CALGARY | October 23–26, 2019 EDMONTON | October 31–Nov 2, 2019

MARY SHELLEY'S GOTHIC THRILLER REIMAGINED FOR OUR TIME.

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www.glenmoreaudi.com 25 Richard Way SW, Calgary (403) 568-2834 201 years ago, a young writer, barely 18 years old, wrote the most significant literary masterpiece of her generation. Indeed, many scholars agree that Mary Shelley may have invented the first myth since the early Greeks. As if this was not momentous enough, she also simultaneously achieved to write the very first science fiction novel. So many profound psychological, sociological, historical and humanistic questions have been woven into the fabric of this JEAN GRAND-MAÎTRE narrative that you could literally produce hundreds of films, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR television specials, operas and ballets and still not explore all of 2002 - PRESENT the themes embedded within this titanic story. – As always with these giants of literature, you need to find your own personal portal in order to capture what you believe is equally essential to the writer and to yourself. I was inspired by the writings of film director Guillermo Del Toro. His thoughts on Frankenstein’s monster are more concerned with the uniqueness of his birth and the gentleness of his original character. Del Toro also believes that the crime perpetrated within this haunting tale is not committed by the creature, who didn’t ask to be born, but by his maker. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the many designers of this production. They were the ones who pushed me to attempt a modern transposition of the story. I realized that creating the ballet this way would be more powerful and would reverberate more deeply. Indeed, the idea of bringing back the dead is more feasible in our time. Recently, I’ve been reading of scientists bringing the brain of a pig back to life and of other researchers in the world cloning the genes of rats with humans. To Guillermo Del Toro, Victor’s creature is the “most beautiful and moving of all monsters”. Indeed Del Toro believes that to capture the essence of Shelley’s novel, you need to “portray the human trapped in the monster’s body and not the monster trapped within a human body”. This was a game changer. It helped me understand how profound Shelley‘s metaphorical world is. There is a lot of terror in this gloomy adult fairytale. If such a thing as galvanizing a human corpse back to life could be possible, we could indeed be living in a godless world. The fact that a man has usurped the female procreative power is also quite a powerful statement. Science and ethics are central characters within this dire warning. Endless gratitude to the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity for hosting us this summer and allowing us to begin this creation surrounded by the inspiration of nature. I’d also like to send a warm thank you to Barbara Palmer, Heather Edwards, Sharon Watkins, Andrea Brussa and Don Wilson for their very generous support for our new creations. Without these contributions, these productions wouldn’t be possible. Our deepest gratitude is also owed to Mary Shelley for her extraordinary foresight and brilliant writing all those years ago. To my assistants, the staff and to all our volunteers, thank you. This creation has been particularly exciting. Without the intense commitment of our sublime dancers and my precious collaborators, I would never have been able to create such canvases. Thank you always. Enjoy the terror!

