MAY 14-21, 2017NASHVILLE BALLET STUDIO A

Based on the book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Choreography by Paul VasterlingComposed by Mario DaSilva

Narrated by Gonzalo EspinosaCostume and Set Design by Eric Harris

Lighting Design by Scott Leathers

CAST

Performed by the artists of NB2, Nashville Ballet’s Second Company

YOUNG FERDINAND & BUMBLEBEESarah Pierce or Yuki Yashima

MAMA COWEllie Edwards or Carrington Lorenz

FERDINANDSean Daly or Aleksandr Schroeder

MATADORSarah Pierce or Yuki Yashima

MEN WITH FUNNY HATSGuest Artists from the Audience

ENSEMBLEMorgan Butler, Manuela Lavalle, Kathryn Phillips, Nicole Reehorst and Linnea Swarting

Duration: 30 minutesChildren’s Interactive Component: 15 minutes

We hope you enjoyed our performance of Ferdinand the Bull!

Here are a few fun conversation starters for you and your family.

1. What made Ferdinand different from other bulls? 2. What did all the other bulls enjoy doing? 3. What happened to Ferdinand just before the five men arrived that made him behave like the other bulls? 4. What is a bullfighter called? 5. What is the role/job of a matador? 6. In what country is bullfighting popular?

7. Who was your favorite character? Why?

8. Was there ever a moment that made you wonder “How did they do that?” What was it?

9. What was your favorite part of the performance? Why?

10. If you could speak to the dancers, choreographer or musicians, what would you ask them?

Did you know? Engaging your child in a conversation about our performance helps them meet Metro Nashville Public Schools’ literacy standards. Being able to convey one’s ideas, notice details and imagine multiple possibilities are characteristics of

lifelong learners.

BRAVO!

ANSWERS:

1. He liked sitting and smelling the flowers.2. Playing and butting heads.3. He was stung by a bumblebee.4. A matador

5. To upset the bull by polling him with sticks so the matador can show off.6. Spain

PAUL VASTERLING, Artistic Director & CEOPaul Vasterling’s artistic career begin at age 10 when he started studying piano, then expanded at age 16 when he started dancing. From this start, Mr. Vasterling landed at Nashville Ballet where he became a company dancer, teacher, ballet master and choreographer. He stepped into the role of Artistic Director of Nashville Ballet in 1998, and was promoted to CEO for the ballet in the spring of 2010, at the board’s request. His choreography maneuvers between classical full-length story ballets, contemporary one-acts set to the music of local artists and everywhere in between. He has a particular penchant for collaborating with nationally and internally renowned composers, songwriters and institutions such as Nashville’s own Bluebird Cafe, Ben Folds, Matthew Perryman Jones, Fisk Jubilee Singers and others. His artistry as a storyteller has led him to create pieces such as Dracula, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Pan and Layla and the Majnun. Beyond his

own choreography, Mr. Vasterling has expanded the company’s repertoire to include works by Salvatore Aiello, George Balanchine, James Canfield, Lew Christensen, Twyla Tharp and Jirí Kylián, among many others. In addition, he has edited and updated classic productions of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. In 2004, Mr. Vasterling received a Fulbright Scholarship that enabled him to work with three different companies in Argentina, paving the way for Nashville Ballet’s tour there a year later. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Loyola University, Mr. Vasterling has set a new standard for arts development. Under his leadership as CEO, the company’s operating budget has doubled and Nashville Ballet became the first local performing arts organization to purchase its own building. He oversaw a capital campaign to raise $5.8 million to renovate and reopen as The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet in 2015. He has transformed a troupe of 12 professional dancers into a company of 24, and his commitment to developing the dancers of tomorrow inspired him to establish a second pre-professional company of over 20 dancers. Mr. Vasterling has shaped Nashville Ballet into a company high on artistry and dramatic power as well as commanding technical ability and virtuosity.

