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GEORGE BALANCHINE ANNE PLAMONDON HELEN PICKETT

CALGARY February 12–15, 2020 EDMONTON February 21–22, 2020 Mixed bills are always the most exciting moment of the year for us. We get to rediscover our dancers through the eyes of guest choreographers, we also get to see them reveling in contemporary choreographic vernaculars and finally, we have the chance to see dance itself as a more abstract form, free of narrative. Mixed bills are also an opportunity for all of us to participate in the pure creation of new dance forms, thus leaving our mark in history. JEAN GRAND-MAÎTRE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR As with every season, I always enjoy mounting this particular 2002 - PRESENT program as it gives me the chance to challenge you with an – eclectic and contrasting evening of riveting . Tonight, we celebrate the limitless potential of as it will thrice morph into radically different esthetics before your very eyes. ’s spectacular Allegro Brillante captures with dynamic panache the very essence of his homeland’s greatest orchestral music. Indeed, like many other one-act ballets he created, these masterworks became his personal tribute to his most beloved composer P.T. Tchaikovsky. It has been performed across the world by hundreds of ballet companies and is considered to be one of the great masterpieces of the 20th century. Helen Pickett is a renowned and accomplished American choreographer with significant international credentials. This Canadian premiere of her sublime Petal marks her first appearance on a Canadian stage, and we are extremely proud to introduce her to our audiences. Helen’s highly individuated work requires complete commitment from the interpreter. It’s rich, layered inner beauty can only be revealed once all the dancers, having mastered her complex architectural vernacular, have also invested her visions with a deep sense of purpose and uncompromising commitment. Montreal based Anne Plamondon is a rising choreographer with extensive experience as a performer and dancemaker across North America and Europe. Her choreographic explorations involve the extensive fusion of numerous forms of dance. Once assembled in her own unique and inimitable way, they all blend seamlessly into a compelling and often deeply moving esthetic. Anne pushes the dancers to extended themselves way beyond their comfort zones, both kinetically and spiritually. Her work demands extreme authenticity and when the dancers finally abandon themselves to her direction, the results are explosive yet fragile and ephemeral. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Joysanne Sidimus for her generous and inspiring collaboration setting Allegro Brillante. To Helen Pickett, and her assistant Sarah Hillmer thank you for allowing us to inhabit your beautiful world for this short while. How grateful the dancers and all of us are for Anne Plamondon’s inspiring and magnificent participation. And, of course, thank you to everyone who has offered their talents: our dancers, our designers and our crews; you believe in the magic when we need it most.

Jean Grand-Maître

2 ALBERTA BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PREPARES TO PASS THE TORCH

Dear Friends, I’ve been so privileged to lead this company and to share so much beauty and creativity with you for almost 20 years. I have had a long tenure with Alberta Ballet and after much considered reflection, I feel that for me personally, as well as for the Alberta Ballet, the time has come for mutual renewal. You may have seen the exciting announcement that Christopher Anderson has accepted our invitation to become Alberta Ballet’s next Artistic Director. I have endless admiration and respect for Christopher. His invaluable collaboration over the past five years has shown me that he’s the ideal candidate to sustain our artistic excellence and deep connections with the community. He is a dedicated and inspiring leader who brings a wide and eclectic knowledge of ballet history and a love for the craft of this art form. Changing hands in artistic leadership is a rare event for this company, but I looked to arts organizations around the world and realized that gradual transitions are the most successful, and so we have allowed for three seasons to enact this change. The 2020-21 season will be my last as sole Artistic Director and will feature new ballets from me and Christopher. Through 2021-22, we will be Co-Artistic Directors, and the following season, 2022-23, Christopher will be sole Artistic Director and I will enjoy a year as Artist-In-Residence for both Alberta Ballet and Alberta Ballet School. When I finally leave the company, at the end of 2023, it will mark two unforgettable decades of collaboration with this magnificent organization. These precious years will always be remembered as being the most enriching and fulfilling of my artistic life. It has been a privilege to serve the splendid people of this province and they will always hold a very special place in my heart. Please join me in welcoming Christopher to his new role! Rest assured Alberta Ballet is well prepared to continue creating the powerful live dance that keeps you, our audiences, coming back for more.

Jean Grand-Maître

3 ACT 1 ALLEGRO BRILLANTE

George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante is danced to Tchaikovsky’s unfinished third piano concerto, the last music he composed before his death. In the sweeping style of the music, the choreography alternates between fast-moving ensemble passages and contrasting sections of peaceful lyricism and is characterized by what (the ballerina on whom the bravura leading role was created) calls “an expansive Russian romanticism”. Although Allegro Brillante was choreographed as a last-minute replacement for a cancelled work, Balanchine claimed the ballet “contains everything I know about —in thirteen minutes.” The performance of Allegro Brillante, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.

career throughout Europe. The son of a composer, Balanchine gained a knowledge of music that far exceeded that of most of his fellow choreographers. In 1924, Balanchine was invited to tour Germany as part of the Soviet State Dancers. A year later, the young choreographer joined Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russes. At just 21 years old, CHOREOGRAPHER Balanchine took over as choreographer for GEORGE BALANCHINE the group, one of the most renowned ballet Born on January 22, 1904, in St. Petersburg, companies in the world. Russia, George Balanchine studied ballet After the Ballet Russes collapsed, Balanchine and music in Russia before making his way created the company Les Ballets in 1933. to America in late 1933 following an early Following a performance, American dance

