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Featuring live music with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

CALGARY December 13-15, 20-24, 2019 CHOREOGRAPHER: EDMUND STRIPE

ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 1 2019-11-22 2:34 PM DEAR ENTHUSIASTS, HOLIDAY SEASON CELEBRATORS AND FAIRYTALE AFICIONADOS. Welcome to Edmund Stripe’s masterful interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s and E.T.A. Hoffmann’s everlasting masterpiece . Tonight, like millions of fans around the world, you are about to experience the profoundly moving and beautiful tale of our young heroine Klara who victoriously defeats her deepest fears and JEAN GRAND-MAÎTRE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR whose courage and integrity is honored at the Sugar Plum 2002 - PRESENT Fairy’s grand gala. Fabulous guest artists from around the – world will dance in celebration of Klara’s bravura, culminating with the famous technical tour de force which is the Grand Pas de Deux between the Sugar Plum Fairy and her loyal Cavalier. Such stories should always be told to children. Heroes are needed now more than ever. Also essential is the discovery of the performing arts which will give your children hope as well as the understanding of beauty through the power of dance, storytelling and live orchestral music. Good on you parents, aunts and uncles and grandparents for introducing your children to the arts! I would like to take a moment to thank all the students from Alberta Ballet School for participating in tonight’s performance as well as their admirably selfless parents who have driven them to rehearsals countless times since early September. Thank you to all our school staff for working so hard and diligently to create the many moments where the children shine. Thank you to Alberta Ballet School Director Ashley McNeil and teacher Nathalie Nadeau Hope for your efforts in auditioning, casting and rehearsing the children. Thank you to the always extraordinary dancers, Alberta Ballet staff, the numerous volunteers, the production and wardrobe crews, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and finally, to Associate Artistic Director Christopher Anderson and Ballet Mistress Christiana Bennett, who together prepare four casts each season, in record time. I give you my endless gratitude. If you enjoy watching ballet with your family, then we would like to invite you back to the Jubilee in March when we premiere Septime Webre’s not to be missed, internationally acclaimed production of Peter Pan. Another favourite for the kids. Enjoy the beauty and the wisdom of the fairytales for they have stood the test of time for all the breathtaking reasons you will experience tonight. Happy holidays from all of us at Alberta Ballet.

Jean Grand-Maître

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 3 2019-11-22 2:34 PM LIBRETTO

The Nutcracker first debuted at the Mariinsky In the play, the young soldier, who is changed into Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1892. While the a nutcracker, is helped by a young ballerina who original piece by Marius Petipa was not an falls in love with him. She defeats the toy Rat Tsar instant hit, Tchaikovsky’s score spread by hitting him on the head with her slipper. throughout the ballet community, and After the play, Drosselmeyer invites Klara to dance choreographers jumped at the challenge of with him, mysteriously presenting her with a creating their own version. Over the years,the nutcracker of her own. Nikolai accidentally breaks ballet has been staged by some of the most the nutcracker, but Klara soon forgives him. well-known choreographers and ballet Drosselmeyer fixes the nutcracker, and Klara and companies in the world, from Rudolf Nureyev the girls play with their dolls, despite some interruption by the boys and a somewhat at to Mikhail Baryshnikov for overexcited grandfather. the . Grandfather and Babushka are invited to dance, ACT 1 the parents and children joining in the fun. The Our story begins far away in Russia, at the turn of party ends and the guests depart, the parents the 19th century. It is Christmas Eve and the taking their weary children with them. Vishinsky family is welcoming guests to a party at Drosselmeyer also appears to leave the party. their home. Their children, Klara and Nikolai, play Klara looks around searching frantically for her ‘Blind Man’s Buff’ with the other young guests at nutcracker. But it is nowhere to be seen and the party. The game ends with Klara catching Babushka packs Nikolai and Klara off to bed. Nikolai. Presents are distributed and Klara and Later that night, Klara returns downstairs to the Nikolai lead the children in a boisterous dance. parlour to search for her nutcracker. The town hall The parents, in turn, dance a courtly quadrille. clock strikes midnight and at once she is Suddenly, there is an interruption. It is the arrival of surrounded by mice. Suddenly, Drosselmeyer Drosselmeyer, Klara’s godfather. He has arrived at appears and sends the mice to sleep. He explains the party with tricks and mechanical dolls to to Klara that it was actually he who was being entertain the guests. His dolls perform an portrayed in the play earlier that evening and it elaborate play, telling the story of a man who once was he who had built the mousetrap that had made a mousetrap that was so successful that it angered the Rat Tsar. The Rat Tsar, in revenge, enraged the Rat Tsar. The Rat Tsar took revenge had transformed his nephew, Karl, into a on the man by turning his nephew into a hideous nutcracker, the very nutcracker that Klara was nutcracker. The only way to break the spell was to now holding! find someone who would love the nutcracker, not for what he looked like, but for what he was.

