Program One Intrinsic Performance Program

Program One

October 24 - 26, 2025 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts

THE SARASOTA BALLET 2025 - 2026 SEASON

Iain Webb Director

Welcome to Program One: Intrinsic. This program reflects the heart of The Sarasota Ballet — our belief in preserving ballet’s history while continuing to push it forward with purpose and creativity.

It is a privilege to open with Dame Alicia Markova’s production of Michel Fokine’s Les Sylphide. Markova was coached by Fokine himself, and her staging maintains the integrity and poetic spirit of the Ballets Russes tradition. Bringing this masterpiece to the stage reminds us of the lineage we are part of and the standards of artistry we uphold.

We are also delighted to share Jessica Lang’s The Lorenz Butterfly, which had its World Premiere during our return to the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival this summer. Jessica’s choreography is inventive and dynamic, and this work captures a compelling sense of progression. I am grateful to the Virginia B. Toulmin & Muriel O’Neil Foundation for their support of Jessica as the Artist in Residence with the Company.

Closing the program is the long-awaited return of Will Tuckett’s Changing Light. I commissioned this ballet in 2013, and it continues to hold special meaning for us — created for this Company, shaped by our dancers, and inspired by the beauty and atmosphere of Sarasota.

I am fortunate to lead The Sarasota Ballet and want to thank Executive Director Joseph Volpe, Assistant Director Margaret Barbieri, our exceptional dancers, our dedicated staff, and our generous community and donors who believe in the future of this Company. Your support makes our work possible.

Program One | October 24 – 26, 2025

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Frances D. Fergusson and John Bradbury

Jean Volpe

Thomas and Gwendolyn Watson

James and Maryann Armour

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Barbara Jacob

Richard S. Johnson

Dorothy O'Brien and Richard Antoine

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THE SARASOTA BALLET

Assistant Director

Margaret Barbieri

Director Iain Webb

Executive Director Joseph Volpe

Misa Kuranaga (Resident Guest Principal), Jessica Assef, Marijana Dominis, Ricardo Graziano, Ricardo Rhodes, Luke Schaufuss

Junior Principal

Sierra Abelardo Principals

Character Principal

Ricki Bertoni

First Soloists

Gus Payne Soloists

Samuel Gest, Trevor Stalcup

Coryphée

Kennedy Falyn Cassada, Ze Ellis, Willa Frantz,Mischa Goodman, Dominique Jenkins, Iku Okura, Bel Pickering, Annie Wilson Paige Young

Corps de Ballet

Daniel Ayala, Andrew Buckley, Olivia Dugan, Camille Gentes Jonah Glickman, Mark Hare, Ella Lau, Pasha Levy, Andrea Marcelletti, Jordan Micallef, Ben Moss, Alessandra Nova, Gabriella Schultze, Nathan Smith, Emmanuelle Watkins, Brooke Wilson

Apprentices

Haley Dale, Isabella Damico, Isabella Nova, Simon Plante, Trevin Ralphs, Ella Tuite