4 aficionado Lincoln Kirstein approached LIGHTING RECREATION Balanchine about collaboration and the two James Thurmeier began a 50-year creative partnership, co-founding the School of American Ballet in PREMIERE 1934. The following year, the professional March 1, 1956; New York City known as the American Ballet ALBERTA BALLET PREMIERE emerged, becoming the official company of February 12, 2020 New York's Metropolitan Opera until 1936. In 1946, Kirstein and Balanchine co-founded a company that would become the New CASTING York City Ballet. Balanchine served as artistic Principals director of the company, based out of New Mariko Kondo & William Sheriff Jr: York State Theater at Lincoln Center. He FEB 12E, 14E, 15E, 22E produced more than 150 works for the Heather Thomas & Garrett Groat: company, including . FEB 13E, 15M, 21E In addition to ballet, George Balanchine Corps de Ballet choreographed Hollywood movies and Allison Perhach, Jennifer Gibson, Alexandra Broadway musicals. He is known for his Gibson, Reilley McKinlay, John Canfield, connection to Igor Stravinsky; Balanchine Yoshiya Sakurai, Zacharie Dun, Kelley created many ballets to his work, some in McKinlay: FEB 12E, 14E, 15E, 22E collaboration with the composer. He made Melissa Eguchi, Luna Sasaki, Sayuri Nakanii, more than 465 works, which have been Kira Anderson, William Sheriff Jr, Scotto performed by nearly every ballet company in Hamed-Ramos, Eli Barnes, Kuu Sakuragi: the world. FEB 13E, 15M, 21E He died in New York City in 1983. Subject to change. E: Evening M: Matinee MUSIC Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 75, 1892 [unfinished])

STAGING Joysanne Sidimus

COSTUME DESIGN

5 ACT 2 YEARNING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Yearning to Make a Difference is a reflection on the transformative, yet sometimes subversive effect of the collective. It highlights those specific, crucial moments when a community's efforts contribute to generate changes, big or small, in the lives of individuals. It also addresses the way we, as members of our society, treat each other, and how tiny gestures can transform who we are. Our bodies carry traces of the various experiences of our lives, much like a quilt with its multiple colors, shapes and textures. A yearning brings movement: it is triggered by a desire, a longing for something out of reach — sometimes for a better world, sometimes for much more egocentric cravings... In this spiral of movement both collective and self-centered, we entrust to others the task of caring for our loved ones, our children and elders, while we go on our business as usual. Only when the collective sense of responsibility and commitment fails, we start to question this collective power. Only then do we realize its fragility and the deep — sometimes deadly — influence it can have on one’s outcome and destiny. Chain reactions, whether good or bad, can change people’s lives forever no matter how small each action is.

CHOREOGRAPHER ANNE PLAMONDON Anne Plamondon is a choreographer, dancer and teacher. After creating two solo works with director Marie Brassard, The Same Eyes as Yours (2012) and Night Mechanics (2017), Anne launched her own company in 2018. This same year, invited as Artist in residence by Fall for Dance North Festival, she created

6 the duet Counter Cantor alongside Emma MUSIC COMPOSED BY Portner, as well as Fiddle Embrace, a piece for Olivier Fairfield 18 students of the Ryerson School of Performance. COSTUME DESIGN Marie-Audrey Jacques Between 2002 and 2013, Anne created, performed and co-directed alongside Victor LIGHTING DESIGN Quijada’s RUBBERBANDance group, Pierre Lavoie contributing to 10 choreographic works and 4 short films. She also took part in the elaboration of the RUBBERBAND Method, CASTING now taught worldwide. Woman Between 2007 and 2011, Anne worked with Mariko Kondo, Laura Vande Zande, ’s Kidd Pivot in 4 productions, Luna Sasaki, Heather Thomas, including the Olivier Award winning duet A Melissa Eguchi, Seira Iwamoto Picture of You Falling. Men Considered a stellar dancer in Canada, Kelley McKinlay, Garrett Groat, described as captivating, fluid, versatile and John Canfield, Zacharie Dun, radiant, Anne Plamondon danced with major William Sheriff Jr, Liam Reid companies : first with Les Grands Ballets Subject to change. Canadiens (94-95), the 2 (95-98) and the Gulbenkian Ballet (98-2000), and interpreted the works of more than 30 choreographers, among which Jiří Kylián, , Hans Van Manen, Angelin Preljocaj, Gideon Obarzanek, Paul WITH GRATITUDE TO HEATHER EDWARDS Lightfoot & Sol León, Marie Chouinard, Thanks to the long-standing generosity of Marcos Moreau and Jean Grand-Maître. Heather Edwards, Alberta Ballet’s dancers are able to explore, create and share all styles of ballet with our audiences. We’re especially thankful for her support for Alberta Ballet UnLeashed, which with enabled us to commission Anne Plamondon and her world premiere, “Yearning to Make a Difference.”

7 ACT 3 PETAL

Helen Pickett’s original inspiration for Petal came from the vibrancy of a Gerber daisy. As the ballet evolved color remained a critical element of the work, but the visceral movement and relationships between the dancers came to reflect the vigor of wildflowers rather than a hothouse bloom. “The eight dancers who invade, inhabit and constantly transform the stage space, perform as if they had been tossed a do-or-die challenge and are determined to transcend their training,” observed Allan Ulrich of SF Gate. Bathed in the light of hot yellows, pinks, and oranges the dancers’ kinetic energy reflects the vitality of spring. There is also a deeper underlying connection between them expressed through the intimacy of human touch: a gentle caress around someone’s neck or along someone’s neck or inner thigh. "Intimacy is such an important part of a human life - without it, we wither,” says Pickett. “Let's celebrate this burst of color, this sound, this touch."

Critics Award and the Herald Angel Award, and will have its US premiere at Kennedy Center May 13-17, 2020. While resident choreographer for , 2015 – 2017, she was named Best Choreographer in 2014 and 2015, for her first full length, Camino Real. In addition to Helen’s contemporary ballet choreography, she has collaborated, as a choreographer and actress with installation video artists and filmmakers, including Eve CHOREOGRAPHER Sussman, Toni Dove and Laurie Simmons. HELEN PICKETT Helen, an original member, danced with Ballet Native of San Diego, CA, has created over 40 Frankfurt, director, William Forsythe for 11 ballets, in 15 years, in the U.S. and Europe. The years, and performed with the New York Crucible, her new full length for , theater company Wooster Group, director, which premiered at Edinburgh International Elizabeth LeCompte, for five years. In addition Festival, has won two awards, UK Theatre to guest teaching in universities in the United

