The National Ballet of Canada Summer 2013 Per forman ce

Carmen Heather Ogden and Former Soloist Noah Long. Photo by Sian Richards.

Conten ts 4 The National Ballet of Canada Today Interview with Karen Kain by John Reardon

12 A Dancer’s Daily Ritual Company Class by Lindsay Fischer

centre Today’s Performance

16 Dancer Biographies

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ou have to wonder how many frequent flyer points The Karen Kain Photo by Sian Richards. YNational Ballet of Canada will have amassed by the end of the year. With tours to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre already behind it, and a trip to New York in the offing, the company seems to be jetting as much as jete -ing these days. All of this travel is the result of a new and exciting repertoire (Christopher Wheeldon’s riotously exuberant Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland bowled over audiences in Los Angeles and Washington, and Alexei Ratmansky’s freshly invigorated Romeo and Juliet was the company’s calling card in London) that other dance centres are eager to see, and of a talented, dynamic and pleasingly cohesive group of dancers executing these works with verve and style. On the return

Page 4 national.ballet.ca Heather Ogden and Guillaume Côté in Romeo and Juliet at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, England. Photo by Johan Persson. of the National Ballet’s tour to England, we spoke to Artistic Director Karen Kain to consider the company’s current profile, it’s talk-of-the-dance-world repertoire, its artistic ambitions and its high-flying ways.

Performance: You’ve always said the quality of the dancing is what comes first in a good ballet company and you’ve always stressed how important it is to attract and keep good dancers. In that light, how would you assess your company’s strengths right now? Karen Kain: It’s always been a challenge for the National Ballet to attract the best dancers and keep them here, simply because Toronto isn’t one of the leading world dance centres and there are other companies with greater reputations than ours. That said, I think the quality of our dancers right now is as high as it’s ever been and our best dancers are as good as any you’ll find anywhere, both technically and in their overall artistry. We’re also seeing more dancers than ever audition for our company.

Page 5 Sonia Rodriguez in Performance: What do you attribute that to? Alice’s Adventures Karen Kain: I think it’s our focus on a strong and innovative in Wonderland at The Music Centre repertoire. If we can’t match the aura or allure of the legendary in Los Angeles. companies, we can offer something else in the challenge and Photo by Bruce Zinger. excitement of working with terrifically interesting choreographers, of realizing the kinds of works few other companies have access to. That’s true for attracting established dancers and for developing and keeping younger ones here, keeping them committed to the ongoing project of this company. Dancers are artists and if you make the work itself the prize, good dancers will want to be a part of that.

Performance: Who are some of the choreographers you’re most excited about working with? Karen Kain: Well, the recent experience of working with established and renowned choreographers like Christopher Wheeldon, Alexei Ratmansky and Wayne McGregor and young Canadian dancemakers like Robert Binet, Crystal Pite and Aszure Barton, all of whom are making a name for themselves internationally, has been hugely rewarding for the company. They’re all choreographers with distinctive and very different dance visions, with very individual approaches to understanding and creating dance, so their works stretch and challenge the dancers in incredible ways. You can watch the dancers grow and advance their artistry as they learn and absorb these works, whether in a classical or more abstract mode. The other advantage to forging relationships with artists like these is that their work is in great demand internationally. People want to see it and that leads to invitations to tour to larger centres.

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Performance: Speaking of which, you’ve been touring a lot recently. How does touring fit into your vision for the company? Karen Kain: Touring brings exposure. It puts the company in the eye of audiences, critics and other dance artists in many of the most important dance centres of the world. It puts us on the map. And that helps build and solidify the company’s reputation. If we simply stayed at home in Canada, we could be the best company there is, but we’d just be a rumour to the rest of the world. By touring, others can actually see and experience what we can do, and that helps us attract creative forces. This goes back to bringing talent to the company. If we get out and are seen, people – choreographers, dancers, artistic directors – will know what we have here and appreciate what we’re doing and they’ll want to be a part of it.

Karen Kain and Performance: I would imagine the dancers must derive Christopher Wheeldon. a lot from touring, too. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic. Karen Kain: Touring is hard work, but it’s also a great motivator for the dancers. It’s exciting and galvanizing to perform before different audiences in different theatres and in different cultures. The atmosphere, especially in the major centres, is a change from home and even the way audiences respond to a performance can be a new experience. Touring was certainly an enlarging and enriching experience for me when I danced, and I think it’s the same for dancers today. It keeps you on your game, keeps you excited about what you’re doing. As a dancer, you always want to communicate with as many people as you can. You want audiences, and the more diverse, the better. Knowing that people may be seeing you for the first time and that you’re representing both the company and, to an extent, the country abroad, sharpens and brings a new self-awareness to your art.

Performance: Your recent success, both here and in the U.S., with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland , raises the question of co-productions and how that arrangement may figure in future works. Karen Kain: The way Alice came about and unfolded was almost perfect. After Christopher Wheeldon set Polyphonia on our company, I asked him if he would be interested in creating

a new work for us. He told me of his plans for Alice and asked if we would be interested co-producing it with The Royal Ballet. After I discussed it with Monica Mason and we firmed up the details, everything fell into place with remarkably little stress. The fact that the ballet was such a success – both financially

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and artistically – and that the process was so rewarding naturally made us want to try it again. So we’re going to be co-producing Christopher’s The Winter’s Tale with The Royal Ballet in the coming year. If the experience of Alice is anything to go by, it should be a very exciting project and it’s one that we’re really looking forward to.

Performance: What’s in store for next season? Karen Kain: In purely choreographic terms, one of the most exciting programs will be Innovation. It involves new works by three exceptional Canadian choreographers – Robert Binet, José Navas and James Kudelka. There’s a great appetite for homegrown work among our audience and these three artists, all at different stages of their careers, represent the best that contemporary ballet has to offer. Then there is Aszure Barton’s Watch her, which wowed audiences when it premiered in 2009, a revival of Sir Frederick Ashton’s A Month in the Country, which I think is a work ideally suited to our dancers, a mixed program of Marco Goecke’s stunning re-working La Spectre de la Rose, Jerome Robbins’ beautiful Opus 19/The Dreamer and William Forsythe’s wittily subversive the second detail, as well as three full-length works from our classical repertoire, Swan Lake, Onegin and Cinderella. Xiao Nan Yu, Patrick Lavoie and Jiˇrí Jelinek with Artists of the Ballet Performance: That sounds like a season from a very in Swan Lake . Photo by Aleksandar confident and sure-sighted company. Antonijevic. Karen Kain: That’s us . n

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Company Class A Dancer’s Daily Ritual by Lindsay Fischer

he daily ballet class that traditionally begins a dancer’s day T serves a variety of functions. It is a mental and physical warm-up, a maintenance appointment for whatever has got out of tune the preceding day, a review of fundamental technical principles, and a social ritual that reminds the members of the company of their aesthetic and artistic values. More than anything, however, it is a dancer’s daily confrontation with the limits of his or her instrument, the aspiration to be more than the sum of those physical parts and the inevitable realization that perfection is a thing of the mind, Top: Tina Pereira with Artists of the Ballet rather than the body. As such, in spite of the apparent public in Company Class. nature of a gathering that can include 60 or 70 people, class Photo by Christopher Wahl. is an intensely private and personal time. Above: Andreea Olteanu Each dancer will approach the class somewhat differently, with Artists of the Ballet in Company Class. depending on what is planned for the rest of the day. A day Photo by Christopher Wahl. with a run-through of a new principal role will naturally demand

Page 12 national.ballet.ca a different focus than a day which will be spent learning new Ji Min Hong and material or in a small scale rehearsal with few observers. Some Rex Harrington in Class on Stage. dancers will push extraordinarily hard in class on a day when the Photo by Sian Richards. schedule will make severe demands, using the physical effort as a way to burn off anxiety, and to make the rest of the day seem easier. Others will use less physical energy, and focus instead on honing the mind/body connection, so that the clarity Join us for of intent expressed through action will remain accessible throughout the challenges of the day or the evening performance. CLASS Class always begins with exercises that are fundamental to sophisticated physical control. The dancers hold on to a support, ON called a barre, and do hundreds of repetitions of basic elements that create the unique posture, flexibility and muscle development STAGE that identify a classical dancer. The exercises – pliés, tendus, Saturday June 15 ronds de jambe, and so on – are then repeated in the middle at 11 am of the room without the support of the barre, and then ______combined and elaborated, so that by the end of 75 minutes, Four Seasons Centre the dancers move dynamically through space, jumping, turning, for the Performing Arts ______and using the full range of movement created in the early part of the class. In a kind of daily epiphany, the dancer achieves TICKETS: $10 adults, $5 children a temporary, but satisfying sense of mastery, in which the ______physical understanding of fundamental principles allows the ORDER AT achievement of complex virtuosity. Nonetheless, this mastery national.ballet.ca is a moving target, so that the more one knows, the more one or 416-345-9595 realizes there is to learn. ______On first observation, the personal and spiritual nature of the Your opportunity to see daily class is rarely apparent. Class looks like a group of people, how ballet dancers train who more by accident than design, are executing similar up close, fully explained movements, and following the direction of a rather distant by our expert staff, authority. Looking more closely, however, one sees that the Class on Stage is taught iron discipline of necessity touches every person in the room – by Artist-in-Residence teacher, musician and dancer alike. Every class is both an Rex Harrington and occasion for celebration of ability and a potential disaster. narrated by Senior Ballet Seen in this light, class becomes both the daily affirmation Master Peter Ottmann . of a dancers’ faith in his or her own ability, and the coin that pays for the privilege of a life spent in pursuit of a dream. n

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Ballet Notes The 2012/13 season is dedicated to the memory of The National Ballet of Canada’s greatest patron Walter Carsen, O.C.

Carmen June 5 – 16, 2013

Heather Ogden and Former Soloist Noah Long. Photo by Sian Richards. Orchestra Violin 1 Saxophone Naha Greenholtz, Wallace Halladay Guest Concertmaster Bassoons Lynn Kuo, Stephen Mosher, Principal Assistant Jerry Robinson Concertmaster + Elizabeth Gowen, Anne Armstrong Contr a-Bassoon James Aylesworth Jennie Baccante Horns Sheldon Grabke Gary Pattison, Principal Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Vincent Barbee* Celia Franca, C.C., Founder Yakov Lerner Derek Conrod Jayne Maddison Diane Doig + George Crum, Music Director Emeritus Aya Miagawa Christine Passmore + Karen Kain, C.C. Kevin Garland Wendy Rogers Scott Wevers* Paul Zevenhuizen Artistic Director Executive Director Trumpets David Briskin Rex Harrington, O.C. Violin 2 Richard Sandals*, Principal Dominique Laplante, Robert Weymouth, Acting Music Director and Artist-in-Residence Principal Conductor Principal Second Violin Principal Csaba Koczó, Acting Brendan Cassin + Magdalena Popa Lindsay Fischer Assistant Principal Mark Dharmaratnam Principal Artistic Coach Artistic Director, Xiao Grabke + Trombones YOU dance / Ballet Master Hiroko Kagawa David Archer, Principal Nancy Kershaw Robert Ferguson Peter Ottmann Mandy-Jayne Rene London Senior Ballet Master Richardson David Pell, Bass Trombone Ron Mah Senior Ballet Mistress Filip Tomov Tuba Aleksandar Antonijevic, Guillaume Côté, Joanna Zabrowarna Sasha Johnson, Principal Greta Hodgkinson, Jiˇrí Jelinek, Zdenek Konvalina*, Violas Harp Evan McKie*, Heather Ogden, Sonia Rodriguez, Angela Rudden, Principal Lucie Parent, Principal Piotr Stanczyk, Jillian Vanstone, Xiao Nan Yu Rory McLeod +, Acting Tympani Kevin D. Bowles, Lorna Geddes, Rebekah Rimsay, Assistant Principa l + Michael Perry, Principal Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan Keith Hamm Valerie Kuinka Percussion Naoya Ebe, Keiichi Hirano, Tanya Howard, Johann Lotter Tim Francom, Principal Stephanie Hutchison, Etienne Lavigne, Beverley Spotton Kristofer Maddigan Patrick Lavoie, Elena Lobsanova, McGee Maddox, Larry Toman Mark Mazur Stacey Shiori Minagawa, Tina Pereira, Richard Moore + Jonathan Renna, Robert Stephen, Brett van Sickle Cellos Maurizio Baccante, Guitars Jordana Daumec, Alexandra MacDonald, Principal Jeffrey McFadden + Chelsy Meiss, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Marianne Pack James Tait + Jenna Savella, Christopher Stalzer Olga Laktionova Orchestra Personnel Andrew McIntosh James Applewhite, Jack Bertinshaw, Skylar Campbell, Manager and Music Elaine Thompson Adji Cissoko, Jonathan Davidsson, Shaila D’Onofrio, Administrator Paul Widner Krista Dowson, Nadine Drouin, Jackson Dwyer, Raymond Tizzard Francesco Gabriele Frola, Giorgio Galli, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Basses Emma Hawes, Juri Hiraoka, Ji Min Hong, Kathryn Hosier, Librarian Hans J.F. Preuss, Principal Rui Huang, Lise-Marie Jourdain, Larissa Khotchenkova, Lucie Parent James Leja, Elizabeth Marrable, Shino Mori, Tiffany Mosher, Paul Langley Andreea Olteanu, Asiel Rivero, Brendan Saye, Joseph Steinauer, Robert Speer Assistant to the Music Dylan Tedaldi, Nan Wang, Aarik Wells, Sarah Elena Wolff Cary Takagaki Director Jean Verch RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: Flutes Jonathan Batista, Trygve Cumpston, Hannah Fischer, Leslie J. Allt, Principal * On Leave of Absence Miyoko Koyasu, Nayara Lopes, Liana Macera, Maria Pelletier + Additional Musician Tudor Moldoveanu, Felix Paquet, Meghan Pugh, Kota Sato Shelley Brown*, Piccolo Lorna Geddes Joysanne Sidimus Oboes Pointe Shoe Manager / Guest Balanchine Mark Rogers, Principal Assistant Ballet Mistress Répétiteur Karen Rotenberg Lesley Young, English Horn Ernest Abugov Peter Sherk Jeff Morris Stage Manager, YOU dance Clarinets Stage Managers Max Christie, Principal Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet *Guest Artist Emily Marlow

