Onegin - National Ballet of Canada

2016/17 Season

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Guillaume Côté. Photo by Karol ina Kuras

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Contents

The National Ballet of Canada Programme

Editors: Julia Drake and Belinda Bale

Design: Goly Farrokhkish

Advertising and Printing: Mirvish Media

7 Cast

8 Synopsis

10 Tatiana’s Letter

13 Selected Biographies

18 Dancers

24 Soaring Campaign

November 23—27

Onegin

Principal DancerEvan McKie

Presented by

Photo cour tesy o f NYC Dance Pro ject .

Love. Honour. Passion.

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The National Ballet of Canada

Celia Franca, C.C., Founder

George Crum, Music Director Emeritus

*maternity leave

Robert Binet

Guillaume Côté

Choreographic Associates

Joysanne Sidimus

Guest Balanchine

Répétiteur

Jeff Morris

Liliane Stilwell

Stage Managers

Lorna Geddes

Pointe Shoe Manager /

Assistant Ballet Mistress

Karen Kain, C.C.

Artistic Director

David Briskin

Music Director and Principal Conductor

Lindsay Fischer

Artistic Director, YOU dance /

Principal Ballet Master

Peter Ottmann

Senior Ballet Master

Barry Hughson

Executive Director

Magdalena Popa

Principal Artistic Coach

Rex Harrington, O.C.

Artist-in-Residence

Mandy-Jayne Richardson

Senior Ballet Mistress

Guillaume Côté, Jurgita Dronina, Naoya Ebe, Greta Hodgkinson, Harrison James, Elena Lobsanova,

Svetlana Lunkina, McGee Maddox, Evan McKie, Heather Ogden*, Sonia Rodriguez, Piotr Stanczyk,

Jillian Vanstone, Xiao Nan Yu

Lorna Geddes, Stephanie Hutchison, Etienne Lavigne, Alejandra Perez-Gomez*, Jonathan Renna,

Rebekah Rimsay, Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan

Skylar Campbell, Jordana Daumec, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Tanya Howard, Alexandra MacDonald,

Chelsy Meiss, Tina Pereira, Jenna Savella, Robert Stephen, Dylan Tedaldi

Jack Bertinshaw, Hannah Fischer, Emma Hawes, Kathryn Hosier, Rui Huang, Tiffany Mosher, Brent Parolin,

Brendan Saye, Donald Thom

Trygve Cumpston, Erika Delponte, Shaila D’Onofrio, Rhiannon Fairless, Giorgio Galli, Christopher Gerty,

Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Spencer Hack, Jeannine Haller, Lise-Marie Jourdain, Soo Ah Kang, Larissa Khotchenkova,

Miyoko Koyasu, Antonella Martinelli, Shino Mori, DaeHan Na, Jaclyn Oakley, Andreea Olteanu, Félix Paquet,

Clare Peterson, Meghan Pugh, Ben Rudisin, Kota Sato, Calley Skalnik, Andrew Tomlinson, Laurynas Vejalis,

Nan Wang, Ethan Watts

RBC Apprentice Programme / YOU dance: Eric Beckham, Heather Capen, Taylor Ciampi, Jimmy Coleman,

Eric da Silva, Brenna Flaherty, Minkyung Lee, Larkin Miller, Lauren Ostrander, Isaac Wright

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Orchestra

Violin 1

Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster

Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster

James Aylesworth

Jennie Baccante

Sheldon Grabke

Nancy Kershaw

Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk

Yakov Lerner

Jayne Maddison

Aya Miyagawa

Wendy Rogers

Paul Zevenhuizen

Violin 2

Dominique Laplante, Principal 2nd Violin

Csaba Koczó,

Acting Assistant Principal 2nd Violin

Anne Armstrong +

Bethany Bergman +

Catherine Cosbey +

Xiao Grabke

Sheila Jaffe +

Ron Mah

Filip Tomov

Joanna Zabrowarna

Violas

Angela Rudden, Principal

Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal *

Valerie Kuinka, Acting Assistant Principal

Johann Lotter

Rory McLeod+

Nick Papadakis+

Beverley Spotton

Larry Toman *

Cellos

Maurizio Baccante, Principal

Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal

Mary Katherine Finch +

Olga Laktionova

Andrew McIntosh *

Elaine Thompson

Jill Vitols +

Paul Widner

Basses

Hans. J.F. Preuss, Principal

Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal

Brian Baty +

Paul Langley

Robert Speer

Flutes

Leslie J. Allt, Principal

Shelley Brown, Flute/Piccolo *

Maria Pelletier, Flute/Piccolo

Oboes

Mark Rogers, Principal

Karen Rotenberg

Lesley Young, English Horn

Clarinets

Max Christie, Principal

Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet

Emily Marlow

Bassoons

Stephen Mosher, Principal

Gerald Robinson

Elizabeth Gowen, Contra-Bassoon

Horns

Scott Wevers, Acting Principal

Derek Conrod

Diane Doig +

Christine Passmore +

Gary Pattison

Trumpets

Richard Sandals, Principal *

Robert Weymouth, Acting Principal

Mark Dharmaratnam *

Andre Dubelsten +

Norman Engel +

Trombones

David Archer, Principal

Robert Ferguson

Dave Pell, Bass Trombone

Tuba

Sasha Johnson, Principal

Harp

Lucie Parent, Principal

Tympani

Michael Perry, Principal

Percussion

Kristofer Maddigan, Principal

Mark Mazur

Andrew Rasmus +

Orchestra Personnel Manager

and Music Administrator

Raymond Tizzard

Librarian

Lucie Parent

*On Leave of Absence

+Additional Musician

David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor

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Onegin

Conductor: Martin West

Choreography: John Cranko

Staged by: Reid Anderson

Based on the poem by Alexander Pushkin

Copyright: Dieter Graefe

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Arrangement and Orchestration: Kurt-Heinz Stolze

Set and Costume Design: Santo Loquasto

Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls

Répétiteurs: Magdalena Popa, Peter Ottmann,

Rex Harrington and Aleksandar Antonijevic.

World Premiere: Stuttgart Ballet, Stuttgart, Germany April 13,1965

The National Ballet of Canada premiere: June 14, 1984

This production entered the repertoire on June 19, 2010

Onegin is generously supported by an anonymous

friend of the National Ballet.

Xiao Nan Yu in Onegin .

Photo by Karo l ina Kuras.

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

Bringing the arts to lifeDe l'art plein la vie

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.

The Government of Ontario through the Honourable Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada

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 National Ballet of Canada dedicates the 2016/17 Season to Sandra and Jim Pitblado in gratitude for their ongoing leadership, extraordinary generosity and enduring friendship.

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Eugene Onegin

McGee Maddox (Nov 23, 26 mat)

Guillaume Côté (Nov 24, 26 eve)

Piotr Stanczyk* (Nov 25)

Evan McKie† (Nov 27)

Lensky, his friend

Harrison James* (Nov 23, 26 mat)

Naoya Ebe (Nov 24, 26 eve)

Francesco Gabriele Frola* (Nov 25, 27)

Madame Larina, a widow

Stephanie Hutchison (Nov 23, 26 mat, 27)

Lise-Marie Jourdain (Nov 24, 25, 26 eve)

Tatiana, her daughter

Xiao Nan Yu (Nov 23, 26 mat)

Greta Hodgkinson (Nov 24, 26 eve)

Sonia Rodriguez (Nov 25)

Svetlana Lunkina* (Nov 27)

Olga, another daughter

Jurgita Dronina† (Nov 23, 26 mat)

Jillian Vanstone (Nov 24, 26 eve)

Miyoko Koyasu* (Nov 25)

Elena Lobsanova (Nov 27)

Nurse to Tatiana and Olga

Lorna Geddes (Nov 23, 26 mat, 27)

Rebekah Rimsay (Nov 24, 25, 26 eve)

Prince Gremin, friend to the Larina family

Ben Rudisin* (Nov 23, 26 mat)

Etienne Lavigne (Nov 24, 26 eve)

Jonathan Renna (Nov 25)

Nan Wang* (Nov 27)

Relatives, countryfolk, members of

St. Petersburg nobility

Artists of the Ballet

*Debut

† Companyt Debut

All casting is subject to change.

Cast

Running Time

Act I 40m

Intermission 20m

Act II 30m

Intermission 20m

Act III 30m

Total (approx) 2 h 20m

Guillaume Côté and Greta Hodgkinson in Onegin.Photo by S ian R ichards .

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Synopsis

Act I

Scene 1: Madame Larina’s Garden

Madame Larina, Olga and the nurse are finishing the party dresses and gossiping about Tatiana’s

upcoming birthday festivities. Madame Larina speculates on the future and reminisces about her

own lost beauty and youth.

Lensky, a young poet engaged to Olga, arrives with a friend from St. Petersburg. He introduces

Onegin, who, bored with the city, has come to see if the country can offer him any distraction.

Tatiana, full of youthful and romantic fantasies, falls in love with the elegant stranger, so different

from the country people she knows. Onegin, on the other hand, sees in Tatiana only a naive

country girl who reads too many romantic novels.

Scene 2: Tatiana’s Bedroom

Tatiana, her imagination aflame with impetuous first love, dreams of Onegin and writes him a

passionate love letter, which she gives to her nurse to deliver.

Intermission

Act II

Scene 1: Tatiana’s Birthday

The provincial gentry have come to celebrate Tatiana’s birthday. They gossip about Lensky’s

infatuation with Olga and whisper prophecies of a dawning romance between Tatiana and the

newcomer. Onegin finds the company boring. Stifling his yawns, he finds it difficult to be civil

to them; furthermore he is irritated by Tatiana’s letter which he regards merely as an outburst of

adolescent love. In a quiet moment, he seeks out Tatiana and, telling her that he cannot love her,

tears up the letter. Tatiana’s distress, instead of awakening pity, merely increases his irritation.

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Prince Gremin, a distant relation, appears. He is in love with Tatiana and Madame Larina hopes

for a brilliant match but Tatiana, troubled with her own heart, hardly notices her kindly, older relation.

Onegin, in his boredom, decides to provoke Lensky by flirting with Olga who light-heartedly joins

in his teasing. But Lensky takes the matter with passionate seriousness. He challenges Onegin to

a duel.

Scene 2: The Duel

Tatiana and Olga try to reason with Lensky but his high romantic ideals are shattered by the betrayal

of his friend and the fickleness of his beloved; he insists that the duel take place. Onegin kills his

friend and for the first time his cold heart is moved by the horror of his deed. Tatiana realizes that

her love was an illusion and that Onegin is self-centred and empty.

Intermission

Act III

Scene 1: St. Petersburg

Onegin, having travelled the world for many years in an attempt to escape his own futility, returns

to St. Petersburg where he is received at a ball in the palace of Prince Gremin. Gremin has recently

married and Onegin is astonished to recognize in the stately and elegant young princess, Tatiana,

the uninteresting little country girl whom he once turned away. The enormity of his mistake and

loss engulfs him. His life now seems even more aimless and empty.

Scene 2: Tatiana’s Nursery

Tatiana reads a letter from Onegin, which reveals his love for her. Suddenly he stands before

her, impatient to know her answer. Tatiana sorrowfully tells him that although she still feels her

passionate girlhood love for him, she is now a woman and she could never find happiness with

him or have respect for him. She orders him to leave her forever.

Art is ts o f the Ba l le t in Onegin . Photo by A leksandar Anton i jev ic .

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“I write to you – no more confession

is needed, nothing’s left to tell.

I know it’s now in your discretion

with scorn to make my world a hell.

But, if you’ve kept some faint impression

of pity for my wretched state,

you’ll never leave me to my fate.

At first I thought it out of season

to speak; believe me: of my shame

you’d not so much as know the name,

if I’d possessed the slightest reason

to hope that even once a week

I might have seen you, heard you speak

on visits to us, and in greeting

I might have said a word, and then

thought, day and night, and thought again

about one thing, till our next meeting.

But you’re not sociable, they say:

you find the country godforsaken;

though we... don’t shine in anyway,

our joy in you is warmly taken.

Why did you visit us, but why?

Lost in our backwoods habitation

I’d not have known you, therefore I

would have been spared this laceration.