8 States and Norway, Helen created the REPETITEUR workshop, Choreographic Essentials. In 2006, Sarah Hillmer Dance Europe published Helen’s article, Considering Cezanne. She earned her Masters LIGHTING DESIGN of Fine Arts in 2011 from Hollins University. In Todd Elmer 2016, she was awarded an Honorary COSTUME DESIGN Doctorate, for her contribution to the arts, and Nete Joseph named Visiting Distinguished Artist for North Carolina School of the Arts, dean, . ASFB Commissioned Work www.helenpickett.com

CASTING MUSIC Mariko Kondo, Reilley McKinlay, Melissa * Philip Glass Eguchi, Alexandra Gibson, Kelley McKinlay, ** Thomas Montgomery Newman Garrett Groat, *Kuu Sakuragi, William *Death of the Twins and Elizabeth Chooses a Sheriff Jr: 12E, 14E, 15M, 22E Career from Les Enfants Terribles by Philip Laura Vande Zande, Allison Perhach, Glass. Based upon the work Les Enfants Jennifer Gibson, Kira Anderson, John Terribles by Jean Cocteau. Copyright Editions Canfield, *Yoshiya Sakurai, Zacharie Dun, Grasse! & Fasquelle 1929. © 1996 Liam Reid: FEB 13E, 15E, 21E Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by permission. *Improv Man **End Title from LITTLE CHILDREN, Subject to change. © New Line Music by Thomas Montgomery Newman, all rights administered by E: Evening M: Matinee Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