Page 2 national.ballet.ca Wednesday, June 5 at 7:30 pm Thursday, June 6 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm Friday, June 7 at 7:30 pm Saturday, June 8 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday, June 9 at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 15 at 7:30 pm Sunday, June 16 at 2:00 pm

Conductor: David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor Carmen June 5 – 16, 2013

Choreography: Davide Bombana Music: Georges Bizet, Walter Fähndrich*, Alexander Knaifel**, Meredith Monk***, Rodion Shchedrin****, José Serebrier***** & Tambours du Bronx****** Décor, Costume and Lighting Design: Dorin Gal Sound Editing: Silvio Brambilla Répétiteurs: Lindsay Fischer, Rex Harrington and Mandy-Jayne Richardson * Copyright © 1997 Music for Spaces. All rights reserved. Used By Permission. ** Copyright © 2000 ECM (New Series 1763). All rights reserved. Used By Permission. *** By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Agent for Meredith Monk/Meredith Monk Music, copyright owner and publisher. **** By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner. ***** Work used by arrangement with José Serebrier, copyright owner. Carmen Symphony is recorded on the BIS (GRAMMY 2005) and Naxos labels. ****** (c) 1999 Sarl Tambours du Bronx Productions. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission World Premiere: Ballett der Wiener Staatsoper und Volksoper, Vienna, Austria, November 2009. The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, June 5, 2013. Carmen is generously supported by Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, O.C. and Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. Note: The cigarettes used in Carmen are herbal with no tobacco content.

Jonathan Renna with Artists of the Ballet. Photo by Nancy Paiva.

Page 3 The Cast

Carmen Toreadors Heather Ogden (June 5, 7, 15) Kevin D. Bowles , Brett van Sickle , Tina Pereira (June 6 mat, 8 mat, 9) McGee Maddox or James Leja , Greta Hodgkinson* (June 6 eve, 8 eve, 16) Nan Wang or Etienne Lavigne

Don José Cigarette Girls Guillaume Côté* (June 5, 7, 15) Lise-Marie Jourdain or Shino Mori , Jonathan Renna* (June 6 mat, 8 mat, 9) Selene Guerrero-Trujillo , Piotr Stanczyk (June 6 eve, 8 eve, 16) Shaila D’Onofrio , Emma Hawes , Sarah Elena Wolff , Larissa Khotchenkova , Garcia, leader of the bandits Krista Dowson or Elizabeth Marrable , Robert Stephen (June 5, 7, 15) Kathryn Hosier , Ji Min Hong , Nadine Drouin , Christopher Stalzer (June 6 mat, 8 mat, 9) Juri Hiraoka , Adji Cissoko Keiichi Hirano (June 6 eve, 8 eve, 16) Couples Michaela Nadine Drouin, Lise-Marie Jourdain Xiao Nan Yu (June 5, 7, 15) or Selene Guerrero-Trujillo , Tanya Howard* (June 6 mat, 8 mat, 9) Jordana Daumec or Shino Mori , Stephanie Hutchison (June 6 eve, 8 eve, 16) Jenna Savella or Krista Dowson , Andreea Olteanu or Alexandra MacDonald , Escamillo Stacey Shiori Minagawa or Juri Hiraoka , Jiˇrí Jelinek* (June 5, 6 eve, 7, 8 eve, 15) Tiffany Mosher or Chelsy Meiss McGee Maddox* (June 6 mat, 8 mat, 9, 16) James Leja or Jackson Dwyer , Cigarette Girl, adversary of Carmen Giorgio Galli , Christopher Stalzer or Lise-Marie Jourdain (June 5, 6 eve, 7, Francesco Gabriele Frola , 8 eve, 15) Etienne Lavigne or Brendan Saye , Shino Mori (June 6 mat, 8 mat, 9, 16) Patrick Lavoie or Nan Wang , Jack Bertinshaw , Skylar Campbell or Joseph Steinauer Old Carmen Rebekah Rimsay Soldiers Kevin D. Bowles , James Applewhite , Bandits Nan Wang Etienne Lavigne or Dylan Tedaldi , Patrick Lavoie or Brendan Saye , James Leja or Francesco Gabriele Frola , Giorgio Galli or Skylar Campbell , * Debut Christopher Stalzer or Jack Bertinshaw All casting is subject to change.

Page 4 national.ballet.ca Synopsis

Scene I: The love between José and his Scene 8: Garcia and his bandits enter as village sweetheart, Michaela, has grown cold. Carmen and José, momentarily sated, circle José finally summons up the courage to hand in hand, but she swiftly returns to her leave, his determination strengthened by a wanton ways and flirts audaciously with the vision of the gypsy Carmen, all fire and sexual bandits. Driven to distraction when Carmen enticement in comparison to the gentle tauntingly kisses Garcia, José stabs Garcia Michaela. in the back.

Scene 2: Carmen dances seductively with Scene 9: José is tormented by jealousy her official lover, the bandit chief Garcia, and and guilt. his men. José is smitten as he watches the exotic Carmen with the cigarette girls who are Scene 10: A new figure appears: Escamillo. Carmen’s workday companions. Carmen But he is not simply a man, but rather a bull, gets into a fight with another woman. the personification of masculine power and the object of Carmen’s desire. Wild and Scene 3: Carmen and José are passionately dissolute, he overwhelms Carmen, who attracted to each other, but it is his duty to abandons herself to him totally. The crowd arrest the gypsy. cheers and Escamillo is carried off triumphantly . José, seeing all, is shattered. Scene 4: José allows Carmen to escape; their passion for each other heats up, but she Scene 11: Carmen and José confront each runs away. other once more and are involved in mortal combat. Carmen wants to leave José. Seeing Scene 5: Momentarily bereft, José despairs. that he can never possess the independent Meanwhile, Michaela seeks him out and tries and highly sexual Carmen, José pulls his fruitlessly to woo him back to her. At the end, dagger. Active to the end, Carmen impales Michaela leaves, dejected. herself on it, preferring to die rather than lose her freedom. Horrified, José sinks into Scene 6: To the music of savage drums, the profound grief and despair. habitués of Lilas Pastia’s seedy bar, led by Carmen and Garcia, seek out casual partners – Davide Bombana for the night. José, lurking outside, spots Carmen and watches hungrily.

Scene 7: Left alone, Garcia and Carmen Running Time share some tender erotic moments. When Act I 48 minutes Garcia leaves, José takes his place in Carmen’s Intermission 20 minutes intimate embraces. They are alone together Act II 37 minutes for the first time. The performance will run approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Page 5 A Note on Carmen

here have been many ballet versions sacrificing the unflinching carnality and T of the story of Carmen, but there has essentially tragic vision that pulsate at its never been one like this groundbreaking, heart. genre-bending re-conceptualization by the “I find Carmen’s plot fascinating and very provocative Italian choreographer Davide modern; everything is there: a sense of fate, Bombana. While maintaining an allegiance the violence that dominates human relation - to the basic narrative of the Bizet opera, ships, love which devours and destroys Bombana dispenses with the inessentials everything and human isolation. It’s not a love and goes straight for the latent carnality and story. There’s not really a happy moment for primal passions at work at the heart of the them, because neither of them will compromise. story. The work premiered in 2006 and now Carmen is a force of nature, an independent Mr. Bombana has expanded his earlier version woman, faithful only to herself. José wants into a full-length work, allowing for further to change her — and that leads to tragedy. dramatic definition, greater theatrical scope José is attracted to her sexuality but in the and a broader platform for his dance ideas. end that terrifies him to the point of killing her.” The full-length version gives freer lay to the – Davide Bombana story and the characters, while never

Heather Ogden and Former Soloist Noah Long. Photo by Sian Richards.

Page 6 national.ballet.ca Selected Biographies

Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D, works during her time as a Davide Bombana D. Litt., O.Ont. dancer. Ms. Kain retired from Choreographer Artistic Director dancing following a farewell Italian choreographer Davide Long recognized as one of the tour in 1997 and took up the Bombana was born in Milan most gifted classical dancers position of Artist-in-Residence where he studied at La Scala of her era, noted for her with the National Ballet, a role Theatre Ballet School. He compelling characterizations that was later expanded to joined the Teatro alla Scala and versatility as a performer, that of Artistic Associate. In and was promoted to Principal Artistic Director Karen Kain 2004, she restaged Rudolf Dancer. Mr. Bombana pursued is one of Canada’s most Nureyev’s landmark version his dance career further with renowned and committed of The Sleeping Beauty for the Pennsylvania Ballet, Scottish advocates for the arts. Born company and the following Ballet, London Festival Ballet in Hamilton, Ontario, Ms. Kain year was named Artistic and Bayerisches Staatsballett received her training at Director. Ms. Kain has in Munich, returning to Canada’s National Ballet received many Canadian and guest with Teatro alla Scala. School in Toronto, joining international awards through - Mr. Bombana began The National Ballet of Canada out her career, testifying to choreographing in 1991 with in 1969. She was quickly her accomplishments both as the Bayerische Staatsballett in promoted to Principal Dancer an artist and an advocate for Munich. In 1998, Mr. Bombana with the company after her the arts. She is a Companion was appointed Director of sensational debut as the of the Order of Canada, the Maggio Danza in Florence. He Swan Queen in Swan Lake. In first Canadian recipient of the choreographs internationally 1971, Ms. Kain was awarded Cartier Lifetime Achievement for companies such as the the Silver Medal in the Award and was named an Paris Opéra Ballet, Vienna Women’s Category at the Officer of the Order of Arts State Ballet, Bayerisches prestigious International Ballet and Letters by the Government Staatsballett Munich, Aalto Competition in Moscow of France. In 1997, Ms. Kain Theatre Essen, Badisches and, along with her frequent was honoured with a Governor Staatsballet Karlsruhe, New partner at the time, Frank General’s National Arts Centre York Choreographic Institute, Augustyn, received a special Award and received a Governor Ballet de Capitole de Toulouse , prize for Best Pas de Deux. General’s Award for Lifetime Ballet du Rhin, Grand Ballet Subsequently, she embarked Artistic Achievement in 2002. de Génève, Queensland on a remarkable international From 2004 to 2008, she was Ballet, Teatro Petruzzelli, career during which she Chair of the Canada Council Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, performed many of ballet’s for the Arts. In 2007, she was The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, greatest roles with such presented with the Barbara among others. Mr. Bombana’s companies as Paris Opéra Hamilton Memorial Award full-length ballets Luigi Nono Ballet, Roland Petit’s Le Ballet for demonstrating excellence Project and Ein Traumspiel, de Marseilles, the Bolshoi and professionalism in the won the Bavarian Theatre Ballet, London Festival Ballet performing arts. In 2008, the Award and the Prix Benois and Vienna State Opera Karen Kain School for the de la Danse. Mr. Bombana Ballet. Throughout her career Arts officially opened, a tribute was also the winner of the she also developed a close to Ms. Kain’s ongoing Italian award, Danza & Danza. creative partnership with Rudolf contributions to the cultural He received it in 2004 for best Nureyev and often performed life of her country, and in Italian choreographer working with him. A favourite of some 2011, Ms. Kain was honoured abroad and then in 2012 for of the world’s most prominent by the International Society for his full-length work Medea . choreographers, she premiered the Performing Arts with the In 2012, Mr. Bombana many new and important Distinguished Artist Award. choreographed the ballet