Jean Grand-Maître 3 Libretto

As the curtain rises, we discover, sheathed in ice, a weather friend Clerval. Their joyous reunion is abruptly interrupted by station adrift in the vast immaculate landscapes of the a bolt of lightning making a direct hit on their home. Arête, by northern Yukon. Brambles - © 2012 Serein. A fierce arctic blizzard is tormenting Dr. Walton and his team SCENE 5: VICTOR AND CLERVAL of meteorologists who are struggling to collect samples and TRAVEL TO BOSTON TO STUDY AT to load supplies. HARVARD’S MEDICAL SCHOOL Suddenly, in the icy distance, they behold a giant and Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Summer 3, by Max Richter, Daniel deformed monstrosity traveling at an astonishing velocity. Hope, Konzerthaus Kammerorhester Berlin - © 2014 Deutsche Not far behind this disturbing apparition, they will observe Grammophon GmbH, Berlin. another silhouette, this time definitely human, chasing the hideous mutant. After having collapsed in the snow from SCENE 6: CLASSROOM HARVARD A large group of medical students dances energetically exhaustion, Dr. Walton will order his men to retrieve the around a table upon which their professor attempts to pursuer and to carry him into the station. galvanize a corpse. To make its nervous system react. With great care, Dr. Walton will slowly bring their strange Unsuccessful in his attempt to make the corpse's nervous intruder back to consciousness. Once revived, he will confide system react, the professor ends the class. Vivaldi, The Four to Walton the horrible and prettifying occurrences that Seasons: Summer 3, by Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Konzerthaus brought him there. Kammerorhester Berlin - © 2014 Deutsche Grammophon SCENE 1: OUTSIDE A GmbH, Berlin. METEOROLOGICAL STATION SCENE 7: CLASSROOM AT NIGHT Dr. Walton and his meteorological team see a giant creature Late in the night, Victor returns alone to the classroom. running in the distance and then a man running after it. He Attempting a different approach, he succeeds in giving the will collapse and they will carry him inside. Consumed, by The corpse life for just a few seconds. Study in Rituals, Pt.2, by Uno Haxan Cloak - © 2013 Archaic Devices Inc. and 4101, by Roly Helmersson - © 2017 Decca Music Group Limited. Porter - © 2016 Tri Angle. SCENE 8: NEWBURY STREET SCENE 2: INSIDE A BOSTON METEOROLOGICAL STATION A busy street scene, Victor is walking on a cloud, elated by The team members carry the stranger and lay him on a bed, his secret discovery. Clerval arrives and joins his friend in a followed by Dr. Walton who enters last after the rest of the merry dance. Victor's phone rings. He receives a message team. They are terrified by what they saw, and they want to that his mother died suddenly. He collapses in grief. Ruins, by know what that wretched creature was they saw dashing Jim Copperthwaite - © 2017 Village Green. across the snow. Dr. Walton orders the team out of his cabin and begins to nurse their tormented visitor back to health. SCENE 9: VICTOR’S PRIVATE The stranger will introduce himself as Victor Frankenstein LABORATORY and will begin to confide in Walton and confess the atrocities Torn to pieces by the pain of his mother’s death, Victor vows of his existence. Miste, by The Haxan Cloak - © 2013 Archaic to defeat death, the Angel of Destruction. He assembles his Devices Inc. private laboratory and begins to build his creature. Having successfully given life to his wretched creature, he runs away SCENE 3: OUTSIDE THE MAR-A- in terror. Himmelfahrt, by J. Peter Schwalm - © LAGO HOME RareNoiseRecords & Parting Chant, by The Haxan Cloak - © As we flash back in time to Victor’s childhood, we are 2011 Archaic Devices Inc. introduced to the Frankenstein family at a younger time: his baby brother William, his father and mother, their beloved SCENE 10: VICTOR’S PRIVATE maid Justine, their adopted sister Elizabeth and finally to the LABORATORY charismatic and astute teenage wunderkind, Victor. Ruins, by Victor returns to his laboratory to find the creature has Jim Copperthwaite - © 2017 Village Green. disappeared. He collapses in despair. Clerval finds his friend