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NijinskyA Ballet by John Neumeier
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Cover: Francesco Gabriele Frola. Photos by Karolina Kuras.
Contents6 Cast8 Vaslav Nijinsky9 Synopsis10 Selected Biographies16 Dancers22 Soaring Campaign
Principal DancerSvetlana Lunkina
The National Ballet of Canada ProgrammeEditors: Julia Drake and Belinda BaleDesign: Carmen WagnerPrinting: Sunview Press
NijinskyA Ballet by John Neumeier
NijinskyA Ballet by John Neumeier
Bringing the arts to lifeDe l'art plein la vie
We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage via the Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund.
The Government of Ontario through the Honourable Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada
The National Ballet of Canada operates under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
The National Ballet of Canada is a member of the Canadian Dance Assembly and Dance/USA.
The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the support of the following:
The sacred land on which The National Ballet of Canada operates has been a site of human activity for over 15,000 years. This land is the territory of the Mississaugas of New Credit, Haudenosaunee and the Huron Wendat. Today, Toronto is still home to many indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work in their community, on this territory.
Music: Frédéric Chopin Prélude in C minor Robert Schumann Faschingsschwank aus Wien, I. Allegro Nikolai Rimsky-Korsokov Schéhérazade, Op. 35 (Movements I, III and IV) Dmitri Shostakovich* Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147, III. Adagio Angela Rudden, Viola Edward Connell, Piano Dmitri Shostakovich* Symphony No. 11, Op. 103 (The Year 1905) *By arrangement with G. Schirmer inc. publisher and copyright owner
Choreography, Sets*, Costumes* and Lighting Concept: John Neumeier*Based partly on original sketches by: Léon Bakst and Alexandre BenoisLighting reconstructed by: Ralf MerkelRépétiteurs: Rex Harrington, Magdelena Popa and Peter Ottmann
Premiere: The Hamburg Ballet, Hamburg, Germany, July 2, 2000 The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: March 2, 2013
Lead philanthropic support for Nijinsky is provided by The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, an anonymous friend of the National Ballet, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Producers’ Circle.
The Producers’ Circle: John & Claudine Bailey, David W. Binet, Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Rosamond Ivey, Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Sandra Simpson and Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.
Running Time Act I 60mIntermission 20mAct II 60m
The performance will run approximately 2h 20m.
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Celia Franca, C.C., Founder
Karen Kain, C.C.Artistic Director
David BriskinMusic Director and Principal Conductor
Magdalena PopaPrincipal Artistic Coach
Rex Harrington, O.C. Artist-in-Residence
Mandy-Jayne RichardsonSenior Ballet Mistress
George Crum, Music Director Emeritus
Barry HughsonExecutive Director
Christopher StowellAssociate Artistic Director
Lindsay FischerArtistic Director, YOU dance / Principal Ballet Master
Peter Ottmann Senior Ballet Master
Guillaume Côté, Jurgita Dronina, Naoya Ebe, Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont., Harrison James, Elena Lobsanova, Svetlana Lunkina, Evan McKie, Heather Ogden, Sonia Rodriguez, Piotr Stanczyk, Jillian Vanstone, Xiao Nan Yu
Lorna Geddes, Stephanie Hutchison, Etienne Lavigne, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Jonathan Renna, Rebekah Rimsay, Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan
Skylar Campbell, Jordana Daumec, Hannah Fischer, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Emma Hawes, Tanya Howard, Alexandra MacDonald, Chelsy Meiss, Tina Pereira, Jenna Savella, Brendan Saye, Robert Stephen, Dylan Tedaldi
Jack Bertinshaw, Kathryn Hosier, Rui Huang, Tiffany Mosher, Félix Paquet, Brent Parolin, Ben Rudisin, Donald Thom
Jimmy Coleman, Trygve Cumpston, Erika Delponte, Giorgio Galli, Christopher Gerty, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo †, Spencer Hack, Jeannine Haller, Peng-Fei Jiang, Soo Ah Kang, Larissa Khotchenkova, Miyoko Koyasu, Antonella Martinelli, Mallory Mehaffey, DaeHan Na, Siphesihle November, Jaclyn Oakley, Andreea Olteanu, Clare Peterson, Meghan Pugh, Kota Sato, Calley Skalnik, Laurynas Vejalis, Nan Wang, Ethan Watts, Chae Eun Yang
RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: Heather Capen, Brenna Flaherty, Hannah Galway, Alexandra Hall, Nico Janssen, Minkyung Lee, George Liang, Larkin Miller, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Alexander Skinner
Robert Binet Guillaume CôtéChoreographic Associates
Joysanne Sidimus Guest Balanchine Répétiteur
Jeff MorrisLiliane Stilwell Stage Managers
Lorna Geddes Pointe Shoe Manager / Assistant Ballet Mistress
Maureen CallaghanStage Manager,YOU dance
The National Ballet of Canada
†Maternity/Parental leave
OrchestraDavid Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor
Violin 1Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster
Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster
James Aylesworth* Sandra Baron+ Jennie Baccante Sheldon Grabke Nancy Kershaw Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Yakov Lerner Jayne MaddisonAya Miyagawa Wendy Rogers Paul Zevenhuizen Violin 2Dominique Laplante, Principal 2nd Violin
Jamie Kruspe, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin
Csaba Koczó*Bethany Bergman+
Xiao GrabkeShelia Jaffé+
Hiroko Kagawa+
Emily Kruspe+
Rene London+
Ron MahJoanna Zabrowarna
ViolasAngela Rudden, Principal Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal
Catherine Gray+ Valerie KuinkaJohann LotterRory McLeod+
Beverley Spotton
CellosMaurizio Baccante, Principal
Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal
Bryan Holt+
Olga Laktionova
Andrew McIntosh Elaine Thompson Paul Widner BassesHans. J.F. Preuss, Principal
Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal
Paul LangleyRobert SpeerRobert Wolanski+
FlutesLeslie J. Allt, Principal, Onstage Shelley Brown*, Flute/Piccolo Kevin O’Donnell+, Flute/Piccolo
Maria Pelletier
OboesMark Rogers, Principal
Karen RotenbergLesley Young, English Horn
ClarinetsMax Christie, Principal Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet Emily Marlow
BassoonsStephen Mosher, Principal
Gerald Robinson Elizabeth Gowen Contra-Bassoon
HornsJessie Brooks, Principal Derek Conrod Christine Passmore+ Gary PattisonScott Wevers
TrumpetsRichard Sandals, Principal Brendan Cassin+
Mark Dharmaratnam* Philip Séguin+ Robert Weymouth TrombonesDavid Archer, Principal Charles Benaroya+ Dave Pell, Bass Trombone
TubaSasha Johnson, Principal
HarpLucie Parent, Principal
TympaniMichael Perry, Principal
PercussionKristofer Maddigan, Principal
Mark MazurMarc Duggan+
Richard Moore+
Daniel Morphy+
CelesteEdward Connell
Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music AdministratorRaymond Tizzard
LibrarianLucie Parent
+ Additional Musician * On Leave of Absence
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Vaslav NijinskyGuillaume Côté (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Francesco Gabriele Frola (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Skylar Campbell (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
Romola Nijinsky, his WifeHeather Ogden (Nov 22, 24)
Svetlana Lunkina (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Sonia Rodriguez (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
Xiao Nan Yu (Nov 26)
Bronislava Nijinska, his SisterJenna Savella (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Chelsy Meiss (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Jordana Daumec (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
Stanislav Nijinsky, his BrotherDylan Tedaldi (Nov 22, 23 mat, 24, 25 eve)
Robert Stephen (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
Skylar Campbell* (Nov 26)
Serge Diaghilev, Impresario and MentorEvan McKie (Nov 22, 24)
Piotr Stanczyk (Nov 23, 25)
Ben Rudisin* (Nov 26)
Eleanora Bereda, Nijinsky’s MotherXiao Nan Yu (Nov 22, 23 mat, 24, 25 eve)
Svetlana Lunkina (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat, 26)
Thomas Nijinsky, his FatherBrent Parolin (Nov 22, 24, 25 eve, 26)
Jonathan Renna (Nov 23, 25 mat)
The Ballerina, Tamara KarsavinaSonia Rodriguez (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Jillian Vanstone (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Elena Lobsanova (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
The New Dancer, Leonid MassineSkylar Campbell (Nov 22, 24)
Spencer Hack (Nov 23, 25, 26)
The Dancer Nijinsky
as Harlequin in CarnavalNaoya Ebe (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Harrison James (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Dylan Tedaldi (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
later in the ballet Jack Bertinshaw and Robert Stephen or Laurynas Vejalis
as the Spirit of the Rose in Spectre de la RoseNaoya Ebe (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Harrison James (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Dylan Tedaldi (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
as the Golden Slave in SchéhérazadeFrancesco Gabriele Frola (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Félix Paquet (Nov 23, 25)
later in the ballet Félix Paquet or Kota Sato or Francesco Gabriele Frola
as the Young Man in JeuxSkylar Campbell (Nov 22, 24)
Spencer Hack (Nov 23, 25, 26)
as the Faun in L’Aprés-midi d’un fauneFrancesco Gabriele Frola (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Félix Paquet (Nov 23, 25)
later in the ballet Félix Paquet or Kota Sato or Francesco Gabriele Frola
as PetruschkaJonathan Renna (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Donald Thom (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Evan McKie (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
Nijinsky’s shadowsNaoya Ebe or Harrison James or Dylan Tedaldi, Dylan Tedaldi or Robert Stephen or Skylar Campbell
Conductors David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor (Nov 22, 23 eve, 24, 25 eve, 26)
Geneviève Leclair, Guest Conductor (Nov 23 mat, 25 mat)
Cast
* Debuts
All casting subject to change.