Page 7 sections of the New Years worked on Music for Spaces , an award for Sustained Concert in Vienna. musical projects and music Achievement, two Villager installations in selected interior Awards, two Bessie Awards Georges Bizet and exterior spaces. Since for Sustained Creative Composer 1985 Mr. Fähndrich has been Achievement, the 1986 Georges Bizet was a French a Professor of Improvisation National Music Theatre Award, composer of the Romantic at The University of Music the 1992 Dance Magazine era. A child prodigy, Bizet in Basel. Mr. Fähndrich lives Award and a 2005 ASCAP entered the prestigious Paris in Brissago, Switzerland. Concert Music Award. In 2006, Conservatory of Music at the she was inducted into the age of nine. In 1857, he Alexander Knaifel American Academy of Arts shared a prize offered by Composer and Sciences and named a Jacques Offenbach for a Alexander Knaifel was born in United States Artists Fellow. setting of the one-act operetta Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1943 In 1978, she formed Meredith Le Docteur Miracle . Later and grew up in St. Petersburg Monk & Vocal Ensemble. that year, he won the coveted where he has lived ever since. She has created more than Prix de Rome. As per the A member of the Soviet a dozen recordings and her conditions of the scholarship, avant-garde in his early years music has been performed by he studied in Rome for three – alongside Schnittke, numerous soloists and groups years where his talent began Gubaidulina, Denisov, Pärt, including the San Francisco to mature with such works as Kancheli, Silvestrov and others Symphony Chorus, Musica Symphony in C and the opera – he was also influenced by Sacra, Pacific Mozart Don Procopio . Bizet's best- the Second Viennese School Ensemble, Double Edge, Björk known work, Carmen , was and Shostakovich. In the and Bang on a Can All-Stars, based on the 1846 novel of 1970s his expressive and among others. Ms. Monk’s the same name by Prosper partially experimental style music has been heard in Mérimée. It was not an changed radically, introducing numerous films, including La immediate success and Bizet a new sense of economical Nouvelle Vague by Jean-Luc became despondent over the reduction and concentration Godard and The Big Lebowski perceived failure but praise on sound. In addition to his by Joel and Ethan Coen. came from such luminaries more than 70 works in many as Camille Saint-Saëns, Pyotr genres, he has written music Rodion Shchedrin Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Claude for more than 40 feature films Composer Debussy, who recognized its and documentaries. Rodion Shchedrin was born greatness. Their views were in 1932 into a musical family prophetic, as Carmen became Meredith Monk in Moscow. His father was a one of the most popular Composer composer and a teacher of works in operatic history. Meredith Monk is a composer, music theory. Mr. Shchedrin Just a few months after the singer, director/choreographer studied at the Moscow Choral opera’s debut, Bizet died at and a pioneer in what are School and in 1955, he the age of 36. now called extended vocal graduated from the Moscow technique and interdisciplinary Conservatory where he Walter Fähndrich performances. Since graduating studied composition and Composer from Sarah Lawrence College piano. After the collapse Walter Fähndrich was born in in 1964, she has received of the Soviet regime, Mr. 1944. He studied music theory numerous awards including Shchedrin was able to and viola at Lucerne School the prestigious MacArthur participate more fully in musical of Music from 1965-71. He Fellowship in 1995, two life worldwide. He now divides composes music for radio Guggenheim Fellowships, a his time between Munich and plays, theatres and ballets. Brandeis Creative Arts Award, Moscow. A virtuoso pianist, Since 1980 he has he has three Obie Awards, including Mr. Shchedrin often performs

Page 8 national.ballet.ca his own works, which include composed over 100 works Mr. Gal has been a freelance five concertos for piano published by Peer Music, designer since 1992, working and orchestra, sonatas and Kalmus, Peters, Universal with such companies as the 24 preludes and fugues for Edition and Warner Music. Vienna State Opera, Hungarian piano. For over a decade, Mr. Serebrier's new Symphony State Opera, Deutsche Oper he has headed the Union of No. 3 , released on CD and am Rhein, Deutsche Oper Composers of the Russian DVD, received three Grammy Berlin, Aalto Theater Essen, Federation, having succeeded nominations, including Best Grand Théâtre de Genève, its founder Dmitri Shostakovich New Composition, and he Theatre du Capitole, Teatro at the request of Mr. won a Latin Grammy for his Comunale Firenze, Salzburger Shostakovich. In 1992, then Bizet-Serebrier’s Carmen Landestheater, Theatro President Boris Yeltsin awarded Symphony . When Mr. Serebrier Massimo, German Opera Mr. Shchedrin the Russian was 17, Leopold Stokowski in Düsseldorf, State Theater State Prize for his work The premiered his First Symphony . Wiesbaden and Opera Sealed Angel . He has been He was named Composer-in- Strasbourg. Mr. Gal works a member of the Berlin Residence of The Cleveland frequently with choreographer Academy of Arts since 1989. Orchestra in 1958. While there, Davide Bombana. Together, he wrote a harp concerto , they created Woyzzek and Tambours du Bronx Colores Magicos, which later The Luigi Nono Project as well Composer became Joffrey Ballet's major as Schönbergs Verklärte Tambours du Bronx is an success. Mr. Serebrier’s Nacht in Munich. There, they urban percussion group many honours include a US won the Bavarian Theater based in Nievre, France. Department of State Fellowship Prize with their staging of Tambours du Bronx translates to study at the Curtis Institute Strindbergs Traumspiel . to “Drums of the Bronx”, with Bohuslav Martinü and Together, they have created named after a Varennes- Vittorio Giannini and with ballets for Theatro Communale Vauzelles district called Aaron Copland at Tanglewood Fierenze, Opera in Strasbourg , “The Bronx”, a working class Music Center, the Koussevitzky Teatro Principale Zaragozza, neighbourhood where the first Foundation Award, BMI Award, Couvillie Theater and industrial 225-litre monostress commissions from Harvard Prinzregenten Theater, Teatro drums used by the group Musical Association and a Petruzelli Bari, Grand Théâtre came from. Their first National Endowment for the de Genève and Vienna State performance was in 1987 Arts Award. Mr. Serebrier Opera. at the Nevers à Vif festival received two consecutive in Nevers, France. Since its Guggenheim Fellowships, David Briskin inception, Tambours du becoming the youngest Music Director and Bronx has played more than person to obtain a Guggenheim Principal Conductor 1,000 concerts. The group in any field. For more One of the foremost ballet has toured internationally and information please visit conductors at work today, opened for musicians such joseserebrier.com. David Briskin is renowned for as Korn, Jimmy Page and the scope of his repertoire Robert Plant and has released Dorin Gal and the depth and beauty of eight albums. Décor, Costume and his interpretations. Whether in Lighting Designer the classical or contemporary José Serebrier Dorin Gal is a graduate of the idiom, from works steeped Composer University of Art and Design in tradition to cutting edge José Serebrier was born in in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. modern compositions, Mr. Montevideo, Uruguay of Russian He was a member of the Briskin brings a sure hand and Polish parents. He is one Bavarian State Opera for 10 and a sensitive understanding of today’s most frequently- years as a dancer and stage to the dramatic and recorded conductors and has and costume designer. choreographic life of the music

Page 9 he conducts. Before joining George Opera and Sarasota he has, Mr. Abugov guest- The National Ballet of Canada Opera. In addition, he served lectures to theatre students. in 2006, Mr. Briskin served for six years as Music Director as conductor with American of the Masterwork Chorus Jeff Morris Ballet Theatre in New York and Orchestra in New York. Stage Manager City for seven years, directing Mr. Briskin attended the Born in Toronto, Jeff Morris performances at the prestigious Indiana University studied technical theatre Metropolitan Opera House, School of Music and received production and administration City Center and numerous a Bachelor of Music Degree at Ryerson’s Theatre School. ballet and opera houses in orchestral conducting from After leaving Ryerson, he around the world. In demand the University of Cincinnati became Production Stage as a guest conductor, Mr. College-Conservatory of Manager for Toronto Dance Briskin has worked most Music and a Master’s Degree Theatre (1990 – 1995). With recently with such companies from Queens College, City Toronto Dance Theatre he as New York City Ballet and University of New York. toured extensively, stage San Francisco Ballet. He managing the company’s recently made his debut at Ernest Abugov debuts in Berlin, Warsaw, Covent Garden in London Stage Manager Beijing, Tokyo, and at the conducting The Royal Ballet. Ernest (Ernie) Abugov has Joyce Theater, New York. He has appeared with The served as Stage Manager of He was Production Stage Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, The National Ballet of Canada Manager for Dancers For Life Houston Ballet, Les Grands since 1973, working with (AIDS Committee of Toronto, Ballets Canadiens de Montréal every Artistic Director in the 1991 – 1997), Stage Manager and Alberta Ballet, among company’s history from Celia for Theatre Passe-Muraille others. For three seasons, Franca to Karen Kain . He has (Never Swim Alone, Mr. Briskin served as Music traveled with the company Metamorphosis of a Shadow ) Director of Pittsburgh Ballet all over the world touring to and for the Fringe Festival of Theatre and was Conductor Israel, Asia, Europe, Mexico Independent Dance Artists. for The Juilliard School’s and throughout North America . Mr. Morris joined The National Dance Division from 1993 Mr. Abugov has worked with Ballet of Canada in 1995 and to 2005. In 2008, Mr. Briskin many of the world’s most has since stage-managed a was appointed Assistant renowned choreographers wide range of the company’s Professor and Director of who have created original unique classical and Orchestral Studies at the works for the National Ballet contemporary repertoire, University of Toronto Faculty including Alexei Ratmansky, including the world premieres of Music. Mr. Briskin’s John Neumeier, William of James Kudelka’s The Four versatility has also seen him Forsythe and Glen Tetley. Mr. Seasons , Cinderella , and An conduct symphony and opera Abugov was born in Montréal, Italian Straw Hat , Jean-Pierre productions throughout the Québec. Before beginning Perreault’s The Comforts Americas, Europe and Asia, his long association with the of Solitude , Crystal Pite’s with such orchestras as the National Ballet, he worked Emergence , and Alexei Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, with Les Feux Follets, The Ratmansky’s Romeo and Indianapolis and Windsor Charlottetown Festival, Juliet . Company premieres Symphony Orchestras, the La Poudriere Theatre and The include John Neumeier’s Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Studio Lab Theatre . He worked Nijinsky and Christopher and the National Symphony at Expo ’67 in Montréal, stage Wheeldon’s Alice’s Orchestra of Costa Rica, and managing over 4000 puppet Adventures in Wonderland . with such opera companies shows. Mr. Abugov also as Calgary Opera, Manitoba toured with Harry Belafonte. For more information, visit Opera, Opera Carolina, Lake In what little spare time that national.ballet.ca

Page 10 national.ballet.ca New! Ballet Talks Now in the theatre Now one hour before the performance.

Lindsay Fischer hosts Ballet Talks in the R. Fraser Elliot Auditorium. Photo by Bruce Zinger.

Our hugely popular pre-performance Ballet Talks now take place in the theatre to accommodate more people.

The Talks will take place in R. Fraser Elliot Hall in the Four Seasons Centre ONE HOUR before every performance.

All ticket holders are welcome .

Enhance your experience and learn more about our productions from National Ballet artists and ballet experts. Seats for everyone!

Page 11 Reaching Audiences and Inspiring Donors

ur June season in Toronto always Ofeels like the grand finale to a year of beautiful, innovative performances; of creative partnerships and friendships; and of artistic growth. As I think of the incredible season that will soon conclude, I also think of the many audiences we have reached and our ability to create for them unique and memorable dance experiences.

The Canadian premiere of Nijinsky in March showcased the incredible talents and commitment of our artists, all of whom worked tirelessly to realize John Neumeier’s gripping choreographic vision for this ballet. Our We are so fortunate to perform for audiences presentation this month of Davide Bombana’s who not only applaud our efforts in the theatre , full-length production of Carmen offers but who also take time to donate to our further evidence that our artistic leadership organization throughout the year. Your gifts remains fearless when it comes to presenting are vital to the ongoing success of this cutting-edge ballet for audiences both on company. The passionate commitment tour and at home. of our audiences and donors is behind our every achievement – it inspires us and it The National Ballet performed this year in creates new possibilities for developing the cities as far-flung as Los Angeles, Washington , art of ballet. D.C., Ottawa, and London, England, attracting new audiences and garnering rave reviews. To our donor family, I extend my sincere Also on tour were the Apprentices of YOU gratitude for an extraordinary year. Thank dance, who recently travelled to Thunder you for embracing your passion so avidly. Bay, Port Hope and North Bay to offer ballet workshops and performances in communities — Diana Reitberger, CFRE underserved by professional dance. Director of Development

Page 12 national.ballet.ca The National Ballet of Canada in London. Photo by Julia Drake.