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 4 2019-11-22 2:34 PM With Klara’s promise to love the nutcracker, embraces Drosselmeyer and Klara, and thanks Drosselmeyer employs his magic, causing the the Snow Tsarina for her life-restoring spell. room to grow and themselves to shrink. The The Snow Tsarina summons her Snow Princesses nutcracker now reappears, life-size to the now and as Klara and Karl frolic in the snow, she tiny Klara and Drosselmeyer. An army of soldiers guides them towards a mysterious palace far stream out of the fort to engage in a battle with away in the distance. the cossack rats that have gathered on the other side of the parlour. With the nutcracker leading ACT II the soldiers, a fierce battle ensues and eventually The Snow Tsarina leads the sleigh to the gates of the Rat Tsar himself appears. With his powerful the Palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy. There they magic, he attempts to attack Drosselmeyer, but are greeted by the Palace Pages and are the nutcracker intervenes to save his uncle. introduced to the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Klara remembers the play that Drosselmeyer had Cavalier. The Sugar Plum Fairy introduces guests presented in the parlour that evening and how from all over the world and one by one they the ballerina defeated the Rat Tsar by hitting him dance for Klara and Karl in celebration. There on the head with her shoe. She strikes the Rat are dancers from Spain, Arabia, China and Tsar on the head, distracting him long enough for Russia. Klara and Karl dance and are then the nutcracker to attack him with his own sceptre. entertained by the Palace Pages and the Waltz of The Rat Tsar is mortally wounded and the the Flowers. The celebrations continue with the nutcracker collapses in pain at the feet of Klara Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier dancing for and Drosselmeyer. Drosselmeyer realizes that his their honoured guests, concluding in a plans, and his magic, are still not enough to rousing finale. transform his nephew. Klara and Drosselmeyer sense that their surroundings are changing and EPILOGUE as Klara seeks help, she encounters wolves that Very early the next morning, Klara answers a she thinks are there to devour her precious knock at the front door. It is Drosselmeyer. He nutcracker. However, the wolves are the bids her good morning and, from under his cape, attendants of the Snow Tsarina who appears in produces a nutcracker. A young man, who seems her sleigh. She instructs Drosselmeyer to stand strangely familiar to Klara enters, and as he and the nutcracker up and with a wave of her hand, Drosselmeyer depart together, Klara begins to casts a spell that transforms the nutcracker back wonder whether it was all a dream after all. into Karl. It takes a moment or two for Karl to realize that he is human again. Once he does, he

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 5 2019-11-22 2:34 PM ARTISTIC TEAM

JEAN GRAND‑MAÎTRE EDMUND STRIPE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHOREOGRAPHER Jean Grand-Maître is widely recognized A prolific and award-winning as among the most successful Canadian choreographer, Edmund has established a choreographers and artistic directors of notable career in both contemporary and his generation. fields as dancer and Born in Hull, Quebec, Grand-Maître ballet master. began his dance training at York Edmund Stripe was born in London, University in Toronto and continued at Montreal’s L’École Supérieure England and trained at the Royal Ballet School where his de Dance du Québec. He later danced with Ballet British Columbia distinguished teachers included Walter Trevor, Nancy Kilgour, Piers and Theatre Ballet of Canada. Beaumont, and Richard Glasstone. He has danced with Ballet Since joining Alberta Ballet in 2002, he has elevated the profile of the Gulbenkian (Portugal), London City Ballet, and the West Australian organization to a global position. Under his tenure, Alberta Ballet Ballet, where he created many major works for the company. He caught the world’s attention for its ‘portrait ’ – collaborations was appointed Ballet Master for West Australian Ballet in 1998. with popular music icons including , Sir Elton John, Sarah He joined Singapore Dance Theatre as Ballet Master in 2000: there McLachlan, k.d. lang, Gordon Lightfoot and this year The he assisted in the mounting and re-creation of works by such noted Tragically Hip. choreographers as Jivˇí Kylián, Nacho Duato, and Goh Choo San. In Prior to Alberta Ballet, he worked internationally as an independent 2002 he moved to Alberta Ballet as Ballet Master and over the next choreographer and has created new works for many of the world’s decade, assisted with works by George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, most prestigious ballet companies such as the Opéra National de Christopher Wheeldon and Jean Grand-Maître. His works for Paris, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Stuttgart Ballet, the National Alberta Ballet include Unquiet Light (2003), Swelter (2005), Alice in Norwegian Ballet, the National Bavarian State Ballet, the National Wonderland (2006) and The Nutcracker (2008). He continues Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballet British creating with Alberta Ballet as Choreographic Associate/Artist Columbia, the National Ballet of Cuba, Ballet Jörgen and the in Residence. Hartford Ballet. PYOTR ILYICH His experience in staging multidisciplinary dance and theatre is extensive and includes special creations for film, theatre festivals, TCHAIKOVSKY circus performers, opera, musicals, television specials and large scale COMPOSER outdoor events. In 2010, he was Director of Choreography for the Tchaikovsky was a leading Russian Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. composer of the late 19th century In 2017, he was part of a landmark commission by the National Arts whose works are notable for their Centre (NAC). The production, entitled Encounters, celebrated melodic inspiration and their Canada’s sesquicentennial by pairing three of Canada’s most orchestration. He is regarded as the notable choreographers with three of Canada’s brightest composers. master composer for classical ballet, as demonstrated by his scores for , The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty. Alberta Ballet’s dancers, whether on stage, film or television, have Among the most subjective of composers, Tchaikovsky is become renowned for their technical virtuosity, versatility and ability inseparable from his music. His work is a manifestation, sometimes to communicate with audiences across Canada and abroad. charming, often showy, of repressed feelings that became more He has made ballet relevant to Albertans and has played an and more despairing in his later years and were most fully instrumental role in showing a different side of their culture to the expressed in his Sixth Symphony. Though his later work rejected world. By his judicious selection of dancers and strategic conscious Russian nationalism, its underlying sentiment and development of the repertoire, Grand-Maître has enabled Alberta character are as distinctively Russian as that of the Russian Ballet to become a company capable of performing everything from nationalist composers. the most avant-garde contemporary works to the most demanding classical masterpieces. ZACK BROWN During his tenure he has curated more than 80 different programs, COSTUME & SCENERY DEISGN highlighted by a growing presence of 20th and 21st century dance Zack Brown is one of the most versatile makers. He has commissioned 38 one act ballets, as well as 21 full theatrical designers in the United States length works. He has also revived 21 one act ballets and 14 full length with a career that has spanned ballets from the company’s repertoire. All were created or revived for Broadway, opera, ballet, and television. the Alberta Ballet by more than 35 highly established and/or Since obtaining his degree from the Yale emerging choreographers mainly from Canada. School of Drama, he has designed the sets and costumes for over 150 productions. From the Metropolitan Opera to the Spoleto Festival; from the Hamburg Ballet to the Circle