In time, who knows, the agitation

of inexperience would have passed,

I would have found a friend, another,

and in the role of virtuous mother

and faithful wife I’d have been cast.

Another!... No, another never

in all the world could take my heart!

Decreed in highest court forever...

heaven’s will – for you I’m set apart;

and my whole life has been directed

and pledged to you, and firmly planned;

I know, Godsent one, I’m protected

until the grave by your strong hand:

you’d made appearance in my dreaming;

unseen, already you were dear,

my soul had heard your voice ring clear,

stirred at your gaze, so strange, so gleaming,

long, long ago...no, that could be

no dream. You’d scarce arrived, I reckoned

to know you, swooned, and in a second

all in a blaze, I said: it’s he!

You know, it’s true, how I attended,

drank in your words when all was still –

helping the poor, or while I mended

with balm of prayer my torn and rended

spirit that anguish had made ill.

At this midnight of my condition,

was it not you, dear apparition,

who in the dark came flashing through

and, on my bed-head gently leaning,

with love and comfort in your meaning,

spoke words of hope? But who are you:

the guardian angel of tradition,

or some vile agent of perdition

sent to seduce? Resolve my doubt.

Oh, this could all be false and vain,

a sham that trustful souls work out;

fate could be something else again...

So let it be! For you to keep

I trust my fate to your direction,

henceforth in front of you I weep,

I weep, and pray for your protection...

Imagine it: quite on my own

I’ve no one here who comprehends me,

and now a swooning mind attends me,

dumb I must perish, and alone.

My heart awaits you: you can turn it

to life and hope with just a glance –

or else disturb my mournful trance

with censure – I’ve done all to earn it!

I close. I dread to read this page...

for shame and fear my wits are sliding...

and yet your honour is my gauge,

and in it boldly I’m confiding.

Excerpt from Eugene Onegin by Alexandre Pushkin,

translated by Charles Johnston (Penguin Books, England)

Tatiana’s Letter

(R ight ) : McGee Maddox and X iao Nan Yu. Photo by Karo l ina Kuras

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Kimberley Newport-MimranPresident and Design Director of Pink Tartan

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Artistic Director Karen Kain has led The National Ballet of Canada with great success for the past 11 years. Her many accomplishments include returning the company to the international stage, commissioning exciting new work and forming partnerships with leading ballet companies such as The Royal Ballet. Long recognized as one of the most gifted classical dancers of her era, noted for her compelling characterizations and versatility as a performer, she is one of Canada’s most renowned and committed advocates for the arts. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Ms. Kain received her training at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto, joining the National Ballet in 1969. In 1973, Ms. Kain was awarded the Silver Medal in the Women’s Category at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Moscow and, along with Frank Augustyn, received a special prize for Best Pas de Deux. Subsequently, she embarked on a remarkable international career performing with such companies as Paris Opéra Ballet, Roland Petit’s Le Ballet de Marseilles, the Bolshoi Ballet, London Festival Ballet and Vienna State Opera Ballet. Throughout her career she developed a close creative partnership with Rudolf Nureyev and often performed with him. Ms. Kain retired from dancing following a farewell tour in 1997 and took up the position of Artist-in-Residence with the company (later expanded to that of Artistic Associate). She became Artistic Director in 2005.

Barry Hughson has served the performing arts field for 24 years as a professional arts executive. In 2014, he joined The National Ballet of Canada as Executive Director. Mr. Hughson was previously Executive Director of Boston Ballet. Under Mr. Hughson’s leadership, Boston Ballet achieved several key milestones, including the retirement of its long term debt, completing a major renovation of the ballet’s headquarters, international tours to Canada, Spain, Finland and the UK, and significant increases in annual earned and contributed revenue. As an arts advocate, consultant and educator, Mr. Hughson has had teaching and speaking engagements in the USA, Europe and South America. He is the Vice Chair of Dance/USA, North America’s largest service organization for professional dance. In January 2015, in partnership with Dance/USA, Mr. Hughson spearheaded the first ever meeting of North American and European executive dance leadership, bringing together 22 administrators from nine countries for two days of meetings at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London. In Canada, Mr. Hughson serves as Vice-Chair of the National Council for the Canadian Dance Assembly and serves on the Steering Committee for the Canadian Arts Summit. Mr. Hughson began his career as a dancer with The Washington (DC) Ballet, where he performed classical and contemporary repertoire at the Kennedy Center and on tour throughout the world.

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

Artistic Director

Barry HughsonExecutive Director

Selected Biographies

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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. He served for seven years as Conductor with American Ballet Theatre leading performances with the company at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York’s City Center and in major opera houses throughout the world. He worked for two years as a seasonal conductor with New York City Ballet conducting more than 35 different ballets over two years and as Conductor of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division for 12 years. As a guest conductor Mr. Briskin appears seasonally with The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. Mr. Briskin made his debut with The Royal Swedish Ballet in 2016 and will make his first appearance with The Royal Danish Ballet this season. Mr. Briskin has also appeared with nearly all of the major North American ballet companies. Equally at home with orchestral and operatic repertoire, Mr. Briskin has conducted the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati Pops, Indianapolis, Windsor and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, among others, as well as for Calgary Opera, Manitoba Opera, Opera Carolina, Lake George Opera and Sarasota Opera.

Born in South Africa, John Cranko moved to London in 1946 to join Sadler’s Wells Ballet. Within four years, he was named Resident Choreographer and during this time, he created some of his finest early ballets. Through the 1950s, Mr. Cranko created works for both the Covent Garden and Sadler’s Wells branches of The Royal Ballet, notably Antigone, Bonne Bouche and The Lady and the Fool. In 1957, Mr. Cranko choreographed his first full-length ballet, The Prince of the Pagodas. Shortly thereafter, he created La Belle Hélène for Paris Opéra Ballet and Romeo and Juliet for Teatro alla Scala. In 1960, he went to Stuttgart Ballet to restage Prince of the Pagodas and was asked to assume the directorship of the company in 1961. There he created the full-length ballets Onegin, Carmen and The Taming of the Shrew, while continuing to create short works and restage classics. John Cranko died tragically on an airplane bringing his company home from New York City in 1973.

David BriskinMusic Director and Principal Conductor

John CrankoChoreographer


Artistic Director of Stuttgart Ballet since 1996, Reid Anderson has had a long and distinguished career in the world of dance as a dancer, teacher, coach, producer and Artistic Director. Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Mr. Anderson received his dance training in Canada and at The Royal Ballet School in London, England. At the invitation of the Choreographer and Director John Cranko, he joined Germany’s Stuttgart Ballet in 1969. Throughout his 17-year career with Stuttgart Ballet, Mr. Anderson danced leading roles in a wide range of classical and contemporary productions and worked with some of the leading choreographers of the 20th century, including John Cranko, Kenneth MacMillan, Glen Tetley, John Neumeier, Jirˇí Kylián and William Forsythe, among others. Mr. Anderson retired from the stage in 1986 and became Artistic Director of Ballet British Columbia in 1987, a position he held until 1989. From 1989 to 1996, he was Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada before returning to Stuttgart Ballet as Artistic Director in 1996. Since then, he has reshaped the company and its repertoire considerably, resulting in sold-out houses and increased international touring. In addition to his duties as Artistic Director at Stuttgart Ballet, Mr. Anderson has staged the works of John Cranko around the world since 1984.

Kurt-Heinz Stolze was born in Germany. He received his musical training at the Conservatory in Hamburg where he studied piano, organ, conducting and composition under Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg. He had his first engagement as a pianist at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen in 1956. Upon graduating, he became Rehearsal Coach at the opera in Hamburg and later at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. From 1959, he was Kapellmeister at the Württemberg State Theatre in Stuttgart. Mr. Stolze also recorded the Liedzyklus Die schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert as a pianist together with Fritz Wunderlich and worked for radio and television. Mr. Stolze both composed and arranged music for ballet. Working in close collaboration with John Cranko, he arranged the Tchaikovsky music for Onegin and the Scarlatti for The Taming of the Shrew. Mr. Stolze also orchestrated Stuttgart Ballet’s productions of Les Sylphides and Kyrie Eleisas and conducted the orchestra for Stuttgart Ballet on numerous occasions, including Schwanensee and L’Estro Armonico by Antonio Vivaldi. In l963, he composed original music for Mr. Cranko’s Wir Reisen Nach Jerusalem. In 1968, Mr. Stolze toured as a solo cembalo player with the Württembergische Kammerorchester Heilbronn to play at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Kurt-Heinz Stolze died in Munich in August 1970 at the age of 44.

Santo Loquasto is a designer for dance, theatre and film. He has collaborated with choreographers Jerome Robbins, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kenneth MacMillan, Agnes de Mille, James Kudelka and Mark Morris. Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove marked the beginning of a long-term relationship with American Ballet Theatre. As designer for the Paul Taylor Dance Company, he has designed a total of 50 pieces. Mr. Loquasto received his first Tony in 1977 for costume designs for The Cherry Orchard. In 1989, he won both the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his set design of the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Café Crown and, in 1990, he again won both awards for his costume design for Grand Hotel. For his other work in theatre, he has received an Obie, the Joseph Maharam Award, both Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desks Awards and a total of 18 Tony nominations. For film, Mr. Loquasto has received Academy Award nominations for production design for Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway and Radio Days and for costume design for Allen’s Zelig. Other film credits include Desperately Seeking Susan, Big and most recently, Irrational Man.

Reid AndersonStaging

Santo LoquastoSet and Costume Designer

Kurt-Heinz Stolze Arrangement and Orchestration

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James F. Ingalls made his National Ballet of Canada debut with Onegin in 2010. His other work in Toronto includes Tristan und Isolde, The Magic Flute and Rigoletto for Canadian Opera Company and The House of Martin Guerre for Canadian Stage Company. His work in ballet includes The Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Alexi Ratmansky for Teatro alla Scala and American Ballet Theatre; George Balanchine’s Nutcracker and Twyla Tharp’s Waiting at the Station for Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle; Don Quixote, Giselle and Coppélia for Dutch National Ballet; several works for San Francisco Ballet, including Helgi Tomasson’s Silver Ladders and The Nutcracker; and Lila York’s Celts for Boston Ballet. For the Mark Morris Dance Group he designed this season’s Layla and Majnun as well as Romeo and Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare; Mozart Dances, Dido and Aeneas, The Hard Nut and L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. He has designed several pieces for Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance, Twyla Tharp’s 50th Anniversary Tour as well as Fluid Canvas and Split Sides for Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Recent projects include The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Waiting for Godot, both directed by Gary Hynes for the Druid Theatre in Galway, Ireland, Oedipus Rex/Symphony of Psalms for Festival D’Aix-en-Provence, Iolanta/Persephone for Lyon Opera, and the world premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Only the Sound Remains for Dutch National Opera, all directed by Peter Sellars. He often collaborates with the Wooden Floor dancers in Santa Ana, California.

Martin West is acknowledged as one of the foremost conductors of ballet, garnering critical acclaim throughout the world. Born in Bolton, England, he studied math at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University, before studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music and London’s Royal Academy of Music. In 2005, Mr. West joined San Francisco Ballet as Music Director having been a frequent guest since his debut two years earlier. He was previously Principal Conductor of English National Ballet and has worked with many of the top companies in North America such as New York City Ballet, Houston Ballet, and The National Ballet of Canada as well as The Royal Ballet. Mr. West has worked with the Hallé Orchestra, Holland Symfonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Odense Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. In his ten years as Music Director of San Francisco Ballet, Mr. West and the San Francisco Ballet orchestra have made many recordings, including The Nutcracker, Coppélia and Sylvia as well as music by composers such as Bizet, Moszkowski, Shinji Eshima, C.F.Kip Winger and Maury Yeston, whose full-length ballet Tom Sawyer was recorded in 2013. In addition, he conducted on the award-winning DVD of John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid as well as Helgi Tomasson’s productions of The Nutcracker for PBS and Romeo and Juliet for Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance.

James F. IngallsLighting Designer

Martin WestGuest Conductor


Jeff MorrisStage Manager

The National Ballet OrchestraThe 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.