Top left photo: Elena Lobsanova Celebrate an and Dylan Tedaldi in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic. Extraordinary Elena Lobsanova is sponsored through Dancers First Year by Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan. Top right photo: Heather Ogden It is thanks to the generosity of our and Guillaume Côté in Nijinsky . Photo by Erik Tomasson. community of donors, sponsors and Guillaume Côté is sponsored volunteers that we have been able to through Dancers First by Emmanuelle Gattuso & Allan Slaight. engage audiences both at home and Heather Ogden is sponsored through abroad with such great success. Dancers First by Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin. To celebrate these remarkable achievements , please consider making a special donation before our 2012/13 Season concludes at the end of June.

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Page 13 The National Ballet of Canada: On Tour

n July The National Ballet of Canada will travel to Saratoga Springs, New York, with three Iproductions that demonstrate the breadth of our repertoire and the versatility of our artists: Giselle , The Four Seasons and Emergence . This tour builds on an incredible year of international travel for the National Ballet – a triumphant return to the world stage with performances in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Ottawa and London, England.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland The Music Center , John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , Los Angeles, California Washington, D.C. October 19 – 21, 2012 January 18 – 27, 2013

…fun, completely imaginative “ and filled with unexpected moments of awe… This ballet is unlike any ballet production I’ve ever been to. Combining elements of dance, multimedia, and beautiful music by Joby Talbot, the cast of NBC take the audience into a truly fantastical world…. ” – Experience LA Blog, October 21, 2012

“ For sheer entertainment, nothing tops the Canadians’ take on the familiar Lewis Carroll tale. ” – DC Metro Theater Arts.com, 2013

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is performed with the right balance of “technical brilliance, comedy, acting and élan by Canada’s premiere ballet company, an impressively disciplined ensemble that I wish would visit these parts more often .” – The Orange County Register, October 20, 2012

Xiao Nan Yu with Artists of the Ballet in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . Page 14 national.ballet.ca Photo by Bruce Zinger. Alexei Ratmansky’s production of the three-act Prokofiev ballet R“omeo and Juliet is engaging for both its individual and ensemble choreography, lively in its storytelling and visually attractive, with discreetly traditional Renaissance settings. Of the six versions I have seen by choreographers alive today, this is much the best. ” – The New York Times, April 23, 2013

Heather Ogden with Artists of the Ballet in Romeo and Juliet . Photo by Johann Persson.

Romeo and Juliet Ratmansky’s version is rich in dramatic a“nd choreographic insights. National Arts Centre , ” – The Guardian, April 18, 2013 Ottawa, Ontario January 31 – February 2, 2013 The National Ballet of Canada move with b“right footwork and easy upper bodies: this Sadler’s Wells Theatre , is a lively, confident company. ” London, England – The Independent, April 19, 2013 April 17 – 21, 2013 Ratmansky’s silky, swirling choreography –“ routinely classical with a modern flair – is well-suited to the elegant nobility of these Canadian dancers and they gave their all at this historically-important return to London. ” – London Dance.com, 2013

The National Ballet of Canada thanks Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan for their generous support of the Los Angeles performances of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland .

London Tour Co-Sponsors Official Touring Ottawa Tour Airline Grant Transportation Sponsor

Page 15 Leadership Giving The National Ballet of Canada is extremely grateful to the following donors for their generous gifts that provide leadership and capital funding to support the company’s priorities. (May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2013)

Production Builders The following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions towards our new production initiatives and the refurbishment of our signature repertoire during the 2012/13 season and beyond: Walter Carsen, O.C. The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Sandra & Jim Pitblado Gail Hutchison The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet Richard M. Ivey, C.C. of Canada Mona & Harvey Levenstein One Anonymous Donor

Dancers First Sponsorship Programme Dancers First is dedicated to the health and wellness of the National Ballet’s greatest asset – its exceptionally talented dancers.

Emmanuelle Gattuso & Allan Slaight Diana St. B. Weatherall Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté Second Soloist Chelsy Meiss Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Anonymous Principal Dancer Heather Ogden Second Soloist Jenna Savella Mr. Thor Eaton & The Honourable Nicole Eaton, Senator Catherine & Ian Delaney First Soloist Robert Stephen Corps de Ballet member Shino Mori Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Renata M. Humphries First Soloist Elena Lobsanova Corps de Ballet member Nadine Drouin The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, O.C. Lynda & Jonas Prince First Soloist Tina Pereira Corps de Ballet member Sarah Elena Wolff Nancy Pencer Robin & Ross Robinson First Soloist Tanya Howard Corps de Ballet member Brendan Saye Gretchen Ross Lucy White* First Soloist Naoya Ebe Corps de Ballet member Krista Dowson Patricia Younger Rolex Canada Ltd. First Soloist Keiichi Hirano Rolex Dancers First Award

Gretchen Ross Production Centre With a dedicated facility where all productions are built, maintained and stored, the National Ballet is able to enhance its commitment to production excellence.

David W. Binet Joan & Jerry Lozinski Robert Cudney The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Local 58 Charitable Benefit Fund Gretchen Ross

Orchestra The National Ballet is the only company in Canada to maintain its own orchestra and remains committed to live music which is essential for the richness and immediacy of each performance.

Nani & Austin Beutel Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. Mary & Graham Hallward One Anonymous Donor

Page 16 national.ballet.ca John Neumeier, Karen Kain, Jim Pitblado and Vanessa Morgan following the premiere of Nijinsky . Photo by Gary Beechey.

The Producers’ Circle The members of The Producers’ Circle, who have a passion for creativity and innovation, collaborate to enable the development of new repertoire.

John & Claudine Bailey Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C. David Binet Mona & Harvey Levenstein Susanne Boyce & Dr. Brendan Mullen The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, O.C. Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance Julie Medland Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. Kevin & Roger Garland Sandra L. Simpson Rosamond Ivey Noreen Taylor & David Staines, O.C. Hal Jackman Foundation

The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation investments provide a stable source of income and long-term security to support the company’s artists and activities.

Tony & Anne Arrell Adelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Fund Walter Carsen, O.C. at the Toronto Community Foundation Ms. Laura Dinner & Mr. Richard Rooney The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Ada Slaight Gail Hutchison James M. Tory, Q.C. Hal Jackman Foundation Vivien M. Wu

YOU dance YOU dance provides free workshops and performances to introduce young students to ballet and to encourage imagination, movement and an appreciation for the arts.

BLG Foundation The Woodbridge Company Limited Hal Jackman Foundation One Anonymous Donor The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, O.C.

Special Gifts John & Claudine Bailey Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan The Tenth International Competition for Los Angeles Tour Support The Erik Bruhn Prize The Frank Gerstein Charitable Foundation Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen Guest Coach and Guest Artist Support The Helen G. Balfour InMagic Database Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C. Judi & Lionel Conacher Choreographic Lab Studio Audio Visual Equipment Mr. George R. Sutherland London Tour Support Page 2117 Prima Circle

rima Circle acknowledges the extraordinary generosity of those donors whose cumulative P giving to The National Ballet of Canada and The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation has reached $1 million or more.

John & Margaret Bahen The Volunteer Committee, Torunn & David Banks The National Ballet of Canada Mona Campbell, O.C. One Anonymous Donor Walter Carsen, O.C. Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Hal Jackman Foundation Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, O.C. The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Kevin & Roger Garland Gail Hutchison BMO Financial Group Joan & Jerry Lozinski CIBC Sarah & David Macdonald RBC Foundation Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. TD Bank Financial Group Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.

Our Community of Support

he National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the following donors and sponsors T for their generosity and commitment to sustain the excellence, energy and innovation of great dance. (May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2013)

Director’s Circle Judith & Robert Lawrie t Patrons’ Council ($25,000 and above) Mona & Harvey Levenstein Tony & Anne Arrell Joan & Jerry Lozinski tt Artistic Circle John & Claudine Bailey Sarah & David Macdonald ($15,000 - $24,999) Torunn & David Banks Mr. & Mrs. Wilmot L Matthews Nani & Austin Beutel David W. Binet The Honourable Margaret Norrie Mr. Richard J. Currie, O.C. & Ms. Susanne Boyce & McCain, O.C. t Mrs. Elizabeth Currie Dr. Brendan Mullen Ned & Georgina McLennan tt Adelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Walter Carsen, O.C. tt Julie & Ted Medland tt Fund at the Toronto Community Judi & Lionel Conacher tt Nancy Pencer Foundation Jeanie A. Davis tt Sandra Pitblado & George A. Fierheller Catherine & Ian Delaney Jim Pitblado, C.M. tt Lynda Hamilton t Ms. Laura Dinner & Mrs. Lynda Prince Richard & Martha Hogarth Mr. Richard Rooney Robin & Ross Robinson tt The Henry White Kinnear Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance Gretchen Ross & Foundation Mr. Thor Eaton & The Honourable Donald Ross, O.C. tt Ms. Donna Meyers Nicole Eaton, Senator Sandra L. Simpson Ms. Vanessa L. Morgan & Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Ada Slaight Mr. Steven Wolf Kevin Garland* & Roger Garland t Mr. George R. Sutherland Victor & Bernice Royce Ms. Emmanuelle Gattuso & Heather Thomson & Mr. and Mrs. David Scott Mr. Allan Slaight Dick Thomson, O.C. t Mrs. Barbara Somers & Ira Gluskin & Mr. James M. Tory, Q.C. Ms. Angela Stirpe Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Diana St. B. Weatherall Ms. Beth Wilson Mary & Graham Hallward Lucy White Mrs. David Young William & Nona Heaslip tt Four Anonymous Donors Mrs. Renata M. Humphries Partner Gail Hutchison For more information, please ($10,000 - $14,999) Richard M. Ivey, C.C. contact Kate Halpenny at Gregory & Irene Aziz Anna McCowan-Johnson & [email protected] or Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns Donald K. Johnson, O.C. 416 345 9686 x378 . Dr. Ann E. Camps Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C. Carolyn Sifton Foundation Inc.

Page 18 national.ballet.ca Donor Profile: Georgina McLennan When did your appreciation for ballet begin? I was 11 years old and living in London, Ontario when The National Ballet of Canada arrived with a new production of Swan Lake . I was a competitive swimmer, but I hadn’t had any real exposure to ballet. I fell in love with the art form immediately. From then on, I went to the ballet whenever I could with my sisters and later with my husband. I took him to see his first performance when we met as Georgina and Ned McLennan with Principal undergraduates at university and he loved it Dancer Jiˇrí Jelinek. Photo by Bruce Zinger. also. He passed the test! And you have stayed close to the National Ballet ever since? I have attended National Ballet performances regularly since the late 1960s and we became donors in the 1970s. I remember receiving a Celia Franca Medal after we gave our first donation all those years ago. I always took my own children to the ballet when they were young and now I have the pleasure of taking my grandchildren as well. We feel they benefit greatly from seeing such a wealth of Canadian talent and they just love the performances. My children are always quick to use our tickets when we’re away. What do you feel are the benefits of being a donor? This is our way of standing behind a wonderful company that, in our opinion, is just as strong and dynamic as any ballet company in the world today. We are so in awe of the dancers and we see the amount of work they put into their art every day. Our donations speak to our admiration for what the entire company has achieved and our hope that they continue to excel in years to come. What was it like to travel with the company to London, England recently? It was absolutely thrilling to join the company for such an important tour and to watch our dancers perform on the international stage. The performances were brilliant; everyone gave their best. The audience responded so positively and with plenty of praise. I heard only good things from the people we met there, many of whom had come to the theatre on the recommendation of friends and family who had been impressed with the production on opening night.

