#MadeinCanadaNBC Canada Made in The FourSeasons The Dreamers EverLeave You Emergence national.ballet.ca presents

17/18 Made in Canada The Dreamers Ever Leave You presents The Four Seasons Made in Canada Emergence The Dreamers Ever Leave You The Dreamers Ever Leave You Concept and Choreography: Robert Binet Composer and Pianist: Lubomyr Melnyk The Four Seasons Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter Costume Design: Robyn Clarke Emergence Répétiteur: Mandy-Jayne Richardson World Premiere: Signy Eaton Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, August 31, 2016

Originally co-produced by The National Ballet of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Lead philanthropic support for The Dreamers Ever Leave You is provided by The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Producers’ Circle.

The initial presentation of The Dreamers Ever Leave You in Toronto was supported by Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin Garland, Jerry & Joan Lozinski and The Honourable Margaret McCain, C.C.

The Producers’ Circle: Gail & Mark Appel, John & Claudine Bailey, Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns, Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin & Roger Garland, Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M., Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Rosamond Ivey, Hal Jackman Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Judith & Robert Lawrie, Contents Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Jerry & Joan Lozinski, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.,Lynda & Jonas Prince, Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C., Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan, Sandra Simpson and Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont. 8 Cast 10 Selected Biographies 16 Dancers The Dreamers Ever Leave You was originally created as a co-production with the Art Gallery of Ontario 22 Soaring Campaign for the Idea of North exhibition of the work of Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris. Harris’ work is famous not just for distilling the austere beauty of Canada’s northern landscapes, but for conveying the deep, almost mystical power that those landscapes hold. In his ballet, Robert Binet seeks to replicate that same spiritual energy through the controlled physicality of the human body. Principal Dancer Heather Ogden

The National Ballet of Canada Programme Editors: Julia Drake and Belinda Bale The sacred land on which The National Ballet of Canada operates has been a site of human activity for over Design: Carmen Wagner 15,000 years. This land is the territory of the Mississaugas of New Credit, Haudenosaunee and the Huron Wendat. Printing: Sunview Press Today, Toronto is still home to many indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work in their community, on this territory. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Cover: Artists of the Ballet in Emergence. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

national.ballet.ca 3 The Four Seasons Choreography: James Kudelka, O.C. Music: Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons Violin Soloist: Aaron Schwebel Costume Design: TRAC COSTUME: Carmen Alie and Denis Lavoie The National Ballet of Canada Lighting Design: David Finn Projections and Scenic Effects: Chris Wise dedicates the 2017/18 Season Répétiteurs: Peter Ottmann and Rex Harrington in memory of our cherished World Premiere: The National Ballet of Canada, Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts, friend Avie Bennett. Toronto, February 12, 1997

The Four Seasons is a gift from The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada.

Hailed by as “a masterpiece of our time” by the New York Times, James Kudelka’s The Four Seasons is one of the National Ballet’s signature works. Set to Vivaldi’s famous sequence of violin concerti, the work traverses the full range of experience in a man’s life, from the freshness and innocence of Spring, to the exuberance of Summer, to the reflective melancholy of Autumn, to Winter’s stark intimations of mortality.

Emergence Choreography: Crystal Pite Staged by: Eric Beauchesne Original Score: Owen Belton Set Design: Jay Gower Taylor Costume Design: Linda Chow Lighting Design: Alan Brodie Répétiteur: Peter Ottmann World Premiere: The National Ballet of Canada, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, March 4, 2009

Emergence is generously supported by Gail Hutchison.

Crystal Pite’s Emergence was the sensation of the season when it premiered in 2009. Subsequent stagings have shown it has lost none of its power to provoke, startle and intrigue. The work posits the instinct for social organization found in the insect realm as a precise metaphor for human interaction and purpose, with swarms and waves of dancers recreating in a dimly-lit, subterranean hive the intricate forms and patterns of life that seem to unite both the natural and human-made worlds. Real estate developer, book publisher and influential champion of Canadian Running Time literature and the arts, Avie Bennett was a longstanding member of The The Dreamers Ever Leave You 40m National Ballet of Canada’s Board of Directors and Honourary Board. Avie Intermission 20m was a trusted partner in the National Ballet’s artistic journey, helping to bring The Four Seasons 45m numerous new creations to the stage, inspiring the dancers and propelling Intermission 20m Emergence 30m the National Ballet to new heights of excellence on the world stage.

The performance will run approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes. Avie Bennett. Photo by Gary Beechey.

4 national.ballet.ca 5 The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra

Celia Franca, C.C., Founder George Crum, Music Director Emeritus David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor

Karen Kain, C.C. Barry Hughson Artistic Director Executive Director Violin 1 Basses Trombones Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster Hans. J.F. Preuss, Principal David Archer, Principal David Briskin Christopher Stowell Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal Dave Pell, Bass Trombone Music Director and Principal Conductor Associate Artistic Director James Aylesworth Paul Langley Jennie Baccante Robert Speer Tuba Magdalena Popa Lindsay Fischer Sheldon Grabke Sasha Johnson, Principal Principal Artistic Coach Artistic Director, YOU dance / Nancy Kershaw Flutes Principal Ballet Master Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Leslie J. Allt, Principal, Onstage Harp Rex Harrington, O.C. Yakov Lerner Shelley Brown, Piccolo Lucie Parent, Principal Artist-in-Residence Peter Ottmann Jayne Maddison Maria Pelletier Senior Ballet Master Wendy Rogers Tympani Mandy-Jayne Richardson Paul Zevenhuizen Oboes Michael Perry, Principal Senior Ballet Mistress Mark Rogers, Principal Violin 2 Karen Rotenberg Continuo Guillaume Côté, Jurgita Dronina, Naoya Ebe, Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont., Harrison James, Dominique Laplante, Principal 2nd Violin Lesley Young, English Horn Edward Connell Elena Lobsanova, Svetlana Lunkina, Evan McKie, Heather Ogden, Sonia Rodriguez, Jamie Kruspe, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin + Piotr Stanczyk, Jillian Vanstone, Xiao Nan Yu Shelia Jaffé Clarinets Percussion Csaba Koczó Max Christie, Principal Kristofer Maddigan, Principal Lorna Geddes, Stephanie Hutchison, Etienne Lavigne, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Jonathan Renna, Aya Miyagawa Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet Mark Mazur Rebekah Rimsay­†, Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan Xiao Grabke Emily Marlow Ron Mah Orchestra Personnel Manager Skylar Campbell, Jordana Daumec, Hannah Fischer, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Emma Hawes, Joanna Zabrowarna Bassoons and Music Administrator Tanya Howard, Alexandra MacDonald, Chelsy Meiss, Tina Pereira, Jenna Savella, Brendan Saye, Stephen Mosher, Principal Raymond Tizzard Robert Stephen, Dylan Tedaldi Violas Jerry Robinson Angela Rudden, Principal Elizabeth Gowen, Contra-Bassoon Librarian Jack Bertinshaw, Kathryn Hosier, Rui Huang, Tiffany Mosher, Félix Paquet, Brent Parolin, Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal Lucie Parent + Ben Rudisin, Donald Thom Kathleen Kajioka Horns Valerie Kuinka Jessie Brooks, Principal Jimmy Coleman, Trygve Cumpston, Erika Delponte, Giorgio Galli, Christopher Gerty, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo­†, Spencer Hack, Johann Lotter Derek Conrod Jeannine Haller, Peng-Fei Jiang, Soo Ah Kang, Larissa Khotchenkova, Miyoko Koyasu, Antonella Martinelli, Mallory Mehaffey, Beverley Spotton Gary Pattison DaeHan Na, Siphesihle November, Jaclyn Oakley, Andreea Olteanu, Clare Peterson, Meghan Pugh, Kota Sato, Calley Skalnik, Laurynas Vejalis, Nan Wang, Ethan Watts, Chae Eun Yang Scott Wevers Cellos RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: Heather Capen, Brenna Flaherty, Hannah Galway, Alexandra Hall, Nico Janssen, Maurizio Baccante, Principal Trumpets Minkyung Lee, George Liang, Larkin Miller, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Alexander Skinner Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal Richard Sandals, Principal Olga Laktionova Mark Dharmaratnam Robert Binet Joysanne Sidimus Jeff Morris Lorna Geddes Elaine Thompson Robert Weymouth Guillaume Côté Guest Balanchine Liliane Stilwell Pointe Shoe Manager / Andrew McIntosh Choreographic Répétiteur Stage Managers Assistant Ballet Mistress Paul Widner Associates