near death and will nurses him back to health. Garden Of SCENE 4: INSIDE THE MAR-A- Forking Paths, by Christina Vantzou - © 2018 kranky. LAGO HOME Flash forward 10 years and we find the blissful Frankenstein family welcoming a new family member, Victor’s closest SCENE 11: NEWBURY STREET SCENE 18: VICTOR’S PRIVATE Victor and Clerval decide to walk the streets to get fresh air. LABORATORY IN BOSTON Victor’s mood and health seem to ameliorate. All around Victor is almost finished and ready to give life to his female them, the busy street is bustling with life. Victor’s phone will creature. At the last lament he will destroy her and his ring once again, delivering yet another grim message. His equipment. The Monster, crushed by his actions, will warn beloved younger brother William has been brutally him that he will be present on his wedding night. Study in murdered. 847, by Christian Badzura - © 2019 Deutsche Rituals, Pt.2, by Uno Helmersson - © 2017 Decca Music Group Grammophon GmbH, Berlin. Limited. SCENE 12: IN A PARK NEAR THE SCENE 19: NEWBURY STREET AT MAR-A-LAGO HOME NIGHT CLERVAL IS MURDERED BY Young William is alone playing outside, he is being stalked THE MONSTER by the creature. Out of envy, the creature smothers the child, Minim, by Bach/Dustin O'Halloran - © 2014 The Red Hot thus instigating the persecution of his maker. Minim, by Bach/ Organization, under exclusive license to Sony Ductin O’Halloran - © 2014 The Red Hot Organization, under Music Entertainment. exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment. SCENE 20: INSIDE THE MAR-A-LAGO INTERMISSION HOME Devastated by this latest tragedy, Victor’s father suggest SCENE 13: OUTSIDE A that Victor marry Elizabeth so that they “may cling to what METEOROLOGICAL STATION: remains”. The History of Cubes, by Jim Copperthwaite - © 2017 VIKTOR CONTINUES TO RECOUNT Village Green. HIS SHOCKING TALE Miste, by The Haxan Cloak - © 2013 Archaic Devices Inc. SCENE 21: MAR-A-LAGO TO JASPER The newly married couple travel to Jasper as Victor believes SCENE 14: INSIDE THE MAR-A- the great distance will protect them from danger. The History LAGO HOME of Cubes, by Jim Copperthwaite - © 2017 Village Green. A funeral is held for William. Torn to pieces by guilt, Victor runs away from the somber ceremony to find peace and SCENE 22: HOTEL ROOM JASPER solace by the ocean. Cycle 7, by Matt Dunkley with German Victor and Elizabeth dance a last duet on their honeymoon Film Orchestra Babelsberg - © 2017 Village Green. night. Victor, unable to sleep, decides to leave the room to fetch some ice. The Monster appears and murders Elizabeth. SCENE 15: OCEAN BEACH Victor returns to find her brutally slain. He promises to chase Victor walks alone by the beach at night. There is a full the Monster to the ends of the earth and to destroy him. Love moon. Lovers dance around him and disappear. He & Rage, by Uno Helmersson - © 2017 Decca Music suddenly finds himself alone with the Monster. The Monster Group Limited. dances a despairing solo expressing all that has happened to him since his birth. He finishes by ordering Victor to create SCENE 23: THE CHASE SCENE him a female partner. Garden Of Forking Paths, by Christina Victor chases the Monster relentlessly. Miste, by The Haxan Vantzou - © 2018 kranky. Cloak - © 2013 Archaic Devices Inc. SCENE 16: MAR-A-LAGO TO SCENE 24: INSIDE THE BOSTON METEOROLOGICAL STATION Victor travels back to Boston to create a female. Fall, by The We flash back to the present. Victor dies as Walton watches Haxan Cloak - © 2011 Archaic Devices Inc. hopelessly. The ouster enters. He dances a last solo and leaves to die in the intense arctic cold. I Would Like, by Deru - SCENE 17: NEWBURY STREET © 2017 Pushing Air Productions. Victor is procrastinating and refuses to build another horrid female. The Monster appears to warn him that time is SCENE 25: OUTSIDE THE running out. Captive, by Danny Mulhern, London METEOROLOGICAL STATION Contemporary Orchestra, Robert Ames - © 2017 1631 The Monster runs away. The meteorological team watches Recordings AB. him disappear with the setting sun. Walton remains alone, bewildered. 4101, by Roly Porter - © 2015 Tri Angle.