For more information, visit national.ballet.ca

Liliane StilwellStage Manager

Born in Toronto, Jeff Morris studied technical theatre production andadministration at Ryerson’s Theatre School. After leaving Ryerson, he became Production Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre (1990—1995). With Toronto Dance Theatre he toured extensively, stage managing the company’s debuts in Berlin, Warsaw, Beijing, Tokyo and at the Joyce Theater, New York City. He was Production Stage Manager for Dancers For Life (AIDS Committee of Toronto, 1991—1997), Stage Manager for Theatre Passe-Muraille (Never Swim Alone, Metamorphosis of a Shadow) and for the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists. Mr. Morris joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1995 and has since 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, An Italian Straw Hat, Jean-Pierre Perreault’s The Comforts of Solitude, Alexei Ratmansky’s Romeo and Juliet, and company premieres of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and John Neumeier’s Nijinsky and The Seagull. He is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, and a co-director of the biannual festival dance:made in Canada/fait au Canada.

Liliane Stilwell served as Stage Manager for the Canadian Opera Company for 22 years. Highlights included Don Quichotte, Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermoor, 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, Dirty Dancing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Hairspray at the Princess of Wales. Other credits include Tom Jones, Speed-The-Plow, Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Big River, Shear Madness, Carousel, Me and My Girl and Roar of the Greasepaint-Smell of the Crowd. She was Head Stage Co-ordinator for the Papal visit World Youth Day’s Way of the Cross and has stage managed several industrial shows in Canada and the US. Ms. Stilwell joined the National Ballet in 2015.

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Guillaume CôtéPrincipal Dancer

Born: Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec

Trained: Canada’s National Ballet School

Joined National Ballet: 1998

Promoted to Principal Dancer: 2004

Sponsored by Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan Slaight

Jurgita DroninaPrincipal Dancer

Born: Saratov, Russia

Trained: National M. K. Ciulionis School of Art

and Munich International Ballet Academy

Royal Swedish Ballet: 2005—2010

Dutch National Ballet: 2010—2015

Resident Guest Artist Hong Kong Ballet: 2015

Joined as Principal Dancer: 2015

Naoya EbePrincipal Dancer

Born: Tokyo, Japan




Sponsored by Gretchen Ross

Greta HodgkinsonPrincipal Dancer

Born: Providence, Rhode Island

Trained: Festival Ballet of Rhode Island and

Canada’s National Ballet School



Sponsored by Ira Gluskin and

Maxine Granovsky Gluskin in celebration

of her 25th anniversary

Elena LobsanovaPrincipal Dancer

Born: Moscow, Russia




Sponsored by Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan

Svetlana LunkinaPrincipal Dancer

Born: Moscow, Russia

Trained: Moscow Choreographic

Academy

Bolshoi Ballet: 1997—2013


Sponsored by Anna McCowan-Johnson

and Donald K. Johnson, O.C.

McGee MaddoxPrincipal Dancer

Born: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Trained: Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson

Academy



Evan McKiePrincipal Dancer

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


Heather OgdenPrincipal Dancer


Trained: Richmond Academy of Dance



Dancer Biographies

Harrison JamesPrincipal Dancer

Born: Paraparaumu, New Zealand

Trained: San Francisco Ballet School’s

Trainee Program and the New

Zealand School of Dance



Sponsored by Lucy White


Sonia RodriguezPrincipal Dancer


Trained: with Pedro de la Cruz at the

Princess Grace Academy



Piotr StanczykPrincipal Dancer

Born: Poznan, Poland

Trained: State Ballet School of Poznan and

Canada’s National Ballet School



Jillian VanstonePrincipal Dancer

Born: Nanaimo, British Columbia

Trained: Kirkwood Academy of the

Performing Arts and Canada’s National

Ballet School



Sponsored by George & Kathy Dembroski

Xiao Nan YuPrincipal Dancer

Born: Dalian, China

Trained: Shen Yang School of Dance,

Beijing Dance Academy and Canada’s

National Ballet School



Lorna GeddesPrincipal Character Artist

Born: Waterloo, Ontario

Trained: with Betty Oliphant


Principal Character Artist since: 2005

Stephanie HutchisonPrincipal Character Artist

Born: Kitchener, Ontario




Etienne LavignePrincipal Character Artist

Born: Montréal, Québec

Trained: L’École supérieure de danse du

Québec, San Francisco Ballet School and

National Ballet of Cuba



Alejandra Perez-GomezPrincipal Character Artist


Trained: L’École supérieure de danse du

Québec, Princess Grace Academy and San

Francisco Ballet School



Jonathan RennaPrincipal Character Artist

Born: Ottawa, Ontario


Joined National Ballet: 1997—2000

Rejoined: 2007


Rebekah RimsayPrincipal Character Artist

Born: Fort Collins, Colorado




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Hazaros SurmeyanPrincipal Character Artist

Born: Skopje, Yugoslavia

Trained: National Ballet School of Macedonia



Skylar CampbellFirst Soloist

Born: Laguna Beach, California

Trained: with Victor and Tatiana Kasatsky


First Soloist since: 2015

Jordana DaumecFirst Soloist

Born: New York City, New York

Trained: Studio Maestro and Canada’s National

Ballet School



Francesco Gabriele FrolaFirst Soloist

Born: Aosta, Italy

Trained: Professione Danza Parma,

The School of The Hamburg Ballet and

Fomento Artistico Cordobés



Sponsored by Sherry and Edward Drew

Tanya HowardFirst Soloist

Born: Uitenhage, South Africa

Trained: The National School of Arts and Canada’s




Sponsored by Nancy Pencer

Chelsy MeissFirst Soloist

Born: Melbourne, Australia

Trained: Karen Curlis School of Dance, Thelma

Williams School of Dance, The Victorian College

of The Arts and The Australian Ballet School



Sponsored by Diana St. B. Weatherall

Tina PereiraFirst Soloist

Born: Port of Spain, Trinidad




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

Jenna SavellaFirst Soloist

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia

Trained: DanceWest and Lavrova Classical Ballet

Academy and Canada’s National Ballet School



Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Robert StephenFirst Soloist

Born: Burlington, Ontario




Dylan TedaldiFirst Soloist

Born: Boston, Massachusetts

Trained: Boston Ballet School and The School of

The Hamburg Ballet



Alexandra MacDonaldFirst Soloist

Born: Calgary, Alberta

Trained: International School of Ballet

and Boston Ballet School’s Trainee

Program



Sponsored by an anonymous donor

Tomas SchramekPrincipal Character Artist

Born: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Trained: Slovak Folk Dance Ensemble

SLUK


Principal Dancer: 1973—1990



Jack BertinshawSecond Soloist

Born: Sydney, Australia

Trained: Tanya Pearson Classical

Coaching Academy and the Tanz

Akademie Zürich


Second Soloist since: 2015

Hannah FischerSecond Soloist

Born: New York City, New York




Sponsored by Judy & Bella Matthews

Emma HawesSecond Soloist

Born: Delaware, Ohio

Trained: BalletMet’s Dance Academy

and Canada’s National Ballet School



Sponsored by JJ Dayot & Rick Schiralli

Kathryn HosierSecond Soloist

Born: Champaign, Illinois

Trained: Champaign-Urbana Ballet Academy

and Canada’s National Ballet School



Sponsored by Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond

Tiffany MosherSecond Soloist

Born: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Trained: Scotia Dance Studios and Canada’s




Brent ParolinSecond Soloist

Born: Prince George, British Columbia


and John Cranko School



Brendan SayeSecond Soloist

Born: Vancouver, British Columbia




Sponsored by Robin Robinson

For more information on all dancers visit:national.ballet.ca/meet/dancers

Rui HuangSecond Soloist

Born: Shenzhen, China

Trained: Shenzhen Arts School in China



Donald ThomSecond Soloist

Born: Kanata, Ontario

Trained: Linda Jamison School of Dance

and The Royal Ballet Upper School



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Prima Circle

The National Ballet of Canada expresses its deep gratitude to dedicated and passionate supporters whose significant lifetime giving has helped us achieve our vision. The Prima Circle acknowledges the extraordinary generosity of donors whose cumulative support to The National Ballet of Canada and The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation has reached these major milestones. (As of September 30, 2016)

Prima Ruby Circle($5,000,000 - $9,999,999)Mona Campbell, O.C.Walter Carsen, O.C.The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen

FoundationSandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.One Anonymous Donor

Prima Emerald Circle ($2,500,000 - $4,999,999)Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan SlaightJoan & Jerry LozinskiThe Honourable Margaret Norrie

McCain, C.C.Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.The Volunteer Committee, The National

Ballet of CanadaBMO Financial GroupRBC FoundationTD Bank Group

Prima Circle ($1,000,000 - $2,499,999)John & Margaret BahenJohn & Claudine BaileyTorunn & David BanksHorst Dantz & Don QuickSandra Faire & Ivan FecanMargaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C.Kevin & Roger GarlandGail HutchisonBeryl Ivey, C.M. & Richard M. Ivey, C.C.Sarah & David MacdonaldAnna McCowan-Johnson &

Donald K. Johnson, O.C.Nancy PencerFrances & Tim PriceSusan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C.Ada SlaightCIBCHal Jackman FoundationThe McLean Foundation

Visionary Circle ($500,000 - $999,999)Judi & Lionel ConacherRalph & Jeanie DavisThe Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family

Charitable FoundationMargaret Fountain, C.M. &

David FountainIra Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky GluskinNona HeaslipLawrence Heisey, O.C. & Ann HeiseyRosamond IveyJudith & Robert LawrieJulie & Ted Medland

Lynda & Jonas PrinceSandra SimpsonDiana St. B. WeatherallFive Anonymous DonorsThe Frank Gerstein Charitable

Foundation on behalf of Marvin Gerstein

Laidlaw FoundationThe R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation

Impresario Circle ($250,000 - $499,999)Gail & Mark AppelDavid & Kim BeattySusanne Boyce & Brendan MullenJudith & Marshall CohenCatherine & Ian DelaneyGeorge & Kathy DembroskiSherry & Edward DrewLaura Dinner & Richard RooneyGail Drummond & Bob DorranceCelia FrancaLynda HamiltonJerry & Geraldine HeffernanAnn Henderson &

Lyman Henderson, C.M.Richard & Martha HogarthVanessa Morgan & Steve WolfLucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.Sanford & Patti McFarlaneJim & Sylvia McGovernNed & Georgina McLennanRobin RobinsonJ.M. Doc SavageTony Scott-FisherGerald Sheff & Shanitha KachanC. Anderson SilberMr. George R. SutherlandHeather Thomson &

Richard Thomson, O.C.Lucy WhiteFour Anonymous DonorsJ.P. Bickell FoundationThe Delaney Family FoundationThe Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable

FoundationJ.W. McConnell Family FoundationCarolyn Sifton Foundation Inc.The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation

Investor Circle($100,000 - $249,999)Elaine J. AdairKaren & Ray ArbesmanAlison Arbuckle FisherTony & Anne ArrellMary Eileen AshGregory & Irene Aziz

Lynly & Trevor BailieKaren & Bill BarnettDaphne BellDr. Ann E. CampsAnne Marie CanningSusan ChantDr. John H.C. Chiu,

in memory of Yvonne Chiu, C.M.Missy & Allan CrosbieElizabeth A. Currie &

Richard J. Currie, O.C.George A. FierhellerMs. Helen GardinerMary & Graham HallwardPat & Bill HarrisHon. & Mrs. Paul T. HellyerMr. & Mrs. William R. HerridgeMrs. Renata HumphriesJoan F. Ivory, C.M.Annie Emily KainsMarjorie KainsMs. Krista KerrDr. Gurney M. KranzArthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia LabattPhilip & Sherri LiebermanMr. & Mrs. Allen C. MarpleDonna Meyers & Doug RichmondClive & Fran MintoLinda & Kevin O’LearyMr. & Mrs. Henry J. PankratzAaron & Heather RegentBarrie D. Rose and FamilySir Neil & Lady Elizabeth ShawEileen SmithHelen Allen StaceyMaureen & Wayne SquibbIrving SteinbergJames D. StewartMr. & Mrs. Daniel F. SullivanDr. Robert Summers-GillAnne TanenbaumMr. James M. Tory Q.C.Leonore Valborg HetheringtonLenore WaltersMs. Ruth Watts-GransdenDr. & Mrs. R. J. WhelerJudith R. WilderGregory Williams & Warren SorensenMr. John H. WilliamsBeth WilsonFour Anonymous DonorsAdelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Fund

at the Toronto FoundationDeloitte Foundation CanadaThe Hope Charitable FoundationLocal 58 Charitable Benefit FundTanenbaum Charitable FoundationR. Howard Webster Foundation

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Prepare.Heather Ogden. Photo by A leksandar Anton i jev ic .