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 6 2019-11-22 2:34 PM in the Square in New York; from the San Francisco Opera to the He is presently Resident Conductor. Mr. Dala started conducting for Maly Theatre in Moscow, Mr. Brown’s talents have been employed Alberta Ballet in 2001 with The Nutcracker, and was appointed throughout the world. Washington, D.C., however, has seen the Music Director in 2005. greatest body of his work with over 40 productions for the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center, and numerous plays CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON and musicals at Arena Stage and The Shakespeare Theater. He ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC designed the scenery and costumes for the Tony Award-winning DIRECTOR revival of On Your Toes, and he is the recipient of two Emmy Awards Christopher Anderson joined Alberta for the broadcast of La Gioconda from the San Francisco Opera. Ballet after retiring from a lengthy and Alberta Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet, all have successful career with both Boston productions of The Nutcracker designed by Mr. Brown. For Ballet and Ballet West. With a American Ballet Theater, he has created productions of Swan Lake, professional career that spanned 16 Raymonda, Gaite Parisienne, Jardin Aux Lilas and Dim Lustre, Lowell years, he built an extensive repertoire of both classical and Liberian’s Piano Concerto #1 and Dorian based on “The Picture of contemporary work. He danced leading roles nationally and Dorian Gray.” Most recently for American Ballet Theatre he internationally, including several roles created for him by some of designed a new Theme and Variations. He has also designed the today’s most exciting choreographers. While dancing with Ballet settings for Suzanne Farrell’s staging of Balanchine’s Don Quixote West, he also had the opportunity to create his own work for the for her own company and the National Ballet of Canada. company, having a total of 3 works commissioned. He joined Alberta Ballet in 2015 as Associate Artistic Director and has added PIERRE LAVOIE two new full-length ballets to the company’s repertoire: Cinderella LIGHTING DESIGN which premiered in March 2018, and The Sleeping Beauty which Pierre Lavoie has been active in dance premiered in October 2018. since 1982, first in Toronto as stage manager for most of the city’s modern CHRISTIANA BENNETT dance companies, then in Montréal for BALLET MISTRESS Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. There he Christiana Bennett is in her fourth had the great opportunity to work season working as part of Alberta closely with his mentor, lighting designer Nick Cernovitch. Lavoie Ballet’s artistic team. Previous to her started designing lighting in the 1990s for Margie Gillis and has position as Ballet Mistress at Alberta since designed every new work in her repertoire. He also created Ballet, she was a Principal with Ballet lights for many independent modern dance artists in Montréal. West for 16 years. While dancing with Lavoie’s versatility is evident in how easily he can sustain both Ballet West, Bennett was given the opportunity to dance modern and classical vocabulary. He has designed to rave reviews throughout the United States, Europe and Asia where she was met at Alberta Ballet where he is resident lighting designer. Lavoie has with international acclaim. As a native of Massachusetts, most of also designed works for Shumka Dancers, the Royal Winnipeg her training was along the Eastern seaboard at prestigious Ballet, Ballet BC, Boston Ballet and many others. For opera, Lavoie schools. However, she attributes her career to the training received designed at Pacific Opera Victoria, Opera New Brunswick, Opéra at Pacific Northwest Ballet School under the tutelage of de Québec and Tapestry Singers. Francia Russell. PETER DALA ROXANNE PROKOP MILLER MUSIC DIRECTOR, STAGE MANAGER CONDUCTOR Roxanne has been a stage manager for Born in Toronto, Peter Dala studied over 20 years in all forms of theatre and piano and conducting at England’s is very pleased to be returning to Royal College of Music. While in London Alberta Ballet for The Nutcracker. As a he worked at the Royal Ballet School as dance stage manager, credits include a répétiteur which led to become Martha Clarke's Vers la flamme in New Conductor and Pianist of the Basel Ballet in Switzerland in 1984. He York and at the Bergen International Festival in Norway, Aszure also worked at the International Opera Studio, Zurich Opera, Barton’s Awaa at The Banff Centre and Romeo & Juliet for Alberta Switzerland where he conducted his first opera, and guest Ballet. For opera, she was a resident stage manager for New York conducted for the Zurich Ballet. In 1988, Dala joined the Hungarian City Opera, as well as productions with the Mark Morris Dance State Opera in Budapest where he conducted both opera and Company, Opera Colorado, The Canadian Opera Company, Teatro ballet performances. Career highlights include performances of de la Opera in Puerto Rico and many others. She has also stage Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Mendelssohn’s ballet A Midsummer managed for musicals such as Les Misérables for Mirvish Night’s Dream in the Singaporeand Hong Kong Festival of Arts. He Productions in Toronto and the Broadway production in New York joined Edmonton Opera as Chorus Director/Répétiteur, where he City, Forever Plaid in Toronto, and Jeanne la Pucelle in Montreal. made his debut conducting Gounod’s Romeo and Juliette (1997).