LISA DIXON FRENCH, COOLisa Dixon French recently moved to Nashville following a successful tenure as Executive Director of the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra. While in Portland, Mrs. French led a highly inclusive strategic planning process that focused the organization on service to the community by enriching lives through music. Mrs. French also strengthened the orchestra’s financial stability, with increased contributed and earned income, increased endowment funds and five years of balanced operating budgets that grew from $2.5 million to $3.3 million from 2010-2015. Originally from Edina, Minn., Mrs. French went to Portland from her role as the Chief Operating Officer of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. French is also a graduate of an executive level orchestra leadership program through the League of American Orchestras. This intensive one-year fellowship program included residencies with the Boston Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Memphis Symphony and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Mrs. French graduated from the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, N.Y.) in clarinet performance and music education, and received an Arts Leadership Program Certificate. Mrs. French has also served on the Board of the Maine Association of Nonprofits and the Board of Visitors for the University of Southern Maine.

SHARYN MAHONEY, Director of Artistic OperationsSharyn Mahoney joined Nashville Ballet as a company dancer in 1989. Since her retirement from performing, she has continued to work with the organization as School of Nashville Ballet faculty member, Artistic Associate, Director of Education and Community Engagement, Ballet Master and currently, Director of Artistic Operations. During her nine years as Director of Education and Community Engagement, Mrs. Mahoney worked closely with Artistic Director Paul Vasterling to develop and fine-tune NB2, Nashville Ballet’s official second company. While in that same position, she initiated the ballet’s Community Engagement program, which has grown tremendously and now proudly reaches more than 43,000 children and families each year. As Director of Artistic Operations, she works closely with Mr. Vasterling to supervise the company’s artistic endeavors, overseeing the company and Community Engagement.

TIMOTHY RINEHART YEAGER, Ballet MasterA native of Washington, Pa., Timothy Yeager received his dance training at Sally Miller Dance, Third Street Music School Settlement, Syracuse University and North Carolina School of the Arts. Mr. Yeager spent 10 seasons with the North Carolina Dance Theatre where he achieved the rank of principal artist. While there, he starred in ballets by Salvatore Aiello, Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine, Agnes De Mille, David Parsons, Peter Pucci and Paul Taylor, among others. He has also performed as a guest artist with The Dancers Ensemble, Chautauqua Ballet Company and Tampa Ballet. Mr. Yeager has taught master classes and led intensive arts residencies throughout the eastern United States. Before joining the staff of Nashville Ballet in 2001, he served as the Ballet Master with the Moving Poets Theatre of Dance in Charlotte, N.C. From 2003 to 2010, he was also Ballet Master for Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, a summer season company located in Asheville, N.C. Mr. Yeager has the honor of being a repetiteur of the Salvatore Aiello Trust and has been staging Aiello’s ballets since 1996.

ALLISON ZAMORSKI, Ballet MasterOriginally from Virginia, Allison Zamorski began her formal dance training with the Virginia Ballet Theatre. She was an honors graduate from the Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts High School Dance Program, majoring in both ballet and modern dance. In 1999, after being awarded a scholarship with School of Nashville Ballet, Ms. Zamorski relocated to Nashville to train under the direction of Adam Sage. She danced in NB2, Nashville Ballet’s second company, developing her skills as an apprentice, and was promoted to full company member in 2002 under Artistic Director Paul Vasterling. Ms. Zamorski danced professionally with Nashville Ballet for four years and had multiple ballets set on her, including Vasterling’s Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. After retiring as a dancer in 2006, Ms. Zamorski continued her expression of dance as a faculty member with School of Nashville Ballet, teaching a variety of dance classes to children and adults including ballet, pointe, modern, character, improvisation and repertory. She has worked extensively with the Community Engagement program, exposing approximately 35,000 Middle Tennessee residents to the art of dance. Now, as Ballet Master with Nashville Ballet, Ms. Zamorski assists in the staging and rehearsals of various main company performances. She also oversees all NB2 performances, rehearsals and schedules, as well as youth casts in Nashville Ballet productions. Also, Ms. Zamorski has the distinct honor of being entrusted to set the works of Paul Vasterling in Nashville and throughout the country.

