Supporters

 

The CU Ballet celebrated its tenth anniversary season in 2007-2008.

Donors

The CU Ballet is a not-for-profit organization, and your donations are tax deductible. To donate to CU Ballet, please send your gift to:

Champaign Urbana Ballet
2816 West Clark Road
Champaign, IL 61822

Or, you may donate via PayPal:

 

The Champaign Urbana Ballet thanks the following businesses, organizations, artists, and individuals for their support:


Promotional Sponsors
  • The Nutcracker
    • CarX Auto Service
    • Champaign Ballet Academy
    • Champaign Telephone
      Company
    • First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana
  • Coppélia
    • Champaign Ballet Academy
    • Midland States Bank
    • Pepsi-Cola CU Bottling Company
Artistic Partners
  • Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
  • Sinfonia da Camera
Production Supporters
  • Acanthus Lighting
  • IATSE Local 482
  • Illinois Arts Council
  • Virginia Theatre
  • WDWS/WHMS
  • WILL
Tickets for Kids
  • Schnuck's - Premier Sponsor
  • Orange Krush Foundation
  • C-U Divas Downtown Independent Volunteer Association
  • Cream and Flutter
  • Nicor Gas
  • Anonymous
  • Alison Ahlgren
  • Aaron and Elizabeth Buckley
  • Andreas and Helen Cangellaris
  • Jianjun Cheng and Dan Shao
  • Robert and Celeste Coverdill
  • John Dayger and Anne de Velder
  • Michael and Robyn Deterding
  • Margareth Etienne
  • Garth Gersten and Janet Bercovitz
Tickets for Kids (cont.)
  • Ed and Sheila Gire
  • Guy and Anne Hall
  • Daniel Hamilton and Mary Ann Winkelmes
  • Donald Hittle and Alicia Trezise
  • Sheldon Katz and Cynthia Hoyle
  • Thomas and Brenda Koester
  • Mark and Sarah Laufenberg
  • David and Ellen Lin
  • Greg Huff and Jackie Martin
  • Tracy McCabe and Fabien Wecker
  • David O'Brien and Masumi Iriye
  • Christopher and Heather Ochs
  • Richard and Linda Parnell
  • David and Janet Peshkin
  • Andrew Phillips and Brenda Koenig
Tickets for Kids (cont.)
  • Katie Pomonis
  • Bill and Jennifer Simmons
  • Justin and Sheena Smith
  • Robert Smith and Elyse Rosenbaum
  • Julianna Steitz
  • Mitch and Christine Swim
  • David and Risa Tewksbury
  • Teresa Todd
  • Allan and Patricia Tuchman
  • Becky and Rick Von Holton
  • Andy and Sonia Warfel
  • Donna Warwick
  • Daniel and Hillary Wells
  • Brian and Leisa White
  • Scott Willenbrock and Aida El-Khadra
  • Gerard and Yvonne Ziegler
Business Donors
  • Amara Yoga and Arts
  • Area Wide Technologies
  • Aroma Café
  • At Ease Body Therapies
  • Austin's Sportswear
  • Bacaro
  • Bacca Cigar Co.
  • Body `N Sole Sports
  • Body Work Associates
  • Boltini Lounge
  • Café Kopi
  • Cake Artist's Studio
  • Center for Taiji Studies
  • Chevy's Fresh Mex Restaurant
  • Christopher's Fine Jewelry
  • Circles
  • CJ Orthodontics
  • Class Act
  • Classic Events
  • College of Media at ILLINOIS
  • Common Ground Food Co-op
Business Donors (cont.)
  • Dandelion
  • Destihl
  • English Hedgerow
  • Fleurish
  • Framers Market