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 7 2019-11-22 2:34 PM CAST LIST - CALGARY

KLARA FATHER Jennifer Gibson: Dec 13E Kelley McKinlay: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M Gabrielle Chenard: Dec 15M, 22M, 23M Zacharie Dun: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Alexandra Gibson: Dec 14M, 24M, 20E Garrett Groat: Dec 14E, 21E Luna Sasaki: Dec 14E, 21E Eli Barnes: Dec 15E, 21M Sayuri Nakanii: Dec 15E, 21M William Sheriff Jr: Dec 23 MAT

KARL, THE NUTCRACKER NIKOLAI Yoshiya Sakurai: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M, 23M Kuu Sakuragi: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M John Canfield: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Liam Reid: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Alan Ma: Dec 14E, 21E William Sheriff Jr: Dec 14E, 21E Kuu Sakuragi: Dec 15E, 21M Alan Ma: Dec 15E, 21M Scotto Hamed-Ramos: Dec 23 MAT DROSSELMEYER Zacharie Dun: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M BABUSHKA Kelley McKinlay: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Tanya Chumak: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M, 23M Eli Barnes: Dec 14E, 21E Laura Vande Zande: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Garrett Groat: Dec 15E, 21M Taryn Nowels: Dec 14E, 21E John Canfield: Dec 23M Melissa Eguchi: Dec 15E, 21M

SNOW TSARINA GRANDFATHER Heather Thomas: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M Eli Barnes: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M Jennifer Gibson: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Yoshiya Sakurai: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Mariko Kondo: Dec 14E, 15E, 21M, 21E John Canfield: Dec 14E, 21E Reilley McKinlay: Dec 23M Liam Reid: Dec 15E, 21M Kolbie Edwards: Dec 23M ACT 1 HUSSAR DOLL MOTHER Yoshiya Sakurai: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M, 23M Reilley McKinlay: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M John Canfield: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Mariko Kondo: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Alan Ma: Dec 14E, 21E Heather Thomas: Dec 14E, 21E Kuu Sakuragi: Dec 15E, 21M Taryn Nowels: Dec 15E, 21M Seira Iwamoto: Dec 23M

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL-2.indd 8 2019-11-27 3:44 PM BALLERINA DOLL ARABIAN Sayuri Nakanii: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M Reilley McKinlay, Kelley McKinlay & Brittany Broussard: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M William Sheriff Jr: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M Allison Perhach: Dec 14E, 21E Mariko Kondo, Eli Barnes & Zacharie Dun: Kira Anderson: Dec 15E, 21M Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Shiori Otsu: Dec 23M Heather Thomas, Kelley McKinlay & Scotto Hamed-Ramos: Dec 14E, 21E RAT DOLL & RAT TSAR Allison Perhach, Eli Barnes & Liam Reid: Scotto Hamed-Ramos: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M Dec 15E, 21M Garrett Groat: Dec 14M, 20E, 23M, 24M Seira Iwamoto, Garrett Groat & Zacharie Dun: Zacharie Dun: Dec 14E, 21E Dec 23M William Sheriff Jr: Dec 15E, 21M CHINESE PARTY GUESTS, CALVARY, Luna Sasaki & Alan Ma: Dec 13E, 15M, WOLVES AND SNOWFLAKES: 22M, 23M Artists of Alberta Ballet Sayuri Nakanii & Kuu Sakuragi: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M ACT 2 Melissa Eguchi & Kuu Sakuragi: Dec 14E, 21E SUGAR PLUM FAIRY AND CAVALIER Kira Anderson & Alan Ma: Dec 15E, 21M Mariko Kondo & Garrett Groat: Dec 13E, RUSSIAN 15M, 22M Eli Barnes & Liam Reid: Dec 13E, 15M, 22M Luna Sasaki & Alan Ma: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M William Sheriff Jr & Scotto Hamed-Ramos: Jennifer Gibson & Yoshiya Sakurai: Dec 14E, 21E Dec 14M, 20E, 24M Alexandra Gibson & Kelley McKinlay: Kolbie Edwards & Zacharie Dun: Dec 14E, 21E Dec 15E, 21M John Canfield & Scotto Hamed-Ramos: Heather Thomas & Kelley McKinlay: Dec 23M Dec 15E, 21M SPANISH Eli Barnes & Kurt Grimaldi: Dec 23M Alexandra Gibson & John Canfield: Dec 13E, FLOWERS AND FLOWER CAVALIERS: 15M, 22M Artists of Alberta Ballet Heather Thomas & Garrett Groat: Dec 14M, 20E, 24M E = Evening performances Seira Iwamoto & Garrett Groat: Dec 14E, 21E M = Matinee performances Brittany Broussard & William Sheriff Jr: *Subject to Change Dec 15E, 21M Laura Vande Zande & Liam Reid: Dec 23M

