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Edmonton's Resident Professional Ballet art that moves Featuring Leonard Cohen's Doorway & Mozart:42 Oct 30 & 31, 7:30 p.m. Nov 1, 2:30 p.m. Timms Centre for the Arts University of Alberta citieballet.ca avenue CITY LIFE STYLE EDMONTON SEPTEMBER 2015 | $4.95 AvenueEdmonton.com SEPTEMBER 2015 SEPTEMBER On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, Alberta’s MARK Capital City, I welcome everyone to Citie Ballet’s presentation of Enigma, the kick-off to its 2015 – 2016 season. MEER EDMONTON’S KING OF POP CULTURE FALL Edmonton is blessed with an outstanding arts and culture scene. CLASSICS These iconic Since Citie Ballet’s inaugural performance in 1999, the company pieces will never go out of style On behalf of City Council and the people hasof addedEdmonton, to the varietyAlberta’s and vibrancy Capital of Courity, city’s I welcomegrowing artistic everyone to Citie Ballet’s performance of An Homage to Billie Holiday. GOOD TO GO community. Featuring Leonard Cohen’s Doorway and Mozart:42, great places 5to eat on this season’s opening program will inspire audiences with its the run Edmonton is well known as an arts and culturalsignature centre mix. Our of new theatre, and classical music andballet. arts scenes have a uniquely experimental energy. As Edmonton’s resident, professional ballet company, Citie Ballet helps young dancers gain professional performanceI thank the many experience performers,. This staff andprogram, volunteers inspired of Citie Balletby legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, blends whoclassical have dedicatedand contemporary their time and dance talent forms to this performance.to create a Your diverse mix of styles. commitment to the art of ballet not only promotes an appreciation for neoclassical ballet and contemporary dance, it also helps to I thank Citie Ballet for organizing this performancefoster the greatand fortalent helping of young promote artists in ourEdmonton’s city. next generation of dance talent. These opportunities help unlock the talent of many aspiring dancers, giving them the opportunity to contribute to Edmonton’sBest wishes for vibrant an enjoyable arts landscape show. YoursYours truly, truly, DonDon IvesonIveson MayorMayor t For discerning readers AvenueEdmonton.com Enigma / citieballet.ca / 3 Greetings from the Greetings from the Greetings from the Artistic Director Executive Director Chairperson Welcome to the 2015/16 season of Citie Ballet! Welcome to Citie Ballet’s season opener, Enigma. We I don’t want to live in a world without art. I believe the I am so delighted and grateful to be here in Edmonton have come out of the gate running for our 4th season, arts are vital to our development as individuals, as a city as the artistic director. It’s wonderful to be back in already having performed several events throughout and as a province. It is through the expression of art Thank you to all the sponsors Alberta where I was born and raised until leaving to study our fabulous city. Now, the main event is about to begin that we are able to know ourselves better, connect with professional dance full-time. Being a principal dancer with Canada’s Royal right here at the Timms! As we continue to grow, we are energized by all the others and inspire further creativity. It is a privilege to facilitate that process by of Citie Home Tour 2015. Winnipeg Ballet, I had the opportunity to perform in Alberta many times over possibilities that have presented themselves to us so far. And we owe it all to providing leadership that supports artists and brings voice to the important many years. As a choreographer, Edmonton has enjoyed my works Peter Pan you — our audience. role of art in our lives. and Moulin Rouge on tour. Now as a resident, the artistic leaders in the arts We appreciate your support. community of Edmonton have been incredibly supportive and welcoming. I want Tonight we proudly debut a brand new ballet, Mozart:42 by our own Artistic Citie Ballet is art that moves. to thank them and I look forward to several creative collaborations in the future. Director Jorden Morris. The performance will be followed by Jorden’s gorgeous piece, Leonard Cohen’s Doorway featuring the music and musings After a year of challenges and change, we are thrilled to finally be at the The Citie Ballet board of directors and Sheri Somerville, the executive director, of Canada’s most iconic songwriter/poet. Joining Citie Ballet onstage will be onset of our fourth season as Edmonton’s resident ballet company, and we are an amazing team to work with. Their passion and dedication to this company two of my favourite Edmonton based musicians, Andrea House and Chris are so excited about this production, Enigma. are truly inspiring. I look forward to a bright future together as we develop and Andrew. These two artists