The World Outside Nijinsky
Guests at the Suvretta House performance Stephanie Hutchison or Tanya Howard, Andreea Olteanu, Peter Ottmann, Brent Parolin or Jonathan Renna, Jonathan Renna or Donald Thom or Evan McKie, Rebekah Rimsay, Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan, Ethan Watts, Xiao Nan Yu or Svetlana Lunkina
PianistAndrei Streliaev
Fans of the Russian BalletArtists of the Ballet
Les Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev
Tamara Karsavina as the Sylphide in Les Sylphidesas a young Woman in Jeuxas a Nymph in L’Aprés-midi d’un fauneas the Ballerina in PetruschkaSonia Rodriguez (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Jillian Vanstone (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Elena Lobsanova (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
Bronislava Nijinskaas a young Woman in Jeuxas the Chosen Virgin in Le Sacre du printempsJenna Savella (Nov 22, 24, 26)
Chelsy Meiss (Nov 23 mat, 25 eve)
Jordana Daumec (Nov 23 eve, 25 mat)
Ballerinas of the Mariinsky Theatre Alexandra MacDonald or Emma Hawes, Tina Pereira or Hannah Fischer
Partners Nan Wang or Christopher Gerty, Brendan Saye or Brent Parolin
Corps de Ballet Artists of the Ballet
Character Dancer Giorgio Galli
Dancers in Schéhérazade Jordana Daumec or Jenna Savella, Kathryn Hosier or Mallory Mehaffey, Tanya Howard or Antonella Martinelli, Stephanie Hutchison or Alexandra MacDonald, Chelsy Meiss or Rui Haung, Tiffany Mosher, Andreea Olteanu, Alejandra Perez-Gomez or Kathryn Hosier, Chae Eun Yang, Jack Bertinshaw, Peng-Fei Jiang, Ben Rudisin or Donald Thom, Kota Sato, Robert Stephen or Donald Thom, Ethan Watts
Wedding Guests Artists of the Ballet
Figures of Nijinsky’s Inner World Artists of the Ballet
The Doctor Brent Parolin (Nov 22, 24, 25 eve, 26)
Jonathan Renna (Nov 23, 25 mat)
The War Artists of the Ballet
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The Golden Slave in Schéhérazade, 1911.
Harlequin in Carnaval, 1915.
The Faun in L’Après-midi d'un faune, 1912.
Le Spectre de la Rose, 1911.
Petruschka, 1911.
Known as “Le Dieu de la Danse”, Vaslav Nijinsky was the first male dancer to achieve fame the world over. A ground-breaking dancer and choreographer known for his erotic magnetism and gravity-defying leaps, he both thrilled and shocked audiences. The impact of his too-short career changed the art of ballet forever. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in his prime, he gave his last performance in 1919 at the age of 29 and spent the rest of his life in and out of sanatoriums.
Vaslav Nijinsky1890 – 1950
SynopsisOn January 19, 1919 at five o’clock in the afternoon in a ballroom of the Suvretta House Hotel in St Moritz, Switzerland, Vaslav Nijinsky danced publicly for the last time. He called this performance his Wedding with God.
Nijinsky begins with a realistic recreation of this situation. The choreography which follows however, visualizes his thoughts, memories and hallucinations during this last performance.
Act I
Prompted by the imagined appearance of his former mentor, impresario and lover, Serge Diaghilev, Nijinsky recalls images of his sensational career with the Ballets Russes. Dancers, as aspects of his personality, perform fragments from his most famous roles. Harlequin, the Poet in Les Sylphides, the Golden Slave in Schéhérazade and the Spectre de la Rose merge and mingle with characters from his private life. His sister Bronislava (later a choreographer), his older brother Stanislav (trained also to be a dancer, but marked from childhood by signs of madness), and his mother, the dancer Eleonora Bereda, who along with his father Thomas were the children’s first teachers, also appear in his dreamlike fantasy.
In another scene of the ballet, Nijinsky remembers his search for a new choreographic language. His experiments with movement result in his own original ballets L’Après-midi d’un faune, Jeux, Le Sacre du printemps and later Till Eulenspiegel.
A woman in red, Romola de Pulsky, who will later become Nijinsky’s wife, crisscrosses his confused recollections. He relives their first encounter on a ship to South America and their abrupt marriage – an event causing the ultimate break with Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes.
Act II
Nijinsky’s madness drives him more and more inside himself. Memories of childhood, family, school, and the Mariinsky Theatre blend with nightmare visions of World War I – and his wife’s infidelity. The scandalous premiere of his ballet Le Sacre du printemps appears juxtaposed with the brutality of World War I and his brother Stanislav’s death. Romola is with him through difficult and bad times. In Nijinsky’s eyes, it is the world around him – not Nijinsky that has gone mad…
The Suvretta House performance and the ballet end with Nijinsky’s last dance – the War.
- John Neumeier
Francesco Gabriele Frola. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
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Music Director and Principal Conductor of The National Ballet of Canada since 2006, David Briskin is widely recognized as one of contemporary ballet’s most accomplished conductors, noted both for the range of his repertoire and the insightfulness of his musical interpretations. Prior to moving to Canada, Mr. Briskin lived and worked for 23 years as a conductor in New York City. He served for seven years as Conductor with American Ballet Theatre leading performances with the company at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York’s City Center and in major opera houses throughout the world. He worked for two years as a seasonal conductor with New York City Ballet conducting more than 35 different ballets and as Conductor of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division for 12 years. As a guest conductor Mr. Briskin appears regularly with The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London, The Royal Swedish Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet and Boston Ballet. Mr. Briskin has also appeared with nearly all of the major North American ballet companies. Equally at home with orchestral and operatic repertoire, Mr. Briskin has conducted the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati Pops, Indianapolis, Windsor and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, among others, as well as Calgary Opera, Manitoba Opera, Opera Carolina, Lake George Opera and Sarasota Opera.
Barry Hughson has served the performing arts field for 25 years as a professional arts executive. In 2014, he joined The National Ballet of Canada as Executive Director. Since that time, the company has continued its trajectory of artistic growth, fiscal responsibility, community engagement, and international presence, including landmark tours to New York’s Lincoln Center and the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris. Mr. Hughson was previously Executive Director of Boston Ballet. Under Mr. Hughson’s leadership, Boston Ballet achieved several key milestones, including the retirement of its long-term debt, completing a major renovation of the ballet’s headquarters, international tours to Canada, Spain, Finland and the UK and significant increases in annual earned and contributed revenue. As an arts advocate, consultant and educator, Mr. Hughson has had teaching and speaking engagements in the USA, Europe and South America. He serves on a variety of industry boards, including Dance/USA, North America’s largest service organization for professional dance. In January 2015, in partnership with Dance/USA, Mr. Hughson spearheaded the first ever meeting of North American and European executive dance leadership, bringing together 22 administrators from nine countries. In Canada, Mr. Hughson serves as Vice-Chair of the National Council for the Canadian Dance Assembly and served on the Steering Committee for the Canadian Arts Summit from 2014 to 2017. Mr. Hughson began his career as a dancer with The Washington (DC) Ballet, where he performed classical and contemporary repertoire at the Kennedy Center and on tour throughout the world.
Barry HughsonExecutive Director
Selected BiographiesArtistic Director Karen Kain has led The National Ballet of Canada with great success since 2005. Her many accomplishments include returning the company to the international stage, commissioning exciting new work and forming partnerships with leading ballet companies such as The Royal Ballet. Long recognized as one of the most gifted classical dancers of her era, noted for her compelling characterizations and versatility as a performer, she is one of Canada’s most renowned and committed advocates for the arts. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Ms. Kain received her training at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto, joining the National Ballet in 1969. In 1973, Ms. Kain was awarded the Silver Medal in the Women’s Category at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Moscow and, along with Frank Augustyn, received a special prize for Best Pas de Deux. Her distinguished career included international guest performances with such companies as Paris Opéra Ballet, Roland Petit’s Le Ballet de Marseilles, the Bolshoi Ballet, London Festival Ballet and Vienna State Opera Ballet. During her career she developed a close creative partnership with Rudolf Nureyev and often performed with him. Ms. Kain retired from dancing following a farewell tour in 1997 and took up the position of Artist-in-Residence with the company, the role later expanded to that of Artistic Associate; subsequently, she was appointed Artistic Director.
Karen KainC.C., LL.D., D. Litt., O.Ont.
Artistic Director
David BriskinMusic Director and Principal Conductor
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John Neumeier was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he received his first dance training. He continued his dance studies in Chicago as well as at Marquette University in Milwaukee where he created his first choreographic works. After further ballet study both in Copenhagen and at The Royal Ballet School in London, John Cranko invited him in 1963 to join Stuttgart Ballet, where he progressed to Soloist and continued his choreographic development. In 1969, Ulrich Erfurth appointed Mr. Neumeier Director of Ballett Frankfurt, where he soon caused a sensation due to his new interpretations of such well-known ballets as The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. In 1973, he joined The Hamburg Ballet as Director and Chief Choreographer and, under his direction, The Hamburg Ballet became one of the leading ballet companies on the German dance scene and soon received international recognition. In 1972, he set his first work for The National Ballet of Canada, Don Juan with Rudolf Nureyev in the title role and in 1993, he created Now and Then for Karen Kain. As a choreographer, Mr. Neumeier has continually focused on the preservation of ballet tradition, while giving his works a modern dramatic framework. His ballets range from new versions of evening-length story ballets to musicals and to his symphonic ballets, especially those based on Gustav Mahler’s compositions, as well as his choreographies to sacred music. His latest creations for The Hamburg Ballet are Duse (2015) and Turangalîla (2016). Mr. Neumeier holds the Dance Magazine Award (1983), Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and French Order of Arts and Letters and the Legion of Honour. In 2006, he was awarded the prestigious Nijinsky Award for Lifetime Achievement. He received the Herbert von Karajan Musikpreis in 2007 and the Deutscher Jubiläums Tanzpreis in 2008. In 2007, he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Hamburg. In 2015, the Inamori Foundation presented Mr. Neumeier with the Kyoto Prize for his contributions to the Arts and Philosophy and in 2016 he received the renowned Prix Benois de la Danse for Lifetime Achievement.