Maureen Callaghan Stage Manager, YOU dance

­†Maternity/Parental leave + Additional Musician

6 national.ballet.ca 7 Cast

David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor

The Dreamers Ever Leave You

Skylar Campbell, Naoya Ebe, Hannah Fischer, Spencer Hack, Emma Hawes, Rui Huang, Harrison James, Elena Lobsanova, Alexandra MacDonald, Heather Ogden, Félix Paquet, Jenna Savella, Brendan Saye (Feb 28, Mar 1 eve, 2, 3 eve)

Jack Bertinshaw, Peng-Fei Jiang, Miyoko Koyasu, Svetlana Lunkina, Heather Ogden, Ben Rudisin, Calley Skalnik, Robert Stephen, Dylan Tedaldi, Jillian Vanstone, Laurynas Vejalis, Chae Eun Yang, Xiao Nan Yu (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat, 4)

The Four Seasons

A Man Summer Guillaume Côté (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) Greta Hodgkinson (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) Brendan Saye* (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) Emma Hawes* (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) Christopher Gerty* (Mar 1 eve, 4) Heather Ogden (Mar 1 eve, 4)

Spring Jillian Vanstone (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) Tiffany Mosher and Chelsy Meiss Jordana Daumec* (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) (Feb 28, Mar 1 mat, 2, 3) Chelsy Meiss (Mar 1 eve, 4) Jenna Savella and Rui Huang (Mar 1 eve, 4) Larissa Khotchenkova, Kathryn Hosier or Jordana Daumec and Rui Huang Hannah Fischer, Alexandra MacDonald or (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) Jaclyn Oakley Calley Skalnik and Rui Huang (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) Calley Skalnik and Chae Eun Yang (Mar 1 eve, 4) Donald Thom, Jack Bertinshaw, Spencer Hack, Peng-Fei Jiang or Erika Delponte, Miyoko Koyasu or Ben Rudisin, Trygve Cumpston or Nan Wang Chae Eun Yang, Jeannine Haller, Larissa Khotchenkova, Soo Ah Kang

Giorgio Galli, Donald Thom, Jack Bertinshaw, Spencer Hack

We too, appreciate all that is graceful, elegant, and sophisticated. Enjoy the show.

TIDG.CA

Jillian Vanstone with Artists of the Ballet in The Four Seasons. Photo by Bruce Zinger. 8 national.ballet.ca 9 Autumn Winter Jenna Savella (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) Xiao Nan Yu (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) Hannah Fischer* (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) Alejandra Perez-Gomez (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) Tanya Howard* (Mar 1 eve, 4) Stephanie Hutchison (Mar 1 eve, 4)

Kathryn Hosier and Alexandra MacDonald Robert Stephen (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) Piotr Stanczyk (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) Kathryn Hosier and Jaclyn Oakley Francesco Gabriele Frola* (Mar 1 eve, 4) (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) Hannah Fischer and Jaclyn Oakley (Mar 1 eve, 4) Alejandra Perez Gomez or Stephanie Hutchison and Ensemble Nan Wang and Ben Rudisin (Feb 28, Mar 2, 3 eve) Jonathan Renna and Brent Parolin (Mar 1 mat, 3 mat) Kota Sato and Félix Paquet (Mar 1 eve, 4)

Giorgio Galli, Donald Thom, Jack Bertinshaw, Spencer Hack, Peng-Fei Jiang or Ben Rudisin, Trygve Cumpston or Nan Wang, Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan

Emergence

Jack Bertinshaw, Skylar Campbell, Jimmy Coleman, Jordana Daumec, Naoya Ebe, Hannah Fischer, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Giorgio Galli, Christopher Gerty, Spencer Hack, Jeannine Haller, Emma Hawes, Kathryn Hosier, Rui Huang, Harrison James or Guillaume Côté, Peng-Fei Jiang, Larissa Khotchenkova, Svetlana Lunkina or Greta Hodgkinson, Alexandra MacDonald, Chelsy Meiss, Tiffany Mosher, Siphesihle November, Jaclyn Oakley, Heather Ogden or Stephanie Hutchison, Andreea Olteanu, Brent Parolin, Félix Paquet, Tina Pereira, Meghan Pugh, Sonia Rodriguez or Tanya Howard, Ben Rudisin, Jenna Savella, Brendan Saye, Calley Skalnik, Robert Stephen, Dylan Tedaldi, Donald Thom, Nan Wang

* Debuts All casting subject to change.

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

We acknowledge the financial support of the Bringing the arts to life The Government of Ontario through the The Volunteer Committee, Government of Canada De l'art plein la vie Honourable Daiene Vernile, Minister of through the Department Tourism, Culture and Sport. The National Ballet of Canadian Heritage of Canada via the Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund.

The National Ballet of Canada operates under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The National Ballet of Canada is a member of the Canadian Dance Assembly and Dance/USA.

10 national.ballet.ca 11 Robert Binet was born in Toronto and is a graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School Selected Biographies and was appointed Choreographic Associate of The National Ballet of Canada in 2013. Mr. Binet has created works for the company such as Unearth, set to an original score by Owen Pallett, The Sea Above The Sky Below, Self and Soul, These Worlds In Us, The Wild Space Between Two Hearts, Orpheus Becomes Eurydice, a co-production with Artistic Director Karen Kain has led The National Ballet of Canada with great success The Banff Centre, The Dreamers Ever Leave You, a co- production with the Art Gallery since 2005. Her many accomplishments include returning the company to the of Ontario, as well as numerous works for the Choreographic Workshops, YOU dance international stage, commissioning exciting new work and forming partnerships with programme and galas. In 2015, Mr. Binet spoke and presented excerpts of Orpheus leading ballet companies such as The Royal Ballet. Long recognized as one of the Becomes Eurydice at TEDxToronto 2015 and created The Blue of Distance for New York most gifted classical dancers of her era, noted for her compelling characterizations City Ballet. Mr. Binet was the first-ever Choreographic Apprentice for The Royal Ballet and versatility as a performer, she is one of Canada’s most renowned and committed from 2012 to 2013 and was mentored by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor. In advocates for the arts. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Ms. Kain received her training Robert Binet 2016, he returned to create Void and Fire for The Royal Ballet for Mr. McGregor’s 10th at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto, joining the National Ballet in 1969. Concept and anniversary celebrations. Mr. Binet has created works for the Dutch National Ballet’s In 1973, Ms. Kain was awarded the Silver Medal in the Women’s Category at Choreography junior company, Estonian National Ballet, German National Youth Ballet, The Genée the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Moscow and, along with Frank The Dreamers Ever Leave You International Ballet Competition and Ballet Black. He also choreographed the music Augustyn, received a special prize for Best Pas de Deux. Her distinguished career Karen Kain video for Owen Pallett’s Song for Five & Six and Belle and Sebastian’s The Party Line. included international guest performances with such companies as Paris Opéra C.C., LL.D., D. Litt., O.Ont. Ballet, Roland Petit’s Le Ballet de Marseilles, The Bolshoi Ballet, London Festival Artistic Director Lubomyr Melnyk is an internationally reknowned pianist and composer. In the early Ballet and Vienna State Opera Ballet. During her career she developed a close 1970s, he developed a completely new piano technique called Continuous Music, an creative partnership with Rudolf Nureyev and often performed with him. Ms. Kain entirely new language for the piano with music based on the actual sound of the piano, retired from dancing following a farewell tour in 1997 and took up the position of as well as a blend of classical and eastern musicianship. His piano music requires an Artist-in-Residence with the company, the role later expanded to that of Artistic extremely high level of piano technique, including a spectacular ability for speed and Associate; subsequently, she was appointed Artistic Director. accuracy. Mr. Melnyk has performed in every country of the Western world, as well Barry Hughson has served the performing arts field for 25 years as a professional arts as South America, China and Japan. His list of compositions spans a remarkable set executive. In 2014, he joined The National Ballet of Canada as Executive Director. Since of over 120 works, ranging from solo piano to works for multiple pianos, as well as that time, the company has continued its trajectory of artistic growth, fiscal responsibility, chamber ensembles and full orchestra. He has been commissioned by many various community engagement, and international presence, including landmark tours to New artists and organizations including CBC Radio, Swedish National Radio, and the Canada York’s Lincoln Center and the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris. Mr. Hughson was Lubomyr Melnyk Council. He has travelled extensively to lecture on piano technique and to create master classes in classical piano in many of the world’s music colleges and conservatories. Mr. previously Executive Director of Boston Ballet. Under Mr. Hughson’s leadership, Boston Composer and Pianist Ballet achieved several key milestones, including the retirement of its long-term debt, Melnyk has recorded extensively throughout his career, with a list of over 30 different The Dreamers Ever Leave You completing a major renovation of the ballet’s headquarters, international tours to Canada, music productions. His music is released worldwide on Bandura Records, Erased Spain, Finland and the UK and significant increases in annual earned and contributed Tapes, Hinterzimmer Records, Unseen Worlds and SONY Classical. revenue. As an arts advocate, consultant and educator, Mr. Hughson has had teaching and speaking engagements in the USA, Europe and South America. He serves on Born in Illinois and raised in London, Ontario, Simon Rossiter designed lighting for Barry Hughson a variety of industry boards, including Dance/USA, North America’s largest service The Melting Pot, Frankly, Sinatra, The Dead, The Thirst of Hearts and New York City! Executive Director organization for professional dance. In January 2015, in partnership with Dance/USA, Mr. A 20th Century Musical Ride at Soulpepper Theatre Company. He was also Assistant Hughson spearheaded the first ever meeting of North American and European executive Lighting Designer for Angels in America. Other work for theatre includes Fall for dance leadership, bringing together 22 administrators from nine countries. In Canada, Mr. Dance North #lovesexbrahms, Elvis & The Man in Black and From The House of Mirth Hughson serves as Vice-Chair of the National Council for the Canadian Dance Assembly (Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie), In Piazza San Domenico (Sudbury Theatre Centre), and served on the Steering Committee for the Canadian Arts Summit from 2014 to 2017. Frankenstein (Theatre New Brunswick) and Eleven Accords and Rivers (Toronto Dance Mr. Hughson began his career as a dancer with The Washington (DC) Ballet, where he Theatre). Mr. Rossiter has two Dora Awards for Lighting Design and is a member of the performed classical and contemporary repertoire at the Kennedy Center and on tour Associated Designers of Canada. throughout the world.