COMPANY STAFF

Deputy Executive Director

Michelle Butler

Maya Collins

Doricha Sales

Sara Kious

Leslie Van Brink

Judi King

Joana Mitra

Jess Abbott

Heyckal Taveras

Mikenna Bowers

Rod Kelly

Victoria Hulland Jessica Lang

Ethan Vail

Jerry Wolf

Natalie Beckham Glen Edwards

Christopher Hird

Dierdre Miles Burger

Isabelle Ball

Lauren Avila

General Manager Jason W. Ettore

Senior Manager of Individual Giving

Senior Manager of Donor Engagement

Special Events Coordinator

Company Manager

HR & Finance Administrator

Finance Assistant

Marketing Director

Graphic Designer

Digital Marketing Coordinator

Box Office & House Manager

Artistic Staff

Artistic Assistant to the Directors Toulmin & O’Neil Artist in Residence

Production Staff

Production Manager & Resident Lighting Designer

Head of Wardrobe

Wardrobe Assistant

Facilities Coordinator

Katie Zak Katherine Knowles

Barbara Epperson

John Johnson

William Ingramm Bryan Lewis

Mia Fisher Zachary Mondres

Finance Director Amy Miller

Executive & Development Administrator

Grants Manager

Executive Assistant

IT Consultant

Tessitura Database Administrator

Publicity & Design Coordinator

Video Production & Designer

Box Office Associate

Octavio Martin Roman Rykine Ballet Master Ballet Master

Risa Kaplowitz

Addul Manzano

Diana Childs

Doug Nicholson

Zara Baroyan

Carl Haan

Education & Community Engagement Staff

Education Director

Assistant Education Director

Community Engagement Manager

Community Engagement Administrator

Full-Time Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

Alberto Blanco

Bradley Shoemaker-Webster

Diana Dizon

Diane Partington

Maria Ferraro

Stage Manager

Production Consultant

Class Pianist

Class Pianist

Principal of The Sarasota Ballet School

Education Administrative Manager

School Operations Coordinator

Full-Time Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

Les Sylphides

Choreography by

Michel Fokine

This Season, Dame Alicia Markova’s staging of Fokine’s Les Sylphides honors the centenary of her joining the Ballets Russes. First presented in Russia in 1908 as Chopiniana , and redesigned by Alexandre Benois for Diaghilev’s legendary 1909 Paris season, it became a centerpiece of the Ballets Russes and one of Diaghilev’s personal favorites.

Set to Chopin’s piano works orchestrated by Roy Douglas, Les Sylphides is a homage to the great Romantic ballets of the mid-19th century—works such as Giselle and Pas de Quatre —and to the “white acts” of Ivanov’s Swan Lake . Yet it was revolutionary for its time: a plotless ballet, defined instead by atmosphere and style. Fokine called it “the personification of a poetic vision,” and with its single male hero in black velvet and a corps of sylph-like women in white tulle, it endures as the first and definitive “mood ballet.”

Michel Fokine Choreographer

Michel Fokine (1880–1942) was a pioneering Russian choreographer whose reforms helped shape modern ballet. Trained at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg from age nine, he later taught there, influencing dancers such as Vaslav Nijinsky. Rejecting rigid classical conventions, Fokine championed expressive movement, dramatic unity, and authenticity in dance, eliminating empty virtuosity and outdated mime. His early works include The Dying Swan for Anna Pavlova and Les Sylphides (1908). Invited by Sergei Diaghilev, he became the first choreographer of the Ballets Russes, creating landmark works like The Firebird, Scheherazade, and Petrushka before continuing his career in Europe and the United States.

Dame Alicia Markova

Former Ballet Russes

Dame Alicia Markova (1910–2004), born Lilian Alice Marks in London, was Britain’s first prima ballerina and one of the most influential dancers of the twentieth century. Discovered as a prodigy, she joined Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes at fourteen and later helped shape British ballet with the Vic-Wells Ballet. She co-founded the Markova–Dolin Ballet and London Festival Ballet (now English National Ballet) and was appointed Dame in 1963 for her transformative legacy.

Margaret Barbieri Répétiteur

Having spent 20 years as a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet, Margaret Barbieri’s wealth of knowledge and experience has enabled her to give back to the dance community through her years as a teacher and Répétiteurs. During the last 13 years, Barbieri has staged productions for The Sarasota Ballet by some of the most important names in ballet, including Ashton, de Valois, Wright, and Fokine. In addition to staging ballets for the Company, Barbieri is also Assistant Director. Her other staging credits include Iñaki Urlezaga Company (Argentina), K-Ballet (Japan), Oregon Ballet Theatre, Scottish Ballet, and Tbilisi Ballet Theatre.

World Premiere

The Lorenz Butterfly

Choreography by Jessica Lang

In Jessica Lang’s World Premiere The Lorenz Butterfly, chaos theory meets color theory, offering a glimpse into her artistic process that often begins with the self meditative act of painting. For Lang, the brushstrokes mirror movement—fluid, expressive, and instinctual—free from critique or constraint. Chaos theory, which uncovers structures within disorder, proposes a scientific framework behind what initially may seem unpredictable. Color theory in nature often signals important ideas and changes – a grey sky fortells an approaching storm, itself an agent of change. Lang’s intent is to reflect these abstract ideas in her ballet, framed within a backdrop created from Lang’s paintings that were themselves born from this exploration of chaos, color, and change.

Jessica Lang Choreographer

Jessica Lang is an American director and choreographer based in New York City. She currently serves as The Sarasota Ballet’s Virginia B. Toulmin & Muriel O’Neil Artist in Residence and Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Resident Choreographer. Since 1999, Lang has created more than 100 original works on companies worldwide including American Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Sarasota Ballet, the National Ballet of Japan, and her eponymous company Jessica Lang Dance, among many others.

