CAROLINA BALLET’S

Carolina Ballet would like to thank the following supporters for their early investment in Choreographing Carolina Ballet’s Future.Please visit Carolina Ballet’s website for a list of all Campaign Gifts through October 31, 2018.

$1,000,000+Judy and Steve Zelnak

$250,000+Anonymous NC FamilyDr. and Mrs. Malcolm McDougal BrownThe John William Pope FoundationStefanie and Douglas KahnMoise KhayrallahMartin Marietta Materials

$100,000+Anonymous (1)Capitol Broadcasting CompanyMs. Ellyn E. DanielsMrs. Jolene B. McGeheeDr. and Mrs. Clif PattersonMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. RobergThe Shubert FoundationCarolyn and Sandy Stidham

$50,000+Anonymous (1)Mr. and Mrs. William T. BarnettDrs. Victor and Lenore BeharThe Jerome Robbins FoundationMr. Johnny KerrMr. John E. MalmstadGuy and Mindy SolieSandy Sully

$25,000+Anonymous (1)Mr. and Mrs. James F. Boericke, Jr.Marion Johnson ChurchMr. and Mrs. David A. DavenportMs. Nella P. FultonPeter and Donna HeffringMargaret McKean and John PerazaDr. and Mrs. Steve PrystowskyMr. J. Ormond Sanderson, Jr. and Mr. Robert K. BlackDr. Robert SchantzEve and Sherwood SmithSteven and Joan TechetW. Trent Ragland, Jr. FoundationLaVerne and Bob Wells

$10,000+Anonymous (1)Mr. Jeff Basham and Ms. Susan GarrityBlair BowersBRB Fund of Triangle Community FoundationJoan Caviness and Scot HuberClymer and Patty CeaseCindy K. and Thomas J. CookBrian and Cathy CosensHolly and Grady CrumplerLowell DavidsonRonald and Nancy DavisDuke HealthMrs. Mary-Owens FitzgeraldFreed of LondonPhyllis GordonMr. and Mrs. Robert M. GreenDr. and Mrs. Robert S. GrewJohn Thomas Hobby, Jr. Endowment FundAlice Irby and Andrea IrbyRichard and Barbara IrwinHorace and Beckie JohnsonBobby and Claudia KadisMs. Yolanda KiamieChuck Lewis and Laurie HeffnerJudith C. P. LilleyNancy and Edward G. LillyMr. and Mrs. Philip T. MartinJohn and Bonnie MedingerMr. and Mrs. Clifford MeltzerSusan and Dale OllerBarbara M. ParramoreMr. and Mrs. J. Ward PurringtonMrs. A. L. Purrington, IIIEdmund and Louise ReissJ. Michael and Libby B. RobbLarry and Debbie RobbinsRosemary and Christopher RoyceRuggero PianoPaul Scheible, CPA, PLLCDena and Charlie SilverMs. Jane A. Small and Mr. George F. Sanderson, IIILiddy and Todd Staker

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew SteidingerSynergy Face & BodyMs. Vera TayehBeverly TaylorMr. and Mrs. Richard A. ThomasRob and Sally TillerLars and Elisabeth von KantzowRobert Weiss and Melissa PodcasyKatherine White and Thomas UrquhartBrooklyn and Mike Winters

$7,500+Anonymous (1)Mrs. Franc A. Barada, Jr.Nancy and Christopher BolenBrigs RestaurantsDr. Roy Cromartie and Mr. Paul E. FombergMargaret DealMr. and Mrs. Alexander J. DeGrandDrs. Diane Deresienski and Gregory LewbartDrs. Ruth Gross and Hans KellnerDick and Sylvia HoffertThe Ella Ann and Frank B. Holding FoundationChancy and Keith KappMrs. Frank H. KenanMr. and Mrs. Robert E. LeakNancy K. LedererMarjory Moe and Diane StatonMr. and Mrs. John S. RobinsonThe Ruth Camp Campbell FoundationKirk and Lois SemkeMr. David L. Sheeks and Dr. Ann Marie PendergastScott and Susan Joan Smiley BakerMr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Smith, IIIThe Wills Charitable Fund of Schwab Charitable