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Creed Mr. Raghunath Davloor Major Patron Sherry Taylor Drew George & Kathy Dembroski ($3,000 - $4,999) Averil Farlow and Blain Caverly M.G. Eaton & David S. Kertland t Ms. Yeti Agnew & Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Heffernan tt Anna-Liisa & Graham Farquharson Mr. Christopher Birt Mr. & Mrs. William R. Herridge Margaret & David Fountain Ms. Jane Allen Ms. Judy Korthals & Mr. Peter Irwin t Maxine Goldberg Mark & Gail Appel Anne & David LeGresley Mr. and Mrs. John Grant Approach Communications Ltd. Peter & Melanie Munk Ms. Lorna Harris Ms. Yveline Audemars & Aaron & Heather Regent Hon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer tt Mr. Humberto Rivero Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and Family Ms. Rosamond Ivey James Austin & Hans Eppenberger Tony Scott-Fisher tt Joan F. Ivory tt Hugh & Colleen Balders Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan James & Diane King Mona Bandeen, C.M. tt Ms. Ruth Watts-Gransden Margaret Kawaja tt Florence Sharpe Barwell t Judith R. Wilder Ms. Krista Kerr Professor Marion G. Bassett Dr. Gurney M. Kranz Dr. Thomas H. Beechy t Benefactor Arthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia Labatt Mrs. Fiona Berry ($5,000 - $9,999) Paul A. Lee, Q.C. & Jill Maynard Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen tt Elaine J. Adair t Mr. & Mrs. A. Maggiacomo tt Mr. David Broadhurst Mr. Barry Allan Jim & Sylvia McGovern t Derek & Margaret Brown tt Ms. Jackie Appel Vincent Mercier & Kirsten Halpin Sheila Brown & Doug Guzman Alison Arbuckle Fisher tt Ms. Linda O'Leary Ms. Martha Burns Karen & Bill Barnett Ms. Marianne Oundjian Colleen Carmichael Justin Barr Mr. Don Quach Margaret & John Casey Robert Brews & Kenneth Brown Barrie D. Rose and Family Dr. John H.C. Chiu, in memory of Ms. Susan Caskey & Mr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb tt Yvonne Chiu, C.M. t Mr. John Francis Dennis & Denny Starritt t Mary & John Crocker Judith & Marshall Cohen tt Lenore Walters tt Missy & Allan Crosbie t Mr. & Mrs. Harold Corrigan Mr. John H. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Mark Davis t Cathryn E. Cranston & John Coke Three Anonymous Donors Julie Di Lorenzo

Page 19 Mr. Allan Dines John Theo tt Mrs. Susan Dore Maureen & James Dunn Gillian Thomas & Ms. Lee Anne Downey Judy Dunn Michael Easterbrook Mr. Alexander Duhaney Mr. Joseph Fantl & Dr. Shantelle Veld Ms. Melanie Edwards & Ms. Moira Bartram Mr. Brian B. Wilks Mr. John Brown The Fell Family Mrs. Timothy Wright Ms. Bronwen Evans Mrs. and Mr. Isabel Fox Ms. Vivien M. Wu Ms. Sharon J. Evans Ken & Linda Foxcroft One Anonymous Donor Joan Farano t Carol Gray Catherine Fauquier Mrs. Lorna Greenbaum Patron Ms. Cecil Fennell Ralph & Roz Halbert t ($2,000 - $2,999) Rupert Field-Marsham & Pat & Bill Harris tt William Alguire & Linda Maybarduk Lindsay Dale-Harris Ann Hogarth tt Mr. & Mrs. Clive V. Allen Ms. and Mr. Frances Filegan Christopher E. Horne, Esq. Jordan Applebaum & Len Finch Mr. C.R. Hunter Andrea Burridge Mr. & Mrs. John Flemer t Mr. Frank & Dr. Margaret Ionson t Dr. Talitha Arndt & Mr. Ed Esposto Robert & Julia Foster Karen Kain*, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., Lynly & Trevor Bailie t Mr. Lorne Fox and Mr. Ken Marple O.Ont. & Ross Petty t Richard & Georgina Baird B. Gaetz & L. Caswell Norman Jewison, C.C. Ms. Katherine Barber t Dr. George & Mrs. Olga Gale Patrick & Barbara Keenan tt Winifred Barclay t André J. Galipeault, C.M. & Murray Koffler, O.C., O.Ont. & Ms. Lindy Barrow Suzanne Galipeault tt Marvelle Koffler tt Gillian & Ken Bartlett tt H. Gan Mr. Jim Lawrence & Peter Beck & Sondra Platt Mr. Peter Garstang Mr. David J. Salak Dr. Ewa Bernadska and Susan Garvie & Douglas Robinson Joy Levine t Dr. Neil Gordon Bronwen Gates Mr. Anthony Lisanti Mrs. Lori Bianchini Judith Gelber Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit Mr. John R. Birkett tt Mark & Louise Golding Ms. Diana Massiah Ms. Josée Bouchard & Judy & David Goodings Sue & Biff Matthews t Mr. Paul Belanger Mr. Donald D. Grant t Mrs. Barbara E. McDonald t Ms. Ann Bowman Sara Griffiths Patti McFarlane Anna Maria & Bill Braithwaite Dr. and Mrs. Voldemars Gulens Joan McGill Julia & David Briskin* Ms. Taanta Gupta Mr. Ryan McNally Margaret Brock t Alayne & Malcolm Hamilton tt Clive & Fran Minto t Ms. Reny Burrows Ms. Naomi Harris Anne and Charles Morison Jane Campbell & John McLeish Ms. Patricia Harris Dr. Beverly Morningstar & Della H. Campbell tt Linda Haynes & Martin Connell Mr. Richard Rogers Ms. Denise Cargill Ronald M. Haynes Mr. Hugh Morris Ms. Gwen Chamberlain & Avril Higgins & Robert Page t Mr. Noel Mowat Mr. Chris Huband Mr. & Mrs. David Hodgkinson Mr. and Mrs. Benoit Mulsant Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell tt Mr. Fred Hurlbut L.J. Nagel and Stan Solomon Dr. & Mrs. Albert Cheskes Jarvis & Associates Dr. Bo Y. Ngan Peng Chiang t Jaye Jenkins Michael & Nina Overbury tt Philip & Jennifer Chown Ms. Gail Julie Mr. Douglas L. Parker Ms. Linda Chu & Mr. John Donald Mrs. Lorraine Kaake Frances & Tim Price John Church Mr. Saleem Kassum Mrs. Rosemary Rathgeb Ms. Vivian Ciaschini Ms. Mona Kelley Mrs. Shirley Reid Mr. Philip A. Clappison t Ms. Margaret King William & Lesley Rogan t Helene Clarkson Michael Koerner, C.M. & Mr. Gary Rogers Mr. Hugh M. Clarkson Sonja Koerner t Judith & Jack Rose Mrs. Earlaine Collins Dr. R. Kong Maxwell L. Rotstein & David & Marilyn Conklin Ms. Catherine Lace Nancy-Gay Rotstein t Pauline Couture & Ian Morrison Mr. John Lashway Robert Rubinoff Ms. Marilyn Crowley Ms. Ann Lawson Mr. David Saffer Dr. Gaylord Curry, in memoriam Mr. John B. Lawson, Q.C. Esther Sarick Carole Curtis t Dr. Calvin Lei & Mark Oliver Paul J. Savard t Jane Darville & Dr. Skip Bassford Mrs. Lwigh-Ann Layno* Mr. Lawrence Schafer Professor K.G. Davey Mr. Andrew Lengyel t Barbara and William Shaw Mr. J.J. Dayot and Mr. Michael A. LoPresti Dr. Hugh Siddall Mr. Rick Schiralli Lauren & Sophie MacLennan Malcolm & Katrine Siverns Mary-Kathleen Delicaet & Ms. Judy Manji Stephen & Jane Smith John Young Dr. Jill Matus Ken Snider & Dr. Deborah Leibow Amanda Demers & Brian Collins Ms. Liza Mauer & Ms. Karen Sparks Mr. David Denison & Mr. Andrew Sheiner Mrs. Doreen L. Stanton t Ms. Maureen Flanagan Janice May Ms. Stephanie Stavro Ms. Trina DeSa Ms. Eleanor McCain t Joel Stevens Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Diamond Ken McCarter & Dianna Symonds Brenda Stinson & Carlo De Angelis Mr. David S Dick Ms. I. McDorman Dr. Robert Summers-Gill t Wilf & Brenda Dinnick t Mrs. June McLean Mr. and Mrs. Mark & Kim Surchin Richard & Lois Dodds tt Hélène & Ray McLenaghan Michele Leighton Symons Robert & Marnie Donaldson Ms. Margaret C. McNee

Page 20 national.ballet.ca YOU dance On Tour

YOU dance on tour. Staff photo.

There were just 18 of us on the tour and it felt like a great team working together “to share ballet. We really appreciated being so close to the audience and to get their immediate responses. We heard that the children were inspired to dance and to explore the arts. Overall we felt privileged to be able to inspire people with what we can do as dancers. ” – Miyoko Koyasu, YOU dance Apprentice

Touring to these smaller centres felt similar to growing up as I did in Iowa where t“here wasn’t a lot of opportunity to be exposed to the arts. It was exciting for us to bring ballet to the children and students and for us to see how open they were to their experiences and how honest they were in their enthusiastic responses. ” – Trygve Cumpston, YOU dance Apprentice

he Apprentices in The National Ballet of Canada’s RBC Apprentice Programme set-off T this spring on a three city tour to Thunder Bay, Port Hope and North Bay with a series of interactive performances and movement workshops designed for elementary school students. The YOU dance tour, under the leadership of Artistic Director Lindsay Fischer, also included community performances and ballet master classes.

Performing outside the Greater Toronto Area in fruitful collaborations with regional schools and arts organizations made it possible to share the joy and power of live ballet with new young audiences.

To support YOU dance, contact Joanna Ivey at [email protected] or 416 345 9686 x347. The RBC Apprentice Programme is sponsored by The RBC Foundation. YOU dance is supported by The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Hal Jackman Foundation, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, O.C., The Woodbridge Company Limited, BLG Foundation and one anonymous donor. Mr. Timothy McNicholas Gaye & Andy Stein t Mr. Jason Heayn Ms. Sylvia M. McPhee Mrs. Judith Stephanson Mr. Peter Heisey Mr. Shawn McReynolds Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Stern David B. Hughes Susan Melton t Mr. George Stratis Dr. Steven Huntley Michelle Risi Dance Angel Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Kim Surchin Mrs. Elspeth Johnson Scholarship Fund at the Toronto Karyn Tessmer & Dr. George Konn Ms. Susan Keen Community Foundation Cynthia & Craig Thorburn Ms. Linda Kurdydyk Marcy Mihalcheon & Alan Frew & Maureen & Philip Tingley t Janet Lamb Evan Frew Ann-Marie Toccacelli Mr. Richard LaPrairie Mr. Myles Mindham t Mrs. Elizabeth Tory Shelby and Patrick Leeder Laurie Nemetz* t Mr. Alex Tosheff Estate of J. Douglas McCollough Ms. Eileen Newell Jasmin A. Tucker Paul & Sandra McCrossan John & Pamela Newall Dr. R.B. Van Winckle Anne S. McLeod Ms. Margaret Nicholson Ann Vanderheyden Mr. and Mrs. J Rosenthal Benson Orenstein Mr. Jeffrey Verman and Dr. Joanne Rovet & Ernest Rovet Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Pankratz Mrs. Sandra Vettese Mari & Jim Rutka Mrs. Rene Pantalone Judy & Graham Weeks t Dr. & Mrs. William Santo Graham & Janet Parkinson Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Wheler tt Mrs. Mary E Sarjeant Dr. Michael Partridge & Dr. Margaret White & Patrick Foody Mrs. Stanislawa Skrok Dr. Sudha Rajagopal Ms. Barbara Williams Ms. Ibolya Smith Mr. D. Ross Peebles & Gregory Williams & Mr. Timothy Spain Ms. Judith Cole Warren Sorensen t Muriel Tait Mrs. Wanda Plachta Nan & Jack Wiseman Bonita & Walter Thornton Raymond Pladsen Ms. Chung Yue L Col. Robert I. Weinert Mrs. Claudine Pope Maria T. Zakos Durhane Wong-Rieger Mr. Benjamin Prinsen Ms. Denise Zarn & Kevin Coombs & Mr. Robert Raizenne Mr. James Shenkman Teri Worthington Coombs Dr. Linda Rabeneck & Christine Zeuner Carole & Bernie Zucker Dr. CJ Campbell Mrs. Maria-Luisa Zoppas Three Anonymous Donors Carol & Morton Rapp Veronica Zufelt t Dr. & Mrs. G.R. Rastegar Eight Anonymous Donors Arabesque Dr. Penelope Reed Doob ($850 - $1,249) Juta Reed For more information about the Mrs. June Abel Ms. Barbara Reid Patrons’ Council, please contact Miss Margaret Agar Diana Reitberger* Lennox Toppin at Ms. Isobel M. Allen Lisa Richter Davey & [email protected] or Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong Michael Davey 416 345 9686 x331 . Ms. Karen & Ms. Donna Atkin Ms. Stephanie Roberts & Mr. Justin Barr Mr. Kevin Hamilton Ms. Janet Bulger Mr. Justice Sydney Robins & Friends’ Corps Miss Linda Campbell Mrs. Robins The Chepesiuk Family Mr. & Mrs. Eric Robitaille Grand Jeté Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy Mr. Peter Ronn ($1,250 - $1,999) Drs. A. & M. Cividino Ms. Elaine Roper Joan H. Addison Ms. Hilda Clark Andrea Rosen & Kathleen & Gordon Agar Mrs. Louise Cornblum Stephen MacDonald t Tim Badgley Ms. Anne Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Rainer and Cathy & Rachel Barber Elaine & Michael Davies Sharyn Rothfuss Ms. Rachel Berchtold Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Dobell The Roux Family Betrose Management Limited Ms. E.L. Ellins Mr. Gerard Roxburgh* Ms. Diane Blake Mr. Larry Enkin Ms. Kerry Rubie Ms. Susan Burns D.J. Fraser Mr. Geoffrey Rytell Leslie Buskard Ms. Tamara Glied Vithia Saing & Anthony Meehan Mr. & Mrs. Peter Buttle Ms. Susan Greenbloom Mr. Go Sato Ms. M.C. Clancy Frances Greenwood Hon. William & Ms. Catherine Cornutt Ms. Louise Grummitt Mrs. Meredith Saunderson Dr. Aida & Daniel Crosthwaite Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Hatch Robert and Judith Saye Ms. Anita Day Mr. Lewis Hertzman Clayton & Ian Scott Mr. Elvio De Menoghi Alanna and Wade Jack Dr. Hugh Scully & Ms. Yvette & Mr. Mike DeBiasi Ms. Pennie R. Jevnikar Vanessa Harwood, O.C. t Jason Dehni Joyce King Ms. Colleen Sexsmith Mr. James L. Donald Carol Kleinfeldt & Barbara & Wiliam Shaw Mrs. M. J. Dundas & Roman Mychajlowycz Mrs. Joan D. Shaw Mr. John Petrosoniak Mr. Carl Knipfel C. Anderson Silber tt Ms. Nora Fischer Katerina Kuprijanov Maggie Morris Smolensky t Mr. John Galloway Megan & Rachel Levy McLaughlin Mrs. Joan Sohn tt Aviva and Andrew Goldenberg Dr. Vance Logan Marion Soloway Mr. T. Bradley Green Faye & Dan Manor Dr. Myra Sourkes Dan Hagler and Family Miss Laurie Markus Ms. Anna Stahmer-Jarmain & Katherine Halpenny* & Sean Smith Patricia L. Martin Mr. W. Edwin Jarmain Mrs. Janet Haney Redhead The McMullens

