Northrop Presents
ABT Across America
Past event
Jul 10, 2021
Jul 11, 2021
Mixed Repertory program including:
La Follia Variations
Let Me Sing Forevermore
Indestructible Light
Don Quixote pas de deux (Jul 10 & Jul 11, 5:00 pm)
Swan Lake, Act II pas de deux (Jul 10, 8:00 pm & Jul 11, 2:00 pm)
American Ballet Theatre Announces Summer Tour - New York Times
American Ballet Theatre will take to the road this summer, traveling by bus and truck to eight U.S. cities including Minneapolis, Minnesota. Northrop will present ABT Across America for four outdoor performances at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
The performance and seating area will be outdoors on an open lawn near the Red Barn and Bee and Pollinator Center at the Arboretum. Seating will be divided into three price zones, and seating within those zones will be general admission. Bring your own chair for the performance. VIP ticket purchases include a free chair to keep, otherwise, chairs will not be provided by the Arboretum or Northrop.
In addition to the opportunity to see America’s National Ballet Company® in this breathtaking outdoor performance, your ticket purchase will include free parking and all-day admission to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Named the Best Botanical Garden in North America by USA Today readers in 2017 & 2019, the Arboretum is known for its beautiful display gardens, award-winning tree collections, and extensive hiking and walking trails.
Some limited edition ABT Across America blankets, chairs, and water bottles will be available for sale at the performances as a souvenir of this unique event while supplies last.
About ABT Across America
ABT Across America builds on ABT’s history of cross-country tours in the 1940s and 1950s. 20 ABT dancers and 28 support crew will travel across 14 states, for a total of 3,100 miles, performing outdoors. These unique performances will take place on a custom-built 40’ x 76’ stage that folds out of an 18-wheeler truck.
Each 50-minute show will be performed without an intermission. Repertory for ABT Across America will feature Lauren Lovette’s La Follia Variations, a work for eight dancers set to music by Francesco Geminiani, Jessica Lang’s Let Me Sing Forevermore, a pas de deux blending ballet and jazz vocabulary set to songs sung by Tony Bennett, Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Indestructible Light, a celebration of American jazz music, and the high-spirited, energetic pas de deux from the full-length ballet Don Quixote alternating with the pas de deux from Act II of Swan Lake. Dancers scheduled to participate in the ABT Across America tour include Lauren Bonfiglio, Jacob Clerico, Michael de la Nuez, Carlos Gonzalez, Kiely Groenewegen, Sung Woo Han, Catherine Hurlin, Anabel Katsnelson, Kanon Kimura, Melvin Lawovi, Tyler Maloney, Joseph Markey, Abbey Marrison, Hannah Marshall, Betsy McBride, Duncan McIlwaine, João Menegussi, Chloe Misseldine, Cory Stearns, and Devon Teuscher.
"I turned around as the company was taking their bows and looked at thousands of people on their feet applauding as far back as I could see." —Lincoln Journal Star
"It's not every day that a dance company takes on the swagger and trappings of rock stars." Read the full Star Tribune preview
- PLEASE NOTE Star Tribune article correction. The Arboretum does not allow outside food and beverage, including wine and cheese, in the performance area as noted earlier in the article.
event details
- Direction to the performance area of the Arboretum
- Hwy 41 construction traffic flow map
- Performance parking map
- Northrop Access Services
- Photographs and video will be taken at this event. If you do not wish to be included, please alert the photographer or event staff.
Sat, July 10, 5:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Sun, July 11, 2:00 pm & 5:00 pm
- Ticket includes free same-day Arboretum admission
- About the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Photos of American Ballet Theatre
Courtesy of American Ballet Theatre.
Watch a preview of the pieces that will be performed.
Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography.
Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography.
Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography.
Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography.
Photo: Rosalie O’Connor.
Photo: Erin Baiano, courtesy Vail Dance Festival.
Photo: Todd Rosenberg Photography.
Program Notes
Greetings! It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. (That is not something I ever anticipated I would get to share!) Whether you have been coming to Northrop for many years or this is your first time with us, thank you for joining me here in one of the most beautiful places in Minnesota.
