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Ballet Notes Apollo & Russian Seasons & Theme and Variations March 23 – 27, 2011 Greta Hodgkinson in Theme and Variations. Photo by Andrew Oxenham. Orchestra Violins Bassoons • Benjamin Bowman Stephen Mosher, Principal Concertmaster Jerry Robinson Stephen Sitarski, Elizabeth Gowen, Guest Concertmaster Contra Bassoon Lynn Kuo, Horns Assistant Concertmaster Gary Pattison, Principal Dominique Laplante, Celia Franca, C.C., Founder Vincent Barbee Principal Second Violin Derek Conrod James Aylesworth George Crum, Music Director Emeritus • Scott Wevers • Jennie Baccante Karen Kain, C.C. Kevin Garland Csaba Koczó Trumpets Artistic Director Executive Director • Sheldon Grabke Richard Sandals, Principal • Xiao Grabke Mark Dharmaratnam David Briskin Rex Harrington, O.C. • Nancy Kershaw Rob Weymouth Music Director and Artist-in-Residence Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Principal Conductor Yakov Lerner Trombones David Archer, Principal Magdalena Popa Lindsay Fischer Jayne Maddison • Ron Mah Robert Ferguson Principal Artistic Coach Artistic Director, David Pell, YOU dance / Ballet Master Aya Miyagawa Wendy Rogers Bass Trombone Peter Ottmann Mandy-Jayne Filip Tomov Tuba Senior Ballet Master Richardson Joanna Zabrowarna Sasha Johnson Senior Ballet Mistress Paul Zevenhuizen Harp Aleksandar Antonijevic, Guillaume Côté*, Violas Lucie Parent, Principal Angela Rudden, Principal Greta Hodgkinson, Jiˇrí Jelinek, Theresa Rudolph Koczó, Timpany Zdenek Konvalina, Heather Ogden, Assistant Principal Michael Perry, Principal Sonia Rodriguez, Piotr Stanczyk, Xiao Nan Yu, Valerie Kuinka Percussion Bridgett Zehr Johann Lotter Robert Comber, Principal Beverley Spotton Kristofer Maddigan Kevin D. Bowles, Lorna Geddes, • Larry Toman Mark Mazur Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan Cellos Orchestra Personnel Keiichi Hirano, Tanya Howard, Stephanie Hutchison, Maurizio Baccante, Manager and Music Etienne Lavigne, Patrick Lavoie, Principal Administrator Stacey Shiori Minagawa+, Tina Pereira, Olga Laktionova Jean Verch Jonathan Renna, Rebekah Rimsay, Jillian Vanstone Andrew McIntosh Marianne Pack Assistant Orchestra Jordana Daumec, Elena Lobsanova, McGee Maddox, Elaine Thompson Personnel Manager Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Jenna Savella, Robert Stephen, Paul Widner Raymond Tizzard Brett van Sickle Basses Librarian Lucie Parent Danyla Bezerra, Ryan Booth, Adji Cissoko, Chen Cui, Hans J.F. Preuss, Principal Krista Dowson, Nadine Drouin, Naoya Ebe, Giorgio Galli, • Paul Langley Extra Players Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Grace Hanley, Juri Hiraoka, Robert Speer Anne Armstrong, Violin Kathryn Hosier, Lise-Marie Jourdain, James Leja, Cary Takagaki Alexandra MacDonald, Elizabeth Marrable, Chelsy Meiss, Pamela Hinman, Violin Ji Min Hong, Shino Mori, Tiffany Mosher, Andreea Olteanu, Flutes Mark Johnston, Violin Marissa Parzei, Brendan Saye, Christopher Stalzer, Leslie J. Allt, Principal Renée London, Violin Joseph Steinauer, Dylan Tedaldi, Nan Wang, Aarik Wells, Maria Pelletier Hiroko Kagawa, Violin Sarah Elena Wolff Shelley Brown, Piccolo Phoebe Tsang, Violin Sonia Vizante, Violin RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: James Applewhite, Oboes Eugenia Brezzi, Skylar Campbell, Esabelle Chen, Melissa Wilmot, Violin Shaila D'Onofrio, Jackson Dwyer, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Mark Rogers, Principal Rebekah Wolkstein, Violin Alexandra Inculet, Natalie Ogonek, Asiel Rivero