Music Director and Principal Conductor of The National Ballet of Canada since Simon Rossiter 2006, David Briskin is widely recognized as one of contemporary ballet’s most Lighting Design accomplished conductors, noted both for the range of his repertoire and the The Dreamers Ever Leave You insightfulness of his musical interpretations. Prior to moving to Canada, Mr. Briskin A Toronto-based costume designer and tutu maker, Robyn Clarke is the Resident lived and worked for 23 years as a conductor in New York City. He served for Costume Designer and Wardrobe Supervisor of Canada’s National Ballet School. seven years as Conductor with American Ballet Theatre leading performances She studied at Ryerson University earning a BFA in Performance Production. Her with the company at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York’s City Center and in design credits include Of the People by Demis Volpi and Shaun Amyot (2015 Pan major opera houses throughout the world. He worked for two years as a seasonal Am Games’ PANAMANIA), The Wild Space Between Two Hearts by Robert Binet conductor with New York City Ballet conducting more than 35 different ballets and as (The National Ballet of Canada), Wave Ring by Robert Binet (Canada’s National Conductor of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division for 12 years. As a guest conductor Ballet School) and Chalkboard Memories by Demis Vopli (Canada’s National Ballet Mr. Briskin appears regularly with The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London, The David Briskin School). Music Director and Royal Swedish Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet and Boston Ballet. Mr. Briskin has also appeared with nearly all of the major North American ballet companies. Equally Principal Conductor at home with orchestral and operatic repertoire, Mr. Briskin has conducted the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati Pops, Indianapolis, Windsor and Shanghai Robyn Clarke Symphony Orchestras, among others, as well as Calgary Opera, Manitoba Opera, Costume Design Opera Carolina, Lake George Opera and Sarasota Opera. The Dreamers Ever Leave You

12 national.ballet.ca 13 James Kudelka is among today’s most versatile and innovative dance artists. He Canadian violinist Aaron Schwebel has performed throughout the world in various has choreographed for many of the world’s leading ballet companies as well as for musical roles. He currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with The National smaller, contemporary troupes. His creative range as a choreographer reflects his Ballet of Canada and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. eclectic musical interests, command of diverse movement idioms and commitment to As a guest concertmaster, Mr. Schwebel has performed with the National Arts Centre working collaboratively with artists from other disciplines. Mr. Kudelka is renowned for Orchestra, Les Violons Du Roy, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, and Kitchener- distinctive versions of such classics as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Cinderella, all Waterloo Symphony. An active chamber music performer, he is a member of the signature works of The National Ballet of Canada where he served as Artistic Director Toronto-based LARK ensemble, Penrose Trio and Rosebud Quartet. Mr. Schwebel (1996 – 2005). Equally, Mr. Kudelka excels in making smaller-scaled dances that while did his studies at McGill University and Indiana University. As a student, he played in outwardly abstract are rich in psychological implication and human drama. Mr. Kudelka the Roddick String Quartet, representing Canada at the London International String was born in Newmarket, Ontario and trained at Canada’s National Ballet School. He Quartet Competition, and the Kuttner Quartet, Indiana's resident string quartet. Upon James Kudelka, O.C. began choreographing as a student and continued throughout his dancing years with Aaron Schwebel graduation from McGill, he was awarded the Schulich School of Music’s Golden Violin the National Ballet (1972 –1981) and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (1981–1990). Mr. Award. Mr. Schwebel is grateful to be playing a 1753 J.B. Guadagnini violin, on loan Choreographer Violin Soloist Kudelka, nowadays also in demand as a teacher, made his debut in 2015 as a stage from the Canada Council for the Arts Instrument Bank. The Four Seasons The Four Seasons director with Heinrich von Kleist’s The Prince of Homburg. Mr. Kudelka considers his artistic sensibility to be distinctly Canadian. He remains strongly loyal to his native soil Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite is a former company member of Ballet BC – an intellectual and spiritual territory he understands deeply. He was appointed an and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt. Ms. Pite’s professional choreographic debut Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005. was in 1990 at Ballet BC. Since then, she has created over 50 works for companies such as Paris Opéra Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater I, Cullberg Ballet, Ballett Frankfurt, The National Ballet of Canada, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal From 1987 to 2001 Carmen Alie and Denis Lavoie made up TRAC Costume (Resident Choreographer, 2001 – 2004), Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and Ballet working to design costumes for The National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets BC. She has also collaborated with Electric Company Theatre and Robert Lepage. Canadiens, San Francisco Ballet and American Ballet Theater. In 1994, they Ms. Pite is an Associate Choreographer of Nederlands Dans Theater, Associate designed Mick Jagger’s wardrobe for The Rolling Stones' Voodoo Lounge tour. Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre and Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells, London. In 2002, she formed her own company Kidd Pivot in Vancouver. Kidd Pivot Since 2001, Ms. Alie has worked mainly in the field of film and television arts Crystal Pite tours nationally and internationally, performing works such as Dark Matters and Lost designing for productions such as Louis Cyr The Strongest Man in the World, Action. Kidd Pivot’s residency at the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt (2010 Choreography Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 and the Oscar-nominated filmBrooklyn . She has received – 2012) provided Ms. Pite the opportunity to create and tour The You Show and Emergence 14 nominations and seven awards including a Gemini, Prix Jutra and Canadian The Tempest Replica. Currently touring is the Kidd Pivot / Electric Company Theatre Screen Award. production of Betroffenheit, co-created by Ms. Pite and Jonathon Young.

Since 2001, Mr. Lavoie has worked primarily designing for Canadian companies including Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet and European contemporary dance Born in Québec, Eric Beauchesne is a graduate of École supérieure de ballet companies, notably Ballet de Lorraine and The Slovak National Theatre. He recently du Québec. He has performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Badisches designed the costumes for Montréal productions of Mary Poppins, Footloose and Staatstheater Karlsruhe and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, as well as with Canadian Fame. In addition to designing, he leads courses, seminars and workshops on contemporary dance icons such as La Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, Paul-André costume design at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Concordia University and Fortier, Louise Lecavalier and Crystal Pite. Mr. Beauchesne currently collaborates with at En Piste. Kidd Pivot as rehearsal director, and stages Ms. Pite’s work on companies worldwide including Cullberg Ballet, Ballet BC, The National Ballet of Canada, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and, most recently, Ballet Zürich. Mr. Beauchesne has served as guest TRAC Costume, teacher and faculty for several organizations such as École de danse contemporaine de Carmen Alie and Montréal, Arts Umbrella Vancouver, Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation and Dutch Denis Lavoie Eric Beauchesne National Ballet Academy, among others, as well as rehearsal director for Nederlands Dans Theater. Costume Design Staging The Four Seasons Emergence David Finn began his career as a lighting designer for the puppeteer Burr Tillstrom and Kukla, Fran & Ollie. Mr. Finn’s work with The National Ballet of Canada includes The Owen Belton lives in Vancouver and graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1993 Firebird, Terra Firma, La Baiser de la Fée and The Four Seasons by James Kudelka and with a degree in Fine and Performing Arts, majoring in music. He studied acoustic Being & Nothingness and Le Petit Prince by Guillaume Côté. His dance work includes and computer music composition with Owen Underhill and Barry Truax. Mr. Belton The Nutcracker (Birmingham Royal Ballet), Romeo & Juliette (Paris Opéra Ballet) and has been writing music for dance since 1994 when he created the music for Shapes works for choreographers Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Sasha Waltz, Merce Cunningham, Of A Passing, for choreographer Crystal Pite’s piece for Toronto-based Ballet Jörgen. José Limón, Helgi Tomasson, Liam Scarlett and Dana Reitz. Mr. Finn was Resident Since then, he has created many scores for dance companies including Kidd Pivot, Lighting Designer for Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project from 1993 to The National Ballet of Canada, Nederlands Dans Theater, Cullberg Ballet, Ballet 2000. His opera work includes projects for the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera, Paris Nuremberg, Oregon Ballet Theatre and 420People in Prague. Mr. Belton also creates Opéra, Teatro alla Scala, Salzburg Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Canadian Opera sound design and composition for film and live theatre. In 2009, Mr. Belton won the David Finn Company and San Francisco Opera, among others. For film, Mr. Finn consulted on Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Dance Score for Emergence. Lighting Design Martin Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence and directed the PBS documentary The Green Owen Belton Monster. He designed Zed (Tokyo) and Michael Jackson ONE (Las Vegas) for Cirque The Four Seasons Original Score du Soleil. Emergence