John NeumeierChoreographer, Set, Costume and Lighting Designer
Born in Toronto, Jeff Morris studied technical theatre production and administration at Ryerson’s Theatre School. Following Ryerson, he became Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre (1990 –1995), stage managing the company’s debuts in Berlin, Warsaw, Beijing, Tokyo and at the Joyce Theater, New York. He was Production Stage Manager for Dancers for Life (AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1991–1997), Stage Manager for Theatre Passe-Muraille (Never Swim Alone, Metamorphosis of a Shadow) and for the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists. Mr. Morris joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1995 and has since stage-managed a wide range of the company’s unique classical and contemporary repertoire, including the world premieres of James Kudelka’s The Four Seasons, Cinderella and An Italian Straw Hat, company premieres of John Neumeier’s The Seagull, A Streetcar Named Desire and Nijinsky, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale. He is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre and Festival Co-director for the biannual festival dance:made in Canada/fait au Canada.
Geneviève Leclair was appointed Music Director of Parkway Concert Orchestra in 2013 and Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music in 2016. She is also a guest conductor with The National Ballet of Canada and a member of the Board of Directors of the Conductors Guild. Equally at home in the symphony, ballet and opera worlds, she was Assistant Conductor for Boston Ballet from 2010 to 2016 and has since returned as a Guest Conductor. Ms. Leclair had the privilege of being selected to participate in the 2017 Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s Canadian Conductor Showcase. She has also won the 2016 American Prize in Conducting, college/university division and taken second place in the professional orchestra division. In 2010, she was honoured to receive the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award in Orchestral Conducting. In recent years, she has had the opportunity to guest conduct various orchestras in Canada and the United States, including Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, McGill Chamber Orchestra, Lexington Symphony, Symphony New Hampshire, and New England Conservatory Chamber and Youth Philharmonic Orchestras.
Jeff Morris Stage Manager
Geneviève Leclair Guest Conductor
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The National Ballet OrchestraThe National Ballet of Canada is privileged to have its own full Orchestra with over 60 members. The Orchestra has performed in each of the National Ballet’s seasons and is led by Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin. The company’s first Music Director was George Crum who, along with Founder Celia Franca, was a pioneer of the company. Mr. Crum held the position from the company’s inception in 1951 to 1984, when he was appointed Music Director Emeritus. The Orchestra was led by Ermanno Florio from 1985 to 1990. Ormsby Wilkins was Music Director and Principal Conductor from 1990 to 2006. The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra has toured extensively with the company through Canada, the US and Europe. Over the years, the Orchestra has received much acclaim from audiences and critics alike and has recorded two CDs of Michael Torke’s compositions for The Contract (The Pied Piper) and An Italian Straw Hat. The Orchestra made their concert debut at Koerner Hall on April 3, 2012, in celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary.
Liliane Stilwell joined the National Ballet in 2015. Previously she served as stage manager for the Canadian Opera Company for 22 years. Highlights include Don Quixote, Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Cenerentola, Otello, Marriage of Figaro, Götterdämmerung (complete Ring Cycle), Macbeth, La Bohème, Eugene Onegin, Madama Butterfly and was part of the team that took Oedipus Rex to the Edinburgh International Festival. She was production stage manager for Grease and stage manager for Robin Hood and Cinderella at the Elgin, Dirty Dancing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Hairspray at the Princess of Wales. Other credits include Tom Jones, Speed-The-Plow, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Big River, Shear Madness, Carousel, Me and My Girl, Roar of the Greasepaint – Smell of the Crowd. Liliane was Head Stage co-ordinater for the Papal visit World Youth Day’s Way of the Cross and has stage managed several industrial shows in Canada and the US.
Liliane Stilwell Stage Manager
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Nijinsky in ParisClockwise from left to right: Guillaume Côté and Heather Ogden. Dylan Tedaldi. Heather Ogden and Andrei Streliaev. Guillaume Côté with Artists of the Ballet from the wings. Photos by Karolina Kuras.
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Guillaume CôtéPrincipal Dancer
Born: Lac-Saint-Jean, QuébecTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1998Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2004
Sponsored by Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight
Naoya EbePrincipal Dancer
Born: Tokyo, JapanTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2006Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2015
Sponsored by Gretchen Ross
Svetlana LunkinaPrincipal Dancer
Born: Moscow, RussiaTrained: Moscow Choreographic AcademyBolshoi Ballet: 1997— 2013Joined as Principal Dancer: 2014
Sponsored by Anna McCowan-Johnson and Donald K. Johnson, O.C.
Evan McKiePrincipal Dancer
Born: Toronto, OntarioTrained: Canada’s National Ballet School, The Kirov Academy of Ballet and the John Cranko SchoolStuttgart Ballet: 2001—2014Principal Guest Artist with National Ballet: 2012—2014Joined as Principal Dancer: 2014
Sponsored by Simona Shnaider
Harrison JamesPrincipal Dancer
Born: Paraparaumu, New ZealandTrained: San Francisco Ballet School’s Trainee Program and the NewZealand School of DanceJoined National Ballet: 2013Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2016
Sponsored by Lucy White
Jurgita DroninaPrincipal Dancer
Born: Saratov, RussiaTrained: National M.K Čiurlionis School of Art in Lithuania and Munich International Ballet Academy in Germany Royal Swedish Ballet: 2005—2010Dutch National Ballet: 2010—2015Resident Principal Guest Artist with The Hong Kong Ballet since: 2015Joined as Principal Dancer: 2015Lead Principal Dancer with English National Ballet since: 2017
Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont.Principal Dancer
Born: Providence, Rhode Island Trained: Festival Ballet of Rhode Island and Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1990Promoted to Principal Dancer: 1996
Elena LobsanovaPrincipal Dancer
Born: Moscow, RussiaTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2004Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2015
Sponsored by Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan
Heather OgdenPrincipal Dancer
Born: Toronto, OntarioTrained: Richmond Academy of Dance in British ColumbiaJoined National Ballet: 1998Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2005
Sponsored by Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin.
Sonia RodriguezPrincipal Dancer
Born: Toronto, OntarioTrained: with Pedro de la Cruz at the Princess Grace Academy Joined National Ballet: 1990Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2000
Dancer Biographies Piotr StanczykPrincipal Dancer
Born: Poznan, PolandTrained: State Ballet School of Poznan and Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1998Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2008
Xiao Nan YuPrincipal Dancer
Born: Dalian, China Trained: Shen Yang School of Dance, Beijing Dance Academy and Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1996Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2001
Stephanie HutchisonPrincipal Character Artist
Born: Kitchener, OntarioTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1997Principal Character Artist since: 2015
Alejandra Perez-GomezPrincipal Character Artist
Born: Toronto, OntarioTrained: L’École supérieure de danse du Québec, Princess Grace Academy and San Francisco Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1998Principal Character Artist since: 2013
Rebekah RimsayPrincipal Character Artist
Born: Fort Collins, ColoradoTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1990Principal Character Artist since: 2012
Hazaros SurmeyanPrincipal Character Artist
Born: Skopje, YugoslaviaTrained: National Ballet School of MacedoniaJoined as Principal Dancer: 1966Principal Character Artist since: 1986
Lorna GeddesPrincipal Character Artist
Born: Waterloo, OntarioTrained: with Betty OliphantJoined National Ballet: 1959Principal Character Artist since: 2005
Etienne LavignePrincipal Character Artist
Born: Montréal, QuébecTrained: L’École supérieure de danse du Québec, San Francisco Ballet School and National Ballet of CubaJoined National Ballet: 1997Principal Character Artist since: 2015
Jonathan RennaPrincipal Character Artist
Born: Ottawa, OntarioTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1997—2000 Rejoined: 2007Principal Character Artist since: 2015
Tomas SchramekPrincipal Character Artist
Born: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (Slovakia)Trained: Slovak Folk Dance Ensemble SLUKJoined National Ballet: 1969Principal Dancer: 1973—1990Principal Character Artist since: 1990
Skylar CampbellFirst Soloist
Born: Laguna Beach, CaliforniaTrained: with Victor and Tatania Kasatsky Academy in Laguna Hills, California Joined National Ballet: 2009First Soloist since: 2015
Sponsored by Tricia Younger
Jillian VanstonePrincipal Dancer
Born: Nanaimo, British ColumbiaTrained: Kirkwood Academy of the Performing Arts in Nanaimo, British Columbia and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1999Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2011
Sponsored by George & Kathy Dembroski
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Jordana DaumecFirst Soloist
Born: New York City, New YorkTrained: Studio Maestro in New York and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2003First Soloist since: 2015
Emma HawesFirst Soloist
Born: Delaware, OhioTrained: BalletMet’s Dance Academy in Ohio and Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2011First Soloist since: 2017
Sponsored by JJ Dayot & Rick Schiralli
Alexandra MacDonaldFirst Soloist
Born: Calgary, AlbertaTrained: International School of Ballet in Calgary and Boston Ballet School’s Trainee ProgramJoined National Ballet: 2007First Soloist since: 2016
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Tanya HowardFirst Soloist
Born: Uitenhage, South AfricaTrained: The National School of Arts and Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1998First Soloist since: 2007
Sponsored by Nancy Pencer
Tina PereiraFirst Soloist
Born: Port of Spain, TrinidadTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2001First Soloist since: 2009
Sponsored by The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.
