presents Made in Canada The Dreamers Ever Leave You The Four Seasons Emergence 17/18 #MadeinCanadaNBC national.ballet.ca 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