$5,000+Anonymous (1)Jorgelina Araneda and Randall StroudEdward and Marlou BaconMaggie Bailey and David LevineMr. C. Coleman Billingsley, Jr.Carl Blackman and Carolyn MillerHenry and Sory BowersBritt Dental CenterMr. and Mrs. Richard W. Cass, Jr.The Castiller FamilyFrancis F. Crannell and Deborah W. LassiterBob DanneggerDr. and Mrs. Charlie Foster, Jr.The Baskerville Fund of Triangle Community FoundationStephanie Gray and Toby TerrellCarolyn and Michael HalpernMs. Jeanne K. HarrisJohn and Raymonde KoonceLaw Pro FormDonna and Eric LupoBrock and Amanda McCloskeyNotie Vay and Frank MeadowsNC State Employees Combined CampaignNomaco Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. O'ConnorCedric and Sue PearceSharon Perry and Robert CooperScott PlilerMr. Michael Rierson and Dr. Kay LoweMs. Nancy M. SalmonPandora Nix ShawKarin SingletonMr. and Mrs. Richard SkinnerSouthland Charitable TrustEdmund G. Studley and Donna A. MerkwanW. John and Dorothy SwartzDr. Joe Tooley and Dan DiGregorioMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. TrowbridgeSuzanne WhitmeyerMs. Elizabeth WhitmoreThe William Bass Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Joel T.C. WilliamsThe Winters Family

$2,500+Anonymous (3)Dr. B. Jasmine AdamsMs. Ellen B. AdelmanMs. Carole J. AkerlyMr. and Mrs. J. Brook AlexanderScott and Laura Bayzle

Ronald and Maryllen BlumHal Bowman and Mercedes AugerRichard Catlin and Associates, Inc.Dr. Margaret K. ChampionMatt and Gina ChapinCitrixMr. Brian CookJacobi DaleyDeloitteJamie DrakeMs. Patricia DubeGeorge Evans and Karen MonacoDrs. Richard Felder and Rebecca BrentFinnamore Real EstateSharon and J.C. GarbuttCarolyn Happer and Leonard GrahamClark and Karen HavighurstMs. Becky JohnsonMs. C. Diane JohnstonMr. and Mrs. Sidney KnowlesThe Law Offices of Deborah Bland KoenigJay Krueger and Jennifer LohmannMr. James H. LazenbyMs. Mary R. McKeaneyMary McMorris and Leonard SantoroBill and Linda MitchellJim and Eileen MitchellMr. and Mrs. Ronald G. MitchellMrs. Rosalie MorrisMs. Patricia A. MoylanMr. and Mrs. James P. MurphyDr. Julia O'Carroll and Dr. Gary SpodnickPatricia L. PertalionRed Hat, Inc.Mrs. Fran H. RichardsonDr. Michael and Sandra RobertsEllen SchloemerJohn and Catherine SchwabJonathan and Kathryn Wooten SobelMarjory Moe and Diane StatonMr. and Mrs. James M. Tatum, Jr.Betsy and David TaylorMark and Lucinda ThompsonDr. and Mrs. Douglas TullyHelen H. WhiteJoan and John WredeDavid and Heather Yeowell

$1,000+Anonymous (4)Joel R. AdamsCarrie and Andy AlspaughPrinny AndersonPolly P. ArmsbyJudith Ashbaugh and Dana StahlmanBeverly and Robert AtwoodMr. Robert Auman and Mrs. Agnes MarshallAnn Bare and Thomas ZangMs. Patricia A. BarnesRandal and Alice BatenhorstMr. and Mrs. Dennis R. BeemerDr. Vernee N. BelcherLori and Aaron BennearMr. and Mrs. David BeuningStanley W. BlackL. Ellen BradleyMs. Deana M. BrannanMs. Gail P. BraunMs. Penelope H. BridgersDonna Bryant and Donald M. Stanford, Jr.Kay McDowell BurgessTammy and Bruce BurnettSusan and Dennis BurnsMr. and Mrs. Colin M. CampbellMr. and Mrs. Dennis W. CarterJack Clasen and Linda BrowerMs. Sandra L. ClementsRenate Z. ColeshillDavid and Karen CookJane and Jon CookRandolph and Elizabeth CoxDr. Elizabeth M. CrawfordMs. Joan-Ellen DeckJoe and Janie DeMarioYvonne M. DeWaldDr. Megan Justine DifurioMr. and Mrs. David M. DukeBob and Candy ElderAllison S. ElseeClaire Ennis and Jerry DanielMr. Mark M. EpsteinMs. Holly Erdmann

Enviromental ControlLiz and Britt FerrillMrs. Mary A. FisherMs. Christina FloydFonville Morisey RealtyMr. and Mrs. Stanley H. FoxDan Gaugert and Terry HarperNicholas and Carol GillhamAlicia and Sean GilsenanDanielle Greco and Tony BryantEileen Greenbaum and Larry MintzBob and Laura GutmanAnnette and Richard HagopianMs. Gayla H. HalbrechtCheryl and Charles HallDr. John E. HammondSusan Harmon-Scott, Attorney at LawDr. and Mrs. Timothy B. HartMs. Lillian G. HarterHarriet and Jim HillMeredythe and Irwin HolmesWilliam and Mary Alice HolmesAnnette M.T. and Daniel HomillerMr. William L. HopperDr. Michele M. HoymanMr. Alan Hymowitz and Ms. Olivia G. FriedJeff A.R. and Lisa M. JonesMr. Peter KarabinisMr. Stephen Keith and Ms. Lisa GloverMartha N. KeravuoriBob and Charlene KinelskiMr. and Mrs. Austin KoonEkaterina KorobkinaLinda J. KranendonkC. Thomas KunzMichael and Heidi LanfordMr. Larry E. LarsonMr. Roger LawrenceMs. Johnnye LockeStephen and Julie LoweStephen J. and Karen S. LyonsTracy Mancini and Norris CottonLane MangumFrank and Rebecca MaselliMr. and Mrs. Jeff MatuszakDr. and Mrs. Russell G. McAllister, Jr.Mac and Susan McMichaelDrs. R. Glen Medders and Paul E. CogginsMr. W. Carlton Midyette, Jr.Ms. Haleh ModdasserJulie and Mark MorrisMrs. Joseph MoylanMr. and Mrs. Richard P. MuellerJillian MunroBetty J. NeeseLindsay Smith Newsom Family Fund of Triangle Community FoundationThomas L. Norris, Jr. and Jane S. NorrisMs. Susan Osborne and Mr. Stephen ReynoldsMr. Sung I. PaikMr. and Mrs. Byron Lee ParryHarry and Tari PerlstadtDeborah and Alan PetersburgMr. and Mrs. Earl N. PhillipsSandra Phillips YaggyMr. John PoverchukDr. Nerissa M. PriceMaynette ReganDr. Harry M. Rosenberg and Ms. Theresa Joan RosenbergJoe and Dorothy SchmelzeisKay SchoellhornLois Q. SemmensAnne and William SenaLeslie and John SilversteinAnn and Tom SladeTom and Judy Jo SmallDeborah A. Smith and David A. SeibertKathy and Al SturgisMs. Phillis TaylorPhillip Trainor and Roberta WoodDrs. Debara Tucci and Kevan VanLandinghamAnna Waller and Steve MarshallLouise Williams and Richard SilvaMarjorie and Stewart WilsonSteve and Lesley WilsonCarolina Ballet Winston-Salem GuildMeribeth WithrowMr. and Mrs. David B. Zoffer

All gifts, including multi-year pledges, will be used to support Carolina Ballet’s operations and will be considered unrestricted unless explicitly stipulated otherwise. Financial information about this 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-888-830-4989. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

MINDY AND GUY SOLIE ROCHELLE AND STEVE PRYSTOWSKY

“Some 20 years ago, Carolina Ballet advertised for its Founding Artistic Director and made a commitment that this company would perform at the very highest level. Robert Weiss joined us because he believed in and shared that commitment. And boy, has he delivered! Almost from the beginning, Carolina Ballet has been recognized as one of the finest ballet companies in America. That has happened because of Ricky's leadership commitment to excellence and the same commitment by staff, dancers, patrons and donors over all these years. But this is no time to rest on our laurels! Continued performance at the very highest level requires renewed commitment by all of us who love the ballet—that is the opportunity Choreographing Carolina Ballet's Future offers. We urge you to make a multi-year commitment to the Annual Fund, make a special gift for Creative Capital, and if you haven't already, include Carolina Ballet in your estate planning. With your generous commitment, this great ballet company can maintain its commitment to performing at the very highest level for many years to come.”

— Charlotte and Ward Purrington, Raleigh, NC

Ward is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Carolina Ballet. It is the steadfast dedication of Ward and Charlotte that this Company is looking to its next 20 years and beyond.

"Guy and I are delighted to be a part of Choreographing Carolina Ballet's Future Campaign. I can't think of a better way to honor the growth of the Company and our community over the past 20 years than by planning and securing the next 20! Having been subscribers and supporters since the first season, and now watching as our children are attending with spouses and friends, it is magical to see something so exceptional continued to be enjoyed and valued by the next generation. I can't wait until I can take my three granddaughters to their first performances of The Nutcracker!"

— Mindy Solie, Emeritus Board Member, Durham, NC

“Steve and I relocated from NYC to the Triangle in April 2008. We fell in love with Governors Club in Chapel Hill. However, we were concerned about leaving the strong cultural community of Manhattan. Over time we were delighted to experience a vibrant arts community within the Triangle. We were especially impressed with Carolina Ballet. Under Ricky Weiss’s leadership, the excellent quality and creativity of choreography, dancing and new works were most impressive. I recently joined the Ballet’s board and wanted to support one of the best regional ballet companies in the country, to help continue its new works in the classical tradition. We will make a multi-year pledge to support the Capital Campaign to ensure Carolina Ballet has the resources to remain a leading ballet company in the United States.” — Rochelle Prystowsky, Board member, Chapel Hill, NC

CHARLOTTE AND WARD PURRINGTON

CAROLINA BALLET’S

THREE INVESTMENTS,

FIVE YEARS,

$10 MILLION DOLLARS

About Carolina Ballet Carolina Ballet is one of America’s premier arts organizations, programming traditional ballets by legendary masters and new works by contemporary choreographers. The Ballet was launched as a professional company in 1998 under the direction of Founding Artistic Director/CEO Robert Weiss, and since 2017, has been co-directed by Weiss and Zalman Raffael. For more than 20 years, Carolina Ballet has garnered critical praise from the national and international media, staged more than 100 world-premiere ballets, and in 2018, chartered the School of Carolina Ballet.

As one of the Triangle’s largest performing arts institutions, Carolina Ballet’s economic value to the region is equally significant. Each season the Company employs more than 200 individuals working within the arts in North Carolina including craft artisans, dancers, musicians, technicians and administrators. Since the Ballet’s founding, more than one million people have experienced Carolina Ballet and contributed to the economic well-being of the region.

Starting with its inaugural season in 1998, Carolina Ballet and this community have accomplished something remarkable. The Company has grown from a budget of $1.2 million featuring 16 dancers and five apprentices in three programs to a $6 million budget featuring 38 dancers in eight programs including the magical holiday tradition, The Nutcracker.

Carolina Ballet’s vision is to bring the unique beauty, poetry and athletic power of classical dance to an ever-larger audience through constant innovation rooted in the 300-year tradition of classical ballet.

On Pointe With the Ballet

Since 1998

• Entertained more than 1,000,000 audience members.

• Taken the stage for more than 1,000 performances.

• Over 300 artists per year are involved within our productions.

• Over $7,500,000 per year impact on the local economy.

• Reached over 70,000 children through our extensive educational outreach programs.

• Danced on over 20,000 pointe shoes ($100 per pair).

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Robert Weiss

Carolina Ballet is constantly striving to show just how accessible this rich art form can be for people of all ages and backgrounds. Classical, theatrical dance is beautiful movement to beautiful music, sometimes with a story and sometimes just for the sheer joy of the dance. As with all great artistic endeavors, ballet gives us the opportunity to open our minds to the possibility of hope, peace and harmony. It entertains the highest sense of who we can be as humans. Reaching out to more and more people is always at the forefront of our thinking. This campaign will help us to continue to achieve this goal.

Commitment to Our CompanyCarolina Ballet is committed to growing the Company alongside the amazing renaissance that Raleigh and the Triangle continue to experience. To this end, we look to increase the salaries of our dancers and staff. Adding to the number of weeks the dancers are employed will allow us to have more creative time, which will also better the lives of the artists who serve our community. As stewards of this company, we will invest in the infrastructure of Carolina Ballet with continued improvements in everything from our facilities to new technology which will assure us moving forward responsibly.

Commitment to Our Art FormCarolina Ballet continues to lead the dance world today in the path of classical, neoclassical and modern classical ballet—eschewing fads and trends for the more difficult task of creating new work that grows out of the past, but is still relevant and speaks to us today. The reason the great artistic works of the past are timeless is because they are based on timeless principles. As the great French painter Eugene Delacroix said, “great art derives both from a humility before the past and a conviction that what has already been said is not enough.”

We at Carolina Ballet have created more than 100 new works. In order for the art to survive, we must continue this process by making new work each year that moves the art form forward. All other creative artists, including painters, composers and writers, can create their work alone and take as much time as necessary to hone their ideas and inspiration. All ballets are created in collaboration with dancers. Choreographers, as the great George Balanchine once said, “work on union time.” This campaign will continue the number of exciting new works Carolina Ballet creates each year and reinforce the Ballet’s contributions to the relevancy and legacy of the art form.

Commitment to Our CommunityOver the past 20 years, Carolina Ballet has brought ballet to tens of thousands of people across North Carolina. Through our collaborations with many corporations, foundations and individuals, we have introduced ballet to many people who have never seen it before—ages ranging from preschoolers to senior citizens—by traveling the state with such programs as Dancers in Schools, Cartwheels, Grow up Great, Moving Bodies/Learning Minds (through the Kennedy Center), Leadership Raleigh, and student matinees for The Nutcracker.

Having just celebrated our 20th Anniversary Season, it seems a proper time to contemplate Carolina Ballet’s future. The accomplishments of the past 20 years have been significant. However, we still have much to look forward to in the future and we can’t do it without you, the community, behind us.

The guiding principles of this Campaign are our commitments to the future. The future is not only the next five years, but what this Company will mean and the role it will play in our community, our state and nationally for generations to come.

Letter from the Artistic Directors

Zalman Raffael

Sustaining and Elevating Professional Ballet in Our Community Now and Into the Future.

$10,000,000 CAMPAIGN

BECOME A PART OF

INVESTING IN OUR PERFORMANCES

By growing the Ballet's Creative Capital Fund annually to a

sustainable $200,000, we will continue to expand our repertoire

with new works, restage the classics with rich costumes and scenery,

and increase the number of programs featuring live music.

BECOME A PART OF THE CAMPAIGN and help us reach our

goal by making a special gift in support of the

Creative Capital Fund.

We dream large! In our desire to reach out across our art form and provide yet another way to

experience ballet, we are working to bring live music back to our

performances.

With your support, we will fill the big theater with the sound

and excitement of lush orchestral accompaniment for each of our

four Raleigh Memorial Auditorium programs.

INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY

By increasing the number of Legacy Gifts to the Company, we are ensuring the Ballet’s

accessibility and sustainability in our community for generations to come.

BECOME A PART OF THE CAMPAIGN and help us reach our

goal by including Carolina Ballet in your estate plans.

Most professional dancers begin their training at the age of 6.

Earning a position within one of the country’s top professional ballet companies means they will devote up to 8 hours a day to continually

perfect their craft. The dedication of these dancers, as well as our talented designers and artisans who bring the

productions we love to life season after season, are fulfilling not only

their dreams but ours.

By including Carolina Ballet in your estate plans, your legacy lives

on through the hard work and talent of our artists, and the ballets

we bring to life—forever making you, the donor, a part of the

Carolina Ballet family.

CAROLINA BALLET’S

Live Music Challenge

The cost of an orchestra accompaniment at Raleigh

Memorial Auditorium will be matched by the Zelnaks.

$2,000,000 Legacy Gift Challenge

Every new dollar committed to the Ballet’s Artistic Director’s Society

will be matched up to $2 million by a legacy gift from the Zelnaks.