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Soar ing: The Campaign for The Nat ional Bal le t of Canadanat ional .ba l le t .ca/soar ing

For 65 years, The National Ballet of Canada has brought joy to generations of Canadians through the transcendent power of dance. With Karen Kain as Artistic Director, the National Ballet has been on a remarkable journey of creative renewal and inspiring more people than ever before.

With a bold artistic goal to raise the National Ballet’s stature to the highest level of dance on the international stage, Karen has strengthened the company’s dancing, secured wonderful new productions, opened the door to international touring and showcased Canadian excellence and creativity.

In order to position the National Ballet at the absolute forefront, we are proud to unveil Soaring: The Campaign for The National Ballet of Canada. With a goal of raising $100 million, this unprecedented campaign will invest in dance excellence to build a lasting legacy for Karen Kain’s inspiring vision. Through the generosity of leadership donors, the Soaring campaign has already raised nearly $80 million, an extraordinary testament to the passion and desire of our supporters to see the company excel.

I invite you to join us and make your mark on the future of dance in Canada by helping the National Ballet soar.

— David Macdonald Chair, Soaring Campaign

Dav id Macdona ld. Photo by S ian R ichards.

“We have a company to be very proud of in The National Ballet of Canada, one that is bursting with talent and can stand up on any stage internationally. With your help, we have the opportunity to build on an extraordinary heritage of dance excellence and soar to even greater heights.”

— Karen Kain, C.C.

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The National Ballet of Canada thanks the donors who, inspired by Karen Kain’s bold vision, have given generously to the Soaring Campaign so far. Their leadership has sparked tremendous momentum and transformed the company immeasurably.

“The National Ballet of Canada and its artists have given us so much pleasure over the years that we have a great desire to give back. It is so rewarding to get involved with the company, to learn more about all the dancers and to feel that we can contribute to the company’s success. We believe deeply in the mission of the National Ballet and its leadership under Karen Kain. We know that our gifts are supporting the company’s priorities and the creativity that is extremely inspiring to us.”

Joan and Jerry Lozinski

Gifts to Producers’ Circle,

the Gretchen Ross Production Centre and

the Endowment Foundation

Soaring Campaign Cabinet

Sandra & Jim Pitblado

Honourary Co-Chairs

David Macdonald

Campaign Chair

Joan and Jer ry Loz insk i . Photo by Karo l ina Kuras.

Gail Appel

David W. Binet

Judi Conacher

The Hon. Nicole Eaton, Senator

Sandra Faire

Krista Kerr

Geneviève McKillop

Julie Medland

Jessica Ray

Gretchen Ross

Liam Sobey

Michele Symons

Soaring Champions

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“Combined with their artistry, the dancers’ physicality is breathtaking. We recognize that an essential element of the National Ballet’s success is to ensure that the dancers are supported throughout their careers. With our gift, we are particularly excited to help the National Ballet achieve excellence in the critical area of Dancer Health and Wellness, supporting cutting edge dance medicine and holistic care to ensure these artists are performing at their best.”

Tim and Frances Price

Gifts to Dancer Health and Wellness,

New Productions

Tim and Frances Pr ice. Photo by Karo l ina Kuras.

Soaring Leadership Donors

Mona Campbell, O.C.

Walter Carsen, O.C.

Horst Dantz & Don Quick

Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan

Kevin & Roger Garland

Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan Slaight

Beryl M. Ivey, C.M. & Richard Ivey, C.C.

Hal Jackman Foundation

Anna McCowan-Johnson &

Donald K. Johnson, O.C.

Joan & Jerry Lozinski

Sarah & David Macdonald

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.

The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation

Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.

Tim and Frances Price

Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.

The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada

One Anonymous Donor

$1,000,000 and above (as of October 15, 2016)

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Leap.

Join Us

Rui Huang and Spencer Hack in The Dreamers Ever Leave You . Photo by Karo l ina Kuras.

Through Soaring, The National Ballet of Canada

has the opportunity to make a remarkable

contribution to Canada’s cultural future and to

stand among the top five ballet companies in the

world.

With investments in our strategic priorities, the

National Ballet will be able to nurture the finest

talent, collaborate with internationally acclaimed

artists, create daring new works, showcase

Canadian excellence on the world stage, and

engage our community in meaningful ways.

In addition to fuelling these exciting opportunities

today, the Soaring Campaign will ensure a secure

financial position to maintain artistic momentum

well into the future. With a strong Endowment

Foundation, we can build a lasting legacy for Karen

Kain’s vision.

Imagine the potential of the National Ballet to move,

teach and inspire for generations to come.

“Now, The National Ballet of Canada is at a pivotal moment. The degree to which we seize it and use it to propel us to new heights on the international stage will define our future as a company.”

- Sandra and Jim Pitblado Honourary Co-Chairs, Soaring Campaign

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Soaring The Campaign for The National Ballet of CanadaRevenue Goal: $100 million

Strategic PrioritiesArtistic ExcellenceTo attract, nurture and retain the most talented dancers and to sustain the brilliant National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and our core value of live music

New ProductionsTo commission thrilling new works that push the boundaries of the art form and engage audiences

TouringTo showcase Canadian culture in the most prestigious dance centres of the world

Clare Peterson at a Regent Park YOU dance performance. Photo by Bruce Zinger.

Community EngagementTo introduce young Canadians to the magic of live performance and encourage them to explore movement, music and imagination as a means of self-expression

EndowmentTo build a strong foundation now so generations to come can continue to experience the transformative power and beauty of ballet

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Dancers First Sponsorship ProgrammeDonors to Dancers First are dedicated to supporting the National Ballet’s exceptional dancers.

George & Kathy DembroskiPrincipal Dancer Jillian Vanstone

Sandra Faire & Ivan FecanPrincipal Dancer Elena Lobsanova

Emmanuelle Gattuso & Allan SlaightPrincipal Dancer Guillaume Côté

Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky GluskinPrincipal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson

Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C.Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina

Gretchen RossPrincipal Dancer Naoya Ebe

Lucy WhitePrincipal Dancer Harrison James

Sherry & Edward DrewFirst Soloist Francesco Gabriele Frola

The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.First Soloist Tina Pereira

Nancy PencerFirst Soloist Tanya Howard

Diana St. B. WeatherallFirst Soloist Chelsy Meiss

Patricia YoungerFirst Soloist Sponsor

AnonymousFirst Soloist Alexandra MacDonald

AnonymousFirst Soloist Jenna Savella

JJ Dayot & Rick SchiralliSecond Soloist Emma Hawes

Judy & Bella MatthewsSecond Soloist Hannah Fischer

Donna Meyers & Doug RichmondSecond Soloist Kathryn Hosier

Robin RobinsonSecond Soloist Brendan Saye

Tony & Anne Arrell Corps de Ballet member Kota Sato

Anne-Marie CanningCorps de Ballet member Giorgio Galli

Stephen Delaney & Robyn McCallumCorps de Ballet member Félix Paquet

Renata M. HumphriesCorps de Ballet member Jaclyn Oakley

Robbie PrydeCorps de Ballet member Ethan Watts

Rolex Canada Ltd.Rolex Dancers First Award

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. (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016)

Production BuildersThe following individuals and foundations have made extraordinary contributions to expand our repertoire with new visions of dance for 2016/17 and future seasons.

Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan SlaightThe Catherine and Maxwell Meighen FoundationTim & Frances PriceSandra Simpson

Warren Sorensen in memory of Gregory WilliamsThe Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of CanadaOne Anonymous Donor

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

Gail & Mark AppelJohn & Claudine BaileyInger Bartlett & Marshal StearnsDavid BinetSusanne Boyce & Brendan MullenGail Drummond & Bob DorranceThe Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family

Charitable FoundationSandra Faire & Ivan FecanKevin & Roger GarlandEmmanuelle Gattuso and Allan SlaightThe William & Nona Heaslip Foundation

Rosamond IveyHal Jackman FoundationAnna McCowan-Johnson &

Donald K. Johnson, O.C.Judy Korthals & Peter IrwinJudith & Robert LawrieMona & Harvey LevensteinJerry & Joan LozinskiThe Honourable Margaret Norrie

McCain, C.C.Julie MedlandSandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.

Lynda & Jonas PrinceSusan Scace & Arthur Scace, C.M., Q.C.Gerald Sheff & Shanitha KachanSandra SimpsonNoreen Taylor, C.M., &

David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.

Leadership Giving


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 RelevéMaxine GoldbergJ.P. Bickell FoundationThe McLean Foundation

Beth & Brent Wilson The Woodbridge Company One Anonymous Lady

Music Circle and OrchestraWe gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their support towards the only dedicated ballet orchestra in Canada.

John & Claudine BaileyNani & Austin BeutelDavid W. BinetElly & Peter Daniels Jeanie DavisThe Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable FoundationMaxine Granovsky Gluskin & Ira GluskinMary & Graham HallwardThe William & Nona Heaslip Foundation

William & Ruth HerridgeJohn B. Lawson, C.M., Q.C. The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen FoundationSandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M.Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.Noreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont.Estate of James D. StewartThe Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation (Rehearsal Pianists)

The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment FoundationWe acknowledge the generosity of the following donors who are graciously supporting the future of the National Ballet.

BMO Financial GroupThe Estate of Walter Carsen, O.C.The Estate of Anne Margaret DelicaetMs. Laura Dinner & Mr. Richard RooneyIra Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

Mr. John B. Lawson, C.M., Q.C.Estate of James D. StewartCornell Wright & Sarah McEvoyMs. Vivien M. Wu

Dancer Health and WellnessJoe Brennan & Daniel GreenglassLynda HamiltonThe Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.Tim & Frances Price

Lynda PrinceJanis RotmanMr. George R. Sutherland

Meghan Pugh. Photo by Karo l ina Kuras.

Special GiftsJohn & Claudine BaileyThe Twelfth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize

The Frank Gerstein Charitable FoundationUnderwriter, Guest Artist Fund

Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.Tour Sponsor

Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.The Delaney Family FoundationChoreographic Workshop

Ada SlaightShare the Magic Underwriter

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In Memoriam

Adelle Deacon was a true champion of The National

Ballet of Canada since she first became involved

with the company in 1959. Over the years, she

introduced many people to the joy and beauty of

ballet, starting with her husband Paul, and including

her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Paul Deacon was involved with the Board from 1969

– 1990, serving as President from 1975 – 1978. He

sat on the Board of the Endowment Foundation, and

on his passing in 1996, Adelle took his place on the

Board.

Adelle and Paul generously galvanized support for

a new production of The Sleeping Beauty by Rudolf

Nureyev in 1972. They accompanied the dancers on

tour and to competitions, gave post-performance

receptions for “hungry dancers” and hosted visiting

dancers at their home. Adelle comforted performing

dancers plunged into darkness during the 1977

blackout in New York, and called her husband

out of a meeting in Toronto to get him to fly with a

forgotten costume on his lap down to New York City.

The National Ballet is grateful for Adelle’s great

warmth, caring and passion that ensured that the

company was not only growing but thriving.

“I greatly admire the resolve and dreams of the dancers. Anything we can do to help them shine is beautifully returned by them from the stage.”

