HOWARD DANDO PRODUCER Howard Dando is Co-Producer Of the Broadway production of the Beatle's. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band”, and is producer of the Broadway and touring production of the WHO's rock Opera "Tommy”, which enjoyed several’ record breaking retun engagements {at New York City Centre and 3 two year domestic and inter Rational tour. Mr. Dando was Producer-Director of Pr Playhouse: in American Dance Festival former General Manager of the Pennsylvania Ballet Company: and a well known improssario and stage director inhis native Philadelphia. He received his B.A. from La Salle College, and M.A. from Temple University; and did his Doctoral work at Southern Mino's University, he was director of the theatre department at Moore College ‘and is presently teaching at City University of New York. Mrz Dando is married to Hilda Morales. ofthe American Ballet Theatre. He is also presently publisher of ROCK magazine, a national publication in the U.S. When Keith Martin, he former Royal Ballet star, left England to dance in the United States, Clive Barnes stated, “Mr Martin is not only 2 dlstinct gain to the Pennsylvania Ballet, his new company, he is also a distinct loss. 10. the Royal’ Ballet, and the Royal should never have lost him in @ ‘month of Sundays" Mr. Martin found a_ new freedom in the United States and delighted American Audiences ‘not only with fis logant classical technique, but also with his powerful and dramatic. characterization in modern ballets While still in England in ,1971, he danced one of the principal roles in Sir Frederick Ashton’s motion picture “The Tales of Beatrix Potter". Since coming to the United States, Mr Martin has been in constant demand as a guest artist. In 1972 he was invited by the Royal Ballet to dance the role of Puck in. “The Dream”. a part created especially for him by Sir Frederic Ashton. This was a distinction accorded in the past only to former Royal Ballet guest stars Rudolf Nureyov and Erk Bruhn. Last year Mr. Martin was invited to dance the pas de deux from ‘Don Quixote” with Natalie Makarova in Toronto, KEITH MARTIN Miss Chamberlain studied with Thomas Armour at the Miami Conservatory and later at the Courtney Schoo! in Louisville In New York studied with Maggie Black and "at "the American Ballet” Theatre School She performed with the Miami Ballet and the Louisvile Civic Ballet dancing the leading role in “The Firebird”, "Sleeping Beauty Act Ill” and asthe ‘Snow Queen in “"Nutcracks During this time. she worked with "George Skibine and Fernard Nault doing lead roles in their works, In American Ballet Theatre she performed soloist roles in ‘Swan Lake” (Pas de Trois), “Undertow”, “Pulcinel Variations", ouch and “Etudes”. Other Fepertoire includes "At Midnight” (Feld) “Copp "Giselle", “"Graduation Ball”, “La Fille’ Mal Gardee", "La Syiphide", "Les Syiphides’ “Les.” Patineurs She recently performed with the Blot Fold Ballet_ and danced “Sephardic Song The Consort” and. the leading ole in Glen Tetley’ ‘Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain’ BETTY CHAMBERLAIN Charles Maple was born in Pasadena, California, “where his first love was football. An injury sustained during a game forced him to take up ballet for ‘exercise at doctors orders, and ‘within a few woeks the ithe ‘young man realised that ballet ‘was more than just arecuper ive past-time — it was. a vocation. So. football's loss. ‘was ballet’s gain {In California, he studied ballet with. Olin. Edelman, when Violette Verdy saw him, and recommended him to the School "of American Ballet. Charles made the move to New York, where he trained for just a few months before being invited to join. the American Ballet Theatre, with ‘whom he is stl today. CHARLES MAPLE