14 national.ballet.ca 15 Jay Gower Taylor started out in theatre as a professional dancer where he enjoyed Liliane Stilwell joined the National Ballet in 2015. Previously she served as stage an international career spanning more than 20 years. As a set designer, he has manager for the Canadian Opera Company for 22 years. Highlights include Don collaborated with Crystal Pite over the last decade, creating onstage environments Quixote, Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Cenerentola, Otello, Marriage for works such as Plot Point, Frontier, Solo Echo, Parade, In the Event and The of Figaro, Götterdämmerung (complete Ring Cycle), Macbeth, La Bohème, Eugene Statement for Nederlands Dans Theater, Emergence for The National Ballet of Onegin, Madama Butterfly and was part of the team that took Oedipus Rex to the Canada, Polaris for Sadler’s Wells Theatre and Dark Matters, The Tempest Replica, Edinburgh International Festival. She was production stage manager for Grease and and Betroffenheit for Kidd Pivot. Recently, Mr. Taylor designed The Seasons’ Canon stage manager for Robin Hood and Cinderella at the Elgin, Dirty Dancing at the Royal for Paris Opéra Ballet and Flight Pattern for The Royal Ballet. Alexandra Theatre and Hairspray at the Princess of Wales. Other credits include Tom Jones, Speed-The-Plow, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Big River, Shear Madness, Carousel, Me and My Girl, Roar of the Greasepaint – Smell of the Jay Gower Taylor Liliane Stilwell Crowd. Ms. Stilwell was Head Stage co-ordinater for the Papal visit World Youth Day’s Way of the Cross and has stage managed several industrial shows in Canada Set Design Stage Manager and the US. Emergence

The National Ballet Orchestra Linda Chow graduated from Ryerson University theatre programme in 1982. As a The National Ballet of Canada is privileged to have its own full Orchestra with over 60 members. The Orchestra cutter and seamstress she has worked in theatre, dance, opera, and film. Through has performed in each of the National Ballet’s seasons and is led by Music Director and Principal Conductor dance she has incorporated design into her work. In 2003 she collaborated with David Briskin. The company’s first Music Director was George Crum who, along with Founder Celia Franca, was Crystal Pite on Uncollected Work. This led to Lost Action, Dark Matters and The You a pioneer of the company. Mr. Crum held the position from the company’s inception in 1951 to 1984, when he Show for Ms. Pite’s company Kidd Pivot. Other collaborations include Arietta and was appointed Music Director Emeritus. The Orchestra was led by Ermanno Florio from 1985 to 1990. Ormsby Short Works:24 for Ballet BC, Polaris for Sadler's Wells and 10 Duets on a Theme of Wilkins was Music Director and Principal Conductor from 1990 to 2006. The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra Rescue for Carte Blanche. has toured extensively with the company through Canada, the US and Europe. Over the years, the Orchestra has received much acclaim from audiences and critics alike and has recorded two CDs of Michael Torke’s compositions for The Contract (The Pied Piper) and An Italian Straw Hat. The Orchestra made their concert debut at Koerner Hall on April 3, 2012, in celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary. Linda Chow Costume Design Emergence

A resident of Vancouver, Alan Brodie has almost 30 years of experience creating lighting designs for theatre, opera, musicals and dance. His dance credits include productions with Ballet Zürich, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Kidd Pivot, movEnt and The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Tell us what you think! Toronto productions include Tear the Curtain, Red, 7 Stories, Miss Julie: Freedom Summer, Frost/Nixon, Little Shop of Horrors, Glorious, Vigil and The Overcoat for The Canadian Stage Company, Ghosts and A Christmas Carol for Soulpepper and The Turn of the Screw for the Canadian Opera Company. He has also worked #MadeInCanadaNBC extensively for Shaw Festival and Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Brodie has a BFA in design / production from The University of British Columbia and an MFA in Alan Brodie directing from the University of Victoria. He is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. Lighting Design Emergence

Born in Toronto, Jeff Morris studied technical theatre production and administration at Ryerson’s Theatre School. Following Ryerson, he became Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre (1990 –1995), stage managing the company’s debuts in Berlin, Warsaw, Beijing, Tokyo and at the Joyce Theater, New York. He was Production Stage Manager for Dancers for Life (AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1991–1997), Stage Manager for Theatre Passe-Muraille (Never Swim Alone, Metamorphosis of a Shadow) and for the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists. Mr. Morris joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1995 and has since stage-managed a wide range of the company’s unique classical and contemporary repertoire, including the world premieres of James Kudelka’s The Four Seasons, Cinderella and An Italian Straw Hat, company Jeff Morris premieres of John Neumeier’s The Seagull, A Streetcar Named Desire and Nijinsky, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale. He Stage Manager is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre and Festival Co- Left to right: Alexandra MacDonald and Brendan Saye in The Dreamers Ever Leave You. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Greta Hodgkinson in The Four Seasons. Photo by Andrew Oxenham. director for the biannual festival dance:made in Canada/fait au Canada. Heather Ogden and Guillaume Côté in Emergence. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

16 national.ballet.ca 17 Piotr Stanczyk Jillian Vanstone Dancer Biographies Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Born: Poznan, Poland Born: Nanaimo, British Columbia Trained: State Ballet School of Poznan Trained: Kirkwood Academy of the and Canada’s National Ballet School Performing Arts in Nanaimo, Joined National Ballet: 1998 British Columbia and Canada’s Guillaume Côté Jurgita Dronina Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2008 National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1999 Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2011 Born: Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec Born: Saratov, Russia Trained: Canada’s National Ballet Trained: National M.K Čiurlionis School of Sponsored by George & Kathy Dembroski School Art in Lithuania and Munich International Joined National Ballet: 1998 Ballet Academy in Germany Xiao Nan Yu Lorna Geddes Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2004 Royal Swedish Ballet: 2005—2010 Principal Dancer Principal Character Artist Dutch National Ballet: 2010—2015 Sponsored by Emmanuelle Gattuso, Resident Principal Guest Artist with Born: Dalian, China Born: Waterloo, Ontario C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M. The Hong Kong Ballet since: 2015 Trained: Shen Yang School of Dance, Trained: with Betty Oliphant Joined as Principal Dancer: 2015 Beijing Dance Academy and Canada’s Joined National Ballet: 1959 Lead Principal Dancer with English National Ballet School Principal Character Artist since: 2005 National Ballet since: 2017 Joined National Ballet: 1996 Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2001 Naoya Ebe Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont. Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Born: Tokyo, Japan Born: Providence, Rhode Island Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Trained: Festival Ballet of Rhode Island Stephanie Hutchison Etienne Lavigne Joined National Ballet: 2006 and Canada’s National Ballet School Principal Character Artist Principal Character Artist Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2015 Joined National Ballet: 1990 Promoted to Principal Dancer: 1996 Born: Kitchener, Ontario Born: Montréal, Québec Sponsored by Gretchen Ross Trained: Canada’s National Ballet Trained: L’École supérieure de danse du School Québec, San Francisco Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1997 and National Ballet of Cuba Principal Character Artist since: 2015 Joined National Ballet: 1997 Principal Character Artist since: 2015 Harrison James Elena Lobsanova Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Born: Paraparaumu, New Zealand Born: Moscow, Russia Trained: San Francisco Ballet School’s Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Alejandra Perez-Gomez Jonathan Renna Trainee Program and the New Joined National Ballet: 2004 Principal Character Artist Principal Character Artist Zealand School of Dance Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2015 Born: Toronto, Ontario Born: Ottawa, Ontario Joined National Ballet: 2013 Trained: L’École supérieure de danse Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2016 Sponsored by Sandra Faire & du Québec, Princess Grace Academy Joined National Ballet: 1997—2000 Ivan Fecan and San Francisco Ballet School Rejoined: 2007 Sponsored by Lucy White Joined National Ballet: 1998 Principal Character Artist since: 2015 Principal Character Artist since: 2013