INVESTING IN OUR ARTISTS

By building the Company’s annual operating budget to a sustainable $6 million, we will support and enhance the quality of life of our

professional artists.

BECOME A PART OF THE CAMPAIGN and help us reach our

$5,000,000

goal by making a multi-year pledge to the Annual Fund.

Any given year, from September through May, Carolina Ballet

dancers take the stage for more than 80 performances—nearly

double the performances and programs of professional

companies with budgets twice, even three times the size of ours.

With your support, we will improve the quality of life for

Carolina Ballet’s artists by offering increasingly

competitive salaries and ensuring the Ballet’s presence

and infrastructure grows alongside our vibrant community.

$750,000 Matching Gift Challenge

Join the Zelnak’s challenge with any new or increased gift in support of the Annual Fund.

JUDY AND STEVE ZELNAK’S MATCHING CAMPAIGN GIFT CHALLENGES

For more information about the Campaign, please visit carolinaballet.com or call 919-747-8457.

$1,000,000

$4,000,000

The pas de deux is the heart and soul of every ballet. This dance is the product of artistic vision and collaboration using the strengths of two individuals dancing together to create a harmonious whole.

You could equally speak of Judy and Steve Zelnak in those same terms. They flawlessly unite as one in support of their philanthropic goals for our community, executing each step with heart and precision.

Judy is quick to oversimplify her connection to ballet. “I have always had a passion for the arts. For me, Carolina Ballet is an artistic feast from the moment the curtain goes up. The sheer beauty and grace of the dancers enhanced by the costuming, music, lighting and scenery is exhilarating. We are so fortunate to have our gifted Founding Artistic Director Robert “Ricky” Weiss. The choreography is always spectacular.” Spend any time with Judy and her inherent artistic sensibilities quickly surface. Color, light, the briefest step or gesture—no detail escapes her discerning eye.

Steve’s relationship with ballet is quite different. His discerning eye is turned toward the vision. Although it was over seven years ago, Steve remembers like it was yesterday when he connected with the Ballet. “Judy and I were at Eve and Sherwood Smith’s home. They were hosting a party for Carolina Ballet. At one point during the evening, Ricky began to talk about ballet. He spoke not only with a passion for Carolina Ballet but of his vision for the Company. I quickly recognized in Ricky the same qualities of the many individuals I have respected and worked with in business. I may not have Judy’s discerning artistic eye; however, I appreciate and understand the athleticism, dedication and exceptional physical conditioning of these dancers, and the commitment and tenacity it takes to lead a company like this.”

In a case of life imitating art, behind the scenes and out of the spotlight Judy and Steve Zelnak were becoming principal partners within the Carolina Ballet family, beginning in 2013.

Three years later, the Zelnaks made a historic five-year, $750,000 leadership gift challenge on the cusp of the Company’s 20th Anniversary. Like all of their endeavors, this generous challenge bore their trademark emphasis on “need” and “impact.” Their leadership gift would meet the Ballet’s most pressing need: financial stability (a tenuous balancing act all too common for professional ballet companies across the country). Their challenge would encourage new and increased support for Carolina Ballet at a level not seen since its 1998 founding—impacting the Company’s long-term sustainability and paving the way for the Ballet’s future for the next 20 years and beyond.

IN RESPONSE TO THE TREMENDOUS SHOWING OF SUPPORT TOWARD THEIR $750,000 MATCHING CHALLENGE, JUDY AND STEVE HAVE MADE TWO ADDITIONAL MATCHING CHALLENGES: A LIVE MUSIC CHALLENGE AND A $2,000,000 LEGACY GIFT CHALLENGE!

“Steve and I both recognize what a unique gift Carolina Ballet is to our community. It is a cultural jewel and economic asset that we need to foster, not just now, but for the future. This was the impetus for our commitment. The Ballet is an important part of the cultural fabric that makes Raleigh and our area unique. It is our hope that an increasing number of individuals and businesses will join us and the many other current supporters in lifting Carolina Ballet to an even higher level.”

—Judy Zelnak, Carolina Ballet Board Member

Paving the way for

CAROLINA BALLET’S

Photography by Christer Berg

Judy and Steve Zelnak