Auditorium Theatre 2018-19 Issue 4 ABT Whipped Cream

4 | AUDITORIUM THEATRE 2018-19 | April 11 - May 19, 2019 Welcome Letter from Rachel Freund and John Svoboda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 129 Years of History: About the Auditorium Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 American Ballet Theatre's Whipped Cream : By the Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Point of No Return: An Interview with National Geographic's Hilaree Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Celebrating 15 Years of Hearts to Art! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Today's Program Plenty of Pygmalions : The Inspiration Behind Boris Eifman's New Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 We Live the History: HowWell Do You Know the Auditorium Theatre? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The “Russian Travelers” Celebrate Eifman Ballet's Return! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Auditorium Theatre Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Auditorium Theatre Board and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Facilities and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cover Photo: (April 11-14) American Ballet Theatre's Whipped Cream , photo by Gene Schiavone. (May 7) Auditorium Theatre, photo by Erik Mathaler. (May 17-19) Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg's The Pygmalion Effect , photo by Michael Khoury. Edited by Lily Oberman, Associate Director of Communications at the Auditorium Theatre, with additional writing by Judie Green, Chief Development Officer, and Raechel Hofsteadter, Associate Director of Development Operations. Bolshoi Ballet Swan Lake JUNE 10–14, 2020 National Geographic Live On the Trail of Big Cats JANUARY 26, 2020 American Ballet Theatre La Bayadère MARCH 19–22, 2020 Subject to change, restrictions apply. National Geographic Live ’s On the Trail of Big Cats, photo by Steve Winter. American Ballet Theatre in La Bayadère , photo by Gene Schiavone. Bolshoi Ballet in Swan Lake , photo by Andrei Melanin. EARLY BIRD SALE SAVE UP TO 25% ON SELECT PERFORMANCES GROUPS ALSO PAY NO PER TICKET FEES! AuditoriumTheatre.org 312.341.2300 2019–20 GROUP SALES