Svetlana Lunkina Evan McKie Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Rebekah Rimsay Tomas Schramek Born: Moscow, Russia Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: Moscow Choreographic Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School, Principal Character Artist Principal Character Artist Academy The Kirov Academy of Ballet and the Born: Fort Collins, Colorado Born: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Bolshoi Ballet: 1997— 2013 John Cranko School Trained: Canada’s National Ballet (Slovakia) Joined as Principal Dancer: 2014 Stuttgart Ballet: 2001—2014 School Trained: Slovak Folk Dance Principal Guest Artist with National Ballet: Joined National Ballet: 1990 Ensemble SLUK Sponsored by Anna McCowan-Johnson 2012—2014 Principal Character Artist since: 2012 Joined National Ballet: 1969 and Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Joined as Principal Dancer: 2014 Principal Dancer: 1973—1990 Principal Character Artist since: 1990 Sponsored by Simona Shnaider

Heather Ogden Sonia Rodriguez Principal Dancer Principal Dancer Hazaros Surmeyan Skylar Campbell Principal Character Artist First Soloist Born: Toronto, Ontario Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: Richmond Academy of Dance Trained: with Pedro de la Cruz at the Born: Skopje, Yugoslavia Born: Laguna Beach, California in British Columbia Princess Grace Academy Trained: National Ballet School of Trained: with Victor and Tatania Kasatsky Joined National Ballet: 1998 Joined National Ballet: 1990 Macedonia Academy in Laguna Hills, California Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2005 Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2000 Joined as Principal Dancer: 1966 Joined National Ballet: 2009 Principal Character Artist since: 1986 First Soloist since: 2015 Sponsored by Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin. Sponsored by Tricia Younger

18 national.ballet.ca 19 Jordana Daumec Hannah Fischer Jack Bertinshaw Kathryn Hosier First Soloist First Soloist Second Soloist Second Soloist Born: New York City, New York Born: New York City, New York Born: Sydney, Australia Born: Champaign, Illinois Trained: Studio Maestro in New York Trained: Canada’s National Ballet Trained: Tanya Pearson Classical Trained: Champaign-Urbana Ballet and Canada’s National Ballet School School Coaching Academy and the Tanz Academy and Canada’s National Ballet Joined National Ballet: 2003 Joined National Ballet: 2012 Akademie Zürich School First Soloist since: 2015 First Soloist since: 2017 Joined National Ballet: 2011 Joined National Ballet: 2009 Second Soloist since: 2015 Second Soloist since: 2015 Sponsored by Judy & Bella Matthews Sponsored by Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond Francesco Gabriele Frola Emma Hawes Rui Huang Tiffany Mosher First Soloist First Soloist Second Soloist Second Soloist Born: Aosta, Italy Born: Delaware, Ohio Born: Shenzhen, China Born: Halifax, Nova Scotia Trained: Professione Danza Parma, Trained: BalletMet’s Dance Academy in Trained: Shenzhen Arts School in China Trained: Scotia Dance Studios and The School of The Hamburg Ballet and Ohio and Canada’s National Joined National Ballet: 2011 Canada’s National Ballet School Fomento Artistico Cordobés Ballet School Second Soloist since: 2016 Joined National Ballet: 1999 Joined National Ballet: 2010 Joined National Ballet: 2011 Second Soloist since: 2013 First Soloist since: 2015 First Soloist since: 2017

Sponsored by Sherry and Edward Drew Sponsored by JJ Dayot & Rick Schiralli

Tanya Howard Alexandra MacDonald Félix Paquet Brent Parolin First Soloist First Soloist Second Soloist Second Soloist Born: Uitenhage, South Africa Born: Calgary, Alberta Born: Québec City, Québec Born: Prince George, British Columbia Trained: The National School of Arts Trained: International School of Ballet Trained: Canada’s National Ballet Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School and Canada’s National Ballet School in Calgary and Boston Ballet School’s School and John Cranko School Joined National Ballet: 1998 Trainee Program Joined National Ballet: 2014 Joined National Ballet: 2014 First Soloist since: 2007 Joined National Ballet: 2007 Second Soloist since: 2017 Second Soloist since: 2015 First Soloist since: 2016 Sponsored by Nancy Pencer Sponsored by Stephen Delaney & Sponsored by an anonymous donor Robyn McCallum

Chelsy Meiss Tina Pereira Ben Rudisin Donald Thom First Soloist First Soloist Second Soloist Second Soloist Born: Melbourne, Australia Born: Port of Spain, Trinidad Born: Woodbridge, Virginia Born: Kanata, Ontario Trained: Karen Curlis School of Dance, Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Trained: North Carolina School of the Trained: Linda Jamison School of Dance Thelma Williams School of Dance, The Joined National Ballet: 2001 Arts and Houston Ballet II and The Royal Ballet Upper School Victorian College of The Arts and The First Soloist since: 2009 Joined: 2013 Joined National Ballet: 2015 Australian Ballet School Second Soloist since: 2017 Second Soloist since: 2016 Joined National Ballet: 2008 Sponsored by The Honourable Margaret First Soloist since: 2015 Norrie McCain, C.C. Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Sponsored by Diana St. B. Weatherall

Jenna Savella Brendan Saye First Soloist First Soloist Christopher Gerty A Man, The Four Seasons Born: Vancouver, British Columbia Born: Vancouver, British Columbia Trained: DanceWest and Lavrova Trained: Canada’s National Ballet Born: Watford, England Classical Ballet Academy in British School Trained: Newcastle Dance Academy in Columbia and Canada’s National Joined National Ballet: 2008 Australia, New Zealand School of Dance Ballet School First Soloist since: 2017 and San Francisco Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2004 Joined National Ballet: 2014 First Soloist since: 2015 Sponsored by Robin Robinson Sponsored by Ms. Nancy Viner &

Sponsored by Elvio & Marlene DelZotto Corps in Lead Roles Dr. Raymond Stein

Robert Stephen Dylan Tedaldi First Soloist First Soloist Born: Burlington, Ontario Born: Boston, Massachusetts Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Trained: Boston Ballet School and Joined National Ballet: 2004 The School of The Hamburg Ballet Explore. Connect. Engage. First Soloist since: 2011 in Germany Joined National Ballet: 2009 First Soloist since: 2015 national.ballet.ca Sign up for Ballet News Follow us

20 national.ballet.ca 21 Corporate Sponsors presents

The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our corporate sponsors and partners who help foster excellence and enrich our communities. Made in Canada

BMO presents TD Bank Group presents RBC Apprentice Programme Frame by Frame The Nutcracker and Nutcracker Story Time Celebrating innovation and performance excellence, THOMSON REUTERSTM Introducing the New Fragrance

The Winter’s Tale is MAD HOT BALLET Thomson Reuters presents is proud to partner with presented by Coty Canada Gala Lead Sponsor Made in Canada The National Ballet of Canada for the 2017/18 season.

The Sleeping Beauty is Paz de la Jolla & The Man in Black presented by Porsche with Cacti is presented by Deloitte

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Dance About Title Sponsor Presenting Sponsor Dancers First Award Sponsor Share The Magic Programme

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Corporate Executive Corporate Associate Corporate Donor ($5,000 - $14,999) ($2,000 - $4,999) ($500 - $1,999) CHANEL Canada Four Seasons Hotels Cartier Place Hotel Local 58 Charitable Benefit Fund and Resorts Reitmans Incorporated Power Corporation of Canada Uniglobe Plus Travel Group

Guillaume Côté and Greta Hodgkinson in The Four Seasons. Photo by Bruce Zinger. 22 Our winter performances of Made in Canada and The Sleeping Beauty celebrate The National Ballet of Canada’s consummate artistry under Karen Kain. These exciting contemporary Canadian works and a treasure of classical virtuosity brilliantly showcase the talent, passion and dedication of our full company.

Gifts to Soaring: The Campaign for The National Ballet of Canada generously support the dancers and orchestra, as well as new productions, touring, community engagement and the Endowment Foundation. To all donors who have given generously to the Soaring Campaign, thank you. Your generosity has made it possible for the National Ballet to claim a prominent position on the world stage. To date, gifts to Soaring now total $88 million, bringing our goal of $100 million well within reach.

As we push ahead with Soaring, we will continue to see the profound impact our tremendous community of donors are having on the company’s artistic successes, both present and future. I urge you to join us to help the National Ballet soar to even greater heights.