Karen Rotenberg Josh Greenlaw, Viola Lesley Young, Nicholaos Papadakis, Lorna Geddes Joysanne Sidimus English Horn Viola Pointe Shoe Manager / Guest Repetiteur Orly Bitov, Cello Assistant Ballet Mistress Clarinets Max Christie, Principal Jill Vitols, Cello Tom Hazlitt, Bass Ernest Abugov Shelby-Jai Flick • Emily Marlow Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet Colleen Cook, Clarinet Jeff Morris Assistant Stage Manager/ Christine Passmore, Horn Stage Managers Stage Manager, YOU dance • On Leave of Absence *Guest Artist-in-Residence +Maternity Leave Page 2 national.ballet.ca The 2010/11 season is presented by Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 pm Saturday, March 26 at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 pm Sunday, March 27 at 2:00 pm Friday, March 25 at 7:30 pm Conductor: David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor: Apollo & Russian Seasons (all performances), Theme and Variations (Mar 27) David LaMarche, Guest Conductor: Theme and Variations (Mar 23, 24, 25, 26) Apollo Choreography: George Balanchine* Staged by: Ib Andersen Music: Igor Stravinsky, Apollon Musagète By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. Lighting Design: Robert Thomson Répétiteur: Rex Harrington Premiere: Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris, June 12, 1928 The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: February 18, 1999 Apollo is a gift from THE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA Apollo Zdenek Konvalina (Mar 23, 26 eve) Aleksandar Antonijevic (Mar 24, 26 mat) Guillaume Côté (Mar 25, 27) Terpsichore Sonia Rodriguez (Mar 23, 26 eve) Greta Hodgkinson (Mar 24, 26 mat) Xiao Nan Yu (Mar 25, 27) Polyhymnia Elena Lobsanova (Mar 23, 26 eve) Rebekah Rimsay (Mar 24, 26 mat) Heather Ogden (Mar 25, 27) Calliope Jillian Vanstone (Mar 23, 26 eve) Bridgett Zehr (Mar 24, 25, 26 mat, 27) Leto, Mother of Apollo Stephanie Hutchison Hand Maidens Chelsy Meiss or Kathryn Hosier Tanya Howard or Alexandra MacDonald Intermission Page 3 Russian Seasons Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky Staged by: Tatiana Ratmanskaya Music: Leonid Desyatnikov, The Russian Seasons © Compozitor Publishing House, St. Petersburg, 2006 Soprano: Susana Poretsky Violin Soloist: Stephen Sitarski Costume Design: Galina Solovyeva Lighting Design: Mark Stanley Répétiteurs: Rex Harrington and Magdalena Popa Premiere: New York City Ballet, New York City, June 8, 2006 The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: March 23, 2011 Russian Seasons is made possible in part by a grant from the New Creations Fund of The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation. The appearance of Susana Poretsky is made possible by a generous donation from the Frank Gerstein Foundation. GRETA HODGKINSON, HEATHER OGDEN, XIAO NAN YU ELENA LOBSANOVA, JENNA SAVELLA, JILLIAN VANSTONE GUILLAUME CÔTÉ ALEKSANDAR ANTONIJEVIC, ZDENEK KONVALINA, MCGEE MADDOX, CHRISTOPHER STALZER, ROBERT STEPHEN (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) CHELSY MEISS, SONIA RODRIGUEZ, BRIDGETT ZEHR JORDANA DAUMEC, TANYA HOWARD, LISE-MARIE JOURDAIN PIOTR STANCZYK RYAN BOOTH, NAOYA EBE, JONATHAN RENNA, DYLAN TEDALDI, BRETT VAN SICKLE (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) I Greta Hodgkinson, Guillaume Côté Heather Ogden, Elena Lobsanova, Jillian Vanstone, Jenna Savella Christopher Stalzer, Robert Stephen, McGee Maddox, Aleksandar Antonijevic, Zdenek Konvalina (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Sonia Rodriguez, Piotr