Her opera credits include directing and choreographing Stabat Mater at Glimmerglass Opera Festival, later presented at Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival, and choreographing San Francisco Opera’s Aida, seen at Washington National Opera (WNO), Seattle Opera, and LA Opera. She co-choreographed Turnadot with her Creative Associate Kanji Segawa for WNO, and Salome for Des Moines Opera. She has also created works for the Kennedy Center, The Harris Theater, Dallas Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum, and served as movement advisor for Carolina Herrera’s Pre-Fall 2022 collection. As Artistic Director of Jessica Lang Dance (2011–2019), the company was presented in over 85 cities at venues including Lincoln Center, Jacob’s Pillow, BAM Fisher, and Tel Aviv Opera House. A Juilliard graduate and former member of Twyla Tharp’s company, Lang is the recipient of the 2018 Martha Hill Mid-Career Award, 2017 Arison Award, and 2014 Bessie Award and has been a fellow of NY City Center, and The Center for Ballet at NYU. In 2019 named Choreographer-in-Residence at Princeton University.

Changing Light

Choreography by Will

Tuckett

Choreographer Will Tuckett created his first commissioned work for The Sarasota Ballet under Director Iain Webb with Changing Light . The ballet grew from a new score by composer Jeremy Holland-Smith, whose music accompanied Tuckett’s arrival in Sarasota. Crossing the Sunshine Skyway Bridge at sunset, he found the missing inspiration: the city itself. The shifting colors over sea and sky— blue, orange, pink, and purple—became the ballet’s heart.

Rehearsals were, in Tuckett’s words, “pure pleasure,” as the dancers’ passion and energy shaped the choreography. Onstage, lighting designer Aaron Muhl recreated the luminous beauty of that first sunset. Created during a time of uncertainty, Changing Light embodies faith, hope, and the power of dance to move forward together. As it returns to The Sarasota Ballet, Tuckett reflects on his joy in revisiting the piece with a company that continues to inspire him.

Will Tuckett Choreographer

As well as choreographing for and performing as a member of the Royal Ballet for over 25 years, Will is a multi award winning, internationally renowned director and choreographer, working in Europe, the USA, Canada, Japan and China.

He has directed and choreographed in theatre, opera, musical-theatre and film, including work for The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, National Ballet of Japan, National Ballet of China, Texas Ballet Theatre, The Sarasota Ballet, ABT Studio Company, The Royal Opera, Opera North, Welsh National Opera, Garsington Opera, Grange Park Opera, Bregenz Festspiele, Sadlers Wells Theatre, Barbican Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe, Almeida Theatre, PARCO Tokyo, New National Theatre Tokyo, Sage Gateshead, Latitude Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Tate Modern, The National Gallery, Whitechapel Gallery, the BBC, Channel 4, Sky Arts, Working Title and 87North.

He also acts as an arts consultant and was the first ROH2 Creative Associate for The Royal Opera House and was the 2008 Clore Dance Fellow. His Olivier Award winning ROH production of The Wind in the WIllows was the first to ever transfer into the West End and he has been nominated for three Critics Circle awards, two Evening Standard and Southbank awards.

Friday Evening

Les Sylphides

Choreography by Michel Fokine

Production by Dame Alicia Markova

Music by Frédéric Chopin

Costume Design by Alexandre Benois

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb

Premiered by The Ballets Russes | March 20, 1908

First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | January 30, 2009

Nocturne

Misa Kuranaga Ricardo Rhodes

Pasha Levy Marijana Dominis

Annie Wilson Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Ella Tuite

Alessandra Nova

Gabriella Schultze

Brooke Wilson

Olivia Dugan

Dominique Jenkins

Ella Lau

Emmanuelle Watkins Kerry Shannon

Haley Dale Camille Gentes

Isabella Damico

Waltz

Pasha Levy

Mazurka

Misa Kuranaga

Mazurka

Ricardo Rhodes

Prelude

Marijana Dominis

Pas de Deux

Misa Kuranaga

Noa Dean

Paige Young

Ricardo Rhodes

Grand Valse Finale

All Cast

Friday Evening

The Lorenz Butterfly

Choreography by Jessica Lang

Music by Robert Schumann

Costume Design by Jillian Lewis

Visual and Set Design by Jessica Lang

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed July 16, 2025

First Movement:

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Emmanuelle Watkins

Olivia Dugan

Ricardo Graziano

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Mischa Goodman

Second Movement:

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Emmanuelle Watkins

Third Movement:

Ricardo Graziano

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Fourth Movement:

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Emmanuelle Watkins

Olivia Dugan

Ricardo Graziano

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Mischa Goodman

Friday Evening

Changing Light

Choreography by Will Tuckett

Music by Jeremy Holland-Smith

Costume Design by Bill Fenner

Original Lighting Design by Aaron Muhl

Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail

Staged by Victoria Hulland, Octavio Martin, & Ricardo Graziano

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed February 1, 2013

Marijana Dominis

Ricardo Rhodes

Sierra Abelardo

Samuel Gest

Pasha Levy

Gus Payne

Annie Wilson

Isabella Damico

Mischa Goodman

Dominique Jenkins

Luke Schaufuss

Iku Okura

Andrea Marcelletti

Camille Gentes

Alessandra Nova

Ze Ellis

Jonah Glickman

Gabriella Schultze

Andrew Buckley

Brooke Wilson

Jordan Micallef

Mark Hare

Paige Young

Daniel Ayala

Ben Moss

INTRINSIC | PROGRAM ONE

October 24 - 26, 2025 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts

Michel Fokine's Les Sylphides

Jessica Lang's The Lorenz Butterfly World Premiere

Will Tuckett's Changing Light

WRITTEN MOTION | PROGRAM TWO

November 21 - 22, 2025 | Sarasota Opera House

Sir Frederick Ashton's Valses nobles et sentimentales

Mark Morris' The Letter V

Ashley Page's World Premiere

MASTERS OF MOVEMENT | PROGRAM THREE

December 19 - 20, 2025 | Sarasota Opera House

George Balanchine's Divertimento No. 15

George Balanchine's Mozartiana Company Premiere

Sir Frederick Ashton's Jazz Calendar

NOTES UNSPOKEN | PROGRAM FOUR

January 30 - February 2, 2026 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts

Gemma Bond's World Premiere

Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden

Ricardo Graziano's Valsinhas

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY | PROGRAM FIVE

February 27 - March 2, 2026 | FSU Center for the Performing Arts

Presented by The Sarasota Ballet

LIFE & LIBERTY | PROGRAM SIX

March 27 - 28, 2026 | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes

Sir David Bintley's ‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café

FOUNDATIONS OF ROYALTY | PROGRAM SEVEN

May 1 - 2, 2026 | Sarasota Opera House

Sir Frederick Ashton's Birthday Offering

Dame Ninette de Valois' Checkmate

Sir Peter Wright's Summertide

Saturday Matinee

Les Sylphides

Choreography by Michel Fokine

Production by Dame Alicia Markova

Music by Frédéric Chopin

Costume Design by Alexandre Benois

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb

Premiered by The Ballets Russes | March 20, 1908

First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | January 30, 2009

Nocturne

Sierra Abelardo Luke Schaufuss

Kennedy Falyn Cassada Iku Okura

Pasha Levy Camille Gentes

Ella Tuite

Alessandra Nova

Gabriella Schultze

Isabella Nova

Olivia Dugan

Reaganne Beamer

Lily Grace Patterson

Emmanuelle Watkins

Isabella Damico

Waltz

Kerry Shannon

Haley Dale Jacqueline Sanders Noa Dean

Paige Young

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Mazurka

Sierra Abelardo

Mazurka

Luke Schaufuss

Prelude

Iku Okura

Pas de Deux

Sierra Abelardo Luke Schaufuss

Grand Valse Finale

All Cast

Saturday Matinee

The Lorenz Butterfly

Choreography by Jessica Lang

Music by Robert Schumann

Costume Design by Jillian Lewis

Visual and Set Design by Jessica Lang

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed July 16, 2025

First Movement:

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Emmanuelle Watkins

Olivia Dugan

Ricardo Graziano

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Mischa Goodman

Second Movement:

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Emmanuelle Watkins

Third Movement:

Ricardo Graziano

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Fourth Movement:

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Emmanuelle Watkins

Olivia Dugan

Ricardo Graziano

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Mischa Goodman

Saturday Matinee

Changing Light

Choreography by Will Tuckett

Music by Jeremy Holland-Smith

Costume Design by Bill Fenner

Original Lighting Design by Aaron Muhl

Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail

Staged by Victoria Hulland, Octavio Martin, & Ricardo Graziano

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed February 1, 2013

Iku Okura

Trevor Stalcup

Ella Lau

Ricardo Graziano

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Jonah Glickman

Haley Dale

Isabella Damico

Mischa Goodman

Olivia Dugan

Nathan Smith

Camille Gentes

Jordan Micallef

Kerry Shannon

Alessandra Nova Brooke Wilson

Trevin Ralphs

Simon Plante

Gabriella Schultze

Andrew Buckley

Benjamin Hannum

Mark Hare

Emmanuelle Watkins

Daniel Ayala

Ben Moss

Saturday Evening

Les Sylphides

Choreography by Michel Fokine

Production by Dame Alicia Markova

Music by Frédéric Chopin

Costume Design by Alexandre Benois

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb

Premiered by The Ballets Russes | March 20, 1908

First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | January 30, 2009

Nocturne

Misa Kuranaga Ricardo Rhodes

Pasha Levy Marijana Dominis

Annie Wilson Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Ella Tuite

Alessandra Nova

Gabriella Schultze

Brooke Wilson

Olivia Dugan

Dominique Jenkins

Ella Lau

Emmanuelle Watkins

Kerry Shannon

Camille Gentes

Haley Dale

Isabella Damico

Waltz

Pasha Levy

Mazurka

Misa Kuranaga

Mazurka

Ricardo Rhodes

Prelude

Marijana Dominis

Pas de Deux

Noa Dean

Paige Young

Misa Kuranaga Ricardo Rhodes

Grand Valse Finale

All Cast

Saturday Evening

The Lorenz Butterfly

Choreography by Jessica Lang

Music by Robert Schumann

Costume Design by Jillian Lewis

Visual and Set Design by Jessica Lang

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed July 16, 2025

First Movement:

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Emmanuelle Watkins

Olivia Dugan

Ricardo Graziano

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Mischa Goodman

Second Movement:

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Emmanuelle Watkins

Third Movement:

Ricardo Graziano

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Fourth Movement:

Sierra Abelardo

Bel Pickering

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Emmanuelle Watkins

Olivia Dugan

Ricardo Graziano

Samuel Gest

Jordan Micallef

Jonah Glickman

Mischa Goodman

Saturday Evening

Changing Light

Choreography by Will Tuckett

Music by Jeremy Holland-Smith

Costume Design by Bill Fenner

Original Lighting Design by Aaron Muhl

Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail

Staged by Victoria Hulland, Octavio Martin, & Ricardo Graziano

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed February 1, 2013

Marijana Dominis

Ricardo Rhodes

Sierra Abelardo

Samuel Gest

Pasha Levy

Gus Payne

Annie Wilson

Isabella Damico

Mischa Goodman

Dominique Jenkins

Iku Okura

Andrea Marcelletti

Camille Gentes

Alessandra Nova

Trevin Ralphs

Jonah Glickman

Gabriella Schultze

Andrew Buckley

Daniel Ayala

Brooke Wilson

Jordan Micallef

Mark Hare

Paige Young

Luke Schaufuss Ben Moss

Sunday Matinee

Les Sylphides

Choreography by Michel Fokine

Production by Dame Alicia Markova

Music by Frédéric Chopin

Costume Design by Alexandre Benois

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb

Premiered by The Ballets Russes | March 20, 1908

First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | January 30, 2009

Nocturne

Sierra Abelardo Luke Schaufuss

Kennedy Falyn Cassada Iku Okura

Pasha Levy Camille Gentes

Ella Tuite

Alessandra Nova

Gabriella Schultze

Isabella Nova

Olivia Dugan

Reaganne Beamer

Lily Grace Patterson

Emmanuelle Watkins

Isabella Damico

Waltz

Kerry Shannon

Haley Dale Jacqueline Sanders Noa Dean

Paige Young

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Mazurka

Sierra Abelardo

Mazurka

Luke Schaufuss

Prelude

Iku Okura

Pas de Deux

Sierra Abelardo Luke Schaufuss

Grand Valse Finale

All Cast

Sunday Matinee

The Lorenz Butterfly

Choreography by Jessica Lang

Music by Robert Schumann

Costume Design by Jillian Lewis

Visual and Set Design by Jessica Lang

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed July 16, 2025

First Movement:

Marijana Dominis

Annie Wilson

Dominique Jenkins

Ella Lau

Brooke Wilson

Luke Schaufuss

Ze Ellis

Andrea Marcelletti

Ben Moss

Nathan Smith

Second Movement:

Ze Ellis

Andrea Marcelletti

Ben Moss

Ella Lau

Third Movement:

Luke Schaufuss

Marijana Dominis

Annie Wilson

Dominique Jenkins

Fourth Movement:

Marijana Dominis

Annie Wilson

Dominique Jenkins

Ella Lau

Brooke Wilson

Luke Schaufuss

Ze Ellis

Andrea Marcelletti

Ben Moss

Nathan Smith

Sunday Matinee

Changing Light

Choreography by Will Tuckett

Music by Jeremy Holland-Smith

Costume Design by Bill Fenner

Original Lighting Design by Aaron Muhl

Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail

Staged by Victoria Hulland, Octavio Martin, & Ricardo Graziano

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed February 1, 2013

Iku Okura

Trevor Stalcup

Ella Lau

Ricardo Graziano

Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Jonah Glickman

Haley Dale

Isabella Damico

Mischa Goodman

Olivia Dugan

Nathan Smith

Camille Gentes

Jordan Micallef

Kerry Shannon

Alessandra Nova Brooke Wilson

Trevin Ralphs

Simon Plante

Gabriella Schultze

Andrew Buckley

Benjamin Hannum

Mark Hare

Emmanuelle Watkins

Daniel Ayala

Ben Moss

Les Sylphides

Choreography by Michel Fokine

Production by Dame Alicia Markova

Music by Frédéric Chopin

Costume Design by Alexandre Benois

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Staged by Margaret Barbieri and Iain Webb

Premiered by The Ballets Russes | March 20, 1908

First Performed by The Sarasota Ballet | January 30, 2009

Nocturne

Misa Kuranaga Ricardo Rhodes

Pasha Levy Iku Okura

Annie Wilson Kennedy Falyn Cassada

Ella Tuite

Alessandra Nova

Gabriella Schultze

Brooke Wilson

Olivia Dugan

Reaganne Beamer

Ella Lau

Emmanuelle Watkins

Kerry Shannon

Haley Dale Camille Gentes

Isabella Damico

Waltz

Pasha Levy

Mazurka

Misa Kuranaga

Mazurka

Ricardo Rhodes

Prelude

Iku Okura

Pas de Deux

Noa Dean

Paige Young

Misa Kuranaga Ricardo Rhodes

Grand Valse Finale

All Cast

The Lorenz Butterfly

Choreography by Jessica Lang

Music by Robert Schumann

Costume Design by Jillian Lewis

Visual and Set Design by Jessica Lang

Lighting Design by Ethan Vail

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed July 16, 2025

First Movement:

Marijana Dominis

Annie Wilson

Dominique Jenkins

Ella Lau

Brooke Wilson

Luke Schaufuss

Ze Ellis

Andrea Marcelletti

Ben Moss

Nathan Smith

Second Movement:

Ze Ellis

Andrea Marcelletti

Ben Moss

Ella Lau

Third Movement:

Luke Schaufuss

Marijana Dominis

Annie Wilson

Dominique Jenkins

Fourth Movement:

Marijana Dominis

Annie Wilson

Dominique Jenkins

Ella Lau

Brooke Wilson

Luke Schaufuss

Ze Ellis

Andrea Marcelletti

Ben Moss

Nathan Smith

Changing Light

Choreography by Will Tuckett

Music by Jeremy Holland-Smith

Costume Design by Bill Fenner

Original Lighting Design by Aaron Muhl

Lighting Recreated by Ethan Vail

Staged by Victoria Hulland, Octavio Martin, & Ricardo Graziano

Commissioned by The Sarasota Ballet

First Performed February 1, 2013

Marijana Dominis

Ricardo Rhodes

Sierra Abelardo

Samuel Gest

Pasha Levy

Gus Payne

Annie Wilson

Isabella Damico

Mischa Goodman

Dominique Jenkins

Luke Schaufuss

Iku Okura

Andrea Marcelletti

Camille Gentes

Alessandra Nova

Ze Ellis

Jonah Glickman

Gabriella Schultze

Andrew Buckley

Brooke Wilson

Jordan Micallef

Mark Hare

Paige Young

Daniel Ayala

Ben Moss

In Loving Memory

Donna Maytham

Donna's love for the Ballet extended well beyond the stage. She served on the Friends of The Sarasota Ballet committee and was a past president, offering steadfast leadership and helping to nurture a sense of shared purpose among the fellow patrons. Donna had a passion for our Dance the Next Generation (DNG) understanding how vital that community engagement program is to our community. Her care and commitment touched every corner of the organization.