9 JASON CAO ALBERTA BALLET DANCERS BEIJING, CHINA THIRD SEASON PRESENTED BY Zhenghong (Jason) Cao was born in Beijing, China. He began ballet training at the Secondary School of ELI BARNES Beijing Dance Academy at the age SANTA FE, NM USA of 10 and performed internationally with the Academy. He EIGHTH SEASON attended both Canada’s National Ballet School and the Eli Barnes’ ballet training began in his Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet hometown of Santa Fe at the age of Theatre. Prior to his first season with Alberta Ballet, Jason 15. He trained with both Pacific danced with Washington Ballet Studio Company, dancing Northwest Ballet in Seattle as well as principal roles such as Prince Desire in Sleeping Beauty, Franz . Some of the roles that Eli has danced in his in Coppelia, and Waltz Couple in Serenade. previous seven seasons with Alberta Ballet are Roman in All of GABRIELLE CHENARD Us, Tweedledee in Alice in Wonderland, and the Pink Couple in MONTREAL, QC CANADA Forgotten Land. Favourite productions include George FOURTH SEASON Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Christopher Born and raised in Montreal, Anderson’s Cinderella, and Jiří Kylián’s Forgotten Land. Gabrielle Chenard is a graduate of BRITTANY l’École supérieure de ballet du BROUSSARD Québec. Additionally, she has HOUSTON, TX USA attended several intensives, including Canada’s National THIRD SEASON Ballet School and Art of Forsythe workshop in Berlin, Brittany Broussard is originally from Germany. Gabrielle also danced with Les Grands Ballets Houston, TX and recently Canadiens’ professional corps de ballet in their annual graduated from Alberta Ballet production of The Nutcracker. School. She performed with Alberta Ballet in several performances in the 16/17 season, including Dracula and TANYA CHUMAK Our Canada. Brittany was also selected to represent Canada CALGARY, AB CANADA FIFTH SEASON in the Cecchetti International Ballet Competition in Florence, Born and raised in Calgary, Tanya Italy this past summer. She previously trained with Next Chumak trained at Alberta Ballet Generation Ballet in Tampa, FL and Vitacca Dance Project School where she completed her with Phillip Broomhead. Additionally, Brittany has been Advanced 2 Cecchetti Exam and was fortunate to train in summer programs with San Francisco selected to compete in the Cecchetti International Classical Ballet and . Ballet Competition. Tanya then went on to dance professionally JOHN CANFIELD with New York Theatre Ballet in New York City for two years. OAKLAND, MD USA After her time in New York, Tanya returned to Calgary and is FIFTH SEASON very happy to be dancing with Alberta Ballet in her hometown. John Canfield grew up in rural Some of Tanya’s most memorable roles with Alberta Ballet Virginia and received his early include Vice from Jean Grand Maître’s All Of Us and the Fairy of training at local studios. He then Bravery from Christopher Anderson’s The Sleeping Beauty. moved on to train with The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts and The Richmond ZACHARIE DUN Ballet School before coming to Canada where he TAREE, AUSTRALIA THIRD SEASON attended the National Ballet School in Toronto. In 2015, Zacharie originates from the eastern John was recognized with Canada Council's Peter Dwyer coast of Australia and received his Award for the Arts. Some of his favourite repertoire early training from Andrea Rowsell includes Aszure Barton's Happy Little Things (Waiting on a Academy of Dance within his Gruff Cloud of Wanting) Jiří Kylián's Lieder Eines FahrendenGesellen, and The Nutcracker. hometown of Taree, NSW. He was later accepted to train JENNIFER GIBSON with School’s full-time program prior to CALGARY, AB CANADA moving to Brisbane on scholarship from the Queensland ELEVENTH SEASON Ballet’s Pre-Professional Program. In 2016 Zacharie was Jennifer Gibson was born in Toronto promoted into the Jette Parker Young Artist Program, and moved to Calgary with her continuing to work with . In August of family at a young age. She received 2017 Zacharie bid farewell to the Koalas and Kangaroos twelve years of training at Alberta and joined Alberta Ballet. Some of Zacharie’s career Ballet School and is now in her eleventh year with the highlights include Soloist in Amy Hollingsworth’s Til Enda, company. She has enjoyed performing a wide variety of roles Derek Deane’s Strictly Gershwin, Ma Cong’s Futureland, Jean during her time with Alberta Ballet, most notably as Princess Grand Maître’s Caelestis & Lysander in Bruce Well’s A Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella in Cinderella, as well Midsummer Night’s Dream. as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. MELISSA EGUCHI GARRETT GROAT HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA USA EDMONTON, AB CANADA FOURTH SEASON TENTH SEASON Melissa Eguchi began training at the Garrett Groat was born and raised age of three at California’s in Edmonton, AB where he trained Huntington Academy of Dance at Dance Unlimited in various styles. under the direction of Marnell At age 17, Garrett was awarded a Himes-Ushijima and has also been privately coached by artist scholarship to train at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jayne Persch. After completing Cecchetti exams, Primary School at in New York City. Some of through Grade 10 with honours, Melissa furthered her training his favourite roles with Alberta Ballet include Puss in Boots in at the School of Alberta Ballet. She has received numerous The Sleeping Beauty, The Elton Fan in Love Lies Bleeding, scholarships to institutions such as Marin Dance Theatre, the White Couple in Forgotten Lands, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Elmhurst School of Dance and the School of Alberta Ballet. Escamillo in Yukichi Hattori's Carmen, and as a cast member She is a two-time finalist for the Youth American Grand Prix in Dump the Physical Memory. and the Cecchetti International Ballet Competition and winner SEIRA IWAMOTO of the CICB Audience Choice Award 2014. FUKUOKA, JAPAN ALEXANDRA GIBSON FIFTH SEASON CALGARY, AB CANADA Seira Iwamoto is from Fukuoka, ELEVENTH SEASON Japan. Seira received her training at Alexandra Gibson was born in Fukuoka City Kawazoe Ballet Toronto and moved to Calgary as a Academy, Alberta Ballet School, young child. She spent 12 years at and The Academy. In 2013/2014 she Alberta Ballet School and joined the performed with the Dutch National Ballet in Sir Peter company after completing her ballet training. This will be Wright’s Sleeping Beauty, as well as in the live stream Alexandra’s eleventh season with the company. She takes project in Assemblée Internationale. During her training she pride in every role she dances, both on and off the stage, but has had the privilege to work with Hans Van Manen, Sorella some of her favourites include the role of Myrtha in , the Englund, Jacquelin Barrett, and Kirk Peterson. Some of her Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Fairy Godmother in favourite repertoires includes , Dracula, and Happy Cinderella, the Lover in Balletlujah!, Helena in A Midsummer Little Things (Waiting on a Gruff Cloud of Wanting). Night’s Dream, and the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty. MARIKO KONDO HIROSHIMA, JAPAN THIRTEENTH SEASON Mariko Kondo was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She trained at Canada’s National Ballet School and has danced professionally with 11 Leipzig Ballet in Germany and Opera Atelier in Toronto School, she is also an alumna of Exploring Ballet with before joining Alberta Ballet. Mariko’s repertoire includes Suzanne Farrell. Since joining Alberta Ballet, her favourite several soloist roles including Princess Aurora in The Sleeping pieces to dance include Jean Grand-Maitre’s Winter Room, Beauty, Desdemona in Othello, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Wen Wei Wang’s Futureland, as well as dancing the roles of Nutcracker, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Cio-Cio San in Queen Anne in David Nixon’s The Three Musketeers, and Madame Butterfly, and Giselle in Giselle. Tourvel in Jean Grand-Maître’s Dangerous Liaisons. ALAN MA SAYURI NAKANII HARBIN, CHINA CHIBA, JAPAN FOURTH SEASON THIRD SEASON Lang (Alan) Ma is from China and Born in Japan, Sayuri Nakanii began his formal training at the started training at age eight at LiaoNing Ballet of China Academy. Tanaka Ballet Studio and eventually He continued training in Vancouver, moved to Canada in 2015 to begin BC at the before joining the training at Alberta Ballet School. Sayuri was invited to join Washington School of Ballet in Washington, DC. Alan has Alberta Ballet II, which then led to her dancing with Alberta won numerous awards, including a Gold Medal in the 2014 Ballet. Sayuri has danced in Alberta Ballet’s productions of World Ballet Competition, 2015 Dracula, The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, Dangerous Third Place Senior Division NYC, 2014 Youth America Liaisons, Cinderella, and All of Us. Grand Prix Finalist, 2012 China Tao Li Bei Competition First TARYN NOWELS Place, and First Place in the 2010 Osaka International HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA USA Youngsters Ballet Competition. Alan was with the Columbia SEVENTH SEASON Classical Ballet Company in Washington, DC, before Taryn Nowels is in her seventh season accepting a contract with Alberta Ballet. with Alberta Ballet. She is from KELLEY MCKINLAY Huntington Beach, CA, where she EDMONTON, AB CANADA attended Orange County Dance EIGHTEENTH SEASON Center from the age of three. Prior to joining Alberta Ballet, Kelley grew up in Edmonton, training Taryn was part of the Professional Trainee Division at Ballet with Dance Alberta and The Banff West under full scholarship, and was an apprentice with Centre. He would subsequently . In addition, Taryn has had the perform with DanceArts Vancouver, opportunity to perform in Germany and South Korea. Some of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, and The Banff Taryn’s favourite performances with Alberta Ballet include Ben Centre’s Festival of Dance. In 2008, Kelley performed parts Stevenson’s Dracula and Jean Grand-Maître’s All of Us, of Kirk Peterson’s Othello at the Benois de la Danse Awards Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and one of the leading roles Gala at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. In 2015, he in Balletlujah!. was Guest Principal Artist in David Nixon’s Madame Butterfly ALLISON PERHACH with the in the UK. Some of Kelley’s favourite LEESBURG, VA USA Alberta Ballet repertoire includes Winter Room, Futureland, SECOND SEASON Iago in Othello, D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, Allison Perhach began her training in Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, and Valmont in her hometown of Leesburg, Virginia. Dangerous Liaisons. She went on to attend Indiana REILLEY MCKINLAY University’s Jacobs School of Music. EATONVILLE, WA USA While at IU, Allison had the privilege of working with Ms. TWELFTH SEASON Violette Verdy and performed corps and principal roles by a Reilley grew up just outside of variety of choreographers. Following graduation, Allison joined Seattle in Eatonville, WA and BalletMet’s second company under Edwaard Liang before trained at joining Alberta Ballet 2018. Allison has enjoyed dancing in a School and Canada’s National variety of works, including the Bravery Fairy in Christopher Ballet School. In addition to attending summer programs at Anderson’s The Sleeping Beauty and in Jean Grand-Maître’s the School of American Ballet and the The Fiddle and The Drum. KUU SAKURAGI WILLIAM SHERIFF JR. BELLEVUE, WA USA DALLAS, TX USA THIRD SEASON SECOND SEASON Kuu Sakuragi was born in Bellevue, William Sheriff Jr. is from Dallas, WA and started his training at the Texas where he began his formal Pacific Northwest Ballet School ballet training at the age of 14. where he danced on full scholarship After applying to college, William for 10 years. He has also attended numerous summer attended Texas Christian University’s School for Classical programs, such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, School of and Contemporary Dance before moving to Seattle, American Ballet, , Canada's National Ballet, Washington. William recently graduated from the Pacific , and San Francisco Ballet. In 2016, Kuu Northwest Ballet's Professional Division, and completed received a winner's award from the National Young Arts several summer training programs with Pacific Northwest Foundation and continued his training at the Pacific Ballet, Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Northwest Ballet School until graduation. His favourite role Theatre, Boston Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. His to dance is Romeo from Romeo and Juliet. He also enjoys favourite ballet is Emeralds by George Balanchine, and his dancing in Giselle, and Valse Fantasie by George Balanchine. favourite roles include George Balanchine’s Diamonds, ’s Waltz of the Flowers, and Splendid Gershwin. YOSHIYA SAKURAI NIIGATA, JAPAN HEATHER THOMAS FOURTH SEASON LEWISBERRY, PA USA Yoshiya Sakurai began training with SEVENTH SEASON Niigata Ballet School in his Originally from Lewisberry, PA, hometown. He subsequently began Heather Thomas began dancing training at Ballet with Pennsylvania Regional Ballet School, and Canada's National Ballet School. In 2008, before moving to Toronto and Yoshiya joined Boston Ballet II, and later in graduating from Canada's National Ballet School. She has 2010. He has performed several lead and soloist roles trained and worked with the Joffrey Academy of Dance in including Benno in Swan Lake, Peasant Pas de Deux in Chicago, Cincinnati Ballet, and BalletMet Columbus. Some Giselle, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Porthos in of her favourite performances with Alberta Ballet include Ben The Three Musketeers. With Alberta Ballet, he has performed Stevenson's Dracula and Christopher Anderson's Cinderella. White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, Frederick in Dracula, and LAURA VANDE ZANDE Prince in Cinderella. CALGARY, AB CANADA LUNA SASAKI EIGHTH SEASON KANAGAWA, JAPAN Laura was born and raised in SEVENTH SEASON Calgary. She trained locally and in Luna Sasaki began her dance 2010 was a recipient of the RAD training at local studios in Japan. Solo Seal Award. She has furthered At the age of 16, she received full her studies training at the Alberta Ballet School, The Banff scholarship to the professional Centre, and Arts Umbrella. Her most memorable program of Houston Ballet Academy. She continued her performances with Alberta Ballet includes Swan Lake, training at Boston Ballet as a trainee before joining Forgotten Land, Happy Little Things (Waiting On a Gruff Cloud Alberta Ballet. Some of her favourite roles include Juliet in Of Wanting), and Futureland. Romeo & Juliet and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. She has also performed as Klara and the Sugar Plum Fairy in Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker, Svetlana in Ben Stevenson’s Dracula, “She” in Jean Grand-Maître’s Balletlujah!, Red Couple in Jiří Kylián’s Forgotten Land and Suzuki in Stanton Welch’s Madame Butterfly.