Page 22 national.ballet.ca The Patrons’ Council Celebrates 30 Years A Message from Krista Kerr, Chair, Patrons’ Council Committee

or 30 years The Patrons’ Council has offered the benefits of F community to those who love great dance and understand the value and joy of supporting Canada’s largest performing arts organization. As members we enjoy opportunities to celebrate the National Ballet, to learn more about the artists and productions, and to participate in social events. The willingness of patrons to offer their encouragement, friendship and enthusiasm is boundless. The donations of Patrons’ Council members are offered as gifts that reflect our passion for watching the National Ballet perform. Above all, I believe our legacy is defined by a generosity of spirit. Krista Kerr. Photo by Gary Beechey. I am incredibly proud to be a Patron of The National Ballet of Canada and to serve our membership at this incredible time in the company’s history. Thank you to all our donors and friends for helping us reach this milestone – 30 wonderful years of philanthropy!

For more information about the Patrons’ Council, please contact Lennox Toppin at 416 345 9686 x331 or [email protected]

Ms. Shanna Mittleman Ms. Wendy Trainor Ms. Judith Baldwin Ms. Delia M Moog Barbara & Marlowe Tucker Mr. & Mrs. John Balmer Terry and Dom Morris Mr. & Mrs. Tobias van Dalen Ms. Laura Barclay Miss Eden Oeltjen Lyn M. Westwood Mrs. Ursula Bargenda Shirley Page Mr. J.H. Whiteside Mr. Michael Barkley Martti Palaheimo Ms. Michele Wiederkehr Mr. & Mrs. E.R. Barnsley Miss Joan C. Pape Karen Wierucki Ms. Deborah Barrett Mr. & Mrs. J.D. & Margaret Pattison Miss E. Joan Williams Ms. Helen Barron David Peachy & Georgia Henderson Shelagh & David Wilson John & Leanna Bayliss Mr. Alan Pearson Mr. Luke Windisch Christopher & Christina Begy Renee & David Perlmutter World41.com N. Beilstein & A. Lee The Perston Family Mr. Mitchell Wywiorski Diane Birch Miss M.J. Phillips Six Anonymous Donors Mr. Nicholas Birch Mr. H R Martin Phills Mr. Kim Birchard and Mr. Brayton Polka Brisé Mrs. Carol Dorman Mr. Francis Pope ($500 – $849) Ms. Helena Birt Powis Family Foundation Ms. Phyllis Agg Ms. Katherine Bischoping Mrs. Dorothy Purchase Ms. Mary Ann Alexander Melynda M Bitzos & Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, C.M., O.N.L., Vanessa Alexander Paul Mesbouris LLD (hc) Dr. Vina Alexopoulou Ms. Sandra Black Dr. Evan Roberts Mr. Anthony Ali Drs. Blackstock & Valntine Ms. Barbara Robertson Ali-Brewer Family H.J. & Tina Blake Ms. Jennifer Rook Mr. Perry Anglin Mrs. A. Blom Mr. and Mrs. William Ross Mr. Frederick Appleton Mrs. Susan Borden Ms. Jean P. Roxbrough Dr. Diane Archer Mr. Craig Bradshaw Sandra Rye Mr. and Mrs. Brock Armstrong Ms. S. Braithwaite Ms. Sharon Sandall Mr. Robert Ayling and The Branitsky Family Harold Sclodnick Dr. Philip John Christopher Bredt & Lilia M. Sham Mark Snader Jamie Cameron Ms. Solway and Mr. Moore Mrs. Margot A. Baker Helen Brenner

Page 23 Mrs. Joan Breukelman Dr. Lynne Fulton Mrs. K. Karlovich Teresa and Gordon Briggs Ms. Nancy Fung Mrs. Sally J. Keeley Dr. Ian and Mrs. Brindle Mrs. and Mr. Beverley Galamaga Ms. Elizabeth Kennedy Dr. Sylvia & Mr. Klaus Brose Mr. Douglas G. Gardner Mrs. Sheryl Kennedy Mr. Charles Brown Angelo Gentile Dr. Paul Kerr Ms. Shirley Brown Ms. Kristina Getz* P. Kertland Mr. Fernand Brunet and Mrs. Pamela Gibson Dr. Jane Knox & Ms. Janet Rideout Ms. Wendy Glover Mr. Harvey Beresford Irene & Klaus Buechner Mrs. C. Warren Goldring Olga Kopti Dr. Barbara Caffery Mr. Richard Goodman Ms. Henrietta Kostman Mr. R.E. Campbell & Mr. Ing Goping Catherine Kourkounakis Mrs. Patricia Campbell Dr. & Mrs. R.M. Gorczynski Lindsay & Bud Kronenberg Mrs. Anita Captain Julia Gorman & Bill Wright Robert & Jacqueline Lamont Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mr. Laurent Goulet John and Ann Lang Eleanor Carpen Dr. Noelle Grace Mr. Samuel Laredo Mr. Jack A. Carr Ms. Sandra L. Green & Mr. Paul LaRose Mr. Jack A. Carr Ms. Mary Stephenson The Latimer Family Dr. Nicholas Cartel & Ms. Singa Bui Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ground The Lawrence Family Mr. & Mrs. Ernest & Marie Carter Joyce Gutmann Gail & David Lea Ms. Hsing-Yi Chang The Hadwens Mr. JF Leclerc Ms. Linda Charbonneau Mr. Michael Hafeman Linda K. Lee David & Sandra Clattenburg Mrs. Edythe Hall Colleen Lennon Zane and Joan Cohen Patricia Hall Ms. Paola Leon Claire Coire Mr. T.M. Hall Dr. Teddy Lim Dr. Paul & Marion Compar Ms. Elisabeth Handler Mr. Eric Lipka Mrs. Sydne Conover-Taggart Mary-Ann Haney Dr. Julian Loke Ms. Jill Cooter Mr. Jack Harris Hubert Lum and Eve Leyerle Ted & Carole Cordner Mrs. Jane Anne Hart Mrs. Carole Lusby Joanne Coutts Mrs. Joan E. Hart Ms. Sharon Lymer Mr. Denton Creighton Ms. Sherry Hatton Beverly Lynde Robert Crouch Mr. Imants Hausmanis Ms. Flora Macdonald Mr. David M. Cullen Mr. and Ms. Keith Hawton Ms. Nancy MacDonald Thérèse Culnan Mr. & Mrs. William Heaslip Mr. John MacIver Mr. & Ms. David Currie Mr. and Mrs. W.L.B. Heath Mr. Bosko Madic Ms. Fern Daiter Ms. Karen Heese Ms. Susan Magee Maija Dale Leah Heidenheim* & Justin Chan Connie & Peter Mak G.C. Darling Mr. Peter Hendrick Deirdre Malone Mrs. E. Davidson D.G. Henrikson Olivia Moro Mr. Stuart Davidson D. G. Henrikson G. Massey Ms. Linda G. Day Susan Hersey and Mark Taylor G. Massey Mr. Sergei Dmitrevsky Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Heyland Ms. Marcia McClung Mr. Colin R.C. Dobell Carol and Neil Hicks Ms. Eleanor Mclaughlin Rob Dolan Ms. Susan Hill Meredith Meads & Kevin Duke Lilliana Dominguez and Family Dorothy Hiscoe Mr. & Mrs. Froim Merkur Mr. Steven D. Donohoe Mr. Ronald Holgerson Mrs. Susan Mertens Ms. Marion Duncan Ms. Susan Holt Robert & Rhonda Metelsky Mrs. Anne Dupre Christopher Hopgood Nico Henderson & Marion Meyers Mrs. Judith Edmondson The Horn Section of the National Mrs. Catherine L. Miller Ms. Leilah Edroos Ballet Orchestra Angela & Dean Miller Mrs. Joyce Edwards Richard & Susan Horner Ms. Marisue Miller Ms. Karen Ellis Connie Hosier Sheila Miller Nancy Embry Ms. Elizabeth A Howson Ms. Annabel S. Mills Mrs. Susan English Carla Small & Gary Huggins Colin & Meta Mills Mr. Hugh Evans Mr. Donald Hughes Lynne & Paul Milnes Sherry Houser-Evanylo Ms. Jill Humphries Arabella Maharaj Ms. Janice Everett Sabourin Mr. Edward Huszar Ms. Peggy Molloy Mrs. Carole Fabris-Mackie Mr. Andrew Iacobucci Lili Monson Joan A. Farlinger Denise Ireland John & Christine Moran Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Farquhar Dr. Eric Ireland Ms. Leslie Moran Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Karen Farrow Megan & James Ireland Lynn M. Morgan Ms. Trish Fedora Mr. and Mrs. Alan T. Jackson Mrs. Wendy Myers Jon & Roberta Fidler Ms. Laura Jantek Ms. and Mr. Michele Myrah Mrs. Lois J. Field Ilaria, Sophia & Alex Jemetz Mr. Robert M. Neilson Tony and Carolyn Filice Mrs. Frances E. Johnson Mr. Richard Nesbitt Lenora & Ivor Fleming Dr. David Johnston Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld Ms. Rosario Flores Dr. Elizabeth Johnston Ms. Carol Newall Conor Struan Forrest Robert & Dixie Jones Dr. Steven Nitzkin Dr. Steven Toenjes Dr. Caroline Newman & Dr. Jean O'Grady Ms. Devra Freedman Mitchell Kamiel Mr. Raymond Okamoto Linda Frum Dr. Niki Kanaroglou Ian & Yvonne Oldaker

Page 24 national.ballet.ca The Dancers Meet Their Shoe Makers in London

hile The National Ballet of Canada was on tour in London, WEngland this spring, the dancers had the opportunity to “meet their makers” at special pointe shoe fittings. Pointe shoe makers identify themselves by leaving a unique symbol on the soles of the shoes they make. “Diamond”, for example, will make all the pointe shoes for a specific dancer to ensure consistency.

Each pair of pointe shoes, handmade at Freed of London, costs roughly $85. A principal dancer may go through as many as three pairs in one performance. In total, the National Ballet requires a total of 2,000 pointe shoes a year!

By donating today, you can help the National Ballet keep its dancers on their toes.

For more information about how you can help, please contact Deanna Underwood at 416 345 9686 x370 or [email protected]

Alexandra MacDonald trying on her pointe shoes in London. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic.