- Adelle Deacon

Adelle Deacon (1927-2016)


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. (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016)

Director’s Circle($25,000 and above)Gail & Mark Appel◊◊

Tony & Anne ArrellJohn & Margaret BahenJohn & Claudine Bailey◊◊

Inger Bartlett & Marshal Stearns◊

Nani & Austin Beutel◊◊

David W. Binet◊

Ms. Susanne Boyce & Dr. Brendan MullenDr. Ann E. Camps◊◊

Anne-Marie Canning◊

Judi & Lionel Conacher◊◊

Elizabeth A. & Richard J. Currie, O.C.◊◊

Jeanie A. Davis◊◊

Rags & Indra DavloorMr. JJ Dayot & Mr. Rick SchiralliMr. Stephen Delaney &

Ms. Robyn McCallumGeorge & Kathy Dembroski◊◊

Ms. Laura Dinner & Mr. Richard RooneySherry Taylor Drew◊◊

Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance◊

Mr. Thor E. & Nicole Eaton Charitable Foundation◊◊

Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan◊

Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C.◊◊

Kevin Garland & Roger Garland◊◊

Emmanuelle Gattuso and Allan SlaightIra Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin◊

Lynda Hamilton◊

Nona Heaslip◊◊

Mrs. Renata M. Humphries◊◊

Richard M. Ivey, C.C.◊◊

Rosamond Ivey◊◊

Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.◊

The Henry White Kinnear Foundation◊◊

Mrs. Judy Korthals & Mr. Peter Irwin◊◊

Judith & Robert Lawrie◊◊

Mona & Harvey Levenstein◊◊

Joan & Jerry Lozinski◊◊

Sarah & David Macdonald◊◊

Judy & Bella MatthewsThe Honourable Margaret Norrie

McCain, C.C.◊◊

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

Julie & Ted Medland◊◊

Donna Meyers & Doug RichmondLinda & Kevin O’Leary◊◊

Nancy Pencer◊◊

Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M◊◊

Frances & Tim Price◊◊

Mrs. Lynda Prince◊◊

Robbie PrydeAaron & Heather Regent◊

Robin & Ross Robinson◊◊

Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C.◊◊

Ms. Janis RotmanGerald Sheff & Shanitha KachanSandra Simpson◊

Ada Slaight◊◊

Mr. George R. Sutherland◊

Heather Thomson & Richard Thomson, O.C.◊◊

Diana St. B. Weatherall◊◊

Lucy White*◊

Gregory Williams & Warren Sorensen◊◊

Six Anonymous Donors

Artistic Circle ($15,000 - $24,999)Elaine J. Adair◊◊

George A. Fierheller◊◊

Margaret Fountain, C.M. & David Fountain◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Heffernan◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Herridge◊◊

Richard & Martha Hogarth◊◊

Ms. Krista KerrAnne & David LeGresley◊

Ned & Georgina McLennan◊◊

Ms. Vanessa L. Morgan & Mr. Steve Wolf◊

Sam ReinhartVictor & Bernice RoyceCornell Wright & Sarah McEvoyOne Anonymous Donor

Esprit de Corps($12,500)Fiona BerryJeanie A. Davis◊◊

Rags & Indra DavloorVictoria Jackman◊

Ms. Krista Kerr◊

Anne & David LeGresley◊

Philp & Sherri Lieberman◊

Eunice Lumsden & Peter Luit◊

Geneviève McKillop & Chris Bennett◊

Linda & Kevin O’Leary◊◊

Eric Tripp & Maria SmithMichele & Ryerson SymonsSarah WhiteCornell Wright & Sarah McEvoyFour Anonymous Donors

Partner($10,000 - $14,999)Gregory & Irene Aziz◊

Ms. Lorna BeverleyRobert Brews & Kenneth Brown◊

Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Laurissa CanavanMrs. Earlaine Collins◊

Joan Dea & Lionel Conacher◊

Mr. & Mrs. Jack CreedElly & Peter DanielsMaxine Goldberg◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. John Grant◊

Barrie D. Rose and Family◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Royer and FamilyTony Scott-Fisher◊◊

Ms. Stephanie Stavro◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan◊

W. Garfield Weston FoundationLenore Walters◊◊

Sarah WhiteJudith R. Wilder◊

Ms. Beth WilsonOne Anonymous Donor

Benefactor($5,000 - $9,999)Mr. Barry AllanAlison Arbuckle Fisher◊◊

Pamela & Paul Austin◊◊

Torunn & David Banks◊

Karen & Bill Barnett◊◊

Ms. Lindy BarrowProfessor Marion G. Bassett◊◊

Margaret & John Casey◊◊

Judith & Marshall Cohen◊◊

Mr. John Coke & Ms. Cathy Cranston◊

Jane Darville & Dr. Skip BassfordAdelle and Paul Deacon Nanton Fund at

the Toronto Foundation◊◊

Julie Di LorenzoMaureen & James Dunn◊

Mrs. Anne W. Dupre & Mr. Fredrick J. Marker◊

Ms. Susan GerhardMs. Taanta Gupta◊

Ginette Hamel & Cliff Trollope*Ms. Lorna HarrisRonald M. Haynes◊◊

Mr. Gerald R. HeffernanHon. & Mrs. Paul T. Hellyer◊◊

Joan F. Ivory, C.M.◊◊

Lucille Joseph & Urban Joseph, O.C.◊

Jennifer KaplanMargaret Kawaja◊◊

Arthur Labatt, O.C. & Sonia Labatt◊◊

Mr. Andrew Lengyel◊

Mr. & Mrs. A. Maggiacomo◊◊

Vincent Mercier & Kirsten HalpinNancy Miller & Glen IrelandRachel SabourinL.J. Nagel & Stan SolomonDr. Bo Y. Ngan◊◊

Ms. Marianne OundjianPure + Simple Natural Skin CareMr. Don Quach

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Mr. & Mrs. Rick Reininger◊

Esther Sarick◊

Mr. Ken Snider & Dr. Deborah Leibow◊

Mr. Geoffrey Wayne Squibb◊◊

Dennis & Denny Starritt◊◊

Brenda Stinson & Carlo De AngelisMr. and Mrs. Mark & Kim Surchin◊◊

Dr. Jake & Dr. Ruth TedaldiTesari Charitable FoundationCatherine Thiessen◊

Mr. Brian B. Wilks◊◊

Mr. John H. Williams◊◊

Shelagh and David Wilson Fund at the Toronto Foundation◊◊

Ms. Helen Ziegler◊

One Anonymous Donor

Major Patron($3,000 - $4,999)Ms. Yeti Agnew & Mr. Christopher Birt◊◊

Dr. & Mrs. G.R. RastegarMs. Yveline Audemars &

Mr. Humberto Rivero◊

James Austin & Hans Eppenberger◊

Hugh & Colleen Balders◊

Mona Bandeen, C.M.◊◊

Gillian & Ken Bartlett◊◊

Florence Sharpe Barwell◊◊

Dr. Thomas H. Beechy◊◊

Ms. Josée Bouchard & Mr. Paul Belanger◊

Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen◊◊

Jane Campbell & John McLeishDr. John H.C. Chiu, in memory of

Yvonne Chiu, C.M.◊◊

John ChurchMary & John Crocker◊

Missy & Allan Crosbie◊

Ms. Marilyn CrowleyDr. Gaylord Curry, in memoriam◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Davis◊

Mary-Kathleen Delicaet & John YoungMs. Melanie DowhaniukJudy Dunn◊

M.G. Eaton & David S. Kertland◊◊

Ms. Melanie Edwards & Mr. John BrownBronwen EvansMr. Joseph Fantl & Ms. Moira Bartram◊

Robert & Julia Foster◊

Ken & Linda Foxcroft◊◊

Mr. Peter Garstang◊◊

Bronwen Gates◊◊

Marilyn & David GluskinMr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary GoreCarol Gray◊◊

Mrs. Lorna Greenbaum◊◊

Ralph & Roz Halbert◊◊

Pat & Bill Harris◊◊

Ronald M. Haynes◊◊

Ms. Susan Hayward Payne◊

Brian Hodges & Robert PaulAnn Hogarth◊◊

Christopher E. Horne, Esq.Mr. C.R. Hunter◊◊

Mr. Frank & Dr. Margaret Ionson◊◊

Mrs. Amala JayatillekeJaye Jenkins◊

Norman Jewison, C.C.◊

Karen Kain*, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. & Ross Petty◊◊

Patrick & Barbara Keenan Foundation◊◊

Margaret D. King◊

Ms. Tammy KleinDouglas L. Ludwig & Karen J. Rice◊

Mrs. Kari MacKayJudy Manji◊

Sue & Biff Matthews◊◊

Ms. Eleanor McCain◊

Marcia McClung◊

Patti McFarlane◊◊

Hélène & Ray McLenaghan◊◊

Gary L. Miles International ConsultingClive & Fran Minto◊◊

Anne & Charles Morison◊

Mr. Noel MowatMr. & Mrs. Benoit MulsantMr. David MurrayMichael & Nina Overbury◊◊

Rene Pantalone◊◊

Mr. Douglas L. Parker◊◊

Mr. Robert RaizenneMrs. Shirley ReidDiana Reitberger*◊

Mrs. Jennifer RevelleLisa Richter Davey & Michael Davey◊

Ms. Stephanie Roberts & Mr. Kevin Hamilton

William & Lesley Rogan◊

Mr. Gary Rogers◊◊

John & Susan RoseMaxwell L. Rotstein &

Nancy-Gay Rotstein◊◊

Robert Rubinoff◊

Mr. Go Sato◊◊

Mr. Lawrence SchaferMr. & Mrs. David ScottMr. Greg SharpMalcolm & Katrine SivernsStephen & Jane Smith◊◊

Marion Soloway◊

Ms. Karen Sparks◊◊

Mrs. Doreen L. Stanton◊◊

Dr. Robert Summers-Gill◊◊

John Theo◊◊

Gillian Thomas & Michael Easterbrook◊

Mr. Alex TosheffDenise Ireland & Harry UnderwoodMs. Ruth Watts-Gransden◊◊

Francoise & Edward WhiteMiss E. Joan Williams◊◊

Ms. Vivien M. Wu◊

Two Anonymous Donors

Ballet Club Relevé($3000)Robin AnthonyColette BarberDiane BlakeCaroline BoothMartha BurnsJoanne EidingerEileen FarrowM. Patricia Fischer

Patricia HanrahanNancy HollandJane HumphreysNancy JainTrodi LindersMargaret MacLellanDianne MaziarzGisèle McIsaacKathleen MetcalfeKornelia MilborneMary-Ann MetrickKristi StangelandSusanna StuartEli TaylorKate Thornley-HallNancy Viner

Patron($2,000 - $2,999)Mrs. June Abel◊◊

Elana Metter & Stephen A. AdlerMs. Carolyn AmendolaJordan Applebaum & Andrea Burridge◊

Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong◊◊

Dr. Talitha Arndt & Mr. Ed Esposto◊◊

Lynly & Trevor Bailie◊◊

Annette Balgord◊

Ms. Katherine Barber◊◊

Winifred Barclay◊◊

N. Beilstein & A. LeeDr. Ewa Bernadska & Dr. Neil GordonMs. Leyla BikbulatovaMs. Diana BillesMr. John R. Birkett◊◊

Gayle Boxer DuncansonPaul & Ann BrehlMr. Jonathan BriggsJulia & David Briskin*Margaret Brock◊◊

Colleen Carmichael◊

Mr. John CarterProfessor Alfred L. Chan &

Mr. Michael Farewell◊

Diana Chant & Bill Mitchell◊◊

Dr. & Mrs. Albert CheskesPeng Chiang◊◊

Ms. Linda Chu & Mr. John Donald◊

Mr. Philip A. Clappison◊◊

Helene Clarkson◊

Christine Connelly & Michael HeiberMrs. Louise Cornblum◊

Dr. Lesley S. Corrin◊◊

Mr. Chris CummingsMr. Philip CummingsCarole Curtis◊◊

Jack DarvilleProfessor K.G. Davey◊◊

Elaine & Michael Davies◊

Amanda Demers & Brian Collins◊

Trina DeSa◊

Wilf & Brenda Dinnick◊◊

Mrs. Susan DoreLee Anne Downey & FamilyDr. Alicia A. Dunlop◊

Ms. Catherine Dunn Stadtegger &Mr. Glenn Stadtegger


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Ms. Sharon J. Evans◊

Heather & Michael FarallaJoan Farano◊◊

Catherine Fauquier◊

Ms. Cecil Fennell◊

Ms. Catriona FergusonMs. & Mr. Frances & Ronald Filegan◊◊

Mr. Lorne Fox◊◊

Mr. Gerald FrauwirthDr. George & Mrs. Olga Gale◊

André J. Galipeault, C.M. & Suzanne Galipeault◊◊

Mrs. Hilda Gan◊

Ms Susan Garvie◊

Judith Gelber◊

Heather V. GibsonAndrew & Aviva Goldenberg◊

Mark & Louise Golding◊◊

Ms. Deanna GontardJudy & David Goodings◊◊

Mr. Donald D. Grant◊◊

Ms. Vanessa Grant & Mr. Philip StreetMs. Susan GreenbloomDr. & Mrs. Voldemars Gulens◊◊