13 gardée, White Swan Pas de deux, and Cavalier in The ALBERTA BALLET Nutcracker. In addition to attending summer programs at APPRENTICES Ellison Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Central PRESENTED BY Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Kurtis has suited in other styles of dance including jazz, contemporary and musical theatre.

KIRA ANDERSON SHIORI OTSU ALLENDALE, NJ USA SHIZUOKA, JAPAN SECOND SEASON FIRST SEASON Originally from Allendale, New Jersey, Shiori Otsu was born and raised in Kira began her training at Kozlov Japan and began dancing at the age Dance Academy. She trained at Irene of 4. Her love of dance led her to Folkine School of Dance, Petrov Ballet, dance with local studios. When she and Manhattan Youth Ballet. In 2008 she participated in the was 19 she began studying with the Alberta Ballet School and Youth America Grand Prix and was awarded a scholarship to completed her training in June 2019. As a student, Shiori the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet performed in the 2018-19 Alberta Ballet productions of the The Theatre. Most recently, Kira was with BalletMet in Columbus, Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. This is Shiori's first season Ohio as a second company dancer. Her favourite roles to dance with the Alberta Ballet and she is looking forward to performing include Bluebird from Sleeping Beauty, Rubies by George in the 2019-20 productions. Balanchine, and Edward Liang’s Art of War. SCOTTO HAMED- RAMOS KOLBIE EDWARDS AKRON, OH, USA KELOWNA, BC CANADA SECOND SEASON FIRST SEASON Scotto Hamed-Ramos was born in British Columbia-born Kolbie began Akron, Ohio. He began his ballet his training with the RWB School training at Nan Klinger's Excellence in Professional Division in 2013. Upon Dance Studio at the age of four, and continued training with graduating, Kolbie danced with the Houston Ballet Academy. He joined the Houston Ballet second RWB as an Apprentice. Kolbie has had the privilege of company (HBII) in 2018. Scotto received dancing with the RWB Company in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Achievement Award for two-consecutive years with The Royal Beauty, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, 's The Ballet School, Covent Garden. His most memorable roles to date Handmaid's Tale and the Canadian premiere of The Wizard of include dancing in the American Civil War-themed work by John Oz by Septime Webre. Some of the lead rolls Kolbie has Nuemier titled Yondering, Stanton Welch’s Brigade, and dancing danced in are Raymonda, Pinocchio, La Fille Mal Garde, Le Paul Taylor’s Bugle Boy. Sylphide and Carmina Burana. LIAM REID KURTIS IVAN BEDFORD, NS CANADA GRIMALDI SECOND SEASON TORONTO, ON CANADA FIRST SEASON Throughout his early career Liam Reid trained in both Western and Kurtis began his ballet training at Eastern Canada. In High school he the age of 18 at the Oakville School trained with Canada’s National of Classical Ballet. After a year of Ballet School and then completed his development at the training at OSCB, Kurtis received a full scholarship to attend School, first as a student and then as a Ballet Academy East in New York City, where he remained member of the Aspirant program. He performed in RWB’s for two years. During his time at BAE, Kurtis was awarded repertoire as an Aspirant before being offered a contract with the Prestigious David Howard Scholarship and performed Alberta Ballet. His favourite roles are from Carmina Burana, leading roles such as George Balanchine’s Elegie and Prince Napoli (pas de six), and Jean de Brienne from Raymonda. His Désiré in Sleeping Beauty - staged by . Other favourite all time ballet is Serenade. roles that Kurtis has performed include Colas in La fille mal