Mr. John O'Leary Ms. Graciela Rahbe Mrs. Myrna Stait-Gardner Fiona Oliver-Glasford Malcolm and Pam Rawlingson Mr. Kenneth Stephen Ms. Toni Osbourne Mrs. Florence D. Reeves Sean Dollar & Margaret Flynn Ms. Lia Overs Mr. Eddy Reitberger Cheryl E. Stephenson Ms. Sandra Pagan Jasmin Reville and Wendy Reville Mr. David Stephenson Alfred Page & Mr. Gordon A. Richardson Ms. Elizabeth Stewart Ann Donaldson-Page Rebekah Rimsay* Dr. Mary F. Stewart Ms. Lesley Paterson Ms. Meghan Robertson Carol & Penelope Stewart Ms. Elizabeth Patterson Mrs. Betty Rockley Mrs. Diana Stott Dr. Roger Pearce Mr. Juan M Rodriguez Mr. Kenneth Stowe and Ms. Nancy Pearson Ms. Janet Rowley Ms. Nita Farmer Susan Pepper & William Harper Susan Rutledge* Dr. Doris Sutherland Nikko Pfaff Mr. Christopher Rzepa Mrs. Judy Tanenbaum Mrs. Mary K. Phillips Christina & Gabriella Sarrouh Ms. Agatha Tawaststjerna Elyssa Phillips Doreen & Alan Saskin Ms. Diane Taylor Nina and Terry Picton Dr. Michael Sayer Mrs. Joan Taylor Ms. Lois Pineau Dr. & Mrs. A.G. Scarth Mrs. Helen Tazzman Ms. Vido Pitman Ms. Ruth Scolnik Ms. Sara Thompson Dr. Janice Polgar Mrs. June Scott Ms. Catherine Thomson Anca and Stefan Popescu Mrs. Elinor Seppala Dr. Lynne Thurling Ms. Nancy Posluns Dr. Sony Sierra & Mr. Onkar Singh Ms. Patrick Tivy Ms. Nadia Potts-Gomez Mrs. Christine Simpson Catherine Tompkins & Ms. Patsy Poulin Penelope Smiley & Meg Cormack Sandra Zimmerman Jane Pound Mr. Donald A. Smith Ms. Lillian Tonizaki Mr. Harold Povilaitis Sarah Phillips-Smith Ms. Diane Torney Dr. Sydney Price-Sparling Dr. Peter and Luci Snodgrass Miss Vivian Treacy Mr. David Purcell Direct IT Recruiting Inc. Hazel Tregenza Mr. Chris Purdye Ms. Sarah Sparling Wai-Yee Tsai

Page 25 Ms. Leslie Tuttle Birch Ms. Kerri Craddock $500 - $1,999 The Latimer Family Stephanie Daub Jackman Foundation Ms. Nadya Tymochenko Melanie Dowhaniuk The Nixon Charitable Foundation Marina & Walter Unger Grace Hou The Young Family Foundation Dr. Greg Usher Robert D. Howe One Anonymous Donor Paul & Alison Uys Linda K. Lee Gail Vanstone Martine Mangion and Jamie Smith For more information, please Mrs. Deborah Vernon Rad Designs contact Sarah McLaughlin at Ms. Ruth Vernon Joel Stevens [email protected] Mrs. Gillian Von Teichman Jonathan Voigt or 416 345 9686 x385 . Mrs. Ann Wadden Leah Wright Mr. David Walker Jason Zan Jack & Debra Walker The National Ballet of The Very Reverend Peter Wall & For more information, please Canada, Endowment Anne Harvey contact Kristina Schreiber at Foundation Named Mr. Gordon Warme [email protected] or Funds Roger and Ulli Watkiss 416 345 9686 x324 . Dr. Phillip Wattam & Dr. Lois The National Ballet of Canada, Russell Wattam Endowment Foundation provides Mrs. and Mr. Donna Watts Corporate Council financial strength and stability, Mr. Peter Webb May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2013 helping to ensure the vitality and Ms. Barbara Weider excellence of the National Ballet Mr. Jacques Wensvoort Corporate Executive today and for generations to come. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F. West ($5,000 – $14,999) The National Ballet is grateful for Dr. Eleanor Westney Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts the commitment and dedication Ms. Isabel Wheelwright Local 58 Charitable Benefit Fund of those who have established a Ms. Marion Wilk Named Fund within the Lynda Wilson Corporate Associate Endowment Foundation. Mrs. Kris Wilson-Yang & ($1,500 – $4,999) Mr. Homer Yang Cogeco Data Services The American Friends of Canada Ms. Erika Wimmer Mercedes-Benz Canada Dancer Fund Hastings & Irene Withers Incorporated The Appel Family Fund in Honour Mrs. and Ms. Brenda Wivell Power Corporation of Canada of Bram & Bluma Appel Ms. Ethel M. Woods The John & Margaret Bahen Fund Barbara & Martin Worndl Corporate Donors supports the company’s Mrs. Lilla Wright ($500 – $1,499) Canadian tours. Ms. Judy Yamamoto Fidelitas Holding Company Ltd. The John & Claudine Bailey Fund Ms. Valerie Yearwood Reitmans Incorporated The David & Kim Beatty Fund Mr. John Zigur Uniglobe Plus Travel Group The Mona Campbell Fund Mrs. Sharon Zuckerman The Walter Carsen New Creations Miriam & Bernard Zylberberg For more information, please Fund 20 Anonymous Donors contact Susan Rutledge at The Judith & Marshall Cohen Fund [email protected] or The Horst Dantz & Don Quick The National Ballet of Canada 416 345 9686 x380 . Dancer Wellness Fund thanks all Fouetté, Pirouette and The Paul & Adelle Deacon Fund Plié level donors for their generous The Celia Franca Memorial Fund donations. Foundation Donors The Kevin & Roger Garland Fund May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2013 The Ira Gluskin & For more information about Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Fund Friends’ Corps, please contact $30,000 and above The Gail Hutchison Fund Deanna Underwood at The Frank Gerstein Charitable The Beryl & Richard Ivey Fund [email protected] Foundation The Hal Jackman Foundation Fund or 416 345 9686 x370 . Hal Jackman Foundation The Anna & Don Johnson Fund The McLean Foundation The Lucille & Urban Joseph Fund *Artists and Staff The James Kudelka Fund t Patron for 10 or more years $15,000 – $29,999 The Sonia & Arthur Labatt Fund tt Patron for 20 or more years J.P. Bickell Foundation The Joyce Lee Memorial Fund The Joan & Jerry Lozinski Fund $5,000 – $14,999 The Sarah & David Macdonald Turnout Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Fund Foundation The Sylvia M. McPhee Dancer Fund Melanie Agopian The Langar Foundation The Julie & Ted Medland Fund Ms. Vanessa Antinucci The Nancy Pencer Fund Catherine Barry $2,000 – $4,999 The Sandra & Jim Pitblado Fund Miss Marie-Pierre Bélanger Hope Charitable Foundation The Richard Rooney & Laura James Binckly The K. M. Hunter Charitable Dinner Fund Brendan Brammall Foundation The Ada Slaight Fund Kathleen E. Butterfield Kenneth G. Mills Foundation The Fran Taubkin Dancer Fund Olga Churkina Judith Teller Foundation The David Tory Memorial Fund Lindsay Cook The Geoffrey H. Wood Foundation The Volunteer Committee Mrs. Delane Cooper Build-a-Ballet Fund

Page 26 national.ballet.ca Embrace You r Pass io n

Your support is vital for the National Ballet to produce great ballet, develop world-class artists and contribute to a vibrant national arts scene. Donate today and tell us what you’re passionate about.

The Passions: I The Dancers I The Classical Legacy I Touring I Innovative New Work I Orchestra I Inspiring the Next Generation Donate today. • national.ballet.ca • 416 345 9595 • The National Ballet of Canada 470 Queens Quay West Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 3K4 • Text “ballet” to 45678 from your mobile device A $10 donation will be added to your phone bill; tax receipts are available by request through the Mobile Giving Foundation Canada at mobilegiving.ca Photo by Sian Richards.

The National Ballet of Canada is a registered charity. Page 27 Charitable Registration Number: 11905 1449 RR0001 Corporate Sponsors The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our Corporate Sponsors.

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Sonia Rodriguez and Aleksandar Antonijevic with Artists of the Ballet in Swan Lake . Photo by Bruce Zinger.

very performance by the National Ballet is a magical occasion in its own right, Edefined by the artists, audience members and donors who come together to participate in a unique experience of live dance. A Performance Sponsorship celebrates the singularity of one afternoon or evening of ballet and allows participating companies to share in that occasion.

Sponsoring a ballet in our 2013/14 season such as Swan Lake will provide your company with a valuable and far-reaching association with the National Ballet, along with profile branding, media exposure and hospitality opportunities for clients and employees. A legacy production that represents the pinnacle of classical ballet, Swan Lake attracts large audiences who will associate excellence, leadership, and distinction with your sponsorship.

JOIN THE NATIONAL BALLET ON STAGE IN 2013/14 AS A SPONSOR! For more information about all sponsorship opportunities, please contact Susan Rutledge at 416 345 9686 x380 or [email protected]

Page 29 Celia Franca, founder of The National Ballet of Canada, ca. 1960. Photo by Janine.

Celia Franca Society

n addition to donations made in their lifetime, many donors have also established I gifts in their estates or through financial planning to help guarantee the future of artistic excellence at The National Ballet of Canada. These legacy gifts reflect an individual’s belief in supporting the ongoing needs of the National Ballet and its mission to present the masterworks of classical and contemporary ballet. Donors who arrange a legacy gift are invited to join the Celia Franca Society, allowing the National Ballet to acknowledge their generosity and foresight during their lifetimes. In gratitude, the National Ballet invites members of the Celia Franca Society to special events and offers public recognition. The Celia Franca Society is named in honour of the National Ballet’s Founder, to pay tribute to her vision, tenacity and passion. The members of the Celia Franca Society are likewise recognized for their dedication and generosity.

“It is my dream that The National Ballet of Canada endure forever and ever. ” – Celia Franca, 2006

To learn more about the Celia Franca Society, visit national.ballet.ca or contact Joanna Ivey at [email protected] or 416 345 9686 x347.

Page 30 national.ballet.ca (As of May 15, 2013) Ms. A. Graham-Calderisi Tony Sylvestre & Lisa North Mr. Donald D. Grant Miss Dorothy M. Parr Elaine J. Adair Tony & Kitty Griffin Sandra Pitblado & Margaret Agar Carol Guppy Jim Pitblado, C.M. Vanessa Alexander G. Michael Hale & Dr. Linda Rabeneck Isobel Allen C.N. Jacobsen Kenneth F. Read Reid Anderson & Dr. Ronald M. Haynes Dr. John Reeve-Newson Dieter Graefe W.R. Herridge Peter Reeve-Newson John & Claudine Bailey Lewis Hertzman Diana Reitberger* Lynly & Trevor Bailie Mr. James Hewson Margaret Riggin Torunn & David Banks Mr. Christopher E. Horne Robin Robinson Katherine Barber Margo Howard Mrs. Mary E. Sarjeant Mr. & Mrs. E.R. Barnsley Gail Hutchison Mr. J.M. Doc Savage Gillian & Kenneth Bartlett Richard M. Ivey Paul J. Savard Florence Sharpe Barwell Joan F. Ivory Richard Ira Saxe Professor Marion G. Bassett Elsa Jackson Christine Scott Avie Bennett Ishrani Jaikaran C. Anderson Silber David W. Binet Ms. Agnes Jenkinson Robert Smith John R. Birkett Robert D. Johnston Maggie Morris Smolensky Ms. Katherine Bischoping Ron & Nancy Johnston Larry S. Snyder Mrs. Gail Boire Karen Kain*, C.C., LL.D., Karen Sparks Marnie Bracht D.Litt, O.Ont. Mrs. Doreen L. Stanton Mr. Douglas Bradley James Kerr & J. Linden Best Carolyn & Gordon Ste. Croix Jennifer Burton Mr. Elmer Rob Koppel Astrid M. Stec Patricia Campbell Kathryn Kossow Cheryl E. Stephenson Dr. Ann E. Camps Gurney M. Kranz Mrs. Frances M. Stretton Professor Alfred L. Chan & Lindsay & Bud Kronenberg Ann Sutton Mr. Michael Farewell Jessica & Paul Lindenfelser Ronald Taber & Peng Chiang Mr. Eric Lipka Rowland Galbraith Marilyn Creighton Ms. Chung-Yee Loo Judith Tait Jane Darville & Mr. Doug Lowry Veronica Tennant, C.C., Dr. Skip Bassford Joan & Jerry Lozinski LL.D., D.Litt Elizabeth and Ted Davidson Sarah & David Macdonald John Theo Jeanie A. Davis Tim MacDonald & Mr. Nicholas Tomiuk Amanda Demers & Michelle Morin Lennox Toppin* Brian Collins Polly K. A. MacFarlane Ms. Diane Torney Marilyn J. Doekes Janice May Marje Koidu Virro Sherry Taylor Drew Marcia McClung Lenore Walters Maureen & James Dunn Mrs. Barbara McKenney Mrs. Diana St. B. Weatherall Ardith Ekdahl Miss Jean McPhee Jill & Geoffrey Williams Dena Feng Ms. Sylvia M. McPhee Mr. John H. Williams Beverley Flint Julie & Ted Medland Ms. Ainslie Wood Lorne Fox Stephanie Meredith Ms. Ethel M. Woods Mr. Douglas G. Gardner Ms. Elizabeth Metcalfe Ms. Vivien M. Wu Kevin J. Garland* Sigmund & Elaine Mintz Mr. Denny Young Ann (Kadrnka) Garnet Mrs. Joan Moes Veronica Zufelt Maxine Goldberg Marina Nawrocki 41 Anonymous Donors Freda Gottesman-Brender & Ms. Janis Neilson* Allan Brender Laurie Nemetz* *Artists and Staff

Bequests The National Ballet of Canada recognizes with gratitude those individuals whose commitment to the company extends beyond their lifetimes.