Northrop and the University have a long and special relationship with American Ballet Theatre. They have been enrapturing Northrop audiences for nearly 70 years. This weekend will be their 18th engagement with us, including their performance at the celebrated reopening of the newly renovated Northrop building in 2014. When COVID-19 forced the cancellation of ABT’s spring 2021 tour, including their Northrop performance, the disappointment was allayed by the promise of something “big” in the works.
“Big” was an understatement. It was December 2020 when we learned that ABT was planning to hit the road with a portable stage built into a semi-truck to tour the nation with a fully self-contained outdoor ballet performance. I knew immediately that we needed to bring this very special tour to our Twin Cities community as a safe and joyful welcome back to live performances. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum immediately came to mind as the perfect backdrop. Nature and the arts have much in common. They both show beauty, strength, and resilience while giving much needed hope, joy, and a source of healing.
It’s hard to believe that this first performance marks one year, four months, and eleven days since Northrop has been able to host a live presentation of a dance company for an in-person audience. Since the inception of the Northrop Dance Series in 1970, there has not been such a span of time when Northrop was unable to bring world-class dance companies to the Twin Cities, including the four-year renovation of the building when we presented our seasons in various theaters throughout the area. Coming together in community to experience the inspiration, awe, and beauty of dance is one of life’s great joys. COVID-19 has taken so much from so many over the past year and a half, but today provides another piece of evidence that there is hope on the horizon.
And with our eye on that horizon, we are thrilled to be announcing our 2021-22 Northrop Season on August 3! It will be filled with Northrop favorites and newcomers. We are working with some long-standing partners and some new names. You’ll even have the chance to put on your own dancing shoes! Watch your email, like our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter or Instagram to be the first to hear the details!
Thank you again for joining us for this performance by American Ballet Theatre. And a special thanks to our subscribers and donors. Through your attendance and support you ensure that Northrop can continue bringing world-class artists and performances to the Twin Cities. See you at Northrop this fall!
Gratefully,
Kari Schloner
Director of Northrop
Chloe Misseldine and Jose Sebastian in La Follia Variations.
Photo: Todd Rosenberg Photography.
American Ballet Theatre
Kevin McKenzie
Artistic Director
Kara Medoff Barnett
Executive Director
David G. Lansky
General Manager
LAUREN BONFIGLIO* · JACOB CLERICO · MICHAEL DE LA NUEZ · CARLOS GONZALEZ · KIELY GROENEWEGEN · SUNG WOO HAN · CATHERINE HURLIN · ANABEL KATSNELSON · KANON KIMURA · MELVIN LAWOVI · TYLER MALONEY · JOSEPH MARKEY · ABBEY MARRISON · HANNAH MARSHALL · BETSY MCBRIDE · DUNCAN MCILWAINE · JOÃO MENEGUSSI · CHLOE MISSELDINE · CORY STEARNS · DEVON TEUSCHER
*2021 Jennifer Alexander Dancer
Clinton Luckett
Associate Artistic Director
Irina Kolpakova
Principal Répétiteur
Carlos Lopez
Director of Repertoire
ABT Across America is generously supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
American Ballet Theatre recognizes Dalio Philanthropies and one anonymous donor for their champion support of ABT Across America. Additional major support provided by John Rallis and Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis.
Photo courtesy @buswraps.
20 dancers. 8 cities. 21 days. 3,100 miles. In the 1950s, American Ballet Theatre’s tour bus, “The Pioneer,” introduced world-class ballet to cities and towns across America. In Summer 2021, ABT’s extraordinary artists will continue that tradition.
American Ballet Theatre is delighted to share ABT Across America, a unique tour traveling by a caravan of six sleeper buses and three production trucks, bringing the artistry and vitality of ABT’s dancers to outdoor venues. After months of virtual performances and digital channels, ABT will inspire audiences across the country through the joy of live performance.
Catherine Hurlin in Don Quixote.
Photo: Erin Baiano, courtesy Vail Dance Festival.