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“Field Law” is a trademark and trade name of Field LLP. ARTISTIC TEAM the world. By his judicious selection of dancers and strategic development of the repertoire, Grand-Maître has enabled Alberta Ballet to become a company capable of performing JEAN GRAND‑MAÎTRE everything from the most avant-garde contemporary works to Artistic Director the most demanding classical masterpieces. Jean Grand-Maître is widely During his tenure he has curated more than 80 different recognized as among the most programs, highlighted by a growing presence of 20th and successful Canadian 21st century dance makers. He has commissioned 38 one-act choreographers and artistic ballets, as well as 21 full-length works. He has also revived 21 directors of his generation. one-act ballets and 14 full-length ballets from the company’s Born in Hull, Quebec, Grand-Maître began his dance training repertoire. All were created or revived for the Alberta Ballet by at York University in Toronto and continued at Montreal’s more than 35 highly established and/or emerging L’École Supérieure de Dance du Québec. He later danced choreographers mainly from Canada. with Ballet British Columbia and Theatre Ballet of Canada. CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON Since joining Alberta Ballet in 2002, he has elevated the Artistic Director Designate profile of the organization to a global position. Under his tenure, Alberta Ballet caught the world’s attention for its Christopher Anderson, now in his ‘portrait ballets’ – collaborations with popular music icons fifth season with the Company, including , Sir Elton John, Sarah McLachlan, k.d. will become Alberta Ballet’s next lang, Gordon Lightfoot, and The Tragically Hip. Artistic Director. Prior to Alberta Ballet, he worked internationally as an In recommending Christopher for the position, Artistic independent choreographer and has created new works for Director Jean Grand-Maître recognized Anderson’s wide, many of the world’s most prestigious ballet companies such eclectic knowledge of ballet history. Anderson begins his as the Opéra National de Paris, the Teatro alla Scala in tenure as sole Artistic Director in July 2022. Milan, the Ballet, the National Norwegian Ballet, Before joining Alberta Ballet, Anderson built an the National Bavarian State Ballet, the National Ballet of extensive repertoire of classical and contemporary Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballet British work over his16-year dance career. He launched his Columbia, the National Ballet of Cuba, Ballet Jörgen and career at Boston Ballet, and two years later joined Salt the Hartford Ballet. Lake City’s . Through this time, he danced His experience in staging multidisciplinary dance and leading roles both nationally and internationally and theatre is extensive and includes special creations for film, had several roles created on him by some of today’s theatre festivals, circus performers, opera, musicals, most exciting choreographers. television specials and large scale outdoor events. In 2010, In 2015, Alberta Ballet offered Anderson a contract as he was Director of Choreography for the Opening . Anderson was motivated to accept, given Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter the strong talent he saw in the company’s dancers. He Games. In 2017, he was part of a landmark commission by retired from professional dance to join Alberta Ballet’s the National Arts Centre (NAC). The production, entitled leadership team. After his first season, he took on an Encounters, celebrated Canada’s sesquicentennial by expanded role of Associate Artistic Director. pairing three of Canada’s most notable choreographers Seeing that the company had a strong foundation of with three of Canada’s brightest composers. contemporary and theatrical works in its repertoire, Alberta Ballet’s dancers, whether on stage, film or Anderson chose to set classics for his first full-length television, have become renowned for their technical ballets for Alberta Ballet. His premieres have included: virtuosity, versatility and ability to communicate with Cinderella (2017) and The Sleeping Beauty (2018), and audiences across Canada and abroad. the contemporary one-act Sixth Breath (2019). Presently, He has made ballet relevant to Albertans and has played an Christopher is setting Swan Lake for an Alberta Ballet instrumental role in showing a different side of their culture to premiere in May.

16 CHRISTIANA BENNETT PRODUCTION TEAM Ballet Mistress Christiana Bennett is in her fourth season working as part of Alberta KELLIE D. KNIGHT Ballet’s artistic team. Previous to her Director of Production position as Ballet Mistress at Alberta JAMES THURMEIER Ballet, she was a Principal with Ballet West for 16 years. While Technical Director dancing with Ballet West, Bennett was given the opportunity to dance throughout the United States, Europe and Asia D.A. SMURLICK where she was met with international acclaim. As a native of Head Carpenter Massachusetts, most of her training was along the Eastern THOMAS GIROUX seaboard at prestigious schools. However, she attributes her Head Electrician career to the training received at Pacific Northwest Ballet TIM MOORE School under the tutelage of Francia Russell. Head of Props MARTINE BELAND MARTINE BELAND Stage Manager Stage Manager Martine is thrilled to be the Stage ALEXANDRA CARRUTHERS Manager for Alberta Ballet’s Assistant Electrics Unleashed-Mixed Bill Program. She has worked for many theatre KARI WILLCOCKS companies including The Stratford Festival, Atlantic Touring Wardrobe Supervisor Theatre Festival, Theatre New Brunswick, Shaw Festival, JULI ELKIW Blyth Festival, The Grand Theatre, and Manitoba Theatre Touring Wardrobe Assistant Centre. ANNE NGUYEN, ANNE RÉMILLARD, For five seasons, Martine has toured with Canada’s Ballet MIREILLE TREMBLAY, AND PAUL ROSE Jorgën. Productions include Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Wardrobe Cutters Beauty, Cinderella, Swan Lake, Anastatia, The Velveteen SUSAN MONTELBETTI, Rabbit and The Nutcracker-A Canadian Tradition. LAURENCE PERRAULT In 2006 she was a stage manager for the opening and Wardrobe Dyers closing ceremonies of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.