Alayne & Malcolm Hamilton◊◊

Mrs. Beverly Hargraft & Ms. Catherine Leek◊

Ms. Naomi Harris◊

Mr. Jason Heayn & Ms. Andrea VenneriCatherine & Clarke HerringAvril Higgins & Robert Page◊◊

Mr. Philip & Dr. Claire Holloway◊

Mr. Richard HowesBarry Hughson* & Ashley HughsonMr. Fred Hurlbut & Ms. Catherine BarlowJarvis & Associates◊◊

Ms. Gail Julie◊

Mrs. Lorraine KaakeMiriam KaganMs. Tineke KeesmaatProf. & Mrs. James King◊

Michael Koerner, C.M. & Sonja Koerner◊◊

Dr. A. Kong & J. Wilkie◊◊

Ms. Catherine Lace◊

Kathryn E. Langley HopeMs. Annick LapotreMr. John B. Lawson, C.M., Q.C.◊

Linda K. LeeDr. Calvin Lei◊

Joy Levine◊

Ms. Valerie LockerbieDonald & Lorraine Loeb◊

Dr. Vance Logan◊

Ms. Liza Mauer & Mr. Andrew SheinerJanice May◊◊

Ms. Nicola MayerKen McCarter & Dianna Symonds◊

Bruce & Alison McDonaldMs Jennifer McDonaldMs. I. McDorman◊◊

Mr. Evan Mckie*Mrs. June McLean◊◊

Anne S. McLeod◊◊

Ms. Margaret C. McNee◊◊

Mr. Timothy McNicholasMs. Sylvia M. McPhee◊◊

Elaine Kierans & Shawn McReynolds

Susan Melton◊◊

Ms. Bernadette MorraNeil & Prue MorrisonPauline Couture & Ian Morrison◊

Mr. David MurrayMs. Eileen Newell◊

Mr. Marwan OsseiranMr. & Mrs. Henry J. Pankratz◊◊

Graham & Janet Parkinson◊

Dr. Michael Partridge & Dr. Sudha Rajagopal◊

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Paterson◊◊

Sarah & G. Scott PatersonMr. D. Ross Peebles & Ms. Judith Cole◊◊

Ms. Annick PeronDorothy & Roland Pfeiffer◊

Mrs. Wanda Plachta◊

Mr. Benjamin Prinsen◊

Dr. Linda Rabeneck & Dr. Catherine Campbell◊

Ms. Jessica RayDr. Penelope Reed Doob◊◊

Juta ReedMs. Barbara ReidMrs. Gloria Robins◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Eric RobitailleLinda G. RodeckElaine M. Roper◊◊

Judith & Jack RoseAndrea Rosen & Stephen MacDonald◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Rainer & Sharyn Rothfuss◊◊

Mr. Geoffrey Rytell◊◊

William & Meredith Saunderson◊◊

Paul J. Savard◊◊

Alison & Alan SchwartzHarold Sclodnick & Lynda GilroyDr. Hugh Scully &

Vanessa Harwood, O.C.◊◊

Ms. Colleen Sexsmith◊

Mrs. & Mr. E.J. Shatilla◊◊

Dr. Hugh Siddall◊

Mr. John B. SimcoeMrs. Joan Sohn◊◊

Dr. Myra Sourkes◊

Dr. John Stanley &Dr. Helmut Reichenbächer◊◊

Ms. Astrid StecDr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Stern◊

Karyn Tessmer & Dr. George Konn◊

Cynthia & Craig ThorburnBonita & Walter ThorntonMaureen & Philip Tingley◊◊

Ann-Marie Toccacelli◊◊

Mrs. Elizabeth Tory◊◊

Mrs. Nicola Tory◊

Ann Vanderheyden◊

Ed & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke◊

Ms. Marje VirroJon & Olga VoigtDr. & Mrs. R. J. Wheler◊◊

Dr. Margaret White & Patrick FoodyMs. Barbara Williams◊◊

Nan & Jack Wiseman◊◊

Durhane Wong-Rieger◊

Maria T. Zakos◊

Ms. Denise Zarn & Mr. James Shenkman◊◊

Mrs. Maria-Luisa Zoppas◊◊

Veronica Zufelt◊◊

12 Anonymous Donors

Grand Jeté($1,250 - $1,999)Ms. Margaret AtwoodTim Badgley◊

Ms. Deborah BarrettMs. Janet BulgerLeslie Buskard◊

Miss Linda Campbell◊◊

Elizabeth & Ian CrookstonMs. Yvette & Mr. Mike DeBiasi◊

Mr. & Mrs. Avik DeyMrs. M. J. Dundas &

Mr. John Petrosoniak◊◊

Mrs. Lois J. Field◊◊

Ms. Tamara Glied◊

Katherine Halpenny* & Sean SmithMs. Malle Harris◊◊

Mr. Peter Heisey◊

Ms. Pennie R. Jevnikar◊◊

Ms. Susan Keen◊

Ms. Linda Kurdydyk◊

Ms. Mary Susanne LamontMr. Richard LaPrairie◊

Ms. Diana Massiah◊

Dr. Charles Minett & Mrs. Nina MinettMargaret NicholsonMr. William D. Poole◊

Ms. Jennifer RookGerard Roxburgh* & Susie BurpeeMrs. Heather Sheehan◊◊

Mrs. Stanislawa Skrok◊◊

Mr. Timothy SpainTony and Caley Taylor Family Fund

at the Toronto Foundation Howard and Diane Taylor Family Fund

at the Toronto FoundationMr. Jack ThompsonRoger & Ulli Watkiss◊

Five Anonymous Donors

Arabesque($850- $1,249)Miss Margaret Agar◊◊

David & Phyllis Agg Fund at the Private Giving Foundation

Isobel Allen◊◊

John & Margaret BahenMs. Deborah BarrettMs. Vivian BermanDr. & Mrs. Ian Blumer◊◊

Ms. & Mr. Judith BowieMs. Margot BoydMs. M.J. Breithaupt◊◊

The Chepesiuk Family◊

Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy◊◊

Hilda Clark◊◊

Mr. Douglas ClemenceJoanne Coutts◊

Thérèse CulnanMs. Deborah Cumming◊

Maija Dale◊

Ms. Anne Davidson◊

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Ms. E.L. Ellins◊◊

Russell C. FinchGenwave TechnologiesIn memory of Mrs. Marilyn GoodyFrances GreenwoodMr. T.M. Hall◊◊

Mr. Ronald HolgersonMr. Peter IrwinDr. & Mrs. Ian JohnstonDr. Caroline Newman & Mitchell Kamiel◊

Mr. Saleem Kassum◊

Joyce King◊

Mr. Carl Knipfel◊

Katerina KuprijanovJanet Lamb◊

Connie & Peter Mak◊◊

Mrs. Carol NeskerMargaret NicholsonDr. Steven NitzkinMiss Joan C. Pape◊◊

Ms. Elizabeth Patterson◊◊

Mr. Alan Pearson◊

Mr. H R Martin PhillsMr. Brayton PolkaMs. Nancy Posluns◊

Powis Family FoundationMrs. Elinor Ratcliffe C.M. O.N.L(hc)Mr. Eddy ReitbergerThe Robertson Reid FamilyMs. Maggie RobertsonMr. Juan M RodriguezMari & Jim Rutka◊◊

Mrs. Mary E. Sarjeant◊◊

Ms. Ibolya Smith◊

Ms. Anne SohMs. Solway & Mr. Moore◊◊

Mr. Kevin Spencer & Mrs. Mary CranstonCarol Swallow◊

Ms. Elizabeth Terry◊

Ms. Catherine Thomson◊

Dr. Natalya TimoshkinaMs. Wendy TrainorMr. Robert TrumanMs. Nadya Tymochenko◊

Jingjie WangMr. Peter Webb◊◊

Karen Wierucki◊

Lyn M. Westwood◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Peter WillisHastings & Irene Withers◊

Kevin Coombs & Teri Worthington Coombs◊

Mr. Morden YollesCarole & Bernie Zucker◊◊

Brisé($500 - $849)Vanessa AlexanderDr. Vina AlexopoulouMr. Garth Allen◊

Mrs. Adriana ArevaloMs. Claudia ArevaloS.E. ArlissMs. Karen & Ms. Donna Atkin◊◊

Mrs. Margot A. BakerPeter & Marilyn BalanMr. & Mrs. John Balmer◊

Mrs. Barbara BankMrs. Ursula Bargenda◊◊

Michael Barkley & Gary Burrows◊

Mr. & Mrs. E.R. Barnsley◊◊

Ms. Laurie BarrettMr. & Mrs. Bruce Barton◊

John & Leanna BaylissMs. Carol BeavenChristopher & Christina Begy◊

Mr. Kim Birchard & Mrs. Carol Dorman◊◊

Ms. Katherine Bischoping◊◊

Ms. Melynda Bitzos◊

Mrs. A. Blom◊◊

Mrs. Jana BognerJohn C BonnycastleSusan M. Borden◊◊

Ms. Elspeth BowlerDorothy Novotny BrandenburgMrs. Barbara BrandtChristopher Bredt & Jamie Cameron◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Freda Brender◊◊

Teresa Briggs◊

Dr. Ian & Mrs. Brindle◊

Mr. Tristan BrookesDr. Sylvia & Mr. Klaus BroseMr. Charles Brown◊◊

Mrs. Donna BrownleeMr. Ian Burns◊◊

Mr. Michael BusharaMr. & Mrs. Robert & Eleanor Carpen◊◊

Ms. Janet CaseyMs. Hsing-Yi ChangMr. Alexander ChapmanMs. Karen Charpentier◊

Mr. Juan ChicaSiobhan Hyland & Ivan ChittendenDr. Tulin CilMr. Robert ClarkMs. Carole K. Clune◊◊

Zane & Joan Cohen◊◊

Dr. Dana ColsonMrs. Sydne Conover-TaggartMs. Nancy Conn◊

Ms. Jill Cooter◊◊

Mrs. Carole CordnerDenton Creighton & Kristine VikmanisMr. Graeme Crerar◊

Sheila CroftMs. Joanne Crookshank◊

Mr. Hugh CrosthwaitRobert Crouch◊

Mr. David M. Cullen◊◊

Mr. & Ms. David Currie◊◊

Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson◊

Ms. Anne Day◊

Mrs. Saira Deen-Zammit◊

Shanti DeFehr & Dan NussbaumMs. Linda Deppisch◊

Mr. Colin R.C. Dobell◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Dobell◊◊

Rob DolanMrs. Lilliana Dominguez◊

Mr. Steven D. Donohue◊◊

Louise & Jeffrey Eason◊

Mrs. Judith Edmondson◊◊

Ms. Kim EdwardsMr. Michael Elliott

Ms. & Mr. Annette EllisSusan EnglishMr. Hugh Evans◊

Margaret Fairman◊

Joan A. Farlinger◊◊

Mrs. Laura Farquhar◊◊

Darcy & Sheila Farrell◊

Ms. Nazli FasanoJaymar Jimenez FigueroaMrs. Rosario Flores◊

Alice Fox◊◊

Ms. D.J. Fraser◊

Ms. Nancy FungMr. Douglas G. Gardner◊◊

Ms. Ann J. Gibson◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. William GibsonMrs. Justine GiulianiMs. Wendy GloverMrs. C. Warren Goldring◊◊