La Follia Variations
Choreography by LAUREN LOVETTE
Music by FRANCESCO GEMINIANI, arranged by MICHI WIANCKO
performed by EAST COAST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Costumes by VICTOR GLEMAUD
Lighting by BRAD FIELDS
LAUREN BONFIGLIO CARLOS GONZALEZ
KIELY GROENEWEGEN TYLER MALONEY
ABBEY MARRISON JOSEPH MARKEY
CHLOE MISSELDINE JOÃO MENEGUSSI
La Follia Variations was given its digital World Premiere by ABT Studio Company on February 9, 2021. It received its American Ballet Theatre Company Premiere at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California on April 23, 2021.
Costumes constructed by Jolibe Atelier, New York, NY
Sketches by Joel Diaz for Victor Glemaud
Don Quixote
(Act III Pas de Deux)
Sat, Jul 10, 5:00 pm; Sun, Jul 11, 5:00 pm
Choreography by MARIUS PETIPA and ALEXANDER GORSKY
Music by LUDWIG MINKUS
Costumes by SANTO LOQUASTO
CATHERINE HURLIN SUNG WOO HAN
Swan Lake
(Act II Pas de Deux)
Sat, Jul 10, 8:00 pm; Sun, Jul 11, 2:00 pm
Choreography after LEV IVANOV
Music by PETER ILYITCH TCHAIKOVSKY
Costumes by ZACK BROWN
Lighting by BRAD FIELDS
Sat, Jul 10, 8:00 pm
CATHERINE HURLIN SUNG WOO HAN
Sat, Jul 11, 2:00 pm
DEVON TEUSCHER CORY STEARNS
Let Me Sing Forevermore
Choreography by JESSICA LANG
Songs performed by TONY BENNETT
Costumes by BRADON MCDONALD
Lighting by BRAD FIELDS
Sat, Jul 10, 5:00 pm; Sun, Jul 11, 2:00 pm
BETSY MCBRIDE TYLER MALONEY
Sat, Jul 10, 8:00 pm; Sun, Jul 11, 5:00 pm
DEVON TEUSCHER CORY STEARNS
Let Me Sing Forevermore received its World Premiere on March 23, 2019 at the Erik Bruhn Competition in Toronto, Canada performed by Catherine Hurlin and Aran Bell.
Let Me Sing Forevermore is generously supported through an endowed gift from The Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund.
“Steppin’ Out With My Baby” Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. This selection is used by special arrangement with Rodgers and Hammerstein: A Concord Company. www.irvingberlin.com All Rights Reserved. “Fly Me to the Moon (in other words)” Words and music by Bart Howard. TRO © Copyright 1954 (Renewed) Palm Valley Music, LLC, New York, NY. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved Including Public Performance for Profit. “I Got Rhythm” from the album Tony Bennett, Here’s to the Ladies [1995], written by Ira Gershwin, published by Warner Chappell Music Publishing. THE WORLDWIDE COPYRIGHTS IN THE MUSIC OF GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN FOR THIS PRESENTATION ARE LICENSED BY THE GERSHWIN ® FAMILY.
Indestructible Light
Choreography by DARRELL GRAND MOULTRIE
Music by DUKE ELLINGTON, COUNT BASIE, NEAL HEFTI, BILLY STRAYHORN, and CHUCK HARMONY
Costumes by MARK ERIC
Lighting by BRAD FIELDS
JACOB CLERICO MICHAEL DE LA NUEZ KIELY GROENEWEGEN
KANON KIMURA MELVIN LAWOVI HANNAH MARSHALL
BETSY MCBRIDE DUNCAN MCILWAINE
Indestructible Light was created on ABT dancers and filmed during the COVID-19 crisis, while safely quarantined at PS21, Performance Spaces for the 21st Century in Chatham, New York. The filmed performance received its World Premiere as part of the ABT Today virtual gala on November 23, 2020. It received its stage premiere at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California on April 23, 2021.
“Battle Royal” performed by Duke Ellington & Count Basie is used courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment. “Little Pony" (Instrumental) by Neal Hefti is used courtesy of WC MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP) “Tricky’s Licks” performed by Duke Ellington, Svend Asmussen, Stephanie Grappelli, Ray Nance, and Billy Strayhorn, is used by arrangement with Warner Music Group. “The Star-Crossed Lovers” (From Such Sweet Thunder) by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn is used courtesy of Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP) o/b/o Itself, Tempo Music Inc and Sony ATV Harmony. “Trick or Tricky” composed and recorded by Chuck Harmony.