Chelsy MeissFirst Soloist
Born: Melbourne, AustraliaTrained: Karen Curlis School of Dance, Thelma Williams School of Dance, The Victorian College of The Arts and The Australian Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2008First Soloist since: 2015
Sponsored by Diana St. B. Weatherall
Jenna SavellaFirst Soloist
Born: Vancouver, British ColumbiaTrained: DanceWest and Lavrova Classical Ballet Academy in British Columbia and Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2004First Soloist since: 2015
Sponsored by Elvio & Marlene DelZotto
Robert StephenFirst Soloist
Born: Burlington, OntarioTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2004First Soloist since: 2011
Dylan TedaldiFirst Soloist
Born: Boston, MassachusettsTrained: Boston Ballet School and The School of The Hamburg Ballet in GermanyJoined National Ballet: 2009First Soloist since: 2015
Hannah FischerFirst Soloist
Born: New York City, New YorkTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2012First Soloist since: 2017
Sponsored by Judy & Bella Matthews
Francesco Gabriele FrolaFirst Soloist
Born: Aosta, ItalyTrained: Professione Danza Parma, The School of The Hamburg Ballet and Fomento Artistico CordobésJoined National Ballet: 2010First Soloist since: 2015
Sponsored by Sherry and Edward Drew
Brendan SayeFirst Soloist
Born: Vancouver, British ColumbiaTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2008First Soloist since: 2017
Sponsored by Robin Robinson
Donald ThomSecond Soloist
Born: Kanata, OntarioTrained: Linda Jamison School of Dance and The Royal Ballet Upper SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2015Second Soloist since: 2016
Kathryn HosierSecond Soloist
Born: Champaign, IllinoisTrained: Champaign-Urbana Ballet Academy and Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2009Second Soloist since: 2015
Sponsored by Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond
Rui HuangSecond Soloist
Born: Shenzhen, ChinaTrained: Shenzhen Arts School in ChinaJoined National Ballet: 2011Second Soloist since: 2016
Félix PaquetSecond Soloist
Born: Québec City, QuébecTrained: Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2014Second Soloist since: 2017
Sponsored by Stephen Delaney & Robyn McCallum
Tiffany MosherSecond Soloist
Born: Halifax, Nova ScotiaTrained: Scotia Dance Studios and Canada’s National Ballet SchoolJoined National Ballet: 1999Second Soloist since: 2013
Brent ParolinSecond Soloist
Born: Prince George, British ColumbiaTrained: Canada’s National Ballet School and John Cranko SchoolJoined National Ballet: 2014Second Soloist since: 2015
Ben RudisinSecond Soloist
Born: Woodbridge, VirginiaTrained: North Carolina School of the Arts and Houston Ballet IIJoined National Ballet: 2013Second Soloist since: 2017
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Jack BertinshawSecond Soloist
Born: Sydney, AustraliaTrained: Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy and the Tanz Akademie ZürichJoined National Ballet: 2011Second Soloist since: 2015
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The National Ballet of Canada expresses its deep gratitude to dedicated and passionate supporters whose significant lifetime giving to The National Ballet of Canada and The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation helps achieve our vision. (As of September 30, 2017)
Prima Circle
Prima Diamond Circle($10,000,000 and above)Walter Carsen, O.C.
Prima Ruby Circle($5,000,000 - $9,999,999)Mona Campbell, O.C.Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.One Anonymous DonorThe Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation
Prima Emerald Circle ($2,500,000 - $4,999,999)Sandra Faire & Ivan FecanMargaret Fountain, C.M. & David FountainEmmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan SlaightJerry & Joan LozinskiThe Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.The Volunteer Committee, The NationalBallet of CanadaBMO Financial GroupRBC FoundationTD Bank Group
Prima Circle ($1,000,000 - $2,499,999)John & Margaret BahenJohn & Claudine BaileyTorunn & David BanksHorst Dantz & Don QuickThe Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable FoundationMargaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C.Kevin & Roger GarlandIra Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky GluskinGail HutchisonBeryl Ivey, C.M. & Richard M. Ivey, C.C.Rosamond IveySarah & David MacdonaldAnna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.Nancy PencerTim & Frances PriceSusan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C.Ada SlaightOne Anonymous DonorCIBCHal Jackman FoundationThe McLean Foundation
Visionary Circle ($500,000 - $999,999)The Estate of Isobel AllenJudi & Lionel ConacherRalph & Jeanie DavisGail Drummond & Bob DorranceNona Heaslip
Lawrence Heisey, O.C. & Ann HeiseyLucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.Judith & Robert LawrieJulie & Ted MedlandLynda & Jonas PrinceSandra SimpsonJames D. StewartDiana St. B. WeatherallThe Younger FamilyThree Anonymous DonorsThe Frank Gerstein CharitableFoundation on behalf of Marvin GersteinLaidlaw FoundationThe R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation
Impresario Circle ($250,000 - $499,999)Elaine J. Adair Gail & Mark AppelDavid & Kim BeattySusanne Boyce & Brendan MullenAnne Marie CanningJudith & Marshall CohenCatherine & Ian DelaneyGeorge & Kathy DembroskiSherry and Edward DrewLaura Dinner & Richard RooneyCelia FrancaLynda HamiltonJerry & Geraldine HeffernanAnn Henderson & Lyman Henderson, C.M.Richard & Martha HogarthMrs. Renata HumphriesSanford & Patti McFarlaneJim & Sylvia McGovernNed & Georgina McLennanVanessa Morgan & Steve Wolf Linda & Kevin O’LearyRobin RobinsonJ.M. Doc SavageTony Scott-FisherGerald Sheff & Shanitha KachanC. Anderson SilberMr. George R. SutherlandHeather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C.Lucy WhiteFour Anonymous DonorsJ.P. Bickell FoundationThe Delaney Family FoundationDeloitte Foundation CanadaThe Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable FoundationJ.W. McConnell Family FoundationCarolyn Sifton Foundation Inc.The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation
Investor Circle($100,000 - $249,999)Karen & Ray ArbesmanAlison Arbuckle Fisher
Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne ArrellMary Eileen AshGregory & Irene AzizLynly & Trevor BailieKaren & Bill BarnettDaphne BellFiona BerryDr. Ann E. CampsSusan ChantDr. John H.C. Chiu, in memory of Yvonne Chiu, C.M.Missy & Allan CrosbieElizabeth A. Currie &Richard J. Currie, O.C.George A. FierhellerLucinda Flemer, C.M.Ms. Helen GardinerMary & Graham HallwardPat & Bill HarrisHon. & Mrs. Paul T. HellyerMr. & Mrs. William R. HerridgeJoan F. Ivory, C.M.Annie Emily KainsMarjorie KainsMs. Krista KerrDr. Gurney M. KranzArthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia LabattAnne & David LeGresleyPhilip & Sherri LiebermanMr. & Mrs. Allen C. MarpleSue & Biff MatthewsDonna Meyers & Doug RichmondClive & Fran MintoMr. & Mrs. Henry J. PankratzRobbie PrydeAaron & Heather RegentBarrie D. Rose and FamilySir Neil & Lady Elizabeth ShawEileen SmithHelen Allen StaceyMaureen & Wayne SquibbIrving SteinbergMr. & Mrs. Daniel F. SullivanDr. Robert Summers-GillAnne TanenbaumMr. James M. Tory, Q.C.Leonore Valborg HetheringtonLenore WaltersMs. Ruth Watts-GransdenDr. & Mrs. R. J. WhelerSarah WhiteJudith R. WilderGregory Williams & Warren SorensenMr. John H. WilliamsBeth WilsonFive Anonymous DonorsAdelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Fund at the Toronto FoundationThe Hope Charitable FoundationLocal 58 Charitable Benefit FundTanenbaum Charitable FoundationR. Howard Webster Foundation
Our Opportunity to Shine on the World Stage
Thank you Margaret and David Fountain
Second Soloist Ben Rudisin at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
The National Ballet of Canada honours Margaret Fountain, C.M., and David Fountain for their leadership support of our recent Paris and London tour.
Their transformational gift to this important tour made it possible for the National Ballet to engage audiences with stellar performances of Nijinsky in Paris and of The Dreamers Ever Leave You in London.
As a result of Margaret and David’s generosity, Artistic Director Karen Kain was able to fulfill her goals of returning to two celebrated dance centres in Europe, showcasing the National Ballet's dancers on the international stage and inspiring more people than ever before with the power of ballet.
Under the enlightened and demanding direction of Karen Kain... the company has earned its place at the highest level.” Danses Avec La Plume, Paris
“ [Robert] Binet seems endlessly inventive in his use of emotionally charged ballet-based movement.” DanceTabs, London
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nat ional .ba l le t .ca/soar ingSoar ing: The Campaign for The Nat ional Bal le t of Canada
The magnificent performances in Paris and London that officially opened The National Ballet of Canada’s 2017/18 season are testament to what we can accomplish together. Empowered by Karen Kain’s vision, the talent and dedication of our artists and the generosity of our donors to the Soaring Campaign, the National Ballet is once again enjoying a prominent position on the world stage with access to more and diverse audiences than ever before.
Thank you to Margaret and David Fountain for their leadership gift to support the Paris and London tour. Soaring: The Campaign for The National Ballet of Canada is now at $84 million of our $100 million goal. Many wonderful donors have given toward dancer and orchestra support, new productions, touring opportunities, community engagement and the Endowment Foundation. We are seeing the tremendous results of these partnerships right now and in our planning for future artistic successes over the long-term.
