2024/2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Note from our President & CEO
RACHEL S. MOORE
As the 2023/2024 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center draws to a close, I want to welcome you to The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and thank you for participating in our boldest dance season yet. I am thrilled we are joining together here in The Music Center’s original theatre to witness yet another outstanding dance performance. The location is fitting since we are celebrating our 60th year as L.A.’s performing arts destination, and I can think of no better way to end this daring dance season than with the incredible work of Ballet Hispánico and the story of Doña Perón.
Rollin A. Ransom
Robert J. Abernethy Vice Chair
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Rachel S. Moore President & CEO Diane G. Medina Secretary Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Warmly,
Charlene Achki-Repko Charles F. Adams William H. Ahmanson Jill C. Baldauf Susan Baumgarten Phoebe Beasley Thomas L. Beckmen Kristin Burr Dannielle Campos Alberto M. Carvalho Elizabeth Khuri Chandler Riley Etheridge, Jr. Amy R. Forbes Greg T. Geyer Joan E. Herman Jeffrey M. Hill Jonathan B. Hodge Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen Carl Jordan Richard B. Kendall Terri M. Kohl Lily Lee Cary J. Lefton Keith R. Leonard, Jr. Kelsey N. Martin Susan M. Matt Elizabeth Michelson Darrell D. Miller Teresita Notkin Michael J. Pagano Cynthia M. Patton Karen Kay Platt Susan Erburu Reardon Joseph J. Rice Melissa Romain Beverly P. Ryder Maria S. Salinas Corinne Jessie Sanchez Mimi Song Johnese Spisso Michael Stockton Timothy S. Wahl Jennifer M. Walske Jay S. Wintrob
Rachel S. Moore, President & CEO
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Yannick Lebrun. Photo by Dario Calmese.
This is only the second time we have presented Ballet Hispánico, which is heralded by the Ford Foundation as one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Building on the vision and tenacity of its founder, Tina Ramirez, her passion for dance and her desire to celebrate and preserve the rich tapestry of Latine/Latinx/Hispanic culture, Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro commissioned Doña Perón to uplift the story of a strong, but complicated Latina woman. Our presentation highlights the profound female artistry of an incredibly talented and highly celebrated Latina choreographer, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, whose works we have now had the honor of presenting for the third time. As you will experience, Ochoa brings Evita Perón’s story to life with a blend of passion and precision, capturing the complexity and strength of the Argentinian First Lady. The convergence of these remarkable women—Tina Ramirez, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Evita Perón—through Ballet Hispánico’s powerful performances here at The Music Center, is an homage to female empowerment and artistic excellence. It is a celebration not just of cultural heritage, but of the indomitable spirit of women who have shaped, and continue to shape, the world of dance and beyond. I hope you will join us for our 22nd dance season, which we launch with Urban Bush Women (November 22–24, 2024) and the company’s first appearance at The Music Center. This is an equally rich and, some say, fearless, dance season, which also includes residencies by Batsheva Dance Company (February 14–16, 2025), Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (April 2–6, 2025), Grupo Corpo (May 2–4, 2025) and Boston Ballet’s Swan Lake (June 26–29, 2025). Please visit musiccenter.org for subscription information. I know you will want to be a part of it! My heartfelt thanks to the visionary Glorya Kaufman, whose leadership has made it possible for us to experience some of the world’s most talented dance companies, and to Center Dance Arts, founding supporter of Dance at The Music Center, for their passion and dedication to dance in Los Angeles. Enjoy the performance!
GENERAL COUNSEL
Cindy Miscikowski Chair
Wallis Annenberg Peter K. Barker Judith Beckmen Darrell R. Brown Ronald W. Burkle John B. Emerson ** Richard M. Ferry Bernard A. Greenberg Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Glen A. Holden Kent Kresa Edward J. McAniff Mattie McFaddenLawson Fredric M. Roberts Richard K. Roeder Claire L. Rothman 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 7/1/24