Scene from Indestructible Light.
Photo: Todd Rosenberg Photography.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), Honorary Chairman Emerita
OFFICERS
Andrew F. Barth, Chairman
Sharon Patrick, Martin Sosnoff, Vice Chairmen
Sarah Arison, President
Stewart R. Smith, Treasurer
Melissa A. Smith, Secretary
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Andrew F. Barth, Chairman
Sarah Arison, President
Sharon Patrick, Vice Chair
Beth Chartoff Spector, Chair, Audit Committee
Kara Moore, Chair, Development Committee
Carrie Gaiser Casey, Co-Chair, Education Committee
Karen C. Phillips, Co-Chair, Education Committee
Stewart R. Smith, Chair, Finance Committee
Martin Sosnoff, Co-Chair, Investment Committee
Douglas C. Wurth, Co-Chair, Investment Committee
Jenna Segal, Chair, Nominating Committee
James Hexter, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
Valentino D. Carlotti, Member-at-Large
Lisa Smith Cashin, Member-at-Large
Brian J. Heidtke, Member-at-Large
Patricia R. Morton, Member-at-Large
Melissa A. Smith, Member-at-Large
TRUSTEES
Linda Allard
Kara Medoff Barnett
Francesca Macartney Beale
Hamish Bowles
Damien Calderini
Iain Drayton
Susan Fales-Hill
Pamela Ford
Gwendolyn M. Fragomen
Angela H. Ho
Yongsoo Huh
Wendy Evans Joseph
Reynold Levy
Shelly London
Alissa Hsu Lynch
Paula Mahoney
Diego Marroquin
Nancy McCormick
Kevin McKenzie
Ruth Newman
Michael Paull
Dmitri Potishko
David Rabkin
Janine Racanelli
Matthew Rubel
Shari Siadat
Sutton Stracke
Douglas Tabish
Rutger von Post
John L. Warden, Esq.
CHAIRMEN EMERITI
Donald M. Kendall†
Melville Straus†
Charles H. Dyson†
Stephen J. Friedman
Peter T. Joseph†
Hamilton E. James
Lewis S. Ranieri
Edward A. Fox
Donald Kramer
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Andrew F. Barth, Co-Chair
Susan Fales-Hill, Co-Chair
Dr. Joan Taub Ades
Cheryl Bergenfeld
Arlene J. Blau
Amy R. Churgin
Susan Feinstein
Nancy Havens-Hasty
Judith M. Hoffman
Christian Keesee
Anka K. Palitz
Cindy Sites
William Henry Told, Jr.
Jean Volpe
Ali E. Wambold
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Mildred C. Brinn†
Ricki Gail Conway
Deborah, Lady MacMillan
Robin Chemers Neustein
Anne M. Tatlock
Blaine Trump
Nancy Zeckendorf
ABT Across America is generously supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
American Ballet Theatre recognizes Dalio Philanthropies and one anonymous donor for their champion support of ABT Across America. Additional major support provided by John Rallis and Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis.
American Ballet Theatre is proud to recognize:
American Airlines, the Official Airline of American Ballet Theatre
Bank of America, Lead Corporate Partner of ABT Studio Company
LG Electronics, Global Electronics Partner of American Ballet Theatre
ABT extends deepest gratitude to:
Dr. Robert Galvin, Medical Advisor
The Straus Family Foundation for their leadership support in honor of ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.
Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey for their leading support of ABT’s Apprentice Program.
Avery and Andrew F. Barth for their sponsorship of the Corps de Ballet in memory of Laima and Rudolph Barth and in recognition of former ABT Corps dancer Carmen Barth Fox.
ABT’s Choreographic Innovation and Inspiration and Inclusion programs are generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Additional major support of ABT’s Innovation and Inclusion programs is provided by Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey, the Ford Foundation, The Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund and through an endowed gift from the Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund.
