Sarasota Ballet honors Margaret Barbieri at 29th Season Gala
The Sarasota Ballet's annual gala was held Jan. 5 at the Sarasota Opera House.
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Harry Sayer
| 8:45 p.m. January 5, 2020
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Chilly weather couldn't stop the Sarasota Ballet from starting its 29th season in style Jan. 5 with its annual gala at the Sarasota Opera House.Â
More than 350 guests kicked off the night with a cocktail hour before enjoying a comprehensive performance by Sarasota Ballet company dancers. The production had performances from Diana Vishneva,  Marcelo Gomes, Misa Kuranaga, Angelo Greco and more.Â
Attendees then retired to a dinner tent outside the opera house, where they heard words of thanks from co-chairwoman Emily Walsh, Kate Honea and Audrey Robbins as well as Executive Director Joseph Volpe. Company staff recognized 2020 honoree Margaret Barbieri, Assistant Director of the Sarasota Ballet and former Prima Ballerina of The Royal Ballet.
Co-chairwomen Emily Walsh, Audrey Robbins and Kate Honea
Director Iain Webb and Honoree Margaret Barbieri
Executive Director Joseph Volpe and Jean Volpe
Donna Koffman and Jaclyn Brunckhorst
Claudia McCorkle, Rick Kerby and Rose Marie Proietti
Martha Harrison and co-chairwoman Audrey Robbins
Neil and Sandra DeFeo
Vivian Kouvant, Jytte WInslow, Sydney Goldstein and Lois Stulberg
Bob and Coleen Tobin
Margaret Wise and Nancy Blackburn
Lauren and Candice Henry
More than 350 guests attended the 2020 gala.
Andrew And Judith Economos
Steve High, Kay Delaney and Lisa High
Joseph Gianguzzo and Brian Lipton
Alyssa and Danette Simons
Christine and Steven Windsor
Rick and Tina Lieberman with BJ Creighton, Michelle Roy and Paul Cantor
Lynda Doery and Val Gill
Patty Golderman, George Allison and Jytte Winslow
Baptiste Robert, Samantha Teves, Lorenzo Di Stasio and Ethan Kimbrell
Joanne and Peter Powers with Hermione Gilpin
Sandi Jannetta, Kimberley Pelyk and Valerie Gill
Harry Jannetta, Vlado Konatar and John Knowles
Kathie Viner and Jennifer Gemmeke
Judy Cahn and Hillary Steele
Deborah Kalb and Richard Johnson
Jenni Ross, Desiree Doggett, KT Trudeau and Alicia Thornton
Harry Leopold and Jocelyn Udell
Joan Kraemer with Sumner and Irene Bagby
Betty and Bud Shapiro
Octavio Martin, Sarah Krazit and Christopher Hird
Jan Sirota and Allison Gardner
Ann Jackson, Janae Korte and Robert Jackson
Sara Robinson, Daniel Jordan and Kay Aidlin
Emily Walsh and her co-chairwomen Kate Honea and Audrey Robbins thanked the audience for their continued support of the Sarasota Ballet.