Mr. Richard Goodman◊

Dr. & Mrs. R.M. Gorcynski◊

Mr. Laurent Goulet◊

Dr. Noelle GraceMs. Sandra L. Green &

Ms. Mary Stephenson◊

Mr. Charles Greiner◊

Colin Gruchy◊◊

Mr. Michael Hafeman◊◊

Elisabeth Handler◊

Mrs. Joan E. Hart◊

Mr. & Mrs. William Heaslip◊◊

Mrs. Betty J. Hellwig◊◊

Ms. Nancy J. Hennigar◊

D. G. Henrikson◊

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Heyland◊◊

Carol & Neil Hicks◊

Ms. Susan Hill◊

Mr. Daniel HoffmanMel HoggMs. Ruth Hood◊

Mr. Lee HoriganThe Horn Section of the

National Ballet Orchestra*◊◊

Richard & Susan Horner◊◊

Connie HosierSherry Houser◊

Howard Cil Medicine Professional Corp.Mr. Donald Hughes◊

Ms. Jill Humphries◊◊

Dr. Thora HunterMs. Irina IssakovaMr. & Mrs. Alan T. Jackson◊◊

Tracey JardineMr. Greg JohnsMrs. Elspeth Johnson◊◊

Dr. David JohnstonRobert & Dixie Jones◊◊

Dr. Joshua Josephson◊

Almon Josey & Sonja MontgomeryMs. Marilyn Kay Richards◊◊

Margaret KeatingsMs. Claire Keeley◊

Sheryl Kennedy & Bill FleuryMr. Kagan KermanMr. Aubrey A. Kissoon & Family◊

Ms. Patricia Knight◊◊

Chris Koabel

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Olga Kopti◊◊

Ms. Henrietta KostmanCatherine KourkounakisLindsay & Bud Kronenberg◊◊

John & Ann Lang◊

Ms. Anita Lapidus◊

Mrs. Carolyn Lawson◊

Ms. & Mr. Wendy LawsonMs. Josee LedouxMr. Yakov Lerner*Clare & Susan LewisMr. Eric Lipka◊

Sarina LivrizziMrs. Gay Loveland◊

Maya, Mary and MichaelHubert Lum & Eve Leyerle◊

Ms. Sharon Lymer◊◊

Ms. Flora Macdonald◊◊

Ms. Nancy MacDonald◊

Mr. John MacIver◊◊

Pamela & William MacKenzie◊◊

Ms. Sandra MacNaughtonMs. Bosko Madic◊

Ms. Susan MageeMiss Laurie Markus◊◊

Marcia S. Martin◊

Patricia L. Martin◊

G. MasseyFred MattocksAudrey McDonaldMs. Catherine McMillanRobin Melnick◊

Mrs. Susan Mertens◊◊

Ingrid & Dan MidaColin & Meta Mills◊◊

Lynne & Paul Milnes◊

Mr. & Mrs. Frank MongilloJohn & Christine MoranLeslie J. MoranMs Heather MundellMr. & Mrs. James & Lynn Neufeld◊◊

Ms. Carol Newall◊◊

Mrs. Margaret NightingaleMrs. & Mr. Dawn NorthwoodMs. Kathy O’BrienMs. Judith O’CallaghanDr. Jean O’Grady◊

Ms. Lia Overs◊

Alfred Page & Ann Donaldson-PageMr. Peter M. Partridge◊

Mrs. Anna Pataky◊

Ms. Lesley Paterson◊

Ms. Elizabeth Patterson◊◊

Dr. Roger PearceSusan Pepper & William Harper◊◊

Nicola & Alexandra PerpickMrs. Margaret Perschy◊◊

Elyssa PhillipsNina & Terry Picton◊◊

Mr. & Mrs. John Pildner◊◊

Mrs. Nancy PollackMs. Jane Pound◊

Mr. David Purcell◊

Mr. Chris PurdyeMrs. Patricia QuigleyAlexa & Jane Rakochevich

Dr. Gina S. Rakoff◊◊

Ms. Katharyn RaynerMiss Jo Anne RichardsonMr. Noah RichlerMs. Maggie RobertsonDerick RobinsonMrs. Alexandra Rozier-FlynnMrs. Leeann RussellMiss Diane Ryley◊◊

Mr. James SamuelDr. Michael SayerMs. Marlies SchlichtingMs. Sylvia Schmid◊◊

Ms. Deborah Scott◊

John & Susan ShawMrs. Christine Simpson◊

Kathleen SkerrettMs. Miriam Skey◊

Donald A. Smith◊◊

R. Smith◊◊

Ms. Louise SmithMr. Robert Smith◊

Ms. Elsie Sparks◊◊

Ms. Jane SpicerMs. Harriet H. Stairs◊

Ms. Louise StephaichMr. Kenneth Stephen◊◊

Cheryl E. Stephenson◊◊

Mr. David Stephenson◊

Mr. & Ms. Alan StewartMr. Hamish Stewart◊

Ms. Sharon StibbardMr. Paul StraatmanIan Strulovitch & Teresa MarinDr. Doris SutherlandMrs. Judy Tanenbaum◊◊

Ms. Terry TatorMs. Agatha Tawaststjerna◊◊

Mrs. Joan Taylor◊◊

Mrs. Helen Tazzman◊

Ms. Anita ThompsonDoretta Thompson & Caroline LawMrs. H. Tregenza◊

Barbara & Marlow Tucker◊

Mr. Berton UngDr. Greg UsherPaul & Alison Uys◊

Mr. Joel Van ArragonMs. Carina Van Heyst◊◊

Mr. Robert VanderlooMs. Gail VergeLisa & Keith Verity◊

Mr. Martin WadeThe Very Reverend Peter Wall &

Anne Harvey◊

Mr. John Walter◊

Mr. Gordon Warme◊◊

Ms. Donna Watts◊

Edye Rome Webster◊

Ms. Bev Wellman◊

Mr. Jacques Wensvoort◊

Dr. Eleanor WestneyMr. Scott Wevers*Lynda WilsonMrs. Claudette WingellMs. Ethel M. Woods◊◊

Barbara & Martin Worndl◊

Mr. William Wray & FamilyMr. Mitchell Wywiorski◊◊

Ms. Judy Yamamoto◊

Ms. Valerie YearwoodMr. David YoungKathryn, Jeffrey, Karen &

George YoungJohn Zigur◊◊

Mrs. Sharon Zuckerman21 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 and Plié level donors for their generous support.

The sacred land on which


operates has been a site of

human activity for over 15,000

years. This land is the territory

of the Mississaugas of New

Credit, Haudenosaunee and the

Huron Wendat. Today, Toronto

is still home of many indigenous

people from across Turtle Island,

and we are grateful to have

the opportunity to work in their

community, on this territory.

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Turnout (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016)

Young Professionals’ Programme

Named FundsThe 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.

Classic Plus ($600)Miss Natalie AzizMarie-Pierre BélangerMr. Michael BusharaMr. Tim DafoeFlora DoMelanie DowhaniukMs. Michelle EatonMr. Geoffrey FultonMs. Katherine HannemannMarie-Christine JolyTanner KiddLinda K. LeeMr. Leo LontokCarmen I. MarronMs. Karin McCaigMr. Bryan McLeeseMr. Michael MurphyMarisa Ortega

D. RichardsonMs. Carolyn SlonMs. Anastasia SolovievaMs. Maria SolovievaMr. Jon VoigtScott WuOne Anonymous Donor

Classic ($360)Ms. Rania AhmedVanessa AntinucciMiss Elena AseevaMs. Alice Barnett RoyElizabeth BenczkowskiLaura BlenkinsopMiss Gargi ChopraRomina S. CortellucciAlicia DeBoer

Trina DeSaMs. Katherine FerreiraAllison FreemanMr. Brian GanMs. Heather GillesbyKristina MilbournMs. Joegina PhilipGolbou RadMaggie ReiMs. Bridget RiberdySultan SandurMiss Raluca SerbanMs. Jennifer St. Paul ButlerOlga VoigtLeah WrightMs. Michelle YeapOne Anonymous Donor

Foundation Donations (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016)

$15,000 - $29,999Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable

FoundationHal Jackman Foundation

$5,000 - $14,999S.M. Blair Family FoundationThe Geoffrey H. Wood Foundation

$2,000 - $4,999Hope Charitable FoundationThe K. M. Hunter Charitable

FoundationThe Young Family Foundation

$500 - $1,999Jackman FoundationJudith Teller FoundationOne Anonymous Donor

The American Friends of Canada Dancer FundThe Appel Family Fund in Honour of Bram & Bluma AppelThe John & Margaret Bahen Fund supports the company’s

Canadian tours.The John & Claudine Bailey FundThe David & Kim Beatty FundThe BMO Financial Group FundThe Mona Campbell FundThe Walter Carsen New Creations FundThe Judith & Marshall Cohen FundThe Horst Dantz & Don Quick Dancer Wellness FundThe Paul & Adelle Deacon FundThe Celia Franca Memorial FundThe Kevin & Roger Garland FundThe Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin FundThe Gail Hutchison FundThe Beryl & Richard Ivey FundThe Hal Jackman Foundation FundThe Anna & Don Johnson Fund

The Lucille & Urban Joseph FundThe James Kudelka FundThe Sonia & Arthur Labatt FundThe Joyce Lee Memorial FundThe Joan & Jerry Lozinski FundThe Sarah & David Macdonald FundThe Anna McCowan-Johnson Dance Accessibility FundThe Sylvia M. McPhee Dancer FundThe Julie & Ted Medland FundThe Nancy Pencer FundThe Sandra & Jim Pitblado FundThe Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner FundThe J.M. Doc Savage Fund for the RBC Apprentice

ProgrammeThe Ada Slaight FundThe Fran Taubkin Dancer FundThe David Tory Memorial FundThe Volunteer Committee Build-a-Ballet Fund

Celia Franca SocietyThe National Ballet is grateful to donors whose foresight in arranging a legacy gift, such as a bequest in a will or gift of life insurance, will help guarantee future artistic excellence. In appreciation of their deep belief in the power of dance, the National Ballet invites donors to enjoy special events and recognition through the Celia Franca Society, named in honour of the National Ballet’s illustrious founder to pay tribute to her vision, tenacity and passion.

As of September 30, 2016

Elaine J. AdairMargaret AgarVanessa AlexanderIsobel AllenReid Anderson* & Dieter GraefeJohn Bailey* & Claudine BaileyLynly & Trevor BailieMs. Katherine BarberMr. & Mrs. E.R. BarnsleyGillian & Kenneth BartlettFlorence Sharpe BarwellProfessor Marion G. BassettAvie Bennett*David W. Binet*John R. BirkettMs. Katherine BischopingMrs. Gail BoireMarnie BrachtMr. Douglas BradleyFreda & Allan BrenderJennifer Burton*Patricia CampbellDr. Ann E. CampsMs. Olga CergeProfessor Alfred L. Chan &

Mr. Michael FarewellPeng ChiangMarilyn CreightonJane Darville & Dr. Skip BassfordElizabeth and Ted DavidsonJeanie A. Davis*Amanda Demers & Brian CollinsMarilyn J. DoekesArt & Mary DouloffSherry Taylor Drew*Maureen & James DunnArdith EkdahlDena FengBeverley FlintLorne FoxMr. Douglas G. GardnerKevin J. Garland*Ann (Kadrnka) GarnetStanley GavlickSusan GerhardMaxine GoldbergMs. A. Graham-CalderisiMr. Donald D. GrantTony & Kitty GriffinCarol Guppy

G. Michael Hale & C.N. JacobsenDr. Ronald M. HaynesW.R. Herridge*Lewis HertzmanMr. James HewsonChristopher E. Horne, Esq.Margo HowardGail HutchisonRichard M. Ivey*, C.C.Joan F. Ivory*, C.M.Elsa JacksonIshrani JaikaranMs. Agnes JenkinsonGreg W. JohnsStephen JohnsonRobert D. Johnston*Ron & Nancy JohnstonKaren Kain*, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont.