Commissions and presentations of new works by women choreographers are supported by the ABT Women’s Movement. Champion support for the ABT Women’s Movement is provided by Jenna Segal. Additional leadership support is provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Special thanks to Denise Littlefield Sobel for her leadership gifts to: ABT's Media Fund, advancing the Company's digital endeavors; and ABT RISE, fueling the Company's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
M•A•C
The Peninsula New York
ABT is supported, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
American Ballet Theatre thanks the individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose contributions support the Company’s dancers, productions, education and training programs.
DANCER SPONSORSHIP
ABT’s most important asset is its incredible dancers. Contributions to the ABT Dancer Fund help to develop, train, and sustain these remarkable artist/athletes at every stage of their careers. Support for the training pipeline is crucial to the success of the Company. We extend heartfelt thanks to our Dancer Sponsors for honoring ABT’s brilliant dancers.
ABT thanks the following individuals who sponsor dancers participating in ABT Across America:
Alexandra Airth
Sarah Arison
Steven Backes
Donna Calamari
Kathleen Condon
Mr. Roger Fine and Dr. Rebecca Fine
Yubeteh and Dennis Fitzgerald
The Georgia Hiden Charitable Foundation
The Mathey Family
Linda and Edward Morse
Patricia R. Morton
The John Palatinus Trust
Jennifer L. Rizzuto
Jonathan Schiller
Mary Jo and Ted Shen
Theo Ueng
ABT STAFF
Kevin McKenzie, Artistic Director, Hamilton E. James Chair
Kara Medoff Barnett, Executive Director
David G. Lansky, General Manager
Clinton Luckett, Associate Artistic Director
Irina Kolpakova, Principal Répétiteur
Carlos Lopez, Director of Repertoire
Kyle Pickles, Associate General Manager
Ashley Baer, Company Manager
Julie Solomon, Assistant to the General Manager
Vincent Roca, Production Manager
Richard Koch, Technical Director
Danielle Ventimiglia, Production Stage Manager
Jeremiah Bischoff, Stage Manager
Brad Fields, Lighting Director
Vernon Ross, Wardrobe
James Graber, Wardrobe
Rena Most, Wig and Makeup Supervisor
Julie Daugherty, Physical Therapist
Emma Alteri, Company Management Assistant
SILVERBACK PRODUCTIONS
Andrew Gasparro, Partner
William “Stoney” Stonecypher, Partner
Jimmy Mistler, Partner
Michael Magovern, Head Rigger/Lighting Tech Assistant
Paul Chimenti, Head Carpenter/Sound Tech
Shane Crittenden, Carpenter
Will Brown, Lighting Tech/Board Operator
Adam Lopez, Generator Tech
Phil LaDue, G2 Mobile Stuctures Tech
PIONEER COACH
Tommy Ledford
Matt Brabson
John Harman
Antwon Stigger
Anthony Rivera
Eddy Watts
Aggreko
Christie Lites
Clark Transfer
G2 Mobile Structures
Pioneer Coach
Sound Associates
American Ballet Theatre would like to thank the following people and organizations for their enormous and invaluable contributions towards ABT Across America:
For your partnership…
William Stephan, Lied Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln, NE
Chuck Swanson, University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
Rich Regan, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
Kristen Brogdon, Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Susan Sherman, St. Louis
Tom Ridgely, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis
Pam Mandelker, Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis
Therese Spaseff, Gaillard Center, Charleston
Sheila Johnson, Salamander Hotels & Resorts, Middleburg, VA
Giardy Ritz, Salamander Hotels & Resorts, Middleburg, VA
Lorna-Rose Simpson, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
Robyn Baskin, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY
Casey Reitz, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
Judy Morr, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
John Oliphant, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
For your expertise…
Andrew L. Gasparro, William “Stoney” Stonecypher, and Jimmy Mistler, Silverback Productions
Danielle Whiteley, Stephanie Hester, Rikke Norby, Linda Cockrell, and Jana Leighty, Road Rebel
Michael Zradicka and Neville Shende, Pioneer Coach
Kevin O’Brien, Christie Lites
Brian Wander, G2 Mobile Structures
Bob Hanlon and Greg Reif, Sound Associates
Jamie Mullican, WrapArtist, bus wrapping
Ben Shobaken, The Vomela Companies, truck wrapping
For helping make this dream a reality…
Amy Lansky
Esteban Osorio
Emma Alteri
Janine Racanelli
American Ballet Theatre is one of the greatest dance companies in the world. Revered as a national treasure since its founding season in 1940, its mission is to create, present, and extend the great repertoire of classical dancing for the widest possible audience. Headquartered in New York City, ABT is the only cultural institution of its size and stature to extensively tour, engaging and inspiring audiences for eight decades in 50 U.S. states, 45 countries, and over 480 cities worldwide. ABT’s extraordinary dancers hail from 14 countries and 24 U.S. states. ABT’s repertoire includes full-length classics from the nineteenth century, the finest works from the early twentieth century, and diverse and dynamic contemporary work by the leading choreographers of today. In 2006, by an act of Congress, ABT became America's National Ballet Company®.