5 Artistic Team

JEAN GRAND-MAÎTRE During his tenure he has curated more than 80 different ARTISTIC DIRECTOR programs, highlighted by a growing presence of 20th and Jean Grand-Maître is widely 21st century dance makers. All were created or revived for recognized as among the most the Alberta Ballet by more than 35 highly established and/ successful Canadian or emerging choreographers mainly from Canada. choreographers and artistic ADAM LARSEN directors of his generation. VIDEO PROJECTIONS Born in Hull, Quebec, Grand-Maître began his dance training at York University in Toronto and continued at Adam Larsen is a documentary Montreal’s L’École Supérieure de Dance du Québec. He filmmaker and projection designer. later danced with Ballet British Columbia and Theatre All of Us was Larsen’s seventh Ballet of Canada. production with Alberta Ballet, having previously designed Carmina Since joining Alberta Ballet in 2002, he has elevated the Burana, Love Lies Bleeding, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, profile of the organization to a global position. Under his Balletlujah! and Class Acts. Other design projects include: Hal tenure, Alberta Ballet caught the world’s attention for its Prince’s LoveMusik (Broadway); The Gospel at Colonus ‘portrait ballets’ – collaborations with popular music icons (Athens, Edinburgh and Spoleto Festivals); The Wind Up Bird including Joni Mitchell, Sir Elton John, Sarah McLachlan, Chronicle (Singapore and Edinburgh Festival); Breaking the k.d. lang, Gordon Lightfoot and The Tragically Hip. Waves (Opera Philadelphia and Prototype Festival); Brief Prior to Alberta Ballet, he worked internationally as an Encounters and My Fair Lady (Shaw Festival); From the House independent choreographer and has created new works for of the Dead (Canadian Opera); The Women of Brewster Place many of the world’s most prestigious ballet companies such (Alliance/Area Stage); Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and as the Opéra National de Paris, the Teatro alla Scala in Native Guard (Alliance Theatre); big (Atlanta Ballet); Lily Milan, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Norwegian National Ballet, Plants a Garden (Mark Taper); Maa (Atlanta Symphony/ the Bavarian State Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, GloAtl); A Flowering Tree and Agrippina (Opera Omaha); Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballet British Columbia, the Semele (Pacific Musicworks); Quartet (Aspen Santa Fe National Ballet of Cuba, Ballet Jörgen and the Ballet); Seed (Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet); Second Hartford Ballet. Hand and Phorion (New World Symphony); Black Whole In 2010, he was Director of Choreography for the Opening (Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Centre/Moog Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Music); A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tales of Hoffmann Games. In 2017, he was part of a landmark commission by (Hawaii Opera Theatre); Peter Grimes, On the Town and the National Arts Centre (NAC). The production, entitled Soundbox (San Francisco Symphony). Larsen’s documentary Encounters, celebrated Canada’s sesquicentennial by about autism, entitled Neurotypical, aired on the PBS pairing three of Canada’s most notable choreographers series POV. with three of Canada’s brightest composers. PIERRE LAVOIE Alberta Ballet’s dancers, whether on stage, film or LIGHTING DESIGN television, have become renowned for their technical virtuosity, versatility and ability to communicate with Pierre Lavoie has been active in audiences across Canada and abroad. dance since 1982, first in Toronto as stage manager for most of the city’s He has made ballet relevant to Albertans and has played modern dance companies, then in an instrumental role in showing a different side of their Montréal for Les Grands Ballets culture to the world. By his judicious selection of dancers Canadiens. There he had the great opportunity to work and strategic development of the repertoire, Grand-Maître closely with his mentor, lighting designer Nick Cernovitch. has enabled Alberta Ballet to become a company capable Lavoie started designing lighting in the 1990s for Margie of performing everything from the most avant-garde Gillis and has since designed every new work in her contemporary works to the most demanding repertoire. He also created lights for many independent classical masterpieces. modern dance artists in Montréal. Lavoie’s versatility is evident in how easily he can sustain both modern and

6 classical vocabulary. He has designed to rave reviews at Roxanne was Producer and Production Supervisor for two Alberta Ballet where he is resident lighting designer. Lavoie film festivals for HBO: the annual Screen on the Green and has also designed works for Shumka Dancers, the Royal Sharing the Stories and contributed to many other events Winnipeg Ballet, Ballet BC, Boston Ballet and many others. including Broadway on Broadway and the NYC 2000 For opera, Lavoie designed at Pacific Opera Victoria, Opera Millennium Celebrations. For several seasons, Roxanne New Brunswick, Opéra de Québec and Tapestry Singers. was the Production Stage Manager at The Banff Centre for the Summer Festival of the Arts and was the Operations CLAUDE LEMELIN Manager for events at Mountainscape Productions. SOUND DESIGNER A graduate of the National Theatre GUILLAUME LORD School of Canada, Claude Lemelin SET DESIGNER has collaborated on more than one Guillaume Lord is one of Quebec’s hundred productions, either as most active and versatile set Assistant Stage Director or as designers. He has created many sets Sound Designer. Mainly working in the theatre environment for theatre, variety and opera, both with directors such as Yves Desgagnés, Lorraine Pintal, locally and abroad. Guillaume has Derek Goldby and André Brassard in Québec, or with also dived into the circus world, creating sets for Cirque Du Stanislas Nordey in France, he has created, since 1992, the Soleil as well as sets for Cirque Eloize. Besides working with soundtracks for several choreographies by Jean Grand- renowned directors such as Lorraine Pintal, Claude Poissant, Maître that have premiered in Europe and in North America. André Brassard and Serge Denoncourt, Guillaume has Lemelin also collaborated with choreographer Sabrina explored the dance scene with choreographers Shann Matthews in the creation of Veer for the National Ballet of Hounsell, Ginette Laurin, Marie Chouinard and Jean Canada, and Veil for the Stüttgart Ballet. He was Production Grand-Maître. Guillaume has designed sets for various Stage Manager on the creation of Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios television talk shows as well as art exhibitions and has and was part of TNM’s last production of Molière’ Scapin the worked as an art director on feature films and Schemer as assistant stage director and stage manager. For documentaries. More recently, he created the sets for the Alberta Ballet, Lemelin has participated in the creation of equestrian show Odysséo by Cavalia. As for 2019, The Winter Room (2002), Vigil of Angels (2004), Dangerous Guillaume has a few upcoming theatrical projects including Liaisons (2005), Love Lies Bleeding (2010), Fumbling Towards the play Electre at the Théatre du Nouveau Monde and La Ecstasy (2011) and Balletlujah! (2015). Nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s’est réveillé at L’Espace Go.

