House Programme - Angels' Atlas with Chroma and Marguerite and Armand

World Premiere

Angels’ Atlas

with Chroma & Marguerite and Armand

February 29 – March 7, 2020 national.ballet.ca

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World Premiere by Crystal Pite

Angels’ Atlas

with Chroma & Marguerite and Armand

February 29 – March 7, 2020

Farewell Season Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson

Contents 6 Notes on the Ballets 11 Angels’ Atlas: A Note from Crystal Pite 12 Cast 14 Greta Hodgkinson Says Farewell 16 Selected Biographies 24 Dancers

The National Ballet of Canada Programme Editor: Belinda Bale Design: Carmen Wagner Advertising Sales: Oasis Media Printing: Sunview Press

Cover: Siphesihle November with Artists of the Ballet in rehearsal for Angels' Atlas.

Photo by Karolina Kuras. Greta Hodgkinson. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic.

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The National Ballet of Canada Celia Franca, C.C., Founder

George Crum, Music Director Emeritus

Karen Kain, C.C. Artistic Director

Barry Hughson Executive Director

David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor

Christopher Stowell Associate Artistic Director

Magdalena Popa Principal Artistic Coach

Lindsay Fischer Artistic Director, YOU dance / Principal Ballet Master

Rex Harrington, O.C. Artist-in-Residence

Peter Ottmann Senior Ballet Master

Skylar Campbell, Guillaume Côté, Jurgita Dronina, Naoya Ebe, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont., Harrison James, Elena Lobsanova, Svetlana Lunkina, Evan McKie, Heather Ogden, Sonia Rodriguez, Brendan Saye, Piotr Stanczyk, Jillian Vanstone Lorna Geddes*, Stephanie Hutchison, Etienne Lavigne*, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Jonathan Renna*, Rebekah Rimsay­, Tomas Schramek*, Hazaros Surmeyan* Jack Bertinshaw, Jordana Daumec, Hannah Fischer, Emma Hawes, Tanya Howard, Koto Ishihara, Alexandra MacDonald­, Chelsy Meiss, Tina Pereira, Ben Rudisin, Jenna Savella, Donald Thom Joe Chapman, Christopher Gerty, Spencer Hack, Jeannine Haller, Kathryn Hosier, Miyoko Koyasu, Tiffany Mosher­, Siphesihle November, Brent Parolin, Kota Sato, Calley Skalnik Jimmy Coleman, Trygve Cumpston, Shaelynn Estrada, Brenna Flaherty, Giorgio Galli, Hannah Galway, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo­, Monika Haczkiewicz, Ayano Haneishi, Peng-Fei Jiang, Soo Ah Kang, Tirion Law, Shené Lazarus, Antonella Martinelli, Larkin Miller, Jaclyn Oakley, Noah Parets, Genevieve Penn Nabity, Clare Peterson, Meghan Pugh, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Nicholas Rose, Alexander Skinner, Nan Wang, Tene Ward, Jennifer Watembach, Ethan Watts, Isaac Wright RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: Jason Ferro, Nina Gentes, Albjon Gjorllaku, Sophie Lee, Thomas Leprohon, Arielle Miralles, Shelby Tzung, Christopher Waters, Daina Zolty

Robert Binet Guillaume Côté Alysa Pires Choreographic Associates

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Joysanne Sidimus Guest Balanchine Répétiteur

Jeff Morris Liliane Stilwell Stage Managers

Stephanie Hutchison Pointe Shoe Manager/ Assistant Ballet Mistress

Orchestra David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor Violin 1 Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster Lynn Kuo*, Assistant Concertmaster Csaba Koczรณ, Acting Assistant Concertmaster James Aylesworth Jennie Baccante* Patrick Goodwin+ Sheldon Grabke Nancy Kershaw Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Yakov Lerner Jayne Maddison Wendy Rogers Paul Zevenhuizen Violin 2 Dominique Laplante, Principal 2nd Violin Jamie Kruspe, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Catherine Cosbey+ Xiao Grabke Clara Lee+ Renee London+ Aya Miyagawa Lyssa Pelton+ Ron Mah* Joanna Zabrowarna Violas Shelia Jaffe, Principal Josh Greenlaw, Assistant Principal Valerie Kuinka Johann Lotter Angela Rudden Beverley Spotton Cellos Maurizio Baccante, Principal Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal Olga Laktionova Elaine Thompson Andrew McIntosh Paul Widner

Basses Hans. J.F. Preuss, Principal Jonathan Yeoh*, Assistant Principal Robert Speer, Acting Assistant Principal Brian Baty+ Paul Langley* Robert Wolanski+

Trumpets Richard Sandals, Principal Mark Dharmaratnam Robert Weymouth

Oboes Mark Rogers, Principal Karen Rotenberg Lesley Young, English Horn

Harp Lucie Parent, Principal

Trombones Charles Benaroya, Principal David Archer Dave Pell, Bass Trombone Flutes Leslie J. Allt, Principal Tuba Shelley Brown, Piccolo Sasha Johnson, Principal Maria Pelletier

Tympani Michael Perry*, Principal Andrew Rasmus, Acting Principal

Clarinets Max Christie, Principal Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet Percussion Emily Marlow Kristofer Maddigan, Principal Mark Mazur Soprano Saxophone + Mark Duggan Robert Carli Daniel Morphy+ Zuri Wells+ Alto Saxophone + Wallace Halladay Piano/Celeste/Synth Edward Connell Bassoons Stephen Mosher, Principal Orchestra Personnel Manager Jerry Robinson and Music Administrator Elizabeth Gowen, Contra-Bassoon Raymond Tizzard Horns Jessie Brooks, Principal Derek Conrod Gary Pattison Scott Wevers

* On Leave + Additional Musician

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Presenting Sponsor 2019/20 season

Chroma Choreography: Wayne McGregor Staged by: Odette Hughes Music*: Joby Talbot and Jack White, The White Stripes By arrangement with G. Schirmer, INC., publisher and copyright owner.

*Aluminum†, Cloudpark, The Hardest Button to Button†, Blue Orchid†,

…a yellow disc rising from the sea…, Transit of Venus, Hovercraft Set Design: John Pawson Costume Design: Moritz Junge Lighting Design: Lucy Carter Répétiteur: Rex Harrington World Premiere: The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London,

November 17, 2006 The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: Toronto, November 24, 2010 Chroma is produced in association with The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

Music composed by Jack White. Published by Peppermint Stripe Music/EMI Music Publishing Limited.

New arrangement by Joby Talbot and orchestration by Christopher Austin. †

By arrangement with Novello & Company Limited on behalf of EMI Music Publishing Limited.

Music composed and arranged by Joby Talbot. Published by Chester Music Limited.

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By arrangement with Chester Music Limited.

The National Ballet of Canada first performed Chroma in 2010 to rapturous response, giving Toronto audiences an unforgettable introduction to Wayne McGregor’s visceral choreography. McGregor’s fascination with the body is front and centre in Chroma, where it assumes a level of architectural beauty against the enormous white space of the stage.

Fusing John Pawson’s minimalist sets with startling physicality and an electronic score from Joby Talbot, Chroma is a multi-layered adventure in contemporary dance, thought and design.

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Marguerite and Armand Choreography: Frederick Ashton Staged by: Grant Coyle Music: Franz Liszt, Piano Sonata in B minor

Orchestrated by Dudley Simpson Piano Soloist: Zhenya Vitort Set and Costume Design: Cecil Beaton Original Lighting Concept: John B. Read Répétiteur: Rex Harrington Costumes and Settings courtesy of Iain Webb and The Sarasota Ballet of Florida.

Scenic Supervisor: Douglas Nicholson, Head of Scenic Presentation, Birmingham Royal Ballet.

World Premiere: The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, March 1, 1963 The National Ballet of Canada Premiere: Toronto, February 29, 2020 Marguerite and Armand is just one of over one hundred ballets created by Frederick Ashton (1904 – 1988). The Frederick Ashton Foundation, a registered charity, working independently of, but in close association with The Royal Ballet (UK), exists to enrich the legacy of Frederick Ashton and his ballets. For further information visit: frederickashton.org.uk

Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand is as much a story about ballet as it is about Marguerite, the dying courtesan, and her lover Armand. Ashton created it in 1963 to showcase the legendary dance partnership of Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev and it has been associated with them ever since. After a career that spanned 30 years with The National Ballet of Canada, Greta Hodgkinson will mark her retirement as Principal Dancer performing this storied ballet.

#MargueriteandArmandNBC Greta Hodgkinson and Guillaume Côté in rehearsal for Marguerite and Armand. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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World Premiere

Angels’ Atlas Choreography: Crystal Pite Original Music: Owen Belton Additional Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41 No. 6: Cherubic Hymn

Performed by Valery Polyansky and the USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir

Courtesy of Firma Melodia Music Ltd.

Morten Lauridsen, O Magnum Mysterium

Used by arrangement with Southern Music Pub. Co, Inc., Publisher and Copyright Holder

Performed by Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton

Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd, London Reflective Light Backdrop Concept: Jay Gower Taylor Reflective Light Backdrop Design: Jay Gower Taylor and Tom Visser Lighting Design: Tom Visser Costume Design: Nancy Bryant Assistant to the Choreographer: Spencer Dickhaus Répétiteur: Stephanie Hutchison World Premiere: The National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, February 29, 2020 Produced and commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada.

A co-production of The National Ballet of Canada and Ballett Zürich.

I would like to thank my masterful and inspiring design team: Jay, Tom, Nancy and Owen, and my tireless assistants Spencer and Stephanie. Thank you to Artemis Gordon and the students of Arts Umbrella in Vancouver who helped me prepare and test choreographic material for this creation.

Thank you to Karen Kain for giving me this precious opportunity to make and share my work here.

Finally, thank you to the beautiful dancers of The National Ballet of Canada, who are truly the lifeblood of this creation. – Crystal Pite Support for Angels’ Atlas is generously provided by An Anonymous Donor, Rosamond Ivey, The Producers’ Circle, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Gail Hutchison Fund.

The Producers’ Circle: Gail & Mark Appel, John & Claudine Bailey, Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns, Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M., Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Anna McCowan Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Jerry & Joan Lozinski, The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., The Harry & Lillian Seymour Family Foundation, Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan and The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation.

#AngelsAtlasNBC Running Time Chroma 23m Intermission 20m Marguerite and Armand 32m Intermission 20m Angels' Atlas 27m The performance will run approximately 2h.

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Angels’ Atlas

A Note from Crystal Pite The impetus for this creation came from my partner and set designer Jay Gower Taylor. Through our last few creations, Jay has been developing a system that allows him to manipulate reflected light. Working with lighting designer Tom Visser, they've been discovering a myriad of ways to deliver light to a surface.

The system is analog, made of the simplest materials, yet it manifests complex, painterly images that have the illusion of depth and a sense of the natural world.

There is a quality of controlled chaos about it. The light dances on a pivoting, reflective topography, creating the conditions for the unexpected to appear. For us, this wall of morphing, shifting light is a frontier, a portal, a portrait of the unknown.

When I was a little kid, my uncle and my dad talked to me a lot about the cosmos. Sometimes I would experience a dizzying thrill in brief moments of embodied comprehension: it felt like I was falling within the vastness of it all. They inspired me to wonder about colossal ideas that were, and always will be, beyond my grasp and to approach great unanswerable questions with imagination and creativity.

Working with light in this way reminds me of that feeling of wonder and my longing to lean into the unknowable. The light looks intelligent, awesome.

The chaos and beauty of it make me feel small in a thrilling, destabilized way. Small, in the face of unanswerable questions about things like love, death and the infinite.

The movement of the light is mercurial and ephemeral in the same way that choreography is. It reminds me of something the writer and critic Max Wyman said about dance: It is an artform that simultaneously defines and defies the ephemerality of existence. We have nothing but the body, and soon enough we will not even have the body.

But it is that physicality that speaks so eloquently about the implications of mortality and at the same time voices our defiance.

No other artform speaks so directly about the fragile, temporary quality of life, or about the human instinct to transcend those bonds and aim for that perfect moment of self-realization.

I like to think of the body as a location, a place where being is held and shaped. In this way, dance gives form to the unknown. In the dancing body, the unknown appears as something both familiar and extraordinary. We might possibly catch a glimpse of something eternal. But both the dancers and the dance are temporary: their beauty resonates with meaning because of their impermanence. This is potent for me. I like working in a form that is always in a state of disappearing.

Our dances, like our lives, are built in relationship with time… and by extension, mortality.

I am trying to create something that speaks of our impermanence and ‘voices our defiance’ as Wyman says. Something that evokes a fierce pulse of life. The ephemeral part will take care of itself.

Crystal Pite with Artists of the Ballet in rehearsal. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Cast Conductor David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor

Chroma Skylar Campbell, Christopher Gerty, Tanya Howard, Svetlana Lunkina, Evan McKie, Siphesihle November, Heather Ogden, Tina Pereira, Brendan Saye, Alexander Skinner (Feb 29, Mar 4, 6, 7 eve)

Jordana Daumec, Naoya Ebe, Spencer Hack, Koto Ishihara, Elena Lobsanova, Chelsy Meiss, Noah Parets, Brent Parolin, Ben Rudisin, Kota Sato (Mar 1, 5, 7 mat)

Marguerite and Armand Marguerite Greta Hodgkinson (Feb 29, Mar 4, 5 eve, 6, 7 eve) Sonia Rodriguez (Mar 1, 5 mat, 7 mat) Armand Guillaume CĂ´tĂŠ (Feb 29, Mar 4, 5 eve, 7 eve) Francesco Gabriele Frola (Mar 1, 5 mat, 7 mat) Harrison James (Mar 6) His Father Piotr Stanczyk (Feb 29, Mar 4, 5 eve, 6) Etienne Lavigne (Mar 1, 5 mat, 7)

A Duke Jonathan Renna or Brent Parolin Admirers of Marguerite Joe Chapman, Jimmy Coleman, Trygve Cumpston, Peng-Fei Jiang, Larkin Miller, Donald Thom, Ethan Watts, Nan Wang Maid Rebekah Rimsay or Alejandra Perez-Gomez

In the last stages of her fatal illness, the Lady of the Camellias relives some incidents of her tragic life Prologue The Meeting The Country The Insult Death Of The Lady Of The Camellias

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Angels’ Atlas Heather Ogden and Harrison James or Svetlana Lunkina and Ben Rudisin Jordana Daumec and Spencer Hack or Chelsy Meiss and Brent Parolin Spencer Hack and Donald Thom Hannah Galway and Siphesihle November with Jack Bertinshaw, Skylar Campbell, Joe Chapman, Jimmy Coleman, Trygve Cumpston, Hannah Fischer, Brenna Flaherty, Christopher Gerty, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Jeanine Haller, Kathryn Hosier, Tanya Howard, Tirion Law, Chelsy Meiss, Larkin Miller, Tiffany Mosher, Noah Parets, Brent Parolin, Genevieve Penn-Nabity, Tina Pereira, Meghan Pugh, Teagan Richman-Taylor, Kota Sato, Calley Skalnik, Alexander Skinner, Nan Wang, Tene Ward, Ethan Watts, Isaac Wright Understudies: Clare Peterson, Peng-Fei Jiang, Jennifer Watembach

All casting subject to change.

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

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage via the Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund.

Bringing the arts to life De l'art plein la vie

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.

The Government of Ontario through the Honourable Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada

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Greta Hodgkinson Says Farewell “I don’t think that there is a way to express in words how grateful I am for the 30 years that this company has given me.”

- Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson

Romeo and Juliet (2009).

Photos by Aleksandar Antonijevic, David Cooper, Karolina Kuras, Andrew Oxenham and Cylla von Tiedemann.

Romeo and Juliet (2009).

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With Rex Harrington in The Four Seasons (1997).

With Guillaume Côté in Onegin (2011).

Giselle (2000).

The Sleeping Beauty (2015).

“Greta is a fearless, exquisitely musical dancer – and one of the most technically proficient artists I have known. She excels in the most classical of ballets and the most contemporary. Her contribution to this company cannot be understated.

It has been a pleasure to watch her wonderful career.”

- Artistic Director Karen Kain

With Former Principal Dancer Aleksandar Antonjevic in Swan Lake (2003).

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Selected Biographies

Karen Kain C.C., LL.D., D. Litt., O.Ont.

Artistic Director

Barry Hughson Executive Director

David Briskin Music Director and Principal Conductor

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Artistic Director Karen Kain has led The National Ballet of Canada with great success since 2005, returning the company to the international stage, commissioning exciting new works by sought-after choreographers, attracting talented artists and forming partnerships with leading ballet companies such as The Royal Ballet and The Hamburg Ballet. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Ms. Kain trained at Canada’s National Ballet School and joined the National Ballet in 1969. In 1973, Ms. Kain won the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Moscow and, along with Frank Augustyn, received a special prize for Best Pas de Deux. Her distinguished career included international guesting with such companies as Paris Opéra Ballet, Roland Petit’s Le Ballet de Marseilles, The Bolshoi Ballet, London Festival Ballet and The Hamburg Ballet. Ms. Kain retired from dancing in 1997 and became the National Ballet’s Artist-in-Residence, then Artistic Associate and subsequently, was appointed Artistic Director. Ms. Kain has received many awards throughout her career. She is a Companion of the Order of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters awarded by the Government of France and a recipient of the Governor General’s Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement and the Order of Ontario. This season marks Ms. Kain’s 50th anniversary with the National Ballet. In January 2021, she will retire as Artistic Director and be named Artistic Director Emeritus.

Barry Hughson joined The National Ballet of Canada as Executive Director in 2014, partnering with Karen Kain to accelerate the company’s trajectory of artistic growth, fiscal responsibility, community engagement and international acclaim. In 1988, Mr. Hughson began his professional career as a dancer with The Washington Ballet, performing at the Kennedy Center and internationally. After retiring as a performer, he served as Executive Director at a variety of arts institutions in the US, including The Warner Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and Boston Ballet. Mr. Hughson is deeply engaged with the international arts community and is sought-after as a speaker at industry events around the world.

For nine years, he served on the board of Dance/USA, North America’s largest service organization for professional dance. In partnership with Dance/USA and The Royal Ballet, Mr. Hughson spearheaded the first meeting of North American and European executive dance leadership in 2015. In Canada, Mr. Hughson serves as Vice-President of the Canadian Dance Assembly and as a member of the Coordinating Committee for Respectful Workplaces in the Arts, where he chaired the working group responsible for the development of a nationwide Code of Conduct for the Live Performing Arts.

Music Director and Principal Conductor of The National Ballet of Canada since 2006, David Briskin is widely recognized as one of contemporary ballet’s most accomplished conductors, noted both for the range of his repertoire and the insightfulness of his musical interpretations. Prior to moving to Canada, Mr. Briskin lived and worked for 23 years as a conductor in New York City, working in opera, ballet and concert. He conducted for seven years with American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City Center and in major opera houses throughout the world, and was a seasonal conductor for New York City Ballet. He has conducted for nearly all the major North American ballet companies. Highly in demand internationally as a guest conductor, Mr. Briskin has appeared regularly with The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, The Royal Swedish Ballet and The Royal Danish Ballet. Mr. Briskin has appeared with orchestras and opera companies throughout Europe, Asia and North America including the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati Pops, Indianapolis, Windsor and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, as well as Calgary Opera, Manitoba Opera, Opera Carolina, Lake George Opera and Sarasota Opera, among others. Recently, he conducted the Canadian premiere of Joby Talbot’s Everest with Calgary Opera, for which he was nominated The Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Musical Direction.

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Wayne McGregor, CBE Choreographer, Chroma

Odette Hughes Stager, Chroma

Joby Talbot Music, Chroma

John Pawson Set Designer, Chroma

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Wayne McGregor CBE is a British choreographer and director. He is Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor, which pushes the frontiers of physical intelligence through dance, design and technology. Mr. McGregor’s work is rooted in dance, yet encompasses a variety of genres including technology, visual art, film, opera and education, as well as Company Wayne McGregor, his own touring company of dancers. Mr. McGregor is Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet. He has works in the repertories of companies around the world, including Paris Opéra Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. He has choreographed for theatre, opera, film (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sing, Mary Queen of Scots), music videos (Radiohead, The Chemical Brothers), fashion (Soma for COS, Gareth Pugh at London Fashion Week, Nick Knight for SHOWstudio), campaigns (Selfridges, Boots No 7) and TV.

Odette Hughes joined Company Wayne McGregor as a dancer in 1997, becoming the company’s Rehearsal Director in 2000 and Associate Director of Studio Wayne McGregor in 2007. Ms. Hughes is responsible for the every day artistic supervision of Company Wayne McGregor, overseeing all performances and directing all rehearsals.

Ms. Hughes was First Assistant Choreographer to Mr. McGregor on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2004) and has restaged numerous of Mr. McGregor’s ballets including Eden | Eden for San Francisco Ballet (2006), Genus for Paris Opéra Ballet (2009), Dyad 1929 for The Australian Ballet (2013) and the multi-award-winning Chroma for The National Ballet of Canada (2010) and The Bolshoi Ballet (2011).

Ms. Hughes has conducted community outreach work for all ages and abilities, including commissioned work with the Centre for Advanced Training at the Lowry, the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

Joby Talbot was born in London, England and holds a Master of Music (Composition) from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Mr. Talbot’s diverse catalogue includes ballets such as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2011) and The Winter’s Tale (2014) for The Royal Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada; the a cappella Path of Miracles (Tenebrae, 2005) describing the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela; arrangements of songs by The White Stripes alongside Mr. Talbot's original works for Wayne McGregor’s Chroma; Ink Dark Moon, a concerto for acclaimed guitarist Miloš Karadaglić (BBC Symphony Orchestra, 2018); and the cantata A Sheen of Dew on Flowers, premiered by Britten Sinfonia and Britten Sinfonia Voices in 2019. Mr Talbot’s critically acclaimed first opera Everest was premiered in 2015 by The Dallas Opera.

Future works include a second opera for The Dallas Opera and a third narrative ballet with Christopher Wheeldon for The Royal Ballet.

John Pawson was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. He trained at the Architecture Association in London, leaving to establish his own practice in 1981. His work has focused on ways of approaching fundamental problems of space, proportion, light and materials, rather than on developing a set of stylistic mannerisms – themes Mr. Pawson also explored in his book Minimum. Early commissions included homes for writer Bruce Chatwin, opera director Pierre Audi and collector Doris Lockhart Saatchi, as well as art galleries in London, Dublin and New York. Subsequent projects include Calvin Klein Collection’s flagship store in Manhattan, airport lounges for Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong and sets for new ballets at London’s Royal Opera House and the Opéra Bastille in Paris. Over the years Mr. Pawson has accrued extensive experience of working within environments of historic, landscape and ecological significance. Examples include the Sackler Crossing, Kew in Bohemia, the interior renovation of the basilica of the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma in Hungary and the remodeling of the former Commonwealth Institute in London, which opened as a new permanent home for the Design Museum in 2016.

Moritz Junge Costume Designer, Chroma

Lucy Carter Lighting Designer, Chroma

Frederick Ashton, CBE Choreographer, Marguerite and Armand

Moritz Junge was born in Germany and studied at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin and at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. Mr. Junge’s costume designs include Wayne McGregor’s Live Fire Exercise, Limen, Infra and Chroma (The Royal Ballet), F.A.R. and Dyad by Wayne McGregor for Random Dance, L’Anatomie de la Sensation for Paris Opéra Ballet, Outlier for New York City Ballet, Dyad 1929 for The Australian Ballet and Songs of Bukovina for American Ballet Theatre; The Trojans and Aida (The Royal Opera); The Messiah (English National Opera); The Visit, Macbeth, The Kitchen, Dido, Queen of Carthage and The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other (National Theatre); All About My Mother (The Old Vic); Dance Nation, Judgment Day (Almeida Theatre); La Cenerentola (Glyndebourne Festival Opera/Deutsche Oper Berlin); Ottone in villa (Kiel); Rigoletto (Hanover) and Die Zauberflöte (Lucerne). Costumes and co-set designs for The Tempest (The Royal Opera) and Adriana Lecouvrer, The Bartered Bride and Un ballo in maschera (Theater Freiburg). Set and costume designs include Cosi fan tutte (Opera Australia) and The Love for Three Oranges (Karlsruhe). Mr. Junge was the winner of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design in 2001 and designed the costumes for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Lucy Carter is a multi-award-winning, critically acclaimed lighting designer and has done work for dance, theatre and opera. Her work for dance includes Woolf Works, Obsidian Tear, Afterite, Yugen, Multiverse, Chroma, Autobiography (Wayne McGregor); Threshold (Le Patin Libre) and The Most Incredible Thing (Charlotte Ballet). Her work for opera includes Orphée, Salomé, The Dream of Gerontius (ENO), Katya Kabanova, Hansel and Gretel (ROH), Werther (Bergen National Opera), Elektra (Goteborg Opera), Lohengrin (Greek National Opera, Polish National Opera, Welsh National Opera), La Finta Giardiniera (Glyndebourne and Teatro alla Scala) and Peter Grimes (Aldeburgh).

Her work for theatre includes Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo & UK Tour), On The Town (Hyogo Performing Arts), Home, I’m Darling (National Theatre and West End, London), The Almighty Sometimes (The Royal Exchange), Oil (Almeida) and The End of Longing (Playhouse). Ms. Carter recieved the 2018 Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Contribution to Dance, Knight of Illumination Award for Dance for Chroma (2008) and for Woolf Works (2015), 2013 TMA Achievement Award in Opera for Lohengrin and the 2004 Olivier Award for 2 Human.

Frederick Ashton CBE created a distinct style of classical ballet imbued with a wonderful sense of musicality and intertwining of steps. Active until his death in 1988 at the age of 83, he created a vast repertoire of ballets which are performed around the world. Born in Ecuador in 1905 and raised in Peru, Mr. Ashton moved to England at the age of 18, where he studied with the great dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine and with Marie Rambert at the Rambert Dance Company. It was Ms. Rambert who discovered his talent for choreography and helped him earn his first commission in 1926, A Tragedy of Fashion. Mr. Ashton created hundreds of works, including Daphnis and Chlöe, The Two Pigeons, Birthday Offering, La Fille mal gardée, The Dream, A Month in the Country, Monotones I and II, Rhapsody, Scenes de Ballet, Symphonic Variations, Tales of Beatrix Potter, The Two Pigeons, La Valse, Five Brahms Waltzes in the manner of Isadora Duncan and Meditation from Thais and Voices of Spring. Mr. Ashton received a CBE in 1951 and was knighted in 1962. In 1970, he was made a Companion of Honour and received the Order of Merit in 1977. He was also made a member of the Legion d'Honneur by the French government, a Commander of the Danish Order of Dannebrog and was awarded the Swedish Carina Ari Gold Medal. Recognition of his achievements within the dance world came when in 1959 he received the QEII award from The Royal Academy of Dance. He received honorary Doctorates of Letters from the Universities of Durham and East Anglia and Doctorates of Music from the Universities of London and Oxford.

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Grant Coyle Stager, Marguerite and Armand

John B. Read Original Lighting Design, Marguerite and Armand

Crystal Pite Choreographer, Angels’ Atlas

Born in Australia, Grant Coyle attended The Australian Ballet School and danced with companies in Australia and Germany. In 1976, he moved to London where he trained at the Institute of Choreology. After graduating in 1978, Mr. Coyle worked as a Dance Notator with Scottish Ballet and Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet. In 1987, he was invited to join the Covent Garden Royal Ballet as its Principal Notator.

He has worked with many choreographers, including George Balanchine, Kenneth MacMillan, Frederick Ashton, Peter Darrell and David Bintley, reproducing ballets for many companies abroad including Paris Opéra Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Bavarian State Opera Ballet, The Hamburg Ballet, National Ballet of Hungary and Teatro alla Scala. In 2004, Mr. Coyle became a répétiteur for The Royal Ballet. He left the company in 2013 to pursue a freelance career. In 2008, he was made a Fellow of the Institute of Choreology.

John B. Read has worked with most major classical and contemporary ballet companies, including dance companies in Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, Milan and Australia as well as New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Mr. Read made his debut with The National Ballet of Canada in 1988 with his lighting designs for Kenneth MacMillan’s Song of the Earth and Glen Tetley's Voluntaries. Mr. Read has designed the lighting for many of Glen Tetley’s works following their first collaboration, Freefall in 1967. As the Consultant Lighting Designer to The Royal Ballet, Mr. Read has worked with Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, George Balanchine, Antony Tudor, Jerome Robbins, Rudolf Nureyev, Peter Wright and Anthony Dowell. Internationally, Mr. Read has worked with many companies including Stuttgart Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Houston Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet, Vienna State Opera Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and Scottish Ballet.

Crystal Pite is a Canadian choreographer and former company member of Ballet BC and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt. Ms. Pite’s professional choreographic debut was in 1990, at Ballet British Columbia. 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 (Resident Choreographer, 2001 – 2004), Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and Ballet British Columbia. She has also collaborated with Electric Company Theatre and Robert Lepage. The recipient of numerous awards for artistic excellence, including the 2017 Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production and most recently, the 2018 Grand Prix de la danse de Montréal (PDM), Ms. Pite is an Associate Choreographer of Nederlands Dans Theater, Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre and Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. In 2002, she formed her own company Kidd Pivot in Vancouver.

Owen Belton lives in Vancouver and graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1993 with a degree in Fine and Performing Arts, majoring in music. He studied acoustic and computer music composition with Owen Underhill and Barry Truax. Mr. Belton has been writing music for dance since 1994 when he created the music for Shapes Of A Passing for choreographer Crystal Pite’s piece for Toronto-based Ballet Jörgen.

Since then, he has created many scores for dance companies including Kidd Pivot, The National Ballet of Canada, Nederlands Dans Theater, Cullberg Ballet, Ballet Nuremberg, Oregon Ballet Theatre and 420People in Prague. Mr. Belton also creates sound design and composition for film and live theatre. In 2009, Mr. Belton won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Dance Score for Emergence.

Owen Belton Music, Angels’ Atlas

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Morten Lauridsen Music, Angels’ Atlas

Named an “American Choral Master” by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2005, Morten Lauridsen received the 2007 National Medal of Arts in a White House ceremony “for his composition of radiant choral works combining musical beauty, power, and spiritual depth.” He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the USC Thornton School of Music where he chaired the department of composition and founded the Advanced Studies Program in Film Scoring and he was Composer-inResidence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1995 to 2001.His compositions, including eight vocal cycles, arts songs, instrumental works and a series of sacred motets are performed regularly throughout the world and have been recorded on over 200 CDs, several of which have received Grammy nominations. The award-winning documentary, Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen, was released in 2012 and in 2016, Mr. Lauridsen received The ASCAP Foundation Life in Music Award at Lincoln Center.

Jay Gower Taylor started in theatre as a professional dancer where he accomplished an international career spanning more than 20 years. As a Scenic Designer, Mr. Taylor has collaborated with Crystal Pite over the last decade, creating onstage environments for works such as Plot Point, Frontier, Solo Echo, Parade, In the Event, Partita for 8 Dancers and The Statement for Nederlands Dans Theater, Emergence for The National Ballet of Canada, Polaris for Sadler’s Wells Theatre, The Seasons’ Canon for Paris Opéra Ballet and Flight Pattern for The Royal Ballet. For Ms. Pite’s company, Kidd Pivot, he designed Dark Matters, The Tempest Replica, Betroffenheit and most recently, Revisor.

Jay Gower Taylor Scenic Designer, Angels’ Atlas

Nancy Bryant Costume Designer, Angels’ Atlas

Nancy Bryant works widely as a designer in dance, theatre, opera and film. Based in Vancouver, Ms. Bryant’s previous collaborations with Crystal Pite have included Body and Soul and Seasons’ Canon (Paris Opéra Ballet), Flight Pattern (The Royal Ballet), Partita, Parade and Plot Point (Nederlands Dans Theater), Revisor and The Tempest Replica (Kidd Pivot) and Betroffenheit (Kidd Pivot/Electric Co.).

Ms. Bryant first designed for Crystal Pite in 1996 for a piece called Moving Day (Ballet BC). Costume designs for theatre and opera include collaborations with artists and directors Jonathon Young, Stan Douglas, Morris Panych and Kim Collier for The Vancouver Opera and Pacific Opera Victoria, The Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage, Vancouver Playhouse and on international stages. Costume design credits for television include Legend of Earthsea, A Wrinkle in Time, The Snow Queen and Snow White.

Tom Visser has been working since 2004 as a lighting designer in productions by Johan Inger, Crystal Pite, Stijn Celis, Medhi Walerski, Peeping Tom and Alexander Ekman. His lighting designs have been seen in Nederlands Dans Theater, Royal Opera House, Sydney Dance Company and Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, among others. In addition to his work for the stage, Mr. Visser has created art installations and projects with interactive media.

Tom Visser Lighting Designer, Angels’ Atlas

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Spencer Dickhaus Assistant to the Choreographer, Angels’ Atlas

Maria Seletskaja Conductor-inResidence

Jeff Morris Stage Manager

Liliane Stilwell Stage Manager

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Spencer Dickhaus is a freelance dancer, teacher, and creator. Most recently Mr. Dickhaus danced with Hofesh Shechter Company on their tour of Grand Finale.

Later this year, he will continue to set work by Crystal Pite at Zürich Opera Ballet.

As a teacher he has worked with Nederlands Dans Theater, Nuova Officina della Danza (Torino), and Princess Grace Academy (Monaco). For seven seasons (2012 – 2019), he was a member of Nederlands Dans Theater where he had the privilege of working with internationally recognized choreographers including Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Jiří Kylián, Alexander Ekman, Franck Chartier and Gabriela Carrizo, Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Johan Inger and Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon. He graduated with a BFA from The Juilliard School in 2012 after completing the LINES Ballet Training Program in San Francisco. Mr. Dickhaus currently lives in The Hague, Netherlands.

Ballet and music have been equally influential in Ms. Seletskaja’s life since early childhood.

Parallel to a dancing career that spanned 15 years during which she performed with the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Staatsballett Berlin, Zürich Ballet and the Estonian National Ballet, Ms. Seletskaja continued her musical studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and privately. First honing her conducting skills with the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Ms. Seletskaja has been pursuing a full-time conducting career since 2016. Born in Estonia, Ms. Seletskaja first studied piano and then violin. She was influenced by such conducting teachers as James Tuggle, Music Director of Stuttgart Ballet, celebrated conductor Paavo Järvi and Rodolfo Saglimbeni. She worked as assistant to the Music Director of the Casco Phil, former Flemish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, and Stuttgart Ballet Orchestra and made her official conducting debut with Stuttgart Ballet in La Fille mal gardée, followed by performances of Mayerling. Ms. Seletskaja recently made her conducting debut at the National Ballet of Georgia and Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. She will make her first appearance next season with Ballet de Santiago.

Jeff Morris joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1995 and celebrates his 25th anniversary this season. Born in Toronto, he studied technical theatre production and administration at Ryerson’s Theatre School. From 1990 to 1995 he was Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre, including the company’s debuts in Berlin, Warsaw, Beijing, Tokyo and at the Joyce Theater. He was Production Stage Manager for Dancers for Life (1991 – 1997), Stage Manager for Theatre Passe-Muraille (Never Swim Alone) and for the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists. Since joining the National Ballet, he has 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, Crystal Pite’s Emergence, and Guillaume Côté’s Le Petit Prince and Frame by Frame (with Robert Lepage). Company premieres include John Neumeier’s The Seagull, A Streetcar Named Desire, Nijinsky and Anna Karenina, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale. He is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre and Festival Co-Director for the biannual dance:made in Canada/fait au Canada.

Liliane Stilwell joined The National Ballet of Canada in 2015 and has stage managed The Merry Widow, Onegin, Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio.

Previously she served as stage manager for the Canadian Opera Company for 22 years.

Highlights include Don Quixote, Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermore, La Cenerentola, Otello, Marriage of Figaro, Götterdämmerung (complete Ring Cycle), Macbeth, La Bohème, Eugene Onegin, Madama Butterfly and was part of the team that took Oedipus Rex to the Edinburgh International Festival. She was production stage manager for Grease and stage manager for Robin Hood and Cinderella at the Elgin Theatre, Dirty Dancing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Hairspray at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

Other credits include Tom Jones, Speed-The-Plow, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Big River, Carousel, Me and My Girl and Roar of the Greasepaint – Smell of the Crowd. Ms. Stilwell has stage managed several industrial shows in Canada and the US.

The National Ballet Orchestra The National Ballet of Canada is privileged to have its own full Orchestra with over 60 members. The Orchestra has performed in each of the National Ballet’s seasons and is led by Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin. The company’s first Music Director was George Crum who, along with Founder Celia Franca, was a pioneer of the company. Mr. Crum held the position from the company’s inception in 1951 to 1984, when he was appointed Music Director Emeritus. The Orchestra was led by Ermanno Florio from 1985 to 1990. Ormsby Wilkins was Music Director and Principal Conductor from 1990 to 2006. The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra 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.

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PRINCIPAL DANCERS Skylar Campbell

Guillaume Côté

Born: Laguna Beach, California Trained: with Victor and Tatiana Kasatsky Academy in Laguna Hills, California Joined National Ballet: 2009 Principal Dancer since: 2018

Born: Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1998 Principal Dancer since: 2004

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Sponsored by Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M.

Jurgita Dronina

Naoya Ebe

Born: Saratov, Russia Trained: National M.K Čiurlionis School of Art in Lithuania and Munich International Ballet Academy in Germany Royal Swedish Ballet: 2005 – 2010 Het Nationale Ballet: 2010 – 2015 Resident Principal Guest Artist with The Hong Kong Ballet: 2015—2017 Joined as Principal Dancer: 2015 Lead Principal Dancer with English National Ballet since: 2017

Born: Tokyo, Japan Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2006 Principal Dancer since: 2015 Sponsored by Gretchen Ross

Francesco Gabriele Frola

Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont.

Born: Aosta, Italy Trained: Professione Danza Parma, The School of The Hamburg Ballet and Fomento Artistico Cordobés Joined National Ballet: 2010 Principal Dancer since: 2018 Principal Dancer with English National Ballet since: 2018

Born: Providence, Rhode Island Trained: Festival Ballet of Rhode Island and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1990 Principal Dancer since: 1996

Sponsored by Sherry and Edward Drew

Harrison James

Elena Lobsanova

Born: Paraparaumu, New Zealand Trained: San Francisco Ballet School’s Trainee Program and the New Zealand School of Dance Joined National Ballet: 2013 Principal Dancer since: 2016

Born: Moscow, Russia Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2004 Principal Dancer since: 2015

Sponsored by Lucy White

Svetlana Lunkina

Evan McKie

Born: Moscow, Russia Trained: Moscow Choreographic Academy Bolshoi Ballet: 1997 – 2013 Joined as Principal Dancer: 2014

Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School, The Kirov Academy of Ballet and the John Cranko School Stuttgart Ballet: 2001 – 2014 Principal Guest Artist with National Ballet: 2012 – 2014 Joined as Principal Dancer: 2014

Sponsored by Anna McCowan Johnson and Donald K. Johnson, O.C.

Heather Ogden

Sonia Rodriguez

Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: Richmond Academy of Dance in British Columbia Joined National Ballet: 1998 Principal Dancer since: 2005

Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: with Pedro de la Cruz at the Princess Grace Academy Joined National Ballet: 1990 Principal Dancer since: 2000

Sponsored by Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

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Brendan Saye

Piotr Stanczyk

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2008 Principal Dancer since: 2019

Born: Poznan, Poland Trained: State Ballet School of Poznan and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1998 Principal Dancer since: 2008

Sponsored by Robin Vaile Robinson

Jillian Vanstone Born: Nanaimo, British Columbia Trained: Kirkwood Academy of the Performing Arts in Nanaimo, British Columbia and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1999 Principal Dancer since: 2011 Sponsored by George & Kathy Dembroski

PRINCIPAL CHARACTER ARTISTS Stephanie Hutchison

Alejandra Perez-Gomez

Born: Kitchener, Ontario Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1997 Principal Character Artist since: 2015

Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: L’École supérieure de danse du Québec, Princess Grace Academy and San Francisco Ballet School in California Joined National Ballet: 1998 Principal Character Artist since: 2013

Rebekah Rimsay

Lorna Geddes

Born: Fort Collins, Colorado Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1990 Principal Character Artist since: 2012

Born: Waterloo, Ontario Trained: with Betty Oliphant Joined National Ballet: 1959 Principal Character Artist since: 2005 Guest Artist

Etienne Lavigne

Jonathan Renna

Born: Montréal, Québec Trained: L’École supérieure de danse du Québec, San Francisco Ballet School in California and National Ballet of Cuba Joined National Ballet: 1997 Principal Character Artist since: 2015

Born: Ottawa, Ontario Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1997—2000 Rejoined: 2007 Principal Character Artist since: 2015

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Tomas Schramek

Hazaros Surmeyan

Born: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (Slovakia) Trained: Slovak Folk Dance Ensemble SLUK Joined National Ballet: 1969 Principal Dancer: 1973—1990 Principal Character Artist since: 1990

Born: Skopje, Yugoslavia Trained: National Ballet School of Macedonia Joined as Principal Dancer: 1966 Principal Character Artist since: 1986

Guest Artist

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FIRST SOLOISTS Jack Bertinshaw

Jordana Daumec

Born: Sydney, Australia Trained: Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy in Australia and the Tanz Akademie Zürich in Switzerland Joined National Ballet: 2011 First Soloist since: 2015

Born: New York City, New York Trained: Studio Maestro in New York and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2003 First Soloist since: 2015

Hannah Fischer

Emma Hawes

Born: New York City, New York Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2012 First Soloist since: 2017

Born: Delaware, Ohio Trained: BalletMet’s Dance Academy in Ohio and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2011 First Soloist since: 2017 First Soloist with English National Ballet: 2018

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Sponsored by Sherry and Edward Drew

Tanya Howard

Koto Ishihara

Born: Uitenhage, South Africa Trained: The National School of Arts in South Africa and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1998 First Soloist since: 2007

Born: Nagoya, Japan Trained: Shiho Kanazawa Ballet School in Japan, The HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida and San Francisco Ballet School in California Joined as a First Soloist: 2019

Alexandra MacDonald

Chelsy Meiss

Born: Calgary, Alberta Trained: International School of Ballet in Calgary and Boston Ballet School’s Trainee Program Joined National Ballet: 2007 First Soloist since: 2016

Born: Melbourne, Australia Trained: Karen Curlis School of Dance, Thelma Williams School of Dance, The Victorian College of The Arts in Australia and The Australian Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2008 First Soloist since: 2015

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Tina Pereira

Ben Rudisin

Born: Port of Spain, Trinidad Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2001 First Soloist since: 2009

Born: Woodbridge, Virginia Trained: North Carolina School of the Arts and Houston Ballet II Joined National Ballet: 2013 First Soloist since: 2019

Sponsored by The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Jenna Savella

Donald Thom

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia Trained: DanceWest and Lavrova Classical Ballet Academy in British Columbia and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2004 First Soloist since: 2015

Born: Kanata, Ontario Trained: Linda Jamison School of Dance in Ottawa and The Royal Ballet Upper School in England Joined National Ballet: 2015 First Soloist since: 2019

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SECOND SOLOISTS Joe Chapman

Christopher Gerty

Born: Hobart, Australia Trained: The McDonald College of Performing Arts in Sydney, Australia and The Australian Ballet School Joined as a Second Soloist: 2018

Born: Watford, England Trained: Newcastle Dance Academy in Australia, New Zealand School of Dance and San Francisco Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2014 Second Soloist since: 2018 Sponsored by Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein

Spencer Hack

Jeannine Haller

Born: Toledo, Ohio Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2014 Second Soloist since: 2018

Born: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Trained: Place des Arts in Coquitlam, British Columbia and Canada's National Ballet School Joined: 2015 Second Soloist since: 2019 Sponsored by Devida & Derek Smith

Kathryn Hosier

Miyoko Koyasu

Born: Champaign, Illinois Trained: Champaign-Urbana Ballet Academy and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2009 Second Soloist since: 2015

Born: Chiba, Japan Trained: Hashimoto Ballet and Shimada Ballet Institute in Japan and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2011 Second Soloist since: 2018

Sponsored by Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond

Tiffany Mosher

Siphesihle November

Born: Halifax, Nova Scotia Trained: Scotia Dance Studios and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 1999 Second Soloist since: 2013

Born: Zolani, South Africa Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2017 Second Soloist since: 2019

Brent Parolin

Kota Sato

Born: Prince George, British Columbia Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School and John Cranko School in Germany Joined National Ballet: 2014 Second Soloist since: 2015

Born: Tokyo, Japan Trained: Shimura Ballet School in Japan and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined: 2012 Second Soloist since: 2019

Sponsored by Jerry & Joan Lozinski

Sponsored by Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell

Calley Skalnik Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma Trained: Tulsa Balllet Academy and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined National Ballet: 2014 Second Soloist since: 2015 Sponsored by an anonymous donor

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CORPS DE BALLET Jimmy Coleman

Trygve Cumpston

Born: Toronto, Ontario Trained: Canada's National Ballet School and San Francisco Ballet School in California Joined: 2015 Corps de Ballet since: 2017

Born: Des Moines, Iowa Trained: School of Classical Ballet and Dance in Des Moines, Iowa, Orlando Ballet School in Florida and San Francisco Ballet School in California Joined: 2012 Corps de Ballet since: 2013

Shaelynn Estrada

Brenna Flaherty

Born: Nacogdoches, Texas Trained: Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program in New York City, New York and The Rock School for Dance Education Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2019

Born: Boston, Massachusetts Trained: Boston Ballet School in Massachusetts Joined: 2016 Corps de Ballet since: 2018

Giorgio Galli

Hannah Galway

Born: Carate Brianza, Italy Trained: Teatro alla Scala Ballet School in Italy and The Royal Ballet School in England Joined: 2009 Corps de Ballet since: 2010

Born: Comox, British Columbia Trained: Canada's National Ballet School Joined: 2017 Corps de Ballet since: 2018

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Selene Guerrero-Trujillo

Monika Haczkiewicz

Born: Mexico City, Mexico Trained: The National Ballet School of Mexico and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2007

Born: Las Vegas, Nevada Trained: Nevada Ballet Theatre, Kwak Ballet Academy, Tara Foy Elite Ballet and Nevada School of Dance in Las Vegas, Nevada and Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2019

Ayano Haneishi

Peng-Fei Jiang

Born: Chiba, Japan Trained: Ecole de Ballet Pied Nus in Japan and New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo in Japan Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2019

Born: Anhui, China Trained: Beijing Dance Academy and the New Zealand School of Dance Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2017

Soo Ah Kang

Tirion Law

Born: Seoul, South Korea Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined: 2014 Corps de Ballet since: 2015

Born: Hong Kong Trained: The New Zealand School of Dance Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2018

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CORPS DE BALLET Shené Lazarus

Antonella Martinelli

Born: Durban, South Africa Trained: Prudence Bowen Atelier in Bonogin, Australia and San Francisco Ballet School in California Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2019

Born: Santa Fe, Argentina Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined: 2007 Corps de Ballet: 2008 – 2010 Rejoined: 2016

Larkin Miller

Jaclyn Oakley

Born: Los Angeles, California Trained: The School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in New York City, New York Joined: 2016 Corps de Ballet since: 2018

Born: Winston-Salem, North Carolina Trained: North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem in North Carolina and Boston Ballet School’s Trainee Program in Massachusetts Joined: 2009 Corps de Ballet since: 2014

Noah Parets

Genevieve Penn Nabity

Born: Boston, Massachusetts Trained: Boston Ballet School Joined: 2018 Corps de Ballet since: 2020

Born: Casco, Michigan Trained: Main Stage Center for the Arts in Armada, Michigan and Canada's National Ballet School Joined: 2018 Corps de Ballet since: 2019

Clare Peterson

Meghan Pugh

Born: Kelowna, British Columbia Trained: Canada's National Ballet School Joined: 2014 Corps de Ballet since: 2016

Born: Ottawa, Ontario Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School Joined: 2012 Corps de Ballet since: 2014

Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Sponsored by Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy

Teagan Richman–Taylor

Nicholas Rose

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School, Goh Ballet Academy and Arts Umbrella in Vancouver, British Columbia Joined: 2017 Corps de Ballet since: 2018

Born: West Palm Beach, Florida Trained: Colburn Dance Academy in Los Angeles, California and The HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2018

Sponsored by Devida & Derek Smith

Alexander Skinner

Nan Wang

Born: Ottawa, Ontario Trained: The School of Dance in Ottawa, Ontario and Canada's National Ballet School Joined: 2017 Corps de Ballet since: 2018

Born: Dalian, China Trained: Xu Yan Dance School in China, Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada’s National Ballet School Joined: 2004 Corps de Ballet since: 2005

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CORPS DE BALLET Ethan Watts

Tene Ward

Born: San Francisco, California Trained: San Francisco Ballet School in California and The Academy of Ballet San Francisco in California Joined: 2013 Corps de Ballet since: 2014

Born: Sydney, Austrailia Trained: Canberra Festival Ballet School in Australia, The Australian Ballet School and European School of Ballet in Amsterdam, Netherlands Joined: 2018 Corps de Ballet since: 2019

Sponsored by Robbie Pryde

Jennifer Watembach

Isaac Wright

Born: Sacramento, California Trained: San Francisco Ballet School in California and the Sacramento Ballet School in California Joined: 2018 Corps de Ballet since: 2019

Born: Belleville, Ontario Trained: Quinte Ballet School of Canada in Belleville, Ontario and Canada's National Ballet School Joined: 2015 Corps de Ballet since: 2019

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Giving is…

Her L egacy

Gail Hutchison lived a life rich in art, friendship and generosity. Her love of dance began when her mother took her to the Eaton Auditorium on November 12, 1951 to see The National Ballet of Canada’s first performance.

A lifelong fan and dedicated donor, Gail's generous support included gifts to four new productions: The Comforts of Solitude by Jean-Pierre Perreault, Wolf’s Court by Matjash Mrozewski, Emergence by Crystal Pite and The Man in Black by James Kudelka. Gail was deeply passionate about the creative process and enjoyed watching the development of these new works.

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Dance is a living work of art, and the beauty of the body in motion is striking. This profoundly human element of dance is what connects us, the audience, to the dancers on stage and to each other.”

– Gail Hutchison

Looking ahead, Gail arranged for a gift to The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation in her Will, in order for her to continue her legacy of support for new productions. In 2016,The Gail Hutchison New Creations Fund was established, and this year her fund will support Crystal Pite’s world premiere.

The National Ballet is grateful to Gail and proudly remembers her passion for innovative new works.

For more information on creating your legacy, visit

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Leadership Giving The National Ballet of Canada is extremely grateful to the following donors for their generous gifts that provide leadership and capital funding to support Karen Kain’s vision. (February 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020)

Production Builders The following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions to expand our repertoire with new visions of dance for 2019/20 and future seasons.

Anne-Marie Canning Walter Carsen New Creations Fund Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M. The Gail Hutchison Fund Richard M. Ivey, C.C. Rosamond Ivey Anna McCowan Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C. The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

Nancy Pencer Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. Tim & Frances Price Aaron & Heather Regent Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C. The Estate of Lawrence Schafer The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada Two Anonymous Donors

The Producers’ Circle The members of The Producers’ Circle collaborate to fulfill Karen Kain’s vision by supporting the creation of new repertoire.

Gail & Mark Appel John & Claudine Bailey Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M. Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation Anna McCowan Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.

Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin Mona & Harvey Levenstein Jerry & Joan Lozinski The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Julie Medland Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan The Harry & Lillian Seymour Family Foundation The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation

Dancers First Programme Donors to Dancers First are dedicated to supporting the National Ballet’s exceptional dancers.

George & Kathy Dembroski Principal Dancer Jillian Vanstone

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.

Anonymous Second Soloist Calley Skalnik

First Soloist Tina Pereira

Sherry and Edward Drew Principal Dancer Francesco Gabriele Frola First Soloist Emma Hawes

Diana St. B. Weatherall

Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M.

Anonymous

Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina

Anne-Marie Canning Corps de Ballet member Giorgio Galli

First Soloist Jordana Daumec

Anonymous

Robbie Pryde Corps de Ballet member Ethan Watts

First Soloist Hannah Fischer

Principal Dancer Heather Ogden

Anna McCowan Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.

Corps de Ballet member Kota Sato

First Soloist Chelsy Meiss

Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté

Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell

Anonymous

Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy Corps de Ballet member Meghan Pugh

First Soloist Alexandra MacDonald

Anonymous

Anonymous Corps de Ballet member Peng-Fei Jiang

First Soloist Ben Rudisin

Robin Vaile Robinson Principal Dancer Brendan Saye

Jerry & Joan Lozinski

Anonymous Corps de Ballet member Clare Peterson

Second Soloist Siphesihle November

Gretchen Ross Principal Dancer Naoya Ebe

Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond Second Soloist Kathryn Hosier

Lucy White Principal Dancer Harrison James

Devida & Derek Smith

Tricia Younger

Second Soloist Jeannine Haller Corps de Ballet member Teagan Richman-Taylor

Principal Dancer Skylar Campbell

Elvio & Marlene DelZotto First Soloist Jenna Savella

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Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein Second Soloist Christopher Gerty

Rolex Canada Ltd. Rolex Dancers First Award

YOU dance

The generosity of YOU dance donors supports the free workshops and performances that introduce young students to ballet, helping to encourage imagination, movement and an appreciation for the arts.

Ballet Club Relevé J.P. Bickell Foundation Maxine Goldberg The Anna McCowan Johnson Dance Accessibility Fund

Beth & Brent Wilson Steve & Sally Stavro Foundation The Woodbridge Company One Anonymous Donor

Music Circle and Orchestra

We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their support towards the only dedicated ballet orchestra in Canada.

John & Claudine Bailey Nani & Austin Beutel Peter & Eleanor Daniels Jeanie A. Davis Indra & Rags Davloor The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation William & Ruth Herridge Anne & Charles Morison

Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. John & Susan Rose Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C. Noreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont. Heather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C. TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation

The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation

We acknowledge the generosity of the following donors who are graciously supporting the future of the National Ballet.

Estate of Isobel M. Allen Estate of Marion G. Bassett BMO Financial Group Estate of Mona Campbell Adelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Fund at the Toronto Foundation Ms. Laura Dinner & Mr. Richard Rooney Susan Gerhard Ronald M. Haynes Arthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia Labatt The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. Anna McCowan Johnson and Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Julie & Ted Medland

Estate of Vida Peene Estate of Rita Anne Piquet Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M. Estate of Alfred Lewis Preston Estate of Raymond Redmayne TD Bank Group Marje Virro Estate of John H. Williams Ms. Vivien M. Wu The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada Two Anonymous Donors

Dancer Wellness The McLean Foundation Tim & Frances Price Lynda Prince

Janis Rotman Mr. George R. Sutherland The Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund

Special Gifts The John & Margaret Bahen Fund

Sans Limites

Ottawa Tour

Choreographic Associates

Ada Slaight

An Anonymous Lady

Share the Magic Underwriter

Relaxed Performances and the accompanying Visual Guide

Robyn McCallum & Stephen Delaney CreativAction

Esprit de Corps Diana Billes Taiya Campbell & Brennan Mulcahy Jeanie A. Davis Indra & Rags Davloor Nadia & Nick Di Donato Jan Fleming & Mitchell Winnik Krista Kerr Anne & David LeGresley Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit Harriet MacMillan

Alison & J. Bruce McDonald Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett Rebecca Mooney & Asif Nasim Linda & Kevin O’Leary RAP Foundation Victor & Bernice Royce The Sabourin Family Michele & Ryerson Symons The Tripp / Smith Family

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Our Community of Support The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the following donors and sponsors for their generosity and commitment to sustain the excellence, energy and impact of great dance. (February 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020)

($25,000 and above)

Gail & Mark Appel◊◊ Tony Arrell, C.M. & Anne Arrell◊ The Azrieli Foundation John & Claudine Bailey◊◊ Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns◊ Nani & Austin Beutel◊◊ Anne-Marie Canning◊ Judith & Marshall Cohen◊◊ Judi & Lionel Conacher◊◊ Elizabeth A. & Richard J. Currie, O.C.◊◊ Jeanie A. Davis◊◊ Indra & Rags Davloor◊ Mr. Stephen Delaney & Ms. Robyn McCallum George & Kathy Dembroski◊◊ Ms. Laura Dinner & Mr. Richard Rooney Sherry Taylor Drew◊◊ Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance◊ The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation◊◊ Estate of Isobel May Allen◊◊ Estate of John H. Williams◊◊ Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Margaret Anne Fountain, C.M. & David Glenn Fountain, C.M.◊◊ Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M.◊◊ Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M. Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin◊ Ms. Taanta Gupta◊ Nona Heaslip◊◊ Mr. Gordon Holton Richard M. Ivey, C.C.◊◊ Rosamond Ivey◊◊ Anna McCowan Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.◊◊ The Henry White Kinnear Foundation◊◊ Mrs. Judy Korthals & Mr. Peter Irwin◊◊ Arthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia Labatt◊◊ Mona & Harvey Levenstein Jerry & Joan Lozinski◊◊ Sarah & David Macdonald ◊◊ The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.◊◊ Julie & Ted Medland◊◊ Vincent Mercier & Kirsten Halpin◊ Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond◊ Anne & Charles Morison◊ Nancy Pencer◊◊ Estate of Rita-Anne Piquet Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.◊◊ Tim & Frances Price◊◊ Mrs. Lynda Prince◊◊ Robbie Pryde Juta Reed Aaron & Heather Regent◊ Robin Robinson◊◊ Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.◊◊ The Estate of Lawrence Schafer Mrs. Lillian Seymour◊ Gerald Sheff & Shanitha Kachan Sandra Simpson◊ Ada Slaight◊◊ Devida & Derek Smith Mr. George R. Sutherland◊

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Michele & Ryerson Symons◊ The Estate of John Theo◊◊ Heather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C.◊◊ Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein Diana St. B. Weatherall◊◊ Lucy White*◊ The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation Cornell Wright & Sarah McEvoy Estate of Mitchell Wywiorski◊◊ Tricia Younger◊◊ Nine Anonymous Donors

($15,000 - $24,999)

Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation◊◊ Diana Billes◊ Ms. Susanne Boyce & Dr. Brendan Mullen◊ David & Kathryn Cottingham Ms. Deborah Cumming◊ Maxine Goldberg◊◊ Linda Haynes & Martin Connell◊ Richard & Martha Hogarth◊◊ Anne & David LeGresley◊ Philip & Sherri Lieberman◊ Ned & Georgina McLennan◊◊ Rebecca Mooney & Asif Nasim Ms. Vanessa L. Morgan & Mr. Steve Wolf◊ Linda & Kevin O'Leary◊ Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Pankratz◊◊ John & Susan Rose Janis Rotman Mr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb◊◊ Mrs. Nicola Tory◊ Denise Ireland & Harry Underwood Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation◊◊ One Anonymous Donor

($10,000 - $14,999)

Alison Arbuckle Fisher◊◊ Gregory & Irene Aziz◊ Taiya Campbell & Brennan Mulcahy Mr. John Coke & Ms. Cathy Cranston◊ Missy & Allan Crosbie◊◊ Peter & Eleanor Daniels Jan Fleming & Mitchell Winnik Mr. and Mrs. John Grant◊◊ Lynda Hamilton◊ Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Heffernan◊◊ William & Ruth Herridge Jackman Foundation Ms. Krista Kerr◊ Ms. Judy Klarman◊◊ Michael Koerner, C.M. & Sonja Koerner◊◊ Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit◊ Harriet MacMillan Alison & J. Bruce McDonald◊ Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett◊ RAP Foundation Victor & Bernice Royce◊ Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and Family◊ The Sabourin Family Tony Scott-Fisher◊◊ Marion Soloway◊ Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan◊ The Tripp/Smith Family Ms. Marje Virro◊

Judith R. Wilder◊ Ms. Beth Wilson◊

($5,000 - $9,999)

Elaine J. Adair◊◊ Elana Metter & Stephen A. Adler Karen & Bill Barnett◊◊ The Estate of Sheila Black Margaret & John Casey◊◊ Mr. Rick Clarke & Ms. Vickie Macrae Mrs. Earlaine Collins◊ Julie Di Lorenzo Heather & Michael Faralla George A. Fierheller◊◊ Lucinda Flemer, C.M.◊◊ Ms. Sonia Florian George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation Ms. Susan Gerhard Ms. Deanna Gontard Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Gore Carol Gray◊◊ Elizabeth Hallerman Ginette Hamel* & Cliff Trollope Hon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer◊◊ Brian Hodges & Robert Paul Hope Charitable Foundation◊◊ Joan F. Ivory, C.M.◊◊ The K. M. Hunter Charitable Foundation◊◊ Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.◊◊ Karen Kain*, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. & Ross Petty◊◊ Margaret Kawaja◊◊ Ms. Tammy Klein Gurney Kranz Charitable Foundation Paul A. Lee, Q.C. & Jill Maynard◊◊ Mr. Andrew Lengyel & Ms. Beverly Tarshis◊ Ms. Valerie Lockerbie Sue & Biff Matthews◊◊ Estate of Hugh Morris Mr. & Mrs. Benoit Mulsant◊ Mr. David Murray Ms. Eileen Newell◊ Dr. Bo Y. Ngan◊◊ Ms. Marianne Oundjian◊ Mr. Don Quach The Estate of Ray Redmayne Mr. & Mrs. Rick Reininger◊◊ Esther Sarick◊ Alison & Alan Schwartz Mr. Greg Sharp Dr. Hugh Siddall◊ Dennis & Denny Starritt◊◊ Steve & Sally Stavro Foundation Brenda Stinson & Carlo De Angelis◊ Mrs. and Mr. Kim Surchin◊◊ Tesari Charitable Foundation Lenore Walters◊◊ Mr. Brian B. Wilks◊◊ Ms. Helen Ziegler One Anonymous Donor

($3,000 - $4,999)

Ms. Yeti Agnew & Mr. Christopher Birt◊◊ Catherine T.J. Allgood◊◊ Robin Anthony

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Patti McFarlane◊◊ Gisèle McIsaac◊ Hélène & Ray McLenaghan◊◊ Mr. Ryan McNally Mr. Timothy McNicholas◊ Kathleen Metcalfe Kornelia Milborne Nancy Miller & Glen Ireland Shabin Mohamed Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mongillo Mr. Noel Mowat◊ L.J. Nagel & Stan Solomon◊ Susan O'Reilly Elise Orenstein Michael & Nina Overbury◊◊ Carol & Morton Rapp◊ Mrs. Shirley Reid◊ Lisa Richter Davey & Michael Davey◊ Ms. Stephanie Roberts & Mr. Kevin Hamilton◊ William & Lesley Rogan◊ Mr. Gary Rogers◊◊ Ms. Lynda Rogers Robert Rubinoff◊◊ Mr. Steven Salamon & Ms. Karen Goos Mr. Go Sato◊◊ William & Meredith Saunderson◊◊ Ms. Deborah Scott◊ Helen Feng and Alice Song Ms. Karen Sparks◊◊ Cathy Spoel Kristi Stangeland Mrs. Doreen L. Stanton◊◊ Ms. Louise Sugar Eli Taylor◊ Mr. Russel Taylor Gillian Thomas & Michael Easterbrook◊◊ Ed & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke◊ Dianne Vanstone Jon & Olga Voigt◊ Ms. Ruth Watts-Gransden◊◊ Francoise & Edward White Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation◊◊ Frederika Winchell Nan & Jack Wiseman◊◊ Durhane Wong-Rieger◊ Julie Wood Mrs. Sharon Wright Mrs. Vivien M. Wu◊ Three Anonymous Donors

($2,000 - $2,999)

Mr. Matthew Airhart Geoffrey & Tanya Alcock Mr. James Anok & Mr. Daniel Brereton Jordan Applebaum & Andrea Burridge◊◊ Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong◊◊ Dr. Talitha Arndt & Mr. Ed Esposto◊◊ Lynly & Trevor Bailie◊◊ Mona Bandeen, C.M.◊◊ Ms. Katherine Barber◊◊ Winifred Barclay◊◊ Katherine Baxter Dr. Thomas H. Beechy◊◊ Ms. Rachel Berchtold Gayle Boxer Duncanson Mr. Jonathan Briggs Julia & David Briskin* Margaret Brock◊◊ Derek & Margaret Brown◊◊ Doug Guzman & Sheila Brown Ms. Janet Bulger◊ Ms. Helen Burstyn◊

Ms. Linda Campbell◊◊ Mr. John Carter Ms. Janet Casey Ms. Terri Chalmers Professor Alfred L. Chan & Mr. Michael Farewell◊ Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell◊◊ Mr. Alexander Chapman Peng Chiang◊◊ Siobhan Hyland & Ivan Chittenden Ms. Julia Chow & Mr. Neil Hrab Mr. Philip A. Clappison◊◊ Christine Connelly & Michael Heiber Mrs. Louise Cornblum◊◊ Dr. Lesley S. Corrin◊◊ Pauline Couture & Ian Morrison◊◊ Mr. Chris Cummings Dr. Gaylord Curry, in memoriam◊◊ Carole Curtis◊◊ Jack Darville Professor K. G. Davey◊◊ Ms. Anne Davidson◊ Amanda Demers & Brian Collins◊ Trina DeSa◊ Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Diamond◊ Wilf & Brenda Dinnick◊◊ Mr. Henry Dinsdale Ann and Ross Dobbin Ms. Julia Drake Dudley Family Fund◊◊ Ms. Catherine Dunn Stadtegger & Mr. Glenn Stadtegger Ms. Kim Edwards Ms. Adrian Elliott Bronwen Evans◊ Ms. Frances Evans Joan Farano◊◊ Catherine Fauquier Ms. Catriona Ferguson & Mr. David Safran Cheryl Ferguson & Paul Jamael Rupert Field-Marsham & Lindsay Dale-Harris◊ Ms. & Mr. Frances & Ronald Filegan◊◊ Mr. Mark Flaherty Robert & Julia Foster◊ Mr. Lorne Fox◊◊ Mr. Gerald Frauwirth Mr. Geoffrey Fulton André J. Galipeault, C.M. & Suzanne Galipeault◊◊ Mrs. Hilda Gan◊ Judith Gelber◊ Ms. Tamara Glied◊ Mark & Louise Golding◊◊ Dr. Ricardo Gomez-Insausti Mr. Donald D. Grant◊◊ Joanna & Tyler Gray Ms. Susan Greenbloom◊ Michael & Rita Hafeman◊◊ Katherine Halpenny & Sean Smith Alayne Kato-Hamilton & Malcolm Hamilton◊◊ Ms. Malle Harris◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Suzi & Ross Head Mr. Jason Heayn & Ms. Andrea Venneri Mary & Arthur Heinmaa Mr. Peter Hendrick◊ Avril Higgins & Robert Page◊◊ Dr. June Higgins The Hill Family Mr. Philip & Dr. Claire Holloway◊ Sylvie Lachance Barry Hughson* & Ashley Hughson Mr. Fred Hurlbut & Ms. Catherine Barlow

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William & Meredith Saunderson ◊◊ Paul J. Savard◊◊ Dr. Hugh Scully & Vanessa Harwood, O.C.◊◊ Charlie Seminerio* Mrs. & Mr. E.J. Shatilla◊◊ Stephen & Jane Smith◊◊ Mrs. Joan Sohn◊◊ Dr. Myra Sourkes◊ Dr. John Stanley & Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer◊◊ Ms. Astrid Stec Carol Swallow◊◊ Dianna Symonds◊ Mr. & Mrs. Ronald P. Tam Dr. Cynthia Tape Karyn Tessmer & Dr. George Konn◊ Ms. Catherine Thomson◊◊ Cynthia & Craig Thorburn◊ Maureen & Philip Tingley◊◊ Mrs. Elizabeth Tory◊◊ Mr. Stefan Varga & Dr. Marica Varga◊◊ Lucy Waverman & Bruce Macdougall◊ Mrs. Ruth Wheler◊◊ Gregory Williams & Warren Sorensen◊◊ Mr. & Mrs. Peter Willis Peri Wiseman The Young Family Foundation◊ Maria T. Zakos◊◊ Ms. Denise Zarn & Mr. James Shenkman◊◊ Carole & Bernie Zucker◊◊ Veronica Zufelt◊◊ 10 Anonymous Donors

($1,250 - $1,999)

Ms. Adriana Arevalo Tim Badgley◊ Mr. Scott Barnum & Ms. Nadya Tymochenko◊ Mrs. A. Blom◊◊ Leslie Buskard◊ Ms. M.C. Clancy◊ Mr. Douglas Coughlin Mr. & Mrs. Avik Dey Mrs. M. J. Dundas & Mr. John Petrosoniak◊◊ Mrs. Lois J. Field◊◊ Andrew & Aviva Goldenberg◊ Martin and Joan Goldfarb◊◊ Mr. David Goluboff & Ms Sue-Anne Fox Ms. Rosemary Grant◊ Mr. Peter Heisey◊ Mr. Daniel Hoffman & Ms. Loretta Degasperi Mr. Ronald Holgerson Ms. Chaviva Hosek O.C.◊ Ms. Andree Hurtubise Mr. Greg Johns◊ Ms. Susan Keen◊ Ms. Mary Susanne Lamont Morrison Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nesker◊◊ Mrs. Margaret Nightingale◊ Ms. Judith O'Callaghan Ms. Laurie Pallett◊ Ms. Michaela Peters◊ Mr. Eddy Reitberger Andrea Rosen & Stephen MacDonald◊◊ Mrs. Heather Sheehan◊◊ Mrs. Stanislawa Skrok◊◊ Mr. Timothy Spain◊ Gail Vanstone◊ Roger & Ulli Watkiss◊ Ms. Mary C. Watson◊◊

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With Your Donation...

Wheelchair Tennis Athletes Gillian Cruz and Anne-Marie Dolinar, Team Ontario, Ontario Para Network, were the first Cannon Dolls to perform in wheelchairs in The Nutcracker.

Noah Parets joined the Corps de Ballet after training for a year and a half in the RBC Apprentice programme. During his time as an Apprentice, Noah choreographed two pieces that were featured in YOU dance Performances.

The National Ballet travelled to Washington, D.C. to perform at the Kennedy Center.

The National Ballet has been touring to Washington since 1955 and the recent appearance marked the company's 13th tour to the US capital.

Top: Gillian Cruz and Anne-Marie Dolinar in The Nutcracker.

Middle: Noah Parets. Photos by Karolina Kuras.

Right: Heather Ogden and Harrison James in The Sleeping Beauty.

Photo by Teresa Wood.

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Ms. Marilyn Kay Richards◊◊ Mrs. Jessie Kazi Ms. Claire Keeley◊ Sheryl Kennedy & Bill Fleury Mr. Kagan Kerman Ms. Carol Kirsh Mr. Aubrey A. Kissoon & Family◊ Ms. Patricia Knight◊◊ Olga Kopti◊◊ Catherine Kourkounakis◊ Jaroslaw Kozlowski & Andrew Gotowiec Lindsay & Bud Kronenberg◊◊ Wulfred I. Kronenberg Ms. Jennifer Kropac & Mr. Kevin Law Jennifer Lamb John and Ann Lang◊◊ Ms. Karen Lapointe◊ Mrs. Carolyn Lawson◊◊ Ms. Wendy Lawson Ms. Lea Anne Leavens◊ Ms. Josee Ledoux Mr. Yakov Lerner◊* Ms. Harriet Lewis◊ Mr. Larry Lewis Mr. Eric Lipka◊ Maya Low Hubert Lum & Eve Leyerle◊ Ms. Sharon Lymer◊◊ Ms. Donnalu F. Macdonald◊◊ Ms. Flora Macdonald◊◊ Ms. Nancy MacDonald◊◊ Mr. John MacIver◊◊ Ms. Sandra MacNaughton Ms. Bosko Madic◊ Miss Laurie Markus◊◊ Lorna Marsden Ms. Patricia L. Martin◊◊ Ms. Dawn Maruno◊◊ Miss Laura Mcarthur R Bruce McFarlane Ms. Mary McGee Ms. Linda McKnight◊ Anne S. McLeod◊◊ Diane Meier Robin Melnick◊◊ Mrs. Susan Mertens◊◊ Ms. Judith M. Miles◊ Colin & Meta Mills◊◊ Lynne & Paul Milnes◊ Mrs. Mary Mingie◊◊ Peggy Molloy & Emma Watson◊ Siobhan Monaghan Mr. Horst Mueller Ms. and Mr. Michele Myrah◊◊ Mrs. Michelle Nasello Mr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld◊◊ Ms. Carol Newall◊◊ Mr. Devlan Nicholson Dr. Jean O'Grady◊ Ms. Catherine O'May Ms. Brigid O'Reilly◊◊ Ms. Loralie Olinyk Ms. Janice Oliver Ms. Lia Overs◊◊ Mrs. Anna Pataky◊ Ms. Lesley Paterson◊ Mr. Ian Pearce Gayelauraine Penn Susan Pepper & William Harper◊◊ Nicola & Alexandra Perpick◊ Mrs. Margaret Perschy◊◊ Elyssa Phillips Nina & Terry Picton◊◊

Mr. Frank Piddisi Mr. and Mrs. John Pildner◊◊ Ms. Gabrielle Pilla◊ Mr. Archie Platt Ms. Kathleen E. Potter Ms. Jane Pound◊ Mr. John Proctor Alison Prosser Mr. David Purcell◊ Mrs. Patricia Quigley Ms. Shanley Rainsberry Dr. Gina S. Rakoff◊◊ Ms. Katharyn Rayner◊ Mr. Peter Reeve-Newson◊◊ Dr. Martha Richardson Dr. Mary Robertson Ms. Michaele Robertson◊ Edye Rome-Webster◊ Dr. Cheryl Rosen Mr. and Mrs. J Rosenthal◊◊ Mr. Dmitri & Ms. Vera Rubisov June K Ryan◊◊ Mrs. Joan Sadleir◊◊ Ms. Harriet Sakuma◊◊ Mr. James Samuel Ms. Ann Savege Dr. Michael Sayer◊ Mrs. Maria J. Schroeder◊◊ Dr. Jeff Sherman Ms. Nancy Sherwin◊◊

Mrs. Hillary H. Short Kiran Singh Kathleen Skerrett Ms. Miriam Skey◊◊ Mr. Larry Smith Ms. Louise Smith◊ Mr. Robert Smith◊ Ms. Elsie Sparks◊◊ Ms. Jane Spicer Mr. Kenneth Stephen◊◊ Cheryl E. Stephenson◊◊ Mr. David Stephenson◊ Mr. and Ms. Alan Stewart◊ Ms. Sharon Stibbard◊ Miss Jannah Stone Styles Family Foundation Dr. Doris Sutherland Ms. Monica Swamiraj Mr. and Mrs. Ken Takahashi◊◊ Mr. and Mrs. Herb Tanzer Mr. Almos Tassonyi & Ms. Maureen Simpson Mrs. Celeste Taylor Ms. Kristin Taylor◊ Mrs. Helen Tazzman◊ Ms. Christine Thammavongsa◊ Ms. Jennifer Tory◊◊ Barbara & Marlow Tucker◊ Mr. Berton Ung Paul & Alison Uys◊

Ms. Carina Van Heyst◊◊ Mr. Robert Vanderloo Ms. Gloria Varley◊◊ Ms. Gail Verge Mr. Peter Verheyen Ms. Maija Vilcins Mrs. Gillian Von Teichman◊◊ The Very Reverend Peter Wall & Anne Harvey◊ Ms. Donna Walsh Mr. John Walter◊ Mr. Gordon Warme◊◊ Mr. Jacques Wensvoort◊ Ms. Heather Whitton Mary and Douglas Wilson Hastings & Irene Withers◊ Mr. William Wray & Family◊ Ms. Judy Yamamoto◊◊ 10 Anonymous Donors *Artists and Staff ◊ Donor for 10 or more years ◊◊ Donor for 20 or more years The National Ballet of Canada thanks all Fouetté, Pirouette, Plié and First Position level donors for their generous support.

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Turnout Young Professionals’ Programme

(February 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020)

Classic Plus ($600) Sharon Bright Mr. Simon Beck Marie-Pierre Bélanger Becka Borody Mr. Michael Bushara Ms. Desiree Chan Mr. Tim Dafoe Ms. Sydney Davloor

Flora Do Ms. Elise Doucette Melanie Dowhaniuk Ms. Katherine Ferreira Mr. Geoffrey Fulton Mr. Derek Hallward Malaika Henriques Ms. Amanda Horn-Hudecki

Mr. Leo Lontok Ms. Karen MacKinnon Ms. Karin McCaig Mrs. Faye McDermid Mr. Bryan McLeese Kristina Milbourn Mr. Daniel Moulton Ms. Joegina Philip

D. Richardson Ms. Carolyn Slon Ms. Anastasia Solovieva Ms. Maria Solovieva Mr. Jon Voigt Mrs. Natalie Warner One Anonymous Donor

Mr. Brian Gan Ashley Higgins Ms. Dora Ho Ms. Nikki Kaneda Miss Devon Klaas Linda K. Lee Miss Vicky Luo Christine Luong

Ms. Elizabeth McNeil Miss Kristina Mikloska Adria Minsky Lauren Poplak Mrs. Maggie Rei Ms. Bridget Riberdy Miss Evgenia Rolzing Ms. Zeina Saad

Sarah Thom Mrs. Melanie Tory Miss Jessica Trollope Mrs. Olga Voigt Mr. Stefan Williams

Classic ($360) Ryan Bakuska Julia Campbell Ms. Cynthia Cuthbert David DeAngelis Trina DeSa◊ Allison Freeman◊ Ms. Natasha Frid Finlay* Mrs. Carol Galway

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, 2020)

The Isobel Allen New Creations Fund The American Friends of Canada Dancer Fund The Appel Family Fund in Honour of Bram & Bluma Appel The John & Margaret Bahen Fund supports the company’s Canadian tours.

The John & Claudine Bailey Fund The Marion G. Bassett Fund The David & Kim Beatty Fund The BMO Financial Group Fund The Mona Campbell Fund The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund The Judith & Marshall Cohen Fund The Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness Fund The Elizabeth & Ted Davidson Fund for Emerging Choreographers The Paul & Adelle Deacon Fund The Sandra Faire Fund The Celia Franca Memorial Fund The Kevin & Roger Garland Fund The Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Fund The Peter A. Goulding & Frank Barry White Fund The Gulens Family Fund The Sarah Sylvia Holton Fund The Gail Hutchison Fund The Beryl & Richard Ivey Fund The Hal Jackman Foundation Fund The Anna & Don Johnson Fund

*Artists and Staff ◊ Donors for 10 or more years

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The Karen Kain Legacy Fund The James Kudelka Fund The Sonia & Arthur Labatt Fund The Joyce Lee Memorial Fund The Joan & Jerry Lozinski Fund The Sarah & David Macdonald Fund The Anna McCowan Johnson Dance Accessibility Fund The Sylvia M. McPhee Dancer Fund The Sylvia M. McPhee Orchestra Fund The Julie & Ted Medland Fund The Nancy Pencer Fund The Anne & Charles Morison Orchestra Fund The Sandra & Jim Pitblado Fund The Penelope Reed Doob Fund for New Creations The Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner Fund The J.M. Doc Savage Fund for the RBC Apprentice Programme The Ada Slaight Fund The Astrid Stec Fund for Apprentices The TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund The Fran Taubkin Dancer Fund The John Theo Fund for Dancers The David Tory Memorial Fund The Anne Twigge-Molecey Fund for Apprentices The Andres Alexander Virro Memorial Fund The Volunteer Committee Build-a-Ballet Fund

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

Season Sponsor

Presenting Sponsors TD Bank Group presents The Nutcracker and Nutcracker Story Time

Tricon presents Swan Lake

RBC Apprentice Programme

MAD HOT BALLET Gala Lead Sponsor Presenting Sponsor

Special Projects Making the Arts More AccessibleÂŽ Presenting Sponsor Share The Magic Programme

Dance About Title Sponsor

YOU dance Sponsor

Performance Sponsor

Dancers First Award Sponsor

Performance Sponsor

Official Suppliers

Official Beer Sponsor

Official Hospitality Partner

Official Cider Supplier of the Walter Carsen Centre

Official In Studio Equipment Sponsor

Corporate Council Corporate Executive ($5,000 - $14,999)

Official Cosmetic Sponsor

Official Valet Sponsor

Official Digital Wrap Sponsor

Official Water Sponsor

Official Dry Cleaner

Hosting Partner Turnout Friday Night Theatre Experience

Official Event Supplier

Hosting Partner

Official Floral Sponsor

Hosting Partner

Official Health and Wellness Provider

Hosting Partner

Hosting Partner

(February 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020)

Local 58 Charitable Benefit Fund Power Corporation of Canada

Corporate Associate ($2,000 - $4,999) Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Corporate Donor ($500 - $1,999)

Fabulous Printing Plus Travel Group Reitmans Incorporated

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The National Ballet of Canada Board of Directors As of October 15, 2019 Chair Cornell C.V. Wright Leslie Allt, ex officio Gail Appel John Bailey Susanne Boyce Raghunath Davloor Marlene DelZotto Flora Do The Honourable Nicole Eaton, Senator Giorgio Galli, ex officio Kevin Garland Maxine Granovsky Gluskin (leave of absence) Nancy Holland Barry Hughson, ex officio Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont., ex officio Krista Kerr Jen Lee Koss Judith Lawrie Philip Lieberman David Macdonald Geneviève McKillop Ryan McNally Donna Meyers Rebecca Mooney Ed Ogonek, ex officio Linda O’Leary Lisa Pearson Nancy Pencer Lynda Prince Robbie J. Pryde Gretchen Ross Jenna Savella, ex officio John B. Simcoe Karen Sparks Mavis Staines, C.M., ex officio Daniel F. Sullivan Michele Symons Noreen Taylor, C.M. Honourary Board As of October 15, 2019 David Banks David Binet Judith Cohen Judi Conacher Missy Crosbie Jeanie Davis Sherry Taylor Drew James Fleck, O.C. William Harris William Herridge, Q.C. Donald K. Johnson, O.C. Lucille Joseph Jerry Lozinski Sue Matthews Paul O’Donoghue Rose Patten, O.C. Aaron Regent Robin Robinson Susan Scace Noreen Taylor, C.M. The National Ballet of Canada Board / Honourary Board Liaison

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The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation Board of Directors As of October 17, 2019 Chair David Macdonald

President Barry Hughson

Vice-President Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D.,

D.Litt., O.Ont.

Treasurer Amanda Ram

Director of Development Diana Reitberger, CFRE Secretary Pamela Ouzounian David Banks Ed Esposto Krista Kerr Jerry Lozinski Sue Matthews James Pitblado, C.M. Cornell C.V. Wright

Pointe Shoe Manager/ Assistant Ballet Mistress Stephanie Hutchison Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/ Administrative Manager Jennifer Bennett Darbyshire Manager, Artistic Scheduling Sophie Letendre Associate, Artistic Administration Sarita Dotan Associate, Artistic Scheduling Andreea Olteanu Guest Répétiteurs Chaconne Suzanne Farrell Etudes Thomas Lund Piano Concerto #1 Felipe Diaz

Leadership

Petite Mort Roslyn Anderson

Artistic Director Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D.,

The Nutcracker Mandy-Jayne Richardson

D.Litt., O.Ont.

Executive Director Barry Hughson Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin Artistic Associate Artistic Director Christopher Stowell Artistic Administrator Gerard Roxburgh Principal Artistic Coach Magdalena Popa Artistic Director, YOU dance / Principal Ballet Master Lindsay Fischer Artist-in-Residence Rex Harrington, O.C. Senior Ballet Master Peter Ottmann Choreographic Associates Robert Binet Guillaume Côté Alysa Pires

The Sleeping Beauty Mandy-Jayne Richardson Marguerite and Armand Grant Coyle Chroma Odette Hughes Romeo and Juliet Mandy-Jayne Richardson Guest Rehearsal Assistants and Teachers Jacquelin Barrett Felipe Diaz Giorgio Galli Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont. Stephanie Hutchison Anne Mueller Alejandra Perez-Gomez Rebekah Rimsay Piotr Stanczyk Trinidad Vives Xiao Nan Yu Administration Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Alexis Patch Board Secretary Pamela Ouzounian

Audience and Donor Services Associate Director, Audience and Donor Services Veronica McLellan Senior Operations Manager, Audience and Donor Services Tal Hebdon Ticket Operations Manager Stephen Barber Development Relations Manager Nicholas Melymuk Assistant Sales Operations Manager, Audience and Donor Services Emily Gibson Audience and Donor Services Operations Supervisor Susie Eissler Audience and Donor Services Relations Supervisor Anne Meighan Senior Representative, Audience and Donor Services Patty Pedersen

Senior Officer, Web and Digital Media Sean Leonard Publicity Coordinator Kate Dresser Marketing Coordinator Zoe Favrin Junior Graphic Designer Anna Lew Communications Assistant Anastasia Kolotova Dancer Wellness Programme Director of Dancer Wellness Marla Pichler Company Sports Medicine Physician Dr. Michael Clarfield Company Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris Company Physician (Family & Sports Medicine) Dr. Julia Hamilton Performance Psychologist Dr. Doug Misener

Audience and Donor Services Representatives

Clinical Social Worker/ Psychotherapist Lesley Lustig

Communications

Company Athletic Therapist Paul Papoutsakis

Director of Marketing and Communications Belinda Bale Senior Manager, Communications Catherine Chang Marketing Manager Victoria Munton-Davies Publicity Manager Victoria Schwarzl† Publicist Francine Labelle Manager, Graphic Design Carmen Wagner Archivist Katie Wilson Senior Officer, Digital Communications Ashley Haraburda

Company Physiotherapist Ginette Hamel Company Massage Therapists Brian Bastedo Ron Mulesa Resident Movement and Pilates Specialist Je-an Salas Urgent Care Dr. Janice Weiss Foot Specialist Dr. Nicholas Durand, D.Pod.M., Podiatrist/ Chiropodist Psychiatrist Dr. Pat Colton Naturopathic Doctor Dr. Melissa Piercell

Consulting Physician Dr. Julia Alleyne Consulting Chiropractor Dr. Cameron Borody Consulting Ophthamologist Dr. Michael Easterbrook Consulting Dental Surgeon Dr. Lancelot Brown The National Ballet of Canada is grateful to the Sports Medicine Specialists (150 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto); the University Health Network, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine; and the Medcan Clinic (150 York Street, Toronto) for their continued support of the Dancer Health and Wellness Programme; and to those physicians who have generously donated their time to The National Ballet of Canada.

Development Director of Development Diana Reitberger, CFRE Associate Director, Major Gifts Joanna Ivey Senior Manager, Development Communications John Hart Senior Manager, Development Operations Leah Heidenheim Senior Manager, Special Gifts Richard Lefebvre Manager, Major Gifts Marielle Bryck Manager, Special Events and Corporate Partnerships Rebecca Hodge Senior Officer, Digital Philanthropy Nima Naik Officer, Writer Caroline Dickie Officer, Special Events Alexandra Folkes Officer, Major Gifts Connie Guan

Associate, Development Communications Rhea Daniels Associates, Individual Giving Joanne Kwok Marisa Ortega Associate, Special Events Kelsey Muldoon Associate, Corporate Partnerships Maddy Palmer Coordinator, Gift Management Lucy White

Receptionists Hannah Crawford Ben Edelberg McKenzie Grey Information Technology Director of Technology Christopher Sonnemann Senior Manager, Web Technology Services Steve Cunningham Senior Manager, Software and Applications Mohiuddin Faruqe Manager of Technology Andrew Anderson

Development Intern Brandon Moe

Business Analyst Bethany Bleile

Education and Community Engagement

Solutions Developer Kruti Shah

Manager, Education and Community Engagement Lisa Robinson

SQL Developer Srikanth Kamithkar

Creative Producer, CreativAction Robert Binet

Systems Coordinator Jeffrey Lo Maintenance

Director, In Studio Kate Kernaghan

Facilities Manager Emil Mishriky

Artist Educator Annemarie Cabri

Building Maintenance Supervisor Henry Martins

Coordinator, Education and Community Engagement Deanna Galati Finance Chief Financial Officer Amanda Ram Payroll and Benefits Manager Jenny Mah

Music Pianists Edward Connell Andrei Streliaev Zsanna Vaszilenko Zhenya Vitort Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator Raymond Tizzard

General Accountants Sandra Gandola, CB Ronan Finlay O’Donnell Demitrios Prevenas Shu Zhang, CPA, CGA

Production

Human Resources

Associate Director of Production Yvette Drumgold

Associate Director, Human Resources Kathleen Matatya†

Officer, Assistant to the Director of Development Amy McMullen

Interim Associate Director, Human Resources Nikki Johnston

Officer, Research Laurie Nemetz

HR Associate Julian Whitaker

Interim Director of Production Barney Bayliss

Technical Director Peter Eaton Stage Managers Jeff Morris Liliane Stilwell Assistant Stage Manager Michael Lewandowski

YOU dance Stage Manager Robert Pel Lighting Coordinator Jeff Logue Production Workshop Construction Supervisor Sandy Middleton Assistant Carpenter Larry Pratt Shop Technician Chuck Theil Scenery constructed at the Gretchen Ross Production Workshopby members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 58.

Property Supervisor John Miracle Resident Scenic Artist Kelly Palmer Assistant Scenic Artist Mark Reid Properties constructed at the Gretchen Ross Production Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 828.

Wardrobe Wardrobe Supervisor Stacy Dimitropoulos Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Cassandra Spence Wardrobe Coordinator Robyn Clarke Assistant Wardrobe Coordinator Lauren Pietrowski

Jordan Johnstone Carolyn Kasperski Samara McAdam Cindy Rusak Paul Scholfield Kathryn Urbanek Madison Watson Production Travelling Crew Master Carpenter Paul McNamara Head Electrician Ashley Rose Property Master Michael Ellenton Assistant Carpenter Scott Clarke Assistant Carpenter/ Flyman Geoff Kay Assistant Electricians William Fallon Cecilia Waszczuk Video Technician Michael Farkas Wardrobe Head Grant Heaps Assistant Wardrobe Head Carrie Cooley Barbour Wig and Make-up Supervisor Charles Seminerio Footwear Assistant Leslie Brown †

Parental Leave

* On Leave of Absence

Resident Cutters Christine Audet Christopher Read Cutter Marlee Bygate Assistant to Cutters Susan Howse Costume Rental Coordinator Bianca Laudadio Footwear Coordinator Lacey Hammond Harrington Resident Stitchers Lisa Novielli Sheila Ramsay Stitchers Victoria Arnold Rachelle Bunbury Ellie Furtney Erin Huitema Julia Hodgson Surich

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