaining relationships with Native peoples and local tribal governments, including (in no particular order) the:

• Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians

• Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council

• Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians

• Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation

• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

• San Fernando Band of Mission Indians

Kathryn Barger Supervisor, Fifth District

Janice Hahn Supervisor, Fourth District

Hilda L. Solis Chair, First District

Lindsey P. Horvath Supervisor, Third District

Holly J. Mitchell Chair Pro Tem, Second District

(From left to right)

This acknowledgment, however, is empty without our efforts to counter the effects of structures that have long enabled injustice against Native Americans. The Music Center is committed to working with First Peoples to build and sustain partnerships and grow collaborations that engage and respect the knowledge, expertise and agency of First Peoples, past, present and future. The Music Center strives to be a champion of the arts in Los Angeles for all people. We are listening, learning, unlearning, and will evolve in the work ahead.

To learn more about the First Peoples of Los Angeles County, please visit the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission website at lanaic.lacounty.gov