— David Macdonald Chair, Soaring Campaign
Soaring Campaign Cabinet
Sandra & Jim PitbladoHonourary Co-Chairs
David MacdonaldCampaign Chair
Gail AppelDavid W. BinetJudi ConacherThe Hon. Nicole Eaton, SenatorSandra FaireKrista KerrGeneviève McKillop
Julie MedlandGretchen RossLiam SobeyKaren SparksMichele SymonsCornell C.V. Wright
Soaring Leadership Donors
Mona Campbell, O.C.Walter Carsen, O.C.Horst Dantz & Don QuickSandra Faire & Ivan FecanMargaret Fountain, C.M. & David FountainKevin & Roger GarlandEmmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan SlaightBeryl Ivey, C.M. & Richard M. Ivey, C.C.Rosamond IveyHal Jackman FoundationAnna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.
Jerry & Joan LozinskiSarah & David MacdonaldThe Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen FoundationSandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.Tim & Frances PriceGretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of CanadaOne Anonymous Donor
Skylar Campbell. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
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The National Ballet of Canada is extremely grateful to the following donors for their generous gifts that provide leadership and capital funding to support Karen Kain’s vision. (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017)
Leadership Giving
Production BuildersThe following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions to expand our repertoire with new visions of dance for 2017/18 and future seasons.
The Producers’ CircleThe members of The Producers’ Circle collaborate to fulfill Karen Kain’s vision by supporting the creation of new repertoire.
Dancers First ProgrammeDonors to Dancers First are dedicated to supporting the National Ballet’s exceptional dancers.
Walter Carsen New Creations FundRichard M. Ivey, C.C. Rosamond IveyThe Catherine and Maxwell Meighen FoundationTim & Frances Price
Warren Sorensen in memory of Gregory WilliamsThe Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of CanadaOne Anonymous Donor
Gail & Mark AppelJohn & Claudine BaileyInger Bartlett & Marshal StearnsDavid W. BinetGail Drummond & Bob DorranceThe Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable FoundationSandra Faire & Ivan FecanKevin & Roger GarlandIra Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky GluskinThe William & Nona Heaslip FoundationHal Jackman Foundation
Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.Judy Korthals & Peter IrwinJudith & Robert LawrieMona & Harvey LevensteinJerry & Joan LozinskiThe Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.Julie MedlandSandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.Lynda & Jonas PrinceSusan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C.Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan
George & Kathy DembroskiPrincipal Dancer Jillian Vanstone
Sandra Faire & Ivan FecanPrincipal Dancer Elena Lobsanova
Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan SlaightPrincipal Dancer Guillaume Côté
Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky GluskinPrincipal Dancer Heather Ogden
Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina
Gretchen RossPrincipal Dancer Naoya Ebe
Simona ShnaiderPrincipal Dancer Evan McKie
Lucy WhitePrincipal Dancer Harrison James
JJ Dayot & Rick SchiralliFirst Soloist Emma Hawes
Elvio & Marlene DelZottoFirst Soloist Jenna Savella
Sherry and Edward DrewFirst Soloist Francesco Gabriele Frola
Judy & Bella MatthewsFirst Soloist Hannah Fischer
The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.First Soloist Tina Pereira
Nancy PencerFirst Soloist Tanya Howard
Robin RobinsonFirst Soloist Brendan Saye
Diana St. B. WeatherallFirst Soloist Chelsy Meiss
Tricia YoungerFirst Soloist Skylar Campbell
AnonymousFirst Soloist Alexandra MacDonald
Stephen Delaney & Robyn McCallumSecond Soloist Félix Paquet
Donna Meyers & Doug RichmondSecond Soloist Kathryn Hosier
Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne ArrellCorps de Ballet member Kota Sato
Anne-Marie CanningCorps de Ballet member Giorgio Galli
Renata M. HumphriesCorps de Ballet member Jaclyn Oakley
Jerry & Joan LozinskiCorps de Ballet member Siphesihle November
Robbie PrydeCorps de Ballet member Ethan Watts
Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond SteinCorps de Ballet member Christopher Gerty
Rolex Canada Ltd.Rolex Dancers First Award
YOU danceThe generosity of YOU dance donors supports the free workshops and performances that introduce young students to ballet, helping to encourage imagination, movement and an appreciation for the arts.
Music Circle and OrchestraWe gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their support towards the only dedicated ballet orchestra in Canada.
The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment FoundationWe acknowledge the generosity of the following donors who are graciously supporting the future of the National Ballet.
Dancer Health and Wellness
Special Gifts
Esprit de Corps
Ballet Club RelevéJ.P. Bickell FoundationMaxine GoldbergJudy & Wil MatthewsThe Anna McCowan-Johnson Dance Accessibility Fund
The McLean FoundationBeth & Brent Wilson The Woodbridge Company An Anonymous Lady
John & Claudine BaileyNani & Austin BeutelDavid W. BinetPeter & Eleanor Daniels Jeanie DavisThe Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable FoundationMaxine Granovsky Gluskin & Ira GluskinThe William & Nona Heaslip FoundationWilliam & Ruth HerridgeJohn B. Lawson, C.M., Q.C.
The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen FoundationAnne & Charles MorisonSandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.Gretchen RossNoreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.Heather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C.TD Bank Group Orchestra FundEstate of James D. StewartThe Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation (Rehearsal Pianists)
The Estate of Isobel AllenThe Estate of Shirley BraithwaiteBMO Financial GroupThe Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C.The Estate of Gail HutchisonElspeth Johnson The Estate of Barbara E. McDonald
Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoySylvia M. McPheeChris & Anne Twigge-MoleceyThe Estate of James D. StewartTD Bank GroupMs. Vivien M. WuOne Anonymous Donor
Daniel J. Greenglass & Joe BrennanLynda HamiltonThe Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.Tim & Frances Price
Lynda PrinceJanis RotmanMr. George R. SutherlandThe Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund
The Frank Gerstein Charitable FoundationUnderwriter, Guest Artist Fund
The John & Margaret Bahen FundCanadian Touring
Margaret Fountain, C.M. & David FountainParis & London Tour
Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.The Delaney Family Foundation Choreographic Workshop
Ada SlaightShare the Magic Underwriter
Diane Blake & Stephen SmithThe Nutcracker Complete Documentation Package Underwriters
Sans LimitesChoreographic Associates
Fiona BerryDiana BillesJeanie A. DavisRags & Indra DavloorNadia & Nick Di DonatoVictoria JackmanMs. Krista KerrAnne & David LeGresleyPhilip & Sherri Lieberman
Eunice Lumsden & Peter LuitGeneviève McKillop & Chris BennettLinda & Kevin O’LearyThe Sabourin FamilyMichele & Ryerson SymonsThe Tripp / Smith FamilySarah WhiteCornell Wright & Sarah McEvoyTwo Anonymous Donors
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Our Community of SupportThe National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the following donors and sponsors for their generosity and commitment to sustain the excellence, energy and impact of great dance. (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017)
Director’s Circle($25,000 and above)Gail & Mark Appel◊◊
Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne ArrellJohn & Claudine Bailey◊◊
Inger Barlett & Marshal Stearns◊
Nani & Austin Beutel◊◊
David W. Binet◊
Ms. Susanne Boyce & Dr. Brendan MullenDr. Ann E. Camps◊◊
Anne-Marie Canning◊
Judi & Lionel Conacher◊◊
Elizabeth A. & Richard J. Currie, O.C.◊◊
Jeanie A. Davis◊◊
Mr. JJ Dayot & Mr. Rick SchiralliMr. Stephen Delaney & Ms. Robyn McCallumGeorge & Kathy Dembroski◊◊
Sherry Taylor Drew◊◊
Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance◊
The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation◊◊
Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan◊
Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C.◊◊ Margaret Fountain, C.M. & David Fountain◊◊
Kevin Garland & Roger Garland◊◊
Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan SlaightIra Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin◊
Lynda Hamilton◊
Nona Heaslip◊◊
Mrs. Renata M. Humphries◊◊
The Gail Hutchison FundRichard M. Ivey, C.C.◊◊
Rosamond Ivey◊◊
Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.◊◊
Mrs. Elspeth Johnson◊◊
Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.◊
The Henry White Kinnear Foundation◊
Mrs. Judy Korthals & Mr. Peter Irwin◊◊
Judith & Robert Lawrie◊◊
Mona & Harvey Levenstein◊◊
Jerry & Joan Lozinski◊◊
Sarah & David Macdonald◊◊
The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.◊◊
Judy & Bella MatthewsNed & Georgina McLennan◊◊
Julie & Ted Medland◊◊
Donna Meyers & Doug RichmondLinda & Kevin O’Leary◊
Nancy Pencer◊◊
Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.◊◊
Tim & Frances Price◊◊
Mrs. Lynda Prince◊◊
Robbie PrydeAaron & Heather Regent◊
Robin & Ross Robinson◊◊
Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.◊◊
Janis RotmanGerald Sheff & Shanitha KachanSimona Shnaider
Sandra Simpson◊
Ada Slaight◊◊
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan◊
Mr. George R. Sutherland◊
Michele & Ryerson SymonsHeather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C.◊◊
Mr. Chris and Mrs. Anne Twigge-MoleceyMs. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond SteinDiana St. B. Weatherall◊◊
Lucy White*◊
Gregory Williams & Warren Sorensen◊◊
Tricia Younger◊◊
Six Anonymous Donors
Artistic Circle ($15,000 - $24,999)Ms. Diana BillesThe Celia Franca Memorial FundDiane Blake & Stephen SmithRags & Indra DavloorMaxine Goldberg◊◊
Mr. Gerald R. HeffernanMr. & Mrs. William R. Herridge◊◊
Richard & Martha Hogarth◊◊
Ms. Krista Kerr◊
Anne & David LeGresley◊
Ms. Vanessa L. Morgan & Mr. Steve Wolf◊
Anne & Charles Morison◊
Barrie D. Rose, Karen Solomon & Family◊◊
Victor & Bernice RoyceMr. Lawrence SchaferMr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb◊◊
Ms. Marje Virro Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoyOne Anonymous Donor
Partner ($10,000 - $14,999)Gregory & Irene Aziz◊
Ms. Fiona BerryMs. JoAnne BersohnDiana BillesRobert Brews & Kenneth Brown◊
Peter & Eleanor DanielsGeorge A. Fierheller◊◊
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant◊
Mr. & Mrs. G.R. HeffernanBrian Hodges & Robert PaulVictoria Jackman◊
Philip & Sherri Lieberman◊
Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit◊
Sue & Biff Matthews◊◊
Mrs. Barbara E. McDonald◊◊
Ms. Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett◊
Ms. Sylvia M. McPhee◊◊
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and Family◊
The Sabourin FamilyTony Scott-Fisher◊◊
Steve and Sally Stavro Family FoundationThe Tripp / Smith FamilySarah WhiteJudith R. Wilder◊
Ms. Beth Wilson◊
Benefactor ($5,000 - $9,999)Elaine J. Adair◊◊
Mr. Barry AllanAlison Arbuckle Fisher◊◊
Pamela & Paul Austin◊◊
Karen & Bill Barnett◊◊
Professor Marion G. Bassett◊◊
Judith & Marshall Cohen◊◊
Mrs. Earlaine Collins◊
Alexandra Babcock & Todd CowanMr. John Coke & Ms. Cathy Cranston◊
Jane Darville & Dr. Skip BassfordJulie Di LorenzoMaureen & James Dunn◊
Mrs. Anne W. Dupre & Mr. Fredrick J. Marker◊◊
Pure + Simple Natural Skin CareLucinda Flemer, C.M.◊◊
Ms Susan Garvie◊
Ms. Susan GerhardMr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary GoreMs. Taanta Gupta◊
Mr. T.M. Hall◊◊
Mary & Graham HallwardGinette Hamel* & Cliff TrollopeLinda Haynes & Martin ConnellHon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer◊◊
Joan F. Ivory, C.M.◊◊
Karen Kain*, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. & Ross Petty◊◊
Jennifer KaplanMargaret Kawaja◊◊
Ms. Valerie KoziolArthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia Labatt◊◊
Paul A. Lee, Q.C. & Jill Maynard◊◊
Mr. Andrew Lengyel◊
Vincent Mercier & Kirsten HalpinNancy Miller & Glen IrelandShabin MohamedDr. Bo Y. Ngan◊◊
Ms. Marianne OundjianMr. Don QuachMr. & Mrs. Rick Reininger◊◊
Rachel SabourinEsther Sarick◊
Mr. Greg SharpDr. Hugh Siddall◊
Marion Soloway◊
Dennis & Denny Starritt◊◊
Brenda Stinson & Carlo De Angelis◊
Mr. and Mrs. Mark & Kim Surchin◊◊
Ms. Margaret Taylor-SevierTesari Charitable FoundationCatherine Thiessen◊◊
Madis VirroLenore Walters◊◊
Mr. Brian B. Wilks◊◊
Mr. John H. Williams◊◊
Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation◊◊
Nan & Jack Wiseman◊◊
Ms. Helen Ziegler
One Anonymous Donor
Major Patron ($3,000 - $4,999)Elana Metter & Stephen A. AdlerMs. Yeti Agnew & Mr. Christopher Birt◊◊
Ms. Debra J. Appleton◊
Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong◊◊
James Austin & Hans Eppenberger◊
Dr. & Mrs. G.R. RastegarMs. Yveline Audemars & Mr. Humberto Rivero◊
Hugh & Colleen Balders◊
Ms. Lindy BarrowGillian & Ken Bartlett◊◊
Florence Sharpe Barwell◊◊
Dr. Thomas H. Beechy◊◊
Ms. Josée Bouchard & Mr. Paul Belanger◊
Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen◊◊
Paul & Ann BrehlMs. Deborah CameronJane Campbell & John McLeishMargaret & John Casey◊◊
Dr. John H.C. Chiu, in memory of Yvonne Chiu, C.M.◊◊
John ChurchPauline Couture & Ian Morrison◊◊
Mary & John Crocker◊
Missy & Allan Crosbie◊◊
Ms. Marilyn CrowleyMr. & Mrs. Mark Davis◊◊
Adelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Fund at the Toronto Foundation◊◊
Mary-Kathleen Delicaet & John YoungMs. Melanie DowhaniukJudy Dunn◊
M.G. Eaton & David S. Kertland◊◊
Ms. Melanie Edwards & Mr. John Brown◊
Mr. Joseph Fantl & Ms. Moira Bartram◊
Heather & Michael FarallaAnna-Liisa & Graham FarquharsonKen & Linda Foxcroft◊◊
Mr. Blaise Gaetz◊
Mr. Peter Garstang◊◊
Bronwen Gates◊◊
Marilyn & David GluskinMs. Deanna GontardCarol Gray◊◊
Mrs. Lorna Greenbaum◊◊
Mrs. Beverly Hargraft◊
Ms. Naomi Harris◊
Pat & Bill Harris◊◊
Ronald M. Haynes◊◊
Ms. Susan Hayward Payne◊
Ann Hogarth◊◊
Christopher E. Horne, Esq.Mr. C.R. Hunter◊◊
Mr. Frank & Dr. Margaret Ionson◊◊
Mrs. Amala JayatillekeJaye Jenkins◊
Norman Jewison, C.C.◊
Patrick & Barbara Keenan Foundation◊◊
Prof. & Mrs. James King◊◊
Ms. Judy Klarman◊◊
Ms. Tammy KleinMr. Anthony LisantiMs. Valerie LockerbieDouglas L. Ludwig & Karen J. Rice◊
Mrs. Kari MacKayMr. & Mrs. A. Maggiacomo◊◊
Judy Manji◊
Ms. Eleanor McCain◊◊
Marcia McClung◊
Ms. I. McDorman◊◊
Patti McFarlane◊◊
Hélène & Ray McLenaghan◊◊
Mr. Timothy McNicholasClive & Fran Minto◊◊
Mr. Noel Mowat◊
Mr. & Mrs. Benoit MulsantL.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon◊
Mr. Douglas L. Parker◊◊
Dorothy & Roland Pfeiffer◊
Mr. Mark PupoMr. Robert RaizenneJuta ReedMrs. Shirley ReidMrs. Jennifer RevelleLisa Richter Davey & Michael Davey◊
Ms. Stephanie Roberts & Mr. Kevin HamiltonWilliam & Lesley Rogan◊
Mr. Gary Rogers◊◊
John & Susan RoseRobert Rubinoff◊
Mr. Go Sato◊◊
Alison & Alan SchwartzMr. & Mrs. David ScottMalcolm & Katrine SivernsStephen & Jane Smith◊◊
Ms. Karen Sparks◊◊
Mrs. Doreen L. Stanton◊◊
Dr. Robert Summers-Gill◊◊
Gillian Thomas & Michael Easterbrook◊◊
Mr. Alex TosheffDenise Ireland & Harry UnderwoodEd & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke◊
Jon & Olga VoigtMs. Ruth Watts-Gransden◊◊
Francoise & Edward WhiteMiss E. Joan Williams◊◊
Mrs. Vivien M. Wu◊
Two Anonymous Donors
Ballet Club Relevé ($3,000)Robin AnthonyColette BarberDiane BlakeCaroline BoothMartha BurnsJoanne EidingerEileen FarrowNancy HollandJane HumphreysNancy JainTrodi LindersMargaret MacLellanDianne MaziarzGisèle McIsaacKathleen MetcalfeKornelia MilborneKristi StangelandEli TaylorKate Thornley-HallDianne VanstoneNancy VinerJulie Wood
Patron ($2,000 - $2,999)Mrs. June Abel◊◊
Jordan Applebaum & Andrea Burridge◊
Dr. Talitha Arndt & Mr. Ed Esposto◊◊
Lynly & Trevor Bailie◊◊
Annette Balgord◊
Mona Bandeen, C.M.◊◊
Ms. Katherine Barber◊◊
Winifred Barclay◊◊
N. Beilstein & A. Lee◊
Ms. Vivian BermanDr. Ewa Bernadska & Dr. Neil GordonMs. Lorna BeverleyMr. John R. Birkett◊◊
Mr. & Ms. Peter & Judith BowieGayle Boxer DuncansonMr. Jonathan BriggsJulia & David Briskin*Margaret Brock◊◊
Sheila Brown & Doug GuzmanDella H. CampbellMs. Linda CampbellMr. John CarterProfessor Alfred L. Chan & Mr. Michael Farewell◊
Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell◊◊
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Trina DeSa◊
Nadia & Nick Di DonatoMr. and Mrs. A. J. Diamond◊
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Mrs. M.J. Dundas & Mr. John PetrosoniakMs. Catherine Dunn Stadtegger & Mr. Glenn StadteggerMrs. Pamela EarleBronwen EvansMs. Sharon J. Evans◊
Catherine Fauquier◊◊
Joan FaranoMs. Cecil Fennell◊
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Ten Anonymous Donors