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Aficionado Circle $15,000 - $24,999

James and Maryann Armour Family Foundation

Darlene J. and Richard P. Carroll

Kay Delaney and Murray Bring

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

Barbara Jacob

Richard S. Johnson

Tina and Rick Lieberman

Joan Mathews

Michael P. and Elizabeth D. Murphy

Dorothy O'Brien and Richard Antoine

Marilyn and Steve Rothschild

Judy Rudges In Loving Memory of Stan Katz

Ellen and Richard Sandor

John and Rita Steele

Greg and Belle Stikeleather

Lois Stulberg

Thomas and Gwendolyn Watson

Jared Winters

Patron Circle $10,000 - $14,999

Paul Allen

George Allison and Alan Watkins

Isabel Ann Becker

Jenne K Britell, PhD

Lawrence and Joan Castellani

Laura Feder

Frances D. Fergusson and John Bradbury

Pam and Duncan Goldie-Morrison

Jane C. Gould and Stephen W. Fillo

Ineza Hart

Elaine Keating

In Loving Memory of Dr. Sidney Katz

Michael and Barbara Landy

Barbara and Stephen Mason

Keith F. Nelson and Judith K. Marquis

Gail and Skip Sack

Rich and Clare Segall

Arthur Siciliano and B. Aline Blanchard

Nancy and Richard Sneed

Hélène and Phil Tucker

Jean Volpe

Maria and Jim Wilson

Devotee Circle $5,000 - $9,999

Peggy and Ken Abt

Kay Aidlin

In Loving Memory of Stephen Aidlin

Margaret Barbieri

David Beliles

In Loving Memory of Ruth, and for our dancer, Kate

Katherine Benoit and John Brooks

Lois and Jim Champy

Robin and Chase Curtis

Syble and Peter DiGirolamo

Rosalyn and Joel Ehrenpreis

Bruce Ensinger and Clark Denham

Ping Faulhaber

Barbara Fischer Long and James Long

William C. and Joyce K. Fletcher

Herman and Sharon Frankel

Ellen Goldman

Marilyn Harwell Trust

Stephen and Lila Huse

Ann Jackson

Merrill Kaegi

Linda Z. Klein

Peter and Melody Kretzmer

Gerda Maceikonis

Carolou and Lou Marquet

Stephania and James McClennen

Robert and Sharon McMillan

Patrick McNamee and Sandra Young

Mary Ann and John Meyer

Carolyn Michel

In Loving Memory of Howard Millman

Howard and Barbara Noble, Jr.

Peter and Joanne Powers

Rose Marie Proietti

Pamela Revels

Shelley Roisen

Bob and Diane Roskamp

Sam Samelson and Marion Levine

Amy Schachter

In Loving Memory of Oscar Schachter

Gabriel and Valerie Schmergel

Micki Sellman

In Loving Memory of Jerry Sellman

Nancy Smith

Diana Smith and Barry Cohen

Libby and Jon Soderberg

Gordon Stanley

Swanson and Kutner Family Fund

Melliss Kenworthy Swenson

In Loving Memory of Curt Swenson

Ed Town and Steve Rubin

Sallie Carter Tyler

Susan and Lewis Winarsky

Richard Wires

Charles O. Wood, III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation

Merrill and Sheila Wynne-APRIO, LLP

Sora Yelin

Golden Circle $2,500 - $4,999

Alexandra Armstrong

In Loving Memory of Jerry McCoy

Carol Arscott

Margaret and Isaac Barpal

Jerry and Helga Bilik

Jerry and Gay Bowles

Alan Cohen

In Loving Memory of Natalie Cohen

Jenny and Lee Duffey

John and Patricia Dupps

Barbara and Bill Epperson

Donna Jill Feldman

Kevin Fulcher and Kim Deme-Fulcher

Patsy and Ed Garno

Alfred Cope Garrett

In Loving Memory of Anne W. Garrett

Charles Hamilton and Miriam Lockhart

Moira Hintsa

Ronald and Rita Karns

Maryann Kolb and Greg Goebel

Dr. Bart and Joan Levenson

Meg Maguire

Bonnie McIntyre

In Loving Memory of Bill Noonan

Margaret Melun and Lt. Col. Ky L. Thompson

Tara Olson and Will Dunkak

Jeffrey Peterson

Megan Powers

Susan L. Robinson

Dona and Sam Scott

Noreene Storrie and Wesley G. McCain

Charlotte and John Suhler

Emily Walsh

The Sarasota Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their generous support for the performance, education, and community programs of The Sarasota Ballet.

Institutional Support

Public Support

$100,000 +

Tourist Development Council of Sarasota

County

Foundation Support

$100,000+

Phillip & Janice Levin Foundation

William A. Farber, Trustee

$75,000 - $99,999

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

$50,000 - $74,999

Jean Allenby Goldstein Touring Fund

Muriel O'Neil Fund for the Performing Arts at CFSC

Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation

Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Community Foundation Sarasota County

Gulf Coast Community Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Bank of America Client Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation

The Exchange

$15,000 - $24,999

Lela D. Jackson Foundation for the Arts

$10,000 - $14,999

Bishop-Parker Foundation

Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation

Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation

Suncoast Credit Union Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

Charles Henry Leach II Fund at Duquesne University

Jerome Robbins Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999

Gilbert Waters Charitable Fund II

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.