— David Macdonald Chair, Soaring Campaign “We support The National Ballet of Canada because of Soaring Campaign Cabinet its unwavering commitment to

the highest artistic standards, Sandra & Jim Pitblado Gail Appel Julie Medland its willingness to take risks Honourary Co-Chairs David W. Binet Gretchen Ross Judi Conacher Liam Sobey with young creators and David Macdonald The Hon. Nicole Eaton, Senator Karen Sparks innovative new work, and Campaign Chair Sandra Faire Michele Symons the great pleasure we derive Krista Kerr Cornell C.V. Wright Geneviève McKillop watching the steady growth and evolution of its artistry and Soaring Leadership Donors its dancers.” Mona Campbell, O.C. Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Kevin & Roger Garland Walter Carsen, O.C. Jerry & Joan Lozinski Horst Dantz & Don Quick Sarah & David Macdonald Gifts to New Productions, The Producers’ Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Circle and the Endowment Foundation Margaret Fountain, C.M. & David Fountain The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Kevin & Roger Garland Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M. Tim & Frances Price Gail Hutchison Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. Beryl Ivey, C.M. & Richard M. Ivey, C.C. The Volunteer Committee, Rosamond Ivey The National Ballet of Canada Hal Jackman Foundation One Anonymous Donor

Kevin & Roger Garland. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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24 25 YOU dance The generosity of YOU dance donors supports the free workshops and performances that introduce young students to ballet, helping to Leadership Giving encourage imagination, movement and an appreciation for the arts. Ballet Club Relevé The McLean Foundation The National Ballet of Canada is extremely grateful to the following donors for their generous gifts that provide leadership and capital J.P. Bickell Foundation Beth & Brent Wilson funding to support Karen Kain’s vision. (February 1, 2017 – January 31, 2018) Maxine Goldberg The Woodbridge Company Judy & Wil Matthews An Anonymous Lady The Anna McCowan-Johnson Dance Accessibility Fund One Anonymous Donor Production Builders The following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions to expand our repertoire with new visions of dance for 2017/18 and future seasons. Music Circle and Orchestra We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their support towards the only dedicated ballet orchestra in Canada. Walter Carsen New Creations Fund Warren Sorensen in memory of Gregory Williams Richard M. Ivey, C.C. The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada John & Claudine Bailey The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Rosamond Ivey First Plazas Inc. in memory of Avie Bennett Nani & Austin Beutel The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation One Anonymous Donor David W. Binet Anne & Charles Morison Tim & Frances Price Peter & Eleanor Daniels Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. Jeanie Davis Gretchen Ross The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation Noreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont. The Producers’ Circle Maxine Granovsky Gluskin & Ira Gluskin Heather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C. The members of The Producers’ Circle collaborate to fulfill Karen Kain’s vision by supporting the creation of new repertoire. The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund William & Ruth Herridge Estate of James D. Stewart Gail & Mark Appel Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C. John B. Lawson, C.M., Q.C. The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation (Rehearsal Pianists) John & Claudine Bailey Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns Judith & Robert Lawrie Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen Mona & Harvey Levenstein The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance Jerry & Joan Lozinski We acknowledge the generosity of the following donors who are graciously supporting the future of the National Ballet. The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. The Estate of Isobel Allen Sylvia M. McPhee Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Julie Medland The Estate of Shirley Braithwaite Chris & Anne Twigge-Molecey Kevin & Roger Garland Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. BMO Financial Group The Estate of Vida Peene Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M. Lynda & Jonas Prince The Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C. The Estate of James D. Stewart Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C. The Estate of Gail Hutchison TD Bank Group The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan The Estate of Barbara E. McDonald Ms. Vivien M. Wu Rosamond Ivey Sandra Simpson Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy Two Anonymous Donors Hal Jackman Foundation Noreen Taylor, C.M. & David Staines, C.M. O. Ont.

Dancer Health and Wellness Dancers First Programme Daniel J. Greenglass & Joe Brennan Lynda Prince Donors to Dancers First are dedicated to supporting the National Ballet’s exceptional dancers. Lynda Hamilton Janis Rotman The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Mr. George R. Sutherland George & Kathy Dembroski Sherry and Edward Drew Anonymous Tim & Frances Price The Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund Principal Dancer Jillian Vanstone First Soloist Francesco Gabriele Frola Second Soloist Ben Rudisin

Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Judy & Bella Matthews Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell Special Gifts Principal Dancer Elena Lobsanova First Soloist Hannah Fischer Corps de Ballet member Kota Sato The Frank Gerstein Charitable Foundation Ada Slaight Underwriter, Guest Artist Fund Share the Magic Underwriter Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. The Honourable Margaret Anne-Marie Canning and Allan Slaight, C.M. Norrie McCain, C.C. Corps de Ballet member Giorgio Galli The John & Margaret Bahen Fund Diane Blake & Stephen Smith Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté First Soloist Tina Pereira Canadian Touring The Nutcracker Complete Documentation Package Underwriters Renata M. Humphries Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Nancy Pencer Corps de Ballet member Jaclyn Oakley Margaret Fountain, C.M. & David Fountain Steve & Sally Stavro Family Foundation Principal Dancer Heather Ogden First Soloist Tanya Howard Paris & London Tour Performance Sponsor Jerry & Joan Lozinski Anna McCowan-Johnson & Robin Robinson Corps de Ballet member Siphesihle November Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C. Sans Limites Donald K. Johnson, O.C. First Soloist Brendan Saye The Delaney Family Foundation Choreographic Associates Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina Robbie Pryde Choreographic Workshop Diana St. B. Weatherall Corps de Ballet member Ethan Watts Gretchen Ross First Soloist Chelsy Meiss Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. Principal Dancer Naoya Ebe Devida & Derek Smith Hamburg Tour Tricia Younger Corps de Ballet member Andreea Olteanu Simona Shnaider First Soloist Skylar Campbell Principal Dancer Evan McKie Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein Esprit de Corps Anonymous Corps de Ballet member Christopher Gerty Fiona Berry Alison & J. Bruce McDonald Lucy White First Soloist Alexandra MacDonald Diana Billes Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett Principal Dancer Harrison James Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy Taiya Campbell & Brennan Mulcahy Rebecca Mooney & Asif Nasim Stephen Delaney & Robyn McCallum Corps de Ballet member Meghan Pugh Jeanie A. Davis Linda & Kevin O’Leary JJ Dayot & Rick Schiralli Second Soloist Félix Paquet Rags & Indra Davloor The Sabourin Family First Soloist Emma Hawes Rolex Canada Ltd. Nadia & Nick Di Donato Michele & Ryerson Symons Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond Rolex Dancers First Award Krista Kerr The Tripp / Smith Family Elvio & Marlene DelZotto Second Soloist Kathryn Hosier Anne & David LeGresley Sarah White First Soloist Jenna Savella Philip & Sherri Lieberman One Anonymous Donor Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit

26 national.ballet.ca 27 Mr. Brian B. Wilks◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Benoit Mulsant Annette Balgord◊ Mr. John H. Williams◊◊ Mr. David Murray Mona Bandeen, C.M.◊◊ Our Community of Support Ms. Helen Ziegler L.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon◊ Ms. Katherine Barber◊◊ One Anonymous Donor Mr. Douglas L. Parker◊◊ Winifred Barclay◊◊ ◊ ◊ The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the following donors and sponsors for their generosity and commitment to sustain Dorothy & Roland Pfeiffer N. Beilstein & A. Lee the excellence, energy and impact of great dance. (February 1, 2017 – January 31, 2018) Major Patron Mr. Mark Pupo Ms. Lorna Beverley ($3,000 - $4,999) Mr. Robert Raizenne Mr. John R. Birkett◊◊ Elana Metter & Stephen A. Adler Juta Reed Mr. & Ms. Peter & Judith Bowie ◊ Director’s Circle Simona Shnaider Sarah White James Austin & Hans Eppenberger Mrs. Shirley Reid Gayle Boxer Duncanson ◊◊ Sandra Simpson◊ Judith R. 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Blom◊◊ Ms. Nancy Fung Miss Laurie Markus◊◊ ◊ ($1,250 - $1,999) ◊◊ ◊ Carol & Morton Rapp Tim Badgley◊ Ms. Wendy Lawson Mrs. Jana Bogner Mrs. & Mr. Beverley Galamaga Marcia S. Martin ◊◊ ◊ Ms. Jessica Ray Ms. Janet Bulger◊ Richard Lefebvre* & Stephen Murray John C Bonnycastle Mr. Douglas G. Gardner Patricia L. Martin Ms. Barbara Reid Leslie Buskard◊ Ms. Delia M Moog◊◊ Susan M. Borden◊◊ Ms. Florence Gauthier G. Massey Diana Reitberger*◊ Mr. Andrew Gillin Fred Mattocks