are compelling and remarkable in their abilities and nurture this wonderful company of dynamic artists. I am pleased to introduce I know you’ll be thrilled by their offerings. We are truly fortunate to have world-renowned choreographer and director, our new dancers to Edmonton audiences, and welcome back the artists that Jorden Morris as Citie Ballet’s artistic director, and local arts maven, Sheri have returned for this season. Teaching and training the new team has been so We are especially proud to have two talented Canadian dancers, Shaun Somerville, as our executive director. These two — along with this company of rewarding since we started in August. I have created a new work to launch the Ghyessen and Lydia Redpath, return from the U.S. this season to dance disciplined, highly-trained dancers — are truly a remarkable team. season, and I couldn’t be happier with the world premiere of Mozart:42. with us. Attracting this type of talent is a testament to Jorden’s international On behalf of the board of directors, I am grateful for the support of our Citie Ballet has created this work from the ground up, and it is the culmination reputation as a choreographer. We should be proud that we can offer them funders, community, donors, sponsors, collaborators and our audiences. of many hours of hard work by the dancers and myself. meaningful work right here at home. Together, we are thriving. The idea for Enigma came from listening to Mozart and Leonard Cohen one I would personally like to thank our dynamic board of directors for all their Trudy Callaghan evening, quite by mistake; however, it got me thinking how these two artists — efforts in raising awareness, raising funds and demonstrating their utter although centuries apart — had so much in common sharing many of the same dedication to this company. It is my pleasure to go out into the community to qualities, problems, successes and eccentricities. When planning this season, I build new relationships so we can continue to grow this young company. And knew that Leonard Cohen’s Doorway was a work I wanted to bring to Edmonton every day I am met with an unwavering commitment of support for our vision audiences and the artists. I also knew that I wanted to showcase the classical of having a ballet company that Edmonton can call its own. VOLVO strength of the company as well the dramatic/contemporary side — so Enigma OF EDMONTON was created. The classical beauty of Mozart:42 and the dramatic content of For those of you who support us already as ticket buyers, donors, sponsors, Leonard Cohen’s Doorway are the perfect combination that represent our new government funders and of course our precious volunteers, tonight is for you. company, and my artistic vision for it. This is where your support is realized and put into glorious motion. I thank you. For sponsorship opportunities for Citie Home Tour 2016 please contact Sheri at 780.472.7774 Jorden Morris Sheri Somerville 4 /Enigma / citieballet.ca Enigma / citieballet.ca / 5 www.pwc.com/ca/doingbusinessinalberta Citie Ballet Edmonton’s Board of Directors Resident Professional Ballet Setting the barre higher The Citie Ballet Society is a not-for-profit company with charitable The 2015-2016 season will be our fourth with professional status governed by an elected board of directors. status. Citie Ballet has been bringing art to the city since 1998. Chair: Members at-large: Trudy Callaghan Aggie Mikulski 2015/2016 Performances At PwC, we believe it’s important to view business beyond the bottom line. Katharine La France That’s why we contribute to the communities where we work and live. Vice-Chair: Richard Gibbons Emotion Dr. Glenn Feltham Lauren Pearson February 19-21, 2016 PwC is proud to support Citie Ballet in enriching the cultural lives of Albertans. Honorary Board Member: Evolution Secretary: Lynn Mandel April 15-17, 2016 Melissa Bourgeois © 2015 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership. All rights reserved. 3278-01CAL 0115 Treasurer: Renée Oxley 2015/2016 Ticket Prices Evening .........................................................................$40 Join the Movement Matinee Adult .......................................................$30 Student/Senior (65+) ........................$25 Every great art movement starts with a small group of dedicated Child (12 and under) ...........................$20 people. You can be a part of something great in Edmonton, nourishing and strengthening this city’s art and culture. Season Subscriptions Evening .......................................................................$110 Donate Matinee Adult .....................................................................$80 A portion of our donations is matched by grants, so your Student/Senior (65+) .....................................
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