Sans Limites($2,000)Laurie AliMarion Annau & Reza SatchuJane Kilburn Boyle Gordon & Lorraine Gibson Family FoundationLucia LiscioKathryn McOuatShabin MohamedYasemin MutluSusan O’ReillySenst FamilyAnne-Marie SorrentiMichele SymonsArlett Tygesen
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Martin Wade & Daniel LarocqueMr. Peter Webb◊◊
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Ms. Ethel M. Woods◊◊
Kevin Coombs & Teri Worthington Coombs◊
Carole & Bernie Zucker◊◊
Brisé($500 - $849)David & Phyllis Agg Fund at the Private Giving FoundationVanessa AlexanderDr. Vina AlexopoulouMs. Adriana ArevaloMiss Claudia ArévaloS.E. ArlissMs. Amanda Rae ArseneauMs. Karen Atkin◊◊
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Dougal & Mortiz DunningLouise & Jeffrey Eason◊
Leilah Edroos◊
Ms. Kim EdwardsMs. and Mr. Annette EllisSusan EnglishMr. Hugh Evans◊
Margaret Fairman◊
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Joan A. Farlinger◊◊
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Darcy & Sheila Farrell◊
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Alice Fox◊◊
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Mr. Andrew GillinMrs. Justine GiulianiMs. Wendy Glover◊
Mr. Richard Goodman◊◊
Dr. and Mrs. R.M. Gorcynski◊
Ms. Heather Gordon◊
Mr. Laurent Goulet◊
Dr. Tara GrahamMrs. and Mr. Marion GreenMs. Sandra L. Green & Ms. Mary Stephenson◊
Mr. Charles Greiner◊
Colin Gruchy◊◊
Michael & Rita Hafeman◊◊
Mrs. Rebecca HandfordElisabeth Handler◊
Neil Harris◊
Mrs. Joan E. Hart◊
Ms. Mary Heather◊◊
D. G. Henrikson◊
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Heyland◊◊
Carol and Neil Hicks◊
Ms. Maria E. HillMs. Susan Hill◊◊
Mr. Wayne HillMs. Elaine HoMel HoggMs. Ruth Hood◊
Mr. and Ms. Lee HoriganThe Horn Section of the National Ballet Orchestra*◊◊
Richard & Susan Horner◊◊
Sherry Houser◊
Mr. Donald Hughes◊
Ms. Jill Humphries◊◊
Dr. Thora HunterMrs. Fiona Hurwitz-CohenMr. Jozef JakubowskiTracey JardineMiss and Mrs. Karen JavorskiDr. David Johnston◊
Elizabeth Johnston◊
Dr. and Mrs. A.E. Jones◊◊
Dr. Joshua Josephson◊
Ms. Marilyn Kay Richards◊◊
Mrs. Jessie KaziMs. Claire Keeley◊
Mr. Kagan KermanMr. Aubrey A. Kissoon & Family◊
Miss Kaitlan KleinMrs. Terry KloostermanMs. Patricia Knight◊◊
Chris KoabelMr. Elmer Rob Koppel◊◊
Olga Kopti◊◊
Ms. Henrietta KostmanCatherine Kourkounakis◊
Jaroslaw Kozlowski & Andrew GotowiecLindsay & Bud Kronenberg◊◊
Mr. Wulfred I. KronenbergJohn and Ann Lang◊◊
Ms. Anita Lapidus◊
Mrs. Carolyn Lawson◊
Ms. Josee LedouxMr. Yakov Lerner*Clare & Susan LewisMr. Eric Lipka◊
Sarina LivrizziMrs. Gay Loveland◊
Hubert Lum & Eve Leyerle◊
Ms. Sharon Lymer◊◊
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Milton Macias
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Marcia S. Martin◊
Patricia L. Martin◊
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Robin Melnick◊
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Lynne & Paul Milnes◊
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Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld◊◊
Ms. Carol Newall◊◊
Mr. Devlan NicholsonMs. Kathy O’BrienMs. Janice OliverMs. Madeline OquendoMs. Lia Overs◊
Alfred Page & Ann Donaldson-PageMr. Peter M. Partridge◊
Mrs. Anna Pataky◊
Ms. Lesley Paterson◊
Estate of M.E. Patterson◊◊
Mr. Barry PeacockSusan Pepper & William Harper◊◊
Louis Bernard PeriatambeeNicola & Alexandra Perpick◊
Mrs. Margaret Perschy◊◊
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Mr. & Mrs. William & Dorothy Prosser◊◊
Mr. David Purcell◊
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Ms. Katharyn Rayner◊
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Ms. Jo Anne RichardsonMs. Maggie RobertsonMeghan Robertson◊
Derick RobinsonMs. Sharilyn RobinsonMs. Sevillya Rosen SandMrs. Alexandra Rozier-FlynnMrs. Leeann RussellMiss Diane Ryley◊◊
Joel SachsMs. Harriet Sakuma◊
Mr. James SamuelDr. Michael Sayer◊
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Cheryl E. Stephenson◊◊
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Ms. Diane Taylor◊◊
Ms. Kristin Taylor◊
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Mr. William Wray & Family◊
Ms. Judy Yamamoto◊
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Emma Hawes. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic.
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Young Professionals’ Programme (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017)
(October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017)
Miss Natalie AzizMarie-Pierre BélangerMr. Michael BusharaMs. Cynthia CuthbertMr. Tim DafoeFlora DoMelanie DowhaniukMr. Geoffrey FultonLinda K. LeeMr. Leo Lontok
Ms. Karen MacKinnonCarmen I. MarronMs. Karin McCaigMrs. Faye McDermidMr. Bryan McLeeseKristina MilbournMarisa OrtegaMs. Shanley RainsberryMiss Emma RichanD. Richardson
Scarlett RounthwaiteMs. Carolyn SlonMs. Anastasia SolovievaMs. Maria SolovievaMr. Jonathan VoigtScott WuSiew Ching YeoTwo Anonymous Donors
The Isobel Allen New Creations FundThe American Friends of Canada Dancer FundThe Appel Family Fund in Honour of Bram & Bluma AppelThe John & Margaret Bahen Fund supports the company’s Canadian tours.The John & Claudine Bailey FundThe David & Kim Beatty FundThe BMO Financial Group FundThe Mona Campbell FundThe Walter Carsen New Creations FundThe Judith & Marshall Cohen FundThe Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness FundThe Paul & Adelle Deacon FundThe Celia Franca Memorial FundThe Kevin & Roger Garland FundThe Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin FundThe Gail Hutchison FundThe Beryl & Richard Ivey FundThe Hal Jackman Foundation FundThe Anna & Don Johnson FundThe James Kudelka FundThe Sonia & Arthur Labatt Fund
The Joyce Lee Memorial FundThe Joan & Jerry Lozinski FundThe Sarah & David Macdonald FundThe Anna McCowan-Johnson Dance Accessibility FundThe Sylvia M. McPhee Dancer FundThe Sylvia M. McPhee Orchestra FundThe TD Bank Group Orchestra FundThe Julie & Ted Medland FundThe Nancy Pencer FundThe Sandra & Jim Pitblado FundThe Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner FundThe J.M. Doc Savage Fund for the RBC Apprentice ProgrammeThe Ada Slaight FundThe Astrid Stec Fund for ApprenticesThe TD Bank Group Orchestra FundThe Fran Taubkin Dancer FundThe David Tory Memorial Fund The Anne Twigge-Molecey Fund for ApprenticesThe Andres Alexander Virro Memorial FundThe Volunteer Committee Build-a-Ballet Fund
$30,00 and aboveThe McLean Foundation
$15,000 - $29,000The Azrieli FoundationJ. P. Bickell FoundationAudrey S. Hellyer Charitable FoundationHal Jackman FoundationMary-Margaret Webb Foundation
$5,000 - $14,999S.M. Blair Family FoundationHope Charitable Foundation
$2,000 - $4,999The K. M. Hunter Charitable FoundationThe Young Family Foundation
$500 - $1,999Jackman FoundationOne Anonymous Donor
Ms. Rania AhmedMiss Elena AseevaMs. Alice Barnett RoyLaura BlenkinsopRomina S. CortellucciAlicia DeBoer
Trina DeSaMs. Michelle EatonMs. Katherine FerreiraAllison FreemanMr. Brian GanMs. Heather Gillesby
Mr. Michael MurphyMs. Bridget RiberdyMrs. Melanie ToryMrs. Olga VoigtOne Anonymous Donor
Classic ($360)
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Foundation Donations
The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation provides financial strength and stability, helping to ensure the vitality and excellence of the National Ballet today and for generations to come. The National Ballet is grateful for the commitment and dedication of those who have established a Named Fund within the Endowment Foundation. (As of September 30, 2017)
Named Funds
Official Hospitality Partner
Official Dry CleanerOfficial Event
Supplier Official Media Partner
Official Health and Wellness Provider
TD Bank Group presents The Nutcracker and
Nutcracker Story Time
BMO presents Frame by Frame
RBC Apprentice Programme
Dance About Title SponsorDancers First Award SponsorPresenting Sponsor
Share The Magic Programme
The Winter’s Tale is presented by Coty Canada
Introducing the New Fragrance
MAD HOT BALLET Gala Lead Sponsor
Thomson Reuters presents Made in Canada
YOU dance Sponsor
Official Cosmetic Sponsor
Official Beer Sponsor
Official Floral Sponsor
Special Projects
Official Suppliers
Corporate Executive($5,000 - $14,999)CHANEL CanadaLocal 58 Charitable Benefit FundPower Corporation of Canada
(October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2017)Corporate Council
The Sleeping Beauty is presented by Porsche
Performance Sponsor Performance Sponsor
The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our corporate sponsors and partners who help foster excellence and enrich our communities.