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- Douglas and Elisabeth Lewis
- Barbara Lind and Craig Poeschl
- Kimberley MacLennan
- Holly Manning
- Candice and Gerald Matykowski
- Anne and Michael McInerney
- Mary Ann McKenna
- Elizabeth Messina
- M Valeriana Moeller
- Margaret Moutvic-Wasz
- David Musolf
- Jennifer and Jonathan Nelson
- Rebecca Ness
- Aaron Nesser
- Kathryn Nettleman
- Gene-Hua Ng
- Ava and David Nielsen
- Jenine Nordquist
- Denis O’Pray
- Donald Ofstedal
- Field and Cynthia Olson
- David Pace
- Ann and Bill Parker
- David and Mary Parker
- Claudia Poser
- Joe and Pat Pulice
- Jacob Rabinowitz
- Debra Reischl
- Gail and Joel Roberts
- Greta Blinn Rudolph
- Charles and Jeanne Scheiderer
- Jessica Schroeder
- Thomas Scott
- Doris Seely
- Dan Sheehan
- Rebecca and John Shockley
- Kari Schloner
- Jan and Alan Sickbert
- Mary Skelley
- Roger Snyder
- Jennifer Song
- Patricia Stankovich
- Cynthia Stone
- Lynn Strehlow
- Betsy Sylvester
- Rodney and Carol Thompson
- Barbara and Keith Thorkelson
- Susan Travis
- Ertugrul and Karen Owens Tuzcu
- Patti Wales
- Melinda Ward
- Cathy Westrum and Annelynn Westrum
- Laura Wilson
- Monica Winker-Bergstrom
- Millie Woodbury
- Kristine Wright
- Anna Yurchenko
- Michael Zimmerman
- Margaret Zoerhoff
Up to $99
- Kent Akervik
- Joyce Albers
- Arthur and Charlet Allen
- Eric Anderson
- Jean Anderson
- Sarah Anthony
- Gail Armbrust
- Michael Austin
- Habiby Aydin
- Veronika Bachanova
- Todd Barton
- Austin Beatty
- Betty Biernat and JC Paulet
- Michael Blomberg
- Angella Boettcher
- Jason Borah
- Mary Boyer
- Reginald and Susan Boyle
- Kathryn Bredemus
- Philip Briggs
- Clifford Brody
- Justin Burke
- Thomas Cabaniss
- Patricia Cagle
- Mary Campbell
- Deborah Carlson
- Kate Carson
- Philippe Catalan
- JaNan Cavaaugh
- Oscar Chamberlain
- Paula Chase
- Mary Ann and Stephen Chicoine
- Fay Chang
- Karen Charles
- Deborah Clendenning
- Janet Conn
- Beverly Connolly
- Jeanne and David Cornish
- Scott Cragle
- Charlotte Curry
- Neal Cuthbert and Louise Robinson
- Cynthia Daggett
- Emily Dail
- Sandra Daly
- Andre Delattre
- Sher DeMeter
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- Dana Dimit
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- Yin Jiang and Xiaoping Guo
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- Robert Johnson
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- Jonathan Junker
- Michael Kanner
- Aseem Kaul