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL-2.indd 9 2019-11-27 3:44 PM PRODUCTION TEAM CALGARY KELLIE D. KNIGHT PHILHARMONIC DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION ORCHESTRA

JAMES THURMEIER PETER DALA, CONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR VIOLIN 1 RAVEN HEHR DONOVAN SEIDLE, BONNIE LOUIE, HOJEAN YOO, DIRECTOR OF COSTUME PRODUCTION ERICA HUDSON D.A. SMURLICK VIOLIN 2 HEAD CARPENTER STEPHANIE SOLTICE-JOHNSON, JEREMY TIM MOORE GABBERT, HYEWON GRILLET-KIM, THERESA LANE ASSISTANT CARPENTER VIOLA THOMAS GIROUX LAURENT GRILLET-KIM, PETER BLAKE HEAD ELECTRICS CELLO ALEXANDRA CARRUTHERS ARNOLD CHOI, KATHLEEN DE CAEN ASSISTANT ELECTRICS DOUBLE BASS COURTNEY CLARKE KYLE SANBORN HEAD PROPS FLUTE SYLVIA PROCHOWNIK SARA HAHN-SCINOCO, GWEN KLASSEN HEAD OF SCENIC ART OBOE MICHELLE WARREN ALEX KLEIN, DAVID SUSSMAN TOURING WARDROBE SUPERVISOR CLARINET KARI WILLCOCKS SLAVKO POPOVIC, JOCELYN COLQUHOUN INTERIM HEAD OF WARDROBE, WARDROBE SUPERVISOR BASSOON ANTOINE ST-ONGE SHAWNTE BURRELL TOURING WARDROBE ASSISTANT HORN ROBERT MCCOSH, WILLIAM HOPSON, JULI ELKIW JENNIFER FRANK, HEATHER WOOTTON CHILDREN’S WARDROBE SUPERVISOR TRUMPET ADAM ZINATELLI, MATTHEW ROSS TROMBONE DAVID REID TIMPANI ALEX COHEN PERCUSSION JOSHUA JONES HARP TISHA MURVIHILL PIANO ROLF BERTSCH

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 10 2019-11-22 2:34 PM CHILDREN'S CAST CALGARY FLORIAN ADDISCOTT EMILY FLYNN NOEMI EMILIE MOE AMELIE ANSELL CAITLIN FOODY SOFIA MORAN AIDEN BAZYLINSKI MYA FREE YOUNWOO PARK BRYNN BELECKI KYLIE FREEMAN DECLAN PEARCE DENNIELA BELEN ANNA FUTAMURA KATELYN PLIVA STELLA SAFARIS FRANCA GIANTOMASO ALEXIA MARIE POPA CHRISTIAN BENSON VIVIENNE GOOI MARIN RITCHOT JULIET BENSON CAMELIA HANNON- CATHERINE ROUSSEAU ESTHER CLAIRE BENSON RUIZ STELLA ARISTEA RACHEL ISABELLE EVIA HAYTER SAFARIS BENSON ANYA-RAE HAYTER SARAH SCHULTZ BRYSON ALLAN GABRIELLA HODEL CAMILA SERRANO BOOGAART MIKAYLA HODGSON SOPHIE TATYANA BORYS KATE HOS SHEAF‑MORRISON ELLA BRAY NAMI HOSOKAWA SOFIA SMITH KATHERINE CARRIERE EVAN JACKSON NICOLE STONE TALULAH CHAN AYA KAWAKAMI LEWIS JACK SARAH CHENWANG SYMINGTON CATE KIM MILA ROSALIE WILLA JAMES CLARK LOUISE KOSLOSKI JUDITH TAIT LILY MAE COLLINS SARAH KOSLOWSKY GABRIELA TARBAY EMMA COOK AUDREY KRUGER ANAËL TIGIFFON SAWYER CRAWFORD‑CLARKE MARLENA KURET HANNAH GRACE TONG SOPHIE CRUZ VIOLET LEE SAVHANNA ANNA LI RUBY TOWNSEND MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM MARLEA WANG PASCALE DECELLES KIANA LINDBERG EMMA (ZIXUAN) LIU YISHUI XU VIENNA DERKITT KAREN YAMAMOTO NIAMH DRAPER HAILEY GA-YUN MAH ESMERALDA MARTINEZ ZILAN YE KATELYN A DUTEAU GABRIELLA ZUNIGA BRYNN EISLER NOELLE MARIE MCLEOD INAS EL MAYS NANAKO MIYAZAWA ANALISE EVANS MIRI MOCHIZUKI