Stanczyk Chelsy Meiss, Lise-Marie Jourdain, Tanya Howard, Jordana Daumec Naoya Ebe, Dylan Tedaldi, Jonathan Renna, Ryan Booth, Brett van Sickle (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) II Xiao Nan Yu Heather Ogden, Elena Lobsanova, Jillian Vanstone, Jenna Savella (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Bridgett Zehr Chelsy Meiss, Lise-Marie Jourdain, Tanya Howard, Jordana Daumec (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) III Greta Hodgkinson, Guillaume Côté Elena Lobsanova, Jillian Vanstone, Jenna Savella Christopher Stalzer, Robert Stephen, Zdenek Konvalina (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Sonia Rodriguez, Piotr Stanczyk Lise-Marie Jourdain, Tanya Howard, Jordana Daumec Naoya Ebe, Dylan Tedaldi, Brett van Sickle (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) IV Xiao Nan Yu, Heather Ogden Guillaume Côté, Aleksandar Antonijevic (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Bridgett Zehr, Chelsy Meiss Piotr Stanczyk, Ryan Booth (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) Page 4 national.ballet.ca V Greta Hodgkinson Elena Lobsanova, Jillian Vanstone, Jenna Savella Robert Stephen, Zdenek Konvalina, Christopher Stalzer (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Sonia Rodriguez Lise-Marie Jourdain, Tanya Howard, Jordana Daumec Dylan Tedaldi, Brett van Sickle, Naoya Ebe (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) VI Xiao Nan Yu, Heather Ogden, Greta Hodgkinson, Guillaume Côté Jillian Vanstone, Christopher Stalzer, Robert Stephen, McGee Maddox, Aleksandar Antonijevic (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Bridgett Zehr, Chelsy Meiss, Sonia Rodriguez, Piotr Stanczyk Tanya Howard, Naoya Ebe, Dylan Tedaldi, Jonathan Renna, Ryan Booth (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) VII Heather Ogden McGee Maddox, Aleksandar Antonijevic, Zdenek Konvalina (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Chelsy Meiss Jonathan Renna, Ryan Booth, Brett van Sickle (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) VIII Elena Lobsanova, Jenna Savella Robert Stephen, Christopher Stalzer (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Lise-Marie Jourdain, Jordana Daumec Dylan Tedaldi, Naoya Ebe (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) IX Xiao Nan Yu, McGee Maddox Heather Ogden (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Bridgett Zehr, Jonathan Renna Chelsy Meiss (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) X Guillaume Côté (Mar 23, 26 eve) Piotr Stanczyk (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) Zdenek Konvalina (Mar 25) XI Xiao Nan Yu, Heather Ogden, Elena Lobsanova, Jillian Vanstone, Jenna Savella, Christopher Stalzer, Robert Stephen, McGee Maddox, Aleksandar Antonijevic, Zdenek Konvalina (Mar 23, 25, 26 eve) Bridgett Zehr, Chelsy Meiss, Lise-Marie Jourdain, Tanya Howard, Jordana Daumec, Naoya Ebe, Dylan Tedaldi, Jonathan Renna, Ryan Booth, Brett van Sickle (Mar 24, 26 mat, 27) XII Entire Cast Intermission Theme and Variations Choreography: George Balanchine* Staged by: Lindsay Fischer Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The final movement of Suite No. 3 for Orchestra in G major, Op. 55 Set and Costume Design: Santo Loquasto Lighting Design: Robert Thomson Répétiteur: Mandy-Jayne Richardson Premiere: Ballet Theatre (later known as American Ballet Theatre), New York City, November 26, 1947 The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: February 18, 1998 Page 5 Theme and Variations is a gift