NASHVILLE BALLET STAFF, LEADERSHIP AND GUESTS

NASHVILLE BALLET STAFF, LEADERSHIP AND GUESTS (CONT’D)

SCOTT LEATHERS, Resident Lighting DesignerScott Leathers has served as the Resident Lighting Designer for Nashville Ballet since 1987. He has also served as the Resident Lighting Designer for Nashville Children’s Theatre since 2003, Kentucky Repertory Theatre (‘04-’08), Chattanooga Symphony and Opera and Ballet Tennessee. He periodically serves as interim Lighting Director for the Ryman Auditorium. Mr. Leathers has designed lighting for theatre, opera, ballet and modern dance since 1981 to critical acclaim. His design experience includes work with the Nashville Repertory Theatre, Opera Omaha, Studio West Dance Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Theatre Craft, Stage One, American Negro Playwrights Theatre, Amun Ra Theatre, Musical Theatre Louisville, Karen Steele Dance Quintet, Ballet Omaha, Ballet Austin, Cumberland County Playhouse and Dollywood. He has also worked internationally with performing arts organizations such as Tanz Ensemble Cathy Sharp (TECS-Switzerland) and Ballet Manila (Philippines). He has also designed scenery for numerous productions including Nashville Ballet’s productions of Robin Hood, Postcards from the Boys, The Bell Witch, Harvest Home, Western Stars and Fête Champêtre.

ERIC HARRIS, Costume DesignerEric Harris began his dancing career as an apprentice with Nashville Ballet in 1995. He has since become known for his unique interpretations of character roles, which became the trademark of his performing career. During his dancing career, Mr. Harris has performed in traditional and original ballets, including many by Paul Vasterling. His performances include featured roles as Tybalt in Vasterling’s Romeo & Juliet, Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Faun in Salvatore Aiello’s Afternoon of a Faun, Carrabosse in The Sleeping Beauty, Nanna in The Velveteen Rabbit and Renfield in Vasterling’s Dracula. He has also performed solos in other ballets, including David Allen’s Reunions, Toni Pimble’s Two’s Company, Vasterling’s Orobouros and Sir Frederick Ashton’s Les Patineurs. Mr. Harris has also established his reputation as a designer creating original stage designs for Nashville Ballet productions such as Anne Frank, Aesop’s Fables, Degas and the Little Dancer, Tennessee Jack and the Kudzu Vine and Carmina Burana. Mr. Harris retired from Nashville Ballet in April 2010; he now teaches in the School of Nashville Ballet and continues to design costumes and sets for dance.

MARIO DASILVA, ComposerMario DaSilva began his career in church music in the areas of gospel, blues and pop, all of which have led to the beginning of his formal training in classical and commercial guitar at the age of 15 with Maestro Salvador Violla and later with Sr. Edmar Fenicio. He then worked as a songwriter, arranger and session musician in his hometown of São Paulo, Brazil. Before coming to the U.S., Mr. DaSilva wrote and recorded the hit pop/christian song “Sinais dos Tempos,” which is still popular in the churches nationwide in Brazil. Mr. DaSilva immigrated to the United States by winning the highest scholarship at Belmont University and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Commercial Music with emphasis in Commercial Guitar (under Mr. John Pell) as well as Composition and Arrangement (under Dr. Bill Purcell). His master’s degree comes from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. where he graduated with honors as a student of Church Music and Classical Guitar Performance (under Mr. Douglas Jones). Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Mr. DaSilva brings his native Brazilian influence that blends with the Nashville scene on stage and in studios. He is a capable producer, arranger and composer along with being a respected guitarist. Mr. DaSilva is a confident and successful performer in classical, Brazilian jazz, pop, R&B and flamenco music. He has arranged for country artists Lari White and Chuck Cannon, and played gigs with Little Big Town, Barbara Mandrell, Victor Wooten, Annie Moses Band, Phil Keaggy, Muriel Anderson, Michael Omartian, flamenco dancer Felipe Delarossa and Opera superstar Denyce Graves. He has also performed with The Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra, Jonesboro Symphony, Nashville String Machine, Indiana University Southeast and Belmont University Symphonic Orchestras. One of his recent projects includes the scoring of a full production of Ferdinand the Bull commissioned by Nashville Ballet, which is performed in concert halls and public schools. He also scored a full production for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival Association’s production of The Tempest. During the past 15 years, Mr. DaSilva has released five quite successful CDs, which are enjoyed nationwide as well as overseas in the U.K., Europe, Japan, Australia, Russia, Europe and Latin America. Besides being a performer, Mr. DaSilva is an effective music educator and clinician involved in multiple educational events locally and countrywide. For years, he has been a part of Belmont University and Indiana University Southeast’s guitar departments.