ROXANNE PROKOP MILLER ANNE-SÉGUIN POIRIER STAGE MANAGER COSTUME DESIGNER Roxanne has been a stage For the past 18 years, Anne-Séguin manager for over 20 years in all Poirier has worked as a set, costume forms of theatre and is very pleased and prop designer for theatre, circus to be returning to Alberta Ballet for and the visual arts. Frankenstein. As a dance stage She has collaborated with Québec manager, credits include Martha Clarke's Vers la flamme in multimedia creators and directors Michel Lemieux and New York and at the Bergen International Festival in Victor Pilon on Cirque du Soleil’s DELIRIUM, Starmania, Norway, Aszure Barton’s Awaa at The Banff Centre and Beauty and the Beast, ICARE and Continuum at the Montréal Romeo & Juliet for Alberta Ballet For opera, she was a Planetarium. Recently, Poirier served as art director for the resident stage manager for New York City Opera, as well film shoots surrounding the Cité Mémoire project as part of as productions with the Mark Morris Dance Company, Montréal’s 350th anniversary celebrations, which will be Opera Colorado, The Canadian Opera Company, Teatro screened again this year in Old Montréal. de la Opera in Puerto Rico and many others. She has also stage managed for musicals such as Les Misérables for Poirier is a long-time collaborator with Cirque Eloize, the 7 Mirvish Productions in Toronto and the Broadway Fingers circus collective and magician Luc Langevin, as well production in New York City, Forever Plaid in Toronto, and as many Cirque du Soleil productions; DELIRIUM, IRIS, Jeanne la Pucelle in Montreal. While living in New York, PARAMOUR, VOLTA and CRYSTAL, a new ice skating 7 Artistic Team cont' Production Team production. She has also worked on The Academy Awards KELLIE D. KNIGHT and the Opening Ceremonies of the 17th Pan-American DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION Games in Toronto. Poirier designed costumes for Albert Ballet’s Balletlujah! and JAMES THURMEIER Class Acts alongside Artistic Director and Choreographer TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Jean Grand-Maître. Frankenstein marks Poirier’s fourth collaboration with Alberta Ballet. D.A. SMURLICK HEAD CARPENTER CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC THOMAS GIROUX DIRECTOR HEAD LIGHTING Christopher Anderson joined COURTNEY CLARKE Alberta Ballet after retiring from a HEAD PROPS lengthy and successful career with both Boston Ballet and Ballet West. SYLVIA PROCHOWNIK With a professional career that spanned 16 years, he built HEAD SCENIC ARTIST an extensive repertoire of both classical and contemporary work. He danced leading roles nationally and internationally, TIM MOORE including several roles created for him by some of today’s ASSISTANT CARPENTER most exciting choreographers. While dancing with Ballet West, he also had the opportunity to create his own work for ALEXANDRA CARRUTHERS the company, having a total of 3 works commissioned. He ASSISTANT LIGHTING joined Alberta Ballet in 2015 as Associate Artistic Director and has added two new full-length ballets to the company’s KARI BJARNASON WILLCOCKS repertoire: Cinderella which premiered in March 2018, and HEAD OF WARDROBE The Sleeping Beauty which premiered in October 2018. MICHELLE WARREN CHRISTIANA BENNETT WARDROBE SUPERVISOR BALLET MISTRESS JULI ELKIW Christiana Bennett is in her fourth season working as part of Alberta WARDROBE ASSISTANT Ballet’s artistic team. Previous to her ANNE NGUYEN position as Ballet Mistress at Alberta Ballet, she was a Principal with PATTERN MAKER/CUTTER Ballet West for 16 years. While dancing with Ballet West, REBECCA ENTER Bennett was given the opportunity to dance throughout the STITCHER United States, Europe and Asia where she was met with international acclaim. As a native of Massachusetts, most of PASCALE BASSANI her training was along the Eastern seaboard at prestigious ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER schools. However, she attributes her career to the training received at Pacific Northwest Ballet School under the SUSAN MONTALBETTI tutelage of Francia Russell. DYER/BREAKDOWN ARTIST