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EXECUTIVE TEAM DEVELOPMENT JEAN GRAND-MAÎTRE MELISSA BELL Artistic Director Director, Community & Corporate Partnerships CHRIS GEORGE RYAN PLYSUIK President & CEO Manager, Corporate Sponsorship Sales TANYA SMART ARTISTIC STAFF Donor Relations Manager (Contract) CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON Artistic Director Designate SAMANTHA UHLICH (Maternity Leave) CHRISTIANA BENNETT Ballet Mistress MARKETING PIERRE LAVOIE SEVGI DEMIR Resident Lighting Designer Director, Marketing PETER DALA HANAN CHEBIB Music Director Head of Vertical Innovation KIM JACKSON PRODUCTION STAFF Communications Manager KELLIE D. KNIGHT Director, Production PHEBE MURISON Marketing Coordinator JAMES THURMEIER Technical Director GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CAROLINE BECQ CINDY SODERSTROM Company Manager & Executive Assistant to the Director, Government Relations Artistic Director JENNIFER FAULKNER Grant Manager FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION LYNN MACK PATRON SERVICES Director, Finance and Administration DEBBIE NORDSTROM KATHERINE ROESS Senior Director, Business Operations and Sales Director, Corporate Management AMY PACKHAM CHRISTINE BYE Manager, Ticketing Services Human Resources Manager SARAH DICK DAWN KOHRS Coordinator, Ticketing Services Finance Manager SHARON LANCASTER PEI ZHANG Ticketing Services Coordinator Accountant FAYE XUE Accountant ASHLEY BARRIE Payroll & Accounting Administrator

18 FROM THE SCHOOL Message DIRECTOR I always love this time of year when the Alberta Ballet company dancers can show off their skills to a large audience in works created by guest choreographers. A mixed bill is exciting and offers a variety of styles that dance lovers like me can lose themselves in. At Alberta Ballet School, we are filled with pride every time we see our former students take the stage, but even more so in a production like this that demonstrates just how talented they are. Since 1991, Alberta Ballet School has been grooming and training aspiring students to become professional dancers. We offer different levels of programming in both the Professional and Open Divisions to help dancers of all ages to reach their goals. Imagine how rewarding it is for us to see dancers like Melissa Eguchi, Suyuri Nakanii, Jennifer and Alexandra Gibson, Seira Iwamoto and apprentice Shiori Otsu living out their dreams with Alberta Ballet. We are so fortunate to be connected to a professional company of this caliber so that graduates can continue to mentor our students and give them something to strive for. It’s reassuring for our students to know that if they work hard enough, reaching their goals is possible. And staying connected to former students who have done it makes it much more real and attainable. Alberta Ballet Dancer Melissa Eguchi, who is from Huntington Beach, California and is in her fourth season with Alberta Ballet, graduated from the Grade 12 academic and dance professional program and went on to graduate from our Post Graduate program. Here’s what she had to say about the school: “The school helped me become the dancer I am today by providing me with technique that has been a foundation I can rely on as I transitioned into my professional career. My favorite memory of the school is all the lifelong relationships I made with people I met through my years there.” Suyuri Nakanii who is from Japan, graduated from the Professional Division academic and dance program and the Post-Graduate program. Here's what Suyuri said about the training she received: “I truly feel the school’s training helped me refine my skills and improve the quality of my movement. Upon starting with the Ballet, it was my goal to work towards soloist roles which I have achieved thanks to my training at the school. I am currently in my third season with Alberta Ballet where I have performed in Dracula, The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, Dangerous Liaisons, Cinderella and All of Us.” If you know a young dancer who dreams of being on the big stage with a professional company, or a child who just loves to dance and wants to see where it can take them, the summer programming at Alberta Ballet School may be the perfect place to start. Registration is now open for all summer programming through our website at www.albertaballet.com/open-division. Auditions are also happening now for the Summer Intensive Program in July – the first step in the audition process for the Professional Division.

Ashley McNeil Director, Alberta Ballet School

19 Awe-inspiring. We didn’t spend years perfecting our craft. Or battle a case of nerves every single time we performed. But, as a proud sponsor of the Alberta Ballet’s Discover Dance Community Outreach Program we are helping to create a new generation of art lovers in Alberta. When the energy you invest in life meets the energy we fuel it with, standing ovations happen. We are thrilled to announce that Alberta Ballet School is participating as a Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink charity again for 2020! Every year, Alberta Ballet School Scholarships are provided to more than 60 students looking to further their dance training and we couldn’t raise the money required if it weren’t for generous contributions from donors like you. Last year, as a participant of Birdies for Kids, our fundraising efforts were matched by 50 per cent so every dollar we raised went even further to helping our students pursue their goals in dance and education. We have lots of exciting donor opportunities coming up before the Shaw Charity Classic takes place in August. To learn more about Alberta Ballet School and how your donation can have a greater impact through Birdies for Kids, please visit our website at www.support.albertaballet.com/donor-programs.