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PRODUCTION

SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE BALLETDirector of the School of Nashville Ballet Nick Mullikin School Manager Alexandra Whetzel School RegistrarAnnie Carter

School AssociatesAbram BagwellMaggie BoehmeBernadette BoggsNicole Browne

Brentwood AssociateKathryn Sutton

Part-Time Faculty (cont’d)Jon UplegerJudson VeachGerald WatsonKatelyn YearyDaniella Zlatarev

Accompanists Sarah BarhamJoshua CarterSvetlana KeithAl MarcelliJay VernalliBill White

Company Rehearsal PianistAlessandra Volpi

Director of Production Todd Coogen Technical Director Isaac Castille

Resident Lighting Designer Scott Leathers

Assistant Lighting DesignerKelly Landry

Production Stage Manager Deborah Climo

Costume Shop ManagerBilly Ditty

First Hand Katherine Zywczyk

Wardrobe SupervisorJeri Meador

StagehandLeslie Marberry

Photographers David BaileyTim BroekemaChad DriverKaryn KipleyHeather Thorne Videographers Tim BroekemaChad DriverRichard DriverEugene Lotochinski

Academy Principal Nicole Koenig

Full-Time FacultyGuangchen FuKate KastelnikShabaz Ujima

Part-Time Faculty Cara AllisonClaire AndersonAbram BagwellJennifer Adam BaileyBailey BergmannAlainna BrownDorse BrownNicole BrowneKathy Callaghan Kate Cofer

Part-Time Faculty (cont’d)Sarah CordiaClaire DietrichKrissy DodgeDenise EasonJulia EisenEric HarrisCarly HillCamille JacksonCaylan JarmanThea JonesJimmy JoynerErin KouweJulia MitchellChelsea MongerRachel NasutiKim RatcliffeMollie SansoneNicolas Scheuer

$10,000 - $19,999 (cont’d)Mr. and Mrs. James M. SohrThe Julia Carell Stadler FoundationSunTrust FoundationMr. and Mrs. James F. Turner, Jr.Union Station HotelRobert K. and Anne H. Zelle Fund for Fine and Performing Arts

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousAnnie Laurie BerryBlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community TrustMr. Charlie B. Carlisle and Mrs. Anissa Nelson-CarlisleCoreCivicThe Honorable Karl F. Dean and Ms. Delta Anne DavisCaroline and Rascoe DeanElement SalonKaryn M. FristThe HCA Foundation Anna Hemnes and Jacob Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. HenslerMartha and Gavin IvesterKaren and Sylvain LapointeM.A.C. Cosmetics Mr. and Mrs. David J. Mahanes IIIAdrienne and Richard McRae, IIIJames and Patricia MunroNashville Predators FoundationRegions Financial CorporationMary and David RollinsMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. SowellJulie and George Stadler SunTrust Bank Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance Mr. Louis Todd, Jr.UBS Financial ServicesVanderbilt UniversityWallerWashington FoundationDallas H. Wilt

