Grand Performances' 2012 Annual Report

1 | GRAND PERFORMANCES 2012 ANNUAL REPORT ANGELICA BERNAERT STAGE MANAGING FOR MARIACHI ROCK-O (AUG 2011)

COVER 2012

ANNUAL REPORT

Grand Performances presents free performing artsthat reflect the best of global culture and inspire community among the diverse peoples of Los Angeles.

MISSION STATEMENT

WHAT’S INSIDE

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DEAR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF GRAND PERFORMANCES: We are proud to share our 2012 annual report with you. For the past 26 years, Grand Performances has brought free public concerts and arts performances — from Chinese modern dance to the Grammy award-winning East Los Angeles band, Ozomatli — to the people of Los Angeles. In those years, we have earned the reputation of bringing together America’s most diverse audience.

The last decade has seen phenomenal growth in support of Grand Performances. The number of individuals who have contributed funds to support our activities has increased from less than a dozen in 2001 to more than a 1,000 in 2012 (see pages 15-16). In addition, hundreds more added personal contributions during performances by dropping their donations into our famous Red Buckets. Our annual report highlights our efficient use of your contributions in bringing outstanding live performances to the people of our city.

On behalf of our colleagues on the Board of Directors, we thank all the individual donors, businesses, foundations, and friends who supported our first 26 seasons. You make all this possible and ensure that Grand Performances can sustain the GRAND artistic program for which we have become nationally known.

Most importantly, we hope you will join us as audience members this coming season.

Sincerely yours,

TABLE OF CONTENTS What’s Inside .............................. 3

Welcome ...................................... 5

Programming Overview .......... 7

2012 By the Numbers ................ 8

Art & Artist Origins ...................9

Community Support ................ 11

Statement of Financial Activities ..............12

Statements of Financial Position ................. 13

Financial Charts ........................14

2012 Supporters ........................15

Our Audience ............................. 17

Highlights .................................. 19

People Behind the Scenes .....26

Photo Index ............................... 27

Janice Geringer, Chair2013

Karen Molleson, Immediate Past Chair2010 – 2012

363 NUMBER OF ARTISTS ON OUR STAGE IN 2012

245 ARTISTS FROM L.A.

33 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2012 was another momentous year for Grand Performances. We heard years ago that our work in the 1990s played a critical role in demystifying downtown well before a residential boom changed the area’s demographics. Audience members commented on the incredible role that Grand Performances plays in making L.A. the exciting and livable place that it is.

Fans and friends noted a season as “the best yet” so I want to mention season highlights, including the premier US performance of Nitin Sawhney with his entire band; the more than 100 chorus members and orchestral musicians filling the stage for the Haiti relief concert “A Symphony of Hope” and an evening of classically sung music composed by George Gershwin.

Compared to many performing arts organizations, we commit a smaller percentage of our total budget to marketing. But our efforts in 2012 still allowed us to reach deep into L.A.’s many communities. The communications team worked with key community leaders, executed an efficient and targeted social media strategy, and expanded important partnerships with local media outlets.

Outside of California Plaza, we also lent curatorial and production expertise to colleagues involved in performances at El Mercado de la Paloma, and for the inaugural weekend of the new Grand Park located between the Hahn Hall of Administration and the Mosk County Court House.

WELCOME We are proud of Grand Performances’ history of presenting

world-class touring artists, including many who have had their North American, United States, California or Los Angeles premiers on our stage. When people realize we offer this standard of performances year-in and year-out for FREE, they marvel. Our board is committed to maintaining and growing both the quantity and the quality of presentations while building audiences from every sector of the community.

For nearly a decade, I have been the State Assembly’s appointee to the California Arts Council. From this vantage point, I know the arts provide incredible services in venues throughout the state. I know that our state is full of artists and arts organizations dedicated to serving people no matter where they live.

With the support Grand Performances receives, we proudly prove that people from all socio-economic groups want quality arts experiences in their lives, and in the lives of their children. Our surveys show that the 18.9% of audience members who annually earn less than $25,000 is nearly equal to those 20.2% who earn more than $100,000.

These audience members, regardless of background, demonstrate an interest in learning about the many cultures that make up our community, and about the art forms that are dear to their neighbors.

We offer this report so you can see the accomplishments, diverse funding sources, and budget that enable us to deliver quality performances to everyone regardless of financial ability. This report also serves as thanks to the many individuals, foundations, and local businesses that make it all possible. Enjoy this overview.

Michael Alexander


“Recognized as a national leader in performing arts presentation, Grand Performances enriches the lives of all Angelenos. My family and I love going to the amazing variety of free and quality programs presented each year.”

– Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

ANGELICA BERNAERT STAGE MANAGING FOR MARIACHI ROCK-O (AUG 2011)

FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING The arts act as a gateway by offering us an opportunity to explore and celebrate not only our collective and individual histories, cultures, and communities, but ourselves as well. 2012 allowed us to travel to contemporary India and Iran through stunning modern music built upon a foundation of tradition (Nitin Sawhney and Niyaz/Strunz & Farah).

We felt the gentle caresses of Hawaiian guitars (Mastery and Legacy) this season, and witnessed the power of dance (Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu). With support provided from the National Endowment for the Arts, we explored the community of San Pedro through the accordion (The San Pedro Squeeze), and celebrated the poetry of living life in Los Angeles (Charles Bukowski, Tongue & Groove and the San Pedro Walking Tour). Many lyrics, messages, and calls to action were deeply meaningful (Nomadic Massive, Peace Go with you Gil, No Place to Go), while some were simply fun and engaging (Dirty Dancing Dance-A-Long, Lady Danville, The Belle Brigade).

The Grand Performances experience extended beyond performers and into deeply personal conversations about apartheid-era South Africa (Under African Skies), to living and workplace conditions for union and non-union laborers in China and the United States (The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks).

PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW Our 2012 season sparked many meaningful moments,

interpersonal connections, scenes, and stories during the 10 weeks of music, dance, film, and spoken word events. These experiences, both on our stages and in front of them, were the result of countless hours of lessons, rehearsals, planning, phone calls, e-mails, walking, talking, hauling, pushing, pulling, listening, asking, and answering. Grand Performances brings people together to tell stories through the presentation of art, and to create new ones for our audiences.

Leigh Ann Hahn


2012 BY THE NUMBERS 26Evening shows

8Noon shows

10Post-performancediscussions

2Master classes

3Holiday shows

46,000Audience members (including 4,850 youth)

2Off-site youth programs in collaboration with Inner City Arts

500+Youth taking part in our educational programs

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ART & ARTIST ORIGINS DIRTY DANCING DANCE-A-LONG

JUNE 22

PAUL SIMON: UNDER AFRICAN SKIESJUNE 23

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (COLA) ARTISTS PROJECT

JUNE 29

TONGUE & GROOVE:CHARLES BUKOWSKI

JUNE 30

GEORGE GERSHWIN:FROM BROADWAY TO CATFISH ROW

JULY 1

SAN PEDRO SQUEEZE:AN ACCORDION FESTIVAL

JULY 6

THE JAZZ MAFIA SYMPHONYJULY 7

MEXICO: UNEXPECTEDJULY 12 & 13

NITIN SAWHNEYJULY 14

PEACE GO WITH YOU, GIL:A GIL SCOTT HERON TRIBUTE

JULY 20

¡VAMOS AL MAMBO!JULY 21

MASTERY & LEGACY: THE MUSIC OF HAWAI’IJULY 27

BREAKESTRABIBI TANGA & THE SELENITESJULY 28

FRUIT OF THE TREES, SALT OF THE SEASAUGUST 2

SYMPHONY OF HOPEAUGUST 3

STRUNZ & FARAH | NIYAZ AUGUST 4

NA LEI HULU I KA WEKIUAUGUST 10 & 11

CHARLES BUKOWSKI SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOURAUGUST 16

FROM WHARF RATS TO LORDSOF THE DOCKSAUGUST 17

NO PLACE TO GOAUGUST 18

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OFSTEVE JOBSAUGUST 19

EL GAVACHILLO Y BANDA SOL DE SANTA CRUZ | BROWNOUTAUGUST 24

ANA TIJOUX | NOMADIC MASSIVE AUGUST 25

THEATREMUSIC FILM DANCE SPOKEN WORDGRAND PERFORMANCES 2012 ANNUAL REPORT | 9

Best Free Outdoor Concert Series”

– Los Angeles Magazine

2012 BEST OF L.A. WINNER

“

Grand Performances is L.A.’s gathering place where people from all walks of life come together to share rich moments of cultural awareness, inspiration, introspection, and celebration. This important exchange is what inspires many of our annual volunteers and donors to contribute their time, expertise, and dollars. Our dynamic working board continues to increase their investment in our programs and over the last two years, Grand Performances saw an increase of 46% in the number of individuals supporting the program with an annual contribution.

In 2012, area businesses increased their support including Ralphs/Food For Less and U.S Bank. New stakeholders include The Farhang Foundation and CarbonLite Industries who helped underwrite the August 4 performance of Strunz & Farah | Niyaz, and the law firm Skadden whose diversity committee sponsored a performance and hosted a reception for their summer interns.

Our season would not be possible without major support from local foundations like The James Irvine Foundation, California Community Foundation, and The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.

And finally, we must recognize our good friend, philanthropist and photographer Michael Becker who, in addition to making a multi-year pledge to help found a major giving initiative, has included Grand Performances in his estate plans —our very first individual planned gift!

While there are continued challenges in developing resources for our program as artist fees and other costs escalate, we are grateful to all of our current supporters: foundations, corporations, government agencies, annual donors, and red bucketeers.

You are all GRAND!

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

TO MAKE A DONATION GO TO GRANDPERFORMANCES.ORG/SUPPORT



UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILYRESTRICTED TOTALEARNEDREVENUE $1,094,644 $1,094,644

CONTRIBUTIONSBOARD $30,003 $21,000 $51,003INDIVIDUAL $120,616 $37,763 $158,379CORPORATE $43,233 $43,233FOUNDATION $11,325 $65,000 $76,325GOVERNMENT $75,100 $75,100SPECIALEVENTS* $39,543 $2,000 $41,543IN-KINDDONATIONS $98,656 $98,656

TOTALCONTRIBUTIONS $343,376 $200,863 $544,239

NETASSETSRELEASEDFROMRESTRICTIONS $328,350 -$328,350 $0

TOTALREVENUES** $1,766,370 -$127,487 $1,638,883

UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILYRESTRICTED TOTALPROGRAMSALARIES $707,850 $707,850EXPENSES $548,112 $548,112IN-KINDEXPENSES $98,656 $98,656

FUNDRAISINGSALARIES $127,200 $127,200EXPENSES $23,204 $23,204

GENERALANDADMINISTRATIVESALARIES $171,666 $171,666EXPENSES $72,498 $72,498

TOTALEXPENSES** $1,749,186 $1,749,186

NON-CASHEXPENSESDEPRECIATION $31,141 $31,141

INCREASE(DECREASE)INNETASSETS -$13,957 -$127,487 -$141,444NETASSETS,BEGINNINGOFYEAR $455,143 $316,604 $771,747NETASSETS,ENDOFYEAR $441,186 $189,117 $630,303


STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (2012) EXPENSES REVENUE

*NET OF EXPENSES OF $23,744

**IN 2012, GRAND PERFORMANCES HAD MORE THAN ADEQUATE RESERVES TO COVER THE SHORTFALL BETWEEN INCOME AND EXPENSES.

BOARDOFDIRECTORS

CHAIRKARENMOLLESON|VOLUNTEER

VICECHAIRJANICEGERINGER|CITYNATIONALBANK

TREASURERKARIMTEYMOURTACHE|UNIONBANK

SECRETARYANAHITAFERASAT|CORNERSTONEONDEMAND

MEMBERSNATALIEBERGESON|CENTER THEATRE GROUPALEXDEOCAMPO|THESABANFAMILYFOUNDATIONJOANNAELLIOTT|GRAHAM-PELTONCONSULTINGMARKFLAISHER|MARKFLAISHERENTERTAINMENTJENNIFERFISHER|BOEINGCOMPANYDEBORAHGLUSKER|DEASY/PENNER&PARTNERSKEVINLAPP|UNIVISIONCOMMUNICATIONSTONYLEE|DICKERSONEMPLOYEEBENEFITSELSALUNA|YWCA-GREATERLOSANGELESMARCELPORRAS|LACOUNCILDISTRICT13CHRISSAFARIAN|SAFARIAN&CHOILLPMARKVARGAS|MISSIONINFASTRUCTURE


2012 2011CASH $603,991 $709,208ACCOUNTSRECEIVABLE $2,200PREPAIDEXPENSES $15,948 $11,731CONTRIBUTIONSRECEIVABLE $109,617 $291,104PROPERTYANDEQUIPMENT,NET $76,674 $91,205

TOTALASSETS $806,230 $1,105,448

2012 2011LIABILITIESACCOUNTSPAYABLEANDACCRUEDEXPENSES $41,623 $67,147TRUSTACCOUNTS $134,304 $266,554

TOTALLIABILITIES $175,927 $333,701

NETASSETSUNRESTRICTEDNETASSETSUNDESIGNATED $364,512 $363,938INVESTMENTINPROPERTYANDEQUIPMENT $76,674 $91,205

TOTALUNRESTRICTEDNETASSETS $441,186 $455,143TEMPORARILYRESTRICTEDNETASSETS $189,117 $316,604

TOTALNETASSETS $630,303 $771,747

TOTALLIABILITIESANDNETASSETS $806,230 $1,105,448

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (2012) * LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ASSETS


FINANCIAL CHARTS (2012)


FUNDRAISEDCONTRIBUTIONS $671,725

CALIFORNIAPLAZA SUPPORT $885,237

OTHER EARNEDINCOME $209,407

TOTAL* $1,766,369

UNRESTRICTED EXPENSES UNRESTRICTED SOURCES OF

INCOME FROM STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

CASH EXPENSES

PROGRAM (77%) $1,354,618

GENERAL & ADMIN (14%) $244,164

FUNDRAISING (9%) $150,404

SUB-TOTAL $1,749,186

*IN 2012, GRAND PERFORMANCES HAD MORE THAN ADEQUATE RESERVES TO COVER THE SHORTFALL BETWEEN INCOME AND EXPENSES.

CASH EXPENSES $ 1,749,186

DEPRECIATION $31,141

TOTAL* $1,749,186

FOUNDATION (33%) $224,325

INDIVIDUAL (20%) $131,866

GOVERNMENT (15%) $99,100

IN-KIND (15%) $98,656

CORPORATE (6%) $43,232

EVENTS (6%) $39,543

BOARD (5%) $35,003

SUB-TOTAL $671,725

UNRESTRICTED REVENUE & NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS


CALIFORNIA PLAZA CORPORATE PARTNERSMPG Office TrustOcean West Management ServicesOmni Los Angeles Hotel

$100,000+The James Irvine Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999California Community FoundationCity of Los Angeles Department of

Cultural AffairsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999The Green FoundationLos Angeles County Arts

CommissionRalphs / Food For LessSony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.Wells Fargo Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999CarbonLITE IndustriesFarhang FoundationJames A. Doolittle FoundationSkadden Arps Slate Meagher &

Flom LLPUnion BankUS Bank

$2,500 – 4,999Black Equities GroupJohn Randolph Haynes and

Dora Haynes Foundation

$1,000-2,499The Charitable FoundationGreenberg GluskerMP Urban Marketing / Jarritos

2012 SUPPORTERS The Related Companies of CaliforniaRobert M. Adams Foundation

$100 – 999Downtown NewsKroger (Ralphs Community Rewards

Program)ILWU Local 63Roll Global LLCStanislawski & Harrison, CPAs

EVENT PARTNERSAlliance for California

Traditional ArtsMusic Center

MATCHING GIFTSThe Boeing CompanyThe Capital Group Companies

Charitable Foundation City National Bank DisneyExxonMobil FoundationThe James Irvine FoundationThe Washington Post Companies

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONSBig Man BakesThomas CoanCollaboration Factory Dan’s DeliJohn Donley JarritosOcho Mexican GrillRalph’sVideo Equipment Rentals

IN-KIND MEDIA PARTNERSKPCCKCRWKKJZKMZT

2012 ANNUAL FUND JEWELS $10,000+Anonymous

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousPeggy Adams and Joel EdstromMichael Becker*Philip Glusker

$2,500 - $4,999AnonyMoose Foundation Feintech FamilyDeborah GluskerLeigh Ann HahnVictoria Kirsch and

Michael AlexanderAngela and Tony LeeKaren Molleson and Lowell HillJon NeustadterPam, Amanda, Lianna and EddieFred Stites

$1,000 - $2,499Hal BastianNatalie and David BergesonDustin BussChristian Science Reading RoomAlex De OcampoV. DunlapJoanna Elliott and

Jonathan WechslerAnahita FerasatJennifer FisherMark FlaisherMarcelino and Noemi FordJan Geringer and Mitch FogelmanGlenn and Liz JohnsonGlorya KaufmanScott Kelley

Suzie Convery and Kevin LappBonnie and Edwin LesinskiChristie Lesinski and

Steven ButenskyJames Ortiz and Richard MalottEleanor Portilla MaynardEvi and David MeyerLorraine Espinosa NallTerry and Jeffrey PauleMarcel PorrasSusan RoseKate Rouze and Jihad SakhniniChris SafarianElsa Luna-Salazar and Felipe SalazarMarc and Eva SternGary StewartFrancine Lipsman-Tansey and

Michael TanseyKarim TeymourtacheMark Vargas

$500 - $999Nancy and Peter AuerbachMark BakerRegina Cabrera and Tim JonesJean-François CôtéDorskind Family FoundationJoan and Jerry ElledgeJulia Newton and Michael FeibishLeonard R. Garner, Jr.Susan and Steve GluskerLeslie and Greg HelmerDebra HernandezDoug and Robin HinchliffeLiz Levitt HirschAl JimenezSheelagh Boyd and Larry LayneMichelle and Richard LewisRuth and Mark MehringerMerle and Peter MullinLaurel NewmarkPatty Pomposo

Mark Saltzman and Walter HubertJean SinghJudy and Lauriston WahLaurie F. Allen and Michael F. Wolf

$250 -$499Anonymous Dennis BaxterSnowden Becker**Nina Rosenfeld and David BesbrisKit Kollenberg and Gary BlasiZayda Vidal and

Craig S. BloomgardenLucy Farber and Jim BrightBarbara and Avram ButenskyJJJ&M Cabrera-CastroPhilip ChiangAlicia G. and Edward E. ClarkRoshin Mathew and Wyatt Closs**Corwin Family FoundationDonald W. and Zoe CosgroveBarry Cowan**John CurthoysLorraine and Kaye DunhamMaloos and Asad FerasatJudith Siegel and Michael GoldsteinSusan Steinhauser and

Daniel GreenbergLisa Napoli and Ted Habte-GabrBarbara Enloe Hadsell and

Douglas HadsellLucia Cha and Jerrold Asao HiuraLeslie HowardHeather and John Lorenzo Jones IIStephen A. Kanter, M.D.Judy and Michael KaplerJessica Kim, D.D.S.Rosalie KirschTodd Lampe**Lee LawlorKaren Sulzberger and Eric LaxDebbie Webb and Michael McKenna

Michael Miller**Alice Platt and Dan NewmarkSusie NorthBeverly OdaHon. Vicki Reynolds and

Murray PepperTut and Gary PlattCarla PooleDolores RamosStefani and Milt RosenbergHeidi Duckler and Daniel RosenfeldNancy Loncke and Ron L. RoudaBob ScalesKristen Schwarz**Carol and Carl SelkinAlison Morgan and Parke SkeltonBruce Spring**Robert and Lenny SteinbergDavid StoneCameron and Charles Taylor BrownToby TittleMiranda TollmanMara Simmons and Gil Travish**Cameron Trowbridge**Sue and Doug UpshawUrban Development Advisers, Inc.Zindya and Jose ValleBonnie and Hayley VolandDavid WeinerRandall D. WixenTerry WolvertonRoy Zuloaga

$100 - $249Anonymous (16)Charles and Gloria AndersonStacey and Tony AhujaBarbara and Robert BarrettPatricia BarrettJoan and Philip BauerNora BrightScott Burleigh



Gemma and Efren CabreraDavid Azulay and Andre CaracoSandra CuneoAntonio Di NardiAvra and Harvey DiamondGreg DoneshvarSandy Robertson and

Marshall DonovanMilena DostanichSylvia EdelsteinRuth and Marvin FarberGerald FarisNancy and Raul FernandezJudy Baer and Brian FeugretSusan FogelFeliciana FranciscoThe Franzen FamilyJennifer Babcock and John FromsonRon GeeRonald and Barbara GeorgeBrian GoldfarbLeda Siskind and Larry GordonLisa Passamonte Green and

David GreenPatricia GriffithJudy HaimsGail Yaksitch and Fred HarmatzNina HaroYvonne Ellett and Nick HillFlavio HernandezTrudy and Peter IsraelCharmaine Jefferson and

Garrett JohnsonAli JoorabchiAviva and Aric KadoshBonita Helmer and Bruce KasmerMickey KavanauBob KayDavid KeitelAnn and Michael KrivalJames D. KronmanSteven LavineJenna Blaustein and Robert LeventerTeri Cohan Link and Baruch LinkBonnie LiptonRonald LozanoArthur MacbethElspeth Macdougall


Karen MayedaDoris Gordon and Charles McCallSandra Jacoby Klein and

Donald McCallumEve MeltzerB. Mendes and E. MendesCarey Tan and Matthew MenendezJJ MooreEmma MuellerClaire Hirsch and Ben NahmanMohammad and Fatemmeh NamvarAnna and Atli OvarssonSharon OxboroughAlyssa and Arnaud PacautDebra PadillaJordan PeimerPerias PillayLenny PotashMcAfee PropertiesLee RamerNina Edelstein and Isidoro RaponiSheryl RossPritesh SampatLeonard SchapiraThe Sharp FamilyMark SiegelLynne G. SilbertMarcia and Mel SpiraAmanda Scholer and Jesse StirlingAfsaneh Ashley TabaddorAlexandra TaylorPaul S. TepperJocelyn TetelGeoffrey and LiaTeresa ThompsonPatricia TiburcioTony TolbertByron Gross and Ricky TovimEmily VartanianJoanne Smyth and Paul VartanianJ. Michael and Nohemi WalkerVictor M. WebbDenise and Henry WeinstockDr. Albert and Marilouise Zager

LESS THAN $100Anonymous (4), Jacki Breger, Jan Brilliot, Lynda Carre, Richard Cherry,

Russell Cinque, Jr., Valerie Cohen, Anna Cross, Dale B. Davis and Doris Davis, Alison Denning, Jodi Dybala, Susan Everett, Felice and Michael Feinstein, Jodi Finkel, Marina Gallas, Mona Field and Martin Goldstein, Nora Graham, Barbara Weismann and Donald Green, Anne-Marie Schaaf and William Grisham, Neil A. Harding, Christopher Harris, James Hobbs, Avecita and Joel Jacinto, Susan Johnson, Phillip Kanehl, Irene Lieberman, Helen and William Macias, Ellenmary Michel, Berda Morley, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Farah Naz Namvar, Concha Nevarez, Robert Pembleton, Carole and Richard Poyourow, Rosalie Preston, Richard Purdy, Juan Jose Quintana, Estelle Sakabinos, Francis and George Scharenberg, Patricia Sheppard, Rita and Herbert Silverman, Tati Simonian, Vicki and Shannon Smith, Leah and Les Soltes, Florence Takaaze, Katherine E. Valenzuela, and Ericka Verba

* This donor has included us in a will or estate plan

** Sustaining Jewel monthly giving donors

2012 ANNUAL FUNDRAISER EVENT PLATINUM SPONSORSAEGOmni Hotels & Resorts

GOLD SPONSORSCity National BankSpeaker John A. Pérez Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

BRONZE SPONSORSAnonymous

Natalie and David BergesonDickerson Employee BenefitsFeintech FamilySheppard Mullin / Champion

Real EstateU.S. Bank

HONORARY HOST COMMITTEEAndy Garcia, Honorary ChairKathy FaulkTom GilmoreScott HanleySpeaker John A. PérezJanice PoberDan RosenfeldMalissa ShriverGary Stewart

EVENT SUPPORTERSHarvey AlpertJosephine Ramirez and Betto ArcosGreg BagiryanJeanette BalsisBarbara BaumannMichael BeckerRichard BlochZayda Vidal and

Craig S. BloomgardenThe Broad Arts FoundationScott BurleighHoward ByerDavid Azulay and Andre CaracoRussell Cinque, Jr.Tracy and Adrian ClarkClaude ConfortChristian Science Reading RoomDarice Richman Cooper and

Jay CooperAlex De OcampoGuillermo De La VinaRichard ElbaumJoanna Elliott and

Jonathan Wechsler Ardeshir FarahFelice and Michael FeinsteinAnahita FerasatMaloos and Asad FerasatJudy Baer and Brian Feugret

Jennifer FisherMark FlaisherNancie FogelmanShirin and Milaad ForootanSusan FriedmanKelly GarrisonJustin GaynorElayne GlotzerDeborah GluskerKevin HanleyDebra HernandezCarlos HerreraLiz Levitt HirschLeslie HowardBrent ImaiTodd IngallsMiriam IsaCharmaine Jefferson and

Garrett JohnsonGlenn and Liz JohnsonMickey KavanauVictoria Kirsch and

Michael Alexander Rosalie KirschNancy KwongLinda LackSuzie Convery and Kevin LappSheelagh Boyd and Larry LayneChristie Lesinski and

Steven ButenskyMichelle and Richard LewisRonald LozanoElspeth MacdougallFernando MarquetRuth and Mark MehringerEvi and David MeyerJason MockFrank MollKaren Molleson and Lowell HillCynthia NelsonJon NeustadterKatherine Caulfield and

Patrick NewallAlice Platt and Dan NewmarkLaurel NewmarkAlyssa and Arnaud PacautJudith Teitelman and Aaron PaleyCouncilwoman Jan Perry

Abbie and Allan PhillipsTut and Gary PlattRenata PompelliMark RebalElisha ReverbyStefani and Milt RosenbergChris SafarianElsa Luna and Felipe SalazarLaurie and Rick ShumanMarcia and Mel SpiraDiana Castillo Spiro and Doug SpiroFred StitesCarl Kovach and Kip SturgeonFrancine Lipsman-Tansey and

Michael TanseyPaul TaylorJocelyn TetelKarim TeymourtacheSalvador TorresWilliam TorresSue and Doug UpshawMark VargasKristy Edmunds and Ros WarbyRuth and Dennis M. WasserJohn WinstonYWCA of Greater Los AngelesRoy Zuloaga

Special thanks to City National Bank, Coastal Luxury Management, Fogo de Chão, Harmonia Mundi, John A. Martin & Associates, KPCC, MOCA, Omni Hotel San Francisco, Ralph’s, San Francisco Travel, Six Degrees Records, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Southwest Airlines, The Wine House, and The Yucaipa Companies for their generous in-kind donations.

These listings represent contributions for use in fiscal year January 1 - December 31, 2012. We apologize in advance for any incorrect listings or omissions. Please alert the development office at 213-687-2491.


OUR AUDIENCE BACKGROUND To learn more about our audiences, Grand Performances’ launched a comprehensive survey effort in 2012—the first in nearly a decade. This self-selective survey was deployed across 25 evening performances, and garnered important demographic and behavioral information from nearly 1,000 respondents.

WHO IS WITH YOU AT THIS EVENT?

FRIENDS (41.0%)

FAMILY (30.1%)

SIGNIFICANT OTHER (16.6%)

NO ONE / BY MYSELF (5.3%)

SOCIAL GROUP (2.6%)

CO-WORKERS (2.3%)

OTHER ANSWERS (1.8%)

HOW OLD ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY?

41-65 YEARS OLD (40.6%)

26-40 YEARS OLD (25.1%)

OLDER THAN 65 (13.1%)

18-25 YEARS OLD (10.8%)

11-17 YEARS OLD (6.3%)

YOUNGER THAN 10 (3.8%)

ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME

<$25K (18.9%)

$25K–$50K (27.8%)

$50K–$75K (19.7%)

$75K–$100K (13.1%)

>$100K (20.2%)

30%

20%

10%

0%

HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION

GRADE SCHOOL (2.9%)

SOME HIGH SCHOOL (2.4%)

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE (5.4%)

SOME COLLEGE (22.7%)

COLLEGE GRADUATE (31.6%)

GRADUATE SCHOOL (34.7%)

30%

20%

10%

0%



OUR AUDIENCE


SAN FERNANDO

MALIBU

SANTA MONICA

WEST HOLLYWOOD

PASADENA

MANHATTAN BEACH

DOWNEY

LONG BEACH

WEST COVINA POMONA

DOWNTOWN LA

CAUCASIAN (41.7%)

LATINO (26.5%)

AFRICAN DESCENT / AFRICAN-AMERICAN (12.7%)

ASIAN / ASIAN-AMERICAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER (11.6%)

OTHER (4.3%)

NATIVE AMERICAN (1.5%)

MIDDLE EASTERN (1.4%)

PATRON ZIP CODES*

*DATA DERIVED FROM A MAILING LIST ANALYSIS

ETHNIC BACKGROUND

NOON SHOWS (JULY – AUGUST) For the Friday noon shows, Grand Performances collaborated with The Satellite, a Silver Lake music venue, to program a series featuring up and coming indie rock, pop, and folk acts. The line-up, which included The Belle Brigade, Lady Danville and Haim, drew a new demographic to California Plaza, and garnered press attention from The Los Angeles Times and LAist.

2012 HIGHLIGHT

LUNCHBOX SERIES “For Angelenos who want an

outdoor concert experience on a budget, California Plaza is the place to go.”

– LAist.com

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Our Youth Music, Movement, Meaning (MMM) program was created to help break down barriers by introducing young people to our venue and deepening the concert-going experience for young, underserved audiences. In 2012, a total of 535 youth (ages 6 to 18) participated in our on- and off-site educational programs. Highlights included an artist residency held at Inner City Arts, a Skid Row-based organization that provides local youth with meaningful arts experiences. There, members of Pajaro de Nube provided a 90-minute introduction to the hyper-controlled Butoh dance form tailored to the participating teens.

Other participating community partners included A Place Called Home, Silver Lake Camps, Nishi Center in Little Tokyo, All Peoples Community Center – Summer Day Camp, Jefferson High School, and City Ballet of Los Angeles.

Our MMM program also has a component open to everyone, regardless of age. During the 2012 season we moderated discussions after six evening performances, inviting audience members to share their thoughts on the art they had just experienced.

2012 HIGHLIGHT

YOUTH MUSIC, MOVEMENT, MEANING

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2012 HIGHLIGHT

SAN PEDRO SQUEEZE

“[This] was exactly what the accordion needed; four very different artists playing very different styles of music, showing off what the instrument is capable of when put in both the right hands, and in a credible setting.”

– Accordionist and participating artist Cory Pesaturo

FRIDAY, JULY 6 Grand Performances’ accordion festival drew a crowd of 2,400, which included stout devotees of the instrument, along with many a curious music lover. The morning of the show, Fox 11’s Good Day LA broadcasted live from California Plaza to give Angelenos a taste of the event. The following day, Grand Performances hosted a free “Community Squeeze” workshop for accordion players of all levels, from nine-year-olds to senior citizens!


MEXICO UNEXPECTED:PAJARO DENUBE

2012 HIGHLIGHT

“I came tonight because the artists were from my hometown….This is the first thing I’ve seen of [modern dance]. I would come back and try more.”

– Jose, Downey

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, JULY 12 & 13 Audiences were treated to stunningly beautiful performances by this Guadalajara, Mexico-based troupe. Their experimental music and dance piece, “Piedras de Agua” (Stones in Water), captured the surreal by juxtaposing the measured movements of Japanese Butoh with live soundscapes, and was adapted to take full advantage of Grand Performances’ spectacular WaterCourt. The show, supported in part by the James Irvine Foundation, garnered a rave review from the Los Angeles Times’ Laura Bleiberg, and made it to her list of Best Dance for 2012. According to audience surveys, 50% of attendees were Latino and nearly 40% were first-time Grand Performances patrons.

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FRIDAY, JULY 20 Working closely with producer Jonathan Rudnick, co-founder of Giant Step, Grand Performances gathered 28 artists for an incredible multi-media event honoring the life and work of Gil Scott Heron through readings, video clips, and spoken word.

In addition to drawing more than 3,000 people (one of the largest audiences of the summer), the spirit of the evening also generated an active and inspired Facebook community for weeks after the event.

2012 HIGHLIGHT

PEACE GO WITH YOU, GIL “Haven’t felt like a true

COMMUNITY in a long, long time. Such a diverse and lovely bunch of folks. Music brings people together—now can we work on changing THE WORLD??? Oh we can, I know we can.”

– Regina Nunley, Los Angeles

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2012 GRAND PERFORMANCES’ FUNDRAISER

VAMOS AL MAMBO! SATURDAY, JULY 21 This tenth anniversary gala preceding the ¡Vamos al Mambo! performance was our most successful to date, raising more than $50,000 in support of our programs. Dressed in their tropical finery, more than 300 fundraiser guests sipped mojitos, enjoyed an array of Cuban-influenced cuisine, and swayed under the stars, celebrating the legendary musician Israel “Cachao” Lopez, widely credited for inventing the mambo.

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REBRANDING In 2012, our communications team worked with Distinc, a Pasadena-based graphic design firm, to refresh our public face, and make it more reflective of the experience Angelenos have come to expect from us. The new look focused on a more unified and visually compelling identity for the organization. By exploiting GRAND as an adjective and repeatedly using the term to talk about the programming, the audience and the experiences, we aimed to create a greater sense of connection between Grand Performances and our many supporters and fans.



KARENMOLLESONChair

JANICEW.GERINGERCity National BankVice Chair

KARIMTEYMOURTACHEUnion BankTreasurer

ANAHITAFERASATCornerstone OnDemandSecretary

STAFF MICHAELALEXANDER(24 seasons)Executive Director

MARKBAKER(14 seasons)Technical Director

REGINACABRERA(2 seasons)Director of Communications

LEIGHANNHAHN(21 seasons)Director of Programming

KATEHARMATZ(3 seasons)Operations Manager

JOSEHERNANDEZ(1 season)Development Assistant

LEELAWLOR(5 seasons)General Manager

CHRISTIELESINSKI(3 seasons)Director of Development

FREDSTITES(21 seasons)Production Manager

ZINDYLANDEROSVALLE(12 seasons)Office Administrator

AMANDAWAH(2 seasons)Marketing Associate

CREW JAMESAULDANGELICABERNAERTKERRIEBLAISDELLALISONBRUMMERBERNELLCRAWFORDJONENGMYRRENEEENGMYRMICHAELFULLMANSAMIELJONESDOUGLOWRYBENJAMINMAASGABRIELMARKCHRISOSBORNEELIZABETHPHILLIPSEVARODRIGUEZKYLERUEBSAMENERNESTSCARBOUGHSTACYSPITZENBERGERTOBYTITTLETYLERTITTLELAURENTYLERDAVIDZIBALESEERICZIMMERMAN

INTERNS MOLLICARLSONMARKETING

NATALIECOHENRESEARCH

LAORAMARSHALLEVENTS

ZACHMEYEROWITZARTIST RELATIONS

CHRISMONTEATHDEVELOPMENT

DASHIELLNATHANSONEVENTS

WENDIEZAHIBOEVENTS

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES


NATALIEBERGESONCenter Theatre Group

ALEXDEOCAMPOThe Saban Family Foundation

JOANNAELLIOTTNon Profit Management Consultant

MARKFLAISHERMark Flaisher Entertainment

JENNIFERFISHERThe Boeing Company

DEBORAHGLUSKERCrosby Doe Associates

KEVINLAPPUnivision Communications

TONYLEEDickerson Employee Benefits

ELSALUNAYWCA - Greater Los Angeles

MARCELPORRASOffice of L.A. City Councilmember Eric Garcetti

CHRISSAFARIANSafarian & Choi LLP

MARKVARGASMission Infrastructure

2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TONGUE AND GROOVE (JUNE 2011) BY RJ SAKAI

PHOTO INDEX

COVERSAN PEDRO SQUEEZE (JULY 2012)BY RJ SAKAI

MISSIONVAMOS AL MAMBO (JULY 2012)BY CHRISTOPHER ALVAREZ

WHAT’S INSIDE (P.3)NA LEI HULU I KA WEKIU (AUG 2012)BY CHRISTOPHER ALVAREZ

COMMUNITY SUPPORT (P.11)A DROP IN THE BUCKET AT SAN PEDRO SQUEEZE (JULY 2012)BY RJ SAKAI

WHO WE ARE (P.26)STAGE MANAGER, ANGELICA BERNAERT AT MARIACHI ROCK-O (AUG 2011)BY RJ SAKAI

NUMBERS (P.4)NITIN SAWHNEY (JULY 2012)BY CHRISTOPHER ALVAREZ

WELCOME (P.5)STRUNZ & FARAH | NIYAZ (AUG 2012)BY RJ SAKAI

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA QUOTE (P.6)STRUNZ & FARAH | NIYAZ (AUG 2012)BY RJ SAKAI

PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW (P.7)NITIN SAWHNEY (JULY 2012)BY CHRISTOPHER ALVAREZ

L.A. MAGAZINE (P.10)SAN PEDRO SQUEEZE (JULY 2012)BY RJ SAKAI

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