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2015/16 World Premiere Le Petit Prince North American Premiere The Winter’s Tale

Dylan Tedaldi. Photo by Barbara Cole. Karen Kain and Karen Kain and Wayne McGregor at the 2009 Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Emergence, choreographed by Ms. Pite, won four Dora Awards.

Celebrating 10 Years as Artistic Director

2009 – launches Innovation, a programme to commission new work by Canadian choreographers 2010 – the first company outside The Royal to perform Wayne McGregor’s Chroma

Karen Kain 10 and – Karen Kain and “The National Ballet of Canada is a splendid enterprise: such rare adventurousness is the only way to ensure a future for a national company…New work. Life blood. Thought for the future. Cheers and more cheers for Karen Kain and her company.” —Financial Times (London)

2011 – commissions choreographer Alexei Ratmansky to create a new Romeo and Juliet for the 2011 – forms a partnership with London’s and co-produces Christopher Artists of the Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty National Ballet’s 60th Anniversary Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The partnership continues with The Winter’s Tale.

Guillaume Côté in Nijinsky The company outside Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, England

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2005 Karen Kain begins her tenure as Artistic 2006 – restages The Sleeping Beauty for the National Ballet’s first performance in the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts 2013 – the first company outside The to perform ’s celebrated Nijinsky 2013 – leads a successful tour to London, England with Romeo and Juliet. Director of The National Ballet of Canada. The company has also toured to Washington, Los Angeles and New York. Sarah Lamb and Steven McRae of The Royal Ballet Lauren Cuthbertson of The Royal Ballet North American Premiere

“HHHHH/5 In embracing the king- sized emotions of The Winter’s Tale, presents Christopher Wheeldon has produced the most heartfelt and resonant full-length ballet seen in decades… The Winter’s Tale his greatest triumph.” Ballet in a Prologue and Three Acts —The Times (London) November 14—22, 2015

Following the stunning international success of Alice’s Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon Staged by: Jacquelin Barrett and Anna Délicia Trévien from the Benesh Movement Adventures in Wonderland, the renowned British Notation score choreographer Christopher Wheeldon returns with a Music: By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner. , Lauren Cuthbertson and Federico Bonelli ballet every bit as lavishly imagined, boldly expressed of The Royal Ballet Designs: Bob Crowley and consummately entertaining as the earlier work. Lighting Design: Natasha Katz Turning again to a classic work of English literature for Projection Design: Daniel Brodie inspiration, Mr. Wheeldon has adapted The Winter’s Silk Effects Design: Basil Twist Tale, Shakespeare’s late romance that combines A Co-Production between The National Ballet of Canada and The Royal Ballet (UK) elements of fairy-tale, comedy, tragedy and fantasy, all Lead philanthropic support for The Winter’s Tale is provided by The Catherine and of which the ballet embraces with the same inventive Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Richard M. Ivey, C.C., an anonymous friend of the staging, astute characterization and precise emotional National Ballet and The Producers’ Circle. register for which the choreographer is so admired. The Producers’ Circle: John & Claudine Bailey, David Binet, Susanne Boyce & Working again with Joby Talbot and Bob Crowley, who Brendan Mullen, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin supplied respectively the music and set and costumes & Roger Garland, Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan Slaight, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Rosamond Ivey, Hal Jackman Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & for Alice, Mr. Wheeldon has created a rich and moving Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Judith & Robert Lawrie, Mona correlative in dance to the original play, a complex & Harvey Levenstein, Joan & Jerry Lozinski, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, and subtle, but always engaging and deeply touching C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lynda & Jonas Prince, Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C., Sandra L. Simpson and Noreen Taylor & meditation on love, jealousy, the nature of family and the David Staines, O.C. mysteries of art itself.

4 5 Guillaume Côté and Elena Lobsanova Piotr Stanczyk with Artists of the Ballet “HHHH/4 A Romeo and Juliet with soul. A choreographic delight, rich in detail, subtle in its musicality Romeo and Juliet and always dramatically expressive.” November 25—December 5, 2015 —Toronto Star and March 16—20, 2016

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Few of the many Shakespeare works that have been Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky Music: Sergei Prokofiev re-imagined for ballet have had the lasting impact and Set, Costume and Properties Design: Richard Hudson been embraced with as much affection as Romeo Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton and Juliet. The famous story of two young lovers Lead philanthropic support for Romeo and Juliet is provided by Sandra Pitblado whose passion is tragically thwarted by the enmity & Jim Pitblado, C.M., with additional generous support from Sandra Faire & Ivan of their respective families has inspired numerous Fecan, The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, an anonymous friend of choreographers over the decades, attracted by the the National Ballet and Walter Carsen, O.C. Heather Ogden and McGee Maddox enduring power of its themes and narrative and by its potential for dramatic and evocative dancing.

The celebrated Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, in his adaptation of the play, which he created for The National Ballet of Canada in 2011, has given the familiar story a fresh and compelling re-telling. Staying true to the play’s potent theatricality and poignant commingling of romance and tragedy, and plumbing the characters’ emotional depths and human complexity with rare sensitivity, Mr. Ratmansky has created a Romeo and Juliet that is at once bracing and modern in its choreographic vigor, yet timeless in its dramatic urgency.

6 7 Skylar Campbell and Jenna Savella with Giorgio Galli and Jack Bertinshaw and Artists of the Ballet

presents

“The best Nutcracker on the planet.” —Globe and Mail

December 12, 2015—January 3, 2016 Evan McKie Choreography and Libretto: James Kudelka, O.C. James Kudelka’s version of conveys Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky the ballet’s entrancing blend of childhood wonder, Set and Costume Design: Santo Loquasto boisterous comedy and sheer spectacle as no other. Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Mr. Kudelka’s adaptation resets the classic E. T. A. Hoffmann story to 19th-century Russia, and centres the The Nutcracker is made possible by generous financial support from production tale on a young brother and sister, Misha and Marie, underwriters Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lawrence and Ann Heisey and an anonymous friend of the National Ballet. following them on an extravagant and vividly rendered dream journey over the course of one Christmas Eve. Fusing a touchingly detailed naturalism with exuberant fantasy, the ballet sends its two sibling characters on a magical voyage from their rural family home to the realm of the Snow Queen and the glittering palace of The Sugar Plum Fairy. Along the way they encounter a dizzying array of fantastic characters as they find their way along the path from childhood to adolescence. Set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious and unforgettable score, The Nutcracker is one of the great and indispensible traditions of the holiday season.

8 9 Sonia Rodriguez. Sonia Rodriguez New Staging by “ is utterly compelling.” —The Guardian (London) La Sylphide A in Two Acts March 2—6, 2016

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The work that, more than any other, established many Choreography: Johan Kobborg after of the central themes and conventions of Romantic Music: Herman Severin Løvenskjold Set and Costume Design: Desmond Heeley Stephanie Hutchison ballet, La Sylphide remains to this day not just a Lighting Design: Robert Thomson historical landmark, but a vital and thrilling example of the art of storytelling in dance. The ballet relates the story of a young Scottish farmer, James, who, on the eve of their wedding, abandons his betrothed, Effie, after being enticed away to the forest by the ethereal Sylphide of the title. But when the Sylphide dies and Effie marries another, James is left tragically alone. Johan Kobborg’s expressive and attentive new version of the ballet fully embraces the ballet’s Romantic preoccupations, such as the link between the feminine and the supernatural and the hero who forsakes happiness in the real world for an idealized, unearthly beauty. But he also employs the ballet’s legendary virtuosity and technical challenges not just as ends in themselves, but to support and enhance our understanding of the characters, enlivening and vividly reframing the work as few modern productions have. 10 11 Lise-Marie Jourdain Artists of Boston Ballet in Alexander Ekman’s Cacti Canadian Premiere

“Cacti is a delight: witty, effervescent, Cacti playful, surreal and joyously physical.” & Rubies & —The Australian March 9—13, 2016

At one level a witty, tongue-in-cheek jeu d’esprit Cacti Choreography: Alexander Ekman satirizing the ponderousness of much modern dance Staged By: Nina Botkay Music: Joseph Haydn, Ludwig Van Beethoven, (and critical responses to it), Alexander Ekman’s Cacti Franz Schubert, Andy Stein & Gustav Mahler is also in itself a wonderful, iconoclastic, choreographic Set Design: Alexandar Ekman and Thomas Visser Costume Design: Alexander Ekman treat, full of startlingly inventive uses of space, sound Lighting Design: Thomas Visser and physical design. Text: Spenser Theberge Cacti is a co-production between The National Ballet of Canada, Boston Ballet and Rubies forms the central section of ’s Atlanta Ballet. Guillaume Côté magisterial 1967 ballet triptych, . Set to music by Lead philanthropic support for Cacti is made possible by an anonymous friend of the his frequent collaborator, Igor Stravinsky, Rubies revels National Ballet and The Producers’ Circle. in the score’s jazz-infused rhythms, creating a buoyant, Rubies - from Jewels Choreography: George Balanchine propulsive paean to the ethos and sensibility of both Staged by: Joysanne Sidimus artists’ adopted homeland. Music: Igor Stravinsky - Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher & copyright owner. Costume Design: Karinska One of the most frequently performed of all Balanchine’s Lighting Design: Robert Thomson , The Four Temperaments contains some of his Rubies is a gift from The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada.

most arresting and characteristic choreography. Created The performance of Rubies, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with to music by Paul Hindemith, the ballet comprises a set The George Balanchine Trust℠ and has been produced by arrangement with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and of variations inspired by the idea of the four humours— provided by the Trust. melancholic, sanguinic, phlegmatic and choleric. The Four Temperaments Choreography: George Balanchine Staged by: Joysanne Sidimus Music: Paul Hindemith, Theme and Variations - The Four Temperaments Used by arrangement with European/American Music Distributors Corporation,sole U.S. and Canadian agent for B. Schott’s Söhne, publisher and copyright owner. Lighting Design: Ronald Bates

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

The performance of The Four Temperaments, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented 12 by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust℠ and has been produced by 13 arrangement with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust. Dylan Tedaldi. Photo by Barbara Cole. Guillaume Côté World Premiere

presents Le Petit Prince June 4—12, 2016

One of the world’s most-beloved and popular Based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Choreographer: Guillaume Côté Michael Levine novellas, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince Composer: Kevin Lau has enthralled and touched millions of readers since Set & Costume Designer: Michael Levine its publication in 1943. With its blend of fantasy, Lighting Designer: David Finn Video Design: Finn Ross allegory and philosophical rumination, it has charmed Creative Concept: Guillaume Côté and Michael Levine children and fascinated adults as few other books have, touching a common chord wherever it is read. Produced and commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada. Produced by special arrangement and with the permission of Editions Gallimard Now, The National Ballet of Canada’s Principal Special Advisor, Michael A. Levine, Esq. Dancer and Choreographic Associate Guillaume Project Coordinator, Etienne Lavigne Côté adapts Le Petit Prince as his first full-length Leadership support for Le Petit Prince has been generously provided by ballet. Working with renowned theatre//ballet Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan Slaight. designer Michael Levine, with an original score by Additional philanthropic support for Le Petit Prince is provided by The Producers’ Kevin Lau, Mr. Côté brings to choreographic life the Circle: John & Claudine Bailey, David Binet, Susanne Boyce & Brendan Mullen, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin & Roger story of the aviator who encounters in the desert Garland, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Rosamond Ivey, Hal Jackman the enigmatic Little Prince and learns of his travels Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Judith & Robert Lawrie, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Joan & Jerry through the universe and of the wondrous, perplexing Kevin Lau Lozinski, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra and illuminating people he has met. As visionary a Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lynda & Jonas Prince, Susan Scace & Arthur work as the book it is based on, the ballet presents Scace, C.M., Q.C., Sandra L. Simpson and Noreen Taylor & David Staines, O.C. for audiences young and old a portrait of humanity in all its wisdom, folly and mystery.

14 15 Naoya Ebe Greta Hodgkinson

Giselle June 15—19, 2016 “The National Ballet of Canada’s is a timeless masterpiece. It is pure Presented by classical dancing at its finest.” —National Post

The ne plus ultra of Romantic ballet, Giselle has been in Choreography and Production: Sir after the choreography of and the repertoire of The National Ballet of Canada since the (Based on the book by Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Gautier and Coralli) Xiao Nan Yu 1950s and has always been one of the signature works Music: Adolphe Adam, revised by Joseph Horovitz exemplifying the company’s deep and rich classical Set and Costume Design: Desmond Heeley legacy. The title role has been a touchstone and one Lighting Design: Gil Wechsler of the great dramatic challenges for generations of Giselle was produced as a memorial to the late William P. Walker and was made ballerinas, partly for the technical demands it poses, possible through the courtesy of many generous friends of the National Ballet. but also for the intensity and depth of emotional commitment it requires. In addition to the attraction of its principal roles, the female corps de ballet features prominently, too, with the spectral diagonal procession of the Wilis remaining one of the most famous, haunting and moodily evocative images in all of ballet.

Replete with rich psychological and interpretive possibilities as well as thrilling dramatic and technical challenges, Giselle, in all its rapturous, ghostly tragedy, remains one of the great examples of classical narrative ballet, continually revealing fresh aspects of itself to new generations of ballet lovers.

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