$2,500 - $4,999Aladdin Industries FoundationAT&TMrs. Meera Ballal and Dr. Seenu Reddy

$2,500 - $4,999 (cont’d)The Bank of NashvilleBart BowlingTim Broekema CapStar BankMr. and Mrs. Lucius W. Carroll IIDr. Elizabeth Cato Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cheadle, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John P. CooperMr. and Mrs. Kevin CrumboCumberland Trust and Investment Co.The Danner FoundationSuann and Ralph DavisErie InsuranceMr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. EskindBrian FitzpatrickLisa and Michael FrenchPatricia C. and Thomas F. FristMJ Graves and Clarke Gallivan Elizabeth and Lynn GreerJanet and Jim HassonMr. and Mrs. Gerry Hayden Mr. and Mrs. John R. Heller, III Mr. and Mrs. B. Hunter HillCarlene Hunt Ms. Charlyn JarrellsJay Joyner and Joyner Hogan PrintingMr. and Mrs. Paul J. Ketchel IIIKaryn Kipley Photography Mr. Neil B. Krugman and Ms. Lee Pratt Lewis Thomason King and Krieg Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. LipmanMr. Donald R. Moody and Ms. Tyler L. Riggins Dr. Roger E. Moore and Mr. G. Brian JacksonMr. and Mrs. Stephen PelusoMr. and Mrs. Todd SandahlMichael Schlosser and Kerri CavanaughDr. and Mrs. Daniel ScokinMr. and Mrs. James SeaburyDr. and Mrs. Steven B ShankleSiegenthaler Public RelationsMr. and Mrs. David R. SmithDr. and Mrs. Michael J. SpaldingMs. Angie M. SwinfordLori Tigert

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NASHVILLE BALLET STANDING OVATIONS!Nashville Ballet is immensely grateful for its Benefactor’s Society members, Ambassador’s Society members, Ballet Ball 2017

supporters and in-kind donations. All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who has given ($250+ from from 4/1/2016 to 4/21/2017). If you are interested in supporting Nashville Ballet, please visit www.nashvilleballet.com/membership.

NASHVILLE BALLET STANDING OVATIONS!$500 - $999 (cont’d)Drs. Ravi Chari and Sharon AlbersLisa and Jonathan Cole Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jackson Dale IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert V. DaleMr. R. Allen DeCuyperThe Eden Foundation Mr. Patrick EmeryThe Jane and Richard Eskind and Family FoundationThe Farmer’s FloristDr. and Mrs. Michael Gold and FamilyDr. Morel Enoch HarveyMrs. Lisa HendersonMr. and Mrs. M. Wright Hickerson, IIIMr. and Mrs. Henry HicksMr. and Mrs. Houston HowellMs. Laura E. HutflessJ. Michaels ClothiersAudrey and Frank Jones Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jay KeatonMr. and Mrs. Clint KellyMs. Stephanie L. Knight and Dr. Richard A. DuschlLinda R. KoonHeloise Werthan KuhnMr. Paul H. Kuhn, Jr.Alicia LeadfordMs. Ellen LehmanKenneth and Bev LeiserJohn and Wendy LeonardDr. Michel McDonald and Mr. Ward PaceMrs. Laura and Mr. Thomas MoranNewt and Jill OgdenSusan and Rick OliverDr. Christopher OttMs. Arnita Long and Mr. Tim OzgenerDr. Megan Parker PetersMr. and Mrs. Tim PereiraMrs. Mary Sarratt PerkinsMr. and Mrs. M. Cameron PlatoSharon and Douglas Pugh Mr. G. Kyle RybczykSandra SchattenAlix Weiss SharpMrs. Judy F. SimmonsVictoria and John SlaterRay D. Smith and Mike H. Johnson Rich and Lucy Smith