- Anna Kerben
- Milo Kim
- Nancy Klausner
- Martin Kokes
- Amy Kosari
- Farhad Kosari
- Connie Kuhn
- Arnold Kvam
- Roberta Lamps
- Carol Larson
- Rose Mary and William Larson
- Linda Leamer
- Erik Lee
- Reka Leeaphon
- Patricia Lefebvre
- Kathryn LeFevere
- Elizabeth Ler
- Suzanne Levi
- Debra Lex
- Michelle and Kevin Lian-Anderson
- Kristine Loh
- Dianne and Don MacLennan
- Kyle Maltz
- Zarah Mamun
- Kathryn Manger
- Judy Marcouiller
- Susan McNamara
- Alexandra Mentes
- Margaret Michaelson
- Timothy and Mary Miley
- Eric Molho
- Karen Moon
- Daniel Moore
- James Moore
- Ayaka Moriyama
- Ann Mosey
- Nadia Muhamad Rashid
- Chuck Munro
- Shinji Muro
- Bridget Murphy
- Lisa Murray
- Amy Nelson Sander
- Lloyd Nestrud
- Jennifer and William Neujahr
- Libby Nickel
- Linda and Larry Nielsen
- Nina Norum
- James and Sarah Novotny
- Kristine Olson
- Sandra Olson
- Lynn O’Neal
- John Opsahl
- Nicolas Paredes Sepulveda
- Judith Parr
- Helen Paul
- Mike Payer
- Matthew Peak
- Christina Peterson
- Edward Peterson
- Holly Pike and Joseph Klein
- Cathy Poff
- Claudia Poser and Ronald Ofstead
- James Potter
- Nancy Price
- Rebecca Quaid
- Bridget Reddan
- Mark Rekow and Lynn Mader
- Melanie Richards
- Piper Ritter
- Susan Roberts
- Robyne Robinson
- Yvonne Rode
- Susan Rose
- Jane Rosemarin and Val Landwehr
- Thomas Rosen
- Irina Rukina
- Thomas Ryan
- Makie Sanchez
- Rebecca Scherpelz
- Kris Schmitt
- Robin Schow
- Cynthia Sharon
- Rebecca and John Shockley
- Michael and Tara Sime
- Edward Skelly
- Kathleen Stanley
- Nanette Stearns
- Kate Stolpman
- George Swan
- Toni Taylor
- Jeffrey Teeple
- Mark Ten Eyck and LaRaye Osborne
- Mary Teurman
- Connor Theisen
- Arthur Troedson
- Brandon Ure
- Alla Valdberg
- Ann Van de Winckel
- Frank Van Tongeren
- William Venne and Douglas Kline
- John Vilandre
- Brian and Katherine Weitz
- Andrew Welken
- Helen and Paul Wells
- Curtis West
- Ellena and Gregory Weyandt
- Allison Wickler
- Anne Wiltscheck
- Susan Wiste
- Allie Wolf
- Winifred Wu and Robert Lund
- Mary Jo Zidwick
- Mary Zilge
This season’s listing is current as of 07/02/21.
Please contact Trisha Taylor at taylort@umn.edu if you have any corrections or questions.
NORTHROP’S AEOLIAN-SKINNER ORGAN
Thank you to the generous donors who continue to support programming for Northrop’s beloved Aeolian-Skinner Organ. It is because of you that this magnificent instrument’s voice will be enjoyed by many for years to come.