30 national.ballet.ca 31 Ms. Arlene Mayers Alexa & Jane Rakochevich Mr. Lyubokyr Tomchuk Turnout Ms. Barbara McCreath◊ Dr. Gina S. Rakoff◊◊ Mrs. H. Tregenza◊◊ Ms. Catherine McMillan◊ Ms. Katharyn Rayner◊ Barbara & Marlow Tucker◊ Young Professionals’ Programme Mr. Alfonso Mejia Arias Mr. Peter Reeve-Newson◊◊ Mr. Berton Ung (February 1, 2017 – January 31, 2018) Robin Melnick◊ Ms. Jo Anne Richardson Paul & Alison Uys◊ Mrs. Susan Mertens◊◊ Ms. Maggie Robertson Ms. Carina Van Heyst◊◊ Classic Plus ($600) Colin & Meta Mills◊◊ Meghan Robertson◊ Mr. Robert Vanderloo Miss Natalie Aziz Ms. Karen MacKinnon Scarlett Rounthwaite Lynne & Paul Milnes◊ Ms. Sharilyn Robinson Gail Vanstone◊ Marie-Pierre Bélanger Carmen I. Marron Ms. Carolyn Slon Casa Muzeu Remo Ms. Sevillya Rosen Sand Mr. Peter Verheyen Mr. Michael Bushara Ms. Karin McCaig Ms. Anastasia Solovieva Leslie J. Moran Mrs. Leeann Russell Mrs. Oksana Vialkh Ms. Cynthia Cuthbert Mrs. Faye McDermid Ms. Maria Solovieva Mr. Horst Mueller Miss Diane Ryley◊◊ Ms. Maija Vilcins Mr. Tim Dafoe Mr. Bryan McLeese Mr. Jonathan Voigt Ms Heather Mundell Joel Sachs Mrs. Gillian Von Teichman◊◊ Flora Do Kristina Milbourn Scott Wu Ms. & Mr. Michele Myrah◊◊ Ms. Harriet Sakuma◊ The Very Reverend Peter Wall & Melanie Dowhaniuk Marisa Ortega Siew Ching Yeo Laurie Nemetz*◊◊ Mr. James Samuel Anne Harvey◊ Mr. Geoffrey Fulton Ms. Shanley Rainsberry Two Anonymous Donors Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld◊◊ Dr. Michael Sayer◊ Ms. Donna Walsh Linda K. Lee Miss Emma Richan Ms. Carol Newall◊◊ Ms. Deborah Scott◊ Mr. John Walter◊ Mr. Leo Lontok D. Richardson Mr. Devlan Nicholson Ms. Denise Semple◊ Mr. Gordon Warme◊◊ Mrs. Dawn Northwood Mrs. Marjorie Sheridan Edye Rome Webster◊ Classic ($360) Kathy O'Brien Mrs. Christine Simpson◊ Ms. Bev Wellman◊◊ Dr. Jean O'Grady◊ Ms. Sara Simpson Mr. Jacques Wensvoort◊ Ms. Rania Ahmed Trina DeSa Mr. Michael Murphy Ms. Janice Oliver Mrs. Dorothy Sjogren◊◊ Dr. Eleanor Westney Miss Elena Aseeva Ms. Michelle Eaton Ms. Bridget Riberdy Ms. Madeline Oquendo Kathleen Skerrett Ms. Lyn Whitham Ms. Alice Barnett Roy Ms. Katherine Ferreira Mrs. Melanie Tory Ms. Lia Overs◊ Ms. Miriam Skey◊ Lynda Wilson Laura Blenkinsop Allison Freeman Mrs. Olga Voigt Alfred Page & Ann Donaldson-Page Donald A. Smith◊◊ Ms. & Mr. Mary Wilson Romina S. Cortellucci Mr. Brian Gan One Anonymous Donor Mr. Peter M. Partridge◊ Mr. Gary Smith Ms. Jennifer Wolff Alicia DeBoer Ms. Heather Gillesby Mrs. Anna Pataky◊ Ms. Louise Smith Barbara & Martin Worndl◊ Ms. Lesley Paterson◊ Mr. Robert Smith◊ Mr. William Wray & Family◊ Estate of M.E Patterson◊◊ Ms. Jane Spicer Ms. Judy Yamamoto◊ Foundation Donations Mr. Barry Peacock Mr. Kenneth Stephen◊◊ Mr. Morden Yolles Susan Pepper & William Harper◊◊ Cheryl E. Stephenson◊◊ Kathryn, Jeffrey, Karen and George Young (February 1, 2017 – January 31, 2018) Louis Bernard Periatambee Mr. David Stephenson◊ John Zigur◊◊ Nicola & Alexandra Perpick◊ Ms. Sharon Stibbard 17 Anonymous Donors $30,000 and above $5,000 - $14,999 $500 - $1,999 Mrs. Margaret Perschy◊◊ Miss Jannah Stone The McLean Foundation S.M. Blair Family Foundation Styles Family Foundation Ms. Michaela Peters Mr. Paul Straatman *Artists and Staff Hope Charitable Foundation June Evangeline Anne Horton Fund Elyssa Phillips Styles Family Foundation ◊ Donor for 10 or more years $15,000 - $29,999 at the Elgin-St. Thomas Nina & Terry Picton◊◊ Dr. Doris Sutherland ◊◊ Donor for 20 or more years The Azrieli Foundation $2,000 - $4,999 Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John Pildner◊◊ Mr. Greg Sutton J. P. Bickell Foundation The K. M. Hunter Charitable Foundation One Anonymous Donor Mr. Archie Platt Ms. Agatha Tawaststjerna◊◊ Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation Jackman Foundation Mr. Gabriel Ponce Ms. Diane Taylor◊◊ The National Ballet of Canada Hal Jackman Foundation The Young Family Foundation Stephanie Porter Ms. Kristin Taylor◊ Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation ◊ thanks all Fouetté, Pirouette, Plié Ms. Jane Pound Ms. Margaret Taylor and First Position level donors for ◊ ◊ Mr. David Purcell Mrs. Helen Tazzman their generous support. Mr. Chris Purdye Doretta Thompson & Caroline Law Named Funds The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation provides financial strength and stability, helping to ensure the vitality and excellence of the National Ballet today and for generations to come. The National Ballet is grateful for the commitment and dedication of those who have established a Named Fund within the Endowment Foundation. (As of January 31, 2018)

The Isobel Allen New Creations Fund The Joan & Jerry Lozinski Fund The American Friends of Canada Dancer Fund The Sarah & David Macdonald Fund Join our The Appel Family Fund in Honour of Bram & Bluma Appel The Anna McCowan-Johnson Dance Accessibility Fund The John & Margaret Bahen Fund supports the The Sylvia M. McPhee Dancer Fund company’s Canadian tours. The Sylvia M. McPhee Orchestra Fund Community The John & Claudine Bailey Fund The TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund The David & Kim Beatty Fund The Julie & Ted Medland Fund The BMO Financial Group Fund The Nancy Pencer Fund of Support The Mona Campbell Fund The Sandra & Jim Pitblado Fund The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund The Penelope Reed Doob Fund for New Creations The Judith & Marshall Cohen Fund The Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner Fund The Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund The J.M. Doc Savage Fund for the The Paul & Adelle Deacon Fund RBC Apprentice Programme You can become a Member The Celia Franca Memorial Fund The Ada Slaight Fund for as little as $1! The Kevin & Roger Garland Fund The Astrid Stec Fund for Apprentices The Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Fund The TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund The Gail Hutchison Fund The Fran Taubkin Dancer Fund national.ballet.ca/donate The Beryl & Richard Ivey Fund The John Theo Fund for Dancers The Hal Jackman Foundation Fund The David Tory Memorial Fund 416 (1 866) 345 9595 The Anna & Don Johnson Fund The Anne Twigge-Molecey Fund for Apprentices The James Kudelka Fund The Andres Alexander Virro Memorial Fund The Sonia & Arthur Labatt Fund The Volunteer Committee Build-a-Ballet Fund The Joyce Lee Memorial Fund Emma Hawes. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic.