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 11 2019-11-22 2:34 PM JASON CAO ALBERTA BALLET BEIJING, CHINA DANCERS 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 Us, Tweedledee in Alice in Wonderland, and the Pink Couple in GABRIELLE CHENARD Forgotten Land. Favourite productions include George MONTREAL, QC CANADA Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Christopher FOURTH SEASON Anderson’s Cinderella, and Jiří Kylián’s Forgotten Land. Born and raised in Montreal, Gabrielle Chenard is a graduate of BRITTANY BROUSSARD l’École supérieure de ballet du HOUSTON, TX USA Québec. Additionally, she has THIRD SEASON attended several intensives, including Canada’s National Brittany Broussard is originally from Ballet School and Art of Forsythe workshop in Berlin, Houston, TX and recently Germany. Gabrielle also danced with Les Grands Ballets graduated from Alberta Ballet Canadiens’ professional corps de ballet in their annual School. She performed with Alberta production of The Nutcracker. Ballet in several performances in the 16/17 season, including Dracula and Our Canada. Brittany was also selected to TANYA CHUMAK represent Canada in the Cecchetti International Ballet CALGARY, AB CANADA Competition in Florence, Italy this past summer. She FIFTH SEASON previously trained with Next Generation Ballet in Tampa, FL Born and raised in Calgary, Tanya and Vitacca Dance Project with Phillip Broomhead. Chumak trained at Alberta Ballet Additionally, Brittany has been fortunate to train in summer School where she completed her programs with and Boston Ballet. Advanced 2 Cecchetti Exam and was selected to compete in the Cecchetti International Classical JOHN CANFIELD Ballet Competition. Tanya then went on to dance professionally OAKLAND, MD USA with New York Theatre Ballet in New York City for two years. FIFTH SEASON After her time in New York, Tanya returned to Calgary and is John Canfield grew up in rural very happy to be dancing with Alberta Ballet in her hometown. Virginia and received his early Some of Tanya’s most memorable roles with Alberta Ballet training at local studios. He then include Vice from Jean Grand Maître’s All Of Us and the Fairy of moved on to train with The Bravery from Christopher Anderson’s The Sleeping Beauty. Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts and The Richmond Ballet School before coming to Canada where he ZACHARIE DUN attended the National Ballet School in Toronto. In 2015, TAREE, AUSTRALIA John was recognized with Canada Council's Peter Dwyer THIRD SEASON Award for the Arts. Some of his favourite repertoire Zacharie originates from the Eastern includes Aszure Barton's Happy Little Things (Waiting on a coast of Australia and received his Gruff Cloud of Wanting) Jiří Kylián's Lieder Eines early training from Andrea Rowsell FahrendenGesellen, and The Nutcracker. Academy of Dance within his

ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 12 2019-11-22 2:34 PM hometown of Taree, NSW. He was later accepted to train JENNIFER GIBSON with The Australian Ballet 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 Queensland Ballet. 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 American Ballet Theatre 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 of the CICB Audience Choice Award 2014. SEIRA IWAMOTO 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 Dutch National Ballet 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 Swan Lake, 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 13

ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 13 2019-11-22 2:34 PM and has danced professionally with Leipzig Ballet in Ballet School. In addition to attending summer programs at Germany and Opera Atelier in Toronto before joining the School of American Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet Alberta Ballet. Mariko’s repertoire includes several soloist School, she is also an alumna of Exploring Ballet with roles including Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Suzanne Farrell. Since joining Alberta Ballet, her favourite Desdemona in Othello, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The pieces to dance include Jean Grand-Maitre’s Winter Room, Nutcracker, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Cio-Cio San in Wen Wei Wang’s Futureland, as well as dancing the roles of Madame Butterfly, and Giselle in Giselle. Queen Anne in David Nixon’s The Three Musketeers, and Tourvel in Jean Grand-Maître’s Dangerous Liaisons. ALAN MA HARBIN, CHINA SAYURI NAKANII FOURTH SEASON CHIBA, JAPAN Lang (Alan) Ma is from China and THIRD SEASON began his formal training at the Born in Japan, Sayuri Nakanii LiaoNing Ballet of China Academy. started training at age eight at He continued training in Vancouver, Tanaka Ballet Studio and eventually BC at the Goh Ballet Academy before joining the moved to Canada in 2015 to begin Washington School of Ballet in Washington, DC. Alan has training at Alberta Ballet School. Sayuri was invited to join won numerous awards, including a Gold Medal in the 2014 Alberta Ballet II, which then led to her dancing with Alberta World Ballet Competition, 2015 Youth America Grand Prix Ballet. Sayuri has danced in Alberta Ballet’s productions of Third Place Senior Division NYC, 2014 Youth America Dracula, The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, Dangerous Grand Prix Finalist, 2012 China Tao Li Bei Competition First Liaisons, Cinderella, and All of Us. Place, and First Place in the 2010 Osaka International Youngsters Ballet Competition. Alan was with the Columbia TARYN NOWELS Classical Ballet Company in Washington, DC, before HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA USA accepting a contract with Alberta Ballet. SEVENTH SEASON Taryn Nowels is in her seventh season KELLEY MCKINLAY with Alberta Ballet. She is from EDMONTON, AB, CANADA Huntington Beach, CA, where she EIGHTEENTH SEASON attended Orange County Dance Kelley grew up in Edmonton, training Center from the age of three. Prior to joining Alberta Ballet, with Dance Alberta and The Banff Taryn was part of the Professional Trainee Division at Ballet Centre. He would subsequently West under full scholarship, and was an apprentice with perform with DanceArts Vancouver, Oregon Ballet Theatre. In addition, Taryn has had the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, and The Banff opportunity to perform in Germany and South Korea. Some of Centre’s Festival of Dance. In 2008, Kelley performed parts Taryn’s favourite performances with Alberta Ballet include Ben of Kirk Peterson’s Othello at the Benois de la Danse Awards Stevenson’s Dracula and Jean Grand-Maître’s All of Us, Gala at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. In 2015, he Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and one of the leading roles was Guest Principal Artist in David Nixon’s Madame Butterfly in Balletlujah!. with the Northern Ballet in the UK. Some of Kelley’s favourite Alberta Ballet repertoire includes Winter Room, Futureland, ALLISON PERHACH Iago in Othello, D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, LEESBURG, VA, USA Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, and Valmont in SECOND SEASON Dangerous Liaisons. Allison Perhach began her training in her hometown of Leesburg, Virginia. REILLEY MCKINLAY She went on to attend Indiana EATONVILLE, WA, USA University’s Jacobs School of Music. TWELFTH SEASON While at IU, Allison had the privilege of working with Ms. Reilley grew up just outside of Violette Verdy and performed corps and principal roles by a Seattle in Eatonville, WA and variety of choreographers. Following graduation, Allison joined trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet BalletMet’s second company under Edwaard Liang before School and Canada’s National

ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 14 2019-11-22 2:34 PM joining Alberta Ballet 2018. Allison has enjoyed dancing in a Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker, Svetlana in Ben variety of works, including the Bravery Fairy in Christopher Stevenson’s Dracula, “She” in Jean Grand-Maître’s Anderson’s The Sleeping Beauty and in Jean Grand-Maître’s Balletlujah!, Red Couple in Jiří Kylián’s Forgotten Land and The Fiddle and The Drum. Suzuki in Stanton Welch’s Madame Butterfly.

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 Royal Danish Ballet, 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, Stanton Welch’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 John Cranko 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 Kansas City Ballet 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 Prince in Cinderella. LAURA VANDE ZANDE 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 15

ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 15 2019-11-22 2:35 PM Pas de deux, and Cavalier in The Nutcracker. In addition to ALBERTA BALLET attending summer programs at Ellison Ballet, American APPRENTICES Ballet Theatre and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Kurtis PRESENTED BY 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 graduating, Kolbie danced with the continued training with Houston Ballet Academy. He joined the RWB as an Apprentice. Kolbie has had the privilege of Houston Ballet second company (HBII) in 2018. Scotto received dancing with the RWB Company in The Nutcracker, Sleeping The Royal Ballet Achievement Award for two-consecutive years Beauty, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Twyla Tharp's The with The Royal Ballet School, Covent Garden. His most Handmaid's Tale and the Canadian premiere of The Wizard of memorable roles to date include dancing in the American Civil Oz by Septime Webre. Some of the lead rolls Kolbie has War-themed work by John Nuemier titled Yondering, Stanton danced in are Raymonda, Pinocchio, La Fille Mal Garde, Le Welch’s Brigade, and dancing Paul Taylor’s Bugle Boy. Sylphide and Carmina Burana. LIAM REID KURTIS IVAN GRIMALDI BEDFORD, NS, CANADA TORONTO, ON CANADA SECOND SEASON FIRST SEASON Throughout his early career Liam Kurtis began his ballet training at Reid trained in both Western and the age of 18 at the Oakville School Eastern Canada. In High school he of Classical Ballet. After a year of trained with Canada’s National training at OSCB, Kurtis received a Ballet School and then completed his development at the full scholarship to attend Ballet Academy East in New York Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, first as a student and then as a City, where he remained for two years. During his time at member of the Aspirant program. He performed in RWB’s BAE, Kurtis was awarded the Prestigious David Howard repertoire as an Aspirant before being offered a contract with Scholarship and performed leading roles such as George Alberta Ballet. His favourite roles are from Carmina Burana, Balanchine’s Elegie and Prince Désiré in Sleeping Beauty - Napoli (pas de six), and Jean de Brienne from Raymonda. His staged by Maina Gielgud. Other roles that Kurtis has favourite all time ballet is Serenade. performed include Colas in La fille mal gardée, White Swan

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 16 2019-11-22 2:35 PM FROM THE Message DIRECTOR Welcome to the annual presentation of Alberta Ballet’s The Nutcracker. This is a time of year when we gather with our loved ones to celebrate the holidays and we are thrilled you chose to spend your holidays with us. We always love this production because it gives some of our students a chance to showcase their talent with Alberta Ballet Company dancers on the big stage in front of a big crowd. They’ve worked tirelessly since September, rehearsing their roles as sneaky mice, rats and soldiers, party kids and palace pages with our dedicated instructor, Ms. Nathalie Nadeau Hope. A warm thank you to Ms. Nadeau Hope for all of her hard work getting the children performance ready. We couldn’t do it without you! At Alberta Ballet School we provide professional and recreational dance training to students from pre-school to post-secondary ages in Edmonton and Calgary. Over the years we have grown our international reputation and now we receive applications from aspiring young dancers from all over the world. The Nutcracker is an important production in a young dancer’s journey to becoming a professional dancer. Ask any professional employed in a Company anywhere in the world, and they will tell you stories of how they began dancing in The Nutcracker at a young age. Alberta Ballet Company dancer Kelley McKinlay who is from Edmonton, for example, performed in his first Nutcracker at three-years-old as a mouse. The performance you are going to see today was choreographed by Mr. Edmund Stripe, a senior Alberta Ballet School teacher and choreographic associate. Thank you, Mr. Stripe, for your incredible contributions to our students’ development and your hard work on this production. It has become a cherished tradition for our ballet community as well as thousands of Alberta families over the last 11 years. So, we hope you enjoy today’s performance and are inspired by the younger members of the cast. Maybe one day you will see them filling the main character roles alongside other Alberta Ballet School alumni. Your enjoyment and applause is an incredible gift for our students and we hope they make you proud.