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CALGARY MAY 6-9 EDMONTON MAY 14-16 Set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, this passionate tale of fantasy and coming of age embodies all of the elements that have made Swan Lake the world’s best-loved classical ballet. Tickets at albertaballet.com Company Artist: Jennifer Gibson, Photography: Paul McGrath

ALBERTA BALLET GROUP TICKETS ARE ALWAYS IN STEP! Attend the ballet as a group of 10 or more and receive a 25% discount. Email [email protected] or call us at 1.800.646.8533 ext 2 to book your group today! ALBERTA BALLET DONORS 2019/20 Thank you to our Members! Your generosity and contribution is truly invaluable in enabling Alberta Ballet to produce new artistic creations, reach new audiences and share the art of dance and ballet. To become a Member contact Tanya Smart, Manager of Donor Relations. Call: 403.245.4222 ext. 555 email: [email protected]

CREATOR'S CIRCLE Fath group Corrine Bleakley & Andrea Brussa John Feldberg Lindsay Hyndman Heather Edwards Dr. Andrew Greenshaw Shawn Blitz Annie Freeze Matias Grum & Amy Martin Julia Boberg Barbara Palmer Janice Heard & Bruce McFarlane John C. Bonnycastle Susan Hokanson Ron & Kim Bryant DANCER SPOTLIGHT Focus Communications Dr. Ann & Robert Calvert Walter & Irene DeBoni John Thompson & Joni Hughes Kimberley & Kevin Carlson Jana Neal Colin Jackson and Arlene Strom Elaine M. Coachman John Seto & Christel Mueller Andrew & Alison Love Judy Cosco Clarice Siebens Roderick & Jean McKay Monique Courcelles Sharon Watkins & Alan Kane The Mitchell Family Laura DiStefano Jennifer & Torval Mork Dr. Tracy Edwards Diana Mulherin Kristine Eidsvik & Tom Couture EMERGING ARTIST Ruben & Heather Nelson Sandy Evans & Bill Gordon Carol Adamson Brenda Nugent Ann Falk George & Colleen Bezaire Jack & Esther Ondrack Amanda Field Ian & Heather Bourne Raechelle & Lorne Paperny Pamela Fitzgerald & Robert Arts Dr. Anthony & Jennifer Cook Christine Richard Daryl & Ellen Fridhandler John & Sheilagh Langille Carole Savage Leigh Garvie / Coronation Carol Larsen & John Masters Barry & Maureen Schloss Physiotherapy Dr. Richard & Aurora Musto Natasha & Michael Simaeys Mary Gerrard & Sheldon Fall Dr. Doug Myhre Hope Smith Leslie and Gerald Giacomelli Alfred Sorensen Joanne Graham & Ian Laxdal Rod & Betty Wade Dianne Grant Lezli Rae Zimmerman DANCE CIRCLE Dr. Hilary & Jussi Alto Darin Grisdale R.R. Andrews David Haigh PAS DE DEUX Tom Aves & Christie Hughes Zoe Hardy Stephen & Aisling Baird Angelina Bakshi Anonymous Kerri and Sean Barr Tony & Valerie Barlott Deborah Hawkwood Kelly Bourassa Laurie Bayda Elena Hernandez-Kucey Anonymous Joan Bedard Jose-Carlos Herero & Nicole Laura Cillis & Leonard Arcovio Josh Bilyk Herrero-Langlais Christopher & Ingrid Eggertso Julia Hews-Girard

26 Todd Hirsch Jack & Donna Newton Mitch & Susanne Williams Stephanie Ho Lem Rachel Ng Crystal & Blair Willie Melanie Houley Ron & Lynn Odynski Bob Willows Vern & Lynn Hult Leslie Ann O'Leary Don & Debra Wilson J'Adore Dance Renate Palmer Dorothy Woolstencroft Craig & Valerie Johnstone Sarah Palmer & Tom Plunkett Ian Young & Catherine Barrett Allbright Jones Bradac Fund Noël Papadopoulos Tani Zeidler Dr. Adrian Jones Joan Pitfield JoAnn Jones John & Andrea Plastiras FIRST SOLOIST Kellie Keefer Beck Veronica Prokop & Lana Bistritz Bill & Elspeth Kirk Peter Andrekson Dr. Keith Courtney Heather Klimchuk Gina & Trevor Pylatuik Jennifer Everingham Gary Holland & Kim Kroetsch Trina Quickfall Leona Gibb Nicole Lachance & Roberto Noce Heather Rae Christine Hayward Bob & Mary Lamond Jennifer Rallison Lesley Kroeker Becky Larson Garry & Ruth Ramsden-Wood Valerie Obligacion Amber Leeson & Darcia Rolland Keith & Cindy O'Neill Richard O'Connor Robert & Jean Ann Rooney Dean Paddock Elan MacDonald Scott & Mona Rose Catherine Turnbull Scott MacKinnon & Liana Stillwell Patricia Seamans Valerie MacLeod Hon. Marina Paperny & Roger Mapp Dr. Shep Secter The Mar Family Annette Shaw Alfredo Martin Marco Simonelli Tara Mathison Betty Ann Smith Erica McBeth & Darwin Smith Gordon Sombrowski & Kevin Allen Jane McCaig & Richard Waller Sarah Riedner Springer Roxanne McCaig Kevin Stecyk M. Ann McCaig Kinga Szerecz Gerard Mcinnis Lucie Thirnbeck Annie and Greg McKitrick Lee Anne Tibbles Victoria Johnston & Liz Anne Tonken Gregory McLeod Anne Marie & Christopher Toutant Dr. John McRory & Cathy Ascroft Martin &Theresa Trotter Annette Milbradt Yolanda Van Wachem & Arliss Miller Hugh McPhail Frank Molnar & Anna Dr. Ingrid Vicas Maria Marrocco Dr. David MacLean & Kathy Morgan Lindsay Walsh Julie Moylan Joyce Walton Chistel Mueller Penelope Weir James & Allison Murphy Matthew Wetmore

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OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE Chair, Audit Committee NOËL PAPADOPOULOS COMMITTEE & Treasurer MATTHEW WETMORE We thank the following SARAH PALMER BOB WILLOWS generous Albertans for their Chair, Governance & time, talent, and commitment Nominating Committee to the success of Alberta Ballet: ALBERTA BALLET JOHN MASTERS FOUNDATION DARYL FRIDHANDLER Chair, School Committee Board Chair ALFRED SORENSEN President & Chair JANA NEAL DIRECTORS Vice-Chair (Calgary) PETER A. JOHNSON MATIAS GRUM Secretary/Treasurer JOSH BILYK TODD HIRSCH Vice-Chair (Edmonton) DARYL FRIDHANDLER HEATHER KLIMCHUK Director FRANK MOLNAR Corporate Secretary HEATHER RAE MATIAS GRUM Director GERARD MCINNIS ELAN MACDONALD CHANDRA HENRY Director

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