32 national.ballet.ca 33 Communications Assistant Operations Senior Manager, Stage Managers Wardrobe Manager, Audience Development Jeff Morris The National Ballet of Canada Director of and Donor Services Operations Liliane Stilwell Wardrobe Supervisor Communications Chad Dembski Leah Heidenheim Marjory Fielding Board of Directors The National Ballet of Pointe Shoe Manager/ Company Athletic Andrei Streliaev Julia Drake Stage Manager, As of October 26, 2017 Canada, Endowment Assistant Ballet Mistress Therapist Zhenya Yesmanovich† Assistant Service Senior Manager, YOU dance Wardrobe Coordinator Foundation Board of Lorna Geddes Paul Papoutsakis Senior Associate Manager, Audience Major Gifts Maureen Callaghan Barbara de Kat Chair Directors Orchestra Personnel Director, and Donor Services Joanna Ivey Assistant to the Cornell C.V. Wright As of October 19, 2017 Executive Assistant to Company Manager and Music Communications Rebecca Hall Lighting Coordinator Administrator Belinda Bale Senior Manager, Jeff Logue Wardrobe Supervisor Gail Appel the Artistic Director/ Physiotherapist Stacy Dimitropoulos Chair Raymond Tizzard Publicity Coordinator Legacy Giving John Bailey Administrative Manager Ginette Hamel David Macdonald Jennifer Bennett Darbyshire Associate Director, Katelyn Welfred Richard Lefebvre Master Carpenter Susanne Boyce Librarian Audience and Donor Paul McNamara Resident Cutters Jane Darville Company Massage Christine Audet President Lucie Parent Services Communications Intern Manager, Stephen Delaney Manager, Artistic Therapists Veronica McLellan Erin Brown Special Events and Head Electrician Christopher Read Barry Hughson Scheduling Brian Bastedo Marlene DelZotto Administration Corporate Sponsorships Ashley Rose Sophie Letendre Ron Mulesa The Honourable Senior Relations Education and Rebecca Hodge Assistant to Cutters Vice-President Executive Director Nicole Eaton, Senator Manager, Audience Outreach Intern Property Master Susan Howse Karen Kain, C.C. Resident Pilates Barry Hughson Sandra Faire Company Management and Donor Services Deanna Galati Manager, Michael Ellenton Maxine Granovsky Assistant Teacher Assistant Wardrobe Treasurer Bethany Bleile Individual Giving Gluskin Sarita Dotan Je-an Salas Chief Financial Officer Artist Educator Deanna Underwood Assistant Carpenter Coordinator Ray Forzley Ray Forzley Greta Hodgkinson, Senior Manager, Annemarie Cabri James Fulton Grant Heaps ex officio Urgent Care Officers, Major Gifts Secretary Guest Répétiteurs Communications Nancy Holland Dr. Janice Weiss Director of Technology Senior Representatives, Marielle Bryck Assistant Carpenter/ Costume Rental Pamela Ouzounian Catherine Chang Barry Hughson, ex officio Christopher Sonnemann Audience and Donor Amy McMullen Flyman Coordinator The Winter’s Tale Sport Psychiatrist Karen Kain, C.C., ex officio Senior Manager, Services Geoff Kay Mary Hurley Director of Jacquelin Barrett Dr. Pat Colton Payroll and Benefits Krista Kerr Interactive & Marketing Susie Eissler Officer, Special Events Development Manager Judith Lawrie Operations Anne Meighan Arielle Di Leo Assistant Electricians Wig and Make-up Diana Reitberger, CFRE Emergence Jenny Mah Janet Lewell Naturopathic Doctor Stephen Cunningham Ron Gorveatt Supervisor Philip Lieberman Eric Beauchesne Dr. Melissa Piercell Audience and Donor Officer, Writer Chris Brooks Charles Seminerio David Banks Manager, Human Jerry Lozinski Senior Operations Services Caroline Dickie Ed Esposto Paz de la Jolla Consulting Physician Resources David Macdonald Manager, Audience Representatives Video Technician Footwear Coordinator Krista Kerr Christian Tworzyanski Dr. Julia Alleyne Kathleen Matatya Ryan McNally and Donor Services Abbas Abbas Officer, Research Michael Farkas Lacey Hammond Jerry Lozinski Donna Meyers Tal Hebdon Ryan Boulet Laurie Nemetz Harrington Sue Matthews Rebecca Mooney Cacti Consulting Chiropractor Executive Assistant to Hannah Crawford Production Workshop James Pitblado, C.M. Nina Botkay Dr. Cameron Borody the Executive Director Ed Ogonek, ex officio Director, In Studio Amanda Hsieh Executive Assistant Stitchers Cornell C.V. Wright Patricia Gelinas Linda O’Leary Kate Kernaghan Chelsea La Vecchia to the Director of Construction Supervisor Victoria Arnold David Pell, ex officio Guest Teachers and Consulting Foot Dylan MacVicar Development Sandy Middleton Carolyn Kasperski Artistic Specialist/Chiropodist Board Secretary † Nancy Pencer Coaches Senior Manager, Ellyn O’Keefe Margie Pacini* Lisa Novielli Lynda Prince Aleksandar Antonijevic Dr. Nicholas Durand, Pamela Ouzounian Assistant Carpenter Shelia Ramsay Artistic Director Telesales Patty Pedersen Susan Painter (Interim) Robbie J. Pryde Mercedes Bernardez D.Pod.M. Larry Pratt Karen Kain, C.C. James Pereira Emily Pettet Gretchen Ross Herve Courtain General Accountants Rafael Renderos Coordinator, Footwear Assistant Consulting Sandra Gandola, CB John B. Simcoe Felipe Diaz Marketing Operations Sima Shamsi Individual Giving Shop Technician Leslie Brown Associate Artistic Ophthalmologist Daisy Lee Karen Sparks Michel Faigaux Manager Elizabeth Staples Klim Khomenko Chuck Theil Director Dr. Michael Easterbrook Demitrios Prevenas Mavis Staines, C.M., Curtis Foley Madeline Adamson, Sasha van Leeuwen Christopher Stowell Scenery constructed at the ex officio Matjash Mrozewski Li Ye, CPA, CGA Coordinator, Consulting Dental CPA, CMA National Ballet Workshop by Robert Stephen, ex officio Tatiana Tchernova Shu Zhang, CPA, CGA Telesales Communications members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 58. Surgeon Daniel F. Sullivan Artistic Administrator Representatives Denais Peluch Dr. Lancelot Brown Manager, Telesales Michele Symons Gerard Roxburgh Dancer Wellness Manager, Software and Alison Moss Stephen Carmichael Property Supervisor Noreen Taylor, O.C. Programme Applications Aleksandra Maslennikova Coordinator, John Miracle The National Ballet of Mohiuddin Faruqe Canada is grateful to the Archives Manager Asna Wise Administration Principal Artistic Coach Director of Dancer Honourary Board Sports Medicine Specialists (Interim) Amy Yu Lucy White Resident Scenic Artist Magdalena Popa Wellness (150 Eglinton Avenue East, As of October 26, 2017 Solutions Developer Adrienne Nevile Kelly Palmer Marla Pichler Toronto); the University Health Network, Department of Kruti Shah Development Intern, Individual Giving Judith Cohen Artistic Director, Orthopaedics and Sports Education and Kathryn Woodward Assistant Scenic Artist Judi Conacher YOU dance / Company Sports Medicine; and the Medcan SQL Developer Clinic (150 York Street, Outreach Manager Director of Development Mark Reid Missy Crosbie Principal Ballet Master Medicine Physician Srikanth Kamithkar Toronto) for their continued Lisa Robinson Diana Reitberger, CFRE Production Jeanie Davis Lindsay Fischer Dr. Michael Clarfield support of the Dancer Health Properties constructed at Sherry Taylor Drew and Wellness Programme; Manager of Technology Associate Director Production Director the National Ballet Workshop James Fleck, O.C. and to those physicians who Publicity Manager by members of I.A.T.S.E. Artist-in-Residence Company Orthopaedic have generously donated their Andrew Anderson of Development, James Thornley Kevin Garland Victoria Schwarzl Local 828. Rex Harrington, O.C. Surgeon time to The National Ballet of Major Gifts William Harris Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris Canada. Facilities Manager Associate Director Graphic Designer Kate Halpenny William Herridge, Q.C. Emil Mishriky of Production Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Senior Ballet Master Music Carmen Wagner Company Physician Senior Manager, Yvette Drumgold Paul O’Donoghue Peter Ottmann (Family & Sports Music Director and Building Maintenance Development Rose Patten Media Officer Medicine) Principal Conductor Supervisor Communications Technical Director Aaron Regent Ashley Haraburda Senior Ballet Mistress Dr. Julia Hamilton David Briskin Henry Martins John Hart Barney Bayliss Robin Robinson Mandy-Jayne Richardson Web and Digital Susan Scace Performance Principal Pianist Systems Coordinator Media Officer Noreen Taylor, O.C., Choreographic Psychologist Janis Neilson Jeffrey Lo Sean Leonard The National Ballet of Associates Dr. Doug Misener Canada / Honourary Robert Binet Pianists Receptionist Board Liaison † Guillaume Côté Clinical Psychologist Edward Connell Seta Nigoghossian Maternity/Parental Leave * On Leave of Absence Lesley Lustig Nina Pinzarrone

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