Corporate Sponsors
Corporate Associate($2,000 - $4,999)Four Seasons Hotels
and Resorts
Corporate Donor($500 - $1,999)Cartier Place HotelReitmans IncorporatedUniglobe Plus Travel Group
Paz de la Jolla & Dark Angels with Cacti is presented by Deloitte
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The National Ballet of CanadaBoard of DirectorsAs of October 26, 2017
ChairCornell C.V. Wright
Gail AppelJohn BaileySusanne BoyceJane DarvilleStephen DelaneyMarlene DelZottoThe Honourable Nicole Eaton, SenatorBronwen EvansSandra FaireMaxine Granovsky GluskinGreta Hodgkinson, ex officioNancy HollandBarry Hughson, ex officioKaren Kain, C.C., ex officioKrista KerrJudith LawrieJanet LewellPhilip LiebermanJerry LozinskiDavid MacdonaldRyan McNallyDonna MeyersRebecca MooneyEd Ogonek, ex officioLinda O’LearyDavid Pell, ex officioNancy PencerLynda PrinceRobbie J. PrydeGretchen RossJohn B. SimcoeKaren Sparks Mavis Staines, C.M., ex officioRobert Stephen, ex officioDaniel F. SullivanMichele SymonsNoreen Taylor, O.C.
Honourary BoardAs of October 26, 2017
Judith CohenJudi ConacherMissy CrosbieJeanie DavisSherry Taylor DrewJames Fleck, O.C.Kevin GarlandWilliam HarrisWilliam Herridge, Q.C.Donald K. Johnson, O.C.Paul O’DonoghueRose PattenAaron RegentRobin RobinsonSusan ScaceNoreen Taylor, O.C., The National Ballet of Canada / Honourary Board Liaison
The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation Board of DirectorsAs of October 19, 2017
ChairDavid Macdonald
PresidentBarry Hughson
Vice-PresidentKaren Kain, C.C.
TreasurerRay Forzley
SecretaryPamela Ouzounian
Director of DevelopmentDiana Reitberger, CFRE
David BanksEd EspostoKrista KerrJerry LozinskiSue MatthewsVanessa MorganJames Pitblado, C.M. Cornell C.V. Wright
Artistic
Artistic DirectorKaren Kain, C.C.
Associate Artistic DirectorChristopher Stowell
Artistic AdministratorGerard Roxburgh
Principal Artistic CoachMagdalena Popa
Artistic Director, YOU dance /Principal Ballet MasterLindsay Fischer
Artist-in-ResidenceRex Harrington, O.C.
Senior Ballet MasterPeter Ottmann
Senior Ballet MistressMandy-Jayne Richardson
Choreographic Associates Robert Binet Guillaume Côté
Pointe Shoe Manager/Assistant Ballet MistressLorna Geddes
Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/Administrative ManagerJennifer Bennett Darbyshire
Manager, Artistic SchedulingSophie Letendre
Company Management AssistantSarita Dotan
Guest Répétiteurs
The Winter’s TaleJacquelin Barrett
Emergence Eric Beauchesne
Paz de la Jolla Christian Tworzyanski
CactiNina Botkay
Guest Teachers and CoachesAleksandar AntonijevicMercedes BernardezHerve CourtainFelipe DiazMichel FaigauxCurtis FoleyMatjash MrozewskiTatiana Tchernova
Dancer Wellness Programme
Director of Dancer WellnessMarla Pichler
Company Sports Medicine PhysicianDr. Michael Clarfield
Company Orthopaedic SurgeonDr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris
Company Physician (Family & Sports Medicine)Dr. Julia Hamilton
Performance PsychologistDr. Doug Misener
Company Athletic TherapistPaul Papoutsakis
Company PhysiotherapistGinette Hamel
Company Massage TherapistsBrian BastedoRon Mulesa
Resident Pilates TeacherJe-an Salas
Urgent CareDr. Janice Weiss
Naturopathic DoctorDr. Melissa Piercell
Consulting PhysicianDr. Julia Alleyne
Consulting ChiropractorDr. Cameron Borody
Consulting Foot Specialist/ChiropodistDr. Nicholas Durand, D.Pod.M.
Consulting Ophthalmologist Dr. Michael Easterbrook
Consulting Dental SurgeonDr. Lancelot Brown
The National Ballet of Canada is grateful to the Sports Medicine Specialists (150 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto); the University Health Network, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine; and the Medcan Clinic (150 York Street, Toronto) for their continued support of the Dancer Health and Wellness Programme; and to those physicians who have generously donated their time to The National Ballet of Canada.
Music
Music Director andPrincipal ConductorDavid Briskin
Principal PianistJanis Neilson
PianistsEdward ConnellNina PinzarroneAndrei StreliaevZhenya Yesmanovich†
Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music AdministratorRaymond Tizzard
LibrarianLucie Parent
Administration
Executive DirectorBarry Hughson
Chief Financial Officer (Interim)Ray Forzley
Director of TechnologyChristopher Sonnemann
Payroll and Benefits ManagerJenny Mah
Manager, Human ResourcesKathleen Matatya†
Manager, Human Resources (Interim)Nikki Johnston
Executive Assistant to the Executive DirectorPatricia Gelinas
Board SecretaryPamela Ouzounian
General AccountantsSandra Gandola, CBDaisy LeeDemitrios PrevenasLi Ye, CPA, CGAShu Zhang, CPA, CGA
Manager, Software and ApplicationsMohiuddin Faruqe
Solutions DeveloperKruti Shah
Manager of Technology/IT/TessituraAndrew Anderson
Systems CoordinatorKartik Narielwala
Facilities ManagerEmil Mishriky
Building Maintenance SupervisorHenry Martins
ReceptionistSeta Nigoghossian
† Maternity/Parental Leave* On Leave of Absence
Communications
Director of CommunicationsJulia Drake
Senior Associate Director, CommunicationsBelinda Bale
Associate Director,Audience and Donor ServicesVeronica McLellan
Senior Relations Manager, Audience and Donor ServicesBethany Bleile
Senior Operations Manager, Audience and Donor ServicesTal Hebdon
Senior Manager, Communications Catherine Chang
Senior Manager, Interactive & Marketing OperationsStephen Cunningham
Director, In StudioKate Kernaghan
Senior Manager of Telesales James Pereira
Archives ManagerCaitlin Dyer
Manager of TelesalesAlison Moss
Education and Outreach ManagerLisa Robinson
Publicity ManagerVictoria Schwarzl
Marketing Operations ManagerMadeline Adamson, CPA, CMA
Graphic DesignerCarmen Wagner
Media OfficerAshley Haraburda
Web and Digital Media OfficerSean Leonard
Assistant Operations Manager, Audience and Donor ServicesChad Dembski
Assistant Service Manager, Audience and Donor ServicesRebecca Hall
Publicity CoordinatorKatelyn Welfred
Archives InternLisl Saunders
Communications InternCherise Williams
Artist EducatorAnnemarie Cabri
Senior Representatives, Audience and Donor ServicesSusie Eissler Anne Meighan
Audience and Donor Services RepresentativesAbbas AbbasRyan Boulet Hannah CrawfordArmon GhaeinizadehCeridwen KingstoneChelsea La VecchiaCorey MacEachernDylan MacVicar Ellyn O’KeefePatty PedersenRafael Renderos Elizabeth StaplesDevin Upham
Telesales RepresentativesStephan CarmichaelAveneil JohnAleksandra MaslennikovaTrevor McNaughtonBrian Ravok*Asna Wise Amy Yu
Development
Director of DevelopmentDiana Reitberger, CFRE
Associate Director of Development, Major GiftsKate Halpenny
Senior Manager, Development CommunicationsJohn Hart
Senior Manager, Development OperationsLeah Heidenheim
Senior Manager, Major GiftsJoanna Ivey
Senior Manager, Legacy GivingRichard Lefebvre
Manager, Special EventsRebecca Hodge
Manager, Individual GivingDeanna Underwood
Officers, Major GiftsMarielle BryckAmy McMullen
Officer, Individual GivingMarc Cormier
Officer, Special Events Arielle Di Leo
Officer, WriterCaroline Dickie
Officer, ResearchLaurie Nemetz
Executive Assistant to the Director of Development Margie Pacini
Coordinator, Individual Giving Klim Khomenko
Coordinator, Special Events Samantha Staresincic
Coordinator, Communications Denais Peluch
Coordinator, Administration Lucy White
Production
Production DirectorJames Thornley
Associate Director of ProductionYvette Drumgold
Technical DirectorBarney Bayliss
Stage ManagersJeff MorrisLiliane Stilwell
Assistant Stage ManagerMichael Lewandowski
Stage Manager, YOU danceMaureen Callaghan
Lighting CoordinatorJeff Logue
Master CarpenterPaul McNamara
Property MasterMichael Ellenton
Assistant CarpenterJames Fulton
Assistant Carpenter/FlymanGeoff Kay
Assistant ElectriciansRon GorveattChris Brooks
Video TechnicianMichael Farkas
Audio TechnicianAl Merson
Production Workshop
Construction SupervisorSandy Middleton
Assistant CarpenterLarry Pratt
Shop TechnicianChuck Theil
Scenery constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 58.
Property SupervisorJohn Miracle
Resident Scenic ArtistKelly Palmer
Assistant Scenic ArtistMark Reid
Properties constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 828.
Wardrobe
Wardrobe SupervisorMarjory Fielding
Wardrobe CoordinatorBarbara de Kat
Assistant to the Wardrobe SupervisorStacy Dimitropoulos
Resident CuttersChristine AudetChristopher Read
Assistant to CuttersSusan Howse
Assistant Wardrobe CoordinatorGrant Heaps
Costume Rental CoordinatorMary Hurley
Wig and Make-up SupervisorCharles Seminerio
Footwear CoordinatorLacey Hammond Harrington
StitchersVictoria ArnoldCarolyn KasperskiLisa Novielli† Shelia Ramsay
Footwear AssistantLeslie Brown
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