organ supporters
- Anonymous
- Reade Adams
- Katherine Anderson
- Terry and Vicki Anderson
- Pat Andrle
- J. Michael Barone
- Karen and Alan Beck
- Mark Bergaas and Mark Ceilley
- Carol Bessler
- Fred and Cynthia Betz, In Honor of Esther Stocke
- Joyce Brown
- Drs. Robert Bruininks and Susan Hagstrum
- Dean Billmeyer
- Francis Carter
- James Commander
- Scott Cragle
- William and Virginia Craig
- Dee Ann and Kent Crossley
- Thomas Dillon
- Sheena Dufresne
- Laura and Tim Edman
- David Fiebiger
- Peter Fiore
- Catherine Fischer
- Deborah Ford
- Susan Foster
- Salvatore Franco
- Judith Franklin
- Reid Froiland
- Maiken Givot
- Karen Grasmon
- Marilyn Haight
- Nils and Heather Halker
- Thomas Hanna
- Jeffrey Helgerson
- Helen Hillstrom
- Janet Hively
- Anna Iltis
- Helen and David Jensen
- Charlie Johnson
- Susan Keljik
- Mark Kieffer
- Arnold Kvam
- Carol Leach
- Kristin Lefferts
- James Lehmann
- Kathryn Lien
- Ronald Low
- Peter Lund
- Stephanie McDonald
- Alfred and Ann Moore
- Daniel Moore
- Darcia Narvaez
- Paul Nasvik
- Pamela Neuenfeldt and Don Williams
- Don Notvik
- Steve Oakley
- Paul Olsen
- Steve Panizza
- Robert Paschke
- Daniel Peterson
- David and Margaret Peterson
- Chia-Hsing Pi
- Holly Radis-McCluskey and Glen McCluskey
- Jane Rosemarin and Val Lardwehr
- Bruce Schelske
- Connie Schuelka
- Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
- John Sebolt
- Nancy Shallcross
- Rebecca and John Shockley
- Foster Solem
- Chris Solheid
- Laurine Speltz and Denis Ryono
- Richard Steege
- Paul Stever
- William Tajibnapis
- Nicole Thomas
- Curtis Trout
- John Vilandre
- Michael Volna
- Carolyn Wahl
- Nancy Wellington
- David and Rachelle Willey
Organ Advisory Board
J. Michael Barone
Cynthia Betz
Dean Billmeyer
Kristen Brogdon
Dr. Robert Bruininks
Dee Ann Crossley
Laura Edman
Cathie Fischer
Nils Halker
Cari Hatcher
David Jensen
Helen Jensen
Pamela Neuenfeldt
Kari Schloner
This season’s listing is current as of 07/02/21.
Please contact Trisha Taylor at taylort@umn.edu if you have any corrections or questions.
I’ve struggled to find the right words to describe how excited we are to be presenting world class dance performances at Northrop again. To top it off, we get to welcome you back with performances by the extraordinary American Ballet Theatre in the beautiful setting of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. We couldn’t be more thrilled and delighted to have you join us for these performances.
I also can’t continue without sharing my incredible gratitude to the amazing Northrop team and my fellow Northrop Advisory Board members. Over the last year, their commitment and dedication to keeping the spirit of the arts alive while creatively presenting exceptional opportunities for us to still enjoy incredible performances from our homes was remarkable. I am so thankful for all that they do for our community and for artists.
I hope that you are as enthusiastic about this ABT performance as we are, and we can’t wait to share our inspiring plans for the upcoming 21-22 Northrop Season with you. Your ongoing support of Northrop is critical to our ability to present such amazing companies as ABT, and we hope you consider contributing what you can to keep Northrop strong and able to continue our important work. To learn more about how to contribute, or the role of the Northop Advisory Board please email us at northrop@umn.edu.
I look forward to seeing you soon at Northrop and can’t wait to say hello, so don’t hesitate to introduce—or reintroduce—yourself. Welcome back!
Jeff Bieganek, Northrop Advisory Board Chair
THE NORTHROP ADVISORY BOARD
The Northrop Advisory Board is committed to the growth and awareness of Northrop’s mission, vision, and the continued future of presenting world-class dance and music in our community. If you would like more information about the advisory board and its work, please contact Cynthia Betz, Director of Development, at 612-626-7554 or betzx011@umn.edu.
Board Members
Cynthia Betz
Jeff Bieganek, Chair
Kristen Brogdon
Dr. Robert Bruininks
John Conlin
Deb Cran
Susan DeNuccio
Karen Hanson
Cari Hatcher
Robert Lunieski
Bob McMaster
Katheryn Menaged
Cory Padesky
Holly Radis-McCluskey
Gary Reetz
Robyne Robinson
Kari Schloner
Donald Williams
Supporters
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit arts.gov. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Artists and programs are subject to change. All activity will take place according to state and local guidelines for health and safety.