$500 - $999 (cont’d)Mr. and Mrs. Grant SmothersMr. Seth Sparkman in Memory of Ms. Catherine Fleming Ms. Leigh A. Strickland and Mr. Shane A. HuttonMr. and Mrs. B. F. SwartingMr. and Mrs. James S. Turner, Jr.Union CommonJoyce A. Vise in Memory of Mrs. Patricia VasterlingWilliam W. WadeAndrew and Alice WallMimi Wallace and Marian HarrisonJoni WerthanDr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. WolfeMrs. Martin Zeitlin $250 - $499 Anonymous Stephen Abelman and Robin Holab-AbelmanMr. and Mrs. T. Clark AkersBrandee Anderson and Andrew CommiskeyCarol ArendallThe Michael Austin FamilyMr. and Mrs. John BeardenBest BrandsMr. Charles C. Blackburn and The Honorable Marsha BlackburnMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Bunting Mr. Robert H. BurnsMr. and Mrs. Rawls ButlerCarden AvenueBarbara and Eric ChazenChef’s Market Catering and RestaurantMs. Elizabeth J. ChernauMs. Anne ChristesonChase ColeMs. Valorie W. ColeMs. Kelly Pappas CrockettJohn and Janet Exton Susan FleschnerMr. Fletcher FosterDr. and Mrs. A. FruinJeannie and Alan Gaus Molly and Nicholas Golinvaux Mr. Michael B. GoodloeMr. and Mrs. Frank E. GordonMr. and Mrs. James HaltomMr. and Mrs. J.R. HandHaymakers and Co.

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$1,000 - $2,499 (cont’d)Richard and Sheila McCartyMr. and Mrs. M. F. McNamara IIIThe Honorable Gilbert S. MerrittMr. and Mrs. Robert MosesDr. Clint NewmanMr. and Mrs. Lee F. NoelNoteable Blends, Kristen and Scott Davis Mr. and Mrs. James PardoPinnacle Financial PartnersMr. and Mrs. Steven PowersAdam RagauskisMr. and Mrs. Frederic W. ReisnerMr. and Mrs. D. Tate RichMr. and Mrs. Dudley C. RichterAnne and Charles RoosDr. Norm Scarborough and Ms. Kimberly HewellDr. and Mrs. Timothy P. SchoettleMr. and Mrs. John S. ScottMs. Kimberly ShadwickIrvin and Beverly Small Foundation J. T. SmithMr. and Mrs. Stuart SpeyerNoelle and John TaborWilliam and Rebecca Taylor Tinney ContemporaryJosh and Brooke TrusleySandy and Jack TyrrellKen and Sandy UplegerPaul Vasterling and Jason FacioVerchota Floors, Inc.Village Real Estate ServicesWalgreensMr. and Mrs. Charles H. WelchMr. and Mrs. Scott WilliamsMr. Scott A. WoodManuel Zeitlin Architects

$500 - $999Angie AdamsAmazonSmile FoundationHope AndersonAnita and Don BaltimoreMs. Jeanette BarkerMrs. Patricia F. Belcher Betty C. BellamyMs. Shirley BlackburnBlackbaud Inc.Mr. and Mrs. P. James Brady IIIKathy Callaghan and Wayne Edwards

Over the past year, many Nashville Ballet patrons shared additional memorial and honorarium gifts recognizing several important leaders and benefactors who have dedicated their lives to this mission. Please visit www.nashvilleballet.com for a full listing of

these generous and thoughtful gifts.

Official Chiropractor of Nashville Ballet

Official Fitness Facility of Nashville Ballet

Official Physical Therapists of Nashville Ballet

Official Pilates Studio of Nashville Ballet

Official Design and Brand Strategy Company of Nashville Ballet

Official Hospitality Partner of Nashville Ballet Official Catering Sponsor of

Friends of Nashville Ballet

Official Beverage Sponsor of Friends of Nashville Ballet

Official Beverage Sponsor of Ballet Ball

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SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2017TPAC’S JACKSON HALL

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