Women's Outreach Ministry Church of the Redeemer

$1,000 - $2,499

Cousins Laning Foundation

Fay A. Schweim Memorial Children's Dance Fund

Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society, Inc.

The Johnson Singer Arts and Education Fund

Corporate Support

$15,000 - $24,999

Gold Coast Eagle Distributing

$10,000 - $14,999

Northern Trust

Michael's On East

Palm Printing

$5,000 - $9,999

1st Source Bank

Beneva

Cumberland Advisors

Circus Arts Conservatory

Fifth Third Bank

Freed of London

Laughlin Tanner Group

McCarver & Moser Jewelers

The Ritz-Carlton

Sarasota Bay Club

$2,500 - $4,999

Concierge Medical Services

Eurotech Cabinetry, Inc.

Morton’s Gourmet Market & Catering

Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay

Rugs as Art

Sarasota Polo Club

Selva Grill

Senior Friendship Centers

Wear Moi

Williams Parker Attorneys at Law

$1,000 - $2,499

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The Sarasota Ballet’s performances, education programs, and community engagement are made possible each year through the generosity of foundations, corporations, and individuals like you. Ticket sales alone cover only a portion of the cost of producing the extraordinary ballets you see on stage. It is through philanthropic support that we are able to preserve ballet’s greatest legacies, commission innovative new works, and bring accessible arts education to people of all ages in our community.

The Sarasota Ballet Company

• Repertoire Spanning from Beloved Classics to World Premieres

• Live Music Accompaniment and Guest Conductors

• National and International Company Tours

• Guest Choreographers and Répétiteurs

• Presenting Dance Companies

Dance Education

• The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory

• The Sarasota Ballet School

• Summer Intensive

• Summer Camps

• Adult Workshops

Community Engagement

• Dance – The Next Generation

• School Performances and Programs

• Community Experiences

• Joyful Movement Through Parkinson’s

• Silver Swans®

Every gift to The Sarasota Ballet helps inspire, preserve, and impact.

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THE SARASOTA BALLET BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2025 - 2026 Season

Board Chair

Board Vice Chair

Treasurer

Secretary

Ginger Bailey

Warren R. Colbert, Sr.

Patricia A. Golemme

Robin Grossman

Julie Harris

Richard S. Johnson

Frank Martucci

Founder / Chair Emerita

Chair Emerita

Honorary Trustees

Sandra DeFeo

Charles Wilson

Pat Kenny

Maureen Steiner

Linda Mitchell

Rosemary Oberndorf

Mercedita OConnor

Audrey Robbins

Jan Sirota

Hillary Steele

Jean Weidner Goldstein

Sydney Goldstein

Mark Famiglio

Dr. Bart Price

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Jan Farber

Maryann Armour

Laura Feder

Frances Fergusson

Dr. Amy L. Harding

Charlie Huisking

Robin Klein-Strauss

Peter Kretzmer

Karen Lichtig

Tina Lieberman

Richard March

Joan Mathews

Howard Noble

Gini Peltz

Kimberley Pelyk

Jeffrey Peterson

Richard Segall

Lois Stulberg

THE SARASOTA BALLET

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF IAIN WEBB

JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL

JULY 2025

Ted Shawn Theatre, Becket, Massachusetts

ASHTON CELEBRATED

JUNE 2024

The Royal Opera House, London, UK

THE JOYCE THEATER

AUGUST 2022

Joyce Theater, New York, US

THE JOYCE THEATER

AUGUST 2018

Joyce Theater, New York, US

GUGGENHEIM WORKS & PROCESS

NOVEMBER 2017

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City

NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL

MAY 2017

Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US

ARCADIA CENTENNIAL

AUGUST 2016

Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor, Maine, US

THE JOYCE THEATER

AUGUST 2016

Joyce Theater, New York, US

FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 2015

New York City Center, New York City

JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL

AUGUST 2015

Ted Shawn Theatre, Becket, Massachusetts

FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 2014

New York City Center, New York City

BALLET ACROSS AMERICA III

JUNE 2013

John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC

THE SUZANNE FARREL BALLET

OCTOBER 2011

John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC