Subscription Brochure - 2021/22 (Fall)

Return to the Stage

e m o c l We k c a B Guillaume Côté in Nijinsky. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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A New Season Awaits!

It is my pleasure to welcome you back to live performance with a beautiful new season of ballet programmed by Artistic Director Emerita Karen Kain, an artist and leader I have long admired.

After the challenges of the past year and so many months apart, the return to the theatre is bound to be emotional as we take time to reconnect with one another and the artform we all love.

Our opening programme taps into the depths of these emotions, with Crystal Pite’s powerful meditation on the fragile beauty of life, Angels’ Atlas, presented with George Balanchine’s iconic Serenade. The balance of the season offers a rich selection of classical and contemporary repertoire, including the long-awaited world premiere of Karen’s brilliant new staging of Swan Lake, new work from Alysa Pires and Siphesihle November, the company premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain and the return of John Neumeier’s dramatic A Streetcar Named Desire, Rudolf Nureyev’s opulent The Sleeping Beauty and Kenneth MacMillan’s playful Elite Syncopations.

This is a season to cherish and celebrate as an extension of Karen’s unparalleled legacy with The National Ballet of Canada.

In January 2022, I will return to my hometown of Toronto to begin my own journey as Artistic Director of this wonderful company. I am so excited to reconnect with the city, to work with the talented artists who give so much to this profession and to meet all of you – our audiences – who make every performance worthwhile.

Welcome everyone to this very special season of dance.

Hope Muir. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.

Opposite: Jordana Daumec in the wings during The Sleeping Beauty.

Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Hope Muir Artistic Director Designate

No virtual experience can replace the human connection of live performance. We cannot wait to share this with you again.

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Our Commitment to You Your safety, and the safety of our artists and staff, remains our foremost priority.

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Safety Protocols at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts » The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts will only open when it is safe to do so, operating under strict adherence to Ontario Public Health guidelines that include rules regarding venue capacity, physical distancing measures and the implementation of physical barriers where necessary. » In mapping out a safe return to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, both The National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company have engaged Get Ready Global, specialists in emergency management and training, to advise and guide all planning for live audience programming. » Rigorous sanitation protocols are in place. » Hand sanitizer is available throughout the venue. » “No touch” sinks are available in all washrooms.

Masks and Vaccinations » Policies around masks and vaccinations are evolving. We are working closely with our government advisors and our colleagues in the performing arts sector to create clear guidelines before the start of the 2021/22 season. We will communicate all policies around the safe return to the theatre with all subscribers and ticket holders before the fall season.

Physically Distanced Seating » At this time, we are hoping that with a successful vaccine roll out by November, physically distanced seating will not be required. However, we will strictly adhere to guidelines from Ontario Public Health and if physically distanced seating is required, subscribers will receive priority.

We will clearly communicate with all patrons as this policy unfolds.

Protecting Your Investment » If performances must be cancelled, you will receive your choice of:

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Full refund

 Charitable tax receipt in full amount for donated tickets

 Keep funds on account

» If you change your mind and are not comfortable returning to the theatre, a digital capture of the performance will be made available to you or you can choose to keep your funds on account, receive a refund or charitable tax receipt in the amount of your ticket(s).

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Harrison James and Heather Ogden. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Angels’ Atlas & Serenade November 11 – 21, 2021 Crystal Pite’s acclaimed creation for The National Ballet of Canada, Angels’ Atlas, headlines a moving programme to open the 2021/22 season following the longest theatre closure in the company’s history.

Groups of dancers swell and coalesce against an ethereal wall of light to present human existence as a state of radiant impermanence, which the body approximates in dance. The global health and social justice crises of the past year lend new power and poignancy to this theme, underscoring both the ephemerality and vitality of life.

Angels’ Atlas is presented with George Balanchine’s Serenade, the first ballet he created in America and one of many he set to the music of Tchaikovsky, in this case the Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48.

The famous opening tableau sets the mood for this solemn and beautiful work, with its ensemble of women drenched in blue light, heads turned, palms raised to the sky.

Serenade

Angels’ Atlas

Choreography: George Balanchine Staged by: Joysanne Sidimus Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Costume Design: Barbara Karinska Lighting Design: Ronald Bates

Choreography: Crystal Pite Original Music: Owen Belton Additional Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Morten Lauridsen 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

Angels’ Atlas is commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada and is a co-production of The National Ballet of Canada and Ballett Zürich.

Philanthropic support for Angels’ Atlas is generously provided by An Anonymous Donor, Rosamond Ivey, Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The Producers’ Circle, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada and The Gail Hutchison Fund.

Hannah Galway in Angels’ Atlas. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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A Streetcar Named Desire A Ballet by John Neumeier March 2 – 6, 2022 John Neumeier’s adaptation of the Pulitzer Prizewinning play by Tennessee Williams is a gritty psychological portrait of loss, delusion and desire.

At its centre is Blanche DuBois, a southern belle who travels from Laurel, Mississippi to her sister’s apartment in New Orleans following her husband’s suicide and the loss of the family plantation. But instead of respite, Blanche is confronted by a brutal, impoverished landscape embodied in her brother-inlaw, Stanley Kowalski, who disrupts her affectations.

Forgoing chronology, the ballet begins where the play ends, with Blanche in an asylum. From here, remembered places and events reveal the extent of Blanche’s demise, with the plantation crumbling along with her aristocratic past and the bed in her sister’s apartment carrying a persistent threat of violence. A ballet in two acts, A Streetcar Named Desire is set to the music of Sergei Prokofiev and Alfred Schnittke.

Choreography, Costume, Set and Lighting Design: John Neumeier Music: Sergei Prokofiev and Alfred Schnittke Lighting Reconstruction: Ralf Merkel

Contains mature content.

A Streetcar Named Desire is made possible by the generous support of The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation and The Producers’ Circle.

Sonia Rodriguez and Guillaume Côté. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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The Sleeping Beauty March 11 – 20, 2022

Few ballets in the classical repertoire rival the pageantry and technical purity of The Sleeping Beauty, one of Marius Petipa’s three major collaborations with Tchaikovsky. Rudolf Nureyev’s gorgeous adaptation was premiered by The National Ballet of Canada in 1972, accelerating the young company’s artistic growth and bolstering its international reputation for excellence.

The familiar story of Princess Aurora, cursed to sleep for 100 years, comes to life in dazzling variations, storybook characters and an expanded role for

Prince Florimund, once performed by Nureyev himself. Much of the action is symbolic, with Princess Aurora heralding a new dawn for a kingdom threatened by Carabosse and her evil entourage.

The Sleeping Beauty endures for its music and bravura dancing, which it has in abundance. From the Fairy Variations of the Prologue to Princess Aurora’s famous Rose Adagio and the twinkling Bluebird Pas de Deux, here is some of ballet’s most exacting and memorable choreography.

Produced, Originally Staged and with Additional Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa Staged by: Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. and the Artistic Staff of The National Ballet of Canada Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Set and Costume Design: Nicholas Georgiadis Lighting Design: David Hersey

The Sleeping Beauty is made possible by generous contributions from Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C., The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Gretchen Ross and Nancy Pencer & Michael Benjamin.

Heather Ogden and Harrison James with Artists of the Ballet. Photo by Teresa Wood.

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Elite Syncopations & After the Rain with New Work by Alysa Pires & New Work by Siphesihle November March 23 – 27, 2022 Kenneth MacMillan’s ragtime classic Elite Syncopations anchors this dynamic mixed programme with a lively dancehall scene inspired by the music and social dances of the 1920s. Clad in whimsical hand-painted unitards, the dancers perform with an air of spontaneity, guided by an onstage band playing the songs of Scott Joplin and other favourite composers of the era.

The National Ballet is proud to present new work by Choreographic Associate Alysa Pires, who pursues

a dynamic contemporary aesthetic, and by recently promoted Principal Dancer Siphesihle November, who is making his choreographic debut for the company’s mainstage.

The programme also features the company premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s sublime After the Rain, which he created for New York City Ballet in 2005.

A ballet in two parts, After the Rain is renowned for its final, intimate pas de deux and features the music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

New Pires

After the Rain

Elite Syncopations

Choreography: Alysa Pires

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Music: Arvo Pärt Costume Design: Holly Hynes Lighting Design: Mark Stanley

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan Music: Scott Joplin Costume Design: Ian Spurling Lighting Design: William Bundy

New November Choreography: Siphesihle November

New Work by Alysa Pires & New Work by Siphesihle November are supported by The Producers’ Circle.

Siphesihle November. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Swan Lake Directed and Staged by Karen Kain June 10 – 26, 2022 Set to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, Swan Lake is the pre-eminent classical ballet, beloved the world over for its lyricism, musicality and technical brilliance. Artistic Director Emerita Karen Kain rediscovers the emotional heart of Swan Lake in a new staging that foregrounds the love story of Odette and Prince Siegfried, inspired by Erik Bruhn’s landmark version and her own bold vision.

The story unfolds in a timeless, fairy tale space full of beauty and menace, where an evil sorcerer, Rothbart, has condemned Odette to live as a swan by day and a woman by night until a declaration of true love

Directed and Staged by: Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. after Erik Bruhn, Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa Additional Choreography and Staging by: Christopher Stowell and Robert Binet Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Set, Property and Costume Design: Gabriela Týlešová

breaks the spell. When Odette and Prince Siegfried fall in love, Rothbart resorts to deception, presenting a false likeness of Odette in his daughter Odile.

Mounted in honour of Karen’s extraordinary career with the National Ballet, Swan Lake features fantastical sets and costumes by celebrated designer Gabriela Týlešová, lighting by Toronto’s Bonnie Beecher and projection design by Sean Nieuwenhuis with additional choreography and staging by Christopher Stowell and Robert Binet.

Lighting Design: Bonnie Beecher Projection Design: Sean Nieuwenhuis Design Associate, Wardrobe: Marjory Fielding Design Assistant, Wardrobe: Allie Marshall Design Associate, Set & Properties: Joshua Quinlan

Swan Lake is produced and commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada.

Lead philanthropic support for Swan Lake is provided by The Walter Carsen New Creations Fund, with generous underwriting from Richard M. Ivey, C.C., an anonymous friend of the National Ballet, Susan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C., The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Nancy Pencer, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., The Lawrence Schafer Foundation, Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C., Anne-Marie Canning, Anna McCowan Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Tim & Frances Price, The Volunteer Committee of The National Ballet of Canada, Kevin Garland & Roger Garland, C.M. and Aaron & Heather Regent. Additional support provided by The Producers’ Circle.

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.

The National Ballet also acknowledges support for Swan Lake provided by Judi Conacher, Sherry & Edward Drew and Julie Medland.

Svetlana Lunkina. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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W LO O N RL G D AW PR A EM ITE IE D RE !

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A Note on

The Nutcracker The National Ballet of Canada will announce a performance schedule for The Nutcracker at a later date. We are committed to sharing the holiday magic of this beloved production in December.

Check our website for updates!

The Nutcracker is made possible by generous financial support from production underwriters Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Lawrence & Ann Heisey and an anonymous friend of the National Ballet.

Jillian Vanstone. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Thank You! The response from our donor and subscriber communities in this time of change and uncertainty has been inspirational. The National Ballet of Canada was offstage for more than a year but, thanks to you, we have never felt more supported or integral as a site of creativity, learning and joy. Over the last 18 months, you donated tickets and subscriptions, continued your annual giving, joined us as new donors, engaged with us online and contributed new and vital funding to our Together for Ballet campaign.

As a result, the National Ballet is emerging from the pandemic having created a beautiful virtual season of dance, connected with audiences and prepared for a return to the stage. We remain so grateful for your loyalty and generosity as we move forward with a new season of dance and look ahead to welcoming our new Artistic Director Hope Muir.

Barry Hughson Executive Director

Barry Hughson. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Heather Ogden with Artists of the Ballet in the wings during Giselle. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

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All performances take place at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts located at 145 Queen Street West (at University Avenue).

Please refer to the following pages for subscription options and prices.

All prices are in CDN funds, and include 13% HST, $2.00 Creative Capital Fund and $4.25 Capital Improvement Fund.

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The Full Series Premium Subscription For the 2021/22 season, the Premium subscription will consist of five ballets instead of six.

Premium Subscribers always receive:

Priority seating – Premium Subscribers are seated first

Premium Adult

Premium Senior/ Student/Child

Premium Senior/ Student/Child Sat Mat

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$1200

$1200

$710

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$955

$955

$564

Same seats for all productions

Free and convenient ticket exchanges

The opportunity to purchase additional tickets at a 50% discount Subscriber Rush the day before the performance.

Invite friends or see other casts!

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$750

$700

$464

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$650

$610

$403

Advance purchase of The Nutcracker at the best price

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$565

$535

$347

Exclusive offers from local businesses with your Subscriber Discount Card

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$435

$410

$276

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$290

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$195

Artists of the Ballet from the wings during La Sylphide.

Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Wednesday Evening 7:30 pm

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Friday Evening 7:30 pm

Saturday Matinee 2:00 pm

Saturday Evening 7:30 pm

Sunday Matinee 2:00 pm

Angels’ Atlas

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Nov 11

Nov 12

Nov 13

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Nov 14

A Streetcar Named Desire

Mar 02

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Mar 05

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The Sleeping Beauty

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Mar 17

Mar 11

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Mar 13

Elite Syncopations

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Swan Lake

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Jun 16

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All subscription prices include HST. No additional charges will be added.

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The Sampler Weekend Subscription Set package of three or four ballets curated just for you.

Weekend Subscribers always receive:

Priority seating before single ticket buyers

Free and convenient ticket exchanges

Exclusive offers from local businesses with your Subscriber Discount Card

Alexandra MacDonald and Brendan Saye with Artists of the Ballet from the wings during The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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All subscription prices include HST. No additional charges will be added.

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Angels’ Atlas

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A Streetcar Named Desire

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The Sleeping Beauty

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Swan Lake

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Weekday Subscription Set package of three or four ballets curated just for you.

Weekday Subscribers always receive:

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Priority seating before single ticket buyers

Free and convenient ticket exchanges

Exclusive offers from local businesses with your Subscriber Discount Card

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$632

$474

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Angels’ Atlas

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A Streetcar Named Desire

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The Sleeping Beauty

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Swan Lake

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Thursday Afternoon Subscription Four Thursday matinees Thursday Afternoon Subscribers always receive:

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Priority seating – Premium and Thursday Afternoon Subscribers are seated first

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$407

Same seats for all productions

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$339

Free and convenient ticket exchanges

Exclusive offers from local businesses with your Subscriber Discount Card

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$295

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$253

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$199

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$143

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Thursday Matinee 2:00 pm

Angels’ Atlas

Nov 18

The Sleeping Beauty

Mar 17

Elite Syncopations

Mar 24

Swan Lake

Jun 23

Artists of the Ballet in the wings during La Sylphide. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

All subscription prices include HST. No additional charges will be added.

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Friday Night Subscription The best in contemporary ballet!

Friday Night Subscribers always receive:

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Priority seating before single ticket buyers

Free and convenient ticket exchanges

Exclusive offers from local businesses with your Subscriber Discount Card

Production

Friday Evening 7:30 pm

Angels’ Atlas

Nov 12

A Streetcar Named Desire

Mar 04

Elite Syncopations

Mar 25

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Friday Night Adult

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$480

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$393

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$336

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$291

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$246

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$189

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$126

Family Time Subscription Sunday afternoons perfect for the whole family.

Family Time Subscribers always receive:

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Free and convenient ticket exchanges

Priority seating before single ticket buyers

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$484

$387

Exclusive offers from local businesses with your Subscriber Discount Card

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$389

$311

Children 15 and under save 20%

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$313

$251

Note: Family Time subscribers will have an advance opportunity to add The Nutcracker to their package once the schedule is confirmed.

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$272

$218

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$234

$187

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$177

$141

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The Sleeping Beauty

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Swan Lake

Jun 19 Artists of the Ballet in the wings during The Nutcracker. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Create Your Own Flex Subscription Select three or four ballets to create your own package!

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$960

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$573

Priority seating before single ticket buyers

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$640

$480

Free and convenient ticket exchanges

Exclusive offers from local businesses with your Subscriber Discount Card

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$552

$414

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$452

$342

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$347

$258

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$248

$186

Select your ballets from the performance calendar on opposite page.

Antonella Martinelli with Artists of the Ballet in the wings during Swan Lake.

Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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How to Order Subscriptions on Sale Now Single tickets on sale October 5, 2021.

Online national.ballet.ca/subscriptions

By Phone 416 (1 866) 345 9595

Questions?

Email us at info@national.ballet.ca or call 416 (1 866) 345 9595.

All subscription prices include HST and service charges.

No additional charges will be added.

All dates, programmes, casting and pricing are subject to change without advance notice.

The National Ballet of Canada respects your privacy. We protect your personal information and adhere to all legislative requirements. To view the National Ballet’s privacy policy visit national.ballet.ca/privacy-policy.

A child is considered 15 and under and must be accompanied by a paid adult subscriber. Please note that ballet performances are not suitable for most children under five. Babes in arms will not be admitted. Student subscribers must present valid identification and seniors must be 65 or older and provide identification for proof of age.

Artists of the Ballet in the wings during La Sylphide. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Celebrating Principal Dancer

Sonia Rodriguez In March 2022, Principal Dancer Sonia Rodriguez will retire from The National Ballet of Canada as one of the most versatile and respected artists in the company’s history. Over 32 years of exquisite performances, she has danced the most demanding classical and contemporary works with equal precision and heart, proving time and again her total facility and passion for dance.

Sonia has been a generous collaborator throughout her career and has created many roles including the beloved title role in James Kudelka’s Cinderella in 2004.

She has been recognized for her enormous contribution to dance both in Canada and in her childhood home of Spain, where she received the Officer’s Cross of the Civil Merit in 2011.

Sonia has chosen to give her final performance in the powerful role of Blanche DuBois in John Neumeier’s A Streetcar Named Desire, for which she received the Rolex Dancers First Award in 2017.

Photos by Aleksandar Antonijevic, Karolina Kuras, Cylla von Tiedemann and Christopher Wahl.

The Merry Widow (2019).

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Cinderella (2013).

With Former Principal Dancer Zdenek Konvalina in The Seagull (2008).

With Former Principal Dancer Aleksandar Antonijevic in Alice (2004).

With Former Principal Dancer Francesco Gabriele Frola in Marguerite and Armand (2020).

With Piotr Stanczyk in Onegin (2016).

Watch her (2014).

Apollo (2011).

With Guillaume Côté in Giselle (2013).

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Your generosity will be instrumental for the National Ballet to resume glorious in-person experiences and community programming, and to support our artists as they return to the studio and stage.

In the 2021/22 season, your donation will support: »

Our dancers as they return to the studio to resume training and rehearsals.

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Our Dancer Wellness Programme to ensure the dancers can return to peak physical and mental condition safely.

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A season of inspiring and beautiful onstage performances.

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World premieres by Choreographic Associate Alysa Pires and Principal Dancer Siphesihle November and the highly anticipated new staging of Swan Lake by Artistic Director Emerita Karen Kain.

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Education and community engagement initiatives that encourage movement, creative expression and a deeper appreciation of the arts.

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Continued investment in technology to capture and share our work with a wider audience.

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives within the organization and in relation to the communities we serve.

Donate Today! national.ballet.ca/donate 416 (1 866) 345 9595 The National Ballet of Canada is a registered charity. Charitable Registration Number 11905 1449 RR0001 Brenna Flaherty and Kota Sato. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

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Thank You!

The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution of our partners who support Canadian culture and continued excellence in dance.

Corporate Sponsors

RBC Apprentice Programme

presents Swan Lake

Lead Sponsor Karen Kain Gala

Dancers First Award and Dinner

YOU dance Sponsor

Special Projects Making the Arts More Accessible®

Presenting Sponsor of the Share the Magic Programme

Official Suppliers

Official Event Supplier

Official Hospitality Partner

Official Dry Cleaner

Official Health and Wellness Provider

Official Floral Sponsor

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Official Valet Sponsor

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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.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.

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

The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada

Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council

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Angels’ Atlas & Serenade The Nutcracker A Streetcar Named Desire A Ballet by John Neumeier

The Sleeping Beauty Elite Syncopations & After the Rain with WORLD PREMIERES

New Work by Alysa Pires & New Work by Siphesihle November LONG AWAITED WORLD PREMIERE

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Back Cover: Artist of the Ballet in the wings during Giselle.

Front Cover: Svetlana Lunkina. Photos by Karolina Kuras.