Ashley McNeil Director, Alberta Ballet School

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 23 2019-11-22 2:35 PM AlbertaBallet began presenting The Nutcracker more than 28 years ago. Since then there have been four unique versions. The productions today is Edmund Stripe’s creation, which has been performed since 2008. Since starting in 1990, The Nutcracker has become a traveling show of festive magic, shared by thousands of Canadians in cities like Vancouver, Victoria and Ottawa.

Youngat heart Nearly 100 local dance students round out The Nutcracker cast. Alberta ballet dancers Alexandra and Jennifer Gibson, both cherished their memories dancing as students in The Nutcracker. Being able to dance with the professional company solidifies your desire to be a dancer, says Alexandra. "I was always so inspired watching them practicing and rehearsing steps that I one day hoped to be able to achieve."

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 30 2019-11-22 2:35 PM AllDolledUp All costumes are hand made including the Rat Tsar headpieces with real hair woven into them. Masks are incredibly realistic, yet they still allow the dancers to see and move. While many of the dancers can get into costume in just minutes, the Grandfather takes longer to prepare for the stage. To age this character to look as if he’s in his 80s, an aging makeup is used – then his wig, sideburns and moustache and eyebrows are added.

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ABC-Nutcracker-Playbill-FINAL.indd 31 2019-11-22 2:35 PM Carol Adamson Lisa F. Cranstone Mr. Dean Heuman Dr. John McRory & Cathy Ascroft Mrs. Mary Anne Sabourin Sheila Addiscott Linda K. Crawford Julia Hews‑Girard Mrs. Linda Medland Davis Mr. Samy Salloum Shirley Allder Patricia Culver Sue Hindle Donna Meen Louise Saloff Dr. Hilary & Jussi Alto Ms. Brenda Jean Currie Todd Hirsch Michelle Mereau Elizabeth Salter Sandra Alton Karol Dabbs Stephanie Ho Lem Ronald Middleton Ms. Elizabeth Salter Mr. Christopher Anderson & Linda Dalgetty Linda Hohol Ms. Annette Milbradt Mr. Evan Sampson Ms. Christiana Bennett Gloria Dalton John & Susan Hokanson Ms. Fay Milk Gilda Sanders Marjorie Anderson Margaret Dalwood Gary Holland & Kim Kroetsch Arliss Miller Ms. Carole Savage Dr. Debbi Andrews Artyem Dantzig Kimberly Hollett Frank Molnar & Anna Maria Marrocco Alana Sawyer Mr. R.R. 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CREATOR'S CIRCLE Laura Cillis & Leonard Arcovio Laurie Bayda Andrea Brussa Christopher & Ingrid Eggertson Joan Bedard Heather Edwards John Feldberg Melissa Bell Annie Freeze Dr. Andrew Greenshaw Katherine Bilson Barbara Palmer Matias Grum & Amy Martin Josh Bilyk Janice Heard & Bruce Corrine Bleakley & DANCER SPOTLIGHT McFarlane Lindsay Hyndman Walter & Irene DeBoni Susan Hokanson Shawn Blitz Jana Neal Focus Communications Julia Boberg John Seto & Christel Mueller John Thompson & Joni Hughes John C. Bonnycastle Clarice Siebens Colin Jackson and Arlene Strom Ron & Kim Bryant Sharon Watkins & Alan Kane Andrew & Alison Love Dr. Ann & Robert Calvert Roderick & Jean McKay Kimberley & Kevin Carlson The Mitchell Family Elaine M. Coachman EMERGING ARTIST Jennifer & Torval Mork Judy Cosco Carol Adamson Diana Mulherin Monique Courcelles George & Colleen Bezaire Ruben & Heather Nelson Laura DiStefano Ian & Heather Bourne Brenda Nugent Dr. Tracy Edwards Dr. Anthony & Jennifer Cook Jack & Esther Ondrack Kristine Eidsvik & Tom Couture John & Sheilagh Langille Raechelle & Lorne Paperny Sandy Evans & Bill Gordon Carol Larsen & John Masters Christine Richard Ann Falk Dr. Richard & Aurora Musto Carole Savage Amanda Field Dr. Doug Myhre Barry & Maureen Schloss Pamela Fitzgerald & Robert Arts Alfred Sorensen Natasha & Michael Simaeys Daryl & Ellen Fridhandler Rod & Betty Wade Hope Smith Leigh Garvie / Coronation Lezli Rae Zimmerman Physiotherapy DANCE CIRCLE Mary Gerrard & Sheldon Fall PAS DE DEUX Dr. Hilary & Jussi Alto Leslie and Gerald Giacomelli Stephen & Aisling Baird R.R. Andrews Joanne Graham & Ian Laxdal Kerri and Sean Barr Tom Aves & Christie Hughes Dianne Grant Kelly Bourassa Angelina Bakshi Darin Grisdale Anonymous Tony & Valerie Barlott David Haigh

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

ALBERTA BALLET CO-FOUNDERS

DR. RUTH CARSE, MURIEL TAYLOR, 1958 CIRCA 1960

2019/20 GOVERNMENT FUNDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION Thrilling millions as finalists on America’s Got Talent, these fearless daredevils continue to push the limits of performance.

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