  • Health-in-Hand Massage Therapy
  • Heartland Gallery
  • Heritage Wine Cellars
  • Hua Nian Art Studio
  • Ippatsu
  • Jane Addams Book Store
  • Jim Gould
  • JJ's Luggage and Shoe Repair
  • Joffrey Ballet
  • Kessler Optical
  • Ko-Fusion
  • Krannert Art Museum
  • La Bamba
  • Liu-Vaughen Duo
  • Lodge Manufacturing
  • Meijer
Business Donors (cont.)
  • Mettler Center
  • Microsoft
  • The News-Gazette
  • One Main Development
  • Philip Johnston, Alexander Technique
  • Pilates Center
  • Pointe Creations
  • Prairie Gardens
  • Regent Ballroom
  • Robert's-The Fine Art of Jewelry
  • Shatterglass Studios
  • Siam Terrace and My Thai Restaurants
  • Stamp with Nancy
  • Starcrest Cleaners
  • Stewart-Maitri Healing Arts
  • Strawberry Fields
  • Sun Singer
  • Triple T
  • UpClose Marketing & Printing
  • Urbana Country Club
  • Vera Bradley
  • Witchhazel Antiques
Royal Benefactors
(Over $1000)
  • Alison Ahlgren and Ganesh Reddy
  • Jill Bullington and Steve Leigh
  • John and Lea Comet
  • Michael and Panagiota Comet
  • Dwayne and Therese Cooper
  • Deanna Doty
  • Brett and Kristin Feddersen
  • Mike and Connie Hosier
  • Stuart and Terri King
  • Thomas and Brenda Koester
  • Stig and Deirdre Lanesskog
  • Mary Jane Leach
  • David and Ellen Lin
  • Liang and Sylvia Liu
  • Yi Lu and Xiuling Li
  • Tracy McCabe and Fabien Wecker
  • Parham and Jennifer Parastaran
  • Neil and Peggy Pearson
  • George and Janet Roadcap
  • Karen Rudolph and David Donnini
  • Elizabeth Small and Stan Herrin
  • Lott and SuAnn Thomas
  • Andy and Sonia Warfel
  • Brian and Leisa White
  • Dave and Angie Wisehart
Prima Donors
($500-$999)
  • Anonymous
  • Nicole Alex
  • John and Jan Chandler
  • Robert and Celeste Coverdill
  • Andrew and Priscilla Fortier
  • Nathan and Julie Gunn
  • Jeffrey and Elizabeth Hedge
  • Masumi Iriye and David O'Brien
  • Erica Johnston
  • Liz Jones
  • Christopher Jordan and Mariselle Melendez-Jordan
  • Richard and Judith Kaplan
  • Jerry Morgan and Eda Derhemi
  • Christopher and Heather Ochs
  • Peter and Regina Overmann
  • Paul Redman and Yvonne Gonzales-Redman
  • Claudia Reich and Gary Olsen
  • Naresh Shanbhag and Lei Zhang Shanbhag
  • Bill and Jennifer Simmons
  • Julianna Steitz
  • David and Risa Tewksbury
  • B. Joseph and Mary White
  • Mark and Jackie Yarbrough
  • Gerard and Yvonne Ziegler
Principal Patrons
($250-$499)
  • William and Dee Chapman
  • College of Business EAA Staff, in honor of Tracy McCabe
  • Brian and Helga Eichelberger
  • Cynthia Faullin
  • Guy and Ann Hall
  • Susan Heatter
  • H. Patricia Hosier
  • Christopher Kade and JoAnn McNaughton-Kade
  • Karen Klebbe and Samuel Vandegrift
  • William and Carol Kubitz
  • Ezra Levin Foundation
  • Kim and Denise Martin
  • Hideyo and Noriko Nakamura
  • Esther Patt
  • David and Janet Peshkin
  • Elyse Rosenbaum and Robert Smith
  • Justin and Sheena Smith
  • Richard and Margaret Stober
  • Mitch and Christine Swim
  • Robert and Mary Twardock