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CREATURE TEAM DOCTOR Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE; Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE; Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Zacharie Dun Heather Thomas Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Garrett Groat Tanya Chumak

YOUNG VICTOR JUSTINE Oct 24, 25, 26 EVE; Nov 1, 2 EVE, Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE; Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Florian Addiscott Allison Perhach Oct 23, 26 MAT; Oct 31, Nov 2 MAT, Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Aiden Bazylinski Gabrielle Chenard

VICTOR WILLIAM Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE; Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Oct 24, 25, 26 EVE; Nov 1, 2 EVE, Kelley Mckinlay Declan Pearce Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Oct 23, 26 MAT; Oct 31, Nov 2 MAT, John Canfield Oliver Sinex

VICTOR’S FATHER CLERVAL Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE; Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE; Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Garrett Groat Yoshiya Sakurai Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Kelley McKinlay Alan Ma

MOTHER YOUNG ELIZABETH Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE; Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Oct 23, 24, 26 MAT/EVE; Oct 31, Reilley McKinlay Nov 2 MAT/EVE, Shiori Otsu Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Oct 25, Mandi Bryce Heather Thomas Nov 1, Alyssa Churchill DR. WALTON Eli Barnes

METEOROLOGICAL TEAM Scotto Hamed-Ramos, Kolbie Edwards, Brittany Broussard

10 ELIZABETH CLERVAL’S GIRLFRIEND Oct 23, 24, 26 EVE; Nov 2 EVE, Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE; Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Mariko Kondo Alexandra Gibson Oct 25, Nov 1 Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Jennifer Gibson Laura Vande Zande Oct 26 MAT, Nov 2 MAT, Luna Sasaki UPS MAN Kurtis Grimaldi PROFESSOR/PRIEST Eugene Stickland APARTMENT CONCIERGE Kolbie Edwards CLASSROOM COLLEAGUES Artists of Alberta Ballet HOTEL CONCIERGE Kurtis Grimaldi WEDDING GUESTS Artists of Alberta Ballet BEACH COUPLES Artists of Alberta Ballet NEWBURY STREET Artists of Alberta Ballet NEWBURY STREET COUPLES AT NIGHT NEWBURY STREET CHILDREN Artists of Alberta Ballet Oct 23, 24, 26 MAT/EVE, Emma Liu, Hayley Trachy, Amelie Ansell, Elsa Andersen FUNERAL GUESTS & PALLBEARERS Artists of Alberta Ballet Oct 31, Nov 1, 2, MAT/EVE, Luci Wong, Sophia Sereda

FEMALE CORPSE Oct 23, 24, 25, 26, EVE, Oct 31, Nov 1, 2 EVE, Luna Sasaki Oct 26 MAT; Nov 2 MAT, Mariko Kondo

MALE CORPSE Kurtis Grimaldi

11 JASON CAO Alberta Ballet Dancers BEIJING, CHINA Presented by THIRD SEASON 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 Cincinnati Ballet. 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 San Francisco Ballet 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 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 Giselle, 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 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 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, Houston 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 Pas de deux, and Cavalier in The Nutcracker. In addition to Alberta Ballet Apprentices attending summer programs at Ellison Ballet, American Presented by Ballet Theatre and Central 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 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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