& Ross PettyJames Kerr & J. Linden BestMs. Krista KerrMr. Elmer Rob KoppelKathryn KossowAndrea C. KovatsGurney M. KranzLindsay & Bud KronenbergElizabeth KunJessica Lindenfelser* &

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Marina Nawrocki*Ms. Janis Neilson*Laurie Nemetz*Ms. Kiem Lan NjooTony Sylvestre & Lisa NorthMarisa OrtegaMiss Dorothy M. ParrSandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado*, C.M.Dr. Linda RabeneckKenneth F. ReadDr. John Reeve-NewsonPeter Reeve-NewsonDiana Reitberger*Mr. Eddy ReitbergerMargaret Riggin*Marie Angela SampsonMrs. Mary E. SarjeantPaul J. SavardRichard Ira SaxeChristine ScottRobert SmithLarry S. SnyderKaren Sparks*Mrs. Doreen L. StantonCarolyn & Gordon Ste. CroixAstrid M. StecCheryl E. StephensonMrs. Frances M. StrettonAnn SuttonRonald Taber & Rowland GalbraithJudith TaitVeronica Tennant*, C.C., LL.D, D.LittJohn Theo*Mr. Nicholas TomiukLennox Toppin*Ms. Diane TorneyRobin Robinson*Marje Koidu VirroLenore Walters*Diana St. B. WeatherallJill & Geoffrey WilliamsMr. John H. WilliamsMs. Ainslie WoodMs. Ethel M. WoodsMs. Vivien M. WuMr. Denny Young*Veronica Zufelt*41 Anonymous Donors

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

Corporate Sponsors

TD Bank Group presents The Nutcracker and

Nutcracker Story Time

Genus and The Concert is presented

by KPMG

Official Hospitality Partner

Official Dry Cleaner Official Event Supplier

BMO Financial Group presents A Streetcar Named Desire

Onegin is presented by Chloé

Official Media Partner

Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd.Presents Swan Lake

Thomson Reuters presents Cinderella

Official Health and Wellness Provider

RBC Apprentice Programme

MAD HOT BALLET Gala Lead Sponsor

Dance About Title Sponsor Series SponsorDancers First Award SponsorPresenting Sponsor Share The Magic Programme

YOU dance Sponsor

Official Cosmetic Sponsor

Official Beer Sponsor

Official Floral Sponsor

Special Projects

Official Suppliers

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Board of DirectorsAs of October 26, 2016

ChairDavid W. Binet

Gail AppelJohn BaileySusanne BoyceJane DarvilleStephen DelaneyMarlene DelZottoThe Honourable Nicole Eaton, SenatorBronwen EvansSandra FaireGreta Hodgkinson, ex officioNancy HollandBarry Hughson, ex officioKaren Kain,C.C., ex officioKrista KerrJudith LawrieJanet LewellPhilip LiebermanJerry LozinskiDavid MacdonaldRyan McNallyDonna MeyersLinda O’LearyDavid Pell, ex officioNancy PencerJack Petch, ex officioLynda PrinceRobbie J. PrydeJessica RayGretchen RossVictor R. RoyceJohn B. SimcoeMavis Staines, C.M., ex officioRobert Stephen, ex officioDaniel F. SullivanNoreen TaylorCornell C.V. Wright

Honourary BoardAs of October 26, 2016

Avie Bennett, C.C., O.Ont.Judith CohenJudi ConacherMissy CrosbieJeanie DavisSherry Taylor DrewJames Fleck, C.C.Kevin GarlandWilliam HarrisWilliam Herridge, Q.C.Donald K. Johnson, O.C.Paul O’DonoghueRose PattenAaron RegentRobin RobinsonSusan ScaceNoreen Taylor,

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The National Ballet of Canada, Endowment Foundation Board of DirectorsAs of October 13, 2016

ChairDavid Macdonald

PresidentBarry Hughson

Vice-PresidentKaren Kain, C.C.

TreasurerBarry Shour, CPA, CA

SecretaryPamela Ouzounian

Director of DevelopmentDiana Reitberger, CFRE

David BanksDavid BinetEd EspostoLucille JosephKrista KerrJerry LozinskiSue MatthewsVanessa MorganJames Pitblado, C.M.

Artistic

Artistic DirectorKaren Kain, C.C.

Artistic AdministratorGerard Roxburgh

Principal Artistic CoachMagdalena Popa

Artistic Director, YOU dance/Principal Ballet MasterLindsay Fischer

Artist-in-ResidenceRex Harrington, O.C.

Senior Ballet MasterPeter Ottmann

Senior Ballet MistressMandy-Jayne Richardson

Choreographic AssociatesRobert BinetGuillaume Côté

Pointe Shoe Manager/Assistant Ballet MistressLorna Geddes

Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/Administrative ManagerJennifer Bennett Darbyshire

Scheduling CoordinatorSophie Letendre

Company Management AssistantSarita Dotan

Guest Répétiteurs

The Winter’s TaleJacquelin Barrett

OneginReid Anderson

The ConcertJean-Pierre Frohlich

GenusAntoine Vereecken

A Streetcar Named DesireLaura CazzanigaTamas Detrich

Guest Teachers and CoachesAleksandar AntonijevicFilip BarankiewiczMercedes BernardezHerve CourtainMichel FaigauxCurtis FoleyMatjash MrozewskiChristopher StowellTatiana Tchernova

Dancer Wellness Programme

Director of Dancer WellnessMarla Pichler

Company Sports Medicine PhysicianDr. Michael Clarfield

Company Orthopaedic SurgeonDr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris

Company Physician(Family & Sports Medicine)Dr. Julia Hamilton

Performance PsychologistDr. Doug Misener

Company Athletic TherapistPaul Papoutsakis

Company PhysiotherapistGinette Hamel

Company Massage TherapistsBrian BastedoRon Mulesa

Resident Pilates TeacherJe-an Salas

Urgent CareDr. Janice Weiss

Naturopathic DoctorDr. Melissa Piercell

Consulting PhysicianDr. Julia Alleyne

Consulting ChiropractorDr. Cameron Borody

Consulting Foot Specialist/ChiropodistDr. Nicholas Durand, D.Pod.M.

Consulting Ophthalmologist Dr. Michael Easterbrook

Consulting Dental SurgeonDr. 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.

Music

Music Director andPrincipal ConductorDavid Briskin

Principal PianistJanis Neilson

PianistsEdward ConnellAndrei StreliaevZhenya Yesmanovich

Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music AdministratorRaymond Tizzard

LibrarianLucie Parent

Administration

Executive DirectorBarry Hughson

Director of Financeand AdministrationBarry Shour, CPA, CA

Director of Human ResourcesLeigh Ann Layno

Director of TechnologyChristopher Sonnemann

Payroll and Benefits ManagerJenny Mah

Manager, Human ResourcesKathleen Matatya

Chief of Staff/Executive Assistant to the Executive DirectorStephen Word

Board SecretaryPamela Ouzounian

General AccountantsSandra Gandola, CBDaisy LeeDemitrios PrevenasLi Ye, CPA, CGAShu Zhang, CPA, CGA

Manager, Software and ApplicationsMohiuddin Faruqe

Senior Business AnalystFernando Margueirat

Solutions DeveloperKruti Shah (Maternity Leave)

Junior DeveloperKeerthirajan Srinivasan

Systems AdministratorAndrew Anderson

Systems CoordinatorKartik Narielwala

Senior Building OperatorEmil Mishriky

Building Maintenance SupervisorHenry Martins

ReceptionistSeta Nigoghossian

Communications

Director of CommunicationsJulia Drake

Senior Associate Director, CommunicationsBelinda Bale

Associate Director,Audience and Donor ServicesVeronica McLellan

Senior Manager,Audience and Donor ServicesBethany Bleile

Senior Manager, Communications Catherine Chang


Come join us! Ballet holidays to Zurich and Munich, London, and Florida are coming up soon

Katherine Barber, [email protected] more ballet out of life with Tours en l’air

Tours en l’air Ballet Holidays are offered in partnership with CWT Victor Travel, TICO 1892647

ours en l’airBallet Holidays and

Ballet Appreciation Courses

Senior Manager, Interactive & Marketing OperationsStephen Cunningham

Director, In StudioKate Kernaghan (Maternity Leave)

Senior Manager of Telesales James Pereira

Archives ManagerCaitlin Dyer

Manager, Audience and Donor ServicesSusan Eissler

Manager of TelesalesAlison Moss

Education and Outreach ManagerLisa Robinson

Publicity ManagerVictoria Schwarzl

Marketing Operations ManagerMadeline Wong, CPA, CMA

Graphic DesignerGoly Farrokhkish

Media OfficerAshley Haraburda

Web and Digital Media OfficerSean Leonard

Publicity CoordinatorNicole Chin

Artist EducatorAnnemarie Cabri

In Studio AdministratorJones Henry

Coordinators, Audience and Donor ServicesKaren BrownAndrea Healy

Supervisor, Audience and Donor ServicesHeidi Reimer

Communications InternSidney Forman

Audience and Donor Services RepresentativesAbbas AbbasAdam BernhardtJill BrooksDenis CouillardMichael CursioCeridwen KingstoneChelsea La VecchiaCorey MacEachernAnne MeighanRhiann MoorePatty PedersenRafael RenderosKsenia SaboulouaHannah SaundersDevin Upham

Administrative Assistant, Telesales William Bruce

Telesales RepresentativesStephan CarmichaelAleksandra MaslennikovaJoyce McKerrowBrian RavokSara Jane StricklandAngela ThompsonRuth WallaceAsna Wise

Development

Director of DevelopmentDiana Reitberger, CFRE

Associate Director of Development, Major GiftsKate Halpenny

Senior Manager, Development CommunicationsJohn Hart

Senior Manager, Development OperationsLeah Heidenheim (Maternity Leave)

Senior Manager, Major GiftsJoanna Ivey

Senior Manager, Legacy GivingRichard Lefebvre

Senior Manager, Corporate PartnershipsSusan Rutledge

Manager, Special EventsRebecca Hodge

Manager, Individual GivingDeanna Underwood

Officer, Special Events Melanie Baird

Officers, Major GiftsMarielle BryckAmy McMullen

Officer, WriterCaroline Dickie

Officer, ResearchLaurie Nemetz

Officer, Individual GivingMegan Ritch

Officer, CommunicationsTara Robinson

Executive Assistant to the Director of Development Margie Pacini

Coordinator, Special Events Arielle Di Leo

Coordinator, Administration Lucy White

Coordinator, Individual Giving Marc Cormier

Production

Production DirectorJames Thornley

Associate Director of ProductionYvette Drumgold

Technical DirectorBarney Bayliss

Stage ManagersJeff MorrisLiliane Stilwell

Assistant Stage Manager, YOU danceMaureen Callaghan

Lighting CoordinatorJeff Logue

Master CarpenterPaul McNamara

Head ElectricianStephen O’Connor

Property MasterMichael Ellenton

Assistant CarpenterJames Fulton

Assistant Carpenter/FlymanGeoff Kay

Assistant ElectriciansRon GorveattChris Brooks

Production Workshop

Construction SupervisorSandy Middleton

Assistant CarpenterLarry Pratt

Scenery constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 58.

Property SupervisorJohn Miracle

Resident Scenic ArtistKelly Palmer

Assistant Scenic ArtistMark Reid

Properties constructed at the National Ballet Workshop by members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 828.

Wardrobe

Wardrobe SupervisorMarjory Fielding

Wardrobe CoordinatorBarbara de Kat

Assistant to the Wardrobe SupervisorStacy Dimitropoulos

Resident CuttersRuth Bartel (on leave)Christine AudetChristopher Read

Assistant to CuttersSusan Howse

Assistant Wardrobe CoordinatorsRobert GazzoliGrant Heaps (on leave)Kiyomi Hidaka

Costume Rental CoordinatorMary Hurley

Wig and Make-up SupervisorCharles Seminerio

Footwear CoordinatorLacey Hammond Harrington

StitchersVictoria Arnold (Maternity Leave)Carolyn KasperskiLisa Novielli

MillineryDeborah Camken

DyeingSue Willis

Footwear AssistantLeslie Brown

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