  • Lin and Kay Warfel
  • Scott Willenbrock and Aida El-Khadra
  • Matthew and Lisa Wilson
Corp de Ballet Supporters
($100-$249)
  • Anonymous
  • Scott Ahlgren
  • Matthew and Nancy Anderson
  • Matthew and Amy Ando
  • Marc and Frances Ansel
  • Louis Ballard
  • Amanda Bates
  • Trisha Bates
  • Kurt Bielema and Megan Gillette
  • Aaron and Elizabeth Buckley
  • Chifan Cheng and Andrew Belmont
  • Mary Kay Dailey and Tim Stephens
  • Robert and Susan Darmody
  • Stewart and Rebecka Dickson
  • Jonathon and Meredith Ebel
  • Margareth Etienne
  • Catherine Feddersen
  • Christine Finch
  • Barb Fogel
  • Aashish and Rachel Gandhi
  • Ed and Sheila Gire
  • Ned and Elizabeth Goldwasser
  • Lylburn Greer
  • Peter and Meg Griffin
  • Kathleen Harleman
  • Keith and Michelle Haug
  • Paul and Jean Hausladen
  • Tracey and Jennifer Herbert
  • Donald Hittle and Alicia Trezise
  • Maria Horvat-Kohlmann
  • Kate Hosier
Corp de Ballet Supporters (cont.)
($100-$249)
  • Cynthia Hoyle and Sheldon Katz
  • Nancy Johnson and Ken Bengoechea
  • Philip Johnston
  • Patrick and Diane Kearney
  • Ralph and Jackie Kehl
  • Lawrence Kessler and Therese Schneider
  • Brenda Koenig and Andrew Phillips
  • James Kohlmann
  • John and Heather Mangian
  • John Martin and Sarah Beuning
  • Jeffrey Mellander
  • George and Elizabeth Miley
  • Richard Nardi and Cristina Toharia
  • Doug Nelson and Janet Ellis-Nelson
  • Sumie Okazaki and Allen Poteshman
  • George and Mary Perlstein
  • Katie Pomonis
  • David Prochaska and Kathleen Holden
  • Kyle and Phyllis Robeson
  • Deborah Tender
  • Teresa Todd
  • Jim and Cheryle Turner
  • Achim Von Bodman and Alicia Liay Von Bodman
  • Becky and Rick Von Holton
  • Evelyn Wang and Wenxiu Lin
  • Donna Warwick
  • Alison and Karl Weingartner
  • Roger and Kristin Wetzel
  • John and Julie Wilcox
  • Ralph and Gretka Wolfe
  • Katie Zimmerman
Friends of the Ballet
(up to $99)
  • Brad and Michelle Allen
  • Gene and Ellen Amberg
  • Nicoline Ambrose
  • Teresa Barnes
  • Andrew and Jessica Batey
  • Alan and Jo Anne Broadbent
  • Patricia Conrad Smith and Jeffrey Smith
  • Thomas and Rose Costello
  • Mary Dailey
  • Alfred S. Davis
  • M.T. and Marlene Davisson
  • John Dayger and Anne de Velder
  • Jeffery Decker
  • Beverly Friese
  • Don Gerard
  • Jeremy and Noel Hatcher
  • Vickie Hemann and Matt Kraatz
  • Sara Hiser
  • Lenrose Jahiel
  • Patty Joseph
  • Helen Kuznetsov
  • Larry and Glenda Lane
  • Anne McKusick and Tom Anastasio
  • Gwynne McQueen
  • Joseph Miller
  • Hua Nian
  • Gary and Laurie Padjen
  • Al Roca
  • Barak Rosenshine
  • Donna Scanlan
  • Scott Walter and Kirsten Pauli
  • Robert and Emily Watts
  • D.M. Wetzel
Special thanks to the family of Brian and Leisa White who generously supported the creation of a new Sugar Plum Fairy costume, and to Benji Frazzetto, Brandon Sattefield, and Cassie Yue for design concepts used this season.


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