The Estate of Daphne Bell The Estate of Martha Isobel McLaren The Estate of Elizabeth Blackstock The Estate of Helen Allen Stacey The Estate of Mona Campbell, O.C. The Estates of Irving & Miriam Steinberg The Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C. The Estate of Hugh Victor Wallace The Estate of Horst Dantz & Don Quick The Estate of one anonymous donor The Estate of Ann Henderson & Lyman Henderson, C.M.

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Dancer Biographies

Aleksandar Antonijevic Jiˇrí Jelinek Piotr Stanczyk Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Born: Pozarevac, Yugoslavia Born: Prague, Czech Republic Born: Poznan, Poland Trained : National Ballet Trained : Prague Conservatory Trained : State Ballet School School (Yugoslavia) of Dance, Hamburg Dance (Poland), Canada’s National Joined National Ballet: 1991 Centre Ballet School Promoted to Principal Joined National Ballet as Joined National Ballet: 1998 Dancer: 1995 Principal Dancer: 2010 Promoted to Principal Dancer : 2008

Guillaume Côté Heather Ogden Jillian Vanstone Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Born: Lac -Sain t- Jean, Québec Born: Toronto, Ontario Born: Nanaimo, British Trained : Canada’s National Trained : The Richmond Columbia Ballet School Academy of Dance Trained : Kirkwood Academy Joined National Ballet: 1999 Joined National Ballet: 1998 (Nanaimo), Canada’s National Promoted to Principal Promoted to Principal Ballet School Dancer: 2004 Dancer: 2005 Joined National Ballet: 1999 Sponsored by Emmanuelle Gattuso Sponsored by Ira Gluskin & Promoted to Principal & Allan Slaight Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Dancer: 2011

Greta Hodgkinson Sonia Rodriguez Xiao Nan Yu Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Born: Providence, Born: Toronto, Ontario Born: Dalian, China Rhode Island Trained : Princess Grace Trained : Shen Yang School Trained : Canada’s National Academy (Monaco) of Dance, Beijing Dance Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1990 Academy, Canada’s National Joined National Ballet: 1990 Promoted to Principal Ballet School Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2000 Joined National Ballet: 1996 Dancer: 1996 Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2001

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Dancer Biographies

Kevin D. Bowles Tomas Schramek Keiichi Hirano Principal Character Artist Principal Character Artist First Soloist Born: Ottawa, Ontario Born: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Born: Osaka, Japan Trained : Canada’s National Trained : Slovak National Trained : Setsuko Hirano Ballet School, Boston Theatre School, SLUK Ballet School (Japan) Conservatory, Boston Ballet Joined National Ballet: 1969 Joined National Ballet: 1999 School Principal Dancer: 197 3-1990 Promoted to First Soloist: Joined National Ballet: 2002 Principal Character Artist: 2006 Promoted to Principal Since 1990 Sponsored by Patricia Younger Character Artist : 2008

Lorna Geddes Hazaros Surmeyan Tanya Howard Principal Character Artist Principal Character Artist First Soloist Born: Waterloo, Ontario Born: Skopje, Yugoslavia Born: Uitenhage, South Africa Trained : With Betty Oliphant, Trained : National Ballet Trained : The National School founder of Canada’s National School of Macedonia of the Arts (South Africa), Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 196 6 Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1959 Principal Dancer: 196 6-1985 Joined National Ballet: 1998 Assistant Ballet Mistress: Principal Character Artist: Promoted to First Soloist: Since 1984 Since 1986 2007 Principal Character Artist: Sponsored by Nancy Pencer Since 2005

Rebekah Rimsay Naoya Ebe Stephanie Hutchison Principal Character Artist First Soloist First Soloist Born: Fort Collins, Colorado Born: Tokyo, Japan Born: Kitchener, Ontario Trained : Gail Innes Dance Trained : Canada’s Natioanl Trained : Canada’s National School (Newfoundland), Ballet School Ballet School Canada’s National Ballet Joined National Ballet: 2007 Joined National Ballet: 1997 School Promoted to First Soloist: Promoted to First Soloist: Joined National Ballet: 1990 2012 2003 Promoted to Principal Sponsored by Gretchen Ross Character Artists: 2012

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Dancer Biographies

Etienne Lavigne McGee Maddox Jonathan Renna First Soloist First Soloist First Soloist Born: Montr éal, Québec Born: Spartanburg, South Born: Ottawa, Ontario Trained : École supérieure Carolina Trained : Canada’s National de ballet contemporain Trained : Houston Ballet's Ballet School de Montréal, San Francisco Ben Stevenson Academy Joined National Ballet: Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2009 1997 -2000 Joined National Ballet: 1997 Promoted to First Soloist: Re-joined: 2007 Promoted to First Soloist: 2011 Promoted to First Soloist: 2007 2009

Patrick Lavoie Stacey Shiori Minagawa Robert Stephen First Soloist First Soloist First Soloist Born: Montr éal, Québec Born: Los Angeles, California Born: Burlington, Ontario Trained : École supérieure Trained : Tachibana Ballet Trained : Canada’s National de ballet contemporain School (Japan), San Francisco Ballet School de Montréal, San Francisco Ballet School, Princess Grace Joined National Ballet: 2004 Ballet School Academy (Monaco) Promoted to First Soloist: Joined National Ballet: 1997 Joined National Ballet: 1993 2011 Promoted to First Soloist: Promoted to First Soloist: Sponsored by Mr. Thor Eaton & 2003 2000 The Honourable Nicole Eaton, Senator

Elena Lobsanova Tina Pereira Brett van Sickle First Soloist First Soloist First Soloist Born: Moscow, Russia Born: Port of Spain, Trinidad Born: Hamilton, Ontario Trained : Canada’s National Trained : Canada’s National Trained : Canada’s National Ballet School Ballet School Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2004 Joined National Ballet: Joined National Ballet: 2005 Promoted to First Soloist: 2002-2004 Promoted to First Soloist: 2011 Re-joined: 2006 2011 Sponsored by Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Promoted to First Soloist: 2009 Sponsored by The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, O.C.

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Corps de Ballet Dancer Biographies in Lead Roles

Jordana Daumec Alejandra Perez-Gomez Dylan Tedaldi Second Soloist Second Soloist Principal Man, Born: New York City, New York Born: Toronto, Ontario Theme and Variations Trained : Canada’s National Trained : École supérieure Born: Boston, Massachusetts Ballet School de ballet contemporain Trained : Boston Ballet Joined National Ballet: 2004 de Montréal, Princess Grace School, The Hamburg Promoted to Second Academy (Monaco), San Ballet Shule Soloist: 2010 Francisco Ballet School Joined National Ballet Joined National Ballet: 1998 Corps de Ballet: 2010 Promoted to Second Soloist: 2006

Alexandra MacDonald Jenna Savella Second Soloist Second Soloist Born: Calgary, Alberta Born: Vancouver, British Trained : International School Columbia of Ballet, Boston Ballet’s Trained : DanceWest Trainee Programme (Vancouver), Canada’s Joined National Ballet: 2007 National Ballet School Promoted to Second Joined National Ballet: 2005 Soloist: 2012 Promoted to Second Soloist: 2009 Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor

Chelsy Meiss Christopher Stalzer Second Soloist Second Soloist Born: Melborne, Australia Born: Atlanta, Georgia Trained : Karen Curlis School Trained : Rotaru International of Dance in Australia and Ballet School The Australian Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2007 Joined National Ballet: 2008 Promoted to Second Promoted to Second Soloist: 2012 Soloist: 2011 Sponsored by Diana St. B. Weatherall

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Board of Directors As of February 7, 2013 Chair The Honourable Nicole Krista Kerr Lynda Prince David Binet Eaton, Senator Robert Lawrie Robbie J. Pryde Brenda Eprile, ex officio Philip Lieberman Gretchen Ross Jane Allen Bronwen Evans Jerry Lozinski Victor R. Royce Aleksandar Antonijevic, Sandra Faire David Macdonald Mavis Staines C.M., ex officio Kevin Garland, ex officio Geneviève McKillop ex officio Maurizio Baccante, ex officio Greta Hodgkinson, Ryan McNally Daniel F. Sullivan John Bailey ex officio Donna Meyers Noreen Taylor Susanne Boyce Victoria Jackman Linda O’Leary Beth Wilson Marlene DelZotto Karen Kain C.C., ex officio Nancy Pencer Cornell C.V. Wright Honorary Board As of October 25, 2012 Avie Bennett, C.C. O.Ont. Jeanie Davis Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Robin Robinson Judith Cohen Sherry Taylor Drew Paul O’Donoghue Susan Scace Judi Conacher William Harris Rose Patten Missy Crosbie William Herridge, Q.C. Aaron Regent The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation Board of Directors As of October 30, 2012 Chair Vice-President Secretary Mary Hallward David Macdonald Karen Kain Pamela Ouzounian Lucille Joseph Krista Kerr President Treasurer David Banks Jerry Lozinski Kevin Garland Barry Shour, CPA, CA David Binet Sue Matthews Ed Esposto Vanessa Morgan James Fleck, O.C. James Pitblado, C.M. Staff Artistic Owen Montague Consulting Opthamologist Administration Artistic Director Matjash Mrozewski Dr. Michael Easterbrook Executive Director Karen Kain, C.C. Hope Muir Consulting Chiropractor Kevin Garland Artistic Administrator Tatiana Tchernova Dr. Cameron Borody Director of Finance and Gerard Roxburgh Registered Nutritional Administration Artist-in-Residence *Made possible by a generous Consultant Barry Shour, CPA, CA Rex Harrington, O.C. donation by The Frank Gerstein Trionne Moore Director of Human Principal Artistic Coach Charitable Foundation. Resources Magdalena Popa The National Ballet of Leigh Ann Layno Artistic Director, Dancer Wellness Canada is grateful to Sports Executive Assistant / YOU dance /Ballet Master Programme Medicine Specialists Board Secretary Lindsay Fischer Director of Dancer (150 Eglinton Avenue East, Pamela Ouzounian Senior Ballet Master Wellness Toronto) and the Toronto Payroll and Benefits Peter Ottmann Marla Pichler Hospital, Department of Manager Senior Ballet Mistress Sports Medicine Orthopaedics for the Jenny Mah Mandy-Jayne Richardson Physicians provision of medical and Human Resources Officer Pointe Shoe Manager / Dr. Julia Alleyne physiotherapy services Kathleen Matatya Assistant Ballet Mistress Dr. Michael Clarfield in Toronto; and to those General Accountants Lorna Geddes Orthopaedic Surgeon physicians who have Sandra Gandola, CB Personal Assistant to the Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris generously donated their Daisy Lee Artistic Director / Family Practitioners time to the National Ballet. Demitrios Prevenas Administrative Manager, Dr. Julia Hamilton Li Ye Artistic Department Dr. Janice Weiss Music Shu Zhang, CGA Pamela Steele Psychologist /Kinesiologist Music Director and Business Analysts Scheduling Coordinator Dr. Doug Misener Principal Conductor Fernando Margueirat Sophie Letendre Company Athletic Therapist David Briskin Mohiuddin Faruqe Guest Répétiteurs Paul Papoutsakis Principal Pianist Application Support Alice’s Adventures in Company Massage Janis Neilson Analyst Wonderland Therapists Pianists Kruti Shah Jacquelin Barrett* Brian Bastedo Edward Connell ICT Consultants Nijinsky Peter Blatz Andrei Streliaev JSO Consulting Laura Cazzaniga, Murray Howerth Zhenya Yesmanovich, Jeffrie Owen Leslie McBeth & Vlodek Kluczynski YOU dance Avin Gobin Sonia Tinnes Ron Mulesa Orchestra Personnel Rob Townsend Guest Teachers and Resident Pilates Teacher Manager and Music Company Management Coaches Je-an Salas Administrator Assistant Roberto Campanella Consulting Physiotherapist Raymond Tizzard Sarita Dotan Brendan Collins Ginette Hamel Assistant to the Music Facilities Manager Nicholas Khan Consulting Foot Specialist Director Stephen Chadwick Michel Faigaux /Chiropodist Jean Verch Receptionist Robert Glumbek Dr. Nicholas Durand, Librarian Seta Nigoghossian Martine Lamy D.Pod.M. Lucie Parent

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The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following:

Bringing the arts to life The Government of Canada through De l’art plein la vie the Honourable James Moore, Minister, the Department of Canadian Heritage

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, Dancer Transition Resource Centre and Dance USA.

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